Walking on the Edge of Happiness

This is a grounded, realistic novel that brings together family affection, friendship, romance, marriage, and family life, portraying the many faces of life. Through ordinary daily experiences, it reveals the characters’ personalities and the most sincere feelings between people, while authentically recreating the city’s history, culture, and its remarkable people and places. The story is rendered in meticulous detail, with heartfelt emotions. When love and sex come into conflict, they become a test of human nature.

The novel follows a girl born into an ordinary rural family in the 1980s. Because of her unusual circumstances and family situation, she has no choice but to drop out of school at an early age. At just fourteen, she sets out on her own, struggling to build a business and pursue a happy, fulfilling life. As she grows older, she eventually walks down the aisle with the person she loves. At the same time, the story portrays several twisted forms of emotion in society from different angles. Whether in friendship or love, it shows how sharply self-interest can cut… Centered on the heroine’s determination to pursue a happy, fulfilling life, this story leaves readers wondering: What does true happiness really mean? It makes you think…