Coming soon: the romance novel Flowers in Full Bloom and the no-romance horror novel Do You Want to Take Me Home? Their blurbs are at the bottom or in my author's column.
Blurb:
Taking another path through life, with thorns everywhere.
This is the story of an ordinary person who is unexpectedly reborn.
See how a young girl takes on the world with nothing but her bare hands.
Nearly forty-year-old Yang Xiaolian is unexpectedly reborn into her elementary school days, before any of her regrets have come to pass.
Her loving grandfather has not yet suffered a sudden illness and died, leaving only grief behind.
Her quiet, honest parents have not yet spent their lives working themselves to exhaustion, with nothing to show for it but illness.
The unprecedented development of the town has yet to begin.
The Yang family is a poor farming household in the hilly countryside of the south. They share the local values of favoring sons over daughters, but also have an ambition unusual among their neighbors: to change their family's fortunes and make a name for themselves.
The 1980s and 1990s were the peak years of family-planning enforcement. The Yang family's eldest son had three daughters in a row, not only incurring a hefty social maintenance fee but also losing his job and having to return home to farm.
With strict grandparents above her, parents who toil without complaint but turn a blind eye, and a clever, adorable cousin below her as a constant comparison...
The three girls in the Yang family's eldest branch live each day hungry, cold, and anxious.
As the middle of the three sisters, Yang Xiaolian was nearly sent away at birth. Looking at her thin arms and legs, she is reminded once again that people with no power have no voice. She can only place her hopes of escape in her parents, who are still in their prime.
First save money by working, then open a small stall, then start a little business, and then claim a share of the town's boom. In the future, they might become millionaires...
But who would listen to a child?
They dare not, they do not want to, they do not believe. The old farmers believe only in results watered with sweat.
A frog in warm water thinks everything is just fine.
Only when all the injustice and pain come crashing into view do people think about making a change.
But by then, will it still be in time?
The hardship of the forty years she lived through in her previous life spurs Yang Xiaolian on every moment, driving her forward.
In this life, she may also crave a little warmth and settle for security, but reality is always there to warn her.
She works hard to change her family, her friends, and her surroundings, while also working on herself.
One day, after tears and pain along the way, they will all find a new beginning of their own.
Along this road, there are friends, enemies, onlookers who turn a cold shoulder, and people who reach out to help.
Along this road, Yang Xiaolian helps others, turns a blind eye to injustice, succeeds, fails, and finally comes to understand the meaning of life.
Nothing happens overnight. You alone are the savior of your own life.
Please note:
1. The setting is partly fictional, blending reality and fantasy.
2. Some details may change at any time. I'll point out major changes, but not minor ones. If you notice inconsistencies, feel free to let me know.
3. There are no absolutely good or bad people in this story. Everyone has a complicated side, and there's a reason behind anything that's hard to understand.
4. What the characters say, think, or feel does not represent the author's views.
5. Important reminder: The protagonist really does turn things around after coming back, so please don't get angry. I hope we can walk through this story together and close the book thinking, “Life is beautiful, and there's always hope.” It's a grounded story that could have happened to you or me.
6. Special reminder: Some scenes may make you very angry, but don't overlook the lovely sights and moments of happiness along the way. Life inevitably has its hardships, but we should still try to appreciate its joys.
Coming soon, romance novel Flowers in Full Bloom:
After being reborn, Yang Xiaolian first finds a complete and independent sense of self. Then she must face the romantic troubles that tormented her in her previous life. This time, she chooses to pursue love bravely.
But love is full of uncertainty. Sincerity and lies, romance and deceit still leave her full of doubt.
This time, though, she no longer hesitates or doubts herself.
Instead, she becomes a new version of herself.
As the heroine's career and love life both blossom, her family and friends all take the stage, bringing their own tangled loves, grudges, and fascinating mysteries.
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Word on the street says that the beautiful author Yang Xiaolian came from a poor family, but has a colorful love life. She not only rides around in luxury cars, she also owns several properties and companies.
She just broke up with the number one mystery writer in the online fiction world.
Now she's on a variety show with a pretty boy, pretending she's single.
Next, she's spotted entering a luxury hotel with a mysterious tycoon.
Tsk, tsk, tsk...
Then she's photographed embracing a handsome, muscular man at the airport.
What a sign of the times.
Onlooker 1: “Why doesn't the beauty love me?”
Onlooker 2: “I want to date them too. Ahhh, those guys are so handsome. Beautiful big sister, share one with me!”
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One day, a tabloid suddenly reveals that the pretty boy and the muscular hunk are actually a couple, while the beautiful author is just a supporting character.
What the heck, so the beauty was the other woman all along?
Onlooker 1: “Love always goes wrong. It's my turn by now.”
Onlooker 2: “Ahhh, the guys are together! This is the best! Beautiful big sister, come into my arms!”
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Some people are so furious when they see the story that they could tear the tabloid to shreds.
Others see the news and smile faintly. Looks like there's still a chance.
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One day, Yang Xiaolian opens the door to a magnificent bouquet in full bloom.
Flowers in Full Bloom can be considered a follow-up to Where Flowers Bloom Among Thorns, but the story is fairly standalone. Since it has a romance plot, it couldn't be published in the no-romance category, so I'm starting a new book.
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Coming soon, no-romance horror novel Do You Want to Take Me Home?:
Hey, you. Yes, you.
I'm coming home with you.
A “heartwarming” story about a bunch of monsters and ghosts.
Some of the ghosts have appeared in Where Flowers Bloom Among Thorns.
Both upcoming novels can be read on their own.
Core theme: Finding a truly independent and complete sense of self!
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How ridiculous! Old Man Yang doesn't care at all whether his eldest son is innocent or not. His so-called "trust in his son" is just a way to get him to willingly hand over money and even cut off his own flesh. All of the eldest son's struggles and his attempts to save face by hiding things from his wife and daughters are just affectation to the men of the Yang family! How pathetic! They don't care! As long as they can cut off their own flesh, they don't care about anything else!
Boss Yang's nerves were already stretched very tight... Honestly, someone with Yang's personality would only ruin his own family if he got married and had children. He's better suited to raising his parents as a single parent. After all, his greatest sense of accomplishment comes from his parents' approval; everything else can take a backseat.
Old Yang kept everything a secret from his wife and daughter, but now he can't keep it up any longer, so he can only suffer in silence and has driven himself to this state.
No, I only realized this after finishing writing! The female lead went to so much trouble to help her sister avoid the same mistakes as in the past life, so why is Yang Chuanshun still like this in this life?! That jerk from the past life was supposed to be far away, but he's back again?! Yang Xiaomei graduated from vocational school and has a good job in this life!!! And the worst part is, Liu Yingzi might not even be thinking straight!
What kind of retribution is this? I've always felt that Jiang Shan and Ma Xinlei's brotherhood was switched. They're from the same place, share the same birthday, and are both allergic to either mangoes or shrimp. How many chapters have passed? I've always felt this way!
Many things are learned through experience. Those who are proactive and willing to try and explore will likely have far more opportunities than those who are used to being told what to do. The rest depends on ability and luck.
From this perspective, even if the issue of the 10,000 yuan is exposed, the blame will still fall on Yang Laoda. Otherwise, how can Yang Laosan and Yang Laotou divide Yang Laosan's property with a clear conscience?
I thought it would be a slow-burn, satisfying read, but it took me several days to finish. It was so frustrating; I've never read anything this frustrating before.
They kept talking about retribution, and although I don't know what kind of retribution they meant, it was definitely related to Jiang Shan. I just want to say that if their family really did something wrong and kept dragging Jiang Shan along to leech off them, then their retribution will never end.
This is too heavy... Let me think of a story. I forget where I read it, but it mentioned a poverty alleviation cadre who encountered a family that couldn't escape poverty no matter what poverty alleviation policies they received. How did they eventually escape poverty? The seriously ill family member died, and the family automatically escaped poverty...