Oceans of Time (Our Generation) 樱桃琥珀 by 云住 Yun Zhu (HE)

Lin Qi Le, a young girl who lived in the mountains at the back of a small town and who was nicknamed Ying Tao (*Cherry), grew up surrounded by love. By her side there were loving, enlightened parents and elders, sincere, cheerful friends and partners, every plant and tree around her was warmly familiar, her whole world is so bright, without an ounce of shadow. When she was nine years old, she met the most unique person in her life – Jiang Qiao Xi, a transferred student from the capital.

Jiang Qiao Xi doesn’t fit around there, whether it is his outstanding abilities in mathematics, the “genius” aura around him, his gloomy and quiet personality and his noble family that is yet so full of secrets. Jiang Qiao Xi was as cold and pale as the snow on the mountain, but Lin Yingtao was like a small flame, persistently warming him, lightening him, and accompanying him.

Youngsters’ feelings are deep, their promises are for a lifetime, but sadly, fate has its own twists and turns. In the next eleven years, they experienced separation, reunion, leaving without saying goodbye, and courting in a foreign land, until the age of twenty, when they gained the precious gift of growth and the ability to assume on each other’s happiness.

At this moment, they were no longer the innocent children on the construction site in the mountains, but every memory of their growth is like an amber, tough and clear, a lifetime charm.

(Translated by Vico SDL)

Lin Qile, a carefree and innocent girl living in the compound of a state-owned enterprise in a small town, is cherished and protected by her friends and family. Her life is simple and happy. At the age of nine, she meets Jiang Qiaoxi, a moody transfer student from the provincial capital, a math prodigy who soon becomes intertwined with her life for the next twenty years, filled with both joy and sorrow. As these two young people with contrasting personalities grow up, their lives change with the turn of the century, the relocation of their hometown, and the country’s economic development. Together with their friends, they experience the sweet and bitter moments of growth, eventually gaining a life experience unique to China’s post-90s generation.

As the first batch of post-90s approaches the threshold of thirty, looking back at their life journeys, they have lived through thirty years of rapid economic growth, clashes between old and new values, and a society constantly evolving.

Starting from the millennium, this story tells a tale of courage and independence, of family, parents, and education, and most importantly, of love. The story is filled with a wide range of characters, rich with the details of the era, capturing the myriad of life experiences, the pains of growing up, and the blessings that come with it.

(Credit: Fluffy Romance Translation)

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