A Bao was born into servitude in the Song household of Qishan. Because of her graceful figure and delicate beauty, Madam Song assigned her to serve as a bedchamber companion to the eldest son, Song Huaiyue. She had risen from a lowly branch to become a phoenix.
The eldest young master was as gentle and openhearted as the moonlight. But only A Bao knew that when he married and had children, he would have her, a mere bedchamber companion, poisoned by Madam Song a few days before his engagement, as a sign of respect for his wife-to-be.
A Bao huddled under the eldest young master's quilt, trembling.
She didn't want to die. Luckily, there was still time. A Bao packed up and ran away. She bought a shop and opened a restaurant. Life was fairly peaceful, except... there was an extra mouth to feed in her belly.
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The eldest son of the Song family, Song Huaiyue, had a beautiful bedchamber companion. She was slender and soft as a willow, everything about her to his liking. Song Huaiyue was quite pleased with her, never imagining that she would be bold enough to run away.
The world outside was full of wolves and tigers, and his companion was delicate. She'd surely come crawling back within a couple of days. Song Huaiyue had made up his mind to give her the cold shoulder for a few days, so she'd learn her place.
But a day passed, then a month, and the little companion was still nowhere to be seen. Song Huaiyue couldn't sit still any longer.
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Song Huaiyue heard that a restaurant had opened at the foot of Chuishan. Its female proprietor was sweet and pretty, but unfortunately, she was a widow and had a child with her.
Song Huaiyue scoffed. How beautiful could a widow possibly be?
Then a friend dragged him to the Great River. The female proprietor was slender and soft as a willow, everything about her to his liking. She was someone he knew.
*The scumbag chases his wife to the crematorium.
Theme: Women should stand on their own two feet.
