Tomato’s Ten Most Addictive Books: Read One and You’re Hooked 番茄十大魔书，一看就上瘾

1. 401 五 A Popular History of the Five Dynasties 五代史通俗演义 Cai Dongfan蔡东藩Historical344k WordsCompleted [A Classical, Accessible History of the Entire Era | A Beginner's Guide to History | A Complete Overview of the Ten Kingdoms] Can't get through dry official histories? This popularized retelling of the Five Dynasties uses a story-driven, episodic format to make this lesser-known period of turmoil easy to understand. Its sixty chapters cover the rise and fall of all five dynasties, Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, and Later Zhou, while also tracing the history of the Ten Kingdoms' r 62Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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   The historical literature I've been reading lately is quite good; it's not boring and easy to read.

2. 402 修 Martial God Asura 修罗武神 The Kind Bee善良的蜜蜂Eastern Fantasy15.4M WordsOngoing As for potential, I may not be a genius, but I can master profound arts and martial techniques without a teacher. As for strength, no matter how many treasures you possess, you still cannot match my army of World Spirits. Who am I? The people of the world see me as an asura, but they don’t know that I used the asura path to become a Martial God. 133.9kReads8.7Score6kShelves
3. 403 高EN High Martial Arts: I Became an All-Element Warrior 高武：我成为了全系武者 Fei'er Catches Loaches飞儿捉泥鳅Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Elements + Devouring + Cosmos + Steady Protagonist + Ruthless Combat] In a parallel universe, cultivation depends on the elements. The more types of elements you master, the stronger you become. Qin Chen transmigrates to a parallel world, gets the All-Element System from the start, and awakens a devouring talent. Cultivation? Devour things to advance. Elements? Complete missions to gain more. Talent? Top-tier from the get-go. Body? Sorry, my cells are stars, and my body is the universe. 81.7kReads9.0Score6.5kShelves
4. 404 疯 Are You Crazy? You’re Using Peasants to Fight Angels! 疯了吧？你用农民打天使！ Stew a Mandarin Fish炖一条鳜鱼Urban3.4M WordsOngoing Chen Xing arrives on the battlefield of myriad worlds, awakens the weakest troop type, the peasant, and becomes a laughingstock around the globe. But his Lord Aura mutates, and he obtains [Lord of Auras] from the start. Each time he levels up, he unlocks an aura with a hundredfold boost! - [Command Aura]: Attack power x100! One swing of a hoe takes an angel's head! - [Swiftness Aura]: Speed x100! Faster than a spatial rift! - [Splitting Aura]: Attacks spread x100! One man becomes an army, hoeing 35.3kReads7.9Score3.9kShelves
5. 405 宋 A Popular History of the Song Dynasty 宋史通俗演义 Cai Dongfan蔡东藩Historical556k WordsCompleted [Classical historical fiction based on official history | A popular history of the Song dynasty | Cai Dongfan's Historical Romances of the Dynasties] Read one volume and discover the full rise and fall of the Song dynasty across 320 years. Told in a complete narrative spanning one hundred chapters, this popular history of the Song begins with Zhao Kuangyin's Chenqiao Mutiny and his ascension to the throne, then follows the founding of the Northern Song, the Alliance of Chanyuan, Wang Anshi's ref 21Reads8.3Score—Shelves
6. 406 现 Modern Immortality: Starting with the Eight-Section Vajra Arts 现代长生：从八部金刚功法开始 A Brilliant Shade of Red五彩斑斓的红Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Traditional martial arts + longevity + no female lead + daily life + lighthearted + secluded living] After working himself to death in his previous life, Lin Qing is reborn and angrily quits his job, returning to his hometown to slack off. He awakens a status panel that lets him add points to and upgrade every attribute. In literature, Taiji brings peace to the world. Yin and yang complement each other, emerging from the formless, and four ounces can deflect a thousand pounds. [Taijiquan reache 20.7kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
7. 407 死 Deathly Wuxia: I Conquer the Martial World in a Year 死亡武侠：一年杀穿武林 The Boy from the Beginning最初的少年Sports2.4M WordsCompleted [Demon King + Dark Fantasy + Shaw Brothers-Style Wuxia + Martial Arts Fanatic + Thrilling Fights + Online Game + Against the Grain] Gu Yuan, the peerless spear user on the Zhi Ge martial arts rankings, is reborn ten years in the past. After being kited to death in his previous life, he makes a decision: if you can't beat them, join them. The spear is the king of weapons and the foremost of the nine long arms. The arrow is the king of ranged attacks and the uncrowned ruler of the battlefield. He 5.1kReads7.2Score448Shelves
8. 408 八EN I Started Simulating at Eight and Became Supreme Across the Ages 八岁开始模拟的我独断万古 Cool Guy Ajie耍酷的阿杰Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsOngoing When Ye Feng was eight, he awakened the memories of his past life and discovered that the ancient pearl from that life was what had left him frail. As his memories awakened, the ancient pearl began to reveal its power. The man in black looked at the mighty figure before him, who was even taller than he was. “You’re telling me he’s eight?” 6.3kReads8.0Score589Shelves
9. 409 后 A Popular History of the Later Han 后汉通俗演义 Cai Dongfan蔡东藩Historical582k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance Grounded in the Official Record, The Complete History of the Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms, An Easy Introduction to Official History] A Popular History of the Later Han is a classic historical novel in episodic form and a continuation of A Popular History of the Former Han. Across one hundred chapters, it follows the full historical arc from Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han and Emperor Guangwu's restoration, through the decline of the Eastern Han, to the division of the rea 105Reads8.6Score—Shelves
10. 410 嘘 Shh, It's Daybreak. Humans, Don't Make a Sound 嘘，天亮了，人类，别出声 Li Zi Cheng李字成Urban251k WordsCompleted [Superpowers + Mystery + No Goody-Two-Shoes + Horror + Vast Worldbuilding] “Hush!” It seems a monster has slipped into Jiefan’s apartment complex. In the vast complex, it hides in plain sight, vanishing among the crowds. Among all these ordinary, harmless-looking faces, who is human, and who is a monster? “Knock, knock, knock.” Outside the door, a sudden knocking sound rang out... Not a power fantasy, not fast-paced, and neither mindless nor padded. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is the best urban fantasy suspense novel I've read recently. Words can't fully describe how good it is. The beginning is a bit scary, but the middle part is incredibly grand. After chapter 24, it brought me to tears. No exaggeration, I couldn't stop reading after page three.

11. 411 直 Livestream: From the Start, One Sentence Makes the School Beauty Cry 直播：开局一句话气哭校花 Lone Salty Fish独孤咸鱼Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + Comedy + No Romance + Infuriating + Shameless] After binding himself to a Hatred Farming System, Xu Muge stops acting like a decent person. At university military training, he steals the campus beauty's drink from the start, then makes her cry with a single remark. On livestream, he constantly unleashes savage, sarcastic takedowns on his viewers. He writes a novel, then leaves it on a cliffhanger at the climax for half a month, making readers so furious they want to mail him raz 9.9kReads9.2Score703Shelves
12. 412 网 Online Game: Forbidden Talent, Lord of Eternal Calamity 网游：禁忌天赋，永恒灾厄之主 Fly Toward 123飞向123Sports1.8M WordsOngoing [Mass transmigration game, stats-focused, decisive and ruthless, no dead weight] A cosmic online game descends, and the entire world transmigrates. In his previous life, Chen Ming rose to prominence alongside his fiancée, eventually becoming Blue Star’s mightiest warrior. But who could have guessed that, at the crucial moment when he was about to become a god, his fiancée would pierce his heart? “Chen Ming, did you think you could keep me trapped with money?” “Did you think using my family w 45.8kReads7.0Score4.9kShelves
13. 413 未 Cultivation, Futuristic Style 未来式修仙 A Little Longer久一分Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Centuries after the spiritual qi revival on Earth, spiritual technology reigns supreme. Cultivation no longer requires spiritual roots, talent, or insight. A miniature spiritual qi reactor can be implanted in the dantian, and a chip can be implanted directly in the brain to attain enlightenment. Even the Heavenly Dao is just something that can be observed and exploited by a supercomputer. Yet on this Earth, where even pigs can become immortals, the rampant proliferation of cultivators has caused 12.5kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
14. 414 轮 Reincarnating Across Myriad Worlds, I Gain Countless Mythic Blessings! 轮回万界，亿万神话词条加身！ The Sky Is Full of Starry Skies天上全都是星天Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [Multiverse Reincarnation + Traits + Transmigration + System] Yun Yi transmigrates to a world of the supernatural. The good news: he has a System. The bad news: the System only activated after he transmigrated, and it refuses to recognize anything that happened before. The even worse news: the System spends all day urging him to “travel to another world,” like a maniac. The worst news of all: he’s about to lose his mind. When he was eighteen, a gravely wounded supernatural woman barged into his 27.7kReads8.0Score3.6kShelves
15. 415 1 The 1980s Tycoon's Road to Fortune 1980大倒爷的发家之路 Ting Houshan庭后山Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Have you ever wondered? Behind this peaceful world, wars have never truly stopped. The invaders no longer look like they did back then, carrying foreign rifles and cannons. They wear suits and ties, sipping coffee in high-end offices. With a snap of their fingers, they strip you of every last bit of your wealth. In their eyes, the people of the world are just a flock of sheep. They have countless ways to shear them, securing their grip on the world. For a hundred years, nothing has changed. They 10kReads9.0Score1kShelves
16. 416 我 Fighting for the Empress’s Favor in the Ming Imperial Harem 我在大明后宫和马皇后争宠 Penghua Foods彭化食品Ancient Romance3.9M WordsOngoing Synopsis In her previous life, Li Xuan was a nurse and beauty blogger. She unexpectedly ascended to the world of immortal cultivation, spending ten thousand years fighting her way to the top and becoming the supreme evil cultivator, an Immortal Emperor. But longing for her family drove her to tear through space and time, sending her crashing into the Ming imperial harem. Under the pressure of the Heavenly Dao, her Immortal Emperor cultivation plummeted to the middle stage of Foundation Establi 717Reads—Score113Shelves

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    These are all good books.

17. 417 唐 A Popular Romance of Tang History 唐史通俗演义 Cai Dongfan蔡东藩Historical625k WordsCompleted [An introductory history, a comprehensive history of the Tang Dynasty, a chaptered historical novel, accessible true stories, heroes of the Sui and Tang] Want to learn the complete history of the Tang Dynasty without poring over dry history books? This Popular Romance of the Tang Dynasty is perfect for beginners. Written in an accessible blend of classical and vernacular Chinese, its hundred chapters connect the story of the Li Tang dynasty from beginning to end. Follow the chaos at the end of t 53Reads8.5Score—Shelves
18. 418 转EN Job Class: Boss – The Nation’s Geniuses Work for Me 转职老板，全国天才替我打工 Mo Congwen莫从文Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Global Class Change] [Cooperating with the Nation] [Ensemble Cast] [New Classes] What’s it like to be a boss in a world where everyone changes classes? Yi Tian transmigrates to a world of Global Class Change on the day of the class change ceremony. In this era, the ceremony isn’t a celebration, but a gamble. Class awakenings are entirely random. Some good-for-nothings rise to the top overnight, while even geniuses can plunge into the abyss. And Yi Tian awakens the class [Boss]! Recruit employe 63.6kReads8.9Score8kShelves
19. 419 拓 Pioneering the Wilderness: The Invincible Clan Chief 拓荒：无敌大族长 The Wind of the 80s80年代的风Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted (War Among the Myriad Races) + (Tribal Warfare) + (Battle of the Gods) + (Blood-Pumping) + (Lighthearted Comedy) This is a mysterious, primordial world. The human tribes here are weak, kept like livestock by the myriad races and treated as lambs for the slaughter. That day, he transmigrated to this world and founded the mightiest tribe. He feasted on the fiercest divine beasts and slew the most ferocious ancient gods, blazing a bloody trail for humanity through the Great Wilderness. Along the wa 18.5kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
20. 420 长 The Immortal Clan: Three Generations of Grandfather and Grandson Are All Me! 长生仙族：爷孙三代都是我自己！ Fishing for Likes in the Milky Way在银河里摸鱼Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Martial Arts + Longevity + Fake Family + Hypocritical Schemer + Generations of Accumulation] After transmigrating to another world, Jiang Cang gained a strange ability to live forever: the grandfather, father, and grandson are all him. When his elderly body grows frail and death draws near, he’ll charge into deadly lands and seize miraculous medicines, trading his life to lay an invincible foundation for his descendants! At the peak of his middle years, he’ll build a family and take control of 4kReads8.0Score257Shelves
21. 421 重 Reborn: Dating Northeast Yu Jie 重生之我和东北雨姐谈恋爱。 Hua Zi Doesn't Like Cucumbers华子不爱吃黄瓜14k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Fell in Love with Northeast Rain Sister. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 422 明 A Popular History of the Ming Dynasty 明史通俗演义 Cai Dongfan蔡东藩Historical511k WordsCompleted [Classical historical novel | An authentic historical epic about the founding of the Great Ming] A popular historical epic spanning all 276 years of the Ming dynasty’s rise and fall, complete in one hundred chapters. It begins with Zhu Yuanzhang becoming a monk in Haozhou and joining the Red Turban movement, then unfolds the grand struggle for supremacy among the warlords at the end of the Yuan dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang, Chen Youliang, and Zhang Shicheng vie for power, while classic battles such as 25Reads8.0Score—Shelves
23. 423 岔 Crossroads: Three Versions 岔路口-三个版本 Chang Guoxing Is the Big Bad Wolf's Grandma常国兴是狼外婆9k WordsCompleted Crossroads: Three Versions 292Reads—Score—Shelves

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    What a coincidence...

24. 424 都 Reborn in the City as an Immortal Emperor 都市之仙帝重生 Seven Nights, Seventh Month七夜七月Urban4.1M WordsCompleted The Nine Dust Immortal Emperor, Qin Feng, was ambushed by the Misty Immortal Maiden, the woman he loved. By chance, he was reborn into his youth on Earth, a thousand years in the past. The guiding principle of my life, Qin Jiuchen, is this: my benefactors will receive a hundredfold repayment, and my enemies will suffer for three lifetimes. Having lived again, all I want is to repay kindness and settle grudges as I please, while making up for all the regrets of my previous life... 47.4kReads9.0Score4.7kShelves
25. 425 让 You Were Reborn to Make Up for Your Regrets, Yet You Take the School Beauty for Yourself 让你重生弥补遗憾，你却霸占校花 March Orchid君子兰3月Urban3.6M WordsCompleted [Have you ever regretted anything?] Lying in his hospital bed, Lu Yiming looked back on his life and thought of all the things he regretted. Did he really want to turn evil? He didn't want to be all alone, either! But fate had other plans. Reborn into a new life, he finds himself at the crossroads of his life from the start. This time, Lu Yiming will live life on his own terms. Don't call me a spoiled rich kid. If I'm going to be one, I'll be the greatest spoiled rich kid of all! Su Rongrong, th 39kReads8.3Score9.6kShelves
26. 426 一 One Night of Passion: Spoil Me, Mr. Huo 一夜情深：霍少放肆宠 Sweetheart Candy酥心糖糖Modern Romance7.3M WordsCompleted After getting drunk one night, she walked into the wrong room and caught the attention of a demon who could never get enough. Terrified, she fled at dawn, but he kept appearing everywhere, teasing her until she was at a loss. He said that one night together meant a hundred days of affection, that he thought of her every second, and that she had to take responsibility. When she suddenly threw up at a banquet, she kicked him furiously, but he only gave her a sly smile~ [Devoted husband, sweet roma 15.6kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves

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    This is very beautiful.

27. 427 恐 Horror Revival: I Evolve from an Evil Buddha 恐怖复苏：我从诡佛开始进化 Brilliant Three Thousand Provinces璀璨三千州Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted [Horror revival, the protagonist is a supernatural entity, an evolution story, a dark world, chaos and order, decisive killing, a semi-ensemble cast, and an expansive worldbuilding.] Lin Chuan transmigrates into a world where horror is returning and becomes a shattered Buddha statue. By absorbing the power of worship and fear, he can grow stronger without limit. And so, an utterly bizarre being is born. Some call him the “Dark Buddha” and fear him deeply. Others revere him as the “Most Holy True 10.4kReads6.9Score1.1kShelves
28. 428 全 The Craziest Man in the Entire Continent, and My Flute Is No Less Deadly 全洲第一疯，我的箫也未尝不利 Grass and Wood One草木甲Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Print edition signed] [Divine-grade wood spiritual root + powerful heroine + dual cultivation in array formations and music + subverting expectations + a touch of ensemble cast] “An Avalokitesvara’s face, a voice like colored glass.” That’s how everyone in Qiming Continent describes Wen Xi. Wen Xi died, came back to life, and was about to die again when the System finally piped up in time [System Xiaoming reminds you: complete the world-saving mission and you can bring Mommy back to life, darli 98.5kReads9.5Score13.9kShelves

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    Highly recommended!

29. 429 让 You Were Supposed to Defend Against the Ten Thousand Clans, Not Stew Them All! 让你抵御万族，你全给炖了？ The Real Erdaomao二刀毛本尊Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [Rated 9.7 during serialization] [Cultivation at school (high-martial arts) + a growth journey + a vast cosmic world + an utterly clueless male lead + no heroine (or a single heroine) + noble ideals and fiery passion + standout supporting characters + satisfying wish fulfillment with smart characters] The myriad races force open the star path and descend upon Earth! Humanity is in danger! Ordinary student Lu Chuan accidentally obtains an ancient book recording the delicacies of the cosmos, and d 37.3kReads8.9Score3.9kShelves
30. 430 开 First Kill from the Start, Dropping Feng Xifan, the Swordsman Who Draws No Blood 开局首杀，爆出一剑无血冯锡范 Smoke a Pack of Huazi抽一盒华子Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsOngoing [Killing enemies to get treasure chests + decisive and ruthless + character summoning] In this world, the strong reign supreme. Swords split the heavens, and fists shatter mountains and rivers. Su Chen transmigrates into this world, treating the mighty like ants. Clad in blue, he rules the land, with one hundred and eight towers! In this world of countless powerful figures, he bows to no strongman and submits to no king. He believes only that the fist in his hand is power! His powerful subordina 75.8kReads8.0Score5.6kShelves
31. 431 两 A Popular History of the Eastern Jin and Western Jin Dynasties 两晋通俗演义 Cai Dongfan蔡东藩Historical571k WordsCompleted [An introduction to history, a complete history of the Two Jin dynasties, a popular episodic novel, an accessible read about official history, the Five Barbarians and Sixteen Kingdoms] If you want to make sense of the confusing history of the Two Jin dynasties and the Five Barbarians and Sixteen Kingdoms, this popular retelling of the Two Jin period is an excellent introduction. Cai Dongfan uses accessible storytelling to unravel complex historical records, eschewing dry classical textual analys 11Reads8.4Score—Shelves
32. 432 末EN Apocalypse Game: Killing My Girlfriend on Day One 末日游戏：开局手刃校花女友 Green Plums Fade Easily青梅易逝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted [Game Stats] [No Romance] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Invincible Protagonist] [Absolute Egoism] [Pure Wish Fulfillment] No saintly heroes allowed!!! After surviving ten years of the apocalypse, Lin Ziluo was reborn on the day the apocalypse game arrived. When he came to, the first thing he did was kill his campus crush, the girlfriend who had betrayed him and ruined his life for ten years. Unexpectedly, he activated a System that could grant him countless golden fingers. His first golden finger: Ab 131.4kReads9.4Score10.8kShelves
33. 433 开EN Blade's Edge: Rebellious Start in a Chaotic Jianghu 开局叛出镇抚司，我刀问江湖 Writer Number Seven七号写手Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Court and martial world] + [Strong wuxia flavor] + [Following one's convictions] + [A story of growth] The dynasty was nearing its end. Regional princes carved up the realm, and chaos was about to descend. Great sects and hidden clans entered the world; monks and Daoists roamed the martial world. Barbarians, demonesses, foreign tribes, and demonic cults all took advantage of the turmoil. Shen Yi transmigrated into the role of a low-ranking guard in the Pacification Office. From the start, he ki 72.1kReads8.5Score5.9kShelves
34. 434 多 More Children, More Blessings: I'm the Last Man Left in the World 多子多福：全世界只剩我一个男人 I Want to Become a Great God我要成大神Urban333k WordsOngoing Yang Fan woke up one morning to find the streets full of women and all the men gone. After searching the whole city, he realized he might be the only man left in the world. Just then, he obtained the More Children, More Blessings System. 640Reads5.1Score101Shelves

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    ① [Got it] It's like eating a whole pack of chewing gum; you just can't listen to it. You wake up to find yourself the only man left in the world, practically a panda. The streets are full of women, not a single man in sight.

35. 435 我 I Really Run an Orphanage, Not an Assassin's Den 我开的真是孤儿院，不是杀手堂 I Am the Ox Warrior我是牛战士Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted [Physical book edition now available] [Short drama of the same name is now streaming! Watch it on Hongguo!] [The only martial arts ensemble novel on the entire site with such a wild premise!] [At its peak, 1.5 million readers were following it, ranking seventh across all of Tomato Novel. Readers, come on in and take a look!] [Ensemble cast + System + traits + martial arts] Chen Ye transmigrates to the Great Wu Dynasty and binds himself to an Orphan Training System. As long as he raises orphans, 116.1kReads8.9Score12.2kShelves
36. 436 地 A Thousand Years of Sign-In in the Underworld, Then Reincarnating Makes the Empress Cry 地府签到千年，投胎气哭女帝 Invincible Master无敌大神Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted After Li Heng died, his soul entered the underworld. He thought he would be reincarnated, but instead he unlocked a sign-in System in the Hall of the King of Hell. And so he became a lowly underworld officer who swept floors, wandering through every corner of the underworld. “Ding! You signed in at the Hall of the King of Hell and received the King of Hell's Sword!” “Ding! You signed in on the Eighteenth Level of Hell and received the Primordial Demon God Spear!” “Ding! You signed in at the Hall 13.8kReads8.6Score60.9kShelves
37. 437 末 Apocalypse: The Beauty Mansion and My Awakening of More Children, More Blessings 末世：美女大厦，我觉醒多子多福 Eat Less, Write More少吃多码字Sci-Fi & Apocalypse828k WordsCompleted [Fast-paced] + [Wits and strategy] + [No saintly protagonist] + [Decisive and ruthless] The zombie apocalypse has struck, and society has collapsed! Food delivery driver Chen Lang is trapped in a media tower full of gorgeous women! He awakens the more children, more blessings System! “Please, let me have just one bite!” The once haughty star Bai Jie begs desperately. “Let me follow you. I’ll do anything!” The icy female CEO bows her noble head! Chen Lang: “Heaven has placed a great responsib 1.5kReads5.5Score131Shelves
38. 438 逍 The Carefree Mountain Village Divine Doctor 逍遥山村神医 A Stone Blooms石头开花Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [Alluring countryside, passionate sister-in-law, multiple heroines, rags-to-riches comeback] While in college, Fan Yunpeng offended the powerful and had one of his legs broken. He returned to his village and took up work as a pig castrator. Then, by a stroke of luck, he obtained an immortal inheritance and became a master healer. From then on, he soared to success... 10.1kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves

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    The Tomato Magic Book: a bold opening and explosive, stimulating content.

39. 439 六 The 1960s: I Became the Protagonist's Vicious Eldest Sister-in-Law 六十年代之我是主角的恶毒大嫂 Chubby Rice Ball瘦瘦的圆子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [1960s + cozy everyday life + workers + building a fortune + raising children later on] Huang Qinqin was given her name because her parents hoped she would grow up diligent and hardworking. But things didn't turn out as they had hoped. The Huang family has three siblings, and her parents and two older brothers are all hardworking. Huang Qinqin, meanwhile, is famous far and wide for being lazy! People in the steel factory's residential compound have always said the Huangs were crazy to spend mone 11.2kReads7.7Score824Shelves

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    [Kiss][Kiss][Kiss] The father and daughter were both employees of a steel factory and lived in the factory's staff quarters. After graduating high school, she was lucky enough to pass the factory's recruitment exam twice. However, she disliked the strenuous work of a lathe operator and gave the jobs to her two older brothers. To stay in the city, she married a man she liked. This bureau chief's son was quite nice; he worked as a purchasing agent at a food factory and was very loving towards his wife. On their wedding night, he handed over all their possessions. Shortly after their marriage, a department store was recruiting, and she passed the exam again!

40. 440 末 More Children, More Blessings in the Apocalypse: I’m Busy Saving Goddesses of Every Race 末世多子多福，我忙着救各族女神 Old Wu Next Door Meow隔壁老吴喵Sci-Fi & Apocalypse190k WordsCompleted [Apocalyptic Survival + More Children, More Blessings + Beauties of Every Race + Ruthless and Decisive] The apocalypse arrives, zombies erupt, and realms invade. Chen Hao never expected his boss to turn into a zombie, so he has no choice but to kill him and inherit his estate. Rest in peace, boss. I'll take good care of your villa, luxury cars, and girls. You can rest easy. At the same time, he activates the more children, more blessings System. As long as he reproduces and helps continue the hu 2Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 441 八 The 1980s: A Cherished Darling Rushing Toward Wealth 八零捷报团宠娇娇向钱冲 Si Jiao Jiao肆饺饺Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing [Period setting + building wealth + doted on by everyone + native-born heroine + social butterfly + powerful figures + one-on-one romance] Before she turned fifteen, Shi Xiangxiang was stolen as a newborn. Her adoptive parents were denounced and sent down to the countryside, leaving her, though still so young, to shoulder the burden of feeding the whole family. After she turned fifteen, her adoptive sister, who had been reborn with a golden finger, returned in defeat after struggling her way t 38kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
42. 442 乡 The Country Doctor’s Good Life 乡村神医好快活 A Stone Blooms石头开花Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [Rural Miracle Doctor + Little Guy’s Rise to Success + Business Fortune] To protect Xu Taohua, Song Qian offends Wang Mazi and is thrown into a cave in the wilderness. By a twist of fate, he encounters the Lotus Immortal Empress and receives her legacy. To help Song Qian return her to the world of cultivation, the Lotus Immortal Empress expends her strength to pass on all the cultivation she has accumulated in her lifetime. With this legacy, Song Qian begins his path to turning his life around. 52.4kReads8.9Score3.1kShelves
43. 443 前 A Popular History of the Former Han 前汉通俗演义 Cai Dongfan蔡东藩Historical563k WordsCompleted [Cai Dongfan's Historical Romance, The Complete Founding History of the Han Dynasty, The Qin-Han Rivalry, A Plain-Language History, Political Intrigue and War] This book is Cai Dongfan's A Popular History of the Former Han, a classic historical novel that recounts the dynasty's rise and fall from the chaos at the end of the Qin through the middle and late Western Han. Spanning one hundred chapters, it begins with Lü Buwei's extraordinary investment and Qin Shi Huang's unification of the realm, a 128Reads8.3Score—Shelves
44. 444 哥 Goblin: Starting With More Children, More Blessings 哥布林：从多子多福开始 Wanderer漫步者Eastern Fantasy156k WordsOngoing Wu Fan was born into a farm in another world, becoming a goblin who works around the clock on the farm. By chance, he awakened the more children, more blessings System, and began creating all kinds of powerful troops: Armored Goblins, Warhammer Goblins, Behemoth Goblins, Beast Goblins... In the future, an entire continent will be engulfed in war because of the existence of a single goblin. As a race abandoned by the gods, he will trample the deities beneath his feet. He will take goblin brutalit 9Reads6.0Score—Shelves
45. 445 雨 A Book Returned in the Rain 雨中归来的一本书 Returning in the Rain雨中归来Sci-Fi & Apocalypse327k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 64Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 446 乱 Chaos! Utter Chaos! The More Chaos, the Better! 乱！都乱！乱点好啊！ One Smile Through the Spring and Autumn一笑春秋Urban413k WordsCompleted [A wild, passionate power fantasy for adult readers] Chu Tian finally scraped together enough for the bride price and prepared to get married, never dreaming that it was all a scheme. The so-called marriage was nothing more than a plot to get their hands on his bride price. Through a twist of fate, Chu Tian acquired the Disease-Devouring System. When a beautiful CEO learned that Chu Tian possessed peerless medical skills, she publicly confessed her love for him at the hospital, becoming his stea 20.9kReads7.6Score1.8kShelves
47. 447 清 A Popular History of the Qing Dynasty 清史通俗演义 Cai Dongfan蔡东藩Historical587k WordsCompleted [A Tale of the Qing Dynasty #Popular History #The Rise and Fall of the Ming and Qing Dynasties #Political Intrigue and Warfare #Legends of Emperors #History in Plain Language] This classic historical novel recounts the full 268-year rise and fall of the Qing Dynasty, from the origins of its ancestors in the Changbai Mountains to Xuantong's abdication and the dynasty's collapse. Told across one hundred chapters, it follows the story clearly and avoids obscure historical material. It begins with N 103Reads8.8Score—Shelves
48. 448 无 The Invincible Mountain Village Miracle Doctor 无敌山村神医 Stone Simmered Soup石头熬汤Urban2.9M WordsCompleted Feel-good medical fiction | Rags-to-riches comeback | Farming and fortune Xiang Yunfei, an orphan with an intellectual disability, had endured countless sneers. While helping a friend, he unexpectedly awakened a divine healer’s inheritance! One needle cures a hundred illnesses, one medicine brings the dead back to life! From then on, the village bully feared him, his neighbors respected him, and beautiful women fell for him! Put the worst troublemakers in their place, heal the sick and save live 7.8kReads8.9Score938Shelves
49. 449 末 The Apocalypse’s Insect Queen: More Children, More Blessings, Building the Strongest Swarm 末世虫母，多子多福打造最强虫群 When You Return, Amid the Mist and Rain君去归来烟雨中Urban335k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + transformation + villain protagonist + behind-the-scenes scheming + more children, more blessings + ten-thousandfold rebates] The swarm apocalypse descends. Lin Mo is infected by the swarm and becomes its master. In his previous life, Lin Mo hid his insectoid identity and helped humanity fight the swarm to protect his younger sister. But after his identity was exposed, his own sister sentenced him to death. Reborn in the early days of the swarm apocalypse, Lin Mo decides to abandon 315Reads8.6Score110Shelves
50. 450 小 The Little Darling Has Arrived! She Drops In and Blows Up the Tycoon’s Empire 小奶团驾到！空降炸翻大佬集团 Jiangnan Shiyi江南十一Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Adorable Child + Family's Darling + Three and a Half Years Old + Metaphysics + Obsessive Love + Sweet Romance] The wealthy Yan family of the imperial capital had a long line of sons before finally welcoming a little girl. But the baby girl disappeared not long after she was born. The whole Yan family searched themselves frantic, but found nothing. Three years later, just as the family was on the verge of collapse, little Yan Chuchu suddenly reappeared and knocked on the Yan family’s door. From 3.2kReads9.1Score344Shelves

    Reader note

    A three-year-old toddler knocks on the door herself 🚪 The Yan family, a wealthy clan in the capital, had a string of sons before finally welcoming a daughter. However, shortly after her birth, the entire Yan family went missing. They searched frantically, but to no avail. Who could have imagined that three years later, just when the Yan family was on the verge of collapse, the little girl protagonist would suddenly appear out of nowhere?

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