Set in the alleys of a modern city, this story follows Lin Wanxing, a working woman caught between rising rent and workplace pressure, as she and her neighbors support one another. Grandma's egg dumplings become a bond that connects the warm, everyday lives of everyone in the alley. Lin Wanxing draws inspiration from food to solve problems at work, and joins forces with her neighbors to fight back against their unscrupulous landlord. Blending the warmth of everyday life with a sense of reality, the novel moves its plot forward through dialogue and adds humor with internet memes. It reveals the healing power hidden in ordinary life and helps readers rediscover their love of living.
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
