Novels like The Rocky Life of a Country Youth
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- 1 A Leisurely Life in the Countryside 乡野悠闲生活 A poor young man gets his hands on a magical dog-beating stick, but it eats pills refined from precious herbs like ginseng and ganoderma, and it needs an astonishing amount! With such a glutton by his side, the poor young man has no choice but to build a massive medicinal herb plantation. The village beauty, village girls, and village wives all gather to help. With beautiful women all around him, can the young man's country life still be leisurely? 27Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 2 A Life Out of Place 错位人生 My wife has a secret. I made an excuse to return to my old family home in the countryside, leaving her alone in the city, then doubled back... This is Baixiang Wang's first novel, written with great passion for Tomato Novel. 613Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 3 A God-Tier Life Begins with the Do-Whatever-I-Want System 神豪从获得为所欲为系统开始 Ye Fei had planned to live an unremarkable life, but he was so dirt poor that everyone looked down on him. Fine! I’m done pretending. I’ll come clean. Let the Do-Whatever-You-Want System take over! Let everyone see that with the System, he’s not just a tycoon, he can do whatever he wants. 124Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 4 The Legend of Mao Zha 毛楂传 Prologue: Fengyang Ancient Town is a famous town in Jiangnan. With its beautiful mountains and clear waters, abundant natural riches, and long history, it is a place of great renown. In the final years of the Ming dynasty, an extraordinary man was born there. His childhood name was Mao Zhazi. Though unremarkable in appearance, he was learned and well-read. He failed the civil service examinations several times, and nearly lost his life on his final trip to the capital to sit for them. The experi 342Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 For the Rest of My Life, I'll Let You Lay Your Longing to Rest 余生，许你相思放下 Not every couple in love gets to be together in the end. Three years ago, she loved him more than life itself, but had no choice but to leave him. Three years later, he returns for revenge, while she has long since forgotten him. He shatters both their hearts, and has no idea how to put them back together. She loves him, gives up all worldly splendor, and ultimately loses everything. He loves her and gives everything he has, yet still cannot make her stay. At their wedding, they point guns at ea 9Reads—Score214d adds
- 6 My Ugly Older Sister Has Seven Gorgeous Best Friends 我的丑姐姐有七个极品女闺蜜 [My sister is unbelievably ugly, while I'm devastatingly handsome. Despite her looks, my sister has seven top-notch female friends.] They're a Taoist priestess, a poet, an assassin, a renowned doctor, a celebrity, a CEO, and a rich heiress. If you had to choose one as a friend, which would you pick? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Three Brothers Who Started a Business 创业三兄弟 Urban life + period setting + business rivalry + realistic fiction + academic prodigy + farming In the early 1990s, college students Jin Zifei, Zhao Mingtang, and Sun Hengling shared a dorm room. Ten years later, the three reunited and started a business together, gradually building it into a major enterprise. Guided by the strategy of strengthening the nation through innovation, they focused on integrating industry, academia, and research, and partnered with Beiguan University. After returning 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 My Girlfriend Is a Cat-Demon Princess, How Amazing Is That? 厉害了，我的女友是猫妖公主 After the Nine-Tailed Fox and the Yamata no Orochi join forces to wreak havoc, the seven great clans that govern the demon realm descend into chaos. To save the demon realm, Princess Bai Qi of the Cat Clan transforms into a girl and travels to Happy City in the human world. Before the Black Dog Clan can hunt her down, she must find a descendant of the Dragon Clan and return three spirit pearls to him. To conceal her identity, she is now publicly known as the beautiful girlfriend of Xu Meng, a go —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Devouring Marriage: The Beauty Mark in Young Master Mu’s Heart 噬婚，慕少心上的朱砂痣 (Angst) After learning she was terminally ill, Yu Hanxing finally decided to let go of her obsession and get a divorce. Escaping his clutches felt like being reborn. She accepted another man's proposal, ready to start over, until that person appeared in her life once again, bringing every calamity rushing back. “Miss Yu? It’s been over two years. Have you even forgotten who your husband is?” The diamond ring on her ring finger caught the light, dazzlingly bright. Mu Siye grabbed her hand and 12Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 10 The Heavenly Master's Prodigy: The Nanshan Ghost Case 天师高材生之南山鬼事 A lost civilization, a missing professor, a strange jade pendant, a paranormal adventure, and a brilliant young scholar: what connects them all? How does this gifted student become a master ghost hunter and reach the pinnacle of life? Pour yourself a glass of aged wine, light a solitary lamp, and open this book... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 My Wife Ruined Me, but My Beautiful Boss Loves Me 老婆害我，美女上司爱我 Betrayed by his wife, then framed by her and a host of other men, he lost his company and had his assets stolen. After a chance encounter with a beautiful female boss who dotes on him, watch Liu Feng change identities and set out on the road to revenge. 1.8kReads8.6Score11514d adds
- 12 The Lovesick Regent Gets Jealous Every Day 病娇摄政王每天在线喝醋 Su Qi accepts that she transmigrated just from picking herbs! But getting knocked unconscious the moment she arrives is taking things too far! Five years later, she returns in triumph with her adorable little dumpling and starts taking down scumbags and putting people in their place. For some reason, though, she catches the attention of a regent rumored to have no interest in women and to prefer men. He corners her again and again. Su Qi’s legs tremble as she tries to negotiate: “Um... why don’t 1Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 13 Mr. Mo, Your Wife Is Back 墨少，你老婆回来了 Five years ago, Mo Zixuan was set up, and through a series of twists and turns, ended up sleeping with Shen Yufei. Five years later, Shen Yufei returns with her child and runs into Mo Zixuan again. Shen Letong walks into the president’s office at Mo Group and asks Mo Zixuan, “Uncle, will you be my daddy?” The next day, the two of them are standing outside the civil affairs bureau. Shen Yufei asks, “Why me?” Mo Zixuan replies, “Because I’ve got my eye on you.”… 395Reads9.1Score10314d adds
- 14 Tortured Love Collection (6 Volumes) 虐恋情深合集（共6册） Loving someone you cannot have, when you clearly love each other deeply but still cannot be together... A collection of deeply moving love stories filled with hardship and heartbreak. Includes six works: Green Song's Love Comes with the Wind, Qing Shan Feng Liu's Why Did I Have to Meet You?, Zuo Tong's Goodbye, Gu Nanxun, Green Bridge Qiao's I Like Everything About You, Su Mo's You Are the Most Precious Person in the World, and Xia Zhi's I Heard I Once Loved You. —Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 15 Honghuang: I Stand Against the Heavenly Dao 洪荒：我和天道对着干 (This is a different kind of Primordial World novel!) Yun Tian transmigrated into a wisp of Primordial Violet Qi and devoured Pangu's Primordial Spirit from the start. However, the Heavenly Dao saw him as an anomaly and sent down the first great tribulation in the Primordial World, intending to kill him. The heaven-defying System was activated as a result! With the heaven-defying System at his disposal, Yun Tian embarked on a path of defying the Heavenly Dao and never looked back. From that mome 83Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 16 Chronicles of the Human Emperor’s War 人皇战纪 The human realm stretches beneath the heavens, its narrow paths crisscrossing. Fields divided like a chessboard, people as small as ants. Shi Dongming never imagined that after a mere thousand years of sleep, the land would once again be engulfed in the smoke and flames of war. Nor did he imagine that, after a thousand years, the calamity of world destruction would once again descend upon the human realm. Shi Dongming gazed at the mountains, rivers, and earth, and smiled serenely. The Hundred Sc 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Mrs. Lu Is So Delicate 陆太太她很柔弱 Before Shen Yuguang married Lu Xiaoting, her reputation was in tatters. Rumor had it she was weak and useless, nothing but a pretty airhead. After marrying Lu Xiaoting, Shen Yuguang took down every two-faced schemer while protecting her paralyzed mother-in-law and her husband, who had dementia. The second, third, and fourth male leads: “That fool isn’t good enough for you. Pick one of us!” Lu Xiaoting’s bodyguards: “Who says our master isn’t good enough for her? He’s the one in charge of the 16Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 18 The Strange King Emperor 诡异王帝 Five years ago, spiritual qi revival began. Five years later, Earth entered the second stage of the spiritual qi eruption... This world faces invasions from beings who call themselves the Human Realm, a Heaven Realm that has fused with our own, and visitors from beyond the stars. Earth is in crisis. Here there are immortals, Buddhas, demons, ghosts, wizards, awakened ones, and resurrected beings revived from antiquity. The sky is collapsing, the earth is crumbling. Who can take command of fate a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Demon Moon 妖月 [Transmigration to a cultivation world + angst + joy and sorrow, with bonus chapters] After an accident transmigrates Shen Xingyue to the sacred cultivation sect, Shengshui Sect, she strikes a deal: she'll find the Fu Yue Pearl in exchange for a wish that will let her return home. She never expects to fall for Mu Jin'an, the sect's second disciple. He may be a man of few words, but she can always catch a glimpse of his tenderness. The search for the Fu Yue Pearl is full of twists and turns. Then 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Forging a Great Physician: My Nine Sisters Each Have a Killer Trick! 大国医炼成：九个姐姐各有鲜招！ When Jiang Feng, a medical university graduate, found himself in dire straits, he received an ancient revelation. From then on, he met his nine older sisters one after another. One gave him a golden fingernail, another fell for him and became his wife, another gifted him a family medical text, and another helped him make trillions through business... With his sisters' expert help and clever plans, he defied fate and enjoyed one stroke of luck after another, creating a textbook example of a life 2Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 21 The Billionaire's Little Wife Is Wildly Unruly 首富家的小娇妻野炸了 [Reborn, winning back the wife after losing her, both are virgins] Before she was reborn, Ye Chenyu loved Shi Luoyan so much that she lost all reason and even her life. After being reborn, Ye Chenyu wants nothing to do with love. Her only goal is to make good money and become a billionaire. Ye Chenyu doesn’t know that in both her past and present lives, no matter which of Shi Luoyan’s personalities he has, she, Ye Chenyu, is his whole life. 23Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 22 The Farmer Girl’s Reversal: The Court Judge’s Guide to Wooing His Wife 农女逆袭：大理寺卿诱妻记 She is perceptive, clever, and decisive, but underneath it all, she is a two-faced schemer. He is stubborn, domineering, powerful, and influential, but underneath it all, he is a cunning schemer. She wants to find someone to grow old with, but keeps switching from one candidate to another. He swears an oath and uses every means at his disposal to make her his. She always says she only boarded his pirate ship because she had no choice. He proves his sincerity by promising to cherish her for the r 28Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 23 The Fallen Star Realm 陨星异境 Divine punishment descended, and civilization collapsed! Twelve gigantic meteorites tore through the sky, crushing modern human civilization to dust in a single blow. Three hundred years later, mutations run rampant across the wasteland. Each meteorite carries a unique attribute, spurring rapid evolution along different paths: psychic powers awaken, battle techniques thunder, the elements roar, and darkness spreads... Humans, spirit beasts, alien races, and sea beasts are all hunters and prey to 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Midlife Crisis: A Man’s Rise 中年危情：男人崛起 Past thirty, Xiao Zhan, an administrator of distressed assets, faces the greatest crisis of his life: his wife is constantly seen with a strange man, and keeps getting promoted. Meanwhile, he is caught in a web of intrigue, becoming the pitiful sacrificial lamb of the company’s restructuring… 1Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 25 I Won 100 Million 中了一个亿 After his boss skipped town, leaving him unemployed, office worker Jiang Hongyi spent all the cash in his pockets on lottery tickets on his last day at the company. To his surprise, through a stroke of luck, he won 100 million yuan. 199Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 26 Gold Coins Are Justice 金币即是正义 Above the sword is magic. Above magic is power. Above power is profit. And money is the symbol of profit. With his secrets and 100 gold coins, Eiro arrives in a remote border town of the Empire. Here, he’ll build himself up from nothing and establish his own Adventurers’ Guild. Then he’ll use it to create his own economic empire. 16Reads7.3Score114d adds
- 27 Armor Hero: Blast the Heavens 铠甲勇士：炸天裂 [This is an original armor series, not a wish-fulfillment story! Not a wish-fulfillment story! Not a wish-fulfillment story! The opening is extremely slow-paced, but things explode in the middle and later parts. If that's not for you, don't read it!] To fight off the sudden arrival of alien life forms, humanity begins developing armor. Hellfire Armor, Raging Wave Armor, Crag Armor, Forest Armor, Holy Light Armor, Nuclear Armor... With all these suits of armor to help them, can humanity really wi 18Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 28 The Untamed Princess: The Dragon King’s Heavenly Darling 异世狂妃：龙王大人宠上天 “Mo Yishu, don't even think about escaping my grasp.” A certain woman replied cheekily, “Oh! Who could escape the grasp of your five claws?” “Xia Xiyi, I think I've fallen in love with you! In this life, if you become a god, I'll give you a life as an immortal couple. If you become a demon, I'll join you in slaughtering our way across the world.” The man put an arm around her waist and smiled wickedly. “My beloved consort, then let's make an egg together!” “Wait... why an egg?” 4Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 29 Turbulence in the Two Jin Dynasties 两晋风云乱 An emperor is killed by his own ministers, and a noble prince is cast into a wretched place. He said, “Help me, sir. I want to wipe out the entire Sima clan.” Born of the Zhuge clan, he aspired to become a man like his great-uncle Zhuge Liang. But fate had other plans, and in the end he became the one moving the pieces on the board. He said, “Very well.” Even if you become a demon, I will help you fulfill your wish. The Sima clan’s court was in turmoil for more than a century, all because he had 12Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 30 Strange Tales of Min Mountain 岷山异事 In the 1980s, businessman Mo Wenshan traveled to the Min Mountains to survey the market. By a twist of fate, he became entangled in a tomb-robbing case, setting off a series of strange and perilous ancient tomb expeditions. In the process, the secrets of the ancient Shu civilization, hidden for a thousand years, came to light… 199Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 31 A Withered Vine Across the Years 一越之枯藤 I didn't take it seriously, but you did. When I finally did, you turned away. I ran to you with all the passion I could muster, but you looked down on me. I stopped and turned back, never giving you another chance. Whether you were hurt or not no longer mattered to me. Every innocent love at first sight is a calamity the rest of your life can't escape. I wanted to run, but you clung to me like a vine. You said the world was wonderful, but that was your world. You knew nothing of whether mine was 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Doomsday City: I Can Foresee the Future 末日都市：我能预见未来 After an explosion, Su Ping is reborn in a post-apocalyptic world and awakens an outrageously powerful ability from the start. In the arena, Su Ping slides in and takes down a mutated Northeast tiger. In a zombie-infested zone, he uses a Barrett sniper rifle to anticipate every move the mutated zombies expect him to anticipate, covering his teammates as they jump from a building to escape. On the virtual battlefield, he climbs into a basic gravity-mech suit, uses a beautiful girl’s mech as a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Family Matters 家事 A distant relative can't compare to a close neighbor, and a close neighbor can't compare to the family across the street. It's common sense, but by no means a universal rule. When you end up with a “very unusual neighbor,” everything becomes a baffling mystery. 2Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 34 The Reborn, Beloved Heiress Marries a Jealous Man 重生团宠她嫁了个醋精 Qin Shaoshao has been reborn. She's back in the 1970s. This time, she won't be afraid of him anymore. He may seem cold, abstinent, obsessive, and ruthless, but deep down, he's truly devoted to her. But is this sweet puppy, jealous little drama king really the brooding man she ran away from on their wedding day in her previous life? Well, who cares? As long as he's still himself, she's going to love him no matter what. But, damn! She really didn't expect him to be so shy. It turns out she thought 89Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 35 Simple-Minded Ni 憨妮 Hanni is a woman who seems a little dim-witted to outsiders. She marries three men: the first is an ordinary man, the second a tycoon, and the third a young hoodlum. This is the story of her and the people around her, and how Hanni changes her fate... 77Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 36 Relentlessly Taking Down Scumbags, the Fake Heiress Is Still Playing the White Lotus Today 虐渣不停，假千金今天也在装白莲 Qing Yan transmigrated into a book, but ended up as the ugly, awkward fake heiress in a wildly melodramatic Mary Sue novel. Qing Yan: ... In the book, the heroine is kind and beautiful in public, but a fake white lotus behind closed doors. Her adoptive mother is a loving mom in public, but a wicked stepmother in private. Qing Yan believes that life is all about putting on a good show, and she's got the acting chops to prove it. So... One second, Qing Yan is sobbing: “Mom, I love you~” The next, —Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 37 Quick Transmigration: The System Says I’m the Flower God 快穿之系统说我是花神 [1v1, A Little Angst in Each World / Sweet Romance in the Real World] After waking up in the hospital with broken ribs, Tang Lingxian inexplicably makes a pact with the Flower God System. She transmigrates through different worlds to complete missions and gains the powers of flowers and plants, such as the iron birch's resistance to blades and bullets, the upas tree's deadly poison, and the dandelion's light-footedness. The emperors, generals, young heroes, CEOs, and tribal chieftains she meets 58Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 38 Back to 1983 重返1983 “W-what did you say? You're breaking off the engagement?” “That's right! I'm breaking it off!” “Y-you're not fooling me? You're really ending it? Y-you gave us your...” “You can have the two pairs of shorts! I'll get Director Yu to meet us at Jiangchun Teahouse!” “What else are you trying to do?” Liu Deqiu didn't answer. He turned and strode away. (A vivid period piece with sound values. The blurb doesn't do it justice, so please be patient and give it a read. It won't disappoint!) 743Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 39 The Genius Young Master Xiang 天才相少 [A million-word masterpiece] The art of feng shui, transmigrated into the modern world!! A genius of the physiognomy clan makes his way through the city, cultivating the Dao!! Supernatural feng shui and face-reading skills, plus a thrilling urban story!! 6Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 40 The Invincible System Makes Life a Blast 无敌系统欢乐多 Liu Han happened upon an old book at a secondhand bookstall. It was covered in all kinds of strange symbols. A longtime bookworm, Liu Han discovered that he couldn't make sense of a single one. A man may be killed, but he cannot be humiliated. Driven to the brink of madness by the symbols, Liu Han remembered an ancient legend. Then he raised the nail clipper in his hand and cut his finger. 24Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 41 Dimensional Trainer 次元训练师 [Anime Infinite Flow + Not Brain-Dead + Invincible Protagonist + Slow Burn] He learns peerless swordsmanship in Demon Slayer and gains the adoration of countless people; in Pokemon, he plays the pig to eat the tiger and earns the title of human beast; in Highschool of the Dead, he comes to understand the truth of the world, then livestreams in the real world and becomes the strongest food-streaming content creator… 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Storms Over the Great Jin 风雨大晋 A new work is out! You can head over to Tomato Novel to read my stories. I hope you enjoy them. Your support keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 280Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 43 My Adorable Master Is Here: Wicked Disciple, Behave Yourself 萌师在上：逆徒别乱来 After transmigrating into a cultivation novel, of course I had to fight the protagonist for all the opportunities! I couldn't be a male version of the overpowered Long Aotian, but I could be the female version, right? Sadly, it all sounded much better in my head. In the end, the male lead still killed me like a BOSS! Luckily, she was reborn and returned to the male lead's childhood! Looking at the scrawny little boy before her, whose features already hinted at a kingly aura, she had two options: 321Reads9.3Score7314d adds
- 44 Ice and Snow Phantom 冰雪鬼魅 China's version of Frozen. When you have nowhere to turn, come read this novel. In the final years of the Ming, amid ice and snow, the candidate Wang Guan accidentally wanders into a strange temple. There he meets mysterious spirits, setting off a chain of events that cannot be stopped, and becomes a key figure in one clash between humans and ghosts after another. Enjoy the cartoonish style, the strange world of gods and ghosts, and the bitterness of fate, as the gentle narration invites you to —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Tales of Jianghu Laughs and Legends 江湖笑闻录 [Wulong River and Lakes + Comedy Wuxia + Breaking the Fourth Wall + Episodic Series] A prestigious sect leader takes a desperate risk over a few measures of rice. A life-or-death duel is reported as a public nuisance and reluctantly canceled halfway through. The leader of the world's martial arts alliance is decided in a hasty game of rock-paper-scissors... Heroes and good fellows of the jianghu, I am Wei Wushuang, leader of the Sharen Hall of the Panggezhuang Greenhouse Gang, the greatest gang —Reads—Score114d adds
- 46 I'm the Only God of the Three Realms, and I've Been Signing In for a Thousand Years 我，三界唯一的神，签到一千年 In the latter days of the Age of Declining Dharma, spiritual qi revival sweeps across the Three Realms. Ten thousand years later, the Heavenly Court descends upon the Three Realms once more, and the mortal Yang Jie unexpectedly obtains the Heavenly Court Sign-in System. By signing in at different places in the Heavenly Court, he can obtain various rewards, including the divine forms of immortals. Sign in before the Southern Heavenly Gate, and obtain the Divine Form of the Giant Spirit God. Sign 93Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 47 Back to College: Break Up Before Starting a Business 重回大学，要创业先散伙 Break up the partnership before starting a business. That was Xia Gucao's first major decision after being reborn in his college days. He was especially quick to get rid of his awful girlfriend, who had derailed all four years of his college life. No talk of a breakup fee. With his knowledge of the major events of the next twenty years, Xia Gucao still decides to start small, choosing to sell a nationally acclaimed edition of Japanese manga. He even disbands the college manga-selling team he use 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Last Night's Stars, Last Night's Breeze 昨夜星辰昨夜风 After a car accident, I somehow became the culprit who killed my younger sister! To avenge her, Ji Sichen cruelly took the baby I'd carried for ten months and imprisoned me! “Please, let me see my baby, even just once...” His cold, curt reply struck like a slap: “You're nothing but a murderer. You don't deserve to be his mother!” 7Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 49 A Warm and Sweet Marriage: I'll Spoil You Without End 暖婚甜妻：宠你无处可逃 Her fiancé runs away from their wedding? Jian Xi makes a bold declaration: “I don’t want you either!” After breaking off the engagement, she decides to strike out on her own and focus on her career. From then on, she’s surrounded by luxury cars and designer goods, with a handsome boss by her side. Life couldn’t be better! Hey, you, the man who got “dumped,” why are you blocking my way? Xi Yunchao glares at her. “You think you can pretend you don’t know me? Ask the baby in your belly who its fath 116Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 50 Life Rewind: 2012 人生回档2012 Back in 2012, the year he graduated from college, Ma Yibo used wildly surging stocks to build a fresh-food business. He invested in ByteDance, DiDi, Bitcoin... By the time DiDi was valued at hundreds of billions, ByteDance was worth trillions, and Bitcoin was worth tens of thousands of dollars, Ma Yibo had become someone people could only look up to. Titles came one after another: industrial magnate, tech magnate, investment god, agriculture pioneer, and philanthropist. Then Ma Yibo set off on a 10Reads7.7Score—14d adds
