The Su family's silk tapestry skills have been passed down for hundreds of years, but in Su Nianjin's generation, all that is left is an empty old house and the ferocious faces of debt collectors.
In order to save her ancestral craftsmanship, she accepted a hugely expensive commission - to repair a damaged tapestry scroll passed down from generation to generation for the Li family, the largest wealthy family in the capital.
It is rumored that Li Zhanyuan, the current leader of the Li family, has a cold temperament, is unkind, and regards everything as a price.
When we met for the first time, he was condescending, with no warmth in his dark eyes: "Miss Su, what I need is your hand, not your story."
Su Nianjin suppressed all emotions, lowered her eyes and said, "Okay."
She thought it was just an exchange of equal value.
She repaired the scroll for him, and he solved her urgent need.
Unexpectedly, after moving into Li's house, his painting style gradually became wrong.
The unsmiling old man of the Li family took her to play chess and drink tea every day, and loved her as his own granddaughter.
The kind and kind old lady of the Li family held her in the palm of her hand, greeted her, and gave her jewelry like a flowing stream of water.
Even Li Zhanyuan, who initially treated her as a tool, looked at her more and more strangely.
"Cold hands? Come here and let me warm you."
"Who bullied you? I asked him to disappear from the capital."
"The painting has been repaired, but people... Are not allowed to leave."
Su Nianjin: "... Mr. Li, this is not written in our contract."
The man held her in his arms and said in a low voice, with a hint of grievance: "I used to be blind to gold and jade, but now, I will give you my life, okay?"
