Second Marriage in the 1970s

Dong Jiahui, daughter of the Dong family, faces rejection from the Lu family after three years of marriage without conceiving. Ashamed, she attempts suicide by jumping into a river. Upon rescue, her soul is replaced. Meanwhile, in Shanghe Village, Zhao Donglin, a soon-to-be battalion commander, has retired to the countryside to care for his two young children after his wife abandoned them to return to the city. He seeks a stepmother for his six-month-old daughter, Yingbao, and his other child. After rejecting numerous proposals, he chooses Dong Jiahui, the infertile daughter of the Dong family. Zhao Donglin believes Dong Jiahui's inability to have children will make her devoted to his existing children. He perceives her as submissive and suitable for a stable life, vowing to treat her well in return for her care of his children. On their wedding night, Dong Jiahui discovers the original owner of her body was infertile because she was still a virgin.