short series

Summer in the Courtyard

share time: 2025-07-04 02:30:07

In a bustling Beijing courtyard during the scorching 1970s summer, Li Yan, a young woman returning from countryside labor, falls for Ma Xiao, a kind-hearted young man. Their pure love blossoms under the cicadas' chorus, but happiness shatters as political differences ignite—Li's father was a persecuted intellectual, while Ma's family are loyal workers. Gossip spreads tension among neighbors, pushing them into turmoil. A sudden downpour unearths hidden historical letters, exposing an old betrayal that entwines their families. Amidst revelations of deceit and redemption, their bond faces a fiery test: will the truth destroy all, or forge a new beginning in the sultry season?

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