A World of Our Own

About the story

Shen Lan’s grandchild is approaching one month old when her daughter-in-law proposes that the baby take its mother’s surname, setting off a series of family conflicts over property and the allocation of resources. At the baby’s one-month celebration, Shen Lan calmly makes her position clear and draws boundaries for how the family should treat one another. Her son Shen Zi’ang is forced to step out from under the protection he has always enjoyed and face one trial after another at work and in his marriage. After many upheavals, both mother and son mature, come to understand the true meaning of responsibility and set off on new journeys of their own.