Bao Ping'an is clumsy by nature. She cannot learn to scheme, nor can she read between the lines. Her catchphrase is, “You’re right.”
But she can summon the older sisters from Blue Star, women with bright eyes.
She cannot understand what they say, but she loves watching them shine.
Her childhood friend, Jun Nianfeng, said he would marry her, then said he wouldn’t.
She said, “Oh.”
Another childhood friend, Shi Rijia, said they should make do together, then said they should split up.
She told Shi Rijia, “You’re right. It’s okay.”
Later, Bao Ping'an asked Shi Xu, who had grown up with her, “Am I just too stupid?”
Shi Xu did not answer. She simply gave her a plan: don’t get married, have a child on your own.
Years later, she owned an interplanetary housekeeping company, and her children had grown up.
She had also used her inheritance to keep her adoptive parents’ large family together.
In her old age, she leaned back in a rocking chair, wearing a silly smile, and never woke up again.
While all the clever people were trapped in their own cages, the biggest fool had quietly lived a happy life to the end.
[Reading Guide]
1. This story focuses on friendship, family affection, and intersubjectivity among women.
2. It shares a setting with the author's previous novel, Interstellar Slacker Life. The universe develops and evolves naturally.
3. This is neither an empowering female-led wish-fulfillment story nor a romantic fantasy. It leans toward a healing, heartwarming style.
4. The story is about 400,000 characters long. Updates will follow the rankings before it goes premium, then come daily afterward.
5. Historical women will appear, and their portrayals may not always be accurate.
6. The female characters are shaped by the limitations of the interstellar era, and each has both strengths and flaws.
Theme: The fool is not foolish; great folly can look like wisdom.
