Novels like The Rise and Fall of a Landlord in Republican China
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- 1 Golden Flower Fragrance 金花香 This is the story of the Zhao and Liu families, makers of Jingyang Fu tea during the Republic of China era. Warlords brutally extort protection money, while the Zhao and Liu families scheme against each other. Zhiqiang and Yasi go through countless hardships as they transport Fu tea to Dihua, encountering one exciting adventure after another. Later, when the Japanese arrive, they donate money and supplies to support the war of resistance. 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Tales of Rural Life in Republican-Era China 民国乡村往事 Every story told in this book is based on events that really happened in real life. After young Heye loses her mother, she draws on her indomitable will to keep her impoverished family going. The farther the story goes, the more exciting it gets… 1.2kReads8.6Score11514d adds
- 3 The Child Bride from Beggar's Ravine 讨饭沟的童养媳 From the moment a woman crosses the threshold into her husband's family, she's expected to wash clothes, cook, and serve her in-laws. Even getting a hot meal depends on their mood, as if she were born to be her husband's family's unpaid maid. In the famine of 1937, Fuying's father, who had gone to fight the Japanese, vanished without a trace. To survive, Fuying's mother remarried a regimental commander. She believed a household couldn't do without a man, and that her daughter would marry someday 686Reads7.2Score10214d adds
- 4 A Chance Encounter: The Commander’s Wife Has Been Plotting for a Long Time 狭路相逢：督军妻谋已久 The man she loves offers her to Shen Tingxuan, the warlord of Jiangbei, in exchange for power. To her, marriage is just a game. Whoever can control the whole board is the winner. He presses her at every turn, so she plans her every move. But which of them will lose their heart in the end? When he sees through her true nature, he flies into a rage. “An Muyan, you actually tried to kill me for him!” Only later does she understand: the one who falls in love first is doomed to lose everything. 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Misty Clouds! 烟云缥缈！ In times of chaos, who can remain untouched? This is a very angsty story. If you like angst, read on. If you don’t, feel free to move along. Helpless and powerless, bearing it alone and facing it alone. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Stories of Our Parents' Generation 父辈们的故事 After the War of Resistance ended, Gu Shaojun, who had been out of touch for seven years, sent his family a letter to let them know he was safe. He told his parents, wife, and children what he had been through, and that he had earned military honors. After Gu Shaojun returned, he opened two letters from Hong Kong. Before the war, a British bank owner had invited him to work in Hong Kong. Gu Shaojun accepted the offer. He left home again, and Zhang Liqiu naturally went with him, bringing their tw 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Twin Lockets 双生扣 The tide swept over Jiangnan in 1932, and Kang Chengwen drowned in a whirlpool of Confucian morality and desire. As he clutched the plain handkerchief embroidered with honeysuckle patterns by Song Chunyun and walked into the deep sea, the sea breeze carried the scent of gardenias from Liu Meier's qipao, condensing into the final grain of salt at the corner of his eye. When the Song family's eldest daughter copied New Youth in class, she always drove her fountain pen into the silk cloth her fathe 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Beauty Amid the Flames of War 烽火妖娆 At the foot of Zijin Mountain, a field of jasmine awaits the one who will return. The prose flows like the soft, lilting dialect of a Jiangnan water town, meandering across fragrant pages and bringing to life the turmoil of war and the tender romance of the Republican era. With a love that encompasses both passion and devotion, and a world of mountains and rivers at stake, Jiang Mengzhou uses his astonishing talent to win a lifetime by Xu Yuanyu's side. In the hundred steps of love, Jiang Mengzh 123Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 9 The Empire's Eagles: Lightning Troops Advance 帝国雄鹰之闪电部队在前进 He Anguo is reborn in another world at a time when the Douluo Empire is in decline. Warlords battle across the land, and the people are plunged into misery. He Anguo raises the banner of “righteousness” and recruits legendary heroes from history, including Li Yunlong and Zhou Weiguo. He rebuilds the empire and brings peace and prosperity to the people and the land! (Completed) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 A DINK Couple Born in the ’70s 70后的丁克 This is the story of Xie Wang Feilong and Yuan Jing, whose marriage is put to the test by the reality that Yuan Jing cannot have children. It explores their inner thoughts, the cold stares of those around them, and their families' lack of understanding. Where will life take them? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Perilous Journey of the Moon’s Migration to Earth 月迁地球危途 Bairimeng and Nan Xianxian entered a dream and arrived in the Divine Land, where they discovered a new world. Meanwhile, as the Earth grew hotter, some countries were gradually swallowed by the sea. Disasters struck the planet again and again, leaving humanity facing the difficult choice of emigrating to the Moon. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Story of Two Lonely Singles 男女光棍的故事 Su Yao, Zhao Lei, and others are looking for partners. Because of their jobs, they meet all kinds of people, leading to a series of amusing and awkward little incidents. Society pays attention to their love lives, while their many aunts and uncles grow even more anxious on their behalf. Will they eventually find the right person? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Road Through Life’s Storms 西北人的新书风雨人生路 Welcome, everyone, to my story. It tells the separate stories of a family living in the countryside. The mother and older brother, in particular, have suffered many hardships, and their long illnesses have had a profound impact on the younger generation's physical and mental well-being. The story examines the kind, selfish, and ugly sides of human nature. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Spring Stirs in the Countryside 农村的春潮涌动 Since the reform and opening-up began, the Zhao family in Ganquan Village has undergone tremendous changes. Jianping and Jian'an started a brick factory and a home-renovation company. What stories will they encounter, and what of their love lives? Which of them will strike it lucky in the business world? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 A Blade of Tenderness 温柔之刃 “Jade remains precious even in the mud; not even the incorruptible would cast it aside!” Epigraph Tang Wanyan, a woman born into lowly circumstances, needed only half a lifetime to write her own legend! Gentle businesswoman (Tang Wanyan) VS Ice-cold female marshal (Qin Ruan) (Your gentleness has never been weakness. It is the blade that cuts through every obstacle for me, and my greatest glory.) Pampered young master (Tang Qiming) VS Ruthless crime boss (Mu Changgeng) Tang Wanyan: “May time trea 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Ups and Downs of the Past 浮沉过往 Law student Zhao Zhenbang is trapped between the vast gulf separating textbooks from reality. On a mound outside Anding Gate, he gazes at the dreary sky, his mind a tangled knot. Then he meets Su Wanqing, a young woman torn between the marriage her aunt has arranged for her and the desires of her own heart. Her smile always stops halfway, like a daffodil blooming on a windowsill: quiet and fragrant, with a hint of bitterness. In the alleys of Beiping, beneath the overpass, and by the light of a 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Love Amid the Flames of War in Tianjin 津门烽火情 Republican-era romance + political intrigue and tragic love On a snowy night in the Republic of China, an orphan girl goes to save her father and runs into a young marshal. He's the ruthless judge presiding over her father's treason case, yet he keeps rescuing her from danger. Amid the flames of war and chaos, an enemy becomes her armor, while love and hate are bound up with the fate of the nation. 4Reads—Score114d adds
- 18 Sunset on the Green Bricks 青砖落照 Novel Synopsis Through the years of endless war, three generations of the Huangfu family never managed to share a single complete family reunion dinner. The turmoil of the Republic of China era destroyed their ancestral hall, and the flames of war burned their land deeds to ash. Some fell beneath the invaders' bayonets; others vanished into the winds of a chaotic age. In the end, only a mother remained, struggling to keep her children alive. She was the backbone of the Huangfu family. The uph —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 A Warlord's Tenderness: Second Master, Your Wife's Causing Trouble Again 军阀柔情：二爷，你夫人又闯祸了 [Marriage First, Love Later + Republican-Era Romance + Fast-Paced + No Idiotic Decisions + Young Marshal’s Devoted Love + Pitfalls at Every Turn + No Golden Finger + No Pocket Dimension] The heroine, skilled in several outdoor pursuits, transmigrates into the body of Shen Qianqian amid a warlord-ravaged era. She is sent in someone else’s place to marry the cold-blooded, violent Young Marshal Gu, in hopes of bringing him good fortune. As they search for the truth, one pretends to be insane while 68Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 20 The Poor Wife 穷妻 Fengxia was pretty, but she was the most unruly girl in the village. She had no education, no family wealth, and no way to earn money. All she wanted was to marry into a good family and live a comfortable life. Relying on her looks, she saw marriage as her only way to change her fate, and married one man after another. She always thought the next man would keep her fed and warm and spare her more hardship. But fate had other plans: each man she married was poorer than the last... 5.2kReads7.7Score31814d adds
- 21 Our Beautiful Years 卿卿华年 [Unhinged heiress + revenge + war] She was once a pampered young heiress, but lost her father as a child and was branded insane. She painstakingly ingratiated herself with her enemy’s son, then used the hand that held a scalpel to pull the trigger, shooting her enemy in the head. When invaders swept in and chaos engulfed the city, she donned a military uniform and fought through blood and fire, living on for the sake of the family she had lost. 3Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 22 After My Husband Gave Me to the Warlord, He Regretted It and Begged for Mercy 夫君把我送督军后，疯狂后悔求饶 [From Little Sidekick to Powerful Warlord X The Young Lady of His Own Family] Wen Wan was born into a distinguished family and had everything going for her, but after giving her heart to the wrong man, she met a tragic end. To curry favor with a warlord, her husband bundled her up and sent her to Governor Shen Yizhi. To preserve her dignity, she left him nothing but a corpse that very night. She was reborn in the governor's bed. The moment the man walked into the room, she made up her mind… It 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Drunken Hibiscus: A Few Sorrows Beneath the Misty Pavilion 醉芙蓉：烟雨楼台几两愁 [A forbidden love amid the flames of a chaotic era, a heart-capturing game woven with blood and tears] In 1923, the warlord Mo Xiang was ordered to slaughter the Si family estate for refusing to open its grain stores. But at the Song residence, amid a thicket of hibiscus, he discovered a pair of terrified eyes: those of Si Nan, the sixteen-year-old daughter of the Si family. From then on, she became a thorn lodged in his heart. Six years later, on the stage of the Misty Rain Pavilion, renowned o 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Song Meishan, the Song Dynasty's Internet Celebrity 大宋网红苏眉山 No fabrication, no tall tales, no cheap shots, no wild claims... The master of Gengwenxuan prides himself on telling the truth, a common failing among men of letters. This book may be the most rigorous and thoroughly researched account of the deeds of “Su Dongpo” you will ever find! I've been working on it for seven or eight years. Saying “many years” sounds a little affected. (Blushes) (Fists cupped)!!! Though the term “internet celebrity” was born in today's era of fast-food culture, where in —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 What Do I Do? A Handsome Man from Republican-Era China Has Fallen for Me! 怎么办？民国帅哥看上我！ As a modern journalist, she had made a habit of recording the stories she knew. After transmigrating to the Republican era, she recorded one absurd and heartrending story after another. The nights of this Republican era were bone-chillingly cold. People in this world were all trapped by love and driven by profit. In the end, everyone was caught up in the game. Life was hard, and life in a time of chaos was harder still. But now that she had come to this era, she refused to waste her life in obsc —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 I'm Not the Bad Student You Think I Am 我不是你眼里的坏学生 The author isn't much of a writer. I just write about everyday life and tell a messy, true story. This is a slow-paced slice-of-life story. The only thing I can say is that life has been pretty rough, and the story is true to life. Looking back on the journey of a traumatized boy growing up, I'd say my own experiences are rather inspiring. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Ghost Lord’s Old Dreams of the Mortal World 鬼爷的红尘旧梦 "Love Begins in the Mortal World" "The Ghost Lord Falls for the Mortal World" "The Ghost Lord’s Old Dreams of the Mortal World" Welcome to bookmark and follow! (Fictional Republic of China era) The young sovereign of the underworld descends into the human world to find her beloved, now living through the final life of his tribulation. With her godhood at its peak, she sweeps across the turmoil of the Republican era, begins a love with the frail last-generation Beile that is heartbreakingly sweet 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 In Search of Treasures 寻臻记 In the early Republican era, an idealistic woman with a doctorate from overseas returns to China, only to encounter a forced wedding orchestrated by the military governor's residence. Against her will, she is dragged into a conspiracy that has been in the works for a long time. The governor's adopted son is cruel by nature and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. A seemingly amiable scion of a distinguished but declining family is also a wolf in sheep's clothing. Even her biological brothe 127Reads9.1Score1914d adds
- 29 The Blossoms and Falling Petals of Those Years 那些年的花开花落 This is not a wish-fulfillment story or a sweet romance. There are no twists or face-slapping. It simply recounts the joys and sorrows of young men and women in a time of war and upheaval. As Mr. Ouyang says in the story: “In these chaotic times, old friends cannot stay together for long. To meet even once is a blessing earned in a past life.” Through Li Qingtian and Yang Yuchun’s journey from meeting to parting, meeting again, and falling in love, this story tells of two lovers who find each 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Sickly Big Bad Fell in Love? 病秧子大反派还动心了？ Fu Yechen, the crown prince of the capital, is a sickly man everyone thinks will die before thirty. One cough from him is enough to make the entire business world tremble. No one knows that the bones crushed beneath his wheelchair outnumber the contracts he has signed. Three years ago, he found and took in a mute country girl at the scene of a massacre that wiped out her entire family... Then, on a night of torrential rain, Fu Yechen pinned her against the wall. “Baby, haven’t you grown tired —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Golden Light, It’s Flickering, Flickering, Flickering Its Way Here 金光，它一闪一闪一闪地来啦 No wish-fulfillment fantasy + slower pacing + warm and healing + devoted male lead + one-on-one romance. The heroine has a golden finger, but her abilities develop slowly over time as she accumulates good fortune. It doesn’t appear often in the early chapters. The romance sweetens in the middle and later parts, with all the sweetness found in the little details. In the turmoil of the Republican era, when human lives were worth less than grass, she was determined to make flowers bloom amid the r 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Where Are the Green Hills? This Is My Home 何处青山【此心安处是吾乡】 Shanghai, 1930. Song Zechuan, a rising star in diplomacy, meets the outspoken journalist Xu Jingyi at a banquet. He is a gentleman from a distinguished family who has returned from studying abroad, carrying the family mission of becoming a good statesman and physician. She is the daughter of a prominent family in Jiangbei, using her pen as a weapon to expose society’s ills. Their ideas clash, but admiration quietly takes root. As Japan invades China and Shanghai falls, they join forces to establ —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Those Days I Spent as a Bodyguard 我当保镖的那些日子 Oh, hey! A curved blade sweeps past a red rose. Love me, heroes of the Dog Clan! We founded the Heroes' Association to stand against every evil and criminal force. Get ready for a dark reckoning as we shatter the darkness with thunder. Come enjoy the thrilling fight scenes! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Warfires Across the Land 烽火映山河 [This story is entirely fictional. Please do not take it as fact.] Also known as Iron Horses and Frozen Rivers in My Dreams or Strange Cases: 1931 At night I lie awake, listening to the wind and rain; iron horses and frozen rivers come to me in dreams. In the twentieth year of the Republic, strange entities began to stir under cover of darkness in Shenyang. To solve a string of bizarre cases, Bai Yelan, commander of the Night Watch, personally took into custody Ning Tinghe, an antique shop appre 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 After Transmigrating Into a Republic-Era Novel as the Female Supporting Character and Being Forced Into a Relationship 穿成民国文女配被强取豪夺后 “Why me?” “Because you’re young and beautiful.” This was an exchange between eighteen-year-old Ruan Qingning and twenty-six-year-old Zhou Sheng. That year, Ruan Qingning was at the lowest point in her life, while Zhou Sheng stood high above her. Later “Why me?” “Because you’re old and frail.” It was the same question, but this time Zhou Sheng was the one asking. Xu Qingning looked at the man across from her, his face full of accusation, and replied nonchalantly, “But I’m blind.” #Eight-Year Age 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Tomb Raiding to Fund the Army 盗墓充军饷 [Food + tomb raiding + warlords + legitimate and illegitimate heiresses + zombie army] A game between transmigrators and natives? A contest between the pieces of Heaven’s Way and an Earthly Immortal? A remorse sect that punishes evildoers, both righteous and wicked? A desert army of half-human zombies. The Li family of the North, the ancient Myriad Clan, and the Fire King of Miaojiang. How will the heroine, for reasons she can’t explain, achieve her dreams through food? After transmigrating to a 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Zijin’s Longing, My Heart Yearns for You 子衿引思，悠悠我心 “Your blue collar, my thoughts so deep. Though I do not go to you, why do you not send word?” I’ve always wanted to see you, but now I never can... [Heroine: Gu Changyou × Hero: He Ziqin / Sweet at first, then heart-wrenching / Republic of China romance between an older woman and a younger man] A young heiress back from studying abroad and her handsome young marshal husband, six years her junior... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Lu Zhian, You've Come to Marry Me 陆执安，你来娶我了 Lu Zhian, You've Come to Marry Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The One I Love Got Married, and I’m Not the Groom! 心中所爱结婚了，新郎不是我！ The story of a poor loser and three women! A tearjerking tale of love, as well as an inspirational novel about the protagonist’s difficult entrepreneurial journey. Billionaire Lin Xiaotian is reborn in the body of a boy with the same name. To his dismay, he discovers that his former self was a hopeless simp who had fallen madly for a devil. She was beautiful as a flower but had a heart of poison. To fund her lavish lifestyle at school, she not only urged Lin Xiaotian to steal money from his clas 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 She Is the Light 她自是灯火 How did women a hundred years ago view marriage and life? This is the story of a woman with an extraordinary upbringing. A government official's daughter in the late Qing Dynasty, she was left alone as her family declined amid the upheaval of a changing era. But she had grown up in an orphanage with missionaries and learned medicine. By treating the sick and saving lives, she found her place in the world and came to understand life's impermanence. Faced with family ties, an arranged marriage mea 420Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 41 Pear Blossoms in Bloom 一树棠梨花开 For seven years of war, she kept watch over a flowering tree, waiting for someone who would never return. Across thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, he passed through smoke and death to honor a promise left unfulfilled. That spring, “the flowering pear tree bloomed, its beauty captivating the city; willow fluff danced in the spring breeze.” Beneath blossoms white as snow, their eyes met, and each was struck by the other’s beauty. The beauty of mountains and rivers could not rival the gen 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Whirlwind of Shanghai Kisses My Cheongsam 上海滩的漩涡吻过我的旗袍 The Republic of China is in turmoil, shrouded in storms and darkness. Han Yuge, once a daughter of the Aisin Gioro imperial clan, steps into the dazzling yet perilous world of Shanghai, dressed in a qipao. There, she meets three people whose fates intertwine with hers: Xia Yan, a ruthless, hard-edged business tycoon who rose from nothing at the docks, yet gives her all his tenderness; Lin Yifeng, a passionate revolutionary devoted to his country, sincere and pure-hearted, ready to risk his life 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Drowning in the Wind 溺风 [Eldest young madam Shen Yuan × overseas-trained doctor Ye Cimian] [Modern romance + premium fiction + emotional drama + possessive love + reunion after years apart + Republican era + childhood sweethearts + amnesia + period setting] [The man Ye Cimian loves has forgotten him and married someone else, but that person is a faithless scoundrel...] If not for that rainy night, Shen Yuan’s life would have gone on just as it always had. Inside the high-walled, locked-down Du residence, she could neve 554Reads9.3Score10614d adds
- 44 A Fleeting Life Before the Snow Falls 浮生未雪 On a rainy plum-blossom night in the Jiangnan region in 1924, Lin Xuetang, daughter of the Su family, first meets Shen Yanzhou, son of the commander of Beiping, by the lotus pond at a country estate. A family heirloom jade pendant engraved with a dragon brings them together, sparking a romance that spans the north and south. She is graceful and poetic; he is bold and spirited like a soldier. From protecting each other at school to exploring an ancient temple, from fishing lights on a night lake 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Poppy Has No Tears 虞美人没有眼泪 A young lady in Republican-era China: no CP, no golden finger, no transmigration, but plenty of money and brains. The heroine is the daughter of a Huizhou merchant, a mental arithmetic prodigy fluent in four languages. She excels at lightning-fast connections across fields (smell perfume → chemical formula → business conspiracy), has a gift for languages (six dialects and four foreign languages), and possesses keen powers of observation (she can tell someone's profession from the wear on their 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Pillow of Mountains and Rivers: The Young Marshal’s Rose 山河枕：少帅的玫瑰 In an age of chaos when “power comes from the barrel of a gun” and violence has become the only language, how can civilization and integrity endure? Shen Zhiwei, a young journalist from Beiping who believes “journalism can save the nation,” and Gu Linyuan, a young warlord with a powerful army who believes “might makes right,” are about to find out. My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Republican Era: I, Maiqi Tusi, Order the Yanks to Die 民国：我！麦琪土司，请鹰酱赴死 533Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Bitter Mother 苦娘 In 1932, Sufen, a country girl, defied her parents to pursue freedom and love. She refused a dowry, skipped the wedding banquet, and eloped with her sweetheart, Chen Chunsheng, to the docks. They made a home in a shack. Chen Chunsheng carried sacks of grain to earn a hard-won living, while Sufen mended clothes and did laundry to help make ends meet. Even in their poverty, they had hope for the future. But once Chen Chunsheng had saved a little money, he grew restless. A flirtatious city girl cau 1.9kReads7.4Score22214d adds
- 49 Like a Dream, Ling 如梦泠 An alternate-history story set in the early Republican era, when warlords carved up the land and chaos reigned. There is little concern for the greater good of the nation, only love and hate, romance, and transmigration. A woman, raised in comfort by her parents, is swept helplessly into the turmoil of her era. How can she turn her fate around? 410Reads8.2Score10714d adds
- 50 Has Mr. Cheng Started Pursuing His Wife Again Today? 程先生今天追妻了吗 Cheng Yanhuai has had a bit of a headache lately. His father, who already has six concubines, is taking a new wife, and this time he’s making her his legal wife. Cheng Yanhuai watched his shameless old father shower his new stepmother, a woman younger than him, with money and houses. His father even gave her the home his own mother had left him. Cheng Yanhuai was not happy. No, she’s young enough to be your daughter-in-law. Ning Yunshu just wants to study hard and take care of her family. She 8Reads—Score—14d adds
