A Measure of Her Own in Old Age
Seventy-year-old retired accountant Xue Jinghua is suddenly hospitalized with a heart condition. At the brink between life and death, she sees her children's true attitudes toward money and their responsibility to care for her. She brings out an old ledger in which she has recorded years of family transactions, setting the record straight on every financial contribution and act of companionship from the past. Faced with her children's obsession with real estate and inheritance, Xue Jinghua insists on her right to decide how she will spend her retirement, settles old family debts, and guides her children toward confronting their individual responsibilities. As the facts come to light one by one, the family reflects and grows, eventually understanding that family bonds are not about material exchanges, but about genuine companionship. Xue Jinghua also begins a peaceful and fulfilling new chapter of her own in her later years.
Main characters: Xue Jinghua
Supporting characters: Wei Weidong
Also known as: 暮年自有尺
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Xue Jinghua, seorang pensiunan akuntan berusia tujuh puluh tahun, mendadak mengalami penyakit jantung dan harus dirawat di rumah sakit. Di ambang hidup dan…
Xue Jinghua, seorang pensiunan akuntan berusia tujuh puluh tahun, mendadak mengalami penyakit jantung dan harus dirawat di rumah sakit. Di ambang hidup dan mati, ia akhirnya melihat sikap asli anak-anaknya terhadap uang dan tanggung jawab merawat orang tua. Ia mengeluarkan buku catatan lama yang selama bertahun-tahun mencatat seluruh transaksi keluarga, lalu meluruskan setiap fakta tentang uang yang pernah dikeluarkan dan waktu yang pernah diberikan untuk menemani keluarga. Menghadapi obsesi anak-anaknya terhadap rumah dan harta benda, Xue Jinghua bersikeras mempertahankan haknya untuk menentukan sendiri kehidupan masa tuanya, membereskan utang lama keluarga, serta membimbing anak-anaknya agar menghadapi tanggung jawab masing-masing. Setelah berbagai fakta terungkap satu demi satu, seluruh anggota keluarga mulai introspeksi dan bertumbuh. Pada akhirnya, mereka memahami bahwa kasih sayang keluarga bukanlah tentang pertukaran materi, melainkan ketulusan untuk saling menemani. Xue Jinghua pun memulai kehidupan masa tua yang tenang dan tenteram sesuai pilihannya sendiri.
暮年自有尺 · A Measure of Her Own in Old Age