Islands 烟火人家 Episode 1

As the New Year is approaching, the festive atmosphere is permeating the air, and Meng Mingwei, the daughter of the Meng eldest daughter, is busy preparing for the family dinner. The second daughter, Meng Wanqing, and the younger daughter, Meng Yian, each came with their families to get together. Meng Wanqing proudly showed the good news that her daughter Tao Shuna was admitted to the doctorate. Meng Mingwei thought of her troubled daughter and looked indifferent. She just said congratulations and was busy in the kitchen, calling her daughter Li Yijin from time to time.

No one answered the phone, and the first time Li Yijin was absent was on New Year's Eve, the year of grandma Qiao Haiyun's 80th birthday. Li Yijin ignored dozens of missed calls and voice messages on his mobile phone. He only replied one text message and then hurriedly got into a car bound for a different place and went home with her boyfriend Zhou Zhou to visit relatives.

In order to show his sincerity, Li Yijin traveled all the way to Zhou's house and brought a whole suitcase of gifts. Although she knew that Zhou Xia's home was in the countryside, she was still quite frightened the moment she entered Zhou's home. Mrs. Zhou has been waiting at the door for a long time. There is a brazier in front of her, claiming that Li Yijin and Zhou Zhou are in conflict, and she must step over the brazier to seek good luck and avoid misfortune.

  Zhou Wen knew nothing about this and tried to stop grandma's superstitious behavior. But Mr. Zhou was stubborn, and in the end Li Yijin had no choice but to do it. However, the old man did not give up there and actually asked her to drink a bowl of chicken blood water, otherwise he threatened to break up the two of them, forcing Li Yijin to swallow it hard.

Later, Zhou Zhou introduced his family to Li Yijin. Li Yijin behaved well and wisely and prepared gifts for everyone. However, he did not see Zhou Zhou's mother, so he couldn't help but ask about Zhou's mother. As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere at the table suddenly changed. Mr. Zhou suddenly lost his temper and cursed Zhou's mother as a "broom star", and kept hearing all kinds of insulting words.

When Mrs. Zhou heard this, she burst into tears and fainted from excitement. Mr. Zhou forced Zhou Xuan to drive Li Yijin away because of his grandmother's illness. Zhou Zhou's expression was extremely bad. After hesitating for a long time, he picked up his grandma and returned to the house. Her careless words ruined the happy and harmonious New Year's Eve dinner, and her thoughtful choice also completely ended their six-year relationship.

Meng Mingwei was depressed because her daughter did not return. She was busy in the kitchen alone, while others were laughing in the living room. Meng Yi'an noticed something strange, and after a brief inquiry, he learned the whole story. After a few words of comfort to his eldest sister, he also joined in making dinner. Qiao Haiyun refused to take a group photo because Li Yijin was absent. Meng Yian was worried that others would think too much, so he quickly smoothed things over.

After dinner, Meng Wanqing and her family drove away. Tao Shuna was busy sending messages to Zhang Xiaoyan, the boy she liked, but was reminded by her mother that dating is not a business, and girls should not be too proactive. Father Tao Dalei felt that Zhang Xiaoyan was not suitable for his daughter and wanted to give some suggestions of his own, but Meng Wanqing interrupted the conversation directly.

That night, Tao Dalei wanted to ask about Bao, but Meng Wanqing asked him to go back to his room first and talk about it later. Tao Dalei misunderstood that Meng Wanqing wanted to be intimate with him, so he happily went to take a bath, sprayed perfume and waited for his wife. He didn't see anyone until late at night. He slept in a daze until dawn, and found that Meng Wanqing had made a bed on the floor.

Meng Wanqing obviously did not want to get close to Tao Dalei, blaming him for not going to the hospital because of his poor health. Tao Dalei felt that his self-esteem was damaged, so he directly told Meng Wanqing about giving his daughter a brand-name bag, and asked Meng Wanqing to pay for his mother's grave. Meng Wanqing mocked Tao Dalei for pretending to be filial, and the couple quarreled until Tao Shuna appeared. In front of their daughter, they tried hard to maintain the illusion of love.

Li Yijin dragged her suitcase and left Zhou's house. She looked at the crowds of people coming and going around her. The children were holding fireworks and screaming excitedly. There were fireworks blooming in the distance, but she felt a sense of sadness in her heart. Meng Mingwei's anxious heart finally let go the moment he saw his daughter come back, and personally brought her hot glutinous rice balls. Although she cared about her daughter, she couldn't help but ask about the Zhou family's situation. After hearing this, Li Yijin instantly lost his appetite and admitted that he didn't like eating glutinous rice balls.

The families of the three daughters each have their own difficulties, but Qiao Haiyun feels most at ease with his third son-in-law, Qiu Xia, and believes that his younger daughter's life is the smoothest. Therefore, before Meng Yi'an returned to Shanghai, Qiao Haiyun repeatedly asked Qiu Xia to take good care of his wife and daughter. Qiu Xia also made a promise, which made Meng Yi'an feel very uncomfortable.

After the car drove out of the community, Qiu Xia asked the driver to pull over, coldly took off his luggage and said goodbye to Meng Yian. The couple's marriage had long existed in name only. Meng Yi'an concealed it to avoid her mother's worries. Qiu Xia would not stay in Shanghai and only agreed to accompany Meng Yi'an to act in front of her family. She hoped to get custody of her daughter Qiuqiu, but was rejected. Meng Yi'an's refusal.