In 1997, Meng Fengxia was admitted to university, but her parents, who favored boys over girls, planned to marry her off for a bride price. Her uncle Guo Changgeng sold his son's wedding tractor to gather her tuition fees so she could study. Years later, Fengxia returned to her hometown with a machinery team for the wheat harvest. Facing old grudges and Hu Debiao's malicious harassment, she drew a clear line between public and private, cherished the kindness shown to her, and stuck to her principles. In the end, she resolved village conflicts, punished the wrongdoers, repaid the villagers who had helped her, and made those who misunderstood her reflect on themselves, interpreting the female power of gratitude and self-reliance.