Novels like Wu Xiuli, the Village Girl
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- 51 My Husband Cheated, So I Swapped Husbands with His Mistress to Change Our Fates 老公出轨，我和小三换夫改命 A new novel currently being serialized, with its rating just posted! [Not a wish-fulfillment story] [Period setting + remarriage + devoted husband + marriage first, love later] [Some ensemble cast elements] [No System] [No pocket dimension] [Realistic everyday life] In the height of summer in 1977, Xu Nan, a temporary worker at a machinery factory, caught her husband, Cheng Peng, having an affair with Liang Yan Min, an employee at the same factory. To protect his reputation and prospects, Cheng 17.3kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
- 52 They Demanded More Dowry at the Last Minute? The Officer Turned Around and Married a Miaojiang Healer 临时加彩礼？军官转头娶苗疆医女 [Period setting, 1980s, military marriage, golden finger, satisfying read, devoted and sweet romance with mutual fidelity, skilled in poison and medicine] On the day of the wedding, his fiancée's family blocks the doorway and demands more at the last minute: “Eight hundred yuan in bride price and thirty-two pieces of furniture. If you can't provide even one of them, this wedding is off!” Cheng Yuanchi leans on his cane. He's a wounded officer who served his country, yet now he suffers humiliatio 21.2kReads8.5Score3.2kShelves
- 53 The Casanova’s Glasses 海王眼镜 The Playboy's Glasses 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 Even Carpenters Attract Romance 木匠也招桃花 Cao Tianming, a village orphan and young carpenter, unexpectedly obtains The Heavenly Book of Lu Ban and masters Lu Ban’s secret arts. From then on, he has more money than he can spend and beautiful women all around him! He throws money around by day and parties every night! 86Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 Rural Chronicle 乡村纪实 The little details of life, all those everyday moments, come together to paint a picture of a changing countryside. Generation after generation pursues its dreams, working hard in the mountain valleys. They make it through the winter, then the hills turn green in spring. Summer crops blanket the mountains, and autumn is always a season of joy. 212Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 56 I Gave the Empress 300 Yuan 我施舍了女帝三百块 I Gave the Female Emperor 300 Bucks 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 The Sun and Moon in the Steamer 蒸屉里的日月 Set against the changes sweeping the northern countryside in the 1990s, this story follows an ordinary rural woman as she spends half her life juggling household chores, conflicts with her sisters-in-law, small business ventures, and her children’s education. With only an elementary-school education, she supports her family with her skill at making steamed buns, putting her son through college and helping him build a life of his own. She lives through the transition from earthen houses to brick 298Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 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 2.9kReads8.7Score316Shelves
- 59 My Wife's Secret 妻子的秘密 At thirty, my company went bankrupt. To get revenge, I went after my enemy. 6.4kReads8.2Score881Shelves
- 60 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 1.2kReads8.6Score160Shelves
- 61 Sweet Romance in the 1970s: The Mountain Man Treats Me Like Royalty 七零甜婚：山里汉把我当祖宗宠 After the Xu family girl tries to hang herself, she's carried to the Cheng family's home. The Xu family says, “In life, you belong to the Cheng family; in death, you'll be their ghost!” The Cheng family's young carpenter is kindhearted: “Once you enter my family, I'll treat you like royalty!” The Xu girl, who transmigrated here, is happy to take him up on it. A few flirtatious glances, a few tender sighs, and the young carpenter is lovestruck. You farm, I'll work as a carpenter. You manage the h 3.1kReads9.0Score329Shelves
- 62 A Woman Can Only Rely on Herself 女人靠谁都不如靠自己 She was a highly educated woman who, for love, was willing to sever ties with her father. She devoted herself to caring for her bedridden mother-in-law, only to be cruelly abandoned by her husband. Schemed against and suppressed at every turn, she rises from the depths, grows stronger with every battle, and reaches the pinnacle of life. 38.5kReads8.5Score2.2kShelves
- 63 The Lingering Warmth of the Earthen Bed 土炕上的余温 The quarry in the hills behind Laojing Village buried the men from half the village. All that remained were a village full of widows and children crying from hunger. Thirty migrant miners moved into the workers' barracks, all strapping bachelors. The widows cursed men to their faces, then dug out their floral jackets at night and deliberately walked past the barracks. Each of the three widows had her own reasons: one wanted a protector to help raise her child, one hoped to get some rice and flou 12kReads8.9Score761Shelves
- 64 Xia Hua, the Village Girl 村女夏花 [Realistic rural life + slow burn + heroine’s growth + family and everyday life + face-slapping the scoundrels] Lin Xiahua’s husband is dead. With two children and a dimwitted older brother to support, she has become the most tempting target in Hama Gou Village. Burdened with her family, without a single plot of land, and with her mother-in-law threatening to sell her by the pound to an old widower and his son! To survive, Xiahua learns to navigate all kinds of men and women. She smiles and char 94Reads7.0Score105Shelves
- 65 Tomb Raiding: My Life in the Underground Palace Underworld 摸金：我的地宫江湖生涯 Told in the first person, the story follows Chen Chang'an, a down-on-his-luck young man from the suburbs of Xi'an, born into a family of traditional architecture experts. In the early twenty-first century, to pay for a seriously ill family member's medical treatment and restore his family's reputation, he is forced into the unfathomable world of tomb raiding in the Guanzhong region. 133Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 A Second Marriage Story 二婚故事 Three years trapped in a marriage have left her mired in despair. The university student she had supported for five years has secretly been conspiring with her husband. After a car accident that was long in the making, she is forced to take the blame. Just when her life hits rock bottom, he slowly appears, bringing a glimmer of light... 3.2kReads9.3Score505Shelves
- 67 Raising Kids, Joining the Army, and Living Life Beyond the Plot 养崽，随军，避开剧情过日子 While pregnant with her third child, Jian Yuhua awakens memories of her past life and learns that she has entered a novel set in a bygone era. Her eldest son is the novel's villain: obsessive and vengeful, he gets executed by firing squad during a political crackdown. Her second daughter is a disposable supporting female character. After failing to win the male lead's heart despite pursuing him relentlessly, she accidentally marries a village hooligan, living without enough food or warm clothes 7kReads8.8Score551Shelves
- 68 Reborn, the Young Lady Goes Wild 重生后，大小姐飒飒飒疯了 (Power Fantasy + Female Lead’s Revenge + Dark Redemption + Secrets of the Wealthy, with a face-slapping scene right from the start) #Sweet on the outside, ruthless underneath, and serving face-slaps# #Unhinged# In her previous life, Jian Yue was framed by Ruan Yinyin for bullying her, leaving her ostracized by the entire school and stealing her recommendation for early admission. Ruan Yinyin goaded Jian Yue’s brother into shaving off all her hair, and even hired someone to throw acid on her at t 5kReads7.6Score385Shelves
- 69 Period: He's Set His Sights on the Village Chief's Daughter 年代：他盯上村长闺女 In 1982, in a mountain village in Northeast China, 26-year-old Cuier was widowed and raising a child. She suffered constant abuse at the hands of villains and could only endure it to protect her daughter. Her late husband’s younger brother, Erjun, returned home after leaving the army. Upright and resolute, he repeatedly stepped in to protect his sister-in-law. They warmed one another through hardship, and feelings quietly blossomed between them. At last, they had something to look forward to. Bu 8.8kReads7.9Score541Shelves
- 70 Oh No! I've Broken the Ice-Cold CEO Again 坏了！又给纯禽霸总整破防了 Bai Pu had never been so willful before. She gave all her “pleasure” to Lu Zhaohe. Lu Zhaohe had never lost control like this before, either. He gave all his “greed” to Bai Pu. Wolfish greed and sensual pleasure: that was simply the unspoken agreement between them. When the game ended, Bai Pu left with someone else, holding their hand and making a grand exit. Only then did Lu Zhaohe realize that he was no longer the one in control. “Interesting,” he sneered. Perhaps the real game was only just b 717Reads9.1Score238Shelves
- 71 Slap Me, and the Whole World Takes the Same Damage 打我一巴掌全世界都受到同等伤害 A million-character novel [fresh premise + comedy + high martial arts + whenever the protagonist gets hurt, the whole world takes ten times the damage + buffs, diarrhea, and when all things revive, pain and pleasure are also shared with everyone tenfold + what do you do when people from another world are too strong? Hit yourself. Come on, let's hurt each other! Stop chasing me! If you keep it up, I'll start pleasuring myself.] 12.1kReads6.8Score1.1kShelves
- 72 Foolish Mother 傻娘 My father was dead, my mother had gone mad. The day I came home, I saw someone destroying it... 42.6kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
- 73 After My Body Mutated, All the Women Fell for Me 身体变异后，女人们都爱我 [Multiple Heroines] + [No System] + [Divine Doctor] + [Witty Humor] + [All Kinds of Schemes] + [Massage] + [X-Ray Vision] + [Face-Slapping] + [Medical Skills] Hao Shufu was only ten when his parents left him with his mother's sworn younger sister. As for his parents' disappearance, Aunt Yun only said that he would learn the truth in time. By chance, he obtained Shennong's legacy, and from then on began his climb to the peak of life. His body's transformation, immense strength, unparalleled X-ray 13kReads7.5Score1.1kShelves
- 74 Back to the 1970s: Home Is Where My Heart Belongs 重回七零：家我心归处 Waking from a dream, Luo Fanjin saw the familiar people and things before her and burst into tears. Her family all thought the loss of both her parents had hit her too hard, but only she knew the real reason. The devastating blow of losing both her parents had left Luo Fanjin unconscious. Who could have guessed that during those seven days in a coma, she had lived for more than twenty years in another world? Missing her family so much, she had finally managed to work herself to death. She never 2.3kReads9.2Score184Shelves
- 75 Reborn Under the Tutelage of the Guesthouse Owner 我在民宿老板娘的调教下重生 [Roguish CEO and Rich Young Master x Fierce Big Sister and Money-Loving, Loyal Heroine] Older Woman-Younger Man Romance, Packed with Satisfying Moments On a stormy night, Lu Qiming, president of the SM Group, is ambushed by his own uncle. He fakes his death in a car crash and escapes, covered in blood, before pounding on the door of a mountain lodge for help. To his surprise, the person who opens the door is a young proprietress with even more grit than he has: Murong Laidi. At just twenty, she’ 194Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 76 Sha Gen Isn't Foolish at All 傻根一点也不傻 After his father and eldest brother die, his mother goes mad and soon passes away as well. All that remains is Shagen, a mentally challenged young man. His beautiful sister-in-law, Pan Yuting, still takes on the responsibility of caring for him. To keep the Li family line from ending, Pan Yuting secretly makes up her mind... She won't leave. She'll work hard together with Shagen...! Part Two: Overseas Development. The Xingdao forces gradually rise... They discover an ancient race among the ruins 157Reads6.8Score102Shelves
- 77 The 1970s Matchmaker Who Talks the Young Master from the Capital into Becoming a Live-In Son-in-Law 七零小媒婆，忽悠京少当赘婿 Many years later, some friends sat together chatting. "Have you noticed that every village used to have a fool or a madman?" "Yeah, yeah! That madman would even go around hitting people!" Dou Xiaochan: Hehe, I'm the fool and madwoman you were talking about... Shen Moci: I'm the one who was tricked into going home as a live-in son-in-law by the fool and madwoman you were talking about... "What?!" Everyone's eyes nearly popped out of their heads. Shen Moci: To be honest, I was really scared at the 25.5kReads8.8Score3kShelves
- 78 Transmigrating to the Seventies: The Young Educated Youth Is Dumbfounded 穿越七零，小知青她懵圈了 (Everyday life of sent-down youth, not a strong female lead, a touch of an ensemble cast, unhurried pacing, with a couple) Gu Xiaoman, from the twenty-first century, dies suddenly after getting drunk while celebrating landing a job. She wakes up aboard a green-painted train carrying sent-down youth in the 1970s. No space, no System, no golden finger, and not even the original owner’s memories. She’s definitely the most wretched transmigrant in history, with none of the usual perks. Good heavens! 12.9kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves
- 79 The Young White-Haired Mystic Granny Goes on a Rampage in Showbiz! 玄学年轻白发癫姥在娱乐圈疯杀！ [Sichuan-Chongqing edition] [Absurd comedy + bizarre relationship dynamics + feng shui and the supernatural + fake and real heiresses + going crazy + face-slapping + parody] A soft, adorable, easygoing yet unhinged feng shui master × a cold-on-the-outside, goofy-on-the-inside, doom-struck unhinged heir to a wealthy family. Two unhinged souls, perfectly matched by fate! A ridiculous, irreverent face-slapping story about growing stronger. Get ready for a wild ride~ No one knows she’s a hidden m 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 80 The Ugly Daughter-in-Law Takes on Her Cruel Mother-in-Law 丑媳妇大战恶婆婆 The print edition is titled The Fading Embers of Mortal Life and is available on Taobao. [Satisfying highs and heartbreaking lows] [Traditional period setting] [Family drama] [The hardships of real life] This is the story of the joys and sorrows of three generations of women in a dysfunctional family, and how they grow amid the chaos of family life. Fu Ying is born into desperation. Her mother is a gambler, and her father is violent. When she reaches marrying age, no one dares take her as a wife 58kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
- 81 Rural Love: The Marriage Swap 乡村爱情之换亲 The village looks peaceful, but undercurrents churn beneath the surface. Love, family affection, and illicit affairs intertwine to create a sweeping portrait of life. The beautiful village flower is forced to marry the poorest man in the village, and their story begins... 5.7kReads8.8Score477Shelves
- 82 Street Girl Versus Yoga Pants, I Watch from the Sidelines 精神小妹大战瑜伽裤，我冷眼旁观 [The rating just came in, and it’ll rise later] [Drama queen] + [witty and funny] + [a look into a new social circle] + [Indian old turtle dove] + [Siberian old crab] Yoga pants from the outer counties: “This caviar isn’t even beluga!” “And this steak isn’t Kobe beef!” “When are you going to trade this dump for a mansion? When are you finally ordering that Porsche?” “I married you to enjoy the good life, not to suffer with you. I want a divorce!” Drama queen: “Wow, Uncle, the chicken leg rice yo 8.6kReads6.8Score727Shelves
- 83 Your Majesty! The Goddess of Wealth Has Married Off Another of Your Consorts! 陛下！财神娘娘又嫁你妃嫔了 For female readers: Yao Fuer, the rightful Goddess of Wealth of the Three Realms, came down to the mortal world to undergo a tribulation, only to become an empress discarded in the Cold Palace. The Empress Dowager gave her poison, the emperor’s sister made things difficult for her, and all the concubines hoped she would die miserably. How ridiculous. I govern the world’s wealth and fortune. Do these people in the imperial harem really think they can bully me? With a touch of her finger, she t 49Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 84 The Charming Village Girl Doesn't Give Her Heart Away 俏村花她不走心 People say that a widow’s doorstep invites trouble, but Chunfang isn’t afraid. She goes out of her way to surround herself with men. After years of struggling in the dirt, she’s seen through it all: you can’t rely on a man’s heart, but you can rely on his money and connections. So she smiles as she plays several men against one another. One helps her come up with the cash, another finds her a market for her goods. The villagers call her shameless. Chunfang sneers. “How much is a reputation worth 21kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves
- 85 The Beautiful First Half of Her Life 美艳的前半生 The story takes place in a rural village in Hebei in 1999. Meiyan has been sweet, beautiful, and clever since childhood, and everyone in the village agrees she's the local beauty. After failing her university entrance exams on her second attempt, she has no choice but to face the path fate has laid out for her. Swept up by Li Gangqiang's relentless pursuit, she gives him everything. But on the very day he steps through the gates of college, he gets together with another woman. Betrayed, Meiyan s 11kReads7.1Score248Shelves
- 86 Three Lifetimes as Your Bride 三世为聘 Three Lifetimes as His Betrothed 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 87 King of the Insects 虫族之王 King of the Insectoid Race 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 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. 61Reads6.5Score105Shelves
- 89 Twin Lotus Chronicles 并蒂莲华录 A twin-colored lotus grows before Pudu Temple. Nurtured by Buddhist teachings, it gains a soul. The tangled feelings of a thousand years ago, and the love and hate of a thousand years later, come together to tell a legend. This is a work with both aesthetic depth and intellectual sharpness. It is not merely a modern retelling of the twin lotus legend: through the parable of two flowers growing from one stem, it also probes the essence of human nature and the eternal cycle of history. Recommended 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 Chronicles of the Netherworld 幽冥记 Set against the backdrop of Song dynasty mythology, the story begins with a journey through the underworld and unfolds through a series of characters and tales. As the Buddha says, “Goodness is the root of all things,” and so loyalty and filial piety are the foundations of being human. Holding on to a single good thought is the righteous path of this world. The Buddha also says, “Desire is the source of resentment in the human heart.” Love can fill the heart with the joy of blooming flowers, but 94Reads—Score100Shelves
- 91 I’m All He Has 他的全部家当，是我 All he owns in the world is me 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 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! 16.4kReads7.9Score615Shelves
- 93 Her Husband Is Ten Years Older, and He Begs Her for Cuddles Every Night 老公大十岁，夜夜求她要贴贴 When Sang Yu was at the end of her rope, she rescued a five-year-old girl. The girl's father wanted to repay her, but Sang Yu asked him for 288,000 yuan in bride price. After they married, Sang Yu saw how cold her husband was toward her and accepted it without complaint. She worked hard to save money, hoping to pay him back and leave once she had enough. In Fu Shilü's eyes, Sang Yu was just like every other vain woman. He married her for his daughter's sake. In their first year of marriage, Fu S 638.6kReads8.7Score40.3kShelves
- 94 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 19.5kReads6.5Score728Shelves
- 95 The Swapped Brides: Whose Fault Is It? 替嫁姐妹，谁的错！ This book has been adapted into two comic dramas: "The Swapped Brides, Whose Fault Is It?!" and the brand-new version, "Sisters Breaking Free." In a poor, remote village in the 1980s, the Tang family favors sons over daughters. Their three girls are nothing but bargaining chips for bride prices. One absurd bride swap and three exorbitant bride prices send the sisters into three difficult marriages. Struggling through the mud, bound by entanglements for half a lifetime. The long-suffering Tang s 44kReads8.4Score1.8kShelves
- 96 “Seeking a Child for a Large Reward” Isn’t a Scam, It’s Fate “重金求子”不是骗局，是缘分 “Paying a Huge Sum for a Child” Isn't a Scam, It's Fate 185Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 A Nude Model’s Brush with the “Casting Couch” 当平面模特，遇上“潜规则” Working as a Fashion Model, I Encountered “Casting Couch” 115Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 After Becoming the Mother of the Villainess in a Comparison Story 穿成对照组女配的亲妈后 (Period military romance + transmigrate into a book + slow-burn + contrast character + raising a child + sweet romance + food + space spring) After waking up from a car accident, Lin Zhilan found herself in the novel The Fortunate Wife of the 1980s, as the mother of the contrast character, a supporting female lead. The original owner was stunningly beautiful and alluring, but unfortunately, she was a widow. Her outstanding looks and timid personality made men covet her and women curse her. “ 110.5kReads8.7Score15kShelves
- 99 The Newlywed Young Widow 新婚小寡妇 In the winter of 1976, Li Yanmei was newly married when her husband died. Branded a “husband-killing” jinx, she was pregnant when her cruel in-laws threw her out with nothing. On a stormy night, she gave birth in a melon shed. Starving and freezing, she swallowed the slur “loose woman” along with her tears. For the little one in her arms, she wiped away her tears and turned humiliation into a stepping stone. She went from selling goods at a black-market stall to reclaiming land for farming, from 1.5kReads6.5Score102Shelves
- 100 The Plains' True Colors 平原底色 Beginning in the twenty-first century, this novel follows Fang Lizhu, a child of the post-80s generation growing up in the rural Jianghan Plain of central China. Through Fang Lizhu's education, work, and the many people he meets and events he experiences, the novel portrays how life has changed for people across the plains since the start of the new century. It also depicts the many ways ordinary people respond to sweeping changes in a new era and a shifting social landscape: the choices they ma 17Reads—Score114Shelves
