An unforgettable old dream makes He Weidong wake up to reality. Returning to the countryside in 1977, he cuts off misplaced affections and is no longer attached to someone who does not belong to him. Seizing the era's opportunity of the restored college entrance examination, he buries his head in hard study and strives upwards, and soon afterwards encounters a soulmate with matching values, relying on hard work to open up his own happy brand-new life.