operation goldfish real story
Former bigshot, Ying Zijin, woke up one day as the lost daughter of the Ying family, who had been missing for fifteen years. The Ying family promptly adopted another child to replace her. Upon returning to the wealthy family, everyone mocked her for not being as clever, capable, sensible, and elegant as a fake heiress. Her parents considered her a stain on the family and warned her not to harbor any illusions of being a lady of the family. They said she should be grateful for being a foster daughter, or else they would send her away. Ying Zijin: "I'll leave then. No need to see me off." While the Ying family celebrated joyously and others waited to see the real heiress make a fool of herself, influential figures from various fields took action. The top-rated idol with the most influential fans said, "Miss Ying, just let me know if you need anything." The heir to a global economic monopoly said, "Ying family? What's that? Boss, should we just wipe them out?" The number one martial artist in the country asked, "Who dares to bully my master?" The genius teenage boy with an IQ of 228 said, "That's my sister." A man with an incredibly seductive appearance smirked lazily and casually, saying, "Sure, then call me brother-in-law." The influential figures were confused. When the real heiress' true identity was restored, it caused a sensation on the internet. The Ying family went crazy and knelt, crying and begging her to come back. The international powerhouse family said, "Sorry, let me introduce her. This is our real heiress." Reborn as a king, making a strong comeback and launching a counterattack!
A story that is definitely in the top five fish-related novels on the site. Never skip the translator notes, as they are the highlights of each chapter. The worldbuilding is amazing as well - take a look at this example "After remolding goldfish hundreds of times, Chu Xian became quite good at it. It only took him three minutes to finish with one goldfish. Over two thousand goldfish should take more than six thousand minutes, equivalent to about a hundred hours. In the span of two days, Chu Xian remolded every single goldfish – the approximately 1500 ***** goldfish were ready to be sold, and the 700 or so babies were all reformed as a mask for his real operation." While in a pseudo-familiar modern world, the author constantly slips in information to tell the reader that everything is not as familiar as it seems. The fifty hour days result in a world that's familiar, but not too familiar, but not too not familiar. The level of research and worldbuilding is astounding as well - take a look at this section on his setting's equivalent of Chinatown. It's like you're stepping into a portal and seeing it firsthand. "Chu Xian got into a car and went to the Chinatown in New York. Chinatown was where Chinese Americans hung out in America, and 99% of the people there were Chinese. The streets decorated with Chinese things and the Chinese restaurants lining the sides of the streets gave Chu Xian a cozy feeling." And, while the update speed has been irritating fast recently, I won't take off stars for that.