"Mortise and Tenon" revolves around the conceptual conflict between Lin Mo, a college student in the Department of Architecture, and his father. Lin Mo was obsessed with the traditional mortise and tenon craftsmanship and determined to engage in the restoration of ancient buildings, but was strongly opposed by his father - his father wanted him to enter a design institute for stability. His resistance to carpentry stemmed from the complicated emotions about Lin Mo's grandfather's early death and his own unfulfilled carpentry dream.
On New Year's Eve, his father angrily burned Lin Mo's design drawings, triggering a conflict. After Lin Mo returned to his hometown, he built a workshop in the backyard to make mortise and tenon models, adhering to his dream through action. During the process, my father went from fierce opposition to silent support. Not only did he provide precious rosewood, he also stayed late at night to polish the details. The two generations gradually understood each other's persistence and deep love through the "yin and yang" characteristics of the mortise and tenon joint.
Lin Mo took the model to participate in an international competition and won an award. His father finally resolved his knot and offered to work together to repair the Eight Immortals table left by his grandfather. The story uses the mortise and tenon as a metaphor to show that although family members, such as the tenon and the tenon, are different, they can fit together through understanding and tolerance, allowing family ties to bridge the gap and take root steadily in time.
