I lived my life like this

Guimei (Yang Huishan) came to Taiwan from Nanjing alone to find her fiancé, but failed to find her. She temporarily stayed at her cousin's house, but was treated like an inferior servant. In order to get rid of the life of being dependent on others, she committed herself to marry Hou Yongnian (Li Liqun), a middle-aged man who was abandoned by his wife, and became the stepmother of three children. However, because Hou Yongnian was addicted to gambling and adopted women outside, she felt like she had just stepped out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's den. After giving birth to a child, Guimei and Hou Yongnian went to Japan to help others in order to make a living. By chance, they learned good cooking skills at a local Chinese restaurant and returned to Taiwan to open the "Xiafei House" restaurant independently. However, while she was diligent and frugal in running the house, Hou Yongnian returned to her old ways. What made her even more chilling was the selfishness and ruthlessness of her accomplished children and her daughter-in-law.