Everyday Life Among Ordinary People, No Politics 有平淡小人物的市井生活，不涉及官场

1. 151 夏 A Few Things About Xiayang 夏阳二三事 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance219k WordsCompleted [Short Story Collection] Every protagonist in this book is named Xia Yang. Each Xia Yang is a different character with a different life. Come read a few stories about Xia Yang. This is a collection of short stories set in ancient times. If you like it, welcome aboard; if not, no worries. Kisses~ [All stories are purely fictional] 33Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 152 古 An Anthology of Ancient Tales 古篇集录 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance82k WordsCompleted [Collected Ancient Tales] This book brings together two short stories in an ancient style. Life is vast, and every meeting is a bond of fate. Dear readers, come along with me. 41Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 153 村 There's a Girl in the Village Named Xiaofang 村里有个姑娘，叫小芳 Growing Lotuses种荷花Modern Romance112k WordsCompleted This is not a love story. It's the life of an ordinary woman from the countryside. Xiaofang's story may well be the story of someone close to us. She once longed for a life in a prosperous big city. Later... 68Reads—Score—Shelves

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   They are all ordinary, unassuming people, and their lives are relatable.

4. 154 赵 Zhao Jiji’s Love Story After Divorce 赵吉吉离婚后的爱情故事 Growing Lotuses种荷花Modern Romance185k WordsCompleted To be loved is an extension of self-love! I thought I'd shut myself off from love for good, but I never expected to meet him in my forties... After her son takes the college entrance exam, Zhao Jiji divorces her ex-husband. She delivers food, works as a real estate agent and caregiver, and writes novels, doing her best to make a life for herself. While working as a caregiver, she meets a man she once went on a blind date with, and the two begin a beautiful relationship. 69Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 155 七 The 1970s: A Background Character's Gossiping Life After Transmigrating into a Book 七十年代：穿书路人甲的吃瓜日常 Where the Flowers Fall花落止乎Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted [Educated Youth + Daily Life + Beachcombing + Gossip + A Little Golden Finger + Falling in Love After Marriage] A low-level office drone transmigrated into the 1970s as a girl whose parents played favorites to an extreme, always favoring sons. The original host had secretly passed the exam to become a train attendant, but her parents found out. They wanted to give the job to their eldest son, so they signed her up to go to the countryside instead. The furious original host died, while Ren Min ha 2.1kReads8.4Score109Shelves

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   These period novels all avoid exaggerated superpowers, depicting the lives of ordinary people in a simple yet heartwarming and healing way, a gentle and enduring portrayal of everyday family life. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

6. 156 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: Daily Gossip in the Compound in the 1960s 穿书六零：大院吃瓜日常 Yunyang Peach Cake云阳桃片Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted (Historical setting + transmigrate into a book + everyday life + gossip-watching + a touch of ensemble cast) When Lin An’an wakes up, she has transmigrated into a historical novel as a disposable side character. According to the plot, her so-called best friend will rob her and kill her, then spend her money, sleep in her bed, and hit her child... Knowing how the story goes, Lin An’an decides to stay far away from both her so-called best friend and the seemingly perfect blind date. Who could have 4kReads8.4Score299Shelves
7. 157 六 Life in a Little Courtyard in the 1960s 六零：小院里的日常 Zhu Na, Who Isn't a Pig不是猪的朱那Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted ★ [Not a wish-fulfillment story, with only a small golden finger] ★ [Ordinary day-to-day life, no outrageous villains] Chen Xing was an ordinary nine-to-five office worker. She never imagined that transmigration could happen to her. She woke up, opened her eyes, and found the world and the era had changed. She'd ended up in the harsh 1960s, where food and clothing were scarce. And the three years of famine hadn't even fully ended yet. No one had it easy during the famine. Chen Xing was an orphan 1kReads8.2Score—Shelves
8. 158 穿 Transmigrated into a Period Novel, I Refuse to Move to the Countryside 穿到年代文抵死不下乡 Miserly Homebody抠门宅Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted More than ten years after Xiangqiao was born into her new family, memories suddenly awaken within her. Her older female cousin is the heroine of a rebirth novel… All kinds of plotlines also pop into her head at random. No matter where they are, her family is always a cannon-fodder stepping stone. Why does everyone want me to go to the countryside? Xiangqiao clenches her little fists. “Want me to go rural? No way!” It’s much better to work in the city and slack off now and then. She can also catc 7.3kReads8.2Score364Shelves
9. 159 在 Keeping My Family Fed in the 1970s 在七零年代养家糊口 Lu Anmu陆安沐Two Male Leads251k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, an alternate setting, an overpowered golden finger. Just treat all the flaws as my own worldbuilding.] The title is wrong! It's the 1970s, not 2007. I'm so sorry. I had a brief spell of blindness back then, and the cover is wrong too. I'm truly sorry for spoiling everyone's reading experience. Tang Jinshu never imagined that a handsome man who'd never dated would not only transmigrate, but end up in the body of a useless scumbag. He already has a wife and child! If you're going 1.3kReads8.8Score103Shelves
10. 160 六 The 1960s: I Have a Guaranteed Job 六十年代，我有铁饭碗 Where the Flowers Fall花落止乎Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted [Courtyard life + family squabbles + everyday life + an ordinary woman's struggle + doting romance + raising kids] Note: No transmigration, no rebirth, and just a little golden finger. Jiang Ruyu gets into a fight with her cousin from another branch of the family over a job opening. She injures her forehead, but unexpectedly gains a System that gives her supplies whenever she checks in. She also finds a book, written by who knows what daydreamer. In the book, she and her two younger brothers all 14.9kReads8.5Score881Shelves
11. 161 我 Mom Took Me Back to the 1970s: We’ll Make Money and Find Me a Dad 我妈带我回七零，既赚钱来又赚爹 Earn Money to Raise a Dog赚钱养狗Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration + ensemble cast + love after marriage + family squabbles + making money + no golden finger] Single mother Xu Yuzhi transmigrates to the 1970s and is simply grateful that her daughter came along with her. Shortages and low wages are no big deal. Starting a new business is all it takes. It’s just that having a man in the house takes some getting used to for both her and her daughter. Still, this man in her new life doesn’t seem so bad. He hands over his wages witho 1.6kReads8.6Score153Shelves
12. 162 我 Doing Backbreaking Labor with My Butt Sticking Out in the Sixties 我在六零撅着屁股干苦力 Ying Jinchuan, Who Loves He Tang Red Cranes喜欢鹤塘红的应金川Modern Romance640k WordsCompleted Qiao Mai, a young woman of the new era, accidentally travels back to the bitterly cold, impoverished Northeast in the 1960s. As soon as she arrives, she's in danger of starving or freezing to death, and can only struggle forward, doing her best to survive one step at a time... The heroine is hardworking and determined, with a modest golden finger. She and the male lead live an ordinary but hopeful life, full of everyday family matters and cozy, heartwarming moments. 8.4kReads8.7Score611Shelves
13. 163 六 The Sixies’ Worst Old Lady: You, You, and You, Get Down on Your Knees! 六零极品老太：你你还有你跪下！ Xia Chen夏沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Golden Finger + Everyday Life] Young Qihong Dou wakes up in the 1960s in the body of a troublesome old woman. She has a huge brood of descendants and endless family drama, and every morning she opens her eyes wondering why she still hasn't died. After becoming the awful Old Madam Zhao, Qihong Dou fails to die and has no choice but to accept her fate and start fighting to survive. Fortunately, Heaven hasn't treated her too badly: it gave her a golden finger. A t 25.7kReads9.3Score3kShelves
14. 164 8 Tales of Xizhou in the 1980s 80年代西州往事 Silk Road Comics丝路漫画Urban235k WordsCompleted This is a story about youth, and a story about growing up. It is filled with passionate brotherhood, the innocent love of childhood sweethearts, clashes of steel in the streets and alleys, and the struggles and choices people face in the tides of a changing era. Most importantly, it captures the warmth unique to that time: the unreserved sincerity between people, a purity that seems almost like a luxury today. 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Would something from the 1980s be okay?

15. 165 也 Neither Storm Nor Sunshine! 也无风雨也无晴！ The Kitty Isn't Being Good小猫咪不乖乖呀Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted Marriage Before Love, a realistic urban romance about everyday married life! Su Qin and Zhou Xinping marry after being introduced through a matchmaking arrangement, and they bicker constantly. Just as Su Qin feels disappointed and lost, a new dawn arrives. She discovers that her husband truly cares for her, and together they take on a new stage of life! 403Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Simple, everyday life stories, close to reality.

16. 166 季 When Ji Comes, Make Yourself at Home 季来之，则安之 The Kitty Isn't Being Good小猫咪不乖乖呀Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted As the empire teeters on the brink of collapse, Ji Shuhe sees through her fiancé’s false affection and turns around to marry Ji Bai. She intends for them to spend their lives treating each other with polite respect, but finds herself falling deeper and deeper under his doting care... 121Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 167 农 Rural Sisters-in-Law 农村妯娌 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance739k WordsCompleted This is a story of war and peace between two women, and also a miniature epic chronicling the transformation of rural China from collectivization to the modern era. When the well in Liuxi Village was filled in and running water reached every home, the women who had once argued, wept, and whispered secrets beside that well proved through their lives that time can bury old grudges, and that a resilient spirit can blossom in the soil. 2.3kReads7.1Score247Shelves

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    These are the ones you should check out; they're period dramas that you can get into, and they emphasize realism.

18. 168 新 The Newlywed Young Widow 新婚小寡妇 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance636k WordsCompleted In the winter of 1976, Li Yanmei was newly married when her husband died. Branded a “husband-killing” jinx, she was pregnant when her cruel in-laws threw her out with nothing. On a stormy night, she gave birth in a melon shed. Starving and freezing, she swallowed the slur “loose woman” along with her tears. For the little one in her arms, she wiped away her tears and turned humiliation into a stepping stone. She went from selling goods at a black-market stall to reclaiming land for farming, from 1.5kReads6.5Score102Shelves
19. 169 五 The Woman with Five Marriages 五婚女人 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance394k WordsCompleted Among contemporary Chinese literature's portrayals of rural women's lives, Zheng Guozhen's story grips readers with its astonishing realism and tragic depth. Through an ordinary rural woman's five failed marriages, this novel sketches the hardships of rural women's lives and inner worlds during China's social transformation in the 1990s. From an arranged marriage imposed by her parents to a self-serving union built on dependence on power, from an emotional wasteland scarred by violence to a brie 1.8kReads7.9Score225Shelves
20. 170 苦 The Long-Suffering Younger Sister 苦妹 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance588k WordsCompleted This is a bloodcurdling, suffocating epic of female suffering. It tells the tragic story of a woman called Ku Mei, whose life was mercilessly crushed by fate over more than half a century, from the early 1960s to the beginning of the twenty-first century. In 1960, during a famine-stricken winter, she was born the second daughter in her family and named Pan Di, “Hoping for a younger brother.” From then on, her grandmother saw her as a “jinx” and branded her Ku Mei, “Bitter Girl.” In a family that 3.2kReads8.8Score404Shelves
21. 171 苦 A Bitter Girl’s Rebirth 苦妹之涅槃重生 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance487k WordsCompleted Inside Ku Mei’s five-year-old body lived the soul of someone who had died with a heart full of hatred. Reborn, she faced a spiteful grandmother who beat and berated her, a cold grandfather who enabled the abuse, and a mother who could only weep helplessly. Ku Mei concealed her boundless hatred and memories of her past life, pretending to be timid as she carefully plotted her every move. She outsmarted her relatives and broke free of her shackles, starting with a bottle of chili sauce from the mi 126Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 172 穿 Transmigrated as a Rich Young Lady, I Enjoy Life While Working Hard 穿成富家小姐，边享受边奋斗 In an Old Friend's Heart故人心上Ancient Romance508k WordsCompleted Transmigration + No Pocket Dimension + No Golden Finger + One-on-One Romance A cozy slice-of-life story about building a fortune Meng Nanxi goes from being a “triple-nothing” nobody with no home, no car, and no job to the wealthy daughter of an ancient-era merchant. She thinks she's hit the jackpot: goodbye, 996 workdays! Goodbye, taking the bus everywhere! Goodbye, that urban village rental where the plumbing springs a leak or gets clogged every other day! But before she can finish celebrating, 2kReads8.2Score198Shelves

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    A simple and heartwarming farming story, without any special abilities or cheat codes; a very enjoyable farming novel.

23. 173 桃 At the Source of the Peach Blossom Spring 桃花源头 Yicang, Who Loves Microraptors喜欢小盗龙的矢仓Rural Life558k WordsOngoing As Old Zhou Nian lay dying, he took Zhou Liye by the hand and told him, “Xiaoye, it's up to you to carry on the Zhou family line. If you trace our family back far enough, we go all the way to the Zhou dynasty, to King Wen of Zhou, King Wu of Zhou, Ji Chang, and Ji Fa. Our ancestors were once members of the imperial family, and our original surname was Ji. It was only after the dynasties changed that our family took the surname Zhou! Here's our ancestral genealogy and the family heirloom, this ja 118.7kReads7.7Score9.7kShelves

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    This is a very well-written novel! I recommend it to everyone!

24. 174 快 Quick Transmigration: Cannon Fodder Only Needs to Be Themselves 快穿之炮灰只做自己就好 Zhu Yan and Ya Fei朱颜与牙绯Ancient Romance314k WordsCompleted Qing-dynasty setting + historical romance + other genres undecided. Couple undecided; the heroine stands on her own. Given another chance, Bo Xia decides to be the villain: selfish, self-centered, and a hypocrite. She'll follow her heart and do whatever makes her happy. She doesn't care what the original plot was supposed to be. Everything will go the way she wants. Bo Xia finds life dull and can't find any meaning in it. She wants to end it all, but the Creator mysteriously sends her into the p 325Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    No matter when or where, remember to love yourself; no one is more important than you. Just be yourself, and don't suppress or wrong yourself.

25. 175 秦 Qin's Replacement: A Bricklayer Rewrites Three Hundred Years of Qin History 秦替：泥水匠改写了三百年秦史 Heaven's Way Is Strong6729天行健6729Historical1.4M WordsOngoing Qin's Substitute In 1991, Zhang Daode, a boy from a small town in southwestern Hunan, studied hard and earned excellent results on his high school entrance exam. But someone with power took his place, crushing his hopes of continuing his education and forcing him into a life at the bottom of society as a bricklayer who knew nothing but hardship. Then a sudden fall at a construction site turned his life upside down. When he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated to the end of the Warring States p 1.5kReads9.2Score174Shelves

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    The Bricklayer's Comeback Story

26. 176 狠 A Cruel Mother, a Broken Home, and Me, Unbroken 狠心的妈，破碎的家，不屈的我 If You’re No Eagle, Don’t Be a Snail不是雄鹰做蜗牛Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Male-Oriented, Rural, Family, Comeback, Power Fantasy, Inspirational] Abandoned by his own mother, abused by his stepmother, and struck by his father's sudden misfortune. Su Yang, a poor boy from the mountains, has been left battered by his family's cruelty. With no one to lean on and no support to count on, he can only fight his own way to survival. He studies hard, weathers turmoil on campus, and makes his way in the business world. His heartless relatives come crawling back to latch onto his 28.1kReads8.2Score2.3kShelves

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    Touching family love, romantic love, friendship, learning, and entrepreneurship

27. 177 小 A Flower in a Little Village 小村里的一朵花 Listening to Lotus in the Night Rain夜雨听荷Ancient Romance173k WordsCompleted [No Transmigration + No Rebirth + Beloved by Everyone + A Touch of Ensemble Cast + Sisters Supporting One Another] Yue Ming is the village beauty. Her parents dote on her endlessly, even though one is a cripple and the other is mute. But she's no delicate flower. A peasant girl doesn't have to follow all those rules. Dare to bully her family? Then she'll fight to the bitter end! As Yue Ming works to become self-reliant, she also supports her sisters and friends. Life is hard, but they absolutely 81Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    They are all ordinary people, their daily lives are heartwarming.

28. 178 身 A Beautiful Farming Life in Another Body 身穿之美丽种田记 Listening to Lotus in the Night Rain夜雨听荷Ancient Romance817k WordsCompleted (No System, no golden finger, just an ordinary person with sound values) This isn’t a get-rich-quick wish-fulfillment story, nor is the heroine a lone beauty who needs no one. She has a grand vision for her family: one flower alone doesn’t make spring, but a hundred flowers in bloom fill the garden with spring. After taking part in a Hanfu event, Zhao Meili unexpectedly found herself in ancient times, where she was rescued by Guo Ping, a hunter. With no household registration, Zhao Meili couldn 2.4kReads8.9Score223Shelves
29. 179 微 A Glimmer of Warmth 微光生暖意 Water Leaves No Trace水不留痕Modern Romance477k WordsCompleted Workplace x romance and marriage x entrepreneurship x women's growth Heartbroken, Shi Weiwei arrived with her suitcase in the city her older sister had described as full of warmth and kindness. Seeing a glimmer of light was like seeing hope. At the Glimmer Apartments, Shi Weiwei met Su Di, who was just starting a business; Aunt Yang, who had been divorced by her husband at fifty; Liang Jiao, who ran a small snack shop; and Zhu Zhu, Zhao Qianyi, and others who had also come out to make their way 7.7kReads8.9Score876Shelves

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    The protagonist is like a friend; she's ordinary yet hardworking, growing step by step with a down-to-earth attitude. It feels very real, and you can learn many lessons and insights into life from her.

30. 180 审 An Auditor’s Daily Life Back in the Village, Living Off His Parents 审计狗回村啃老日常 You Li右黎Modern Romance256k WordsCompleted [Healing country life + everyday moments + sweet romance + anti-hustle culture + childhood friends] Looking at a health check report with more abnormal results than an audit, Li Ruisheng suddenly burst out laughing. This wasn't a health report at all, it was a workplace edition of Death Note! In a daze, Li Ruisheng seemed to see Grandpa lounging in a rocking chair beneath the grapevines. The sweet aroma of grapes from her memories wafted over, and the recollection of a gentle summer day filled 1.4kReads8.3Score120Shelves

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    Hahahaha, the male lead is the village chief [smirking], depicting the mundane daily life of the countryside.

31. 181 凤 The Phoenix Woman Marries a Phoenix Man 凤凰女嫁给凤凰男 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted This is an inspirational story about Yan Yan and Liang Liang, two top students who make their way from the countryside to Beijing. Through their own hard work, they put down roots there, buy a home and a car, and raise a family. Their journey is filled with hardships and laughter, as they keep facing new challenges and growing along the way. 281Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 182 受 A Wounded Woman Doesn't Talk About Love 受伤女人不谈爱 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance105k WordsCompleted She raises her husband’s mistress’s child! This is a story about a woman’s growth, inspired by many real-life stories. Wang Shengnan was born into a rural family that favored sons over daughters, and her mother named her Shengnan, meaning “to surpass men.” She started working as soon as she graduated from middle school. At a beauty salon, her boss sexually assaulted her, but timid and meek, she did not dare speak out. Later, she married an ordinary man, only for him to die in an accident. After 156Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 183 城 Diary of Survival in the City 城市生存日记 Rouge Moon胭脂月Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [No Golden Finger + A Terrible Start from the Start + Self-Redemption + A Realistic Guide to Urban Homelessness] Watch a little waif scavenge and save money, making life a little better, one step at a time. He Qinghuan barely escaped her home deep in the mountains with her life, and now wanders the city. She must avoid being discovered as homeless and sent back, while making full use of the city's resources to feed herself and survive until she's old enough to work and support herself. Looking u 331Reads8.3Score153Shelves

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    The Urban Life of an Ordinary Person

34. 184 求 Survival Journal: Back to the World of Ordinary Life 求生日记：重返烟火人间 Rouge Moon胭脂月Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Not a wish-fulfillment story, no cheat powers, no rebirth: a realistic struggle to survive against the odds. An innocent only daughter meets the ultimate scumbag. He tricks her into love, saddles her with debt, then runs off, delivering a triple blow. She tries to take her daughter into the lake with her, but survives. Having died once, she finally comes to her senses. There’s no one to catch her when she falls and no one to save her. Every meal and every bit of warmth must be earned with her ow 5.9kReads8.8Score425Shelves
35. 185 东 The Dongguan Years 东莞岁月 Diligent Happy Sheep勤奋的喜羊羊Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted Set in the late 1990s and early 2000s, this novel tells the story of migrant workers represented by a group of young men and women from the countryside in southwestern Henan. It paints a sweeping picture of their arduous struggle to make a living in the unfamiliar city of Dongguan, vividly recreating the bitterness and sweetness, hardships and joys, love and heartbreak experienced by young factory workers during that fiery era. 2.4kReads7.7Score171Shelves

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    It's perfect, you'll see once you see it.

36. 186 抛 After Dumping the Boyfriend Who Put Her Through Four Years of College 抛弃供她上四年大学的男朋友之后 Diligent Happy Sheep勤奋的喜羊羊30k WordsCompleted After She Dumped the Boyfriend Who Put Her Through Four Years of College 266Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 187 行 Somebody Somewhere in the Crowd 行走在人海中的某某某 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted There is only one true heroism in the world: to see life as it is and still love it. Whether it’s the wind blowing through a valley, clouds drifting over the sea, poplar trees by the roadside, foxtail grass on a hillside, or people, Zhao Xiaoqiu thinks they’re all much the same, aren’t they? 1.9kReads9.2Score117Shelves

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    [What][Sending a heart][Thinking][Almost crying]

38. 188 流 A Shooting Star Streaks By, Leaving Traces on the Years 流星划过，岁月有痕 Amber Aurora琥珀色北极光Modern Romance168k WordsCompleted This is a powerful work that deeply portrays the intertwined paths of growth for the post-80s generation and the changes of the times. The story follows its protagonist, Zhao Fei, from his green and innocent days in middle school, through the passionate years of university, and into the struggles and discoveries of life after graduation. It delicately depicts how Zhao Fei and his generation search for themselves and realize their worth amid the currents of the times, while also reflecting the sw 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Adapted from the true stories of ordinary post-80s generation! This is a powerful work that profoundly depicts the growth trajectory of the post-80s generation intertwined with the changes of the times. The protagonist, Zhao Fei, journeys from his naive and confused middle school years to his passionate university years, and finally to his struggles and explorations after entering society. It portrays how Zhao Fei and his generation find themselves and realize their value amidst the torrent of the times, while also reflecting the enormous social changes in China over the past thirty years. This is a story about dreams, struggle, love, and sacrifice; a heartfelt reflection on the past and a firm vision for the future. In the bittersweet stories of Zhao Fei and others, everyone can find their own reflection and feel the era experienced by the post-80s generation.

39. 189 心 Reborn with Heart Disease: I Want to Keep Dad Away from Cancer 心脏病重生，我要爸爸远离癌症 Mei Lin眉林Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted The terrible news came one after another: heartbreak, her father’s death, and then the dog she’d raised for ten years died of illness. In just three and a half years, Liu Lingmei fell from heaven into a pit of mud, shattered into pieces. A long period of silence didn’t heal her wounds. It only made her heart worse. Given another chance at life, she would make sure you stayed far away from cancer and escaped the family’s inherited nightmare. She would save you, herself, and your love. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Hello fellow readers! Do you enjoy slice-of-life stories? My short story is really good. Liu Lingmei, a small-town girl with a heart condition, is reborn in 2007. Through initial savings and later exposure to capital, she opens a restaurant, runs an amusement park, and raises small animals. The entire story is adapted from true events, and it heals regrets and heartbreaks. It's a great appetizer for those looking for something to read. If you don't find what you're looking for, please add it to your bookshelf and give it a try when you have time.

40. 190 以 In the Name of Partnership 以合伙人之名 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物23k WordsCompleted In the Name of Partnership 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short stories, stories of ordinary people!

41. 191 小 A Guide to Restarting Life in a Small Town 小镇重启指南 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物28k WordsCompleted A Guide to Restarting Life in a Small Town 6Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 192 我 How My Road Trip with My Nemesis Took the Internet by Storm 我和冤家自驾游爆红全网这件事 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物10k WordsCompleted The Story of My Road Trip with My Nemesis Going Viral Across the Internet 48Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 193 田 A Million Followers on the Field Path 田埂上的百万粉丝 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物9k WordsCompleted A Million Followers on the Ridge 2Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 194 灰 Cinderella’s Comeback Against the Odds 灰姑娘的逆风翻盘 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物39k WordsCompleted The Cinderella Who Turned the Tables Against the Odds 4Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 195 孟 Lady Meng Doesn't Feel Like Making Soup Today Either 孟婆今天也不想熬汤 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物16k WordsCompleted Meng Po Doesn't Want to Make Soup Today Either 16Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 196 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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    This is also an ordinary world.

47. 197 我 My Dongguan Dream: Sister Mei 我的东莞梦：媚姐 Zeng Yi曾呓Urban2.4M WordsOngoing Sister Mei's advice to me: The women at entertainment venues are just for looking. Don't get serious with them. Sister Mei also said: Don't get any ideas about me, either. [A story about working for a living, perhaps with a little of me, you, and him in it.] 179.3kReads8.9Score9.9kShelves

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48. 198 人 Finding True Love Inside and Outside Marriage in Midlife 人到中年婚姻内外寻找真爱 Qian Xiaqi钱夏七Modern Romance455k WordsCompleted Yang Duo is a flower in full bloom. Though she’s forty, she’s still young and beautiful. A woman in pursuit of true love, she yearns for romance and has spent her life exploring and experiencing it. A passionate love affair that nearly cost her life in her youth, a joyless marriage in middle age, and an unexpected encounter outside her marriage: whenever she falls for someone, she loves with wild abandon and suffers heartbreak that tears her apart. Her three close friends have very different l 652Reads8.7Score101Shelves

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49. 199 星 The Neighbors on Either Side of Xingyao 星遥的左右隔壁 Sipping Tea Alone in Autumn秋茶独饮Modern Romance39k WordsCompleted Shen Song Xingyao is a girl whose name carries the story of her parents' unusual relationship. She grew up in a unique family arrangement, with her parents living in apartments next door to each other. Her father, Shen Yizhou, is a carefree, laid-back editor, while her mother, Song Qingru, is a meticulous, rational accountant. They never had a marriage in the traditional sense, yet through an unspoken understanding few outsiders could comprehend, they raised their daughter together. From her inn 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Stories that happen in the lives of the most ordinary people in real life

50. 200 婆 The Silent Battlefield Between Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law 婆媳没有硝烟的战场 Sipping Tea Alone in Autumn秋茶独饮Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted The conflict between Lin Xiao and her mother-in-law, Zhang Cuilan, keeps escalating. Then Lin Xiao undergoes a dramatic transformation, becoming independent and self-reliant. She lives life on her own terms and rewrites her future, until the road ahead finally opens up... 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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