Due to a fall and injury, grumpy town baker Karl Sterner must advertise for a sales clerk. For lack of better candidates, he hires Anna Seidel, despite her obviously CV lies, ignoring she's the bastard daughter her mother only disclosed being by posthumous letter to Anna. The two don't get on, but Anna falls in love with Karl's handsome, gifted pastry bakery partner, Michael Wendelin, while Karl's present life partner Helene Reichert's patience wears out.