Looking for Quality Urban Realism and Farming Stories 求都市品质，现实主义，种田文

1. 1 血 Blood-Colored Romance: I, the Big Rascal, Zhong Yuemin! 血色浪漫：我，大顽主，钟跃民！ Kid from Beneath Niushan牛山下的娃儿Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing [Transmigration] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Sent-Down Youth] + [Beijing Neighborhood Toughs] He wakes up in a time of burning passion, having transmigrated into the body of Zhong Yuemin, a tough from one of Beijing’s military compounds. Characters from A Romantic Life come one after another: Zhou Xiaobai, born into a military family, young, beautiful, romantic, and a little haughty. Qin Ling, a sent-down youth who excels at singing and dancing but has fallen on hard times and been sent to the count 25.8kReads8.2Score1.9kShelves

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   A rare book about time travel.

2. 2 乡 The Rustic Little Miracle Doctor 乡野小医神 Lin Zhi Huo林之火Urban10.0M WordsOngoing [Countryside + miracle doctor + getting rich + farming + multiple heroines] Liu Ping'an of Qingshui Village gets beaten up for protecting his neighbor, but the misfortune turns out to be a blessing in disguise. From then on, he grows crops, raises fish, develops hot springs, builds a resort, and promotes tourism, transforming impoverished Qingshui Village into a thriving place. After that, Liu Ping'an enjoys a comfortable life in the countryside... 33.7kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
3. 3 乡 The Carefree Country Doctor 乡野逍遥神医 Little White Tower小白楼Urban5.6M WordsCompleted (Peerless Village Woman) Li Fugui is a fool, as the saying goes, a few bricks short of a load. But by a stroke of luck, he obtained a mysterious inheritance. He originally only wanted to be a humble village doctor, but even a king gets bored! So when gods stand in his way, he slays them; when demons stand in his way, he vanquishes them. Watch as this fool climbs to the pinnacle of life. 4.7kReads9.2Score572Shelves

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   He starts as a fool, encounters a series of fortuitous events, and becomes increasingly powerful – a satisfying and exhilarating story.

4. 4 重 Back to 1949: The Whole Changbai Mountain Is My Hunting Ground 重回1949长白山都是我的猎场 I'm Eighteen This Year老夫年十八Urban3.4M WordsOngoing (No System, no pocket dimension, hunting + major events of the era) Xie Yicheng is reborn in early 1949, in a village in the Changbai Mountains of Andong Province, Northeast China, just after liberation. In an era of scarce supplies and a country waiting to be rebuilt, where the mountains are rich in treasures yet fraught with danger, the entire Changbai range becomes his family’s hunting ground. Jackals, wolves, tigers, leopards, bears, roe deer, and martens; deer, sheep, musk deer, badgers, fo 20.7kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves

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   50,000 words, this is the pinnacle of hunting novels 😎

5. 5 钓 Fishing: The Fish Won't Bite? Then I'll Make Them Open Their Mouths! 钓鱼：鱼不咬钩？那就强制开口！ Bland Green Tea清茶乏味Urban502k WordsCompleted [Slow-paced, focused on fishing, lighthearted] “Yu, pick up a couple of fish on your way back.” “Sure thing, Mom~” Luo Feiyu made a little finger-heart gesture, his fingers bouncing back and forth. “You’re a grown man, and you’re still making heart signs at me? Mom knows how you feel.” “Mom, you’ve got it wrong. I mean, give me some money.” With a hundred yuan in his pocket, Luo Feiyu headed out to meet up with his friend Li Yu. The moment they met, one of them said, “Hey, I’ve got an idea!” “Wh 3kReads7.5Score141Shelves

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   This is more suitable.

6. 6 悠 A Leisurely Life Begins with Ocean Treasure Hunting 悠闲生活从海洋寻宝开始 Bland Green Tea清茶乏味Urban1.0M WordsCompleted I refuse the boss’s toast, spin the table when he reaches for a dish, and change the song when he starts singing. And so Qian Yu gets fired! While relaxing on the beach, he accidentally finds a treasure: the Flying Fish Ring. He catches giant fish, explores the ocean depths, and searches for buried treasure, setting out on an extraordinary new life. 2.5kReads8.8Score173Shelves
7. 7 赶 Tidepooling: Raising a Child by the Sea 赶海：我靠赶海养娃 I Just Want to Be a Fat NEET我只想当一名肥宅Urban3.5M WordsOngoing A corporate drone is reborn in the good old days of 2008. While everyone else who gets a second chance is trading stocks or flipping houses, Gu Han can only bury himself in the grand pursuit of harvesting seafood from the shore. With a bucket, a shovel, and a rain cape, he ushers in a brand-new era of beachcombing. “Dad, are we going to catch big crabs today? We’re going to make lots and lots of money, right?” 3.4kReads8.6Score206Shelves
8. 8 鱼 Too Many Fish to Clean, My Mother Beats Me Until Tears Run Down My Face 鱼获太多宰杀忙，母亲暴打泪两行 Bland Green Tea清茶乏味Urban1.4M WordsCompleted A laid-back story about fishing and gathering seafood. Su Ye, an unemployed young man, planned to go home and rest for a while. The ocean, blue skies, and white clouds were the best cure for a weary heart. Su Ye realized that fishing, gathering seafood, catching fish, and keeping a cat or dog seemed like a pretty nice way to live. His parents, though, seemed to be looking at him more and more strangely! On his first day fishing, he caught a large grouper, and his mother beamed with joy. On the s 16.5kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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   Beachcombing is so much fun! Before I knew it, I'd been doing it for two nights straight! 🤦🤦🤦 And the world of anglers... Seeing them catch a giant fish weighing hundreds of pounds, and then having a tug-of-war with a dozen or so people pulling it along—that must feel amazing!

9. 9 赶 Beachcombing: From the Start, One Sand Shovel Wins Me the Whole Beach 赶海：开局一把沙铲承包整个沙滩 Mountain Peak山峰Urban4.6M WordsCompleted (Daily life + lighthearted + beachcombing + tycoon) I dropped out of a top university and spent two years back in my hometown fishing village. Once the village's golden boy, I became a good-for-nothing everyone despised. Then one day, I discovered I could see my own luck stat and exchange points for beachcombing tools through a virtual screen. From then on, my life was like I had cheats enabled. With a sand shovel, I could easily earn thousands in a day. With a spade, I even dug up a whole bucke 128.4kReads9.4Score12.1kShelves
10. 10 挖 I Dug a Fishing Pond, and Anglers Across the Country Hailed It as a Sacred Site 挖了个鱼塘，全国钓鱼佬奉为圣地 Lone King's Play孤王戏Urban2.5M WordsCompleted Farming + everyday life + family and village affairs + comedy + development + fishing + no female lead (focused on work). A leisurely pace, starts slow and builds momentum, so dive in without worry. After three years drifting in Beijing, Li Fan unexpectedly obtained a fishing-ground System after a night of drinking at a club. He returned to his hometown, Ligang Village, dug fish ponds, and opened a fishing park. Starting with one small fish pond, Li Fan gradually built his business up step by st 35.5kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
11. 11 假 The Fake Young Master Was Sent Back to the Countryside, Where He Turned His Life Around with His Wife and Children 假少爷被赶回农村带妻儿逆袭人生 Beautiful Spring Day春光明媚Urban1.8M WordsCompleted When Xie Zhao opened his eyes, he was back in 1983. That year, the richest family in Huxian County, the Chen family, found their real son and sent the impostor, Xie Zhao, back to Shishui Village. He couldn’t believe that the parents who had once treasured him like their own flesh and blood no longer wanted him. Had all the love they’d shown him over eighteen years been a lie? He went to ask them, but they wept and cursed him as a curse upon the family. They said he had made their biological son 20.4kReads9.0Score2kShelves

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    Not mindless, it has a feel of a fast-paced, exciting story; it's addictive.

12. 12 港 Hong Kong Films: What Era Is This? Why Are You Still a Street Thug? 港片：啥年代了，还混矮骡子？ Two Hundred and Seventy Percent万分之二百七Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1980s Hong Kong, Lin Yi becomes a low-ranking member of Wo Shing Wo. While other street toughs are still fighting tooth and nail to collect a little protection money, Lin Yi's knockoff clothes have already conquered all of Hong Kong, spread across Southeast Asia, and entered the global market. While other street toughs spend their days scheming to seize territory, Lin Yi's Longteng Group has gone out of its way to donate 100 police vehicles to the station, worried the police might not 12.8kReads8.5Score467Shelves

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    With nearly 10,000 hours of reading time, trust me, just go for it! 😄

13. 13 港 Hong Kong Crossover: Starting Out as a White Fan 港综：从白纸扇开始 Cold Breeds Toughness寒冷孕育彪悍Male-Channel Fanfiction918k WordsCompleted Li Xin: Nicknames: Blade King Xin, Terror of Ghosts, Immortal Xin He is Immortal Xin of Hong Kong Island, the ultimate godfather of the criminal underworld, the uncrowned king of the underground worlds of Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, and Southeast Asia's underworld philanthropist. At the European and American roundtable, everyone shouts, “Father!” Li Xin smiles faintly. “Rise, my sons.” 51.1kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves
14. 14 地 Underground Filmmaker 地下电影人 Dough Drops with Scrambled Egg面疙瘩打鸡蛋Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [1990s + Director’s Journey + Banned from Directing + Art Films + Award-Hunting] Starting out as a director in 1990, I make a career of winning awards and handling publicity. One female lead, multiple supporting actresses... 720Reads9.1Score—Shelves
15. 15 重EN Reborn: Becoming a Hollywood Tycoon in Ten Years 重生之后，用十年成为好莱坞大亨 Winter's Hot Water Bottle冬天的热水瓶Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Hollywood + a Chinese person reborn in an American’s body + director story] (Since real celebrities’ names, including homophones, aren’t allowed, they’ve been changed. Readers will have to figure out who’s who for themselves. The author is helpless too, having been sent to the penalty box many times.) A third-rate director in his previous life, he is reborn in the 1990s in the body of a 23-year-old American prodigy director. From then on, titles pile up one after another: Hollywood box office 16.7kReads8.8Score954Shelves
16. 16 提 I'm Done Being an ATM. The School Beauty's Whole Family Is Freaking Out 提款机不当了，校花儿全家急疯了 Wan Qianqian万芊芊Urban3.4M WordsCompleted After pursuing Tang Yue for eight years, Jiang Lin finally won her heart. He spent his life working toward a happy home with his wife and children, and built up a fortune worth billions. Only on his deathbed did he learn that his two sons were actually Tang Yue’s children with the man she had always loved, and that he had spent his entire life doing all the work for someone else to reap the rewards. The two sons he had raised with such care pulled out his oxygen mask with their own hands. Tang Y 38.5kReads7.8Score3.4kShelves

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    These are the books I recommend. I've already avoided any bad ones for you. They're realistic, have tight plots, and are all very funny; you'll want to keep reading as soon as you start.

17. 17 从 I Met You at Twenty-Three, and Started Over 从二十三岁遇见你，重新开始 March East东征吧Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Easygoing daily life]+ [One heroine]+ [No System]+ [Not reborn]+ [Bittersweet]+ [Entirely fictional, not an autobiography] At twenty-three, Xie Yunyu lost his parents and broke up with his girlfriend. The smooth sailing of his first twenty-odd years felt like one big joke played by fate. In the depths of his loneliness, he encountered someone from his past. Some unseen force had guided him: twenty-three marked both an ending and a new beginning. As soon as he returned to his hometown, he met th 14.4kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
18. 18 开 From the Start, My Whole Family Was Squeezed Dry. I'm Done Being a Good Guy 开局全家被榨干，老实人我不当了 Brown Sugar Guokui红糖锅盔Urban5.6M WordsOngoing The short drama Reborn, I Refuse to Be a Sucker is now available. The novel is also known as: Reborn, I Refuse to Support My Brother-in-Law, and My Ex-Wife’s Sister Pursues Me; From the Start, I Had Meat at Every Meal in 1985, Leaving My Ex-Wife’s Family Green with Envy; From the Start, My Whole Family Was Drained Dry, but I’m Done Being a Good-natured Fool Lu Shanhe is reborn, returning to the day in 1985 when he was supposed to marry Su Wanqing. When his future mother-in-law demands a bigger b 24.8kReads7.4Score1.1kShelves
19. 19 重 Reborn in 1983: My Carefree Hunting Life in Northeast China 重生83：我在东北打猎的悠闲人生 Luo Tian洛天Urban3.6M WordsCompleted [Authentic period drama + no pocket dimension, no System + one heroine + devoted husband + hunting with guns + digging for ginseng + business + adorable pets + food + farming] Tang He had spent most of his life rushing from place to place. Just before he died suddenly, he saw once more the vast mountains, forests, and sea of trees in the Greater Khingan Range, along with the girl in the little floral jacket. Life was so exhausting and bitter. If he got another life, he thought, he would like t 10.3kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
20. 20 重 Restart: My Reversed Flow of Time 重启：我的逆流时光 Year's End年末Urban2.9M WordsCompleted (Multiple heroines + 1970s setting + everyday life) Betrayed by his wife in his previous life, Gu Cheng died full of hatred. When he opened his eyes, he was back in 1977, watching his wicked wife die horribly before him and leaving behind four little sisters-in-law who were crying to be fed. In this magnificent, vibrant era, Gu Cheng decided to start his life over and share a happy life with his sisters-in-law. 29.1kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves

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    Arrogant and composed, worth watching.

21. 21 四 Siheyuan: Fishing for All Things Under Heaven 四合院：垂钓诸天万物 If I Become the Azure Emperor One Day他日我若为青帝Male-Channel Fanfiction7.3M WordsCompleted Lin Shaowen got drunk at a class reunion. After sleeping and waking up, he inexplicably arrived in the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming Lin Shaowen, an outstanding graduate of Beijing College of Chinese Medicine. He had just graduated from university and now faced a choice: should he become a promising full-time doctor at Union Hospital, or an obscure factory doctor at a steel mill? Without a second thought, Lin Shaowen chose to become a factory doctor. There was no helping it. Sending a 90.7kReads8.5Score2.5kShelves
22. 22 我 I Became a Chief in Africa 我在非洲当酋长 Old Yang the Half-Immortal老杨半仙Urban7.7M WordsCompleted After graduating from college, Xiao Peng got a job with a mining group and joined the company’s exploration team in Eritrea, a country in North Africa. By chance, he rescued the daughter of a local tribal chief. In gratitude, the chief made him the chief of the Hajisan tribe. It sounded like a wonderful place, but little did he know that his territory lay in the Danakil Desert. The locals still mainly traded through barter, and there was no water, electricity, or internet. More importantly, his 5.9kReads8.3Score556Shelves
23. 23 重 Reborn in 1979: Ex-Wife, Please Behave Yourself 重生1979：前妻请自重 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban1.2M WordsCompleted {Traditional period setting} + {a vivid portrayal of society before the crackdown} + {the darkness of human nature}... Pei Jichang is reborn in 1979, but into the body of a poor peasant who happens to have the same name. That year, his beloved gets into university, his father-in-law is exonerated and promoted, and everyone in the village envies him. The Pei family is finally going to live well. But then... His beloved turns on him and demands a divorce, swearing to report to the brigade that Pei 4.2kReads8.6Score330Shelves

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    I highly recommend these three books; they are logically sound.

24. 24 重 Reborn: Back to 1983 to Become a Tycoon 重生：回到1983当富翁 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban3.4M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available on JD.com! The text has been carefully revised and is even more exciting. There are plenty of discounts right now, so if you're interested, go grab a copy!) Zhou Yufeng, a corporate CEO, unexpectedly returns to 1983, an era of planned economies and feeling one's way across the river by touching the stones. With his lovely wife wanting a divorce and his younger brother and sister struggling to get by, watch as he turns the business world upside down and changes 134kReads9.3Score16.4kShelves
25. 25 重 Reborn: Back in 1991 to Become a Tycoon 重生：回到1991当首富 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Li Minyang, a high-ranking government official, unexpectedly returns to 1991, an era just beginning its transition from a planned economy to a market economy. A wave of entrepreneurship is sweeping the country, and countless future tycoons are just beginning to make their mark. Facing a treacherous wife and family members struggling to make ends meet, watch as he turns the tides, conquers the business world, and reshapes the future! 30.9kReads8.8Score3.2kShelves
26. 26 年 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， Just Got Nothing Better to Do就是闲的Urban4.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 202kReads9.4Score13.6kShelves

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    Both modern and ancient times have farming novels.

27. 27 重 Reborn in 1983: Hunting, and Bumping Into a Wolf Who Puts Its Paw on My Shoulder from the Start 重生83打猎：开局碰到狼搭肩 A Body Clad in Old Snow一身旧雪Urban1.9M WordsCompleted (Everyday life + easygoing + hunting + food + adorable pets + planting + raising livestock + System) Yang Dahai is reborn in the far north, where he begins a happy, carefree life of hunting in the countryside, surrounded by endless forests and vast grasslands. In early spring, there are dandelions, willow-herb shoots, thorny shoots, yellow glass leaves, mountain millet, old ox grass, groundnuts, shepherd's purse, and wild mustard greens. In summer, there are matsutake, hazel mushrooms, elm mushr 10.8kReads8.1Score767Shelves
28. 28 农 An Ambitious Country Boy's Life in Ancient Times 农家小子的古代上进日常 The Hibernating Donkey冬眠中的驴Historical6.2M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into the body of a farmer's son in ancient times, a poor student had no choice but to embark on the long road of the imperial examinations to improve his family's life. He sought neither wealth and status nor a high salary or lofty office in this life. All he wanted was to protect his family and give them a peaceful life. 40.7kReads9.2Score3kShelves
29. 29 都 We’re All Reborn, So Who Still Wants to Be Someone’s Lackey? 都重生了谁还拉帮套啊 Meow Erbai喵二白Urban1.7M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Cao Chaoyang acted on impulse and chose the path of becoming his sister-in-law’s live-in helper, moving into her home. He worked hard to support his elder brother’s family for twenty years, only for his brother’s legs, crippled for years, to suddenly recover. Thrown out of the house overnight, he had no choice but to get away from people and become a forest ranger. Reborn in 1973, when his sister-in-law once again knelt before him, Cao Chaoyang said firmly, “No!” He would n 17.5kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
30. 30 重 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 162.1kReads9.5Score18.1kShelves
31. 31 重 Reborn in 1990: My Parents Are Both Dead from the Start 重生90：开局父母双亡 Yun He蕴和Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Chen Qi is reborn. The moment he opens his eyes, both his parents are dead and creditors are at the door demanding repayment. He sighs to himself. Other families are busy getting rich, while his parents were busy having children. Even beggars passing by their house would give them a couple of handfuls of rice. How are they supposed to get by? Looking at his young siblings, he quietly makes up his mind. As the eldest brother, he must take on the responsibilities of a father. Since he has the chan 649Reads8.2Score109Shelves
32. 32 重 Reborn: Starting by Saving a Beautiful College Student from Human Traffickers 重生，从救下被拐美女大学生开始 Climbing the Peak登岳Urban2.6M WordsCompleted (Innocent Era + One Female Lead + Family Life + Mountain Produce Business + Crushing the Competition + Lighthearted Comedy) Everyone has regrets. Before 1981, Huang Dongsheng, a furniture company owner in southern China, was a fool in the Dasiu Commune brigade in a remote mountain village. His stepmother abused him, and he suffered endless humiliation. Two old bachelors in the village bought a beautiful college student from human traffickers. She, too, was tortured in chains. The two people with 4.6kReads8.4Score439Shelves
33. 33 虎 The Tiger Emerges from the Mountain 虎出山 The One Playing the Zither抚琴的人Urban3.2M WordsCompleted (Original Title: The Tiger Emerges from the Mountain) After accidentally killing an old hoodlum, Li Hu spends three years in prison. When he gets out, underworld boss Hong Weijun seeks him out and immediately gives him a bar... At the same time, the police approach him, hoping he will help them send Hong Weijun to prison... 63.3kReads9.5Score8.5kShelves

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    *Tiger Emerges from the Mountain* is an urban novel by the author Fuqinren, telling the story of Li Hu, who is imprisoned for three years after accidentally killing an old thug. After his release, he is found by the underworld boss Hong Weijun and becomes embroiled in a complex power struggle. Meanwhile, the police also hope he can help send Hong Weijun to prison. The book is loved by readers for its suspenseful plot and vivid character portrayals. One reader praised it highly, saying, "It's so good, so exciting, full of laughs, and so realistic." Another review stated, "Uncle Qin writes very well; his writing style is actually perfect," showing appreciation for the author's writing. Other readers described *Tiger Emerges from the Mountain* as "a captivating book with a tight plot and nuanced character portrayals," also expressing admiration. Overall, *Tiger Emerges from the Mountain* is a richly plotted and vividly written urban novel, well worth reading.

34. 34 港 Hong Kong Crossover: The Ultimate Smuggler 港综：最强大捞家 Scapegoat Prawn背锅大虾Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted In the world of Hong Kong Island, the Money Empire era has just ended. The four great detectives are long gone, and the underworld is in turmoil. The mighty tide of a new age surges in. He Wenyao, who has lived two lives, travels from north to south, crossing the sea to arrive. When the bells of the new century ring out and Lighthouse magazine asks its question, he looks around and finds no equal in the world. 61.2kReads9.3Score3.9kShelves

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    Reborn in Hong Kong comics, how can you get started quickly? Without being in the industry, how can you establish yourself rapidly? A different perspective will take you into a different world of Hong Kong comics.

35. 35 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 140.4kReads9.3Score14.2kShelves

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    An extremely engaging and not mindless wish-fulfillment story. As a Northeasterner, I can really relate to it.

36. 36 你EN What Makes You Think I'll Keep Liking You Forever? 你凭什么认为我会一直喜欢你呢 Night Rain i夜雨iUrban1.2M WordsCompleted [Everyday romance] [One female lead] [Mutual healing] Because of a promise made in childhood, Chen Lu spent seven whole years pursuing the girl he’d grown up with. In the end, all he got was a cold rejection. Chen Lu smiled in acceptance, but his heart had turned to ash… until he met the sweet, clumsy girl who’d come to thank him. The girl was lovely and innocent, standing alone in the rain right where the two of them had agreed to meet. “Why haven’t you left…?” The girl slowly lifted her head. 121.3kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves

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    In the everyday life of the city, ✨✨✨ Because of a childhood promise, a boy pursued the girl he grew up with for seven years, only to be coldly rejected. The boy smiled in relief, but his heart was ashen. Until he met a simple-minded girl, thinking it was their first meeting, but little did he know it was a reunion after many years. In the end, they both found redemption.

37. 37 吃 Feasting on the Sea! The Idyllic Life of a Treasure-Hunting Fisherman! 吃海！寻宝渔夫的写意人生！ The Lying Goat说谎的山羊Urban1.2M WordsCompleted To get back the money he earned through sweat and toil, Zhou Yu chases his runaway boss to the seaside. But the scumbag has already abandoned his family, leaving behind his beautiful daughter as collateral for his debt. To his surprise, the girl not only gives him a golden finger, but also teaches him how to fish… 12.6kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    1. Beachcombing, a golden finger (advantage) 2. Ode to Joy, female time travel 3. Hunting in the courtyard era, the protagonist's family is harmonious, he is the apple of his grandparents' eye, he has a high seniority in the village, and his family lives next door, there are not many troublesome plots.

38. 38 重 Reborn as Fan Shengmei in Ode to Joy 重生欢乐颂之樊胜美 Qingxi Shuanghua青曦霜华Female-Channel Fanfiction306k WordsCompleted Fan Shengmei is a young woman from a family that favors sons over daughters. For nearly her entire life, she has been dragged down by her own brother, Fan Shengying. Fortunately, she still has good neighbors who care about her wholeheartedly... 2.7kReads8.7Score137Shelves
39. 39 我 After I Raised the Cutest Girlfriend, the Campus Belle Burst Into Tears 我养成超可爱女友后，校花急哭了 Little Soft Candy小能软糖Urban1.3M WordsOngoing “I don't like you... I reject you!” Jiang Che's confession was rejected, he did poorly on the college entrance exam, and his life took a nosedive... After an accident, he was reborn at eighteen, on the eve of the college entrance exam. This time, Jiang Che decided he wouldn't be a lovesick doormat anymore. But after Jiang Che left, Su Rongyin, the childhood friend and school beauty who had rejected his confession, came chasing after him. “Jiang Che, why are you ignoring me?” “Jiang Che, can't we 56.4kReads9.5Score5.3kShelves

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    These are all good, truly amazing!

40. 40 疯 Are You Crazy? I Just Opened a Restaurant, and the Campus Belle Shows Up With a Child 疯了吧！刚开餐厅校花带娃找上门 Half a Popsicle半根雪糕Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Adorable Kids + Food + Campus Beauty + System + Everyday Life Running a Restaurant] Also known as: “Gourmet Cooking Starts with a Bowl of Egg Noodles,” “The Late-Night Diner: A Foodie’s Paradise,” “A Delicious Diner for Dad,” and “You Told Me to Be a Couch Potato, but I’m Determined to Be a Master Chef!” Su Feng chose to live as a couch potato, but somehow ended up bound to the “Universe’s Number One Cooking Master” System and became the owner of a little restaurant! From that moment on, his co 17.3kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
41. 41 全 Global Livestream: I Build an Animal Farm in the Arctic 全球直播：我在北极打造动物农场 Xue Is Not薛不是Urban2.5M WordsCompleted Liang Jun transmigrates to a parallel world and joins an Arctic research expedition. His mission is to stay at the impoverished Arctic research base and get its systems up and running. A rescued polar bear likes your fish and asks the System to give you an Arctic gift pack. The White Wolf King thinks you took great care of his cub and asks the System to give you ten portions of reindeer meat. An orca thanks you for scraping off its barnacles and says it loves you. Affinity +100. Feed a seal pup 1.2kReads9.4Score187Shelves
42. 42 重 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985：东北往事 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 86.2kReads9.6Score8.8kShelves

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    I stayed up for over ten days straight, without sleep or rest. It's truly worth watching. The character portrayals and emotional experiences against the backdrop of a special historical period brought tears to my eyes many times. Highly recommended.

43. 43 重 Reborn: I Can Control Myself 重生，我能控制我自己 Salted Fish of the North Sea北海有咸鱼Urban436k WordsCompleted [Tomato Original] + [Golden Finger] + [Reborn] Are you happy with your life? Have you ever regretted anything? If you could be reborn and return to your school days, what would you do differently? Would you keep wasting your time, or treasure it and study hard? Li Wenrui, a thirty-year-old failure, gets the chance to return to his middle school days after a melodramatic accident changes his fate. At that moment, he is overjoyed. He knows that being reborn gives him another chance to change so mu 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The latest urban farming novel has a stable plot with no major plot twists and is relatively close to reality.

44. 44 重 Back at Nineteen: Goddess, Why Aren't You Proud Anymore? 重返十九岁，女神你怎么不骄傲了 Mumu Loves Fish木木爱吃鱼Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [A down-to-earth rebirth story with solid logic and clear-eyed characters, a textbook for young people striving and falling in love.] Xu Jianghe, a major player in Shanghai’s venture capital scene with a ten-digit fortune, unexpectedly found himself reborn at the age of nineteen. In his previous life, he’d been an elite at the top of his game. Now he was starting over as a young man who had achieved nothing and was plagued by insecurity. From then on, every step brought a shock, and flowers bloo 141.5kReads8.6Score12.3kShelves
45. 45 重 Reborn, I Just Want to Find a Few More Beauties 重生后只想多找几朵桃花 Stone's Jottings石头随笔Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A slow-burn opening, multiple heroines, romance, and making money, with a sensible plot. Before turning thirty, the protagonist, Wang Changyang, had a life full of ups and downs, but it was also remarkably eventful. After thirty, he had a modest fortune, a car, and a house. He had some regrets, but overall, his life was happy and fulfilling. Then he woke up back in the year he started working at eighteen. Wang Changyang was on the verge of a breakdown, terrified that the women he’d once had woul 2.3kReads6.8Score116Shelves
46. 46 倒 The Bankrupt Factory Owner Started Livestreaming Sales and Somehow Got the Whole Internet to Invest 倒闭厂长直播卖货，竟获全网入股 I Want to Raise a Giant Panda我想养只大熊猫Urban1.2M WordsCompleted (Business development, technological innovation, livestreaming, no System, no romance) Xiao Yi was reborn and inherited an appliance factory on the verge of bankruptcy. Relying on his experience from his previous life and viral marketing strategies, he launched a livestreamed shareholder meeting, turning viewers into virtual shareholders. Once a month, the shareholders met, giving livestream viewers a deeper role in the company. Before smart products had matured, he launched Xiaokang Tongxue. As 8.1kReads9.0Score313Shelves
47. 47 回 Rewind: A Different Life 回档，不一样的人生 The Beautiful Male Cat美丽的男男猫Urban355k WordsOngoing Lin Feng is reborn on the eve of the 2002 college entrance exams. With the extraordinary memory that comes with his rebirth, he gets into the country’s top university. Taking advantage of his twenty years of foresight, he works hard to make money, hoping to achieve financial freedom, retire early, and enjoy a leisurely life. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 作 As a Man, What's Wrong with Having a Little Money? 作为一个男人我有亿点点钱怎么了 My Nickname Is Dake我的小名叫大可Urban2.7M WordsOngoing Enough pretending! I'll come clean! I'm the billionaire everyone's talking about! What's wrong with a man having a little bit of money? This story takes place in a parallel universe. Any similarities are purely coincidental! 10.6kReads7.9Score429Shelves
49. 49 重 Reborn in 1993: Call Me a Corporate-Grade Scumbag 重生1993：请叫我企业级渣男 Although虽然Urban1.7M WordsCompleted At a celebration banquet, Wang Wei, who had successfully shorted the stock of a certain beverage company, joked that if Heaven gave him another chance, he would never be a financial speculator again. Building real businesses would be his only goal. When he wakes up, Heaven grants his wish: he has returned to 1993, to the crossroads in life he faced when he went on a blind date. This time, he turns down his blind date first and chooses another path to fortune. I’m a businessman, not a scumbag who 4.8kReads8.9Score422Shelves
50. 50 重 Reborn in 1976: Leading the Whole Village to Prosperity 重生76，带领全村吃肉奔小康 A Body Clad in Old Snow一身旧雪Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Li Xiangdong lived in wealth until the age of sixty, surrounded by children and grandchildren, only for his wife to send him to his death with two horns on his head. When he opens his eyes, he’s back at fourteen. Since he’s been given another chance, he’ll make up for every regret, one by one. His fourth sister, forced into a marriage swap; his third sister, who died young; his younger brother, raised to be good for nothing; and his mother, oppressed by her mother-in-law her whole life. Li Xiang 1.5kReads8.6Score120Shelves

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    Recommend!!!!

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