Novels like The Wife at Thirty
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Wife at Thirty, best match first.
- 101 Showbiz in the City: From the Start, I Can Hear Auntie's Inner Thoughts 都市娱乐：开局听到阿姨心声 After unexpectedly obtaining a meteorite, a deaf teenager gains super hearing. He leaves his mountain village for the provincial capital, finds love, buys an island, and builds a business empire. Along the way, he crosses paths with the children of officials, business tycoons, and cultural luminaries, speeding ever onward as he witnesses a legendary life. Ye Ming can hear sounds ordinary people cannot, as well as all kinds of secrets... 1.2kReads5.8Score10014d adds
- 102 Peach Village Women 桃村女人花 Old Jiang of Divine Dragon Village fished a young man with amnesia out of the river. After getting him registered in the household records, Old Jiang passed away. The local thug Jiang Dalong tricked Jiang Dazhu, only to be knocked unconscious by the village chief. When he woke up, he had gained a mysterious inheritance. He went on to heal the sick, help the poor and the vulnerable, and make his way to glory. 12.9kReads9.0Score79414d adds
- 103 The First Book by Two Big Tomatoes 两个大番茄的第一本书 Kidnapped by human traffickers as a child, he is reborn and runs into his wealthy birth mother at the hospital on the very day of his rebirth. Once they reunite, he goes from ordinary to an heir to immense wealth. His mother says, “Son, you’ve suffered so much all these years. You don’t have to work hard anymore. Just tell me whatever you want...” The daughters of wealthy families vie to strike up a conversation with him. Jiang Feiyuan asks, “Mom, tell me honestly, just how powerful is our famil 514Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 104 After My Sister-in-Law Tricked Me into Going to Northern Myanmar, I Found a Way to Survive 被嫂子骗进缅北后，我绝处逢生 806Reads8.7Score10314d adds
- 105 Chasing Dreams in the Countryside, with Thorny Roads to Love 乡村逐梦，情路荆棘 Li Xiangqin and Zhao Xiaobing were college classmates and a couple. After graduation, Li Xiangqin returned to her hometown to build a career, while Zhao Xiaobing was unwilling to leave the big city, so they began a long-distance relationship. As time went by, their values and outlooks diverged. They often argued and struggled to understand each other, until their relationship finally fell apart. Because of her family’s circumstances, Li Xiangqin married the son of the richest man in her village. 212Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 Finding True Love Inside and Outside Marriage in Midlife 人到中年婚姻内外寻找真爱 Yang Duo is a flower in full bloom. Though she’s forty, she’s still young and beautiful. A woman in pursuit of true love, she yearns for romance and has spent her life exploring and experiencing it. A passionate love affair that nearly cost her life in her youth, a joyless marriage in middle age, and an unexpected encounter outside her marriage: whenever she falls for someone, she loves with wild abandon and suffers heartbreak that tears her apart. Her three close friends have very different l 638Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 107 A Romance at a Shenzhen Factory 深圳工厂情缘 My new story is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3kReads8.9Score22514d adds
- 108 Midnight Smoke Rings' Sixth Book 午夜的烟圈的第6本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 73Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 109 A Temporary Romance at the Factory! 工厂里的临时爱情！ Wang Dali had just left his rural hometown to find work in the city. After his night shift, he returned to his rented room. As he snapped the key in the lock, he heard a woman's cries from inside. From that day on, life opened up an entirely new world for him. Every day that followed was an adventure. 297Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 110 A Common Man’s Reborn Years 平凡人的重生岁月 [Everyday Urban Life + Campus Youth + Making Up for Regrets + Believable Logic] A portrayal of youth as it really was: no posturing, no face-slapping. This is simply the everyday life of an ordinary person after being reborn. People remain consistent; being reborn doesn't suddenly make someone all-powerful. Their old flaws are still there. They simply get to live their lives over again with their memories and life experience intact. Everyone has a limit to how far they can go, so if you're looki 4.3kReads6.2Score16214d adds
- 111 My Milk Tea Shop Went Viral, and Now I’m the Favorite of Every Mom 被直播奶茶店，我竟成了少妇团宠 [Multiple Heroines] + [Aunties] + [Reborn] + [System] + [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] The protagonist, Hao Da, was cooking for his wife when she came home. “I’m sorry, honey, but let’s get a divorce. We’re both over forty, yet you’ve still got the energy of a young man. I’m a person, not a beast of burden. I need to rest too!” After hearing that his wife wanted a divorce, he was so devastated that he died of heartbreak. His soul then transmigrated to Blue Star, where he began his life of lying flat. 1.1kReads—Score10614d adds
- 112 Sorry, We Don't Talk About Love After Dark 对不起，夜深不说爱 I didn’t care that people said I’d married up by latching onto a goddess, and I didn’t care that they called me a poor country boy who’d married into wealth. But when my wife’s best friend’s husband came looking for me, I realized I’d been naive. My wife, it turned out, really knew how to “enjoy” life… 12.2kReads8.7Score1.1k14d adds
- 113 Foolish Mother 傻娘 My father was dead, my mother had gone mad. The day I came home, I saw someone destroying it... 43.1kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
- 114 In Japan, I'm Not Here to Do Anything Else, Just Cause Trouble 人在樱花，不干别的纯霍霍 [Lighthearted modern city life, hit back when things don’t go your way, living it up in Tokyo and Hokkaido] When he woke up, Tang Kai discovered that he’d somehow transmigrated straight to Sakura Island. Tang Kai: [Who says good people never get rewarded? This is exciting!] He wasn’t about to make the trip for nothing. He’d get himself a System and make it big, starting by rescuing and comforting them! All the guys you know are here. Your boy Kai never deals in empty talk. If I say I’m doing it, 197Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 115 Middle Age 人到中年 My wife cheated on me, my brother turned against me, and at thirty, I hit the lowest point of my life! When money is at stake, everyone shows their true, ugly faces. Betrayed by family and confronted with the greed of friends, I was pushed into an abyss of despair by countless grasping hands. I had no choice but to struggle back to my feet and reach for the sunshine that belonged to me! 3.1kReads8.7Score38114d adds
- 116 Desire by the Bedside 枕边之欲 On one side, Lang Xi was gently making his feelings known. On the other, Lang Xin was behaving outrageously. The two scenes kept intertwining in my mind, driving me to the brink of madness. What should I do? Call them out directly, or pretend nothing happened? What does the person beside me in bed really want? 2.1kReads8.2Score15914d adds
- 117 She Fired Me During the Day, Then I Took Her Home at Night 白天炒我鱿鱼，晚上我捡她回家了 A feel-good urban power fantasy. Lin Hai obtains the Infinite Chance Encounter System. From then on, he keeps running into all kinds of goddesses, racking up rewards at lightning speed, and delivering satisfying face-slapping moments. 4kReads7.2Score33614d adds
- 118 Zhao Ergou, a Left-Behind Youth in the Countryside 乡村留守青年赵二狗 [Countryside + Farming + Miracle Doctor + Modern Romance] This is absolutely worth reading. If you read the first chapter and don’t like it, follow the internet cable and come hit me. Zhao Ergou and Qingshan Village share an unbreakable bond. After graduating from university, he returned to the village to become its village doctor. By a stroke of luck, he gained mysterious powers and led the entire village to start businesses and get rich... 3.3kReads7.0Score26514d adds
- 119 Hai Nange's Second Book 海楠哥的第2本书 [Work + romance + plot + personal growth + lighthearted everyday life] Xu Liangfeng had just graduated from high school when he went to the big city to look for work. He ran into setback after setback, but he didn't lose heart and kept working hard. As he changed jobs frequently, he learned plenty of practical skills. Still, at every workplace, his managers both loved and hated him. They loved his competence and his humble, sincere nature, but hated how argumentative he could be. “Liangfeng, can 298Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Bad Boy, You're Shameless 坏小子，好无耻 People can be so strange sometimes, Love and hate go hand in hand. The naive boy, Su Mubai, Accidentally catches a glimpse of the school beauty, Wu Xiaoyan, Batheing by the stream at the village entrance... Love takes root at the sight of her beauty, like a lotus rising from the water. But what happens next, Hate takes shape at the police station, after a brutal beating... Love... Hate... Who was right and who was wrong? Who can say for sure… 667Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 The Night Is Hungry, and There’s No Escaping His Possessiveness 夜色贪婪，逃不开他的占有 After her fiancé and best friend joined forces to take everything from her, Su Xiaoran fell from the clouds into the mud. In her moment of despair, she stumbled into Gu Haifeng's arms. The man gripped her chin and said in a low voice, “From today on, you're mine.” The scumbag and the bitch? She'll make sure they lose everything and end up disgraced! As for this powerful tycoon? Su Xiaoran only wants to run, but he pins her in a corner, possessiveness overflowing. “Running? Where do you think you 614Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Rising to Power After Getting Out of Prison 从出狱后开始崛起 After being released from prison, Li Zhongnan returns to his hometown and takes care of his master's wife, Zhou Yuanjun. With green liquid that speeds up the growth of crops and red liquid that cures every illness, he goes from a young farmer in the countryside to standing at the pinnacle of the world in just a few short years. 2.3kReads8.8Score34914d adds
- 123 Tales of the Underworld: My Extraordinary Life 江湖往事：我的妖孽人生 [Urban slice of life + multiple female leads + the underworld] My name is Tang Haichao, and my nickname is Giant Wave. In 1995, I started a bloodbath to protect my girlfriend. When I got out of prison in 1998, she was already married to someone else. Qiao Xuefei, the wealthy heiress from a family that had been close to mine for generations, introduced me to the real underworld. The underworld is far bigger than you can imagine. Different ranks, different circles, bloody turmoil and countless twi 788Reads8.6Score16114d adds
- 124 Period: He's Set His Sights on the Village Chief's Daughter 年代：他盯上村长闺女 In 1982, in a mountain village in Northeast China, 26-year-old Cuier was widowed and raising a child. She suffered constant abuse at the hands of villains and could only endure it to protect her daughter. Her late husband’s younger brother, Erjun, returned home after leaving the army. Upright and resolute, he repeatedly stepped in to protect his sister-in-law. They warmed one another through hardship, and feelings quietly blossomed between them. At last, they had something to look forward to. Bu 9.1kReads7.9Score54914d adds
- 125 My Wife Is 15 Years Younger, Spoiled, and I Love It 小15岁娇妻很作我很爱 Young and charming Lin Wan defies convention and insists on marrying Jiang Zhihan, a man fifteen years her senior who has gone bankrupt twice. Everyone says she is after his money, but in truth, she only wants to save the one man who ever showed her warmth. She acts spoiled and makes a fuss over everything, but in reality, she is carefully planning each step, using warnings from her dreams and deft maneuvering to pull him out of business traps and the depths of despair time and again. Jiang Zhih 4.1kReads—Score23914d adds
- 126 A Temporary Romance at the Factory 工厂的临时爱情 Work + Romance + Plot + A Large Supporting Cast Xu Yanhui, a young man from a rural village who has just left the army, comes to the city alone to find work. By chance, he meets his fellow villager Duan Li, who introduces him to a job at a textile factory. There, he witnesses and experiences the joys and sorrows, warmth and cruelty of the lives of working women. Set in the 1990s, this story uses simple prose to tell the stories of ordinary migrant workers. I hope you enjoy it. 12.8kReads8.6Score99114d adds
- 127 Betrayed by the System From the Start, I Catch the Eye of a CEO's Heiress 开局被系统坑，竟被总裁千金盯上 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is my motivation to write, and I will strive to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Those Years I Was the Big Brother 我当的哥那些年 Yang Rui, a struggling online novelist, applied to become a Didi rideshare driver so he could make ends meet and stop sponging off his parents. He thought it would just be a way to earn some extra money, but he never imagined that over the years he spent behind the wheel, he'd enjoy one stroke of good luck after another and meet benefactors who would help him rise... 192Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 129 A Deadly Romance 致命情缘 In the 1990s, a stream of villagers headed south to find work on construction sites. The pain of leaving home, the hardship of being alone in a strange place, and the tangled ways of the human heart were all crammed into tiny workers’ sheds. Li Guixiang escaped after her husband used her to pay off a debt, while Chen Jianjun left his family and everything he owned behind to earn a living. Two people, each burdened by their own troubles, met and kept each other company, thinking they were only of 2.6kReads—Score18414d adds
- 130 My Wife Went to Her Date Looking Radiant and Came Home Shattered 妻子光鲜赴约破碎归来 His wife left for her date looking radiant, then returned in pieces 414Reads—Score1114d adds
- 131 The Allure of Painted Lips 艳唇之惑 A romantic encounter. Most handsome men have had one, but for someone obsessed with beautiful lips, it's like discovering an ancient treasure... Xi Mengyao, the heiress and CEO of one of Yanjing's top families, is the finest pair of lips of them all. The surprising thing is, when Shu Muyan, a retired special forces king, rescues her, he steals the first kiss from the most coveted lips of all. And so the story begins... 108Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 My Wife's Secret Past 妻子的秘密往事 Zhang Xixi, the wife of Chen Sijie, worked late into the night, then came home drunk with a hickey on her back. Was she cheating, or was there another explanation? As Chen Sijie investigated, he uncovered a shocking secret… 5.1kReads8.6Score31814d adds
- 133 You Silly Boy, You're Home! 傻小子，回家了！ Qingshui Village, by the Qingshui River Sizhu became mentally disabled after an accident. One day, while sleeping by the river, he stumbled upon the village bully picking on his neighbor, Shao Tingting. That was the beginning of a wonderful and extraordinary life. 280Reads8.9Score17714d adds
- 134 My Best Friend Tricked Me into a Demon’s Den 闺蜜骗我入魔窟 My best friend tricked me into entering a demon's lair 383Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 The Wife's Secret 娇妻隐秘 Chen An never imagined he would contract AIDS, and that it would already have progressed to the symptomatic stage. He's an honest, upright man who has never strayed, so he suspects his wife infected him... 16.1kReads8.6Score1.4k14d adds
- 136 Ten Years of Marriage: Only Now Do I Understand My Wife 结婚十年：才明白妻子那点事 Zhang Xixi works late into the night and comes home drunk. Ye Feng discovers that she is wearing… Was she cheating, or was there another reason? As Ye Feng investigates, he discovers something astonishing about his wife during their ten years of marriage…! 1.9kReads—Score11514d adds
- 137 Middle Age, and My Marriage Is an Empty Shell 人到中年，婚姻只剩空壳 From innocent young love to an unexpected pregnancy before marriage, she blundered into a marriage she’d never truly wanted. Before the wedding, her mother-in-law schemed constantly and was stingy, refusing to give even a penny in bride price. From the moment she entered the family home, she felt wronged and began to harbor resentment. After the wedding, her husband proved to be a complete mama’s boy: mediocre, unambitious, and incapable of taking responsibility. He did whatever his mother told 3.4kReads—Score16814d adds
- 138 The Year of the Wolf and Tiger 狼虎之年 A panoramic survey of the raw emotional lives of people from different age groups and social classes in China today, vividly depicting the good and evil, beauty and ugliness of human nature amid the country’s rapid social transformation. It lays bare the conflicts and friction between people’s emotions and reality. 10.9kReads9.4Score1.2k14d adds
- 139 The Two Pleasures of Food and Sex 食色二事 In his twenties, Liu Zhu became the man who married a woman with a child. He devoted himself to his family, working himself to the bone for ten whole years. In return, his wife cheated on him with her ex-husband, the scumbag who had once abandoned her and her daughter. After divorcing her, Liu Zhu was utterly distraught, and then he got into a car accident. In his hospital room, he met an old man who had no one to care for him. The old man felt they were fated to meet. On his deathbed, he told L 6.7kReads9.0Score71814d adds
- 140 I'm Divorced Now, So There's Nothing Illegal About Finding a Girlfriend, Right? 离婚后，我找女朋友不犯法吧 [System + Multiple Women + Everyday Life] After transmigrating, Li Suozhu’s five-year trial marriage had reached its end. “Let’s get a divorce!” His sexy wife tossed down the divorce papers. “President Huang, I’ll be there on time tonight!” Despairing over everything, Li Suozhu swallowed a blue pill. “Congratulations, Host, on successfully committing suicide! The System rewards you with a Hero’s Starter Pack. Win someone’s heart to unlock it.” After the divorce went through, the reward activated —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Power, Beauty, and Pleasure 权色声香 When Xia Shang wakes up, he has transmigrated into the son of a wealthy merchant in Yangzhou, Huachao. He makes a three-day pact with Qin Huairou, the legitimate daughter of a military family. After that, he plans to enjoy music and moonlit nights, and savor delicacies from north and south. This is the ultimate goal that Xia Shang, a senior knowledge director, set for himself after transmigrating to ancient times. 2.8kReads8.5Score33714d adds
- 142 The Mature Beauty Falls in Love with Me 大龄美妻爱上我 Young Qin Fang falls in love with his older neighbor and launches a passionate pursuit of the mature older woman. Concerned about the age gap between them, Liu Xuan cruelly rejects the young man’s feelings. But through Qin Fang’s careful scheming, Liu Xuan’s heart gradually begins to stir… 990Reads8.9Score10414d adds
- 143 Like You in Early Spring 初春如你 An office romance was a strict taboo Shu Xinran had set for herself, especially with Ji Ran, who was ten years younger. She had finally escaped her broken marriage and spent eight years enjoying her solitude. By now, she saw love as a luxury and wanted nothing to do with it. For the rest of her life, she only wanted a peaceful, steady existence. She didn’t want anyone disrupting her rhythm again. This early spring should have been just like any other. But she never expected that this spring woul 100Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 A Review of This Life 复盘今生 Wang Yuhan once had a happy family. He and his wife, Yu Meixia, were both teachers. They excelled at their jobs, had a son and a daughter, and were the envy of everyone. But then, one day, it all vanished. If you were the protagonist, how would you react? How would you face betrayal by the person you love and trust most? Drawing on a deep understanding of life, the author tells a moving, vivid story of love and loss, life and death, and tangled passions in plain, flowing prose. The story also ra 750Reads8.8Score10114d adds
- 145 On the First Day of School, the Stunning Campus Belle Fell for Me! 开学第一天，绝美校花爱上我！ My name is Lin Feng, and I’m an ordinary guy. But ever since I started school, one good thing after another has come my way. Watch me make waves at university. When the campus belle confesses to me, I hardly know how to handle it... 18.2kReads8.6Score1.4k14d adds
- 146 One Glance, A Lifetime of Love 一次回眸，一世情 [Workplace Romance] + [Modern Romance] + [Family] + [Love at First Sight] + [Secret Crush] This is a tangled love story between one woman and three men. Ouyang Bo, a top student from a prestigious university, gives up his promising future to follow her to a remote mountain village and continue a love they both chose. Cheng Xi, the city’s top official, remains true to his first love for twenty years, letting the feelings sparked by their first meeting deepen into a profound love. Rich and handso 1.7kReads9.4Score21714d adds
- 147 Countryside: From the Start, a Drunkard Cracked a Bottle over My Head! 乡村：开局被醉汉酒瓶爆头！ [Miracle doctor + wish fulfillment + getting rich] College student Liu Bo is crippled by a rich heir and returns to the countryside! While saving his neighbor, Liu Yufeng, from a drunken man, he is hit over the head with a liquor bottle and unexpectedly inherits the Peach Blossom Medical Scripture. From then on, he embarks on an extraordinary life, fighting village bullies, building businesses, and leading his fellow villagers onto the road to prosperity! 1.1kReads9.0Score12614d adds
- 148 Are You Using X-Ray Vision? Why Are You Looking Everywhere? 你透视呢，到处看是什么意思？ Luffy, an exploited office drone, is oppressed every day by his unscrupulous female manager. Then one day, he unexpectedly awakens the ability to see through things. With just a glance, he can spot other people's weaknesses. At last, it's his turn to take control! 1.5kReads6.5Score14414d adds
- 149 The Man Followed by Widows 被寡妇们追随的男人 If being handsome alone weren’t enough to make people envy and hate him, what about being pursued by the daughters of top families, domineering CEOs, stunning policewomen, international superstars, and foreign princesses... Is this man even human? As the widows would say, “Su San, you’re the god of us women...” 357Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 From the Start: I Picked Up a Wife in a Bar 开局：酒吧里捡了个老婆 If heaven gave you the chance to satisfy the desires of the girls around you, what would you do? The beautiful CEO begs you with tearful eyes to give her five hundred million... The pure-hearted campus beauty clings to your arm, hoping you'll save her family... The dazzling star pleads with you to protect her in the entertainment industry... And you just smile. 2.1kReads8.3Score14414d adds
