Them in the Seventies

[My new novels, What Kind of Person Are You, Xia Shucheng?! and Has Movie Emperor Wei Successfully Won Back His Wife Today?, are now available. Please add them to your reading list~] Blurb: Lu Zhansheng. Born in the final years of the war and raised in the early years of the new republic, he was the capital's notorious bad boy from a prestigious residential compound, and a legendary gang leader in Beijing's circle of young thrill-seekers. In 1968, swept up in the tides of the era, he became lost in the harshness of youth, neglecting his studies, roaring through the streets, fighting to save face and scrapping to prove his worth. He thought himself a hero who feared nothing and no one. Except He Zhi. He Zhi. The Zhi in knowledge, the Zhi in knowing propriety and reason, the Zhi in knowing the will of heaven without obeying it. He Zhi was especially good at riling Lu Zhansheng up, but he was also especially good at soothing him. When He Zhi smiled, Lu Zhansheng was over the moon. When He Zhi got angry, Lu Zhansheng became furious. Why was that? For a long time, Lu Zhansheng couldn't figure it out and was deeply troubled. Later, when the tides of the era calmed, Lu Zhansheng answered the nation's call and went to northern Shaanxi to join a production team as an educated youth. He thought that leaving for a distant place and getting away from He Zhi would free him from his troubles and let him enjoy himself. But after just a few days apart, he missed He Zhi so desperately that he became even more troubled. Fortunately, He Zhi came later and was assigned to the same commune and brigade. He Zhi was a pampered darling from a privileged family, and he struggled to adapt to life in the countryside. One day, a village dog scared him; the next, someone bullied him while he was gathering firewood in the mountains; the day after that, a stale steamed bun gave him a stomachache... He needed someone to watch over him and take care of him in everything. Lu Zhansheng had often felt like he was taking care of a wife already. What's more, when He Zhi got drunk, he would grow hazy and shameless, taking Lu Zhansheng's hand, kissing him, and even pinning him down to do this and that... Gradually, Lu Zhansheng went mad. Then he drove He Zhi mad right along with him. Little scene 1: Lu Zhansheng: He Zhi, why do you touch my hand? Why do you kiss me? What, what are you thinking about all day? He Zhi: I can't say. Lu Zhansheng: Why not? What's wrong with saying it? He Zhi: If I say it, they can't air it. Little scene 2: Lu Zhansheng: Someone once had the delusion that he could be my big brother, but in the end he turned me into his wife. Tsk, tsk~~ He Zhi: I'm your wife and your big brother. Lu Zhansheng: No, you can only be my wife. I don't want to call you big brother. He Zhi: Then I won't call you that anymore. Lu Zhansheng: Uh... No, that's not right. I still want you to call me big brother~ Happy ending, one-on-one, younger top. The main characters are both kind and lovable. A story about the mysterious couple Xia Shucheng and Ding Chi is also available: What Kind of Person Are You, Xia Shucheng? Please add it to your reading list. As an adult, Ding Chi couldn't remember where he came from or where his home was. All he remembered was that Xia Shucheng had picked him up. Back then, he was a beggar who survived by asking for alms. One day, they met on the street. After studying him for a long while, Xia Shucheng suddenly asked, "Kid, how about coming with me from now on?" He asked, "What's in it for me?" "Plenty." Xia Shucheng smiled. "If you come with me, I'll give you meals, clothes, spending money, and a place to live. In the future, I can even find you a wife." And so, he became Xia Shucheng's little sidekick. He just never figured out what Xia Shucheng did for a living. He wasn't even sure what era they were living in, because it kept changing... [At first, it was the Republican era. Xia Shucheng was the owner of an opera house, as well as a peerless dan performer famous throughout the city.] * Ding Chi had a short temper and loved to fight. When he lost a fight, Xia Shucheng would get revenge for him, often without asking why or caring who was right. He only cared whether Ding Chi was happy. * Ding Chi had nothing to do most days and got bored, so Xia Shucheng hired a private tutor to teach him poetry, books, propriety, and etiquette, and a martial arts instructor to teach him fighting skills. * If Ding Chi liked it, Xia Shucheng would put on red stage clothes and perform a show just for him. If he didn't, Xia Shucheng would take off his makeup and be an ordinary opera-house owner. At this time, Xia Shucheng was unfailingly gentle and indulgent toward Ding Chi, letting him do whatever he wanted. He asked for very little beyond Ding Chi's safety and happiness. At most, he wanted Ding Chi to warm his bed each night before they went to sleep. Ding Chi's question: Why does Xia Shucheng never age? [Later, after waking from a nap, he somehow found himself in the 1980s. Xia Shucheng had become the owner of the most famous antique shop in all of Beijing.] * Ding Chi was reckless and often got into trouble. Sometimes, he accidentally broke valuable antiques and porcelain in other people's shops. Xia Shucheng stayed calm, paid for the damage in full, and never scolded him. * Ding Chi was naive and often got swindled. Sometimes, people conned him into spending a fortune on cheap counterfeits. Xia Shucheng never scolded or blamed him. He patiently comforted him, then quietly helped him recover his losses and get even. * Ding Chi loved having fun, and for a while he became obsessed with gambling on rough jade. Xia Shucheng joined in, risking their entire fortune. To satisfy Ding Chi's curiosity, he even left the shop unattended and traveled thousands of miles with him to the Greater Khingan Range to rob tombs and search for treasure. Xia Shucheng was still indulgent toward Ding Chi, letting him have all the fun he wanted and spending money like water. But now he asked for more: in addition to lessons and having Ding Chi warm his bed, he wanted kisses, hugs, squeezes, and things like that. Ding Chi's questions +1: Xia Shucheng's blood can actually cure every illness? Later... The era changed again, as did Xia Shucheng's identity. He had more and more demands of Ding Chi... Ding Chi's questions +2: Why is Xia Shucheng cold and indifferent toward everyone around him, yet uniquely indulgent, doting, and accommodating toward Ding Chi? And what kind of person is Xia Shucheng, anyway? One-on-one, both pure, happy ending, younger top. A beautiful bottom with an immortal body x a hot-tempered puppy-like top who occasionally loses his memory. Across a thousand years, all for the sake of meeting you again. Theme: Beneath the tides of the era, know the will of heaven, but do not obey it