Novels like The Flowers Have Bloomed on Nanshan
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Flowers Have Bloomed on Nanshan, best match first.
- 101 The Unhinged Woman of the 90s: I Started Getting Rich Working in Dongguan 九零女疯批：致富从东莞打工开始 A realistic story set in the 1990s, with no rebirth, transmigration, or golden finger. Everyone in Anziping knows An Xiaowu is a total psycho. She's not only crazy but vicious, picking fights that turn into life-or-death struggles at the drop of a hat. But no one expected her to be so ruthless that she wouldn't spare even her own family. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, she fights her father for her life. "What's so special about New Year? If you mess with me, I'll dig you out of your cof 11.4kReads8.6Score1kShelves
- 102 Village Chief, Don't Mess with Me 村长，别来惹我 Liang Yuzhen is a widow in the village, beautiful and kindhearted. The village chief is a local bully, but seeing that Liang Yuzhen has no man to rely on, he often stops by to help her with whatever he can, putting on a show of being a good Samaritan. 94Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 103 Sister-in-Law, Is My Man Any Good? He's Yours! 嫂子，我男人好用不？送你了！ In her previous life, Jiang Nuannuan had looked forward to marrying into the Lu family with all her heart. She thought it was the start of a happy life, but it became the beginning of a nightmare. Her mother-in-law was adept at feigning illness to order her around, while her divorced sister-in-law lived at her parents' home with her child and never lifted a finger with the housework. Jiang Nuannuan treated her widowed sister-in-law like family, never realizing she was Lu Haoxuan's first love. Ji 89Reads—Score—Shelves
- 104 I Might Fall in Love with You 我可能会爱你 At thirty-four, Zhang Xiaonan, an older unmarried woman, finally got married. She hadn't wanted to. She'd already decided to spend her whole life alone. But life is unpredictable: she went on a blind date with a real catch, and married him. After breaking up with his first love, Liu Wenjing thought he would never date or marry again. Then he met an older woman who didn't want a bride price, a house, or a car, and didn't even want him to love her. He figured people had to get married eventually, 3.6kReads8.8Score286Shelves
- 105 That Touch of Moonlight in the Mountains 山间的那抹月色 At the start of this century, a wave of migrant work swept through China’s countryside. The able-bodied young men and women left their homes for jobs in the prosperous coastal regions, leaving their young wives behind to care for the elderly and children and tend to their small plots of land. The women left behind faced loneliness and emptiness, love and hate, and the struggle to build a life, refusing to bow to fate! The men working far from home faced the temptations of a dazzling world while 32kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
- 106 Legend of the Countryside 传奇乡村 The poor village of Taohua, looked down on by everyone, changes completely after Chen Hao returns. He knows herbal medicine, is good at farming, and can turn barren hills into treasure troves. One after another, the pretty girls in the village start seeing him in a new light. He solves problems and builds up local industries. Tenderness hides in the green hills, and a legend takes root in the countryside. 3.7kReads8.8Score403Shelves
- 107 Summer and Fate 夏季与天意 An ordinary encounter: one is a talented young woman at a crossroads in her life, and the other is a dedicated high school teacher. A sweet story about down-to-earth life and love. Xu Huanyi met Xu Tian in the summer. Once lost and uncertain, she gave up the job she already had and came to this small town for a fresh start. To her delight, she discovered that Xu Tian was part of that new beginning. Back in high school, Xu Tian had inexplicably taken a liking to a girl, though all he did was wa 123Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 108 A Sweet Little Wife in the Eighties 小甜媳的八零年代 Su Jiuya was raised like a city girl. Apart from being pretty and good at school, she couldn’t do a thing. Then her father died... and she had no choice but to marry the poorest man in the village. Everyone was waiting for Su Jiuya to become a laughingstock. They expected her fair, tender face to turn as sallow as theirs, and her slender, soft hands to grow just as rough... But instead, all that changed was the man spoiling Su Jiuya. She kept studying, and she stayed beautiful... After marrying 419Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 109 Letters from the Clouds: A Confession Too Late 云间书简：迟到的告白 A silly girl who overthinks everything VS a timid little mute [Pure love, both leads are each other’s first, love worth showing off, no melodrama or misunderstandings] Air force pilot VS media company partner. Two years ago, one insincere rejection brought Shu Shu and Lin Zhiyu’s romance to an abrupt end. She fled alone to Hong Kong, spending countless nights trying to make sense of his distance and silence. He stayed behind, hiding the difficulties of his classified mission and his fear of hold 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 110 My Mother-in-Law Forgot She Was Once a Daughter-in-Law Too 婆婆忘了自己曾经也是媳 The moment a woman marries into her husband’s family, she is sincere and wholehearted in the way she treats her in-laws. Yet some mothers-in-law insist their daughters-in-law go through the same hardships they once endured. They suffered as daughters-in-law themselves, so why make life hard for another woman? In the phrase “mother-in-law and daughter-in-law,” the mother-in-law comes first. If she can’t be a good mother-in-law, how can she expect a good daughter-in-law? Relationships go both ways 96Reads—Score—Shelves
- 111 An Irresistible Temptation 欲罢不能的诱惑 Tycoon Wang Yidong, heir to a powerful family, suspected that his family carried a genetic disease after his son fell ill. After divorcing, he neither dated nor remarried. Office newbie Luo Zihui threw herself at the chairman, her dream man, and worked hard to make something of herself. While pursuing love, the chairman uncovered a mystery about his own birth. On the night when body and soul embarked on the same journey, Luo Zihui's dream of marrying into a wealthy family shattered. Faced with t 129Reads—Score—Shelves
- 112 Summer Tangerine Through the Seasons 夏橘的春夏秋冬 On a bright morning, a girl named Xia Ju transferred to a new school. Teacher: “Gu Bei, she’ll be your new deskmate from now on.” The boy nodded. Xia Ju looked at him. He was an exceptionally handsome boy. From that day on, the two of them were never apart again. A sweet romance from school days to the wedding aisle. 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 113 I Accidentally Transmigrated into My Late Aunt 一不小心，穿成了我那早死的姑姑 Fang Qingqing transmigrates as an aunt who died young. She vows to help her family become among the first to get rich, and to give them hope. Somehow, she ends up catching the attention of a man who will become a bureau chief in the future. She feels bad about holding back his career, but he keeps pursuing her at every turn. Note: In her world, her aunt died young. 4kReads8.2Score381Shelves
- 114 Transmigrating as a Background Character's Early-Rising Third Aunt 穿越路人甲的早挂三姨 Qin Ran figured she was probably the most bewildered person ever to transmigrate! Ancient times? Sure, but it’s an alternate history, so she can’t rely on knowing the future! Transmigrated into a book? Sure, but she died early, so she doesn’t know the plot! A male lead? Well, there is one, and she gets to choose him herself! She opens her eyes to a home stripped bare. Since there’s no way back, she accepts reality, rolls up her sleeves, and gets to work earning a living! What? She transmigrated 1.2kReads9.0Score113Shelves
- 115 My Flash-Married Husband Is Too Popular 闪婚老公太抢手 He'd been single for five years, and his parents were pressuring him to get married. She was a newcomer to the workforce, fresh out of college. One night, after working overtime, she came home to find her boyfriend kissing and embracing her best friend, so she broke up with him on the spot. Since you're unmarried and I'm unattached, why don't we try getting married? “As my wife, you should fulfill your duties.” “There are three ways to be unfilial, and having no heir is the worst. I married you 1.1kReads8.7Score103Shelves
- 116 Hibiscus 木槿 [Inspirational] [Youth] [A blend of realistic and romantic fiction] [Setting: modern urban life, not a period piece or rural setting] In a family that favored sons over daughters, the heroine, Wang Yingnan, was forced to marry the village idiot next door in exchange for 100,000 yuan in bride price. After enduring endless torment, she finally escaped with the help of a kindhearted person. Her resilient spirit helped her grow, and little by little she found love, friendship, and family of her o 2.3kReads9.1Score448Shelves
- 117 A Heart-Pounding Marriage 怦然婚动 [Everyday life + Marriage Before Love + mutual devotion] Childhood friends Shatang and Shen Jingmo were both still single as they neared thirty. With their families playing matchmaker, they got married. On the day they registered their marriage, while they were having their full-body checkups, Shatang cornered Shen Jingmo against the wall. “Dr. Shen, would you like me to examine you now, or tonight?” The man trapped against the wall raised his brows slightly and replied in a husky voice, “Now is 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 118 My Husband Cheated, So I Swapped Husbands with His Mistress to Change Our Fates 老公出轨，我和小三换夫改命 A new novel currently being serialized, with its rating just posted! [Not a wish-fulfillment story] [Period setting + remarriage + devoted husband + marriage first, love later] [Some ensemble cast elements] [No System] [No pocket dimension] [Realistic everyday life] In the height of summer in 1977, Xu Nan, a temporary worker at a machinery factory, caught her husband, Cheng Peng, having an affair with Liang Yan Min, an employee at the same factory. To protect his reputation and prospects, Cheng 17.2kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
- 119 The Appearance of Suspect Q 嫌疑人Q的现身 [The short drama Suspect Q Appears is now streaming] I received an anonymous video, and the leading lady in it was me! We’d been married for two years, and my husband never seemed to tire night after night. I always thought it was a sign of how much he loved me, until the day I accidentally discovered his secret… A terrifying truth lay hidden beneath the depths of our marriage! 5.4kReads9.1Score607Shelves
- 120 Transmigrating Through the Famine Years: My Ties to Sidaogou 穿越荒年之情系四道沟 What on earth is going on? She looked up at the yellowed, old-fashioned mosquito net overhead. A roar filled her head, and as images flashed through her mind one by one, she realized she had transmigrated! She had transmigrated into the body of a seven-year-old girl in the capital in 1957, whose mother had just died in the line of duty and whose father had gone missing... Transmigrated into a turbulent era, she had no desire to get rich. All she wanted was to stand on her own two feet, work with 808Reads8.8Score100Shelves
- 121 Reality Has Nothing to Do with Ideals 现实与理想无关 Ideals are ideals, and reality is reality. Never confuse the two. The road from reality to ideals is long, so long that most people spend their whole lives without ever reaching the end. There are countless cases of ideals crumbling into reality, so many that every day someone gives up on their dreams and accepts the way things are. If someone is still living in reality while drawing ever closer to their ideals, congratulations. But are you sure that someone will be you? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 From the Start, I Could Read Animals' Minds, and I Became the Gossip Queen of a Wealthy Family 开局动物读心，我在豪门做瓜神 [Rich-family gossip + animal mind-reading + comedic wish fulfillment + adorable pets solving cases + domineering CEO pursues his wife] As a bottom-rung wage slave in a 24/7 job, Ling Lu finally snaps at her ridiculous manager and quits in style! Unexpectedly, she awakens the ability to read animals’ minds from the start! The chubby orange cat at reception: “Meow~ Old Wang’s fake invoices are hidden in the left drawer. Go get him!” The little stray yellow dog: “Woof! The dog thief is right over t 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 123 Jilted Eight Times, She Became a Tycoon on Her Own 被退亲八次的她，靠自己成为首富 [Period setting + personal growth + two strong leads + devoted couple + farming + raising children + lost and found again + reuniting at the top] She is the village's shame, a woman who “can't find a husband.” Eight engagements have been called off, all because she has a younger brother. She wants to escape this village that devours people, even if the road ahead is uncertain. He is a bright moon fallen into the mud. Once a refined young master from a scholarly family, now all he has left is his 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 124 Her Secret Thoughts: A Young Man’s Hidden Diary in a Small Village 致她的心事：小村青年的隐秘日记 No formulaic plot | Not a wish-fulfillment novel | Realistic fiction | Zhou Zhiqiang grows up amid poverty and chaos in her birth family, with her father instilling in her the survival rule that “you have to please people to survive.” She gets into college and lands a job at a bank. A well-off man, Ke Qingyan, pursues her, but as the truth about her family comes out, she gradually loses her self-respect and her relationship. Later, burdened with debt, she returns to her hometown and, under he 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 125 Hello, System 您好，系统 The Human Devolution Report: Don't be fooled by this civilized getup. We're all lining up to take part in a grand pantomime of devolution. We meekly surrender our right to get lost, hand over our memory cards, and even turn our joys and sorrows into ready-made meals you can eat straight from the packet. Five poor souls twisted into knots by the times: an old sailor bets his life in a storm as the satellites fail; a gourmet can no longer taste the warmth of his father's last bowl of hand-pulled n —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 When Fate Arrives, Love Is Just That Sweet 缘分到了，就是那么甜 When Shen Yuyan was twenty-two, she had just started her teaching internship. A blind online date turned into a real-life meeting (though the male lead had already seen her) and she somehow ended up with a college student boyfriend. They began with a long-distance relationship, then moved in together, and went from her family opposing a marriage far from home to eventually giving their blessing. After a winding journey, they got married and had children, with plenty of little stories about getti 60Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 Nothing Major in Life 人生无大事 I was born in the abyss and raised in the netherworld. Lost, struggling, helpless, despairing. The hardships along the way shaped my body and mind. When everything had finally calmed down, when spring had come and flowers were blooming, when everything was just right, I finally reached the most important moment of my life. 3.8kReads8.1Score409Shelves
- 128 An Ill-Matched Marriage 不般配的婚姻 After Cheng Ruojia, a small-town girl, married her boss, Tang Yixuan, she spent the next ten years as a housewife, looking after Tang Yixuan and their daughter, Tang Qi. But as Tang Yixuan's business grew and his handsome looks drew attention, a marital crisis crept closer and closer... 695Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 129 The Brash Stepmother from the Eighties Becomes a Nobody 八零泼妇养母成了路人甲 Liu Peiyun was ready to enjoy a quiet retirement, but instead transmigrated into a book as Lu Xuebi, a village girl whose engagement had been broken off in the 1980s. Since she was already here, Lu Xuebi decided to make the best of it. She studied for college entrance exams while leading her whole family to seize the opportunities of the times. Only later did she learn she had transmigrated into a book: she was the heroine’s shrewish adoptive mother, an obstacle on the heroine’s road to wealth a 646Reads5.8Score116Shelves
- 130 My Five Sisters Raised Me, So I Bought Each of Them a House 五个姐姐养大我，我送每人一套房 When I was seven, Mom and Dad were gone. My five older sisters took turns raising me. The eldest dropped out of school to work a sewing machine. The second scavenged rotten vegetables at the market. The third earned money competing in tournaments. The fourth never had an entry labeled “for herself” in her ledger. The fifth cut off her long braids and sold them for eight yuan to pay my tuition. Chen Zi'en lived next door. He was the school bully, feared by everyone. He'd never lost a fight, but 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 131 Pick Up the Phone! No, Mom 接电话啊！不了，妈妈 This is not an isolated tragedy, but the “acceptable” waste produced by a finely tuned social machine. Reporter Lin Yue goes through the files of four children: a prodigy in Beijing, a dreamer in Hangzhou, a top student in Nanjing, and the pride of a small town. She discovers that what pushed them to the brink was not failure, but precisely the “one right path” to success laid out for them by their families, schools, and society. The report ultimately reveals how we conspired as a society to tur 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 132 Country Life in Turbulent Times: My Husband Was Reborn 乱世田园：我家夫君重生了 She had just transmigrated when she was expected to join her new husband and his family in fleeing famine. Zheng Qingqian was panicking. Luckily, all her belongings had come with her, so starving to death was out of the question. After finally making it through the perilous, grueling journey, they were branded as “rebels” and shunned by everyone! What now? Claim a mountain and rule it, of course! But while she was busy building a fortune and working toward a comfortable life, her convenient husb 829Reads8.6Score100Shelves
- 133 An Ordinary Downcountry Life in the Seventies 七零平凡的下乡生活 Period novels these days all seem to follow similar plot formulas, but this story feels more grounded and relies less on familiar tropes. Lu Qiuping transmigrates in her sleep into the body of a young sent-down intellectual who dies as soon as she arrives in the countryside. The original owner was the third child in a family of two working parents in the city. Middle children are often overlooked, neither loved by their fathers nor cherished by their mothers. She had it even worse, growing up wi 636Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 134 Reborn: My Boyfriend Is the Son of a Demolition Millionaire 重生之我的男朋友是拆二代 [A slow-burn farming story] Also known as My Sweet Little Life with My Demolition-Windfall Husband After nearly twenty years of twists and turns, Li Yan and Chen Quan found their way back to each other. At last, they were ready to take their honeymoon, but then a plane crash happened. Li Yan suddenly found herself back in her junior year of college. The moment she stepped off the bus, she saw her down-to-earth boyfriend waiting to pick her up. She was used to seeing her polished, professional 1.8kReads9.0Score170Shelves
- 135 Half Making Do, Half Living Well 一半将就，一半美好 [The print edition is now available] Fear of marriage is the last thing on Ou Xiaolin’s mind. She and Xie Tao have been happily dating for five years, and their families get along well too. She assumes everything will fall into place and they’ll live happily ever after. Who could have guessed that the moment the families start discussing the bride price, one conflict after another would erupt? Lowbrow provocations come at her from every direction. Do they really think she’s that easy to push ar 13.6kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
- 136 Cozy Days at the Seventies Island Family Compound 七零海岛家属院的温馨日常 [Marriage first, love later + sweet romance with no angst + following the troops to an island + cozy farming and child-rearing + triplets] After returning from her rural assignment, the older educated youth Song Xiangjun was set up on a match by her parents and married Zhou Haifeng, a young man from a military compound, in a whirlwind wedding. They first met on a train. He wore a neat green uniform and had handsome, upright features that made her look twice. Later, her mother showed her a photo 958Reads8.7Score113Shelves
- 137 Daily Life in the Countryside 农家田园日常 Tian Qingqing, a young woman from the Tian family in Xiaohe Village, married Zhao Shitou from the neighboring village. Zhao was twenty and had never married. By a twist of fate, he fell for Tian Qingqing, and a matchmaker brought the two together. After marrying, the young couple worked as a team and built a peaceful, cozy life together. (Please note: This is not a wish-fulfillment story or a story about a strong female lead. It's simply about a young couple in an ancient farming village, pickin 944Reads7.0Score100Shelves
- 138 A Thousand Miles of Longing Beneath the Moon of Home 千里相思故里月 Pure historical romance + marriage first, love later + cozy country life + some political maneuvering later on 1v1, both devoted to each other and each other’s first and only love; a slow burn, sweet at first and angsty later (only a little angst, emotional rather than physical) Jiang Xiaoyu was only fifteen when she married Lu Yin. He was dirt poor, with nothing but the clothes on his back. On their wedding night, he placed a gentle kiss on her forehead. “How long do I have to wait?” she asked, 97Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 139 A Rugged, Fatherly Man Raises a Delicate Little Mute 爹系糙汉养了个娇气包小哑巴 Period setting + sweet romance + slow-burn affection + self-indulgent heroine + voluptuous beauty + both leads are each other's first Fussy little mute vs. gruff, protective older man Lin Zhizhi is a little mute who can't speak. But she loves listening to gossip. So one summer night, she climbed onto a stool and leaned over the wall to eavesdrop on the widow next door getting into a fight. Just as she was getting into it, a strong arm suddenly wrapped around her waist and dragged her straight in 29.8kReads8.6Score11.3kShelves
- 140 Miss Mu Marries Mr. Chu 嫁给楚先生的慕小姐 [Flash marriage + falling in love after marriage + love grows over time + both leads are virgins + mutual devotion + sweet everyday life] [Libra novelist VS Libra high school Chinese teacher] Mu Yao marries Chu Beichen, whom she met on a blind date. They tie the knot just ten days after meeting! On their wedding night, Mu Yao shyly points to the big bed and looks at her new husband. “You can sleep on the bed.” Chu Beichen teases her. “Aren't you afraid I'll devour you in the middle of the night? 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 141 He Quit Being a Boss, and Mu Sheng Made Beitang Rich and Beautiful 老板不当，木生把北塘变富美 [Literary fiction + realistic themes + suitable for middle-aged and older readers] From humble beginnings as a carpenter, Zhao Musheng worked his way up to construction worker, business owner, village director, and then a town official, turning his life around. Thanks to him, backward Beitang Village was transformed into a prosperous new village with thriving industries. Our fate is in our own hands, not Heaven's. The fortunes of the Zhao family and Beitang Village are closely intertwined. These 73Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 142 A Traveler in Years of Famine 荒年客 A survival epic about ordinary Chinese people. From rural China to the torrents of modern life, three generations of the Hou family are swept along by the tide of history. The grandparents put down roots in the land. Their values, admonitions, and “family scandals” form the family's original identity and its shackles. The parents struggle through a time of transition, inheriting heavy burdens while kindling a desire to change their fate. As someone born in the 1980s, I linger at the divide betwe 137Reads6.6Score105Shelves
- 143 Wild Lilies of the Mountain Village 山村野百合 An eighteen-year-old village beauty married a thirty-three-year-old simpleton. A month after their wedding, her husband drowned, and she was branded a woman who brought death to her husband… This story offers a true-to-life account of the loves and hatreds, joys and sorrows of ordinary rural people. It faces the ugliness and greed of human nature head-on, while reflecting on the sincerity and warmth found in this world. 276Reads—Score—Shelves
- 144 Her Walled-In World 她的围城 This book is based on a true story. It's not a wish-fulfillment novel, and it is slow-paced. In the 1990s, Jing An gets married. Unsure yet hopeful about marriage, she endures her in-laws' schemes and her sister-in-law's attempts to drive a wedge between her and her husband. At last, she and Jiuguang make it through their difficult adjustment period, and she thinks a brighter future is finally within reach. But that light is stolen by another woman. And so begins a battle of schemes and rivalr 29.1kReads9.2Score796Shelves
- 145 Chang'an County 长安县 “Golden Zhouzhi, silver Huxian, Chang’an County is where they kill and burn...” goes a saying in Shaanxi. The author takes you into Chang’an County, where they kill and burn. This panoramic portrait of the customs and local life of Chang’an County, Xi’an, Shaanxi, depicts rural life in all its unvarnished authenticity: an ancient village, a great burial mound rising from the earth, and four clans descended from the tomb guardians... A secret buried for a thousand years, the scheming and rivalrie 4.3kReads9.2Score415Shelves
- 146 The Fragrance of Tea: The Shopkeeper’s Wife Seeks a Husband 茶韵飘香：掌柜娘子要招婿 Married first, love later, food and everyday life, devoted husband, raising children Ji Yunshu took Qin Lang as a live-in husband, originally just to have a man to support the household. She never expected him not only to be strong, but to cherish her like the apple of his eye. When she wanted to start a tea-ticket business, he went to the docks to establish his reputation and become her strongest support. When she wanted to learn the finest tea-roasting techniques, he trained his hands at the M 576Reads—Score—Shelves
- 147 The 1970s: The Black Boss I Ran Off with Becomes a Coal Magnate Again 七零之拐走的黑佬大又成煤老板了 --COMPLETED-- [A devoted couple, no golden finger, no farming, no black-market adventures. This is simply the story of an unfortunate woman, constrained by her times, held back by her family, and deceived by her husband, who is reborn, escapes her ex-husband, and finds a love that is returned in full!] Everyone said Wen Haitang was lucky. She’d grown up in a crowded courtyard compound, yet married into the wealthy Dong family and moved into a Western-style mansion. But no one knew her marriage w 491Reads8.8Score113Shelves
- 148 Starlight Over Yunling 云岭星光 After popular actress Ning Xin is betrayed by her boyfriend Lin Rui and her public image falls apart, her manager sends her off to the remote mountain village of Qijia Courtyard B&B to lie low. There, she falls in love with the owner over time, while becoming involved in rural revitalization, raising children, and a series of other stories… 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 Life Afloat on the Riverbank 江岸浮生 [Contemporary realism + period chronicle + rural ensemble cast + women’s struggles] Spanning half a century of rural China, this book tells the story of three generations of women on the Jianghan Plain. Caught in the tides of history and the shackles of their families of origin, each struggles against fate in her own way and faces her inner demons, ultimately learning to live for herself. (I’m only here to tell the story as it is. I won’t give the characters perfect personalities. I’ll portray h 593Reads8.5Score106Shelves
- 150 A Marriage of Money 钱婚 To become the dutiful daughter, good wife, and loving mother everyone expected, Liu Xiaoqing buried her youthful dreams and deepest desires before the age of thirty-three, living a life of constant compromise. After graduating, she painfully gave up her dream of becoming a writer and took the civil service exam, becoming a government employee. At home, she endured her in-laws' repeated provocations, again and again, just to preserve her marriage. At work, she likewise chose to put up with her 57Reads—Score—Shelves
