Novels like The Carefree Angler
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Carefree Angler, best match first.
- 1 Chu Feng's Life of Fishing 楚风的钓鱼人生 Sea Fishing + Everyday Life + Relaxed + Leisurely + Getting Rich + Beautiful Women The three great ways for the poor to turn their lives around: take the shady path, farm barren land, or marry into a wealthy family. All three require considerable ability. So, is there an easier shortcut? There is! Just see how the penniless young Chu Feng makes it work. After years of struggling in the city without getting anywhere, Chu Feng receives guidance from a master who helps change his luck. By chance, 14.5kReads—Score1.7kShelves
- 2 A Hundredfold Rebate for Every Loss: I Bought a Fishpond Just to Go Broke 亏100倍返利，包鱼塘只盼破产 [Urban System + Rural Fish Ponds + Fishing and Face-Slapping + Get Rich by Losing Money + Face-Slapping Comeback + Comedic, Anti-Trope + Cozy Countryside + Period Setting + Tidal Flats + Sea Fishing + Hometown Development + County Town + Making a Fortune + Brothers + Snapped Fishing Rods + Getting Skunked + Seaside + Renting Fish Ponds + Fish, Shrimp, and Crab + Leisurely Banter + Farming] (Touring the Waters of the Nation) My Porsche-driving ex-girlfriend threw the necklace I'd saved up to buy 121Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Fishing God: I Can See Fish Breathe 钓神：我能看到鱼的呼吸 Middle-aged and crushed beneath the weight of work and family, his only comfort was heading to a reservoir alone to fish on summer evenings. After an accident, he returned to 2016 and awakened the ability to see through water. The depths were murky and seemed bottomless, but he could clearly see every fish swimming or hiding, even the opening and closing of their gills and the rhythm of their breathing. From then on, he became a legendary angler in the eyes of everyone around him. In waters sha —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Crazy Angler: Go Take Down the Boss! 疯狂的钓鱼佬：快去盘老板！ [System + countryside + getting rich + everyday life + wild imagination + nation and family] “Ancestors! You’re playing favorites!” “I haven’t skimped on your offerings any year! I even burn you a whole pound of big bills from the Bank of Heaven and Earth!” “You’re playing favorites!” While paying respects to his ancestors on Qingming Festival, Li Hao unexpectedly awakens a Super Fishing Ground. After that, the world of fishing enthusiasts goes wild! Wives no longer stop their husbands from 1.4kReads6.7Score102Shelves
- 5 Reborn in Xiang Village: Building a Fishing Empire 重生湘村：钓场崛起 The story moves at a gentle pace [Easygoing and Relaxing] [One Female Lead] [No Conflict] [No Face-Slapping] [Lots of Fishing] [Reborn] [Fishing Grounds]. If you aren't into leisurely, everyday stories, feel free to move along. The protagonist is reborn in the countryside and awakens a Fishing Grounds System that barely makes its presence felt. Surrounded by mountains and water, he builds fishing grounds and a farm in northern Hunan, welcoming anglers and tourists from far and wide. He spends hi 1.8kReads—Score122Shelves
- 6 Daily Fishing Reports: I Became a Billionaire by Foraging at Sea 每日渔获情报，我靠赶海成为首富 [Beachcombing + Fishing + Big Spender + Laid-Back + Comeback] [The rating is low because it was just released. It’ll go up later.] Just reborn, and already a million yuan in debt? No problem! Li Shaoan activates the Daily Catch System, which pinpoints the locations of seafood. [Today from 10 a.m. to noon, large numbers of green mud crabs will be hiding in the mangroves east of Baisha Village.] [Today from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., wild tiger groupers will be spotted near the reefs southeast of Fisherman 37kReads8.3Score2.8kShelves
- 7 Reaping the Sea: The Brother Who Rides the Waves 赶海：乘风破浪的哥哥 [Shore Foraging] [Fish Farming] [Deep-Sea Fishing] [System] [Deep-Sea Treasure Hunting] [Building Wealth] When Lin Fan woke up, he had returned to the summer after his college graduation. Before him stood an old house with a leaking roof, parents whose hair had turned gray too soon, and a younger sister about to drop out and work in a factory to pay off the family's debts. In his previous life, his sister had worked herself to death trying to repay those debts, ruining her health and dying in he 4.5kReads7.1Score317Shelves
- 8 Reborn in 1980: Building a Fortune Through Fishing and Hunting, with an Educated Young Woman Pursuing Me 重生80：渔猎起家，女知青倒追 [The 1980s + reborn comeback + no System + one heroine + hunting and fishing + getting rich in the countryside + everyday family life + grassroots development] Zhang Lei wakes up to find himself back in the 1980s. This year, the crossroads of fate lies right before him. One more step, and he can land the coveted iron rice bowl that everyone envies. But remembering the tragedy in his past life that changed his whole family's fate, he resolutely gives up his bright prospects and returns to the 12.9kReads8.2Score758Shelves
- 9 Seaside Town: A Feast of Fish 滨海小镇：鱼色生香 [Fishing + spearfishing + mature, elegant women + everyday city life] “Luck may come and go, but resources are king!” “Young people shouldn’t waste their time fishing and catching shrimp. You should study hard and serve your country in the future. Let me test your geography. Where is this place?” Xu Chuan: “Out at sea! Under that dog-shaped cloud.” 11.8kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
- 10 A Tackle Shop by the Sea 海边有家渔具店 (The first few chapters lay the groundwork for the family background and relationships. The fishing adventure begins in Chapter Eight! This is a laid-back fishing story that builds a utopia for fishing enthusiasts.) Shi Tian, a rich second-generation heir, gets hooked after a shady app mysteriously appears on his phone. With all kinds of fishing talents carefully training him, he strays farther and farther down the path of becoming a crafty fishing fiend! Shui Bi Zhang: I spent half a year turni 4.9kReads8.9Score284Shelves
- 11 Called Off, I Make a Fortune Fishing for Seafood 退婚赶海赚亿万 [Eight Hit Animated Dramas Now Streaming] Three More in Production! Plus Three Adaptations in Every Language for Overseas Release! [Daily Life] [Lighthearted] [Coastal Foraging] [Fishing] [Slow-Burn Urban Farming] His childhood sweetheart publicly tore up their engagement and looked at him with contempt. She despised his bare-bones home, his younger sister's leukemia, and the burden of supporting his elderly, sickly grandmother. To her, he had no future. Little did she know, he had awakened the 588Reads8.7Score137Shelves
- 12 Part-Time Fisherman 兼职渔夫 [Fishing + island life + mature beauties] He stumbled upon a tiny bug in the jade pendant passed down through his family. One coconut snail gives him two dragon pearls. A giant sea clam he reels in contains a rare luminous pearl. This unconventional fishing enthusiast hooks himself a whole new life. In this fleeting world, there are three things I love: the sun, the moon, and you. The sun is for the morning, the moon for the evening, and you for every morning and evening. 2.3kReads8.9Score187Shelves
- 13 Coastal Foraging Days: A Hold Full of Fish, Doting on Five Sisters 赶海年代：鱼货满仓，宠飞五姐妹 (Reborn in a bygone era + fishing village + lighthearted + daily life + beachcombing + fishing + farming + pocket dimension) Xu Mo died on the operating table. When he opened his eyes, he was back forty-five years earlier, at the moment Li Qingyue asked him to marry her. In his previous life, his cowardice and refusal to take responsibility led to all five sisters dying, while his parents wasted away in grief. In the end, he too passed away with a heart full of regret. This time, the chance to m 19.2kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves
- 14 Fishing My Way to Riches: Starting by Feeding a Spirit Cat 钓鱼暴富：从投喂灵猫开始 [Fishing + laid-back farming at a ranch + decisive, mature rich woman + gamer girl + an utterly hooked Mulan] With no one to rely on, what could be more than a strange opportunity fate has given me? Alone and without help, this is the hidden moment to turn the tide. Yin and yang together make the Way. When hope and delusion both fade into nothing, a predicament that seems hopeless becomes the perfect moment for rebirth. The turmoil of the world rises and falls like waves. Only by shedding it and 6.5kReads8.8Score402Shelves
- 15 The Ultimate Fisherman 极品渔夫 A fishing rod comes up in the net. Little by little, Lü Xiaoyu realizes that this fishing rod has a mind of its own. It can catch fish, treasures, anything at all. From then on, Lü Xiaoyu never turns back from the life of an avid angler. 7.1kReads9.0Score637Shelves
- 16 Hear the Voices of All Things, Dive into the Sea to Seek Dragons 耳听万物声，入海探蛟龙 [Fishing + Treasure Hunting + Island Adventures] The most charming man should have one face in front of you and another behind your back, two houses downtown, and one more in the suburbs. Once you fall into the fishing trap, you can’t climb back out, and you won’t let anyone else escape either. Close your eyes and all you see is that moment when the float suddenly sinks; you can often hear the fishing line humming in your ears. The dog: “I really am a dog, but whether you’re even human, Master, 14.8kReads9.1Score982Shelves
- 17 Seaside Town: The Carefree Fisherman 滨海小镇：逍遥渔夫 Just after the new manager fired him, he walked into a lottery shop and scratched off a 400,000-yuan jackpot. Tired of the grind of city life, Chen Xiaoyun headed straight back to his hometown, a fishing village on the coast of Nangguang Province. There, he was lucky enough to find a Shanhai Pearl by the sea. From then on, he enjoyed a leisurely life fishing, going out to sea, and raising chickens and ducks. The carefree fisherman sets sail at last! (This is entirely fictional. Just think of it 33.9kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves
- 18 Transmigrating to a Fishing Village: Lying Flat in Hong Kong 穿越小渔村之润去香江躺平 (Period setting, pocket dimension, treasure hunting at sea, daily life, Hong Kong) Chen Hao arrives in an Eighties-era fishing village on the coast of Fujian with a pocket dimension. Through a twist of fate, he makes his way to Hong Kong, where he and his family lie flat, raise fish on rafts, buy fishing boats, build a submersible and a house, and collect all kinds of things. (You think I'm writing, but actually I'm watching short videos and editing pictures 🫢) 1.2kReads—Score124Shelves
- 19 Too Many Fish to Clean, My Mother Beats Me Until Tears Run Down My Face 鱼获太多宰杀忙，母亲暴打泪两行 A laid-back story about fishing and gathering seafood. Su Ye, an unemployed young man, planned to go home and rest for a while. The ocean, blue skies, and white clouds were the best cure for a weary heart. Su Ye realized that fishing, gathering seafood, catching fish, and keeping a cat or dog seemed like a pretty nice way to live. His parents, though, seemed to be looking at him more and more strangely! On his first day fishing, he caught a large grouper, and his mother beamed with joy. On the s 16.7kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
- 20 Ocean Hunter 海洋猎人 Poor young Lu Xiaolv makes a living catching eels, until an accident gives him a remote-controlled metal crayfish. Find schools of fish and haul up treasures. From then on, Lu Xiaolv is on top of the world. “Ocean, here I come.” 9.6kReads9.1Score855Shelves
- 21 I Dug a Fishing Pond, and Anglers Across the Country Hailed It as a Sacred Site 挖了个鱼塘，全国钓鱼佬奉为圣地 Farming + everyday life + family and village affairs + comedy + development + fishing + no female lead (focused on work). A leisurely pace, starts slow and builds momentum, so dive in without worry. After three years drifting in Beijing, Li Fan unexpectedly obtained a fishing-ground System after a night of drinking at a club. He returned to his hometown, Ligang Village, dug fish ponds, and opened a fishing park. Starting with one small fish pond, Li Fan gradually built his business up step by st 36.1kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves
- 22 Beachcombing: From the Start, One Sand Shovel Wins Me the Whole Beach 赶海：开局一把沙铲承包整个沙滩 (Daily life + lighthearted + beachcombing + tycoon) I dropped out of a top university and spent two years back in my hometown fishing village. Once the village's golden boy, I became a good-for-nothing everyone despised. Then one day, I discovered I could see my own luck stat and exchange points for beachcombing tools through a virtual screen. From then on, my life was like I had cheats enabled. With a sand shovel, I could easily earn thousands in a day. With a spade, I even dug up a whole bucke 130.1kReads9.4Score12.3kShelves
- 23 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity… 7.4kReads5.8Score297Shelves
- 24 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score149Shelves
- 25 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 254Reads7.6Score101Shelves
- 26 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score135Shelves
- 27 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 131Reads7.6Score—Shelves
