Four pregnancies, four disasters — who thought babies were the easy part?
Season 1 • Episode 26
LatestIn this era, some people have no time to have children, some have no money to raise children, some have been wishing for a child for many years, and some have children before they grow up. In the corridor of the hospital, four strangers (a strong woman received pregnancy notices almost at the same time.
Acting
Tao Hong's razor-sharp comic timing steals every scene
Writing
Sharp dialogue on career vs. family trade-offs
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 2010 series captured China's shifting demographics right before the one-child policy ended, making it a time capsule of pre-reform anxiety.
The hospital corridor framing device was reportedly improvised — the director wanted forced intimacy between women who'd never otherwise meet.
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