▁their ▁various ▁d ile mm as ▁and ▁daily ▁issues . ▁The ▁book ▁begins ▁with ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁M ous sa ▁and ▁Ad jou a . ▁The ▁wed ding ▁between ▁M ous sa ▁and ▁Ad jou a ▁is ▁can ce led ▁when ▁they ▁discover ▁the ▁child ▁is ▁not ▁M ous sa ' s . ▁He ▁begins ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁his ▁father . ▁His ▁father ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁very ▁hard ▁on ▁him , ▁but ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁M ous sa ▁is ▁extremely ▁lazy ▁and ▁does ▁not ▁really ▁do ▁much . ▁At ▁work ▁he ▁tends ▁to ▁hit ▁on ▁the ▁women ▁workers , ▁and ▁is ▁always ▁being ▁y elled ▁at ▁by ▁his ▁father . ▁All ▁the ▁while ▁Ad jou a ▁is ▁s elling ▁f rit ters ▁at ▁the ▁market ▁trying ▁to ▁provide ▁for ▁her ▁son . ▁A ya ▁takes ▁care ▁of ▁Ad jou a ' s ▁son ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁is ▁always ▁helping ▁Ad jou a ▁while ▁trying ▁to ▁keep ▁up ▁with ▁her ▁school work ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁While ▁this ▁is ▁occurr ing , ▁A ya ' s ▁friend ▁B int ou ▁begins ▁seeing ▁a ▁Paris ian ▁man ▁named ▁Gre go ire . ▁ ▁Another ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁story , ▁Her ve , ▁goes ▁to ▁A ya ▁for ▁help . ▁He ▁works ▁fixing ▁cars ▁and ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁end ▁up ▁taking ▁over ▁the ▁business ▁since ▁the ▁owner ▁is ▁sick . ▁However , ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁know ▁how ▁to ▁read ▁and ▁write . ▁It ▁is ▁because ▁of ▁this ▁that