The wife despises her in-laws' dilapidated house. When the male protagonist, Chen Mo's, mother accidentally falls and breaks her leg, she forces him to leave the marriage with nothing and sign an agreement stating that all future proceeds have nothing to do with her. Little does she know that the retirement home is slated for urban redevelopment the very next day, with a conservative valuation exceeding 30 million, and that his mother owns the largest share of the property. Faced with his ex-wife's repeated unreasonable demands and slander alongside her new lover, Chen Mo stands firm and protects the property through legal means. In the end, his greedy ex-wife falls into a quagmire of debt and suffers the consequences of her own actions, while Chen Mo and his mother build a grounded, hopeful new life with their own hands.