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Word count
200K words
Chapters
15
ISBN
9787559486974

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Summary

Tan Sijia is a girl who grew up in a big city. She had been with her college boyfriend for years, but his family's excessive interference in her work and life, and his constant urging that she endure and give in, finally led her to break up decisively. To leave herself a buffer period for her career, she passes the exam for a primary school teaching post in Qingshui Town, planning to stay a few years and then find a chance to test back into the city. At a colleagues' dinner soon after arriving in Qingshui Town, she meets Chen Fei, an employee of the water utility, whose striking appearance leaves an impression; what really brings them closer is a water-fee problem at her rented house: the landlord calls in a maintenance worker from the water utility, and it turns out to be Chen Fei. After that the two keep running into each other around town, and Chen Fei often helps her pick up parcels; one thing leads to another and they gradually become familiar. When Tan Sijia is pestered again by her ex-boyfriend, she impulsively proposes dating Chen Fei, and Chen Fei has already had feelings for her. In the relationship the two are well matched; Chen Fei is dependable, cooks, and is considerate and attentive, but Tan Sijia always knows she will not stay in the town long, while Chen Fei's family, career, and circle of friends are all here, so disagreements about which city to settle in and about marriage keep surfacing. They break up and reconcile again and again, repeatedly negotiating between reason and emotion, between giving up and holding on, until at last both are willing to adjust the coordinates of their lives for each other. This book is Da Qincai's realistic small-town romance novel, published after serialization on a WeChat public account.

Editor's review

人们常把恋爱写成一场单选题:要爱情还是事业,留在家乡还是奔赴远方。《是非题》给出的答案则是一道需要合力作答的开放题。谭思佳是近年来言情小说中少见的“清醒型”女主:她珍惜感情,也不肯为感情交出自己规划好的人生;她承认心动,还算得清现实。陈非则是情绪稳定、目标明确、愿意用行动而非空话去求婚的成年人。大芹菜的笔触细水长流,小镇的日常、工作调动、异地恋的现实成本都被写得踏实可信,甜意从生活缝隙中渗出来,而不是撒在空中,读来很容易对号入座。

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • 喜欢现实向、烟火气足的都市爱情故事的读者
  • 欣赏清醒独立、事业与感情并重的女主角的读者
  • 对小镇生活、异地恋、工作调动等现实议题有共鸣的年轻读者
  • 想读篇幅适中、节奏平稳、有治愈感的成年人爱情小说的人

Not a good fit for

  • 追求强烈冲突、快节奏和戏剧反转的读者
  • 偏好纯校园青春、纯幻想题材的读者
  • 不宜接触亲密关系描写较直白作品的未成年读者

Reading tips

  1. 可先读作者公众号连载版本,了解人物关系的来龙去脉,再对照成书章节重读关键转折。
  2. 读时留意陈非每一次妥协的具体行动,体会作者对成年人负责的刻画方式。
  3. 把“异地与落脚城市”的问题代入自己的生活经验,故事的现实分量会更容易被感受到。
  4. 适合在一个完整的周末读完,前后情绪连贯,甜与酸都不至于被时间稀释。

About the publisher

Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House focuses on literary publishing while also covering the humanities, social sciences, and books on art and daily life. Its approximately 1,535 titles in the database span social novels, world history, design, science fiction, classic works, and film and television: they include modern Chinese literary classics by Lu Xun such as A Madman's Diary: The Complete Short Stories of Lu Xun, Call to Arms, Four Generations Under One Roof, and Teahouse, as well as foreign literary memoirs like Stefan Zweig's The World of Yesterday. In science fiction it offers Asimov's Galactic Empire series, while in architecture and art it publishes Liu Dunzhen's Classical Gardens of Suzhou and design titles from Phoenix Space. Its authors are concentrated among classic writers such as Lu Xun, Zweig, and Asimov, with translators including Liang Xijiang, Zhong Haonan, and Ye Lihua. Its overall character is built on classic works while embracing genre fiction and visual culture. Public information is limited, and this introduction is based on the titles in the database.

Contents

  1. Chapter 1 The Relationship Between Two People
  2. Chapter 2 The Right to Choose
  3. Chapter 3 Between Us
  4. Chapter 4 A Confused Heart
  5. Chapter 5 Yesterday's Journey
  6. Chapter 6 Can We
  7. Chapter 7 Just Ordinary
  8. Chapter 8 The Process of Seeking Proof
  9. Chapter 9 Racing Toward You
  10. Chapter 10 Inner Compass
  11. Chapter 11 The Storm Approaches
  12. Chapter 12 The Heart's Direction
  13. Chapter 13 Frank Confession
  14. Chapter 14 Love Never Leaves
  15. Bonus Chapter Moments of Love

FAQ

《是非题》是谁写的、哪家出版社出的?
本书由大芹菜(本名陈惜)创作,2024年8月由江苏凤凰文艺出版社出版,ISBN为9787559486974,全书约20万字、288页。
这本书是校园青春小说吗?
不是。故事主角是已工作的小学教师谭思佳与清水镇水务公司的陈非,背景是小镇与职场,属于现实向都市言情,只涉及少量校园时期恋情的回溯。
书名“是非题”是什么意思?
它指向感情与人生里的取舍难题:谭思佳想靠自己作答,而陈非把她放进题干里,让她成为无需选择的答案。书名本身即是对全书主题的概括。
故事结局是喜剧吗?
是的。两人经历分手、复合与关于城市归属的反复拉锯,最终在彼此调整与支持下走到一起,属于温情收尾的作品。

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大芹菜 Author

Da Qincai is a Chinese author who focuses mainly on modern romance. Public information about the author is currently limited, and the confirmable details center on the representative work Our Early Mornings Are Hotter Than the Daytime. Classified as modern romance, the book's title alone evokes a mood of interwoven day and night and intense emotion, suggesting that the story may center on urban men and women whose feelings and relationships develop in the late-night hours. Given the scarcity of material, we cannot ascertain Da Qincai's real name, nationality, dates of birth and death, or writing history, nor can we judge whether the author's style is consistent or the body of work continuous. From the available clues, the author seems to favor time imagery and contrasts of temperature to create narrative tension, setting "early morning" against "daytime" and "fiery" against the everyday to sketch scenes that carry youthful energy and emotional intensity. With only one work in the collection so far, Da Qincai remains a writer just beginning to emerge, and the direction of future work and expansion of subject matter remain to be seen. Readers may wish to start with this representative work and experience its mode of expression and emotional tone within the framework of modern romance.

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