Awkward Marriage (Complete)
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Summary
Su Fei recalls that Hao Jian is probably the man whose cheating girlfriend she accidentally beat up while drunk on the day she saw her ex-boyfriend cheating. Moved by Hao Jian's sincere confession, Su Fei promptly agrees to the relationship. When her mother questions her at home that day, she simply brings Hao Jian to meet their enormous family. After they confirm their relationship, Su Fei gets drunk again and hears someone analyze their relationship, concluding that the gap between them in education and personality is especially large. To avoid another romantic failure, Su Fei decides to break up.
Hearing this, an anxious Hao Jian rushes over from Chengdu. After a heartfelt confession, he proposes to Su Fei and her family, hoping she will follow him to Chengdu. The impetuous Su Fei immediately quits her job and flash-marries Hao Jian, beginning a completely bare marriage with no car, no house, no wedding, and no diamond ring. Their happy life does not last long before her good friends Qi Xin and Xiaoxiao also come to Chengdu, and the old friends begin carousing together again without restraint. In this situation, the flaws in Su Fei's and Hao Jian's personalities start to show. With different views on socializing and different ways of dealing with friends, friction between the once-inseparable couple escalates, ultimately leading to the miscarriage of Su Fei's unexpected pregnancy.
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who enjoy stories about young people in small cities navigating love and marriage and flash marriages
- Readers interested in real-life topics such as bare marriage, pressure to marry, and family pressure
- Those who prefer brisk-paced urban relationship stories rich in everyday atmosphere
- Readers who want to observe how relationships change after friends become involved in a marriage
Not a good fit for
- Readers who are sensitive to heavy plot points such as miscarriage and wish to avoid them entirely
- Readers who do not accept flash marriage or relationships driven by drunken impulse
- Readers who prefer slow-burn, nuanced narratives with densely developed character psychology
Reading tips
- Read in the order of Su Fei being pressured to marry, the drunken meeting, the flash marriage, friends coming to Chengdu, and escalating conflict, marking each major decision.
- After Qi Xin and Xiaoxiao come to Chengdu, pay attention to how the three friends' way of spending time together affects Su Fei and Hao Jian's relationship.
- Compare Hao Jian's confessions and pursuit with Su Fei's impulsive decisions, and think about the misalignment in their communication.
- After finishing, sort out the triggers that escalate the conflicts and judge which problems had already shown signs before the flash marriage.
About the publisher
China Friendship Publishing Company is a comprehensive publisher known for its literary titles, covering classical Chinese literature, foreign literature, folk literature and cultural appreciation. According to the books in the database, its classical list includes celebrated dramas and novels such as The Peony Pavilion, The Romance of the Western Chamber and Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, as well as note-style classics like Hong Mai's Rongzhai Suibi. In foreign literature it offers translations of Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, Kawabata Yasunari's Snow Country and Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl, involving translators such as Zeng Siyi. It also publishes The Complete Literary Works of Lu Xun and titles associated with the "Xue'er Shuguan" editorial group, balancing the collation and popularization of classic texts. Public information on its publishing features and plans is limited; the above is summarized only from the books in the database.
Contents
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- 序
- 第一章 努力过就会有爱情
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- 第二章 奋斗过的就是婚姻
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- 5、什么狗屁婚礼风俗
- 第三章 一起创造的才是幸福
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About the author
Hua Xiaotong is an author of modern romance whose publicly available information is limited, with what can be verified centering mainly on her works. Six of her titles are included in the collection, all full-length romance novels published in two-volume or complete editions, represented by Nine Years of Pursuit and Awkward Marriage. Judging from the titles and genre categories, her writing revolves around the emotional entanglements of urban men and women, and she is skilled at using long-span pursuit and marital relationships as narrative threads, presenting the twists and adjustments of love in a light, humorous tone. Both representative works were released in multiple volumes, suggesting considerable length and well-developed plotting, suited to readers who prefer complete storylines and nuanced emotional portrayal. Since reliable records of the author's nationality, dates of birth and death, education, and writing career are unavailable, no speculation is made here; only the thematic orientation and stylistic features of her existing works are briefly introduced.
