Years Flowing Like Water/似水流年

<p>Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies School & Representative Bestsellers of Republican China</p><p>鸳鸯蝴蝶派代表作品</p><p></p><p>This poignant novel explores the timeless conflicts between familial bonds and material wealth innocence and vanity romantic love and physical desire culminating in a journey of moral downfall and ultimate redemption. The author's pen name Hen Shui (literally Resentment Toward Water) carries profound symbolism - by resenting water's ceaseless flow he reminds himself to cherish time. This philosophy finds perfect embodiment in the protagonist's name Huang Xishi (Cherish Time) creating a deeply meaningful narrative framework that prompts profound reflection.</p><p>《似水流年》又名《黄金时代》，讲述亲情与金钱，纯真与虚荣，爱情与肉体，堕落与悔悟的故事。作者取恨水二字为笔名，意在勉励自己珍惜光阴，恨水恰是为了惜时，而本书主人公的名字正是黄惜时，可谓寓意深远，发人深省。青年学生黄惜时对同乡女郎白行素一见钟情，赴京后又同校同班，暗生情愫。不久，黄惜时结识美艳的交际花米锦华，遂无视父亲的辛劳，冒充大少，挥霍无度，将白行素丢到脑后。最终，谎言戳破，黄惜时贫病交加，爱情、学业、事业都是一场空，他深感悔恨，发愤做了徒步旅行家。</p>