The Hands-on-Hips Goddess [Hong Kong Style]

(Hong Kong, 1970s) Feng Sheng's love for Li Nongnong is the supreme truth of this world. Because there's no reason to argue against it, it's the truth. The truth reigns supreme. In June 1972, beneath a glittering sky, with the waves calm and still, Feng Taotao entered Hong Kong aboard a smuggler's boat. He was incredibly unlucky: a freak storm blew up halfway there, and the boat capsized. He swam for eight hours before reaching shore. Only then did he realize he was clutching a tiny hopping vampire, no bigger than his thumb. She could talk and work, and spent every day mending a ragged garment whose pattern was impossible to make out. He couldn't see her face, so he was always mocking her as an ugly woman, saying she must be too hideous to show herself. He didn't know what had left her buried at the bottom of the sea, and often threatened to perform an exorcism and destroy her. Li Nongnong would plant her hands on her hips and argue like a teapot that she was a goddess serving the Old Lady. But she was also afraid he'd mistake her for a wandering ghost and have her captured, so she had to swallow her anger and keep embroidering. Once her magical robe was mended, she would be able to grow up and become human. Then she would leave without looking back. Feng Sheng went from Chaoshan to Hong Kong and struggled barefoot for ten years, from age twelve to twenty-two. No matter how much he was bullied, no matter how much blood and sweat he shed, he never thought of abandoning that female ghost. When a village house caught fire and the Star Ferry went on strike, he jumped into the sea from Queen's Pier and swam across Victoria Harbour to get home and save her. Li Nongnong embroidered for ten years, living off him and using what he bought her, even the gold and silver thread, from age eight to eighteen. When his enemies hired someone to stab him until he was covered in blood, she risked her life to protect him and walk with him to Taiwan to escape. She never once thought of running away from home. The most dependable thing is loyalty, the most beautiful thing is love, and the most devoted thing is keeping someone company. Coming soon: South Wall and North Wall In the dazzling years of her youth, Sun Yiyi married a South Wall that wasn't very soft. She bruised her nose against it in marriage, so she bravely and resolutely climbed over it and got divorced. In the years when Xu Sasa was full of vigor, he was devoted to making and saving money, and married a beautiful, gentle North Wall. He never imagined that the North Wall would collapse in his lifetime. After their divorce, he was furious and pounded away at the wall with a hammer. "I'd originally planned to wait until I had a job before divorcing, but my employer requires a review of my spouse's records. That would be too much trouble for you, so why don't we get the divorce papers done first?" Sun Yiyi explained gently. In her employment file, it was better to be divorced than to have her spouse's background checked. "Don't I make enough money?" Xu Sasa asked primly, crossing his arms. Am I not a treasure? You can spend all this money, so what are you unhappy about? Have you lost your mind? Sun Yiyi primly pushed the pen toward him and said sarcastically, holding back her anger, "You make a lot of money, but I'm sick." That explanation softened Xu Sasa. He kindly asked, "What kind of illness?" "A serious illness where I don't need a man to keep me company, don't like shopping and spending my husband's money, and just want to grow old alone! A lonely old maid's illness, where I go to the hospital alone when I'm sick and study by myself at night!" Sun Yiyi ranted to her heart's content, then calmly asked, "Will you treat me?" Xu Sasa clicked his ballpoint pen and signed the divorce papers without a word. Get out. Go on, get out! The South Wall and the North Wall finally realized after all that fuss that they were still facing each other. With the barriers gone, they were a perfect match. Completed Hong Kong-style novels: Notes on the Life of a Rich Wife and Don't Be So Cheap Premise: Build a brilliant future with both feet on the ground.