A Matrilocal Marriage Deed, Seven Years of Strife Between Two Families (51 episodes)

Carpenter Gu Changgeng married into the Lu family as a matrilocal son-in-law, agreeing with Lady Yao before marriage that the eldest son would take the surname Lu, the second son would take the surname Gu, and he could provide for his own mother. Relying on his craftsmanship, he brought prosperity to the Lu family workshop. However, fearing the family estate would fall into outside hands, his mother-in-law went back on the old pact. Gu Changgeng withdrew from the accounting house, moved out of the Lu residence, and set up his own carpentry workshop. Three years later, Lady Yao offered ten mu of mulberry fields in exchange for having the second son change his surname, but he publicly refused, asking only for the original promise to be honored. In the end, through the persistence of his wife Lu Guizhi and their children, the brothers carried on their respective family lineages, and the family gathered once more around one table.

A Matrilocal Marriage Deed, Seven Years of Strife Between Two Families - Episode 1