The Debt Between Mother and Daughter in Tongzilou

In the fireworks of Tongzilou in the 1990s, Chen Guilan was kicked out of the house by her biological son Wang Jianguo and daughter-in-law Li Meijuan on the grounds that she was "old and burdensome". She was left with only an enamel cup and an old blanket, and her dignity was completely lost. In a desperate situation, she was accidentally reborn and returned to the streets of 1996, with vague memories of the future, determined to live for herself. This time, she no longer resigned herself to the situation. She used food stamps in exchange for her first pot of gold based on her prediction. She opened a sewing workshop using an old sewing machine. She also seized the opportunity to open a snack bar and turned from a wandering old man into a strong woman. She saw through her son's indifference and her daughter-in-law's hypocrisy, and faced her snobbish sister-in-law, gossiping neighbors and greedy Li family relatives. She walked hard but became more determined. Family conflicts are intertwined with the tide of the times. Wang Jianguo's fall, Li Meijuan's revenge, Zhao Fang's emergence, as well as the wave of layoffs from state-owned enterprises, the rise of market economy and other signs of the times make her choose between survival and dignity, hatred and redemption. In the end, Chen Guilan broke away from the shackles of her children, reconciled with the past, gained warmth in her later years, and used her life to interpret tenacity and wisdom. She also outlined the epitome of urban life in the 1990s, proving that women can eventually live as a beam of light on their own.