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  1. 51 A Widow Is Hard to Woo: The Toughest Brute Insists on Marrying Into Her Family 寡妇难撩：最猛糙汉非要倒插门 Che Xiaoxiao车哓哓Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Career-driven heroine // adorable kids // farming, raising pigs, and falling in love // two strong leads // helping each other succeed // sweet romance A story about a beautiful, self-reliant young widow and a rough-and-tumble butcher. No rebirth, no golden finger, just a heartwarming tale of country life and getting rich in the old days. · Qiu Hong becomes a widow overnight. With no other choice, she takes her two children back to her late parents' home on New Year's Eve and becomes neighbors w 279Reads8.9Score—14d adds
  2. 52 Romance on the Construction Site 工地韵事 Soaring Cranes in the Ninth Heaven鹤翱九天Urban331k WordsCompleted 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 175Reads—Score—14d adds
  3. 53 A Clear-Eyed Country Girl in 1968: She Makes Her Way in the Capital 六八乡下清醒女，逆袭扎根四九城 Crane Dweller in the Woods林间栖鹤客Modern Romance435k WordsOngoing In 1968, the whole village mocked Su Wanqing for wasting her high school education. A country bumpkin dreaming of becoming a phoenix was destined to be stuck farming in the countryside! She quietly bided her time, organized the archives, and demonstrated her abilities. A single transfer order sent her straight to a subdistrict office in the capital. The villagers who once laughed at her were left eating their words. Her sweetheart was an outstanding employee at the grain bureau, and her parents- 1.2kReads—Score10014d adds
  4. 54 A Love Story in Chaoshan 潮汕情事 Jin Longyan瑾龍颜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In the old homes of Chaoshan lie the wildest lives and the warmest hearts. In the 1970s and 80s, a group of Chaoshan people who refused to give up fought their way through poverty, loved through storms, and lived by the bonds between people. Some dared to fight and forge ahead, dragging their lives up out of the mud. Others were loyal and true, unwilling to betray anyone even when it cost them. Love brought tangled relationships, family brought its share of strain, and neighbors argued, but when 367Reads8.2Score—14d adds
  5. 55 Married Off in 1985: Shen Lan's Bittersweet Life in the Countryside 换亲1985农家沈兰的悲喜人生 Wen Zhi Yi'an闻之易安Modern Romance580k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Rural Life + Farming + Family Matters + No Golden Finger + No System] The years flowed gently, until old dreams faded; time stretched on, leaving one to sigh at the loneliness. Shen Lan, a kind and resilient country girl, once dreamed of a modest but peaceful life. But fate played a cruel joke on her. For her brother's future, Shen Lan honored her father's dying wish and arranged a marriage swap for him. She married into a poor, backward mountain village, beginning a life full 231Reads8.5Score—14d adds
  6. 56 The Age of Their Happiness 她们的幸福时代 April Taoyao四月桃幺Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted A coming-of-age memory for those born in the 1960s. In 1986, the youngest daughter of the celebrated Guo family graduates from university and returns home in triumph, only to face a string of family upheavals: her eldest sister's divorce, her second sister's pregnancy before marriage and her boyfriend's imprisonment, and the revelation that her own love rival is actually her “missing sister”... Watch as the sisters lean on and comfort one another, wade through life's muddy waters, find happiness 128Reads8.1Score1114d adds
  7. 57 Newlyweds in 1970: The Widow Foil in a Period Novel 七零新婚：年代文里的寡妇对照组 Congee Fish Tuo Tuo粥鱼坨坨Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted From the start, Lin Su had been dealt a terrible hand. In everyone’s eyes, she was a scheming woman who would stop at nothing to marry into the city. Captain Gu, the most promising, aloof, and distinguished man in the family compound, was framed and forced to marry an illiterate country girl. Everyone in the compound waited to laugh at him and see just how uncouth his bride would be. But before she had even married him, word spread that she had accomplished something remarkable and received 166Reads6.5Score—14d adds
  8. 58 Transmigrated to the 1960s: Taking My Whole Family to Grow Rich Through Farming 穿到六零年代，带上全家种田致富 Wan Qiuqiu婉秋秋Modern Romance409k WordsOngoing One-on-one romance + period setting + no angst + farming + food + raising kids + everyday family life + reborn + transmigrate Lin Rui’s business failed, leaving her buried in debt. She chose to end it all by suicide, only to wake up in the impoverished 1960s, where food and clothing were scarce. Then she unexpectedly acquired a pocket dimension. This rotten world is amazing. The heroine’s family all have sound values. The heroine does too, but she’s also shameless. She doesn’t like causing troub 4Reads—Score—14d adds
  9. 59 Waiting for You to Fall Into My Arms 等你思思入怀 Die Ruo Fansi蝶若梵思Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Sweet, outspoken Chen Sisi & her gentle, devoted Mr. Zhang Test Director & startup CEO of a chip company [Everyday urban life + sweet romance + devoted boyfriend + mutual commitment + slow and steady love] You work hard to build your business, and I’ll be right there by your side. You embrace life, and I’ll cherish and protect you. Chen Sisi and her Mr. Zhang fell in love at first sight in college. After graduation, they supported each other, lived life with optimism, and chased their dreams tog 8Reads—Score—14d adds
  10. 60 He Married a Sweet Young Wife 12 Years His Junior, and Now He Only Wants Babies 娶了小12岁的娇妻，他只想生崽 Yusup玉苏普Modern Romance171k WordsCompleted No transmigration, no wild imagination, and nothing unrealistic. The heroine is an orphan who studies piano and is a Scorpio. The hero is a rich second-generation heir in the arts industry and a Sagittarius. They get married out of spite. A realistic, ordinary married life. Two people who seem untouched by ordinary life learn to live like a normal married couple. 73Reads—Score—14d adds
  11. 61 Such a Fine Young Gentleman 如此公子 Wooden Horse Loves Yoyo旋木爱悠悠Ancient Romance487k WordsCompleted Fu Shaoqing’s cousin, Ji Yuheng, liked Shu Qingwan, and his uncle planned to ask for her hand on his cousin’s behalf. Even his grandmother wanted to bring about their marriage, so Fu Shaoqing reluctantly gave up on the idea. Only later did he learn that they had never gotten together. Fu Shaoqing stopped hesitating and made his move. Fu Shaoqing: I have feelings for you! Would you marry me? Shu Qingwan: Great families have too many rules. I won’t compromise just to fit in! Fu Shaoqing: With me b 96Reads8.7Score—14d adds
  12. 62 A Love Affair Across Half a Lifetime 半世情缘 Ma Yi马乙Urban688k WordsCompleted 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. 31Reads—Score—14d adds
  13. 63 Men and Women in Seclusion 隐居男女 Listening to Cicadas by the Stream依溪听蝉Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Florist Xiao Xue is making her own way in the city. Life is sometimes sweet and sometimes a complete melodrama. As she gets older, the dream deep in her heart grows stronger: to find a soulmate and build a secret garden for the two of them in the countryside or the mountains, where they can live in seclusion. It has been Xiao Xue’s dream since childhood. Before long, she meets Mu Tong, a musician. Can they find happiness in a secluded life together? 6Reads—Score—14d adds
  14. 64 You Want Me to Live as a Widow? I'll Climb My Way Up on the Backs of Villains 让我守活寡？我踩着恶人往上爬 Nine Deer Bearing Gold九鹿衔金Modern Romance164k WordsOngoing [Multiple Male Leads + Strong Female Lead + Feel-Good Story + Period Novel] Chen Xiaoyan was forced by her in-laws to go to Villain Village to borrow meat, and nearly died on the way. When she woke up: The brawny third brother shoved all his belongings at her. “My life belongs to you, now and forever.” The refined fourth brother pressed her behind the bookcase. “Can’t we keep it a secret?” The silent eldest brother stood guard outside all night, soaked through. The sharp-tongued fifth brother de —Reads—Score—14d adds
  15. 65 After 40 Years of Hard Work, I Retired with Honor. My Children Schemed over My Property and Pressured Me to Hand Over My Retirement Savings 辛苦40年光荣退休，儿女算计房产逼我交出养老钱 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生6k WordsCompleted After 40 years of hard work, I retired with honors, only for my children to scheme over my home and pressure me to hand over my retirement savings. —Reads—Score—14d adds
  16. 66 Five Years of Tea for Two at 68: One Pot of Overnight Tea Revealed Whether My Children Were Truly Filial 68岁五年双人茶，一壶隔夜茶看清儿女孝心真假 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生8k WordsCompleted Five years of tea for two at 68: one pot of tea left overnight revealed whether my children’s filial devotion was real or false. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  17. 67 An Old Story, a New Twist 老故事，新玩法 Ferryman of the Yellow River黄河摆渡人Mystery24k WordsCompleted An Old Story, A New Twist —Reads—Score—14d adds
  18. 68 A Season of Green, with Drizzling Rain 见青时节疏雨绵绵 Xiaoxiao Fishing Song潇潇渔歌Modern Romance241k WordsOngoing The first time Guo Shuyu, the daughter of a landlord, saw Xu Jianqing, the beggar, he was beating his wife, a hulking man like a black bear. Guo Shuyu thought any man would be better than that black bear. Better to be anyone’s wife than Xu Jianqing’s. How pitiful to be scolded and beaten every day. But life is full of surprises, and the Matchmaker in the Moon muddles the red threads. Some inexplicable stroke of bad luck sent everything awry. Like a thunderclap from a clear sky, Guo Shuyu married 49Reads—Score—14d adds
  19. 69 Chang'an County 长安县 Zhongnan Commoner, Roaring at the Heavens终南布衣啸问天Urban1.0M WordsCompleted “Golden Zhouzhi, silver Huxian, Chang’an County is where they kill and burn...” goes a saying in Shaanxi. The author takes you into Chang’an County, where they kill and burn. This panoramic portrait of the customs and local life of Chang’an County, Xi’an, Shaanxi, depicts rural life in all its unvarnished authenticity: an ancient village, a great burial mound rising from the earth, and four clans descended from the tomb guardians... A secret buried for a thousand years, the scheming and rivalrie 4.4kReads9.2Score42414d adds
  20. 70 Life Afloat on the Riverbank 江岸浮生 Snake Eats People蛇吃人Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Contemporary realism + period chronicle + rural ensemble cast + women’s struggles] Spanning half a century of rural China, this book tells the story of three generations of women on the Jianghan Plain. Caught in the tides of history and the shackles of their families of origin, each struggles against fate in her own way and faces her inner demons, ultimately learning to live for herself. (I’m only here to tell the story as it is. I won’t give the characters perfect personalities. I’ll portray h 541Reads8.5Score10614d adds
  21. 71 A Capable Village Belle and Her Good-for-Nothing Live-In Son-in-Law 能干村花和她的窝囊倒插门 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance221k WordsOngoing Zhao Hua is the capable, no-nonsense village beauty of Taiping Village. She supports her family with a small shop, while her adoptive parents hope she'll marry a man who can support them in their old age. A scandalous affair involving a potential match ruins the marriage prospects outright. Unable to find a man willing to marry into her family, she chooses the impoverished Li boy who lives behind her house. His family is buried in debt, he's timid by nature and always lowers his head when troubl 3.8kReads—Score12414d adds
  22. 72 Complementary Colors 互补色 Nan Xiding南西丁Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted Zhou Mo, a divorced woman who barely even counts as an extra, has never loved anyone or been loved in return. She blithely and shamelessly eats, drinks, sleeps, and goes about her business in her own little world. Then one day, she somehow wanders into the home of her elusive, reclusive neighbor, Ni Jin. At last, just before menopause, she unlocks the secret to love. Perhaps the Old Man of the Moon suddenly remembered that Zhou Mo and Ni Jin, two dull middle-aged people, had somehow been left of 8.4kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
  23. 73 No Other Choice 2 别无选择2 But Jiang Dong不过冮东Urban182k WordsCompleted I, Lin Zilong, am a cadre at a state-owned enterprise. All I want is to do my job honestly and work my way up through my own efforts. Why won’t you give me a way out? Why force me to become a “coal boss”! If I could turn back time, I’d walk the road I took in the first half of my life all over again! 18Reads—Score—14d adds
  24. 74 Dried Jujubes in the Famine Years 饥荒年的干枣 Little Chubby Lump小肥坨Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted Female-oriented + famine years + period drama + family memoir This novel chronicles the ups and downs of the 80-year life of Wang Xiaoyuan, a farmer from southern Sichuan. Following the family and married lives of his four children, it reveals the many sides of Wang Xiaoyuan. In 1958, Wang Xiaoyuan secretly took his son Wang Kesheng to the market to buy a bull, and adopted a little beggar named Qin’er. As an adult, Keqin apprenticed himself to Feng the Carpenter and mastered the trade. He later 155Reads6.9Score1214d adds
  25. 75 She's Worth Less Than Rice 她比米贱 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance384k WordsCompleted That year, in exchange for a sack of millet, Yu Xiaofeng's parents promised her to the simple-minded son of the Liu family in the neighboring village. It was a rural village in northern China during the famine years of the last century. The stove was taller than she was. In the bitter winter, she smashed ice to wash clothes, her hands covered in chilblains that festered with pus. She didn't dare cry aloud. At seventeen, she was made to share a bed with Dazhu. He knew nothing, and tied her to a c 206Reads—Score—14d adds
  26. 76 Xue Mei's Story 雪梅的故事 Mountain Dewdrop山野露珠Modern Romance176k WordsCompleted Bare, barren loess hills. Ravines and ridges wind their way into the distance. This is where the story’s heroine, Xuemei, spent her childhood, grew into a shy young woman, and endured until she became a mature wife. She works hard, cultivating this poor yellow earth, and sings the praises of the diligence and simplicity of rural women in the new era. 148Reads—Score—14d adds
  27. 77 My Village, My River 我的村庄，我的河 Chu Feng Literature楚风文学Urban514k WordsCompleted [Contemporary Fiction + Rural Literature + Rural Revitalization + Great for Middle-Aged and Older Readers] Zhang Banshao, a poor student, is always unlucky in love. After saving Wang Xiaohui by chance, he falls head over heels for her. Armed with kindness and integrity, he makes an incredible comeback. Seeing his hometown full of elderly people left behind, he feels a stir in his heart. He returns to the village to become its chief and lead the rural revitalization effort. Together, they transfo 50Reads8.3Score714d adds
  28. 78 I Transmigrate to Join the Army, and My Officer Husband Is Overjoyed 穿越去随军，军官丈夫乐开了花 A Beauty Like a Flower Beyond the Clouds美人如花隔云端Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted A devoted couple, one-on-one romance, sweet and affectionate, no pocket dimension, a slow and steady pace, and a warm, cozy story! Ji Mingzhu transmigrated from a prosperous golden age to the poor and backward 1960s. The gulf between the two eras was so great that she could barely accept it. She pinched herself. It didn’t hurt at all, so this had to be a dream. Her father, Ji, who got pinched, said, “...!” A layabout father, a frail mother, and a broken family. Ji Mingzhu was at a loss and wante 456Reads—Score—14d adds
  29. 79 The Courtyard House of the 1980s 八零烟霞宿舍院子家 Waiting for You Here原地等你Modern Romance452k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Ordinary Life + Ensemble Cast + No Pocket Dimension + No System + Slice of Life + Teachers + Small Joys] Colleagues getting along, marriage and family, the path of an ordinary life, the warmth of everyday life, little joys and great happiness. In the 1980s, several young people who had never known one another before meet in the staff dormitory of a teacher-training school... Xiao Ning is laid-back and straightforward, carefree and openhearted. She moved here with her family —Reads9.3Score—14d adds
  30. 80 The Desperate Wife 绝望的妻子 Miss Yu愈姑娘Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted 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 167Reads7.2Score—14d adds
  31. 81 A Single Man's Worries 单身男的烦恼 Ma Yi马乙Urban1.1M WordsCompleted 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... 293Reads7.8Score10514d adds
  32. 82 My Mother Married Me Off with Nothing but a 100-Yuan Bankbook. When the Truth Came Out, I Wept Uncontrollably 母亲空手嫁我只给百元存折，真相曝光我泣不成声 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生6k WordsCompleted My mother married me off with nothing but a hundred-yuan passbook. When the truth came out, I wept uncontrollably. —Reads—Score—14d adds
  33. 83 I Retrieved My Father's Discarded Wooden Box and Understood the Fatherly Love He Had Hidden for 30 Years 捡回父亲被丢弃的木箱，我读懂隐忍30年的父爱 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生7k WordsCompleted I retrieved the wooden chest my father had thrown away and finally understood the fatherly love he had kept hidden for 30 years. —Reads—Score—14d adds
  34. 84 The Whole Family Lands in the 1960s, and the Kids Start Competing 全家来到六零年，崽崽们卷起来 Snails Have the Happiest Lives蜗牛最幸福Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted Ever since the country introduced its three-child policy, they had watched friends and relatives have one baby after another, while their own family had only one precious child. The family of three gazed at a meteor shower and sighed, all wishing they could legally adopt a child. Perhaps their wish was simply too strong? After they returned from paying respects to their ancestors, one of them came to help. By a twist of fate, the family of three found themselves in the 1960s, just after three ye 209Reads8.4Score—14d adds
  35. 85 Back in the Year of Drought, She Reclaims Wasteland and Feasts on Meat 重回旱年，她靠开荒大口吃肉 Dongdong Guagua东东瓜瓜Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted [Reborn + period setting + marrying into the wife's family + capable, charming wife + handsome, roguish husband + mutual devotion] He Xia starved to death, then… starved back to life. But the place she came back to was enough to make her want to cry, yet somehow not enough to laugh. It was true that in 1987, the fields in Hejia Village, Yixian County, were practically paved with gold. It was also true that the family contract system had come with the reforms and opening up. But she woke up in th 3Reads8.1Score—14d adds
  36. 86 Forced into Marriage, She’s Doted on by Her Rich Husband 逼婚后她被富豪老公宠上天 A Steel Bull一只铁牛Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Satisfying Read + Marriage First, Love Later + The Heroine Plays Dumb While Hiding Her Claws] Shi Guang is forced to marry Gu Mochen, a lame man. After the wedding, she discovers that not only does her husband walk with a swagger, he's powerful too. One day, Gu Mochen corners Shi Guang against the wall. “Your leg isn't lame?” “Which leg?” “You!” “Whether I'm lame or not, why don't you let Mrs. Gu find out for herself!” … Shi Guang, the only daughter of the Shi family, is coerce 49Reads8.3Score—14d adds
  37. 87 Drowning in Love with You 与你共沉溺 Moon Ashes, Endless Horizons月烬无涯Modern Romance266k WordsCompleted The Möbius strip: worlds run parallel and intersect. No matter where we begin, we will meet in the end. Sheng Yi: How could there be such a fool, loving a madman who doesn't know how to cherish her... Lin You: If I didn't hate you enough, how could I prove just how much I once loved you... A story with both sweetness and heartbreak, about a top student and someone with bipolar disorder. A chance encounter at a nightclub sets the wheels of fate in motion. She wants to cry but can't, and a simple 4Reads8.1Score—14d adds
  38. 88 My Flash-Marriage Husband Vanished. I Took the Baby and Stunned the Military Compound 闪婚男人消失，带崽惊艳军工大院 Peach Youyou桃幽幽Modern Romance104k WordsOngoing [Theatrical Little Wife * Cool-Headed, Steady Factory Director] [Everyday Life in a Military Factory Compound] [Warm and Funny] [Slow-Burn Romance] [Both Leads Are Each Other's First] [Fertile Heroine] Everyone in the military factory compound said Qiao J Jinjin was a greedy little vixen who loved money more than life itself. They said she was a country girl who'd never seen the world, with a foxlike face that was too vulgar for respectable company... Then she met Xie Yanzhou and activated the “ 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  39. 89 Rooted in the Countryside 根在乡土里 Plum Blossom Gold梅花金Urban110k WordsCompleted Rooted in the Countryside tells its story through a village in Lingnan where everyone shares the same surname. It weaves together vivid accounts of ancestral halls, grand ancestral rites, wedding customs, funeral rituals, religious beliefs, education, rural revitalization, clan elders giving back to their communities, and the continued revision of genealogies. With delicate detail, it portrays the many ways traditional clan culture is passed down, showing how these cultural roots, deeply embedde 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  40. 90 Reborn as a Chubby Girl in 1985 八五胖妹重生记 Yellow Tissue黄纸巾Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted At sixty, Qiao Guo is reborn at sixteen. Since there's no going back, she'll find a way to change her family's fate in this life. Riding the tide of the 1980s, she'll press bravely forward! 21Reads5.8Score—14d adds
  41. 91 A 70-Year-Old Clock Stopped, and Seven Notes Revealed My Ungrateful Children 70年老钟停摆，7张纸条看清不孝儿女 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生8k WordsCompleted A 70-year-old clock stopped ticking. Seven notes revealed the truth about my unfilial children. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  42. 92 An Old Kettle Hid a 40-Year Secret, Boiling My Heart and Chilling the Rest of My Life 旧水壶藏40年秘密，煮透人心寒透余生 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生7k WordsCompleted An old kettle concealed a 40-year-old secret. It boiled the truth to the surface, chilling my heart for the rest of my life. —Reads—Score—14d adds
  43. 93 Fireflies in Daylight 荧火虫的白昼 Autumn Pond, Spring Water秋池春水Modern Romance227k WordsOngoing A great period drama. Ignore the awful title: this realistic work comes from a seasoned writer, about a woman from out of town living in Shanghai, in the vein of Blossoms Shanghai. Neighborhood gossip and jokes that hit you right in the heart. No mystery, no wish-fulfillment, no fantasy, nothing added. Just the daily grind: food, rent, petty squabbles, and family affairs. 8Reads—Score114d adds
  44. 94 The Clever Cat 智猫 An Shengyue Sheng安生月胜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse107k WordsOngoing (A slow-burn futuristic sci-fi urban story, not a power fantasy) (Alternate title of Volume One: The Dour One and the Airhead’s Quiet Everyday Life) The Eternal Era: a crisis of AI brains, darkness lurking, danger at every turn; As great upheaval looms, talents emerge and stars shine, joining forces to save a world on the brink. Who will ultimately shake the world with their name? Come forth, Xiao Zhi, and shatter the darkness with thunder! This is an imagining of the future, though it may also 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  45. 95 The Top Scholar Came from a Dump 状元来自垃圾场 Chong Jiu重玖Modern Romance694k WordsCompleted Zhou Yingchun had a dream. In it, her husband Li Haoyu was injured on the job and lost the ability to work. Their family struggled to get by on a small island in Taihu Lake, and their children had no chance to get a proper education. Life was hard. She told her husband about the dream, and they managed to avert the misfortune. She started working at a garbage wharf and gradually put down roots in the city. Their child got into a good school and ranked first in the city on the college entrance ex 408Reads8.7Score10514d adds
  46. 96 He Quit Being a Boss, and Mu Sheng Made Beitang Rich and Beautiful 老板不当，木生把北塘变富美 Chu Feng Literature楚风文学Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Literary fiction + realistic themes + suitable for middle-aged and older readers] From humble beginnings as a carpenter, Zhao Musheng worked his way up to construction worker, business owner, village director, and then a town official, turning his life around. Thanks to him, backward Beitang Village was transformed into a prosperous new village with thriving industries. Our fate is in our own hands, not Heaven's. The fortunes of the Zhao family and Beitang Village are closely intertwined. These 76Reads8.8Score—14d adds
  47. 97 Wild Lilies of the Mountain Village 山村野百合 The Eldest Miss of the Muzi Family木子家大小姐Modern Romance176k WordsCompleted An eighteen-year-old village beauty married a thirty-three-year-old simpleton. A month after their wedding, her husband drowned, and she was branded a woman who brought death to her husband… This story offers a true-to-life account of the loves and hatreds, joys and sorrows of ordinary rural people. It faces the ugliness and greed of human nature head-on, while reflecting on the sincerity and warmth found in this world. 272Reads—Score—14d adds
  48. 98 A Ridiculous Love Debt 荒唐情债 Song Bei颂北Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing Traditional period setting + realistic daily life + family and village affairs + ensemble cast In 1985, Yang Yun was already a married woman, yet she lived a life purer than a blank sheet of paper. Her new husband already had an old flame, and the woman was well into her forties. Faced with such a disgrace, Yang Yun had to fight back while staying on guard against the village men with ulterior motives. The seemingly peaceful little mountain village had long been seething beneath the surface, hid 36.3kReads8.5Score1.6k14d adds
  49. 99 Back to the 1980s, the Pretty Wife Reforms Her Good-for-Nothing Husband 重回八零，俏媳妇改造废物老公 Wind Tugs at the Clouds风挽云Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name, Reborn in the Eighties: The Pretty Wife Reforms Her Good-for-Nothing Husband, is now streaming on Tomato. Go check it out, folks, it's great! Also known as Marrying a Hooligan Husband, Then Getting Eight Homes in the Demolition Payout Reforming My Hooligan Husband, The Pretty Eighties Wife Hits the Jackpot [Period Piece x Making a Fortune x Everyday Family Life x Devoted Husband and Raising Kids] Love-struck Xie Yingying was practically angered to death in her p 6.9kReads5.6Score77514d adds
  50. 100 Simple-Minded Ni 憨妮 Zhang Dalei张大磊Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted 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

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