A Peaceful, Beautiful Story with Lovely Writing That Keeps You Reading 岁月静好，作者文笔很好，让人忍不住想看下去的书

1. 201 系 The Claiming the Throne Series: Historical Romance Collection 《夺嫡》系列古言套装 Moonset月落Ancient Romance2.8M WordsCompleted [Sweet Historical Romance + Mutual Devotion + Palace Intrigue] Popular author Yueluo's trilogy of sweet romances: lighthearted and hilarious, with sweetness turned up to the max! "The Fight for the Throne": A feisty young lady who always gets even × the scheming, lovesick Ninth Prince. A laugh-out-loud, sugar-sweet battle for the throne! "Joy with You": A venomous, calculating king × a clever and decisive queen. A perfect match who will conquer the world together! "A Fine Day Bestowed upon You": 60.6kReads9.6Score6.1kShelves
2. 202 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 92kReads9.6Score12.3kShelves
3. 203 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1kShelves
4. 204 千 Record of a Thousand Lanterns 千灯录 A Chilly Breeze on Either Side侧侧轻寒Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mystery solving + palace intrigue and household scheming + face-slapping and revenge + powerful families + court and kingdom] Fifteen prospective husbands are locked in a fight to the death in my family’s back courtyard, while all I want is to become a nun. Schemes and deceit, suspicion at every turn, bloodshed and tragedy piling up, a deadly battle in the back courtyard with no survivors allowed. [The high-born judge of the Court of Judicial Review, who loves wiping out entire households] x [T 22.7kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
5. 205 与 With Jin Chang’an (Based on the Screen Adaptation Starring Song Yi and Cheng Lei) 与晋长安（宋轶、丞磊主演影视原著） Jiu Lu Feixiang九鹭非香Ancient Romance155k WordsCompleted The hit drama starring Song Yi and Cheng Lei is now airing! A beloved historical romance by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang! Female general vs. puppy-like boy. The child she casually picked up turns out to have two sides? A cold little gentleman by day, a loyal black knight by night. Is he a puppy turning into a wolf, and which side is the real him? A tale of love and hate between a female general and the heir of an enemy state! Li Shuang, the adopted daughter of a great general, guards the borders of the Grea 5.9kReads9.6Score957Shelves
6. 206 幺 The Youngest Daughter, Changle 幺女长乐 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Miss Zhu Si’s rough fighting skills have always made her the laughingstock of the capital’s noble families. In everyone else’s eyes, that’s the sort of work meant for household guards. Zhu Changle, who considers herself invincible, isn’t ashamed of it. She’s proud. Not everyone can protect their own home, but she can! And then some! She’d even turn the whole capital upside down to protect it! Don’t believe her? Try her! 18.7kReads9.5Score3.1kShelves
7. 207 行 Late in the Day 行止晚 Zhi Er织尔Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted [Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise. 25.7kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves
8. 208 生 Life and Death at Full Throttle 生死狂飙 Qizai Who Loves Electronic Instruments喜欢电声乐器的七仔Mystery293k WordsCompleted In the 1990s, two shocking murders took place in a row in Hannan City, in a certain province. Both victims were men, local officials and entrepreneurs, and both were found at the crime scene missing their lower parts. Was it a crime of passion? Or revenge? Thus begins a gripping story of political power struggles, the darkness of human nature, the hand of fate, and the helplessness of life in this world... The ending is mournful and beautiful, deeply moving and heartbreaking. All one can do is s 797Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 209 惊 A Case That Shook the Nation 惊天巨案 Qizai Who Loves Electronic Instruments喜欢电声乐器的七仔Urban299k WordsCompleted This is an anti-corruption novel about an interest group that abuses its power to fabricate wrongful convictions and seize the assets of a local private company. The story follows the people’s police, represented by Gao Fei, as they investigate this miscarriage of justice, uphold social fairness and justice, defend the authority of the law, and protect the lives and property of the public. Undaunted by sacrifice or hardship, they pit their wits against the interest group in a grueling struggle, 31.3kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves
10. 210 青 Youth Is More Than First Love 青春不仅有初恋 Leisurely Little Susu悠闲小苏苏Modern Romance157k WordsOngoing Everyone has a memory from their youth that they can never forget, don't they? Friends who stood by their side, a love that left an indelible mark, and even passersby who made a lasting impression despite never getting to know them. The memories they once thought they could never forget... Looking back, the person they were most reluctant to forget was actually their hardworking younger self. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The author's new book is worth checking out; it's a coming-of-age story about the unpredictable nature of first love.

11. 211 山 Mountains and Rivers, Naturally Unadorned 山水不造作 Song Zhirang宋知让Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Media + A male lead who speaks his mind + Opinion leader + Two equally matched leads + Angsty romance + Cat lover + AI] [Urban romance + Realistic fiction] [Entirely fictional] Television was once the heart of every household. Now, it has become a forgotten corner of the times. Pei Yuchi, a TV host born in the 1990s, recited scripts written by others, his edges worn down by rigid procedures. Then reform began, thrusting him into the eye of the storm and making him the blade that would break th 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I want to be myself, and also become your light.

12. 212 寒 Bamboo Fragrance in a Humble Home 寒门竹香 Red Maples in September九月枫红Ancient Romance823k WordsCompleted After twenty-eight years of being single, Li Kongzhu transmigrated... into the body of a scheming green-tea girl who refused to accept her lot in life! Her family married her off to an ugly, disfigured man in the neighboring village, but before she could even complain, he turned and walked away! Fine, then. She'd make the best of things! Li Kongzhu focused on finding ways to earn money and fill her belly, while planning an escape route for herself. Zhao Junyi had once been born to a noble blood 153Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    These are all examples!! The first one... I don't know why I see so many awful characters in rural novels! Do modern rural areas even have such characters? The second book has a clear overall structure, the plot is not heart-wrenching, and the transitions are peaceful and stable. It's a very good book! The third book has a vivid and engaging plot that makes it hard to put down. I especially love the story and find myself thinking about it constantly! Keep it up!

13. 213 花 Flowers Beneath the Moon 花田月下 Yi Ling伊灵Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted She transmigrates into the role of the Tang family's ugly, dark-skinned bought bride. She refuses to give up, slowly grows beautiful, and leaves everyone stunned. Poverty at home is no problem: the family pulls together and earns money. With hard work, they build their fortune, take down the richest man, and win a handsome man. From an ugly, dark, skinny girl to a fair, rich beauty, he remains devoted to her, spoiling his wife without restraint. Just as they are settling into a happy, prosperous 41Reads6.9Score—Shelves
14. 214 弃 The Abandoned Child 弃儿 Jing Ran Antang婧冉安棠Modern Romance491k WordsCompleted She was destined to be a mistake from the moment she was born. Being born the wrong sex brought her a life of misfortune. Hu Sanmei was the most pitiful woman I had ever met. Raised under the oppression of feudal thinking, she struggled against her fate, yet Heaven never once looked kindly upon her, abandoned by her parents at birth. Her mother's experiences and her older sisters' advice made her believe that getting married and having a son would bring her a happy life. But one failed marriage 8.9kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves

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    These are all great!! The first one has a clear overall structure, the plot isn't heart-wrenching, and the transitions are peaceful and smooth—a very good book! The second book has a vivid and engaging plot that makes it hard to put down. I especially love the story and find myself thinking about it constantly! Keep it up! The third book has an incredibly captivating story that brought tears to my eyes. It's truly a magical book! Thumbs up!

15. 215 权 The Beloved and Fearless Wife 权宠悍妻 June六月Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted The AI live-action comic drama The General’s Brother, Whom I Married After Being Reborn, is now streaming on the Hongguo App. The short drama based on the novel of the same name, Beloved Fierce Wife, is also streaming on Hongguo! The legitimate daughter of a duke’s mansion marries a general and helps him become a celebrated commander, only to be despised by her husband and mother-in-law. While she is pregnant, he dotes on his concubine, claims she is a bringer of bad luck, cuts open her belly to 7kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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    These three palace intrigue and domestic drama novels are all quite good, and all are completed. The first one, in particular, is incredibly good; the very first chapter is brutal and heart-wrenching. The second one is also decent, although the final epilogue is a bit confusing. The first and third are about rebirth, while the second is about time travel.

16. 216 公 The Princess Arrives: The Scheming General Is Delighted to Be a Father 公主嫁到：腹黑将军喜当爹 If I Can't Write, I'll Just Make It Up不会写就乱写Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted They say the Princess of Lieyang is beautiful and useless, a spoiled tyrant who bullies men and women alike. She shamelessly broke up a loving couple and abused her power to force the Chancellor’s eldest son to marry her. After waking up reborn, Mu Yunchu resolves to turn over a new leaf and become a princess of lasting renown, accomplished in both letters and arms. They say the Chancellor’s eldest son wants to get back together with her, but the Gu family’s cold-faced, undefeated young general 3kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves
17. 217 凤 The Phoenix’s Plot for the World: The Peerless Doctor Consort 凤谋天下之倾世医妃 Jing Xiaobao井小宝Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted On her wedding day, her fiancé has her torn apart by five horses, and her entire clan is executed. Reborn, she calmly takes up her pieces and plots across the land, seeking justice for her departed family. He comes through the snow, able to summon clouds with one hand and rain with the other, bloodthirsty and merciless, all for her sake. He seeks no power over heaven or earth, only you! 275Reads7.9Score—Shelves
18. 218 再 Love Rekindled: The General's Wife Taken Captive in Enemy Territory 再尝情：将军夫人在敌国做俘虏 A Cat, A Dog, and a Glass of Wine一猫一狗一杯酒Ancient Romance737k WordsCompleted “No rebirth or transmigration” “Both leads are virgins” “Happy ending” “Family and country” “Love amid chaos” Full-cast audio narration is now available [A note before you read: This is not a wish-fulfillment story. It takes place in a fictional feudal society modeled on the Southern Song dynasty, where the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues and the belief that a wife should regard her husband as heaven were the accepted moral standards. In powerful families, everyone prospered together and e 4.2kReads9.1Score535Shelves
19. 219 系 System: The Savage Lands Crown Princess Just Wants to Herd Sheep 系统：蛮荒太子妃只想放羊 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as The Ambition Isn't Great: Just You and the World A Qi is clever and innocent. Her eldest brother is honest and just wants enough to eat; her second brother is sharp and wants to see the world. Their aunt is always fierce when chopping wood, their father is a wonderful cook, and their grandfather can recognize twenty characters, though he gets thirteen of them wrong. Their ambitions weren't great, but somehow they ended up winning the world. Content warnings: ... 30.2kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves

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    🎊Xiao Yu'er is here to recommend a book!🎊 💐①The story starts with nine sheep🐏, and everything else is "picked up"😂. The female lead has a special space and always does things differently, almost causing it to crash🤦. But the author's writing is excellent, and the peaceful and idyllic feeling is palpable👍🏻 💐②This book has a slow pace. The female lead runs a bookstore and makes some like-minded friends of different ages. They often enjoy tea🍵, wine🍺, and meals together. The local customs are also described in great detail. It's a very healing read.

20. 220 卸 The Hairpin Removal Chronicles 卸簪记 Buddha Jumps Over the Wall佛跳墙Ancient Romance896k WordsCompleted She is a smiling tiger with a peach-blossom face, the most wicked little official in Hengming’s bureaucracy. The pressure of officialdom is crushing. Want a promotion? “I’m honored by your favor, and I hope you’ll give me your support in the future.” It’s easy to paint the skin, but hard to capture the bones; it’s hard to judge a person’s heart. She has made several “old officials” secretly rub their hands in anticipation, eager to peel away her ever-immaculate official robes and see what kind o 220Reads8.9Score—Shelves
21. 221 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 125.4kReads9.6Score17kShelves
22. 222 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 266.6kReads9.6Score31.2kShelves
23. 223 簪 The Flower-Pinned Young Man 簪花少年郎 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted When they first met, Qiao Yanan mistook the young man's sex, taking the breathtakingly beautiful youth for a girl. Thinking they were both fellow sufferers in this world, she treated “her” with great warmth, stirring the young man's heart. Once his identity was revealed, Qiao Yanan asked him to pose as her fake fiancé for her own safety. Having fallen for a beautiful young woman, the boy's heart beat faster and faster. He gladly accepted his new fiancée and did everything he could to turn their 10.4kReads9.6Score1.6kShelves
24. 224 将 The Bride-to-Be 将嫁 Echoes Linger for Three Days绕梁三日Ancient Romance287k WordsCompleted Three years ago, to pacify the western frontier, he married the daughter of the Governor-General of Yongzhou as his empress. But during his lifetime, he met Huo Shiying, the one and only woman of her kind, and the sole female general in the Great Yan dynasty. She doesn't know, and no one else does either, that he has followed her life for twenty whole years. When he was six, he first heard his mother and eldest sister mention her name, and wondered how a two-year-old girl could have been taken t 25kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves
25. 225 半 Half a Life in Pale Blue 半生浅蓝 Swallows Flying South燕之南飞Modern Romance141k WordsOngoing This is the story of a village girl’s tenacious rise from humble beginnings, tracing her life through childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, and middle age. Education and career form the narrative’s main thread, while school life, romance, workplace culture, and family relationships provide four angles through which it explores the challenges of learning and the breakthroughs of personal growth; the bright promise of love and the drizzling rain of marriage; workplace competition and interperso 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Through four seasons of wind, frost, snow, and rain, it grows towards the sun, standing out in the forest. One year the seedling grows, one year the trunk grows, and another year after another, half a lifetime of exploration—let's witness the bumpy years of that village girl's wild growth.

26. 226 北 Northern Song: What a Coincidence, I'm a Spoiled Noble Too 北宋：好巧我也是纨绔 Natives and Local Pigs土著与土猪Historical3.8M WordsOngoing The first story's pacing is a little slow and it's hard to revise, so just take your time reading! The Great Song: This is a subtle power fantasy, not an obvious one. It might leave you itching for more! You can learn history while reading the novel, as the Yang clan's descendants rise to prominence again. Women: Li Qingzhao, Li Shishi, Pan Jinlian, Chen Miaochang, and Meng Chan. Men: Su Shi, Fan Chunren, Zhe Keshi, Zhong Shidao, Han Shizhong, Yue Fei, and Yu Yunwen. This is the brilliant splend 1.9kReads8.0Score242Shelves

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    This is worth a try!! Brilliant!!!

27. 227 仙 The Immortal Inkstone 仙砚 Old Cat from Boshan Village博山村老猫Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Huang Xing, a biology professor, is suddenly sabotaged, and his academic career is left in ruins. When he returns home in despair, he unexpectedly awakens an ancient inheritance slumbering inside an ancestral inkstone. He thinks it is a generous gift from fate, but as he cultivates, he gradually discovers that it may all be a trap carefully laid by someone close to him. Betrayed by family and toyed with by fate, Huang Xing must choose between the path of cultivation and the bonds of blood. Each 57Reads—Score—Shelves

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    As stars shift and constellations turn, I unravel the mysteries, realizing that heaven and earth are my very fabric. The trials of inner demons burn away my old self; only through rebirth can I discover true fire. Not mindless, not intellectually degraded, no system—a farming-themed cultivation novel with a traditional cultivation system but a unique story core. Over 500 chapters completed. Huang Xing thought it was a mortal's tale of cultivation, but who knew every step was part of someone else's calculations? Should he submit to fate or break free from its constraints?

28. 228 咸 Salty Sunshowers 咸咸的太阳雨 Old Cat from Boshan Village博山村老猫14k WordsCompleted Salty Sun Shower 6Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 229 糙 The Rough-Hewn Man's Darling 糙汉家的小娇娘 Golden Ginkgo金色银杏Ancient Romance268k WordsCompleted Furong has spent both her lives doing backbreaking labor. After finally saving up for a car and a house, she hadn’t even had a proper romance when she woke up as Yang Daya of Yang Family Village. Before she could figure out what was going on, she was sold to the Qin family as a maid. She worked her way into the young master’s room, coming within a step of becoming a concubine, but she still hadn’t taken that step by the time the young master’s principal wife arrived. With no chance of promotion, 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ordinary people, ordinary stories.

30. 230 萨 Sardo 萨尔多 A Chirping Bird一只啼鸟Eastern Fantasy236k WordsCompleted This book is not suitable for children! As the Sacred Snow Mountain teeters on the brink of collapse, a young boy from the Saldo tribe unexpectedly awakens the “Eye of the Ancestors,” guarded by his people for a thousand years, and inherits the cultivation legacy left behind by the Ice River Immortal. He leads the remnants of the Saldo tribe on a deadly migration, fighting hordes of demon beasts on the Crescent Grassland, standing up to the brutal Wolf-Herding Demon Clan, forging alliances with 169Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    Read Chapter 1! Chapter 65! Delete if you don't like it 🤭🤭🤭

31. 231 末 Survival Guide to the Apocalypse 末世避难攻略 Sunshine and Water in Abundance阳光满满水满满Sci-Fi & Apocalypse328k WordsCompleted As all kinds of extreme weather descend upon the post-apocalyptic world, Yu Luo's family grows vegetables, raises chickens, and goes fishing in their room, while also uncovering the truth about the world... In an era when industries are in decline and life feels like the end of the world, we're all searching for one vital answer: How can we hold on to the warmth of everyday life in an environment this harsh? Should we lose ourselves in beautiful dreams and escape the cruelty of reality? Or bra 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It is the tranquility of life in an apocalyptic world, the different lives experienced by traversing nine universes, and the different ways of finding happiness in each life.

32. 232 安 Peaceful and Unending 安乐永逸 A Tree Makes Shade一木成荫Ancient Romance531k WordsOngoing She had been given a rare second chance at life and planned to spend it carefree, like a wandering cloud or wild crane among the mountains and rivers. But fate had other plans: her adoptive father was imprisoned while seeking vengeance for her family's murder and his own country's humiliation. To save him, she had to disguise herself as a man and enter the imperial court, where she was forced to work for the cold-faced royal prince, Luo Yunyi. She never expected to find herself working for a hea 138Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Rich and varied content, witty and fluent writing style, a very enjoyable ancient romance novel.

33. 233 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 18.6kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves

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    Ancient romance novels with excellent writing

34. 234 木 Hibiscus 木槿 Big Grain Shark粒大鲨Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Inspirational] [Youth] [A blend of realistic and romantic fiction] [Setting: modern urban life, not a period piece or rural setting] In a family that favored sons over daughters, the heroine, Wang Yingnan, was forced to marry the village idiot next door in exchange for 100,000 yuan in bride price. After enduring endless torment, she finally escaped with the help of a kindhearted person. Her resilient spirit helped her grow, and little by little she found love, friendship, and family of her o 2.3kReads9.1Score448Shelves

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    Take a look at these... ① After that, it became limp and even had a bit of a Mary Sue vibe. ❷ The friendship between friends is vividly portrayed. ❸ To inspire young people to strive for excellence and make progress

35. 235 新 Lane 23, Xinkangli 新康里23弄 A Suo阿琐Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Even today, you are still the light in my heart. 910Reads9.2Score102Shelves
36. 236 野 Wild Mountain Chrysanthemums 野山菊 Thousand-Gold Fur Robe千金裘Modern Romance506k WordsCompleted In the early 21st century, the father of rural girl Sun Jiajia is suddenly involved in a car accident, leaving the family without a breadwinner. To pay for his treatment and repay the family's enormous debts, she is forced by her mother into an arranged marriage with a man she doesn't love, as old and new ideas collide... —Reads7.0Score—Shelves
37. 237 我 Things That Happened When I Was a Kid 我小时候的事 Xiaoxiao Nishang筱筱霓裳Modern Romance158k WordsCompleted 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. 52Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Peaceful and serene.

38. 238 穿 Passing My Days in the Imperial Palace 穿到皇宫混日子 Xiaoxiao Nishang筱筱霓裳Ancient Romance270k WordsCompleted A beautiful university lecturer accidentally falls into the water and transmigrates to the imperial palace, where she becomes a lowly palace maid. To enjoy a comfortable life in the palace, she draws on the memories and talents of her past life and makes a name for herself. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 239 愿 May We Grow Old Together, Zhaozhao 愿与昭昭共白头 Plain Robes, Pure Melody素衫清韵Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Zhaozhao got married. For five hundred copper coins, she was bought to bring good fortune to a sickly man. Who could have guessed he would still die, leaving her a young widow? Zhaozhao married again, this time to a strong, strapping man. Hopefully, this time they can grow old together and stay by each other's side forever. The ten-thousand-year-old iron tree has finally bloomed. The eminent general has fallen in love, but the woman he has set his heart on is a young widow. His advisors: “Gener 1.3kReads9.1Score175Shelves

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    I think these three books are good! Firstly, I feel sorry for Changsheng; a missed opportunity led to a lifetime of regret. Secondly, repaying kindness shown to others, demonstrating deep affection and loyalty, also leads to a relatively satisfactory outcome. Third, they don't have as many abilities as time travelers.

40. 240 富 The Wealthy Little Maid 富贵小丫鬟 Huaqing Xue花青雪Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted She wakes up to find she has transmigrated into a little maid at the Duke of Tang's mansion. In the wealthy and comfortable manor, Yun Shu begins a leisurely life, growing up sheltered by riches and splendor. She sets out to earn more money and buy lots of farmland, all so she can become a little landowner someday and enjoy a happy, comfortable life. But that dull-witted general just doesn't know when to give up. Once he gets his hands on something he wants, he refuses to let go, and now he won' 4.6kReads9.0Score686Shelves

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    These four books 1. A romance novel, and also a political intrigue novel. 2. The life of the time traveler is written very realistically. 3. The article is humorous, lighthearted, and warm. 4. A deeply moving and affectionate couple.

41. 241 幸 Lucky to Have Met Your Peach-Blossom Face 幸得识卿桃花面 Qian Ran Jun Xiao千苒君笑Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Wei Qing transmigrated. Her principle was simple: if you can settle it with your fists, don't waste your breath. 6.8kReads9.2Score798Shelves

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    The first book is similar to "Cherishing Flowers and Herbs," with the female lead being a general. The second book features a celibate male lead, and the female lead gradually becomes stronger. Although there's some fighting and killing involved, the romance is very sweet and heartwarming, making it a captivating read that's hard to put down.

42. 242 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. 21.1kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves

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    These are all ones I've seen before and thought were pretty good. ①It is natural: Being generous and appropriate can also satisfy the boyfriend's sugar daddy. ② Cherish that love and protect each other through thick and thin. ③ Without that dazzling aura, everything just happens naturally.

43. 243 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 17.1kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
44. 244 烟 Love Amid the Fireworks of Life 烟火今生情 Witty and Clever妙语玲珑Modern Romance108k WordsCompleted The story of a young woman studying biopharmaceuticals as she grows from an inexperienced college student into an adult making her way in the world, encounters a terrible man, and struggles through a thorny path. Along the way, she finds a close male friend and a soulmate, and grows through her independent efforts... 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Black Monkey King's Fiery Eyes have made a discovery: the writing is elegant and the subject matter is novel. The male lead is a peacekeeping hero in the military, a scion of a prominent family. The female lead is a beautiful and shrewd businesswoman in the pharmaceutical industry, intelligent and calculating, tackling every step with utmost care.

45. 245 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? 2.8kReads9.4Score384Shelves

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    These are all pretty good. [1] Details of life during childhood and adolescence [2] The love story between Yao and Gu is described as very bumpy. [3] There are too many arguments in the first part.

46. 246 摆 The Commoner's Path to the Heavens 摆烂庶女的通天路 Weiwei Seagull薇薇海鸥Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted New book, just rated... [Anti-cliché transmigration + growing protagonist + serious tone] How deep within the ladies’ quarters! Watch how a laid-back concubine’s daughter carves out a path to the top! After six years being left to her own devices on a country estate, she thought she was destined for a peaceful life in the countryside. Then an order arrives, and she is brought back to the family’s sprawling mansion, becoming an unexpected pawn on the family chessboard. Beauty is her only weapon, 61Reads7.1Score145Shelves

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    Unconventional and unorthodox, it realistically depicts life in ancient times. It delicately and authentically tells a story of tranquility and beauty.

47. 247 算 As It Turns Out, Fine Days Are Just Like This 算来好景只如斯 Tao Yaoyao洮幺幺Ancient Romance254k WordsCompleted What? The princess wants to break off the engagement? What? You’re going to wipe out your entire royal clan? What? You’re about to die, and you still want to have a baby? Princess, your secret identity is showing! The legitimate daughter of a general is cold by nature, yet she has a whole crew of fiercely awesome best friends. And she has a husband who dotes on her without question, and has secretly loved her since childhood. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A slow-paced, flowing style of writing, purely historical romance, without any overpowered plot devices or time travel elements.

48. 248 瑾 An Ode to Jinshuang 瑾霜赋 Ran Xuan苒萱Ancient Romance344k WordsOngoing At the dawn of a chaotic age, she transmigrated as Xiao Qiao, using her superb medical skills to save lives, and her talents as a mechanical designer to devise ingenious traps for the battlefield. She met Zhou Yu when he was young, and they came to understand one another and stay by each other’s side, watching him grow from the young Zhou Lang, step by step, into a renowned commander admired throughout the land. A gentleman as beautiful as jade, peerless in the world. He was elegant and noble, 96Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book; it's exceptionally well-written. The prose is delicate, conveying a sense of slow, steady growth.

49. 249 浅 A Brief Sketch of Life 浅写人生 Dawn of the Other Shore Flower彼岸花曦Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted When Xie Huxin was expecting her second child, her husband had cancer, and her mother's lifelong wish was for her to fulfill it, Xie Huxin made a momentous decision. Defying her family's objections, she gave birth to her child. Defying them again, she cared for her husband. And against everyone's wishes, she chose to embark on the long road of mastering the art of making Huzhou ink brushes. This book won an Excellence Award in the Unfinished Works category of the first National Realistic Fiction 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I think these four books are good! First, a very good book, much better than the author Wang Xiaohua's Difficult Love! Secondly, the story is quite good, but there are too many typos, and even the names are wrong. Thirdly, the author wrote very diligently, and the readers read very diligently, resulting in a very harmonious collaboration. Fourthly, the novel is very well written. Keep up the good work, author! Thumbs up! 👍👍👍👍👍

50. 250 太 Your Highness, the Crown Prince, You’re Under Arrest 太子殿下你被逮捕了 Ink-Stained Summer墨染一夏Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Everyone praises Fourth Miss Wen Wanning of the Ning'an Marquis’s Estate as gentle, graceful, clever, proper, and well-read, calling her the finest young lady in the capital. Only the Crown Prince knows what she’s really like. All he can say is, “That girl gets jealous, gets jealous, gets jealous,” before spoiling her rotten. 2kReads9.0Score203Shelves

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    The classical Chinese literature I've been reading recently meets these requirements and is worth recommending.

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