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  1. 1 Remarried to the Rough-Hewn Neighbor, the Young Bride Is Spoiled Rotten 改嫁隔壁糙汉,小媳妇被宠上天 Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Original title: "Left Alone at Home, the Neighboring Roughneck Has His Eye on Her" [1980s | Countryside | Realistic | Devoted Couple | Possessive Favoritism | Age Gap | Love Rival Showdown] In 1980, Li Chuntao is married off in exchange for her older brother’s marriage. But on their wedding night, her groom elopes with his old flame. Overnight, she becomes the village’s target of scorn, branded a woman who brings bad luck. Her mother-in-law calls her a jinx, while a pack of old bachelors eye 38.1kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves
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  2. 2 Rural Love: The Marriage Swap 乡村爱情之换亲 Modern Romance962k WordsCompleted The village looks peaceful, but undercurrents churn beneath the surface. Love, family affection, and illicit affairs intertwine to create a sweeping portrait of life. The beautiful village flower is forced to marry the poorest man in the village, and their story begins... 5.7kReads8.8Score475Shelves
  3. 3 Wild Lilies of the Mountain Village 山村野百合 Modern Romance176k WordsCompleted An eighteen-year-old village beauty married a thirty-three-year-old simpleton. A month after their wedding, her husband drowned, and she was branded a woman who brought death to her husband… This story offers a true-to-life account of the loves and hatreds, joys and sorrows of ordinary rural people. It faces the ugliness and greed of human nature head-on, while reflecting on the sincerity and warmth found in this world. 276Reads—Score—Shelves
  4. 4 Reborn at the Meat Processing Plant: The Director's Daughter Begs Me on Her Knees to Spare Her 重生肉联厂:厂长女儿跪求我放过 Urban965k WordsOngoing [Period novel]+ [The jianghu]+ [Handwritten, no AI]+ [No System]+ [An ordinary man’s rise] [Handwritten, no AI, with a steady update schedule] The day after Zhao An was reborn, he cornered the factory director’s daughter in the security office for stealing pork. “Either everyone at the factory finds out the director’s daughter is a thief, or... we settle this between ourselves.” Zhang Wenjing gritted her teeth, her face flushed, and locked the door. Tears pattered onto her sweater. “As long as y 99.7kReads8.1Score9kShelves
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  5. 5 Grandpa, I Was Reborn, I Swear I'm Not Possessed 爷爷,我是重生,真不是鬼上身 Mystery3.6M WordsOngoing [Traditional Mystery and Supernatural Fiction] [One Female Lead] [Period Novel] [A Funeral Master’s True Accounts] [Northeastern Chinese Funeral Customs] [Rural Life] Adapted into the short drama Eighties Funeral Master (Disclaimer: The folk techniques in this book, including Zhuyou healing rituals, are entirely fictional. Please do not imitate them. The author bears no responsibility for any problems that may arise.) Good grief, I’ve been reborn in 1986, and from the start Grandpa thinks I’m a 59.4kReads9.3Score5kShelves
  6. 6 Back to 1985: Don't Call Me Comrade, Call Me Husband! 重回85叫什么同志叫老公! Urban1.4M WordsCompleted In Northeast China in 1985, an era known as the darkest of times: a young man, a hunting rifle, a heart full of passion, and a jianghu shrouded in gun smoke... In an age when might makes right, a man’s fierce devotion and true-to-life nature are what it takes to get ahead in the Northeast. A period novel, the rise of an ordinary man, one heroine, dual transmigration. 11.1kReads9.1Score811Shelves
  7. 7 I'm Just a Village Doctor, Is It Really So Strange That I Know the Thirteen Ghost Gate Needles? 我一个村医会鬼门十三针很合理吧 Urban2.0M WordsCompleted After his grandfather died, Chen Mo returned from the city hospital to his village and became its new barefoot doctor. Who says a barefoot doctor can’t amount to anything? Surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers, with no nine-to-five grind or mortgage, he can turn his hometown into a paradise. Northeastern customs, everyday stories, and local life: it’s all here. Urban daily life, one heroine, no System, just little stories to enjoy over tea. This book is also known as The Years I Served as 15.7kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
  8. 8 Love Debts 情债【李幼斌主演的电视剧】 Female-Channel Fanfiction450k WordsCompleted Also known as The Peach Blossom Luck of Sister-in-Law Jiang Qi. A lost paradise in Northeast China, a little mountain village in the Changbai Mountains: the Abandoned Village. Journey beyond a life of hardship and let this story sweep you away. The tangled affairs between men and women in the countryside, and the everyday love and hatred that bind them. So many debts of passion, so many heartbreaks. 7kReads8.4Score522Shelves
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  9. 9 My Brother-in-Law's Lover 情嫂 Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted A country girl from Taohua Valley sets out for the city to make her way in the world. After enduring countless hardships, she suffers one emotional setback after another... Her story portrays the tragic life of a modern woman and shows just how hard life can be for women. 454Reads9.4Score215Shelves
  10. 10 Jiang Zhu's 12th Book 江煮第12本书 Urban578k WordsCompleted Gen Zhuang grew up without parents, struggling to make it on his own! After a bet with the villagers led him into Demon-Hiding Ravine, he was struck by heavenly lightning. Luckily, Meier helped him undergo a complete transformation, giving him a tall, handsome, sunny appearance and extraordinary gifts! From then on, he had a special skill, And with this divine treasure, he conquered all and rose to the pinnacle of life! Under his leadership, the villagers embarked on a golden road to prosperity. 11.6kReads8.8Score876Shelves
  11. 11 A Legendary Life in the Era 年代传奇人生 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A ruthless soldier king is reborn in the Greater Khingan Mountains of the 1960s. With the pocket dimension and gear from his previous life, he takes his friends hunting and exploring. The early story centers on hunting, with cross-province searches for family, treasure hunts, and battles against spies woven in. They explore fortresses, raid tombs, and get caught up in other thrilling adventures. Novel pets include a wolverine, a big black horse, a yellow-throated marten, reindeer, and a mantis. 61.4kReads7.7Score8.8kShelves
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  12. 12 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985:东北往事 Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 86.2kReads9.6Score8.8kShelves
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  13. 13 Back to 1990: My Dad Is a Coal Boss 重回1990:我爹是煤老板 Urban2.2M WordsOngoing [No harem, no clichés, no System: readers who mind should stay away] This is a story set in a small city in Northeast China in the 1990s. There are feuds and passions of the underworld, power struggles in officialdom, cutthroat business rivalries, and the everyday ups and downs of family life... [This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental.] 25.2kReads7.9Score1.7kShelves
  14. 14 With a Start This Bad, I'm Not Taking the Loss 开局这么烂,吃亏我不干 Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted Born under a peach-blossom fate, where it’s me or him: flirtatious men and women, face-slapping, and putting scumbags in their place. On a snowy night, in an earth cellar, on a heated kang in the Northeast, in a remote mountain village, poor Liang Laonian sees something he shouldn’t. Under immense pressure and with no one to turn to, he can only keep quiet. Later, Liang Daqing is born, his bloodline a mystery. As a child, he was lazy, sly, greedy, and slippery. As a teenager, he was rebellious 747Reads8.4Score107Shelves
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  15. 15 The Many Flavors of Life, Part One: A Snowy Night of Lost Souls 百味人生第一部:失魂风雪夜 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Family, love, and adultery. This small mountain village seems peaceful, but undercurrents run deep, and human dramas of sorrow and joy unfold every day. On a bitterly cold, snowy night, a young and beautiful mother is assaulted and becomes pregnant. Afterward, she lives every day in fear and pain, desperately trying to keep the secret. When the truth comes to light, the demon who has appeared in her dreams countless times has never really gone away. What will the mother do? This book offers a 14.6kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
  16. 16 Reborn in the 1970s: Taking My Younger Sister to Northeast China to Join the Educated Youth 重生七零:带着妹妹下东北当知青 Urban8.0M WordsOngoing [Period setting] + [Sent-down youth] + [Hunting and farming] + [Growing ginseng] + [Hard work and perseverance] In his previous life, what Tian Xiangnan regretted most was failing to take good care of his younger sister, which led to her dying far too young. Now that he is reborn, Tian Xiangnan immediately takes his sister with him to the Northeast to become sent-down youths. But on the way there, he unexpectedly discovers a shamanic legacy in a cave. Going hunting? I have homemade, magical sham 25.3kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
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  17. 17 Reborn in 1984: A Warm Home with My Wife and Kids 重生1984老婆孩子热炕头 Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Authentic period drama + No space, no System + One female lead + Devoted husband and father + Hunting + Ginseng digging + Business + Cute pets + Food + Farming] Xu Dahai, a wealthy bachelor worth over a billion yuan, is reborn in Northeast China in 1984, on the very day his wife and daughter died! It’s a race against time: he must save them! In this life, he’ll make up for all the regrets of his previous one and give his wife and daughter twice as much love and care. He’ll make sure they live w 24.5kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
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  18. 18 The Folk Customs Trilogy 乡俗三部曲 Anime Fanfiction186k WordsCompleted The Countryside Trilogy is a full-length novel by the renowned author Haoran. It consists of three connected novellas: Before the Widow’s Door, A Major Life Decision, and A Second Marriage. His works are rich in the texture of everyday life, distinctly rural in character, and written in plain, natural language. His rural trilogy captures the historical landscape of China’s countryside at the time. Rich in local color and period details, it portrays vivid, distinctive characters. Through the many 518Reads9.4Score113Shelves
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  19. 19 Reborn in 1983: My Carefree Hunting Life in Northeast China 重生83:我在东北打猎的悠闲人生 Urban3.6M WordsCompleted [Authentic period drama + no pocket dimension, no System + one heroine + devoted husband + hunting with guns + digging for ginseng + business + adorable pets + food + farming] Tang He had spent most of his life rushing from place to place. Just before he died suddenly, he saw once more the vast mountains, forests, and sea of trees in the Greater Khingan Range, along with the girl in the little floral jacket. Life was so exhausting and bitter. If he got another life, he thought, he would like t 10.3kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
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  20. 20 Hunting in the Old Days: King of the Changbai Mountains 年代狩猎:长白山猎人王 Urban842k WordsCompleted [Reborn, historical era, hunting] Good news: He was reborn... in 1979, when the winds of reform were sweeping across the land. Bad news: Those winds still needed time to blow. Life was still hard, supplies were scarce, and every meal was cornmeal, brown rice, and sweet potato porridge. They were so poor you could hear the coins rattling in their pockets! Good news: His parents had found him a bride... Bad news: They couldn't make ends meet, and his wife was planning to run away... Good news: The 2kReads8.6Score133Shelves
  21. 21 Back to 1983: Hunting in the Anling Mountains 重回83,我在安岭赶山狩猎 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Period] [No System] [Not adapted] [Hunting] [Mountain foraging] [One female lead] [No cultivation or fantasy] Xu Guo unexpectedly returns to 1983 and his youth. It’s an era when you can knock down roe deer with a stick, scoop up fish with a dipper, and find pheasants flying right into your cooking pot. Faced with the resource-rich Northeast, Xu Guo takes up falconry, raises hunting dogs, marries his childhood sweetheart, shoulders his shotgun, hunts game, and digs for ginseng. The game in the A 5.4kReads8.5Score267Shelves
  22. 22 Reborn in 1976: Hunting Countless Wild Beasts 重生1976:狩猎无数野物 Urban2.6M WordsCompleted Completed. The new book is Reborn in 1970: Making a Fortune Through Eagle Hunting, also known as Hunting in the Mountains: My Dad Came from an Eagle-Raising Village in Northeast China. After a car accident, veteran Zhao Cang unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a young street punk with the same name in the 1970s. He even gains an invincible Hunting System, launching an incredibly lucky and unbeatable hunting career. He heads into the mountains to shoot birds and pheasants with a slingsh 16.2kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
  23. 23 Back to 1993: Making My Fortune Hunting in Northeast China 重返1993:我在东北打猎发家 Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Zhao Dongxu was reborn, back in the Changbai Mountains of the 1990s. He didn’t have a single penny to his name, but the mountains were teeming with game! In his previous life, he’d been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and children to return to the city and start a business. Given another chance at life, all Zhao Dongxu wants is to enjoy a warm home with his wife and children. And, while he’s at it, tame this savage era! 430Reads7.8Score—Shelves
  24. 24 Northeast Tales: A Love That Never Wavers 东北往事之情深不悔 Ancient Romance618k WordsCompleted No transmigration, no System. A realistic romance set in the countryside of Northeast China. If you cry easily, don’t read this. I’m afraid you won’t be able to stop! Zheng Sichun had a life full of hardship. When she was born, her own grandmother had her thrown into Wolf Ravine, where she was rescued by the drunkard Zheng Bao. At a young age, she narrowly escaped a villain’s clutches. After her brother accidentally killed someone, the siblings fled the home they’d lived in for eight years! At t 11.9kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves
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  25. 25 Tales of the Northeast: The Child Bride 东北往事之童养媳 Modern Romance918k WordsCompleted At ten years old, Chun Ni was forced to become a child bride at the Jing family compound. There, she witnessed the tragic lives of the Jing family’s women with her own eyes... During a crisis in the Jing household, bandits captured her. The Long family’s fifth young master rescued her from the mountains, and from then on, she and Long Wu joined the fight against the Japanese... The two of them would be bound together for the rest of their lives. 13.6kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
  26. 26 Author Jiang Bula's Tenth Book 作者姜不辣第10本书 Modern Romance178k WordsCompleted She never dreamed that in just one morning, she and her husband would be parted forever by death! At thirty-two, Yu Changping became a widow. Being a widow is hard! Being a young widow is even harder! Being a young, beautiful widow is harder still! Being a young, beautiful widow with four children is practically eighty-one levels of hardship! Life is a journey, from beginning to end. Going around in circles, stumbling over hills and hollows. 792Reads9.1Score100Shelves
  27. 27 The Storms of Beicheng 北城风云 Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Synopsis: (This story is entirely fictional. Its original title was Northern City’s Turmoil.) What is the jianghu? Wherever there are people, there is a jianghu, and wherever there is a jianghu, there is conflict! The jianghu is about fighting, killing, and the law of the jungle, but it’s also about human relationships and social conventions. This book will take you back to the jianghu of the 1980s and 1990s, where you’ll witness the extraordinary path of Chen Yanan, a generation’s ruthless hero 12.7kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves
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  28. 28 Bloodshed in the Black Abyss 黑渊血戮 Urban285k WordsOngoing (Realistic + Period Setting + Underworld + Political Battles) What is the underworld? It is an endless abyss. Once you take a single step into it, you’ll be trapped forever, with no way out. To make a name for yourself in the underworld, you have to be ready to end up dead in the street or locked away for life at any moment. Now, let me take you back to the late 1980s and show you how the son of a worker gets dragged into this dark abyss and rises step by step to become a crime boss of his era. 886Reads—Score—Shelves
  29. 29 The Gangster Tycoon Who Rose from the Hutongs 胡同里杀出来的流氓大亨 Urban2.5M WordsCompleted Previously published under the titles Dragon City Years and Thirty Years in a Bloodstained Underworld. This is a lawless age where every corner is ruled by a big shot. This is the story of a naive young man who turns into a bloodthirsty beast just to survive. This is an underworld tale full of thrills and passion! Welcome to the 1980s… 40.4kReads9.2Score3.8kShelves
  30. 30 The Most Evil Jianghu 极恶江湖 Urban2.3M WordsCompleted (Realistic fiction, historical setting, underworld feuds, business and political battles. No harem, and not a wish-fulfillment novel! This book is divided into domestic and overseas sections. The domestic section moves at a slower pace and has a stronger period feel, while the overseas section is fast-paced and intensely exciting. You can read either section on its own with no problem.) The evil of the underworld lies in the human heart! Books are full of talk about benevolence and righteousness 23.3kReads8.3Score3.5kShelves
  31. 31 Tales from the Northeast: Outwitting My Wicked Mother-in-Law 东北往事:和恶婆婆斗智斗勇 Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted This is a true story. In it are the faces of our parents' generation, our childhood, our friends, our youth, and all the years we've lived through. 706Reads—Score101Shelves
  32. 32 Northeastern China in 1979 1979年东北往事 Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted In the late autumn of 1979, twenty-year-old Liu Xiaocui was sexually assaulted one night. The news spread through every village for miles. Her husband’s family called off the engagement, rumors ran wild, and everyone said she was “immoral,” “ruined by a man,” and “no longer pure.” In an era when a woman’s reputation was worth more than her life, something like this could make it seem as if her whole life was over. 5.8kReads6.9Score332Shelves
  33. 33 Missing Qiao 念乔 Modern Romance181k WordsCompleted The 1990s were a vibrant era of growth, but also an era of survival of the fittest. Some people stood out and rose beyond their social class. Others lost their way and could no longer find themselves. But those who carry a light in their hearts will always be remembered. This story is dedicated to all those who dared to face the tides of their time without forgetting their original aspirations. 50Reads—Score—Shelves
  34. 34 The Start of Spring 开春儿 Modern Romance166k WordsOngoing In 1978, in a small county town in Northeast China, twenty-year-old Lan Xinhua crouched outside the radio station window, pressing her ear to the glass to listen to the people inside. She thought: Why can’t I be the one speaking through that loudspeaker? She hadn’t finished middle school, made countless spelling mistakes, and spoke Mandarin with a strong corn-country twang. But she had a beautiful voice and a heart that refused to give up. From a village girl to a county radio announcer, from lo 647Reads—Score—Shelves
  35. 35 Seventy Years in a Northeastern Family 东北人家的七十年 Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted Based on real events, with artistic embellishments. In these people, we see our grandparents’ generation, our parents’ generation, and ourselves. This story of striving on the black soil is filled with the resilience and wisdom of ordinary people in a momentous era. 1.7kReads8.2Score125Shelves
  36. 36 Reborn in a Northeastern Mountain Village: Fishing and Hunting Across Two Rivers and Two Nations 重生东北小山村渔猎两江两国 Urban4.0M WordsOngoing Please give this five stars. Please give this five stars. I don't have much education or skill, and I can't write fancy prose. I use ordinary people's language to tell an ordinary story. If you like it, I thank you for your support with a clasped-fist salute. If you don't, please be kind and don't flame me. An artist can't make a living without noble-minded patrons. I offer my thanks to all of you, my dear supporters. 41.6kReads8.2Score2.9kShelves
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  37. 37 Northeast China: Tales from 1975 1975年的东北往事 Modern Romance277k WordsCompleted Adapted from a true story set in Northeast China, with a touch of romanticism. The characters are mostly drawn from real life, yet rise above it. They are ordinary people who work hard. In them, we see reflections of our grandparents, our parents, and even ourselves. 10.3kReads7.6Score721Shelves
  38. 38 Rob the Ancestral Tomb, Sell Off the Stepmom, Divorce, and Marry a Young Officer with the Kids 挖祖坟,卖后妈,离婚带崽嫁军少 Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted Her husband has fallen for someone else. What should she do? Ruin him! Her heartless stepmother is scheming against her. What should she do? Beat her up! Fu Changfeng has broad shoulders, long legs, a slim waist, and is absolutely top-tier. What should she do? Make him fall for her!!! 24Reads—Score—Shelves
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  39. 39 A Powerful Military Marriage: I Married the Strongest Soldier and Had Triplets 军婚霸宠:嫁最强兵王生了三胞胎 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Triplets / Love at First Sight / Devoted Love / Adorable Kids / Scheming / Deep Devotion / 1980s / Alternate Setting / For When You’re Out of Books A sweet, soft-spoken little rabbit with steel teeth × a domineering, protective, fierce big wolf with a scheming side Ye Suisui was born in the 1980s. Fair-skinned and frail, with slender arms and legs, she looks like an easy target. Lu Zhengyao is 1.9 meters tall, with a fierce, icy presence. He can kick his cousin’s leg hard enough to break it, and 2.1kReads7.7Score258Shelves
  40. 40 An Eighties Gofer Marries into a Family of Lovers 八零工具人嫁入恋爱之家 Modern Romance904k WordsOngoing I was one of the heroine’s many useful sidekicks, the one who walked three thousand kilometers to bring back a stone for her. If the heroine thinks it looks nice and wants it, she can have it. If that’s not enough, I’ll go pick up more. The heroine wants to use me as a foil, claiming city folk can’t compare to country folk, and educated people can’t compare to illiterates? Fine, you win! When my mother tried to brainwash me into being a sucker, I put a stop to it with one clean strike. My abusiv 6kReads8.0Score366Shelves
  41. 41 At Dusk 人到黄昏 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Family love, romance, friendship, and neighborly affection. The ordinary, uneventful lives of everyday people; the changing times reflected in rural life; the differences between two generations in their views on elder care; and how the elderly and children of the new era should face the twilight years of life. 46.4kReads9.1Score4.3kShelves
  42. 42 All I Want in Life Is Half a Heart’s Contentment 一生只求半称心 Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted The comic adaptation is coming soon! [Traditional] [No gimmicks] [Not a power fantasy] [No cheat abilities] In the 1970s, Li Laoman had no sons, so he wanted to find a live-in son-in-law for his third daughter, Li Fan. Li Fan refused and stole her second sister Li Ting's fiance instead! Now Li Ting had not only lost her man, but also had to take on the responsibility of finding a live-in son-in-law for her younger sister. With Li Laoman pressuring her, she had no choice but to take Zhong Wensong 9.6kReads8.9Score810Shelves
  43. 43 The Brash Stepmother from the Eighties Becomes a Nobody 八零泼妇养母成了路人甲 Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted Liu Peiyun was ready to enjoy a quiet retirement, but instead transmigrated into a book as Lu Xuebi, a village girl whose engagement had been broken off in the 1980s. Since she was already here, Lu Xuebi decided to make the best of it. She studied for college entrance exams while leading her whole family to seize the opportunities of the times. Only later did she learn she had transmigrated into a book: she was the heroine’s shrewish adoptive mother, an obstacle on the heroine’s road to wealth a 646Reads5.8Score116Shelves
  44. 44 A Supporting Actress’s Gossip-Filled Life in the 1970s 七十年代女配的吃瓜日常 Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted After learning she has transmigrated into a historical-era novel as a pawn meant to whitewash the protagonist's group, Jiang Yanqiu first steals half of the original heroine's golden finger, then gives away half of the transmigrated heroine's golden finger. Then she keeps her head down, stays away from the protagonist's group, and enjoys the show. With nobody at the educated youth station willing to talk to her, bored Jiang Yanqiu has nothing to do but gossip to pass the time. She has to admit, 1.9kReads6.2Score102Shelves
  45. 45 Dongguan, Dongguan: The Blossoming '90s 东莞,东莞,90繁花年代 Urban501k WordsCompleted This story is based on real life. One day, Er Gou said mysteriously to Li Minghui, “Ah Hui, did you know? I heard a new Taizi Bathhouse opened nearby. They say it offers a service imported from Thailand.” The story follows a protagonist who turns his fortunes around in the electronics business of the Pearl River Delta. In 1990s Dongguan, KTVs, nightclubs, and bathhouses offered a different kind of splendor. There were also pure-hearted romances between migrant workers over beef brisket rice nood 980Reads8.2Score102Shelves
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  46. 46 The Thief's Way 贼道 Urban2.1M WordsCompleted My name is Xiao Wu. I was a wild child no orphanage could keep in check. At nine years old, I charged into this dog-eat-dog world. I saw through it then: living was like clinging to a moving train. You either held on or fell and were crushed to pieces. The first steamed bun I stole wasn’t because I was hungry. I wanted to see whether these hands that picked pockets could grab fate by the throat. The juvenile detention center, the shelter, and the detention center were my schools. The thieves wer 84.2kReads9.6Score10.6kShelves
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  47. 47 Those Days on the Production Team 年代,生产队里那些事 Urban201k WordsCompleted Set in the 1970s, this book tells the story of the family life of Wu Changgui and Jiang Xueqin, an ordinary couple from a small village, and their children. In an era of material scarcity, life was simple and unpretentious, yet full of complicated love, hatred, and heartbreak... 41Reads6.3Score—Shelves
  48. 48 The Educated Youth Years: Starting with an Escape from the Village 知青年代,从村子里逃亡开始 Urban3.3M WordsOngoing 1976. Liu Haibo, a sent-down youth, falls in love with Yang Xiuqing, a village girl. Her family vehemently opposes his proposal, forcing him to flee Shibantian Village and return to Haicheng, a thousand miles away. Just as he is preparing to start a new life with Wu Jie in Haicheng, Yang Xiuqing suddenly shows up at his door, stirring up an emotional entanglement that spans the years. 2023. Seventy-year-old Liu Haibo is driving an Audi with Yang Xiuqing to Shibantian Village when they are involv 32.5kReads8.4Score2kShelves
  49. 49 Tales of Rural Northeast China 乡村东北往事 Urban584k WordsCompleted An accident leaves the family drowning in debt. Their eighteen-year-old daughter-in-law is bullied time and again, forced to grit her teeth and protect herself and her husband, who is barely clinging to life. Northeastern women may seem tough on the outside, but inside they are just as helpless. Holding on to her principles and protecting her family become her only resolve. 1.9kReads7.4Score155Shelves
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  50. 50 Dragon Head Supreme 龙头至尊 Urban8.6M WordsOngoing The campus beauty he'd loved for three years was brutalized and killed! Chen Xuewen, who had done nothing, was framed and sent to prison! His honest, hardworking parents both died horribly while seeking justice for him! After nineteen years of living by the rules and obeying the law, Chen Xuewen finally saw the true face of the world. “Those who kill and burn their way to riches wear golden belts, while those who build bridges and roads leave no bones behind!” “If others can kill and burn, why 197.9kReads9.1Score11.8kShelves

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