A former aristocratic family faces financial hardship and their daughter is introduced to a nice man in the auto repair business, the hope being that a marriage might be of economic assistance to the family. The daughter's family finds it hard to accept this kind of idea and the young man is uncomfortable with the difference in their social standing. However, everything works out in the end and a happy marriage takes place.
当一个男人得知他的女人结婚了，一对年轻夫妇之间的浪漫关系就中断了。与此同时，一位婚姻不幸的丈夫遇到了一位孤独的老师，他们之间有着不正当的关系。
刘苹果（范冰冰饰）在北京一个洗脚城市做按摩妹妹。她的丈夫安坤（佟大为饰）是一名负责高层建筑落地窗清洁的工人。他们生活在贫困中，但彼此相爱。《洗脚城》（由梁家辉饰演）的主人林栋是一位好色的香港商人，他经常寻找不同的女士来满足自己的生理需求。
