Any Stories About a Struggle to Succeed That Feel Close to Real Life? 有接近真实故事的奋斗经历吗？
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- 201 Reborn in 1989: Building China's Technology Empire 重生1989：缔造华夏科技帝国 Reborn from 2035 into the golden age of 1989, Xu Huasheng, a top Chinese chip expert, stands at the forefront of the times with a mind full of technological knowledge. He swears that this time around, he won't let himself be pushed around. Starting with the VCD industry, then moving into home appliances, pagers, mobile phones, chips, lithography machines, the internet, cars, drones, new energy, medical equipment, rockets, and satellites, Xu Huasheng begins with his own electronics factory and se 60.8kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves
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Zeng Guofan's Methods of Scholarship 曾国藩治学方法
This book explores three dimensions: self-cultivation, managing affairs, and reading. Its discussion of self-cultivation advocates integrating “resolve, insight, and perseverance,” building a foundation for body and mind through meditation and a regular routine. Its approach to managing affairs reveals, through practical examples such as running a household and leading an army, the unity of hands-on action and institutional innovation. Its discussion of reading emphasizes “mastering one field” a
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- 203 Reborn in the Nineties: The Wild Years 重生九零之野性时代 Li Fei was betrayed by his best business partner and his beloved young wife, leaving him trapped in a power struggle among the heirs of wealthy families. Unable to fight back, he leaped from the tower of his company building and ended his life. To Li Fei's surprise, he didn't die. Instead, he was reborn in the 1990s, just after finishing his college entrance exams. His mother was still alive, and his father was still at his post. Determined not to repeat the mistakes of his past, he began amassi 29.2kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves
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My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant 我的26岁女房客
After a wild night at a bar, a beautiful woman pinned him with a paternity claim, and the down-and-out young man suddenly became a father. As if things weren't bad enough, the owner of his rented home changed, and he was about to be kicked out. But his new landlady was beautiful! Should he ask to share the place? She coolly gave him a single word: “Get out!” A romantic entanglement sparked by a housing problem.
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Truck Driver 卡车司机
[No System, no formulaic tropes, no mindless plot, ensemble cast, realistic style] At eighteen, Li Jianguo took the wheel. Over thirty bumpy years on the road, he witnessed the rough-and-tumble world of freight transport, its warmth and kindness, the glory and decline of state-owned enterprises, and life's triumphs and sorrows. Everyone around him lived through each turn of the times, together forming an epic of ordinary people. People from every class and every walk of life became unlikely lege
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- 206 Reborn as a Hong Kong Tycoon, I Short the Eagle from the Start 重生港岛财阀，开局做空鹰酱 My new story is out! Head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 345Reads8.8Score105Shelves
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The Great Ming's Sunken Silver & Mo Jun (Volume 2: Jiangnan's Dust and Clamor, the 300,000-Tale Threshold, Part 2) 大明沉银&墨钧（第二卷江南尘器，三十万两槛下部）
The Ming's Sunken Silver & Mo Jun (Volume 2: Jiangnan's Dust and Clamor, The Three-Hundred-Thousand-Tael Threshold, Part 2)
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- 208 The 1950s: Starting Out as a Wanderer, I Make My Home in the Deep Mountains 50年代：隐居深山从流浪开始 Tags: (farming + reclusive life + family saga + harem + science fiction + interstellar + universe) (Entirely hand-written, no AI) (Author’s note at chapter 3480: I’ve been writing this book for over three years. Its rating went from 9.4 to 8.9, and its readership has fallen from several hundred thousand to forty or fifty thousand. It was once a huge hit, and then it faded into obscurity. Many readers have probably come across it more than once, but very few have made it to the later chapters. (S 33.8kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves
- 209 Sunken Silver of the Ming Dynasty & Mo Jun, Volume Five: Lying Low in Jinling, Exposing the Dynasty's Deepest Ills, Part One 大明沉银&墨钧（第五卷金陵蛰伏，看透王朝沉疴上部） The Ming Dynasty's Sunken Silver & Mo Jun (Volume Five: Lying Low in Jinling, Seeing Through the Dynasty's Deep-Seated Ills, Part One) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 210 From the Start, I Have an Island; All My Development Comes From Cheats 开局一座岛，发展全靠挂 [System + farming + island development + business + internet + entertainment + cutting-edge technology] This book has no female lead, only women! Basically, the protagonist starts out with an island! It tells the story of how he develops the island, then uses it as his base to take control of the world and head for the stars! Early on, he starts with the internet, making money to fund the island's development! He dominates the entire internet and leads its growth, becoming number one in instant 117Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 211 Sunken Silver of the Ming Dynasty & Mo Jun, Volume Six: A Pure Heart in Troubled Times, The Dynasty's Final Days 大明沉银&墨钧（第六卷浊世丹心，王朝末路终局） The Ming Dynasty's Sunken Silver & Mo Jun (Volume Six: A Pure Heart in a Corrupt World, The Dynasty's Final Days) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 212 Reborn in 1960: Bankrupting Hong Kong Island's Tycoons 重生1960：把港岛富豪搞破产 Reborn in 1960, Lin Chaozong starts by reselling discarded canned goods. Before long, he’s building an empire and making it bigger and stronger. He crushes Li Chaoren, abolishes shared-area housing fees, acquires British-owned companies, and builds a business dynasty. Years later, Lin Chaozong gives an interview and says, “I’m just an honest businessman. I don’t know how I ended up becoming the richest man in the world. I guess it must be luck!” 11.9kReads9.0Score701Shelves
- 213 Sunken Silver of the Ming Dynasty & Mo Jun, Volume Five: Lying Low in Jinling, Exposing the Dynasty's Deepest Ills, Part Two 大明沉银&墨钧（第五卷金陵蛰伏，看透王朝沉疴下部） The Ming Dynasty's Sunken Silver & Mo Jun (Volume Five: Lying Low in Jinling, Seeing Through the Dynasty's Deep-Seated Ills, Part Two) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 214 The Great Ming's Sunken Silver & Mo Jun (Volume 3, Part 2, Chapters 29–45) 大明沉银&墨钧（第三卷下部29-45章） The Ming's Sunken Silver & Mo Jun (Volume 3, Part 2, Chapters 29–45) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 215 The Great Ming's Sunken Silver & Mo Jun (Volume 4: The Tides of Factional Strife, Eight Million as an Impassable Chasm, Part 1) 大明沉银&墨钧（第四卷党争狂潮，八百万天堑上部） The Ming's Sunken Silver & Mo Jun (Volume 4: The Party Strife Frenzy, The Eight-Hundred-Thousand-Man Chasm, Part 1) —Reads—Score—Shelves
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Humans Are the Real Powerhouses 人族才是大佬
I came back reborn to prove to you all that humanity is the real powerhouse, and that anyone among humankind can become one. Gods, demons, monsters, ghosts, or dragons, I believe only in humanity. A youthful, over-the-top ideal combines with a mature outlook forged through growth.
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- 217 The Great Ming's Silver Tide & Mo Jun (Volume 1: A Lowly Man Thrust into Danger, the Great Ming's Treasury Is Empty) 大明银潮&墨钧（第一卷寒身入危局，大明银库空） The Ming's Silver Tide & Mo Jun (Volume 1: A Lowly Man Thrust into Peril, the Ming Treasury Empty) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 218 The Great Ming's Sunken Silver & Mo Jun (Volume 3, Part 1, Chapters 1–28) 大明沉银&墨钧（第三卷上部1-28） The Ming's Sunken Silver & Mo Jun (Volume 3, Part 1, Chapters 1–28) —Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Legend of Lu Yifei 陆伊飞传奇
Set in a major metropolis, this realistic romance tells the deeply moving story of a love that sinks into the bones. It's a legendary love story that will make young people today reflect and find inspiration. One day, in an office building's elevator lobby, the male lead meets a newly arrived employee. The heroine is beautiful and comes from a wealthy family, making her the object of every man's affections. As fate would have it, their respective companies both travel to Hangzhou for an exhibi
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- 220 The Great Ming's Sunken Silver & Mo Jun (Volume 2: Jiangnan's Dust and Clamor, the 300,000-Tale Threshold, Part 1) 大明沉银&墨钧（第二卷江南尘嚣，三十万两槛·上部） The Ming's Sunken Silver & Mo Jun (Volume 2: Jiangnan's Dust and Clamor, The Three-Hundred-Thousand-Tael Threshold, Part 1) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 221 The Great Ming's Sunken Silver & Mo Jun (Volume 1: Passing the Imperial Exam in the Guiwei Year, Chapters 1–35) 大明沉银&墨钧（第一卷·癸未登科1-35章） The Ming Dynasty’s Sunken Silver & Mo Jun (Volume One: Passing the Imperial Examination in the Guiwei Year, Chapters 1–35) —Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Disordered Diary 错乱日记
A rooftop in an urban village, a place no one ever visits. The night is silent, the moonlight bright and white. Cars stream along the road below, and scattered lights glimmer among the buildings. Someone can't sleep.
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- 223 Great Tang: Your Majesty, Call Me Crown Prince! 大唐：请陛下称太子！ Lin Chen transmigrates to the thirteenth year of the Zhenguan era and becomes Crown Prince Li Chengqian. At this moment, Li Chengqian has fallen from his horse. Emperor Taizong dotes on Prince Wei and summons Li Chengqian to reprimand him. Knowing how Li Chengqian’s story ends, Lin Chen loses his temper ahead of schedule! “Your Majesty, you want to make Prince Wei the crown prince, and you’ve given him enfeoffments and rewards no less generous than mine! You want him to become the Li Shimin of t 11.3kReads7.5Score642Shelves
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The One Who Blows Away the Ashes 吹灰的人
“I slept with twenty-one men before I had enough money to spend without worrying.” At two in the morning, Lin Xiao, a girl who had just lost her job, came across this post. The poster’s profile picture was exactly the same as that of the person she was dating online. She thought it was a coincidence. Then she discovered that a woman named Yu Fei seemed to know all her secrets, including ones she didn’t even know herself. Yu Fei said, “You’ll walk the same road I did. But I came back so you wo
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All I Want in Life Is Half a Heart’s Contentment 一生只求半称心
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
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Those Years Adrift in Guangdong 漂泊在广东的那些年
This is a realistic story, based on the author's and his friends' real experiences, with a little artistic embellishment! No golden finger, no System, and probably none of the wish-fulfillment moments you're hoping to see! Beyond the raw realities are deep reflections and memories that have gradually grown hazy! I dedicate this story to the days spent drifting through Guangdong! I dedicate it to those of my generation who went through similar experiences!
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Meeting a Benefactor, Building a Great Career 遇贵人成大业
He was once just a wealthy, idle young man with no ambition beyond having fun. After passing the civil service exam, he was seconded to work at the Discipline Inspection Commission, where he met a truly excellent mentor who guided and protected him.
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Underworld Tyrant: Those Who Follow Me Prosper, Those Who Oppose Me Perish! 黑道暴君：顺我者昌，逆我者亡！
[Class Beauty, I’m out of prison. You’ll pay for what you did!] Framed by the class beauty he loved, Wang Erchui was wrongfully imprisoned for three years. The misery of prison transformed the once-ordinary boy into a hardened man. But it was only after getting out and seeking revenge that he gradually realized there was a terrifying story behind it all. The truth was, it wasn’t that love affair that had ruined his life. It was a vast, carefully woven web of darkness. His enemies had already ris
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- 229 I Saved a Stunning Beauty, and She Tried to Hack Me with a Knife by the Bed 救了绝色美女，她在床边拿刀砍我 Chu Lingtian is a legendary man known as the "Grim Reaper Wolf King." He returns to the city for a top-secret mission, never imagining that on his very first day back, he will spend the night with a beautiful woman named Liu Bingxue. Afterward, Liu Bingxue takes him home and passes him off as her boyfriend. But it turns out she has a twin sister, Liu Huohuo. The older sister is cold and aloof, while the younger is uninhibited. Sharing a room with these twin beauties is certainly thrilling. After 11.6kReads8.7Score1kShelves
- 230 When the Clouds Part, the Moon Appears 云开见月 The protagonist had a miserable childhood. Raised by the whole village, he grew up experiencing firsthand the harsh rule that the weak get bullied. He fought his way through life with his fists, developing a fiercely defiant personality. Later, a benefactor took him under their wing and helped him work hard, and he eventually made something of himself and got into a top university. As an adult, he became lost and insecure in the face of harsh reality. In the end, he settled into an ordinary life 16.5kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
- 231 Supreme Warlord 至尊战王 After ten years on the battlefield, the God of War returns. He wields power over all and is richer than a nation! But his entire family has been slaughtered, and the mastermind turns out to be his fiancée... 609Reads8.4Score103Shelves
- 232 The Peerless God of War 绝世战王 After ten years on the battlefield, the War King returns, rich enough to rival a nation! But his entire family has been slaughtered, and the culprit turns out to be his fiancée... 2.1kReads7.2Score146Shelves
- 233 They’re All Awful, but I’m Going to Be Just Fine 他们都很坏，我要好好的 After my mother died, I felt a kinship with the son of my father’s mistress. Because of our scumbag dad, who made a living by cheating women out of their money and affection, we became orphans while we were still little. How will we face such misfortune in a complicated world? What kind of people will we become? [A story for those of us who keep striving, for youth, and for love, friendship, and ambition. Two people find redemption in each other and learn to live toward the light.] The best r 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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Love Among the Mountains and Rivers 山水情
(Urban slice of life, inspirational growth, a nostalgic era, rich in detail) The beauty of mountains and rivers, the many faces of humanity, the fickleness of the world. The protagonist, Jiang Nan, knows right from wrong and values loyalty and affection. He grows from a poor boy who suffers humiliation into a fine young man admired by everyone. This story is grounded in real life, with family bonds, friendship, romance, and a deep love for his hometown. He leads the villagers to prosperity, ris
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- 235 At Home in Another Land 本国他乡 Success doesn't depend entirely on ability. Sometimes, luck plays a much bigger role. If today's successful people had to start their businesses all over again, most of them probably wouldn't dare. This book tells the story of a man with thoroughly mediocre intelligence who defeats one cunning schemer after another. It can't help but make you wonder: between the clever and the foolish, who really has the upper hand? 54Reads—Score—Shelves
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I Have 24 Months to Live, So I'm Taking Down His Whole Family 生命还剩24个月，我干翻他全家
This is not a feel-good power fantasy, and there’s no golden finger. If that’s what you like, proceed with caution. It’s about everyday life and domestic concerns. The pacing is a little slow at first, but it gets more and more exciting later on. (I originally planned to write a power fantasy, but eventually realized it didn’t suit my personality. So if that’s what you’re looking for, please don’t judge me by the title! I can’t change it!) - Age 25: She gets married and begins looking forward
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- 237 The Phoenix Woman Marries a Phoenix Man 凤凰女嫁给凤凰男 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. 279Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Sun and Moon in the Steamer 蒸屉里的日月
Set against the changes sweeping the northern countryside in the 1990s, this story follows an ordinary rural woman as she spends half her life juggling household chores, conflicts with her sisters-in-law, small business ventures, and her children’s education. With only an elementary-school education, she supports her family with her skill at making steamed buns, putting her son through college and helping him build a life of his own. She lives through the transition from earthen houses to brick
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A Career in Public Service 为民官路
[A gritty, realistic tale of ambition and struggle in the government ranks] In 1990, top student Zhen Weimin offends the wrong people and gets kicked down to a poor rural township. Everyone thinks his life is over. But he is determined to make flowers bloom among the thorns. He breaks through obstacles with his knowledge and grounds himself in his conscience, with every step in sync with the pulse of the times. Starting in the township, he moves forward one step at a time. This is a true chronic
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Memories of 1931: Hunting, Fighting the Japanese, and Raising a Family 回忆一九三一养家打猎打鬼子日子
In 1931, the Japanese invaded China. Ling Feng hunted to feed his family and fought the Japanese to capture supplies. He and his good brothers enjoyed the good life, built houses, and got married.
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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
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
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Wen Tianxiang, the Great Song’s Lone Loyalist 大宋孤忠文天祥
As the Southern Song teeters on the brink, its lands lie shattered beneath the ravages of the Yuan army. The Loyal Son of the Great Song: Wen Tianxiang tells the tumultuous story of Wen Tianxiang’s life. He excelled in the imperial examinations at a young age and was determined to serve his country. Though faced with corruption at court, he never wavered from his original ideals. When the Yuan army advanced, he stepped forward, gave away his entire fortune to recruit volunteer troops, and went t
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A Small-Town Doctor, A Vast World 小中医，大世界
Zhang Liang, a poor young man from the countryside, was lucky enough to get into a traditional Chinese medicine college thousands of miles from home. After graduating, he struggled to find work and barely managed to land a job at a community hospital, only to be pushed around by the deputy director. With no other options, Zhang Liang forged a different path. Relying on his skill in traditional Chinese medicine, he first treated an elderly farmer from the countryside. Word spread widely, and inte
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- 244 The Ming Dynasty’s Talented Scholar, Jie Jin 大明才子解缙 Jie Jin, a gifted scholar of the Ming Dynasty, lived a turbulent and legendary life. Brilliant from childhood and endowed with extraordinary talent, he was hailed as a “child prodigy.” He made his mark at a young age, sailed through the imperial examinations on the strength of his vast learning, passed the highest-level exam, and embarked on an official career. Quick-witted and inspired in his writing, Jie Jin oversaw the compilation of the "Yongle Encyclopedia", bringing books from across the 6Reads7.5Score—Shelves
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Betrayal Beneath the Collarbone 锁骨之下的背叛
Betrayal Beneath the Collarbone
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- 246 I Escaped the Mountains 我逃出了大山 I Escaped the Mountains 6Reads—Score—Shelves
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Reborn: My Story as a Police Officer 重生之我的警察故事
In his previous life, he only ever wanted to be a good police officer, but he was suppressed at every turn and never managed to escape that remote mountain village. After being reborn, he stopped caring about everything, but his luck finally changed. Not only did beautiful women fall into his arms and a bright future open up before him, he also accidentally saved a younger sister he had never met, uncovering the mystery of his birth in the process. Read on to see how he carves out a different fu
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My Mother Remarried 母亲二婚了
Based on a true story, this is a work of realistic fiction. In the 1990s, the eldest, Jiang Caiqiu, her younger brother Jiang Caiqi, and their younger sister Jiang Caili moved with their mother, Li Shenglan, to Fugui Village, near their maternal grandfather’s home. Their stepfather, Zhao Dahai, had two grown daughters, Zhao Fen and Zhao Mei, and a middle-school-aged son, their third brother, Zhao Quan. His family was the poorest in the village, living in abject poverty in a bare two-room rammed-
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My Dongguan Dream: Sister Mei 我的东莞梦：媚姐
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.]
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The Drama Queen Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law 戏精婆媳
A fresh-faced workplace newcomer and a seasoned career woman fight tooth and nail at work, then carry their feud home with them. Cheng Junyi watches the two of them coldly. They aren’t related by blood, but they’re both cut from the same cloth, so neither has any grounds to criticize the other. He decides to sit back and let them wear each other down.
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