Construction worker Chen Hai is hardworking and cares for his family, but his wife Wang Xiaoyan despises him for lacking money and colludes with her lover Jiang Jiechuan. Using investment profits as a cover, Jiang Jiechuan swindles Wang Xiaoyan into investing all their household savings, and even incites her to mortgage their property and borrow money from her father and friends. To be with Jiang Jiechuan, Wang Xiaoyan plots against Chen Hai, successfully divorces him, and leaves him penniless.