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: 3mo ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

[Period Setting] [Ensemble Cast] [Everyday Life]

The results came out a few months after it was completed. This novel is fantastic!

Zhang Yan and Deng Yang were born in the Xiaoqiaodong factory compound and grew up beneath the chimneys of the State Chemical Plant.

There was no glamour or respectability here, only the bustle of daily life, sweat, arguments, and warmth.

In 1997, as firecrackers exploded to celebrate Hong Kong's return, they still thought their parents would wear their work uniforms for the rest of their lives and that life in the factory compound would remain peaceful forever.

But no one could escape the wheels of the times as they rolled over them.

The iron rice bowl shattered, and the wave of layoffs arrived. Workers who had once lived respectable lives were forced to bow their heads for the sake of survival overnight.

Some set up street stalls, some left home to find work, some seized the chance to get promoted, and some gritted their teeth and endured.

And amid all the tears and laughter, bitterness and warmth, they quietly grew up.

From innocent children to rebellious teenagers, then into adults who could stand on their own.

They saw the ups and downs of life in the compound, witnessed neighbors competing with and helping one another, and met people who would light up their lives.

Some helped them through the mud, while others taught them the meaning of love and redemption.

Thirty years of trials and tribulations, from 1997 to 2025. Xiaoqiaodong is still there, and the old factory compound has been renovated several times.

The children of that era have all started families and careers, while the adults of their youth have gradually grown gray.

Some left, some returned, and some remained forever in the past.

The secrets hidden in the stairwells, the gossip at the alley's entrance, the sobs in the dead of night, and the aroma of beef noodles at dawn were all etched into their bones and blood.

This is not one person's story. It's the youth of a generation of factory workers' children, and the struggles and new beginnings of countless ordinary families.

It's also thirty whole years of everyday life in the Xiaoqiaodong factory compound.

Stats

231Chapters

645Reads · 30 days

20kReads · all time

102Shelf adds, last 14 days

8.1Score

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