为支撑一双儿女甲成、甲秀的“求学大业”，一家之主罗天福携妻子慧娟进了西京城。在西京城里，罗天福见证了身边的小人物们在大城市生存之难，自身也经历了种种艰辛，饼铺生意屡屡受挫，妻子慧娟不满他“固执守旧”的经营方式闹起分居，儿子家成无法适应从乡村到城市的生活状况不断离校出走，重重打击不断袭来，使他头一次对自己坚守多年的人生观和价值观产生了怀疑。自己这样做究竟是对是错，而城市是不是真的不适合他这种“坚持老一套”的人生存。女儿家秀的支持鼓励使得罗天福重拾信心，那些曾经接受罗天福帮助的人也反过来帮助他，纠缠不清的矛盾随之一一化解。罗家人终于在西京这座大城扎下了根，向着美好的未来继续前行。

（英语）In order to support his children's education, Luo Tianfu takes his family and moves to Xijing. However, he finds it's rather hard to make a living in the city there. While his pancake business is suffering repeated setbacks, his son, Jiacheng, is having trouble adapting to college life in the city and deserting from school several times. After several blows, he starts to reflect on himself, and because of the support and encouragement from his daughter Jiaxiu, Luo regains his confidence. Meanwhile, the people who once received Luo's help now help him in turn, and the conflicts between them are then resolved gradually. In the end, the Luo family takes root in Xijing, and together, they move on to a better future.