The Streetwise Matchmaker

Three days after her father's burial, the landlord came to collect the rent. Xu Zhaowan took over a struggling real estate agency, along with several old accounts no one could explain. She had hoped to stay afloat by selling a house at a suspiciously low price, but the buyer asked about the walls, not the house. Half of a ledger hidden behind one wall recorded that a dead porter had received silver, while the contract given to her by the guild listed a different date. Buying houses, renting out shops, collecting debts: she needed to earn a living, but every step could cost her money. The deeper she dug, the less she could bring herself to say that her father “could never have done anything wrong.” And the very person who first helped her find her footing held the key to the old case. From one compensation payment she truly had to make to seventeen households, each with its own story, Xu Zhaowan must learn not only how to uncover the truth, but how to keep the business going amid personal loyalties, profit, and her own weaknesses. This time, her own name will be written above the door.