▁over ▁the ▁lod ging ▁house . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 1 0 s , ▁Yang jin ▁and ▁H oon ie ▁have ▁a ▁daughter ▁named ▁Sun ja . ▁After ▁her ▁th ir teenth ▁birth day , ▁she ▁is ▁raised ▁sole ly ▁by ▁her ▁mother ▁Yang jin , ▁her ▁father ▁H oon ie ▁dying ▁from ▁t uber cul osis . ▁When ▁Sun ja ▁is ▁six teen , ▁she ▁is ▁purs ued ▁by ▁a ▁wealth y ▁fish bro ker , ▁Koh ▁Hans u . ▁Sun ja ▁becomes ▁pre gn ant , ▁after ▁which ▁Hans u ▁reve als ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁already ▁married ▁but ▁int ends ▁to ▁keep ▁her ▁as ▁his ▁mist ress . ▁Ash amed , ▁Sun ja ▁reve als ▁the ▁truth ▁to ▁her ▁mother , ▁who ▁eventually ▁conf esses ▁it ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁lod gers , ▁a ▁Christian ▁minister ▁suffering ▁from ▁t uber cul osis . ▁Ba ek ▁Is ak , ▁the ▁minister , ▁bel ieves ▁he ▁will ▁die ▁soon ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁many ▁ill ness es , ▁and ▁dec ides ▁to ▁marry ▁Sun ja ▁to ▁give ▁her ▁child ▁a ▁name ▁and ▁to ▁give ▁meaning ▁to ▁his ▁life . ▁Sun ja ▁agre es ▁to ▁the ▁plan ▁and ▁mar ries ▁Is ak , ▁travel ing ▁with ▁him ▁to ▁Os aka ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁Is ak ' s ▁brother ▁and ▁his ▁wife . ▁In ▁Os aka , ▁Sun ja ▁is ▁shock ed ▁to ▁learn ▁that ▁Kore ans ▁are ▁treated ▁poor ly ▁and ▁are ▁forced ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁gh etto ▁and ▁are