Although paid countless hardships, but the rural girl Zhang Yingzi (Ji Xue is acted the role of) is helpless to swallow the bitter fruit of two college entrance examination failures. She pinned her hope on her uncle (Xiu Zongdi), who was the director of the township education committee. She wanted to leave the countryside and work in the city anyway. However, due to the teasing of fate, Yingzi was finally assigned to Jieling Primary School in the mountains as a substitute teacher. The dilapidated primary school is supported by four private teachers, including Principal Yu (Li Baotian), Vice Principal Deng Youmei (Feng Qian), and Director Sun Sihai (Wang Xueyi). Several teachers live in poverty and work conscientiously, and each has his own small ninety-nine at the same time. They are always waiting for the news of becoming a regular employee and are always eager to change this difficult fate. The arrogant and arrogant Yingzi was greatly touched when he was teaching here. This film is based on Liu Xinglong's novel of the same name.