For Middle-Aged Readers in a Reading Slump: Something Different 中年书荒，来点不一样的

1. 1 重 Given a Second Life, I Chose My Best Friend 重活一世，我选择了闺蜜 Zhang the True One张真人也Modern Romance155k WordsCompleted Zhang Tianya's eyes flew open. She was really awake. She sat up and looked around, only to realize she was in her college dorm room! Was it all a dream? No, it hadn't been a dream. It had all felt so real! In-laws who needed looking after, a rebellious son, a cheating husband, and her own death from stomach cancer! She had been reborn! Heaven had taken pity on her and given her the chance to live her life over again! In her previous life, she let down her best friend and defied her family, choos 415Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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   Recommended new book, suitable for middle-aged women. If you want to live a new life, would you choose your current husband? Or will you choose to get married? I won't.

2. 2 她 She Has Countless Secret Identities, Posing as a Supernatural Being as Spiritual Qi Revival Begins 她马甲无数伪装超凡开启灵气复苏 Yi Xiao已晓Modern Romance590k WordsOngoing After obtaining a card-drawing System, Jiang Ning’an slowly breaks into an innocent smile. And then… The Dawn Council, the Dark Court, the Demon Capital… Then the underworld manifests in the mortal realm, the Celestial Court descends, and the Spirit Clan is reborn… One force after another gradually emerges, and one “history” after another unfolds… Until at last, Jiang Ning’an sits enthroned above all the heavens. [The heroine is the mastermind behind the scenes, and everyone is unrequitedly in l 6.7kReads8.3Score500Shelves

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   Jiang Ning'an, who got the card drawing system, started an alternative life. Wang Shoucheng was trapped in a spider web and looked hopeless. The boss asked for help. Today, he is also worried about how to avoid being killed by other bosses (crying). Accidents still have plans. Miracles in life may be human fireworks or monsters. In it, she is the only player behind the scenes.

3. 3 八 The 1980s: Changing Our Fate Starts with Getting My Husband to Take the College Entrance Exam 八零，改变命运从让丈夫高考开始 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance686k WordsCompleted [Reborn + family life + inspirational + raising kids + building wealth] Lin Yuzhu had spent her whole life drifting along. Only in middle age did she finally work up the courage to save money with her husband and start a restaurant. But the restaurant never opened. The newly renovated shop was destroyed in a gas explosion caused by a neighbor’s illegal gas hookup, and Lin Yuzhu, who had been cleaning inside, died in the blast too. She thought her life was over, but when she woke after the explos 15.1kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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   [Rebirth + Parental shortcomings + Inspirational + Raising cubs to make a fortune] The heroine is reborn, with no space and no golden fingers. She changes her life little by little through her own efforts, which is more pragmatic and close to life. The eloquent narration of daily life is heart-warming and unforgettable. It is suitable for middle-aged people who are in a book shortage, so grab a cup of tea and read it quietly!

4. 4 重 Reborn in 1993, I Became a Tycoon With My Pocket Dimension 重生九三年，带着空间做富豪 Recluse of Cold Mountain寒山居士Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Urban, reborn, spatial superpowers, “zero-cost shopping overseas,” decisive and ruthless, lighthearted and funny, passionate and merciless… This story is entirely fictional. If anything seems unreasonable, just take it as a joke. Please be understanding. This humble writer is deeply grateful! Some say that southern China in the 1980s and 1990s was paradise for entrepreneurs and migrant workers, with gold everywhere. As long as you were bold and worked hard enough, you were sure to mak 13.2kReads7.7Score873Shelves

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   Middle-aged people feel immersed after watching it!

5. 5 智 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责 Uncle Luo洛叔叔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Being a beggar would be better than being in the harem. Shen Qing is despairing over her current identity. The female lead won't appear for another two years, and Shen Qing is the lowest-ranking consort in the male lead's harem. Her father is useless, and she has neither money nor power. It seems her only option is to wait for the emperor's favor. To make matters worse, she has a face that attracts trouble. If she fights for influence, she has no leverage; if she doesn't, she'll just get bullied 42.2kReads9.5Score5.4kShelves

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   I know very well that he cannot be just me, but how could I ever talk about loving him again? One wants beauty, the other wants protection, each has his own needs, right? A generation of emperors lowered the bottom line for her step by step, so after all, don't they like her a little? But the time has not come, and the love is not full.

6. 6 小 Tales from a Tiny Office 小破单位的故事 Ice River Dragon冰河龙Urban184k WordsOngoing The sorrows of community social workers: the stories that have unfolded since I started the job. So many stories come together to paint a picture of life at the very bottom, lived for ourselves and for others. In the end, though, some invisible force keeps pushing us forward. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This one is very different [Sending Hearts]

7. 7 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: Even a Slacker Has to Hustle 穿书七零，咸鱼也得卷起来 Hawthorn Syrup山楂糖水Modern Romance585k WordsCompleted Yun Shu transmigrated into a book, becoming a supporting character in a period novel. She didn't need to be sent to the countryside because she was already there. She didn't need to deal with horrible people because she was one of them. She didn't want to go back to school, but had to hide there to stay alive. She didn't want marriage to change her fate, yet rumors about her never stopped. She didn't want to attract attention, but kept getting thrust into the spotlight... She thought she had alw 4.2kReads8.9Score270Shelves

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   More suitable for middle-aged people.

8. 8 向 Born to Follow the Sun 向阳而生 Li Xiangxiang李想想Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [A new book from a veteran author] [Daily life] [Romance] [A little heartbreak, then overwhelmingly sweet] He Zhicheng gave his son He Shu a perfect demonstration of what a scumbag looked like, leaving He Shu terrified of marriage before he was even an adult. The little tree, withered before it had even grown, was chased by another stubborn little sprout who kept urging him to stand tall. Well, maybe it takes going through all that pain to appreciate the happiness of an ordinary life. Life comes 139.4kReads9.6Score16.6kShelves

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   For me, who has entered middle age, this is the only book that I have been fascinated by for a long time. It writes about youth, struggle, growth, responsibility, small love and great righteousness. It turns out that my youth is so close to me, but I haven't remembered those days in bright clothes, angry horses and swords across the world for a long time.

9. 9 弄 Tales of the Alleyways 弄堂春秋 Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon, Never Ending春花秋月没完没了Urban514k WordsOngoing In the winter of 1977, on the train carrying Zhou Shenzhi home after his wrongful conviction was overturned, the fates of three families became entwined over a packet of life-saving powdered milk. Lu Jianguo, a sent-down youth returning to the city, stole the milk to treat his adopted son, only to be caught by private entrepreneur Su Jinbao. Zhou Shenzhi, an intellectual, was forced to become an accomplice. Over the next twenty years, the three families in the alley supported one another while q 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Very beautiful, worth recommending

10. 10 乱 A Hero’s Oath in Troubled Times 乱世侠骨令 Ming's Sunday启明的星期天Eastern Fantasy248k WordsCompleted Story Overview: The story takes place in the fictional ancient dynasty of Great Yin, where the court is corrupt, eunuchs hold power, and the people suffer. Shen Xiao, the descendant of a renowned general from the previous dynasty, enters the martial world bearing the blood feud of his family’s slaughter. As he searches for the truth and pursues revenge, he meets Su Yueli, heir to the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion. Drawn to each other, they join forces and travel together. As their investigation dee 1Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 天 The Heavenly Secret Token: Dragon’s Cry Beneath the Blood Moon 天机券之血月鸣龙 Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon, Never Ending春花秋月没完没了Eastern Fantasy407k WordsOngoing When the blood moon split the night sky above Yunmeng Marsh, a dragon's cry rose from the depths of a frigid pool, awakening a martial world's destiny that had lain dormant for twenty years. I am Lu Jinghong. When I was three, the Tianji Sect was massacred, and someone hid me in a coffin to help me escape. Now, day after day in the forbidden grounds of Medicine King Valley, I use silver needles to prick my acupoints and suppress the true qi surging inside me like a tide. It is as if every needle —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 官 The Official and His Charms 官人官色 Curtain-Rolling West Wind 666卷帘西风666Urban5.7M WordsOngoing The road to becoming an official is narrow, so narrow that if you want to climb it, you can only step on other people's shoulders. Yet it is also broad enough to encompass everyday life and the people's hardships. Along this road lie intrigue and shifting fortunes, ruthless decisions, and love and hatred... 276kReads9.4Score21.9kShelves
13. 13 我 I Found the Falling Treasure Money 我捡到了落宝金钱 Inkstone Scholar砚墨客Urban983k WordsOngoing As a longtime novel reader, I've read well over a hundred books, but most start strong and then go downhill. They pour enormous effort into the early chapters, only to end badly or go on hiatus midway through. Very few actually make it to the end! So I want to take the opposite approach. The early pacing will be quick, and the protagonist's cultivation will advance rapidly. But once he has gained a measure of strength and enters the Immortal Realm, a world with a prehistoric backdrop, the truly 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    As an old bookworm, I have read more than a hundred novels, but most of them start high and end low. I put a lot of effort into describing them in the early stage, but in the middle and late stages, they are either unfinished or discontinued, and there are not many that I can really read to the end! This book goes in the opposite direction. It has a fast pace in the early stage and the protagonist's cultivation level improves rapidly. However, as the protagonist has a certain strength and enters the earthly fairy world with a prehistoric background, in this magnificent world, the wonderful story slowly unfolds.

14. 14 神 The Tycoon System Arrives Late, and I Win the Campus Beauty's Heart Again from the Start 神豪系统晚到，开局再次拿下校花 Maple Leaves Fluttering枫枫呼啦啦Urban641k WordsCompleted Adapted into short dramas multiple times, so read with confidence. [Wealthy tycoon + one heroine + easygoing daily life + mistaken System + plot-driven] Thirty-eight-year-old Chen Feng has just been laid off when the Happy Family System finally shows up, far too late. “I can help my Host build a happy family. First, you need a wife. I’ve found the campus belle Su Qingnuo. Would you like to pursue her?” Chen Feng looks at his wife, Su Qingnuo, and their son, who’s already in seventh grade, and fa 3.4kReads7.0Score294Shelves

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    Get married at the beginning, have children in junior high school, and have a happy family

15. 15 穿 I Transmigrate Into a Period Novel and Live a Life of Comfort and Plenty 穿越到年代文里过完富足的一生 Slow迟缓Male-Channel Fanfiction269k WordsOngoing By chance, Wan Ding is reborn in a parallel world. He has with him a small pocket paradise gifted by the will of his home planet, as well as a sphere of will captured during the magnetic-field quantum entanglement caused by his transmigration and rebirth. He grows up in this era and embarks on the path of martial arts, spending a perfect life driving out Japanese pirates in the east, resisting the Western missionaries of the Cross in the west, then conquering the Three Mountains and Five Peaks, 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The invincible path of a warrior in the era novel, please comment, like, and score points

16. 16 被 After Getting Canceled Online, I Became a Sensation by Farming 被全网黑后，我靠种地爆红全网 Dragon's Toothwort龙芽草Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Original title: After Being Hated by the Entire Internet, I Became Famous by Farming! [Farming] [Not focused on the entertainment industry] [Selling produce] [Livestream] [Raising children] [Cozy] [Everyday life] [Healing] [Romance] Jiang Wanning, a spirit-plant cultivator, transmigrated into the body of a female celebrity hated by the entire internet. Everyone was calling for her to get out of showbiz. Jiang Wanning was happy to take their advice. She packed up and headed back to her hometown i 45.1kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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17. 17 我 I Become a Landlady During an Ancient-Era Apocalypse 我在古代天灾末世当包租婆 Fox's Faint Smile狐狸浅笑Ancient Romance267k WordsCompleted [All kinds of disasters + war + System + business management + delicious food + no CP] Severe drought + extreme heat + floods + epidemics... In the tenth year of the Jinghe era, a drought lasting two years struck the land. Not a single grain was harvested, famine gripped the whole country, and people were dying everywhere. The foolish, tyrannical emperor was lost in pleasure and paid no heed to the people's suffering. As the famine worsened, the emperor continued his endless feasting and festivi 1.3kReads8.3Score159Shelves
18. 18 七 The 1970s: The Hated Couple Goes Wild in the Compound 七零：万人嫌夫妇，大院发癫 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + delightfully unhinged and a little funny + violent, crazy heroine + spoiled, two-faced, scheming young husband + both leads join the army later] Ye Sanqiu is notorious as the most hated person in Trumpet Flower Brigade. The villagers and her own family have suffered endlessly at her hands... Granny Ye and the brigade leader are going gray from worry. Left with no choice, Granny Ye hands her a letter of introduction and a marriage certificate. “Sanqiu, you've wreaked havoc all ov 69.9kReads9.0Score7.7kShelves
19. 19 末 Apocalypse Management: I Open a Hotel and Win by Doing Nothing 末世经营：开间酒店我躺赢 Mu Yu沐予Sci-Fi & Apocalypse771k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Business Management + Healing + Infrastructure Building + No Romance + Light Ensemble Cast] The moment Gu Nian opens her eyes, she finds herself in a hell-level apocalypse. Zombies roam everywhere, plants mutate, and one natural disaster after another strikes. She is framed from the start and nearly gets herself killed. On the brink of death, Gu Nian binds herself to a hotel management System and merges with a mysterious plant compendium, becoming the owner of a small hotel in the 12kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
20. 20 被 Kicked Out of My Home, I Awakened a Plant System 被赶出家门后，我觉醒了植物系统 Mantou-Flavored Baozi馒头味包子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Multiple Plant Variants] [No Romance] After a car accident, Li Wu transmigrates to the interstellar age. Her parents are missing, her younger siblings are still children, and her ambitious uncle and ill-intentioned adopted daughter have seized their home and thrown them out. The true heiress becomes a fake heiress in an instant. Luckily, she has an army of plants. She'll take back what belongs to her, bit by bit. Sunflowers that produce sunlight, and Peashooters that fire bullets. Squash that i 6.8kReads8.9Score808Shelves
21. 21 逼 You Forced Me to Raise My Cultivation, So Why Are You Crying Now That I Did? 逼我涨修为，我修为涨了你哭什么 Willow Shade Bright柳暗明Ancient Romance615k WordsOngoing [Rebirth + revenge + taking down scumbags + face-slapping] Ever since a demon insect bit her at the age of eight, Shen Qingshuang has been kept chained by the feet in a basement. Day after day, she endures the torment of poison coursing through her body. If not for her biological sister, she would never have held on so long. The darkness would have swallowed her up long ago. Her sister is gentle, strong, and considerate, the very best person in the world. When they are sixteen, her sister awaken 4.9kReads8.7Score497Shelves

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    A different start

22. 22 中 The Middle-Aged Slacker's Comeback 中年颓废男人的逆袭 A Man Entering Middle Age步入中年的男人Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The story is about an unemployed man in his forties whose life is going poorly. After accidentally ingesting something, a tiny stream of energy forms inside him. Through long experimentation, he gradually grows stronger and uses his inner power to change his life. The story depicts the man's transformation and everything that happens along the way, touching on physical health, friends, relatives, Taoism, officialdom, the entertainment industry, sports, and more. This is my first novel. You're we 8Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    Give these two books a try

23. 23 刚 I Just Became His Disciple, and My Master Ascended! 刚拜师，师傅就飞升而去！ A Man Entering Middle Age步入中年的男人Sports422k WordsCompleted Huang Hua, a 17-year-old from E City in the Yanhuang Kingdom on Planet Earth, is beaten black and blue by a group of thugs. By chance, he runs into the Venerable Wufa, a powerful cultivator at the ascension stage who is passing by Earth. The Venerable says he and Huang Hua are fated to meet and wants to take him as a disciple. Thinking he’s run into a con artist, Huang Hua refuses a thousand times over. The Venerable Wufa takes him to Kunlun’s Forbidden Realm and puts him through such torment th 40Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 女 The Queen’s Rise to the Top 女王从顶流做起 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Print edition preorders open September 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.] From the start, she transmigrates and nearly kills her younger brother. If she doesn't complete the System's missions, she'll be punished with electric shocks. Following the System's instructions, Nan Xiangwan joins a survival show for aspiring idols. While the other young women sing and dance... Nan Xiangwan: “I'll perform a brick-breaking trick with my bare hands!” 44.2kReads9.5Score4.6kShelves

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    The plot is compact and smooth, the characters are delicate and vivid, the three views are relatively positive, and it makes me excited to watch it. It's a pity that it's over.

25. 25 三 The Three-Treasure Little Divine Charlatan 三宝小神棍 Yangzhou Big Watermelon扬州大西瓜Mystery886k WordsCompleted Lu Sanbao, an unaffiliated Maoshan Taoist with only a smattering of Taoist skills, roams the jianghu, making his living by swindling people while holding fast to his good intentions. From corpse-driving in western Hunan to water ghosts in the Yellow River, from gambling dens in ghost markets to Miaojiang gu poison disasters, this wisecracking rogue Taoist always finds a way to avert danger with unorthodox tricks. As turmoil in the Republic of China era intensifies, an ancient demon king hidden a —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Really good-looking, the nonsense of the front page

26. 26 那 That Field of Blooming Sunflowers 那片盛开的向日葵花 Seeing a Dragon on Mount Nan南山见龙Urban266k WordsCompleted With volunteer teaching and entrepreneurship as its main storylines, this novel follows the protagonist through four years of university, charting their life, growth, and setbacks, while also exploring the friendships and romances sparked by those experiences. 40Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take a look at this, it's not a cool article, it's a breath of fresh air

27. 27 不 Love at Forty 不惑爱情 Blooming Quietly静悄悄地开Modern Romance106k WordsCompleted Xu Anqin, a middle-aged woman, has a life that's a complete mess: a mother with dementia, a selfish older sister, in-laws full of schemes, and a husband who can't see the bigger picture. Everything fuels her anxiety. At the lowest point in her life, her rich and handsome first love reappears. Maybe there's another path she could take, but clearheaded as ever, Xu says, “I'm almost forty. How could I still be some domineering CEO's unattainable first love?” Before her divorce, life had backed her 99Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 我 The AI I Made with My Own Hands Took Over My Desk 我亲手做的AI，吞了我工位 Dragon Chant on the Qiantang River钱塘江上水龙吟8k WordsCompleted The AI I built with my own hands ate my workstation. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    When people reach middle age, they are most afraid of unemployment, especially with the advent of AI, which is impacting everyone's workplace. This novel talks about this theme and is recommended to everyone.

29. 29 当 When Doctors Get a Cheat 当医生有了外挂 Painting with Brush and Ink执笔墨丹青Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Chen He, a surgeon at the height of his career, was sent to prison after a surgical accident. After his release, he found himself back in court. His wife divorced him, and he lost custody of their child. With nothing left, Chen He activated the “Modifier” System! In no time, his surgical skills were upgraded, medical equipment underwent a revolution, rare drugs were developed, and one difficult condition after another was treated… This was how Time magazine described him: “When the King of Hell 40.1kReads9.5Score4.6kShelves

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    💉 **Complete the "impossible" aortic arch replacement surgery in 25 minutes**? Experts from all over the world are begging to be broadcast live! He was holding a scalpel like a cheat, and even Time magazine exclaimed: "The King of Hell asked him to die at three o'clock, but he can take you until dawn!"

30. 30 七 A Captivating Marriage to a Soldier in the 1970s: The Barren Wife Is Pregnant Again 七零军婚撩人，不孕原配又怀上了 July Rabbit七月兔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In 1973, Song Wenran went to the countryside in her cousin’s place for the sake of her father’s career and family harmony, nearly dying there. After finally making it back to the city with help from her best friend, she discovered that her father had remarried and her mother had been admitted to a psychiatric hospital. She managed to get into university, only for a young male educated youth who had a crush on her to tear up her admission letter. Through a twist of fate, she rushed into a high-st 16.6kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves

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    [Adoration][Adoration] ①The book I am reading is Rebirth. The male and female protagonists both have mouths and live happily together! It's so cool to torture scum! [Laughing][laughing]

31. 31 七 Reborn in 1970: A Military Couple Laughing and Living Well Together 七零重生军婚俩人吃吃喝喝笑哈哈 Elecampane土木香Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + sweet romance + reborn + cozy daily life + face-slapping] In her previous life, Zhu Zhu married Jiang Shan and began a life of backbreaking hardship. She worked like a beast for her in-laws, and after following her husband to his military post, she had to work just as hard. Her husband had to send his pay to his family, while she worked herself to the bone to earn money for her own family. When their son was eight, she finally worked herself to death from il 467Reads7.4Score101Shelves
32. 32 七 The 1970s: After Remarrying, the Lazy Mom Raises Six Kids! 七零：改嫁后，懒妈养了六个娃！ Little Grass by the Field田边小草Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Blended family + heartwarming child-rearing + parenting guide + no toxic relatives + well-behaved kids] Zhang Xiuhua was reborn in 1975, just after her educated youth husband abandoned her. Now she had to raise two children alone. In her previous life, after Zhang Xiuhua remarried, her second husband was full of schemes and her in-laws were unkind. To support the family, she had no choice but to work in a big city. Her children were left behind and grew up badly, and she regretted it deeply! 13.8kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
33. 33 考 Go to College, Build the Power Grid! She Conquers the ’70s 考大学，搞电力！穿七零她赢麻了 The Dream Wanderer回梦人Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted ~A short drama is in production. Stay tuned!~ Gu Yaotang’s life dream is to be a happy, irresponsible gambling addict. Just as he runs farther and farther down the road to becoming a scumbag, his usually obedient daughter suddenly starts acting like she’s been struck by lightning. Every day, she rebels and finds new ways to torment him. Whenever this little devil of a daughter catches him gambling, she beats him up, then makes him work! Enough! Why should I put up with this? Gu Yaotang’s coun 21.5kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
34. 34 书 Book Transmigration to the Seventies: I Raised Three Daughters Who Were Nothing but Trouble 书穿七零：我养了三个冤种女儿 Hard Candy with White Peach Flavor硬糖白桃味Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted My new novel, All Is Well in Time, is now out. It’s a double-rebirth historical farming story. (A disclaimer: This is not a wish-fulfillment story! It leans toward literary fiction! The divorce takes fifty chapters! It’s an ensemble cast that doesn’t revolve around the heroine! Slow pacing! Logical and not stupid! The golden finger is subtle! Set in the past, with everyday life, absolutely no romance, farming, and an ensemble cast, with no protagonist suffering! If that’s not your thing, please 993Reads9.0Score105Shelves
35. 35 味 The Way of Flavor 味之道 My Dream of Reincarnation 1吾梦轮回1221k WordsOngoing When the chopsticks lift not only delicacies but also fragments of a civilization stretching back thousands of years; when the scents wafting through the streets carry not only the aroma of food but also the breath and memories of a place, that is the culinary universe The Way of Flavor seeks to bring before you. As a writer devoted to "examining history through the taste buds and seeking roots amid the bustle of daily life," I have traveled through the streets and alleys of north and south, del 299Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Is this something I can watch without paying? I'd pay more than 70 for this type of book

36. 36 那 The Lonely Boy of That Winter 那年的冬孤少年 Lonely CraneShrily7孤鹤Shrily7Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted Su Kexia and Xu Zhonglin went from school uniforms to wedding clothes. In the ten years they were together, she watched him grow from an awkward youth into a mature man. But the moment she was wheeled into the delivery room, she discovered his betrayal. Dealt a double blow by love and friendship, she decided to run away. Years later, Su Kexia was running a training center and had made a name for herself in the city. Among the new students, one caught her eye: a pretty young girl with a faint sad 2Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 纸 Paper Blossoms: The Clever Craftswoman 纸韵花开巧娘子 Lonely CraneShrily7孤鹤Shrily7Ancient Romance412k WordsCompleted To build his mausoleum, the emperor used the souls of the Imperial Guards to make terracotta warriors, sealing their spirits away so they could never enter the cycle of reincarnation. Chu Xiuming, commander of the Imperial Guards; Meng Zhiyun, shunned by her family because of her extremely yin birth chart. Their families opposed their love from beginning to end! Meng Qingyan, Zhiyun's older sister, had been betrothed to Chu Xiuming since childhood. Jealous of their relationship, she used every m 8Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 女 The Female Bank President's Last Resort 女行长的穷途末路 Xu Ci珝慈Modern Romance102k WordsCompleted A teller's act of withholding checks toppled the first domino in the bank run at Yunhai City Commercial Bank. Though bank president Ma Yuquan fought desperately to contain the crisis, she ultimately could not counter the enormous fallout from the sudden disappearance of the bank's major shareholder and the head of its controlling rural bank. Ma Yuquan sensed the situation was full of hidden twists and turns, yet never revealed the secret of who she had been with during her brief disappearance, w 787Reads9.3Score111Shelves

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    Look, the life of a female bank president is a life of hard work and a life of being overwhelmed by the torrent of reform. The sense of the times is too strong 👍

39. 39 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 127.6kReads9.5Score9.9kShelves

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    Why don't you give these a try? There is bound to be one you will like. They are all finished, so feel free to read them.

40. 40 只 All I Can Do Is Grow Vegetables and Cook, Yet I Became Cultivation World's Top-Tier Star 只会种菜做饭，却成了修真界顶流 Mr. Impenetrable不透君Modern Romance637k WordsCompleted [Comedy and comfort + food + farming + a touch of modern cultivation] She inherited a cultivation legacy, with cooking and gardening as her special talents. She became the head of a sect, but being dirt poor was the norm. From the start, all she had was a dilapidated building, a patch of wasteland, and half a mountain forest. One unambitious sect leader and four idle disciples. Sect leader Jiang Tingyun said, “In modern society, spiritual energy has dried up. Cultivating immortality has 25.4kReads9.5Score3.7kShelves
41. 41 长 Teacher Chang Mao 长矛老师 Beyond the Mountains山外Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted Originally titled “You Sell Swords, I Go Crazy: Together, We Set the Entertainment Industry Straight” [Rebellious CEO × Defiant Top-Tier Star] [Entertainment industry + absurd comedy + dating show + nonsense + memes + shameless antics] Jiang Qiyu transmigrated into a book. She became a brainless cannon-fodder character in a novel about a fake heiress in the entertainment industry. After taking a phone call, she realized the plot was already more than halfway through. Her family had abandoned he 139kReads9.7Score15.4kShelves
42. 42 癫 Crazy, All Crazy, A Little Madness Is Good 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 376.2kReads9.8Score54.9kShelves
43. 43 叮 Ding! With an Immortal Achievement, the Cousin Miss Starts Reading 叮，成就流芳百世，表小姐开卷了 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 137.2kReads9.6Score15.7kShelves
44. 44 我 I’m Stirring Up the Cultivation World with Grind Culture 我在修仙界搞内卷 Cong Yue丛月Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] After Qin Shu transmigrated into a book, she learned that she was a fraud who had taken her younger half-sister's place to cultivate immortality. After eight years of cultivation, her half-sister entered the Dao despite having been an ordinary mortal. Qin Shu's cover was blown in front of everyone, and the sect mercilessly cast her out, even though she had only reached the third level of Qi Refining. With her peerless beauty, she was turned into a cultivation furn 136.9kReads9.5Score33.7kShelves
45. 45 穿 Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女，她本色出演 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the 87.3kReads9.6Score11.2kShelves
46. 46 穿 Reborn as a Wicked Foster Mother: I Raised the Villainous Tyrant All Wrong 穿成恶毒养母：把反派暴君养歪了 Blue Sky over Mountains and Rivers山水蔚蓝天Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + teaching + adorable kids + farming + building wealth + infrastructure] A warm, slice-of-life story Zhang Ziruo transmigrates into the role of the evil adoptive mother of a tyrannical villain, destined for a tragic end. She plans to win the villain’s favor while he is still young, only to discover that he has been reborn... Taking stock of her new circumstances, she decides to open a school and become a teacher! She’ll raise the villain to be a virtuous, capable, open-minded, and po 16.8kReads9.5Score2.4kShelves
47. 47 攀 Marrying Up 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 198.7kReads9.6Score30.7kShelves
48. 48 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 150.3kReads9.6Score20.9kShelves
49. 49 惹 Offending the Imperial Daughter 惹金枝 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 270.2kReads9.7Score33.5kShelves
50. 50 不 If the Male Lead Is Out of Reach, the Villain Is a Better Deal 不是男主要不起，反派更有性价比 Taishi Ying太史婴Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of Quick Transmigration: Spoiled and Cherished is now available on Fanqie, the comic is out, and a print edition is in the works. Please show your support. [Sweet romance + yandere, one-on-one] To stay alive, Sheng Nuan must transmigrate into different worlds, play doomed cannon fodder, and save the darkest villains. They're cold-blooded, obsessive, and ruthless, capable of leaving a million corpses in their wake with a laugh and destroying the world with a wave of the 81.3kReads9.5Score7.7kShelves

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