The drama tells the story of Bai Lian, a rural woman in the Northeast, who marries her paralyzed ex-husband to a fellow villager, Lao Bean, showing viewers the simplicity and kindness of the Northeast people. In the drama, Qin Weidong plays the role of Old Bean, who as a Northeasterner not only has a special affection for sticky bean buns, but also has his own special understanding of their inner meaning.

Pan Yue's character is a young mainland actress Li Lixuan, whose representative works include "Crazy Rose", "Full Autumn", "Days of Fire", "Dizzy and Not Turning", and "Sticky Bean Buns".