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    Little Panda

    Stories 57
    Chapters 7,704
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    • Peaches and Plums Don’t Speak – Chapter 1 Cover
      by Little Panda — Mourning the Departed Tao AnzhiHanzi: 陶安之 | Pinyin: Táo Ān Zhī | Meaning: The main character, a young girl. didn't know at what age other people's memories began. Hers started very early. For instance, she had never seen her father or mother. She only had her GrandfatherHanzi: 外公 | Pinyin: Wài Gōng | Meaning: Maternal grandfather. Used as a title/name for a specific person.. For instance, she had the best and most amazing Grandfather in the whole world. He knew everything, teaching her…
    • Peaches and Plums Don’t Speak – Chapter 11 Cover
      by Little Panda — Taotao, Don't Cry Anymore When Yan Xi returned to the room, Anzhi had already finished her shower. She was still wearing one of Yan Xi’s old T-shirts as pajamas. “Did you put the ointment on? Let me see,” Yan Xi said, checking the girl’s knee. “Mhm…” “Does it still hurt?” “Not anymore…” Yan Xi stroked her head. “You can tell me next time…” Anzhi’s gaze fell to the floor. Yan Xi reached out, her arm wrapping around the girl’s small body. “Okay,”…
    • Peaches and Plums Don’t Speak – Chapter 12 Cover
      by Little Panda — “Auntie” “Xiao Wu” The next day, on an autumn afternoon, Yan QiHanzi: 言蹊 | Pinyin: Yán Qī | Context: The protagonist. Her name 'Qi' (蹊) means 'footpath' or 'track'. It often appears in the idiom 'Peach and plum trees do not speak, yet a path is born beneath them' (桃李不言,下自成蹊), suggesting that a person of true worth attracts others without needing to boast. was preparing to return to the city. Yan YinanHanzi: 言以南 | Pinyin: Yán Yǐnán | Context: Yan Qi's brother…
    • Peaches and Plums Don’t Speak – Chapter 13 Cover
      by Little Panda — Wind and WavesHanzi: 风波 | Pinyin: fēngbō | Context: A common term for a disturbance, crisis, or trouble. After a cold rain, the temperature dropped sharply under a sky obscured by dark clouds. The Yan Family Old Residence was in a state of chaos. No one could have predicted the sudden turn of events. It all started when Yan Qi brought home a box of Water Honey Peaches.Hanzi: 水蜜桃 | Pinyin: shuǐmìtáo | Context: Literally: 'Water Honey Peach.' A variety of peach known for being…
    • Peaches and Plums Don’t Speak – Chapter 42 Cover
      by Little Panda — A Darling of the Lesbian Circle? In early November, Xiao Yutong successfully gave birth to a baby boy weighing over six jinA jin is a Chinese unit of mass equal to 500 grams, or about 1.1 pounds. in the hospital. The baby was healthy. After a nurse took him away to be fed, she leaned against the headboard and wiped away tears, not yet having fully recovered her strength. Although the rest of the Yan family was also a little disappointed, the arrival of a newborn was still a joyous occasion. After…
    • Peaches and Plums Don’t Speak – Chapter 14 Cover
      by Little Panda — Raising a child is not an easy matter Anzhi was pacing anxiously in her room. Yan Qi didn't bother closing the door when she came in; after all, they were the only two people on this floor. "Are you angry?" Anzhi asked, her eyes shimmering with unshed tears. She didn't even dare to sit down, just stood there with her head tilted up, staring at Yan Qi with a pitiful gaze. Yan Qi remained silent. In her mind, this was an extremely serious matter. Leaving without a word—running away from home. She…
    • Peaches and Plums Don’t Speak – Chapter 26 Cover
      by Little Panda — Beginning to Grow Up (Part 1) It was the height of summer, the summer light brilliant and vast. Along the road, parasol trees spread in a lush canopy, dappling the pavement with shimmering, oily patches of sun that filtered through the dense leaves. An orange mountain bike glided down the street, its small pedals pushed by a pair of white sneakers. Above them, two slender, snow-white ankles peeked out from the cuffs of cropped denim-blue jeans. A breeze swept past, sending a cascade of long, dark…
    • Peaches and Plums Don’t Speak – Chapter 27 Cover
      by Little Panda — Beginning to Grow Up (Part 2) Liu Yiyi wasn't one to bicker with Anzhi anyway. She had other things on her mind. "My Mom calls me every single day, telling me to go on blind dates. Aren't international calls expensive?! I went, but what kind of crooked melons and split datescrooked melons and split dates: An idiom for ugly or inferior things; used by Liu Yiyi to describe the men she meets on blind dates. were they?" "Sigh, have you noticed? Good men are practically extinct these days. The second they…
    • Peaches and Plums Don’t Speak – Chapter 56 Cover
      by Little Panda — Vigilance Anzhi felt like every hair on her body was standing on end. Seeing her get so worked up,'Getting worked up' is a translation of zhà máo (炸毛), which literally means 'fur standing on end.' It's a vivid slang term for getting angry or flustered, like a cat. Xu Jia'er froze for a second. "What, you really like girls?" Anzhi scowled and glared at her. "…No, I was just scaring you," Xu Jia'er said. "I mean… I was testing you…" Anzhi was so furious she could barely breathe,…
    • Peaches and Plums Don’t Speak – Chapter 35 Cover
      by Little Panda — Yang Mengmeng No matter how reluctant she was, summer vacation was over in a flash. The scorching sun, bicycles, cold drinks, desserts, movies, downpours—these were Anzhi's memories of this summer. But she was also looking forward to the new semester, when she would get to see her classmate Yang Mengmeng. Yang Mengmeng was the first friend Anzhi ever made. Junior high life was still not as interesting as Anzhi had imagined. The coursework in her first year was also extremely simple in her eyes.…
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