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Historical Fiction, No System or Golden Finger, Stories About Ordinary People 年代文，不要系统，不要金手指，讲述平凡人的故事

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  1. 51 Back to the 90s: Building Wealth and Making It Big 重回90发家致富 A Rich Savings Account存折有钱Modern Romance295k WordsCompleted Zhou Lifen goes from being a village official in 2020 to a migrant worker in 1993, all in the time it takes to sleep. When she wakes, she sets out to make her mark, progressing from a market stall to a restaurant, buying land and building property. Just as the saying goes, not even a pig could take to the sky in the 1990s. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
  2. 52 Transmigrated to the 1950s, the Country Sent Me Abroad to Study 穿越五零，国家送我去留学 A Cup of Wine in the Spring Breeze Among Peach and Plum Blossoms桃李春风一杯酒丶Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [No golden finger + physically strong female lead + scientific research + few awful characters + top student + strengthening the nation + 1950s setting + family life + positive and uplifting + romance] An optimistic, positive-minded female lead who doesn't get bogged down in self-doubt × a handsome, devoted male lead who trades his pen for a rifle (The romance is currently very limited. The main story is about studying abroad and scientific research.) When she wakes up, Shi Jia Yi finds herself 74.2kReads9.3Score6.4kShelves
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  3. 53 Cocoon Smoke 茧烟 Cocoon Smoke茧烟Modern Romance437k WordsCompleted It takes half a lifetime to look back and realize that the roads we walked, the hardships we endured, and the injustices we swallowed were never for nothing. I wrote this book neither to show off nor to vent my grievances, and it is no legend meant for other people. I simply wanted to write it for the person I was: someone who stumbled through the years but never bowed their head. I came from an ordinary life, struggling, losing my way, and keeping silent within the cocoon of fate. I knew the 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  4. 54 The Devil’s Music Box 魔之启音乐盒 La Fu Da Ka拉夫达卡Modern Romance106k WordsCompleted During a trip, Lin Ke happened upon a music box and took it home. Fueled by alcohol, she felt as if some force were guiding her to open it. The moment she did, a dazzling light burst out and pulled her into another world. She had traveled back to the 1960s in Dongguo, where she encountered Qilezi, Master Qi, Master Jian, and others, and a series of events unfolded. Then, during a dangerous moment when someone’s life was at stake, something unexpected happened... Please read my new work on Tomato —Reads—Score—Shelves
  5. 55 Save My Son! A Middle School Dad’s Futuristic Cyberwar 拯救儿子！初中老爹的未来赛博战 Moonrise Online月生在线68k WordsCompleted Save My Son! A Middle School Dad’s Future Cyberpunk War 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  6. 56 Out for Revenge? The Six-Year-Old Cutie Bullies the Thugs Until They Want to Call the Police 寻仇？歹徒被六岁萌娃虐到想报警 Moonrise Online月生在线Modern Romance208k WordsCompleted The Gu family of four offended their sworn enemy in the immortal realm and were cast down to the mortal world to undergo tribulations. Suppressed by the Heavenly Dao, their enemy dares not use magic openly, so he can only arrange “accidental deaths” behind the scenes, hoping to wipe out the entire Gu family. But he never imagined that the Gu family’s six-year-old youngest son, Suisui, would be an absolute little monster! When Suisui was six, a grinning thug came looking for revenge. “Kid, I’m he —Reads—Score—Shelves
  7. 57 Reborn: I’m That Wicked Old Woman 重生笔记：我就是那个恶毒老太太 Old Lincolnby in Downtown New York纽约市区的古林肯比Modern Romance149k WordsCompleted I'm the wicked old woman they all talk about. I showed no respect to my elders, spent my whole life speaking harshly to my husband, and ruined my sons' futures. Even in old age, I made life miserable for my descendants. As I lay dying, I felt a little regret. I never expected the King of Hell to turn me away, and now I'm alive again! Hahahahaha, I'm back! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  8. 58 Sent to the Countryside in Henan, I Got a Sign-in System 下乡到河南，我拥有了签到系统 The Tortoise Is the Tortoise God乌龟是龟神Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted Period novel + transmigration + no CP + sign-in System + sent down to the countryside in Henan Chunxia wakes up one morning to find she's transmigrated to the 1960s! Her father is her stepfather, and her mother is her biological mother, but her father doesn't care for her and her mother doesn't love her. To get away from this dysfunctional family, Chunxia signs up to go down to the countryside in Henan. She works hard every day just to survive, never expecting her System to finally arrive a few 549Reads—Score103Shelves
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  9. 59 Transmigrated to the 1960s: Keep Your Head Down and Get to Work 穿越六零，埋头就是干 The Tortoise Is the Tortoise God乌龟是龟神Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted Period drama + System + no romance + raising kids + building wealth Song Ya wakes up one morning to find that she has transmigrated to the 1960s. Every day, she opens her eyes worrying about how to make ends meet. After Song Ya keeps her head down and works hard for a month, her System finally arrives... P.S. I'm not good at writing blurbs, so please read the story itself~ 325Reads—Score—Shelves
  10. 60 Transmigrated to the ’70s, I Dumped My Cheating Boyfriend and Got Rich 穿七零，甩劈腿男后发家致富 Yuyu's Time羽羽时光Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + period setting + marriage first, love later + putting scumbags in their place + sweet romance + building wealth] She transmigrates to the 1970s, only for her future mother-in-law to storm over and call off the engagement. What use is a man who can't do a thing and cheats on her? Break it off! Absolutely! Her family is so poor they can barely scrape by? So what? She's a transmigrator with modern knowledge, and getting rich is no dream. The village is too poor? Fine, one family g 1.6kReads7.6Score169Shelves
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  11. 61 Reborn in the 1980s: Making Money and Winning Over Men 重生80年代，赚钱撩汉两不误 Sweet-and-Sour Pomelo柚子酸酸甜甜Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted Lin Father: The government has announced its policy. The farmland belongs to the farmers... Lin Mother: That's wonderful! We'll have land of our own... Lin Huiru: Mom, Dad, we can lease the land, plant fruit trees, raise geese, and grow medicinal herbs... Lin Younger Brother: Sis is right. We can really make something of this... Lin Older Sister: Sure, I'll go along with you. The family of five began farming... Then they opened a clothing store... Lin Qinghe: Hello, we're carrying out an operati 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  12. 62 Help! The Gentle Military Doctor Cried, and the Whole Unit Panicked 救命！娇柔军医一哭，全部队慌了 Little Silly Goose小呆鹅Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion] Martial arts prodigy Jiang Nianzhi transmigrates into a book and arrives in an alternate version of the 1980s, where she becomes a delicate, frail beauty. Thinking she would run into one terrible person after another, she rolls up her sleeves, ready to beat them all into submission. But her feisty mother favors girls over boys, her white-lotus sister is a doting sister-con, her grandmother is a beauty enthusiast, and her little brother has 59.2kReads9.4Score7.5kShelves
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  13. 63 Blind Corn! Rotten Potatoes! Worthless Children, Get on Your Knees! 瞎苞米！烂土豆！极品儿女靠边跪 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance3.5M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Reborn] [Feel-Good] [No Golden Finger] [Family Life] (Also known as: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Leaves Her Children Behind) Seventy-year-old Wu Zhiqiu is Reborn in the era when her children still depend on her hard work and sacrifice! In her previous life, she played favorites and ended up alone and miserable in her old age. This time, she refuses to repeat the past. The old lady decides to leave her children behind and enjoy the rest of her lif 211.7kReads9.3Score9.8kShelves
  14. 64 Great Tang: I’m Li Xiao, with Xiao as in Arrogant 大唐：小爷李嚣，嚣张的嚣 Lots of Pitfalls, Few Words坑多话不多Historical436k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy] [Pure entertainment] [Social butterfly] [Rebel troublemaker] [Alternate history] [Archaeology] [Young girlfriend] [No dragging things out, no angst. If there's angst, the author is a dog] [Super satisfying] Your young master here is Li Xiao. That's Xiao as in arrogant. Li Er: “You rebellious brat, you've gone too far...” Huh? Old man, you're yelling at me? Hang him from the Taiji Hall. Zhangsun Wuji: “Your Majesty, I beg you to let my son marry Princess Changle...” Huh? Unc 14.5kReads8.4Score920Shelves
  15. 65 In 1960, I Stole Away to Hong Kong and Rose to the Top by Selling Fish 1960偷渡香江从卖鱼开始逆袭 Lychee, Lychee, Loves Lychee Most荔枝荔枝最爱荔枝Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing [Fishing for seafood + underworld intrigue + business battles + feuds among the wealthy + a rise from the bottom + an ensemble period drama + the heroine can hold her breath underwater for 12 minutes + a powerful heroine + the hero has a smaller role later on] Reborn on the very day her family planned to trade her in marriage to a fool. In her previous life, he had risked his life to protect her. In this life, she would take him with her as they defied fate and rose to the top. Starting out on t 107.3kReads9.3Score9kShelves
  16. 66 After Four Years of Stupidity, I Became the Beloved Wife of a Rough Village Bully 磕傻四年，成了糙汉村霸的娇媳妇 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted When Hu Yao woke up, she found a mischievous yet well-behaved son and a scoundrel of a man beside her. Shocked and bewildered, she heard from the neighbors she knew that four years earlier, she'd hit her head so hard she was left simple-minded, and her mother had sold her. Over those four years, she had not only gained a husband but also a mischievous child who fiercely protected her. The bastard of a man was always putting his hands on her, and he was exceptionally fierce and unreasonable. Terr 40.3kReads9.1Score3.3kShelves
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  17. 67 Peace in the Yin Family 尹家安宁 Young Master Zhuo, Who Loves Qingqing Fruit Juice爱吃青青果汁的卓大少Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted Born into the 1950s, Yin Anning begins her life in the Yin family compound on Willow Lane, carrying with her a spiritual spring space. Lu Tao, her childhood sweetheart, is always by her side. From Willow Lane to the provincial capital, from temporary work to an office job. When news comes that the college entrance exams are being reinstated, she pulls out the textbooks she has saved for years and smiles. What’s meant to come will come. This is the story of a young woman who, through ordinary 5Reads—Score—Shelves
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  18. 68 A Ruthless Survivor from the Apocalypse Lands in the ’70s: Her Brash Husband Spoils Her Rotten 末世狠人穿七零：痞夫宠妻超甜 Young Master Zhuo, Who Loves Qingqing Fruit Juice爱吃青青果汁的卓大少Modern Romance82k WordsCompleted Jiang Shengsheng was a hardened survivor who spent ten years fighting through mountains of corpses and seas of blood in the apocalypse. Then, in a single moment, she transmigrated into the 1970s, becoming a poor girl who had been thrown out by her scumbag father and stepmother and was nearly frozen and starved to death. Now she also has two young siblings to care for. No food, no ration coupons, no one to rely on? She puts her apocalypse survival skills to work, growing crops, raising livestock, —Reads—Score—Shelves
  19. 69 The Poor Country Girl Won't Let the Rich Young Master Get Away 穷村姑骗不走富少爷 Le Huanyan乐欢颜Modern Romance200k WordsOngoing [Modern Romance + Sweet Youthful Love + Period Setting]“I’m not a little kid anymore. I’ve grown up.” “You little rascal. Even grown up, you’re still the kid brother.” “I don’t want to be your kid brother. I want to be a man. The kind you can sleep with.” Ai Fangnan is a poor village girl. Her father is Zhou Bapi, and her mother is Wang Xueyi. By chance, she discovers that she was abandoned as a baby. So she goes all in and starts over. After going to great lengths to find her biological par —Reads—Score—Shelves
  20. 70 There's a Rich Woman in the Poor Village 穷村有富婆 Le Huanyan乐欢颜Modern Romance757k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Countryside] The fool comes to his senses, and things get wild at night. Fools have their own good fortune, and a whirlwind marriage brings deep love. University student Su Tang marries the simple-minded Xiao Chenfei. She wants a child, but the fool doesn't know how. Su Tang asks, “Why did you stop moving?” Xiao Chenfei asks in return, “Moving how?” Su Tang patiently asks, “Then what do you know?” Xiao Chenfei says, “I know how to sleep, in the same bed.” “How do you sleep?” Xi 56Reads6.5Score—Shelves
  21. 71 Dad Told Her, If You're Unhappy, Make a Scene 老爹告诉她，不顺心就要闹 The Sky Is Lonely天空是寂寞Modern Romance3.1M WordsOngoing Wang Xiaoxiao followed her dad to the military base. Two months later, both her dad’s allowance and her stepmother’s allowance were in her hands. She also gained a tagalong, He Jin. She and her dad kept jumping back and forth between loving each other and setting each other up. Under He Jin’s aura of genius, the thing she did most was sign confidentiality agreements. Wang Xiaoxiao gained two more dads: He Jianmin and Ding Jianguo. A story about an Army kid who wandered into someone else’s field 65.3kReads8.9Score3.8kShelves
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  22. 72 In the Eighties, I Married the Rough-Hewn Man Everyone Hated and Was Spoiled Rotten 八零和万人嫌糙汉结婚，被宠上天 Mu Muzhi木木枝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period + Adorable child + Marriage first, love later + Rough-and-tough man] A pretty, timid sweetheart × a fierce, burly man In her previous life, Lin Zhaodi (Shen Songge) was set up. After she became pregnant, she was forced to marry the ugliest, meanest man in the village, the one everyone avoided. After falling into depression, she drowned herself in a reservoir when the man had been away for months and her son died in an accident. Given another life, she saves her son's life in time and vow 37.8kReads8.8Score5.7kShelves
  23. 73 The 1980s: The Delicate Stepmom and Her Rough-and-Ready Man 八零：娇气后妈，糙汉宠疯了 Zi Ning Qing Qian紫凝清浅Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted Su Ruan was reborn, back in the impoverished 1980s. She went from being a food blogger worth tens of millions to a notorious “evil stepmother” who was about to run off with the family’s money. Her life started on hard mode: a bare-bones home, a husband who was a cold-faced factory director nicknamed the “Living King of Hell,” Lu Feng, and three troublesome kids destined to become major villains. Everyone in the compound was waiting to laugh at her. “A pampered girl like Su Ruan, who can’t lift a 266Reads6.5Score—Shelves
  24. 74 Su Xiao Reborn in a Bygone Era 年代重生的苏晓 Fortune 66发财66号Modern Romance259k WordsOngoing [Reborn in the 1980s, no System, no golden finger] Su Xiao graduated from a university of traditional Chinese medicine. While her classmates all stayed in the provincial capital, she decided in the middle of the night to return to her mining town after receiving a letter from home. —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  25. 75 The Swallow Who Crawled Out of the Dark Abyss 从黑暗深渊中爬出的燕子 A Lifetime of Xiuer秀儿一生Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted Tell me, just how unlucky can one person be? Her own father married four women, and her stepmother treated her like a thorn in her side. In the prime of her youth, she was tricked by a villain and taken away. At long last, she found a little warmth and thought she’d found love, only for it to turn out to be another ill-fated relationship. She got married, thinking she’d found a home, but her life became a complete mess. And that wasn’t the end of it! One by one, all her loved ones disappeared... 115Reads—Score—Shelves
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  26. 76 Another Spring of the 1977 College Entrance Exam 1977年高考又一春 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子Modern Romance3.4M WordsOngoing [A story-driven take on history. Note: There is no single fixed protagonist. Multiple leads reflect the changes of the era and offer a full picture of the 1977 restoration of the college entrance exam.] [The story focuses on several main characters: Hu Wei and Wang Ting, Pan Xia, and Lu Xiaoyun. Their stories weave in and out according to the timeline. If you prefer to follow one character at a time, you can read their chapters in sequence for a complete biography. The other characters may only 5kReads8.0Score337Shelves
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  27. 77 A Martyr's Orphan Daughter Enlists, and the Stern Officer Spoils Her Rotten! 烈士孤女参军，冷面军官宠疯了！ I Beg You, Tong Meng 1我求童蒙1Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing [Military marriage] [Strong female lead] [Military life] [Two equally strong leads] [Sweet romance] [Female soldier] (15,000 readers gave it a 9.5 rating. Enjoy with confidence!) (Also known as: To the Mountains and Rivers, and to You. The short drama of the same name is now streaming.) In her previous life, Lin Xianan spent seventy-three lonely years waiting for the truth to come too late. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to 1970, just three days before she was to be forced into 76.3kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves
  28. 78 Rust on the South Wind: Tales of Guancheng 南风锈：莞城往事 Zhou Jun, Who Loves Red Beauties喜欢红美人的周俊Mystery70k WordsCompleted Through the forty-year odyssey of Chen Shuisheng, an armless laborer, this story traces the transformation of southern China’s Dongguan, from endless rice paddies to a landscape crowded with factories. In stark, unsparing vignettes, it depicts ancestral halls turned into workshops, waves of strikes, crackdowns on vice, and factories shut down during the COVID pandemic. It lays bare landlord Huang Sisi’s greedy transformation, gangster Zhao Tietou’s evolution into organized crime, and the corrupt —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  29. 79 Rising from the Coffin, the Princess Consort Takes an Entire Dynasty to New Heights 破棺而出，王妃带飞整个王朝 Poached Winter Pear水煮冬梨Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted The rating was just added, so it'll slowly go up! [Special forces commander with superpowers] + [pocket dimension, livestream System, ultimate weapons arsenal, medical building] + [both leads are each other's first, sweet romance, revenge without mercy] Xia Ying dies in the depths of the sea while saving someone during a national livestream. When she wakes up again, she's transmigrated straight into a funeral hall. She kicks open the coffin lid and roasts the chicken prepared for the wedding cer 10.5kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
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  30. 80 My Years as the Big Brother: I Might as Well Marry into Her Family 我当大哥的那些年干脆去上门算了 Demon Princess魔姬Urban595k WordsCompleted Our Ma family is a great clan. After a fire destroyed our granary, the entire clan was exiled to the southwestern frontier, where we settled in the mountains. Over time, we grew into a large village called Majia Village. The male lead, Ma Yongzhen, is the eldest legitimate grandson of the main branch of the Ma family. The heavy burden on his shoulders nearly breaks him, and after his fiancée betrays him, he simply goes to town to become a live-in son-in-law. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  31. 81 The Pear Blossoms of Xujia Cliff Fell Twice 许家崖的梨花，落了两回 Wen Xingzhi文行之15k WordsCompleted The pear blossoms on Xujiaya have fallen twice. —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  32. 82 The Embers of a Silicon-Based Crystal Civilization 硅基结晶文明余烬 Wen Xingzhi文行之22k WordsCompleted The Ashes of a Silicon-Based Crystalline Civilization —Reads—Score—Shelves
  33. 83 She Stumbles into the Cold-Faced Commander's Bath, Leaving the Science Whiz Stunned 穿进冷面首长浴室，科研学霸惊呆 LanL澜LModern Romance343k WordsCompleted [Not a strong female lead + transmigrate into another body + 1970s + military marriage + Academic System + fictional setting + scientific research + infrastructure development + devoted couple] Ling Xi opened the bathroom door and transmigrated to the 1970s. She happened to walk in on a man showering. Two people from different eras stared at each other in stunned silence. She let out a whistle. The victim’s face darkened until it looked like ink might drip from it. His dripping-wet towel landed 6.4kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves
  34. 84 After the Kids' Father Comes Home, He's Still Just as Bad 孩子他爹回来后，还是一样坏 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Everyone says the bad-tempered rascal from the Xie family is a shameless layabout. How on earth did he get so lucky as to marry Jiang He, the woman everyone in the surrounding villages wants for a wife? The young men who have a crush on Jiang He are all so jealous they could grind their teeth over Xie Shenqing. And yet, despite having such a kind and lovely wife, Xie Shenqing is always shouting at and scolding her. Even the neighborhood aunties whisper that it's a shame and that Jiang He has had 7.3kReads8.9Score396Shelves
  35. 85 Transmigrated into a Cool, Pregnant Wife: Here Comes Your Beautiful Soldier King 穿成清冷孕妻，貌美兵王我来啦 Silent Clouds漫云不语Modern Romance574k WordsCompleted (Original title: The Cool, Aloof Pregnant Wife Joins Her Husband in the Army, Causing a Sensation Across the Entire Military Compound) [Military Marriage + Transmigrate Into a Book + Punish Scoundrels + Marriage First, Love Later + Soldier Hero with a Love-Struck Heart] Chu Yan, an AI engineering postdoctoral researcher, is just about to serve her country when she unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s. In the original novel, her parents die overnight, and she goes to the countryside while preg 3.1kReads8.5Score374Shelves
  36. 86 After Refusing to Marry the Village Bully, I Was Forced to Have His Baby 拒嫁八零村霸后，被强迫怀崽了 Little Undersea Whale海底小鲸鱼Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted [Period setting + sweet romance + raising kids + devoted to each other + 1980s] Li Susu was engaged to Jiang Chumin from a young age, but her younger sister, Li Chuchu, was determined to take her place. So Li Chuchu borrowed five hundred yuan from Jiang Huai, the village bully with the worst reputation, and offered Li Susu as collateral. Lying weak and helpless in bed, Li Susu tearfully explains her situation to Jiang Huai. His gaze roams over the beautiful, flawless curve of her bare shoulder a 2.9kReads7.2Score183Shelves
  37. 87 One Wild Night, and Now I'm Having a Baby with My Childhood Friend's Younger Brother 一夜荒唐，和竹马弟弟有崽了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance373k WordsCompleted One summer night in 1980, an unexpected encounter leaves Ji Rou pregnant. The father is He Chen, who used to follow her around as a child, calling her “big sister.” He's unruly and wild, and he was never the “good man” Ji Rou imagined. He had only been hiding and restraining himself around her. At first, she doesn't want to marry him, but he goes to great lengths to make it happen, and they marry because of the baby. Three years into their marriage, Ji Rou finally learns the truth and wants a di 7.9kReads8.6Score618Shelves
  38. 88 She Wants Him! 她要他！ Autumn Colors Crimson秋色绯绯Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted A pure, sweet romance, guaranteed to be sugary. Every reader who’s read it says it’s sweet. [Both leads are devoted to each other x Extra sweet x The heroine teases the hero every day x No golden finger x Family life x Building wealth x Rich in everyday details] Ten years after Lu Jinshu’s husband died, she returns to the time before they were married. If you went back to before your wedding, would you still choose to marry the man you’re with now? Lu Jinshu thinks she would. She and Jiang Yan g 21.6kReads8.8Score3kShelves
  39. 89 A Century of Human Life on Maoshan 茅山百年人间道 Old Yuan of Tingyun停云老袁Urban590k WordsOngoing On North Town Street at the foot of Mount Mao, a young man named Yuan Qinghe witnesses the suffering of ordinary people with his own eyes and vows to become someone capable. In 1937, the Japanese invaders arrive. He becomes a disciple of Master Huidao of Mount Mao, learns the skills he needs, saves the people, and bears witness to a century of change. From the War of Resistance to liberation, from reform and opening up to the new century, he sees nearly a hundred years pass before his eyes. Th —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  40. 90 Fallen Leaves Adrift 落叶浮沉 Leng LianL冷怜LModern Romance300k WordsCompleted Strong Female Lead + Villain Protagonist + Female Criminal + No Golden Finger + No Stupid Characters + Large Ensemble Cast I had the worst possible start, born in a village that “eats people.” Where I come from, good people don't live long. Only the wicked survive. The day I fled to the city, I had no education, no connections, and no way back. But I had brains. I climbed on whoever could be useful, and took out whoever stood in my way. Everyone was a stepping stone. Some say I climbed over a mo 75Reads—Score—Shelves
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  41. 91 A Steady Job: Reborn as a Train Water Supplier 金饭碗：重生后我成了火车供水员 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.5M WordsOngoing [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 155.7kReads9.2Score8.5kShelves
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  42. 92 Abducted to a Remote Mountain Village, I Was Tricked into Having a Baby by a Scheming Soldier 被拐深山，腹黑兵王骗我生娃 Xinmiao's Mom鑫淼妈妈Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted Yangmei and I were kidnapped and taken deep into the mountains. We escaped into the wilderness, got lost, and ran into Bai Tianye, a decorated soldier who was searching for medicinal herbs in a cave. He took meticulous care of us. When I got sick and nearly died, he saved me, and then fell in love with me. I ran away from my wedding, and he searched for me frantically. To repay him for saving my life, I slept with him. He had someone bring my parents over, and they were very pleased with him. Af 51Reads—Score—Shelves
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  43. 93 The Origins of a Good Person 好人的来历 Han Wa罕娃Modern Romance686k WordsCompleted A terrible drought strikes the land. Not a drop of rain falls for three years and six harvests. People are driven from their homes by famine, and countless lives are lost. Those who survive are the ones with money and food. Amid these desperate years of famine, one family manages to make it through despite having neither money nor food... 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  44. 94 A Stomach That Won't Behave 管不住的肚子 Han Wa罕娃Modern Romance270k WordsCompleted A new story is here! Come read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
  45. 95 After I Married My Northeastern Husband Through an Online Romance 我网恋远嫁东北老公后 Yi DaX伊大XMarriage & Romance21k WordsCompleted After Marrying My Online Boyfriend and Moving to the Northeast 241Reads—Score—Shelves
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  46. 96 Reborn and Cutting Ties: My Dogs and I Conquer the Mountains 重生断亲，我和狗子们闯山林 The Stranger Is as Beautiful as Jade陌上人如玉Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1960s] [Northeastern Folk Customs] [Hunting in the Deep Mountains] [Hunting Dogs] [Reborn] [No Romance] Bai Dujuan has been reborn once more. In her first two lives, she died under mysterious circumstances because of so-called family ties. In her third life, she finally learned to let go. She cuts ties with her mother, follows her grandfather, who is over eighty, and heads into the deep mountains with her hunting dogs. Her grandfather is an old hunter of the mountains, armed with a rifle and a 10.4kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
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  47. 97 My Wealthy Sister Says Quietly That Having More Male Companions Is Something to Be Proud Of 豪门姐姐低声说多几个男伴很光彩 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Female-Centric, One Woman and Multiple Men! A sultry widow in the 1990s becomes a business tycoon behind the wheel, but can't shake off her clingy, powerful ex-boyfriends!] (1990s setting + romance on the road + no fixed pairing early on, later she picks whoever she likes + the heroine doesn't follow so-called wifely virtue.) After waking up, Fan Meili finds herself a notorious female truck driver in the 1990s. Her predecessor was highly capable, but her romantic history was even more “impressi 27.1kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
  48. 98 The Bargain-Hunting Era: Lin Mei’s Daily Life of Scoring Freebies 捡漏年代：林美的薅羊毛日常 Dimension Mender次元缝补匠Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Everyday Life + Finding Bargains + Ordinary Person Reborn in the Womb + No Handouts, No Saintly Heroine, No Throwing Herself at Men + No Being Sent to the Countryside, No Military Marriage, No Rough-Hewn Hero + A Small Golden Finger That Gradually Levels Up + A Palm-Sized Pocket Dimension for Stashing Private Savings] Reborn in the womb in 1949, Lin Mei becomes the daughter of an ordinary farming family in Linjia Village. Beautiful but useless, she’s not cut out for great thing 16kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
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  49. 99 The Happy Life of Lin Yulan, a Sharp-Tongued Woman in the 1970s 七十年代之贫嘴林玉兰的幸福生活 Bai Shuitan白水谈Modern Romance440k WordsCompleted My new novel, A Lively Life in the Sixties: Revenge First, Gossip Later, is now available! Every character is a piece of work, with revenge, scoundrels getting what they deserve, and plenty of beatings. It’s a different kind of story. If you’re interested, give it a try. Thanks for your support! [Reborn + no pocket dimension + no System + no golden finger + romance, with a cheerful and heartwarming tone] Liu Jie’s parents divorced in her previous life, and she lived alone with her grandmother. 2.5kReads9.0Score203Shelves
  50. 100 The Taste of Life 人间味道 Fire Rabbit Lantern火兔灯Modern Romance294k WordsCompleted This is a collection of short stories about family, friendship, love, and devotion to one's country. Life has no answer sheet; it is a journey. Every ordinary story celebrates the brilliant moments of ordinary people. My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 58Reads—Score—Shelves
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