In 2026, prodigal son Jiang Chen blames his mother, Lin Guifen, for being useless. After a heated argument, he storms off and is swallowed by a white light, transported back to 1997. To his shock, he finds his 19-year-old mother living in a mud-brick house, a poverty-stricken girl who sews handkerchiefs through the night to scrape by—her tales of a modest upbringing were all blood and tears. Overwhelmed with guilt, Jiang Chen stays as a wanderer, helping his mother outwit unscrupulous merchants, start a workshop, and build a brand. When his young father, Jiang Jianye, appears, he desperately tries to stop their romance, fearing his mother will give up her career for family. But Lin Guifen is fiercely independent: 'I can fall in love, but I will never give up my career.' In the end, Lin Guifen rises to become the richest woman in the county.
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