May Good Fortune Come in Pairs

Little mishaps plague her, and misfortune piles up by the cartload. The moment she steps out of the house, bad luck follows her from one end of the street to the other. Reborn as a refined young lady, she thought life would mean having meals and tea brought to her. Who could have guessed that her life as a pampered layabout would be so miserable... At home, she has to watch out for her father’s concubines, who might stab her in the back. Then she has no choice but to marry, and her husband turns out to be a rock who knows nothing about romance. New book: The Little Things of the Great Qing. In the bustling, dreamlike city of Guangzhou, she seeks happiness and makes a life of her own.