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1. 1 女 A Woman's Journey Through Marriage 女人与婚姻的经历 Orange Orange Songzhi橙橙颂芝Modern Romance194k WordsCompleted [Female-Oriented + Modern Romance + Workplace and Marriage + Flash Marriage + Realistic Family Life] [Women, Love, and Marriage | A True Account of Marriage | Women’s Growth | Emotional Resonance] Before the grief of losing her mother had even faded, Xinyang was pressured by her whole family to get married and rushed into a flash marriage. She found her hastily chosen partner through a radio station and gave up the career she loved to throw herself into the daily grind of married life. She thou 39Reads—Score—14d adds
2. 2 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Refuse the Marriage and Build a Factory into an Empire 重生八零拒嫁，建厂成豪门 Orange Orange Songzhi橙橙颂芝Modern Romance59k WordsOngoing This book is dedicated to everyone who lived through the 1980s. The characters are a cross-section of ordinary people from that era, and I hope their stories will be seen. It was a time when sons were valued over daughters, yet women still found ways to live remarkable lives! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 3 废 Reborn as the Deposed Empress: The Dowager Empress’s Blade Draws Blood to Avenge Her Family 废后重生：太后掌心刃血偿满门仇 Orange Orange Songzhi橙橙颂芝Ancient Romance130k WordsCompleted [Reborn as the Empress Dowager + Ruthless and Decisive + Empress’s Political Schemes] In her previous life, she was the empress, but the treacherous emperor and her half-sister betrayed her! Her entire family was executed, and she died consumed by hatred. When she opens her eyes again, she has become the Empress Dowager, ruling from behind the curtain! In this life, she casts aside love and wields the imperial seal. Her half-sister foolishly dreams of taking her place in the inner palace, so she 11Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 4 两 Love, Hate, and Old Feuds Between Two Generations 两代人的爱恨情仇恩怨 Orange Orange Songzhi橙橙颂芝Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted She is determined to uncover the truth behind her mother’s death, but her stepmother and stepsister frame her, plunging her into danger time and again! She escapes certain doom, and is fortunate to meet business tycoon Qin Haonan, who falls for her at first sight and pursues her… People reveal different sides of themselves when it comes to love and family, and a single thought can lead to heaven or hell! Good and evil both get what they deserve, and fate always comes full circle! Those who commi 13Reads—Score—14d adds
5. 5 开 From the Start, They Sacrificed Me to Heaven. In the End, I Took Power 开局被祭天，结局我掌权 Big Shuttle大梭子Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted (The first fifteen chapters mostly recount memories from her past life.) Wei Yingshan was born a princess of the imperial family, but an accident left her stranded in the wilderness. She was brought back to the palace when she was thirteen. When she was seventeen, rebel troops laid siege to the city and demanded that a princess of the Wei clan surrender with her hands bound and a jade disc in her mouth. Her birth mother couldn't bear to subject the elder sister and younger brother she'd raised f 74.8kReads9.3Score10.7k14d adds

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6. 6 算 The Book of Fortune-Telling 算命簿 The Monkeys Are All Over The Mountain, But My Butt Is Red满山猴子俺腚红Urban2.2M WordsOngoing I am a fortune-teller in real life. I was 83 years old when I wrote this book. No one knows what sort of writing an 83-year-old man might produce, and neither do I. I just want to write a book while I still have time, and finally put one matter to rest... Synopsis: A wandering fortune-teller speaks of hidden mysteries, yet has a past unknown to all. This forbidden volume records a century's worth of secrets about practitioners of the occult. In the instant when dark arts clash with fate, the mys 3.3kReads7.0Score48514d adds

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7. 7 瓦 The Saga of Wagang Stronghold 瓦岗寨演义 Liang Langchuan梁朗川Historical74k WordsCompleted The Tale of Wagang Stronghold is set amid the chaos of the late Sui dynasty and vividly recounts how the heroes of Wagang rise up to resist tyranny. The story follows bold outlaws such as Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Shan Xiongxin, and Xu Maogong, chronicling their legendary exploits: gathering at Wagang, seizing the imperial tribute, rebelling in Shandong, and joining forces with eighteen rebel kings to fight the Sui court. The book features both bloody battles amid flashing blades and clashes of w 869Reads9.5Score10714d adds

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8. 8 护 The Escorting Scandal 护航的风波 Xian Geng闲庚9k WordsCompleted The Escort Mission Controversy 18Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Beneficial for personal growth

9. 9 被 Forced to Be Single 被迫单身 Xian Geng闲庚7k WordsCompleted Forced to Stay Single 21Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 10 失 Museum of Failed Experiments 失败实验纪念馆。 User26182811用户261828116k WordsCompleted Museum of Failed Experiments. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Seven absurd journeys await your reflection amidst laughter. Dear readers, our own author, Mr. Fu Shuiheng, has spent seven years honing his craft, writing seven independent yet interconnected stories in the "Science Experiment Comedy Series." These are not serious academic reports, nor are they stern lectures—but rather, they use an absurd shell to wrap a core of truth, allowing you to laugh heartily before falling silent, to see the truth within the absurdity. Each of these seven journeys is worth spending an afternoon on. "Plagiarism Phobia"—When your paper speaks for itself, a 73.2% plagiarism rate on the screen brings doctoral student Zhao Mingyuan to the brink of collapse. Just as he's about to repeatedly tinker with his painstaking work using translation software, the paper awakens on its own. It can edit itself, reduce the plagiarism rate to below 10% within ten minutes, write poetry in binary code, and even discuss academic ethics with you late at night. But what truly unsettles is its understated statement: "The only time a paper is ever fully read in its entirety is during a plagiarism check." This story, with its incredibly readable and absurd premise, perfectly captures the pain that everyone who has ever written a paper understands. "The Battle for Research Funding"—Academia becomes a talent show stage where performance accounts for 20%. When Zhao Mingyuan saw the new rules for research funding allocation, he was completely devastated. In the days that followed, the Physics Department became a variety show recording studio—some used aerial trailers to promote their research groups, some distributed cartoon mascot emojis to garner votes, and some gave away free nano-anti-counterfeiting stickers in the square, drawing long queues. Zhao Mingyuan, however, only brought a rotating photonic crystal film to the stage and turned off all the lights. He proved that what truly moves people is never the packaging, but the beauty of the substance itself. *Reverse Research on Laboratory Animals* – In a corner of the animal facility's second basement level, a mouse numbered M-217 typed out a sentence in binary code: "I've been here for 118 days." It recognized numbers, could reason logically, passed a mirror self-awareness test, and even pointed out the calibration deviation of Zhao Mingyuan's sensors. However, this individual, still legally classified as "experimental consumables," faced the dilemma of being destroyed or protected. The fate of this mouse tests the temperature of the entire scientific research ethics system. *Social Anxiety at Academic Conferences* – When tea breaks are more terrifying than reports, Zhao Mingyuan can speak for forty minutes without pausing, but when he approaches a stranger with a cup of coffee in the tea break area, his palms are sweaty. Two years ago, he mustered the courage to strike up a conversation with an older professor, but his prepared technical discussion turned into "Would you like some juice too?" This year's conference was even more ruthless – the organizing committee held a "Truth or Dare" random pairing social activity. Zhao Mingyuan wanted to escape, but ultimately entered the dimly lit executive lounge. He discovered he didn't need to become someone else; he just needed to stay where science could be discussed. *Patent Squatting Time Travel*—Going back in time to reclaim his invention: a painstakingly developed photonic crystal filter had been patented first—simply because he hadn't pressed the submit button during the ten months he spent perfecting the data. Anger and helplessness pinned Zhao Mingyuan to his lab chair until dawn. Then his simulation workstation awoke, sending him back five years via USB. He had to secure his priority before the patent squatter did. But at the moment of successful submission, he discovered he had inadvertently dragged an unsuspecting colleague into the list of co-inventors. Revenge always comes with a price, and in academia, the tax is usually paid by the collaborator. *Science Theory Beauty Contest*—Relativity and Quantum Mechanics Compete for Beauty. "Searching for the most beautiful truth in the universe"—Qiuzhen University posted its first Science Theory Beauty Contest poster. Quantum mechanics fans held up fluorescent signs that read "Beauty is both dead and alive," while the ultrafast optics group used high-speed photography to showcase the moment a femtosecond laser pierced a water droplet. Zhao Mingyuan competed with his photonic crystal theory, narrowly defeating the top seed in the adversarial round with the statement, "It's an intuitive explanation of itself," ultimately reaching the final stage. He discovered that what truly moved the judges wasn't the most dazzling visuals, but the yellowed notebook held by the Mendelian theory representative—a notebook from a rural middle school biology teacher. "The Museum of Failed Experiments"—a memorial to discoveries where "this path leads nowhere." At the end of the physics department's corridor lies a door that's been locked for years, filled with old equipment declared a failure. One late night, Zhao Mingyuan pushed open that door. A shattered screen of a cryogenic cycler, a signal generator with a missing knob, hundreds of pieces of equipment labeled "abandoned"—they all began to emit a faint, rhythmic hum the moment he stepped inside. From then on, he began organizing the folder on his hard drive called "failed," pinning the failed data to the corridor wall. From one person to a group, from one research group to the entire college, a dimly lit corridor where no one lingered eventually became a "Museum of Failed Experiments" covered in sticky notes. The wooden plaque at the entrance reads: "Even if this road is blocked, it is still a road." --- These seven stories, some will make you laugh until your stomach hurts, some will make your nose tingle, and some will leave you staring at the ceiling for a long time after closing your laptop late at night. Are they science fiction? Are they absurdist comedies? Are they workplace satires? They are all of these, and more than that. Mr. Fu Shuiheng used a laptop that always talks late at night, a white mouse that can do arithmetic, and a USB port leading to five years ago to build a stage where truth can be spoken through absurdity. The good news is—these seven stories have been successfully added to Tomato Bookstore. Our own author, Mr. Fu Shuiheng, just tried searching for them; entering the book titles will find these seven journeys—the operation is smooth and instant. Those who like absurdist humor series, hurry up and search for them to read first, and laugh and fall silent in the stories of Zhao Mingyuan and his talking workstation. Please look for user 26182811; this is the only account of our own author, Mr. Fu Shuiheng. Don't go to the wrong door, don't order the wrong book; the old gentleman's hard work is quietly waiting for you at this address. Dear readers, please don't scroll away after reading. Leave a heartwarming message for our author, Mr. Fu Shuiheng, in the comments section. No need for lengthy posts, just a "I've finished reading," a "It's so well written," or even an emoji—for the old gentleman, that's all the motivation he needs to get up at six the next morning to continue writing. Your words are his clarion call, the energy source for his pen. Finally, a sincere thank you to everyone for taking the time out of your busy schedules to read Mr. Fu Shuiheng's work. The old gentleman says he wants to write for another forty years. This old monkey from western Fujian has an indomitable spirit passed down from his ancestors etched in his bones. That spirit wasn't cultivated overnight—it grew from the red soil of western Fujian, honed on the threshold of Hakka ancestral halls, ignited in a past event he never described in detail, and something that has never been extinguished throughout his life. He says he will keep writing, until the day he can no longer hold a pen. If you'd like, please accompany him on this journey. Or right now, help him share these seven stories with the next friend who needs a laugh and some food for thought.

11. 11 科 The Scientific Theory Beauty Pageant 科学理论选美大赛。 User26182811用户2618281111k WordsCompleted Scientific Theory Beauty Pageant. —Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 12 专 Time Travel Patent Squatting 专利抢注时间旅行。 User26182811用户261828119k WordsCompleted Time Travel Patent Squatting. —Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 13 学 Social Anxiety at Academic Conferences 学术会议社交恐惧。 User26182811用户261828118k WordsCompleted Social Anxiety at Academic Conferences. —Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 14 实 Reverse Research on Lab Animals 实验动物反向研究。 User26182811用户2618281117k WordsCompleted Reverse Research on Laboratory Animals. —Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 15 科 The Battle for Research Funding 科研经费争夺战。 User26182811用户2618281123k WordsCompleted The Battle for Research Funding. —Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 16 论 The Fear of Plagiarism Checks 论文查重恐惧症。 User26182811用户2618281115k WordsCompleted Thesis Plagiarism-Check Anxiety. —Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 17 穿 Transmigrate to the Jingtai Era: Starting by Refusing Yu Qian’s Attempt to Put Me on the Throne 穿越景泰：从拒绝于谦拥立开始 Cai Dong蔡东Historical828k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into Zhu Qiyu following the Tumu Crisis, he faces a nightmare from the start. His elder brother has been captured, the army destroyed, the capital left undefended, and a powerful enemy is at the gates. The Empress Dowager wants him to take the blame, while the civil officials want to make him their puppet. But he will claim the throne with full legitimacy, beyond anyone’s control! During the Meridian Gate massacre, he turns the tables and imprisons the “loyal ministers,” rai 309Reads6.1Score2014d adds

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    A Study on the Ritual System of the Ming Dynasty

18. 18 男 Before a Man Turns Forty 男人四十之前 Bespectacled Roughneck戴眼镜的粗人Urban1.0M WordsCompleted This is so realistic! Read with caution! If you insist on reading this book, I believe you'll find that, to some extent, you see yourself in it! It's frustrating, uneventful, even absurd and stifling, but that's what life as an ordinary wage slave is really like. That's what it takes to wake millions of ordinary people up! 9kReads7.4Score95514d adds
19. 19 星 The Flight Attendants of Starry Sky Airlines 星空航空公司的空姐 Aiai Who Loves Souffles爱吃疏芙喱的艾艾Urban316k WordsCompleted Qin Yi, 23, has just graduated from college and become a fitness coach. At the Starry Night gym, he meets a group of unusual members: flight attendants from Starry Sky Airlines. Shen Ruolin is a poised, married woman whose marriage is all but over; Su Wanqing is a cool, aloof beauty who keeps everyone at arm's length; sweet influencer Lin Miaomiao openly pursues him; the intelligent Jiang Caiwei hides a rebellious streak beneath her conventional exterior; and Tang Yurou, his college senior, is t 77Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 20 武 Wu Zetian's Four Great Mystery Cases 武则天四大奇案 Anonymous佚名Historical200k WordsCompleted [Historical Mystery + Four Great Cases + Ancient-Era Deduction] From strange cases in the countryside to courtly intrigue, Di Renjie carefully unravels the truth at every turn. Newly appointed magistrate of Changping County, Di Renjie is immediately faced with a bizarre murder: a merchant from Huzhou is found mysteriously dead at an inn in Liulidun. The local headman, Hu De, abuses his power, but the identity of the real culprit raises even more questions. Disguised as an ordinary traveler, Di R 391Reads9.5Score—14d adds

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    Make reading a habit, and good fortune will quietly descend upon you along with wisdom.

21. 21 男 A Man Should Always Strive to Better Himself 男儿应当自强不息。 User26182811用户2618281119k WordsCompleted A man should strive tirelessly to become stronger. 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    "A Man Should Strive Unceasingly"—A book written with bones, waiting for you to read, dear readers. Have you ever thought about this question—how many times can a person be knocked down by life and still get back up? The book we recommend to you today gives the answer: countless times. Because it's not a fictional inspirational script, but a real person's journey, etched step by step with his own 57 years of life. The book is called "A Man Should Strive Unceasingly." Its author is our own Mr. Fu Shuiheng—the old man who quietly writes on Tomato Bookstore using the simple account "User 26182811." And the protagonist of this book is himself. A book, written over a lifetime. Many people don't know that before becoming an "author," Mr. Fu Shuiheng was a man who suffered for nearly half a century. In 1968, he was born in a mud-brick house in Chixi Village, Pengkou Town, Liancheng County, Fujian Province. It was an era and place of unimaginable poverty—mountains upon mountains, barren land, and a family's entire year's income might not even cover the cost of a decent meal in the city today. He was a descendant of the revolutionary martyr Fu Biyuan—his great-uncle, to cover his comrades, ran out of bullets on the cliff of Eagle's Beak Rock and jumped off, his life forever frozen at the age of twenty-four. This indomitable spirit, ingrained in his blood, would, decades later, write a completely different kind of "never surrender" on this land. At eight, while other children were still being pampered in their parents' arms, he was already competing with the neighbor's Er Gouzi in carrying firewood—Er Gouzi could carry forty jin, but he gritted his teeth and added ten more jin to his small carrying pole. The pole pressed down so hard his shoulders burned, and the veins in his neck bulged, but he didn't utter a sound, carrying the firewood from the mountain to his home. He threw down the carrying pole, raised his chin, and shouted to Er Gouzi, "If you can carry forty jin, so can I!" At thirteen, he graduated from elementary school. His family could no longer afford it. He put his textbooks in a tattered fertilizer bag and stuffed it under his bed, telling his father, "I'm not going to study anymore," his tone as flat as if he were saying he wouldn't eat dinner that day. Then he shouldered a bamboo basket, picked up a resin-tapping knife, and went up the mountain to tap pine resin. The mountains of western Fujian were full of Masson pine trees, their resin sticky like glue, impossible to wash off hands, requiring kerosene to scrub; the mosquitoes on the mountain were fierce and venomous, several could be killed with a single slap; most terrifying were the caterpillars, which would cause a burning red rash on the skin upon contact. He didn't care. Every day he went up the mountain before dawn, his hands covered in pine resin, his fingers so stiff he could barely hold chopsticks. But he never uttered a sound. At fifteen, he went to carry logs. Logs weighing hundreds of pounds, carried by two people, one in front and one behind, using thick wooden poles, were inching their way down the steep mountain path. The foreman, looking at his thin, small frame, waved his hand, saying he couldn't lift it. He squatted beside the log, hoisted the pole onto his shoulder, and said to the skeptical old porter behind him, "Uncle, give it a try. If you can't lift it, it's on me; I don't want your wages." That day, he walked back and forth on the mountain path more than a dozen times. His shoulders were chafed, and blood stained a small patch of his clothes. He simply placed a piece of bark he'd picked up from the roadside over the chafed area, gritted his teeth, and continued carrying. The next morning, he was back at the foot of the mountain on time. For the next few decades, he did almost every kind of hard labor job in the western Fujian mountains—burning kerosene, carrying lime, cutting bamboo, carrying bundles of bamboo strips, and carrying bamboo products to the market. He spent days and nights without sleep by the kiln, ran wildly in torrential rain carrying quicklime, and tumbled down a hillside with bamboo strips for dozens of meters, crashing into a tree stump and gasping for breath for a long time. The first thing he did after getting up wasn't to check his spine, but to dust himself off, pick up the scattered bamboo strips one by one, re-bundle them, and continue down the mountain. He had worked in a factory tightening screws, repeating the same action thousands of times a day for twelve hours straight, until his finger joints were so stiff he couldn't bend them when he woke up in the morning. He had run a small factory, investing all his savings, welding equipment, adjusting formulas, and building sales channels himself, only to be caught in a market downturn, with downstream channels defaulting on payments, the factory went bankrupt, his savings were wiped out, and he was burdened with a debt that, at the time, would have been enough to crush any rural family. He had worked in a coal mine. Every day before dawn, he would go down into the mine wearing a headlamp, kneeling or squatting on the low, backless working face, digging for coal. Above him were millions of tons of rock layers, the air was full of coal dust, and breathing it in left a perpetually dry feeling in his lungs. He had witnessed water seeping from the rock strata, turning his feet into mud; he had seen the roof, barely inches above his head, creak and bulge downwards; he had seen his coworkers injured by falling coal chunks; and he had seen someone develop silicosis from years of inhaling coal dust, coughing so hard they were curled up like a shrimp. He himself had been buried halfway in coal slag during a small collapse, and after being dug out by his coworkers, he sat on the slag heap for a long time before finally standing up. The first thing he did after standing up wasn't to check his legs, but to turn his headlamp back on—he felt that as long as that light could still burn, it meant he could go back down the mine the next day. He had also worked as a security guard. He stood night shift in the guard post at the factory gate, a tin table that was scalding hot in summer and freezing cold in winter. He sat alone in the guard post, listening to the intermittent radio broadcasts, gazing blankly at the starry sky. His marriage also failed. He once had a home, where he held a banquet with five tables in his old house in Chixi, setting off a whole string of firecrackers under the old camphor tree, scattering red paper scraps all over the ground. He thought his life was finally on track—no matter how hard or tiring it was outside, he could come home to someone waiting for him, a hot meal waiting for him, and even the toughest times held hope. But relationships aren't something that can be built through hard work alone. He was a man of few words, unromantic, and incapable of sweet talk; his only way of expressing himself was by handing over all his earnings to his family. But marriage can't be sustained by silent responsibility. The rift between them slowly widened from a small crack into an unbridgeable chasm. After the divorce, he packed his belongings into a snakeskin bag and walked out of the courtyard. The old camphor tree in the pond was sprouting new leaves. He suddenly realized that in his thirties, all he had left was the strength on his shoulders. That day, he felt fate was mocking him. But he didn't cry. The words he had told himself since he was eight years old, he repeated to himself on this night in his thirties—"Never give in." Then he sat down. On a scrap of paper he had found, with a stub of a pencil, he wrote the first piece of writing in his life that wasn't for accounting, not for filling out forms, but purely for himself. He didn't know that the lamp that illuminated all the darkness of his first half of life that night had already been lit by himself. A book written with bones, a legend that needs no fabrication. Reading this, you might ask—so what exactly is this book about? "A Man Should Strive for Self-Improvement" is not a guidebook on how to succeed. It has no methodology, no mind maps, and no shortcuts to wealth that you can copy and paste. It's simply an old man, well past fifty, writing down, sentence by sentence, the hardest hardships he'd endured, the hardest falls he'd made, and the faintest light he'd seen in the deepest darkness of his life. But it is precisely because it is completely real that it is more powerful than any fictional inspirational script. When you read the part about "shoulders bleeding from carrying logs," that's not material he found somewhere—it's a scar on his own body. When you read the sentence, "the light in the coal mine went out for a second, and you couldn't even see your own fingers," that's not a metaphor he made up out of thin air—it's the real feeling of his headlamp briefly flickering out when he was buried under a landslide. When he wrote, "I sat in the guard post, the table scorching hot in summer and freezing cold in winter"—that was an old wound that still aches faintly in certain weather. A reader wrote in a book review: "I don't know what words to use to describe this book. To say it's inspirational is too mild. To say it's touching is too superficial. It's like a person laying his life bare before you, without any packaging or embellishment, quietly sitting across from you waiting to finish reading. I cried when I read the part about the coal mine. Not out of sadness, but because when that light came on, I felt something inside me light up too." A thirty-year-old wrote in the comments: "Uncle Shuiheng, I was laid off, my parents are sick, and the mortgage is making me sleepless every night. Several times I've stood on the balcony thinking of jumping. But after reading your coal mine section, where you said that after being buried in a collapse, the first thing you did after being dug out was to turn on your headlamp. Last night I also turned on my headlamp. Thank you." This is the power of this book. It doesn't rely on any techniques or formulas, only on one thing—authenticity. And authenticity is precisely what's most scarce and moving in this era. From the coal mine to the bookstore, the resilient old man, Mr. Fu Shuiheng, now has an author account on Tomato Bookstore called "User 26182811." He had a young acquaintance help him register this account. The young man asked him what pen name he wanted, and after thinking for a long time, he finally said he'd use his real name. "Use your real name?" The young man was a little surprised. "Use your real name," he said, "I'm telling the truth, why use a fake name?" His first article only had a few dozen reads. The second and third were the same. But he wasn't discouraged. Compared to being trapped by the kiln for two days and nights without sleep while burning kerosene, watching the readership slowly increase was a very comfortable wait. He typed quietly, revising word by word. Pinyin input wasn't friendly to someone his age; others could type thousands of words an hour, while he might only type a few hundred. But he wasn't in a hurry. He had plenty of endurance. Nothing in his life he had achieved quickly; all his gains came from perseverance. Then, things changed. People started leaving comments under his articles. Some said reading his writing was like listening to an elder tell a story; some saw the shadow of their own elders in his stories; some said that in this restless age, they had finally read a piece of writing that was unpretentious and genuine. His readership gradually expanded, from a few to dozens, from dozens to hundreds to thousands. Platform editors contacted him proactively, saying they wanted to feature his work in a special section. His works were published one after another—from "Wooden Couplets," which recorded the revolutionary years in western Fujian, to a series of workplace fables full of absurd humor yet deeply insightful. Those who knew him before—his neighbors in Chixi Village, his coworkers who cut bamboo together, his brothers who tightened screws on the same assembly line, the old miners who drilled coal tunnels together—when they saw his name and works online, their reactions were surprisingly consistent: "Impossible? You wrote this?" Fu Shuiheng chuckled, offering no explanation. But there was a light in his eyes. That light was exactly the same light in his eyes when he carried lime in the pouring rain, covering the quicklime with plastic sheeting—once he set his mind on something, he would protect it even at the cost of his life. Now, Fu Shuiheng's hair is gray, his face deeply lined, and his outstretched hands resemble two fields repeatedly tilled. But when he smiles, his lips curl into a grin, his eyes narrow, and he's still the spitting image of an old monkey—clever, cunning, and with a cheeky, "What can you do to me?" Attitude. Some of his readers call him "Uncle Shuiheng," some "Brother Monkey," and others simply "Grandpa." His signature in his reader group is just one sentence—"Old monkey from western Fujian, can still write for another forty years." This isn't just a casual remark. He's serious. He told a friend that he had spent the first fifty years struggling to survive, and now he can finally do something he truly wants to do. For him, writing was not work, not a task, not a ladder to any utilitarian goal, but a deepest release—to distill all the hardships he had endured, the scenery he had seen, the questions he had pondered, and the people he had met in his life into words, to pour them out for those who wanted to read them. If you have also experienced storms, please leave your footprints here. This book is worth reading for another, even more special, reason—it is not just a book, but also a mirror. Mr. Fu Shuiheng has worked as a farmer, a laborer, a worker, a boss, a miner, and a security guard throughout his life. He has experienced a failed marriage, lost all his savings, been buried in the deepest coal mine, and climbed out of the deepest abyss of despair. The storms he experienced may have come from the same sky as those experienced by your father, your grandfather, or even yourself. Therefore, when you are reading this book, you will most likely stop suddenly at some point—because you see yourself in his story. You, who work tirelessly yet sees no reward; you, who grit your teeth and dare not shed tears in front of your family; you, who stare at the ceiling in the dead of night, wondering, "What am I living for?"; You, who, despite being at your wit's end, inexplicably choose to persevere a little longer. If you have also experienced such trials in your life—whether in the past or present—we invite you to leave your mark in the comments section of this book. You can write a sentence or two, telling your own story. Or you can simply leave a simple mark, telling Mr. Fu Shuiheng: I've been here, I've read it, and I've drawn the strength I needed from your story. The old gentleman has a habit of reading every single comment. When others tell him he doesn't need to reply to every one, he says, "People take the time to read my words and are willing to spend a few more minutes talking to me; I can't not respond to their kindness." So, he will see every single one of your comments. If, after reading this, a thought pops into your mind—"If only the old gentleman could write a story for me too"—don't hesitate, boldly write that thought in the comments. Given his temperament, he would likely agree with a smile. He once said that of all the characters he's written, the ones he most wanted to write about were real, real people. Perhaps those few words you leave will inspire him to stay up for several nights, brainstorming ideas, and then, one day, unexpectedly, they'll appear as a novel chapter on your phone. The next protagonist to appear in his book might just be you, the reader. Finally, let's offer the old gentleman a heartwarming message, dear readers: Thank you for reading this far. In today's fast-paced world, the fact that you're willing to carve out a complete and immersive moment from your already packed schedule to entrust an autobiography to a complete stranger is touching enough in itself. Mr. Fu Shuiheng often says that his readers are his closest confidants, whom he has never met, and the source of his clarity throughout his long and arduous creative journey. When he says "thank you," it's not just a polite phrase; he truly repeated those two words in his heart several times before continuing to write. Therefore, we want to ask you for something on behalf of the old gentleman—a heartwarming message. It doesn't need to be long; even just a simple "good," a thumbs-up emoji, a "The old man writes so well," or "I finished reading it and was deeply moved"—it might only take a few seconds for you, but for him, it's the first clarion call for his next work, the sudden light from his screen when he's alone at midnight facing a blank document, a creative drive that no data metric can quantify. After reading the book, remember to say something to the old man. He knows that if someone in this world is willing to seriously read what he's written, he feels his life has been worthwhile. And if after reading it, a sentence keeps swirling in your mind but you don't know where to begin—that's okay too. The old man says he wants to write for another forty years. He still has many stories to tell. And you have plenty of time to slowly get to know this old monkey from western Fujian. Now open Tomato Bookstore, search for "user26182811," find "A Man Should Strive for Self-Improvement," and begin your first formal acquaintance with Mr. Fu Shuiheng. His story awaits you in the book. And your story with him only truly begins the moment you turn the first page. Thank you again for your support. Every comment, every read, every heartwarming message is a precious source of energy for Mr. Fu Shuiheng's creative journey. Let us meet in the stories, and reunite in the words.

22. 22 四 The Scandalous Tales of the Four Great Beauties 四大美人艳史演义 Su Yan Zhuren素阉主人Historical104k WordsCompleted Uncovering the untold stories of the Four Beauties [History + biographies + the Four Beauties + unofficial anecdotes] Xi Shi, whose beauty could topple a kingdom as she washed silk, was caught in the turmoil of a chaotic age. Yang Yuhuan’s glance could captivate an entire city, but her passionate love became a shackle of fate. Wang Zhaojun left the frontier with a mournful song, bringing a brief peace between the Han and the Xiongnu. Diao Chan ingeniously set a chain of schemes in motion, turnin 92Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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    These stories melt away the ice in our hearts like warm sunshine; cultivation is nurtured through empathy, and good fortune becomes a gentle echo in our souls. 🌹

23. 23 海 Tales of a Youngster from Haikou 海口少年旧事 The Long Road of the Great Way大道远途Urban496k WordsCompleted Haikou, Hainan, 2011. A boy leaning on crutches walks into the high school division of Haixiu High. His mother leaves him with the words, “You can only rely on yourself,” then drives away in a Mercedes-Benz S350. He has no money, no reputation, and no one to back him. With a storm brewing, he’s determined to forge his own path despite the cold stares. But school is a battleground, where the weak are bullied and mocked. There’s no such thing as an easy youth. “I know exactly what I want, but the 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A portrait of four men born in the 1990s and 1995s: survival, school bullying, competition, obedience tests, consumerism… ultimately pointing to male awakening. See how this generation of men, the most oppressed, fought their way out of an ambush.

24. 24 我 My Dongguan Dream: Sister Mei 我的东莞梦：媚姐 Zeng Yi曾呓Urban2.4M WordsOngoing Sister Mei's advice to me: The women at entertainment venues are just for looking. Don't get serious with them. Sister Mei also said: Don't get any ideas about me, either. [A story about working for a living, perhaps with a little of me, you, and him in it.] 198.5kReads8.9Score9.7k14d adds

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    🥰😄😄😄👍😄😄🥰🥰

25. 25 救 Help! This Lousy System Is Making Me Found a Sect! 救命！这破系统让我开宗立派！ The Crying of Xiao Xiao萧萧之鸣Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to another world as a sickly man, the male lead triggers a System: if he fails to save twenty people within three years, he’ll die of his illness. He sets off on a journey to save people, meeting one lovely confidante after another along the way. In the end, he’s forced to found a sect and finds his happy ending. (This is not a cultivation novel.) The premise is fairly fresh, leaving behind the traditional level-up-and-fight-monsters formula. The protagonist is frail at firs 37.3kReads9.2Score3.6k14d adds

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    This could benefit both mind and body, and broaden one's literary knowledge.

26. 26 残 The Broken Imperial Seal 残玺 Long Chu龙杵Urban900k WordsCompleted “Anger is commonplace, but a smiling man is inscrutable...” Inspired by a hidden chapter of real history, this tells the story of a wild strategic-level scientist’s rise and growth. The premise is fresh, fantastical yet grounded in reality, and encompasses history, the workplace, the military, scientific research, national security, criminal investigation, elaborate schemes, murder, and modern high-stealth espionage, high-tech hacking, and high-intensity aerospace electronic warfare. The ending 6.2kReads8.7Score77714d adds

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    This book is complete. It's a slow-burn, high-energy read, combining science fiction, realism, suspense, and mind-bending elements. The novel subject matter makes it highly engaging, and it doesn't feature any time-travel, rebirth, or cheat codes. The narrative flows smoothly with rigorous logic, and it's humorous and engaging without being drawn out. The content covers history, workplace, military, technology, national security, criminal investigation, manipulation, murder, and high-tech espionage, hacking, and electronic warfare. The writing is sharp and realistic, and the ending is thought-provoking and meaningful—a perfect cure for those who can't sleep at night.

27. 27 跟 Learning Feng Shui from Third Grandpa 跟着三爷爷学风水 Ding Xingxing521丁星星521Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Born into a family of Feng Shui practitioners, I became someone who defies fate the moment I entered the world of Yin-Yang Feng Shui. As one strange event after another unfolded, I learned to recognize fortune and misfortune, ward off disaster, and handle everything with ease. To all the brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunties passing by, please leave a book review here! Remember to comment, too! Thank you! If you like learning, remember to bring your brain along. There’s plenty of useful informa 34.1kReads8.8Score2.9k14d adds

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    Help you grow quickly

28. 28 大 The Qing Dynasty in Turmoil 大清风云 Liu Xian刘贤Ancient Romance167k WordsCompleted Nineties-born high school senior Shi Xiaojin accidentally transmigrates to the Qing Dynasty during the Yongzheng era after a car accident. She becomes entangled in a complicated romance with brothers Hongli and Hongzhou, who are locked in a secret struggle for the throne. Whichever way the scales of love tip, it would be wrong. To make matters worse, she is deeply embroiled in the Heaven and Earth Society and becomes one of its members, working for it day and night. Does this mean she has to bet 16Reads—Score—14d adds

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29. 29 演 The Actor 《演员》 I Am Nine Thousand Years Old我乃九千岁33k WordsCompleted The Actor 9Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 30 演 The Actor 演员 Er An而安Modern Romance4k WordsCompleted Actor 1Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 31 演 The Actor 演员 Butter Milkshake牛油奶昔9k WordsCompleted My roommate is always sneering at me for being a clueless country girl. She's an influencer with 500,000 followers and a mansion worth tens of millions just outside campus. Then she tried to rally the entire internet to attack and cyberbully me, and I finally got sick of this life. “Bro,” I said, standing beside a top-tier star and taking the arms of an award-winning actress and a real estate tycoon. “Let's go home.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 32 演 The Actor 演员 Yong'an永安Mystery12k WordsCompleted Six months, sixteen murders, and not a trace for the police to follow. But a novel brought me into contact with the killer. His familiar methods, his butcher-like disregard for human life. By a twist of fate, I actually became his accomplice! —Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 33 演 The Actor 演员 Eleven十一Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted I was the plaything the capital's princeling kept at his side the longest. Pretty, sweet, obedient, always there whenever he called. People in our circle joked that I was the most loyal dog he'd ever kept. Even if he wanted my life, I'd probably come running to hand it over. But they didn't know that every second I spent playing the good girl, I was counting down the days he had left. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
34. 34 清 Gentle Breezes, Northern Light 清风徐徐，北光照拂 Qing Die晴蝶Ancient Romance445k WordsOngoing A story concept I got from spinning a roulette wheel one day: Ling Beiyao: a teacher in an era of future technology Xu An: a doctor from another world Lin Yingchu: a demon king from an era of super-civilization (The protagonist was supposed to be just one person, but I ended up writing three.) The story is divided into the main storyline and individual character arcs. The main storyline follows the three protagonists from different worlds on their adventures in an era of super-civilization. The 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Please scrutinize the writing style closely! Especially the later [Individual Chapters]! You can check the author's reviews first to confirm the writing style. The long, evocative passages in the [Individual Chapters], combined with the [Main Story], can be interpreted in multiple ways, and the descriptions of fights and spells are detailed. Also: It's a niche, small-group story, slice-of-life adventure, interspersed with elements of reality, a blend of fact and fiction.

35. 35 临 A Final Wish 临终之愿 Lei-jie's Hopeless Simp蕾姐的老舔狗Mystery322k WordsOngoing [Not for everyone: a niche novel with no harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincible hero, and no wish fulfillment. The storytelling is detailed, but the pacing is a little slow.] [Why I write: I'm not after money. I don't have much, but I have enough. What I hope for is understanding, and I sincerely look forward to thoughtful readers.] [Keywords: hard science fiction, rigorous logic, wit and humor, critical thinking, and knowledge from seventeen academic disciplines to broaden your perspective] 193Reads—Score10214d adds

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    Many books teach you how to dream; this book teaches you how to become a dreamer. Don't worry, it's not a pyramid scheme, it doesn't sell courses, and it certainly won't use the guise of changing your fate to fool anxious young readers. Follow the plot, and the most useful knowledge from 17 disciplines, including psychology, economics, logic, game theory, and advanced mathematics, along with cutting-edge mainstream scientific explanations, will quickly build your thinking framework and improve your cognitive level. Feng shui, metaphysics, divination, and other such petty tricks will no longer fool you. (If you have any questions, skip to Chapter 134 for a thorough explanation that thoroughly exposes these charlatans.) The story is humorous, but not absurd; the main characters are a bit eccentric, and if readers laugh uncontrollably, it's not the author's fault. As for the plot, you'll find it truly remarkable. Even disregarding the knowledge points, the entire book is a logically rigorous suspense story with numerous foreshadowing elements, offering plenty of depth for multiple readings. It's not a collection of fragmented plots pieced together simply to impart knowledge. Some chapters are specifically designed to train diverse thinking skills; reading slowly can improve your analytical abilities. If you find any plot inconsistencies, the author will let you hit him on the ground. Good things are subjective; someone went bald writing this book! The book wouldn't be worth this advertisement if it lacked substance. This book will sincerely tell you how to build a powerful self.

36. 36 武 Martial Arts School Graduate 武校毕业生 Yu Xiaoyan预小言Urban1.1M WordsOngoing Martial arts school / traditional martial arts / realistic / passionate / brotherhood / jianghu Adapted from real experiences. No fantasy, no System, and no cheats. A true-to-life portrayal of what life at a martial arts school is really like. A boy defies his family's objections to pursue his martial arts dream. Day after day, he trains relentlessly at school, enduring the long, monotonous years of practice alongside his fellow students and brothers. After graduation, he enters the wider world, 793Reads—Score6714d adds

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    Based on true stories and drawn from top-tier martial arts schools in China! It tells the tale of a martial arts student's growth, a pure documentary with no fantasy elements! Youth at a martial arts school is a mix of sweat, pain, and youthful spirit. Occasionally, mistakes occur during training, inevitably leading to stern reprimands from the instructors. When feeling wronged, one can only silently process their emotions, wiping away tears before standing on the training ground again the next day. This story will take you through a tale of passionate youth and the complexities of love and hate at a martial arts school…

37. 37 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 947Reads9.3Score12214d adds

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    I recommend the completed novel "The Female Bank Manager's Dead End," a workplace romance with sophisticated political intrigue. It tells the story of Ma Yuquan, a female bank manager who, initially ambitious and determined to serve her country through finance, is gradually swayed and loses herself in the face of power and unscrupulous capital, ultimately leading to her downfall. The novel is fast-paced, well-written, and richly plotted, including scenes of best friends stealing each other's boyfriends, the female protagonist secretly giving birth at an advanced age while single, and scheming a legal adoption.

38. 38 盼 May the Fireworks Never Grow Cold, and Youth Never Fade 盼烟花不冷韶华不逝 Ancient Void and Chaos虚荒邪古Urban287k WordsOngoing 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Come on

39. 39 洪 After Saving People in a Flood, I Gained Control of Everyone’s Memories 洪水救人后，我掌控所有人的记忆 Evil Bullet邪恶子弹Mystery235k WordsOngoing 🔥 Torrential rain and catastrophic floods! He risked his life to save a girl, only to unexpectedly gain an incredible supernatural ability! A deluge battered Tianmen City, and floodwaters surged everywhere! Lin Hua, an internet café manager, leapt into the deadly torrent to save a little girl who had fallen into the water. His strength gave out and his consciousness blurred. He was about to be swallowed by the flood At the brink of death, a strange shadow attacked! A bizarre current coursed thro 32Reads—Score—14d adds
40. 40 绝 An Unparalleled Bond 绝世联情 Dawn Online曙光在线Modern Romance632k WordsOngoing Set against the various historical periods from the 1920s to the 1980s, this novel follows the tumultuous lives, joys and sorrows, and tragic romances of Long Xingqiu, a principal at a middle school from a family of couplet writers, and his children. It tells a modern tale of swordsmen and scholars, blending tragedy and comedy in a story that will sometimes bring readers to tears and sometimes make them laugh out loud. Full of suspense, twists and turns, and interlocking plotlines, the story is 94Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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    Enjoy captivating stories while learning to write couplets, boosting both your emotional and intellectual intelligence! This is the unique charm of modern-day literary chivalry and couplet drama!

41. 41 直 Livestream: Teaching Kids to Write Essays and Be Good People 直播：教孩子写作文，学做人 Ouyang Miguo欧阳米果235k WordsCompleted Writing compositions is easy! This book shows parents how to guide their children in writing and in learning how to be good people. Drawing on traditional Chinese thought, it explores methods and techniques for parent-child education. 62Reads—Score1114d adds

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    This book, "Teaching Children to Write Essays and Learn to Be a Person," not only teaches children essay writing techniques and methods, but also delves into aspects such as self-growth, parent-child relationships, and family harmony. It is useful for everyone, and the sooner you read it, the sooner you will benefit!

42. 42 我 Learning to Read People in the Mortal World 我在红尘学心眼 Qian Xiaqi钱夏七171k WordsOngoing [This book is not a novel, but its value far surpasses that of feel-good fiction!] The highest wisdom is hidden within these pages, and every page is like seeing with an enlightened eye! We recommend saving it and reading it again and again. Don't miss your chance to upgrade your understanding. This book covers love, marriage, the body, psychology, politics, economics, human nature, the workplace, social relationships, and much more. The younger you are, the more you should read this book! The s 27Reads6.6Score814d adds

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    Enlightenment and understanding of life: the earlier you learn to be shrewd, the more beneficial it will be to your life.

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