Looking for More Realistic Novels, Like Hidden Love 求现实一点的小说，像《偷偷藏不住》现实一点的！

1. 201 深 Deeply in Love with Wanqiu 深爱婉秋 Xiaoxiang Plum潇湘梅子Modern Romance150k WordsCompleted Every boy and girl going through adolescence, even ordinary people like us, will eventually meet their other half. Every love story begins differently, but each beginning is beautiful. If we consistently treat the people around us well, you will discover that over the long years, every moment of love and every little piece of everyday life is worth cherishing, recording, and reminiscing about. Life blossoms through the turning of the seasons. Winter is loneliness, summer is separation, and sprin 34Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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   Very niche realistic themes, for those of you who like them

2. 202 白 White Oak Slope 白栎坡 Xiaoxiang Plum潇湘梅子Urban547k WordsCompleted Li Junchen and Lu Shuang were born in an era when China was undergoing tremendous change. They met and fell in love at school, but a feud between their families stood in their way, tearing them apart. Li Junchen was both learned and skilled in martial arts, while Lu Shuang was one of the few female students in their small town. Together, they fought against fate and old customs to the very end. Faced with hatred for their country and feuds between their families, Li Junchen showed his unwavering 1kReads9.5Score101Shelves
3. 203 孤 The Lonely Moon in the Sky 孤月当空 Chen Yizhang陈宜樟Modern Romance756k WordsOngoing Love and reality fought for a long time, but in the spring of their eleventh year, they still parted ways. On the very first day after the breakup, a man who loved her even more deeply entered Xiang Yan’s world… 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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   They had similar life experiences, understood each other better, and he waited for her devotedly for four years.

4. 204 广 Guangzhou Almost Got Snow 广州差点飘雪 Wen Hai Shi Bei文海十贝Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted A hidden heiress is cheated on by a gold-digging man who plans to leave her with nothing, only for her to give him a brutal face-slapping in return... My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Here it comes! Here it comes!

5. 205 攀 Climbing the Ranks of Power 攀登官峰 Wen Hai Shi Bei文海十贝Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted Xu Lu never imagined that an ordinary woman could climb the ranks in small but steady steps simply by being beautiful, and even help her husband get promoted along the way. She enjoys all kinds of privileges and takes in the boundless vistas from the summit of officialdom... 39Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 206 七 A Glimpse of the Turmoil as 1970s Educated Youths Returned to the Cities 七十年代知青下乡回城风波一瞥 Wen Hai Shi Bei文海十贝6k WordsCompleted A glimpse of the turmoil surrounding educated youths returning to the city in the 1970s 18Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 207 二 Twenty Years Side by Side: A Memoir of Youth 二十年并肩：青春备忘录 Traveler of Jiangnan江南游者Urban183k WordsOngoing [A must-read for anyone born in the 2000s: a yearbook of youth for our generation] [Realistic youth + ensemble cast + growing up + regrets + period piece] Twenty years in the lives of five boys and girls, from youth to middle age. An unspoken crush, ideals crushed by reality, friendships that slowly drift apart. No over-the-top comeback stories, only the pain and warmth of growing up for real. We once thought youth would last forever, but in the blink of an eye, it was all over. This is the echo —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   [A must-read for those born in 2000, a youth album belonging to our generation] [Reality to Youth + Campus + Group Portraits + Growth + Regrets + Chronicles] From youth to middle age, the twenty years of five boys and girls. There are unspoken secret loves, ideals crushed by reality, and friendships that are drifting apart. There is no bloody counterattack, only the pain and warmth of real growth. We once thought that youth was very long, but it was all over in the blink of an eye. This is the youthful echo of a generation - dedicated to all of us who have loved, suffered, and finally grown up silently. (See if you can find your youthful memories in it) [crying]

8. 208 红 The Matchmaker’s Comic and Tragic Fate 红娘啼笑因缘 Swallowtail Butterfly闪蝶Urban1.7M WordsCompleted A matchmaker who transmigrated, still so young and already arranging marriages. What a farcical situation! The matchmaker Hongniang in the Peking opera The Story of the Western Wing is famous for helping lovers find happiness. Could a real-life matchmaker actually be the reincarnation of the Hongniang from The Story of the Western Wing? Can the Book of Changes really predict love and marriage? 8Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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   Which one do you like? You're welcome.

9. 209 父 My Father's Era of the Fortress Villages 父亲的崮时代 Swallowtail Butterfly闪蝶Urban299k WordsCompleted Yimeng Mountain is a work of documentary fiction about the second generation of military-industry workers, telling the true story of the mysterious “Third Front” military factories. It retraces how the children of Third Front workers and their parents pressed on through successive waves of change. “Good people and good horses head to the Third Front.” The companies were reorganized and moved out of the mountains... They rose from the ashes as a red-culture base, as the home of China’s peaches, a 10Reads6.9Score—Shelves
10. 210 揭 Uncovering the Past of the ‘Third-Line’ Defense Industry Workers 揭秘:“小三线”军工人的往事 Swallowtail Butterfly闪蝶20k WordsCompleted A Look Back at the Past of the “Third-Line” Defense Industry Workers 11Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 211 我 My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant 我的26岁女房客 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban2.1M WordsCompleted After a wild night at a bar, a beautiful woman pinned him with a paternity claim, and the down-and-out young man suddenly became a father. As if things weren't bad enough, the owner of his rented home changed, and he was about to be kicked out. But his new landlady was beautiful! Should he ask to share the place? She coolly gave him a single word: “Get out!” A romantic entanglement sparked by a housing problem. 120kReads9.7Score13.9kShelves

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    Zhao Yang's relationships with different women showcase the intertwining and clash between ideals and reality, love and friendship. Mi Cai's appearance brings Zhao Yang a sense of redemption, while Jian Wei and Le Yao represent his past regrets and struggles. The core of the story lies in the process of the two characters moving from mutual hurt to developing feelings for each other, and their growth and transformation as they face the challenges of life and love.

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