The Days I Happily Enjoyed Gossip in the Crowded Compound
我在大杂院快乐吃瓜的那些日子
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- Modern Romance
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- Period Fiction
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- A Blended Family in the 1960s六零年代的重组家庭Alternate title on Fanqie
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It's great! It fits the image of the crazy girl in those period novels. When I was little, there was a crazy girl next door who would go to every neighbor's house every morning at 5 or 6 o'clock. Locking the door wouldn't work. She never missed a day. She was like a little megaphone, knowing everything that was going on in this house and that house. She could walk 20 miles to see a movie. She was both a lover and a nuisance.
So far, it seems to be working out well and is quite to my liking. Just please don't create any random pairings! A female classmate's brother, a soldier, having feelings for a young girl—don't force it, or you'll have a heart attack.
It's a good read, a slice-of-life story set in a specific era. The female lead is strong-willed and there aren't any submissive or humiliating scenes. The only exception is the female lead's mother, who suffered some injustices during that period. The more I watched, the more I disliked the female lead's mother. She was too weak.
It's a good watch. The female lead is strong and doesn't suffer any losses. I hope her mother gets a divorce soon and leaves the Cheng family, this awful place. The female lead's mother really ruins the reading experience. If it weren't for Yingzi, the whole family would have been wiped out long ago. It's like love is mixed with shards of glass; it's so pathetic.
This could be renamed "The Female Lead's Daily Life of Gossip," hahaha! I love Xiao Yingzi so much; she discovers new gossip anytime, anywhere 🤭 It feels like "My Mother-in-Law" is reborn! As for the cowardly comments warning against it, I don't think it's a big deal. The female lead doesn't take any criticism, okay? If she doesn't like something, she just hits it, hahaha!
9.3 Ongoing. The plot is still developing, but the writing is smooth and the story is original, making it a good read. The female lead awakens her transmigration memories and has superhuman strength and a space-time cheat ability. The male lead is likely her friend's brother, but there hasn't been much progress yet.
Although the score wasn't very high, judging from the content, it was one of the more comfortable reads among period dramas. The female and male leads have great personalities, and their relationship is sweet without being cheesy. The worst thing about reading romance novels now is when the male lead is greasy.
It's really good, one of the best historical fiction novels. Recently, I've been reading so many novels where the female lead is always submissive, never fighting back, which makes me so angry. I stumbled upon this one, and it really exceeded my expectations. What I love most is Cheng Ying's great strength. The whole story doesn't rely on a cheat code; it's more about Cheng Ying herself.
It's good, the female lead is very strong 👍, although she talks a lot sometimes, but her character is well-developed. Both the second sister and the female lead have good characters; they're fleshed out and have genuine personalities. It's just that I feel the third sister is too... Something. If she were even a little bit more innocent and naive, I would like her.
They tied! That was great! I personally don't like reading historical fiction with overpowered characters, but this one is an exception. The space and superhuman strength are just minor embellishments, which is acceptable. I especially love how the female lead is the life of the party throughout the story.