The Story of the Meng Family's Three Generations in Northeast China

In 1974, in Daman Village, Jilin Province, Northeast China, the village Party secretary, Meng Huaizhong, was already in his forties and had four daughters. Fortunately, his wife became pregnant for the sixth time and finally gave birth to a son.

The story follows the four daughters and one son of the Meng family, their married lives, and the next generation they raise.

There is everyday warmth, petty squabbles, and the ugliness of human nature here, but in the end, it all settles into ordinary life.