This book contains a lot of short stories itself and every single one of them has a very complicated meaning/background. The writer changes stories written by other writers and create a different meaning and ending. Although the story seems very calm without feelings but in the end, the story brings out a bittersweet feeling for everyone. I must say that the stories in this book are quite sad itself and brings out the harsh reality. The writer herself also puts some of her past experiences into the story which makes it even more interesting.
I borrowed this book from the library due to a reading report on this book.At first I thought this book was about people helping each other due to the book name, but after reading it I found out that it was about the actions of Hong Kong people.It was so ironic that I started to cringe.
There are 11 chapters in this book , each chapter reflect the things that hk people do. In the 1st chapter, a middle aged women was pressured by her family to marry, she feels like her family does not recognise her even when she helps pay the bills, so she marries a real estate agent that was introduced by her aunt.One day she realised that her husband is an old man when she sees him cutting his toe nails.She regrets her decision.
I’ve never expect a Chinese novel to be that phenomenal.The Author did a really good job capturing the moments from different people in different environments.