Novels like Qiao Mu Has a Forest
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- 151 A Little Story About Buying a House 买房的小故事 Among almost everyone I know, apart from only daughters whose parents help them buy a home, daughters in families with both sons and daughters have to work toward buying a home on their own. Many parents even stand in their way. And when a daughter gets married after buying a home, they may throw all kinds of obstacles in her path, hoping she will transfer the property to her brother. They believe a daughter’s home should belong to her parents’ family. This book tells four short stories about wo 93Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 The End of Bad Luck 倒霉尽头 “Hi, I’m the man you slept with last night.” When Ji Yunyun saw the WeChat message, she nearly dropped her phone. Yesterday had been the worst day of her life: someone stole her project proposal, her boyfriend cheated on her, and her nemesis suddenly became her boss. That night, she went to a bar to drink her troubles away, then stumbled home in a haze. When she woke up the next morning, she found herself in the bed of a strange man. She thought she could keep the whole thing buried, until he me 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 I Quit My Job and Opened a Free Classroom in My Village, and It Went Viral! 辞职回村开了间公益教室，火了！ [Urban Sweet Romance] [Realistic Workplace] [Sound Values] [No First Love or One That Got Away, No System, No Transmigration or Rebirth, No Golden Finger] A story close to everyday life! Lighthearted and healing! A hilarious plot! Lou Hua, an art student, resigns from her white-collar job in a major city to live life on her own terms, returning to a small mountain village to open a free classroom. Then a group of fashionable, highly educated, hilarious city folks arrive~ —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 The Comments Say: Your Sister-in-Law Wants to Switch Your Son 弹幕说：小姑要换你儿子 The Comments Say: Your Sister-in-Law Wants to Swap Your Son 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 May Time Be Filled with Tenderness 许时光以柔情 A secret crush becomes mutual, and they run toward each other. Sweetness overload! A gentle, quiet heroine and a free-spirited hero, with irresistible character dynamics! From campus to the working world, from youthful innocence to maturity, they write a romantic story of their own through love. Delicate prose and authentic emotions bring you the most beautiful vision of love! Xu Jiarou works in university administration. Gentle and quiet, she is like a glass of water at just the right temperat 379Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Guan Yu's Marriage Troubles 关云长的婚姻大事 An everyday story, not a domineering CEO romance and not about a strong, independent heroine. The heroine has an ex-boyfriend, so don’t read if that bothers you. The male lead is sexually inexperienced. 1/ At twenty-nine, Guan Yuting was embarrassed to tell anyone that she hoped for love and marriage. These days, everyone champions strong heroines and condemns women who lose their heads over love, but that really was what she wanted. 2/ When you’re out and about, you get to make up your own back 5.6kReads9.1Score77414d adds
- 157 A Husband’s Punishment 丈夫的惩罚 The heroine was a beautiful, fair-skinned woman from a family of officials, with an outstanding husband. But her husband mistakenly believed she had cheated on him and chose to take revenge. As time passes, they both grow into mature, accomplished people, yet their relationship remains full of twists and turns, with no end in sight. The heroine can never let go of this love. What fate will the two of them ultimately meet… 682Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 158 I Lived My Life Three Times to Get a Good Rebirth 为了投个好胎我重来的三次人生 After dying, Wen Lan, a low-ranking civil servant in a county town, goes to be reincarnated, only to discover that she doesn’t have enough points. To get a better next life, she takes part in a trial run of the rebirth program. The first time, she’s reborn on the very day she gets married. How can she change her life when her marriage and job are already settled? But life has to change somehow. The second time, she’s reborn after finishing her high school entrance exams. What will Wen Lan choose 2.3kReads9.1Score25914d adds
- 159 Little Leopard 小豹子 After her grandparents, who had raised her, passed away, the abandoned Situ Lingzhi was left with no one to rely on. Taking the Medical Prescriptions of the Situ Family that her grandfather had left behind, she went to America to find his relatives. Six years later, the first major event that awaited Situ Lingzhi, now a medical doctor returning home, was her classmate Dongfang Xiangrui trying to force her into marriage. The Dongfang family had once been a leading force in Yunhai City's business 314Reads8.6Score10114d adds
- 160 Ten Miles of Red Finery: Not a Single Sedan Chair Can Be Left Behind 十里红妆：一抬都不能少 "Three million. Sign it." She replied with four words: "The shop is not for sale." Her grandmother had passed away, leaving behind a bridal finery shop, twelve volumes of manuscripts, and a grand sedan chair for a wedding procession, its gold leaf only half applied. Everyone urged her to take the money and leave. Only the lawyer told her, "The will says the shop goes to you. If you don't claim it within sixty days, it goes to someone else." So she went to claim it. When buying the shop didn't wo 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 Love Along the Road 路半经过爱情 (A realistic romance about marriage, an adult love story with a touch of romance and some adorable moments with the kids~) Our love has only taken us halfway down the road. How deeply can we love? Outsiders think she might as well have married twice. Her mother-in-law has other thoughts, and her relatives think she can never measure up to the child's real mother... Only he knows that the more he loves her, the more he feels he isn't good enough for her! When everyone thinks she deceived him, onl 490Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 162 Running Toward the Exit 寻着出口奔跑 In life, everyone has to grow sharp horns and iron hooves, and put on armor. Even if you’re weak, you have to try to become stronger. There are too many things in this world that can hurt you. Even if you never learn to hurt others, you must learn to protect yourself, so you can protect the people you care about. No matter how many difficulties you face, don’t back down. Summon every last bit of fighting spirit and make sure those who have always wanted to see you fail never get the satisfaction 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 After the Love Triangle Showdown, the Scheming Male Lead Drops the Act 修罗场后，绿茶男主他不装了 [Unrequited love becomes mutual + reunion after years apart + older woman/younger man romance + one-on-one + happy ending] Gentle, resilient flower shop owner x scheming, calculating college student The first employee at Wen Xu’s newly opened flower shop was a young man. He was tall and straight-backed, with a handsome face, and begged her pitifully to take him in. But later, the man who had always obediently called her “big sister” pinned her beneath him, eyes red as he demanded, “Why are —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 After Remarrying, My Mother-in-Law and I Became Best Friends 再婚后，婆婆和我处成闺蜜 [Modern Marriage + Face-Slapping + Crushing Scum + HE] Before their wedding, He Manqi was charmed by Yang Xulin’s sweet words and happily became a full-time housewife. Three years into their marriage, Yang Xulin insisted on splitting every expense down the middle. “Splitting everything is just to help you understand how hard I work. There’s no downside!” Her mother-in-law scolded her: “Xulin works so hard, and all you do is waste money. You don’t care about him at all, you spendthrift!” Her sist 944Reads8.9Score18514d adds
- 165 Waiting for You to Fall Into My Arms 等你思思入怀 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
- 166 With You by My Side, I Can’t Wait for the Rest of My Life 余生有你，不胜期待 [Gentle fairy-like teacher vs. straight-laced, scheming programmer] [Age gap + marriage before love + sweet romance + mutual devotion] [Synopsis] Tian Cheng is a gentle Cancer who loves Hanfu and values family. Wei Jiajun’s first impression of her was that he was a gentleman and a serious technical genius. Wei Jiajun is a scheming Scorpio and a straight-laced man. Tian Cheng has always seemed like a fairy to him. Tian Cheng asked Wei Jiajun, “Would you be willing to get married? The kind where w 11Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 167 Reborn in 2008, Blossoming All the Way 重生零八，一路生花 [Reborn + genius student + no romance + everyday life + realism] [The early part leans toward realism. This is not a power fantasy about a strong female lead. If you can't handle realism, feel free to drop the story, but please don't leave negative reviews.] New graduate Yi Sinan worked hard for a whole year, only to have something fall from the sky and send her twenty years into the past, just after she had finally paid off her national student loan. Who can relate? Twenty years of hard work, a 36Reads—Score13714d adds
- 168 Black Exclamation Mark 黑色感叹号 Just before Gu Xier decided to die, she suddenly asked me, "Dr. Luo, why do the people in this little town always cruelly devour the kind, obedient little white rabbits, while worshipping the vicious big bad wolves as if they were gods?" I... had no answer...!! 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Love in the Balance 情陷交易 This is more or less the second installment of Trial Marriage. The later chapters focus on bringing together and showing interactions between the characters from the first book and the younger generation. The earlier chapters tell the coming-of-age story of a brother and sister from a divorced family in a small town, as they grow up, study, live, and fall in love against the backdrop of a typical Chinese family. There are joys and sorrows, sweetness and bitterness. Who can truly understand all t 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Longer Than Love: My Nurse Boyfriend 比爱更漫长：我的护士男友 [The main story is complete, so read with confidence] The life of novelist Zhuang Yifei suddenly spins out of control, and she returns to Baoping, the place where she was born. Here she faces not only the orphan her mother left behind, but also the mundane life that has become completely severed from her glamorous past. Yan Dong is known around town as a devoted son, and seen by others as someone dealt a hard hand. His work as an on-call nurse and his disabled adoptive father keep him firmly mir 461Reads8.6Score11914d adds
- 171 Year After Year, the Flowers Bloom Alike 林林岁岁花相似 At last, she understood what he meant. “You said you were pursuing...” His voice was low. “I’m pursuing you. “When will you become my girlfriend and comfort me?” He had waited a long time to ask that one question, as long as the time since they had reunited. At thirteen, she groveled and acted as his lackey. A spineless girl kept company with a violent boy who reeked of money. At twenty, her talent for painting had faded, and she had become one of the countless ordinary people: plain and aloof. 225Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 172 After Tricking and Pressuring My Ex into Having Someone Else's Baby, I Disappeared and Ran 哄骗怂恿前女友生下别人孩子后，我失联跑路了 After tricking and persuading my ex-girlfriend to give birth to another man’s child, I cut off contact and ran away. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Repayment Countdown 还款倒计时 Countdown to Repayment tells the story of Chen Yizhou, an ordinary man struggling between desire and reality. Chen Yizhou is an average office worker in Jiangcheng, working hard to make ends meet. He and his wife and son squeeze into an old rental apartment, living a simple but warm life. At a class reunion, Zhao Yu, the class heartthrob, paints a startup dream so alluring that Chen Yizhou is drawn in. Trying to raise the investment money, he plunges into the world of online loans. Then Zhao Yu 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 The Wind of the Wilderness 旷野的的风 An age gap, a powerful man lowering his head, and a boyfriend with a fatherly streak. A push-and-pull romance between a rugged man and a delicate, highly educated woman. “I always get what I want. Except when it comes to you, I chose to be the better man.” 5.7kReads9.1Score62914d adds
- 175 My Beloved Has Waited So Long 良人久候 [Marriage before love + whirlwind marriage + sweet mutual devotion + everyday life + romance and marriage + love that grows over time] (The leads aren’t exceptional prodigies, princes, or princesses. They’re ordinary working stiffs: no wish fulfillment, no grand romance, just a realistic story.) A sweet romance that starts bitter and ends sweet. After setbacks at work leave Bai Zhanying physically and emotionally exhausted, she returns to her hometown, only to face her parents’ relentless pres 13.8kReads9.0Score1.7k14d adds
- 176 The Bittersweet Trials of Marrying Far from Home 远嫁的那些酸甜苦辣 Marrying far from home is a gamble. You may never feel at home with your in-laws, yet be unable to return to your own family. Amid the chaos of childbirth, raising a child, and life with a second baby, marriage becomes a mirror that reflects the most honest truths about human nature. Marital happiness has nothing to do with whether you marry far from home. It depends on whether the person you marry truly loves you and understands you. The joys and sorrows of marrying far away are part of the exp 2.2kReads8.2Score11814d adds
- 177 The Pure Wife Awakens 纯妻觉醒 [Romance]+ [Family and everyday life]+ [Self-awakening and ambition]+ [Urban life] Pure-hearted Liu Zi married Yu Feipeng, a classmate she'd had a crush on for years. She thought their marriage was solid, but her masseuse, Xiao Ling, had her eye on her husband. Yu Feipeng fell deep into Xiao Ling's gentle trap and went out of his way to trample on and humiliate Liu Zi… When Liu Zi finally fought back, she discovered that the pure, innocent flower her husband saw in Xiao Ling was actually filthy 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 The Rules of Love for Urban Men and Women 都市男女的恋爱法则 Gu Ziyi: An ENFP woman, sweet and innocent-looking on the outside, but sharp-tongued and fiery by nature. When she falls in love, she never thinks about the consequences and always ends up being taken advantage of. Though every relationship has ended in failure, she remains a romantic who believes in love. Will the man she meets this time turn out to be a good one…? Gao Yingzhen: A typical ISFJ man who finds it hard to open up, but once he lets someone into his heart, he holds nothing back. Bor 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 Qin Zheng 秦峥 He loves her. She is the eternal sun in his heart. For a long time, he was too insecure to look directly at her dazzling light. When the sun finally shone on him, he hesitated and wavered, but in the end, he couldn’t resist the love in his heart. He drew her into his arms. At last, she became the sun that shone for him alone. 3.2kReads9.3Score24614d adds
- 180 Green Old Clothes, Beside the Graveyard 绿旧衫，坟地旁 [College student Yu Shuman returns to her hometown + stubborn, lonely male lead Li Xing] This is their story What does life back home hold? Loquat trees, a big water jar, an old house, earth, tea-oil trees, bamboo hats, rain and banana trees, and his scars. She passed by his house. “Grandpa, who’s that?” she asked. “Oh, him? That’s A Shui,” her grandfather said. “Hahaha, A Shui? Isn’t that a woman’s name?” That was her first reaction, and she laughed. The man wore an old green shirt, with a stra 270Reads8.1Score11214d adds
- 181 The Rough-and-Ready Contractor’s Darling 糙汉包工头的掌心宠 Both leads are romantically devoted only to each other. A rugged construction foreman and an elementary school English substitute teacher. The male lead is quiet at first, but once he realizes he’s in love, he spoils the female lead rotten. They have their share of romantic tension, but no major misunderstandings. Lin Xi, a small-town girl who graduated from a teachers’ university, is manipulated by her boss and loses a promotion she had worked toward for years. Soon after, she’s told the compa 3.2kReads8.5Score23914d adds
- 182 The Wind Blows Through Green Fields, Sweet as Can Be 风吹青禾有点甜 [Breast Specialist] VS [Divorced Chinese Literature Department Beauty]. [Sweet Romance]+ [Younger Man]+ [Second Marriage]+ [Second Male Lead Wins Her Back]. On the tenth anniversary of her wedding, Shen Qinghe was confronted by her husband's mistress. It turned out that the perfect husband in everyone's eyes had not only cheated on and betrayed her, but had also gotten the other woman pregnant. Furious, she divorced him, but her stress led to the discovery of breast nodules. Introduced by her be 597Reads8.4Score10114d adds
- 183 Goodbye, My Love 再见亦是爱人 [Second male lead takes the win + 1v2 ending + rekindled romance + ex-wife pursuit] Just rated, still waiting for more reviews! Content warnings: not a mutually exclusive relationship, not a female-empowerment story, contains angst, and none of the characters are perfect. In the third year of her happy marriage, Yi Han realized everything had gone off the rails. By chance, she discovered that her friend Ye Xinyi's husband was actually the ex-boyfriend her family had forcibly separated her from! 15.4kReads7.1Score1.4k14d adds
- 184 A Tomboy's Guide to Buying a Home 女汉子买房记 Gu Cancan was a tough, no-nonsense woman. Just when she had introduced her boyfriend to her parents and was ready to buy a house and get married, he dumped her. The worst part was that he immediately started dating one of her coworkers. They worked at the same company, so she had to see them every day, and it made her furious. She decided to buy a place of her own, and by chance mistook the wealthy Ma Lie for a real estate agent. The two of them soon embarked on a loving relationship... 1.4kReads9.1Score18514d adds
- 185 Coming Soon: The Rough-and-Rowdy Bad Boy Is Irresistible 心动预告！痞野糙汉不经撩 Delicate, soft, and unknowingly flirtatious little white flower VS rough, wild, hot-tempered construction foreman who blows a fuse at the slightest flirt. A sweet romance with no cheating. Recent graduate Su Wanwan can’t catch a break in her job hunt, and at home she’s become the spark for arguments between her father and stepmother. Exhausted, she drags her suitcase back to her hometown, a quiet little town. She hopes to find some peace, but instead runs into a wall, hard and rough as can be G 302Reads6.5Score10114d adds
- 186 The Green Leaves Had Become Flowers by the Time They Fell in Love 绿叶恋爱时便成了花 Xu Yunshu has three big wishes: first, to become a teacher, for six years; second, to travel the world, for as long as she feels like it; and third, to have a passionate romance, before she turns thirty. She is twenty-five this year. Her first wish is in the process of coming true, but the other two are still just wishes. Shen Yunqi has spent years living it up. With a handsome, rakish face, he flaunts himself wherever he goes while never letting anyone get too close. After a long search, he mee 448Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 187 Love What You Love, Leave No Regrets 爱你所爱，勿留遗憾 (There's no regret in having loved. I dedicate this book to all couples who are in love or about to fall in love: love the one you love, and leave no room for regret.) The little lane south of the city welcomes spring once more. Plum blossoms are all I see, but the one I long for is gone. Your jade-white bones have long since turned to dust beneath the earth, yet the ink marks remain, clinging to the dust on the wall. People always realize things too late. When they're together, they don't kno 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 The Ancient City Tavern Beneath the Moonlight 月光下的古城酒巴 When Xue Mei was ten, her father Wenxiu's affair brought ridicule, ostracism, and humiliation upon the whole family from the villagers, dramatically changing her life and outlook. But Wenxiu never changed his ways. Over the long years that followed, he became increasingly brazen, cheating again and again. As a result, Xue Mei's mother, Qingyue, died after her treatment was delayed. All the conflicts caused by his infidelity, which had been building up for years, suddenly erupted and became irrec —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 The Warmth Left in the Ashes 《烬余温.》 "The Last Warmth." 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 After My Best Friend's Husband Cheated 闺蜜的老公出轨后 After My Best Friend’s Husband Cheated 82Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 The Little Moon of the Auto Shop Owner 修车铺老板的小月亮 Both leads have only ever been with each other. (Please leave a rating!) Rugged auto mechanic (rough around the edges, but also a dropout and top student with excellent college entrance exam scores) × female lead, a newly employed assistant to a judge (sweet and gentle, but clear-headed and strong-willed, with no saintly self-sacrifice) Before Shen Jia returned to the small town, Tan Linsong did nothing but fix cars and save money every day. As long as he had food, clothes, and a roof over his 2.1kReads8.6Score21814d adds
- 192 Four Seasons in the Mountain City 山城四季 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the Three Gorges Dam beginning to store water. The Three Gorges migrants of that time left their hometowns with reluctance and hope, and years later, some returned for one reason or another. Xiao Ying was born in the reservoir region and moved to another province with her family as a young child. After graduating from university, she worked in Beijing, but when a misdiagnosis led her fiancé’s family to look down on her, she angrily called off their engagement. 1.9kReads9.5Score19514d adds
- 193 About Me, My Ex-Boyfriend, and Our Cat 关于我跟前男友有一只猫这件事 A short story, about 60,000 words. A sweet romance. The two of them get into another endless argument over who gets to keep the cat. In a fit of frustration, Xu Fan blurts out, “If you want the cat, you have to take its mom too.” Jiang Sheng struggles to keep the corners of his mouth from turning up, then leisurely replies, “I don’t see why not.” Xu Fan: ... Did I just get played? A single-parent home isn’t good for a cat’s physical or emotional development. For the cat’s sake, maybe I’ll 405Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 194 Zhi You: Mom, Take Me with You 知柚：妈妈，带我一起走 [Growing Up with a Little One] [A Post-90s Mom's Comeback] [No Romance] [No Male Lead] "Mommy, don't go..." Youyou buried her face in Lin Sui's neck, her muffled sobs coming one after another. "Youyou will be good. Don't leave me..." Lin Sui stroked her daughter's back again and again. Her voice steadied, then trembled, then steadied again. "Be good and listen, Youyou. Mommy is only leaving for a little while. I'll find a way to come back for you, I promise." The man standing in the entryw 98Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Let Time Be Our Matchmaker, and My Life Be My Vow 时间为媒，余生为聘 Childhood Sweethearts + Bratty Kid + Married Life (This isn't a wish-fulfillment story or a sugary romance. The entire novel is about the petty details of everyday life, so please think twice before reading if that's not your thing.) Before Zheng Xiao was even born, her mother had arranged a betrothal for her with a close friend from her hometown. As a result, Zheng Xiao married Huang Zhengyi as soon as she graduated from college. They soon had a child, but because they never lived on their own 3.9kReads8.7Score36714d adds
- 196 The In-Laws' Web of Schemes 婆家局中局 Tang Guo, the heroine, and Lu Ziming, the hero, marry just three months after meeting. Not long after the wedding, it comes to light that Lu Ziming owes 500,000 yuan in online loans. When his mother learns what happened, her first response is to demand that Tang Guo divorce Lu Ziming and to take their property deed. Everyone else reacts differently, each with their own agenda. It turns out that behind the facade of a loving family lie nothing but schemes and calculations. Tang Guo stands by Lu Z 999Reads—Score10114d adds
- 197 Every Day Is a Fine Day at the Tea Garden 茶园日日是好时 Su Nian is already 30. After struggling her way to a sales representative position at a major company, she earns a million yuan a year and appears to outsiders to be a glamorous city woman. In the sweltering summer heat of Shanghai, the greater pressure that comes with her promotion leads to a conflict with headquarters. She resigns, swiftly completes the paperwork and handover, then returns to Chayuan Village with her two cats. Her hometown is a place she remembers from when she was very litt 1kReads8.4Score12914d adds
- 198 The Year of the Wooden Anniversary 木婚之年 [Stepmother + divorce + ordinary people at the bottom of society] Song Yu has decided to get a divorce, even if it means walking away with nothing. Many people say she’s foolish. They say a housewife like her, from the countryside, with no education, no connections, and little work experience, will never find a man better than her ex-husband after a divorce. Song Yu knows that given her circumstances, she won’t find a better man or a good job. She decides to divorce him anyway. [Even after her d 1.8kReads8.4Score15114d adds
- 199 800 Reasons to Want a Divorce 想离婚的800个理由 Everyone has countless moments after getting married when they feel like getting a divorce. If they don’t, it must be because they’re in love. And if they do end up divorcing, that doesn’t necessarily mean they stopped loving each other. 5Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 200 Floating Reef 浮礁 [Island Fiction + Healing Romance + Realistic Fiction] [Female Author with Psychological Struggles + Reserved, Devoted Island Boat Repairman + Both Pure + Happy Ending] On her first day on the island, Lin Shu fell for the guesthouse owner. One meter ninety-two, long legs, a narrow waist, and muscles all over. She decided on the spot: She wanted him. She thought she was the one making the first move and closing in step by step. She had no idea the quiet man had already laid his net. “Once we 22.2kReads9.0Score4k14d adds
