This is an epic of the common people, a picture of the glory of human nature. In the mid-1970s, Zhao Fangyuan, a gardening master in the park, supported his family of seven with his own salary. Although they lived in poverty, they were also happy. Since the eldest son Zhao Jiaren, who was an educated youth, rescued a Beijing girl Na Hong from the countryside who was about to commit suicide, this big family was in an uproar. In order to protect Na Hong, Zhao Fangyuan had to mortgage the ancient painting entrusted by his father to the Ye family to the rebel Peng Shizhong. However, due to a series of mistakes, the mortgage amount snowballed. In order to redeem the ancient painting, Zhao Fangyuan led the whole family to live frugally and repay the debt bit by bit. However, at this time, the Zhao family was facing more than just economic difficulties: the second son Zhao Jiahui fell in love with Ouyang Linsheng, who came from a poor family, at first sight. The third child, Zhao Jiaxin, competed in swimming with the second child, Ye Zhihuo, but Ye Zhihuo drowned unfortunately; the fourth child, Zhao Jiayi, took his sister, Zhao Jiahao, out to play but lost her, and Jiahui fell ill after being caught in the rain and unfortunately became deaf in both ears. A series of misfortunes overwhelmed the old Zhao, but he and his wife Tang Miaoxiang warmed the family with their peaceful and simple hearts. The Zhao family experienced the 1980s of reform and opening up, the 1990s of economic take-off, and entered the first decade of the new century. During the decades of ups and downs, Zhao Fangyuan could not let go of the ancient painting entrusted by the Ye family. The whole family worked together to finally return the ancient painting, which had been displaced for many times, to its original owner in its entirety.