I Grew Rich from the Sea, and My Family Regretted Everything: Season 1

About the story

For years, Chen Yang has shouldered his family's burdens and paid for their studies and living expenses, yet never received the respect he deserves. When he struggles to afford a bride price and his family offers no understanding, he chooses to make his own way. Drawing on shoreline-foraging experience gained since childhood and a keen eye, he starts on the tidal flats and gradually builds his own business. With his girlfriend Zhou Xiaoyu's support, he joins neighbors in establishing a fishing cooperative, helping everyone increase their income and prosper. Practical and hardworking, Chen Yang moves forward one step at a time and ultimately finds career success and true happiness through independence and perseverance. The story conveys the positive power of working hard and building a life with one's own hands.