出身造船世家的謝慧萍,今年56歲,年輕時曾參與家族造船業務,而如今是海鮮餐廳老闆娘,二十年前,她把造船廠的三分之一,開設為海鮮餐廳,另外三分之二將來打算蓋博物館或觀光工廠。

五代造船廠

百年前,擁有造船技術的謝家第一代,從福建漳州定居南寮,傳至謝慧萍與謝仲弘姐弟,已是第五代。但隨著木造船業的沒落,自父親那代起,便將造船轉型為維修舊船,仲泓是謝家第五代造船師,修補船隻便是他的工作日常。



120萬國有地租金

姐弟倆想要保留百年造船廠作為博物館,必須扛下每年120萬的國有地租金,他們倆努力賺錢,壓力其實非常大,又因為兄弟姐妹間的意見分歧,有的想保存,有的想拆除改建,而使得百年造船廠面臨存廢問題。


是嚴父也是慈母

慧萍兩年前離婚,大兒子友崴和她同住並在餐廳一起做事,小兒子友晉跟父親住在竹東。而慧萍對大兒子的操心程度卻多過小兒子,友崴是早產兒,原本體質就弱,母子經常為了友崴喝酒一事起爭執。友晉愛讀書、會照顧自己,而友崴愛玩,在工作上,慧萍雖然對友崴很嚴厲,卻是從小保護他到大,友崴是過動兒,常被當成壞孩子,慧萍為了教養他,花費很多心力。


攜手度過陰霾歲月

仲泓和敏如是青梅竹馬,感情很好的夫妻倆,曾經有段不堪回首的歲月。敏如是第一個嫁到謝家的第五代兒媳,要侍奉十幾口一大家子人,公公對敏如很嚴厲,經常訓斥她,一個誤會成為最後一根稻草,敏如收拾行李,獨自搬出謝家老宅十多年。然而在關鍵時刻,仲泓沒有站在敏如這邊,兒女對他有些不諒解。仲泓其實很無奈,雖然了解老婆的委屈,但夾在老爸和老婆之間,幫忙說一句話都會被罵,敏如搬出後,仲泓兩邊住,慢慢化解了夫妻親子關係的危機。

公公離世前的幾年,對敏如的態度逐漸好轉,敏如的真心終於換得公公的信任與肯定,一家人攜手度過了最晦暗的歲月。



Introduction

A hundred years ago, the first generation of Hsieh family boatbuilders emigrated from Mainland China to Taiwan. Fifth-generation boatbuilder Hsieh Chung-hung and his sister Hsieh Hui-ping are immensely proud of their family heritage and determined to keep their ancestors' traditions alive. However, their dream of transforming the old family boatyard into a museum and tourist attraction has divided this once tight-knit family. Today, we meet Cheng-hung and his sister as they try to balance their dream with reality. For Chung-hung and his sister Hui-ping, saving the boatyard is a mission, but do their children feel so enthusiastic? With the decline in small-scale fishing, how has fifth-generation boatbuilder Chung-hung adapted to the changing times? What business plan did Hui-ping hatch to promote the family boatyard while at the same time helping to make ends meet?