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Among the Myriad Worlds: Kong Yiji Begins by Marrying a Young Widow 诸天，从孔乙己娶小寡妇开始
Introduction: This book is also known as The Single Chinese Teacher with Women in Every Realm and The Homeroom Teacher Travels Across the Heavens, and His Methods for Completing Missions Are a Little Sinister! Yang Ziling, a small-town exam grinder, spent more than a decade studying just to trade it for decades more of hardship, becoming a wage-slave of a teacher. His work is going badly, and he's terminally ill, leaving him helpless. Then he gets a System that lets him transmigrate across the h
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My Grandfather Is Zhu Yuanzhang 我祖父是朱元璋
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
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The Hidden Actor of Lin'an 临安戏隐
[Me, a spoiled good-for-nothing: it’s all an act] After being reborn as the son of a Southern Song military officer, Zhang Ziyan decides to lie flat and make trouble for his father as a career. He raises fighting cocks, walks his dogs, and spends money like water. Lin’an City knows him as a complete waste of space. Everyone laughs at him: “Other than having a good father, what can you even do?” But they don’t know that... The imperial wine Jade Pot Spring is his creation, and its sky-high profit
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Ironblooded Late Ming 铁血残明
In the late Ming dynasty, Spain and Japan gradually restricted the outflow of silver, reversing the capital inflow that the Ming had enjoyed since the early sixteenth century. The commercial and smallholder economies that coexisted under the Ming were both hit by deflation. Combined with the effects of the Little Ice Age, one domino after another fell, plunging the realm into chaos. In the eleventh month of the sixth year of the Chongzhen reign, the roving rebels crossed the river south of Mianc
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The Golden Son-in-Law 金牌帝婿
[Farming] [Lighthearted] [Alternate world] [No System] Qin Yu transmigrates, and from the start he’s the second son of the Prince of Qin’s household. His father is a non-imperial prince of Great Wei and the Minister of Revenue. His mother is a wealthy daughter of a prominent Jiangnan family. His older brother is a peerless general who guards the frontier. With such powerful connections and an exalted position, Qin Yu gives up on ambition, indulging in wine, women, and song, and reclining in the
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Starting My Civil Service Exam Journey After Being Kicked Out of My Home 科举从被赶出家门开始
An accident turned Gu Yuan into the third son of the Gu family in ancient Qing Shui Village. His father had died young, and his mother showed him no affection. His family was reasonably well-off, but he didn’t get a single cent of it after being kicked out. Just as he had finally found hope for life, a System suddenly appeared and told him he’d die if he didn’t take the imperial examinations. Fine, then: he’d sit the exams and make a living. Let’s see how he builds a future for himself, one step
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A Generation's Book Immortal: Bai Shusheng 一代书仙：白书圣
[Invincible, the Way of the Written Word, Literati, No Heroine, Pure AP] Seal demons, purge fiends, slay gods: if you pay, I'll do anything! “You know how to wield two blades?” “I wield two brushes!” “You can fly on a sword?” “I can race across the ground on ink!” Throughout the ages, demons and fiends have run rampant. The Way of the Written Word has declined, while the Way of the Sword has risen. Yet one man still enters the Way through writing, wielding his brush like a blade as he composes p
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- 158 So What If I Awaken as a Scholar? I'll Just Switch Classes to Confucian Sword Immortal 觉醒书生又如何？直接转职儒剑仙 The gates to another world swing wide open, and countless alien races invade Earth. Humans can only gain immense power by awakening to various professions. Every country in the world has its own signature professions. Japan’s [Ninja] and [Onmyoji] shine brightly! India’s [Snake Tamers] and [Deity Worshippers] dominate the scene! Iron Man, the Hulk, mages, knights... Only China’s [Scholar] is the weakest, becoming the laughingstock of billions... Fang Mu awakens with the [Book Immortal] System an 1kReads8.8Score109Shelves
- 159 Peering into Immortality Through Confucianism 儒中窥仙 [Confucian Cultivation + Protagonist Cultivates Confucianism Through Painting + Nearly Invincible + Two Male Leads] “In the 1325th year of the Great Zhou dynasty, a new king throws the realm into chaos. Immortals remain hidden from the world, while demons and monsters roam everywhere.” Looking at this war-torn world, He Xiuyun can't help thinking of the bold ambitions he had when he first began cultivating. But now, after fifty anxious years, he has accomplished nothing. “If no one is going to t 1.6kReads8.6Score133Shelves
- 160 The First Female Official: Fortune Sustains Me, and I Sustain the Nation 第一女官：气运养我，我养国运 In her previous life, Lin Jinxuan was schemed against and killed by her scumbag husband and half-sister. Her maternal family and relatives on her mother's side became stepping stones for the scumbag, but she didn't learn the truth until after her death, when it was too late to do anything. Living her life again, Lin Jinxuan knows one thing: she will never let anyone bully her again! And that strange almanac is her greatest support! Ding! Sign-in gift pack unlocked. You have obtained a master div 281Reads8.8Score105Shelves
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My Down-and-Out Little Husband Rose to the Top 我那落魄小相公位极人臣了
Cui Jiulang, an outsider who had settled in the village, married Ding Ning, a village girl three years older than him. When they were so poor they couldn't afford a meal, the villagers all said Cui Jiulang had married a capable, remarkable wife. When he passed the imperial examinations and earned a place on the honors list, the townspeople said the eldest Ding daughter had married a brilliant scholar and landed herself a golden son-in-law. When he rose to the highest ranks of government, the nob
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- 162 Transmigrated into Lu Xiucai's Bride, Married to Bring Him Good Fortune 穿成陆秀才的冲喜娘子 Miao Huihui had just paid off her student loans and was getting ready to follow the orphanage director, whom she called Mom, back to the countryside to farm. At a traffic light, she saw an old woman trembling as she tried to cross the road. Unable to bear watching, she did a good deed for the first time and helped the woman across. But then a bus's brakes failed, and it hurtled straight toward them. Miao Huihui pushed the old woman out of the way and was crushed flat... She thought she was done 199Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 163 The Fierce Child Bride: Her Underachieving Husband Is Forced to Take the Imperial Exam 彪悍童养媳：学渣相公被迫考科举 [Family Life + Getting Rich + Cozy Daily Life + Lighthearted, Slow-Burn] A laid-back heroine who’s no farming expert / A male lead who’s bad at school and takes the imperial exams unseriously She transmigrates as a child bride, and the System gives her a husband who’s supposed to take the imperial exams. And he’ll make money! Yan Yan: ??? Her husband is as pretty as a flower. He studies and earns money, while I spend it? What a sweet deal! Then she takes a closer look and realizes her husband is 71Reads7.2Score101Shelves
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The Spoiled Wife of a Peasant Scholar 穿成农家秀才的作精娘子
When she woke up, Song Youning, a woman from the 21st century, had become the troublesome wife of a farmer’s scholar son. The original owner had been a handful, but Song Youning found herself liking her new husband more and more. She flirted with him while building a fortune...
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- 165 The Poor Scholar Is No Longer Himself 穷秀才其实他已经不是他了 A poor scholar dies after getting drunk, and a wandering spirit from the modern era takes over his body. From then on, he transmigrates through different eras under various identities, completing System missions. Just what will this wandering spirit get up to?! 56Reads—Score—Shelves
- 166 The Scholar's Bride of Good Fortune 秀才家的冲喜娘子 Scholar Lu Tong has to marry a young lady to bring her good fortune, all to repay a debt of gratitude. It is so humiliating he can barely hold his head up! But after the young lady wakes up, the Lu family, once dirt poor, finds its estate filled with the smell of cooking meat, and its granaries overflowing. Those with sons watch with envy, all hoping their own boys will get the chance to suffer such humiliation. 50Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 167 A Scholar's Wife Takes Charge 秀才娘子当家记 Cheng Xia, a woman with a doctorate, transmigrated to ancient times, where she happened upon Xu Bin, a talented man with nothing to his name. They met in the midst of a farce, and she roped the scholar into becoming her husband. From then on, she worked hard and managed the household with skill, building a fortune as challenges from the world around them kept coming. Fearlessly, they braved every storm and obstacle. Together, they found the one person they would love for a lifetime, and grew old 59Reads—Score—Shelves
- 168 The Scholar Broke Off Our Engagement? With a Fortune at My Waist, Why Should I Care? 被秀才退亲？她腰缠万贯怕个甚 [Feel-good wish fulfillment + daily life + farming + devoted husband + portable space + seizing the throne] “What? You want to break off the engagement?” Yun Xi, who had transmigrated two years ago, almost jumped for joy when she heard that the poor scholar betrothed to the original owner since childhood wanted to end their engagement. “Fantastic! I've finally waited long enough!” If he didn't break it off soon, she was worried she wouldn't be able to keep hiding her family's vast fortune. Every 2.7kReads8.9Score324Shelves
- 169 The Poor Scholar Has a Wife Who Brings Him Good Fortune 穷酸秀才有旺夫娘子 ~From making a fortune at a street stall to soaring through the ranks~ Xiao Xuan was a penniless scholar who married a money-loving wife. Even when he was right, he somehow ended up in the wrong. "Wife, once a thousand gold pieces are spent, more will come back." "What did you say?" "Money is far too important." "Mm-hmm." Xie Dan married a penniless scholar. Her family had been merchants for generations. Well, they only ran a roadside stall, but it was still a respectable business. So what if sh 46Reads—Score—Shelves
- 170 The Scholar’s Sweet Young Bride 秀才家的小娇娘 A handsome young scholar picked up a sweet little bride, and from then on, he was utterly devoted to spoiling her. “My dear, here’s all the money I earned today. It’s yours!” “My dear, I bought you your favorite crabs!” “My dear, I passed a jade shop and saw this hairpin. It looked lovely, so I bought it for you. It’ll look even lovelier on you.” “My dear, don’t you think my shoulders are nice and strong?” “My dear, don’t you think I’m getting more and more handsome?” The sweet little bride was 215Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 171 The Imperial Examinations: The First Female Grand Chancellor 科举：第一女首辅 Feng Xi transmigrates into the foolish fiancée of the male lead in an imperial-examination novel, an NPC on his path to greatness. According to the original plot, the male lead, who grew up in the countryside, is found by his family. The first thing he does after reclaiming his status as a scion of a prominent clan is send someone to erase the stain that is her. After that, the male lead displays his talents, places first in the imperial exams, rises through the ranks, and wins the hearts of a b 471Reads8.7Score100Shelves
- 172 The Scholar's Spicy Little Bride 秀才家的小辣媳 After transmigrating to ancient times as a little girl, Jin Niang faced being sold by her own parents to a brothel on her very first day. Luckily, a young man who had come to the village with his widowed mother paid to buy her. Everything about her new family was wonderful. The only problem was that they were all far too kind. Jin Niang couldn't help thinking that without her, their resident firecracker, the mother and son would be eaten alive by the villagers! The young man, Su Moyan, became 253Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 173 I Was Demoted After I Started Lying Flat 躺平后我被贬官了 [Imperial examinations] + [Supernatural] + [Farming] Ming Yan transmigrated. The once-famous, internet-celebrity Taoist prodigy became a frail young scholar who couldn't lift a thing and went hungry three times a day. Still, there was one upside: he could see the spirits and monsters invisible to people in the modern world, enriching his spiritual life... But his body was still going unsatisfied. What could he do? He could only study hard and strive to rise above the common folk, taking a gamble 1.2kReads8.4Score108Shelves
- 174 Sold After Reincarnating as a Farmer's Daughter, My Scholar Father Passes the Imperial Exam 穿成农女被卖后，秀才老爹高中了 After transmigrating into a dirt-poor farming family, Lin Qingrui figured that was bad enough. Her useless scholar father turned a deaf ear to everything outside his books, caring only about studying the classics. She could even overlook how he didn't care whether his family lived or died, but now he actually wanted to sell her to pay for his trip to the capital to sit the exams? Lin Qingrui was speechless... Even though she'd lost her freedom, her determination to build a fortune would never di 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 175 The Farmer’s Wife of the Poor Scholar 寒门状元农家妻 Face-obsessed Qiao Baoying transmigrated and took a liking to a poor scholar. Everyone said she'd picked up a weed, but she thought she'd found a treasure. A house with bare walls and not a penny to their name? No problem. She had plenty of skills. She'd build their fortune, take on the troublemakers, make money to support the household, and spoil her husband. The thought of it made Qiao Baoying smile in her sleep. But then the poor scholar transformed into a powerful chancellor, leaving Qiao Ba 249Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 176 After Marrying a Failed Scholar 嫁给落榜秀才后 He studied hard for over ten years, but every time he sat an exam, disaster struck. At his first exam for the scholar degree, the room where he sat caught fire. At his second exam, someone spilled ink all over his paper on the final night. His family had planned to wait until he made a name for himself through his studies before arranging his marriage. Now he couldn't even pass the scholar exam, and might not make it out alive. Disheartened, Li Ran fell seriously ill. He gave up on exams and wen 118Reads—Score—Shelves
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On the Imperial Exams, Who Knows Who'll Be the One Sweating? 论科举，谁卷谁还不知道呢
In his previous life, he was visiting Dujiangyan with his mentor to draw up reinforcement plans when one misstep cost him everything. When Zhang Shi’an opened his eyes again, he was holding a little stick, facing a golden field of rice. The rice looked unusually small, though. Before he could figure out what he was doing, he spotted several sparrows feasting on the rice. His hands reacted even faster than his mind. He raised the stick and swung it at them. The thieving sparrows soon flew up into
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- 178 The Imperial Exams: A Farmer’s Son Has His Day in the Sun 科举，农家子也有春天 One day, Fang Ping’an, a left-behind child, transmigrates to ancient times. He has no extraordinary opportunities and no influential benefactors. How can he turn his life around? The medicine shop has no one he knows. Who would buy the herbs you gather? He knows no one in the world of the imperial examinations. Who would teach you to read? He has no connections in officialdom. Who would help you get your foot in the door? This is the story of a farmer’s son who, in the midst of a confused and ai 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 179 Transmigration: The Daily Life of an Ancient Imperial Exam Candidate, Son of a Peddler 穿越：商贩之子的古代科举日常 [Imperial Examinations + Alternate History + Everyday Life in Ancient Times + Building Wealth + Slow-Burn + Coming of Age] In his previous life, Lin Xiang’an lost his parents at a young age and grew up dependent on others. After getting into college, he took a leave of absence to serve as a conscript. When he returned from the military and resumed his studies, he started a few businesses and gradually made his fortune. He achieved success at a young age, and his business kept growing. Then, one 2.5kReads7.9Score182Shelves
- 180 The Number One Son-in-Law: From Child Bridegroom to Powerful Minister 第一赘婿：从童养夫到权臣 [Farming and imperial examinations + warm and relaxing + alternate ancient setting] [The male lead seems sweet and simple but is actually cunning and doting toward his wife; a story of growth × the female lead seems frail but is actually domineering and cold-hearted] Villagers: “That little fool from the Fang family carries Pear Girl around everywhere all day. What a bargain that child bride turned out to be!” Song Zhun: “Do you think I want to carry her? If I don’t humor that lazy girl, she say 737Reads8.4Score103Shelves
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Soaring Across the Firmament 跃苍穹
All right, I'll stop hiding it. I, Li Yan, don't slay demons and monsters solely to defend the human race. I want to improve too. I'm a young man with ambition! Demons and monsters, come here and let me kill you! Let your wicked lives help me grow! I wield a sword that slays demons and monsters! I wield a palm that turns heaven and earth upside down! I have a heart that upholds the world and brings glory to the human race!
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I, San Mao, Will Take the Imperial Exams 我，三毛，要科举
[Alternate world + farming + imperial examinations + everyday family life] One brick was all it took to turn Chen Ping'an into a poor farmer’s son. Farm the land? The taxes are too high. He shakes his head and gives up. Go into business? He’d still be stuck with corvee labor. No, that won’t work either. That leaves only one path. Fortunately, as he pursues his studies, he has the support of a teacher and several like-minded friends by his side. Along the way, Chen Sanmao overcomes one challenge
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- 183 The Imperial Examinations: Rising to the First Rank of Officialdom 科举之官居一品 Synopsis: A scholar in the morning, admitted to the imperial court by night. The protagonist begins as a young scholar from a farming family and rises step by step through the imperial examination system. In the end, he earns a place on the honors list, becomes a jinshi, and enters the ranks of officials. After becoming an official, he works his way up through the bureaucracy until he reaches the highest rank and governs the realm as chief minister, guiding Chinese civilization to become the mos 2kReads7.6Score101Shelves
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Zootopia: From Zero to Black-and-White Gang Superstar 动物城：从零开始成为黑白帮巨星
[Beastars + Zootopia + multiple heroines + furry + superhuman strength] The moment he opened his eyes, Seth found himself surrounded by several tigers. He thought he'd gotten a speedrun scenario, but then he suddenly noticed that all four of his limbs were covered in orange-and-black fur. Oh my god! I've become a little tiger! Just as Seth was reeling from the shock of his new identity, the tigers beside him started talking! “Oh, look! What an adorable little darling, with those big eyes...” Tha
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One Man, Three Legendary Talents: Poet Immortal, Poet Sage, and Father of Industry 一身三绝：诗仙，诗圣，工业鼻祖
[Soul transmigration + no System + ancient imperial examinations + reborn] In his previous life, he was a PhD in engineering from a top university. He had arranged to climb Mount Tai when he encountered a rare celestial phenomenon that appears only once in a thousand years: Mars shining ominously. Then he vanished without a trace. In this life, carrying five thousand years of future knowledge, he was reborn as Lu Yang, an eight-year-old boy in Taiping Village on the northern frontier of the Grea
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The Top Scholar Is Real, and So Is the Beggar 状元是真的，乞丐也是真的
Shen Mo, a Peking University history professor, wakes up one day as a nameless beggar. No household registration, no food, no shoes, and only a yellow dog so thin its skin clings to its bones. He spent thirty years studying the imperial examinations in his previous life, yet in this one he cannot even get near an exam hall. From a ruined temple to the Golden Throne Hall, from eating tree bark to earning top honors. The top scholar is real, and so is the beggar.
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From the Start, I Cut Down My Kin, Top the Imperial Exams, and Slay My Way Through the Court 开局先灭亲，科举中状元杀穿朝堂
[Historical fantasy + imperial examinations + transmigration + rebirth + court politics + power struggles] Zhao Jingyu, a screenwriter with a modest reputation in the entertainment industry, watched a video about ancient male entertainers and had the misfortune of transmigrating into the body of one. He has no intention of becoming a helpless victim for others to bully. Anyone who picks on him gets wiped out! His shameless grandfather covets his body? Wiped out! His corrupt second uncle aids and
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Getting By in the Late Ming 明末混日子
A little nobody arrived in a brand-new world. What path would he take here...? Perhaps he would change this place. Perhaps he would remain nothing more than a speck of dust, arriving quietly and leaving just as quietly. Perhaps he would try his hardest and still fail. Whatever happened, life would go on, and tomorrow would still come. He just wouldn't be that young man anymore.
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- 189 Reborn as a Villain 重生之恶徒 Great heroes emerge in turbulent times. In the 1990s, the Caucasus descended into chaos. The outbreak of the Chechen War further shattered Moscow's authority. Amid the turmoil, a soul from another time and place found itself inhabiting the body of a Russian soldier. And so the story begins. 2.1kReads9.2Score154Shelves
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The Emperor's Tutor from a Humble Family 寒门帝师
Zhao Han accidentally transmigrates to ancient times, only to discover that he is a wastrel, hopelessly addicted to gambling. His family has already run out of rice, yet all he thinks about is drinking and beating his wife. Looking at his tiny wife, with barely any meat on her bones, he secretly vows to give her a good life. Fishing, setting up factories, inventing new things... Using the resources from his previous life, he makes a roaring success of their little life and leads the people of
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Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: I Asked You to Repay Your Debt, Not Paint Skins and Ghosts 聊斋：让你还债，没让你画皮画鬼
[Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio + Bizarre Cultivation + No System + Subverting Expectations + Folk Supernatural Tales + Becoming a God Through Painting + Dark Tone + Lovecraftian Horror + Clever Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Transmigrating into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, I find myself trapped in the deadly predicament of The Painted Skin from the start, and saddled with an unpayable debt to the dead? Don't panic. I have a White Bone Brush tha
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- 192 Dragon Head 龙头 For the sake of the goddess, I crossed the big shot in the county. To stay alive, I fought my way up, one step at a time, until I became the boss... One day, the hidden dragon will find the rain it needs. With a single roar, it will shift the mountains and rivers and move the Big Dipper. Stories of the underdog rising to the top will always set the blood racing. 27.6kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves
- 193 Wait, How Did My AI Girlfriend Cultivate into a Sword Immortal? 不是，我电子女友咋修成剑仙了 [Signed for publication, read with confidence] [One heroine] [Fresh premise] [Virtual girlfriend raising + pay-to-power-up] My name is Chen Huai'an. I have cancer, and I'm about to die. Lately, I've gotten hooked on a game where you raise a virtual girlfriend. I spend money to buy her cultivation techniques and magical treasures. Even though my wallet is empty, I couldn't be happier. I always thought it was just a game, until one day my virtual girlfriend gave me a pill. The next second, the pil 183.9kReads9.3Score253.7kShelves
- 194 Professor Ning Is Troubled: What Should He Do About His Socially Anxious Wife? 宁教授苦恼，太太是个社恐怎么办 (Completed) [Marriage first, love later + two strangers + little white rabbit and big bad wolf] [Pretend-proper history professor × genuinely antisocial voice actor] Zi Su always thought Ning Shisui had entered a marriage of convenience with her because he couldn't be with the person he loved. Until one night, he got drunk and gently held her captive in his arms. Zi Su was so nervous she didn't dare move. Stammering, she asked, “Prof... Professor Ning, don't you like men?” His gaze burned as he 6.3kReads8.9Score769Shelves
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I’m So Rich, the Emperor Won’t Even Pay My Salary 因为我太有钱陛下就不给发俸禄
Yang Jingyun was born into the Great Qian dynasty. He never expected to find himself in a family packed with brothers, where every day was a struggle of schemes and calculations. Hoping to build a better life for himself, Yang Jingyun began setting up workshops to make sugar, brew liquor, and produce candles and soap, leading his clan to prosperity. Unexpectedly, he caught the emperor’s attention and earned the emperor’s favor. Not only was he granted noble status, but his whole family was ennob
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Regretting My College Entrance Exam in My Past Life, I Fulfill My Wish in the Imperial Exams This Life 前世高考之憾，今世科举得愿
No System, no golden finger, and no womanizing. A soul disillusioned with modern life is reborn in a body in the Great Xia Dynasty. In his previous life, he made a living delivering food; in this one, he intends to give this decaying dynasty a chance at rebirth. The dynasty's institutions closely resemble those of the late Ming. Its deep-rooted ills are compounded by corrupt officials wreaking havoc within and powerful enemies circling beyond its borders. Chaos reigns, and the people suffer. Wit
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Reborn as a Wicked Foster Mother: I Raised the Villainous Tyrant All Wrong 穿成恶毒养母：把反派暴君养歪了
[No romance + teaching + adorable kids + farming + building wealth + infrastructure] A warm, slice-of-life story Zhang Ziruo transmigrates into the role of the evil adoptive mother of a tyrannical villain, destined for a tragic end. She plans to win the villain’s favor while he is still young, only to discover that he has been reborn... Taking stock of her new circumstances, she decides to open a school and become a teacher! She’ll raise the villain to be a virtuous, capable, open-minded, and po
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- 198 Luring Ghosts and Catching Criminals: A Low-Ranking County Magistrate 坑鬼捉凶，一品小县令 When Chu Ling opened her eyes, she had become the novel's number-one female side character, a troublemaker who ultimately got herself killed when the heroine shot an arrow through her heart. Knowing how the plot would unfold, Chu Ling spat in disdain, broke free of the story's control, and threw herself into building a career. But being a county magistrate is no easy job. One day, a ghostly maid comes to air her grievances; the next, a ghostly tutor shows up to reprimand her. Even stepping outsi 5.8kReads9.5Score956Shelves
- 199 Jilted on My Wedding Night, I Bond with the Grand Agricultural Official System 新婚夜被鸽后我绑定了大司农系统 [Women in government + farming and infrastructure + satisfying revenge with light comedy + career-focused with a little romance + male lead in a supporting role + beloved by everyone + romance after an arranged marriage] Lin Ran transmigrates to a fictional dynasty and gains a grandmother obsessed with chanting sutras, a father who brings bad luck to his wives, a bookish second younger brother, a wastrel third younger brother, an influential family by marriage, and a misfit System that hounds he 9.4kReads9.4Score1.4kShelves
- 200 I Build Infrastructure in Ancient Times 我在古代搞基建 [Woman Disguised as a Man + Infrastructure Building + Career-Focused + Fiercely Protective + Clear-Eyed Heroine] Original title: Building Infrastructure in Ancient Times Tang Yixuan, a brilliant engineer, transmigrates into the body of a woman who has taken her brother’s place as the new magistrate of Qingchuan County. To stay alive, she racks her brains and exhausts every resource at her disposal. She builds waterworks, raises tall buildings, paves roads with concrete, and constructs a city. Be 4.3kReads9.1Score575Shelves
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