What the story ultimately points to is not a traditional happy ending, but a real possibility: even if the scars cannot be completely healed, even if the past mistakes cannot be made up for, people can still build new connections in the brokenness - not perfect, but real; not easy, but warm enough.
"She Said" is an affectionate gaze and profound reflection on Chinese maternal love, dedicated to all ordinary people who are both deeply loved and hurt in their families. It says: Love does not have to be a burden, life does not have to be just for others, and we, who are scarred, still deserve to have our own meaning of life.
"She Said" is a family epic featuring disabled mother Li Guifen as the protagonist. It tells a story of finding love and self-worth amidst brokenness and scars. Li Guifen used a prosthetic leg to prop up a convenience store and raised two half-children by herself: the rebellious and violent eldest son Li Hao and the alienated and miserable younger daughter Xiaoya. When she spent thirty years to buy four houses and a small shop for her children to grow up, she found that the cracks in the family had already penetrated deep into the bones - until the words "I am alive because of you two" could no longer support everyone's life.
Intent: "I am alive because of you two" - this seemingly great declaration is actually the starting point of this book's criticism. Through Li Guifen's thirty years of sacrifice, the story reveals the hidden cost of traditional "selfless devotion" maternal love.