After being laid off, having his engagement broken off, and ending up with nothing after signing a contract, Chen Hai opens his eyes to find himself back in 1992. On the back of an IOU, he finds words he wrote in his previous life: "Xiaofang, wait for me." He takes an advance on his wages to buy pork ribs and pawns his father's watch to save his brother's mother. Starting with a night-market stall and traveling to Guangzhou to buy merchandise, he gradually turns his life around. When Zhao Zhiming presents him with a fake IOU and a forged authorization, Chen Hai tears them to pieces one by one. On the night his daughter is born, he opens the last letter, and the real mastermind's name finally comes to light—Zhou Jingtang. In this life, he will repay what he owes and reclaim everything he lost.