Novels like When the Paulownia Blossoms Bloom, Volume Two
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- 1 Paulownia Tree, Part One 泡桐树一 A new story is here. He is a gifted young scholar in the early Republican era, and the eldest legitimate grandson of the Xu family. All it takes is one glance back for him to fall irrevocably in love with a tenant farmer’s daughter! For her, he gives up high office and great wealth, journeying to a place where purple flowers bloom and leading her toward a brighter future! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Rest of Our Lives, Together 余生，搭伙 Yiwen graduated with a junior college degree in law, but she was also a timid, naive young woman. She had worked at a law firm for nearly three years, yet still wasn't qualified to practice. When it came to marriage, she admired the dashing bearing of soldiers and was determined to marry one. By a twist of fate, Yiwen met Wang Ping, a doctor from northern Shaanxi who worked in the emergency department of a military hospital. It was love at first sight. They quickly fell for each other and decide 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Watermill 水磨坊 The Watermill 14Reads—Score114d adds
- 4 Schemes of Enchanting Beauty 妖色谋 Beautiful and bewitching, dazzling and deadly. She wears beauty as armor and uses cunning as a blade, hunting hearts with precision. At first sight, she picks out the most powerful piece on her path to revenge. A breathtaking dance ensnares a heart from afar. They test each other, while undercurrents surge beneath the surface. Reborn, she will master the art of ruling the world. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Reborn with a Pocket Dimension: My Mother-in-Law and Sisters-in-Law Better Stay Out of My Way 重生之空间在手，婆婆姑子绕道走 [Rebirth + Space + Feel-Good Fiction + Farming] A Strong Female Lead's Journey to Wealth and Revenge in the 1980s. It's Sweet and Satisfying, the Perfect Cure for Feeling Wronged. In her previous life, she and her husband died miserable deaths. This time, she's back with a manure scoop in hand! Her husband, Liu Guihua, was driven to his death by his toxic family in his last life. This time, she's going to spoil him! Spoil him rotten! She'll fatten him up until he's rosy-cheeked, and show her mot 2Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 6 Swapping Brides in 1980 换亲一九八零 In 1980, my parents treated me as a bargaining chip in a marriage exchange and married me off to the Zhao family’s frail, spineless second son. My in-laws were cruel, my mother-in-law made things difficult for me, my sister-in-law schemed against me, and my brother-in-law leached off his parents. Everyone thought I was an easy target. But they didn’t know that the girl who had always endured in silence had a backbone of steel. I didn’t make a fuss, but I planned every step carefully. I didn’t fi 8.5kReads6.8Score43014d adds
- 7 Youth in a County Town: A Summer of Endless Cicadas 县城青春：蝉鸣不止的盛夏 My new work is out! Head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Winter Winds Brush My Face, Plum Blossoms Bloom 冬风拂面梅花开 In the Kingdom of Nanye, Zhou Wanruo, daughter of the prime minister, is hunted by her second aunt in the prime minister's residence. She escapes and collides with the poor scholar Zhang Yunze. She brushes past Li Jin, the richest man in the land, Lin Hai, son of a Hanlin Academy scholar, and Wang Zhihao, son of the Minister of Revenue. Later, they meet again and wreak havoc at the examination hall. She returns home, takes her aunt and younger sister with her, steals horses belonging to a foreig 25Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 9 The Princess Consort: A Phoenix Crown and Red Robes, Never Betraying You 女驸马：凤冠霞帔不负卿 [A strong female lead, a love that crosses life and death, national enmity and family hatred, romance, household and palace intrigue, political scheming, mystery, and twists] Disguised as a man, she becomes the top scholar, only to catch a princess’s eye at first sight. The court is treacherous, her identity is on the verge of being exposed, and love and hatred leave her torn. Wearing a phoenix coronet and bridal robes, she stakes everything on a future of peace and a love that will not be betra 129Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 A Stranger Beneath the Eaves 屋檐下的陌生 Life isn't about dramatic twists, but countless moments when things are “more or less” the same. Being “absent” in a marriage doesn't necessarily mean betrayal; it may simply be a callus worn smooth by the years. Aging doesn't bring despair, but rather a deeper appreciation for what we have “in this moment.” In the small details of everyday life, we see ourselves: we all struggle against inertia, then slowly make peace with life through that struggle. I hope readers can enjoy a book over tea in 10Reads—Score214d adds
- 11 The Happy Life of a Railway Compound in the 1960s 六零：铁路家属院的美满生活 Cozy Everyday Life [Brutal, Tragic Prison King-Type Male Lead x Beautiful, Easygoing Aspiring Writer] [No Going to the Countryside + No Black Market + Everyday Family Life + Mutual Healing + Sweet Romance] What do the riches and glory of my next life have to do with this one? Lin Xia was a modern-day web novelist and short-comic artist with tens of thousands of fans. One accident wiped her and her whole nest out of existence. Should she drink Meng Po's soup and be reborn into a rich family? She 144kReads9.0Score16.3k14d adds
- 12 The 1970s' Cannon-Fodder Little Sister-in-Law Becomes a Secretary at the Textile Mill 七零炮灰小姑子，纺织厂里当秘书 [The rating just came in, but it’ll rise later] [Career-focused, with romance on the side] [Period] [Beautiful heroine] [Family squabbles] [Factory promotions] [Face-slapping the worst of the worst] [Building a career] [Male lead appears later] Transmigrating into a textile mill in the 1970s, Su Lan declares: “I’ll put every troublemaker in their place!” Going to the countryside? Never happening! Trying to steal her assigned spot? No way. As long as it’s in my hands, you’ll never get it. Trying 37.2kReads8.6Score2.3k14d adds
- 13 Childhood in the Old Days 旧时光里的童年 The author recalls a rural childhood in Wuchang County, Heilongjiang Province, during the 1970s and 1980s. The book describes rural life and the changes brought about by the household responsibility system in the early days of reform and opening up, along with the joys and hardships of the author’s childhood before the age of ten, major family upheavals, and the warmth and coldness of human nature. 39Reads—Score314d adds
- 14 You’re Marrying a City Girl? Fine, I’ll Marry the Commander of the Military District 你娶城里姑娘？行，我嫁军区首长 Originally titled: “Divorced in the Sixties Without a Worry, My Ex-Husband Plays Matchmaker for Me” Career arc: From child bride to female military doctor [The Sixties + remarriage + joining the army + devoted husband + medical skills + cozy everyday life + no needless angst] Zhu Linlang woke up one day to find she had landed in the 1960s. The good news: the world was at peace, and she still had all her arms and legs. The bad news: her husband, who had just been promoted, wanted a divorce. Her b 16.5kReads8.9Score2.1k14d adds
- 15 The Sixties Villainess Wants a New Husband, and Her Rugged Army Officer Is Getting Anxious 六零女配要改嫁，糙汉军官他急了 [Main story complete] [Rural army-family third generation + dazzling beauty of a painter + no pocket dimension + slow-burn romance + both are each other's first and only love + ensemble cast in the latter half] Jiang Xizhu stays up all night painting, then opens her eyes to find herself in a period novel as the country fiancée of the male lead, who dies young. Her former fiancé is already married. By a twist of fate, she also ends up marrying a grubby, scruffy husband. They say she's shameless, 78.3kReads9.0Score10.1k14d adds
- 16 My Secret Weapon Is a Mosquito 我滴杀手锏是只蚊子 [Urban High Martial Arts + Urban Fantasy + Supernatural Powers + Scheming Protagonist + Spatial Ability] Not long after graduating from college, Luo Feng was hoping to follow in his father's footsteps when his sworn brother and childhood sweetheart joined forces to betray him. A blow to the head left him mentally impaired, then his parents were murdered and his family fortune seized. Fleeing for his life, Luo Feng collapsed in a ruined temple, his blood staining the wooden fish-shaped stone. A s 164Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Back to 1996: Taking Down the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 重回1996：干翻供销社 [Reborn] [Period] [Lighthearted Comedy] [Ensemble Cast] [Sweet Romance] [Modern Romance] At forty-eight, seasoned old hand Meng Qiheng touches an old mirror and returns to rural northern Jiangsu in 1996! From the start, he stops his father from signing away everything for a brick and tile factory. With just 2.5 yuan in startup capital, he uses his insider knowledge to catch and sell eels, sell rainproof tarps, and crush the state-run supply cooperative! He teams up with his buddies to open a vid 549Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Mistakenly Entering the Cultivation World, Only to Be Sent Back 误入修真大陆被遣返 [Divine Sense System, spatial divine power, and the power to reshape the world with a thought] Chen Dong is an ordinary nobody who wins five million yuan in the lottery overnight. But after someone schemes against him, he accidentally falls off a cliff and transmigrates to a mysterious world of cultivation. In this strange, unfamiliar land, he happens upon a mysterious ring, the Qiankun Ring, and gains a pocket world of his own. He inherits the Divine Sense System, which grants him the ability t 3.4kReads7.7Score39714d adds
- 19 The Mountain Village's Peaches Are Ripe 山村蜜桃熟了 Village simpleton Li Ming is taken in for eight years, enduring nothing but contempt. By chance, he gains the ancient legacy of Shennong, and from then on his medical skills reach the heavens and his cultivation advances by leaps and bounds. When his mind clears, he discovers the feelings others have secretly harbored for him all these years, as well as the secret buried by the village chief. See how Li Ming uses his miraculous medical skills and cultivation techniques to carve out a path to a c 10kReads6.3Score65514d adds
- 20 My Divine Cauldron Holds a Tree of Enlightenment 我的神鼎有悟道树 [Spatial Powers + High Martial Arts + Cultivation + Urban Life] Su Tianyou was mysteriously left an idiot after a fall when he was ten. Twelve years later, someone tries to murder him, but fate has other plans. The disaster turns into a blessing when he stumbles upon an ancient Chaos Divine Cauldron and mistakenly enters its inner space. He devours a Fruit of Enlightenment and falls asleep, only to awaken his once peerless talent. He learns the ancient Chaos Art and masters the Chaos Sword Techn 1.2kReads6.8Score13114d adds
- 21 The Female CEO's Elite Soldier King 女总裁的特级兵王 661Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 22 Reborn in the 1970s: The Retired Grandma's Comeback 重生七零：退休老太的逆袭人生 When Shen Nianru, seventy years old, breathed her last, there was no one by her side. After a lifetime of favoritism, she spent her twilight years in misery, with her three children scattered in different directions. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to 1975. She was forty-five, at the age when she had already spent half her life working herself to the bone for her children, only to get no appreciation in return. In her previous life, she scrimped and saved to put her eldest son 1.5kReads—Score13214d adds
- 23 Dogdan, the Village Miracle Doctor 乡村神医狗蛋 My name is Li Goudan, but everyone in the village calls me Goudan, meaning "gutsy dog." I was an orphan raised on meals from kind neighbors, so my life was cheap and my courage was boundless. I used to think the most I could ever amount to was helping Aunt Wang with her fields and keeping snakes away from Grandpa Zhang. Then I fell off a cliff into a forbidden zone while gathering herbs and encountered the skeleton in an ancient tomb. Without asking whether I wanted it, he slammed a tattered boo 912Reads7.0Score10314d adds
- 24 A Broken Cauldron Helps Me Cultivate Immortality 破木鼎助我修仙 [Mortal cultivation + no System + Divine Wood Cauldron + fantasy world] A brother and sister went into the mountains to forage. His younger sister found a broken wooden cauldron and gave it to her brother to use as a bowl. Suddenly, she spotted an immortal flying through the sky on a sword. “Hey, immortal up there! Hello!” At her greeting, Ye Yao was kidnapped, and her brother Ye Fan was knocked unconscious. When Ye Fan woke up, he burst into tears, only to run into a passing fairy-like young wo 26.4kReads8.5Score2.4k14d adds
- 25 My 1960s Military Wife Is a Little Spicy: The Sharp-Tongued Officer Spoils Her Tyrannically 六零军嫂有点辣：毒舌军官霸道宠 [Transmigration + 1960s Military Marriage + Devoted Couple, Sweet Romance + Revenge on Scumbags + Making Money and Raising Kids + Supermarket in a Pocket Dimension + Superpowers + Never Letting Enemies Get Away + Satisfying Military Story] Yu Wanqing had assets worth billions, but while exploring Mount Kunlun, she encountered Japanese soldiers trying to damage China's dragon veins. She took them out, but was badly wounded. When she woke up, she'd transmigrated into the body of a young woman in t 44.8kReads9.2Score6.1k14d adds
- 26 Oh No! I’ve Become the Big Villain 不好！我成了大反派 Lu Ge used to be a street thug, but he unexpectedly transmigrated into a world of cultivation and became the young master of a clan about to be slaughtered by a Son of Fortune. The original young master was gentle and refined, but everyone saw him as a coward. He lost his fiancée, who betrayed him, and his entire clan was wiped out. He became nothing more than a stepping stone for the Son of Fortune. Reborn as Lu Ge, he awakens the Fortune Plundering System. Can he break free of the chains of fa 67Reads—Score314d adds
- 27 Reborn as a Delicate, Wealthy Beauty in the 1970s 重生七零娇气白富美 Lu Xicheng, a young lady from the 21st century, transmigrates to the 1970s, bringing her little villa with her. Though she's unlucky, at least this girl looks just like she did before and has loving parents and family. So what if she's sent to the countryside? It's anyone's guess whether she'll reform the rural areas or they'll reform her! Staring at her palm, red and sore after picking just a few ears of corn, Lu Xicheng sniffles. Farm work is too hard. She wants to go home! Huo Jingchuan is th 136.5kReads9.2Score19.2k14d adds
- 28 Moonlit Night, Conquest 月夜，征服 Lin Fan, a poor country boy from a mountain village, awakens an ancient medical inheritance by accident. From then on, his medical skills are divine, and his fate takes a turn for the better. By day, he's an unremarkable village doctor. But who could have guessed... 215Reads6.9Score11814d adds
- 29 All Things as One: Transmigrating Across Light-Years to Protect You 万有一体：穿越光年守护你 Fantasy cultivation, Eastern Zen, and post-apocalyptic science fiction intertwine in a beautiful romance between immortal and mortal. An immortal spirit descends to the mortal world to turn the tables and change her fate. With an expansive imagination and a plot full of twists and turns, the story blends cultivation and tribulations, a love spanning dimensions, and the secrets behind the universe’s ascension to a higher dimension. Set against Earth’s ascension to a higher dimension, the novel fo 144Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Foolish Boy Makes a Comeback, Shocking the Whole Village 傻小子逆袭，全村都惊了 Down-on-his-luck college student Ye Tian was beaten into an idiot after doing the right thing and sent back to his rural hometown, where he stayed with Li Tianbao. The village was full of gossip, and Wang Cuihua complained day after day. In their desperation, Li Tianbao turned his attention to his idiot cousin. He might be simple-minded, but he had once been a top student at a medical university, stood six feet one, and was handsome to boot. What they didn't know was that a mysterious jade pend 9.8kReads6.9Score74214d adds
- 31 The Rat King Forced Me to Cultivate, and I Got Rich Across Worlds by Snagging Bargains 鼠王逼我修仙，我靠捡漏暴富万界 [Ordinary Mortal's Treasure-Hunting Cultivation] [Treasure Hunts and Mysteries] [Secret-Realm Expeditions] [Unearthing Treasures Across the Myriad Worlds] [Laid-Back Immortal Cultivation] [Secret-Realm Dungeon Adventures] [Lighthearted and Relaxed] Qin Lie: “Immortal, demon, or Buddha, I don't care. Anyone who gets in the way of my treasure hunt and path to immortality dies!” Treasure-Hunting Mouse: “Kid, you've got a big mouth!” Qin Lie: “If we can't kill them, we'll just run!” From antique s 12.7kReads8.1Score1.3k14d adds
- 32 After Returning from Immortality, I Became a CEO’s Bodyguard 成仙归来后，我成了总裁保镖 A vocational-school student is tricked by his childhood friend into joining a scam compound, where he meets Shu Wanqing. After making a clever escape, he is hunted by gangsters and falls into a rift in space, becoming a cultivator. In the immortal realm, he wipes out the demon clan and battles the realm's patriarchs. After reaching the pinnacle of cultivation, he returns to the human world. While seeking revenge, he meets Shu Wanqing again. She has inherited her family's fortune, and Ling Jue be 1.5kReads—Score10314d adds
- 33 The Happy Years I Spent in Dongguan 那些年我在东莞的幸福往事 [Urban everyday life] + [multiple heroines] + [first person] My name is Hao Jian. I'm a college graduate who left a small inland county to make a living in Dongguan. A female classmate who'd been quite a flirt back in school introduced me to the city. I thought I'd find a factory job and earn some money, but things didn't go as planned. I ended up in a bar, and that's where my life took an unexpected turn. 5.3kReads6.0Score48214d adds
- 34 The Potato Oracle’s All-Purpose Comeback Theory 土豆万能接话神棍论 The Potato: An All-Purpose Conversationalist and Mastermind 416Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Sumeru Ring: My Road to a Comeback 须弥戒，我的逆袭之路 I was reborn on a rainy night in late autumn. Not far away, my second uncle and his son were digging a pit for me, preparing to bury me in a graveyard. In my previous life, I woke up and escaped, never to return. I drifted through life, and just before I died, I came across a news report. On this very day, my second uncle sold my newlywed wife to human traffickers, leading to her being abused and killed. This time, I won't run away. Whoever digs the pit will be buried in it. 8.8kReads7.4Score79214d adds
- 36 After Transmigrating to the 1980s and Becoming a Substitute Bride, I Became the Army Officer's Most Beloved 穿越八零替嫁后我成了军官心尖宠 [Transmigration + Substitute Marriage + Military Marriage + Stepmom + Mutual First Love] (Fictional Military Marriage + Everyday Life as a Military Wife) Yang Niannian, a college student, was so furious after losing ten ranked matches in a row in Honor of Kings that she blacked out and transmigrated to the 1980s. The moment she opened her eyes, her mother was pressuring her to marry, sobbing and sniffling all over her. “Lu Shishen is a soldier with a secure government job. If you marry him, you’ 109.3kReads9.2Score14.2k14d adds
- 37 Is Your Life Worth Enough to Pay? 你的命，够付么？ I crave madness, so what do I fear from Heaven's punishment? I have cast off all worldly attachments, so what do I fear? Above all dominance, I am the one who rules! Watch as the protagonist, Wu Tian, cultivates step by step, challenges Heaven, and fights his way from modern society, the Human Realm, into other worlds, ultimately reaching the pinnacle! 166Reads—Score1114d adds
- 38 A Cultivator in the Mortal World 红尘修士 One day, Yun Xi's soul left Blue Star, and she fell into the vast world of cultivation. She never expected to start out as a lowly nobody, with a life as fragile as a blade of grass. In the face of despair, she seeks out opportunities, rises from the dust, and gradually stirs up the entire cultivation world! 6.1kReads8.5Score61014d adds
- 39 A Mad Couple in the 1970s 七零年代疯批夫妇 Historical era + green tea schemer + obsessive love + unhinged + powerful lead + everyday family life + pocket dimension + food + healing + transmigrate into a book This is the story of two unfortunate souls saving each other. After transmigrating into the countryside as a little orphan, Ming Dai meets Zhou Sinian, a mad powerful man who loves wearing red headscarves. Under the protection of his reputation, she manages to establish herself in the village. Zhou Sinian was a cannon-fodder characte 106.5kReads9.3Score10.8k14d adds
- 40 EN A Demon Heart at Birth: The Rise of an Unrivaled Monster 开局移植妖魔心脏，成为绝世凶物 (No System, multiple female leads, neither wholly good nor wholly evil) Fang Ling possesses a Chaos Sacred Body. From the moment he was born, various factions fought to seize him. His heart, right eye, and precious bone were successively cut out… After being passed from hand to hand, Fang Ling was left on the steps of an ancient temple, barely clinging to life, by a kind-hearted stranger. No one knew that five peerless experts were secretly living in seclusion inside the temple. They had hidden 164.4kReads9.1Score17.4k14d adds
- 41 EN Death God of the Night 黑夜杀神 Hunted from the start, I barely escaped with my life. I fought to defy fate, launching attacks and taking down countless powerful opponents. Born with a beautiful face... I hope you enjoy the story. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.9kReads8.8Score21414d adds
- 42 City of Heartbreak 情伤都市 My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 44.4kReads9.5Score5k14d adds
- 44 The Hot-Blooded Hunter: God’s Assault 热血猎人神之袭击 [Survival] [Hunting] [Fighting the Japanese invaders and looting their gear] [Cultivation] Wang Fei has just entered the world of cultivation when he's forced into becoming a live-in son-in-law. One blow shatters his dantian, setting him on a long road from staying alive to rising to greatness. Though he has lost his cultivation, he takes countless disciples. This novel was not written by AI. Every word was painstakingly typed out by the author, who only hopes readers will enjoy the story in its 27.5kReads9.0Score2.5k14d adds
- 45 EN A Blind Swordsman's Sword Coffin 灵墟，剑棺，瞎剑客 [No System] [Genius Swordsmanship] [Passionate] [Decisive and Ruthless] He is blind, carries a coffin on his back, and has a tragic past. The sect says: "We'll protect you." His brothers say: "We'll stay by your side." The sword spirit says: "I... will wait for you." Later, he becomes the ruler of the Immortal Realm, and his eyes regain their sight. Looking back on the road behind him, all that remains is one sentence: "When the wind blows, I'll walk slowly. When it rains, I'll keep to the side. 444.6kReads9.2Score46.8k14d adds
- 46 EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8k14d adds
- 47 EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds
