
Gray Industries: On the Fringes of the City
灰色产业:游走于都市边缘
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- Ongoing
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- 934k Words
- Genre
- Urban
- Subgenre
- Urban Everyday
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- 2h ago
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- Fanqie
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The content is taken from my own real experience, telling the story of that era, and depicting the story of a little person climbing up step by step. Compared with many urban mindless novels written by Tomato, this kind of novel shows unique high-quality and character creation in terms of setting and plot content. There is nothing to say about Zao, just like Fangyuan, he will not let himself suffer, but he is willing to deal with light and dust, is smooth in dealing with things, and has no problem with the progress of his emotional line. He feels happy when he should, eats when he should, and treats every girl sincerely. Well, it gives people a feeling that they will not tire of it and want to continue watching it. It deserves five stars!
It's beautiful, and the different personalities of each heroine are well portrayed. The eldest lady Wu Meng, I don't know who did the whip mark. I hope it was a family member, not a high-ranking man. But the author also hinted at power. Who has the power to treat the descendants of the old Red Army like this? I hope it was a family member, otherwise it will be a little uncomfortable; Yue Yue comes from a well-off local family, has a low sense of deservingness, is weak-tempered and does not know how to refuse, and is cautious; Charming, but clean and self-sufficient, No. 3, Whose family background is average, uses her meal stamps to save money to sign up for classes, and works very hard. There are also various ways to make money on campus such as campus cards, dormitory takeaways, and postgraduate entrance exams, which are also very detailed and in line with college life. All in all, I feel that this book is quite well written. At least it allows me to finish reading it. I feel that it is a good book.
So far, I feel pretty good. The protagonist's image is well created. Of course, the other characters are also very vivid. It feels like they are being performed by real people with flesh and blood. I don't know why this book doesn't have much traffic, but some other embarrassing articles are very popular. I really hope that this book will be discovered by others. I feel that it is a good novel in Tomato. The author's updates are too slow, only one chapter a day. I guess many people are reading books. If this update rate is maintained, I guess I will have to read books too [face covering] Most of the book reviews I read are good reviews, so I guess the problem lies in the update speed. [Thinking] Come on, author, come on, I feel like this book will be popular in the future.
It's really good-looking. It feels like it's on the same level as Fangyuan, but it's just too little. There should be more later. Fangyuan is talking about junior high school to high school. You're a university student, so you can feel more involved. I hope there are more.
This is the most serious novel I have read in a long time. The content is very real and very practical. It inspired me a lot. I really couldn't sleep after reading it at night [covering my face]. I beg the author to give me more updates [please give me more updates]
Reading this book really didn't feel like a novel. The author really managed to write a wonderful story about a person's several years. I haven't read this book in the past few days and I haven't touched any other books. It's really well written and I really learned a lot of things I didn't know. I benefited a lot. The author will update quickly. Brother Ye👍👍
Zhanzhanzhuan has read a lot of Tomato novels. I have read all types of novels. Maybe I have not posted any comments or replied to anything, but when I see an author treating every reader with care, I am very moved, so I wrote the first review. The writing is not very good and I cannot write too gorgeous words, but I think the characters in the story are vivid and deep. Although There are some things that are not common sense, but I think overall it is a very high-quality novel. After failing this year's college entrance examination and being addicted to novel games, I may need to do something in life. The author's characters are very positive. Even if they were born in the countryside, they still have the courage to face life and the longing for the future. I don't want to say anything, come on ε(´。•᎑•`)っ♡[Like] I think of a saying that says I am a person who leaves a small town and a person who laughs and laughs after eating... Every moment I bend over, the soaked footprints left behind are worth it┗(TT)┛
This book is really awesome. It taught me a lot of things, not only interpersonal communication and social things, but the most important thing is that it made me understand the emotional aspect [face covering] [thinking] [laughing] [crying]
Just updated to the latest chapter. One picture a day is indeed not enough to read, but the author's quality is good. Some of the events written are relatively logical and humane, and are close to life. They give people a refreshing feeling and allow everyone to open their eyes to see the world, which is quite attractive.
I also paid a fortune in Tomato. It is rare to see the latest part at once. The other books are either half-read intermittently or boring. The author has no problems in the whole book, but the only worry is that he reads too fast. I finished reading it today and it's time to read the book. The last point is that the author can't stop sleeping. At your age when you are struggling, can you sleep if you don't read more chapters?