Introduction
In the twenty-sixth year of the Republic of China, Shanghai. The name of Gu Xiuyu, the third daughter of the Gu family, is always associated with words such as "old-style" and "conservative". She is a standard feudal lady in the eyes of everyone. She abides by the ancient motto of caring for her husband and raising her children, and regards her husband Shen Yian as a god. However, Shen Yian, who returned from studying abroad, brought back not only new ideas, but also a cold divorce agreement, with the reason that "you and I are no longer from the same world."
The abandoned Gu Xiuyu shed her frail coat amidst rumors and rumors. In order to hold on to the remaining property of the Gu family, she stepped into the turbulent Shanghai shopping mall, using her "untimely" tenacity and wisdom in the eyes of outsiders to work her way through the cracks between foreign banks, compradors, and local merchants. She transformed from a girl in a boudoir that no one expected, to a business legend who can influence the direction of the market.
But few people know that this strong woman, who is strategizing in the feasting and feasting, always lights up a solitary lamp late at night, and traces encrypted messages with her fingertips. Behind the humiliation of divorce lies her awakening to the fate of her family and country. When the anti-Japanese war raged across Shanghai, she used the shopping mall as a chessboard and wealth as a chess piece to deal with the Japanese army, Wang puppets, military commanders and underground parties, becoming a spy chess player who stirred up the storm in the dark. Those seemingly conservative persistence are actually the bottom line she sticks to for the country and the people; those cruelties in the mall are all sharp blades that protect the country and the country. In the torrent of the times, Gu Xiuyu used her own way to write about a woman's awakening and responsibility, so that although "jade" has gone through wind and rain, it will never be stained with dust.
