Nicknamed the "Baby Queen" of Shaw Brothers, Li Ching lives up to the name in "The Merry Wife", a sort of "To Sir With Love" meets "Gidget" fanfare where Li plays a seventeen year old schoolgirl who marries her thirty-five year old teacher. Although she may appear to be the innocent schoolgirl living out a man's fantasy, Li learns she isn't as innocent as she thought. Her provocative performance earned her the Most Popular Actress Award at the 18th Asian Film Festival.