Half-Ripe

Told from a limited third-person perspective, the story follows Chen Wangchuan's life as the main thread, with multiple character viewpoints interspersed (Liu Ruyan, Zhao Tieliang, Jiang Suxin). A rural child from the Qinba mountain area starts from the soil, spanning the entire process of reform and opening-up from 1978 to 2020, amidst the fractures of the era. At the peak of his official career, he turns to business, ultimately achieving personal integrity and transcendence. — Description from novelcodex.org