Chen Yanzhou, a country boy orphaned after losing both his parents, has his entire inheritance seized by his uncle's family before being thrown out of his own home. His aunt, Lin Wanzhen, protects him with a knife and takes him in. Even though the family is nearly out of rice, she pawns her gold bracelet to pay for his education. His cousin, Lin Ran, earns admission to the city's No. 1 High School but voluntarily gives up her place to work in the city. To pay for his aunt's surgery, Chen Yanzhou works while studying on his own. Thanks to his technical talent, he fixes a factory's malfunctioning equipment, achieves the highest science-track score in the entire province, and gets accepted into a top university. Eventually, he establishes his own company and launches an educational assistance program, passing on the opportunity his aunt once gave him.