The Yue family sells their old home to buy a house for their younger son, only to discover that they cannot afford the remaining mortgage payments. They then scheme to make Lin Yu shoulder the monthly payments of 8,000 yuan and even plan to move into the property he purchased before marriage so they can rely on him in their old age. After seeing through their true intentions, Lin Yu firmly refuses to take on their burden. Even when branded an ungrateful wretch, he refuses to sacrifice his own life to fill someone else's financial hole. To force him to give in, his mother-in-law brings his father-in-law to Lin Yu's workplace and makes a public scene, crying in front of everyone in an attempt to crush him with public pressure.