Period Novels That Are as Realistic as Possible 尽可能写实的年代文

1. 301 土 Flowers Born of the Earth 土生花 Ci Er La Chu次尔拉初Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted The land is silent, yet it can hold all the hardships endured by three generations. On the barren yellow earth, three generations of women are pressed into the mud by fate, bound hand and foot by patriarchy, and slowly tortured by life. They have no choices and nowhere to turn. They don’t even dare to cry aloud. All they can do is endure the darkness, bear the despair, and keep going through days that have been ground to dust, sustained by sheer will. Yang Jinlian is deaf and stutters. All her 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Really good-looking

2. 302 雪 Snowflake Town 雪粒镇 Sister Corpse尸姐Modern Romance130k WordsCompleted [Ji Handeng, a fragile, sickly, dark-minded younger brother x Xu Qiongqiong, a kind, resilient older sister who loves money] [Modern romance + mutual salvation + healing + older woman/younger man romance + revenge + cover-up + high-stakes twists] Xu Qiongqiong and Ji Handeng are siblings with no blood ties. In a small, poor town full of secrets, they rely on each other and keep one another warm. Their days hold happiness and pain, darkness and budding affection. Their shared goal is to leave Xue 86.5kReads9.7Score11.6kShelves

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   Tomato's four best chronological novels

3. 303 癫 Crazy, All Crazy, A Little Madness Is Good 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 371.2kReads9.8Score54.4kShelves
4. 304 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 89.5kReads9.7Score14.9kShelves
5. 305 村 The Three Madwomen in the Village 村里的三个疯女人 Growing Lotuses种荷花Modern Romance430k WordsCompleted [Completed] Three women in Fang Family Village have been branded “crazy.” Three women, three different kinds of “madness,” and three very different lives and fates. The futures of their children quietly take shape amid their mothers’ lives, whether muddled, broken, or clear-eyed, and turn out entirely different. 696Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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   Not exaggerated, close to reality.

6. 306 沧 Remembering the Years as the Seas Changed 沧海桑田忆年年 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance387k WordsOngoing My father and Uncle Wang Si, whom he had begged for help from among the neighbors, rode along an unknown little road dusted with snow, just as dawn began to break. Their whips cracked through the silent morning with a crisp, swirling sound. One cart carried the last of our corn kernels in burlap sacks, a few battered water jars, and four large geese. The other held pots and pans, the furniture that was still usable, and some clothes that had been worn by who knew how many children. All the quilt 2.8kReads8.9Score292Shelves

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   Completely written and implemented

7. 307 闯 Heading to the Northeast: Lin Erni's Bumpy Road to Happiness 闯关东：林二妮的颠簸幸福路 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [No contrived twists] [No cheat powers] [Traditional] [Realistic] [Period] [Rural] [Hardship] [Inspirational] Lin Erni was born in Heze, Shandong, and married into Harbin in the Northeast. She struggled to get by amid the freezing snow in the mountains, then later had no one to rely on and went alone beyond the mountains to make a living. The first time, she was tossed from one place to another like a bag of steamed buns, made a child bride, and beaten and cursed. The second time, her father sol 30.2kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
8. 308 妈 The Seventh Door of Mother 妈妈的第七扇门 Tale of the Literary Star文星传Urban304k WordsCompleted For a long time, I never understood my mother’s past. This was the first time I had looked so deeply back on her life: one generation of women interpreting another. In the 1990s, my eighteen-year-old mother left a small mountain village in Nanyang and headed alone for the glittering city. A scrap of gum wrapper brought her face to face with the calamity of her life: Liu Dawang. And so the door to her fate opened. She made a living in urban villages and hotpot restaurants, leaning on her best fr 703Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A completely realistic period piece, a story about the author's figure. A true record of working in the city in the 1990s! Being plotted, pulled, and hurt, she counterattacked with nirvana, pushed open the seventh door, and lived as a sober heroine in the world! #TomatoPotentialGoodBook#chronological#female growth

9. 309 画 Nine-Tenths of a Circle, Part Two 画了十分之九的圆第二部 Three Lives, Three Blessings, Yang Yifan三生三幸杨一凡Modern Romance137k WordsCompleted [A chronicle of an era + anti-pyramid schemes + family drama + business-war bubble + devastating realism] [Reader's Guide] ⚠️ This is an adult tale of cruelty that “tears beauty to shreds for all to see.” If the first book was the growing pains of youth, this one is the slow torture of life. ⚠️ So real it's suffocating! Exposing the inside story of the “1040 Sunshine Project” pyramid scheme and recreating the absurdity and collapse of the frenzied real-estate boom. You'll see humanity's most ava —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Super-realistic realistic themes of the era, it's just too realistic and slow to hit, but it's really touching, it's life

10. 310 心 A Lilac Tree in My Heart 心中有棵丁香树 Gao Fangzhi Never Gives Up高放之永不言败Urban268k WordsOngoing My new work is here! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It is realistic, but it is limited to realism.

11. 311 今 Today I Want to Speak About Some Issues 今天我想表达一些问题 Xiujian琇剑Urban156k WordsCompleted Adjectives can only express an individual's feelings in a particular moment. Even when we see the same scene, we may not feel the same way. And even if we do, we might describe it differently. Some of life's pain cannot be put into words. No adjective can express or convey it. Only you can truly experience it for yourself. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 312 七 A Glimpse of the Turmoil as 1970s Educated Youths Returned to the Cities 七十年代知青下乡回城风波一瞥 Wen Hai Shi Bei文海十贝6k WordsCompleted A glimpse of the turmoil surrounding educated youths returning to the city in the 1970s 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's coming, it's coming

13. 313 打 Better Than Working: Winning Over the Crown Prince, the Client 打工不如打甲方太子的主意 You Caoquanyin佑草泉音Modern Romance287k WordsOngoing [Based on true events + urban life + workplace + strong female lead + smart characters + sweet romance] A wonderful workplace romance set in the urban financial world, inspired by real-life experiences in the modern workplace. It lays bare the dark side behind the financial sector’s glamorous facade. The writing is delicate, the scenes vivid, the emotions genuine, and the plot is full of unexpected twists. The heroine is a rookie auditor, but a strong woman at heart. She stays sharp and emotiona —Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    It's so beautiful that I'm reminded of it every day. It's adapted from real experiences. It's so real that I can't hold it in anymore.

14. 314 秋 Autumn Passes, and Winter Comes Again 秋去冬又来 Shui Wenqiu水问秋Modern Romance271k WordsCompleted In the 1980s, Xia Ting was born into a poor rural family that favored boys over girls. Her parents fought, and she was forced to leave school at an early age. It all left her sad and helpless! From the innocent friendship she shared with Huang Bo as classmates, to their deep love for each other, then to being forced apart and sent down separate paths, fate's turning wheel eventually led Xia Ting down a different road! So many things in life are beyond our control. The seasons turn from autumn to 18Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 315 受 A Wounded Woman Doesn't Talk About Love 受伤女人不谈爱 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance105k WordsCompleted She raises her husband’s mistress’s child! This is a story about a woman’s growth, inspired by many real-life stories. Wang Shengnan was born into a rural family that favored sons over daughters, and her mother named her Shengnan, meaning “to surpass men.” She started working as soon as she graduated from middle school. At a beauty salon, her boss sexually assaulted her, but timid and meek, she did not dare speak out. Later, she married an ordinary man, only for him to die in an accident. After 115Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They are all adapted from real-life stories. I hope you like them.

16. 316 凤 The Phoenix Woman Marries a Phoenix Man 凤凰女嫁给凤凰男 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted This is an inspirational story about Yan Yan and Liang Liang, two top students who make their way from the countryside to Beijing. Through their own hard work, they put down roots there, buy a home and a car, and raise a family. Their journey is filled with hardships and laughter, as they keep facing new challenges and growing along the way. 256Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 317 邻 Between Neighbors 邻里之间 Recluse Qingxu清虚散人Urban163k WordsCompleted Distant relatives are not as dependable as close neighbors, and close neighbors are no match for the folks across the street. But life is full of contradictions: without conflict, there is no struggle, and without struggle, there is no progress. Neighbors don’t always get along, either. As the saying goes, a neighbor is like a set of scales: they hope the other neighbor stays poor. 274Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    Memories of rural past events

18. 318 错 A Misaligned Romance 错位情缘 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪9k WordsCompleted A Case of Mistaken Love 3Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 319 她 Her and Mr. Zhang 她和张总 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪7k WordsCompleted Her and Mr. Zhang 14Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 320 一 A Bad Female Coworker 一个坏女同事 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪8k WordsCompleted A Bad Female Coworker —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 321 绑 Bound to a Reading System, an Eighties Cannon Fodder Gets Rich Overnight 绑定读书系统，八零炮灰一夜暴富 Shu Bainian舒白念Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1980s, Liu Chuncao bound herself to the Knowledge Is Power System. As long as she studied, she would earn money and unlock skills with a boost. Her awful mother sided with outsiders and burned her own daughter’s school acceptance letter, hoping to send her stepdaughter to school instead. Liu Chuncao refused to live a miserable life. She outsmarted the villains, dished out face-slapping justice, and used her system-boosted skills to build a prosperous life. Then came an unexpected t 1.9kReads9.0Score199Shelves

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    These are all things I've seen before and thought they were pretty good. ①There is cp but there is very little love line content ② Strong and independent, domineering and responsible ③It is consistent with a time traveler walking step by step

22. 322 婆 My Mother-in-Law Has Gone Mad 婆婆疯了 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪8k WordsCompleted My Mother-in-Law Has Gone Mad 1Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 323 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Eldest Sister Takes Charge 重生七零：长姐为大 Mu Shi Yi木十一Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted Chen Baozhu didn’t realize until the moment she died what a monstrous man she had married. He had deliberately killed her for the five million in insurance money. By a stroke of luck, she was reborn in the 1970s. She promptly dumped the scumbag and tore into her awful relatives! Living her life over, she would never again compromise for anyone. She set herself two small goals: make money and get into college. But why had the man who wasn’t part of her plans suddenly come back… 1.1kReads8.6Score189Shelves
24. 324 光 The Bachelor and the Outsider 光棍汉与外来妹 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪7k WordsCompleted A Bachelor and a Girl from Out of Town 12Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 325 九 Abandoned Wife of the 1990s: From the Start, I Divorced and Became the Richest Woman 九零弃妇：开局离婚做首富 Lin Guo'er林果儿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted What should you do after transmigrating into an ugly, overweight abandoned wife in the 1990s? She didn’t ask for a single cent in bride price and even brought a hefty dowry, yet her sister-in-law took over the marital home, and her husband’s family beat her bloody and called her a shrew who didn’t know her place. What should she do? Ji Xue says: Easy. Since they call her a shrew, she might as well show them what a real shrew can do. She drums up a racket to tell the whole neighborhood about her 1.2kReads9.1Score148Shelves
26. 326 女 The Girl Next Door 女邻居 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪7k WordsCompleted The Female Neighbor 15Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 327 下 After Going to the Countryside, the Female Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Future Senior Officer 下乡后女知青被未来首长娇养了 Dyeing the Years染流年Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Transmigration + Swapped Marriage + Devoted Couple + Marriage First, Love Later + Beloved by the Whole Family] Lin Xia never imagined that all she had to do was take a vacation, only to find herself dropped into a whole new world. There, she meets a group of people. When someone spreads rumors about her, Lin Xia has just started rolling up her sleeves when her future mother-in-law pulls her behind her and swings a huge broom. “You dare bully my Xiaxia? Try d 2.9kReads8.5Score250Shelves

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    No golden fingers, just work hard to grow step by step!

28. 328 七 The 1970s: I Married the Man Who Prayed to the Gods 七零：我嫁给了求神拜佛的那个他 Clear Skies on the Second Day of the Fourth Month四月初二晴Modern Romance556k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Period Setting + Everyday Life + Sweet Romance + Past and Present Lives + Rebirth + Romance + No Saintly Protagonist + Golden Finger + Pocket Dimension] Blurb: Bai Xiaxia transmigrates to the 1970s, only to have her engagement broken off. The neighbors are all waiting to see her make a fool of herself. To their surprise, before long she's married to someone with even more power and status! She thinks going north to study is a reluctant choice, made after weighing her options —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Bai Xiaxia once traveled through the 70s, but her engagement was broken off. The neighbors were all waiting to see her laugh, but they didn't expect that she would marry a more powerful person in a blink of an eye! She thought that going north to study was because she was forced to weigh the pros and cons, but she didn't know that it was someone who took every step and worked hard. What I didn't expect was that after marriage, I would be pampered by my diplomat husband!

29. 329 迪 Lovers in Dubai 迪拜恋人 Jiu Che酒澈Modern Romance394k WordsCompleted Dubai, veiled in luxury and clamor. I came here with a heart full of dreams and passion, and unexpectedly fell in love with an Arab man. He was handsome, witty, and stubborn. After a kiss in the desert stirred our hearts, I quietly gave him mine. When we met again, he said, “I already have a wife, but Allah allows me to marry four women.” I refused to stay and become his second wife, but he kept pressing me, refusing to let go. Clashing beliefs, rejection from his family, longing and confusion a 27Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    These are all relatively realistic.

30. 330 女 The Female Bank President's Last Resort 女行长的穷途末路 Xu Ci珝慈Modern Romance102k WordsCompleted A teller's act of withholding checks toppled the first domino in the bank run at Yunhai City Commercial Bank. Though bank president Ma Yuquan fought desperately to contain the crisis, she ultimately could not counter the enormous fallout from the sudden disappearance of the bank's major shareholder and the head of its controlling rural bank. Ma Yuquan sensed the situation was full of hidden twists and turns, yet never revealed the secret of who she had been with during her brief disappearance, w 794Reads9.3Score105Shelves

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    Realistic themes, that's what banks were like at that time.

31. 331 暮 Beneath the Dusk 暮色之下 Vast浩瀚Mystery265k WordsCompleted She is a rookie reporter who is determined to expose evil and root out darkness. No matter how many obstacles stand in her way, no matter how close she comes to death, she never stops. He is the most dangerous undercover agent behind enemy lines in the borderlands. Though surrounded by desire and sin, he stays true to himself, all for the day he can clear away the clouds and bring the criminal syndicate's many crimes into the open. Driven by their convictions, they set out along the same road, w 1.6kReads9.4Score204Shelves
32. 332 风 The Playboy and the Five Golden Flowers 风流之子与五朵金花 Thirteen of Me十三个我Urban420k WordsCompleted [Completed] If you happened to click on this, please read a few more pages, or even a few dozen, and help boost my stats. Thanks for your support! This is the story of a group of people who came from elsewhere to work and put down roots in Zhuhai. They fall in love, get married, buy homes, and have children. The first half covers their lives up to marriage. The second half explores marriage, human nature, changes in society, and growing up in middle age. This novel has a calm and gentle tone, pe 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can try mine, it's very realistic

33. 333 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Coins Rain Down Wherever I Go 重生七零之到处爆金币 Shi Nian柿唸Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted Golden finger + period setting + transmigrate into a book + fictional world + cozy everyday life Shan Yi always thought his luck was perfectly ordinary: Not too good, not too bad, just middling. Who knew he'd wake up one day to find he'd transmigrated, becoming the child of a superhero mom from a period novel? He has eight siblings, more than the Calabash Brothers. Even stranger, anything can drop gold coins. If he hadn't gotten hurt and bled, he really would have thought he was playing a game. 439Reads6.6Score—Shelves
34. 334 烟 The Scent of Smoke, the Love of My Life 烟味，至爱 Love the Smell of Smoke至爱烟味Modern Romance101k WordsCompleted In the most secret of places, there are the most desperate yearnings and the most sincere love. She can play along with a situation yet loves with all her heart. Clever and perceptive, she is also sharp-edged and fearless. Her arrival brings the sweetest feelings to the darkest of places! He is wealthy beyond measure, yet guilty beyond forgiveness. Long since disillusioned with the world, he has lost all hope. But she shines like a brilliant sun, piercing the despair at the bottom of his heart a —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
35. 335 七 The 1970s: My Father, the Literary Giant 七零之我的文豪父亲 Ji Wa'er吉娃儿Modern Romance353k WordsOngoing [Historical era + actors + literary master + not a mainstream Tomato style + not an over-the-top wish-fulfillment story + everyday career-building] Read with caution if this isn't your thing. This book is also known as: "After My Father, a Yenching University Professor, Returned to the City, I Became a World-Class Best Actress"; "A Lie-Fat Life, Carried by Two Entertainment Industry Titans"; "The Seventies: A Reborn Father and His Transmigrated Daughter's Career Diary"; "The Seventies: A Pioneer 597Reads—Score107Shelves

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    Times Entertainment's Tomato Clear Flow is a non-intellectual and brainless show. It's a bit slow at the beginning, but the career path is very fast. There are not many top quality products and they will be released soon. Writer + movie queen, career line is the main focus. The writing is very good, not AI

36. 336 站 At the Crossroads of Love and Marriage 站在爱与婚姻的十字路口 A Heart Born of Clear Skies and Gentle Breezes光风霁月自生怀Modern Romance153k WordsCompleted “Yu Meiren: Written on a Visit to My Alma Mater” “After many years, I return to the place where I studied, and memories drift on the gentle breeze. I recite poems by the stone boat until moonlight shines, while rippling waters reflect green silhouettes. Though I have come here, my heart remains; I wave goodbye and take my leave. How many kindred spirits can one find in life? Even after roaming the ends of the earth, I still think of my classmates.” Xu Ming combined the refined pleasures of a man 5Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    A story about campus and workplace marriage and love, realistic modern writing, and beautiful.

37. 337 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 209Reads—Score107Shelves

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    Looking for a story that is realistic, not suspended, and refuses to have a tough start? This book is a must! It is based on real experiences and describes the whole process of the county youth from being a proud son to wandering on the edge of life. There is no change of destiny, no forced counterattack, and no ruthless script for a tough start. There are only real struggles of academic decline, emotional frustration, and career obstacles. Every step of development is in line with the logic of reality, and it reads like a real life record.

38. 338 大 Daring to Act 大胆作为 Ah Shuilan阿水兰Modern Romance277k WordsCompleted She was as beautiful as a celestial maiden. Raised in a remote mountain village, she became famous far and wide for her beauty, but she was neither delicate nor dependent on men. With an excellent memory, high emotional and intellectual intelligence, and a stubborn refusal to give up, she carved out a place for herself in the world. She studied opera, ran a stall, worked odd jobs, and did business, eventually making her mark in the commercial world. Because of her unusual birth, her life was far 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Realistic period writing, super beautiful and full of philosophy of life.

39. 339 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 —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 340 弹 The Bullet Comments Say I'm the Heroine's Terrible Sister-in-Law 弹幕说我是女主极品嫂子 Wei Daluan魏大鸾Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted The Comments Say I'm the Heroine's Terrible Sister-in-Law —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Realistic enough! All the protagonists in it are not perfect characters.

41. 341 站 At the Crossroads of Fate 站在命运的十字路口 Zhang Guofu张国富Urban243k WordsCompleted This book explores Standing at the Crossroads of Fate through five major sections. 1. Fleeing for Their Lives: This section recounts how the protagonist Sun Shigui’s grandparents left their landlord’s household to make a life of their own amid the hardships of the old society, and how, after enduring countless trials during the War of Resistance Against Japan, they fled all the way from Nanjing to Shiqi Village and finally settled there. 2. A Life of Hardship: This section follows the many hards 55Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A completely realistic book, would you like to read it? The books recommended below are not... Time travel... Rebirth... Sudden wealth... Soft sweetness... Rich family... CEO... Cultivation of immortals and other cool novels. If you are not interested, stop here~. "Standing at the Crossroads of Destiny"‌This novel shows the protagonist Sun Shigui's many choices at the crossroads of destiny through his life experience. From family changes, growing up hardships, to emotional twists and turns, and work challenges, Sun Shigui faces difficult choices at every critical moment. His story is a profound reflection on the impermanence of life and ill-fated fate, as well as a celebration of persistence and courage. "Jingmengjue" is an urban-themed novel that explores inner awakening and self-awareness. It revolves around the career and emotional experiences of the protagonist Gao Yangming. Through the alternating narrative of dreams and reality, it reveals the dilemma of modern people who excessively pursue external goals and neglects inner growth, and advocates the realization of spiritual awakening through self-awareness.

42. 342 镜 Awakening from a Mirror Dream 镜梦觉 Zhang Guofu张国富Urban119k WordsCompleted What is a dream? Is it an illusion, an extension of reality from the tangible to the intangible, another “distorted” reflection of life, or perhaps all of these? And what is a mirror dream? I think it is a process of introspection: by observing, examining, and reflecting on dreams, one comes to an understanding and is then able to see what kind of person “I” ought to be. This book explores the theme “See as it is, think as it is, act as it is” through three main sections: Mirror Dream, Looking 30Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 343 重 Reborn in the 1970s: After Divorcing, I Cleared Out My In-Laws’ Home and Went to the Countryside 重生七零：离婚搬空婆家去下乡 Laughing Mad Sword狂剑笑Modern Romance638k WordsOngoing [1970s Setting, Rebirth Power Fantasy, Spirit Spring Space, Making a Fortune, Miracle Doctor, Revenge] Synopsis: On the sixteenth day of her marriage, Xiao Mandong grabbed a thermos full of boiling water and smashed it over her cheating husband and widowed sister-in-law on the bed! In her previous life, she had given everything to support the Lu family, only to have her child switched, her loved ones die tragically, and herself left to die alone with terminal lung cancer. Reborn, she refused to 5.4kReads6.5Score602Shelves

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    Guaranteed realism! Beautiful!

44. 344 律 Seeking the Way in the Legal World 律界问道 Half a Scholar半个书生Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Comeback and growth + charming lawyer + mysteries surrounding cold cases + officialdom and workplace + wits and will] He turns his life around, with Death brushing past him several times. A string of cold cases remain shrouded in mystery... 591Reads—Score108Shelves

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    Growth, counterattack, love, mystery, mystery!!!!!!!!!

45. 345 儿 The Rules of the Children's Home 儿女家的规矩 Uncle Wang Tells Stories王叔说故事Modern Romance178k WordsCompleted To help their children raise the grandchildren, a couple in their sixties were forced to live apart. From the day Zhao Youlin moved to the city to help care for his son's child, he became a “guest” in his son's home. A man from a small town, he couldn't fit into life in the big city. He had to speak softly, keep the TV muted, and even watch his son's expression before giving his grandson a piece of meat... Though Zhao Youlin was careful about everything, he still couldn't avoid falling into conf 10.7kReads8.4Score535Shelves

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    Realistic, absolutely realistic

46. 346 熬 She Outlived the Other Woman, Then Was Reborn 熬死小三，她又重生啦 Meow, Meow猫啊咪啊Modern Romance557k WordsOngoing [Not a palace-intrigue novel, not a farming novel: the heroine's growth and the redemption of a life.] Bai Chunyu had a miserable life in her previous life. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the 1970s, before any of those tragedies had happened! She decisively cut ties with her family, severing them once and for all. She would protect her genius little daughter with her life. Her family's ancestral silver bangle concealed a pocket dimension, stocked to the brim with supplies. S 150Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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47. 347 重 Back to the 1990s: I'm Done Being a Good Girl 重回九零，不做乖乖女 Meow, Meow猫啊咪啊Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted Comedy + Inspirational Youth + Reborn and Doted on by Everyone + Healing] Completed. He Laifa still hasn’t woken up. No one knows if she ever will, but her passion, her hard work, her determination, and her kindness and intelligence have all affected the people around her. The people of Yangjiatun will never forget her. The people of Hejiabao will never forget her. He, and all the others, keep striving in their own posts, shining brightly. She is strength. She is hope. She is their 161Reads8.9Score—Shelves
48. 348 泣 The Blood-Tear Tung Blossoms 泣血油桐花 Shui Wenqiu水问秋Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing In the 1970s, Zhao Zhicheng was an older bachelor. Because he had one disabled leg and came from a dirt-poor family, the women from the surrounding villages all refused to marry him. In the end, he married Yan Wenyin, a woman of similar age who also had one disabled leg. From then on, the fates of these two determined people, each with a physical disability, were bound tightly together! That year, he said, “My left leg is lame, and Xiaoyin’s right leg is lame. Put us together, and don’t we make 2.5kReads—Score202Shelves

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49. 349 金 The Award-Winning Nanny Reborn with a Professor's Book Collection! 金牌保姆带教授藏书重生啦！ Meow, Meow猫啊咪啊Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn + family bonds + everyone’s favorite + healing + mystery] The main story is complete, with some bonus chapters in the works. Feel free to dive in. Lin Chuyi was a top-tier caregiver who spent more than a decade looking after an elderly professor and his wife. They treated her like their own daughter. Before they died, they left her an inheritance and a jade pendant, which sent her back to the age of eighteen. The pendant is a key, and the library is a space connecting her past and future 520Reads9.2Score100Shelves
50. 350 从 From a Rural School Dropout to a Dream-Chasing Writer 从农村辍学青年到写作逐梦人 Setting Out at Dawn朝光启程Urban111k WordsCompleted An autobiographical story of humble beginnings, dropping out of school in the countryside, working one’s way up, and the ordinary lives of people at the bottom of society. A story of everyday people and the coming of age of those born in the 1980s and 1990s. This is the true account of a young man born in the 1990s who left school after junior high and fought to make something of himself. From the wounds inflicted by his family in childhood to the rough, thorny road he traveled, his life from th 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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