In the late 1980s, in Jindu, a small town along the Yangtze River that grew up due to shipping, the Su family, which has been engaged in shipping for generations, suddenly encountered a change - the head of the family, Su Mengzhou, disappeared during a cargo shipment, leaving an empty cargo ship stranded on the downstream shoals, with only a blood-stained tiller remaining on the ship. The Su family is shrouded in dark clouds, and as the beloved daughter Su Qingyuan explores the mystery of the disappearance of the family head, the secrets hidden within the family for many years, the grudges with other shipping families, and the interest entanglements surging beneath the surface of the small town are gradually coming to light.
