Looking for Novels About Living a Quiet, Ordinary Life ❤️ 求平平淡淡过日子的小说❤️
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After Winning a Hundred Million, I Became My Company's Savior 中奖一个亿后,我成了公司救世主
[The rating just came out, but it'll slowly improve! No risk in getting on board!] Shen Yanshen casually bought two lottery tickets and won a hundred million. His miserable working life was over for good, and from then on he lived in a mansion and drove a Mercedes. His ex-girlfriend, who had once looked down on him for being poor, came back in tears, begging him to take her back. Shen Yanshen kicked her a hundred meters away. “Get as far away as you can. Can't you see I'm washing my wife's feet?
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I'm the One Who'll Deal with the Wicked Neighbor 恶邻自有我来磨
Leave It to Me to Deal with the Wicked Neighbor
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After I Left the Family Chat, My Daughter-in-Law Fell Apart 我退出家庭群后,儿媳崩溃了
After I left the family group chat, my daughter-in-law fell apart
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I Followed My Wife to a Hotel, and I Regretted It 跟踪老婆到酒店后,我后悔了
I followed my wife to a hotel, and regretted it
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After My Husband Returned from a Business Trip to Chengdu, a Casual Short Video Made Me Go Viral 老公从成都出差回来后,我随手发个短视频爆火了
After My Husband Returned from a Business Trip to Chengdu, a Short Video I Posted on a Whim Went Viral
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My Desk Mate's Sugar Daddy Is My Dad 同桌的干爹是我爸
My deskmate's godfather is my dad
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After a Whirlwind Wedding, I Became a Rich Woman and Didn't Have to Work Night Shifts 闪婚后我成了富婆,还不用上夜班
After a Whirlwind Marriage, I Became a Rich Woman and Didn't Have to Work the Night Shift
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After Being Struck by Lightning, I Could Understand My In-Laws’ Dialect 被雷劈后,我听懂了婆家方言
After Being Struck by Lightning, I Could Understand My In-Laws' Dialect
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After My Husband Cheated, I Ran the Company into Bankruptcy 老公出轨后,我把公司搞破产了
After My Husband Cheated, I Ran the Company into Bankruptcy
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After Being Demoted and Quietly Giving Up, My Incompetent Boss Begged Me to Accept a Promotion 降职摆烂后,草包领导跪求我升职
After I Was Demoted and Started Slacking Off, My Incompetent Boss Begged Me on His Knees to Promote Me
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The Perfect 50-50 Split 完美AA制
The Perfect 50-50 Split
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My Comatose Husband Woke Up After I Married Him to Bring Him Good Luck 植物人老公被我冲喜冲醒了
My Vegetative Husband Woke Up After I Married Him for Good Luck
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The Trial-Room Maid 试房丫鬟
The House-Testing Maid
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Ziyou Shisui 訾有时遂
(Completed) [Marriage first, love later + two strangers + little white rabbit and big bad wolf] [Pretend-proper history professor × genuinely antisocial voice actor] Zi Su always thought Ning Shisui had entered a marriage of convenience with her because he couldn't be with the person he loved. Until one night, he got drunk and gently held her captive in his arms. Zi Su was so nervous she didn't dare move. Stammering, she asked, “Prof... Professor Ning, don't you like men?” His gaze burned as he
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Newlyweds, Growing Closer 新婚渐浓
Marriage before love / Adult romance / A slow, steady relationship / Sweet romance Cool, rational neurosurgeon vs. attentive, service-oriented head of a corporate group The marriage between Shen Mingyue and Bo Yi began with a drunken joke between their grandfathers. Out of gratitude for an old kindness, Shen Mingyue agreed to marry him to help her family out of a difficult situation. On the first day of their marriage, she was called back to the hospital for an emergency surgery and didn’t come
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The Couple Cursed to Bring Misfortune to Each Other Strike It Rich 克夫克妻的小夫妻发达啦
(No rebirth, no transmigration, no golden finger. Everyday family life, a slow and steady pace.) Less than a year after Li Xiaotao married into her husband's family, he died of illness, leaving her branded as a husband-killer. Driven back to her parents' home, Li Xiaotao struggled for three years to raise her child. She ate less than a chicken and worked harder than an ox. In the end, her family married her off to a man said to bring death to his wives. A husband-killer and a wife-killer: toget
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A Cottage Amid the Green Hills 青山可结庐
The rating is low because this novel just came out, dears. The tags are wrong: it's historical romance and farming. In the first year of Tianyuan, something extraordinary happened in Lijiazhuang, a small village under Fengshui Township. The family of Li Zhijin was actually asking for the hand of Xu Lansi, the second daughter of the neighboring Xujiacun. The Xu family had two daughters, but the elder, Xu Jinxiu, was the real beauty, both talented and lovely, with suitors coming one after another.
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The Family at the End of the Village 村尾人家
[Fictional setting + cozy farming + everyday family life + slow-burn slice of life] With no love from her father or stepmother, Tian Xiaoxi has endured years of torment. Now she is forced to marry Chen Jiawang, a cripple from the neighboring village. She thinks she is doomed to sink into a mire with no hope of ever turning her life around. Little does she know that the man fell in love with her at first sight long ago. After they marry, he cherishes her dearly. They have a lovely son and daug
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Kiss the Mist 吻云雾
[Mutual first love, a true marriage-before-love romance, and he falls first] Su Yunwu marries He Mingxu for three reasons: 1. He's handsome, which makes meals more appetizing. 2. Their families know each other, and his elders dote on her. 3. He's aloof, busy with work, and has few needs. He Mingxu marries Su Yunwu because their families know each other well, she is beautiful, and she seems sweet and obedient. At the start of their marriage, both are quite satisfied. They hope to keep understandi
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After Twelve Years of Secretly Loving Him, She Falls Deeply in Love with Doctor Song After Marriage 暗恋十二年,她和宋医生婚后热恋
[Bright, cheerful teacher and roguishly handsome doctor] [Both leads are each other's only partners, the heroine's unrequited love finally comes true, the hero falls in love after marriage, sweet romance] On Valentine's Day, twenty-eight-year-old Fang Zhixu ran into Song Chengzhi, the man she'd had a crush on for years. To appease their parents, they took a photo holding hands. Later, Song Chengzhi asked her, “Would you like to go register our marriage?” Fang Zhixu agreed without hesitation. Aft
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Bedmates 床搭子
[Clear-headed teacher and taciturn tycoon] [Both leads are sexually inexperienced + marriage first, love later + everyday life + sweet romance] Lin Zhu, a small-town girl, works with all her might to stay in the big city as a teacher. In her second year of teaching, she impulsively marries one of her students’ uncles, a wealthy but taciturn man. She imagines married life will be quiet and uneventful, with the two of them keeping out of each other’s way. And at first, that’s exactly how it is. He
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Little Leopard 小豹子
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
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My Simple Life in the West Courtyard of the Siheyuan 四合院我在西跨院的简单生活
Someone once said, “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” I couldn’t agree more. In my first work, I didn’t dare delve into the individual reasons, so I could only follow the common thread. Lin Jiu lives in the western side courtyard, and the only way to find happiness is through hard work. It won’t be very long, just 300,000 words as planned. Since it’s not long, I can promise I won’t pad it out, and I haven’t used any writing tools. The original courtya
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Love in Badminton Season 在羽毛球时节,恋爱
(Just received a rating, so there aren’t many votes yet) [One-on-one sweet romance + ordinary working-stiff life and love + reunion after a long separation + mutual devotion + slow and steady love] [Half everyday romance, half working-stiff life] The theme of this story: Love is just as important as work. Even if you’re a working stiff, you should find a sense of purpose in yourself through all the trials and tribulations. Working stiffs deserve love too!! People say the secret to a good re
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A Collection of Super-Short, Sweet Romances 超短篇小甜文合集
(The score was just posted, so there aren't many ratings yet. That's normal; it doesn't mean the story is bad 😭) Every story is a sugary-sweet romance! Each one is a standalone, ultra-short story. Straightforward romance, no misunderstandings, and both the story and the ending come quickly. Story One: A tree finds its companion vine [Zhu Yan x Yue Zhifeng] Story Two: A man fought over by a rich woman and a wealthy young man [Tao Zhuo x Chen Shu] Story Three: A mountain spirit obsessed with human
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The Woman Who Can't Live Without a Man 离不开男人的女人
[Everyone’s favorite + farming + building wealth + family squabbles + strong heroine] Shen Nianqiu’s husband died. He was stabbed to death by the husband of his lover. Because Shen Nianqiu is beautiful, shapely, intelligent, and capable, she is very popular. A rural doctor whose wife has died gradually falls for her; A butcher from the neighboring village has been secretly in love with her for a long time. A teacher assigned to the countryside admires her beauty and intelligence, and vows to mar
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Tiezhu's Fate 铁柱的命
In the 1990s, the twenty-year-old Tiezhu, whose given name was Gao Fei, was handsome, dashing, and well educated. He studied hard, hoping to change his fate through knowledge and escape the countryside. But fate kept playing tricks on him, making him fail time and again. Disheartened, he found the courage to face life again with encouragement from Yanhua, the village beauty. His excellence always won him admirers. After meeting different women, he gradually realized who loved him most. Sadly, by
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The Beautiful First Half of Her Life 美艳的前半生
The story takes place in a rural village in Hebei in 1999. Meiyan has been sweet, beautiful, and clever since childhood, and everyone in the village agrees she's the local beauty. After failing her university entrance exams on her second attempt, she has no choice but to face the path fate has laid out for her. Swept up by Li Gangqiang's relentless pursuit, she gives him everything. But on the very day he steps through the gates of college, he gets together with another woman. Betrayed, Meiyan s
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Xia Guangnuan's First Book 霞光暖暖的第1本书
[Period Setting + Realistic Rural Life + Family Matters + Adultery + Beloved by Everyone + A Woman’s Growth] Hong Xing is a village doctor, twenty-three years old, and the mother of two daughters. Only after her husband dies unexpectedly does she discover that the man who always seemed so honest and quiet, a man who could hardly get a word out even if you beat him with three sticks, had betrayed her. Her whole world collapses. She had always followed the rules of a virtuous wife, respected her p
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Xia Hua, the Village Girl 村女夏花
[Realistic rural life + slow burn + heroine’s growth + family and everyday life + face-slapping the scoundrels] Lin Xiahua’s husband is dead. With two children and a dimwitted older brother to support, she has become the most tempting target in Hama Gou Village. Burdened with her family, without a single plot of land, and with her mother-in-law threatening to sell her by the pound to an old widower and his son! To survive, Xiahua learns to navigate all kinds of men and women. She smiles and char
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The Charming Village Girl Doesn't Give Her Heart Away 俏村花她不走心
People say that a widow’s doorstep invites trouble, but Chunfang isn’t afraid. She goes out of her way to surround herself with men. After years of struggling in the dirt, she’s seen through it all: you can’t rely on a man’s heart, but you can rely on his money and connections. So she smiles as she plays several men against one another. One helps her come up with the cash, another finds her a market for her goods. The villagers call her shameless. Chunfang sneers. “How much is a reputation worth
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Wild Lilies of Old Well Village 老井村的野百合
The quarry in the hills behind Laojing Village buried the men from half the village. All that remained were a village full of widows and children crying from hunger. Thirty migrant miners moved into the workers' barracks, all strapping bachelors. The widows cursed men to their faces, then dug out their floral jackets at night and deliberately walked past the barracks. Each of the three widows had her own reasons: one wanted a protector to help raise her child, one hoped to get some rice and flou
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Live with Me, and You'll Never Go Hungry 跟我住,管饱
A super-sweet, slice-of-life food story. [Two men + both have no past relationships + cozy, sweet romance + mutual devotion + fast-paced + no angst + not a story about the rich] Qu Xiang is a private chef who cooks in people's homes. Before meeting his love, all he wanted was a simple life. As it turns out, fate takes pity on him and gives him a wonderfully dependable, caring partner who pulls him along as they build a better life together, one steady step at a time. Cheng Yijian is an ordinary
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Never Mess with a Pisces Woman 千万不要招惹双鱼座女生
[Workplace] [Urban Life] [Marriage Before Love] Mumu is a Pisces woman who entered the workplace with two labels already attached to her: weak and easy to bully. But no one knew that beneath her soft Pisces exterior was the heart of a great demon king. When everyone thought the workplace would swallow her whole, Mumu showed the world through her actions: Don't make a Pisces cry, because once she finishes crying, you'll be the one in tears. This novel could just as well be called Mumu's Rise to t
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Taking the Bully to Farm 带着恶霸去种田
(No transmigration or rebirth in this story. The leads are both ordinary people, and the setting is fictional, so please don't overanalyze it.) “Shen Xinyu, I'm telling you, I've already taken the betrothal money. You're getting married today whether you like it or not!” Shen Xinyu was the daughter of a scholar. After her parents died unexpectedly, she had no choice but to seek refuge with her uncle's family. Just as her mourning period ended, her aunt arranged for her to marry Yang Minghao, a n
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After the Kids' Father Comes Home, He's Still Just as Bad 孩子他爹回来后,还是一样坏
Everyone says the bad-tempered rascal from the Xie family is a shameless layabout. How on earth did he get so lucky as to marry Jiang He, the woman everyone in the surrounding villages wants for a wife? The young men who have a crush on Jiang He are all so jealous they could grind their teeth over Xie Shenqing. And yet, despite having such a kind and lovely wife, Xie Shenqing is always shouting at and scolding her. Even the neighborhood aunties whisper that it's a shame and that Jiang He has had
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Adult Love: Flirting with Desire 成年人的爱情,撩情撩欲
Title: My Heart’s Racing, So I’m Making a Move! Also known as Adult Love: Flirting with Passion and Desire. [Urban life + Workplace + Contemporary romance + Sweet romance + Mutual devotion + Happy ending + Strong female lead + Two powerful leads] Starting from nothing, she grew from a saleswoman into a domineering CEO. Rising from humble beginnings, a bar singer became a legendary singer and award-winning actor. They met when they had nothing. After one passionate night, she ran away. Ten years
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After Taking a Pay Cut and Quietly Giving Up, My Boss Begged Me for Forgiveness All Night 降薪摆烂后,老板连夜跪求我原谅
After My Pay Was Cut, I Started Slacking Off. My Boss Begged Me on His Knees to Forgive Him That Very Night
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During My Confinement, I Kicked My Mother-in-Law Out 月子里,我赶跑了婆婆
I Kicked My Mother-in-Law Out During My Postpartum Month
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My Stubborn Mother-in-Law Went to Her Grave 不听劝的婆婆归西了
My Stubborn Mother-in-Law Went to Meet Her Maker
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After the Intern Was Thrust into the Role, the Boss Begged Me on His Knees to Take Over 实习生赶鸭子上架后,老板哭着跪求我上位
After the Intern Was Thrown in at the Deep End, the Boss Wept and Begged Me to Take Over
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Don't Want to Work Overtime? Then Get Out! I Did, So Why Is My Boss Begging Me to Come Back? 不加班就滚?真滚了,老板又跪下来求我干什么?
“If You Won't Work Overtime, Then Get Lost!” I Really Left, So Why Is the Boss Kneeling and Begging Me to Come Back?
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Things That Happened When I Was a Kid 我小时候的事
I really don't have much talent for writing novels. I simply pieced together people and events from my childhood, along with scattered fragments of memory and everyday trivialities, as best I could. It's like sewing a patchwork garment out of scraps of floral fabric: from a distance it looks colorful and busy, but up close the seams are obvious, and it never quite comes together. Even so, I weighed every word and poured my passion and love into it, because I wrote it for my daughter.
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Daily Life of a Couple in a 1960s Alley 六零胡同小夫妻日常
A married couple from the 1990s transmigrate to the 1960s. No TV, no internet, no phones. No problem. They don't need any of that. There's so much gossip here they can't keep up with it all. Seriously, there's just too much to gossip about. Their daily life: gossiping, making money, and raising kids. They have to manage all three without dropping the ball.
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Transmigrated to the Fifties, I Married a Procurement Officer and Had Triplets 穿越五零,嫁给采购员,一胎三宝
{Transmigration} + {Period setting} + {Moving to the city} + {Raising children} + {Daily life} + {Logistics warehouse} The heroine, Zhang Yingying, transmigrates to the 1950s, where everything is just beginning. Then, by chance, she discovers that a logistics warehouse has come along with her. Follow the heroine as she lives quietly in the 1950s and happily raises her children.
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Work Assignments in the 1960s and Everyday Family Life 六零发工作,家长里短
[Period setting + patriotism + no romance + System + ensemble cast + family life + everyday living + rumors and gossip] In a nutshell: After transmigrating to the 1960s, Xiang Mianmian uses the System to find jobs for her family and friends, and the Xiang family grows rich. Full synopsis: A parallel world where the nation is developing steadily! An ensemble story with no fixed protagonist!!! All the gossip in the county is at her fingertips. In the 1960s, Xiang Mianmian, the sixth child in her f
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A Spatial Powerhouse Becomes a Military Wife, and I’m Spoiled by Hua Dad 空间大佬当军嫂,我被华爸甜宠了
[Period setting + military marriage + patriotism + sweet romance + magical space + multiple births + taking on the worst relatives] The great Miss Shi has arrived! All you troublemakers, stand aside! Shi Qingqian was the only daughter of Shanghai's richest man. Her daily mission was to lie flat and live like a freeloader, occasionally making her billionaire father so angry he stamped his feet. Who knew that after falling asleep during a seaside vacation, she'd wake up and transmigrate to 1975
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The Little Farm Girl Who Runs the Household 掌家小农女
Her family of origin may have been unhappy, but the moment she opened her eyes again, everything changed. With a biased mother-in-law, a domineering sister-in-law, and a timid elder sister-in-law, watch this poor country girl navigate her way through the family. In the end, she’ll tug her husband by the ear, split the household and the land, and build a thriving little life of her own.
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Seven Kilograms of Love 七公斤的爱情
Jian Nuo is always thinking about changing her name. She thinks it sounds so delicious that she'll never be able to lose weight.
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All I Want in Life Is Half a Heart’s Contentment 一生只求半称心
It's surprising how many people born in the '90s and '00s enjoy this kind of realistic period novel. [Traditional] [No Formulaic Tropes] [Not a Power Fantasy] [No Cheat Powers] In the 1970s, Li Laoman has no sons, so he wants to find a live-in son-in-law for his third daughter, Li Fan. Li Fan refuses, so she steals her second sister Li Ting's fiance! Now Li Ting has not only lost her man, but also has to take on the responsibility of finding a live-in son-in-law for her younger sister. Under pre
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