Zhang Qi and Meng Haitang are the men and women in A Storm in Pinglan. 1956, Meng Haitang taught in Kunming. 1In July, 956, all domestic J-5 prototypes were successfully tested, which indicated that China became one of the countries in the world capable of mass production of jet fighters. The crowd beat gongs and drums to celebrate. Meng Haitang led a pair of children to water the begonia tree. The children asked their father why he never came back. At this time, Zhang Qi, a colonel of the People's Air Force who returned from a special mission, appeared in the crowd.

Zhang Qi and Meng Haitang got married when they were young. They met and fell in love. Finally, after many difficulties, they got married. However, when the war broke out and Zhang Qi disappeared, Meng Haitang never stopped looking for him. Decades later, they reunited.