At fifteen, the eldest daughter of the Sun family, Sun Fuling, married into the Qu family under an arranged match. At twenty-five, she divorced the husband she'd married straight out of high school.
Everyone thought she would turn into Qin Xianglian, the tragic heroine from the old tales.
But Sun Fuling picked up her luggage, slung on her medicine chest, and left. From then on, Suzhou had one fewer young mistress and one more kindhearted, skilled Madam Sun.
(The opening has been extensively revised.)
Theme: Women from humble backgrounds can also live rich, colorful lives.
I'm going to see a doctor tomorrow. I'll have to wait for one day.