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The author uses a documentary essay style and a happy and readable writing style to tell the story of his mother in the United States. Through a series of interesting and lovely stories, he depicts the family connotation of "a Chinese and American family" and the emotional connotation of "Chinese mother-in-law" and "American son-in-law". The "Chinese mother-in-law" rushes to the United States to visit her daughter and son-in-law. In fact, she is "detecting" and "investigating" her son-in-law. It is a typical "mother-in-law to visit her son-in-law." Through chatting together, raising chickens, growing vegetables, fishing, catching crabs, spring outings, festivals, seeing doctors, guarding relatives and friends, going to church... Bit by bit, every detail, every detail, the Chinese mother-in-law saw her daughter's real life in the United States and her son-in-law's real behavior at home. The result was that the mother-in-law looked at her son-in-law, and the more she watched, the happier she became. In the book, the mother-in-law not only "visits her son-in-law", but also visits her foreign in-laws, foreign grandchildren, foreign relatives, foreign neighbors, and foreign friends. This book is full of the blending and conflict of Chinese and American cultures, showing the particularity, interest and joy of Chinese and American combined families.

The period from 2022 to 2024 is the transition of the times. I am deeply aware of my own changes. I may be escaping or confused. I am young and frivolous, and I am so crazy that I am at a loss. I seemed to have blocked everything, all the emotions and worries, to fill this unknown diary. No one knew, and even three years later, I couldn't remember what was recorded in it. Lost one year of memories, two years of thinking, three years of memories? Everything seems to be unfolding towards the promise made back then. This should be regarded as the process of understanding one's mind and one's nature. If one is not enlightened, there will be no driving force to do these things. I hope it can inspire people to see it, thank you.

This book records Sheng Lin's ten years of seclusion. Away from the hustle and bustle of the city, Sheng Lin and her husband Philip own a half-inch farm in a town called Wharton in the United States. They work from sunrise to sunset, living a rural life in seclusion in the wild forests. Chopping firewood, growing vegetables, fishing, planting flowers, raising bees, raising chickens, ducks and geese... The four seasons in the wild forest change, and various small animals and wild beasts appear. You can listen to the chirping of birds for an afternoon, hide and watch raccoons walk, hunt wild boars, raise peacocks. Every day is different. There are new things to do with the flowers, birds, insects and beasts here every day. Like Sanmao, Sheng Lin also wanders in a foreign land for love, and love is also her destination. There are no tall buildings, no fancy clothes, just mountains and fields, a return to nature. The days in the forest are simple and quiet, frugal and original, contented and joyful. The days do not need to be too full, it is enough to be able to live your true self.

The first female writer to ride across the Alps and the first writer to write about her Alpine riding experience. Her descriptions are delicate and her writing is lively. She is called "Happy Sanmao" by readers. 20 People, with an average age of 60, all amateur riders; in 15 days, they rode over more than 200 peaks, with an altitude of nearly 4,000 meters, covering a total distance of 3,000 kilometers. Experience the beautiful and ancient small town culture, castle culture, bell tower culture, church culture, milk culture, bread culture, beer culture, chocolate culture around the Alps, as well as Europe's unique transportation, unique residential buildings, and unique handicrafts.

"Mysterious Tombs" uses different writing styles to tell you interesting anecdotes that happened in Chinese and foreign archeology in one minute, taking you through time and space to distant countries, allowing you to experience ancient civilizations up close.

I think this way, all the stories in this book are connected by my life and Philip's life. Our life is very trivial and small, but for me, every bit of it is novel, and they make up my American life. They are very different from my previous life. Their difference is that it is not a life that is conventional, a life that follows what others say, or a life that follows step by step. What is life? It's a first-person account of life-my life.