Amidst political conflict and precariousness in 1930s Beiping, a wealthy businessman becomes captivated by a talented Peking opera performer.

Lin Pin Ru get married to Hong Shi Xian. Hong Shi Xian later betrays her and has an affair with Ai Li, Lin Pin Ru's best friend. At that time Lin Pin Ru is pregnant with Hong Shi Xian's child. Later Lin Pin Ru and Hong Shi Xian are trapped on a boat in the middle of a beach, They both fall in and Hong Shi Xian made it out alive whereas Lin Pin Ru is drowning and has lost her child. On the same day Lin Pin Ru drowns in the water, Gao Shan Shan is committing suicide, and she goes drowns herself in the same beach Lin Pin Ru dies. Goa Shan Shan's brother, Gao Wen Yan goes to save her sister, but instead, he saved Lin Pin Ru. Lin Pin Ru later takes the name Goa Shan Shan and learns to do the stuff that Gao Shan Shan does, but however this time she is out for revenge on Hong Shi Xian and Ai Li.

It tells a family of three generations of women who stay true to their intentions to serve the neighborhood from the early days of the liberation to the present. Their stories capture the face of youth in each period to showcase the Hutong Culture in Beijing. Tian Zao has been engaged in grassroots work since the early days of liberation. She eventually becomes a leader of the resident's committee and serves the people for 70 years. She participated in catching spies, curbing illiteracy and led the masses to donate handicrafts to the volunteer army. During the era of reform, she encouraged her daughter to succeed her line of work. Tian Zao did not leave her post even after she retired. When she reached the age of 90, her granddaughter has become the new leader of the resident's committee.

The story focuses on two adopted sisters, An Qi and An Na, and their trials and tribulations in the fashion industry. An Qi is the older, nicer sister who is framed by An Na. She returns after five years of wrongful imprisonment as a talented fashion designer seeking to have a chance again to acquire her goal, while her younger sister, An Na, becomes a successful business woman in these five years.