Wife and Children

This film (drama)Also known as妻室儿女，is aMainland ChinaProducerbeauty live，At2009Released in year 。The dialogue language isMandarin Chinese，Current Douban rating7.9(For reference only)。

Adapted from the renowned author Ye Guangqing's novel "Cai Sang Zi" of the same name. Long television series "Cai Sang Zi -- Wife and Children" Story Summary The TV drama "Wife and Children" tells the story of the family of Jin Zaiyuan, a Qing Dynasty royal cousin, in Beiping City, illustrating the ups and downs of their family through a hundred years of Chinese history. It presents a panoramic view of how a noble family that once enjoyed wealth and splendor dwindled in the storm of the times, showcasing the struggles, choices, and resistance of Jin's fourteen children against the historical currents. The series vividly condenses the tumultuous changes in China over the past century, portraying the complex mentality of once-aristocratic youth swept along by the tides of the era, reflecting the enormous shifts and hardships in Chinese society over the past hundred years, as well as the inheritance, rupture, and transformation of Chinese traditional culture amid shifting historical landscapes. During the Japanese occupation, in Beiping City, a charity performance by high society ladies opens the story. The Jin family of Qing royal lineage has always valued poetry and learning, trying to maintain a semblance of composure amidst the chaos of a tumultuous world. The eldest daughter, Shun Jin, is captivated by the art of Chengpai Qingyi and lives solely for Peking opera, but is forced to marry the son of a police chief with a bandit background. The chief encourages Shun Jin to participate in a charity performance in Beiping, where she meets Dong Ge, a mortuary worker who plays the erhu. Using the simplest reasoning, Dong Ge helps Shun Jin excel in the performance, earning her fame in the capital. However, the two, who have developed feelings for each other, end up in scandalous news, causing Dong Ge to flee, and Shun Jin reluctantly marries the chief's son, who already has a German lover, before leaving this world in despair… The second, third, and fourth sons of the Jin family simultaneously fall in love with young actress Huang Simin, each vying for her attention. When they run out of money, they resort to stealing and selling antiques from home to please Huang Simin. The infatuated second son even borrows a gun from a poor relative, Shun Fu, to take Huang Simin hunting. When their actions are discovered, the brothers betray each other under their father's pressure, leading to a rift. During the Cultural Revolution, they are forced to turn on each other, ultimately leading to the second son's suicide by hanging out of despair. The fifth son, Shun Fen, is renowned for his calligraphy and Peking opera yet chooses to mock life, preferring to be a beggar rather than a nobleman. Years later, his illegitimate son, Jin Rui, accidentally discovers that the broken bowl his father used while pretending to be a beggar is, in fact, an invaluable piece of porcelain. To authenticate the bowl, Jin Rui seeks out his uncle, Shun Qi, only to be met with rejection as Shun Qi refuses to acknowledge the bowl as the property of the late Shun Fen. Angered, Jin Rui takes Shun Qi to court… The second daughter, Shun Mei, was once Jin Zaiyuan's favorite but fell in love with Shen Duan Fang, who lives next door. However, Shen is not only the son of the Jin family’s political enemy, but his father also tortured the Jin family and caused the death of Jin's grandmother. Shen Duan Fang himself is a merchant despised by the Jin family. In the pursuit of a free marriage, Shun Mei is expelled from her home, a lasting source of pain for Jin Zaiyuan. The fourth daughter, Shun Tan, falls in love with Liao Shiji, the son of a family of architects, and they plan to study architecture abroad together. However, the Japanese target the Liao family's lumber yard, leading Liao's father to die from despair. Liao Shiji is forced to drop out and work, while Shun Tan must travel to Germany alone. When Shun Tan returns from her studies, Liao Shiji is already married with children, leaving her feeling that everything has changed, yet memories of their childhood bond linger in her heart… The fifth daughter, Shun Ling, marries Wan Zhantai, the 29th descendant of the Jin Taizu, and lives a comfortable life. However, Wan Zhantai is laid-back and spends his days making elixirs and studying Taoism, nearly leading to the Jin family's extinction. Feeling a lack of purpose in life, Shun Ling, after interacting with Wang Cun, a liberating PLA captain from a cowherd background, ultimately understands the true meaning of life and becomes the first in her family to dare to propose divorce. The eldest son, Shun Diao, who fled to Taiwan in a panic years ago, is about to return to China. He rebelled against the royal family early on, becoming a prominent figure in the Kuomintang's military intelligence, viewed as a "rebellious" figure by the older generation. In pursuit of his future, he killed their Communist sister and stole the fiancée of the seventh son. His return this time stirs up renewed turmoil within the family… A brocade box hidden by Jin Zaiyuan years ago unexpectedly reemerges in the lives of the Jin family's descendants, and everyone harbors their fantasies about this mysterious box. However, when the box is opened, they discover it contains the early hair of Jin Zaiyuan's thirteen children, symbolizing his enduring paternal love…