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1. 1 胎 Born into the 1970s: I Make My Whole Family Rich Through Studying 胎穿七零：我靠读书带全家致富 Mao Mao猫芼Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing (I Just Want to Slack Off, but They Call Me a Genius) (Period Piece + Academic Prodigy + Strengthening the Nation + System + No Romance + Cozy Daily Life + Lighthearted Comedy + Pure Wish Fulfillment) After Chen Wang died, he was reborn as the Chen family's only dim-witted grandson. With four older female cousins, the two elders of the Chen family doted on him like a precious treasure, giving him the best of everything. Chen Wang thought he could spend this life slacking off. Who could have gues 161.7kReads9.0Score15.7k14d adds

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   🍒😅🍏Bad news: I've become an unfavored prince in a feudal dynasty. Good news: This world allows cultivation, so I frantically click the cultivation button, hoping to ascend to immortality as soon as possible. One day, a giant sky screen descends, listing "the most charming ancestor in history," Xiao Qingyun—this emperor, skilled in both literature and martial arts, shouted "I don't want the dragon robe" before ascending the throne, but then changed his mind and said "it's so good!", Even sparking a discussion about "whether he should ascend to immortality." Looking at the name on the sky screen, I suddenly realized that this might be my future?

2. 2 被 After My Stepsister Stole My Wedding, She Got Jealous Again and Again 被继姐抢婚后，她又又又眼红 Wonder Without End妙无涯Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted Period setting + warm, satisfying slice-of-life + family squabbles + equally matched leads Qiao Pei had barely transmigrated here when she found herself cheated on. Watching her stepsister weep, she was confused. Wasn't love supposed to start with looks? What on earth did her arrogant stepsister see in this utterly ordinary man, that she climbed into his bed the first time they met? Something was off about her~ Still, if you want to steal a scumbag, go ahead, but constantly running your mouth at 650Reads7.3Score10714d adds
3. 3 开 From the Start, the Sky Screen Reveals I'll Become an Emperor for the Ages 开局天幕曝光我会成为千古一帝 I'm the Best at Slacking Off at Work上班摸鱼我最行Historical195k WordsOngoing [Male Protagonist + Alternate History + Sky Screen + No Romance + Wish-Fulfillment + Everyone’s Favorite] [The rating is low because it just came out~] I’ve been born again and again. The bad news: This time, I’m an unloved prince in a feudal dynasty. The good news: People can cultivate in this world. Do I even need to choose? I mash the cultivation button. My goal in life is to cultivate hard and ascend as soon as possible. But one day, a gigantic sky screen appears [Today, we’re counting down 6.4kReads8.7Score33514d adds
4. 4 考 After I Got Into Qingbei, My Underworld Boss Dad Got So Mad He Landed in the ICU 考上清北后，黑道老爹气进ICU Dust, Dust, Dust, Dust, Dust, Dust微尘尘尘尘尘尘Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Short drama in production] [Comedy]+ [Laid-back]+ [Positive energy] Lu Chen transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes the only son of the Lu family, the biggest underworld clan in the country! Going back to his great-grandfather’s generation, his great-grandfather was an arms dealer. His grandfather was a mafia boss, and his father was the godfather of the entire country. But in Lu Chen’s generation, he declares that he’s going to study hard, become a beacon of righteousness, and give back 3.6kReads8.3Score38214d adds

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   It's very interesting and hilarious! The only downside to the book is that the author was too poor to imagine the life of the Old Money Men.

5. 5 吕 Empress Lü Heard My Inner Thoughts, and We Went on a Killing Spree 吕雉听见我心声后，带我嘎嘎乱杀 Mu Huarong木华荣Ancient Romance711k WordsCompleted [Not a mindless power fantasy! Not a female-emperor story! And she helps her father and younger brother!] Good news: I’ve transmigrated to the Qin dynasty, and Qin Shi Huang is still alive. Bad news: Liu Wu has only just been born, so she won’t get the chance to meet her charming ancestor! And Qin is on the verge of collapse! Good news: My mother is Lü Zhi! Bad news: My father is Liu Bang! She won’t get to meet her charming ancestor, and Liu Bang is her father? According to the history books, af 663Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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   It's a very good female-centric novel. Although the female lead doesn't become an empress, it's still very enjoyable. The family relationships are very well written, and there is a romantic pairing, but the male lead's presence is not very strong.

6. 6 为EN To Corrupt the Righteous, I Had No Choice But to Make Games 为了祸害正道，我只好制作游戏了 Jie Ge Ge Jie杰了个杰Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Game Development First + Cultivation Second + Tormenting the Righteous Factions] In this cultivation world, where the righteous factions completely dominate the Demon Dao, Lu Ze unlocks the Demon Dao Prodigy System. He can raise his cultivation as long as he kills righteous cultivators. What? Deaths in an illusion count too? A game designer by trade, Lu Ze decides to give the cultivators of this world a tiny little shock... Sect elder: “What is this Escape from the Demon Cult? Why have the disc 32.5kReads8.5Score3.8k14d adds

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   This is pretty funny and worth recommending.

7. 7 带 Taking Tom on a Daring Adventure at Hogwarts 带着Tom勇闯霍格沃茨 A Little Flower Bud一颗小花芽Female-Channel Fanfiction865k WordsCompleted Also known as Taking Tom on a Hogwarts Adventure [Everyday life, friendship, and teacher-student bonds, but no romance and no pairings!] Su Na is a transmigrator. She ended up in the Harry Potter world, but landed in the wrong place: America. Well, since she was already here, she might as well go to school. By the time Su Na graduated, the System, seven years late, finally showed up. [Please become a wizarding bard.] A bard? A wizard? Well, she had no particular goals anyway, so she wandered aro 17.7kReads9.1Score2.5k14d adds

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   The lively and adorable Tom the cat has been taken to Hogwarts, and he and the twins are causing quite a stir!

8. 8 弱 I'm a Weakling, Yet the Righteous Call Me the Supreme Saint-Demon 弱鸡的我，却被正道人士奉为无上圣魔 Ouyang Yun欧阳晕Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsOngoing [A fresh take on misdirected assumptions + new twists + all kinds of reversals + pretending to be a tiger to eat a pig + wild fantasy ideas + lighthearted comedy] My name is Zhang Mo, and my family has been dirt-poor for generations. Yesterday, while I was farming, the local sect dragged me off to fill a vacancy. After I got up the mountain, I found out that our sect was actually an evil demonic cult. Even worse, after just one day on the job, they wanted me to become the sect leader. Damn this 7.7kReads9.2Score64014d adds

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   Absolutely great potential

9. 9 我 I Just Want to Turn the Heavens Upside Down! 我只想倒反天罡！ Low-Key 666低调的666Urban2.8M WordsCompleted Please, just let me be a person for once~ 66Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 10 癫 The Lunatic Novel's Cannon-Fodder Villainess Tore Up the Script 癫文炮灰女配手撕了剧本 Jiang Ruohe江若何Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a Book + Ultra-Sweet One-on-One Romance + Showbiz + Face-Slapping + Absurdist Humor + Both Pure and Faithful] [A powerful, absurdist girl who always says exactly what she thinks × a cold-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside film emperor with a delightfully unhinged mindset] After cursing the author as a lunatic, Yin Shuwei found herself transmigrated into a deranged romance novel as the cannon-fodder wife of the second male lead. In the original plot, her husband would be houn 7.4kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds

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    Read some crazy stories, but don't get too caught up in them or lose your mind; just have a good laugh.

11. 11 疯 Crazy Male Lead, Don't Be Afraid. I'm Just a Plain Old Pervert 疯批男主别害怕，我只是单纯变态 Hu Yu蝴俞Modern Romance569k WordsCompleted [A print edition has been signed for publication] [Pure-hearted yet truly deranged male lead x fake psychopath female lead who does everything to survive] [From universally hated to universally adored * brothers’ road to redemption * both are virgins] Xiang Fengyu transmigrates into a book as the short-lived fiancée of a deranged male lead. From the start, she’s in danger of being killed after spotting a bloodstained shirt under his bed. She plans to use her golden finger, her knowledge of the p 21.2kReads9.5Score3.2k14d adds
12. 12 身 You Can Steal My Identity, But What About My Mental Illness? 身份可以偷走，那我的精神病呢？ Flickering Candle Stub残烛跳荡Modern Romance484k WordsCompleted [Publication rights signed ✚ Absurd memes ✚ Chaotic variety show ✚ Animal mind reading] Ming Li wakes up in the body of a celebrity who was sent to a psychiatric hospital by her family. From the start, she’s mocked by the entire internet, saddled with a family that leeches off her, and called mentally ill! Ming Li: Whatever. The things that don’t kill her will only make her even crazier! When a sharp-tongued entertainment reporter comes after her, she says, “A tadpole with a frog tattoo, and you 55.1kReads9.6Score7.6k14d adds
13. 13 古 The Daily Life of an Ancient Couple Making Money and Raising Kids 古代夫妻赚钱养娃日常 Zhuang Sheng Mi庄生迷Ancient Romance735k WordsCompleted A local ancient couple's everyday struggle to save money and raise their child! The village's most beautiful embroiderer × a clever, capable accountant × their smart, well-behaved son! See how this family rises from humble farming roots and climbs the social ladder! The story of Chen Qiuyue and Zhao Huaiyu, a couple born and raised in ancient times, who work hard to save money and pay for their child's education after starting a family. They succeed in raising their child to excel, and their fa 7.3kReads8.6Score53814d adds

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    A must-read! A treasure trove of novels depicting the daily struggles of ordinary families in ancient times! I recently stumbled upon a super captivating novel about the struggles of ordinary families in ancient times – *The Struggle of an Ordinary Family in Ancient Times*. I absolutely love it and have to recommend it to you! 📖The story revolves around Chen Qiuyue and Zhao Huaiyu, a native couple in ancient times. Chen Qiuyue is a beautiful and skilled embroiderer from the village, while Zhao Huaiyu is a shrewd and capable accountant. After having children, they begin a life of hard work, saving money and raising them diligently for their future. 🌟From Zhao Village to the town, then to the prefectural city, and finally to the capital, they accumulate wealth and acquire property step by step through their skills. Their son, Pingping, is also very promising, passing the imperial examinations from a young age to a high-ranking official, eventually becoming a fourth-rank official. The family not only achieved a leap in social class from ordinary farmers to the aristocratic class but also raised two outstanding grandsons, transforming their family's social standing. 💖The book doesn't feature princes or emperors, only ordinary people struggling to survive at the bottom of society. But it's precisely these ordinary people's love and perseverance for life that imbues the story with a down-to-earth, relatable feel. The author depicts the mutual support between husband and wife, the warm interactions between parents and children, and the everyday life of neighbors with exceptional delicacy and realism. For example, the mother's reluctance to let Chen Qiuyue go, the elder brother's admonitions, and Zhao Huaiyu's gentle promises to her when she gets married are all deeply moving. This novel has so many strengths: 1. A realistic portrayal of struggle: There are no cheat codes, no reincarnation or time travel; it's all about a family's down-to-earth efforts, making the reader feel a strong sense of identification and the power of perseverance. 2. A warm family atmosphere: Whether it's the love between Chen Qiuyue and Zhao Huaiyu, or their education and care for their children, everything feels incredibly warm, as if you were part of that loving family yourself. 3. A Vivid Panorama of Ancient Life: The author's depiction of ancient rural and urban life is meticulous, showcasing everything from agricultural production and market trade to traditional festivals and daily meals, revealing the essence of ancient society. Those who enjoy slow-paced slice-of-life stories and ancient farming narratives should not miss "The Struggle of a Small Family in Ancient Times"! Trust me, once you start reading, you won't be able to put it down—start reading now!

14. 14 兽 Is the Beast World’s Villainous Female Acting Too Sneakily? Knock Out the Males and Take Them Home 兽世恶雌偷感重？敲晕雄性带回家 Hot Enough?够火吗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Beast world + sweet romance + few females, many males + multiple male partners + funny and ridiculous] Mo Xia was born into the beast world and was kicked out of her wandering-beast father’s cave right from the start. Then she learned that her loving father had snatched a beast husband for her and brought him home. What’s a wandering beast’s daughter to do when nobody wants her? Naturally, she follows in her father’s footsteps. Like this one? Knock him out with a club and bring him home. So wha 9.2kReads8.6Score1.1k14d adds

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    [Please follow] Funny, time travel, beast world, stray beasts, beast husbands, multiple partners 😎 Missing mother, lonely father, cheeky little one 💕💕 A bunch of beast husbands

15. 15 世 The Birth of the World's First Reptile Petting Zoo 世界第一爬宠馆诞生记 Riding the Wind, Cleaving the Waves御风斩浪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Originally titled The Amazing Reptile House. Slice of life + semi-fictional setting + 1v1 snake couple + a little golden finger (The protagonist is based on a real person, with some fictional details. See the end of Chapter 1 for content warnings.) Lin Ai has loved fluffy animals since she was little, but every pet she got would run away. Then, after her family went bankrupt, someone gave her a “little pet” that wouldn’t run off. Her great-aunt’s aunt’s sworn elder sister gave her a long, smooth 13.3kReads9.6Score1.9k14d adds

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    The first book I read was quite interesting, with the male and female leads bickering.

16. 16 游EN Game Invasion: Addicted to Snatching the Male and Female Leads' Destinies 游戏入侵：抢男女主机缘会上瘾诶 The Cat Isn't Bald猫不秃Sports3.1M WordsCompleted [Game Invasion + No Romance + Leveling + Lone Wolf + Gaming] (Also known as: Game Invasion) After being reborn, the first thing Yu Xunge did was go home and make her younger brother down a bottle of liquor, causing him to miss the first game beta test. In her previous life, she didn't learn until she was dying that he had been scheming against her from the shadows all along. She was merely the villainess in a wish-fulfillment novel about a live-in son-in-law... Every bit of malice she suffered w 998kReads9.5Score85.8k14d adds
17. 17 村 A Village Girl Swaps Grooms with Herbal Medicine, and the Chaste Retired Officer Breaks His Vows 村姑中药换嫁，禁欲退役军官破戒 Wild Bull Niu野牛牛Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Lin Ye is a poor little thing whose parents don’t love her. She gets tricked by her younger sister and fiancé into marrying her fiancé’s older brother, He Yesheng, a fearsome and ruthless bachelor. At twenty-eight, he’s the oldest bachelor in the whole village. But wasn’t he supposed to be impotent? Why is he keeping her up working overtime every night? Other women’s husbands take supplements to make them feel good. Hers takes supplements that could kill her... Other women’s mothers-in-law squee 2.1kReads8.4Score38714d adds
18. 18 假 The Fake Heiress Tears Up the Script and Lazily Gives Up 假千金手撕剧本，沙雕摆烂躺麻了 Li Yaoyao梨窈窈Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama, The Fake Heiress Tears Up the Script, is now streaming [Showbiz + absurd humor and memes + everyone’s favorite + wild imagination + gossip + going off the rails] Chi Qian failed her tribulation and returned to the real world, only to discover she was the villainous fake heiress in a novel! The plot had already reached the point where the real heiress came back, and Chi Qian was about to be kicked out of the family home. A broken engagement, a wave of online hate, and a grueso 125.9kReads9.6Score13.5k14d adds
19. 19 那 That Village, Those People, That Fool 那村那人那傻瓜 Lucky Treasure福宝Ancient Romance174k WordsCompleted One field, one home, and two people: a simple life shared for a long time is what really matters! A hardworking, kindhearted country girl vs. a devoted, doting husband who treats her like a loyal puppy. A warm and simple story of everyday family life! This story takes place in a small village. Hehua, the eldest daughter of the Li family in the west of the village, married Changsheng, who lived in the east... Changsheng never spoke to anyone and couldn't recognize his neighbors. He didn't even kn 32kReads9.6Score3.8k14d adds
20. 20 手 With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装 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 119.8kReads9.6Score11.5k14d adds

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21. 21 丞 Chancellor, That Palace Maid You Hate Is Talking Badly About You Again 丞相，你讨厌的宫女又在说你坏话 Aze's Grapes阿泽的葡萄Ancient Romance485k WordsCompleted [A devoted couple, sweet romance, transmigrating into a book, mind-reading, lighthearted comedy, face-slapping, a goofy, laid-back palace maid versus a sharp-tongued, proud minister] When Jiang Zhihe opens her eyes, she has transmigrated into a cannon-fodder palace maid who is beaten to death in her very first scene. Once she realizes she can read minds, she immediately clings to the Emperor's beloved, the woman he has cherished in his heart for years. While everyone else is busy fighting for po 136Reads8.0Score1414d adds
22. 22 不 I'm Done Chasing Him: Back to the Villain's Den as a Stubborn Uncle-Master 不舔了，回反派窝当犟种师叔 Master Meow喵师傅Ancient Romance566k WordsOngoing [Goofy humor + Ensemble cast + Putting scumbags in their place + Everyone dotes on her + No CP + Cool on the outside, snarky inner monologue on the inside] Zhou Qiao transmigrates into a cultivation novel where the whole world dotes on the heroine, becoming a cannon-fodder supporting female character. If they want spirit stones, the original owner gives them some. If they want precious treasures, the original owner hands those over too. Her master and senior brothers even dug out her core just t 26Reads6.7Score—14d adds
23. 23 冲 Let's Go! A Duck's Daring Adventure in the Apocalypse 冲鸭！鸭鸭勇闯末世 Seven Tails七只尾巴Modern Romance266k WordsOngoing What do you do when you wake up and inexplicably find yourself turned into a duck? Not just any duck, but a white duck in the school's artificial lake, shamelessly copying the swans and mooching off them all day. But that's not even what drives Xu Yanxi the craziest. Can someone explain what the zombies on the road are all about? In the apocalypse, everyone else either has a golden finger or is reborn, but she turns into a white duck. A duck!!! It's hard enough for people to survive in the apoca 4Reads8.0Score—14d adds
24. 24 流 The Hooligan Tutor: Turning Fusu into a Gangster Crown Prince 流氓帝师：爆改扶苏黑道太子爷 The King of Qin Circles the Pig秦王绕猪Historical445k WordsOngoing [Lighthearted + Farming + Going Dark + Absolutely No Decency] [The Qin Dynasty’s Hooligan Tutor: From the Start, I Turned Fusu into a Black-Market Crown Prince] Qin Xuan transmigrates to the Qin Dynasty as a minor county magistrate from the Ying clan, and even gains custody of Fusu. Heartbroken by how weak and merciful Fusu was in his previous life, he spends six years secretly turning him into a black-market crown prince. From then on, Fusu punches the nursing home in the south and kicks the ki 1.5kReads9.0Score15714d adds
25. 25 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 102.5kReads9.6Score10.2k14d adds

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    Enjoyable and refreshing reads

26. 26 无 The Peerless National Healer 无双国医 A Gentleman Like Jade君子如珩Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Why do expert department heads from the country's top hospitals keep showing up at a neighborhood clinic? Why do renowned experts and professors from across the country so often visit a township health center? Yun Heng, a master's graduate in traditional Chinese medicine, had just started his new job when he offended the hospital's department head and was driven out. With no choice but to make a living at a neighborhood clinic, he somehow turned a township community health center into a national 61.3kReads9.5Score7.4k14d adds
27. 27 京 By the Jingjiang River: A Country Boy’s Road to Changing His Fate 京江畔：一个乡村少年的改命之路 The Jing River Household京河人家Urban275k WordsCompleted The story of how Wang Siwen, a country boy, turns his life around, seizing opportunity after opportunity to achieve financial freedom. The plot is full of twists and turns, and well worth a read! The protagonist is Wang Siwen, the male supporting character is Liu Chao, and the female lead is Qin Yueyi. 9Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The final chapter of a turbulent world, a return to pure love, a return to tradition!!!

28. 28 三 Legend of the Three Realms: The Jade Dragon Sword 三界传说之玉龙剑 The Jing River Household京河人家Eastern Fantasy106k WordsCompleted There are three realms under heaven: the Human Realm, the Demon Realm, and the Beast Realm. After the Demon Realm destroyed the Human Realm, the Beast Realm also became its vassal. Everyone was reduced to a mindless walking corpse, and Xiao Qingfeng, the crown prince of the Human Realm, became the last human alive. When the Beast King came of age, he set out to restore the Human Realm... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 29 桃 Peach Blossom Debt 桃花债 Da Feng Gua Guo大风刮过Eastern Fantasy141k WordsCompleted Who is whose tribulation, and who owes whom a debt? A scheme laid a thousand years ago was nothing but a wait for a fateful meeting. Song Yao, the prime minister's son, was infatuated with the celebrated courtesan Yao Xiang, but she was in love with a poor scholar. By a twist of fate, the devastated Song Yao accidentally ate an immortal pill and ascended to become a deity. Tian Shu, the Star Lord of the Heavenly Court, was involved with Emperor Nanming. The Jade Emperor banished them to the mort 4.5kReads9.5Score1.1k14d adds

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    It's so good! It has two male leads and is kind of funny.

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