The Second Baby Is Here

In 2000, Gu Nian graduated from a teachers' college. Unable to bear the contemptuous looks of her friends and family, she stole her household registration booklet and eloped with Jiang Chen, a man from a big city. Everyone thought she had married into a better life, but through more than a decade of ups and downs, only Gu Nian knew the bittersweet truth of her marriage. In 2015, China relaxed its two-child policy, and Gu Nian happened to become pregnant. Determined to give her daughter a sibling, she swore she would have the baby even if it cost her her life. Ten months later, she didn't just have one baby, but twins, a boy and a girl. Their arrival brought joy, but also enormous financial pressure, because Jiang Chen had lost his job... Women may be weak, but motherhood makes them strong. For her children, Gu Nian works fiercely hard and successfully rises to become a top lawyer in M City. But just as she does, her marriage hits a crisis... because she is too successful. It turns out being exceptional can be a fault too...