"This season has no major changes, the same as the food from the breakfast stores," Wang says. "If someone left their hometown as a teenager and returned at middle age, they would expect the food at the breakfast store to still taste the same as before."

However, when planning for the new season, Wang thought about how to apply a different perspective from the previous seasons. "We try not to only focus on the warmth in each family, but to present a bigger society through our narration," he says.

The reviews confirm Wang's efforts were successful, and many viewers claim to have been overcome with emotion.

"I was touched by one review that said the show is presenting struggle and tenderness in a poetic way," Wang says.