By Xia Chu To change our fate is the dream many of us pursue in life. The more we are discontent with our daily lives, the more intense our desire to change our fate becomes, as if the bud which is implanted in our hearts yearns to blossom and bear fruits. However, in reality, though […]
By Qian Yu Not knowing how much time had passed by, I opened my eyes and found myself lying in a hospital bed. My husband was walking back and forth along the ward without any sympathy on his face. When he saw that I’d woken up, his first words were, “If you want to kill […]
By Aixin When Jingyu was two months old, she was given to another family to grow up in. Her adoptive parents treated her as their own daughter and her two adopted brothers also loved her deeply. After she knew about the world, her adoptive mother let her know whose child she was. Although Jingyu knew […]
By Lili It was seven thirty a.m., and the traffic was at its peak. Lili, sweat beading on her forehead, was hurrying to her work place through the crowds. Lili was engaged in the sale of cosmetics. It had been three years since she entered this trade. She knew clearly that for salespeople, the sales […]
By Lin Jing A unique landscape came into my view: There was deep blue sky and endless mountains. The streams running off the peak of Mt. Tianshan were flowing slowly at the foot of it. There was still snow on the top of the yonder hills. Herds of cattle and sheep were grazing. Drawing in […]
By Liu Li I was born into a wealthy family. I’m the only daughter in my family, so my parents doted on me and especially favored me, indulging my every whim. From a young age, I had never been wronged and no matter what I did, I couldn’t take any loss. I only cared for […]
By Zhou Li Fostering My Ideal When I was 10 years old, my female cousin tested into college. After graduation, she easily got a stable job, successfully bidding farewell to the life of living by farming and becoming somebody. Every time I saw she returned home gloriously with our villagers’ admiration and praise for her, […]
By Zhuanbian One morning when I tidied the room, I opened my father’s favorite cabinet and found all kinds of certificates of honor, some of which had turned musty for being kept too long. Once I was very proud of these glories my father gained. However, when I thought about his recent condition, I felt […]
By Yaru Having Different Habits, We Constantly Quarreled Growing up in the countryside, I am capable of all the household chores and always whiz through them, so I can keep the family in line. But my daughter-in-law was the opposite. Though beautiful, she was pampered. She didn’t pay attention to hygiene, and was very lazy. […]
By Tong Yu This is an age when people advocate physical attractiveness and make a living with their looks. Consumed with the latest trends, they all pay close attention to their own image. Especially in the last few years, “big eyes and little face,” “palm-sized face” and “skinny beauty” have become aesthetic standards in the […]