There are many such families in remote mountainous areas. They favor boys over girls. They beat, scold and abuse girls. They like boys and think boys are their children. Hate girls but give birth to girls. When I was a child, my parents gave birth to Liu Jin due to an unexpected pregnancy even though they wanted to give birth to my brother. In Liu Jin's short life, his parents' patriarchal preference, his cousin's molestation, and her boyfriend's betrayal...
This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.
