During the post-war period in the 1950s, the public in Singapore began to take education seriously hence more schools were built to cater to burgeoning number of students. An enthusiastic new teacher Shen Rong (Chen Liping) just started her teaching career and is posted to a school in a fishing village. Shen Rong has a bubbly personality and her interactive method of teaching helped the students improve tremendously in their studies. Not only that, her kind and helpful nature also helped her gain the respect and love of her students. During her time at the fishing village, she met a Chinese doctor Zhou Wenjie (Li Nanxing) and instantly fell in love with him. However, Wenjie's conservative father objects to their relationship. Will the lovers be able to change his father's mind and be together?