Half-Familiar Life: Returning on a Stormy Night

Introduction to "Half-familiar Life: Returning on a Stormy Night in Middle Ages" Forty-year-old Chen Jianguo has worked diligently at Shengda Electronics Factory for eighteen years, but he was hit by the company's optimization layoffs. The blow of the middle-aged layoff put this family with a sick mother and a rebellious daughter in an instant into trouble. The pressure of mortgage, his mother's high medical expenses, his daughter's tuition and living expenses are like mountains weighing on his shoulders. In order to support his family, he put aside his status as a technical backbone and worked as a porter carrying goods to make a living as a street vendor, and then as a home appliance repairman in an old friend's repair shop. His wife Lin Xiulan never left her, working odd jobs to support the family. Her daughter lost her willfulness and became more sensible in the difficult situation. The generous help of her old friend Lao Wang became a glimmer of light in the darkness. His mother's cerebral hemorrhage has recurred and requires 100,000 yuan for surgery. The invitation to return from Shengda Electronics Factory pushes him to the crossroads of choices again and again. This journey of a semi-familiar life is intertwined with the anxiety of unemployment, the hardship of making money, the bonds of family and the warmth of friendship. It not only illustrates the pain and helplessness of middle-aged people running for life, but also shows the resilience of ordinary people to stick to their responsibilities and support each other in the wind and rain. In the daily sewing and struggle of fireworks, it interprets the joys, sorrows and joys of middle-aged life and the heavy power of life.