Wong Yi is an award-winning Hong Kong writer, librettist, founding member of the Xi Xi Foundation, and former editor at Fleur des Lettres. She is the author of four short-story collections: Ways to Love in a Crowded City, The Four Seasons of Lam Yip, Patched Up, and News Stories. She participated in the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa in 2023.
Photo by KEA / Adobe StockWe met for the first time at a modern Chinese restaurant in the heart of Causeway Bay, the name of which is nowhere near as memorable as the fact that they serve xiao long ba…