In her previous life, the biased mother-in-law Jin Fenglian was financially drained by her eldest son's family, abandoned, and left to die of illness. Only on her deathbed did she realize that her second son's family had truly cared for her. Reborn in 1980, the year her second son, Tang Xiaotian, broke his leg, she resolves to change her ways. By recognizing cistanche and selling it, she earns her first fortune and pays for her son's treatment. Using her knowledge advantage, she collects medicinal plant seeds and cultivates astragalus, defeats the eldest son's family in their fight for permanent jobs, and exposes Fang Bin's corruption. She helps Tang Xiaotian reclaim his permanent position and become a foreman, then establishes a Chinese medicinal herb cultivation company that brings prosperity to the whole village. In the end, she reconciles with her second daughter-in-law, Zheng Rou, and becomes a respected businesswoman.