

The Awakening of Thirty-Six Thousand
Auto mechanic Fang Lei gets a bonus of thirty-six thousand, but his wife Zhang Min wants to take thirty thousand for her younger brother's bride price, making him delay getting a hearing aid for his father. Unwilling to continue being excessively squeezed by his wife's family, Fang Lei resolutely gets a divorce. After the divorce, Zhang Min and her younger brother still want to continue consuming Fang Lei, and both face refusal. Fang Lei deeply cultivates his craft, standing firm with his strength. He gets to know restaurant owner Xu Ning, who draws clear boundaries between public and private matters, respecting each other and getting along equally. Zhang Min and Zhang Kai, having lost their attachment, are forced to face life's pressure directly, and Zhang Kai works to pay off debts, learning to shoulder the responsibility of his own marriage. Adults getting along should never rely on sacrificing a single person to fulfill another's perfection.
Main characters: Fang Lei, Zhang Min
Supporting characters: Xu Ning, Zhang Kai
Also known as: 三万六的觉醒
三萬六的覺醒 (72 集)
汽修工方磊拿到三萬六獎金,妻子張敏要拿三萬給弟弟當彩禮,讓他推遲給父親配助聽器。方磊不願持續被娘家過度索取,決然離婚。離婚後張敏姐弟仍想繼續消耗方磊,都遭到拒絕。方磊深耕手藝,憑實力站穩腳跟。他結識公私分明的餐館老闆許寧,互相尊重,平等相處。失去依附的張敏與張凱被迫直面生活壓力,張凱打工還債,學著承擔自己婚事的責任。…
汽修工方磊拿到三萬六獎金,妻子張敏要拿三萬給弟弟當彩禮,讓他推遲給父親配助聽器。方磊不願持續被娘家過度索取,決然離婚。離婚後張敏姐弟仍想繼續消耗方磊,都遭到拒絕。方磊深耕手藝,憑實力站穩腳跟。他結識公私分明的餐館老闆許寧,互相尊重,平等相處。失去依附的張敏與張凱被迫直面生活壓力,張凱打工還債,學著承擔自己婚事的責任。成年人的相處,從來不該靠犧牲某一個人來成全別人的圓滿。
三万六的觉醒 · The Awakening of Thirty-Six Thousand