Lin Lisheng (played by Wang Yuanke), an educated youth in Shanghai, is a child of the “counter-revolutionary”. Therefore, he is deeply poisoned by the “Lian Li” and has no hope of a way out.Company commander Luo Zhigang (played by Sha Yi) has been protecting Lin Lisheng, and the two became lovers.Lin Lisheng wanted to leave her hometown and return to the city, but there was only one place for college. Everyone sympathized with Lin Lisheng and wanted to collude to vote for Lin Lisheng, but the company instructor Zhao Weidong seized the evidence.Lin Lisheng was convicted and made meritorious service to avoid Zhao Weidong's accusation, and was seriously injured in the process of striving for performance.Luo Zhigang's attempt to use this incident to help Lin Lisheng return to the city also won the sympathy and support of Beijing's educated youth, but angered the company instructor Zhao Weidong.Zhao Weidong handed over the evidence of the collusion of the educated youths who went to the countryside to the higher authorities, causing the higher authorities to freeze all hopes of Lin Lisheng entering the city.

In order to make Lin Lisheng return to the city, Luo Zhigang forcibly broke up with Lin Lisheng, forcing Lin Lisheng to run away from the river and marry her distant cousin. At that time, this seemed to be her way out.At this time, the central government decided to resume the college entrance examination. Lin Lisheng's father, Lin Zhiyi, also received sympathy from the prison warden and released him on medical parole. Lin Lisheng was notified of the news in advance, so Lin Lisheng became a "runaway bride".One stone stirs up a thousand waves.News of the resumption of the college entrance examination spread across the country.Director Chi of the farm had an inseparable friendship with these young people who went to the countryside. He did not want these young people to leave, so he blocked the news without permission and prohibited the educated youth from spreading rumors.Lin Lisheng returned to the farm. At this time, Luo Zhigang was in love with Director Chi's daughter Chi Qiuyue (played by Yang Zishan).Chi Qiuyue wanted to return Luo Zhigang to Lin Lisheng, but was unanimously opposed by Lin Lisheng and Luo Zhigang.The Central People's Broadcasting Station broadcast about the resumption of the college entrance examination, but Director Chi and Zhao Weidong firmly blocked the news. Luo Zhigang disclosed the information to the educated youth, so that everyone turned on the broadcast on the farm at this important historical moment, forming a fait accompli.Lin Zhiyi came to the farm to tutor the educated youths in their homework, prepare for the college entrance examination, and launched various struggles with the resentful Zhao Weidong.