The Wandering Youth

In 1990, the protagonist Jian Fan was born in an isolated mountain village. He longed to leave the mountains and change his fate. As society and technology developed at a rapid pace, Jian Fan struggled to fit into the wider world. He kept trying and suffering setbacks, growing, changing, and working hard all the while.

(This story is not melodramatic, formulaic, mindless, transmigratory, or fantastical. It aims for realism. The early chapters, set during middle school, depict some innocent, confused crushes, but contain no inappropriate content such as serious young romance, violence, or pornography.)