Fall once for happiness

Author: Yu Hua
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: An Xiaohui is an 18-year-old high school graduate with excellent academic performance and a remarkable singing talent. Her mother, An Mei, has been laid off and is about to divorce her husband, struggling to support the family with odd jobs. Despite their financial hardships, she dreams of her daughter becoming a star and attending a prestigious university to achieve success. However, An Xiaohui refuses to follow the conventional path. She decides to pursue her own dreams, singing in karaoke bars and abandoning her college entrance exams, embarking on a challenging journey. She aims to make a name for herself through her talent, changing her mother's and her own life circumstances and financial situation. Yet, her mother does not understand her, and their conflicts escalate to a breaking point...
Eighteen-year-old high school student An Xiaohui dreams of becoming a singer, hoping to improve her and her mother's impoverished life through music. She secretly performs at Fibers Bird Karaoke Bar without her mother's knowledge, which also affects her studies. When her daughter's actions are discovered, An Mei strongly opposes them, and the mother-daughter conflict intensifies, ultimately leading to An Xiaohui running away from home. With nowhere else to turn, An Xiaohui seeks refuge with You, a boss she met at the karaoke bar, and eventually becomes his mistress. Yet, even in this situation, An Xiaohui never forgets her singing dream. An Mei regularly receives anonymous wire transfers, assuming the sender is her former lover from twenty years ago, Ji Tengfei. However, Ji Tengfei firmly denies it. An Mei never imagined that the money sender was her daughter, An Xiaohui, and in a surprising twist of fate, her daughter's lover, You, pushes the story to its climax.
This novel features a storyline, showcasing the conflicts between two generations in terms of love, ideals, and other values. It also reveals the profound impact of social transformation on young people, prompting deep reflection.