Looking for Relaxing, Cozy Novels with an Easygoing Daily-Life Feel That Stay Enjoyable 求悠闲，日常耐看，温馨，让人放松心情的小说

1. 901 回 A Smile Over the Shoulder 回眸一笑 Running East and West东奔西顾Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted Even at the age of twenty, Xiao Ziyuan already carried himself with a reserved, refined elegance. Did he have something on his mind? In truth, there was something he had kept buried in his heart for years, something he had never told anyone. More precisely, that thing might have been just a name: Sui Yi. The sun that day was so bright it made his eyes ache. Xiao Ziyuan’s head throbbed dizzily, yet he recognized her at a glance. Her smiling face was still as vivid as in his memory, and only then 121Reads9.4Score—Shelves
2. 902 相 After a Blind Date, She Marries a Rugged Man and Becomes the Village Belle's Darling 相亲嫁给糙汉后，村花被娇宠上天 Autumn Is Long秋很长Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1970s + Devoted Husband + Raising Kids + Striving] Qin Hui never imagined anything so bizarre could happen to her: she transmigrated to the 1970s! Looking at the drab yellow-mud house and meals with no meat three times a day, Qin Hui couldn’t help thinking: When will this life without meat or pretty clothes ever end? This is too hard! Luckily, Heaven arranged a husband for her. Qin Hui never expected that after marrying the rough-hewn man by her side, he would spoil her rotten. 11.7kReads8.9Score727Shelves
3. 903 七 The Only Daughter of the 1970s 七零年代独生女 Orange Orange Orange Orange橘橘橘橘子Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book, no System, no pocket dimension.] [Period setting + farming + serving the motherland + technical expertise] A researcher who loves and hates fiercely versus a reborn diplomat Yu Yue fell asleep in the bath and woke up in the 1970s, as the only child in her family. First, there was her timid mother, who was willing to work herself to the bone for her family. Then there was her father, spoiled by his family and utterly self-centered. Timid Mom: “Let’s see anyone try 17.8kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
4. 904 跟 Exploring the Sword Sect with Song Yun 跟着宋芸逛剑宗 Ji Luoyang i季落杨iAncient Romance212k WordsOngoing She saw that the mighty Sword Sect wasn’t made up solely of deities who wielded their swords among the clouds. These seemingly ordinary signs of everyday life were what held up the celestial splendor atop Yun Yin Mountain, giving the words “Sword Sect” their enduring vitality. Atypical xianxia | Healing | An Ideal Life Told from Song Yun’s perspective. Ensemble cast, no angst, cozy everyday life. There may be romance. It depends on what the characters want. There will be some BL content in —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   ✨✨I highly recommend this lighthearted and stress-relieving novel that I recently read. The story progresses logically, with constant plot twists and well-developed characters. I really like the main character. You won't be able to put it down once you start reading, and you'll want more.

5. 905 大 Great Tang: A Time-Traveling Best Friend and the Little Princess Jinyang! 大唐：超时空，闺蜜晋阳小公主！ Splashing Ink to Brew Tea泼墨煮茶Historical1.6M WordsCompleted [The Daily Life of Princess Li Mingda of Jinyang + Two-Way Time Travel + No System + Beloved Little Darling + Princess Changle!] A time-crossing mirror connects the Tang Dynasty to the 21st century, bringing Princess Li Mingda of Jinyang and Xiao Ran together across time and space. The little princess now has hand warmers, hot-water bottles, thermal underwear, down jackets, sweaters, and more to get through the bitter Tang winter... As a little foodie, she naturally needs all kinds of candy, pas 29.5kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves

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   A heartwarming story about a girl whose own mirror can travel back to the Tang Dynasty and meet a two-year-old foodie princess from Jinyang. The female lead is incredibly cute.

6. 906 八 The Only Daughter of the 1980s 八十年代独生女 The Tiger That Doesn't Show Its Claws不发威的老虎Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted Lin Zhizhi was born in 1980. The good news was that both her parents worked at state-owned factories. The bad news was that they gave up their secure jobs and headed south to find work. Her mother got a factory job, and her father started working on construction sites. Later, they started a small business and brought Lin Zhizhi to live with them. Little by little, she realized she’d become a rich kid. Told from the heroine’s perspective, this is the story of her parents starting a business in th 12.1kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
7. 907 顶 The Top Tycoon's Only Love: The Little Couch Potato 顶级大佬独宠小咸鱼 Watermelon Takes a Little Nap西瓜发会儿呆Modern Romance312k WordsOngoing A sharp-witted, scheming older man × a clearheaded, contented little slacker [Ensemble cast of a wealthy family + vastly different circumstances + restrained devotion + slow-burn romance + both leads are each other’s first and only + slice of life + powerful families] Who could have guessed? A melodramatic rich-family story, deleted long ago, spreads throughout the circles of the most powerful families. Ordinary Su Mo inexplicably becomes the center of attention among the elite. Testing, pre 34Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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   The author updates very leisurely.

8. 908 听 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水Urban186k WordsOngoing Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 757Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A heartfelt piece from a bygone era, a warm song played in the Wind-Listening Pavilion. The most ordinary of scenes are those of everyday life; who can truly soothe the extraordinary heart of a man?

9. 909 穿 Reborn as the Abusive Novel’s Male Lead’s Mother 穿成虐文男主他妈 The Little Cat Fell Asleep小猫睡了Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Short story contest] [Foodie fiction] [A sweet little treat] Overnight, she transmigrates into a book with a baby in her belly whose father is unknown. On closer inspection, the baby turns out to be the male lead from the tragic novel she read before. He's a poor little thing whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. Penniless, Ding Sha relies on her excellent cooking skills to become the food goddess of a construction site. Spicy diced chicken, cured pork with garlic 29.8kReads9.6Score3.4kShelves

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   At the beginning, the female lead is pregnant. She sells boxed lunches at a construction site, while her husband is in prison for taking the blame for someone else. He confesses his pregnancy and comes back to find her, and they open a restaurant together. Definitely don't watch it at night; there are lots of delicious dishes, and the young couple are both excellent cooks.

10. 910 断 After I Stopped Updating, the Prince Regent Dragged Me into the Book 断更后我被摄政王拽进了书里 Nine Salted Duck Eggs九颗咸鸭蛋Ancient Romance381k WordsCompleted [Possessive, villain, lighthearted, hilarious, sweet romance] Mo Li transmigrates into a book, dragged into the novel she wrote by the Prince Regent and turned into a little silver snake? To get back to her own world, she decides to kill the villain, Lu Ya, and fast-forward straight to the ending. But later she realizes that beauty is dangerous, especially male beauty! After spending every day together, Lu Ya starts looking at her in a very different way. ~ Lu Ya can hear the snake’s thoughts. S 1.7kReads9.2Score306Shelves

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    This is a lighthearted, slice-of-life story that's quite relaxing. The female lead transmigrates into the body of a small snake, who can heal the male lead's ailments. She's often a chatterbox, constantly talking about traveling or eating delicious food, and the male lead tries his best to satisfy her every whim. Once, she even fell asleep in a lotus pond, bringing it to life for him. Through their daily interactions, the male lead falls in love with her.

11. 911 桃 The Peach Blossom Demon’s Tale 桃妖传 Pigeons Love Grapes白鸽爱吃葡萄Ancient Romance563k WordsCompleted 674Reads8.9Score102Shelves

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    A fantasy novel with no romantic pairing, featuring a female protagonist who travels and cultivates immortality. The female protagonist is a peach blossom spirit enlightened in an ancient temple, single-mindedly seeking the Dao and wandering far and wide. She has a small courtyard in a peach grove on a sacred mountain, where peach blossoms bloom year-round, red ribbons are tied to the trees, and peach blossom wine is buried beneath them. She meditates and comprehends the Dao in the peach grove—it's beautiful, very beautiful, a simple yet flavorful, exquisitely detailed description. Completed!

12. 912 幻 Master of Illusions 幻戏师 Jin Chenyang今晨阳Urban148k WordsOngoing Traditional Illusion Arts × Urban Underworld × Psychological Trickery × Deadly Protection [A Cure for a Reading Slump] This isn't a mindless power fantasy, and the villains aren't idiots! Every illusion is a life-or-death gamble, and every act of trust is a knife to the heart. From the sole survivor of a family massacre to a “fixer,” how does someone walking a tightrope between rules and human nature become the one who makes the rules? “They taught me that magic tricks fool the eyes. My dad said —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Some people uphold the rules and protect each other with their lives, while others will stop at nothing to keep the secret. As the boy grows up, he slowly realizes that his parents' deaths were not an accident, and that the fire was just the beginning. He must carry the truth and hatred and finish the path that his parents did not finish.

13. 913 相 My Blind Date Is a Little Flirtatious 相亲对象有点撩 Wang Yuer王玉儿Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [Complete] Sweet romance + one-on-one romance + no angst + both leads are each other's first and only The male lead has a huge contrast in personality! From the start, he sees right through the heroine, but later he stops analyzing her altogether! If the first 11 chapters are awkward, the next 157 are that sweet! PART 1 Su Qiuli: “I want to find a man who has a mind of his own.” Fu Qixing: “I don't have a mind of my own. Just listen to your wife and you'll be fine.” PART 2 Su Qiuli: “I want to f 1.1kReads9.3Score161Shelves

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    Both of these are modern books, worth checking out. They don't have any seductive plots or clichéd storylines, and the writing is smooth and flowing. I've gotten to the point where I'm judging authors based on their writing style now! [Facepalm][facepalm][facepalm]

14. 914 女 A Novelist Becomes a Housekeeper 女作家去做保姆 Su Laosan素老三Modern Romance5.0M WordsOngoing This is a story about a housekeeper in Northeast China. A female writer can’t write anything new, and her pension is meager, so she applies for a part-time housekeeping job at an employer’s home. She works there nervously and carefully, afraid of making a mistake and getting scolded by her employer. At the employer’s home, she meets all kinds of people, different housekeepers and all sorts of employers. Her employer is chivalrous and generous, but also gets caught up in petty everyday matter 34.9kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves

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    Leisurely and enjoyable to read, humorous and lighthearted everyday life. A female writer retires at 50 but can no longer write. With a pension of only ¥1000, she has no choice but to work as a nanny in an employer's home, where she encounters all sorts of people and unexpectedly finds true love.

15. 915 公 My Company Refuses to Pay, So I Fight Back 公司赖账我反击 One Hundred and Twenty-Five Digital Units干一石数字Urban244k WordsCompleted I simply fronted 9,999 yuan for a proposal on behalf of my company. My manager said to pay it first and claim reimbursement later. The company used the project, but then said I hadn't gotten approval. When my contract expired, they pressured me into signing a blank form, trying to make it look like I'd left “for personal reasons” and “resigned voluntarily.” Worse, they told prospective employers during background checks that I'd had a dispute over expenses, was difficult to communicate with, and 64Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    From being owed money for the project he advanced, to being blamed when he resigned, and then to the malicious comments during the background check, he gradually saw the company's true colors. Originally, he just wanted his money back, but now he's determined to use all the materials he's prepared, including chat logs, payment receipts, and social security details, to hold the company accountable for its actions.

16. 916 玫 Roses Are More Than Just Thirsty 玫瑰不止渴 Dao Dao Rou刀刀柔Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted |Completed| Content warning: “best friend” means a male best friend| [Sweet girl and a refined, two-faced scoundrel, nine-year age gap, both inexperienced] After going to extraordinary lengths, Ruan Sui finally gets into law school. She thinks she and her upperclassman are destined to end up together. Instead, along with her acceptance letter comes an invitation to his wedding. He walks down the aisle before her, and right behind him, she ends up walking straight into the bridal chamber. After t 3.7kReads9.4Score619Shelves
17. 917 辞 After Quitting My Job and Returning to the Village, the Big Shot Next Door Carried Me Home 辞职回村后，被隔壁村大佬抱回家 Peeled Grapes葡萄没皮Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted [A CEO Returns Home to Invest + A Carefree Little Bunny Seeking a Peaceful Retirement + The Slow, Gentle Pace of Rural Life] Jiang Zao was a hard-working wage slave. After graduating, she spent three years working as a substitute elementary school teacher in Z City. It looked like she worked from seven in the morning to six at night, but she was swamped with work and paid a pittance. She promptly quit and returned to her hometown. There, she discovered that the village heartthrob next door was i 9.5kReads7.5Score1.2kShelves

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    The female protagonist worked as a teacher for three years, but the pay was low and the work was exhausting. She decisively quit and went home, filming food videos every day. She noticed that the handsome guy from the next village was looking at her strangely, and they naturally started dating.

18. 918 说 We Agreed to Be Couch Potatoes Together, So How Did You Become a Powerful Minister? 说好一起当咸鱼，你却成了权臣？ A Smile Erases Old Grudges 11展颜消宿怨11Historical774k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Great Wu Dynasty, Chu Xiu has just one dream: find a rich woman and become a happy, carefree live-in son-in-law. He tells his wife that “hard work means getting things for free,” convinces his father-in-law that “lying flat is the righteous way,” and even secretly teaches the emperor how to “slack off responsibly.” He thinks he’ll soon be kicked out and can enjoy life with his severance pay. But somehow, his wife becomes the richest woman in the land, his father-in-la 226Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Chu Xiu, a son-in-law who wanted to live a life of ease and comfort, never expected his wife to become a female tycoon. He taught her how to slack off, and she taught him how to fall in love. From a contractual marriage to 'I can't live without you,' in this game of marriage first, love later, he lost willingly—it turns out his transformation was all for a kiss." [Already hooked]

19. 919 我 I Quietly Became the Biggest Boss in the Beginner's Village 我在新手村悄悄苟成了大BOSS Qing Shan Ge青衫格Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing He transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation, where people kill for treasure, scheme against one another, and demonic beasts roam everywhere... No, the outside world is too dangerous. Better to stay put and quietly cultivate in the beginner village. 65.2kReads8.5Score4kShelves

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    It seems like he's the only one left in the male-oriented genre [facepalm]

20. 920 我 I Gave the Mute CEO Talk Therapy, and the Whole Family Was Stunned 我给哑巴总裁做话疗，豪门全懵了 Lu Chi鹿迟Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted “Chatty Little Sun Heroine × Mute Powerhouse in a High Position, Married First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good Daily Life” Sang Lu awakened to the truth. In the original story, she was a vicious sister-in-law from a wealthy family. She despised her mute husband, teamed up with awful relatives to swindle her own family, and did every kind of wicked thing. Her husband ignored her, her younger brothers-in-law slapped her, and she met a tragic end. “Wait, was I the huge idiot all along?” Abs 53.7kReads9.5Score6.8kShelves

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    [A talkative, sunny female lead x a powerful, mute tycoon; marriage of convenience followed by love + sweet, satisfying romance + lighthearted slice-of-life] Just finished reading this new book! It's super good! The female lead is a chatterbox, constantly entertaining herself in front of the male lead ✨, gradually getting him used to her "noisy" nature. In the end, the male lead, who has mutism, recovers ദ്ദി˶•̀֊<)✧. The interactions between the male and female leads are very sweet ❤️, their relationship develops naturally, not quickly, without any melodramatic plot twists. It leans towards slice-of-life, and the writing is quite good. I loved it! Highly recommended! 👍

21. 921 在 Are You There? Got Time to Destroy the World? 在吗？有没有空来毁灭世界？ CR ZifengCR紫枫Anime Fanfiction3.4M WordsOngoing (Set in the Previous Era. All the familiar characters are counterparts from other timelines. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel! The only officially designated heroine is all the beauty in this world!) Honkai... Just how devastating a calamity is it? In the middle of it, you can't even find anyone you want to save. This is a story destined to end in failure. Perhaps everything will be buried beneath the sands of time. 18.6kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves
22. 922 兽 Sweet Romance in the Beast World: The Alluring Beauty Who Craves Touch 兽世甜宠：娇媚美人患有渴肤症 Hua Lun花伦Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Beast world + sweet romance + no female rivalry + sweet romance + devoted to his mate + 1Vn] Ning Xi suffers from a skin-hunger disorder. On a mountain hike, she steps into thin air and transmigrates to a world of beastfolk, where she starts off hanging from a giant tree with a hollow big enough for a whole apartment. In the beast world, males far outnumber females, and females are treated exceptionally well. Females help one another. The males all get top marks for good husband behavior. Givin 9.1kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves

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    A heartwarming slice-of-life story set in a beast world, friendly to women with no female rivalry, featuring multiple male leads. The female lead chooses her favorite male lead and then goes on a honeymoon to find delicious food – a novel premise.

23. 923 一 A Blossom, A Cup of Wine, An Immortal Life 一花一酒一仙人，亦眠亦醉亦长生 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [This book is also known as The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring] [The print edition of The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring goes on sale at 7 p.m. on November 15!] [Immortality + taking disciples + no female lead + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers] When your master serves food, you spin the table; when your master chants a spell, you chatter away. When your master rests, you sing; when your master sleeps in, you bang on a pot. Your master is immortal, but your life is short; your master 199.2kReads9.5Score24.5kShelves
24. 924 小 The Lane’s Secret Plum Blossom Romance 小巷人家之暗嗅青梅 Orange Who Loves Pears爱吃梨的橙子Female-Channel Fanfiction670k WordsCompleted The childhood friends-to-lovers story in A Lane in the Sun is now updating with the characters as children, too. You can search for it, babies! “I would brave the next storm for you.” “My heart cries out that it loves you.” ✶ “My every desire, both for pleasure and for a life together, is you.” “Let’s get married.” ✶ A cotton mill renovated a lane into housing for its employees, and three families moved into the end of the lane... The struggle between family and love, the budding of friendship i 1.9kReads8.7Score101Shelves

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    Original story featuring the female lead and her childhood sweetheart Xiang Pengfei. No system, no cheat codes, just sweet slice-of-life romance.

25. 925 穿 I Became a Middle-Aged Princess Consort, and Dashing Is My Style 穿成中年王妃，飒爽才是我个性 Jing Si Yi荆四一Ancient Romance423k WordsCompleted Feel-good comedy + absurd palace intrigue + absurd household drama + the leads don't fall in love Young Gu Xinrou transmigrates into the body of a middle-aged princess consort. Her husband, Prince Jin, is a notorious flirt with seven concubines, and he even brings his mistress home. Unable to leave, Gu Xinrou refuses to put up with any misery and takes an unconventional approach: every day, she wants to beat up the prince. If she's unhappy, they fight it out. Facing the crowd, Gu Xinrou gives a 5.5kReads9.1Score538Shelves

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    A very interesting story. The male and female leads don't have a romantic relationship, but they're very compatible, which I found quite endearing. The plot consists of everyday life scenes, but the characters are well-developed. It's a pleasant and stress-relieving read, highly recommended.

26. 926 系EN Immortality System: I Outlived Everyone 系统赋我长生，我熬死了所有人 One Durian No. 3一只榴莲3号Eastern Fantasy5.6M WordsOngoing Observing the love and hatred of cultivators across the river of time from a perspective beyond life itself. He left a modest little town and entered the wondrous world of cultivation. His journey sped up and slowed down, moving forward or stopping to rest, but he never stopped walking. The Age of Declining Dharma, the Age of Emperors, the Age of Dark Turmoil… He appeared in every age, and the only thing he could do was watch old friends die with his own eyes, then see them off to their grave 575.4kReads9.4Score59.5kShelves
27. 927 放 I Gave Up Grad School for a Little Shop, Then Found the Campus Belle in Dire Straits 放弃保研开小店，却捡到落难校花 Superfluid Ramen超流体拉面Urban1.2M WordsOngoing (One heroine + everyday campus life + no System + ensemble cast + slow pace) After four years at a prestigious university, Lu Shen gave up the graduate recommendation he had already secured and rented a little shop just outside the school gates. “Lu Shen, why does nobody come to your shop?” “Don't ask. The location's bad, that's all.” “Lu Shen, why does your shop keep losing money?” “What do you know? Running a shop is a hobby. Can you put a price on a hobby?” Then one day, a girl so pretty it w 32.7kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves

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    There aren't many books like this on Red Persimmons that are well-written and feature slice-of-life scenes and ensemble casts. At least in my personal opinion, I highly recommend them. (Recommended by veteran bookworms)

28. 928 兽 Beast World: Are All You Big Tigers This Clingy? 兽世：你们大老虎都那么粘人吗 Rong Yu榕榆Two Male Leads898k WordsCompleted [One-on-one + two male leads + beast world + transmigrate + sweet romance + System + happy ending] Veterinarian Jiang Sui'an died in an incident involving an angry patient, and when he opened his eyes again, he was dangling in midair above an enormous fluffy creature. Jiang Sui'an: “???!!!!” Where the heck have I ended up? Hu Bai was overjoyed. Not only had he completed his adult hunting trial ahead of schedule, he had also found an incredibly beautiful demi-beast. Luckily, now that he was an ad 7.9kReads9.1Score962Shelves

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    These are the kinds of things I watch when I'm relaxing; they're light and enjoyable. There's almost no point of contention [heart]. You can completely let go of your inhibitions and immerse yourself in each heartwarming and harmonious story [heart].

29. 929 八 Eighties: The Brocade-Blooming Supporting Lady Was Knocked in the Back by a Shooting Star 八零锦花开女配被流星撞了一下腰 Qing E Xi青莪兮Modern Romance328k WordsOngoing (Eighties setting, slice of life, raising a child, family and neighborhood affairs) (Steady emotions, no getting worked up, absolutely no stewing over things) (No pocket dimension, no System, no golden finger) (Ordinary male and female leads, heroine doesn't start a business but isn't short of money, ensemble cast, everything built from scratch) A shooting star streaked across the sky. Fang Heng knew she was a supporting character in someone else's story. With one light flap of the protagonist's 2.1kReads7.3Score245Shelves

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    Everyday heartwarming

30. 930 农 Everyday Ways to Prosper on the Farm 农家致富日常 Rain Falls Over Jiangnan江南雨纷纷Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted [Farming + Street Stalls + A Gentle Pace + Everyday Family Life] This is a warm and cozy farming story with no outrageous villains. It's a warm, funny daily-life story about a family focused on making money. There are no villains and no golden fingers. The main characters are ordinary people without any golden fingers, and the whole family works together to build a better life, with a focus on the gentle rhythms of everyday life. At daybreak, smoke rose from the chimneys of many homes in Peach B 13.1kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    This heartwarming slice-of-life farming novel has no awful characters or petty squabbles; the family and relatives are all harmonious and loving. Highly recommended!

31. 931 崩 Honkai Impact 3rd: The Strange Path Among the Stars 崩坏：星穹诡道 A Heart Like the Moon尘心如月Anime Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing [Honkai: Star Rail] [Honkai: Star Rail] [Honkai: Star Rail] The end of the Path spells doom. The stars are tainted by the uncanny, and the worlds are filled with savagery and madness. All the Aeons have become indescribable. Those who have lost themselves tread a dark path. The once-prosperous Xianzhou drifts in the abyss, while a train spanning the stars travels through the mysterious. Its destination... is an ultimate terror beyond the power of human language to describe! Ye Cang didn't get a 19.4kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves
32. 932 疯 She's Gone Mad! The Female Demon I Wrote Has Escaped From the Book 疯了！笔下女魔头从书里跑出来了 Why Not Be Free何必逍遥Urban1.3M WordsCompleted A bizarre story with one female lead. Yeah, it's just weird. The nine stars align once in a thousand years, and it's said that a miracle will happen. Su Yan, a writer, originally thought this so-called miracle wouldn't have anything to do with him. But who could have guessed that the number one female demon in his story would transmigrate out of the book! 2.8kReads8.8Score358Shelves

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    This is so heartwarming! The female demon from the novel by author Su Yan has actually transmigrated to the real world. This super arrogant and naive demon is just too adorable!

33. 933 重 Reborn in the 1990s: Yang Xiaojuan, Run! 重生九零：杨晓娟快跑 Dai Nong Hada呆农哈达Modern Romance161k WordsOngoing Also known as “Dump the Loser: My Market Stall Takes the City by Storm” Rebirth + face-slapping her ex-husband + ensemble cast + comedy + family squabbles + leisurely daily life + entrepreneurial success Back in the 1990s, Yang Xiaojuan kicks her mud-pit of a marriage to the curb. Trapped in that marriage and worn down by endless suffering in her previous life, she finally sees her ex-husband, Zhang Zhi, for who he is. The problem was never that one particular woman wasn’t good enough for him. N —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommending a 90s entrepreneurship novel + alleyway gossip. A ensemble piece, the everyday family life is so real, laughs galore, blood pressure soaring, multiple character storylines. The first few dozen chapters get better, and it gets more and more interesting as the ensemble unfolds. Two characters made me both laugh and curse. One is Zhang Zhi, the female lead's scoundrel from her past life. He's cowardly and loves to brag, calling his friends in the middle of the night to play mahjong… You get angry at him, but also curious to see how he'll pull off the next blunder. The other is the female lead's best friend, Xiaoyu. She was previously completely swayed by a man more than ten years her senior, but then a noodle shop owner named Awang pursued her, using the excuse of his car breaking down to insist on staying overnight at her house, agreeing to share a blanket. In the middle of the night, this guy secretly tried to hug her… I laughed so hard! [Laughing]

34. 934 予 Getting Addicted to You 予你入瘾 Miaoyiyi妙仪仪Modern Romance242k WordsOngoing [The First Time] Lu Shiyan said to Su Wan with a cold expression, “This is the first time, and it'll be the last.” [Later] The second time, the third time... Su Wan cursed him furiously in her heart: What a bastard. Men really can't be trusted. Many years later, Lu Shiyan looked at Su Wan, asleep beside him, and sighed to himself: As expected, getting involved with the same woman more than three times really does lead to trouble. Su Wan thought she was just an unexpected episode in his life 685Reads—Score100Shelves

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    This is so good, go see it!

35. 935 多 Surely You Laugh at My Passion 多情应笑我 Jiu Xiaoqi酒小七Ancient Romance216k WordsCompleted Lin Fang has been disguised as a boy since childhood, and she can't help feeling helpless about it. Her household registration says she's male, so what can she do? But the secret she has sworn to protect is discovered by a young boy she accidentally rescues! Lin Fang thought she'd picked up a deadweight, but once the boy, Yun Weiming, regains his identity, she feels as if she's sitting on a mountain of gold. “Who would've thought! I've picked up all kinds of things before, but you're the most va 70.3kReads9.7Score9.3kShelves

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    These are relaxing novels with a lighthearted main plot, and they're the kind of stories that are lighthearted and easy to read. The first one was a mindless, feel-good novel, and it was short and easy. The later ones made me feel a gradual growth process, with themes of life's inevitable hardships and the need for self-cultivation. I found these novels to be quite relaxing for me.

36. 936 重 Those Days I Spent Reborn as a Cat 重生做猫的那些日子 Jituo Mimi吉托弥弥Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Devoted Love + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Healing] What should you do after being reborn as a fluffy little creature? Fall in love, of course! Lu Yu was reborn as a tabby cat. That’s right, a Chinese tabby, famously fierce in a fight. But the world is so beautiful that he doesn’t want to fight. He just wants to be a lazy cat who enjoys life, and help his human attract viewers during livestreams along the way. Then one day, a mighty black cat blocked his path and declared d 5.8kReads9.5Score699Shelves

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    No one can resist kittens; their sweet and heartwarming everyday moments are irresistible, and they won't turn you into a human.

37. 937 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 18.6kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves
38. 938 救 Help! I Became a Hot Mom with a Professor Husband and a Kid Who's Bad at School 救命！穿成辣妈，教授老公学渣娃 Hibiscus慕蓉花Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Faithful couples + transmigration + adorable kids + marriage first, love later + sweet romance + healing] At 21, Lan Jia got drunk and slept with Professor Su, a top student and a devastatingly handsome man. One night of passion led to a shotgun wedding. But at 28, she was literally angered to death while helping her son with his homework! Her 21-year-old self transmigrated into her 28-year-old body: Huh? Why is her husband so bad in bed?! And why does he keep wanting a second child? Two brilli 3.1kReads8.9Score188Shelves

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    Watchable, funny, heartwarming everyday life

39. 939 恶 The Wicked Beauty Takes Her Child with the Army, and the Tough Officer Spoils Her Tyrannically 恶美人带娃随军，硬汉军官霸道宠 Liu He He鎏鍙鍙Modern Romance661k WordsCompleted The score is a little low at first, but it’ll gradually go up! (Hormone-fueled, stoic and secretly passionate military officer x dazzling young heiress) [Transmigrate Into a Book + 1970s Era + Cozy Everyday Life + Sweet Romance + Everyone’s Favorite + Adorable Kids + Devoted Husband + Pocket Dimension] Beautiful, fair-skinned heiress Jiang Tinglan wakes up one day and finds herself transmigrated into a book as the wicked beauty, a supporting character in a period novel. She’s even brought along 1.9kReads8.8Score200Shelves

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    In both of these books, 🍀 the male and female leads quickly get together at the beginning, and the female leads are both incredibly beautiful, unmatched in terms of looks, and both are exceptionally confident with a clear understanding of themselves. 🌸 In the first book, the female lead already has two babies at the start, and she's a dancer working in a performing arts troupe—super beautiful! 🌸 In the second book, the female lead works as a broadcaster in a factory, also pursuing her passion! She's also pregnant at the beginning.

40. 940 山 The Little Town in the Mountains 山中的小镇 A Page from a Book Sent Among the Clouds寄云间一页书Urban224k WordsCompleted Ever since Grandma passed away, I haven't been home again. A place where someone is thinking of you is what makes a home. Zhang Cuihua once said that no matter where you go, just look up and you'll see the shadow of home, beyond the mountains, beyond the sea... 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Does anyone read rural leisure novels?

41. 941 大 The Compound’s Factory Beauty Has Been Snatched Up by the Villainous Capitalist Young Master! 大院厂花被反派资本家少爷拱了！ The Witch's Apple女巫的苹果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting, Beautiful but Miserable and Powerful Tycoon's Son + The Factory's Most Beautiful Woman, Friends with Benefits to Lovers, Face-Slapping and Striving in the Factory Compound, The Villainous Family's Loving Everyday Life] Bai Xiaotong finally found a chance to sleep with her childhood sweetheart. Only afterward did she realize she'd slept with the wrong man, and that this world wasn't real at all. It was merely a novel set in a bygone era. In this fictional world, her cousin was th 29kReads8.3Score3.5kShelves
42. 942 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 93kReads9.6Score12.4kShelves
43. 943 开 Opening an Idol Agency to Dominate Chinese Showbiz 开偶像公司称霸内娱 AT0MModern Romance442k WordsCompleted One-line pitch: If I can't be an idol, I'll be the boss who rules the industry! [Idols of all genders + ensemble cast + entrepreneurship + no romance] [A young person's dream is summer fireworks] After ten years as a trainee, Xu Jialan still failed to make her debut in the cutthroat world of show business. Furious, she packed up and went home to live off her parents as soon as her contract expired. She casually opened a dance studio to make ends meet, and somehow it became a hit. Was she born wi 4.6kReads9.3Score434Shelves
44. 944 从 From Maid to Noblewoman: I Refuse to Be a Concubine 从丫鬟到贵女：我不为妾 Lin Lingying林令滢Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing (The rating just came out, and it's slowly climbing~) [An ambitious heroine + the heroine isn't a saint] What do you do if your older sister is destined to become the infamous empress in the future? Si Yu's answer: stay alive. After transmigrating into a farm girl who has just been sold into servitude, the most important thing is learning how to be a good maid. After all, if you don't survive, how will you get to enjoy the poisoned blessings waiting for you in the future? Spoilers, take note: 1. 58kReads8.8Score9.8kShelves

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    I found both of these books rather bland, but the writing was excellent and they were easy to read. I finished both of them in one go; they were really good, but they're not finished yet.

45. 945 一 A River of Spring Water 一江春水 Si Lingqi司令漆Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted As someone who has been single since birth, Jiang Chunshui finally decides to experience the sweetness and heartbreak of romance before graduation. From young lecturers to freshmen on the sports teams, she thinks it over and decides to go big! So she sets her sights on Song Mingqing, an outstanding alumnus returning to campus to give a speech. With a man like him, no matter how you look at it, she’s the one who benefits. Her friend sighs at the news. “I don’t know much about the dating scene, bu 34.7kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves

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    A story with a slow and steady pace, where both the male and female leads have sound values, and the male lead won't stop the female lead from going further in life just because he loves her.

46. 946 簪 The Flower-Pinned Young Man 簪花少年郎 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted When they first met, Qiao Yanan mistook the young man's sex, taking the breathtakingly beautiful youth for a girl. Thinking they were both fellow sufferers in this world, she treated “her” with great warmth, stirring the young man's heart. Once his identity was revealed, Qiao Yanan asked him to pose as her fake fiancé for her own safety. Having fallen for a beautiful young woman, the boy's heart beat faster and faster. He gladly accepted his new fiancée and did everything he could to turn their 10.4kReads9.6Score1.6kShelves
47. 947 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 14.1kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    These two books are truly amazing; I didn't skip a single chapter! They're both incredibly good! [Thumbs up] They're so heartwarming and slice-of-life stories! Whenever I get tired of reading novels, I love reading these two to relax. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

48. 948 重 Reborn in the Hong Kong Entertainment Industry of the 1980s 重生八十年代在港娱乐圈 Leisurely March三月闲暇Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yin Xiao was reborn in Hong Kong in the 1980s. To find a job, she entered the Miss Hong Kong pageant and won the crown, launching her career in show business. She attended training classes, took bit parts, and played cannon fodder, steadily rising to become the leading lady. In the end, she became famous across mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, earning her place as an undisputed superstar. Even when Yin Xiao became the most influential film and television mogul of her era, people still call 11.9kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
49. 949 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 3kReads8.9Score307Shelves
50. 950 这 This Time, the Princess Sent for a Political Marriage Is a Dud 这届和亲的公主不行 Shi Jia石佳Ancient Romance130k WordsCompleted This is a modern story dressed in ancient garb, with each princess sent away for a political marriage representing a modern woman. Princess Chengjun, who switched careers to become a city-defense general, is a career-driven heroine. Princess Baihua, a homebody who avidly follows serialized stories, represents those of us who have read countless novels and cheered wildly for fictional characters. Princess Muyun, who loves money more than life, is a strong stepmother with a sharp tongue and a soft 357Reads9.6Score149Shelves

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