“You were born to be a clown!”
The famous Xiangcheng performer Gen Si was invited to the homecoming banquet of a prominent local salt merchant’s son. He arrived in high spirits and left in disappointment. A small-timer who made one wrong move, he became a casualty of a feud between wealthy young men. The instigator left with a mocking remark.
Once adored by crowds, Gen Qingyi became yesterday’s news, with no one coming to see him. Amid laughter and scorn, the once-proud performer swallowed his pride and retraced his steps. As he made his way through the muck, the truth behind old passions, love, and resentment gradually came to light.
[A protagonist who starts off aloof and proud, then becomes more worldly and shrewd, a little sharp-tongued but still a good person]
A short biography with a simple story and some gaps in the logic, suitable as bedtime reading. Complete.
Theme: Let bygones be bygones.
