【093】90s cook 93

After returning from Beijing, Mingxia began to brew her second novel. This one leaned toward a realism genre, telling the story of the struggles of a rural woman who went to the city to work during the mid-1980s. She based it on herself, writing the outline for "The Cook."

Having a personal background, she found the writing relatively smooth. The outline took her a week to finalize, and the detailed outline took half a month. By the time Xiuying received both, it was already mid-May.

The book didn't just contain Mingxia's own experiences but even included those of Xiuying. She wrote it with stark realism. When they'd discussed buying houses earlier, they had talked about the specifics of the plot, so Xiuying had a rough idea of what to expect. After reading it, she was quite moved.

"If Sister Xiaoxia had gone to college, what would've become of me? With such a thought process, such logical ability, it's truly admirable!" she mused.