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"Linquan in the Alley" is a collection of essays by Yang Yunsu, which records ordinary people's common things and fireworks in the world. Uncle Dan, who is a serious cat lover, uncle who is a foodie enlightenment, a war orphan who grew up in Chengdu, Lu Qinggong who fell in love with the screen character, Master Feng, the chef god in the cafeteria, and his "suspected first love" elementary school classmate... After reading this book, people will fall in love with the world again. The author, Yang Yunsu, worked as a documentary director for 20 years. After switching to writing, he quickly broke out of the industry and was hailed by netizens as the "grandmaster who appreciates rice", a talented player, and a real lifer. Reading Yang Yunsu's prose, my long-stale senses were activated, and I suddenly became aware of the human world again. Life is not just about "being born" and "living", but also living calmly and cunningly, enjoying the fireworks of the world.

This is the first full-length memoir novel by Yang Yunsu (Before the Storm in the Hometown). The story happened during the Spring Festival of 1999. "I", my then-boyfriend Tan Sheng, and Tan Sheng's parents returned to their hometown of Chaoshan. The first time she appeared in this huge family as a prospective daughter-in-law, she was naturally warmly received by her relatives. But when "I" further integrated into this family, I discovered the turbulence hidden under the lively and harmonious surface, as well as the imminent family war... This book vividly presents the complex Chinese family relationships with delicate writing techniques and picturesque text. There are deep feelings that are thicker than water, but also those unspeakable gloomy moments such as hypocrisy, unbearableness, and weakness. Although the trauma of the original family cannot be healed, everyone is trying to reconcile with the family in their own way. Maybe you will have a strong resonance after reading it. Every smile and every move of your relatives seems familiar. This is also a close-up of Chinese-style family relationships, which makes us feel that it is not blood relations that truly maintain family ties, but respect and understanding between each other in life.