因丈夫在外和情人有了孩子，婚后多年未能生育的百合子（永作博美 饰）在提交了离婚申请书后，只身落寞返回故乡。此前不久，她的继母乙美刚刚过世，失去妻子周到照顾的老父亲热田良平（石桥莲司 饰）凄凉内疚。乙美生前曾照顾许多内心有各种障碍的孩子，绰号小芋的女孩井本幸惠（二阶堂富美 饰）正是其中一员。她此前受乙美所托，开心满怀地来到热田家，找到乙美生前制作的漫画笔记，要给逝者办一场热热闹闹的七七聚会。小芋和巴西人后代春乃助（冈田将生 饰）相继到来，令这对沉浸在悲伤气氛中的父女慢慢振作起来。 　　他们回忆着乙美生前的点点滴滴，在逝者最后的悉心关怀下，朝着幸福的明天迈进……Through the mother's recipe for living happily, a family is able to overcome their personal wounds and move on with their lives. Ryohei's wife suddenly passes away, leaving Ryohei without the strength to live. Two weeks after her death, a woman visits Ryohei and gives him a recipe which was left by his late wife. Meanwhile, Ryohei's daughter Yuriko comes to visit him. Yuriko's own marriage is about to end.