The Girl Next Door

Reading note: A short, bittersweet story. [The Little Lame Boy and the Big Man] A Niu grows stronger with every passing day. He is no longer afraid of the dark or of being alone, but the little girl next door will forever remain beneath the crabapple tree, never to grow up. Coming soon: a sweet, satisfying romance, Crossing Buddha in the Spring Night: Dragging the aloof Buddha down from his altar. Coming soon: Sour Green Plum and Sweet Bamboo Horse, a sweet-and-sour love story about a young couple. For more completed stories, visit the author's page. Theme: Life is so fragile and brief, yet so dazzling and brilliant.