Hsiao-Peng, an unmarried mother is sent to a maternity home for young single mothers. During her time in the maternity home, she slowly overcomes the depressive thoughts and builds strong bonds with Wen-Yueh, Ko-Hsin, and Madam Pai. After moving out the maternity home, Hsiao-Peng lives with Wen-Yueh and Ko-Hsin in an apartment where they continue to be each other’s support. The two main settings of the film, the maternity home and the apartment, build an atypical family model. It is a tender coming-of-age tale where women are empowered with the right to think for themselves.

남자친구가 임신에 대해 책임지기를 거부하자 절망한 샤오펑은 바다에 투신한다. 다행히 샤오평은 무사히 구조되고, 부모님의 주선으로 마담 파이가 운영하는 젊은 미혼모를 위한 조산원에 머물게 된다.