Pearls and Jade Beside Me in the ’80s

Teacher Ning was in his forties. His wife was from the village and was somewhat related to the Chu family. There were two children in the family: a son who was just over ten years old and a girl who was about seven or eight years old. Teacher Ning’s wife was cooking at the moment.… Continue reading

Su Yanjing was talking to Sanxi. He was actually very annoyed with Sanxi because she stuttered and was not good-looking. It was just because she was the daughter of the village chief that he had no choice but to be perfunctory with her. Sometimes, he would give her a good face and tease her in… Continue reading

Chu Wan’s marriage to the Lu family was arranged when she was still in her mother’s womb. It was said that when Old Master Lu was still a child, her great-grandfather had saved him and even raised him for a year or two. Later, her grandfather and Old Master Lu fought together against the Japanese,… Continue reading

Speaking of this, Chu Wan couldn’t help but admire her cousin, Chen Lei. The Chen family was local to the village. Their ancestors did not have much knowledge, but Chen Lei was very smart. She had played with Chu Wan since she was a child and learned some of the things Chu Wan’s Great-grandfather had… Continue reading

As far as Chu Wan could remember, her great-grandfather passed away in the autumn of 1984 at the age of 98. At that age, it was considered a happy death. It seemed that her great-grandfather did not have too many worries before he died. He had raised his skinny hand, touched Chu Wan’s hair, said… Continue reading