Cao Xueqin

“ With all the drudgery experienced in the world without any success, I suddenly thought of the women of ages past. Going through careful scrutiny one by one, I felt that in practical skills and in-depth knowledge, everyone was way above me ”

“ I the reckless wasted half of my life - despite my repent, there are countless talented female in the inner chambers, who shall not try to cover up their own short-comings and commit self-destruction as I have done. ”

“ What harm is it, however, in using fiction and simple language to tell a story to entertain the readers, disregard of the fact that I am not a scholar? Therefore, the title of the First Chapter is about a man missing a girl. ”