The Best Books on Tomato, Top Three 番茄里最好看的书（前三）

1. 801 恶 The Wicked Supporting Lady Is Doomed to Live as a Widow? Brother-in-Law, I’m Scared 恶毒女配守活寡？夫兄，人家好怕 Ye Buhong叶不鸿Ancient Romance558k WordsCompleted [Elder Brother Steals Younger Brother’s Wife + Deliberate Seduction] (Black-hearted scheming villainess ✖️ abstinent, cold-hearted junior tutor) In her previous life, Pei Jingxu remained a widow for three years for her husband, Rong Xuanzhou, who had died in battle. But then he returned to the capital with Bai Shutong, the widow of his comrade-in-arms, and her two children. The Rong family elders said nothing, only urging Pei to be virtuous and magnanimous. The widow was peerlessly beautiful. No 113.3kReads9.3Score19.4kShelves

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   I recommend these three books I've been reading recently.

2. 802 李 Li Hongzhang: The Plasterer of the Qing Empire 李鸿章：大清帝国的裱糊匠 Good Fortune and Happiness Beijing吉祥如意北京Historical626k WordsCompleted This is a sweeping historical portrait of Li Hongzhang's life, built around the metaphor of “learning to steer on a broken ship.” Beginning with a newborn's cries in the Li family home in Luzhou in 1823 and ending with his lonely final days at Xianliang Temple in 1901, the book follows the course of time to recreate the turbulent life of this high-ranking official of the late Qing. He was an ambitious scholar pursuing success in the imperial examinations, who honed his character under Zeng Guofa 3.3kReads7.9Score216Shelves
3. 803 潜 Undercover: Lost in the Shadows 潜伏:暗影迷途 Late Autumn in the South City南城晚秋Urban440k WordsOngoing While searching for his missing older sister, Chen Feng is silenced by those who want him dead. Reborn for reasons he cannot explain, he finds himself with an extraordinary range of abilities: medicine, mystic arts, feng shui, face reading... Even his luck with women takes a strange turn. By chance, Chen Feng saves a powerful underworld woman. To find his sister, he uses her trust to infiltrate a deeply concealed criminal organization. Circumstances force him to climb its ranks, step by step, un 2.3kReads7.0Score275Shelves
4. 804 邻 My Neighbor Complained That Our Late-Night Renovation Caused Her Miscarriage 邻居投诉我家深夜装修害她流产 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted My neighbor complained that my late-night renovations caused her miscarriage. 86Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 805 绝 The Deadly Meteor Shower 绝命流星雨 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted Deadly Meteor Shower 21Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 806 虚 A Youth Wasted 虚度一个青春 Bu Erzhi不二之25k WordsCompleted Wasting Away a Youth 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These are absolutely amazing! The first book is a short story with mutual unrequited love from a dual perspective, set in a youthful, campus setting. The second book is a semi-short story, a road trip romance about a beautiful woman and a pilgrim; the tension between them is palpable, a blend of innocence and sensuality. The third book is about a long-awaited reunion, starting with a direct reunion and featuring very few flashbacks!

7. 807 甜 The Sweethouse’s Top Star 甜字号头牌 Ji Zhi霁之Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted (The print edition of Sweetness Unspoken goes on sale June 20) [Campus + goofy comedy + childhood sweethearts + overprotective brother + sweet romance] [Sweet, feisty girl × suave, sly bad boy] A pretty, sweet-looking girl transfers into the class. She's wild-tempered and fearless, and on her very first day she gets into an argument with Shen Sili, the top guy in the grade who sits in the back row. While their classmates marvel that the newcomer has no fear, the next day they see the two walking 17.7kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves

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   I just finished reading the previous books recently, and they were really good. The author's writing is delicate, and each character is vividly portrayed. They're not particularly long; you can finish them in a few days.

8. 808 七 The Charming, Alluring Military Wife of the 1970s and Her Fearsome, Stone-Faced Husband 七零军嫂娇又媚，冷面老公太威猛 Little Cat Doesn't Eat Lychees小猫不吃荔枝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + sweet romance and satisfying revenge + marriage before love + groveling pursuit] [An alternate-world sweet romance + a calculating, scheming male lead + a remarkably oblivious female lead] Wen Ruan transmigrated into a book and became the pathetic original wife in a period novel, destined to die young after her husband’s affair. When she opened her eyes, her mother-in-law was putting on a false show of kindness, her sister-in-law was a compulsive liar, her h 5.5kReads8.1Score698Shelves

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   Don't let the ratings deter you from reading this! It's truly the best, most amazing, and most addictive period novel on Tomato Books! 📚 "Ouch~" Wen Ruan was startled awake by the murmur. Was that her voice? The man on top of her had delicate, angular features, and smooth, defined muscles. His bronze forearms contrasted sharply with her pale legs. "You asked for it."

9. 809 姐 My Sister’s Regret Came a Lifetime Too Late 姐姐的悔意，比我的命晚到一辈子 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted My Sister's Regret Came One Lifetime Too Late 11Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 810 太 The Young Master Kisses Hard, Talks Sweet, and Never Stops 太子爷猛猛亲，会哄但不停 Mu Beichuan沐北川Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted The physical edition of Half a Hush is now available. Search for it on any platform! [No angst, no catfights over men, a light and sweet romance, devoted one-on-one couple] [Sweet-talking, desperately short on cash, an alluring and flirtatious heroine] [Sharp-tongued, rolling in money, cool and arrogant male lead] - Jiang Wan, the campus belle of S University, takes on a special assignment. A rich heiress hires her to pursue the heir of a powerful family in Haicheng and start an online romance w 79.1kReads9.2Score12.2kShelves

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    Here are a few books I'm currently reading or have just finished.

11. 811 谁 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊，娘娘写了一百条宫规 Strawberry Xi草莓汐Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Ancient-Era Heroine + Reborn Supporting Female Character + Transmigrated Supporting Female Character + Everyone Is Clever + Clear-Eyed Heroine] From ordinary palace candidate to empress. Everyone believes the emperor is devoted to Ning Wanyin. Only Ning Wanyin knows how treacherous and perilous the journey has been. She has survived every step through sheer caution. Lady Tang, reborn: “She killed me in my last life. This time, of course I’ll… make her my friend! Do I really th 42.1kReads9.6Score6kShelves

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    A pretty good palace intrigue/domestic power struggle novel I've read recently, worth checking out [laughs]

12. 812 每 Every Tree Has a Name 每棵树都有名字 Bu Erzhi不二之Modern Romance128k WordsCompleted Theme: Protect the environment and prevent pollution. Tags: mature leads // intense push and pull // reunion after a long separation Character setup: a taciturn, ruthless, rugged man who keeps his feelings bottled up VS a gentle, unassuming female artist Blurb 1: Among all the trees in the world, with their lush branches and leaves, there must be one that knows my name. I buried my ashes there, and it helped me grow strong, standing through scorching heat and wind. Blurb 2: "In this life, ever 65Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 813 重 Reborn, I Refuse to Raise the Wolf Cub from My Past Life 重生后，我拒养前世的狼崽 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Refuse to Raise the Wolf Cub from My Past Life 15Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 814 开 From the Start, Disguised as a Man, I Rose to First Rank Through the Imperial Exams 开局女扮男装，我靠科举官居一品 I Want to Make Money爷要赚钱Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Disguised as a man + imperial examinations and court intrigue + rises to the highest office + one heroine, focused on her career] When Xie Qingfeng opens her eyes, she's handed a nightmare of a life: a house with bare walls, and a woman forced to disguise herself as a man. In an age when everything is considered inferior to scholarship, if she doesn't fight for her place, she'll be crushed to pieces. Since she's here, she'll give it everything she's got! As a woman, she enters the imperial cour 50.3kReads9.3Score6.1kShelves
15. 815 织 Weaving Whales 织鲸 Mimi Douman米米兜满Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted Print edition signed [Reborn on campus * the second male lead gets the girl * wants to win his wife back but can't find the crematorium] [Clear-eyed, aloof heroine * sweet-on-the-inside hero pretending to be cool] The most rebellious and courageous thing Jiang Mingzhi ever did was marry Pei Jinyang, the son of Uncle Pei. In her pursuit of true love, she was shunned by everyone and despised. After marrying Pei Jinyang, she thought she was the heroine of a sweet romance. She never expected that af 26.7kReads9.1Score3.8kShelves
16. 816 鬓 Hairpins and Beauty 鬓花颜 Peach Who Doesn't Slack Off桃子不摸鱼Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Maid + sisters in the inner palace + ensemble-focused story] [The heroine is a native of this world, with no transmigration, rebirth, or hidden identity] After her mother dies of illness, Meng Shu’s father takes a new wife almost at once. She endures years under her stepmother’s hand, but in the end, she cannot escape being sold. A trafficker’s rope drags her away from her homeland and casts her into the fabulously wealthy Tang household. Her exceptiona 35.4kReads9.2Score4.5kShelves
17. 817 闺 My Best Friend Paid Ten Million to Make Me Win Over Her Sharp-Tongued Brother 闺蜜花一千万，让我去攻略她那个毒舌哥哥 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted My Best Friend Paid Me Ten Million to Win Over Her Sharp-Tongued Brother 19Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 818 重 Reborn and Married to My Ex-Husband’s Older Brother, I’ll Send Him to the Crematorium 重生嫁给前夫他兄长，让他火葬场 Xiao's Baby魈的宝宝Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Ex-Husband Begs for Her Back and Gets Crushed + Substitute Bride + Sweet Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + Feel-Good + Strong Heroine] The moment Shen Qingtan opens her eyes, she is reborn on her wedding day. In her previous life, her childhood sweetheart and fiancé, Zhao Jue, burned her alive so she would give up her place as his wife for her half-sister. She swore that if she ever got another life, she would make them pay in blood! This time, when her bridal sedan arrives, she takes the 25.6kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
19. 819 1 In 1960, I Stole Away to Hong Kong and Rose to the Top by Selling Fish 1960偷渡香江从卖鱼开始逆袭 Lychee, Lychee, Loves Lychee Most荔枝荔枝最爱荔枝Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [Fishing for seafood + underworld intrigue + business battles + feuds among the wealthy + a rise from the bottom + an ensemble period drama + the heroine can hold her breath underwater for 12 minutes + a powerful heroine + the hero has a smaller role later on] Reborn on the very day her family planned to trade her in marriage to a fool. In her previous life, he had risked his life to protect her. In this life, she would take him with her as they defied fate and rose to the top. Starting out on t 121.4kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves
20. 820 结 Before Our Wedding, My Fiancée Told Me She Had a Son 结婚前，未婚妻告诉我她有个儿子 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted Before Our Wedding, My Fiancée Told Me She Had a Son 93Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 821 夺 Take Her, Make Her My Wife 夺她，为妻 Yao Xiaoyao尧小尧Modern Romance890k WordsCompleted [Complete] Please enjoy! A hundred-percent devoted-woman-and-puppy romance. No one could fail to fall for this puppy and this big sister! [Slow-Burn Romance + Both Pure and Strong + Top-Tier Romantic Tension + Fighting for Rights and Solving Cases + Romance and Career Growth + Six-Year Age Gap + Competing and Scrambling to Claim the Top Spot] [Older, brilliant, cool-headed lawyer x younger, brooding, long-suffering wolfdog] Two years ago, eighteen-year-old heartthrob Tan Wen fell in love at fir 72.3kReads9.3Score13.5kShelves
22. 822 神 The Divine Doctor and Poison Princess 神医毒妃 Yang Shiliu杨十六Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted A descendant of a family of poison doctors in the 21st century, she possesses extraordinary gifts and excels equally at medicine and poison. One day, she transmigrates and becomes Bai He ran, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Wen’s household in the Eastern Qin Dynasty. Her birth mother is dead, her father refuses to acknowledge her, her stepmother holds power, and her sisters are false-hearted. Her fighting spirit blazes to life. In this life, she will live by her own rules. Those who bully 14.6kReads9.3Score3.9kShelves
23. 823 系 The System Told Me to Be the Perfect Husband, and the Ice-Cold CEO’s Gaze at Me Grew Stranger by the Day 系统让我做极品老公，冰山总裁看我的眼神越来越不对劲 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted The System Wants Me to Be a Terrible Husband, and the Ice-Cold CEO’s Gaze at Me Is Getting Stranger by the Day 141Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 824 三 Secrets of the Three Kingdoms: The Truth Behind Zhuge Liang's Downfall of Li Yan 三国机密：诸葛亮废李严的真相 Freshly Mashed Potatoes鲜榨土豆泥Historical10k WordsCompleted The Hidden Truth of the Three Kingdoms: Why Zhuge Liang Stripped Li Yan of His Power 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My three favorite short stories.

25. 825 谍 The Little Spy's Rise to Power 谍战小特务的逆袭 Winter Isn't Hot冬天不热Urban2.8M WordsCompleted He is the lowest-ranking undercover agent in the Military Statistics Bureau, yet he can spot Japanese spies in a vast crowd. He is also an expert operative, infiltrating enemy-occupied territory to assassinate traitors who sell out their country and vanish without a trace. Because: “Scanning Eye” in operation... 187.4kReads9.5Score20.5kShelves
26. 826 结 After I Refused the Last-Minute Dowry Increase on My Wedding Day 结婚当天我拒绝了临时加彩礼之后 What Is There to Eat吃的是什么Urban4.6M WordsCompleted Rebirth + Top Student + Multiple Heroines + Daily Life + School Life + Smart Characters + No System + Entertainment Industry + Lighthearted Comedy. Starts out as a school-life story, then moves into the entertainment industry and the internet. 4.6 million characters, so there’s plenty to dig into. Well worth a read. A short drama adaptation is now available. Search for the novel’s title to watch. Thanks for your support. ^_^~ 40.2kReads8.1Score3kShelves

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    Rebirth in a school harem novel, combining school and entertainment industry elements, featuring intelligent characters and relatable life.

27. 827 我 I Escaped That Cannibalistic Old Street with Nothing but a Skewer of Candied Hawthorn? 我逃出那条吃人的老街，只靠手里的一串冰糖葫芦？ Freshly Mashed Potatoes鲜榨土豆泥9k WordsCompleted I escaped that man-eating old street with nothing but a skewer of candied hawthorn berries in my hand? 2Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 828 我 I’m a Max-Level Ancestor. What’s Wrong with Raising a Few Hundred Million Kids? 我满级老祖，养亿点崽子怎么了 Luo Xiaoyao骆小妖Modern Romance918k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, My Xuanmen Ancestor, Why Do My Kids Spoil Me So Much?, is now streaming. [Spirit monsters + wish fulfillment + wacky comedy + supernatural + absurd humor + a mash-up of everything + no male lead (the heroine shines on her own)] (All the spirit beasts in the main cast have pictures. The full collection is in the book’s featured posts, so feel free to check them out!) After Shi Ruyi, the last heir of the Xuanmen, restores her body and descends the mountain, she discover 17.4kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist without a romantic partner and many adorable spirit beast cubs (pictures included). The second book features fox cubs and is very funny. I've read it many times.

29. 829 官 The Official's Path: Rising to Prominence from a Funeral Home 官道：从殡仪馆平步青云 A Crystal Grape一颗水晶葡萄Urban3.2M WordsCompleted With a touch of scholarly refinement and a strong sense of justice, Zhang Yuanqing had been thriving in the officialdom until he hit a major setback. Then his girlfriend betrayed him, and he was banished to conduct research at a funeral home. Faced with deceit and sinister schemes, he refused to give up, finding a way to survive against all odds. Armed with the skill to bring down dragons, he set out from a humble background to forge a path to the very top. I am but a commoner from Jiangbei. 55.1kReads9.4Score5.3kShelves
30. 830 重 Reborn on New Year's Eve in 1969: Breaking with My Family, Calling Off My Engagement, and Supporting Them 重生69除夕夜分家断亲退婚养家 Feng Jiuyuan风九元Urban1.2M WordsOngoing Also known as: Reborn on New Year's Eve 1969: Splitting from the Family, Cutting Ties, Breaking Off an Engagement, and Supporting My Family; In the 1970s, Watch This Man Beat People Like Animals. [Moderate Violence + Hard-Hitting Fights + Pure Power Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless + Immediate Revenge + A Touch of Ensemble Cast + Spirit Spring Space] Zhao Zhihua, a top-tier overworked wage slave from the 21st century, is hit by a car and killed while saving a little girl, then is reborn on New Ye 160.1kReads8.5Score14.6kShelves
31. 831 撩 Flirt with a Rugged Man! Raise the Kids! Get Rich in the 1970s After Being Reborn 撩糙汉！养崽崽！重生七零赚疯了 I Lost My Pomelo我丢米西柚Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Originally titled Flirting with a Rough-Hewn Man! Raising Kids! Reborn in the 1970s and Making a Fortune Lin Wanwan is reborn in the 1970s. The moment she opens her eyes, her awful relatives are about to sell her to an old widower. So she takes matters into her own hands and schemes to marry Lu Zhanbei, the taciturn, stone-cold former soldier in her village. Everyone says she married a heartless devil, but in the middle of the night, she sneaks into his arms. "Honey, I'm cold." His body goes 4.2kReads7.1Score288Shelves

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    It's great! Super exciting and crazy. The male lead is especially good at having fun. [Shy][shy][pouting]

32. 832 谁 Who's Obsessed with Secretary He? 谁在疯狂觊觎何秘书？ Clear Skies Beyond the Mountains山外晴Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [A little everyone’s favorite + semi-forced pursuit + unrequited love + sensible heroine + one heroine, multiple love interests] After eight years of diligent work, He Xi had finally become the right-hand woman of a powerful figure in Beijing’s elite circles. But she never imagined that just as her job had stabilized and she was getting promoted with a raise, a huge crisis would suddenly appear! She discovered that her boss’s son seemed to have a crush on her!!! When the obedient young man, a fu 15.7kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves
33. 833 弟 My Brother Is Calling for Help, but Grandpa Says Never to Look Back 弟弟在求救，祖父却说千万别回头 Freshly Mashed Potatoes鲜榨土豆泥10k WordsCompleted My younger brother was calling for help, but Grandfather said, "Whatever you do, don't look back." 14Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 834 逆 Against the Meridians: Liar, Stop! 逆经：骗子住手 Ren Fanwuyin任梵无音Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Original novel for the animated series This Taoist Is Not Quite Right] Life is unpredictable. The fit thrive under Heaven's law, Those skilled in force become generals, those skilled in strategy become kings. Born into the lowest of professions, he refuses to live like a nobody, He waves the yin-yang banner and sees through the Six Lines of Divination. Watch him play at being a spirit medium, watch him swindle and deceive, Watch him make ruthless decisions, watch him rise like a hidden dragon f 44kReads9.4Score4.7kShelves

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    Male-oriented novel. Top-tier political intrigue, come and see! Martial arts world, imperial court, crime-solving, fast-paced, captivating plot, humorous writing style, and excellent prose. Highly recommended! [Sending heart]

35. 835 官 The Biggest Hothead in Officialdom 官场第一愣头青 Model Huiyin模特徽因Urban6.9M WordsOngoing In the system, having powerful connections can provide welcome shelter. But sometimes, leaning on a powerful patron means being treated like a puppet, manipulated and controlled by others... Jiang Zhen initially refused to be controlled, but gradually changed his mind. He came to understand that Elder Xu's influence over him wasn't about control, but about guiding him as a person, beyond the rules of institutions and the conventions of the underworld. In the end, he deeply understood the career- 137.4kReads9.3Score10.4kShelves
36. 836 万 The Beloved Nanny Takes on the Rich, but She’s the Real Heiress 万人迷保姆斗豪门，她才是真千金 Mr. Wuyin五音先生Modern Romance513k WordsCompleted [Revenge + fake and real heiresses + a battleground of competing suitors] [The heroine is a seductive black lotus, hard-hearted to the end, with no morals and no limits] After getting her revenge, Jiang Wuxi looked back in surprise. She had thought no one would be left by her side, but somehow all the stepping stones and tools she had used in the past refused to leave her alone. They had once stood at the top of high society and looked down on her. Now they fought over each other for the chanc 21.9kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves
37. 837 团 The Beloved Little Fox Cub: Big Brother Takes Me Loach Catching 团宠小狐崽：哥哥陪我抓泥鳅 Flower Letter Boat花笺舟Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + sweet romance + baby nine-tailed fox + silly and adorable + born with superhuman strength + cute kid + mystical powers + comedy] Chu Wuyou is the only direct-line little girl descended from the nine-tailed foxes. She once lived with her parents in a secluded paradise. But when she reaches the right age, the little nine-tailed fox has no choice but to say goodbye to her parents and follow her big brother to the city for school. Her brothers, whom she hasn’t seen in ages, 675Reads9.0Score102Shelves
38. 838 那EN Lord Jiang is the Demon! 那妖魔是姜大人！ Eight-Tentacled Monster八爪触手怪Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing (The rating has just been released) [Gender Swap] + [Single] + [Slaying demons and exorcising evil] + [Wish-fulfillment story] Using the blood of demons as ink and the Hundred Demons Manual as paper, one can copy their forms and seize their supernatural abilities. When Jiang Yuechu awoke one day, she had become an ordinary young woman in the flourishing Great Tang. Beneath the moon over Chang’an, prosperity and decay coexist, immortals and Buddhas have vanished, and demons run rampant. Fortunate 380.2kReads9.3Score28.6kShelves
39. 839 罪 The Ladder of Sinners 罪人梯 Fish Who Lures People钓人的鱼Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Falsely accused and imprisoned three years ago, he received guidance from a powerful figure. Three years later, he returns as a king, ready to settle old and new scores alike. The final installment in the Ladder trilogy: Sin, Man, Ladder. A victorious general is built on the bones of ten thousand soldiers. See how Chen Lubing climbs to the summit, step by step, over the bodies of his enemies… 18.9kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves
40. 840 媳 My Wife Deng Xiaoyang, I'm Li Chaoyang 媳妇邓晓阳我叫李朝阳 Deng Xiaoyang and Li Chaoyang邓晓阳与李朝阳Urban13.4M WordsOngoing [Realism, political ups and downs, contests of human nature, and the turbulent 1990s] Political connections are the greatest resource. In 1985, I was discharged from the army and returned to my hometown. Though I had fought on the front lines and earned a third-class merit, I was still prepared to spend the rest of my life tending crops. While handling my paperwork at the township armed forces office, I met Li Shangwu, the head of the office. He was a transferred officer from another division in 57.8kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves

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    The first book, in particular, is definitely the best one.

41. 841 人 Life at Thirty 人生三十 Seven Parts Alive七分生Urban2.3M WordsCompleted My career went bankrupt, and my beloved wife betrayed me! There’s no such thing as an easy life for adults. No transmigrating, no being reborn. No wishful fantasies, just reality. Keeping my feet on the ground, taking one step at a time, I’ll turn things around against the odds and rise to the top! This one’s for readers born in the ’80s. If you’re thin-skinned or haven’t been battered by life, read at your own risk! Better not read it! 21.4kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
42. 842 恶 The Wicked Mother-in-Law Is Reborn: From the Neighborhood Office to the Provincial Committee Compound 恶婆婆重生：从街道办到省委大院 Like a Flower, Not Like Jade如花不似玉Modern Romance2.9M WordsOngoing [The short drama is now streaming] [Career-driven female lead | 1970s political career progression | A female version of Game of Thrones] Striving to awaken women's consciousness + alternate historical setting + career-focused plot + blended family + male lead who understands her 💥 Modern media mogul Yin Chunjiao opens her eyes to find herself the notorious wicked mother-in-law of the 1970s. • Drove her daughter-in-law to her death? No way. I'll send her to university. • Throwing tantrums and ac 26.9kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
43. 843 被 Abandoned by Her Children and Left to Die, Granny Zhang Is Reborn in 1980 被子女抛弃惨死，张老太重生八零 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted (Feel-good story + no golden finger + slice of life + family drama + ensemble cast of ordinary people + reborn in a bygone era) Short dramas: The New Life of Rong Ying, the Woman Everyone Looked Down On; Reborn Mom Is Here to Collect You Old Mrs. Zhang spent her whole life raising three sons and three daughters. She paid for her children’s weddings and homes, raised her grandchildren, and emptied the family savings to buy a home in Shanghai for her eldest son. She helped her second son marry thr 75.9kReads9.1Score8.6kShelves
44. 844 华 Consort Hua Transmigrates into Dream of the Red Chamber as Jia Yuanchun 华妃穿越红楼之贾元春 A Fairy Tale in the Tune of Qing Ping清平调的童话Ancient Romance287k WordsOngoing In her previous life, she was Consort Hua, who took her own life in the cold palace. In this life, from the start, she is an unloved concubine, cautious and careful, climbing the ranks one step at a time. But the truth is that everything began with a dispute over a single stone. 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Tomato has too many books to list, so I'll only mention the ones I've read and personally found good.

45. 845 大 The Strong Widow and Her Children of Every Shape and Size Flee the Famine 大力寡妇与高矮胖瘦的儿女在逃荒 Ximen Qizi西门七仔Ancient Romance4.7M WordsOngoing [No romance + widow + butcher + the whole village flees famine + farming + space + building wealth] Some people are killed by cars, others by people jumping from buildings, but Cheng Guqing is crushed to death by grain in a granary! Then she transmigrates. She wakes up as a 45-year-old widow, 180 centimeters tall and weighing 200 jin, whose husband has just died and who’s astonishingly strong. She goes straight from being an unmarried older woman to a grandmother, gaining a pile of children, in- 13.7kReads8.8Score810Shelves
46. 846 偷 After They Heard My Thoughts, the Country’s Biggest Foodies Were Shocked 偷听我心声后，惊动全国吃货大佬 Yu Shengsheng余苼升Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + Beloved by the Whole Family + Food + Heartwarming + Feel-Good + Intangible Cultural Heritage Cuisine + Distinctively Regional Dishes] Shen Huazheng transmigrates into the beloved darling of the Shen family. She has no System, no medical skills, and can’t turn out elegant prose, so she might as well lie flat and be a pampered little couch potato who spends every day eating and drinking. Shen Huazheng watches her father, Minister Shen, prepare to go out to a banquet. [What a shame. 15.9kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    The best food novels ever written by Tomato! Food is forever a staple, the pinnacle of culinary literature! Absolutely amazing! ① The female lead can cook countless dishes, even bringing meals to court for her father and brother, making all the officials and the emperor drool. She even opens a food street, where the three most powerful figures in the palace frequently sneak out to check it out… ② Don't be fooled by the title; this is a food novel. The female lead can cook a wide variety of dishes, mostly snacks… ③ It's a quirky, randomly set-up stall novel: selling stinky tofu outside a prince's door, boxed lunches at a deserted dock, and snacks outside a coffin shop—all always selling out quickly… ④ It's all snacks! I highly recommend these four food novels; each one is a gem!

47. 847 弑 After Killing the Emperor, My Archenemy and I Are Bound Together for Good 弑君后，我和死对头锁死了 Two Times Four Means Prosperity二四得发Ancient Romance438k WordsCompleted [Mutual Purity] [Uncle and Sister-in-Law] [Emotional Push and Pull] [Mind Games and Steamy Romance] [Bickering Couple] [Two Strong Leads] [Happy Ending] The comic is now available. Search Tomato Novel for "After Killing the Emperor, My Archenemy and I Were Bound Together" to read it. -- Empress Su Li had a dream. In it, Emperor Jingchang took her on a trip south of the Yangtze, then poisoned her at an inn and made it look like suicide. After her death, Emperor Jingchang also schemed to have her 20.8kReads9.2Score3kShelves

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    I've already watched all of them, and I personally think they're good.

48. 848 她 After She Died, the Coldhearted Powerful Official's Hair Turned White Overnight 她死后，冷冰冰的权臣一夜白头 Mu Mianmian慕绵绵Ancient Romance641k WordsCompleted [Not an angst novel + heartwarming + no logic + read it to see if it suits your taste] After transmigrating into a book, Hua Zhao had her memories erased and became a tool whose job was to give the heroine a golden finger. To top it off, she was also the infamous, short-lived first wife of the villainous minister. Luckily, she regained her memories and cut her losses in time. The heroine’s golden finger? Sorry, that’s a family heirloom that came with me when I transmigrated into the book! Her in 134kReads9.4Score10.9kShelves

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    🥝🥝This is seriously amazing! The whole family is hilarious, and their interactions are so funny [facepalm][laughing], it made my stomach hurt from laughing so much. How can such a great book go unseen?! A book this good deserves to be seen by everyone! O(≧口≦)O

49. 849 补 Oh, Come On! The Villainess Just Wants to Be a Couch Potato 补药啊！女配她只想当咸鱼 Zhi Nuan Ting栀暖汀Modern Romance163k WordsOngoing The main story is nearing its conclusion. [Faithful Couples + Funny and Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book, Delicate Little Troublemaker x Domineering, Scheming Man] After Ruan Nian transmigrates into a novel written for a male audience, she discovers that not a single person here is normal. The male lead is especially awful, just some poor guy who married up. But if she can't afford to provoke him, she can at least stay out of his way. She'll hurry up and finish her mission, then go enjoy 118Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A sweet romance novel you can finish reading in one night! The main story is nearing its end, so come and enjoy it!

50. 850 凉 Cool Lips 凉唇 Gui Yu归虞Modern Romance100k WordsCompleted [Don't scroll away when you see the rating. There was a problem with the rating system just after launch; it actually deserves five stars across the board. Please give it a rating, and thank you.] [Beautifully written, with plenty of substance. Recommended for readers 30 and up.] [Realistic urban workplace + reunion after years apart + secret love becomes mutual] [Sapiosexual romance + two equally matched leads + strong female lead] For five years, they stood side by side as investment-world ris 5.2kReads6.1Score437Shelves

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    A super high-quality novel, logical and engaging, well-written, featuring both career and love, and not too long even at 100,000 words.

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