Song Weirui, who has degrees in chemistry and agriculture, and her mother are killed by her cheating, gold-digging father. Together, they transmigrate into the bodies of cannon fodder characters in a melodramatic 1980s story. The widowed mother and daughter are not only destitute, but also have to deal with a sexist grandmother and the awful family of her second uncle. They escape one danger only to fall into another.
Taking the attitude that they should make the best of their situation, the mother and daughter begin a new life in a backward, ignorant mountain village. Through hard work, intelligence, and professional knowledge of chemistry, agriculture, and traditional Chinese medicine, they start businesses, take down villains, and grow rich. Along the way, Song Weirui brings her mother together with Song Heping, a retired soldier who has shared their hardships and has two children of his own. She gains a loving stepfather and two older brothers who cherish her, and soon life is going swimmingly.
Then she discovers that her two brothers will grow up to become titans in their respective fields. Song Weirui is torn: should she just be an ordinary sister to them, or take advantage of their youthful ignorance and cling to their coattails while she can?
