A Calm, Ordinary Slice of Life 平平淡淡的日常生活文

1. 851 隔 The Gentleman Next Door (Two-Volume Set) 隔壁先生(全二册) Chong Er虫二Modern Romance265k WordsCompleted The first time Zhuang Xiaoyue met Ji Yan, one thought filled her mind: a true gentleman, gentle as jade. Whenever she had some free time, she couldn’t stop herself from heading over to the apartment across the hall. “Could I use your bathroom? I want to take a shower...” “Could I borrow some hot water? I want to make instant noodles...” “Could I borrow a little of your time? I’d like you to help me study...” Ji Yan raised an eyebrow. “How do you always find an excuse to come over?” Zhuang Xiaoyu 395Reads9.4Score100Shelves

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   The male lead is an ideal man, only found in novels—mature, stable, and responsible. The female lead is stubborn and unremarkable; you could even say she was once a problem student in the eyes of her teachers. Her virtues, if you don't look closely, aren't particularly outstanding. But then her lucky man lives next door, always there to protect her, not wanting her to fall, and little by little, he changes her, and love blossoms… A happy ending.

2. 852 石 Flowers Between the Stones 石间花 Chang'an Is in the North长安在北Ancient Romance68k WordsCompleted Flowers Between the Stones 3Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 853 我 My Landlord Is a Pop Idol 我的房东是偶像歌手 131313Urban3.2M WordsCompleted Gu Zhinan transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes an online novelist. Could his beautiful landlady really be a washed-up idol singer? One day, she leaves her guitar in the living room... "I can't write songs. I'm just a novelist. I was only messing around." That is, until his landlady is left stunned by the song Gu Zhinan wrote. "Didn't you say you couldn't write songs?" "I know a little, I know a little." 51.6kReads9.2Score5.7kShelves

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   Sweet and lighthearted everyday stories, I love them ❤️

4. 854 拿 After Picking Up the Wrong Package, My Younger Boyfriend Showed Up at My Door 拿错快递后，年下弟弟送上门了 Yun Xi Wei Xi云溪未晞Modern Romance294k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance | Younger Man | Both Pure] Jiang Muran took a pair of black men’s underwear out of a delivery box. It was obvious she’d picked up the wrong package! Then where was the lingerie set she’d bought??? At the same time, a young man pulled a… sexy black lace bra out of a delivery box with identical packaging. After an exchange of packages so awkward their toes practically curled into the floor, Jiang Muran made a hasty escape. The guy was handsome, sure, but she hoped she’d never see hi 2.8kReads9.2Score436Shelves
5. 855 与 The Daily Battle of Wits with Difficult Clients 与作妖客户的斗智斗勇日常 Hua Xiaoji花小鸡Modern Romance155k WordsCompleted [Career + Banter + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life] Chu Tian is a kindhearted, beautiful e-commerce customer service supervisor. Every day, she deals with all kinds of customers, trading barbs and sparring with them. She's kind, but that doesn't mean she lets people walk all over her. Threatening bad reviews? Complaints? Demanding compensation? Insults? Sorry, none of that works on her. She can sass back at any customer who acts up. But somehow, when it comes to this one person, why does her —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 856 你EN What Makes You Think I'll Keep Liking You Forever? 你凭什么认为我会一直喜欢你呢 Night Rain i夜雨iUrban1.2M WordsCompleted [Everyday romance] [One female lead] [Mutual healing] Because of a promise made in childhood, Chen Lu spent seven whole years pursuing the girl he’d grown up with. In the end, all he got was a cold rejection. Chen Lu smiled in acceptance, but his heart had turned to ash… until he met the sweet, clumsy girl who’d come to thank him. The girl was lovely and innocent, standing alone in the rain right where the two of them had agreed to meet. “Why haven’t you left…?” The girl slowly lifted her head. 121.5kReads9.7Score14.2kShelves
7. 857 痞 A Reborn Hoodlum Spoils the Gloomy Little Lame Next Door 痞子重生后宠坏隔壁阴郁小瘸子 Fifteenth Day of the Sun and Moon日月十五Two Male Leads310k WordsCompleted Two male leads Both reborn, one remembers his past life while the other slowly recalls it Mutual salvation, both pure, happy ending Lin Fenfen, male, age twenty, a penniless coal miner, a mother who died in childbirth, a little sister who died young, a gambling-addicted father, and a body packed with muscle. Jiang Huaizhi, male, age twenty-two, a leg broken when he was three, a grandmother who died when he was ten, and himself, trapped in the dark and powerless to struggle. He had hated someone, 9.3kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves
8. 858 七 The 1970s Stepmom: Raising Kids and Keeping Her Husband in Line 七零后妈，养娃御夫有一手 Moonlit Journey月途Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After dying of an illness, Yu Hui woke up to find herself in 1978, in the body of a young stepmother who shared her name! She had just been branded the most evil stepmother in the compound. In an era of relative scarcity, before the economy had fully opened up, she had no steady job, but decided to keep playing the stepmother for now. Her stepson was too unruly? She would set him straight. Her husband was too easily swayed, handing over belongings and money whenever his former in-laws came aroun 7.3kReads8.4Score988Shelves

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   I just finished reading a book where the female lead is a time-traveler, and the male lead has four children (his biological children). The female lead is a stepmother. The male lead doesn't appear at the beginning; he's gone to Beijing for training. The female lead lives in a residential compound with her four children, and the male lead protects her after he returns. It's a simple, slice-of-life story, which I found quite enjoyable. Those who like this kind of story can check it out.

9. 859 新 The New Campus Belle Turns Out to Be the Girl Next Door 新生校花竟是邻家妹妹 Gege Wuwu隔胳呜呜Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Pure romance] + [Unexpected childhood sweetheart] + [No System] + [Not reborn] Jiang Xiang is a third-year student at Hangcheng University. Given his personality, he thinks he'll probably never find a girlfriend, so he's focused entirely on building his career. Mu Zhiyu, a new student this year, earned the highest score among the incoming class. She's a top student who has caught the attention of many teachers. She's beautiful and innocent-looking, and was pursued by many people as soon as s 46.9kReads9.3Score5.2kShelves
10. 860 六 What's So Bad About a Quiet Life in the 1960s? 六零之平淡点有什么不好？ Sang Juan桑涓Modern Romance464k WordsCompleted [Everyday life + period setting + System + no rivalry between women + no sent-down youth] The Shen family is one of the few households in the steel mill’s residential compound with no sent-down youths. The family gets along harmoniously, but in this extraordinary era, they face one upheaval after another. Let’s see what choices they make... 1.1kReads6.7Score105Shelves

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    The story depicts the ordinary lives of the common people in the tenement courtyard where the female protagonist lives. Her family doesn't move to the countryside; their lives are peaceful and warm, without any dramatic gossip or drama. There is no romantic pairing.

11. 861 爱 Love What You Love, Leave No Regrets 爱你所爱，勿留遗憾 Young Master He公子赫Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted (There's no regret in having loved. I dedicate this book to all couples who are in love or about to fall in love: love the one you love, and leave no room for regret.) The little lane south of the city welcomes spring once more. Plum blossoms are all I see, but the one I long for is gone. Your jade-white bones have long since turned to dust beneath the earth, yet the ink marks remain, clinging to the dust on the wall. People always realize things too late. When they're together, they don't kno 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short, completed story about a long-distance relationship. The biggest regret in life isn't missing out on the best person, but missing out on the person who most wanted to be good to you. Don't wait until you lose them to regret it; that's the real regret!

12. 862 傲 My Proud Little Childhood Friend Is Sweet and Clingy, and She’s Sneaking Glances at Me Again 傲娇小青梅甜又黏，又在偷看我了 Spicy Rabbit Head with a Little Sugar麻辣兔头加点糖Urban1.7M WordsCompleted "Childhood Sweethearts + One Heroine + Mutual Pining + Everyday Life + No System or Golden Finger + Healing and Redemption" "A new book from a veteran author, quality guaranteed!" Yan Shu had a childhood sweetheart, the kind who'd been at odds with him ever since they were little. In kindergarten, he gave the girls in class strawberry milk. She went home and cried to his parents that he'd stolen hers. In elementary school, he traded Christmas cards with his deskmate. She turned around and angril 59.6kReads9.5Score6.2kShelves
13. 863 淇 The Waters of the Qi River Flow into Youchuan 淇水汤汤汇之宥川 One-Person Return单人回Modern Romance291k WordsCompleted Food blogger & university professor A handsome man and a clever, food-loving border collie move in next door to food blogger Xiang Zhiqi. He walks her dog and goes running with her. She cooks, and he does the dishes. When he gets drunk, he tells her, “Loving someone is like quantum entanglement.” They both grew up in families starved of affection, and built thick walls around themselves for protection. But when they meet, those walls slowly crumble. They become each other’s safe haven. “Zhiqi, s 564Reads8.4Score104Shelves

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    It seems like a rather ordinary kind of happiness.

14. 864 关 The Equation of You 关于你的方程式 A Promise Worth a Fortune一诺重金Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted [Devoted, restrained poor boy x smart, clear-headed rich beauty] Shu Qiao couldn't accept breaking up with Li Zheng, so she swallowed her pride and went to talk things through with him. Instead, she overheard him telling one of her classmates, “Shu Qiao and I have no future. I dated her because I didn't want to have any regrets about my college years.” Love is a multivariable linear equation. Li Zheng, who had always aced math, knew perfectly well that Shu Qiao wasn't his optimal solution, so he 11.1kReads8.9Score1kShelves

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    These perfectly meet your requirements: a simple, ordinary life.

15. 865 山 The Little Town in the Mountains 山中的小镇 A Page from a Book Sent Among the Clouds寄云间一页书Urban224k WordsCompleted Ever since Grandma passed away, I haven't been home again. A place where someone is thinking of you is what makes a home. Zhang Cuihua once said that no matter where you go, just look up and you'll see the shadow of home, beyond the mountains, beyond the sea... 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Rural daily leisure articles

16. 866 城 The City Gate Caught Fire, and I Got Caught in the Crossfire 城门失火，殃及了我 A Promise Worth a Fortune一诺重金Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted Qian Zheng picked up the teapot on the table, poured her a glass of water, and casually asked, “Have you dated anyone over the years?” His tone was as natural as if he’d asked, “Have you eaten?” Yan Yan looked up at him, unable to find any hint of emotion on his face. He still had that same “I can do what I want, and I’m always right” look. The bastard who had once hurt her so badly that every inch of her had felt bruised now dared to ask her this. She took a sip of water and answered seriously, 12kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
17. 867 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Supporting Actress Builds Warplanes and Defies Her Fate 七零军婚：女配造战机撕碎炮灰命 Jin Xilan金汐澜Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [Period Setting] [Side Character Awakening] [Power Couple] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Military Marriage] [Both Leads Are Loyal in Body and Heart] Lan Huan accidentally took a fall and passed out. She had a dream and discovered that they were living inside a military romance novel. And she was nothing more than a nameless, doomed side character, brought in to make the male and female leads reunite, while also causing the second male lead to fall in love with the heroine at first sight. To stay alive, 2.2kReads—Score184Shelves

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    The female lead saves people along the way, and there are no villains!

18. 868 山 A Country Bumpkin’s Triumphant Comeback 山村匹夫强势逆袭 Yinge吟歌Urban162k WordsCompleted [Period] [Mountain Village] [Daily Life] [Realistic] [Comeback] Everyone says coptis root is bitter, but his childhood was even more bitter. A mountain village, a beautiful young widow, and a boy: together, they write a new chapter in their fates. 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That has to be this one.

19. 869 乔 Qiao Mu Has a Forest 乔木有森林 Wooden Horse Loves Yoyo旋木爱悠悠Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted What kind of romantic sparks will fly when Song Qiao, a cool and aloof teacher who doesn’t believe in love and avoids marriage, meets Chen Sen, a handsome, warmhearted repairman? Song Qiao: “How much for the repairs? I’ll transfer it to you.” Chen Sen: “Don’t worry about it.” Song Qiao: “Why? Are you like this with all your old classmates?” Chen Sen: “Of course not. It depends on our relationship.” Song Qiao: “And what’s our relationship?” Chen Sen: “That’s up to you.” 824Reads8.6Score107Shelves
20. 870 听 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水Urban186k WordsOngoing Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 757Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A heartfelt account of a bygone era, a song of hardship sung in the Wind-Listening Pavilion. The most ordinary of scenes are those of everyday life, yet who can soothe the extraordinary heart of a man?

21. 871 国 The Chinese Bodyguard 国产保镖 Practicalist实战派Urban538k WordsOngoing 63Reads6.3Score877Shelves

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    These are all true stories from real life, which is why you absolutely must watch them. The unique perspective makes them incredibly interesting.

22. 872 穿 The Laid-Back Life of a Marquis’s Bastard Son 穿成侯府庶子的摆烂生活 April Thirty-Three四月三三Historical600k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + historical setting + non-virgin male lead + ordinary protagonist with no golden finger] Chen Heyu, a fine young man of the modern age, transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing ancient playboy. He is a middle-aged widower with children, a low-ranking son born to a concubine, and not a single money-making skill to his name. He does, however, have plenty of ways to spend money and a mountain of debts from his romantic escapades. To avoid another beating from his father, 37.1kReads9.3Score4kShelves

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    [Already recommended!] Book recommendation [Added to bookshelf] Please don't be put off by the title! It's really good! The theme is also very fresh. After reading too many transmigrated female protagonists who suddenly unleash their full power, this one features a male protagonist who transmigrates to ancient times without any cheat codes, diligently creating a good life for his wife and children! It's a slice-of-life story with a fast-paced plot. A great read!

23. 873 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times as a Handsome Farmer, This Special Forces Soldier Wants to Cry 穿越古代成农夫小鲜肉特种兵想哭 Wild Sands Veil the Moon狂沙掩月Historical4.4M WordsOngoing On his way home from an elite special forces competition, his plane is struck by lightning, and he transmigrates to another world. A young bachelor in the prime of his life becomes an old farmer of grandfatherly age, and is left close to tears when faced with so many mouths to feed. How can he lead this bunch of adopted kids to a better life? Only through hard work. Drawing on the martial arts passed down through his family in his previous life, as well as his maternal family's renowned Huizhou 3.8kReads8.6Score328Shelves

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    A special forces elite soldier travels back to ancient times, transforming from a handsome young bachelor into a middle-aged man in no time. Faced with a group of emaciated children and grandchildren, he must quickly transform into a fierce wolfhound to protect them. By day, he hunts and gathers in the mountains, and by night, he designs innovative embroidery patterns, acting as both father and mother. He also leads the villagers in building walled villages to prepare for future waves of migrants! The story emphasizes a down-to-earth, down-to-earth lifestyle; those who appreciate a slow and steady pace might enjoy it.

24. 874 沈 Mr. Shen, Let's Get Married 沈先生，拼个婚 Everyday Life寻常人间事Two Male Leads348k WordsCompleted He seems mature, steady, and considerate, but is actually a patient, brooding yandere × a gentle yet cold-hearted painter. One thought they would fall in love after marriage. The other had planned it all along. Her boyfriend of six years slept with someone else. Shen Wuqing broke up with him at once. Half a month later, drunk, he posted on social media that he was looking for someone to marry on a whim, and somehow it actually worked out. At first, Shen Wuqing just wanted someone to share a stea 1.5kReads8.4Score188Shelves

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    Long spout, slow and steady flow

25. 875 我 I Used to Secretly Like You Too 我也曾偷偷喜欢你 Wooden Horse Loves Yoyo旋木爱悠悠Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted The two fell for each other in secret during high school, but their studies kept them apart. When they met again, they both treasured the chance to be together all the more! Wang Yiwen: “Honey, I’m grateful to fate for bringing you to me!” Chen Yi: “You can thank fate. I’ll thank you. Thank you for treating me so well and being so understanding. You’ve made me the happiest person in the world.” 114Reads8.2Score—Shelves
26. 876 我 I Am a Scout: Zhan De 我是侦察兵一一湛德 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水10k WordsCompleted I’m a Scout: Zhan De 1Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 877 英 I’m a Hero, but I’ve Ended Up on the Streets, Kept by the Demon King 英雄的我流落街头，被魔王包养了 The Starving Turtle饿死的龟Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Everyday life] [One heroine] [Plenty of sweetness] “My name is Lin En. I'm a hero... or rather, I used to be one.” In the ruins, a radio crackled to life: “Hero Lin En has killed his former comrades! The Hero Association launched a desperate assault, but all thirteen S-rank heroes were wiped out... The Federation has sentenced Lin En for crimes against humanity! Wanted throughout the Federation!” On a stormy night, the retired Demon King Keliya opened the door. Her mortal enemy 59.3kReads9.4Score8.5kShelves

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    Super beautiful 🥰🥰

28. 878 王 A Concubine’s Daily Struggle to Stay Alive in the Prince’s Manor 王府侍妾的苟命日常 Panda Little Moneybags熊猫小财迷Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Intense Household Intrigue + A Touch of Ensemble Cast + Plot-Driven + Everyone Has Eight Hundred Schemes] After transmigrating into the body of a concubine in the Prince of Jing's residence, Xie Run only wants to live in peace and, ideally, reach a hundred years old. At first, everything in the prince's residence is orderly. The prince shares his favor equally, the princess consort's position is secure, and the secondary consorts and concubines know their place. Who could have guessed that ever 23.3kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves

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    All of them are finished. I've read all 12, they're very good. The female lead's character in the first book is consistently well-developed.

29. 879 穿 Transmigrating Through the Famine Years: My Ties to Sidaogou 穿越荒年之情系四道沟 I Was Once the Village Belle我也曾是村花Modern Romance758k WordsOngoing What on earth is going on? She looked up at the yellowed, old-fashioned mosquito net overhead. A roar filled her head, and as images flashed through her mind one by one, she realized she had transmigrated! She had transmigrated into the body of a seven-year-old girl in the capital in 1957, whose mother had just died in the line of duty and whose father had gone missing... Transmigrated into a turbulent era, she had no desire to get rich. All she wanted was to stand on her own two feet, work with 830Reads8.8Score100Shelves

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    Not mindless! A heartwarming slice-of-life story with no truly awful characters. The story is touching; it's about a woman who travels back in time and lives with her grandmother. Highly recommended, it's really good, and not at all idiotic. The female lead is cautious and meticulous, carefully developing her spatial abilities.

30. 880 肆 Indulging in Sweet Romance: President Bai's Rose Came to Life 肆宠甜婚：柏总的玫瑰成精了 Elk Seventeen麋鹿十七Modern Romance289k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed, awaiting release] [Unworldly Rose Goddess VS fabulously wealthy Lord of Fortune] [Marriage before love + devoted couple + each other's one true love + super sweet] “She cares for all things, but I care only for her.” “She loves all living beings, yet her heart belongs to only one.” Yun Yao was born with an auspicious destiny and an extraordinary ability to ward off disaster. It not only led to her being taken in by the wealthy Qiao family of Lingwu City, but also caught th 14.3kReads9.4Score2kShelves

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    The female protagonist is a rose, a goddess, a true goddess.

31. 881 我 Renewing My Life in Republican-Era China 我在民国续费人生 She Came from the Snow她从雪中来Ancient Romance844k WordsCompleted [Republican Era Slice of Life] [Golden Finger Sign-In] [Space] [Lighthearted Comedy] This is a slice-of-life story set in the Republican Era, focused on cozy, easygoing days and building wealth. It is not an overpowered wish-fulfillment story, and there is no otome romance route. The romance only appears much later, with the focus on the female lead's growth. Bad news: Ji Shaowei transmigrated, and landed in the Republican Era! Good news: she transmigrated into a Republican Era game she had spe 15.2kReads8.8Score2.4kShelves

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    A heartwarming slice-of-life story where the female protagonist has a cheat code: sign-in system and an online store. The story is lighthearted, humorous, and focuses on getting rich.

32. 882 大 Gossiping in the Compound Is So Much Fun 大院吃瓜真香了 Ling Ling Zi苓菱子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Qing had a terrifying dream. In it, she was a frail young aunt whose niece, born the same year, had stolen her engagement. Afraid Lin Qing would try to reclaim the match, the niece flaunted the man she'd stolen in front of her every day, until Lin Qing was finally angered to death. Lin Qing jolted awake in fright. What kind of vicious dream was that? If the niece wanted the man, she could have him. Why did she have to anger Lin Qing to death, too? Just when Lin Qing thought it had all been a 14.2kReads8.1Score1kShelves
33. 883 月 The Ancient City Tavern Beneath the Moonlight 月光下的古城酒巴 Banana Leaves on a Rainy Night雨夜芭蕉Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted When Xue Mei was ten, her father Wenxiu's affair brought ridicule, ostracism, and humiliation upon the whole family from the villagers, dramatically changing her life and outlook. But Wenxiu never changed his ways. Over the long years that followed, he became increasingly brazen, cheating again and again. As a result, Xue Mei's mother, Qingyue, died after her treatment was delayed. All the conflicts caused by his infidelity, which had been building up for years, suddenly erupted and became irrec 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Family, marriage, workplace, society—the intricate web of human relationships, the mundane routines, the joys and sorrows, the gatherings and separations, the warmth and coldness of relationships—it's all too complex to explain, too inexplicable, too tangled to unravel, and too unspoken to be understood.

34. 884 傻 The Foolish Prince Takes a Bride, and His Wife Is Expecting 傻王娶妻，夫人她鸿孕当头 Mo Cong莫从Ancient Romance158k WordsCompleted Chen Xiaoyan’s father, Chen Erniu, found a boy with limited intelligence on the street and brought him home. After a few days at the Chen house, the boy started calling Chen Xiaoyan’s parents “Mom” and “Dad,” and calling her his wife. The Chen family began thinking about having the boy marry into their family, but who could have guessed he was actually Prince Cheng’an? The Chens gave up on the idea, but the prince wouldn’t hear of it. He clung to his wife, always begging her to cuddle him. And t 3.4kReads9.1Score336Shelves

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    This is a pure ancient Chinese romance novel, without misunderstandings, separations, or heart-wrenching plots. There are no time-travel, rebirth, or cheat codes; it's just a sweet and heartwarming slice-of-life story about the male and female leads pampering each other. Highly recommended.

35. 885 快 Quick Transmigration: A Leisurely Life in Every World 快穿每个世界都有悠闲生活 The Five-Spirit Guard of Golden Mouth金口的五灵卫Modern Romance704k WordsCompleted This is the story of an escapee System running low on energy and a girl who became a ghost after death. They hit it off and travel together through the worlds of various novels, sometimes living quietly, sometimes enjoying the gossip, and replenishing the System’s energy along the way to keep it alive. Period drama world ✅ Historical world Modern world Interstellar world Each world can be read on its own and is mostly independent of the others. Pick whichever setting you like, but don’t go a 2.6kReads7.5Score178Shelves

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    Quick transmigration, living a simple life, no romance guides, no quests, no fixed romantic pairing.

36. 886 七 An Introvert's Hilarious Daily Life in the 1970s 七零年代i人的搞笑日常 Splendid Begonia锦绣海棠Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted Yan Bingbing was raised by her grandmother after losing her parents at a young age. Just as she achieved financial freedom, she transmigrated into the body of the youngest daughter of the Yan family, who shared her name, in an alternate-world city of Ice in the 1970s. In this era of scarce supplies and son preference, Yan Bingbing experienced parental love like never before. Chu Wei had worked hard to win her over. Before marriage, his little wife was sweet, soft, and adorable. So why was she so 1.9kReads8.4Score180Shelves

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    You could try these books. The first one is heartwarming, not a typical "feel-good" story, but not particularly frustrating either. The female protagonist is reborn and gradually changes her family's circumstances. Her parents didn't initially believe her; they changed their views after some events. Her grandparents were a bit biased, but they eventually severed ties. The second book is set in the 1970s. The female protagonist doesn't go to the countryside, gets married, and later takes the college entrance exam. It's very heartwarming, and the family relationships are excellent. Don't be fooled by the title of the third book; it's actually a heartwarming food-themed novel—very good!

37. 887 满 All My Love for You 满满都是我对你的爱 Gu Xijue顾西爵Urban69k WordsCompleted Xu Shao is one-third germaphobe, one-third scoundrel, and one-third little rascal. But in front of outsiders, he is always as calm and bright as the moon, aloof from the world, with coldness in his pride, distance in his coldness, and refinement in his distance. But as soon as he gets home, he switches into “wild and carefree” mode: “Bath time, bath time, bath time. Qingxi, want to come and torment me?” Qingxi can’t help thinking: Can this man get any more shameless? Or else it’s: “Wifey, hurry 530Reads9.4Score102Shelves

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    A slice-of-life romance novel featuring a couple's daily life, so sweet it'll make your teeth ache.

38. 888 穿 Transmigrating as a Background Character's Early-Rising Third Aunt 穿越路人甲的早挂三姨 Purple Zi Nuo Nuo紫紫诺诺Ancient Romance178k WordsCompleted Qin Ran figured she was probably the most bewildered person ever to transmigrate! Ancient times? Sure, but it’s an alternate history, so she can’t rely on knowing the future! Transmigrated into a book? Sure, but she died early, so she doesn’t know the plot! A male lead? Well, there is one, and she gets to choose him herself! She opens her eyes to a home stripped bare. Since there’s no way back, she accepts reality, rolls up her sleeves, and gets to work earning a living! What? She transmigrated 1.2kReads9.0Score109Shelves

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    No cheat codes, just a bit of protagonist luck.

39. 889 极 A Dangerous Obsession 极限纠缠 Benevolent Breeze仁爱微风Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Mutually devoted, one-on-one romance, older man, happy ending] The push and pull between a seasoned IPO lawyer and a newcomer in the workplace My name is Chen Yin, and his name is Wang Cheng'an. We’re nine years apart. When I met him, I was a 21-year-old college senior, while he was already 30. He wasn’t married, but he had a twelve-year-old son. My family said he was my undoing, but to me, he seemed more like my salvation. “No,” he said. “You’re my salvation.” Some people called him a pervert, 7.5kReads6.7Score912Shelves
40. 890 与 After a Blind Date with My Boss, the Good Times Were Over 与老板相亲之后，好日子到头了 Benevolent Breeze仁爱微风Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted After Su Luo did something unforgivable, her family sent her from the southern backwater of Nanman to a mediocre two-year college in Ningguta, thousands of kilometers away in the north. After graduation, they arranged a blind date for her with her boss. The moment Su Luo saw that her date was the very boss who had been tearing into her just moments earlier, she turned and ran without a second thought. From then on, she made an enemy of her vindictive boss, and he was furious. The consequences we 1.5kReads7.1Score102Shelves
41. 891 余 For the Rest of My Life, Please Guide Me (Two-Volume Set) 余生，请多指教（全二册） Berlin Stonecutter柏林石匠Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted I once thought I’d never find someone in this lifetime. The world is so big, and I move so slowly. What if I never meet the right person? I was long past the reckless days of saying, “There are billions of men in the world, and hundreds of millions in China. There’s no shortage of fish in the sea.” I’d become increasingly aware that, in our orderly everyday lives, there are very few men we can get to know well enough to become close to. I’d even prepared myself to “let someone set me up, find a 2.2kReads9.5Score440Shelves

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    These two books, written in a daily diary style, are like flour during a famine for me; I've read them countless times.

42. 892 狗 Enough With the Soap Opera! I Save the Tragic Powerhouse by Doing Nothing! 狗血退散！我靠摆烂拯救美强惨！ Sand Sand Sand Sand Sand Sand砂砂砂砂砂砂Two Male Leads136k WordsOngoing #Anti-Melodrama #Transmigrate into a Book #System #Sweet Romance #No Angst #Healing Everyday Life. HE with both leads chaste, straightforward and clingy gong × gentle and resilient shou Other people transmigrate into a book and become domineering CEOs. Bai Lian transmigrates into a book as a cannon-fodder character, with the mission of clearing the melodrama meter. He's reckless as hell, beating up psychos and taking down scheming green-tea types, using the CEO's scandals to buy his freedom; he' —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm recommending my own work! The later parts are all about peaceful, everyday life, with heartwarming slice-of-life moments and a cheerful little dog redeeming the broken moonlight. The male protagonist transmigrates into the original melodramatic CEO romance novel and brings the protagonist into the ordinary life of a normal person.

43. 893 快 Quick Transmigration: I’m Definitely a Hoarder 快穿，囤货体质无疑了 Calm for a Long Time淡然久Modern Romance524k WordsCompleted Blurb: [Quick transmigration + pocket dimension + hoarder nature + simple living + no romance] If the System can't be trusted, she'll rely on herself. The heroine grows gradually, and the story is slow-paced. She loves eating and hoarding supplies, and her goal is to return to her original world and enjoy her retirement. 1. A marriage alliance with a small-time rich family 2. The fake heiress who was switched at birth 3. A concubine-born young lady sent into exile 4. A lie-flat life raising chil 2.8kReads7.8Score133Shelves

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    Plain and simple

44. 894 我 My Blind Date Is a Construction Contractor 我的相亲对象是个包工头 Benevolent Breeze仁爱微风Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted At their first matchmaking meeting, the fierce, ugly-looking He Feng scared the sweet-natured He Lin so badly that she refused to see him again. But He Feng had already taken a liking to her. What was he supposed to do? He Feng said that, aside from looking fierce and ugly, he was good at sweet-talking and tricking people. He Lin never imagined that, as someone who was a sucker for a good voice, she’d fall for it. How could someone have such a lovely voice and such a fierce, ugly face? And hadn’ 7.7kReads8.1Score674Shelves
45. 895 重 Reborn, I Was Matched with a Transmigrator 重生后被穿越女撮合了 Old Jiu Who Loves Good Food爱吃美食的老九Modern Romance181k WordsOngoing [Reborn + Transmigration + System + Mind Reading + Everyday Family Life] Seventy-year-old Li Linzhi woke up reborn in the days before she divorced her ex-husband. After years apart, all Li Linzhi wanted was to share a home with her ex-husband. Then a woman who had transmigrated into a book showed up, determined to set her up with her former boyfriend. Hu Yue was swept into the 1970s by a river while saving someone. Luckily, Zhao’s mother found her and took her home. Five years later, with Hu 1Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 896 我 I’m Reborn, So Why Are You Still Chasing Me? 我都重生了，你怎么还追着不放？ Rainy Day Orange Cat下雨天的橘猫Urban227k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted daily life] + [Romantic tension] + [Reborn] + [Healing] The heart-wrenching version: Chen Mo and Lin Ruowei have been married for three years. Before they married, Lin Ruowei was gentle and considerate, a wealthy heiress who always understood him. After they married, Lin Ruowei became obsessive and suspicious, a wife with an overwhelming need to possess him. Only then did Chen Mo realize he had been deceived. By the time he wanted a divorce, it was already too late. Lin Ruowei reve 542Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Everyday Love Yandere

47. 897 关 About Me, My Ex-Boyfriend, and Our Cat 关于我跟前男友有一只猫这件事 Ji Jiang即江Modern Romance65k WordsCompleted A short story, about 60,000 words. A sweet romance. The two of them get into another endless argument over who gets to keep the cat. In a fit of frustration, Xu Fan blurts out, “If you want the cat, you have to take its mom too.” Jiang Sheng struggles to keep the corners of his mouth from turning up, then leisurely replies, “I don’t see why not.” Xu Fan: ... Did I just get played? A single-parent home isn’t good for a cat’s physical or emotional development. For the cat’s sake, maybe I’ll 437Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    I've never seen such a realistic novel before; the author's writing style is plain and truthful. [Sending heart]

48. 898 公 After My Company Went Bankrupt, I Returned Home to Farm with a Spirit Spring 公司倒闭，手握灵泉回家种田 Little Lazy Lazy小懒懒懒Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted Two male leads + livestreaming + spirit spring + farming + everyday life + no female lead + going off the rails from Chapter 160 After his company goes under, Jiang Lin decides to spend 500,000 yuan on an orchard and become a farmer. Working for someone else is out of the question. He’s going to be his own boss. A laid-back urban farming story: no outrageous characters, no domestic chaos. Just one person, one house, and a cup of tea, settling into a slower pace of life. 712Reads8.8Score126Shelves

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    Daily life interaction text

49. 899 桥 Qiao Qiao Is Right 桥桥说的对 Mulberry Tree Ten Feet Tall扶桑一丈高Two Male Leads175k WordsCompleted Two male leads + love at first sight + everyday street life + older man/younger man + mutual devotion Gentle, reserved, nurturing bottom + fiery, puppy-like top Hey, everyone! New promotion: Set up a stall and get a boyfriend! Qiao Qiao diligently and carefully tends his bun stall. But why is this guy who keeps coming over so... so... nice to him? Hey, everyone, who can relate? I stopped by the night market for a bun and came away with a husband! Zhao Jialang passes through the night market afte 137Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Simple and ordinary, full of everyday life, the two of them are very sweet.

50. 900 6 The 62-Year-Old Grandma Cared for Her Grandchild for Free for Five Years, Only to Be Scorned by Her Daughter-in-Law. I Moved Out, and She Regretted It 62岁奶奶免费带孙5年，被儿媳嫌弃，我果断搬走她后悔 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生8k WordsCompleted A 62-year-old grandmother looks after her grandson for free for five years, only to be resented by her daughter-in-law. I move out without hesitation, and she regrets it. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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