
Mia wakes up in the 1980s as an outcast fake heiress, set to marry a divorced old man with two kids. But instead of backing down, she jumps at the chance. Turns out, her “old man” is tall, handsome, and loves spoiling her with cash. Facing sneering relatives, insults from her foster family, and the real heiress’s taunts? Mia fights back, stronger every time. No more playing nice—she’s here to win!

At the beginning of this episode, the adopted daughter Si Nian appears to have undergone a rebirth or a profound change in mindset. Faced with the fate of being arranged to replace the biological daughter Si Si by going to the countryside and marrying an old man, she sheds her former timidity, becoming cold and resolute. The biological daughter Si Si, recently brought home, quickly takes over Si Nian's room and her engagement to Fu Yang, the factory director's son, thanks to the extreme favoritism of their adoptive parents. The adoptive parents are utterly indifferent to Si Nian's well-being, speaking with harsh words. After discreetly observing, Si Nian decides to take all her valuables, leaving not a single thing for Si Si, who has usurped her place. Finally, when Si Si offers a feigned apology, Si Nian unexpectedly delivers a resounding slap, and the conflict erupts instantly.

This episode revolves around an intense family conflict. Si Si, the biological daughter who was just welcomed home, used manipulative "green tea" schemes to frame the female lead, who has been adopted for 18 years, successfully provoking the adoptive parents' anger towards her. Faced with her adoptive parents' accusations and expulsion, the female lead sharply retaliated, mocking their foolishness and favoritism. After being humiliated by her father with money, the female lead stormed off in anger. However, just as Si Si believed she had won a great victory, she discovered that before leaving, the female lead had swept away all valuable items, and even the light bulbs, from the room, leaving her with utter chaos.

The true daughter of the Lin family (the female protagonist) replaces Lin Sisi, who is not biologically related, traveling from the city to Happiness Village in the countryside to fulfill her engagement with Zhou Yueshen. She is full of curiosity about this "future husband" whom she has never met. Upon arrival, she is surprised to discover that Zhou Yueshen's family is well-off, a "ten-thousand-yuan household" of the 1980s. However, upon meeting Aunt Liu, hired by the Zhou family to care for the children, she is mistakenly identified as Lin Sisi. After clarifying that she is the true fiancée, she is immediately reprimanded and driven away by Aunt Liu, finding herself in an unexpected stalemate.

This episode opens with the female protagonist arriving at Zhou Yueshen's home as a substitute bride, only to be blocked at the door by Zhou Yueshen's Elder Aunt. The Elder Aunt, with a hostile attitude, insists that if the original bride, Lin Sisi, doesn't marry, the 3000 yuan dowry must be returned. She then insults the protagonist, calling her a "wild girl" who came to take someone else's place. Despite neighbor Sister Zhang's attempts to mediate, the protagonist doesn't back down. Instead, she sharply points out that the Elder Aunt is eager to drive her away because she fears losing her childcare duties and family standing once the protagonist marries in. Facing the Elder Aunt's oppressive authority, the protagonist turns the tables. She claims that since the Zhou family elders are preventing her from entering, the responsibility for the broken engagement lies with the Zhou family, and thus the dowry should not be refunded. This move successfully targets the Elder Aunt's weakness, plunging her into panic.

A young woman (the protagonist) arrives at her fiancé Zhou Yueshen's home with her luggage, shocked by "luxury items" like a TV and sofa that he already owned in the 1980s. She meets Zhou Yueshen's adopted, non-verbal daughter, Zhou Yaoyao, for the first time and interacts kindly with her, a stark contrast to the harsh attitude of the onlookers. After developing an initial fondness for the kind Yaoyao, the protagonist speculates that her fiancé Zhou Yueshen might be ugly, which is why no one wanted to marry him. Just as she and Yaoyao are playing, the tall and handsome Zhou Yueshen suddenly appears.

The Lin family's biological daughter, Si Nian, came to meet her rumored "fat and big-eared" blind date, Zhou Yueshen, but to her surprise, she found him to be a strapping, handsome man. Zhou Yueshen mistakenly thought Si Nian would despise him for being a divorced rural individual entrepreneur and proactively offered to call off the engagement. However, Si Nian was overjoyed and immediately declared she would marry no one but him. Just as the two were about to reach an agreement, an old lady suddenly burst in, vehemently opposing the marriage and publicly accusing the Lin family of being scammers trying to extort a 3,000 yuan bride price, bringing the situation to a standstill.

The male lead brings the female lead, a "Lin family daughter," home despite his aunt's objections. He thoughtfully gives his main room to the female lead, but she misunderstands, believing he expects to consummate the marriage immediately, leading to a comical misunderstanding. Before leaving, the male lead gives the female lead 500 yuan, a considerable sum, for her living expenses. Shocked, the female lead secretly likens this sincere 80s young man to a modern "overbearing CEO." However, the hostile aunt observes from the shadows, foreshadowing a future full of challenges for the female lead.

The female lead, upon arriving at Zhou Yueshen's home in the 1980s, immediately gets into a fierce argument with a sharp-tongued older woman. She uses incisive words, refusing to show any weakness, and successfully counters. After entering Zhou Yueshen's room, she finds that Zhou Yueshen, despite being a "ten-thousand-yuan household," lives a simple life. She then starts planning how to use her foreknowledge to do business and get rich during the reform and opening-up era. Just as she is engrossed in her aspirations for a better future, Zhou Yueshen's son, Zhou Zeming, suddenly appears, surprising her.

Upon her arrival at the Zhou family, the protagonist witnessed the nanny brutally mistreating two young children, claiming 'sparing the rod spoils the child,' and feeding them only plain soup and water. The protagonist immediately intervened to stop her and confronted the nanny fiercely. She exposed the nanny's acts of hoarding good meat and eggs while mistreating the children. Adopting an eye-for-an-eye approach, she threatened to 'educate' the nanny's own grandchildren in the same manner, successfully intimidating her. Finally, the protagonist declared she would personally cook for the children, showcasing her strong protective stance as their 'stepmother'.

Mia wakes up in the 1980s as an outcast fake heiress, set to marry a divorced old man with two kids. But instead of backing down, she jumps at the chance. Turns out, her “old man” is tall, handsome, and loves spoiling her with cash. Facing sneering relatives, insults from her foster family, and the real heiress’s taunts? Mia fights back, stronger every time. No more playing nice—she’s here to win!