Retired head obstetric nurse He Xiulan, carrying a pot of home-brewed chicken soup, heads to an upscale postpartum care center to visit her postpartum daughter-in-law, only to be blocked by operations director Xu Lisha under center regulations. A bowl of home-style chicken soup tears open the institution's hypocritical rules of treating people differently based on status. Just as a postpartum mother suddenly develops a severe puerperal infection, the operations department delays treatment to preserve visiting performance. Relying on her professional experience, He Xiulan confronts the chaos head-on, exposes the deep-seated malaise of operations overstepping into medical affairs, and pushes the institution to complete institutional reflection and rectification. A bowl of chicken soup reflects human sentiment, rules, and the weight of life.