Red Cherries, Green Plantains

Synopsis: Shanghai during the Republic of China era. Yu Yibai, the Yu family's third son, born to a concubine, returns from the United States with a promotion, bringing with him his unrecognized wife, Yan Ruyu, and Fang Yun, the daughter from his previous marriage. To win Yu Yibai over, the Yu family arranges for him to marry Hu Wanfang, a woman from a family of equal standing. Who is the real Third Madam Yu? Yan Ruyu does everything she can to seize the position. Backed by her family, Hu Wanfang refuses to yield. The ninth young lady, Fang Yun, who has long endured in silence, quietly schemes amid this battle for the title of Third Madam, hoping to escape her old-fashioned family and live freely. Fang Yun's self-reliant and independent nature attracts Yue Minzhi, a young man recently returned from the United States, as well as Cao Yunlang, the nephew of the warlord Marshal Cao. How will she choose the marriage and life she wants? Should she become a traditional Chinese housewife like Hu Wanfang, or put herself first selfishly, like Yan Ruyu? Fang Yun, Hu Wanfang, and Yan Ruyu each make different choices in life. Publisher: Guangming Daily Press