Hero, the general's son, had run away from home because his father was about to remarry and take in his stepson to live in the house. Then he met Pop, a poor boy and a classmate at school. Hero pretended to be poor in order to get close to Pop. But then he discovered that Pop was his stepmother's son. Problems lined up to obstruct their path. Both of them had to use love to overcome class barriers and obstacles from those around them.