Now This Is the Kind of Novel Chinese People Should Read 这才是中国人该看的小说

1. 1 让 I Asked You to Scavenge, and You Found a Nuclear Bomb? 让你捡破烂，你捡出来核弹？ Two Meals a Day一天饿两顿Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Feel-good] [Comedy] [Livestream] [No Romance] [Lighthearted] Su Yun transmigrates into a parallel world and joins the show The Strongest Challenger, where he draws the job of “scrap collector.” From the moment he finds a Type 38 rifle, things start getting weird. Police: “You’re just a scrap collector, so why are you always running into corpses?” Online viewers: “I told you to collect scrap, not solve crimes!” Military: “Holy crap! A pilgrimage of beasts! The Imperial Seal! The tomb of a Qin dy 19.4kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves

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   🎉🎉This book had me laughing non-stop! It's explosive and hilarious right from the start. I laugh so hard every time I read it. I was in a reading slump, but this book was a revelation. It's so funny, you have to understand! If you haven't read it yet, don't miss it!

2. 2 全 The Internet Weeps: A Four-Year-Old Feeds the Heroes of the War of Resistance 全网泪崩：四岁崽崽投喂抗战先烈 Sugar-Free Nai Tea萘茶不加糖Modern Romance498k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history war] [National-fortune livestream] [Adorable little one] [Tearjerker] [Defending the nation] [Dimensional superiority] [Patriotic] [Parallel worlds] A livestream from a parallel world appears, unexpectedly connecting to the pioneers who are blazing a path through a frozen wasteland! In a forbidden zone where temperatures plunge to minus forty degrees, they wear threadbare clothes and have gone seven days without food. They chew ice and snow to survive, battling blizzards str 91Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is the kind of novel Chinese people should be reading!

3. 3 上 I Hand Over a Time Portal, and a Little One Shows Our Ancestors a Golden Age 上交时空门，萌娃带先辈看盛世 How Could You Want Me to Lychee你要我怎能荔枝Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted Three-year-old Beibei gets lost in her grandfather’s museum and accidentally binds herself to a “Historical Museum System.” She can transmigrate at will to key moments in modern history. What’s more, she can “steal” famous figures from history books and bring them to the present for a “vacation.” And then everything takes a sudden turn: In a cave dwelling at the Red Star Base, Beibei pulls out a tablet. “Grandpa, look! This is our home in the future. It has so many planes!” The kindly chief gran 42.6kReads8.1Score5.9kShelves
4. 4 让 You Asked Me to Make a VR Game, and the Ice Sculptor Made the Whole Internet Cry with a Dungeon 让你做VR，冰雕连副本刀哭全网 Lanxi Beneath the Moon月下兰溪Urban254k WordsCompleted In a parallel world, Captain Eagle is all the rage. Young people know only superheroes, not the spirit of China's soldiers? Designer Su Yun strikes back by releasing the VR blockbuster Ice and Snow World. Its shameless slogan reads: “Awesome shooting! Unstoppable mowing down! Become a god with one click!” Jack, a top-tier star streamer worldwide, believes the hype. He eagerly jumps into the game, ready to play Rambo, only to find himself starting with nothing but snow, with every piece of gear s 122Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 5 中 After Winning a Hundred Million, I Became My Company's Savior 中奖一个亿后，我成了公司救世主 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Urban424k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out, but it'll slowly improve! No risk in getting on board!] Shen Yanshen casually bought two lottery tickets and won a hundred million. His miserable working life was over for good, and from then on he lived in a mansion and drove a Mercedes. His ex-girlfriend, who had once looked down on him for being poor, came back in tears, begging him to take her back. Shen Yanshen kicked her a hundred meters away. “Get as far away as you can. Can't you see I'm washing my wife's feet? 3kReads5.9Score116Shelves

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   After reading an exciting book

6. 6 怀 Suspecting My Wife of Cheating, I Hid in a Cardboard Box for Three Days and Nights 怀疑妻子出轨，我躲在纸箱里三天三夜 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted Suspecting My Wife Was Cheating, I Hid in a Cardboard Box for Three Days and Nights 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 跟 I Followed My Wife to a Hotel, and I Regretted It 跟踪老婆到酒店后，我后悔了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted I followed my wife to a hotel, and regretted it 6.1kReads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 共 Shared Location Exposed My Wife’s Secret, So I Ruined Her and Left Her With Nothing 共享定位暴露妻子秘密，我让她身败名裂净身出户 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted My Wife’s Secret Was Exposed by Location Sharing. I Ruined Her Reputation and Kicked Her Out With Nothing 903Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 人 While I Was Away on a Business Trip, My Home Became Their Love Hotel 人在外地出差，我家成了他们的钟点房 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted While I was away on a business trip, my home became their hourly hotel 3.5kReads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 鲟 Sturgeon Returns to Ning'an 鲟洄宁安 Ren Enshuo任恩硕Modern Romance341k WordsOngoing A Republican-era tragic romance, a woman's coming-of-age story, and two male leads. A sharp-witted, falsely disguised shaman PKs a rebellious dragon who slays gods. A sudden heavenly fire destroys a city, and the revered Hu Xuan shaman is wrongly blamed and made a scapegoat. With a colossal lie, Ge Wangshu rides alone for a thousand miles to escort the orphan Eyun home. It seems like a sturgeon swimming upstream to return to its birthplace, but in truth, it's the start of a journey with no retu 170Reads—Score166Shelves

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    Well-written and sentimental. The first book is a tragic romance set in the Republican era, featuring female growth and patriotic fervor. The second book is a long-awaited reunion, a small-town romance, and was published in print.

11. 11 求 On the Day He Proposed, His Fiancée Told Her Boss, “Let Him Take the Fall. He’s Honest and Easy to Fool” 求婚当天，未婚妻对上司说：让他接盘吧，他老实好骗 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted On the day I proposed, my fiancée told her boss, “Let him take over. He’s honest and easy to fool.” 524Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 华 China's God of War: The Ultraman Live-In Son-in-Law 华夏战神奥特赘婿 Feng Daofeng冯道风Anime Fanfiction110k WordsCompleted Saga, one of the Mysterious Four Ultras, was badly wounded in a fierce battle with his old nemesis, Zetton. With no other choice, he went to the Land of Light, where he fell in love with a female Ultraman. For love, he married into her family and became an Ultraman son-in-law. But all he got in return was endless humiliation. Three years later, he finally stopped pretending... The Myriad Worlds, fantasy, urban life, romance, Journey to the West, prehistoric chaos, infinite flow, Naruto, fan fict 12Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    These are truly divine books; you'd be missing out if you didn't read them.

13. 13 暮 At Dusk, the Child Returns 暮时子归 Ren Enshuo任恩硕Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] “Did you know Lin Daiyu is supposed to be paired with Sun Wukong? Nuwa arranged this ‘wood-and-stone bond’ as the destined match of the Goddess of the Xiao River and the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.” Xiao Xiang has had enough of drifting around and wants to go back to her hometown and live off her family. But the place is a complete mess, and there's nowhere for her to stay. Then there's that crafty Great Sage with eight hundred tricks up his sleeve, constantly makin 145Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 姐 Sis, I Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore~ 姐姐，我不想努力了~ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted Big Sister, I don’t want to work hard anymore~ 15Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 达 A Comrade's Guide to Surviving the Apocalypse 达瓦里氏的末日求生记 North Sen Sen Sen Sen北森森森森Sci-Fi & Apocalypse327k WordsOngoing When the apocalypse descends upon the land of China, all manner of ghosts and monsters emerge, and the people are plunged into misery. What can be done? Everyone has an independent mind and personality. When order collapses, the evil deep within people rises to the surface. Yet there are those who can avoid falling into darkness. Those who gather together because they share the same ideals are called comrades! Dear comrade! The apocalypse is here, but do not panic. Stay quietly at home and wait 18Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    This novel is alright. Don't be misled by the title; the author is terrible at coming up with titles.

16. 16 男 Boys Deserve to Be Protected, Too 男孩子也要好好保护自己 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted Boys Need to Protect Themselves, Too 16Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 我 I'm a Product Manager in the Underworld 我在阴间当产品经理 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted I’m a Product Manager in the Underworld 4Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 顶 After the Top Sales Rep Checked Out, the Director Begged Me for Forgiveness All Night 顶级销冠摆烂后，总监连夜跪求我原谅 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After the Top Sales Champion Slacks Off, the Director Begs on His Knees for Forgiveness All Night 1Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 邻 My Neighbor Turned the Hallway Into Her Bathroom. I Tore It Down, and She Cried 邻居把走廊爆改成她家厕所，我强拆后她哭了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted My Neighbor Turned the Hallway into Her Bathroom. I Tore It Down, and Now She’s Crying 2Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 公 The Company Went Public and Gave Me a $500 Grocery Gift Card. After I Quit, the Boss Went Mad With Regret 公司上市只给500元超市购物卡，我离职后，老板悔疯了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted The Company Went Public and Gave Us a 500-Yuan Supermarket Gift Card. After I Quit, the Boss Was Beside Himself with Regret 6Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 全 After the Stay-at-Home Mom Returned to Work, Her Whole Family Begged for Forgiveness 全职妈妈重返职场后，全家跪求我原谅 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted After This Stay-at-Home Mom Returned to Work, Her Whole Family Begged for Forgiveness 3Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 鬼 Psycho Horror: In Front of Scumbags, What’s a Little Supernatural Weirdness? 鬼畜：人渣面前，诡异算个毛！ Sugar Quixote糖吉柯德Urban1.2M WordsOngoing Synopsis: From the start, he blew up the Nogi Demon Shrine and burned down the Yasukuni Demon Shrine. Reborn in a world filled with the supernatural, where gates were scattered across the land, and behind them lay endless horrors and madness. System successfully activated. Binding to the Justice System... Confess your love to a supernatural being? A supernatural being comes asking you to name its true form? “Young master, what do I look like to you?” Chen Si: “You look like a little blonde, blue 1.8kReads9.2Score188Shelves

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    The protagonist blew up the Yasukuni Shrine

23. 23 我 My Hilarious Daily Life With Doubao 我和豆包的逗比日常 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted My Hilarious Everyday Life with Doubao 5Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 A AI Courting the Emperor's Favor: My Harem Is in Chaos AI争宠，朕的后宫不太平啊 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted AI Competing for Favor, My Harem Is in Chaos 8Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 为 Live-Streaming Street Interviews to Boost the Birth Rate 为了提高生育率，直播街头采访 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted To Boost the Birth Rate, I Livestream Street Interviews 37Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 为 Live Street Interviews to Boost Employment Rates 为了提高就业率，直播街头采访 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted Street Interviews Livestreamed to Boost Employment Rates 38Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 过 I Can't Go On Like This: My Girlfriend Won't Tell Me the Truth 过不下去了，女朋友不说真话 City Lord城主12k WordsCompleted I can’t take this anymore. My girlfriend never tells the truth. 3.2kReads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 官 The Officialdom Game 官奕 Dreams of Spring and Autumn梦话春秋Urban628k WordsOngoing My name is Wei Zilong, and I’ve spent my career in government. Through my story, I want to show everyone what the political arena is really like... When you’re in public service, you can’t always control your own fate. If you never weather a storm, how can you ever mature? 13.1kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves

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    A highly recommended novel about officialdom

29. 29 开 I Was Rescuing People in a Fire Truck, but an Actor Blocked the Road 开消防车救援的我，惨遭戏子封路 Win a Marquisate and Become a General封侯拜将Urban436k WordsOngoing From the start, he transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a proud firefighter. But while responding to an emergency, he is blocked by an actor. Desperate to reach the fire and rescue people in time, Ye Mo has no choice but to forcibly move the actor’s car. Little does he know that he has angered the actor and will be subjected to online abuse… 49Reads5.3Score—Shelves

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    There is no such thing as a peaceful and tranquil life; it's just that someone is bearing the burden.

30. 30 不 I Stopped Handing Over My Salary, and My Wife Who Spoils Her Brother Panicked 不上交工资，扶弟魔老婆慌了 City Lord城主11k WordsCompleted He won’t hand over his paycheck, and his sister-obsessed wife is panicking. 859Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 开 From the Start, a Hundredth-Birthday Celebration and Ten Death Notices 开局百年大寿，十张阵亡通知书 Young Master Linhai临海公子Eastern Fantasy170k WordsOngoing Chen Batian was a veteran who had won every battle and survived a thousand wars. In one fight, he burned through his own vital energy and killed a powerful warrior from another race at the cost of grievous injuries that left him unable to fight. He retired from the front lines, returned to the rear, and married and raised a family. On Chen Batian's hundredth birthday, a day meant for great celebration, he received ten death notices from the front lines. His three sons, three daughters-in-law, th 10Reads5.2Score—Shelves
32. 32 我 My Ex-Wife Humiliated Me in Front of My Wife, in Public 我被前妻当着老婆的面在大庭广众 City Lord城主Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted My Ex-Wife Humiliated Me in Public in Front of My Wife 523Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 我 After I Learned Her Secret, She Took Me to the Civil Affairs Bureau 我知道她的秘密后，她却带我去了民政局 Dreams of Spring and Autumn梦话春秋32k WordsCompleted After I Learned Her Secret, She Took Me to the Civil Affairs Bureau 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 过 Adoption into the Family 过继 Dreams of Spring and Autumn梦话春秋Urban1.9M WordsCompleted This is a novel about a man growing up through blood and tears. Along with the cruelty of reality comes the trickery of fate. But if you’re a man, wipe away your tears and face every hardship. Make yourself tough as steel, unbreakable... 29.9kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves

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    These two books are absolutely authentic and of high quality! Feel free to jump in! They depict every aspect of society and the complexities of human relationships! Only those who experience it truly understand.

35. 35 百 Centenarian God of War: His Nine Sons Sacrificed Themselves, Now He Goes to War for His Country! 百岁战神：九子捐躯，为国出征！ Starry Night Is My Idol星夜是我偶像Urban524k WordsCompleted The hundred-year-old God of War, Jiang Tiance. At his birthday banquet, he is met by nine coffins, each empty of his sons' remains. With hatred in his heart and a blade in hand, he returns to the battlefield of the myriad races! Alone, he fights the myriad races and slaughters foreign enemies from countless nations! The green hills are honored to bury the bones of the loyal. Why should one need a horse's hide to wrap their corpse? Why must one's bones be buried in their homeland? Wherever one 181Reads5.5Score—Shelves
36. 36 离 After Our Divorce, My Wife Wants to See the Kids. I Won't Let Her 离婚后老婆想看孩子，我不允许 City Lord城主10k WordsCompleted After the Divorce, My Wife Wants to See the Kids, and I Won’t Allow It 249Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 老 My Wife Went on a Business Trip to Japan and Came Back with a Daughter 老婆去岛国出差，带回来个女儿 City Lord城主14k WordsCompleted My wife went to Japan on a business trip and came back with a daughter. 758Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 祖 My Country Is Sanctioned, So I Secretly Donate Fusion Technology 祖国被制裁，我匿名捐赠核聚变 IYe LiangII野良IUrban252k WordsOngoing Su Yi transmigrates to Blue Star and obtains a research System. Just by reading books, he can earn points. The points can be exchanged for all kinds of materials to make high-tech devices. Recently, the United States publicly declared that the Dragon Kingdom's space station used Chinese, which did not meet American standards and had to switch to English. When the demand was rejected, the United States openly imposed sanctions. It banned chip sales, cracked down on the Dragon Kingdom's military i —Reads5.5Score—Shelves
39. 39 新 Writing Tips for Beginners 新人写作技巧 City Lord城主633k WordsOngoing [Chapters in each volume may be updated or revised over time. Readers are welcome to study the material and leave comments or suggestions.] 1. Describing Appearance Use a character’s physical features to convey their personality, status, age, and other traits. Example: He was tall and gaunt, with sunken eyes and tightly pressed lips, giving him a stern, unapproachable air. Her long hair flowed like a waterfall in the breeze, and her eyes shone with confidence. 2. Describing Expressions Reflect 58Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 华 China: A Centenarian Veteran Goes to War Carrying His Own Coffin 华夏：百岁老兵，从背棺出征开始 Jiu Chen Chen Chen Chen九辰辰辰辰Urban153k WordsOngoing Chu Feng transmigrates into a world undergoing spiritual qi revival. Badly wounded on the battlefield, he retires and can only watch as his former comrades continue to fall on the front lines. He was once a peak Martial King. With humanity in peril and his comrades dying in battle, how could he run away? “Peak battle intent detected in Host. Heroic Spirit System awakened!” “Collect China's foremost battle general among its heroic spirits, Xia Longwu, and obtain Divine Dragon Blood!” “Collect Chi 8Reads6.6Score—Shelves
41. 41 小 No One Has Ascended from This Little World in Ten Thousand Years, So I Came to Investigate 小世界万年无人飞升，我前来查看 City Lord城主13k WordsCompleted No one in this small world has ascended in ten thousand years, so I’ve come to investigate 84Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 参 Enlisting in the Army: Wearing Glory, Defending China! 参军入伍：身披荣光为华夏护航！ Drunk on the Battlefield醉卧沙场Urban112k WordsOngoing Don't be afraid! I'm here! I won't leave you behind! One hand saving lives, the other saluting! Worthy of the country, worthy of the people! With a heart full of passion, I serve China! With a battered body, I protect the light! For the peace and safety of the country beneath that light, I will give my life and faith to the motherland! I will devote my soul and will to China's Dragon Banner! In military uniform, bloodied on the battlefield, flesh and blood made divine! I will protect the unyield 16Reads7.0Score—Shelves
43. 43 大 My Senior Brother Is Terrifyingly Strong, Yet Far Too Cautious 大师兄强的可怕却过分稳健 City Lord城主7k WordsCompleted The Eldest Senior Brother Is Terrifyingly Strong, Yet Far Too Cautious 40Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 离 After Our Divorce, My Ex-Wife Wants to See the Kids. I Absolutely Won't Let Her 离婚后前妻想看孩子，我绝对允许 City Lord城主9k WordsCompleted After the Divorce, My Ex-Wife Wants to See the Kids, and I Absolutely Won’t Allow It 374Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 起 Getting to the Bottom of Mind-Reading 起底观心术 Bao Erri鲍尔日Urban1.5M WordsCompleted When I was five, a fortune-teller said I’d be able to read people’s minds when I grew up. My parents thought I was a genius and spent the whole family’s savings to send me to school. But I failed the college entrance exam and became a fried-noodle vendor. That vendor later became a “Walking Encyclopedia,” all thanks to the saying, “In books, there are houses of gold.” You are not just who you are. You can become a different kind of dazzling light. Read a comment on the first page, and you’ll get 225.7kReads9.6Score64.5kShelves

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    These four books are top-tier novels on Tomato Books. Don't be fooled by their ratings of only 9.6 And 9.7; They could easily reach 10.0. The first one is a great book whose title doesn't do it justice. The latter three are by the same author, and the text covers Hunter x Hunter, history, medicine, Taoism, Feng Shui, the I Ching, and knowledge of both traditional Chinese and Western medicine—all very helpful for life and work! I read them while taking notes.

46. 46 蚊 The Mosquito Emperor Has Fallen! 蚊天帝，陨落了！ City Lord城主10k WordsCompleted The Mosquito Heavenly Emperor has fallen! 9Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 天EN The Heavenly Eye Feng Shui Master 天眼风水师 Light of the Dao道之光Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [A feng shui novel] [Featuring feng shui, Daoist medicine, psychology, and economics; read faces and phone numbers] [Practical insights] [Explaining the esoteric with science] My master hastily taught me the art of divination and passed down a few books. Before I even had the chance to formally begin my training in the mountains, he sent me down into the world to help people... Where can I even go to complain about that? Amid the mortal world, I help others and cultivate myself. 703.3kReads9.6Score149.7kShelves

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    The first book was very helpful; it's a novel that contains a lot of knowledge. The second book is the I Ching, a classic of Chinese studies.

48. 48 我 I Have Reached the Pinnacle of Junior College Cultivation, the Strongest in the Mortal World 我乃大专巅峰境修为，人间至强 City Lord城主19k WordsCompleted I Have Reached the Pinnacle of the Junior College Realm, the Strongest in the Human World 8Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 蛙 The Frog Emperor Ascended in a Pool and Saw Countless Members of His Kind 蛙族大帝飞升水池，看见无数同族 City Lord城主10k WordsCompleted The Frog Clan Emperor Ascended Through the Pool and Saw Countless Members of His Kind 5Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 被 My Wife Hypnotized Me and Uncovered My Secrets 被老婆催眠，她问出了我的隐私 City Lord城主13k WordsCompleted My wife hypnotized me and asked about my secrets 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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