Filthy River

Despite the small number of collections, it seems like they're all from real people.

One sentence to prove I've seen the polluted river: My dad and cousin are husband and wife, their son is my boyfriend, and he calls me uncle.

Lao Ma, Lao Ma, are you really not writing urban novels anymore? I love your urban novels the most; they have such a simple, down-to-earth feel to them.

Hey, have you noticed that each of your chapters has more words than most other novels on Pineapple Bun? If Pineapple Bun had a system that pushes updates based on number of chapters, wouldn't others get two pushes for the same number of words, while you only get one?

In this AI era, the writing of "Teacher Majia" is the one thing that AI is least likely to replace.

This ridiculous "force majeure" story is the best, most conflict-filled, and most dramatic transformation story I've seen in the last decade. It also shows traces of some of the author's previous works. By the way, is there any indication of a next book in the Qiongtan series?

What a pity... I really love novels that depict the mundane details of family life, especially one about a woman's remarriage, plus the excellent writing style—it was simply a masterpiece. It's a shame... It's gone...

Hurry up and release it with lots of updates!

Is it really pure love?

Ma Jia's previous books often collapsed in their later stages because he either overextended the world-building or added too many characters, causing him to lose control of the plot and frequently leaving readers confused and bewildered. This book, however, is the opposite. Ma Jia has restrained himself, avoiding the indiscriminate addition of new characters and keeping the focus on the interactions between the Zhou family and the female lead. He hasn't expanded the world-building excessively either; while the Liang family and the Niangniang Temple are frequently mentioned, they don't overshadow the main plot. Another point is that Ma Jia seems to have intentionally planted foreshadowing elements. I was even able to discern his plans for the protagonist's future from these clues. For example, Zhou Yang's "preference for mature women" foreshadows the female lead's later revelation of her identity...