[1980s setting + ensemble cast + family life + coming-of-age and rising to success + building a fortune]
In 1980, the educated youths returned to the cities. The smiles at the Shen family reunion had barely settled when their home became a battlefield. The dining table was overturned and enamel mugs smashed. Father Shen fell ill from exhaustion, and Mother Shen was angered into a faint.
The youngest daughter, who studied design, wanted to ease the family’s troubles with a single blueprint. Instead, the noise of the renovation and the cramped temporary living arrangements made her the focus of the whole family’s resentment. Her good intentions came to nothing. The moment she returned to school, heartbroken, she knew she would have to fight for her own future from then on.
Unexpectedly, the thoughtfulness and perseverance she had built up over the holiday blossomed on campus. Her teachers recognized her talent, and opportunities came knocking. Thanks to all the hard work she had put in, her once-ordinary campus life began to shine, and the youngest daughter’s life took a turn onto a bright path.
The eldest daughter divorced and took her daughter to college, but family troubles kept her from focusing. The eldest son clung to his iron rice bowl and constantly fought with his wife, who ran a street stall. The second son returned to Beijing with no job, becoming the target of the neighbors’ scorn.
Seeing that each member of her family had their own hardships, the youngest daughter couldn’t help lending a hand and pointing them in the right direction as she pursued her own future. In this vibrant decade of the 1980s, the youngest Shen daughter wants not only to become the best version of herself, but also to lead her family through all the bumps and keep their lives warm, lively, and prosperous!
It was really difficult. The heroine really tried her best and really helped her sister. The eldest brother and sister-in-law are really vested interests, especially the eldest sister-in-law who overheard her parents-in-law and stole her eldest sister-in-law's job to give it to her younger brother. The younger brother relied on his work to share a house and marry a wife. The eldest sister-in-law went to the countryside to suffer. After getting married and divorced, she brought children back to stay for a while. But such people do not have to pay the price even if they live a good life.
After reading the comments, I feel that many people think the plot is dragging, but I haven't felt this way from reading so far. I wonder if they caught up earlier. After reading more than 80 chapters, I found it very fascinating and wanted to continue reading. To be honest, I thought it was a bloody plot at first, but it developed very well later on. With that era as the background, the written content is also quite appropriate. Although it feels like there are signs of "the best" at the beginning, but considering that people are selfish and the environment is placed there, it is also consistent with the facts. What is attractive is that there is no exaggerated writing, it is very real, and so far it feels that everyone is developing in a good direction.
Summary: I like it very much and will continue to read it.
The best thing about this book is that I have three correct views. I am an ordinary woman who is a mother and a daughter. Being filial to my parents and educating my children are the most normal three views. However, many books written by authors nowadays really have incorrect three views, exaggerating the conflicts in the family and promoting selfish views. The ten fingers are also different lengths, and parents will be partial. For this reason, parents cannot be written as vicious, and they can abandon their feelings after they have the ability. They can love their friends, but cannot love their parents and family. I am especially afraid that young people will be affected. I grew up with my grandparents.
This is a real realistic novel. In that era, there were all kinds of conflicts in families with many children. This was that era... Just like the growth of New China,
The real environment forced the happy family into a terrible situation of falling apart: the helplessness of the parents, the cowardice of the eldest brother, the shrewdness of the sister-in-law, the embarrassment of the eldest sister and the make-do of the younger sister presented all kinds of terrible multi-faceted features under the current situation where the second brother is eager to start a family. Really beautiful!
A very down-to-earth book. I have been following it. It is very good. The plot has reasonable twists and turns. There is no nonsense. It is real life. Everyone is working hard. Hua Yi's role is the most dazzling. Please update it and wait for it.
Every time I read a novel, no matter whether it's good or not, no matter how well written it is, the author has put in all his hard work. Every time I open a novel, I first send a message of love, which is what a reader should have.
The pace is a little slow, but the overall writing is very realistic and vivid
It's really beautiful! The author has a solid writing skills and handles the details well. Especially when it comes to money, for example, by giving a number, readers will not be asked to think about how much they should spend based on the prices of that era. I finished reading it without skipping chapters. Very true. From internship to factory and opening a store, everything is like what the author has experienced. Every process is so meticulous! Anyone who has worked on a factory assembly line should have a deep understanding of this! I hope the author will write more good works! Come on! ! !
It's heartbreaking to watch. I learned spring in 1968, and I was in quite a lot of pain at that time. They are all 18-year-old kids, and none of them know how to cook. But the educated youth in Yunnan are not as miserable as they are. We are better off than they are, and the brigade secretary is an upright person. The team is honest and decent. Pay special attention to the responsible persons. I especially miss Ling Yiyuan's fellow villagers. [Like][Like][Like][Like][Like][Like]
It was really difficult. The heroine really tried her best and really helped her sister. The eldest brother and sister-in-law are really vested interests, especially the eldest sister-in-law who overheard her parents-in-law and stole her eldest sister-in-law's job to give it to her younger brother. The younger brother relied on his work to share a house and marry a wife. The eldest sister-in-law went to the countryside to suffer. After getting married and divorced, she brought children back to stay for a while. But such people do not have to pay the price even if they live a good life.
After reading the comments, I feel that many people think the plot is dragging, but I haven't felt this way from reading so far. I wonder if they caught up earlier. After reading more than 80 chapters, I found it very fascinating and wanted to continue reading. To be honest, I thought it was a bloody plot at first, but it developed very well later on. With that era as the background, the written content is also quite appropriate. Although it feels like there are signs of "the best" at the beginning, but considering that people are selfish and the environment is placed there, it is also consistent with the facts. What is attractive is that there is no exaggerated writing, it is very real, and so far it feels that everyone is developing in a good direction. Summary: I like it very much and will continue to read it.
The best thing about this book is that I have three correct views. I am an ordinary woman who is a mother and a daughter. Being filial to my parents and educating my children are the most normal three views. However, many books written by authors nowadays really have incorrect three views, exaggerating the conflicts in the family and promoting selfish views. The ten fingers are also different lengths, and parents will be partial. For this reason, parents cannot be written as vicious, and they can abandon their feelings after they have the ability. They can love their friends, but cannot love their parents and family. I am especially afraid that young people will be affected. I grew up with my grandparents.
This is a real realistic novel. In that era, there were all kinds of conflicts in families with many children. This was that era... Just like the growth of New China,
The real environment forced the happy family into a terrible situation of falling apart: the helplessness of the parents, the cowardice of the eldest brother, the shrewdness of the sister-in-law, the embarrassment of the eldest sister and the make-do of the younger sister presented all kinds of terrible multi-faceted features under the current situation where the second brother is eager to start a family. Really beautiful!
A very down-to-earth book. I have been following it. It is very good. The plot has reasonable twists and turns. There is no nonsense. It is real life. Everyone is working hard. Hua Yi's role is the most dazzling. Please update it and wait for it.
Every time I read a novel, no matter whether it's good or not, no matter how well written it is, the author has put in all his hard work. Every time I open a novel, I first send a message of love, which is what a reader should have.
The pace is a little slow, but the overall writing is very realistic and vivid
It's really beautiful! The author has a solid writing skills and handles the details well. Especially when it comes to money, for example, by giving a number, readers will not be asked to think about how much they should spend based on the prices of that era. I finished reading it without skipping chapters. Very true. From internship to factory and opening a store, everything is like what the author has experienced. Every process is so meticulous! Anyone who has worked on a factory assembly line should have a deep understanding of this! I hope the author will write more good works! Come on! ! !
It's heartbreaking to watch. I learned spring in 1968, and I was in quite a lot of pain at that time. They are all 18-year-old kids, and none of them know how to cook. But the educated youth in Yunnan are not as miserable as they are. We are better off than they are, and the brigade secretary is an upright person. The team is honest and decent. Pay special attention to the responsible persons. I especially miss Ling Yiyuan's fellow villagers. [Like][Like][Like][Like][Like][Like]