A Mother's Tears

Her son brought home a beautiful girl, as lovely as a fairy descended from heaven. His mother was overjoyed, thinking it was a blessing earned in a previous life. Her daughter-in-law joined the family, and then came more good news: a darling little boy. The old woman was so happy she sang all the way along.

But she never imagined that her daughter-in-law would end up as someone else’s wife. Duan Xiuhua was devastated. In a dream, she saw her daughter-in-law, Li Ying’er, come back. When she woke, she realized it had only been a dream. Yet that dream came true in an unexpected way: another girl named Li Ying became a benefactor to her son, Zhao Zhong’er, helping him escape a low point in his life and start anew.

Duan Xiuhua’s heart swelled with joy, and tears of happiness streamed down her face.