Jin Shou, played by Sun, is the operator of Wulixiang barbecue restaurant. After he became rich through labor in the late 1980s, he invested in a new project of his friend Liu Zaofei, and enlisted a group of relatives and friends to invest in shares. As a result, the plane crashed and the investment failed.
After being forced to leave his hometown by a group of relatives and friends who want debts, he made a living from the new management of Wulixiang barbecue restaurant. Since then, he has become honest and practical, but tenacious and particularly kind. He is very strict with his children's education, and their children's success is his greatest happiness. His life is frugal to the point of meanness, but the reason for meanness is that he has paid off the debts owed by Liu.
He carefully manages the shop and his own small family, and he can sacrifice everything for the family. However, when he returned Liu's money, he hesitated in the contradiction between giving it to his children and reluctant to give it to them. This role is the soul of the play.
Based on the honor and disgrace of his family. When his family fell into the trough again and again, he always shouldered the family with his own ability, being kind and diligent, which is a true portrayal of Jin Shoucai.