Zhao Changgui goes out to sea for five years, earning a substantial fortune. He puts on ragged clothes and returns to his hometown in a low-profile manner, intending to test the true attitude of his family. As soon as he enters the house, his eldest son Zhao Daqiang, seeing him disheveled, directly drives him away as a beggar. His younger son Zhao Xiaoan recognizes his father by an old photo and a scar left from childhood injury, and the family manages to reunite. Zhao Changgui goes to stay temporarily at his younger son's home, experiencing the sincere care of the young couple. But word spreads to Zhao Daqiang's ears, and rumors at the docks make him suspect that his father is carrying a huge sum of money, causing his intentions to quietly change.