
A Hibiscus Love Story
木槿之恋
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- Completed
- Length
- 221k Words
- Genre
- Modern Romance
- Subgenre
- Workplace & Marriage
- Updated
- 2y ago
- Source
- Fanqie
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The characters in the story have a strong grasp on their hearts, the plot is very real, and it is very consistent with the current social situation! It's not that happy marriages don't exist, but they are very rare. Often after getting married, the initial intentions will change. The essence of marriage is actually the exchange of value. Just like the couples in the story, each needs something from the other, and also because marriage can save life. If you have such expectations, you are doomed to be disappointed or even desperate from the beginning!
Very well written! A lot of makeshift marriages. Come on, author!
The writing is good, the plot is great, it is based on reality, and it is warmer than reality! Nice! 👍👍👍🌹🌹🌹 Three families, three women, different personalities, different families of origin, and different lifestyle choices lead to different life outcomes. "Those who love going out love to return, and those who have gone have good luck come back." What I like best about Fang Yuan's personality and way of doing things, even her temporary abandonment of the child (there are women in the family who do this, and the outcome is good, and the child is not bad), makes people understand and sympathize. She was cheated by her family of origin, imprisoned by a scumbag, and rejected by her children. But no matter how difficult it was, she never felt internally frustrated and tried to find ways to overcome it, quietly accumulating money and courage. He can keep his head down and his body down, be able to maintain himself, weigh the pros and cons, have weaknesses, and be willing to admit defeat. The final outcome is also a choice in life. But no matter what she chooses, she will only get better and better. Most people may be more like Hibiscus, passively pushed forward by life. Think more about others, be a bit cowardly, but also awakened. Hibiscus finally meets the right person and falls in love, and has a very heart-warming ending. (Many women in life are not as lucky as Hibiscus) The important other person in her life is Fang Yuan. Helping and supporting each other in difficulties is a key step for women to become independent. Girl help girl, but only if "God helps those who help themselves." People must awaken themselves and grow in order to get out of trouble through external forces. Another woman, Wen Qiongfang, was an only child in the city. Her native family was well-off, and she had a lot of choice in choosing a mate when she was young. She married a man who stayed in a small town. She was arrogant and pampered, and was never satisfied in her heart. In the end, she played a good hand until she died. It is also a realistic picture of some women with good conditions in big cities. The experiences of the three families tell young people not to enter into marriage easily without love, as this will harm others and themselves. It also tells people trapped in marriage to be self-reliant and to stop losses in time when necessary. But I personally do not agree with cheating within marriage (although it is difficult to do it in real life). Category: Heroine. 2024-5-15 2024-6-20 Second brush
I stayed up late and read two books. As a middle-aged woman, I have a lot of empathy and emotion. The writing is very delicate, the analysis of human nature and destiny is very thorough, and the overall situation is very warm. It gives people hope amidst setbacks and leads people to do good everywhere. It is very realistic, because in real life, people will not always be right even if they are correct. People are the product of emotions. Emotions and desires guide events, and events lead to reflection. If you are wrong, you are right, you have corrected it, and you have accepted it. Through things, you understand the truth. A person's life is not only a constant understanding of the world, but also a constant understanding of oneself, and ultimately reconciliation with fate. This is life.
I didn't dare to read this book after reading the introduction, but I couldn't stop reading it once I started reading it. Mu Jin and Lin lived a really miserable life. They had no way to retreat due to the selfish and shameless oppression of the people around them. When the heroine saw the woman lying on the ground bleeding, she even wished that she was her and lived without any expectations. It was Lin who saved her and let her know that she was good. They became each other's light. If they hadn't met each other, they wouldn't know that the world had another look. Otherwise, they might be trapped to death and unable to escape. The setting of the article is not pleasing, which is why few people have read it, but everyone who has read it has given it high marks because the article is so well written. Among these three couples, there is always one party who only knows how to collect cards and never play cards. He only knows how to take and control mentally and materially. The author not only allows you to see the inferiority of human nature but also the light of human nature. The heroine's grandparents are very nice, and so is the heroine's friend Fang Yuan. This is the daily life of ordinary people. As long as they can lower their heads, they can live no matter what. The heroine seems weak but is very resilient. Kind people are always hurt the most. She built a nest of her own in the city with her own hands. Kind people are rewarded and earn their own happy and ordinary life. The author was so depressed when he wrote this, saying that people cannot be careful about their own lives. It's so careless, it's a must-see. Everyone went to see it.
It's really beautiful and realistic. I hope the author can combine the two characters of Hibiscus. I really like that they can live together. I hope you won't disappoint readers! It's really good-looking, I hope the Hibiscus pair can be together in the end.
It's from Secretary Qiu, and I've basically read the rest. I like this book the most. Good books not only bring entertainment to people, but also give people positive energy and values. Nowadays, eldest heroines are a popular trend, but the current eldest heroines either have career-focused men who are just frivolous, or they have careers and at the same time, they have rich superpowers and dote on the heroine like a princess. If you read too many stories like this, you will inevitably not want to get married. Men and women are the same, they only want to gain and don't want to pay. But real life is like what is written in novels. Family, friendship and love are actually far more happiness than fame and fortune, because the latter is endless; and in a good marriage, men cannot take it for granted that their wives do housework, and women cannot take it for granted that it is a man who supports the family. Tolerate and give in to each other in exchange for mutual support and warmth. It would be best if we could go hand in hand and go together. Every small realistic detail mentioned in the article is very real, but the author's point of view is also very true, kind and beautiful. There is one kind: The world is ugly, but I still want to see its beauty. Isn't that what life is like? Find that little light from the ordinary, tired and boring. Thank you to the author for the warmth and positive energy he brings with his words.
I read the book in one sitting, reading it from the afternoon to 11:50 at night. Because I was waiting for the author's big update of "Secretary Qiu's Marriage", I clicked on this one to read it. After reading it, I felt it was better-looking and more down-to-earth than Secretary Qiu's, and the characters were more in line with real life. Secretary Qiu also had a cliché of a domineering president falling in love with me. Although it was to break the cliché, it was still inevitable. As for Hibiscus in this book, her character description is obviously better than that of Secretary Qiu. I wrote these comments in the early hours of the morning. If possible, I would give this book full marks. Secretary Qiu is not as good as this one at the moment.
I read this book after reading Secretary Qiu. The author's writing style is good, and the story is both realistic and attractive. He is a treasured author. However, I don't like Hibiscus's character very much. Instead, I admire Fang Yuan's character more. He is sober and transparent, and dares to love and hate.
This book is also very good. I picked it up from the book "Secretary". The author is the only one I have seen so far who writes about men and women. Moreover, he does not write about the male protagonist being exclusive and rich, the female protagonist being a heartthrob or having no brains. He writes about the characters' lives in a documentary and meaningful way. It's just that when I see Kapok, I feel a little touched in my heart. People who only care about themselves and are cold-hearted often lack nothing in life, except for the so-called "family affection", but she doesn't take it into heart. But in the end, such a person will indeed live a much better life than ordinary people, soft, affectionate and righteous people.