Books Every Student Should Read: Essential for Surviving the Rat Race 学生应该看的书 内卷必备
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The Secret to Earning Over Ten Thousand a Month at Seventeen 17岁月入过万的秘密
Everyone says we're born equal. But how can ten years of studying hard compare with three generations in business? I doubt my ten years of hard study can even compare with their newbie sign-in rewards. I entered the workforce at fourteen. I've worked as a server and a salesperson, sold makeup, packed paper boxes, and worked on an assembly line. Now, at last, I've made it on my own: at seventeen, I'm earning tens of thousands a month with just a phone. Now it's time to start sharing! Find the rig
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- 52 EN Don’t Read This Book, or You Might Defy Fate and Change Your Destiny 别看这本书我怕你逆天改命 This is nothing more than an ordinary online novel. It is nowhere near as miraculous as fellow readers claim! The only reason you can click to read it is that your luck has already begun to change. When you start from the first chapter and read carefully, the gears of your destiny may already have begun to turn. 386.6kReads9.4Score60.7kShelves
- 53 Shenzhen, Beguiling After Dark 深圳，夜色迷人 A tale of business rivalries and political intrigue set against the backdrop of Shenzhen, following Chen Binnan’s remarkable journey south in pursuit of success. This story is dedicated to all the brothers who have headed south, north, or east to make their way in the world! 52.2kReads9.6Score6.2kShelves
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Winter Ambitions 冬日野望
[Published] [Gentle wolfish boy × free-spirited travel blogger] [The heroine is an intermittent straight shooter; the hero is sweet, wild, and naturally flirtatious] How they meet: One snowy winter day when Gu Zhaoxi is twenty-five, she meets a boy in a desolate wilderness blanketed in snow. He has a beautiful bone structure and a straight back that holds a quiet strength, like a young wolf wandering the grasslands. Yet somehow, he’s so gentle that he’ll softly say “okay” to anything she asks. W
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- 55 Fourteen Sentences 十四句 [The print edition of Fourteen Lines, bearing the same title, is now available on multiple platforms.] Life is like duckweed on the water, so why doubt that people will meet and part? Morality and ethics clash with matters of the heart. A realistic story. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. The greatest regret isn’t that people enter your life at different times, but that you’re meant to meet without being meant to be together. A remorseful husband tries to win back his wife. Written as realis 2.4kReads8.9Score222Shelves
- 56 Into the Wild 见野 [The print edition is now available] Xia Wanwan died suddenly after spending twenty years tightening screws at a factory. To her surprise, she was reborn. But why had the factory director's son from her previous life shown up in this one? Jiang Ye, the big shot at No. 1 High School, had somehow taken an interest in Xia Wanwan. Everyone thought Xia Wanwan had offended Jiang Ye and that her days were about to get rough. At last, one day, Jiang Ye and Xia Wanwan got into a huge argument, and he 6.3kReads9.5Score1kShelves
- 57 EN This Cultivator Comes from Earth 这位修士来自地球 [Cyber cultivation] [Hardcore cultivation techniques] [the Myriad Worlds] A grand epic with a very long buildup. Readers who prefer fast-paced, feel-good stories may want to steer clear. The story reaches the stars in Volume Three. The cyberpunk element in this book chronicles how Shenzhou gradually evolves from a modern civilization into a cyber-cultivation civilization. It doesn't start out in a cyberpunk world. The setting unfolds gradually, and the cyber-cultivation theory doesn't begin unti 26.6kReads8.9Score2.8kShelves
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The Code Immortal Realm: I Am the Heavenly Dao 代码仙域，我即是天道
My name is Tian Yingxue, and this is the tenth time I've been reborn. The Heavenly Dao played a cruel joke on me. On one hand, it granted me a golden finger of an opportunity, giving me a natural fire spirit root, letting me establish my Foundation at ten, form my Golden Core and keep my youthful appearance at nineteen, and reach the threshold of ascension at a hundred. On the other hand, it made me perish in the tribulation lightning as I ascended, then sent me back to the day before I was to j
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- 59 Surrendering to Summer 夏日沦陷 [Signed and soon to be published] [Elegant, gentle illustrator × bold, spirited puppy] In the summer when she was twenty-two, Gu Wanqing met a young man. He was flirtatious and wild, with a pair of captivating, peach-blossom eyes that always seemed to smile. Every so often, he would lean close to her ear and murmur, “Sis.” It was a long time before she realized that she had fallen for him that summer because of a silent crush he’d harbored since he was young. “When you happen to meet someone as 809Reads9.4Score179Shelves
- 60 Heavenly Chess: The Path to Chess Sagehood 天弈：棋圣之路 [A brand-new setting] [Heroes at the Chessboard] What happens when chess meets heroic battles? When civilizations collide, would you dare to play against Heaven? After transmigrating, Zhuge Yi discovers that although modern Huaxia is prosperous and powerful, its people know almost nothing about their own history. The game Tian Yi, a chess game built around the heroes of the people, has become the world's mainstream pastime. At that time, the Huaxia chess world is weak, while Western chess dom 42kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves
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A Surefire Way to Memorize English Vocabulary! From Elementary School to College Entrance Exams 英语单词硬记法！小学到四六级
This collection covers all English vocabulary from elementary school through the College English Test bands 4 and 6. After opening it, use the audiobook function and put on your headphones. Listen at normal speed or 1.5x, whichever suits you. Listen often and you'll learn to read the words; read them often and you'll memorize them; memorize them and you'll learn to write them. Forget the other apps: Tomato can help you study just as well. None of the apps on the market offer an English-learning
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The Undying Starveling 不死饿殍
Tomato Original: They all call me Shen Qianqiu, or the Undying Wretch. I survived the meat hooks used to butcher people for food, weathered the storms of the Tang and Song dynasties, and witnessed the flames of war under the Yuan and Ming... I have walked this mortal world for a thousand years. “They ate me for a thousand years. At last, they ate me into a god.”
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Ingenious Inventions of Ancient China 中国古代奇技淫巧
The authors of this book searched through vast collections of historical records, painstakingly gathering hundreds of long-lost secret arts and techniques passed down through the centuries. These include forging antiques, identifying treasures, alchemy, health practices, beauty techniques, fortune-telling by characters, martial arts, and spiritual cultivation. Their scope ranges from contemplating the heavens and earth and making uncanny predictions to calming the mind, curing illness, and riddi
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Looks Like I'm Reading a Novel, but I'm Actually Learning Advanced Math 看似看小说实则学高数
My new work is here! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to keep writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well!
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Essential Knowledge of Chinese History: A Beginner’s Guide to China’s National History, a Bestselling Classic Since the Republican Era 中国历史常识(一本品读中国国史的入门巨著，民国以来畅销不衰的国史读本)
Written by Lü Simian, a modern Chinese historian, master of Chinese studies, and preeminent scholar of history, this monumental work is held in the highest regard by Huang Renyu, Qian Mu, Bai Yang, Yi Zhongtian, Gu Jiegang, and many others. It is a perennially popular guide to Chinese history. Common Knowledge of Chinese History is the acclaimed work that established Lü Simian, a modern historian, master of Chinese studies, and preeminent scholar of history, as a leading figure. It was also the
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- 66 A Complete Guide to Chinese History 一本书读懂中国史 China is a vast country with a splendid civilization spanning five thousand years, full of vitality and energy. Chinese civilization has a long and storied history, marked by twists and turns and profound depth. The historical events and figures that have emerged over the centuries are so complex and numerous that many people find it difficult to know where to begin studying history, and lack a clear understanding of China's past. Our original aim in compiling this book was to help readers gain 292Reads9.5Score108Shelves
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Every One of My Love Interests Is a Top-Tier Powerhouse 我的红颜全是顶级大佬
[A powerful sense of destiny + a love-triangle battlefield with multiple heroines + sweet and bittersweet romance + mutual salvation] She crossed the river of time for one reason alone: before she vanished, to see once more the boy who used to read the scriptures to her. “Just keep reading. Every time you read them, I can… stay a little longer.” … … The eldest princess of Great Yan was born under the “Seven Stars Prophecy.” Her beauty was unmatched, yet she was forced to conceal her face and
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Knowledge Entered My Brain in the Most Underhanded Way 知识以卑鄙的方式进入了我的脑子
[Two male leads + infinite-flow + top students + character-growth romance] Cold, calculating, scheming top x carefree, goofy, energetic bottom After an accident, freshman Ge Lishi was swept into a strange world. As the saying goes, books hold golden houses, and books hold beautiful women. “Ding~ Welcome, player, to the Golden House~” What? If he didn't solve problems and earn points, he'd be trapped here forever, and might even lose his life? Listen, I, Ge Lishi, would rather die, die outsi
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Beware the Mediocre 庸人小心
Realistic fiction · Unrequited love with a bad ending · Small-town life · Ordinary people · Coming-of-age · No golden finger Based on the true experiences of friends, this story is told from a male first-person perspective and follows Jiang Xin through the ups and downs of his youth in a small southern county town from 2005 to 2014. He was once an elementary-school prodigy admired by everyone. But from the moment he started middle school, his life quietly began to veer off course. As a boy, he
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After Being Banished to the Cold Palace, I Cling to the Imperial Preceptor 被打入冷宫后我赖上了国师
[Transmigrate into a book + Subverting tropes + Light political intrigue + Devoted to each other + Not a wish-fulfillment story] Jiang Dai was just a busy modern office worker. She clicked on a political intrigue novel to investigate a case, but before she could finish reading it, she opened her eyes one day and found herself as an abandoned consort in the Cold Palace who wouldn't survive three chapters... No, not even one. Where was the essential System for someone who'd transmigrated into a bo
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- 71 After Disguising Herself as a Man and Attending Court, Her Rival Falls Deeply in Love 女扮男装上朝后，死对头暗恋成疾 [Woman disguised as a man] [Her nemesis is her wife] [A couple who are always at odds] [Both are virgins, one-on-one romance] Early on: a rebellious, brazen woman versus a scheming man who is not what he seems. Later: a domineering, impossibly cool empress versus the greatest treacherous minister, loyal only to the ruler and not necessarily to the country. Shen Qiao thought she and Su Yan were a match made in heaven. During their most bitter years, he schemed to have her imprisoned, nearly costi 124.4kReads9.3Score27.5kShelves
- 72 What's Wrong with Being a Little Hotheaded on the Job? 我办案暴躁点怎么了 The rating has only just come out, so it’ll go up! [Hot-tempered, formidable policewoman vs. gentle, reserved male forensic doctor] Tang Guo has a terrible temper. The whole police force knows it, but she’s also exceptionally good at solving cases, so everyone can only stay angry in silence. But the forensic doctor from Beijing doesn’t seem afraid of her at all. Instead, he sees right through the truth hidden beneath her fiery exterior. As a criminal investigation captain, Tang Guo has to be tou 34.9kReads8.6Score5.4kShelves
- 73 Infinite Game: Don't Rush, I'll Fool You After I Fool Them 无限游戏：别急，骗完你的骗你的 (Please read the content warnings below before starting.) [No CP] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Game] [Lone Wolf in the Early Stages] [Welcome to the Infinite Fun Game. Fail three times, and you will die.] While other players slaughtered their way through the game with all kinds of attack skills, Yun Cen, a newcomer from Blue Star, stared at her innate skill and fell into deep thought: [Huh? You can hear me?] What was this lousy skill even good for, besides listening to toilets complain about const 59.4kReads9.0Score10.3kShelves
- 74 The Outcast: I Just Want to Lie Flat, but I Get Caught Up in the Main Story 一人之下：只想躺平的我混入主线 New writer, writing purely out of love. A work born from scratching my own itch! The writing is so-so, and the story follows the anime plot! Saving Chen Duo and Ma Xianhong! A caretaker-style story! Lots of original settings! CP: Wang Ye CB: Chen Duo, Ma Xianhong, Zhang Chulan, Feng Baobao... (familial bonds) The author is trying hard to keep everyone in character. “My name is Mo Li. Mo as in ‘strange,’ Li as in ‘parting.’” But what a shame. I don’t want to be just a stranger watching from the s 18.1kReads8.7Score1.9kShelves
- 75 Can Love-Brain Syndrome Be Contagious? Good Thing I'm a Psycho 恋爱脑能传染？幸好我是个神经病 Cool-faced cutie x pure-hearted flirt + ridiculous antics + partial mind-reading + skin hunger + falling for him on her own Jiang Linghuan transmigrates into an old-school Mary Sue novel set at an elite academy and gets bound to the “Anti-Lovesick Brain” System. She keeps herself alive by stopping the whole school from shipping couples and cracking down on inappropriate public displays of affection: The domineering young master makes a grand confession over the school broadcast, and the whole sc 50.6kReads9.2Score10.1kShelves
- 76 You Can Steal My Identity, But What About My Mental Illness? 身份可以偷走，那我的精神病呢？ [Publication rights signed ✚ Absurd memes ✚ Chaotic variety show ✚ Animal mind reading] Ming Li wakes up in the body of a celebrity who was sent to a psychiatric hospital by her family. From the start, she’s mocked by the entire internet, saddled with a family that leeches off her, and called mentally ill! Ming Li: Whatever. The things that don’t kill her will only make her even crazier! When a sharp-tongued entertainment reporter comes after her, she says, “A tadpole with a frog tattoo, and you 55.5kReads9.6Score7.7kShelves
- 77 Moonlight Shines on the Pavilion 楼台月明 [Print edition signed] Jiang Yunxin had a close friend she'd grown up with. When they were eleven, an unexpected visitor came to her friend's house: her cousin, Leng Yizhi. Her friend said that even at such a young age, her cousin seemed detached from everything. He never showed happiness or sadness and hardly spoke at all. So her aunt announced that she'd pay him one yuan for every word he said. And so... “Cousin, what's your name?” “Cousin, what grade are you in?” “Cou...” After being bombarde 155.8kReads9.5Score31.2kShelves
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One Sentence Is Worth Ten Thousand, If It's a Blurb 一句顶一万句，如果这句是文案
In our lives, there are joys and hardships. Words sometimes give us strength and sometimes encourage us to keep going. Here you'll find plenty of beautifully written lines worth collecting, in all kinds of styles. (Note: The content comes from the internet.)
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- 79 Higher Mathematics as a Sleep Aid 高等数学之辅助睡眠 Currently the most accessible higher mathematics book on Fanqie Reading, and one you can listen to as well. It focuses on reworking dry mathematical concepts into accessible explanations, helping readers become more familiar with them. It is written almost entirely in plain Chinese, with as few specific equations as possible. If math is beating you up, this book can grease its fists to make the blows hurt less. 1.2kReads—Score118Shelves
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C-Rank Appraiser? I Command the Supreme Treasures of All Ages c级鉴宝？我执掌万代至尊
In the year 2012, a dark star hung in the sky, and dimensional rifts of every size tore open around the world, unleashing countless monsters. Human firearms barely harmed them. But Source Crystals began to grow all over the world, and people who came into contact with them started awakening special talents, giving humanity a way to fight back. Even so, humanity endured sixty years of darkness. It was only when the Twelve Kings of Mankind had fully come into their own that humans could stand toe
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Confessions of a Mentally Ill Person 一个精神病人的自述
Sometimes I wonder what I am, what the world is, and what my existence means to it. Am I an NPC? Or just a virus that doesn't matter? A virus, yes. I feel like I've caught some kind of virus, or maybe I've always been one. My name is Zhang Shun. I'm an ordinary person, and on an ordinary day, I suddenly saw things no one else could see...
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The Sumeru Ring: My Road to a Comeback 须弥戒，我的逆袭之路
I was reborn on a rainy night in late autumn. Not far away, my second uncle and his son were digging a pit for me, preparing to bury me in a graveyard. In my previous life, I woke up and escaped, never to return. I drifted through life, and just before I died, I came across a news report. On this very day, my second uncle sold my newlywed wife to human traffickers, leading to her being abused and killed. This time, I won't run away. Whoever digs the pit will be buried in it.
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- 83 The Rain Canon 雨典 When rain falls upon the world, it is no longer just water. It becomes a bridge between two people meeting, tears of parting, the sorrow of waiting, and a promise to stay together. How many bonds of affection between heaven and earth last only as long as a passing shower? And I am merely the passerby holding an umbrella. 34Reads—Score—Shelves
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Crossroads: Three Versions 岔路口-三个版本
Crossroads: Three Versions
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- 85 A Cultivator in the Mortal World 红尘修士 One day, Yun Xi's soul left Blue Star, and she fell into the vast world of cultivation. She never expected to start out as a lowly nobody, with a life as fragile as a blade of grass. In the face of despair, she seeks out opportunities, rises from the dust, and gradually stirs up the entire cultivation world! 6.1kReads8.5Score601Shelves
- 86 The Snow Canon, the Mist Canon: Chronicle of the Twins 雪典，雾典，双生纪 “The first snow between heaven and earth fell atop Kunlun Mountain. Back then, snow did not yet know what melting was, and mist did not know what it meant to disperse. They thought everything in the world would last forever.” “Later, the snow melted and became water. The mist dispersed and became nothing. Only then did they understand: what was eternal was not themselves, but the person who paused in the snow, and the eyes that glanced back through the mist.” 54Reads—Score—Shelves
- 87 The Potato Oracle’s All-Purpose Comeback Theory 土豆万能接话神棍论 The Potato: An All-Purpose Conversationalist and Mastermind 416Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 Collection of Two Forgettings: Records of an Unknown Daoist Couple Among Clouds and Waters 两忘集——无名道侣云水录 The Collection of Two Forgotten: The Unnamed Daoist Couple's Record of Clouds and Waters 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 Alive! As Long as She’s in This Town, She’s Alive 活性！只要她还在这座小镇就活着 You are alive. Your body is alive. But are you still human at heart? Did you see someone today? Did you make a choice today, not because it was easy, but because it was right? Did you do something today where no one could see, something only you would ever know about? It was small, so small you’d feel embarrassed even to mention it. But you did it. That is your humanity. That is your vitality. To be alive, you need humanity. Even if you mutate, you can still be human. Without humanity, you’re no 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 Forgotten River Teahouse: Ghost Stories Galore at the Ghost Festival Teahouse 忘川茶寮——中元茶寮鬼话连篇 Wangchuan Teahouse: Ghost Stories Galore at the Zhongyuan Teahouse 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 91 The Ancestor's Parody of Versailles: A Lecture Hall of Laughter 百家笑谭老祖宗的凡尔赛讲堂 Emergency report! Emergency report! The Chinese cultural heritage system has triggered a Level Three Red Alert! The meeting room at the Heavenly Dao Administration was in chaos. Three curves plunged on the holographic display: The first line, labeled [System Comprehension], had fallen from 85% in the Tang Dynasty to 32% in the 21st century. The second line, labeled [Integrity Index], had gone from the dazzling galaxy of the "Hundred Schools of Thought" era to today's scattered "quotes from fa 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 A Double-Faced Jianghu, Dedicated to the Eighteen of Every Story 双面江湖献给所有故事里的十八号 The world sings the praises of heroes, But who remembers the nameless extras? The jianghu is more than flashing blades, It lives in serving tea and sweeping floors, too. Two voices separated by countless mountains and rivers, yet keeping exactly the same rhythm. Unhurried, neither too loud nor too soft. Like a heartbeat, like breathing. Like the jianghu itself, quietly and ceaselessly carrying on. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
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Apocalypse: More Children, More Blessings, Starting with the Aloof Class Belle 末世：多子多福，从高冷班花开始
[Invincible + zombie apocalypse + more children, more blessings + tons of female characters + ruthless and decisive + profits above all] When the apocalypse arrived and zombies broke out, Liu Yang and the aloof class beauty were trapped in a room together. The girl who used to barely give Liu Yang the time of day could now only kneel and beg to cling to him! That's when Liu Yang awakened the more children, more blessings System and gained powerful abilities. From then on, he rose to the top of t
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- 94 The Ancient Powerhouses Have Arrived 上古大佬团驾到 The ancient supreme gods Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi, long since retired and all but legendary, were bored one day. They decided to take their wives, Xihe and Changxi, on a “business trip” that was really a “government-funded vacation,” visiting the Heavenly Court and the Underworld, both under the administration of the current management, the Jade Emperor. When word got out, the officials governing the Three Realms fell into unprecedented panic and chaos. They mistook a simple family outing for 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 The Meal on the Plate: The Execution Ground, They Watch You, They Remember 盘中餐：刑场——它们看着你，它们记得 The Meal on the Plate: The Execution Ground: They Watch You, They Remember 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Second Book by the Banana-Crisp Lover 爱吃香蕉脆的第2本书
[Multiple Heroines + Fictional City] After three years cracking down on prostitution, I actually ended up investigating my future mother-in-law! Auntie, weren't you so high and mighty when you kicked me out back then? I liked your attitude at the start. Please go back to being that way!
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- 97 Candied Hawthorn Inn 糖葫芦客栈 Pure dialogue, a novel told entirely through lines of speech. The martial world can be a little bitter, so why not try a candied hawthorn? The first bite is tart, but the sweetness lingers. Another one, dear guest! Welcome to the Candied Hawthorn Inn! 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 After Moving In with Auntie, I Awaken the Power to Stop Time 住进阿姨家后，我觉醒了时间暂停 [Reborn + No System + Business + Superpowers + A Huge Following + No Simping + No Cowardice + The Straight and Narrow] Ye Bai, a notorious gang boss, gets incredibly lucky and is reborn in his high school days. In his previous life, he was guilty of countless crimes and met a miserable end. Given a chance to start over, he vows to lead his brothers down the straight and narrow and become a legitimate businessman. Strangely, though, he hasn't done anything illegal. He just happens to have a few 24.4kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
- 99 Spring and Autumn in the Textbooks 课本春秋 Seasons in the Textbook A Republican-era classroom, with one teacher and several students [Volume One] First School Year (Autumn 1932–Summer 1933): The Beginning of Learning Opening Note: In the autumn of 1932, the ancestral hall in Qingxi Town opened its doors as a school. Five children walked inside. Over the next six years, they would see the whole world from here. A Poem for the Opening The ancestral hall’s threshold stands three inches high. The children lift their feet to cross, unawar 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 100 After I Moved In with Mom's Best Friend, Auntie Went Bankrupt 寄宿妈妈的闺蜜家后，阿姨破产了 [Superpowers➕billionaire lifestyle➕cathartic wish fulfillment➕no simping➕revenge on anyone who wrongs him➕positive energy] My name is Chu Liu Feng, and I’m a first-year student at Xia Country University. I’ve been staying at Aunt Xing’s place for a month. Aunt Xing Yi Shan is my mother’s close friend. But lately she’s been in serious trouble. Her husband suffered huge losses on an overseas investment, racked up massive debts, and, unable to pay them back, abandoned Aunt Xing and her daughter and 1.9kReads8.6Score236Shelves
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