Lin Xiuhe sacrificed her education and marriage to raise her younger brother, Lin Jiawang, supporting the Lin family for twelve years, only to be driven out of the house after her brother got married. On a rainy night, she rescued Zhao Xiaoshi, who stuttered due to the loss of his mother, and was taken in by his uncle, Zhou Shoucheng, building a family with him in mutual respect. Zhao Xiaoshi's biological father, Zhao Dayong, learned that a compensation of 200,000 yuan had arrived and teamed up with Ma Cuifen to snatch the child, ultimately exposing his true colors of only recognizing money and not his son due to a failed withdrawal. Lin Xiuhe subsequently retrieved the wooden chest and sewing machine, and old receipts along with a posthumous letter from their parents also brought Lin Jiawang to his senses. Ma Cuifen took her anger out on Zhao Xiaoshi, kicking his mother's keepsake into a dangerous kiln, leading to all three of them getting trapped.