▁str ang ely ▁because ▁he ▁is ▁brain ▁dam aged . ▁Mrs ▁Hong ▁finds ▁out ▁what ▁the ▁Chen ' s ▁are ▁up ▁to , ▁gives ▁Lu ▁Si - Y an ▁money ▁and ▁helps ▁her ▁to ▁escape . ▁ ▁Lu ▁Si - yan ▁goes ▁to ▁catch ▁the ▁boat ▁up ▁river , ▁but ▁disco vers ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁ro bb ed . ▁A ▁couple , ▁Mr ▁and ▁Mrs ▁Wang , ▁offer ▁to ▁pay ▁her ▁boat ▁fare ▁and ▁to ▁give ▁her ▁a ▁job ▁in ▁their ▁factory . ▁The ▁factory ▁makes ▁to ys . ▁The ▁employees ▁work ▁under ▁har sh ▁conditions . ▁They ▁are ▁never ▁paid ▁what ▁they ▁are ▁ow ed ▁and ▁are ▁forced ▁to ▁work ▁long ▁hours ▁and ▁over time . ▁They ▁are ▁only ▁paid ▁a ▁fraction ▁of ▁their ▁sal ary ▁in ▁ar re ars ▁as ▁the ▁W ongs ▁find ▁constant ▁cause ▁for ▁ded uct ing ▁money ▁from ▁their ▁pay . ▁Lu ▁Si - yan ▁is ▁be fri ended ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁young ▁women ▁who ▁are ▁optim istic ▁despite ▁being ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁state ▁as ▁Si - yan — tra pped ▁in ▁the ▁factory . ▁Event ually , ▁Lu ▁Si - yan ▁becomes ▁so ▁ill ▁and ▁fra il , ▁due ▁to ▁over work ▁and ▁the ▁poor ▁working ▁conditions , ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁hospital ised . ▁When ▁she ▁reg ains ▁conscious ness , ▁Uncle ▁Ba ▁is ▁by ▁her ▁bed side ▁in ▁the ▁hospital ▁and ▁is ▁full ▁of ▁rem or se . ▁He ▁brings ▁news ▁that ▁her ▁Mother ▁has ▁died ▁and ▁he ▁wants ▁to ▁take ▁her ▁and ▁her