What Kind of Books Do People Over Fifty Want to Read? 50岁以上的人想看什么书？

1. 801 我 I'm a Little Village Doctor 我是小乡医 I Love WeChat哥爱微信Urban2.2M WordsOngoing A poor country bumpkin accidentally gains extraordinary powers. From then on, he farms, treats illnesses, goes into business, and becomes a local powerhouse. 190Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 802 寒 A Humble Family’s Path to Officialdom, Part One 寒门仕途【一】 Yan Yunfei闫云飞Urban1.4M WordsCompleted New Book: The Humble Official’s Path [Realistic Period Drama] [Rise from Poverty] [Political Intrigue] [Ambitious Struggle] [Rural Cadres] [Urban Life] In the 1970s, in Xiaochenzhuang, southern Henan, a family of three siblings lives in poverty. They are supported by the state, their father died young, and their mute mother is forced to remarry, leaving them to fend for themselves. The sisters choose Chen Shouzheng to continue his studies, and he devotes himself to his books, eventually becoming 6.7kReads8.8Score655Shelves

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   Recommended articles by middle-aged and elderly people reminiscing about their official careers!

3. 803 江 Life Afloat on the Riverbank 江岸浮生 Snake Eats People蛇吃人Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Contemporary realism + period chronicle + rural ensemble cast + women’s struggles] Spanning half a century of rural China, this book tells the story of three generations of women on the Jianghan Plain. Caught in the tides of history and the shackles of their families of origin, each struggles against fate in her own way and faces her inner demons, ultimately learning to live for herself. (I’m only here to tell the story as it is. I won’t give the characters perfect personalities. I’ll portray h 595Reads8.5Score106Shelves

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   This is a chronological, realistic novel depicting the lives of three generations of women in the Jianghan Plain. It's entirely composed of true stories of human nature, vividly portraying the plight of women in that era. The writing is delicate and realistic, combining the quality of online novels with the charm of traditional literature. It's my personal favorite book on the platform, especially the environmental descriptions. Anyone who takes the time to read it will enjoy it; after finishing it, it feels like being transported back to that bygone era!

4. 804 妈 The Seventh Door of Mother 妈妈的第七扇门 Tale of the Literary Star文星传Urban304k WordsCompleted For a long time, I never understood my mother’s past. This was the first time I had looked so deeply back on her life: one generation of women interpreting another. In the 1990s, my eighteen-year-old mother left a small mountain village in Nanyang and headed alone for the glittering city. A scrap of gum wrapper brought her face to face with the calamity of her life: Liu Dawang. And so the door to her fate opened. She made a living in urban villages and hotpot restaurants, leaning on her best fr 631Reads—Score—Shelves

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   People over fifty should read this book, because it captures their youthful days. In the 1990s, batwing shirts, bell-bottoms, microphones, pagers, and heart-pounding excitement at the sound of a QQ notification. Back then, when our parents were dating, swiping left or right wasn't the thing; it was a relentless, head-to-head pursuit!

5. 805 一 The Story Behind a Stone Stele: A Writer's Notes 一块石碑引发的故事-创作手记 Chang Guoxing Is the Big Bad Wolf's Grandma常国兴是狼外婆6k WordsCompleted The Story Behind a Stone Stele: Notes from the Author 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It wasn't just hearing or seeing; it was a pure, chilling awareness.

6. 806 离 Humiliated at My Divorce Banquet, I Set Sail for a Brighter Future 离婚宴受辱，我的前程自此启航 Wild Roots草根之野Urban2.0M WordsOngoing On the day of his divorce, he endured ridicule and scorn. Everyone thought he would sink into despair, unaware that after lying low for so long, he was about to begin a whole new chapter in life. Free of the shackles of his past, he keeps his feet on the ground and breaks through prejudice with his own abilities. Through wind and rain, he presses forward step by step. The era that belongs to him is about to begin. 71.7kReads8.1Score4.2kShelves

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   This book is especially suitable for listening.

7. 807 裴 A Thousand-Year Glance Back Before Pei Cen's Stele 裴岑碑前的千年回眸 Chang Guoxing Is the Big Bad Wolf's Grandma常国兴是狼外婆Historical328k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 21Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 808 我 My Two-Faced Princess Consort 我的双面王妃 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted My Two-Faced Princess 76Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 809 平 Parallel Worlds: Three Spaces 平行世界-三个空间 Chang Guoxing Is the Big Bad Wolf's Grandma常国兴是狼外婆6k WordsCompleted Parallel Worlds: Three Spaces 14Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 810 暧 Flirtatious Player 暧昧玩家 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted Flirtatious Player 176Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 811 让 You Want Me to Turn Over a New Leaf? Just You Wait! 让我浪子回头？你给我等着！ Rest the Mind息心Urban675k WordsCompleted Original title: Auntie, Don't Be Afraid Before taking his own life, Su Yang swore that if he got another chance at life... He would find someone who truly understood him! A woman who truly loved him! When he suddenly woke up, he found an older woman kneeling beside him. She was wearing a tattered pair of pajamas and trembling as she looked at him. “Please don't hit me, okay? I have to attend my child's parent-teacher meeting tomorrow...” 322Reads8.7Score100Shelves

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    🌵🌵An author who dares to write anything! [Shocking][Shocking][Sending hearts] 🌳🌳Before committing suicide, Su Yang vowed that if there were an afterlife… he would definitely find a soulmate! A woman who truly loved him! When he suddenly woke up, he found an older woman kneeling beside him. 🌳🌳At this moment, she was wearing tattered pajamas, trembling as she looked at him. "Please don't hit me, okay? I have to attend my child's parent-teacher conference tomorrow…"

12. 812 余 The Night Before Yu Manli Died 余曼丽死前的那晚 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted The Night Before Yu Manli Died 765Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 813 遇 How to Deal with Annoying Neighbors... 遇到扰人的邻居，就这样办…… Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Urban6k WordsCompleted This is how to deal with a troublesome neighbor... 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
14. 814 要 Good Grief, Mr. Cen! 要命呢！岑先生 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted Oh, Mr. Cen! 28Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 815 黄 The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon, Explained with Laughs 黄帝内经爆笑讲解版 Eight Hundred Miles of Wind and Clouds风云八百里3.8M WordsOngoing Still missing out on China’s millennia-old treasures of health and wellness because classical texts are so hard to understand? This book breaks free from the dry style of traditional texts and uses laugh-out-loud language to unpack the foundational classics of Chinese medicine! It is divided into three volumes. The first offers clear, accessible explanations of the chapters of the Suwen, breaking down the underlying medical principles of yin and yang, the five elements, the organs, and qi and bl 13.1kReads8.7Score1.7kShelves

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    Of course, you should read a popular version of traditional Chinese medicine health preservation; this one should be your choice!

16. 816 过 Overanalyzing Dream of the Red Chamber: The On-Screen Comments Make Daiyu a Woman 过分解读红楼梦：弹幕送黛玉当女 Mint Drizzle薄荷霏霏Female-Channel Fanfiction249k WordsCompleted Historical female-lead epic | The story of Daiyu's rise to the throne Daiyu defies fate, leaves the emotional tribulations of Dream of the Red Chamber behind, and devotes herself to building a career. She compiles the enduring literary heritage of China, steadily amasses power at court, and ascends the imperial throne! Modern-day fans who adore her descend from the future in a barrage of comments to protect her, helping her avoid every pitfall and making sure she never suffers an injustice! Th 157Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You're 50 years old, right? You watched the 1987 TV series "Dream of the Red Chamber," right? You still feel a pang of regret for Lin Daiyu, don't you? Want to watch it? It's about Daiyu as a strong, independent woman who builds her own career. Back then, you thought Qingwen wouldn't have died if she hadn't acted recklessly, right? Now you absolutely love her, don't you?

17. 817 我EN With a Fox Immortal, I Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 我以狐仙镇百鬼 Purple Dream Wandering Dragon紫梦游龙Mystery10.3M WordsOngoing The day I was born, nineteen bolts of thunder struck around our family’s courtyard. A fortune-teller said I was born a demon child, fated to suffer eighteen calamities in my life. Either someone else would die, or I would. As it turned out, the fortune-teller met his own calamity on the very day I was born. He carried me out of the village, and suddenly dropped dead! 754.6kReads9.4Score44.4kShelves

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    See the secrets of the Feng Shui King

18. 818 我 My Girlfriend Is Such a Drama Queen 我的女友是戏精 A Huan Loves Ge La Tiao爱吃格拉条的阿环Modern Romance258k WordsOngoing Gu Yan, a self-disciplined investment banker, has spent his whole life putting data first and being so rational he’s practically rigid. He’s lived like a perfectly precise clock, only to fall for the theatrical Su Xiaoye and completely lose his cool! A legendary scene unfolds at their blind date: Su Xiaoye arrives half an hour late, assumes her date has already left, flops down on the sofa, and starts scrolling through her phone. She sends a voice message complaining, "The guy my mom set me up w 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two books are good; they're pure urban fiction, not fantasy, and suitable for successful people!

19. 819 她 Her 101st Escape 她的第101次逃离 A Huan Loves Ge La Tiao爱吃格拉条的阿环Modern Romance207k WordsOngoing Shen Yipeng leads a double life: by day, she is a wedding planner who mends hearts; by night, she secretly plans people’s escapes. Her black notebook lists 100 people who have successfully escaped desperate situations. Gu Qingshuang, the wife of a wealthy family, is her 101st client. Just as Shen Yipeng is devising a plan to help Gu Qingshuang escape her marriage, her mother, Shen Huining, vanishes without a trace, leaving behind only a note and revealing the hidden past buried in her thirty-yea —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 820 飞 The Story of Fei Xin’s Daughter 飞新的女传 Light of New Ambition新励之光Modern Romance106k WordsCompleted [Marriage + Domestic Abuse + Divorce + Blind Date + Online Romance + Finding True Love + Sweet Romance + Silent Treatment] At twenty, Fei Xin was set up by her parents, went on a blind date, got married, suffered domestic abuse, and divorced. At twenty-three, she met an online boyfriend five years younger than her. They got married and had a child! Married Life + Sweet Romance + Silent Treatment —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is worth reading if you're 50 years old.

21. 821 张 Zhang Sangou’s Get-Rich Journal 张三狗发财笔记 Wandering Immortal of the Northern Mountain北山浪荡仙Urban2.7M WordsCompleted A comedy novel with absolutely no pretensions. A poor boy from the mountains refuses to settle for an ordinary life and ventures out into the world, carving out a place for himself through his own efforts. The cast of bizarre characters will have you laughing out loud. It gets more and more exciting as it goes. San Gou grows more mature and more cunning, with more and more schemes brewing in his head. In the end, he makes it! He becomes a billionaire. His journey is a whirlwind of chaos and laug 58.4kReads8.7Score6kShelves

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    This book is a cure for depression and unhappiness; it will make readers laugh out loud.

22. 822 不 It's Only Fifty 不过是五十而已 Divine Wind King神风王Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted An inspirational, unyielding story of midlife crisis, workplace struggles, bank managers and tellers, married life, and everyday urban life. This book tells the story of Huang Wenxue, a bank manager facing a midlife crisis. She is at that awkward age when she is considered too old to find a new job, yet still too young to retire. How will she answer the unavoidable questions surrounding her career, marriage, family, children, and caring for her aging parents? Even in middle age, even when confro 470Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    Read this book; it will resonate with you, and you can empathize with its sentiments. Everyone who has read it says it's great.

23. 823 半 Half a Life Adrift 半生沉浮 Cloudside Bird云端鸟Urban262k WordsCompleted This is an author’s autobiography. Born in the countryside, he worked tirelessly to improve himself and, through his own efforts, published novels and essays. After enduring hardship, he became a private-school teacher, but still gave up this hard-won job to find work in Guangdong and make his way in Shanghai. At last, he changed his life and established himself in the city. And yet… This is serious literature. Those who enjoy vulgar content should stay away! 638Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    This book is best read by people over 50; I believe you won't be disappointed.

24. 824 玫 The Rose’s Ordeal: Conspiracy and Redemption 玫瑰劫：阴谋与救赎 Ah, Running Peach啊奔跑的桃子Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted Rose’s Ordeal: Conspiracy and Redemption 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take a look at these books!

25. 825 九 The 1994 Layoff Wave: My Rise to the Top 九四下岗潮我的逆袭 Cute Little Cloud Cat可爱的小云猫Urban170k WordsCompleted In 1994, during the wave of layoffs, Liu Yunfan struggles to survive as the machinery plant faces closure due to poor management. Step by step, he explores a way forward through adversity and finally carves out a path of his own. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Real life is rooted in the pulse of history. The 1980s and 90s were a period of transformation for China. Reform and opening up brought waves of layoffs. Although the characters in my novels are fictional, they are also people who experienced that era.

26. 826 早 The Breakfast Went Cold, but the Rest of Our Lives Grew Warm 早餐凉了，余生暖了 Ah, Running Peach啊奔跑的桃子12k WordsCompleted The Breakfast Went Cold, but the Rest of Life Grew Warm 15Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 827 等 Waiting for Acceptance and a New Beginning Three Years Later 等待三年后的释然与新生 Cute Little Cloud Cat可爱的小云猫Urban367k WordsCompleted Liu Chaoran waited in vain for three years, only to hear Su Qing tell him, “You’re not good enough for me.” Liu Chaoran was heartbroken and disillusioned, but he eventually worked hard, achieved success, and found a new life for himself. —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 828 路 Lu Beifang, Tonight the Officialdom Runs Red with Blood 路北方，今夜官血沸腾 Brother Jianghu江湖望哥Urban7.5M WordsOngoing [High-Octane, Passionate, and Deeply Sentimental Political Intrigue!] With power comes responsibility. One thought can separate public duty from private interest, like heaven and earth. Only by holding fast to your principles can you avoid being swept away by the storms or trapped by the gains and losses of personal relationships, and achieve great things. Lu Beifang came from humble beginnings, but lived an extraordinary life. He became a town mayor at 23, a county magistrate at 25, and married 116.7kReads9.1Score8kShelves

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    Rare and captivating novels about officialdom [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

29. 829 蓦 When I Look Back, There You Are Amid the Lights 蓦回首灯火阑珊处 Cute Little Cloud Cat可爱的小云猫Modern Romance24k WordsCompleted Synopsis Amid the fading lights, he finally understood what true tenderness was. Three years ago, Lin Zhou's whole world revolved around Su Wan. She was the brightest star at the design institute, the moon he chased after, stretching on tiptoe and exhausting himself in the effort. He thought that giving her everything he had would eventually earn him a glance, but all he got were repeated rejections and the words, “Sorry to trouble you. You don't have to do this anymore.” On a night of torrentia —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 830 谎 Lies and Trust 谎言与信任 Ah, Running Peach啊奔跑的桃子6k WordsCompleted Lies and Trust 5Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 831 无 The Pain Behind the Stolen Money Scandal: A Family’s Hidden Hurt 无奈的亲情：偷钱风波背后的隐痛 Ah, Running Peach啊奔跑的桃子7k WordsCompleted The Pain Behind a Family Theft Scandal —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 832 嘉 Jiahe Wanggang, Goodbye Forever 嘉禾望岗，再也不见 Old Blade of Nanpu南浦老刀Modern Romance39k WordsCompleted This urban romance drama focuses on the struggles of real life. The story begins at a wedding banquet that falls apart over the bride price. The staggering difference between 38,000 yuan and 388,000 yuan thrusts Chen Rui and Lin Xiaowen, two young people who once loved each other, into the center of a media storm. Beset by family pressure and online harassment, their love goes from their first meeting at Jiahe Wanggang subway station to pledging themselves to each other by the Pearl River, befor 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Worried about your children's marriage? You can read

33. 833 穿 Transmigrated: A Violent Couple Spoils Each Other 穿越，暴力夫妻互宠 Rapid1急速1Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Modern-day workplace ace Yang Mengmeng drinks herself to death at a business dinner while celebrating a million-yuan commission. She transmigrates into the body of a girl in the Great Banner Dynasty who shares her name. The girl had been beaten to death by her parents and older brother. Following the principle of not wasting anything and putting useless things to good use, Yang Mengmeng is sold into a ghost marriage. The widower Wang, a hunter from Big Tree Village, buys her as his wife because 3.9kReads9.2Score355Shelves

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    You should be able to find common ground.

34. 834 夫 My Mother Arrived Just as My Husband Was About to Divorce Me 夫君要休妻时，我妈穿来了 A Meter of Stars一米星空Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [No pandering to men + mother and daughter united + fake heir, real legitimate daughter + true and false legitimate daughters] Just as Shen Zhiyi is about to be cast aside, her mother from the modern world transmigrates into the story. As luck would have it, her mother becomes her mother-in-law, Princess Chang Le. Why would Song Jinghui even think of divorcing his wife now? He should be grateful if her mother doesn’t throw him out of the Marquis of Jingyuan’s household! Lin Huiyuan, Princess Cha 1kReads6.2Score160Shelves

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    This book has a slow pace, so it's suitable for reading at a leisurely pace.

35. 835 妻 Wife 妻子 Yu Wanwan郁绾绾Ancient Romance4k WordsCompleted Her mother-in-law promotes a concubine to undermine the principal wife, only to face her daughter-in-law’s retaliation. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My wife's secrets are all just everyday family matters, worth gossiping about. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

36. 836 妻 A Wife's Revenge 妻子的报复 Jia Qi嘉粸Modern Romance650k WordsCompleted [Adapted into two short dramas] A torn-open condom wrapper shattered her faith in love and all her romantic illusions. In an instant, the beliefs she had clung to collapsed completely. Li Man discovered that her husband had not only cheated on her, but had also hidden their assets and even planned to frame her so she would leave the marriage with nothing. Faced with her husband's betrayal, Li Man began her relentless revenge! 26.2kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
37. 837 慈 Empress Dowager Cixi and Her Three Favored Eunuchs 慈禧皇后与她的三个宠爱太监 Farmer Third Young Master农家三少Historical3.7M WordsCompleted [Eunuchs + Palace Secrets + Empress Dowager Cixi + Court Intrigue] From the time Empress Dowager Cixi entered the palace to the day she ruled from behind the curtain, she shared an unusual relationship with three eunuchs: An Dehai, Li Lianying, and Xiao Dezhang. They were like master and servants, like friends, and more than anything, like old companions. She doted on the three eunuchs, who relied on her favor to do as they pleased, throw their weight around, and take part in court affairs. This 52kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves

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    A historical novel, incredibly exciting and very enjoyable.

38. 838 一 A Family of Three Goofballs Transmigrates to 1959 and Turns the Whole Clan Upside Down 一家三颠穿越59年代，掀翻全族 Rapid1急速1Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Synopsis: The whole family transmigrates + 1950s + space + difficult relatives + years of famine + family life + island + fishing + System + no brainless decisions Lin Haishen and his wife, Huang Shuyao, went skydiving to celebrate their son Lin Yanxi's twentieth birthday. They plunged from the sky and seamlessly crossed into another era, arriving in an island fishing village in 1959. From the start, they got straight to work, wielding a butcher's knife with impressive skill. Clan leader: “This 3.3kReads9.2Score329Shelves
39. 839 朕 I Am Hongli, Building a Golden Age for the Qing Dynasty 朕是弘历打造大清盛世 Third Aunt from the Farm农家三姑Historical1.4M WordsOngoing [Political Intrigue + Harem Rivalries + Factional Strife + Romance + Emperor] Hongli ascended the throne at twenty-five and ruled for sixty years, making him the longest-reigning and longest-lived emperor in history. He governed with diligence, excelling in both civil and military affairs, and led the Qing to the height of its golden age. Yet factional strife raged through the court, conflicts in the deep palace never ceased, and danger lurked behind the splendor. In the end, the golden age ga 15.7kReads8.3Score432Shelves
40. 840 大 The Fantastic Adventures of Daniu and Miss Zixia 大牛和小姐紫霞的奇幻之旅 The Sun Is Shining, Just Get to Work大太阳好好干就好Ancient Romance260k WordsCompleted No transmigration + decisive and ruthless + wuxia Zixia is full of chivalrous spirit and punishes scoundrels and perverts with thunderous force, every punch landing solidly. Her servant, Daniu, follows her everywhere and protects her. I’m a new writer, and this is my first book. It’s best to start from the beginning. 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Start reading from chapter 91. It's pink-themed and heavy-handed; you'd be a dog to lie to me. Even someone in their fifties can enjoy it.

41. 841 妻 My Wife’s Lies 妻子的谎言 Eggs Are Made of Steel蛋似钢打Urban413k WordsCompleted I had a happy family. From that day on, it was gone forever... 2.9kReads8.5Score266Shelves
42. 842 妻 My Wife's Secret 妻子的秘密 Smiling Shadow笑影Urban5.2M WordsCompleted At thirty, my company went bankrupt. To get revenge, I went after my enemy. 6.4kReads8.2Score881Shelves
43. 843 桃 At the Source of the Peach Blossom Spring 桃花源头 Yicang, Who Loves Microraptors喜欢小盗龙的矢仓Rural Life558k WordsOngoing As Old Zhou Nian lay dying, he took Zhou Liye by the hand and told him, “Xiaoye, it's up to you to carry on the Zhou family line. If you trace our family back far enough, we go all the way to the Zhou dynasty, to King Wen of Zhou, King Wu of Zhou, Ji Chang, and Ji Fa. Our ancestors were once members of the imperial family, and our original surname was Ji. It was only after the dynasties changed that our family took the surname Zhou! Here's our ancestral genealogy and the family heirloom, this ja 118.7kReads7.7Score9.7kShelves

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    Rural setting, multiple female leads, heartwarming and healing daily life, funny and humorous.

44. 844 五 The Five-Year Itch 五年之痒 Demon Paradise恶灵天堂Urban2.9M WordsCompleted The shop is losing money, and his wife has started acting differently. Facing these two blows, Song Yuan refuses to lose heart. He begins investigating the truth, only to discover that it is far more complicated than he imagined. With the help of a beautiful woman, he builds on his little shop, turns his life around, and creates one business legend after another! 3.1kReads8.0Score246Shelves
45. 845 九 The Late 1990s: Women Are Everything to Me, and I'm Everything to Women 九十年代末，女人为我，我为女人 Growing Crops on Concrete水泥地种庄稼Urban318k WordsCompleted In the late 1990s, Wang Ershu, a college graduate with no connections whatsoever, got a job as a sales representative at a fertilizer plant. Two years later, he was laid off. By chance, he met several women who would change his life, and at last he found a goal worth striving for. They helped one another, grew together, and each found what they were looking for... His ex-girlfriend became his trusted assistant, his former sister-in-law became his current girlfriend, and a wealthy heiress became 1.2kReads—Score112Shelves

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    People over 50 have probably all experienced this.

46. 846 山 Four Seasons in the Mountain City 山城四季 Little Island, Tiny Island小岛小小岛Modern Romance395k WordsCompleted 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the Three Gorges Dam beginning to store water. The Three Gorges migrants of that time left their hometowns with reluctance and hope, and years later, some returned for one reason or another. Xiao Ying was born in the reservoir region and moved to another province with her family as a young child. After graduating from university, she worked in Beijing, but when a misdiagnosis led her fiancé’s family to look down on her, she angrily called off their engagement. 2.1kReads9.5Score209Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book; take your time and read it carefully.

47. 847 极 Extreme Growth 极致生长 The Crying of Xiao Xiao萧萧之鸣Urban608k WordsCompleted This is not AI-generated fiction! A special note: This is an extremely slow-burn story. The first two arcs focus mainly on the protagonist's growth and laying the groundwork for the plot. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel! Many readers who started with the third arc went back to read the first two. A naturally frail child from a mountain village, through his own efforts and various strokes of fate, gains the supernatural ability of the Five Elements Seal. After trying his hand at all kinds of 623Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    Written by a 59-year-old, it's all based on experience.

48. 848 人 Middle Age: City of Desire 人到中年：欲望之都 The Cang Sea Knows No Blame沧海无咎Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Urban] + [Everyday Life] + [Special Agent] + [Sound Values] The story begins when the male lead, Li Wujiao, retires from service and comes home late at night, hoping to surprise his wife. Instead, he discovers that his wife, Jiang Zhirou, hasn't come home, and someone is harassing her... What? You say your grandfather was once a big shot in the Magic City? And your father is a financial tycoon there, too? No need to panic... Watch a retired agent prove that retirement hasn't dulled his skills. 6.5kReads9.0Score681Shelves

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    At 50, I'm only halfway through my life, so of course I have to keep striving.

49. 849 帅 The Handsome Young Man 帅小伙 A Dao阿刀Urban1.8M WordsCompleted The Wang and Hai families had been neighbors and friends, but a dispute over building a house turned them into sworn enemies. Wang Xiaoshuai, a third-generation member of the Wang family, became a thorn in Haitang’s side. Every day after school, Haitang would block his way and beat him to a pulp, never tiring of it. Desperate to escape Haitang’s shadow, Wang Xiaoshuai racked his brains, and Haitang became the goal he was determined to surpass. 38.7kReads9.3Score3.8kShelves
50. 850 深 Shenzhen, Beguiling After Dark 深圳，夜色迷人 Nan Xiaohua南小华Urban2.0M WordsCompleted A tale of business rivalries and political intrigue set against the backdrop of Shenzhen, following Chen Binnan’s remarkable journey south in pursuit of success. This story is dedicated to all the brothers who have headed south, north, or east to make their way in the world! 51.3kReads9.6Score6.1kShelves

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