Liang Sheng, the head of the Liang family, instructed his subordinate Gu Zihan to find his estranged wife Zhang Mingyue and daughter Liang Xiaoyu, intending to hand over control of the Liang family to Zhang Mingyue. However, before he could reveal that his illegitimate son Liang Xiaotian was actually Zhang Mingyue's son, he tragically passed away. Gu Zihan found Zhang Mingyue and conveyed Liang Sheng's last wishes, but Zhang Mingyue cruelly refused, forcing Gu Zihan to disband the Liang family. After Gu Zihan left, the village bully Yin Zhiping came to harass Zhang Mingyue and forced Liang Xiaoyu to her death, with the villagers aiding and abetting. At Liang Xiaoyu's funeral, Yin Tianping once again humiliated Zhang Mingyue. Unable to bear it any longer, Zhang Mingyue proactively contacted Gu Zihan, expressing her willingness to take over the Liang family and become its new head.
