Modern Romance About Opening a Homestay in a Small City: Sweet Enough to Make Me Swoon! 主角在小城市开民居，现言👀甜爆我的！！！

1. 1 情 Deep Love and Sweet Affection 情浓蜜意 Abyssal Imagination深渊脑洞Modern Romance605k WordsCompleted [A programmer who returns to her hometown to enjoy retirement + a small-town hotel owner] [Reunion after years apart + devoted to each other + lighthearted + everyday life + sweet romance] For health reasons, Mi Lan quit her job in Beicheng and returned to the hometown she had been away from for so long. At the welcome banquet in a hotel, she ran into an absolutely gorgeous man. As she was openly admiring him, he seemed to sense her gaze and suddenly turned around, giving her a half-smile. That 6kReads8.9Score603Shelves

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   [A female programmer returning to her hometown to retire + a small-town hotel owner] Due to health reasons, Mi Lan resigned from her job in Beicheng and returned to her long-lost hometown. At a welcome-back dinner at a hotel, she encountered an extremely handsome man. Just as she was staring at him, the handsome man seemed to sense her gaze, suddenly turned around, and gave her a half-smile. That one glance made her feel her soul flutter, completely bewildered. Later, she learned that the handsome man who had made her stare was actually the blond guy who had pursued her all those years ago. Oh, and she had even knocked out one of his teeth…

2. 2 悦 Eager to Leap 悦跃欲试 Ye Shu晔殊Modern Romance297k WordsCompleted [Mutual firsts, one-on-one romance, lighthearted comedy, childhood sweethearts, rekindled love] After five years apart, her ex-boyfriend became her client. Five years ago, she had to watch his every mood just to get by. Five years later, even her boss had to do the same if they wanted to keep their jobs. Life is hard. 15.3kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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   The first book features a male and female protagonist who are civil servants in a small county in Yunnan. It's a sweet and heartwarming romance novel that combines humor, warmth, and lightheartedness. The two are childhood sweethearts and are both very good and outstanding people. Their parents and colleagues are also very funny and entertaining. You'll laugh from beginning to end, the kind of laugh that makes your stomach hurt. I highly recommend it to all the ladies! The second book features a male protagonist suffering from depression and poisoning, with his organs failing and his life hanging by a thread. Not wanting his family to worry, he goes to live alone in a remote mountain village, where he is later redeemed by the female protagonist. The female protagonist is a truly energetic and warm girl. She's adept at farming, raising pigs, chickens, ducks, and more. She always has endless chores to do, and her incredible vitality warms the heart of the male protagonist. Later, the male lead helps the female lead feed the chickens, ducks, and geese, feeling a great sense of accomplishment, saying he's like a general, banging on the basin and the chickens, ducks, and geese swarm over—it's hilarious! A super good read, highly recommended! [Laughs] The third book is about the male lead meeting the abbot at a temple and becoming friends with him. After the female lead quits her job, she lives alone in a village not far from the temple, happily tending to her plants and making all sorts of delicious food. She attracts the male lead's dog to her house for meals, and later, the male lead is also tempted by the food to come over and eat and drink—it's another sweet love story sparked by food temptations. If you're feeling down, you can check out these books; highly recommended to all my sisters! [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece]

3. 3 病 After the Frail CEO Moves to the Countryside, a Little Farm Girl Spoils Him Rotten 病弱霸总下乡后，被小农女娇宠了 Zhi Ying枝莺Modern Romance422k WordsCompleted Li Sui'an is a poor farm girl with no parents. All she wants is to find a husband willing to marry into her family and settle down to a cozy life with a man, children, and a warm bed. But every man she meets is a scumbag. Then one day, she sees the new neighbor. He has a slim waist and long legs, and he's delicate and handsome, a rare beauty among men. Li Sui'an falls for him at first sight. Smitten by his looks, she decides to marry him and bring him home. He can be the pretty one, while she ea 14.7kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
4. 4 在 Farming in the Mountains, I Snagged a Good Man 在山上种田，拐到一个好男人 Erbao Er二宝二Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted When Lu Shuyi turned thirty, she had saved up one million yuan. She quit her job without a second thought, returned to the mountains of her hometown, and began her “retirement life.” Her days of eating, drinking, and farming catch the attention of a little yellow dog, and, by extension, its owner. From then on, her days are filled with eating, drinking, farming, and a little flirting. 3.6kReads9.1Score305Shelves
5. 5 糙 My Rugged Landlord Is Flirty and Fierce, and I’m Hooked 糙汉房东又撩又凶，好上头 A Gentleman Like a Stranger君子如陌Modern Romance457k WordsCompleted The short drama [One Hit, One Love: My Landlord Is a Bodyguard] is now streaming. The novel is also known as [Living Together, the Rough-Hewn Man Flirts Until She Begs for Mercy]. A foul-mouthed, rugged landlord VS a delicate, beautiful academic prodigy. Age gap + hormones + doting boyfriend + irresistibly sweet, wild flirtation + mutual devotion + secret crush + healing. Love at first sight is really just falling for someone's looks. The first time Chu Cheng met Ye Wanwan, she was escaping fro 3.5kReads9.3Score536Shelves

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   ① The male lead is a guesthouse owner who rescued the female lead when she was at her lowest point. He took good care of her and helped her achieve her dreams. The female lead is also very strong; it's a mutual journey of redemption. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up] ② The male lead is a small logistics company owner who has secretly loved the female lead for many years. The female lead, after experiencing setbacks at work, returns to her hometown and coincidentally meets the male lead. They are neighbors living in the same building. The female lead falls for the male lead and pursues him decisively. After they fall in love, the male lead still supports the female lead's decision to go far away to work. [Heart][Heart]

6. 6 他 He’s Seventy Percent Wild 他有七分野 You Are So Charming你这般动人Modern Romance382k WordsCompleted [His ten-year secret crush finally comes true + Sweet, sweet, sweet] [A rough-and-wild tycoon male lead × a dazzlingly beautiful lawyer heroine] Su Wanji returned to her hometown looking utterly defeated, thinking this was all life had in store for her. Then she became interested in a man. He was cold, dangerous, and untamed. Su Wanji tried everything she could, but she still couldn’t tame him. The day she decided to give up, the fiercest wolf of all lowered his head before her. His voice was lo 10.7kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
7. 7 他 His Bite Marks 他的咬痕 Mi Xiaoxi咪小汐Modern Romance281k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed and awaiting release] [Short drama now streaming] [Rekindled Romance + Reunion After Years Apart + Mutual Devotion + Mutual Salvation + Sweet Youthful Romance] In high school, Wen Shumiao had a passionate romance that ended in the most humiliating way possible. They meet again six years later. He's the owner of a tattoo shop, and she's become his employee. He treats her with the cold indifference of a stranger. But when Xie Jin sees Wen Shumiao carrying a suitcase, he final 61.6kReads9.5Score5.5kShelves
8. 8 佛 The Easygoing Girl's Pop-Up Restaurant 佛系小丫的不定时餐厅 Mu Fan睦梵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted At twenty-two, Jian Dan grew tired of office life, quit her job, left the big city, and returned to a beautiful village. There, she began a pastoral life: herding geese, playing with pets, going up into the mountains and down to the sea, working from sunrise to sunset. 12.2kReads9.3Score1kShelves

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   The female protagonist, tired of city life, returned to her idyllic rural village, opened a restaurant, and settled into a life of retirement. The male protagonist is her childhood sweetheart; she was abducted and taken home as soon as she came of age. He is a powerful figure with connections to the government.

9. 9 有 Money and Free Time: Romance and Farming on the Side 有钱有闲，一边恋爱一边种田 Dreaming Fat Panda做梦的胖哒Modern Romance699k WordsCompleted [A heartwarming, healing slice-of-life romance] [Cool, gentlemanly top-tier star and actor * cheerful, sunny little rich girl] How can anyone be this unlucky? She was just going to work when an elevator accident left her with nothing more than a sprained ankle after she was rescued. Then, at the hospital, she got caught up in a dispute with a patient, and the innocent woman was hit on the head and left unconscious for an entire week. At least the compensation was decent. Sheng Xia took the payou 2.8kReads8.8Score231Shelves

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   ① The female lead returns to her hometown to open a coffee shop and lease an orchard, where she meets a movie star. ② After winning the lottery, the female lead quits her job and returns to her hometown to build a house and open a guesthouse and restaurant. The male lead visits the female lead's home for tourism, and after they get together, they settle down at her home (Inner Mongolia Province).

10. 10 中 I Won Ten Million! I Quit on the Spot and Went Home to Farm 中奖一千万！我直接辞职回家种田 True Lord Jiuyang九阳真君Modern Romance373k WordsCompleted [The animated comic adaptation is now available] [No awful characters + Rural life + Farming + Slow-paced + Male lead marries into the female lead's family + Male lead is lovestruck] P.S. The male lead appears around chapter twenty. Song Ying hits the jackpot: she buys a lottery ticket and wins 15 million! She takes home 12 million after taxes. A fortune has fallen from the sky! Song Ying chooses to lie flat and return home to farm. She spends five million buying several apartments in the city, 19.9kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
11. 11 海 Island Romance 海岛热恋 Pao Fu泡福Modern Romance174k WordsOngoing [Beautiful dancer x roguishly handsome rich playboy] Shen Tifei, principal dancer at the Beicheng Opera and Dance Theater, suffers an injury and is forced to take leave. She heads to a romantic, secluded island to rest and recover. There, she unexpectedly encounters a motorcycle crew. Han Che is a scion of an immensely powerful family, a world-renowned motorcycle racer, wild and rebellious, a born center of attention. Everyone knows that his top-of-the-line motorcycle never carries passengers, m 26.9kReads7.7Score2.3kShelves

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    This... This... It's a pity it's not finished yet, waiting for updates...

12. 12 乖 The Sweet Young Lady Returns to the Countryside, and Her Village Doctor Brother Spoils Her Rotten 乖乖小姐回农村，村医哥哥宠上天 Xue Shier雪十二Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted [Powerful CEO doctor + sweet, well-behaved heiress + both return to the countryside + intense, flirtatious push and pull + healing, down-to-earth rural life + slow-burn romance + both leads are sexually inexperienced] A big-shot doctor who loves to act spoiled and a sweet, soft girl who's both adorable and alluring The Song family's eldest daughter got into the wrong bed and, in a fit of anger, ran back to the countryside. She never expected to run into the man who had slept with her and then ru 2.7kReads8.3Score278Shelves

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    Yay! 👏 Come check out the first book! 📖 The female lead is sent to an investor's house by her stepmother, but she accidentally goes to the wrong floor and room, ending up sleeping with the male lead. The next day, she returns to her hometown and bumps into the male lead again; he's a village doctor who's been helping her grandfather for three months. The second book is about a female lead who returns to her hometown with her best friend to retire. Unexpectedly, the village doctor is too handsome, and she falls in love. Her best friend, seeing how nice the village environment is, decides to stay and retire there too, meeting a firefighter and embarking on a series of adventures.

13. 13 二 Retirement at Twenty 二十岁的养老生活 Ode to Antiquity赋古Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Farming + everyday life + devoted couples + sweet romance] Graduation means unemployment. Unemployed? Then it's time to settle into retirement~ Li An doesn't want to be a corporate cog working nine to five, so she heads to the countryside to live at her best friend's grandmother's place. She buys the old house, tears it down and builds a new one, then sets up a few vegetable patches to grow produce as a relaxing hobby... Villagers: You've set up your vegetable garden like you're playing hous 2.1kReads8.8Score221Shelves
14. 14 见 [Yu] Seeing You 【喻】见你 Z SeptemberZ九月Modern Romance269k WordsCompleted Sweet romance [Rugged delivery company worker Shen Ye and enchanting innkeeper Ning Yu, who has returned to her hometown] The first time Shen Ye saw Ning Yu, she was there to pick up a package. Where had this little fairy come from? He'd never seen her around the county town before. He'd always believed love at first sight was just lust at first sight, but the moment he laid eyes on Ning Yu, he fell for her. After asking his buddies about her, he immediately packed his things and moved into the 1.7kReads8.9Score164Shelves

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    A rugged man and a gentle woman, a sweet and heartwarming story. The female lead runs a bed and breakfast, and the male lead is a logistics company owner. They first meet when the female lead buys a large box of family planning supplies for her bed and breakfast. Later, the male lead, wanting to take advantage of the situation, rents her apartment.

15. 15 中 I Won the Lottery and Returned to My Hometown to Retire 中了彩票回乡养老 Meaty Paws Meow肉爪喵Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted [Healing, slow-paced, family bonds, leisurely slice of life, no over-the-top villains] [A levelheaded, resilient heroine with a touch of vanity × a rapper superstar who seems like a cocky bad boy but is actually childish and proud] It was supposed to be just another ordinary business trip abroad, but Li Xiayu never imagined that the lottery ticket she bought on a whim would win the jackpot! With her unrequited crush going nowhere and no courage to confess, Li Xiayu quit her job without hesitatio 1.8kReads8.8Score177Shelves

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    The book's sassy female protagonist, Li Xiayu, wins the lottery with a casual purchase during a business trip abroad! Unable to confess her unrequited love, she decisively quits her job! She then lives a wealthy, leisurely, and blissfully happy retirement life!

16. 16 穿 Transmigration: The Tasty Little Inn 穿越： 美味小馆 Chubby Cake~胖糕呀～Modern Romance483k WordsCompleted The moment Qiao Ruan woke up, she looked around at the filthy, shabby rental room she was in. “Oh my god, where am I...? I transmigrated...” Holding a hospital notice in one hand, she rubbed her forehead as she stared at the instant-noodle cups on the little table and the piles of them filling the room. “Pregnant and still eating instant noodles? How broke was I? I’m in for a hard life...” Then she checked her bank balance. “Help me up, I can still keep going...” Good food and a new life, here I 871Reads8.7Score102Shelves

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    The first book's female protagonist got pregnant and opened a guesthouse in a small village in Yunnan Province. She livestreamed her food, which perfectly matched the requirements. They were all very good; I watched them all! [Heart emoji]

17. 17 辞 She Quit Her Job to Farm, and Her Produce Took the Country by Storm 辞职种田，她家农产品红透半边天 Salted Lychee盐味荔枝Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted [Farming + Spirit-Spring Space + Rebirth + Rural Life] In her previous life, on her way home from work, Jiang Yingxue found an injured man. Out of kindness, she took him to the hospital and helped him contact his family. But her kindness brought her utter ruin: her career was destroyed, and her family was torn apart. When the man woke up, he repaid her kindness with ingratitude, coveting her beauty and wanting to keep her as his mistress. His fiancée even arranged a car accident for her. The acc 1.2kReads8.7Score115Shelves
18. 18 辞 I Quit My Job and Got Famous Selling Vegetables and Running a Guesthouse 辞职后，靠卖菜开民宿火了 Sleepy Peach困困桃Modern Romance326k WordsCompleted (Farming + Spirit Spring Secret Realm + B&B + No Romance + Cute Pets) After working herself to death from staying up late, Sang Yu transmigrates to the cultivation world and spends several hundred years there. But during a tribulation to advance her cultivation, she gets struck by lightning and sent back, stripped of all her powers. Luckily, the guardian beast contracted to her returns with the secret realm in tow. As soon as she gets back, her boss calls to demand that she come to work. Sang Y 928Reads8.7Score102Shelves
19. 19 绑 Farm Life: I Went Viral After Linking My Farmstay App 【经营】绑定农家乐APP爆红了 The Wind Within自有风Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted [No romance + Everyday business management] After graduating from university, Li Xixi worked diligently as an office drone. Then, out of nowhere, she was bound to a farm-stay app System. Was this a windfall from heaven? Quit her job, of course! She had no intention of working for someone else. Delighted, Li Xixi returned to her hometown to open a farm stay! What, it's too remote, tucked away in the mountains, and nobody will come? What, there's nothing to do nearby, so visitors would be wasting 1.3kReads8.7Score129Shelves
20. 20 慢 Slow Down, Slow Down 慢，慢 Yu Xia娱夏Modern Romance258k WordsCompleted [Easygoing woman who returns to her hometown × wealthy businessman visiting briefly + family friends + age gap + sweet romance + business tycoon + entrepreneurship] Xia Yumo returned to her hometown to build her career. Her family was more concerned about her love life than her future career. Song Zhengxuan was the son of an old friend of Xia Yumo's parents, as well as the older cousin of one of Xia Yumo's friends. Before her parents introduced her to Song Zhengxuan, Xia Yumo had already met 585Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a slow-paced novel, not yet finished, but highly recommended. The male lead is a wealthy man who has temporarily returned to his hometown (to run a hotel), while the female lead is a guesthouse owner who returned from the big city.

21. 21 浮 Floating Reef 浮礁 Yu Suibian余随便Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted [Island Fiction + Healing Romance + Realistic Fiction] [Female Author with Psychological Struggles + Reserved, Devoted Island Boat Repairman + Both Pure + Happy Ending] On her first day on the island, Lin Shu fell for the guesthouse owner. One meter ninety-two, long legs, a narrow waist, and muscles all over. She decided on the spot: She wanted him. She thought she was the one making the first move and closing in step by step. She had no idea the quiet man had already laid his net. “Once we 22.2kReads9.0Score4kShelves

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    It's so good, it's just not finished yet.

22. 22 炙 Fierce Heat 炙烈 Jiujiu Cat纠纠猫Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming · Print edition signed and awaiting release · Former title: Burning Passion] [Female lawyer × male inn owner · Sweet romance · Long-distance love] [Mature adults · Mutual attraction · Flirty push and pull · One-on-one romance] - Wen Xu left her law firm over a matter of principle and went to stay on Hong Kong Island. There, she set her sights on the owner of a guesthouse. She openly and subtly flirted with him until one night during a typhoon, he finally turned the tab 16.2kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves

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    This is a great story. The male and female leads fall in love at first sight, then experience the push and pull of adulthood, starting a short-term relationship. The female lead returns to the city, and the two separate, but she never forgets her. Later, they officially get together and begin a long-distance relationship.

23. 23 绝 A Stunning Widow, Fiery and Alluring; A Retired Soldier, Cold and Tempting 绝色寡妇辣又魅，退伍硬汉冷又欲 A Pot of Fine Wine一壶大花酒Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted (Set in an alternate version of the 1980s; devoted couple with sizzling chemistry + flamboyant, seductive wild rose x brooding, tough veteran + a touch of ensemble cast) A push and pull of flirtation, sizzling hormones, healing and redemption Everyone knows that on the little island of Jiulin, there’s a hotel called Laifu. The owner, Yao, is a pretty widow who loves money and men. People all say that in ancient times, she’d have been a bewitching temptress who brought kingdoms to ruin. Then one 3.2kReads8.9Score249Shelves
24. 24 肆 Relentless Pursuit 肆追 Nine Taro Balls九颗芋圆Modern Romance152k WordsCompleted A prickly, arrogant, deeply devoted innkeeper VS a calm heroine whose gentle nature shines through even when she’s being exasperating [Sweet Romance + Flirtatious Teasing + Reunion After Years Apart + Male Innkeeper + Photo Editor at a Bridal Studio + Both Pure + Intense Romantic Push and Pull] Style: Humorous and funny, with a touch of fresh, gentle melancholy. In her second year of college, Li Ruan once rejected a boy who burned as brightly as the sun, passionate and arrogant. She had plenty o 739Reads8.8Score121Shelves

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    The first book, "Long-Awaited Reunion," features an arrogant and sarcastic male lead and a stable female lead; the writing style is humorous and funny. The second book, as the title suggests, is "Love at First Sight." The male lead is a guesthouse owner; the female lead comes to visit, and then...

25. 25 蝴 Wild Roses on Her Butterfly Bones 蝴蝶骨上的野玫瑰 All Out肆意满Modern Romance447k WordsCompleted Also known as Guns and Roses [A gorgeous, prickly jade carver × a roguish CEO who’s hopelessly in love] Shi You joined a heartbreak recovery group in Lhasa, led by the owner of an inn. And just yesterday, that owner had used her feet as a pillow and slept there all night… Rumor had it that Ningcheng’s most notorious playboy was ruthless and sickly twisted. He had vanished for six years, supposedly because he’d been involved in a murder. Shi You met his roguish gaze and asked, “Can I kiss you?” 2kReads9.3Score285Shelves

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    This one! The male lead runs a guesthouse in Lhasa, and the female lead is a jade carver. It's a contemporary romance novel, so feel free to jump in!

26. 26 远 Married Off Far Away and Left to Die! The County-Town System Gives Me 100,000 a Day 远嫁惨死！县城系统每天给我十万 Emerald Green Layers青妩叠翠Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted [Reborn face-slapping + saving her mother + county-town System + loyal protector + everyday family life] In her previous life, Su Xiaomai married far from home and died miserably. After being reborn, she returned to the time just after graduating from college. Her scumbag ex was proposing to her. Get married? Not a chance. Even a dog wouldn’t marry him! She dumped the jerk in a fury and unexpectedly became bound to a county-town System that gave her 100,000 yuan a day. Now that she’d been reborn 840Reads7.0Score121Shelves

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    This book is worth reading; it's realistic and touching, covering family, love, friendship, and career storylines. Most importantly, it feels very real and makes up for any regrets. [Heart][Heart][Sending Heart][Sending Heart][Sending Heart]

27. 27 大 Love and Mishaps in Dali: A Top Student’s Romance with the Young Master 大理爱情事故：学渣少东家求爱记 Sugar-Roasted Chestnuts, Let's Go!糖炒栗子冲鸭Modern Romance274k WordsCompleted [Top student and elite + underachieving rich kid + secret crush + reunion after years apart + entrepreneurship] A healing novel similar to Meet Yourself. Fans of the show, don’t miss this one!!! When investment banking’s female demon, Lin Jianwei, returns to Dali with breast nodules and a million yuan in savings, she hopes to live a quiet life as the owner of a charming guesthouse. Instead, she runs into her troublesome childhood friend Cheng Ye, who drives a Ferrari. The underachieving young he 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is the book I absolutely have to recommend! The female lead, Lin Jianwei, is a top student who quits her job at an investment bank in Shanghai to open a guesthouse in Dali. The male lead, Cheng Ye, seems like a carefree, super-rich second-generation heir, but he's actually kind and deeply affectionate. He's had a crush on her since elementary school, and once he's decided, he's completely devoted to her. He grows and matures for both love and career, perfectly capturing the contrast between his different personalities. The ensemble cast is incredibly well-developed; everyone is so vivid and relatable! Everyone should read it; it's addictive!

28. 28 心 Heartbeat Over the Line 心跳越轨 Biyou彼呦Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Age gap + married first, love later + exceptionally gentle, fatherly male lead + both leads are each other's first] A restrained cardiac surgeon x a sweet young woman who grows into herself *Complete. A sweet, everyday romance with no melodrama. - On the eve of her engagement, Jiang Qiao catches her boyfriend passionately kissing another woman. As she stands there in a pitiful state, Pei Zhihe's tall figure appears beside her. His deep, dark eyes look at her from 67.7kReads9.5Score10.3kShelves

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    The writing is truly excellent. The details and environmental descriptions subtly foreshadow and echo the plot, demonstrating either the author's profound skill or meticulous craftsmanship. It's perfect for those who appreciate detail; you might find yourself discovering unexpected connections or subtle foreshadowing earlier in the story.

29. 29 重 Reborn Ten Years Ago, the Older Single Woman Is Ready to Marry 重生到十年前，大龄剩女要嫁人 I Am Stunning爷倾城Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Pei Youning was 33, had a secure government job, graduated from a top university, owned a car and a home, and was beautiful as a flower, yet she had never been in a relationship. Her best friend betrayed her, her almost-boyfriend was stolen away, and she gave up on love completely. Then came the pressure to marry and countless fruitless blind dates. Her mother sighed, her father groaned, and all their relatives and friends shook their heads at her. A rescue mission sent Pei 35.8kReads8.4Score4kShelves

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    I recommend these three books! They're really good!

30. 30 清 The Pure-Hearted College Girl Spoiled by a Tibetan Tycoon 清纯女大被藏族大佬宠上天！ Snowberry Iced Tea雪莓冰茶Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted [Road Trip Romance] [Sweet and Devoted Love] [Two Strong Leads] [Love at First Sight] [A Tibetan Love Song] Cool, beautiful artist VS wild yet tender Tibetan powerhouse · They met at the airport. He fell for her at first sight, only to helplessly let the chance slip away. When he happened upon her again at Mount Genyen and rescued her after she collapsed from altitude sickness, he was overjoyed. Carefully plotting each step, he did everything he could to keep her by his side. · He had been a col 13.9kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
31. 31 神 The Mysterious CEO Spoils Her Night After Night 神秘总裁夜夜宠 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted By day, she’s a sharp and capable saleswoman! By night, she’s her boss’s personal assistant, taking care of his every need! They agree on three rules: talk about money, not love. But... Rumor has it that she’s so pampered she lives like a princess. When it comes to dealing with scumbags, President Shang is there. When it comes to putting rivals in their place, President Shang is there. When it comes to making money, President Shang is there. She’s living a fairy-tale life of happiness. Meanwhile 11.7kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
32. 32 毕 After Graduation, the System and I Opened a Guesthouse 毕业后我和系统联手开民宿 I Seriously Have No Words我真的会无语Modern Romance261k WordsOngoing No Romance + Farming + Business Management. The female lead shines on her own. Note: Nearly all technical details are made up, so don’t take them as fact. Zhu Yu is a newly graduated agriculture student. With the job market in such a dire state, she gives it careful thought and resolutely decides to return to her hometown and take over her family’s run-down little guesthouse. Just as she’s getting ready to pack up and head home, a System calling itself 009 suddenly binds itself to her. It wants 702Reads—Score107Shelves

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    In this book, the female protagonist gets bound to a system upon graduation and then goes home to open a bed and breakfast.

33. 33 娇 The Sweet Young Lady Returns to the Countryside, and Her Lovesick Admirer Is Shocking 娇娇小姐回乡村，痴汉手段太惊人 Yi Shuilan易水岚Modern Romance549k WordsCompleted [Both leads’ first love + a domineering CEO from the southwest goes rural + intense romantic push and pull + quiet devotion gets a response + realistic, sweet romance] A gentle, abstinent old flame × a stunning, pure and alluring little white rabbit City girl Chen Man returns to the countryside to care for her grandmother and discovers that her neighbor is an incredibly handsome, domineering CEO. In outsiders’ eyes, Chen Man is refined and elegant. But no one has ever seen her other side. In 127.7kReads9.5Score17.2kShelves

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    Both of these books feature female protagonists who, tired of city life, return to the countryside and meet the male protagonist. Their love story is a slow and steady romance, and it's incredibly sweet and captivating. The male protagonist has impeccable morals, and the books are truly excellent. I highly recommend them to everyone; I absolutely adore the characters! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

34. 34 穿 Reborn as the Abusive Novel’s Male Lead’s Mother 穿成虐文男主他妈 The Little Cat Fell Asleep小猫睡了Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Short story contest] [Foodie fiction] [A sweet little treat] Overnight, she transmigrates into a book with a baby in her belly whose father is unknown. On closer inspection, the baby turns out to be the male lead from the tragic novel she read before. He's a poor little thing whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. Penniless, Ding Sha relies on her excellent cooking skills to become the food goddess of a construction site. Spicy diced chicken, cured pork with garlic 31.7kReads9.6Score4kShelves

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    The male and female leads own a restaurant, and both are skilled cooks.

35. 35 不 No Pouting, or I'll Kiss You Until You Cry 不许撒娇，不然亲哭你 Yao Yao’s Rabbit曜曜的兔子Modern Romance326k WordsCompleted Glamorous, proud tattoo artist × blunt, cocky racing champion who says one thing but means another [Flirty sweetness, she pursues him, secretly mutual devotion, the hero falls in love after convincing himself she likes him!] Their first meeting “Hello, I’d like a room.” Bai Qingning’s clear, sweet voice went straight to Jiang Shuo’s heart. He looked at the woman in front of him, raising an eyebrow nonchalantly. “Trying to reel me in, sweetheart?” “Will you let me?” Bai Qingning smiled lik 1.8kReads9.1Score211Shelves
36. 36 不 No Rat Race, No Burnout: I Lie Flat Back Home and Meet a Rugged Man 不内卷不内耗，回乡躺平遇糙汉 Tomatoes Without Skin番茄没有皮Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, both leads’ first and only love, height difference, very fast romantic progress. They’re a little tight-lipped at first, but soon learn to speak their minds.] [Dating and married life, standing by each other through everything, with no major misunderstandings.] Lin Man lives in a big city, but when she can no longer keep up with the rat race, she decides to return to the countryside with the few tens of thousands of yuan she has saved. She hopes to spend some time growing ve 11.3kReads9.1Score1kShelves

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    I don't know who's in this sweet romance, but it's definitely sweet enough to make me swoon.

37. 37 我 I Won a Billion in the Lottery by Collecting Cashback Rewards 我薅羊毛中了彩票一个亿 Bu Kaka布卡卡Modern Romance604k WordsCompleted When ordinary woman Wang Meiqian wins one hundred million yuan through coupon hunting, the money turns her once-numb life upside down. [Slow-paced + feel-good and satisfying + sudden wealth] She begins to change herself and enrich her life, becoming a better and better person. The message of this story is: love yourself before you love others. 8.5kReads8.6Score688Shelves

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    You absolutely must see this! Highly recommended. The female lead wins the lottery but still chooses to work as a corporate slave and even starts a side hustle. She's very clear-headed.

38. 38 惊 What a Shock! I Opened a Supermarket on the Long March 惊！我居然在长征路上开超市 One Zero一零Modern Romance246k WordsCompleted [No CP + Business-Building + Patriotism + Growth] After failing a job interview, Jiang Nan was walking home when a mango fell from a tree and hit her on the head. By sheer chance, she became bound to a supermarket System. Her mission is to run a supermarket along the Long March route, helping the troops reach their destination safely and improving their happiness levels. At first, she only wanted to earn enough money to return to the modern world and spend it. But eventually, she began using eve 4.3kReads9.0Score436Shelves

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    🌿❶ The female lead is a guesthouse owner, and the male lead is a courier company owner. They are both interested in each other from their first meeting, with the male lead taking the initiative. Their relationship develops quickly; it's sweet, but a bit Mary Sue-ish. If you mind that, don't read it. 🌿❷ A female programmer who's retired and living a quiet life × a small bar owner. Their relationship is full of sexual tension. I like the male lead's straightforward personality; it's very sweet and heartwarming. 🌸❸ A female lawyer × a male guesthouse owner. A mature couple, a rapid and passionate long-distance romance. Sweet and doting. The author's writing is excellent, and the various ambiguous atmospheres and push-and-pull relationships are well-depicted.

39. 39 乡 The Country Milk Tea Shop 乡村奶茶店 Xi, the Laughing Creek嘻嘻哈哈的溪Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted The wounds inflicted by one’s family of origin can take a lifetime to heal. After her divorce, Li Miaomiao breaks free from the shackles of injustice and betrayal, and ultimately finds friendship, love, and family in an unfamiliar village. 177Reads8.2Score—Shelves
40. 40 T They've Got It All Under Control Ta手拿把掐 Chive Leaf I韭叶IModern Romance353k WordsCompleted Shen Qing has no grand ambitions. She’s young, but all she wants is to take it easy. She doesn’t really care whether her guesthouse makes money, as long as she has enough to eat, warm clothes, and a good night’s sleep. That is, until she meets Xu Wang in a town called Zaosheng, where there isn’t a single jujube tree. He can do just about anything under the sun... The first time they meet, he’s a tricycle driver giving people rides, and his bizarre driving nearly throws her out of the vehicle. Th 547Reads8.7Score112Shelves

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    Jinshi Courtyard!!! Jinshi Courtyard!!!

41. 41 渔 Diary of Life in a Fishing Village 渔村生活日记 I Will Always Hate Cilantro永远讨厌吃香菜Modern Romance176k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Laid-back homestay owner x luminous, elegant celebrity] Su Huaimi’s wish was to sleep until she woke naturally, eat well, and live comfortably. So she chose to run a homestay, working for herself and needing only four or five months of work a year to support herself. She never expected that, as the homestay carried on, she’d end up finding her future partner there. Before Lu Xianzhou met Su Huaimi, he had seen her four times in all, and every encounter had left a deep impression. Be 147Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That's it! It's a food-themed novel where the female protagonist cooks delicious food in a small town.

42. 42 你 You Are the Bright Cure I Need 你是我的明媚解药 A Juan from Huli Island霍利岛的阿卷Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted [Female lyricist × male B&B owner · sweet romance · simmering tension] [One-on-one · both each other’s first · happy ending] - On her first night staying in Xining Town, Lan An boldly made a move on Shisong, the owner of the B&B. Shisong coldly turned her down. “This is a respectable establishment. Please don’t try to engage in any indecent transactions, Miss Lan.” Later, Lan An spotted an extra toothbrush and towel in the bathroom. “Is Boss Shi trying to turn his B&B into an indecent establishm 39Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I can't stop watching, it's so sweet! [Laughing]

43. 43 靠 Running an Inn with Gacha Draws 靠抽卡经营旅馆 Moon Over Heaven月关天Modern Romance614k WordsCompleted [Business Management + Card Draws + Food + No Romance] Unable to find a job, Su He takes over her family's small hotel, which is on the verge of closing. Luckily, Su He binds herself to a card-drawing System! The Princess and the Pea's bed, delicacies from Dream of the Red Chamber, a magical vine elevator… all kinds of wondrous items appear. The maids from Dream of the Red Chamber want to kowtow to Su He three times. Su He says, “We're all equal in modern society. We don't do that anymore.” The 3.9kReads8.8Score421Shelves
44. 44 失 After Losing My Job, I Became an Online Sensation Through Farming 失业后，我靠种田爆红全网 Ran Xi Xi染习习Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted This novel is also known as: Everyone Online Is Begging Me to Livestream Tong Ranhua transmigrated to the cultivation world and spent a hundred years there, only to die unexpectedly while exploring a secret realm. She returned to the modern world, bringing with her the cultivation world’s specialties: a secret realm and its spirit. On the very day her boyfriend cheated on her with the company president’s daughter and she was fired, Tong Ranhua, who had spent a hundred years grinding away in the 12.5kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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    We all live in small towns 🤭🤭🤭🤭 Book recommendations

45. 45 当 When a Supporting Female Character's Book Self Becomes a Cannon Fodder 当女配书穿成为炮灰 Little Dab of Mud泥巴点儿Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted Zhang Fan thought fate had it in for her. It wasn't until she died that she discovered she was a supporting female character in a book. Before she could even process that, she transmigrated into another book, where she ended up as cannon fodder instead??? 2.6kReads9.1Score157Shelves

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    We all live in small towns [laughing][laughing][laughing][laughing] Book recommendations

46. 46 和 Dating My Best Friend’s Rugged Cousin 和闺蜜的糙汉表哥谈恋爱 Jade Longbow玉长弓Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted (Big-hearted stationery shop owner × rugged renovation company owner) (1v1, both inexperienced, height difference, everyday romance) Xu Zhi quit her job and returned to her hometown to open a stationery shop. Her best friend’s rugged cousin rented her the shop, helped renovate it, cooked for her, and stood up for her... Xu Zhi: “You’re so good to me. What do you want from me?” He Yu: “Because I like you.” A heads-up: The author’s mental state is a little... lovely, and the characters occasional 1.8kReads8.8Score120Shelves

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    The female lead returns to her hometown to open a bed and breakfast, which is noticed by her best friend's cousin. The male lead specifically goes to her bed and breakfast and books the most expensive room for a month. Every day, either the faucet or the air conditioner breaks down, so the landlady senses something is wrong and comes to check it out herself.

47. 47 清 A Tsinghua and Peking University Graduate, and You Want Me to Return to My Village as Its Secretary? 清北毕业，你让我回村当书记？ Zhu Yu猪俞Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Rural Development] + [Cutting-Edge Technology] + [Pure Power Fantasy] (Over a million words are ready to binge. Power-fantasy fans, jump right in!) Xu Yi, a student at Qingbei University, is about to graduate. Just after finding a job, he unexpectedly activates a System that tells him to return to his village and become its Party secretary? Xu Yi naturally refuses, but the System’s rewards are just too good. He gets an invincible kidney right from the start. After much inner turmoil, Xu Yi ulti 15.8kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves

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    1. Xu Yi, a graduate of Tsinghua and Peking Universities, activates a system just before graduation and is asked to return to his village to become the Party Secretary. He even receives an "Invincible Vajra" as a starting bonus! Initially wanting to refuse, he can't resist the temptation of the system's benefits and returns to Qinghe Village to shoulder the heavy responsibility of poverty alleviation and prosperity. Relying on cutting-edge technology to develop planting and breeding, build factories and schools, he transforms the small village into the world's number one village. The exciting combination of rural construction and cutting-edge technology is incredibly addictive. Watch how a top student uses technology to revolutionize the countryside and achieve trillion-dollar development. Don't miss it if you like exciting rural infrastructure stories!

48. 48 每 888 a Day: Plenty to Retire on in a County Town 每日888，县城养老很够花 I Eat Fruit Salad我吃水果沙拉Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Financial Freedom] [Everyday Life] [Multiple Heroines] [Lighthearted, No Angst] At thirty, life treats you worse than a dog. Laid off and utterly disheartened, Bai Ye finally gave in and decided to return to the small county town where he was born and raised. But on the train home, he discovered that he had bound himself to a System called Life Assistant. [With the System at your side, unemployment is nothing to fear! Receive an 888-yuan daily unemployment benefit!] [Worried about your health? 27.5kReads7.8Score1.3kShelves
49. 49 留 A Student Abroad Cooks Up a Storm, and the British Media Calls It Cultural Invasion 留子做点美食，英媒说我文化入侵 Mu Xiaoduo沐小朵Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [Female-oriented! This is a female-oriented novel!] [System + two male leads, one-on-one romance + everyday life studying abroad + food + livestreaming] [Xu Ye is the love interest] [Career-focused] [Ensemble cast] [Slow burn] “Some international students become chefs, while others go after chefs (not really).” Yang Chuan eats in the cafeteria for a whole month until his soul nearly leaves his body. Just when he can’t take it anymore, a [God of Cooking System] falls from the sky! Using a recipe 9kReads8.6Score953Shelves
50. 50 蒋 Captain Jiang: No Escaping This Love Case! 蒋队长：情案难逃！ Listening South, Traveling North南听北往Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted [Bold, sharp-tongued guesthouse owner vs. poker-faced chief of the criminal police] [Restrained tension × openly bickering, secretly flirting] They say it's easy for a woman to pursue a man, like tearing through a layer of gauze. But Nan Xi has run into an especially stubborn “tough nut to crack.” Beautiful and alluring without being vulgar, she has never been turned down by a man before. Yet that “jerk” Jiang Lin keeps meeting her with a cold face. “Captain Jiang, didn't you say we'd each g 223Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    A short love story between a guesthouse owner and a police captain [shy]

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