At the Widower's Door

Zhang Yonghui was a long-haul truck driver. During the New Year holiday, he took his wife and child into the city to pick up his brother-in-law, who was returning from working away from home. But they had an accident on the way. His wife, daughter, and father all died... He was badly injured himself, but survived. For the next few years, he couldn't get back on his feet, while matchmakers kept coming to his door to arrange introductions. Meanwhile, Xiao Jingyao, who lived across from him and was seven years younger, had secretly loved him since childhood. After several years, she finally got her chance. With help from his good friend Du Yanjun, Zhang Yonghui gradually emerged from the darkness. His health improved, and he built a stable career. More than a decade later, his fourth uncle, a successful entrepreneur, ran for village chief. Zhang Yonghui also became a mediator at the village mediation office. In other words, he went around smoothing things over. Later, the village's women's director retired, and another election was held. Since Zhang Yonghui often considered things from women's point of view, the women around him nominated him for the position. At first, he thought the idea was ridiculous. How could a man be the women's director? But everyone insisted he give it a try for a couple of days. Soon, he found himself caught up in all kinds of bizarre tales from the village women... One after another, the stories made him tremble, made him happy, or left him grinding his teeth in frustration. He realized how hard it was to be a woman, and how hard it was simply to get by. So he gladly accepted the position. During his years in office, he heard nearly every bit of gossip in the village. He also always managed to resolve matters properly, look out for women, and fight for their rights, becoming the village's women's director