Looking for Realistic Novels with a Peaceful, Cozy Feel 求现实平淡温馨的小说

1. 1 甜 Sweet, Sizzling Kisses! After We Get Our Marriage License, He Kisses Me Red Every Night 甜欲肆吻！领证后夜夜被亲红温 Qing Qing Ci轻卿辞Modern Romance473k WordsCompleted Jiang Jinnian, the current head of the Jiang family, is known for his self-discipline and propriety, and his cool temperament. Even though the Jiang and Shen families arranged a marriage long ago, no one ever connected him with Shen Nanzhi. For years, Shen Nanzhi thought the same. Jiang Jinnian spent most of his time abroad. He was cold by nature and rarely came home, so the two hardly ever had a chance to meet. Even when they did, Shen Nanzhi always kept her distance. She never imagined that, b 47kReads9.1Score5.2kShelves

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   Arranged marriage that blossoms into love—sweet and reassuring [the unique sense of security that comes with an older man/woman relationship].

2. 2 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? 3kReads5.9Score113Shelves

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   Heartwarming everyday stories, now complete.

3. 3 点 Set My Heart Ablaze 点火烧心 Little Yuan Liaoliao小元了了Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted * [Marriage first, love later / Male lead rises to the top / Second male lead tries to win her back but fails / One-on-one romance / Neither lead has been with anyone else] Refined beauty from a scholarly family × passionate, unconventional, wicked bastard (Ren Deng × Sui Ke) * Ren Deng has spent seven years by Tan Zhili’s side. Their friends all know she likes him, but Tan Zhili has never once acknowledged her as his girlfriend. Though their relationship has no name and no future, Ren Deng neve 2.8kReads9.0Score300Shelves
4. 4 老 After My Husband Returned from a Business Trip to Chengdu, a Casual Short Video Made Me Go Viral 老公从成都出差回来后，我随手发个短视频爆火了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted After My Husband Returned from a Business Trip to Chengdu, a Short Video I Posted on a Whim Went Viral 12.6kReads—Score101Shelves
5. 5 女 My Daughter Wants to Sell the House to Start a Business, So I Flipped the Dinner Table 女儿要卖房创业，我掀了饭桌 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted My Daughter Wants to Sell the House to Start a Business, So I Flipped the Dinner Table 738Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Heartwarming short stories based on reality

6. 6 广 After I Was Bullied While Walking My Kid at the Plaza, I Exposed the Old Bully Online 广场遛娃被霸凌后，我让恶人老头全网社死 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After I Was Bullied While Taking My Kid to the Plaza, I Made the Old Bully a Pariah Across the Internet 73Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 老 After My Husband Cheated, I Ran the Company into Bankruptcy 老公出轨后，我把公司搞破产了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After My Husband Cheated, I Ran the Company into Bankruptcy 5.7kReads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 道 You Try to Guilt-Trip Me and Pull Strings? I'm the Kind Who Shows No Mercy, Not Even to Family 道德绑架还想走后门？我可是六亲不认的主 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted You try to guilt-trip me and pull strings? I'm the sort who disowns even my own family. 242Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 闪 After a Whirlwind Wedding, I Became a Rich Woman and Didn't Have to Work Night Shifts 闪婚后我成了富婆，还不用上夜班 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted After a Whirlwind Marriage, I Became a Rich Woman and Didn't Have to Work the Night Shift 11.3kReads—Score100Shelves
10. 10 和 After a Blind Date with a Stunning Beauty, I Became a Dad Without Any Pain 和大美女相亲后，我无痛当爹 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted After a Blind Date with a Gorgeous Woman, I Became a Dad Without the Pain 145Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 停 My Coworker Stole a Kiss from Me During a Power Outage 停电时我被同事偷亲了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted A Coworker Stole a Kiss from Me During a Power Outage 890Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 百 After the Million-Yuan Year-End Bonus Was Canceled, the Whole Company Regretted It 百万年终奖取消后，全公司都后悔了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted The Million-Yuan Year-End Bonus Was Canceled, and the Whole Company Regretted It 2kReads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 相 My Blind Date Is a Treasure 相亲对象是个宝 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted My Blind Date Is a Treasure 144Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 被 After I Was Rumored to Have Slept My Way Up with a Beautiful CEO 被造谣靠美女总裁上位后 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted After Rumors Spread That I Rose to the Top by Relying on a Beautiful Female CEO 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 听 After Hearing My Patients’ Thoughts, I Turned My Career Around at the Hospital 听到患者心声后我在医院逆袭了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted I Turned My Career Around at the Hospital After Hearing Patients' Thoughts 40Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 降 After Being Demoted and Quietly Giving Up, My Incompetent Boss Begged Me to Accept a Promotion 降职摆烂后，草包领导跪求我升职 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After I Was Demoted and Started Slacking Off, My Incompetent Boss Begged Me on His Knees to Promote Me 2.5kReads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 为 After Clearing the White Moonlight's Name, the Prince Panicked 为白月光翻案后，王爷他慌了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted After Clearing Her White Moonlight’s Name, the Prince Panics 2kReads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 完 The Perfect 50-50 Split 完美AA制 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted The Perfect 50-50 Split 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 菀 Wan Yuan Is Your Substitute, Yet Better Than You 菀苑类卿却胜卿 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Wan Yuan Resembles Qing, Yet Surpasses Her 557Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 植 My Comatose Husband Woke Up After I Married Him to Bring Him Good Luck 植物人老公被我冲喜冲醒了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted My Vegetative Husband Woke Up After I Married Him for Good Luck 2.3kReads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 家 My Family Sent Me to Die in My Brother's Place. Now That I've Become a War God, They Beg Me to Acknowledge Them 家族让我替弟从军赴死，我成铁血战神后他们跪求相认 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted My Family Sent Me to Die in My Brother’s Place. Now That I’ve Become a Battle-Hardened God of War, They’re Begging Me to Acknowledge Them 627Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 我 After I Left the Family Chat, My Daughter-in-Law Fell Apart 我退出家庭群后，儿媳崩溃了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted After I left the family group chat, my daughter-in-law fell apart 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 怀 Eight Months Pregnant, and My Skilled Migrant Visa Renewal Is Rejected on Suspicion of Money Laundering. What Should I Do? 怀孕8个月，优才续签被告知涉嫌洗钱怎么办？ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted At eight months pregnant, what should I do after being told my Quality Migrant Admission Scheme visa renewal is under suspicion for money laundering? —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 恶 I'm the One Who'll Deal with the Wicked Neighbor 恶邻自有我来磨 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted Leave It to Me to Deal with the Wicked Neighbor 1Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 不 My Stubborn Mother-in-Law Went to Her Grave 不听劝的婆婆归西了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted My Stubborn Mother-in-Law Went to Meet Her Maker 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 同 My Desk Mate's Sugar Daddy Is My Dad 同桌的干爹是我爸 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted My deskmate's godfather is my dad —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 试 The Trial-Room Maid 试房丫鬟 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The House-Testing Maid —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 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 3.3kReads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 月 During My Confinement, I Kicked My Mother-in-Law Out 月子里，我赶跑了婆婆 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted I Kicked My Mother-in-Law Out During My Postpartum Month 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 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 5.7kReads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 超 A Collection of Super-Short, Sweet Romances 超短篇小甜文合集 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance124k WordsCompleted All are sweet little stories! Each one is a standalone, super-short tale. Straightforward romance, no misunderstandings, quick progress, and quick endings. Story One: A tree finds his companion vine [Zhu Yan x Yue Zhiteng] Story Two: The man fought over by a rich woman and a rich young man [Tao Zhuo x Chen Shu] Story Three: A mountain spirit obsessed with human phones and a human who fall for each other [Lin Fenfen x Lu Yuan] Story Four: A severely lopsided student reborn in her third year of mi 3.7kReads8.2Score248Shelves

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    Reality, plain and warm

32. 32 在 Love in Badminton Season 在羽毛球时节，恋爱 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted (Just received a rating, so there aren’t many votes yet) [One-on-one sweet romance + ordinary working-stiff life and love + reunion after a long separation + mutual devotion + slow and steady love] [Half everyday romance, half working-stiff life] The theme of this story: Love is just as important as work. Even if you’re a working stiff, you should find a sense of purpose in yourself through all the trials and tribulations. Working stiffs deserve love too!! People say the secret to a good re 122Reads8.0Score—Shelves
33. 33 表 My Cousin Got into Harvard and Had Me Committed to a Mental Hospital 表姐考上哈佛大学，将我送进精神病院 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折12k WordsCompleted My Cousin Got into Harvard and Sent Me to a Mental Hospital 17.2kReads—Score108Shelves
34. 34 出 After Prison, I Picked Up a CEO 出狱后，捡漏一个总裁 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted After Getting Out of Prison, I Stumbled Upon a CEO 5kReads—Score101Shelves
35. 35 新 Newlyweds, Growing Closer 新婚渐浓 Dan Jian丹笺Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted Marriage before love / Adult romance / A slow, steady relationship / Sweet romance Cool, rational neurosurgeon vs. attentive, service-oriented head of a corporate group The marriage between Shen Mingyue and Bo Yi began with a drunken joke between their grandfathers. Out of gratitude for an old kindness, Shen Mingyue agreed to marry him to help her family out of a difficult situation. On the first day of their marriage, she was called back to the hospital for an emergency surgery and didn’t come 30.6kReads8.9Score3.2kShelves

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    I highly recommend this book! It's a very slice-of-life novel. Although it features a wealthy protagonist, it's not the kind where people just throw money around all the time. Both the male and female leads are in their early thirties, and they're very mature and composed in their speech and actions, especially the female lead. The male lead is also quite good, but I prefer the female lead [smirk]. Go read it; you won't regret it. It's also not very long, so you'll finish it quickly. If you like audiobooks, you can use the multi-character dialogue mode; it works quite well.

36. 36 何 Where Can I Find a Beauty? 何处有佳人 Mrs. Panda胖达太太Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted Hao Jia is an ordinary girl, living an ordinary life and following the expected path. She’s just one step away from completing the usual milestones of blind dates, marriage, and having a child when an unexpected accident disrupts her plans and sends her life down a different track. Ye Yiheng is a brilliant scholar pursuing both a master’s and a doctorate, and a gentle, refined practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine. He and his girlfriend were together from school uniforms to wedding gowns, 25.6kReads9.0Score3kShelves

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    Both the male and female leads are remarried and have easygoing personalities. The male lead is a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, and the female lead is a freelancer. Having experienced betrayal and hurt in their previous marriages, they gradually find themselves drawn to each other upon their second meeting. The story is simple, warm, and has a gentle, enduring feel.

37. 37 共 Sailing Together 共舟行 Little Mouse Maomao阿鼠毛毛Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Small-Town Fiction | Slow Burn | 1v1, Both Leads Chaste | Ensemble Growth | Working-Class Struggles | Realistic | Period Setting] “Across a thousand miles, the boat speeds on; a letter of love rides home on the wind.” A small town in southern China in the 1990s A young man holds an unremarkable bouquet of roses And lays his feelings bare beneath the night sky From scraping by with a street stall to finding a way forward together Through wind and rain, they share life's many ups and downs This i 2kReads—Score114Shelves

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    This book is very good.

38. 38 我 The True Story of My Love with Mr. Shen 我和沈先生的恋爱实录 A Jiu0921阿九0921Two Male Leads126k WordsCompleted Pei Ran: I met, understood, and fell in love with Mr. Shen when we were young. From then on, we held hands and stayed together until our hair turned white. Shen Zhixing: I liked Pei Ran. It was a secret I kept when I was young, one I never told anyone. I love Pei Ran. That is a truth that will never change, from now into forever, and I'm willing to tell the whole world. 41.5kReads9.6Score4.6kShelves

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    A heartwarming slice-of-life romance novel featuring two male leads – highly recommended! ❤️❤️❤️ Pei Ran: Mr. Shen and I met, got to know each other, and fell in love when we were young. From then on, we held hands and grew old together. Shen Zhixing: I like Pei Ran; it's a secret from my youth. I won't tell anyone. I love Pei Ran; this is a theorem that will never change, and I'm willing to tell the whole world.

39. 39 明 A Life of Mingzhe 明哲一生 Among the Woods Seven Miles Away七里林间Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted Gu Mingyu is an executive assistant at Qihua Industries, while Song Zhe is the refined, handsome new manager of the engineering department. Brought together by fate, they share similar temperaments and are drawn to each other. But the road to love is not smooth. When people from their pasts keep appearing, they choose to let go and move on. Through moments of joy and sorrow, through life’s partings and reunions, they remain steadfast in choosing to share life’s ups and downs together. 109Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's not outrageous; it's quite realistic. Lately, I've been liking this kind of down-to-earth stuff.

40. 40 我 My Dad's Hilariously Ridiculous Love Story 我爸那笑死人的沙雕爱情 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted My Dad’s Hilariously Ridiculous Love Story 55.7kReads—Score532Shelves

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    These two books!!!

41. 41 一 A River of Spring Water 一江春水 Si Lingqi司令漆Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted As someone who has been single since birth, Jiang Chunshui finally decides to experience the sweetness and heartbreak of romance before graduation. From young lecturers to freshmen on the sports teams, she thinks it over and decides to go big! So she sets her sights on Song Mingqing, an outstanding alumnus returning to campus to give a speech. With a man like him, no matter how you look at it, she’s the one who benefits. Her friend sighs at the news. “I don’t know much about the dating scene, bu 39.5kReads9.3Score3.7kShelves

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    They're all great. I just finished the first and fourth books; they're heartwarming and without any angst.

42. 42 幸 I'm So Glad You Came into My Life 幸好有你来到我身边 Wooden Cup木杯Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted Jiang Yue had a disastrous start in life. It took her more than a decade to finally find Mr. Song, the towering tree she could shelter beneath. From that moment on, her world was turned upside down. Song Huazhang had been single for over thirty years and had already made peace with growing old alone. Then one day, a little vagrant girl barged into his home and said she'd take care of him until the end of his days... “In my next life, I'll come find you again.”, Jiang Yue's last words “In my ne 119Reads8.1Score—Shelves
43. 43 和 I Got a Happy Ending with My Sharp-Tongued, Flirty Ex-Boyfriend 和我那嘴贱会撩的前男友HE了 Abyssal Imagination深渊脑洞Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted [A PE teacher with off-the-charts combat skills + A sharp-tongued orthopedic surgeon who knows how to flirt] [Lighthearted Comedy + Reunion After Years Apart + Everyday Life + Sweet Romance + Love-Hate Relationship + Getting Back Together] One bowl of pork intestine noodles was all it took for Qiu Y inong, usually strong and healthy, to be whisked away in an ambulance. After spending the night on an IV in the hospital emergency room, she walked out the front entrance, her body still weak. Beyond 7kReads9.0Score774Shelves
44. 44 咬 A Bite of Spring Moon 咬一口春月 An Teng安藤Modern Romance229k WordsCompleted [Goofy, Energetic Sweetheart VS. Aloof, Ascetic Buddha-Like Beauty] [New book is gaining ratings! Please go easy on it, dear readers! Mwah~] They say a man who keeps himself in check is the most seductive. When Song Yu’an wore his white lab coat and told her to focus, Xin Yu stared at his Adam’s apple, her mind full of dirty thoughts. When Song Yu’an undid the top button of his shirt and asked if she wanted to work at his company, Xin Yu nodded, dazed. When Song Yu’an leaned back in his office c 2.9kReads9.1Score390Shelves
45. 45 他 His Iris 他的鸢尾 Sweet Peach Yaoyao甜桃夭夭Modern Romance377k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Long-planned scheme] [Secret crush] [Sweet romance] [Devoted one-on-one couple] Pei Chi was a notorious playboy in the capital, a real ladies' man. Then, quite out of character, he agreed to the arranged marriage that the other privileged young heirs looked down on most. After the wedding, he came home late and left early every day, as if marriage had completely chained his freedom. The privileged young heirs were in an uproar. Ruan Yuan must be a tyrant! They had thought 35.4kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves

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    A whirlwind marriage, sweet and heartwarming! [Laughing][Laughing][Laughing][Laughing]

46. 46 南 Journey South in Search 南下追寻 Fanxi繁昔Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted [They meet at school + marriage first, love later + passionate newlyweds + both virgins + one-on-one romance] At sixteen, they were young and bright. At eighteen, they went their separate ways. At twenty-six, a marriage contract brought them together. Wen Li thought her journey was a solo one. She never imagined that one day her midsummer night’s dream from youth would bloom into a garden of flowers. ‘The heroine’s secret crush comes true; the hero gradually falls for her.’ / After years apart, 2.2kReads8.9Score226Shelves
47. 47 贪 Craving Mrs. Fu 贪恋傅太太 Qi Xue栖雪Modern Romance691k WordsCompleted [Lazy and scheming heroine × gentle man who only pretends to be composed] [Married first, fall in love later + slow-burn romance + devoted couple with a long-standing plan + mutual secret crushes] In her previous life, Jiang Ling loved that bold, carefree young man. But before she could summon the courage to tell him, they lost touch. Later, she happened to see an interview with him. By then, the man had gray at his temples and gazed calmly into the camera. The head of the Fu family had never ma 10.1kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
48. 48 在 Farming in the Mountains, I Snagged a Good Man 在山上种田，拐到一个好男人 Erbao Er二宝二Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted When Lu Shuyi turned thirty, she had saved up one million yuan. She quit her job without a second thought, returned to the mountains of her hometown, and began her “retirement life.” Her days of eating, drinking, and farming catch the attention of a little yellow dog, and, by extension, its owner. From then on, her days are filled with eating, drinking, farming, and a little flirting. 3.7kReads9.1Score316Shelves
49. 49 温 Mr. Wen, Happy Married Life 温先生，婚后愉快 Tong Xiang桐香Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted [Long-planned romance + secret crush + slow-burn love + sweet pampering + both devoted to each other + no angst + age gap of about five years] [Not a strong female lead] [Short drama: As Tender as Before, now streaming] * [Gentle, elegant Jiangnan beauty & reserved, composed business tycoon] Rong Yan had lived with her maternal grandfather since childhood. When she heard that he had found her a match, she assumed it would be the second son of the Wen family, Wen, who was also a doctor. She had n 11.8kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
50. 50 求 Survival Journal: Back to the World of Ordinary Life 求生日记：重返烟火人间 Rouge Moon胭脂月Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Not a wish-fulfillment story, no cheat powers, no rebirth: a realistic struggle to survive against the odds. An innocent only daughter meets the ultimate scumbag. He tricks her into love, saddles her with debt, then runs off, delivering a triple blow. She tries to take her daughter into the lake with her, but survives. Having died once, she finally comes to her senses. There’s no one to catch her when she falls and no one to save her. Every meal and every bit of warmth must be earned with her ow 5.7kReads8.8Score402Shelves

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    Two really good books, both female-oriented, realistic, positive, first-person perspective books.

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