A story about three different families whose children are about to finish their final year of high school and face the “gaokao”, China’s university entrance exam. The three families, Fang, Ji, and Qiao, come to rely on one another as they face many different struggles during the final year of high school.
Stable and loving couple Fang Yuan and Tong Wen Jie but heads with their son, Fang Yifan, over his grades at school. Fang Yuan is usually put in the middle between his wife and son as they get into arguments. Single mom Song Qian is extremely overprotective over her daughter Qiao Yingzi. She doesn’t want Yingzi’s father, Qiao Weidong, from disrupting their life. Ji Yangyang’s parents come back from abroad and he is forced to live with them for many years. He finds it hard to get along with his parents who feel like strangers to him.
The families go through many ups and downs, love, laughter, and tears, as they embark on their final year together.