Nothing Gold Can Stay tells the story of a business woman during the late Qing dynasty, Zhou Ying（周莹, played by Sun Li). She grew up as a peasant but due to unforeseen circumstances, she married the young master of the Wu family, Wu Pin (吴聘，played by Peter Ho). Under the mentorship of her father-in-law Wu Weiwen（吴蔚文) and the support of her husband, she learned the ropes of running a business and earned a seat in the Wu family business meetings.