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- 151 The Rugged Man Returns, and the Widowed Village Goes Up in Flames 糙汉归来，克夫村炸了 Chunshui Village was notorious far and wide as a “village of husband-killers”! Women with broken palms, women with the Peach Blossom curse, women like yakshas and ghosts... Every kind of husband-killing woman from the legends could be found in this village! All the men had been cursed to die, leaving only a group of beautiful women whom everyone regarded as harbingers of misfortune. Eight years later, Wang Dakui returned with a pure yang body. This tough man, whose life was so hard that even the 2.4kReads—Score22714d adds
- 152 Middle Age: City of Desire 人到中年：欲望之都 [Urban] + [Everyday Life] + [Special Agent] + [Sound Values] The story begins when the male lead, Li Wujiao, retires from service and comes home late at night, hoping to surprise his wife. Instead, he discovers that his wife, Jiang Zhirou, hasn't come home, and someone is harassing her... What? You say your grandfather was once a big shot in the Magic City? And your father is a financial tycoon there, too? No need to panic... Watch a retired agent prove that retirement hasn't dulled his skills. 6.1kReads9.0Score60514d adds
- 153 I Know Nothing, Yet I Became the Demonic Cult Leader 什么都不会，我成了魔教教主 Chen Feng transmigrates and becomes the new leader of the Demonic Cult on Cangwu Mountain. The good news is that he has an entire Demonic Cult at his command. The bad news is that in three years, Li Haoran, the top genius of the righteous path, will lead the Six Great Sects up the mountain and kill him, earning the title of “Greatest Under Heaven.” The even worse news is that his current cultivation is only at the Qi Refining stage. He can't even beat a wild boar on the mountain. Just as he's ab 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 The Older Female CEO and Her Delivery Guy 年上女总裁的快递小哥 Chen Xiaoyang, a 20-year-old delivery guy, has fallen for Ye Rujiao, a 35-year-old domineering CEO, without even realizing it. Are a handsome man and a talented woman really a good match? Can their age gap stand in the way of their love? Can the gap between their careers still lead to a bright future? How will this older woman handle her sweet young puppy? And what family ties bind them together? We’ve seen plenty of Cinderella stories, so let’s watch an underdog guy make his comeback for a chan 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 The Secrets of My Wife: The Truth Behind the Phone Calls 妻子隐秘：电话背后的真相 Liang Xiaojun had always worked for his father-in-law. One day, after returning home from the construction site, he heard his daughter, who was gaming, say she’d received a strange blackmail call. After looking into it, he uncovered a huge secret about his wife. Faced with a cruel reality, what choice should he make? 678Reads6.8Score10014d adds
- 156 The Women Left Behind in a Mountain Village 小山村里的留守女人们 [Rural Life + Period Setting + Strong Female Lead + Comeback + Modern Romance] The beautiful village belle married another man, only to suffer bullying and cold indifference after the wedding. The nights alone in the mountain village are so hard to bear. A cold-faced, rugged man comes to her rescue. Is this a blessing or a doomed romance? 54.1kReads8.4Score2.5k14d adds
- 157 The Domineering Village Chief Gets Caught 霸道村长落网记 [Rural] [Period Drama] [Tragedy] Synopsis: The domineering village chief Hu Gang, backed by his family, bullies men, preys on women, and commits every kind of evil. After Hu Ying, the heroine, is abused by Hu Gang and his son, she escapes. With Yang Jun's help, she ultimately brings down the entire Hu family. Yet Hu Ying's tragic fate is only just beginning... (You won't believe it until you read it!) 1.3kReads7.5Score10314d adds
- 158 Back in the Village, Love Is Everywhere 回村潇洒爱情多 [Mindless Power Fantasy + Urban + Countryside + War God] He Huan returns to his hometown and robs the rich to help the poor. Through his own hard work, he leads the villagers to prosperity and builds a harmonious, beautiful home! 9.9kReads7.8Score53014d adds
- 159 My Wife Is Eighteen Years Older Than Me! 妻子大我十八岁！ After the village chief takes a grudge against the simple-minded Qin Zheng, who knows that the fool’s misfortune will turn out to be a blessing? He unexpectedly obtains an ancient divine artifact and the Witchcraft and Medicine Manual. From then on, he heals the sick and saves lives, embarking on a colorful life. 1.2kReads9.1Score28114d adds
- 160 The Gifted Young Miracle Doctor of the Desolate Village 荒村妖孽小神医 [Countryside + Miracle Doctor + Fool] Liu Chen’s parents died when he was young, leaving him and his younger sister to depend on each other. Life was hard, but through sheer effort, Liu Chen still managed to get into a prestigious university. Then he caught his ex-girlfriend cheating with her lover, and they beat him so badly that he suffered brain damage. Before long, everyone for miles around knew him as Big Hairy, the village fool. Fortunately, he inherited the legacy of a Medicine Sovereign, 4kReads9.1Score59214d adds
- 161 Water Willow 水性杨花儿 (The rating was just added and will rise. It's already going up!) Neighbor Guo Hongmei ran off with another man? What? That man is Yang Hua'er's husband, Zhao Dashan? Talk about gossip coming right back to bite you. They say nine out of ten people born in the Year of the Sheep are fated to have a hard life, but Yang Hua'er doesn't believe in fate. Even without a man, she can still make a warm and happy life for herself. 10.1kReads8.2Score65814d adds
- 162 Lan the Demon Hunter 捉妖人蓝 This world is home to demons, ghosts, and true cultivators. A top cultivator died at the hands of a tree demon that should never have been able to kill him. The bodies of seven drowned students all pointed with their right hands toward the same spot beneath the water. In a desolate mountain, the powers of the Earth God, Mountain God, River Goddess, and City God all answered to the same woman. Lan Yifang had seen plenty of things like these. Before dealing with anything strange, he always made 13Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 163 The Newlywed Young Widow 新婚小寡妇 In the winter of 1976, Li Yanmei was newly married when her husband died. Branded a “husband-killing” jinx, she was pregnant when her cruel in-laws threw her out with nothing. On a stormy night, she gave birth in a melon shed. Starving and freezing, she swallowed the slur “loose woman” along with her tears. For the little one in her arms, she wiped away her tears and turned humiliation into a stepping stone. She went from selling goods at a black-market stall to reclaiming land for farming, from 1.6kReads6.5Score11014d adds
- 164 Reborn in 2010 重生在2010年 In his previous life, Li Ziyu fell in love with Chen Yiyun. But because of the difference in their ages and social standing, and out of consideration for her daughter, Wang Yuanjun, he never dared to reveal his feelings. For more than a decade, he could only bury them deep in his heart! When she later died unexpectedly, it left him with a pain he could never make up for. Reborn more than a decade earlier, Li Ziyu swears... 17.1kReads7.9Score1.5k14d adds
- 165 After Being Exiled, I Thrived with the Sign-In System 被流放后，我靠签到系统躺赢了 She had barely spent two days enjoying life after transmigrating as the eldest daughter of a marquis's household when the family was confiscated? Her newlywed husband, the top scorer in the imperial exams, had been implicated too? And now they were being exiled to a frigid border town where it was cold all year round? Jiang Xinran, who came from the apocalypse, wasn't worried. She had a sign-in System: as long as she lounged around and signed in, she could get everything from supplies to infrast 1kReads8.7Score10314d adds
- 166 The Absurd Goings-On in Yeling Village 野岭村的荒唐事 All kinds of ridiculous things happen in Yeling Village, nestled among barren mountains. By chance, Ma Xiaomao comes into possession of a heavenly book and gains ancient medical skills. He makes his mark in medicine and pharmacy, devotes himself to healing the world, wins the village chief's daughter's heart, and becomes famous for punishing evil and promoting good! 4.4kReads9.0Score50514d adds
- 167 The Female Village Chief's Closest Confidant 女村书的贴身红人 Mu Chenfeng looked at the poor little mountain village where he had been raised and vowed to lead everyone there out of poverty and toward prosperity. His ideal was beautiful, but reality was a blade. See how he transforms this backward little village into the greatest village in the world... 7.4kReads9.2Score1k14d adds
- 168 Dongguan Dream: A Lovely Wife and Wealth 东莞梦：小娇妻与财富 Dongguan, once known as the world’s factory. Did you ever work there? Did you ever fall in love there? Did you know there used to be more women than men? Were you ever greeted by a crowd of young women cheering for you? How many beautiful women tried to pursue you? How many times did you fall in love? The protagonist Yang Feng’s life is full of extraordinary experiences. Come along and reminisce about your days working far from home and your romances, and make up for the wishes you never got to 1.2kReads8.4Score35214d adds
- 169 Transmigrated as a Fake Eunuch, From the Start I Had a Stunning Consort Kneel and Beg for Mercy 穿成假太监，开局让绝色妃子跪地求饶 Xia Fengchun accidentally transmigrated into the body of a eunuch... Though he wasn't really one... Still, it earned him a place in the imperial harem... From then on, the world gained a ruthless man known as the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old! The entire court bowed to him! 203Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 The Heaven-Defying Oracle Foolish Doctor 逆天神算傻医 (Divine Doctor + I Ching Divination + Fool's Rise to Power + Showing Off and Face-Slapping + Heaven-Defying Fortune) Luo Lin, a young practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, was framed by villains. His parents and older brother were killed, and he was left a fool, dependent on his beautiful sister-in-law, who was a few years older than him. When thugs bullied his family, Luo Lin accidentally gained the inheritance of a mysterious cultivation art while protecting his sister-in-law. His mind 1kReads—Score10214d adds
- 171 Xiao Chuan's Extraordinary Life 小川的妖孽人生 [Miracle doctor + wealth-building + cultivation] The Divine Dragon, Shennong, the Medicine Ancestor, the Divination God, the God of Wealth, the Martial Venerable... A host of immortals lead Liu Xiaochuan down the path of cultivation, but all he wants is to help the villagers get rich and give everyone a better life! 4.6kReads8.9Score46114d adds
- 172 It's Only Fifty 不过是五十而已 An inspirational, unyielding story of midlife crisis, workplace struggles, bank managers and tellers, married life, and everyday urban life. This book tells the story of Huang Wenxue, a bank manager facing a midlife crisis. She is at that awkward age when she is considered too old to find a new job, yet still too young to retire. How will she answer the unavoidable questions surrounding her career, marriage, family, children, and caring for her aging parents? Even in middle age, even when confro 432Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 173 The Hidden Wife 隐妻 [The comic adaptation is now available! Tap “Adaptation Theater” in the lower-right corner of any page of this book to watch instantly. The original novel and short drama each have their own appeal. Share it with your friends!] No rebirth, no transmigration, and no System golden finger, just the true golden years of an entire generation! Having fled an arranged marriage, he joins the tide of migrant workers heading south. In a southern metropolis brimming with both opportunity and challenges, he 790Reads6.2Score10014d adds
- 174 San Biaozi 三彪子 In 1980, in Kaoshan Village on the banks of the Songhua River, the Gao family’s fifth child is born. Dubbed “San Biaozi” because he is a bit dim, he grows up amid poverty and gossip. His mother bears the painful memory of having been assaulted, while his father quietly shoulders the burden of their broken family. San Biaozi drifts through life in a daze, but after a string of fires, people begin to suspect him of arson. While working the night shift guarding the grain depot, he learns to smoke. 751Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 My Wife's Secret 妻子的秘密 At thirty, my company went bankrupt. To get revenge, I went after my enemy. 6.1kReads8.2Score88714d adds
- 176 The Country Bumpkin's Immortal Path Defying Heaven 乡村傻子逆天仙途 After Jiang Dongming was pushed off a cliff by his best friend and spent three years in a daze, he wakes to find himself with a paralyzed factory-director wife and a quirky sister-in-law who spends all day causing trouble. With nothing but bare walls at home and his parents suffering humiliation, he is fortunate enough to inherit an immortal art. From then on, he soars to success and rules the city. 6.8kReads8.9Score92814d adds
- 177 A Huanxi Sect Errand Boy from the Start: I Win Over Goddesses with Simulations 开局合欢宗杂役，我靠模拟降女神 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.5kReads7.8Score15714d adds
- 178 Song of Red Mountain 红山之歌 Told through the perspectives of A Meng and Sha Na, this book, originally titled Song of Hongshan, follows two generations of Hongshan healers as they save lives, and tells the stories of the generations of Hongshan people around them as they face birth, aging, illness, death, and struggles against fate. Through these stories, it also reveals the Hongshan people's simple kindness and their resilience in the face of hardship. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 The Woman Who Destroyed Her Family 把家毁了的女人 The Woman Who Ruined Her Family, also known as The Reckless Woman Truck Escort. This is the story of Yang Xu, an ordinary woman whose laughably absurd behavior turns her life into a complete mess. She’ll make you laugh, but you’ll also find her infuriating, pitiable, and hard to forgive... The writing is witty and humorous, and the story moves quickly. I hope you enjoy it! 690Reads8.6Score10214d adds
- 180 Spring Dawn in a Small Village 小村春晓 Li Village is backward in its thinking, with deeply entrenched male chauvinism and a strong preference for sons over daughters. Women have low status, and village rules forbid them from taking husbands into their families. As a result, families without sons are effectively left without descendants and must also endure many forms of unfair treatment. Li Guoqing used to work at an arts and crafts factory in the city. Later, he returned to the village and became its head. With the help of his wife, 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 Miracle Doctor: I Saved Two Women, and Now They Insist on Marrying Me 神医：救了俩姑娘，她们非要嫁我 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to keep writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.3kReads6.7Score14114d adds
- 182 Pleasant Colors 爽色 A working-class man's extraordinary life, among the many kinds of women in the big city, where differences in status intertwine with social realities as he rises step by step. He swings between desire and reality. 1.1kReads6.8Score10414d adds
- 183 A Love Triangle in Marriage 婚姻里的三角恋 [Contemporary realistic fiction + the married life of ordinary people in Beijing + love triangles in marriage + real struggles] Bai Xue and Wang Yang are a young married couple living in Beijing. Wang Yang is a typical “phoenix man,” a country boy who made it big in the city. After ten years of marriage, he cheats on her. After they divorce, Bai Xue meets another man, and her new life begins… What makes this book special: A woman faces betrayal in her marriage, but after the hardship comes 1.6kReads8.8Score15414d adds
- 184 The Man with Six Marriages 六婚男人 A marriage spanning half a century, full of ups and downs, and one man's six sorrowful, blood-stained journeys into wedlock. In the late 1970s, at a state-owned coal mine in Northeast China, Kim Dazhuang, an ethnic Korean Chinese who had returned from Korea, was tall and burly, with a fiery temper. He sweated through his work amid the roar of steam locomotives. Over the course of his life, he went through six marriages. Each time, he entered with hope, only for almost every one to end in heartbr 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 His Bride-to-Be Ran Away on Their Wedding Day, So the Oil-Pressing Beauty Put on Her Wedding Dress in a Fury 大婚女友跑路，榨油西施怒披嫁衣 The fool Jin Dapeng was an orphan picked up by the Daoist priest Jin. After becoming mentally disabled in his sophomore year of college, he was bullied relentlessly in the village. By chance, he unlocks supernatural powers and becomes a master of both medicine and martial arts. From then on, he rises to the pinnacle of life and soars to success... 170Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 The Fool and the Bun Beauty 傻子与包子西施 The fool Yang Luo saves someone and nearly dies, but gains the inheritance of the Medicine King and Immortal Doctor. Cultivation techniques, sacred medical texts, medical skills, secret arts… See how he uses his fortuitous encounter to heal the sick and save lives, practice medicine and seek the Dao, lead the villagers to prosperity, and climb to the pinnacle of life. This introduction can’t do the story justice. Read the main text for details… 2.9kReads7.5Score19614d adds
- 187 Li Dazhuang, the Miracle Doctor of the Village 妙手村医李大壮 [Countryside + Miracle Doctor] Mogutun is nestled between mountains and water, with beautiful scenery and clear streams. All the village’s young men have gone away to work, leaving only the fool Li Dazhuang behind in this remote mountain village... 3.6kReads8.7Score38114d adds
- 188 The Countryside's Qilin Miracle Doctor 乡村麒麟神医 [This book is so good that delicate young readers should take it easy. Click in for a surprise.] Li Xiangdong, a village idiot, was pushed off a mountain by the village bully for ruining his plans. But he survived against all odds and unexpectedly inherited the legacy of the Qilin Medicine Immortal, learning peerless martial arts, medicine, formations, and talisman craft. Breaking through the limits of an ordinary man, he became a Houtian martial artist and steadily climbed to the pinnacle of po 19.6kReads8.8Score2k14d adds
- 189 The Village Doctor Strikes It Rich 乡村神医发家致富 Qin Dazhu was a fool for two years, until a stroke of bad luck turned into a blessing and he gained a powerful legacy. From then on, he soared to success. Not only did he become a local big shot, but under his leadership, Taoyuan Village became a beautiful and prosperous place. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 The Insurance Saleswoman 保险公司的女业务员 Her name is Chen Xi. She dropped out of high school early and entered the workforce at a young age. She wanted to find a factory job and live a steady life, but she couldn't escape the factory supervisor's unwelcome advances. Unwilling to put up with it, she quit without hesitation and ventured into the insurance industry. With no connections and no tricks, she relies only on hard work and determination. An ordinary girl's life: she has to carve out her own path. The names in this story are use 2.1kReads7.2Score10014d adds
- 191 A Way Forward Through Mountains and Rivers 出路之山重水复 [Period setting + Family + Women + Career + Workplace business battles + No romance + Society + An exploration of human nature] No cheat powers, no dramatic comeback. A deep look at the struggles and prospects of 99% of ordinary people! Wish-fulfillment stories are everywhere, but once the excitement fades, only emptiness remains. In the end, we all have to face the grind of daily life and the warmth or coldness of human relationships. This slow-burning work of realism offers no lucky breaks or 2.5kReads9.5Score36214d adds
- 192 Sha Gen Isn't Foolish at All 傻根一点也不傻 After his father and eldest brother die, his mother goes mad and soon passes away as well. All that remains is Shagen, a mentally challenged young man. His beautiful sister-in-law, Pan Yuting, still takes on the responsibility of caring for him. To keep the Li family line from ending, Pan Yuting secretly makes up her mind... She won't leave. She'll work hard together with Shagen...! Part Two: Overseas Development. The Xingdao forces gradually rise... They discover an ancient race among the ruins 159Reads6.8Score10214d adds
- 193 The Strongest Apocalypse Space-Time Ability: The Goddess Begs Me to Take Her In! 末世最强时空异能，女神求收留！ (Decisive and ruthless + peerlessly invincible + stockpiling + strongest space-time ability + multiple heroines) The apocalypse erupts: super-earthquakes, extreme heat, extreme cold, hail from the sky, tsunamis, mutated creatures, and a rampant zombie virus. Lin Feng struggles to survive for ten years! When he enters the vault of the Dragon Kui Corpse Emperor alongside a group of companions, his brothers betray him and use him as bait. The Dragon Kui Corpse Emperor punches straight through his c 18.4kReads6.7Score1.8k14d adds
- 194 Village Blossoms 小村花事 A lot of things that shattered our worldview happened in our village. A lot of strange events that science couldn’t explain happened, too. Our village once had seventy-two temples, and every single one had an unbelievable story of its own. [This book is extremely shocking. Read with caution.] 42.4kReads9.0Score3.3k14d adds
- 195 Rose Works as a Tutor in a Wealthy Household 玫瑰在豪门做家庭教师 [Awakening through divorce + elite-family tutoring + a comeback through political maneuvering + mutual salvation + a strong female lead's growth] Rose was once an elementary school Chinese teacher in the public sector, holding onto the coveted “iron rice bowl” of a secure job, until life forced her to break out of her safe routine with her own hands. Divorced, raising a child, starting over: she had her fears, but for her child and herself, she had to build a better life. When things were at t 274Reads9.3Score10014d adds
- 196 Hilarious Everyday Life in the Maternity Ward 产科爆笑日常 [A gentle, reserved nurse with a strong heart x a straight-talking young man with little education, struggling to make something of himself] [Modern Romance + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Lighthearted + Realistic + Happy Ending] Liu Xiaoxiao wasn’t ready to date and had no plans to marry. But she couldn’t resist her mother’s insistence and was dragged into a blind date. As it turned out, her date had been forced to come too, and they became best friends over the course of one meal. What she d 277Reads8.0Score10214d adds
- 197 The Night Is Hungry, and There’s No Escaping His Possessiveness 夜色贪婪，逃不开他的占有 After her fiancé and best friend joined forces to take everything from her, Su Xiaoran fell from the clouds into the mud. In her moment of despair, she stumbled into Gu Haifeng's arms. The man gripped her chin and said in a low voice, “From today on, you're mine.” The scumbag and the bitch? She'll make sure they lose everything and end up disgraced! As for this powerful tycoon? Su Xiaoran only wants to run, but he pins her in a corner, possessiveness overflowing. “Running? Where do you think you 614Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Chen Shi Lives Next Door to Akita 秋田隔壁住陈实 Qiutian’s mother was known throughout the surrounding villages as a capable woman. She was still harvesting rice in the fields just before giving birth to Qiutian, so she named her daughter Qiutian, meaning autumn fields. When Qiutian was one, her mother went mad. Carrying her on her back, she ran around everywhere and even made her drink filthy water from a cesspit. When Qiutian was three, her mad mother fell off a cliff and died. Her father, a traveling peddler, was hardly ever home. Her five- 7.3kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds
- 199 A Romance at a Shenzhen Factory 深圳工厂情缘 My new story is here! You’re welcome to 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! 3kReads8.9Score22514d adds
- 200 A Love Letter in the Loess 黄土情书 In 1982, a severe drought grips northern Shaanxi. Thirty-year-old village teacher Wang Pu squats on a cracked field ridge, clutching the betrothal money his mother has wrapped in red cloth. The last unmarried man of his age in the village has no idea his life is about to change that very night. When he rescues a young woman in a Lenin suit from a collapsed grain depot, the English copy of Jane Eyre in her suitcase tears open his stunted emotional world. When a village teacher’s love for a “troub 36Reads—Score514d adds
