At a birthday family dinner at the age of thirty-two, Su Nian's hard-made sweet and sour carp was dumped by her in-laws. The grievances accumulated over the years completely erupted, and she resolutely divorced her mama's boy husband, Chen Kai. After losing her marriage, she picked up the culinary skills taught by her father, starting from a restaurant helper, and step by step became an intangible cultural heritage food successor. Her ex-husband's family headed towards decline amidst greed and conflict, while Su Nian took her son and lived out a brand-new life belonging to herself.