Mingzhu, who had a happy family and sweet love, had just registered her marriage and was pregnant when her husband Jianqi passed away due to a heroic act. Amidst various opinions, Mingzhu made her own decision to keep the baby, only to encounter her biological parents who came to find her. Emerging from grief with newfound familial bonds, Mingzhu faced another blow when her father-in-law's...
Ye Sibei had always been enduring, compromising, and evading her parents who favored sons over daughters. This frustrated her loving husband Qin Nan, who was exasperated by her resignation, to the point where he could no longer bear it and asked for a divorce. At this very moment, Ye Sibei was assaulted, leaving her in utter despair. Upon learning the truth of the incident, Qin Nan...
The new 2024 school season begins, and the quirky families embark on another round of joyful growth. Without the help of elderly relatives, Liu Xiangshang and Dai Jing have to juggle work and parenting. Guo Ning goes to great lengths and uses every trick in the book to campaign for class monitor, while Guo Bao's overly laid-back attitude frustrates their parents. To support Dai Jing's...
Xu Kaixin, a resilient single mother of two who faces a dual betrayal from her deceitful ex-partner and a supposed best friend. Despite the overwhelming emotional and life challenges, she stages a powerful comeback, actively confronting her obstacles. Along the way, she crosses paths with Mei Chengyi, a dedicated single father of two and a seasoned expert in child-rearing. Their unconventional...
Shen Zhuoran, a retired literature professor, has a fulfilling family life with children and grandchildren. After his wife’s passing, he is encouraged by old friends to start dating again. Throughout his matchmaking journey, he meets four different women: a compassionate head nurse who leaves due to property disputes, a female scientist who disappears without a word after her cancer...
In the early 2000s, in a small courtyard on Huajie Street by the canal in Honghuai City, six families lived closely together. Xia Fenghua, Xie Wanghe, Shao Xingchi, and Zhou Haikuo, along with newcomer Ma Siyi and their classmate Chen Rui, formed a deep friendship and grew up together. At the same time, as the Beijing-Shanghai Expressway was about to be fully opened, the declining shipping...
15-year-old "good girl" Qian Jiayue enters a prestigious high school and faces various academic challenges. Her confession to her neighbor and top student, Xiao Han, ends in failure. Her clever yet trouble-prone younger "brother," Maotou, adds to the chaos. Along the way, Qian Jiayue befriends the bold and spirited Chen Mo, and the two girls grow through their friendship. Meanwhile,...
The Luo family, who runs a skewer shop on Good Luck Street, is a blended family. Luo Fuquan, the father, was widowed early and brought up his twins (a boy and a girl), while Hao Ming, the mother, was divorced and came with her daughter, Hao Youjia. The two remarried and later had a younger daughter, Luo Yuting, forming a rare six-member household. The Luo family's life is simple yet...
In the late 1970s, in a small alley within the residential area of Suzhou Cotton Mill, lived two families: the Zhuangs and the Lins. At this time, the national college entrance examination had just been reinstated. Zhuang Chaoying (played by Guo Xiaodong), a teacher, and his wife Huang Ling (played by Yan Ni) prioritized their children's college entrance exams as the family's top priority....
Seventeen-year-old Cheng Miaomiao and sixteen-year-old Cheng Yayao were born at the Lin Qi Oilfield Extraction Factory No. 1, where their family has worked for three generations. Their father, Cheng Pengfei, is an otolaryngologist, and their mother, Jia Daiyu, works in the vehicle fleet logistics. The family relocated from the northwest to the coastal base of He Ping Town. In the late...
‌Shen Lin‌, after being a full-time homemaker for five years, faced her husband Na Wei's unemployment, leaving the couple jobless with a second child to feed and a mortgage looming every month. After repeated setbacks in her return to the workforce, Shen Lin chose to start a street stall selling braised meats to re-enter employment. ‌Shen Lei‌, a graduate from a prestigious...
After years of hard work, the accomplished high school teacher Gu Xiaomeng and her designer husband Lv Xiang finally purchased their own modest home. However, their joyous occasion turns complicated when Lv Xiang's parents visit from Beijing under the guise of a vacation, actually to seek medical treatment. Simultaneously, Gu Xiaomeng's constantly troublesome mother, Liu Meiqin, and...
In middle age, Xu Meng'an, who thought she had everything under control, finds her life suddenly spiraling out of control. She faces a wave of problems all at once: massive layoffs at her company, career advancement obstacles, her husband Li Lin's unemployment, her daughter's suspected early romance, and an unexpected second pregnancy, leaving her physically and mentally exhausted....
Gu Moli and Zhu Jingcao struggled from their hometown all the way to establish their family roots in Shanghai. However, marriage brought forth another issue that shouldn't have been a problem - how to get along with their parents. From the disappearance of personal space to property buying events, from disagreements with each other's parents to disagreements between the two, their daily...
The formidable family patriarch Qiao Haiyun, known for his strict principles, set a rule that every family member must return home for the Chinese New Year. This tradition had never been broken until the most honest member of the third generation, Li Yijin, unexpectedly broke with tradition and spent the New Year at her boyfriend's house, sparking family conflicts. Qiao Haiyun has three...
Screenwriter Liu Xiang has a relatively flexible daily schedule. He takes care of his son Guo Ning and daughter Guo Bao's education and companionship at home, while his wife Dai Jing chooses to work in a well-paying company in another city. With the implementation of the "double reduction" policy, their original plans and arrangements are inevitably adjusted. The couple faces differences...
A car accident brought a devastating impact on the family of sisters Xiufang and Xiuli. Xiufang's only daughter, Anxin, a young dance teacher, was seriously injured and lost her legs in the accident; while Xiuli's young son tragically passed away, but her older daughter Ruohua survived. Anxin, who regards dance as her life, struggled to cope with this enormous blow and became increasingly...
He Jiaru and Ye Yifan are an admired and loving couple. Unexpectedly, He Jiaru becomes pregnant with their second child. Reluctant to give up the baby, they decide to move to a new house that offers better value for money. However, troubles arise in the process of exchanging houses. Just as the couple is about to sign for the new house, Ye Yifan's father suffers a sudden cerebral hemorrhage...
Du Ruyu, who has been a widow for 18 years, is determined to marry her four daughters into "good" families. To achieve this, she grits her teeth and, despite immense financial pressure, buys a house in the capital city so that her daughters can have advantageous marriages. However, things take an unexpected turn as wealthy suitors fail to materialize, and instead, a series of young...
Lin Shuang, who used to be a top student at a prestigious university, became a full-time mother shortly after marriage and quickly became pregnant. However, she encountered betrayal despite her wholehearted dedication to her family. As divorce looms, and in her quest for custody of her daughter, Lin Shuang has no choice but to re-enter the workforce. In her confounded state, she coincidentally...
