My Mom Is a Genius

My name is Tang Xi. I'm sixteen this year. My dad is a pianist, and my mom is an ordinary housewife.

Mom has high hopes for me. She wants me to win first place in a piano competition.

My musician dad always says,

"Well, she's a girl. She doesn't have to be that good. As long as she learns enough to have something in common with her future husband, that's fine."

What I find really strange is that Mom is even more determined than Dad to make me a pianist. She uses all her time and energy to push me.

"Xixi, you can't give up. You can do what I couldn't... You'll become the greatest pianist."

She never asks whether I like it or whether I really have the talent to become a pianist.

I think she's really strange. She couldn't do it herself, yet she keeps pinning her hopes on me.

I hate her. I try to get back at her with the most extreme act of rebellion of my life, but then I suddenly discover that she does understand piano. In fact... she's a genius.

My father's masterpiece, and his only famous work... was written by my mother when she was fifteen.

I hold up the sheet music and ask her,

"Mom, why didn't you become the greatest pianist yourself?"

She falls silent for a moment, then asks in return,

"Yes. Why didn't I?"

For the family?

For her child?

For her parents?

"Mom, what about you?"

I ask her.

It's such a simple question, yet she looks at me for a long time before answering.

1. Both mother and daughter are leads, but the story is told mainly from the daughter's perspective. (Highlighted.)

2. Mom will divorce her husband, and the daughter and mom will come to understand and respect each other.

3. Mom's awakening takes time, and the daughter needs the right opportunity to understand her. It can't happen overnight. In the early chapters, both mother and daughter will feel deeply stifled.

4. This is a very short novel on a niche topic. Please be respectful of one another. If it's not for you, just click away.

5. One last reminder: This is realistic fiction, not a wish-fulfillment story, and there's no romance. The beginning really will feel stifling.

6. This novel went premium on November 25.

Check out my upcoming novel: Human Reconstruction Plan [Apocalypse]

Earth is hit by its sixth mass extinction crisis. Overnight, trees grow at an astonishing rate, zombie outbreaks erupt across the world, and dinosaurs once again become the dominant land animals.

Qin Yao wakes up aboard a starship carrying humanity's hope for survival, with no memory of her past. They travel through space, searching for a planet suitable for human settlement.

But a zombie outbreak breaks out inside the starship. Fewer than ten people escape safely in escape pods, and are forced to return to Earth.

She doesn't tell anyone that her phone has a System capable of warning her of danger. It can also tell her where to find the supplies and weapons essential for survival.

With the System's help, she survives the disaster. She is about to search for a way to survive alongside the other survivors when the System gives her a new warning:

"Ms. Qin, there's a traitor among the survivors who wants to wipe out all of humanity. You should head to Eden alone. It is a haven built by the bionic people, who calculated that the apocalypse was coming in advance. It has a World Tree powerful enough to save all of humanity. Only it can eliminate the virus threatening humanity and save everyone."

But on her journey, Qin Yao hears a completely different story:

"I hear the disaster was caused by the bionic people. The farther humans stay from Eden, the safer they'll be."

Who is really behind the plot to wipe out humanity?

And what secrets lie in the memories she's lost?

1. Apocalypse sci-fi wasteland stuff, and so on.

2. The heroine isn't a saint, but she has her own principles. Her early growth takes time. (Highlighted.)

3. The male lead appears in the middle or later part of the story. Romance won't take up much space; he's basically just a background character.

Core idea: Pursue your dreams with courage.