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1. 451 现 Dream of the Red Chamber: A Modern, Plain-Language Edition 【红楼梦】现代日常白话版 Jue, Fragrant and Full of Dreams香而多梦的觉Female-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted This version follows the People's Literature Publishing House edition and stays highly faithful to the original. [Nothing will be cut just because the plot is boring.] It is basically translated sentence by sentence. I’ve also written personal comments and deductions. They are impartial and make no distinction between main and supporting characters. So whether you’re a Dai fan, a Chai fan, or anything else... [If you like taking sides based on personal bias, read with caution.] [Comments and de 8kReads7.4Score648Shelves

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   As I get older, reading the original Dream of the Red Chamber becomes too troublesome, so I found a vernacular version that is highly faithful to the original.

2. 452 村 The Village Fool 村野傻子 Please Read My Book请看我书Urban391k WordsCompleted [Countryside + City Life + Feel-Good Fiction] He Xiaobai was hit by a car while saving someone and was left with a mental disability. His parents abandoned him, and the villagers looked down on him! One day, he dug up a peerless miraculous pill in the mountains, and from then on, he was no longer a fool. 5.3kReads7.1Score323Shelves
3. 453 心 How Could a Scheming, Obsessive Man Not Have a Wife? His Wife Is So Sweet 心机病娇怎可能没老婆！老婆甜 Su Yu Liao苏欲撩Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted After catching her scumbag fiancé cheating on her with her stepsister, Wen Sisu, Wen Qiansu was kicked out of the house by her scumbag father. Poor, innocent, and helpless, the girl collapsed in front of Mr. Huo’s car on a stormy night. The rumors said Mr. Huo was insane and cruel, with a ruthless streak. Whatever you did, never provoke him, or you’d meet a terrible, terrible end. When she woke up, a gentle, handsome man was holding a bowl of medicine. “Baby, it’s time to take your medicine.” We 12.9kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
4. 454 家 Cultivating Immortality as a Family: The Zhou Clan’s Beginning 家族修仙从周氏开始 Simple Things, Done Simply简单的事简单做法Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing The traditional stages of cultivation: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul... The protagonist will pursue the paths of formations and spirit plants. Spirit plants mainly serve formations, which become more important as the story progresses. In the end, the protagonist will follow the path of formations all the way. 9.5kReads7.0Score624Shelves

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   Tired of stories about overpowered protagonists and alchemy? Check out this cultivation novel where the main character doesn't use cheat codes or practice alchemy.

5. 455 甜 The Sweet and Gentle Boy Is Wild and Wicked 甜兮兮的温柔少年他很疯很坏 Mao Tutu猫屠屠Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Darkening + Sickly Male Lead + Reconciliation After a Breakup + The Male Lead's Redemption] After living her life over again, Wen Yisheng swore she would stay far away from Wen Zhi! She'd rather sleep on the streets or under a bridge than live with the Wen family again! Because the Wen family's eldest son, who seemed gentle and refined to outsiders, never smoked or fought, studied hard, and loved helping people, was a mad and wicked monster underneath! He was cruel and obsessive. “You 21.1kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
6. 456 人 In Japan, I Get an Anti-Japanese System 人在日本，获得抗日系统 Simple Things, Done Simply简单的事简单做法Urban164k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 457 乡 Chasing Dreams in the Countryside, with Thorny Roads to Love 乡村逐梦，情路荆棘 Little Ting Loves to Share小亭爱分享Modern Romance286k WordsCompleted Li Xiangqin and Zhao Xiaobing were college classmates and a couple. After graduation, Li Xiangqin returned to her hometown to build a career, while Zhao Xiaobing was unwilling to leave the big city, so they began a long-distance relationship. As time went by, their values and outlooks diverged. They often argued and struggled to understand each other, until their relationship finally fell apart. Because of her family’s circumstances, Li Xiangqin married the son of the richest man in her village. 227Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A nice rural romance novel

8. 458 门 Between the Door and the World Outside, My Fiancée Regrets It Like Crazy! 门里门外，未婚妻她悔疯了！ King Revolver左轮王10k WordsCompleted Inside and outside the door, my fiancée is consumed with regret! 6.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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   A great, classic, and highly-rated short story! [Cool][Cool]

9. 459 我 My Novel Is Also My Third Book 我的小说也的第3本书 I Want My Novel to Become a Hit Too我的小说也想火Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted 2kReads7.4Score292Shelves
10. 460 发 After I Discovered My Wife Was Cheating 发现妻子出墙后 King Revolver左轮王13k WordsCompleted After discovering his wife was cheating on him 7.1kReads—Score106Shelves
11. 461 签 After a Thousand Years of Sign-Ins, My Master Just Wants to Lay Low Until the End of Time 签到千年，师尊只想苟到天荒地 Drunkard's Flourish醉笔纵横Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [Invincible]+ [Master of Underhanded Tricks]+ [Keep a Low Profile]+ [Comedy]+ [Lighthearted] Invincible from the start, Lin Changfeng transmigrates to a fantasy world and binds himself to a sign-in System, earning cultivation rewards and all kinds of peerless treasures every day he signs in. While everyone else is fighting desperately to break through to the next realm, he has already reached the peak of the Great Dao, becoming a reclusive emperor whose strength even he doesn’t know the limits o 66Reads—Score134Shelves

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    I highly recommend it to everyone! [Laughing][kissing][heart][thumbs up][laughing][kissing][heart][thumbs up][laughing][kissing][heart][thumbs up]

12. 462 乡 Zhao Ergou, a Left-Behind Youth in the Countryside 乡村留守青年赵二狗 I Want My Novel to Become a Hit Too我的小说也想火Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Countryside + Farming + Miracle Doctor + Modern Romance] This is absolutely worth reading. If you read the first chapter and don’t like it, follow the internet cable and come hit me. Zhao Ergou and Qingshan Village share an unbreakable bond. After graduating from university, he returned to the village to become its village doctor. By a stroke of luck, he gained mysterious powers and led the entire village to start businesses and get rich... 3.3kReads7.0Score266Shelves
13. 463 你 You Chose Your First Love, So I Let You Go on the Spot (Late Love Won't Save You) 你选白月光，我当场成全（晚情不渡） King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted You chose your first love, so I let you have him right then and there (Late Love Finds No Ferry). 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
14. 464 妻 My Wife Insisted on Staying with Her First Love, So I Buried Our Marriage with My Own Hands 妻子执意陪白月光，我亲手埋葬了婚姻 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted My wife insisted on staying by her first love's side, so I buried our marriage with my own hands. 6.6kReads—Score122Shelves
15. 465 对 I'm Sorry, I Once Loved You Deeply 对不起，我曾经深爱你 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance19k WordsCompleted I’m Sorry, I Once Loved You Deeply 6.5kReads—Score—Shelves
16. 466 既 If You Love Your First Love So Much, Why Are You Crying Now That I'm Gone? 既爱白月光，我走了你哭啥？ King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted If you love your first love so much, why are you crying now that I've left? 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
17. 467 炮 Blasting the Secondhand Bride Who's Still a Virgin 炮轰二婚黄花大闺女 A Pot of Spinach Soup一锅菠菜汤Urban28k WordsCompleted The story unfolds amid a bride-price dispute between the Gao and Sun families and absurd details involving a pig and a ceremonial cannon car. It portrays the harsh realities of bride prices in rural courtship and the complexity of human nature. The tragedy of Gao Jun and Sun Xiaocui also serves as a warning to all rural young people: marriage is not a business deal; love is what matters most. 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm a hundred years old, and I'm here to recommend some books. I guarantee you'll regret it, I guarantee you'll be fooled!!!

18. 468 爱 Love Makes No Promises, and My Beloved Never Comes Home 爱不期许，良人不归 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Love Makes No Promises, and My Beloved Never Came Back 147Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 469 我 My Yesterday 我的昨日时光 A Pot of Spinach Soup一锅菠菜汤Modern Romance239k WordsCompleted This is the ordinary coming-of-age story of a girl from the countryside... It could be you, her, or any perfectly ordinary girl around you... 10Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 470 继 After My Stepfather Tore Up My College Acceptance Letter, I Laughed 继父撕我录取通知书后，我笑了 King Revolver左轮王22k WordsCompleted After my stepfather tore up my college acceptance letter, I smiled 49Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 471 星 Star Rail: A Broken Body 星铁残躯 Eat More Raisins多吃葡萄干Sci-Fi & Apocalypse211k WordsCompleted [Science fiction] + [Interstellar] + [System-driven] + [Coming of age] + [Adventure] + [Silicon-based life + immortality] 1. In the future age of interstellar colonization, humanity expands across dozens of star systems through the “Star Gates.” The Celestial Star Empire enforces a strict military caste system. Lower-class “mechanized infantry” are implanted with basic combat chips, wear exoskeleton armor, and take on the most dangerous missions. Their average lifespan is just 32 years, earning 51Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 472 妻 My Wife's Secret Text Messages 妻子的秘密短信 King Revolver左轮王11k WordsCompleted My Wife's Secret Text Messages 2.1kReads—Score—Shelves
23. 473 龙 Young Hero of the Dragon Abyss 龙渊少侠 A Pot of Spinach Soup一锅菠菜汤Ancient Romance335k WordsCompleted On a dark, stormy night, a group of black-clad attackers raided the Weiyuan Escort Agency. With loyal servants fighting desperately to protect her, the heavily pregnant young madam fled through the siege. What earth-shattering secret lay behind this bloody massacre? The four fugitives traveled far and wide before finally taking refuge in the long-abandoned Ziyun Temple. Fortunately, the madam safely gave birth to a baby boy there. Time passed. When the boy was seven, a one-armed Daoist wandere 98Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 474 婚 Marriage Is a Shattered Reflection 婚姻如破碎的镜像 King Revolver左轮王Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Marriage is like a shattered mirror 3.1kReads—Score—Shelves
25. 475 住 The Live-In Nanny Had Her Employer's Child 住家保姆生下了雇主的孩子 A Pot of Spinach Soup一锅菠菜汤20k WordsCompleted The live-in nanny gave birth to her employer’s child 3Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 476 她 After She Cheated, She Lost the Love of Her Life Forever 她出轨后永失所爱 King Revolver左轮王10k WordsCompleted After She Cheated, She Lost the One She Loved Forever 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
27. 477 那 That Summer, I Saw My Aunt Fighting with a Strange Man 那年夏天我看见伯母在和陌生男人打架 A Pot of Spinach Soup一锅菠菜汤Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted That Summer, I Saw My Aunt Fighting With a Strange Man 2Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 478 分 You Want to Split 60,000 with Me? I Started Out Worth 50 Million! 分我六万？我开局身价五千万！ King Revolver左轮王13k WordsCompleted You Only Want to Give Me Sixty Thousand? I'm Worth Fifty Million from the Start! 404Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 479 天 The Resume of a Lone Star 天煞孤星的简历 A Pot of Spinach Soup一锅菠菜汤10k WordsCompleted The Resume of a Lone Star of Misfortune —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 480 他 He Actually Stole My Wife 他竟偷走我的妻 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted He Actually Stole My Wife 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
31. 481 男 My Male Coworker Moved In With Me 男同事合租到我家 A Pot of Spinach Soup一锅菠菜汤6k WordsCompleted My Male Coworker Moved In With Me 1Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 482 女 The Female Bank President's Last Resort 女行长的穷途末路 Xu Ci珝慈Modern Romance102k WordsCompleted A teller's act of withholding checks toppled the first domino in the bank run at Yunhai City Commercial Bank. Though bank president Ma Yuquan fought desperately to contain the crisis, she ultimately could not counter the enormous fallout from the sudden disappearance of the bank's major shareholder and the head of its controlling rural bank. Ma Yuquan sensed the situation was full of hidden twists and turns, yet never revealed the secret of who she had been with during her brief disappearance, w 864Reads9.3Score120Shelves

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    I recommend the completed novel "The Female Bank Manager's Dead End," a workplace romance with sophisticated political intrigue. It tells the story of Ma Yuquan, a female bank manager who, initially ambitious and determined to serve her country through finance, is gradually swayed and loses herself in the face of power and unscrupulous capital, ultimately leading to her downfall. The novel is fast-paced, well-written, and richly plotted, including scenes of best friends stealing each other's boyfriends, the female protagonist secretly giving birth at an advanced age while single, and scheming a legal adoption.

33. 483 妻 The Hell My Wife Hid in the Receipts 妻子藏在收据里的地狱 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted The Hell My Wife Hid in the Receipts 539Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 484 一 A Box of Meile Soy Milk 一盒美乐豆奶 A Pot of Spinach Soup一锅菠菜汤7k WordsCompleted A Box of Meile Soy Milk —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 485 备 A Backup Plan? I'm Done Putting Up with This! 备胎？老子不伺候了！ King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted A Backup Plan? I'm Done Putting Up With This! 393Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 486 风 The Snow Will Come, and So Will Spring 风雪会来，春天也会来 A Pot of Spinach Soup一锅菠菜汤12k WordsCompleted The Snow and Wind Will Pass, and Spring Will Come Too —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 487 山 The Mountain Village's Miraculous Immortal Doctor 山野妙手仙医 Dancing with a Cow抱着牛跳舞Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete, Highly Rated + Rural Miracle Doctor + Suspense] Chen Tianzhu, a college student, was framed and turned into a fool before returning to Taoxi Village. Before his grandfather died, he left him an extraordinary legacy. While searching for the legacy, Chen Tianzhu stumbled upon a shocking secret! 2.4kReads8.9Score437Shelves

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    I'd like to give a brief recommendation.

38. 488 念 Half a Lifetime of Missing Qiu 念秋半辈子 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + farming + building wealth + family squabbles + strong heroine] Shen Nianqiu’s husband died. He was stabbed to death by the husband of his lover. Because Shen Nianqiu is beautiful, shapely, intelligent, and capable, she is very popular. A rural doctor whose wife has died gradually falls for her; A butcher from the neighboring village has been secretly in love with her for a long time. A teacher assigned to the countryside admires her beauty and intelligence, and vows to mar 26.5kReads8.0Score1.8kShelves
39. 489 清 The Hardship of Taking It Easy 清闲难享 A Pot of Spinach Soup一锅菠菜汤11k WordsCompleted No Peace in Leisure —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 490 谁 Who Let Him Become the Village Doctor? 谁让他当村医的 Mo Yanzhu墨彦竹Urban3.3M WordsCompleted [Country Doctor + Urban Cultivation + Fool's Rise to Power + Farming to Wealth + Many Women Compete for His Attention + Click on Chapter One and You'll Never Get Away] Li Yongchun lost both his parents and was beaten into a fool, suffering humiliation and contempt wherever he went. When he risked his life fighting thugs to save his childhood sweetheart, they kicked him straight into a river. By a twist of fate, he inherited the legacy of the Dragon Maiden. From then on, he slays gods and demons 10.3kReads8.5Score993Shelves
41. 491 霞 Xia Guangnuan's First Book 霞光暖暖的第1本书 Warm Glowing Clouds霞光暖暖Modern Romance568k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Realistic Rural Life + Family Matters + Adultery + Beloved by Everyone + A Woman’s Growth] Hong Xing is a village doctor, twenty-three years old, and the mother of two daughters. Only after her husband dies unexpectedly does she discover that the man who always seemed so honest and quiet, a man who could hardly get a word out even if you beat him with three sticks, had betrayed her. Her whole world collapses. She had always followed the rules of a virtuous wife, respected her p 1.3kReads7.9Score131Shelves
42. 492 上 The Fragrance of Youtiao from Shanghai 上海来的油条香 A Pot of Spinach Soup一锅菠菜汤12k WordsCompleted The Fragrant Fried Dough Sticks from Shanghai 1Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 493 铁 Tiezhu's Fate 铁柱的命 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Urban291k WordsCompleted In the 1990s, the twenty-year-old Tiezhu, whose given name was Gao Fei, was handsome, dashing, and well educated. He studied hard, hoping to change his fate through knowledge and escape the countryside. But fate kept playing tricks on him, making him fail time and again. Disheartened, he found the courage to face life again with encouragement from Yanhua, the village beauty. His excellence always won him admirers. After meeting different women, he gradually realized who loved him most. Sadly, by 5.4kReads6.8Score210Shelves
44. 494 历 Historical War of Nations: The Yellow Turban Rebellion from the Start 历史国战：开局黄巾起义 Lazy Fish Never Turns Over咸鱼丶不翻身Urban1.8M WordsOngoing (History + nation-versus-nation war + famous generals + livestreaming + national destiny + political scheming + passion) The historical nation-versus-nation war begins. Having lost its historical records, Huaxia forfeited the initiative and spent twenty years mired on the battlefield, losing all its accumulated strength. Li Chen, who transmigrated here, is inexplicably chosen as the sixteenth contestant. Bearing the name of Huaxia, he enters the battlefield to fight for a glimmer of hope. Lookin 70.4kReads9.0Score5.7kShelves

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    8000+ Hours of gameplay, personally tested by Shennong (a popular streamer) 🌱, the first three chapters captivated me, 🍅I'm not lying 🍅, come and see for yourself 🍀 🍁The flames of history are reignited. The ancient nation of China, due to past regrets, missed its chance, its battlefield shrouded in ambiguity for two decades, its glory dimmed. 🌸Li Chen, from another world, unexpectedly shoulders a heavy responsibility, becoming the sixteenth warrior, carrying the name of China into this virtual battlefield, vowing to turn the tide. 💐Faced with the ruins of the battlefield, Li Chen stands tall, arms raised high, declaring the spirit of China to all forces: "The mandate of heaven has changed!" "The dragon flag flies again!" "The cycle of sixty years has begun!" "The rejuvenation of China!" 🌳This humble Taoist Zhang Jiao

45. 495 穿 After Transmigrating, I Got Three Wives. Refusing Them Is Illegal! 穿越后领了三个媳妇，不领犯法！ Jun Jiu Si君九思Historical1.8M WordsCompleted Lu Qing transmigrates and becomes a minor scholar in Manglong Village. While he’s scraping by on wild vegetables in a house with nothing but four bare walls, the local authorities force a pretty wife on him. Everyone assumes he’s chosen a money pit and will end up in prison next year. But to their surprise, Lu Qing thrives: he builds houses, sets up factories, and becomes famous far and wide, even catching the attention of the imperial court... 5.5kReads8.7Score631Shelves
46. 496 绣 Tales of the Embroidered Shoe's Spirit 绣鞋魂记 A Pot of Spinach Soup一锅菠菜汤Ancient Romance51k WordsCompleted The Embroidered Shoe's Spirit 1Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 497 让 You Told Me to Go Down the Mountain and Find a Wife, So Why Are You Staring at the Sect Master? 让你下山找老婆，你盯师尊干嘛？ Lin Xiaoyu琳小羽Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Invincible power fantasy] My eldest master is invincible under heaven! Even in the heavens! No dragging things out, just crushing everything in my path and enjoying every moment! When I was seven, my eldest master taught me cultivation and turned me into the most exceptional cultivation prodigy in the world! My second master passed on divine arts to me, helping me become unbeatable across the land! My third master taught me medicine, so I could heal the sick, save lives, and make my name known 19.8kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
48. 498 废 The Useless Prince: Why Are You Forcing Me to Become Emperor? 废物皇子：为何要逼我做皇帝？ The Wind of the 80s80年代的风Historical4.0M WordsCompleted He is the empire’s useless prince! But his own father, the emperor, wants him dead. The crown prince wants him dead. His brothers all want him dead. Even the most beautiful woman under heaven wants him dead! To survive, he trains an invincible army and builds a hidden paradise. He brings the Hundred Schools of Thought to heel, drawing capable ministers, mighty generals, and reclusive masters from every corner of the land to his side. All the beauties under heaven dream of becoming his bride. Ami 84.3kReads9.3Score8.5kShelves
49. 499 知 The Educated Youth Years: Starting with an Escape from the Village 知青年代，从村子里逃亡开始 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban3.3M WordsOngoing 1976. Liu Haibo, a sent-down youth, falls in love with Yang Xiuqing, a village girl. Her family vehemently opposes his proposal, forcing him to flee Shibantian Village and return to Haicheng, a thousand miles away. Just as he is preparing to start a new life with Wu Jie in Haicheng, Yang Xiuqing suddenly shows up at his door, stirring up an emotional entanglement that spans the years. 2023. Seventy-year-old Liu Haibo is driving an Audi with Yang Xiuqing to Shibantian Village when they are involv 32.5kReads8.4Score2kShelves
50. 500 民 Strange Tales from the Folk: Reforming Reincarnation 民间奇闻之轮回改革 Waiting for Dawn at Night夜等待黎明6k WordsCompleted Folklore Oddities: A Cycle of Reincarnation Reformed 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "The Sequel to Huanzhu" is neither a sweet romance nor a angst-filled story, nor is it character-driven. It's a sequel to Huanzhu, incorporating elements of suspense (mystery of her past, several murders), martial arts, palace intrigue, farming, ancient warfare, and time travel.

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