Novels like A Sixty-Year-Old Bachelor Inherits a Legacy, and the Cowardly Veteran Turns His Life Around
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- 101 Two Worlds, a Fearsome Female General and a Castrated Physician 双穿，凶猛女将和净身郎中 [Dual transmigration + fierce female general + castrated physician + adorably naive princess + sickly prince + hilarious cast + sweet romance + one-on-one] One is a violent woman who wants to hack her cheating fiancé to pieces. After transmigrating, she becomes a fierce female general, disguises herself as a man, and even marries a wife. The other is a rich young master with plenty of experience running away. After transmigrating, he becomes a castrated physician, runs into trouble everywhere, a 60Reads—Score—Shelves
- 102 I Started a Company Where No One Has to Work 创业开了家不用上班的公司 After Du Tao was framed and forced to leave his job, he started his own business and opened a company where nobody had to go to work. A traffic accident brought him, by chance, into contact with Li Mimi, the daughter of Dongsha Province's richest man. He also unexpectedly gained the ability to see the future. Li Zunhai, Dongsha's richest man, cares deeply about social status and refuses to accept a poor nobody like Du Tao. Unwilling to live off his girlfriend, Du Tao uses his powers to conquer t 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 103 After Escaping, She Built a Beautiful Life with Her Child 逃离后她带娃美丽 Pushed down the stairs by her daughter, she wakes up in a hospital bed, where she is left unattended for three whole days. Meanwhile, her husband is lost in a lovey-dovey reunion with the woman he thought he’d lost forever. Her in-laws, sister-in-law, and daughter seem to be the ones who truly belong together as a loving family. Her heart is utterly shattered, beyond repair. She never had family to begin with, so why keep longing for their affection? Goodbye. She’s leaving to find a life of her 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 104 Zhu Yiqun Series: The Gas Station 朱逸群系列之加油站 Zhu Yiqun Series: The Gas Station 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 Starting as a Crow, Bigwigs from Myriad Worlds Vacation in Water Margin 从乌鸦开始，万界大佬来水浒度假 The Liangshan heroes reject amnesty and, guided by the Lady of the Nine Heavens, establish a “Water Margin Resort” floating beyond the river of time. From then on, famous figures from every era “accidentally” transmigrate there to enjoy customized, immersive experiences. Zhu Bajie arrives, mistakes the ugly Prince Consort Xuan Zan for a monster and beats him, then sends Deng Fei and Cao Zheng fleeing in disgrace, only to drink Sun Erniang's foot-washing water... The Poet Immortal Li Bai arrives 57Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 106 A False Marriage 假嫁 Lang Xi, a businesswoman bent on revenge, is willing to put herself in harm’s way and marry her enemy’s son, Liu Ze. But Liu Ze cheats on her repeatedly during their marriage. Hounded by her mother-in-law and locked in a bitter struggle with his mistress, Lang Xi joins forces with her biological father, Liu Huazi, to avenge her mother and reclaim her grandfather’s estate. Lang Xi’s monologue: After I married into this family, my mother-in-law hit me, my husband hit me, and even his mistress hit 134Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 The Dragon King's Farming Life 龙王的种田生活 [Farming life + modern cultivation + rapid rise + invincible village chief] After three years of farming, Li Ergou unexpectedly inherited a cultivation legacy. From then on, he defied fate and changed his life. After enduring cold stares and hitting obstacles at every turn, all he wanted was to quietly tend his three mu of farmland. Villagers: “No, you have to be our village chief.” Ancient cultivation power: “Young master, we’ve finally found you! Come lead us to greatness!” Li Ergou: “Um, I ju 3.2kReads8.4Score162Shelves
- 108 The Awakening of Guixu 归墟的苏醒 The story takes place in a remote town. A series of bizarre disappearances leads the young detective Lin Yu to an abandoned warehouse, where he discovers an entity known as the “Guixu.” It is neither a monster in the traditional sense nor another dimension, but a membrane beneath the world: a conscious being that has slept for billions of years. It is both the embodiment of the “void” in the collective human consciousness and a fundamental structure of the world itself. The central conflict revo 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 109 Zhu Yiqun Series: The Restaurant 朱逸群系列之饭馆 Zhu Yiqun Series: The Restaurant 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 110 Zhu Yiqun Series: The Black Cat 朱逸群系列之黑猫 Zhu Yiqun Series: The Black Cat 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 111 The Village Girl Who Went to College 山村女大学生 [Workplace romance] [Modern romance] [Countryside] Li Wanqing and Zhao Qingshan were classmates at the provincial medical university and a couple. After graduation, Li Wanqing returned to her hometown to build a career, while Zhao Qingshan stayed in the big city to pursue greater opportunities. They began a long-distance relationship. After spending so much time apart, their relationship ran into trouble, and their years of love came to a complete end. Back home, Li Wanqing thought she had fo 238Reads—Score—Shelves
- 112 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—Shelves
- 113 Beautiful Women of the Mountain Village 山村美女图 Zhao Daniu, a country boy from a mountain village, accidentally wanders into a beauty-filled grotto and obtains the Map of a Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains and Beauties. With the inheritance of four immortal sisters, his medical and alchemical skills soar, and his cultivation advances by leaps and bounds. He beats up local bullies, puts the scoundrels in their place, and makes a fortune through farming, all while setting out to find the reincarnations of the immortal sisters. I, Zhao Dan 1.6kReads8.8Score267Shelves
- 114 A Proposal in Desperate Times: His Wife Is the One He’s Always Longed For 绝境求婚：夫人是顶级白月光 One act of kindness in their youth made Xie Yutong the object of Ye Xiaoran’s obsession for ten years... A shocking incident at a banquet left them both betrayed! With no way out, he proposed on the spot: “Marry me. I’ll protect you, and we’ll get revenge.” A contract marriage on a whim turned the “stalker” of old into a powerful man who doted on his wife. As the mysteries of her past and the feuds between wealthy families slowly came to light, she became his one and only source of light. From a 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 115 Reborn Daiyu: I Won’t Shed a Single Tear 重生黛玉：老娘一滴泪也不流 Everyone knows: the Crimson Pearl Immortal Herb descended to the mortal world, destined to weep tears of blood for Jia Baoyu, repay her debt of gratitude, and die for him. Her fate was set in stone. The moment she stepped once more through the hanging-flower gate of the Rongguo Mansion, Daiyu sneered, seeing the truth at last: To hell with repaying a debt of gratitude! The Jia family, the Xue family, and the Immortal Gate of Illusory Visions had joined forces to bleed her dry, draining her immor 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 116 When the Hibiscus Withers, You Have Yet to Return 木槿枯时君未归 The Hibiscus Withers, but You Have Yet to Return 237Reads—Score—Shelves
- 117 Wild Village Rose 野村玫瑰 In the late 1990s, the village beauty Rose’s marriage story began with Huang Lei, who had been in love with her for a year but only wanted to possess her. After Li Gang stirred up trouble, Rose and Huang Lei parted ways, and eventually Li Gang married Rose. But Rose never became pregnant. Li Gang’s mother despised her as a barren hen, and the family pressured Rose to return to her parents’ home. When Huang Lei, who was working in Guangdong, learned that Rose had gone back, he thought his chance 884Reads—Score—Shelves
- 118 The Jade-Faced Asura's Cherished One 玉面修罗的掌心宠 A tale of warlord clashes, love and hatred for family and country, and the struggle between love and power. My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 119 Her Secret Thoughts: A Young Man’s Hidden Diary in a Small Village 致她的心事：小村青年的隐秘日记 No formulaic plot | Not a wish-fulfillment novel | Realistic fiction | Zhou Zhiqiang grows up amid poverty and chaos in her birth family, with her father instilling in her the survival rule that “you have to please people to survive.” She gets into college and lands a job at a bank. A well-off man, Ke Qingyan, pursues her, but as the truth about her family comes out, she gradually loses her self-respect and her relationship. Later, burdened with debt, she returns to her hometown and, under he 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 The All-Around Little Divine Doctor 全能小神医 [Countryside]+ [Urban Cultivation] In a remote mountain village cut off from easy travel, a fugitive fleeing for his life sets off a series of bizarre and absurd events. Here, people cling to feudal ideas, and women outnumber men. Watch how a young man calmly handles it all... As his cultivation advances, he accidentally unlocks a miraculous X-ray vision skill. With his peerless divine needles, he battles Demon Lords and Ghost Kings, searches for the path to the heavens, and becomes invincible b 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 121 Madam Long, Mr. Yi 龙夫人，亿先生 A cool-headed, aloof heroine × a devoted, steadfast hero [This is the second book. For the first, read "Doctor Luo, Mr. Long."] One is a tycoon who built a business empire; the other is the head of a century-old clan, reborn through bloodshed. They’re evenly matched! They thought their paths would never cross, but he was the first to fall in love. "A Luo, I love you. Could you love me too?" "A Luo, will you love me today?" "I don’t care who you are or what your motives might be. I just want you 244Reads—Score118Shelves
- 122 After the Stay-at-Home Mom Returned to Work, Her Whole Family Begged for Forgiveness 全职妈妈重返职场后，全家跪求我原谅 After This Stay-at-Home Mom Returned to Work, Her Whole Family Begged for Forgiveness 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 123 The Strange Tales of Zhu Yiqun 朱逸群诡事集 Zhu Yiqun, male, age unknown. His identity changes whenever the plot calls for it. This story is newly written based on online stories and some of my own ideas. It may contain some frightening content. Each chapter is a new story, and the chapters are not connected. Any resemblance between character names is purely coincidental. The author absolutely has no intention of defaming or cursing anyone. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 124 Li Sheng Was Destined for Greatness (Continued), Part Three 立生注定不平凡《续》三 Born for an Unordinary Life: Continuation, Part Three —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 125 Li Sheng Was Destined for Greatness: Sequel, Part Four 立生注定不平凡《续》四 Life Is Destined to Be Extraordinary (Sequel), Part Four —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 Li Sheng Was Destined for Greatness (Continued), Part Six 立生注定不平凡《续》六 Born for an Unordinary Life: Continuation, Part Six —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 Li Sheng Was Destined for Greatness (Continued), Part Seven 立生注定不平凡《续》七 Born for an Unordinary Life: Continuation, Part Seven 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 128 Li Sheng Was Destined for Greatness (Continued), Part Eight 立生注定不平凡《续》八 Born for an Unordinary Life: Continuation, Part Eight —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 High-Heel Mystery (Sequel) 高跟疑云（续） The High-Heel Mystery (Part Two) 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 Cast-Off Daughter, Substitute Bride: The Women of My In-Laws Join Forces to Win Big 弃女替嫁：婆家女眷抱团赢麻了 In her past life, four of the five members of the Tang family died, leaving only her. Reborn in 1990, the first thing she did was report someone on the train. Her mother-in-law died horribly in a car accident, her sister-in-law was imprisoned, her younger sister-in-law died in despair, and her husband gave his life for his country. Left alone, she lived until her hair turned white, never discovering whether her family's deaths had been a natural disaster or a human crime. [Ding! Check-in Syste 1kReads—Score147Shelves
- 131 A Few Jokes 笑话数则 A collection of jokes 133Reads—Score—Shelves
- 132 Spring Sunshine Over the Countryside 暖春照乡野 [Village Life]+ [Period]+ [Rugged Man]+ [Family Life]+ [Angst Before Romance]... Yang Wei’s elder brother, Yang Ming, died unexpectedly, leaving his widowed sister-in-law to raise him all alone! Now that her younger brother-in-law is grown, will Chuntao remarry, choose to spend her life with Yang Wei, or grow old alone? What will Yang Wei decide? What does his father think? What do Chuntao’s parents say? A whole host of questions now stand before them! But those are only minor problems. The real 97Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 133 The Countryside: The Village Young Master's Extraordinary Life 乡村：村少的妖孽人生 A country boy despised by the village chief's wife gets involved with a wealthy young man's woman in town. When the affair is exposed, he has no choice but to flee the town in the dead of night and seek his fortune elsewhere. Will he live in obscurity from then on, or fight his way to a life of wealth and glory? 14kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
- 134 Don’t Play with People’s Hearts 不要拿捏人心 Don't Play with People's Feelings 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 135 Keep Your Rich Ladies Away, I’m a Demonic Cultivator 富婆止步，我可是魔修 A master's student in traditional Chinese medicine. After his girlfriend cheated on him and the son of a powerful official framed him, he was expelled from the university. While working, he was also victimized by his boss, Hong Jie, and five wealthy women... before being sunk to the bottom of a lake. At the moment of his death, he unexpectedly received help from the remnant soul of an ancient Demon Queen. He gained demonic techniques and magical arts, and uncovered the secrets behind ancient rui 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 136 She Went to Heal Her Broken Heart, but Came Back with a Huge Surprise? 女生疗情伤，疗出个大雷？ On the eve of her wedding, bank supervisor Li Xiaoqi catches her fiancé cheating with her best friend. The next day, nude photos of her go viral across the internet. They were taken when online lenders coerced her into posing for them in college so she could pay her tuition. Pregnant with the cheating man's child, she flees to Huazhai, deep in the Dabie Mountains. Her neighbor, Wanxia, who cannot have children, promises, “You give birth to the baby, and I'll raise it.” During her pregnancy, she 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 137 I Only Found Out After We Married That He's a Mama's Boy 婚后才发现他是妈宝男 Only after we married did I discover he was a mama’s boy 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 138 We Passed Each Other By, Then I Chose You 擦肩而过选定你 If you dare to turn around, you might find love and a new beginning waiting just around the corner. A short, heartwarming, sweet romance. May everyone who's tired find someone to catch them gently. "Which one's the screwdriver... I don't recognize that one, so I'll bring them all up. Surely one of them will work." I rummaged around for ages. I recognized the wrench, pliers, and ruler, but I couldn't figure out which one was the screwdriver. I was getting frustrated when I suddenly heard footste 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 Li Sheng Was Destined for Greatness (Continued), Part Nine 立生注定不平凡《续》九 Born for an Unordinary Life: Continuation, Part Nine —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 140 The Village Doctor: Xu Xiaofan Rules the Countryside 乡村神医，徐小凡纵横乡野 Xu Xiaofan, a fourth-year medical student, is unexpectedly blacklisted by the hospital and expelled from school. After returning to Taohua Village to work as its village doctor, he happens upon the legacy of the Golden Toad Immortal. From then on, his medical skills reach the heavens and his fortunes soar, carrying him to the pinnacle of life. One day, after achieving fame and success, Xu Xiaofan gazes at the moon and sighs, “People in Taohua Village may scheme against one another, but we’re tru 9.4kReads8.1Score709Shelves
- 141 I Mistakenly Picked Up the Jade Maiden Temple’s Leader, Now I’m a Tycoon in Two Worlds 误提玉女观掌门，我在两界做首富 College student Ma Chenyang takes a summer job and would rather die than give in to his female boss's harassment. She throws him into a sinkhole, but thanks to a jade ring he finds, he accidentally becomes the abbess of a convent of jade maidens in another world. From then on, he travels back and forth between the two worlds. In the Tianxuan Continent, he kills, kills, and kills... until he becomes its ruler. On a parallel Blue Star, he stumbles, stumbles, and stumbles... until he becomes the ri 64Reads—Score—Shelves
- 142 Quick Transmigration: Every Time, I Arrive When the Heroine Is at Her Lowest 快穿：每次穿到女主最惨的时候 [Quick transmigration + redemption + sweet romance + satisfying wish fulfillment] Li Shaoyang is the number-one overworker at the Quick Transmigration Bureau, employee number 0731. He takes on jobs specializing in “saving tragic heroines.” Every time he transmigrates, he has to appear when the heroine is at her lowest and change her ending from “death” to “happily ever after.” The problem is that every time he transmigrates, he is the person who made her life most miserable. [World One: A forme 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
- 143 The Pen Pusher 笔杆子 Yu Bei, a young official selected for government service, runs into the county's most powerful woman on his very first day at work. She singles me out, and the whole county is stunned. Everyone is waiting to see me make a fool of myself. But I refuse to let her lose. A data discrepancy she couldn't resolve in three days, I found in a single night. I saw through her opponent's schemes before they could unfold. When she was surrounded, I stepped in front of her. “If you want to touch her, you'll 2.3kReads6.8Score137Shelves
- 144 A Comeback After Twenty Years of Widowhood 守寡二十年逆袭 The Red Fruit animated series adaptation of "After Twenty Years of Devotion, She Finally Found a New Life" is now streaming. [Historical setting + strong female lead + farming + family drama + widow's comeback + single mother] On her wedding night, Liu Chunhong's husband is crushed to death by a roof beam, and she becomes known as the “husband-killing jinx.” Her mother-in-law forces her to give birth to her posthumous child, then turns on her and throws mother and daughter out while Liu is still 7.3kReads6.8Score366Shelves
- 145 My Neighbor Turned the Hallway Into Her Bathroom. I Tore It Down, and She Cried 邻居把走廊爆改成她家厕所，我强拆后她哭了 My Neighbor Turned the Hallway into Her Bathroom. I Tore It Down, and Now She’s Crying 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 146 Li Sheng Was Destined for Greatness (Continued), Part Two 立生注定不平凡《续》二 Born for an Unordinary Life: Continuation, Part Two —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 147 Li Sheng Was Destined for Greatness (Continued), Part Five 立生注定不平凡《续》五 Born for an Unordinary Life: Continuation, Part Five 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 148 The Peerless, Carefree Little Miracle Doctor 绝世逍遥小神医 [Rural life + urban cultivation + building wealth + plenty of heroines] The fool Zhao Tiezhu was thrown into an ancient well after rescuing Li Mei'e, a village woman being bullied by the local tyrant. By chance, his blood awakened the remnant soul of a Dragon Maiden inside the well, and he inherited her legacy. With secret medical arts, he heals the sick and saves lives, builds his fortune, cultivates immortality, and grows stronger. From then on, he rises to the pinnacle of life! 9Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 149 Wild Lilies of the Mountain Village 山村野百合 An eighteen-year-old village beauty married a thirty-three-year-old simpleton. A month after their wedding, her husband drowned, and she was branded a woman who brought death to her husband… This story offers a true-to-life account of the loves and hatreds, joys and sorrows of ordinary rural people. It faces the ugliness and greed of human nature head-on, while reflecting on the sincerity and warmth found in this world. 279Reads—Score—Shelves
- 150 Reborn, I Tore Into the Scumbag and Claimed the Peak 重生后，我手撕渣男夺巅峰 Reborn, I Tear My Scumbag Ex Apart and Seize the Summit 1Reads—Score—Shelves
