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1. 201 我 I Strive for My Country’s Prosperity! [System] 我，为祖国富强而奋斗！【系统】 Little Red-Crisp Hands红酥小手Modern Romance3.2M WordsOngoing [Reborn + System + top student + patriotism + positive energy + feel-good story + no awful relatives] Su Xing was always on her own, the aloof goddess in everyone else's eyes. It seemed everyone took it for granted that beautiful women should keep their distance and remain unapproachable. Only Su Xing knew she was pretending to be aloof. In truth, she had severe social anxiety! She hated dealing with people and being noticed. All she wanted was to hide in the shell she thought was safe and coast 43.1kReads9.6Score4kShelves
2. 202 美 Gourmet: My Little Shop Is Famous Around the World 美食：我的小店，名震全球 Sleeping Cat熟睡的猫Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [Opening a Restaurant] [No Female Lead] [System] [Perfect with a Meal] [Heartwarming] [Everyday Life] [A Different Menu Every Day] [Affordable Prices] [Ensemble Cast] Lou Yuanzhou has eaten so many ready-made meal packs that he actually gains a Chef God Gourmet System! As long as he opens a restaurant and completes all kinds of bizarre missions, he can earn rewards! Steaming hot wontons, springy zhajiang noodles, and the legendary lamb stew... all made by Lou Yuanzhou himself! Once his 9.6kReads9.0Score796Shelves
3. 203 大 Great Qin: Emperor Qin Shi Huang, I Really Don't Want to Live Off You! 大秦：始皇帝，我真不吃软饭啊！ The King of Qin Circles the Pig秦王绕猪Historical1.5M WordsCompleted [The Analects + Hilarious + Cunning + Lighthearted + His Majesty Zheng + Shamelessly Stealing + Absolutely Outrageous] Qin Feng inexplicably transmigrates to the Qin dynasty before Qin unifies the six states, and the First Emperor overhears his thoughts. The two then embark on a hilarious daily battle of wits. “Qin Feng, tell me, what does ‘The Master does not speak of prodigies, force, disorder, or spirits’ mean?” “It means the Master doesn’t want to talk to you, and will use brute force to bea 45.1kReads9.5Score4.5kShelves
4. 204 女 After Faking Her Death in Disguise as a Man, She Starts Playing the Frail, Scheming Green Tea 女扮男装死后，她开始演柔弱绿茶 Ye Buhong叶不鸿Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The print edition of [Playing Coy] is available on all platforms. [The heroine is everyone’s beloved, with maximum “moonlight in the heart” appeal + doted on by all + universally adored + strong female lead] Qin Buwen disguised herself as a man and played the part of a treacherous official for sixteen years. At the height of her infamy, everyone in Chang’an, even the dogs, would go out of their way to avoid her. Then she was betrayed and abandoned by everyone. She leapt from a tall building, onl 36.5kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves
5. 205 努 I Strive for the Imperial Exams, But My Slacker Dreams Never Change 努力考科举，咸鱼梦想从未改变 A Little Green Ear一只绿耳Historical1.8M WordsCompleted [Imperial exams + everyday life + lighthearted] Lu Yang, a rich second-generation heir, wakes up one day as the youngest and most cherished son of the Lu family. This youngest son is a scholar, yet selfish and self-centered, turning a blind eye to his family's sacrifices and caring only about his own future. Lu Yang may be a slacker with little conscience, but he knows who's good to him. He keeps his dream of being a slacker tucked away and works hard to pass the imperial exams, hoping to become 17.8kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
6. 206 嫁 Marrying Mr. Yu 嫁给喻先生 Da Er Lin达尔林Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted [The print edition of the same name is now available / The short drama of the same name is now streaming] [Cheerful artist vs. aloof, calculating professor] [Age gap + marriage before love + sweet romance + long-planned courtship + slow-burn love] Shi Sheng and Yu Wenzhou met on a blind date. But even on their wedding day, she still couldn't figure out what Yu Wenzhou saw in her. Since they didn't have much of a romantic foundation, Shi Sheng thought it would be good enough if they could at leas 33.7kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves
7. 207 何 He Xu & Ren Ye 何许&仁野 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted The first time He Xu met Ren Ye, it was love at first sight. The second time, she had to restrain her malicious impulses. The third time, she said, “I really like you.” The fourth time, the fifth time... A fiery, wealthy heiress with a gray background VS a street thug who says one thing but means another 2kReads9.5Score355Shelves
8. 208 震 Shocking! The Cast-Off Canary Is the Most Sought-After Woman in Beijing’s Elite Circle 震惊！被弃金丝雀竟是京圈万人迷 Old Wood on a Cold Mountain冷山旧木Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [The groveling ex gets reduced to ashes + one devoted couple, both chaste + the second male lead wins + sweet and satisfying, no angst] [Clear-headed, sweet heroine × refined scoundrel whose secret crush comes true] To repay her father's debts, Shi Sheng willingly signed a contract to become the stand-in for rich playboy scumbag Qi Ye. The rich playboy was handsome, hot-tempered, and wild. Shi Sheng accepted it all. She was gentle, considerate, kind, and forgiving, playing both father and mother 1.5kReads9.0Score219Shelves
9. 209 失 After Losing My Job, I Bound Myself to a Freelance System 失业后，我绑定自由职业系统 Steamed Buns, Noodles, and Flatbread馒头面条饼Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Family life, a slow-paced story, not a traditional rich-heir novel] At 33, Chen Yuan was suddenly laid off, completely caught off guard. He wanted to find a new job, but was rejected again and again because he was already “old” at 33. He had elderly parents to support, children to raise, and a wife who stayed home as a homemaker. Raising the kids, paying rent and car installments, and covering everyday expenses... all of it took money. What was he supposed to do?! He'd worked more than ten hour 31.8kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
10. 210 九 The 1990s Baby-Booming Brigade: My Dad Becomes the Nation's Father-in-Law 九零超生游击队，我爸成国民岳父 Lin Junjun林君君Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Han Sixi was beaten to death by her grandparents, who favored boys over girls. She transmigrated to the spirit realm, but just as she was about to ascend, her lingering obsession drew the final heavenly tribulation lightning bolt, sending her back. It’s 1990. There are seven sisters, their family is evading the birth-control authorities, and their parents are still trying for an eighth child. Just as Han Sixi is sharpening her forty-meter broadsword, ready to deal with her awful relatives, her f 5.5kReads9.3Score744Shelves
11. 211 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 101.8kReads9.6Score10.1kShelves
12. 212 小 One Little Pout, and the Whole World Spoils This Adorable Baby 小嘴一瘪，萌宝被四海八荒团宠了 A Chilly Breeze恻恻轻寒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Beloved adorable child + multiple secret identities + resource pocket dimension + invincible backers + farming and infrastructure building + fantasy comedy] “Waaah T﹏T, I’m only two! I don’t want to be the village chief!” “No way, Lord Xiaojiu! The hole you dug gushes with spring water, the rice seedlings you planted bear grain in half a month, iron sand flows from the mountain you opened, and everyone praises the bandits you wiped out... If you won’t be village chief, who would dare take the j 5.4kReads9.5Score837Shelves
13. 213 就 Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购 Sauce-Fried Rice酱汁炒饭Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted With a loud crash, Xu Jiaojiao, from the twenty-second century, survives an air disaster and transmigrates to the resource-starved 1960s, with three years of famine looming. Luckily, she has the “Buy-It-All Shopping Group” golden finger. She lands a job through a supply-and-marketing cooperative recruitment drive and gets a secure government job for life. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate... While everyone else chews grass, I snack on dates. I’ll stockpile the good stuff until the warehous 6.9kReads8.9Score740Shelves
14. 214 团 The Whole Family's Lucky Charm Is Three and a Half, Catching Ghosts on the Run from Famine 团宠锦鲤三岁半，逃荒路上捉鬼忙 Wang Xiaoyu王小渔Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Little darling + adored by everyone + sweet romance + lighthearted + metaphysical arts + alternate setting] The dirt-poor Mu family had gone crazy. It was a famine, and everyone else was rushing to flee, yet they went out of their way to bring home a little girl. Ning Bao carried a tattered cloth bag, a peachwood sword in her right hand and yellowed talisman paper in her left... From then on, the old Mu family was transformed. Grandma Mu, who had been too sick to get out of bed, was up and abou 6.4kReads9.4Score971Shelves
15. 215 重 Reborn: Building a Business Empire 重生：缔造商业帝国 Big Eye大目Urban4.9M WordsCompleted Ye Chen, who once possessed a personal fortune of 400 billion, is reborn sixty years into the past. That year, he was a penniless, worthless gambling addict. His wife, begging him to sign the divorce papers; his father- and mother-in-law, wishing he would vanish from the face of the earth; loan sharks threatening him with debt collection notices... Watch him use his knowledge of the next sixty years to turn the tide, lead the next great wave, and build an unrivaled global business empire! 51.5kReads9.1Score5.4kShelves
16. 216 从 Starting with a Supermarket, I Lose My Way to Becoming a Tycoon 从超市开始亏成首富 Snail Prince蜗牛王子Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Anti-cliché, lighthearted and funny, no female lead.] Qian Ziyong had just graduated when he got a loss-making System: every yuan he lost could be converted into cash. Losing money? How hard could that be? He took over a supermarket that was already losing money and did everything he could to make it fail, waiting to rake in rewards from the System. But his plan backfired spectacularly. Customers poured in and bought everything out, leaving him swimming in profits! Qian Ziyong was furious! He o 5.6kReads8.7Score414Shelves
17. 217 重 Back to 1982: My Nine Daughters Are Stunning 重回82：我九个女儿美炸了 The Cat Watches the Flowers花猫子看花Urban1.5M WordsCompleted People say that reaching seventy is a rare feat. But at Tang Jiancheng’s seventieth birthday banquet, the guests were truly rare! Apart from the yellow dog at his feet, not a single person showed up! And yet, he had once been the father of nine daughters! Lost in painful memories, Tang Jiancheng drank himself unconscious. When he woke again, he had somehow returned to 1982, ten days after the birth of his ninth daughter... This time, he swore to protect his daughters and make sure not one of the 10.2kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
18. 218 浪 The Prodigal Returns: I Can See the Future 浪子回头：我能预见未来 Bai Ling白灵Urban4.1M WordsOngoing The short drama of the same name, I Can See the Future: The Prodigal's Return, premieres on Hongguo on December 6. On his way to get a divorce, Lin Ming finally realized what a bastard he'd been his whole life! He couldn't change the fact that he was getting divorced, but he unexpectedly gained the ability to foresee the future! Rising prices, volatile real estate, stock market fluctuations, global trends... he can handle them all with ease! Years later, a reporter interviews Lin Ming: “You're n 19.9kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
19. 219 朕 I'm Shocked! The Prodigal Son Is Actually a Demonic National Preceptor! 朕震惊了，败家子竟是妖孽国师！ Strolling in the Wind漫步风中Historical2.7M WordsCompleted He transmigrates into the Da Feng Dynasty as the son of the Duke of Ying, a notorious fool and wastrel known throughout the capital. Lin Chen cracks his knuckles. “If I’m the duke’s son, who do I have to fear?” And so Lin Chen charges headlong through life, from the capital to Jiangnan, from temples to court, from the northern frontier to the grasslands, leaving a fearsome reputation in his wake. Da Feng’s merchants are stunned. “Wait, you became the richest man in Da Feng. How is that being a w 89.4kReads8.7Score6.1kShelves
20. 220 我 I'm a Lucky Little Darling, Blessed with Good Fortune Every Step of the Way 我是福运小奶包，一路亨通旺旺旺 Second Miss Jinjiner金金二小姐Ancient Romance3.4M WordsCompleted (Full-cast audio drama + animated series now available) [Farming + beloved by all + lucky treasure + super strength + foreknowledge] To keep the family from being swallowed up by greedy relatives, Qingbao's mother claims she has given birth to a boy. Just then, her father dies on the battlefield, and her mother is frail after a premature birth. Her four gaunt, underfed sisters do their best to keep the family afloat. But little Qingbao is born with a halo of good fortune, and one lucky thing aft 8.9kReads8.9Score767Shelves
21. 221 我 A Cute Little Child from Ancient Times Has Come to Live in My House 我的房子里来了个古代小萌娃 Mi Xiaoxian米小仙Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Historical farming romance, pen pals across time meet in person, focused on everyday family life, few nasty characters, no clichéd foraging in the mountains, both leads are each other's first and only.] Su Wanwan's house became a pocket space for Yue'er, an adorable child in ancient times. The whole situation left her a little dazed from the start. But that was no problem. She quickly got in touch with the little girl's father, Shen Yuan, through Yue'er. She sold modern goods in exchange for an 3.6kReads9.3Score550Shelves
22. 222 情 The Prince of Passion, and His Princess Consort Ran Away 情之王爷，王妃跑了 Yan Liang in the Rain雨中阎良Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she perished in a sea of flames at the hospital. Overcome with guilt, he followed her into the sea and died. When they opened their eyes again, they had both transmigrated to ancient times. He became Prince Lin, a man whose power reached across the court, while she became the fourth young lady of the Su family, foolish and timid. Having transmigrated into this body, she was clear-headed and bold. She wanted no ties of romance and no life trapped behind the walls of a gran —Reads—Score—Shelves

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23. 223 奥 Ultraman Gangsters? I'm Clearly a Savior of All Worlds! 奥特黑帮？明明是诸天救世主！ Nan Tu Anxi楠涂安溪Anime Fanfiction514k WordsOngoing [Invincible] + [Myriad Worlds] + [No Female Lead] [Worlds visited: Pacific Rim, Ultraman Ginga, Godzilla vs. Kong, Jujutsu Kaisen + One Piece + Naruto + Bleach Currently underway: The Three-Body Problem] The System brought him to the Ultra Universe, where he grew up alone for 150,000 years. He rose to become one of the highest-ranking figures in the Land of Light, but then the System appeared again, giving him the chance to go "play dead" across the Myriad Worlds. And he can even grow stronger w 18Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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