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  1. 101 My Little Sister from Dongguan 我的东莞小妹 Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted My Dongguan Girl 20Reads—Score—Shelves
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  2. 102 The Shoe Factory Worker Holds Forth, and She Knows So Much! 鞋厂女工论道,她知道那么多! Urban425k WordsOngoing [Urban slice of life + romance] The heroine is beautiful and works at a factory. She takes care of looking lovely while the hero works hard to get ahead. He climbs the factory's management ranks and even puts in time on the production line, all so the two of them can tie the knot and enjoy a long, happy life together. But things aren't that simple... 134Reads—Score—Shelves
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  3. 103 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score135Shelves
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  4. 104 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score149Shelves
  5. 105 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 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… 7.6kReads5.8Score316Shelves
  6. 106 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 131Reads7.6Score—Shelves
  7. 107 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Urban2.9M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 254Reads7.6Score101Shelves
  8. 108 Clearing Away the Clutter of Life 人间除杂 Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Adapted from the real-life experiences of a rural woman college graduate] + [Drifting in Beijing] + [Two years alone in a rented room after losing her job] + [Cheated while looking for a rental] + [Parents seriously ill]. If these topics bother you, don't open this book. The reality is heavy. This is seven years of youth in the life of an ordinary country girl with no connections. At 28, I could have been an excellent hydrometallurgical engineer, skilled at removing all kinds of impurities from 21Reads—Score—Shelves
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  9. 109 A Temporary Romance at the Factory 工厂的临时爱情 Urban5.7M WordsOngoing Work + Romance + Plot + A Large Supporting Cast Xu Yanhui, a young man from a rural village who has just left the army, comes to the city alone to find work. By chance, he meets his fellow villager Duan Li, who introduces him to a job at a textile factory. There, he witnesses and experiences the joys and sorrows, warmth and cruelty of the lives of working women. Set in the 1990s, this story uses simple prose to tell the stories of ordinary migrant workers. I hope you enjoy it. 12.9kReads8.6Score971Shelves
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  10. 110 A Modern Medical Doctor Becomes the Divine Physician Princess 现代医学博士成神医王妃 Ancient Romance276k WordsCompleted A loud crash rang out in the medical lab. When I opened my eyes again, I had become the most hated princess consort in an ancient prince’s household. The original owner had lorded it over everyone, relying on her father the chancellor. Every last person in the household hated her to the bone. When I arrived, she was raising a vase to smash someone, then slipped, hit her head on a rock, and died. Looking at the servants kneeling across the courtyard, trembling but glaring at me with hatred, I qui 4Reads—Score—Shelves
  11. 111 A Heart Flutter After Marriage: The CEO Says One Thing and Means Another 婚后心动,总裁他口嫌体直 12k WordsCompleted Hearts Stir After Marriage: The CEO Says One Thing but Does Another 26Reads—Score—Shelves
  12. 112 One Stock, Wealth for Three Generations 一只股票,富过三代 6k WordsCompleted One Stock, Wealth for Three Generations 8Reads—Score—Shelves
  13. 113 I Went Viral on Tomato Novels After Retiring 退休后我爆红番茄小说 9k WordsCompleted I Became a Hit on Tomato Novel After Retiring 6Reads—Score—Shelves
  14. 114 The Life of a Rich Second-Generation Heir Turned Scavenger 富二代沦为拾荒者的一生 6k WordsCompleted The Life of a Rich Second-Generation Heir Who Became a Scavenger 6Reads—Score—Shelves
  15. 115 The Marquis and the Village Girl 侯爷与小村女 11k WordsCompleted The Marquis and the Village Girl 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  16. 116 A Wrong Turn into the CEO’s Room 误入总栽房 10k WordsCompleted A Mistaken Entry into the CEO's Room 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  17. 117 The Overbearing CEO and the Fairy Who Gives Away Money 霸总与散财仙女 26k WordsCompleted The Domineering CEO and the Generous Fairy —Reads—Score—Shelves
  18. 118 You Can’t Steal My Sister, and the CEO Only Wants Me 妹妹抢不走,霸总只要我 27k WordsCompleted My Sister Can’t Steal Him Away. The CEO Only Wants Me 4Reads—Score—Shelves
  19. 119 The CEO’s Contract Nightingale 总裁的契约荆棘鸟 Modern Romance165k WordsCompleted A carefully planned contract forcibly bound two people from different worlds. He was Lu Hanchuan, the business world’s notorious “Living King of Hell,” cold and domineering, treating love as worthless. He handed her an agreement: “Marry me for a year, and I’ll give you fifty million.” She was Lin Wanqing, a proud art museum curator from a poor background, like a thorn bird who refused to bend even in hardship. She sneered, “Mr. Lu, your money can’t buy me.” He thought it was simply a transaction —Reads—Score—Shelves
  20. 120 Reborn on My Wedding Night: The CEO’s Fussy Wife Has Changed Her Ways 重生新婚夜,总裁的作精娇妻不作了 17k WordsCompleted Reborn on Her Wedding Night: The CEO’s Difficult, Doting Wife Has Turned Over a New Leaf 89Reads—Score—Shelves
  21. 121 Yizhi Xiaoqi's 17th Book 一纸小旗第17本书 Urban648k WordsCompleted A country boy with superb medical skills lands a job at an electronics factory in the kingdom of women. From then on, there's no stopping him. With charm and skill to back him up, he thrives and rises to the pinnacle of life! 1.3kReads8.1Score144Shelves
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  22. 122 The Village Doctor's Romance 乡村神医的爱情 Urban133k WordsCompleted Wang Hao worked night shifts at a factory. When he got home, he discovered his girlfriend cheating with her boss. He lost his job because of it and had no choice but to return to his hometown. Then one chance encounter changed his fate completely, and from that moment on, he began living a very different life! 1.4kReads—Score101Shelves
  23. 123 The Carefree Little Country Doctor 乡村小神医真逍遥 Urban199k WordsCompleted A university student who graduated from medical school is terminally ill and has little time left. One day, by chance, he ruins someone else's plans, but turns misfortune into fortune and receives the legacy of a mysterious person... He brings blessings to the people, enjoys a carefree life in the countryside, and roams the world at will... 297Reads7.0Score105Shelves
  24. 124 Me and My Dongguan Sisters 我与东莞姐姐 Urban266k WordsCompleted [A Tale of Passion and Brotherhood] [Love and Longing] Gao Yang, a country boy with an uncanny talent, leaves his hometown for the first time! He heads to Dongguan to seek refuge with his older sister, only to discover that people are far more sinister than they seem. Through a series of coincidences, he ends up working in a factory, quickly rises through the ranks, and finds himself surrounded by romantic prospects. In the end, he gets dragged into a gang war and sets out on a path of no return 7.9kReads6.4Score460Shelves
  25. 125 The Ups and Downs of Business: A Life Well Lived 商业浮沉:不负韶华 Urban100k WordsOngoing "No Cliches, No Idiocy, No Melodrama, No System, No Power Fantasy, No Golden Finger. Read at Your Own Risk" "Jiang Xiaobei’s Comeback" Only later did Jiang Xiaobei understand: Not every effort gets the chance to bloom, not every affection gets an answer, and not everyone who says “next time” really gets a next time. No one could have predicted what came later. That poor kid who couldn’t afford a single shirt, the failed exam candidate whose father pointed at him and said, “This is all you’ll 7Reads—Score—Shelves
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  26. 126 Ne Zha 6: The Demon Child Gets a Job 哪吒6:魔童打工 Anime Fanfiction150k WordsCompleted [What if all the rules of the world were reversed?] Nezha descends to the mortal realm and begins a miserable life as a wage slave. Oppressive bosses? Wage deductions? Empty promises from the boss? Colleagues ganging up on him? Rules? The Heavenly Dao? Get lost, all of you! Watch me, the Devil Child, unleash my divine power and turn the rules of the universe upside down! Persecuted, with nowhere left to turn, escaping death by a hair, watch me master demonic arts and smash the Six Realms to smit 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  27. 127 Green Vine 绿萝 Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted This book is for everyone who has ever waited. This is a novel about all the things left unsaid: not saying you like someone, not saying you are waiting, not saying whether it was worth it. But all those unspoken words are tucked inside candy wrappers, hidden in a tin box, and buried in the beeping sounds of a phone booth. The bravest thing Lin Dong ever did was not repairing that imported machine or saving enough for a down payment on a house with a courtyard. It was telling Su Xiyue, “It's t 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  28. 128 A Few Stories from an Ordinary Worker’s Life 小人物的打工两三事 Modern Romance177k WordsOngoing From “Am I the one getting laid off?” to “I got a better offer,” Yang Sanyue's growth isn't a matter of suddenly getting lucky. She got there one step at a time. Her boyfriend, whom she sees once a year, is hard to reach by phone, but his love is always there. It's not domineering, over-the-top pampering, but tenderness in the little things. —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  29. 129 Lucky to Have Met Team Leader Song, My Senior 幸得年上宋组长 11k WordsCompleted Lucky to Have Team Leader Song, Who’s Older Than Me 10Reads—Score—Shelves
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  30. 130 A Thriving Home 家旺 Modern Romance121k WordsCompleted Set in Northeast China from 1964 to 2025, this story follows Ye Jiawang's struggle to survive. He leaves his rural hometown alone and heads to Linhe Farm to make a living. Along the way, he experiences the upheavals of frontier cultivation and defense, the Cultural Revolution, the reorganization of the Production and Construction Corps, Reform and Opening Up, and the restructuring of military-run enterprises. 43Reads—Score—Shelves
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  31. 131 There Is No Winter in Shenzhen 深圳没有冬天 41k WordsCompleted There Is No Winter in Shenzhen 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  32. 132 The Secret of the Dongguan Sisters 东莞姐姐的秘密 Urban152k WordsCompleted "Roaming the Martial World" "Multiple Heroines" Chen Yang and Wang Tao grew up together. By chance, they became disciples of a great master and headed north to Guancheng to seek out Chen Yang’s older sister, Xu Chunhua. When they arrived, they discovered things were nothing like they had imagined. From then on, they chose different paths, and each of their lives changed beyond recognition… 496Reads—Score—Shelves
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  33. 133 Who Says a Factory Worker Can’t Achieve Their Dreams? 谁说工厂普工,不能实现梦想 Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Who Says a Factory Worker Can’t Achieve Their Dreams? 87Reads—Score—Shelves
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  34. 134 At Home in Another Land 本国他乡 Urban364k WordsCompleted Success doesn't depend entirely on ability. Sometimes, luck plays a much bigger role. If today's successful people had to start their businesses all over again, most of them probably wouldn't dare. This book tells the story of a man with thoroughly mediocre intelligence who defeats one cunning schemer after another. It can't help but make you wonder: between the clever and the foolish, who really has the upper hand? 54Reads—Score—Shelves
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  35. 135 Good for Nothing 百无二用 Urban138k WordsCompleted This book is entirely made up. It does not refer to any person or event. If it happens to offend anyone, that is purely coincidental! If a scholar is useless in every way, what would it mean to be useless in every other way? Is there any truth to the saying that kindness cannot command an army and righteousness cannot manage wealth? Is the scariest thing in the world a thug who knows martial arts? There’s another possibility: a top student in a leadership position. Chen Xu, a core R&D team membe 32Reads—Score—Shelves
  36. 136 I Don't Have Superpowers 我没有超能力 Urban226k WordsCompleted This book is entirely fictional. There is no such thing as changing feng shui with traditional Chinese painting. Please don’t take it seriously; just enjoy it for fun! Mr. Liujiang was an ordinary, penniless painter until he met his master, Zhou Mingqi, who taught him a method for adjusting people’s feng shui and improving their fortunes. After five years of poverty, and with his master’s permission, Mr. Liujiang was finally able to use this supernatural ability to get rich. How did Mr. Liujiang 49Reads—Score—Shelves
  37. 137 Above My Desk, Beneath My Heart 工位之上,心动之下 13k WordsCompleted Above the Desk, Below the Heartbeat 7Reads—Score—Shelves
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  38. 138 A Working Stiff's Little Journal 打工小记 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 51Reads—Score—Shelves
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  39. 139 I’m the Novel’s Protagonist, Yet I Have to Work for the Author 我是小说主角却要给作者打工 Urban224k WordsOngoing Plot-driven + pure fun + post-apocalyptic setting Good news: I'm the protagonist of this book! Bad news: the author just wants me dead! I thought I could do whatever I wanted with the protagonist's halo. Who could have guessed the author, desperate to wrap up this unfinished story, would keep coming up with ways to kill me? To survive, the protagonist and the author co-create a web novel, and the author becomes the protagonist's strongest System! From the day the web novel goes live, the prot 2Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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  40. 140 From a Rural School Dropout to a Dream-Chasing Writer 从农村辍学青年到写作逐梦人 Urban111k WordsCompleted An autobiographical story of humble beginnings, dropping out of school in the countryside, working one’s way up, and the ordinary lives of people at the bottom of society. A story of everyday people and the coming of age of those born in the 1980s and 1990s. This is the true account of a young man born in the 1990s who left school after junior high and fought to make something of himself. From the wounds inflicted by his family in childhood to the rough, thorny road he traveled, his life from th 30Reads—Score—Shelves
  41. 141 Lu Xueqi, Vocational School Student 中专生陆雪琪 Marriage & Romance81k WordsCompleted Lu Xueqi, the Vocational School Student 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
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  42. 142 Trading Between Two Worlds in 1983: A Tycoon Rises 两界倒贩1983巨鳄崛起 Urban500k WordsOngoing Destitute Su Tianci accidentally transmigrates from 1983 to 2025, an age of soaring economic growth. Two vastly different eras now lie before him: one wad of bills from 1983 can be exchanged for over a hundred thousand, while an electronic watch from 1983 costs only a few bucks in 2025... 5Reads—Score—Shelves
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  43. 143 Between Two Worlds: The Rise of Republican China 两界穿梭之民国崛起 Urban385k WordsOngoing Su Tianci failed to take on the Hundred-Ton King head-on. For no apparent reason, he transmigrated to Shanghai in 1936. From the start, he witnessed the arrogant Japanese devils bullying female students. His patriotic blood awakened. He would face the Japanese head-on. 221Reads—Score—Shelves
  44. 144 Reborn in 1988: The Road to a Comeback 重生1988之逆袭之路 Urban229k WordsOngoing The protagonist, Su Tianci, is an online writer. After finally collecting 30,000 yuan in royalties, he heads to Hong Langman for a massage and some relaxation. But who could have guessed? He inexplicably transmigrates to 1988, when he is 17 years old. 30Reads—Score—Shelves
  45. 145 Warlords of Two Worlds: The Pirates' Last Stand 两界枭雄之倭寇末路 Urban539k WordsOngoing Su Tianci was betrayed by his girlfriend. He got drunk, and when he woke up, he had somehow transmigrated to 1936, a year ravaged by war. Seeing the Japanese invaders bullying ordinary people, how could Su Tianci possibly stand by and do nothing? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  46. 146 Dual Crossing to 1936: I Looted the Japanese Army’s Treasury 双穿1936我搬空鬼子金库 Historical804k WordsOngoing Lin Feng is a retired special forces soldier. After leaving the military due to an injury, he works as a security guard. His parents are ill, and his brother is in debt. Thanks to a jade pendant, he transmigrates to 1936, an era engulfed in the flames of war... 543Reads—Score—Shelves
  47. 147 After the College Entrance Exam, I Used My Foresight to Become a Tycoon 回到高考后,利用先知成富豪 Urban841k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Chen Feiyu returns to the day after his class reunion, held after the college entrance exam. Using his information advantage, he makes up for past regrets. From the start, he sets his sights on the Brazil World Cup to earn his first fortune, then uses his expertise and memories to grow his money in the stock market. He also keeps in touch with his high school crush and his senior from university, wins the hearts of both beauties, and becomes a winner in life! 2.7kReads—Score104Shelves
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  48. 148 I've Cultivated to Level 9999, but the Patriarch Is Only Level 100 修炼9999级了,老祖才100级 Eastern Fantasy7.0M WordsCompleted The dog he raised turned out to be a Demon Venerable, sweeping across the demon world. The koi in his pond all leaped over the Dragon Gate and transformed into mighty dragons of the Nine Heavens? The little beggar he took in became an emperor with a casual touch of his finger? Ye Qingyun was at a loss for words. After being trapped deep in the mountains for a full ten years, he finally ventured beyond them, only to discover that he was an unparalleled expert? 7.3kReads9.1Score976Shelves
  49. 149 I'm Already Level 1,000, and I Really Don't Want to Level Up 都1000级了,我真的不想升级 Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Wild Imagination + Invincible + Villain] Lin Wei transmigrated to a cultivation world and became the son of the Demon Cult's leader. As luck would have it, he activated a millionfold feedback System: every time he cultivated, he received a millionfold return. "The Host cultivated for one breath. Millionfold feedback activated. The Host has reached the ninth level of Qi Refining." "The Host cultivated for ten breaths. Millionfold feedback activated. The Host has reached the first level of Founda 10kReads8.3Score775Shelves
  50. 150 Reunion: A Dream Ten Years in the Making 相见欢之十年一梦 Urban431k WordsCompleted In this life, we will all face heartbreak, regret, and waiting. But there will always be someone who crosses a sea of people, carrying a heart full of tenderness, to love you. I want to write about all the deep love and redemption in this world, hoping that within these stories, you will find your own light. The book Meet Again tells the story of Zhang Yifan as he enters the working world, starting with a street stall, moving on to a fast-food restaurant, and eventually joining a real estate co 7Reads—Score—Shelves
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