Orphan Hsu Hsiang, brought up by step-father Yu Wei, has a strong and melancholic personality. After graduation from high school, he studies at night for the matriculation exam and at the same time takes several part-time jobs to help bear the family burden.
Yu Wei, who has been a small fry in a side line, sinks to a floor man in a dance hall. He is subsequently fired by his boss due to quarrels with mamasan Ma Hsiao Ling.
Yu Hsiang works part-time in a wholesale store. One night, while putting the day's income into the bank's night vault, he is robbed of everything including his own purse. Anxious to recover an old photo of his parents from the purse, he struggles with the thugs and is accidentally stabbed.… ...
