Starting a family

The story begins in a small fishing village in the 1980s... Zhao Shulan, a kind-hearted and hard-working retired employee, her husband died young, and she lived with her three sons in a small foreign-style building left behind by her ancestors that had been confiscated. The three brothers grew up freely. They have deep brotherhood but different personalities: the eldest brother Xu Zhihai is loyal and serious; the second brother Xu Zhiyang is an idealist who likes painting and is influenced by his father to aspire to be a great artist; and the third brother Xu Zhijiang is an unruly and unruly person. Yang Zhen's family of three, who live together in a small foreign-style building, are old enemies with the Xu family who have been feuding for many years. The impact of the Cultural Revolution entered the two families. The old grudges between their parents spread deeply to Yang Xiaoyu and Xu Zhiyang, who grew up together as childhood sweethearts. This hindered their love and became victims of the conflicts between the two families. Liu Hongyan, a colleague in the factory, has always been secretly in love with Xu Zhihai. Xu Zhihai, who has a depressed personality, was unable to resist Liu Hongyan's active enthusiasm. However, Liu Hongyan threatened to marry Xu Zhihai with the threat of "pregnancy". After the marriage, she learned that Xu Zhihai, who had been deceived, was extremely indifferent to his wife. The couple had a estrangement but could never let it go. Xu Zhiyang, who is studying at the Academy of Fine Arts, wants to raise money for a sketching trip, so he and his classmates make copies of world famous paintings to make money. However, he is jealous of Xu Zhiyang's love affair with Yang Xiaoyu.