Set in the aftermath of the Sino-Japanese War (1937-45), Spring in a Small Town tells the story of the once prosperous Dai family. Having lost much of their wealth during the war, Liyan and Yuwen’s once-happy marriage has gradually fallen into disrepair, further complicated by patriarch Liyan’s mysterious illness. Lost in nostalgia for better times, Liyan becomes a shadow of his former self, and Yuwen finds herself slowly falling for the handsome doctor who arrives to help her husband.