Recently Read Stories That Left a Deep Impression (Subjective) （主观评价）近期追的印象深刻的

1. 1 海 Island Survival: Life-Type Player Farms and Hoards Goods 海岛求生：生活玩家种田囤货 Fei Yi绯夷Danmei (BL)2.8M WordsOngoing Nan Liujing woke up to learn that he'd been kidnapped by an evil game System called Island Survival. From then on, he had to say goodbye to Blue Star and spend the rest of his life tied to a barren little island. What do you mean, one island from the start and everything else has to be earned through grinding? Faced with a desolate island where not even birds would land, Nan Liujing's hoarding instincts kicked in. No way. He had to start grinding!!! He went beachcombing, farmed, raised slimes, a 130.6kFavorites126.4kClicks/ch3.2MGifts

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   It's a great read. The author's notes and short skits are engaging, the romance develops gradually and beautifully, it's sweet, the logic is sound, and the world-building feels realistic. The phased storylines are very interesting and well-written. The protagonist's path to wealth through agricultural product processing is captivating, and the career development is compelling. Reading all the storylines at once is even more satisfying. The supporting characters are well-developed, and unlike some survival novels where the supporting characters are unintelligent while the protagonist is incredibly smart, this one is engaging. 💪

2. 2 我EN Faking Blindness in the Cultivation World 我在修仙界装瞎 Little Fox in the Past小狐昔里No CP1.3M WordsCompleted Blurb: Wen Xu has been face-blind since birth. No matter how handsome or beautiful people are in the cultivation world, they all look like wooden posts to him. Of course, being face-blind doesn't stop him from cultivating and ascending to immortality. If anything, it's a huge incentive to work hard, because he truly can't remember anyone's face! His life is so hard. So, once he entered the gates of Yonglu Mountain, he decided to be blind. Well, at least until he cultivated his spiritual sense 90.4kFavorites156.1kClicks/ch356.3kGifts

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   It's alright, watchable, reasonably priced, and the main plot is clear. It's just that the cultivation world feels fraught with danger, and ordinary people are constantly in peril – it's so tragic.

3. 3 神 Sign-In Tycoon: Spending Money Full-Time 神豪签到，全职花钱 Strawberry Pearl Cake草莓珍珠蛋糕Romance751k WordsCompleted *The main story is complete. Liu Yue, a recent graduate at a loss about what to do next, suddenly received a job offer from the Spending System. System: Host, check in every day to claim a spending allowance. You must spend all of it that same day, or it will expire. Liu Yue glanced at the daily sign-in reward. Only ten thousand yuan a day? That would be a piece of cake. System: Ten thousand yuan is just the base reward. Each daily sign-in also comes with a multiplier, ranging from one to a 80.3kFavorites114.7kClicks/ch307.6kGifts

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   It's a great read, a typical "super rich" novel, as long as it's not overly dramatic, melodramatic, or involves tipping streamers. It introduced readers to various ways of spending money and broadened their horizons. The frequent purchases of jewelry and luxury goods later on got a bit tiresome, probably because the author ran out of material. However, it's still a fantastic read. The author struggles with romance, but that doesn't detract from the overall quality.

4. 4 吾 [Wuxia Crossover] My Life Is About to End [综武侠]吾命将休 Little Fox in the Past小狐昔里No CP1.5M WordsCompleted The second book, [Crossover] Bright as the Sun and Moon, is complete. Come check it out! Click my author page to go straight there. Honghong will keep you company on your travels~~ Blurb: Just before Tan Zhao peacefully closed his eyes, his optimistic spirit in the face of illness bound him to a "Defeat Terminal Illness" System. The System told him he had to transmigrate into the bodies of people about to die in other worlds and fight to live a few more days. Each day he survived would be added 70.9kFavorites214.9kClicks/ch121.8kGifts

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   It's readable, albeit barely, since it's an older book and not my favorite genre. The pacing and narrative are fine, and it's good for killing time, but once you put it down, you don't want to pick it up again.

5. 5 1 The Nineteenth-Century Heiress 19世纪女继承人 Spring Scenery三春景Romance1.6M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book set in a world reminiscent of the Victorian era, Vivian had no interest in the complicated story of the heroine using a System cheat to take revenge and punish scumbags. She just wanted to live her own life... But... She might not be able to live her own life after all. This was supposed to be an era when science had arrived, the dawn of reason! Why, why... Why were people using mercury as face masks, ammonia as toner, arsenic tablets as whitening pills, arsenic 43kFavorites102.2kClicks/ch124.3kGifts

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   This is one of the author's early works. The later episodes, where the villainous female supporting character uses a system to harm the female lead, infuriated me. This method of using unreasonable forces to drive the plot is extremely annoying; it feels like people's free will is being manipulated. The only redeeming qualities are the interesting subject matter and the great career storyline, but the padding makes the pacing terrible, and I ended up skipping through parts of it. The male supporting character's death felt manipulated; it felt like the author killed him off to advance the plot. The romance is a complete mess. Perhaps this is because, in an era lacking freedom and equality, authors can't write normal love stories, which is understandable. [Lemon emoji]

6. 6 日 An Ordinary Life [Research] 日化人生[科研] Little Fox in the Past小狐昔里No CP502k WordsCompleted Completed. Feel free to rate it! My next story will be "But I'm a Person from Earth!" -- Blurb: Yue Qi is an interstellar citizen with zero psychic power. In space, he qualifies as a person with a congenital disability who can receive welfare. Under interstellar law, he is only allowed to study subjects that don't require psychic power. Fortunately, he has no interest in popular majors like mecha combat or mecha repair. After graduating from middle school, Yue Qi enrolled at the highest-ranke 34.6kFavorites35.4kClicks/ch168kGifts

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   A satisfying and enjoyable read. The protagonist is anthropomorphized; he seems perfectly fine on the surface, but his mental state is actually quite precarious. He was poorly cared for in the Dark Forest of Interstellar Space, and only after returning to Earth did he slowly recover, enveloped in love and able to grow back to his full potential. The author's vignettes are engaging, and the narrative pacing is very comfortable.

7. 7 泡 A Tokyo Literary Master in the Bubble Era 泡沫时代东京文豪 Spring Scenery三春景Romance1.4M WordsCompleted After getting hit on the head, Lin Qianqiu finally remembered her past life as a Chinese person living in the 21st century. Then she looked around and realized it was the summer of 1980 in Tokyo. In this life, she was still a 14-year-old girl in her third year of junior high. This was the tail end of Japan's golden age and the eve of the bubble era. Chibi Maruko-chan, Cat's Eye, the bubble economy, the Go boom, Norwegian Wood, City Pop, disco, Momoe Yamaguchi... These vivid, fragmented impre 30.3kFavorites45.5kClicks/ch120.8kGifts

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   I got hooked on Shui Hou's works. The themes were very interesting, and I especially loved the career storyline. Unfortunately, it was too drawn out and dragged on. Later chapters had typos and stopped updating, which was incredibly frustrating to keep up with. It's a glimpse into the bubble economy era. After finishing Shui Hou's works, I really wanted to replace them with something else because she used a lot of words to create a sense of realism (though the "drawing out" aspect has its merits, it doesn't outweigh the flaws; the shortcomings are too great). The romance is subtle, which is good; the female lead doesn't revolve around the male lead.

8. 8 过 [Entertainment Industry] She’s Far Too Beautiful [娱乐圈]过分美丽的她 Spring Scenery三春景Romance1.5M WordsOngoing Jin Zhumei, reborn, recovered her memories of her past life in the summer of 2006. From the 2000s to the 1990s, from Huaxia in 2026 to South Korea in 2006. Some people in the entertainment industry think this is a wonderful era: The beauty of a booming economy, and an entertainment industry still producing good work… But all she can see is a crude, noisy world. The “bold and glamorous” makeup and outfits are just copies of foreign trends. They don’t really suit Asian girls. Take away the filte 18.1kFavorites22.4kClicks/ch83.9kGifts

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   This is the latest work by the author, and while the word count for the educational content has improved, it's not by much. I suggest reading it after it's finished, otherwise you might get so frustrated you'll drop it (don't blame me if you do). The romance is also the best in all her books. I got into K-pop because of her listening to GD songs. I've read several other K-pop fanfics that focus on romance and lack any real career development. Do you have any recommendations for super-talented female characters? Her heroines are all self-reliant and risk-averse; they don't knowingly take risks. I also have some knowledge of K-pop from back then, which is why I didn't dislike the educational content as much. But could you please reduce the long descriptions of physical appearance?

9. 9 八 Returning Home to Build a Factory in the 1980s 八零年代回国建厂 Wooden Mountain木头山Romance457k WordsCompleted While everyone wanted to go to the United States, Li Maimang came back from there with a million dollars in foreign currency to invest. She returned not only to invest, but also to fulfill the original owner's wish: to find her family was the only thing the original owner had wanted. Li Maimang found her relatives, who were on the verge of starvation, and started factories in Sanjin. They made everything from little bicycles to giant excavators, from MP3 players to smartphones. Traveling is i 11.2kFavorites33.1kClicks/ch8.3kGifts

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   It's a light read, not bad. The narrative pacing and logic are fine. It's good for killing time.

10. 10 专 Professional Fan, Earning Ten Million a Day 专业追星，日赚千万 Strawberry Pearl Cake草莓珍珠蛋糕Romance803k WordsCompleted Fang Sen transmigrated, and even got a “Celebrity Stock-Picking System” along with her. Fang Sen: “So you’re saying you’ll pay for me to stan celebrities?” “And whatever celebrity I spend money on is like a stock I’ve bought. As long as their career takes off, I can cash in my returns?” System: “That’s right. I know it’s hard to pick a celebrity with potential...” Fang Sen only smiled. This was far too easy for her. Before she transmigrated, she’d been a top fan who’d watched countless obscu 10.4kFavorites12.9kClicks/ch34.5kGifts

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    A light and enjoyable read, it offers a glimpse into the history and basic facts of the entertainment industry. The romantic pairings are so-so, but the career storylines are good. The pacing and subject matter are interesting, the female lead has many ideas, and she doesn't experience many setbacks.

11. 11 璃 [Genshin Impact] Chronicles of the Liyue Witch [原神]璃月魔女记事 Mystery and Musing神秘迷思Romance754k WordsCompleted [The next novel will be Love Between Human and Machine: Beware the Anti-Organic Equation. The Dowager of the Late Emperor is in preparation.] Suhe, who lives in Feiyun Slope in Liyue Harbor, has a bit of a problem. Ever since the historical figures from the book she wrote became her imaginary friends and came to the real world, older women who call themselves witches have been dropping by from time to time. Some like to give her prophecies. Some like to speak inside her head. Others enjoy giving 7.5kFavorites9kClicks/ch60.3kGifts

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    This is a Genshin Impact fanfic. It's not out of character (OOC), logically consistent, and quite an interesting book. Some of the descriptions use classical Chinese poetry and prose, which might be a bit challenging, but there are foreshadowing elements. However, if you read carefully, you'll understand. This is a very good fanfic.

12. 12 警 I’m a Police Officer, But I Have the Criminal Master System (Crime Investigation) 警察，但犯罪大师系统[刑侦] The Rabbit Who Learns to Cook学做饭的兔子Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Jiang Xia closed her eyes, opened them again, and found herself in the 1980s. She had become a police officer at a local station, fresh out of police vocational school and newly assigned to her post, with a Master Criminal System bound to her. As long as she kept committing crimes and making a name for herself, the System would reward her with all sorts of criminal skills. Looking at the master-level pickpocketing skill the System had granted her, Jiang Xia fell apart. What am I supposed to do w 121.2kFavorites133.4kClicks/ch496.3kGifts

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    I've been keeping it on hold until it's finished before watching it. It mainly focuses on the career aspect, and although there are some romance parts, as long as they're not awkward, it's quite interesting. A good read.

13. 13 绑 After Binding with the Domestic Entertainment Sister-in-Law System 绑定内娱嫂子系统后 Strawberry Pearl Cake草莓珍珠蛋糕Romance1.5M WordsCompleted *The main story is complete. *An entertainment-industry novel about an actress. The heroine is fiercely ambitious and focused on her career. [Do you want to become the girlfriend of a male celebrity?] Ling Suisui transmigrates and gets bound to an entertainment-industry girlfriend System. The System says her goal is to become the ideal girlfriend coveted by the fans of male celebrities. [The perfect celebrity girlfriend gets to enjoy the male lead’s most devoted love, and a harem of admirers 69.8kFavorites118.3kClicks/ch211.3kGifts

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    This is a female-centric, empowering novel. The protagonist is very clear-headed, self-disciplined, and hardworking. The career development is well-written, and there are few romantic pairings. It's a book that can be read repeatedly.

14. 14 十 Everyday Family Life in Nineteenth-Century London 十九世纪伦敦养家日常 Three Kumquats金桔三颗Romance649k WordsCompleted My completed novels in the collection: My Agricultural Supply Store Connects to the Stars, I Run a Restaurant to Stay Alive [System], and When the Old Culinary God Transmigrated to the Modern Era [Gourmet]. Give them a look~~ Please add my upcoming novel, The Little Cook’s Guide to Supporting Her Family, to your collection~ The blurb is at the end. Blurb: The main story is complete~ A story about a Chinese soul who transmigrates to late-nineteenth-century England and struggles (gets rich) to s 55.2kFavorites60.1kClicks/ch71.3kGifts

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    The main storyline focuses on the character's development, which is engaging in the early stages but becomes less compelling as his power grows. Nevertheless, it's a well-made series with few jarring moments.

15. 15 美 American Beauty, 1960s 美国丽人1960s Spring Scenery三春景Romance768k WordsCompleted Female Lead's Perspective: A 21st-century Chinese office worker is reborn in mid-20th-century America, but doesn't regain her past-life memories until she's 17, after an accident. The good news: it's not a bad era. Aside from a few high-tech conveniences, she can live a life that's basically modern. The bad news: to avoid being at the mercy of others and to go to college, she's going to marry a man she's known for just three days. Ah... well... Male Lead's Perspective: Love at first sight @￥%%* 38.7kFavorites45kClicks/ch64.6kGifts

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    The novel, written by Shui Hou, has a novel idea, but the excessive scientific explanations disrupt the narrative rhythm. Following the story closely can feel like watching a flood of episodes; if you finish reading, it's better to skip the parts. While a moderate amount of scientific explanation can enhance realism and immersion, too much can be detrimental. The romance is average, but the career storyline is interesting. It offers a glimpse into life during that era.

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