Books That Help You Get Better at Scheming 心眼子能提高的书

1. 801 逃 Fleeing Famine and Farming: The Eldest Daughter of the Farmhouse Keeps the Family Fed 逃荒种田，农门长姐养家忙 Clouds Above the Clouds云上之云Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This story has no space, is not a feel-good power fantasy, and its famine-flight scenes are adapted from historical accounts of ordinary people fleeing famine in different periods. The heroine is only eight years old, so escaping with her whole family in tow is very hard, incredibly hard. If you’re looking for a feel-good power fantasy, please move on. Don’t read to the end, decide the main characters have suffered too much, feel bad, and then leave a negative review. Writing is hard, so please 40.3kReads9.4Score5.2kShelves
2. 802 人 Strangers in Public, Intimate in Private 人前不熟，人后熟透 Marguerite玛格绿特Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted Original title: The More the Night Deepens, the More Familiar We Become Fake Lady x Real Playboy | Mature Man and Woman | Neither Is a Virgin | Intense Push and Pull | Stealing Someone's Man | Happy Ending On the night she decided to get a divorce, Shi Yue went looking for a pretty young man. As she planted her high heel on his shoulder, her ex-husband's close friend caught them in the act. Qin Zhao, who had never given her a second glance, suddenly leaned close to her ear and tempted her: "Wou 59.2kReads9.3Score7.6kShelves
3. 803 亲 Dear Housewife 亲爱的主妇 Heartfelt at Midnight深夜走心Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This is the story of four “desperate housewives” seeking redemption in their marriages. Four women living in a major city are each going through an emotional crisis: Zhu Tianlan’s nine-year marriage is shattered by a mysterious video of an affair. How will she save herself after uncovering the truth? Ji Lingyun, trapped in a sexless marriage, has a passionate encounter that stirs her heart. Will she give in, or find redemption? The domineering, mature beauty Mi Shu remains unmarried well into ad 5.3kReads9.4Score813Shelves
4. 804 我 I'm Not a Corporate Drone 我不是牛马 Liangquan Chess Matchmaker梁泉棋媒Urban230k WordsOngoing Called a beast of burden for half a lifetime, spending the rest proving he is human: a gritty tale of poverty, class struggle, and the original kindness of the human heart, with a satisfying rise from the bottom. Life is hard for everyone, and we've all been forced to toil like beasts of burden at some point. But never forget: we were born human, not livestock. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is beautiful and has a strong sense of immersion

5. 805 逃 After Escaping Her Adoptive Parents, Her Life Goes into Easy Mode 逃离养父母家后，她的人生开挂了 Xi Wenjin席文锦Modern Romance4.6M WordsCompleted [Period drama] + [Mutual devotion] + [Modern romance] + [Two top students] + [Everyone's darling] + [Modern romance with a cute baby] She's the adopted daughter the Su family took in, a beauty and a top student. Her adoptive parents want to keep the family fortune in their own hands, so they force her to quit school and marry their son. When she learns the truth, she runs away in the middle of the night. After escaping, she meets a business tycoon, and her extraordinary life begins. With help fr 7.3kReads8.3Score804Shelves

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   It is a book with both IQ and EQ. It is so wonderfully written. It is really rewarding to have it as my companion during this summer vacation.

6. 806 老 My Husband Faked Infertility to Steal My Family’s Fortune, So I Fought Back 老公假装不孕夺我家产，我绝地反击 Xi Wenjin席文锦26k WordsCompleted My husband pretended to be infertile to steal my family’s fortune. I fought back against all odds. 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
7. 807 求 Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Merchant 求生游戏：请叫我诚信商人 A Little Fu Fu一只福富Sports848k WordsOngoing [Leveling Up + No Romance + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] All of humanity is dragged into a survival game, and Li Zhi changes class early to become a “merchant.” Starting out with a stall at the most primitive Beastfolk market, she gradually grows into a cosmic merchant known to everyone. Other races: “What a schemer! A once-in-a-century swindler! Not only is she crafty, her underlings can fight like crazy! Who’d dare refuse to do business with her?!” “Slander! Pure slander! I’ve always done business 177.8kReads9.2Score32.1kShelves
8. 808 假 After Faking Nobility, I Became a God 假冒贵族后我成神了 A Scholar Through and Through书生本色Fantastical Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Fake aristocrat + true queen + secret identities + everyone’s favorite + nation-building + personal growth] Luo Wei transmigrates into the body of a lowly commoner who passed herself off as a noble girl to enroll at school. Her identity is about to be exposed, and she’ll be despised and cursed by the entire school before being hanged at the gallows in the marketplace. Luo Wei: What’s there to be afraid of? I just have to pretend to be a noble. As someone from the twenty-first century, I can act 137.7kReads9.5Score15.4kShelves
9. 809 穿 After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder Female Lead, I Speed-Married an Army Representative 穿成炮灰女配后和军代表闪婚了 Half Wood, Half Fire半木半火Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Original Title: Factory Affairs in the Sixties, from State-Owned Factory to...] [Current Title: The Road to Success in the Sixties: She Just Wants to Get Ahead] [No Golden Finger + Serving the Nation and Its People Through Public Service + A Strong Male Lead and an Even Stronger Female Lead] [No Rural Relocation, No Black Market, No Supporting a Man, No Female Lead Suffering, No Doormat Wife] Xia Baozhu, a woman with a secure state-sector job, was reborn in 1963. To get back t 35.6kReads9.3Score4.9kShelves
10. 810 穿 Transmigrating into a Book in the 1970s: The Educated Youth Goes Wild, with Endless Schemes 穿书七零：知青发癫，套路无边 Shabby School Heartthrob破烂校草Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Alternate history + Period setting + Transmigrate into a book + Pocket dimension + Everyone is a villain + Ensemble cast + No romance + Mystery?] After dying in an apocalypse novel, Xu Qinglan transmigrates into a book again. This time, she's a sacrificial nobody forced to go to the countryside in a period novel! If she resists being sent away, she'll be trapped in an endless loop. After dying countless times, she finally gives in. The protagonist seems like a delicate, innocent white lotus wit 28.1kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves
11. 811 女 The Villainess Says Nothing, She Just Keeps Stealing Opportunities 女配不语，只一味抢夺机缘 Moon Facing the Sky月对空Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance, an absolutely massive golden finger, carefree cultivation, fighting monsters and leveling up] What happens when a cannon-fodder supporting heroine gains the ability to reload infinitely... Bad spiritual roots from the start? Reload and try again. Can’t win the sect tournament? Reload and try again. A secret realm full of danger? Reload to avoid every danger and collect every rare treasure. Offended a high-ranking cultivator? Even with just a 1% chance of success, keep reloading thro 80.8kReads9.4Score10.8kShelves
12. 812 不 No Mercy for the World 不赦人间 Tianya88天涯88Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted For the first twenty years of her life, Chen Qingxing lived by one rule: never count on a miracle. When someone else took the spot she had earned as a student in need, and her part-time wages were withheld, she signed a harsh sponsorship agreement. Her benefactor would pay for her to finish college, and after graduation, she would repay the debt with a marriage of convenience. There was no romance involved. It was a deal with a clearly marked price. She relied on careful calculations to plan eve 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He will teach you how to live among wolves! Go and see it!

13. 813 女 The Female Bank President's Last Resort 女行长的穷途末路 Xu Ci珝慈Modern Romance102k WordsCompleted A teller's act of withholding checks toppled the first domino in the bank run at Yunhai City Commercial Bank. Though bank president Ma Yuquan fought desperately to contain the crisis, she ultimately could not counter the enormous fallout from the sudden disappearance of the bank's major shareholder and the head of its controlling rural bank. Ma Yuquan sensed the situation was full of hidden twists and turns, yet never revealed the secret of who she had been with during her brief disappearance, w 787Reads9.3Score111Shelves

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    Recommend the completed novel "The End of the Female President", a workplace novel and high-level strategy. It writes about how female bank president Ma Yuquan went from being an aspiring elite woman with great ambitions, bright eyes, and determined to serve the country through finance. In the face of power and bad capital, she was trapped step by step and lost herself, thus embarking on a dead end in life. The novel has a fast pace, fluent writing, and rich plots. There are many scenes in which the best friend competes for her boyfriend, and the single and elderly heroine secretly gives birth to a child and designs a legal adoption.

14. 814 妈 The Seventh Door of Mother 妈妈的第七扇门 Tale of the Literary Star文星传Urban304k WordsCompleted For a long time, I never understood my mother’s past. This was the first time I had looked so deeply back on her life: one generation of women interpreting another. In the 1990s, my eighteen-year-old mother left a small mountain village in Nanyang and headed alone for the glittering city. A scrap of gum wrapper brought her face to face with the calamity of her life: Liu Dawang. And so the door to her fate opened. She made a living in urban villages and hotpot restaurants, leaning on her best fr 831Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book teaches you to let go, and it can teach you to recognize people. This book is also known as "My Mom's Social Awesomeness", "My Cousin's Diary of Poverty Alleviation", and "Does My Dad Know?" - Welcome to the trap, and the three views are not guaranteed.

15. 815 富 The Rich Kid Who Turned His Life Around by Writing Web Novels After Going into Debt 富二代的我负债后竟用写网文翻身 Gu Chen Writes to Support the Family顾晨写文养家Urban422k WordsOngoing An A9-level rich kid and civil servant, buried in debt, somehow turns his life around by writing web novels and rises to the top… Writing and paying off his debts are the main threads of the story, interwoven with family secrets, analysis of current affairs, reflections on life, clever part-time job tips, writing advice, and more... The novel is packed with knowledge from economics, philosophy, history, sociology, management, and other fields. It’s not a power fantasy, but it will absolutely sho 164Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    It's more in line with the topic, but many people can't read it.

16. 816 伟 The Great Confucius, Volume Two 伟大的孔夫子（下册） Wang Fenghai王凤海Historical323k WordsCompleted This book focuses on key stages of Confucius's life in his later years, tracing the central ideas of “at sixty, understanding without resistance” and “at seventy, following one's heart's desires without overstepping the bounds.” It recounts his achievements in governing Zhongdu and serving as Grand Minister of Justice, his diplomatic acumen at the Meeting of Jiagu between Qi and Lu, and historical events such as “tearing down the three capitals” and “executing Shaozheng Mao.” It also records the 4Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    Duke Yan of Song Dynasty

17. 817 一 A Room With the Lights Dimmed 一室暗灯 Diving into the Sea to Dodge Fish跳海躲鱼Modern Romance966k WordsOngoing That day, I groveled before a billionaire, wagging my tail for his approval. I thought he was my salvation when I had nowhere else to turn. All I got was one humiliation after another. I became the biggest joke in his circle. Later, I accidentally stumbled upon his secret, peeling back layer after layer of his heart until grief brought me to tears. And he peeled mine open too, only to stab it viciously, once, twice... countless times. Ruan Qing, who brought me into the industry, was once an inn 665Reads8.7Score163Shelves

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    This book taught me 8,000 tricks

18. 818 悬 Suspicious Homicide Cases: A Police Chief's Major Crimes Notebook 悬疑凶案：公安局长重案手记 Cyanide Murmurs氰呓语Mystery500k WordsOngoing An assassination attempt targeting the county magistrate ends with the accidental killing of the only daughter of Qingjiang's richest man. After five years as strangers, the husband and wife join forces again following their daughter's tragic death. The mother launches a forceful counterattack in politics, while the father brings the full weight of his business empire to bear. They swear to make the killers pay in blood. To crack the case, the female God of War Lu Qingshuang is parachuted into t 47.3kReads8.2Score2.9kShelves
19. 819 公 The Police Chief’s Shocking Crackdown on Organized Crime 公安局长惊天扫黑大案 Zhang Dali, Bursting with Bullish Energy牛气冲天的张大力Urban472k WordsOngoing Han Shuang arrives in Changhu City and takes up her new post. On her very first day, the heiress of Changhu Group dies under mysterious circumstances, and a forensic examiner carrying evidence climbs into a restricted area, their fate unknown. Wu Gang hides a blade behind his smile. Deputy Director Gou Jianxiao sets traps at every turn, while the three great families are entangled in a web of influence. With two capable women at her side, Han Shuang steps into this isolated city woven from power 7.6kReads7.5Score478Shelves
20. 820 考 The Civil Service Exam? He's Right There, and He's Fallen for Her First 考公？右上方，他先动了心 Xiaoxiao Gou'er Lingdang晓晓狗儿铃当Modern Romance117k WordsCompleted A chaste, wounded male lead + a heroine who fights by his side + the most restrained prose for the most overwhelming emotions. He could have any woman he wanted. Yet he fell for a subcontractor’s engineer who already had a boyfriend. That beauty mark: the moment he saw it, he knew he could never forget it. Dai Lian has seen the deepest nights Jiangcheng has to offer. Shen Yonghui is the true power behind the scenes, radiating a cold, abstinent aura. Everyone says the powerful man is ruthless and 81Reads—Score191Shelves
21. 821 女 The Female Bureau Chief: Storms in the Crackdown on Organized Crime 女局长：扫黑风云 Cyanide Murmurs氰呓语Urban609k WordsCompleted A gritty novel based on real events: criminal investigations, officialdom, deals, and power plays. Justice comes at the cost of blood, and the true enemy is always hidden in the deepest fog. 260Reads7.0Score138Shelves
22. 822 女 Madam Director, a Major Anti-Crime Case! 女局长，扫黑连环大案！ Zhang Dali, Bursting with Bullish Energy牛气冲天的张大力Urban683k WordsCompleted Female Lead | Anti-Organized Crime | Anti-Drug Operations | Political Arena | Satisfying Revenge There’s no need to fear being pushed around, as long as you can turn things around! Anfu City, the most remote county in Yuzhou, faces the neighboring country’s Wu City across the Qing River. On her first day in office, Meng Yun doesn’t go to her office. She heads straight to the scene of a gunfight. Before the blood has even dried, she begins hunting down the perpetrators. 161Reads7.4Score137Shelves
23. 823 女 The Female Police Chief's Major Cases Series: Undercurrents 女公安局长大案系列之暗流 Xiaoxiao Gou'er Lingdang晓晓狗儿铃当Mystery221k WordsOngoing On a stormy night, two murder cases erupt at once in Handong Province. Criminal investigation captains Lu Chen and Chen Feng follow separate leads: one investigates a red ribbon on a wedding bed, the other a carcinogen in a teacup. The two trails converge on the same name. Gu Qingling. Thirty-one years old, a first-class merit recipient, and former commander of a special operations unit. Meanwhile, the real killer watches it all from the shadows. As the undercurrents of power swallow up every pi 2.8kReads—Score186Shelves
24. 824 哥 My Higher-Dimensional Universe 哥的超维宇宙 Big Dragon Fruit大那火龙果Sci-Fi & Apocalypse207k WordsCompleted [Hard sci-fi] [Time loops] [Multiple universes] [Mind-bending] An endless loop, death after death, traveling through twelve universes in search of the truth: Who am I? 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The book written by my best friend's ex-boyfriend is very brain-burning.

25. 825 穿 Transmigrated to the Mechanical Immortal Dynasty: The Nine Provinces War Chronicles 穿越机械仙朝之九州战记 Gou of the Shepherd Dog牧羊狗的苟Eastern Fantasy639k WordsCompleted Chen Xuecong brought a starship and advanced robots with him as he traveled faster than light and transmigrated to a world of cultivation. He became an immortal's second-generation heir, with endless cultivation resources at his disposal. Surrounded by a host of maids, he lived a life of decadent luxury. Yet he was the cultivation world's greatest mastermind behind the scenes. Using his robot army, he broke the seal on the Nine Provinces' Demon Abyss and opened the path to ascension, helping his 235Reads8.8Score104Shelves

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    Life is already so hard, so why not take it hard? The work combines the steady development of "mortal cultivating immortality" with the crushing feeling of the steel torrent of "the fourth natural disaster". There is no upgrading to fight monsters, and there is no protagonist who has to endure hardships. No system, all eyes and ears

26. 826 暂 The Day in Storage 暂存日 Three Thousand Worlds, May the Winds Rise and Waters Surge浮世三千风生水起Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted That sunset over the Pacific was so beautiful, so dazzling and grand. Like a beautiful butterfly, she was blinded by it and plunged headfirst into a web that had been carefully spun over ten years. Can she break free? 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A romantic encounter, a gorgeous sunset, a shocking conspiracy, who is the pawn? Who is the loser? Weiyang stood in the bureau and looked around.

27. 827 春 Spring Dust 春尘 Three Thousand Worlds, May the Winds Rise and Waters Surge浮世三千风生水起Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted Lin Xiaoxi’s mother has died, and one mystery after another unfolds. What kind of trap has a family spanning three generations stepped into, and who is whose vessel? The terrifying nature of high-tech criminals sends a chill down your spine. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 828 断 The Broken Bridge Can Be Crossed Alone 断桥能自渡 Both a Turtle and a Knight是乌龟也是骑士Modern Romance730k WordsOngoing [No golden finger + grounded, strong female lead + a 15-year comeback + equally strong male and female leads + inspiring and healing + work and family] What can you do in 15 years? What might you go through? She is the woman people say has no close ties with her family! Starting from nothing, she is battered by one blow after another from her family of origin, workplace bullying, and a lousy boyfriend. She stops hoping for anything and accepts her fate! From then on, she relies on neither heaven 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is about the growth history of the heroine. Each stage has different insights, and different people have different perspectives when meeting them!

29. 829 出 A Way Forward Through Mountains and Rivers 出路之山重水复 I Am But Floating Dust我本浮尘Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + Family + Women + Career + Workplace business battles + No romance + Society + An exploration of human nature] No cheat powers, no dramatic comeback. A deep look at the struggles and prospects of 99% of ordinary people! Wish-fulfillment stories are everywhere, but once the excitement fades, only emptiness remains. In the end, we all have to face the grind of daily life and the warmth or coldness of human relationships. This slow-burning work of realism offers no lucky breaks or 2.9kReads9.5Score415Shelves

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    After reading this book, you will understand what the relationship between people is. Pure love, greedy life, what else? Treat each other sincerely.

30. 830 踹 I Dumped My Poor, Good-for-Nothing Boyfriend for a Powerful Brocade Guard 踹掉穷渣男，我选权势滔天锦衣卫 Gathering Vetch, Gathering Vetch采薇采薇Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Hilarious] + [Lighthearted] + [Good values]: How do you turn an aloof, celibate man into a clingy puppy? Rong Shu raises her hand: I know this one! She transmigrated into an orphan whose parents had died, struggling to survive while caring for her younger brother. To protect herself, she spread the word everywhere that she was involved with Wei Yan, the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Before long, the men who had been targeting her ran off with their tails between their legs. Rong S 26kReads9.2Score3.7kShelves

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    After watching the heroine's operation, and then thinking about myself, I did realize something.

31. 831 我 My Years as the CEO's Daughter 我当总裁千金的这些年 Jin Yan菳言Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted CEO romance + face-slapping + satisfying revenge + youth + love + the worlds of politics, business, and the military + fierce battles A poor girl rises to become a wealthy beauty, taking on the worlds of politics and business in turn! The plot is thrilling: her secret crush confesses his feelings! A domineering CEO pursues her relentlessly! The political world treats her like a treasure! The business world holds her in awe! The heroine is clever, intelligent, emotionally savvy, and financiall 36Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Hahahaha, I have more than one mind.

32. 832 枯 The Dying Lamp Rekindled: The Prison Rose Returns 枯灯复燃，狱中玫瑰归来 Jin Yan菳言Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted Five years ago, she was the eldest daughter of the Qian family, admired by everyone. But she was framed over her family's reputation and charged with murder, falling from the clouds into the mire and ending up behind bars. Behind those high walls, she met Zhao Yi, a woman imprisoned for financial crimes who nevertheless wielded absolute power inside. In their sunless days, they became each other's light, enduring more than two thousand nights together. Five years later, Qian Xin walks out of p 26Reads8.2Score—Shelves
33. 833 物 Survival of the Fittest: Women Choose 物竞女择 Jin Yan菳言Urban515k WordsCompleted Han Jiarui, a girl precisely calculated through numbers, biology, technology, and human-body engineering. Her body-driving chip fell into ruin years ago, and no one knows her true identity... The truth comes to light: a girl who is half human, half machine, and half biological being must survive public scrutiny and the extreme challenges of the apocalypse. “For you, I’m willing to make the whole world my enemy!” A love that spans worlds. This is a story about the human rights of mechanical li 3Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 834 娱 Godfather of the Entertainment Industry 娱乐圈教父 Heading North向北Urban3.0M WordsCompleted A down-and-out keyboardist breathes his last in a hospital bed. From playing accompaniment in dance halls at sixteen to scraping by in Sanlitun at thirty-two, he'd tasted every sweetness and hardship life had to offer. When he opens his eyes, he's back in Northeast China in 2002. His young body houses a heart weathered by life's vicissitudes, along with classic melodies that shouldn't exist until the future. No System or cheat ability, just a lifetime's worth of musical talent and experience. In 43.2kReads9.2Score4.2kShelves

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    These are all very clever books and are suitable for being made into TV series. The plots are interlocking and there is something in the words. What you think is not what you think.

35. 835 影 The Movie Emperor Keeps Trying to Make a Move on Me 影帝他总想对我图谋不轨 An Suiyu安随遇Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted Shen Yi, stage name Wei Long, was an actor of superstar caliber who took the world by storm in the 1970s. But after he disappeared one day, he vanished from history without a trace, as if he had never existed. One day, Rong Qian spotted a photo of herself with Shen Yi, taken more than thirty years ago... This incredible discovery sent her on journey after journey through time, transmigrating into the past to save him! For Rong Qian, only a few days passed between each trip to the past. But for S 38.6kReads9.7Score5.8kShelves
36. 836 做 The Antiquities Restorer 做旧师 Three-Foot Demon Sash三尺妖带Urban2.9M WordsCompleted [Entirely handmade, with no AI whatsoever + Behind-the-scenes industry secrets + Authentic antique identification with images and text + National vendettas and family feuds] If you want to truly understand the antiques trade, start by making fake antiques! Start by learning to age forgeries! My name is Mei Jiu. I was just a temporary odd-jobber on a film crew, but after I helped them repair a broken bowl, I was promoted to assistant prop master. I fix props, so why are they asking me to make fak 43.7kReads9.2Score5.4kShelves
37. 837 帅 The Handsome Young Man 帅小伙 A Dao阿刀Urban1.8M WordsCompleted The Wang and Hai families had been neighbors and friends, but a dispute over building a house turned them into sworn enemies. Wang Xiaoshuai, a third-generation member of the Wang family, became a thorn in Haitang’s side. Every day after school, Haitang would block his way and beat him to a pulp, never tiring of it. Desperate to escape Haitang’s shadow, Wang Xiaoshuai racked his brains, and Haitang became the goal he was determined to surpass. 56kReads9.3Score5.9kShelves
38. 838 恒 The Constant Register of Parables 恒籍寓鉴 Xuanyuan Badao轩辕霸道Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing Synopsis of The Book of Constant Records: Tales to Awaken the Mind and Discern the Truth With “drawing wisdom from the classics to illuminate the questions of today” as its guiding principle, this book selects over a hundred classic fables and anecdotes from the various schools of philosophy, historical biographies and notes, and folk tradition. These include “The Frog at the Bottom of the Well” from Zhuangzi, “Making Up the Numbers” from Han Feizi, and “The Man from Qi Who Worried the Sky Would 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Twelve Commandments of a Wise Man: A mantra of understanding and understanding in the world. In the chaotic times of the Spring and Autumn Period, princes were vying for hegemony and the world was constantly strife. Some people followed the trend and did nothing, while others calculated their plans and betrayed their lives. Only a few people were able to settle down and succeed in the troubled times. The world called them "the transparent ones". In the depths of Yunmengze, there lived an old man named Xuan Bo. He had read all the world affairs in his life and assisted three princes. After his success, he retired to the mountains and forests. Countless people came here to ask him to teach him the wisdom of doing things in the world. The old man never preached directly, but only set up twelve trials in the bamboo courtyard in the mountains. Only those who passed the trials could learn the twelve lines of life scriptures, which is what a truly smart person should look like. This year, there was a young man named Zhao Yan who came from a poor background and had no ambitions, but he repeatedly ran into obstacles: he was eager to achieve success and gave up halfway, was dragged down by the sophistication of the world and accomplished nothing, had no way to defend himself when being plotted by others, and blamed others and others when he encountered setbacks. Hearing the name of the old man Xuan Bo, he traveled across mountains and rivers to the Bamboo Garden, where he knelt down and begged the old man for advice, hoping that he could get rid of his difficulties and live a sober and transparent life. The old man Xuan Bo looked at the eager young man in front of him, waved his hand, and asked him to stay in the courtyard first, and take care of trivial matters with him every day, and go through twelve trials step by step. Each trial hides a true meaning of life. The first commandment: only look at the results, not the process. At first, Xuan Bo asked Zhao Yan to plant corn on half an acre of wasteland behind the courtyard within three days, and ensure that the seedlings sprouted neatly. Zhao Yan was full of enthusiasm. He got up early every day and worked hard at plowing the ground and watering the fields. However, he only focused on working, regardless of whether the soil was dry or wet and the depth of the seeds was sown. After three days, he was exhausted. However, the corn was planted in a haphazard manner and it was impossible to survive. He kept complaining to the old man about how hard he worked, but Uncle Xuan said coldly: "What I want is the good land, not your tired body. Everyone in the world likes to talk about their hard work, but forgets the original goal. In the end, it is useless to be moved and emotionally drained. A truly smart person only looks at the results and does not talk about them. Process, disdain for ineffective hard work, no explanation or excuse, put the goal first, use results to determine success or failure, rather than use hard work to win sympathy." After hearing this, Zhao Yan felt ashamed, reorganized the land, and sown according to the rules. He finally completed the task and understood that work should be based on results and abandon useless emotions and excuses. The second commandment: two-way deduction, leaving a way out. A few days later, Xuan Bo asked Zhao Yan to go to the mountain market to exchange for food. He only gave him a piece of cloth and told him to exchange for enough food for the winter and to return safely. Before Zhao Yan left, he only thought about the smooth exchange of grain and didn't think much about it. However, the old man reminded him: "Have you ever thought about how the cloth could not be sold at a high price? Have you ever thought about the wind and rain on the way? Have you ever thought about how to transport the excess grain?" Zhao Yan was speechless for a moment, and Xuan Bo slowly said: "Everything should be deduced in both directions, and the pros and cons should be considered in all dimensions. We should not only think about the best results, but also predict the worst endings. We must do risk control in advance. If there is a way, move forward steadily. If there is no way, stop the loss immediately. Always have a backup plan and never passively enter the game." Zhao Yan followed his words and thought of ways in advance to reduce prices in exchange for food, borrow tools to transport food, and take detours to avoid wind and rain. The journey home went smoothly. From then on, he understood that the long-term solution is not to fight unprepared battles and to leave a way out. The third commandment: Prefer to walk alone and be self-interested. Zhao Yan lived in the mountains and often thought about getting to know the people who came to study together. He walked with people all day long and talked about everything, which wasted a lot of time in taking care of the fields and studying things. As time went by, he became more impetuous and made no progress in his work. Seeing this, Xuan Bo took him to the lone pine in the mountain and said: "This pine tree grows alone on the cliff. It does not compete with other trees. Instead, it takes root deeper and grows into a pillar. Smart people prefer to walk alone and stay away from invalid connections and human ties. They base their lives on long-term values and core interests in everything, and are not judged by emotions or emotions." Useless socializing will only consume your mind and disrupt your rhythm. Only by walking soberly can you focus on moving forward." Zhao Yan has since stayed away from useless socializing, focused on settling himself, and has made rapid progress. The fourth commandment: Understand the current situation and be able to adapt and reverse. In the summer of that year, there were sometimes prolonged droughts and no rain in the mountains, and sometimes continuous heavy rains, which put the crops in the fields to a great test. Other people who are studying only water water without knowing how to store water during drought, and only drain water without knowing how to channel it during floods, and eventually their crops are destroyed. Only Zhao Yan listened to the old man's teachings, hibernating during droughts, digging deep canals to store water, and waiting for rain; when the rain went smoothly, he used the rain to nourish the crops and took care of them with all his strength; even if the heavy rain washed away the field ridges, he did not fight head-on, but changed to plant flood-resistant crops to defy the odds. Xuan Bo nodded in approval: "Things in the world are unpredictable. Smart people understand the current situation, take advantage of the trend to speed up things, and go against the trend to accumulate strength. Even if they are in a desperate situation, they dare to be flexible and defy the odds. They are not stubborn, blindly obedient, and do not fight hard. Only by following the trend and enduring against the trend can they always succeed." The fifth commandment: speak less and do more, dare to give up and gamble. Most of the people who study together like to talk about their ambitions and strategies all day long, but never take action. When encountering a slight setback, they become obsessed with it and refuse to let go. In the end, they achieve nothing. Zhao Yan also liked to argue with others and tell his thoughts at first, but the more he talked, the more he accomplished nothing. Xuan Bo warned him: "A true wise man hides his edge in silence, works hard to gain confidence, talks less and does more, and never talks empty words. There are many obstacles in life, so you must know how to let go of obsessions, internal friction, and useless people and things, without getting entangled or hesitating; and when faced with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, you must make a decisive move and dare to fight to seize the opportunity." From then on, Zhao Yan kept his mouth shut and focused on hard work. He decisively gave up useless obsessions, no longer hesitated when faced with opportunities, and became more steady and decisive in his work. The Sixth Commandment: Be virtuous and have few desires, be ruthless and be kind. A rich man from the foot of the mountain came to give him a gift and wanted Uncle Xuan to advise him and seek ill-gotten gains. When Zhao Yan saw the old man's flat refusal, he was puzzled and felt that this was a rare opportunity. Xuan Bo said: "Smart people should be virtuous and have few desires. Their desires should be minimal and their emotions should be extremely stable. They may appear to be calm and ruthless to the outside world, but in fact they must eliminate excessive soft-heartedness and not be coerced by selfish desires. But this sobriety is by no means mean and indifferent, but sticks to the bottom line of one's heart. The core is kind and the heart is pure, sober and conscientious. No matter how generous the benefits are without virtue, they are not desirable." Only then did Zhao Yan understand that wisdom must be based on virtue. Wisdom without virtue will eventually burn you. The Seventh Commandment: Hide one's strength and be humble, and do not show joy or anger. There was a person who was studying with me. He was quite talented, but he showed off his knowledge everywhere. Xuan Bo said to Zhao Yan: "If a tree is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it. A wise man knows how to hide his edge and stay humble. He never shows his emotions, does not talk about his thoughts lightly, hides his city behind his eyes, and hides his strength in the depths. He does not show off or show off, but is low-key and tolerant. He accumulates strength in secret and grows quietly. If his sharp edge is too exposed, it will only lead to jealousy and disaster. Only by being low-key can you last long." Since then, Zhao Yan has restrained his temperament, no longer showing joy or anger, hiding everything in his heart, and keeping a low profile. The Eighth Commandment: Cut off relationships and filter out circles. Zhao Yan once got acquainted with a scholar who had bad conduct and was opportunistic all day long. He also constantly roped Zhao Yan into laziness and scheming with others, which consumed Zhao Yan's energy and made him more decadent. After Xuan Bo found out, he asked Zhao Yan to immediately cut off all contact with this person. The old man said bluntly: "The circle determines life. Smart people know how to cut off interpersonal relationships, take the initiative to stay away from people and things that consume them, cut off invalid relationships in time, do not please, do not cater, do not compromise, streamline the circle to the extreme, only walk with the same frequency and positive people, just for high-quality survival and advancement. Those who are close to red will be red and those who are close to ink will be dark. Bad relationships will only drag down your life." The ninth commandment: Attribute inward, heal and strengthen yourself. Once, the crops that Zhao Yan was tending suffered from insect pests and the harvest was greatly reduced. He first complained about the rampant pests and then complained about the bad weather, but did not reflect on his failure to take anti-insect measures in advance. Xuan Bo looked at him and said sincerely: "When encountering setbacks, people in the world always like to complain about the environment and blame others, but never look at themselves. A truly smart person attributes everything inward, reviews himself, and redeems himself, and never expects redemption from others. When encountering difficulties, he must learn lessons by himself, turn around and grow by himself, and only by healing can he become stronger." Zhao Yan suddenly woke up, took the initiative to find problems, and did pest control, and the crops would have a bumper harvest the next year. The Tenth Commandment: Be Moderate in Your Choices and Be Decisive in Killing. As more and more people sought to learn in the mountains, Xuan Bo took out a precious book on war and said that it would only be passed on to one person, so that everyone could fight for it based on their abilities. Zhao Yan wanted to get the military book, but he couldn't bear to compete with others. He was also reluctant to put down his daily chores. He hesitated and failed to act, and ultimately missed the opportunity. Xuan Bo sighed: "Life is full of trade-offs. Smart people know what they want and what they should give up. After weighing the pros and cons, they will never be sloppy. If you are soft-hearted, you should leave it to those who are worthy, and you should definitely leave it to those who consume you and hinder you. Only by making moderate choices and being decisive in killing can you get what you want. If you are indecisive, you will achieve nothing in the end." The Eleventh Commandment: See through human nature, don't tear it apart and say nothing. In the Bamboo Courtyard, there was someone who looked kind on the surface, but secretly plotted against others and robbed others of their hard work. When Zhao Yan found out, he immediately wanted to expose the other person's face in public, but was stopped by Xuan Bo. The old man said: "There are good and evil in human nature in the world. Smart people are well aware of the weaknesses of human nature. They can see through the warmth and coldness of people's hearts and the coldness of the world, but they never point it out directly. They see through without telling the truth, know people without judging others, know the truth without arguing. They know well in their hearts. Being calm and transparent on the surface leaves room for others and also leaves a way out for themselves. If you poke holes in people's hearts, it will only lead to unwarranted disputes." Zhao Yan followed his words, stayed away from villains, and no longer judged others at will. On the contrary, he avoided many disputes. The Twelfth Commandment: The inner core is clear, and the cold and heat can be overcome. After many trials, Zhao Yan gradually understood the way of life, but occasionally he would see others playing tricks and taking advantage of others, and he would still be shaken and doubt whether his persistence was correct. Xuan Bo looked at Zhao Yan, who had grown up, and said the last true meaning: "Everyone in the world follows the trend, but only the wise have a clear inner core. They can calmly deal with the world on the outside, but have their own set of rules on the inside. They do not follow the trend, blindly follow, and are not influenced by the world. In life, after all, you have to be able to overcome the cold and the warm, be clear-headed and independent, stick to your own way, and not be disturbed by the outside world. Only then can you live the way you want." At this point, Zhao Yan has gone through twelve trials and fully understood the twelve commandments of the old man Xuan Bo. He bid farewell to the old man and went down the mountain to go home. Relying on these twelve pieces of wisdom in life, he has clear goals and thoughtful thoughts, is low-key and sober, and is stubborn in choosing the good. He does not complain about others and makes decisive choices when encountering difficulties. He quickly establishes a foothold in troubled times, achieves a career, and sticks to his true intentions throughout his life, which is stable and smooth. Later, people passed down these twelve pieces of wisdom as the "Twelve Commandments of the Wise Man", which was passed down from generation to generation. Only then did the world understand that the so-called smart people are not born with extraordinary talents, but the transparency and sobriety cultivated the day after tomorrow: taking results as the criterion, taking comprehensiveness as the plan, going alone to go far, using flexibility to break problems, establishing oneself with hard work, rooted in virtue, being low-key and restrained, self-examination and self-improvement, understanding people's hearts but keeping a good heart, knowing the world but keeping the original intention. In this world, there are never born wise men, only sensible people who have been polished, adhere to the principles, and understand the way of life. If you keep these twelve commandments well, you will keep your own life well. Even if the world is in chaos, you will be able to move forward steadily and live a calm life.

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