ABOUT
| Title | Salad Days 经久 |
| Alternative | Over The Years, Pirouette Into My Heart |
| Author | jjwxc: 静水边, gongzicp: 木更木更 |
| Status | Novel: 60 Chapters + 3 Extras [Completed] |
| > | Manhua: S1 - 74 Chapters, S2 - 69 Chapters + 13 Extras |
| Translation | Novel: More info under links |
| > | Manhua: Completed (Tapas) |
| Genre | Romance, Shounen Ai, Slice of Life, Sports |
| Tags | Character Growth, Childhood Friends, Doting Love Interests, Familial Love, First Love, Modern, Slow Burn, Wealthy Characters |
| Pairing | Bai Jinyi (Boxer) x Jiang Shen (Ballet Dancer) |
This is the story between a young innocent ballet boy and a passionate, determined boxing boy. The two met at the children’s palace, and since then, they have grown up together supporting each other. May there be hardships, may there be obstacles, yet they never stopped pursuing their dreams. The beauty of the salad days is the sweat from the hard work and the bonding of friendship. Although they have completely different paths set up for them, what never changes is their beautiful friendship...
summary taken from via lactea
CHARACTERS
JIANG SHEN 江深
age: 18
height: 178cm
hobbies: ballet, endlessly talking on the phone with bai jinyi
skills: flexibility NO.1
personality: gentle and hardworking,
isn't wrong to say jiang (shen) is strong/firm! (江坚强)
small details: has a mole at the corner of his eye~
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BAI JINYI 白谨一
age: 18
height: 188cm
hobbies: boxing, feeding chickens, buying things for jiang shen!
skills: strong (physically), extremely wealthy
personality: reserved/aloof, has a "strangers,
stay away from me" expression on his face
small habits: this good-looking boy never lets
his opponent hit his face while boxing
all the information above is from the character profiles (the
first chapter of the manhua raws) and i translated them
WHY READ
personally, i love how heartwarming this story is. the pure and innocent love jiang shen and bai jinyi have for each other are on a whole other level and it is written so beautifully that i simply fell in love with them too. the side characters also have their individual aspirations and the immense support that everyone gives is so spectular like it's not just their friends, even the people in jiang shen's village (such as the old uncle at the bookstore) are cheering on their beloved ballet dancer as well. also, their romance is seriously slow burn but there are many soft and domestic moments between the two.i've only read the manhua so far but the art is simply stunning [especially the way jiang shen's eyes were drawn] and everyone is so pretty so please read it it's worth your time i swear <3