Female protagonist: Zhang Shan Ni [18 years old], the youngest daughter
Grandfather: Zhang Honghan, an old revolutionist couple—his wife was a revolutionary nurse
Father: Zhang Zhiguo, nickname, Zhang Gou’er
Mother: Lin Zhaodi, an indeliberate mixer
Eldest sister: Zhang Yunni, married to the youngest son of Captain Zhou,
Second brother: Zhang Dongliang, married to Lin Aimei,
Third sister: Zhang Baonni, married to an educated youth: Zheng Chunming
Uncle Grandpa, Zhang Hongqiang, Old Village Chief,
Aunt, Zhou Dahu, a midwife and childbirth helper
Cousin Uncle, Zhang Zhiming, has three sons in school
Cousin Aunt, Chen Zhenjie, cheerful, generous, and loves to laugh
Eldest cousin brother: Zhang Nanqi [Qi], sophomore 22
Second cousin brother: Zhang Nangao [Gao], senior year 20
Third cousin brother: Zhang Nanqi [Qi], freshman 18
Male protagonist: Xie Jingchen [28 years old]
Father: Xie Tiesheng, wise, with outdated thinking
Mother: Zhou Xiuhua, has heart disease, cannot be stressed
**Second generation: Four sons and two daughters, Xie Tiesheng can be called the only child of the three families,
Eldest son: Tie Dan, oldest Ding, Xie Jingwei 32, his wife: Xu Xiaofen, virtuous, composed, loving [two sons and one daughter]
Second son: Da Nian, Xie Jinghong 30, married in town, has three sons [second pregnancy], eldest brother-in-law, Fan Jiefang 33, armed police captain,
Third son: Shitou, second Ding, male protagonist, his wife: Zhang Shan Ni
Fourth son: Xiong Dan, third Ding, Xie Jinggang 26, head of a metallurgical plant section, his wife: Lin Caixia, astute and capable [three sons]
Fifth son: Mao Dan, fourth Ding, Xie Jingyang 22, 183cm, worker, farmer, soldier college student, ex-wife: Wang Xiaocui, selfish, profit-loving, face-saving [one son, one daughter, one miscarried son]
Youngest daughter: The youngest, Xie Jingzi 17 years old, delicate, straightforward, called the youngest, is about 1.68 meters tall, expected to grow to 1.70 meters.
**Third generation: Five sons and two daughters, naming convention: ’Ah’ before daughters’ names, ’Son’ after sons’ names.
Eldest brother’s eldest son, Xie Yuye 13 years old, fifth grade, eldest grandson
Eldest brother’s younger son, Xie Yubin 11 years old, fourth grade, Xiao’er
Younger brother’s eldest son, Xie Yuhang 9 years old, third grade, Xiao San
Youngest brother’s eldest son, Xie Yuhua 6 years old, Xiao Si
Eldest brother’s only daughter, Xie Yuling 6 years old, Xiao Wu,
Younger brother’s youngest son, Xie Yufan 5 years old, Xiao Liu
Youngest brother’s only daughter, Xie Yuqing 4 years old, Xiaoqi
Younger brother’s wife is almost 7 months pregnant, Xie Yujian, Xiao Ba,
Youngest brother’s wife is almost 2 months pregnant, —— had a miscarriage around five months ago.
PS: Different people have different ways of addressing. For example
PPS: Nephews call their uncles and aunts ’Bo’ and ’Shu’, only Da, Er, San, and Xiao
Parents call their children by both genders, outsiders refer to Xie Family by the Ding position. *****This is the key!!!
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Lin Aiguo—Zhang Shan Ni’s former fiance,
Lin Aimei—Zhang Shan Ni’s eldest brother’s wife, eloped and lives outside.
Lin Jianmin—Lin Aiguo’s uncle
Lin Aihong—a female supporting character
Lin Aifei—Lin Aihong’s elder sister, raised by grandparents, parents not close
Lin Ximei—mother of Lin Aihong and Lin Aifei sisters
Jiang Hongjun—husband of Lin Aifei, a comrade from the same troop as the male lead
Parents of Li Jianfeng: Li Baojia [Grain Station Master], Zhou Daxiang [Textile Factory Director]
Li Jianfeng, Chen Xiufang [one of Zhang Shan Ni’s best friends]
Their son: Li Jize [born 78.9.14]
Mother of Chen Xiufang: Liu Guilan, eldest sister-in-law Feng Chunling, three nephews, close uncle overseas.
Liu Aimin—retired commander, called Old Master, military backer of the male protagonist
Wang Lixing—bodyguard
Wang Guicai—barefoot doctor, his wife, Xu
Eldest son, Wang Junxuan, couldn’t make it in the provincial capital, ran back home,
Youngest daughter, Wang Xiuzhen, male protagonist’s former fiancée in his past life, brought about her own demise
Wang Chunmei, Wang Xiuzhen’s village friend, fell out with Xie Jingzi
Xie Jingqiang, village chief, deputy head of the team,
Xie Jingwen, family elder, tractor driver,
Aunt Chun, the village midwife [her son lives in the county town,]
——-Family of Brother-in-law Fan
Husband: Fan Erwei [deceased] Wife: Li Xiaochun
Fan Dalang: Husband of Fan Jiefang, Wife: Xie Jinghong [three sons: Hong 5, Qiang 3, Xian 3]
Second Aunt Fan: Fan Hongqiu [cigarette brand], married in town
Fan Xiao’er: Fan Fengshou, wife: Li Xiaoxia [gave birth to only one daughter, currently nine years old, Fan Jia]
————————Characters from the Army
1. Second Camp Commander, Cao Zhuangjun, 189cm, 33 years old, exquisite culinary skills, married, wife Qin Yanzi, straightforward, tall and beautiful, middle school teacher, 173CM, Yanzi mouth
Second Camp Vice Commander, Chen Dalang, wife, Sister-in-law Li [Li Xiaxia, only 155cm, cheerful personality]
Lin Aifei—wife of Jiang Hongjun, company commander of the second camp.
2. Third Camp Commander, Du Yueqiang, 183 meters, 32 years old, married, wife not in the military
Third Camp Vice Commander, Li Guangjin. Wen Mianhua—a military wife from the same building, with an elusive character, does not get along with Zhang Shan Ni.
Third Camp Company Commander Zhu Yilai, [his wife’s trouble-making held back his promotion for three years.] Zhu’s wife: Lin Yingxia
3. ——X Battle Division Land Battle Group//Commander Mr. Zheng - Commissar Tao
4. First Camp Commander, the male protagonist
First Camp Vice Commander Zheng Changqing, 182cm, 35 years old,
First Camp Company Commander Yan Jinchang, 24 years old, unmarried. From B city
First Camp Company Commander Hu Zhengjie, 25 years old, married, his wife not in the military. His wife is Chen Wenqian [city girl]
Wang Xiaofei, elder brother of Wang Xiaocui,
Captain of the Qingshan Team [not from the Zhou family]
Xie Zhongsheng, from the Old Xie Family, principal physician for Zhou Xiuhua, lifelong friend of Xie Tiesheng, clan relative
Recorded on ——2017.05.03