Hua Qingying, the legitimate daughter of the Hua family in Beijing, lost her mother when she was young. She grew up in the open and secret fights between her stepmother and her concubine, and developed a temperament that is soft on the outside and strong on the inside. She thought she only wanted to live a safe life in her life, but unexpectedly her father was framed and imprisoned for corruption, and Washington collapsed overnight. In the past, there were many houses, but now there are only a few houses. The clan members were separated and all their property was confiscated. In critical moments, Hua Qingying resolutely shouldered the family's burden. She sold her last jewelry and opened a small restaurant in the south of the city. With her extraordinary knowledge of people and wisdom of the world, she managed the restaurant successfully. She has a wide network of contacts, from businessmen to officials, working step by step to secretly investigate the truth about her father's unjust case. At the same time, a young ranger named Shen Yu came to help many times, and the two gradually fell in love in times of trouble. However, the situation in the court is treacherous, and the man behind the scenes is actually a former ally of Washington. Hua Qingying needs to deal with the cracks between business and officialdom, not only to preserve the last foundation of the family, but also to clear his father's grievances. She operates with integrity as the foundation and does not deceive or deceive, winning the reputation of the people; she helps the poor and needy with her kind heart, takes in distressed scholars and orphaned elderly people, and makes Qingying Studio a warm place in the capital. This is an epic story of an ancient woman's growth from boudoir to the world. She overcomes strength with softness, wins with wisdom, and protects warmth and hope in the cold world.