Looking for Books That Feel Especially Realistic 求特别真实的书。
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For a Better Life 为了生活更美好
Set in contemporary times, this novel explores the effective transition from poverty alleviation to rural revitalization. Against the backdrop of a great era, an imbalanced population, the preference for sons over daughters, and a mass influx of migrant workers into the cities have left many young men in the countryside unable to find partners. Sun Jiawei is one of them. Hoping to find a girlfriend, he goes to Shanghai for work, only to suffer the miserable ordeal of having his engagement broken
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My Wife's Secret 妻子秘密
When Chen Mingze saw his wife, Yin Yuechan, being drawn into another man's arms, he finally came to his senses. It turned out that the things Yin Yuechan had once said to him were no joke. She had been testing him. Chen Mingze was struck by a midlife crisis, and Yin Yuechan's next move left him even more humiliated. He picked up his phone and dialed a woman's number... Years later, Chen Mingze was still trying to redeem himself. He wanted to change his situation and escape the mental strain his
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On the Brink of Divorce 走在离婚的边缘
A friendly reminder: This is a work of realist fiction, and many readers may recognize people they know in it. Please enjoy the story, but don’t assume it’s about you! People say marriage is the grave of love, yet so many still rush toward it. The paths love can take are painfully few: either you part ways and become strangers, or you enter the marital home and stay together for life. When passion fades and love turns into familial affection, marriage becomes the daily routine of meals and chore
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The Corruption of Power 堕落的权利
Zhao Qiming, Qian Xiaotong, Qian Xiaoxia, Xu Shou, Xu Wei, He Yali, Han Baihe, Jiang Yan, Wang Dongcheng, Xiao Hua, Bao Yanhong, Bao Yanqing, Duan Yuxin, Shen Peijuan, and many, many others. All the names are fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental, so please do not assume they refer to real people.
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A Middle-Aged Man's Redemption: The Phoenix Turns Toward the Sun 中年男人的自我救赎：凤自向阳
A man born in the 1980s, now middle-aged, who spent more than twenty years working as a clothing pattern maker. For the first half of his life, he lived trapped in self-doubt and inner turmoil, held back by all kinds of hang-ups about his name, appearance, education, marriage, and children. At middle age, he finally learned to make peace with his past self, slowly tear down the high walls around his heart, and let himself off the hook. This book records the pitfalls I've fallen into, the grie
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The 1990s: A Business Empire Built from Five Thousand 90年代：五千起步的商业帝国
[Stock Trading + Ancient Wisdom + Comeback + Entrepreneurship + Opportunities of the Era + Romance] In 1997, on the eve of the handover, Lin Tiebo entered the stock market at its peak with 5,000 yuan in his pocket. It was all the money he had, and his only hope of finding Xiaomei. The first time he made a move, people laughed at him in public for “not even understanding the rules.” Yet this outsider used ancient wisdom from works like the Biographies of Merchants to buy precisely at the bottom a
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A Few Jokes 笑话数则
A collection of jokes
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The Women in My Office 我的办公室女人
Have you ever had a love so unforgettable it left its mark on your heart? Have you ever had a paradise of your own, hidden away from the world? Have many beautiful women ever crossed your path? Have you ever wanted to bow your head to life, or been seen as a good-for-nothing? But it doesn't matter. Years later, those people, those events, those outcomes… This is a story about one man and several women, a story about choices and life. Multiple heroines, pure wish fulfillment, so please don't
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Closing the Deal 赢单
In 2019, Lin Yi graduated with a computer science degree. Unwilling to write code, he somehow ended up in sales at Qiming Software. On his first day, his mentor told him, “Sales isn’t an assembly line. It’s intelligence work.” From a rookie whose very first call was hung up on to a top salesperson who landed a major project worth tens of millions, Lin Yi spent two years learning one thing: every deal won comes down to precisely managing six factors: the project background, key needs, key people,
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True Cases of High-IQ Crime 高智商犯罪实录
As technology advances, criminals use increasingly sophisticated methods to kill, and the number of high-IQ offenders is steadily growing. This poses a major challenge for the entire police force. That is why we have begun documenting real cases involving crimes committed by highly intelligent offenders.
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Like You in Early Spring 初春如你
An office romance was a strict taboo Shu Xinran had set for herself, especially with Ji Ran, who was ten years younger. She had finally escaped her broken marriage and spent eight years enjoying her solitude. By now, she saw love as a luxury and wanted nothing to do with it. For the rest of her life, she only wanted a peaceful, steady existence. She didn’t want anyone disrupting her rhythm again. This early spring should have been just like any other. But she never expected that this spring woul
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The Pretty Widow of Peach Blossom Creek, Loved by a Young Man 桃花溪的俏寡妇，小年轻爱上她
The night twenty-two-year-old Li Yuchuan returned to his village, he stumbled upon a woman bathing by Peach Blossom Creek. In the moonlight, her skin glowed white. Water slid from her collarbone to the small of her back. She tipped her head back to toss her hair, then flicked out her tongue to lick a drop of water from the corner of her mouth. That one little movement nearly made his soul fly away. Later, he learned she was the “jinx” everyone in the village talked about. Jiang Yuwei. Thirty-fiv
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Don’t Play with People’s Hearts 不要拿捏人心
Don't Play with People's Feelings
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The Plague God’s Growth 瘟神的成长
The protagonist graduates from a college of traditional Chinese medicine, but struggles to find a job and heads to Mingzhu to open a private clinic. After a strange encounter on the way, he begins treating and saving lives. When he meets bad people, he can inflict a sinister illness on them, making them experience the pain of disease for themselves.
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Love Goes Left, Love Goes Right 爱情向左向右
Love Takes a Left or a Right is a novel about love and relationships in city life. In this busy yet distant city, people often choose to keep their distance because they fear being hurt or worry that no one will understand them. Through a series of coincidences, the protagonists, Gu Xiaodong and Han Yunxi, break down their barriers, grow attracted to each other, and eventually light up one another’s lives in a romantic journey. May this novel awaken the youth sleeping within you and give you the
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Tales of Lijiang 丽江往事
The company went bankrupt, and at the same time we hit the seven-year itch. My wife tricked me into handing over all our assets by pretending we were getting a divorce. As soon as we left the civil affairs bureau, she got into the car of an old friend of mine. The two of them were planning a vacation in Thailand. When I got home, my former in-laws shut me out...
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The Mortal's Immortal Gourd 凡人仙葫
Er Gouzi is an honest, hardworking farmer. His greatest dream is to save up enough to buy a few acres, become a small landowner, and marry a buxom, strong-legged wife. Then his life would be perfect. But after an accident leaves him with a gourd and an old swindler talks him into it, he blunders into the path of immortality and gets dragged into conflict. Even so, he never forgets his original goal: he just wants to farm...
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A Way Forward Through Mountains and Rivers 出路之山重水复
[Period setting + Family + Women + Career + Workplace business battles + No romance + Society + An exploration of human nature] No cheat powers, no dramatic comeback. A deep look at the struggles and prospects of 99% of ordinary people! Wish-fulfillment stories are everywhere, but once the excitement fades, only emptiness remains. In the end, we all have to face the grind of daily life and the warmth or coldness of human relationships. This slow-burning work of realism offers no lucky breaks or
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Misplaced Lust for Power 错位的权欲
Misaligned Ambitions for Power
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That Boy Was My First Love 那个男孩，是我初恋
❗️❗️❗️Dating in your teens may be wrong, but first love is never a mistake. Pen pals, QQ, school arts festivals, basketball, little handheld phones, red date rice balls... This is a story about first love. Deng Yang and Zhang Yan: three years of first love, and never a reunion. The streets they walked side by side, the hands they held, and their first kiss tasting of cake became the gentlest echoes in their memories of days gone by. People say first love is a regret born of youthful chaos. But w
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A House Full of Gold and Jade: You Are the Brightest Star 金玉满堂之你是最亮的星
Tang Xing is autistic. Her mother, Tang Qin, was abandoned by her father, and Tang Xing herself has been despised by her biological father since childhood and treated coldly by the neighbors. She has an astonishing IQ and an extraordinary memory. Yu Yongnian's maternal grandfather's family has fallen into decline, and his father, Yu An, was framed by a villain. To evade their enemies, Yu Yongnian has spent his childhood constantly on the run. Young Tang Xing, a prodigy with an extraordinary IQ,
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Chinese Folk Tales: Strange Tales and Curious Occurrences 中国民间传说故事【奇闻异事录】
Stories from China's folk tradition, passed down for thousands of years! Even the smallest tale can hold a profound lesson. Strange and wondrous happenings abound in these hundreds of classic short stories, revealing every facet of human nature.
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A Nobody's Rise Begins with an Acceptance Letter 草根逆袭从录取通知书开始
As Heaven moves with vigor, a gentleman strives tirelessly to improve himself; as Earth is broad and steadfast, a gentleman bears all things with great virtue. At eighteen, a poor country boy from the mountains got into college with a stroke of luck. Through sheer grit and relentless hard work, he endured and overcame one hardship after another: poverty, hunger, a weak educational foundation, contempt from others, and misunderstandings from his superiors. Though he completed four years of colleg
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Liu Fang's Account 柳芳的自述
Liu Fang’s Account
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A Book by the Lord of Peach Blossom Island 桃花岛岛主的一本书
Ye Fan awoke from a vegetative state, and from that day on, his life changed completely!
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Not Quite Childhood Sweethearts, Growing Toward the Sun 青梅未满，向阳而生
Ten years of unrequited love came to nothing! He buried the moonlight with his own hands. [Poor construction worker x the girl of his dreams from a prestigious Shanghai university] Ye Rufeng struggled in the mud for ten years, all to become worthy of the pure, snowy figure in his heart. From hauling bricks at construction sites to becoming a project manager, he finally held Cheng Xue, the woman he had secretly loved for ten years, close in Shanghai. Her moonlight pendant glittered beneath the
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The Rustic Little Miracle Doctor 乡野小医神
[Countryside + miracle doctor + getting rich + farming + multiple heroines] Liu Ping'an of Qingshui Village gets beaten up for protecting his neighbor, but the misfortune turns out to be a blessing in disguise. From then on, he grows crops, raises fish, develops hot springs, builds a resort, and promotes tourism, transforming impoverished Qingshui Village into a thriving place. After that, Liu Ping'an enjoys a comfortable life in the countryside...
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Tales From the Construction Site 工地风云
Do you really understand migrant workers? Their lives are no better than beggars', except beggars have it more comfortable. A migrant worker's days are monotonous, but they have their own ways to have fun. The migrant workers you see in TV dramas aren't real. Only someone who has actually worked as a migrant laborer can capture their true spirit. Take a good look. This is what a real construction site looks like.
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My QQ Girlfriend QQ女网友
QQ Girl Online
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The Days I Spent Filling in Story Plot Holes 给故事填坑的那些日子
[Quick transmigration + no romance + not a power fantasy + ordinary female protagonist’s perspective] (See the comments for content warnings.) Half-conscious, Qin Changwu wakes up in an unfamiliar place. Her memories are fragmented, leaving her unable to piece together her past. The System tells her that if she wants to go “home,” she must travel through books and rewrite the fated deaths of her mission targets. The stories in each small world are shrouded in mystery: What is the truth behind th
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My Wife Is the Club's Top Hostess, and I'm the Fifth-Richest Man in the County 我老婆是会所头牌，我老婆是全县第五
My Wife Is the Top Hostess at the Club, and the Fifth-Ranked Woman in the County
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Love After Marriage, Day After Day 先婚后爱朝朝暮暮
Marriage Before Love, Sweet Romance After breaking up with her boyfriend of four years, Zhang Tong turned around and got involved with Qin Chuan. At first, she was only looking to have some fun and get back at her ex. Who knew she'd take things too far and get pregnant! After getting pregnant, Zhang Tong somehow ended up marrying Qin Chuan. Then she followed him to live in the countryside, only to discover that it was nothing like the pastoral life she'd dreamed of. There was endless farmwork! T
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The Great Country Doctor 乡野大神医
After graduating from college, orphan Chen Xiaobei can’t afford an internship at a big hospital, so he’s assigned to a village as a humble village doctor. But because he’s so handsome, Chen Ergou from the village takes a fancy to him and tries to use him to have a child. Chen Xiaobei goes to the arranged meeting, but an accident occurs. The jade pendant he’s worn since childhood gives him the legacy of a divine physician, and he begins a carefree life as the village’s most powerful man. From t
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A Post-00s Kid Helps Mom Take Down Her Scumbag Husband 00后帮妈妈整渣斗三
[Modern urban life + inspirational + slice of life + feel-good] Wu Jie is a poor student who loves gaming. After his parents' marriage falls apart, he defies fate and changes his life. First, he helps his mother take down her cheating husband and his mistress. Later, he helps his motherland root out scoundrels and traitors. Step by step, he rises to the brightest peak of his life...
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A Streamer's Life 主播人生
A Streamer's Life
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The Happy Years I Spent in Dongguan 那些年我在东莞的幸福往事
[Urban everyday life] + [multiple heroines] + [first person] My name is Hao Jian. I'm a college graduate who left a small inland county to make a living in Dongguan. A female classmate who'd been quite a flirt back in school introduced me to the city. I thought I'd find a factory job and earn some money, but things didn't go as planned. I ended up in a bar, and that's where my life took an unexpected turn.
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Challenge: A Thousand-Year-Old Wooden House 挑战千年木屋
This is the author’s first novel to be published in a paid format. A story about paranormal phenomena, it brings Eastern and Western thought and culture together in a clash and a blend. The author’s delicate prose and vivid plot unfold gradually, bringing the story to life. The book embraces the lighthearted humor of online culture without losing the seriousness of traditional literature. This carefully crafted work deserves to be read slowly and savored, and is sure to bring joy to your life.
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The Little Country Doctor 乡村小野医
[Countryside + Miracle Doctor + Left-Behind Families + Beauties] Yang Jiamu, a village doctor, saves a beautiful young widow, changing his life forever. Watch him rise to greatness and live a glorious life!
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Xi Shi Meets a Thousand-Year-Old White Fox 西施遇上千年白狐
The Fox Spirit of a Thousand Years Meets Xi Shi tells the story of Xi Shi, the beauty of ancient Yue. Fan, a subordinate of the King of Yue, brings her to the palace, where she undergoes rigorous training before being sent to Wu to seduce and subdue its king. With Fan's help, she is to bring down the state of Wu in one fell swoop. But on the way to Wu, Xi Shi's boat capsizes. After she falls into the water, a cargo ship rescues her. When she opens her eyes, she finds herself in a world she doesn
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When Fate Arrives, Love Is Just That Sweet 缘分到了，就是那么甜
When Shen Yuyan was twenty-two, she had just started her teaching internship. A blind online date turned into a real-life meeting (though the male lead had already seen her) and she somehow ended up with a college student boyfriend. They began with a long-distance relationship, then moved in together, and went from her family opposing a marriage far from home to eventually giving their blessing. After a winding journey, they got married and had children, with plenty of little stories about getti
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A Drifter's Rise Begins with a Dream 盲流小子的崛起，从梦开始
A vivid memory, born from an accident during an experiment, streaked into the sky as a flash of blue light and landed in the mind of a young man with the same name in a parallel world, a cosmic reflection of our own. It slowly began to influence and change his life, as well as the lives of his family and friends. Literary luminaries: Such a gifted young talent. It’s a shame he has a mouth on him. Students: His poetry and essays are excellent, but he’s a real jerk! Famous songwriter: That kid doe
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A Peaceful Family Affair in 1979 平安家事1979
[Period Setting] [Countryside] [Hard Work] [Ordinary Life] [No Golden Finger] [Neither Rebirth nor Transmigration] [Told in warm, down-to-earth prose, a story about an ordinary life filled with warmth] Ji Ping'an always wanted to escape the countryside, turning his "unwillingness to settle" into "having no regrets." But even after the parachute tower stood weathered and abandoned, he was still trapped on his hometown's soil. Ji Manling always said she would repay her family's devotion, yet she r
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The Country Doctor King 乡野小医王
After suffering a setback in love, Chen Yang returns home in low spirits and becomes a barefoot village doctor in Qinghe Village on Yunwu Mountain, hoping only to live a quiet life. Unexpectedly, he awakens the legacy of an immortal-world ancestor, unlocking extraordinary abilities. His miraculous arts defy the laws of life and death, bringing the dead back to life and healing even the most hopeless injuries. He can cure every stubborn illness in the surrounding villages with ease. Supreme culti
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Solving Cases Takes Someone Like Me [Criminal Investigation] 破案需要我这样的人才【刑侦】
When it comes to Ling Wuyou, even an ant passing by would turn to its companion and say, “Don't mess with that lunatic!” Say a couple of words to her and she'll blow up like a firecracker. She doesn't care one bit about acting like a respectable adult. While she was studying at the police academy, she taught quite a few classmates a lesson more than once. It's because she's not very strong, but her dirty tricks are endless. Later, the lunatic became a proud police officer. She'd say, “Who wants
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I Become a Scoundrel in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils 我在天龙当曹贼
The male lead, Yin Qiancheng, worked himself to death in Shenzhen, then transmigrated into the world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. He obtained a brain-development and dream-insertion System AI. To return to the future, he brought all the female leads of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, those beautiful older sisters, back to modern Shenzhen.
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Reborn: I’m Done Being a Good Daughter 重生，从不做好女儿开始
The story of a peasant woman who, after being reborn, slowly comes to terms with reality and grows into the best version of herself. Li Xiaorong spent her whole life trying to be a good person. First, she tried to be a good daughter, then, unwillingly and against her will, let her mother force her into a marriage exchange for her brother. After her husband died in an accident, she listened to her mother and remarried, becoming the wife of a man with three children. She supported her husband’s ca
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Perhaps This Is Just How Life Goes 人生或许这样了吧
Maybe This Is Just How Life Goes Life was never fair. That is not merely a sigh of resignation, but a moment of clarity. This book is satirical, but never sentimental; it is angry, but never loses its warmth. It tells stories you may have heard but never had the chance to think through, and realities you may have lived through but had no power to change. It records the people struggling in the cracks of the system, the voices pushed to the margins despite following every “legal procedure,” and
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A Little Land of Mountains and Rivers 小山河
When Chi Xia first joins the special investigations team, Luo Xun strongly recommends transferring her elsewhere. The intern is so thin-limbed and wooden, like she can barely keep her eyes open. What makes her suitable for this team? She’d be much better off in Publicity! The thin-limbed intern says nothing, responding to everything with, “Captain Luo, solving the case comes first.” Luo Xun is so frustrated he can barely contain himself. The team is doomed, he thinks. Before long, Captain Luo ge
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A Journey Through Mountains and Rivers 山水行记
"Not a wish-fulfillment novel, not stupid, and not something to eat with your rice. It’s best enjoyed with a drink. This book is for readers with a long-term mindset. Take your time and savor it, and you’ll find that this novel is as tender as water, like the girl you love, intoxicating you." What seems like an ordinary opening is actually a grand scheme plotted long ago… Guangxi, a rainy night, a dilapidated Taoist temple, and a mystery upon mystery. A helpless young woman encounters a handsome
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The Principal's Secret 校长的秘密
Ji Wenjun, born into humble circumstances, became the son-in-law of the powerful Lin family in the city after his wife, Bai Yun, died by hanging. By gathering resources and connections, he founded Jinye Academy, and his career soared. Beautiful women flocked to him, until a scandal deliberately engineered by a subordinate brought him down and made him realize he wasn't invincible after all. The twins he had with Bai Yun were forced apart after their mother's death. Their younger brother lived wi
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