In the 1970s, three children lived in the old Beijing Hutong, Wang David, Li Hongbing, and Su Moli. They were childhood sweethearts and grew up together. David (Huang Bo) was a royal chef in the palace. After the public-private partnership, his father was the chef in a state-owned restaurant. His unique skills were finally brought to another world with regret. David inherited his father's business and entered the restaurant, but because he made a bad egg fried rice, he could only do some cleaning work. The vicissitudes of the times have changed dramatically, and society has become more and more open. People are looking for a way out for tomorrow in this impetuous atmosphere. Hongbing and Moli fell in love, but eventually broke up and went out to explore the world; Moli, who was pregnant, was unwilling to accept David who loved her, and went south to pursue her dream of becoming a star. With the power of the new policy, David contracted a state-owned restaurant and started to make a career. As time goes by, old friends come and go, never staying, decorating this rapidly changing bizarre world with their own bright or dark, bizarre lives...