Chinese Cinderella
Niang
Niang
In the book Chinese Cinderella Niang is Adeline Yen Mah's stepmother. She treats horribly and unfairly. They think that is a disgrace and they blame her for her mothers death. She also treats her other step children unfairly compared to her real children.
Vacation!
Dresses
Niang wore many French clothes like this. I the book it says "and dressed only in French clothes." This shows that this is all she wears, so therefore she would definitely bring them on vacation with her.
Jewelry
Children
In the book you can tell that Niang favors her true children. She acts like they are more than her stepchildren. On page 44 big brother says "yet her children can order whatever they desire." So not bringing them on vacation would be treating them like her stepchildren and she obviously doesn't want that.