Beauty and Longevity
by Mao Jianjun
About This Novel
A girl's special destiny, a Beijing family's special marriage and special family affection. The story of Mei Shun and the Chang Sheng family is like the thin gurgling spring water from an inconspicuous spring. It is clear, crystal-clear, and full of strength. All dissatisfaction cannot destroy their self-respect. The novel is so light that there are few adjectives found in the entire text, but you can sense the ups and downs of the characters' fates and the twists and turns of the plot everywhere in the words, especially the details, which are like pearls throughout the whole novel, and you can see the brilliance of the narrative everywhere. After we have been obsessed with novel techniques and various attempts and explorations for a long time, we can't help but smile with relief when faced with such a work that removes all traces. It turns out that literature can also have such a different kind of beauty.
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That year, Meishun was 16 years old. If it hadn't been for a letter coming from home on the day of the New Year, it would have been time to get married in the spring. The younger generation is from Wowazi Village behind the mountain, and his name is Shuanzhu. We met once on a blind date, and they were real people. Thinking of him in the days that followed, Meishun became amused. She called Shuanzhu back in vain, and her daughter-in-law, who was almost there, was not tied up yet. Sometimes, a little sad.
Meishun has never even met her great-uncle. Logically speaking, a sixteen-year-old girl cannot get married because she has not yet reached the legal age. But the family changed Meishun's age to twenty-two so that Meishun could get married.
The beauty of the world is with you - Comment: Beauty and longevity
Comment: Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what the next one will taste like. The taste may be sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, or salty, but the energy of chocolate is always there. The life of beauty and longevity is not like this, with mixed flavors but eternal energy, and it is also so abundant and pure. When she got married, Meishun was only 16 years old. Since she was under the age of marriage, she could only lie that she was 22 years old. In fact, she was just a child, but this was her unchangeable destiny. Someone who was once far away from her was now really in front of her. Meishun is a girl from a mountain village who has only been out of the mountains four times. She suddenly came to the big city of Beijing. The huge gap gave her room to grow. But this kind of growth is painful. She has to take care of the gap with intellectuals represented by her father-in-law and mother-in-law. She also has to take care of her husband who seems to be a fool to outsiders. She also has to face the invisible pressure at work because she does not have a Beijing hukou. Although she lives a humble and humble life, she is perseverant enough to not lose her backbone. Fortunately, fate has arranged for her a man who is pure, simple, gentle and affectionate. Since getting married, Changsheng has been sending 100 yuan to Meishun's family every month behind Meishun's back, and has never stopped. It's not the amount of wealth Changsheng has, nor is it his parents' request for Changsheng, but Changsheng has done something with his own character that makes all sons-in-law in the world feel ashamed. Family love is the love between husband and wife, which is reflected in mutual trust in life and solidarity in times of crisis. Husband and wife are originally like birds in the same forest, and they fly apart when disaster strikes, but the novel tells us that a real couple will always protect each other with love.
Meishun had a great-uncle in Beijing, who arranged a marriage for Meishun. Beijing is the capital of China, so everyone in Meishun's family thought that this must be a good marriage. So Meishun's eldest brother was asked to take Meishun to Beijing to find his uncle.
A down-to-earth novel.
The author uses simple and almost prosaic language to tell us a story about Shanli Guliang who spent most of his life in Beijing. There are not many exciting plots, but these ordinary days day after day make people see that the reform and opening up is not easy along the way. Nowadays, there are too many works written about successful people in the wave of reform. In real life, there are not so many stories about ups and downs. Most of them are about ordinary people and their struggles along the way.
Real and good-looking
I am a bookworm and have been reading for a long time. Every time I look for a book, I have to see if the title can attract me. The content of this book is as simple and true as the title. Many experiences in life are like Meishun's, but not as good as Meishun's approach, such as marrying a husband who is not that good in intelligence, but his sincerity of dedication also brings love in return. How to turn the injustice of life into hard work, and how to turn the conflicts between relatives into kindness. Finally, with the children, I gained the deepest insights. How to get along with the children, how to communicate with the children, and how to resolve problems, this point has reached my heart. Reading is not just boring, you can also get information from it. Thank you, this book is really great! Finally, I want to say that while reading your book, I have already imagined a lot of movie scenes that are really suitable for being made into a movie.
A very warm novel, like the aunt's family selling pancakes on the street downstairs.
The best book, thank you author so much! It brings different excitement to readers! In today's era of poor time travel literature, there is finally a real literary work!
I finished reading it in one day. The lives of the characters in the novel are plain and touching.
In recent years, I have been unable to calm down and read a book, but this book made me unable to stop reading it from the beginning. Meishun's perseverance and unwillingness to admit defeat and Changsheng's kindness are touching. Changsheng is timid and cowardly, but when he saw Meishun being beaten by Feng Yong, he was able to fight regardless of everything and made people cry!
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Official(55)Scraped 22d ago
That year, Meishun was 16 years old. If it hadn't been for a letter coming from home on the day of the New Year, it would have been time to get married in the spring. The younger generation is from Wowazi Village behind the mountain, and his name is Shuanzhu. We met once on a blind date, and they were real people. Thinking of him in the days that followed, Meishun became amused. She called Shuanzhu back in vain, and her daughter-in-law, who was almost there, was not tied up yet. Sometimes, a little sad.
Meishun has never even met her great-uncle. Logically speaking, a sixteen-year-old girl cannot get married because she has not yet reached the legal age. But the family changed Meishun's age to twenty-two so that Meishun could get married.
The beauty of the world is with you - Comment: Beauty and longevity
Comment: Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what the next one will taste like. The taste may be sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, or salty, but the energy of chocolate is always there. The life of beauty and longevity is not like this, with mixed flavors but eternal energy, and it is also so abundant and pure. When she got married, Meishun was only 16 years old. Since she was under the age of marriage, she could only lie that she was 22 years old. In fact, she was just a child, but this was her unchangeable destiny. Someone who was once far away from her was now really in front of her. Meishun is a girl from a mountain village who has only been out of the mountains four times. She suddenly came to the big city of Beijing. The huge gap gave her room to grow. But this kind of growth is painful. She has to take care of the gap with intellectuals represented by her father-in-law and mother-in-law. She also has to take care of her husband who seems to be a fool to outsiders. She also has to face the invisible pressure at work because she does not have a Beijing hukou. Although she lives a humble and humble life, she is perseverant enough to not lose her backbone. Fortunately, fate has arranged for her a man who is pure, simple, gentle and affectionate. Since getting married, Changsheng has been sending 100 yuan to Meishun's family every month behind Meishun's back, and has never stopped. It's not the amount of wealth Changsheng has, nor is it his parents' request for Changsheng, but Changsheng has done something with his own character that makes all sons-in-law in the world feel ashamed. Family love is the love between husband and wife, which is reflected in mutual trust in life and solidarity in times of crisis. Husband and wife are originally like birds in the same forest, and they fly apart when disaster strikes, but the novel tells us that a real couple will always protect each other with love.
Meishun had a great-uncle in Beijing, who arranged a marriage for Meishun. Beijing is the capital of China, so everyone in Meishun's family thought that this must be a good marriage. So Meishun's eldest brother was asked to take Meishun to Beijing to find his uncle.
A down-to-earth novel.
The author uses simple and almost prosaic language to tell us a story about Shanli Guliang who spent most of his life in Beijing. There are not many exciting plots, but these ordinary days day after day make people see that the reform and opening up is not easy along the way. Nowadays, there are too many works written about successful people in the wave of reform. In real life, there are not so many stories about ups and downs. Most of them are about ordinary people and their struggles along the way.
Real and good-looking
I am a bookworm and have been reading for a long time. Every time I look for a book, I have to see if the title can attract me. The content of this book is as simple and true as the title. Many experiences in life are like Meishun's, but not as good as Meishun's approach, such as marrying a husband who is not that good in intelligence, but his sincerity of dedication also brings love in return. How to turn the injustice of life into hard work, and how to turn the conflicts between relatives into kindness. Finally, with the children, I gained the deepest insights. How to get along with the children, how to communicate with the children, and how to resolve problems, this point has reached my heart. Reading is not just boring, you can also get information from it. Thank you, this book is really great! Finally, I want to say that while reading your book, I have already imagined a lot of movie scenes that are really suitable for being made into a movie.
A very warm novel, like the aunt's family selling pancakes on the street downstairs.
The best book, thank you author so much! It brings different excitement to readers! In today's era of poor time travel literature, there is finally a real literary work!
I finished reading it in one day. The lives of the characters in the novel are plain and touching.
In recent years, I have been unable to calm down and read a book, but this book made me unable to stop reading it from the beginning. Meishun's perseverance and unwillingness to admit defeat and Changsheng's kindness are touching. Changsheng is timid and cowardly, but when he saw Meishun being beaten by Feng Yong, he was able to fight regardless of everything and made people cry!
