Henry Abbe had a fashionable Chinese name - Henry Wang.
It was a meaningful name to him. When he had just arrived in China, he didn't know what kind of name he wanted to have. At the same time, he wanted a powerful surname. He had been seeing the surname 'Wang' on the news frequently and he felt that this surname was definitely something special. Hence, he gave himself a 'Wang' in his name.
Those that knew him well addressed him as Elder Wang.
Each time a Chinese addressed him, they would smile at him. He felt that the Chinese were friendly like the people mentioned in the ancient stories.
However, what he didn't understand was that whenever he wanted to stay with a friend, the males would always reject him as if he was a ghost. That left him confused.
In the end, he found out the reason from his friend. People were afraid of staying with those that had the surname 'Wang'. That was because the surname was too powerful and people felt pressured.
