Novels like The Wine Grows Stronger, and Spring Desires Stir!
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Wine Grows Stronger, and Spring Desires Stir!, best match first.
- 1 He Plays with Fire 他玩火 [Sensual, Wildly Teasing, Yandere, Tension] A Beautiful, Tear-Prone Crybaby vs. a Crazy Boss Xu Wanci had been prone to uncontrollable tears since childhood, and seemed to bring bad luck to everyone around her. Just after she became the company's top salesperson, her boss ran off without paying her a cent. She couldn't even afford the rent. She joined eight companies in a row, and all eight went bankrupt. No one in the industry dared hire her. Just as she was about to give up and work as a hoste 315Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Call Me Sis by Day, and at Night... 白天叫姐姐，晚上…… She Calls Me Big Sis by Day, but at Night... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Beautiful Neighbor Asked My Dog to Mate with Hers 隔壁美女让我家狗帮她家狗配种 The Beautiful Woman Next Door Wants My Dog to Mate with Her Dog 917Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Baby, You're So Sweet! One More Time! 宝宝，好甜！再来一次！ [Sweet romance, one-on-one, devoted to each other, love-struck male lead, happy ending] Five years ago, Su Luo got involved with the untouchable beauty Qi Linyu, who was still a poor nobody back then. She kept him, toyed with him, and the two of them spent every day holed up together in a rented apartment… Later, the Su family fell into ruin for some reason, and Su Luo cruelly dumped the poor Qi Linyu. When they met again, the man had transformed into the heir to the Qi family, one of the ca 23.4kReads8.2Score1.8kShelves
- 5 After the Emperor Banished Me to the Mortal Realm, I Treated Him Like a Dog 《被帝君贬下凡后，我把他当狗耍了》 After the Emperor banished me to the mortal realm, I treated him like a dog 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 A Bride in Her Place: The Abandoned Village Girl Makes a Fortune in the 1980s 八零替嫁：被弃村姑把日子过红火 Hongqi Village in the 1980s. Su Jinxiu, the eldest sister, had already set her wedding date. But to run away with the young man she was seeing, she packed up and eloped in the middle of the night. To repay the enormous bride price and save face, her parents, who favored sons over daughters, pushed out their second daughter, Su Wanhe, who had always worked like an ox and endured every beating and insult, to take her elder sister’s place. Her fiancé, Lu Jingchuan, was cold and formidable, with rut 173Reads—Score109Shelves
- 7 The Pomegranate Tree Is Waiting for Her 石榴树在等她 The Pomegranate Tree Is Waiting for Her 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Warm Night, Damp 温夜潮湿 [A Cunning Hero Who Lures an Innocent Young Woman into a Night of Passion] [Mutual Firsts] [Sweet Romance] [Love at First Sight] [Possessive Love] [A Powerful Man Who Begs and Fights to Claim Her] [Sweet and Naive Good Girl vs. Cunning Crown Prince] Wen Yi was born into a highly educated family. Both of her parents are well-known professors. In the eyes of her parents and elders, she's a good girl. She has almost never gone against her parents' wishes, and when they arranged a marriage for her, 490.3kReads9.0Score38.6kShelves
- 9 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 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Fan Liu's Path to Immortality 范六修仙传 Fan Dazhi, an ordinary modern-day wage worker, has spent years rushing from place to place and enduring life’s hardships. The sixth child in his family, he is known by everyone around him as Fan Six, a bona fide beast of burden. After an unexpected mishap, he suddenly transmigrates to a vast, ethereal world of cultivation, leaving behind the dull, oppressive life of the modern world for good. By a stroke of luck, he steps forward to save Mo Yufeng, a peak master of the Yunhai Sect. For this life 16Reads—Score115Shelves
- 11 After the Divorce, My Ex Refused to Hand Over His Paycheck? I Laughed at His Nerve, Only to Get a Harsh Reality Check 离婚后前夫拒交工资？我笑他不知好歹，转头被狠狠打脸 After our divorce, my ex-husband refused to hand over his salary? I laughed at his nerve, only to get a brutal face-slapping in return. 257Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 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
- 13 My Younger Sister Sent Me to Entertain Men, but After I Fell Off a Cliff, the Entire Kingdom of Women Adored Me 被亲妹妹安排四处应酬，坠崖后全女儿国偏爱我 My younger sister pushed me into one social engagement after another. After I fell off a cliff, the entire kingdom of women doted on me. 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 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 2.8kReads—Score162Shelves
- 15 The Mistresses of My Workplace’s Female Bosses 单位女上司们的情人老公 The Female Bosses at Work and Their Lover-Husbands 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Male Scrubber at the Women’s Bathhouse Becomes a Trial Marriage Partner 女澡堂的男搓澡师变成试婚员 The Male Scrubber at the Women's Bathhouse Becomes a Trial Marriage Partner 194Reads—Score120Shelves
- 17 Nightfall in the West Wind, Crossing the Cold Mountain Rain 西风夜渡寒山雨 The West Wind Crosses the Rainy Cold Mountain at Night 506Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 He Got Dumped in Guangdong, While I Found Love Back Home 他在广东失恋，我在村里热恋 My new story is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 7.9kReads6.8Score464Shelves
- 19 The Secret of a Widow Farmer 丧偶式农妇的秘密 3kReads—Score146Shelves
- 20 My Fiancée's Unspoken Secret 未婚妻不可说的秘密 The Secret My Fiancée Can't Tell 736Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 A 580,000-Yuan Bride Price, and You Turn Around and Marry Someone Else? 58万彩礼，你转身娶了别人？ A 580,000-Yuan Bride Price, and You Turn Around and Marry Someone Else? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 The Rich Young Masters' Plaything 贵少爷们的玩物 [Angsty Romance] [Multiple Male Leads] [Not a Clean Romance] [Exes Begging for Forgiveness] Have you ever loved someone like this? Loved every strand of his hair, every glance he gave you, so that even the most insignificant thing he said could make you feel giddy with happiness. Knowing full well he wasn't the right person, yet still throwing yourself into the flames like a moth, with no regrets even as you burned. When Cheng Xiaoxiao was eighteen, she loved someone just like that. I'm too laz 41.2kReads—Score4.2kShelves
- 23 That Bottle of Oil on the Nightstand Is Something I Spent Three Days Brewing... 床头柜的那瓶油，是我熬了三天的... That bottle of oil on the nightstand is something I spent three days simmering... 194Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 I'm Not a Eunuch 我不是太监 A modern-day office worker transmigrates overnight. The newly arrived “eunuch” in the palace is actually a fake eunuch who still has all his male equipment. Armed with modern knowledge, exceptional courage, and the innate advantage of being the only real man in the harem, he goes from keeping his identity hidden to winning everyone over, gradually taking control of power, and ultimately rising to the top of the world. Lighthearted, exhilarating, and humorous, this story is all about the thrillin 291Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Old Wang! Keep Your Voice Down. Do You Think This Is Something to Brag About? 老王！低声些，难道光彩吗？ I've got a new story out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 25.7kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves
- 26 After My Girlfriend Was Truly Dead, I Saw Her in the Bathroom Mirror 女友死透后，我在浴室镜子里看见了她 After My Girlfriend Was Long Dead, I Saw Her in the Bathroom Mirror 314Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 The Master's Wife Comes First 师母在上 My Wife’s Teacher Is Here 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Thirty Years of Brotherhood, Shattered in One Night 三十年兄弟，一夜崩塌 Thirty Years as Brothers, Shattered in a Single Night 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 After the Capital's Young Master Wouldn't Leave Me Alone, He Became My Lover 京圈太子爷死缠烂打后，成了我的外室～ After relentlessly pursuing me, the capital's princeling became my kept man~ 206Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Heiress Was Sold for Two Thousand Cash While Fleeing Her Wedding 千金大小姐逃婚途中被两千发卖了 To escape the miserable engagement her family had arranged, Fu Bingyue fled in the middle of the night. By a twist of fate, she was kidnapped and sold, then ended up entering into a marriage of convenience with Xiao Jibai, a man rumored to suffer from a serious illness and to have spent years relying on a wheelchair. Everyone said Xiao Jibai was near death and had a gloomy, difficult personality. But after they married, Fu Bingyue accidentally stumbled upon a shocking secret: his inability to wa 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Three Lives Through Reincarnation, All for You 三入轮回只为卿 Three Times Through Reincarnation, All for You —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Ordinary Waves 凡浪 Fan Lang 73Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Clouds Veil Our Bliss 云欲遮欢 [Romance + political intrigue + intense push and pull + evenly matched rivals + the powerful one bows his head] She thought all he wanted was her mother's enormously valuable inheritance. On the eve of her engagement, in her damp bathrobe, with the red birthmark on her chest exposed, he climbed in through the window and placed a soft kiss on her. Pinning her against the wall, he said, “He doesn't want you. I do.” She thought it was possession, revenge, a game played by a rich heir. She though 178Reads—Score110Shelves
- 34 After She Died, the Entire Wealthy Family Knelt and Begged for Mercy 她死后，全豪门跪地求饶 After She Died, the Entire Powerful Family Knelt and Begged for Mercy —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Wei Wanqiao, the Village Girl 村女魏晚荞 In 1987, in Loess Village in eastern Henan, Wei Wanqiao learned to weave homespun cloth and dye it with plants from her grandmother as a child. Her weaving and dyeing skills were renowned far and wide. But in her parents' eyes, she was no more than a bargaining chip for a bride price. To raise the money for her younger brother's marriage, they secretly accepted a bride price from Zhao Erhun, a gambler from the neighboring village, and planned to force her into marriage. Refusing to accept her fa 84Reads—Score103Shelves
- 36 A Girl Was Murdered at the End of the World, and Her Best Friend Was the Mastermind? 末日时少女遇害，闺蜜竟是主谋？ A Girl Is Murdered at the End of the World, and Her Best Friend Is the Mastermind? 398Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 A Scumbag's Life After Reincarnating as Sha Zhu 魂穿傻柱的渣男人生 My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 9.1kReads—Score454Shelves
- 38 The Southern Border Witch Is So Possessive, She Wants to Marry Me the Moment We Meet 南疆巫女太偏执，奔现就要定终身 Lu Yan, a second-year college student, meets an online friend named A-Wu on an anonymous social platform in his spare time. They hit it off chatting through the screen. Lu Yan is only looking for a bit of entertainment, and casually says plenty of sweet, affectionate things, never imagining anyone would take them seriously. He never could have guessed that the girl on the other side of the screen came from an ancient Nuo-witch village in southern Xinjiang, cut off from the outside world. The vil 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 My Former Daoist Partner Keeps Chasing Me to Take Responsibility 前道侣追着要我负责 My Former Cultivation Partner Keeps Chasing Me to Take Responsibility 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Flowers Beneath the Eaves 檐下花 This is a story of a woman’s journey toward self-growth beneath the eaves of a village home. She relies on no one and waits for no one. She will make her own spring bloom: she moves into a side room at her brother and sister-in-law’s home to live alone. The hushed late-night conversations between her brother and sister-in-law next door unwittingly become her belated introduction to love. 1.4kReads—Score144Shelves
- 41 In a Qipao, I Know How to Turn Heads; Out of Heels, I Can Throw a Punch 穿上旗袍会撩人，脱下高跟能揍人 She can turn heads in a qipao, and throw punches in heels. 185Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 A Valiant Woman in Troubled Times: One Lone Blade to Avenge a Sea of Blood 乱世烈女：孤刀报尽血海仇 A Fierce Woman in Troubled Times: One Lone Blade to Avenge a Blood Feud 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Rouge in the Tulou 土楼里的胭脂 In the Jianghuai region during the Republic of China era, earthen fortresses rise tall. The beautiful widow Qin Yuening is seized by the bandit Shen Keji, and a “wife-for-hire contract” seals her fate in his rough bandit stronghold. She once hated him to the core. She fled, tried to kill him, and even hung from the rafters rather than submit. He spends half his life conquering territory, all for the day she says, “I will.” When war reaches their doorstep, their bloodstained hands finally clasp t 1.9kReads—Score254Shelves
- 44 The Night Before My Wife Went Abroad, I Secretly Swapped Her Birth Control Pills. When She Came Back, She Went Mad Looking for Me 妻子出国前夜，我偷偷换掉她的避孕药，回来后疯了找我 The night before my wife went abroad, I secretly switched out her birth control pills. When she came back, she frantically searched for me. 6kReads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The Crown Prince's Captive Love 难逃太子的囚宠 The Crown Prince’s Captive Love Is Inescapable 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Picking Up a Wife on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway: My Story with a Budget Traveler 川藏线捡媳妇：我和穷游女的故事 I’m well into my thirties, out of work, and my wife has left me. I watched outdoor vloggers on short-video apps making money while cuddling up to women, and slapped my thigh: Why shouldn’t I be able to do that? I gritted my teeth and bought a secondhand camper van. I called it chasing poetry and distant horizons, then hit National Highway 318. Really, I just wanted to see if I could find myself a wife along the Sichuan-Tibet route. Who would have thought I’d find all kinds of stories instead 9.7kReads7.0Score751Shelves
- 47 Reborn in Silly Zhu's Four-Sided Courtyard 魂穿傻柱之烟火四合院 Siheyuan: A Tech Giant Is Reborn as Silly Zhu and Learns to Enjoy the Simple Pleasures of Life Li Jiaqiang devoted his life to scientific research and serving his country. He poured his life's work into China's drive to become a technological powerhouse. Constantly on the move and racking his brains, he never once took the time to enjoy life. At last, exhaustion took its toll, and he passed away, carrying with him a lifetime of toil and regret. When he opened his eyes again, he had unexpectedly 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
- 48 The Moon Deep in the Cornfield 玉米地深处的月亮 That summer, her new husband publicly insulted her, saying she “looked like an eggplant.” She grabbed her bundle and ran away in the middle of the night. Su Caiying sat on the edge of the kang until well past midnight. Instead of a wedding night, all she got was humiliation. By morning, the whole village knew that the new bride of the Liu family was “bad luck for her husband.” Her man had run off on their wedding night. When the family split up, she was given half a sack of dried sweet potatoes, 8.2kReads6.4Score566Shelves
- 49 After They Stole My Place as Empress, I Married Someone New, and the Mad Emperor’s True Nature Was Revealed 被强夺后位，我另嫁新欢，疯批帝王属性暴露了 After I Was Robbed of My Position as Empress, I Married Someone Else, and the Mad Emperor Revealed His True Colors 318Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 A Carefree Life After Soul-Transmigrating as Silly Zhu 魂穿傻柱的恣意人生 He Zhipeng, a minor government office clerk in the modern era, has spent his whole life being cautious and conscientious. For years, his section chief has ordered him around at will, and he has lived timidly, swallowing his grievances. He thought he would spend his whole life putting up with it, but a cancer diagnosis shattered all his restraint. Knowing he didn’t have long to live, He Zhipeng finally cast off his shackles. He stopped trying to please everyone, openly stood up to his section chi 2.5kReads—Score110Shelves
