Novels About Making It in a Special Economic Zone in the 1990s 九十年代去特区打拼的小说

1. 1 0 2008: My Hustle in Shenzhen 08年，我在深圳打拼的日子 Fluffy Bear from G PortG港的毛毛熊Urban851k WordsOngoing [Multiple female leads] [Comeback in the 2000s] [Boss lady] In the summer of 2008, Lin Tao comes to Shenzhen to find work, seeking help from his neighbor and older sister Zhao Ya, who runs a hair salon in an urban village. 27kReads7.8Score2.7kShelves

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   Memories of Shenzhen in 2008: A book with no negative reviews.

2. 2 沙 Factory Girl from Shajing 沙井厂妹 Rabbits Are Awesome兔子很棒Urban492k WordsOngoing [Period Setting] [Headed South] [Working] [Building Wealth] [Realistic] [No System] Shajing, Shenzhen, in 2008 was young and distinctive, especially in factories staffed entirely by women. 84kReads7.9Score7.8kShelves
3. 3 重 Back to the 1980s, I Lead My Whole Family to Wake Up and Strike It Rich 重回八零，带着全家一起觉醒暴富 Jing Mo京墨Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted In 1989, Shuangxi's uncle, younger uncle, and aunt all headed south for work with their spouses, leaving behind nine children without anyone to look after them, as well as their elderly grandparents. It was Shuangxi's parents who stayed home to care for the children and look after the two old folks. Like oxen, they worked themselves to the bone farming the land, sending one nephew or niece after another to university and out into the world. When her father was injured in an accident and lost the 42.7kReads8.1Score4.4kShelves

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   Shuangxi helped his parents work and escape poverty. (Recommended)

4. 4 重 Reborn in 1997: I Was Going Bankrupt from the Start 重生97：开局就要破产 Jin Jianfeng金剑锋Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Also known as: Reborn in 1997: From the Start, I’m Going Bankrupt; The Everyday Life of a Middle-Aged Construction Worker Reborn; [Cozy everyday life + construction site stories + family squabbles + no showing off or face-slapping + one female lead] Yang Yuankun spent his whole life as a bricklayer, working himself to the bone. After inhaling too much dust, he stopped breathing in his fifties while lying in a hospital bed. But when he opened his eyes again, he had returned to the moment he’d com 19.8kReads8.5Score944Shelves

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   Rebirth is truly a blessing. Yang Yuankun, who had toiled his entire life as a bricklayer, stopped breathing in his fifties due to inhaling too much dust. Unexpectedly, when he opened his eyes again, he was back to the closest he had ever come to success, and also the biggest setback of his life. Yes, he was going bankrupt. Because of this bankruptcy, his wife would have to work with him on construction sites to pay off the debts; because of this bankruptcy, his first-grader would have to walk several kilometers to and from school alone; because of this bankruptcy, his three-year-old son would become a left-behind child. Although his son and daughter were both very promising, he also wanted to make himself proud.

5. 5 穿 Transmigrate to the Seventies: My Handsome, Sweet Husband Begs Me to Spoil Him 穿越七零：老公又帅又甜，求我宠 Si Bu Xiang司不像Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Strong Female Lead, Weaker Male Lead + Female Lead Transmigrates + Male Lead Is Reborn + Contract Marriage + Sweet Romance + Realistic Feel-Good Story + Cozy Daily Life + Selfish Female Lead + Devoted Husband] At a young age, Deng Siyao saved up five million, but before she could register for a residence permit and buy a house, she died from overwork and transmigrated into the body of a sent-down youth. She has her heart set on finding a handsome, agreeable husband, hoping to 29.1kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves
6. 6 范 The Rise and Fall of Boss Fan 范老板的沉浮人生 Liu Ningduochang刘宁多昌Modern Romance736k WordsCompleted This story follows 1980s entrepreneur Fan Chenhui through the ups and downs of the business world in Shenzhen. It explores real-world issues including financial crises, family conflicts, workplace rivalries, and tangled relationships, portraying human nature and the changes of the times in vivid detail. 119Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   Beautiful articles about working in Shenzhen

7. 7 重 Reborn in the Nineties: The Alluring Beauty Snares the Cold, Abstinent Tycoon 重生九零，钓系美人拿捏禁欲大佬 Jin Yangyu金洋宇Modern Romance336k WordsOngoing [Power Couple Showdown] [Extreme Push and Pull] [科技 Strong Nation] [Business Warfare in a Bygone Era] [Alternate Universe] The Untouchable Ice Queen VS the Master Manipulator This is an evenly matched battle of wits, and a legend about the rise of a great power's industrial technology. In 1992, with nowhere left to turn, Jiang Wan set her sights on Shen Yichuan, a technical expert with formidable financial backing. What began as mutual exploitation and wariness evolved amid the surging tides of 122Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Here! Please accept these two books! Both are period dramas! Who says the 90s aren't period dramas?! One features a female protagonist who is reborn, goes into business in Shenzhen, and focuses on technological advancement (from semiconductors to chip manufacturing). Romance is just the icing on the cake... Both are strong! The male protagonist is an older Hong Kong businessman! Both are tech geniuses! The other book has no romantic pairing. The female protagonist, a food blogger and mind-body healer, transmigrates to 90s Hong Kong. She's the daughter of a triad boss, and while she's not particularly career-driven, she can't afford not to work, since she's not a triad leader! She can only find ways to lead her brothers to open a fast food restaurant, deliver food, and transport packages! A healer and the triad are a perfect match, so her transmigration wasn't entirely pointless. [Eating melon emoji][Eating melon emoji]

8. 8 穿 Transmigrating to 1990s Hong Kong: The Underworld Heiress Clears Her Name Through Food 穿九零港城：黑道千金靠美食洗白 Jin Yangyu金洋宇Modern Romance221k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate to 1990s Hong Kong] [Daughter of a crime boss] [Food and business] [Turning gangsters into honest workers] Transmigrated as the daughter of a Hong Kong crime boss in the 1990s, she's got a gang of underlings who know nothing but fighting. While everyone else is fighting over territory, she picks up a spatula and gets into the food business! She trains street thugs to become food delivery riders and errand couriers. With the help of her cha chaan teng's delicious food, she gradually 1.9kReads—Score217Shelves
9. 9 1 Another Spring of the 1977 College Entrance Exam 1977年高考又一春 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [A story-driven take on history. Note: There is no single fixed protagonist. Multiple leads reflect the changes of the era and offer a full picture of the 1977 restoration of the college entrance exam.] [The story focuses on several main characters: Hu Wei and Wang Ting, Pan Xia, and Lu Xiaoyun. Their stories weave in and out according to the timeline. If you prefer to follow one character at a time, you can read their chapters in sequence for a complete biography. The other characters may only 5.6kReads8.0Score409Shelves

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   The pinnacle of historical fiction! [Laughing][Smiling][Smirking][Original author fan] Time-traveling to become the top scorer in the college entrance exam, seizing opportunities to get rich! Beautiful wife, children, and a warm bed! Everyday life, tight plot, heartwarming story! Highly recommend this book 👍 You might think it's a novel, but it's actually a very interesting historical record. Its strength lies in its focus on ordinary people. Hundreds of typical characters are based on real people and stories. Those born in the 50s, 60s, and 70s should read it; perhaps you can find stories that reflect your own era or the era itself. The story is touching, the plot is well-arranged, and it should be considered a good novel within a historical record, and a good historical story within a novel.

10. 10 我 I’m the Boss in Italy 我在意大利当老板 Pizza Without Tomato Sauce没有蕃茄酱的披萨Urban1.4M WordsOngoing In late-1990s Italy, Hu Liu’an, a stranger in a strange land, takes you on a journey through an overseas world unlike any other, filled with its own bittersweet experiences and tangled loves and hatreds... 4.6kReads8.2Score255Shelves

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    In the 1990s, I was a boss in Italy.

11. 11 工 A Temporary Romance at the Factory 工厂的临时爱情 The Mouse on the Moon月亮上的老鼠Urban5.7M WordsOngoing Work + Romance + Plot + A Large Supporting Cast Xu Yanhui, a young man from a rural village who has just left the army, comes to the city alone to find work. By chance, he meets his fellow villager Duan Li, who introduces him to a job at a textile factory. There, he witnesses and experiences the joys and sorrows, warmth and cruelty of the lives of working women. Set in the 1990s, this story uses simple prose to tell the stories of ordinary migrant workers. I hope you enjoy it. 12.9kReads8.6Score971Shelves

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    Relatively realistic, without excessive exaggeration or fantasy, depicting the lives of working people in the 1990s.

12. 12 我 My Years as a Migrant Worker in Shenzhen 我在深圳打工那些年 Azure Clouds, Everlasting Red青云长红Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Two AI comic adaptations of this book are already online, and a third is in production. In 1997, I was 17, carrying 300 yuan as I left my hometown in Hunan and headed south to Shenzhen alone. With no skills and no temporary residence permit, I was chased by security patrols, turned away by factories, left hungry, and forced to spend nights hiding in a cemetery. I went from a penniless kid to a sewing-machine operator at a handbag factory, then seized the opportunities of the times, opened a shop 18.6kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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    A true story of an entrepreneur who left his hometown for Shenzhen in 1997 to work and built his fortune through hard work.

13. 13 东 Dongguan Doesn't Believe in Tears: My Love Life as a Migrant Worker 东莞不相信眼泪，我的打工情史 The Big Shot Loves Reading大佬爱读书Urban959k WordsOngoing [This novel has two main parts: factory romance and cultivation through the fortunes of nine sons] After graduating from university, I joined an electronics factory and became a wage laborer. I had a bachelor’s degree, was a management trainee, and was pretty handsome. The factory girls fought each other over me. A month later, the factory’s prettiest girl, my girlfriend, suddenly told me she was pregnant. I faced the biggest decision of my life: take responsibility, or choose my own future? In 261Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    My true story: the years I was chased by female factory workers

14. 14 东 Dongguan, Dongguan: The Blossoming '90s 东莞，东莞，90繁花年代 Old Jiu's Records of History老九史记Urban501k WordsCompleted This story is based on real life. One day, Er Gou said mysteriously to Li Minghui, “Ah Hui, did you know? I heard a new Taizi Bathhouse opened nearby. They say it offers a service imported from Thailand.” The story follows a protagonist who turns his fortunes around in the electronics business of the Pearl River Delta. In 1990s Dongguan, KTVs, nightclubs, and bathhouses offered a different kind of splendor. There were also pure-hearted romances between migrant workers over beef brisket rice nood 980Reads8.2Score102Shelves

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    The subject matter is novel, not your typical romance novel, but a very realistic portrayal of working and starting a business in Dongguan in the 1990s. Those who know, know how great it was for a man in Dongguan in the 90s!! At this moment in the dream, Li Yan playfully scolds, "Ahui, you little rascal, why are you so naughty?" Li Minghui is about to explain...

15. 15 成 The Mature Landlady 成熟的老板娘 Young Master Huajia花家大少Urban1.6M WordsOngoing For the sake of keeping the family fortune all to himself, Liang Dashan hatched a vicious scheme to frame his wife, Du Xue. Faced with her husband’s ruthless plotting, Du Xue fought back from the brink. She turned people’s motives to her advantage and used his own tactics against him, unraveling every conspiracy by playing along, and ultimately leaving the traitor with nothing but the clothes on his back! 31kReads7.9Score1.6kShelves
16. 16 红 Crimson Lips, Blazing Passion 红唇烈焰 Young Master Huajia花家大少Urban2.0M WordsCompleted A handsome loser and a cold, aloof female boss. When these two rivals cross paths, they act out a romantic tale of love, revenge, and sweet satisfaction. Office intrigue, cutthroat business, and political scheming are all handled with ease. If you want a story full of twists and excitement, come read The Strongest Man in the City. 33.6kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves
17. 17 狠 A Cruel Mother, a Broken Home, and Me, Unbroken 狠心的妈，破碎的家，不屈的我 If You’re No Eagle, Don’t Be a Snail不是雄鹰做蜗牛Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Male-Oriented, Rural, Family, Comeback, Power Fantasy, Inspirational] Abandoned by his own mother, abused by his stepmother, and struck by his father's sudden misfortune. Su Yang, a poor boy from the mountains, has been left battered by his family's cruelty. With no one to lean on and no support to count on, he can only fight his own way to survival. He studies hard, weathers turmoil on campus, and makes his way in the business world. His heartless relatives come crawling back to latch onto his 28.4kReads8.2Score2.3kShelves

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    An inspirational tale of a young man from a mountain village rising to prominence amidst adversity.

18. 18 工 An Unforgettable Romance at the Factory 工厂里的难忘爱情 Splendid Scenery瑰丽风景Urban3.1M WordsOngoing Xu Bo heads to the city to find work, where he meets a girl from a neighboring village. They travel to the city together and find jobs. At the factory, the female boss takes a liking to him, and from then on, good fortune keeps coming his way. He rises from a workshop worker to workshop supervisor, and eventually is forced to start his own factory. His life becomes anything but ordinary. This is a story that feels grounded in real life, with sorrow and joy, laughter and tears. The plot never dra 44.1kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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    A story about working during a specific era! So realistic! [Flying kiss]

19. 19 海 Hai Nange's Second Book 海楠哥的第2本书 Brother Hainan海楠哥Urban220k WordsCompleted [Work + romance + plot + personal growth + lighthearted everyday life] Xu Liangfeng had just graduated from high school when he went to the big city to look for work. He ran into setback after setback, but he didn't lose heart and kept working hard. As he changed jobs frequently, he learned plenty of practical skills. Still, at every workplace, his managers both loved and hated him. They loved his competence and his humble, sincere nature, but hated how argumentative he could be. “Liangfeng, can 321Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 重 Back to the ’90s: A Mother’s Strength 重回九零之为母当自强 Alice Loves Candy爱丽丝爱吃糖Modern Romance740k WordsCompleted A flowerpot falling from upstairs sent Lin Qiu back thirty-two years. Her worldview changed, her appearance changed, and her attitude changed. When life gives you a chance to start over, can a life in shambles finally soar? —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Hard work/struggle 💥💥💥💥

21. 21 重 Reborn in 1990: Unleashing My Full Firepower 重生九零之火力全开 Warm Spring Sunrise暖阳春晓Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Xia Qingfang was timid and afraid of trouble. She spent her whole life working odd jobs and ended it in poverty. Fortunately, fate gave her a chance to live again. She returned to the 1990s, when she had just left home to work. This time, she boldly urged her strong young husband to start a business, give up his steady factory job, and bring their child to live with them and attend school, so the child would no longer be bullied. In this new life, Xia Qingfang is determined 3.4kReads7.7Score190Shelves

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    It's a great show! There's no cheat code; the characters rely on themselves and their foresight to gradually build their wealth. It's very realistic and has a strong sense of the era. It's exciting to watch.

22. 22 重 Reborn in the 1990s: Song Chunying’s Happy Life 重生九零：宋春英的美满人生 Che Xiaoxiao车哓哓Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn + comeback + mutual pampering + adorable kids] In her previous life, Chunying's husband was framed and made a scapegoat. After losing both her husband and daughter, she died of grief. Reborn unexpectedly in 1990, she resolves to protect her husband and their two sweet, well-behaved daughters. To escape the path fate has laid out for her, she bravely takes her whole family away from their hometown to seek work, even though she'd never left home in her previous life. The road ahead is full 1kReads8.8Score101Shelves

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    Articles about couples working and starting businesses in the 1990s

23. 23 重 Reborn 20 Years Ago: From Street Tough to Upstanding Young Man 重生20年从顽主到四有青年 Mr. Red Flag红旗先生Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [No System] [Ensemble cast] [Everyday life] [Business rivalry] [Romance] [Martial world] Does being reborn count as rebirth if you have no memories of your past life? In 2024, business tycoon Chen Yuanping is framed and sent back to the autumn of his nineteenth year. A completely different life begins... At the foot of the imperial city, in Liulichang. A group of young people born in the sixties and seventies leave the crowded courtyard houses in the hutongs, carrying their dreams 4.2kReads7.5Score220Shelves

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    This book can be used to see if there are any in Shenzhen, Beijing, Guangzhou, or elsewhere.

24. 24 一 Yizhi Xiaoqi's 17th Book 一纸小旗第17本书 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Urban648k WordsCompleted A country boy with superb medical skills lands a job at an electronics factory in the kingdom of women. From then on, there's no stopping him. With charm and skill to back him up, he thrives and rises to the pinnacle of life! 1.3kReads8.1Score144Shelves

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    Having worked in a factory before, it all feels so real, like going back to the past. It's not easy for anyone who's away from home.

25. 25 东 The Dongguan Years 东莞岁月 Diligent Happy Sheep勤奋的喜羊羊Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted Set in the late 1990s and early 2000s, this novel tells the story of migrant workers represented by a group of young men and women from the countryside in southwestern Henan. It paints a sweeping picture of their arduous struggle to make a living in the unfamiliar city of Dongguan, vividly recreating the bitterness and sweetness, hardships and joys, love and heartbreak experienced by young factory workers during that fiery era. 2.2kReads7.7Score171Shelves

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    Just right 👍👍👍

26. 26 千 Breaking Into Pengcheng at the Millennium: I Rule the World with the Eight Unorthodox Schools 千禧闯鹏城，我靠外八门只手遮天 Zhao Liqiuqiu昭黎秋丘Urban244k WordsOngoing [Urban Underworld] [Period Setting] [Outsider Sects] [Traditional Occult Arts] [Wish Fulfillment] [No Protagonist Abuse] [Consistent Updates] In the spring of 2000, Wu Jiuchuan arrives in Pengcheng, a city overflowing with gold, carrying the secret skills of the Eight Outsider Traditions. Back then, Pengcheng was overflowing with opportunities, but also with rules. For an outsider hoping to find his footing, it was harder than scaling the heavens. But no one could have guessed that this young ma 103Reads—Score106Shelves

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    If you're looking for a good read, I recommend a period urban martial arts novel: "Entering Shenzhen in the Millennium: I Rely on My Eight Unique Skills to Dominate the City." Set in the spring of the new millennium, the story follows Wu Jiuchuan, who arrives in Shenzhen with his unique martial arts skills. Starting from a humble stall, he rises to prominence, weaving together tales of (jianghu grievances), extraordinary people, and unconventional events. It's a straightforward read, perfect for a single sitting.

27. 27 9 The 1990s: A Business Empire Built from Five Thousand 90年代：五千起步的商业帝国 Sun and Moon in Gold金中日月Urban843k WordsOngoing [Stock Trading + Ancient Wisdom + Comeback + Entrepreneurship + Opportunities of the Era + Romance] In 1997, on the eve of the handover, Lin Tiebo entered the stock market at its peak with 5,000 yuan in his pocket. It was all the money he had, and his only hope of finding Xiaomei. The first time he made a move, people laughed at him in public for “not even understanding the rules.” Yet this outsider used ancient wisdom from works like the Biographies of Merchants to buy precisely at the bottom a 1.3kReads8.8Score100Shelves

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    It abandoned many shortcuts in online novels (golden finger, rebirth, system), and chose a more difficult path—using solid characters, realistic details, and profound insights to retain readers.

28. 28 那 The Happy Years I Spent in Dongguan 那些年我在东莞的幸福往事 Sparse Shadows in the Courtyard疏影庭前Urban299k WordsCompleted [Urban everyday life] + [multiple heroines] + [first person] My name is Hao Jian. I'm a college graduate who left a small inland county to make a living in Dongguan. A female classmate who'd been quite a flirt back in school introduced me to the city. I thought I'd find a factory job and earn some money, but things didn't go as planned. I ended up in a bar, and that's where my life took an unexpected turn. 5.4kReads6.0Score485Shelves

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    These two books are super good!

29. 29 综 Film and TV Crossover: Bai Ze’s Romance Handbook 综影：白泽的恋爱手册 A Bird Unable to Swim Across无法泅渡的飞鸟Female-Channel Fanfiction6.3M WordsOngoing [This book is also known as The Series Where the Male Lead Is the Most Useless Person in the World] 17.6kReads8.6Score397Shelves

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    🔥This book is so good! [Sad face] The female protagonist transmigrates and is reborn, changing the fate of her family of villains. She starts by running a shop at home [frustrated], and slowly takes her daughter to the special economic zone to find her husband [kissing face]. They work hard there. There's not much romance, but it's very sweet. [Feeling wronged][shocked][almost crying][thinking]

30. 30 风 The Playboy and the Five Golden Flowers 风流之子与五朵金花 Thirteen of Me十三个我Urban420k WordsCompleted [Completed] If you happened to click on this, please read a few more pages, or even a few dozen, and help boost my stats. Thanks for your support! This is the story of a group of people who came from elsewhere to work and put down roots in Zhuhai. They fall in love, get married, buy homes, and have children. The first half covers their lives up to marriage. The second half explores marriage, human nature, changes in society, and growing up in middle age. This novel has a calm and gentle tone, pe 83Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I just happened to see a suitable topic. You can take a look at my posts, which I started writing in the 1990s, focusing on the Zhuhai area.

31. 31 一 A Pair of Delicate Red Hands 一双红酥手 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1996, I planned to strike it rich with the lottery numbers from the one thing I remembered about my past life. Who knew it would still turn out to be just a dream!!! There are only 98 days left until the college entrance exam, and I’ve forgotten every bit of what I learned in my previous life. What do I do... Fine, I’ll come clean. I just want to be a couch potato, enjoy life with a beautiful wife, and live a quiet little life... This story is entirely fictional. Any similarities are p 12kReads9.0Score718Shelves

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    Take you back to your youthful, passionate days.

32. 32 女 Wang, the Northeastern Guy in the Women's Dorm, Don't Panic 女工宿舍楼里东北汉子老王你别慌 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban668k WordsCompleted Wang Xinyan is a strapping Northeastern man, tall and broad-shouldered. But because his mother loved watching romance dramas, she gave him a feminine name. After graduating from college, that name got him assigned not only to a female factory-worker position, but also to a dorm room on the women's floor… 1.3kReads8.5Score—Shelves
33. 33 重 Restarting My Life and Winning Over Several One True Loves 重启人生拐几个白月光 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban282k WordsCompleted So what if he was rich in his previous life? He couldn't even find his wife and daughter! In this reborn life, he'll protect his family first... A life of wealth and luxury? He wouldn't mind! But the simple pleasures of everyday life are what feel most real! 465Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 我 My Dongguan Dream: Sister Mei 我的东莞梦：媚姐 Zeng Yi曾呓Urban2.4M WordsOngoing Sister Mei's advice to me: The women at entertainment venues are just for looking. Don't get serious with them. Sister Mei also said: Don't get any ideas about me, either. [A story about working for a living, perhaps with a little of me, you, and him in it.] 197.5kReads8.9Score9.8kShelves

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    I worked myself to the bone until my pants had holes in them. [Kissing emoji]

35. 35 九 The Nineties: The Villainous Tycoon's Wife Who Died Young 九零，成为反派大佬的早死媳妇 Mo Bai么白Modern Romance847k WordsCompleted Fang Rongrong was a woman who had transmigrated into the past. Born in 1967, she lost both her parents, but with her relatives looking after her, she married and had children, living a peaceful life. When the wave of people going into business swept the country, her husband went south to start a business. He was gone for five years. True to her hopes, when he returned, he had become a small-time businessman with a modest fortune. But she didn't know what he had been through. The once cheerful, s 7kReads8.1Score710Shelves

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    Fang Rongrong was reborn in 1967. Orphaned at a young age, she was fortunate to have family support and a stable marriage and children. Her husband, Lu Xingzhi, went south to make his fortune during the business boom. Five years later, he returned as a small business owner, but he had lost his former cheerful and sunny disposition, becoming gloomy and cold, only showing kindness to her and their daughter. In 1999, Fang Rongrong died in a car accident, only then realizing she was in a book. Lu Xingzhi was actually the villain, whose Longhua Group committed numerous evils. He was eventually exposed by the male and female protagonists, sentenced to death, and her daughter, Lu An'an, was spoiled and met a tragic end. Fang Rongrong watched Lu Xingzhi being executed, then fainted. When she awoke, she was reborn in 1992, the day after Lu Xingzhi left for the south. This time, she was determined to change her family's fate.

36. 36 重 Lao Wang from Chongqing 重庆老王 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban1.6M WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.5kReads8.3Score116Shelves

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    Surrealism is just a minor element of wish-fulfillment fiction.

37. 37 沪 Shanghai Auntie’s AI Male Model 沪上阿姨AI男模 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban857k WordsCompleted The protagonist, Wang Chen, struggles to survive in an apocalyptic world during the Great Depression, then unexpectedly transmigrates to an alternate-world Shanghai in the 1990s. And so Wang Chen’s happy life begins! 4.1kReads7.1Score270Shelves
38. 38 极 The Irresistible Playboy 极品桃花男 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban611k WordsCompleted [Urban feel-good story] [Slice of life] [Set in the 2020s] [Realistic everyday life] [Multiple female leads] [Dongguan Prince Hotel] [Transmigration to the apocalypse] [Genetically enhanced super soldiers] 419Reads8.5Score105Shelves
39. 39 十 Ten Days, Eighteen-Year-Old Great-Grandma, I'm Not a Scumbag 十日十八岁太奶我不是渣男 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban767k WordsCompleted [Urban Imagination] [Surreal] [Multiple Female Leads] [Beijing-Circle Heiresses] [Beautiful Women Around the World] [Entertainment Industry Stars] [Web-Novel Heroines] [Most Beautiful Heroines on Screen] 251Reads6.9Score145Shelves
40. 40 风 The Feng Family’s Treasured Mother and Daughter 风家的宝贝母女 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Two Male Leads232k WordsCompleted A novel about love, marriage, and redemption. If I don’t wear the golden headband, how can I save you? If I put on the golden headband, how can I still love you? A love story about the mother and daughter of the Feng family! 1.1kReads6.5Score—Shelves
41. 41 我 I Become a Scoundrel in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils 我在天龙当曹贼 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Male-Channel Fanfiction264k WordsCompleted The male lead, Yin Qiancheng, worked himself to death in Shenzhen, then transmigrated into the world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. He obtained a brain-development and dream-insertion System AI. To return to the future, he brought all the female leads of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, those beautiful older sisters, back to modern Shenzhen. 3.5kReads6.9Score140Shelves
42. 42 天 Living the High Life as a Young Master 天上人间当少爷 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban543k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2.4kReads8.3Score118Shelves
43. 43 我 [Dream-Stealing Space] My Dreams Can Charm Girls 【偷梦空间】我的梦境能撩妹 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban678k WordsCompleted A feel-good urban story about the entertainment industry, with multiple heroines, celebrities, campus belles, and a touch of the surreal. The male lead obtains a Dream System that lets him enter other people’s dreams and plant whatever scenes and stories he wants. 7.6kReads7.4Score503Shelves
44. 44 1 Ten Scumbags and a Woman Who Hates Cilantro 10个渣男不吃香菜的女人 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Modern Romance187k WordsCompleted The story of a young woman's growth and her ten men. At its heart is the story of how one woman navigates her way among men, exploring how women in modern society view marriage and love! 192Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 小 What Can I Do to Save You, Little Dragon Girl? 小龙女我拿什么救你 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Sci-Fi & Apocalypse162k WordsCompleted Ao Xi, an 1,800-year-old dragon girl, runs away from home to explore the world, but ends up trapped in an underground chamber for 2,000 years. By accident, she activates a teleportation array that transports Li An, the male lead from Earth, to the Silvermoon Continent in another world. The two are trapped in the underground chamber, and a few years later, the dragon clan comes knocking! 212Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 真 The Live-Action Anime World 真人日漫界 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Sports252k WordsCompleted In the future, global attitudes toward marriage and relationships have become warped, and nobody gets married or has children. As a result, the population has plummeted, leaving only 120 million people worldwide. Eastland has 38 million survivors, its cities lie in decline, and human civilization stands on the brink of extinction. 515Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 背 Betrayal: This Is the Last Time I'll Love You 背叛：是我最后一次爱你 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted Betrayal: This Is the Last Time I'll Love You 288Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 港 Hong Kong Films: I Traded Good Deeds for Skills and Struck It Rich 港片：善功兑换技能，我发达了 Night of Clear Wind and Cold Moon清风冷月夜Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted Shen Dong transmigrates to Hong Kong Island in the 1980s, where he becomes the right-hand man of Uncle Bo, the boss of the Hongmen gang in Tuen Mun, and activates the Good Deeds Exchange System. I may only be a small-time gang boss, but you actually expect me to do good deeds? This is outrageous. “Congratulations on killing Crow of the Dongxing gang and saving countless lives. Reward: 100 Good Deed Points.” “Congratulations on leading your men into legitimate business. Reward: 500 Good Deed Poin 76.1kReads9.2Score4.9kShelves

    Reader note

    A Hong Kong gangster novel featuring multiple female leads is currently airing! [Drooling emoji] Shen Dong transmigrates to 1980s Hong Kong and becomes the right-hand man of a high-ranking member of the Hongmen (Triads), activating a merit-based exchange system! He initially intends to advance by performing good deeds to acquire skills, but the Hong Kong underworld is treacherous, with gang warfare and police pressure mounting. Caught between the righteous path of accumulating merit for skills and the gray area of ​​gang survival, how will he balance these two? When he uses his merit-based skills to turn the tide in a shootout, everyone is baffled by this "outlier's" true nature…

49. 49 港 Hong Kong Crossover: Gangster Boss 港综：古惑仔大佬 Mi Hong迷虹Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted Transmigrated into the Hong Kong crime drama universe! He has a System that lets him draw prizes whenever he raises his status! His first mission is to join Hung Hing! He’ll work his way up to becoming the boss. From then on, the Young and Dangerous storyline takes a different path. This book has lots of women! The first world is the Hong Kong crime drama universe, and its story ends after more than a million words. The second world is a martial arts crossover universe. He’ll cause trouble, find 30.3kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
50. 50 云 My Journey to You: Everyone, I'm Drawing Lucky Bags at the Gong Residence 云之羽：家人们我在宫门抽福袋 The Foodie from the Shi Family十一家的干饭人Female-Channel Fanfiction157k WordsCompleted The female lead is not an assassin from the Wufeng Order. She is not an assassin from the Wufeng Order. She is not an assassin from the Wufeng Order. It's important, so I'm saying it three times. She has a golden finger. This story isn't particularly kind to Gong Ziyu. I'll try not to break up the original couples as the story goes on. I'm not really keen on breaking up the Night-and-Shallow pairing, but Shallow keeps bullying her little brother. Sigh, we'll see how things go later. I've really 1.1kReads8.2Score116Shelves

    Reader note

    😢🔥This is a great book! The female protagonist transmigrates and is reborn, changing the fate of her family of villains. She starts by running an "OK" shop at home, and gradually takes her daughter to the special economic zone to find her husband. She works hard there. There's not much romance, but it's very sweet. 😅[Sad]😠

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