Novels like The Rough-and-Ready Contractor’s Darling
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- 151 The Retired Soldier King and the Sweet Girl 退役兵王糙汉与乖乖女 (1v1, a rough-and-tumble guy full of dirty jokes and an elite good girl) Literary title: Starlight Above the Ruins. Popular title: Wall Street and the Biker Jacket. Straightforward title: The Retired Soldier and the Good Girl Wall Street's elite good girl × a gruff veteran and bar owner | Two worlds, one irresistible attraction Sang Tian is Wall Street's youngest project director, polished and elegant, with her life proceeding right on schedule, until she wanders into a Brooklyn bar called Was 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 The Rugged Captain Is Flirtatious and Fierce: My Heart Is Racing 糙汉队长又撩又凶，超心动好上头 [Both leads are inexperienced in love + intense push and pull] [Sweet, delicate heroine + rugged, handsome, flirtatious hero] The day they first met, she accidentally touched his waist. Lean and firm, with clearly defined abs. He snapped, “Don’t touch me!” They said he was ruthless and taciturn, born with a backbone of steel. Any woman who dared touch him would have her wrist broken. The next time she saw him, all she wanted was to steer clear. But he pinned her in a corner. “You touched me and 2kReads8.8Score15514d adds
- 153 The Sweet Little Beauty Next Door Keeps the Rugged Captain Awake 小娇娇住隔壁，糙汉队长失眠了 Completed! Original title: The Sweetheart Next Door Keeps the Rough-and-Tumble Captain Awake Modern romance + stoic, rugged hero + mostly sweet with a little angst + both pure + nine-year age gap + happy ending @ A towering, broad-shouldered, rugged northwestern man VS a soft, sweet, beautiful internet-famous mural artist A battle of wills, like a real-life little bunny and big bad wolf. (Not that kind of little bunny.) The little bunny lay limp on the bed, the corners of her eyes red as she cri 65Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 154 I Might Fall in Love with You 我可能会爱你 At thirty-four, Zhang Xiaonan, an older unmarried woman, finally got married. She hadn't wanted to. She'd already decided to spend her whole life alone. But life is unpredictable: she went on a blind date with a real catch, and married him. After breaking up with his first love, Liu Wenjing thought he would never date or marry again. Then he met an older woman who didn't want a bride price, a house, or a car, and didn't even want him to love her. He figured people had to get married eventually, 3.6kReads8.8Score28614d adds
- 155 The Little Bride the Roughneck Picked Up 糙汉捡来的小媳妇 Rough-around-the-edges man vs. sweet little underdog A simple, down-to-earth slice-of-life story Height difference, build difference, age difference His world was barren and desolate. Like a dandelion lifted by the wind, he drifted aimlessly, unable to find anywhere to take root. He was taciturn and kept to himself, the sort of man who figured that if he could feed himself, he had no one else to worry about. On his way home from work, Shen Tan found a poor little thing beside a trash can. He too 2.2kReads8.9Score28114d adds
- 156 The Rugged Man: His Sweetheart Is Soft and Sweet 糙汉：他的小心肝又软又甜 [Rugged Man & Sweet Girl + Love at First Sight + Sweet Romance + Both Leads Are Each Other's First + Sizzling Chemistry + Protective, Fatherly Boyfriend + Mutual Devotion] [Rugged Big Bad Wolf x Delicate Little White Rabbit] Auto Repair Shop Owner * Elementary School Teacher Ruan Tang was just like her name: soft and sweet. After an accident, Lu Xiao rescued her, and by a twist of fate, she ended up renting his house. Ruan Tang had always been slow to warm up, but she never imagined she'd fall f 3.8kReads9.0Score33914d adds
- 157 Five Years Later, We Meet Again 五年后，我们再次相见 Also known as “Five Years Later, We Meet Again” [Urban Everyday Life] [One Female Lead] [Low-Key] There are no face-slapping moments in this book, just an uneventful, ordinary life. If you come across something that seems like a “plot hole,” don’t read things into it yourself!!! Five years ago, “Shen Hao, don’t step on the manhole covers. You’ll have three days of bad luck if you do, so I’m going to hit you three times.” “Shen Hao, work hard and earn money. Come marry me soon.” “Shen Hao, I don 13.9kReads8.6Score71314d adds
- 158 Be the Sweetest Girl, Win the Toughest Man 做最软的妹子，撩最硬的汉 A once-wealthy young lady, down on her luck and soft-hearted × a seemingly cold but warmhearted, pure-hearted tough guy A period novel, no one is reborn, one-on-one romance, both leads are inexperienced in love, sweet and doting A little beggar showed up at Jiang Shuo's door, dressed in rags and speaking timidly. He took her in, never guessing that once she was cleaned up, the little beggar would turn out to be a sweet, gentle beauty. Fair-skinned and lovely, gentle and considerate. With smiling 1.2kReads8.7Score11514d adds
- 159 The Delicate Beauty Sheds a Tear, and the Fiercest Man Falls to His Knees 娇气美人一落泪，最猛糙汉跪断腿 [No Golden Finger in the Seventies · Picky, Airheaded Beauty ✖️ Stern, Fatherly Ex-Soldier] After waking from a nap, heiress Cheng Shu finds herself transmigrated into a period novel as its vicious supporting female character. Looking at her breathtakingly beautiful face in the mirror, Cheng Shu decisively tears up the script. The plot? Not even a dog would follow it! But life in the village is just too hard. The pampered heiress hasn't changed her ways, and now she sits on the ridge of a field, 23.5kReads8.8Score2.5k14d adds
- 160 Transported to the 1970s, the Little Princess Marries a Rough-Hewn Man and Is Spoiled Rotten 穿七零嫁糙汉，小郡主被宠上天 A young princess from ancient times transmigrates into the body of a girl in the 1970s who shares her name and looks exactly like her, only to be carried back to a wolf’s den and cherished to pieces. [Ancient-to-modern transmigration + period setting + pampered heroine + dual transmigration] [Both leads are devoted only to each other. The heroine lived to seventeen in her previous life, while the hero has loved only one person across both his lives.] [Content warning: The heroine isn’t a traditi 313Reads9.0Score10214d adds
- 161 More Than Dawn 不止黎明 A down-to-earth story of youth and ambition in the entertainment industry, with a slow-blooming romance. The male lead grows from an extra into a top actor, while the female lead goes from a rookie to a top agent. They pursue their dreams together, every step of the way. Pure sweetness, no angst, melodrama, or tired tropes. 1v1, love at first sight, pure romance, both leads are each other's first and only. A brave, resilient heroine and a gentle, conflicted hero: a top agent and the actor she he 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 All My Love Is for Her 偏爱予她 [Gentle teacher × taekwondo instructor] (Sweet, mutually devoted romance + love at first sight for the male lead + friends and family playing matchmaker + no toxic characters + cozy everyday life) On her first day at work, Xu Niannian met a handsome, refined-looking man at the school gate who picked up her pen for her. She thought they were strangers who would never meet again, only to discover later that he was the older brother of one of her students. His name was Mu Chuan. From then on, he be 1.5kReads9.1Score17414d adds
- 163 Qin Zheng 秦峥 He loves her. She is the eternal sun in his heart. For a long time, he was too insecure to look directly at her dazzling light. When the sun finally shone on him, he hesitated and wavered, but in the end, he couldn’t resist the love in his heart. He drew her into his arms. At last, she became the sun that shone for him alone. 3.2kReads9.3Score24614d adds
- 164 The Rough-Hewn Man and His Sweet, Gentle Wife 粗糙汉子娇软妻 [Slender-waisted, soft, gorgeous beauty VS rugged man] [Reborn + both virgins + sweet romance + devoted husband] After Qi Xia died, Han Si kissed her gravestone: “Xiaxia, if I’d known you would leave me so soon, I should have told you earlier that I love you.” “I’m sorry. My love came too late, and so did my confession. The person I love will never hear it now.” Only as Qi Xia’s soul was fading away did she finally understand the depth of his love. “Han Si, if I could live again, I would be the 756Reads8.8Score11414d adds
- 165 Marrying a Hunter: The Bride He Bought Is Spoiled Rotten 嫁给猎户：买来的媳妇使劲宠 (This is an everyday-life story, not a power fantasy. The protagonists and the people around them will all grow gradually.) Su Nuannuan was hit and killed by a car that ran a red light after she finished her night shift. In an instant, she transmigrated to ancient times, into the body of a maid being sold… The first time Liu Baifeng passed the slave market, he saw Su Nuannuan priced at eight taels of silver and curled his lip. She’s so ugly, and they’re asking that much? Who’d buy her… The secon 1.9kReads8.7Score13714d adds
- 166 A Carefree Married Life in the 1990s 九零年代婚后闲散日常 [Radiant beauty X rugged construction foreman] Complete In 1993, Fang Li became pregnant. Standing there with her belly out, she thought for a long time and realized that the comment she'd seen online, “You were born in a good era,” didn't tell the whole story at all! There was no internet, no food-delivery wars, no evil capitalists. There was only a child born without a mother, kidnapped at three, and a man about to break his leg while working to earn money, miss his wife's pregnancy and childb 7.6kReads8.4Score59314d adds
- 167 A Powerful Military Marriage: I Married the Strongest Soldier and Had Triplets 军婚霸宠：嫁最强兵王生了三胞胎 Triplets / Love at First Sight / Devoted Love / Adorable Kids / Scheming / Deep Devotion / 1980s / Alternate Setting / For When You’re Out of Books A sweet, soft-spoken little rabbit with steel teeth × a domineering, protective, fierce big wolf with a scheming side Ye Suisui was born in the 1980s. Fair-skinned and frail, with slender arms and legs, she looks like an easy target. Lu Zhengyao is 1.9 meters tall, with a fierce, icy presence. He can kick his cousin’s leg hard enough to break it, and 2.2kReads7.7Score24514d adds
- 168 After Meeting 20 Matchmaking Prospects, I Got Married in a Flash 见了20个相亲对象后，我闪婚了 Before the New Year holiday, Su Tiantian was lured home with the promise of 200,000 yuan. The village really was handing out money from the sale of land, and they really did want to trick her into coming home early. Waiting for her was a steady stream of blind dates. There are all kinds of people in the world, and her parade of prospective matches left her laughing and crying in equal measure. She saw all sorts of human behavior, then got married on a whim. The blind dates were a beginning, and 2.3kReads8.6Score17014d adds
- 169 Love at First Sight, Cherished for a Lifetime 一见倾心，一世宠溺 -Story timeline: meeting on campus → falling in love → graduation and internship → proposal and marriage registration → honeymoon → married life → having and raising a child. A sweet, happy ending all the way through. Both leads are each other’s first and only love. Teacher-student romance. The male lead is domineering and scheming. The female lead is lively, funny, and sharp-tongued. A realistic portrayal of campus life. 1.3kReads7.6Score10214d adds
- 170 Love Delivered with Your Takeout 外卖送来的爱情 [Rugged construction foreman x struggling livestreamer] [Strong leads x mutual healing x trashy boyfriend at first, doting romance later] Gu Yueji was so broke she livestreamed for over ten hours a day to sell goods and pay off her debts. Still, she felt sorry for the delivery guy whose shoes were worn out and clothes were shabby, and who had to squat by the roadside to eat every meal. So she provided him with food, clothes, and a place to stay. Later, Gu Yueji discovered that the delivery guy’s 3.1kReads9.0Score26914d adds
- 171 Sold Off? I’ll Empty the Stores, Marry a Burly Man, and Have a Big Family 被卖？搬空物资，嫁个糙汉生多胎 Completed ✨ Dual transmigration into a book + heartwarming slice-of-life and raising kids + adorable children + multiple births + devoted husband + pocket space + stockpiling supplies ✨ Sold from the start? Oh no! Jiang Xi, a seasoned supporting-villainess, opens her eyes to find herself facing a plot where she is about to be sold. Her father ran off, her mother died on the road, and all that remained were four sickly little cannon-fodder kids. Her own body was in no better shape. At just thirte 1.5kReads9.3Score20514d adds
- 172 The Pure-Hearted Country Boy Is a Hopeless Romantic 纯情糙汉是个超级恋爱脑 [Pure-Hearted, Rugged Man and Sweet, Gentle Beauty + Both Pure + Sweet Romance] A hopelessly lovestruck hero versus a heroine who's only interested in making money Su Ruanuan returns to her hometown as soon as she graduates, hoping to escape her father's and stepmother's constant harassment. On her first day back, her childhood friend Huo Chuan pulls her into his arms and holds her tight. “Ruanuan...” On her second day home, he shows up at her door to confess, eyes red as he begs her, “Ruanuan, 2.3kReads8.7Score20914d adds
- 173 Marrying a Rugged Hunter, the Sweet Wife Brings Him Endless Luck 嫁给糙汉猎户，娇软媳妇超旺夫 [Historical romance + farming + sweet and gentle heroine + rugged man + sweet romance + transmigration] A soft, delicate, flirtatious beauty x a rugged, wolfish husband with maxed-out stamina who spoils his wife The pampered Lin Suhe transmigrated into the body of a country girl whose parents were dead and whose family was dirt poor. But she happened to be exceptionally beautiful. To avoid being sold off by her awful relatives, she grabbed her bundle in the middle of the night and knocked on the 1kReads8.5Score10014d adds
- 174 An Auditor’s Daily Life Back in the Village, Living Off His Parents 审计狗回村啃老日常 [Healing country life + everyday moments + sweet romance + anti-hustle culture + childhood friends] Looking at a health check report with more abnormal results than an audit, Li Ruisheng suddenly burst out laughing. This wasn't a health report at all, it was a workplace edition of Death Note! In a daze, Li Ruisheng seemed to see Grandpa lounging in a rocking chair beneath the grapevines. The sweet aroma of grapes from her memories wafted over, and the recollection of a gentle summer day filled 1.3kReads8.3Score11114d adds
- 175 Help! The Wildest Man Keeps Climbing Over the Wall Every Night to Cuddle 救命！最野汉子夜夜翻墙要贴贴 [Period + sweet romance + pocket dimension + mind-reading + rugged man + love at first sight] Yun Ningyan transmigrated and was forced to go to the countryside as an educated youth. Before leaving, she cleared out every last possession from her greedy aunt's house. But the rugged, handsome man keeps looking at her like a hungry wolf, and it's making her nervous. Big brother, could you stop looking at me like that? I don't want to fall in love... Huo Junshan noticed the young educated woman avoid 8.3kReads8.9Score93814d adds
- 176 The Rugged Man Next Door Is Too Wild, and the Village Beauty Blushes in His Embrace 隔壁糙汉太野，村花害羞怀里娇 [Rugged Hero + Pure Romance + Marriage Before Love + Sizzling Chemistry + Sweet Married Life + Building a Fortune] [Delicate Village Beauty VS Cold, Rugged Neighbor] The night Song Qingshan returned to the village, he heard cries coming from next door before he had even entered his own home. He climbed onto a haystack and stole a peek. Poor Wen Sui was bent over a millstone, being beaten. She trembled with pain and sobbed pitifully, looking utterly heartbreaking. The sight set Song Qingshan’s bl 18.2kReads6.6Score65714d adds
- 177 The Fake Heiress Marries the Fiercest Roughneck and Is Doted on Like a True Phoenix 假千金嫁最凶糙汉后被宠成真凤凰 The fake heiress Su Taoyao was exposed in an instant and became a farm girl in Xing Village. Her former parents thought she had taken advantage of them, hated her to the core, and ruined her reputation. They even warned her biological grandmother not to let her have an easy life. Then she was sold to the notorious brute from the neighboring villages. He had a house but not a single plot of land, was poor and bad-tempered, and surely she’d be beaten every day if she married him, right? Everyone c 1.1kReads9.1Score14314d adds
- 178 Let Time Be Our Matchmaker, and My Life Be My Vow 时间为媒，余生为聘 Childhood Sweethearts + Bratty Kid + Married Life (This isn't a wish-fulfillment story or a sugary romance. The entire novel is about the petty details of everyday life, so please think twice before reading if that's not your thing.) Before Zheng Xiao was even born, her mother had arranged a betrothal for her with a close friend from her hometown. As a result, Zheng Xiao married Huang Zhengyi as soon as she graduated from college. They soon had a child, but because they never lived on their own 3.9kReads8.7Score36714d adds
- 179 A Love to Remember 倾程之恋 [Gentle Girl x Cool, Reserved Doctor] (They choose each other + sweet everyday romance + age gap + no angst) Because of one person, you fall in love with an entire city. A love that unfolds little by little is beautiful. No grand gestures, no endless arguments, just two people choosing each other and understanding one another. “Professor, do you have a girlfriend?” a pretty student asks boldly. “The professor doesn’t have a girlfriend. He has a fiancée,” Ye Huaizhi replies impassively, casting 409Reads7.8Score10114d adds
- 180 The 1980s Nanny: The Cold-Faced Officer Loses Control and Wants a Baby 八零小保姆，冷面军官失控想生崽 [Manhua adaptation in progress] Period setting + marriage to a soldier + transmigrate into a book in an alternate world + devoted to each other + possessive, sweet romance + love grows over time + a gentle, slice-of-life romance about doting on his wife. (Older husband, younger wife; growth, comeback, doting on his wife, having a baby, and patriotism) A stern, older, abstinent military officer VS a sweet, soft-spoken girl who's both beautiful and talented, and refuses to be pushed around Bai Qia 2.8kReads8.7Score32614d adds
- 181 An Eighties Beauty Marries for Good Fortune and Is Doted on by Her Rugged, Fatherly Husband 八零美人冲喜，被爹系糙汉宠上天 Pure romance + transmigration into a book, fictional setting + period piece + older husband, younger wife + building a fortune + sweet romance + slow-burn, satisfying face-slapping. Bai Qian, from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, transmigrates into a book and becomes a plump, laid-back young bride, married off to bring good luck to He Yanzhou, a cold-faced, rugged man. The man is gravely ill, and lays down three rules with her: this marriage is just for show, and he’ll nev 1.2kReads8.6Score16614d adds
- 182 A Budding Romance After Marriage 婚后动春心 Originally titled: Married Life Sparks Desire [Bright and sweet doctor x rugged, powerful pilot] [Love after marriage x newlywed daily life x devoted couple, happy ending] “Dr. Xia, your husband is here to see you.” “Huh? My husband?” Xia Mian blinked in confusion before finally remembering that she even had a husband. They had met through a matchmaking arrangement and married three years ago. They hadn't even had time to hold a wedding banquet after registering their marriage when her husband w 1.6kReads8.8Score18614d adds
- 183 Night After Night, the Rough-and-Ready Steppe Man Sweeps Me Onto His Horse 夜夜强宠，草原糙汉抢我上马背 Original Title: Night After Night, Spoiled by the Rough-hewn Cowboy of the Grasslands, Who Steals Me onto His Horse The winds of the grasslands, scorching debts, and a rough-hewn cowboy who can't sweet-talk but shows his love through his actions. [Rough Cowboy Dotes on His Wife] + [Fallen Heiress] + [Face-slapping and Fierce Protection] + [Heartwarming Life with a Child] I thought I'd snatched a slave, but in the end, I willingly let her capture my heart. I stole you onto my horse, so you're my 1.6kReads—Score11514d adds
- 184 Alone in an Empty Room, While the Factory Director Next Door Holds Me Close at Night 守空房，隔壁厂长夜揽小蛮腰 [Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Both Pure in Love + Sweet Romance + Traditional Story, No Rebirth or Transmigration] [Pretty Widow + Untamed Steel Mill Director, With a Striking Difference in Build and Skin Tone, and Chemistry Through the Roof] After her husband dies in an underground accident, He Xiaohe becomes the “jinx widow” everyone at the steel mill thinks they can bully. Her vicious mother-in-law wants to seize her house, then sell her off to the countryside for a bride price. Her shamele 2.2kReads—Score10214d adds
- 185 The Wife the Hunter Picked Up 穿成猎户捡来的娘子 An older single woman in modern times gets criticized by her boss at work, then drowns her sorrows in alcohol and goes on an epic rant. When she wakes up, she discovers she's somehow transmigrated. Yu Huan is struck as if by lightning. Good heavens, you don't have to be so considerate of me! I was just saying, and you sent me here? Fine, you sent me, but couldn't you at least have picked somewhere decent? This mass grave is really too much. Yu Huan tried to move so she could get up and leave, bu 448Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 186 We Agreed to Go to a Junior College Together, So How Did You End Up at a 211 University? 说好一起大专，怎么你上211了 When life hit the reset button, Chen Jing returned to 2009 and found himself standing once more at a crossroads. The memories of his past life were still vivid, a life of failure that had followed him all the way to the end. Now Heaven had given Chen Jing another chance to choose. On one side was a friend who dragged him down; on the other was his childhood sweetheart, utterly disappointed in him but still hoping he would change. This time, Chen Jing wouldn’t choose wrong. In this life, he would 17.1kReads7.6Score1.5k14d adds
- 187 The Tattooist's Sweetheart in His Hands 糙汉纹身师的掌心娇 [Handsome, roguish tattoo artist × sweet, gentle dance teacher + sweet romance] Wen Ruan teaches dance at a training center. Just as her name suggests, she’s gentle and softhearted, and she gets badly taken advantage of when renting a place. The first time they meet, a Tibetan mastiff knocks over her suitcase and breaks one of its wheels. Its owner, cool-faced, handsome, and refined, appears out of nowhere and saves her from her predicament. Zhou Chen: “Sorry about the damage. Scan my WeChat QR 2kReads8.9Score26514d adds
- 188 That Year, I Was Sixteen 那年拾六岁 When Li Shanyue was sixteen, her family traded her to Zhang Debiao from the neighboring village for three thousand yuan and two pigs. Zhang Debiao was a widower with two children. Everyone in the village said marrying him was Li Shanyue's fate. Li Shanyue didn't believe in fate. She smiled as she brought Zhang Debiao water and cooked his meals, cared for his two children as if they were her own, and kept the house spotless. Everyone thought she had accepted her lot. Zhang Debiao ended up wit 994Reads—Score11214d adds
- 189 Marrying a Rough-and-Ready Officer! The Sweet Beauty Can’t Handle Him 嫁糙痞军官！娇软美人顶不住了 [Military marriage in a bygone era, marriage first and love later; the male lead is a rugged, roguish, devoted soldier, the female lead is a goofy beauty; both devoted only to each other, incredibly sweet. Note: The heroine grows over time. She is not an all-powerful female lead.] Shen Zhiyi is a ditzy beauty. As a nobody among nobodies, she never made much money. Then she hit the jackpot and won 10 million yuan. Just as she was about to celebrate, she drank herself to death. Well, not quite to 675Reads8.9Score11014d adds
- 190 Gingerbread Is a Little Sweet 姜饼有点甜 Original title: A Little Sweet Gingerbread [Northeastern Chinese tough guy ❤ mixed-race sweetheart + straightforward, sweet romance + heartwarming fun] When Jiang Bing was three, his father was sentenced to death for murder. In those days, boys getting into fights was nothing unusual. But Jiang Bing couldn't afford to fight. The moment he threw a punch, some people would call him a little murderer. Luckily, with his grandmother's guidance, he learned to face it all: to ignore the gossip and pay 1.2kReads9.4Score12914d adds
- 191 On My Wedding Night, the Poor Little Bride Transmigrates into a Hunter’s Wife 新婚夜，小可怜穿成猎户家小媳妇 A broad-shouldered, long-legged, filthy-talking male lead with a strong waist x a delicate, sweet, affectionate female lead who's a lucky koi fish Su Qianqian never imagined that one slip of her foot would send her joining the transmigration crowd, back to her tragic past life, and straight into her wedding night. The candlelight was dim. The man breathed hard and moved without a trace of gentleness, leaving her too afraid to make a sound. But when she remembered that she had met a gruesome end 5.1kReads9.3Score54214d adds
- 192 Liu Cheapskate’s Daily Life 刘抠门的日常生活 [Period drama, not reborn, no transmigration, no golden finger] Liu Xiaoyun has been stingy since she was little. Her family is poor, but not so poor that they can't afford food. She's the stingiest one in the family, and her mother dreams of marrying her off. Better to have her make life difficult for someone else's family than their own. Read on to see how Liu Xiaoyun makes married life a roaring success. 12.3kReads8.6Score1.1k14d adds
- 193 Diary of a Veteran Detective’s Downfall 老刑警沦陷日记 [Rugged male lead, both leads sexually inexperienced, healing, mature themes, old flames rekindled, married first and fell in love later; a stoic, resolute veteran detective and a kind, resilient preschool teacher (suggestive streamer)] Captain Chen, stern and aloof as a flower atop a lofty peak, finds his heart stirred by He Zhaozhao, a suspect who flirts with him. But after she flirts with him, she proves less than committed, leaving Captain Chen, who has no idea how to express his feelings, 5.1kReads9.1Score72914d adds
- 194 They've Got It All Under Control Ta手拿把掐 Shen Qing has no grand ambitions. She’s young, but all she wants is to take it easy. She doesn’t really care whether her guesthouse makes money, as long as she has enough to eat, warm clothes, and a good night’s sleep. That is, until she meets Xu Wang in a town called Zaosheng, where there isn’t a single jujube tree. He can do just about anything under the sun... The first time they meet, he’s a tricycle driver giving people rides, and his bizarre driving nearly throws her out of the vehicle. Th 547Reads8.7Score11214d adds
- 195 Let Me Build You a Home 我来给你装个家 Who would lose the house they worked so hard to earn just because they fell in love? Jiang Ning. Who would scrimp on everything, from food and clothes to housing and travel, just because they fell in love? Yang Wu. They were both willing to do it for each other. The road may have been hard, but together they were always happy. In the end, they found a home and a life together, sharing three meals a day through all four seasons. 1.5kReads9.4Score14914d adds
- 196 Everyday Life of a City Dweller Who Quit and Returned to Farm 辞职后回乡种地日常 [A heroine with an extraordinary palate and amazing cooking skills x a hero who says one thing but means another] Without realizing it, she wins his heart with her cooking, and food brings them together. Overview: Xu Lai has worked at her company for three years. Her boyfriend has stolen credit for her work countless times and been entangled with their coworkers. Then one day, he takes credit for her project proposal again. Xu Lai has had enough. She takes off her company ID badge and declares, 1.2kReads7.9Score10214d adds
- 197 The 1970s: A Sweet Young Educated Woman Catches the Eye of the Toughest Country Boy 七零，娇娇知青惹上最猛糙汉 [Pampered female educated youth × rugged country man] Su Yanrou is the cherished daughter of a wealthy city family, spoiled and doted on by everyone at home. For the sake of her secret crush, she defied her family and insisted on going to the countryside. In the village, she quickly became notorious as a troublemaker and a spoiled brat. She was delicate and dainty, with soft, unblemished skin, and couldn't endure the slightest hardship. All she did was complain. She couldn't be asked to lift 1.8kReads7.3Score11414d adds
- 198 Love Like a Galaxy 爱若星河 [Affectionate and flirtatious grilled-fish shop owner vs. gentle, charming teacher + sweet daily life + both are each other's first and only + love at first sight] "Hey, handsome, can I trade WeChat for cash?" When they first met, Su Wanwan had no cash to buy candied hawthorns, so she stopped some random man on the street to exchange cash. He thought she was using a pickup line. "Sure." Xie Jingheng opened his WeChat QR code, only to hear her say, "The payment code will do." He had to admit, tha 3.8kReads9.1Score32114d adds
- 199 I Brought Home an Ascetic Tycoon, and Now He Begs for Hugs Every Day 把禁欲大佬捡回家，他每天求抱抱 After escaping her abusive marriage through a carefully planned divorce, Jiang Wan hides in a small town to avoid her ex-husband’s revenge and begins taking in abandoned children. First, she takes in a premature baby, then an injured big shot. She only wanted to get a little thank-you money from the big shot, but who could have guessed he was a living King of Hell! On their very first night, the King of Hell pushed her onto the bed. “You’re a widow. You’ve got nothing to lose.” 4.9kReads9.1Score57914d adds
- 200 Little Seedling Beneath the Shade 树荫下的小禾苗 Miao Yihe loses part of her memory in a car accident, including memories of her high school deskmate, who always looked out for her. But the connection between two people never really goes away. After all the twists and turns, they meet again. Lin Mingyue says he's the shade beneath a vast forest; Miao Yihe says she's a little seedling striving to grow. It was all meant to be. Lin Mingyue cherishes his little seedling, and she loves and supports herself too. They don't ask for much: a cozy littl 164Reads9.4Score—14d adds
