The Wang Family Alley

Name: The Wang Family Alley
Author: One of the Few, Wan Suyun

王家巷弄

by One of the Few, Wan Suyun (为数不多的万素云)

Status: Completed
Length: 372k Words
Genre: Modern Romance
Subgenre: Period Fiction
Updated: 8mo ago
Source: Fanqie

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Hey! Don’t let this plain-sounding name fool you! Tucked away in a small county town in North China, “Wang Family Lane” isn’t about petty family squabbles. It tells the colorful story of an ordinary family rising to wealth, led by an extraordinary woman who nearly became an “old maid”: Wang Xiulan! It all began with a “seriously impressive dowry.” At eighteen, Wang Xiulan was the cherished baby of the Wang family. Her dream was to attend middle school in the county town. But fate played a cruel joke on her: her sister-in-law died young, while her elder brother worked in the city and was left with three hungry children to raise. With the family on the verge of falling apart, Wang Xiulan slammed her hand on the table at a family meeting clouded by worry and declared, “I’ll raise them!” And just like that, she spent the next ten years becoming a “twenty-eight-year-old old maid,” then entered the matchmaking market with three “burdens” in tow. The marriage market? No, that was where she made strategic decisions! Faced with a simplehearted young man from her village and a proud veteran, Wang Xiulan wasn’t dazzled by an urban household registration or a secure government job. She weighed the pros and cons as coolly as if evaluating a business project, and ultimately chose Li Weidong, who was willing to marry into her family, knew carpentry, and had clear, honest eyes. Why? Because he said, “If we share the same goals and work together, we can build a good life!” And there you have it: not only a husband, but also the ultimate business partner who would one day make his mark in the commercial world! At the wedding, her three nieces and nephews served tea and called her “Auntie.” Then little Wang Xia called Li Weidong “Dad” in a puzzled voice, and the tough man burst into tears. Just like that, their “blended family” was complete!

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