In Quanshan during the Republic of China era, Mo Huaishan, second-generation head of the Mo family's textile mill, has always upheld the belief that industry can serve the nation. He resents Guilan, the opera performer his father, Mo Jingmin, recently took as a concubine, convinced she's just another woman chasing wealth and luxury. Within the family's grand residence, the two clash several times. Gradually, Mo Huaishan realizes that Guilan is no ordinary woman. Though as delicate as a willow, she understands the world of commerce, and her insights into the textile market are remarkably sharp.
The Japanese invaders storm into Quanshan, bombing the textile mill and injuring its workers. Mo Jingmin dies of grief and anger, leaving the Mo family's business on the brink of collapse. In the crisis, Guilan proposes moving the factory inland. She personally travels through the countryside to open up new cotton fields and stabilize the supply of raw materials, then draws on her old connections in the opera troupe to open up sales channels in the southwest. Impressed by her courage and strategy, Mo Huaishan joins forces with her to resist the enemy and keep the family business afloat amid the flames of war.
Their feelings deepen amid the turmoil, and their old misunderstandings fade away. Once the land is at last at peace, Mo Huaishan casts aside convention and prejudice, marries Guilan, and together they safeguard the hard-won family business, built on sweat and blood.
