Novels like A Lowly County Office Clerk with Kids at Home and No Rice to Cook
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- 151 Mother, Please Stop Trying to Find Me a Concubine 娘，真的别给儿子纳妾啦 Multiple heroines + alternate world + political intrigue + satisfying power fantasy Shen Zhi'an transmigrates into an ancient family of merchants as its only son. To ensure the Shen family line continues, his mother is intent on taking concubines for him so he can father a dozen sons. Shen Zhi'an's own dream is to live as a spoiled young master. But the world is in turmoil, and the Jiangnan Shen family has become a target of the imperial court. Shen Zhi'an has no choice but to flee. In Great Zho 5.3kReads—Score36614d adds
- 152 From the Start: From Delivery Driver to Secret Agent 开局上岸，从外卖员成秘密特勤 (Not a pure spy thriller + Urban power fantasy + Reporting crimes + Catching spies.) Gu Cheng'an, a man in his thirties who has accomplished nothing, accidentally transmigrates to a parallel world and binds himself to the [Justice Assistant System]. Under the most inconspicuous guise, he walks the line between light and darkness, upholds justice, and protects his country and people. 13.2kReads8.8Score55714d adds
- 153 The European Phoenix's Cultivation Saga: A Long Road to Immortality, Time for a Shock 欧凰修仙传：仙途漫漫，来点震撼 Ou Huang transmigrates to a cultivation universe and unexpectedly merges with an Immortal Emperor’s mortal Dao Fruit. After a thousand years, he has become a mighty Nascent Soul cultivator. Along the way, he casually whipped up a few technological gadgets. To deal with the risk of his spirit becoming unstable, he hides his cultivation and slips into the Tianxuan Sect as an ordinary outer disciple. My name is Ou Huang. I’m the Emperor of Luck, and you’re all ants. No System, invincible protagonis 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Republican Era: The Divination Was a Disaster! 民国，卦了！ [Entirely handwritten] [No System] [No harem] [A story for readers who like to think] [A panoramic portrait of Republican-era China] By Heaven’s decree, may he live long and prosper. His destiny belonged to Heaven. Yuan Fan took a furtive peek at it, only to stir up chaos across the Republic of China. Our story begins in 1923. That spring was quite lively… 48.7kReads8.9Score4.9k14d adds
- 155 In Place of Jin 代晋 This is an age of shining stars, of refined gentlemen and poetry shared over wine. This is the darkest of ages, where life is worthless and corpses pile into mountains. Through the endless night, who will be the light that brings dawn? On this sunken earth, who will save the people? The realm is shared by the Wang and Ma clans. But who will share the realm with me? 11.4kReads8.4Score42614d adds
- 156 The Son of Heaven 明天子 Reborn in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, he finds himself inhabiting the body of an eight-year-old child. But that’s not important. What matters is that he is the crown prince, the heir to the throne! In simple terms, this is the story of an eight-year-old emperor’s rise: seizing the palace, governing the court, bringing peace to the people, quelling internal unrest, recruiting talent, improving agriculture, and developing commerce... Through civil and military accomplishments, he will restore 150Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 157 Two Years as a Doormat, Then One Heavy Rain Woke Me Up 舔狗两年，一场大雨浇醒了我 After Two Years of Chasing Him, a Downpour Woke Me Up 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 Fusu: This Time, I'm Claiming the Throne 扶苏：这一次皇位我坐定了 [Great Qin] [Political Intrigue] [Conquest] [No System] I am Fusu, the eldest prince of Great Qin. The heavens have given me another chance at life, and this time I will reclaim everything that belongs to me. In this age of fierce contention, anyone with the blood to fight will rise up and struggle. How could I let Great Qin fall after only two generations? I will quell internal strife, bring the Hundred Schools of Thought under my banner, strike the Xiongnu in the north, pacify the Baiyue in th 35Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 159 Unparalleled Throughout the Ages 冠古绝今 Spiritual qi revival, mythology descends! Olympus, the gods of India, and deities from every heaven appear in the mortal world to reap their harvest. Whispers from the Old Ones crawl out of the abyss, and unspeakable horrors erode reality. Zhang Guangu, whose fate twists and turns and who endures countless tribulations, eventually discovers that he is the product of an ancient god's leader and the source of Earth's cultivation civilization fused together. He deduces the laws, dismantles divine a 14Reads—Score10214d adds
- 160 My Brother Is Calling for Help, but Grandpa Says Never to Look Back 弟弟在求救，祖父却说千万别回头 My younger brother was calling for help, but Grandfather said, "Whatever you do, don't look back." 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 I, Zhu Yingying, Have Returned 我朱雄英回来了 No golden finger, no cutting-edge technology, just an ancient way of thinking applied to making things happen. A different Ming Dynasty, a different Zhu Yingying!!! This isn't a mindless wish-fulfillment story!!! 914Reads—Score10514d adds
- 162 Revolutionizing the Qing: A Changing Era of Self-Strengthening 革清：自强变局 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 134.1kReads9.1Score9k14d adds
- 163 I Came to the Great Tang with My Memories 带着记忆来大唐 (A little farming in the early chapters, leaves the mountain after 100 chapters! Political intrigue, a struggle for supremacy, and comedy. Forms of address, etiquette, and some terminology have been carefully researched. Hope you enjoy it.) Great Tang? So this is what Great Tang is really like? If I don't unify the whole world, won't my trip here have been for nothing? Keep it up, Your Majesty! The ultimate wage slave! Burn yourself out for the generations to come! 6.1kReads8.4Score25514d adds
- 164 Returning to the Ten Thousand Paths of Guizang 归藏万途 When he crawled out of a pile of corpses, he was clutching a piece of jade. Ten years later, every faction in the Western Continent would kill for it. The day his master faked his death, he told him to deliver a hard, unyielding fruit to Lingxu Palace within two years. And never take off the jade he had worn since childhood. He thought that was all there was to it. No one told him what the jade was. He thought it was a treasure that could suppress the Ruins, a key to seize power, or a life-savin 106Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 Great Tang: The Two Heroes 大唐：双雄 The Tang Empire rose from nothing and went from glory to greatness thanks in no small part to the hard work and bold reforms of Li Yuan and his son Li Shimin. We invite all fellow history enthusiasts to join the two heroes of the Tang Dynasty and explore the thorny road they traveled to build their empire. 66Reads—Score11214d adds
- 166 This Blade Is Named Lu 此刀姓陆 Lu, a surgeon, worked himself to death in the operating room. He was practicing with a scalpel in his dream, but when he woke up, he had cut off Gao Yanei's little worm. From the start, being in Bianjing put him in a no-win situation. He longed to flee to Cangzhou, only to sever ties with Lin Chong. Joining Liangshan was out of the question... Let's see how this junior military surgeon manages to get by. Sometimes shameless, sometimes righteous, sometimes cunning, what heights will he reach in t 312Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 167 Gathering the Talents of the Three Kingdoms to Battle Qin, Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing! 聚三国之才，战秦汉唐宋元明清！ What would happen if all the great figures of history lived in the same era? Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng has just unified the six states. Seeing powerful Han, prosperous Tang, Mongol Yuan, cultured Song, and great Ming realms spring up around him, he falls into deep thought. Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, points his sword straight at the peerless Genghis Khan: “If the enemy can come, so can I!” Zhu Yuanzhang silently sets down his bowl. Watching Cao Cao slaughter his way across the land, his eyes blaz 11.5kReads8.0Score54214d adds
- 168 The Dragon Rises in Jinling: Reviving the Tang Dynasty for Five Hundred Years 龙起金陵，再续大唐五百年 “The emperor in Chang’an, the army of the Wei residence.” The Wei residence’s household troops had become a thing of the past beneath the executioner’s blade, while the emperor in Chang’an lived in constant fear amid troubles both within and without. Does an emperor have some special birthright? Whoever commands the strongest troops and finest horses becomes emperor! Flames raged everywhere. Looking across the land, the Tang was now divided among rival regional warlords: Zhu Wen, Li Keyong, Yang 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 1870: From Coolie to Underworld Emperor 1870：从猪仔到地下皇帝 The Gold Mountain of Jinshan, the Nine of Chen Jiu. Cast into exile overseas from the start, with nothing but the old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled, how can he carve out a path to survival amid the anti-Chinese tide? Chinese tong factions fighting among themselves, Irish gangs closing in, officials signing discriminatory laws... Beneath this immigrant city flows a river of gold that devours all who enter it. The anti-Chinese tide is rising ever higher. Chen Jiu's six thousand disciples 13.8kReads9.3Score1.9k14d adds
- 170 The Lanterns Shone Like Day on Last Year's Lantern Festival 去年元夜灯如昼 [Amnesiac Grand Princess × Cold-Faced Court Official | Escape from the Imperial Mausoleum | Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming | Mutual Redemption] A great fire turns her from the most honored princess of the Li Song dynasty into a palace maid assigned to guard the Yanyang Imperial Mausoleum, someone everyone avoids. She has forgotten who she is and everything she once had. Her greatest wish each day is to make it out of the mausoleum alive. But its rules are strict, and the first one is nev 22Reads8.5Score20014d adds
- 171 Two Thousand Years of Chinese History 中华二千年史 A History of China Through Two Thousand Years was first published in 1934 as one of the University Series, then republished by Zhonghua Book Company in 1956. Written by Deng Zhicheng, it primarily recounts Chinese history from the Qin and Han periods through the Ming and Qing dynasties, while also presenting the author’s historical thought and commentary. 101Reads8.8Score2114d adds
- 172 Everyday Life in Beiping During the War of Resistance 抗战时期的北平民间 A friend said that the area east of Beiping served as a buffer zone, and Tanggu was covered by a treaty, so Japan wouldn't make another move for the time being. I'm afraid this matter... If we fight the war to the bitter end, our allies will naturally help us. After all, if we really lose, they won't be able to bear it either, so we know they'll help. 39Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 173 EN Naruto: Founding a Nation in a Time of Chaos 火影：从乱世建国开始 In the Warring States era, before the Shinobi World had established the system of one nation and one village, the transmigrator Oda Yayoi thought this world of shinobi was far too chaotic. Five great nations and dozens, even hundreds, of smaller countries had endured countless bloody battles, yet true peace remained out of reach. So Oda Yayoi decided to give the world of shinobi a little shock from another world. And the story begins in the late Warring States era, when human life was worth no m 143.8kReads8.8Score12.9k14d adds
- 174 Chongzhen: My Life Has Been on Thin Ice 崇祯：我这一生如履薄冰 (An immersive experience of Zhu Youjian's life and the true nature of the chaos at the end of the Ming dynasty! Not a power fantasy!) At the end of the thirty-eighth year of the Wanli reign, a report that Liaodong postal couriers had frozen to death was being used by a eunuch to prop up a table leg. The rice wasted at banquets by wealthy gentry in Jiangnan was worth more than three years of disaster relief in Shaanxi. Nanmu timber for the construction of the three great halls in the Forbidden Ci 651Reads6.4Score10314d adds
- 175 Awakening of the Soul: The Song of the Rift War 魂觉醒之裂合战歌 On the eighth day of the ninth month, in the autumn of the late Tang, chrysanthemums bloom and all other flowers wither. The setting sun drips blood, smoke from the beacon fires blots out the sky, and horses trample the cracked earth amid utter chaos. Everywhere, blades flash and refugees roam... A down-and-out young man with nowhere else to turn seeks refuge with a fellow townsman, hoping to make something of himself. Instead, he stumbles straight into his enemies' den and nearly loses his life 206Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 176 A Pastry Chef Slacking Off in the Siheyuan 四合院里摸鱼的糕点师傅 A food blogger transmigrates to 1948. Does mentoring apprentices bring triple returns? “No Qin family, no Lou family, no hostility.” While everyone else who transmigrates into a siheyuan is busy fighting scoundrels and seizing opportunities, Shen Yan just wants to live like a lazy salted fish: as a pastry chef at a grocery store, he has little work and few worries. After work, he takes the homemade pastries from his pocket dimension, sits by the courtyard gate, cracks sunflower seeds, and watche 73.7kReads7.7Score4.3k14d adds
- 177 Three Kingdoms: Zhang Shao, Zhang Fei's Second Son, Restores the Han Three Times 三国：从张飞次子张绍，三造大汉 [Shaohan] The heavens stretch on forever. Why are they so cruel to me... Have you ever wondered what history would look like if Liu Bei rebuilt the Han dynasty three times? In the twelfth year of Jian'an, a reader and writer of historical fiction transmigrated to the Three Kingdoms era and became Zhang Fei's son, Zhang Shao! Here, warlords carve up the land, and human lives are worth less than grass; Here, powerful clans monopolize everything, leaving no hope for people of humble birth; Here 1.1kReads6.9Score10114d adds
- 178 Zhao Gouzi's Struggles in Ancient Times 赵狗子的古代奋斗史 At the end of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty, Zhao Gouzi was born. The Ming was visibly in decline, while the world hurtled into the Age of Discovery, with wealth pouring in from across the seas. Zhao Gouzi lifted his chin and resolved to catch the last wave of the Age of Discovery, sending the peoples of Huaxia sailing across the seas to conquer new lands! 7.9kReads8.9Score67014d adds
- 179 My Father Pretended to Be Mute, and My Boyfriend Lied to Me 装哑的父亲和骗我的男友 A father who pretends to be mute and a boyfriend who deceives me 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 I, Fan Jin, Am Retiring in Great Ming 老夫范进，在大明退休养老 (Already published under the title Madcap in the World of Scholars) (Third Prize in the “Reviving Ancient Books, Passing Down a Love of Reading” writing contest) Good heavens! I passed! Fan Jin from The Scholars is traveling through the Ming Dynasty. “Would you like to live a different life? Want to avoid thirty years of detours? Step out of The Scholars and begin your own journey.” At seventeen, Fan Jin opened his eyes and found himself fifty-four. The next time he opened them, he was thirty. H 5.2kReads9.5Score52914d adds
- 181 From Pangu to Puyi 从盘古到溥仪 [A Tomato-style Records of the Grand Historian + a blessing for audiobook listeners + grounded in historical sources + told with the flair of a novel] [Also known as From Pangu's Creation of the World to the Last Emperor's Abdication] A million-character epic spanning from Pangu's creation of the world to the last emperor's abdication. This isn't a mindless power fantasy: it combines historical authenticity with an engaging, nuanced touch. The book tells the whole story of Chinese history, from 615Reads8.3Score13014d adds
- 182 The Farmer’s Daughter Refuses to Marry, and Her Future Powerful Official Loses Control in Public 农女拒嫁，未来权臣当众失控 [Romance first, career second] Since the heavens have given her a chance to start over, Xie Qinglian wastes no time. She decides not to give Shen Xingzhou any chance to grow up: she'll drown him in the river, push him off a mountain, or poison him with a poisonous fruit! [Shen Xingzhou: a mad beauty] When he discovers that Zhenzhen, the woman he loves, is actually Xie Qinglian and that she wants to kill him, he decides that if they cannot be husband and wife in life, then they can be a pair of g 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Mount & Blade: Kingdom of Heaven 骑砍：天国王朝 When he opens his eyes, he has become a two-year-old boy: Elias of Anjou, the youngest son of Fulk V, Count of Anjou. In this era, French castles are built of stone, winters are cold enough to leave your fingers stiff, and noble lords fight in the mud wearing chain mail. His elder brother Geoffrey, the historical Duke of Normandy and father of the founder of the Plantagenet dynasty, is the heir to Anjou. The good news is that he has a golden finger: the Mount & Blade: Bannerlord System. Troops, 1.9kReads—Score24114d adds
- 184 In Southern Ming, Beating the Qing Emperor Kangxi 人在南明，搓打康麻子 At the end of the Southern Ming, the last dynasty of Han Chinese rule, the Yongli Emperor fled west to Burma. The dynasty was doomed from the start. After transmigrating as a member of the imperial clan, the protagonist forms marriage alliances with warlords, outwits powerful ministers, schemes and deceives, seizes military command, and trains his troops to the limit. In the final showdown between the Ming and Qing, he turns the tide, slaughters Wu Sangui, drives the Shunzhi Emperor to his death 1.6kReads8.1Score10014d adds
- 185 I Escaped That Cannibalistic Old Street with Nothing but a Skewer of Candied Hawthorn? 我逃出那条吃人的老街，只靠手里的一串冰糖葫芦？ I escaped that man-eating old street with nothing but a skewer of candied hawthorn berries in my hand? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Lida's Wish 丽达的心愿 174Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 The Dragon Rules Liangzhou 龙驭凉州 Folks, let’s really dig into the tangled history of the three powers that held sway over Liangzhou, Ganzhou, and Shazhou in the northwest during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period: the Tanguts, the Six Valleys, and the Guiyi Army. This area was the choke point of the Silk Road. Whoever controlled Liangzhou, Ganzhou, and Shazhou held the lifeline of the northwest, so these three powers fought fiercely while also dealing with the central Chinese court and the surrounding big players. It wa 35Reads—Score114d adds
- 188 The Prosperous Era's Medical Detective 盛世谋医神探 Tang Wei, a top modern forensic pathologist, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of an ancient criminal's daughter who shares her name. The original Tang Wei's family was confiscated after her father became embroiled in an imperial examination cheating scandal. She was reduced to a government servant and took her own life in despair. When Tang Wei wakes up, she is immediately trapped in a desperate situation: her status as a government servant leaves her as lowly as dust, and the shadow of 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 The Abyssal Giant Attacks, and I Grow Ten Centimeters Taller Every Day 深渊巨人来袭，我每天长高十厘米 After transmigrating to a world under attack by giants, Chen Yuan awakens two traits: [Any Body Part Grows Ten Centimeters Every Day] and [Slay Colossal Beings, Gain Divine Powers]. And so begins his long career of hunting giants in the abyss. [Titan-Class Giant] [Strength of a million tons, divine body, one punch can destroy a city] [Title: War Behemoth] [Mountain-and-Sea-Class Giant] [Tall as mountains and seas, reaching up to ten thousand meters, looking down upon the human world] [Title: 15kReads6.5Score1.6k14d adds
- 190 What Kind of Calamity Can't Be Undone by Resurrection? 不能复活算什么天灾啊 [The Fourth Calamity] [Game World] [Nontraditional Stat System] [No Rebirth] [No System] [Harem] If players can’t come back to life, can it really be called the Fourth Calamity? That’s a good question. But have you ever wondered what a calamity truly is? Is it endlessly harassing a boss by coming back to life again and again at little cost? Like ants beneath an elephant’s feet, rats in the gutter, maggots in the sewer… yet grandly giving themselves the title of a calamity. A true calamity is the 44kReads8.8Score4.6k14d adds
- 191 The Tyrant of Great Wei 大魏暴君 Only a tyrant can deal with treacherous ministers. Might makes right! Before true power, all schemes and machinations are nothing but smoke. Sima Yi: Your Majesty, my blood pressure is high, and I'm dizzy. I humbly ask to retire and return to my hometown. Cao Fang: Grand Tutor, are you putting on an act again? That's a crime of deceiving the throne. Sima Zhao: Your Majesty, my loyalty is known to all. Cao Fang: Excellent. You're very clever, and I appreciate you. Sima Shi: Alas, I let my guard d 16.2kReads8.6Score1.3k14d adds
- 192 I Woke Up to Find Humanity's IQ Had Dropped a Thousandfold! 一觉醒来，人类智商下降千倍！ [Feel-good power fantasy + plot-driven + absurdist + requires just a little bit of brainpower] (Trust me, it’s definitely interesting. If you’re unsure, you can check out the reviews first.) After being expelled from school, Jiang Chen had resigned himself to hauling bricks at a construction site. But then, the world suddenly changed. An ordinary high school student became the most intelligent person in the world. And so… Cambridge Professor Norman: “In fact, Dr. Jiang Chen is the only person al 62.5kReads9.0Score6.8k14d adds
- 193 Gazing Across the Four Seas 观四海 This isn't a conventional web novel. It features multidimensional space, rotating and traversing time sequences, and a diverse world of mutated races (beastfolk, insect races, marine life, and more), with varied narrative styles, interlocking plotlines, major foreshadowing, and tightly closed logical loops. The male lead, Qin Wei, can communicate with marine life and is also the chosen one most trusted by the Insect Queen. He seems to keep awakening as time turns, yet fails again and again. He m 178Reads—Score1114d adds
- 194 EN This Great Wei Could Also Bear the Xiahou Name 这大魏，亦可姓夏侯 In the late Three Kingdoms period, the realm is divided among three powers. The Wei imperial clan is dwindling, while the great families watch hungrily from the sidelines. Xiahou Xian is reborn as Cao Cao's grandson. As a third-generation official of Wei, he will never let the Sima clan seize the imperial throne in this life. Sima Yi: Even if I wanted to seize power, where are my trusted followers? And where are my sons? Sima Shi: Father, when will I be able to enter government service? Sima 15.8kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
- 195 Homeland 家园 During the reign of Emperor Yang of Sui, a young boy from Shanggu in Hebei fled conscription and entered the vast grasslands. There he adopted a silver wolf, which the grassland tribes regarded as a sacred beast. He met Han Chinese people on the plains and learned archery, military strategy, and more from people from the Central Plains who had been stranded there. After offending the nobility, he returned to the Central Plains and joined the campaign against Goguryeo, where he won recognition! 2.5kReads9.2Score36714d adds
- 196 The Shadow War Between the Eastern Jin and the Sixteen Kingdoms 暗战之东晋与十六国 The title may not sound very much like a Tomato Novel, but the story is great. A descendant of the reborn Zhuge Liang marries a future female agent, a descendant of Sima Yi who has transmigrated into a woman with the same name? One of them goes undercover in Former Qin, while the other hunts spies in the Eastern Jin? And they have a female partner who transmigrated along with her body and disguises herself as a man to get things done? A villainess even brainwashes Xie Daoyun, the talented woman 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 There Is No Door to the Moon Palace 月宫没有门 The Moon Palace Has No Doors 44Reads—Score114d adds
- 198 The Complete Story of Tang 说唐全传 Centered on the gathering of heroes at Wagang Stronghold, the story spans the period from Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou’s conquest of Northern Qi and Emperor Wen of Sui’s pacification of Southern Chen, to Li Yuan of Tang’s defeat of the rival warlords and Li Shimin’s ascension to the throne. It mainly recounts how the heroes of Wagang joined forces to rebel against the Sui and help establish the Tang dynasty, recreating the turbulent age of the eighteen rebel kings and sixty-four bands of rebels. 17Reads9.4Score714d adds
- 199 The Jin Army Besieged the City and Jolted Me Awake: The Con Artist Was Me All Along 金军围城惊坐起，神棍竟是我自己 [The animated short series is now available. Search for The Song Dynasty's Immortal Master on the Tomato app to watch it for free.] [Hilarious + Master of Bluffing + Plot-Driven + Scheming + Conquest + No Wild Fantasy + Historians, Stay Away] I must've slept too hard. I wake up in the Northern Song Dynasty. Emperors Huizong and Qinzong force me to perform a ritual to drive back the enemy... It's only after putting on a Daoist robe that I realize I'm Guo Jing? The charlatan Guo Jing, who opened t 3.8kReads8.8Score33714d adds
- 200 After Emperor Taizong, Rebuilding the Tang Dynasty 太宗之后，再造大唐 "The streets are carpeted with the bones of nobles; the imperial treasury has burned to ashes of brocade! Chang'an has fallen six times, and the Son of Heaven has fled nine! The Huang Chao Rebellion erupts; the Tibetans, Dangxiang, and Khitan run rampant. The late Tang and Five Dynasties plunge the realm into chaos, with warlords ruling unchecked and foreign tribes running amok as the common people wail in misery! In an age of chaos, the world is a furnace and all things are copper. Massacring c 84.8kReads9.2Score6.3k14d adds
