Zhang Henshui 
Beauty”s Favour 

The story of The Beauty”s Favour took place in Beijing in the 1920s. The heroine Chang Xiaonan was born in a poor family at the bottom, collecting coal for a living. Once upon a time, Hong Shiyi, who was out of work, sympathized with her fate. He used her low income as a substitute for a charity to help her family. They fell in love. Chang Xiaonan, who was beautiful, was later attracted by the leader of the Willow Song and Dance Troupe. Since then, she had changed her mind in love. She had broke up with Hong Shiyi and musician Wang Sun, and finally fell into the hands of the dandy son, Mr. Chen Siye, leading to the destruction of the Chang family.