In China in the 1970s and 1980s, Wang Shulin and Zhang Cuihua were an ordinary couple. Because they had more children than the policy allowed, they were forced to flee the place where they lived. Taking their eldest son, Wang Ming, and the unborn Wang Hua, they settled in a remote mountain valley. There, through hard work and ingenuity, Wang Shulin began growing medicinal herbs. With help from a benefactor, he opened an herbal medicine shop in the city. As time passed, their business flourished, and they even began developing tourism in the valley.
After graduating from university, their eldest son, Wang Ming, chose to study abroad, specializing in mathematics. He fell in love with Zhao Lihong, the daughter of Zhao Dehai, the benefactor who had helped his family. Their younger son, Wang Hua, became an intern doctor. At the hospital, he met Nurse Zhong, who had once visited the valley and showed him great care. Meanwhile, Wang Hua often crossed paths through work with Han Xiaoyu, Nurse Zhong's daughter, and the two became entangled in matters of the heart. Emergency room nurse Qin Fang also developed feelings for Wang Hua, making the romantic entanglements even more complicated.
After returning to China, Wang Ming agreed to Zhao Dehai's demands and stayed in the country so he could be with Zhao Lihong. Zhao Lihong worked at Dehai Trading, where she had to put up with the difficulties caused by Section Chief Li Qiang. After weathering one challenge after another, the Wang family gradually found happiness and hope of their own.
This is a story about family, love, and striving, depicting the struggles and growth of an ordinary family against the backdrop of a turbulent era, and how they find hope and a way forward in adversity.
