Any Low-Key Novels Focused on Everyday Life? 有没有平淡点的小说，倾向于日常生活那种的

1. 1101 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

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   The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a cute mixed-race child, and is 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.

2. 1102 七 A Glimpse of the Turmoil as 1970s Educated Youths Returned to the Cities 七十年代知青下乡回城风波一瞥 Wen Hai Shi Bei文海十贝6k WordsCompleted A glimpse of the turmoil surrounding educated youths returning to the city in the 1970s 19Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1103 拐 Steal Her Away for a Kiss 拐走亲一口 Big Northeastern Pear东北大鸭梨Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted Puppy-boy romance! The rating is low because the story is new, so please don't be put off by it. “A slow, steady romance + love at first sight for the male lead, who's a lovestruck straight shooter.” Both leads are sexually inexperienced! “Chu the Tease × Lin the Feisty One” Lin Beian was still single at 28, and Guo Xia was more desperate to marry off her daughter than a rainmaker praying for rain. Then she ran into the doctor who had treated her just yesterday at a blind date? Lin Beian never d 3kReads8.4Score273Shelves

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   This book is seriously amazing, super sweet! The male lead is love-struck and incredibly charming. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

4. 1104 半 Half-Mad 半痴 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted Meeting you was the best fate of all, so why spend the rest of my years pining for you? I awoke halfway through my life as if born anew. Reborn, I returned, and my boat had already sailed past a thousand mountains. This is my first full-length novel, so it has plenty of shortcomings. I hope you’ll feel free to offer advice, and I thank you in advance. With your support and encouragement, I’ll work even harder. Let’s go! 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   🤔💕😄[I also highly recommend it]

5. 1105 末 Doomsday Island: I Pick Up a Big Shot and Start Farming Together 末日孤岛：捡个大佬一起来种田 Left and Right, Just Right左宜右有Sci-Fi & Apocalypse474k WordsOngoing [Island Farming] + [Slow Pace] + [Max-Level Expert] + [Cozy and Healing] + [Good Food] + [Sweet Romance, No Angst] Three hundred years ago, a cataclysm struck Earth, leaving the world with nothing but countless isolated islands. Floods, scorching heat, extreme cold… Humanity has been reduced to primitive farming and hunting. While survivors fight over half a moldy loaf of bread at sea, Mu Yao is reclining on a beach chair on her own island, enjoying chilled lychees from her refrigerator. She pos 2.9kReads8.4Score377Shelves

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   This one fits the bill perfectly, highly recommended! It's a post-apocalyptic island farming story. It's simple and peaceful, with no awful characters or superpowers, just the female protagonist farming alone on a deserted island. She works hard every day just to make ends meet. Watch how she processes acorns to remove the astringency, how she soaks acorn powder in wood ash water, and how she makes acorn jelly. Her survival skills are incredibly solid. The male protagonist knows many methods she doesn't, and the two complement each other, making their lives increasingly comfortable.

6. 1106 织 The City of Woven Sand 织沙之城 Peach Fierce桃桃凶猛Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted [The first online novel set in Nansha District, Guangzhou, the heart of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. A 2023 key project supported by the China Writers Association] A heroine’s coming-of-age story + the gentle flow of everyday life + women’s entrepreneurship What is home? What does one’s hometown mean? As the Pearl River rushes toward the sea, Mai Jiaying, a post-90s small-town exam ace, grows tired of her salt-scented, out-of-the-way hometown. All she wants is to fly to the ca 6Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 1107 姑 Great-Aunt Xile's Happy Life 姑奶奶喜乐的幸福生活 Original Xiaoyue原创晓月Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted Home is a sheltered harbor, and family is always there to support you. This is a story about three generations of the Song family living happily in an old building on Tianjin's Five Avenues. It features Tianjin's delicious food, as well as the family's joys and sorrows over the past thirty years. 757Reads9.1Score104Shelves
8. 1108 月 The Little Eatery Beneath the Moon 月下小食堂 Fallen Su, As You Please落苏随心Ancient Romance90k WordsOngoing • Xianxia + food + everyday life. No world-destroying schemes, just the warmth of home cooking around the stove. • The heroine “heals” the Three Realms with her cooking, while the hero “rediscovers” his sense of taste by eating. • Every immortal has a story, and every dish is made with care. • The sweetest words are “What would you like to eat today?” The longest-lasting promise is “I’ll cook for you every day from now on.” The warmth of everyday life is what soothes an immortal’s heart best. E —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   My own writing about everyday food, the rare pleasures of life, the preciousness of everyday happiness, and the greatest joy and peace.

9. 1109 穿 After Transmigration, Her Whole Family Are Villains 穿越之我全家都是反派 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance832k WordsCompleted Content warning: Lots of crude bathroom humor. Don't read while eating. Version One: Jiang Mianmian transmigrates. Her father is a scheming scholar with the face of a kindly man. Her mother has the face of a bodhisattva and the heart of a ruthless killer. Her eldest brother looks simple-minded but is cunning at heart. Her second sister is selfish and sharp-tongued. They were born destined to be villains. To highlight the protagonist's justice, kindness, and greatness, they work hard to do all so 137.8kReads9.6Score16.6kShelves

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   The whole text is about everyday family life, it's very heartwarming.

10. 1110 恶 The Wicked Miss Lu 恶毒的陆小姐 Sad Waji悲伤的佤机Modern Romance58k WordsOngoing After having three bizarre dreams in a row, eleven-year-old Miss Lu was so furious that she came down with a fever. In the dream, a being who claimed to be a god told her, “These dreams are the gods’ way of showing you favor.” That’s right. The dreams were all about her future, and they were absolutely real. Her family went bankrupt, her grandfather was angered to death, her eldest brother jumped off a building, her second brother went to prison, and even her youngest brother got hauled in by th —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    So bland, the main character is still an eleven-year-old girl.

11. 1111 暮 Clear Pear Blossoms Reflected in the Evening Snow 暮雪映清梨 Softly Humming to the Setting Moon浅吟落月Ancient Romance188k WordsCompleted [Both Leads Are Each Other's Only One + Young Married Couple + Slow-Burning Romance + Nation and Family + No Female Rivalry + Political Intrigue as a Side Plot] A gentle, restrained God of War × a clearheaded, independent heiress? Turns out, we've been ruining each other's carefully crafted personas all along. Mu Chenyan was afflicted with a deadly cold poison, and rumors said that any woman who came near him would die. Yet an illuminating presence lit up his lonely, composed heart and gave hi 129Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The early part mainly focuses on the daily emotional struggles, while the later part introduces a little bit of political intrigue, without any melodramatic or face-slapping plots.

12. 1112 捡 I Picked Up a Cat, and Now the Class Flower Won't Leave Me Alone? 捡了只猫，班花竟然赖上我了？ DeaRosyUrban624k WordsOngoing [Modern-Day Slice of Life] + [Campus Life] + [One Female Lead] + [Cute Pets] + [No Rebirth] + [No System] + [Super Sweet] After finishing the graduate school entrance exam, Ye Jinxuan is left with nothing but a bewildering emptiness. The arrival of a calico cat is like a sudden light shining through the fog. Its soft, sweet meows draw him in, and bring him together with Yan Xiqi, a classmate. They were like two rivers silenced by their pasts, but the little life they both cared for brought their 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A sweet little story I wrote myself, aiming for a million views [kissing emoji]

13. 1113 谁 Who Says Minnows Can't Make It Ashore? 谁说杂鱼不能上岸 I'll Buy You a Giraffe给你买个长颈鹿Ancient Romance171k WordsOngoing [Gourmet + lighthearted everyday life + historical romance] Chen Jian, a blunt young scholar raised in the Northwest, travels far southeast to take up an official post, only to be transformed by Zheng Hehuan, a tea seller, into a model worker who can do a little bit of everything: gut fish, make flatbreads, drive a cart, and climb trees. The one thing she cannot change is his dislike of fish. In this little waterside town, there’s all manner of food and all kinds of people living noisy, ordinary 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The daily lives of ordinary people, from small officials to vendors, are filled with lively chatter. They express their affection for those they love through food, with everyone, from the main characters to the supporting characters, working together to prepare delicious meals. Their feelings are all contained in the simple dishes of vegetables, fruits, porridge, and rice.

14. 1114 救 I Saved the Pure-Hearted Campus Beauty, and Now She Won’t Leave Me Alone? 救下清纯校花，她却缠着我不放？ No Updates After Midnight凌晨无更Urban289k WordsCompleted [Modern daily life + one female lead + pure love + no System + no rebirth + university life + moving in together halfway through + mutual healing] Online novelist Su Yunxiao has always felt out of place in the world. His life is monotonous and lonely, and he doesn’t expect anyone to understand him. One day, while out gathering material, he unexpectedly comes across Ye Wanqing, who is about to take her own life. He saves her with a string of incoherent rambling, and then, because their campus is 128Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A very slice-of-life campus romance, from school uniforms to wedding dresses, with cohabitation scenes starting in the middle, it's very sweet.

15. 1115 都 The Urban Hunt 都市围猎 Night Talks of the Jianghu夜语江湖Urban344k WordsOngoing This story follows the tangled struggles over power, profit, and desire within modern corporations. Everyone is a hunter, and everyone is prey. In the end, justice catches up with them: each person is destroyed by the consequences of their own actions. Then a new hunt begins somewhere else. The novel features a large cast of characters, and the author has done their best to pack a miniature society into its pages. 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    For ordinary office workers, is the price they have to pay to achieve a better daily life?

16. 1116 魂 Reborn as He Yushui: Little Cop, Hurry Up and Wash My Feet 魂穿何雨水小警察快来给本宫洗脚 Having Seen It All, Enjoying the Cool阅尽清凉Modern Romance606k WordsCompleted He Xiaoyu, a mechanical engineer, suddenly died after working late night after night to finish technical drawings. When she opened her eyes again, she had become an eight-year-old girl named He Yushui, a pitiful little character with barely any presence, swept along by fate in the story of Love in the Courtyard, which she'd stayed up late reading. Looking at the small, thin figure in the mirror, He Xiaoyu took a deep breath. Since heaven had given her another chance at life, she would never let 15Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    🤔🤔[Pouting][Pouting]🤔🤔🤔

17. 1117 穿 Transmigrated to the Siheyuan, Where I Married Huaihua 穿越四合院之我娶了槐花 User88002538用户88002538Urban1.1M WordsOngoing Modern young man Tian Xuyang is betrayed by his girlfriend and humiliated by his rival, but in his darkest hour he fights back and makes his enemies pay dearly. Just as he is sinking into a luxurious life supported by a rich woman, he suddenly discovers that his "sugar mommy" is actually Yu Li, the restaurant owner from Love in the Courtyard. He has accidentally transmigrated into a book and landed in a Beijing courtyard in the early 1980s! Among the gray tiles and brick walls, the sounds of Sil 3.6kReads—Score130Shelves
18. 1118 互 Complementary Colors 互补色 Nan Xiding南西丁Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted Zhou Mo, a divorced woman who barely even counts as an extra, has never loved anyone or been loved in return. She blithely and shamelessly eats, drinks, sleeps, and goes about her business in her own little world. Then one day, she somehow wanders into the home of her elusive, reclusive neighbor, Ni Jin. At last, just before menopause, she unlocks the secret to love. Perhaps the Old Man of the Moon suddenly remembered that Zhou Mo and Ni Jin, two dull middle-aged people, had somehow been left of 9.7kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
19. 1119 身 A Beautiful Farming Life in Another Body 身穿之美丽种田记 Listening to Lotus in the Night Rain夜雨听荷Ancient Romance817k WordsCompleted (No System, no golden finger, just an ordinary person with sound values) This isn’t a get-rich-quick wish-fulfillment story, nor is the heroine a lone beauty who needs no one. She has a grand vision for her family: one flower alone doesn’t make spring, but a hundred flowers in bloom fill the garden with spring. After taking part in a Hanfu event, Zhao Meili unexpectedly found herself in ancient times, where she was rescued by Guo Ping, a hunter. With no household registration, Zhao Meili couldn 2.4kReads8.9Score224Shelves

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    Ordinary people's daily life

20. 1120 打 From Street Stall to Success 打工仔从地摊开始 Spicy Stew香辣乱炖Urban316k WordsCompleted In his parents' eyes, Chen Guang is a good kid, reasonably handsome, and his biggest flaw is that he's poor. Life is pretty rough for a poor kid. He has to shoulder the crushing weight of life while smiling and pushing forward. Heaven never cut him any slack, so he started out selling goods at a street stall and finally turned his fortunes around. 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story of a working-class man who strives to turn his life around without any special advantages.

21. 1121 写 A Writer's Soul Reincarnates as Silly Zhu, Living However He Pleases 写手魂穿傻柱之随心所欲 User88002538用户88002538Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted He Yuzhu woke up in the body of Silly Zhu from the Siheyuan, determined not to repeat his past mistakes. But when Qin Huairu came over looking pitiful to borrow some food, he lost his head for a moment and pulled her inside. As he was feeling refreshed and getting his memories straight, he suddenly realized it was 1958. Jia Dongxu was still alive, and Qin Huairu wasn’t a widow yet! Just then, Jia Dongxu’s anxious shouts came from outside the door: “Huairu! Huairu, where are you?” 32Reads6.1Score—Shelves
22. 1122 一 Xu Damao, the First-Blood Champion 一血达人许大茂 User88002538用户88002538Male-Channel Fanfiction823k WordsCompleted Crossing Between Worlds: Xu Damao's Modern Comeback Xu Damao, a top literature student, couldn't find a job after graduation and became obsessed with the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. He especially envied the womanizing, cunning “Xu Damao,” jokingly calling him a master of getting women into bed. Then one day, he transmigrated and became the very Xu Damao he “admired,” just as he was about to marry the wealthy Lou Xiao'e! Faced with a courtyard full of beastly neighbors, including the calc 2.2kReads5.7Score129Shelves
23. 1123 魂 Reborn as Qin Huairu: A Woman Must Stand on Her Own 魂穿秦淮茹之女人当自强 Having Seen It All, Enjoying the Cool阅尽清凉Modern Romance423k WordsCompleted After waking up, Qin Ru, a business queen worth billions, found herself turned into Qin Huairu, the timid, tragic heroine of Love in the Courtyard! Fresh from tearing into a cheating jerk and his mistress, she faced the whole courtyard full of shameless parasites and sneered, “Let's see how you like playing with me.” In the technical workshop, she modernized the production process and quickly rose to become a senior-grade worker. In management, she led sweeping reforms with an iron fist, stampin 700Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1124 魂 Reincarnated as He Daqing, I Marry Huairu and Change My Foolish Son's Fate 魂穿何大清娶淮茹为傻儿子改命 User88002538用户88002538Urban1.2M WordsCompleted “Seven-character Regulated Verse: Reflections on Transmigrating into He Daqing” Within the courtyard, schemes bring both warmth and woe; Reborn, one hand can turn grief to joy. With clever plans, grain and meat nourish a thousand heirs; Careful mending brings two phoenixes together beneath love’s sky. Hidden talents flourish amid the bustle of the streets; A home rich in virtue opens a new path. Looking back at the lights and kitchen smoke, The He family’s branches thrive, leaning on the railing 3.2kReads6.6Score108Shelves
25. 1125 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

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

26. 1126 竞 He Pursued Me After Losing the Bid 竞标失败后他追我 Work with Sincerity虔诚做事Modern Romance129k WordsOngoing Seven years ago, beneath the osmanthus tree on the back hill, a warm osmanthus cake became the only light in Lu Siyan’s darkest hour. When they meet again seven years later, the boy who once stood on the brink of collapse has become the ruthless CEO of the Lu Group. He schemes to get transferred to her project and draws closer step by step, quietly folding seven years of unspoken love into lattes with just three pumps of syrup, umbrellas tilted toward her, and plate after plate of osmanthus cak —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Professional laborers, working stiffs, just like us.

27. 1127 同 My Deskmate Is the One I Adore 同桌是白月光 Zhu Rao茱娆Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted Mutual Secret Crushes + Reunion After Years Apart + Both Leads Are Chaste A year after graduation, novelist Liang Jiawan decided to take the civil service exam so she wouldn’t lose touch with society and could have a stable job. To improve her chances, she signed up for a civil service prep course. On her first day, she was stunned: her deskmate was Gu Mingchang, who had sat beside her in high school. The two had been on the verge of something back then. If she hadn’t turned down his confession, 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both the male and female protagonists are preparing for civil service exams. The novel is quite mundane and written in a slice-of-life style.

28. 1128 师 Junior Brother, Don’t Be Like This 师弟，你别这样 Icy Rose冰冰玫瑰Modern Romance246k WordsOngoing The day Ye Xiucheng reports for duty at Qiaonan Community Clinic, everyone asks him, “Why would a graduate of a top medical university come to a poor, remote place like this?” He just smiles without answering. He can’t tell them why he came here: It’s because of his beliefs, and because of his senior, Su Xixi. He thought she would always be by his side. That is, until the new vice president, Liang Shuo, tells her, “If something’s weighing on you, you can talk to me.” Ye Xiucheng finally panics. 125Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A very simple and ordinary story, written at a slow pace.

29. 1129 我 My Doctor Lin 我的林医生 Icy Rose冰冰玫瑰Modern Romance142k WordsCompleted [A blend of sweetness and heartbreak + slow burn + delicate prose + a working woman’s growth + episodic format] Radiologist Lin Xiaoya can see every bone in the human body, yet she can’t read the heart of the person in front of her. Other people’s love is a two-way journey, but theirs is a tale of mutual misunderstanding... 108Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 1130 那 The Year the Wutong Rain Fell 那一年梧桐雨落 Lin Jiu'er Writes Jiu'er林九儿写九儿Modern Romance39k WordsCompleted Young love, charging headlong into a relationship at an age when you don't yet understand love. I always regretted how one relationship ended, and it wasn't until years later that I learned there was another version of the story from back then. 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's really a story adaptation.

31. 1131 我 I've Decided to Truly Love Someone 我决定好好去爱一个人 Lin Jiu'er Writes Jiu'er林九儿写九儿Modern Romance84k WordsOngoing After getting hurt in love, when I meet someone who treats me well, I think I should try to love them wholeheartedly. Even if it ends in failure, that would be better than living with regret. Learning to love again and loving someone I have no feelings for without holding back is not easy for a Scorpio woman. It took me half a lifetime to realize that the person I most needed to love properly was myself. —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1132 七 The Clear-Headed Beauty of the 1970s: The Military Big Shot Spoils His Wife 七零清醒美人，军婚大佬宠妻成瘾 Zhao Ximeng昭溪萌Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Bygone Era + Family Life + Sweet Daily Romance + Following the Troops + Raising Kids + No College Entrance Exams, Black Markets, or Rural Relocation + Starting a Factory Later On + A Touch of an Ensemble Cast] Song Qian’an undergoes a “return to one” and seems to awaken memories of a past life. From the start, a man so handsome he could make the heavens weep proposes to her. He’s good-looking and wealthy, so she puts on a show of wavering before agreeing. Her life after marriage turns out to 33.2kReads8.6Score2.7kShelves

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    Highly recommend this one👆🏻, it's set in an era without a system, and focuses on daily life raising pets.

33. 1133 韩 Han Caiyi’s Journey of Ten Thousand Miles 韩彩依万里路 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Marriage & Romance27k WordsCompleted Han Caiyi's Journey of Ten Thousand Miles 71Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ordinary people's life, love stories, and positive values

34. 1134 救 You Are the Redemption Beneath the Makeup 救赎是你卸下的妆 Dudu Keke嘟嘟珂可Modern Romance93k WordsOngoing Hello, everyone! I’m a new writer, and this story is closely connected to real-life experiences. I’ll keep updating it, and I hope you can find hope for life and discover true love in my work. Thank you for your support. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Mine, take a look, realistic.

35. 1135 穿 I Went Back to the 1970s to Teach, and Became Famous Through Comics 穿回七零教书，我靠漫画爆红 Zheng Weichi筝未迟Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing The rating is low because very few people have read it, so it’s rising slowly. [Transmigration + Period Setting + Homeroom Teacher + Light Ensemble Cast + Romance + Anime + Entrepreneur] After transmigrating back to the 1970s, Chen Yixiao finds herself a newly graduated temporary worker at a garment factory, rubbing clothes until the skin peels off her hands. No matter. She can draw. She turns her grandmother’s stories into comic strips and submits them to a newspaper, making her grandma famous 363Reads8.1Score112Shelves

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    It focuses on heartwarming daily life, with plenty of teacher-student interaction, and doesn't require fighting with extreme personalities.

36. 1136 重 Back to 1982: Casting Nets to Save the Village Belle and Make the Whole Village Rich 重回82：撒网救村花带全村致富 Seeing a Dragon on Mount Nan南山见龙Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Back at the age of twenty, he's known throughout the village as a no-good loafer. But no one knows he's returned carrying the regrets and memories of his previous life. He catches and sells fish, hunts in the mountains, and earns his first fortune through hard work. Before the flood hits, he even issues an early warning and organizes an evacuation, saving countless lives. From the village to the county, from small-time trading to grand strategies... In this life, he won't just clear his name. He 26.6kReads8.3Score2kShelves

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    You can check this out; the writing is very good.

37. 1137 邻 Between Neighbors 邻里之间 Recluse Qingxu清虚散人Urban163k WordsCompleted Distant relatives are not as dependable as close neighbors, and close neighbors are no match for the folks across the street. But life is full of contradictions: without conflict, there is no struggle, and without struggle, there is no progress. Neighbors don’t always get along, either. As the saying goes, a neighbor is like a set of scales: they hope the other neighbor stays poor. 349Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    Rural Realistic Love Novels

38. 1138 我 My First Love 我的初恋情人 Recluse Qingxu清虚散人Modern Romance164k WordsCompleted I met Yu on an early spring day. It was overcast and windy. He was passing by my house just as I came out of the yard. Our eyes met, and his lit up at once. He stopped in his tracks. My face flushed, and I lowered my head to look at my old cloth shoes, with my toes poking out. My family was so poor that my clothes were covered in patches. Yu didn’t seem to care about my shabby clothes. He kept walking, glancing back at my face. I didn’t know who he was or what he was doing in our village. But a 118Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 1139 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

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    Ordinary life and love story

40. 1140 红 Within and Beyond the Red Walls, Spring Breeze Enters the Game 红墙内外，春风入局 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Older, Powerful Man] [Age Gap] [Junior Clerk] [Career Growth] [Guiding Lover] [Sweet Romance] One chance encounter, one moment of curiosity, and one... At some point, everything began to change. 56.2kReads8.5Score4.1kShelves

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    Heartwarming, realistic, and down-to-earth slice-of-life romance~~ A retired political cadre's old house catches fire!! An older man spoiling his wife is simply irresistible!! But I love watching it, I really enjoy it.

41. 1141 转 The Transfer Student and Campus Belle Is Actually My Maid 转校生校花竟是我家女仆 Ling Jiu09澪九09Modern Romance198k WordsCompleted [Pure love + healing + multiple couples + lots of sweetness + a touch of tokusatsu + a touch of anime + first-person narration] At the start of his second year of high school, a boy named Lingkong begins a new semester. On his first day back, he happens to meet a transfer student in the same grade. The other boy’s appearance and gentle nature leave a deep impression on him. After school, Lingkong is astonished to discover that the “upperclassman” he had met earlier that day is working as a maid 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The school's unapproachable, aloof transfer student, the school beauty, is doing chores at my house every night, wearing an apron! By day, she's the unapproachable Yuan Liuyue; by night, she's my soft and gentle maid. No melodramatic plot twists, every couple is a perfect match! Not only is there mutual attraction between the male and female leads, but also exclusive storylines involving an all-around capable male lead x a cool school beauty, a cheerful boy x an introverted girl, a gentle childhood friend x an idol, and a cute younger sister x the boy next door. No rivalry, no drama, no misunderstandings, no heartbreak, just the sparkling daily lives of a group of teenagers, and just the right amount of heart-fluttering and satisfying moments. A Japanese-style school ensemble drama, jump in with confidence, you won't be disappointed! The transfer student is actually my maid! All characters are devoted and there are no melodramatic plot twists, multiple couples to ship! Japanese-style school life + sweet, refreshing, and healing, already signed and regularly updated!

42. 1142 一 One Glance, A Lifetime of Love 一次回眸，一世情 A Smile Just Like Before笑靥如初Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Workplace Romance] + [Modern Romance] + [Family] + [Love at First Sight] + [Secret Crush] This is a tangled love story between one woman and three men. Ouyang Bo, a top student from a prestigious university, gives up his promising future to follow her to a remote mountain village and continue a love they both chose. Cheng Xi, the city’s top official, remains true to his first love for twenty years, letting the feelings sparked by their first meeting deepen into a profound love. Rich and handso 1.8kReads9.4Score222Shelves

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    A million-word complete novel depicting ordinary, everyday life in the city!

43. 1143 八 Yun He of the Post-80s Generation 八零后的云禾 Spring Water Flows East泉水向东Modern Romance112k WordsCompleted A story of an ordinary person from the bottom rung striving to rise, a youth that can only be remembered and never spoken of, and an all-or-nothing gamble whose outcome is unknown. A life in this world, half hardship and half sweetness. [I’m committed to telling every story well. Your subscriptions are what make it possible for me to tell them.] 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It may not be dramatic or sensational, but it is definitely real—a true personal growth story.

44. 1144 她 The Age of Their Happiness 她们的幸福时代 April Taoyao四月桃幺Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted A coming-of-age memory for those born in the 1960s. In 1986, the youngest daughter of the celebrated Guo family graduates from university and returns home in triumph, only to face a string of family upheavals: her eldest sister's divorce, her second sister's pregnancy before marriage and her boyfriend's imprisonment, and the revelation that her own love rival is actually her “missing sister”... Watch as the sisters lean on and comfort one another, wade through life's muddy waters, find happiness 131Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    "It all started with that one sentence, 'Just because she's good-looking.' It turns out, I'm just like my second sister; I also appreciate good looks." This book is suitable for its realistic themes, depicting the daily lives of ordinary people. It's simple yet touching, unexpectedly bringing tears to your eyes. Highly recommended!

45. 1145 黄 Human Life Lies Deep in the Loess 黄土深处是人间 Lei Yunao雷予闹Modern Romance256k WordsCompleted This is a collection of true stories from the countryside. One book captures a century of life in all its variety on the Loess Plateau. Brotherhood, the warmth and coldness of family, partings in life and death, and the changes of an era: one independent story after another weaves together the fates of several generations. There is hardship, pain, tears, and warmth, portraying the struggles of those at the bottom as well as the resilience of ordinary people. There are no chosen-one advantages an 122Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Absolutely a great book.

46. 1146 单 I Just Want to Eat Your Cooking 单纯想你做的饭 The Wall Weeps墙壁流泪Two Male Leads32k WordsOngoing The story focuses on romantic tension, family bonds, and personal growth. It portrays the characters' inner worlds with care, and I hope it will resonate with you and make you feel less alone. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I love your simple, ordinary happiness.

47. 1147 为 I'd Give You an Ocean 为你倾一片海 Nan Ling南绫Modern Romance180k WordsCompleted As a student of Xia Jianxun, a legend in the art world, An Yanran thinks her teacher is far too strict “Teacher, do you have time to look over my sketching practice this afternoon?” “No matter how many times I look, it's still the same.” “But it isn't! I've been practicing really hard just like you told me to!” He looked at her for a moment, then turned his gaze away. “Don't pout. It doesn't suit your looks.” But little by little, An Yanran realized she was developing some immature feelings for 129Reads9.2Score—Shelves
48. 1148 清 The Divide Between Pure and Impure 清浊分歧 Icebound Demon River冰天魔川Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Wild imagination + exotic settings + teamwork + suspense (the settings are grounded in detail) + power growth and insights (many gained through cultivation)] No romance, but love appears when the moment calls for it; not invincible, because where in the world is anything truly free? Not mindless, with everyone around her being stupid, because what's the point of living then? A girl who accidentally obtained a time bracelet is suddenly beset by strange dreams! They drag her back and forth betw 91Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    The pace is relaxed, but multiple storylines run concurrently, making it a bit mind-bending. It's not about indiscriminate killing, face-slapping, or cultivation fanaticism; it's suitable for casual reading.

49. 1149 请 Answer Me 1988, Here Comes Fu Yu 请回答1988，我付玙来了 Chang You Mu Yu常友慕鱼Female-Channel Fanfiction661k WordsOngoing Fu Yu arrives in the world of Reply 1988, two years before the show begins. What kind of story will unfold? Stay tuned! (I’m a beginner. I’m writing this fanfiction simply because I love Reply 1988. There are too few novels on this topic, and the ones out there have stopped updating. I’m doing this for no other reason than to fulfill a dream of my own. I finally worked up the nerve to write it myself. Don’t laugh, but on the first day I wrote five different openings and none of them felt right. 1.1kReads8.6Score—Shelves

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    It's all just everyday life.

50. 1150 黄 Laojun Cave on Huangmao Mountain 黄茂山老君洞 Icebound Demon River冰天魔川11k WordsCompleted Huangmaoshan Laojun Cave 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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