The story takes place in the 1970s. Country girl Yang Qiao is determined to help her family and chooses to marry Zhou Wenhui, a wounded veteran who has returned home. His past experiences leave Zhou Wenhui emotionally suppressed and introverted, and the couple's life is fraught with neighborhood gossip and past entanglements. Yang Qiao remains steadfast, accompanying her husband with gentleness and sincerity as he slowly lets go of his burdens; her older brother uses his craftsmanship to make prosthetic limbs for Zhou Wenhui, and the whole family watches out for and helps one another. Through the trials of ordinary daily life, the two achieve mutual understanding and run toward each other, guarding their small home with all their hearts to live in peace.