I Am Not Madame Bovary (Wo bu shi Pan Jin Lian) (我不是潘金莲)

In the Song Dynasty lived a woman named Pan Jinlian

who possessed an alluring beauty

Pan Jinlian's husband was named Wu Da

Wu Da had a younger brother called Wu Song

who had fought a tiger at Jingyang Ridge

An herbalist in the county seat named Ximen Qing

had an affair with Pan Jinlian

and together they poisoned Wu Da

After Wu Song found out

he killed Pan Jinlian and Ximen Qing

So since the Song Dynasty

people have called indecent women "Pan Jinlian"

The main character in today's story is Li Xuelian

Li Xuelian's husband said she was Pan Jinlian

Li Xuelian told everyone

Our story begins ten years ago

Who are you looking for?

Are you Wang Gongdao from the courthouse?

Yes

Is Chen Ah-Da from the backhills your cousin?

Yes

And Chen Ah-da's wife's family is from Cuijiawu?

Right?

Chen Ah-da's wife's sister got married in Qijia'an

Right?

I have a girl cousin on my mother's side who married

Chen Ah-Da's wife's sister's husband's cousin's son

So we're related!

What on earth do you want?

I want to get divorced

Why do you want to get divorced?

Irreconcilable differences?

It's more serious than that

There's someone else?

More serious than that

It can't be

as serious as murder?

If you can't help me

I'll return home right now and murder him

You don't want to do that

If you kill him

you won't be able to get a divorce

What was your name again?

Li Xuelian

Your husband?

Qin Yuhe

He drives a truck at the county tea factory

Did you bring your marriage license?

I have my divorce license

You're already divorced

why would you want a divorce?

This divorce is fake

It doesn't look fake

Sure, this divorce license isn't fake

But the divorce was fake

It doesn't matter if it was fake or not

Under the law

if you have these papers

Your divorce is real

What on earth do you want?

I want to bring a lawsuit

to prove the divorce was fake

I want to marry the adulterer once more

then get divorced again

You want to divorce Qin

In the end you will get a divorce

In the end you will get a divorce

so aren't you just bellyaching?

With nothing better to do

That's just what everyone says

I don't think so

See there on the third floor?

Which one?

The one with the paper cutout

I fake divorced with Qin last year

I fake divorced with Qin last year

It was so we could get a house in the county seat

When we got divorced

I got the house

and he got nothing

Only then would the tea factory give us an apartment

and we would get remarried when we got it

then the whole family would move to the county seat

That's what we agreed to do

I never thought when the apartment was ours

There would be someone else inside it

There would be someone else inside it

A fake divorce became real

The lout married someone else!

If it were you

could you stomach it?

So...

when you fake divorced

was that just a scam?

We didn't scam anyone else

but he scammed me

I'm a sucker

It was my idea to get divorced

I should slap myself

Use words, not violence

There's no need for that

You say it was a fake divorce last year

Qin's lawyer says it's real

You've each got your stories

I'm suing Qin

and that scoundrel won't even turn up

He only sent his lawyer

Will the plaintiff watch her language

There shall be no insults used in this court

There's a legal statute

allowing a lawyer to appear instead of the defendant

The evidence and divorce license have been submitted

Next we'll call the witness

Gu

It's your turn

Quickly!

The witness will now state his name

My name is Gu Daxing

I'm a Civil Affairs assistant for Guaiwan Town

Mr. Gu

Last year, Lian and Qin

Were you responsible for the divorce?

I do all marriages and divorces for Guaiwan Town

I do all marriages and divorces for Guaiwan Town

ls their divorce fake or real?

Is their divorce fake or real?

Real

Gu

You've lived long enough

You should have been able to see

that the divorce was fake

If it was fake

then didn't the two of you lie to me?

Lying to me is no big deal

but you can't lie to the government

You say the divorce is fake

Just now he read what Qin said

Qin said it was real

Qin is a lying swine

You can't believe a word he says

If I can't believe him, I should believe you?

Will the plaintiff please return to her seat

Don't overreact

The court has reached an agreement

It is clear from the evidence and witness

That Qin and Lian's divorce...

That Qin and Lian's divorce...

was real

The more she thought about the court's verdict

the angrier she became

Before the case

Lian was angry her husband had lied

Now she had sued and lost

Now she had sued and lost

didn't this prove her husband was in the right?

And that she deserved what she got?

Drink

Director

I'm busy working all year

and don't have time to look in on you

but your golden wedding anniversary

is something I'd never forget

Director

Today's banquet is a token of my personal affection

Definitely not paid for with public funds

You can enjoy yourself, director

Director

Let me tell you

Chief Justice Xun has given himself five taboos

Five

He won't drink at work functions

Today you and your wife are here

Today you and your wife are here

We're so happy!

The chief justice is making an exception today

An exception

Director

It's so great that the two of you have been married

It's so great that the two of you have been married

For fifty years

Through all kinds of trouble

You've stayed together

It's so impressive

It's known all over our county

Tell us your secret

so us youngsters can learn

There's no secret

In the end there's only one word

Tolerance

No

Four words

Which four words?

Tolerate until it hurts

Tolerate until it hurts

Auntie, you're so funny

Come, let's drink!

Happy

Watch your step

Zhengyi

I've already got Lao Li