林何香娘即将在大年初一迎来100岁生日。她有个四代同堂的家庭。中年丧夫，独立辛苦把四个儿子与两个女儿拉拔长大。因为经历过坎坷人生，对身边的人越来越严苛，在周遭人眼里，香娘是个年纪越大，性格越怪癖的老人，大家都对她敬而远之，儿女们有些更移民国外，身边只留下三子林孝和、幼子林孝平、养女林孝真三家人。本剧讲述林家走过的一路风风雨雨。

Lin He Xiang Niang raised four sons and two daughters on her own. Lin Shi Jie is the son of Xiang Niang's deceased eldest son. Shi Jie's wife Su Xian left him. Shi Jie then moved abroad with their son, Jia Yuan. When Jia Yuan returned to the ancestral house and witnessed how Xiang Niang's children eyed her inheritance, he worked hand in hand with Xiang Niang to bring the family back together. The third son Lin Xiao He is domineering towards his family and his wife adheres to all he says. Their only daughter, Lin Shi Hui performs well both in school and at work but shares a strained relationship with her father. She meets the young and promising Master's student Liu Xuan and they marry shortly despite her father's disapproval. The duo soon splits after realising their mismatch, however they still habour feelings for each other. The youngest son Lin Xiao Ping is a tailor. His son Lin Shi Jun is one who seeks to take shortcuts to success.