“80’s Heartthrob: Pick Up a Rough Man” is a novel by the author Listening to the Wind, categorized under other, contract, and through hard love stories. The content is fresh, and the writing is mature, making it worth a read. An excerpt from “80’s Heartthrob: Pick Up a Rough Man”: Xia Li finds herself in the role of a poor and timid orphan in the 1980s, just when she thought she would have to endure hunger, she comes across a wild man.
The wild man, aside from being a bit straightforward, has no other flaws. He goes hunting in the mountains and farming in the fields every day, can warm the bed at home, and can fight outside like a protective big wolf dog.
The villagers secretly mock Xia Li for keeping a wild man, but she doesn’t mind.
Unexpectedly, in the evening, the wild man, with a slightly flushed and handsome face, takes off his outer garment, revealing his lean physique, and shyly sits on the edge of the bed like a bashful little wife: “I heard people say that wild men are meant for stealing…”
