Youth So Sweet It Hurts

This is a sweeping book about every kind of love and passion in the world: some are humble, some flamboyant, some pure, and some absurd. The story is full of money troubles and a longing for love, with diabetes running throughout. In the end, the protagonist develops a unique understanding of wealth and happiness, love and sex, illness and health. He believes, in particular, that schools should protect young love. If young people cannot experience love and beauty, then the first stirrings of romance will remain beautiful only in writing. He also believes that while marriage can bring happiness, divorce can bring an even easier kind of happiness, and true love is often found in blended families. After learning that the graduate placement process had been rigged, college student Zhang Zhiping finally sees the truth about the company. To pursue his ideals, he chooses to go to its Jiangxi branch, but the move marks the beginning of a series of hardships… Born into a poor family, Wu Zhen strikes out alone in the kitchen cabinet business. Just as he is making a name for himself, he realizes his boss has set him up and that his only option is to accept defeat and leave. From then on, Wu Zhen's love life becomes lively, yet somehow dull and desolate…