顾婷婷（张瑜 饰）是在丝绸厂工作的女工，一天，她意外的得知自己的姑妈在去世之后将遗产留给了自己，就在顾婷婷准备继承遗产之际，顾婷婷的表姐（崔明月 饰）出现了，她将表妹告上了法庭，认为这份遗产应该属于自己。向萍（谢芳 饰）是负责审理这起案件的法官，为了了解实施情况，向萍找到了顾婷婷，几经盘问之后，顾婷婷终于决定说出真相。原来，顾婷婷自幼失去了父母，沦为孤儿，善良的姑妈收养了她。然而，在之后的文化大革命中，姑妈不幸逝世，表姐不愿意承担起抚养顾婷婷的责任，将她送回了老家。

When Gu Tingting, a young worker in a silk factory in Suzhou, is suddenly notified by a court in Shanghai that she will inherit a large sum of money from her aunt as her adopted daughter, her cousin Feng files a lawsuit against her backed by a forgery. Judge Ping senses foul play, and meets with Tingting, who begins recounting her past.