Restoring Old Keepsakes: Mending the Past, Healing the Rest of My Life

#Urban Slice of Life #Antique Restoration #Healing from a Troubled Family #Heroine's Growth and Reversal #Episodic Healing Stories #Slow-Burning Romance #Old Street Atmosphere #Face-Slapping Rivals #Gentle Satisfaction #All Walks of Life #Tender Romance

Living in a quiet alley in the old city, Lin Ruoxi runs a little shop called Relic House, making ends meet with her exceptional skill at restoring antiques.

For years, she has been trapped in a troubled family that constantly puts her down and compares her to others. Her relatives covet and squeeze her for her savings, while rival shopkeepers repeatedly band together to harass and ostracize her, leaving her little store with no peace.

A broken silver lock, a stopped pocket watch, a water-damaged family letter, a shattered heirloom jade bangle: each dust-covered relic carries a lifetime of missed chances and countless regrets.

She repairs broken objects for people from all walks of life and eases the heartache they have carried for years. Yet she remains trapped by her own chains of insecurity, unable to break free.

During the old street's redevelopment, she meets Lu Shiyan, a gentle designer whose words awaken her from a long spell of despair.

Giving in will never earn you understanding, and why should she let others look down on her craft? From now on, she'll make her own way through her talent, stand up to vicious rivals, and fight back against her parasitic family. As she restores the remnants of the past, she'll break free of fate's chains, slowly heal her wounded heart, and build a peaceful life of her own.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.