The mother of the three girls was a young intellectual who went to the countryside in the late 1960s. Thirty years ago, the maternal generation of the three cousins, the second generation of the Yang family, each started their own families and careers, separated by great distances. Thirty years later, the three cousins gathered in Beijing, beginning their respective youthful journeys of pursuing dreams.
Zhao Qingchu is ambitious and idealistic, becoming an outstanding lawyer after graduating with a master's degree. Through a litigation case, she met real estate developer Zhou Jin, and their relationship evolved from plaintiff and defendant to advisory representation, inevitably entangling both career and feelings. Just as they confirmed their love, Qingchu discovered that Zhou Jin was the instigator of a litigation case spanning several years. Should Qingchu choose emotion or reason?
Qian Xiaoyang has a rebellious personality. She wants to break free from her mother's constraints and strive for self-fulfillment. In her pursuit of individuality, due to her mistakes, her father became paralyzed from the chest down. From then on, her life proposition changed to responsibility, and she must support her father's survival with her small yet resilient courage. Love also faces a dilemma: how should one choose between love and bread? Can love, burdened by responsibility, persist resolutely in the face of harsh reality?
Li Pilu comes from the most affluent background among the three cousins. Due to her parents' divorce, her mother arranged for her to study abroad, but she told a huge lie and fabricated a "studying at Cambridge" dream for her mother. The pain of her parents' divorce drove her to do everything possible to reverse the situation and rebuild a family of three. When everything turned out as she wished, Pilu realized that she had never lost family affection and love. She abandoned her original intention and gave her parents a chance to live.