《Competition》
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Brick Man
Our village particularly favors men over women, but with a twist.
The men in the village are as delicate as flowers, only needing to lie in bed as "brick men."
The tofu bricks nurtured in their chests can keep them forever young.
The women compete to bid for them, but what they don't know is.
"Brick men" are actually raised with their lives.
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Crushing-style Education
Final exams, I finally got first place. I thought I had fought for my mom, but she coldly said, "Don't be too happy. Your cousin, Zhang's son, has always been the first from elementary school to high school."
"You've only gotten first place once. You still have six years of middle school and high school ahead of you. Your journey is still long."
I was instantly stunned.
In that moment, I finally understood that my enemy was not just the first place in my class, but the countless first places out there.
Even if someone else's child scored zero, my mom could still find their strengths and ask me, "Why are you so dumb? Even the idiot who scored zero is better than you!"
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Kill That Male Protagonist
In my coming-of-age ceremony, my father brought back a girl who was about the same age as me.
She can compose poetry and effortlessly recites famous lines from ancient times.
She also has the ability to create things, wings that can fly, explosive black ashes, and warm, bright houses.
She is the object of admiration and pursuit among the prominent families in Kyoto. Everyone thinks she surpasses me.
She says, "You're just an old-fashioned person, how can you compete with someone like me who comes from the future!"
I just smiled. What she doesn't know is that I have to deal with several time-traveling women like her every year!
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