Daughter-in-law Zhao Jianing publicly proposed dividing the family, wanting to use the family division to control the ancestral home's property. Shen Xiulan maintained appearances by supporting it publicly, but privately refused the property transfer request. Son Chen Shaohui acted as a mediator on the surface, while secretly using the ancestral home to collect high rent from his mistress Bai Ruoxuan, and even moved her into the courtyard. After the secrets gradually came to light, Zhao Jianing faced marital betrayal, and Bai Ruoxuan also discovered she was deceived. All three wanted to force Shen Xiulan to use the property to resolve the dispute. Shen Xiulan held her ground, refused to pay to bail them out, and produced evidence to uncover all their schemes. In the end, Chen Shaohui sold his personal property to make refunds, Zhao Jianing divorced and moved away, and Bai Ruoxuan settled her payments and moved out.