At the age of 17, Yang Xiaoyi, a girl who had been dreaming of finding out her real father, regarded Liu Yunshi, the new county clerk, as her father by mistake. Liu Shijun, Liu Yunshi's son, and Wu Siming were schoolmates of Yang Xiaoyi. However, the youngsters' love rose billows in Yong Town. Later, Yang Xiaoyi got to know that it was Yin Zegui, the General of the Republic of China, that was her real father. After graduating from the high school, Yang Xiaoyi was admitted to a medical school and became the schoolmate with Lv Weining. She also met Yin Nanfang, General Yin's son, and got lost in the love entanglement with Liu, Lv and Yin. Yang Xiaoyi couldn't reunite with her real father. She met Wu Siming in Qingyun County and married him. With the start of the Cultural Revolution, things changed alot. Finally, Yang Xiaoyi and Liu Shijun were sure about the love for each other. Yang found her picture in General's room, and she got to understand the burden of the elder generation and their inner world that was firm and warm.
十七岁那年，一直想知道自己父亲是谁的杨小翼以为新来的县委书记刘云石就是自己的父亲。刘的儿子刘世军以及伍思民与杨小翼是同学，这些处于青春期的少男少女却因懵懂爱情在甬城掀起巨大波澜。后来，杨小翼得知自己的父亲原来是共和国将军尹泽桂。高中毕业，杨小翼考入医学院与吕维宁成为同学，并结识尹将军之子尹南方，陷入刘世军、吕维宁、尹南方的感情纠葛，人生命运陡转。杨小翼与亲生父亲相认未能如愿，之后去青云县遇到伍思民并成婚。文革开始，伍成为造反派，吕维宁做了工作组副组长。尹将军被下放，刘世军来到青云与杨小翼不惜性命救出将军。文革结束，尹将军离开人世。坎坷的身世和命运让杨小翼感怀不已。最后，杨小翼与刘世军牵手，小翼在将军房间看到自己的照片，终于理解了父辈的重负和他们无比坚强与温暖的内心世界。

Key words
书记shū jì：secretary
知青zhī qīnɡ ：Educated youths
文革wén ɡé：the Cultural Revolution
懵懂měnɡ dǒnɡ：muddled; ignorant; muddleheaded