A Guide to Running Qinlou

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Blurb:

Allow me to introduce myself. I am the second daughter of the Qinlou madam, named Chen Xiang.

From the start: a brothel, four girls, one maid, and a cheap mother who eats and sleeps a lot and never stops talking.

The building needs rent paid.

The girls have ulterior motives.

The maid is useless.

As for Mother, best not to mention her.

Fortunately, as the junior sister of a martial arts school, Chen Xiang isn't some dimwit with brawn and no brains:

The building can be bought in installments.

The girls can be persuaded, one by one.

The maid can be trained according to her strengths.

As for Mother, she can't be replaced, so Chen Xiang will just have to put up with her.

In short, though taking charge of the Qinlou may feel like being shoved into the deep end, Chen Xiang believes in seeing things through and making the most of the results.

----- Romance -----

The first time Chen Xiang met Xie Jinyan, he was tied up in a carriage.

Chen Xiang: How pitiful. I should save him.

Then he spat in her face.

The second time Chen Xiang met Xie Jinyan, he was about to take his own life.

Chen Xiang: How pitiful. I should save him.

Then, through a mix-up, Xie Jinyan filed Chen Xiang away as one of the people he hated most.

The third time Chen Xiang met Xie Jinyan, he was curled up pitifully in a wooden tub, hiding from the rain.

Chen Xiang: No matter how pitiful he is, I'm not saving him again.

Then she saw Xie Jinyan's eyes, lowered and glistening with tears.

Tsk, what beautiful eyes!

Theme: Love life, and always be kind and upright.