Laid-Back Novels About Retiring to a Peaceful Life 休闲养老平淡小说

1. 651 欲 The Quest for Enlightenment 欲求得道 Nangong Meiyue南宫美月Fantastical Romance242k WordsOngoing [Dragon Mom] [Transmigrated Before Birth] [No CP] [Hoarding Hamster] [Fantasy Cultivation] [Business-Savvy Young Prodigy] A sweet girl from Sichuan and Chongqing transmigrates to another world. In the year she comes of age, she joins the Hehuan Sect, then stumbles upon a huge flower-covered egg in a secret realm. From then on, she begins a journey of growth and adventure... 291Reads7.3Score107Shelves

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   [Swordsmanship + Martial Arts + Beauty + Strategy + Business + No CP + Experience and Growth + All Worlds] ꉂ • ༚ • ིྀต The two-part series "Three Feet of Cold Light" and "Desire for the Way", challenge the longest fantasy??

2. 652 抑 The Depressed CEO Has Superpowers, and He Carries Me to Victory 抑郁总裁有超能穿来就带我躺赢 Wuxiang Ju无相巨Sci-Fi & Apocalypse220k WordsOngoing Reborn in the apocalypse, my loyal warrior Haifeng and I build the most dangerous stronghold around. Outsiders call it the “Poison Fort.” Purple mist billows, swarms patrol the sky, and writhing vines strangle all living things. Everyone in the North knows that anyone who enters the “Poison Fort” leaves no bones behind. No one knows that within the poisonous fog lies a warm, fertile sanctuary. Here, I grow crops, build homes, and save lives… Every chapter of this novel brings tangible progress. 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Articles on scientific and technological farming. Very nice

3. 653 你 Feeling Anxious? I Found Healing in a Country Courtyard 你焦虑了吗？我在农村小院治愈了 The Real Number One Scholar Brother状元哥哥本尊Urban140k WordsOngoing At 44, I take the blame and get disciplined. My promotion is gone. My wife's job is unstable, and she's always on edge. My son is hooked on online games, and his grades leave a lot to be desired. I rent a place with a courtyard in the suburbs. I work in the CBD by day, then come back to the village at night to raise chickens, walk the dog, and grow vegetables. The neighbors say I look like an idiot turning over the soil. But idiots don't have to take the blame for anyone anymore. I raise chicken 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Leisurely life

4. 654 都 I’m Already an Immortal Emperor, Spoiling My Kid Is No Problem! 都仙帝了，宠娃没毛病吧！ Professor Dibohei迪波黑教授Urban620k WordsOngoing [Immortal Emperor returns + doting dad + everyday life + heartwarming + not brainless + showing off in public + no System] At forty, bankrupt and two million yuan in debt, Dong Ge decisively jumped into a river to escape it all. But he didn’t escape. Instead, he got a one-year trial pass to the Immortal Realm. From mortal to Immortal Emperor, he outlasted a pile of rivals and mastered the secrets of karma and time and space. The only thing he never figured out was his own wife and child. At last 2Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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   The writing is good and looks smooth. The Immortal Emperor takes the baby to see how he can pamper the baby. Family is the most important thing. Relaxed daily life is full of fireworks.

5. 655 尾 The Tail Fire Tiger and Kui Wood Wolf 尾火虎奎木狼 Rein in My Horse, Brandish My Blade勒马横刀Urban491k WordsCompleted As the old saying goes: Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles; traveling ten thousand miles is not as good as meeting countless people; meeting countless people is not as good as spending every day with masters; and having an expert show you the way is not as good as reaching enlightenment on your own. Over the years, I’ve read plenty of books, traveled many roads, met many people, and experienced many things. I’ve also spent time with masters, and gained a fe 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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   "Linjiang Fairy·Journey to Rivers, Lakes and Seas" Thousands of miles of clouds and waves return to the bottom of the pen, and there are several volumes of clouds and sunshine in my life. Snow waves in Songjiang quench the cold stars. The tide of pearls grows and the blue falls, and the sword energy fills the dragon court. In the past twenty-seven years, the tide has risen and fallen, and the camel bells have filled the clouds. The solitary moon in the Tianshan Mountains stretches across the flag. Thousands of sails have passed by, and there is only one scholar in the sea.

6. 656 从 Building a City from Scratch, Starting with Finding a Beast-Eared Girl 从零建城从捡到兽耳娘开始 Lonely City, Ye Hai孤城叶海Eastern Fantasy101k WordsOngoing Lin Yue suddenly dies and transmigrates to a jungle in another world. A deity grants him a body with concept-level health, maxed-out luck, and an all-purpose System. On his very first night of survival, he finds a beast-eared girl. Lin Yue uses magic in place of technology: no cars? Then he’ll make magic cars. No mechanics? Then he’ll develop magical mechanics. Starting with just himself, he builds a house, then a village, a town, and a nation, creating a country of his own. Note: It’s something 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I wrote it myself. I recommend it. I don't know if it's good or not.

7. 657 飞 Struck by Lightning During My Ascension, I Cultivate Ten Thousand Arts Alone on Blue Star 飞升被雷劈，我在蓝星独修万法 Boss Lei Keeps His Word雷老板说到做到Urban490k WordsOngoing [Single Female Lead: Kwon BoA] [Korean Peninsula] [K-Pop] [Tycoon] [Urban Cultivation] [I Alone Possess Supernatural Powers] [Invincible] [Does Not Hide His Strength] [Decisive and Ruthless] [No Harem] [No Romantic Ambiguity] [Everyday Life] [Slow-Burn] [Relaxed] At the moment of his ascension, a divine thunderbolt from the void struck Jian Xuan and sent him to Blue Star, where he became a bawling infant. Spiritual energy is scarce? He has cultivation techniques, pill recipes, and sword insigh 29kReads8.0Score3.2kShelves

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   Leisure and daily life, wealth and freedom

8. 658 小 The Little Taoist Nun Transmigrates and Becomes Everyone's Favorite 小道姑穿越成团宠 Ink, Starlight, and Moonlight墨韵星月Ancient Romance57k WordsOngoing [Multiple Characters' Inner Thoughts] [Everyone's Darling] [Defying Fate] [No CP] [Powerhouse Reborn] [Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger] [爽文] Yun Yue was born with her memories intact. The moment she opened her eyes, she was in the wilderness and discovered she was the newborn princess of the Li Dynasty. Her mother, who had been having an affair and thought Yun Yue wasn't the emperor's child, switched her with a girl who had transmigrated into a book. During the spring hunt, she planned to send Yun —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This fits perfectly! It's just a relaxed everyday life, no intrigues!

9. 659 老 The Old Demon Wants to Slack Off 老魔想摆烂 Wandering Cultivator野修士Eastern Fantasy446k WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast + Eastern Fantasy + Not a Power Trip + Enlightenment Through Worldly Experience] Good is not goodness, but transcendence. Evil is not wickedness, but a means of changing fate. A mighty figure with multiple personalities and a staggering thirst for slaughter goes round and round, only to return to his childhood. The max-level powerhouse plans to lie flat, but a sage uses a beauty scheme against him. He doesn't fall for it. Just after he breaks off his engagement, the sage comes 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A niche fantasy, daily cultivation of mind and enlightenment, no need to fight monsters to level up, observe the various aspects of life, understand the mind and nature.

10. 660 天 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.3M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 938.3kReads9.4Score84.5kShelves
11. 661 绝 Peerless Secret Words: The Spirit Heavens Chronicle 绝世密言：灵天记 Ouyang Miguo欧阳米果Eastern Fantasy997k WordsCompleted Through fantastical stories, this book explores the mysteries of the universe and explains the principles of life, helping readers understand why people live. In doing so, it can help them put their worries aside and embrace life's experiences with greater optimism and energy! 972Reads9.4Score111Shelves

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    A guide to realistic cultivation methods that you will understand after reading it

12. 662 重 Reborn in 1993: Dark Sea 重生1993，暗海 The Gods Want to Go Wild神想出去浪Urban1.9M WordsCompleted The physical edition of Wrathful Sea, Calm the Abyss is now available. Presales officially begin at 19:00 on October 11. [Reborn] [Mystery] [Undercover Agent] [Revenge] [Anti-Drug Operations] [Counterespionage] The golden finger is extremely weak, and he relies on his own abilities. This is a battle of wits between highly intelligent opponents, so you need to keep your brain switched on. There is no showing off and face-slapping! Ideal for veteran readers. If you understand it, you'll find it ve 319.1kReads9.6Score40.4kShelves
13. 663 种 Who Starts Farming by Sending Three Piglets as a Gift? 种田谁家男主开局送礼送三只猪崽 Green Robe青裳Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Completed. Dive in without worry! (Farming + No golden finger + Family life + Romance + Building a fortune + Cozy + No awful characters) No System! No pocket dimension!! No golden finger!!! No awful characters!!!! (We’ve said it three times because it’s important. The male lead appears late. The story focuses on building a career, with romance as a side plot x3.) Baihua Cave is a village deep in the mountains, home to nearly a hundred households. Everyone says it’s a poor and remote backwater. S 26kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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    ♥️♥️This is a farming article that is recommended by a 15-year-old bookworm and is very comfortable to read. It is plain and simple, without so many top-notch and ups and downs of assassination and danger. It is very daily and warm. It is very comfortable to read and not disturbing at all. The writing is also good🫰🫰

14. 664 全 The Whole Village Knows She's the Grand Secretary's Darling! 全村都知道她是首辅掌上明珠！ Twin Carps双鲤鱼Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Does transmigrating to an ancient village mean you get to enjoy a beautiful pastoral life? No way. Absolutely not. Zhang Zhuzhu had spent years in Zhangjia Village since transmigrating there, living a hard and frugal life. Every so often, she also had to use her wits against her stingy father and dreadful relatives. Zhang Zhuzhu looked up at the bright moon, then down and longed for modern life, often weeping into the wind. One day, a family surnamed Li arrived in Zhangjia Village. The Li family 7.4kReads9.0Score797Shelves
15. 665 守 The Village Guardian, the Wife in the Coffin 守村人，棺中妻 Big Brother Xuanyi玄一哥哥Rural Life3.2M WordsCompleted [Fox Wife] + [Traditional Supernatural Horror] + [Mystery and Twists] + [Funny Ensemble Cast] + [Interlocking Plotlines] + [First-Ever Nine-Tailed Fox with Nine Clones] I’m the village’s famous idiot. Of course, that’s what people who don’t know any better call me. Those in the know call me… the village guardian! But my half-baked fortune-teller of a grandfather has a very different opinion from everyone else. He says I’m a kept man who lives off women! Still, I never imagined the woman I’d have 20.6kReads8.8Score2kShelves
16. 666 修 Cultivation: Starting Out as a Cook at a Refining Shop 修仙：从在炼器铺当厨子开始 Just Forget It就这样忘记Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted New Title: The Timid Servant Is Actually a Master Synopsis: An outer-sect servant who’s always rushing around doing odd jobs to earn spirit stones is assigned a mission alongside a beautiful immortal maiden. He’s timid, afraid of dying, unambitious, and cares only about spirit stones, earning him the maiden’s complaints and disdain. But when the situation gets serious, he leaves her utterly stunned: who would have thought this kid was actually a master? [Rise from the Bottom + Humble and Unassum 11.1kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
17. 667 农 The Farmer's Delightful Daughter Is Busy Planting Crops 农家娇女忙种田 Zucchini Is on the Pumpkin Team西葫芦是南瓜派Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (A warm-hearted transmigration story, with no awful relatives) I transmigrated into a farming family and found myself with a large courtyard and a house with gray-brick walls, along with a few acres of good farmland. The only problem was that the money box was empty. But that was no big deal: my grandparents doted on me, my parents loved me, my brothers got along with me, and the neighbors were kind and united. Bai Xia was sure that getting rich and living a comfortable life would be a piece of 27.9kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
18. 668 农 Eldest Daughter of a Farming Family: Fleeing Famine and Growing a Prosperous Life 农家长姐：逃荒种田过红火小日子 Yan Shu棪树Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A birthday cake turns Sun Lele from modern times into Zhou Taohua of the Great Yu Kingdom. To make sure her foolish older brother and three younger brothers have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear, she works hard at farming! But something seems off about this village. Aren’t they all being a little too nice to her? She has no parents, no golden finger, and no influential background. But she can have a fiancé: you teach, and I’ll farm. See how Zhou Taohua grows vegetables and grain and raises 10.1kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
19. 669 我 My Grandfather Is Zhu Yuanzhang 我祖父是朱元璋 Time Thief岁月神偷Historical6.5M WordsCompleted I have the most illustrious name: Zhu Yuntong. I am the legitimate grandson of the founding emperor of Great Ming, and the legitimate son of Crown Prince Zhu Biao. My mother is the daughter of Chang Yuchun, and my maternal granduncle is Lan Yu. I am the most illustrious imperial grandson in Great Ming, and the most influential and legitimate heir to the throne. I will usher in a different Great Ming, magnificent beyond compare, its sun and moon shining bright. It will embrace all rivers and welc 260.8kReads9.4Score28.5kShelves
20. 670 农 Pearl the Farmer’s Daughter and Her Leisurely Life 农女珍珠的悠闲生活 Qian Mo千墨Ancient Romance3.0M WordsCompleted She knows nothing about farm work or crops, yet she becomes a country girl. The mountains stretch on and on, and the scenery is lovely, with abundant water, but her family is poor and their house is shabby. Her father is simple and honest, her mother is mute, and her younger brother is frail. At least there are no nasty relatives. She has no skills and owns next to nothing, but fortunately, she has a pocket dimension. With her family in tow, she leisurely heads for a brighter future. A handsome 4.2kReads9.0Score515Shelves
21. 671 道 Patrolling the Heavens with an Unwavering Dao Heart 道心巡天 Ye Fei Ye叶非叶Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Traditional Fantasy + Demonic Cultivation + Ruthless and Decisive + Story-Driven] The clan chief is my uncle, the city lord is my aunt’s husband, and there’s even an old ancestor at home whose cultivation level is anyone’s guess. When transmigrated Wang Que sees all this, he figures he’s set for life. Just as he thinks he’s about to enjoy endless comfort, he gets kidnapped to a mountain stronghold and made the chieftain’s husband… People say: There’s a mountain called Xuanyin, with a str 612Reads7.2Score—Shelves
22. 672 烟 Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.4M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 878kReads9.6Score204.8kShelves
23. 673 薛 Xue Xiaoran’s Journey Through Ancient Times as a Partner 薛小苒的古代搭伙之旅 Qian Mo千墨Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted What a bolt from the blue! A food lover has transmigrated into a primeval forest and is forced into hard mode! Xue Xiaoran can barely keep herself fed and clothed, and now she has a huge “burden” by her side: a “blind, mute, disabled man.” The two put their survival skills on display in the jungle, spending nights in caves, starting fires by rubbing sticks together, and searching for wild game… But as the two of them spend time together, why is this wild man getting more and more handsome? Xue X 9.1kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
24. 674 村 The Family at the End of the Village 村尾人家 Qing You清优Ancient Romance6.4M WordsOngoing [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 21.2kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
25. 675 我 I Opened a Tavern in the Tang Dynasty 我在大唐开酒馆 Little Fatty's Panda小胖的熊猫Historical2.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Nuo only wanted to run his tavern in peace. Once he had improved his finances, he planned to buy a maid, marry a pretty wife, and live a good life. Instead, on his very first day in business, a special guest showed up: Li Shimin. As someone from another era, Zhang Nuo had a vision and knowledge far beyond those of his time. Even his casual remarks sounded like thunderclaps of revelation to Li Shimin. Before long, Zhang Nuo realized that things he'd 25.9kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves
26. 676 首 The Lucky Wife of the Grand Secretary 首辅家的锦鲤妻 Cong Yue丛月Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted Only after Su Jiuyue married into the Wu family did she discover that her husband was a fool. She thought she'd been swindled. But as soon as she entered the family, it was as if Heaven itself had blessed the Wus. One happy occasion followed another, and their lives kept getting better. She went up the mountain to gather wild greens and found a lingzhi mushroom; she went down to the river to fish and found a rare, ancient fungus. Even her foolish husband turned out not to be a fool, and he came 21.5kReads9.3Score3kShelves
27. 677 假 Fake Eunuch: I Am the Ming Dynasty's Ninth-Thousand-Year Lord 假太监：我乃大明九千岁 Ninth Day, Tenth Month初九元十Historical7.0M WordsOngoing [Mythic Great Ming] [Alternate History] [High Martial] [Great Ming] [No System] Yang Fan transmigrates to the Great Ming Dynasty and becomes a lowly eunuch, witnessing with his own eyes the grand, turbulent age of humanity! A dynasty that has endured for millennia, immortal aristocratic families, heroes of the martial world, mighty commoners, and dragons and serpents rising together! If that's how it is, then I, Yang Fan, will become the greatest man under heaven! I'll shatter the clouds and bec 118.2kReads9.2Score10.8kShelves
28. 678 那 That Village, Those People, That Fool 那村那人那傻瓜 Lucky Treasure福宝Ancient Romance174k WordsCompleted One field, one home, and two people: a simple life shared for a long time is what really matters! A hardworking, kindhearted country girl vs. a devoted, doting husband who treats her like a loyal puppy. A warm and simple story of everyday family life! This story takes place in a small village. Hehua, the eldest daughter of the Li family in the west of the village, married Changsheng, who lived in the east... Changsheng never spoke to anyone and couldn't recognize his neighbors. He didn't even kn 38.3kReads9.6Score4.6kShelves
29. 679 尸 Sister Zombie 尸姐 Doomsday Poet末日诗人Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted During construction back in my hometown, they unearthed a lifelike, alluring female corpse... From then on, this corpse completely turned my life upside down! 183Reads6.8Score—Shelves
30. 680 穿 Transmigrating to the Countryside to Farm 穿越农家在种田 Manman Says漫漫说Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Synopsis: (Farming story + no golden finger + no pocket dimension + food + no awful relatives + building a business) Li Yan, a university graduate village official working on poverty alleviation, transmigrates by accident to Li Family Village, a remote mountain hamlet. Her family is poor, and when her father fails the examinations yet again, her aunt’s long-simmering resentment finally boils over! Then let’s split the household! Her mother is pregnant, and her father knows nothing about farming. 2.7kReads8.9Score245Shelves
31. 681 断 Mountain-Sunderer 断岳 Cheng Shu成树Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsOngoing In the Land of Broken Peaks, humans and demons wage war. Su Mu, a disciple of the Hanging Sword Sect, stays behind alone to protect his fellow disciples. Trapped in the Land of Broken Peaks for three whole years, his meridians are shattered and his dantian destroyed, leaving him a cripple who has to endure contempt from everyone around him. So what if I'm a cripple? Watch me reforge my broken sword, slay demons, and even vanquish immortals! 2.1kReads7.3Score180Shelves
32. 682 凡 Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨 Master of One Update壹更大师Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted The world’s spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade, Heavenly Spiritual Bone. Second grade, Golden Spiritual Bone. Third grade, Profound Spiritual Bone. Fourth grade, White Spiritual Bone. All the rest are mortal bones, with no chance of cultivating. Xu Taiping, born with mortal bones, swears to prove to the cultivation world that mortal bones can slay demons, mortal bones can vanquish devils, and mortal bones can ascend to immortality! 630.7kReads9.3Score92.2kShelves
33. 683 将 The General's Abandoned Daughter Flees the Famine with Her Adorable Child 将门弃女：拖着萌宝去逃荒 Jin Huohuo锦火火Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Hey, cuties and girls, Huohuo’s new book is out! It tells the story of Jun Zilan, a friend of A Luo. Go check it out! New title: “Plane-Space Adventures: I Crossed Over with a Light Sniper Rifle.” It’s another strong female lead farming story: gentle and heartwarming at first, then wildly satisfying later on. Meng Qingluo, a special forces ace, is blasted into the sky by a villain’s bomb while rescuing hostages. When she opens her eyes, she finds herself in ancient times, in the body o 15.3kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
34. 684 小 The Young Deputy Grand Secretary's Country Bride 小阁老的田园娇妻 Qin Xi'er秦喜儿Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted Xie Yuluo read a book in which the farm boy hero, once spurned by the heroine, rose to success. The noble heroine recognized his worth, fell in love with him, and rose with him to become a titled lady, making every woman in the land envious. The faithless supporting woman who had abandoned him met a tragic and dismal end in the story. Xie Yuluo applauded. When she woke up the next morning, she was horrified to discover that she had become that faithless woman who deserved to die. And there she w 3.9kReads8.2Score504Shelves
35. 685 我 I'm Not a Brahmin 我不是婆罗门 Li Nian Qixuan李念淇璇Urban34k WordsOngoing This isn't a book meant for a general audience. I made things up based on real life, so don't take it too seriously. Just read it for fun. Whether the writing is good or bad doesn't matter, as long as it resonates with you. How you feel about it is up to you! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't criticize the new book. It is written in line with reality. It is neither brainless nor invincible. It is more realistic and can be read with patience.

36. 686 听 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水Urban186k WordsOngoing Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 502Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take a break and read the true-feeling period novel "Ting Feng Lou Ge"

37. 687 我 I Am a Scout: Zhan De 我是侦察兵一一湛德 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水10k WordsCompleted I’m a Scout: Zhan De 1Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 688 往 An Atlas of the Past 往事图鉴 Rice Balls Soaked in Wine元宵泡酒Urban337k WordsCompleted The stories in this book feel as though they happened to people around you. Each one reflects the patterns of fate, and together they form a complete journey through life. The protagonist might be one of your relatives or friends, or perhaps a neighbor. After going through all kinds of upheavals, the protagonist changes in many ways, just as society has changed from 1990 to the present day. Rather than a book of stories, this feels more like someone's thirty-year diary, written by a person close 95Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    In the ordinary and boring days, Wang Quanan and Zeng Han met her through a heroic act of righteousness. The moment of reunion broke the dullness, dyed their lives with color, and also allowed them to find the way forward.

39. 689 红 The Matchmaker’s Comic and Tragic Fate 红娘啼笑因缘 Swallowtail Butterfly闪蝶Urban1.7M WordsCompleted A matchmaker who transmigrated, still so young and already arranging marriages. What a farcical situation! The matchmaker Hongniang in the Peking opera The Story of the Western Wing is famous for helping lovers find happiness. Could a real-life matchmaker actually be the reincarnation of the Hongniang from The Story of the Western Wing? Can the Book of Changes really predict love and marriage? 3Reads7.0Score—Shelves
40. 690 老 The Legend of Laozi: The Great Dao Is Simple 老子传：大道至简 Always So一直如是Historical751k WordsCompleted Since ancient times, the mysteries of life and the secrets of the universe have captivated people, yet only a handful have ever been able to understand them. In the Spring and Autumn period, ritual and music fell into disarray, and war raged across the land. To strengthen their power, the various states recruited worthy and talented people, hoping that their aid would help them dominate the Central Plains. Thus, the Hundred Schools of Thought sprang up like sparks and spread across the land like 12kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
41. 691 揭 Uncovering the Past of the ‘Third-Line’ Defense Industry Workers 揭秘:“小三线”军工人的往事 Swallowtail Butterfly闪蝶20k WordsCompleted A Look Back at the Past of the “Third-Line” Defense Industry Workers 21Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 692 父 My Father's Era of the Fortress Villages 父亲的崮时代 Swallowtail Butterfly闪蝶Urban299k WordsCompleted Yimeng Mountain is a work of documentary fiction about the second generation of military-industry workers, telling the true story of the mysterious “Third Front” military factories. It retraces how the children of Third Front workers and their parents pressed on through successive waves of change. “Good people and good horses head to the Third Front.” The companies were reorganized and moved out of the mountains... They rose from the ashes as a red-culture base, as the home of China’s peaches, a 10Reads6.9Score—Shelves
43. 693 破 After Daybreak 破晓过后 Happy Land Land Land Land Land乐土土土土土Eastern Fantasy406k WordsOngoing I walk across the land. Passing through this world, where roads stretch far and horses hurry by. I hold all things in the world lightly. After hello comes goodbye, and after goodbye comes silence. Life is vast as the sea, with mountains rising one after another. 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I was really relieved after watching this. I was deceived. Those people who bought a house did such nonsense.

45. 695 被 The Overworked Real Estate Customer Service Agent 被卷的地产女客服 Wei Pingshuo魏平硕Urban67k WordsOngoing A Sheng, a young man from the countryside, raises his little extraterrestrial brother, Xiao Xing, on his own. At just five years old, Xiao Xing has the ability to read minds. To make a living, A Sheng takes his brother to the city and lands a low-level sales job at a struggling car dealership. New to the business, A Sheng is pushed around by his colleagues and repeatedly hits a wall because of his inexperience. Fortunately, Xiao Xing secretly lends a hand, accurately seeing what customers really —Reads—Score—Shelves

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