In the 1980s, Lin Wanqiu marries into the Shen family with her nephew Xiaoman so that he can obtain household registration and attend school. She initially thinks they will simply share a life together, but encounters hostility as soon as she enters the household. Refusing to accept her fate, Lin Wanqiu builds a successful banquet business with nothing but her trusty iron wok, while gradually bringing the taciturn Shen Yansheng back into the world. With one handling the cooking and the other managing the accounts, the couple builds a respectable life from the everyday necessities of food, clothing, and shelter, turning their difficult days into a warm and loving home.