Xia Nanyue, a small-town tailor, spends half a month working at her maternal cousin-aunt Zhou Xiuzhi's shop to make a qipao worth 2,200 yuan, but receives only 200 yuan in wages. After arguing her case to no avail, she resolutely quits. With the help of Aunt Zhang from the fabric shop, she starts her own business from scratch. Relying on her excellent craftsmanship and commitment to never cutting corners or skimping on materials, she begins with four-yuan trouser hemming. Her circular halo skirt becomes a sensation, and five stunning evening gowns steal the show at a wedding. Across the street, Zhou Xiuzhi cuts prices to steal customers and compromises on materials and workmanship, eventually triggering a wave of cancellations that brings her shop to ruin and drives everyone away. Nanyue values loyalty and kindness: she takes in apprentices, treats her assistants well, and calculates their wages fairly by the piece. Her remorseful cousin-aunt eventually closes her own shop and joins her.