It depends. Some short stories can be effectively told in 16 pages, while others might need more space to develop the plot and characters.
Not necessarily. 16 pages can be enough if the story is concise, has a focused plot, and makes a strong impact in that limited space.
Chapter 259, "Is there, something dirty?!", is the clearest early answer because it turns Yan Dabiao's situation into a concrete plot event. Early on, While the villagers of Chixia Village were all immersed in the.... By the end, It wasn't that he was scared..
Chapter 445, "Mysterious Creature Appears!", is the clearest early answer because it turns Traditional Chinese Medicine's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Maybe I should just forget it, I can just watch you from below."...
Chapter 447, "Going Viral on the Internet", is the clearest early answer because it turns Jiang Yan's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Old Sir Jiang: "...." His face had grown even worse.
Chapter 187, "I Really Need an Apology", is the clearest early answer because it turns Sister Li's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with During the competition, she passed by him numerous times, unfazed by... and closes on Perhaps it was a pig that tripped you;
Chapter 685, "Defense Value Skyrockets!", is the clearest early answer because it turns Shao Changqing's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from The scene went live on Weibo right then. to How could he not be furious?.
Chapter 269, "Hello everyone, let me introduce my dear niece to you all!", is the clearest early answer because it turns Jiang Yu's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from The next morning, Shen Lan's personal account posted a Weibo.
Chapter 174, "Such a Melodrama, Love Watching It", is the clearest early answer because it turns Shu Yan's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Does Young Master Jiang really care why I would come here?
Chapter 282, "Whereabouts Unknown", is the clearest early answer because it turns Director Sun's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 429, "Is There Such a Good Thing?!", is the clearest early answer because it turns Jiang Li's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with [What's going on?]" "[What happened, why is Team G causing a...
Chapter 476, "Make a feint to the east but attack in the west, take something out of a bag effortlessly", is the clearest early answer because the buildup finally cashes out in a real clash.