Halfway married couple

Author: Peng Sanyuan
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: Starring Sun Honglei and Chen Xiaoyi, the final screen performance of renowned actress Gao Xiumin. This book is the novel adaptation of the same-titled TV series produced by Nanjing Purple Mountain Film Industry Co., Ltd., which won the top TV ratings in Nanjing, Zhejiang, and Hunan regions in 2005. It is a family drama novel reflecting the emotions of urban people, focusing on the increasingly prominent phenomenon of remarriage in society. Divorce and remarriage, although a sensitive topic filled with various difficulties and the bumpy process of adjustment, does not involve overly dramatic plotlines. Instead, the author presents the love and hate of real-life characters in everyday life. They divorce calmly and remarry sincerely. Although adapted from the same-titled TV series, the author does not vulgarly include elements such as extramarital affairs or domestic violence. The entire plot is simple and realistic, just like life itself. The author consistently describes emotional life with a healthy mindset, strongly advocating for commitment to marriage and emphasizing the responsibilities and duties individuals should uphold in marriage. Whether it's Guan Jun's righteousness, Hu Xiaoling's integrity, or Jiang Jianping's benevolence, the characters are deeply moving. Although the theme is serious, the story is engaging, the language is humorous, and it reads effortlessly.
Hu Xiaoling is a patrol officer. Her husband, Jiang Jianping, is a train officer. From kindergarten to police academy graduation, they were classmates in the same class. After fifteen years of marriage, the passion in their lives gradually faded, and they began to avoid each other, eventually leading to a divorce. Guan Jun is a released prisoner. Due to illegal business operations with his underworld friends, he violated the law and was arrested by Hu Xiaoling. Out of loyalty, he took the full blame. However, after his release, his friends turned their backs on him, his wife and daughter abandoned him, and his life became desperate and helpless. The two were once enemies, but through mutual help, they were deeply moved and ended up falling in love. On the other side, Jiang Jianping accidentally meets a beautiful saleswoman, Guo Fang, and the two develop feelings for each other and get together. Thus, in the mortal world, four men and women form two families. Then, the ordinary life, like still water, presents heavy shadows of conflict—can those who re-enter the "fortress of solitude" truly achieve "hearts aligned, growing old together"?