Light Rain and the Red Dust (Complete in Two Volumes)

1. First build a character line for each of the four women, noting their workplace choices and romantic turning points, then read them in comparison.
2. When you reach the four-way romance and extramarital affair passages, notice how the author writes characters' motives and costs rather than focusing only on plot outcomes.
3. Pause between the two volumes to review whether each character's stance shifts amid family disapproval and marital strife.
4. After finishing, write your own answer to "to what extent must one love a person?" and compare it with the characters' choices.

Founded in 1982, Blossom Press is a Chinese publisher reaching young readers at home and abroad. Its list spans classics, foreign literature, exam preparation, inspirational growth, youth literature and modern romance. The “Master-Guided Annotated Edition” series presents Chinese and foreign classics—Lu Xun's Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk, Lao She's Camel Xiangzi and Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels—with introductions and notes to aid study and exam preparation. The press also addresses young people's development with the “Hu Xiaonao Goes to School” series of inspirational books, and publishes literary works such as Night Shanghai and Misty Rain of the Red Dust. Authors represented in the available catalogue include Lu Xun, Lao She, Yao Jianbin, Le Duoduo and Zhuangzhuang. Public information is limited, so this profile focuses on the directions and features reflected in the available titles.