Su Erya was sold to a brothel when she was five. Fifteen years later, she returned to Kǔshuǐ Village, and somehow she had enough money to buy a house and land and live a good life.
She didn't support her parents or her brothers. Instead, she called the brothel's madam "Mother," and people from the brothel came and went through her door every day.
The villagers looked down on her while envying her money. After asking around, they learned that Su Erya had become a "master gynecologist," especially skilled at treating women's illnesses.
Li Xiucai, in the east of the village, had gambled until he was deep in debt. He went to Su Erya for help arranging to sell his daughter, Li Yulan, into the brothel too.
Li Yulan was literate, hardworking, and kindhearted. Su Erya took pity on her and paid off the gambling debt.
But at midnight that very night, Li Yulan knocked on Su Erya's door with a purse of money. "This money can only save me once. Benefactor, would you save me from this misery for good?"
Pinned against the wall, Su Erya was nearly in tears. "Then what am I supposed to do?"
Li Yulan: "Marry me."
Theme: You have to fight for the happy life you want
