Any Struggle Stories Where the Protagonist Has No Golden Finger and Isn’t Particularly Talented? 有没有主角没有金手指，也不是很厉害的奋斗文

1. 1 都 Now That I’m Reborn, Who’d Still Run with the Gangsters? 都重生了谁还混社会 Bored Little Bai无聊小白啊Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Short drama: "Loyal to the Skies: Starting Over" is now streaming The novel was originally titled "Now That I've Been Reborn, Who Would Still Run With Gangs?" [Reborn + business + lots of underlings + no groveling + no cowardice + taking the righteous path + law-abiding] A big shot from the underworld returns to 2010. Should he repeat his old mistakes and keep running with gangs, or abandon his underlings and take the road to a brighter future? No! I won't choose! In this life, I, Qin Jiang, wil 142.8kReads9.3Score14.7k14d adds

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   He didn't have any special abilities; he made his fortune entirely through his own efforts—the ultimate in exceptional talent.

2. 2 花 When the Flowers Bloom 花若盛开 In an Old Friend's Heart故人心上Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + No Pocket Dimension + No Golden Finger + Farming + Business + Food + Growth-Oriented Career-Driven Female Lead + Growth-Oriented Male Lead + Not a Goody-Two-Shoes + One-on-One Romance] She transmigrates into the twelve-year-old granddaughter of a rural scholar. Her grandmother is long dead, her parents have vanished without a trace, and her grandfather has just died. To escape the unreasonable harassment of unscrupulous clan members, she leaves her hometown with her seven-year- 14.2kReads8.7Score1.7k14d adds

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   This is a farming novel with no special abilities or cheat codes. It's a true story of a transmigration novel where the protagonist becomes rich through their own intelligence and hard work. It's very down-to-earth and doesn't rely on any fancy spatial systems. The female lead is also very cute; she's low-key, steady, and a little mischievous.

3. 3 倾 The Alluring Female Coroner 倾城女仵作 Yue Mo月莫Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted (Comic adaptation of The Beautiful Coroner now available) (Print edition of The Beautiful Coroner now on sale) After the mysterious death of her father, a coroner, Ye Caitang was saddled with a huge debt of fifty taels of silver. She had no choice but to sell herself to the Six Doors and work like a beast of burden for her creditor, Xia Yue, a renowned detective. Fortunately, Ye Caitang possessed the soul of an experienced modern forensic pathologist. Using modern forensic science, she deciphere 21.5kReads9.4Score3.1k14d adds

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   The female lead has no cheat codes.

4. 4 侯 The Marquis's Estate Honors Class 侯府重点班 Passion Fruit百香果果Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The print edition of The Marquis’s Elite Class is now available [adorable children + parenting + doting in-laws + lighthearted + healing] Xu Wan becomes a widow the moment she marries into the family. All she wants is to keep her head down and enjoy the freedom of being a marquis’s wife. But on the very day she arrives, her stepson, a notorious little menace throughout the capital, gives her two nasty surprises in a row. Xu Wan grabs a knife and charges out, making a name for herself across the 58.7kReads9.6Score8.3k14d adds
5. 5 穿 Making a Living in Chang'an 穿到长安城养家糊口 Today, I'm a Pretty Flower Again今天也是花花呀Ancient Romance550k WordsCompleted The Qiang flute plays bright melodies, while Hu music stirs dancers to their feet. The streets of Chang'an teem with carriages and horses, and visitors crowd together like a woven tapestry. An Tanyin arrives from another world and becomes the eldest daughter of the An family, a Han-Hu family in Chang'an. All she wants is to live peacefully in this vast city with her younger brother and sister. Both her parents are dead, yet even her meager inheritance draws covetous eyes. She lives by the princi 741Reads8.8Score10014d adds

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   A modern woman transmigrates to ancient times, arriving in a semi-fictional Tang Dynasty Chang'an. Orphaned and left with meager possessions, the half-Han, half-Hu (non-Han ethnicity) female protagonist, driven to madness by her own ambition, disregards her reputation and runs a tavern with her younger siblings, living a peaceful life. (Food)

6. 6 空 With My Pocket Dimension, I Can Go Anywhere 空间在手畅通无阻 Little Ming@小铭@Ancient Romance224k WordsCompleted Hua Ling is a nobody from the bottom of society. After accidentally acquiring a pocket dimension, watch her make her own way and thrive amid the chaos of a troubled age… 1.5kReads8.8Score10414d adds

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   The female lead I'm currently watching has a special ability and longs for freedom, which is great! 👍👍

7. 7 全 The Whole Family Transmigrates: Fleeing Famine, Without Even a Golden Finger! 全家穿越：逃荒！还没金手指！ Three Each Seven三各七Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [The whole family transmigrates + the entire clan flees famine + natural disasters + farming + business + infrastructure + war + imperial examinations + family darling + feel-good power fantasy] First, I have to say that I absolutely love YTT Taotao’s We All Transmigrated as a Family. I’ve reread it countless times. But there were a few parts I wished had gone differently, so I decided to write my own book. The characters and social structure at the beginning are similar to Taotao’s work, so you 73Reads9.3Score—14d adds

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   [Family Time Travel + Clan Fleeing Famine + Natural Disasters + Farming + Commerce + Infrastructure + War + Imperial Examinations + Pampered Family + Satisfying Read] No spacetime! No spacetime! Get whatever resources you want—it's all about using your brain. Everything you do is explained in detail. Use modern technology to get rich in ancient times. The plants that appear are absolutely realistic; they won't be things that didn't exist in the region in ancient times. During famines and droughts, there won't be mountains full of wild fruits waiting to be picked. Every plant is definitely drought-resistant. 😓 The main focus is on realistic famine escape and arduous journey, but the female lead and her father are very capable. I believe that after hardship comes happiness! First of all, I love YTT Peach's so much; I've read it countless times. However, there are some regrets in the book. I didn't get enough of her famine escape; it didn't feel difficult enough, so I wrote my own book. I added a lot more content back then. If you mind, you can start reading from the beginning of the story. The later parts of my book have different plots, routes, and developments. If you're interested, or if you also like that book, you can check out the following synopsis: A lively family of three transmigrates to ancient times, only to find themselves fleeing famine. The most unbelievable thing is that none of them have any special abilities. However, they are still grateful to God for giving them a second chance at life and for allowing them to see their grandparents again. The family of three believes this must be their past and present lives. Watch how they lead their entire village to escape famine. Even without special abilities, they can use modern knowledge to lead their people to prosperity in ancient times. Catching cicadas, peeling bamboo shoots, picking chestnuts, inventing all sorts of handy gadgets, farming, building houses, doing business—they have it all. This story is all about fun! I hope you enjoy reading it! This story is set in a fictional world, a lighthearted and enjoyable read. There is no romantic pairing in the main story. The female lead was a staunch non-marriage advocate before transmigrating; whether she will get married in the future is unknown, but there will definitely be no romance in the main story. 😅 At most, only one or two people will like the female lead, and they won't be the kind of couple who are always clingy and affectionate. It's mainly because I can't stand it myself.

8. 8 穿 Reborn as the Villain's Sister, the Divine Doctor Princess Tears Up the Script 穿成反派亲妹，神医王妃手撕剧本 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance605k WordsCompleted Three years ago, Ye Yunmian awakened to the plot and discovered that her entire family were destined to be cannon fodder in a book. Her eldest brother is fierce and violent, picking fights with everyone until he gradually becomes twisted and ends up dying without a whole corpse. Her second brother was kidnapped as a child, poisoned, and turned into the male lead's obedient lackey! Her little brother is a coward who clings to life. He sides with whoever seems strongest and could be dragged out as 23kReads9.5Score3k14d adds

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   This book doesn't have any cheat codes; the female protagonist achieves everything through her own efforts. She starts at the peak, and the process of her hard work is briefly described later, so you can imagine how difficult it was.

9. 9 三 Romance of the Three Stars 三星演义 One Family Under Heaven天下壹家Urban1.6M WordsOngoing Freshman Baoyu was feeling lower than ever! Well, it's no wonder. He had no family background, no good looks, and no gift for conversation. He was dull and clumsy, and even his grades were shockingly bad. On his first placement test, he came dead last in the entire year! As a result, hardly anyone paid him any attention. As one prank-loving classmate put it, "Even the cats and dogs probably can't be bothered to look at this guy!" He spent only a few yuan on each meal and hardly ever got any meat 23Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A novel whose face is hard to describe… A man whose thoughts are hard to fathom… A love story whose humanity is hard to explain… A work with a unique style across the entire internet… Since the birth of *Dream of the Red Chamber*, since the Big Bang, people have lamented that Cao Xueqin is dead and Baoyu is gone, but in an inconspicuous corner, Baoyu was reborn! With a mysterious background, he endured hardships and finally created a magnificent *Dream of the Red Chamber* from scratch! In an instant, Baoyu had beauties like clouds and generals like rain: Sun Wukong and Qilin, Fulong and Fengchu; Baochai and Daiyu, Qingwen and Xiren, Yuanyang and Xiangling… *The Legend of the Three Stars*—a legendary tale—let's witness Baoyu's creation of the world…

10. 10 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book as a Cannon-Fodder Maid and Escaped the Main Plot 穿书成炮灰小丫头，逃离主线剧情 Listening to Lotus in the Night Rain夜雨听荷Ancient Romance540k WordsCompleted (This isn't a melodramatic power fantasy, and it doesn't follow the usual tropes. The heroine can't change the world, and her clever tricks can't outsmart the people in power.) Weng Xiaoxiao was so engrossed in a historical romance novel that she couldn't get over the fate of a minor girl who had nothing but a name, not even a description of her appearance, and died as part of a plot to frame the protagonists. While reading the book for the third time, Weng Xiaoxiao transmigrated into it as the 751Reads8.9Score10014d adds

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    Neither of them has any special abilities, nor are they popular figures.

11. 11 穿 Transmigrated to the Countryside, I Happily Became a Farmer 穿越之甘心做农女 Listening to Lotus in the Night Rain夜雨听荷Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted The house was bare, her father was missing, her mother had just passed away, her grandmother was old, her eldest sister was of marriageable age, and her younger siblings were still small. Thinking of all this, Gao Xue closed her eyes. Even after transmigrating, she had no desire to keep living. As she teetered on the brink of death, the three siblings shared an egg, one bite at a time. For that little bit of warmth, for the family love she had always lacked, Gao Xue gritted her teeth and accepte 1.5kReads8.9Score13414d adds

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