A Wife Who Won’t Be Managed

“Wu Xin, stop reading. It’s so late. Go to bed!” Wu Xin’s mother was worried about her. Her daughter hadn’t chosen a good career path: she’d studied nursing, graduated, and become a nurse at one of the city’s major hospitals. In the two years since she started working, she’d not only had to put up with exhausting shifts, but also frequent exams. Her daughter said they were tests on something called the “Three Basic” subjects. “Mom, you go to bed first. I’ll read for a little while, then I’ll sleep,” Wu Xin replied wearily. Sigh! Back when she was in school, she’d looked forward to getting a job so she wouldn’t have to take tests all the time. She’d been tested from childhood through graduation, until her head ached. At last, she made it through graduation and got a job at this major hospital. The pay wasn’t bad…