I Gave Up Grad School for a Little Shop, Then Found the Campus Belle in Dire Straits

Name: I Gave Up Grad School for a Little Shop, Then Found the Campus Belle in Dire Straits
Author: Superfluid Ramen

放弃保研开小店，却捡到落难校花

by Superfluid Ramen (超流体拉面)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 1.2M Words
Genre: Urban
Subgenre: Urban Everyday
Updated: 4d ago
English: RandomTL: Request

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Synopsis

(One heroine + everyday campus life + no System + ensemble cast + slow pace)

After four years at a prestigious university, Lu Shen gave up the graduate recommendation he had already secured and rented a little shop just outside the school gates.

“Lu Shen, why does nobody come to your shop?”

“Don't ask. The location's bad, that's all.”

“Lu Shen, why does your shop keep losing money?”

“What do you know? Running a shop is a hobby. Can you put a price on a hobby?”

Then one day, a girl so pretty it was almost unfair stumbled into the shop, drenched from head to toe.

“Boss, do you need another employee?”

“I can't give you an employment contract.”

“I don't need one.”

“I can't provide proof of an internship.”

“I don't need that either.”

“I can't afford to pay you.”

“I don't need a salary.”

“Then what are you after? Don't tell me it's me?”

“…I have nowhere else to go.”

This is an everyday-life story with a slow pace, focusing on psychological and emotional depth. It leans toward an ensemble cast, with quirky characters, and is perfect for reading during a break. Feel free to discuss it in the comments.

There are no supernatural elements in this book. A few historical terms and bits of specialized knowledge appear as the plot requires, but they are entirely fictional and should not be used for study or practical purposes.

Other names

I Gave Up My Graduate School Recommendation and Found the Campus Belle in Trouble放弃保研，捡到落难校花Alternate title on Fanqie

Stats

510Chapters

32.7kReads · 30 days

1.1MReads · all time

2.6kShelf adds, last 14 days

9.0Score

2 ch/weekPace

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A rare gem of a book, written with solid prose, possessing a unique beauty that seems out of place on this platform (?). Writing about such mundane daily life so well, so smoothly, and so engagingly is incredibly difficult. However, it seems the author isn't a full-time writer, making the follow-up a bit painful... But I still give it full marks.
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