At fifty, Xu Jinglan has devoted half her life to the Gu family, caring for her mother-in-law, supporting her husband, and worrying about her children, only to be repaid with the words, "You're nothing but the family's housekeeper." She discovers that her husband accompanies another woman on every important holiday and keeps commemorative photos with her year after year. After years of silent endurance, she finally has her answer. She doesn't make a scene or start a fight. She simply stops taking responsibility for everyone and takes back control of her own life. Instead of reflecting on their actions, the Gu family blames her for all the turmoil. Only when divorce is put on the table do they realize that the person who truly held the family together was the woman they had neglected for half her life. She returns to Yunting, reclaims her seat as chairwoman, and gives herself back the life she had spent serving her entire family.