Any Books Suitable for Middle-Aged Readers? Smart Characters and a Light, Fresh Style 有没有适合中年人看的书？不降智，小清新

1. 151 6 After Unpaid Childcare for Three Years at 62, One Piece of Candy Revealed Her Daughter-in-Law's True Colors 62岁无偿带孙三年，一颗糖看清儿媳真面目 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生7k WordsCompleted After Three Years of Caring for My Grandchild for Free at 62, One Piece of Candy Revealed My Daughter-in-Law’s True Colors 1Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 152 8 No One Visited Me on My 80th Birthday, So I Bought a Yard Full of Cakes to Heal and Enjoy My Remaining Years 80岁生日无人探望，我买满院蛋糕自愈余生 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生6k WordsCompleted No one came to my 80th birthday, so I bought enough cakes to fill the whole yard and learned to heal on my own. —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 153 母 Three Siblings Fight Over Their Mother's Estate, but Her Will Leaves Them All in Tears and Remorse 母亲离世3兄妹争房产，一封遗嘱让全员痛哭悔改 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生6k WordsCompleted After their mother passes away, three siblings fight over the property. One will leaves them all in tears and filled with regret. —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 154 A AI Restored an Old Photo and Uncovered the Heroic Secret Grandpa Had Kept for 66 Years AI修复老照片，揭开爷爷隐瞒66年英雄秘辛 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生8k WordsCompleted AI restores an old photograph, uncovering the heroic secret Grandpa kept hidden for 66 years. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 155 拆 A Demolition Payout Turns Three Children Against Each Other, Until Their Father Uncovers Three Old Ledgers That Shatter Them All 拆迁房引三儿女反目，老父三本旧账震碎所有人 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生6k WordsCompleted A demolition payout turns three siblings against each other, until their elderly father’s three old account books shatter everyone’s world. —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 156 6 At 65, We Chose Companionship in Retirement Without Registering Our Marriage. Our Agreement Brought Countless Children to Tears 65岁不领证搭伴养老，一纸协议看哭无数儿女 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生7k WordsCompleted At 65, I decided to grow old with a companion without getting married. A single agreement brought countless children to tears. —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 157 被 My Son Put Me in a Nursing Home, So I Opened a Corner Shop and Made My Children Regret It 被儿子送进养老院，我开小卖部让儿女彻底后悔 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生6k WordsCompleted After my son sent me to a nursing home, I opened a small shop and made my children regret it completely. —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 158 6 At 67, I Planned to Rely on My House for Retirement, but Seeing My Late Wife's Name Brought Me to My Senses 67岁欲以房养老，看见亡妻名字我瞬间醒悟 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生6k WordsCompleted At 67, I planned to use my home to fund my retirement. Then I saw my late wife’s name and came to my senses in an instant. —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 159 6 A 62-Year-Old Living Alone Gets Hit with a 300-Yuan Electricity Bill Spike. When I Found Out Why, I Broke Down in Tears 62岁独居老人电费暴涨三百，查清原因我瞬间哭崩 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生7k WordsCompleted My electricity bill as a 62-year-old living alone suddenly jumped by 300 yuan. When I found out why, I broke down in tears. —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 160 6 A 62-Year-Old Living Alone Is Called 'Dad' by a Manager and Nearly Loses Everything Selling His House 62岁独居老人被经理喊爸，险些卖房血本无归 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生6k WordsCompleted A 62-year-old man living alone was called “Dad” by a manager and nearly lost everything after selling his home. —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 161 7 At Their 75th Wedding Anniversary Banquet, the Elderly Couple Pull Out Their 1985 Divorce Papers, Bringing the Whole Room to Tears 75岁金婚宴，老两口掏出1985年离婚证，全场瞬间落泪 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生7k WordsCompleted At their 75th wedding anniversary banquet, the elderly couple pulled out their 1985 divorce papers, bringing the entire room to tears. —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 162 6 At 68, I Found Out My Pension Was Being Drained. I Burned My Bankbook and Finally Woke Up 68岁查出养老金流水，我烧存折彻底醒悟 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生7k WordsCompleted At 68, I checked my pension deposits and finally woke up after burning my passbook. —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 163 6 At 60, I Faced Delayed Retirement and Secretly Rejoiced: Work Turned Out to Be My Safe Haven 60岁遇延迟退休，我偷偷偷笑，上班竟是我的避风港 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生9k WordsCompleted At 60, I faced delayed retirement. I secretly smiled: it turned out work was my safe haven. —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 164 6 I Spent Five Years Raising My Grandson for Free, Only for My Son to Call Me a Freeloader at 67 67岁带孙5年分文不取，竟被儿子骂吃白饭 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生8k WordsCompleted I looked after my grandson for five years at 67 without taking a penny, only to be accused by my son of freeloading. —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 165 7 At 71, I Gave My Only Daughter a House. After the Transfer, She Cruelly Kicked Me Out 71岁送房给独生女儿，过户后我被狠心赶出家门 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生10k WordsCompleted At 71, I gave my only daughter a house. After the title was transferred, she heartlessly threw me out. —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 166 残 The Broken Imperial Seal 残玺 Long Chu龙杵Urban900k WordsCompleted “Anger is commonplace, but a smiling man is inscrutable...” Inspired by a hidden chapter of real history, this tells the story of a wild strategic-level scientist’s rise and growth. The premise is fresh, fantastical yet grounded in reality, and encompasses history, the workplace, the military, scientific research, national security, criminal investigation, elaborate schemes, murder, and modern high-stealth espionage, high-tech hacking, and high-intensity aerospace electronic warfare. The ending 5.8kReads8.5Score683Shelves

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    This book is complete. Its writing style and structure are somewhat reminiscent of *The Three-Body Problem*. The subject matter is novel, blending science fiction and realism. The language is humorous, sharp, and easy to read. There are no transmigration, rebirth, or cheat codes. The logic, suspense, and reasoning are all top-notch, making it a relatively difficult read, hence the lower rating. The content covers history, workplace, military, technology, national security, espionage, hacking, criminal investigation, manipulation, and murder. The ending is mind-blowing and has depth. Those who prefer fast-paced, satisfying stories, lack patience, or don't understand the introductory chapters should not read this…

17. 167 神 Divine Oil 神油 Lying-Down Dog躺狗Urban5.7M WordsOngoing The waters of the Gui River cannot wash away old blood debts. A jar of miraculous oil can keep the secrets of a powerful family locked away. The Republic of China is in chaos, the country teetering on the brink of collapse. At the command of his ancestors, the sole surviving heir of the Shi family enters the fray, disguising himself as an anonymous laborer at the Wen family’s oil mill. He appears plain and timid, but in his heart he is plotting a sweeping revenge. The miraculous oil the Wen fami 67.6kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves

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    Middle-aged people who don't read this book will become teenagers again.

18. 168 喋 Bloodshed Brothers and the Woman with a Gun 喋血兄弟和带枪的女人 Lying-Down Dog躺狗Urban1.1M WordsCompleted To love one person is fidelity. To love two is cheating. To love three is a tangled affair... To be loved by one person is happiness. To be loved by two is anxiety. To be loved by three is a disaster... 1.3kReads7.1Score129Shelves
19. 169 浮 The Strange Tales of Mortal Life: Li Longbiao 浮生乱象之李龙彪 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Urban253k WordsCompleted I'm the scum at the bottom of society, the trash you all talk about. I don't have much education, money, status, a house, a car, or a wife. I'm a single man, just some hoodlum. It's not my fault I ended up this way. When I was a kid, I had big dreams and ambitions, too. I wanted to study hard, get into a good university, then find work in the city and become a respectable office worker. But the cruel realities of life shattered every one of those beautiful dreams. Through its portrayal of Li Lon 1.8kReads—Score144Shelves

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    A classic work of fighting violence with violence

20. 170 他 After His Herniated Disc, He Swindled People Out of Money and Sex 他腰椎间盘突出后，骗财骗色 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折10k WordsCompleted After His Herniated Disc, He Swindled People Out of Their Money and Their Virtue 305Reads—Score—Shelves

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    None of them are mindless or silly; they're all very good-looking and don't have any bizarre or melodramatic plot points.

21. 171 总 All the Fish the CEO Raised Have Run Away 总裁养的鱼都跑了 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance151k WordsCompleted Years later, a reserved, socially awkward lawyer who has no interest in dating or marriage reunites with a cold, aloof CEO who is a robot and knows nothing about love. They save each other. Two people who are both hopeless with feelings stumble along, bringing warmth to one another. The heroine's former company CEO has always thought of himself as a player. Arrogant and overconfident, he assumed every woman was a fish in his pond, ready for him to pick. But when he finally wants to choose, he di 8Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 172 相 A Sweet Little Blind Date Romance 相亲小甜文 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted A Sweet Little Blind Date Romance 448Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 173 她 Her Marriage, Her Battlefield 她的婚姻，她的战场 Zhuo Buxuan卓不宣Modern Romance227k WordsOngoing [Modern] [Marriage] [Self-redemption] [Inner strength] [Real life] [An ordinary woman's life] After marrying into the Chai family, Wen Cai expects a happy life, but instead finds herself in a deeply divided household. Her parents-in-law are at odds behind a facade of harmony: her father-in-law has a mistress, and her mother-in-law is irritable and full of resentment. Her husband is absorbed in video games and shirks all responsibility, while her married sister-in-law spends every day at her par —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 174 中 Awakening in Midlife 中年觉醒 Zhuo Buxuan卓不宣Modern Romance329k WordsCompleted Caught between reality and ideals, we watch the years slip through our fingers. When he or she enters middle age, with their career hitting a wall, family conflicts piling up, and an unease stirring within, this book, Midlife Awakening, is written for a soul just like that. Jesse was an industrious, conventional middle-aged person, but change and crisis pushed him to the brink. He or she endured betrayal, loss, doubt, and panic, stumbling through life until, little by little, they began to awak 104Reads6.4Score—Shelves
25. 175 铜 The Bronze Sparrow Locks the Golden Hairpin 铜雀锁金钗 Brewing Tea with Life's Flavors世味煮茶Two Male Leads320k WordsCompleted To love someone painfully is to wish you could lock them away with a golden lock. The first time Duan Yelin saw Xu Hang, he wanted to keep him locked up in a gilded cage, and that was exactly what he did. He took Xu Hang by force, the robber; Xu Hang was the helpless victim, enduring it in silence. Xu Hang was unwilling, but he wanted to live. There was still so much he hadn’t done, so in the end, he went into the Little Copper Pass. Years of entanglement. After fou 42.3kReads9.7Score12kShelves

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    [A masterpiece rated 9.8-9.9 On Tomato TV] 🍊🍑 The brilliance of the original novel by Chang'an Lizhi cannot be fully captured by the film. If you haven't seen the movie yet, I recommend reading the novel first.

26. 176 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 50.6kReads9.7Score7.4kShelves
27. 177 成 What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统：全二册（王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著） Qi Yingjun七英俊Anime Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his 40.3kReads9.7Score6.3kShelves
28. 178 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 81.1kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves
29. 179 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 164.3kReads9.8Score18.9kShelves
30. 180 残 Defective Product (Original Novel for the Short Drama Beyond Order) 残次品（短剧《秩序之外》原著小说） No Parking Spaces Left车位已满Modern Romance84k WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the hit short drama Outside the Lines, directed by Xia Qiji and starring Deng Lingshu and Yang Pengcheng~~~] [Elite engineer Wei Liang x problem robot Wei Nanfeng] [Modern romance + acclaimed novel + devoted love interest + artificial intelligence + imagined future + pure-love enthusiast] On the day Wei Liang quits her job, she finds a service robot that failed its tests and is about to be sent for destruction. Service robots must follow three fundamental rules. First, 4.8kReads9.6Score698Shelves
31. 181 影 The Movie Emperor Keeps Trying to Make a Move on Me 影帝他总想对我图谋不轨 An Suiyu安随遇Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted Shen Yi, stage name Wei Long, was an actor of superstar caliber who took the world by storm in the 1970s. But after he disappeared one day, he vanished from history without a trace, as if he had never existed. One day, Rong Qian spotted a photo of herself with Shen Yi, taken more than thirty years ago... This incredible discovery sent her on journey after journey through time, transmigrating into the past to save him! For Rong Qian, only a few days passed between each trip to the past. But for S 36.3kReads9.7Score5.6kShelves
32. 182 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score183.1kShelves
33. 183 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score209.2kShelves
34. 184 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 1MReads9.9Score162.2kShelves
35. 185 癫EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 337.3kReads9.8Score47.3kShelves
36. 186 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.5kReads9.7Score69kShelves
37. 187 女 The Goddess Took Her Backup on a Blind Date, and Things Took an Unexpected Turn 女神带我这备胎去相亲，结果意外 The Strategist策略派10k WordsCompleted My crush took me, her backup option, along on a blind date, and then something unexpected happened. 6.2kReads—Score—Shelves

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    These short stories are excellent, with a major plot twist at the end.

38. 188 美 A Beauty Says She's Pregnant, but I Only Brushed Against Her Skirt 美女说怀孕了，可我只碰了下她裙子 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted A beautiful woman says she’s pregnant, but all I did was touch her skirt. 720Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 189 美 The Beautiful Manager Marries the Second Brother, Then Picks the Third at the Wedding? 美女经理嫁二弟，婚礼当场选三弟？ The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted A beautiful manager marries the second brother, then picks the third brother at the wedding? 126Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 190 同 My Live-In Girlfriend Gets Intimate with Her Male Best Friend, and I Smile and Go Over to Say Hello 同居女友与男闺蜜亲热，我笑着上前问好 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted My live-in girlfriend got cozy with her guy best friend. I walked over with a smile to say hello. 3kReads—Score—Shelves
41. 191 初 My First Love Faces Off Against an AI Beauty. What Should I Do? 初恋大战AI美女，我该怎么办啊 The Strategist策略派12k WordsCompleted My First Love Is Going Head-to-Head with an AI Beauty. What Should I Do? 44Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 192 美 The Beautiful CEO Married a Delivery Rider. After She Died, I Got Drunk and Called for Her 美女总裁嫁给外卖骑手，她死后，我醉后喊她 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted A Stunning CEO Married a Delivery Rider. After She Died, I Called Out to Her While Drunk. 158Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 193 分 After We Broke Up, I Married My Ex's Best Friend 分手后，我娶了前任的闺蜜 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance18k WordsCompleted After the breakup, I married my ex's best friend. 4.2kReads—Score—Shelves
44. 194 同 My Girlfriend Vanished at Our Class Reunion, Driving Me Insane 同学会女友失踪，搞得我神经错乱 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My girlfriend vanished at our class reunion, and it drove me out of my mind. 2.5kReads—Score—Shelves
45. 195 暗 I've Had a Crush on My Beautiful Coworker for Three Years. Will She Say Yes If I Confess? 暗恋美女同事三年，表白后她会同意吗？ The Strategist策略派12k WordsCompleted I've Had a Crush on My Beautiful Coworker for Three Years. Will She Say Yes If I Confess? 79Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 196 她 After Her Eighth Proposal, I Left to the Sound of Her Singing 她求婚八次后，我在她的歌声中离开 The Strategist策略派10k WordsCompleted After she proposed eight times, I left to the sound of her singing. 110Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 197 让 Have Her Pretend to Be a Rich Heiress's Girlfriend? Winning Five Million Is Nothing 让她假扮千金女友，中奖五百万不值一提 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted She pretended to be a rich heiress’s boyfriend, and winning five million was no big deal. 68Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 198 美 The Beauty Turned Down My Confession, Then Showed Up at My Door Two Years Later? 美女拒绝我表白，两年后竟主动找上门？ The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance19k WordsCompleted A Beautiful Woman Turned Down My Confession. Two Years Later, Why Did She Come Looking for Me? 62Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 199 美 A Beauty Contacts a Male Listener, but Is There a Shocking Secret Behind It? 美女联络男倾听师，背后藏着惊天秘密？ The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted A Beautiful Woman Gets in Touch with a Male Listener. Is There a Shocking Secret Behind It? 34Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 200 暗 My Unrequited Love's Tragic Past Life: Reborn, I'll Confess and Change Our Fate 暗恋校花前世凄苦，重生后我要表白改命 The Strategist策略派8k WordsCompleted My Secret Crush, the Campus Belle, Had a Miserable Past Life. Reborn, I’ll Confess and Change My Fate 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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