In the autumn of 1988, Zhao Hongmei is reborn on the very day the Qin family descends into chaos. The second branch of the family is about to host a baby's full-month celebration banquet when Wang Dapang, the hired head chef, demands an exorbitant extra payment and steals five large carp, leaving behind a bucket of stinking pig offal. The whole village is waiting to see the Qin family make a fool of themselves. In her previous life, Zhao Hongmei bore the blame for supposedly bringing misfortune to her husband and family, and she died alone. This time, she grabs a cleaver and slams it down in front of everyone, declaring, 'I'll handle all twelve tables of today's grand banquet myself!' From then on, Zhao Hongmei uses her outstanding cooking skills to fight bullies, win over her husband's family, buy a house, and start a business. In the 1980s, she turns her bitter life into one of prosperity and happiness.