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1. 101 从 It All Started with a Chili Pepper Trade 从辣椒交易开始 Butterfly Shadows in Flowing Clouds流云蝶影Urban268k WordsCompleted On modern-day Blue Star, in a coastal village in the southwest of Huaguo, the countryside was poor and remote but rich in produce. Chen An, 22, had graduated from high school and spent several years working away from home, but couldn’t make ends meet. He returned to his hometown to help his parents grow chili peppers. That year, they had a bumper crop, but buyers drove the price down to just a few cents per jin, and nobody wanted to buy them. Just as he sat worrying on the ridge between the fiel 15.7kReads6.1Score1.4kShelves
2. 102 我 My Glory Days in Dongguan 我在东莞的高光岁月 Warm Wine, Waiting for the Wind温酒等风来Urban309k WordsOngoing My name is Chang Da Qiang. I was born in a small, underdeveloped county town in the late 1980s. My parents were farmers, and in those days, when everything was desperately poor, I graduated from a junior college and looked for work in my hometown. After hitting one dead end after another, I made a bold decision: I headed south to Guangdong to try my luck. Through hard work, I finally had the experiences that inspired this novel. 2.3kReads—Score145Shelves

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   These two books are super good~

3. 103 那 The Happy Years I Spent in Dongguan 那些年我在东莞的幸福往事 Sparse Shadows in the Courtyard疏影庭前Urban299k WordsCompleted [Urban everyday life] + [multiple heroines] + [first person] My name is Hao Jian. I'm a college graduate who left a small inland county to make a living in Dongguan. A female classmate who'd been quite a flirt back in school introduced me to the city. I thought I'd find a factory job and earn some money, but things didn't go as planned. I ended up in a bar, and that's where my life took an unexpected turn. 10.2kReads5.9Score1.1kShelves
4. 104 让 I Told You to Turn Over a New Leaf, Not Become a Sex Demon! 让你浪子回头，你怎么成魅魔了！ Magical Little Crow神奇小乌鸦Urban529k WordsCompleted [Villainous Incubus + Campus Life + Transmigrates into a Book + Lighthearted Comedy + Subversion of Tropes + Cunning Schemer + Multiple Heroines] Su Lang transmigrates into the novel about two young men switched at birth that he was reading before he died, becoming a spoiled fake young master with dyed yellow hair. He finds himself at the point in the story where he’s supposed to threaten the cool, aloof professor goddess into tutoring him at home. The System gives him a Second-Chance Scoundrel 9.8kReads6.9Score631Shelves

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   A divine novel written by a divine author, super interesting! [Eat melon] [eat melon] [eat melon]

5. 105 大 The Benevolent Ancestor of the Tang Dynasty 【大唐仁祖】 Tang Renzu of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors三皇五帝唐仁祖Historical973k WordsCompleted [Golden Finger] [Transmigration] [Li Ke] [Political Intrigue] [History] From the start, he transmigrates into Li Ke. Facing certain death, he uses Li Shimin as a chess piece and goes head-to-head with the Changsun clan and the Guanlong aristocratic families, deftly resolving the struggle over the crown prince's succession. From the start, he is trapped in a dead end: Changsun Wuji has already begun plotting to frame him, and the deadly purge of Zhenguan Year 17 is less than six years away. He 7.2kReads—Score639Shelves

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   The further back "Renzu of the Tang Dynasty" goes, the greater the stamina and the higher it gets! High quality, online IQ, not brainless, correct logic, and wonderful characterization! The completed version has nearly one million words, with novel and drama quality! All the foreshadowings are wrapped up, all the pitfalls are filled, and there is no unfinished business. The writing and writing, the layout of the article, the emperor's scheming, the political skills, the emotional context, the military warfare, the court games, and the management of people's livelihood are all top-notch. It has a grand layout, lofty intentions, profound thoughts, profound cultural heritage, and top-notch power play. If you think it doesn't look good after watching it, beat me into ketchup!

6. 106 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
7. 107 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 7Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 108 霡 A Drizzle Sparks the Embers of Revenge 霡霂仇烬起 Lonely CraneShrily7孤鹤Shrily7Ancient Romance249k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Luo Yan married into the prefect’s family despite her misgivings, determined to uncover the truth behind her father’s murder. Pregnant and carrying the evidence she had finally obtained, she was intercepted and killed by her enemies before she could report it to the imperial court. Her husband, Chi Mingxuan, died protecting her, pierced by a sword. She, too, was stabbed through the abdomen, and the two of them died together, consumed by hatred and regret. When Luo Yan opene 1Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 109 绝 A Proposal in Desperate Times: His Wife Is the One He’s Always Longed For 绝境求婚：夫人是顶级白月光 Lonely CraneShrily7孤鹤Shrily7Modern Romance296k WordsCompleted One act of kindness in their youth made Xie Yutong the object of Ye Xiaoran’s obsession for ten years... A shocking incident at a banquet left them both betrayed! With no way out, he proposed on the spot: “Marry me. I’ll protect you, and we’ll get revenge.” A contract marriage on a whim turned the “stalker” of old into a powerful man who doted on his wife. As the mysteries of her past and the feuds between wealthy families slowly came to light, she became his one and only source of light. From a 3Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 110 兵 Marching Out of the Ten Thousand Mountains to Reclaim Our Homeland and Expand Our Borders 兵出十万大山，复故土拓新疆 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Historical812k WordsOngoing Liu Yongfu went up the mountain to gather firewood. In a dream, an old man told him that he was a mighty general who should defend his home and protect his people. When he woke, he also had a new set of memories from the future. Liu Yongfu decided that, besides defending his homeland, he should find the Han people a place to settle, help them survive more than a decade of war and natural disasters, and fight against imperialism... [Some parts of this story take liberties with history, or happen 4kReads—Score212Shelves

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    The male protagonist is reborn and leads fellow soldiers out of the Hundred Thousand Mountains to create a new world for the Han people

11. 111 回 After the College Entrance Exam, I Used My Foresight to Become a Tycoon 回到高考后，利用先知成富豪 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Urban841k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Chen Feiyu returns to the day after his class reunion, held after the college entrance exam. Using his information advantage, he makes up for past regrets. From the start, he sets his sights on the Brazil World Cup to earn his first fortune, then uses his expertise and memories to grow his money in the stock market. He also keeps in touch with his high school crush and his senior from university, wins the hearts of both beauties, and becomes a winner in life! 2.5kReads—Score131Shelves

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