Introduction to the novel "Warm Light in the Old Alley"
In the midsummer when cicadas were noisily chirping, Lin Xiaoman, an unemployed social worker who returned to his hometown, dragged his suitcase back to the old house left by his grandmother and stumbled into a tender story about protection and growth. The winding bluestone road, the white walls and black tiles covered with moss, hides her childhood here. It also houses Chen Yu, a taciturn woodcarving craftsman, Grandma Zhang who is good at making sugar water, and Wang Ze, a sweet-talking and enthusiastic courier boy. A demolition order broke the tranquility of the old alley. In order to preserve the smoky home, Lin Xiaoman took the lead in organizing a cultural market. The neighbors went from disagreement to joining hands, allowing more people to see the story of the old alley.
Bookstores open to welcome visitors, and all passers-by come and go with worries; old photo albums reveal the dusty past, and the return of a reclusive painter heals the knots of many years; new media helps old alleys come out of the circle, and protective development brings ancient alleys back to life. As time goes by, Lin Xiaoman and Chen Yu resolve their misunderstandings when they were young, and their love gradually grows; the neighbors help each other, turning their ordinary lives into poetry.
This is a healing novel about human fireworks. There is no sadomasochism, only the laughter and curses among neighbors, and the perseverance and warmth of ordinary people. When the warm light fills the bluestone alley, you realize that the most precious thing is not the prosperity in the distance, but the fireworks around you, the ties in your heart, and the person who is willing to accompany you to guard the old alley and wait for the reincarnation of the four seasons.
Purpose: Protect the fireworks in the old alleys, cherish the warmth around you, and find your inner home in ordinary daily life