Great Love

海河Aug 2022

2.3

Word count: 221K words
Chapters: 75

Summary

Jiumei and Agen were born into ordinary rural families. The two love and depend on each other; under harsh conditions, Jiumei gives birth to a child, but Agen's momentary impulse causes them to lose their beloved son. Afterward, Agen is filled with regret, and the two set out on a journey to find their child. The many difficulties they encounter along the way are ultimately overcome by their kindness and great love. The profound family affection and love between ordinary people embody the traditional virtue inherent in the Chinese nation: "not kin, yet closer than kin."

Editor's review

"Great Love" takes a plain realist approach: Jiumei and Agen start out from an ordinary rural family, love and depend on each other, but lose their beloved son because of Agen's momentary impulse, and so begins the search for the child. The novel's focus is not on bizarre coincidences but on how ordinary people's kindness and broad compassion break deadlocks each time difficulties arise along the search. The author weaves family affection, romantic love and the traditional virtue of "not kin yet closer than kin" into everyday scenes, so that "great love" lands through concrete choices rather than slogans. The narrative is plain and the emotional intensity high, suited to readers who want family-ethics and rural-life stories. While reading, watch how Jiumei and Agen waver between remorse and perseverance—that is where the characters carry the most weight. Those expecting strong plot twists or deep exploration of social issues may find it closer to warm-hearted storytelling.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who enjoy rural family-ethics and search-for-child stories
Readers interested in how ordinary people express family affection and love
Readers who want traditional-virtue themes and plain, warm emotions
Suitable for reading with elders and discussing family topics

Not a good fit for

Readers seeking strong suspense twists and fast-paced plots
Readers who prefer urban settings or strongly genre-defined premises
People who may feel emotional discomfort with child-loss plots

Reading tips

Read the search journey in stages, noting the strangers who help at each difficulty.
Focus on the dialogue between Jiumei and Agen, observing how remorse turns into action rather than staying in self-blame.
After finishing, talk with family about real-life examples of "not kin yet closer than kin."
When emotions run heavy, slow down; there is no need to finish the setbacks of the search in one sitting.

版权信息
第一章趁机逃离
第二章热闹的街市
第三章火车站相识
第四章意外发现娃崽
第五章痛失爱子
第六章寻人启事
第七章盼娃的身世
第八章初次寻子
第九章老汉自愿扫街
第十章阿根获得工作
第十一章办户口处处碰壁
第十二章老汉解救山杏
第十三章山杏脱险
第十四章拜师学艺
第十五章盼娃等待父母归来
第十六章盼娃的学费
第十七章洛伊回来
第十八章老汉病倒
第十九章阿根喝醉酒
第二十章老汉送妞子回家
第二十一章洛伊为救九妹去采药
第二十二章为盼娃筹钱交校服费
第二十三章登西藏采药
第二十四章九妹的病有好转
第二十五章老汉不舍得花钱看病
第二十六章九妹不辞而别
第二十七章秦小菲来村里支教
第二十八章阿根捐款
第二十九章老汉病倒
第三十章阿根救助老汉
第三十一章盼娃想拆老鸹的窝
第三十二章老汉接受手术
第三十三章盼娃认九妹为干妈
第三十四章九妹热心接待
第三十五章确认记号
第三十六章骆驼师傅去世
第三十七章骆驼师傅的遗嘱
第三十八章山杏想说出真相
第三十九章盼娃出走
第四十章山杏家里出事
第四十一章阿根得到分红
第四十二章询问山杏的下落
第四十三章阿根找到老汉
第四十四章阿根照顾山杏
第四十五章山杏把阿根当成喜旺
第四十六章不辞而别，回烧锅店
第四十七章九妹晕倒
第四十八章女台长报道老汉的事迹
第四十九章山杏公公谈心
第五十章山杏的病未见好转
第五十一章老汉老病突发
第五十二章老汉得到捐赠
第五十三章山杏公公脱险
第五十四章秦小菲的选择
第五十五章寻找老汉
第五十六章九妹遇上坏人
第五十七章办学校前遇上的事
第五十八章九妹遇见老万
第五十九章小学校破土动工
第六十章母亲郝春光去烧锅店
第六十一章工程公司情愿无偿建小学校
第六十二章郝春光说服了父母
第六十三章九妹返回省城
第六十四章九妹与阿根商量建房
第六十五章山杏病情有些好转
第六十六章九妹与村主任合计给老汉盖房子
第六十七章小学校开学了
第六十八章一家十口吃团圆饭
第六十九章阿根和九妹及时救出自焚的老万
第七十章盼娃患了白血病
第七十一章盼娃的亲人都要献血
第七十二章举全镇之力寻找配血型的人
第七十三章九妹即将为盼娃捐献骨髓
第七十四章阿根终于知道盼娃是他久寻的儿子

FAQ

The book is mainly about searching for a child—is it very misery-heavy?

The search is indeed the main line, but the narrative focuses on the kindness and mutual help encountered along the way. Jiumei and Agen's remorse and perseverance run throughout, and the overall tone is warm rather than an outpouring of suffering. If you are sensitive to child-loss plots, you can look through the table of contents first and then decide your reading pace.

What exactly does "great love" mean in the book?

It refers to the kindness and broad compassion ordinary people show in hardship, especially the help strangers give during the search, embodying the traditional virtue of "not kin yet closer than kin." It is shown through specific characters' choices, not abstract preaching.

Agen loses the child in a moment of impulse—won't that make the character unlikable?

This setup introduces the character with obvious flaws, and his later regret and search form his process of change. The novel does not avoid his fault but focuses on how he and Jiumei face the consequences together; readers can judge from this whether they accept such a character arc.

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海河 Author

Hai He is an author about whom relatively limited public information is currently available; the database contains only one work by this author, the social novel Great Love. This representative work suggests that Hai He draws on social reality, focusing on people's emotions and choices in everyday circumstances. The title Great Love implies that the novel may center on kindness, responsibility, and warmth in human relationships. Because basic details such as nationality, dates of birth and death, and English name are not recorded, the author's life and creative development cannot be reliably established, and this introduction can only offer a limited description based on the work's subject matter and category. For readers who wish to learn about Hai He, Great Love is the main point of entry at present, offering a sense of the author's narrative orientation and central concerns. It is hoped that fuller information will make the author's profile more complete.