Wang Anyi's short story was a trailblazer, because it appeared at a time when communist ideology still held considerable sway in the literary sphere. "
「這樣以少女情懷為主題的作品，在過去並不見容於強調唯物主義的中共當局，這在仍具社會主義性格的新時期文學中可說首開風氣」，宋如珊表示。