Wenhua Liu

The life and death of Zhao Yi-Man, a female member of the Chinese resistance

An army officer has a chance encounter with a young soldier, the son of an old comrade in arms. The soldier tells the officer he has a sister who is also in the army. When the young soldier is killed in action, the officer visits her to pay his respects, and recognizes her as his own child, given up for adoption 18 years earlier. This presents him with a dilemma, wanting to reconnect with the only child he ever had, yet reluctant to tell her the truth about her parentage ...

The clan law of the Yang family works against the relationships of a widow and her daughter until a new marriage law is enacted after liberation.