Three members of a Shanghai family, father, mother, and son, encounter different problems in their lives, but all related to some kind of examination. Lu Min is soon facing high school entrance exam. But he will almost throw up whenever he sees mathematical symbols and numbers. Lu's father Dayi, recently laid off, wants to pass a driving test in order to become a taxi driver. But when the examiner poses the question, he comes up with a wrong answer. Lu's mother Fangfang is obsessed with all kinds of intelligence test, regarding them as a way to become rich. Everyday, she is busy with newspaper clipping, information collecting, and TV watching.