Recommendations from a Bookworm of Twenty Years 二十年小书虫推荐

1. 1 我EN I, Laying Low from the Primordial World to Journey to the West 我，从洪荒苟到西游 Keyboard's Ninth God键盘九神Eastern Fantasy914k WordsCompleted Mu Chen transmigrates to the Primordial World, becoming an ethereal spirit with no fixed form. He starts out utterly weak, but unexpectedly awakens the Starsea Fishing Choice System. “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for a hundred years, you've obtained a replica of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian!” “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for a thousand years, you've become a Taiyi Mystic Immortal!” “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for ten thousand years, you've attained the rank of Great Luo 35kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves

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   A humorous and lighthearted fantasy novel set in the prehistoric era. The early and middle parts are humorous, while the author incorporates his own understanding of the world in the later stages. Overall, it's quite good. Recommendation rating: ♡♡♡½

2. 2 男 A Man’s Backbone 男人的脊梁 Gunpowder Smoke硝烟Urban1.5M WordsCompleted On the eve of the college entrance exam, senior student Zhou Yangfan's world came crashing down: his father broke his leg and was bedridden, while his overworked mother was suddenly hospitalized. He could stay in school and pursue his dream of going to university, but with both parents ill and a mountain of debt hanging over the family, they could barely afford even his basic living expenses. How could he concentrate? If he went home to care for his parents and share their burden, he would have 3.6kReads9.2Score431Shelves

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   Book 1: It's very well written, vividly portraying the pillar of a farmer's family—this is the true backbone. The second book: It looks ordinary at first glance, but the plot is actually full of twists and turns, captivating and entertaining, much better than those fantasy novels.

3. 3 丁 Ding Ergou's Carefree Life 丁二狗的逍遥人生 Fish Who Lures People钓人的鱼Urban6.9M WordsCompleted The Dao can be a road, or it can be a principle. The righteous path is the correct road, or the correct principle. A person who takes a wrong turn can always change course and start over. But in the cutthroat world of business, every step leaves a mark. If it is the right one, that is only as it should be. If it is wrong, a bottomless abyss lies ahead. If Heaven had feelings, it too would grow old; the righteous path in this world is one of hardship and change. 1.8kReads9.3Score282Shelves
4. 4 超 Superstring Wizard 超弦巫师 Sky Fish天空鱼Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Li Cha, the young master of a baron's castle, is used to looking at all sorts of things in this magical medieval world through the lens of science. Werewolf transformations just don't seem to obey the law of conservation of mass. At this rate, old man Lomonosov is going to turn over in his grave. Li Cha thought it was time to catch a werewolf and study it... 2kReads8.2Score136Shelves

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   The author of this novel is a bit too rational, even bordering on the idiom that the whole world is plotting against the emperor, but the content is still good and written in a realistic style. Recommendation rating: ♡♡♡♡

5. 5 我 I Became Ninth Uncle’s Junior Disciple 我成了九叔的师弟 Blue Windmill蓝色风车Eastern Fantasy178k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to a zombie world, Qin Tian becomes Uncle Jiu's junior fellow apprentice and awakens the Yellow Springs Ghost Chef System. From then on, he embarks on an extraordinary path of capturing zombies, catching ghosts, and subduing demons. Orthodox Taoist priests set up an altar and perform rituals to catch ghosts and subdue demons, but Qin Tian heads into the kitchen and starts cooking. A bowl of ghost-repelling soup restores a wealthy young master possessed by a ghost to normal. 2Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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   If you like zombies, especially those by Uncle Ying, I recommend this novel. Recommendation rating: ♡♡♡♡

6. 6 异 Another World: I Have a Little Brother from Earth 异界：我有一个地球的小弟 Three Dreams Deep梦里三度Sports1.7M WordsCompleted Wang Fugui was framed by his sect and exiled to the wilderness to fend for himself, but he obtained a Hongmeng Sacred Artifact that could let Earth players transmigrate their souls into the Hongwu Continent through a virtual online game. Using it, Wang Fugui founded the Qiankun Sect and recruited Earth players as disciples. From then on, a peculiar sect appeared in the Hongwu Continent. “What? Qiankun Sect's disciples are this fearless of death?” “What? The person I've killed several times just 1.4kReads8.6Score128Shelves

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   A hilarious and exciting novel about someone who transmigrates to another world and summons Earthlings with gamer-like abilities to help them. Recommendation rating: ♡♡♡♡½

7. 7 异 The Otherworld's Gourmet King 异界的美食天王 Oily Gurgle油油咕叽Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted [Food + System] An ordinary chef is brought to the Continent of Gods and Demons, where he runs a restaurant that’s anything but ordinary. The food here can’t be found anywhere else, yet people from every corner of the continent can make their way to this restaurant. This world has magic, battle qi, cultivators, and charlatans. I, Chen Mo, just want to be an ordinary chef, winning every customer’s heart with the Chinese cuisine they can’t get in this other world. [Some characters in this book may 106Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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   When a Chinese chef transmigrates to another world where his predecessors have ruined it, his dishes possess special effects. One by one, top chefs are forced to slowly queue outside the restaurant to face the invincible protagonist. Recommendation rating: ♡♡♡♡½

8. 8 旧 Among the Old Stories 旧事里 Huang Xiaoxie Writes of Peach Blossoms黄小邪写桃花Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted Bullied by life a hundred times over, she still became a bright moon in the night sky. Eighteen years ago, he brought her home. Eighteen years later, she was doing everything she could to escape him... Amid old memories, every kind of person comes into view. Time rushes by, youth cries out, and stubborn boys grow up. Love blooms and fades, and those youngsters who laughed and cried together eventually grew into adults. But who was the one you lost during your youth? 2.7kReads9.4Score390Shelves

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   These are all pretty good. [1] It depicts the growth and changes of several generations. [2] I have read a lot about the understanding and interpretation of Taoism.

9. 9 长 Immortality 长生 Feng Yu Jiuqiu风御九秋Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted Ever since he was young, the boy Changsheng has inexplicably been struck by heavenly lightning time and again. He is saved by Daoist Lin, who takes him in as his final disciple. Daoist Lin was an abandoned disciple of Gezao Mountain, with the Daoist title Luoyangzi. For years, he explored tombs not for wealth, but to find treasures that could extend the life of the woman he loved. Before his death, he divides the secret manuals taken from the tomb among his five disciples and entrusts Changsheng 28.7kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
10. 10 海 One Piece: Working 996 Aboard the Rocks Pirates' Ship 海贼：我在洛克斯船上996 The Orange That Can Run会跑的橙子Anime Fanfiction3.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the world of Pirate King, Reina awakened the Wage Slave System and declared that he wanted to work overtime every single day. Cross: “As a pirate, Reina is the most dedicated one of all! I'm no match for him...” Sengoku: “Ever since Cross was wiped out, every pirate who came out of the Cross Pirates has become a major pirate that gives the Marines a headache.” Garp, the ceiling of Marine combat power: “I really regret not taking that guy out along with Rocks back then!” 5.2kReads7.9Score779Shelves

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    This book is really good. I saw it outside and came all the way to Tomato Bookstore to read it!

11. 11 少 The Young Traveler 少年行 A Dao阿刀Urban2.1M WordsCompleted In that moment, I truly understood why the poor stay poor. It isn't because we don't work hard enough. It's because of the environment we live in, the resources we have, our narrow-mindedness, and the few, fragile opportunities available to us. All of it traps my impoverished family in a struggle just to survive! I gave everything I had for a chance to “change my fate,” yet a single storm was enough to destroy it! 24.6kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
12. 12 人 Chronicles of the Human Emperor’s War 人皇战纪 A Cup of Murky Wine浊酒一觞Eastern Fantasy279k WordsOngoing The human realm stretches beneath the heavens, its narrow paths crisscrossing. Fields divided like a chessboard, people as small as ants. Shi Dongming never imagined that after a mere thousand years of sleep, the land would once again be engulfed in the smoke and flames of war. Nor did he imagine that, after a thousand years, the calamity of world destruction would once again descend upon the human realm. Shi Dongming gazed at the mountains, rivers, and earth, and smiled serenely. The Hundred Sc 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let me recommend myself. I'm a ten-year veteran bookworm trying my hand at writing, focusing on fantasy novels about strategy and tactics in the imperial court, battlefields, and the martial arts world. Also, if you prefer lighthearted, mindless, and fast-paced stories, I don't recommend this! My novel is titled *The Chronicles of the Human Emperor*.

13. 13 年 Young and Promising 年少有为 A Dao阿刀Urban2.1M WordsCompleted How deeply does one's family shape them? Some grow up insecure, timid, and lacking confidence; others become violent and end up behind bars; still others see their marriages torn apart, losing their spouses and children. After countless heartbreaking realizations, some people spend their whole lives healing from childhood, while others are healed for life by their childhood. 21.3kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves

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    These are all! The first book: I love my home, I love my family, I love my wife. The second book seems to be good for beauty mcmdk The third book often contains countless beautiful, heartwarming, and touching moments. The fourth book, there were several passages that almost brought me to tears.

14. 14 工 Factory Underworld 工厂江湖 Mu Shanding沐闪丁台Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Savor the ups and downs of life, and watch its many twists with a smile. Follow Li Mu, a university graduate, as he repeatedly stumbles and gets back up amid the scheming and backstabbing of the workplace, eventually transforming from a clueless rookie into a smooth, savvy winner who can handle anything. 20.9kReads9.5Score2.3kShelves
15. 15 我 My Fatal Charmer 我的红颜祸水 Continue Writing Spring and Autumn续写春秋Urban1.0M WordsCompleted On the night the 2015 college entrance exam results became available, the whole family gathered around the computer to wait for the scores. We’d agreed that whoever scored higher, my younger sister or me, would go to college. The other would go with our father to find odd jobs at construction sites and earn money. My mother, stepfather, half-sister, and I all watched the screen. My sister scored 612, and I scored 540. But no one knew that I’d gotten zero on the Chinese exam. I’d turned in a blan 18.4kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
16. 16 昆 Kunming: Who Will You Forget Tonight? 昆明：今夜你将谁遗忘 Continue Writing Spring and Autumn续写春秋Urban1.0M WordsCompleted We shared so many beautiful firsts; But we couldn’t escape The last time, long foretold by fate... If I never get the chance to start over, I still wouldn’t want to miss you! 11kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
17. 17 人 Rising to the Top in Midlife 人到中年之青云直上 A Zhu阿诸Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Xiao Yi was middle-aged when he was sentenced to prison for an illegal loan. Three years later, when he walked out of the prison gates, everything he had once owned was gone. His career, family, and wife had all left him. Then one phone call completely changed his fate. He returned to his old workplace and carefully worked his way up, earning promotion after promotion. From then on, his fortunes turned around. He rode against the current and lived life on his own terms! 4.9kReads9.1Score615Shelves

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    These are all! The first book: Survival through self-change and careful compromise. The second book, the dark side that ordinary people can't see. The third book, which weathered many storms without shedding a single tear. The fourth book is touching because of the genuine friendship between friends.

18. 18 天 The Way of Heaven Is Strong 天行健 Wang Yiwang王已忘Urban3.4M WordsCompleted In his early thirties, he was betrayed by his wife and left his hometown in a rage. After enduring the hardships of survival and facing the harsh realities of society, he made a comeback and became a legendary business magnate. Through countless rises and falls, love and heartbreak, he ultimately became a king who could shape the course of the world. 13.4kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
19. 19 山 Chronicles of Mountains and Rivers 山河志 A Dao阿刀Urban1.9M WordsCompleted His beautiful mother was nearly assaulted by a village lout, but she tearfully begged the man who rescued her not to call the police. Young Gao Yuan couldn’t understand why at the time. Only when he reached his thirties and looked back on the past, with those scenes flashing through his mind, did he realize that the lives of countless rural people together form a chronicle of the mountains and rivers of China! 84.3kReads9.6Score9.1kShelves
20. 20 丽 Tales of Lijiang 丽江往事 Continue Writing Spring and Autumn续写春秋Urban1.8M WordsCompleted The company went bankrupt, and at the same time we hit the seven-year itch. My wife tricked me into handing over all our assets by pretending we were getting a divorce. As soon as we left the civil affairs bureau, she got into the car of an old friend of mine. The two of them were planning a vacation in Thailand. When I got home, my former in-laws shut me out... 37.9kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
21. 21 极 The Ultimate All-Rounder Godly Son-in-Law 极品全才神婿 Rustic Waterside Dweller乡野水人Urban2.3M WordsCompleted His mother-in-law thinks her son-in-law is poor and useless, and forces him to divorce her daughter. Never in a million years did she expect the seemingly spineless man to have such an astonishing identity. On the day of the divorce, wealthy magnates and powerful elite families arrive with their daughters and granddaughters, all demanding to marry him. When his mother-in-law learns the truth, she is so terrified that she falls to her knees and slaps herself, begging him to remarry her daughter! 6.7kReads8.9Score915Shelves

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    Try these two books, they're really good.

22. 22 我 I Can’t Believe I’m a Super-Rich Second-Generation Heir 我居然是超级富二代 Rustic Waterside Dweller乡野水人Urban1.8M WordsCompleted After his girlfriend dumps him, he loses his job, and his landlord forces him to move out, his parents suddenly tell him that their family is actually loaded! He's a super-rich second-generation heir. Wang Cheng doesn't believe them at first and thinks his parents must still be asleep. But when they transfer a huge sum of money to his account, he finally believes that he really is a super-rich heir! 2.1kReads8.0Score149Shelves
23. 23 孤 Lone Wanderer 孤行者 Wang Yiwang王已忘Urban2.9M WordsCompleted An abandoned “simpleton” takes his first bold step, and a brilliant, shining life begins to unfold. Life’s wonders are not made up of laughter alone. There are far more tears along the way, but come rain or shine, he presses on and grows stronger! 215.3kReads9.4Score18.4kShelves

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    These are quite good. ① Hardships are truly the best training in life ②Where does a mother's greatness lie? It breaks my heart to see this. ③ People who delve into society and have a deep understanding of its unspoken rules and practices, including those within officialdom. ④ Gained a preliminary understanding of some aspects of artisans.

24. 24 商 Waves of Fortune in the Business World 商海风云 West Wind Lifts the Curtain 1卷帘西风1Urban3.5M WordsCompleted One summer night, he rescued his beautiful boss while she was asleep. He thought it would be the start of a fateful romance, but instead he landed himself in a world of trouble. Worse still, he fell into a carefully laid trap and found himself facing an unprecedented crisis... With no connections, no backing, no network, and no resources, this migrant worker from the countryside climbs step by step to the pinnacle of success. 13.1kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
25. 25 匠 Craftsmanship 匠心 Sandbag沙包Urban2.7M WordsCompleted If you can’t even keep your own house in order, how can you put the world in order? 252Reads9.3Score—Shelves
26. 26 S SCP Foundation: I Rise from D-Class SCP基金会：我从D级开始崛起 Waiting for the Sky to Turn Blue in the Misty Rain烟雨等天青色Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted The SCP Foundation is a mysterious organization, free from interference by any country or government, dedicated to discovering and studying all kinds of supernatural phenomena, entities, and anomalous events. Ding! Foundation fans, look this way. The ride is about to begin. Next stop: 173, Little Peanut, has been waiting for you all for ages. Hope your neck is in good shape. At the next stop, Grandpa 682 is waiting for you. What, you managed to survive that too?! It's time to show you 096's hand 232Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    If you like SCP or monster stories, you might want to check this out. My recommendation rating: ♡♡♡½

27. 27 大 Forging a Great Physician: My Nine Sisters Each Have a Killer Trick! 大国医炼成：九个姐姐各有鲜招！ Nine Words, One Promise九言一鼎Urban1.2M WordsCompleted When Jiang Feng, a medical university graduate, found himself in dire straits, he received an ancient revelation. From then on, he met his nine older sisters one after another. One gave him a golden fingernail, another fell for him and became his wife, another gifted him a family medical text, and another helped him make trillions through business... With his sisters' expert help and clever plans, he defied fate and enjoyed one stroke of luck after another, creating a textbook example of a life 2Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended, a low-key gem of a book, Jiang Feng is different.

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