Novels like The Cannon Fodder of the 1970s Moves to the Capital and Marries a Stoic Tycoon
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Cannon Fodder of the 1970s Moves to the Capital and Marries a Stoic Tycoon, best match first.
- 1 After My Childhood Friend Betrayed Me, I Turned to the Future Powerhouse 竹马背叛后我转身去捡未来大佬 [Reborn for Revenge] [Mutual Healing] [Powerful Devoted Husband] [Multiple Sweet-and-Angsty Side Couples] In her past life, Gu Luosheng lived a foolish and miserable life. After her parents died, she treated her godmother like family and believed her childhood sweetheart was her forever. He married her godmother for money. In the end, she lost her inheritance, had her true feelings played with, was set up by the pair, and delivered into the clutches of a rich wastrel, where she died a horrible d 17Reads—Score214d adds
- 2 The Village Elders Taught Me Cultivation, but All I Learned Was How to Cook Snails 全村大佬教我修仙，我学会了煮螺 My name is Yu Xiaoyao, a healer led astray by ten powerful masters. The Sword Maniac taught me swordsmanship, so I trained a flying sword the size of a fingernail that’s only good for slicing fruit. The Bruiser taught me boxing, and I invented my own “Trash-Talk Fist,” cursing until my opponents lose their nerve. The Wine Immortal taught me spells, but all I know is “Blind You Silly,” which makes enemies cover their eyes and roll around. No healing required. As for the ancient divine weapon, t 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 A Joyful Peach Blossom Village 欢喜桃花村 [A feel-good miracle-doctor story, satisfying from start to finish. If you’re not satisfied, come fight me] To secure a bride-price, Xu Yourong’s mother drugged her with an aphrodisiac, intending to force her to marry Zhao Sanpao. When the drug took effect, she instead spent the night entangled with Jiang Bei. When Zhao Sanpao found out, he beat Jiang Bei savagely. The Fairy of Shuiyue saved Jiang Bei and taught him immortal arts. From then on, Jiang Bei began his rise to success. His medical sk 10.9kReads7.5Score1k14d adds
- 4 We're Divorced. So What If I Become Your Mother-in-Law? 离婚了，当你丈母娘怎么了？ Original title: What’s So Bad About Becoming Your Ex-Husband’s Mother-in-Law After the Divorce? Gu Beichen vs. Shen Qingci #Face-slapping the Ex #Feel-good Story #Divorce #Taking Down the Other Woman What you think is salvation is actually a hunt he’s been planning for a long time. On the day we divorced, I walked away with most of his fortune. I thought my life had hit rock bottom, until the other woman’s father pulled up in a Maybach and stopped in front of me. “Miss Shen, I’d like to apologiz 10.9kReads7.6Score84714d adds
- 5 The On-Screen CEO Is Actually a Puppy in Private 荧幕霸总私下竟是小奶狗 · Two top-tier stars | Mutual secret crushes | Livestreamed dating show | The whole internet swoons · Cold on the outside, pure-hearted and devoted actor x gentle yet strong-willed, healing actress. In public, he's a cool, abstinent screen idol who commands the room. In private, he's a loyal puppy who can only gaze at her with longing. Chen Caifu never imagined she'd join a dating show with her senior, Lin Jia, whom she'd secretly loved for years. In front of the cameras, he's a distant, refined 453Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 There’s a Real Man in Wild Boar Village 野猪村有个纯爷们 [Hunting] [Multiple Heroines] [Feel-Good] [Northeastern Dialect] [Farming] [System] The protagonist is an orphan, but he's strong and healthy. The mother and daughter next door help him obtain the System of Communication with All Things. Squirrels farm the fields, and wild boars plow them. He leads the whole village to prosperity and becomes the richest man in the area. He also has countless children. 10.4kReads6.2Score1.2k14d adds
- 7 The Mad Dog Unleashed 疯犬脱缰 If I don't like someone, I kill them. If they're hard to kill, I kill them a few more times. If I can't kill them, I send the male lead to do it. Anyone who's good to me is a good person, even if they betray the whole world. The worldview of a deranged heroine A girl held captive faces the threat of her family going bankrupt and the crisis of her family ties falling apart. After enduring repeated abuse, her personality becomes twisted and she develops a split personality. Due to the side effects 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Young General’s One True Love 少年将军独倾心 Su Yao gazes at her increasingly pale reflection in the bronze mirror, her heart bitter. Her husband’s death has left her fate hanging by a thread. Her greedy father and the complicated household are all driving her toward a dead end, until a tall figure clad in silver armor enters her sight. He is Zhao Haotian, a young general and the household’s second son, as well as her only chance at survival. A struggle for survival and love quietly unfolds within the sprawling estate. Su Yao plans her eve 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Misty Nights in the Countryside 乡村夜朦胧 Wu Yiheng is an unassuming small-time contractor who unexpectedly takes on the major task of renovating a coffee factory. The owner, Liang Yimo, is a decisive businesswoman and elite executive who takes a keen interest in him, yet inexplicably keeps delaying payment. Wu Yiheng's wolf-like, steely demeanor quietly stirs her heart. But the delayed payment leaves Wu Yiheng in a bind and makes him question Liang Yimo's intentions. Just as their relationship grows complicated, all sorts of people beg 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 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
- 11 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, 815Reads—Score10214d adds
- 12 Seven Years of Marriage, and You Still Cheat on Me and Humiliate Me 结婚七年，你却绿我辱我 After seven years of marriage, He Shizhong discovers that his wife, Lan Meihai, is having an affair with developer Zhao Dahai. He figures he might as well get a divorce. After all, these days, affairs are everywhere. But Lan Meihai uses custody of their child to force him to give in during the divorce. In the end, Lan Meihai gets the house, and He Shizhong gets custody of their son. Later, while overseeing Zhao Dahai’s Emerald Bay development project, He Shizhong discovers serious safety hazards 1.1kReads—Score10714d adds
- 13 The Cannon-Fodder Supporting Female Character Accidentally Sleeps with the Chaste Officer and Has Five Babies at Once 炮灰女配错睡禁欲长官后一胎五宝 The rating just came out, but it’ll go up later~ [Military Marriage in the 1970s] [Transmigrate into a Book as the Villainess] [Stockpiling in a Pocket Dimension] [Unhinged Shenanigans] [Gap Moe] [Funny, Sweet Romance] From the start, she becomes cannon fodder in a novel set in the 1970s. Her family fortune is stolen, and her stepsister drugs her to ruin her reputation? Su Youxia sneers: Whoever wants to put up with this can take my place! She turns around and pours the drug down her stepsister’ 35.4kReads7.8Score3.3k14d adds
- 14 The Insurance Saleswoman 保险公司的女业务员 Her name is Chen Xi. She dropped out of high school early and entered the workforce at a young age. She wanted to find a factory job and live a steady life, but she couldn't escape the factory supervisor's unwelcome advances. Unwilling to put up with it, she quit without hesitation and ventured into the insurance industry. With no connections and no tricks, she relies only on hard work and determination. An ordinary girl's life: she has to carve out her own path. The names in this story are use 2.1kReads7.2Score10014d adds
- 15 The Happy Life of a Top Chauffeur in Dongguan 东莞金牌代驾的快乐生活 Chen Mo is Dongguan's top designated driver, quietly working through the city's late-night streets. His looks, driving skills, and integrity have made him a legend, and the city's wealthiest, most beautiful women are all vying for his attention. Temptations of money, status, romance, and shortcuts come one after another. Amid Dongguan's glittering nightlife and extravagant pleasures, he fends off all kinds of advances and temptations while keeping to his principles and earning an honest living. 365Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Heading South in '96: The Tide Rises in Dongguan 九六南下之东莞潮起 In 1996, a poor young man sets off alone for Guangdong! Driven to desperation by a temporary residence permit, he spends the night in a cemetery and unexpectedly gains a System. Strong and fit, with a mind running on overdrive, he turns his life around every step of the way! From an ordinary assembly-line worker to a factory owner, from having nothing to building a home and career, in the world's factory, he writes the most inspiring legend of a migrant worker! #PeriodFiction #WorkerTurnsHisLife 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Transmigrate into a Book: A Monkey in the Cultivation World 穿书之我在修仙界当吗喽 [Book Transmigration] [Cultivation] [Cute Pets] [Pocket Dimension] Luo Ning transmigrates into a cultivation novel, becoming a background character whose name is barely ever mentioned. But even after entering the cultivation world, she still has to work like a slave, collecting the world's source energy. Who exactly is plotting against her? 80Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Lazy Family? I Slack Off with the System 全家懒货？我靠系统摆烂 [System # Period Setting # Devoted Couple # Comedy] The Mao family is so lazy it makes everyone furious, yet somehow they live better than anyone else. Not only that, they’ve visibly put on weight. In an era when people can barely get enough to eat, how is that even possible? Mao Er’ya is a master at slacking off and cutting corners. After accidentally binding herself to a System, she leads her whole family in eating their fill and taking it easy. When the villain tricks her into giving the male 7Reads—Score12814d adds
- 19 A Gambler God's Legacy: From the Start, I Turn the Tables and Make Beauties Swoon 赌神传承开局逆袭，美女为我折腰 [Gambling king, X-ray vision, card-sharping, wish-fulfillment + urban superpowers] A poor young man stumbles upon the legacy of a gambling god, unlocking two cheat abilities at once: X-ray vision and a shadowless hand! He tramples bullies, takes on gambling kings, wins the hearts of beautiful women, and builds a business empire. From a lowly nobody, he rises to become the universally acknowledged greatest gambling god in history! 2.5kReads6.3Score23314d adds
- 20 Reborn as a Fool: The System Really Understands What Men Want 傻子重生：系统真懂男人心 The Fool was once a dim-witted child from a wealthy family, but after certain events, both of his parents died. From then on, the Fool lived alone in a dilapidated earthen house. Fortunately, the kind mother and daughter next door helped him time and again, allowing him to start a new life... See how the Fool deals with his enemies. 172Reads6.5Score11814d adds
- 21 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... 262Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Married the Poorest Man in the Village 退婚后，我嫁给了全村最穷的男人 After Shen Xiulan’s engagement was broken off, an acquaintance arranged for her to marry Zhao Dajiang, a farmer from the neighboring village who was too poor to find a wife. She was a mild-mannered young woman her family considered an embarrassment. He was an honest, inarticulate man whose parents had died when he was young. They had no whirlwind romance or grand ambitions. They simply learned to make a life together in a shabby earthen house. Shen Xiulan cooked, mended clothes, grew vegetables, 10kReads7.5Score83714d adds
- 23 Rising from the Ranks of a Common Soldier 从一个小兵开始崛起 An evolution System, classic fantasy, and keeping a low profile until invincible. Zhang San transmigrates into the body of a lowly soldier and awakens the Life Evolution System. With the System backing me up, who do I have to fear? I’ll climb to the top one step at a time! I’m going to be emperor. 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Reborn as a Northeastern Fool: Fools Really Are Lovable 东北傻子重生：傻子真是招人爱 [Multiple Heroines + Revenge + Farming + Scheming] Chen San is from the 1940s and lives in the mountains of Northeast China. In his previous life, he was a fool. Before he died, he watched as both his sisters-in-law were taken away, then starved to death in a dilapidated earthen house. Reborn after death, this time he will make sure his sisters-in-law have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear, and protect them forever as they live together with him in the mountains. 453Reads6.5Score10414d adds
- 25 Stolen Pleasures in the Night 夜色偷欢 The night before her engagement, the heroine got drunk and walked into the wrong room, where she unexpectedly spent the night with the cold-faced tycoon everyone feared. The next morning, she was so frightened that she sneaked away, leaving behind only half a jade pendant. She thought it was all over and neither of them would ever mention it. But to her surprise, the tycoon came to find her with the pendant and forcefully pulled her into his arms to protect her. On one side was her scumbag fianc 14Reads—Score214d adds
- 26 Brother Zheng: Be the Big Brother to the Han Emperor and the Overlord of Western Chu 政哥：给汉高祖和楚霸王当大哥 Historian Wu Zheng transmigrates into the newly enthroned Ying Zheng, armed with two thousand years of historical knowledge and a max-level strategic mind straight out of Red Alert. Determined to rewrite the fate of the Qin dynasty, which is doomed to fall in its second generation, he personally goes to Pei County and recruits 31-year-old Liu Bang as his underling. He also takes in nine-year-old Xiang Yu, rescued from the chaos of the fallen Chu army, and raises him into a God of War. At court, 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Reborn, I Remarry, and My In-Laws Buy Me an Eldest Brother 重生改嫁婆家买来长兄 Being reborn didn't help her escape disaster. Just as she had finally decided to love someone wholeheartedly, he was framed and thrown into prison. Du Anhui was forced to bow her head to a scumbag and sign a humiliating five-year agreement. She thought they would never cross paths again, but she met Kang Rubai once more. He had lost his memory and forgotten everything about his past, yet his instinctive attraction to her couldn't lie. Kang Siqi schemed at every turn. One conspiracy left her preg 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 My Adoptive Sister Moves In with a Baby, So After Being Reborn, I Break My Ex-Husband's Legs 养姐带球占我家，重生打断前夫腿 [Reborn + 1970s + sent to the countryside + pocket dimension + light hoarding + farming + a steady, prosperous life] With snow swirling outside, Song Zhiyi lay paralyzed in a freezing bed. Her adoptive sister, Luo Wanying, and her husband, Zhao Ziqiang, came through the door. Luo Wanying deliberately rested a hand on her lower back and said in a soft, delicate voice: “Zhiyi, I’m pregnant. The father is Ziqiang.” To make room for the baby, Luo Wanying told her everything, and Song Zhiyi died with 30Reads—Score21914d adds
- 29 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
- 30 I Somehow Got My Hands Around My Career and My Treacherous Wife 一不小心，拿捏职场和背叛夫人 His wife betrayed him, then joined forces with others to take Chen Sijie’s life. Heaven gives Chen Sijie a chance to be reborn. This time, he will build a successful career and have beautiful women by his side, while taking down workplace bullies and He Qianqian, the woman who betrayed him. 739Reads—Score10214d adds
- 31 In the Sixties, the Demon Lord Transmigrates Into a Book and Breaks Character Every Day 六零，魔尊穿书后每天都在崩人设 [Space + Beloved by Everyone + Book Transmigration + Light Fantasy + Quirky and Playful + Everyday Life + The 1960s] Night Qi, the Demon Sovereign of the Demon Realm, transmigrated into a book. She landed in Reborn: A Life Swapped, a period novel she had been reading. She wasn’t the heroine or even a supporting female character. She was just the foolish daughter of a supporting character. Now that she was here, she absolutely wouldn’t let anyone trade away her mother’s life. What good was being 1.8kReads9.2Score27914d adds
- 32 What! The Model Educated Youth Is Marrying a Landlord's Son? 什么！知青标杆要嫁给地主崽了？ [Devoted to each other + reborn in the 1970s + solving crimes + earning commendations + finding salvation in each other] He Yulan died in the old house that held her warmest memories. When her consciousness returned and she opened her eyes again, she discovered that she had been reborn. She had returned to the scorching summer of 1974, before she went to the countryside at seventeen. After waking, she unexpectedly bonded with a Justice System and began earning commendations one after another.. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 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
- 34 My Sister’s Road to Becoming a Star 姐姐的成角儿之路 After becoming a celebrated opera performer, Ji Pingfang returns to her village for a charity performance. Her mother Cailing's inappropriate behavior once again touches the inner wounds she cannot face, causing her to lose control and run alone to the grave of her late father, Ji Gaoda, to pour out her grief. Memories begin to resurface, one scene after another… In the 1990s, because of the times, regional circumstances, and upheaval in his family, Ji Gaoda, a male opera performer known for pl 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 35 Transmigrate into a Book: No More Funding the College Boy and His Moonlight Lover 穿书虐文：不再供养男大和他的白月光 Transmigrate into a book: No more supporting the college boy and his beloved first love 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 The Crown Prince's Sweetheart 太子殿下的糖心小娇妻 He is the dignified, jade-like Crown Prince. She is a free-spirited daughter of a military family. They were childhood sweethearts, and their love was mutual, but he insists on breaking off their arranged engagement and pushing her far away, because as the heir to the throne, he fears he cannot give her a lifetime with only him. Give up? As if. She wants her Crown Prince brother, and she wants a lifetime with only him. If she can’t stand the rules of the “three palaces and six courtyards,” then 98Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Dream Physician Lu Xuanhu 梦医圣手陆悬壶 Lu Xuanhu is a sickly 50-year-old man. One day, he awakens the legacy of the "Dream of the Golden Millet Medicine Saint" and discovers he can heal people in their dreams! Though paralyzed, he pinches the tiger's mouth to cure headaches and adjusts the stomach and spleen when hungry. His neighbors call him crazy, until he gets a lame man walking and makes a mute speak. The imperial physician scoffs, "Street tricks like those don't belong in respectable circles!" Yet he can only watch as Lu cures —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Talented Lady of the Great Ming: Posting Memorials in the Donglin Academy 大明才女：我在东林写揭帖 Modern-day literary prodigy Gao Xianwei transmigrates to the late Ming with the [Eternal Classics System] and enters Donglin Academy disguised as a boy. Wielding poetry as her sword and ink as her armor, she rises from a brothel-born commoner to a Hanlin scholar and princess. She and her confidante expose and attack the eunuch faction, drive back armies with their words, and ultimately establish an academy for women. Through the power of literature, she defies fate and keeps the flame of civiliz —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Mountain Doctor 山野妙手小医圣 [Urban + rural + miracle doctor + multiple heroines + hot-blooded + wish fulfillment] Wang Tiezhu, a simple-minded young man from Taoyuan Village, often went into the mountains to work alongside the widow Lin Wan'er. One day at noon, the two rested in the shade of a tree beside a field ridge. A village rogue who had been tailing them for a long time suddenly sprang from the bushes, intent on taking advantage of Lin Wan'er. The foolish lad everyone looked down on had always been treated kindly by 3.3kReads—Score19114d adds
- 40 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 9.6kReads7.9Score57614d adds
- 41 My Balance Is My Life 我的余额是生命 The day I crashed while delivering food, a line of text suddenly appeared before my eyes: Balance: 287 days. Even crazier, I could see a death countdown above everyone’s head. From then on, the world became a brutal game of lifespan in my eyes. There was only one rule: days could be traded. I became the head of a walking “Lifespan Bank” among the living: Trade 50 days from a scumbag for one smile from a girl with a terminal illness; Take 3,000 days from a corrupt official’s account to save my ad 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 After My Intellectually Disabled Big Brother Took My Place in the Marriage, His IQ Soared to 208, and I Became the CEO's Wife 弱智大哥替婚后，智商狂飙208，我直接当总裁夫人 After my intellectually disabled older brother married in my place, his IQ skyrocketed to 208, and I became the CEO's wife 8Reads—Score114d adds
- 43 The Ghost Valley of Mad Spirits: A Collection of Ghost Stories 【痴鬼谷】鬼故事合集 A collection of short ghost stories from the video account "Chi Gui Gu," letting you enjoy ghost stories in pure text, free of videos and sound effects. Each installment features one scary story, perfect for listening to or reading before bed. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Anyone Who Breaks the Rules Gets Fired 违规乱纪者，统统都开除 Anyone who breaks the rules and flouts discipline will be fired, no exceptions. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Absurd Tales of My Beautiful Neighbor 美女邻居的奇葩故事 The Bizarre Story of My Beautiful Neighbor 1.4kReads—Score2714d adds
- 46 Commander, Hold Me, Please 团长大人，求抱抱 Chen Ting’an always thought he’d be alone for the rest of his life. Then they met at a wedding, he fell for her, and decided to make the first move! “Be good and hug me! Just this once…” Even a grown man can whisper sweet nothings to coax his wife! A ten-year age gap. A middle-aged man can be every bit as romantic as a young one! 1.4kReads6.8Score10714d adds
- 47 Chronicles of Ice and Snow 冰雪风云录 He is a prodigious young talent from the Central Lands, the eldest legitimate son of Emperor Wu of the Great Zhou! To end the strife among the Five Continents, he set foot on foreign lands. Before long, the Empress Dowager of the Chrysanthemum Dynasty on the Eastern Continent became his confidante, the Buddhist sect of the Western Continent became his closest friend, the female emperor of the Northern Continent became his lover, and the many small kingdoms of the Southern Continent submitted to 28Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 48 The Perfect Life Through Save-Scumming SL大法完美人生 If you could save and reload your life like a video game, what kind of person would you become? Lin Fan, an ordinary young man who's unemployed and in debt, suddenly discovers he can save and reload in real life. But this cheat isn't unlimited. He has only one save slot, and can go back just 24 hours each time. Overusing it also drains his mental energy. From disastrous job interviews and brutal business rivalries to emotional choices and battles against fate... With this ability, he makes one 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Pretty Maid of the Minister's Manor 尚书府家的俏婢女 The Charming Maid of the Minister's Residence 2.4kReads—Score4914d adds
- 50 Helping Ghosts Fulfill Their Last Wishes, the Shameless Way 帮鬼完成遗愿，但缺德 Wu Teng was once a seventh-rank Fortune God in the Celestial Court. After peeking at the Nine Heavens Goddess while she was bathing, he was punished by being sent down to the mortal world as a human. He had to endure three kinds of suffering: heartbreak, financial calamity, and a sickly body. Each ordeal had to be experienced to its utmost before he could erase his sins and reclaim his divine position. But he died unexpectedly before completing his trials, and could only finish 1,998 tasks. The 63Reads—Score—14d adds
