Only on the verge of death did Zhou Wei discover that his wife, Luo Xiuxia, and his good friend, Chen Guangwen, had long been conspiring together, coveting his family property and ancestral jade pendant. Dying with hatred and regret, he is reborn to the time when the two families were discussing a marriage alliance. Faced with the Luo family's demands for a hefty bride price, the three major household appliances and a bicycle, watch, and sewing machine, as well as a job, he resolutely refuses the marriage, determined to protect his family and reclaim the jade pendant without repeating his past mistakes. Through hard work and a keen grasp of the opportunities of the times, Zhou Wei strives to improve his family's circumstances and build his career. He also meets Xu Rong, who genuinely cares for him. Luo Xiuxia repeatedly spreads rumors and tries to win him back, but she can no longer shake his resolve. After the national college entrance examination is reinstated, Zhou Wei enters university and eventually builds a family with Xu Rong, gradually leaving the shadows of the past behind and rewriting his fate.