Are There Any Novels About Real Rural Life? 现实农村生活小说有没有

1. 251 工 Romance on the Construction Site 工地韵事 Soaring Cranes in the Ninth Heaven鹤翱九天Urban331k WordsCompleted Ten years working on construction sites not only enriched my résumé, but also broadened my horizons. Among the many stories I witnessed were romances between men and women, including plenty of moving, devoted relationships worthy of praise. There were young couples who drifted apart, and disabled husbands whose wives never abandoned them. Some stayed faithful for years, only to see everything fall apart in a single day. A young man who had wandered aimlessly for more than twenty years finally fo 301Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 252 尘 Dustbound Love, Nan Nan 尘缘楠楠 Shan Ye Yiyuan山野艺媛Urban187k WordsCompleted The marriage between Chen Yuan and Nannan, the everyday business of rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea, and all the twists and turns of life, its sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty moments, a jumble of emotions... [Urban Life] [Married Life] [Ordinary Lives] 4Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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   The changes in the countryside in just a few decades seem to leave only memories, and the traces of the past are clearly visible...

3. 253 老 Old Huang and Old Hei 老黄与老黑 Shan Ye Yiyuan山野艺媛Urban430k WordsOngoing [Period Drama] [Countryside] [Married Life] Set in the early 1980s, this novel tells the story of four families, the Lins, Wangs, Lius, and Chens, in an unremarkable village on the Loess Plateau in the Great Northwest. They scheme and struggle against one another, while brothers and sisters-in-law within each clan bear their own grudges and grievances. But it is better to resolve enmity than let it fester. Lin Junjie is the first young man in the village to get into college, bringing honor to th 52Reads7.4Score—Shelves
4. 254 古 From Ancient Times to the Modern Day: Toward the Sun 古穿今之向阳而生 Mo Zi莫訾Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted Ancient times to modern day + working hard to become a top student + no golden finger + romance + slow start Ten-year-old Li Jingyun woke up completely bewildered. She couldn’t understand what anyone was saying, and everyone thought she had gone stupid. After finally convincing her family she wasn’t an idiot, she found herself surrounded by rumors. Her fiery mother rolled up her sleeves and fought people to put a stop to them. But the rumors kept going! What could she do? At last, Li Jingyun cam 130Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is it! Don't be fooled by the title. This book has no system or cheats. The heroine is just a child who traveled through time and became a rural child. Through hard work, she went to school.

5. 255 雪 Xue Mei's Story 雪梅的故事 Mountain Dewdrop山野露珠Modern Romance176k WordsCompleted Bare, barren loess hills. Ravines and ridges wind their way into the distance. This is where the story’s heroine, Xuemei, spent her childhood, grew into a shy young woman, and endured until she became a mature wife. She works hard, cultivating this poor yellow earth, and sings the praises of the diligence and simplicity of rural women in the new era. 98Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 256 乡 Rural Chronicle 乡村纪实 Mountain Dewdrop山野露珠Urban260k WordsCompleted The little details of life, all those everyday moments, come together to paint a picture of a changing countryside. Generation after generation pursues its dreams, working hard in the mountain valleys. They make it through the winter, then the hills turn green in spring. Summer crops blanket the mountains, and autumn is always a season of joy. 235Reads8.4Score—Shelves
7. 257 采 By the Lotus-Picking Lake 采莲湖畔 Daoguo道国Urban291k WordsOngoing [Countryside] [Period] [The Land] [The 1980s] [Coal Mines] A true account of life at the very bottom, and of an ordinary person's struggle. In 1991, Zheng Qiang, born in the 1980s, grew up by Cai Lian Lake in southern Shandong. His father worked far away in a coal mine, while his mother held the family together alone. He ran through the earth-covered fields and studied on the threshing floor, learning early how heavy life could be. In middle school, he followed his father to the mining district. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The struggles of the post-80s generation, rural countryside, escape and return, are worth watching!

8. 258 老 The Old Man's Son Gets Married 老儿子娶媳妇 Great Bird Soaring Through the Sky凌空大鸟Urban220k WordsCompleted Set in the mid-1980s, this story follows three generations, two love stories, and one marriage. Through comedy, the author tells a distinctive tale of “rural romance,” celebrates the traditional virtues of the Chinese people, offers an honest and objective portrait of the spirit of Northeast China's farmers at the time, and brings to life a cast of vivid, familiar country folk. Wang Yongde had four sons. He worked himself to the bone arranging marriages for them, and even after turning sixty, he 213Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 259 蒸 The Sun and Moon in the Steamer 蒸屉里的日月 Deep Plowing in Spring春日深耕Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted Set against the changes sweeping the northern countryside in the 1990s, this story follows an ordinary rural woman as she spends half her life juggling household chores, conflicts with her sisters-in-law, small business ventures, and her children’s education. With only an elementary-school education, she supports her family with her skill at making steamed buns, putting her son through college and helping him build a life of his own. She lives through the transition from earthen houses to brick 285Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It is very realistic, no blood, no time travel, no rebirth, simple and sincere, [As the years pass, time changes, what changes is the passing years, what remains unchanged is the fireworks in the world, this life of a person is actually the same as steamed buns, when the heat is up, they will be cooked naturally, when the heat is not enough, they will be raw even if the lid is removed.]

10. 260 村 The Great Pagoda Tree at the Village Entrance 村口那棵大槐树 Runxin 666润鑫666Modern Romance374k WordsOngoing The 1960s: too few clothes and too little food! In remote Tianshui Village, everyone was struggling to stay alive! Every character is a vivid reflection of that era. They have no golden fingers and they don't transmigrate... so they can only fight tooth and nail against life and fate just to survive! Girls especially had a harder time of it in those days. Listen to the names: Dai Xiao, Huan Xiao, Zhaodi... You can tell at a glance they were named by parents hoping for a son. Back then, many girl 63Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Every protagonist in it is a vivid portrayal of that era. They have no golden fingers, no time travel... So they can only fight desperately to survive and fight against fate...

11. 261 大 College Students Take on the Village Committee 大学生勇闯村委 Twelve Is No Regret十二不是遗憾Urban143k WordsCompleted Just out of college, Zhang Ruoqiu steps into Longtan Village to take up a post as a village official. She thought grassroots work meant drinking tea, reading newspapers, and coasting through the day. Instead, the village Party secretary gave her a “lesson” on her very first day. Troublemakers throw themselves on the ground and make a scene, old hands shift the blame and watch from the sidelines, and village relationships are tangled beyond measure. But she refuses to back down She uses the law t 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This rural novel is pretty good

12. 262 换 Married Off in 1985: Shen Lan's Bittersweet Life in the Countryside 换亲1985农家沈兰的悲喜人生 Wen Zhi Yi'an闻之易安Modern Romance580k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Rural Life + Farming + Family Matters + No Golden Finger + No System] The years flowed gently, until old dreams faded; time stretched on, leaving one to sigh at the loneliness. Shen Lan, a kind and resilient country girl, once dreamed of a modest but peaceful life. But fate played a cruel joke on her. For her brother's future, Shen Lan honored her father's dying wish and arranged a marriage swap for him. She married into a poor, backward mountain village, beginning a life full 149Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Surreal and real scenes, come and experience it now!

13. 263 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 53.8kReads9.5Score6.4kShelves
14. 264 我 My Mother Was Kidnapped 我那被拐来的母亲 Early Summer Like Rain初夏若雨Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted Every woman abducted by human traffickers is denied the freedom to choose her own husband. They can only do as they are told and marry a man they have met just once. Whatever his circumstances, they have no choice. And so, my mother and father became a family. 747Reads8.9Score101Shelves

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    All pretty good

15. 265 乡 Love in the Countryside 乡野情 Clear Bird清鸟Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted After her warm-hearted father dies unexpectedly, her beautiful mother is slandered as a “loose woman.” The upheavals in their lives and the tangled relationships in their small town drive her mother to grow stronger, and influence Su Yumei as she begins her own journey of growth… 36Reads6.5Score—Shelves
16. 266 马 Ma Dao's Failed Attempt 马稻不成功 Dian Lan滇岚Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted In the eyes of refined scholars, the countryside is a place of poetry and picturesque dreams, a source of inspiration for verse and visions of faraway places. But for those born and raised there, it means the weary lot of facing the earth from dawn till dusk, and the countless absurdities that accumulate over the years. The ugly faces forged by hardship, the secrets hidden before the sun sets: Ma Dao handles them all with ease! 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both of these novels are rural-themed novels.

17. 267 幸 Happiness, or the Lack of It 幸福不幸福 Dian Lan滇岚Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing If memories were a game, Happiness would have died many times over. If reality were a game, Happiness would often be left battered and bruised. She wanders the streets of memory, where every shop is shuttered. It seems this world has no room for Happiness. Even as she scrapes by, enduring harsh words and cold looks, she still isn’t ready to give up... 80Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Rural genre, realistic record!

18. 268 重 Reborn in the Nineties: A Country Girl's Rise to Riches 重生九零，农女逆袭当富婆 Lucky Cat 000403招财猫000403Modern Romance741k WordsCompleted Reborn + a rural woman's rise + making a fortune + taking down scumbags At the entrance to a garment factory, reborn Wu Xiaolan's grape juice stand becomes a hit. Her rivals cut prices? She launches a new product: cold skin noodles. Management makes things difficult? She leads the way in securing the first license for a mobile food stall. Short on workers? She brings together a feisty girl who sells eggs on the black market, a quick-witted young woman who works at a snack shop, and the village c 86Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A novel about the rebirth of the Northeast, close to the real life in rural areas, with a sense of the times, the heroine is sober and not aggrieved, and the further it goes, the better it becomes.

19. 269 阿 A-Dou’s Comeback 阿豆的逆袭 Ah Shuilan阿水兰Urban182k WordsCompleted He was born with a disability: no neck, his head almost resting on his shoulders... On top of that, he lost both his parents as a child. Yet this very man eventually made a comeback like Forrest Gump. He not only married the village beauty, but also found success in his career. How did he turn his life around and rise to the light? Was it luck? Character? Talent? Maybe it was a bit of everything. 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These three books are novels about real rural life.

20. 270 王 Wang Xiaoye's Extraordinary Life 王小叶的妖孽人生 Cat Flying Tiger猫飞虎Urban250k WordsCompleted Wang Xiaoye has faced life and death twice and seen the coldness of a world that looks down on the poor. Determined to fight an unfair fate, he uses his medical skills to earn his first fortune and begins planning an ambitious future: growing medicinal herbs, building pharmaceutical factories, developing places to live, and more. Starting from the countryside, he makes his way to the city and into the world of ancient martial arts! 467Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    With realistic themes and cultivation, it tells about the difficulties of rural development, the calculation and simplicity of human nature.

21. 271 大 Daring to Act 大胆作为 Ah Shuilan阿水兰Modern Romance277k WordsCompleted She was as beautiful as a celestial maiden. Raised in a remote mountain village, she became famous far and wide for her beauty, but she was neither delicate nor dependent on men. With an excellent memory, high emotional and intellectual intelligence, and a stubborn refusal to give up, she carved out a place for herself in the world. She studied opera, ran a stall, worked odd jobs, and did business, eventually making her mark in the commercial world. Because of her unusual birth, her life was far 6Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 272 从 From Village to City: Their Lives Swept Along by the Tide of the Times 从村到城，她们在时代洪流里沉浮 Ah Shuilan阿水兰Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted Their fates seem to repeat across generations. Three generations of women all grew up under the shadow of fathers who left or divorced their mothers. Raised in households with only their mothers, the women share similar traits: resilient and adaptable, dignified and self-assured, hardworking, and devoted to living life well. From the countryside to the city, women of the new era have finally welcomed a spring of their own. Their lives have become richer and more colorful, full of endless possibi 10Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 273 穿 Transmigrating to the 1980s: Building a Thriving Life with a Rugged Man 穿越八零，和糙汉的日子风生水起 Mo Bei Yao漠北瑶Modern Romance212k WordsCompleted [Soul Transmigration + 1980s + Marriage First, Love Later + Building Wealth] [Based on true stories from the 1980s. The protagonists have no golden finger, no formulaic plot, and no trendy jokes. Relive the customs and everyday life of the 1980s.] In 2023, unemployed and divorced middle-aged office worker Zhang Yongmei transmigrates into the body of a country girl in the 1980s. The moment she opens her eyes, she finds herself facing poverty, with too little food and clothing, a leaky earthen ho 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a story about a peasant girl joining hands with a rough man in the countryside to start a business and become rich and benefit her fellow villagers. It is also touching and hopeful. I hope book lovers will like it.

24. 274 洲 Fireworks on the Islet, Where People Make Their Homes, Starting in the 1970s 洲上烟火有人家，从七十年代开始 He Xinhe何心荷Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted [Rural Romance] [Family Life] [Educated Youth Teacher] [Neighborly Disputes] [Eerie Shadows in the Village] [Country Living and Laughs] This book has no pocket dimension, no System, and no transmigration or rebirth. It tells only of ordinary people’s rural lives and the hard-won warmth and bustle of everyday life through years of hardship. The story begins in the 1970s and follows several families living in the countryside. Among them are educated youths sent to work in the villages, militia mem 96Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    A very realistic chronicle of rural life.

25. 275 秋 Autumn Passes, and Winter Comes Again 秋去冬又来 Shui Wenqiu水问秋Modern Romance271k WordsCompleted In the 1980s, Xia Ting was born into a poor rural family that favored boys over girls. Her parents fought, and she was forced to leave school at an early age. It all left her sad and helpless! From the innocent friendship she shared with Huang Bo as classmates, to their deep love for each other, then to being forced apart and sent down separate paths, fate's turning wheel eventually led Xia Ting down a different road! So many things in life are beyond our control. The seasons turn from autumn to 17Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 276 生 A Lifetime of Love, Across Lifetimes 生生漫，世世缘 Devoted and True-Hearted痴志丹心Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted If you ask when falling leaves announce autumn’s arrival, they drift and scatter, keeping company with the wind. The heart follows its desires, longing for someone far away. What do these maple leaves mean, fluttering one by one? They are at the ends of the earth, but where are you? For whom does this foolish devotion burn? Fallen blossoms sever love, while the wind sheds tears. Leaves fly, flowers fade, yet love endures. Life after life, it lingers; every sigh catches in the throat. A bond acro 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a bit green, but it doesn't affect the beauty [laughs]

27. 277 村 What the Village Beauty Can't Say 村花不能说的事 Little Imp小妖孽Modern Romance124k WordsCompleted The village beauty is the dream goddess all the men in the village adore. What secrets will she experience after she gets married, the kind no one can talk about? She's so beautiful. Will married life bring her happiness and bliss? 50.7kReads6.6Score1.1kShelves

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    This one~~

28. 278 婚 Forbidden Affairs 婚外禁忌 Ye Yin叶氤Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Slice of life + angst and sweetness + family + based on real events + slow burn + age gap + height difference + a woman's growth] * Glamorous divorced young mother vs. a smooth-talking construction magnate Original title: Forbidden Love Outside Marriage Zhang Li, raised in a single-parent family, thought she had found true love when she married up into a wealthy family with a husband who worked in the public sector. She had no idea she was only there to be a free nanny who could bear children. 7.3kReads8.6Score476Shelves
29. 279 亡 After My Husband's Death, the Domineering CEO Fell for Me, a Mom With a Child 亡夫后，霸道总裁爱上了带娃的我 Poetry Faraway Little Craftsman诗远小匠人Modern Romance141k WordsCompleted At thirty-eight, Yang Mengmeng is a widow who stands on her own two feet. She shoulders the burden of raising her two children by herself. Perhaps because she cannot forget her late husband, she never remarries. Instead, she goes into the mountains to gather and trade wild goods. Only she knows how hard it is for a young woman to run a business. Then one day, she accidentally enters the wrong hotel room, and everything changes... 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is the real rural life

30. 280 操 After Twenty Years of Toil, I’m Done Being Your Family’s Workhorse 操劳二十年！不再当你家的牛马了 Endless Qile麒乐无穷Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1970s + Feel-Good Revenge + No Golden Finger + Everyday Life + Ordinary People + Family Affairs] In her previous life, Ye Yating was naive and clueless. Her adoptive mother married her off to a remote backwater, and Ye Yating spent years believing her husband's honeyed words and thinking he truly loved her. No matter how badly her mother-in-law tormented her or how often her husband beat her, a few sweet words from him were enough to make her forgive him without complaint. Even af 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's wonderful, has a strong sense of immersion, and the graphics are also good.

31. 281 彪 The Fierce Village Chief and Her Miraculous Young Healer 彪悍女村长，妙手小神医 Gentle Breeze淡淡清风Urban301k WordsCompleted [Rural miracle doctor + comeback of a fool + help from beautiful women + high-octane wish fulfillment] The whole village thinks that the simple-minded Li Meng is easy to push around, while the tough female village chief secretly schemes against him. But she never expects Mengzi to fall into the water and awaken the legacy of the Golden Dragon Emperor. From then on, he uses his miraculous medical skills to heal and save lives, draws on his talents to increase incomes and build wealth, and lives f 1.1kReads—Score136Shelves
32. 282 卧 The Crouching Dragon's Little Immortal Doctor 卧龙小仙医 Gentle Breeze淡淡清风Urban214k WordsCompleted With his parents missing and his studies at a prestigious university cut short, Li Tie became the laughingstock of the village. His fiancée publicly broke off their engagement and crushed his dignity, until he ventured into a bottomless pool and discovered the Yin-Yang Tower of Heaven and Earth. The nine-story ancient tower seals a dragon spirit. His divine eyes can see through all things and distinguish yin from yang. Three needles can revive the dead, and his martial arts can quell mountains a 329Reads—Score101Shelves
33. 283 淡 Light Breeze's 24th Book 淡淡清风第24本书 Gentle Breeze淡淡清风Urban357k WordsCompleted College student Su Tie is crippled by someone and sent back to his village, where he unexpectedly inherits the legacy of a goddess. He gains heaven-defying cultivation arts, top-tier medical skills, yin-yang techniques, talismans and curses, and can do just about anything. The young man makes a comeback and climbs step by step to the peak of his life. 1.2kReads6.1Score109Shelves
34. 284 神 The Miracle Doctor Returns to the Village to Lie Flat, but His Sisters Force Him to Rise 神医回村想躺平，姐姐们逼我奋起 Gentle Breeze淡淡清风Urban143k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 20Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 285 神 Miracle Doctor, the Women in This Upscale Community Won't Leave Me Alone 神医，高档小区女业主们缠上我 Gentle Breeze淡淡清风Urban239k WordsCompleted [Multiple Heroines, No System, No Suffering for the MC, Sudden Wealth] After misfortune struck his family, Lin Feng, a down-on-his-luck doctor at a community clinic, accidentally came across an ancient scroll. Suddenly, a book spirit appeared in his mind. With peerless medical skills and martial arts, he caused a sensation throughout the Jinyuan residential complex. Divine Doctor Lin: “I can improve my physique...” The women who owned homes in this upscale community all flocked to him... Lin Fen 108Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 286 修 The Cultivation Trickster Who Made It into 749 修仙小神棍，修进749 Stories for the Wine故事佐酒Urban301k WordsCompleted Liu Dabao was an orphan picked up by Liu Changgen of Wolong Village. Known as a “half-immortal,” Liu Changgen was famous for miles around and nicknamed “the old quack.” Besides treating headaches and fevers, he was especially skilled at gynecology and other difficult ailments. Liu Dabao graduated from a traditional Chinese medicine university, but not only could he not find a job, his girlfriend also left him for a rich heir with a Land Rover. After returning to the village to inherit his mentor 255Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 287 鬼 The Divine-Handed Ghost Doctor and Little Farmer 鬼医圣手小神农 Gentle Breeze淡淡清风Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Xiao Yao was expelled from college after saving the campus belle and being framed. Back in his village, he saved the village beauty, only to be set up and killed by the local bully. He sank into an ancient Dragon Pool, where he unexpectedly received an ancient inheritance. Master of both medicine and martial arts, he blazed through life with one lucky break after another, leading the impoverished villagers onto the road to prosperity. Before long, the poor, backward mountain village became a lan 1.6kReads9.0Score198Shelves

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    From the village

38. 288 春 Spring Fever 春躁 Gentle Breeze淡淡清风Urban573k WordsCompleted [Miracle doctor + countryside + invincible + prosperity] Give back everything you took from me, spit out everything you ate, and if you hit me, I'll hit you back. If you wronged me, I'll make you regret it… Li Tie, a top student at Peking University's School of Medicine, was made a fool by those who framed him. His parents were dragged into it and killed, and for two years he lived worse than a dog, enduring humiliation and abuse… The fool who becomes a miracle-working doctor after a fortuitous 7.8kReads8.9Score542Shelves
39. 289 大 His Bride-to-Be Ran Away on Their Wedding Day, So the Oil-Pressing Beauty Put on Her Wedding Dress in a Fury 大婚女友跑路，榨油西施怒披嫁衣 Stories for the Wine故事佐酒Urban163k WordsCompleted The fool Jin Dapeng was an orphan picked up by the Daoist priest Jin. After becoming mentally disabled in his sophomore year of college, he was bullied relentlessly in the village. By chance, he unlocks supernatural powers and becomes a master of both medicine and martial arts. From then on, he rises to the pinnacle of life and soars to success... 76Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 290 悠 A Peaceful Little Mountain Village and a Carefree Miracle Doctor 悠然小山村，快活小神医 Gentle Breeze淡淡清风Urban237k WordsCompleted College student Li Xuan was left mentally impaired after someone set him up, and returned to his village as the leader of the local children. By a stroke of luck, he inherited the teachings of the Green Lotus Immortal and mastered supreme arts of medicine and martial arts. From then on, he breezed through life and rose to the top... 177Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 291 透 The X-Ray Doctor Is a Bit Cocky 透视神医有点拽 Gentle Breeze淡淡清风Urban664k WordsCompleted Li Erhu is an orphan and a fool. When Lü Ren from the village smashed him over the head with stolen antiques, he unexpectedly obtained the legacy of the Great Emperor Zixiao. Watch me bring the dead back to life and regrow flesh on their bones, defeat everyone under heaven, lead the villagers to prosperity, and build a beautiful countryside. Serve the nation's armed forces and forge an invincible God of War. Possess wealth beyond the heavens... 428Reads7.6Score—Shelves
42. 292 神 Divine Healer: The Days After My Sister Took Me In 神医圣手，被姐姐捡回家的日子 Stories for the Wine故事佐酒Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Ye Wuji, an orphan from Liangyi Village, became a fool after his grandfather, the old Daoist Ye, died. The girl next door, Yu Ruyan, patiently looks after her own younger siblings and the fool. Then, after an unexpected stroke of luck, the fool makes a stunning comeback and becomes a master healer. Watch as Ye Wuji treats illnesses with silver needles in his left hand and uses his iron fists to fight injustice with his right... 479Reads8.9Score120Shelves
43. 293 孪 Twin Sisters, 26: One Gentle, One Cold and Aloof 孪生香姐26，温柔高冷大不同 Stories for the Wine故事佐酒Urban333k WordsCompleted [Urban cultivation, modern city, invincible, miracle healer, urban romance] A village bully was trying to take advantage of Lin Xiangxue when he shoved the troublesome simpleton Liu Meng into the Songjiang River. The simpleton survived against all odds, was bitten by an alligator, and accidentally inherited the Dragon God’s legacy. His life went into overdrive. What a wild and spectacular ride… 118Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 294 开 A Spiritual Item Master? The Village Guardian? The Miracle Doctor Arrives 开光师？守村人？妙手神医驾到 Gentle Breeze淡淡清风Urban247k WordsCompleted [A genius doctor, thrilling plot, a must-read for all-nighters!] The foolish young Li Xuan muddles through a profession that leaves others drooling with envy. After an unexpected awakening, he is shocked to discover that he is a Saint-grade body being kept by a mysterious power... You want to take my Saint-grade body? Go to hell... I’m no good at writing introductions, so please head straight to the story, friends. 338Reads—Score103Shelves
45. 295 重 Only After Being Reborn Did I Understand the Ways of Older Women 重生了才懂阿姨们的道 Stories for the Wine故事佐酒Urban267k WordsCompleted The bankrupt machinery tycoon was delivering food when he choked to death on an Australian lobster. Reborn at the time of his university graduation in 1996, he discovered that his miserable life had started over. Heh! This time, I won’t hold back. Forget talent and technical genius: with the beautiful aunties giving me their full support, I’ll charge ahead as hard as I can! Only an idiot wouldn’t play along. I’ll happily make my way to the top of the world. It couldn’t be more satisfying. 752Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 296 邻 Between Neighbors 邻里之间 Recluse Qingxu清虚散人Urban163k WordsCompleted Distant relatives are not as dependable as close neighbors, and close neighbors are no match for the folks across the street. But life is full of contradictions: without conflict, there is no struggle, and without struggle, there is no progress. Neighbors don’t always get along, either. As the saying goes, a neighbor is like a set of scales: they hope the other neighbor stays poor. 274Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    Northwest rural novels

47. 297 我 My First Love 我的初恋情人 Recluse Qingxu清虚散人Modern Romance164k WordsCompleted I met Yu on an early spring day. It was overcast and windy. He was passing by my house just as I came out of the yard. Our eyes met, and his lit up at once. He stopped in his tracks. My face flushed, and I lowered my head to look at my old cloth shoes, with my toes poking out. My family was so poor that my clothes were covered in patches. Yu didn’t seem to care about my shabby clothes. He kept walking, glancing back at my face. I didn’t know who he was or what he was doing in our village. But a 65Reads—Score—Shelves

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48. 298 荒 Wild on a Desert Island 荒岛狂野 Lone Star at Night 99夜孤星99Urban587k WordsOngoing A thrilling, vivid story with memorable, lifelike characters and lively, concise prose. Desert-island survival, carefree and unrestrained, with an engrossing plot that's impossible to put down. 49.2kReads6.1Score1.9kShelves

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49. 299 皇 The Palace’s Number One Tough Guy 皇宫第一猛男 Blockbuster-Level Mastery爆款高境界Historical2.0M WordsOngoing Ying Zheng, a modern overworked young man, dies suddenly from working overtime and has his soul transported into the body of Xiao Caizi, a young eunuch who was just killed after offending the powerful. He also obtains the Fake Eunuch System and begins cultivating the Divine Art of the Fake Eunuch. In a palace rife with schemes and human malice, he steadily climbs to the pinnacle of life! 10.9kReads6.5Score573Shelves
50. 300 职 The Workplace Tough Guy 职场猛男 Earn a Billion a Day 99日赚一亿99Urban272k WordsOngoing The male lead, He Jumeng, has a superpower: a very special energy inside his body lets him sense what other people are thinking to a certain extent. It also gives him immense strength, fast strikes, and lightning-quick reflexes. Style: Workplace drama, clear and accessible writing, witty and humorous, lighthearted and fun, with plenty of romantic tension. Emotional push and pull with antagonists, compelling conflicts, a twisting plot, setbacks followed by comebacks, and lively, engaging storytel 12.2kReads—Score534Shelves

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