Li Ting, a graduate student in the Department of History, accidentally traveled through time and became the legitimate daughter of the Li family, a silk merchant in Shanghai in the 17th year of the Republic of China. The original owner was cowardly and was plotted by her cousin Zhang Manni to fall into the water and die. Her rebirth was the end of this conspiracy and the beginning of revenge and rebirth. At that time, Shanghai was in turmoil, the remaining forces of Beiyang were entrenched, and the silk and satin industry was undercurrent. The Zhang family colluded with the warlords for smuggling profits, and even wanted to suppress the Li family's involvement in the silk and satin market.
With modern aesthetics and historical insight, Li Ting shed her timidity, based on the original exquisite silk and satin skills, cleverly integrated Chinese and Western patterns, improved the cheongsam pattern, and opened up a new situation for Hongji Silk and Satin Factory, which was on the verge of bottleneck. She worked step by step to expose Zhang Manni's hypocrisy and dismantle the Zhang family's arrogance. However, she unexpectedly got involved in the deep conspiracy of the former Qing Dynasty elder and his colleague Yuhe Silk House - to use silk and satin transportation to carry arms in an attempt to restore the country and cause rebellion.
In times of crisis, Shen Yichen, an industrialist who returned from studying abroad, stepped forward. He appreciated Li Ting's talent and character, and the two gradually became confidants in troubled times from being partners in silk fabrics. They worked together to fight against malicious strife, smash arms conspiracies, and promote Hongji silk fabrics to the European market amidst the ups and downs of foreign trade and business.
From boudoir fights to business wars in Shanghai, from personal grievances to the undercurrents of family and country, Li Ting used Tinglan's resilience to take root and grow in the troubled times of warlords' melee and business gangs' strife. She defends her family business, avenges blood, and builds a business. Together with Shen Yichen, in the picture of the Republic of China that is intertwined with glitz and danger, she clears the fog, chases the light, and writes a legend of troubled times that combines character and warmth.
