Brilliant playwright, Lisa, no longer writes. She lives in Switzerland with her family but her heart has stayed in Berlin, beating to the rhythm of her brother's heart. The ties between the twins have grown stronger since Sven was diagnosed with an aggressive type of leukemia. He's a famous theater actor and Lisa refuses to accept his fate, moving heaven and earth to get him ba...。20世纪80年代初,中国人民渐渐从十年动乱的灾难中复苏,正开始展望充满希望和幸福的新生活。在北京的一条胡同中,居住着一户普通人家,心直口快的刘母(韩影 饰)含辛茹苦拉扯两个女儿长大。长女慧芳(张凯丽 饰)善良孝顺,她喜欢上了同工厂出身知识分子家庭的王沪生(孙松 饰),于是不顾母亲的反对与之结为夫妻。婚后的生活磕磕绊绊,不同家庭和文化背景让夫妻俩的相处充满芥蒂,慧芳收养了一名弃婴,取名小芳,同厂爱慕她的宋大成则尽心帮助刘家打理一切。
平凡人物的一生虽然充满磨难与考验,但是刘慧芳的经历让我们相信:好人一生平安。。即使爱会让人受伤,即使爱的路上布满荆棘,但我仍然会义无反顾奔向你......当别人的看法伤害了两个人的感情她们又该如何应对?。