Old Yan’s Ups and Downs in Chengdu

Following Yan Xinzhi's career and life, the novel weaves together workplace rules, family ethics, the good and evil in human nature, and regional culture. It is both a “survival guide” to the property management industry and a “textbook for life” for ordinary people. It proves that stories about “little people” can have a “big vision.” There are no earth-shattering legends here, but in the everyday tasks of “fixing wires, collecting property fees, and protecting family,” it finds the steadiness and warmth of life, and expresses a simple truth: “Kindness is never wasted, and honest effort never puts you at a disadvantage.” This way of writing, which “finds true feeling in everyday life and wisdom in life's ups and downs,” is what makes the novel so moving.