In Ashenputtel she danced with him at the ball and he liked her. After both stories her stepsisters tried on her shoe by cutting of a toe and part of her heel. It was Ashenputtel's turn to try it on and it fit perfectly so she live d happily ever after with the prince. In Ye-shen she lost her shoe and the King called all of the women out and many tried it on, but it fit Ye-shen. Ye-shen married the King and they lived happily ever after.
The stories Ye-shen and Ashenputtel had some of the same key figures such as shoes, attire and marriage. The figures help the stories become connected in unintential ways. So both stories are the same in these aspects. In the end these stories and just knocked off Cinderella