Any Relaxed, Everyday Urban Stories? Nothing Mindlessly Comedic 有没有都市日常的，休闲点的，不要那种无脑搞笑的

1. 1151 反 Fighting Back Against the Marriage Pressure, I Took My Ice-Cold Female Boss to Africa! 反抗催婚，我带着冰山女主管闯非洲！ Ying Nuo影诺10k WordsCompleted Fighting Back Against Marriage Pressure, I Take My Ice-Cold Female Manager to Africa! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   His parents said, "Feelings can be cultivated after marriage," but he was afraid of gambling with his life's happiness.

2. 1152 嘿 Hehe, I Might Not Be the Only System 嘿嘿，我可能不是只系统 Lailai Dada睐睐哒哒Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve bound the Tycoon System!” Fei Jing: “Wow, the legendary Tycoon System!” Xiao Yi: “Here’s your daily check-in task: collect fifty eggs from the chicken coop. The reward is an infinitely large storage space!” Fei Jing: “What kind of tycoon task is rummaging around in a chicken coop? But it did say I’d get a storage space…” Xiao Yi: “Xiao Yi has issued your daily check-in task: gather various vegetables and ingredients. For every item you collect, you’ll receive 412Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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   It's truly everyday life, truly interesting. It's a slice-of-life story, about eating, drinking, and having fun. Even when traveling, it's all about eating, drinking, and having fun, whether in the village, the surrounding area, or even out of the province.

3. 1153 我 Changing the Ending in The Legend of the Broken Office 我在破事精英改结局 A Meng in a Dream of Nanke南柯一孟Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Legend of the Workplace Elite + One Female Lead + Slice of Life + System. The original title of this book was Transmigrated into the World of Legend of the Workplace Elite. Also known as The Workplace: My Girlfriend Is a Silly, Adorable Little Wild Rabbit. Another title is I Changed the Ending in Legend of the Workplace Elite. Meng Nanke clicked on an ad because he was dissatisfied with his life. To his surprise, when he looked up again, he’d transmigrated into the world of Legend of the Workpla 1.6kReads8.9Score101Shelves

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   A fanfiction about a troubled elite, set in an urban setting with a slice-of-life writing style.

4. 1154 我 My Small-Town Girlfriend 我的小城女友 Wu Shuo吴说Urban290k WordsCompleted No matter how long people live in a big city, they eventually return to a small town. Xiyang, a genius who made his fortune through stock trading, finds his life going nowhere after his girlfriend cheats on him and his career hits a wall. He leaves Chengdu, a city full of memories, and returns to his hometown, where he meets the girl who will become his small-town girlfriend. This is an ordinary book, but the small-town life it tells of is anything but ordinary. 69Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Urban slice-of-life, male-oriented, light and casual novel, no system, realistic life story.

5. 1155 重 Reborn, I Advised the Doctor to Stop Drinking 重生后，我劝医生别酗酒 Xing Shou Xiao Bai兴寿小白Urban516k WordsCompleted (The book got zero reads in the store at both 80,000 and 200,000 words. Why not give it a look?) [Slow-burn romance + small-town life + one heroine + no mass-produced sugary romance] A few months ago. “Boss Gu, you have no right to stop me from drinking.” “Boss Gu, my business is none of yours.” “If you keep bothering me, I’ll call the police.” A few months later. “If you could go back to the past with your memories intact, what would you do?” The woman in a white coat beside him suddenly asked 1Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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   Rebirth + slow-paced romance + small-town daily life, single female lead and no artificial sweetness, "After Rebirth, I Advise the Doctor Not to Drink Alcohol" is healing and easy to read, you'll be hooked!

6. 1156 老 My Mom Threatened to Die Unless I Married a Divorced Gold Digger with Two Kids 老妈以死相逼，让我娶离异带两娃捞女 Ying Nuo影诺13k WordsCompleted Mom Threatens to Die Unless I Marry a Divorced Gold Digger with Two Kids 2Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 1157 我 I Took My Phone With Me to Cultivate Immortality 我带手机去修仙 Seven Strings Like a Waterfall七弦如瀑Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted I've already reached Foundation Establishment, and you want me to compete in the Olympics!? I've already reached the Golden Core stage, and you want me to go to college!? I travel back and forth between the world of immortal cultivation and Blue Star. Watch me take a nuclear bomb and go fishing with it! Use a magical treasure to freeze the volcano about to erupt on Blue Star; knock aside a meteorite headed for the planet with one hand! This is the story of a modern city boy who takes his 795Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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   Wander freely on this immortal planet, build your foundation for the Olympics and write a new chapter in the campus life. Nuclear bombs and blasting bombs display their power, magical treasures ward off disasters and save the world. Join us on this fantastical journey!

8. 1158 死EN After Dying a Hundred Thousand Times, I Bribed the River of Time and Space 死亡十万次，我直接买通时空长河 Natsume Says Nothing夏目不语Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Future Setting] [One Female Lead or No Female Lead] The Shijing appeared, strange beings invaded, and the Chosen Ones charged with fighting them were on the brink of defeat. So the most determined among the Chosen Ones began searching for a way to save the world. “Ten years later, the basic body-tempering method appeared, and the first martial artists were born.” “A hundred years later, spiritual martial arts burst onto the scene, and the martial arts community officially took shape.” “A thousa 179kReads9.4Score27.2kShelves

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   The author's book is truly exceptional. The writing is fluent, the rhetoric appropriate, deeply imbued with the style of the Wei and Jin dynasties, and further elevates the Tang and Song styles to a profound degree. To have read this book in my lifetime is truly my greatest fortune. After reading it, I was overwhelmed with an indescribable sense of sorrow—ah, such a wonderful novel, what if I could never see it again? What would I do? What would I do? Only after I unhesitatingly added the book to my bookshelf did my inner turmoil gradually subside. But then I immediately thought, wouldn't it be a waste of the author's hard work if others couldn't see such a good novel? After a painful internal struggle, I finally made up my mind to sacrifice my own interests for the greater good. I will share this book review with the world, I will keep pushing this novel up, up, up! Up until everyone sees it! [Smirk]

9. 1159 分 After the Breakup, I Became the Senior’s Darling 分手后，成为学长掌中宝 Fei Yu霏余Modern Romance752k WordsCompleted After her friends and boyfriend betrayed her, a trip brought her a senior who treasured her above all else. Her friend regrets it and begs for forgiveness? How about you get lost as far as possible? Her friend gets jealous and tries to steal her boyfriend, the senior? Here’s a whole package for you, no thanks needed! Her ex sees her family’s wealth and wants to get back together? Her family has already told him to get lost! (I’m terrible at writing blurbs. Please read the story!) 6.4kReads9.2Score560Shelves

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   🍀🍀🍀After being betrayed by her boyfriend and best friend, Luo Shuyao decides to take a spontaneous trip. It's on this trip that she meets a senior who cherishes her deeply. Her best friend regrets it? Get as far away as possible! 😏😏 Her boyfriend wants to get back together after finding out about her family background? Dream on!

10. 1160 重 A Love Rekindled in High School 重回高中时代的爱恋 The Face of the Past Is Gone不见旧时颜Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Li Tong: Too bad you don’t know I’m waiting for you! Ye Niantong: Too bad you don’t know that the person I’m waiting for is you! They love each other, but a twist of fate causes them to miss one another. Li Tong returns to his high school days and meets Ye Niantong again. This time, he will hold her tight and never let go. There were no Buddhas in this world, but after meeting you, I came to believe. You are the Buddha in my heart, and for all eternity, you alone are the one I believe in. 104Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    Bitter wine, broken willow branches, we part now; no wind, no moon, and no you. That day we parted, never to meet again. From now on, in my world, only white tea and quiet joy remain; I wait for the wind, and I wait for you!

11. 1161 老 My Dad Remarried a Female CEO, and I Gained Four Older Sisters 老爸二婚女总裁，我多了四个姐姐 Jenny Ma Dajin珍妮马戴劲Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted and fun] [A scheming protagonist] [A bit zany] [No hostility] [No angst] [No toxic tropes] One day, Cao Cheng’s father told him he was getting married. It was his second marriage, and his new wife was a rich woman. Cao Cheng knew he was finally going to become a rich second-generation heir. Sure, he might be a second-generation heir in name only, but at least he’d have status now, right? And the rich woman had four daughters! Which meant that starting today, Cao Cheng had four stun 43kReads8.7Score4.7kShelves

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    🌷🌸On this day, Cao Cheng's father told him he was getting married; his second wife was a wealthy woman. Cao Cheng knew he was finally going to be a rich second-generation heir, even if this heir was a bit of a fraud, at least he was someone of status, wasn't he? The wealthy woman also had four daughters!! From this day forward, Cao Cheng had four stunningly beautiful older sisters?? And that wasn't all… "My name is Cao Cheng, the 'Cheng' in 'honest and fortunate young man'!"

12. 1162 我 The Half-Demon Young Master of My Family Never Plays by the Rules 我家半妖少主从来不讲武德 San Jiu Ling三久零Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Absurd comedy] [Single heroine] [Passionate] [Coming of age] [Family] [No System, no brainless plot] [The protagonist’s personality changes gradually; don’t read if that’s not for you] A young man from Huaxia, with a pair of swords in hand. One sword severs souls! One sword smites evil! He’s a little unscrupulous, but not too much! With the body of a half-demon, he cuts through every obstacle. And becomes an unrivaled demon king! But... You’re a demon king, for crying out loud. Can’t you do any 15kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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    In China, there lived a young man wielding two swords, one to sever souls, the other to vanquish evil. The only downside was his slightly wicked nature. 😂 Henchman: "Young Master, Old Wang next door is insulting you again." Feng Ling: "Never mind, 😂 I'll take a day off." Henchman: "But they insulted me too!" ?? Today I'll train them on what it means for a hero to endure insults, but never to insult my henchman. 😭

13. 1163 性 My Brother Became a Woman and Fled to My House in the Middle of the Night 性转的好兄弟，连夜逃至我家 Xiao Yuxi小雨熙Urban139k WordsCompleted [Gender transformation, urban slice of life, no System, romance, slow burn, food] “If I were a woman, I could marry you.” Lin Yue said those words offhandedly ten years ago. He never expected them to come true a decade later. After turning into a woman, he fears the strange looks from his family and relatives, as well as the threat of dissection from a research institute. With no other choice, he pretends to be a woman and moves in with Ye Qing, his best friend of more than ten years... 169Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Of course, there are casual urban romance types.

14. 1164 开 From the Start, I Won Fifty Million and Quit to Open a Café Bookshop 开局中奖五千万我辞职开咖啡书店 Bacon Is Very Melancholy腊肉很忧郁Urban358k WordsCompleted On a rainy day, soaked to the skin, Su Wan walks into “Half-Day Leisure” and writes an IOU. An architect and a coffee shop owner grow closer among the bookshelves, starting with a tab. A proposal without a ring, a coffee-scented wedding: together, they make “being there” a lifelong promise. A story about waiting, mending, and finding where you belong. The best kind of love is taking it slow, together. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Pure urban daily life, enjoying life without being ostentatious.

15. 1165 那 I’ll Wait for You That Day 那天我等你 Dream Seeker寻梦里Urban328k WordsCompleted Not feel-good fiction, no System, modern urban life, first person, tragic romance If you hold me close, cherish me to the bone, and keep me safe, I'll gladly cover my eyes and never try to tell whether you're human or demon. Whether you're sincere or just humoring me, I see it all clearly. I only pretend to be a fool for a while because I like you. You and I are both passing guests in the spring breeze, while you gather the autumn waters and cradle the stars. I am fortunate to have met you in th 966Reads8.7Score107Shelves

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    The male protagonist has a tragic fate, and the content is extremely realistic.

16. 1166 小 Xiaoxian Helps Me Find a Rental, and Yifei Helps Me Sleep! 小贤带我租房，一菲助我安眠！ Shiyi Yu拾壹宇Male-Channel Fanfiction565k WordsOngoing This book is called Love Apartment. Also known as: "Xiaoxian Helps Me Rent a Place, Yifei Helps Me Sleep Soundly (ಡωಡ)" Su Zixuan has transmigrated! Both his parents are dead, and he grew up in an orphanage... He's got the full transmigrator package from the start! But... where's his golden finger? Where's the System, essential for showing off and slapping faces? He doesn't want this kind of transmigration! One day, Su Zixuan finally makes up his mind: he's moving out of this internationally fam 443Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    The female lead, Yifei, enjoys her hilarious daily life in her apartment. [Laughing][laughing][laughing][laughing]

17. 1167 开 From the Start, I Confess to the School Beauty, and the Comeback System Arrives Early 开局表白校花，逆袭系统来早了 My Bones Aren't Soft骨头不硬Urban340k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted daily life] + [Multiple heroines] + [Middle-Aged Comeback System] + [Campus] Come on, man! The college entrance exams are over, and I just confessed to my first love. I’d only just taken my childhood sweetheart’s soft, fair hand when this Comeback System thing showed up. What the heck? [At thirty-six, your marriage has failed. Standing at a crossroads in your life, you remember the decision you made as a teenager that you would regret for the rest of your life. If you’d known thing 13Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    🍅🍅🍅I've been suffering from a reading slump for so long, and I've been reading this urban slice-of-life novel for several days in a row—it's SO LOVE! 🔥It's incredibly stress-relieving. I don't understand why so few people read such a good book [sad][sad]

18. 1168 深 Shenzhen, Beguiling After Dark 深圳，夜色迷人 Nan Xiaohua南小华Urban2.0M WordsCompleted A tale of business rivalries and political intrigue set against the backdrop of Shenzhen, following Chen Binnan’s remarkable journey south in pursuit of success. This story is dedicated to all the brothers who have headed south, north, or east to make their way in the world! 51.3kReads9.6Score6.1kShelves

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    🥀This book, set against the backdrop of Shenzhen, tells a story of business intrigue and power struggles, depicting Chen Shan's remarkable journey as a struggling migrant worker in the south. The writing is fluid, the plot is realistic, and the portrayal of social rules and human nature is quite authentic; readers will find themselves deeply connected to the story. Highly recommended!

19. 1169 重 Reborn in 1993: Collecting Rent in the Capital 重生1993，我在首都收房租 Riding a Donkey骑驴Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Wang Mingqi, a small-time businessman, is reborn in 1993. To get away from his unreliable father, he uses his knowledge of the future to make his way in Beijing, investing everywhere and buying up houses. Before he knows it, he has become one of the city's biggest property owners. Life in his courtyard house is full of variety, with one petty drama after another playing out like scenes in a movie. Every day, he's either collecting rent or on his way to collect rent, exhausted but happy. 21.4kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    Relaxed daily life, leisurely, enjoying life.

20. 1170 签 Global Sign-In: I Became a Travel Mogul 签到全球：我成了旅游大亨 Red Bean, Seventy Percent Sweet红豆七分糖Urban595k WordsOngoing [A travel novel with plenty of interesting facts] Recently unemployed Chen Hao sets off on a journey with just 100 yuan in cash. On a flight to Xiamen, he awakens the Global Travel Sign-In System. All he has to do is sign in in each city to receive a travel fund, and completing System missions earns him even better rewards! From then on, Chen Hao sets out to conquer the world. He has a wonderful encounter in Xiamen, heads to Quanzhou to see the Eastern port city Marco Polo wrote about, strolls a 967Reads8.5Score108Shelves

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    This travelogue is good; it's very casual and relaxing, mostly about eating, drinking, and sightseeing while traveling, with no major flaws.

21. 1171 年 Period: Riding the Wind to Rise in 1976 年代：1976乘风而起 Below Fangcun Mountain方寸山下Urban6.2M WordsOngoing 1976: The northern Bear is at the height of its power. 1976: The Western beacon struggles in the quagmire of stagflation. 1976: In the glow of the fiery red era, dawn begins to break for us... 23.2kReads8.0Score1.9kShelves
22. 1172 我 A Little Housekeeper Came to My Home 我家来了个小保姆 Zuo Pan左泮Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted ☆I'm Li Shasha, the so-called rich, beautiful heiress you all talk about. My husband is a six-foot-tall strongman who couldn't hurt a fly. Ever since the nineteen-year-old beauty Bai Miaomiao was introduced to our family as a nanny, peace has never returned to our home. A chance encounter on a train, an identity swap, a failed search for family, a manhunt across the underworld... It all happened to me. What other strange things could be in store? Come along and find out. ☆Strong female lead + mu 167Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can watch it without using your brain 🧠

23. 1173 陪 Watching Pear Blossoms with You 陪你一起看梨花 Flowers Falling Like Butterflies花落如蝶Two Male Leads443k WordsCompleted When he was five, he gazed longingly at the thirteen-year-old. At eighteen, he looked at the twenty-six-year-old with eyes like fire. Throughout their eight-year age gap, he never stopped following in his footsteps, gradually going from trailing behind him to standing by his side. Over more than a decade, their laughter and tears had long since blended together. 160Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    Here, what do you think? [Laughs] Don't be angry if you don't like it, come find me later!

24. 1174 三 Sanxi: From Village Beauty to Village Bully 三喜：从村花到村霸 Zuo Pan左泮Modern Romance233k WordsCompleted A beautiful country girl marries in a daze, only for upheaval to strike her family. She goes from depending on others to growing strong on her own, but in the end, desire consumes her and leads her to ruin. In her final moments, she realizes that human nature cannot be controlled… 149Reads—Score101Shelves
25. 1175 那 The Rainy Night That Summer 那年夏天的雨夜 Xia Jingdie, Bright as Wood and Fire木火通明的夏惊碟Modern Romance101k WordsCompleted During the summer vacation of his sophomore year, Xue Yang took a summer job at a cafe to earn some money. The story between Xue Yang and Xu Yao began with a collision on a rainy summer night. With nowhere to go, Xue Yang was forced to stay overnight at Xu Yao's home. That night, Xu Yao, who had been a widower for many years, felt his heart stir. He opened his front door, and his heart as well. From their first meeting to falling in love, and from falling in love to building a life together, the 127Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this one! It's a very traditional modern romance novel. There are no stunningly beautiful women or domineering CEOs. It's about ordinary people living ordinary lives, which is very relatable. The plot is also very reasonable. There's no dramatic romance, but the slow and steady love is just as sweet. Although it's not very popular, it's genuinely good and you definitely won't be disappointed.

26. 1176 后 Secrets in the Backyard 后院的秘密 I Am Ordinary我本平庸Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Lin Feng stumbles upon a woman hidden in the village chief’s backyard. Determined to uncover the truth, he painstakingly pieces the clues together, only to discover that behind it all lies a truth he cannot accept... 12.4kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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    *The Secret in the Backyard* is an urban romance novel written by the author Wo Ben Pingyong. Here is a detailed introduction to the novel: • Story Synopsis: The novel tells the story of the protagonist, Lin Feng, who unexpectedly discovers a woman hiding in the village chief's backyard. To uncover the truth, he painstakingly unravels the layers of mystery, ultimately discovering a fact hidden behind the truth that he finds unacceptable. • Plot Features: The novel's plot is gripping and full of twists and turns, making it a rare gem with both excellent writing and a compelling story. Its suspenseful plot and unexpected ending have captivated a wide readership. • Serialization Status: As of now, *The Secret in the Backyard* has been serialized up to Chapter 464, "Who Are You," and was updated on December 12, 2024. • Reader Reviews: Readers generally give *The Secret in the Backyard* high praise. Some readers commented, "It's fantastic! So good I couldn't stop reading!" While others encouraged the author, saying, "It's very well written, don't pay attention to the haters, keep it up!" This demonstrates the readers' love for the work and their support for the author. • Word Count and Chapters: The novel contains 1.26 Million words and 464 chapters, making it a relatively long work suitable for readers who enjoy lengthy urban romance novels. In conclusion, *The Secret of the Backyard* is a richly plotted and beloved urban romance novel, suitable for readers who enjoy exploring the secrets of human nature and complex emotional entanglements.

27. 1177 都 I've Told You, I'm Not Dating 都说了我不谈恋爱 Pure Ice Oolong纯冰乌龙Urban167k WordsOngoing [No System + reborn + everyday urban life + one heroine + an unconventional path to entrepreneurship + no angst + a little sweet] “Whose child is this, anyway?” “What else have you done behind my back?” His childhood sweetheart kept up her innocent-girl act, stringing him along for three years before turning around and getting a hotel room with someone else. In middle age, he spent his entire fortune and married an older woman with a child, only to find himself unexpectedly playing daddy. Lookin —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No system, single female lead, urban rebirth, college entrepreneurship, neither romance nor career plot is science fiction, adapted from real events, characters are not stereotyped, humor is not mindless.

28. 1178 飞 After Failing to Ascend, I Livestream Fortune-Telling and Leave My Clients Depressed 飞升失败后，直播算命客户抑郁了 Little Witch小巫Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No male lead] + [Mysticism] + [Absurd comedy] + [Cultivation] She was one step away from ascending when she was struck dead by heavenly lightning. Was it the mercilessness of the Heavenly Dao, or was she just a terrible person? After taking stock of what happened, Xia Qingzhu decides to accumulate merit properly. Day one of fortune-telling: She gets a streamer who steals electric scooters sentenced to death. Day two: A seller of rock candy gets sentenced to eleven months. Day three: Someone ste 20.6kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves

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    Xia Qingzhu, a cultivator with a seemingly perfect life, is unexpectedly thrown back to the age of 22 during her ascension. A family business, a loving family, a life without worries—she seems to have everything, except for merit. Just as she decides to start over and accumulate merit, her younger sister, Xia Qingmei, appears with her "Crazy Thursday" copywriting.

29. 1179 年 Young and Promising 年少有为 A Dao阿刀Urban2.1M WordsCompleted How deeply does one's family shape them? Some grow up insecure, timid, and lacking confidence; others become violent and end up behind bars; still others see their marriages torn apart, losing their spouses and children. After countless heartbreaking realizations, some people spend their whole lives healing from childhood, while others are healed for life by their childhood. 20.8kReads9.0Score2.4kShelves
30. 1180 花 Fragrant Across the Land: Blossoms in Jinguancheng 花重锦官城之飘香万里 Second Brother of Lingzhou陵州二哥Urban1.8M WordsCompleted When Lu Yang was seven, his parents died in a landslide. From then on, he and his sister relied on their elderly grandparents, and their grandparents on them. Years later, he deliberately failed the college entrance exam. Then, with a hundred yuan he had borrowed, he set off alone for Jincheng, the provincial capital. And so began his arduous yet extraordinary life. 164Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    "The Fragrance of Flowers Spreads Across Chengdu" is a promising book currently being serialized and is highly recommended to your friends. Please read it!

31. 1181 深 A Midnight Romance 深夜情缘 Maple Leaves in Jiangnan枫叶江南Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Fang Nan's girlfriend of two years was pregnant with another man's child. Furious, he got into a car accident on a rainy night and crossed paths with a beautiful senior executive at a company. From then on, he was caught up in an utterly unbelievable tangle of love and revenge… 144Reads7.2Score103Shelves

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32. 1182 癌 A Teen with Cancer Meets a Dragon Priestess 癌症少年遇上龙女祭司 Candy Isn't Bad吃糖不恶Urban223k WordsCompleted On the road to an education, there is always a student who arrives in the classroom first and leaves last, yet whose grades are often far from satisfactory. Ye Gong of Jianghua Senior High was undoubtedly one of them. Then, in the month of cherry blossoms, a silent medical report became the final straw for the troubled boy. The things people around him did often made him angry or caused him pain. Only when a white-haired girl appeared beneath the cherry tree that day did she lead him out of his 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is true leisure.

33. 1183 重 After Rebirth, I Let Go of My Obsessions and Became Terrifyingly Strong 重生后，放下执念的我强得可怕 Taking Grandma Across Against the Light带老奶奶闯红灯Urban255k WordsOngoing [Reborn + Urban Slice of Life + No System + College Entrepreneurship + Lighthearted + Multiple Heroines] When Gu Chuan fell asleep at his desk and never woke up, the song from Si Youwei's third anniversary performance was still playing on repeat in his ears. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself back in 2016, after the college entrance exams. Looking at Si Youwei, who was so careful even when turning him down, Gu Chuan could hardly believe she was the same person who would become the 2Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    The story is about a male protagonist who is reborn and starts a business in college. The plot is good, and there is no system involved!

34. 1184 年 Period: I’m Zhuang Tunan, and I Can Make a Killing from Anything 年代：我是庄图南，万物皆可盘 Yi Ran Zou Chen Shuang弈然走沉霜Male-Channel Fanfiction673k WordsCompleted Zhuang Bifan becomes Zhuang Tunan from A Courtyard of Neighbors. With a strange golden finger, he experiences the warmth and coldness of human nature, love and hatred in this era. He thrives amid the fiercest storms and, amid the petty troubles of family life, trounces the spineless, overtakes the British, and surpasses the Americans across two generations. 4.9kReads8.2Score196Shelves
35. 1185 学 A Poor Student Joins a Myanmar North Gang: A Life Worthless as Shit 学渣混子黑帮缅北，屎一样的人生 Lord Awan阿碗君Urban584k WordsOngoing For readers under eighteen, please read at your discretion. (No System, not a power fantasy, realistic fiction) A failing student, a delinquent, a male model, nightlife, organized crime, northern Myanmar, prison? An undercover agent! It all began when I kicked the school bully into a septic tank (latrine). My name is Chen Danggui, and this is my shit-stained life! I was never a good person to begin with, and life always forced me to become a bastard who did nothing but bad things. But I refuse t 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    From a slacker to dropping out of school to work as a male model in nightclubs, opening a club, being forced into a gang, fleeing to northern Myanmar, experiencing prison life, and unexpectedly becoming an undercover agent.

36. 1186 拒 No More Rat Race: I Started Coasting the Day I Joined the Factory 拒绝内卷，我从进厂开始咸鱼 No More Playboy不做浪子Urban381k WordsCompleted [Multiple Heroines] After Jiang Chen dies suddenly, he is reborn in 2008, just after the college entrance exams. He activates the Lazybones System from the start. “Young man, I can tell you’ve got excellent bones. You’re bound to be great at tightening screws.” Jiang Chen pays no attention. He’d already worked more than enough in his previous life, and it still got him killed. He might as well get a factory job and be a lazy fish. Work hard? No way. I refuse to join the rat race, thanks. He meet 59Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 1187 枙 When the Gardenias Bloom 枙子花开 Country Old Boy乡村老男孩Urban222k WordsCompleted Through the lives of two generations, Wu Zhengbao and Wu Wencai, this novel portrays the sweeping changes in the villages of Lixiahe, northern Jiangsu, over the forty years before and after the Third Plenum. It celebrates the down-to-earth spirit of rural youth who refuse to bow to fate, endure hardship, and strive with all their might. This is a rural take on "Struggle", shifting back and forth between the countryside and the city. It captures both the earthy fragrance of Lixiahe in northern Ji 12Reads6.6Score—Shelves
38. 1188 这 This Guy Is a Bit of a Rascal 这个家伙有点坏 E Fo Ge鄂佛歌Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [No formulaic plot][Not a wish-fulfillment story][No cheat abilities][Traditional][Realistic][Period][Countryside][Hardship] A boy who is both bad and good, a family made up of people with no blood ties, a difficult yet sweet golden age, and a story full of humor and warmth... Beginning in the 1980s, this novel spans forty years and strives to recreate the changes of the times, telling the story of one person's growth. Above all, this is a realistic story, with both sweetness and heartbreak. Rea 67.5kReads9.3Score6.8kShelves
39. 1189 沙 Shamulia 沙木蓼 Dream Gazer望梦Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted One day, Xiao Qingchun received a mysterious phone call. On the other end, a baby babbled incomprehensibly. The call brought two people who had been apart for a long time back together. Because of the baby, they started spending time together again, discovered sides of each other they hadn't known before, and fell in love all over again. 1.8kReads8.1Score143Shelves

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    An unconventional CEO romance novel, one that feels very relatable and down-to-earth. One day, Xiao Qingchun receives a mysterious phone call. A baby's babbling voice comes from the other end, and this call leads two people who have been separated for a long time to re-evaluate each other and fall in love again.

40. 1190 我 I Have a Daily Sign-In System That Makes Me Rich 我有一个每日签到的消费财富系统 Whale Flicking Its Tail鲸鱼摆尾Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted System, shut-in heroine, lighthearted, everyday life, romance. Cai Yujie is a shut-in who works an ordinary clerical job, doing odd tasks, in the big city of Jincheng. Her life is uneventful. She tries to save money and occasionally visits the orphanage. Her two roommates go back to their hometowns for the Spring Festival, leaving Cai Yujie to stay behind. Then a global pandemic breaks out, and with nowhere else to go for the time being, she stocks up on supplies, spends New Year’s Eve alone in 794Reads—Score109Shelves

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    Urban daily life: eating, drinking, having fun, a mundane existence, no super-rich swindlers, no face-slapping moments. The system is just a small accessory.

41. 1191 撷 The Journey to Win Your Heart 撷君行 Stay Together Forever常相守Eastern Fantasy201k WordsOngoing Time’s wheels roll ever onward into the mid-Tang era. On this land shrouded by evil spirits, the people suffer while no one comes to their aid. Only Sun A Shi, the Medicine King, leads his disciples in searching for the secret to driving the evil spirits away. Three couples among the Medicine King’s disciples, Jiang Ze and Jiegeng, Gancao and Guizhi, and Doukou and Didi, hold fast to their faith in battle and never give up in the face of hardship. Like dancers, they weave love and hate into a ma 119Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Tomato's novel, *Xie Xie Jun Xing*, admires Simiao and yearns for Xu Xiake! The details of Chang'an, Qingdao, Penglai, and other magnificent landscapes of China come vividly to life under her pen. The worldview and humanistic perspective she conveys represent a beauty most difficult to find in today's society!

42. 1192 徒 Hiking Livestream: A Fact-Checking Team Has Me in Its Sights from the Start 徒步直播：开局被打假团队盯上了 Brother Ming铭哥哥啊Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Livestream + System + hilarious comedy + bullet-comment culture + cutting-edge technology + multiple female supporting characters] Lin Chen transmigrates into an outdoor livestreamer hiking National Highway 318, and the action begins from the start! His skin absorbs solar energy, granting him the Shadowless Kick of Foshan, which he uses to kick an off-road vehicle! On the road, Lin Chen casually sings songs that shoot straight to the top of the charts. His drone-like livestreaming phone attract 6.3kReads9.0Score714Shelves

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    I've been a bookworm for almost twenty years, and these are books I found on Tomato Bookstore one by one that I think are worth reading; not a single one is a dud.

43. 1193 混 The Chaotic Record of Mending the Heavens 混沌补天录 Slender Willow in the Prose文中细柳Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [No System, no being reborn, cautious cultivation, sound logic, quotable lines, and hilarious comedy] Please don't expect this to follow the usual formula of some cultivation novels, where the protagonist becomes invincible and starts killing as soon as he begins cultivating. This story follows the protagonist's transformation from an ordinary person, and strives to stay closer to real life, with plenty of introspection and social criticism. Starting as a law-abiding citizen, the protagonist fir 5.7kReads8.6Score596Shelves

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    I laughed so hard my abs hurt in the middle of the night! [Laughing and crying emoji] The mortal Lao Liu (Old Six) obtains a cultivation inheritance and embarks on a cultivation journey in the city, constantly churning out memorable lines, full of realistic critique and philosophical reflection. Everyone is intelligent, and the psychological descriptions are exquisite. [Thumbs up emoji] A reminder: please do not approach this novel with traditional notions of invincibility or the ability to kill at will. This book is an exploration and growth story, not mindless wish-fulfillment. It teaches you to follow the law, understand the rules, and then be decisive in killing. [Cool emoji] [thinking emoji]

44. 1194 穿 Transmigrating as Zhang Wei: My Mother-in-Law Rear-Ends Me from the Start 穿越张伟，开局被岳母追尾 Lu Jinyu路槿瑜Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted Zhang Wei woke up to find he'd transmigrated back to the time he'd been jilted at the altar. He was about to move to Love Apartment when his car was rear-ended on the way. When he got out to look, the person who had hit his car from behind was none other than his future mother-in-law, Zhuge Dasheng. Just then, another person stepped out of the front passenger seat... 7.9kReads9.4Score455Shelves
45. 1195 废 The Ruined City: A Woman of Desire Forges Me into a Big Shot 废都，欲女炼我成大佬 Martial Scholar习武书生Urban126k WordsCompleted No transmigration, no rebirth! What happened to turn a dissolute man who wallowed in wine and women into an industry mogul...? How did he acquire other people’s companies and even make them pay him for it...? How many obstacles did she overcome to go from an ordinary model to a major star...? Faced with a fight for survival, how did he take down his opponent in one move...? Was he really a lone hero, as the crime boss kept coming after him...? In this city of desire, there’s always another excit 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is so adorable you want to kick him to death! He's a top student but struggles to find the job he wants. He's a warm-hearted guy, but his marriage is in trouble!! A KTV owner, a naive and innocent girl, a writer, a model, and a bunny girl all pursue him—who will he ultimately choose?

46. 1196 四 Siheyuan: Happiness Begins with a One-Cent Instant Kill 四合院：从一分钱秒杀开始幸福 Stir-Fried Marshmallows爆炒棉花糖Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Courtyard Drama + System + Everyday Life + Changing the Plot] Zhou Jianjun transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard, only to discover that his arrival had changed some of the plot. This world was great: not only did he have a house, but also a beautiful wife and an adorable daughter. He even had a System that let him buy anything for a penny. Not enough food or supplies? Not a problem. Zhou Jianjun just wanted to live happily with his wife and daughter for the rest of his life, so nobody had be 43.2kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
47. 1197 我 I Became the World’s Richest Man Through Fishing 我钓鱼成了世界首富 Indoor Expert室内高人Urban407k WordsCompleted Down on his luck, he takes up fishing to pass the time, only for a Fishing God System to descend from the heavens! “Ding! You caught a crucian carp. Reward: 10,000 yuan!” “Ding! You caught a rare Atlantic bluefin tuna weighing 800 jin. Reward: an S-rank business opportunity!” “Ding! You caught an Amazon arapaima. Reward: …” With the Fishing God System, Lu Qi fishes his way across the globe. The fish already illustrated in the book include alligator gar, mandarin fish, snakehead, Chinese perch, t 7.6kReads9.1Score604Shelves
48. 1198 花 A Flower Dragon Comes to Hangzhou, and I Somehow Activate the System 花龙来杭，我竟然激活了系统 Gulu Loves Copying咕噜爱抄写Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Livestream]+ [Self-discipline]+ [One heroine]+ [Mostly slice of life] Chen Xingye, a top student, is left with massive debts after his family suffers an unexpected crisis. He quits his job as a township civil servant and heads to Hang City, hoping to make a go of Livestreaming. Through an old online friend named Long, who acts as an intermediary, Chen Xingye joins 798 Media as a streamer. But after six months of Livestreaming, he still hasn’t gotten anywhere. He can’t even start paying off his 7.9kReads8.4Score281Shelves

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    The main character is a live streamer, but the plot leans more towards slice-of-life, and it features a single female lead.

49. 1199 春 Spring Blossoms and Autumn Blooms, Words of Youthful Splendor 春花秋开言芳华 Qing Qi青屺Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted The chairman of a Fortune 500 company unexpectedly hires a graduate from an ordinary university and places him beside his only daughter, Xiao Zixuan, who is preparing to take over the company. The moment she sees Peng Siyan, familiar memories come flooding back: he was the one who saved her on the day of the college entrance exams. In the years that follow, Peng Siyan's quiet resilience gradually turns Xiao Zixuan's gratitude into love. Meanwhile, Xiao Zixuan's warmth and independence slowly ope 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is truly a breath of fresh air, a gentle, flowing stream. He saved her, she married him; it's written so realistically, so close to life, not at all angsty. The male and female leads work together, it's a mutual choice, super sweet! [Kissing emojis]

50. 1200 春 A Springtime Gamble 春日豪赌 Light Sleeper11浅眠11Modern Romance270k WordsCompleted By day, Liang Shu is a beautiful lecturer in a university mathematics department. By night, she’s a champion poker player in Shanghai’s elite Texas Hold’em circles, undefeated at every table. Who needs a man? I’m better off on my own! While abroad, Liang Shu suddenly runs into criminals. Desperate for protection, she offers to win a game for a domineering CEO in exchange for a “tactical nap.” But once she’s done, she tosses him aside, leaving him wanting more. The CEO keeps approaching her and c 6.3kReads9.3Score663Shelves

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    I recommend this book. The characters are really interesting. The female lead is a beautiful math lecturer at a university by day, and a top-tier Texas Hold'em poker player by night, winning every game and never giving up. Who needs a man! I'm beautiful on my own!

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