Novels like Secrets in the Rose Villa
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- 151 Starlight Over Yunling 云岭星光 After popular actress Ning Xin is betrayed by her boyfriend Lin Rui and her public image falls apart, her manager sends her off to the remote mountain village of Qijia Courtyard B&B to lie low. There, she falls in love with the owner over time, while becoming involved in rural revitalization, raising children, and a series of other stories… 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 152 A Marriage of Money 钱婚 To become the dutiful daughter, good wife, and loving mother everyone expected, Liu Xiaoqing buried her youthful dreams and deepest desires before the age of thirty-three, living a life of constant compromise. After graduating, she painfully gave up her dream of becoming a writer and took the civil service exam, becoming a government employee. At home, she endured her in-laws' repeated provocations, again and again, just to preserve her marriage. At work, she likewise chose to put up with her 57Reads—Score—Shelves
- 153 Village Blossoms 小村花事 A lot of things that shattered our worldview happened in our village. A lot of strange events that science couldn’t explain happened, too. Our village once had seventy-two temples, and every single one had an unbelievable story of its own. [This book is extremely shocking. Read with caution.] 36.1kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves
- 154 Gu Hong, Dare to Be Happy! 辜鸿，请大胆快乐！ Gu Hong, why are you afraid to be happy? Is it because you make too much money? Liang Shuang, why are you afraid to be happy? Is it because you have too many boyfriends? Wu Kun, why are you afraid to be happy? Is it because getting your doctorate is too hard? Wu Peng, why are you afraid to be happy? Is it because being an executive is exhausting? Yu Yang, why are you afraid to be happy? Is it because big shots are too boring? Tell me, why are all of you afraid to be happy! 11Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 155 A Village Hiding Beauties 乡村藏娇 His aunt vanishes under mysterious circumstances, leaving behind a priceless treasure. From then on, an ordinary village doctor becomes a mighty cultivator. He makes a fortune in the countryside and even wins the heart of the beautiful village chief. But that still isn't enough! A man's true peak is wealth, power, and women. 149Reads7.6Score103Shelves
- 156 Cordyceps Flower 虫草花 A woman with a bad reputation and an upright grassroots official: rumors cut like knives. Amid the scorn of the world, can they grasp the happiness that belongs to them? A forbidden love that breaks free of its shackles, and a flower that blooms in a woman's darkest hour. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 157 The Carefree Little Miracle Doctor of the Countryside 乡村逍遥小神医 They say beautiful scenery produces beauties, but how did Peach Blossom Village end up with a troublemaker? 1.5kReads8.9Score204Shelves
- 158 Writing and Lying Flat on the Northern Frontier 我在北境边境笔耕躺平 Orphan Lu Ze had had enough of workplace hypocrisy and the clamor of the city. He took his entire fortune of 560,000 yuan and headed for the northeastern border, where he found an empty village that had been erased from the map: Wangbeitun. As the youngest border resident in Wangbeitun’s history, his life went like this: · Annual income: a few hundred yuan from writing flop novels, plus a 3,500-yuan border-resident subsidy. The main goal was simply to stay alive. · Daily KPIs: write 4,000 words 240Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 159 I Have Despised My Soul Seven Times 我曾七次鄙视自己的灵魂 When Shen Zhi was thirty, she discovered a USB drive hidden beneath her mother’s urn at the funeral. It contained 147 video diaries her mother had recorded before her death, documenting the twenty-six years of abuse she suffered at her father’s hands and her eventual death from cancer. Meanwhile, the father who wept so bitterly at the funeral was backstage with a young woman, planning their honeymoon. Shen Zhi didn’t go to the police. Instead, she made a decision no one could have anticipated: s 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 160 Back to Field in the 1950s 五零年代向往的生活 [The 1950s] [Beast Taming System] [Independent, Self-Reliant Female Lead] [Clearing the Names of Martyrs] [First Women's Representative] After dying, Zhao Meili, a teacher at a forest farm in Northeast China, transmigrates to 1954, becoming Zhao Meili at the age of seventeen... With her Beast Taming System, she can form contracts with animal companions. She takes good care of her parents in a mountain village in the 1950s and lives the Back to Field life she has always longed for... Note: This i 362Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 161 Her Secret Thoughts: A Young Man’s Hidden Diary in a Small Village 致她的心事：小村青年的隐秘日记 No formulaic plot | Not a wish-fulfillment novel | Realistic fiction | Zhou Zhiqiang grows up amid poverty and chaos in her birth family, with her father instilling in her the survival rule that “you have to please people to survive.” She gets into college and lands a job at a bank. A well-off man, Ke Qingyan, pursues her, but as the truth about her family comes out, she gradually loses her self-respect and her relationship. Later, burdened with debt, she returns to her hometown and, under he 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 162 The Plains' True Colors 平原底色 Beginning in the twenty-first century, this novel follows Fang Lizhu, a child of the post-80s generation growing up in the rural Jianghan Plain of central China. Through Fang Lizhu's education, work, and the many people he meets and events he experiences, the novel portrays how life has changed for people across the plains since the start of the new century. It also depicts the many ways ordinary people respond to sweeping changes in a new era and a shifting social landscape: the choices they ma 17Reads—Score114Shelves
- 163 Lameyue 腊月儿 A man at the very bottom of society. An ordinary story about an ordinary person. He is right there beside you. He might even be you. Life is like a glass of liquor. The longer it sits, the richer it becomes. Light a cigarette, lift your glass, and let's savor it slowly. 4.8kReads8.9Score381Shelves
- 164 The First Book by Langli Xiao Long 浪里小龙的第1本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2.6kReads8.9Score286Shelves
- 165 At Fifty, She's No Weed, She's a Treasure 50的她不是草其实她是块宝 [Silver-haired wish fulfillment + No rebirth + No System + No pocket dimension + A story focused on positive values] #A 50-year-old farmwife seeks a new beginning# After Lin Meiru discovers her husband has been cheating, she insists on getting a divorce. “You can’t even earn money. How will you survive without me?” Lin Meiru defies the odds and learns to sell things from a street stall after her divorce. The wheels of fate begin to turn... 59Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 166 The City’s Masked Man: Go Ahead, I’m Watching You Act 城市假面人，演，我看着你演 An ordinary person acts so convincingly that he could win an Oscar, living behind a mask as marriage, family, and career all deal him blow after blow. Like a cockroach, he is reborn against all odds. See how he copes with the chaos of everyday life and becomes a master of life's many skills! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 167 Married Off in 1985: Shen Lan's Bittersweet Life in the Countryside 换亲1985农家沈兰的悲喜人生 [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 232Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 168 The Village Schoolteacher 山村女教师 Yang Xiaowei and Li Li were college sweethearts. After graduation, their different choices set them on separate paths: Yang Xiaowei went to teach in a mountain village, while Li Li stayed in the city. They went their separate ways, and Yang Xiaowei married the local village chief's son. After enduring a series of hardships, including marriage, childbirth, and domestic abuse, Yang Xiaowei finally found the courage to break free from the prison of her marriage. In the end, she discovered that what 387Reads9.0Score312Shelves
- 169 No Mercy for the World 不赦人间 For the first twenty years of her life, Chen Qingxing lived by one rule: never count on a miracle. When someone else took the spot she had earned as a student in need, and her part-time wages were withheld, she signed a harsh sponsorship agreement. Her benefactor would pay for her to finish college, and after graduation, she would repay the debt with a marriage of convenience. There was no romance involved. It was a deal with a clearly marked price. She relied on careful calculations to plan eve 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 170 My City Beauties 我的都市丽人 [On the first day after signing, nearly 30,000 people read this masterpiece. Won't you take a look?] Li Lang was a fool, but by a stroke of luck, an alien flying insect bit the sole of his foot. Not only was his madness cured, he also gained the legacy of a miraculous skill, setting him on the path to legend. 176Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 171 Sanxi: From Village Beauty to Village Bully 三喜：从村花到村霸 A beautiful country girl marries in a daze, only for upheaval to strike her family. She goes from depending on others to growing strong on her own, but in the end, desire consumes her and leads her to ruin. In her final moments, she realizes that human nature cannot be controlled… 136Reads—Score101Shelves
- 172 Fragrance Across the Hills 漫山花香 Dong Dawei spent several years trying to make it out in the world, but never got anywhere. So he returned to Dongjia Village, ready to live an ordinary life in the countryside. Who knew the beautiful rural scenery would lead him to a new discovery? From then on, his life became a whole lot more enjoyable. Follow and add this to your favorites! Take a look before bed, and you'll enjoy a feast for the eyes like no other! Heh heh heh! 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 173 People from a Small City 小城市的人 [Two Male Leads + Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + A Cross-Section of Society + Angsty Romance + Workplace + Realism] One is a sunny young man who grew up in a government compound; the other is a poor boy from the countryside. They spend several years as classmates, parting and reuniting as their lives intertwine and they grow along different paths. After weathering one trial after another, and experiencing the clamor, loneliness, and pain in their respective lives, they search for meaning in th 4.5kReads8.7Score365Shelves
- 174 Marriage Scam: My Wife's Heart Is a Mystery 婚骗：妻心如迷 The day before the wedding, his future mother-in-law suddenly demands additional expenses. Furious, he immediately calls off the wedding and demands the bride price back. But during their negotiations, he unexpectedly discovers another secret about his fiancée, one he simply cannot accept. Then he makes a bold decision... 142Reads—Score—Shelves
- 175 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 53Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 176 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] 12Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 177 A Tenacious Life 坚韧的活着 Adapted from a true story, this is about a boy from a poor rural family who works tirelessly at his studies to escape poverty. When he grows up, misfortune follows him one after another, but the resilience he developed as a child keeps him from bowing to fate or giving in to hardship. Through his actions, he shows what it means to persevere. After enduring countless trials and tribulations, he earns the respect of life itself and finds his miracle. This story carries a message: life can always g 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
- 178 A Windfall Makes a Life 横财成就人生 One lucky blow brings him a windfall. The real problem is how to launder it into legitimate personal income. It's like telling one lie and needing a hundred more to cover it: the problems just keep snowballing. Watch how the protagonist gets himself out of this mess. 451Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 179 The Wickedly Talented Little Medical Immortal 妖孽小医仙 (Rural Miracle Doctor, You'll Be Hooked in Three Minutes, A Hundred Heroines, Pure Indulgence!) After real life knocks Jiang Tiezhu down, he decides to return to his village and work as a doctor. But his very first female patient leaves him stumped: she can't have children! Lin Xiufen: “Tiezhu, you have to cure me, or I'll come after you.” Jiang Tiezhu: “Sis, have mercy on me!” 13.2kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
- 180 The Beautiful Women of the Mountain Village 山村中的漂亮女人 Dazhu was once known as the village idiot of Taohua Village. Though foolish, he had a kind heart. Liu Yuxiang, the beautiful young widow next door, was a vision of loveliness, yet she was often bullied by local thugs. By chance, Dazhu inherited the legacy of his ancestors and took it upon himself to care for Liu Yuxiang. Under his leadership, Taohua Village became a true earthly paradise, blessed with lush green mountains and clear waters. 4kReads7.5Score220Shelves
- 181 Xue Mei's Story 雪梅的故事 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. 127Reads—Score—Shelves
- 182 Wild Tales from the Countryside 乡村荒唐故事 The story is about Wang Dahua’s father, Lao Budai, who coveted the bride price and married Dahua off to a man with a mental illness. Liu Ermao, the man who had loved her before the wedding, became the live-in son-in-law of her younger sister, Erhua… Family, marriage, morality… Our story begins in that absurd era… 14.9kReads8.4Score923Shelves
- 183 The Story of Three Working Girls 三个打工女孩的故事 Three young women of the same age, each from a different family background and with a different personality, head to Guancheng to find work. Set in the 1990s, their experiences capture the memories of an entire era. When their birth families are thrown into turmoil, should they stand by and do nothing, lend a hand, or sacrifice their dignity to help them through it? Some come to repay their parents' kindness, while others only cause their parents trouble. The three girls each have a different an 7.2kReads9.0Score580Shelves
- 184 Song of Red Mountain 红山之歌 Told through the perspectives of A Meng and Sha Na, this book, originally titled Song of Hongshan, follows two generations of Hongshan healers as they save lives, and tells the stories of the generations of Hongshan people around them as they face birth, aging, illness, death, and struggles against fate. Through these stories, it also reveals the Hongshan people's simple kindness and their resilience in the face of hardship. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 185 The Charismatic Divine Doctor in the Countryside 风流神医在乡村 [Rural life + miracle doctor + farming] Wang Peng was beaten into an idiot while at university. While gathering herbs back in his village, he stumbled upon the village's richest man's scandal and was thrown into Black Dragon Cave, where he unexpectedly inherited the legacy of the Nine Dragons Immortal Lord. From then on, he treated the sick, saved lives, farmed, and raised livestock, gradually making his way to the pinnacle of life. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 186 Village Chief, Don't Mess with Me 村长，别来惹我 Liang Yuzhen is a widow in the village, beautiful and kindhearted. The village chief is a local bully, but seeing that Liang Yuzhen has no man to rely on, he often stops by to help her with whatever he can, putting on a show of being a good Samaritan. 94Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 187 First We Bow to Heaven and Earth, Then We Promise Each Other a Deep Love 先拜天地，再许情深 The rating has just been posted and will gradually go up. [Composed, cool-headed power player in government] VS [Diligent, ambitious young lawyer] [Marriage Before Love]+ [Age Gap]+ [Sweet Romance]+ [Powerful Man Bows to Love]+ [Married Life] Su Yun is a junior lawyer at a well-known law firm. Hoping to save enough for a down payment on a home in the provincial capital with her boyfriend, she takes on a difficult divorce case and goes undercover with her best friend to gather evidence. Before th 2.1kReads7.4Score203Shelves
- 188 The Meaning of Happiness 幸福的标准 Ye Han and He Junshan are, in everyone’s eyes, the perfect love story from campus to the altar. But how can a marriage keep feelings safe from the wear and tear of everyday life? Even their careers are gradually facing new crises… 67Reads—Score—Shelves
- 189 Kidnapped for Fifteen Years, the God of War Returns to His Village to Sell Sesame Flatbreads 被拐十五年，战神回村卖烧饼 [War God] [Rural Life] [Older Woman-Younger Man Romance] [Divine Doctor] [Building a Business and Getting Rich] [No System] [Urban Power Fantasy] [Invincible and Passionate] When Mo Xiaoqi was eleven, he was “kidnapped” by a mysterious person. He later became the invincible War God guarding the northern frontier of the Yan Kingdom. Once the nation was peaceful and its people safe, he left without a word, hiding his achievements and returning to his hometown to live quietly as an ordinary village 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 190 A Mother and Daughter’s Crossing 母女渡 She is a daughter of Tibet, stolen away by fate. He is a swindler from another land, cloaked in kindness. One lie, half a lifetime in captivity. Amid yellow earth and snowstorms, she becomes a shore her daughter can call home. From Lhasa to Linxia, from despair to being reborn, they make their way through the darkest night, all to return to that first ray of light. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 191 The Women of the Left-Behind Village 留守村的女人 (Countryside + Getting Rich + Comeback) Ye Fan, who grew up in a mountain village, worked hard, got into college, found a job, and started dating. But the world is cruel: his ex-girlfriend maxed out his credit card and ran off! True love? These days, it’s just a load of crap! But after returning to his village in dejection, Ye Fan unexpectedly comes into a tremendous stroke of fortune. From then on, he breezes through life, making a spectacular comeback! 74Reads—Score—Shelves
- 192 Wild Lilies of the Mountain Village 山村野百合 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. 276Reads—Score—Shelves
- 193 The Leisurely Life After Financial Freedom 财富自由后的悠闲生活 [No System + Urban Entrepreneurship + Traditional] In the spring of 2010, Lu Dalang, a senior at an agricultural university, was about to graduate. His girlfriend, Qian Mei, wanted to return to her hometown, where her parents had already arranged a job for her and she had familiar connections. Lu Dalang, determined to pursue his own future, angrily headed to the provincial capital. His girlfriend left him with one condition: “Buy a house, and come get me so we can live in the provincial capital. 3.9kReads8.2Score146Shelves
- 194 A Ridiculous Romance 荒唐情缘 This is a story about what happens to a man after his divorce. It feels very true to life, so reading it is bound to stir up some thoughts. Is it good? Is it bad? Either way, it feels incredibly real. ...The factory suddenly lost power, so everyone got a day off. Chen Yong came straight home without telling his wife... And that’s where the story begins... 4.6kReads9.1Score569Shelves
- 195 A Cigarette 一支烟 I stood up and staggered toward the exit. I struggled to push away each person who came to help me. I didn't take the elevator. Step by step, I climbed the stairs to the rooftop. When I pushed open the rooftop door, a hint of late autumn's cool breeze brushed my face. The light was so bright that I had to squint. I could clearly see her. Across the rooftop stood a long-haired girl. She said, “Could I have a cigarette?” If you're willing, I'll love you forever. If you're not, I'll choose to pine 88Reads—Score—Shelves
- 196 Happiness Is Coming Home to Farm 回家种地快乐无边 What kind of life I choose is my decision. Why should I need your approval? I’m Wei Junqing. Why should I have to explain my choices to anyone? Unable to make it in the big city, Wei Junqing returns to his hometown with 350,000 yuan. His parents look down on him, his siblings humiliate him, and he eventually heads to Zhongnan Mountain to live in isolation, away from the world. By chance, he gets a recycling System. Follow his life as he learns to survive on his own deep in the mountains: fightin 280Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 197 That Touch of Moonlight in the Mountains 山间的那抹月色 At the start of this century, a wave of migrant work swept through China’s countryside. The able-bodied young men and women left their homes for jobs in the prosperous coastal regions, leaving their young wives behind to care for the elderly and children and tend to their small plots of land. The women left behind faced loneliness and emptiness, love and hate, and the struggle to build a life, refusing to bow to fate! The men working far from home faced the temptations of a dazzling world while 32kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
- 198 Wang Cuihua's Life in the Sun 王翠花的向阳人生 After her husband, Liu Tiezhu, dies unexpectedly, Wang Cuihua raises their young son and cares for her seriously ill mother-in-law on her own. Despite the pressure of daily life and the gossip around her, she makes a living by starting a business with her bamboo-craft skills. She gradually grows wealthy, then leads the villagers in improving their lives and developing the countryside: building a school, repairing roads, starting businesses, and breaking into new markets. Step by step, she become 217Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 199 Summer and Fate 夏季与天意 An ordinary encounter: one is a talented young woman at a crossroads in her life, and the other is a dedicated high school teacher. A sweet story about down-to-earth life and love. Xu Huanyi met Xu Tian in the summer. Once lost and uncertain, she gave up the job she already had and came to this small town for a fresh start. To her delight, she discovered that Xu Tian was part of that new beginning. Back in high school, Xu Tian had inexplicably taken a liking to a girl, though all he did was wa 123Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 200 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... 165Reads—Score—Shelves
