Modernchina Stories

'Reconstructing Meixian Hakka: Learning the Dialect of Southern China' is a book rotated around learning the language and having an introduction on how Hakka is structured grammatically in modern China. Reading this book is a must if you want to learn Meixian. ➸ waaaakinwa | all rights reserved - #4 in languages - #56 in chinese - #90 in china - #106 in language - #445 in non-fiction - #445 in nonfiction

In the suffocating hierarchy of Wucheng's state-owned enterprises, Chen Yu is a ghost. As a "temporary worker," he is invisible, disposable, and legally bound to bear the blame for his superiors' mistakes. He survives in a twenty-square-meter room, his dignity eroding daily under the boots of rigid bureaucracy. Then, the world collapses. With his mother critically ill and his bank balance showing exactly ¥3.70 ($0.50), Chen hits absolute rock bottom. Desperate to save her, he falls prey to a cruel online freelance scam, stripping him of his last shred of hope. But from the cracks of a broken life, a savage resilience sprouts. Armed with nothing but a glitchy laptop and a determination born of necessity, Chen refuses to let the system crush him. He stops trying to fit in and starts fighting back-not with fists, but with formulas, design, and a dedication that makes him indispensable. Wucheng Sunset is not a fantasy about a billionaire's rise. It is a raw, heart-wrenching, and triumphant look at the "lying flat" generation finding their own way. A gripping story about a nobody who decided to build his own empire of respect, one late-night gig at a time. Can a ghost finally step into the light? Discover the gripping reality of survival in modern China.

He was talking to his scheming younger brother, and when he thought he was dead he found himself in a dull night sky and a golden field. "Who is it?!?!?"? ------ "I love how your little feet stiffen and curls when I thrust into your h-" I close his mouth with my hands before saying the next word. I can feel my whole face burning up. When did this man get so shameless? No one would believe this! What kind of man is so shameless and so dirty-minded?

In the gritty, neon-lit underbelly of the city where gangsters rule the night and dreams are sold cheaper than alcohol, Alexa fights for survival. Raised in a failing restaurant amidst the chaos of the "Red Row" district, she wears boys' clothes, carries heavy loads, and hides a burning desire to play basketball. When her father's desperate descent into crime threatens to destroy their family, Alexa's world collapses. Enter Jayden, the golden prince of Dragon Peak Academy with a secret longing for a normal life. What starts as bullying turns into admiration, then love, but fate is cruel. Separated by class, prison bars, and a ruthless mother, Alexa must walk the hard road alone. Six years later, the streets have hardened her, but the court remains her sanctuary. When Jayden returns as her coach and a corporate tycoon, the game changes. With a jealous rival, a smart secret admirer, and a betrothed woman standing in their way, Alexa must dunk her way through heartbreak to claim her trophy and her heart. A story of grit, glory, and a love that refuses to foul out.

There is a rule in the Sky Dragon Business Center: don't look out the windows on the 16th floor. But Mo Shen is not afraid. He sees what is hidden - shadows behind the glass, whispers in the elevators, ghosts at the coffee machines. And if the spirits come for tea, they can't do without his help.

Love Thy General is a historical fiction set in Ancient China during the Tang Dynasty. It features the story of a female General Wu Fei Xian as she time travels to the modern times and met Zhang Yu Xuan, the playboy but arrogant heir of China's largest conglomerate.

1,000 years ago, Yin Ling - also known as the Demon Lord - fell on the battlefield during the Crimson War, defeated by Yang Cheng, the Immortal King who was once his closest friend. As he lay dying among the ruins of war, a mysterious voice reached out to him. The next moment, he awoke in the body of a frail teenage boy named Xiao Ming - a boy with no spiritual energy and little strength. Given a second chance at life, Yin Ling vows to cultivate power once more and set things right. But happiness is fleeting. Darkness follows him, and this new life will be filled with trials, enemies, and painful truths. Will he survive and rise again? Or is he destined to fall once more?

Han Qianya has always carried a quiet longing - a pull toward something she couldn't name, and dreams that feel more like memories. Living with her close-knit family in Shanghai, her greatest ambition is to get into Yanjing University and make her parents proud. But just as she begins her journey, fate takes a turn in the form of Long Yichen - a brooding, sharp-tongued actor who seems to cross her path at the worst moments. Their every encounter sparks tension and misunderstanding... but also something else. Something deep. Familiar. When a strange symbol on Qianya's wrist begins to glow beneath the plum blossom sky, memories of a past life unravel: a forbidden love between a noble prince and a humble village girl - torn apart by royal duty, betrayal, and a final, tragic vow beneath the plum trees. Long Yichen remembers everything. Qianya doesn't. Now, in modern Shanghai, the threads of destiny tighten. He is desperate to protect the love he once lost. She is unsure if she can trust the fire that burns between them. The pact they once made remains unfulfilled. Will they finally find the ending their past selves were denied - or will fate silence their story once more? The Pact Beneath Plum Skies is a soul-stirring tale of reincarnation, destiny, and a love powerful enough to defy lifetimes.

Miss Chi's family has been raising her in a mountain village for 16 years, and then she suddenly returned to City C, but she was soon discovered that in her style of painting was something wrong. On the first day, the paparazzi took a picture of her eating in the same frame with a famous actor, and the photo was quickly topped by hot searches. Actor: Don't guess, she is my boss and I am her little brother. People in Weibo: No one believes you! The next day, the paparazzi caught a photo of a financial giant tying her shoelaces on the street, and was again on the hot search. Financial giant: Don't guess, she is my boss and I am her little brother. People in Weibo: (⊙...⊙) On the third day, the paparazzi took pictures of a big medical expert taking her to school, and once again contracted the hot search. Medical expert: I'm sorry, she is my boss. People in Weibo:! ! ! As for Xiao Jiaojiao, it is getting worse and worse. Just as the people in Weibo are getting used to Chi Jiao's operations, one day the paparazzi photographed her entering the Civil Affairs Bureau together with the head of the Quan family, Quan Jue. Everyone said that the head of the Quan family's tactics are overwhelming, the temperament is dark and cold, and the methods are cruel. Quan Jue: Let me introduce, this is my wife Chi Jiao. Jiaojiao has been weak and sick since she was a child, so don't bully her. People in Weibo: Lord Quan, we are afraid that you have a misunderstanding of your sweet wife. In her previous life, Chi Jiao died of unfavorable fate. When her soul died, she saw that man kiss her withered body, and died with the person who killed her. She realized that the illegitimate child who had been raised in her family was humbled to the dust in order to love her. Chi Jiao, who lives for the first time: The main task in this life is to be the Xiao Jiaojiao in Quan Jue's heart. This is not my story nor my translation(mtl), I'm just editing it. Original Author: Concubine Lia

在中国改革开放的大潮中，每一个普通家庭都在书写着自己的命运传奇。这是一个发生在浙江农村的真实故事，讲述了一个普通农民在命运的跌宕起伏中，如何顽强地与生命抗争，在时代的洪流中寻找生的希望。 1958年，主人公出生在大饥荒的阴影下。五岁时失去父亲，少年就开始承担家庭重担。命运似乎总是不公，年轻时的过度劳累导致严重心脏病，在他拥有自己的家庭后病情更是急转直下。在一次被抬回家等死的路上，一位叫张老师的陌生人的偶遇，彻底改变了他的人生轨迹。在魏铁民医生的帮助下，他成为当地第一个安装心脏起搏器的农民。 这不仅是一个关于生存的故事，更是一部见证中国改革开放的家庭史诗。从农村到小镇，从县城到杭州，一家人在城乡之间漂泊，经历了下海经商、被骗破产、东山再起的起起落落。每一次命运的打击，都伴随着更顽强的反抗；每一次生活的挫折，都印证着不屈的坚韧。 在这个故事里，我们看到了普通中国人最真实的生存状态：为了子女教育四处奔波，为了生计起早贪黑，为了治病负债累累。但在艰难的生活中，我们更看到了最动人的人性之光：陌生人的及时援手、医者仁心的无私帮助、妻子不离不弃的坚守，以及整个家庭为了生存而共同奋斗的坚韧。 从大饥荒到改革开放，从加入WTO到疫情肆虐，这个故事横跨了中国最具转折性的历史时期。透过一个家庭的命运变迁，我们得以窥见时代巨变中最细微的人生百态。这不仅是一个个体的生命史，更是千千万万个中国家庭的共同记忆。 在这个充满戏剧性的人生故事中，我们看到的不仅是苦难，更是希望；不仅是个人的奋斗，更是一个时代的缩影。这是一个关于生命韧性的故事，也是一个关于希望

(Read book 1 called Empress Wang Shu before you read this.) Wang Shu has been born again, but now in present day China. There's one thing though, she completely remembers her past life, but she doesn't even realize it. These unexplained dreams were supposed to be a gift, but will Wang Shu be able to realize it before she makes the same mistakes as before. When she falls in love, will it be with the already engaged singer Kang Xi or the handsome actor Minjun. One love could lead to the same fate as before and the other will lead to an unknown life. This new life could be just as dangerous as before... especially when she's not the only one who remembers her old life. (This is Book 2 in a 3 part series.) Cover art by @buruberipeach

Yang Yifei was the most treasured daughter of General Yang Yang of the Yang manor. General Yang Yang was forced to reluctantly agreed to his daughter's demands of learning matters of war and joining the army. Also it was in this same army Yifei got to meet and fall in love with the brave, strong, valiant and devilishly handsome emperor whose charm could cause the downfall of empires. Emperor Tang Xiaogang had bravely chosen to led his Army to battle against their enemy instead of hiding in safety behind the great walls of the palace. He was like no other emperor before him and this fascinated many maidens in Tang empire. Yang Yifei did everything despicable, evil and vile to get the tittle empress, Those she felt were a threat to her and took a portion if not all of the emperor's heart were ruthlessly dealt with and as a result of her vile actions her fate was as expected, to die by the emperor's hand in the most gruesome way possible. Now Yang Yifei is sitting on a bed in a strange place called a hospital, her soul has occupied the body of a girl that bears her name and in other to regain her supposed lost memories she is reading said girl's favorite Manhwa titled "The Despicable Evil Empress" What shocked her to the point that her eyes wanted to pop out of its socket is the fact that the events of said manhwa feels awfully familiar.... For those awesome readers that will give this book a chance. Thanks , Also expect grammatical errors because i am no English guru.

For her, he took birth on earth. To get back his lost love. He waited for years to rekindle their love, that time had stolen, and they finally met............after that......

In the great tide of China's Reform and Opening-up, every ordinary family has been writing their own saga of destiny. This is a true story from rural Zhejiang, telling how an ordinary farmer tenaciously fought against fate and sought hope for survival amid the torrents of time. Born in 1958 under the shadow of the Great Famine, the protagonist lost his father at the age of five and had to shoulder family responsibilities in his youth. Fate seemed perpetually unfair - excessive labor in his young years led to severe heart disease, and his condition deteriorated dramatically after he started his own family. On one fateful day, while being carried home to await death, a chance encounter with a stranger named Teacher Zhang completely changed the trajectory of his life. With the help of Dr. Wei Tiemin, he became the first farmer in the area to receive a cardiac pacemaker. This is not merely a story of survival, but an epic family chronicle witnessing China's Reform and Opening-up. From village to town, from county to Hangzhou, the family drifted between urban and rural areas, experiencing the ups and downs of starting businesses, falling victim to fraud, and rising again from adversity. Each blow of fate was met with stronger resistance; each setback in life testified to their indomitable resilience. From the Great Famine to Reform and Opening-up, from joining the WTO to the ravages of the pandemic, this story spans China's most transformative historical periods. Through the changing fortunes of one family, we glimpse the myriad aspects of life amid epochal changes. This is not just an individual's life history, but a collective memory shared by millions of Chinese families.

The Cheng estate stood like a monument to order. Legitimacy first. Status second. Humanity somewhere far below. In the main hall hung a massive framed photograph: the Cheng family beneath crystal chandeliers - father, mother, heir, and golden daughter. Their smiles were polished, rehearsed, powerful. One child was missing from the frame. No one ever asked why. Cheng Yiyai learned early that silence was safer than breath. Cheng Yihan, the heir, liked control. Even as a boy, he enjoyed watching fear bloom in others. He would trap insects in glass jars and shake them just to watch them panic. When he grew older, the insects changed - but the jars did not. Cheng Yirai, the middle daughter, was elegance wrapped around cruelty. She never struck Yiyai herself. She only smiled while others did. The night she ran, was in the midst of a thunderstorm. She did not look back. "I will return," she whispered to the storm. "Not as your shame - but as your end."