The female lead, Shen Nanxing, unexpectedly enters the world of a book and becomes the stepmother of seven children with tragic fates. In the original story, the children are destined for tragic endings when they grow up. When a mountain flood suddenly strikes, Shen Nanxing relies on her own abilities to lead the seven children through countless dangers and survive a famine. Along the way, she teaches the children practical life skills, and they help one another overcome one crisis after another. After enduring numerous hardships, the children cast off the gloom that once haunted them and work together to build a stable home. Staying by one another's side, they welcome a warm new life of their own.