[Ensemble cast across the decades + women's rise + entrepreneurship and wealth + no contrived melodrama or rivalry between women]
Everyday family life + warm and healing + women supporting women + life in a workers' compound + a slow, steady pace + changing times + no golden finger + no transmigration
In the 1980s, the Fang family is always at each other's throats in the textile factory compound.
He Lanyue bangs pots and pans so loudly they rattle the heavens. “I gave birth to these children. I'll sell everything I own to put them through school!”
The four children huddle behind the door, trembling.
“Women don't have to spend their lives chained to the kitchen. We can hold up the sky, too.”
“Who says daughters are worth less than sons? Every one of the Fang family's girls is a fine young woman!”
“Being the eldest sister isn't a shackle. Every woman deserves to live for herself at least once.”
“No one person has ever had the final say in this family. A voice at the table isn't won through arguing, but earned with your own two hands. When a family stands together, that's its greatest strength.”
Then the wave of layoffs swept in, and secure jobs disappeared overnight.
He Lanyue rolled up her sleeves and got to work!
The eldest sister is gentle and long-suffering, quietly shouldering the housework.
The second sister is fiery and not to be crossed, never backing down from a bully.
The third sister is levelheaded and careful with money, keeping the household afloat.
The youngest, their little brother, is well-behaved and considerate of his parents despite his age.
Her husband puts aside his pride and repairs cars at a roadside stall, scraping together every last cent.
They stitch a living from fabric and support their little family with their skills.
See how the four Fang siblings ride the waves of change and piece their broken family back together, making it their strongest source of support.
No contrived melodrama, no transmigration or rebirth. Readers who aren't fond of everyday family stories may want to skip this one.
