In 1884, Zhou Ying followed her adoptive father Zhou Laosi to Guanzhong. Zhou Laosi, who had lost all his money, sold Zhou Ying to the Shen family as a maid. When Zhou Ying escaped, she hid in the sedan chair of Wu Pin, the eldest son of the Wu family's East Courtyard. Zhou Ying, who had a business mind, was appreciated by Wu Weiwen and was allowed to stay in the Wu family. Shen Xingyi suspected that the eldest son of the Shen family was assassinated by Wu Pin and injured him. In order to save the unconscious Wu Pin, Zhou Ying married into the Wu family. Wu Pin died and the Wu family was in a difficult situation. Zhou Ying decided to revive the Wu family's East Courtyard. Zhou Ying bought shares in Shaanxi Weaving Factory, but suffered a blow from the court's opposition to the Westernization Movement. Shaanxi Machine Weaving Factory faced reconstruction. In order to save Zhou Ying, who was in prison, the Wu family handed over all the shares of Shaanxi Machine Weaving Factory and the raw silk contract with foreign merchants in exchange for Zhou Ying's life. After being released from prison, Zhou Ying rekindled her fighting spirit to establish the Jingyang Cloth Factory, and the Wu family's industry once again had a new start. During the Boxer Rebellion, Zhou Ying took on the responsibility of reviving the Wu family business in her own way and led the way for reform in the turbulent times.