The TV series - Best Choice Ever - is adapted from the novel of the same name. It tells the story of the rebirth and reshaping of the contemporary mother-daughter relationship. It uses the extraordinary life experiences of ordinary girls to convey the attitude of independent and striving women in the new era.
Introduction to the novel:
Mai Chenghuan was born in a civilian family. He had a younger brother and two parents. The family of four lived in a small low-rent house.From birth, to schooling, to working, she has never left her parents.Her love process is also in line with the experience of ordinary people. She fell in love with her boyfriend Xin Jialiang by chance, and after meeting her parents, she prepared for marriage.Compared with her peers, Mai Chenghuan is undoubtedly lucky.Xin Jialiang's parents gave them a house with all the furniture and daily necessities. Just waiting for a marriage certificate from the Civil Affairs Bureau, Mai Chenghuan will become Mrs. Xin.
Mak Cheng-huan certainly knew the precious significance of this gift. In Hong Kong, where land is at a premium, ordinary working-class people could not raise the full amount to purchase a house despite working hard all their lives.At this moment, if nothing unexpected comes, Mai Chenghuan will enter the second half of her life, and she will be faced with a fragmented marriage life.
Cheng Huan and her fiancé originally planned to travel and get married without a banquet, but her mother proposed to hold a banquet when their parents met.After this moment, not only the newlyweds were embarrassed, but the parents of both parties also broke up.Cheng Huan was enlightened by her mother's rude words and deeds at the wine party. She gradually began to realize that love and marriage are completely different things. If you want to be respected, you cannot rely on others.
Due to her own circumstances, Mai's mother felt that her daughter would not get the glory she deserved when she got married, and her fiancé was adamant that she would never hold a wedding banquet. Mai Chenghuan was caught between the two parties. She was kidnapped by her mother's family ties and could not persuade Xin Jialiang to compromise.At this time, Mai Chenghuan was discouraged, and cracks gradually appeared in the originally unbreakable love affair, which was a precursor to the collapse of the marriage.
After the banquet incident, the two families reached a reconciliation, but something unexpected happened to the Xin family as the wedding day approached: Xin Jialiang's father cheated on a young woman, and he got into a property dispute after the incident.After his death, he left a large inheritance to Mai Chenghuan. This windfall suddenly increased Mai Chenghuan's self-reliance capital.
Due to various circumstances, the marriage between Mai Chenghuan and Xin Jialiang ended in nothing.