chinese novel
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Dou Zhao’s ancestors began with a peddler who owned no property. By chance, he married a maid from a merchant family in town. Using his wife’s dowry of ten taels of silver, he bought 1.2 mu of land in Beilou Village of Zhending, where he settled down and raised his family. This was the origin…
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The next day, before dawn, Shanghai was taken over by a light drizzle that soon turned into heavy rain. Outside, dark clouds gathered, thunder rolled, accompanied by several flashes of lightning. Having completely separated from the main group and no longer needing to adjust their schedule to accommodate others, all their actions were now free.…
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Renminbi met Tao Zhi quite by chance, also during an outing. Tao Zhi had gone with her friends, and he happened to be invited by his friends that day. They met at a basketball court in a small plaza. Tao Zhi and her friend arrived first. In the noisy cicada-filled midsummer, the young girl leaned…
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Zhan Xi stared at the text on Luo Jingyu’s phone, tears welling up in her eyes, completely stunned. Hell mode indeed lived up to its name. She hadn’t even dated anyone yet, wasn’t even twenty-four – how could she think so far ahead? Forget marriage and children, she hadn’t even imagined what it would be…
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After he finished speaking, he hugged Yuan Yuan and ruffled its head. Looking at the remaining cake, he put it in the refrigerator in his room. He took out his phone to message Jiang Rang, typed for a long while, then deleted it, and finally just sent a few words. [Xu Si]: Received it, thank…
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Father’s carriage was parked at the second gate, with servants busy carrying things inside. Father wore a sapphire blue straight robe made of Hangzhou silk with water iris patterns and a grey squirrel fur cape. He stood elegantly by the carriage, talking to Gao Sheng. Hearing movement, he turned around with a gentle smile, handsome…
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Under the scorching sun, Gu Ci squinted at Chen Jinyao before him. After what seemed like forever, he finally adjusted his mindset and cleared the loneliness from his eyes. “Your answer makes it hard for people to accept,” he said half-jokingly, positioning himself as an old friend with a familiar, relaxed tone. Chen Jinyao couldn’t…
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The three girls danced to a three-minute song over and over. Whenever Teacher Qiu noticed they weren’t in sync or someone’s movements weren’t precise enough, she would pause the music and count the beats to help them perfect it. Zhan Xi originally thought the annual party dance was just for fun, but she didn’t expect…
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“Drive.” “…” Yang Shikun hugged his neck: “Big Head, can you carry me?” “Yes.” After Hao Ming spoke, he felt Yang Shikun fall asleep. At the doorway, Hao Ming freed one hand to open the door, kicked it wider with his foot, went in and closed it. Yang Shikun woke up quickly. He lay on…
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The neighborhood’s lighting was dim. Not far ahead, the ground lights winding along the paths in the small garden looked like a string of connected candlelights. Autumn leaves gathered under the streetlights, casting fragmented shadows. Jiang Qi Huai was backlit, and he clearly paused when he saw Tao Zhi’s expression as she looked up. The…