Looking for a Relaxing Urban Slice-of-Life Novel About a Laid-Back Protagonist Who Doesn’t Want to Get Ahead. No Face-Slapping 求都市生活咸鱼不想翻身的休闲小说，不要打脸的

1. 1 五 Five Years Later, We Meet Again 五年后，我们再次相见 Braised Green Fish with Potatoes青鱼炖土豆Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Also known as “Five Years Later, We Meet Again” [Urban Everyday Life] [One Female Lead] [Low-Key] There are no face-slapping moments in this book, just an uneventful, ordinary life. If you come across something that seems like a “plot hole,” don’t read things into it yourself!!! Five years ago, “Shen Hao, don’t step on the manhole covers. You’ll have three days of bad luck if you do, so I’m going to hit you three times.” “Shen Hao, work hard and earn money. Come marry me soon.” “Shen Hao, I don 13.5kReads8.6Score707Shelves

   Reader note

   These all meet the requirements, right?

2. 2 重 Reborn in 2008: This Time, I'm Taking Off! 重生2008，这波我要起飞！ Mad Bee大狂蜂Urban2.0M WordsCompleted After nearly becoming a complete sucker who took the fall for someone else, Yang Fan is reborn. He's had enough of the miserable life he lived in his previous life. This time, he'll make money, get foot massages... and live life to the fullest! Successful men wear watches. Mature men wear jade bracelets. Yang Fan is determined to become a mature man. Note: This is a slow-burn story, not a brainless power fantasy. Please don't read if that's not your thing. 15.5kReads7.8Score1.1kShelves
3. 3 辞EN After Quitting My Job: I'm Bound to the Enjoy Life System 辞职后：我绑定享受人生系统 Giant Red Pineapple巨红的菠萝Urban1.9M WordsCompleted (Urban tycoon fantasy + mostly everyday life + multiple heroines + enjoying life. No ridiculous start with tens or hundreds of billions, and a more realistic feel.) After quitting his job, worker Su Yang unexpectedly binds himself to the Enjoy Life System. Just as the name suggests, all he has to do is enjoy life to receive random rewards from the System. He doesn't need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel to anyone. All he needs to do is enjoy himself and make money. The whole point is 49.7kReads8.5Score3.9kShelves
4. 4 系 System: I Opened a Convenience Store in the Northwest 系统：我在西北开便利店 Wen Keqing文客卿Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Slow-paced + low-key System + everyday life + lighthearted + getting rich] What does a successful life look like? Working 996 or even 007, earning a decent salary while being treated like dirt? Or doing whatever you please, earning less but living the life you want? Li Chenfeng only found the answer after returning to the small village where he had grown up. Deserts, wastelands, grasslands, forests, cattle, sheep, camels, fine horses, and eagles. Li Chenfeng runs a little shop and sits outside, 8.3kReads8.8Score524Shelves
5. 5 关 How I Turned an Washed-Up Female Singer into a Superstar 关于过气女歌手被我养成天后这事 Twelve拾貮Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Urban Slice of Life + Everyday Hero + Sweet, Playful Single Female Lead + Showbiz] [A gentle, heartwarming story focused on the simple things in life. The pacing is on the slow side, and the relationship doesn’t move quickly. This is not a fast-paced power fantasy! The first dozen or so chapters lay the groundwork. The heroine appears in the first chapter, but doesn’t show up again until after chapter twenty. Still, the interactions between the leads and the sweetness of their romance are guara 18.8kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
6. 6 从 I Met You at Twenty-Three, and Started Over 从二十三岁遇见你，重新开始 March East东征吧Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Easygoing daily life]+ [One heroine]+ [No System]+ [Not reborn]+ [Bittersweet]+ [Entirely fictional, not an autobiography] At twenty-three, Xie Yunyu lost his parents and broke up with his girlfriend. The smooth sailing of his first twenty-odd years felt like one big joke played by fate. In the depths of his loneliness, he encountered someone from his past. Some unseen force had guided him: twenty-three marked both an ending and a new beginning. As soon as he returned to his hometown, he met th 14.3kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
7. 7 重 Reboot: Living Life as I Please at Work 重启：混在岗位上的恣意人生 Fu Sannian伏弎念Urban2.2M WordsCompleted A new book in the same vein, Restart: Small, Certain Joys of Office Life, is already 800,000 words long. You’re warmly invited to give it a read! A carefree life doesn’t require tens or hundreds of billions in assets, power that lets you look down on the world, or throwing punches and kicks at people showing off... It’s enough that I feel my life is going well, and that the people around me can see it, imagine having it themselves, and feel inspired! Given another chance, Yang Zhan has a better 52.6kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves
8. 8 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? 26.9kReads7.8Score1.2kShelves
9. 9 我 My Rebirth Is So Hard 我的重生太难了 Wells Du威尔斯杜Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Originally titled My Rebirth Is Too Hard. The current title only reflects the protagonist's ambitions, not what the story is actually about. A slow-burn, everyday-life story. The protagonist isn't a big shot, doesn't take the world by storm, and won't become a billionaire. If you don't like a reborn protagonist without lofty ambitions, don't read it, and please don't leave negative comments! Writing takes effort, so if it's not for you, please leave quietly. Thanks for holding back on the critic 2.2kReads8.8Score137Shelves
10. 10 开 From the Start, I Had Financial Freedom, But I Just Wanted an Ordinary Life 开局财富自由，我只想当个普通人 Someone Who Loves Sweet and Sour Duck Necks爱吃糖醋鸭架子的人Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Ordinary people are always dreaming of financial freedom, beautiful women, luxury cars, yachts... But compared with material things, Chu Fang wants something more: a sincere love to accompany him through the rest of his life, as he peacefully admires the mountains. [Everyday life, one heroine] ... ... 40kReads7.9Score1.3kShelves

    Reader note

    Ordinary people always fantasize about financial freedom, beautiful women, luxury cars, yachts... But compared to all these material things, Chu Fang desires a genuine love to accompany him through the rest of his life, peacefully enjoying the simple pleasures of life. [Slice of life, single female lead] [Cool][Cool][Cool]

11. 11 重 After Being Reborn, I Choose to Take It All and Win Over the Campus Beauty 重生后，我选择连吃带拿泡校花 Three Lives Ling Yue三生凌月Urban2.8M WordsOngoing What's the first thing you do when you get a second chance at life? The jerk gritted his teeth and said bitterly, “Get a room!” “Get a room? With who?” “That gorgeous idiot who dragged me off the rooftop in my last life. She owes me!” And then? “Eat her food, drink her drinks, use her money to get a room, and use her money to win over a gorgeous, brilliant senior student.” “She's so smart. Can you actually win her over?” “She taught me how.” “Holy crap! You people are wild. What next?” “Make mon 63kReads9.2Score6.2kShelves

    Reader note

    Reborn, he takes the naive school beauty to a hotel, eats her food, drinks her drinks, and even makes her pay for the rooms. He uses her money to support female college students and then uses their money to start a business.

12. 12 财 Financial Freedom: You Get Why I Keep My Head Down at Work, Right? 财务自由，苟在单位能理解吧？ Fu Sannian伏弎念Urban2.2M WordsOngoing It's best to check the almanac every morning. Most days have things that are auspicious and things that aren't, and Li Wen has paid special attention to this ever since he was reborn. For a young man with plenty of life experience, what does he want most? Riding the waves of business, chasing trends, indulging in a life of luxury... or making all the flowers wither when his own blooms? Forget it! Staying at the small company he's worked hard at for over a decade, watching it grow from small to b 70.9kReads8.6Score4.7kShelves

    Reader note

    Both were watched twice.

13. 13 我 I Think I Walked into the Wrong Blind Date Venue 我好像走错了相亲会场 Jing Wuyuan境无缘Urban1.1M WordsOngoing (Ratings have only just opened, but they’re sure to keep climbing. The author has completed a million-word novel, so read with confidence.) When the family arranged a blind date for Shanghai, he somehow ended up at Auntie Wang’s matchmaking event next door, and everything changed. She thought he was broke. She thought he was a little brother. She thought he was a shut-in. She thought he was a warm-hearted guy. Four women, four entirely different lives. In the end, which one will he choose? In th 13.4kReads8.3Score930Shelves

    Reader note

    Both books are excellent, belonging to the category of truly understated urban fantasy novels featuring wealthy protagonists. The first one is also the author's autobiography, and I've been wondering who he actually married in real life. I think a true "wish-fulfillment" novel isn't about how many luxury cars and mansions the protagonist has, or how many women he has in his harem. I've seen too many harem novels like that; they're no longer satisfying. The content is so repetitive that I'm visually fatigued and can't get into them anymore. I believe a true "wish-fulfillment" novel must be close to real life; that's what makes it feel authentic and relatable, allowing readers to identify with the character and experience the satisfaction. The author is probably a second-generation rich kid in real life; some of the details are well-described, and I learned a lot from them. I searched for a long time before finding one I liked, but unfortunately, it's a new book and not many people are reading it yet. Please take a few minutes to check it out. If you don't like it, please don't rate it randomly; just scroll away.

14. 14 我 My Tattooed Girlfriend Became a Top-Tier Star in Music 我的花臂女友成了乐坛顶流 Jing Wuyuan境无缘Urban171k WordsCompleted This is the story of a talented young man who escapes his suffocating family and meets a girl singing for money on the streets of Gulangyu. She sings and plays; he writes lyrics. Through music, they save each other, and she eventually becomes a top-tier star. She took a drag. Her lips pursed slightly, then parted, and a cloud of smoke drifted from her mouth. As the smoke dispersed, she spoke. “Broke, but you still want to request a song. If I’d known you couldn’t pay, I’d have spent those few mi 62Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 乌 Black Gauze and Rouge 乌纱与胭脂 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted Human nature is like the sun: impossible to look at directly. Many people appear charming and refined on the surface, but strip away the facade and you’ll see human nature laid bare. By portraying the real chaos of society, this work exposes the evil and filth within human nature and calls on people to choose kindness and uphold social decency. 7.3kReads—Score464Shelves

    Reader note

    A masterpiece of urban romance, not a simplistic story. The writing is delicate, the plot is incredibly gripping and exciting, and it starkly portrays human desires. It's sensual and sophisticated, captivating from the first chapter. You won't be able to stop reading once you start!

16. 16 胭 The Rouge Spinster 胭脂剩女 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance117k WordsCompleted Through the emotional journey of Yang Jingjing, a single woman past the age traditionally considered ideal for marriage, the story offers glimpses of every facet of society and the warmth and coldness of human life, exposing the ugliness and greed of human nature. Full of twists and turns, it paints a penetrating portrait of the realities faced by women like her. 1.8kReads—Score142Shelves
17. 17 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
18. 18 看 Seeing Through Half a Lifetime 看破浮生过半 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance170k WordsCompleted Life is a journey of self-cultivation. As we keep moving forward, we correct our mistakes in time and gradually become better versions of ourselves. Life is full of suffering, and we can only save ourselves. If only we could live our lives over again. At the very least, we could avoid a lot of detours. 563Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 这 I’m Reborn, and I’m Still This Handsome 这么帅还重生 A Smile from You for the Beauty君一笑为红颜Urban1.4M WordsCompleted A love-triangle battlefield, everyday romance, a touch of business, emotional gamesmanship, and a high-EQ lead in control. After an unexpected accident, the protagonist, Xu Ke, finds himself back ten years in the past with his memories intact. Isn't this just a head start, plus ten years of experience to leave everyone else in the dust? The shy, insecure boy he used to be suddenly becomes confident and emotionally astute. He starts styling his hair and takes his studies seriously, unlocking both 18.5kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

    Reader note

    This novel, set against a fantasy backdrop of rebirth, skillfully focuses on the male protagonist and five women with vastly different personalities and backgrounds. Their emotional entanglements flow like a gentle stream, meandering through the soil of everyday life, weaving a unique tapestry. During his university years, an unexpected event occurs between the protagonist and a wealthy tycoon, who becomes pregnant unexpectedly—a unique and refreshing premise in the genre. The opening line, "I died for the school beauty," is a thunderclap that instantly grabs the reader's attention. Breaking away from conventional romance tropes, the novel incorporates a rebirth element, with the school beauty reborn and pursuing the protagonist—a novel and interesting plot twist that imbues the story with unique charm. The novel specifically focuses on women in their 40s, breaking away from traditional literary stereotypes of this age group and showcasing their rich and diverse lives.

20. 20 人 A College Student Got a Sickly Tycoon Heiress Pregnant! 人在大学，竟让病娇财阀怀孕了！ Bu Bu Gao不不高Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Sweet Couple Moments + Forced Love + Raising Kids] Jiang Luo was an ordinary college student, until a female tycoon forced him into a relationship and even gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl?! Jiang Luo was completely stunned. Could he run away? He hadn't even had a chance to enjoy life, and he already had a wife? While everyone else was enjoying sweet campus romances, he was forced into love by his stunning wife every day. There was nothing sweet about it! After he graduated from college, W 6.3kReads8.4Score622Shelves
21. 21 高 The School Belle Was Reborn and Is Madly Chasing After Me 高冷校花重生了，疯狂倒追我 Little Bao, Go Go Go小包冲冲冲Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted daily life]+ [One heroine]+ [Sweet romance]+ [No System]+ [Mutual healing] … In a car accident, Lin Ran bravely risks his life to save his former high school deskmate, the school belle. When he wakes up reborn, Lin Ran is back in his high school classroom at eighteen. The next second, the school belle beside him rushes over with tear-filled, red eyes and hugs him tightly! School belle, choking back tears: “I found you!” Lin Ran: “?” … It turns out his school-belle deskmate has been 77kReads9.4Score9kShelves
22. 22 不 Young Girls Aren't Scary, but Women at Forty Are 不怕年轻小妹妹，就怕女人40岁 Rest the Mind息心Urban1.4M WordsCompleted I'm about to graduate from university. Male, 22, fit and healthy! I'm looking for a kindred spirit to be my wife. She must be at least 18. Local women from Jiangcheng preferred… If the woman is exceptional, I'm also willing to marry into her family. Also: I can do homework for middle and high school students, and tutor them in math, physics, and chemistry… Price negotiable. 16.3kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
23. 23 全 The World’s Richest Man: It All Starts with a Daily Intelligence System 全球首富：从每日情报系统开始 Invincible Mountain Lord无敌山君Urban501k WordsCompleted A random street-side trash can has a gold bar in it! An ordinary little shop turns up Ming Dynasty antiques! The secondhand market hides forgotten Bitcoin! Can he even catch a wanted criminal and claim a huge reward? Is the world of GTA becoming reality? This is even more outrageous! Anything is possible with the Daily Intelligence System. Watch as Zhang Wei, a career failure who’s just lost his job, embarks on an incredible treasure-hunting journey, one step at a time! (All place names and p 1.2kReads7.9Score105Shelves

    Reader note

    Intelligence, lie down, enjoy life.

24. 24 被 Fired by My Company, My Intel Refreshes Every Day 被公司辞退，我的情报每日刷新 Floating Ice漂浮的冰Urban2.1M WordsOngoing This book is also known as "Fired by My Company, My Intel Updates Every Day" and "Daily Intel: I Caught My Boss Cheating from the Start" After being maliciously fired and blacklisted across the entire industry, then suffering a sudden, crushing breakup with his girlfriend, Chen Su's life hit rock bottom. The sudden arrival of an intelligence system turned things around. [Today's Intel (Grade A): As natural gas becomes widely available in Fengcheng, the city's gas cylinder factory is on the v 56kReads7.3Score5.8kShelves
25. 25 每 One Piece of Intelligence a Day: Getting Rich Starting in College! 每天一个情报，从大学开始致富！ No Wearing Worn-Out Socks不穿破袜子Urban1.3M WordsCompleted “This year's graduating class is expected to number 12 million, and in the next ten years, the total is projected to reach between 110 and 130 million!” Ye Su was an ordinary third-year university student, and his family had just been struck by a devastating turn of events. After seeing that news, he couldn't help feeling that his future was bleak. But an unexpected bond with the Daily Intelligence System filled Ye Su with boundless hope and excitement for the future. [Today's intelligence: Amon 16kReads7.7Score1.2kShelves
26. 26 开 From the Start, I Have an Intelligence System: I Snag Ten Demolition-Apartment Units 开局情报系统，捡漏10套拆迁房 Haha, Poker-Faced面无表情哈Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Just as Lin Yang's life reaches rock bottom, he gets a daily intel System. Every day, the System sends him several pieces of intelligence related to different aspects of his life. This information lets Lin Yang get ahead, avoid danger, snatch opportunities, and foil conspiracies... What's more, the System can be upgraded to provide weekly intel, monthly intel, yearly intel... [Daily Intel: The lottery shop at the neighborhood entrance has a first-prize winner on a Lucky Tenfold scratch card. The 16.6kReads7.3Score1.8kShelves
27. 27 中 I Won Thirty Million, So I Chose to Lie Flat at the Office 中奖三千万，我选择在公司躺平 Smoke in the Rice Fields稻田里的烟Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Urban workplace + Multiple heroines + No System + No transmigration + No rebirth] After Cao Weidong learned that his daughter wasn't his biological child, he discovered he'd won a 30-million-yuan lottery jackpot. So he chose to get divorced. He went back to his old company and continued working. Yes, you read that right! He got rich, but still went back to work. Well, he was only working for fun! 10kReads8.7Score368Shelves
28. 28 开 I Cursed Out My Boss from the Start, and the System Rewarded Me with a Million 开局怒骂老板，系统奖励一百万 Don't Eat Applesu不吃苹果uUrban94k WordsOngoing (Everyone who comes in must make a fortune every day) [Lighthearted, slice of life, System, everyday life, no showing off and face-slapping] When Xia Yang's idiotic boss forced him to work overtime yet again, he quit without hesitation, then immediately started berating his boss. He thought he'd have to slowly look for another job, but then he awakened the Life Enjoyment System. What? Insulting his boss from the start earned him a million yuan? What? He could also get a hundred thousand yuan —Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Most of them are everyday scenes, and I think they look pretty good. There's no pretentious or contrived content.

29. 29 重 Reborn, I Won't Be a Pack Mule: I'm Going Back to the County Town to Lie Flat 重生不当牛马，我回县城躺平 Cowboys and Horses Will Receive It牛马会收到Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Now adapted into a motion comic, so jump right in] [Male succubus + living off women while keeping the upper hand + multiple heroines + no-brainer wish fulfillment] Chen Qinglin was reborn. After spending long enough as a scumbag, he finally found his conscience. Just as he was getting ready to turn over a new leaf and lie flat back in his hometown with his first love, his ex-girlfriends surrounded him. Oh no... There's a mole. Abort the deal. Chen Qinglin: “Xixi, Feifei, Lulu... Why are you al 5.2kReads7.4Score335Shelves
30. 30 平 A Common Man’s Reborn Years 平凡人的重生岁月 What Was That Name? I Haven't Eaten叫什么名不吃饭Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [Everyday Urban Life + Campus Youth + Making Up for Regrets + Believable Logic] A portrayal of youth as it really was: no posturing, no face-slapping. This is simply the everyday life of an ordinary person after being reborn. People remain consistent; being reborn doesn't suddenly make someone all-powerful. Their old flaws are still there. They simply get to live their lives over again with their memories and life experience intact. Everyone has a limit to how far they can go, so if you're looki 4.5kReads6.2Score173Shelves

    Reader note

    Purely everyday life, no self-deprecation

31. 31 人 Clear-Eyed in the Mortal World: I Pretend to Be Mediocre in the Cubicle 人间清醒：我在格子间装平庸 When the Waters Flow and Flowers Fall流水落花时节Urban81k WordsOngoing Ouyang Bei was a graduate of a prestigious university, yet he was content to work as a sales representative at a company. He seemed to lack ambition, but few people understood his world. The trials of society can slowly strip the innocence from a green young man. Beneath an appearance of maturity, loneliness begins... Perhaps you will find a reflection of yourself here. 34Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    All three are new books on niche topics. You can read them at your own pace.

32. 32 山 Childhood Friends in the Mountain Village 山村里的青梅竹马 When the Waters Flow and Flowers Fall流水落花时节Rural Life192k WordsOngoing The story spans from the late 1970s to the twenty-first century, following two generations of the Ou family as their tangled relationships unfold from village to city, from desolation to prosperity. Childhood sweethearts become sworn enemies, repeatedly struggling between family and love, reality and ideals. As the times shift and human hearts prove unfathomable, will they succumb to money and power, or awaken in the dead of night, haunted by their dreams? Where will those struggling in the ways 41Reads—Score102Shelves
33. 33 天 The Name of Heaven's Wrath: Divine Thunder from the Nine Heavens Scours the Mortal World 天罚之名：九霄神雷劫红尘 When the Waters Flow and Flowers Fall流水落花时节Mystery224k WordsOngoing Falling flowers and flowing water seem heartless; green mountains and evening snow each go their separate ways! The young Daoist from Shenxiao and his childhood friend, his junior uncle, journey through the mortal world together, enjoying life! The extraordinary may be closer than you think. The so-called gods, ghosts, and spirits may all be illusions! Those who cultivate the Dao cultivate the heart. Entering the world is a way to sever one's karmic ties! 259Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 萌 The Little Pet Café 萌宠小馆 Watered-Down Baijiu from 198585年的老白干掺了水Modern Romance544k WordsCompleted In prison. Robber: You might not believe this, but I almost split apart! Yes, literally split apart! Thief: What a coincidence. Same here! And what kind of police dog is that fat? I almost got sat to death! Human trafficker: You think you’ve got it bad? A bunch of cats took over my hideout! Drug dealer A: Boohoo, I can’t show my face anymore. I got played by a cat and a dog~ Drug dealer B: See the halo over my head? Who could possibly have it worse than me?! I got jumped by a pack of rats, belie 3.1kReads9.5Score336Shelves

    Reader note

    🍅What if a pet shop owner could understand animal speech🗣️ and wanted to do something for society! In prison👉🏻 Robber: You might not believe it, but I almost split open [crying]! Yes, literally split open! Thief: What a coincidence? Me too [facepalm]! And who has such a fat police dog?! I almost got sat on to death! Human trafficker: Are you guys as miserable as me? My hideout was raided by a bunch of cats. Drug dealer A: Waaaaa [almost crying], I'm too ashamed to live, I was played by a cat and a dog~ Drug dealer B: See the halo above my head? Who dares to be more miserable than me?! I was ganged up on by rats, can you believe it [sad]? Poaching gang: I don't want to talk, I don't want to cry😭… Because I don't have hands to wipe my tears!

35. 35 统 System: My Master Is Acting Strange! 统子：我这主人不对劲！ Master, Senior Brother Was Captured by Monsters师傅大师兄被妖怪抓了Urban378k WordsOngoing A tycoon fantasy? A travel story? A food story? A romance? Or perhaps an everyday-life story without so much angst? [Double female leads + System + not reborn + not mindless + realistic] Just a middle-aged man wandering around and having fun, opening his eyes to the world and breaking free of its illusions. 418Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    I lay on the beach for three and a half years, then flipped over when the big waves came in. [Cool]

36. 36 神 The Amazing Little Flower Farmer 神奇小花农 Small-Town Earl小镇伯爵Urban1.9M WordsOngoing An ordinary high school student happens to buy a secondhand book on the Way, and from then on, his life takes a different path. A top-student protagonist, but this isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, an invincible-protagonist novel, or a rebirth novel. It portrays an authentic high school life, with intelligent characters and believable events. There are no advanced martial arts, powerful officials, or influential clans. These are things that could happen to you or me. Blending cultivation element 74.7kReads8.3Score6.5kShelves

    Reader note

    I recommend a book called "Urban Cultivation," a slice-of-life story set in a school environment. It's humorous, has no system, and the protagonist has normal intelligence. The protagonist is highly talented, skilled in Yin-Yang literature and talismans. It leans towards fantasy, is semi-invincible, and rises gradually. The plot is reasonable, relatable, and realistic, with a strong sense of everyday life. It's straightforward, slow-paced, and has a slightly simplistic, niche feel. You'll want to keep reading!

37. 37 官 The Officialdom Game 官奕 Dreams of Spring and Autumn梦话春秋Urban632k WordsOngoing My name is Wei Zilong, and I’ve spent my career in government. Through my story, I want to show everyone what the political arena is really like... When you’re in public service, you can’t always control your own fate. If you never weather a storm, how can you ever mature? 13.1kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves

    Reader note

    Great! It's rare to find something readable; this one is really good.

38. 38 心 Psychological Counselor: I Have a System of the People’s Wishes 心理咨询师：我有众生愿系统 shuchong99Urban1.0M WordsCompleted A newly qualified therapist comes into the world with a rosy view of humanity. A powerful official’s son blocks him from getting a job, and he is smeared for standing up for justice. With no clients coming to his counseling room, he has no choice but to remake songs from Blue Star to make ends meet. In this bustling world, people are swept along by their desires. He takes on human traffickers, battles scam gangs, and rescues girls who have been drugged... Watch as he becomes a master of micro-ex 113Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Xianyu, though he writes songs, doesn't want to live in the spotlight; though he is highly skilled in martial arts, he only uses it to fight criminals.

39. 39 咸 Why Would a Lazybones Need to Be Reborn? 咸鱼何必重生 Hard-to-Say Xiaoxin难言小心Urban543k WordsCompleted [Urban high martial arts + supernatural golden finger, reborn on campus + all kinds of beauties, adventures and battles + deep brotherhood] If you don’t have dreams, how are you any different from a salted fish? But once you’ve achieved your dreams, do you still have any left? A salted fish who had already fulfilled his dreams is reborn. A reborn salted fish is still a salted fish, so what’s the point? Chen Yu, a cursed loner, has his fate defied and is reborn twenty years in the past. He discov 15Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Salted fish + superpowers, city + beautiful women, adventure + brotherhood

40. 40 神 Tycoon: Starting by Rejecting the Richest Man 神豪：从拒绝首富开始 oOPhantom of the GodsOooO神之魅影OoUrban1.2M WordsOngoing Su Changyuan gets into Magic City University. His aunt and uncle want him to stay in Yangcheng for school and take over the family business after graduation. Su Changyuan insists on going to Magic City. After turning them down, he awakens the “Tycoon Independence System.” From then on, he begins his climb to the pinnacle of life. But gradually, he discovers that his parents aren't ordinary people, and embarks on a journey to restore the family to glory. 7.3kReads—Score405Shelves

    Reader note

    ① The protagonist is admitted to Shanghai University. His aunt and uncle want him to stay in Guangzhou to study and inherit the family business after graduation. Su Changyuan insists on going to Shanghai and refuses their request, after which he awakens the "Godly Tycoon Independent System." From then on, he embarks on his journey to the pinnacle of life…

41. 41 婚 You Cyberbullied Me Over My Wedding Dress and Idol? The Great Families of the Capital Strike Back 婚纱追星网暴我？京城世家齐出手 Flicking Ice with a Finger指上弹冰Urban3.5M WordsCompleted [Official-family heir + tycoon + face-slapping + campus beauty + villain + satisfying read + more...] Jiang Lin transmigrates to a parallel world and, from the start, lands himself a rabid celebrity-fan girlfriend. Before he can marvel at his good fortune, she puts on the wedding dress he spent a fortune buying and runs off to attend a concert by some popular young star??! “I finally married my youth! Wang Yifan, I love you!!!” “Quick, take my picture! Let’s commemorate my love story with Fanfan 46kReads8.9Score3kShelves
42. 42 抖 Douyin Tycoon: A Trillion in Livestream Gifts 抖音神豪：直播打赏一万亿 Xia Chengfeng夏乘风Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Chen Luo loved scrolling through Douyin and watching livestreams. He never expected a tycoon System to fall right into his lap! From the start, he got a trillion yuan in rewards to give away! Tipping beautiful streamers could also earn him all kinds of rewards! [Tip the campus belle and get a golden kidney enhancement] [Get an appearance-rating device that sees right through beauty filters at a glance!] [Tip a cosplayer and get an Emperor Armor cosplay set] [Win a PK battle and get a trillion-yu 47.1kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves
43. 43 花 Spending Money Is Just My Job, So Why Are They All Falling for Me? 花钱只是工作，怎么全成翘嘴了？ Half a Lifetime of Freedom半世逍遥Urban3.4M WordsOngoing [Tycoon] [Multiple Heroines] [Underdog Comeback] [Stable Currency] [Fish Pond] Locked up in solitary confinement more than a dozen times. Poor loser Yang Fan unexpectedly acquires the Big Sap System. Spending money on beautiful women earns him cash back, and from then on he rises to the pinnacle of life. Don't think being a Tycoon is all fun. The truth is, you can't even imagine how much fun it is. "Any problem that money can solve isn't a problem, including the beautiful women and their love... 93.9kReads9.1Score6.8kShelves
44. 44 让 You Were Supposed to Be a Tycoon, Not a Heartbreaker 让你当神豪，没让你当渣男 Become a God at Fish Mountain鱼山成神Urban4.7M WordsOngoing Urban tycoon + everyday life + grounded in reality + seven rounds of passion Jiang Cheng woke up one morning to discover he had been reborn! A gorgeous older woman he didn't recognize was lying beside him, and his phone was full of messages from his gold-digging girlfriend, Zhao Jia: “Yesterday was the Summer Solstice. Why didn't you send me a red envelope?” In his past life, he had spent three years fawning over Zhao Jia, only to be treated like an ATM and dumped in the end. This time, he messa 71.4kReads8.8Score5kShelves
45. 45 高 The Master Comes Down from the Mountain, and My Senior Sister Dotes on Me Too Much 高手下山，我家师姐太宠我了 Please, Let Me Go Viral求求你让我火吧Urban6.3M WordsOngoing [An unstoppable power fantasy, every line is satisfying, the plot moves at lightning speed, with no dragging and decisive action] At my graduation banquet, my parents and brothers were brutally killed. Hunted down, I barely escaped with my life. After five years of martial arts training on Mount Kunlun, I've returned in triumph! “You're an elite rich kid, and you think I can't afford to offend you? My master could kill you with a slap!” “You're the king of Chinese medicine? My master is an hei 259.3kReads9.3Score8.1kShelves
46. 46 双 Dual Transmigration: Hardship in the Fantasy World, Luxury in the City 双穿：玄幻吃苦，都市享福 Jin Shiliu金十六Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Also titled: My Fantasy World Corpse Scavenging Makes Me Invincible, My City Life Makes Me a Tycoon Dual-world travel (fantasy and modern city), feel-good power fantasy with no suffering for the protagonist, all thrills from start to finish. The protagonist gains a devouring space, letting him act as a middleman between the modern city and the fantasy world, making a fortune while pursuing immortality. In the fantasy world, the devouring space can consume cultivators' corpses and memories, the 59.4kReads8.8Score6.2kShelves
47. 47 相EN After a Failed Blind Date, the Rich Woman Tries to Enter My Heart 相亲失败后，富婆试图走进我心房 Waste Crane废鹤Urban1.3M WordsCompleted After introverted social recluse Shen Lang fails at a matchmaking date, he binds himself to a dating-assistant System! As long as he raises a woman’s favorability toward him, he can earn all kinds of generous rewards! That afternoon, he meets his landlady to sign a rental contract. Looking at the curvaceous landlady, a married woman who still had her charms, Shen Lang casually complimented her: “You look so young, sis!” The landlady smiled brightly, her cheeks flushing. Bashful but delighted, sh 44.8kReads9.1Score4kShelves
48. 48 婚 At the Wedding: I Kicked My Fiancée, a Brother-Obsessed Gold Digger 婚礼现场：脚踹扶弟魔未婚妻 I'm Going to Rise我要崛起Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Urban cultivation, invincibly satisfying] Shocking! At their wedding, his fiancée demanded an extra 300,000 in bride price! The reason? Her younger brother's girlfriend's family had demanded 500,000. Su Ming, penniless and helpless, had no choice but to face the situation on the spot! At the crucial moment, the Strongest Tycoon Selection System activated. “Ding! Selection available!” “Option One: Dump Li Na and walk away. Reward: a Porsche 911 worth 3 million.” “Option Two: Forgive Li Na and go 18.4kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
49. 49 神 Tycoon: From the Start, I Make Trouble for Every Campus Beauty 神豪：开局祸害全校校花 Yuan Zhen圆臻Urban4.5M WordsOngoing [FBI Warning] [Tycoon] [Campus Belle] [Multiple Heroines] [System] [Illustrations for Every Heroine] [Interstellar Tycoon] [Urban Tycoon in the Early Stages, Interstellar Powers Later] Jiang Chu is unexpectedly reborn into his junior year of college and gains a System that can create and upgrade anything. Spend money on a goddess and get a rebate, plus the chance to buy all kinds of cutting-edge technology. From the start, he approaches the icy campus belle Li Wenjing and offers to pay for her. 12.9kReads8.3Score996Shelves
50. 50 神 Tycoon Dating System: I Can Collect Beautiful Women's Talents 神豪约会系统，我能收集美女天赋 Golden Chocolate黄金巧克力Urban1.6M WordsOngoing His ex-girlfriend was poached by the boss of a film and television group. Before they broke up, Chen Fan asked her to sleep with him for the first time, and unexpectedly awakened a Tycoon System. He resolved to use the System to acquire the film group and get revenge on its boss. When his ex-girlfriend ran into Chen Fan again, she was shocked to find him driving a Bugatti Veyron, with an even more beautiful woman by his side. The group boss groomed Chen Fan’s ex into a movie star. Chen Fan, mean 7.3kReads8.1Score648Shelves

Other lists with Five Years Later, We Meet Again