Lin Sirui’s No-Nonsense, Health-Conscious Mother-in-Law Arrives

Lin Sirui, an urban professional who believes in “decluttering” and “logic above all,” thinks that marrying for love will give her a peaceful life for two. But she failed to account for love’s ultimate hidden extra: Zhang Meilan, a battle-ready mother-in-law who is obsessed with “trendy wellness” and “wisdom from social media.”

When “quantum entanglement” is used to explain the nutritional value of leftovers, viral social media posts become the family’s decorating guide, and “I’m doing this for your own good” turns into round-the-clock psychological control, Lin Sirui’s minimalist life is completely turned upside down and becomes a chaotic battleground.

Caught in the middle of this hilarious yet exasperating family war, her husband, Su Zhe, goes from “champion debater” to “first-class peacemaker.” Lin Sirui has no choice but to sharpen her claws and use the logical thinking and insight into users she developed as a UI designer to match wits with her “hardcore mother-in-law.”

This is a hilarious yet bittersweet survival guide about a modern urban couple trying to find a balance between family, love, and selfhood amid the raging storms of the mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationship. Can they ultimately preserve the “user experience” of their marriage?