The heroine, Wang Jing, is a simple, down-to-earth woman from the countryside in Hunan. Her husband, Zhang Xiaofeng, is a veteran who served his country and its people with devotion. While in the army, he was gravely injured by a land mine during a clearance mission and lost both legs. He was then honorably discharged.
As a disabled veteran who had earned military honors, he was not forgotten by the Party or the country. The benefits and subsidies they received were enough to support their family of three at the time.
But Wang Jing did not stay home and rely on her husband's pension. She took temporary jobs at construction sites in the county town, and the couple and their son lived quite comfortably.
After the devastating Wenchuan earthquake struck Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008, Wang Jing, with her husband's support, resolutely went to Sichuan to volunteer in the relief effort. When she returned, however, she brought back two orphaned children who had lost their family. The children were siblings, a boy and a girl. Their parents had died protecting them in the earthquake, and they had no other relatives left.
From then on, the couple's finances grew strained. Worst of all, Zhang Xiaofeng died in a traffic accident, dealing another devastating blow to Wang Jing, whose life was already stretched to its limits.
This is a serialized romance novel written for a female readership. It tells the moving story of a mother who struggles against all odds as she raises three children. For more details, dear readers, please stay...
