
In 2008, a Jiaodong Peninsula family’s demolition windfall uncovers decades of dysfunction. Patriach Sai Duoxi controls his five children—from the spineless eldest to the adopted youngest—until cancer shakes his authority. As they confront moral bonds, the family realizes love thrives on equality, not patriarchal power.

Liang Guanhua
Sai Duoxi

Jiang Xin
Wen Jiayin

Li Guangjie
Sai Xiuliang

Yang Caiyu
Yang Meifan

Feng Jiayi
Shi Yongnian

Ren Zhong
Sai Xiuming

Han Tongsheng
Ma Jiucheng

Shi Jingming
Wei Changfu