It’s Hard to Find the Old Person by the Waterside

by dramareleaserpublished on March 22, 2026

Leads: Zhang Lei & Song Jiayin
Description: After beggar Fu Yan rises to a high position, he falls into the Xie family’s trap and pretends to marry in order to obtain medicine to cure his mute wife Achu. Manipulated by Xie Yao, Fu Yan not only hurts Achu but also stabs her three times in public to prove his loyalty, and locks her in a sea of fire on their wedding day. Achu’s heart dies completely. After escaping death, she recovers her voice with the help of association president Jiang Haochuan and transforms into an independent fish-selling woman. Upon their reunion, Fu Yan obsessively tries to win her back, but humiliates Achu again due to his selfishness. When the truth is finally revealed and Fu Yan learns that Achu lost her voice from being burned by charcoal fire while saving him, and that the so-called “secret medicine” was merely a hoax, he completely breaks down and goes mad, personally destroying the Xie family. In the end, Achu achieves a glorious reversal under Jiang Haochuan’s genuine protection and embraces a new life; while Fu Yan loses his power and becomes a beggar on the roadside, and in the heavy snow, holding the charred betrothal whistle, he witnesses Achu’s happiness passing by before dying in regret.

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