Madam Zhou's sudden epiphany made Wufu very happy, coinciding with the club's opening. Master Gui and others strongly requested her presence at the event, and Wufu agreed.
On the first day of August, a club called Purple Yu Garden, which had been dominating the small newspapers for several days, opened. According to the reports, this club boasted the best services, finest wines and delicacies, and the most talented women.
It is said the expenses here are extraordinarily high, and the club members are either wealthy or noble. The first year only accepts a hundred members, with stringent entry requirements. Without a certain status, even the wealthy can't enter for consumption. It is said the attractions here are the freshest. It is also said...
All these rumors piqued the curiosity of many, who flocked to the edge of the Huai River to find out more.
