Marcel Marx (André Wilms) é um homem que vive como engraxador nas proximidades do porto e, com o pouco dinheiro que ganha, tenta sustentar a sua casa. Vivendo com dificuldades, ele vê sua rotina mudar quando a esposa (Kati Outinen) subitamente adoece e um garoto africano chega ao país dentro de um cargueiro. Com o auxílio de alguns vizinhos, resolve esconder o menino e encontrar a família dele, enquanto tenta despistar o detetive encarregado de localizar o imigrante ilegal.
Ye Daji meets an old classmate, Ming, who asks him out for coffee but makes him pay for a big meal instead. When a vagabond walks in and is chased away by the restaurant manager, Daji speaks up for him and even gives him a treat. Daji is sad when his girlfriend, Jiexi, turns down his marriage proposal again. Ye Da is a divorcee with a 10-year-old son, Xie Tingfeng. She lives with Daji and teaches martial arts for a living. As she has few students, Daji tries to stage fights to show off her skills.
