In the early 1990s, Shen Qiuhe is thrown out by her husband's family because she has not had a child after marriage. Her own family then pressures her to marry a drunkard. After escaping an arranged marriage and getting into danger, she is rescued by her childhood sweetheart, Lu Huaichuan. With the support of Lu Huaichuan and his mother, she regains her confidence. Using her cooking skills, she starts selling pancakes from a street stall and gradually builds her own food brand from this small business. When her ex-husband continues to harass her, her birth family demands money, and her older brother smashes her stall, she refuses to back down and bravely protects the fruits of her labor. In the end, she and Lu Huaichuan find understanding and companionship in each other. Through hard work and honesty, she earns respect and builds a life in which she makes her own decisions.