The Lamp in the East Room (33 episodes)
The 28-year-old eldest daughter Lin Mai loses her job and returns to her hometown, hoping to keep the east room she grew up in. However, her patriarchal…
The 28-year-old eldest daughter Lin Mai loses her job and returns to her hometown, hoping to keep the east room she grew up in. However, her patriarchal mother, Zhou Guilan, and her favored younger brother, Lin Hao, pressure her to vacate the room so it can serve as his bridal chamber. Lin Mai recounts her years of dropping out of school to work and subsidize the entire family, standing firm to protect her own space. In the midst of the clash, Lin Hao comes to his senses and steps up to shoulder life's burdens, while their mother finally realizes how much she has wronged her daughter. Letting go of their estrangement, the family establishes fair rules, and the old lamp left behind by Lin Mai's father in the east room brings lasting warmth, completing the reconciliation and healing of her original family.