Not far from the river is a large house. Petro Gusarov lives in it with four children and a mother-in-law, the only and full-fledged housewife. All his life Peter dreamed of glorification, to become the owner of the house, which he built himself. He wants to get a small job in a river port, where he now works as a porter, to be a boss at least for the rest of his life.

The day comes, and his youngest daughter is married into a family of businessmen - shipowners, who are members of the board of directors of the port. Petya was given a good position in the warehouse. And here comes the wedding, but the bride leaves the wedding, telling her friend that this wedding was a mistake.