A picture story on Wan Xiuyun, who gets married but is not allowed by her in-laws to follow her husband when he goes to work in another city. The in-laws introduce the husband to another woman with whom he starts living together, and force Xiuyun to agree to a divorce without financial support from her ex-husband. She becomes ill and leads a poor life, while her husband is happy and prospers.
Some years later, after the People's Republic is established and the Marriage Law has been introduced, Xiuyun visits the Women's Federation (妇女联合会) to ask for mediation. The Federation arranges that the ex-husband agrees to pay Xiuyun's living expenses for three years and cover her medical costs, as stipulated by the Marriage Law.

Nr. 1 from a series 'Marriage Law Drawing' (Hunyinfa tuhua - 婚姻法图画).