The Xu family has been timid and submissive for generations, always choosing to give in whenever trouble arises. Then they marry Lin Zhaozhao, a credit union employee from the outspoken and strong-willed Lin family, who believes in standing up for what is right and refuses to be bullied. On her wedding day, she stops villagers from snatching wedding candies and kicks over the brazier placed by her difficult granduncle. For two years, their neighbor, Auntie Ma, has blocked their doorway with a pickle jar. Lin Zhaozhao cleverly turns the tables on her, only to be assaulted by members of the Ma family on their land. They even go to her credit union to slander her. At the critical moment, her husband and parents-in-law stand up for her and testify on her behalf for the first time. At the Mid-Autumn clan banquet, relatives who have long exploited the Xu family for money and labor push her too far. She overturns the table and exposes their schemes, earning the wholehearted support of her entire family. When the family of four visits the Lin family for the festival, they finally shed their cowardice, and Lin Zhaozhao becomes the backbone of the Xu family.