During the Republic of China, Huang Liang, a young man selling fried dough twists in the suburbs of Fengtian, and his wife Jialing were suddenly confronted by the "godfather" of Fengtian, Siye, who came to ask for repayment of the loan shark. In order to let his wife Jialing live a good life, Huang Liang, under the coercion of Siye, decided to go to Fengtian City to find an opportunity to make a lot of money to pay off the debt, despite his wife Jialing's opposition, but was involved in a storm. After the storm subsided, Huang Liang realized the difficulty of simple happiness, and finally lived happily with Jialing.