Elena Dmitrievna, after working for many years at a dairy plant, retires. The woman is still lively and full of energy, but she has nowhere to direct her energy. Elena's personal life hasn't worked out, her daughter Vera has long grown up and has her own family, a son and a daughter. The young woman is experiencing tension in her relationship with her husband, so she doesn't have time to spend with her mother. Elena Dmitrievna feels lonely and sadly realizes that her life has lost its meaning after retiring. But suddenly she meets a charming widower...