Novels like Ding Ergou’s Life as a Gentleman Thief
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- 101 Hard Work Pays Off, Diligence Makes Up for What You Lack 天道酬勤，勤能补拙 Heaven rewards diligence; hard work can make up for a lack of talent 27Reads—Score614d adds
- 102 Striving in 1998: Grabbing Success and Beautiful Women with Both Hands 奋斗九八：事业美女两手抓 Li Jianming, who had spent his life as a workhorse, is reborn. The first thing he does is save his father from an imminent mine disaster, completely changing his family’s fate. But this also entangles him in the fate of the young widow living upstairs. Then he discovers that his body and brain have been enhanced. He has an extraordinary memory and can effortlessly connect the dots. From then on, his studies progress by leaps and bounds, and he astonishes everyone. Beautiful campus queens keep ap 13.7kReads8.1Score1.6k14d adds
- 103 Urban Sequences: The Legend of Zero 都市序列：零号传奇 My new work is here! Feel free to check it out on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 A Ten-Year Dream Will Eventually End 十年痴梦，终会醒 A decade-long foolish dream will eventually end. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Built-In Storage Space: Plundering Resources Around the World 自带储物空间，全球掠夺资源 Ye Zhiyuan has just gotten into college when his mother's hospitalization drags him into a conspiracy. While in prison, he unexpectedly obtains an ancient Qi cultivation technique and turns his dantian into a storage space. From then on, he turns his life around, winning beautiful women and making a fortune. The exciting payoff comes a little later. The real power-up begins after the first three chapters! 30kReads8.7Score2.8k14d adds
- 106 She Wants My Medical Skills, but She Wants Me Even More 她馋我的医术，更馋我的人 Urban Miracle Doctor | Beautiful CEO | Flirty, Feel-Good Story He has a pair of hands that can save lives, yet somehow he keeps attracting women who want him for themselves. She craves his medical skills, but she wants him even more. From an insignificant nobody to a miracle doctor who shakes the city, he was never meant to live an ordinary life. In this life, he will heal the world and show everyone who the real winner is! 355Reads—Score10114d adds
- 107 Reborn in a Chaotic Age: Dawn Breaks, and Glory Shines Again 重生乱世之破晓曙光再辉煌 Rebirth + Patriotism + Revenge + Family + Pocket Dimension + Farming + Period Drama (This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.) In his previous life, Liu Pingkou lived through a time of turmoil. The Japanese army killed the adults in his family, leaving him, his younger sister, and his twin younger brother to survive in a cellar. Once it was safe, he couldn't afford to raise his siblings, so he entrusted them to kind strangers. After the founding of the country, h 3kReads6.9Score16814d adds
- 108 Reborn in 1960 with a Billion-Food Warehouse 重生1960，带着亿万食品仓库 (Period setting + Rebirth + Spirit Fields + Pocket Dimension + Supplies + Cultivation) A cultivator with a pocket dimension connecting two worlds is just about to stockpile billions of food supplies and enter seclusion, when an accident sends him reborn to the resource-starved 1960s. From cornmeal buns to meat at every meal, he takes advantage of his childhood sweetheart's innocence, sweet-talks her into becoming his wife, and leads the whole family to a better life. 9.1kReads7.9Score77814d adds
- 109 Chosen One: I'm a Workhorse at Bureau 749 天选之人，我在749局做牛马 He is one of the Chosen from the start, but this Chosen One seems to have a rather rotten streak of luck. His restaurant failed, leaving him a million yuan in debt. Loan sharks are at his door, and his girlfriend is arranging a blind date. A jade cabbage and a flash of white light bring the male lead into the world of Bureau 749. The first thing he asks is: “Do you provide meals? Is there a salary? Do you offer social insurance and a housing fund? Is it a 996 schedule? Do I have to work overtime 308Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Hard to Meet, Hard to Part 相见时难，别亦难 Meeting Is Hard, and Parting Is Hard Too 6Reads—Score414d adds
- 111 Shopping at the New Year Fair, Stocking Up for the New Year 赶年集，备年货 Head to the New Year's Fair and Stock Up for the Holiday 7Reads—Score814d adds
- 112 Reborn in the 1990s: I Won't Be a Doormat 重生九零：不做老实人 At middle age, Qiao Wei had accomplished nothing and was facing a midlife crisis. Even the least successful among his siblings was worth tens of millions, while he was stuck in a small county town earning a salary that kept him from starving but would never make him rich. By comparison, his wife called him a good-for-nothing every day, and his son blamed him for being useless. There were countless ordinary people like him. He was content with his lot and didn’t think his life was bad. He was hea 6.3kReads7.5Score37414d adds
- 113 Reborn: I Shower the Campus Belle With Money. Why Marry When You’re a Man? 重生用钱砸校花，是男人谁还结婚 [Reborn] + [Not a wish-fulfillment story] + [Multiple heroines, no official pairing] + [Business] + [No System] The story of a man who goes from a family burden to a businessman rich enough to fly the national flag! If you were a lovesick fool and got reborn, what would you want to do most? Face-slap the goddess you've pined after but never won over, and make her regret it? Lin Mo spent ten years as a lovesick backup before being reborn in college. In his previous life, he gave everything to his 19.7kReads7.4Score1.5k14d adds
- 114 One General's Glory, Ten Thousand Soldiers' Bones 一将功成、万骨枯 One General's Success, a Million Soldiers' Bones 4Reads—Score414d adds
- 115 A Great Nation’s Middleman: I Saved Countless Soviet Girls 大国倒爷，我拯救众多苏联少女 Transmigration + System + running goods in Russia + foreign beauties + womanizer + hugely profitable smuggling Two women stood at the door. Two Soviet women with blonde hair and blue eyes, wrapped in tattered headscarves. Wang Teng's first reaction: Holy shit. His second reaction: Am I fucking seeing this right? A line of text automatically appeared in Wang Teng's mind: [Ding! System notification: Your foreign beauties have arrived. Please sign for them.] Don't get excited, that was just hi 335Reads5.7Score3914d adds
- 116 I Grow Immortal Herbs in the City 我在都市种仙田 Space + farming + cultivation + pills Before graduating, Chen Shaojie went on a trip to the mountains with his classmates. A landslide trapped him in a desolate mountain cave, where he unexpectedly inherited the legacy of an ancient spiritual farmer. The fruits and vegetables he grows are delicious and good for beauty and health, while the medicinal herbs he grows can cure all kinds of illnesses and improve martial artists' cultivation. “Hey, handsome, I’ve run out of your peach blossom dew. Cou 4.4kReads8.7Score53614d adds
- 117 Reborn in 1984: I Cut Ties, Split the Family, and Awakened a Daily Intelligence System 重生84：断亲分家觉醒每日情报 [Also known as: Reborn in 1984: I Have a Money-Picking System] In his previous life, Yang Zaijun's wife and daughter disappeared. His adoptive parents, younger brother, younger sisters, and the whole lot of them were leeches, treating him like an ATM and draining him dry. He raised the younger ones and supported the older ones, too. Reborn, he cuts ties with them, splits up the family, and sends them on their way. Yang Zaijun awakens a Daily Intel System and starts building his fortune. Daily In 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Twin Souls, Hearts as One 双生魂，心相依 Twin Souls, Hearts as One 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 After Reincarnating as a Cannon Fodder Heroine, I Fell for the Villain 穿成炮灰女配后，我和反派好上了 After Reincarnating as a Cannon Fodder Female Lead, I Fell for the Villain 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 After the Sky-High Bride Price Broke Me, I Took Many Wives in Ancient Times 天价彩礼压垮后，在古代妻妾成群 Crushed by an Astronomical Bride Price, I Ended Up with a Houseful of Wives and Concubines in Ancient Times 13Reads—Score514d adds
- 121 A Happy Life of Farming 快乐的种田生活 A new story is here: [Transmigration] [Farming] [Urban] [System] [Cultivation]. A top special forces soldier from 2024 transmigrates back to 1959 with a System. Watch Lin Hao use it to plan every move, cultivating while making money. My storage space is huge. Is it really too much to ask to collect an aircraft carrier? Is it too much to ask to go on a free shopping spree overseas? Is it too much to ask for a farm in my System space? Or to raise livestock on it? Is it too much to ask to cultivate 7.9kReads8.5Score72914d adds
- 122 Making It in the City with a Spatial Ring 靠一枚空间戒指混都市 Conquering the City with a Spatial Ring 946Reads—Score2314d adds
- 123 The Future Is Undecided, You and I Could Both Be Dark Horses 乾坤未定，你我皆是黑马 The Outcome Is Yet Undecided, and You and I Could Both Be Dark Horses 5Reads—Score514d adds
- 124 Spirit Spring Space: I Bring Billions in Supplies and Become a Princess Consort 灵泉空间，我带亿万物资当王妃 Book Description: [Pocket dimension + transmigration + farming + adored by everyone + adorable kids] I've transmigrated! I, Xiao Ling'er, somehow ended up in the Great Qing Dynasty. There are no awful relatives or scheming green-tea rivals. I have nothing but family and friends who love me. I'm everyone's darling! And with a pocket dimension full of supplies, I'll have more than enough to eat and drink in this ancient world! What?! This handsome man says I have to take responsibility for him jus 3.2kReads8.9Score46014d adds
- 125 A Spiritual Spring in My Pocket Dimension: Taking My Whole Family to Cultivate Immortality 空间有灵泉，带着全家去修仙 An Ran accidentally catches her boyfriend cheating with her best friend. Her shameless boyfriend says, “I’m a normal man. I have needs too! A girl just needs to be gentle, considerate, and understanding!” Her best friend speaks in a soft, feeble voice as well: “We’re true love. Please let us be together!” Heartbroken, An Ran accidentally unlocks a spirit spring pocket dimension, filled with countless cultivation techniques and a miraculous spirit spring. With her loving parents and family by her 2.7kReads8.9Score31814d adds
- 126 Born as an Ant, I Still Aspire to Soar 生如蝼蚁，当立鸿鹄之志 Though born as lowly as an ant, one should aspire to soar like a swan. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Favorability System: Winning Over the Heroines and Living It Up 好感度系统：攻略女主一路风流 [Lin Chuan, male, 24. Occupation: real estate salesperson (novice). Current condition: mildly excited, normal stamina, unusually fluctuating mental energy. Special ability: Favorability Visualization System (activated; can view basic information about others and their favorability toward him). Note: The ability may have originated from a brain-region mutation caused by a lightning strike. Duration unknown; side effects unknown.] 2.6kReads5.9Score11314d adds
- 128 Watching Livestreams Gets Me Cashback, and Goddesses Keep Showing Up 刷直播就返现，女神天天降 Urban life... a wealthy tycoon... Campus... the campus belle... Douyin... livestreamers... The male lead acts fast and gets straight to the point! He believes money comes first, and that money can solve any problem. If it can't, spend more! 4.5kReads—Score27914d adds
- 129 Reborn on Campus: My Guide to Bad Girls 重生校园：我的坏女人图鉴 [School beauty]+ [Multiple female leads]+ [System]+ [Transmigration] At the age of thirty, Lin Xun was betrayed and framed by a woman, leaving him no choice but to jump to his death. He was reborn in a parallel world on the eve of his senior-year graduation and awakened a “Bad Woman Encyclopedia System,” launching a thrilling new life with a cheat at his disposal. 2.2kReads—Score10114d adds
- 130 I'm Reborn, So Who Would Still Marry Into His Wife's Family? 都重生了，谁还倒插门？ [Period Setting, Countryside, Space, Building Wealth, No Simping] Hao Weiguo was starved to death by his three stepsons at the old family home in a mountain village. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and found himself back in a cornfield in the 1980s. There he met the most important woman in his life. That day marked the turning point in his tragic fate... For the woman he couldn't stop thinking about, in an era when communal meals made life especially hard, Hao Weiguo knew she was a widow with three 387Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 131 With a Life as Fragile as Paper, I Must Have an Unyielding Heart 命薄如纸，应有不屈之心 Though life is as fragile as paper, one should have an unyielding heart. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Period: Three Years of Hardship, I Made My Fortune Hunting! 年代：三年困难，我靠打猎发家！ He transmigrates, and finds himself with a crippled older brother and a younger sister who has dropped out of school. They face the earth and turn their backs to the sky, toiling in the fields. It’s 1958. People may not have much to eat, but their spirits are rich. Everyone has faith and hope for the future. As long as they work hard, they can create a better tomorrow! … A country kid transmigrates. He makes a living off the land, then eventually moves to the city. He has a space that can grow. 2.6kReads7.0Score10714d adds
- 133 Reborn as a Northeastern Fool: Fools Really Are Lovable 东北傻子重生：傻子真是招人爱 [Multiple Heroines + Revenge + Farming + Scheming] Chen San is from the 1940s and lives in the mountains of Northeast China. In his previous life, he was a fool. Before he died, he watched as both his sisters-in-law were taken away, then starved to death in a dilapidated earthen house. Reborn after death, this time he will make sure his sisters-in-law have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear, and protect them forever as they live together with him in the mountains. 215Reads6.5Score1614d adds
- 134 Dongguan After Dark 夜幕下的东莞 [Underworld Power Fantasy | Beauties Galore | Relentlessly Ruthless | Beauty-Protector Extraordinaire] He’s the ultimate protector of women. Anyone who lays a hand on his women, whether they’re underlings from the Shanzhu Gang, thugs from the Black Dragon Society, or big shots from the Hongxing Gang, gets taken out! He recruits followers, seizes nightclub territory, raids casinos, and roots out traitors. Armed with nothing but a steel pipe and sheer ruthlessness, he fights his way from wanted fu 108Reads6.4Score10214d adds
- 135 Reborn, the Goddess Became My Pet 重生后，女神变女宠 A purely urban story, with a laid-back everyday feel. No fantasy, no saintly protagonist, no System, no superpowers. Just a passionate, flirtatious modern rags-to-riches tale! After being brutally avenged by his employees and having his head smashed in with a hammer, Cheng Feng is reborn in his college days. First on his list are the enemy he has resented for more than a decade and the goddess from his previous life who now comes rushing back into his world... 12.4kReads7.3Score89414d adds
- 136 The City’s Number One Tough Guy 都市第一滚刀肉 The City's Number One Tough Guy 179Reads—Score214d adds
- 137 Transmigrating Between Two Worlds: Trading Rice for Wives and Antiques 两界穿越大米换媳妇换古董 In this parallel world, antiques in the magical metropolis can be bought and sold freely. Gao Zeyue comes from a poor family. At 26, he delivers takeout and has only 2,000 yuan to his name. One day, while browsing an antique market, he spots a pretty blue pendant and buys it for 20 yuan. That very night, he transmigrates to the 1960s of a parallel world. 8.5kReads8.3Score49714d adds
- 138 A Cry for Justice, Carved in Bone 裂骨鸣冤 Cracked Bones Cry Out for Justice 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 The Azure Mark Endures, Fragrance Lingers Through the Years 青痕不灭，岁月留香 The Green Mark Endures, Its Fragrance Lingers Through the Years 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Transmigrating to the 1960s, Leaving No Regrets 穿越60年代，不留遗憾 [Period setting + transmigration + System + male lead + pocket dimension] No needless hostility, and hardly any awful characters (almost none). Also known as: The 1960s: Is the County Government Procurement Officer Really Number Two? Adapted into a motion comic, with no interruption to updates. Sun Xuan, a young man from the modern era, unexpectedly obtains a golden finger and transmigrates to the 1960s. Bound to a sign-in System, he has a pocket dimension stocked with abundant supplies, includi 31.8kReads8.1Score2.7k14d adds
- 141 Delivering Takeout in the Underworld 我在阴间，送外卖 I Deliver Takeout in the Underworld 38Reads—Score314d adds
- 142 Old Dreams of Chang'an, Joy Locked Away 长安故梦，锁清欢 An Old Dream of Chang'an, Love Locked Away —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Transmigrating with a Spiritual Spring Space and a Little Plot of Land 穿越之灵泉空间有点田 Li Qingxin had just started her first job when she lost her life doing the right thing, only to transmigrate into the body of a fool who shared her name. They say I'm stupid? I have a pocket dimension! My family's poor? I'll make our fortune with good food! We have to flee? Then we'll find a new place with beautiful scenery and start growing flowers and crops! There's a war? Just watch me lead the Wolf Corps in an attack behind enemy lines! Other people flee in tears, so how come we're getting r 2.9kReads9.1Score32614d adds
- 144 Just Started College, and a System to Help Women Appears 刚上大一，为女分忧系统来了 PS: This story is entirely fictional. Please do not relate it to real life. [Multiple Heroines] + [Everyday Campus Life] + [Fast-Paced] + [Witty and Humorous] + [Power Fantasy] + [Campus Belle] + [Tycoon] + [Meme References] + [Love Rival Showdowns] + [System] “Hey, don’t do anything rash!” “Hey, come down!” “Hey, move somewhere else. That’s the building where I have class...” Lin Yutang glanced down at the packed crowd, the corner of his mouth twitching. He’d only come up to the rooftop to 4kReads8.9Score29614d adds
- 145 The 1960s: I Own a Piece of Land 60年代：我有一块地 I transmigrated, and there's ten mu of farmland in my space. But it can't sow or harvest with a single click, so I have to plant and reap everything by hand. It's tiring, but fulfilling, and life has started getting better. It wouldn't be bad to marry a beautiful wife with fair skin, either! The country is struggling, and a huge storm is coming, so I'd better keep a low profile for now. When the time is right, I'll make my move. 334Reads8.3Score8614d adds
- 146 Back to 1960: A Grand Life 回到60，壮阔人生 Yang Jianjun returns to the 1960s and gains access to a personal space. He leads his family through the hardest few years. In an era when having enough to eat and warm clothes is all it takes to be happy, Yang Jianjun begins his own life with a cheat-like advantage. 3.6kReads8.5Score20614d adds
- 147 Bow Hunting in Changbai Mountain: The Greatest Hunter King 我，弓猎长白山，最强猎人王 A new work is in the making. Come check it out! Lin Erhu returns, reborn. His first order of business: refuse the marriage proposal! Some women are poison. No matter how beautiful they are, you can't afford to take them. Then he begins his hunting trips in the mountains. With his exceptional archery and fighting skills, Lin Erhu becomes the King of Hunters. From then on, he dominates the world and rises to the pinnacle of life. 72Reads6.1Score2614d adds
- 148 Transmigrating to the 1970s, My Daughter Is Wailing with Hunger 穿越到七零年代女儿饿的哇哇叫 Gao Shangtian was a soldier. During a mission, he discovered an antique, then was killed by bandits' explosives. He transmigrated to a parallel world in the famine-stricken 1970s, an era when there was barely anything to eat or drink. With a little girl wailing from hunger and a wife bruised all over from his own beating, things were disastrous from the start. Thankfully, the System came with a supermarket spanning several hundred square meters. 2.9kReads7.6Score22514d adds
- 149 Phoenix Mountain Prison 凤凰山监狱 Phoenix Mountain Prison 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Drunk on the Battlefield, Do Not Laugh 醉卧沙场，君莫笑 Drunk on the Battlefield, Do Not Laugh 1Reads—Score—14d adds
