Poor home, rich road

Author: Shai Ya
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This is a book about the poor and the rich. The top 10% of the rich don’t have time to read it, and the top 10% of the poor don’t have money to buy it. So, let’s turn the page and let the 80% of the middle class discover it. Su Baolian and her husband, who lost their land, move to the city and struggle to survive by shining shoes and pulling carts. Just when they are at their wit’s end and have nowhere to turn, they unexpectedly meet Ge Zhanshui, the owner of Wanshengyuan Supermarket, and become employees there. Fearing for survival and relying on the supermarket, the beautiful and kind Su Baolian becomes the mistress of Ge Zhanshui, a man who made his fortune through underworld means in the early days of reform. But what they never imagined was that their spouses, Zhang Zhongcheng and Yu Shui, were also secretly cheating behind their backs. Thus, a series of intriguing stories unfold both inside and outside the supermarket, with each party turning their backs on one another. This absurd misalignment not only doesn’t push the two families into hell but also clears away the mire that stifles human nature, awakening the souls of four people. This is also a story about the poor and the rich—the poor yearn for the life of the rich, while the rich long for the tranquility of the poor. They each take what they need and are drawn to one another. It’s also a fairy tale that subverts traditional romantic relationships. With its unique delicacy, refinement, and romance, the author recreates another masterpiece after O. Henry, imbued with Eastern symbolism, titled The Rights of the Poor. The book made headlines on Sina News, achieving an impressive weekly click rate of 80,000. Despite being serialized for only 9 chapters, it has now surpassed 1 million clicks. Currently, over 100 websites have (translated as "reprinted") it, and it has entered the rankings of the Global Chinese Forum Essence and Overseas Chinese Large-Scale Themed Communities.