Shanghai Old Movies
by Zhu Hongmei
About This Novel
In the summer of the 23rd year of the Republic of China, in Jiangwan Town, Mrs. Hua, the proprietress of the Four Seasons Clothing Store, came back from playing mahjong and found the wet nurse lying on her husband's bed. She took the child back to her parents' home in anger. Hua Aliu was afraid that the old house would bring bad luck to his only son Hua Rongsheng, so he had no choice but to fire his nanny. The younger daughter died as a result. During the quarrel, the physical defects of the eldest daughter Hua Yingyi were involved. As compensation, Ah Liu lets Ying Yi study. She became good friends with her classmate Gu Guozhen. Hua Linghai was the bridal son-in-law of Mao Yuhai, the owner of the Yellow River Leather Shoe Factory. One day, someone sent an invitation to invite his cousin Ah Liu and his family to a banquet. It turns out that my father-in-law is terminally ill, so the birthday wish is actually a happy occasion. Hua Linghai, Mao Caidi and his wife fell in love with Hua Yingting, a six-time girl, and wanted to marry their children. Ah Liu was confused. Mao revealed that her son Hua Zhidie was not her biological child. When the Anti-Japanese War broke out in Songhu, Ah Liu defected to his senior brother Ping Guisheng. When the war broke out in Pudong, Ah Liu decided to take refuge in the concession, but his senior brother refused to leave. Hua Aliu swore that if she survived, her daughter Ping Yanyan would be her daughter-in-law.
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