At Middle Age, I Stand Up for Myself
When Zhou Defa was healthy, he frequently beat Zhang Lan at home, subjecting her to years of domestic violence and humiliation. He secretly carried on an affair with his mistress, Liu Mei, for years, treating Zhang Lan like a free housekeeper whom he could humiliate and order around at will. After an unexpected incident, Zhou Defa suffered hemiplegia and lost the ability to physically abuse her. Zhang Lan, who had long endured everything in silence, had already earned a black belt in taekwondo and refused to put up with his mistreatment any longer. Faced with Zhou Defa's continued bullying after his paralysis and his schemes with his mistress to seize the family assets, Zhang Lan fights back fiercely. In the end, Zhou Defa loses both his money and his family. Zhang Lan opens a women's self-defense school, meets a good man, and begins a new chapter of happiness in the second half of her life.
Main characters: Zhang Lan, Zhou Defa, Liu Mei
Supporting characters: Jiashuo
Cast: Han Shumei, Liu Haoqiang, Wang Kangjie, Tian Jiachuan
Also known as: 人到中年，我替自己撑腰
Sa Gitnang Edad, Ipinagtatanggol Ko ang Aking Sarili (61 episode)
Noong malusog pa si Zhou Defa, madalas niyang bugbugin si Zhang Lan sa bahay at paulit-ulit siyang abusuhin at insultuhin sa loob ng maraming taon. Palihim…
Noong malusog pa si Zhou Defa, madalas niyang bugbugin si Zhang Lan sa bahay at paulit-ulit siyang abusuhin at insultuhin sa loob ng maraming taon. Palihim din siyang nakikipagrelasyon sa kaniyang kabit na si Liu Mei sa loob ng maraming taon, habang tinatrato si Zhang Lan na parang libreng katulong na maaari niyang alipustain at utus-utusan anumang oras. Matapos ang isang di-inaasahang pangyayari, nagkaroon si Zhou Defa ng hemiplegia dahil sa stroke at nawalan ng kakayahang manakit ng iba. Si Zhang Lan, na matagal nang nagtitiis at sumusunod na lamang, ay nakakuha na pala ng black belt sa taekwondo at hindi na papayag na apihin pa. Hinarap niya nang buong tapang si Zhou Defa, na patuloy pa ring nagmamalaki kahit paralisado ang kalahati ng katawan at nakikipagsabwatan sa kaniyang kabit upang kamkamin ang ari-arian. Sa huli, nawala kay Zhou Defa ang lahat ng kaniyang pera at pamilya. Nagbukas si Zhang Lan ng paaralan ng pagtatanggol sa sarili para sa mga babae, nakatagpo ng mabuting lalaki, at nagsimula ng panibagong masayang yugto sa kaniyang buhay.
Han Shumei, Liu Haoqiang, Wang Kangjie, Tian Jiachuan
人到中年，我替自己撑腰 · At Middle Age, I Stand Up for Myself
Sa Gitnang Edad, Ipinagtatanggol Ko ang Aking Sarili - Episode 1