Rust and Blossoms
铁锈与繁花
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 136k Words
- Genre
- Modern Romance
- Subgenre
- Period Fiction
- Updated
- 1y ago
- Source
- Fanqie
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Rated 9.9: High-Quality Historical Fiction with Fresh, Original Plots
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Everyday Life Among Ordinary People, No Politics
The Protagonist Had a Miserable Past That Breaks Your Heart. They’re Careful and Hesitant About Everything They Do.
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Family Bonds, But No Spoiling the Kids Unconditionally: Love, Discipline, and Plenty of Comedy
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Republican-Era Stories, No Couples, and No Brain-Dead Writing
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Historical-Era Story with a Local Protagonist, No Golden Finger, No Rebirth or Transmigration
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This book is written very realistically and reminds me of when I was young. It was not easy for people in that era. There are many details in it that resonated with me. I cried while reading it. I really enjoyed reading it and highly recommend it to everyone. It is worth reading. It is great👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I like this book very much. It is so well written. Yanqiu is the most realistic portrayal of the rural girls who came to work in the city in the 1990s. The unique tenacity and forbearance of that era, the ability to face difficulties and break out new vitality, is really down-to-earth. It is difficult to come across such realistic novels nowadays. I highly recommend it.
The first time I had insomnia was because of the musty smell in the basement, the first time I cried because I was fired from a restaurant, and the first time I laughed because of the adult college entrance examination acceptance text message. Zhang Yanqiu's past in Nancheng contains traces of tens of millions of migrant workers: there are the pickles given by Sister Lin, the abacus given by Lao Zhang, the reminders from the sweeper aunt, and the "must strive for success" written by himself in the account book. This is not a counterattack novel, it is about how ordinary people lift their feet in the mud - it turns out that those lights that seem out of reach are made up of countless stars at night.
Diligence can make up for weakness, as long as you are willing to take root, you will always be able to break ground one day. Yanqiu's diligence and hard work, as well as his unyielding spirit, are worth recommending [Like]
Realistic, counterattack, and very grounded. Worth a look, highly recommended. "Starting from the platform, heading towards dreams and growth": This is a story about dreams, growth and persistence. The protagonist started from a small platform and went through hardships along the way, but never gave up the pursuit of a better life. The author uses delicate brushstrokes to depict the hardship and tenacity of people at the bottom of society, allowing us to see the power of hard work and the warm bonds between people.
The story of Yanqiu is the embodiment of the little girls in our village in the 1990s. After graduating from junior high school, they also went to Beijing or Guangdong to work. It is really touching. The writing is very real and touching. I like this kind of story of the common people. It is so beautiful that I can't stop reading. I like this novel very much [Like] [Like] [Like] Yanqiu's story brings me warmth and strength. I want to live a good life.
It's beautiful, I just like to see this kind of ordinary people's lives
The writing is very good, the elderly cannot write