1998. Platon and Tatyana Lobov are experiencing the same problems as all Russians: they are losing their savings. The groom of their middle daughter Larisa, German Konev, leaves the country, leaving the pregnant bride alone with her problems: Larisa needs expensive treatment. The husband of Lyuba’s eldest daughter, Grisha, loses his job - the country does not need research institutes for the food industry. In order to save their children, Tatyana and Platon decide to take a desperate step - to sell the house... Eight years later, the life of the Lobov family is getting better. But everything suddenly changes when Vadim Prorva, who emigrated to Canada 40 years ago, returns to their quiet town with his son Mikhail...