Chen Kee Noodle House

In 1919, the imperial system had been overthrown and the Republic of China was not yet stable. Prices are soaring, warlords are fighting, and new ideas and old rules collide in the alleys. Chen Shouye, the owner of "Chen Ji Noodle House", struggled to support himself amid internal and external difficulties. The shrewd and calculating second brother and his wife were dissatisfied with the current situation and blatantly proposed "separating the family" at the dinner table, pushing this traditional family to the edge of disintegration. However, when the family property was about to be split in half, the owner of the family, Mrs. Chen Yanqing, calmly took out the account book - the huge "usury" owed by the noodle shop for management also needed to be borne in half. The farce of "family separation" instantly turned into an existential crisis of "creditors coming to your doorstep". When the bully colluded with the criminal police to take over the shop, the usually silent old man showed an unexpected token and temporarily forced the powerful enemy back. The whole family was shocked, and for the first time they truly felt the fear of "if the family is separated, everyone will die." After the crisis, life will continue to pass. The eldest grandson Chen Siyuan, who returned from studying abroad, tried to use the "new method" to save the noodle shop, but had a fierce conflict with the "old rules" adhered to by his father Chen Shouye. Under the old man's ruling that "old roots and new branches grow together," the family began a stumbling road to recovery. From developing "student noodles" to applying for "intangible cultural heritage", from dealing with peer opposition to helping neighbors, every disturbance is a test of the family's cohesion and wisdom. In this process, everyone is growing up: the eldest son has learned to be adaptable, the second son has learned to take responsibility, the eldest grandson has understood inheritance, and the granddaughter has become a bridge. Even the five-year-old great-grandson used childish words to express the simplest true meaning of "family".