Any Urban Slice-of-life Stories About Ordinary People? 有没有都市日常文,普通人的生活
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Diary of Survival in the City 城市生存日记
[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
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- 452 Paranormal Tales from the Northeast Countryside 东北农村灵异小故事 Spooky Little Stories from the Northeastern Countryside 12Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Leisurely Journal 悠然随记
Life is as calm as water, while I am stubborn and passionate. My mind is highly associative, and I have my own opinions on all kinds of things. Life goes on day after day, yet there are always new experiences and insights. I dedicate this book to inspiration.
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- 454 Mrs. Feng Pouts, and the Cold-Faced Instructor Falls for Her in a Second 封太太一撒娇,冷面教官一秒沦陷 (A gentle, slow-burn everyday sweet romance, a seven-year age gap, a veteran, a rugged man, the family darling, and a fatherly type) Mu Qingci never dreamed she would run into Feng Lie again seven years later. He had been the drill instructor who trained her during military training. Feng Lie's brutal training had been Mu Qingci's worst nightmare. Now, the iron-blooded instructor had hung up his uniform and was sitting in a suit on a blind date. The woman soon fled, driven away by Feng Lie's 26kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves
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Survival Journal: Back to the World of Ordinary Life 求生日记:重返烟火人间
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
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Back to 2001: Allocate Points and Level Up 重回2001加点升级
[Reborn + Pocket Dimension + Status Panel + Proficiency + Daily Life + Cultivation] Luo Zhengyang, a middle-aged man, was laid off and returned to his hometown after many years away. When he woke up one morning, the world had changed, and he was back at the start of middle school in 2001. Then, by chance, he awakened an attribute panel that let him add points, record skills, and continuously raise their levels through practice. Luo Zhengyang realized that the things he had cared about in his pre
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- 457 The Strongest Man 最强人 The strongest person isn’t the one who defeats others, but the one who refuses to be defeated by anyone or anything. Zhuang Xiaoqiang grew up in a poor family. His father’s downward spiral left the family on the verge of falling apart when Xiaoqiang was just eight. From then on, he shouldered the burden of supporting his family. He learned early how important money was to a household, and knew there was no one he could rely on. Everything he wanted had to be earned with his own hands, whether a 42.7kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves
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My Angel Investor Is My Adorable Husband 天使投资人是我的小娇夫
Told from the heroine's perspective, this story follows her journey from an innocent, inexperienced newcomer to the working world to a successful professional woman. Fang Yuwei and the hero, Lin Peifeng, meet on campus. He falls for her at first sight and takes care of her and stays by her side, but Lin Peifeng's identity is not so simple. As the heroine makes her way through the workplace, she encounters all kinds of unwritten rules, both obvious and hidden. She changes jobs several times and m
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- 459 Born to Follow the Sun 向阳而生 [A new book from a veteran author] [Daily life] [Romance] [A little heartbreak, then overwhelmingly sweet] He Zhicheng gave his son He Shu a perfect demonstration of what a scumbag looked like, leaving He Shu terrified of marriage before he was even an adult. The little tree, withered before it had even grown, was chased by another stubborn little sprout who kept urging him to stand tall. Well, maybe it takes going through all that pain to appreciate the happiness of an ordinary life. Life comes 127.4kReads9.6Score14.2kShelves
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An Ordinary Person's Unordinary Journey Through Life 平凡人不甘平凡的人生路
An ordinary person’s life has its occasional ups and downs, but where does a life without guidance lead? After three years working in a factory, a twist of fate sends him into real estate brokerage! He grows immensely proud after enjoying some of the real estate boom. But after the tide goes out, how will he face the decline and deal with family, love, and friendship? This is your story, and it’s mine too. So I’ve heard...
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Climbing the Ranks and Proving the Way 升官证道
Synopsis: Lu Haoming's son-in-law said, “At government offices in the city, reaching director-general level is already the ceiling for people from farming families like us.” Lu Haoming refuses to believe it. The road to office is beset by countless obstacles. He's too handsome, attracting one beauty after another, and his outspoken nature brings him repeated setbacks. Watch how he breaks through and rises straight to the top.
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The City of Woven Sand 织沙之城
[The first online novel set in Nansha District, Guangzhou, the heart of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. A 2023 key project supported by the China Writers Association] A heroine’s coming-of-age story + the gentle flow of everyday life + women’s entrepreneurship What is home? What does one’s hometown mean? As the Pearl River rushes toward the sea, Mai Jiaying, a post-90s small-town exam ace, grows tired of her salt-scented, out-of-the-way hometown. All she wants is to fly to the ca
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- 463 The Wilds’ Ninth Squad 荒野九队 In the Qinghai Yadan badlands, local police discover a burned corpse. Hanging around its neck is the ID tag of Cang Yunfeng, a member of Wilderness Team Nine. But at that very moment, Cang Yunfeng is lounging on his sofa at home, watching TV. Only when a policewoman calls does he suddenly realize... he seems to have been missing for a very long time... 92kReads9.5Score10.8kShelves
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To Snag a Village Entry Slot, Rich Women Worldwide Hurl Billions at It 为抢进村名额,全球富婆怒砸百亿
[Fishing by the Sea] [Tycoon] [Countryside] [Fishing] [Livestream] Zhou Yang, whose net worth was over a hundred million, lost everything overnight, and his wife ran off. Just as he was about to step onto the rooftop, he suddenly acquired the strongest Countryside Upgrade System. After upgrading his family’s fish pond, it actually turned into the sea. From then on, things quickly got out of hand. All kinds of rare sea fish appeared, drawing in all sorts of fishing enthusiasts. From that day on,
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Officialdom in Turmoil: Starting by Saving Qi Tongwei 官场风云:从拯救祁同伟开始
Screen Worlds Crossover: Uncle Dong, Tazhai, The Knockout, In the Name of the People, Love Apartment, Storm of Black Suppression, and some characters from Hong Kong dramas. [Ensemble Cast] [Cinematic Narration] [One Female Lead] [Original Story] A brilliant senior student, brimming with confidence, is tragically murdered by his advisor. Is this a distortion of love, or a collapse of morality? What mysteries lie behind the smell of roast pork drifting through Dongshan's air? Thunderous gunfire cu
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- 466 I Found a Treasure on Antique Street: From the Start, a Hundred-Thousandfold Profit 我在古玩街捡漏,开局十万倍利润 At the end of the Ming dynasty, the mysterious Mohist school vanished from the world. Chen Han, a university student majoring in cultural relics, activates the Mohist legacy by a stroke of luck. The Mohist school’s divine techniques, lost for more than four hundred years, return to the world and astonish everyone. His appraisal skills are terrifying, his talent for restoring antiques is unheard of, and he can perform mysterious mechanical arts and techniques, as well as counter-heavenly feats of 20.8kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves
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Paying to Work Is Exploitation? I’m Investing in My Dreams! 交钱上班叫黑心?是为梦想买单!
[Paid to show up at work] [Pretending to work] After three months unemployed, with his landlord hounding him for rent, Lin Yu activates the [Shady Merchant System]. Start a company and reach the pinnacle of life? This System is such a rip-off! [Desk fee: 50 yuan a day. Water: 1 yuan a cup. Bathroom: 5 yuan a visit.] Lin Yu puts up a sign reading “Dreamers' Shelter” and thinks, If I actually manage to hire anyone, I'll stand on my head and eat a keyboard! To his surprise, some suckers... no, drea
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The Day I Came Down from the Rooftop, I Gained the Heavenly Eye 天台下来的那天,我开了天眼
The day my coworker framed me, I stood at the edge of the rooftop. A 210,000 yuan shortfall, a suspension pending investigation, and my father in the hospital. Below me, the lights of countless homes gleamed across the river. My phone rang. It was a video call from my daughter. “Daddy, will you fly back and tell me a story?” I didn't jump. That night, I opened the Quieting the Mind Scripture, passed down through four generations of my family. For the first time, I saw the thoughts in my mind: gr
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- 469 The Minister of Personnel's First Book 吏部尚书的第一本书 Lin Feiyang, an elite member of the Wolf Fang Brigade with a bright future ahead of him, comes home on leave and accidentally discovers that Meng Xueqing, the girlfriend he’s been putting through university, is cheating on him! In a fit of rage, Lin Feiyang leaves the military and enters politics! He wants revenge! He wants Meng Xueqing to regret it! But he never imagined that on his very first day as the newly appointed town Party secretary, he’d be stripped of all authority and constantly give 7.6kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
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Finding True Love Inside and Outside Marriage in Midlife 人到中年婚姻内外寻找真爱
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
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- 471 Xiaobailou’s 16th Book 小白楼第16本书 (Underworld + ruthless + wish fulfillment + blushing and getting flustered) “To be honest, I just want to call you Boss! It has absolutely nothing to do with your sister-in-law!” “Sister-in-law, is Boss out today?” “It's bad, Sister-in-law. Boss is dead...” From then on, he and his sister-in-law rule the underworld together! The blurb may be weak, but the story is guaranteed to be thrilling. 309Reads6.5Score107Shelves
- 472 My Girlfriend Starts at the Police Station, So I Deliver Criminals to Her Every Day! 女友警局入职,我天天送罪犯! Standing at the foot of the mountain, he gazed up at its mist-shrouded peak, an indescribable longing welling up within him. Born with the ancient Xuantian bloodline, he had been gifted with extraordinary talent from a young age. But after his family was wiped out and his parents were brutally killed, he had no choice but to conceal his identity and cultivate in seclusion for ten years. Today, at last, he had set foot on the path of cultivation at Phoenix Mountain. 122Reads6.9Score—Shelves
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Fading Lights Upon the Sea 海上灯火阑珊
This is a story about music, dreams, and love. Yang Cheng, a musician who left his hometown of Shanghai for Beijing, staking everything on his dream, was crushed by powerful industry interests, betrayed by his lover, and had his work stolen. His heart completely broken, he slunk back home. After withdrawing from the noise and ruins of the music scene, he couldn't bring himself to return to his family and lived alone in a rented place, sinking into despair. In the apartment he shared with others,
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- 474 That Year, Because of the Campus Belle, I Ran Off to Guangdong to Become a Handsome Lad 那年因为校花,我跑路广东当靓仔 [Jianghu]+ [Workplace]+ [Romance]+ [No System]+ [Not reborn] [Based on the author’s real experiences working in Guangdong, this is a story about migrant workers in cities like Dongguan and Shenzhen. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel, so don’t read it if that’s not your thing!] In 1997, Zhang Zaiye, Li Yaocong, Jiang Xinyue, and others met while working summer jobs in Guangdong, and formed a deep friendship. At the time, Dongguan’s economy was growing at a breakneck pace. Workers poured in fr 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 475 EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score183.1kShelves
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About the Handsome Guy Next Door 关于隔壁的帅哥
About the Handsome Guy Next Door
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- 477 The Five-Foot Woman and the Six-Foot Man 一米五女士与一米八先生 The Five-Foot-Tall Lady and the Six-Foot-Tall Gentleman 21Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Radiance of Jade 如玉之莹
[Dual Female Leads] Student and Teacher Perspectives Based on real events that took place at a high school over the course of three years. She struggles to hold on to herself in the midst of hardship, while the other searches for a way out from deep in the mire... You are sure to see a little of yourself in them.
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- 479 A Guide to Restarting Life in a Small Town 小镇重启指南 A Guide to Restarting Life in a Small Town 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 480 Entering the Inner Circle 步入中枢 Abandoned as a child and adopted by an old Chinese medicine doctor, he entered medical university at fourteen and completed all the coursework in both Chinese and Western clinical medicine in just three years. During a charity clinic, he stumbled upon a clue to his identity... At eighteen, he was specially recruited into the army. Thanks to his resolute character and formidable skills, he was selected for overseas peacekeeping and security missions... After making a mistake during an operation, 13.5kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
- 481 A Million Followers on the Field Path 田埂上的百万粉丝 A Million Followers on the Ridge 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 482 In the Name of Partnership 以合伙人之名 In the Name of Partnership 17Reads—Score—Shelves
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Reborn in Officialdom: I Aim for the Heavens 重生官路,我欲凌霄
[No System + slow burn + one female lead + reborn with foreknowledge + political career] Reborn in the year 2000, Lin Xiao is just about to graduate from university. In his previous life, Lin Xiao was cheated on by his girlfriend, relentlessly suppressed, and lived an unremarkable life. Now reborn, he makes tens of millions, then enters government service, starting out as a junior clerk in a small county. Thanks to his foresight, he rises steadily through the ranks, but also finds himself drawn
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I Just Want to Run an Orphanage, So Why Won’t Everyone Leave Me Alone? 我只想办孤儿院怎么都来纠缠我
Zhang Xiaobei grew up in an orphanage and vowed to change its fortunes. He never expected to find love, wealth, and freedom along the way... [Childhood sweetheart: The soft-spoken girl who was bullied as a child has grown into a stubborn woman.] [Fated love: The senior who fell for him at first sight has found the man of her dreams, and loves him without reservation.] [Classical elegance: The refined, beautiful landlady is moved by his warmth and sincerity.] [Cold and aloof: The icy CEO’s heart
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- 485 Professor, I Suggest Adding Some Sugar 教授,建议加点糖 Professor, You Should Add a Little Sugar 9Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Goofy Wang Erbao Suddenly Strikes It Rich 沙雕王二宝突然发财了
Everyone said Erbao was a bit of an idiot, but who knew he was one of a kind? He dug up ancestral graves and learned to appraise antiques. His methods were a little outrageous. He’d never fall for brainwashing or manipulation. If his worldview started itching, he’d scratch it himself! While everyone else burned incense and prayed to get rich, he dug up ancestral graves, refusing to believe in such things! When a fortune fell from the sky, let’s see how he handled it. A huge sum of money, a brill
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- 487 Cinderella’s Comeback Against the Odds 灰姑娘的逆风翻盘 The Cinderella Who Turned the Tables Against the Odds 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Little Man’s Fortune 小人物的富贵
We study only to protect ourselves from harm. When no interests are at odds, human nature tends toward good. But once interests clash, human nature turns evil, and we must always be on guard. All we can do is protect ourselves and avoid hurting others. Every complaint boils down to one thing: Give me money, women, and status.
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- 489 After Teaming Up with a Cold and Aloof Taoist Priest 与高冷道长组队后 Teaming Up with a Cold, Aloof Daoist Priest 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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Precious Girl, Don't Be Afraid, I'll Spoil You 宝藏女孩别怕,我来宠
[Reborn] + [Treasure of a Girl] + [Healing] + [Mutual Redemption] In high school, Liu Chuan failed to protect his precious girl, Chu Youyu. He left her to endure school bullying alone and bear the pain of losing her loved ones by herself. Ten years later, when Liu Chuan watched with his own eyes as the girl he loved most jumped from a high-rise because of depression, he finally realized that he had failed to protect her. Only after losing her did he understand how unbearable the pain Chu Youyu h
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- 491 The Life of an Atypical Supporting Female Character 非典型女配人生 An Unconventional Supporting Woman's Life 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 492 About How I Suddenly Became a Dad 关于我突然变成奶爸 A 27-year-old single man suddenly finds himself at 34, unemployed and living at home, with a child about to start school and his wife sleeping in a separate room. Watch how he navigates these conflicts, falls in love after marrying first, and gradually builds a happy, wonderful life. 900Reads7.5Score100Shelves
- 493 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 The Story of My Road Trip with My Nemesis Going Viral Across the Internet 48Reads—Score—Shelves
- 494 Lady Meng Doesn't Feel Like Making Soup Today Either 孟婆今天也不想熬汤 Meng Po Doesn't Want to Make Soup Today Either 16Reads—Score—Shelves
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Siheyuan: Wang Dapeng the Jester's Happy Life 四合院,乐子人王大鹏的快乐人生
A hilarious, low-conflict period piece set in a Beijing courtyard, with a scheming protagonist, a professional troublemaker, and a real scoundrel's way of doing things. Wang Dapeng transmigrates into a courtyard full of villains, where he goes head-to-head with the residents and discovers that his reputation is taking a hit. His motto is: if you can't adapt to your surroundings, make them adapt to you. If you get soaked, don't let your opponents have umbrellas. So Wang Dapeng decides to make sur
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- 496 A Favorable Wind at My Back 好风凭借力 With a little help from the wind, I’ll soar to the clouds. In life, some things are worth trying as you go. Perhaps a pleasant surprise is waiting just around the corner. Come follow the journey of a “leftover woman” as she makes the most of every opportunity. 62Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Lonely Guest Outside Gusu City 姑苏城外客愁新
There are no thrilling lives of transmigration or rebirth here, only the naked cruelty of the real world. There is no boundless magic from fantasy or immortal heroes, only the helplessness and sorrow of ordinary people struggling at the bottom. There is no romantic love between princesses and princes, only the unreachable fantasies and longings of ordinary nobodies. There are no glorious achievements by kings, nobles, generals, or ministers, only the desperate struggles and cries of common folk
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- 498 Reboot: Living Life as I Please at Work 重启:混在岗位上的恣意人生 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
- 499 A Small-Town Lawyer's Journey to Level Up 小城女律师打怪升级记 After graduating from college, Lin Jia chose neither to stay in the big city nor to return to her hometown. Instead, she packed her bags and headed for the small southern city she had always dreamed of. A lively young lawyer sets off on a journey of challenges and growth. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 500 Siheyuan: Transmigrated as the Head Master's Nephew 四合院:穿成一大爷的亲外甥 [Siheyuan + period setting + farming + portable dimension + one heroine] Li Anye transmigrates to an era of scarcity, with no parents and not a penny to his name, so he has no choice but to seek help from his maternal uncle, Uncle Yi. As the saying goes, a maternal uncle is worth more than the heavens. Surely no one can complain if he leans on his uncle for support? After graduating from vocational school, Li Anye gets a decent job at a steel mill thanks to his uncle. His uncle, Yi Zhonghai, is 20.5kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves

















































