Gu Zeming, a high‑earning senior engineer at a top design institute, hands over all his salary to his second wife Jiang Mei. Yet Jiang Mei only gives his stepdaughter Gu Niannian 100 yuan a month for living expenses, secretly transferring over two million yuan to her biological son Qian Yu to buy a house and cars. Gu Niannian ends up hospitalized with gastric ulcer from hunger. Learning the truth, Gu Zeming resolves to recover the money and protect his daughter. Jiang Mei and Qian Yu throw tantrums, send threats, and forge evidence to frame him. Gu Niannian’s grandfather Li Jianguo steps in and reclaims Qian Yu’s property through business tactics. Cornered, Jiang Mei and Qian Yu sign a divorce and repayment agreement. Gu Zeming and his daughter mend their bond for a warm ending.
