In Later Years 熟年 Episode 23

In the name of acting rehearsal, He Zhichao and He Meilian deliberately staged a scene of "stubborn mother beating mandarin ducks" in front of He's mother. In fact, they wanted to test He's mother's tolerance and views. However, Mother He felt that the mother in the play was too stubborn, but she also believed that play and life should be separated. If such things happened in life, she would be more stubborn than the mother in the play.

As soon as these words came out, He Zhichao's hopes were completely extinguished. He's mother transferred some money to He Meilian, and He Meilian asked her to give He Zhichao some money by the way. After all, raising a child costs a lot. Just when He Zhichao revealed to his mother that his IELTS score was not good, he suddenly received a call and learned that Ni Weizhen had fainted during the physical examination, and he was so frightened that he hurried to the hospital.

Ni Weizhen was alone in the hospital, looking at the young girls chatting around, and seeing that she was much older than them, felt a little lost for no reason, and felt the pressure of the elderly mother. At the same time, Du Zhengyang accompanied his pregnant girlfriend to the examination. Ni Weizhen knew that they were going to get married, and sincerely sent her blessings.

On the way home, He Zhichao couldn't help complaining that Ni Weizhen shouldn't go to the maternity check-up alone, but Ni Weizhen felt that there was no need to bother He Zhichao with such trivial matters. He worked very hard while studying. He Zhichao felt deeply guilty when he heard about it, and confessed that his IELTS score was not good, and he apologized to Ni Weizhen, saying that although he was not mature enough, he should at least take on the responsibilities of a husband and father, and hoped that Ni Weizhen would tell him everything in the future.

Since Mrs. Ni was under the strict supervision of her nanny, Aunt Li, she was depressed all day long. Zhang Chunmei gave Mrs. Ni two music tickets, saying that she would take her to the concert after get off work tonight and eat Western food after the concert. Mrs. Ni was very happy about this, she kept showing off to Aunt Li, and even took her to the afternoon concert, saying that she knew an old man in the park.

Aunt Li felt that the purpose of the old man approaching Mrs. Ni was impure, and after giving her an analysis, she finally dispelled her idea of going out. At this time, Zhang Chunmei called to tell her that she had something to do and couldn't go away, so she couldn't take her to the concert tonight. Although the old lady Ni was disappointed, she still pretended to be fine.

Later, Mrs. Ni called Wu Erhu and Zhang Chunmei to her home, and cooked a table full of dishes for them herself. Wu Erhu wanted to help but was rejected, and the two daughters-in-law were very worried. After cooking, Mrs. Ni held a serious meeting with Zhang Chunmei, Wu Erhu, and Aunt Li, saying that she hopes to live freely and happily. If she wants to be healthy, it means losing her freedom, so she would rather live a few years less, because happiness and Freedom is what matters.

Listening to her mother-in-law's strong vision, Zhang Chunmei was thoughtful, and then began to reflect on her own little things over the years, why her husband and child were separated, her family and work were not going well, and even Granny Ni's real needs were ignored. On the other hand, Aunt Li was also deeply inspired, and she took the initiative to ask Zhang Chunmei to resign, and planned to return to her hometown to accompany her elderly mother.

It was through the long conversation with Aunt Li that Zhang Chunmei realized that she had been trying to improve her material life over the years, but she often ignored the spiritual needs of her family. Whether rich or poor, at least she should have companionship and happiness. The next day Zhang Chunmei got up early to cook for Mrs. Ni, told her about Aunt Li's resignation, and said that she was also planning to resign. Firstly, she had time to take care of Mrs. Ni at ease, and secondly, she was suffering from a hard job at the magazine, so she wanted to Find a job that really suits you. Mrs. Ni understood Zhang Chunmei's thoughts, and supported any of her decisions. Zhang Chunmei also decided not to restrict Mrs. Ni's freedom, and let her live happily every day after that.