Urban Slice-of-Life Stories About Being Content With a Little Wealth 都市生活文～小富即安的文

1. 151 迟 Love That Came Too Late! 迟来深情！ Summer Roses Are Stunning夏季的玫瑰美艳动人Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted Six years ago, on their wedding day, Mo Wen pushed his bride away with his own hands. When Shen Qi asked why, he simply said, "The wedding is off," then vanished from her world for good. Back then, Shen Qi had no idea that Mo Wen's grandfather had been poisoned to death at the wedding banquet, and that the culprits were his own maternal uncle and aunt. To avenge his grandfather and keep her from being dragged into the deadly plot, he chose the cruelest way: making her hate him. - Six year 200Reads—Score—14d adds
2. 152 阿 Auntie, I Want a Job. Give Me a Chance 阿姨，我想工作，给我一个机会 Searching for Flowers in the Waves浪里寻花Urban288k WordsOngoing At last, love and career are both flourishing! [Urban] + [Romance] + [Slice of Life] + [Boys' Love] With every date, he gains real-world experience in getting along with friends; In every scene, his feelings deepen and love grows. He grows and levels up, one step at a time; He gets to know his friends, one by one. A 25-year-old playboy navigating the workplace, with no shortage of emotional intelligence. An unexpectedly fun story, with a fresh, lighthearted feel. 37Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The protagonist is awesome, he's more than wealthy enough to make a living in the city.

3. 153 纯 A True-Love Warrior's Adventures in Society 纯爱战神社会历险记 Soy Sauce Who Doesn't Want to Get Beaten不想挨打的酱油Urban390k WordsCompleted Beijing suburbs, 2006. A beat-up van, a guy at the wheel, the school beauty in the front seat, and 17-year-old Chen Mo in the back. He didn't dare look at her. All he could do was breathe in the scent of cream-cake shampoo in her hair. Whenever the van jolted, her hair brushed his face, and he sat rigid, afraid to move. Back then, he thought liking someone was enough. Then the school beauty pulled out a brand-new tarot deck and asked him to read her love fortune. He thought she was finally looki 13Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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   You could try this book; it's the story of how a loser who's stuck in the mud gradually turns his life around.

4. 154 往 An Atlas of the Past 往事图鉴 Rice Balls Soaked in Wine元宵泡酒Urban337k WordsCompleted The stories in this book feel as though they happened to people around you. Each one reflects the patterns of fate, and together they form a complete journey through life. The protagonist might be one of your relatives or friends, or perhaps a neighbor. After going through all kinds of upheavals, the protagonist changes in many ways, just as society has changed from 1990 to the present day. Rather than a book of stories, this feels more like someone's thirty-year diary, written by a person close 90Reads9.4Score—14d adds

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   Wang Quan'an and Zeng Han struggled in the mundane routine of daily life, and each reunion with her slowly brightened their bleak days.

5. 155 财 Even I, with Financial Freedom, Have a Blueprint in My Heart 财富自由的我心中也有蓝图 Blue Bird Beneath the Stars and Moon星月下的蓝鸟Urban86k WordsOngoing After accidentally binding to the Life System, Xu Yang achieves complete financial freedom in an instant. With endless wealth at his disposal, he doesn't lose himself in luxury and pleasure. Instead, he puts his capital to work. He invests in industry and focuses on developing county-level communities. He has always held firm to his principles, and he isn't alone on the long road ahead: he has his best friends and the person he loves most. One female lead, no harem. Human nature and officialdom, —Reads—Score—14d adds

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6. 156 四 Siheyuan: My Everyday Life of Protecting My Wife 四合院：护妻日常 The Erudite Night Rabbit Kamui学识渊博的夜兔神威Urban846k WordsCompleted 1978, Liuxu Alley, Beijing. On the eve of his fifth attempt at the postgraduate entrance exam, factory doctor Lu Yiming rescued a feverish, convulsing girl on a rainy night. The girl’s mother was a widow, known throughout the compound as “Widow Lin.” Her husband was dead, she had a sickly child to raise, and there was barely enough food to get through the day. Lu Yiming treated her, protected her from her former in-laws when they tried to take the child, and stood up for her when the whole compo 20Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Lu Yiming takes the postgraduate entrance exam five times, rising from the lowest point to a triumphant comeback; Lin Yutang stays by his side through thick and thin, and the entire neighborhood watches over and helps each other. Grandma Miao's silver needles, the vows under the jujube tree, the tears shed during demolition—this is not only the love story of two people, but also the everyday life of an era. Without being sentimental, it is deeply moving and a rare work of sincerity.

7. 157 四 Cultivating the Dao in a Beijing Courtyard: Are None of My Roommates Human? 四合院修道：我的室友都不是人？ Lemon with a Slice Missing缺片柠檬Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Lin Chen has a master's degree in cultural relic restoration. He was chased by urban management officers while running a stall at the antiques market, and his restoration videos on Douyin had only 50 likes, all from classmates showing their support. He'd hoped to make some extra money drawing talismans and quietly lie flat. Instead, he rented a courtyard house and ended up with roommates, each more outrageous than the last: The girl who plays the zither can hear people's heartbeats. The first 85Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 158 折 The Age of Turmoil 折腾时代 Jing Xiaomo荆萧默Urban501k WordsOngoing Life is all about taking chances! In that restless age, Li Anran works in a big city, and her dream is about to come true. But when she returns to Qinzhou for a funeral, she's practically put under house arrest and told to stay and work in the small city. Zhang Huifei has the talent to get into one of China's top universities, but he unexpectedly fails the college entrance exam. To make sure his sister Li Anran can stay in Qinzhou without worries, he starts stirring things up... As a result, Li 10Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 159 这 In This Life, Why Have You All Become Good Girls? 这一世，怎么你们都变好女孩了？ Mr. Gou佝先生Urban218k WordsOngoing [Multiple heroines] [Feel-good story] [Fast-paced] [Full of jokes] [Not business-focused] In his previous life, Li Hao ran into a bad woman in every relationship. Every time, the girl he thought was so sweet left him with an unforgettable memory in the end. The pure class beauty, the sweet and gentle upperclasswoman, the captivating CEO, and the goofy childhood friend. In this new life, Li Hao has figured things out. What bad women? They're clearly his... Bad is exactly what he wants... No pres 7kReads—Score63714d adds

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   A slice-of-life story with multiple female leads, not commercial! Highly recommended!!

10. 160 双 Traveling Between Two Worlds to Fight in Korea, I Beat Up the Americans 双穿抗美援朝，我暴打美国佬 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Historical639k WordsOngoing In 2026, overworked wage slave Su Tianci gets his writing royalties. He plans to go out for a foot massage with the full-service treatment, as a reward for himself. But he never expects to open his eyes and transmigrate to a battlefield engulfed in war. There’s no water, medicine, or food. Fortunately, he can return to 2026. Two vastly different eras now lie before him. 25.7kReads7.2Score1.8k14d adds

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    Stop playing around, that's a demo unit.

11. 161 双 Crossing Between Two Worlds: From the Start in 1952, I Was Already a County-Level Cadre 双穿一九五二开局就是正科级 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban450k WordsOngoing In 2026, Su Tianci accidentally transmigrated to the war-torn Korean battlefield. Fortunately, he had brought along a pocket dimension. The System grabbed a bucket and ran. To return to 2026, he had to reach the siheyuan. Two vast eras lay before him. 28.5kReads5.5Score1.6k14d adds
12. 162 在 In the ’80s, Pretending to Be a Returnee Tycoon 在八零，伪装归国神豪 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban239k WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an overworked office drone in 2026, accidentally transmigrates to the resource-scarce 1980s. Fortunately, he can still return to 2026. Two vastly different eras now lie before him. 22Reads—Score12714d adds
13. 163 两 Crossing Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban361k WordsOngoing Drop the pretense of being a decent person and enjoy a shameless life. Refuse to waste your energy on inner turmoil; if something’s wrong, just lose it. Rather than make yourself suffer, make life difficult for someone else. That’s Su Tianci in 2026. By chance, he transmigrates to Beiping on the eve of liberation. The booming economy of 2026 and the war-torn year of 1949: two vastly different eras lie before him. 5kReads5.8Score21614d adds
14. 164 在 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity… 7.9kReads5.8Score33814d adds
15. 165 双 Double Crossing to the Sixties, Hauling in 2026 双穿六零，搬运2026 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban127k WordsOngoing Set aside your personal standards and enjoy a life without scruples. Refuse to wear yourself down with overthinking; when something happens, just lose it. Better to inconvenience others than make yourself miserable. Su Tianci from 2026 unexpectedly transmigrates to the materially deprived 1960s. Two vast eras now lie before him. 555Reads—Score3314d adds
16. 166 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s, and Now I'm a Refugee? 穿越六零，我成难民了？ Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Male-Channel Fanfiction114k WordsOngoing Drop your personal standards and enjoy a shameless life. Reject pointless self-torment and go completely off the rails when something happens. Better to make trouble for others than suffer in silence. That was Su Tianci in 2026. He’d only joined a cycling club and wanted to talk about cycling technique. Who could have guessed he’d somehow fall off a cliff? When he opened his eyes, he found himself in the materially deprived 1960s. 1kReads—Score—14d adds
17. 167 打 A Working Stiff's Little Journal 打工小记 The Village Is Not Late村不晚Urban270k WordsCompleted Urban daily life + earning a living through hard work + multiple heroines + healing The story of an ordinary wage earner: from drifting to Guangzhou to drifting to Beijing, from Shaoxing to Foshan and then to Majiaqiao in Beijing. Fifteen years in all. See how a worker at the bottom makes his way through life... I went south at fifteen and drifted north at thirty. The fiercest gamble of my life took fifteen years to pay for. Over those fifteen years, I worked in an electronics factory, served 43Reads—Score—14d adds

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    You can take a look and give it a try.

18. 168 总 A Director’s Workplace Musings 总监的职场碎碎念 That Uncle 4567那个大叔4567Urban351k WordsOngoing Lin Feng has just parachuted into the role of general manager at an auto trading company, only to find himself mired in financial obstruction, salespeople taking credit for his work, and factional infighting. He carefully plans his moves and fights back, striving for results, holding to his principles, and winning people over amid the undercurrents of the car business. From being besieged on all sides to finding his footing, he writes a story of workplace battles and rising from the bottom. 50Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A realistic workplace power struggle novel; you might want to check it out [for those who read the original work].

19. 169 奇 A Strange Haha 奇怪的哈哈 Little Zuo Is at a Loss没招的小左Two Female Leads275k WordsOngoing In Wuyun Country, there’s this strange girl who’s always running into bizarre things in her everyday life. Yet in every one of these strange encounters, she somehow meets someone who loves her beyond measure. Isn’t that strange? 136Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Interesting, quite good-looking.

20. 170 秦 The Qin Fu: The Lone God Mends the Heavens, Wind! Wind! Great Wind! 秦赋：孤神补天，风！风！大风！ Eagle on Sanxing Bridge三星挢上的鹰Eastern Fantasy894k WordsCompleted [Wild imagination, martial arts, ruthless combat, blazing passion, power progression, an unconventional take on Qin history. Historians and archaeologists, stay away.] The Qin Empire had just been founded, but undercurrents were already churning. Chaos reigned, and monsters ran rampant. The useless prince Ying Wuji was stripped of his title without mercy by the emperor after a bizarre assassination attempt, then tossed like trash into the deepest pit of the Black Ice Platform's Spirit-Severing P 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry]

21. 171 战 A World of War Like Hell, Where Shelter Makes You King 战乱如狱，庇护为王 Eagle on Sanxing Bridge三星挢上的鹰Urban518k WordsCompleted In the war-torn Middle East, Li Nezha, a lowly worker at a Dongda lamb restaurant owned by a Black and Blue man, awakened a Protection System just before he died, beginning a life of cheat-like advantages... This is an alternate history. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental! 63Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 172 重 Reborn: A Life in the Ledger 重生流水账 Inviting Wine at Dongshan邀酒东山Urban263k WordsOngoing Do you ever find yourself thinking, “Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be reborn?” What would you do? How would things go? What would you be able to do? If you’ve ever wondered, come see how an ordinary person, Xia Ge, lives freely after going back from age 26 to 19! (Please don’t flame me, thanks.) This is mostly everyday life, just as the title suggests. If that’s not your thing, proceed with caution. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is it, just make some money

23. 173 神 Shen Xianyang's 34th Book 神仙洋第34本书 Divine Immortal Yang神仙洋Urban756k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 51Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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    If you're interested, you can check it out; it's pretty good.

24. 174 重 Reborn in 1994: Building the Perfect Leading Man 重生94：打造完美男神 Bedrock1994磐石1994Urban833k WordsCompleted The rating just came out. It’ll go up later~ [No Excessive Hostility] [Fast Timeline] [One-on-One Romance] At thirty-three, Liu Sen gets a fresh start after a failed life and returns, carrying memories of his previous life, to a maternity ward in 1994. The Perfect Male God System activates, and this time he starts striving for excellence from infancy. Discipline, growth, strength. The pacing is fast. It takes about 20 chapters to go from infancy to college, so keep up! A new author with a new b 297Reads6.5Score10614d adds

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    Daily writing with a single female protagonist, no hostility, the timeline moves quickly, and the pace is good. The single female protagonist does not pay much attention to the career line.

25. 175 重 Reborn in 2013: I Have a Bitcoin 重生2013：我有一枚比特币 Longyan砻岩Urban821k WordsOngoing In 2013, Bitcoin was still dismissed as a “geek scam,” a hidden dragon waiting to rise. That year, Tian Xiaoyu returned with memories from ten years in the future and a mysterious legacy of divination! He had only one Bitcoin, yet it was enough to make the world's top financial dynasties tremble. To the masters of divination, he was a “variable,” able to reshape the world with a single reading worth a fortune. Countless power players sought an audience with him, but never got one. To the world o 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Reborn with multiple daughters and a small fortune

26. 176 日 Making Ten Million a Day, I Head Straight Back to the Village to Lie Flat 日入千万，我直接回村躺平 A Lifetime of Absurdity一生荒唐Urban232k WordsOngoing Urban fantasy + tycoon + heartwarming daily life back in the village + entrepreneurial growth + one female lead Lin Chuan received a daily reward of ten million in cash. After returning to his village, he discovered that even being rich didn't stop petty people from causing trouble. So he built a senior care center for free, opened an investment company, repaired the embankment, developed the local economy, and helped those in need. Little by little, he raised his social standing, built connecti 2Reads—Score11314d adds

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    My new book features a protagonist who gains the ability to earn millions a day. He returns to his rural hometown to start a new story. It's not mindless, has a single female lead, a moderate pace, and isn't particularly thrilling; it's quite slice-of-life. The story gradually develops the village and town, with realistic spending rather than extravagant displays of wealth. I hope this new book by a new author will receive support! [Kissing emojis]

27. 177 诀 City of Farewells 诀别之城 Ye Family Member Who Loves Cabbage and Celery爱吃白菜芹菜的叶家人Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted Three years ago, a devastating betrayal left Yang Jie heartbroken, and she called off the wedding she had looked forward to all her life. She thought she and Ye Mao would have nothing more to do with each other. Three years later, the man who had hurt her so deeply appeared before her again, quietly pleading for forgiveness. The real estate industry is a cutthroat world, and people are hard to read. Her former lover presses closer at every turn, and their old feelings refuse to fade. This time —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a tragic love story set against the backdrop of the difficult survival of real estate professionals. It tells the story of Yang Jie, a real estate professional, and her growth after experiencing a series of setbacks in both love and career. It's not a typical rebirth or time-travel novel, but it gets better and better as you read on, with a particularly strong aftertaste.

28. 178 别 Don't Let Me Touch You, or I’ll Uncover Every Secret 别让我摸到你，啥秘密都藏不住 Ma Buting马布廷Urban218k WordsOngoing Watch out! Whatever Ding Xia touches, you’d better not let him get his hands on it. He has an incredibly strange ability. Touch an object, and he can replay its entire past. Once he gets his hands on anything, he can make a perfect copy. Ding Xia is a man who cares deeply about his country. He got his start repairing household appliances and made a fortune through sheer skill. As his business grew, the people coming to his door weren’t just customers, but law enforcement officers, too. An ordina 8Reads—Score13814d adds

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    The protagonist unexpectedly gains the ability to trace origins and replicate. He can see the material of any object he touches, and if he has the materials, he can create an exact replica. He can also see the production and distribution process of items. The novel tells the story of the protagonist using his abilities to solve cases and appraise treasures. The new book is approaching 80,000 words, the plot has unfolded, and it's a lighthearted and enjoyable urban novel—ready to start reading! [Explore][Explore][Explore][Salute][Salute]

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