Modern Urban Stories: Startups, Everyday Life, Business, and the Workplace 都市类：创业，日常，商业，职场
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- 751 The Scepter of the Workplace 职场权杖 This story follows Wang Hao, a witty, humorous little bureaucrat with big ambitions, as he climbs the workplace ladder. With the wholehearted help of Liu Yun and Shangguan Wei, along with his own fearless determination, he advances smoothly through officialdom, earning promotion after promotion and skipping ranks along the way. He puts serving the majority first and opposes officials who shirk their duties, but in the end, he cannot overcome bureaucracy and the system. He gives up his career in 6.9kReads9.2Score69314d adds
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Ling Yun Returns to the Mountain 凌云归山
I'm Ling Yun, an ordinary vocational school student. When I was young, I headed south to Dongguan with a head full of ambition, hoping to make something of myself. Instead, I spent every day tightening screws on an assembly line. Unable to stand a life where every day looked the same, I gritted my teeth and switched to elevator sales. I stumbled into one mess after another, hit wall after wall, took abuse, and ran myself ragged. Somehow, I went from a complete beginner to an invisible fixer in
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- 753 Rising Through the Official Ranks, Starting as a Secretary 官场从秘书开始 When hardship reaches its limit, good fortune follows. With a pure and earnest heart, Zhang Jun gets his lucky break and begins his career on the bench at an institute of traditional Chinese medicine. Skillfully navigating political maneuvering, officialdom, and human relationships, he wins allies at every turn and steadily rises through the ranks. 342.3kReads9.2Score17k14d adds
- 754 From the Start, I Revealed the Achievements of Ancient Emperors and Stunned the Emperors 开局曝光古人皇功业，惊呆皇帝们 [Historical retrospectives] + [a commoner's view of history] + [spoilers in the comments] + [emperors goofing around] + [A complete run-through of Chinese history from the Yan and Huang emperors, starting with the Shang] Chen Yong was hired to make a series of historical retrospectives. He planned to start with the Shang dynasty. To set his videos apart from the many others, he decided to follow standard historical methodology. Source priority: archaeological artifacts > official histories > 67.9kReads9.0Score4.6k14d adds
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I’m the Boss in Italy 我在意大利当老板
In late-1990s Italy, Hu Liu’an, a stranger in a strange land, takes you on a journey through an overseas world unlike any other, filled with its own bittersweet experiences and tangled loves and hatreds...
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- 756 Unorthodox Remedies of the Martial World 江湖偏方 My name is Zhang Chen. A fortune-teller said I was born with a knack for unexpected riches and would never stay on the straight and narrow. But I don’t care. In this world, people who follow the rules get leftovers, while the bold get to eat meat. I haven’t had much schooling, and I don’t understand lofty principles, but I do know this: you only win if you’re willing to fight. 62.1kReads8.9Score7k14d adds
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After Setting Myself Ablaze, I Was Reborn as a Human Succubus 纵火自焚后竟重生为人形魅魔
(Rebirth + entrepreneurship + no System + multiple heroines + sweet romance + love-triangle drama) Alone and on the run overseas, Yang Shiguang was betrayed and hunted down. In a fit of fury, he set the gasoline ablaze, consigning himself and his memories to the flames. But though he had grown prematurely worldly, he was reborn in 2007, during the summer before college. This time, he was determined to make the most of his youth and stop being a doormat. Starting in the food business, he would bu
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- 758 I Take Liu Bang Hostage and Help Xiang Yu Turn the Tables. What's Wrong with That? 挟持刘邦，我助项羽翻盘怎么了？ Out of nowhere, he becomes a scout in the Han army! And during the siege at Gaixia, he takes… Liu Bang hostage! It’s over! Of all people, why did he have to kidnap Liu Bang? Fine! Might as well see it through! I’ve got Liu Bang hostage, and that’s that! Will the course of history change from this moment on? Will the Xiongnu still dare invade our borders and torment our people? Will the new emperor still suffer the humiliation of being besieged at Baideng? What fate awaits the Xiongnu, the Yuezhi 35Reads—Score—14d adds
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Beneath the Flash of Political Blades: I Personally Destroyed My Love 权谋刀光下:我亲手葬送了爱情
Beneath the Blades of Political Intrigue: I Buried My Love with My Own Hands
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- 760 Great Qin: Fusu Is Demoted from the Start, So I Talk Him into Rebellion 大秦：开局扶苏被贬，忽悠他造反 “Fusu, you already have an army of 300,000 at your command. Why haven’t you rebelled yet?” “Once Qin Shi Huang dies, Zhao Gao will forge the imperial decree and Hu Hai will take the throne. Don’t wait!” “March into Xianyang and force Qin Shi Huang to abdicate in your favor!” “Fusu, it’s cold. Put on a dragon robe to keep warm!” “What? The First Emperor is dead? Hu Hai has taken the throne? And he’s issued a decree ordering you to kill yourself? This is your chance! Come on, I’ll write you a proc 129.4kReads9.0Score9.3k14d adds
- 761 Pursuing My Husband by the River 追夫河边 I was born in a small town called Daluo on the China-Myanmar border, just two kilometers from Mong La in Myanmar. During the dry season, I spent every day in the Lancang River, catching fish and shrimp. That's how I became a strong swimmer from a young age. I like the rainy season here even more than the dry season. One moment the sky is clear for miles; the next, darkness falls. Fat raindrops pound the banana leaves, rustling softly. Daluo means “a ferry crossing where many ethnic groups liv 2Reads—Score214d adds
- 762 Tide's Return: Farewell Beneath the Lighthouse 归潮祭：灯塔下的诀别 The Homecoming Tide Festival: A Farewell Beneath the Lighthouse —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 763 You Think You Can Just Quit After Earning Enough? Who Said You Could Resign? 赚够了就收手？同意你离职了吗？ [Unhinged characters] + [multiple female leads] + [daily life] + [women pursuing the man] + [lighthearted] + [comedy] “Hello. The employee you are trying to reach has left the company. Please stop calling.” But the four beautiful bosses all say, “Cui Li, your contract ending doesn't mean you can leave.” For his younger sister's sake, Cui Li sets out to make a quick buck. Just when he thinks it's all over and he's about to embark on a free life, he realizes this is only a new beginning. What is i 2.5kReads8.2Score14014d adds
- 764 The Wound of Love: A Choice Between Love and Pain 爱之殇:爱与痛的抉择 Love's Tragedy: The Choice Between Love and Pain 42Reads—Score114d adds
- 765 Back to College: They All Want to Keep Me for Themselves 重返大学：她们都想圈养我 [A traditional urban novel, not a wild fantasy] [Everyday city life] + [No System] + [No cultivation] + [Campus youth] + [Making money through business] Other people are reborn as playboys. Zhao Jinan was reborn only to have his former future mother-in-law emotionally manipulate him... They all want to bully him and mold him into the kind of boyfriend they can raise to their liking. 149kReads7.3Score5.9k14d adds
- 766 My Years in Guancheng 我在莞城的那些年 Sitting in the penthouse suite on the hotel's top floor, he looks down at the bustling traffic, raises his wineglass, then sets it down again. The fine wine in the glass has lost its flavor. He lights a cigar, but doesn't feel like taking even a single puff. His phone has hundreds of beautiful women's numbers, yet he has no idea whom to call. Lonely as snow. 791Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 767 Overseas Turmoil: The Path of a Crime Lord 海外风云之枭雄路途 My name is Lin Feng. I’ve encountered, witnessed, and experienced many industries and incidents that people would rather keep hidden. So many people have been lured overseas by high-paying jobs, only to die. So many have died because their desires could never be satisfied. This synopsis can’t do the story justice. Read the novel to find out more. 8kReads9.1Score65714d adds
- 768 Monkey D. Douhuan Beats the Pirates Until They Scream! 蒙奇D斗焕，打得海贼直叫唤！ After transmigrating into One Piece, he becomes Karp's eighteen-year-old nephew, and the only younger generation member to join the Marines. In the year 1515 of the Sea Circle Calendar, Monkey D. Douhuan is honorably promoted to headquarters major and sent to the West Blue. History calls this the first year of the Sun Era. Raising high the banner of glory, he leads the Marines in crushing the Vinsmoke family. In the prison, the Vinsmokes and a group of pirates are beaten until they howl. He trea 247.5kReads8.8Score28.6k14d adds
- 769 Life Sharing a Rental with a Female Manager 与女经理合租的日子 Just when things couldn’t get any worse, two people who should never have met cross paths again by a twist of fate. Are they coworkers, superior and subordinate, or lovers? One is a dashing young man who has mended his ways, while the other is a gorgeous, cool and noble older woman with a fiery passion. What sparks will fly when they share a home? 7kReads9.0Score61214d adds
- 770 Reborn: Why Are Your Cheeks Red and Your Eyes Wet? 重生：你怎么红了脸又湿了眼？ This is a story about getting to live your youth all over again. That’s all. Reborn in 2003, Xu Tingsheng is 19, and Xiang Ning is 14... Here, there is silent devotion: My dear, I’ll get everything ready, then wait for you to grow up. Here, there are feelings that never fade: You are my old days, like the wall I could never climb over as a child. Here, there are sky-high ambitions: If one day I can look down upon the world as if standing atop Mount Tai, I hope you’ll be by my side. 1.7kReads8.6Score19614d adds
- 771 Qi Tongwei Marries Liang Lu: Are You Going to Repeat the Same Mistakes? 祁同伟娶梁璐：还走老路？ My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is my motivation to write, and I will strive to tell every story well! 35.3kReads9.0Score2.8k14d adds
- 772 My Wife Deng Xiaoyang, I'm Li Chaoyang 媳妇邓晓阳我叫李朝阳 [Realism, political ups and downs, contests of human nature, and the turbulent 1990s] Political connections are the greatest resource. In 1985, I was discharged from the army and returned to my hometown. Though I had fought on the front lines and earned a third-class merit, I was still prepared to spend the rest of my life tending crops. While handling my paperwork at the township armed forces office, I met Li Shangwu, the head of the office. He was a transferred officer from another division in 58.7kReads9.3Score3.8k14d adds
- 773 Separated for Fifteen Years with No Romance, He Returns Still Obsessed with His Little Brother 无CP分开十五年，归来仍是弟控 The entire main cast, no romantic pairings or flirtation, just brotherly bonds and everyday family life. Happy ending (the romance tags were randomly assigned by the System). At the top of the food chain, crushing everyone through sheer bloodline: the eldest brother!!! Synopsis: During the summer after Yun Qi finishes his middle school entrance exams, he leaves the Taoist temple where he’s lived for five years to search for six older brothers he’s never met. Yun Qi before meeting his brothers: a 6.9kReads9.4Score83214d adds
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My Years in Dongguan 我在东莞的岁月往事
It was the year 2000, in a luxury KTV room in Guancheng. Looking out at Guancheng's bustling nighttime streets and prosperous cityscape, Wang Lei raised a glass of XO, then set it down again. He was already used to the fine liquor in his glass. The Cuban cigar between his lips had burned down until it was almost too hot to hold. Thinking back on the hardships and setbacks of his entrepreneurial journey, Wang Lei was overcome with emotion.
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- 775 Officialdom: The Abyss of Power 官场：权利深渊 Xiao Zhengyang had a brilliant future ahead of him, but a conspiracy cost him his life at the office. His girlfriend left him, and petty people pushed him around. Unwilling to let others control his fate, he sank into despair. In the end, he made that phone call, and from then on, stepped into the abyss. This is a gripping workplace drama. One careless step, and there's no coming back. 40.5kReads9.1Score2.1k14d adds
- 776 History Lecture: Want to Be Emperor? 历史讲台：你想当皇帝吗？ [Right is right, wrong is wrong. Look at issues dialectically, from the people's perspective. Not a traditional sky screen story.] “In your hearts, which matters more: the great achievements of emperors and ministers, or the lives of countless ordinary people?” “If you were emperor, how would you deal with the civil officials and powerful clans?” “How chaotic were the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, really? Did Zhao Kuangyin truly resolve the threat posed by military commanders with a cup of wi 5.4kReads8.2Score31814d adds
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Memoirs of My Grandfather, the Theater Buff 我和戏痴爷爷的回忆录
[Urban slice of life + family bonds + family life + memoir] Family is the longest-lasting relationship Heaven grants us. We spend our whole lives losing people, and all we can do is face those gains and losses with grace. Losing loved ones is a lesson we must all learn. But remember, leaving doesn't mean they're truly gone. As long as they live on in our memories and our hearts, they have never really left us. This book uses a series of short stories to explore human relationships and the ways
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Nightfall in Jiangcheng 江城夜色
Jiangcheng, 2007. Chen Hao, a township civil servant earning 820 yuan a month, could see exactly how his life would unfold. His mother was diagnosed with a serious illness, and the 80,000-yuan medical bill crushed the family. His longtime girlfriend gradually drifted away as the gulf between their circumstances grew. To survive, he resolutely quit his job and threw himself into the surging futures market. Leverage rose and fell, and people were impossible to read. Brokerage firms were rife with
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- 779 Tomb Raiding 倒斗 [Tomb raiding is illegal. Do not try it yourself.] [Tomb raiding + treasure appraisal + mystery + underworld adventures] [The comic drama of the same name is now available on various short-drama platforms. Go watch it there.] In the old days, “dou dao,” or “turning over the bucket,” was underworld slang for tomb raiding. More than twenty years ago, a moment's poor judgment led me to join a small outfit at the bottom of the trade. They say that once you enter the jianghu, you plunge into an ocean 9.6kReads9.0Score61414d adds
- 780 An Ordinary Doctor Who Heals the World 济世凡医 Seeing color, hearing sound, and taking a pulse with three fingers: a traditional worldview gives rise to traditional medical principles. This story has no supernatural powers or tycoons throwing money around. It is simply a day-by-day account of an ordinary practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine on his path as a doctor, guided by the heartfelt wish to carry on the teachings of the sages. Throughout the long river of history, traditional medicine has protected generations of Chinese people 20.6kReads9.4Score3.2k14d adds
- 781 EN Notes from a Taoist Medicine Clinic 道医馆笔记 [All plotlines in this book are fictional and included solely for the purposes of the story. They do not represent real-life views. Please keep that in mind and don't confuse fiction with reality.] After graduating with a master's degree from an ordinary university of traditional Chinese medicine, the protagonist didn't go to work at a hospital. Instead, they joined a Daoist medical clinic and began recording their encounters with strange and baffling illnesses. 225.5kReads9.5Score81.9k14d adds
- 782 The Way Home 归途 [Tao Dongling vs. Chen Zhaolai] [Top-Tier Novel + Two Male Leads + Urban Life + Everyday People + Hard Work + Happy Ending + Sweet Romance + Realistic] There’s a little shop along the route Tao Dongling has been driving lately, where you can park, eat, and stay the night. It’s pretty cheap and clean, and the owner is quiet, handling all the work inside and out by himself. Then one day, Tao Dongling said to the owner, “Brother Lai, every time I come here, I don’t want to leave.” Chen Zhaolai took 28kReads9.6Score3k14d adds
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Picking Up Brains: Becoming a Billionaire Starts with the College Entrance Exam 捡脑子：首富从高考开始
During English class, Li Yang acquires the Brain-Picking System. Using the Brain-Picking System, he picks up his English teacher's knowledge. Whenever he uses what he has learned to amaze someone, he earns Amazement Points. Once he has collected enough Amazement Points, he can pick up another piece of knowledge. And so Li Yang goes from a struggling student to a top student. Three months later, he becomes the top scorer in Guangdong Province's college entrance exam! Li Yang also masters many oth
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- 784 Korea! This Li Is Not That Li 韩国！此李非彼李 Reborn in South Korea in 1992, am I supposed to become a wage slave in the future? No way! Samsung, Hyundai, LG: I’ll crush them all! One person is all it takes to enjoy the life of a chaebol! I refuse to share… [Chaebol] [Business Battles] [Showbiz] [Harem] 4.1kReads6.8Score17714d adds
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My Company Refuses to Pay, So I Fight Back 公司赖账我反击
I simply fronted 9,999 yuan for a proposal on behalf of my company. My manager said to pay it first and claim reimbursement later. The company used the project, but then said I hadn't gotten approval. When my contract expired, they pressured me into signing a blank form, trying to make it look like I'd left “for personal reasons” and “resigned voluntarily.” Worse, they told prospective employers during background checks that I'd had a dispute over expenses, was difficult to communicate with, and
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- 786 Beachcombing: From the Start, One Sand Shovel Wins Me the Whole Beach 赶海：开局一把沙铲承包整个沙滩 (Daily life + lighthearted + beachcombing + tycoon) I dropped out of a top university and spent two years back in my hometown fishing village. Once the village's golden boy, I became a good-for-nothing everyone despised. Then one day, I discovered I could see my own luck stat and exchange points for beachcombing tools through a virtual screen. From then on, my life was like I had cheats enabled. With a sand shovel, I could easily earn thousands in a day. With a spade, I even dug up a whole bucke 126.7kReads9.4Score11.8k14d adds
- 787 The Winds of Daobei 道北风云 Life is short, just a few decades. Experience the hardships of the world and savor its many flavors. After eight years in the military, Wang Min returns to civilian life. Through the ups and downs of his experiences, we'll get to share in a life unlike any other. No matter how good or bad it was, we should still pay tribute to the past. 3.8kReads8.9Score36614d adds
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Thirty Years of Youth 青春三十年
This novel recounts three decades of married life between its protagonist, Lin Gang, and his wife, Zou Lirong. Over the years, they witness the turn of the century and the changes in society, while weathering the highs and lows of their own lives. Whether celebrating the heady success of starting a business or facing bankruptcy and illness later on, Lin Gang and Lirong meet life with composure. In the end, they learn to make peace with the world and with themselves.
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- 789 Reborn: Back in the 1980s to Make My Fortune 重生：回到八零当富翁 A rebirth story set in a bygone era, with no mindless wish fulfillment, a single heroine, no courtyard-house drama, and a warm, everyday feel. Xu Erlong is reborn, returning to the eve of the day his family forced him to haul bricks at a black kiln to pay for his cousin's university education. Why should his cousin get meat while he has to make do with bran? Why should his cousin go to university while he is forced to haul bricks? Xu Erlong refuses to put up with it any longer and decisively 18.4kReads9.1Score1.3k14d adds
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Reborn as an Executive at a Foreign Company 重生之我在外企当高管
Xu Fei is reborn and returns to the time just after graduation. In his previous life, he spent years navigating the workplace, only to be thrown out in middle age. With all his years of experience from his previous life, see how he turns the tables at work this time, climbs to the top, and makes his mark in the business world.
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- 791 Jasmine Alley 茉莉胡同 When she wakes, she's back at sixteen, with her life rewound and another chance to begin again: The courtyard in Jasmine Alley is still there. Her grandfather is still alive. The boy she likes is still so spirited. Being late means copying lines as punishment. … Jian Xiaozhi returns to Jasmine Alley for the last time, to the courtyard she sold, to reminisce about the past. She walks into her grandfather's familiar room and opens the familiar cabinet, where she finds her old diary. Its pages are 64Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 792 A Golden Retriever Named Wangcai 一条名为旺财的金毛 A Golden Retriever Named Wangcai —Reads—Score—14d adds
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Ten Days, Eighteen-Year-Old Great-Grandma, I'm Not a Scumbag 十日十八岁太奶我不是渣男
[Urban Imagination] [Surreal] [Multiple Female Leads] [Beijing-Circle Heiresses] [Beautiful Women Around the World] [Entertainment Industry Stars] [Web-Novel Heroines] [Most Beautiful Heroines on Screen]
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- 794 Beyond the Great Wall, Beyond the Great Wall 塞北塞北 This novel tells the story of the feuds between the Wei and Gu families across four generations and more than a century of history, vividly portraying the customs and culture of the lands north of the Great Wall. Through the tangled relationships between the Gu family’s men and the Wei family’s women, it explores people’s passionate pursuit of true love and their unyielding struggle against fate. It won the Dajia Bronze Award at the first Cross-Strait Online Original Literature Competition. 1.5kReads9.6Score25014d adds
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Reborn in 2015: Setting Out Again on the Road to Fortune 重生2015财富之路再出发
Zhu Mosi, who lived a lonely and impoverished life, is reborn in 2015. With only a little knowledge of the stock market, he goes from an ordinary oil-field worker to financial freedom, making up for every regret and embarking on a new life rich in both wealth and happiness.
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Reborn in 2009: My Startup Begins with Milk Tea! 重生2009，创业从奶茶开始！
If you were reborn more than a decade in the past without a golden finger, what could you accomplish? Li Qiang is reborn, returning to one month before the college entrance exam. He was a terrible student in his previous life, and with only a month left, there’s no time to catch up on his studies. Li Qiang’s rebirth comes with no System or special abilities, and his family has no connections. He has simply returned with the memories of his future life. He has always been an ordinary, unremarkabl
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- 797 A Country Doctor's Daughter Enters the Capital 乡野医女入京华 My new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 798 The Phoenix CEO: A Blood-Red Rebirth 涅槃总裁，血色重生 CEO Lin Xiaoyu spent half her life pouring everything into her career, only to die of illness just as she achieved success. Reborn into a single-parent family with an ordinary textile worker, she becomes a high school student and befriends Wang Fang and Zhou Mingyu in this life. After getting into a prestigious university together, she uncovers the secret behind her mother's death in her previous life. Drawing on her memories from that life, Lin Xiaoyu turns her fortunes around and reveals the t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 799 What Can I Do to Save You, Little Dragon Girl? 小龙女我拿什么救你 Ao Xi, an 1,800-year-old dragon girl, runs away from home to explore the world, but ends up trapped in an underground chamber for 2,000 years. By accident, she activates a teleportation array that transports Li An, the male lead from Earth, to the Silvermoon Continent in another world. The two are trapped in the underground chamber, and a few years later, the dragon clan comes knocking! 213Reads—Score—14d adds
- 800 Back to 1982: My Nine Daughters Are Stunning 重回82：我九个女儿美炸了 People say that reaching seventy is a rare feat. But at Tang Jiancheng’s seventieth birthday banquet, the guests were truly rare! Apart from the yellow dog at his feet, not a single person showed up! And yet, he had once been the father of nine daughters! Lost in painful memories, Tang Jiancheng drank himself unconscious. When he woke again, he had somehow returned to 1982, ten days after the birth of his ninth daughter... This time, he swore to protect his daughters and make sure not one of the 10.3kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
