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- 1 You Fool, Stop Blushing! 傻子，别脸红！ [Goddess + childhood sweetheart + inspirational + wish fulfillment] Society is a place that wears people down, where the poor struggle to get by. A job is just a means of making a living, but does being a courier mean I deserve to be bullied? After a beautiful customer humiliated me over and over, I finally couldn't take it anymore… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 My Desert Island Rose 我的荒岛玫瑰 When a plane suddenly crashes, Chen Jie and a beautiful CEO are stranded on a deserted island. He swears he'll keep the beautiful CEO alive... and survive on the island with her forever... 387Reads6.8Score10314d adds
- 3 The Country Bumpkin Doctor Begins with an Heaven-Defying Legacy 乡野傻医从获得逆天传承开始 Three years ago, Lin Erzhu was framed and left mentally impaired. Three years later, Lin Erzhu was attacked by Village Chief Wang Defa while trying to save someone. But his misfortune turned into a blessing: he gained an incredible legacy and the legendary Chaos Pearl. Since heaven has given him another chance, Lin Erzhu will make those who framed him pay, and protect those who helped him. Watch as Lin Erzhu uses his legacy to rise step by step to the top. 125Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 I Refused His Proposal, Even Though He'd Saved Me Many Times 我拒绝求婚，即使被他救过多次 I Refuse His Proposal, Even Though He Has Saved Me Many Times —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Unsent Cashmere Sweater 未送的羊绒衫 The Unsent Cashmere Sweater —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 I Opened My Eyes in 1988: A Crumbling Mud House and Two Motherless Kids 睁眼1988一间破土房俩没娘娃 [1980s] [Building things up bit by bit] [One female lead] [Everyday family life] [Cozy daily life] [Putting scumbags in their place] A drunken stupor left Old Jiangshan muddled. When he opened his eyes again, everything around him had changed. There were no publicly listed companies or billions in assets, just a shabby mud house and a few broken possessions, along with the contempt and scorn of everyone around him. His little daughter was their free labor, and his little son was going to be sold 1.2kReads8.0Score16114d adds
- 7 Strange Tales from the Folk: My Paper Effigy Shop 民间诡闻：我的扎纸铺 [Supernatural + suspense + folk taboos + lighthearted comedy] I'm Lu Qingming, fifth-generation heir to the Wansheng Village funeral paper workshop, where we make paper effigies. Skills: crafting paper effigies that channel spirits, encyclopedic knowledge of folk customs, and repeatedly tempting fate. Teammates: a staunchly materialist, steel-spined police officer; an adorable top student with brains to spare; and a cool, capable Maoshan renegade. The difficulty is hellish from the start: On a r —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Peerless, Invincible Country Doctor 绝品无敌小村医 After his rival in love framed him, Lin Xiaolong was left mentally impaired for three years and endured contempt from everyone! Then, by chance, he obtained the ancient technique Nine Dragons Art. From that moment on, he defied fate and roamed the world like a dragon! 3.2kReads7.7Score34414d adds
- 9 My Foolish Husband Wants Me to Become the World's Richest 傻子老公，请我做全球首富 A country girl lost her parents overnight. Her aunt seized her family’s property and kept her imprisoned and abused for ten years, until she met her foolish husband. Then her aunt and uncle’s family began begging her… The heir to a powerful family, he owned an entire business empire. He was a force to be reckoned with, exceptionally talented, until an accident turned him into a fool and erased his memories. Imprisoned, humiliated, and beaten alongside Xie Ruci, who had neither father nor mother, 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Rural Revitalization: I Packed Up and Went Home to Open a Homestay 乡村振兴：提桶回家开民宿 Zhang Yuan had hit rock bottom in the big city, so he planned to return to his village and clear his head. He never expected that once he took a breather, he wouldn't be able to leave again. Instead, he got everyone in the village working together to build a business. This is a small, heartwarming story of rural revitalization, full of country charm and human kindness. 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 My Evil Artifact Is So Ambitious, It Evolved into the Human Emperor's Banner 我的邪器太争气，进化成人皇幡了 He once wielded the Banner of Evil, hoping to pave a bloody road to the heavens with ten thousand souls. Now, as the Human Emperor, he understands that mountains and rivers are the bones, heroic spirits are the souls, and the flame passed down is what makes a soul everlasting. [Name: Ten Thousand Souls Banner (first heroic spirit has taken residence)] [Potential: ???] [Soul: Remnants of the heroic dead of Huaxia (coalescing)] [Traits: Suppresses evil, protects, resonates with conviction] 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Greatest Little Miracle Doctor in History 史上最牛小神医 Building up the countryside and creating a beautiful home has always been Qin Xiaochuan's dream. But after he inherited his ancestor's legacy, everything changed. “What? The cherries he grows can nourish your skin and keep you looking young?” “Huh? The ducks he raises can replenish yin and restore vitality?” “No way. The tomatoes he grows can even cure stomach problems?” “That’s nothing. When the sister-in-law next door got sick, he even gave her a shot.” Once word got around, investors cam 693Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 13 Fool, Let Me Show You How to Live Free 傻子，我来替你逍遥 (Rural Divine Healer + Thrilling Comeback + Invincible + Idyllic Life) The unfortunate Xia Yuzhu, who was blamed for her husband's death, has only a fool to rely on. When the fool tries to protect her from a bully, the bully beats him until his head is covered in blood, leaving him on the brink of death. Just as the fool is about to awaken the jade pendant's inheritance, the bully, Lin Daniu, snatches the pendant away. “Fool, there's nothing wrong with me taking the inheritance for you, right?” 277Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Reborn in 1960: I Stir Up the World with My Pocket Dimension 重生60我用空间搅动风云 Ning Fan is a world-class business mogul who thrives in commercial warfare thanks to his keen insight. In just a few decades, he built the Fan Yu Business Empire, a name known throughout the world. His career was a success, but some regrets could never be put right. On his deathbed, he donated everything to the state. He had no wife or children and never started a family. As he breathed his last, he was reborn in his youth, back in an era when people barely had enough to eat or wear. A jade pend 10.7kReads8.5Score96514d adds
- 15 You Can Be the Brother-Worshipping Sis; I'll Be the Big Shot 你当扶弟魔，我去当大佬 Wang Shuai, a 30-year-old IT professional, started dating Li Jing after a coworker introduced them. When they began discussing marriage, he discovered she was an extreme devotee to her younger brother, demanding that her name be added to the property deed and that the entire bride price go to her brother, among other things. Wang Shuai decisively broke up with her. That very night, he unexpectedly activated the Face-Slapping System and received a starter pack: five million yuan in cash and a 390 242Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Quick Transmigration: The Tale of Rong Xi 快穿之容兮传 At 3:17 a.m., Su Rongxi was still working overtime. It was all that damn boss's fault. “Baldy! You think I'm some kind of perpetual motion machine?!” She never expected to die suddenly in the middle of the night and become bound to a 001 System. She could only return after completing a mission, but there was a reward: one billion. For that much money, she was all in... In the first small world, a cultivation realm, she was framed from the start for “stealing a fellow disciple's technique.” Her c —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Every Note Falls Right Into My Heart 声声恰入我怀 Every Word Sinks Right Into My Heart —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Red Queen’s Ghostly Healer 红桃诡医 Fenghuang Town, Hongtao Village. Lin Yang stopped Zhao Fugui from assaulting a mentally disabled young woman, only to be kicked into a bottomless abyss. But against all odds, he survived. At the bottom of the river, he encountered the remnant soul of Shennong, who gave him astonishing techniques: Drunken Fist, the Hundred Herbs Scripture, the Primordial Spirit Spring, the Sumeru Space, and more. Reborn in blood and returning as a king, he finds that the village bully who once tormented him is no —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Toughest Man in Daqing: He Read Himself into a Mental Breakdown 大庆第一狠人：读书读出个神经病 [Comedy + Misinterpretation + System + Ridiculous Schemes + Invincibility] Lu Changsheng transmigrates to a high-martial world and becomes a low-ranking official in the Court of State Ceremonial, whose only job is to take the blame. A Northern Barbarian delegation brings an ancient ferocious beast to the capital and specifically demands that he receive them. If he messes up, he'll be sacrificed to Heaven on the spot! At the end of his rope, he binds himself to the [Divine Reading System]. Readin 430Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 20 The Gods Are Returning? I Refused Cthulhu! 众神回归？我拒绝了克苏鲁！ [Single Female Lead] + [Light System (Not System-Dependent)] + [Lighthearted and Fun] + [Alternate World] + [The Gods Return] + [War of Faith] The farther you read, the funnier it gets. If you don't laugh, I... I'll do the hand dance! A loser System with dreams of marrying the prettiest graphics-card girl, and its strange encounter with a tall, poor, and handsome Host. “Ding! Binding System. The God-Making System is very unhappy to serve you.” “Celebrate! With me, you're destined to become a god —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Carefree Immortal Doctor 逍遥医仙 [Countryside + Fool + Miracle Doctor] Qin Erhu is the village idiot, hated and bullied by the villagers. By a twist of fate, his mind awakens and he inherits medical arts and cultivation techniques, becoming a legendary man in the village… 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 From Village Fool to Cultivating Divine Doctor, I Conquer the City 从村傻到修真神医闯都市 [Urban cultivation + miracle doctor + invincible face-slapping + one female lead + spiritual vein protection] In Jiangjia Village, shrouded by the last glimmers of the Dharma-ending Age, spiritual energy lies hidden in the countryside soil, and ordinary people know nothing about cultivation. Jiang Xuance was once a prodigy at medical school, but after being framed by a villain, he became the “village idiot” everyone could bully. Is the ancestral dragon-shaped jade pendant and the scroll titled T 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 I Returned to the Village to Raise Dinosaurs, and the Whole Village Went Crazy 我回村养恐龙，全村笑疯 After graduating from college, Yin Mubai was rejected from jobs, driven out and mocked when he went to meet his girlfriend's parents. With nowhere left for him in the city, he awakened an animal husbandry System and decisively took his girlfriend back to the countryside to start a livestock business. Then they surrounded the cities from the countryside and went on to dominate the world... 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Broke and Unable to Go Home for New Year, a Top-Tier Star Takes Me Home 过年没钱回家，顶流少妇带我回家 With just twenty days until Lunar New Year, I couldn’t even afford a train ticket home. Then, by chance, I ran into Yang Mi, a celebrity who had just gotten divorced. She took me straight to register our marriage and slapped the red marriage certificate down in front of me. “You’re my legal husband now.” From the start, I got a million-yuan transfer, the keys to a mansion, and a Porsche Cayenne. “Take me and Xiao Nuomi to your hometown for New Year. We’ll shut everyone up.” When I drove the Caye 221Reads6.8Score20614d adds
- 25 After Four Generations of Brutal Slaughter, I Trade Lives with a Female Assassin to Slay a Marquis 四世虐杀后，我和女杀手换命屠侯 [Two heroines + rebirth and revenge + powerful female leads + romance + fantasy + raising children + palace intrigue + political schemes] After dying miserably in four lifetimes, she catches a killer on the verge of falling into the beast realm in the Netherworld: “Slaughter the entire marquis's household for me, and I'll take your place in reincarnation.” She is reborn with her martial arts intact, only to find that the killer has become a ten-year-old, foolish concubine-born daughter of the ma 615Reads8.3Score10614d adds
- 26 The Strongest Little Farmer 最强小农人 After years of drifting through life following his college graduation, Chen Zhe awakens the Ultimate Farmer System after going through a series of life-changing events. He sets out to build the ideal little village of his dreams, a countryside home of his own. He raises fish and chickens, grows flowers, and develops a new rural community, turning it into a renowned village admired far and wide. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Meeting You Again in Jiangnan 江南再逢君 Meeting You Again in Jiangnan —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Beacon Fires Over Qingping 清平烽火 In the resistance war in western Shandong, the army and the people stood united, striking at the Japanese and their puppet forces to defend their homes and country. Ren Tianxia was entrusted with a mission in a moment of crisis. He went alone to Qingping to rally the people, establish a party branch, raise a force, fight the Japanese, dismantle the puppet troops, oppose internal friction, and unite the resistance, achieving an impressive record. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 After My Childhood Friend Ran Off, I Ascended to Immortality Again 竹马跑路后，我又飞升了 After My Childhood Friend Ran Away, I Ascended Again 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Chen Ergou, the Little Village Miracle Doctor 乡村小神医陈二狗 [Rural life + divine doctor + business + sudden wealth + thrillingly satisfying + invincible] Chen Ergou, a young country boy, falls into a river while fishing and unexpectedly receives the Dragon King's legacy. From then on, he turns his fate around. His divine medical skills can bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bare bones; the dragon energy protecting him makes everything ripen at a touch; and his Dragon King martial arts make him unbeatable. What does Chen Ergou plan to do fro 2.6kReads8.0Score26114d adds
- 31 Potato Wedges Are So Tasty: Book 16 薯格真好吃第16本书 A new story is here! Come read my work 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! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Flowing Source's 27th Book 流水之源第27本书 My new work is out! You can read it 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! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Heaven-Defying Little Saint Doctor 逆天小医圣 The fool Zhang Yan unexpectedly gained his ancestor's legacy and acquired extraordinary medical skills. A beautiful CEO took a shine to him, and the county's young hoodlum knelt down and called him Dad. Zhang Yan: “I wanted to keep a low profile, but my talent won't let me!” 446Reads8.8Score10414d adds
- 34 Reborn: My Name Is Xiao Shiyilang 重生，我叫萧十一郎 Xiao Shiyilang’s soul transmigrates across the Three Realms. He becomes the disciple of the Great Emperor Haotian, swears brotherhood with the Victorious Fighting Buddha, Monkey, and is addressed as Lord Emperor by the demon Nezha. Later, he inherits the legacy of the ancient Demon Emperor, leads the demon clans, and rewrites the Three Realms’ rotten rules. The main story begins when Lian Chengbi returns from the dead, having reached the peak of his power. Xiao Shiyilang dies fighting to protect 15Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 35 So What If My Reputation Is in Tatters? This Spoiled Young Master Is One of a Kind 名声再臭又怎样？纨绔公子世无双 Male-male romance + beastfolk setting + ABO + interstellar + original story + lots of original worldbuilding + the author thinks this one is a little angsty (my first angst novel, so please go easy on me.) The clan banquet is a grand and lively social occasion. Meanwhile, in a hotel room, Bai Musheng has lured Lu Sinian, the son of a business tycoon, into bed! Straddling the man and looking down at him, Bai Musheng says, "The aloof, cold-faced prince everyone admires? You're nothing special." T 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 The Beautiful Bride of Flower Village 花村美娇娘 The Zhao family should have been one of the largest clans in Zhaojiagou. The village had once been thriving, but an accident took all the Zhao family’s able-bodied men. Left behind were orphans and widows throughout the village, along with Zhao Ergou, an orphan raised on food given by the neighbors. As the last surviving bloodline of the Zhao family, Zhao Ergou was cherished by everyone in the village. Everyone hoped that Zhao Ergou could lead the villagers and restore Zhaojiagou to its former g 643Reads8.5Score14814d adds
- 37 The Miracle Doctor Returns to the Village and Helps His Mentor's Wife Get Rich 神医回村，带师娘发家致富 Lin Xiaochuan, a village doctor, is framed by the local tyrant. His family is destroyed, and he himself spends three years in prison. After his release, he returns to the village to take revenge on the tyrant. Using his extraordinary medical skills and other talents, he makes a fortune and leads the women of the village to prosperity. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Good-for-Nothing Ling Xian: Scaling the Summit on Ice 废柴凌仙：执冰踏巅 The Good-for-Nothing Ling Xian: Wielding Ice to Reach the Summit —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Yin-Yang Art of Changing Fate 阴阳改命术 [Would you change your fate if you had the chance?] [Changing fate and rising to success + feng shui + fortune-telling + multiple heroines + cultivating immortality + bringing prosperity to the countryside] Wang Dachun has a physical disability and has become the whole village’s favorite joke! After being framed for adultery, he learns the art of changing fate through yin and yang. From then on, he turns his life around, rising from a poor young man to become the supreme ruler of humanity! 11.2kReads8.6Score31214d adds
- 40 The Saint of Rural Medicine 乡野医圣 Jiang Hao was the only university student in the village, but before he could graduate, someone beat him until he lost his mind. Afterward, he returned to the village. Kindhearted Sister Tao Hong looked after him all along, helping him scrape by. A widow’s doorstep is always a source of gossip, and the village men often watched Sister Tao Hong with bad intentions. When one of them made a move, Jiang Hao risked his life to drive the scoundrel away. He was gravely wounded, but unexpectedly inherit 838Reads6.7Score10214d adds
- 41 I Reincarnated as Emperor Ling of Han and Made the Han Great Again 魂穿汉灵帝，让大汉再次伟大 [No golden finger] [Who is loyal and who is treacherous? I’ll decide for myself] [No System] [Political intrigue] [Soul transmigration into an emperor] [No naive do-gooder] [No dragging things out] [Rebuilding the empire] [Characters with brains] 93Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Tales of Ningdu 宁都往事 The heroine, Ning Baiyi, comes from a small town called Ningdu. A university student in the 1990s, she is full of ideals, unafraid of public opinion, and brave enough to pursue her dreams. At university, she heads the literature club and briefly falls in love with her classmate Du Songzi. A misunderstanding drives them apart. After graduation, disappointed with life, Ning Baiyi immerses herself in Buddhism and gives up on love. She meets Tang Yunsheng, a businessman, and they start a family. But 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The All-Around Little Divine Doctor 全能小神医 [Countryside]+ [Urban Cultivation] In a remote mountain village cut off from easy travel, a fugitive fleeing for his life sets off a series of bizarre and absurd events. Here, people cling to feudal ideas, and women outnumber men. Watch how a young man calmly handles it all... As his cultivation advances, he accidentally unlocks a miraculous X-ray vision skill. With his peerless divine needles, he battles Demon Lords and Ghost Kings, searches for the path to the heavens, and becomes invincible b 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Village Doctor 乡村小医生 A fool gained an extraordinary opportunity while saving his benefactor. From then on, his medical skills were unparalleled and his martial arts unmatched. With miraculous acupuncture, he saved a wealthy heiress. With iron fists, he thrashed thugs and bullies. His life took off, and he rose to the pinnacle of success. 594Reads6.7Score10214d adds
- 45 Fatebreaker: Elemental Frenzy 逆命者：元素狂潮 How could he tell her? Tell her that he might not only die, but turn into a... fool before he did? Tell her that all his struggles and the faint hope that had just begun to kindle had been crushed to pieces by the damned “thorns” inside him? Suppressing his fear, he put on a nonchalant expression. “Hey... It’s all Paqi’s fault. He scared me again with the cancer-cell repair rate. It’s fine... I’m fine...” —Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 46 The Miracle Doctor's Lodger 神医家的女房客 After drifting for a thousand days, a fragment of a soul finally finds a home. It is reborn as Lu Fan, a fool from Taoyuan Village, and unexpectedly inherits the legacy of the Snow Lotus Immortal from a cultivation realm beyond the heavens. To help the Snow Lotus Immortal regain her former cultivation, Lu Fan sets out in search of divine stones. As he searches, Lu Fan draws on the legacy he has received, overcoming every obstacle and embarking on a remarkable life. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Easygoing Maid and Her Always-Rushing Young Master 清闲丫鬟与她的匆忙少爷 Shen Luanliu, a maid in the Duke’s mansion, always keeps one rule in mind: when the young master has business to attend to, she must be discreet. She examines herself three times a day so she can serve him at close quarters. But things never go as planned, and she ends up catching Gong Jinxing’s attention, prompting him to reflect... 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Dragon of Desperate Straits 绝境枭龙 Age: 22. A retired elite special forces soldier and former core member of a top-secret unit, he voluntarily left the military and returned to city life after taking the blame for a teammate. Personality: Cold on the outside but warm within, fiercely protective, meticulous, decisive and ruthless. He doesn't go looking for trouble, but he never backs down from it. He would give everything for his brothers and show his enemies no mercy. He possesses top-tier combat skills, reconnaissance and coun 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Ye Ye Mao Mao's Ninth Book 夜夜猫猫的第9本书 After a plane crashes into the sea, Wang Hao is stranded on an uncharted deserted island with two beautiful women. He awakens a survival System and relies on his formidable strength to brave the jungle, fight wild beasts, and build a home. With his two beloved companions, he advances one careful step at a time, dominates the uninhabited island, and becomes its undisputed ruler! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 A Book by Old Third from the Mountain Village 山村老三的一本书 After a rural boy is betrayed by his girlfriend, he inherits the legacy of a god and gains all kinds of incredible abilities: a spiritual spring, cultivation techniques, X-ray vision, shapeshifting, a pocket dimension, and the power to communicate with animals. He quickly rises to prominence in his hometown... 884Reads8.8Score10014d adds
