The Wild Chrysanthemums Bloom in Splendor

Like a wild chrysanthemum, blooming brilliantly

Set against the lives of rural college students, this novel tells the story of two ordinary young people from the countryside. Through the male protagonist's love life and job search, the author shares thoughts on the value of life and one's outlook on it, reflecting the views on careers, love, and life's value held by young people today.

There are many kinds of wild chrysanthemums. The flower the author first had in mind was actually another kind, one that grows by the roadside, but even now its name remains a mystery. So, by happy accident, the story came to be called Wild Chrysanthemum. It grows in the wilderness, and its blossoms are small, suggesting an ordinary, resilient, and optimistic attitude toward life, which fits the author's intent perfectly.

Lu Yang, why did we go to college?

Then why did we go to college? Lu Yang asked Li Xiaoyu in return.

Lu Yang, after all these years of working so hard, wasn't it so we wouldn't have to go back home and farm?

Xiaoyu, you and I were both pretty good students in middle and high school, especially you. You were one of the top students at school, but I...

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.