Stories About Cautious Little Nobodies 很苟的，小人物文

1. 1 表 My Cousin Got into Harvard and Had Me Committed to a Mental Hospital 表姐考上哈佛大学，将我送进精神病院 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折12k WordsCompleted My Cousin Got into Harvard and Sent Me to a Mental Hospital 17.2kReads—Score108Shelves

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   A story about ordinary people, very good.

2. 2 老 Even the Honest Get Tired of Being Bullied and Fight Back 老实人欺负久了，也是要反抗的 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Even Honest People Will Fight Back If They're Bullied for Too Long —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 3 4 At 43, I Awakened After Being Fired! 43岁，被开除后觉醒了！ Jing Jiuzhe荆九折8k WordsCompleted At 43, I Awakened After Getting Fired! 4.7kReads—Score—Shelves
4. 4 出 After Prison, I Picked Up a CEO 出狱后，捡漏一个总裁 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted After Getting Out of Prison, I Stumbled Upon a CEO 5kReads—Score101Shelves
5. 5 在 Love in Badminton Season 在羽毛球时节，恋爱 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted (Just received a rating, so there aren’t many votes yet) [One-on-one sweet romance + ordinary working-stiff life and love + reunion after a long separation + mutual devotion + slow and steady love] [Half everyday romance, half working-stiff life] The theme of this story: Love is just as important as work. Even if you’re a working stiff, you should find a sense of purpose in yourself through all the trials and tribulations. Working stiffs deserve love too!! People say the secret to a good re 122Reads8.0Score—Shelves
6. 6 超 A Collection of Super-Short, Sweet Romances 超短篇小甜文合集 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance124k WordsCompleted All are sweet little stories! Each one is a standalone, super-short tale. Straightforward romance, no misunderstandings, quick progress, and quick endings. Story One: A tree finds his companion vine [Zhu Yan x Yue Zhiteng] Story Two: The man fought over by a rich woman and a rich young man [Tao Zhuo x Chen Shu] Story Three: A mountain spirit obsessed with human phones and a human who fall for each other [Lin Fenfen x Lu Yuan] Story Four: A severely lopsided student reborn in her third year of mi 3.7kReads8.2Score248Shelves
7. 7 糙 The Rough-Hewn A Shi's Delicate Bride 糙汉阿石的小娇娘 Luonan Qing洛南轻Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted The animated comic adaptation, "Ten Taels of Silver for a Peach," is now available. Su's father forces Tiantao to become someone's stepmother for the sake of money. Just as Tiantao resigns herself to her bleak fate, she meets A Shi, the man who once saved her mother's life. By the stove, she asks shamelessly, "Will you marry me?" A Shi says nothing. Three days later, he brings ten taels of silver as the bride price. Su's father berates her: "What kind of life can 3.1kReads8.4Score261Shelves

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   Amidst war, the story follows an ordinary woman and a mountain dweller as they live a simple yet heartwarming married life in the mountains. The plot moves quickly, is fast-paced and engaging, with each event building upon the last, depicting their peaceful and happy life.

8. 8 六 The 1960s: After Getting into Technical College, I Secure a Cadre Position 六零：考上中专后，我稳坐干部岗 Don't Know Any Better孬不道Modern Romance999k WordsCompleted [1960s + everyday life + extremely, extremely slow-paced + family squabbles + no rural assignment + vocational school entrance exams + few awful relatives] [This is a female-oriented novel! The heroine is an ordinary person, not a powerhouse heroine. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] Heartbroken and still looking for an internship? To escape reality, senior college student Zhou Yuan casually signed a contract for the full-immersion game Awakening. When she opened her eyes, she had become Z 17.2kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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   This book is incredibly good! The female lead is intelligent, quietly develops her skills, doesn't act like a saint, and gradually saves up her wealth. She works hard to get a vocational school job and avoids being sent to the countryside. [A masterpiece by Que Shi] The rating is a bit low because there are few reviewers. [Added to my bookshelf] It mainly depicts the warm daily life of the main family. A major advantage is its strong sense of the era; prices are reasonable, accurate to the cent, making it feel like you're truly living in that time. [Thumbs up] Another advantage is its strong sense of the era, depicting hardship and scarcity of resources. They only eat meat once or twice a month, unlike some period novels that are practically indistinguishable from modern life.

9. 9 半 Half a Lifetime of Enduring, Half a Lifetime Beloved 半生隐忍半生卿 Ling Luyao泠璐瑶Ancient Romance304k WordsCompleted When Gu Yan was nine, his dying father entrusted him to his old classmate, Shen Dean. From then on, he lived under the same roof as the Shen family, growing up alongside their daughter, Shen Wan. She was the cherished daughter of the household, while he was the child of an old friend. An invisible wall separated their stations in life. Yet she had warmed him with porridge on cold nights, and he had shielded her from the rain that poured across the city. Love took root in their everyday closenes 216Reads8.2Score103Shelves

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   The lives of ordinary people in turbulent times

10. 10 穿 Transmigrated, I Survive by Gathering Herbs 穿越，我靠采药苟到最后 A New Journey at Dawn晨启新程Ancient Romance239k WordsOngoing [Ancient-Era Farming] [Transmigrate into a Book] [Fictional Map] [A North-South Mashup] [Ensemble Cast] [Spatial Store] [Modest Golden Finger] [Village Life] [Slow-Burn Slice of Life] Cheng Ruzhi was picked up by her grandfather as a child and raised to inherit his traditional Chinese medicine practice. Then, through a freak mistake, a death clerk took her soul by accident. To make up for it, the underworld sent her into an unfinished book to complete its story. If she could bring the book to a 87Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Who understands how incredibly relaxing this farming novel is? 🤣 "Transmigrating to an Ancient Farming Family: Surviving by Gathering Herbs" tells the story of a protagonist who transmigrates to an ancient farming family. Her motto is: Survival is victory! She avoids the intrigues of the inner court and the powerful, focusing instead on gathering medicinal herbs in the mountains. While her neighbors are constantly causing trouble, she concentrates on her herb gathering. Slowly building up her resources, she improves her life and cultivates her own little world. While others struggle and fight, she lives a peaceful and stable life. It's not about lying down and doing nothing, but about diligently making a living, full of the warmth and comfort of everyday life—it's incredibly heartwarming! If you love a slow-paced, non-dramatic farming novel, go for it! #TomatoNovelRecommendation #SurvivalFarming #AncientRomance #Transmigration

11. 11 六 The Life of a Timid Girl in the 1960s 六零之小怂包的一生 You Don't Want to Be Left Alone你不想静静Modern Romance586k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Northeast China + Food + The 1960s + Farming + Ensemble cast + Romance + No golden finger] After transmigrating to Northeast China in the 1960s, Li Qing finds herself in a rural version of The Northeastern Family. An ordinary wage slave, she transmigrated in one go, thinking she’d be able to dominate the world, but there’s no pocket dimension and no golden finger. Dream on! What can she do? Well, she can only hunker down by the heated kang and listen to all the lively gossip i 1.9kReads8.1Score193Shelves

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    These two novels depict the era remarkably realistically, avoiding any sense of grandiosity or unrealistic exaggeration. The first is about rural Northeast China, focusing on the labor of the protagonist Li Qing's family. The second revolves around the protagonist Zhou Wanyuan's schooling and growth, featuring a minor (very minor) "golden finger" (a special advantage or advantage) that revolves around the Zhou family. Prices are consistent with the era, students do farm work weekly, and they also engage in farming during winter and summer vacations. The current timeline is about to reach the era of the end of the college entrance examination and the educated youth going to the countryside.

12. 12 清 A Junior Banner Soldier in the Late Qing 清末小旗兵 Hai Ling海凌Historical1.4M WordsCompleted Transmigrating to the late Qing was bad enough. To make matters worse, I became a soldier in the Eight Banners! Fu Ning thought he'd reached the end of the road, but since he was here, he might as well leave something behind. This is the story of a university student in an obscure field struggling to survive in a time of chaos, and of an ordinary person striving to change things in that era. 12.1kReads8.7Score926Shelves

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    It's not a huge company, nor is it a small one; it has a clear understanding of its own limitations, and each character is distinct.

13. 13 七 Everyday Life on the Margins of a 1970s Novel 七零小说边缘人的日常生活 Yu Yi Yu Yi余意喻意Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + transmigrate into a book + no golden finger + works in the city, doesn’t go to the countryside] Though Lin Yingxian works hard to get by, she knows how to be content. After learning that she’s become a minor character in a novel, she continues to live her life in this 1970s setting as usual, barely fazed. But when news comes that housing is being allocated, her life begins to change… Reader’s guide: The story focuses mostly on everyday family life. Neither the male no 28.6kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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    The female lead is rational and intelligent, without any special advantages; every step she takes is carefully considered. Her life with the male lead is also depicted extensively, a slow and steady progression.

14. 14 千 A Boat Sailing a Thousand Miles, a Lifetime of Peace 千里行舟，一世怀安 Juxingli聚星里Ancient Romance124k WordsOngoing [#Transmigration #Late Qing and early Republican era #Daughter of a minor official #Making money #Light comedy #Saving the country through industry #Family life #Slow burn] Lu Xingzhou vs. Ye Huaian In her previous life, Ye Huaian earned a monthly salary of at least 12,000 yuan. After transmigrating to 1900, she becomes the daughter of a wealthy Shanghai family. In reality, she’s so broke it’s almost laughable. She has to report to her family before spending even a single copper coin. Her father 395Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Starting as a nobody, she rises to great heights later, but her cunning and opportunistic nature remains unchanged. No cheat codes, no spatial abilities, no system—it's all about brainpower! The female protagonist transmigrates to Beijing in 1900, two months before the Eight-Nation Alliance invasion. Faced with the city's bloody looting, she racks her brains to protect the more than 2 million taels of silver stolen from the Ministry of Revenue by the Japanese army.

15. 15 我 I Bring Bad Luck to Husbands, You Bring Bad Luck to Wives 我克夫，你克妻 Baby Wants Wealth宝宝求财Two Male Leads412k WordsCompleted Two male leads + an ancient-world slice-of-life story + constable and his husband, both pure [No transmigration or rebirth] Xiang Xi is a young man who became a widow before he even married. Just after his engagement was arranged, his fiancé died in an accident, leaving him branded as a husband-killer. Yang Tongchuan is a constable at the county yamen. Last year, he married a new bride, but she mysteriously disappeared less than a month after moving in. Some said he beat her to death, others sai 12.9kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves

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    An ancient, slice-of-life story set in the city, featuring a constable and his lover. The entire story is devoid of angst, focusing on the simple, everyday life of a middle-class family through the seasons. There's no imperial examinations or court politics; it's just ordinary people earnestly living their lives. The child is adorable, and the story is a realistic slice-of-life tale of everyday food. Purely sweet, slice-of-life, almost sickeningly sweet! It's about ordinary people without any special abilities seriously falling in love. A food-themed story that will make you hungry at night. A growth diary of a young chef and a mover. Three meals a day, four seasons, a steady and down-to-earth life. (*´I`*)

16. 16 跟 Live with Me, and You'll Never Go Hungry 跟我住，管饱 Baby Wants Wealth宝宝求财Two Male Leads192k WordsCompleted A super-sweet, slice-of-life food story. [Two men + both have no past relationships + cozy, sweet romance + mutual devotion + fast-paced + no angst + not a story about the rich] Qu Xiang is a private chef who cooks in people's homes. Before meeting his love, all he wanted was a simple life. As it turns out, fate takes pity on him and gives him a wonderfully dependable, caring partner who pulls him along as they build a better life together, one steady step at a time. Cheng Yijian is an ordinary 7.3kReads9.1Score1kShelves
17. 17 末 Stockpiling Supplies in the Apocalypse 末世囤货记 Wenqu纹曲Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted [Apocalyptic Disasters + Pocket Dimension + No Romance + Stockpiling + No Saintly Protagonist] Xu Xiaoyan works as a warehouse manager at a supermarket. One day, she suddenly gains a pocket dimension and suspects the apocalypse is coming, so she starts frantically stockpiling supplies. After enduring a series of disasters, including an epidemic, an insect plague, extreme heat, and earthquakes, she follows rescuers to a survivor base. But the base is short on resources, and humanity is put to the 17.9kReads8.6Score1.9kShelves

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    This one meets the criteria!

18. 18 风 The Wind Rises, Entwining the Branches 风起缠枝 Gu Shimao顾时猫Modern Romance123k WordsCompleted A new story is here! Head over to Tomato Novel to read my work. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a true story of an ordinary person's journey to adulthood. It's the author's first novel, and I'd like to recommend it to myself as well. If you don't like it, feel free to ignore it. Suggestions are welcome. The book is quite bland from beginning to end, with few exciting moments, so please forgive me. I wish everyone finds their favorite books soon and a happy life! [Kissing emoji]

19. 19 穿 Transmigrated into a Book in the 1970s: Stay Away from Me! 穿书七零，你们不要过来啊 Listening to Zen in the Rain卧雨听禅Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book set in the 1970s, Zhao Nuannuan just wants to scrape by with what little she has and improve her living conditions. But why is this world riddled with transmigrators? The male and female leads are everywhere, stirring up trouble. Stay away from me! I don't want to become cannon fodder!!!! 1.4kReads8.7Score102Shelves

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    The time travel and the cheat system didn't make her much smarter.

20. 20 重 Reborn: Stockpiling Supplies in the 1950s 重生之我在五零囤货忙 Rumors Easily Stir Up Trouble流言易乱Modern Romance638k WordsCompleted Female lead: Gu Xuemei lived a miserable life. Only during the last ten years of it did she finally live like a proper person. Unable to accept her fate, she never expected to return to the very beginning after taking her last breath. This time, she’ll repay every grudge and settle every score. Everything taken from her family will be returned. Male lead: Ye Huaian died in battle in his previous life, but his soul stayed with his father’s family. Only then did he learn that his mother had died b 4kReads9.0Score322Shelves

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    A period drama, a rebirth, featuring classic farm space, mountain runs in Northeast China, and a job in the city.

21. 21 谁 Whoever Dares Force Him to His Death Will Fall First 谁敢逼他赴死，谁就得先倒下 Du Yuan都鸢Eastern Fantasy582k WordsOngoing This is not a story about a noble, righteous hero. Han Yan is an utterly ordinary man who transmigrated to another world. Other people transmigrate with a System, a wise old mentor, or a golden finger. He got nothing at all and had to claw his way forward on his own. He is cautious by nature and lives by the principle that self-interest comes first. Morality? What is that, can you eat it? When it comes to enemies, if he can fight, he won't waste time talking. If he needs to kill, he won't he 4kReads—Score274Shelves

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    This protagonist can be called the "King of Sneaky Tactics". He loves to take advantage of others and is very ruthless. He also has the talent to be a drama queen. He cultivates from martial arts to immortality. He has many female protagonists around him, and the plot is by no means mindless!

22. 22 胎 Born into Ancient Times During a Famine, I’m Playing It Safe! 胎穿古代逃荒，很苟！ Su Guo Who Loves Ham Porridge爱吃火腿粥的苏果Ancient Romance679k WordsCompleted The rating is low because it seems completed novels no longer gain points! [Born into a new life + fleeing famine + wartime chaos + low-profile pocket dimension + farming + small-scale ventures + no handouts + not a power fantasy heroine] No royalty! No high-ranking officials! The heroine isn’t omnipotent. She’s just an ordinary person who transmigrates, with limited life experience, and grows little by little. This is about the hard struggle for survival faced by the poorest farmers. It’s an en 12.1kReads8.8Score797Shelves

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    Is this the book you're talking about?

23. 23 我 After I Faked My Death and Got Away, My PR-Obsessed Scumbag Ex Went Crazy 我死遁成功后，公关渣男疯了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted After I successfully faked my death, the scumbag PR executive went mad —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short Stories of Ordinary People

24. 24 穿 Reborn as a Zen-Loving Heroine? First, I’ll Kill the Male Lead for Fun 穿成佛系女主？我先屠个男主助助兴 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted Reborn as the Buddhist-style heroine? First, I’ll kill the male lead to get things going. —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 渣 My Scumbag Lover Told Me to Close My Eyes for Dual Cultivation. I Opened Them and Sent Him to His Grave 渣男让我闭眼双修，我睁眼送他上路 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted The Scumbag Told Me to Close My Eyes and Practice Dual Cultivation. I Opened Them and Sent Him to His Death —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 重 Reborn in the Apocalypse: I Welded the Basement Shut and Fed My Scumbag Ex to the Zombies 重生末世：我焊死地下室把渣男喂丧尸 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted Reborn in the Apocalypse: I Welded the Basement Shut and Fed the Scumbag to the Zombies —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 姐 Sis, I Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore~ 姐姐，我不想努力了~ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted Big Sister, I don’t want to work hard anymore~ 15Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 男 Boys Deserve to Be Protected, Too 男孩子也要好好保护自己 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted Boys Need to Protect Themselves, Too 16Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 我 I'm a Product Manager in the Underworld 我在阴间当产品经理 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted I’m a Product Manager in the Underworld 4Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 我 My Hilarious Daily Life With Doubao 我和豆包的逗比日常 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted My Hilarious Everyday Life with Doubao 5Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 A AI Courting the Emperor's Favor: My Harem Is in Chaos AI争宠，朕的后宫不太平啊 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted AI Competing for Favor, My Harem Is in Chaos 7Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 被 After My Golden Core Was Stolen, I Awakened the Spiritual Root of Heaven and Earth 被夺了金丹后，我激活了天地灵根 Trouble at Chize池泽生变Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Sequel: Bad News! My Dad Married Into Another Family, and I Became a Carefree Rogue Cultivator [Survivalist Cultivation + Not a Power Fantasy + Daily Life + Farming + No Female Lead + Ruthless + Old Schemer + System + Dark + Lone Wolf + Rogue Cultivator] Chen Si had a single Wood Spiritual Root, and his master, Daoist Changsheng, poured everything into cultivating him as a supreme elixir. On the day Chen Si formed his Golden Core, his master took it for himself. After escaping with a Void-Evasio 18.4kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves

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    This novel, "The Way of the Sneaky Immortal Cultivator," is quite good. It features a small-time character with a cheat-like ability, who is very cunning and steady.

33. 33 穿EN Transmigrated as an Old Grandfather, I Begin a Life of Taking It Easy 穿越成老爷爷，开启躺平人生 Parachute Loves Slacking Off降落伞爱摸鱼Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing [Everyday life + lighthearted and witty + no female lead + no angst + king of playing it safe + no System + farming] My name is Lin Yu. I transmigrated as a remnant soul inside a ring. A System? A quest? A workaholic? Not a chance. I live by one rule: keep a low profile and sleep. Until the ring bonded with an innocent young man. When he was about to venture into a secret realm, I said, “Disciple, this place reeks of danger. Go home and sleep.” When he wanted to compete for a magical treasure, 13.2kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves

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    Growth story, leveling up and fighting monsters

34. 34 两 Two Worlds Manor: Building from Scratch in a Year of Famine 两界山庄：从荒年开建 Deep Blue 1024深蓝1024Historical1.7M WordsCompleted [Space, travel between two worlds, manor management, farming, raising children, cute animals, cozy everyday life] Reborn in the final years of the Great Li Dynasty, Chen Dahe has only one thought: protect his wife and daughter, and never let the past repeat itself. When all hope seems lost, the old copper bangle on his wrist begins to glow. By accident, he opens a door to a modern produce market. He trades mountain greens for white rice and fine salt, and uses the money he saves to buy all kinds 5.8kReads7.8Score636Shelves

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    It tells the story of an ancient farmer who travels through time via space. He later builds a secluded paradise connecting the past and present. The novel has been adapted into live-action narration and a comic book series; the audiobook version is even better. The comic book series is a significant adaptation, somewhat exaggerated.

35. 35 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I Became Grandma’s Little Sister 重生六零：我成了外婆的妹妹 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance73k WordsOngoing [When an ordinary person is reborn in a rural village in the 1960s, forget about getting ahead or making grand plans. First, stay alive.] [1960s rural life + family and neighborhood affairs + education and growth + ensemble cast] [Not a wish-fulfillment story, not a wish-fulfillment story, not a wish-fulfillment story. Please don't read if that's not your thing. Thank you.] When Zhu Yan wakes up in the body of her grandmother's second-youngest sister, who died young, she vows to change her grand —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ordinary people's lives

36. 36 他 After His Herniated Disc, He Swindled People Out of Money and Sex 他腰椎间盘突出后，骗财骗色 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折10k WordsCompleted After His Herniated Disc, He Swindled People Out of Their Money and Their Virtue 289Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 相 A Sweet Little Blind Date Romance 相亲小甜文 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted A Sweet Little Blind Date Romance 445Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 我 I’m Actually the Tool Man’s Cousin Who Died Young 我竟是工具人男配的早死堂妹 Splendor in the Mirror镜里风华Modern Romance588k WordsOngoing [Not a wish-fulfillment story, focused on everyday life] Jiang Yu transmigrated into the body of a ten-year-old girl on the Xuanling Continent. In this world, humans born with innate potential had a chance to awaken all kinds of flashy supernatural abilities. As a veteran web-novel reader, who hadn’t secretly dreamed of transmigrating to another world? Jiang Yu quickly accepted her new reality. She was on her own anyway, so what did it matter where she lived? It was just that this world seemed t 3.4kReads6.6Score196Shelves

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    She has a cheat ability, but it's not enough to escape the cannon fodder plot; her plot halo isn't strong enough, and the female lead is very shrewd. She's not a hopeless romantic or stupid character.

39. 39 求 Survival Instance: The Beauty Only Wants to Stay Alive 求生副本：美人她一心苟命 Yi Xiao已晓Fantastical Romance1.4M WordsOngoing One day, the world suddenly plunges into survival dungeons. The dungeon is an ocean survival challenge from the start, but Jiang Changning doesn’t even have a fishing rod... Fortunately, she gets bound to the Impostor System. To survive, the delicate, unlucky, yet stunningly beautiful Jiang Changning quietly sets her sights on clinging to powerful players. Dungeon bosses, elite players... She impersonates dungeon natives, says what people want to hear and what ghosts want to hear, and makes up r 120.3kReads9.0Score17.2kShelves

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    This one is absolutely thrilling. Although these three books are of different genres, they all feature ordinary people struggling to survive in their time. And the writing is superb, making you want to keep reading.

40. 40 年 Period: He Hides His Feelings, She Plays Dumb 年代：他藏心思，她装糊涂 Zhu Na, Who Isn't a Pig不是猪的朱那Modern Romance455k WordsOngoing ★ Period setting + a little pocket space + a few awful relatives + imperfect leads!!! ★ The heroine is a little spoiled and usually doesn't like to think too hard, preferring to muddle through life. The hero is somewhat calculating, but gradually matures because of his circumstances. Maybe because her scumbag dad cared about nothing but money and ignored everything else, Guan Zhizhi was always wishing her mother were still around, that she had lots of older brothers, and that... Then she transmi 23.1kReads6.8Score2.9kShelves
41. 41 家 Cultivating My Clan: I Can Bear Children with Spirit Roots 家族修仙，我能生出灵根子嗣 Lu Yunshu鹿云疏Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Also known as The Dao Lord of Kong Sang [Female-lead cultivation progression power fantasy + all male leads are devoted + unconventional childbirth] Sang Lu transmigrates to the cultivation world, but unfortunately, she has a low-grade four-element spiritual root and no hope of reaching Foundation Establishment in her lifetime. Having finally gained the chance to cultivate and live forever, Sang Lu refuses to surrender to fate. She stakes everything on entering a perilous secret realm, where s 109.1kReads9.2Score19.6kShelves
42. 42 一 All I Want in Life Is Half a Heart’s Contentment 一生只求半称心 Hedge Shadow篱影Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted The comic adaptation is coming soon! [Traditional] [No gimmicks] [Not a power fantasy] [No cheat abilities] In the 1970s, Li Laoman had no sons, so he wanted to find a live-in son-in-law for his third daughter, Li Fan. Li Fan refused and stole her second sister Li Ting's fiance instead! Now Li Ting had not only lost her man, but also had to take on the responsibility of finding a live-in son-in-law for her younger sister. With Li Laoman pressuring her, she had no choice but to take Zhong Wensong 9.6kReads8.9Score810Shelves

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    The lowest level of human life

43. 43 深 A Cleaner’s Guide to the Abyss 深渊保洁指南 Confused Sauce 77迷糊酱77Modern Romance236k WordsCompleted Shen Qing, 31, formerly a head nurse in the ICU, now works as a high-end cleaner. To scrape together 500,000 yuan for her six-year-old son's heart surgery, she takes a job she never should have accepted: deep-cleaning a private clinic. The clinic's young partner is named Lu Ze. He's 24, and he looks at her as if he's evaluating a tool. But her hands are so steady... So steady that he begins needing her for more than just cleaning. She cleans up every trace that should never have existed, then di 47Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    Ordinary mothers can always do extraordinary things. [Sending hearts][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

44. 44 这 In This Life, I Reconcile with My Old Wounds 这一世，我与旧殇皆和解 Lady of the Clouds云端女公子Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Slow Burn / Period Setting / Family / Coming of Age / Beautiful Prose (Inspired by the Style of the Mao Dun Literature Prize) / Unconventional Rebirth] Reborn at the age of ten, Lin Wanqiu discovers: Her mother will tear up the test results that could save her life. Her father will go to the mine and lose a finger. On the day her grandmother calls her name from her deathbed, she won't go back. Her best friend will marry a man who beats her at seventeen. And she herself will marry a man who, whi 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book is a historical romance; the protagonist is reborn not for revenge, but emphasizes family ties and downplays romantic love. Those with a strong romantic drive should avoid this! It's very heartwarming and well-written! The second and third books will require some thought! You'll need to use your brain while reading them!

45. 45 所 No One Knows the System Is a Human Trafficker! 所有人都不知道，系统是人贩子！ Lady of the Clouds云端女公子Ancient Romance343k WordsCompleted Su Nian was eating dumplings her mother had made when she died. When she opened her eyes again, a mechanical voice rang in her ears, so enthusiastic it gave her goosebumps: [ Ding! Congratulations, Host, you've been bound to the transmigration System. Get ready to begin an exciting new life...] "Wait a second." [What would you like to ask, Host?] "What happened to the dumpling in my mouth?" [...This System isn't responsible for food-related matters.] "Then what about my mom? She's waiting in the 41Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 我 I Pocketed All the Incense Money Meant for the Gods 我把神明的香火钱全贪了 Lady of the Clouds云端女公子Ancient Romance382k WordsCompleted Ye Miao wasn't born a liar. Until she was eight, she was the most devout little believer in Lanhe Village. Every morning, she was the first to offer incense at the Earth God Temple, giving the gods the only half a flatbread she had. Her mother suffered from a chronic illness that could only be cured by divine grace. But Lanhe Village was so poor that the offerings from the whole village in a year weren't enough to get the Medicine God to spare her a glance. One winter, when Ye Miao was eight, sh 5Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 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 324Reads8.3Score147Shelves

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    1. The female lead starts as a homeless person in the city, a first for me, which is quite novel. She's always a nobody, quietly developing her character. It might not be the most "satisfying" kind of story, but it feels very realistic. 2. You can tell from the title that she's a nobody. With a cultivation setting, and after so many chapters, the female lead still doesn't have a romantic partner. She's a somewhat lucky nobody. The setting has changed several times, but I'm still able to keep reading.

48. 48 穷 A Poor Girl’s Daily Life as a Rogue Cultivator 穷鬼女散修的修仙日常 Dancing Lightly in the Mortal World红尘轻舞Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Xiao Han never imagined that she, an ordinary working girl who hadn't even finished middle school, would transmigrate one day. Fine, she transmigrated. But she had neither a pocket dimension nor a System, let alone a handy golden finger. She got none of the perks or welcome gifts that usually came with transmigration. That would have been bad enough, but other transmigrators took over someone else's body and fit right into local society. She, however, arrived in her own body, unable to speak the 49.9kReads9.2Score7.1kShelves
49. 49 快 Quick Transmigration: The Everyman’s Path to the Top Across the Heavens 快穿：路人甲的诸天登顶路 Sunflowerxazx太阳花xazxAncient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Space; a growth-oriented heroine; quick transmigration; no romance; laid-back; stories seen from the protagonist's perspective] Good news: I've been bound to the legendary System! Bad news: The System is defective! 1: Fleeing famine in ancient times (√) 2: A capitalist's daughter in the 1970s (√), refuses to go to the countryside and heads to Hong Kong 3: Zombie apocalypse (√), told from a zombie's perspective; fairly laid-back 4: Global evolution (√), short; also known as A Few Stories About L 9.5kReads8.5Score921Shelves

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    Quick transmigration, female protagonist with growth trajectory, no romantic pairing. Song Zhiyao's daily life revolves around surviving! [Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf]

50. 50 拾 The Tale of Picking Dew 拾露传 Add a Little Sugar to the Rice米饭加点糖Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Chen Yaoniang’s dream: Handsome men all around, massaging her shoulders and pounding her back! So much money she could bury several graves with what she couldn’t spend. With one grand sweep of her hand, she’d command the room. If she wanted someone dead by the second watch, then even being a single breath late would be disrespectful to her~~ Chen Yaoniang’s reality: Not enough clothes or food, the sky for a roof and the earth for a bed, with people chasing her and beating her from behind. If she 1.7kReads9.0Score255Shelves

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    An ordinary person achieves some success through their own efforts. It has a touch of political intrigue and is a bit mind-bending.

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