The stories of several people during the Wenchuan earthquake. Luo Qiong lost her husband and son in the disaster. After enduring unimaginable grief, she did not give in to despair, but quickly pulled herself together and adopted an orphan from the earthquake. The boy's original name was Fang Qiang, but she changed it to Yin Qiang. She worked hard to raise him, realizing through him all the dreams her son had held. Luo Qiong met Shang Yinuo, a businessman from Tangshan, and began a new relationship. They had both experienced earthquakes and understood each other, and eventually married. After marrying, Luo Qiong tried to conceive at an advanced age and gave birth to a daughter.
Wu Ruishu, Luo Lina's cousin, was a middle school student when the earthquake struck. She was buried beneath the rubble of a collapsed building and rescued dozens of hours later. The pressure had killed the tissue in both her legs, and they had to be amputated. At first, she could not accept the fact that she had lost her legs. With help from her family and volunteers, she overcame her despair and found the strength to start over, becoming an advertising designer and a stenographer. She devoted herself to charity work and helping people with disabilities. She met James, an Australian studying in China, and they built a cross-national marriage, raised a son and a daughter, and went on to live a happy life.
