1949: The Fierce Wife Refuses to Divorce

After the Mid-Autumn Festival in 1949, Wang Dahua, a village woman, and her family finally welcomed home her husband, victorious from the war. But on the very night he returned, he asked for a divorce.

Born into a family of ancient martial artists and known for her fiery temper, Wang Dahua grabs a kitchen knife. “I’ve worked my fingers to the bone taking care of your whole family. Why should I make things easy for that little vixen?”

Grandma is furious. Her grandson went off to serve in the army for years, and his wife died young. His daughter-in-law raised two younger brothers-in-law as both mother and father, cared for her great-grandson and great-granddaughter, looked after Grandma and her father-in-law, and worked the fields and hunted to feed the whole family. When the Japanese swept through the area several times, it was her granddaughter-in-law who carried her on her back.

Now that her grandson has made something of himself, someone wants to steal him away? Not a chance. Grandma steps in, and she’s worth two people.