A 1976 earthquake created a feud between Aunt Yang and Teacher Mi, causing them to never visit each other. However, Aunt Yang's son, Yang Yanping, was fond of Teacher Mi's daughter, Mi Xiauju, since they were kids. When Yang Yanping returned from Heilongjiang, he found out that Mi Xiauju has become俗气 (vulgar/common) after she came back from Shanxi where she was sent down to the countryside. This is unacceptable for Yanping and they broke up. From then on, Xiauju decided to live a good life depending on her own strength. The business operated by Xiaoxiu and Shengzi in the same courtyard became more and more prosperous. There was no result in the marriage between Xiaoxiu and Yanping. However, Xiaoshu, Teacher Mi’s son who studied computer, fell in love with Aunt Yang’s daughter, Yanhong. Xiaoshu strove in Zhongguancun and made achievements in the computer industry. However, Xiaoxiu went bankrupt due to the failure of a futures business, and Shengzi even sacrificed his life for this. Xiaoxiu walked into the prison. However, all of these enabled Yanping to understand Xiaoxiu better. A few years later, Yanping picked Xiaoxiu out from the prison, started everything again, and a beautiful future was waiting for them.