Tiger Father Dog Son tells the story of a family of four while focusing on the clashing relationship between father and son. Chang Bao Tong is a middle school teacher who is very strict in the upbringing of his two children, son Tian Zi and daughter Jia Hui. His wife Xiao Tao, however, is a caring housewife and mother. Troublemaker Tian Zi fails the university entrance exam for the second time, but Jia Hui manages to get into the university her father chose for her. While pushing his son to retake preparatory classes, Bao Tong has to realize that he can’t control the life of his daughter like before, now that she entered university.