"China" . . "Fiction" . . . "Bildungsromans" . . "Spilled water" . . "Children's stories" . . . "After her father's death, Lu Si-Yan's uncle sells her to a rich family who expect her to work as their servant until she is old enough to marry their son, but when she runs away things only get worse." . "Daodiao shui = Spilled water" . . "Juvenile works" . . . .