Down-to-Earth Urban Money-Making Stories About Ordinary People 正常点的都市赚钱文，普通人就行

1. 451 重 Back to 2006: Living Life on My Own Terms 重回06之肆意人生 Er San Yi Yi Yi Qi二三一一一七Urban408k WordsOngoing Multiple heroines + a touch of romantic rivalry + a perfect ending What is meant to be will be; what isn't cannot be forced. Reborn in 2006, Wang Quan no longer believed in fate. He believed that people could triumph over destiny. 699Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This one is pretty good.

2. 452 龙 Tales of Dragon City: Stories of a Small Town 龙城往事之小城故事 Sound of Wind and Rain风雨声Urban156k WordsCompleted A realistic portrayal of northeastern China from the late 1980s to the present, full of grudges, grievances, and social change. Follow a group of impressionable young people as they face a host of challenges and opportunities and discover what it means to grow up. Realistic fiction, not a wish-fulfillment story, with a slow build. 84Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Urban gangster novels value realism.

3. 453 开 From the Start, I Took a Huge Loss, Then Bought Trash Stocks and Made a Killing 开局爆亏，反买垃圾股涨停 Loves Braised Lion's Head最爱红烧狮子头Urban335k WordsCompleted This book also goes by titles such as: “Getting Rich by Trading Stocks Is So Hard,” “The Retail Investor’s Self-Cultivation,” “How Not to Get Burned by the Stock Market,” “Choosing Between Technical Analysis and Value Investing,” “How I Made Back My Money After Losing 80%,” “Cut Your Losses and Let Your Profits Run,” “Refusing to Be Part of the Stock Market Mob,” and “Stock Trading Is All About Luck, So Don’t Use Your Skill to Lose What Luck Earned You”... Readers watching Tie Kui’s stock-tradin 12Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 454 重 Reborn as a Stock Market Mogul 重生做股神 Zhang Zhiyuan张致远Urban7.8M WordsOngoing Li Jian was reborn in the year 2000. Drawing on his memories of his previous life, he made his way through the financial markets and, after years of hard work, became a leading figure in finance and reached the pinnacle of success. 22.3kReads7.4Score1.6kShelves
5. 455 重 Reborn in 1985: I'm Focused on Making Money, but Young Master Lu Is Chasing Me 重生八五：一心搞钱，陆少追疯了 Easygoing Fish悠忧鱼Modern Romance418k WordsOngoing [Rebirth + Period Setting + No Golden Finger + Comeback + Business Battles + Mystery of Her Origins + Power Couple] In her previous life, Su Hanxue gave everything for her family, only to be forced into a marriage that served their interests. She suffered abuse after the wedding, until her husband pushed her into the freezing river and drowned her. He then used the payout from her accident insurance to live it up with his mistress. In this life, she fights with all her strength to refuse the mar 57Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The female protagonist is reborn, works hard to earn money, and finally meets her soulmate.

6. 456 儿 Son, Show Your Dad the Way Forward 儿子，请给爸爸指条明路 Bear Dad Rules the World熊爸天下Urban1.8M WordsCompleted In 2001, laid-off worker Chen Weiguo loses his wife, who leaves him with a newborn son. The boy is clever from an early age, and always has... well, a remarkably long-term perspective. Whenever Chen Weiguo is on the verge of running out of options, his son always manages to pull him through at a crucial moment and point him toward a way forward. Then Chen Weiguo finds himself back at square one all over again. They say sons bring trouble to their fathers, but Chen Weiguo, as a father, is always 12.2kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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   A laid-off worker, his wife passed away, and his son became his savior. Whenever he faced dire straits, his son always pointed him to a new path.

7. 457 别 Don't Call Me the Stock Market God 别叫我股神 Vegetable Seller at Yangguan阳关卖菜的Urban3.3M WordsOngoing “Don’t call me the Stock Market God. I’m just an ordinary trader.” “Sure, I made a little money, but that was just luck. If you don’t believe me, there’s nothing I can do.” “And don’t call anyone else a stock market god in front of me, either. If I’m not one, then no one else is.” “One more thing: if you want to treat me to dinner, get in line. What? Someone’s offering a hundred million to take me out? They’ll have to queue too. Someone’s already offered two hundred million, in US dollars, and t 15.7kReads7.4Score1.3kShelves
8. 458 千 Never Mess with a Pisces Woman 千万不要招惹双鱼座女生 Big and Little Orange Cats大小橘猫Modern Romance585k WordsOngoing [Workplace] [Urban Life] [Marriage Before Love] Mumu is a Pisces woman who entered the workplace with two labels already attached to her: timid and easy to bully. But no one knows that beneath the soft exterior of a Pisces lies the heart of a great demon king. When everyone thinks she’ll be swallowed up by the workplace, Mumu proves to the world through her actions: Don’t make a Pisces cry, because once she’s done crying, it’ll be your turn. This novel could also be called Mumu’s Rise to the Top 129Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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   Urban workplace novel: The journey of a newbie to a seasoned professional.

9. 459 城 City Shore 城岸 Little Seven, Old Seven小七老七Urban639k WordsOngoing A glamorous older landlady, a beautiful boss, a sweet and innocent young girl... Ding Yi, a poor kid trying to make his way in a materialistic city, is at the age when his hormones are raging, yet has nothing to his name. His life brings him both steamy encounters and plenty of helplessness... 167Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The Wandering History of an Ordinary Person

10. 460 重 Reborn: From Retail Investor to Trading Tycoon 重生：从散户到游资大佬 Li Gelasi李格拉斯Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Stock trader Li Caishen was reborn, committed to turning ten thousand yuan into a hundred million. He was behind every “monster stock,” and used Douyin to help retail investors steer clear of financial blowups. He only played the strongest stocks, rising to become a new-generation market speculator. The “Central Plains Gang” he founded rivaled the daredevil trading squads, and he became a new legend of the stock market. 105Reads8.7Score—Shelves
11. 461 终 The Ultimate Stock Trader 终极牛散 Fifteen Years in the Stock Market股市十五年Urban896k WordsOngoing The author is a veteran stock investor with 17 years in the market, writing novels in his spare time. I lived through the massive bull market of 2005–2007, the bull market of 2014–2015, the blue-chip rally of 2016–2017, and the current bull market driven by rampant inflation. This book will absolutely overturn everything you think you know about the stock market. The essence of the stock market is a contest, a bloody hunting ground! As a retail investor, you have no advantage in capital, informa 556Reads9.1Score—Shelves
12. 462 你 If You Can Finish This Book, You'll Get Rich This Year 你能看完这本书，说明今年会发财 Ou Mantian欧满天Urban2.2M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 922Reads7.3Score113Shelves
13. 463 股 Stock Market Scoundrel 股市小无赖 Fish Who Loves Chicken Feet爱吃凤爪的鱼Urban3.4M WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 15kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
14. 464 A The A-Share Market Is My ATM A股就是我的提款机 Hidden Dragon wolf藏龙wolfUrban232k WordsCompleted [Urban life + stock trading + corporate warfare + play the pig to eat the tiger] (The protagonist isn’t invincible, there’s no System, and the story isn’t brainless. It also doesn’t teach stock market technical analysis. The protagonist trades solely through investment strategies, so read with caution if that bothers you!) On the surface, Luo Feng is a carefree, irreverent internet traffic specialist. In reality, he leads a crowd of hot-money investors and retail traders. His favorite way to spe 363Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 465 先 Prophet, I Can Predict the Future of Stocks 先知，我能预测股票未来 Nan Xing Xing Nan南星星南Urban229k WordsCompleted What? You're a transmigrator? Don't panic, I have a System! What? You're the heir to the secrets of heaven? Don't panic, I have a System! What? You're the Warren Buffett of the investment world? Don't panic, I have a System! What? You want to steal my System? Oh! Here, take it... 80Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 466 重 Reborn in 2015: Setting Out Again on the Road to Fortune 重生2015财富之路再出发 ZH YiZH益Urban678k WordsCompleted Zhu Mosi, who lived a lonely and impoverished life, is reborn in 2015. With only a little knowledge of the stock market, he goes from an ordinary oil-field worker to financial freedom, making up for every regret and embarking on a new life rich in both wealth and happiness. 15Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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    Reborn into a leisurely life, financial freedom makes up for past regrets! [Smile]

17. 467 美 The Beautiful Stock Goddess’s Guide to Investing 美女股神干货笔记 Fu Fu Snuggles福福贴贴Urban674k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 468 股 Stock Market Chronicles: Finding the Way Through Trading 股市风云录，炒股中悟道 To the Ends of the Earth天南海角Urban316k WordsCompleted A realist novel about stock trading, reflecting on life as work, unemployment, entrepreneurship, love, and marriage intertwine. Through trading stocks, the protagonist comes to understand the Dao. Stock trading is a form of cultivation... 743Reads7.1Score101Shelves
19. 469 我 I Turned My Hometown into a Paradise 我把家乡打造成人间仙境 Carp Teasing Cat鲤戏猫Urban5.1M WordsCompleted The comic adaptation of the same name, "I Turned My Hometown into a Paradise on Earth," is now available. Leave behind the hustle and bustle of the city and return to a quiet, beautiful mountain village to live the leisurely life of a small-time farmer. Build mountain roads, grow good vegetables, build a new village, and watch city workers head home. The mountains are full of rustic charm, and there are plenty of adorable animals, too. Cultivate immortality, tend the fields, make some money, and 14.7kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves

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    Follow the protagonist on a fantastical journey and witness how he transforms an ordinary town into a paradise. A saga of love, dreams, and creation that will captivate your soul. A must-see.

20. 470 穿 I Transmigrated Back to the Last Day of the Bull Market 穿越回到牛市最后一天 The Money-Losing Stock Market God赔钱的股神Urban737k WordsOngoing [Transmigration] [Stock Trading] [Business] [Get Rich] [Investment] After enduring three years of a steadily declining stock market, Li Hua was finally pushed to the brink of exhaustion and died suddenly at his office desk. To his surprise, he earned the favor of the Bodhisattva Guanyin and transmigrated to the final day of the great bull market of 2007. The crash would begin tomorrow, and after the New Year, a global financial crisis would sweep the world. Li Hua had just 500 yuan in living exp 2Reads6.5Score—Shelves
21. 471 起 Getting to the Bottom of Mind-Reading 起底观心术 Bao Erri鲍尔日Urban1.5M WordsCompleted When I was five, a fortune-teller said I’d be able to read people’s minds when I grew up. My parents thought I was a genius and spent the whole family’s savings to send me to school. But I failed the college entrance exam and became a fried-noodle vendor. That vendor later became a “Walking Encyclopedia,” all thanks to the saying, “In books, there are houses of gold.” You are not just who you are. You can become a different kind of dazzling light. Read a comment on the first page, and you’ll get 225.7kReads9.6Score64.5kShelves

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    In this book, the protagonist is not a "divine fortune teller," but an ordinary person who understands human relationships and helps people solve problems by observing details and understanding people's hearts, gradually accumulating reputation and resources.

22. 472 没 A Motherless Child, Cared for by His Sister-in-Law 没妈的孩子，嫂子疼 Ai Shihua爱施华Urban320k WordsCompleted [Period drama + No System or storage space] After my adoptive parents died in a car accident, my older brother Zhang Dakui and I depended on each other. Ever since Dakui brought my sister-in-law Liu Chunmei home, our lives changed. And so did my life... 107Reads6.2Score112Shelves
23. 473 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! 62Reads7.0Score—Shelves
24. 474 双 Two People Transmigrate to 1949, and from the Start We Meet Lou Zhenhua 双穿一九四九，开局遇到娄振华 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Male-Channel Fanfiction150k WordsOngoing Forget personal standards and enjoy a shameless life. No more emotional self-torment; when something happens, just lose it: better to inconvenience others than make yourself suffer. That was Su Tianci in 2026. By chance, he transmigrated to Beiping just after its liberation. He also awakened a pocket dimension that could take him back to 2026. The economically booming year 2026 and the war-torn year 1949, two vastly different eras, now lay before him. 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Have you arrived? Thank you for the admission score.

25. 475 神 Shenxian Yang’s 42nd Book 神仙洋第42本书 Divine Immortal Yang神仙洋Urban309k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 601Reads—Score101Shelves
26. 476 3 After Losing My Job at 30, I Was Reclaimed by a Top-Ranking Tycoon Family 30岁失业后，我被顶级豪门认回 Nan Cheng Wanwan南城晚晚Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted [Turning unemployment around + reunited with a wealthy family + sudden riches + romantic tension between women + men pursuing their wives + studying and making money + an adult woman starting her life over] At thirty, I was unemployed, looked down on, and ground into the dirt by life. I used to think this was simply the most miserable second half of an ordinary woman's life. Then one day, I was suddenly reunited with my wealthy family. The numbers in my bank account became unrecognizable. The th —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ambitions awaken! I won't be a parasitic plant clinging to a big tree; I'll be my own empire! Unemployment is a stepping stone, sudden wealth is the starting point, learning how to make money is the true path, and I will win this game!

27. 477 都 I'm Reborn, So Why Would I Still Play Esports? 都重生了谁还搞电子竞技啊 Tiny as Dust微未为尘Urban343k WordsOngoing To escape the suffocating pressure of facing his mother, Zhang Rui resolutely left home to pursue a career in esports. But fate dealt him a rough hand, and, consumed by obsession and thrown off balance, he eventually lost himself. Luckily, fortune smiled on him, and he unexpectedly came back reborn! Having finally come to his senses, he begins to enjoy life. With a carefree school life, a smooth-sailing entrepreneurial journey, and a beautiful woman by his side, life couldn’t be sweeter. Until t 814Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Looks good [laughs] If you don't like it, come find me, I definitely won't disappoint you [eye roll]

28. 478 四 Siheyuan: Starting at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, I Crush the Courtyard’s Troublemakers 四合院：从供销社开始，横推众禽 Heaven's Way Is Strong6729天行健6729Male-Channel Fanfiction290k WordsOngoing Synopsis of "Siheyuan: Starting at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, I Crush the Whole Courtyard" Business whiz Lin Xiangyang transmigrates to 1962 by chance, taking over his father’s job as a procurement officer at the Red Star Supply and Marketing Cooperative. He also activates the Super Supply and Marketing Cooperative System, gaining abilities such as spatial storage, accelerated production, and trade with the future. These powers help him carefully navigate an era of scarcity. As soon a —Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Ordinary stories, extraordinary times

29. 479 被 After Getting Laid Off, I Restarted My Life with a Street Stall 被裁员后，我靠摆摊重启人生 Young Man of Huaiyin淮阴少年Urban423k WordsOngoing [God Chef System] [Culinary Superstar] [Heartwarming Story] At 26, Xu Zichuan's life had hit rock bottom: he was unemployed and unmarried. Then, to his surprise, he awakened the “God Chef” System and became the most formidable culinary superstar in the food world. “Thirty-eight yuan for beef chow fun? Are you robbing me?” As soon as he said that, the man added, “...I'll take it. And give me another one.” Someone asked, “Boss, why are there only nine dishes on your menu every day?” “Because I onl 185Reads—Score155Shelves

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    Setting up a stall to earn money is hard work, but it's worth it.

30. 480 危 An SSS-Rank Walking Hazard 危险行走的sss级 The Undaunted Sweet Potato不认输的番薯Urban401k WordsCompleted Wang Fei is an ordinary worker in a third-tier city who makes a living installing bathroom fixtures. After supernatural abilities emerged, people had to awaken their powers using state equipment, and the powerful were placed under strict government control. By chance, he awakened an SSS-rank ability: energy annihilation, making him a walking nuclear weapon. The government was thrown into an uproar, immediately assigning people to ensure his daily needs while keeping him under close surveillance. 93Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Making money discreetly

31. 481 四 Siheyuan: Reborn, I Settle Every Score 四合院：重生后，我一一清算 Heaven's Way Is Strong6729天行健6729Male-Channel Fanfiction307k WordsCompleted Synopsis of "Siheyuan: After Being Reborn, I Settle Every Score" In 1958, in a Beijing siheyuan on Longxugou, Chen Feng goes from a vengeful ghost in a freezing prison to a young man in his prime after being reborn. In his previous life, he watched his parents get framed through the collusion of the Third Master, Niu Degui, the Second Master, Li Mengcang, and the First Master, Yan Daomao. Their property was seized, and they died with their names unjustly stained. The Jia and Xu families took adv 5Reads7.4Score—Shelves
32. 482 都 Urban: Ten Years of Cultivation, and I’m Unrivaled the Moment I Descend the Mountain 都市：修仙十年，下山即无敌 Feng Yibing冯一病Urban3.2M WordsCompleted The new book has built up a backlog of chapters and can be found on the author's homepage. It tells the story of the hundred thousand years after this book. [Expert Descends the Mountain + Invincible Cultivation + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Decisive Killing + Multiple Realms] The Great Dao is flawed, and spiritual energy has withered. A mighty cultivator who had survived the tribulation traveled the world. By chance, he discovered a peerless prodigy born with a spiritual physique, forcibly took 248.4kReads9.0Score22.7kShelves

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    This book is good.

33. 483 游 After Games Invade, I Settle the Score with Campus Loan Sharks 游戏入侵后，我清算了校园贷 Heaven's Way Is Strong6729天行健6729Urban240k WordsOngoing Set in a modern city, with Sun Yat-sen University’s three campuses and five schools as its central setting, an immersive game called "Era Invasion" suddenly overlays reality without distinction. Its rules become deeply entwined with the real world: completing missions can awaken supernatural abilities and grant supplies, while failure triggers real-world penalties such as ruined credit, physical injuries, or doubled debts. The campus loan platforms that once operated as usual mutate into the rea —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 484 秦 Qin's Replacement: A Bricklayer Rewrites Three Hundred Years of Qin History 秦替：泥水匠改写了三百年秦史 Heaven's Way Is Strong6729天行健6729Historical1.4M WordsOngoing Qin's Substitute In 1991, Zhang Daode, a boy from a small town in southwestern Hunan, studied hard and earned excellent results on his high school entrance exam. But someone with power took his place, crushing his hopes of continuing his education and forcing him into a life at the bottom of society as a bricklayer who knew nothing but hardship. Then a sudden fall at a construction site turned his life upside down. When he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated to the end of the Warring States p 1.5kReads9.2Score174Shelves
35. 485 不 No, Gomen, You Really Blame Me for Being Genderbent for the Rest of Your Life? 不是戈门，性转了你真赖我一辈子 Si Lingmu司灵木Urban247k WordsOngoing [Heartwarming, slice of life, gender swap, no angst, white-haired heroine] The sun is especially warm today. I've made a steaming hot meal and just taken my heart medication. The new graphics card I picked up from the parcel station is on the sofa. Ha, I know he'll be so happy! I go downstairs to meet him. To meet the guy I've been through thick and thin with for twenty years. But when I see him, he's clearly crying. Why? Oh, I got hit by a truck. (How annoying.) The sun isn't warm at all to 3.4kReads9.6Score313Shelves

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    Forbidden Love? "Me and My Brother's Girlfriend" is absolutely amazing! This novel is brimming with tension from the very beginning. The male protagonist shares a deep bond with his best friend, yet unexpectedly finds himself drawn into an extraordinary relationship with his friend's girlfriend. It's not intentional; fate pushes them closer. The female protagonist is caught in a whirlpool of confused emotions, while the male protagonist is torn between brotherly loyalty and his own inner turmoil, repeatedly tormented by guilt and love. Undercurrents flow between the three, with misunderstandings and entanglements constantly arising. The everyday details are delicately poignant, the heart-fluttering moments are sweet yet bittersweet, and the clash between friendship and love is intense. Every page is gripping, making you want to stay up all night to find out where this complex relationship will lead. A must-read!

36. 486 重 Reborn Tycoon: Dating Around the World 重生神豪全球相亲 Stardust Yi星尘逸Urban355k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Tycoon + Global Dating + Multiple Heroines + Subverting Expectations] In his past life, he was poor and down on his luck. He worked himself to death hauling bricks through the night, enduring the world's scorn and abuse. Thanks to the blessings of his ancestors, he received a chance to be reborn: travel the world on dates, and once he has accumulated enough merit, he can achieve nirvana and be reborn! For every hundred dates, one trillion is deposited straight into his personal acco 17Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    This is exactly what you wanted! It's a normal game where you start as an ordinary person, earn money normally, and become a super-rich person in a very unconventional way. I won't explain further; just go in and take a look and you'll see. I guarantee you'll feel incredibly immersed!

37. 487 大 The Ming Dynasty’s Talented Scholar, Jie Jin 大明才子解缙 Heaven's Way Is Strong6729天行健6729Historical170k WordsCompleted Jie Jin, a gifted scholar of the Ming Dynasty, lived a turbulent and legendary life. Brilliant from childhood and endowed with extraordinary talent, he was hailed as a “child prodigy.” He made his mark at a young age, sailed through the imperial examinations on the strength of his vast learning, passed the highest-level exam, and embarked on an official career. Quick-witted and inspired in his writing, Jie Jin oversaw the compilation of the "Yongle Encyclopedia", bringing books from across the 5Reads7.5Score—Shelves
38. 488 重 Reborn in 2010 with X-Ray Vision, but I’m Trying Not to Look 重生2010开启透视，忍住不看 Live with a Smile爱笑则生Urban566k WordsOngoing Luo Ji is reborn in his student days and gains the ability to see through things. He wins over his first love from the start, then rides one lucky break after another, winning the hearts of countless goddesses, becoming fabulously wealthy, dominating overseas, and reaching the pinnacle of life! In a word, it’s just pure fun! 11kReads8.8Score924Shelves

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    Ordinary people are simply not happy; they need to have some kind of superpower.

39. 489 杀 Kill Those Men: From Ugly Chick to Beautiful Swan 杀死那些男人之丑小鸡变白天鹅 I Came Today, the Willows Sway今我来兮杨柳依依Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transformation and glow-up + triumphant heroine + uplifting feel-good story + top student's growth + fairytale romance + authentic post-80s generation] Note: Please don't let the heroine's looks put you off! The protagonist is called “XX Fat” purely because the author has a mischievous sense of humor. In reality, Xia Weiwei has a figure the likes of which appear only once every three thousand years. She's an outgoing, adorable girl with sky-high emotional and intellectual intelligence; she's th 1.2kReads9.3Score103Shelves

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    Look at that chubby, academically gifted student; somehow he achieved financial freedom without even realizing it.

40. 490 平 An Ordinary Person's Unordinary Journey Through Life 平凡人不甘平凡的人生路 Peace After the Glitter Fades洗尽铅华后的宁静Urban370k WordsCompleted An ordinary person’s life has its occasional ups and downs, but where does a life without guidance lead? After three years working in a factory, a twist of fate sends him into real estate brokerage! He grows immensely proud after enjoying some of the real estate boom. But after the tide goes out, how will he face the decline and deal with family, love, and friendship? This is your story, and it’s mine too. So I’ve heard... 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one's worth checking out; it's a slow-paced, no-cheat-feature game.

41. 491 红 A Beauty’s Scheme for the Realm 红颜谋天下 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Eastern Fantasy148k WordsCompleted [Mystery]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [No Transmigration]+ [No Golden Finger]+ [Alternate Fantasy World]+ [If It's Not Your Thing, Please Don't Complain] An imperial edict of marriage sends the icy, beautiful female general Murong Xue storming into the residence with a sword. Turmoil erupts in the Song household's rear court, while strange butterfly shadows from the Xuanming Cult appear, concealing a shocking conspiracy that could overturn the world. As one beauty after another gets drawn into the gam 63Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Nothing is more beautiful than the first meeting, nothing is better than the reunion, nothing is more genuine than the dust in the everyday life... The true essence of life lies in the mundane details of daily necessities.

42. 492 银 A Story About a Beautiful CEO Beneath a Ginkgo Tree 银杏树下的一个美女总裁的故事 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted The story of a beautiful CEO beneath a ginkgo tree 75Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 493 昨 Yesterday Flowed into the City 昨日流入城 Thorny Bougainvillea有刺三角梅Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Officialdom] + [Workplace] + [Business World] + [Family] A scholar, two business magnates, three boxing champions, four great families, the Gao family's five tigers, the Twelve Beauties of Jiangling, and 108 concubines... A man who had lost all hope and decided to lie flat is thrust into officialdom overnight, only to become the talk of the whole city as he indulges in wine, women, wealth, and power... Where does his path ultimately lead? Will there be an ending? 293Reads9.2Score366Shelves

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    Urban [Bookshelf Added]

44. 494 善 The Original Sin of Kindness 善良的原罪 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五10k WordsCompleted The Original Sin of Kindness 43Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 495 一 How a Village Girl Became a Bad Woman 一个山村女孩如何成坏女人的 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五13k WordsCompleted How a Village Girl Became a Bad Woman 93Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 496 我 My 23-Year-Old Northeastern Chinese CEO 我的23岁东北女总裁 Old Jiu's Records of History老九史记Urban809k WordsCompleted Multiple heroines, wish fulfillment. A true top-tier hunter always appears to be the prey. Who’s the real prey? After his girlfriend cheats on him, he plans to get revenge on the rival who stole both his patent and his girlfriend. His target is Su Qing, a university professor. But the professor turns the tables and “gets revenge” on him instead. His phone rings. It’s the woman who treated him like a pawn and sacrificed him at the negotiating table just that afternoon, Lin Zhixia. “Come work with 11.3kReads8.5Score927Shelves

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    Here comes the recommendation! [Laughs][laughs]

47. 497 系 The System Keeps Taking Turns, and Today It's My Turn 系统轮流转，今天到我家 Fat Kunkun Who Loves Spicy Pickled Cowpeas爱吃辣泡豇豆的胖坤Urban868k WordsCompleted Multiple heroines, a harem story. This is not a wish-fulfillment story, not a wish-fulfillment story, not a wish-fulfillment story. I’ll say it three times because it matters. The male lead is 36. If that’s not for you, don’t read. No cuckoldry from the start, both parents alive, mostly everyday life, no business plots. Synopsis: Sun Jiawei is an ordinary man whose rough edges have been worn away by life. He has parents, no mortgage, uncertainty about the future, and a little hobby that all men 53Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    Absolutely ordinary person

48. 498 这 This Guy Is a Bit of a Rascal 这个家伙有点坏 E Fo Ge鄂佛歌Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [No formulaic plot][Not a wish-fulfillment story][No cheat abilities][Traditional][Realistic][Period][Countryside][Hardship] A boy who is both bad and good, a family made up of people with no blood ties, a difficult yet sweet golden age, and a story full of humor and warmth... Beginning in the 1980s, this novel spans forty years and strives to recreate the changes of the times, telling the story of one person's growth. Above all, this is a realistic story, with both sweetness and heartbreak. Rea 67.5kReads9.3Score6.8kShelves

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    A very good book. The protagonist is an ordinary person, yet he has an extraordinary life.

49. 499 风 The Playboy and the Five Golden Flowers 风流之子与五朵金花 Thirteen of Me十三个我Urban420k WordsCompleted [Completed] If you happened to click on this, please read a few more pages, or even a few dozen, and help boost my stats. Thanks for your support! This is the story of a group of people who came from elsewhere to work and put down roots in Zhuhai. They fall in love, get married, buy homes, and have children. The first half covers their lives up to marriage. The second half explores marriage, human nature, changes in society, and growing up in middle age. This novel has a calm and gentle tone, pe 83Reads—Score—Shelves

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50. 500 重 Reborn in 1996: A Chipmaking Journey 重生1996：芯途 Qian Jiangyu千江玉Urban600k WordsOngoing “What is this lithography machine you want to build?” “It’s the dream of every Chinese person.” “Then where do we start?” “With a mirror.” “Zhang Cheng, what are you doing?” Jiang Yiyi asked. “What if I told you I just picked up a ray of light? Would you believe me?” 1.9kReads—Score110Shelves

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    Recommended by a 20-year veteran bookworm: not mindless, not intellectually deficient.

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