TV series based on Hồ Biểu Chánh novel of the same title.
While being imprisoned on a remote island for leading a naval-yard workers' strike, a man reminisces about his former days as a naval mechanic and the life back in his hometown.
A family living in poverty faces financial difficulties while striving to educate their daughters. The mother resorts to extraordinary measures to procure the traditional silk dresses needed for her kids to attend school.
Công has a crush on Hiền, though she finds his relentless pursuit annoying and is more passionate about football. When Hiền applies to join the school’s football team, her skills impresses the coach who then decides to make her the new goalkeeper. Unhappy with the coach’s favourable guidance towards Hiền, Công and the replaced goalkeeper Tiểu Mai begin to cause problems.