fanhua (book)

The Old Shanghai Stock Exchange ceased operations after the Liberation Army took over Shanghai in 1949. By the end of the period known as “Two Whites and One Black,” speculators in the market had been largely suppressed, with many arrested and some executed.

The Smart Linghong and the Changing World Linghong is a clever person. She knows if she doesn’t leave on her own, eventually, Lingzi will drift away from her world. Seeing Lingzi striving hard to build her future, passionately serving table after table of customers, barely taking a moment to relax her tired face before greeting the next table, Linghong suddenly realizes that the leisurely days of muddling along, cheekily taking advantage of Boss Bao occasionally without anyone minding, are gone forever.

Business and Favors: The Intricate Dance of Survival Without ruthlessness, a woman’s position is unstable. Li Li gave General Wei a way out by taking on the opening banquet without charge when no one else would take the order at Huanghe Road.