After completing the Wenwen series, Wang left her introspection behind to write about the world around her. She began to tell other people's stories in such works as last Stop on the Line, Symphony of Destiny, Baotown, and Liu Town. Searching for China's Roots? Eventually, there came a time when Wang had said all she had to say about bitterness and pain.
在寫《雯雯系列》以後，王安憶也曾從主觀世界走到客觀世界，去寫眼前他人的故事，例如《本次列車終站》、《命運交響曲》、《小鮑莊》、《大劉莊》等等。