My Father and Mother(2013)

My Father and Mother is a Chinese drama spanning the 1970s and post-Cultural Revolution era. When Chen Zhi's career begins to flourish, corrupt county leader Ma Qingsheng perceives him as a threat and sets out to destroy him. Caught between ambition and survival, Chen Zhi must navigate a treacherous landscape of political intrigue alongside his devoted fiancée Cuihua and former classmate Xiuluo. The series explores themes of power, integrity, and betrayal as personal relationships fracture under the weight of institutional corruption. Against a backdrop of sweeping social upheaval, the characters face impossible choices that test their loyalties and force them to confront the cost of resistance in an unforgiving system.