Has Tomato Finally Published a Mind-Bending, Outlandish Story Worthy of the Top Spot? 番茄排名第一玄乎脑洞出来了？

1. 151 悠 Peaceful Farm Life: Sweet Romance in a Traditional Role 悠然农家：男耕女织也很甜 Potato Head Who Loves Seafood爱吃海鲜的土豆脑袋Ancient Romance259k WordsCompleted [Ancient farming + slow burn + hunting + growing crops + food + a tiny bit of coastal foraging + a low-key pocket dimension + the whole family working together toward a better future + no awful characters (I don't think they're awful, though some readers do)] Modern Chinese medicine practitioner Jiang Yuanman transmigrates to a small village at the foot of Cloudmist Mountain in the Great Xia Dynasty. The village is blessed with beautiful scenery and clear waters, friendly neighbors, and a close- 6.4kReads9.2Score525Shelves
2. 152 穿 The Female General Who Became Cannon Fodder in a Period Novel 穿成年代文炮灰的女将军 Sword Bean刀豆Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted Shaomin, whose martial prowess was unmatched, never imagined that after spending half her life on the battlefield, her entire family would be executed for a trumped-up charge. Her furious soul refused to enter the cycle of reincarnation. On a night of lightning and thunder, she watched in spirit as the enemy army cut down the heads of the corrupt emperor and his treacherous ministers. With her great vengeance fulfilled, she was finally able to let go. But then lightning struck her soul and sent 165Reads9.3Score—Shelves
3. 153 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times: A Food Blogger Builds a Fortune 穿越之美食博主在古代发家致富 Lin Family's Dou Xiao Dou林家豆小豆Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Food blogger Jiang Yue transmigrates into the Jiang family, a household of farmers. The Jiangs are dirt poor, with barely enough to eat or wear, and life is truly hard. Fortunately, the family is warm and easygoing, sincere and kind to others. Jiang Yue decides to rely on her own skills to help the whole family prosper, starting with a little shop, moving on to a small restaurant, and eventually opening a grand restaurant, until they achieve financial freedom. P.S. A pure food-focused story, set 47.2kReads8.7Score2.3kShelves
4. 154 七 The Fox Spirit of the Seventies 七十年代狐狸精 I'm Sang Sang我系桑桑呀Modern Romance859k WordsCompleted Her father died and her mother remarried. Just like her name, Xia Ku'er had a hard life from childhood on. She could work but couldn't talk, and everyone on the production team called her stupid. Then, when the little fool turned eight, she suddenly came into her own. She fought the worst of the lot, stood up to her cousins, and took on her aunt by marriage, turning the entire Xia family upside down and making herself the laughingstock of the whole production team. From then on, she set out on t 8.4kReads9.1Score776Shelves
5. 155 废 Wasteland Survival: I Became an Invisible Big Shot Through Scavenging 废土求生，我靠拾荒当隐形大佬 Wrapped in a Blanket with the AC On裹着被子吹空调Sci-Fi & Apocalypse398k WordsCompleted Heroine: Gu Xiao (transmigrated from another world) Hero: Lin Moqing (a base combatant suffering from severe dark matter contamination) The story mainly follows scavenging and survival. Life is difficult at first, but gradually improves through their efforts. A slow, steady progression. Gu Xiao was an ordinary office worker. After passing out from working overtime, sh 97Reads9.0Score—Shelves
6. 156 当 I Arrived in the Cultivation World with My Online Game Interface 当我带着网游游戏面板到了修仙界 Shu Liang殊良Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted How can a powerless little support survive in the world of immortal cultivation? Should I make a fortune selling spirit weapons, talismans, and red and blue potions? Or start a sect, take in disciples, and build a support corps? Or maybe just latch onto a powerful backer and lie flat, becoming their dedicated healer? Waiting for answers online. It's pretty urgent. 27.1kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves

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   Just finished watching, still wanting more! Cultivation, farming, and even an online game interface!

7. 157 灾 In Years of Famine, I Farm in the Deep Mountains 灾荒年，我在深山忙种田 I'm Sang Sang我系桑桑呀Ancient Romance581k WordsCompleted Also known as She’s Back in Action Again, My Fragile Master (alternate world, fantasy, no male lead; farming takes center stage in the first half, fantasy in the second; the heroine returns to life in another person’s body. No explicit scenes between men and women, so proceed with caution if that’s not your thing.) Floodwaters rage, turning the entire Xingzhou Prefecture into a vast sea. Su Qingliang, who survives by begging, escapes death with a few younger brothers. In a heap of corpses, he fi 1.9kReads9.0Score205Shelves
8. 158 5 The 1950s: Starting Out as a Wanderer, I Make My Home in the Deep Mountains 50年代：隐居深山从流浪开始 Born of the Dao's Rhyme道韵生Urban7.8M WordsOngoing Tags: (farming + reclusive life + family saga + harem + science fiction + interstellar + universe) (Entirely hand-written, no AI) (Author’s note at chapter 3480: I’ve been writing this book for over three years. Its rating went from 9.4 to 8.9, and its readership has fallen from several hundred thousand to forty or fifty thousand. It was once a huge hit, and then it faded into obscurity. Many readers have probably come across it more than once, but very few have made it to the later chapters. (S 34kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves

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   These are all fine. These days, all the novels I read recommend courtyard houses; I can't find any others.

9. 159 乌 Hunting in the Ural Mountains 乌拉尔山赶山记 Ten Thousand Coins for a Fight斗十千千Ancient Romance554k WordsCompleted She opens her eyes and has transmigrated into the body of a mute slave girl who is being sold. She is bought and married off to a mountain man with no household registration, living deep in the border mountains. The frontier is bitterly cold, and the forests stretch far and wide. Liang Chong's situation is disastrous from the start, but she manages to buy her freedom by foraging in the mountains and farming, eventually living in the Ural Mountains where “a stick brings down a deer, a dipper scoo 1.3kReads9.0Score167Shelves
10. 160 儿 Son, Show Your Dad the Way Forward 儿子，请给爸爸指条明路 Bear Dad Rules the World熊爸天下Urban1.8M WordsCompleted In 2001, laid-off worker Chen Weiguo loses his wife, who leaves him with a newborn son. The boy is clever from an early age, and always has... well, a remarkably long-term perspective. Whenever Chen Weiguo is on the verge of running out of options, his son always manages to pull him through at a crucial moment and point him toward a way forward. Then Chen Weiguo finds himself back at square one all over again. They say sons bring trouble to their fathers, but Chen Weiguo, as a father, is always 12.2kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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    Reborn in the 1950s, he gained a cheat code, creating extraordinary abilities. From then on, his family became one planet, creating an extraordinary clan. They say sons ruin their fathers' lives, but this is a story of a father ruining his son [facepalm]. It's a story of a father getting rich through his son.

11. 161 穿 Transmigrated as Cao Cao's Daughter: From Farming to Empress 穿成曹操女儿，从种地到女帝 The Classic of Mountain Journeys山游经Female-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Cao Sui, a graduate student in agricultural science, has just finished slogging through her thesis when she jolts awake and opens her eyes to a woman gazing at her with tender affection. After spending over half a year recovering in bed, she finally gets up and learns that her father has gone off to fight the Yellow Turbans. The Yellow Turbans? What a historically specific term. Cao Sui is devastated. Why on earth did she have to end up in the Three Kingdoms? With disasters and war stacked aga 12kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
12. 162 你 Hello, 1976! 你好，1976！ vRunning Snailvv奔跑的蜗牛vUrban1.5M WordsCompleted The orphan Zheng Weimin transmigrates to 1976. He thinks he’ll finally experience the warmth of a family, but instead he’s abandoned once again. Luckily, he has the memories and knowledge of his previous life. Without them, he really wouldn’t have been able to turn things around. As the saying goes, nobody visits the poor in the busy city, while distant relatives come flocking to the rich in the mountains. It’s true. Zheng Weimin experiences life in all its harshness and, after being reborn, fin 38.3kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves

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    🌈A top-rated historical romance novel on Tomato Books. The protagonist, Zheng Weimin, is an orphan who awakens to the 1970s with parents, brothers, and a younger sister. He feels happy, but unexpectedly, he's immediately drafted into the countryside and abandoned, finally losing all hope in his family. He gets into Peking University and embarks on a political career, by which time his family begins to regret their actions—but it's too late. (I'm terrible at summarizing; I've been following this book for over a year.) 🌈Find Ji Bai to read this book and follow him so you don't get lost!

13. 163 带 I Brought a Fortune to the 1970s and Became the Boss of the Family 带着巨额财产穿七零，成家中一霸 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period drama + military marriage + pocket dimension + family life On the first day after Lin Xiangnan transmigrates, her family gets into a huge argument over sending someone to the countryside. At first: “So what if I have to go to the countryside? I've got hundreds of millions of supplies in my pocket dimension. How could I possibly fail to get by out there?” After helping her second great-uncle weed his fields for two days: “There's no way I'm going to the countryside. I'm lazy, gluttonous, a 103.8kReads9.3Score8.8kShelves

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    On Lin Xiangnan's first day after transmigrating, her family was already arguing fiercely about going to the countryside. At first: "It's just going to the countryside, right? She has hundreds of millions of resources in her spatial dimension, how could she not do well in the countryside?" [Staring][Staring][Staring] After helping her second grandfather hoe the fields for two days: "Going to the countryside is out of the question." She's just lazy, greedy, and can't stand any hardship.

14. 164 小 The Little One’s Happy Life 小不点的幸福生活 Mu Huo Qing木火青Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [1970s setting + transmigration into a book + the whole family dotes on her + everyday family life + building wealth + a touch of ensemble cast] Lin Xiaoman was born into the world of the lucky heroine novel, A Happy Life in the 1970s with Yi Ke. Unfortunately, she wasn't Yi Ke. She was just the contrast character in Yi Ke's happy life. The dutiful daughter who hoped her father would make something of himself looked at him, lazing about and wasting his time on cockfighting and dog-walking. His t 58.7kReads8.9Score3.9kShelves

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    The author wrote the emotions so well, I couldn't stop crying while reading, it's so good! The adorable little girl, the spoiled dad—while others are pushing their kids, the female lead is pushing her own dad, hahaha!

15. 165 假 The Fake Heiress Is Sweet and Charming, and Her Five Brothers Dote on Her 假千金又软又撩，五个哥哥宠上天 Slightly Tipsy with Orange Flavor橘子味微醺Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Su Wan transmigrated into a book, she took one look at her character's setup and ending and fell into deep thought. She could have coasted to victory, but instead she had to court death. Was this really the standard ending for a vicious supporting female character? To change her fate, she decided to return to the countryside and cling to her five older brothers. After all, they would all become big shots one day. Her eldest brother would become a third-rank official at court. Her second br 26.9kReads9.3Score7.4kShelves

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    This is super good! The female lead transmigrates into a book after being switched at birth. She returns to her original family in the countryside, where she has five older brothers, each with their own expertise and future achievements. The female lead also uses her talents to become wealthy. Her brothers initially resist her, but later they all fall for her. There's a male lead, and his identity is anything but simple! [Heart][heart][heart][please follow][please follow][please follow][please follow][please follow][laugh][laugh][laugh]

16. 166 农 The Eldest Farmhouse Daughter Builds a Prosperous Home 农家长姐当家致富 My Seedling我的禾苗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Two audio versions available: one with a full cast] [No spatial spring System] [Family squabbles + cozy daily life + self-reliance through famine + managing the household and building wealth + fictional dynasty + no lone-wolfing + putting the greater good first] What a shock! A young woman suddenly transmigrates into ancient times as the eldest daughter of a farming family, orphaned by both parents. Her heartless paternal grandparents drive her out, hoping to seize the family property, while he 10.5kReads8.7Score908Shelves

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    They grew tomatoes, potatoes, and eggplants; built houses, farmed, and reclaimed wasteland, living a simple and ordinary life in the small town.

17. 167 六 The Siheyuan Compound in the 1960s: I'm Eight, but I Have Twenty Years of Work Experience? 六零大杂院，我八岁二十年工龄？ Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Reborn] [Big Courtyard] [Comedy] [A Kid with an Adult's Mind] [Everyday Warmth] [Leisurely Days] [Over-the-Quota Family] [Space] (The story has progressed into the 1970s.) What can you do after waking up in 1960, an era of shortages and hunger? Baogen says that as long as you have the right mindset, nothing is impossible. First, he needs to get his hands on six stripes. The story begins at the big courtyard at No. 67, Little Suzhou Alley, just one street away from Nanluoguxiang. An old 26.5kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves

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    The novels by Lanruo Temple Little Demon and Uncle Shou are both good, so I won't list them all. The second book has an interesting premise and good writing.

18. 168 军 The Officer's Seduction: I Get by in the Eighties by Acting Crazy 军官撩人：我靠发癫在八零吃肉 Thousandfold Deity千千神Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + period setting + System + face-slapping + sweet romance] In her previous life, Lu Yunxiang was taken advantage of from beginning to end by her cousin, a woman who seemed as pure and mild as a chrysanthemum, and who presented herself as kind and self-sacrificing. The job Lu Yunxiang had worked so hard to earn through exams was given away by her cousin to someone else. Her cousin signed her up to go down to the countryside, leaving her to endure endless hardships in the rural 11.3kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    In her past life, the female lead's cousin caused her immense suffering. Only later did she discover that her cousin was actually her husband's true love, which explained his coldness towards her. In this life, she marries a military officer who dotes on her immensely. 🌥

19. 169 带 I Returned with Two Tiny Lookalikes, and My Whole Family Dotes on Me 带着两个缩小版回归被全家团宠了 Wings of the Stars and Moon星月之羽Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Complete + 1970s + space + transmigrate into a book + adorable kids + food] At thirty-five, Jiang Li was unmarried and childless, ran a small company that earned millions a year, and enjoyed a wonderful life. At nineteen, Jiang Li was beautiful but foolish. She had a terrible reputation in her village, lived in poverty, was abandoned by everyone, and eventually died at the hands of her younger siblings, whom she had sold. The thirty-five-year-old Jiang Li transmigrated into a book and became th 4.7kReads9.1Score654Shelves

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    This is a transmigration novel where the 35-year-old female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a 19-year-old with the same name as her, and then changes the mess she left behind to live a life of wealth and pampering.

20. 170 回 Back to 1978: My Brother and I Become Father and Son 回到1978，我和兄弟当父子 The Killer Who Doesn't Spread Rumors不造谣的杀手Urban3.2M WordsOngoing [Brothers and Father and Son] [Intellectual Overpowering] [Everyday Life] [Lighthearted] Two old hands transmigrate back to 1978, turning from brothers into father and son. One is a father who works as a manager at a cotton mill; the other is a kid who goes to elementary school. The father disappears every weekend, while the son looks down on his old man every day. Neither can stand the other, yet neither can live without the other. One small courtyard, two families. 58.1kReads8.8Score4.5kShelves
21. 171 穿 Transmigrate into 72: I Won't Be the Doormat Male Supporting Character 穿越72：不当怨种男配 Uncle Shou手叔Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Period novel transmigration] + [schemes and plotting] + [everyone is sharp] + [revenge served on the spot] + [the special space isn’t for farming, it’s for killing enemies] Revenge isn’t limited to killing your enemies. Ruin their reputations and make them infamous; make them wish they were dead. Do-gooders and the morally squeamish, enter at your own risk! The protagonist occasionally goes off the rails. There are no absolute heroes or villains; good and evil often depend on where you stand, a 6.7kReads8.3Score465Shelves
22. 172 我 I Went to the Countryside as a Sent-Down Youth in 1970 我去1970年当知青 Yang Xi羊喜Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted Alternate title: I Went to 1970 to Become an Educated Youth. Real title: After Transmigrating, I Was Driven Crazy. When I transmigrated, I planned to keep my head down and stay timid forever. But before long, I was driven into becoming a brawling mad dog, an insane educated youth who would flip the table and walk away the moment anyone crossed him. 3.9kReads9.3Score311Shelves

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    Personally, I think this is the most realistic historical fiction novel. Compared to other time-travel stories, this one features a female protagonist who transmigrates into a male body, is sent to the countryside as an educated youth, and experiences a frantic daily life. It truly reflects the unbearable self-redemption faced by countless people during that era. As a seasoned bookworm, I highly recommend this book to everyone!!

23. 173 带 Taking the Taobao System with Me to the 1970s 带着淘宝系统穿七零 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Technically minded military officer VS powerful, down-to-earth woman; the heroine builds her career. The System plays a small role early on, then gets to take it easy. Period setting + comedy + both leads devoted only to each other “When a lie-flat System meets a crazy Host” Other people transmigrate to the 1970s: fight nasty relatives, make money, and marry a soldier. Xiang Nuan transmigrates to the 1970s: ✓ Fails to be reborn six times, then angrily kicks the coffin lid off ✓ Hacks her relativ 23.2kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves

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    These two period dramas are top-notch, highly recommended! The female lead is ambitious but not a saint, and so is the male lead. The female lead in the second book is hilarious; she's incredibly tactful and has high emotional intelligence.

24. 174 回 Before I Left My Husband and Child in the 70s, I Was Spoiled Rotten 回到七零抛夫弃子前，我被宠爆了 Nong Wuyou侬无忧Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + pocket dimension + rugged man + raising kids + sweet romance] Shen Yiyi was a professional villainess in the Quick Transmigration Bureau. On her final mission, she transmigrated into a period novel and became a vicious educated youth who was infatuated with the male lead, married the story's great villain, gave birth to three cannon-fodder sons, was lazy and difficult, and then abandoned her husband and children to return to the city. In the end, the male lead “carried out justice on H 28.4kReads9.3Score3kShelves

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    A super heartwarming period romance novel! The female lead is reborn with a spatial ability, has a straightforward, kind yet sharp personality, and won't compromise herself. The male lead is strong, robust, and love-struck; he has a vivid imagination, is responsible, and always puts the female lead first, afraid she'll be bullied—it's incredibly sweet! The three children are also adorable: the eldest is slightly more mature, the second is lively and mischievous, and the youngest is cute and greedy. The family is truly heartwarming!

25. 175 夫 My Husband Risks Everything to Win My Favor, So I Pack Up and Flee in the Middle of the Night 夫君玩命争宠，我卷铺盖连夜逃跑 Autumn Waters of the Forgotten River忘川秋水Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Matriarchal society! Multiple male leads, brothers! Every character is beautiful, strong, and deeply wounded; a big-time “I didn’t know I’d fall for them” story, with a redemption arc and an emotional focus!] Yan Qing’s soul transmigrates into a matriarchal dynasty, where she becomes the wife and head of a rural household. The original owner was cruel, brutal, and vicious. Though she had stunningly beautiful husbands at home, she abused them mercilessly, leaving them covered in wounds. Whipping 797Reads9.0Score216Shelves

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    ✨Highly recommend two farming novels! The first one is a female-dominated society with multiple male leads, all of whom are beautiful, tragic, and powerful! They become incredibly strong later on! 🌿The second one, which I initially thought was just an ordinary farming and food novel, turns out to be a revenge story for the female lead! Step by step, she plots and investigates, all to uncover the truth of what happened back then!

26. 176 三 Third Sister 三姐 Li Sitong李肆瞳Urban5.5M WordsOngoing “If you don't talk about the world's troubles to everyone you meet, then you're someone who lives free of the world's troubles.” Never think too highly of people's hearts, and never underestimate human nature. Nothing is colder than human nature, nothing more chilling than people's hearts. Be a little kinder to yourself. A life in this world is hard-won, and every tribulation is fate. This is the strange coming-of-age journey of an innocent young man. Ordinary people dream of becoming immortals, 119.9kReads9.2Score5kShelves

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    🍂 Travel back to 1960 and experience Beijing in autumn. "1960S: A Journey Through Nanluoguxiang" takes you back to Beijing of those years, offering a unique experience of life and adventure. #BeijingAutumn #TimeTravelLife

27. 177 八 The Only Daughter of the 1980s 八十年代独生女 The Tiger That Doesn't Show Its Claws不发威的老虎Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted Lin Zhizhi was born in 1980. The good news was that both her parents worked at state-owned factories. The bad news was that they gave up their secure jobs and headed south to find work. Her mother got a factory job, and her father started working on construction sites. Later, they started a small business and brought Lin Zhizhi to live with them. Little by little, she realized she’d become a rich kid. Told from the heroine’s perspective, this is the story of her parents starting a business in th 12.1kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    The female lead is a rich second-generation heiress whose parents seized an opportunity to get rich. The male lead comes from a military and political family. The two are childhood sweethearts and the story is super good! The male lead is not aloof and has been peeling shrimp for the female lead since they were little.

28. 178 糙 A Rough Hunter Found a Sweet Princess and Cherished Her as His Dearest Treasure 糙汉猎户捡到娇软公主宠成心尖宝 Golden Hairpin, Ah金步摇啊Ancient Romance234k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + devoted couple + rugged man + adorable heroine] The most honored legitimate princess of Chu suffered an accident and fell off a cliff. A broad-shouldered, rough-edged hunter found her and brought her home to be his little wife. Princess: “I am the most honored legitimate princess of Chu.” Rugged hunter: “This little woman must’ve hit her head when she fell, but it’s fine. I don’t mind.” Princess: … The princess slapped the hunter across the face and snap 11.7kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves

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    The little princess, constantly bullied by men, kept a "little notebook." One day, Feng Shan discovered it and quickly counted the names. Good heavens! In just three pages, he had been beheaded twenty times, executed by slow slicing five times, and whipped three hundred times! Not only were his heads chopped off, but his calves were too. Feng Shan nodded. This little woman is heartless, and even more ruthless… [laughs]

29. 179 全EN Billions of Gods, Only I Get Hundredfold Offerings! 全民成野神？唯有我百倍供品！ Wind and Snow Can't Crush Me风雪不能压我Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted [Handcrafted the Old-Fashioned Way + Everyone Becomes a God + Gods' Survival + Invincible Divine Path + Subjugating All Races + Generations Ahead] When three billion people around the world transmigrated and became wild gods. In this world, immortals and gods were nowhere to be found. Demons, monsters, and evil spirits ran rampant, while human traitors aided and abetted them. How could three billion wild gods gather worshippers, nurture subordinate gods, exorcise evil, and ascend to the throne o 128.1kReads9.0Score14.6kShelves

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    Reverse cultivation, a madcap tale! "Everyone Becomes a Wild God" takes system-based gameplay to a whole new level! While three billion people worldwide are reborn as wild gods, struggling to develop their power, Li Yue wins effortlessly with "100x critical hits"—a believer sacrifices a first-tier fire fox corpse? Instantly transforming it into a fourth-tier golden crow corpse, directly summoning the sun's true fire to roast demons! The main plot is high-energy: with his left hand, he bestows edicts upon Yin soldiers to sweep through Thousand Wolf Mountain; with his right hand, he broadcasts a divine descent, trending on social media, infuriating the evil BOSS to the point of splitting his hair: "You call this a newbie village?" Cultivation, political intrigue, and absurdity are all packed in, with a shocking foreshadowing: the 100x boost is actually a divine chess game? Netizens are flooding the comments: "I thought you were on the fifth level, but you're in outer space!"

30. 180 睁 I Opened My Eyes and Returned to the Day My Wife Had a Difficult Labor 睁开眼，回到老婆难产当天 It's Xiao Qing是小青啊Urban2.9M WordsCompleted Short dramas: When I Opened My Eyes, It Was the Day My Wife Went Into Difficult Labor; 1988: Reborn to Protect My Wife and Children Early story: farming and business. Later: heading to Ula to trade for equipment, then selling guns, cannons, planes, tanks, and firecrackers printed with our very own dollars (starts at chapter 330). If you had the chance to be reborn, what regret would you make up for? The moment Si Chen opened his eyes, he found himself back on the day his wife went into difficu 18.9kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
31. 181 穿 After Reincarnating as a Wretched Old Woman, I Just Want to Live a Laid-Back Life 穿成极品老妇之后只想当咸鱼 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted The old woman was a real piece of work. She drove her eldest daughter-in-law to her death, then doted on her second son, who passed the highest imperial exam and married the daughter of the prime minister. She even encouraged him to favor his concubine and neglect his wife. In the end, the prime minister had the whole family killed. The old woman suddenly came back reborn, only to be scared to death by what she had experienced in her previous life. Manxing, a promising 25-year-old woman, transmi 31.1kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves

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    My number one favorite farming-themed novel by Tomato. Although they're all in the farming genre, each book has a different storyline and character development, and some even teach you about pharmacology. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

32. 182 重 Reborn, I Became the Top Official in a Local Government 重生后，我成了地方一把手 Tangtang Sixth Young Master糖糖六公子Urban1.5M WordsCompleted In ancient times, when officials embarked on their careers and took up posts in distant places, they sometimes brought along a handwritten booklet. It recorded the local customs and notable gentry. Keeping its contents in mind was essential to ensuring a smooth rise through the ranks. It was a kind of "career handbook." 15.6kReads8.8Score785Shelves

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    😜Hey everyone, today I'm recommending a fantastic novel about officialdom! 📖 👀It vividly depicts the intrigue and power struggles within the bureaucracy.👏 🤩The protagonist navigates the complexities with utmost caution, making every step incredibly thrilling!😍 💫It will give you a profound understanding of the intricacies and helplessness of official life, while also showcasing the protagonist's perseverance and growth.🤩 Start reading now and find out for yourself!🛒 #OfficialdomNovel #NovelRecommendation #PowerStruggle

33. 183 八 The 1980s: Changing Our Fate Starts with Getting My Husband to Take the College Entrance Exam 八零，改变命运从让丈夫高考开始 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance686k WordsCompleted [Reborn + family life + inspirational + raising kids + building wealth] Lin Yuzhu had spent her whole life drifting along. Only in middle age did she finally work up the courage to save money with her husband and start a restaurant. But the restaurant never opened. The newly renovated shop was destroyed in a gas explosion caused by a neighbor’s illegal gas hookup, and Lin Yuzhu, who had been cleaning inside, died in the blast too. She thought her life was over, but when she woke after the explos 9.5kReads9.0Score918Shelves

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    These books are worth reading.

34. 184 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: In the 1970s, My Cannon-Fodder Husband Is a Master of All Trades 穿书七零：我的炮灰丈夫十项全能 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance749k WordsCompleted [The animated adaptation is now online] [Full-cast audio drama available] [Period setting + educated youth + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + inspirational] Lu Xia transmigrated into the body of an educated youth in the 1970s, a girl whose parents didn’t care for her and who had been sent to the countryside in her elder sister’s place. Remembering how the original owner had always been mistreated, Lu Xia couldn’t stand for it. She sold the job, gave her family a hefty financial hit, 37.9kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves
35. 185 太 The Crown Prince Is Exiled, and His Lucky Maid Goes Along to Bring Him Endless Fortune 太子流放，锦鲤婢女随行超旺他 Xiao Junzi萧君子Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Farming, food, political intrigue, a pure historical romance A clever, quick-witted palace maid X a scheming, domineering, deposed crown prince Adapted under the title Rebel Li Yue is a palace maid who carries dishes in the Eastern Palace. She rarely gets to see the crown prince, the crown princess, or the noble consorts. She thinks she's the luckiest person in the palace: her master's anger never falls on her, and the head cook looks after her. She's grown plump from eating well, and feels trul 12.4kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
36. 186 谁 Who Taught You to Be an Official Like That? 谁教你这样当官的？ Starting from Zero零起点Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Political intrigue, an underdog's rise, feel-good wish fulfillment, no-brainer fun] Chen Qiming was a nobody in the political world, without power or connections. At work, his superior framed him and sent him to prison; in love, his wife cheated on him. By chance, he was reborn in 2006. At his college graduation ceremony, the campus beauty from his high school days confessed to him. In his previous life, he had firmly rejected her. This time, he accepted without hesitation, if only because his 298Reads8.7Score127Shelves
37. 187 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Won’t Marry an Officer, I’ll Marry a Rich Playboy 重生八零：不嫁军官，嫁纨绔 Wu Jiayunbei武家云北Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple + sweet romance + pampered life as a wealthy family’s daughter-in-law in the 1980s] In her past life, Jiang Xianli was set up by her twin sister and married a man who married into wealth for his own benefit, while her sister took her place and married a spoiled rich heir. After the wedding, her husband was specially recruited into a military academy and rose through the ranks to become a senior officer. Jiang Xianli became the official’s wife whom every woman envied. But her sist 115.8kReads9.1Score6.7kShelves

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    [Laughing] The number one historical romance novel on Tomato, with 750,000 readers! The female lead is cool and decisive, preferring action to empty talk. Each member of the wealthy family has their own unique traits; in short, it's a soap opera triggered by a scumbag.

38. 188 权 At the Pinnacle of Power: Super Civil Servant 权力巅峰：超级公务员 Tangtang Sixth Young Master糖糖六公子Urban1.2M WordsCompleted There are ten ranks in an official career, and every step takes you to a higher level! In my previous life, I spent forty years as a low-ranking civil servant, made a scapegoat and a sacrificial pawn, and only reached the rank of senior staff officer by the time I retired. Now that I’ve been given another life, I must soar straight to the highest heights! Now that I’ve been given another life, I must keep pace with the economic tide! Now that I’ve been given another life, I must do something tan 47.5kReads9.2Score4kShelves
39. 189 惊 What a Shock! I Landed a Secure Government Job in the 1960s 惊！我竟在六零端上了铁饭碗 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Set in a bygone era + Transmigration + Inspirational + Heartwarming + Everyday family life + City job] After saving a cat just after finishing the college entrance exams, Su Yuhe became a vegetable. A year later, she transmigrated into the body of Su He, a girl from Nanshan Village in the 1960s who had heard that the college entrance exams had been suspended, missed a step, and drowned. Suddenly transported to the countryside of the 1960s, Su He had no phone, no electricity, no internet, and n 23.4kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
40. 190 身 A Beautiful Farming Life in Another Body 身穿之美丽种田记 Listening to Lotus in the Night Rain夜雨听荷Ancient Romance817k WordsCompleted (No System, no golden finger, just an ordinary person with sound values) This isn’t a get-rich-quick wish-fulfillment story, nor is the heroine a lone beauty who needs no one. She has a grand vision for her family: one flower alone doesn’t make spring, but a hundred flowers in bloom fill the garden with spring. After taking part in a Hanfu event, Zhao Meili unexpectedly found herself in ancient times, where she was rescued by Guo Ping, a hunter. With no household registration, Zhao Meili couldn 2.4kReads8.9Score223Shelves
41. 191 山 The Family at the Foot of the Mountain 山下人家 Secretly in Love with the Other Shore Flower暗恋彼岸花Ancient Romance309k WordsCompleted Big news swept through the little mountain village. They said Su Zi of the Su family had been jilted, and in her shame had hanged herself from a crooked tree by the mountain. Luckily, the village’s only hunter saved her. But because another man had touched her, the barely surviving Su Zi had no choice but to marry the hunter, Li Qingshan. Some villagers secretly felt sorry for her, while others took pleasure in her misfortune. They all said Li Qingshan had been born under an unlucky star. His mo 1kReads8.9Score104Shelves
42. 192 顶 The Top-Tier Star Is a Hungry Wolf: I Was Teased into Begging for Mercy on a Dating Show 顶流如饿狼：我在恋综被撩到求饶 Meizi Went Blind梅子瞎了Modern Romance395k WordsCompleted [A devoted couple + a tycoon System + a dating show + a touch of goofy humor + a subtle childhood connection + super sweet romance and sizzling chemistry] A roguish gentleman wolf x a sharp-tongued, high-offense, low-defense wildcat After her family falls on hard times, Yu Qian binds to a tycoon System one day. To earn the achievement points it requires, she invests in and joins a dating show. During a Truth or Dare challenge, she’s asked what the most thrilling thing she’s done in her eighteen 151Reads9.2Score117Shelves

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    [KISS][Evil laugh][Flying kiss] This is my 10.0, You all have to watch it! It's the best book on Tomato Book! [Admiration][Angry][Heart] You guys have to watch it! Around chapter 62, the male lead opens the female lead's search bar, and then the two of them in the library are completely out of control! And the romance is so bad that it can't be broadcast, not even live, hahaha.

43. 193 农 Matriarch of the Farming Household 农门主母 Xiao Junzi萧君子Ancient Romance444k WordsCompleted A historical romance with a mix of farming and household intrigue. A warm, sweet little story, perfect for enjoying over a cup of tea. Tang Zhaole thought she could pick up a sickly man, enter a marriage of convenience, then adopt a son to protect her family’s farmland and live out her days in peace. But after half a year of recuperation, her husband’s health had greatly improved. It would be awkward for a fake couple to become a real one. They were both unfortunate souls, so there was nothing w 3kReads8.9Score313Shelves
44. 194 穿 After Transmigrating to the 1980s and Becoming a Substitute Bride, I Became the Army Officer's Most Beloved 穿越八零替嫁后我成了军官心尖宠 Over Ten Thousand a Day日收过万Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Substitute Marriage + Military Marriage + Stepmom + Mutual First Love] (Fictional Military Marriage + Everyday Life as a Military Wife) Yang Niannian, a college student, was so furious after losing ten ranked matches in a row in Honor of Kings that she blacked out and transmigrated to the 1980s. The moment she opened her eyes, her mother was pressuring her to marry, sobbing and sniffling all over her. “Lu Shishen is a soldier with a secure government job. If you marry him, you’ 112.6kReads9.2Score14.9kShelves

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    My goodness, the male lead's contrast is amazing! During the day, he's so serious. But when he gets home at night, oh my god! He's so irresistible! I can't get enough of him! This part is really good; it's definitely the number one period drama on Tomato TV.

45. 195 重 Reborn: The Sea Makes for a Wonderful Life 重生，大海成就精彩人生 Brother Jing井哥Urban845k WordsCompleted Chen Dong was inexplicably reborn in 2001, and fused with the Dragon Balls. He gained the ability to breathe underwater, dive deep without any equipment, and see through the ocean. From then on, the ocean became Chen Dong's source of goods. Having lived through it once before, he also got the chance to make up for the many regrets and injustices of his previous life. I wonder if you kind readers could send a little free love and support. Many thanks! (New book: In the End Times of the High Marti 951Reads8.2Score107Shelves

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    If you're tired of those formulaic novels filled with fighting, harems, and mindless posturing, why not relax your mind and savor a cup of tea? Check out my urban fishing novel. It's complete. Thank you!

46. 196 八 The 1980s: The Demon Queen Turns Out to Be the Real Heiress 八零：魔王她成了真千金 July Rice Wine七月酒酿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A slow-burn story. The early chapters focus mainly on the female lead’s growth. Feel free to pass if that’s not for you.] [The male lead got lost in the story again… No romance.] The true heiress who was switched at birth should have suffered through every hardship in the countryside. But after His Highness the Demon King, Lanting, stepped in, all of that disappeared. With a grand sweep of his hand, the Demon King revealed a bright white smile. This time, someone else would have to endure every 30.1kReads8.5Score3.3kShelves

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    [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts] The true heiress, who should have endured hardship in the countryside, escaped her fate of suffering thanks to the intervention of the Demon King heroine. As the Demon King, the heroine easily changed the situation, making others bear the hardships that once belonged to the true heiress. Eighteen years later, the Gu family found the true heiress, the heroine. The Shi family parents initially wanted to happily send her back to the Gu family, but Lan Ting refused. The heroine crossed her arms and sneered, "You want me to leave? No way!" The Gu family parents and the fake heiress, Gu Liluo, who arrived at the scene, were both surprised and fell silent.

47. 197 重 Reborn: Back in the 1980s to Make My Fortune 重生：回到八零当富翁 Frenzied Banana发飙的芭蕉Urban1.8M WordsCompleted A rebirth story set in a bygone era, with no mindless wish fulfillment, a single heroine, no courtyard-house drama, and a warm, everyday feel. Xu Erlong is reborn, returning to the eve of the day his family forced him to haul bricks at a black kiln to pay for his cousin's university education. Why should his cousin get meat while he has to make do with bran? Why should his cousin go to university while he is forced to haul bricks? Xu Erlong refuses to put up with it any longer and decisively 18.9kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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    That's definitely a masterpiece, everyone come and see! China. A mysterious hospital! A solemn atmosphere pervades a heavily guarded VIP ward. An elderly man in his seventies, his body riddled with tubes, lies on the bed, speaking in a weak voice. Around him, a dozen or so middle-aged men in uniforms are diligently taking notes in their notebooks.

48. 198 假 The Fake Young Master Was Sent Back to the Countryside, Where He Turned His Life Around with His Wife and Children 假少爷被赶回农村带妻儿逆袭人生 Beautiful Spring Day春光明媚Urban1.8M WordsCompleted When Xie Zhao opened his eyes, he was back in 1983. That year, the richest family in Huxian County, the Chen family, found their real son and sent the impostor, Xie Zhao, back to Shishui Village. He couldn’t believe that the parents who had once treasured him like their own flesh and blood no longer wanted him. Had all the love they’d shown him over eighteen years been a lie? He went to ask them, but they wept and cursed him as a curse upon the family. They said he had made their biological son 20.9kReads9.0Score2kShelves
49. 199 假 The Fake Heiress Refuses to Be a Concubine, Stockpiling Grain to Survive the Famine 假千金拒绝做妾，囤粮满仓度荒年 Thousand Fans千扇Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Transmigrate + farming + miracle doctor + chief minister + sweet romance + devoted couple] Song Yuntang, a genius doctor, transmigrates into the body of the fake heiress who was sent back to her home village by the Lin family three years ago. As soon as she transmigrates, her second aunt urges her parents to send her off as a concubine to the wealthy landlord’s grown son in a neighboring village. “I won’t accept this marriage. Whoever wants to marry him can do it!” Song 10.6kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
50. 200 四 Siheyuan: Fishing for All Things Under Heaven 四合院：垂钓诸天万物 If I Become the Azure Emperor One Day他日我若为青帝Male-Channel Fanfiction7.3M WordsCompleted Lin Shaowen got drunk at a class reunion. After sleeping and waking up, he inexplicably arrived in the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming Lin Shaowen, an outstanding graduate of Beijing College of Chinese Medicine. He had just graduated from university and now faced a choice: should he become a promising full-time doctor at Union Hospital, or an obscure factory doctor at a steel mill? Without a second thought, Lin Shaowen chose to become a factory doctor. There was no helping it. Sending a 90.7kReads8.5Score2.5kShelves

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    Breaking through the ceiling of courtyard house fanfiction, with a low-key presence of the cheat ability, living a low-key life.

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