Yan Qi is doing side business. Delivering letters, mourning, making amends, and occasionally visiting someone's home to recognize relatives.
She originally thought that when it came to recognizing a relative, it was never about blood, but money. Whoever muddied the water first would be able to benefit from the mess.
It wasn't until a funeral procession that she was targeted by Li Xian'an.
Li Xian'an has a good appearance and a mole at the end of his eye. When he smiles, he seems to be watching the fun, but when he is not smiling, he seems to be able to see through people from skin to bone. He saw through Yan Qi's fakeness at a glance, but instead of tearing her down on the spot, he took advantage of her and forced her to find a bigger marriage——
Everyone in the Lu family agreed that she was dead long ago, but no one dared to let her "recognize" her.
An old box left in the fire, an old incident that was written down in the case file, and a "family search" that was delayed for more than ten years, just like this, pushed two people with different thoughts into the same situation.
Yan Qi originally just wanted to take the money and leave.
Li Xian'an originally just wanted to use her to knock on the door and overturn the case.
But as they became more familiar with each other, they discovered that some of their identities were fake, some of their names were borrowed, and some of their old relationships were written down by others. However, some of the blood, some of the debts, and some of the unburned truths could not be admitted no matter what.
She is recognizing relatives for others.
Later, it was the turn of the whole hall, waiting for her to recognize herself.
Intention: When a person's name, identity and place of origin can be written arbitrarily by others, the most difficult thing is not to be "recognized", but to be able to decide "who I am" in the end. The novel talks about how identities are created, used, and tampered with by recognizing relatives, returning to the clan, and overturning old cases. It also describes how a woman who has lived by someone else's name for a long time regains her own narrative rights step by step.