One Female Lead, Everyday Life, and a Laid-Back Protagonist. Any Stories About Taking Life One Day at a Time? 单女主，日常，咸鱼，每天过过小日子的那种有没有

1. 151 小 Little Childhood Sweetheart, Stop Flirting! 小青梅，你别撩了！ Jun Yongyi永义君Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted At six, Ling Yu pulled Qin Xi out of a mud pit and snapped, “You’re such an idiot. Stick with me from now on.” At fifteen, he tossed her homework into the trash and said flatly, “Stop copying. Do it yourself.” At seventeen, he gave a speech in the auditorium as the outstanding student representative. His gaze swept past everyone and landed precisely on her, dozing in the back row. Everyone at school knew that Ling Yu, the top student in their grade, and Qin Xi, ranked fiftieth from the bottom —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A sweet, slice-of-life story set on campus.

2. 152 我 I’m a Thief. I Accidentally Broke Into a Murderer’s House and Got Chased for Eight Blocks 我是小偷，不小心偷进杀人犯家里去了，还被追了八条街 The World's Mightiest Little Fox宇宙无敌小狐狸7k WordsCompleted I’m a thief. I accidentally broke into a murderer’s house, and he chased me for eight blocks. 169Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The life of a salted fish.

3. 153 我 My Wife Is a Sweet, Innocent School Beauty 我的老婆是清纯软萌校花 Qing Qing Ruo Xue卿卿若雪Urban258k WordsOngoing [Reborn + Sweet Romance + System + Healing + One Heroine] In his previous life, Hu Ge watched helplessly as his girlfriend died of an illness, leaving him devastated. When he opens his eyes again, he is back in his senior year of high school, with an absurdly powerful System, and face-to-face with the sweet, gentle girl he has longed for, Lin Yifei. In this life, I will protect her and love her for the rest of my life. 40Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This campus beauty novel is also good. Although it's a new book and follows a familiar formula, the male and female leads are very sweet. I recommend it. It has a single female lead, and the male lead doesn't have any ambiguous relationships with other women. It's a sweet, healing, and lighthearted romance.

4. 154 边 The Little Tailor on the Frontier 边疆小裁缝 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Marriage & Romance36k WordsCompleted The Little Tailor on the Frontier 228Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Daily life in ancient style~

5. 155 回 Looking Back, I See the Azure Clouds 回首见青云 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance46k WordsCompleted Looking Back, I See Blue Skies 43Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 156 夏 A Few Things About Xiayang 夏阳二三事 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance219k WordsCompleted [Short Story Collection] Every protagonist in this book is named Xia Yang. Each Xia Yang is a different character with a different life. Come read a few stories about Xia Yang. This is a collection of short stories set in ancient times. If you like it, welcome aboard; if not, no worries. Kisses~ [All stories are purely fictional] 33Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 157 庶 The Concubine-Born Daughter’s Mismatched Marriage 庶女的错位姻缘 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance15k WordsCompleted The Concubine-Born Daughter’s Ill-Fated Match 171Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 158 仵 The Coroner's Wife's Tea-Picking Journal 仵作娘子采茶记 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted A Coroner's Wife's Tea-Picking Journal 80Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 159 古 An Anthology of Ancient Tales 古篇集录 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance82k WordsCompleted [Collected Ancient Tales] This book brings together two short stories in an ancient style. Life is vast, and every meeting is a bond of fate. Dear readers, come along with me. 46Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 160 商 The Art of the Deal: You Dumped Me for Being Poor? Why Are You Crying Now? 商猎：嫌我穷？分手后你哭什么？ Junior Brother Mo Yan墨岩师弟Urban243k WordsCompleted [Urban] [Slice of Life] [Miracle Doctor] [Tycoon] [No System] [Hacker] [Big Shot] Eight years of devotion earned him only the words, “Let’s break up.” Eight years of giving meant nothing next to a whisper from her new love. He was the “Wolf King,” yet on a late night in 2013, the woman he loved most stabbed him in the back. Seven billionaires are fighting to marry off their daughters? A mysterious old man cries out, “You look so much like him”? Mu Feng couldn’t care less. All he knew was that th 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Just watch.

11. 161 谁 Who Says the Goddess Is Cold? She Wants to Explore Life With Me 谁说女神高冷，她要与我研究人生 The Fish with a Two-Second Memory两秒记忆的鱼Urban291k WordsCompleted Li An, a small-town test-taking ace, and his girlfriend and high school classmate, Bai Ying, promised to get into the same university. He thought they would go from school uniforms to wedding dresses together, but university hit him with a brutal dose of reality: Bai Ying went off with a rich young man. After that, he went through two more failed relationships, racked up debt, and stopped believing much in love. Li An tried his hand at writing online fiction. After paying off his debts with mind 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Everyday life, warm and sweet

12. 162 往 An Atlas of the Past 往事图鉴 Rice Balls Soaked in Wine元宵泡酒Urban337k WordsCompleted The stories in this book feel as though they happened to people around you. Each one reflects the patterns of fate, and together they form a complete journey through life. The protagonist might be one of your relatives or friends, or perhaps a neighbor. After going through all kinds of upheavals, the protagonist changes in many ways, just as society has changed from 1990 to the present day. Rather than a book of stories, this feels more like someone's thirty-year diary, written by a person close 90Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    A collection of stories, like the diaries of someone close to you over thirty years, containing the changes and regrets of the times from the 1990s to the present.

13. 163 轻 Mild Depression: A Boy’s One-Way Journey Through His Eighteenth Year 轻度抑郁：少年与他的十八岁单程 You Worry, I Grieve君忧卿愁Urban141k WordsOngoing My name is Lin Ze. I'm an ordinary person. When I stood on the rooftop, He gave me a chance to choose my life... From that moment on, my life changed, though it all still felt like a dream... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It should be considered a fish, right?

14. 164 桃 A Garden of Students, Growing Old Together in Love 桃李满天下恩爱共白头 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance42k WordsCompleted Wu Xiaomin was a country girl, born and raised in the countryside, but she had always been a good student and was naturally beautiful. Unfortunately, after she started high school, her surroundings changed dramatically, leaving her confused and lost. In her sophomore year, she met a new homeroom teacher who helped her find her way again. After graduating from college, Wu Xiaomin gave up a job placement back in her hometown and introduced a female college classmate to her former high school teach 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book's male lead is the female lead's high school mentor. After graduating from university, to repay her mentor, the female lead introduces a female classmate from university to him as his girlfriend. She then gives up her assigned job to stay in the city and pursue her career.

15. 165 中 Lu Xueqi, Vocational School Student 中专生陆雪琪 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Marriage & Romance81k WordsCompleted Lu Xueqi, the Vocational School Student 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
16. 166 等 The Happiness We Waited For 等来的幸福 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted In this blended family, the male and female leads grow up calling each other brother and sister. After her mother dies, the heroine goes abroad with her biological father. While overseas, she and the male lead begin a relationship. 759Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 167 全 The Whole Universe Lies Flat, While I Become the Creator God in My Sleep 全宇宙躺平，我靠睡觉修成创世神 Nan Xing Writes Stories南星写故事Fantastical Romance312k WordsOngoing [Anti-Grind Cultivation + All Things Dote on Their Favorite + Hilarious, Wild Imagination + Layers Upon Layers of Hidden Origins] Others cultivate: study and train hard, slay demons, and fight tooth and nail for every opportunity. Su Nuo cultivates: sleep, daydream, snack, and watch shows. The whole sect thinks she’s a good-for-nothing, until she gains three hundred years of spiritual power from a nap and makes an entire mountain burst into bloom with a yawn. The elders go mad, her fellow disc 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you're 35—when you read about Elder Mo putting the ruler away in the cabinet to grow flowers, you might wonder if you should also let go of something. #BookShortage #MiddleAged #Healing

18. 168 我 I’m Just a Couch Potato, Please Stop Pursuing Me 我只是一条咸鱼，请不要逆推我了 Peanut Milk花生小牛奶Urban82k WordsOngoing [Everyday Romance] [One Female Lead] Chen Xingjian had only two requirements for life: eat well and take it easy. While everyone else was busy chasing success, his biggest worry was whether to braise or stew tonight’s ribs. His dream was simple: find a wife who could earn enough to support the family, then settle down as a househusband. That all changed the day he carried over a bowl of plain congee and, on impulse, rescued the neighbor across the hall, who was doubled over with a bout of gast 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The title itself includes the word "salted fish" [smirk], and it's a single-female lead, slice-of-life romance novel.

19. 169 我 Do I Still Love Her? 我，还爱她？ Jian Xi Erer简兮尔尔Modern Romance242k WordsOngoing Urban Romance | Reunion | Unrequited Love | The Aesthetics of a Bad Ending | A Regretful Ending | Realistic Heartbreak I’ve been writing this for ages, but hardly anyone reads it. I’m so sad, sob sob. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [After failing the civil service exam twice, I've actually started dating the CEO's son?!] "Your high school classmate, Yu Qiu, is just an ordinary undergraduate from a non-prestigious university." "In terms of education and future prospects, how are you a match for him?" "You're a 25-year-old PhD graduate from overseas, young and promising, good-looking, you could have any girlfriend you wanted!" Yu Qiu: Undergraduate from a non-prestigious university, failed the civil service exam twice, works under Yin Zhihao's father. Jian Yi: Yu Qiu's high school classmate, undergraduate from Fudan University's medical school, PhD from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, still has feelings for Yu Qiu. Yin Zhihao: Graduated from Fudan University, selected for a government position, developed feelings for Yu Qiu over time. His father is the president of a company in Yancheng, and his mother is the vice president of Yancheng's First Hospital.

20. 170 穿 Transmigrated as a Maid, I Get Rich by Doing Hair and Makeup to Buy My Freedom 穿成小丫鬟，靠梳妆赎身暴富 Weave Through Red Threads穿尽红丝Ancient Romance492k WordsOngoing Reading Guide: [Not a wish-fulfillment story + alternate Northern Song setting + a touch of ensemble cast + everyday commerce + a touch of household intrigue + family life + slice of life] Lin Fengsui transmigrates to the Northern Song dynasty as an eight-year-old girl, and lands the position of a hereditary servant in the prefect’s residence. Her mother is a cook in the kitchen, her father is a junior clerk in the accounts office, and she has an older sister who is an embroiderer, two years her 85.9kReads9.1Score13.6kShelves

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    This book! After reading so many fast-paced underdog stories, this heartwarming slice-of-life story offers a refreshing change. Feng Sui's family are servants in the household: her mother cooks, her sister does embroidery, her father manages the accounts, and Feng Sui learns hairdressing. When she reaches the age to learn her craft, the family offers various suggestions, but she has her own ideas: one hand she'll be busy combing hair to serve her master, the other she'll be busy selling face creams and perfumes, and the other she'll be busy saving money for the family fortune—and catching octopuses! The whole book is filled with small, everyday moments, but with each chapter, you can feel the family's united spirit and drive. Trust me, you'll be hooked.

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