Siheyuan

Author: Gao Jiacheng
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: In Qian Daye's courtyard, land disputes erupt, Guan Haitao faces bankruptcy, and has nowhere to settle. Zhang Manling searches for her daughter across thousands of miles, returning to her hometown. Song Gaihua struggles to find a match in the city. In the courtyard, four stories unfold, further complicated by the old generation's and twists. Ordinary families experience heart-wrenching joys and sorrows. During the SARS outbreak, He Mahma's granddaughter, He Xiaoran, bravely saves Qian Xiaofen, the second daughter of the Qian family. The decades-long feud between the Qian and He families seems to be melting away—only to find that Xiaoran, in the process of saving Xiaofen, becomes infected and her life hangs in the balance. The novel is adapted from the television series, with a distinct Beijing flavor and a touching, down-to-earth narrative.