Lao Fanquie Stories!! The Classics from Years Ago! Not Today's Web Novels! 老番茄文！！几年前的经典！不要现在的网文！

1. 851 女 Disguised as a Man: All Seven Disciples Are Big Shots 女扮男装：七个徒弟个个是大佬 Deep, Deep, Deep深深深Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted [Woman disguises herself as a man + feel-good revenge + secret identity] After she died, she was reborn in a man’s body. Wait, no! She felt around her body. Thank goodness, she was still a woman. While disguised as a man, she was cornered by her fiancée and pressured to break off their engagement. But then she caught the eye of her fiancée’s fifth uncle, the richest man in the imperial capital. The CEO was in agony. He thought about her day and night. He was straight, so why couldn’t he stop thi 601Reads9.2Score135Shelves
2. 852 年 Older Men!! A Ferrari Is Still a Ferrari, Even When It’s Old 年上！！法拉利老了依然是法拉利 Loves Big Tomatoes Most最爱大番茄16k WordsCompleted Older woman!! A Ferrari is still a Ferrari, even when it's old. 31.7kReads—Score471Shelves
3. 853 天 My Childhood Friend from Heaven Is Such a Flirt 天降竹马他最撩啦 Ji Zhi霁之Modern Romance651k WordsCompleted [Sweet and obedient heroine X sharp-tongued, domineering hero] There are two things Su Tian fears most in the world. One is any bug bigger than her pinky fingernail. The other is Jiang Chiyu, who lives next door. Luckily, as the girl grows up, she slowly overcomes her fear of the former, while the latter, who’s always bullied her, suddenly moves away. Until the year she starts high school... A tall, long-legged, handsome transfer student arrives in her class, prompting hundreds of girls to form 12.6kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
4. 854 报 Reporting to President Li! His Wife Is Flirty and Wild After Being Reborn 报告厉总！夫人她重生后又撩又野 Sour Plum and Tofu Skin酸梅腐竹Modern Romance857k WordsCompleted [The short drama is now streaming] [Rebirth + sweet romance + putting scumbags in their place + devoted couple + equally strong leads] Ye Nanyi grew up in the slums. For the sake of so-called family ties, she pulled out every thorn she had, only for people to think she was weak and easy to bully. Only after dying a tragic death did she see who truly deserved her devotion. Reborn, she promptly cut ties with her so-called family and began a sweet life as a wife. “Little thing, you'd better behave. 10.5kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
5. 855 青 Youth Has No Turning Back 青春，没有回头路 Catching the Moon on a Spring Day 1春日捕月116k WordsCompleted Youth Has No Road Back 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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6. 856 从 After Failing to Escape the Yandere Male Lead 从病娇男主身边逃跑失败后 Stop Shouting Nonsense别一直乱叫Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted Qiao Niannian, an avid reader of yandere novels, was reading a story about a male lead who, unable to win the female lead’s love, locked her up. The plot could be summed up in one sentence: she ran, he chased, and she had no chance of escape. The story was so shocking that Qiao Niannian passed out. When she woke up, she had been bound to the novel as its heroine. The System told her that she would wake up for real if she managed to escape the male lead. So Qiao Niannian nervously played the hero 3.6kReads9.2Score276Shelves
7. 857 劝 You Tell Me to Lay Down My Weapon, Madam, So Why Are You Picking It Up Again? 劝我放下屠刀，夫人你又拿它作甚 Three Two Five三二五Ancient Romance335k WordsCompleted [Xianxia Romance + A Jinxed Little Fairy from the Celestial Realm vs. a Demon Lord with a Strong Moral Compass] On the day of her wedding, Yun Sang-sang was killed by her husband as a stepping stone to his ascension. He ascended to godhood, while her resentment lingered. Just as she was about to awaken, she became the jinx everyone in the Three Realms wanted to punish. The immortals of the Celestial Realm adored her husband and bullied her at every turn. Heartbroken, she went to the mortal realm 514Reads9.3Score101Shelves

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   This novel's title doesn't do it justice; it's incredibly good! I love both the male and female leads; their values ​​are super positive, they redeem each other, and the plot is fresh and original. Once you start reading, you can't put it down. I even sneaked a peek at it at work! [Thinking][Thinking][Thinking][Thinking]

8. 858 我 I Am a Female Physiognomist 我是女相师 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery893k WordsCompleted I was born in the twelfth lunar month of 1991, and came into the world with six fingers. The saying that people born in the Year of the Sheep have bad luck somehow became attached to me. Before I could even speak, my family sent me to live with my grandaunt, who ran a shop selling paper offerings and burial clothes. My grandaunt said I had a star spirit in my fate, and the Vermilion Bird would come to my aid. What did it matter if my destiny was cursed? As the saying goes: The Azure Dragon and W 13.4kReads9.4Score1.4kShelves

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   Xiaoxu's fantasy and suspense series is especially vivid. Actually, I've read many classic works before, but over time, and with so many reads, I've forgotten some of them.

9. 859 化 The Day I Turned to Ash, the Capital’s Golden Heir Finally Bowed His Head 化作灰烬那天，京圈太子爷终于低头认输 Catching the Moon on a Spring Day 1春日捕月120k WordsCompleted The Day She Turned to Ashes, the Capital’s Most Powerful Heir Finally Bowed His Head and Admitted Defeat 12Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 860 林 Lin Die'er's Rose Series (Four Books) 林笛儿玫瑰系列（共四册） Lin Di'er林笛儿Modern Romance966k WordsCompleted A collection of four bestselling classics by Lin Di'er, including the Paper Roses series, Rose at Dawn, and Rose Traces. 695Reads9.6Score109Shelves

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    I've read all of Lin Di'er's books, but this one is my favorite. I especially admire "Picking Stars" and "Paper Roses." When I have nothing else to read or can't get into other books, I just pick this one up and read it.

11. 861 带 I Brought a Fortune to the 1970s and Became the Boss of the Family 带着巨额财产穿七零，成家中一霸 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period drama + military marriage + pocket dimension + family life On the first day after Lin Xiangnan transmigrates, her family gets into a huge argument over sending someone to the countryside. At first: “So what if I have to go to the countryside? I've got hundreds of millions of supplies in my pocket dimension. How could I possibly fail to get by out there?” After helping her second great-uncle weed his fields for two days: “There's no way I'm going to the countryside. I'm lazy, gluttonous, a 103.8kReads9.3Score8.8kShelves

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    Lin Xiangnan, a third-generation rich kid who lives off her parents, travels back to the 1970s. After graduating from high school, she always wants to continue being a lazy bum, but her abilities don't allow it, and she eventually becomes a scientific research tycoon.

12. 862 七 The Seven Fake Underachievers Spoil Me Rotten 七个伪学渣全都宠我 Pickled Cabbage and Tofu Stew酸菜炖豆腐Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted On her first day of school, Yun Mengmeng is ordered to help the principal solve the academic problems of the seven worst students at the School for Failing Students. From then on, she’s a super student everywhere else, but at the School for Failing Students, she’s become a super maid. A maid? Just for now! Sooner or later, Yun Mengmeng will become the girl at the top of the food chain! A few months later... The catlike failing student pouts. “Stay with me!” The doglike failing student follows lo 472Reads9.2Score111Shelves
13. 863 我 I Am a Lady Tutor 我是女先生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted I'm hard to kill. These were the words I heard from the moment I was born. A blind fortune-teller said I was a White Tiger Sha, a girl born with a boy's fate, innately tough and destined to bring misfortune to my husband, my children, and myself. Everyone in the village said I wouldn't survive. My yang energy was too strong. Even if they managed to keep me alive, I'd grow up to be an idiot. But my grandma, a spirit medium who presided over the altar, refused to give up. Every year, she burned a 3.3kReads9.4Score449Shelves
14. 864 年 Older Man!! The Irresistible CEO Is Chasing Me!! 年上！！极品总裁狂追我！！ Catching the Moon on a Spring Day 1春日捕月16k WordsCompleted Older man!! A top-tier CEO is passionately chasing after me!! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 865 盛 Cherished by the Powerful: The Lord Chancellor’s Darling 盛宠：权臣大人的掌心娇 Admiring Flying Fish from the Abyss临渊羡飛鱼Ancient Romance150k WordsCompleted (Rebirth + pampered romance + political intrigue + household drama + 1v1 + devoted couple) Reborn on the day of her wedding, Chu Jiaojiao decides not to run away! Remembering the miserable fate she suffered after fleeing her wedding in her previous life, Chu Jiaojiao vows to cling tightly to the powerful minister’s leg! On their wedding night “Husband~” A sweet, bone-melting voice comes from beneath the veil. Gu Chen raises an eyebrow, stroking his thumb ring with his right hand before giving a 1.6kReads9.1Score189Shelves
16. 866 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: A Concubine-Born Son's Guide to Getting Rich 女穿男：庶子暴富手册 Liu Jilian刘忌廉Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Woman transmigrates into a man's body + transmigration + one-on-one romance + marriage before love + slow-burn + farming and business] [Sweet-talking, ruthless rent collector vs. theatrical holdout who refuses to break off the engagement] When Zhao Wenduo opens his eyes, he's become the disowned illegitimate son of a duke's household. A vast fortune? None of it is his. A houseful of servants? They've all gone to the legitimate son. All he has left are two crumbling alleys, a marriage contract, 1.2kReads7.0Score134Shelves

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    This book is quite good.

17. 867 萤 A World of Fireflies 萤萤众生 Xiao Xu小叙Rural Life3.8M WordsCompleted When I was thirteen, I had an accident and nearly died. Everything I saw and felt was horrifying, and I could only keep company with bad luck. But I swore a solemn oath: I would not fail Heaven and Earth or my parents, nor harm my friends and family. I would hurt only myself, devote myself to goodness, and hold fast to sincerity! From then on, I walked between the realms of yin and yang, sought a master and learned the Dao, awakened my spiritual senses, and slew demons and evil spirits... I fear 8.1kReads9.2Score797Shelves
18. 868 学 The Top Student’s Childhood Sweetheart Is So Daring 学神的小青梅她太拽 Misty Rain on Ink墨上烟雨Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Sweet Campus Romance] [Childhood Friends + Bickering Couple + Cold, Ascetic Top Student vs. Beloved Little Princess] Everyone at Shenglan Academy knew that Ye Sihan, the finance department’s top student and campus heartthrob, was cold, abstinent, and uninterested in women. He was someone to admire from afar, never to approach. Just as everyone was lamenting that their beloved heartthrob was destined to be alone forever, shocking gossip broke at the start of the new semester: the self-discipli 6.4kReads9.3Score783Shelves
19. 869 我 I Am Intersex 我是阴阳人 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted My mother said that when I was born, her first reaction was to strangle me, because it was impossible to tell whether I was male or female. My grandmother called me a freak and a jinx, saying I would only bring shame on the family. It was then that my maternal grandmother, who had traveled all the way from the countryside to visit my mother, adopted me. So, by chance, I got to enjoy a pure childhood, free from scornful looks. Following my half-immortal grandmother, I unexpectedly discovered how 8.5kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
20. 870 爆 Breaking News! I Disguised Myself as a Man and Became Everyone's Favorite in the Cultivation World 爆！女扮男装后我成修真界万人迷 Zhong Yuyu钟鱼鱼Ancient Romance524k WordsCompleted ✨Completed! [Adorably sweet and lovable heroine adored by all + a touch of silliness + cross-dressing as a man + transmigrate into a book + romantic rivalry + 1v1, with multiple versions of the male lead (not a strong heroine)] * Su Qingran transmigrates into a cultivation-themed Mary Sue novel, becoming a minor character with the same name as her, who hopelessly loves the male lead and keeps courting death. She thinks that if she just follows the plot carefully, she can retire in peace. Instead 4kReads9.2Score415Shelves
21. 871 带 Bringing Poetry to the Tang Dynasty 带着诗词闯大唐 Piao Feng Zhi飘风知Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Poetry-Based Face-Slapping + Power-Play Wish Fulfillment + Romance Between Two Strong Leads] The moment he opens his eyes, office worker Wang Zhishun has a Jinwu Guard's blade at his throat and has become the Tang Dynasty's most wanted criminal! At death's door, he blurts out Xin Qiji's line, “I searched for her thousands of times in the crowd,” and the princess takes him back to her residence: “This poem is yours to give me, and your life belongs to me!” From then on, Chang'an 1.7kReads8.1Score115Shelves

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    I highly recommend the book "Traveling Through the Tang Dynasty with Poetry." Poetry has many uses, it feels natural, and it's also very funny and touching. The protagonist is intelligent, and the villains are not foolish. [Rose][heart][heart]

22. 872 小 A Minor Official's Daughter's Guide to Wealth 小官之女的富贵手札 What to Eat in Summer夏天吃啥Ancient Romance4.3M WordsOngoing [Born into the Story as a Baby + Daughter of a Minor Official + Retired Court Lady + Mistress of the Household][No System, No Golden Finger, Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story (If you like a fast pace and nonstop thrills, read with caution)] [A daughter of a minor official’s coming-of-age story. The heroine isn’t perfect, and she gradually changes. Early on, the focus is on her family and life as a court lady; later, she leaves the palace.] (If you’re looking for a heroine who enters the story already 2.3kReads8.6Score207Shelves

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    These are all good.

23. 873 民 The Folk Feng Shui Master 民间风水之王 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted The Nine Cauldrons Dragon Palace, the Secret Files of the Yellow Springs, the Snow Mountain Corpse Demon, the Yin-Yang Inn... Ever since I borrowed a life from the underworld, I have known no peace. Every time I borrow a life, it becomes a deadly game. After each desperate struggle and narrow escape, I wait for the next secret order from the underworld so I can keep living. Just when I thought I'd escaped the clutches of fate, I discovered that Heaven had prepared a coffin for me too! 51.6kReads9.4Score6kShelves
24. 874 第 The Number One Son-in-Law: I Really Don't Want to Rebel! 第一赘婿，我真不想造反啊！ Tangyuan2023丸子2023Historical4.5M WordsCompleted Historical fiction, a touch of ensemble cast, not mindless wish fulfillment, everyday interactions with the heroines, and family life. Also known as: My Wife Is a Grandmaster. Who Wouldn't Lie Flat? No one helps me reach for the clouds, so I tread through snow to the mountaintop alone. If fortune was never meant for me, I'll climb Kunlun by myself! The strategist risks everything by entering the game, all to bring Dongling back into the light! One vow: “I hunger to feast on the flesh of the nort 19.1kReads7.8Score1.8kShelves

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    [I highly recommend it!][I highly recommend it!][I highly recommend it!] Many people haven't read it; it's a classic among novels about sons-in-law.

25. 875 鬼 The Ghost Emerges from the Coffin 鬼出棺 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Xie Bangui is secretly recruited into the Ghost Yamen and, on his master's orders, serves there, making a living by hunting demons and ghosts. Yet he has no idea that he carries a world-shaking secret. Leading the Ghost Yamen's warriors, Xie Bangui launches a night raid on a prison for evil spirits, fights a bloody battle on the execution platform against a demon, encounters a soul-snatching carriage, and cleverly breaks a skeleton lock. He survives evil spirits' attempts to claim his life, outw 1.5kReads9.1Score134Shelves
26. 876 一 I Woke Up to Find Myself a Son-in-Law 一觉醒来变赘婿 Tangyuan2023丸子2023Historical2.1M WordsCompleted Lan Yuheng dies suddenly from overwork at school and is ultimately dragged back to the underworld by Ox-Head and Horse-Face. The Judge discovers that he's a virgin for the ninth lifetime and takes pity on him, sending him to an ancient parallel world. Here, those so-called poets don't exist, and the Tang dynasty is not the prosperous era it once was. In the end, his fate is changed, granting him endless romantic encounters. But because something goes wrong with Granny Meng's soup, his soul trans 8.3kReads8.2Score711Shelves
27. 877 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Original Wife of a Mad Power-Hungry Minister 穿成疯批权臣的炮灰原配 Bright Lantern灯旺旺Ancient Romance707k WordsCompleted [Farming + Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet Romance] Witty, scheming girl vs. lovesick, obsessive powerbroker Xin Yueying transmigrates into a book, landing in an old-fashioned, preachy novel as the wicked wife of the deranged, obsessive second male lead. Shen Qingqi is the novel’s deranged, villainous male character. Born into a family of famed generals, he was imprisoned alongside the Shen family after his father offended powerful nobles. He suffered terribly in prison and was left with crippl 30.9kReads9.3Score10.9kShelves
28. 878 巾 Even Heroines Have Tender Hearts 巾帼也柔情 Big Sister Meirong美蓉姐姐Modern Romance625k WordsCompleted The audiobook has been published. Everyone is welcome to listen. Female special forces soldier + gentle CEO + doting romance + devoted couple + waiting + mutual devotion She was a heroine among women, and he was a business genius. They seemed to have nothing in common, yet fate brought them together. The first time they met, Lu Mingye thought, “Whoever marries this woman is in for a miserable life.” The next time they met, he thought, “She’s such a tomboy. I almost feel sorry for her future h 25.9kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves

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    I recommend this book. It's deeply moving and heartwarming, full of patriotism. It's especially captivating. She's a heroine, he's a business genius; seemingly unrelated, yet fate brings their paths together. First meeting: Lu Mingye thinks, "Whoever marries this woman is doomed." Second meeting: This woman is a tomboy, and he starts to feel sorry for her husband. Yet another meeting: He tells his brother, "Don't have any designs on her; you can't beat her." Later: His brother asks, "Can you beat her?" He laughs: "I can take a beating… Come back safely, don't make me a widower…" He receives a suicide note… and his hair turns white overnight…

29. 879 良 Words of Kindness, Dreams of Beauty 良言写意 Mu Fusheng木浮生Modern Romance208k WordsCompleted A beloved classic of tender romance by popular author Mu Fusheng, acclaimed by readers. The silent love shining in your eyes is something only I can hear in this whole world. We grew up, and faced the prospect of parting, but our love remained unbreakable. “A Yan will always belong to me alone. In this life, he can only hold my hand, kiss me, love me, and tell me he likes me. He will always, always, always be mine.” Back then, he was her A Yan, and she was his Su Xieyi. Like a sunflower turning 287Reads9.3Score103Shelves

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    These are all classics; anyone who enjoys youth romance novels should have read them. The writing is excellent.

30. 880 雍 Yongzheng: The One and Only Roar Between Heaven and Earth 雍正：天地古今惟一啸 Zheng Xiaoyou郑小悠Historical404k WordsCompleted Beginning with the struggle over succession during the Kangxi reign, this book recounts the dramatic history from the Kangxi Emperor’s death in the 61st year of his reign to Nian Gengyao being ordered to commit suicide in the third year of the Yongzheng reign. The story unfolds along two threads. One follows Yongzheng’s major political measures, including establishing a council of ministers, secretly designating an heir, reforming the land tax, and putting down the rebellion of Lobzang Danjin. T 314Reads9.5Score—Shelves

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    Reading the second book is just the right time; the World Cup has started. The following books are older than everyone here.

31. 881 绝 The Unparalleled Little Scapegoat 绝世小冤种 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as: I Pay, You Risk Your Life, and We Both Go Crazy; The Ultimate Scapegoat; Power Over All, Sword to the Heavens Someone has set a trap to make everyone turn against me. "It's fine. I have a System..." Luo Yinyou comforted herself. "Even if the System is a total troll!" The world order had changed drastically, and the flow of destiny had been redistributed. Countless geniuses emerged, but the most dazzling of them all was the young lord Ye Ci of Dragon Island, hailed as the greatest 32.4kReads9.6Score4.5kShelves

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    They're all my type, I can pick and choose which one to watch. I've watched them countless times, I never get tired of them.

32. 882 我 My Husband Is Too Frail to Take Care of Himself 我那夫君柔弱不能自理 Qieqie Rong'an惬惬容安Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted A Yan died. She had just turned fourteen that year. But five years after her death, she came back to life. Picking at her toes, she thought for a moment and remembered there was one thing she still hadn’t done. So she hurried through the night to Tianyuan, the foremost of the four great sects in the cultivation world, to find a sickly young man named Wen Qingci. Wen Qingci looked at A Yan, who had broken into Tianyuan Sect in the dead of night, beaten a whole group of disciples, and was now spr 11.9kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
33. 883 爱 Love Will Come to Rest 爱会停歇 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted [Playboy Turns Devoted] [Love Grows Over Time] [Sweet with a Little Angst] [Class Difference] Chen Chao, a rich playboy, falls sincerely in love with Yu Jiawen, who comes from an ordinary family. He knows he isn't the kind of person she'd ideally choose, but he can't let go of his feelings for her. "Yu Jiawen, do you know? Meeting you made me feel like I could have a proper relationship too." "I've thought about giving you up, but I just can't accept it. Watching you date, marry, and have childr 3.2kReads8.4Score150Shelves

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    These books are written in a mature, not childish, style, and are very readable.

34. 884 全 Livestreaming to the World: I Revealed My True Form in the Movie Emperor's Arms 全球直播：我在影帝怀里现原形 Jiang Juhua江菊花Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Adorable pet transformation + laugh-out-loud comedy + everyone’s favorite + unconventional, offbeat xianxia] Yu Baibai fails her tribulation and gets struck by heavenly lightning, turning into a Chinese alligator. She freeloads as a pet in the home of an aloof movie star, mooching meals, treats, and Wangwang Snow Cookies. The movie star hugs her in her alligator form and says with eager hope, “Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could turn into a beauty like Yu Baibai!” One day, Yu Baibai can’t 5.6kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
35. 885 和 The Time I Spent in Love With Her 和她相恋的时光 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + devoted one-on-one romance + rekindled love + healing with a touch of angst] A grounded, everyday story with smart characters. Gao Yuchen, an isolated orphan, happens to meet her next-door neighbor, Mu Yang. Mu Yang pursues her passionately, and they soon fall in love. She thinks they’ll be happy together, only to discover that their happiness was built on a lie, albeit one told with good intentions by the male lead. She coldly tells him she never wants to see him again. I 804Reads8.1Score—Shelves
36. 886 重 A Long Road to Reunion 重逢路漫漫 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [The right people will find their way back to each other, no matter how many twists and turns it takes.] [One true pairing, both leads are each other's only ones + reunion after a long separation + winning back his wife and claiming his child + adorable kids playing matchmaker] Zhou Yuan met Qin Yue by chance and fell in love at first sight. After one passionate night together, an urgent assignment sent him overseas. Before leaving, he thought he'd arranged everything properly, never imagining t 5.2kReads8.9Score252Shelves
37. 887 历 Complete Collection of Imperial Examination Papers by Top Scholars Through the Ages 历代状元殿试卷全集 Lin Guohua林国华Historical401k WordsCompleted This book brings together the palace examination papers of top jinshi graduates from the Tang through the Qing dynasties, spanning a thousand years and covering the entire history of the imperial examination system, from its beginnings to its maturity and eventual abolition. Each paper has been carefully selected and collated to preserve its historical character and showcase the candidates’ talent and wisdom. The Complete Collection of Palace Examination Papers by Top Graduates Throughout the Dy 1.9kReads9.3Score599Shelves

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    You are old enough to write books, but they are also very in-depth°

38. 888 岁 After All These Years, We Finally Meet Again 岁月流转终相见 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance485k WordsCompleted [Reunion After Years Apart + Rekindled Love + Healing Through Family + Realistic Happy Ending] After drifting apart like clouds, ten years passed like flowing water. When we met again, my heart recognized you before I did. A summer romance came to an abrupt end because of an unfortunate misunderstanding. More than ten years later, thirty-five-year-old Gu Yan discovered by chance that he had a daughter in high school, and was reunited with the girl he had loved when he was young. Long-buried memo 5.4kReads7.4Score196Shelves
39. 889 初 I Couldn’t Hide My Heart’s Flutter When We First Met 初见心动藏不住 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance136k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight] [She Pursues Him] [Nine-Year Age Gap] [Sweet, Realistic Romance] [Happy Ending] At twenty, the lively and spirited Chen Luo Chu meets Chu Yun. One look is all it takes for her to fall for him. She can barely hide the light in her eyes, and there is only one thought on her mind: make him hers. Once she confirms he is single, she boldly confesses, "Big brother, will you be my boyfriend?" Chu Yun gently turns her down with a simple, "We're not right for each other." But Chen L 1.3kReads—Score104Shelves
40. 890 单 Mr. Zhou, My Unrequited Love 单恋的周先生 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Older Woman, Younger Man + Redemption + Realistic Romance] Three-year age gap. [Secret Love Becomes Mutual, from the Male Lead’s Perspective; Marriage First, Love Later, from the Female Lead’s Perspective] Everyone is level-headed and clear-minded. The woman Zhou Wang had kept in his heart for three years. He thought there could never be anything between them and was ready to give up, but then he unexpectedly learned what she had been through. His heart ached for her, and at the same time, he f 1.4kReads8.2Score103Shelves
41. 891 小 The Little Beggar Becomes an Official: My Lord, You Smell So Good 小乞儿当官：大人你好香 Bent Green Bean弯豆角Ancient Romance455k WordsCompleted [Cross-dressing heroine + political intrigue + sweet romance + no rebirth, no golden finger] Tiansheng is the illegitimate daughter of a prince. After her mother was brutally killed when she was ten, she disguised herself as a man and honed her skills. From beggar to court official, her life takes off, flourishing at every turn and bringing a profusion of admirers, both women and men, all as charming as peach blossoms. Her impulsive cousin, a general. The gentle, jade-like prince of Chen, whose 52Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The writing is good, but it's not Tomato-style, it's not popular or well-received, it's a "three-nothing" product (no cheat codes, no time travel, no system), and it doesn't follow any clichés.

42. 892 我 Those Years I Was the Big Brother 我当的哥那些年 I Love Yang吾爱杨Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Yang Rui, a struggling online novelist, applied to become a Didi rideshare driver so he could make ends meet and stop sponging off his parents. He thought it would just be a way to earn some extra money, but he never imagined that over the years he spent behind the wheel, he'd enjoy one stroke of good luck after another and meet benefactors who would help him rise... 210Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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43. 893 天EN Poison Genius Consort 天才小毒妃 Jie Mo芥沫Ancient Romance4.3M WordsCompleted She is a master of both medicine and poison, disdainful of everyone. Yet on her wedding day, she is turned away at the door and becomes the laughingstock of the entire capital. She sneers. “Prince Qin? Who does he think he is? If he won’t appreciate what he’s got, let’s wait and see!” She rubs her hands together, ready for action, but the moment she sees a handsome man, she loses her nerve and can barely stand straight. “Wow! Where did this immortal face come from? That figure is all curves, sli 31.6kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves

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    The first book that got me hooked on this genre, everyone deserves to have one! [Thumbs up]

44. 894 帝 The Divine Emperor's Abandoned Consort: The Godly Doctor 帝凰之神医弃妃 A Cai阿彩Ancient Romance5.1M WordsCompleted [New Book Recommendation: The Imperial Physician's Consort] On her wedding day, she awakens in the countryside, dressed in rags. Amid the scorn of the crowd, she steps into the imperial capital, leaving bloody footprints behind... She is an orphan with neither father nor mother, bullied by everyone. He is The Outcast, a ruthless prince second only to the emperor and superior to all others. She is covered in wounds and utterly disheveled. He stands apart from the world, peerless in grace and bear 5.8kReads9.0Score681Shelves

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    Speaking of classics, I have to bring out this one I've been saving for ten years! It's a completed novel from ten years ago! It garnered 2 billion views, and I stayed up countless nights reading it. I never expected to see it on Taobao! 😮 A modern military doctor transmigrates into the body of an orphan girl, facing a hellish challenge right from the start. The female lead is courageous, intelligent, independent, and clear-headed. The storyline of her self-growth, her romance with the male lead, and the political intrigue are all very compelling. The supporting characters are also excellent, not just mere plot devices. The second male lead, the eldest son of the Wang family, is someone I'll always regret! It can be considered the progenitor of the "medical consort + prince" genre, and many imitations have followed. 🤷

45. 895 深 Deep Inside My Core 深入我芯 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight + Mutual Devotion + One Couple Only + Sweet Romance] Their first two meetings were accidental. Every coincidence after that was part of his carefully laid plan. When Jiang Yi Shen met Tang Xin, he fell for her at first sight. He quietly set his plans in motion, and the two got to know each other, fell in love, and walked hand in hand into marriage, sharing the warm everyday moments of life from the first flush of romance to raising children. Side story one: Xu Man thought sh 2.4kReads8.7Score148Shelves
46. 896 天 The Genius Doctor 天才医生 Liu Xia Hui柳下挥Urban4.4M WordsCompleted Over 100 million clicks! A must-read urban web novel classic, Liu Xia Hui’s The Genius Doctor is now available in its entirety! A family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, a naturally powerful yang meridian, stunning beauties… Watch a young doctor use traditional Chinese medicine to reach the pinnacle of life! So what if you command billions in wealth and absolute power? I can command your life. Qin Luo comes from an ancient family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. Born 25.6kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
47. 897 遇 Meeting Her Made My Heart Beat Faster 遇见她心动不止 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance493k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + mistaken identity + mutual secret crushes + healing + female growth] Everyone is level-headed and knows what they’re doing, so read without worry. Jiang Nan, insecure and neglected by her family, meets He Chengyang. A twist of fate sends their budding romance down the wrong path. He Chengyang mistakes Jiang Nan, the girl he fell in love with at first sight, for her older sister, Jiang Xue, and they begin a brief relationship. (Nothing inappropriate happens between them.) W 7.1kReads8.5Score352Shelves
48. 898 人 The Joys of Life 人间欢喜 Suihou Zhu随侯珠Modern Romance382k WordsCompleted A young couple’s bittersweet romance, sweet moments amid the angst, with an adorable kid to play matchmaker! They had no choice but to break up five years ago, then miraculously reunited five years later. When a sweet, gentle lamb of a woman meets a cunning, calculating fox of a man, every reunion after a long separation has been planned all along. On the day she married him, she curled up in his arms and sobbed. On the day he divorced her, they raised their glasses and wished each other well. W 7.8kReads9.5Score846Shelves

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    Absolutely top-rated reads, some already published. The writing is smooth and reliable. The first book is a wildly imaginative story about a cross-time romance… even more difficult than a long-distance relationship… The latter two are both highly-rated romance novels…the writing is humorous.

49. 899 火 Blazing King 火爆天王 Liu Xia Hui柳下挥Urban2.9M WordsCompleted A wicked young man fresh out of prison joins an idol group in place of his seriously ill younger sister. And so, a superstar of the entertainment world is born. What amusing adventures await the college student who bears the title of “Superstar” as he navigates campus life? 50Reads9.0Score—Shelves
50. 900 帝 The Emperor and Empress Reign Supreme for All Time 帝后世无双 Drunken Flowing Crisp醉流酥Ancient Romance4.0M WordsCompleted Legend says the founding emperor was a bloodthirsty tyrant, and the Great Jin Dynasty was built upon mountains of bones. A curse turned the dragon energy of the imperial mausoleum into baleful energy, dooming every emperor to die before the age of forty-five. The Heavenly Master says that offering up a prince born under the Lone Star fate to feed the baleful dragon in the imperial mausoleum can break the curse. He is that unlucky prince, born under the Lone Star. Enfeoffed as a prince at six, he 6.2kReads9.2Score773Shelves

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    The following are some classic novels by Tomato from a few years ago that I've read and collected. They are well-written, ingeniously conceived, and full of witty and humorous stories with plenty of foreshadowing and suspense. Some have lower ratings, but they are surprisingly enjoyable.

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