Novels like A Love Story in Chaoshan
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- 1 The Abandoned Wife Xiumi: Painting Smiles with Tears 弃妇秀米：蘸着眼泪画笑容 Xiumi's story is based on the true story of my neighbor's mother and was adapted with her permission. At seventeen, Xiumi became an abandoned wife just six months after getting married. Her husband ran away with someone else, and Xiumi gave birth to his child. Decades later, Xiumi had seen her parents-in-law off and raised her daughter. Her daughter was studying for a master's degree in Shanghai, while Xiumi remained in the old house until her husband returned... But after coming back, her husba 9Reads—Score814d adds
- 2 The Rise of a Little Beggar 小乞丐的逆袭史 In the late 1960s, Dongxue is out begging with her mother when Zijian’s mother buys her for two dan of rice. In her new home, Dongxue not only finds the warmth of a family, she is also pampered like a princess. Her older brother’s promise, “Anything I can do for you...,” makes her dream of learning to sew come true. Her love of tailoring and reverence for cultural heritage make her as resilient as rushes. She continues to grow through adversity, ultimately becoming a renowned fashion designer t 7Reads—Score214d adds
- 3 Transmigration: I’m Crushing My Scumbag Ex in a Parallel World 穿越：我在平行世界爆虐渣男前夫 (Soul transmigration and a creative premise + healing from childhood family trauma) One morning, Tang Wanwan wakes up and discovers she has transmigrated... The wounds inflicted by your birth family must be healed within that family. Love is a kind of redemption, a light that gathers lost time. Somehow, it was all destined to be. She is financially independent, beautiful, and sophisticated. He is handsome and wickedly charming, but hopelessly addicted to gambling. It was love at first sight. She 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Don't Beg Me to Come Back After I Leave 别在我离开后，再求我回来 [The Ex-Wife Chase of Regret + Mutual Devotion + Angst and Sweetness + Push and Pull to the Limit] Jiang Fannan: I know he loves me, and I know he’ll give up on me. So I leave. He Qingyan: I know she still loves me, and I know she’ll never come back. So I wait for her! 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 5 Her Marriage, Her Battlefield 她的婚姻，她的战场 [Modern] [Marriage] [Self-redemption] [Inner strength] [Real life] [An ordinary woman's life] After marrying into the Chai family, Wen Cai expects a happy life, but instead finds herself in a deeply divided household. Her parents-in-law are at odds behind a facade of harmony: her father-in-law has a mistress, and her mother-in-law is irritable and full of resentment. Her husband is absorbed in video games and shirks all responsibility, while her married sister-in-law spends every day at her par —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Shuying Carves Out Her Own Place Amid the Mess of Married Life 淑英在婚姻鸡毛中闯出姐的一片天 A child who never felt loved by their parents believes that the small kindnesses shown by Zhou Xiaotian, the man they meet as an adult, are love. Desperate to hold on to happiness, they never expect Zhou Xiaotian to change completely on their wedding day! The heroine, Shuying, keeps yielding, only to face increasingly brutal beatings and insults. When she finally comes to her senses, the true face of Zhou Xiaotian, the man before her, is gradually revealed. Shuying begins a struggle to resist he —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Woman Beneath the Pear Blossom Tree 梨花树下的女人 [No rebirth + farming + married first, love later + making money] One is a cripple mocked by everyone, and the other is a woman sold off by her own parents. Chunhong initially wants to live like other country women, raising children and taking care of her husband, but life is always full of ups and downs, and one troublesome problem after another keeps coming. How will the couple deal with it all? This is the story of an ordinary life that carries on, told here for you. 2.9kReads8.0Score34514d adds
- 8 Flowers Falling in a Fleeting World 浮世花落 Zhao Yulan was a gentle, virtuous, loyal, kind, and lovely woman, yet she had an affair. Li Fugui was a hardworking, honest, and upright man, yet he went to prison twice. Cao Rui was a village Party secretary and a successful entrepreneur, yet he coveted a married woman. What's wrong with people… This book explores marriage, family, society, life, human nature, and ethics… There's love and desire, life and death, madness, the folly and greed of human nature, and the warmth and compassion of huma 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Wading Across the River of Life 趟过人生河 Ren Tianxing was born into humble circumstances, yet he defied the odds. Hoping to change his lot in life, he endured hardship after hardship... only to be left with regrets... This novel pays tribute to all those who spend years away from home, working to support their families. You work so hard. Like all of you, the protagonist Ren Tianxing lives far from home, drifting and wandering through a life at the very bottom, yet he keeps striving... —Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 10 The God of Gambling: Tales of Siam 赌神：暹罗风云录 He was known as Thailand’s “Huang Jinrong.” Under his leadership, Thailand’s Hongmen Society became famous throughout Southeast Asia. He funded Sun Yat-sen’s revolutionary cause, and Sun called him “the pillar supporting Mr. Sun’s cause.” He became sworn brothers not only with Sun Yat-sen, despite the difference in their ages, but also with Rama V of Siam. He was made an earl and granted the Siamese royal surname. A road in Bangkok bears his name, as does Siam’s first Chinese-style mansion. His 85Reads—Score1314d adds
- 11 Fired for Refusing to Frame Patients, I Became a Lawyer and Took Down My Former Hospital 不会坑病人被开除，转行当律师闪击前医院 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Sister-in-Law Menghua 梦花嫂子 No transmigration + no wish fulfillment + no golden finger + no System + rural life + getting rich Yin Menghua graduated from high school but didn’t get into college. Her family was desperately poor, and after her brother’s wedding expenses, there was no money left for her to retake the entrance exams. Through an introduction, she met Jiang Zhiguo and married him. After the wedding, Jiang Zhiguo went to work at a coal mine, where he was tragically buried in a mine shaft. While the heartbroken Yi 35Reads—Score314d adds
- 13 Willow Branch, For You 柳枝予你 [Mostly set at school, with some urban life + 1990s + mutual devotion + healing each other + cozy everyday moments] [A slightly insecure wallflower | A sharp-tongued, warm-hearted ray of sunshine] On the first monthly break of high school, Liu Han hurried onto the bus home and was surprised to find that Yang Qi had been sitting there for quite a while. She was both delighted and a little embarrassed, but he was perfectly at ease and invited her to ride home on his bicycle after they got off. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 I Went Broke to Save Him, Only for My Boyfriend to Marry Someone Else 倾家荡产救得男朋友和另一个人结婚了 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 My Mother Was Kidnapped 我那被拐来的母亲 Every woman abducted by human traffickers is denied the freedom to choose her own husband. They can only do as they are told and marry a man they have met just once. Whatever his circumstances, they have no choice. And so, my mother and father became a family. 2kReads8.9Score10314d adds
- 16 The Blind Village Doctor, Kang Ge 瞎子村医，康哥 [Countryside + Farming + Miracle Doctor + Urban Life] A blind young man from a small village unexpectedly receives an extraordinary legacy. From then on, he secretly takes on the forces in the village that have committed countless evils, while beginning his own rise from the bottom. Step by step, he reaches the pinnacle of success, earning the admiration of those around him as he watches the world’s changing fortunes with a smile… [This book is entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coin 1Reads—Score214d adds
- 17 My Wife Didn't Reply for Three Minutes, So I Cut Ties with Her 媳妇三分钟不回我消息，我直接断绝关系 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Loves of Women 女人们的爱情 Women’s Love: Family Memories Across Time is a long-form work of documentary fiction by Hen Jiangyin. Based on true stories from the author’s own family and enriched by extensive interviews with local people, it focuses on the Zhang, Xia, and Li families, vividly tracing the lives of the four Li sisters, the six Xia siblings, and the three Zhang brothers. Their stories are full of twists and turns and deeply moving moments, leaving a lasting impression. The women’s love stories are especially st 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Fireworks in Peach Blossom Haven 烟火桃源 The five beauties of yesteryear are all 25 now. Amid the daily chaos of chores and making ends meet, their lives are still full of color... Their husbands cheat, their daughters rebel, their sons squander the family fortune, and their parents grow old. Everything looks like a mess, but so what? Isn’t life about keeping on living and making the most of every bit of chaos? Let it all get messy. That’s what gives life its down-to-earth warmth! Let it all get messy. Their little paradise will always 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 By the Lotus-Picking Lake 采莲湖畔 [1980s | Rural Coal Mines | The Struggles of an Ordinary Man] In 1991, by the shores of Lianhua Lake in southern Shandong, Zheng Qiang grew up in the countryside. His father worked in the coal mines year-round, while his mother held the family together on her own. The mine's coal dust bore witness to his youth. After graduating from vocational school, he returned home to teach in a village. His meager salary left him facing a choice: Was staying behind in the countryside a way to repay his fami 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Story of Fei Xin’s Daughter 飞新的女传 [Marriage + Domestic Abuse + Divorce + Blind Date + Online Romance + Finding True Love + Sweet Romance + Silent Treatment] At twenty, Fei Xin was set up by her parents, went on a blind date, got married, suffered domestic abuse, and divorced. At twenty-three, she met an online boyfriend five years younger than her. They got married and had a child! Married Life + Sweet Romance + Silent Treatment —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 One, Two, Three, Take Your Seats 一二三儿，请对号入座 In this world where values had gone mad, Xu Yiyi was like so many women in marriages today, trapped in a miserable, abnormal relationship that was like being widowed while still married: she left home but didn't divorce. Her turning point came after she greedily enjoyed the pleasures of being with Luan Han, a college student in his early twenties. Then she unexpectedly ran into her first love, Song Ning, who had “come back from the dead,” and paid a price for it. The appearance of her first love 139Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 23 Beyond the Walls, Where Do We Go? 围墙之外，何去何从 [No fixed couples, and readers with strong moral qualms should stay away! This novel loves pairing people in unexpected ways, and the ex-husband eventually becomes the son-in-law!] [All kinds of tangled relationships, mutual scheming, love and hate, but in the end everyone gets a happy ending!] [Everyone’s status gets reshuffled, and each person finds their own path to happiness! Hahaha~~] She watches her husband give her the green hat, then returns the favor in kind. Life is this thrilling, and 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 A Realistic Life for a Family in the 1970s 七零一家人的写实生活 [A rural story set in Suzhou] [No transmigration, no wish fulfillment, and an unhurried pace] [A down-to-earth farming story set in a bygone era] [An ensemble cast] Liang Qiuhua is the third child in the family. Perceptive and sensible, she takes an interest in embroidery, becomes an apprentice, and gradually blossoms into her own life. Liang Dahua, the eldest, is the family's best-looking member and a good-hearted pushover. Liang Erhua, the second child, is a street loafer who dreams of making 49Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 25 A Love Affair Across Half a Lifetime 半世情缘 After a lifetime, the most painful thing is still parting. Chen Xiang has lived through love and affection, hardship and helplessness. Come along with this book, and let’s take a look at one man’s life so far. Who loves him? Whom does he love? Hardship and good fortune go hand in hand. Career and true love are both part of his life! What kind of lives do the people around him lead? This is a realistic story. Very realistic. 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 After Tricking and Pressuring My Ex into Having Someone Else's Baby, I Disappeared and Ran 哄骗怂恿前女友生下别人孩子后，我失联跑路了 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 My Mother and I Are Both Remarried 我和我妈，都是二婚 When my mom was young, my dad tricked her into coming all the way from afar to be his second wife. Before she knew it, she'd become the stepmother of a brother and sister. After having a child of her own, my mom realized that my dad didn't cherish her as much as she'd thought. But by then, she couldn't escape. Being a stepmother was hard, and my mom had to use all her wits to contend with a big family. To secure her place in the household, she even brought over her own niece to marry her stepson 4.8kReads9.1Score52114d adds
- 28 Reborn to Get 100x Returns from Blind Dates, Making the Town Rich with Cash 重生相亲百倍返现，砸钱带镇暴富 [Rebirth] [System] [Countryside] [Farming] [Comeback] [Face-Slapping] Reborn on the day of his blind date, Chen Yong awakens the Hundredfold Cashback System. Spend money on a blind date, and get up to a hundred times the amount back! A gold-digging woman demands an outrageous bride price? He gives her exactly what she wants and waits for the cashback to slap her in the face! Relatives show up to leech off him? He shows no mercy and settles every score! The more money he spends, the more he makes 306Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Dustbound Love, Nan Nan 尘缘楠楠 The marriage between Chen Yuan and Nannan, the everyday business of rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea, and all the twists and turns of life, its sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty moments, a jumble of emotions... [Urban Life] [Married Life] [Ordinary Lives] 9Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 30 The Pure Wife Awakens 纯妻觉醒 [Romance]+ [Family and everyday life]+ [Self-awakening and ambition]+ [Urban life] Pure-hearted Liu Zi married Yu Feipeng, a classmate she'd had a crush on for years. She thought their marriage was solid, but her masseuse, Xiao Ling, had her eye on her husband. Yu Feipeng fell deep into Xiao Ling's gentle trap and went out of his way to trample on and humiliate Liu Zi… When Liu Zi finally fought back, she discovered that the pure, innocent flower her husband saw in Xiao Ling was actually filthy 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Housewife: My Husband Wants a Divorce 家庭主妇：老公想离婚 Chen Mofei is the head of the hospital's gynecology department, and Tao Yan is a housewife. They were once a harmonious couple, but Tao Yan has a sharp tongue and a kind heart. Her cutting, hurtful words repeatedly push her husband's patience to the limit... The messy, petty troubles of ordinary people! The story takes its time getting going. I hope you'll enjoy it! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 My Girlfriend Didn't Reply for Three Minutes, So I Broke Up with Her 女友三分钟不回我消息，我直接分手 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 My Wife Didn't Reply for Three Minutes, So I Divorced Her 女人三分钟不回我消息，我直接离婚 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Sheep Are Here, the Sheep Are Here 羊来,羊来 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Early Spring Frost 小春霜早 Xiaochun Shuangzao tells the story of the lives, changes, joys, and sorrows of the three Gu siblings at the end of the twentieth century. Through their story, the novel explores the profound impact of Reform and Opening Up on people's thoughts and lives, and the sweeping changes brought by the new era. [Print edition published] 1.2kReads8.5Score11114d adds
- 36 Fate Doesn’t Decide Everything 命运不能决定一切 This book tells the story of a woman who refuses to bow to fate and struggles desperately to find happiness. After two failed marriages, a suicide attempt, and running away from her wedding, she finally finds, through her own efforts, a man who makes her happy. 217Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Desperate Wife 绝望的妻子 Housewife Li Wenqing had been living a comfortable, affluent life. She had an adorable son and got along well with her stepdaughter. But on the eve of their seventh wedding anniversary, Li Wenqing discovered that her husband was having an affair. Longing for a whole and happy family, she endured a painful inner struggle and hoped her husband would see the error of his ways and return to the family. Instead, he went down a path of no return. Betrayed by her husband and stabbed in the back by her 160Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 38 A Single Man's Worries 单身男的烦恼 Yang Zhuang moves from the city back to the countryside. In an era when men outnumber women, the 26-year-old has weathered many hardships before finally marrying a beautiful wife. He also starts a business. But life is full of surprises. The people and events around him keep influencing him, and he and his friends create one extraordinary story after another amid the fields and wide-open countryside... 281Reads7.8Score6614d adds
- 39 Those Things That Happened in the Mountain Village 山村里的那些事儿 A young man from a mountain village leads the villagers on the road to prosperity. With the help of the women by his side, he overcomes every obstacle, makes his mark on the world, and ultimately rises to wealth and success. 207Reads8.9Score10514d adds
- 40 Romance on the Construction Site 工地韵事 Ten years working on construction sites not only enriched my résumé, but also broadened my horizons. Among the many stories I witnessed were romances between men and women, including plenty of moving, devoted relationships worthy of praise. There were young couples who drifted apart, and disabled husbands whose wives never abandoned them. Some stayed faithful for years, only to see everything fall apart in a single day. A young man who had wandered aimlessly for more than twenty years finally fo 179Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Real Life: A Middle Schooler's Journey as a Writer 真实人生：一个初中生的写作路 A real life, a painful past: I grew up poor and frail, plagued by illness. At fifteen, I dropped out of school and began pursuing my literary dream at home. After having my work rejected time and again, I finally saw my first-ever piece published. It also became the last thing I ever published in print. Then I turned to the internet and began my journey as a web novelist. 26Reads8.0Score214d adds
- 42 Back on My Feet: I Paid Off 500,000 Yuan in Online Loans with My Own Hands 上岸：我靠双手还清五十万网贷 On a farm in Northeast China, Wang Chen, a 33-year-old married farmer, falls deeper and deeper into online-loan debt as he struggles to pay for his daughter's medical treatment and keep his agricultural business running. This is the story of how he eventually turns his desperate situation around. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Fallen into the Mortal World 坠落红尘间 His father is critically ill, and she can’t scrape together the money to save him. A poor college girl grits her teeth and steps into the late-night world of KTV! She masks her youth with cigarettes and alcohol, trading her dignity for medical bills. Can she make it to the end of this road? Will she succumb to the temptations of the neon lights? 87Reads—Score614d adds
- 44 Smoke from the Kitchen Rises Like a Blade 炊烟如刀 Wu Dasheng keeps having one child after another, all for the sake of having a son who can avenge him, even in an era when family planning is a basic national policy... Wu Tong is called a bastard and a son of a bitch from childhood. Zhao Sanxing always stands up for him, but the villagers’ gossip inflicts deep wounds on the young boy’s heart... 155Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Breaking Free 逃离束缚 Su Yu and Tang Yilan met on a blind date arranged by their university professor. After spending some time together, they both decided they liked each other, so they went to meet each other’s parents. At first, everything seemed to go smoothly, but after they got married, they argued over whether to rent a place of their own. Su Yu also has an older brother, Su Lun, who has been married to Zhao Yanan for years, but still has no children of his own. After finally getting married, Tang Yilan reali 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Our Long River of Years 我们的岁月长河 Our Long River of Years is divided into three parts. Following the ordinary lives of three generations of Zhao Jiafu’s family, railway workers, it spans from the 1950s to the 2020s. It recounts the joys and sorrows, happiness and heartbreak, and everyday troubles experienced by the three generations of the Zhao family and the ordinary people around them over the long river of time. It depicts the turbulent lives of ordinary people as the times change and society develops. Time flows like a river 180Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 A Single Mother’s Road to Redemption 一个单亲妈妈的救赎之路 I was a woman left single, and by the time I reached middle age, becoming a single mother was bound to turn my life upside down. At the halfway point of life, I’ve been through everything you can imagine, and even things you can’t. So what? The middle of life is a battlefield, and I am a shield, guarding a corner of tenderness amid the chaos. Halfway through life, I’ll be my own rock, pressing forward through disorder, gentle yet strong. Through half a lifetime of storms, I give it everything. A 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Boy from a Remote Mountain Village I Helped Twenty Years Ago Wants to Marry Me 二十年前救助的偏远山区小男孩，要和我结婚 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Secrets in the Rose Villa 蔷薇别墅里的秘密 Chen Xiaorong was born in the countryside. Her parents didn’t love her, and her prospective in-laws were all awful people. She was clever and decisive, beautiful and poised, and brimming with ambition. She earned top marks to get into university, but nobody supported her. She was willing to run away from her wedding and travel far from home to study on her own. The road ahead was difficult. When she faced endless darkness, the warmth he gave her became a ray of light that illuminated her heart. 13kReads8.8Score78714d adds
- 50 What the Village Beauty Can't Say 村花不能说的事 The village beauty is the dream goddess all the men in the village adore. What secrets will she experience after she gets married, the kind no one can talk about? She's so beautiful. Will married life bring her happiness and bliss? 1.6kReads6.6Score12414d adds
