Novels like Even Carpenters Attract Romance
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Even Carpenters Attract Romance, best match first.
- 1 After We Broke Up, I Became the Supreme Being of the Village! 分手后，我成为村里的至尊！ After breaking up with his girlfriend Zhang Xiaomei, Cao Tianming, a 22-year-old orphan who runs a small village shop, watches her turn around and climb into the car of rich kid Song Fu. He drowns his sorrows in alcohol, and, drunk, leans against a century-old tree in his courtyard. By chance, the old tree grants him supernatural abilities, martial prowess, and the power to make money. A hundred million drops into his account right off the bat. From then on, he gains financial freedom and absolu 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 My Gorgeous Female Neighbors 我的绝色女邻居们 Cao Tianfei is a ladies’ man. Though still young, he has a superpower: with a mere flick of his finger, he can gain unlimited wealth. But he’s a born flirt, and romance keeps finding him. He spends his days playing computer games in an apartment building in Nangan City, where all the beautiful female residents are his neighbors. What secrets are hiding behind it all? 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Doctor of the Desolate Village 荒村医生 After completing his medical studies away from home, Cao Xiaochuan returns to his desolate village. With his medicine chest on his back and miraculous healing hands, he rescues those in need. Women from nearby villages flock to him for treatment, and beautiful women surround him. Countless hearts secretly fall for him... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Scumbag Who Knows How to Make Money 会赚钱的渣男 [Multiple female leads] [Goes wherever the mood takes him] Thirty-three-year-old Chen Yi was waiting for a rideshare request one day when a meteor struck his right eye. The next day, he discovered that his right eye could see stock and futures charts ahead of time. Soon, money was pouring into his wallet… and all kinds of beautiful women came flocking: sisters, mothers and daughters, actresses, models, mature older women, foreign beauties, Japanese girls… 2.2kReads8.5Score15214d adds
- 5 System: I Just Died of Embarrassment, So Why Am I Being Mistaken for a Pervert? 系统：刚社死完又被当成变态？ Life is hard. Liu Bei weaves mats, Guan Yu sells dates, and Zhang Fei sings opera. [Multiple Heroines] [Lighthearted] [Both Body and Heart] Zhang Yang awakens the Landlord System, but it turns out to be a little improper. It first makes him suffer a mortifying public humiliation, then gets him mistaken for a pervert. At last, he meets someone he falls for, only to be picked up and taken advantage of, losing his virtue. Sigh. His pursuit of love hasn’t even begun, and someone’s already welded the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Invincible Little Farmer of the Countryside 乡村无敌小农民 Cao Xiaofeng, an orphan from Niuhuang Village, endured endless bullying before going to his grandfather's grave to pour out his heart. His tears fell on a miraculous spirit stone, which granted him extraordinary powers. From then on, his life became a spectacular success! 75Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 7 The Women of the Yang Family 老杨家那些女人们 The Yang family has six daughters, each with a trail of romantic entanglements behind her. Together, they've turned the whole village upside down. The net of justice may be vast, but no one escapes it. In the end, all six miscreants suffer the consequences of their own actions... 259Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 A Strange Spring Outing in the Countryside 乡村奇踏青遇记 One village, different families, all kinds of people. Strange stories, extraordinary lives. Join us as we enter a very different world of rural life. Don’t miss it. 61Reads6.5Score10514d adds
- 9 The Mercenary Heiress: Schemed Against as Soon as She Returned to the Prince’s Estate 佣兵嫡女：刚回王府就被算计 For eight years, the mountains of southern Xinjiang ran red with blood and corpses. Shen Qingyuan, the legitimate daughter of Prince Zhennan's household, used her mastery of poison and ruthless tactics to wipe out bandits and defend the border, yet the capital dismissed her as a wild girl from the frontier. After returning home, she faced poison from her stepmother, schemes by her half-sister, and a flood of rumors throughout the city. She played the pig to eat the tiger, feigning timidity as sh 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 King of Peach Blossom Island 桃花岛上我称王 Orphan Cao Jianping, a retired Marine, accidentally arrives on a deserted island while traveling. It is practically a paradise! From then on, his life is on easy mode, bringing him wealth and luxury! 13.5kReads7.9Score51814d adds
- 11 Out of Control: Emotions Run Wild 失控：情绪蔓延 The biggest problem in a secularized society is its lack of spiritual belief. When faith is lost, so is reverence. Without reverence, there can be no restraint. True happiness is like a gentle, unbroken stream, and can only be achieved through restraint. There is little sincerity and even less purity in a city of desire, only a host of problems that defy easy answers. This is just a fictional tale. If it’s not for you, don’t read it, and don’t take it too seriously! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Night: Conquer! 黑夜，征服！ This is a story about the entertainment industry. I’m a director, and I make movies with my seven childhood friends. The social niceties and rules of the industry will show you the secrets and unwritten rules no one talks about. Before I even had a chance to make a move, my cinematographer and lighting technician had already shut their doors and wouldn’t let me in. My name is Chen Qingshan. I graduated with a degree in civil engineering and immediately became unemployed. No one expected a broke 281Reads—Score1914d adds
- 13 The War of Resistance in Jingbei 靖北的抗战 Cao Jingbei was a company commander in a unit of the former Northeastern Army. On the night of the September 18 Incident in 1931, he led his men in a desperate defense of the flank of Beidaying, fighting the Japanese to the last bullet. After battling his way out, he fled alone into the mountains of northern Liaoning. He traveled far and wide, rallying scattered brothers-in-arms and volunteer fighters from the wilderness. Using the terrain to his advantage, he repeatedly laid clever ambushes, ta 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 After a Rich Woman Takes a Liking to Me, I Cross the Red-Light District to Save You 被富婆看上后，穿过红灯区救你 In the city's dampest, darkest corners, the neon never sleeps. At thirty-two, Wang Laowu arrives in this unfamiliar city carrying his mother's dying wish and a mountain of debt. He rents an unfinished apartment on the top floor of the red-light district. Every night, he has to cross the corridor drenched in pink light, listen to the sweet calls of the women, and clutch the only coins in his pocket. Then he sees her: the girl who never approaches customers, with the clear eyes of a student still 389Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Twin Cities in Disguise 双城假面 (Long-distance relationship + married couple + betrayal) Married for seven years, living apart for five. By day, they are a loving couple who video-call each other, but in the stillness of the night, they become prisoners of their own desires. When betrayal crosses the line from emotional to physical, their carefully worn masks are torn to shreds... 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Mad Prince, Beg Me on Your Knees Every Night to Spoil You 疯批王爷，夜夜跪求我宠幸 In her previous life, she trusted the wrong man and the vile woman at his side. Her entire family was executed, and even the mad prince who held the court in the palm of his hand slaughtered his way through the palace for her before taking his own life to join her in death. When Shen Zhaoning opened her eyes, she was back on the night she had been drugged. The scoundrel was still pretending to be kind, not yet having completely dropped his mask. Her half-sister had not yet had a chance to smear 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Contract: By Day She’s My Boss, by Night I’m Her Master 契约签订：白天她是我老板，晚上我是她主人 Contract Signed: By Day, She’s My Boss; By Night, I’m Her Master —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 In Search of Her Trail 寻觅芳踪 A nostalgic romance about migrant workers in the 1990s! Packed with details from the decade: pagers, IC-card payphones, green passenger trains, letters from factory girls, radios, cassette tapes, VCDs, stickers of Hong Kong and Taiwanese stars, polyester shirts, woven-plastic sacks, assembly lines, overtime pay, temporary residence permits, and running faster than a rabbit when the police came to check them... 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Fragrance Across the Hills 漫山花香 Dong Dawei spent several years trying to make it out in the world, but never got anywhere. So he returned to Dongjia Village, ready to live an ordinary life in the countryside. Who knew the beautiful rural scenery would lead him to a new discovery? From then on, his life became a whole lot more enjoyable. Follow and add this to your favorites! Take a look before bed, and you'll enjoy a feast for the eyes like no other! Heh heh heh! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The God of Mending Heaven Descends to the Mortal World 补天之神落凡尘 The God of Mending the Heavens Descends to the Mortal World —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Peaceful Days in the Siheyuan 四合院岁月静好 In a courtyard in 1965, there are no petty squabbles, no shrews screaming in the street, no scheming, and no affairs. Everyone is simply doing their best to get by. Here, life is peaceful and the years are serene! 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Chunhua's Happiness 春花的幸福 Period drama + countryside + political intrigue A woman from a mountain village believes only love can save everything. In her dictionary, poverty is nothing to fear, having no power is nothing to fear, and having no money is even less of a worry. But life's cold rain repeatedly douses her gentle heart, and she learns that money and power can indeed take precedence over love and marriage. The moment her boyfriend appears with the woman he loves, she realizes that the one she needs to save is her 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Great Sage's Romantic Encounter in the Mortal World 大圣凡间艳遇 Book Description After completing his pilgrimage, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven is bored out of his mind in the Celestial Court. He has seen all the immortal maidens and finds them uninteresting, so he simply seals away his immortal powers for ten thousand years and plunges down to the mortal world. He has only one goal: to marry a woman he likes! As soon as he lands, romantic luck comes his way. A fiery, mature beauty, a sweet campus belle, and a confident career queen all take turns appearing 300Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 24 I Win Over Miss Gao from the Start: Eighty-One Trials of Love in Journey to the West 开局撩翻高小姐，西游八十一情劫 An ace special forces soldier transmigrates into the body of Marshal Tianpeng. He opens his eyes to find himself Zhu Bajie, the pig who was mistakenly born into a pig's body, and the pilgrimage to fetch the scriptures instantly turns into an alluring battlefield of love! Eighty-one trials? They're clearly eighty-one deadly romantic entanglements! With a rake in his left hand to subdue demons and a beauty's waist in his right, this special forces Zhu Bajie is determined to blaze a thrilling and w 680Reads8.7Score17114d adds
- 25 The Dashing Little Miracle Doctor: One Eye Sees the Future, the Other Sees Through Everything 风流小神医左眼看未来右眼能透视 My name is Li Ergou. I fix cars. I got struck by high-voltage electricity in a melon patch. Now my left eye can foresee the future, my right eye can see through everything, and my ears can hear half a street away. I found medical and martial arts manuals in a broken bowl. They turned into light and flew straight into my brain. By day, I fix cars and gnaw on pig trotters. By night, I stick needles into powerful men and take their money. The pharmaceutical factory owner, the gang boss, they all do 128Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 I Specialize in Tightening Screws in Dongguan 我在东莞专门打螺丝 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is my motivation to write, and I will strive to tell every story well! 112.5kReads7.7Score4.5k14d adds
- 27 A Country Boy’s Extraordinary Adventure 乡村小农民奇遇 Cao Tianming, an orphan from Niuhuang Village, is bullied relentlessly until the village chief drives him out. That night, he pours out his heart at his grandfather’s grave on the back hill. His tears fall on a miraculous spirit stone before the grave, and it grants him incredible powers: 1. Tap a bank card with his finger and five million yuan will appear in the account, up to five million a day! 2. An indestructible body and extraordinary martial arts skills. From then on, his life goes into o 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Hehuan Sect: Begging Bajie to Practice Dual Cultivation 合欢宗：跪求八戒双修 Marshal Tianpeng, Zhu Bajie, falls from the heavens to the mortal realm as a wisp of remnant soul, and through a twist of fate possesses Zhu Ba, the lowest-ranking servant disciple of the Hehuan Sect! The original Zhu Ba was a cowardly, useless nobody, someone everyone in the sect could bully. But the “Myriad Heavens Dual Cultivation System” he brings with him awakens with a thunderous roar. As long as he dual-cultivates with a female cultivator, he can unlock Marshal Tianpeng’s divine power an 171Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 29 Period: I Bound Myself to a System That Meddles in Everyone's Business 年代：我绑定了多管闲事系统 People transmigrate every year. This year, it happened to be my turn. Li Xiang never dreamed he’d hit the jackpot and transmigrate to the 1960s, becoming Li Xiangbei, the village’s notorious little troublemaker. A shabby house, ragged clothes, and food that scraped his throat: he begged every god in the heavens to let him go home. If he couldn’t go home, couldn’t they at least give him a golden finger? And so he really did get one. He ought to have been thrilled, but what was this “Mind Your 242Reads7.1Score10814d adds
- 30 Hang in There, Uncle: I'm Unemployed, but the Mortgage Is Still Due 大叔挺住：失业了，房贷还在 [Not AI-Written! Multiple Heroines! Unemployed Middle-Aged Man + Single Mother + Beloved Daughter of Heaven + Punk Girl...] Zhou Nan was an unremarkable man born in the 1980s. In middle age, he suddenly lost his job. But at that very moment, a mysterious force had already quietly set its sights on him. On one side was a life full of endless troubles; on the other, one beautiful woman after another came his way. There was a single mother, a beloved daughter of heaven, and even a punk girl... Afte 135Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Competing for Affection in a World with More Women Than Men 在女多男少世界被争宠 [The audiobook is now available, and the animated series is coming soon. Quality guaranteed, brothers, let's go~~] [Duck soup aroma + girl pursues boy + everyday life + brainless feel-good fun + chaotic antics] Ling Feng was an utterly ordinary office drone. After working overtime day after day, his vision suddenly went black, and he transmigrated to a world with an imbalanced gender ratio… 40.5kReads7.6Score3.7k14d adds
- 32 The Country Doctor with a Strange Gift 乡村小怪医 My new story is here! You can 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! 15Reads—Score10914d adds
- 33 Come Down the Mountain, Disciple: Your Seven Beautiful Masters Are Your Backers 徒儿下山吧，七位美师娘是你靠山 [Harem]+ [Unbeatable]+ [Traditional Chinese Medicine]+ [Seven Martial Aunts] “Disciple, you’ve grown up. It’s time to head down the mountain!” “Master, you’re about to die. Surely you can at least wait for me to see you off on your final journey!” “No need. Go on without worrying about me. I don’t want you seeing me at my worst, either. Go to Jiangcheng. Someone there will help you!” 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 March on Jincheng! Rout the Five Hu With a Thousand Troops! Conquer Xushan 至晋破龙城！千军乱五胡！踏胥山 Set in the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties! This is a fictional setting, so don’t take it as history! [No System], [lecherous old rascal], [you’ll know from the start that he’s definitely no saint], [he has no choice but to do what he does early on to stay alive. He’s nearly starving to death, so he has to resort to this]. There’s no cultivation and no superhuman martial arts. It’s roughly like a fictionalized Wei-Jin and Northern and Southern Dynasties era, not a historical novel, just 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 On My First Day at Work, a CEO from a Wealthy Family Asked Me to Be His Daughter-in-Law 打工第一天，豪门总裁请我当儿媳 [Wealthy CEO + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + White Lotus + Face-Slapping + She Pursues Him] Who can keep working without going crazy? Xia Tian sat in the CEO’s office at Jiang Dalu’s company, looking completely dazed, practically out of her mind. “Xia, do you agree to what your uncle just said?” “Agree?” “Agree to what?” “What am I agreeing to?” Xia Tian had come to interview at the Jiang Group. After finally making it through every round, she reached the final interview, only for Jiang Da 406Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 36 After My Sister’s Breakup, She Caught the Eye of a Rich Young Master 姐姐失恋后，惹上了豪门小少爷 Ye Xuan, a wealthy heiress and CEO who controlled a vast business empire, fell for Chen Yan, an outstanding university student. She gave him her whole heart, catering to his every need down to the smallest detail. But on her birthday, she unexpectedly discovered that Chen Yan was using her money to win over other girls and had given away the expensive gifts she had bought him. Disillusioned, Ye Xuan decisively ended things with Chen Yan, then met Ruan Yang at a bar. Ruan Yang was the heir to 321Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 37 Sole Beast Tamer: It All Began When My Fairy Senior Sister Pushed Me Down 御兽独尊：从被仙女姐姐推倒开始 At the end of every chapter, the author's notes include a picture of the corresponding heroine. After failing the college entrance exams, I went into the mountains to clear my head, and accidentally found a fairy who had fallen from the sky, gravely injured. And so began a marvelous encounter. Afterward, my family's ancestral jade pendant vanished, and I awakened the divine power to command beasts! I can commune with spirits and perceive everything around me. All creatures in the world are at my 374Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 38 Don’t Play with People’s Hearts 不要拿捏人心 Don't Play with People's Feelings 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Rebuilding the Acacia Sect: Starting as a Menial Disciple 重振合欢宗：从杂役弟子开始 The Harmony Joy Sect, with a legacy spanning a thousand years, is wiped out by an alliance of righteous cultivators. The Old Devil of Harmony Joy is killed, and the sect's disciples scatter across the land. Wang Hao, a surviving outer disciple, activates the Merit System and fights his way through one obstacle after another, vowing to restore the Harmony Joy Sect! 2.6kReads7.4Score30614d adds
- 40 My Girlfriend's Stockings? Sorry, Every Pair Is Worth a Million! 女友的袜子？抱歉，每双都价值百万！ My girlfriend's socks? Sorry, each pair is worth a million! 209Reads—Score114d adds
- 41 Apocalypse from the Start: I Awaken Spatial Powers, and Countless Goddesses Rely on Me for Protection 末世开局觉醒空间万千女神任我护 After struggling through three years of the apocalypse, he died a horrible death! Wen Qiang was reborn ten days before the catastrophe! He awakened an upgradeable spatial ability and began frantically stockpiling supplies! He saved a host of stunning women: a cool, aloof campus belle, a bold and capable special police officer, a gentle nurse, an arrogant heiress, and a mature, alluring woman. Decisive and ruthless, with no saintly do-gooder streak, he fiercely protected and pampered his women, 957Reads—Score10214d adds
- 42 Wang Ergou's Fortuitous Encounter in Great Beauty Village 王二狗大美村机缘巧得 (The animated series is now available. Stay tuned.) In the 1980s, Wang Ergou was orphaned in Demei Village, living in a bare-walled house and enduring the villagers' contempt and disdain. Then, after a mishap, someone set him up, making his already miserable life even worse. But the trap turned out to be a blessing in disguise: Wang Ergou awakened an extraordinary eye, learned to identify medicinal herbs and uncover hidden secrets, and became a master of both medicine and martial arts. From then 82.5kReads8.4Score5.6k14d adds
- 43 That Night, We Became Accomplices 那一夜，我们成了同谋 That Night, We Became Accomplices 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 After the Divorce, My Ex-Wife's Mortal Enemy Wants to Keep Me! 离婚后，前妻死对头要要养我！ A lovesick dog gets nothing in the end. In his previous life, Hao Wentao gave everything to love Fu Changqing, only to end up with nothing but a divorce that left him penniless and a ban from the entire industry. Reborn, Hao Wentao decisively cuts ties with Fu Changqing and uses the knowledge he gained in his previous life to make plans in entertainment, short-form video, AI, and other industries... But the women around him seem to have gone crazy and are all flocking to him. What would you do i 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 After Seeing the Future, I Begged My Wife Not to Divorce Me 预知未来后，跪求老婆别离婚 The night my brother-in-law cracked my head open with a liquor bottle, I finally gained the ability to foresee the future. I remembered how my gambling had forced my parents to sell their home, turned my siblings against each other, brought my wife to tears, and left my child afraid of me. I’d even stolen my in-laws’ retirement savings, and my brother-in-law had lost his future because of me. Everyone had given up on me completely. Now, watching the vivid scenes of the future unfold in my mind, 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 A Hunter’s War of Resistance 猎人的抗战 In the late autumn of 1938, the Japanese army invaded this unspoiled land to wipe out the Anti-Japanese United Army and plunder the region's forest resources. They not only burned villages to the ground, but also slaughtered the locals under the pretext that they were “bandits.” Cao Xingguo was in the mountains tracking prey at the time. When he returned to find his home reduced to ashes, he put down his hunting rifle and turned it on the invaders. Knowing the mountains like the back of his hand 1.6kReads7.1Score14814d adds
- 47 The Happy Life of a Reborn Military Wife 重生军嫂的幸福生活 A Reborn Military Wife’s Happy Life 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Madness in the Marquis’s Residence: The Black Lotus and the Regent King Go on a Killing Spree! 癫行侯府：黑莲花携摄政王杀疯！ [Revenge after being reborn]+ [Palace power struggles]+ [Scheming within the household]+ [Unhinged, over-the-top devotion]+ [Ruthless and decisive] Key highlights/tropes: High stakes from the start: After being reborn, she doesn't return to her family home. She heads straight for the palace and clings to the biggest power player, the Empress Dowager, humiliating her family on the spot. Unhinged meets unhinged: The heroine is clear-eyed and crazy, the hero is violent and crazy. Together, they're 137Reads—Score11114d adds
- 49 My Beautiful Girlfriend in Dongguan 东莞漂亮女友 #Multiple Heroines #Illustrated #Rags-to-Riches Comeback #Mature Women #Jianghu Thrills #Streetwise Romance #Urban Love, Body and Soul In a village in Guangdong Province in the 1990s, Liu Zhenhui, a naive young man who has failed his college entrance exams, hits rock bottom. By chance, he glimpses the hidden charms of the stunning Sister Fang, who shamelessly teases him and gets him all worked up. Just as a scandal erupts in the village, he and his childhood friend set off for Dongguan in the de 1.6kReads—Score11114d adds
- 50 Dusty Tales from the 318 Sichuan-Tibet Highway 318川藏线上的风尘往事 Broke female travelers + Highway 318 + Sichuan-Tibet route + hitchhiking + road trip + finding a wife My company was laying people off, and I was one of them. As if things weren't bad enough, my wife ran off with someone else. Down in the dumps, I headed west toward Tibet. This is the story of a beat-up camper van, the Sichuan-Tibet stretch of Highway 318, and more than thirty women with nowhere else to turn. Every one of their stories is more exciting than my miserable life. 33.6kReads8.2Score2.2k14d adds
