This book is adapted from Juanzi's original play of the same name.
In the early 1980s, several families with different family models lived in the courtyard of Hongguang Machinery Factory. Liu Shuxia and Wang Xianping had different personalities but were tolerant of each other; Fu Ying of Dongfang Yushu lived a difficult but happy life; Yang Dashan and Fang Hui lived an enviable and generous life. Three families gave birth to children Wang Xuehua, Dongfang Hong and Yang Siyu on the same day. As the children grow up, their stories slowly unfold. The children experience the test of family, friendship and love, while the adults also face problems about career, marriage and family. Gratitude and resentment keep them together. Although life makes people stumble, everyone strives to find their own extraordinary happiness in ordinary life.
Reader comments
No matter it is ordinary or rough, in the long river of time, only love is the most soothing!
It's good to read. This novel is wonderful. I like the character Snowflake.
The descriptions of each character are lifelike, with great kindness and great love, small family and small love, which is very good. I like Xuehua and Dongfang Hong together.
Firewood, rice, oil and salt are life. I live trivial days every day. Watching others compare with myself, who's life is not a piece of cake? Everyone's vivid life is vivid on the page, which brings me too many tears. It's a good book worth reading [Like][Like][Like][Like][Like][Like]
Recreating life is very touching. Yang Siyu felt a little regretful. .
It has an objective view of history and era, and the characters are rich in emotions. It is a rare work!
The characters are delicately portrayed, the emotions are sincere, every bit of life is so ordinary, and yet it makes people burst into tears.
Why is this work rated so low? I think it is very real, humorous and literary. I kept crying and laughing along with the plot until the end. Of course, there are some small mistakes that do not affect the whole work. I like it 👍
The author writes so well! It's true, life is like condiments, it has all kinds of flavors. I hope all kind people's lives will get better and better!
Grandma is touching😭
The writing is humorous, the characters are vivid and three-dimensional, and the storyline is progressive. It is a very good book, highly recommended.
How many times have I been moved to tears by the storyline in the novel, ugh...
It's pretty good. The characters are vivid and flesh-and-blood.
Live a simple and unpretentious life without ups and downs.
A portrait of life, a good book worth reading
The author's writing is so good, not verbose at all, and every character is very vivid.
I watched Shuxia on Douyin a few times. When she was about to give birth to snowflakes, she had to wash her hair and take a car. It was very funny. Later, I found a novel and started reading it. I even went to Douyin to watch the TV series. The TV series basically restored the novel, which is quite interesting.
I just watched TV. It's not bad. It feels like 1988, but a little calmer, just like our daily life.
It truly describes the love and hatred of a generation and the ups and downs of life.
Simple, innocent and touching
Very warm and true
Not bad, it's well said and easy to understand.
Well, real people's lives.
It healed me, thank you!
Nice looking and interesting
Representing every bit of life, people can't help but shed tears as they think of the difficulty of their journey.
Very good! It describes the thoughts of people of that era! Work and life!
Very good looking, very good looking, really good looking
Well, it looks great. The old man's opinions are all right.
It's a good book. The more you read it, the more immersed you become in it. It's full of emotions and almost brings you to tears.
No matter it is ordinary or rough, in the long river of time, only love is the most soothing!
It's good to read. This novel is wonderful. I like the character Snowflake.
The descriptions of each character are lifelike, with great kindness and great love, small family and small love, which is very good. I like Xuehua and Dongfang Hong together.
Firewood, rice, oil and salt are life. I live trivial days every day. Watching others compare with myself, who's life is not a piece of cake? Everyone's vivid life is vivid on the page, which brings me too many tears. It's a good book worth reading [Like][Like][Like][Like][Like][Like]
Recreating life is very touching. Yang Siyu felt a little regretful. .
It has an objective view of history and era, and the characters are rich in emotions. It is a rare work!
The characters are delicately portrayed, the emotions are sincere, every bit of life is so ordinary, and yet it makes people burst into tears.
Why is this work rated so low? I think it is very real, humorous and literary. I kept crying and laughing along with the plot until the end. Of course, there are some small mistakes that do not affect the whole work. I like it 👍
The author writes so well! It's true, life is like condiments, it has all kinds of flavors. I hope all kind people's lives will get better and better!
Grandma is touching😭
The writing is humorous, the characters are vivid and three-dimensional, and the storyline is progressive. It is a very good book, highly recommended.
How many times have I been moved to tears by the storyline in the novel, ugh...
It's pretty good. The characters are vivid and flesh-and-blood.
Live a simple and unpretentious life without ups and downs.
A portrait of life, a good book worth reading
The author's writing is so good, not verbose at all, and every character is very vivid.
I watched Shuxia on Douyin a few times. When she was about to give birth to snowflakes, she had to wash her hair and take a car. It was very funny. Later, I found a novel and started reading it. I even went to Douyin to watch the TV series. The TV series basically restored the novel, which is quite interesting.
I just watched TV. It's not bad. It feels like 1988, but a little calmer, just like our daily life.
It truly describes the love and hatred of a generation and the ups and downs of life.
Simple, innocent and touching
Very warm and true
Not bad, it's well said and easy to understand.
Well, real people's lives.
It healed me, thank you!
Nice looking and interesting
Representing every bit of life, people can't help but shed tears as they think of the difficulty of their journey.
Very good! It describes the thoughts of people of that era! Work and life!
Very good looking, very good looking, really good looking
Well, it looks great. The old man's opinions are all right.
It's a good book. The more you read it, the more immersed you become in it. It's full of emotions and almost brings you to tears.