On New Year's Eve, the second young master of the Lu family received a bird.
It was beautiful, kept in a golden cage, and sent by his nephew, Lu Zheng.
The bird was sent back the way it had come, along with a message from the second young master of the Lu family.
"There's already one at home. It's temperamental and hard to please."
On the first day of the New Year, Lu Zheng received something else: a letter breaking off his engagement to his young fiancée.
Theme: Freedom and hope