The story revolves around a young girl named Alena. She enrolls in an agricultural academy through distance learning in order to live in a village with her beloved grandmother and help her out. At the same time, her friend Tolya returns from the army to their hometown. He tries to pursue Alena, but she honestly tells him that she doesn't have any romantic feelings for him. Devastated, Tolya starts abusing alcohol. Meanwhile, fate brings Alena together with another man...