Good family

Author: Luo Jiapeng
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The enigmatic history of three generations of the Nie family, dispelling the clouds to reveal the eternal light of goodness. Nie Zhongwen and his son Nie Shoushi, wealthy in northern Sichuan, inherited their ancestors' legacy of, benefiting their hometowns and being revered as "living Bodhisattvas" by the locals. Comrade Shen Jianfei, a leader of the Red Army, had long admired the benevolent deeds of the entire Nie family, hence his leniency toward the Nie family. Nie Zhongwen was deeply grateful and devoted himself wholeheartedly to serving the Red Army. His granddaughter Nie Kunhe even joined the revolutionary ranks, becoming the "red child king" of the Soviet region. During the Red Army's westward expedition, Shen Jianfei was left behind to continue armed struggle, while his wife Hu Qiuping joined the main force on the long journey. At a critical juncture of life and death, Nie Shoushi's wife and son, Eryu Hezi, adopted Shen Jianfei's young daughter Shen Ying and secretly risked their lives to assist the Ba Mountain guerrillas in helping the liberation army enter Sichuan. Nie Kunlun and Shen Ying both became key figures in the red regime. As Shen Ying, who had just begun to experience the pangs of first love, developed a secret crush on her talented "brother," Hu Qiuping, who had already become a senior cadre and had formed a new family, returned to Yesanguan. When mother and daughter reunited, they wept bitterly. However, the mother's indifferent attitude toward the Nie family, which had been labeled as an enemy class, caused Shen Ying great sorrow, and her anger at Shen Ying falling in love with Nie Kunlun was even more intense, as she firmly opposed it. Heartbroken, Shen Ying willingly offered herself to Kunlun in the dead of night. Nie Kunhe, left alone and destitute, returned to Yesanguan. In the harsh and perilous environment, she remained like a gold buried underground, silently radiating her brilliance in the darkness. The Nie father and son silently endured the suffering that all Chinese had once endured. To Nie Shoushi's delight, Eryu Hezi was granted special permission by the Chinese government to return to Yesanguan and reunite with her elderly husband. On the occasion of Nie Shoushi's 90th birthday, both Hu Qiuping and Shen Ying returned to his side once more.