Synopsis

ThePengSocietyforGentlemen—asecretfriend-makingclubforthehomosexualmenoftheGreatXiaDynasty.Itsservicesweredesignedtohelpitsmembersalongintheirquestfortheirlifelongpartners.Uponpayingamonthlyfeeoffiftycoins,memberscouldgetthemselveslistedinThePengornisseurafterprovidingaself-portrait,amailingaddress,theirageandhobbies,aswellasaself-introduction.Allmemberswouldreceiveacopyofthemonthlypublication,andtheycouldcommunicatewithoneanotherinprivateusingtheinformationinThePengornisseur.

WuXingzi,abachelorabouttoturnforty,workedastheadvisertothemagistrateinQingchengCounty.

QingchengCountywasaplacewithbarelyanyresources.Inotherwords,itwaspoor.InthelistofcountiesoftheGreatXiaDynasty,ithadbeenrankedatthebottomforthepasttwohundredyears.

WuXingzifeltthathislifewashopeless:notonlywasheahomosexual,hewasalsoavirgin.Evenhisretirementfundwaslacking.Worsestill,hislookswere…forgettable.

Hemightaswelldie.

Hence,WuXingzidecidedtocommitsuicideonhisfortiethbirthday.However,hewasunwillingtoremainavirgintodeath!Andso,grittinghisteeth,hejoinedthePengSocietyforGentlemenandreceivedThePengornisseur.Itwasverypainful;afterall,fiftycoinswerethesumofhisdailyexpenditurefortendays!Hewouldonlypayitonce,andhewasdeterminedtosucceedonhisfirsttry.