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  1. A Timely Rain for the Heart 心情及时雨 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Light Novel60k WordsOngoing As a little girl, Ayuan cried so often that people teased her for being a "crybaby." She swallowed her tears and clenched her teeth whenever she felt wronged. The clouds in her eyes grew thicker and thicker, pressing down on her until she could barely breathe. One rainy night, she hid in a corner and finally burst into tears. Her tears mingled with the rain and flowed without restraint. When she finished crying, she looked up and saw that the sky had cleared. From then on, she understood: tears 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  2. The Ice Age Tipping Point 冰期临界点 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Real Life22k WordsOngoing In the dead of winter, with her spirits at rock bottom, she shivered even in her warm padded coat. Her thoughts were elsewhere, fixed on a psychological problem that had troubled her for a long time. Her mother had just finished work. Instead of pointing out her daughter's distress, she simply handed her a pretty hat and scarf as a reward, along with the words: "Snow in your palm will quietly melt into warm water." In an instant, the girl's heart was warmed. Years later, she returned again and a 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  3. A Bountiful Year of Rice 稻穗丰收年 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Modern Romance50k WordsOngoing Wang Ruhua, a housekeeper in her late forties, had a face lined with deep furrows, yet her laughter could be heard from blocks away. Life hadn't treated her kindly, but she carried gas canisters upstairs and worked with brisk efficiency, never complaining. To others in the trade who had been through the same things, she said, "If the hand fate dealt you wasn't the best script, and the industry you're in doesn't have the best director, then you have to be the strongest actor." Life had bent her b 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  4. Afternoon Tea with a Bouquet 一束花的下午茶 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Modern Romance50k WordsOngoing On her way home from work, she bends over to water the little flowers in their pots, her face bathed in a gentle glow. She picks a few sprigs of baby's breath and says, "Flowers and plants can bring peace of mind." Sometimes she thinks of the lucky bamboo she picked up by the roadside. She thought it was withering, but after half a day in a glass bottle, it was standing tall and vigorous. Now its roots are like little silver fish, and it sits beside her computer, gleaming green. These small, unr 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  5. How Did I Become Liang Nong Rice Cake? 我怎么是梁弄大糕 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Real Life44k WordsOngoing Curry Ji is a moderately well-known food blogger who won countless fans on short-video platforms with her authentic Liangnong rice cakes. But one day, she received a comment: “My grandma has been making Liangnong rice cakes for fifty years. Hers are just as good as the ones where you live.” Curry Ji refused to accept the challenge, so she made a special trip to Liangnong, Yuyao, and apprenticed herself to an experienced rice-cake maker. She learned to sift the flour, carve out the molds, add the 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  6. The Soup Dumpling Shop Near My Home 我家附近的小笼包 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Real Life34k WordsOngoing Late at night, as I scroll on my phone, a chubby little bun pops up on the screen, bobbing her head as she eats and pouting sadly, her eyes narrowed into crescent moons. I stare at her and laugh. She's just like the little cousin who lived downstairs from me. That summer, she clutched my sleeve and called out in her baby voice, "Big Sis, pick me up." I peeled candy for her, sheltered her from the rain, and carried her home on my back. Now she's all grown up, and so am I. But when this little bun 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  7. From S-Tier to F-Tier: The Rankings 从夯到拉排行榜 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Real Life28k WordsOngoing Xiao Chen is a review blogger who became famous across the internet with his five-tier rating system, from "solid" to "trash." He can rank anything and everything. He scores it all: milk tea is "off the charts," the cafeteria is "absolute trash," and his followers love watching. But during one livestream, he casually called the work of a time-honored shop "NPC." The elderly shopkeeper simply said, "Whether something is good isn't decided with a single word." Xiao Chen was stunned. He deleted the 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  8. A Clock of My Own Design 自定义的钟表 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Real Life41k WordsOngoing A group of old friends gathers, as usual, to celebrate a birthday at a seaside villa. This time, however, they discover that the world will end in a matter of hours. A physicist and a philosopher argue fiercely: Is time a physical phenomenon, or an external expression of philosophy? The philosopher says nothing, gazing quietly at the tides outside the window. As the end draws closer, everyone thinks there is still plenty of time, only to suddenly understand during their final conversation: time 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  9. Book Preservation Zone 书籍保护区 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Modern Romance122k WordsOngoing When he was eighteen, Sean passed a book-filled shop window in the Scottish town of Wigtown and told his friend, "This shop will be out of business by the end of the year." Thirteen years later, nothing had changed. Curious, he quit his job at a television station and bought the secondhand bookshop, which was simply called "The Bookshop." As the seasons turned, his prejudices about books gradually wore away. Sean said it felt like the end of a chaotic era. But the story continued: the black cat 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  10. Soybean and Sesame Porridge 黄豆芝麻浆 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Real Life33k WordsOngoing In a small city in northern Hunan, I come home from school on a winter day, my hands and feet numb with cold, and push open the door. My grandparents are gathered by the stove, where a pot of soybean and sesame tea is simmering. The soybeans are toasted until crisp, the white sesame seeds are roasted, and ginger is ground into a paste in a mortar. Boiling water is poured over them, and the salty, fragrant, spicy warmth soothes me from head to toe. My grandmother says the tea is called Yue Fei Te 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  11. So, What Shall We Talk About Today? 说说我们今天说什么吧 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Real Life48k WordsOngoing At the school gate, Guagua, a new student, shyly offers a homegrown melon to Axuo, a classmate who is also waiting for his parents. Axuo hesitates, then takes it and bites in. It is crisp, sweet, and juicy, as if someone had slipped a piece of candy into his heart. From then on, Guagua brings a melon every day, and Axuo's hard heart gradually softens. Years later, the two sit side by side beneath an old pagoda tree. Axuo says, "That day, you gave me more than a melon. You showed me that no matte 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  12. The Quicksand River Without You 流沙河无你 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Real Life88k WordsOngoing He lives alone on the edge of the desert, using sand as ink to craft mountains and rivers. A tourist happens to pass by and sees him tracing a camel caravan and poplar trees on a lightbox with his fingertips. Amazed, the tourist asks, "Sand paintings disappear with a single swipe. Doesn't that feel like a shame?" He smiles without answering. He wipes the image away with both hands, then scatters the sand into a new scene: herders, a campfire, and a river of stars. Years later, the tourist meets 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  13. Pandas on Lucky Days 好运的日子里有熊猫 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Real Life58k WordsOngoing Deep in the forest, a national treasure named Bamboo Bear lives a lonely, melancholy life. One day, the cheerful Bamboo Rat falls from a tree and lands right on top of him. Bamboo Bear gets an idea and pretends to be injured, demanding that Bamboo Rat bring him food every day. In truth, Bamboo Bear is just lonely and wants a friend. The optimistic Bamboo Rat, meanwhile, thinks meeting Bamboo Bear is a stroke of good luck. From then on, he visits every day, learns what Bamboo Bear likes, and keep 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  14. The Stationery Shop of My Childhood 童年的文具店 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Modern Romance91k WordsOngoing Mao Jing, an office worker who refuses to follow her parents' arrangements, suffers one setback after another and is forced to return to her hometown to take over her father's stationery shop. She hates the little shop that holds her childhood nightmares: her classmates once mocked her with a nickname based on its name, while her father always treated every child with kindhearted patience. Mao Jing only wants to sell the shop, but instead finds herself matching wits with the children who love it 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  15. Old Alley Zhajiangmian 老巷炸酱面 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Real Life56k WordsOngoing The old noodle shop at the entrance to the alley has been open for forty years. The owner learned how to fry the sauce from his grandfather: dice the pork belly, mix yellow soybean paste and sweet bean sauce in the right proportions, then simmer them over low heat until their fragrance drifts halfway down the alley. His grandfather used to say that there was no secret to zhajiangmian: you just mustn't rush the sauce while it simmers. One winter, the owner fell on hard times and ended up on the s 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  16. Coloring Card Album 涂色小卡册 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Real Life37k WordsOngoing On her birthday, the little girl received a small magic coloring book. She used crayons to color the white rabbit yellow, and the rabbit leaped right off the page. It hopped into a bucket of red paint and turned into a red rabbit, then dipped into blue and became purple. Every time she turned a page, the doodled animals came to life inside the book: tears were blue, laughter was yellow, and courage was red. She colored a little gray monster blue to represent sadness, then added a few strokes of 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  17. A Little Jianghu in Sichuan and Chongqing 川渝小江湖 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Real Life33k WordsOngoing When I was little, every weekend Grandma would bring the cast-iron pot out of the kitchen, and the first wisp of smoke drifting through the courtyard always carried the mouthwatering smell of fried ribs. She would always say, "Ribs have to be slowly fried in a wood-fired stove. You have to coax the chili oil out to make them fragrant enough." I would crouch by the stove and watch her toss a handful of red chilies into the oil. They would sizzle and burst with fragrance, and even the big yellow d 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  18. Mung Bean Ice and Sweet Porridge 绿豆冰砂小粥 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Real Life28k WordsOngoing On the day of the summer solstice, the workers at the Food Club braved the blazing sun to simmer mung beans. They blended the beans, cooked until they burst open, with milk and rock sugar into a smooth slush, then delivered it to a food delivery station. A delivery rider took the slush and eagerly tried a sip. "The mung bean aroma mixed with the milk, cool and sweet. I feel so much cooler already." He often had no time to drink water while making deliveries, and in this refreshing treat, he felt 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  19. Pine Cone Food Diary 松果食用日记 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Light Novel50k WordsOngoing Mr. Owl, who lived alone deep in the forest, wanted nothing more than to read in peace. But the neighbor's children were always making a racket, much to his frustration. He wrote to Squirrel, the owner of the Forest Bookshop, for help. He had hoped to find a "moving guide" so he could get away, but Squirrel sent him books like The Complete Guide to Forest Cooking and Baking, encouraging him to find a different way to get along with the children. Over the course of nine "slow-paced" exchanges of 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  20. Little Parker from Akita 秋田小帕克 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Real Life36k WordsOngoing At a train station, Professor Parker came across a lost Akita puppy and named him Hachiko. Every morning, Hachiko walked Parker to the station, and at exactly five in the evening, he sat by the flower bed on the platform to welcome his owner home. One day, an accident kept Parker from ever returning to the station. But Hachiko could not understand death. Day after day, come rain or shine, he continued waiting at the station for the figure who would never appear. Spring turned to autumn, and nine 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  21. The Mist Dissipates in Warm Water 温水雾散己 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Modern Romance54k WordsOngoing Water and fire were destined to stay apart: when water touched fire, it became mist; when fire touched water, it became smoke. Yet fire secretly loved water's gentleness, and water quietly longed for fire's radiance. One day, a mountain villager filled a clay pot with water and carefully banked the fire in a stone stove. The flame licked the bottom of the pot, and the water slowly warmed, tiny bubbles rising to the surface. The villager smiled, poured out hot water, and made tea. "Who says they 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  22. Moon Over the Misty Mountain Fields 山雾田间月 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Real Life71k WordsOngoing Lin Xiaoman quit her job and returned to her hometown. On the barren slope behind the village, she planted her first row of vegetable seedlings. Every morning she watered them, weeded at noon, and recorded each plant's growth in the evening. Life moved as slowly as the mist in the mountains. The villagers laughed at her for making a fuss over nothing, but she knew she wasn't just growing vegetables. She was cultivating the strength to put down roots again. Three months later, the barren slope ha 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  23. The Bookshelf Reading Center 书架阅读中心 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Modern Romance61k WordsOngoing I moved into a new home, and the four white walls were bare and empty. When friends came to visit, their first words were always, "Let me see your bookshelf." I pointed to the books in the corner and said they were my entire bookshelf. My friends burst out laughing. "What kind of bookshelf is that?" I just smiled and said nothing. As time went by, I slowly collected more books: some were gifts from friends, some I found in secondhand bookstores, and some were sent by my mother. With nowhere to s 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  24. A Little Boat Under the Microscope 显微镜下的小船儿 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Real Life18k WordsOngoing One quiet summer afternoon, Xiao Ming was using a microscope in his school's science lab to examine a pond-water sample. When he focused the lens on a drop of water, he was astonished to discover an entirely new world. Paramecia swam like little boats, their cilia waving in the water. Amoebas constantly changed shape, extending pseudopods to swallow food. Flagellates darted around, propelled by their long, slender flagella. A ciliate eagerly guided a paramecium through a "forest of algae," where 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  25. Travel Journal 旅行手账本 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Modern Romance52k WordsOngoing She was a young woman who had been trapped in a cubicle for eight years, often leafing through her coworkers' travel journals. One person had watched stars fall into a sand pit in the desert; another had gotten lost chasing the northern lights in Iceland. Every page seemed to flutter with little wings. The day she had saved up enough vacation time, she finally booked a one-way ticket to Yunnan. Walking alone through the old town of Dali, she saw an elderly flower seller sharing her breakfast wit 0Votes2Recs0Fans
  26. A Little Episode of Giving Up 摆烂小插曲 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Modern Romance33k WordsOngoing A sudden downpour trapped her in her rented apartment. She turned off her phone, carried a little stool to the window, and sat listening to the rain. Raindrops drummed against the awning, water trails streamed down the glass, and the streetlights cast a warm golden glow through the mist. There were no notification pop-ups, no social engagements. The room held only her and a lamp. She brewed a pot of tea, opened a book that had been set aside for ages, and casually wrote down the little details o 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  27. Floral Sculpture Exhibition 花艺雕塑展 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Modern Romance43k WordsOngoing A Tang, a florist, ran a little shop in a busy corner of town, but refused to arrange flowers in conventional round bouquets. She took apart roses and paired them with bare branches, clematis, and king proteas. With asymmetrical lines and open space, she made each arrangement look like a silent sculpture. Passersby hurried past without stopping. Then one day, a gallery curator walked by and froze in front of the window. In the flowers, she saw the outlines of buildings and the spaces where they 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  28. Selling Storefronts 推销店面房 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Modern Romance47k WordsOngoing Old Li was a salesperson at an advertising agency. His leather shoes gleamed, though their soles had come loose, and each morning he squeezed onto the subway to begin another day of pitching. He squatted by the curb, chewing on a cold steamed bun to stave off hunger, while clients called him a "rotten salesman" and tossed his contract onto the coffee table. Late at night, he counted the streetlights on his way home: 15, one for each rejection he had faced that day. During a torrential downpour, 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  29. The World Beyond the Wardrobe 衣橱外的世界 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Modern Romance41k WordsOngoing Lin Nian's closet was crammed with clothes, yet she always found herself staring blankly before heading out. One day, she happened upon the idea of a capsule wardrobe: a small number of classic pieces that could be mixed and matched in endless ways. She emptied her closet, keeping just 20 basics, including a white shirt, black trousers, and a trench coat. At first she worried her outfits would look dull, but she soon found she could get ready in five minutes each day. Her coworkers even asked if 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  30. Chocolate That Lines Up 会排队的巧克力 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Modern Romance39k WordsOngoing Bernadette was struggling with post-menopausal fatigue, sleeplessness, and weight gain. Every afternoon, she relied on a chocolate bar to get through her drowsiness, yet she often woke at four in the morning. By chance, she learned about a way to manage her blood sugar and decided to try changing her routine. At lunch, instead of eating her sandwich as a whole, she ate the vegetables first, then the tuna, and finally the bread. Nine days later, she was amazed to find she had lost 2.3 kilograms. 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  31. Night Market Snack Street 夜市小吃街 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Modern Romance29k WordsOngoing At eleven one night, after working late, Lin Yuan dragged his tired body into the old street behind his office and followed the smell of cooking oil to a wonton stand made from a converted metal tricycle. The owner, Old Zhou, was in his fifties, his apron dusted with flour. He said nothing, just bent over his work, folding wontons. Lin Yuan ordered a bowl. As the steam rose, he noticed a programmer fresh off work, a food delivery rider, and a salesman with a loosened tie sitting nearby. Beneath 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  32. Peter's Little Farm 彼得小农场 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Real Life45k WordsOngoing Peter Rabbit was once the mischievous little rascal in Mr. McGregor's garden. Now he's a father, with three soft, fluffy bunnies of his own. Every evening, he takes them for a walk along the familiar hedgerow, points to the vegetable garden, and says, "When I was little, I nearly ended up in a pie right over there." The bunnies stare wide-eyed, both frightened and curious. But Mr. McGregor is old now, and half the garden has gone wild, filled with wildflowers and dandelions. One day, the bunnies 0Votes2Recs0Fans
  33. The Little Mushroom Room 蘑菇小房间 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Real Life35k WordsOngoing It started to rain, and a little ant was the first to run beneath a mushroom for shelter. The rain grew heavier, and a puppy, a kitten, a little bear, a little otter, and a little rabbit arrived one after another. Each time, the little wolf squeezed over to make room. At last, the rabbit came running for help to escape a fox that was chasing it, and everyone huddled close together to hide the rabbit. The fox came by and sniffed around, but pretended not to have noticed a thing. When the rain sto 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  34. The Sunshine Collector 阳光收集者 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Real Life33k WordsOngoing Mom was taking clothes in from the balcony when three-year-old Xiaomi pointed at her hair and asked, "Mom, your hair fell off. Is it expired?" Mom pulled out a white hair and showed it to her. Xiaomi examined it seriously, then said, "It's okay. The sun made the sky turn dark, too." That afternoon, Dad complained that the fat on his belly made him look too heavy. Xiaomi patted his stomach and said, "This is proof that your mom loves you." Every innocent thing a child says is the world as they fi 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  35. The Language Interpreter 语言解说器 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Real Life40k WordsOngoing A daughter casually sent her mother a sticker of a cartoon kitten wearing a red hat, with the caption "Working hard to earn a living." Her mother stared at the screen for a long time before replying earnestly: "That little red hat looks nice on you. The brim is a bit big, though. Will it cover your eyes?" The daughter laughed and explained that it was a kitten, but her mother pulled out an old photo album. In a faded photograph, her three-year-old daughter was wearing a red hat knitted by her gr 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  36. The Milk Shop at the Alley Corner 巷口牛奶铺 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Real Life3k WordsOngoing On a late-autumn night, a girl worked overtime until the small hours. Cold and hungry, she turned into an alley and saw a grocery store that was still lit. The old woman running the shop noticed her red-rimmed eyes and, without a word, pressed a bottle of warm milk into her hands, refusing to take a cent. As the girl drank, the hurt that had built up over the past few days suddenly faded. From then on, a bottle of warm milk was waiting for her every night she worked late. Eventually, the old wom 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  37. The Town's Weights and Measures 小镇度量衡 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Modern Romance5k WordsOngoing Old Li was the last handmade measuring craftsman in town. His workshop was filled with measuring tools collected by three generations of his family, from levels, plumb lines, compasses, and squares to vernier calipers and micrometers. When modern engineers came to him with a complicated part, their electronic equipment couldn't measure it accurately, but Old Li used his family's micrometer to give a precise measurement of 0.01 millimeters. At last, his son Xiao Ming understood that true craftsma 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  38. Bright Ideas in a Donut 甜甜圈里的金点子 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Light Novel23k WordsOngoing Three friends in the forest were getting ready to bake a birthday cake together when they discovered there were no eggs at home. The little animals all insisted that the one egg they had should go to someone else. In the end, a clever little dog came up with a plan: they poured their ingredients into a big bowl and made a huge, fragrant, golden cake together. All the animals in the forest came running over. They sat in a circle and shared it, one piece for each of them. It was the most delicious 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  39. A Clear Conscience Shines Through 扪心光自现 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Romantic Youth6k WordsOngoing Nick Vujicic, a miraculous boy born without limbs, was mocked and driven to despair, and more than once considered ending his life. But he chose to live, turning walls into doors. With the little limbs he called his "chicken drumsticks," he played drums, kicked balls, and answered the phone. Through sheer determination, he earned two bachelor's degrees. After being rejected 52 times, he finally gave his first five-minute speech. In time, he traveled to 69 countries and inspired hundreds of milli 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  40. Luxury Goods in Swan Lake 天鹅湖里的奢侈品 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Modern Romance5k WordsOngoing In a Paris fashion workshop, apprentice Charlotte spent every day sewing velvet gowns for export around the world. The daughters of Egyptian governors, the wives of Ottoman sultans, and the mistresses of Brazilian coffee plantations all wore dresses made by her hands. The workshop owner would say, "We don't wage war. We conquer with silk." Years later, Charlotte realized that these gowns had crossed the oceans alongside French goods, capital, and champagne, reshaping the tastes of local aristocr 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  41. It's Time to Check In at the Ranch 牧场打卡时间到了 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Modern Romance6k WordsOngoing A Xiao spent eight years in a cubicle in the city, wearing a suit every day, squeezing onto the subway, and clocking in from nine to five. Then his father called from the ranch: "There's no one left to herd the sheep." After a long silence, A Xiao quit his job and returned to the grasslands. He rode horseback, guiding the flock to new pastures, pitched tents in wind and snow, and brewed tea beneath the stars. When someone asked where he lived, he said, "Wherever the wind blows, that's home." He 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  42. A War Without Subjects 没有子民的战争 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Suspense Mystery3k WordsOngoing The Ace of Spades was the biggest card in the deck. It couldn't stand having the Jokers in the way, so it drove them out. Then it resented the other cards for forming pairs and outranking it, so it kicked out the 2, 6, and 8. Finally, it drove away every card that could form a straight. The entire deck was left with just the Ace of Spades. When its owner returned and saw a box with only one card inside, he casually tossed it in the trash. Before the Ace of Spades could boast about how “big” it w 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  43. The Right Answer That Went Off Track 偏离轨道的正确答案 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Light Novel3k WordsOngoing Zhou could never draw a perfect circle as a child. His classmates laughed that every circle he drew had two focal points. His art teacher told him, "What you're drawing isn't a circle, it's an ellipse: a world with two centers." Years later, Zhou became an observatory researcher, spending every day calculating planetary orbits. The planets revolve around the sun in ellipses: the star is one of their foci, while the other lies hidden deep in the universe, forever beyond the reach of any celestial 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  44. Judge of Civilization 文明的审判者 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Real Life4k WordsOngoing In the E-Civilization apocalypse, Earth's resources have been drained by the petroleum industry, and humanity faces the final judgment of energy depletion, food shortages, and ecological collapse. Chen Sheng, an agricultural engineer, refuses to sit back and wait for death. Carrying a bag of hybrid seeds, he transmigrates across the polluted land, hoping to revive traditional cyclical farming on the edge of the desert. When the last factory in the cities shuts down, his first ear of wheat has al 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  45. Guide Through the Mire 泥潭引路人 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Suspense Mystery1k WordsOngoing Lao Zhou fell into a filthy ditch and struggled for ages without being able to climb out. A passerby came along but didn't reach out a hand. He only said, "Try swimming over that way." Lao Zhou believed him and thrashed desperately in that direction, only to sink deeper. That was where the mud was thickest. Later, he realized the passerby himself was standing at the edge of the ditch, hesitating. He hadn't jumped in to rescue him at all. Lao Zhou stopped counting on anyone. Holding his breath, h 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  46. An Answer Sheet Without a Question Setter 没有命题者的答卷 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Romantic Youth3k WordsOngoing Sixteen-year-old Lin Yue tore poems out of his textbook, folded them into paper airplanes, and threw them out the window. The words seemed as hollow as a list of punishments, and his parents only ever said, "You're too young to understand." He skipped class and went to the riverbank, watching the water wash over the pebbles again and again. The stones didn't fight back; they were simply worn smooth. That evening, when he got home, his father handed him an old diary. On its yellowed pages, in cro 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  47. A Veteran Player's Youth 老玩家的青春 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Competitive Gaming4k WordsOngoing Lao Zhou was the last person in his dorm who still used Xunlei to download things. His roommates laughed at him: "Who downloads stuff anymore? Why not just watch it online?" He said nothing, simply staring at the blue icon. On graduation day, Lao Zhou opened his Xunlei account and looked through ten years of download history: Warcraft III from 2013, when they played all night in the dorm; The Sims from 2015, the game his ex-girlfriend loved; Minecraft from 2017, where the castle he built with hi 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  48. Reading Settings 阅读设置 Layman Bixian伯贤居士Modern Romance3k WordsOngoing Lao Chen was a picky reader. Every night, after finishing the newspaper, his eyes still felt tired. Then he discovered a "hidden gem": a friend recommended the Qidian Reading app, and he found that its reading settings offered four basic fonts: Songti, Kaiti, Lishu, and Heiti. It also used punctuation compression technology, shrinking full-width punctuation from two spaces to 1.5 so the page layout no longer looked gappy. Even better, Qidian used small-font technology to compress a 20,000-charac 0Votes1Recs0Fans
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