《期待明天》中的主人公是吴桐叶，她是生长在单亲家庭的少女形象。吴桐叶开朗、乐观，勇于进取，学习成绩优异，在最终得知著名画家是她的生母，而哺育她多年的母亲是养母时，她仍然义无反顾地选择了留在需要她照顾的养母身边，展现了当代少年儿童的美好心灵，诠释了人间大爱的真谛。（The hero in the book "Looking Forward (to Tomorrow" is Wu Tongye who grows up in a single-parent family. Wu Tongye is a cheerful, optimistic and enterprising girl, and her academic record is excellent. After she learns that her biological mother is a famous painter and the one who brings her up for many years is her foster mother, she still resolutely chooses to stay and take care of her foster mother who is in need of her. The book shows contemporary children's beautiful souls, and interprets the true meaning of human love in the world.）