Novels like The Guan Family Estate
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- 1 Sunset on the Green Bricks 青砖落照 Novel Synopsis Through the years of endless war, three generations of the Huangfu family never managed to share a single complete family reunion dinner. The turmoil of the Republic of China era destroyed their ancestral hall, and the flames of war burned their land deeds to ash. Some fell beneath the invaders' bayonets; others vanished into the winds of a chaotic age. In the end, only a mother remained, struggling to keep her children alive. She was the backbone of the Huangfu family. The uph —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Children of the Guan Family 关家儿女 This book is the sequel to my historical novel, The Guan Family Compound. It follows several generations of the Guan family's children through their joys and sorrows against the backdrop of the times, from 1939 to more than a century later, in the twenty-first century. If you're a longtime fan of The Guan Family Compound, please start reading from Chapter One. If you've never read it, I recommend reading that book first, then coming back to The Guan Family's Children. The story will flow better 1.6kReads8.0Score24114d adds
- 3 Rise of a Commoner: From Constable to Emperor 寒门崛起：从捕快到黄袍加身 From a boy who lost his father’s protection, to the chief constable in charge of a county’s security, and then to a warlord commanding the border troops, civil officials call him a traitorous rebel, while soldiers hail him as a second father. The sharpest blade in this chaotic age will one day cleave through the throne room of the imperial palace. “Your Majesty, it’s time to give up the throne.” 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Reborn in Ancient Times: The Former Dynasty’s Princess Begged Me to Take Her In 重生古代：前朝公主哭着求我收留 [Transmigration + Alternate History + Farming + Devoted Husband] “Chunwazi, do you want a wife or not?” When a poor farmer's son meets a little princess from the previous dynasty. Looking at his frail young wife, he says: “I want to make money...” It is a time of chaos, with war breaking out everywhere! Are kings and nobles born to their stations? 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Sickly Big Bad Fell in Love? 病秧子大反派还动心了？ Fu Yechen, the crown prince of the capital, is a sickly man everyone thinks will die before thirty. One cough from him is enough to make the entire business world tremble. No one knows that the bones crushed beneath his wheelchair outnumber the contracts he has signed. Three years ago, he found and took in a mute country girl at the scene of a massacre that wiped out her entire family... Then, on a night of torrential rain, Fu Yechen pinned her against the wall. “Baby, haven’t you grown tired —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Casual Notes on Sichuan Dialect and Writing 四川方言文字散记 How to write some uncommon characters used in Sichuan dialect, the origins of Sichuan expressions, and folk customs and culture associated with the dialect. Dialects are a form of cultural heritage. The excessive promotion of standard Mandarin has put many dialects at risk of disappearing. As a dialect enthusiast, I hope to do my small part to raise awareness. I welcome anyone who shares this interest to join me. Even if you don't know how to write the dialect, liking and sharing this post can 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 My Worthy Wife Helped Me Reach for the Clouds, So I Gave Her a Nine-Phoenix Crown 贤妻扶我凌云志，我还贤妻九凤冠 One heroine + scheming protagonist + competition for supremacy + everyday life Police officer Li Huan is chasing Yun Shang, a wanted con artist, when they both unexpectedly transmigrate to the Jin Dynasty in 1206 and somehow end up engaged. To resist Jin oppression and survive in the perilous Jin Dynasty, they temporarily set aside their grudges and form an alliance under the pretense of their engagement. Relying on each other, they work together against the Jin and dance through the chaos of th 28Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 8 A Grand Feast in Shanghai 沪江盛宴 Shanghai is a city where fortunes can change in the blink of an eye. Who will rule the roost today? A slow-burn gang story, not a wish-fulfillment power fantasy! A Green Gang boss × a cool, aloof doctor. Love and hate, passion and heartbreak, twists and turns. He is a notorious Green Gang boss, unruly and impossible to tame. He says, “I’m a devil who crawled out of hell. I’ve never cared whether anyone lives or dies. Crushing you would be as easy as crushing an ant!” To him, human life is the c 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Clear Spring, Bright Moon 清泉明月 [No System], [no pocket dimension] Not a plagiarist, not a mindless farming story, a slow burn, one heroine. He only wanted a peaceful night's sleep. By chance, he made something to repel mosquitoes and other bugs, but someone else got rich from it. He only wanted to protect the rice at home from pests, so he made some insecticide powder, but it opened up a shortcut to success for someone else. He only wanted to study a little and pass the exam to become a licentiate, so he could escape the burd 9Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 10 No Looking Back on the Past, Meeting My Ex-Husband Again Thirty Years Later 往事不回首，三十年后再遇前夫 I won’t look back on the past. Thirty years later, I meet my ex-husband again. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Jingyan's Gentle Words 璟言轻语 The Gu and Su families were longtime friends, and Su Qingyan and Gu Jingchuan grew up together as childhood sweethearts. When love first began to stir in their hearts, they didn’t know what it meant to like someone, let alone love them. Then they were separated for three years. Their worlds were missing each other, and the distance helped each of them see their own feelings clearly. Su Qingyan wanted to tell Gu Jingchuan on her coming-of-age day that she liked him. Gu Jingchuan wanted to tell Su 390Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 A Fleeting Life Before the Snow Falls 浮生未雪 On a rainy plum-blossom night in the Jiangnan region in 1924, Lin Xuetang, daughter of the Su family, first meets Shen Yanzhou, son of the commander of Beiping, by the lotus pond at a country estate. A family heirloom jade pendant engraved with a dragon brings them together, sparking a romance that spans the north and south. She is graceful and poetic; he is bold and spirited like a soldier. From protecting each other at school to exploring an ancient temple, from fishing lights on a night lake 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Ghost Lord’s Old Dreams of the Mortal World 鬼爷的红尘旧梦 "Love Begins in the Mortal World" "The Ghost Lord Falls for the Mortal World" "The Ghost Lord’s Old Dreams of the Mortal World" Welcome to bookmark and follow! (Fictional Republic of China era) The young sovereign of the underworld descends into the human world to find her beloved, now living through the final life of his tribulation. With her godhood at its peak, she sweeps across the turmoil of the Republican era, begins a love with the frail last-generation Beile that is heartbreakingly sweet 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Alone, Turning Toward the Warmth 孤身向暖 The first half of her life was spent trapped in the mire. Now, she holds the scissors. Chen Qingyang leaves her marriage with her daughter and nothing else, then turns her exceptional tailoring skills into a way to fight back. She builds factories, opens shops, and creates a brand. With cloth as her blade and a needle as her point, she carves a splendid future out of the life that once seemed so bleak. From a young woman working on an assembly line to a factory owner admired by thousands. She op —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Scumbag Takedown 擒渣记 Based on a true story: a woman escapes a marriage marred by infidelity, defeats the shameless homewrecker who knowingly became the other woman, and goes on to live life with her head held high. No golden finger, no miraculous help from above. She wins through her own efforts! 326Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 16 Love in the Turmoil of the Republic, a Red-Haired Beauty's Tribulation in the Thousand Gates 民国乱世情，千门红颜劫 (The rating has only just opened and will rise. If you like it, leave a review; if you don't, please don't flame me.) [New-style Republican-era setting + Tortured Romance + Revenge + Suspense + Qianmen's Eight Roles + Schemes + Gangs + Espionage + War of Resistance] (Not a power fantasy, not mindless, no rebirth, no transmigration, no formulaic tropes, no invincible protagonist, no System. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Volume One: Heroines (1929–1932), tortured romance/revenge/b 22Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 17 Spring Flames: A Heartbreaking Republican-Era Romance 春焰（民国虐恋情深） [Republican-era romance + thrilling spy intrigue + tragic, all-consuming love + mutual salvation] A notorious socialite VS a two-faced warlord Bai Chunyan is a flower, blooming from the battlefield of a cruel world. Fu Qingxiang is a general, a cold-blooded young major who can seem human one moment and demonic the next. One stormy night in a small Jiangnan town, he saved her from danger, and from then on, a tangled vine took root in her heart. For him, she was willing to be a pawn, moving betwee 1.2kReads9.3Score12114d adds
- 18 I Transmigrated Back to Republican-Era China: I Eloped with My Landlord’s Fifth Concubine 穿越回民国：我带地主五姨太私奔 My name is Fei Xiaoying, and I'm an ordinary butcher at a modern slaughterhouse. Then, in an accident, a pig shoved me into an electrified water trough. When I opened my eyes again, I had transmigrated to the Republican era, where I was now a guard in the household of Huang Tiangui, a landlord. In this world, the rich feast behind vermilion gates while the poor freeze to death in the streets. I have the strength and skills of a butcher, but no say over my own fate. Then I met Su Xiuer, the Fifth 1.4kReads—Score10514d adds
- 19 Republican Era: Ten Silver Dollars a Day, One Man, and the Rise of Nanhua 民国：一人一天十大洋，南华崛起 [The Ultimate Path of Chinese Martial Arts] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Army-Building Tycoon] Lu Chen transmigrates to Jinmen, a city torn apart by warlords and overrun by evil spirits. He inherits a shabby martial arts school on the verge of going bankrupt, with pockets even emptier than his face. In this brutal world where books are for the poor and martial arts are for the rich, just one dose of medicinal training broth costs five silver dollars. Without money to practice martial arts, you're as 182Reads5.9Score24714d adds
- 20 I Transmigrated to Republican-Era China and Changed the Fate of the Untouchable Beauty 穿越民国，我为高岭之花逆天改命 When the Seven Stars aligned, Liang Jinxia clutched her compass and plunged into the flames of war in Licheng in 1944. In her moment of despair, geologist Gu Qingwu held out a hand. “Come with me, or stay here and wait to die.” To survive, she became his assistant. Her uncanny “predictions” repeatedly saved him from danger, but also made him increasingly suspicious of her. “Who are you, really?” As artillery fire tore through the night, should she follow the course of history and save hersel 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The CEO Pursues His Wife: Madam, Where Are You Running? 霸总追婚：夫人，哪里跑！ Xiao Zichen is Mo Yurou’s poison. At first sight, Mo Yurou fell into the quagmire that was Xiao Zichen. After a year of marriage, she ultimately chose to let him be with his first love. Mo Yurou is Xiao Zichen’s poison. He spent a year avoiding her, thinking they would never cross paths again, never realizing he was already deeply poisoned. She runs, and he chases. Now that she is his wife, she will be his wife for life. 640Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 22 Shuanzhu Goes on a Blind Date 拴柱相亲 Shuan Zhu Goes on a Blind Date 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Tales of Fox Ridge 狐岭轶事 Tales from Fox Ridge 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 A Worker’s Chronicle 打工纪事 Adapted from real experiences of rural teenagers who worked summer jobs in the 1980s and 1990s, this story shows their honest, hardworking spirit and courage in building a new life. They did not fear the hardships or exhaustion of life, knowing that a better life is something you earn through your own efforts. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Wu Zetian (Complete in 3 Volumes) 武则天（全三册） Why did she cross the bounds of human decency and kill her own children? How did she rise from a low-ranking concubine to become empress? How could she become an empress in her own right in a world ruled by men for a thousand years? Her Great Zhou dynasty flourished like the midday sun, so why did it fail to endure? Why did the descendants of the Li Tang house continue to honor her as their own emperor? For more than a thousand years, she has been both history and legend. Beginning with Wu Zetia 1.2kReads9.6Score23914d adds
- 26 Crossing the Song Dynasty 度宋 [Transmigration, the Great Song, the Southern Song, no System, not a mindless power fantasy] (A faithful, grounded portrayal of history, even a “revelation” of it. The pacing is a little slow, and there’s no wanton slaughter. It may not be to everyone’s taste, and some readers have said it’s a bit hard to follow. Gentlemen, why not come in, take a look, and offer your judgment?) From a foolish young prince of Prince Rong’s residence to a prince and then crown prince, Zhao Qi is the fifteenth em 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Master Jin’s Unusual Life 金大师的别样人生 An accident left Jin Yu blind. His father looked down on him, his neighbors mocked him, and everyone lamented that his life was over. No one expected him to step into a whole new world from then on. Fortune-telling, divination, character readings, storytelling, and predicting good and ill fortune. He and his fellow practitioners traveled across Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, and Shanxi, meeting people of great kindness as well as vicious villains. Though blind, he saw straight into peo 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Stars Don't Cry 星星不掉泪 In this novel, Xingxing is a beautiful, dignified, and strong woman. The story follows her two marriages. Though she goes through hardships and pain, she keeps looking toward the light and moving forward, ultimately becoming the person she wants to be. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Republic-Era Record of an Evil Cultivator 民国邪修录 This is a story set in a parallel world. Chen Kun transmigrates and obtains a lazy evil-cultivator System. It’s the story of an ordinary man with a few evil-cultivator tricks, struggling to survive and grow. Mostly slice of life, with multiple women and no single heroine. There will be all kinds of women. Chen Kun! He is like an alloy thrown into the furnace of this era, its composition complex: the rationality and detachment of a modern person, the ruthlessness and pragmatism of someone survivi 7.3kReads7.0Score74714d adds
- 30 The Club 棍儿 In the chaos of the Republican era, Gun'er, a poor young man with thick brows and bright eyes, was the secret longing of every woman in the little village beneath the Taihang Mountains. The landlord's daughter, the glamorous concubine, the fiery and devoted village beauty... Their gazes wove a gentle net, but it could not hold back the sudden arrival of national enmity and personal hatred. The Japanese invaders' iron hooves crushed the mountain village. Amid blood and fire, almost all the men we 171Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 I Embrace the Moon Reflected in the Clear Huai 挽月映清淮 In the twenty-sixth year of the Republic, foreign invaders’ iron hooves shattered the land. Beiping fell, Nanjing was under threat, and flames of war spread across the nation. He told her, “I want to be someone who lives to see tomorrow with you.” 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The First Heroine of Republican-Era China 民国第一侠女 [Passion] [War of Resistance] [Fighting spirit] [Republican Era] [Heroine] [Slingshot hero] [Household intrigue] [Revenge] [Liang Hongying] She returns to her own home and becomes a maid. She has only one thing on her mind: finding out who poisoned her mother and left her disabled. But her first priority is rescuing her father, who has been kidnapped by bandits. Fearlessly, Liang Hongying ventures alone into the bandits’ den. She intends to learn from her father who harmed her mother, but before 15.2kReads8.5Score1.1k14d adds
- 33 Republican-Era Detective: Fourth Master Qiao Thrives in Turbulent Times 民国奇探：乔四爷，乱世逢生 Synopsis One: Qiao Chusheng always says he’s doomed to a miserable life, while Lu Yao will live to be ninety-nine. Lu Yao thinks that if this is fate, then he’ll have to change Qiao Chusheng’s. Who says no one can survive in troubled times? The Republic of China is a world in flux, and such times are bound to produce heroes. From police detective to warlord, Shanghai to Chongqing to Yan’an... If the gods answer his prayers, Qiao Chusheng will live to a hundred, blessed with both fortune and pros 105Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Reborn as a Warlord's Fifth Concubine, I Conquered Republican-Era China with My Writing 穿成军阀五姨太，靠写文杀穿民国 When Shen Yanqing wakes up, she’s become the least remarkable of the governor’s five concubines in the Republic of China era. The original owner was timid and bullied, her family was destitute, and the governor’s residence was rife with hidden schemes. Everyone expected her to meet an untimely end. From the start, she’s bound to a cross-time love System and given permission to copy any text on the internet. With words flowing from her pen, she bursts onto the scene under the pen name Qing Yan! 116Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Pear Blossoms in Bloom 一树棠梨花开 For seven years of war, she kept watch over a flowering tree, waiting for someone who would never return. Across thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, he passed through smoke and death to honor a promise left unfulfilled. That spring, “the flowering pear tree bloomed, its beauty captivating the city; willow fluff danced in the spring breeze.” Beneath blossoms white as snow, their eyes met, and each was struck by the other’s beauty. The beauty of mountains and rivers could not rival the gen 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Transmigrating to 1930: I Work for a Landlord 穿越1930：我给地主扛活 One-sentence summary: A modern office worker dies suddenly and transmigrates into the body of a simple-minded farmhand in 1930. Forced to endure the landlord's so-called “blessings,” he uses his modern mindset to turn his life around, eventually joining the revolutionary tide with the landlord's daughter. My name is Zhang Wei. I was a modern programmer who died suddenly after working 996 hours at a major internet company. I closed my eyes and opened them again to find myself in a village in Nort 145Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 My Wife Is Pan Jinlian 我老婆是潘金莲 One wrong step, and every step after goes wrong. Who is to blame for Jinlian's death? Some curse her loudly, while others can only sigh in regret! If Dalang had known how to woo a woman and had the means to back it up, what would have become of Pan Jinlian? Let's find out what kind of life transmigrated Wu Dalang and Pan Jinlian will have... In this troubled era, how will Wu Dalang rise to prominence and restore the Song Dynasty? 578Reads8.6Score13514d adds
- 38 A Season of Green, with Drizzling Rain 见青时节疏雨绵绵 The first time Guo Shuyu, the daughter of a landlord, saw Xu Jianqing, the beggar, he was beating his wife, a hulking man like a black bear. Guo Shuyu thought any man would be better than that black bear. Better to be anyone’s wife than Xu Jianqing’s. How pitiful to be scolded and beaten every day. But life is full of surprises, and the Matchmaker in the Moon muddles the red threads. Some inexplicable stroke of bad luck sent everything awry. Like a thunderclap from a clear sky, Guo Shuyu married 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 My Wife Is a Little Too Fierce 老婆大人有点拽 “That night six years ago, you were the one who ordered someone to kidnap me, weren’t you?” The man glared at her, his voice ice-cold. “Where’s your proof?” the woman teased coyly, completely unafraid. He reached out and lifted the cheeky little guy nearby, bringing him right up in front of them. “Isn’t he the best proof?” The woman raised an eyebrow, mischief dancing in her eyes. “Son, do you think he could have a baby as handsome as you?” The little fellow rolled his eyes in disdain, looking u 276Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 40 Rookie Season 菜鸟季 The tree-lined avenue was the school’s annual rings. Beneath the shade of century-old parasol trees, their mottled, hardened trunks were covered in knots like the display walls of a museum. They seemed to tell the people sheltered beneath their branches stories of a distant past. Standing there, you could clearly see the footprints their predecessors had left beneath the fallen leaves, and clearly hear their sonorous recitations, their quiet love songs, and their ringing vows. A group of sunny y 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Story of Fei Xin’s Daughter 飞新的女传 [Marriage + Domestic Abuse + Divorce + Blind Date + Online Romance + Finding True Love + Sweet Romance + Silent Treatment] At twenty, Fei Xin was set up by her parents, went on a blind date, got married, suffered domestic abuse, and divorced. At twenty-three, she met an online boyfriend five years younger than her. They got married and had a child! Married Life + Sweet Romance + Silent Treatment —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Crimson Flutter 绯色悸动 During a jungle adventure, Ji Youxi, a meticulous planner, meets the free-spirited Zhou Yan. They fall in love at first sight in a perilous tropical rainforest and kiss beneath a pool of moonlight. But their fiery first love is doused when someone throws cold water over them for sharing a bowl of “Crimson Heartbeat.” Everyone says their love is nothing more than an illusion, a game. Who would have thought that neither of them would be willing to give up? They fight with all their might to prove 125Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 43 A Single Mother’s Road to Redemption 一个单亲妈妈的救赎之路 I was a woman left single, and by the time I reached middle age, becoming a single mother was bound to turn my life upside down. At the halfway point of life, I’ve been through everything you can imagine, and even things you can’t. So what? The middle of life is a battlefield, and I am a shield, guarding a corner of tenderness amid the chaos. Halfway through life, I’ll be my own rock, pressing forward through disorder, gentle yet strong. Through half a lifetime of storms, I give it everything. A 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Wind and Cloud Alliance 风云盟 From childhood, the young Yun Feng was afflicted by the ancient poison known as the Spirit-Severing Meridian-Cutting Powder, and his life was beset by misfortune. During a trial, his enemies drove him into a desperate corner. He fell from a cliff, only to stumble by chance into an ancient cultivator’s cave. Through a twist of fate, he not only formed a fated bond with the Taiyi True Flame and completely purged the poison from his body, but also obtained a jade slip containing the legacy of the I 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Deep Love and Heavy Rain: I’ve Taken the Spy Chief 情深深雨蒙蒙之特务头子我收了 The new book has just received its first rating, so the score will rise over time. This is a fanfiction crossover between the TV dramas The Right Way of the World and Romance in the Rain. It focuses on romance rather than politics, telling the sweet-and-sour love story of a secret service chief and a charming young lady. Yang Liren is the intelligence chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation's Shanghai office. Lu Mengping is the Lu family's youngest daughter, a spoiled, sharp-tongued girl wh 1.3kReads8.8Score10114d adds
- 46 The Man Next Door 男邻居 Qiao Mai, a country girl, endures a rough journey from her wedding and childbirth to miscarriage and divorce. Over the course of twelve years of marriage, the special sweetness of being each other’s “darling” fades amid her husband’s disrespect and inaction. Her affection is gradually extinguished by the havoc wreaked by her mother-in-law and three sisters-in-law, until the marriage finally ends in divorce. The story begins with a man living downstairs listening to his neighbors having sex in th 84Reads9.5Score—14d adds
- 47 The Righteous Path of the World Is One of Vicissitudes: Adrift Across the Four Seas 人间正道是沧桑之四海飘零 Meng Jia wakes up one day in the body of a young student from a century ago, who opposed an arranged marriage and starved herself to death. To keep escaping marriage, she follows her cousin to Guangzhou to study. By chance, she meets Chu Cai, a secretary in the principal's office at the Whampoa Military Academy. He is a shadow operative behind the KMT's Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, a powerful division chief who pulls the strings. Cold, calculating, obsessive, and willing to do 22.3kReads8.9Score2.1k14d adds
- 48 Rose of the Battlefield: Yiping Enlists to Serve Her Country 战地玫瑰，依萍投军报国 [Military academy + devoted to one another + restrained romantic tension + Sparrow + Romance in the Rain + The Disguiser] Lu Yiping was once a piano prodigy at a music conservatory. Her hands were meant to dance across the black and white keys. But with the country in ruins, she resolutely cut off her long hair, donned a rough military uniform, and entered Whampoa Military Academy. “An indulged young lady can’t take hardship. I bet she’ll be crying to drop out within three days!” Facing the whol 1kReads—Score11614d adds
- 49 At Fifty, She's No Weed, She's a Treasure 50的她不是草其实她是块宝 [Silver-haired wish fulfillment + No rebirth + No System + No pocket dimension + A story focused on positive values] #A 50-year-old farmwife seeks a new beginning# After Lin Meiru discovers her husband has been cheating, she insists on getting a divorce. “You can’t even earn money. How will you survive without me?” Lin Meiru defies the odds and learns to sell things from a street stall after her divorce. The wheels of fate begin to turn... 52Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 50 Misogyny 厌女症 The first novel to fully expose son preference. It shares themes with the Nobel Prize-winning work The Vegetarian, but is more realistic. Lotus is abused in countless ways by her birth mother, Zhaodi, from the time she is little. Zhaodi's actions are truly appalling. She wants to control every moment of Lotus's life, but fortunately, Lotus is a remarkably strong girl. In the end, she breaks free from her family's shackles, leaves her mountain village for the big city, and achieves a brilliant fu 522Reads6.5Score12714d adds
