Ordinary Life, With Down-to-Earth Leads and Everyday Warmth 普通的生活，男女主不是很牛，平平淡淡，烟火气

1. 1 等 Waiting for the Moon to Fall 等月亮坠落 Parting Year After Year岁岁别离Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted (The physical book of the same title is now available.) [Sweet healing romance + reunion after a long separation + secret crush comes true + devoted couple with mutual fidelity] A gentle novelist with social anxiety VS a cocky, charming criminal police officer What's it like to see again the person you fell for when you were young? - Back in school, Su Sui had a huge crush on a boy. He was the shining star everyone adored, so she hid her little feelings deep in her heart. She secretly wrote him 21kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves

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   These are all very cozy.

2. 2 和 Married Life with Mr. Lin 和林先生婚后日常 Squirrel Girl松鼠妹Modern Romance230k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's first and only + sweet romance + raising a child] The year Ming Yao turned twenty-four, she married a boy she'd had a crush on in high school. Back then, Lin Qingci was aloof and solitary, and the only person who could get close to him was his childhood friend, Mo Xin. Ming Yao never expected that after all those years apart, Lin Qingci would come up and greet her when they met again. And she certainly never imagined they would end up married. 7.6kReads8.9Score456Shelves

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   Super good! The opening scene is about a married couple with a cute baby, and the interactions between the male and female leads are incredibly sweet—not the awkward kind, haha. The female lead is really witty and direct; when other women send her photos of the male lead to provoke him, she directly screenshots them and sends them back to him without any misunderstandings. I love this kind of thing, hahaha!

3. 3 纹 Etched on My Heart 纹心尖 Oh, the Stars' Dream星星的梦啊Modern Romance266k WordsCompleted [Print publication signed! See 🧣 for updates] [Tattoo artist × teacher] [Both virgins / happy ending] Mu Yanxin and Qi Xiao met for the first time at a tattoo parlor. The second time was on a rainy day, when he offered her an umbrella. The third time, they became neighbors. They fell for each other. Just as Qi Xiao began planning how to pursue her, Mu Yanxin suddenly asked him, “Should we get married?” Qi Xiao: “?” What kind of incredible windfall is this??? #Roguishly handsome tattoo artis 5.8kReads9.4Score520Shelves
4. 4 硬 Stubborn as a Mule 硬颈种 Xu Wenqing徐文卿Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted [Not a Power Fantasy, No Cliches, No Stupid Characters, Mutual Devotion, Striving for a Better Life, Realistic Growth] In Hakka, someone stubborn to the core is called a "hard-necked sort." When Wang Lili was ten, she snatched a big chicken leg at the dinner table. Her father ordered her to give it to her younger brother. She said, "I won't." When Zhao Ruxun was ten, he was forced to let his mother beat him fifteen times in public for protecting his younger brother. He gritted his teeth and didn 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The female protagonist was born into a family that favored sons over daughters. She stole her younger brother's chicken leg at the dinner table and was beaten by her father. The male protagonist, to protect his brother, was whipped fifteen times in the threshing ground. From then on, he studied diligently, vowing to lead his entire family away from the village. They met, and along the way, they warmed and accompanied each other… It's so realistic; every detail is like an archaeological find.

5. 5 闹 The Alarm Clock Hasn’t Stopped Yet 闹钟还没停 Zhi Baimu知白沐14k WordsCompleted The Alarm Hasn't Stopped Yet 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Ordinary life, mundane and uneventful, what will tomorrow bring?

6. 6 骗 After Tricking My Husband into a Divorce, I Was Fleeced for a Million by a Puppy-Like Boy 骗夫离婚后，我被小奶狗掏空百万 Clear and Shallow, Clear and Shallow清清浅浅清清浅Modern Romance259k WordsOngoing Urban suspense + sham marriage + a gentle trap + younger puppy-like man + a battle of wits Her marriage was cold, her life suffocating. Liang Qiuyue struggled through half her life, asking only for a peaceful existence. Then the gentle, warm-hearted Jiang Zhihao appeared, doting on her, protecting her, and helping her support the family. Believing she had found salvation, she bravely divorced and was reborn. Little did she know... He seemed mild-mannered and harmless, but behind the scenes he 96Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The ups and downs of middle-aged people from ordinary classes

7. 7 重 Reborn to Get 100x Returns from Blind Dates, Making the Town Rich with Cash 重生相亲百倍返现，砸钱带镇暴富 Demon God Dao Lord妖神道主Rural Life202k WordsOngoing [Rebirth] [System] [Countryside] [Farming] [Comeback] [Face-Slapping] Reborn on the day of his blind date, Chen Yong awakens the Hundredfold Cashback System. Spend money on a blind date, and get up to a hundred times the amount back! A gold-digging woman demands an outrageous bride price? He gives her exactly what she wants and waits for the cashback to slap her in the face! Relatives show up to leech off him? He shows no mercy and settles every score! The more money he spends, the more he makes 255Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is worth checking out.

8. 8 慢 Slow Transmigration: Surviving in Small Worlds Until a Peaceful Old Age 慢穿：在小世界里苟到寿终正寝 Salty Fish Is My Trade咸鱼本渔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Quick Transmigration + Supporting Character + System + Space) After Tang Mianmian died saving someone, she was chosen by a supporting-character System and sent to various small worlds to take the place of cannon fodder who were never supposed to die young, letting them live out their natural lifespans. Some worlds have a romantic pairing, and some don’t. 9.3kReads8.6Score509Shelves

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   That's how it is. Neither the male nor female protagonist is particularly outstanding; they're just ordinary people who live out their lives...

9. 9 嫁 Marrying Mr. Yu 嫁给喻先生 Da Er Lin达尔林Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted [The print edition of the same name is now available / The short drama of the same name is now streaming] [Cheerful artist vs. aloof, calculating professor] [Age gap + marriage before love + sweet romance + long-planned courtship + slow-burn love] Shi Sheng and Yu Wenzhou met on a blind date. But even on their wedding day, she still couldn't figure out what Yu Wenzhou saw in her. Since they didn't have much of a romantic foundation, Shi Sheng thought it would be good enough if they could at leas 33.7kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves
10. 10 俊 A Pretty Town Nurse Meets a Rugged Construction Foreman 俊俏乡镇女护士遇上糙汉包工头 Dreamlike Moon梦如月Modern Romance688k WordsCompleted [An intense push and pull between the leads + sweet pampering + healing] [Handsome, beautiful, kind nurse Liu Ying × handsome, aloof building-materials merchant and construction contractor Zhou Jiye] Raised by her adoptive family from infancy, Liu Ying grew up relying on her grandmother, and the two supported each other. After graduating from university, she passed the exam for a permanent nursing position at a township health center 200 kilometers from home. With her pretty face and graceful fi 4.3kReads8.5Score459Shelves

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    The female lead is a nurse at a rural hospital, and the male lead is a construction contractor who also runs a building materials business. It's a very good read, realistic and unpretentious, with just the right amount of color – not cloying, yet captivating. The author's other two books are also excellent.

11. 11 庸 Beware the Mediocre 庸人小心 Yin Mu殷木Urban370k WordsCompleted Realistic fiction · Unrequited love with a bad ending · Small-town life · Ordinary people · Coming-of-age · No golden finger Based on the true experiences of friends, this story is told from a male first-person perspective and follows Jiang Xin through the ups and downs of his youth in a small southern county town from 2005 to 2014. He was once an elementary-school prodigy admired by everyone. But from the moment he started middle school, his life quietly began to veer off course. As a boy, he 201Reads—Score107Shelves

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    There's no protagonist's halo, no dramatic or melodramatic plot twists. Told from the perspective of an ordinary boy in a southern county town, his unrequited love for Lin Qiyu is only one part of the story; the focus is more on the choices ordinary people make regarding their future and the rise and fall of their ideals. Full of the realistic everyday life, it's simple yet deeply moving. A must-read for those who prefer realistic slice-of-life stories.

12. 12 骄 The Sun and the Stars 骄阳与星 Silent After Dark入夜无声Urban173k WordsOngoing My name is Chen Yang. Chen, as in striving to escape the dust of the world; Yang, as in turning toward the sun. As I struggled to break free from the ways of the world, I met the sun that drew me into it. My name is Cheng Xing. Cheng, as in a bright future; Xing, as in countless stars. As I toiled toward my future, I saw, amid the ordinary world, a star that shone for no one but itself. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Realistic romance novel, slow burn, slice-of-life

13. 13 完 Oh No, Even the Great Sage, Sun Wukong, Wants to Eat Tang Monk! 完蛋了，齐天大圣孙悟空也想吃唐僧肉 The World's Mightiest Little Fox宇宙无敌小狐狸Male-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted Oh no, even the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, wants to eat Tang Monk's flesh. 143Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A wonderful life.

14. 14 半 Half a Life Adrift, Half a Life at Peace 半生浪荡半生安 Quan Xin荃昕10k WordsCompleted Half a Life of Wildness, Half a Life of Peace 44Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 年 I Earn 130,000 a Year, Yet I Signed My Son Up for a 70,000-Yuan Course 年入13万，我给儿子报了7万的班 Zhi Baimu知白沐10k WordsCompleted I Earn 130,000 a Year, Yet I Signed My Son Up for a 70,000 Class 1Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 埋 The Sister Buried Beneath My Feet 埋在我脚下的姐姐 Yearning for Yaoshan尧山眷恋17k WordsCompleted The Sister Buried Beneath My Feet 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Life is not just about the present hardships, but also about the future.

17. 17 哥 My Brother Is Hard to Resist 哥哥不经撩 Succulent Mango多肉芒芒Modern Romance185k WordsCompleted 11.7kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves
18. 18 不 No Rat Race, No Burnout: I Lie Flat Back Home and Meet a Rugged Man 不内卷不内耗，回乡躺平遇糙汉 Tomatoes Without Skin番茄没有皮Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, both leads’ first and only love, height difference, very fast romantic progress. They’re a little tight-lipped at first, but soon learn to speak their minds.] [Dating and married life, standing by each other through everything, with no major misunderstandings.] Lin Man lives in a big city, but when she can no longer keep up with the rat race, she decides to return to the countryside with the few tens of thousands of yuan she has saved. She hopes to spend some time growing ve 11.8kReads9.1Score1kShelves

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    The female protagonist, unable to keep up with the hustle and bustle of big city life, decides to return to her hometown to retire. Unexpectedly, she runs into her other half. Both the male and female leads are quite talkative. There are no melodramatic plot twists; the story is heartwarming and very enjoyable.

19. 19 荒 A Traveler in Years of Famine 荒年客 Yearning for Yaoshan尧山眷恋Urban338k WordsCompleted A survival epic about ordinary Chinese people. From rural China to the torrents of modern life, three generations of the Hou family are swept along by the tide of history. The grandparents put down roots in the land. Their values, admonitions, and “family scandals” form the family's original identity and its shackles. The parents struggle through a time of transition, inheriting heavy burdens while kindling a desire to change their fate. As someone born in the 1980s, I linger at the divide betwe 137Reads6.6Score105Shelves
20. 20 跳 I Jumped Off a Building, and You Tell Me the System Just Arrived? 跳楼了，你告诉我系统来了？ I'm a Glutton饭桶就是我Urban313k WordsOngoing [System] + [Getting Rich] + [Single Heroine] + [Everyday Life] + [Travel] + [Gourmet] + [Ensemble Cast] The day he found himself ten million yuan in debt, Chen Jun leaped from a rooftop. “Ding! Loan Repayment System binding...” A translucent panel appeared out of nowhere before his eyes, clearly displaying a single line: Every time the Host borrows money, the full amount, principal and interest, will be returned to the Host’s account when the loan is repaid. From that day on, he started borrowin 457Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A simple, ordinary life is what ordinary people do when they have money: eating, drinking, and having fun.

21. 21 二 I Married a Veterinarian for My Second Marriage, and He Begs Me Not to Throw Him Away 二婚嫁了个兽医，求我别把他扔了 Sparrow by the Inkstone砚边龄雀Modern Romance221k WordsOngoing Lighthearted healing + funny and heartwarming + family life + slow-burn everyday romance + a touch of ensemble cast The male lead is a retired soldier who retrains as a veterinarian, switching seamlessly between fierce wolf and cuddly sweetheart. Amid rumors and life’s ups and downs, he remains entirely devoted to his muse. The female lead marries the wrong man on a whim and ends up divorced. Now she’s about to marry for the second time, so she’d better be careful. But why is someone calling her —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No domineering CEO veterinarian soldier brother and little accountant

22. 22 平 The Plains' True Colors 平原底色 Ban Liang搬凉Urban116k WordsOngoing Beginning in the twenty-first century, this novel follows Fang Lizhu, a child of the post-80s generation growing up in the rural Jianghan Plain of central China. Through Fang Lizhu's education, work, and the many people he meets and events he experiences, the novel portrays how life has changed for people across the plains since the start of the new century. It also depicts the many ways ordinary people respond to sweeping changes in a new era and a shifting social landscape: the choices they ma 17Reads—Score114Shelves

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    It's full of everyday life, about ordinary people and human relationships, and it resonates with many!

23. 23 共 Sailing Together 共舟行 Little Mouse Maomao阿鼠毛毛Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Small-Town Fiction | Slow Burn | 1v1, Both Leads Chaste | Ensemble Growth | Working-Class Struggles | Realistic | Period Setting] “Across a thousand miles, the boat speeds on; a letter of love rides home on the wind.” A small town in southern China in the 1990s A young man holds an unremarkable bouquet of roses And lays his feelings bare beneath the night sky From scraping by with a street stall to finding a way forward together Through wind and rain, they share life's many ups and downs This i 2kReads—Score114Shelves

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    This book is a slow and steady stream.

24. 24 青 A Cottage Amid the Green Hills 青山可结庐 Zeng Pig Milk Tea曾猪奶茶Ancient Romance297k WordsCompleted The rating is low because this novel just came out, dears. The tags are wrong: it's historical romance and farming. In the first year of Tianyuan, something extraordinary happened in Lijiazhuang, a small village under Fengshui Township. The family of Li Zhijin was actually asking for the hand of Xu Lansi, the second daughter of the neighboring Xujiacun. The Xu family had two daughters, but the elder, Xu Jinxiu, was the real beauty, both talented and lovely, with suitors coming one after another. 3.1kReads8.9Score335Shelves

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    These three books are quite ordinary and unremarkable; there's no time travel or cheat codes.

25. 25 恋 Romance Instance: Joining Forces with a Gentle Older Sister 恋爱副本，和温柔姐姐携手共进 South of Feng Road, North of Feng Road丰南路北Urban470k WordsOngoing [Older Woman] [Cozy Everyday Life] [High-IQ Mind Games] [Super Sweet] [No System] [Not Reborn] [Single Female Lead] A gentle, tsundere older woman? A week before his postgraduate entrance exam, Lin Xi happened to meet a girl crouched in a rainy alley, cursing her landlord. After a brief chat, they went their separate ways. Soon, he passed the exam and got into graduate school. Life was all right after that, but he often thought back to the girl and regretted not asking for her contact informatio 130Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Yes, yes, the male and female leads are both ordinary people, no system, no rebirth, no angst, super sweet, everyday fun, no misunderstandings, all straightforward, no stomach cringes. Feel free to read a sample!

26. 26 六 A Clear-Eyed Country Girl in 1968: She Makes Her Way in the Capital 六八乡下清醒女，逆袭扎根四九城 Crane Dweller in the Woods林间栖鹤客Modern Romance435k WordsOngoing In 1968, the whole village mocked Su Wanqing for wasting her high school education. A country bumpkin dreaming of becoming a phoenix was destined to be stuck farming in the countryside! She quietly bided her time, organized the archives, and demonstrated her abilities. A single transfer order sent her straight to a subdistrict office in the capital. The villagers who once laughed at her were left eating their words. Her sweetheart was an outstanding employee at the grain bureau, and her parents- 1.3kReads—Score100Shelves

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    [Already interested] Little Cow Bar

27. 27 克 The Couple Cursed to Bring Misfortune to Each Other Strike It Rich 克夫克妻的小夫妻发达啦 Yan Zhiqing言之清Ancient Romance262k WordsCompleted (No rebirth, no transmigration, no golden finger. Everyday family life, a slow and steady pace.) Less than a year after Li Xiaotao married into her husband's family, he died of illness, leaving her branded as a husband-killer. Driven back to her parents' home, Li Xiaotao struggled for three years to raise her child. She ate less than a chicken and worked harder than an ox. In the end, her family married her off to a man said to bring death to his wives. A husband-killer and a wife-killer: toget 1.1kReads—Score105Shelves
28. 28 村 The Family at the End of the Village 村尾人家 Qing You清优Ancient Romance6.5M WordsOngoing [Fictional setting + cozy farming + everyday family life + slow-burn slice of life] With no love from her father or stepmother, Tian Xiaoxi has endured years of torment. Now she is forced to marry Chen Jiawang, a cripple from the neighboring village. She thinks she is doomed to sink into a mire with no hope of ever turning her life around. Little does she know that the man fell in love with her at first sight long ago. After they marry, he cherishes her dearly. They have a lovely son and daug 20.7kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
29. 29 南 Tales of Nanyang’s Old Town 南阳老城往事 Feng Laojiu风老九Mystery137k WordsOngoing Memories of a bizarre and absurd era, somewhere in the 1980s and 1990s. A girl vanishes into thin air; two murders over a pair of corneas, with a condemned woman repaying her debt at the execution ground; a thousand-year-old pottery shard traps a rich heir for life; a murder in a narrow alley shrouded in mystery; a disfigured old man fishes for ghosts by the river; a family’s secret history spanning half a century... These stories offer more than an eerie atmosphere. They focus on the suffering, 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The more understated the title, the higher the quality! I recommend a book with no clichés, no system, no cheat codes, no time travel, no rebirth, no superpowers, no face-slapping, no AI—nothing at all! It relies entirely on a captivating storyline and is purely handwritten by a human. …

30. 30 我 Farming in Ancient Times, I Married the Village Fool 我在古代种田，嫁给村里那个憨夫 Milky White Isn't White奶白不白Ancient Romance490k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Transmigration + ancient romance + farming + sweet romance + raising children + a simple life + not a power-fantasy comeback story + no bizarre relatives] Chen Jiaojiao's soul transmigrated after a car accident. Her parents were dead, her family was dirt poor, and she had no golden finger, let alone riches and honor. All she had was endless work and a stomach that was never full... Life was simple: growing crops and raising children. But there was something odd about that man from t 797Reads8.5Score100Shelves

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    This is the most mundane story I've ever read. The female lead is a time traveler with no special abilities, knows nothing, and eats only cabbage and cucumbers. The male lead is simply named Niu Er—pretty ordinary, right? The two stay in the village the whole time, never making any money, never encountering any benefactors. They earn their living by selling eggs and vegetables, saving every penny. They're poor from beginning to end.

31. 31 超 A Collection of Super-Short, Sweet Romances 超短篇小甜文合集 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance124k WordsCompleted All are sweet little stories! Each one is a standalone, super-short tale. Straightforward romance, no misunderstandings, quick progress, and quick endings. Story One: A tree finds his companion vine [Zhu Yan x Yue Zhiteng] Story Two: The man fought over by a rich woman and a rich young man [Tao Zhuo x Chen Shu] Story Three: A mountain spirit obsessed with human phones and a human who fall for each other [Lin Fenfen x Lu Yuan] Story Four: A severely lopsided student reborn in her third year of mi 3.7kReads8.2Score248Shelves

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    It's about everyday life and ordinary people; the main characters are a couple, and it's very good.

32. 32 让 You Asked Me to Take Your Sister to School, and You Got Together with the Teacher? 让你送妹妹上学，你和老师好上了 Write Another Chapter再写一章Urban587k WordsCompleted [Easygoing daily life]+ [One heroine]+ [No System]+ [Not reborn] Jiang Ning is an obscure online novelist who loves writing romance. When his parents had to go back to their hometown to visit relatives, he was tasked with taking his younger sister to school to register. He thought it would be an ordinary first-day registration, never suspecting that the wheels of fate had begun to turn. Jiang Wan: “Bro, do you like Teacher Zhang? I think she’s great. I want her to be my sister-in-law!” He t 13.4kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves

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    First, I've personally read them all. They're all by a single female lead, with a down-to-earth, everyday feel, delicate details, and sweetness. Below, I'll briefly discuss each book. The first one probably needs little introduction; it's an autobiography, mainly about university life and what comes after. The second is also an autobiography; the male lead is the author, and the female lead is a teacher. The female lead is very gentle and has a scholarly air, and their family and friends are all supportive. The third book has incredibly delicate, very realistic, and the romance develops gradually and naturally, with depth regarding the pressures and confusion in relationships. The fourth book is hard to evaluate. I personally watched its rating rise from around 7 to over 9. It has a slightly toxic feel in the early stages, but that's subjective. It's somewhat tsundere and includes classic misunderstandings (reasons for breakups), but these were forced upon the author to resolve the conflict. However, after the conflicts are resolved, the writing becomes incredibly sweet and delicate. (The third and fourth books are by the same author.) The fifth book is about a romance between two relationship strategists, opening up a new genre where you can also learn some techniques. The sixth book is a time-travel story, realistic and slice-of-life, with a slow pace and many everyday details, giving it a down-to-earth feel. The seventh book initially had very few readers (over 200 chapters, only 20,000-30,000 reads), which I found regrettable at the time. It's such a good book, and now that it's finished, it's attracting more readers, which doesn't surprise me at all. The author skillfully captures the nuances of emotions, offering a sense of redemption and healing.

33. 33 在 Love in Badminton Season 在羽毛球时节，恋爱 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted (Just received a rating, so there aren’t many votes yet) [One-on-one sweet romance + ordinary working-stiff life and love + reunion after a long separation + mutual devotion + slow and steady love] [Half everyday romance, half working-stiff life] The theme of this story: Love is just as important as work. Even if you’re a working stiff, you should find a sense of purpose in yourself through all the trials and tribulations. Working stiffs deserve love too!! People say the secret to a good re 122Reads8.0Score—Shelves
34. 34 相 My Blind Date Turned Out to Be My High School Chinese Teacher 相亲对象竟是曾经高中语文老师 A Bowl of Cold Noodles with Extra Chili一碗凉面多放辣Urban749k WordsCompleted His blind date turns out to be his former Chinese teacher. “Teacher, what a coincidence. Are you here on a blind date too? We’re just going through the motions, right? I get it.” “Teacher, want to see a movie?” “Teacher, let me take you home.” “Teacher, your hands are so small.” “Teacher, you smell so lovely.” 23.1kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves
35. 35 出 After Prison, I Picked Up a CEO 出狱后，捡漏一个总裁 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted After Getting Out of Prison, I Stumbled Upon a CEO 5kReads—Score101Shelves
36. 36 分 Living with My Ex-Girlfriend After We Broke Up 分手后和前女友同居了 A Bowl of Cold Noodles with Extra Chili一碗凉面多放辣Urban430k WordsCompleted [Everyday Life] + [One Heroine] + [Romance] + [A Sweet, Sweet, Sweet, Sweet Romance with a Tsundere Heroine] Zhang Yu and Su Yunxi met at university, then broke up before graduation. They both moved to places tens of thousands of miles apart. They thought they’d never see each other again, but somehow ended up as roommates sharing a place. When Zhang Yu opened the door and saw Su Yunxi sitting on the sofa, he was stunned. “You look just like my ex-girlfriend.” Su Yunxi jumped to her feet and sta 35.7kReads9.4Score3.9kShelves
37. 37 相 A Sweet Little Blind Date Romance 相亲小甜文 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted A Sweet Little Blind Date Romance 445Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all ordinary life stories, and the male and female protagonists aren't particularly outstanding.

38. 38 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

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    A heartfelt story set in a bygone era, a deep love story unfolds in the Listening Wind Pavilion. Amidst the most ordinary of everyday moments, who can truly soothe the extraordinary heart of a man?

39. 39 你 Like a Gentle Breeze, You Come 你若清风徐来 A Fish Swimming Shallowly for a Day一日鱼浅游Modern Romance291k WordsCompleted Middle-school teacher Xu Qinghe lives with her grandmother, who runs a wonton shop in an old town, and Pingping, her older sister’s child, relying on one another for support. A routine physical unexpectedly reveals that Xu Qinghe has a spinal arteriovenous malformation, bringing her into contact with neurosurgeon Xu Zhi. One is a young teacher already raising a child and caring for an elderly relative; the other is a skilled, compassionate surgeon who is kind beneath his cool exterior. The warmt 4.4kReads9.3Score505Shelves

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    These are the books that must be included. The first one is "The Ceiling of Ordinary Life".

40. 40 让 You're Supposed to Be the Strategist, So Why Are You Dating the Enemy's? 让你当军师，你和女方军师好上了 A Bystander Knows Xiao Xi路人知小熙Urban574k WordsCompleted (Romantic slice of life) + (One female lead) + (Not reborn) + (No System, no golden finger) Gu Xing helps his roommate add a girl on WeChat, and all the guys in Dorm 301 pitch in with advice. “Guys, what should I send as my first message?” “Do you even have to ask? Just send, ‘You there?’...” Gu Xing says, “Opening with ‘Hey, are you there?’ is guaranteed to make you look like a clown.” Under his roommates’ watchful eyes, Gu Xing becomes their romance coach. He sends, “The other person is typing 1.7kReads9.5Score331Shelves
41. 41 恋 Love: The Little Lolita I Got as a Fishing Bonus Seems Off 恋爱：钓鱼赠送的小萝莉不对劲 Such a Huge Iris好大一朵鸢尾花Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Tags: [Daily Life] [Romance] [Extra Sweet] [Lighthearted] [Healing] [One Female Lead] You picked up a little girl from the Han Dynasty. Now she's standing right in front of you, looking up with a determined gaze as she tells you, “According to the customs of our Han Dynasty, if you bring down a wild goose for me, I'll marry you.” 11kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves
42. 42 金 Fireworks for the Goldfish 金鱼的烟花 Western Pagoda西浮屠Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted A companion story to Half-Ripe [Humble orphan girl] x [Wealthy second-generation heir with a hidden military past] Sheng Xueyang, also known as Panpan, opened a goldfish shop. Gao Ting had only visited three times when she fell in love with him. She thought he was just like her, scraping by at the bottom of society and relying on each other to get by. But it turned out he drove a million-yuan car and owned a factory spanning 3,000 square meters. The moment she found out, he shattered her dignity 12.7kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
43. 43 上 At College, I Accidentally Saved a Nightclub Girl 上大学我无意间救下一个夜店少女 New Snow Year After Year初雪岁岁年年Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Daily Flirting] [Older Gentlewoman] [Cozy Daily Life] [Nurturing Girlfriend] [One Female Lead] What does it feel like to go to college and suddenly have a gentle, mature older woman by your side? “She’s someone I rescued. You could say I found her, too.” “I like you.” “I like you too.” “...Come home with me for the New Year this year. I’ll introduce you to my parents.” “Come on, get up and study... I’ll keep you company.” “What do you want for dinner tonight? I’ll make it for you...” .. 36.9kReads9.5Score4.3kShelves
44. 44 半 Half-Ripe: Divorce to Become Lovers 半熟：离婚做情人 Western Pagoda西浮屠Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Chasing his wife after divorce + Business startup romance] If they can’t be husband and wife, they can be lovers on solid ground. Pei Shujun and Pei Junxing met on a blind date and married in a flash. Before they’d even gotten to know each other properly, they had a son, then divorced on the day he turned one. Two years later, Pei Shujun sets out to start a business and tries to hitch a ride, calling in favors and pulling strings. It turns out the car is driven by her ex-husband! 7.9kReads9.0Score643Shelves
45. 45 我 I Only Have You Now 我只有你了啊 Fresh Radish Skin新鲜萝卜皮Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted (Healing and heartwarming) The day Gan Tang was kicked out of her uncle's home, the rain was pouring. She dragged her suitcase beneath the eaves of Xu Ying's house to shelter from the rain, and happened to run into Xu Ying as he came home from school. Afraid he'd heartlessly drive her away like her uncle's family had, she lifted her head, did her best to look sweet, and called him, “Big brother.” Xu Ying must have been won over by that one “big brother,” because he opened the door and let her in 24.3kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves
46. 46 他 After His Herniated Disc, He Swindled People Out of Money and Sex 他腰椎间盘突出后，骗财骗色 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折10k WordsCompleted After His Herniated Disc, He Swindled People Out of Their Money and Their Virtue 289Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Neither the male nor female lead is particularly outstanding; they are very realistic and down-to-earth.

47. 47 和 Dating My Best Friend’s Rugged Cousin 和闺蜜的糙汉表哥谈恋爱 Jade Longbow玉长弓Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted (Big-hearted stationery shop owner × rugged renovation company owner) (1v1, both inexperienced, height difference, everyday romance) Xu Zhi quit her job and returned to her hometown to open a stationery shop. Her best friend’s rugged cousin rented her the shop, helped renovate it, cooked for her, and stood up for her... Xu Zhi: “You’re so good to me. What do you want from me?” He Yu: “Because I like you.” A heads-up: The author’s mental state is a little... lovely, and the characters occasional 1.9kReads8.8Score126Shelves

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    Book 1: A carefree stationery store owner × A rough-around-the-edges renovation company owner. Book 2: A short supermarket owner × A tall construction site owner. Ordinary life, with height and age differences.

48. 48 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: Everyday Family Life in a Courtyard Compound 穿越六零之大杂院里的家长里短 Golden Corn Kernels金黄玉米粒Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Marriage Before Love + Life in a Courtyard Compound + Gossip] Ye Fangfei was an ordinary office drone in the twenty-first century. One day, she transmigrated into the body of a young woman with the same name, who had just graduated from high school and lived in a crowded courtyard compound in the 1960s. The young woman was also named Ye Fangfei, and the day she arrived was the very day she was supposed to meet a potential match. The man was a demobilized soldier who now drove a 10.8kReads8.4Score672Shelves

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    The story unfolds amidst the mundane realities of family life, devoid of any special abilities. Ye Fangfei, an ordinary office worker in the 21st century, is suddenly transported to the 1960s, into the body of a young girl with the same name who has just graduated high school. The girl, also named Ye Fangfei, transmigrates on the day of her arranged marriage. Her date is a retired soldier, now a truck driver in a transportation team. The matchmaker is Ye Fangfei's second aunt. It's said that the man's family is from the countryside, and he only came to the city because of a demobilization job…

49. 49 情 Lovers Always End Up as Friends, Until There's No Reason Left to Embrace 情人最后难免沦为朋友，再也找不到拥抱的理由 Three Summer Stars三颗夏星11k WordsCompleted Lovers eventually become friends, as they so often do, and there's no reason left to hold each other again. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The writing is simple and unpretentious, yet deeply moving and authentic.

50. 50 当 Playing the Laid-Back Canary, She Marries a Cold Bodyguard 当摆烂金丝雀，嫁给了高冷保镖 Hai Ying海盈Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Beauty × loyal puppy, marriage first and love later, an impoverished young couple's inspiring daily life] Zheng Xunjia had spent twenty years shirking responsibility. She thought life in a wealthy family would be smooth sailing, and she could be her parents' pampered little canary for the rest of her life. She never expected to be the fake daughter who had been switched at birth. The real Zheng heiress was proud and domineering. After she returned, Zheng Xunjia lost to her in just two rounds, t 301.3kReads8.9Score40.2kShelves

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    [The Inspirational Daily Life of a Poor Couple] The female lead is a fake heiress who was switched at birth, while the male lead is a bodyguard burdened with debt after his business failed. The female lead is evicted from her job and moves into a shared apartment. The two begin to support each other and work hard to climb the social ladder.

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