阿鴻15歲時就開始做水泥工，現在已有三十幾年的資歷

阿鴻19歲遇到琴樺，成為此後的人生伴侶

想要有個家，泥作世家的汗水

為了給琴樺一個穩定的生活，阿鴻拼命工作存錢買房，最後總算順利跟琴樺結為連理，也生了一對可愛的子女。

從小，孩子就跟著爸媽一起在工地摸爬滾打，到了青春期開始在意同儕的眼光，阿鴻的身體總是因為流汗和粉塵又髒又臭，每次爸爸載韋苓去上學時，裙子總會沾上粉塵，讓她想撕下工人女兒的標籤。

但阿鴻用汗水，不偷不搶地撐起了一個家，韋苓思想漸漸成熟，看懂爸爸工作的辛苦，慢慢改變了原本的膚淺心態，轉而感恩爸爸的付出。

姊弟倆從小就在工地玩耍

622育兒心法

在阿鴻忙著賺錢養家的同時，媽媽琴樺負責把兒女照顧好，兩姊弟幼時患有輕微妥瑞症，琴樺曾付出大把時間帶他們去公園放電、打籃球，假日就全家去溪邊玩水和露營

現在的工地，仍有一家四口的身影

琴樺對於孩子的品格教育非常重視，當他們一聲不吭跟同學借手機回家，或是偷偷抽菸等等踰矩行為都會被她嚴格懲處。為了培養孩子的自律與責任感，琴樺有多種作法，首先，家裡的房間只用來睡覺，其他時間的活動，不管是讀書、滑手機都得在客廳。

在理財上，她希望孩子18歲後必須自己養活自己，所以姊弟倆都有打工，更是徹底執行「622 法則」：打工收入的六成必須儲蓄投資、兩成存入銀行以備不時之需，最後的兩成才是自由支配的花費。

阿鴻前半生被爸爸拖累，他下定決心不要成為爸爸這樣的人

辣妹與女友控

姊姊韋苓從小學習舞蹈，舉手投足都充滿自信，因為身材好，加上怕熱，她偏好穿著清涼的服裝，17歲就開始打工的她換過不少工作，後來發現在美式餐廳打工不僅可以結合自己最愛的舞蹈，還可以賺取小費，在媽媽622的理財政策下，她覺得這個工作能讓她的荷包比較飽滿。

弟弟元竣才剛上大一，就交了漂亮的女友，但是在媽媽的理財管制下，他很難存到約會錢，為了要存錢，他盡量蹭家裡的飯，還常常去工地幫爸爸打工，成為缺工時代少數的年輕身影，讓父母既心疼又欣慰。

因為琴樺的堅持，兩個孩子養成了吃飯、露營、上工都不碰手機的好習慣。雖然兩姊弟常吐槽媽媽是「控制狂」，但隨著孩子即將大學畢業、準備放飛出社會，他們才深刻體會到，這對總是守候在身旁、一邊嚴格管教一邊給予支持的爸媽，正是他們人生中最可靠的神隊友。

韋苓服務的餐廳，以美式啦啦隊的清涼服裝和熱舞聞名

放假就常到工地賺零用錢的元竣，把搬運水泥和粗活當成是健身

Introduction

A mother holding on.
A father building with his hands.
A mother holding the family together.
And children learning that home is more than just walls.
In this episode, we meet Ah-Hung, an all-round mason from New Taipei City, who has spent over thirty years in a trade that's slowly dying out. With no young people willing to take up the trowel, he often works alongside his wife Chinghua, with their two children, Weiling and Yuanjiun, occasionally pitching in for pocket money. But beneath the cement and tiles lies a deeper story: a man who grew up with a father who gambled and drank, who fled debt as a teenager, and who worked tirelessly to build a home of his own. His wife Chinghua, whose family once strongly disapproved of him, runs the household with quiet authority — managing the finances, setting strict rules, and teaching her children the value of responsibility.
The kids, now university students, are navigating their own paths: Weiling, a dancer who works at a diner and funds her own risqué wardrobe; Yuanjiun, a college freshman learning to stretch his allowance and find his footing. Through camping trips, honest conversations, and takeout dinners around the table with no phones in sight, this family has learned that building a home isn't just about bricks and mortar — it's about showing up, sticking together, and knowing when to let go. What does it mean to build a life with your own two hands?
After years of tight rules and watchful eyes, how do you finally loosen your grip?
And can a family, forged in sweat and sacrifice, still find room for each other to grow?
Let's dive in and find out!