In an old Shanghai lane in 1970, the Lu family finally welcomed the daughter they had waited ten years for.
Lu Yining was as pretty as a little jade doll, yet she refused to speak even by the age of three.
The neighbors gossiped that the girl was mute, but her three older brothers treasured their little sister above all else.
The eldest saved up his ration coupons to buy her malted milk.
The second scoured the recycling depot for comic books to make her smile.
The third stood up to the rumors with his little fists clenched.
No one expected that on her third birthday, the beloved little girl would point at the portrait of the Great Leader on the wall and recite “Spring in a Pleasure Garden” with perfect diction.
From then on, word spread through the lane: the Lu family's youngest daughter wasn't mute, but a little genius with a photographic memory.
(No romance + realistic period setting + family ensemble + ordinary genius)
I'm super obsessed with this kind of aboriginal cub literature recently, it's so healing!
Nice! Nice! Super pretty! Li Ning is so cute! I can't resist this adorable little cub article! 😳
Nice looking, Ning Ning is so cute
It's so well written and so healing.