Lucky Baby: The Entire Huo Family Kneels to Pamper Her

[Republican-era setting + adorable lucky charm + adored by everyone + deadbeat dad and his family get what’s coming to them] Five-year-old Nian Nian was once the cherished young lady of the Chu family, but she learned what it meant to be a child without a mother: nothing but a weed. Her own father showed her no affection, her stepmother called her a little money pit, and her stepbrother bullied her mercilessly. She never had enough to eat or wear. Even the jade dragonfly her mother had left her was deliberately smashed into three pieces by her stepbrother. Then, on a snowy day, her stepmother drove her out of the house. The tiny girl, bundled in a shabby padded jacket, crouched in the snow and counted her uncles: “Big Uncle carries a gun, Second Uncle handles the money, and Little Uncle knows how to fight…” Looking down at the little dumpling who had tumbled into his arms, Huo Yunting, the Green Gang’s fearsome king of hell, wondered: When did I become a little uncle? But then, to his surprise… He kindly took her shopping at a department store, and the wealthy young ladies bought the counters clean. He brought her to inspect the docks, and the gold bars that had gone missing half a month ago turned out to be hidden in the basement of the Tea Merchants’ Association. Even a rusty scrap of iron a beggar gave her on the street became an antique from a bygone dynasty at her touch! Her warlord big uncle washed the Chu family in blood for her. Her tycoon second uncle built her a golden house. Her celebrity aunt used her Best Actress trophy to hold her candy. And that mixed-race puppy-eyed boy who kept chasing after her and calling her little sister? He offered her a map of the entire foreign concession and let her choose: “Where do you want to build your playground, little sister?” The whole city knew the Huo family had a little treasure now. She wore the finest Western dresses and received the most lavish gifts. Even when the Green Gang went to war, they cleared the area first so they wouldn’t frighten her.