Novels That Feel Very Real and Reflect Real Society 写的很真实，反映真实社会的那种小说

1. 1 中 After Winning a Hundred Million, I Became My Company's Savior 中奖一个亿后，我成了公司救世主 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Urban424k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out, but it'll slowly improve! No risk in getting on board!] Shen Yanshen casually bought two lottery tickets and won a hundred million. His miserable working life was over for good, and from then on he lived in a mansion and drove a Mercedes. His ex-girlfriend, who had once looked down on him for being poor, came back in tears, begging him to take her back. Shen Yanshen kicked her a hundred meters away. “Get as far away as you can. Can't you see I'm washing my wife's feet? 3kReads5.9Score116Shelves

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   Recommendations for novels that are very realistic and reflect social realities

2. 2 爱 A Testament to Love 爱的遗嘱 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted A Will of Love 1kReads—Score—Shelves
3. 3 闺 My Best Friend’s Private Kitchen 闺蜜私房菜 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted My Best Friend’s Private Kitchen 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
4. 4 专 The Cure for Every Kind of Defiance 专治各种不服 Bao Erri鲍尔日Urban196k WordsCompleted After being reborn, he enrolls at Yannan University of Chinese Medicine. He has just one goal: to become the best student. After graduating, he has just one goal: to keep knocking down the famous doctors around him. He does it all for one thing: a human-world "residence permit." 1.3kReads9.3Score227Shelves

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   It's very realistic, yet very engaging. I read both of the completed books in one sitting.

5. 5 妈 Mom Hired Her Best Friend’s Daughter to Avoid Suspicion, But They Panicked When I Audited Them Without Mercy 妈妈为避嫌只录取闺蜜女儿，我铁面审计时她们却慌了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted My Mom Hired Only Her Best Friend’s Daughter to Avoid Favoritism. But When I Started Auditing Them Without Mercy, They Panicked 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
6. 6 订 My Future Mother-in-Law Slapped Me at Our Engagement Party, So I Canceled the Wedding and Made Her Whole Family Kneel to Repay Me 订婚宴婆婆当众扇我耳光，我取消婚礼让她全家跪着还钱 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted My Mother-in-Law Slapped Me at the Engagement Banquet, So I Called Off the Wedding and Made Her Whole Family Get on Their Knees to Pay Me Back 551Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 求 On the Day He Proposed, His Fiancée Told Her Boss, “Let Him Take the Fall. He’s Honest and Easy to Fool” 求婚当天，未婚妻对上司说：让他接盘吧，他老实好骗 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted On the day I proposed, my fiancée told her boss, “Let him take over. He’s honest and easy to fool.” 524Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 老 After My Husband Returned from a Business Trip to Chengdu, a Casual Short Video Made Me Go Viral 老公从成都出差回来后，我随手发个短视频爆火了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted After My Husband Returned from a Business Trip to Chengdu, a Short Video I Posted on a Whim Went Viral 13.3kReads—Score101Shelves
9. 9 老 After My Husband Cheated, I Ran the Company into Bankruptcy 老公出轨后，我把公司搞破产了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After My Husband Cheated, I Ran the Company into Bankruptcy 5.8kReads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 劳 A Reeducation Through Labor: An Autobiography 劳改自传 Little Clumsy Bear 1小憨熊1Urban234k WordsOngoing Maybe I was just too lucky before. Whatever project I took on, whatever resources I sought, and whoever I hired, everything went smoothly and quickly. Each time, the speed at which I turned a profit surprised me. But luck always runs out eventually. Now, even making a few hundred a day is a struggle. Is the rest of my life destined to be spent in poverty and misery? A fortune-teller said I’d find success in my youth, fall on hard times in middle age, and prosper in my later years. He got it righ —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a true record of my many unbearable experiences and terrible memories of being bullied, beaten, and humiliated in prison.

11. 11 人 While I Was Away on a Business Trip, My Home Became Their Love Hotel 人在外地出差，我家成了他们的钟点房 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted While I was away on a business trip, my home became their hourly hotel 3.5kReads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 花 The Legend of a Huacheng Programmer 花城程序员传 Little Vampire Cat血族小猫Urban881k WordsOngoing The story takes place in a beautiful flower city in the south. A group of IT professionals from a major metropolis have gathered to form a community they grandly call the “Flower City Programmers’ Home.” In truth, it’s a motley crowd: mostly IT elites and code slaves (programmers), mixed in with bosses, HR staff, stock-market gurus, lawyers, accountants, the unemployed, club princes, and nightlife goddesses. As the saying goes, wherever there are people, there’s a world of its own, and every day 28Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    The story takes place in a beautiful flower city in southern China. A group of IT professionals living in a first-tier city have gathered together to form a circle, euphemistically called "Flower City Programmer's Home." In reality, this circle is a mixed bag: the vast majority are IT elites and coding slaves, mixed with bosses, HR professionals, stock market gurus, lawyers, accountants, the unemployed, as well as club princes and nightclub goddesses. As the saying goes, where there are people, there is a world of its own, and every day, interesting and absurd legends circulate within this world… [Almost crying][Almost crying]

13. 13 共 Shared Location Exposed My Wife’s Secret, So I Ruined Her and Left Her With Nothing 共享定位暴露妻子秘密，我让她身败名裂净身出户 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted My Wife’s Secret Was Exposed by Location Sharing. I Ruined Her Reputation and Kicked Her Out With Nothing 903Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 权 Power and Ambition in the Underworld: The Road to a Comeback 权欲江湖：逆袭之路 Brother Jianghu江湖望哥Urban1.1M WordsCompleted He Yu Hui started out as nothing more than a humble doctor. What opportunities did he encounter? What did he do? How much did he accomplish for the people? How high did he rise in government? What kind of story did he live as a man? This heartfelt work will show you one man’s path to growth and the rise of an honest official! [Grounded + Beauty + Political Career + Smart Protagonist] The early chapters are a bit cautious, but the later ones are incredibly satisfying. A must-read gem from Tomato 29Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Romantic encounters are endless. Countless beauties follow. The book is meticulously described, with detailed and nuanced portrayals of various sounds and movements, capturing the essence of adulthood. A must-read! 🥬

15. 15 跟 I Followed My Wife to a Hotel, and I Regretted It 跟踪老婆到酒店后，我后悔了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted I followed my wife to a hotel, and regretted it 6.1kReads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 怀 Suspecting My Wife of Cheating, I Hid in a Cardboard Box for Three Days and Nights 怀疑妻子出轨，我躲在纸箱里三天三夜 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted Suspecting My Wife Was Cheating, I Hid in a Cardboard Box for Three Days and Nights 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 人 A Human Cage 人间囚笼 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban538k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story + extremely dark + oppressive and suffocating. Don’t read if you’re faint of heart.] When you’re nearing the end of your life, you can actually feel it coming. Just like right now. The closer that moment gets, the more you want to leave something behind in this world. But what should I leave? Assets lose value, and houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. So perhaps I should tell everyone my story instead. I’m no good person. I just occasionally feel 118.9kReads9.5Score16.6kShelves

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    You absolutely have to read these two books: 1. Based on the author's personal experience; 2. Full of irony, adapted from true events.

18. 18 全 Global Reset: I Deceive the Gods in the Apocalypse 全球清零：我在末世欺骗神明 Tang Xuan唐玹Mystery303k WordsOngoing No System, no invincibility, no infinite-flow, and no mindless plot. This book is a slow burn, with plenty of groundwork in the story, so please be patient. Thank you~. What would a world without emotions look like? What would a world stripped of humanity become? What future awaits human civilization? In the apocalypse, society collapses completely. Humanity must rethink the very nature of society and search for the future of civilization. Shh. Turn off the lights and step with me into th 49Reads8.0Score—Shelves
19. 19 王 Prince, a Brothel Isn't a Study Hall! 王爷，青楼不是自习室！ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Your Highness, a Brothel Is Not a Study Hall! 221Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Realistic stories

20. 20 停 When I Cut Off My Husband’s Mistress’s Secondary Card, He Panicked 停掉小三副卡后，老公慌了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted After I Canceled My Mistress's Supplementary Credit Card, My Husband Panicked 427Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommendations for very realistic novels

21. 21 家 My Family Sent Me to Die in My Brother's Place. Now That I've Become a War God, They Beg Me to Acknowledge Them 家族让我替弟从军赴死，我成铁血战神后他们跪求相认 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted My Family Sent Me to Die in My Brother’s Place. Now That I’ve Become a Battle-Hardened God of War, They’re Begging Me to Acknowledge Them 627Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 我 My Wife Owns a Nightclub 我的老婆是夜总会老板 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭15k WordsCompleted My Wife Is the Owner of a Nightclub 130Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 规 Rule Horror: List of Prohibited Items 规则怪谈：违禁品清单 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: The Contraband List 187Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 男 My Boyfriend Has a Female Best Friend, and I Have a Male Best Friend 男朋友有女兄弟，我有男闺蜜 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭16k WordsCompleted My boyfriend has a girl best friend, so I have a guy best friend. 1.9kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Stories reflecting social reality

25. 25 西 Strange Tales from Western Hunan 西湘散异 Green Robe on the Right Hand右手青衣Mystery301k WordsCompleted Historical fantasy: When things are hard to speak of, let strange tales record them; when people are not of our kind, seek out the spirits anew. To outsiders, the most mysterious thing about Xixiang is surely corpse-driving. But beyond that, there are also uncanny tales and legends about praying for rain, Zhuyou rituals, dragons and snakes, mirrors, and more. Even carpenters who make coffins can determine life and death with a single swing of their axes. Through these stories, Chen Jun discovere 9Reads8.3Score—Shelves
26. 26 四 Casual Notes on Sichuan Dialect and Writing 四川方言文字散记 Wanderer of Bashu巴蜀散人388k WordsOngoing How to write some uncommon characters used in Sichuan dialect, the origins of Sichuan expressions, and folk customs and culture associated with the dialect. Dialects are a form of cultural heritage. The excessive promotion of standard Mandarin has put many dialects at risk of disappearing. As a dialect enthusiast, I hope to do my small part to raise awareness. I welcome anyone who shares this interest to join me. Even if you don't know how to write the dialect, liking and sharing this post can 3Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 规 Rule Horror: Whoever Lies Will Die 规则怪谈：谁说谎，谁就会死 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: Whoever Lies Will Die 90Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 我 Three Years After My Death, My CEO Husband Came Back to Ask Me to Donate My Liver to His First Love 我死后三年，总裁丈夫二次找我给他的初恋捐献肝脏 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted Three Years After I Died, My CEO Husband Came Looking for Me Again to Donate a Liver to His First Love 357Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 为 To Toughen Me Up, Dad Pushed Me Into the Deep End, Knowing I Was Terrified of Water 为了锻炼我，爸爸把严重恐水的我推进深水区 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted To Toughen Me Up, Dad Pushed Me, Despite My Severe Fear of Water, into the Deep End 155Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 震 Shocking! My Online Girlfriend Is a Corporate Tycoon! 震惊，网恋女友竟是行业巨头总裁！ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Shocking! My Online Girlfriend Is Actually the CEO of an Industry Giant! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 定 While Booking a Postpartum Center for Our Second Baby, I Caught My Husband Choosing a Nanny for His Young Mistress 定二胎的月子中心时，撞见老公给小女友选月嫂 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted While choosing a postpartum care center for our second child, I caught my husband picking a maternity nurse for his young mistress. —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 同 My Desk Mate's Sugar Daddy Is My Dad 同桌的干爹是我爸 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted My deskmate's godfather is my dad —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 刚 I’d Just Had Surgery for an Ectopic Pregnancy When a High-Definition Video Popped Up in the Family Chat 刚做完宫外孕切除手术，家族群里就弹出一段高清视频 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted I’d just had surgery to remove an ectopic pregnancy when a high-definition video popped up in the family group chat. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 窑 The Big Dipper in the Cave Dwelling 窑洞里的北斗星 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted The Big Dipper Above the Cave Dwelling —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 降 After Being Demoted and Quietly Giving Up, My Incompetent Boss Begged Me to Accept a Promotion 降职摆烂后，草包领导跪求我升职 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After I Was Demoted and Started Slacking Off, My Incompetent Boss Begged Me on His Knees to Promote Me 2.5kReads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 刚 The Moment I Found Out I Was Pregnant, a Voice Message from My Husband’s Private Secretary Appeared in the Socialites’ Group Chat 刚查出怀孕，名媛群就跳出丈夫私人秘书的语音 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted I’d just found out I was pregnant when a voice message from my husband’s personal secretary appeared in the socialites’ group chat. —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 一 A Loser’s Godforsaken Life 一个屌丝的混账人生 Qizai Who Loves Electronic Instruments喜欢电声乐器的七仔Urban728k WordsCompleted This book follows a loser who starts out as a penniless wage laborer and, through the twists of fate, makes a comeback to become a wealthy man. But then, with a great hand in his grasp and a winning card to play, he falls into a trap meticulously laid by those in power. In the end, he loses everything, leaving only chaos in his wake 275Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A true story!

38. 38 惊 A Case That Shook the Nation 惊天巨案 Qizai Who Loves Electronic Instruments喜欢电声乐器的七仔Urban299k WordsCompleted This is an anti-corruption novel about an interest group that abuses its power to fabricate wrongful convictions and seize the assets of a local private company. The story follows the people’s police, represented by Gao Fei, as they investigate this miscarriage of justice, uphold social fairness and justice, defend the authority of the law, and protect the lives and property of the public. Undaunted by sacrifice or hardship, they pit their wits against the interest group in a grueling struggle, 31.9kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
39. 39 生 Life and Death at Full Throttle 生死狂飙 Qizai Who Loves Electronic Instruments喜欢电声乐器的七仔Mystery293k WordsCompleted In the 1990s, two shocking murders took place in a row in Hannan City, in a certain province. Both victims were men, local officials and entrepreneurs, and both were found at the crime scene missing their lower parts. Was it a crime of passion? Or revenge? Thus begins a gripping story of political power struggles, the darkness of human nature, the hand of fate, and the helplessness of life in this world... The ending is mournful and beautiful, deeply moving and heartbreaking. All one can do is s 789Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 我 My Strange Neighbor 我的诡异邻居 Qizai Who Loves Electronic Instruments喜欢电声乐器的七仔Mystery18k WordsCompleted My Eerie Neighbor 254Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 命 Fate: A Woman’s Redemption 命运，赎罪的女人 Qizai Who Loves Electronic Instruments喜欢电声乐器的七仔Modern Romance19k WordsCompleted Fate: A Woman's Atonement 76Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 娱 Secret Feng Shui Tales from the Entertainment Industry 娱乐圈风水秘闻 Bitter Melon with Flower Crab苦瓜炒花蟹Urban1.8M WordsOngoing From the big-eyed actress who sacrifices her children for wealth and status, to the martial-arts superstar who uses metaphysics to prolong his life; from the steel-cannon director who turns to metaphysics to conceive a child, to the wealthy actress whom tycoons treat like a human Pixiu, bringing her into the entertainment industry to attract wealth. Few people know how many sordid, dark truths lie beneath the entertainment world’s glittering facade! As a feng shui agent who has spent twenty year 313.2kReads9.3Score41kShelves

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    This book is fantastic; every real-life figure has a name and background. It's so good you could read it all night.

43. 43 表 My Cousin Got into Harvard and Had Me Committed to a Mental Hospital 表姐考上哈佛大学，将我送进精神病院 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折12k WordsCompleted My Cousin Got into Harvard and Sent Me to a Mental Hospital 17.8kReads—Score108Shelves

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    These books are all very realistic; I recommend them.

44. 44 老 Even the Honest Get Tired of Being Bullied and Fight Back 老实人欺负久了，也是要反抗的 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Even Honest People Will Fight Back If They're Bullied for Too Long —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 降 After Taking a Pay Cut and Quietly Giving Up, My Boss Begged Me for Forgiveness All Night 降薪摆烂后，老板连夜跪求我原谅 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted After My Pay Was Cut, I Started Slacking Off. My Boss Begged Me on His Knees to Forgive Him That Very Night —Reads—Score1.1kShelves

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    Don't be misled by the titles; these books are all adapted from true stories.

46. 46 他 After His Herniated Disc, He Swindled People Out of Money and Sex 他腰椎间盘突出后，骗财骗色 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折10k WordsCompleted After His Herniated Disc, He Swindled People Out of Their Money and Their Virtue 305Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 不 My Stubborn Mother-in-Law Went to Her Grave 不听劝的婆婆归西了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted My Stubborn Mother-in-Law Went to Meet Her Maker 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I Became Grandma’s Little Sister 重生六零：我成了外婆的妹妹 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance73k WordsOngoing [When an ordinary person is reborn in a rural village in the 1960s, forget about getting ahead or making grand plans. First, stay alive.] [1960s rural life + family and neighborhood affairs + education and growth + ensemble cast] [Not a wish-fulfillment story, not a wish-fulfillment story, not a wish-fulfillment story. Please don't read if that's not your thing. Thank you.] When Zhu Yan wakes up in the body of her grandmother's second-youngest sister, who died young, she vows to change her grand —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 念 Half a Lifetime of Missing Qiu 念秋半辈子 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + farming + building wealth + family squabbles + strong heroine] Shen Nianqiu’s husband died. He was stabbed to death by the husband of his lover. Because Shen Nianqiu is beautiful, shapely, intelligent, and capable, she is very popular. A rural doctor whose wife has died gradually falls for her; A butcher from the neighboring village has been secretly in love with her for a long time. A teacher assigned to the countryside admires her beauty and intelligence, and vows to mar 26.5kReads8.0Score1.8kShelves
50. 50 月 During My Confinement, I Kicked My Mother-in-Law Out 月子里，我赶跑了婆婆 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted I Kicked My Mother-in-Law Out During My Postpartum Month 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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