Any Novels That Feel a Little More Realistic? 有没有写的现实一点的小说

1. 851 风 Wild Chrysanthemums in the Storm 风雨中的野菊花 Shui Wenqiu水问秋Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted “The eldest gets doted on, the youngest gets spoiled, but the one in the middle suffers most!” In the late 1970s, under the weight of son preference and the pressure of family planning, Xiaojü was born in the middle. Her tragic life began from the moment she was born: an unwanted child, abandoned by both Heaven and Earth! When Xiaojü was four, the grandmother who had raised her passed away. In her final moments, Grandma told her that she had been born in a season when wild chrysanthemums were i 1.7kReads8.4Score150Shelves
2. 852 卡 Truck Driver 卡车司机 Writing a Masterpiece落笔成章Urban777k WordsCompleted [No System, no formulaic tropes, no mindless plot, ensemble cast, realistic style] At eighteen, Li Jianguo took the wheel. Over thirty bumpy years on the road, he witnessed the rough-and-tumble world of freight transport, its warmth and kindness, the glory and decline of state-owned enterprises, and life's triumphs and sorrows. Everyone around him lived through each turn of the times, together forming an epic of ordinary people. People from every class and every walk of life became unlikely lege 9.9kReads8.6Score926Shelves

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   A modern urban novel, a story about three generations, about how ordinary people view life.

3. 853 官 The Hidden Rules of Politics 官场暗格 Mist at the Heart's Tip迷雾心尖Urban396k WordsCompleted In July, Yun City sweltered under the heat. The resume of fresh graduate Lin Hao, much like the man himself, was trampled beneath the crowds at the job fair. Graduation led straight to unemployment, and reality weighed heavily on him, until one phone call opened a door: an internship at a subsidiary of the City Investment Group. A monthly salary of 1,750 yuan, with no guarantees and no promises. It was the only straw within reach in his desperate circumstances, and a dusty entrance to an entirel 325Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 854 苏 Su Chen's Rise from the Ashes 苏辰的逆袭人生 Chen Caijie陈彩洁Rural Life365k WordsCompleted A betrayal drove him and his mother to the brink of despair, making survival his sole obsession. He lay low in the dust, hiding every trace of his misery, and relied on sheer determination to push through every shadow in his path. The struggles no one knew about and the unexpected glimmers of light eventually helped him break free from the shackles of fate. His rise to power conceals too many untold stories. 41Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 855 重 Back to 1997: A Joyful Life 重回九七之欢乐人生 The Man Who Chases Madness追疯的汉子Urban313k WordsOngoing From an inexperienced boy to the bright years of youth, from fighting his way through the grueling college entrance exams to studying at the nation's top university, from a business novice to building a commercial empire, from obscurity to wielding power as a high-ranking official... Watch as young Sun Qingfeng grows step by step into a business tycoon who can turn the clouds with one hand and bring the rain with the other, and a senior official who clears every obstacle and commands the politic —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These books are all good, very realistic, and read with a sense of time and immersion. The floodgates of memories will be completely opened.

6. 856 换 The Husband Swap 换夫记 Nan Xiding南西丁Modern Romance411k WordsCompleted Xue Mingming married simply because she'd reached the right age, only to discover that her husband wasn't the right person for her. She settled into a life that felt like going through the motions. Then she crossed paths with Nie Qiyuan, a former high school classmate whose career was on the brink of bankruptcy and whose marriage was hanging by a thread, though neither recognized the other. How should these two married, middle-aged people handle their work, their lives, and their feelings??? A b 32kReads8.4Score3kShelves

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   This can be...

7. 857 逃 Escape from Marriage 逃离婚姻 Chen Caijie陈彩洁Modern Romance179k WordsCompleted With both parents dead and no family left, she thought she had found a man she could depend on. But he turned out to be a scoundrel after her inheritance. Her best friend and husband conspired behind her back, while her in-laws treated her like a servant. Even after giving birth to a son, she continued to live humbly in a marriage worse than death. It wasn't until he appeared that her inner world was turned upside down and the course of her life changed! 22Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 858 我 I Navigate Officialdom with Geology 我靠地质学纵横官场 Mist at the Heart's Tip迷雾心尖Urban254k WordsCompleted The top student Fang Jue had studied such an obscure field that, when he first entered government service, people dismissed him as a bookworm who knew all about mountains and rock formations but nothing about the real world. Then, on the eve of a once-in-a-century torrential downpour, he used his formidable expertise to issue a precise landslide warning despite withering skepticism. Overnight, the once-underestimated tech geek became the hero who saved 78 lives in the town. But behind the honors 27Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 859 闺 My Best Friend's Groom 闺蜜的新郎 Wisteria Blossom Brew紫藤花酿Marriage & Romance24k WordsCompleted My Best Friend's Groom 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Emotional story between urban men and women! Strong sense of reality, delicate writing style, read carefully and slowly! Recommend!

10. 860 醉 Drunken Dream Yao 醉梦瑶 In the Mortal World, Radiant and Lovely嫣然红尘里Urban1.2M WordsCompleted “If this fleeting life has a shore, I would cut the Milky Way into a betrothal gift, forge the setting sun into a golden hairpin, and embroider a hundred layers of mermaid silk into a love knot. I would place it in your hair, beneath the snow at your temples, the mist over your brows, and the spring in your eyes. May I pick up this red bean and plant it in your cloudlike hair, so that when spring comes, a thousand trees of longing will bloom?” “If time could be tied into knots, I would borrow ja 7Reads7.8Score—Shelves

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    In this book, the author uses his rich life experience and profound life insights to present a real world of fireworks and unforgettable love. The writing is beautiful and the emotions are delicate. If you don't believe me, read the article about the homesickness of fallen leaves returning to their roots: No matter how far you wander, the green tiles and white walls always appear in your dreams, and the fragrance of the soil in the fields always lingers in your nose. The bags that left home contained the mille-feuille cloth shoes sewn by my mother. Even in my old age, I still clutched the yellowed family tree. Not only my blood flowed through my veins, but also my everlasting concern for my homeland. Just like a migratory bird returning to its original nest after traveling thousands of miles, a wanderer spends his whole life looking for his way back. When his feet set foot on familiar land, the longing that spans the mountains and seas turns into an eternal refuge in the green smoke rising in front of the ancestral graves. Writing about love: I believe in you, not that you will always live in the clear sky, but that even if you fall into the mud and your clothes are covered with dust, you will still look back at me with the original sincerity in your eyes. Even if all the winds in the world blow against you and say you are careless or unbearable, I will stand in the wind and hold an umbrella for you and tell you, 'I recognize your original appearance and I believe you will not let me down'.

11. 861 华 A Dazzling Transformation 华丽蜕变 Chen Caijie陈彩洁Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Kindness needs an edge, and tolerance needs limits! Liu Xia, who grew up in the countryside, was too kind and always gave in. She missed two chances at true love, then stumbled into the wrong marriage and was tormented in a miserable relationship. Fortunately, the college sweetheart who had always loved her reappears, helping her see the error of her ways, escape her unhappy marriage, and open up a whole new chapter in her life! 5Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 862 别 Don’t Mess with Me, I’ve Got Connections in the Capital 别惹我，哥朝中有人 Mist at the Heart's Tip迷雾心尖Urban142k WordsCompleted I’m Lin Ce, a rookie at work. My boss publicly dumped the blame on me, pinning a three-million-yuan disaster on me so neatly there wasn’t a crack in it. Just as I was about to pack up and leave, my ancestral jade pendant suddenly grew hot: “Tsk, even those censors in the Wanli era cited chapter and verse when they framed someone. Your boss is way too crude.” Zhang Juzheng, Grand Secretary of the Ming dynasty, is living inside my jade pendant! From then on, being made a scapegoat? Not happening. 37Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 863 南 Tales of Nanyang’s Old Town 南阳老城往事 Feng Laojiu风老九Mystery137k WordsOngoing Memories of a bizarre and absurd era, somewhere in the 1980s and 1990s. A girl vanishes into thin air; two murders over a pair of corneas, with a condemned woman repaying her debt at the execution ground; a thousand-year-old pottery shard traps a rich heir for life; a murder in a narrow alley shrouded in mystery; a disfigured old man fishes for ghosts by the river; a family’s secret history spanning half a century... These stories offer more than an eerie atmosphere. They focus on the suffering, 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No routines, no systems, no cheats, no time travel, no rebirth, no pretense, nothing... Zero AI, pure handwriting by a living person. I am not doing a job that can make money, I am seriously writing a story book that can be read. If you are destined, take a closer look at the slow product. It doesn't matter if you are impatient. The mountains will not change. We are destined to meet again in the world. …

14. 864 飞 The Story of Fei Xin’s Daughter 飞新的女传 Light of New Ambition新励之光Modern Romance106k WordsCompleted [Marriage + Domestic Abuse + Divorce + Blind Date + Online Romance + Finding True Love + Sweet Romance + Silent Treatment] At twenty, Fei Xin was set up by her parents, went on a blind date, got married, suffered domestic abuse, and divorced. At twenty-three, she met an online boyfriend five years younger than her. They got married and had a child! Married Life + Sweet Romance + Silent Treatment —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is really realistic and adapted from

15. 865 中 The Delusional Mom's Career Makeover 中二妈妈职场变形记 Spicy Stew香辣乱炖11k WordsCompleted A Chuunibyou Mom's Workplace Makeover —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommend a career story.

16. 866 穿 The Woman in High Heels 穿高跟鞋的女人 Mist at the Heart's Tip迷雾心尖Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted Wen Xinzhu, born in the countryside, earns a place in the civil service through her own hard work and becomes a grassroots official in Taohua Town. She thinks that putting on high heels and securing a stable government job will bring her a peaceful life. But the world refuses to stay still. Inside this seemingly glamorous bureaucratic fortress, her beauty becomes her most conspicuous label, and her heaviest burden. Men’s covetous eyes follow her everywhere, while women’s jealousy hides lethal in 90Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 867 反 Turning the Tables on Marriage 反制婚姻 Chen Caijie陈彩洁Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted Her husband cheats, and her in-laws bully her. What path lies ahead for a woman struggling in her marriage? Should she keep suffering through it, or fight back and build a brilliant life of her own? The novel will reveal the answer... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 868 婚 The Many Faces of Marriage 婚姻的姿态 Run Ke'er润可儿Modern Romance836k WordsOngoing Four ways to approach marriage: something you cherish, something you can live with, something you must endure, or something you abandon! How will three women struggling with different marital dilemmas choose their paths and save themselves? Will they rise from the depths and face their problems bravely, give in to despair and give up, or let out a helpless sigh? Choosing a marriage matters. Facing it matters. Making it work matters even more! Lin Yi is an elementary school teacher. Her pregnancy 7Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    Written based on the real experiences of real people, heart-wrenching, heart-wrenching, heart-wrenching! Lin Yi faces two weird things about her mother-in-law, betrayal of love, abandonment of family ties, and betrayal of friendship. The story of how to save herself! Seeing the weird mother-in-law will make you hate it, and seeing the evil mother-in-law will make you roll your eyes with anger! This book is rich in content, with ups and downs of plot, and delicate descriptions. You are welcome to read it, and we hope you will like it!

19. 869 村 Lin Xiaomin’s Old Days in the Village 村姑林小敏的旧时光 Heart Raft Statin心筏他汀Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted A girl's coming-of-age story in a rural family bound by feudal traditions. Her father calls her a slut, and her best friend betrays her. Family, friendship, love... If she isn't defeated, she will be reborn. 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend reading this, it's a good read and close to reality.

20. 870 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
21. 871 一 I Accidentally Committed a Crime 一不小心犯了罪 Mist at the Heart's Tip迷雾心尖Rural Life243k WordsCompleted In the February chill of Wushi Village, five-year-old Ding Ding lay collapsed in a vegetable patch, her tiny, cold body wrapped in a bright yellow cloak. A rusty nail embedded in her foot, a fatal bruise from a skull fracture at her temple: Detective Jiang Yuan knew at a glance this was no accident, nor a simple act of murder! As the investigation deepened, the case grew shrouded in mystery. Beneath the village entrance’s parasol tree, three black stones had been arranged in a sinister “Three Yi 40Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 872 别 Don't Beg Me to Come Back After I Leave 别在我离开后，再求我回来 Yi Yi A一一锕Modern Romance128k WordsCompleted [The Ex-Wife Chase of Regret + Mutual Devotion + Angst and Sweetness + Push and Pull to the Limit] Jiang Fannan: I know he loves me, and I know he’ll give up on me. So I leave. He Qingyan: I know she still loves me, and I know she’ll never come back. So I wait for her! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Many people in life are wandering between love and power and status!

23. 873 血 Hematology: In My Name, I Sign the Book of Life and Death 血液科，我以我名，签下生死簿 Thorn Among the Flowers花中刺Modern Romance118k WordsCompleted A two-way journey, from diagnosis to discharge, from hospital bed to home, from age eight to 216. A journey shared by two, gentle and unhurried. This is not a story about suffering. It is about two people making their way out of an unknown dead end together, finding the warmth of everyday life. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The record of this book does not rely on editing, it relies on fate. I sign the book of life and death with my name. Every chapter is a real struggle, and every heartbeat is a gamble for my life. There is no preset ending, no scriptwriter from God's perspective, only the pain of living and the unknown next page. If you are tired of the same cool articles and want to see how an ordinary person uses flesh and blood to fight death in the hell corridor of the hospital - this book is worth reading. 1

24. 874 霓 Neon Taipei: My Seven-Year Descent 霓虹台北：我的七年堕落实录 Only Knows How to Dream只会作梦Urban1.2M WordsCompleted My new book is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 5.2kReads7.4Score385Shelves

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    In 2000, a 20-year-old mainland boy went to Taipei alone. From an ignorant boy to holding the proprietress's well-maintained hand, there is the sadness of the stowaway and the helplessness of the mainland bride. ,

25. 875 她 Her Heat 她的潮热 As Far as You're Concerned若你而言Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted This is Li Xiaowen's story. A slow-paced slice-of-life novel with an ensemble cast, about women's growth and empowerment. It has family, friendship, and romance, and most importantly, trauma from one's family of origin. If that's not your thing, just quietly move on. Please don't leave a bad review, thank you. 398Reads6.5Score108Shelves

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    [Love][Love][Love][Bookshelf plus one][Bookshelf plus one][Bookshelf plus one][Love]

26. 876 人 Desert Island Humanity 人性的荒岛 Lightning McQueen of the Primordial Mountain Range洪荒山脉的闪电麦昆Urban254k WordsCompleted Wang Zhongcheng, a retired soldier and former king of the battlefield, leads a crew of 16 on an ocean fishing expedition. A typhoon drives their boat onto a reef, leaving them stranded on a deserted island. While trying to save themselves, they discover treasure on the island, along with ferocious man-eating beasts. But the island’s man-eating beasts are not the most dangerous thing. The true danger lies in human nature, revealed after the treasure is found. The choice between killing and peace 987Reads6.2Score102Shelves

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    This surreal novel that depicts human nature through desert island survival has just begun to be published and is worth a read.

27. 877 贷 Borrow Your Way to the Top 贷你高飞 Night Mist, Clear Breeze JG夜岚清风JGUrban395k WordsCompleted Finance: what a high-end term. It represents wealth, professionalism, and legitimacy. Is that really the case? That's what happens when you watch too much television. They make it seem far more glamorous than it is, attracting countless ambitious young people who all want to make money here and live comfortable, respectable lives from then on. Everything has two sides. Where there's high-end, there's low-end; where there's legitimacy, there's gray area. The glittering nightlife and lavish indulg 57Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Recommend a realistic urban novel

28. 878 都 The Urban Hunt 都市围猎 Night Talks of the Jianghu夜语江湖Urban344k WordsOngoing This story follows the tangled struggles over power, profit, and desire within modern corporations. Everyone is a hunter, and everyone is prey. In the end, justice catches up with them: each person is destroyed by the consequences of their own actions. Then a new hunt begins somewhere else. The novel features a large cast of characters, and the author has done their best to pack a miniature society into its pages. 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Scanned pictures of the times

29. 879 足 Foot Massage Is a Way, Technique Is a Method: Follow the Way of Nature 足道也是道手法也是法道法自然 Ordinary Old Yang平凡老杨Urban114k WordsOngoing A young man’s journey through love brings surprises and disappointments, laughter, and moments that leave him wanting to cry but unable to shed a tear. What is love, really… Perhaps it means being together forever, or perhaps it means having loved once. The answer lies in the hearts of all you fellow cultivators… —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is realistic, the life of ordinary workers!

30. 880 静 Jingjing, Let Me Tell You a Story 静静，听我讲个故事 Authentic Caocao正宗草草Modern Romance112k WordsCompleted [Comedy + Flirting + Sweet Romance + Heartbreak + Revenge + Healing + Realistic + Short Story] My brother-in-law says he wants to pursue me, but I’m in love with my sister’s lover, who happens to be out for revenge... Listen as I tell a tale of love, hate, and life’s unpredictability in a lighthearted, funny voice... BGM: “People Like Me” 3Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    Realistic romance novels, covering family, marriage, love, parent-child, and workplace.

31. 881 留 Leave Some Space, My Humble Abode 留白，寒舍 Liu Watermeloneacho刘西瓜eachoModern Romance451k WordsCompleted A diary about love, written from a wife’s perspective and addressed to his wife. Some people love flowers simply for their blossoms, and love watching them bloom. Others love a flower from the moment it is still a seed, anticipating what it will become. They watch it sprout, break through the soil, and keep growing upward. Its trunk grows ever sturdier, while leaves seem to appear from nowhere, one after another. They watch the leaves turn from pale green to deep green, then from deep green to a 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Documentary prose novel.

32. 882 3 At Thirty, I Was Forced to Sign a Marriage Contract 30岁，被迫签下一纸婚约 Fan Hou凡后Modern Romance82k WordsOngoing It has been six years since Lin Dan graduated from college. After the holiday, she once again drags her suitcase from her rural hometown, changing buses several times and crossing mountains to reach Beijing. She lies down in her tiny rental room, finally able to rest her exhausted body, but then a message from her mother arrives: “The young man your cousin-in-law introduced you to seems nice. Make sure you talk to him more. You have to get married this year. I can’t take the gossip in the villag —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Close to life, the characters and scene descriptions are more in line with the living environment

33. 883 结 After I Refused the Last-Minute Dowry Increase on My Wedding Day 结婚当天我拒绝了临时加彩礼之后 What Is There to Eat吃的是什么Urban4.6M WordsCompleted Rebirth + Top Student + Multiple Heroines + Daily Life + School Life + Smart Characters + No System + Entertainment Industry + Lighthearted Comedy. Starts out as a school-life story, then moves into the entertainment industry and the internet. 4.6 million characters, so there’s plenty to dig into. Well worth a read. A short drama adaptation is now available. Search for the novel’s title to watch. Thanks for your support. ^_^~ 36.1kReads8.1Score2.7kShelves

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    I was reborn and returned to the third year of high school, and now I have been admitted to Peking University. It is not a brainless and cool article, my IQ is online, and it is close to life.

34. 884 灯 The Lighthouse Keeper and the Marine Biologist 灯塔守望者与海洋学者之恋 Ping Yi平义Urban185k WordsCompleted Set in China's Xisha Islands, this is a love story about a young lighthouse keeper who has inherited his ancestors' mission of guarding a remote island lighthouse, and a marine biologist who comes to study coral bleaching. They go from clashing over their beliefs to healing each other and protecting the sea together. The male lead is devoted to tradition, believing that keeping watch matters above all else. The female lead relies on technology, convinced that data can save the ocean. When a powe 1Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 885 上 A Collection of Modern Shanghai Stories 上海现代故事集 Jiang Huixue姜灰雪Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted Volume Two: A New Shanghai Mom. She has a second child, a son and a daughter, though her daughter’s troubles in middle school already have her at her wits’ end. She used to think she’d be happy as long as she had a modestly comfortable life, and at least she could count on her husband. But then her deranged sister-in-law shows up and turns both families’ lives into a complete mess! Volume One: An only daughter who has been abroad for twenty years rushes back to Shanghai to claim her grandmother 205Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Super contemporary [making faces]

36. 886 淑 Shuhua, 1960 淑华1960 Jun Hai Zhaozhao君海昭昭Modern Romance221k WordsCompleted [An ensemble novel where everyone is a protagonist with their own story arc] Spanning from the fiery years of the 1960s to the 2020s, this is a story of three generations. It faithfully recreates the everyday lives, love, and feuds of rural Northeastern China on the stage of history. Through the changing fortunes of several families, this realistic tale of family, friendship, and romance will transport you back to a simpler time. A rural novel chronicling nearly a century of change in the countr 70Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [No bloody, no time travel, no exaggeration, adapted from the real rural past in the Northeast in the 1960s! Educated youth + era + production team + cultural revolution + millennium, with CP, group portrait novel, each character has a main line, not a novice, more literary] In 1960, Xu Shuhua, the daughter of Xu Wanshun, was born in Chaxiang Village (imaginary) in a northeastern city! The story begins with this girl named "Shuhua"... From the passionate years of the 1960s to the 2020s of the 21st century, the story spans three generations and restores to the greatest extent the shortcomings, love, hatred, and hatred of the parents of the Northeastern rural people on that historical stage! A rural novel that records the history of rural changes in Northeast China for nearly a hundred years, it will take you to witness the hard years but the fathers who still faced the sun. Every drop of sweat on the black soil watered every flower of life that was as bright as a galaxy.

37. 887 我 I Was Once Dust in His Eyes 我曾是他眼中的尘埃 Xia Yirui夏艺芮Modern Romance224k WordsOngoing What can ten years change? Over ten years, Su Ran went from a nine-square-meter subdivided room in Shanghai Hongqiao to the floor-to-ceiling windows on the twenty-sixth floor in Lujiazui. It also took her ten years to go from a girl everyone saw as dust to the light of her own world. She met many people. Wu Kai said, “I’ll take care of you,” then disappeared into the crowd. Zhang Peng said, “We need to fight side by side,” then turned and walked away. Gong Ruixin said, “My mother wants me to fin —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Definitely a good article for the workplace, with delicate writing and vivid characters.

38. 888 黯 A Beacon in the Darkness 黯有明灯 Wait for Me Ten Thousand Years等我一万年Modern Romance104k WordsCompleted [A seemingly sweet girl who’s secretly a delinquent boss × a cool, never-been-in-love academic ace] After a vicious delinquent girl is killed by a rock during an earthquake, she is reborn. On her very first day back at school, she’s late, just as she was the most hated person on campus before. Xia Li has always liked one person: a top student who excels in every way and lives in a completely different world from her. When they meet again, he rescues her in an alley while she’s pretending to be w —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This this.

39. 889 风 A Tempestuous Romance 风月凶猛 Ping Changxi平长喜Modern Romance237k WordsOngoing One-line premise: A tawdry story about two sex-crazed people fighting and hurting each other in a sea of love and hate, all under the guise of sex. [Neither is pure / somewhat realistic / sex and the single life / love-hate relationship / appetite and lust are human nature] [Two pretty mediocre middle-aged people] (The story is just a story. The characters’ behavior and warped values are their own, and have nothing to do with the author.) - Marriage-phobic Jiang Jiusheng’s greatest wish is to ea 15Reads8.2Score—Shelves
40. 890 我 My Elders 我的长辈 Lion Mound狮子墩Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted In the 1980s, as people flock to the cities, all kinds of stories unfold! Mu Fang suffers from asthma, so many people keep their distance. After several unsuccessful matchmaking attempts, she meets someone on a day when sleet begins to fall. It feels like fate has brought them together, and they fall in love at first sight. Defying her family’s objections, Mu Fang marries her second uncle, who is more than ten years her senior. She never looks down on him for being poor and from the countryside, 252Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Chronicles Realistic Emotions

41. 891 嫁 Married to an "Useless" Husband 嫁给“无能”的丈夫 Hua Laiyangshi华莱扬士Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted Married to an “Impotent” Husband 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    All realism, the kind that is extremely realistic

42. 892 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
43. 893 天 Babies in Heaven Choose Their Moms, Moms on Earth Choose Their Dads 天上宝宝选妈妈，人间妈妈选爸爸 Hua Laiyangshi华莱扬士21k WordsCompleted Babies in Heaven Choose Their Moms; Moms on Earth Choose Their Dads 2Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 894 不 Love at Forty 不惑爱情 Blooming Quietly静悄悄地开Modern Romance106k WordsCompleted Xu Anqin, a middle-aged woman, has a life that's a complete mess: a mother with dementia, a selfish older sister, in-laws full of schemes, and a husband who can't see the bigger picture. Everything fuels her anxiety. At the lowest point in her life, her rich and handsome first love reappears. Maybe there's another path she could take, but clearheaded as ever, Xu says, “I'm almost forty. How could I still be some domineering CEO's unattainable first love?” Before her divorce, life had backed her 114Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Is it only through divorce that we can clear up this mess?

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    I have a good son at home. Nice! Recommend!

48. 898 我 I Can See How Much She Loves Me 我能看见她爱我的余额 Shi Yi Onze拾一OnzeMarriage & Romance21k WordsCompleted I Can See the Balance of Her Love for Me 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The emotions are very realistic [love] you can take a look

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    This book is good, very realistic and warm.

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