
The Water Town Folk
水乡人家
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 3.0M Words
- Genre
- Ancient Romance
- Subgenre
- Business & Farming
- Updated
- 9y ago
- English
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The most classic aspect of the novel "Water Village" is the heroine's wisdom and keen insight. Rebirth novels are currently popular, and the formula is often the same: the heroine suffered injustice or misjudged people in her past life, and after being reborn, she uses her foresight to anticipate and prepare for the future, becoming a winner in life.
This book is so well-written; every time I recall the plot, I feel either sadness or excitement... It's truly moving. Human Heart
[Comment] It took 40 chapters to finally save the female lead.
It took 40 chapters to finally see the female lead being rescued. It's chapter 510 and we still haven't seen the male and female leads get together. They haven't even settled on a formal title yet. They're dragging out the story way too much. The plot of over ten chapters can be condensed into just a few chapters. I dragged it out to 40 chapters just to meet the word count requirement.
Sigh… I cried watching Jiang Minghui die so tragically. Actually, this young man was a really good person, talented and kind. His mistake was his youth and naiveté; he was easily deceived. I believe he had no feelings for Yin Yue. At their first meeting, he was just a normal young man, a naive and shy boy who had just entered the big city and was attracted to beautiful women.
Author, come on, let's change this story into a heartwarming, farming-themed adventure where the female lead and Jiang Minghui revitalize bamboo painting and the textile industry, okay? Like if you agree!
When you revisit the novel "The First Daughter-in-Law of Jiangnan," the deeper the emotions, the more captivating the second half becomes. The second half elevates the story, highlighting two key points. First, while marriage is often said to be the death of love, Qingya and Fangchu's relationship deepens after marriage, a fact revealed through the author's insightful analysis.
Actually, I skipped through most of this story. To be honest, the male lead was too entangled with his ex-fiancée, and he was always soft-hearted towards her. Initially, the ex-fiancée was an enemy of the female lead, and she constantly harmed her, from beginning to end in the first fifty chapters. All the female lead's desperate situations were caused by her ex-fiancée.
The book is well-written, but I just can't accept its values. The female lead drove the Xie family to the brink of ruin, but let the Jiang family go. What, she still has some old feelings for them? Does she expect the Jiang family to change their minds? Aren't she disgusted? It's like when a man cheats, and the woman ruins the mistress and her family, then goes back to living with the man—it's just as disgusting.
The book is morally questionable, verbose, and tedious; I couldn't stand it anymore and dropped it halfway through!
Undeniably, this is a well-structured and logically sound story, and the author's writing is excellent. Speaking solely of my personal experience immersing myself in the story, let's set aside the protagonist's character—I won't go into detail about my personal preferences.