Novels like Dump the Scumbag and Head Back to the Northeast to Live It Up
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- 1 The Northeastern Prince Dotes Only on His Little Potato from the South 东北太子爷独宠南方小土豆 The Northeast's playboy prince dotes on his little Southern sweetheart 106Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 I’ve Got the Northeastern Tycoon Wrapped Around My Finger 东北霸总被我吊成翘嘴 Shian, who had grown up in the north, was brought south to live by a deep-thinking elder. The year he began making plans to return to his hometown, he met Hu Xin, his other half. From then on, his mission began: to save Hu Xin, and to save himself! “CEO, that expression you're making looks just like a kind of fish.” “What kind of fish?” “A gar...” 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 A Northeastern Landlord and His Southern Sweetheart 东北地主和他的南方小娇妻 Mu Qin has always been cold and distant, but the moment he sees her, he develops feelings for her. Aisha has been badly hurt by love. After years of ups and downs, she still can't find peace, so she decides to head to the northeast to see the snow and heal her wounded heart. 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Northern Tough Guy CEO and His Sweet, Delicate Southern Wife 北方糙汉霸总的南方娇软小妻子 [A Sweet, Delicate Little Drama Queen Who Loves to Overthink × A Wild, Action-Oriented Northern CEO with a Rough-and-Ready Vibe] [First Loves for Both + He’s Head Over Heels + Off-the-Charts Sweetness + Size Difference + She Runs, He Chases, and She Can’t Escape] An Mianmian, a rich girl and a laid-back little internet celebrity, goes to the Ice and Snow World for fun and catches someone’s eye. The man teaching her to ski looks at her like a wolf eyeing its prey. She runs, he chases, and she can —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 A Little Deer from the South, Warmed into a Mink in the Northeast 南方小鹿，东北暖成貂 After her parents died suddenly, Lin Luxi was left not with warmth and affection, but with greedy relatives like wolves and tigers and suffocating schemes. Once she heard the truth about their plans to seize her inheritance and arrange a marriage for profit at the funeral hall, the seemingly gentle Lin Luxi made the most decisive choice: run! She flew alone to a distant, icy city, where, amid a raging snowstorm, she crashed straight into the arms of a northeastern man named Shen Kuo. Like a walk 1kReads6.9Score101Shelves
- 6 Southern Sweetheart: The Northeastern Tycoon Wants to Win Her Over 南方小甜豆：东北霸总求上位 Ji Mengxi is finally going to meet the master she’s been pining for in her game. The good news: her master is incredibly handsome. The bad news: they’re meeting for the first time at a bathhouse. She thought he’d be a gentle, reserved, icy male beauty. In reality, he’s a sunny, goofy Northeastern boss with a thick local accent. Ji Mengxi isn’t intimidated. She can tame even the fiercest, dirtiest troublemaker into a golden-shaded cat, and this man is so gentle at heart it hurts. She thought 65Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Northeastern Hunk and the Southern Sweet Potato 东北大汉和南方小土豆 Love at first sight, then love that grows over time. A sweet romance with no angst, from a lovely campus love story to the walk down the aisle. A journey of love between a woman from Southwest China and a big guy from the Northeast begins here. Happy ending. 222Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 When a Northeastern Tough Guy Transmigrates 当东北大老爷们遇上穿越 A reserved southern man, born and raised in ancient times, happens to meet a blunt, big-hearted Northeastern man who transmigrated here. When a man from his husband’s family confesses his love, he says something subtle like, “I have feelings for you.” But this guy doesn’t. He walks right up to him like a complete blockhead and says: “I’m sweet on you. You tell me, are you sweet on me too?” 64Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 After Turning into a Golden Shaded Tabby, I Scared the Northeast's Movie Star to Tears 穿成金渐层后，我凶哭了东北影帝 [Mind Reading + Shapeshifting + Changes Back Again + 1v1, Both Pure + Northeastern Tiger Male Lead] Zhu Wanxing starves to death and opens her eyes to find she has become a golden tiger, a Siberian tiger. Not only has she lost her human form, but she was also born on the snowy plains of Northeast China. Things are awful from the start. The domineering CEO she encounters seems a little unhinged, too, and keeps talking to thin air. “Stop right there.” Zhu Wanxing: “Huh?” “I mean you.” Zhu Wanxing 46Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 10 When a Shanghai Socialite Meets a Rugged Northeastern Man 当沪圈娇花撞上东北糙汉 Ruan Jiaojiao, the undisputed little princess of Shanghai's social scene, grew up amid the extravagant glamour of the old foreign concessions. She lived in a luxurious riverside villa on the Bund, with a wardrobe full of designer labels like Balenciaga and Chanel. She frequented exclusive private clubs, sipped rare vintage wines, and was surrounded by friends eager to please her. Her life was as polished as a fairy tale. One day, on a whim, Ruan Jiaojiao decided to travel to the distant, unfamil 375Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Please Accept Your Little Tyrannosaurus 请查收你的小暴龙 A short, sweet romance about a fiery little dinosaur from the southwest falling in love at first sight with a northern titan. Pure sweetness, no angst, come enjoy the fluff! Qing Zijin never imagined she’d actually find a boyfriend over 185 cm tall. Looking up at the giant in front of her, she wondered if the height difference would make it extra satisfying to make him kneel on a washboard! Chu Yu watched the hot-tempered Sichuan girl in front of him go off in a torrent of dialect, and couldn’t 406Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 12 I Choose the Northeastern Young Master 我选东北少主 I Choose the Young Master of the Northeast 1.2kReads—Score178Shelves
- 13 This Domineering CEO Is a Northeastern Tough Guy 这个霸总是东北汉子 A love story between a Northeastern man and a Beijing girl Xia Yan thinks Lin Tianzhou is a man whose name is completely at odds with his personality. His name sounds refined and gentle, but he’s unruly, and speaks in a thick Northeastern accent that practically tastes of corn husks. The first time they meet, he looks at her with disdain. “Little girl, this isn’t a place for you.” The second time, he’s surprised. “Damn, you’ve got some serious pecs.” Later, he gets fiercely protective. “Get lost 995Reads9.1Score101Shelves
- 14 Hello, Let’s Get Married! 你好，结芬！ [A Truly Sharp-Tongued Northeastern Male Lead + A Clever, Quick-Witted Southern Female Lead + Fictional Setting + Little Logic, Pure Comedy] Complete -You look just like one of them New Year paintings on my grandma's front door. Pretty darn cute! -That little face of yours was born for me to kiss! -I really like you. The day I realized I had feelings for you, I came up with several names for our kids. -Just take pity on me. I'm getting on in years and I've never even had a girlfriend. Be my girl 3.9kReads8.9Score501Shelves
- 15 Gourmet: Why Is the Northern Wolf So Relentlessly Pursuing Me? 美食：北方饿狼为何对我死缠烂打 [Devoted big bad wolf & sweet little white rabbit] Half food, half plot! Both leads are virgins, so read with confidence! Synopsis: Wen Zhiyi is a food vlog blogger. After working hard for a year, she finally fulfilled her childhood dream of taking her whole family on a trip together. Where should they go? The far north of China seemed like a pretty good choice. Later, she discovered that it wasn't just the country's beautiful scenery that was great. The men were, too... The man from China's n 6.2kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
- 16 The Down-and-Out Heiress: Spoiled Like a Princess by a Northern Man 落魄千金之她被北方汉子宠成公主 Qiao Yi was the invisible one in her family. From childhood, she had been cautious and careful, exceptionally good at reading the room. After her father died, she and her mother were viewed with suspicion and pushed aside. Later, her mother remarried overseas, and once Qiao Yi came of age, she left the family too, enrolling at Northern University and giving up her inheritance. Because they knew their place, the family gave them some money for personal expenses. With their resources dwindling, th 4.6kReads9.0Score496Shelves
- 17 I Picked Up a Little Southern Potato, and the Northern CEO Spoils Her Rotten 捡到南方小土豆，北方霸总宠成宝 The rating is low because the novel just launched, but it’ll go up! [Both leads are virgins + He pursues her after the breakup + Lighthearted, sweet romance + Down-to-earth + Eight-year age gap + 33-centimeter height difference + Sweet girl + Beautiful illustrations] (The blurb’s a mess, so please just start reading.) During winter break, Chu Xiao (the heroine) goes to Songcheng to spend New Year’s with her boyfriend, but on a snowy, stormy night, the very evening she arrives, he breaks up with 13.5kReads8.6Score1.6kShelves
- 18 An S-Size and XXXL-Size Love Story S码和XXXL码的爱情 [Size difference, a 38-centimeter height gap, the heroine wears size S, the hero wears size XXXL, both are each other's first and only, doting, fatherly romance] Shi You, 25, heir to the Shichen Group and a third-year graduate student at A University's School of Business, has always been popular with women thanks to his striking looks and 192-centimeter height. But he has never been interested. Everyone jokes that his old heart can't be stirred, and even Cupid's arrows wouldn't get a reaction ou 22.1kReads8.8Score2.2kShelves
- 19 Northeast Tales: A Love That Never Wavers 东北往事之情深不悔 No transmigration, no System. A realistic romance set in the countryside of Northeast China. If you cry easily, don’t read this. I’m afraid you won’t be able to stop! Zheng Sichun had a life full of hardship. When she was born, her own grandmother had her thrown into Wolf Ravine, where she was rescued by the drunkard Zheng Bao. At a young age, she narrowly escaped a villain’s clutches. After her brother accidentally killed someone, the siblings fled the home they’d lived in for eight years! At t 11.9kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves
- 20 The Ultimate Height Difference 最猛身高差 [A striking size difference + a 41-centimeter height gap + contrasting skin tones + ultimate doting, fatherly romance + both pure] Zhou Bolin is 193 centimeters tall. As a sophomore, he made his first fortune selling software. Later, he and a senior partnered to start a company, making a huge amount of money. In his mother Xia Yuanyuan’s eyes, all he does is write code, and he’s been single his whole life, nearly thirty years running. Her standards have dropped lower and lower. She’s practically 7.1kReads7.6Score701Shelves
- 21 The Sweet, Flirtatious Nanny Makes the Aloof Lawyer’s Heart Race 保姆甜美撩人，禁欲律师脸红心跳 [Housekeeper + Age Gap + Sweet Romance + 100,000-Character Short Story + Northeastern CEO + Foodie Novel] After resigning from her job, Cheng Nuo found herself a live-in housekeeper position. It paid 10,000 yuan a month, with room and board included. All she had to do was cook and clean, which was ridiculously easy for someone like Cheng Nuo, who was skilled at just about everything! But as she went about her work, Cheng Nuo began to notice that her employer was looking at her in a rather strang 3.3kReads9.0Score276Shelves
- 22 The Northeast Tiger’s Male Bride 东北虎的男媳妇 The first time Xu Siwen saw Boss Wu, he was a typical Northeastern man, wearing a thick padded jacket and trousers, shuffling along in old-man slippers, and draped in a military overcoat. He had driven a Land Rover to pick Xu Siwen up at the airport… Many years later… “She flirted with you the second she saw you, and you still say she isn’t interested?” someone protested, guzzling vinegar like a man possessed. Xu Siwen rubbed the space between his brows helplessly. “She had a botched double-eyel 2.1kReads9.3Score233Shelves
- 23 Your Heart Is Like the Moon 卿心似月 A steady, straightforward police chief × a gentle, lovely elementary school teacher [A sweet, slow-burn everyday romance + age gap + fiercely protective + overflowing boyfriend energy + powerful man devotedly pursuing love] [Sugar-sweet romance + love at first sight + mutual devotion + neither has loved anyone else + happy ending + direct confessions] The hero is head over heels. When he likes someone, he goes after her and says exactly what he means. He’s easygoing, but incredibly attentive to 17.8kReads8.9Score2kShelves
- 24 Sweet Romance: My Rough-and-Ready Roommate Is Fierce and Mean 甜宠：合租糙汉又凶又坏 [Wild, rough-edged bar owner x sweet, innocent radio host] [Love at first sight · Both are sexually inexperienced] The heroine is not a strong, take-charge type. Please don't read if that's not your thing! Ming Xia worked up the courage to confront her scumbag ex and get her money back, only to run into a man who was rotten to the core. From then on, a poor little white rabbit began stepping into the trap laid by a big bad wolf, one step at a time… Yan Ceye was wild, brazen, and a total bad 2.5kReads9.2Score280Shelves
- 25 Barren Rose: The Rugged Northwestern Man Spoils His Delicate Flower 荒瘠玫瑰【西北糙汉强宠小白花】 [The barren land may not grow romantic roses, but the Northwest’s fiery liquor is enough to nourish a lasting love.] Wild, rugged Northwest cowboy ✖ sweet, gentle Southern girl (grassland roughneck VS delicate little flower) A dramatic difference in size! A boyfriend who treats her like his little girl! Grassland romance! Off-the-charts chemistry! Rugged Tibetan mechanic who runs an auto repair shop VS volunteer teacher Su Ruan grew up in an orphanage. She came to a small town at the foot of the 5.9kReads8.5Score598Shelves
- 26 The Village's Rugged Hunter Brought the Sweet Young Educated Youth Home 村头糙汉把小娇包知青拐回了家 [Complete] [Complete] [Transmigration + portable space + doting husband + raising children] After breaking up with her ex-boyfriend, she went on a drinking binge. When she woke up, she was somewhere else. Li Wan could only sigh at her bad luck. To top it off, she’d become a delicate little educated youth who couldn’t do a single thing. Yan Muxi, a total scaredy-cat, trembled in fear. All she could do was accept her fate and keep her head down. Hey, you... Stop staring. Yes, you, the rugged guy. 12.7kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
- 27 Northeastern Sweetheart: From the Start, She Cracks the CEO's Skull 东北娇妻：开局给霸总脑袋干开瓢 Completed! Read with confidence! Original title: The Northeast Sweetheart: From the Start, She Cracked the CEO's Skull [Transmigrate into a book + comedy + sweet and satisfying + strong female lead + everyone dotes on her + winning everyone over + food + no catfights between women + romance, friendship, and family] A girl from Northeast China transmigrates into an old-fashioned novel as the villainess and steals the male lead's storyline. Then she discovers that this book's world doesn't even ha 1.5kReads9.4Score202Shelves
- 28 Is a Lovelorn Son-in-Law More Appealing? The Qing Family Has Two 恋爱脑女婿香吗？老卿家有俩 The rating is low because not many people have read it yet. Both couples get happy endings! [Beastfolk romance, two couples: Li Ge (head of the Canglang clan) × eldest sister Qing He, Liu Huaichuan (head of the Tengshe clan) × younger sister Qing An] Both male leads fall for the women at first sight! The story and romance are split about fifty-fifty across the book (don't overthink it; if you do, you're right). The Qing family has two daughters, and both are fated mates to beastfolk clan leaders 893Reads8.7Score100Shelves
- 29 The Rugged Man and His Sweet Wife 糙汉与甜妻 [Sweet Romance] There’s a little girl in a shabby building beside the construction site. She’s sweet and well-behaved. He Ji watched her for several days before he could no longer resist his little scheme and broke her air conditioner. He only meant to use the excuse of fixing it to get a closer look at her, but once he got near her, he couldn’t stop himself. Looking at her fair face and timid eyes, he thought, A sweet girl this well-behaved deserves to be brought home and spoiled. Otherwise, I’ 6kReads9.0Score596Shelves
- 30 A Tough Northeastern Guy Becomes an Omega. This Is Going to Kill Me 东北爷们成为O，这不是要我命 [Transmigrate into a book + ABO + a tough Northeastern guy transmigrates as an Omega + funny everyday Northeastern dialect + livestreaming while roasting people in Northeastern dialect + showbiz + wish fulfillment + of course there's a sweet romance] Chu Xi, a hugely popular streamer known for both his looks and his humor, transmigrates into a book and lands in an ABO world as an Omega plagued by scandals and obsessed with a major movie star. He nearly gets sold off by his manager. Chu Xi is spe 2.7kReads9.0Score483Shelves
- 31 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the Seventies with a System, Only to Find Out I'm the Beloved One 穿书七零有了系统团宠竟是我自己 [Historical Setting + System + Transmigrate Into a Book + Educated Youth + Daily Gossip + Little Southern Potato + Northeast China + Beloved by All + Overachiever + Beautiful Female Friendship] Everything seemed to change after that “possessed” house appeared. Lu Xi woke up one day as the only girl in several generations of the Lu family in Qingshan Village in the 1970s. On the train taking her to the countryside, she discovered that she was the victim in a novel, destined to be bullied to dea 9kReads9.0Score909Shelves
- 32 Steal Her Away for a Kiss 拐走亲一口 Puppy-boy romance! The rating is low because the story is new, so please don't be put off by it. “A slow, steady romance + love at first sight for the male lead, who's a lovestruck straight shooter.” Both leads are sexually inexperienced! “Chu the Tease × Lin the Feisty One” Lin Beian was still single at 28, and Guo Xia was more desperate to marry off her daughter than a rainmaker praying for rain. Then she ran into the doctor who had treated her just yesterday at a blind date? Lin Beian never d 2.9kReads8.4Score263Shelves
- 33 I Married a Daddy-Type Big Shot. Well, Great, I’m Still Alive 嫁给爹系大佬，恩，很好，还活着 After their one-night stand, Jiang Yi never expected the man to be not only of distinguished status, but also of her father's generation. That wasn't all: he was the uncle of the man she was supposed to marry for a family alliance. Bai Heng, known in the underworld as Fourth Master Bai, was ruthless and worth tens of billions. No one could have imagined he would fall for a woman. Afraid her parents would find out she'd gotten involved with Bai Heng, Jiang Yi avoided him at every turn. But the lo 47.1kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves
- 34 The Sweet Young Lady of the 1970s 七十年代小娇娇 The moment the young educated youth Wen Wan arrives in Lu Jiazui, she becomes famous: famous for her beauty, famous for taking her time, and famous for her sharp tongue and soft, sweet manner. When the educated youths first arrive, Lu Dongping sees Wen Wan and thinks, How is this little thing supposed to work in the fields and earn work points? Whichever team gets her will be unlucky. Take her home and she'll be treated like an ancestor. Later, Wen Wan becomes his very own little ancestor. 1.3kReads8.9Score250Shelves
- 35 A Northeastern Tough Guy Reincarnates as an Alpha 东北爷们儿穿成Alpha An Alpha who spoils his wife with the warmth of frozen pears from Northeast China & a cool, career-focused Omega 1 Xu Tianhe is a tough-as-nails Northeasterner. One morning, he wakes up to discover that he has transmigrated into an ABO world. The good news: he’s an Alpha, and he has a beautiful wife. The bad news: his predecessor was a scumbag who lived off his wife and made her life miserable. Xu Tianhe: (cursing furiously.jpg) 2 After falling in love with Cheng Nian at first sight, Xu T 13.3kReads9.5Score2.8kShelves
- 36 EN My Alpha Is a Sharp-Tongued Little Green Tea from Shandong 我的alpha是山东毒嘴小绿茶 [Goofy, sharp-tongued Shandong alpha who occasionally slips into dialect × cool, fierce celebrity omega who treats marriage as no big deal] After breaking off her engagement to her cheating fiancé, Wei Zisu is matched with a rather ordinary Shandong alpha whose compatibility with her is remarkably high: Yin Zhengchuan. What she hears from the alpha: His family grows and sells vegetables, lives in a bungalow, and has a disabled younger sister. What she sees on her first visit to the alpha's ho 12.9kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
- 37 Blazing Wild Tenderness 炽野温柔 [The print edition under the same title is now available on major platforms / The short drama under the same title is now streaming] [Gentle, resilient geology grad student x roguishly handsome tattoo artist / Age gap / Reunion after years apart / Saving each other] At a gathering, someone asked Xu Xing what she regretted most in her life. After thinking for a moment, she replied, “That I never got to let him hear my voice, never got to tell him I liked him, and never… found him.” - Four years a 34.2kReads9.5Score6.6kShelves
- 38 1972: The Youthful Years of the Red Flag 1972，红旗招展的青春年代 [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Sent-down youth] [Great Northern Wilderness] [Scheming male lead] [One heroine] [Pure romance] [Smart characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Black market] [Political career] [Countryside] [Special historical era] In the spring of 1972, as Chu Miaohong rode a train to the Great Northern Wilderness to join a rural work team, she casually tossed an old envelope into the wind. Meanwhile, in 2024, Zhang Hongcheng happened to come into possession of an old, worn- 70.9kReads9.3Score6.9kShelves
- 39 The Beautiful Stepmother Who Sweetened the Whole Family 漂亮后妈，甜翻全家 Publication deal signed. On sale August 28. [One-on-one sweet romance + marriage of convenience + lighthearted daily life + both leads speak their minds] Sheng Mumu transmigrates into a book. Other people transmigrate into books to date handsome men and become stars. But when it’s her turn, she has to become the stepmother of a 17-year-old rich young master? Help, she wants out! Wait, what? If she pretends to be married, she’ll get 500,000 yuan in pocket money every month and an additional card 53.6kReads9.6Score7.2kShelves
- 40 Max-Level Sweet Seduction! Enchanting in Lord Fu's Embrace 满级甜诱！在傅爷的怀里声色撩人 [Signed for publication + comic adaptation] [Flirtatious chemistry and sizzling romance!] Jiang Yuyang is hailed as a peerless beauty, with a stunning face, a slender waist, and a soft, supple figure. To call off her arranged marriage, she pulls out all the stops to flirt with her intended. She never imagined she’d flirt with the wrong person! Rumor has it that Fu Wenshen, the head of the Fu family, is a self-disciplined, celibate man who avoids women. Little do people know that he looks refined 20.4kReads9.5Score2.7kShelves
- 41 Reborn as a Tycoon's Wicked Ex-Wife, I Became the Whole Family's Darling 穿成大佬恶毒前妻后，被全家团宠 [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + personal space + sweet romance and raising kids + love grows over time + transmigrated heroine vs. reborn heroine] When she opens her eyes, Jiang Yuman finds herself transmigrated into a book as the male lead’s wicked ex-wife, who is six months pregnant. In the book, the original owner dreams of becoming an official’s wife and tries every trick in the book to marry into the Fu family. But when the Fu family is falsely accused, stripped of their positi 136.6kReads9.1Score16.2kShelves
- 42 Reborn as the Abusive Novel’s Male Lead’s Mother 穿成虐文男主他妈 [Short story contest] [Foodie fiction] [A sweet little treat] Overnight, she transmigrates into a book with a baby in her belly whose father is unknown. On closer inspection, the baby turns out to be the male lead from the tragic novel she read before. He's a poor little thing whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. Penniless, Ding Sha relies on her excellent cooking skills to become the food goddess of a construction site. Spicy diced chicken, cured pork with garlic 31.7kReads9.6Score4kShelves
- 43 A Drunken Nighttime Kiss! One Flirt from Her, and the Arrogant Big Shot’s Heart Races 醉吻夜！她一撩，桀骜大佬心狂跳 [The print edition of Climbing the Capital’s Family Tree is now available on all platforms.] [Top Capital City Tycoon · Rebellious, Devoted Suit-Wearing Bad Boy vs. Ballet Princess · Radiant, Proud Little Swan] Li Zhi and Fu Yanze grew up together, but Li Zhi turned out to be the fake heiress. For the sake of his own interests, Fu Yanze chose to get engaged to the real heiress, a leading actress in the entertainment industry. He hoped Li Zhi would understand and said he would come back to marr 59.5kReads9.5Score7.3kShelves
