chinese novel
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The hotpot restaurant was buzzing with noise. In the bathroom, the sound of running water was constant as someone bent over the sink, head under the faucet washing out garlic-scented oil. People coming in and out of the bathroom found it strange, glancing briefly before quickly looking away and leaving. Chu Zhi stood nervously beside…
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Yu Mama quickly brought several influential household managers with her. Yuzhen followed behind them, looking dejected. Yu Mama first severely scolded Yuzhen in front of everyone, praised Tuo Niang, and then asked Tuo Niang and the others: “What else did she give to Daqing’s wife?” Tuo Niang was straightforward and told everything about the needles…
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Sometimes, on very rare occasions, Tao Zhi would feel that Jiang Qi Huai revealed a gentleness that was completely different from, and even contradictory to, his usual personality. Ji Fan and the others were attacking the hotpot of beef like wild animals. Fu Xi Ling had already finished eating and was playing on her phone.…
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Zhan Jie turned to look coldly at Zhan Xi and asked: “What are you doing here?” “Attending… the exhibition,” Zhan Xi answered. “What are you wearing?” Zhan Jie asked again, his tone full of disdain. Zhan Xi looked down at her dress: “Hanfu! Many girls wear it on the streets now. Doesn’t it look nice?…
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As Madam Gao walked out the door, her wet nurse immediately came forward. Seeing her ashen face, the wet nurse’s heart skipped a beat as she hurriedly asked in a low voice: “What happened?” “They’ve gone mad, mad!” Madam Gao trembled with anger, “They’ve all gone mad!” As she spoke, she scanned the courtyard. The…
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The renovation noise from upstairs was keeping Chu Zhi awake. Since the crack of dawn, the buzzing and hammering sounds had been rising and falling endlessly. Whenever it would quiet down and she’d start to drift off, the noise would suddenly resume without warning, startling her awake. After enduring this for who knows how long,…
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Dou Zhao naturally didn’t know what Wang Yingxue and her sisters-in-law were discussing inside. She had been taken fishing by her father, Dou Shiying. In June, Zhending was still very hot, but when the carriage was moving, the breeze coming through the bamboo blinds made it quite comfortable. Father’s attendant Gaosheng was acting as the…
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After their short lunch break, the afternoon schedule began. Sister Shao and Sister Zhu went to their pre-booked embroidery booth, while Luo Jingyu started demonstrating how to make yellow roses. Having skipped the drawing and flower-cutting steps, he began with color mixing and dyeing, working methodically. Their booth’s location was indeed a bit off the…
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After sending Jiang Qi Huai away, Tao Zhi felt utterly hopeless. Tao Xiu Ping probably saw those white sneakers when he came back, which was why he suddenly came to inspect her room. She felt her performance at the time had been flawless, without any slip-ups. And Tao Xiu Ping’s reaction was also very natural,…
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Dou Zhao finally picked up the money pouch. After all, three thousand taels of silver could buy over a thousand acres of land or a four-courtyard mansion! If someone else found it, both the person and the banknotes would likely disappear in the blink of an eye. Better she keep it than give it to…