Novels like The Road to Pingyi
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- 51 They’re All Awful, but I’m Going to Be Just Fine 他们都很坏，我要好好的 After my mother died, I felt a kinship with the son of my father’s mistress. Because of our scumbag dad, who made a living by cheating women out of their money and affection, we became orphans while we were still little. How will we face such misfortune in a complicated world? What kind of people will we become? [A story for those of us who keep striving, for youth, and for love, friendship, and ambition. Two people find redemption in each other and learn to live toward the light.] The best r 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Awakening: My Road to Soaring Wealth 开窍：我的财富狂飙之路 Why do some people work hard their whole lives and still worry about money? While others make a fortune every day, all with a laugh and a smile? I used to be one of the former, ground into the dirt by life, until the day I finally saw the light. This isn’t mysticism. It’s a shift in how you think. Once you unblock the channels of wealth, you’ll realize that making money is the easiest thing in the world. Understand human nature, and you can handle people. See through the logic, and you can sei 5.7kReads6.7Score29214d adds
- 53 Human Nature Is the Cause, Wealth the Effect 人性是因，财富是果 Wealth never exists apart from human nature. Greed and fear, arrogance and humility, stinginess and generosity: qualities that seem unrelated to money are precisely what determine where wealth flows and where it ends up. Some say wealth is a numbers game, but in truth, it is the outward expression of the human heart. Some people chase money all their lives and end up empty-handed, while others focus on creating value and wealth comes to them. Some grow rich overnight only to fall back into pover 13.6kReads6.5Score48814d adds
- 54 The Eldest Sister-in-Law from a Humble Family, with an Overbearing Brother-in-Law 寒门长嫂，小叔子太霸道 This is a chaotic age where Confucian morals devour people even as all order collapses. The common folk at the bottom often have to break with convention just to survive. Three years ago, after her eldest son died, her mother-in-law forced her daughter-in-law to remarry a butcher in exchange for a bride price. Jiang Ye was also driven out of the house by his cruel old mother and forced to seek refuge with distant relatives. Now Jiang Ye has returned. Su Wan wants to use her brother-in-law to esc 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 The Three Madwomen in the Village 村里的三个疯女人 [Completed] Three women in Fang Family Village have been branded “crazy.” Three women, three different kinds of “madness,” and three very different lives and fates. The futures of their children quietly take shape amid their mothers’ lives, whether muddled, broken, or clear-eyed, and turn out entirely different. 76Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 56 A Middle-Aged Man's Redemption: The Phoenix Turns Toward the Sun 中年男人的自我救赎：凤自向阳 A man born in the 1980s, now middle-aged, who spent more than twenty years working as a clothing pattern maker. For the first half of his life, he lived trapped in self-doubt and inner turmoil, held back by all kinds of hang-ups about his name, appearance, education, marriage, and children. At middle age, he finally learned to make peace with his past self, slowly tear down the high walls around his heart, and let himself off the hook. This book records the pitfalls I've fallen into, the grie 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Reborn, I Use Mind Reading to Make My Escape 重生后，姐用读心术逃之夭夭 [Fast-paced] [A topsy-turvy plot] [Fantasy romance comedy] [Includes fanfiction] The Heavenly Emperor’s son, Miao Zhiyu, could no longer bear the corruption in Heaven. He devoted himself to cultivation, saving lives and healing the wounded. But just as he was about to break through, his heart was corrupted, and he became bent on cultivating the evil path instead. During a tribulation, he happened to meet the heroine. They were clear about their love and hatred for each other, endured all kinds o 11Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 58 Notes on Observing Water: A Story About the I Ching and the Tao Te Ching 观水记——一个关于《易经》与《道德经》的故事 Notes on Watching the Water: A Story About the I Ching and the Tao Te Ching —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 The Criminal’s Revelation 犯罪启示录 The story follows a detective's day-to-day casework, recounting how a number of representative cases are solved. The plot is full of twists and turns, and every case offers plenty to think about. I hope readers will take something away from the story. 399Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 60 Nothing Major in Life 人生无大事 I was born in the abyss and raised in the netherworld. Lost, struggling, helpless, despairing. The hardships along the way shaped my body and mind. When everything had finally calmed down, when spring had come and flowers were blooming, when everything was just right, I finally reached the most important moment of my life. 4kReads8.1Score43914d adds
- 61 Stories from the Construction Site 工地上的那些事儿 [No System, entirely hand-written. Men and women on a construction site, struggling to survive in the workplace.] They say construction sites are chaotic, women are scarce, and beautiful women are even rarer. After graduating from college, I started working at a construction site. On my very first day, I met Sister Xiaoya, who was already married, and accidentally offended the site boss. It turned out that the construction site held more than just men and women. There were also stories few peopl 10.9kReads7.6Score81814d adds
- 62 Supreme Wisdom: The Legend of Jiang Ziya 智慧无上：姜子牙传奇 At the end of the Shang Dynasty, amid a world in chaos, the white-haired recluse Jiang Ziya fishes with a straight hook in the Wei River, waiting for a chance to defy fate and change his destiny. King Wen of Zhou dreams of a flying bear and makes three visits to seek out a worthy man, setting in motion a deadly game between mortals and gods. Questioned at court, targeted by Shang assassins, and caught in the schemes of a nine-tailed fox who stirs up alliances among the feudal lords, Jiang Ziya w 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Chang'an Road Is Long 长安路远 [Urban daily life + romance + campus + friendship + work + emotional journey] Lin Da cherishes friendship, loves life, and longs for a beautiful future. He had a wonderful childhood and a colorful youth, and chose the love he wanted. Then, for the sake of making a living, he went far from home to work, and before he knew it, half his life had passed... Every encounter in life is part of its journey, and every encounter brings another story... 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 The Day I Saved the Richest Man's Daughter, My Life Went into Cheat Mode 救下首富之女那天我的人生开了挂 A story about creating against the odds. When you feel that your marriage and career have both ended in total defeat, see how Ji Wenyuan rises from the mire and builds a palace with his own hands, a place called the “Sacred Domain.” This is the epic comeback of a post-80s generation man, forged in despair and growing through the cracks as he fights to reclaim his dignity with blood, sweat, and wisdom! The novel uses the changes experienced by people born in the 70s, 80s, and 90s as its canvas: 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 The Transmigrated Baoyu and Daiyu's Hilarious, Happy Life 穿越的宝黛幽默开心生活 The Humorous, Happy Life of the Transmigrated Bao Dai —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 The Great Sage's Heir: Sequel, Reborn 大圣传人续集涅槃重生 My new work is here! Feel free to 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! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 After Tricking My Husband into a Divorce, I Was Fleeced for a Million by a Puppy-Like Boy 骗夫离婚后，我被小奶狗掏空百万 Urban suspense + sham marriage + a gentle trap + younger puppy-like man + a battle of wits Her marriage was cold, her life suffocating. Liang Qiuyue struggled through half her life, asking only for a peaceful existence. Then the gentle, warm-hearted Jiang Zhihao appeared, doting on her, protecting her, and helping her support the family. Believing she had found salvation, she bravely divorced and was reborn. Little did she know... He seemed mild-mannered and harmless, but behind the scenes he 100Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 A Girl Spent Seven Years Breaking Herself into Pieces and Entrusting Them to Others 一个女孩用七年时间把自己摔碎了分给别人保管 A girl spent seven years breaking herself into pieces and entrusting them to others to keep. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 The End of Ordinary 平凡的尽头 The story began in 2019. It was a turbulent time, and I stopped writing after a hasty 50,000 words. Then, in May 2020, I finished it. At 250,000 words, it is too short to cover all the joys and sorrows of this bustling world through the changing years. It tells only of several years spent wandering through life. The story is based entirely on real events. Freedom, marriage, career, money, family, friendship. As someone born in the 1990s, I have always questioned the world. I hoped to find answer 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Cheng Mo Speaks Up 程默不再沉默 Cheng Mo Breaks His Silence 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 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
- 72 A Child's Grief 亲殇 Yu Jiacheng’s mother was full of energy during the 2023 Mid-Autumn Festival, on September 29, and the National Day holiday. Then, on October 4, she suddenly suffered an acute myocardial infarction. She was rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery, stayed in the UCU until October 23, then moved to a regular ward and remained there until she was discharged on November 3. In all, she spent 31 days in the hospital. During her hospitalization and recovery after discharge, Yu Jiacheng and his olde 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Don't Celebrate Too Soon, and Don't Cry Too Loud 别高兴太早，也别哭太大声 Don't Celebrate Too Soon, and Don't Cry Too Loudly —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Rongcheng Mist Isle 蓉城雾屿 Chen Yu, a 29-year-old independent composer for cultural tourism projects, carries old wounds that have yet to heal and regrets he cannot let go. In an old apartment building in Chengdu's Wuhou District, he hopes to turn a rooftop terrace bar into a haven where he can find peace. But a sudden crackdown on illegal construction and an anonymously placed order under suspicious circumstances draw him back into the whirlpool of a first love that ended without ever beginning ten years ago. They also b 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Moss in the Clouds 云端苔藓 In the ruins of Smart Cloud City, the fates of a pancake vendor, a foreman missing a finger, a Meituan courier, and an elderly petitioner intertwine. As concrete swallows lives and algorithms manipulate human nature, they fight against fate with tears, severed limbs, and cancer cells. Duoduo's genes become the spark of a new civilization, Lao Zhou's plant-like body spreads across the globe, and Xia Yubing's fungal network safeguards the remnants of humanity. From urban villages to interstellar c —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 The Legend of Brother Niu 牛二哥的传说 The story of a stylish office, a group of women, and Niu Erge. They are all secretly competing and trying every trick in the book, all for the sake of a Niu Yige none of them has ever met. When will he finally appear? They can’t wait to find out. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 The More Joy, the Greater the Sorrow 乐极生悲 Pride Comes Before a Fall 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 78 Two Abnormal Humans and a Motorcycle 两个非正常人类与摩托车 Love that defies social norms has often been seen as a symbol of courage and freedom, admired and celebrated. This is the one kind of love people will always despise. This is not a novel, just a story from real life. There are no thrills, no climaxes, no pacing, only despair and oppression. It might be of some small help to people who truly love motorcycles, but be prepared to be mocked. This story has an unconventional outlook on life, values, and the world, and portrays a world of abnormal peo 2.2kReads—Score38114d adds
- 79 From Country Bumpkin to Community Party Secretary 从乡巴佬到社区书记 My new work is here! You’re welcome to check it out on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 The Taste of Being Alive 是活着的味道 The taste of being alive. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Reborn from the Cocoon: Lin Yu’s Comeback 破茧重生，林宇的逆袭 The protagonist is a devout Buddhist who values loyalty and honor, and is also innovative and bold. He struggles to make his way in the garment industry. In 2004, he saw an opportunity and proposed that his company purchase digital textile printers from the Sun Country, helping it take the lead in the digital printing field. He later went into business for himself, and things went smoothly from the start. But fate had other plans: his manager betrayed him and took all his clients, the market shi 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 A College Student Was Abducted to the Mountains and Pretended to Be Insane for 16 Years 大学生被拐深山，装疯卖傻16年 Lin Xiaowei was a promising university student. In 2009, she mysteriously vanished on her way to a job interview, leaving no trace. Around the same time, in Juebi Village, an isolated settlement on the southwestern frontier, the old bachelor Li Quezi brought home a disheveled “simple-minded girl.” No one knew she was Lin Xiaowei, cast into hell. Trapped in a living nightmare of abuse, she chose the only way to survive: pretending to be insane. Swallowing filth, laughing and shrieking like a fool 293Reads7.3Score10414d adds
- 83 The Shoe Factory Worker Holds Forth, and She Knows So Much! 鞋厂女工论道，她知道那么多！ [Urban slice of life + romance] The heroine is beautiful and works at a factory. She takes care of looking lovely while the hero works hard to get ahead. He climbs the factory's management ranks and even puts in time on the production line, all so the two of them can tie the knot and enjoy a long, happy life together. But things aren't that simple... 137Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 I Slept for 180 Years and Became the Sect's Holy Son 睡了180年，我成宗门圣子了 Hu Donglai transmigrates to the Xibei Continent, where he binds himself to the first-generation, version 1.0 System and becomes Tantai Jiu, the Sacred Son of the Kunlun Immortal Sect. Later, through quantum entanglement, his soul transmigrates back to Blue Star, allowing him to send information between the two worlds. Many other transmigrators become Tantai Jiu’s customers… 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Madam Plum and Mr. Plum 梅娘，梅郎 She is the apple of her family’s eye and the dream girl of countless people in the Land of Tenderness. Yet she is also a lonely outcast, one who carved out her place in that world of pleasure through her own strength, a triumph forged from ice and fire. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Wang Meili, Unemployed 失业的王美丽 Wang Meili, in her early thirties, has lost her job. Doubt and despondency consume her, and she has no idea what to do next. Then one day, she figures something out, and from that moment on, nothing is the same. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Tales of a Broken Dream 残梦传 The childhood romance between a gifted young man of the Spirit Clan and the clan leader’s daughter is shattered by a crisis threatening their people. To protect her clan, she dons a bridal gown and marries into the Immortal Clan, severing their bond. Clinging to his obsession, he quells chaos among the Demon Clan, overcomes peril for the Human Clan, foils the Nether Clan’s schemes, and defeats the Immortal Clan’s arrogance. With nothing but his flesh and blood, he clears every thorn in his path 18Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 88 Old Liu and His Daughter 老刘和他的女儿 Lao Liu is an ordinary, down-and-out farmer with nothing to be proud of. But his ideas about raising his children are completely at odds with the mainstream. After 18 years of perseverance, his daughter has given him his proudest reason of all. Is he happy or unfortunate? Everyone probably has their own answer. 504Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 A Ten-Year Dream in the Officialdom 十年官场梦 What ordinary people see as a grassroots success story may actually be nothing more than a pawn in the hands of powerful figures, sent out to fight on their behalf. To make the pawn serve its purpose, those figures grant it a measure of power and status for a time. Perhaps that's all a grassroots rise to success really is. The protagonist, Chi Mingyu, may be just such a pawn. During the ten years after leaving university and entering public service, he once enjoyed great success. But in the end, 9Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 90 Love Between Two Generations: An Inescapable Bond 两代情之逃不出的羁绊 A bloody maelstrom was set in motion by a marriage swap in the late 1980s. One bride died, and the other fled. The humiliation Hua'er endured on her wedding night is enough to make anyone blush with shame, while the hardships Zijun faced as she fled her marriage are deeply moving. Though the story is named for two generations, it is really about three generations and the sweeping changes in their views on love, marriage, and life. It also shows China's tremendous economic boom and the profound s 5.4kReads9.0Score74014d adds
- 91 Split: Brotherhood and Feuds in the Advertising World 裂变：广告江湖里的兄弟恩仇录 [Workplace + Brotherhood + Corruption + Personal Growth] Yesterday’s brothers, today’s wolves! A bloody business saga that lays bare the fracturing of human nature! Yang Jun and Da Feng, Li Fei, and Liu Jinsong grew up together and were as close as brothers. When Yang Jun first joined Northern Advertising, his impressive results and sharp ambition made him a target of repeated harassment from Wu Dazhi, a manager parachuted in from outside. Forced to resign, he left behind Lin Xue, the designer h 22Reads9.2Score814d adds
- 92 Tales of the Southern Dynasties 南朝异闻录 Jiang Ruobai is a network engineer who graduated from college two years ago. With the economy in a slump, his company puts him on the layoff list. Ruobai enters the freest period of his life, but while traveling and unwinding during his time off, he accidentally falls into Lake Tai. Unable to swim well, he loses consciousness. When he wakes, he finds himself in a place called the Southern Dynasty, where he experiences one bizarre event after another… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 The Ward Boss Only Wants to Serve the People 坊主大人只想为民服务 Other people cultivate immortality by meditating, refining qi, and slaying demons for their treasures. Ye Guanqing cultivates by fixing public toilets, handing out coupons, and teaching the Eight Brocades. After failing the civil service exam five years in a row in his previous life, he transmigrated and was promptly parachuted in as the head of the shabbiest market town on the Canglan Continent. Faced with a Grade D market town on the verge of closure, dozens of freeloading rogue cultivators, a 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 A Director’s Workplace Musings 总监的职场碎碎念 Lin Feng has just parachuted into the role of general manager at an auto trading company, only to find himself mired in financial obstruction, salespeople taking credit for his work, and factional infighting. He carefully plans his moves and fights back, striving for results, holding to his principles, and winning people over amid the undercurrents of the car business. From being besieged on all sides to finding his footing, he writes a story of workplace battles and rising from the bottom. 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Forbidden Ancestral Shaman: My System Lets Me Sign In Across the Heavens 禁忌祖巫：我的系统能签到诸天 The stars above the heavens are collapsing. Strange beasts crawling out of rifts in chaos are ravaging the mortal world, which is nothing more than a chessboard in a game played by gods and demons from across the heavens. Zhu Jiuyin awakens the bloodline of an Ancestral Witch while serving as a good-for-nothing menial disciple of the Xuanhuang Sect. A fragment of Pangu’s Axe, long dormant within him, resonates with the rifts in chaos, awakening an against-the-heavens System: “Sign-In Across the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Through Life's Storms, She Blossoms 风雨人生，她自芳华 Period drama, a woman’s journey of growth, overseas entrepreneurship, a strong female lead, and realistic romance. “One woman’s four marriages, three entrepreneurial ventures, two generations finding peace, and one extraordinary life.” In 1984, she was the pampered jewel of a prestigious family, but one ill-fated marriage sent her crashing to rock bottom. Her husband was cold, and her in-laws took her daughter. Overnight, she fell from the clouds into the dust. But she refused to be beaten. 890Reads6.9Score10014d adds
- 97 A Trap Within a Trap, a Lie Within a Lie 局中局，骗中骗 Greed grows in people’s hearts, and scams can find their way through any opening. No one is born lucky or immune to being deceived. The only reason you haven’t fallen into a trap is that you haven’t yet encountered one designed specifically for you. Desire is the bait, weakness is the opening. As long as greed remains, there will always be a scam waiting to draw you in. 2.2kReads8.3Score25714d adds
- 98 Panpan, I Love You. You Need to Know That 盼盼，我爱你，你要知道 Chang Panpan was born in 1989 in a village in northern China. She studied hard, but still couldn't escape having to retake the college entrance exam. After a year of preparation, she was admitted to a Project 211 university in Beijing, where she met Wu Xiaoyang and continued to grow... 92Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Reborn with 1.87 Million in Debt 187W负债重生 Chen Mo is a Beijing guy who used to have it good. Then the pandemic hit, his business went under, and he wound up buried in debt, including online loans. The collection calls came more reliably than his alarm clock. He thought his life was pretty much over. But guess what? Someone was willing to pay for his “experience of failure.” Turns out, taking that fall landed him a whole new line of work. Where were these people when he needed them before? This is a story about digging yourself out from 9Reads—Score114d adds
- 100 Those Who Left the Village 从村里走出去的人们 Meng Ziqiang started out on the village construction crew and became the richest man in Linqu County. After six divorces and seven marriages, he was killed in an explosion on New Year's Eve. Qiao Yu'er entered a business school and escaped her peasant upbringing. Through diligent writing, she began to make a name for herself, then threw herself into politics and set out on a career in government. Wu Yuexia built up a fish farm and fought her way forward, eventually becoming the deputy county mag 55Reads—Score—14d adds
