The Little Bridge Cave Family Compound

Name: The Little Bridge Cave Family Compound
Author: Miss Lego

小桥洞家属院

by Miss Lego (乐高小姐)

Status: Completed
Length: 500k Words
Genre: Modern Romance
Subgenre: Period Fiction
Updated: 2mo ago
Source: Fanqie

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231Chapters

1.6kReads

5.8Score

126Shelves

207Listens

18.4kReads · all time

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【Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Everyday Life】 Zhang Yan and Deng Yang were born in the Xiaoqiaodong Factory Compound and grew up beneath the smokestacks of Zhouhua Factory. There was no glamour here, only the bustle of daily life, sweat, arguments, and warmth. In 1997, as firecrackers erupted to celebrate Hong Kong’s return, they still thought their parents would wear their work uniforms for the rest of their lives and life in the compound would always be peaceful. But no one could escape the wheels of history as they rolled onward. The iron rice bowl shattered, layoffs swept through, and workers who had once lived respectable lives bowed their heads overnight to make ends meet. Some set up street stalls, some left home to seek work, some seized the chance to get promoted, and some gritted their teeth and endured. And amid all the tears and laughter, hardships and warmth, they quietly grew up. From innocent children to rebellious teenagers, then into adults who could stand on their own. They witnessed the warmth and coldness of human nature in the compound, saw neighbors compare themselves with one another and lend a helping hand, experienced the pain of their families of origin, and met people who would light up their lives. Some helped them through the mud, some hurt them deeply, and some taught them the meaning of love and redemption. Thirty years of hardship and change, from 1997 to 2025. Xiaoqiaodong was still there, and the old factory compound had been renovated many times over. The children of those days had all built families and careers, while the adults of those days were slowly turning gray. Some left, some returned, and some remained forever in the past. The secrets hidden in stairwells, the gossip at the alley entrance, the sobs in the dead of night, and the aroma of beef noodles in the early morning had all been etched into their very bones. This is not one person’s story. It is the youth of a generation of factory families, and the struggles and rebirths of countless ordinary households. It is also thirty whole years of everyday life in the Xiaoqiaodong Factory Compound.

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The heroine is in 1992. The first chapter begins in 1997 when she was five years old. The atmosphere in the factory area was different between the two handovers of Hong Kong and Macao to depict that period of history. It has been written along the time line until 2025. In terms of group portraits, cousin and Xiaoling, Xiaoling and Wang Qi, not everyone will be as well-matched as the male and female protagonists, childhood sweethearts, and childhood sweethearts. Different separations and reunifications, but these are life, aren't they? Overall, the writing style of this book is very light. It is either written by golden fingers or written by local people doing local things. It feels like the author's own environment, learning and growth process, and even love process. When describing life after 2020, I feel that the author is from Sichuan. Off topic, I don't agree with Zhou Xiaoling settling her children in Zhejiang. Judging from the college entrance examination in recent years, Tibet's advantages are stronger hhh
4 likes1mo ago
It's a very, very nice book. The overall background and characters are very good. It's ready for publication! !
2 likes2mo ago
It is real, the wheels of history are rolling, the journey of life is long, the love between childhood sweethearts of the male and female protagonists, and the persistence of the two people are all very real.
2 likes2mo ago
Beautiful, quiet and peaceful. Full of memories
2 likes3mo ago
It is a very special novel with a sense of time. I am looking forward to the plot behind the male and female protagonists. Please ask for more and more exciting updates. I want to read [Ask for more explosive updates][Ask for more explosive updates][Ask for more explosive updates]
2 likes4mo ago
It's good-looking, has a sense of time, and has a short background. There are some events that have not been mentioned in other Tomato articles. It's new knowledge. Then I feel the rhythm is fast.
2 likes5mo ago
The writing is exquisite and the storyline is fascinating and enjoyable to watch.
1 like1mo ago
The description is very real, focusing on the shortcomings of the parents, showing warmth, very easy to cry, showing the sorrow of childhood, and the helplessness of growing up, very beautiful [Adoration] [Adoration]
1 like1mo ago
The ordinary half of my life was over like this.
1 like2mo ago
I like this type of writing the most
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