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Xiao Ming returns to his hometown after a decade in the metropolis. Reuniting with childhood friend Li Wei, who never left, leads to an awkward cohabitation in the old family house. Their attempts to establish a domestic routine resemble a childhood game of "house," but now the stakes are higher—an unpaid mortgage, parental disappointment, and the ghost of unrealized youth. The 2025 dramedy explores a generation of thirty-somethings caught between dreams and reality. Director Zhang Wei balances light irony with quiet melancholy, showing how adults relearn to trust each other through shared dinners, fixing a leaky roof, and awkward kitchen conversations after midnight.