Tomato Novel’s Ten Greatest Classics: Read This List or Regret It for the Rest of Your Life 番茄小说十大经典，这份书单不看后悔终生

1. 1451 只 With Enough Effort, Even an Iron Pestle Can Be Ground into a Needle 只要功夫深，铁杵成针 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼7k WordsCompleted With enough perseverance, even an iron rod can be ground down to a needle. —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 1452 七 The Seven Stars Chronicles of Chivalry 七星侠义录 Haotian Sword浩天剑Urban559k WordsCompleted In a modern city, an evil force is quietly taking root. Seven chivalrous heroes from Jin Yong's stories possess seven ordinary people from different walks of life. Through training, they gain powerful martial arts skills and, guided by a mysterious figure, join forces to fight evil... 67Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is truly excellent and deserves a high score.

3. 1453 西 The Secrets of Journey to the West 西游记的秘密 Plucking Plum Blossoms, Drunk in Luoyang且插梅花醉洛阳Mystery551k WordsCompleted Abyssal Murder Mystery: I Can See the Death Countdown Each scenario is a standalone horror movie, with cruel rules and a barrage of deadly traps. The protagonist gains the one-of-a-kind hidden talent “Performance Notes,” which lets him glimpse death warnings and hidden rules in the scripts. The scenarios draw on real urban legends and folk taboos, steeped in Chinese-style horror. The central mystery deepens layer by layer: Who created the Abyss Theater? Why did the notebook’s previous owner d 57Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Most novels on all platforms that promise to teach you feng shui and improve your luck are just formulaic online novels with their "golden three chapters," "golden finger," and "system" tropes. This one's a change of pace. It mentions the Golden Core path, but absolutely do not try to cultivate it; you'll genuinely encounter a tribulation of lightning! [Explore]

4. 1454 我 I Gave the Emperor an Ice-Cold Coke and Became the Tang Dynasty's Greatest Drinker 我给皇上灌了冰可乐，被封大唐第一酒仙 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌15k WordsCompleted I gave the emperor an ice-cold Coke and was crowned the Tang Dynasty's greatest wine immortal. 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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5. 1455 表 My Cousin Had My Husband's Son, and I Smiled as I Handed Her a Red Envelope 表姐生了我老公的儿子，我笑着递上红包 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted My Cousin Had My Husband's Son. I Smiled and Handed Her a Red Envelope —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1456 穿 Reborn as a Farmer's Daughter, I Became the Village's Richest with One Bag of Fertilizer 穿成农家女后，我用一包化肥成了全村首富 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌14k WordsCompleted After Reincarnating as a Farm Girl, I Became the Richest Person in the Village with a Bag of Fertilizer —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 1457 8 Female Truck Driver in the 1980s: I Tore Up My Marriage Contract and Made a Fortune on the Road 80年代女货车司机：我撕了婚书，跑长途成了万元户 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted A Woman Truck Driver in the 1980s: I Tore Up the Marriage Certificate and Made a Fortune Hauling Freight 9Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 1458 老 My Boss Made Me Drink with Clients, So I Had Him Arrested 老板让我陪酒，我把他送进了局子 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌7k WordsCompleted My Boss Told Me to Drink with Him, So I Sent Him to Jail 2Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1459 我 I Sell Insult-Me Services on Xianyu, and My First Customer Was My Mom 我在闲鱼卖挨骂服务，首单是我妈 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌11k WordsCompleted I Sell Insult-Me Services on Xianyu. My First Customer Was My Mom 1Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 1460 流 Exiled to the Frontier, I Led a Convict's Family to Build a Jiangnan Paradise Beyond the Great Wall 流放边疆，我带罪臣全家种出塞上江南 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌26k WordsCompleted Exiled to the Frontier, I Led a Convict’s Entire Family to Turn the Borderlands into a Land of Plenty 4Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 1461 离 On the Day of My Divorce, I Sent My Ex-Husband and His Mistress to the Tax Office 离婚当天，我把前夫和小三送进了税务局 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted On the day of my divorce, I sent my ex-husband and his mistress to the tax office. —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 1462 广 After Seven Days on a Business Trip to Guangzhou, My Cousin Showed Up at My Door with a Baby Bump 广州出差七天，表妹揣着孕肚登了我家门 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted While I Was Away on a Seven-Day Business Trip to Guangzhou, My Cousin Showed Up at My Door with a Baby Bump 2Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 1463 被 The Day I Was Divorced, I Found a Middle Eastern Prince in Yiwu 被离婚那天，我在义乌捡了个中东王子 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌11k WordsCompleted The day I got divorced, I picked up a Middle Eastern prince in Yiwu. —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 1464 我 I'm a Delivery Driver, and You Want to Talk Billion-Dollar Contracts? 我送外卖的，你跟我谈百亿合同？ Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌6k WordsCompleted I'm a food delivery driver, and you want to talk to me about a ten-billion-yuan contract? —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 1465 退 After Dumping My Trash Ex, I Became CEO Fu's Greatest Weakness 退婚渣男后，我成了傅总的心尖劫 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌21k WordsCompleted After Breaking Off My Engagement to a Scumbag, I Became President Fu's Most Treasured Heartache —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1466 报 The Bad-News-Hiding Peacemaker: I Helped a Drifter in Beijing Lie to Her Mom for Three Years 报喜不报忧圆场师：我帮北漂姑娘骗了她妈三年 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌14k WordsCompleted The Bearer of Good News and Keeper of Bad News: I Helped a Girl Working Away from Home Lie to Her Mom for Three Years —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 1467 红 On the Day I Wed Beneath a Red Coffin, the Mountain Guardian Kicked It Open to Marry Me 红棺拜堂那日，守山人踹棺来娶我 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌7k WordsCompleted The Day I Married into a Red Coffin, the Mountain Guardian Kicked It Open and Came to Wed Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1468 魔 The Demon Lord Sells Starch Sausages at a Street Stall, and the Whole Internet Begs Me to Ascend 魔尊摆摊卖淀粉肠，全网跪求我飞升 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌10k WordsCompleted The Demon Lord Sells Starch Sausages at a Street Stall, and the Whole Internet Begs Me to Ascend —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1469 跨 At Midnight on New Year’s Eve, I Sent My Scumbag Boyfriend and Best Friend to Prison 跨年夜零点，我送渣男闺蜜入狱 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted At midnight on New Year’s Eve, I sent my cheating boyfriend and best friend to prison —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 1470 小 A Reborn Soldier in the Three Kingdoms: From the Start, He Sees Through the Red Cliffs Stratagem and Cao Cao Makes Him a Marquis of Ten Thousand Households 小兵重生三国，开局识破赤壁计，曹操封我万户侯 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌17k WordsCompleted A Lowly Soldier Is Reborn in the Three Kingdoms. From the Start, He Sees Through the Red Cliffs Stratagem, and Cao Cao Makes Him a Marquis of Ten Thousand Households —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 1471 冷 The Tomb Keeper of the Cold Palace: A Fallen Consort’s Memoirs Topple the Throne 冷宫守墓人，我靠废妃自传掀翻了皇权 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌Ancient Romance27k WordsCompleted The Tomb Keeper of the Cold Palace: I Upend Imperial Power with the Autobiographies of Disgraced Consorts —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 1472 重 Reborn at 22: I Branded the Betrayers as a Disgrace to the Design World 重生22岁：我把背叛者钉在设计界耻辱柱上 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌7k WordsCompleted Reborn at 22: I Nailed the Betrayer to the Pillory of Shame in the Design World —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 1473 晚 Don't Order Takeout at Night 晚上别点外卖 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌9k WordsCompleted Don’t Order Takeout at Night 2Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1474 神 The Divine Lord Haotian 神尊昊天 Silent Speaker无声音箱Urban506k WordsOngoing Billions of terrifying bolts of lightning struck in an instant. God Venerable Ling Hao let out an unwilling roar. He had been just one step away from becoming a God King. As his consciousness faded, Ling Hao recalled how he had spent his entire life cultivating in pursuit of longevity and the Great Dao, never so much as touching a woman. And now, all he had to show for it was death and the end of his cultivation. “Heaven, it’s not like I dug up your ancestors’ graves!”... Ling Hao failed his tri 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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25. 1475 满 A Max-Level Sharp Tongue Sweeps the Entertainment World 满级毒舌撩翻娱乐圈 Silent Speaker无声音箱Modern Romance198k WordsCompleted Jiang Wanwan wakes up to the grim discovery that she’s been transmigrated into the body of a washed-up entertainer hated across the internet, and has accidentally liked a hate-trending post about her rival, Lu Chenzhou, a top-tier star. Before she can die of embarrassment, a [Sharp-Tongued System] forcibly binds itself to her. “What are you afraid of, Host? Bad publicity is still publicity. Go roast him! Win and get a reward; lose and get electrocuted!” Forced to do her job, Jiang Wanwan grits h 1Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 1476 拜 Please, My Little Brother Is a Super Cool Immortal 拜托，我弟弟是神仙超酷的好吗 Silent Speaker无声音箱Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted [Hilarious family favorite + adorable little god + modern fantasy] Overworked office worker Su Nuan is suddenly forced to become a big sister, taking in her four-year-old little brother. She thinks looking after a kid will be hard mode, but it turns out the little guy is a young deity from the Heavenly Court, sent down to the mortal realm for an internship! His spiritual powers work only now and then, remote controls go flying through the air, milk boils by itself, and kindergarten turns into a 2Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 1477 惊 What! After Losing My Memory, I Cheated on Myself 惊！失忆后我绿了我自己 Silent Speaker无声音箱Marriage & Romance16k WordsCompleted Shocking! After Losing My Memory, I Cheated on Myself 3Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 1478 重 Reborn: The Discarded Wife Returns, Ruthlessly Crushing Her Enemies 重生归来：废妻狠戾虐渣 Silent Speaker无声音箱Marriage & Romance19k WordsCompleted Reborn: The Ruthless, Vicious Ex-Wife Takes Down the Scum 15Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 1479 别 Stop Grinding, the Demon Lord Just Wants to Clock Out 别卷了，魔尊他只想下班 Silent Speaker无声音箱Female-Channel Fanfiction12k WordsCompleted Stop Grinding, the Demon Lord Just Wants to Clock Out 1Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 1480 星 You Are Both the Stars and the Abyss 星辰与深渊皆是你 Silent Speaker无声音箱27k WordsCompleted You Are Both the Stars and the Abyss —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 1481 凤 Phoenix Rules the World: From the Start, the Coffin Explodes, and the Ancestress Can Cover the Sky with One Hand 凤临天下：开局棺椁炸裂，老祖宗她只手遮天 Silent Speaker无声音箱51k WordsCompleted The Phoenix Reigns Supreme: From the Start, the Coffin Explodes, and the Ancestress Rules the World with One Hand 10Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1482 开 From the Start, My Yin-Yang Dual Cultivation Drove Every Heroine and Ghost Insane 开局阴阳合欢，女侠女鬼都疯了 Silent Speaker无声音箱29k WordsCompleted From the Start, Yin-Yang Dual Cultivation Drives the Heroine and Female Ghost Crazy —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 1483 靠 I Used Dual Cultivation to Make the Entire Cultivation World Work Itself to Tears 靠双修卷哭整个修真界 Silent Speaker无声音箱12k WordsCompleted Master Dual Cultivation and Leave the Whole Cultivation World in the Dust —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 1484 离 On the Day We Divorced, I Was Carrying My Enemy's Child 离婚当天，我肚里有了仇人的崽 Silent Speaker无声音箱8k WordsCompleted On the Day We Divorced, I Was Carrying My Enemy’s Baby 1Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 1485 在 On a Dating Show, I Chose an Ordinary Doctor in Front of My Top-Tier Star Ex-Boyfriend 在恋综当着顶流前男友，我选了素人医生 Silent Speaker无声音箱10k WordsCompleted On a Dating Show with My Top-Tier Star Ex, I Chose an Ordinary Doctor 1Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1486 史 The Greatest Matchmaker in History Is a Stick 史上最强红娘是根棍 Silent Speaker无声音箱Ancient Romance33k WordsCompleted The Greatest Matchmaker in History Is a Stick 1Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 1487 我 I Sell Lottery Tickets in the Immortal Realm 我在仙界卖彩票 Silent Speaker无声音箱20k WordsCompleted I Sell Lottery Tickets in the Immortal Realm 2Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 1488 这 This Bully Is Too Cute 这个恶霸太可爱 Silent Speaker无声音箱89k WordsCompleted This Bully Is Too Cute 1Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 1489 殡 After My Funeral Livestream, My Archrival Invited Me to Team Up 殡葬直播后我收到死对头组队邀请 Silent Speaker无声音箱19k WordsCompleted After My Funeral Livestream, My Archrival Invited Me to Team Up —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1490 老 My Husband Heard a Tableful of Men Say They All Know Me 老公在酒局上，听到一桌男人都认识我 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted My Husband Heard a Whole Table of Men Say They Knew Me at a Dinner Party 134Reads—Score—Shelves

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41. 1491 三 Death at Thirty 三十而亡 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊11k WordsCompleted Dead at Thirty 42Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 1492 同 My Deskmate: From “Lone Sail” to “Coming from the Sun’s Edge” 同桌的你，从“孤帆”变成了我的“日边来” Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted You, my deskmate, went from being a “lone sail” to the one who came to me “from beyond the sun’s edge.” 1Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 1493 她 The Photo She Sent by Mistake 她发错的那张照片 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊7k WordsCompleted The Photo She Sent by Mistake 4Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 1494 官 A Comeback in Politics: I’ve Never Taken a Penny 官场逆袭：我从没收过一分钱 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊10k WordsCompleted A Comeback in Politics: I’ve Never Taken a Cent 1Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 1495 表 Cousin, I Need Your Help to Restore My Kingdom 表妹，我需要你助我复国 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Male-Channel Fanfiction1.7M WordsCompleted [Synopsis] Reborn as Murong Fu, he’ll find a different way to fulfill his ancestral instructions in this life. A chivalrous reputation? He wants it. A peerlessly beautiful woman? He wants her, too. But that impossible dream of restoring his kingdom… why can’t he change it? Starting with his cousin Wang Yuyan, he takes in A Zhu and A Bi and gathers every beauty in the martial world, turning Swallow Dock into both his refuge of romance and the foundation of his bloodline. The Northern Darkness Div 2.1kReads—Score154Shelves
46. 1496 七 The Wind Was Strong on the Seventh Floor. He Jumped in My Pink Apron 七楼的风很大，他穿着我的粉色围裙跳了下去 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted The wind was fierce on the seventh floor. He jumped down wearing my pink apron. —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 1497 眼 On Those Days When Her Eyes Were Clear, She Was Especially Easy to Placate 眼神清澈的那几天，她格外好哄 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Those days when her eyes were clear, she was especially easy to coax. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 1498 他 His Lover Is Called Sister Liu 他的情人叫刘姐 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted His lover was called Sister Liu. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 1499 开 Sect Founder from the Start: Building the Supreme Dao Tradition 开局宗门老祖，打造无上道统 Writing Books to Play the Stock Market写书来炒股Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [System, Sect Ancestor, cultivation, no female lead, no suppression of cultivation, rapid advancement, feel-good] From the start, he is the sect ancestor, forging an unsurpassed Dao lineage. The Profound Realm, Qing Province, the State of Chu. Lin Sui, ancestor of the Dao Xuan Sect, one of the State of Chu’s five great sects, awakens the Unsurpassed Dao Lineage System from the start. Based on Lin Sui’s current cultivation level, it returns cultivation improvements and insights to the sect member 82Reads5.3Score136Shelves
50. 1500 无 Infinite Returns: He Gave Me Far Too Much 无限返还，他给的实在太多了 Chubby Goofball Superhero胖憨超人Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted [Infinite Rebate System + Defying One’s Master + Multiple Heroines + Traditional Cultivation] After transmigrating to a cultivation world, he awakens the Tycoon System. Whenever he gives an item to a woman favored by fortune, he receives a massive rebate. After years of obscurity, he achieves the Dao in a single night and soars to the top. A sly little tea girl, a charming master, an unfeeling sword immortal, an imperial princess... And he’ll repay the great benefactor who helped him achieve the 18.3kReads7.3Score2.5kShelves

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