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？

1. 301 逆 Fate’s Echo in a Sea of Blossoms 逆袭繁花里的宿命回响 Dream Initiator梦想启蒙者Modern Romance94k WordsCompleted When her entrepreneurial dream crashes against the iron wall of reality, Lin Wan is determined to fight against the odds. She starts out in a rented room barely ten square meters wide, races all over the city to win orders, and gives up every shred of pride to raise money. Just as success in landing a contract seems within reach, a rival’s malicious scheme strikes without warning. A client is stolen, the whole internet turns against her, and her reputation is ruined. Overnight, all her hard work 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This work, grounded in reality, delicately portrays the entrepreneurial journey of the female protagonist, Lin Wan. Despite facing numerous difficulties, she never gives up. Confronted with malicious schemes, aggressive threats, and sudden negative revelations, she steadfastly upholds her original aspirations and ideals, struggling step by step through adversity. Meanwhile, the CEO's pursuit remains unwavering amidst external disturbances, steadfastly protecting her. The female protagonist also finds true love with delivery driver Wang Yu during their shared hardships; their sincerity and genuine affection strengthen their bond through setbacks. The story includes relatable inspirational elements that allow readers to empathize with the hardships and perseverance of entrepreneurship, as well as touching love stories that offer warmth and strength amidst adversity, prompting reflection on the true value of "persistence" and "true love." Ultimately, the female protagonist achieves success and finds true love, writing a hopeful ode to those who strive in reality.

2. 302 弃 The Tearless Orphan 弃儿无泪 Mu Feng Wuchen沐枫无尘Modern Romance154k WordsCompleted Abandoned by her family at birth, she was passed from place to place before being adopted by her current parents. Her adoptive mother, determined to support the household, always tries to control her life. Her future is in danger of being ruined, she has no say in whom she marries, and even after starting a family, she will still be under their control. Though she is only a little girl and has already reached the lowest point in her life, she possesses a powerful soul. See how she uses her unyie 51Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Works adapted from true stories

3. 303 拜 Gold-Digger Fan Shengmei, Spoiled by Meng Yancheng 拜金樊胜美，孟宴臣偏要宠 Xi Nuan October希暖十月Female-Channel Fanfiction419k WordsCompleted [The score's been kept low, so check the comments. You won't regret giving this a chance!] Fan Shengmei was weighed down by her family and became a shrewd gold digger. Meng Yancheng was the perfect specimen pinned to the wall. He suspected her motives for getting close to him and weighed the pros and cons, yet couldn't help being drawn to her. Fake socialite × real rich heir | Mutual salvation | Two formidable leads Fan Shengmei blooms from the dust, is reborn through love, and ultimately become 12.7kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves

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   This fanfiction feels quite close to real life; it's super good and very inspiring.

4. 304 弃 The Tearless Orphan II 弃儿无泪二 Mu Feng Wuchen, Branch Office沐枫无尘分号Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted From the day she was born, she was abandoned by her family. After many twists and turns, she was finally taken in with compassion by her current adoptive parents. But life still had no smiles for her. For the sake of the family’s livelihood, her adoptive mother often tried to set her life on a predetermined path. Trapped by layer upon layer of restrictions, her future seemed shrouded in gloom. She had no say in her marriage, and even after starting a family and building a career, she could not e 21Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 305 昆 Kunming: Who Will You Forget Tonight? 昆明：今夜你将谁遗忘 Continue Writing Spring and Autumn续写春秋Urban1.0M WordsCompleted We shared so many beautiful firsts; But we couldn’t escape The last time, long foretold by fate... If I never get the chance to start over, I still wouldn’t want to miss you! 11kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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   ʚʕ̯•͡˔•̯᷅ʔɞ I'm leaving!

6. 306 星 When the Starlight Turns Back 星光回溯时 Mu Feng Wuchen, Branch Office沐枫无尘分号Urban174k WordsCompleted From a forgotten left-behind child to a military cadet at the National University of Defense Technology, his life is a comeback story written in blood and tears. He lost his mother at two and lived alone in an empty house at five. School bullying wore away his smile, and his desperate longing for friendship nearly drove him to the brink. But the harder life became, the more determined he was to climb his way out. When the words “National University of Defense Technology” took root in his heart, 6Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 307 阿 A Diao 阿刁 Model Huiyin模特徽因Urban500k WordsCompleted My name is A Diao. I have no parents, and I don't know when I was born. I depend on the blind Lin Aiyun, and in my life she plays the role of a mother. But she never lets me call her Mom. Because when I came into her life, she had already lost her husband, and then she lost her son too... 36Reads8.8Score—Shelves
8. 308 说 We Agreed to Date, Not Move In Together. Why Are You Taking This Seriously?! 说好只交往不同居，你咋玩真的！ Zi Zhi自致Urban241k WordsOngoing [Irresistible Heroine] [Light Romantic Tension] [Underdog's Rise] [No System] After Gu Ming gets involved with a goddess of sensual purity from the start, he is immediately branded a kept man. Unable to explain his circumstances, he makes a hasty proposal in a desperate attempt to persuade her to agree to a deal. "We can date, but not live together. That's not too much to ask, is it?" Instead, he gets nothing but mockery and disdain from her. "You? You think you're worthy?" But three years later 252Reads—Score159Shelves

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   The author vividly portrays the author's real struggles, especially in the workplace.

9. 309 对 Sorry, We Don't Talk About Love After Dark 对不起，夜深不说爱 Model Huiyin模特徽因Urban1.6M WordsCompleted I didn’t care that people said I’d married up by latching onto a goddess, and I didn’t care that they called me a poor country boy who’d married into wealth. But when my wife’s best friend’s husband came looking for me, I realized I’d been naive. My wife, it turned out, really knew how to “enjoy” life… 12.1kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
10. 310 等 Waiting for the Word, Mistaking Beauty for Love 等字，误红颜 Mu Feng Wuchen, Branch Office沐枫无尘分号Modern Romance94k WordsCompleted Because of a disability she had from birth, people excluded her. When she grew up, her family’s deep-rooted standing led her parents to arrange her marriage to an ordinary man. But their good fortune did not last. Her parents’ only son had no children after five or six years of marriage. To protect her son’s reputation, her mother came up with a scheme: she had her daughter-in-law conceive a son with another man. Years later, the daughter-in-law could no longer bear the loneliness and found a lo 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Based on true stories

11. 311 蓉 The Rise and Fall of Rongcheng: A Life of Gambling and Dust 蓉城浮沉：半生赌与尘 The Present Moment of the Years岁月当下Urban101k WordsCompleted Set in Chengdu from 2005 to 2025, this novel follows the life of Xiao Bei, an ordinary man swept up in the tides of the times. The story revolves around secondhand home sales, gambling at arcades, jianghu feuds, real estate investment, and business rivalries. Woven through it all are Xiao Bei and Xiao Bai’s rise to success and fall into hardship, alongside vivid characters like Yejigong, Bang Ye, Long Ge, and Su Wan. Facing the clash between desire, loyalty, and human nature head-on, the novel c 6Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 312 亿 The Billionaire Heiress Breaks Out of School 亿万富姐闯出校门 Soaring Swallow腾飞的燕Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted ★Modern romance★Devoted husband★Sweet romance★Two male leads★The one he never forgot Xia Xiaoyi, a super-handsome man who stood 185 centimeters tall, met Jin Sha, a wealthy girl he fell in love with at first sight, at a job fair. He pursued her relentlessly and finally won her heart. After they married, the two lived a blissfully sweet life… The appearance of the handsome Wu Tian brought a crisis to Xia Xiaoyi and Jin Sha’s marriage. Wu Tian tried every means to get Jin Sha, even resorting to bl 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Striving + True Love

13. 313 让 You're Supposed to Be the Strategist, So Why Are You Dating the Enemy's? 让你当军师，你和女方军师好上了 A Bystander Knows Xiao Xi路人知小熙Urban574k WordsCompleted (Romantic slice of life) + (One female lead) + (Not reborn) + (No System, no golden finger) Gu Xing helps his roommate add a girl on WeChat, and all the guys in Dorm 301 pitch in with advice. “Guys, what should I send as my first message?” “Do you even have to ask? Just send, ‘You there?’...” Gu Xing says, “Opening with ‘Hey, are you there?’ is guaranteed to make you look like a clown.” Under his roommates’ watchful eyes, Gu Xing becomes their romance coach. He sends, “The other person is typing 1.7kReads9.5Score313Shelves
14. 314 中 Unsolved Mysteries in Chinese History 中国历史未解迷案 Kuding Tea 2024苦丁茶2024Historical2.7M WordsCompleted Chinese history stretches back a long way and is full of fascinating things. Some aspects, however, remain baffling. Scholars have offered their own theories about a few of these mysteries, but most remain mere speculation. This book takes a look at history's great unsolved mysteries. 82Reads6.6Score—Shelves
15. 315 捡 The Art of the Steal 捡漏 The Real Gold Yuanbao金元宝本尊Urban11.9M WordsCompleted One glance spans a hundred years, and I am reborn in the modern city. A golden age of art, a world of antique collecting. Qin Dynasty steles and Zhou Dynasty ritual vessels, ancient inscriptions and paintings. Bronze and blue-and-white porcelain, jadeite and precious gems. Every rare treasure under heaven is in my hands. Reborn in the modern city, Jin Feng relies on his peerless eye for antiques to rise, step by step, to the top. He will carry forward the nation’s most time-honored culture and p 16.7kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
16. 316 十 A Ten-Year Dream in the Officialdom 十年官场梦 Evening Breeze on Xiang Mountain相山晚风Urban577k WordsCompleted What ordinary people see as a grassroots success story may actually be nothing more than a pawn in the hands of powerful figures, sent out to fight on their behalf. To make the pawn serve its purpose, those figures grant it a measure of power and status for a time. Perhaps that's all a grassroots rise to success really is. The protagonist, Chi Mingyu, may be just such a pawn. During the ten years after leaving university and entering public service, he once enjoyed great success. But in the end, 9Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    This book is quite close to real life. The male protagonist, because of his ordinary background, had a high starting point, but his subsequent journey was quite difficult, and he ultimately failed to reach a higher position.

17. 317 历 A Collection of History Too Gruesome to Read Closely (Complete in Two Volumes) 历史不忍细看合集（共2册） Zhao Yue赵越Historical359k WordsCompleted "History Is Too Painful to Examine Closely: A Refined Edition" This book gathers a wealth of forgotten and misunderstood historical material, separating fact from fiction and clearing away the dust to reveal history in its true colors. From power struggles and writers’ private lives to palace intrigues and tales from the streets, it cuts through layers of mystery with clear, accessible explanations. Long-standing misconceptions are corrected with lively, witty accounts, bringing the colorful yea 1.2kReads9.1Score292Shelves
18. 318 潜 Return from the Hidden Shrine 潜伏佛龛归来 Old Man of Guangji广济老叟Urban292k WordsCompleted In 1956, undercover hero Yu Zecheng returned from Taiwan to a hero's welcome across the nation. Only his wife, Cuiping, saw through him at a glance: that man was not her husband. A face-off between the real and the impostor, a village wife's intuition, a blood-soaked case buried in sealed files, and one perilous mystery layered upon another. As the conspiracy gradually comes to light, is the real Yu Zecheng still alive? And who is the “Nightingale” hidden among our own high-ranking officials? A 11kReads8.2Score988Shelves
19. 319 狂 The Knockout: I Won Over Meng Yu, and Sister-in-Law Chen Shuting Panicked 狂飙：拿下孟玉，大嫂陈书婷急了 I Think I'm Handsome我觉得自己很帅Male-Channel Fanfiction413k WordsCompleted Reborn in the world of The Knockout, Tang Ping starts with a small fish stall. He studies Sun Tzu's Art of War too, but his life doesn't follow the same path as Gao Qiqiang's. Starting with an audiovisual shop, he branches out into internet cafes, convenience stores, the internet, and car manufacturing… Uncle Tai, what makes you think you're in my league? You drive the same BMW as me? The Gao family? In Jinghai, the Tang Group calls the shots. Even if a coin drops from the sky, the Gao family 7.6kReads6.8Score524Shelves
20. 320 我 Our Village Belle, Our Village 我们的村花，我们的村 aohanModern Romance251k WordsOngoing Her name is Lin Xiaomai. She's 25, and the prettiest girl in our village. A rural resident with a middle-school education, she leases thirty mu of peach orchards. Taking shelter from the rain in the granary, behind the woodpile, atop a stack of wheat straw, in the deep pool beneath a waterfall... This is the story of a country girl who becomes true to herself despite all the gossip. And above all, it is a story about daring to love. Let them say what they want. She lives as herself. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 321 窗 The Road Outside the Window and the Sea in My Heart 窗外的路与心中的海 Stone Little Xi石头小西Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted If you have ever: · Struggled to balance your dreams and reality · Tried to understand your parents' silence while also making sense of the next generation's boldness · Worked to protect a little undying light amid an ordinary, or even difficult, life Then open this book. Here, you'll find a sea of your own. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A high-quality realistic novel with positive values, inspiring and uplifting content, featuring the struggles of the male and female protagonists—both entertaining and practical!

22. 322 弃 Cast Aside, I Become Emperor: My Fate Is Mine to Command 弃子成皇：我命由我不由天 Stone Little Xi石头小西Mystery113k WordsCompleted Yesterday, I was a discarded pawn. Today, I am the emperor. From pawn to player, and finally to the throne. This is the road of a ruthless hero, paved with mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Everyone who stands in my way will become a stepping stone on my path from “discarded pawn to emperor.” 24Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 323 不 Don't Fear a Flirtatious Campus Beauty, Fear a Thirty-Year-Old Auntie 不怕校花玩暧昧，就怕阿姨三十岁 A Half Flask of Rough Wine, Reunited in Joy半壶浊酒喜相逢Urban536k WordsOngoing [No System + Reborn + Campus Beauty + Auntie + Entrepreneurship] Two or more romantic partners, so don’t read if you mind. There will be some feng shui and geomancy, but no cultivation. I was born before you, and you were born when I was already old. I am far away from you, and you are separated from me by the sea. In my previous life, my own cowardice and my parents’ objections made me miss Lin Mengyun, who was twelve years older than me and loved me more than her own life. My only main quest n 2.2kReads8.6Score121Shelves
24. 324 只 I Just Want to Retire on Time, but the Dean Is Making Me a Big Shot 只想按时退休，院长逼我当大佬 Stone Little Xi石头小西Urban433k WordsCompleted With a slacker's attitude, the protagonist takes down every task that stands in the way of his retirement! He turns a laid-back life into a path to greatness. Reborn at forty-five as a finance department head, his only goal is to coast until retirement, but the workaholic dean forces him to become a power behind the scenes. Watch him grumble to himself while wielding Excel to devastating effect. The thrills and laughs are off the charts! —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 325 尘 Dustbound Love, Nan Nan 尘缘楠楠 Shan Ye Yiyuan山野艺媛Urban187k WordsCompleted The marriage between Chen Yuan and Nannan, the everyday business of rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea, and all the twists and turns of life, its sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty moments, a jumble of emotions... [Urban Life] [Married Life] [Ordinary Lives] 12Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    A microcosm of real life: men and women from all walks of life in Beijing, violating moral boundaries, temporarily live together...

26. 326 憨 My Goofy Tomboy Best Friend Secretly Wants to Kiss Me 憨憨女兄弟，背地里居然想亲我 Su Chenyi苏辰逸Urban179k WordsOngoing [One heroine (a petite girl)]+ [Not a simp]+ [No System]+ [Lighthearted comedy]+ [Everyday romance]+ [Making money] (The heroine is a petite girl, not an older-sister type. If that's not your thing, please don't click!) Su Mu is reborn during his freshman year winter break. The first thing he does is set a trap for his tomboy best friend, Mu Yurou, and get her to confess to him. “We've been friends for so many years. Let me kiss you, okay?” Su Mu said, leaning his head closer to Mu Yurou' 4Reads6.8Score—Shelves
27. 327 你 Are You Really That Kind of Senior? 你是这样的学姐？ October and Meow-chan十月与喵酱Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Campus]+ [Youth]+ [One Heroine]+ [Lighthearted and Healing]+ [Everyday Romance]+ [No System] Based on real campus life at Hefei University of Technology. “Xiao Yun, come help me translate my paper at the library tonight.” “Senior Sister, didn't I help you translate it last night? Why do I have to go again?” “Tonight's the last time, hurry up!” “You said that the day before yesterday, and you said it again yesterday. I'm not going again today. Do it yourself, I'm busy.” “Xiao Yun, I just remembe 44.2kReads9.6Score5.1kShelves
28. 328 我 I Became My Parents’ Caregiver 我给爸妈做保姆 Su Laosan素老三Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing At 45, Wan Xiang is timid and insecure, and has spent her life living off her parents. Then one day, her elderly mother can no longer care for herself. Her older siblings call on Wan Xiang, their expendable pawn. Wan Xiang begins working as a live-in caregiver for her parents, earning a salary. In this big family, there are hidden conflicts between fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, brothers and sisters, and husbands and wives. As Wan Xiang cares for her parents, she bears enormous pres 9.6kReads9.2Score344Shelves

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    It is told in a gentle and detailed manner, full of life.

29. 329 小 Little Stepmom Lihua: Defy Me and Fight 小妈黎花，不服就战 Du Wanxing杜菀星Modern Romance120k WordsOngoing [Traditional period setting + remarriage + marriage first, love later] [Older male lead] [Ensemble cast] [No System] [No pocket dimension] [No golden finger] [Realistic life] Real life doesn’t follow the fast-paced rhythm of a wish-fulfillment novel. Every ordinary woman has a unique, fully realized personality of her own. At eighteen, Li Hua unexpectedly became a “temporary mother” to two children. Through the hardest years, she upheld her promise and raised Chen Wenbo’s two children on her own 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional era, no time travel, no system, no cheat codes

30. 330 啥 What!? The Professor Nine Years Older Than Me Has a Crush on Me? 啥！？大我九岁的教授暗恋我？ Fifteenth Moon月十五Urban999k WordsCompleted [Single heroine] [Older woman/younger man romance] [Will the disciple defy his master, or the master defy her disciple?] [Sweet romance] [No angst or suffering] Shen Nian first heard the name Chu Wanning at a milk tea shop, while he was helping his roommate pursue a girl. “Look at that world-weary face. I’d guess she might be frigid.” That was Shen Nian’s assessment at the time. Little did he know that a woman wearing dark sunglasses behind him had overheard. “…” In her twenty-seven years, 22.7kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
31. 331 草 A Nobody's Rise Begins with an Acceptance Letter 草根逆袭从录取通知书开始 Yu Yangzi渔阳子Urban1.3M WordsCompleted As Heaven moves with vigor, a gentleman strives tirelessly to improve himself; as Earth is broad and steadfast, a gentleman bears all things with great virtue. At eighteen, a poor country boy from the mountains got into college with a stroke of luck. Through sheer grit and relentless hard work, he endured and overcame one hardship after another: poverty, hunger, a weak educational foundation, contempt from others, and misunderstandings from his superiors. Though he completed four years of colleg 6.2kReads8.8Score450Shelves

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    I recommend this realistic novel without any time-travel cheat systems.

32. 332 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 5.7kReads8.8Score402Shelves

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    Give these two a try. They're both good, realistic, positive-energy, first-person perspective books for female readers. You're welcome.

33. 333 想 Xiao Mili Wants to Eat's First Book 想吃小米粒的第一本书 Craving Little Grains of Millet想吃小米粒Urban527k WordsOngoing 506Reads9.3Score100Shelves
34. 334 我 I’m a Master Procrastinator, and My Crazy Antics Stun Rich Beauties 我，摸鱼达人，骚操作惊呆白富美 Xi Dou汐豆Urban2.8M WordsCompleted Qin Xun, a university student doing an internship, joins a newly founded marketing company and becomes a proud assistant planner. On his first day, he binds to a slacking-off System. As long as he goofs off at work, he can accumulate slacking points and earn rewards. Just as he’s making the most of his time slacking away in an unnoticed corner of the office, all while sporting the title of Outstanding Employee, a cool, aloof new female colleague is assigned to sit beside him by the HR manager. “ 39.9kReads8.5Score4.1kShelves
35. 335 0 A Post-00s Kid Helps Mom Take Down Her Scumbag Husband 00后帮妈妈整渣斗三 Qian Xiaqi钱夏七Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Modern urban life + inspirational + slice of life + feel-good] Wu Jie is a poor student who loves gaming. After his parents' marriage falls apart, he defies fate and changes his life. First, he helps his mother take down her cheating husband and his mistress. Later, he helps his motherland root out scoundrels and traitors. Step by step, he rises to the brightest peak of his life... 4.2kReads9.1Score587Shelves

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    A book that everyone who reads it will say is great, it's completed... It's the story of a top student son who started writing in junior high school and grew up to reach the pinnacle of his life!

36. 336 血 A Blood-Oath Journey 血誓征程 Yu Yangzi渔阳子Urban1.8M WordsCompleted This book follows the protagonist Yang Yi as he grows through combat during the Red Army's campaigns, the War of Resistance against Japan, and the War of Liberation. It unfolds like a magnificent panorama, as stirring as a grand anthem. In those years of raging flames and bloody battles, countless outstanding sons and daughters of China gave their lives with honor for national liberation, and for the peace and security of their country. They fearlessly fought the despicable enemy, defending the 9.7kReads9.1Score778Shelves

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    These two films are realistic in style and are truly enjoyable.

37. 337 远 Married Off Far Away and Left to Die! The County-Town System Gives Me 100,000 a Day 远嫁惨死！县城系统每天给我十万 Emerald Green Layers青妩叠翠Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted [Reborn face-slapping + saving her mother + county-town System + loyal protector + everyday family life] In her previous life, Su Xiaomai married far from home and died miserably. After being reborn, she returned to the time just after graduating from college. Her scumbag ex was proposing to her. Get married? Not a chance. Even a dog wouldn’t marry him! She dumped the jerk in a fury and unexpectedly became bound to a county-town System that gave her 100,000 yuan a day. Now that she’d been reborn 840Reads7.0Score121Shelves

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    This book, a breath of fresh air in the county's money-distribution system, is perfect for dreaming and suitable for women over 30.

38. 338 富 Foxconn Factory Worker 富士康打工人 Shaanxi Culture and Tourism陕西文旅Urban133k WordsCompleted Just out of high school, Ouyang Fagu set off to find work and landed a job at Foxconn. He spent more than a decade on the assembly line, experiencing great ups and downs and all the flavors of life. His love life, too, brought him all kinds of people and experiences. 28Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 339 重 Reborn: I Became an Export Tycoon 重生后：我成了出口大亨 Horse Who Loves Meat爱吃肉的马Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever read a novel about rare earths? Well, this is one. Rebirth, System, technology, science, industry, the internet, rare earths, strengthening the nation, richest man, the 1980s, national destiny, manufacturing, agriculture, deserts, the Yellow River, the Yarlung Tsangpo River This book is complete. The author's new book, Four-House Courtyard, is premiering on Fanqie. It has the same satisfying pace as ever, so come read and follow along! 5.1kReads8.5Score348Shelves

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    Have you read any novels about rare earth elements? Have you read any books on top-level design? This one is one. The beginning is so-so, but it gets really exciting later on. Rebirth, system, technology, science, industry, internet, rare earth elements, powerful nation, richest man, era...

40. 340 回 Rewind: A Different Approach, One More Time 回档：换个姿势再来一次 Coffee with Garlic咖啡就蒜Urban10.6M WordsOngoing Because Bai Ershisan, a senior employee in the Netherworld’s Department of Soul Guidance, made a mistake, Li Le was kicked straight out of the cycle of reincarnation. The great science of quantum mechanics tells Li Le that time’s arrow points only toward the future. As for why he has gone back thirty years, if you can’t figure it out, asking him won’t help either. All Li Le can do is pull himself together and live through the script of his life once again. 84.1kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves

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    Despite the somewhat unappealing title, the author's writing is excellent. There are no overpowered plot devices; the writing is quite everyday and has a strong sense of realism.

41. 341 中 A Middle-Aged Man's Redemption: The Phoenix Turns Toward the Sun 中年男人的自我救赎：凤自向阳 Chatting About Everyday Life in Brother Feng's Car凤哥车里聊家常Urban108k WordsCompleted A man born in the 1980s, now middle-aged, who spent more than twenty years working as a clothing pattern maker. For the first half of his life, he lived trapped in self-doubt and inner turmoil, held back by all kinds of hang-ups about his name, appearance, education, marriage, and children. At middle age, he finally learned to make peace with his past self, slowly tear down the high walls around his heart, and let himself off the hook. This book records the pitfalls I've fallen into, the grie 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    True Story of Struggle

42. 342 缺 So What If I'm Missing a Leg? I'm a Little Sun in This World 缺腿又怎样，我是人间小太阳 A Little Fish一条鱼儿呀Urban131k WordsCompleted [Youthful Urban Life + Ordinary People + Healing + Lighthearted + A Little Thrill + Fast-Paced + Short Story] Wang Bei loses a leg, and his biological parents start new families. His maternal grandmother raises him on her own. Luckily, he isn’t that fragile. In front of his biological father, he calls him “uncle”; in front of his biological mother, he calls her “auntie.” An ordinary man with no second chance at life and no System, he becomes the little sun he always dreamed of being, one small s 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Half reality, half fantasy. Because the path for disabled people is inherently difficult.

43. 343 风 Fortunes Rise in Macau, but the Road to Wealth Is a Little Rocky 风起澳门，暴富的道路有点坑 A Heart of Iron, a Temper Like Water铁心似水Urban1.2M WordsCompleted I was doing all right in the human world. Then, out of nowhere, I was dragged up to heaven, only to be kicked straight down into hell. Now I'm in hell, but my heart is in heaven. Going back to the human world is nothing but a distant dream... Gamblers want to win, but casinos don't want to lose either. In this vast world, people of every kind are busy, all scheming and calculating. A mountain is a mountain, and water is water. Then a mountain is no longer a mountain, and water is no longer water 6.8kReads8.9Score383Shelves
44. 344 重 Reborn: I Chose the Water Conservancy Bureau 重生之我选了水利局 Old Tea and Aged Wine Love Young Girls陈茶老酒爱少女Urban6.1M WordsOngoing [Everyday life + rich in detail] [Grounded and realistic] [The mindset of an ordinary person] In the world of officialdom, You can’t rely on your superiors; they’ll leave you holding the bag. You can’t trust your peers; they’re waiting to set you up. You can’t feel at ease with your subordinates; they’re waiting to slack off and shirk their duties. See how an ordinary person, reborn, learns to navigate officialdom, adapt to the changing times, stay true to himself instead of going with the flow, 69.4kReads8.9Score6.2kShelves

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    Realistic portrayal of workplace life

45. 345 长 Chang'an Road Is Long 长安路远 3kg3千克Urban701k WordsCompleted [Urban daily life + romance + campus + friendship + work + emotional journey] Lin Da cherishes friendship, loves life, and longs for a beautiful future. He had a wonderful childhood and a colorful youth, and chose the love he wanted. Then, for the sake of making a living, he went far from home to work, and before he knew it, half his life had passed... Every encounter in life is part of its journey, and every encounter brings another story... 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You always try to forget with time, but the longer time goes by, the deeper the memory becomes, and it becomes a scar that you can never erase.

46. 346 江 Jianghu Memoirs: Youth Like a Song 江湖回忆录之青春如歌 Second Master Yang of Mount Mei眉山杨二爷Urban354k WordsCompleted A heart stirred by surging waves, a face touched with spring: that is the Jianghu. Those who live in the Jianghu should be able to take things up and let them go, and above all, uphold its code of honor. But today's Jianghu has changed beyond recognition. People see profit and forget righteousness, take kindness for granted, and repay favors with betrayal. When I was young, I loved poetry and the chronicles of the Spring and Autumn Period. I admired the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, the br 132Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first two volumes are filled with regrets about youth, while the third volume is a moving account of struggle.

47. 347 揭 Uncovering the Past of the ‘Third-Line’ Defense Industry Workers 揭秘:“小三线”军工人的往事 Swallowtail Butterfly闪蝶20k WordsCompleted A Look Back at the Past of the “Third-Line” Defense Industry Workers 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Dad for a lifetime

48. 348 平 A Peaceful Family Affair in 1979 平安家事1979 Lingxiao Beyond the Window窗外凌霄Rural Life224k WordsCompleted [Period Setting] [Countryside] [Hard Work] [Ordinary Life] [No Golden Finger] [Neither Rebirth nor Transmigration] [Told in warm, down-to-earth prose, a story about an ordinary life filled with warmth] Ji Ping'an always wanted to escape the countryside, turning his "unwillingness to settle" into "having no regrets." But even after the parachute tower stood weathered and abandoned, he was still trapped on his hometown's soil. Ji Manling always said she would repay her family's devotion, yet she r 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Stories of ordinary people's struggles in articles from that era

49. 349 父 My Father's Era of the Fortress Villages 父亲的崮时代 Swallowtail Butterfly闪蝶Urban299k WordsCompleted Yimeng Mountain is a work of documentary fiction about the second generation of military-industry workers, telling the true story of the mysterious “Third Front” military factories. It retraces how the children of Third Front workers and their parents pressed on through successive waves of change. “Good people and good horses head to the Third Front.” The companies were reorganized and moved out of the mountains... They rose from the ashes as a red-culture base, as the home of China’s peaches, a 9Reads6.9Score—Shelves
50. 350 硬 Stubborn as a Mule 硬颈种 Xu Wenqing徐文卿Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted [Not a Power Fantasy, No Cliches, No Stupid Characters, Mutual Devotion, Striving for a Better Life, Realistic Growth] In Hakka, someone stubborn to the core is called a "hard-necked sort." When Wang Lili was ten, she snatched a big chicken leg at the dinner table. Her father ordered her to give it to her younger brother. She said, "I won't." When Zhao Ruxun was ten, he was forced to let his mother beat him fifteen times in public for protecting his younger brother. He gritted his teeth and didn 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The stories and characters in this book are all real, even the place names are real, and every detail has an archaeological level of realism. The scenes of the male and female protagonists' university graduation ceremony and their time together by the Nanliu River are especially not to be missed.

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