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. 151 婚 After Marriage, the Tide Rises 婚后潮起 Ye Xiaofu叶晓芙Modern Romance181k WordsCompleted [Married first, fell in love later; no angst, sweet romance; a strong heroine with a solid sense of self; an upright, open-minded hero] Zhou Ying thought she had few emotional needs, but Qi Tianye’s thoughtfulness and tenderness gradually wore down her defenses. In the end, she still fell for him. Qi Tianye had always thought he would only fall in love once in his life. He had never imagined that another woman could find her way into his heart. “Do you believe in love at first sight?” “No.” “Wh 2.1kReads—Score162Shelves
2. 152 穿 Transmigrating from Overworked Girl to Delicate Lady of Ancient Times 穿越从牛马少女到古代娇小姐 Xia Mintang夏敏棠Ancient Romance23k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Hey everyone, come check this out! My writing is a bit immature, so please feel free to comment and offer your guidance! It's a warm and touching story! It's very simple, without any special plot devices, and it tells stories of family and love, all based on my own personal experiences! Welcome to visit my book!

3. 153 全 A Homemaker's Writing and Milk Tea Shop Take the Internet by Storm 全职主妇写文开奶茶店火翻全网 Xia Mintang夏敏棠23k WordsCompleted A full-time housewife writes stories and opens a milk tea shop, taking the internet by storm. —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 154 古 The Prosperous Little Life of a Farming Couple in Ancient Times 古代农家夫妻的红火小日子 Mu from Envious, Ze from Munze羡慕的慕恩泽的泽Ancient Romance5.8M WordsOngoing (Also known as: A Clearwater Home, A Rural Tale) [Ancient-era farming / fictional map blending north and south / ensemble cast of locals, each the protagonist of their own life / no transmigration / no rebirth / no pocket dimension / no golden finger / country living / a slow, steady pace] The full-cast audiobook is now available. Come give it a listen! Four different comic-drama adaptations are now available. Come watch! A lovely book to pass the time when you have nothing better to do. Thi 155.1kReads9.2Score12.9kShelves

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   In ancient times, a simple farming couple lived a peaceful and ordinary life, each with their own happiness.

5. 155 网 My Online Boyfriend Is Devoted 网恋男友他很专一 A Redbud Sprig一枝红豆蔻Modern Romance212k WordsCompleted Jin Xiangsi fell in love online… Her online boyfriend was ten years older. They knew each other for two years, dated for one, and finally met in person. She thought the most she had to worry about was getting scammed. She never expected to meet the love of her life. She was glad that, back when they were playing a game, Han Nan had landed a shot right on her. [Sweet romance + youthful ambition + nontraditional esports + short novel + putting scumbags in their place + around 200,000 words] 5.8kReads9.2Score629Shelves

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   🍀🍀🍀Ordinary, mundane, an ordinary person's love story. Online dating, long-distance relationship, getting to know each other, meeting, falling in love, and becoming a couple.

6. 156 跟 Live with Me, and You'll Never Go Hungry 跟我住，管饱 Baby Wants Wealth宝宝求财Two Male Leads192k WordsCompleted A super-sweet, slice-of-life food story. [Two men + both have no past relationships + cozy, sweet romance + mutual devotion + fast-paced + no angst + not a story about the rich] Qu Xiang is a private chef who cooks in people's homes. Before meeting his love, all he wanted was a simple life. As it turns out, fate takes pity on him and gives him a wonderfully dependable, caring partner who pulls him along as they build a better life together, one steady step at a time. Cheng Yijian is an ordinary 7.3kReads9.1Score1kShelves

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   High-sugar short stories, purely sweet with no angst, fast-paced, and no misunderstandings. Your breasts will feel sore after reading! A realistic slice-of-life story about food and everyday life, about ordinary people without any special abilities seriously falling in love. A diary of a small-time chef and a mover's upward journey. Three meals a day, four seasons, a gentle, enduring love.

7. 157 老 After My Wife Died, My Life Soared Against the Odds 老婆去世后，我的人生逆风飞扬 Border Town Camel边城骆驼Urban1.7M WordsCompleted My name is Shu Shuang. Shu as in “comfortable,” and Shuang as in “refreshing.” I was twelve when both my parents died, and Cheng Yexiang raised me. When I was twenty-one, Cheng Yexiang’s eldest daughter, Cheng Ke, who was the same age as me, married me. After Cheng Ke and I got married, we opened a small shop in the city called Keshuang Supermarket. Three months later, she died in a tragic car accident. I felt as though the sky had fallen. Life no longer seemed worth living. Cheng Yexiang had lo 13.1kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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   Ordinary people, the everyday life of city dwellers [smirk]

8. 158 末 Doomsday Island: I Pick Up a Big Shot and Start Farming Together 末日孤岛：捡个大佬一起来种田 Left and Right, Just Right左宜右有Sci-Fi & Apocalypse474k WordsOngoing [Island Farming] + [Slow Pace] + [Max-Level Expert] + [Cozy and Healing] + [Good Food] + [Sweet Romance, No Angst] Three hundred years ago, a cataclysm struck Earth, leaving the world with nothing but countless isolated islands. Floods, scorching heat, extreme cold… Humanity has been reduced to primitive farming and hunting. While survivors fight over half a moldy loaf of bread at sea, Mu Yao is reclining on a beach chair on her own island, enjoying chilled lychees from her refrigerator. She pos 2.9kReads8.4Score377Shelves

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   This one fits the bill perfectly, highly recommended! It's a post-apocalyptic island farming story. It's simple and straightforward, with no extraordinary characters or superpowers, just the female protagonist farming alone on a deserted island. She works hard every day just to make ends meet. The female protagonist doesn't have any special abilities; her greatest strengths are diligence and intelligence. She knows when to plant, when to fish, and when to store food. After the male protagonist arrives, she gains a helper and family.

9. 159 篱 South Mountain Beyond the Garden Fence 篱笆院里见南山 Qian Jin na千谨naAncient Romance432k WordsCompleted This is at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, in a cottage behind a bamboo fence. Li Zhu is a refugee who fled from who knows where. Her clothes are tattered, her face is gaunt and yellow, and her hair is cropped to her ears. When she first arrives in Nanshan Village, the villagers think she's a man who doesn't know any better. Who else would cut their hair so short? It shows no respect for one's parents. Li Zhu says her husband's family cast her out. She was a second wife, and after her husband's d 705Reads7.6Score109Shelves

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   If you don't mind the time commitment, [heart emoji] these are all very down-to-earth stories. [Sending heart emoji] Super healing. [Kiss emoji]

10. 160 七 The 1970s Matchmaker Who Talks the Young Master from the Capital into Becoming a Live-In Son-in-Law 七零小媒婆，忽悠京少当赘婿 Only Envy the Immortal Lord只羡仙君Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing Many years later, some friends sat together chatting. "Have you noticed that every village used to have a fool or a madman?" "Yeah, yeah! That madman would even go around hitting people!" Dou Xiaochan: Hehe, I'm the fool and madwoman you were talking about... Shen Moci: I'm the one who was tricked into going home as a live-in son-in-law by the fool and madwoman you were talking about... "What?!" Everyone's eyes nearly popped out of their heads. Shen Moci: To be honest, I was really scared at the 26.7kReads8.8Score3.2kShelves

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    The daily life of the male and female leads raising their children together is so good! The two kids are especially cute and clever, causing a lot of funny situations, which is very interesting.

11. 161 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 1.3kReads9.0Score172Shelves
12. 162 扑 Falling Into Your Arms 扑了个满怀 Chixu炽叙Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted Also known as: Open Up! My White Moonlight Is Coming In * Sweet, gentle beauty with a cool, aloof man who secretly cries easily * Variety show director and novelist / game designer After Ting Nan was cheated on by her scumbag boyfriend, she returned to her hometown of Pingnan. As luck would have it, Pingnan was hit by its once-in-a-century red lightning warning. With nowhere else to go, she had no choice but to knock on the door of Aunt Song, her mother's close friend from her youth. The door op 3.1kReads8.9Score318Shelves
13. 163 茶 Every Day Is a Fine Day at the Tea Garden 茶园日日是好时 Miss Potato洋芋女士Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted Su Nian is already 30. After struggling her way to a sales representative position at a major company, she earns a million yuan a year and appears to outsiders to be a glamorous city woman. In the sweltering summer heat of Shanghai, the greater pressure that comes with her promotion leads to a conflict with headquarters. She resigns, swiftly completes the paperwork and handover, then returns to Chayuan Village with her two cats. Her hometown is a place she remembers from when she was very litt 993Reads8.4Score120Shelves
14. 164 被 Forced into Marriage, I Found Happiness Through Farming 被迫出嫁后，我靠种田过上好日子 A Basket of Little Fish一箩小鱼Ancient Romance343k WordsCompleted [Alternate ancient setting + cozy farming + building a fortune + devoted spouses] [Mainly farming. The heroine falls in love after marriage, while the hero’s longtime secret crush comes true.] Her father suspected Su Linluo wasn’t his biological daughter. After indulging her stepmother’s efforts to deliberately spoil her, he bundled Su Linluo off to marry into the dirt-poor Jiang family. He never expected that once Su Linluo left the grand family estate, she would immediately let loose. She cli 1.3kReads—Score100Shelves

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    A particularly good farming novel

15. 165 你 You Retired Too? What a Coincidence, So Did I! 你也退休了？好巧，我也是！ Qian Jin na千谨naAncient Romance340k WordsCompleted [Romance included; historical romance; there may or may not be awful relatives (I haven’t written any before, so I’m still working them out)] Xie Yu was an ordinary palace maid who became an ordinary female official. She longed to leave the palace, and at last her dream came true. With the savings she’d earned during ten years of palace work and her battered old bundle on her back, she returned to the hometown she’d been away from for so long. Her dream was to build a little home, open a small s 1.2kReads8.8Score106Shelves
16. 166 京 A Whirlwind Wedding in Beijing 京婚靡靡 Ye Xiaofu叶晓芙Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted [A Scion Who Left Politics for Business] [A Gentle and Serene Beauty of a Department Chief] [Military and Political Family Background] [Marriage Before Love] [A Husband's Long Road to Redemption] [Humorous and Funny] Original Title: A Marriage in the Capital, Wild and Unrestrained Test Title: Endless Nights in the Capital An arranged marriage began a union with no talk of love. Xu Nanjing had in-laws everyone envied. Her father-in-law and mother-in-law held high positions and treated her li 14.1kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves

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    I'd like to recommend it...

17. 167 明 Tomorrow, I'll Still Love You! 明天，我依然爱你！ Silly Chrysanthemum笨笨菊Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted Shui Qingru is a bright, clever country girl with an ordinary face. Qin Ruxu is a handsome, wealthy young man. They meet again after four years apart, but by then Shui Qingru has two children, and Qin Ruxu is married. Qin Ruxu cries, “Xiaoru, everyone’s picking on me. Can’t you feel a little sorry for me?” Shui Qingru replies helplessly, “Back then, your mother and your fiancée drove me out, and I didn’t cry. Have a little backbone!” 1.7kReads—Score104Shelves

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    The male protagonist is a doctor, and the female protagonist is a teacher; even in their ordinary lives, there are wonderful moments! A good book worth recommending!

18. 168 偏 I Live Only for You, My Biased Love 偏心的我只为你活 Wen Yiwei文一韦Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Bai Hua, who had no family to care for him, met the orphan Song Shiqing by chance. From then on, they kept each other company and relied on each other to survive. Together, they found hope and purpose in life. “If no one in this world cares for you, then I will. You are the only reason I live.” He raised her, and she helped him fulfill his dream. In time, he became the strongest combat sports champion, and she became a woman everyone envied. Devoted leads + Romance + Redemption + Friendship Thi 116Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A simple and ordinary love story

19. 169 公 Working Overtime, I Unexpectedly Meet a Homeless Girl 公司加班，却意外撞见无家可归的她 Ru Sheng Fu Yao筎笙浮妖Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted Working overtime at the office, he unexpectedly runs into a homeless woman. 201Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both books are great! They're simple and down-to-earth, focusing on everyday interactions. In the first book, the male and female leads experience a peaceful happiness after getting together. The female lead faces many setbacks in both her family and life, but she never gives up. The male lead guides her and supports her from behind. The second book involves a marriage of convenience between the male and female leads. The male lead is eager to tell everyone that the female lead is his wife, and when he's jealous, he pretends to be drunk and pleads his way out of it. The female lead feels incredibly real, especially in the scene where she confronts her ex-boyfriend.

20. 170 五 Five Years Later, We Meet Again 五年后，我们再次相见 Braised Green Fish with Potatoes青鱼炖土豆Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Also known as “Five Years Later, We Meet Again” [Urban Everyday Life] [One Female Lead] [Low-Key] There are no face-slapping moments in this book, just an uneventful, ordinary life. If you come across something that seems like a “plot hole,” don’t read things into it yourself!!! Five years ago, “Shen Hao, don’t step on the manhole covers. You’ll have three days of bad luck if you do, so I’m going to hit you three times.” “Shen Hao, work hard and earn money. Come marry me soon.” “Shen Hao, I don 13.7kReads8.6Score706Shelves
21. 171 结 The Year She Got Married, She Was Thirty-Three 结婚那年，她三十三岁 A Fat Pear一个胖梨Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted On the day Luo Chan went to register her marriage with her childhood friend, she was stabbed for no reason. Fresh out of the hospital, she showed up with hair that hadn't been washed in seven days, so greasy it could fry an egg and plastered tightly to her scalp. The staff eyed her suspiciously and repeatedly asked if she was mentally sound, until she showed them her CPA certificate. The legally issued marriage certificate was bright red. The photo of her on it was so ugly it was painful to look 714Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Ordinary life, with sweetness and humor. The female lead gets married to her childhood friend. There was no secret crush, it was just a coincidence. The female lead is being pressured by her family to get married, and just then the male lead returns to his hometown to develop his career. The male lead stays at the female lead's house for a few days. During this time, the male lead is in charge of cooking, and feelings grow amidst the everyday life.

22. 172 诱 Make You Secretly Fall for Me 诱你暗恋，喜欢我 Ru Sheng Fu Yao筎笙浮妖Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Make You Secretly Fall for Me, and Like Me 153Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 173 病 After the Frail CEO Moves to the Countryside, a Little Farm Girl Spoils Him Rotten 病弱霸总下乡后，被小农女娇宠了 Zhi Ying枝莺Modern Romance422k WordsCompleted Li Sui'an is a poor farm girl with no parents. All she wants is to find a husband willing to marry into her family and settle down to a cozy life with a man, children, and a warm bed. But every man she meets is a scumbag. Then one day, she sees the new neighbor. He has a slim waist and long legs, and he's delicate and handsome, a rare beauty among men. Li Sui'an falls for him at first sight. Smitten by his looks, she decides to marry him and bring him home. He can be the pretty one, while she ea 14.4kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    All three are pretty good; I recommend them.

24. 174 深 A Hunter’s Home in the Deep Mountains: His Spunky Little Wife Has a Pocket Dimension 深山猎户家：空间小媳火辣辣 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Ancient Romance318k WordsCompleted [Transmigration in person + pocket dimension + rugged hunter + sweet farming romance + wholesome relationship] She takes a bath and ends up in the arms of a rugged man in ancient times... Mmm, what a great physique. Time to flirt! Flirt for all she's worth! 14kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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    Sweet and heartwarming farming life

25. 175 零 Zero-Degree Intimacy 零度暧昧 Lan Sheng澜笙Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [The print edition goes on sale across all platforms on August 1] [Short drama now streaming] Previously titled: Zero-Degree Intimacy [One-on-one romance + both leads’ first love + happy ending + secret marriage + sweet romance ♥ Double-layer milk foam, 70% sugar!] (Rich, sharp-tongued, scheming investor Jian Yuchen VS money-loving, mischievous young designer Wen Ni) In a nutshell: She married her nemesis. In physics, zero degrees is the point where ice and water coexist. Zero-degree intimacy is 79.2kReads9.5Score9.5kShelves
26. 176 穿 Transmigrate and Fight First, Then Find a Lovesick Man to Marry 穿越就开打，找个痴汉嫁 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted After dying, I transmigrate straight into an ancient family that favors sons over daughters, where I'm supposed to marry a violent man. From the start, I fight back, then find a way to cut ties with my birth family and begin a new life in ancient times with my space and spirit spring. 1.9kReads8.1Score163Shelves
27. 177 如 If Love Had a Color 如果爱有颜色的话 Sour Starfruit酸杨桃Modern Romance175k WordsOngoing [Women's Growth + Master and Disciple + Workplace + Daily Life + Comedy + Healing] Every technical genius started out as a little apprentice. Fu Fan: "Senior Sister, of all the colors, I like flashy gold! What about you?" Chen Lin: "Blue, a deep and pure blue." Fu Fan: "Then Master must choose black. Right, Master?" She tilted her head toward him, only to see him smile without a word. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A career growth story in a niche industry, starting as an apprentice and bridging social classes.

28. 178 饿 After I Fainted from Hunger, the Cold-Faced Hunter Took Me Home 饿晕后，被冷面猎户捡回家 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Ancient Romance247k WordsCompleted No space, no System, no transmigration into another person's body. Both are virgins. Farming and living a simple, peaceful life. She transmigrates to a poor mountain village and from the start faints from hunger beneath a wild persimmon tree, without any of the usual transmigration perks. Facing a hell-mode start, she works hard to stand on her own: farming, gathering mushrooms, and picking up a hunter along the way to marry. 2kReads6.6Score207Shelves
29. 179 豆 The Tofu Seller's Daily Life as Head of the Household 豆腐娘子的掌家日常 Where the Flowers Fall花落止乎Ancient Romance683k WordsCompleted [Everyday Street Life]+ [Family Matters]+ [Daily Life]+ [Farming and Business] P.S. No golden finger. The female lead was transmigrated into a body before birth. Content warning: The leads are not each other's firsts. If that bothers you, don't read! A tall, strapping prison clerk and a fair-skinned, beautiful tofu seller with a fiery temper. One is domineering and uninhibited, while the other seems delicate but is actually covered in thorns. See how this ordinary family fights hard to carve out 10kReads8.9Score862Shelves

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    Everyday life and raising kids [eating popcorn][eating popcorn]

30. 180 重 The Reborn Prosperity-Bringing Bride: A Sweet Second Life for a Returned Educated Youth 重生旺家媳：重生知青有点甜 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Modern Romance141k WordsCompleted Period setting, reborn, doting romance, sweet romance, building a fortune, rough-edged man and educated city girl After hearing the truth, she finally understood how terribly wrong she had been! Her husband died by suicide, her child drowned, and her family was destroyed. She opened her eyes and was reborn in 1980! The System activated, and she gained a pocket dimension. She rushed back to the countryside that very night! Weeping, she cried, "I'll never leave you again!" In this life, she'll che 1.9kReads—Score119Shelves
31. 181 夫 A Couple Transmigrates Together: Raising Kids and Getting Rich in the 1960s 夫妻双穿：六零养娃致富忙 Yunyun's Guest Beneath the Banana Tree云云蕉下客Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Period setting + System + pocket dimension + transmigrate + couple transmigrates together + lots of children] An unexpected car accident sent Lin Wanqing transmigrating into a book, specifically a story about someone being reborn in the 1960s and turning their life around. Fortunately, she had a golden finger. But who could tell her what use a palace-intrigue System could possibly be in this particular era? What? The System could be upgraded too? That feature... she could just about a 12.5kReads8.3Score880Shelves
32. 182 芷 Zhining’s Winter 芷宁的东天 Snow Drifting Through the Borderlands边城飘雪Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted At thirty, Zhining had long since stopped believing in love and decided to live alone, freely and on her own terms. Then a chance game of murder mystery brought the forceful, passionate Shao Dong into her quiet life. His overwhelming possessiveness and affection threw off her familiar rhythm. She had thought she would never fall in love again, but when faced with someone willing to do anything for her, The resolve she had held for years to never marry began to waver. At the halfway point of life 305Reads—Score102Shelves

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    So realistic it's relatable! This is what adult romance is like for ordinary people! No domineering CEO tropes, no unrealistic plot twists! A 30-year-old career woman, laid-back and resigned, is plagued by internal conflicts and doesn't believe in love! She meets a gentle yet aloof male lead in a murder mystery game, and their relationship blossoms into mutual healing! The contrasting jealousy, the subtle ambiguity, the natural sweetness, and the incredibly realistic character development are all top-notch!

33. 183 架 Alternate Ancient China: Building a Fortune in Jiangnan 架空古代：江南人家经营致富日常 Rain on Riverside Flowers汀花雨Ancient Romance2.4M WordsOngoing [Ancient-Style Business and Wealth-Building] + [A Jiangnan Family] + [Everyday Family Life] + [Lighthearted, Sweet, and Satisfying] A lighthearted, stress-relieving story about the everyday business and family life of a small household in peaceful Jiangnan, filled with warmth, joy, kindness, and ordinary domestic moments. It tells the story of common people in ancient times. The main characters are not princes or ministers, nor are they members of noble or aristocratic families. From the very st 73kReads9.3Score7.4kShelves

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    Both are highly recommended.

34. 184 六 The Sixties: Raising Kids, Building a Fortune, and Laying Low 六零年代：养娃发家苟生活 Life Is Good with Moonlight and a Gentle Breeze月明清风好过活Modern Romance581k WordsOngoing City girl Chen Maisui prays at a temple and receives a talisman for peace. By chance, she unlocks a pocket dimension and starts stockpiling supplies. One day, she wakes from a dream and transmigrates to the 1960s, where she becomes the mother of three children. There's also a rugged soldier husband waiting for her on an island, reclaiming wasteland! Watch her raise the children, cook delicious food, and build a happy home with her soldier husband in this special era of the sixties. Raising kids 252Reads7.1Score—Shelves
35. 185 T They've Got It All Under Control Ta手拿把掐 Chive Leaf I韭叶IModern Romance353k WordsCompleted Shen Qing has no grand ambitions. She’s young, but all she wants is to take it easy. She doesn’t really care whether her guesthouse makes money, as long as she has enough to eat, warm clothes, and a good night’s sleep. That is, until she meets Xu Wang in a town called Zaosheng, where there isn’t a single jujube tree. He can do just about anything under the sun... The first time they meet, he’s a tricycle driver giving people rides, and his bizarre driving nearly throws her out of the vehicle. Th 568Reads8.7Score112Shelves
36. 186 大 The Blacksmith and the Tofu Maker 大铁匠与豆腐娘 A Shark with One Hand一只鲨手Ancient Romance397k WordsCompleted [Farming story + everyday life + food + raising a child + cozy + no pocket dimension or System for the protagonist + seemingly fierce but actually endlessly worrying, devoted dad-like man x free-spirited pampered sweetheart + face-slapping satisfaction] (The leads are both natives. They'll keep living their own quiet lives and won't suddenly become marquises, prime ministers, or emperors.) Of the three hardest livelihoods, there's boat hauling, ironworking, and selling tofu. Mian, a tofu seller 13.4kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
37. 187 嫁 Marry into the City and Get Rationed Grain 嫁到城里，吃上供应粮 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The heroine does not transmigrate, though she has some memories from a previous life. There are no truly awful characters in this story; everyone has their own strengths and flaws. The focus is on an unhurried life.) Jiang Xinbai was born in the countryside and dreamed of marrying into the city one day so she could have access to rationed food. So when she first met Yang Jinsheng, she knew her chance had come. She made her move without hesitation, flirted with him, and married him. At first sig 10.7kReads7.9Score628Shelves
38. 188 糙 The Rough-and-Ready Contractor’s Darling 糙汉包工头的掌心宠 Running Gummy奔跑的软糖Modern Romance377k WordsCompleted Both leads are romantically devoted only to each other. A rugged construction foreman and an elementary school English substitute teacher. The male lead is quiet at first, but once he realizes he’s in love, he spoils the female lead rotten. They have their share of romantic tension, but no major misunderstandings. Lin Xi, a small-town girl who graduated from a teachers’ university, is manipulated by her boss and loses a promotion she had worked toward for years. Soon after, she’s told the compa 3.3kReads8.5Score259Shelves

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    Ordinary yet touching, tumultuous yet sweet. The love story between a rough-around-the-edges guy and an elementary school English teacher is definitely worth watching.

39. 189 重 Back to 1975, and Everything Is Just Right 重回1975，一切刚刚好 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子Urban175k WordsOngoing "I transmigrated!" The good news: I got a second chance and returned to the day I would regret for the rest of my life. The bad news: I came back to avoid misfortune and lie flat for the rest of my life. You only get one life, and a beautiful life is hard-won. The only way to do myself justice is to enjoy it. But with all those money-making ideas in my head, I just can't sit still. My poor wallet, I've won the people's hearts, so I have to do right by them and help them all get rich and prosper. 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Good heavens! She's been bullied? We can't just sit here and wait to die! A refreshing type, he'll do whatever feels good! He's got plenty of clever ideas, but he'll never suffer a loss. Watch how this poor boy climbs the rich list step by step on the road to rural prosperity!

40. 190 1 Another Spring of the 1977 College Entrance Exam 1977年高考又一春 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [A story-driven take on history. Note: There is no single fixed protagonist. Multiple leads reflect the changes of the era and offer a full picture of the 1977 restoration of the college entrance exam.] [The story focuses on several main characters: Hu Wei and Wang Ting, Pan Xia, and Lu Xiaoyun. Their stories weave in and out according to the timeline. If you prefer to follow one character at a time, you can read their chapters in sequence for a complete biography. The other characters may only 5.6kReads8.0Score409Shelves
41. 191 海 The Undersea Porcelain Village 海底瓷村 Corporate Bottom-Rung Workhorse公司底层小牛马Modern Romance145k WordsOngoing As an archaeologist, Wang Xiaoyue discovers that the artifacts unearthed at the Yue'ao Village ruins bear a striking resemblance to the story of the "undersea porcelain village" her grandmother used to tell her when she was a child. One night, in the guise of a passerby, Wang Xiaoyue witnesses the rise and fall of Yue'ao Village. There, Ayue, a thoughtful and steadfast fisherman's daughter, marries Lin Haisheng, the eldest son of a once-prosperous landlord family now fallen on hard times. Togeth 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both books feature protagonists living in ancient rural areas, are written with delicate prose, and are 1-on-1 relationships.

42. 192 跟 I Remarried with Mom and Went from Tough Girl to Cutie 跟着娘亲改嫁，我从猛女变萌女 Ai Zhu Ai Bao艾珠艾宝Ancient Romance621k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + blended family + everyday family life + growth + cherished heroine + heartwarming + historical romance] No golden finger! This isn’t a power fantasy, just the growing-up story of a clever young girl who transmigrates and follows her mother into a new marriage, learning to build a peaceful life in a blended family in ancient times. In her previous life, Song Lingjun grew up in a modern border-town orphanage, where she was a bit of a handful. Every day, she focused on keeping her 17.1kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
43. 193 恶 My Arrogant Neighbor Bullies Me? One Phone Call Has Them All Panicking. I’m Kind, but I Have an Edge 恶邻嚣张欺我？我一通电话全慌了，我善良但自带锋芒 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子13k WordsCompleted My arrogant neighbor bullied me? One phone call and they all panicked. I'm kind, but I have a sharp edge. 56Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 194 先 Kiss Me First 先吻 Mo Xixian陌溪弦Modern Romance270k WordsCompleted (The new book has just received its rating, and it will rise) (Completed) [Physical attraction first × Feelings grow over time × Flirtatious push and pull × Mutual attraction × A hint of bittersweetness] [Flirtatious Dance Teacher Who Doesn't Realize It × Slightly Bad Pet Doctor] A friendly reminder: Don't save this to read later! Don't save this to read later! Don't save this to read later! - New to Hecheng, Li Xianxian rescues a cat on her way home from work, then accidentally runs into pet do 3.3kReads8.5Score428Shelves

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    Slice-of-life, urban romance~ [kissing emoji]

45. 195 市 The Everyday Lives of Ordinary Folk 市井小民的烟火 Riverside Family淮上人家Ancient Romance794k WordsCompleted Lin Dazhuang and Li Xiaoxiao married through a family-arranged spouse swap. Lin Dazhuang’s younger sister, Lin Jiaojiao, has her eye on Li Zhiming, who works at a general store. And so the story begins... 552Reads7.3Score102Shelves

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    A simple story about life: fleeing famine due to natural disaster, eventually making a fortune in the capital using their skills, buying houses and land!

46. 196 荡 Swept Into Love 荡入爱河 Mo Xixian陌溪弦Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted [The live-action short drama and comic adaptation are now available] [Flirtatious push and pull x maximum sexual tension x mutual attraction x proud heiress x unexpectedly contrasting male boss] Friendly reminder: Don't save this novel for later! Don't save this novel for later! Don't save this novel for later! - To escape her family's arrangements, Song Wanhe traveled alone to an unfamiliar city. There, she met Chi Ye. He was 1.9 meters tall, broad-shouldered and narrow-waisted, with a handsome 4.3kReads8.9Score443Shelves
47. 197 系 The System Changes Hosts Again Today 系统今天也在换宿主 Chengcheng Isn't Sweet橙橙不甜Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted [System + Conquest + Comeback + No Fixed CP] A Yao is a System with an extreme fear of death. To avoid turning into a ball of energy in the void, it searches the world for Hosts, hides in their seas of consciousness, and scrapes by on their luck to stay alive. The Hosts handle their comebacks and face-slapping the scum, while A Yao slacks off and does everything it can to stay alive. After all, it's just a System that's afraid of dying. What bad intentions could it possibly have? 1. The growth o 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first world is a simple, ordinary campus novel with no melodramatic plots or vicious female supporting characters. It has a super fast pace and mainly focuses on the female protagonist's transformation from a timid and cowardly girl to a brave and fearless one.

48. 198 祁 Qi, Are You Really Giving Up on Pursuing Me? 祁同学，真的不继续追了吗 Crazy Little Tortoise疯狂小乌龟Modern Romance538k WordsCompleted An utterly unremarkable boy writes the girl he's secretly loved for three years into an essay for a mock exam, letting everyone know how much he favors her. But in real life, he's never had the courage to say a single word to her. He's too ordinary, while she's far too outstanding. Years later, at a blind date arranged by his friends, his heart recognizes her before he does. But when a sudden crisis hits his family, his insecurity and sensitivity make him avoid her at every turn. Yet she's like 4.4kReads8.9Score528Shelves

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    The most down-to-earth male and female leads, without any protagonist halo.

49. 199 穿 Transmigrating to the Seventies: The Young Educated Youth Is Dumbfounded 穿越七零，小知青她懵圈了 Miss Zhou周大小姐Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing (Everyday life of sent-down youth, not a strong female lead, a touch of an ensemble cast, unhurried pacing, with a couple) Gu Xiaoman, from the twenty-first century, dies suddenly after getting drunk while celebrating landing a job. She wakes up aboard a green-painted train carrying sent-down youth in the 1970s. No space, no System, no golden finger, and not even the original owner’s memories. She’s definitely the most wretched transmigrant in history, with none of the usual perks. Good heavens! 12.4kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves

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    No special space, no system, no cheat codes, not a female protagonist story, but a story about educated youth sent to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution, depicting daily life in that era. The female protagonist finds love and friendship in this silent age, and gradually moves from hardship to a new life.

50. 200 一 Half Making Do, Half Living Well 一半将就，一半美好 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Modern Romance528k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available] Fear of marriage is the last thing on Ou Xiaolin’s mind. She and Xie Tao have been happily dating for five years, and their families get along well too. She assumes everything will fall into place and they’ll live happily ever after. Who could have guessed that the moment the families start discussing the bride price, one conflict after another would erupt? Lowbrow provocations come at her from every direction. Do they really think she’s that easy to push ar 13.6kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    I felt like I'd missed out on this book so long ago. Unmarried people should definitely read it; it taught me many life lessons, much like the way parents teach their children. It's like when you're feeling lost, reading this book helps you understand many people and things in life. I especially love it; of all the novels I've read, it's always been number one in my heart.

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