Lin Xiaoman, a university student in the 21st century, accidentally gets electrocuted and travels back to 1978. She discovers that she has become the ill-fated supporting female character in a period novel, doomed to suffer from beginning to end. Determined to change her family's tragic fate, Lin Xiaoman uses her modern knowledge and understanding of the story to care for her sick mother while finding ways to bring her parents together and help them fall in love. She gradually reforms her irresponsible father, getting him to give up bad habits such as smoking and gambling. Eventually, the family of three leaves their impoverished village for the county town and begins a new life, embarking on a heartwarming journey to defy fate.