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

1. 651 人 The Taste of Life 人间味道 Fire Rabbit Lantern火兔灯Modern Romance294k WordsCompleted This is a collection of short stories about family, friendship, love, and devotion to one's country. Life has no answer sheet; it is a journey. Every ordinary story celebrates the brilliant moments of ordinary people. My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 61Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 652 穿 After Reincarnating as a Half-Blood, My Reborn Grandma Won’t Let Me Slack Off 穿成混血后，重生奶奶不准我咸鱼 My Name Is Alu我叫阿绿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Gu Manning wakes up as a baby. She had expected to suffer the same fate as in her previous life and be abandoned, but soon discovers that this life isn’t what she imagined. In her previous life, Lin Aihua adopted a child from her hometown because her son couldn’t have children. But the child turned out to be a jinx, and her son and daughter-in-law were constantly cleaning up after him. They both died in a car accident while dealing with yet another mess. Unable to bear the blow, Lin Aihua soon 1.5kReads8.6Score111Shelves

   Reader note

   The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of an adorable mixed-race child, discovered by her reborn grandmother. It's a heartwarming slice-of-life story with no awful characters or cheat codes. The female protagonist is a child model.

3. 653 绿 Green Old Clothes, Beside the Graveyard 绿旧衫，坟地旁 Apricot Village Plane Leaves杏里梧桐叶Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted [College student Yu Shuman returns to her hometown + stubborn, lonely male lead Li Xing] This is their story What does life back home hold? Loquat trees, a big water jar, an old house, earth, tea-oil trees, bamboo hats, rain and banana trees, and his scars. She passed by his house. “Grandpa, who’s that?” she asked. “Oh, him? That’s A Shui,” her grandfather said. “Hahaha, A Shui? Isn’t that a woman’s name?” That was her first reaction, and she laughed. The man wore an old green shirt, with a stra 270Reads8.1Score112Shelves
4. 654 梁 A Beautiful Scene for Liang Cheng 梁程美景 Entwined Moonlight月缱绻Modern Romance318k WordsCompleted [Female archaeologist from Xi'an x Hong Kong’s top cardiothoracic surgeon] Late at night aboard a train on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, an announcement called for a doctor. Liang Shutai, who was on the upper bunk without her glasses, gave her spare glucose to the doctor treating someone on the lower bunk. When the train passed the Tanggula Mountains and her phone lost signal, Liang Shutai was in the dining car with a man across from her. He generously paid cash for her breakfast. Only after he lef 40.9kReads9.4Score5.7kShelves
5. 655 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Unexpectedly Gave Birth to the Villain's Triplets 穿越后，意外生下反派三胞胎 Yu Lin虞凜Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted After fainting from low blood sugar while crossing the street, Wang Keke wakes up to discover that she’s been slept with. Before she can even process what’s going on, she realizes someone is trying to kill her. She flees in a panic without even getting a look at the man. After barely escaping with her life, she discovers that she may have transmigrated! Two peaceful months pass without incident. She thinks it was just an ordinary transmigration, but then she discovers she’s pregnant! Even more a 1kReads8.7Score104Shelves
6. 656 春 Chunfen 春芬 Fire Rabbit Lantern火兔灯Modern Romance115k WordsCompleted Ni Chunfen had known since she was little that her parents were different from other children’s parents. They both spoke with sign language. But they lived a happy life. After Ni Chunfen graduated from college, her parents told her a secret: she was adopted. Now that she was grown up and looking for a job and a boyfriend, they decided to tell her. They didn’t want their daughter to become romantically involved with one of their biological sons. If she ever got serious about a boyfriend, she had 54Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 657 六 Our Sixties: Finding My Uncle a Wife 六零年代的我们：帮小叔找媳妇 Shi Li时狸Modern Romance181k WordsCompleted [Male physics engineer + Female physics engineer's assistant + Western Sea Base + Laboratory + Sweet romance. The author hopes to use the female lead to portray a love story set in a laboratory in the 1960s and 70s.] Just as the government began sending educated youths to the countryside in the 1960s, Yu Qiao was only fifteen. But her family was among the first to undergo a dramatic upheaval: her parents were forcibly sent to the northwest. What was she supposed to do now? Read the novel to find 3Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 658 摇 The Wind Keeps Swaying 摇曳风不止 Zhou Dai舟黛Modern Romance338k WordsCompleted The print edition is now available~ [College Campus] [Secret Crush Comes True] [Two Academic High Achievers] [Online Game] [Happy Ending] [Real Life: Sweet, Gentle, Adorable Girl x Carefree, Cool, Aloof Guy] [In-Game: Laid-Back, Skilled Player x Proud, Grudge-Holding Top Player] * In seventh grade, Yu Yao and Bian Yi sat together for half a semester. Their brief time together planted the seed of a crush. But he never remembered her name. In all three years of high school, the only thing he ever 3.1kReads9.2Score581Shelves

   Reader note

   They're all very warm and cozy.

9. 659 赵 Zhao Jiji’s Love Story After Divorce 赵吉吉离婚后的爱情故事 Growing Lotuses种荷花Modern Romance185k WordsCompleted To be loved is an extension of self-love! I thought I'd shut myself off from love for good, but I never expected to meet him in my forties... After her son takes the college entrance exam, Zhao Jiji divorces her ex-husband. She delivers food, works as a real estate agent and caregiver, and writes novels, doing her best to make a life for herself. While working as a caregiver, she meets a man she once went on a blind date with, and the two begin a beautiful relationship. 73Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 660 我 I Wish Us Joy Forever 我愿常欢喜 Wang Erqiao汪二峤Marriage & Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Women’s Growth + Romance and Marriage + Workplace + Relationships] Girls from different family backgrounds will all find their own happiness! A rose raised in a greenhouse will weather life’s storms, while a girl who grows like a weed will find her own spring. She is a rich girl from a big city, yet she falls prey to a gold-digging boyfriend, sexual harassment at work, and exclusion by her colleagues... She is a small-town academic who gets extorted by a fellow villager and drained by parents w 47.2kReads9.7Score5.9kShelves

    Reader note

    "I Wish I'd Always Be Happy" tells the story of three girls from different family backgrounds who face three different fates. Shu Wan, Du Lanlan, and Ding Xiang are college classmates and best friends. After graduation, they work, earn money, and get married, always supporting each other. Du Lanlan was born in a poor rural family and grew up in poverty. She was very hardworking and got into university through her own efforts, eventually finding her happiness in the mountains. Shu Wan grew up in a wealthy family and had a happy life, but she broke up with a bad boyfriend and eventually married her childhood friend. Ding Xiang's father passed away when she was young, and her mother raised her alone as a nanny. Lacking a father's love, she chose to marry Ye Pengfei, a divorced middle-level manager at a fund company who was more than ten years her senior.

11. 661 阳 Yang Tree 阳树 As Delicate as a Daisy淡如雏菊Modern Romance172k WordsCompleted The Sun Tree blends urban romance, love triangles, drugs and human trafficking, criminal investigations, and crime-solving. It tells the story of Xia Yang, an eighteen-year-old girl in the bloom of youth. Because her father favors sons over daughters, she drops out of school early and goes away to work. In the space of just three months, the “benefactors” she meets, the help she receives, and the love she thinks she has found are all parts of traps laid by others. She is nothing more than a traf 1Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    A story of hardship amidst ordinariness, seriousness with a touch of humor, and close to life, the new author's work "Yang Shu" blends urban romance, a love triangle, drugs and human trafficking, and criminal investigation and crime-solving. It tells the story of Xia Yang, an 18-year-old girl in the prime of her youth, who drops out of school early to work due to her father's preference for sons. In just three months, she encounters "benefactors," receives help, is pampered, and is also deeply hurt. It turns out that everything was a trap set by Tian Ye, and she was merely a human trafficker being temporarily manipulated. When she discovers the truth, her dreams are shattered. In this vast city, she loses all support once again. Finally, she accidentally kills Tian Ye for the sake of Song Lianzhi, the woman who used and abused her. In despair, as she prepares to jump from the 30th floor, a pair of warm hands stops her, changing her life and starting a new chapter. Although her prison life is eventful, Xia Yang becomes increasingly insightful. Even after her release, she faces setbacks but always faces the sun, ultimately finding both love and success in her career.

12. 662 重 Reborn, Starting with Buying a House 重生从买房开始 Vice President Liu刘副总Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + the millennium + family life + school + top student + love that grows over time] Chen Yifan, a modern office worker, is reborn in 2004. That year, Chen Yifan is still an elementary school student in a uniform and red scarf. That year, her father, Chen Jianguo, is still hale and hearty, and alive. That year, homes in Haicheng cost just 2,000, and came with household registration. How much? Say that house price again! Mom, Dad, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and buy a house! See how 27kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves

    Reader note

    This story is well-written and has a heartwarming plot.

13. 663 在 Embracing You at the End of the Equation 在方程式尽头拥抱你 Come to the Northeast to Pet Cats来东北撸猫啊Modern Romance332k WordsCompleted Reason and emotion intertwine, as mathematics collides with literature. When a brilliant, aloof math student meets a warm and healing girl from the literature department, two utterly different souls find their everyday lives intersecting on an urban campus, composing a heartwarming love song about growing up. “...She did something mathematicians couldn't: she made love tangible, something you could taste and cry over. In this book, mathematics isn't a collection of cold symbols, but a warm meta 42Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The little joys of working at a bakery, from campus life to wedding dresses, from studies to careers—not a love-struck romance, both characters have their own stories, no angst, a sweet and heartwarming tale.

14. 664 女 Goddess Yang Chengcheng's Journey to the Mortal World 女神杨橙橙凡间降落之路 Let the Dust Fly尘埃飞扬吧Modern Romance265k WordsCompleted Female lead: Yang Chengcheng. Male lead: Yun Feng. This story is divided into three volumes. Volume One has ten chapters. Three years after Yang Chengcheng and Yun Feng break up, Yang Chengcheng meets Yang Long on a blind date. After a series of upheavals in his family, Yang Long’s sincerity finally moves her, and the two get married. Volume Two is told through flashbacks. At seventeen, Yang Chengcheng meets Yun Fengye, an art studio teacher. They are drawn to each other and fall in love. They s 18Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    This is super good! It feels like it's describing our friends. The writing is witty and humorous, and the plot is tight and doesn't drag!

15. 665 不 An Ill-Matched Marriage 不般配的婚姻 Xue Lanyou雪蓝悠Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted After Cheng Ruojia, a small-town girl, married her boss, Tang Yixuan, she spent the next ten years as a housewife, looking after Tang Yixuan and their daughter, Tang Qi. But as Tang Yixuan's business grew and his handsome looks drew attention, a marital crisis crept closer and closer... 695Reads5.8Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    This is a modern romance novel. The male and female protagonists are married, have children, and love each other.

16. 666 安 Peaceful and Warm 安暖如斯 Mu Fan睦梵Modern Romance506k WordsCompleted They were childhood sweethearts, growing up together as close as could be. They had the unspoken understanding of childhood friends, the innocent joy of carefree companions, the tender care of confidants, the sweet whispers of devoted lovers, and the selfless devotion of intimate partners. They missed out on none of it. 400Reads8.4Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Military accompanying texts that are close to real life

17. 667 乔 Dr. Qiao, I Want to Help You Collect Rent 乔医生，我想帮你收租 Fu Long伏珑Modern Romance756k WordsCompleted Jing Yan spent five years in love with Chu Yi, only to hear that his first love had moved into his home, instead of getting a wedding announcement. Her love for him faded away in an instant. After the breakup, she meets her landlord for the first time. Mr. Qiao is a doctor. The next time she sees him, she learns he’s also a property owner. In her everyday life, Dr. Qiao is the very picture of a mature, dependable adult man. One night, Jing Yan sends Dr. Qiao a tentative message: “Maybe I don’t w 2.7kReads9.2Score385Shelves

    Reader note

    These are heartwarming little stories that unfold gradually and are well worth reading.

18. 668 那 What That Girl Wants to Tell You 那女孩想对你说 Mo Kaila莫凯拉Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted If Jin Ruofeng was Mo Xiaoju's tribulation in love, then Liu Yuyan's tribulation in love was Mo Xiaoju; If Jin Ruofeng became the inner demon Mo Xiaoju could never fully purge, then Liu Yuyan was the antidote that saved her. On a midsummer night when she was sixteen, Jin Ruofeng could never have known that when Mo Xiaoju softly answered his question with, “Okay,” agreeing to give dating a try, it wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision. She meant to keep that promise for the rest of their lives. Du 1Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    When the female lead was sad, the male lead Liu Yuyan's companionship and sweet words were so touching—a rare find indeed! He's the kind of devoted man who's protected his wife since childhood! Such a big plus! [Top Post]

19. 669 忆 Yi Ning Hidden in My Heart 忆柠藏于心 Mo Kaila莫凯拉Modern Romance213k WordsCompleted [Modern sweet romance + reunion after years apart + secret crush + domineering hero who speaks his mind and knows how to flirt] Ten years ago, Han Yining was the beautiful top student in their class, while Xiao Zenan was a quiet underachiever. All his courage was just enough to make him silently clean the blackboard when it was her turn on classroom duty, or pretend that a bandage on her cut hand had come from the class supply monitor. Graduation meant a final goodbye. He became an auto mechanic 5Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 670 上 Double Happiness 上上禧 Liu Qi鎏旗Modern Romance458k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Older Man + Secret Crush + Both Leads Are Inexperienced] Song Xi had a good friend. Her friend said her second brother was rich and handsome, tall with long legs, and urged Song Xi to go on a blind date and win him over. Then she could become her beloved second sister-in-law. Song Xi got carried away and agreed. The good news: They slept together. The bad news: She slept with the wrong person. The crazy news: She got a marriage certificate with the wrong person. Whe 52.2kReads9.0Score8.2kShelves

    Reader note

    🍞Slept with the wrong person and got a marriage certificate? Song Xi married the ruthless older brother her best friend described. CEO Jing's aloof persona is completely overturned; he's constantly pestering his wife for her attention and settling old scores, leading to a series of bizarre and hilarious situations!

21. 671 日 Day After Day 日子一天又一天 Mu Yushu木雨书Modern Romance451k WordsCompleted In the 1980s, two families lived across the street from each other: the Sun family, led by Sun Lanying, and the Chen family, led by Chen Guangtian. On a snowy morning, a teacher from Zicheng No. 1 High School arrived at the Sun family’s home, disturbing their usual peace. The eldest daughter, Ding Hong, ran away with Gao Yong, a married man, and her younger sisters were drawn into the fallout… Across the street, Chen Guangtian suddenly died of a heart attack. His wife, Liu Jinfeng, clashed with 9kReads9.3Score918Shelves

    Reader note

    The story of five children from two ordinary families, their emotions, and their growth.

22. 672 向 Us in Xiangyang Lane 向阳里的我们 The Rabbit No Longer Keeps Silent兔子不再沉默Urban606k WordsCompleted [#Real life, #warm neighborhood stories, #healing family bonds, #raising a child and turning life around] Delivery worker Wang Xiaojun had a pain he couldn't put into words: his six-year-old son Xiaobao lived in his own world, like a star. One moment of carelessness nearly resulted in Xiaobao getting lost, sending the entire Xingfuli residential community into chaos. The incident tore open the cracks in Wang Xiaojun and his wife Li Xiujuan's strained marriage, while also revealing the troubles 16Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    I highly recommend these two books, just read them! [Smile][smile][smile]

23. 673 重 Reborn in 1988: The Old Hand Makes a Comeback 重生1988老司机咸鱼翻身 A River of Duck Water Flows West一江鸭水向西流Urban596k WordsCompleted The light of destiny can shine on the unknown, too! Hu Andong is in his forties when he returns to an era he both hated and missed. With everything starting over, how will he face the people he let down in his previous life? How will he deal with his shameless father? He just wants to take advantage of his lucky break as a reborn man and live comfortably, with enough food and clothes. Maybe do something interesting along the way~ 86Reads6.8Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Ordinary life, simple and enduring.

24. 674 最 The Longest-Loved Answer 最长情的答案 Honey Lemon Fruit蜂蜜柠檬果子Modern Romance332k WordsCompleted Five years ago, Xiao Siyan tested her, and Yang Xining let him go. Xiao Siyan: “Can you really go through with breaking up?” Yang Xining: “If this love becomes an obstacle, it won’t be good for either of us. So why not let go and pursue our own dreams?” When they met again five years later, Xiao Siyan said, “I haven’t been doing well.” Those words slowly drew them back together. Meeting someone is already a rare thing; truly knowing them is rarer still. And to fall in love takes who knows how 11Reads6.1Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    It was very heartwarming and beautiful; I finished watching it before I knew it.

25. 675 逆 The Comeback: From Wage Slave to CEO 逆袭！从打工仔到总裁 The Rabbit No Longer Keeps Silent兔子不再沉默Urban230k WordsCompleted This book tells the story of Lin Qiang, an 18-year-old from a rural village in northwest China. When his family was struck by sudden hardship, with his father seriously ill and debts piling up, he had no choice but to give up his place at a prestigious university. With just 200 yuan in his pocket, he set off alone for the prosperous coastal city of Donghai to make a living. He started out hauling bricks at construction sites, then seized opportunities to learn new skills and struggle through the 13Reads6.5Score—Shelves
26. 676 我 I’ll Do Everything I Can to Be Someone You Can Shelter Under 我愿尽我所能，做一位撑伞人 Yang Laoshi杨老诗Modern Romance213k WordsCompleted Would you still hate studying if you met a teacher like this? Having been caught in the rain himself, he wants to hold an umbrella for others. Another kind of person, though, wants to tear other people's umbrellas apart. Everything the protagonist experienced at school strengthened his resolve to help others after becoming a teacher. Will he be someone who tears umbrellas apart, or someone who holds one for others? Follow the perspective of Zhang Yixi, a witty and humorous male student teacher, 4Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    A teacher-training student's experiences during an internship at a rural primary school, told in the first person, are everyday, yet full of ups and downs, relatable and relatable.

27. 677 全 Everyone Knows Captain Jing Is in Love with Doctor Lu 全世界都知道，景队长喜欢陆医生 Fragrant Orchid馥郁兰香Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted “Love After Marriage” + “One-on-One, Both Pure” + “Whirlwind Marriage” + “Sweet Romance” Aloof, handsome special police officer × Gentle, kind-hearted surgeon Lu Xingchen thought that without love in their marriage, they would simply treat each other with respect. She never expected that Jing Jiamu had fallen for her at first sight long ago. He respected her and supported whatever she did. He even told her he liked her... After the man's gentle pursuit, Lu Xingchen finally fell for him. She said 1.3kReads9.4Score201Shelves

    Reader note

    It's a simple yet heartwarming story, really beautiful.

28. 678 平 The End of Ordinary 平凡的尽头 Li Yibo李艺博Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted The story began in 2019. It was a turbulent time, and I stopped writing after a hasty 50,000 words. Then, in May 2020, I finished it. At 250,000 words, it is too short to cover all the joys and sorrows of this bustling world through the changing years. It tells only of several years spent wandering through life. The story is based entirely on real events. Freedom, marriage, career, money, family, friendship. As someone born in the 1990s, I have always questioned the world. I hoped to find answer 35Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    It's all true, adapted from the author's personal experiences, a road trip story, emphasizing authenticity and avoiding fabrication; the stories are so real they could be used as travel guides.

29. 679 铁 Rust and Blossoms 铁锈与繁花 Tian Yuefang of Deer West Island鹿西岛的田月芳Modern Romance136k WordsCompleted 1990s + inspirational realism + female awakening + a determined comeback + making a life far from home + workplace transformation + family ties + sincere romance + friendly neighbors At seventeen, she never imagined that the peachwood talisman her mother pressed into her palm would accompany her through so many storms: from the crowded sleeper cars of a green train to the fluorescent-lit workshop of an electronics factory; from an old night-school building overgrown with ivy to the desk in her o 648Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    "Flowers Blooming Amidst Hardship, Legends of Strivers": In this book, Yanqiu blossoms tenaciously amidst hardship; her story is an epitome of countless strivers. Through simple language, the author showcases the resilience and courage of those who persevere, reminding us that no difficulty is insurmountable with effort.

30. 680 他 He Returned from the Flames 他从烈焰中归来 Fragrant Orchid馥郁兰香Modern Romance422k WordsCompleted [One true pairing, both chaste + love at first sight + sweet romance + mutual devotion + cozy everyday life] Rugged, straightforward firefighter & gentle, charming teacher You protect the lights of a thousand homes; I teach and nurture the next generation. Three years ago, during a fire, the man appeared like he’d descended from the heavens, dressed in the blue uniform of a firefighter and walking toward her through the blazing flames. His strong arms wrapped around her slender waist, and his ho 360Reads9.0Score—Shelves
31. 681 小 Little Fluffy, Call Me Big Sis 小毛球妹妹，叫姐姐 Tuan Yi Bi团一笔8k WordsCompleted Little fluffball, call me Big Sis 2Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    I was originally looking for some simple and heartwarming animal stories; although they're short, you can finish them in just a few minutes.

32. 682 穿 Transmigrating into the Mountains: A Farmer Widow’s Easygoing Life 穿越深山，农家小寡妇的悠哉日常 Green Robe青裳Ancient Romance331k WordsCompleted (No romance, farming, no golden finger, no imperial power struggles, no awful relatives, building a fortune, everyday family life, livestock raising) Wen Li woke up one day in the body of a young widow. Well, she got to be a mom without the labor pains, and there was no man in the picture. Not bad. Looking at her family of frail and elderly relatives, their home practically bare, she rolled up her sleeves and got to work. She led them in farming, selling medicinal herbs, curing persimmons, and g 1.3kReads8.8Score118Shelves

    Reader note

    🌈☘️A true farming novel, simple and plain, no romance, just everyday life, family matters, no romantic pairings. The story includes many pictures of daily life, allowing readers to learn about plants and life while reading. The author has truly put in a lot of effort.

33. 683 狠 A Cruel Mother, a Broken Home, and Me, Unbroken 狠心的妈，破碎的家，不屈的我 If You’re No Eagle, Don’t Be a Snail不是雄鹰做蜗牛Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Male-Oriented, Rural, Family, Comeback, Power Fantasy, Inspirational] Abandoned by his own mother, abused by his stepmother, and struck by his father's sudden misfortune. Su Yang, a poor boy from the mountains, has been left battered by his family's cruelty. With no one to lean on and no support to count on, he can only fight his own way to survival. He studies hard, weathers turmoil on campus, and makes his way in the business world. His heartless relatives come crawling back to latch onto his 28.4kReads8.2Score2.3kShelves

    Reader note

    A very good novel that gets your blood pumping.

34. 684 我 My Mr. Lin Doesn’t Talk 我的林先生不说话 Xu Xiaoyu徐小雨Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted [One couple + first love + love at first sight + mutual devotion and affection] [Warm, attentive special education teacher ✖ insecure, sensitive full-time writer] * After moving into her new home, Lin Zhaozhao always assumed her neighbor was a beautiful, kind-hearted young woman who loved life, until one evening she saw the handsome Lin Xingye step out of the elevator. One day, Lin Zhaozhao announced to her parents, “You two are going to have a son-in-law!” Another day, faced with her editor’s r 23.6kReads9.5Score3.3kShelves

    Reader note

    [1V1 + First Love + Love at First Sight + Mutual Pampering] [Warm and Sensitive Special Education Teacher x Insecure and Sensitive Full-Time Writer]

35. 685 为 To Snag a Village Entry Slot, Rich Women Worldwide Hurl Billions at It 为抢进村名额，全球富婆怒砸百亿 Old Meow Mister老喵先森Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Fishing by the Sea] [Tycoon] [Countryside] [Fishing] [Livestream] Zhou Yang, whose net worth was over a hundred million, lost everything overnight, and his wife ran off. Just as he was about to step onto the rooftop, he suddenly acquired the strongest Countryside Upgrade System. After upgrading his family’s fish pond, it actually turned into the sea. From then on, things quickly got out of hand. All kinds of rare sea fish appeared, drawing in all sorts of fishing enthusiasts. From that day on, 3.4kReads7.3Score231Shelves

    Reader note

    If you're bored, you can check this out. It's a wildly imaginative story, already completed, and the writing is pretty good. It's definitely not an AI story! (16)

36. 686 墨 A Faint Glimmer in Ink 墨色微光 Even Yibai Needs to Eat More一白也要多吃饭Modern Romance155k WordsCompleted When two solitary lights meet, the universe finally answers. The crescent moon on Shen Yuwei's shoulder blade is a declaration of secrets. Amid the endless official paperwork of the county education bureau, this meticulous clerk hides a suppressed edge. That is, until one late night of overtime, when she wanders into Chen Jin's tattoo studio. The man, a glint of cold light flashing from the piercing in his brow, picks up his tattoo pen and marks a solitary moon on her trembling shoulder. “If it —Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    It's good! The male lead is a tattoo artist, and the female lead is a courtesan.

37. 687 中 Lu Xueqi, Vocational School Student 中专生陆雪琪 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Marriage & Romance81k WordsCompleted Lu Xueqi, the Vocational School Student 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The first book features a female protagonist who, in the mid-1990s, graduated from a teachers' college but gave up her assigned job to move south, as did the male protagonist, who also gave up his job in his hometown. The two of them build their future together.

38. 688 海 Fading Lights Upon the Sea 海上灯火阑珊 The Sound of Night Rain夜雨声凡Urban184k WordsOngoing This is a story about music, dreams, and love. Yang Cheng, a musician who left his hometown of Shanghai for Beijing, staking everything on his dream, was crushed by powerful industry interests, betrayed by his lover, and had his work stolen. His heart completely broken, he slunk back home. After withdrawing from the noise and ruins of the music scene, he couldn't bring himself to return to his family and lived alone in a rented place, sinking into despair. In the apartment he shared with others, 26Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    With its delicate, poetic writing and profound, ocean-like emotions, this is a masterpiece of urban romance, dedicated to all souls who yearn to find warmth and strength in words.

39. 689 清 Tales of the Qingshui River 清水河往事 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance133k WordsCompleted Zhao Xinran was once a young high school teacher. He left the classroom to take the civil service exam and became the mayor of a town. Thanks to his dedication and strong results, he was promoted to director of a county bureau, and eventually became the director of a municipal department. Two female students worked under him, one specializing in the humanities and the other in the sciences. Both made significant contributions to their hometowns, earning Zhao Xinran political achievements while d 696Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 690 撞 A Chance Encounter 撞出来缘分 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance56k WordsCompleted Zhang Wenjun is an ordinary accountant. One morning, while riding his electric scooter to work, he collides with an older woman at the market intersection. To his surprise, she is his teacher’s mother. They reach an arrangement: while her foot heals, Zhang Wenjun will come to her home every weekend and care for her free of charge. At the time, his teacher is dating someone, who turns out to be Zhang’s best friend. All three keep the truth from one another. Only in the end do they learn that each —Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Relatable to everyday life, worth watching, positive values, and high IQ

41. 691 结 The Year She Got Married, She Was Thirty-Three 结婚那年，她三十三岁 A Fat Pear一个胖梨Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted On the day Luo Chan went to register her marriage with her childhood friend, she was stabbed for no reason. Fresh out of the hospital, she showed up with hair that hadn't been washed in seven days, so greasy it could fry an egg and plastered tightly to her scalp. The staff eyed her suspiciously and repeatedly asked if she was mentally sound, until she showed them her CPA certificate. The legally issued marriage certificate was bright red. The photo of her on it was so ugly it was painful to look 714Reads8.7Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    An ordinary love story set in an ordinary life, without any melodramatic plot twists, very everyday, with both the male and female leads having great personalities.

42. 692 师 Teacher's Wife, Please Answer 师母，请回答 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天27k WordsCompleted Teacher’s Wife, Please Answer 490Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Ordinary people's life and love stories

43. 693 欢 Ode to Joy (Class Reunion) 欢乐颂（同学聚会） Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天21k WordsCompleted Ode to Joy: Class Reunion 356Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 694 熙 A Perfectly Sunny Day 熙阳正好 two Brushtwo刷子Modern Romance109k WordsCompleted It begins with love at first sight, and grows through the quiet passage of time. This is not a story of thunderbolts and flames. It’s about how two independent souls gradually come to see each other as they truly are through a series of perfectly timed encounters: his effortless command of his profession, her fierce passion when creating; his attentiveness etched into his bones, her tenderness hidden beneath her easygoing nature. When Yangyang’s “yang” meets Jingxi’s “xi,” it is like sunlight 2Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    This is so heartwarming! So sweet! The person I fell in love with at first sight in real life turned out to be someone I'd been "online dating" from years ago! [Eating popcorn][eating popcorn]

45. 695 有 Love Makes a Home 有爱才有家 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern RomanceCompleted Where There Is Love, There Is a Home —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 696 一 A Pair of Delicate Red Hands 一双红酥手 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1996, I planned to strike it rich with the lottery numbers from the one thing I remembered about my past life. Who knew it would still turn out to be just a dream!!! There are only 98 days left until the college entrance exam, and I’ve forgotten every bit of what I learned in my previous life. What do I do... Fine, I’ll come clean. I just want to be a couch potato, enjoy life with a beautiful wife, and live a quiet little life... This story is entirely fictional. Any similarities are p 12kReads9.0Score718Shelves

    Reader note

    Living a simple, uneventful life, yet it somehow stirs up an irresistible longing in people.

47. 697 我 I Might Fall in Love with You 我可能会爱你 The Lion Says Ten狮子曰十Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted At thirty-four, Zhang Xiaonan, an older unmarried woman, finally got married. She hadn't wanted to. She'd already decided to spend her whole life alone. But life is unpredictable: she went on a blind date with a real catch, and married him. After breaking up with his first love, Liu Wenjing thought he would never date or marry again. Then he met an older woman who didn't want a bride price, a house, or a car, and didn't even want him to love her. He figured people had to get married eventually, 3.6kReads8.8Score286Shelves

    Reader note

    🎀Here it is!🔊 The female lead is independent and free-spirited, sincere and passionate, deeply attracting the male lead. 🌿 She doesn't let other people's mistakes bother her, living a relaxed and happy life. 🤗 The male lead is young, tall, and handsome. 🍀 He takes good care of the female lead diligently and earnestly, finding contentment and happiness in her. 💦

48. 698 凤 The Phoenix Strategy 凤策 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Historical597k WordsCompleted The Kunlun divine veins hold the Six Kingdoms in check, while the rules of the Divine Palace conceal deadly traps. A researcher of ancient civilizations transmigrates as Zhao Yan, a dissolute prince. With the phoenix as his wings and strategy as his blade, he rises against all odds to the throne and rules the world. 96Reads8.9Score—Shelves
49. 699 渴 A Guide to Cuddling for People with Skin Hunger 渴肤症患者的贴贴指南 Qu Buzhi曲不知Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted [Short dramas: An Unexpected Embrace and A Guide to Growing Into Love are now available] Xu Ning suffers from severe skin hunger, which makes her keep her distance from people for fear that she might accidentally let her secret slip. But the moment she meets He Lin, only two words cross Xu Ning's mind: I'm doomed! As C University's campus heartthrob, He Lin has never seen anyone pursue him so boldly. On their very first meeting, she corners him outside the restroom and asks, “Can I touch you?” H 17.5kReads9.5Score2.4kShelves

    Reader note

    I fell in love with him at first sight, completely smitten, and went to great lengths to win him over. But he rejected me, and not just once. So, I decisively broke up with him. However, I never expected him to try and win me back so fiercely!

50. 700 嫁 Newlywed Diary: Marrying a Rough-and-Ready Man 嫁糙汉的新婚日记 Tao Meng桃孟Urban166k WordsCompleted [Finicky, sweet girl x rough-and-ready mechanic] [Marriage first, love later, age gap, everyday life, height and build contrast, male lead has been plotting this for a long time] Chu Yan's mother sells her for 100,000 yuan and a page from the household register, marrying her off to a mechanic. The man's name is Huo Wang. He's tall, looks fierce, and has a blunt, rough-around-the-edges personality. Aside from his handsome face, he is nothing like Chu Yan's ideal type. She doesn't like him. - Huo 1.6kReads8.4Score151Shelves

    Reader note

    The female protagonist is reborn, having trained in dance since childhood. Her family sells her to the male protagonist for 100,000 yuan. The male protagonist is an orphan, tall and strong, and very skilled at car repair. It's a lighthearted, sweet romance novel. The female protagonist later finds her biological parents. (Short modern story)

Other lists with The Taste of Life