Novels like Dad Life: A Carefree Existence in a Shangri-La of a Countryside
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- 1 Fired and Sent Home, I Accidentally Took Over an Entire Mountain 被辞回家，一不小心承包整座大山 [Livestreaming Mountain Adventures] [Super-Cute Pets] [Cozy and Relaxing] [Everyday Filial Piety] Lu Chen was an unlucky guy who'd been laid off, a man longing to retreat to the green hills and clear waters. He unexpectedly got a livestreaming System, and decided to stop caring and lie flat. On the first day, he met Su Daji, who showed up with her whole family to beg for food, then somehow pinned the blame on him. On the second day, he went into the mountains and stumbled upon a patch of reishi 3.1kReads8.8Score20914d adds
- 2 Mountain Foraging: From the Start, I Broke Up a Fight Between a Golden Tabby and a Panda 赶山：开局劝架金渐层和熊猫 [Forest ranger] [Mountain foraging] [Livestream] [System] [One female lead] [Alternate world] After Lu Feng died in the line of duty, he was reborn before enlisting in the army. This time, he chose to take over his father's job as a forest ranger. In his previous life, not long after Lu Feng enlisted and was selected for special training, terrible news came from home. His father had been brutally murdered by poachers while patrolling the forest! In this life, Lu Feng will take over his father's 5.5kReads9.1Score46414d adds
- 3 From Mountain Foraging to Solving Cases, I Became Everyone’s Favorite 从赶山到破案，我成了香饽饽 [Two male leads + livestreaming + adorable pets + System + solving cases + treasure hunting + adventures + wish fulfillment + everyone's favorite + exclusive 1v1 romance + a physically powerful bottom] On the first day Bai Wu returned to his village, a looks-obsessed System took a liking to him. He had planned to move back home and live with his tiger-loving mom, livestreaming a leisurely life in the countryside on the side. Who knew every trip into the mountains would bring an unexpected surpri 1.9kReads8.8Score25714d adds
- 4 I'm Just Fooling Around in the Countryside, but Rare Beasts Keep Showing Up 人在乡村扯犊子，珍兽找上门来了 [Livestreaming] [No System] [No Female Lead] [Everyday Life] [Going Viral] [Rural Veterinarian] * Lin Zhou, once one of the country's top animal experts, is reborn. In his new life, he returns to his hometown with all his knowledge and becomes a rural veterinarian. One day, his niece Bai Xiao returns home to live off her parents after her dream of becoming a streamer falls apart. Her camera accidentally points at Lin Zhou. “He looks so respectable, but he's actually a seasoned castration expert 11kReads8.9Score1.5k14d adds
- 5 Hunting in the Mountains: Rare Animals Treat My Home Like Their Backyard 赶山：珍稀动物把我家当后花园了 [Livestreaming Mountain Adventures + Adorable Animals + Comedy, No Romance + Northeastern Folk Customs] At the northernmost reaches of China lies the Greater Khingan Range. Meng Fei, who was terminally ill, received a livestreaming life-extension System. To stay alive, Meng Fei returned to his hometown and began livestreaming his mountain adventures. “Congratulations, Host! You’ve received [Beast Affinity] and tamed a 500-jin wild boar!” “Congratulations, Host! You’ve received [Advanced Veterina 4.3kReads9.0Score38814d adds
- 6 The Easygoing Girl's Pop-Up Restaurant 佛系小丫的不定时餐厅 At twenty-two, Jian Dan grew tired of office life, quit her job, left the big city, and returned to a beautiful village. There, she began a pastoral life: herding geese, playing with pets, going up into the mountains and down to the sea, working from sunrise to sunset. 12.3kReads9.3Score1k14d adds
- 7 War God Dad: A Laid-Back Life in the Mountain Village 战神奶爸：悠闲的山村生活 The Easygoing Mountain Village King The God of War Dad: A Relaxed Life in the Mountain Village (A Laid-Back Daily Life with a Dad Raising His Child) Chen Mu quietly returns to a small mountain village in the southwest. All he wants is to raise his daughter and be a laid-back dad. Farm, fish, and catch crabs. Play with cats, walk the dog, and grow a few flowers. He has a mysterious space with a spiritual spring of countless uses and a divine tree bearing fragrant, wondrous fruit. To his surprise, 19.7kReads9.3Score1.2k14d adds
- 8 Livestream: My Laid-Back Life in the Mountain Village 直播：我的悠闲山村生活 [System + livestreaming + rural farming + devoted dad] Tired of city life, Jiang Chen returns to his mountain village hometown after breaking up with his girlfriend. After four years in seclusion, he unexpectedly gets a loot-box System, becomes an internet celebrity, and starts livestreaming. He thought he’d simply open boxes every day, draw a few prizes from the System, and livestream his ordinary, down-to-earth life. Then one day, his ex-girlfriend, the famous gaming streamer Xiao Tuantuan, sh 5.4kReads9.2Score47614d adds
- 9 Mountain Foraging: National Treasures Bring Their Families and Won't Leave Me Alone 赶山日常：被国宝拖家带口赖上 [Tomato's No. 1 mountain-life novel + livestreaming mountain adventures + super adorable animal companions + fast-paced wish fulfillment + cozy, relaxing vibes] Green hills and clear waters, spring in full bloom. A little courtyard and a few acres of good farmland. Tired of the noise and bustle of the city, Chen Bei returns to his mountain village to enjoy a carefree country life. But to his surprise... On his very first day in the mountains, a pregnant panda mom latches onto him and gives 8.1kReads9.3Score90014d adds
- 10 Rural Livestream: 100,000 Acres from the Start 乡村直播：开局10万亩地 Bound to the Manor Owner System, he receives 100,000 mu of land from the start! He decisively chooses to become a great manor owner, farming, raising livestock, fishing, making use of the lush mountains and clear waters, and earning a fortune. Faced with all the wondrous items in the System Shop, An Ge also starts livestreaming. Who would have thought he’d gain tens of millions of fans? Fine food, fine wine, beautiful women, stunning scenery, luxury cars, villas, airplanes, skiing, mountain clim 14.5kReads8.9Score97014d adds
- 11 EN With a Pocket Dimension in Hand, Farming and Walking Dogs 空间在手，种田遛狗 [Male-oriented opening: Get a spiritual spring space, go home to farm and raise dogs. Male-oriented ending: Sweep every race across the Myriad Worlds into the trash] A rural farming story set in a mountain village. The protagonist stumbles upon a fortuitous opportunity and figures out cultivation on his own. A laid-back cultivation novel with no System, but with a space. Later on, it has two male leads, a father and son, and changes maps after about a thousand chapters. Ye Huan, who works in a b 27.9kReads9.1Score2.7k14d adds
- 12 I Transmigrated, So Why Am I a Wolf? 穿越了，怎么是狼 Some transmigrate into the body of a farmer’s son, pass the imperial examinations, and become pillars of the nation. Some transmigrate into the body of a prince and remain unshaken amid raging storms. But how come I transmigrated into a wolf, and not even a grown one, but a wolf cub? 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 A Tragic Rich Kid Opens a Tourist Attraction 悲剧富二代开景区 I transmigrated, my family fortune was stolen, my luxury car was gone, my mansion was gone, and so was my company. Oh, I still have three islands. Damn this System, making a transmigrator work for a living. How about opening a tourist attraction? The mermaid legend could work, and Journey to the West could work too. Peach Blossom Island is out of the question: I’m the island master. Should I add immortal cultivation? Maybe demonic cultivation too? 138Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 After Reincarnation, You're Still a Scumbag 轮回后的你依然是渣男 Even after reincarnation, you’re still a scumbag 84Reads—Score214d adds
- 15 Bro, Are You Some Kind of Human Incubus? Fluffy Creatures Are Chasing You Everywhere 兄弟你人类魅魔啊？毛茸茸追着跑 [This book has been signed for print publication] [Light livestreaming + Animals + No romance] Lu Xiao, a professor of botany and zoology, quits his job and heads alone to the Kunlun Mountains to gather research material, becoming a solitary yet vibrant mountain guardian. During his first winter in the mountains, he says he wants a cat. The very next moment, his dog brings him a snow leopard cub abandoned by its mother. Dog, this isn’t what I meant by a cat. This is a little too hardcore. He thi 99.4kReads9.6Score8.7k14d adds
