When the Wind Rises in Jinling

In 1900, as the turmoil of the Boxer Rebellion had yet to subside, the Shen family of Jinling welcomed another son. Shen Yanzhi was born into this world with memories of a past life, in a family of wealth and privilege. He had a steady older brother, a mischievous second brother, three sharp-witted older sisters, and a crowd of younger siblings. As a child, he was clever and playful: he faked illness to skip school, secretly altered the account books, and stirred up such chaos with his siblings that the entire Shen household was turned upside down. As he grew older, he also showed exceptional insight. Whether studying, practicing martial arts, keeping accounts, or sizing people up, he saw things more clearly than most.

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