Romantic novel good to this day as it was back then

Universiti Malayas Dream of the Red Chamber collection.SAMUEL ONG / THE STAR, 1ST JULY 2017.

KUALA LUMPUR: The classic book Dream of the Red Chamber revolves around a carefree teenage protagonist Jia Baoyu and 12 beauties in the mansion of his affluent family.

Baoyu – which literally means precious jade – was named such because he was born with a piece of the stone in his mouth.