Upper-class children

Adults' vain life-and-death struggles, children's innocent adventures. Is sending your child to a prestigious private school a fast-track ticket to the upper class?!

When the door of destiny opens magnificently, for the dream of "surpassing the master",
Do you dare to join your children in playing a high-class game?

If possible, what parent wouldn't want to reach for the stars for their child? Chen Wanxian strives to be the best for her son, Yang Peichen, but she's forced to succumb to the grind of financial pressure.

Until one day, fate took a dramatic turn. At a birthday party thrown by his boss, Ted, for his son, Chris, the youngest birthday boy, and Pei-chen unexpectedly hit it off. This rare connection prompted Ted and his wife, Liang Jiaqi, to offer a generous gift: they would pay for Pei-chen to attend the prestigious private school, Songren Elementary School, so he could be Chris's companion.

Chen Wanxian and Liang Jiaqi grew increasingly close, becoming friends with the wealthy mother. Afternoon tea, designer bags, private lessons with Michelin chefs, the dazzling fireworks of high life dazzled her. Pui-chen's excellent academic performance also attracted the envy of others. Accumulating chips, mother and son embarked on the road of gold inlay together.

But when the hidden events behind the scenes begin to unfold, it nearly costs Chen Wanxian her life and even drags her entire family into the storm...

It's painful not to have the qualifications to play the game.
But the greater pain is joining the game only to find that you can't quit...

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Features of this book

★ A contemporary fable based on firsthand interviews, directly addressing the pressures of parenting in Taiwan ★ Is private school the most cost-effective investment? A faithful portrayal of the dilemmas and confusions of M-shaped parenting and over-parenting ★ Whether full-time mothers or working women, why is the overall pressure so great that it leads to world-weariness? I wish my husband wasn't a "pig teammate"
★ "Ladies" is also a high-pressure profession! Beneath the luxurious appearance, they carry a deep sorrow that is difficult for outsiders to understand★ Pick out the most difficult to admit the subtle emotions and expectations in the Chinese parent-child relationship, real, sharp, and thought-provoking

Recommender

Li Jiayan, founder of the "Give Children Back Their Own Rights" Action Alliance; Hong Zhongqing, clinical psychologist
Zeng Fanci, Academia Sinica Institute of Sociology Research Assistant Researcher Hao Yuxiang, Novelist Sincerely Recommended

2018-07-27

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