Come on, Older Readers, Recommend Some Books 来来来，年长者推推书

1. 1401 绑 Bound to the Free Meal System, I Travel Across Ancient China by Mooching Meals 绑定蹭饭系统，靠蹭饭走遍古代 Lu Shan璐衫Ancient Romance393k WordsCompleted Transmigrate to Ancient Times and Start Out as a Beggar? Lin Mumu binds to the Scrounging System and wins by doing nothing! Without relying on her parents, she charms and hustles her way from coarse-grain porridge to a river-fresh seafood feast. Wherever she goes, she eats, and her cooking is so good that shopkeepers compete to save her a meal! Complete System missions to earn body-strengthening pills and beauty pills, and unlock survival skills. Dare to fail? You’ll be punished with a ten-kilom 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I highly recommend my novel, *Bound by a Meal-Free System*! The female protagonist, equipped with a meal-free system, ventures into ancient times, focusing on her career rather than romance. The plot is hilarious and stress-relieving, interspersed with glimpses of backstage at a theatrical troupe. From chapters sixty-something onwards, each chapter features its own illustration, vividly depicting iconic meal-freeing scenes and ancient banquet settings. Full of visuals and witty references, this is a must-read for those looking for something to read!

2. 1402 大 The Great Sage Returns: I Just Sealed the Demon Ancestor, and the Jade Emperor Made Me Emperor 大圣归：我刚镇魔祖，玉帝就封禅 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Eastern Fantasy127k WordsCompleted Sun Wukong shattered his own divine bones to forge a lock, sealing the Demon Ancestor Rahu as he tried to break through the Chaos. The Jade Emperor descended with the gods and Buddhas of the heavens. Facing Pangu’s remnant soul, returned from the void, and Nuwa’s sacred statue, he claimed to have slain the Demon Ancestor with the Haotian Mirror. In his previous life, Wukong exposed the truth in anger, only for Heaven to accuse him of “slandering the Supreme One.” They locked him in the Golden He 148Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1403 对 Right or Wrong, One to Six 对错一比六 Countryside Villa乡村别苑Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted A unique era and extraordinary experiences shaped the main character Xiao Jiu's distinctive personality, way of thinking, and outlook on life. His views on many things differ from those of ordinary people, but he is no rebel against convention. His ideas about love and marriage are especially original: clear-eyed, perceptive, and above the ordinary. Reality often plays tricks on our ideals. Though Xiao Jiu is principled and upright, he still faces conflicts between morality and kindness, law and 413Reads9.4Score—Shelves
4. 1404 辞 After Quitting, I Crush Workplace PUA and Make a Million 辞职后，我踹烂职场PUA狂赚百万 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭9k WordsCompleted After Quitting, I Crushed Workplace PUA and Raked in Millions 61Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1405 我 My Overbearing Wife 我的老婆霸道大人 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted My Wife, the Overbearing Lady 182Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1406 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: Return to the Great Desolation 山海经·大荒归墟 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Female-Channel Fanfiction16k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Return to the Great Desolation 118Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 1407 伏 Ambush 伏杀 Mo Bai1莫白1Historical1.4M WordsCompleted [Original title: Ambush] Beneath the awe-inspiring might of Heaven, all living beings are mere ants. And yet he dares, with the strength of an insect, to turn the world upside down. For family, for friends, for the burning hatred in his heart, for the nightmares that haunt him year after year, for justice, and for fairness. This story is set in an imaginary world and has no connection to actual history. Everything in it is fictional. Any similarities are purely coincidental. 14kReads8.3Score890Shelves

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   Everyone is intelligent; there are no mere tools; the characters are three-dimensional and not stereotypical.

8. 1408 战 King of the Battlefield: The Decisive Edge in the Age of Cold Weapons 战场之王 冷兵器时代的决胜关键 Bai Ze白泽16k WordsCompleted Although guns and cannons rule the modern battlefield, cold weapons are once again catching people's attention thanks to their irreplaceable advantages. They are the true veterans, embodying humanity's deep-seated yearning for iron and blood! The appeal of weapons goes beyond killing. It lies in the stories of blood and tears hidden behind the killing, and in every warrior who stands on the battlefield with a sword or knife in hand! History is no fairy tale. Where will the stories of cold weapon 20Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   These stories melt away the ice in our hearts like warm sunshine; cultivation is nurtured through empathy, and good fortune becomes a gentle echo in our souls. 🌹

9. 1409 星 Starfall Dreamtalk 星落梦语 Fish Beneath the Stars星星下的鱼Ancient Romance723k WordsOngoing [Pretend GL] + [BG] + [Domineering, coercive romance, a groveling pursuit after betrayal, and winning hearts with tricks] + [One-on-one romance] + [Happy ending] Readers who prefer chaste stories, beware!!! (Also known as: The Heroine Is Always Thinking About How to Survive) Overworked office worker Meng Jian transmigrates into a fantasy world. She thinks she can coast to an easy, sweet romance by binding herself to a romance System, but it turns out the System is a scammer too! It gives her not 67Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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   One day, her soul transmigrated to another world, bound by a system and entangled in a destiny that forced her to live on the edge of a knife, while she succumbed to the allure of love.

10. 1410 七 A Beautiful Woman’s Fight to Change Her Life in the 1970s 七零之娇媚美人靠内卷改变人生 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted Also known as Reborn: The Charming Beauty Catches the Eye of a Discharged Officer After dying a miserable death in the wilderness in her previous life, Shen Wanqing opens her eyes again and wants only to escape her fate as a doomed supporting character. She uses her spiritual spring space to heal old injuries, puts arrogant bullies in their place with her martial arts skills, and masters five foreign languages and all kinds of skills through fierce competition. Her life soon flourishes. Only Wei 306Reads6.4Score—Shelves
11. 1411 八 The 1980s: My Sister Is a Policewoman Who Puts Every Troublemaker in Their Place 八零之我姐是警花，专治各种不服 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted [Period crime investigation + family and neighborhood life + a spirited heroine + Beijing hutongs and courtyard homes + a slight golden finger] Lin Tiantian was a gymnast in her previous life. Reborn into the Lin family, she had extraordinary strength. To keep her from causing damage with it, her father taught her the family's martial arts from childhood. Though she was beautiful in this life, she chose to make policing her lifelong career. Everyone in the neighborhood knew that a female officer 1.2kReads6.8Score170Shelves
12. 1412 五 The Fragrance of Herbs Warms the Green Hills in the Fifties 五零之青山药香暖 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Ji Lan, a captain in the apocalypse, is reborn as Lin Qinghe, the youngest daughter of the Lin family in a small mountain village in the 1950s. Not getting enough to eat? No problem. Her wood-element ability came with her. It may be weak, but it still comes in handy. Not strong enough? That’s not an issue either. She can shatter a millstone with one punch, and carrying water or chopping wood is a piece of cake. Most importantly, she has inherited her family’s medical knowledge, so her dream of b 4.3kReads8.4Score454Shelves
13. 1413 绿 Miss Green Dragon Watched Me for Five Years, Only to Find I'm a Being She Can't Understand 绿龙小姐观察我五年，却发现我是她无法理解的生物 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛16k WordsCompleted The Green Dragon Lady Watched Me for Five Years, Only to Discover I’m a Being She Can’t Understand 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here are some less common "male-oriented" short stories _(:з"∠)_, and they're "tabletop role-playing game adaptations" (tabletop role-playing games involve writing your own scripts and having a moderator control the plot, preventing the protagonist from feeling frustrated; plus, the moderator says that reality is already tiring, dark, and cruel enough, so since everyone's playing a normal tabletop game, having fun is the most important thing, and it ends up with a happy ending). Most of the recommendations are also less common diary entries.

14. 1414 无 No Lamps, No Moon, So What? 无灯无月又何妨 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance409k WordsCompleted If two hearts understand each other, what need have they for lamps or moonlight? If one day we’re caught in the same snow, then we’ll have shared a lifetime of gray hair. Even if we lived together in perfect harmony, there would still be regrets! May you weather every storm and still keep the light in your eyes, never straying from your original purpose. 38Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    [Laughing][Sending a heart][Thinking][Almost crying]

15. 1415 我 [Male-Oriented Short Story] After the Elf Queen Collected Me, She Told Me to Call Her Su Xiaoxue 【男频短篇】我被精灵女皇收藏后，她让我叫她苏小雪 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛10k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] After the Elf Empress Collected Me, She Told Me to Call Her Su Xiaoxue 9Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1416 觉 [Male-Oriented Short Story] After Awakening Refraction, I Discover I've Transmigrated to a High-Martial World 【男频短篇】觉醒折光后发现自己穿越到高武世界 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛13k WordsCompleted [Male-oriented Short Story] After Awakening Refraction, I Discovered I Had Transmigrated to a High-Martial World 21Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 1417 误 [Male-Oriented Short Story] After Wandering Into a Painting, I Spoil Cat Sis with a Trading System 【男频短篇】误入画卷后，我靠交换系统宠爆猫姐 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛11k WordsCompleted [Male-oriented short story] After I Accidentally Entered a Painting, I Spoiled Cat Sis Rotten with the Exchange System 9Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1418 梦 In My Dreams, I Took the Blame for Her Enemy, but When I Woke Up, She Was Living in My House 【男频短篇】梦里我当她仇人背锅，醒来她却住进我家 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛12k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] In My Dreams, I Took the Blame for Her and Played Her Enemy. When I Woke Up, She Had Moved Into My Home 7Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1419 失 After Losing My Cultivation, I Married My Archrival Demoness at an Apocalypse Stronghold 【男频短篇】失去修为后我和宿敌妖女在末日据点结婚了 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛9k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] After Losing My Cultivation, I Married My Archrival, the Demoness, at an End-of-the-World Stronghold 5Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 1420 所 Everyone Thinks I’m a Demon, but My Corpse Puppets Farm Every Day 所有人都认定我是魔头，可我的尸傀每天都在种田 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛16k WordsCompleted Everyone is convinced I'm a demon, but my corpse puppets spend every day farming. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 1421 3 [Male-Oriented Short Story] A 35-Year-Old Office Drone Transmigrates and Is Forced to Become a Magical Girl, Then Marries the Captain 【男频短篇】35岁社畜穿越后被迫当魔法少女，还娶队长 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛23k WordsCompleted [Male-oriented short story] A 35-year-old office drone transmigrates and is forced to become a magical girl, then marries the captain. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 1422 作 As a Dad Who Can See the Future, Isn’t It Only Reasonable to Rewrite a Dead-End Fate? 作为一个有未来视的老爸，改写死局也是合理的吧？ This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛12k WordsCompleted As a dad who can see the future, isn’t it only reasonable to rewrite a doomed fate? —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 1423 我 [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Years My Wife Grew Weaker After Becoming a Magical Girl 【男频短篇】我的妻子成为魔法少女后在变弱的那些年 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛13k WordsCompleted [Short Male-Oriented Novel] The Years My Wife Became Weaker After Turning into a Magical Girl 1Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1424 穿 [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Transmigrated and Raised a Maid for Twelve Years, and Now She’s My Whole World 【男频短篇】穿越养女仆十二年，她成我命根子后 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛9k WordsCompleted [Short Male-Oriented Novel] After Transmigrating and Raising a Maid for Twelve Years, She Became the Most Important Person in My Life 2Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 1425 人 Where in This World Is There No Siege? 人间何处不围城 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance126k WordsOngoing There is nothing new under the sun, and everywhere in the world is a besieged city. In dreams, those far away return, bringing much sorrow, lingering only where pear blossoms meet wind and rain. Life is wonderful. Don’t wait for the next one. Ma Xiangyang, what are you waiting for? —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Almost crying][Thinking][Laughing][Sending a heart]

26. 1426 咸 [Male-Oriented Short Story] I'm a Lazy Shut-In, Yet the Magical Girl Senpai Rings My Doorbell Every Day 【男频短篇】咸鱼家里蹲，却被魔法少女学姐天天按门铃 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛7k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] A Lazy Homebody, Yet the Magical Girl Upperclassman Rings His Doorbell Every Day 1Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 1427 重 Reborn as the Blood Fiend Sect's Lowest-Ranking Servant 【男频短篇】重生为血煞宗最低贱的杂役 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛12k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] Reborn as the Lowest-Ranking Servant of the Blood Fiend Sect 4Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 1428 镜 The Woman in the Mirror Wrote, “Don't Come In” 【男频短篇】镜中的她写了句“不要进来” This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛14k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] She Wrote “Do Not Enter” in the Mirror 3Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 1429 我 [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Became the King of Collectible Figures in Another World, but I Just Want to Retire in Peace 【男频短篇】我在异世界当手办王，只想安心退休养老 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛11k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] I'm the Figure King in Another World, and I Just Want to Retire in Peace 2Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 1430 穿 After I Transmigrated, My Succubus-Hybrid Sister Spoiled Me as Her One and Only Little Brother 【男频短篇】穿越后被魅魔混血姐姐宠成专属弟弟 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛10k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] After Transmigrating, I Became the Beloved Little Brother of My Succubus-Hybrid Sister 1Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 1431 我 [Male-Oriented Short Story] A Hundred Years After I Kept My Elf Girlfriend Waiting 【男频短篇】我让精灵女友空等百年后 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛15k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] After I Kept My Elven Girlfriend Waiting for a Hundred Years 6Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1432 青 [Male-Oriented Short Story] After My Childhood Friend Called Me Master, She Beat Me into the Hospital with a Stick! 【男频短篇】青梅叫我主人后，一棍把我打进了医院！ This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛21k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] After My Childhood Friend Called Me Master, She Beat Me Into the Hospital with a Stick! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 1433 穿 Transmigrate to a Western Fantasy World: My Infinite Save-Loading System 穿越西幻：我的无限读档系统 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛38k WordsCompleted Transmigrating to a Western Fantasy World: My Infinite Save-Loading System 1Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 1434 古 Gu Yuan Rescued My Sister, but I Became the Master of Her Blood-Robed Sister 【男频短篇】古渊救下姐姐，我却成了她血衣妹妹的主人 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛12k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] Gu Yuan Saved My Older Sister, but I Became the Master of Her Blood-Robed Younger Sister —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 1435 九 The 1998 Mystery 九八迷局 Cloud Chess Across the World云弈天下Modern Romance213k WordsCompleted Ma Yueyue's nightmare began when she acted as a lookout during a kidnapping. From then on, every step she took led her straight into a carefully laid trap. How can she save herself? What will become of her? 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Every struggle she faced concealed untold secrets, every choice a matter of life and death. Wounded and with no way out, should her fate be sealed—to return to dust, to flee for her life, or to break through and reverse the situation? —Her destiny is in your hands. This is not a story of black and white, but a mirror reflecting the abyss of human nature.

36. 1436 风 A Bizarre Tale of Feng Shui! 风水奇谭！ Chen Jiu辰九Urban555k WordsCompleted Chen Yan, a top student at a 985 university, suffered a devastating blow at just twenty-two: His roommate set him up and framed him, driving him into a dead end; His girlfriend of three years cheated on him; his father was hospitalized with a serious illness, and he couldn't even scrape together the 5,000-yuan deposit. His loan payments were overdue and collectors were after him. He was about to become... Just as he sank into utter despair, a mysterious old Daoist appeared, opened his heavenly e 4.3kReads8.5Score332Shelves

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    I recommend these books

37. 1437 与 Coexisting with a Big Shot, I Became Unstoppable 与大佬共生，我强到飞起 Chen Jiu辰九Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted One day, I woke up with a man in my head. It wasn't a hallucination or a split personality. He was the real deal, a top-tier boss: Lu Yunzhou. The ruthless business tycoon who ruled the corporate world was now nothing more than a ghost trapped in my mind. And so, things started looking like this: When someone gives me a hard time, he scoffs in my head: [Third file from the bottom left. Throw it in his face.] When someone frames me, he directs me remotely: [The recorder's in the right-hand drawe 140Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 1438 一 I Transmigrated and Became the Beloved Bride of a Crippled Marquis 一朝穿越，替嫁残侯成团宠 Chen Jiu辰九Ancient Romance230k WordsCompleted [Historical transmigration + medical skills + marriage before love + two strong leads who dote on each other + suspense and court intrigue] Shen Qingci, a top surgeon, transmigrates into the body of a bride forced into a marriage swap. She becomes the new bride meant to bring good fortune to Xiao Yan, the blind and crippled Marquis of Dingbei. On their wedding night, she takes his pulse and immediately sees through it: “My lord, you’ve been poisoned. Someone wants to keep you in darkness forever 112Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 1439 一 A Loser’s Godforsaken Life 一个屌丝的混账人生 Qizai Who Loves Electronic Instruments喜欢电声乐器的七仔Urban728k WordsCompleted This book follows a loser who starts out as a penniless wage laborer and, through the twists of fate, makes a comeback to become a wealthy man. But then, with a great hand in his grasp and a winning card to play, he falls into a trap meticulously laid by those in power. In the end, he loses everything, leaving only chaos in his wake 275Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Good books are available to read!

40. 1440 高 I Brought the Untouchable Beauty Down from Her Pedestal 高岭之花被我拉下来 Is That Little Lin?是小林吗9k WordsCompleted I Pulled the Untouchable Beauty Down from His Pedestal 411Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is so beautiful!

41. 1441 花 Hua Rong Builds a New and Righteous Liangshan 花荣打造忠义新梁山 Late Forest, Maple Wind晚林枫声Historical1.2M WordsOngoing Never accept amnesty; become emperor at all costs! This novel focuses on the plot and its heroic characters. At the end of the Song Dynasty, a chaotic age gave rise to heroes. The Jin army invaded the south, and the two emperors were captured, a humiliation beyond measure for the Han people. I am Hua Rong, a modern special forces soldier who transmigrated into this Water Margin world. I will change the course of history. I will wipe out every barbarian and unite the world. I will subdue Goguryeo 1.9kReads9.2Score218Shelves

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    Watch me, Hua Rong, a different kind of Water Margin.

42. 1442 黑 Black Shark: The Phantom of the Middle East 黑鲨一中东魅影 Hun Kun Patriarch of Leifa City雷罚城的混锟老祖Urban286k WordsCompleted His name is Cang Tu, callsign Black Shark. Forty-two years old, and he's spent half his life paying off debts. For his comrades. For his country. For those who died. From the jungles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the deserts of the Middle East, from the coast of Somalia to the ruins of Tehran. The people he saved became kings, the children he raised became generals, and the woman he loved stayed by his side until the end. Debts must be repaid. That's only right. If you're in trouble 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommended books with great potential!

43. 1443 龙 Dragon Thorn in the Middle East: Elegy for the Fire-Worshipping Nation 龙刺中东：拜火国的挽歌 Hun Kun Patriarch of Leifa City雷罚城的混锟老祖Urban223k WordsCompleted I'm not a "savior." I just want to save one person… Zhang Yue, a retired soldier and once the top fighter of the Dragon Nation, forged a bond of life and death with the female officer Hameya on the battlefield in the Land of Fire Worship. Two years later, the Northern Alliance attacks her country, leaving Hameya trapped in the ruins. Zhang Yue goes alone to face the danger, leading his mercenary brothers through a hail of gunfire. They use their own bodies to guide the missi 1Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 1444 拒 The Age of Deterrence 拒止纪元 Hun Kun Patriarch of Leifa City雷罚城的混锟老祖Sci-Fi & Apocalypse693k WordsCompleted In 2089, as the Qin Empire’s interstellar colonization plan entered its final countdown, its archenemy, the Dwarf Nation, launched a long-planned surprise attack under the control of the Li Nation. Coastal cities were engulfed in flames, but Qin’s elite forces had already embarked on their interstellar expedition. The only eight hundred soldiers left behind commanded an army of a million intelligent machines, keeping the flames of war from crossing the nation’s borders. Aerospace commander Long 1Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 1445 我 I Have an Immortal Mountain in the Countryside 我在乡下有座仙山 Brewing a Pot of Big Red Robe Tea泡杯大红袍Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Urban cultivation + rural underdog comeback + thrilling wish fulfillment] Zhang Wei, a poor young man from the depths of the mountains, was patient and devoted to his parents from childhood. But on his third-year college birthday, a rich classmate set him up and beat him to death. He thought his life had ended, but a gray stone slab that gathered souls, hidden in a cave in the backyard vegetable garden of his family home, pulled him back from the morgue. It also unexpectedly unlocked a vast tro 10.2kReads8.7Score1kShelves

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    The secrets of the sacred mountain are being revealed layer by layer, and every foreshadowing is absolutely brilliant! [OK][OK][OK]

46. 1446 假 After Faking My Death for Four Years, My Ex-Wife Begs Me to Remarry Her 假死四年，前妻跪求我复婚 Not Your Exception不是你的例外Urban56k WordsCompleted After seven years as a live-in son-in-law, Lu Xun is despised by everyone in Haicheng as a useless freeloader. He loves Su Wanqing with all his heart. For her, he turned down an offer from a top international law firm and bore every rumor and insult. He even trusted the childhood sweetheart she called a brilliant doctor to perform his mother’s heart surgery. After her chest was opened, his mother was left on the operating table for eight hours. She became a vegetable. His sister tried to seek ju 2Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 1447 桃 At the Source of the Peach Blossom Spring 桃花源头 Yicang, Who Loves Microraptors喜欢小盗龙的矢仓Rural Life553k WordsOngoing As Old Zhou Nian lay dying, he took Zhou Liye by the hand and told him, “Xiaoye, it's up to you to carry on the Zhou family line. If you trace our family back far enough, we go all the way to the Zhou dynasty, to King Wen of Zhou, King Wu of Zhou, Ji Chang, and Ji Fa. Our ancestors were once members of the imperial family, and our original surname was Ji. It was only after the dynasties changed that our family took the surname Zhou! Here's our ancestral genealogy and the family heirloom, this ja 118.7kReads7.7Score9.7kShelves

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    Here are some novels with rural themes that I recommend!

48. 1448 傻 Sha Gen Isn't Foolish at All 傻根一点也不傻 Yicang, Who Loves Microraptors喜欢小盗龙的矢仓Urban1.3M WordsCompleted After his father and eldest brother die, his mother goes mad and soon passes away as well. All that remains is Shagen, a mentally challenged young man. His beautiful sister-in-law, Pan Yuting, still takes on the responsibility of caring for him. To keep the Li family line from ending, Pan Yuting secretly makes up her mind... She won't leave. She'll work hard together with Shagen...! Part Two: Overseas Development. The Xingdao forces gradually rise... They discover an ancient race among the ruins 157Reads6.8Score102Shelves
49. 1449 重 Reborn in 1953: Revenge Begins with a Blind Date 重生1953：相亲从复仇开始 Splendid Mortal Life浮生而华Male-Channel Fanfiction119k WordsOngoing (A low-key System, no brainless antics, funny slice-of-life, period setting, invincible in certain ways, not all-out wish fulfillment, one or more heroines. If that's not your thing, don't read!) My name is He Yuzhu. My last life was so miserable I could hardly stand it. I was basically the Jia family's personal blood bank, there whenever they needed me, then tossed aside when they were done. After they'd drained every last bit of usefulness from me, they kicked me out on New Year's Eve, while t 93Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Recommended by a seasoned bookworm, this book explores the seemingly mundane aspects of life, yet contains an extraordinary ode to life.

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