Novels like There Are No Breakfast Shops in Shenzhen
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as There Are No Breakfast Shops in Shenzhen, best match first.
- 101 The Heavenly Dao Is a Shoddy Operation, and I Just Sounded the Suona 天道是个草台班子，而我刚刚吹响了唢呐 The Heavenly Dao is a ramshackle operation, and I just blew the suona 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Back to the ’90s: A Mother’s Strength 重回九零之为母当自强 A flowerpot falling from upstairs sent Lin Qiu back thirty-two years. Her worldview changed, her appearance changed, and her attitude changed. When life gives you a chance to start over, can a life in shambles finally soar? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 A Whirlwind Wedding: I Married My Divorced Classmate 闪婚：嫁给二婚男同学 [Sweet Romance + Strong Female Lead + Mutual Devotion + Healing] After ten years in the workforce, Bei Xiao finally saved enough money to quit her job. At a class reunion, she and Zhang Yi hit it off. Zhang Yi is divorced and has a son who is old enough for kindergarten, so he needs to find the boy a mother. Taken with Bei Xiao, he proposes to her on WeChat. She readily agrees, bluntly saying that the main reason she wants to marry him is that she likes his son and can avoid having a child herse 3.7kReads9.3Score33714d adds
- 104 A Taste of Jiangnan 江南小食记 Jiangnan water-town setting + laid-back daily life + gourmet business + no romance + adorable little sister After transmigrating into a family in a Jiangnan water town, Jiang Yun decides to lie flat and make the most of eating and having fun! She runs a little shop by the river and enjoys the slow, easygoing rhythm of life in Jiangnan. At home, she makes soft, chewy osmanthus rice cakes, pork belly braised with bamboo shoots, and fragrant beggar's chicken that draws people from every corner of 1.8kReads—Score13014d adds
- 105 Deep in the Clouds, Qingye; At Peace in My Thoughts, at Peace in My Heart 云深有清野，念安心自安 [A slow-burn small-town romance] [Long-haired, foxlike guitarist x overly composed, insecure female bookworm] [Yearning and push-and-pull] [They save each other] Xu Nian'an quits a dead-end job, only to be abandoned by her boyfriend of six years. Leaving behind a letter, she flees with a heart full of despair to Yunshen Town, a remote mountain town. She thinks all that remains of her life is learning to heal, unaware that the man who is always silent in the shadows and occasionally sharp-tongued 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 The Abandoned Heiress Moved Next Door to the Police Station 豪门弃妇搬到了派出所隔壁 [Signed for Print Publication] In a sentence: “Guarding Xingfuli, living in Xingfuli.” [Modern Sweet Romance | Gentle, Clear-Headed Heroine × Sunny, Sincere Police Officer Hero | Hero Is a Virgin] At eighteen, Shen Deyin was engaged. At twenty-two, she married into the Si family. Her life had been arranged for her from an early age. The “model marriage” in everyone's eyes trapped both her and Si Heng. So on the day, five years later, that Si Heng took full control of the Si family, the first thi 12.9kReads9.2Score2k14d adds
- 107 The Nonexistent Teacher Xu and Auntie Wu 不存在的徐老师和吴阿姨 The Nonexistent Teacher Xu and Auntie Wu —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 The Older Sister Who Exists Only in My Mind 只存在我脑海中的姐姐 The Older Sister Who Exists Only in My Mind 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 The Neighboring Auntie Sent a Good Morning Sticker, and I Was Killed by a Maniac Ten Thousand Times 邻居大妈发个早安表情包，我被变态杀了一万次 My neighbor sent me a good-morning sticker, and a psycho killed me ten thousand times 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 You Retired Too? What a Coincidence, So Did I! 你也退休了？好巧，我也是！ [Romance included; historical romance; there may or may not be awful relatives (I haven’t written any before, so I’m still working them out)] Xie Yu was an ordinary palace maid who became an ordinary female official. She longed to leave the palace, and at last her dream came true. With the savings she’d earned during ten years of palace work and her battered old bundle on her back, she returned to the hometown she’d been away from for so long. Her dream was to build a little home, open a small s 1.2kReads8.8Score10614d adds
- 111 One Person, One House, One Mountain 一人一屋一座山 (This is a sentimental book, written for my own enjoyment. If you’re looking for dramatic conflict or feel-good stories about lying flat, you can stop here.) After growing tired of city life and marriage, Wang Nan decided to stay in the mountains and live alone after arranging his grandmother’s funeral. From then on, it was one person, one house, three meals a day, and all four seasons: farming and good food, with a calm and unhurried life. 5.4kReads9.1Score48514d adds
- 112 Living Life to the Fullest in the 1960s 六零年代恣意活着 [Transmigration + Two Strong Leads + Period Setting + Daily Life] A career woman from the new century transmigrates as Ruan Mianmian and escapes her family of origin. When she reaches the right age, she marries Chen Yuan'an, a handsome, well-built regiment commander. They bicker in the early days, but later settle into a sweet life together: her husband dotes on her, and their son is clever and adorable. Both leads know how to enjoy life. In an era of scarcity, they use money to make sure they n 1.9kReads6.9Score10014d adds
- 113 To Hell With Your Family Tree, We're All Outstanding Volunteers 去你的族谱，我们全家都是优秀志愿者 Forget Your Family Tree, Our Whole Family Are Outstanding Volunteers —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 She Built Me a Swing in the Game 她在游戏里，给我搭了一座秋千 She built me a swing in the game 7Reads—Score114d adds
- 115 Wish Gone Wrong? The Age of Nationwide Lucky Draws Begins 许愿翻车？开启全民抽奖时代 [Lottery System + wish fulfillment + wild imagination + no pairing] The Wish System gave Xu Zhiyi four options, and choosing one would make it come true immediately. “A. Immortality” “B. X-ray vision” “C. Invisibility” “D. Make 999 more wishes” Thinking she was dreaming, Xu Zhiyi chose D without hesitation. If she was going to choose, she might as well choose the biggest option. Unexpectedly, her greed got her bound to a reverse lottery System. From then on, all of Huaguo went into a frenzy. “Wh 1.7kReads8.1Score26914d adds
- 116 That Summer, I Was Reborn 那个夏天，我重生了 That Summer, I Was Reborn 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 For the Sake of Highly Probable Coincidences 为了高概率的巧合 For the sake of a high-probability coincidence 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 My Parents Transferred Me Ninety Thousand Yuan, and the Zombie Horde Broke Out the Next Day 父母给我转了九万块，第二天丧尸潮爆发 My Parents Transferred 90,000 Yuan to Me, and the Zombie Horde Broke Out the Next Day 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 My Blind Date Bit Me, Then Got Drunk on Sugar 相亲对象咬了我一口后，她醉糖了 After my blind date bit me, she got drunk on sugar 222Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Reborn in the 1980s: Starting with Selling Noodles 重生80年代，从卖面条开始 [Made Entirely by Hand] [Period Novel + Food + Cozy Everyday Life + System + Farming] Jiang Jue unexpectedly is reborn in 1989 and takes over his family’s restaurant from the start! In an era short on good food, he’ll give diners a taste of culinary wonders! Noodles with shredded pork and green peppers, noodles with fried pork, Yangzhou fried rice, sea cucumber braised with scallions, Wensi tofu, squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, mapo tofu, dry-fried rice noodles with beef, ginger duck... From nort 150Reads—Score10514d adds
- 121 Daily Life Raising Children in Ancient Times 古代养娃日常生活 [Ancient times]+ [Dual Transmigration]+ [Raising children]+ [Alternate history]+ [Family life]+ [No personal dimension]+ [No golden finger] Mu Yi’an is an agricultural schoolteacher in her thirties who never married and nearly got kicked out by her own mother. Jiang Shuyun is a high school politics teacher in his forties and a committed non-marriage, non-parenthood advocate. His parents are away most of the time and respect his choices. An elevator accident sends them both to the fictional Da Li 13.6kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
- 122 Feeling Anxious? I Found Healing in a Country Courtyard 你焦虑了吗？我在农村小院治愈了 At 44, I take the blame and get disciplined. My promotion is gone. My wife's job is unstable, and she's always on edge. My son is hooked on online games, and his grades leave a lot to be desired. I rent a place with a courtyard in the suburbs. I work in the CBD by day, then come back to the village at night to raise chickens, walk the dog, and grow vegetables. The neighbors say I look like an idiot turning over the soil. But idiots don't have to take the blame for anyone anymore. I raise chicken 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 That Summer, I Healed Myself 那个夏天，我治愈了自己 That Summer, I Healed Myself 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Reverse Lucky Charm: The More Miserable I Am, the More Heaven Rewards Me 反向锦鲤：只要我够惨，老天就赏饭 Reverse Good Fortune: The More Miserable I Am, the More Heaven Rewards Me 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 The Wang Family in the 1990s 老王家的九十年代 (Period setting + courtyard homes + ordinary folks + small businesses) After reading Reborn in the 1960s: Back at the Factory as a Cook, you can treat this book as a sequel, but it also works fine on its own. Against the backdrop of state-owned enterprises going into decline in the 1990s, the everyday lives of a young couple serve as the thread connecting a colorful cast of ordinary people and their bustling neighborhood. There are local police officers, state-enterprise employees, people with r 3.4kReads8.9Score25714d adds
- 126 After My Biological Brother Was Reborn, the Real Heiress Returned 亲哥重生后，真千金回归了 Lin Yanhui is miserable. Her paternal grandparents favor boys over girls, her father is taciturn, and her mother has a sharp tongue and a sharper heart. And now her name is Huang Zhaodi. In the middle of her chaotic life, she never imagined that one day a group of people would show up at her home and tell her she was their biological daughter! Lin Yanhui: !!! - It wasn’t until three days before Lin Rui died in the line of duty that he learned his family had raised someone else’s child. When they 36.4kReads9.0Score4.2k14d adds
- 127 A Cottage Amid the Green Hills 青山可结庐 The rating is low because this novel just came out, dears. The tags are wrong: it's historical romance and farming. In the first year of Tianyuan, something extraordinary happened in Lijiazhuang, a small village under Fengshui Township. The family of Li Zhijin was actually asking for the hand of Xu Lansi, the second daughter of the neighboring Xujiacun. The Xu family had two daughters, but the elder, Xu Jinxiu, was the real beauty, both talented and lovely, with suitors coming one after another. 3.1kReads8.9Score33214d adds
- 128 Betrayal Beneath the Collarbone 锁骨之下的背叛 Betrayal Beneath the Collarbone 67Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 After Turning Into Zombies, We Started Living Our Best Lives 变成丧尸后，我们开启了真正的快乐人生 After Turning into Zombies, We Started Living Our Truly Happy Lives 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 This Game Was Set Up for You 此局为卿设 This Trap Was Set for You 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 The Happy Life of Lin Yulan, a Sharp-Tongued Woman in the 1970s 七十年代之贫嘴林玉兰的幸福生活 My new novel, A Lively Life in the Sixties: Revenge First, Gossip Later, is now available! Every character is a piece of work, with revenge, scoundrels getting what they deserve, and plenty of beatings. It’s a different kind of story. If you’re interested, give it a try. Thanks for your support! [Reborn + no pocket dimension + no System + no golden finger + romance, with a cheerful and heartwarming tone] Liu Jie’s parents divorced in her previous life, and she lived alone with her grandmother. 2.3kReads9.0Score19814d adds
- 132 I Just Wanted to Work Out. How Did I Become the Terminator? 我就想健个身，怎么成终结者了？ [Scheming] [Face-Slapping] [Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger] [Urban Fantasy] [Funny and Lighthearted] [Urban Superpowers] Others awaken superpowers: controlling fire, controlling electricity, making clones, flying. Jiang Sen awakens the power to turn you back into an ordinary person. Then he uses the muscles he has trained for years to have a “friendly” talk with you about life. Jiang Sen: “Powers? They’re nothing in front of me. Prepare to face my Lion’s Fist!!!” Awakened superpowers? All flash 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 The Summer Rain Is Hard to Explain 夏天的雨说不清 They were apart for nine years, ever since they were sixteen or seventeen. They waited for more than twenty years... Beneath umbrellas, they passed each other by several times, until they recognized one another in a rain shower steeped in the fragrance of gardenias. That day, he stood in the rain looking at her, and she gazed back at him. Both of them thought they were dreaming. Much later, when they brought it up again, she suddenly said to him with great seriousness: “Hello, Mr. Baiba 10Reads—Score10614d adds
- 134 The Lucky Little Princess 福气小王妃 Jiang Muxue: “It's strange. How did I get noticed by the Prince Yu's household after just one trip to a temple?” Before they met, Li Jingheng: “This is ridiculous. I've somehow been engaged without even knowing how it happened.” After they met, Li Jingheng: “This engagement isn't so bad after all.” After they married, Li Jingheng: “Imperial Uncle, I don't want to take any concubines.” Jiang Muxue's ideal life was to have a little money and grow trees and flowers. But she unexpectedly became eng 12.8kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
- 135 My Husband Has a Spirit Spring Space 我的老公有灵泉空间 Female lead: After returning from her slow-paced transmigration, Zhao Han takes her cat and moves back to the countryside, where her grandparents built her a utopia. She tends the garden and orchard and makes things every day, accompanied by adorable pets. Though she sometimes gets exhausted, her inner world is deeply fulfilled. Male lead: After the pandemic ends, Xiang Zheng discovers a spiritual spring dimension, something previously found only in legends and novels, during a company retreat. 494Reads9.1Score10214d adds
- 136 The Campus Belle Has Had Eyes Only for Me Since Freshman Year 高一开始就被校花独爱 [Single heroine] + [School life] + [No System] + [Ensemble cast] + [Slow pace] (The rating just came out and is expected to rise.) Listen, Obligate, Value, Excite. English teacher Li Manni slowly breaks down the foundations of an intimate relationship: Listen with care to each other's troubles, take responsibility willingly, cherish the little moments you share, and accept each other's flaws. After explaining the deeper meaning, Li Manni picks up the eraser and wipes away the latter half of each 806Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 137 Haunted House Sleep Test: The Agent Said Not to Be Afraid, This Manual Teaches You How to Torment Ghosts 凶宅试睡：中介说别怕，这本手册是教你怎么折磨鬼的 Haunted House Sleep Tester: The Agent Says, “Don’t Be Scared. This Manual Teaches You How to Torture Ghosts.” 56Reads—Score114d adds
- 138 I’m Already an Immortal Emperor, Spoiling My Kid Is No Problem! 都仙帝了，宠娃没毛病吧！ [Immortal Emperor returns + doting dad + everyday life + heartwarming + not brainless + showing off in public + no System] At forty, bankrupt and two million yuan in debt, Dong Ge decisively jumped into a river to escape it all. But he didn’t escape. Instead, he got a one-year trial pass to the Immortal Realm. From mortal to Immortal Emperor, he outlasted a pile of rivals and mastered the secrets of karma and time and space. The only thing he never figured out was his own wife and child. At last 4Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 139 Tales of Nanyang’s Old Town 南阳老城往事 Memories of a bizarre and absurd era, somewhere in the 1980s and 1990s. A girl vanishes into thin air; two murders over a pair of corneas, with a condemned woman repaying her debt at the execution ground; a thousand-year-old pottery shard traps a rich heir for life; a murder in a narrow alley shrouded in mystery; a disfigured old man fishes for ghosts by the river; a family’s secret history spanning half a century... These stories offer more than an eerie atmosphere. They focus on the suffering, 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 A Dignified Game of Wits 体面博弈 [Investment Banking Elite × All-Purpose Assistant] [Urban Romance × Emotional Games] [Workplace Romance] [Funny Little Scenes] [The Powerful One Bows Their Head] [Desire and Tension] Li Duoli has only one rule for survival: be a respectable professional woman. She is cautious, capable, tasteful, and elegant. She thought that was simply who she was. Until the night she met Xie Zhifei, when instinctive desire tore everything apart. She only wanted his body. By the next day, she had forgotten every 4.8kReads8.1Score56314d adds
- 141 Exiled to the Northern Frontier? I’ll Reclaim the Wasteland with My Reborn Husband 流放北疆？我带重生夫君开荒 [No System, no pocket dimension, transmigrated woman vs. reborn man] [If you want an overpowered golden finger, this isn't for you] [There are children, but if you want a story focused purely on raising kids, this isn't for you] [No political scheming! No household intrigue! No palace intrigue! Not a power fantasy about a strong female lead!] [Some chapters end with short skits where the male lead transmigrates to the modern world; proceed with caution if that's not your thing] Tan Yun transmig 2.2kReads6.3Score29114d adds
- 142 Tomorrow, I'll Still Love You! 明天，我依然爱你！ Shui Qingru is a bright, clever country girl with an ordinary face. Qin Ruxu is a handsome, wealthy young man. They meet again after four years apart, but by then Shui Qingru has two children, and Qin Ruxu is married. Qin Ruxu cries, “Xiaoru, everyone’s picking on me. Can’t you feel a little sorry for me?” Shui Qingru replies helplessly, “Back then, your mother and your fiancée drove me out, and I didn’t cry. Have a little backbone!” 1.8kReads—Score10414d adds
- 143 As I Gaze Up at the Moon 如我仰望月亮 “I don't know her.” Zhou Ji spoke carelessly, looking at her as if she were a stranger. When Chen Yang saw that familiar yet unfamiliar face again, she froze. The boomerang from three years ago had hit her right between the eyes. In that classroom mottled with the fading light of sunset, Zhou Ji looked at her seriously. “Are we still friends?” Chen Yang slowly raised her head. “No.” Zhou Ji met her gaze in surprise, wanting to say something but stopping himself. In the end, he could only fall si 74Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 My Wife Is Timid and Unassuming 夫人胆小木讷 Two people born to concubines were forced together for the sake of their family’s interests. One was a talented young man, the other bland and taciturn; one had genuine ability, the other only pretended to be dull; one wanted to make a name for himself, the other just wanted to play dumb… 9.5kReads8.4Score88514d adds
- 145 The Human Feast: A Horror Banquet, Nine Heavens for a Corpse 人体盛宴：恐怖宴会——一个尸体的九重天 A Feast of Flesh: The Terrifying Banquet: A Corpse's Ninth Heaven —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Where the Wind Leaves Its Trace, Beyond the White Line 风过留痕，白线之外 [Not a power fantasy, no System, realistic, action psychology, everyday mysteries] Bailing first met Chen Feng at a dinner her younger sister had arranged at the last minute. He was neat-looking and impeccably mannered, even keeping a carefully measured distance whenever he came close. But she soon realized this "temporary boyfriend" was no ordinary man. When she was hurt, he would pull his hand back. When she was wary, he would take half a step away. He always left every choice up to her, yet w 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Doomsday Countdown: How Did the Heroine Become an Immortal? 末日倒计时：女主怎么成仙了 [Faithful couple + strong heroine + devoted hero + transmigrate + past and present lives + cultivation] A sightseeing-style monster hunt through Harbin, Xicheng, Xina City, and beyond, with repeated journeys between the modern world and ancient times. Mu Shuang was born on an Yiyou day, with a low-grade destiny and exceptional talent in wood cultivation. Before she knew anything about the world of cultivation, Murong Shuangshuang, a daughter of an influential family, took her place at the highes 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Strange Tales of the Mountain Village: The Drought Demon and the Drought 山村异闻录之旱魃与旱灾 Strange Tales from the Mountain Village: The Drought Demon and the Drought —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 The 1960s: The Alley Couple's Daily Gossip 六零年代胡同小夫妻吃瓜日常 A married couple from the 1990s transmigrate to the 1960s. No TV, no internet, no phones. No problem. They don't need any of that. There's so much gossip here they can't keep up with it all. Seriously, there's just too much to gossip about. Their daily life: gossiping, making money, and raising kids. They have to manage all three without dropping the ball. 8.4kReads7.2Score49414d adds
- 150 I Became a Middle-Aged Princess Consort, and Dashing Is My Style 穿成中年王妃，飒爽才是我个性 Feel-good comedy + absurd palace intrigue + absurd household drama + the leads don't fall in love Young Gu Xinrou transmigrates into the body of a middle-aged princess consort. Her husband, Prince Jin, is a notorious flirt with seven concubines, and he even brings his mistress home. Unable to leave, Gu Xinrou refuses to put up with any misery and takes an unconventional approach: every day, she wants to beat up the prince. If she's unhappy, they fight it out. Facing the crowd, Gu Xinrou gives a 5.6kReads9.1Score51714d adds
