Are There Any Books Like Serious Business? 有没有类似正经的书

1. 201 吻 Kissed by Thorns 吻过荆棘 Sweetheart Candy酥心糖糖Modern Romance577k WordsCompleted [Yandere + Secret Identities + Strong Female Lead Crushing Scumbags + Sweet and Satisfying + Devoted Husband] She is delicate, soft, and knows how to turn on the charm. He can play either role, or simply be a soft pillow! Born into a prominent noble family, he acts weak and helpless in front of her, but is bloodthirsty and ruthless toward everyone else. With a snap of his fingers, he can control everything. He is the feared King of Carnage, and anyone who even thinks of hurting her has only one 897Reads8.7Score10414d adds
2. 202 出 True Tales of the Spirit Mediums: My Ten Years Serving at a Ghost Hall 出马仙纪实：我供奉鬼堂的那十年 Four Happiness Pavilion四喜阁Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing My name is Zhou Tie. In this book, I'll tell the true story of my ten years running a spirit hall and serving ghosts. You've heard of spirit mediums... but have you heard of a ghost spirit hall? At eighteen, I established a ghost spirit hall and served ghost immortals! The presiding master was the sister my grandfather said had gone mad and died! This book has no female lead. It's not fantasy, and it's definitely not a cultivation novel! It's the true story of how I, born with an ominous yin con 86.4kReads9.6Score8.2k14d adds

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3. 203 误 Lost in the Prosperous Tang Dynasty, Drunk on a Floating Life 误入盛唐醉浮生 Looking at the Missing Moon望缺Historical1.2M WordsCompleted One day, I accidentally stumbled into the prosperous Great Tang and became a nobody in Chang’an. The brightly lit, bustling streets of Suzaku Avenue, the poets and scholars who drank and caroused, the borderlands filled with the clamor of warhorses and weapons This was the best of times, and the most treacherous of worlds. Carrying memories that didn’t belong to this era, I hid my talents amid the lively bustle of the taverns. But when locusts swept across Guanzhong, Turkic cavalry came knockin 68Reads5.7Score13814d adds

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   Don't look randomly when you're looking for a good book! This suspenseful and imaginative novel has a tight pace, with foreshadowing throughout. The cases are interconnected, with unexpected twists and turns. There's no unnecessary filler, making it highly immersive and addictive. You can even stay up all night to finish it – it's super stress-relieving!

4. 204 莞 Appliance Repair in Wancheng: All My Customers Are Older Sisters 莞城家电维修：客户都是姐姐 Upstream Traveler逆游人Urban183k WordsCompleted Yao Kun came to Dongguan alone to make a living. His superb home appliance repair skills helped him get established, and he unexpectedly activated the sign-in System. He fixes an air conditioner, and the landlady readily signs an annual maintenance deal with him; He repairs a freezer, and the owner of a food stall keeps calling on him to maintain her equipment; A college student meets him while he's fixing an appliance, and eagerly recommends him to the neighbors; He repairs a hospital refrigera 2.3kReads8.2Score18614d adds

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   When he first started working as an appliance repairman in Dongguan, he was often met with cold looks and difficulties from others. After unlocking the system, the male protagonist's repair skills improved by leaps and bounds. With his reliable skills and services, he gained the recognition and support of a group of female homeowners.

5. 205 债 Adrift in a Sea of Debt 债海沉浮 Thousand-Foot Rain千尺雨Urban211k WordsCompleted The pressure of credit card payments, calls from bank debt collectors, relentless harassment over online loans, and reproaches and complaints from his wife and friends weigh on him like a boulder on his chest. Every breath brings pain. He works day and night, yet still cannot fill the bottomless pit of debt. For him, life has become an endless struggle of helplessness. Every time hope flickers to life, reality cruelly snuffs it out. Even his once-beautiful, virtuous wife gets into someone else's 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I highly recommend this book. I just finished reading the latest chapter, and the more I read, the more I wanted to continue. It's realistic and the sentences are beautifully written. I strongly recommend it.

6. 206 东 The Five Immortals of the Northeast: Gray Bones 东北五仙之灰骨 Lone Moon00孤月00Mystery248k WordsOngoing By the time Chen Mo turned thirty-eight, he had not left the house in a long time. He believed in the Gray Immortal, because in this family, only the rats could survive. Turn the clock back to the 1970s. Back then, his father, Chen Jianguo, was still a proud railway worker. Disgusted by how “dirty” his rural wife was, he personally abandoned their newborn daughter at a train station. His grandfather used his connections to cover up the scandal, his father used violence to hide his inferiority, a —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   "Someone came to pick her up." Jianhua's gaze shifted from Hongying's face, staring intently at the ceiling. "I was half asleep just now, but I saw an old man wearing a dog-skin hat and a gray cotton-padded jacket, with a hemp rope tied around his waist. He stood by Wang Fang's bedside, bending down to talk to her. Wang Fang sat up, took off her shoes, and followed him." A chill ran down Hongying's spine. She glanced back at the ward—Jianye was standing at the door, Sister Li was talking to a nurse in the corridor, and the old lady in the next bed, who had been dozing, turned over. "What did that old man look like?" Hongying asked in a low voice. "I didn't see his face clearly. His hat was pulled low." Jianhua licked his dry lips. "I asked him who he was and where he was taking Wang Fang. He said he was my second uncle. He said she was more seriously ill than you, and he would take her first and come back to pick you up later. He also said your great-grandfather didn't have time to deal with you." Hongying's fingers froze on Jianhua's wrist. "Second Uncle? What Second Uncle?" "I don't know." Jianhua's voice grew softer and softer, his eyelids drooping. "I want to call for my eldest brother. He's dozing in his chair. I can't call him." Hongying stood up, walked to the door, pulled Jianye into the corridor, and repeated what Jianhua had just said in a low voice. Jianye listened without saying a word, his brows furrowing into a knot. The two stood silently in the corridor, the fluorescent lights buzzing overhead. At this moment, a voice suddenly rang out from inside the room. "That wasn't a dream." Hongying and Jianye turned their heads at the same time. The speaker was the old lady in the next bed—the one who had been lying silently all day, the one the family members accompanying her thought was asleep. She sat up in bed and pulled the blanket aside. She looked to be in her early sixties, with gray hair tied in a bun at the back of her head, wearing a dark blue diagonally-buttoned jacket with faded cuffs. "Second Master is the Weasel Immortal." The old lady folded the quilt and placed it at the foot of the bed, her tone unhurried. "Fox, Weasel, White, Willow, and Gray—the five immortals. The Hu family has Third Master Hu, the Huang family has Second Master Huang, the Bai family has Old Lady Bai, the Liu family has Third Master Liu, and the Gray family has Fourth Master Gray. Of the five immortals, the Weasel Immortal is talkative and meddlesome, but he doesn't harm children. He took that girl away, not to harm her, but to treat her illness. The injections and medicine you gave her at the hospital didn't work; that fever can't be brought down by medicine. He's looking for a destined person nearby, and once he found one, he'll leave her there. It's not far. You can look around; maybe you can find her." Hongying stared at her for a while. "Auntie, who are you?" The old lady straightened her clothes, put her feet off the bed, and put on her black cloth cotton shoes. "I'm from Shaoguotun. My surname is Liu." She didn't say anything more, stood up and walked to Jianhua's bedside, looked down at her face, then took her hand and turned it over to look at her palm—the very thin red mark on the index finger was still there. She put Jianhua's hand back under the covers and turned to Hongying, saying, "Your girl is fine. We can find the girl who left before dawn." Wang Fang's mother, who had returned at some point, stood at the door and overheard the rest of Aunt Liu's words. She turned and ran out, her footsteps disappearing at the end of the corridor. Jianye glanced at Hongying. "You watch Jianhua. I'm going after her." In the waiting room late at night, the radiators had long since cooled down. Xiulian huddled on the bench under the south window, her knees drawn up to her chest, the songbook Old Zhai had given her tucked inside, the pages pressed against her chest, warm from the heat. She couldn't sleep—the tunes were swirling in her mind. The mournful cries of the fox and the python, the lament of the five immortals. Then she heard a sound. It was claws. A rustling, rustling sound, coming from the ticket window, getting closer and closer. A gray rat crouched about three feet in front of her, tilting its head, looking at her with its bright black eyes. Then it turned around and crawled to the far east corner of the waiting room. That corner was against the iron railing of the entrance, where the radiator curved, leaving a narrow gap between it and the wall. The rat stopped in front of the radiator, scraped it with its front paws—sizzle—and then darted into the shadows of the corner. Xiulian went over, crouched down, and looked inside. Something was curled up in the gap. Grayish-white, very small, huddled in the narrow gap between the radiator pipe and the wall, two bare feet sticking out from a crumpled piece of cloth, soles covered in black mud, toes curled, toenails bluish, and a piece of withered grass stuck to its ankle. She reached out and grabbed the lump under her armpit, pulling it out little by little. The thing slipped out of the crevice and lay sprawled on the ground. It was a girl. Thirteen or fourteen years old, wearing a white and blue striped hospital gown that was too big, the cuffs rolled up several times. An IV patch was stuck to the back of her hand, the tape filthy and curled at the edges, covered with coal ash and bits of straw. Her hair was matted together in clumps, with tiny pieces of dry grass mixed in. Her face was covered in mud, her lips were dry and cracked, her eyes were open, with more white than pupil. Xiulian placed her hand on the girl's forehead—it wasn't hot, it was colder than her own hand. Just as she was about to help the girl up, the girl suddenly spoke. "What are you looking at?" Xiulian's hand stopped. The voice didn't sound like that of a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl—it was low and hoarse, with a greasy, tobacco-smoked quality, the ending rising in pitch, like an old lady squatting at the entrance of an alley smoking a pipe. "Never seen Second Grandfather Huang possess someone before?" The girl rolled her eyes, the blood vessels in the whites of her eyes twitching. Xiulian squatted in front of her, staring at her eyes, which were rolling back and the pupils shrinking to pinpoints, and remained silent for a while. "Who are you?" The girl's mouth stretched into a wide grin. Her lips were taut and bloodless, revealing two rows of white teeth. "I am your second uncle. Second Grandfather Huang." She leaned her head against the radiator, crossed her legs, and dangled one bare foot in mid-air. "This child is almost scared out of her wits. She was frightened by the broken plate. I brought her out for some fresh air. Is she drowsy? Her throat is dry." Xiulian handed her an enamel mug. The girl took it, smelled it, and then splashed it on the ground. "Cold water? Are you trying to fob me off?" She shoved the jar into Xiulian's hands. "Go buy some. The little shop at the Changjiang Road intersection, hurry up, I'm freezing." She kicked her bare feet against the radiator, hunched her shoulders, and a sliver of her thin collarbone was visible through the collar of her hospital gown. Xiulian stood up, walked to the waiting room entrance, and glanced back. The girl in the hospital gown was picking her ear with her fingers, then looked at her hand and flicked it. The movement was as practiced as an old lady squatting at the alley entrance smoking a pipe. Xiulian stuffed her hands into her pockets, pushed open the door, and stepped into the cold early morning wind. The little shop at the Changjiang Road intersection was still lit. Xiulian pulled out a few crumpled banknotes from her pocket and placed them on the counter. The old man pulled out a flat glass bottle from under the counter, with a red label on it—"Bulk Baijiu" (a type of Chinese liquor). She tucked the bottle into her coat and jogged back to the waiting room. Pushing open the door, a wave of smoke hit her. The girl in the hospital gown sat cross-legged on a bench, a cigarette dangling from her lips—the paper was a torn page from a calendar, the words "suitable for marriage" still faintly visible on it. Next to her sat an old man in a dog-skin hat and a black cotton-padded jacket, an old bag at his feet and a crumpled train ticket clutched in his hand. He looked like an ordinary farmer catching an early bus to visit relatives in the south. The old man looked uncomfortable, only sitting on one side of the chair, leaning outwards as if ready to slip away at any moment. The girl was chattering away at him, spittle flying, her words as fast as firecrackers. "Hey buddy, where's your ticket to? Siping? I know Siping well. There's a village there called Kaoshan Village. I watched the wife of Old Sun's family on the east side of the village get married. She's an amazing cook of vermicelli. I ate two bowls at the last wedding and funeral. Do you know her?" The old man hugged his bag tighter, glanced at the waiting room entrance, probably hoping the conductor would come to check tickets soon. "I don't know him. I'm just going to Siping to see my son. He works at the coal machinery factory." "Coal machinery factory? Then I know him better! The head chef in the factory canteen is surnamed Hu, right? Hu Big Head, big head and thick neck, his stir-fried pickled cabbage and vermicelli is amazing. Next time you ask your son to get you some, just say it was recommended by Second Grandfather Huang, it'll work—well, maybe it won't work, he might not remember me. Once I stole half a roast chicken from his kitchen, and he chased me for two miles with a broom." She finished speaking and laughed, slapping the armrest of the chair and laughing so hard that the cuff of her hospital gown almost hit the old man's face. The old man hugged his bag tighter and moved half an inch to the side. Xiulian handed him the wine bottle. Second Grandfather Huang took it, unscrewed the cap, tilted his head back and took a big gulp, letting out a loud burp. She shoved the wine bottle into Xiulian's hand and wiped her mouth. "Good wine—" she was about to continue when suddenly her whole body went limp, and she slumped back onto the bench. The cigarette butt slipped from her fingers, fell to the ground, sparked once, and went out. The old man paused, looked at the girl slumped on the bench, then at Xiulian, tucked his bag under his arm, stood up, and walked away. After a couple of steps, he turned back, lowered his voice, and said to Xiulian, "Is this girl a little crazy? She was chatting away in the waiting room in the middle of the night, talking about everything from the train to roast chicken. Do you know her? Get her to the hospital quickly, don't delay." He pulled his fur hat down further and hurried towards the ticket gate without looking back. Xiulian went over, bent down, picked up the cigarette butt, and put it in an enamel mug. Then she looked down at the girl slumped on the bench—her eyes closed, her breathing even, a little color returning to her face. A corner of the IV drip on the back of her hand was curled up; she reached out and pressed it back down. A trace of dried drool still clung to the corner of the girl's mouth. She slept soundly, a stark contrast to the girl who had been sitting cross-legged, smoking a pipe and cursing the doctor. Xiulian sat down at the other end of the bench, placing the enamel mug on her lap, waiting for dawn. Dawn was just breaking. In the station square, the old man selling tea eggs pushed his stove out, the soy sauce soup in the aluminum pot bubbling away. The metal door of the freight shed was ajar; no one was inside, and the empty lunchbox from yesterday lay on the straw mat. Xiulian was in the waiting room, leaning against the back of a bench, resting with her eyes closed. The girl beside her was still asleep, breathing evenly. The door to the waiting room opened, and Chen Jianguo entered carrying two lunchboxes. He immediately saw Xiulian sitting under the south-facing window, someone lying beside her, covered by her tattered cotton-padded coat. He put the lunchboxes on the chair, squatted down, and glanced at the face—covered in mud, lips cracked, but he recognized her. It was Wang Fang. "How did she get here?" He reached out and touched Wang Fang's forehead—she didn't have a fever. "I found her." Xiulian put the enamel mug on the chair and yawned. "Last night, she was huddled behind the radiator, barefoot. She was breathing white vapor out of her mouth. She was about to puff out her breath. I gave her some, and she fell asleep." Jianguo was silent for a moment, then took off his gray jacket and wrapped it around Wang Fang, squatting down. "Give me a hand. I'll carry her back. My mom's home; let her stay with me to warm up first. Then I'll go to the hospital to find Wang Fang's mother." Xiulian helped Wang Fang onto his back. Wang Fang rested her head on his shoulder, mumbled something, and fell asleep again. In Old Chen's yard, the withered vines of the grape trellis swayed in the wind. The old lady was squatting in front of the stove adding coal when she heard the door open. She stood up and turned around. She saw Jianguo carrying a child in, followed by Xiulian. Jianguo placed the child on the kang (a heated brick bed) in the small room. The old lady went over and looked at the face covered in mud, then at the white and blue striped hospital gown, the sleeves rolled up several times, and an IV patch on the back of her hand. She pulled the blanket over the child, then reached under the blanket to touch her feet—they were ice-cold. She pulled an old blanket from the kang cabinet and placed it on top of the quilt. "Who is this child?" The old lady turned to look at Xiulian. She was asking Xiulian, but her gaze was fixed on the girl in the hospital gown on the kang. "This is Jianhua's classmate, Wang Fang." Jianguo placed the enamel mug on the stove. "She was hospitalized with Jianhua, but somehow ended up at the train station. Xiulian met her in the waiting room. Mom, I have to go to the hospital and tell Wang Fang's mother that she's been found." He finished speaking and walked out, pushing open the door and running into the yard. The room fell silent. The old lady sat down on the edge of the kang, brushed the hair from Wang Fang's forehead, and touched her forehead. No fever. She recognized the child—she'd seen her at the parent-teacher conference at school; she sat next to Jianhua. She pulled her hand back, placed it on her knees, and turned to look at Xiulian standing in the doorway. Xiulian stood by the doorframe, her cotton-padded jacket cuffs worn thin, her old cotton shoes two sizes too big, the toes stuffed with old newspapers. The old woman looked at her for a moment, then stood up and walked to the stove, ladling a bowl of cornmeal porridge from the pot and placing it on the table. "Sit down and eat." Xiulian sat down at the table, picked up the bowl, and took a sip. The porridge was very hot; she hissed. "Your name is Xiulian?" Xiulian nodded. "Where are you from?" "Fuyu. Huangniwa." The old woman took off her apron and placed it on the back of her chair, then sat down opposite Xiulian. "Who else is in your family?" "My dad's still alive. He doesn't really care about me." Xiulian put the bowl on the table, her fingers tracing the rim. "I've been away for several years. I've been staying around the train station area." The old lady glanced at her floral-patterned cotton-padded jacket with worn-out cuffs, then at her old cotton shoes that were two sizes too big, but didn't ask, "How did you survive?" She simply pushed the plate of salted radish strips on the table towards Xiulian. "Eat more. I pickled these myself, try some." Xiulian picked up a strip and chewed it a couple of times. "Delicious." The old lady put her chopsticks down on the table, watching Xiulian eat her porridge with her head down, a slight movement of her lips. Outside the window, it was already bright daylight.

7. 207 我 My Cat Is Your Tigress 我家的猫是你的母老虎 Lone Moon00孤月00Sci-Fi & Apocalypse584k WordsCompleted A tabby cat lay on the table, its big eyes blinking as it stared at him... “Whose cat is this? If you won't answer, I'm keeping it.” After half of Earth is destroyed and merges with the moon, humanity awakens beast spirits. Shen Dan, the only ordinary human, finds a “white cat” in a trash heap. Then one day, a fiery big sister kicks open the clinic door. “Give me back my tigress!” He calmly pushes up his glasses. “It destroyed three of my sofas. Pay me back first.” In a world ruled by beast-spir 1Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 208 昏 After I Fell into a Coma, Mom Became My Grandma 昏迷后，妈妈成了我的奶奶 Lone Moon00孤月00Mystery476k WordsCompleted I woke in a pool of blood, with a dead old man lying beside me. When I opened my eyes again, Dad was gone. Mom had become “Grandma,” called me her “good girl,” and said she was a transmigrator. I didn’t believe her. I secretly stopped taking my medicine, but my memories grew more and more deranged Did I kill someone? Am I a transmigrator? Am I a boy or a girl? When I was ten, she forced me into a ghost marriage with a paper effigy. When I was twenty, I saw a bearded man in the mirror. She had ma 4Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 209 傻 Reborn as a Fool: Revenge Can Wait, Having a Baby Can't 傻子重生：复仇不能耽误生孩子 Ghost-Hunting Prodigy捉鬼神童Urban185k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Spatial Dimension + Multiple Heroines] Ma Linye's mother was abducted, his father was so furious he coughed up blood and died, and Ma Linye was beaten until he became an idiot. In the end, he died miserably at home. After being reborn, Ma Linye abducted his enemy's daughter and had children. 65Reads—Score16014d adds

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10. 210 傻 Reborn as a Fool: The System Really Understands What Men Want 傻子重生：系统真懂男人心 Ghost-Hunting Prodigy捉鬼神童Rural Life262k WordsCompleted The Fool was once a dim-witted child from a wealthy family, but after certain events, both of his parents died. From then on, the Fool lived alone in a dilapidated earthen house. Fortunately, the kind mother and daughter next door helped him time and again, allowing him to start a new life... See how the Fool deals with his enemies. 172Reads6.5Score11814d adds
11. 211 傻 The Fool Is Reborn, and His Mother-in-Law Digs Wild Vegetables for Him 傻子重生丈母娘挖野菜给我吃 Ghost-Hunting Prodigy捉鬼神童Urban268k WordsCompleted The author welcomes feedback, so feel free to comment anytime. [Handwritten only + reborn + pocket dimension + multiple heroines + System + revenge + face-slapping] Ma Linye was once the village’s famous hunter. After an accident left him mentally impaired, his wife left him, and only his mother-in-law was willing to care for him. After being reborn, he learns the truth and shows how a fool takes revenge. 15Reads—Score10014d adds
12. 212 东 Reborn as a Northeastern Fool: Fools Really Are Lovable 东北傻子重生：傻子真是招人爱 Ghost-Hunting Prodigy捉鬼神童Urban289k WordsCompleted [Multiple Heroines + Revenge + Farming + Scheming] Chen San is from the 1940s and lives in the mountains of Northeast China. In his previous life, he was a fool. Before he died, he watched as both his sisters-in-law were taken away, then starved to death in a dilapidated earthen house. Reborn after death, this time he will make sure his sisters-in-law have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear, and protect them forever as they live together with him in the mountains. 453Reads6.5Score10414d adds
13. 213 钢 Steel Rose 钢筋蔷薇 Tao Moke陶墨客Urban613k WordsCompleted A workplace epic about the construction industry, as real as it is brutal A story about one man spending twenty years building his ideals in a concrete jungle and staying true to himself amid the struggle of human nature If you've ever bowed your head to life, but never given up on looking up at the stars, this book is for you. “This isn't a wish-fulfillment story. It's the long journey of an entire generation.” Open it, and you'll see your own reflection among the steel and concrete, where a ro 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book is highly recommended; it's the only book on civil engineering on Tianya (a Chinese online forum).

14. 214 默 The Silent Sword’s Path to Immortality 默剑长生 Gentle Breeze and Drizzle Rong和风细雨蓉Eastern Fantasy896k WordsOngoing Modern painter Shen Mo transmigrates into the body of a constable’s son in the Great Liang dynasty. Using the Daoist art of ink painting as a key to cultivation, he turns ordinary skills into a path to immortality, practicing amid the everyday bustle of life as he sets foot on the road to becoming an immortal... 4.3kReads9.3Score39014d adds
15. 215 土 The Potato Beauty Defies Fate and Becomes a Powerhouse 土豆西施逆天改命成大佬 Winter Mouse Hoards Rice冬鼠攒大米Ancient Romance307k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + countryside + strong female lead + satisfying read + building wealth] A modern couple transmigrate together to the same fictional dynasty. In this new society, the people whose bodies they inhabit were strangers, and their social statuses could not be more different. Yang Yu becomes the legitimate daughter of a wealthy family in a small town, but both her parents are dead, she is saddled with enormous debts, and her fiancé has broken off their engagement. When the creditors com —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Yang Yu is a modern female college student born in the 20th century, living in a rural area not far from a small town. Her parents are hardworking and kind. Her father is an expert potato grower, and her mother sells fried potatoes in town. While harvesting potatoes in the field, her mother went into labor, and her father gave potatoes to the doctor as a gift, earning Yang Yu the nickname "Potato Beauty." During her college years, Yang Yu worked a part-time night shift and was robbed by a beggar. She was rescued by Awei, a retired soldier, and the two fell in love. For love, Awei opened a restaurant in Yang Yu's hometown, and Yang Yu would help out whenever she had free time. Spoiled by her parents and boyfriend, Yang Yu lived a comfortable and wonderful life. Unexpectedly, both of them were transported to the same fictional dynasty. In this new society, the original owners of the two bodies were strangers to each other, and their social statuses were vastly different. Yang Yu became the legitimate daughter of a wealthy family in a small town, but her parents were dead, she was burdened with huge debts, her fiancé broke off their engagement, and creditors came to collect their debts at the original owner's father's funeral, causing the original owner to die. Ah Wei becomes a down-on-his-luck prince fostered in the Prime Minister's mansion. Yang Yu, forced by circumstances, begins farming and trading. Ah Wei, on the other hand, seeks to strengthen the Prime Minister's power through business, driven by self-preservation, protecting the mansion, and avenging his mother. The two meet through business, develop mutual admiration and attraction, and ultimately overcome numerous obstacles to save the people, rebuild their lives, and reunite, continuing their predestined relationship from their previous lives.

16. 216 霓 Neon Taipei: My Seven-Year Descent 霓虹台北：我的七年堕落实录 Only Knows How to Dream只会作梦Urban1.2M WordsCompleted 6.5kReads7.4Score50914d adds

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    In 2000, a 20-year-old boy from mainland China ventured alone to Taipei, transforming from a naive young man into someone who held the well-maintained hand of a successful businesswoman.

17. 217 一 It’s Just a Fake Simp System, Why Are You Taking It Seriously? 一个假舔狗系统，你们还当真了？ Three-Way Junction by the Lake湖边三岔口Urban1.3M WordsOngoing Only after being reborn twice does the male lead realize that his wife has been keeping him imprisoned all along and even wants to kill him. Yet, despite suffering multiple miscarriages, she still insists on having a second child with him. Two beautiful, clingy white lotuses are secretly rebellious, and everything is part of a conspiracy. Imprisonment, psychiatric hospitals, System, rebirth, an anti-simp System, payback, conspiracies, a cast full of rebels, and a battle among multiple women: a 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Let's not get into serious matters, it's too heartbreaking. I updated to chapter 730 today, but then 459 chapters were banned. Let me just throw out some wild and provocative words to see if I can scare away Cao Cao's million-strong army. "Yu Chen, don't overthink it. Just think of it as a pile of shit in your belly, you'll just poop it out and be done with it!" —Excerpt from Chapter 727. "I want to have an abortion after my water breaks!" —Excerpt from Chapter 728. This is a feud between two generations, yet it affects three. The protagonist has been imprisoned, everything is a carefully orchestrated conspiracy. His wife has miscarried eight times, only giving birth to a boy who isn't his. He has six nannies vying to have relationships with him, wanting to get pregnant so they can have abortions. He gives one of the nannies a [Simp System] with a return bonus, but that woman only wants to steal from him. Everyone is rebellious.

18. 218 大 Ming Dynasty Imperial Exams: From the Start, I Became the Father of Five Children 大明科举，开局成了五个孩子的爹 Little Zhang Under the Night Lamp夜灯下的小张Historical393k WordsCompleted (Farming + daily life in ancient times + imperial examinations) A reassuring read. Shen Lin'an inexplicably finds himself reborn in ancient times in the body of a widower, with four sons and a daughter to care for, as well as a mother in her fifties. The original owner was a scholar, but he had never even earned the title of licentiate. He was too weak to shoulder a load or lift a hand, knew nothing of farming, and spent every day in drunken stupors, letting the years slip by. Let's see how Shen 2.2kReads7.0Score16114d adds

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    A heartwarming slice-of-life story set in ancient times – a must-watch!

19. 219 风 Seduction 风骚 A Good Fish Swims Upstream好鱼上水Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Rural life + miraculous doctor + face-slapping] Ye Xiaofan put his girlfriend through college, only for her to betray him and team up with her lover to throw him off a cliff... By a stroke of luck, Ye Xiaofan gained the inheritance of a miraculous doctor. From then on, he embarked on a path of revenge and a dramatic rise to success! 7.9kReads9.1Score77714d adds

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    Highly rated, great content, I highly recommend everyone to watch it!!!

20. 220 风 A Bizarre Tale of Feng Shui! 风水奇谭！ Chen Jiu辰九Urban555k WordsCompleted Chen Yan, a top student at a 985 university, suffered a devastating blow at just twenty-two: His roommate set him up and framed him, driving him into a dead end; His girlfriend of three years cheated on him; his father was hospitalized with a serious illness, and he couldn't even scrape together the 5,000-yuan deposit. His loan payments were overdue and collectors were after him. He was about to become... Just as he sank into utter despair, a mysterious old Daoist appeared, opened his heavenly e 3.9kReads8.5Score31614d adds

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    The first feng shui novel [Top post]

21. 221 豪 Transmigrating into a Tycoon’s Family: Bringing Home a Handsome Guy from Ancient Times 豪门穿越之把古风小哥哥撩回家 Wooden Fish Swaying木鱼摆摆Ancient Romance246k WordsCompleted [Transmigration | Rebirth | Wealthy Families | Overbearing | Legitimate Daughter | Taking Down Scumbags] Tsundere pretty boy bottom VS straightforward girl top Before meeting Jing Xing, Xu Zhixian was certain she wasn't the type to care about looks. After meeting Jing Xing: Hey, handsome, could I get your autograph? [Audition Arc] Jing Xing and Xuan Rong appeared on the radio station and gained a following of CP fans. “Give the audience what they want, and once we get some buzz, why worry about 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Go ahead, starting from around chapter 22, there will be a sweet treat every now and then, so sweet it'll make you swoon. There are chapters 26, 48, 49, and one more I forgot. You can go check them out, add them to your bookshelf, and urge for more updates. You definitely won't be disappointed!

22. 222 郭 The Guo Family's Crosstalk: A Twisted Take on Journey to the West 郭氏相声之歪批西游 Kou Chengtian, Think Extra Spicy寇承天思加辣Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Teacher Guo: Xiao Kou, why did you decide to write a novel that's all crosstalk? It's one of a kind online. Aren't you worried it's too niche and nobody will read it? Me: Because I truly love crosstalk. Teacher Guo: Oh, plenty of people love crosstalk! Even the old man who fixes bicycles at the end of the alley can crack a few jokes. Who do you think you are? Me: I'm nobody special. I'm just... worried. Teacher Guo: Worried? Did an elephant in your family crash an airplane? Me: Not an elephant! 1.7kReads8.8Score10514d adds

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    The only novel in the entire 🍅 pure crosstalk style, listen to how Teacher Guo uses "three flips and four shakes" to create suspense, and how Teacher Yu uses "staring doubt" to offer a way out, peeling back the layers of the secrets of Journey to the West ㊗️

23. 223 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Blade in the Dark 重生80：暗夜刀锋 Zhen Huan from Jade Island玉岛的甄嬛Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A genius merchant and industrial tycoon is reborn in the late 1980s. Faced with a gang of hot-blooded, loyal young gangsters, he decides to turn things around, lead his brothers down the right path, and make a fortune. 342Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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    Talking nonsense in a serious manner

24. 224 双 The Two-Faced Buddha 双面佛子 Linghua Dance菱花舞Ancient Romance313k WordsCompleted A female PhD reborn in the womb × a scheming young marquis Transmigration + physician heroine + both leads devoted only to each other + sweet romance He Jiaojiao, legitimate daughter of the Yong’an Marquis’s household, is set up by her former fiancé, And ends up sharing a room with Zhou Yunshen, the Zhenwei Marquis who has renounced the world to become a monk**! He says he searched for her for six years, and from now on, he’ll never let her go again! At the Peony Banquet, she is framed and falls 539Reads6.5Score10914d adds

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    So beautiful!

25. 225 美 The Gorgeous, Flirtatious Maid Who Ran After Seducing the Heir 美艳通房茶又娇，撩完世子她就跑 Sugar-Free Pineapple Milk Pudding菠萝奶冻不加糖Ancient Romance426k WordsCompleted One-on-one romance, happy ending, sweet and doting, ridiculously sweet, both steamy and heartfelt. Everything you want, I've got. Beautiful, scheming, down-on-her-luck heiress X cold on the outside, warm on the inside, intensely possessive heir to a marquis The whole capital thinks Young Lord Jin has gone mad! The aloof and proud Young Lord Jin actually defied an imperial decree and rejected his betrothal, leaving the daughter of the powerful chancellor in the lurch! Rumor has it that it's all 8.7kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
26. 226 灵 The Five Strokes of the Spirit 灵之五划 Zhang Shiba章十八Eastern Fantasy559k WordsOngoing No one gets to define what web fiction should be! Within books lies a path to heaven; between the lines are the deeds of ten thousand ages. Three thousand great characters, each taking root; roots plunge deep into the earth, branches flourish and pierce the sky. Where does the mystery lie? Where does the fantasy begin? Hold a staff in either hand, swing blades with every stroke, hook your fingers around a cup, and join me for a drink. 3.3kReads—Score22614d adds

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    A truly good book will never disappoint you.

27. 227 稗 The Song Dynasty Rebel 稗宋反骨仔 Horse In The Clouds云中马Historical665k WordsOngoing Fan Xiwen, known as the Demon, transmigrates to the Song Dynasty with a modern way of thinking. If something bothers him, he takes action! His family, scholars, people of the martial world, merchants, the scholar-official class, monks, and everyone else gradually come to despise him. He becomes the enemy of the entire world. And yet no one can take him down! Because he knows how to cozy up to powerful people! Princes, the Emperor, Sister Shishi, little princesses, eunuchs, officials… Please, 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I highly recommend this book for the following reasons: 1. It's not mindless, sycophantic, or intellectually deficient; it's just a bit funny and unconventional, reminiscent of Stephen Chow's style. 2. The protagonist, an ordinary person who transmigrates to the Song Dynasty, experiences a clear clash between ancient and modern ideologies. The perspective is unique. 3. It's very enjoyable to read carefully, with a concise and fluent writing style. The writing is solid. 4. Although the beginning is slightly flat, it gets increasingly exciting. After reading one volume, I realized the connections between the beginning and end are seamless. The plot is brilliant. 5. Many words are used in a unique way; although not obscure, they broadened my knowledge. The author clearly put a lot of thought into it. 6. The characters are vividly portrayed; the details, while seemingly rough, are actually quite nuanced. The characters are three-dimensional. 7. The updates are stable, making it a worthwhile read and a perfect way to pass the time. 8. I feel like I can see reflections of people around me in the book. 9. It features many regional characteristics, especially those of Sichuan, showcasing a natural sense of ease, much like the statues of Sanxingdui, which is very comfortable. 10. It doesn't seem to have any historical inaccuracies; the author must have put a lot of thought into it. 11. The protagonist isn't unrealistically overpowered like in other novels; instead, he embodies the characteristics of a laid-back, easygoing young man. The plot is fresh and original. In short, this is a rare gem of a book, and I personally think it deserves a 9 or higher. If this book can maintain this style, it will definitely become a classic. However, the author seems to be a writing machine. I stumbled upon this book by chance, and it feels like finding a treasure, so I must promote it here. Don't let this post sink; the key is to keep the author motivated to continue updating prolifically.

28. 228 我 I'm an Honest, Plainspoken Man 我是正直淳朴的老实人 Far Beyond the Light-Years遥远在光年之外Urban503k WordsOngoing Hello, everyone. I'm Zhu Zhengchun, an honest, upright, and down-to-earth man. My surname isn't Duan, it's Zhu. I'm not the least bit envious of Duan Zhengchun, and I have no desire to become him. Ladies, I really am an honest, upright, and down-to-earth man. Thank you for loving me. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 229 师 My Senior Sister Turned Yandere, and Her Affection Meter Can Attack 师姐变病娇，好感度条竟然能攻击 The Wallfacer123面壁者123Eastern Fantasy773k WordsCompleted [Comedy + romantic rivalries + yandere + multiple heroines + bizarre twists] After playing gentleman games for several sleepless nights, Bai Ji drops dead and transmigrates to the cultivation world. From the start, he’s a beggar without even a bowl. This is truly hell mode. Luckily, a big-sisterly beggar helps Bai Ji get through the beginner stage. Under her training, his thieving skills improve by leaps and bounds. But the beginner’s guide can’t hold your hand forever. A sword cultivator fairy 2.2kReads6.0Score16414d adds
30. 230 四 Four Best Buddies Never Split Up, Transmigrating Back to Age Fifteen 四老铁不走散，穿越到15岁 Candy in My Pocket兜兜里有糖咯Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted At a dinner gathering for their forty-eighth birthdays, four old friends transmigrate back to 1992. Xiao Fang gains superlative culinary skills, Li Jian forms a seven-colored inner core, Feng Feng’s bracelet becomes a miniature universe, and Dong Dong can see halos of good fortune. They carefully preserve the circumstances of their meeting, afraid that one flap of a butterfly’s wings might scatter the bond they’ve shared for forty-eight years. Xiao Fang comforts souls with food, Li Jian’s inner 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I recommend a great book; it's already finished, so you can read it all in one go.

31. 231 魅 Midnight Phoenix: Chronicles of Ten Beauties 魅夜凤凰：十艳录 Honghu Sheng虹湖生Urban928k WordsOngoing The protagonist, Shen Xuanyue, was originally a plum-blossom deer spirit. His cultivation has always been hindered by the Lone Lamp Art, keeping him from reaching the highest realm. Only by coupling with ten women who possess a special kind of heart-tingling spiritual energy can he break free of the Lone Lamp Art’s constraints and gain immense power. Who are these ten beauties? What secrets lie behind each love story? What will become of Shen Xuanyue? Find all the answers in the book, waiting fo 1.2kReads8.7Score—14d adds

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    It seems like a very serious but funny dual cultivation!

32. 232 黔 Racing Wild on the Guizhou Roads 黔路狂飚 Honghu Sheng虹湖生Historical316k WordsCompleted Reborn in 1980, he uses his experience from his previous life to avenge his father. He also rides the wave of reform and opening-up, setting up a cooperative, a construction crew, and a real estate company, then taking the company public. Step by step, he builds a business empire. 43Reads8.2Score—14d adds
33. 233 黑 The Underworld: Beautiful Women by My Side on a Wild Jianghu Road 黑道：红颜伴我野性江湖路 Jiangnan Talent江南才子Urban1.7M WordsOngoing (Feel-good period drama + multiple heroines + top student and leader + fast-paced + passionate and explosive) With a blood feud to settle, he claims his enemy's daughter on the very first day after getting out of prison! He once thought he was an orphan, never imagining his libertine father had left behind many younger siblings! On the blood-soaked road through the underworld, stepmothers keep appearing. There are also brothers and sisters bound by deep affection, and a prodigal son who turns ov 13.2kReads8.5Score1.2k14d adds
34. 234 凡 An Ordinary Man’s Official Career: A Police Chief at Twenty-Four 凡人官途，二十四岁的公安局长 Jiangnan Talent江南才子Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [A genuine political-intrigue novel] Cheng Bo was just starting his career and was thrilled to become an assistant to the town mayor. But after taking up the post, he discovered that he had also been saddled with a daunting mission! 44.7kReads8.0Score3.8k14d adds
35. 235 古 Romance in the Ancient Village 古寨情缘 Jiangnan Talent江南才子Urban3.6M WordsCompleted The new book, The Number One Secret in Officialdom: Sent Straight to the Asylum from the Start, is now available. Your support is welcome! When someone bullies his sister-in-law, Wang Ye steps in without hesitation, kills a man, and ends up in prison. There, he unexpectedly acquires peerless mystical arts and learns that in his previous life he was the True Dragon Emperor of another world, his sister-in-law was a tiger spirit, and his childhood friend and sidekick was a little white rabbit spiri 21kReads9.0Score1.9k14d adds
36. 236 离 After Our Divorce, My Boss Turned Around and Promoted Me 离婚后，领导转身就提拔了我 Jiangnan Talent江南才子Urban3.5M WordsCompleted His new book, The Number One Secret in Officialdom: From the Start, I Was Sent to an Asylum, is now available. Your support is welcome! Two paternity tests shattered Zhao Shu’s world: neither child was his! His wife had betrayed him, and he angrily divorced her! At the lowest point in his life, his ability and resolve happened to catch a superior’s eye, and he entered the world of officialdom. Fueled by the anger of betrayal, Zhao Shu cuts through every obstacle, rising from head of security to 11.9kReads8.9Score1.3k14d adds
37. 237 官 The Top Spy in Officialdom: Sent to an Asylum from the Start 官场第一秘：开局就被送进疯人院 Jiangnan Talent江南才子Urban577k WordsCompleted [An underrated political drama with real-world relevance] Locked up in a psychiatric hospital from the start? How is he supposed to hold office now? Secretary Jiang Nan's act of standing up for what was right became a trap carefully laid by his rival, and he was illegally confined to an asylum. Was this merely a provocation by local power brokers, or a deadly strike aimed at the leader behind him? When word was secretly delivered to the top, the real power struggle had only just begun... Watch h 20.1kReads7.4Score1.4k14d adds
38. 238 假 Fake Eunuch, True Emperor 假太监真皇帝 Jiangnan Talent江南才子Historical232k WordsCompleted A general practitioner from a family of traditional Chinese medicine doctors transmigrates, only to be dragged into the imperial harem as a eunuch on his very first day. He has no choice but to negotiate with the eunuch in charge of castration: could you let me off this once? I still have a blood feud to avenge! The eunuch says, “Sure!” 972Reads6.9Score—14d adds
39. 239 末 The Doomsday Hourglass 末日沙漏 Swimming Piglet游泳的小猪Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.5M WordsCompleted 9.9kReads7.6Score66314d adds

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    This is a high-quality, captivating post-apocalyptic novel of 3 million words. It features no system or reincarnation, focusing instead on the growth of an ordinary person in a post-apocalyptic world. It blends elements of zombies, robots, gene-engineered warriors, and cultivation, creating a novel and exciting plot. The story is thrilling, full of twists and turns, and avoids being overly sentimental or simplistic. The author's writing is excellent, the logic is rigorous, and it incorporates many interesting facts. It's a rare and excellent post-apocalyptic novel, highly recommended! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

40. 240 菊 Chrysanthemum Addiction 菊花瘾 Xiaoxiao Jingyue萧萧静月Modern Romance246k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's first and only love + sweet romance + secret crush + playful seduction + intense push and pull + healing each other] [Clear-headed, sweet and charming actress VS chaste, irresistible tycoon] Jiang Xiaomo is a notorious playboy, with rumors linking him to every famous socialite and actress in the industry. Bai Xi is the one woman he has never been involved with. One day, an image of the two of them looking cozy together on a dating show goes viral, setting the trendin 400Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Just look at it directly.

41. 241 一 One Night of Passion: Mr. Gu, Your Wife Is Asking for a Divorce Again 一夜情深：顾总，夫人又闹离婚了 Xiaoxiao Jingyue萧萧静月Modern Romance530k WordsCompleted Rumor has it that the president of Tengfeng International is pure-hearted and uninterested in women, yet he is the man every socialite in the empire dreams of marrying. After her boyfriend and her stepmother’s daughter framed her, she thought she’d been assaulted by a lecherous middle-aged man. But to her surprise, she had slept with the very president from the rumors. From then on, she was the darling of the wealthy elite and could get away with anything in the empire! “Mr. Gu, your wife liked 41Reads8.7Score—14d adds
42. 242 从 Starting as a Crow, Bigwigs from Myriad Worlds Vacation in Water Margin 从乌鸦开始，万界大佬来水浒度假 Kou Chengtian, Think Extra Spicy寇承天思加辣Historical408k WordsOngoing The Liangshan heroes reject amnesty and, guided by the Lady of the Nine Heavens, establish a “Water Margin Resort” floating beyond the river of time. From then on, famous figures from every era “accidentally” transmigrate there to enjoy customized, immersive experiences. Zhu Bajie arrives, mistakes the ugly Prince Consort Xuan Zan for a monster and beats him, then sends Deng Fei and Cao Zheng fleeing in disgrace, only to drink Sun Erniang's foot-washing water... The Poet Immortal Li Bai arrives 59Reads7.7Score—14d adds

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    The plot of this book will drive your CPU crazy. 🍉

43. 243 云 Thunder Crashes in the Clouds 云端惊雷 Worry-Free Flower Plume无忧花翎Modern Romance7k WordsCompleted Thunder Crashes in the Clouds —Reads—Score—14d adds

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44. 244 血 A Labyrinth of Blood Feuds 血海恩怨迷局 Worry-Free Flower Plume无忧花翎Ancient Romance18k WordsCompleted A Tangled Web of Blood Feuds —Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 245 砚 Yan Wei Knows Painting 砚微知画 Worry-Free Flower Plume无忧花翎11k WordsCompleted A Hint of Ink, a Glimpse of Art —Reads—Score—14d adds
46. 246 永 Secrets of Yong’an 永安秘事 Worry-Free Flower Plume无忧花翎14k WordsCompleted Secrets of Yong'an —Reads—Score—14d adds
47. 247 宝 A Mom’s Road to a Comeback 宝妈的逆袭之路 Worry-Free Flower Plume无忧花翎8k WordsCompleted A Mom's Road to Reversal 1Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 248 空 The Road to Being Reborn After a Plane Crash 空难重生之路 Worry-Free Flower Plume无忧花翎6k WordsCompleted The Road to Being Reborn After an Air Disaster —Reads—Score—14d adds
49. 249 宝 Pokemon: The Beloved Little Cub Shows Off Its Cuteness Online 宝可梦：团宠幼崽在线卖萌 Potato-Filled Savior of Potato Man土豆馅拯救土豆侠Anime Fanfiction319k WordsCompleted Good news: I've transmigrated to the Pokemon world of my dreams! Bad news: I've become a human baby who can only babble “goo goo”! After a Lucario mistakes me for a Pokemon baby and takes me in, my life as a happy little freeloader (strike that) and the family's darling officially begins. Lucario is my all-purpose daddy, a level-ten scholar of Aura communication; Blissey is my personal caretaker, feeding me fruit snacks by hand; Arcanine is my warm, cozy bed, and rolling around in that fluffy fu 1.4kReads—Score14314d adds

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    Please, everyone, support this child! [Crying][crying][crying]

50. 250 我 My Days as a Sugar Baby in Bangkok 我在曼谷傍富婆的日子 Crimson Snow's Song绛雪吟Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted While traveling in Thailand, deliveryman Zhou Zihao meets Shilin Suolawei, the daughter of a Thai conglomerate, through a series of strange coincidences. Amid cultural clashes and class differences, he turns his life around with sincerity and smarts, all while staying true to himself... A down-to-earth story filled with warmth and emotions that slowly build. 12Reads9.4Score—14d adds

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    This is really good! [Thumbs up]

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