A Mountain Village Phoenix Meets a Fallen Prodigy

The story of a rural girl who fails the college entrance exam in the 1980s, then turns her life around and becomes a township head! A homegrown, career-minded heroine + a supportive girl squad + a younger wolf-dog boyfriend who pursues her through an angsty, sweet love story + inspiring older generations in grassroots work + some face-slapping comebacks~ ** Career-focused blurb: From a farm girl who failed her exams, to a kindergarten teacher at a village primary school, to a hired cadre at the township government, then deputy township head and finally township head, Zeng Mingfeng’s career goes smoothly, and even the occasional setback never changes the outcome: Rescuing trafficking victims? Brave! Mediating disputes? A natural! Leading her hometown to prosperity? All in! Her career soars, while her love life hits a few minor bumps... But well, a handsome, capable, sharp-minded and athletic young wolf-dog in dire straits who helps her at work isn’t out of the question... The male lead appears fairly late and is a total lovesick fool. The heroine juggles her work, career, love life, and family, but her career-minded side takes the lead. This is mainly her story of growth~ The prequel is Wild Grass Grows in the Southwest [Period], selected for the China Writers Association’s 2025 key-supported online literature projects. It follows the incredible story of the grandparents’ generation, from the Republican era to the founding of New China~ If you’d like to read about the parents’ generation, drop by the author’s page for a taste~ Coming soon: The Demon Village Grassroots Work Log Also known as: Working as a Village Director’s Assistant in a Demon Village and My Poverty Alleviation Clients Are Demons The year she graduates from college, Le Qianshan is hit by one disaster after another. Her best friend suddenly cuts ties with her, her boyfriend cheats on her and hooks up with a rich girl, an older man at her internship keeps harassing her and even accuses her of being a homewrecker, and her parents are fighting over a divorce while the whole family falls into chaos. At her wit’s end, Le Qianshan happens upon the recruitment exam for a western-region volunteer program. She rushes to a border town in the far southwest and becomes a grassroots worker for a two-year term, hoping to escape the mess of her life and recover in peace. On her first day in town, the government assigns her to Fuchang Village in its jurisdiction, as an assistant to the village director. What she never expected was... that none of the villagers were human! Lang Bailian: After being injured during a special mission and using too much demonic power, he entered a period of instability and kept turning into a wolf. With no other choice, the elite squadron commander, a huge black wolf, temporarily retired and was unanimously elected by the villagers as the demon village’s director. Heroine: Evolves from a crybaby little white rabbit into a southwest Tyrannosaurus. Hero: A handsome, cool-headed, mature, loyal wolf-type man. Theme: After weathering the storm, you’ll see the rainbow.