Umoya Wolwandle

Lena manga ejabulisa kakhulu. Isizinda sendaba ubukhosi bakwaMing, eChina. Umlingiswa oyinhloko wendaba intombazane ephumayo okuthiwa u-Ning Hai (i-Hai isho ulwandle). Ukhulele emndenini wezigelekeqe… Uyindodakazi yesigebengu esiyinhloko. Ngolunye usuku, u-Hai uhola ithimba labaphangi basolwandle ukuyophanga umkhumbi wamanxusa aseSpain ngesikhathi ubaba wakhe engekho. Wabe esehlangana nendoda eyiNgisi, uMichael, eyayihamba nabaseSpain. UMichael wadayisa ngenjabulo wonke umkhumbi wamagugu ukuze uthole imephu yaseChina. Kamuva, umngane kaHai wabanjwa umhloli omusha wamaphoyisa uShao ZhiSiün. U-Hai wanyonyoba ukuze asindise umngane wakhe… kodwa naye wabanjwa. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, waphinde wahlangana noMichael. Lapho ubaba ka-Hai ezwa ukuthi indodakazi yakhe iboshiwe umhloli omusha wamaphoyisa, wazama ukufumbathisa umfana omusha, kodwa wehluleka. Umhloli wamaphoyisa omusha kwakungafanele athengwe. Ngakho ubaba ka-Hai wabhuqa wathi akanandaba ukuthi kuzokwenzekani kulaba ababili (indodakazi yakhe kanye nomunye umgulukudu osemusha). Wayecabanga ukuthi indodakazi yakhe kufanele ikwazi ukuzikhipha obishini. UMichael usize u-Hai ukuthi afihle ukuthi ungubani ukuze uShao akholelwe ukuthi u-Hai nomngane wakhe bangabantu abangenacala nje abaphoqeleka ukujoyina abaphangi basolwandle futhi bahlela ukuba basebenze endlini yakhe ...