The Female Lead Moves From the Big City Back to the Countryside for a Peaceful, Easygoing Life 女主从大城市回到农村，轻松惬意的乡村生活

1. 51 佛 The Easygoing Girl's Pop-Up Restaurant 佛系小丫的不定时餐厅 Mu Fan睦梵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted At twenty-two, Jian Dan grew tired of office life, quit her job, left the big city, and returned to a beautiful village. There, she began a pastoral life: herding geese, playing with pets, going up into the mountains and down to the sea, working from sunrise to sunset. 12.3kReads9.3Score1k14d adds

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   Open a restaurant that's open only at certain times, and stock up on supplies regularly.

2. 52 卿 My Love, the Wind Knows Your Heart 卿风知成意 Ershi Zishu贰拾子姝Modern Romance292k WordsCompleted This story is adapted from real people and is mostly about everyday life. If that’s not your thing, please stop reading. Thank you! Story summary: Before marriage, he was a taciturn, stern-faced small-business owner. After marriage, he’s a clingy, affectionate puppy! Cheng Feng had a crush on Ye Qing since high school. He never dared to cross the line, always watching from the shadows as she soared higher and higher and became more and more successful. Eventually, he worked up the courage to 102Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is nice~ A little heartwarming for everyday life~

3. 53 乡 A Country Home in the Wilds: The Handsome Guy Next Door Can't Hold Back Anymore 乡野画居：隔壁帅哥克制不住了 Mengmeng, Forever Childlike at Heart内心保持纯真的梦梦Modern Romance294k WordsCompleted After enduring years of workplace bullying, Su Qingran quits in a fit of anger, takes her savings, and escapes to the countryside. She renovates an old house and starts livestreaming her paintings, where she unexpectedly crosses paths with the abstinent, handsome man next door. He’s quiet, restrained, and impossibly charismatic, but when no one is watching, he saves all his tenderness for her. An anonymous guardian in her livestream, medicine delivered when she’s sick, someone who stands up for 5.2kReads8.0Score61414d adds

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   The female lead, unable to bear workplace bullying, returns to her rural hometown, only to be pampered by the cunning male lead.

4. 54 桃 A Garden of Students, Growing Old Together in Love 桃李满天下恩爱共白头 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance42k WordsCompleted Wu Xiaomin was a country girl, born and raised in the countryside, but she had always been a good student and was naturally beautiful. Unfortunately, after she started high school, her surroundings changed dramatically, leaving her confused and lost. In her sophomore year, she met a new homeroom teacher who helped her find her way again. After graduating from college, Wu Xiaomin gave up a job placement back in her hometown and introduced a female college classmate to her former high school teach 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds

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   The female protagonist originally came to the city to work in real estate sales, but due to the outbreak of the pandemic and the decline of the real estate industry, she returned to her hometown to develop her career.

5. 55 真 The Real Heiress Remarries with Her Mother, and Her Beast-Talking Shocks the Entire Army 真千金随母改嫁，通兽语震撼全军 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Space, stockpiling, period setting, building wealth, medicine, beloved by the whole family, heroine can speak with animals] Lu Yunsu was mistakenly summoned by an underworld intern and sent into a period novel, where she became a capitalist's daughter who had followed her mother into a new marriage and risen from rags to riches. The moment she opened her eyes, her spineless younger brother-in-law had brought a task force to raid their home. Stay calm, don't panic! This is nothing. Lu Yunsu open 29.1kReads8.1Score3.8k14d adds

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   🥰I laughed so hard I almost banged my head against the wall! This period drama has completely captivated me! Transmigrated into the body of a capitalist's heiress, what do you do when your family's property is raided right at the start? Lu Yunsu: No worries, I'll reclaim my home first. She takes all the supplies, and the ungrateful bastards come up empty-handed. The Zhou family thinks they're doomed, but their daughter leads them to victory! Catching spies, treating snake bites, understanding animal language—she becomes the darling of the countryside, and the darling of the military. Even Officer Chu becomes her little follower, constantly asking Dr. Lu if they can have dinner together!

6. 56 被 Fleeing an Arranged Marriage Overnight, I Quit My Job and Returned to the Village for a Carefree Life 被逼联姻连夜逃，辞职回村乐逍遥 Eat, Drink, and Be Merry吃吃喝喝啦Modern Romance175k WordsOngoing [Devoted couple, male lead pursues his wife, domineering CEO returns to the countryside for love, half romance and half farming story] [Clear-headed, knowledgeable heroine focused on her career & reserved, deeply devoted, secretly passionate hero] Unable to take her parents' pressure to get married any longer, and having had enough of the rat race in the big city, Zhu Fengchun quit her job without hesitation and fled back to the countryside. She just wanted to be with her grandparents, look afte 44Reads—Score—14d adds

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   If you're looking for a story about a man returning to his hometown to farm and pursuing his wife, this is the book for you. Due to past grievances, the male lead bankrupted the female lead's father's company, forcing her into an arranged marriage. She fled back to the countryside overnight, only to be caught by the male lead with their child. The female lead lives with her grandparents in their hometown, and the bond between them is very touching. She also uses her abilities to boost the village's economy, building her success step by step. If you're looking for an independent and growing female lead, this is for you. After a busy day, reading a farming novel is incredibly relaxing.

7. 57 辞 After Quitting My Job and Returning to the Village, I Went Viral for Farming with Spirit Springs 辞职回村后，我靠灵泉种田爆火了 Mo Qi抹栖10k WordsCompleted After Quitting My Job and Returning to the Village, I Became a Sensation Growing Crops with a Spirit Spring 20Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 58 漂 The Beautiful Girl Next Door Wakes Up and Joins the Army. Officers Fight Over Her 漂亮白月光觉醒随军，首长争又抢 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “Second Chance at Love, Spatial Ability, Everyone’s Favorite, Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium, Adorable Baby, Military Marriage” In the third year of living apart from He Shaoyan and fighting over a divorce, Ye Qingzhi began having prophetic dreams. At first, they were just trivial things, until one day she dreamed that her brother-in-law imprisoned her, while her sister became his accomplice and drove her insane before she died a gruesome death. After she died, the man who had repeatedly cl 27.7kReads7.0Score2.5k14d adds

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   🔥Military marriage + reconciliation + spatial ability: She awakens precognitive abilities, dreaming of her past life where she was murdered and he went to jail for killing someone for her. Upon waking, she goes completely mad, sending the scumbag and her sister to prison, then runs off to the military compound. He Shaoyan: "Trying to fool me again?" Later, she becomes the darling of the compound, and he guards against other men like a thief: "She's my wife, stay away from her!" The wife-chasing-after-the-burn drama is truly captivating, and the baby is incredibly cute!

9. 59 空 My Pocket Space: I Won Millions in the Lottery and Returned Home to Make Money at My Own Pace 空间：中奖千万，回乡悠哉把钱赚 Meaty Paws Meow肉爪喵Modern Romance181k WordsCompleted [Magical Spring in a Pocket Dimension + Rural Life + Cute Pets + Cozy Healing + Both Leads Inexperienced in Love + Slow Pace] No awful relatives or over-the-top drama, just a laid-back slice-of-life story Sheng Shuyun stared at the numbers on her phone in disbelief, checking them again and again! "I... actually won..." She'd won the lottery!!! Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands... So many digits... Thirty million!!! Work? I'm done! The city? I'm out! I'm going back to the countryside 559Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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   In "Space: Winning Millions, Returning Home to Make Money at a Leisurely Pace," Sheng Shuyun returns to her old house in Jiangnan with her spiritual spring space. She grows vegetables, raises cats, runs a bed and breakfast, and even finds an artistic boyfriend who can play the piano. The text is filled with the aroma of freshly ground sesame oil, the satisfaction of having both cats and dogs, and even the strawberries produced in the space are labeled with the word "healing."

10. 60 珍 A Cherished Silver Bracelet 珍藏一条银手链 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted As children, Zhang Min and Guo Tingting accidentally fell into the river while playing by the bank. Li Zewen rescued them. Years later, after graduating from college, Li Zewen became their teacher. Due to family circumstances, Zhang Min dropped out of high school in her second year and went to work. Years later, she became a sales representative at a valve factory, while Guo Tingting became a nurse at the county hospital. To their surprise, Li Zewen became the man her best friend was set up with —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The first book tells the story of a girl who, as a child, fell into a river while playing with her best friend and was rescued by the male lead. Years later, the girl works as a saleswoman in a valve factory, and her best friend is a nurse. The male lead is her best friend's blind date.

11. 61 等 The Happiness We Waited For 等来的幸福 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted In this blended family, the male and female leads grow up calling each other brother and sister. After her mother dies, the heroine goes abroad with her biological father. While overseas, she and the male lead begin a relationship. 773Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 62 小 Smoke from the Courtyard Kitchen Lights Up Every Meal 小院烟火照三餐 Yu Rong虞容Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted As the city's clamor fades into the distance, Wan Zhou and Lu Chen settle into an old courtyard. With the warmth of daily life as their brush and food as their ink, they write a quiet poem of everyday living. Their little courtyard holds the joys of every season: vegetable seedlings sprout in spring, delicious dishes fill the air beneath the grape trellis in summer, autumn brings sun-dried goods and jars of pickled vegetables, and winter means tea by the stove as they watch the snow. Wan Zhou aw 44Reads—Score—14d adds

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13. 63 你 Feeling Anxious? I Found Healing in a Country Courtyard 你焦虑了吗？我在农村小院治愈了 The Real Number One Scholar Brother状元哥哥本尊Urban140k WordsOngoing At 44, I take the blame and get disciplined. My promotion is gone. My wife's job is unstable, and she's always on edge. My son is hooked on online games, and his grades leave a lot to be desired. I rent a place with a courtyard in the suburbs. I work in the CBD by day, then come back to the village at night to raise chickens, walk the dog, and grow vegetables. The neighbors say I look like an idiot turning over the soil. But idiots don't have to take the blame for anyone anymore. I raise chicken 43Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Pleasant Country Life

14. 64 重 Reborn in the 1980s, I Take My Mom With Me to Get a Divorce 重生八零，我带着妈妈一起离婚 A Little Tree Sprout一点小树芽Modern Romance104k WordsOngoing Period setting + face-slapping + multiple male leads + building wealth + size difference Zhou Xiaoya transmigrates to 1985. In three days, she’s supposed to marry her aunt’s dim-witted son. She chooses to call off the engagement, but his father won’t let her. He beats her, and he beats her mother, too. Then we’re done with this family. Mom, I’ll take care of you! 363Reads—Score10914d adds

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    I recommend this historical romance novel. It's a brutally honest read from the very beginning, incredibly immersive. Personally, I felt it was quite realistic; there's no system or spatial ability, the male lead is well-developed, and the female lead is incredibly fast at making money. A great read!

15. 65 去 I Went Looking for My Family and Mistook the Wrong Guy for My Brother, While My Amnesiac Ex Loses His Cool Every Night 去寻亲认错哥，失忆前任夜夜红温 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [Beloved by everyone + spatial powers + adorable baby + military marriage + rekindled love + reunion after years apart + supernatural abilities] In the third year after Jiang Xuxue retired from the Supernatural Abilities Bureau and returned to the village to farm, her biological parents came looking for her. “Darling, someone deliberately switched you back then. We never abandoned you!” Unfortunately, just after finding her, her biological parents were sent to the far northwest. Her mother press 12.5kReads6.8Score1.4k14d adds

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    Jiang Xuxue had a spatial dimension where she stored all sorts of valuable items she had brought from the Bureau of Supernatural Abilities—medicines, seeds, tools, and an energy gun she hadn't surrendered. She had never told Shen Tingyuan about it. Until one day, Shen Tingyuan asked her, "How come your vegetable garden can still grow vegetables in winter?" She blinked and said, "I have a secret." He said, "Hmm, I won't ask." He took her secret as a sign of her trust.

16. 66 我 I Returned to the Village to Raise Dinosaurs, and the Whole Village Went Crazy 我回村养恐龙，全村笑疯 Gentle Little Tiger温柔小老虎Urban122k WordsOngoing After graduating from college, Yin Mubai was rejected from jobs, driven out and mocked when he went to meet his girlfriend's parents. With nowhere left for him in the city, he awakened an animal husbandry System and decisively took his girlfriend back to the countryside to start a livestock business. Then they surrounded the cities from the countryside and went on to dominate the world... 10Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I graduated from university but can't find a job. My beautiful and wealthy girlfriend is coming with me back to the countryside to raise dinosaurs. 🦖🦖🦖🦖🦖🦖🦖🦖🦖🦖

17. 67 躲 I Fled to a Remote Mountain Village to Escape an Arranged Marriage 躲避联姻我逃到了山沟沟 La Jiu Yun腊玖雲11k WordsCompleted I Ran Away to a Remote Mountain Village to Escape an Arranged Marriage 118Reads—Score514d adds

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    The short story tells of someone in a mountain village who provides for them, allowing them to continue living a carefree life.

18. 68 中 Lu Xueqi, Vocational School Student 中专生陆雪琪 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Marriage & Romance81k WordsCompleted Lu Xueqi, the Vocational School Student 1.6kReads—Score1914d adds

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    The first book's male lead is the female lead's high school mentor. After graduating from university, to repay her mentor, the female lead introduces a female classmate to him as his girlfriend. To develop her career, the female lead gives up her assigned job and stays in the city to work.

19. 69 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1.3kReads—Score10714d adds

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    A fantasy novel set in a bygone era, featuring a young ghost-hunting master who starts by catching ghosts and fighting zombies.

20. 70 史 The Poorest County Magistrate's Wife in History Leads the Whole County to Prosperity 史上最穷县令夫人带全县百姓赚钱 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance993k WordsCompleted Hang Ying, head of a reclusive modern-day clan, dies during an expedition and transmigrates into Yingzi, the wife of Xu Mengran, a penniless county magistrate in the Great Chu Empire. Who ever heard of a county magistrate being poor? Well, this one wears a patched robe, and his wife earns money washing and mending clothes to help him pursue a career in the imperial examinations. They have no maids or guards, the yamen runners look down on them, and a rich young lady even comes to their door to b 706Reads7.0Score—14d adds
21. 71 掏 She Spent the Family Fortune: The Capitalist Heiress Married a Young Officer 掏空家底，资本家大小姐嫁军少 Kung Fu Potato功夫马铃薯Modern Romance3.5M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + military marriage + pocket dimension + a capitalist heiress who looks bright and lovely but is proud at heart, paired with a disciplined officer with incredible stamina and an eight-pack] In her previous life, Shen Zhitang was set up by her scumbag father and stepmother, who tricked her into marrying the powerful and influential Gao Jianren. When disaster struck, her father’s family used the Gao family’s connections to sneak off to Hong Kong, enjoying a life of luxury with the Shen fa 21.1kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds

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    A period horror-themed light novel where a young ghost-hunting master roams the city like a tyrant.

22. 72 六 The Violent Woman of the Sixties Takes on Everyone 六零暴力女干翻全场 Ying Jinchuan, Who Loves He Tang Red Cranes喜欢鹤塘红的应金川Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Keywords: Strong Female Lead, Feel-Good Revenge, Rise to Success in the 1960s After a starship explosion sent her from a monster-infested interstellar world, Jiang Sidong opened her eyes in the body of a young girl in 1959. Her original self had been literally tormented to death by her paternal aunt’s family, and the three years of famine had only just begun. She looked at the cracked earth, and at people driven to sell their sons and daughters for a piece of tree bark... As she cultivated her p 8.6kReads8.4Score85214d adds

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