What Should I Do If My Girlfriend Plays a Male Role in Yue Opera?

Qu Yiliang took over an unorthodox Huangmei opera troupe on the brink of bankruptcy, burdened with enormous debts. He also had a girlfriend he'd been dating in secret for eight years, first long-distance and then living together. She's a young male-role performer in Yue opera. The most awkward part was that whenever his girlfriend acted manly, she outdid him by far. She was gentle and affectionate, and much better at flirting, too. Who the hell could put up with that? In tears, he made a difficult decision: help his girlfriend switch roles, from playing young men to playing young women, and have her keep at it. For Qu Yiliang, life's greatest tragedy was this: Daring to be a devoted couple with his girlfriend, all sweet and loving, only onstage. Once they stepped off, all he dared say was, “You've worked hard,” while obediently calling her Third Senior Sister, though he had no idea where that title had come from. Going public with their relationship, using a leading performer to promote the show... The road ahead was long and hard, oh my, oh my...