The Rise and Fall of Rongcheng: A Life of Gambling and Dust

Name: The Rise and Fall of Rongcheng: A Life of Gambling and Dust
Author: The Present Moment of the Years

蓉城浮沉：半生赌与尘

by The Present Moment of the Years (岁月当下)

Status: Completed
Length: 101k Words
Genre: Urban
Subgenre: Urban Everyday
Updated: 5mo ago
Source: Fanqie

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Set in Chengdu from 2005 to 2025, this novel follows the life of Xiao Bei, an ordinary man swept up in the tides of the times. The story revolves around secondhand home sales, gambling at arcades, jianghu feuds, real estate investment, and business rivalries. Woven through it all are Xiao Bei and Xiao Bai’s rise to success and fall into hardship, alongside vivid characters like Yejigong, Bang Ye, Long Ge, and Su Wan. Facing the clash between desire, loyalty, and human nature head-on, the novel captures both the bustle of everyday life and the brutality of the jianghu, along with tangled love and hate. Through the twists and turns of fate, it brings to life a true yet cruel chapter of Chengdu’s past, laying bare the grime and regrets of a lifelong gamble.

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