After her father passed away in a mining accident, Lin Xiaocao is taken in by her aunt Zhao Fengxian into the Zhou family in Kaoshan Village. Discovering her extraordinary talent for studying, her aunt sells poultry and household items, her cousin Mancang drops out of school to work in the coal mine to earn tuition fees, and the whole family tightens their belts to support her education. The rows of red award certificates on the mud wall of the main room are the dignity and hope forged by the family. Xiaocao enters a prestigious university with the top score in the county, and after succeeding, gives back to her family, writing a heartwarming romance transcending blood ties.