[1970S | Iron rice bowl | Warm homes | Educated youths going to the countryside]
In the autumn breeze of the 1970s, veteran Sun Dingguo returned home with an iron rice bowl from the Grain Management Office and became the Sun family's strongest supporter. He is a man of few words, but he is honest, and he works hard to earn money to save his family. Wu Meimei is kind-hearted and simple, working on the stove to take care of the whole family. There is no grandness, only three meals and four seasons, hand in hand to bid farewell to the elderly, raise children, watch the grandchildren grow up, and live a penniless life with firewood, rice, oil and salt, into the most practical fireworks in the world.
This is a group portrait chronological article, with the timeline from the 1970s to the 2010s, and the whole book runs through the four generations of the Sun family for a full forty years. With the advancement of science and technology, the replacement of the old with the new, and the changes of the times, everything around us is undergoing earth-shaking changes. Only the old house of the Sun family in the dead end is still standing there quietly...
The author's writing style is slow, coupled with the inherent limitations of the period, the relationship between the protagonists is smooth and flowing. They may not explicitly express their love, but they will always care about each other, and companionship is the longest confession of love.
Purpose: Parents' days are short, true love is in the world