Despite an education, a family, and a job in modern China, Chaoyan sees more emptiness than meaning in her otherwise comfortable life. With other like-minded parents, she seeks hope for her family in the ancient wisdom of Confucianism. Her first mission is her son's education. However, reviving nearly extinct traditions and integrating them into a modern lifestyle proves to be much easier said than done when Chaoyan’s ambitions incur the wrath of her husband and her in-laws.