The modern social animal king Xiaomai accidentally traveled to the 1970s. When he was about to be forced to marry off to the countryside by his best relatives, he was rescued by an "overbearing mother-in-law" with a unique style of painting and holding industrial coupons. She was forcibly "packed" and rationed to her "lame" son Lu Jianguo. From this, Wang Xiaomai begins a hilarious and heartwarming life in which she battles wits with her husband, a hidden boss, and her mother-in-law, who is addicted to literature. She gets married first and then falls in love. In the end, she has a successful career and love, and leads her family to happiness.