Modern pastry chef Su Wan opens her eyes and finds herself back in a rural courtyard in 1982.
In her previous life, the original owner married into the Lin family, working herself to the bone day and night and scrimping on everything. Her biased mother-in-law squeezed every drop of blood and sweat out of her, handing it all over to her lazy, gluttonous brother-in-law and his family. Her husband, Lin Yanzhou, was blindly filial and always gave in. He watched her suffer one grievance after another until she succumbed to exhaustion and died young.
Now that she's back, not a trace of forbearance remains in Su Wan's eyes. Faced with her mother-in-law's endless demands and her sisters-in-law's schemes, both open and hidden, she refuses to repeat the past and calls for the family to split up in front of everyone!
The entire Lin family is in an uproar. They all think a woman can't survive outside a large family. Her mother-in-law declares that if they split up, she won't give them a single grain of rice. Let's see how they manage.
No one could have imagined that in this life, her husband, Lin Yanzhou, would wake up with memories of his previous life too.
He vows to change, withstands the pressure of the entire family, and stands firmly by Su Wan's side.
If they have no savings, they'll earn their own with their hands. Drawing on her pastry-making skills, Su Wan kneads dough and prepares fillings, starting with a roadside stall. Osmanthus cakes, mung bean pastries, and walnut cookies quickly become popular all along the old street.
She earns money at the stall, builds a new house, and opens a pastry shop. Their lives flourish.
The relatives who once looked down on her come calling, some pretending to be friendly, others green with envy and looking for trouble. Su Wan meets every move with a counter, protecting her little family. She doesn't make enemies without cause, but she won't let anyone push her around either.
The couple work together: the husband takes carpentry jobs to help support the household, while the wife grows her pastry business. They treat kindly and respectfully the elders who sincerely care for them, and help their neighbors find ways to make a living.
Smoke curls from the hearth as the days pass through all four seasons. In this hard yet
