Novels like The Top Scholar Came from a Dump
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- 1 The Three Qin Sisters 秦家三闺女 Qin Dayong and Chen Manman's three daughters each have very different personalities. The eldest, Qin Lanzhi, is strong-willed and always means what she says. Spoiled by her father since childhood, she is confident and outgoing. The second daughter, Qin Yaozhi, has only ever had her big sister to dote on her, so she learned early to read people's moods and became a bit of a people-pleaser. The youngest, Qin Xizhi, was pampered by her mother from an early age, growing up spoiled and domineering. 953Reads6.1Score10014d adds
- 2 The Stars Kissed Your Brow 星辰吻过你眉梢 [Both leads are devoted only to each other + wealthy family marriage alliance + marriage before love + a slow-burn romance + sweet pampering + no wicked rival characters] Shen Xingyao is the eldest daughter of the Shen Group. Smart and levelheaded, she has always known her own mind. She has long been considered the ideal daughter-in-law in wealthy circles, so at twenty-four, she picked a husband she was happy with. Lu Yuheng, president of the Lu Group, was the husband Miss Shen chose. Calm, rati 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The System Forces Me to Be a Pretty Boy 系统逼我做小白脸 After Yun Feng suffered a series of heavy blows, he cursed the heavens on a rooftop. By chance, he became bound to the Pretty Boy System. (The author is terrible at writing introductions. This is my first novel. Thanks for enjoying it.) 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 After We Broke Up, I Tricked the Top Student and Campus Beauty Into Coming Home With Me 分手后，把学霸校花骗回家 [A comeback in the gaokao, high school seniors, school beauty, no heartbreak, mutual devotion, sweet romance.] Chen Nian and Qin Feifei fell out just before graduation. Fortunately, the incident made him notice that there was another girl who had been secretly paying attention to him all along. The poor thing isn’t having an easy time right now, so I guess I’ll just secretly trick her into coming home with me. An urban slice-of-life story. I’m not great at writing the synopsis, so please head ov 739Reads—Score10114d adds
- 5 After Being Reborn, I Played My Husband Like a Fiddle 重生后我把老公套路了 [Rebirth + modern life + family matters + ordinary days] In her previous life, Wu Xuemei was always sharp-tempered. Her husband was out drinking all day and treated outsiders better than he treated her and their child. She was always barbed when she spoke to him, and the two of them grew further and further apart. Wu Xuemei thought about divorce every day, never imagining that they would fail to divorce and that she would unexpectedly have a daughter. Later, when her father fell ill, Guo Lin off 530Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Xi’an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway 西成高铁 Two people who once missed their chance unexpectedly meet again on a high-speed train, making for an excruciatingly awkward scene. Then disaster strikes at a friend’s wedding: a greedy future mother-in-law keeps making outrageous demands, and a fake bride tries to pull a switch only to run into the real wife. Lately, bad things keep happening around Ling Chen, making him question his whole life... On the Xicheng high-speed train, should he rekindle an old romance or make a fresh start? It’s a qu 5Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 7 The One I Love Got Married, and I’m Not the Groom! 心中所爱结婚了，新郎不是我！ The story of a poor loser and three women! A tearjerking tale of love, as well as an inspirational novel about the protagonist’s difficult entrepreneurial journey. Billionaire Lin Xiaotian is reborn in the body of a boy with the same name. To his dismay, he discovers that his former self was a hopeless simp who had fallen madly for a devil. She was beautiful as a flower but had a heart of poison. To fund her lavish lifestyle at school, she not only urged Lin Xiaotian to steal money from his clas 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Scent of Mint in the Old Stone Lane 青石巷里的薄荷香 Shen Qinghuan ran Huichun Hall, keeping her feelings tucked away among the scents of medicinal herbs. Her affection for Lu Chenzhou grew like mint, spreading wildly in the shadows. One chance encounter turned Lu Chenzhou from a cold, formidable business tycoon into a clingy “big puppy.” He would pester her playfully while she cooked, turn into an anxious “bodyguard” during her pregnancy, and get nervous even at their daughter's first-birthday ceremony. Shen Qinghuan used her medical skills to he 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Giving Her a Little Breathing Room 予她人间松弛 Everyone in the city knows that after getting married, the head of the Shi family, Shi Yan'an, became clingy. He talks too much, gets jealous easily, and is wildly possessive. His every thought and feeling revolves around Fang Ruoning. He pursues her wholeheartedly, giving her every bit of tenderness and affection he has. But no one knows The blissful marriage everyone envies has always been a one-man show, fueled by his devotion alone. Later, on a rainy night, they face off. His eyes are red an 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 New Life in the Old House: Everyday Moments with My Godlike Love 老宅新生：我和大神的烟火日常 New rating, and it will go up later [No Rebirth or Transmigration + No Golden Finger + Healing Countryside Life + Everyday Food] Zhou Yan returns to her hometown, hoping to renovate her ancestral home by hand into the house of her dreams. As soon as work begins, the web-fiction author next door startles her so badly that she hits her hand with a hammer. Later, they strike a deal: Zhou Yan will make him three meals a day, and Yu Yinan will renovate her house. Little by little, the otherworldly f 73.9kReads8.9Score13.9k14d adds
- 11 I Could Have Chosen to Lie Flat, But I Chose to Hustle and Collect Rent 明明可以躺平，可我选择内卷收租 [Urban] [Everyday life] [Lighthearted] [Comedy] [System (you tell me if there is one)] Xiao Baima, a post-2000s migrant worker in Guangdong, awakens an involution-and-rent-collection System one night after a car accident. The System panel tells him his lifespan is running out, and the only way to extend it is to work himself to the bone and collect rent. As it happens, Xiao Baima’s parents have gone abroad on vacation, leaving him with the burden of collecting rent. In the course of his everyday —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Ads? Never False 广告？从不虚假 A semi-autobiographical novel by a third-year college student. Most of the events in the book really happened, and most of the people really exist. Three years held too many regrets, so I’m writing a novel to look back on the past. I became the person in the book, and the person in the book had long since become me. I won’t misuse my golden finger. This isn’t a wish-fulfillment story, so please don’t bash it if it’s not your thing. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 My Fussy Parents Took Me Along When They Transmigrated 作精爸妈带我穿越了 [A Family of Three Transmigrates + Farming and Business + Hilarious Everyday Life + Family Squabbles + Building a Fortune] Note: The whole family of three transmigrates together, and the heroine has no memories of the original host. No pocket dimension, no System, no golden finger. A mother whose crops never grow, a father who blows up the kitchen every time he cooks, and a top student, all transmigrate together... The family even goes and foists a prospective son-in-law on her... An aunt causin 35Reads6.4Score314d adds
- 14 The Ninth Bloom of the Plume Orchid 第九朵泽兰花开 Reborn + empowering female-led story + openly in love + female-centered + redemption + pure love + happy ending “Remember me, recognize me, find me, and never forget to love me.” If you had the chance to start over and meet the person you loved as a teenager, what would you do? After dying of cancer, Jiang Ze transmigrates back to her first year of high school and unexpectedly runs into her beloved, Tang Ran, setting off a butterfly effect. This time, we’ll grow old together. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Listening to Snow in Jiangcheng 在江城听雪 They meet in Jiangcheng for an appointment to listen to the snow~ They were senior and junior at university, went their separate ways after graduation, then let go of past grievances when they met again. They were also Dunhuang princess Song Fanyin and Han dynasty general Qi Dingchu in a radio drama, as well as Chang'an (A Man), sect leader of the Yun Yin Sect in the cultivation world, and Guli, young master of the Medical Sect… They met when they were young, weathered many storms, and grew into —Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 16 So What If I'm Missing a Leg? I'm a Little Sun in This World 缺腿又怎样，我是人间小太阳 [Youthful Urban Life + Ordinary People + Healing + Lighthearted + A Little Thrill + Fast-Paced + Short Story] Wang Bei loses a leg, and his biological parents start new families. His maternal grandmother raises him on her own. Luckily, he isn’t that fragile. In front of his biological father, he calls him “uncle”; in front of his biological mother, he calls her “auntie.” An ordinary man with no second chance at life and no System, he becomes the little sun he always dreamed of being, one small s 33Reads—Score414d adds
- 17 What Is Money, Anyway? 金钱为何物 Set against the lives of ordinary people in the countryside during the 1970s and 1980s, this novel vividly portrays how people at the bottom of society endure hardship and struggle against poverty. Ming Wei, a country boy, hopes to change his fate through education. He dreams of improving life in his hometown and changing his family’s fortunes. The story also explores attitudes toward money and love. In a realistic society where money reigns supreme and everyone needs it and wants it, how can pe —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 A Lonely Guest Outside Gusu City 姑苏城外客愁新 There are no thrilling lives of transmigration or rebirth here, only the naked cruelty of the real world. There is no boundless magic from fantasy or immortal heroes, only the helplessness and sorrow of ordinary people struggling at the bottom. There is no romantic love between princesses and princes, only the unreachable fantasies and longings of ordinary nobodies. There are no glorious achievements by kings, nobles, generals, or ministers, only the desperate struggles and cries of common folk —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Who Says Minnows Can't Make It Ashore? 谁说杂鱼不能上岸 [Gourmet + lighthearted everyday life + historical romance] Chen Jian, a blunt young scholar raised in the Northwest, travels far southeast to take up an official post, only to be transformed by Zheng Hehuan, a tea seller, into a model worker who can do a little bit of everything: gut fish, make flatbreads, drive a cart, and climb trees. The one thing she cannot change is his dislike of fish. In this little waterside town, there’s all manner of food and all kinds of people living noisy, ordinary 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Sing Out for Youth 唱响青春 College is an important milestone in our lives, and those years can be truly wonderful. Everyone explores, searches, moves forward, perseveres, and waits for something in their own way. We all remember our college days differently, with our own distinct feelings and experiences. It was a time when we still wrote letters, listened to portable music players, and watched movies on discs, before mobile phones were everywhere. When those sealed-away years are reopened and brought back to life, when t 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 21 A World of Splendor 繁华世间 Longing for beautiful prose? Detailed descriptions? A love triangle? That heart-wrenching, yearning feeling? Then come sit here, and listen as I tell the tale of one man caught between the bustling world and two wonderful women, torn by a love that cuts to the bone, yet brimming with ambition as he builds a successful career. (Recommended as an audiobook with a gentle, mature female voice.) 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 A Gift from Time 时光送来的礼物 [Single heroine + daily life + slow burn + ancient-to-modern] On a snowy night, Zhao An finds a young woman from nine hundred years ago. They accompany each other through quiet, warm days. Across nine centuries, two stars bring warmth to one another. A gift sent by time can never be all that bad. “Welcome to this era.” “Mm.” “I’m here. I’ll always be here.” 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Ripples on Warm Waters 暖水微澜 [Both leads are devoted to each other + mutual pursuit + everyday life + partly set in the entertainment industry + one-on-one romance] A slow burn at first, then a satisfying romance. There’s sweetness and angst, with angst first and sweetness later. A story about perfect pitch and a heart that feels everything too deeply. The hero loves her but can’t have her, and has a long road ahead as he tries to win her back. The heroine doesn’t realize she’s in love and must overcome one psychological hu 4Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 24 A Fairy Tale for Myself 给自己的童话 A car accident unexpectedly sends me transmigrating back eleven years, and I immediately get to work on my money-making plans: e-commerce, wedding planning, real estate speculation, beauty reviews... I also want to make short videos and sell products through livestreams. I'm going to reclaim all the love and career opportunities I lost over the years. This time, can I give myself a fairy-tale ending? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 A Salaryman’s Springtime 社畜的春天 A virgin college student and office drone has barely set foot in another city when a flight attendant mistakes him for someone else and takes him to bed. Then a wealthy young woman pursues him relentlessly, and a tycoon mistakes him for the son who died in a car accident... Is this an opportunity, or a disaster? Behind his life on easy mode, danger follows like a shadow. He dances on the edge of a knife, and one careless move could doom him forever... 6Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 26 My Heart’s Journey 我将心缘游 A somewhat realistic story featuring a hero and an ambitious heroine. It tells of waiting for love: he guards the country, while I protect our little home. We can’t see each other often, and there’s nothing we can do about it. Driven by her love of fashion design, she promotes traditional culture, with each travel route introducing the daily lives of ordinary people. Qi Jian knew from childhood that he had a rich, adorable little wife-to-be. His promising father had brought him along with gifts —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Reborn: If Not a Top Student, Then What? 重生之不做学霸做什么？ No golden finger + slow-paced + school life + male lead After paying off her debts, Fu Ying fell asleep in a milk tea shop. When she woke up, she had returned to her third year of middle school. Every middle school student who is reborn chooses to keep studying and become a top student! Being reborn is more like a chance at self-redemption. Fu Ying knows exactly what she wants: she has to fulfill her dream. 216Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 28 When the Long-Suffering Wife Strikes Back, Her Jerk Husband Quakes in His Boots 隐忍老婆一发威，混蛋老公抖三抖 Xia Zhihe had a furious argument with Lu Xudong over their divorce and passed out from anger. When she woke, she was back in 1984. That year, they had been married for three years and had a pair of three-year-old twin boys. In her previous life, their family’s fortunes had changed beyond recognition starting that year. Given another chance, she decided she would no longer endure everything in silence. She would assert her independence as a woman and take charge of the household. She vowed to mak 1.3kReads6.7Score11314d adds
- 29 From Street Stall to Success 打工仔从地摊开始 In his parents' eyes, Chen Guang is a good kid, reasonably handsome, and his biggest flaw is that he's poor. Life is pretty rough for a poor kid. He has to shoulder the crushing weight of life while smiling and pushing forward. Heaven never cut him any slack, so he started out selling goods at a street stall and finally turned his fortunes around. 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 From Shepherd Boy to Writer 从放羊娃到作家 Wu Beiyan, a shepherd boy and the child of a military family, doesn't know whether his parents ever got married. Four shepherding companions are lured to a remote village by a “TV director.” As the four escape, some survey workers take them to an air force base. Later, a criminal police team escorts them. After Wu Beiyan rescues a girl in red, Du Xiaojuan, from a flood, he stays with a retired official's family in Linquan City and receives special care. When he returns to the Shazaoyuan Farm, th 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Temporary Cohabitation 临时同居 A quirky, funny, heartwarming, and somewhat realistic coming-of-age story set at the turn of the millennium. Five orphans meet in an online game and later form a makeshift family, but it's hard to tell whether what they feel for one another is familial love, friendship, or romance. 67Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Waiting for You to Fall Into My Arms 等你思思入怀 Sweet, outspoken Chen Sisi & her gentle, devoted Mr. Zhang Test Director & startup CEO of a chip company [Everyday urban life + sweet romance + devoted boyfriend + mutual commitment + slow and steady love] You work hard to build your business, and I’ll be right there by your side. You embrace life, and I’ll cherish and protect you. Chen Sisi and her Mr. Zhang fell in love at first sight in college. After graduation, they supported each other, lived life with optimism, and chased their dreams tog 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Quick Transmigration: Forget Love, I Just Want to Make Money 快穿：谈什么爱情，我只想搞钱 [Dual Quick Transmigration + Building a Career + Healing Everyday Life + Slow and Steady + Sweet Mutual Pampering] [Quirky Female Lead X Tsundere, Catlike Male Lead] After losing her job, the female lead, Lin Xiao, accidentally became bound to a Career System. She must complete work assignments in other worlds to earn a million and return to the real world. Determined to make money, she works diligently and strives to be an exemplary employee! The male lead, Chen Ye, was a playboy who took lif 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Boy Who’s Been Clingy Since Childhood 从小黏到大的他 A heartwarming, healing romance! Steady childhood sweetheart ✖️ clingy childhood friend The gentlest confession isn’t “I love you.” It’s “I’ve liked you since we were little.” “Me too.” 291Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Love in the Balance 情陷交易 This is more or less the second installment of Trial Marriage. The later chapters focus on bringing together and showing interactions between the characters from the first book and the younger generation. The earlier chapters tell the coming-of-age story of a brother and sister from a divorced family in a small town, as they grow up, study, live, and fall in love against the backdrop of a typical Chinese family. There are joys and sorrows, sweetness and bitterness. Who can truly understand all t 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Reborn as an Airline Captain: My Cheating Ex Begs to Get Back Together 重生机长：出轨女友跪求复合 In his previous life, Lu Zeyan was the youngest five-star captain in the country. But his flight-attendant wife, who was cheating on him, joined forces with a corrupt superior to frame him. In the end, he died in the flames of a deliberately caused air disaster. When he opened his eyes, he was reborn seven days before his wedding. This time, he put away all his tenderness and became an absolute force in control, soaring above the clouds. His cheating girlfriend cries and begs to get back togethe —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Dried Jujubes in the Famine Years 饥荒年的干枣 Female-oriented + famine years + period drama + family memoir This novel chronicles the ups and downs of the 80-year life of Wang Xiaoyuan, a farmer from southern Sichuan. Following the family and married lives of his four children, it reveals the many sides of Wang Xiaoyuan. In 1958, Wang Xiaoyuan secretly took his son Wang Kesheng to the market to buy a bull, and adopted a little beggar named Qin’er. As an adult, Keqin apprenticed himself to Feng the Carpenter and mastered the trade. He later 155Reads6.9Score1214d adds
- 38 We Were Never Seventeen 我们没有十七岁 The early chapters of this story are a sweet campus romance. The male lead is sunny and handsome, while the female lead is cool and aloof, yet still adorable. Surrounded by good friends, they revel in their youth as everything seems bright and clear! But life is never smooth sailing. Fate is fickle, and fortune can play cruel tricks... 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Neighbors on Either Side of Xingyao 星遥的左右隔壁 Shen Song Xingyao is a girl whose name carries the story of her parents' unusual relationship. She grew up in a unique family arrangement, with her parents living in apartments next door to each other. Her father, Shen Yizhou, is a carefree, laid-back editor, while her mother, Song Qingru, is a meticulous, rational accountant. They never had a marriage in the traditional sense, yet through an unspoken understanding few outsiders could comprehend, they raised their daughter together. From her inn 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Girl I Found by the Road Is from the Late Ming Dynasty 路边捡到的少女竟来自明末 There’s no boastful face-slapping Dragon King plot here, only a gentle, slow-paced healing story about two people finding their way to each other. “You said you’re from the late Ming dynasty?” “You said this is modern times?” “Stay here. It’s a thousand times better than the late Ming.” “Thank you, White Porridge.” “No need to thank me, Xie Cai. Besides, my name is Bai Zhou, not White Porridge.” Aren’t people from ancient times supposed to be reserved? Why does the heroine keep being so 751Reads—Score11014d adds
- 41 The Little White Rabbit of the 1970s: Sweet, Tough, and a Little Cool 70年代小白兔，不娇不弱有点酷 [Period] [Marriage Before Love] [Family] [Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger] “Why did you marry me?” “Because your name is Gaoxing. Just hearing it makes me happy.” With a wicked sister-in-law at home, Cheng Yu married herself off for such a flimsy reason. Want to bleed her dry? Not a chance! Gaoxing is actually quite clever, but he always acts like a clueless fool. “I’m afraid you don’t love me.” Cheng Yu saw right through him long ago. “You’re just playing the pig to eat the tiger.” 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The 1980s: I Married the Right Divorced Man, with Meat and Grain Filling Our Home 八零：嫁对二婚郎，肉满缸粮满仓 Not reborn + not transmigrated + everyday family life + a fiercely protective stepmother (male lead is not a virgin; female lead is). In the 1980s, in the Su family’s humble home, Su Tang is branded the village’s most sharp-tongued “old maid” at twenty-eight, after putting off marriage years earlier to support her younger brother’s education. Su Tang is tough yet resilient. She keeps chickens and rabbits in the same courtyard and lives with quiet dignity, while secretly longing for warmth. Yu Mi 1.8kReads7.3Score14914d adds
- 43 Jian Yu’s Absurd Daily Life 简玉的离谱日常 Jian Yu is a wild country girl with "funny" written right into her DNA. These are true stories from Jian Yu's life and work... Open this book and get ready to laugh until you crow. After all, no one can stop this wild girl from turning everyday life into one never-ending comedy. Her thought process is always outlandish, and her hands and feet are always half a beat ahead of her brain. She can turn the most ordinary days into a commotion that makes the neighbors and her friends laugh like flowers 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Half a Life as a Boy 男孩子的半生 It's strange, they say that those with no close relatives are destined for a hard life. Zihan never knew who his father was, and when he was six, his mother secretly hopped on a train and ran off to Shandong. From then on, Zihan was raised by his grandmother. She was running a steamed-bun shop with his eldest aunt, so neither of them really had time to look after him. When he reached school age, his uncle by marriage rode an old bicycle, taking Zihan and his older sister to preschool. From then —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Transmigrated to the Modern World: Living at the Campus Belle's Home with a Princess 穿越现代：和公主一起住进校花家 [Princess] [Mature School Belle] [Sweet Romance] [No Love Rivalry] [No Cultivation] [Everyday Life] [Laid-Back] Chu Youyun, the third princess of Daxia, was forced to marry into a tribe beyond the frontier. Just as she thought her life would be dark and hopeless, her guard, Wang Changqing, stepped forward. He abducted her from the wedding and fled with her, only for them to unexpectedly transmigrate to the modern world. But as soon as they arrived in this strange place, they found themselves pen 641Reads8.6Score11214d adds
- 46 I Married a Veterinarian for My Second Marriage, and He Begs Me Not to Throw Him Away 二婚嫁了个兽医，求我别把他扔了 Lighthearted healing + funny and heartwarming + family life + slow-burn everyday romance + a touch of ensemble cast The male lead is a retired soldier who retrains as a veterinarian, switching seamlessly between fierce wolf and cuddly sweetheart. Amid rumors and life’s ups and downs, he remains entirely devoted to his muse. The female lead marries the wrong man on a whim and ends up divorced. Now she’s about to marry for the second time, so she’d better be careful. But why is someone calling her —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Wading Across the River of Life 趟过人生河 Ren Tianxing was born into humble circumstances, yet he defied the odds. Hoping to change his lot in life, he endured hardship after hardship... only to be left with regrets... This novel pays tribute to all those who spend years away from home, working to support their families. You work so hard. Like all of you, the protagonist Ren Tianxing lives far from home, drifting and wandering through a life at the very bottom, yet he keeps striving... —Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 48 Body Swap: She Made the First Move 身体交换：是她先主动地 [Body swap]+ [Lighthearted everyday life]+ [No System]+ [Not reborn] Lu Yuan is due to marry his childhood sweetheart next week when he unexpectedly swaps bodies with a heiress worth billions. She's rich, powerful, fair-skinned, and beautiful. He's thoroughly ordinary and a little overconfident. Should they stick to their original lives and go through with the wedding, or let things unfold however they may? Challenges and questions come one after another. And so begins a love story that isn't qu 113Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 49 Contract Marriage: The CEO’s First-Love Secretary 契约婚宠：总裁的初恋小秘书 [Secret Crush]+ [Workplace]+ [Sweet Romance]+ [Both Leads Are Each Other’s First and Only]+ [Reunion After Years Apart] Also known as "The Promise of Gu Panyao" Shen Nianyao never dreamed that, ten years after reuniting with her high school first love, Gu Shiqian, he would turn out to be her direct superior. Her mother was pressuring her relentlessly to get married, and her blind dates were arrogant and outrageous. Just as she was overwhelmed by it all, Gu Shiqian handed her a contract. “Let’s g —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Fireflies in Daylight 荧火虫的白昼 A great period drama. Ignore the awful title: this realistic work comes from a seasoned writer, about a woman from out of town living in Shanghai, in the vein of Blossoms Shanghai. Neighborhood gossip and jokes that hit you right in the heart. No mystery, no wish-fulfillment, no fantasy, nothing added. Just the daily grind: food, rent, petty squabbles, and family affairs. 8Reads—Score114d adds
