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Any Novels Suitable for Readers in Their Thirties or Forties? Recommendations, Please! 有没有适合三四十岁的人看的小说啊？求推荐！

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  1. 751 Reborn in the 1960s: I Became Grandma’s Little Sister 重生六零：我成了外婆的妹妹 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance73k WordsOngoing [When an ordinary person is reborn in a rural village in the 1960s, forget about getting ahead or making grand plans. First, stay alive.] [1960s rural life + family and neighborhood affairs + education and growth + ensemble cast] [Not a wish-fulfillment story, not a wish-fulfillment story, not a wish-fulfillment story. Please don't read if that's not your thing. Thank you.] When Zhu Yan wakes up in the body of her grandmother's second-youngest sister, who died young, she vows to change her grand —Reads—Score—Shelves
  2. 752 Rebellious Disciple, Don't Get Ahead of Yourself 孽徒休要猖狂 Dodder Flower Bud菟丝花骨朵Ancient Romance430k WordsCompleted Wei Lan had only been reading a cultivation novel, but when she woke up, she had transmigrated into a book. To save her own skin, she resolutely took the villain as her disciple. But, Your Highness, the male lead, shouldn’t you be looking for your heroine? Why are you clinging to your master? And that so-called heroine is actually a man who dresses as a woman! This book is terrifying. Help, I want to go home! 200Reads8.9Score101Shelves
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  3. 753 A Sweet Little Blind Date Romance 相亲小甜文 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted A Sweet Little Blind Date Romance 448Reads—Score—Shelves
  4. 754 The White Rose Hotel: Tonight's the Night 白玫瑰大酒店之今晚有戏 Fire Eagle火鹰Urban128k WordsCompleted There's a show tonight, but I'm not the leading man! I want the world around me to revolve entirely around me! I have to be the leading man, so... it begins! Once it starts, there's no turning back! 10Reads—Score—Shelves
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  5. 755 A Ridiculous Romance 荒唐情缘 Ma Yi马乙Urban957k WordsCompleted This is a story about what happens to a man after his divorce. It feels very true to life, so reading it is bound to stir up some thoughts. Is it good? Is it bad? Either way, it feels incredibly real. ...The factory suddenly lost power, so everyone got a day off. Chen Yong came straight home without telling his wife... And that’s where the story begins... 4.5kReads9.1Score530Shelves
  6. 756 The Absurd Goings-On in Yeling Village 野岭村的荒唐事 Fire Eagle火鹰Urban1.0M WordsCompleted All kinds of ridiculous things happen in Yeling Village, nestled among barren mountains. By chance, Ma Xiaomao comes into possession of a heavenly book and gains ancient medical skills. He makes his mark in medicine and pharmacy, devotes himself to healing the world, wins the village chief's daughter's heart, and becomes famous for punishing evil and promoting good! 4.4kReads9.0Score512Shelves
  7. 757 Treading the Heavens to Become a God 踏天封神 Zhao Tianjiao赵天骄Eastern Fantasy354k WordsOngoing [A pure ensemble-cast story, written entirely by hand. Aside from the first chapter, which has a lot of filler to set things up, the rest is absolutely exciting. If you don’t like it, feel free to criticize me.] “When the primordial chaos was divided, three great beings appeared between heaven and earth: humans, ferocious beasts, and demons. Humans developed intelligence early, but their bodies were frail, leaving them at the bottom of the pecking order. Ferocious beasts were unenlightened, bu 813Reads—Score—Shelves
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  8. 758 EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score183.1kShelves
  9. 759 A Family Between Two Homes 半路家庭 The Laughing Scholar of the Mountains山里笑笑生Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Su Mei, who runs a restaurant, is beautiful and kind. Ji Feng, a hardworking man who grew up relying on the generosity of others, is honest and sincere. Swept along by the relentless tide of fate, they become entangled in a strange family affair. In the harsh reality of their circumstances, several orphans have no choice but to form a makeshift family. Where will kindness and evil, guilt and affection, vengeance and hatred lead in this gripping human drama, with its twists and turns? 351Reads9.2Score180Shelves
  10. 760 Reborn in a Noble House as the Disowned Heir, Thrown Straight into a Fight for Life and Death 魂穿侯门嫡弃子，上来就是生死局 The Jing River Household京河人家Historical170k WordsOngoing Xiao Mo'an, the discarded legitimate son of a marquis's household, is disliked by his father because of his birth mother. His stepmother and others frame him, and from the start he is sent to govern a county in a place where survival is nearly impossible... 312Reads—Score104Shelves
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  11. 761 The Prince Jing’s Consort: Master, Save Me 静王妃之师傅救我 Murong Yiyu慕容忆鱼Ancient Romance807k WordsOngoing Originally titled The Princess Consort of Prince Jing, this novel was renamed The Princess Consort of Prince Jing: Master, Save Me in memory of a departed friend. It tells the story of Princess Murong Jingwen of Beiping. After descending from Yuntai Mountain, she misses her chance to marry Lin Yutai and is sent far away to the Chen Kingdom to wed Prince Jing as part of a political alliance. She is abducted along the way, and meets Li Chaoyang, a villager of the Chen Kingdom. Thus begins the stor 63Reads—Score—Shelves
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  12. 762 The Road to Officialdom: From a Township Justice Office to the Provincial Compound 官道：从乡镇司法所到省委大院 The Jing River Household京河人家Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Beginning in the early twenty-first century, this novel chronicles the rise of Wang Xiaofeng, a young man from a poor family. Along the way, he faces petty schemers and receives help from benefactors. His posts and responsibilities change, but his original ideals and aspirations never do. Wang Xiaofeng starts out as a clerk at a township judicial office, then rises steadily through the ranks… 6.5kReads7.8Score582Shelves
  13. 763 Tales of the Underworld: My Extraordinary Life 江湖往事：我的妖孽人生 Xu Qifeng徐奇峰Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Urban slice of life + multiple female leads + the underworld] My name is Tang Haichao, and my nickname is Giant Wave. In 1995, I started a bloodbath to protect my girlfriend. When I got out of prison in 1998, she was already married to someone else. Qiao Xuefei, the wealthy heiress from a family that had been close to mine for generations, introduced me to the real underworld. The underworld is far bigger than you can imagine. Different ranks, different circles, bloody turmoil and countless twi 884Reads8.6Score164Shelves
  14. 764 Turning the Tables on the CEO and the Chosen One 反向拿捏总裁与天命之子 Fatty the Fat Pig肥肥的肥猪Modern Romance134k WordsCompleted Late at night, the two girls lay in the same bed, as close as they had been as children, sharing what was in their hearts. “Bingbing, you've always been the center of attention. Back in school, so many boys secretly slipped you love letters. Come on, tell me the truth: did you ever like any of them?” Ruobing shook her head. “Oh, come on! You're still denying it? I saw Chu Xinghe kiss you on the cheek at the corner of the hallway with my own eyes!” “What!” Ruobing jumped in fright and hurriedly e 11Reads—Score—Shelves
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  15. 765 Beneath the Skin: She’s Set Her Sights on a Rich Heir 皮囊之下·她盯上了富二代 Warm Times with Lin林暖时光Marriage & Romance22k WordsCompleted Beneath the Facade: She's Set Her Sights on a Rich Heir 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  16. 766 I Just Can’t Help Teasing the Aloof Professor 偏偏惹清冷教授，就想欺负你 Meimei and Hehe美美与和和Two Male Leads412k WordsOngoing Lin Shu is the youngest professor in the physics department. Handsome, cool, restrained, and living a life as pure as distilled water, he had everything under control until a soaked punk kicked open the door to his lab. “Lin Shu, I’m back.” He put a bandage on his wounds. Lin Shu changed his lock. Then he kissed Lin Shu by force. For the first time in his life, twenty-nine-year-old Lin Shu lost control, all because of a CBA basketball player seven years his junior. “You didn’t know, did you?” Sh 362Reads—Score—Shelves
  17. 767 Aunt Mei 媚姨 Manhe曼荷Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Male Lead: Ding Yuan Female Lead: Liu Meiyi No one is reborn, and there is no System. This is an era of struggle belonging to the older generation! That year, Ding Yuan earned top marks in the imperial examinations, only to have his life stolen from him when his stepmother conspired with her family to switch his results. His father, unaware of the truth, set out on a rainy night to sell goods in the mountains and raise money for Ding Yuan to retake the exams. But the tractor overturned in a ravi 5.9kReads8.8Score490Shelves
  18. 768 Sole Possession of the Abyss 独占深渊 Meimei and Hehe美美与和和Two Male Leads553k WordsCompleted When he was three, Qin Ye picked him up. Qin Ye left him with his uncle, but visited him often. Everyone in their line of work knew Qin Ye was famously cold: cold to his enemies, cold in business, and cold even to himself. Later, Qin Ye noticed the look in his eyes for the first time. It wasn’t gratitude or fear. It was something burning hot. He brought Jiang Luo home, and from then on, they had a family. He raised him for four years. The boy grew into a man, going from scrawny to tall and lean, 375Reads—Score107Shelves
  19. 769 Letting Go Doesn’t Mean I’ve Lost 放手不是我认输 Warm Times with Lin林暖时光Marriage & Romance24k WordsCompleted Letting go doesn't mean I've admitted defeat 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  20. 770 The Great Army 大军 West Moon Like Water Studio西月如水斋Ancient Romance18k WordsCompleted The Great Army 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  21. 771 Kill, Rampage, Kill My Way Through Everything 杀，乱杀，杀穿一切 We Should Be Tolerant of Each Other我们要彼此包容Urban873k WordsCompleted Five years ago, Ye Chen was betrayed by his fiancée and his entire family was wiped out! At the brink of death, he cut off his arm and leaped into the river, managing to escape. Five years later, Ye Chen has mastered peerless martial arts. Now he descends the mountain, vowing to kill every last one of his enemies! 2.7kReads8.6Score317Shelves
  22. 772 The Cold Wind Cuts 寒风翦 Meimei and Hehe美美与和和Two Male Leads951k WordsCompleted [Ten-Year Age Gap, Both Inexperienced] He was his moonlight, yet became the blazing sun he could never let go of. Lu Chengze was the calamity Shen Yibai could never escape in this lifetime. For fifteen years, they had relied on and accompanied each other. Shen Yibai was the person closest to Lu Chengze. But when that boy grew into an officer with immense power, he repaid him not with respect, but with coercion and imprisonment that allowed no resistance. “You’re not my weakness.” Lu Chengze con 1.6kReads6.8Score155Shelves
  23. 773 Dusty Tales from the 318 Sichuan-Tibet Highway 318川藏线上的风尘往事 Kaki Freeze-Dried卡其冻干Urban929k WordsOngoing Broke female travelers + Highway 318 + Sichuan-Tibet route + hitchhiking + road trip + finding a wife My company was laying people off, and I was one of them. As if things weren't bad enough, my wife ran off with someone else. Down in the dumps, I headed west toward Tibet. This is the story of a beat-up camper van, the Sichuan-Tibet stretch of Highway 318, and more than thirty women with nowhere else to turn. Every one of their stories is more exciting than my miserable life. 48.6kReads8.2Score3.4kShelves
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  24. 774 Marrying a Twice-Divorced Uncle: Who's the One Marrying Up? 嫁给二婚大叔，谁高攀了谁 Taro Mochi Boba Boba Boba芋泥麻薯啵啵啵Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted When Lu Ming thought the whole world had abandoned her, Cheng Yuting appeared. At thirty-three, Cheng Yuting is divorced with no children, refined and handsome, a perfect gentleman. Most important are the Cheng family's influence and his own abilities. So what if he’s divorced? Single women, and even their parents, would be thrilled to have a man like Cheng Yuting be divorced or widowed. And Cheng Yuting seems to drift from flower to flower, enjoying himself. He seems like a flame that beguiles 2.7kReads9.0Score218Shelves
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  25. 775 The CEO Can't Get Enough of Me 总裁大人对我欲罢不能 Warm Times with Lin林暖时光11k WordsCompleted The CEO Can’t Get Enough of Me 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  26. 776 Big Sis Is Super Fierce 姐姐大人超级凶 Yuan Muxi袁沐兮Urban577k WordsCompleted [One Male and One Female Lead + Older Woman-Younger Man Romance + Funny Everyday Life] This novel is also known as My Girlfriend Is Super Fierce and My Wife Is Super Fierce. After his mother was left in a wheelchair by a car accident for six years, and his father suffered brain damage for three months, he spent his days hauling bricks at construction sites and his nights working part-time at a hotel. When he met the older woman in his otherwise miserable life, everything began to change… 525Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  27. 777 Tears of Frost 寒霜泪 Fire Rabbit Lantern火兔灯Modern Romance244k WordsCompleted Because the baby she was carrying was another girl, Hanshuang was given away while still in the womb. As she grew up, she endured one hardship after another. Hanshuang told herself that as long as she kept living, she would never lose in life! My new work is now available, and I hope you’ll enjoy it! Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 21.4kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
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  28. 778 When the Glory Fades, Nothing Remains 繁华落尽终是一场空 Warm Times with Lin林暖时光Modern Romance28k WordsCompleted When all the splendor fades, nothing remains but emptiness —Reads—Score—Shelves
  29. 779 A Male Gynecologist Marries a Female Andrologist 妇科男医生娶了男科女医生 The Dashing Me风流的我Urban416k WordsOngoing Female urologist + humor and comedy + public humiliation + embarrassing mishaps + awkward, speechless moments My name is Wu Yan, and I'm a male gynecologist. Her name is Dou Tingying, and she's a female urologist. We met for the first time in the urology clinic. She coldly performed a circumcision on me, but something went wrong during the operation. Afterward, I asked her, "Will this affect my life in the future?" The doctor said, "Don't worry. You might have some ball trouble later." Six mont 84kReads7.6Score4.6kShelves
  30. 780 Healing Permanently Boosts Attack. How Will You Respond? 治疗永久加攻击，阁下如何应对？ My Royalties Are Down by a Billion稿费少了亿点点Sports505k WordsCompleted [Physics major dad] [Lone wolf] [Pure online game] [FFO: Free Fantasy Online] [Not a rebirth story] [Born to be invincible]! Duan Yu applies to join an online gaming studio and becomes a “healer dad” in the game God War. Because he levels up too slowly, his boss fires him. Little does anyone know that Duan Yu is the chosen one. From the start, he gets the only god-tier talent, which permanently adds attack power whenever he heals. I'm a rookie? Then what's that title of Number One Expert over my 4.9kReads8.2Score325Shelves
  31. 781 Ten Years After Our No-Frills Wedding 裸婚10年后 Forget to Return in Early Summer浅夏忘归Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted For ten years of marriage, Qin Xiaoxiao has been working toward buying a home and putting down roots. She and her husband scrimped and saved until they had 100,000 yuan, hoping to buy a secondhand house. Then her father-in-law fell seriously ill, and the medical bills wiped out every last penny. Their home-buying plans fell through, their hopes were crushed, and conflicts between the couple and between daughter-in-law and mother-in-law grew more frequent. She was desperate and full of regret. Bu 510Reads8.9Score101Shelves
  32. 782 Little Leopard 小豹子 Fire Rabbit Lantern火兔灯Modern Romance472k WordsCompleted After her grandparents, who had raised her, passed away, the abandoned Situ Lingzhi was left with no one to rely on. Taking the Medical Prescriptions of the Situ Family that her grandfather had left behind, she went to America to find his relatives. Six years later, the first major event that awaited Situ Lingzhi, now a medical doctor returning home, was her classmate Dongfang Xiangrui trying to force her into marriage. The Dongfang family had once been a leading force in Yunhai City's business 322Reads8.6Score101Shelves
  33. 783 The Prince of Zhenbei Keeps His Distance from Women 镇北王他不近女色 Warm Times with Lin林暖时光151k WordsCompleted Lin Ruowei wakes up to find she’s become an unfavored legitimate daughter in ancient times. Then the System informs her that she’ll drown to death in three months. Her only chance to survive is to marry the legendary Prince of Zhenbei, Xiao Tiance, a battle-hardened commander with a cold heart and a reputation for “keeping his distance from women.” She plans to quietly complete the mission and then return home to her husband and daughter. But when she sees the man for the first time... His face —Reads—Score—Shelves
  34. 784 The Peak of Life Starts with Winning Over an Auntie 人生巅峰，从搞定阿姨开始 Niu Youdao牛有道Urban276k WordsCompleted 158Reads—Score—Shelves
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  35. 785 The Yin-Yang Lady Seer 阴阳女先生 Warm Times with Lin林暖时光Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted I accidentally brought a female ghost back to life, even though she’d been dead for three years. But her fingernails were rotten, and she grabbed me, asking if I could treat them. I rolled my eyes. Lady, I’m a yin-yang practitioner, not a dermatologist. I can draw talismans, send spirits on their way, read feng shui, and pass messages between the worlds of the living and the dead. The one thing I never learned was how to treat skin diseases in the newly revived dead. The longer I worked in this 6Reads—Score—Shelves
  36. 786 A Drifter's Rise Begins with a Dream 盲流小子的崛起，从梦开始 Sighing Without Tears叹气不流泪Urban407k WordsOngoing A vivid memory, born from an accident during an experiment, streaked into the sky as a flash of blue light and landed in the mind of a young man with the same name in a parallel world, a cosmic reflection of our own. It slowly began to influence and change his life, as well as the lives of his family and friends. Literary luminaries: Such a gifted young talent. It’s a shame he has a mouth on him. Students: His poetry and essays are excellent, but he’s a real jerk! Famous songwriter: That kid doe 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  37. 787 Smoke Rises from the Kitchen in the Deep Clouds 云深炊烟起 Warm Times with Lin林暖时光Modern Romance143k WordsOngoing After retiring, Old Wu digs out a yellowed ledger filled with twenty years of favors and gift money: who gave what, who still owes him, all meticulously tallied. He thought he would spend the rest of his life counting every penny, until he met a young man from Shaanxi crying by the roadside, an elderly woman named Zhao living alone, and Old Liu, who had broken his leg… He began to understand that some debts can be calculated, but some kindnesses can never be repaid. From then on, Old Wu keeps a —Reads—Score—Shelves
  38. 788 Cang Feng Chasing the Moon: My Tales with the Sect Leader 沧锋逐月，我与掌门二三事 The Fox Wanders on Ink墨上狸行Martial Arts274k WordsOngoing [Female Perspective + Two Equally Strong Leads + Mutual Healing + Supporting Each Other + Older Woman + White Hair] Seven years ago, a calamity swept through the martial world. Young Liu Qingyun was forced to become the successor to a demonic art, and from then on wandered from place to place, fighting to survive on the edge of a blade. In the same calamity, Shen Qiubai, leader of the Cangfeng Sect, went white-haired overnight while seeking revenge for his master. Seven years later, fate brings 37Reads—Score—Shelves
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  39. 789 She's My Underling and My Wife 她是我小弟，也是我老婆 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊27k WordsCompleted She's My Little Brother, and Also My Wife 962Reads—Score—Shelves
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  40. 790 He Gave Me a Pot of Moss 他送了我一盆苔藓 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted He gave me a pot of moss. 14Reads—Score—Shelves
  41. 791 Quick Transmigration: Spoiled by Everyone, She Has One Blessed Pregnancy After Another 快穿：被娇宠后她好孕连连 Pure-Hearted Puppy 9527纯情小狗9527Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted [Peerless Beauty + Multi-Child System + Sweet Romance + Irresistible Charm + Melodrama + No Fixed Couple + Satisfying Story + Green-Flag Men + Yandere] After binding herself to a childbearing System, the jade-rabbit spirit Ning Guanguan travels between various small worlds, helping destined ones who struggle to have children start families. World 1: [Delicate, Soft Beauty Singer vs. Strong, Abstinent General] The young general was handsome and exceptional, and countless noblewomen in the city se 19.5kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
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  42. 792 Warning: My Wife Is Sweet with Short Hair Too 真香警告：老婆短发也很甜 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted Warning: You’ll Love Your Wife’s Short Hair Too 27Reads—Score—Shelves
  43. 793 I Sent My Boyfriend a Love Text 我给男友发了条情话 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊10k WordsCompleted I Sent My Boyfriend a Love Text 138Reads—Score—Shelves
  44. 794 Honey, Is Online Dating Fun? 老婆，网恋好玩吗？ Ten Thousand Gu万蛊7k WordsCompleted Honey, Was Online Dating Fun? 24Reads—Score—Shelves
  45. 795 The Best Waist in the Three Realms 三界第一腰 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted The Best Waist in the Three Realms 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  46. 796 Beyond the Walls, Where Do We Go? 围墙之外，何去何从 Carefree Immortal闲散大仙人Modern Romance342k WordsCompleted [No fixed couples, and readers with strong moral qualms should stay away! This novel loves pairing people in unexpected ways, and the ex-husband eventually becomes the son-in-law!] [All kinds of tangled relationships, mutual scheming, love and hate, but in the end everyone gets a happy ending!] [Everyone’s status gets reshuffled, and each person finds their own path to happiness! Hahaha~~] She watches her husband give her the green hat, then returns the favor in kind. Life is this thrilling, and 33Reads—Score—Shelves
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  47. 797 Oh No! It’s About to Become an Emperor! 不好！它要成帝！ Ten Thousand Gu万蛊10k WordsCompleted Oh No! It's About to Become an Emperor! 12Reads—Score—Shelves
  48. 798 I Am the Sword Hanging Over the Powerful 我是权贵头上的一柄剑 A Little Demon at Home家有小妖Urban227k WordsCompleted Xie Bi'an, an entrepreneur in Jingzhou, Daxia, is caught up in an acquisition scheme carefully laid by powerful aristocratic families. It exposes a gripping struggle for power both within and beyond the halls of government. What he thought was a ploy by the powerful to seize wealth turns out to conceal a battle for power. What he thought was a struggle for power reveals a surging conspiracy to usurp the nation. Every step is fraught with danger, revealing both the warmth and coldness of everyday —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  49. 799 A Love Story in Chaoshan 潮汕情事 Jin Longyan瑾龍颜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In the old homes of Chaoshan lie the wildest lives and the warmest hearts. In the 1970s and 80s, a group of Chaoshan people who refused to give up fought their way through poverty, loved through storms, and lived by the bonds between people. Some dared to fight and forge ahead, dragging their lives up out of the mud. Others were loyal and true, unwilling to betray anyone even when it cost them. Love brought tangled relationships, family brought its share of strain, and neighbors argued, but when 418Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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  50. 800 That Leftover Egg Tart We Remembered for a Lifetime 那个吃剩的蛋挞，我们记了一辈子 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted That Leftover Egg Tart Stayed With Us for a Lifetime 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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