Infinite nostalgia, limited sadness

Author: Chen Tong
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Features: The female protagonist, Zhu Fanghua, finds her former first love, Xu Yijun, when she has only half a year left to live. She hopes to spend this precious remaining time with the man she has always loved. However, Xu Yijun is currently in the midst of starting his own business, with a respectable career, income, marriage, and family. Faced with Zhu Fanghua, who still loves him deeply, he hesitates—her half a year, his entire life. How will he choose? In this story, there is both a playfully mocking tone and a heart-wrenching sadness. There are men who are selfish but kind, and women who are willing to take risks and are deeply moving. Infinite Nostalgia, Limited Sadness is Chen Tong's latest full-length novel after Cinderella. Chen Tong has written columns in multiple newspapers and has published works such as A Thousand and One Nights, Left Hand Holds Right, and No One Knows You Are a Dog. Some of her works have been published overseas. In Infinite Nostalgia, Limited Sadness, there is both a playfully mocking tone and a heart-wrenching sadness, carrying forward the consistent style of Chen Tong's writing.
How does a man become a man? How does a woman become a woman? We live in a commercial era. As an adage goes—there is no best, only better; so what about love? If we have better choices, would we still be willing to share our happiness and sadness with our past partners? Can we discard old emotions like we discard old smartphones? Can we replace lovers who no longer deserve our continued investment, just like we replace cars?
What is happiness? Is happiness just about keeping up with Joneses (competing with neighbors)? What is success? Must success always come at the expense of others' failures? Read this book and see if it still moves you—touched by your own sorrows and those past memories!