As Yu Xiaobai adjusted the angle of her phone camera, the smell of burning incense and candles mixed with the scent of paper ash and crept into her nose. Beneath the title “Baishi Shop: Online Clearance Sale,” a few comments drifted across the screen: “The streamer’s got guts, going live from a place like this” and “The paper doll’s eyes look like they moved.” Her fingertips brushed the brass bell on the counter. This was the Baishi shop her grandmother had left her. Three days ago, her grandmother had suddenly disappeared, leaving only the words, “Look after the shop.”
