Lin Qiuhe, number one in the whole township, finally got admitted to the county normal school, looking forward to changing her destiny through studying. But her cruel mother ruthlessly tore up the admission notice, her older brother secretly hid the acceptance letter, and taking three hundred and sixty yuan in bride price, forced her into marriage with the Lu family. Over twelve years, she gritted her teeth and persevered through grinding hardships, stepping by step transforming from the eldest daughter sacrificed by her family into a night school literacy class teacher, breaking free from the shackles of fate, and reclaiming her own life with her own hands.