On a stormy night in the 1980s, Lin Wanxing, an orphaned girl, and her younger brother, Xiao Shitou, are mistreated by their aunt and have nowhere to go until Grandpa Shan kindly takes them in. At their lowest point, Wanxing unexpectedly travels to a modern hotel, where she discovers that golden cicadas are considered a premium ingredient. After mastering a secret cooking technique, she returns to her hometown, renames golden cicadas 'Golden Meat,' and starts a street-stall business that makes her wealthy. Her jealous aunt repeatedly tries to make trouble for her, but Wanxing confronts her publicly at the village entrance and exposes her misdeeds, finally putting an end to the turmoil. She joins forces with Gu Tingzhou, who has also experienced time travel, to develop their business. Using an ancient food-preservation method, they solve the problem of seasonal golden cicada supplies. By stockpiling the ingredients in underground cellars and monopolizing the market, Wanxing becomes the village's first household to earn ten thousand yuan.