Selected Shortlisted Works from the Cross-strait Online Original Literature Competition (26) Novellas

About This Novel

This book selects the shortlisted works of the "Cross-Strait Online Original Literature Competition", two novellas by original mainland literature authors. "Birds in the Sky and Boats in the River" tells the story of Shi Shi, who lost his father at a young age and likes to "think wildly". He is discriminated against because of poverty and vows to give his mother a good life when he grows up. He witnessed people around him becoming rich by begging, and he also fantasized about giving up his studies, but his mother stopped him and insisted that he study. Under the encouragement of his doctor godmother and the guidance of books such as "Edison", he changed his mind about the world. He wanted to grow up and become a big tree useful to the country. "The Gambler" tells the story of Pine Bay's Republic of China past. The Zeng family father and son were set up in a gambling game for revenge and lost nearly half of their property. The son was still addicted to gambling. He stole his father's money to pay for his gambling debt. After the secret was revealed, he was chased by his father and fled to Pao Gehui. He also used Pao Ge's hand to kidnap his son. When he was a hostage, he forced his father to bring money to redeem him, but he never imagined that his father would be accidentally killed by Brother Pao. Later, he lost his mother again due to gambling. The angry villagers couldn't bear it and punched and kicked him one after another. He finally hanged himself on the eve of his mother's burial. Evil will be punished, and human nature is self-rescuing.

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