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- 1 The Tide of the Times: Two Thousand Years of Urban Ups and Downs 时代浪潮：都市浮沉两千年 Through the twenty-year coming-of-age journey of an ordinary young man in the city, this novel paints a sweeping picture of urban development and delves into workplace dynamics, business rivalries, struggles of human nature, and tangled relationships, presenting a vivid and realistic portrait of life in the modern city. Born in a small northern town and a graduate of an ordinary university, he is reserved yet keenly observant. He arrives in a southern metropolis with a dream in his heart. From a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 By the Lotus-Picking Lake 采莲湖畔 [1980s | Rural Coal Mines | The Struggles of an Ordinary Man] In 1991, by the shores of Lianhua Lake in southern Shandong, Zheng Qiang grew up in the countryside. His father worked in the coal mines year-round, while his mother held the family together on her own. The mine's coal dust bore witness to his youth. After graduating from vocational school, he returned home to teach in a village. His meager salary left him facing a choice: Was staying behind in the countryside a way to repay his fami 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Doomsday Rebirth: First, Beat Up My Mother-in-Law 末日重生：先揍丈母娘 She was reborn before the apocalypse, with her head full of memories of her mother-in-law's family roasting her and eating her. First, she gives her mother-in-law a couple of slaps. That's for carving out my kidneys! Her husband objects? And threatens her with another man's bastard growing in her belly? Then they'll get divorced! He wants a breakup fee? She gives him every last cent. Your Alipay account has received 10 yuan. No money 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Crouching Dragon's Little Immortal Doctor 卧龙小仙医 With his parents missing and his studies at a prestigious university cut short, Li Tie became the laughingstock of the village. His fiancée publicly broke off their engagement and crushed his dignity, until he ventured into a bottomless pool and discovered the Yin-Yang Tower of Heaven and Earth. The nine-story ancient tower seals a dragon spirit. His divine eyes can see through all things and distinguish yin from yang. Three needles can revive the dead, and his martial arts can quell mountains a 343Reads—Score10114d adds
- 5 A Corrupt Village 村滥 Gen Zhuang goes to prison for three years after avenging his brother. There, he happens upon a strange man who teaches him “Daoist medicine.” After his release, he comes to the aid of others and earns the support of a benefactor. He later leads the villagers in growing vegetables in greenhouses and cultivating medicinal herbs, and has an extraordinary encounter with Bureau 749... 5.3kReads9.1Score56814d adds
- 6 My Aunt Moves In, and My Childhood Friend Gets Jealous and Cries 阿姨住进我家，青梅吃醋哭唧唧 His childhood sweetheart impulsively dumps her boyfriend, never appreciating what she has? Only to regret it once someone else steals him away? The man who's always been by her side is about to be taken from her, so she prepares to fight back. Too late! Stealing a man from an auntie is no easy feat. … 1.6kReads7.1Score17114d adds
- 7 The Loves of Women 女人们的爱情 Women’s Love: Family Memories Across Time is a long-form work of documentary fiction by Hen Jiangyin. Based on true stories from the author’s own family and enriched by extensive interviews with local people, it focuses on the Zhang, Xia, and Li families, vividly tracing the lives of the four Li sisters, the six Xia siblings, and the three Zhang brothers. Their stories are full of twists and turns and deeply moving moments, leaving a lasting impression. The women’s love stories are especially st 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Remembering My Childhood 忆余童稚时 I feel like the pace of society is too fast these days. So many things I want to hold on to slip away, including memories. I'm afraid I'll forget them one day, so while I still remember, I'd better write them down. You're welcome to read my work 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! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Wild Youth of a Southern Migrant Worker 南方打工妹的荒唐青春 [A page full of absurdities, a heart brimming with sorrow] [Period Setting + Coming of Age + Human Nature] To save her younger brother’s life, Ruan Siyue gives up the college entrance exam and marries. But her husband’s family does something utterly outrageous, and she storms out to find work in the south with her best friend. Two friends with very different personalities: what paths will they forge in a faraway place? 7.3kReads7.7Score67814d adds
- 10 A Chance Encounter with Love from the Start 开局遇见临时爱情 A new work is here! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 259Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 11 What the Village Beauty Can't Say 村花不能说的事 The village beauty is the dream goddess all the men in the village adore. What secrets will she experience after she gets married, the kind no one can talk about? She's so beautiful. Will married life bring her happiness and bliss? 1.7kReads6.6Score12514d adds
- 12 My Thirty-Year-Old Teacher 我的三十岁女老师 [Period setting, romance, personal growth, entrepreneurship, daily life, realism] That year, I broke the village chief’s leg and had to flee. I never expected it to bring me a run of romantic luck. The first person I ran into was none other than my former middle-school teacher. And my life changed dramatically because of it… 39.2kReads8.2Score2.6k14d adds
- 13 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 31.2kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds
- 14 Chen Ergou, the Little Village Miracle Doctor 乡村小神医陈二狗 [Rural life + divine doctor + business + sudden wealth + thrillingly satisfying + invincible] Chen Ergou, a young country boy, falls into a river while fishing and unexpectedly receives the Dragon King's legacy. From then on, he turns his fate around. His divine medical skills can bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bare bones; the dragon energy protecting him makes everything ripen at a touch; and his Dragon King martial arts make him unbeatable. What does Chen Ergou plan to do fro 2.6kReads8.0Score26114d adds
- 15 The Woman Beneath the Pear Blossom Tree 梨花树下的女人 [No rebirth + farming + married first, love later + making money] One is a cripple mocked by everyone, and the other is a woman sold off by her own parents. Chunhong initially wants to live like other country women, raising children and taking care of her husband, but life is always full of ups and downs, and one troublesome problem after another keeps coming. How will the couple deal with it all? This is the story of an ordinary life that carries on, told here for you. 2.9kReads8.0Score35114d adds
- 16 The Scumbag Takedown 擒渣记 Based on a true story: a woman escapes a marriage marred by infidelity, defeats the shameless homewrecker who knowingly became the other woman, and goes on to live life with her head held high. No golden finger, no miraculous help from above. She wins through her own efforts! 326Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 17 Sparks Among the Waves of Wheat 麦浪里的星火 In 1983, in Liushutun, on the Jizhong Plain, the winds of reform swept into this isolated village. Seventeen-year-old Lin Qiusui was facing the hardest choice of her life. The household responsibility system brought more than the division of land; it also stirred up hidden currents within the three-generation Lin family. The sparks from Grandpa Lin Mancangs pipe as he tapped it against the edge of the kang, her father Lin Jianguo’s hunched back in the family’s assigned fields, and her little sis 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Fierce Village Chief and Her Miraculous Young Healer 彪悍女村长，妙手小神医 [Rural miracle doctor + comeback of a fool + help from beautiful women + high-octane wish fulfillment] The whole village thinks that the simple-minded Li Meng is easy to push around, while the tough female village chief secretly schemes against him. But she never expects Mengzi to fall into the water and awaken the legacy of the Golden Dragon Emperor. From then on, he uses his miraculous medical skills to heal and save lives, draws on his talents to increase incomes and build wealth, and lives f 1.2kReads—Score16914d adds
- 19 Villain: From the Start, I Maxed Out My Flirtatious Rogue Traits and Broke the Protagonist 反派：开局点满多情浪子属性，主角破防 [Transmigration + System + villain + empress + the Myriad Worlds + comedy + face-slapping] Luo Lingtian transmigrates as the young master of the most powerful family in the Nine Heavens and Myriad Worlds. He plans to enjoy a carefree life of luxury and indulgence. Unfortunately, the strongest Villain System descends from the heavens, forcing the thoroughly positive Luo Lingtian onto the path of becoming a friend to women everywhere! Behind it all, is this a distortion of human nature, or the cor 570Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 20 Living Together in Marriage 婚姻里的共居 For women, marriage is like a high-stakes gamble with no certain outcome. They stake their youth and surrender their fate, hoping luck will be on their side. No one can say what they’ll end up with: a “war without gunfire” full of hidden hurts, a metamorphosis like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, or the gentle, unremarkable flow of days worn smooth by time. From two people to a family of four, through the endless cycle of meals and changing seasons, life beneath one roof is wrapped in swee 518Reads—Score10314d adds
- 21 Love and Lust with a Wild Northeastern Woman 东北女人癫癫的情爱 [Northeast China in the 1980s] [Rural Development] [Romance] [A Fierce Wife Like a Bandit] [A Wild Wife] [The Older Generation's Scandalous Affairs] [A Dashing Past] Zhang Changyao brought home a woman with a child on the way. Had she been defiled, or was there more to the story? The rivalry between an old flame and a new love left the unmarried young men in the little mountain village in agony. The woman seemed harmless, but she turned out to be a hidden master. After ten months, the truth fina 19.6kReads8.5Score86014d adds
- 22 The Beautiful Bride of Flower Village 花村美娇娘 The Zhao family should have been one of the largest clans in Zhaojiagou. The village had once been thriving, but an accident took all the Zhao family’s able-bodied men. Left behind were orphans and widows throughout the village, along with Zhao Ergou, an orphan raised on food given by the neighbors. As the last surviving bloodline of the Zhao family, Zhao Ergou was cherished by everyone in the village. Everyone hoped that Zhao Ergou could lead the villagers and restore Zhaojiagou to its former g 643Reads8.5Score14814d adds
- 23 A Single Man's Worries 单身男的烦恼 Yang Zhuang moves from the city back to the countryside. In an era when men outnumber women, the 26-year-old has weathered many hardships before finally marrying a beautiful wife. He also starts a business. But life is full of surprises. The people and events around him keep influencing him, and he and his friends create one extraordinary story after another amid the fields and wide-open countryside... 293Reads7.8Score10514d adds
- 24 Early Spring Frost 小春霜早 Xiaochun Shuangzao tells the story of the lives, changes, joys, and sorrows of the three Gu siblings at the end of the twentieth century. Through their story, the novel explores the profound impact of Reform and Opening Up on people's thoughts and lives, and the sweeping changes brought by the new era. [Print edition published] 1.1kReads8.5Score10014d adds
- 25 The Real Villain: Fairy, Just Say Yes! 真反派：仙子，你就说从不从吧！ Yang Xiu transmigrates to another world and becomes a lowly menial disciple of the Taiyuan Sect. In this cruel world, he has almost no chance of escaping his status as a servant for his entire life, and can only let others trample and bully him. Fortunately, one pitch-black night, Yang Xiu discovers the sect elder's wife fooling around with someone else. With that, Yang Xiu gets hold of the elder's wife's biggest secret. At the same time, he awakens a fate that lets him defy his superiors: as lo 609Reads7.1Score10214d adds
- 26 Her Heat 她的潮热 This is Li Xiaowen's story. A slow-paced slice-of-life novel with an ensemble cast, about women's growth and empowerment. It has family, friendship, and romance, and most importantly, trauma from one's family of origin. If that's not your thing, just quietly move on. Please don't leave a bad review, thank you. 229Reads6.5Score10814d adds
- 27 The Conscience of an Official 良心官路 Jiang Huai’an was born to a rural family and knows the value of hard work, but life rarely goes the way he hopes. After years of taking the civil service exam, he is assigned to a remote village at the age of thirty. Everyone tells him that he’ll spend the rest of his life there... 352Reads8.8Score25114d adds
- 28 Rugged Farmer Dotes on His Simple Wife: Growing Rich and Winning Her Heart 糙汉宠傻妻：种田暴富伴红颜 [Rugged Husband and Delicate Wife | Tough on the Outside, Tender Within | Born Lucky | Everyday Life in the Seventies | Building Wealth | Heartwarming Healing] [Many Admirers] In a poor northeastern village in the 1970s, farmer Li Changgen has the most miserable life of all! His home is bare, he's forced to marry a sweet but mentally disabled wife, and the villain Liu Ergou has his eyes fixed on him, laying traps at every turn and relentlessly trying to ruin his family and leave them penniless! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Light Breeze's 24th Book 淡淡清风第24本书 College student Su Tie is crippled by someone and sent back to his village, where he unexpectedly inherits the legacy of a goddess. He gains heaven-defying cultivation arts, top-tier medical skills, yin-yang techniques, talismans and curses, and can do just about anything. The young man makes a comeback and climbs step by step to the peak of his life. 44Reads6.1Score10914d adds
- 30 After Getting Caught Cheating 出轨被捉后 After cheating and divorcing, the heroine, Pang Yan'er, finds her life in shambles. Watch how human nature changes… May her story serve as a warning to everyone! Marriage takes work, so cherish the happy life you have! 115Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 31 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] 9Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 32 A Divorced Woman, Fierce as a Wolf, in the Compound 大院里如狼似虎的离婚女人 A story about a woman striving to make a life for herself in the countryside in the 1980s. It explores the hardships people faced in that era, the struggles of women, the difficulties men endured, and the conflicts and complicated lives of the village. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Simple-Minded Ni 憨妮 Hanni is a woman who seems a little dim-witted to outsiders. She marries three men: the first is an ordinary man, the second a tycoon, and the third a young hoodlum. This is the story of her and the people around her, and how Hanni changes her fate... 77Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 34 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—14d adds
- 35 A Brief Romance at the Electronics Factory 电子厂里短暂的爱情 After marrying through a matchmaker, Ye Mianmian is beaten by her husband and mistreated by her mother-in-law. Heartbroken, she follows her best friend to Guangdong to find work, where she meets a man who stirs her heart. Can she overcome the obstacles and be with him? 1.5kReads8.9Score12114d adds
- 36 A Fragrant Journey Through Medicine 医路芬芳 The women of Apricot Blossom Village, tucked away in the mountains, are beautiful, but strange things happen there too. After his father dies in a car accident, Qin Chunshan returns from the army, only to learn that his childhood sweetheart, the girl from Apricot Blossom Village, is about to be married. Her father insists on following an ancient custom, and Qin Chunshan is determined to put an end to this backward tradition. Can he do it? He is no ordinary man. His medicine can bring the dead ba 77Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 37 The Carefree Spirit Doctor 逍遥灵医 [Miracle Doctor + Countryside + Farming + Building Wealth + Food + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Terminally ill Cao Ze returned to Hongxi Village, intending to settle down in his hometown. Unexpectedly, he acquired a mysterious inheritance that let him treat not only people but also spirits. Guided by the principle of finding joy in helping spirits, the first spirit he helped entrusted him with his pitifully vulnerable wife and children. Before long, spirits came to Cao Ze one after another for help. 79Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 38 Miracle Doctor, the Women in This Upscale Community Won't Leave Me Alone 神医，高档小区女业主们缠上我 [Multiple Heroines, No System, No Suffering for the MC, Sudden Wealth] After misfortune struck his family, Lin Feng, a down-on-his-luck doctor at a community clinic, accidentally came across an ancient scroll. Suddenly, a book spirit appeared in his mind. With peerless medical skills and martial arts, he caused a sensation throughout the Jinyuan residential complex. Divine Doctor Lin: “I can improve my physique...” The women who owned homes in this upscale community all flocked to him... Lin Fen 149Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Village Belle, Why Won’t You Get Married? 村花姐姐，为何不嫁 This book is also known as Shenzhen, Remember My Youth and My Love “Village belle, why won’t you marry me?” “Of course I want to marry you. I just can’t!” “Why?” “I don’t want to ruin your life! I just want you to be all right!” “Then why do you have a daughter? Is she mine?” 33Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 40 Legend of the Countryside 传奇乡村 The poor village of Taohua, looked down on by everyone, changes completely after Chen Hao returns. He knows herbal medicine, is good at farming, and can turn barren hills into treasure troves. One after another, the pretty girls in the village start seeing him in a new light. He solves problems and builds up local industries. Tenderness hides in the green hills, and a legend takes root in the countryside. 3.6kReads8.8Score38914d adds
- 41 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... 163Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Deadly Rose: Love, Hate, and Revenge 夺命玫瑰之爱恨情仇 [Rural]+ [Period]+ [Romance]+ [Revenge]…. In the 1990s, college student Yin Meigui gave up her promising future and willingly married Zhang Sheng, a simple, honest farmer. Ever since she arrived in the village, villagers who had come into contact with her began dying one after another in mysterious circumstances, without warning or a trace left behind. The police were at a loss, and the whole village was gripped by panic. Everyone suspected she was the killer, yet no one could find a shred of ev 262Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 43 Secrets in the Rose Villa 蔷薇别墅里的秘密 Chen Xiaorong was born in the countryside. Her parents didn’t love her, and her prospective in-laws were all awful people. She was clever and decisive, beautiful and poised, and brimming with ambition. She earned top marks to get into university, but nobody supported her. She was willing to run away from her wedding and travel far from home to study on her own. The road ahead was difficult. When she faced endless darkness, the warmth he gave her became a ray of light that illuminated her heart. 12.9kReads8.8Score76014d adds
- 44 A Life of Desire 欲纵人生 [A finished masterpiece, no need to wait for updates. Binge-read to your heart’s content!] Zhao Tiezhu was Qingyuan Village’s first student to get into a prestigious university. After an accident turned him into a complete fool, he returned to the village and began living a simple, happy life. But while everyone treated him like an idiot, the things he did were anything but foolish. “Since you all think I’m an idiot, then I’ll show you just how stupid I can be!” From then on, the village fool, D 1.6kReads8.8Score23414d adds
- 45 Insurance Scams 保险套路 Also known as "The Days I Went Undercover at an Insurance Company". At a family gathering with friends, homemaker Lin Aijia was introduced to insurance for the first time. By buying insurance, canceling policies, studying insurance, and learning how it worked, she gradually lifted the veil of mystery surrounding it... 59Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 When the Sophora Blossoms Bloom Again 槐花又开时 A woman crawls out of the abyss and turns hardship into sweetness. Abandoned by her husband, crushed by rumors, and left penniless, Xi Zhou was trampled into the mud. A red hair tie bound her to a humble past, while a pig farm helped her stand tall again. A tough, one-legged man protects her with his life. Together, they weather a feed crisis, fight off thugs at night, and skillfully dispel rumors. From an abandoned wife everyone could bully to a businesswoman running her own enterprise, she hon 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 A Woman of Two Faces 女人双面 This is the story of Bai Yiyi, a middle school teacher whose husband is a construction contractor who repeatedly abuses her. Afraid the neighbors might hear her, she can't even cry out loud. She swallows her pain and endures. After suffering setback after setback in her work and marriage, her mental state becomes severely distorted… Black and white, right and wrong, good and evil… I hope you enjoy it! 399Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 My Village, My River 我的村庄，我的河 [Contemporary Fiction + Rural Literature + Rural Revitalization + Great for Middle-Aged and Older Readers] Zhang Banshao, a poor student, is always unlucky in love. After saving Wang Xiaohui by chance, he falls head over heels for her. Armed with kindness and integrity, he makes an incredible comeback. Seeing his hometown full of elderly people left behind, he feels a stir in his heart. He returns to the village to become its chief and lead the rural revitalization effort. Together, they transfo 50Reads8.3Score714d adds
- 49 Tales of a Bandit Woman from Northeast China 东北乡女匪事 The story begins at the Chen family mill A steadfast, valiant bandit chief; a bold and easygoing rogue who seduces a pretty widow; a sinister, scheming dwarf fairy maiden; two daring, sharp-tongued female bandits; a meek child bride who is also a poison doctor; a loyal and ruthless casino owner; a glamorous undercover agent who charms Japanese officers; a spirited mother and resistance fighter... These vivid lives tell the story of how ordinary people struggled against the cruelty and devastat 251Reads7.0Score10114d adds
- 50 Fairy! You Dropped Your Plugin! 仙子！你的插件掉啦！ [Alternate history + a truly female emperor in a matriarchal world + invincible pocket dimension] Chu Hao transmigrates into an ancient world where women rule and men are inferior, becoming the personal eunuch of Consort Xiang, a beautiful lady confined to the cold palace... Female Emperor: [Consort Xiang, is this melon ripe?] Consort Xiang: [Why don't you check for yourself, Your Majesty?] Chu Hao: [...You two melon-brained women, enough already.] 197Reads7.9Score—14d adds
