In the winter of 1997, Jiang Ling was abandoned by her ex-husband, Zhao Jianguo, because she "could not bear children," leaving her with only a braised-food pot to set up a roadside stall. At the train station, she rescued Zhou Xiaohe, who was nearly trafficked, and entered the home of factory director Zhou Yanchuan. She healed Xiaohe with warm food, a left-on light, and a promise, but she faced successive rumors and frame-ups by Zhao Jianguo and Sun Mei, school reports, and even an impersonation of relatives to take the child away and forced fingerprints on false evidence. Jiang Ling stopped backing down, broke through the door with Zhou Yanchuan to rescue Xiaohe, and cleared her name with evidence. Zhou's parents went from opposing her to publicly acknowledging her, and Zhou Yanchuan gave her choices with respect; Xiaohe took the initiative to call her "Mom." After the snowy wedding, the three of them held hands and possessed a real home.