Chapter 22 Summary

Winnie finds Jimmie and tells him she is leaving her marriage. They plan her escape. Then Winnie begins to have second thoughts. She worries that Wen Fu will have her father killed in retaliation. She goes to her father and tells him she must leave her husband. He pulls three gold ingots from a scroll, which she tells him she will take when she leaves. Winnie then devises a story that she is going to see Old Aunt, who is ill. She takes the gold and leaves.

Chapter 22 Analysis

Winnie and Jimmie believe they will be together for the rest of their lives, but Winnie is having second thoughts about leaving Wen Fu out of loyalty and concern for her father. She decides to tell her father about her plans as a warning to him. He surprises her by offering her gold that...