At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Zhong Muchun, an upright young boy, was born in a salty family, but he was defeated by fate. His family fell into ruin and both his parents died. As an adult, Zhong Muchun accidentally met the beautiful girl Guo Meilian out of hope. The two secretly tasted the forbidden fruit due to their love and formed an agreement to get married. Unexpectedly, not long after the marriage, he witnessed a gangster from a neighboring village, San Mazi, molesting his beloved wife. Zhong Muchun accidentally killed someone in anger, so he had to use his father's will to leave his wife and son and flee to Yangzhou.
When he was staying at home, Zhong Muchun met his teenage playmate again by chance. From then on, she was the one who succeeded and failed. A new life, a new journey, but a hero always ends up with red sleeves. Guo Meilian took her son to visit relatives in Yangzhou and found that he was the one she loved. On the night of her 40th birthday, she died at home for no apparent reason. The cause of death remains a mystery. Zhong Muchun learned from the pain, and after many twists and turns, he finally had an epiphany and woke up from his dream. He devoted his whole life to raising his children to adulthood, and finally brought the Zhong family out of the bottom.