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    Little Panda

    Stories 54
    Chapters 7,245
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    • Peaches and Plums Don’t Speak – Chapter 43 Cover
      by Little Panda The Real·Ji Circle Xiaojiejie!"Ji circle" (姬圈, jīquān) is slang for the online community for women who love women (wlw). "Xiaojiejie" (小姐姐), literally "little big sister," is a trendy, affectionate term for a pretty young woman. For years, Yan Xi’s life had revolved around her work and caring for Anzhi. She rarely had time for socializing and kept a polite but distant relationship with her colleagues. She would be absent from nine out of ten of the station’s outings or dinners. Over…
    • Peaches and Plums Don’t Speak – Chapter 6 Cover
      by Little Panda The Frog in My Stomach They were sitting by the window. Outside, the curtain of night was falling, the inky blackness rolling into the orange glow of the streetlights that blended together at the horizon. Pedestrians walked by in twos and threes. A guguHanzi: 咕咕 | Pinyin: gū gū | Context/Meaning/Explanation: An onomatopoeia for a stomach rumbling, similar to growl or rumble. sound came from Anzhi's stomach. She blushed and covered her belly. "The frog in my stomach is croaking." The frog in…
    • Peaches and Plums Don’t Speak – Chapter 44 Cover
      by Little Panda JiThe character 姬 (jī), meaning beauty or concubine, is used as a pun for 基 (jī), meaning gay. It's internet slang for the wlw (women who love women) community or content. Liu Yiyi squeaked with laughter as she read the long Weibo post. She forwarded it: “That’s right, we white, rich, and beautiful girls are busy being outstanding all on our own. We really don’t have time to deal with drama queen little white lotuses!A "little white lotus" (小白莲花) is a trope for a woman who feigns…
    • Peaches and Plums Don’t Speak – Chapter 34 Cover
      by Little Panda Phone Call (Part 3) As Anzhi watched, little bubbles of bullet commentsDanmu, lit. "bullet curtain." A feature on East Asian video sites where user comments are overlaid directly on the video, flying across the screen like bullets. would pop up in her mind. “Yan Xi never said I couldn’t eat ice cream! Hehe, the first time we met, she bought me a popsicle. Although she didn’t let me eat too much of it after that.” “This ice cream looks delicious.” Meanwhile, Yan Xi’s inner…
    • Peaches and Plums Don’t Speak – Chapter 7 Cover
      by Little Panda Bath The staircase was wooden and carpeted. Anzhi was being carried, but at the turn of the landing, she saw another long flight of steps ahead. She felt embarrassed. "I'll get down and walk… I'm… heavy…" The woman holding her laughed, a crisp, clear sound. "You're just like a little kitten. Not heavy at all. My two nephews are much heavier than you. Usually, when I'm home, they hang off me and I can't even shake them off." "Nephews?" "A nephew is my older brother's son. They're twins.…
    • 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.…
    • Peaches and Plums Don’t Speak – Chapter 9 Cover
      by Little Panda The Auntie of Another Family Yan Xi, like every young person fresh into society, had brilliant visions and boundless drive for her work. Once the TV segment topic was finalized, they had only a week to shoot. The timeline was tight and the workload heavy; the group of newcomers worked from dawn to dusk every day, so busy their heads were practically spinning. Often, after a full day of shooting, they would still meet in the early hours of the morning to share insights and summarize their experiences…
    • Peaches and Plums Don’t Speak – Chapter 36 Cover
      by Little Panda It's Yuri百合 (bǎihé), literally "lily." In Chinese and Japanese fandom, this is slang for a genre of fiction, or a real-life relationship, featuring romance between women. It is equivalent to the term "yuri" in English-speaking fandoms. It had only been two weeks since school started, but Anzhi had already heard that several students from the regular classes a couple doors down were causing a lot of trouble—skipping class, getting into puppy love, having their parents called in, and so on. They…
    • Peaches and Plums Don’t Speak – Chapter 58 Cover
      by Little Panda The Right to Speak Xu Jia'er and Anzhi's insistence on staying after school for an hour of self-study every day yielded remarkable results. Both were strong test-takers with a knack for independent learning. When the results of the second monthly exam came out, they had reclaimed their spots as second and third in the grade. After the third monthly exam, Anzhi was first and Xu Jia'er was second. But they didn't dare to relax; they were surrounded by masters, and the slightest slip would see them…
    • Peaches and Plums Don’t Speak – Chapter 20 Cover
      by Little Panda Temple FairHanzi: 庙会 | Pinyin: miàohuì | Context: A traditional Chinese festival held at temples, usually around the Lunar New Year. They feature folk art performances, games, local snacks, and vendors selling crafts and goods. On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year,Hanzi: 年初五 | Pinyin: nián chū wǔ | Context: The fifth day of the first lunar month. This day marks the end of the major taboos associated with the New Year and is traditionally the day businesses reopen. Liu Yiyi came to…
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