Yang Yi and Brother Qi are like birds of feathers, both of them stepped into the society at around 16 or 17, they led the followers, collected the debt, solved problems, fought, thrived, it was in the 90s of last century. Now, they are in their middle age. Every time in reminisce, they would sigh how things have changed.

Lei Suyun, the directors grandmother, vaguely remembers she was a great person. She was the director of the bureau of finance, NPC member. People used to call her Mrs. Lei. Now Lei Suyun doesn't remember things, she laments the passing of time. Her once brilliant achievements are gone with her memory.

In a small city in northeast China, few people close to their thirties, are facing their own problems: changing jobs, getting married, buy a house, job promotion ...... to face life, the reality, and face the change in China. How are they going to position themselves, and how are they going to respond. Perhaps their respective issues is not just about the individual, but as a generation born after the reform and opening up of China. When reaching their thirties, there is inevitably too much gap, unwilling and helpless. At thirty, thirty have to set it up in where? This year has already went past unknowingly.

Chong er and San yuan, who are gangsters, lived in a small city northeast of China. They felt lost and confused about the future. San worked at a factory. He and Chong helped Qi ge, the gang leader, to collect debt. Chong despised his vocation and wanted to become a cross talk actor. Lei fu, an entrepreneur, looked down upon Qi. Qi did nothing considered the scale and influence of Lei's company. Lei's project failed thanks to San. He was furious. The dispute was ended through the mediation of his old friends. San was beaten, and his hatred grew deeper. Chong's life was not as good as expected. The money he saved for learning cross talk was not in use. Qi finally got a chance to defeat Lei. However, there was no real winner in this battle. Lei's company went bankrupt. San kept on living an aimless life, while Chong left the small city and kept on pursuing his cross talk dream.

Tie Jun, feigning a limp to pull rickshaw, breaks Hai Cheng's leg while ferrying his neighbour Qian Jin. Hai Cheng asks for a large sum of money, but since Tie Jun is penniless, he takes him home and turns to the bedridden Qian Jin for help. They agree that Hai Cheng stays with Qian Jin, and Tie Jun feeds them both till Hai Cheng recovers. Days bring conflicts, outbursts, and reconciliations as many tales of the "three lame men" unfold in three months...

Tie Jun, feigning a limp to pull rickshaw, breaks Hai Cheng's leg while ferrying his neighbour Qian Jin. Hai Cheng asks for a large sum of money, but since Tie Jun is penniless, he takes him home and turns to the bedridden Qian Jin for help. They agree that Hai Cheng stays with Qian Jin, and Tie Jun feeds them both till Hai Cheng recovers. Days bring conflicts, outbursts, and reconciliations as many tales of the "three lame men" unfold in three months...