Wang Hailin - The New Era of Marriage

Author: Wang Hairong
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: Renowned writer Wang Hairong's latest long following "Holding Hands" and "Chinese Divorce." "The Person Behind Chinese Family Marriage Novels," Wang Hairong delves into the emotional journey of individualistic marriages, deeply exploring the "misaligned marriages" of contemporary Chinese people. Two generations, three pairs of "misaligned" individual romantic relationships. Wang Hairong, the writer vividly portrays the current state of ordinary Chinese people's marital lives and the conflicts and pains brought about by the turbulent social life. A confrontation and self-reflection on Chinese family marriage ethics!!! The same-titled TV series "New Marriage Era" is set to hit the screens nationwide this autumn! The most anticipated family drama of 2006! Starring renowned actress Liu Ruoying, Mei Ting, and Guo Xiaodong! "New Marriage Era" tells the story of two generations and three different states of individual romantic relationships.
Guxiaoxi, a cheerful and straightforward female editor from an intellectual family, marries He Jianguo, a university student who came to Beijing from the countryside. Since their marriage, the He family frequently has people coming to eat and stay at their home, and they even go to Guxiaoxi's mother at the hospital for treatment, making it seem as if Guxiaoxi's home is the entire He family and the entire He village. Thus, conflicts erupt when Guxiaoxi suffers a habitual miscarriage during her second pregnancy. Subsequently, the originally loving couple often argues over their differing family lifestyles, values, and approaches to things. On the surface, marriage is a personal matter, but in reality, the unbridgeable gap between urban and rural lifestyles and the resulting arguments leave both exhausted.
Guxiaoxi's beautiful and elegant colleague, Jianjia, who works with her stylish girlfriend, splits up with her wealthy boyfriend Liu Kaierui after living together for six years on Valentine's Day. She then meets Gu Xiaoxi's younger brother, Gu Xiaohang. This sister-in-law relationship also faces numerous challenges from society, beliefs, and their own psychology.
After Guxiaoxi's mother passes away due to long-term exhaustion, her father loses his sense of purpose in life and later develops feelings for a nanny from the Yimeng Mountains. Throughout the novel, the romantic relationships of two generations and three different states of individualism rise and fall, with conflicts arising endlessly. Guxiaoxi and He Jianguo, two lovers who were originally in love, drift apart and come together again due to their respective family circumstances. Gu Xiaohang and Jianjia, two young people with distinct personalities, learn to understand and support each other after overcoming countless hardships. Meanwhile, Guxiaoxi's father's late-life romance adds a twist of unexpected yet captivating drama to the novel.
In this novel, Wang Hairong vividly portrays the current state of ordinary people's marital lives and the conflicts and clashes brought about by the impact of today's society through clear and lively writing. "The Person Behind Chinese Family Marriage Novels," Wang Hairong delves into the emotional journey of individualistic marriages after "Holding Hands" and "Chinese Divorce," deeply exploring the "misaligned marriages" of contemporary Chinese people and