An Ordinary Household

The breakup of a family is a spiritual disaster for every member. When it ends in tragedy, what is lost? A marriage certificate, and a new family forms with ease. Is that the beginning of happiness? What will the ending bring?

Zhang Guoquan, head of the Zhang family, once believed that Heaven was fair: every gain always came with a loss. The family he loved deeply was struck by a massive earthquake. He lost the most important person in his life, and his heart was wrapped in a layer of white gauze. For years, he gave everything to rebuild a home for his family. Now past fifty, he thought the rest of his not-so-long life would pass without incident. Little did he know, the aftershocks would arrive late.