Books to Read When You're Feeling Lost About the Future 求对未来迷茫的时候,可以看看的书
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- 201 The Bronze Key: A Civilization's Story in the Quantum Age 青铜密钥:量子时代的文明叙事 The Bronze Key: A Civilizational Narrative in the Quantum Age —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 202 Buddha's Light Beneath the Star Trails 星轨下的佛光 Buddha’s Light Beneath the Star Trails 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Working Stiff's Little Journal 打工小记
Urban daily life + earning a living through hard work + multiple heroines + healing The story of an ordinary wage earner: from drifting to Guangzhou to drifting to Beijing, from Shaoxing to Foshan and then to Majiaqiao in Beijing. Fifteen years in all. See how a worker at the bottom makes his way through life... I went south at fifteen and drifted north at thirty. The fiercest gamble of my life took fifteen years to pay for. Over those fifteen years, I worked in an electronics factory, served
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- 204 Strange Tales of the Marketplace: One Glance Reveals Your Fortune 市井奇事:一眼看穿你气运 A feng shui novel covering homes, shops, workplaces, haunted houses, graves, and personal fortunes. Chen Xian is a fourth-year computer science student with a pair of naturally sharp eyes: he can see the light and darkness of the fortune hovering over other people's heads. Black means misfortune is clinging to you, crimson means disaster is imminent, and a flash of blue means trouble is brewing. Ever since he gained this ability, people have called him a jinx. He's been scolded, made to pay for 42Reads—Score—Shelves
- 205 Plunge! 坠! I was born in a small city blanketed in coal dust. By chance, I reunited with the girl who had once lived next door, whom I hadn't seen in many years. There were many versions of the rumors about her past, and it was hard to tell truth from fiction. This time, she slowly told her own story. I had just finished reading Fallen. Her life had some similarities to Mo Huai's in the book, but the differences between them were fundamental. I wrote down this memory not to compare whose fate was more trag 103Reads—Score—Shelves
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At the Crossroads of Love and Marriage 站在爱与婚姻的十字路口
“Yu Meiren: Written on a Visit to My Alma Mater” “After many years, I return to the place where I studied, and memories drift on the gentle breeze. I recite poems by the stone boat until moonlight shines, while rippling waters reflect green silhouettes. Though I have come here, my heart remains; I wave goodbye and take my leave. How many kindred spirits can one find in life? Even after roaming the ends of the earth, I still think of my classmates.” Xu Ming combined the refined pleasures of a man
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Plum Blossoms Bloom Beyond the Great Wall 易路梅花塞北开
The book is now complete. Thank you all for your support. This is my first novel. Philosophical topics are niche by nature. I’m not looking for traffic; I only hope to offer something to readers who are passionate about the profound and extensive culture of the I Ching. The book consists of three volumes, progressing logically from specific details to the bigger picture. My abilities are limited, my knowledge shallow, and I published in haste, so there are bound to be many shortcomings and error
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My Days as a Sugar Baby in Bangkok 我在曼谷傍富婆的日子
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.
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My Olive-Green Youth 我的橄榄绿青春
[Military] [Personal Growth] [Realistic] [Everyday Life] For those who are losing faith in life. This book healed me, and helped me, a confused veteran, gradually rediscover my purpose and confidence in life. I hope you can find something to take away from this book, too.
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Realm Capital 界都
I contain all things. It all began on the first day I entered Jiangcheng Elite Academy... This is a world where Blue Star is divided in two, five hundred years after the spiritual qi revival. You'll find that everyone around me, whether ordinary or exceptional, is remarkable in their own way. The universe has ten domains, the ten domains have the Milky Way, the Milky Way has Blue Star, Blue Star has the Spirit Realm, the Spirit Realm has Huaxia, and Huaxia has Jiedu... Are you ready to embark on
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- 211 This World Is Such a Mess! 这个世界好混乱啊! Who am I? Where am I? Am I dreaming? Everyone in the world seems strange. What was that I heard… My heart hurts so much. At last, I picked up my knife… I died… I came back to life, but I no longer had a heart… This is a world with just one continent and a few islands, and it is on the brink of an eerie apocalypse. Can someone without a heart feel the warmth and coldness of human life? How can I hold on to my heart in a world gone mad? Why can I calmly watch the living die right before my eyes? 188Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Symbiotic Realm 共生之域
The realist fantasy novel "The Domain of Symbiosis" explores the awkwardness and wonder of humanity caught between Daoist artifacts and tools, matter and spirit, and silicon-based and carbon-based life. The protagonist, Lei Mo, is a forty-year-old single male freelance artist with a wild, unruly temperament and a disdain for money.
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Lord Lin Chong 林冲君
There have been heroes who were not sages, but never sages who were not heroes! One who can rouse himself may be called a hero. To rouse oneself is for one’s nature to arise from one’s vital energy. Dragging one’s feet and simply going along with the world, accepting what is and rejecting what is not, working all day yet never rising above a life of rank, land, house, and family, counting every grain of rice and every bundle of firewood until one’s spirit is worn down day by day, looking up at t
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The Years I Spent Curing People's Poverty 我给人治穷病那些年
Not one thing here is true. I made it all up. I don’t understand economics or psychology. I don’t understand anything. I imagine that I’m an economic consultant who has met far too many people trapped in difficult circumstances, and knows that there is always a reason people remain poor for so long. Wealth and status have never been predestined, nor are they simply a matter of luck. More often, people find themselves constrained at every turn and unable to escape poverty because of mistaken perc
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Strange Outdoor Expeditions 诡异户外探索
Phones are inseparable from daily life and constantly in the public eye. Livestreaming on phones has become a way for some people to explore the world and make money… Wang Fan was a professional online celebrity. At first, he livestreamed himself singing and chatting with viewers online… As time went by, singing and chatting on livestreams were no longer enough to satisfy his audience. A chance outdoor outing led him to explore outdoor livestreaming.
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Reborn as Liu Bowen of the Ming Dynasty, I Rely on Feng Shui to Conquer the World 穿成大明刘伯温我靠风水稳赢天下
[Ensemble Cast + Conquest + Political Intrigue + Feng Shui and Face Reading + No System] Liu Abao, a legendary modern master of feng shui, woke up in another body as Liu Bowen, the Ming Dynasty's foremost strategist. Using feng shui as his game and the world as his board, he commands the dragon veins and breaks deadly formations, directing the realm with a smile and crushing every rival in his path. Zhu Yuanzhang: “We’ll all listen to our lord. My lord, please hurry up and pass the throne to me!
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The Eternal Wisdom of Weiqi 弈旨千秋
Core theme: Using the four realms of Go as its framework, the story explores Go's philosophical depth as a microcosm of Chinese culture through a journey of Go practice across time and space. It echoes Ban Gu's Treatise on Go: “Go above contains images of heaven and earth; next, the rule of emperors; in the middle, the power of the Five Hegemons; and below, the affairs of the Warring States.” In the first 17 chapters, the protagonist transmigrates through time and space to grasp the philosophica
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Online Game: Rebuilding My Life 网游之重塑人生
Qin Feng used to be a hopeless romantic. He gave his girlfriend his whole heart and treated her like a queen. And what did he get in return? She casually tossed out, "You can't give me the life I want," then turned around and walked away. Qin Feng was completely crushed. He holed up in his rented apartment every day, questioning his whole existence and wondering what the point of living was. Eventually, with nothing else to do and no other options, he plunged into an online game to kill time.
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All Things as One: Transmigrating Across Light-Years to Protect You 万有一体:穿越光年守护你
Fantasy cultivation, Eastern Zen, and post-apocalyptic science fiction intertwine in a beautiful romance between immortal and mortal. An immortal spirit descends to the mortal world to turn the tables and change her fate. With an expansive imagination and a plot full of twists and turns, the story blends cultivation and tribulations, a love spanning dimensions, and the secrets behind the universe’s ascension to a higher dimension. Set against Earth’s ascension to a higher dimension, the novel fo
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Exploring the Mysteries of Matter 探索物质之谜
This book explores new ways to unravel the mysteries of the universe's matter, approaching questions of dark matter, dark energy, the nature of time and space, the principles of motion, quantum phenomena, and more from an entirely fresh perspective.
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The Snow Canon, the Mist Canon: Chronicle of the Twins 雪典,雾典,双生纪
“The first snow between heaven and earth fell atop Kunlun Mountain. Back then, snow did not yet know what melting was, and mist did not know what it meant to disperse. They thought everything in the world would last forever.” “Later, the snow melted and became water. The mist dispersed and became nothing. Only then did they understand: what was eternal was not themselves, but the person who paused in the snow, and the eyes that glanced back through the mist.”
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- 222 The Rain Canon 雨典 When rain falls upon the world, it is no longer just water. It becomes a bridge between two people meeting, tears of parting, the sorrow of waiting, and a promise to stay together. How many bonds of affection between heaven and earth last only as long as a passing shower? And I am merely the passerby holding an umbrella. 36Reads—Score—Shelves
- 223 Spring and Autumn in the Textbooks 课本春秋 Seasons in the Textbook A Republican-era classroom, with one teacher and several students [Volume One] First School Year (Autumn 1932–Summer 1933): The Beginning of Learning Opening Note: In the autumn of 1932, the ancestral hall in Qingxi Town opened its doors as a school. Five children walked inside. Over the next six years, they would see the whole world from here. A Poem for the Opening The ancestral hall’s threshold stands three inches high. The children lift their feet to cross, unawar 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 224 The Ancestor's Parody of Versailles: A Lecture Hall of Laughter 百家笑谭老祖宗的凡尔赛讲堂 Emergency report! Emergency report! The Chinese cultural heritage system has triggered a Level Three Red Alert! The meeting room at the Heavenly Dao Administration was in chaos. Three curves plunged on the holographic display: The first line, labeled [System Comprehension], had fallen from 85% in the Tang Dynasty to 32% in the 21st century. The second line, labeled [Integrity Index], had gone from the dazzling galaxy of the "Hundred Schools of Thought" era to today's scattered "quotes from fa 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 225 Collection of Two Forgettings: Records of an Unknown Daoist Couple Among Clouds and Waters 两忘集——无名道侣云水录 The Collection of Two Forgotten: The Unnamed Daoist Couple's Record of Clouds and Waters 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 226 Alive! As Long as She’s in This Town, She’s Alive 活性!只要她还在这座小镇就活着 You are alive. Your body is alive. But are you still human at heart? Did you see someone today? Did you make a choice today, not because it was easy, but because it was right? Did you do something today where no one could see, something only you would ever know about? It was small, so small you’d feel embarrassed even to mention it. But you did it. That is your humanity. That is your vitality. To be alive, you need humanity. Even if you mutate, you can still be human. Without humanity, you’re no 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 227 The Ancient Powerhouses Have Arrived 上古大佬团驾到 The ancient supreme gods Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi, long since retired and all but legendary, were bored one day. They decided to take their wives, Xihe and Changxi, on a “business trip” that was really a “government-funded vacation,” visiting the Heavenly Court and the Underworld, both under the administration of the current management, the Jade Emperor. When word got out, the officials governing the Three Realms fell into unprecedented panic and chaos. They mistook a simple family outing for 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 228 Candied Hawthorn Inn 糖葫芦客栈 Pure dialogue, a novel told entirely through lines of speech. The martial world can be a little bitter, so why not try a candied hawthorn? The first bite is tart, but the sweetness lingers. Another one, dear guest! Welcome to the Candied Hawthorn Inn! 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 229 The Blood-Red Wedding Dress: My Five-Hundred-Year-Old Ghost Girlfriend 血色嫁衣我的五百岁女鬼女友 A female ghost in a blood-red wedding dress! A sinister plot that extinguished all humanity! A meeting five hundred years in the making: she came back in this life for you! Young Gu Linchuan secluded himself in Jiangnan to prepare for his exams, only to encounter Rong Qianlu, a five-hundred-year-old female ghost dressed in a blood-red wedding gown. Her family was slaughtered when she was alive, turning her into a vengeful spirit, but Gu Linchuan’s gentleness brought out her vulnerable side. The 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 230 Push: The First Time I Got Pushed, I Hit Back! 推——第一次被推就打回去! Push Back! The First Time Someone Pushes You, Hit Them Right Back! 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 231 Slaughter Kindergarten: Killergarten 杀戮幼儿园——Killergarten Killergarten 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 232 The Rivers and Mountains Trilogy 山河故人三部曲 A small town in Jiangnan, Mudanjiang in the northeast, and the ancient city of Xi'an. Different places, the same vision. Beautiful China! Jiangnan's bridges and flowing streams, the northeast's ice and snow, Xi'an's lamb paomo. Beautiful mountains, beautiful rivers, and even more beautiful people. The scenery is written through its people, and the people are reflected in the scenery! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 233 Seven-Day Captivity: A Letter from the Abyss 七日囚——深渊的来信 Seven Days Imprisoned: A Letter from the Abyss 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 234 Forgotten River Teahouse: Ghost Stories Galore at the Ghost Festival Teahouse 忘川茶寮——中元茶寮鬼话连篇 Wangchuan Teahouse: Ghost Stories Galore at the Zhongyuan Teahouse 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 235 Killergarten 2: Frozen Throne 杀戮幼儿园2冰封王座——Killergarten2FrozenThrone Killergarten 2: Frozen Throne —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 236 The Savage Era: The Legend of Tang Yan 蛮荒纪元:棠焱传奇 The Wilds Era: The Legend of Tang Yan 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 237 The Meal on the Plate: The Execution Ground, They Watch You, They Remember 盘中餐:刑场——它们看着你,它们记得 The Meal on the Plate: The Execution Ground: They Watch You, They Remember 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 238 A Double-Faced Jianghu, Dedicated to the Eighteen of Every Story 双面江湖献给所有故事里的十八号 The world sings the praises of heroes, But who remembers the nameless extras? The jianghu is more than flashing blades, It lives in serving tea and sweeping floors, too. Two voices separated by countless mountains and rivers, yet keeping exactly the same rhythm. Unhurried, neither too loud nor too soft. Like a heartbeat, like breathing. Like the jianghu itself, quietly and ceaselessly carrying on. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 239 The Person in the Mirror: Who's Living My Life? 镜中人:谁在替我活着 The Person in the Mirror: Who Is Living My Life 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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Marching Out of the Ten Thousand Mountains to Reclaim Our Homeland and Expand Our Borders 兵出十万大山,复故土拓新疆
Liu Yongfu went up the mountain to gather firewood. In a dream, an old man told him that he was a mighty general who should defend his home and protect his people. When he woke, he also had a new set of memories from the future. Liu Yongfu decided that, besides defending his homeland, he should find the Han people a place to settle, help them survive more than a decade of war and natural disasters, and fight against imperialism... [Some parts of this story take liberties with history, or happen
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- 241 After the College Entrance Exam, I Used My Foresight to Become a Tycoon 回到高考后,利用先知成富豪 By a twist of fate, Chen Feiyu returns to the day after his class reunion, held after the college entrance exam. Using his information advantage, he makes up for past regrets. From the start, he sets his sights on the Brazil World Cup to earn his first fortune, then uses his expertise and memories to grow his money in the stock market. He also keeps in touch with his high school crush and his senior from university, wins the hearts of both beauties, and becomes a winner in life! 2.6kReads—Score107Shelves
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Feng Shui for Beginners 零基础学习风水
My name is Chen Ping'an... Understand this novel, and your destiny will change forever... Even complete beginners can learn simple, practical feng shui secrets... If you want to change something in your life, you really should give it a read!
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The Book of Seals of Mountains and Seas 山海封印簿
The ideal of a global community versus social Darwinism Mythical beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas cross into our world: divine beasts battle a host of ghosts, heroic spirits fight evil spirits, and the Way of the King clashes with the Way of Hegemony! Mortals converse with demons, while the primordial spirit becomes entangled with the conscious spirit. Season One: Tame beasts, level up, and set out on your journey; collect divine beasts, refine magical artifacts, and advance along t
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Reading Books Grants Stats: The Path to Godhood 看书加属性,成就通神之路
[Boosting Stats vs. Gaining Abilities]+ [Personal Growth vs. Plotting Across the Universe]+ [Protagonist vs. Author]+ … [Blurb 1: Reading books boosts your stats. The more you boost them, the more you read; the more you read, the more you boost them. And so you slowly grow stronger. Since the protagonist grows by reading, the change happens gradually. Give it a try if that sounds like your kind of story.] … [Blurb 2: Whether in fiction or reality, reading books gives you knowledge. What would
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How to Make Videos for Douyin: The No-Nonsense Guide 新手如何做抖音:纯干货
Have you ever been through this? You stay up all night filming dozens of videos, but the view count stays stuck at 500. You put together useful, well-researched content, but hardly anyone likes it. You watch others churn out hit after hit while your own account feels like a stagnant pond. You start to wonder: Is the algorithm unfair? Or do you simply lack the talent? Stop wearing yourself out. The root of the problem may not be that you're not trying hard enough, but that you've never systemati
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An Ordinary Man's Dream of Becoming a Millionaire Stock God 平凡男人的千万股神梦
Synopsis This is the story of Wang Fan, an ordinary middle-aged man from the countryside, and his comeback in the stock market. Facing a midlife crisis and the burden of supporting his family, Wang Fan resolutely entered the market. After five years of losses and confusion, he nearly broke down under the weight of his debts. Then, by chance, he encountered the philosophically rich "Chan Theory," beginning a dual journey of technical study and self-cultivation. By day, he hustled for a living a
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The I Ching in Everyday Life: My Journey to Enlightenment 生活中的易经:我的悟道实录
Which path should I take in life? Why am I still unhappy despite all my hard work? Will that person come back? Will next year be any better? We have all paused at a crossroads in life, wondering what fate has in store for us. While I was writing this series, someone asked me, “Do people actually read what you write? These days, everyone likes feel-good stories.” I smiled and said nothing. Feel-good stories can make you happy for a while, but once you finish them, you're still left feeling lost.
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A Record of Civil Law Inheritance 民法传承录
The wise sayings of old teach you earnestly. Gather rhymes and expand your knowledge; see and hear more. To understand the present, look to the past: without the past, there can be no present. Pass these teachings down and use them to enlighten the world. Take whatever you wish from all I have learned in my lifetime.
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Eight Meters Apart: Imperfect Us 八米的距离:不完美的我们
I wrote a love letter for my roommate to give to the classmate I had a crush on. Every “I love you” was something I was desperately writing to myself. Ten years later, I got married. My bride wasn’t her. On our wedding night, my wife said calmly, “I know there’s a room in your heart I can’t enter.” I said I was sorry. She said, “What matters is that you come home every day.” Ten years later, I nearly cheated on her. When the young woman took off her coat, she revealed the scars on her wrist: “We
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Tales from the Stock Market 股市浮沉录
This is an uplifting, heartwarming urban romance, set in the present day and filled with the love, hate, and everyday joys and sorrows of ordinary city dwellers. Stock trading forms the heart of the story, woven together with countless useful tips for daily life and insights drawn from my own experiences. With delicate prose and sincere emotion, it offers plenty of practical advice and captures the many faces of city life. The premise is fresh and original, with no tedious, day-by-day recounting
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