Ling Xiaohan, a recent Chinese literature graduate, once aspired to write magnificent works that would be remembered for generations. But she couldn't escape the wave of graduating into unemployment, and returned to her hometown in disgrace to run a secondhand bookstore.
Who would have thought that the store, which usually never had a single customer, would receive unexpected visitors in the middle of the night...
But why don't these customers understand QR codes or have any renminbi?
And why are they brazenly trying to trick her out of books with counterfeit Yuan Shikai dollars?
Most absurd of all, every fake name they give is famous. Do they think she didn't get nine years of compulsory education?
As the owner, Ling Xiaohan naturally has to keep all these characters there and make them copy books, write manuscripts, and earn money to pay off their debts.
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Legend has it that a bookstore appears only at midnight, on Lakeside Road,
for those destined to find it.
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A master's work, written in their own hand.
Would you like a copy too?
[Reader's notes]
1. Set in a parallel world and unrelated to our world's history. Historical figures who serve as references will be identified.
2. The main focus is on her career. The male lead is just background.
Theme: Carry on the spirit of our forebears and promote traditional culture.
