Novels like Yang Naiwu and Little Cabbage
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Yang Naiwu and Little Cabbage, best match first.
- 1 The Point of Making Money Was Never to Spend It. It Was to Have Money 赚钱的目的从来不是消费，赚钱的目的是为了有钱 The point of making money has never been to spend it. The point of making money is to have money. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Turning the Tables in 100 Days: How I Made My First Million by Selling 百日破局：我靠“卖”赚到第一个一百万 Breaking the Deadlock in 100 Days: I Made My First Million by “Selling” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Sweet Rice Cakes on a Snowy Night 雪夜粑粑香 Snowy Night, Sweet Poop —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Diviner: I Turned the Entire World of Metaphysics Upside Down with Fortune-Telling 卦师：我靠算命掀翻了整个玄学圈 The Diviner: I Used Fortune-Telling to Turn the Whole Metaphysical World Upside Down —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Substitute's Plot: When the First Love Returned, I Bowed Out 替身梗·白月光归来我退场 The Body Double Trope: My Moonlight Returns, So I Make My Exit —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 My Awakening Failed, So I Became a God by Scavenging Scrap 觉醒失败，我靠捡废品成神 Spiritual qi revival sweeps the world, and everyone awakens. At his awakening ceremony, Jiang Xun is judged to have zero talent and no chance of ever cultivating. He becomes the laughingstock of the whole school, then gets thrown out by his relatives. Just as he hits rock bottom, the [All Things Recycling System] activates. What others see as worthless junk: Discarded supernatural ability crystals? Recycle! Broken fragments of magical artifacts? Recycle! Expired pills, incomplete supernatural ab —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Fragrance Thief: Chu Liuxiang 盗帅之楚留香 The Legendary Thief Chu Liuxiang Known throughout the martial world as the “Thief of Legends,” Chu Liuxiang is the unconventional, free-spirited hero created by Gu Long. His lightness skills are unmatched and his cunning unrivaled. He steals treasures without harming the innocent, leaves his name without seeking reward, and his knack for identifying women by their fragrance adds a touch of romance. In a world of martial heroes and vendettas, Chu Liuxiang is often accompanied by his close frien 162Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Heaven-Devouring Great Emperor: I Was Just a Wildflower in the Mountains 吞天大帝我本山间一野草 Beneath Mount Daqing in the Eastern Wilderness, young Lin Qing of Qingshi Village summons a “weed” during his martial soul awakening ceremony and is declared “born a mortal, incapable of cultivation.” But no one knows that this seemingly worthless “Spirit-Devouring Grass” is the embodiment of the ancient Azure Emperor’s origin. It can devour the essence of all things and nourish itself with it. Once it reaches its full potential, every plant and tree will become a soldier, and all living beings 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Marrying Into the Jin Family 嫁金钗 Shanghai seems like an isolated island, cut off from the war raging across the country. While battles rage everywhere else, Shanghai alone is still filled with decadent revelry... 23.6kReads8.5Score652Shelves
- 10 Great Ming Court: Your Majesty, Hug the Cute Chicken and Achieve Enlightenment 大明官场：圣人，该抱萌鸡顿悟了 In The Scholars, Fan Jin passes the imperial exam. Do you remember the egg-laying hen that he nearly sold at the market? With the male lead, a fortune-teller cradling that adorable chicken, as their link, watch as the oddball official Fan Jin from The Scholars and the hilarious sage Wang Yangming form a three-man-and-one-chicken team, their fates resonating in perfect sync during the Zhengde and Jiajing eras! The first fifty chapters are packed with hilarious commentary as the protagonist rises 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
- 11 The Space-Time Deliveryman 时空外卖师 The male lead refuses to become an official, yet as a senior engineer in the municipal bureau compound, he empowers his superiors to climb the ranks step by step. Driven by love of country, he occasionally lets go of his low profile, coordinating spacetime energy to help the nation counter the technological blockade imposed by foreign powers! On weekends, famous figures such as Su Dongpo will join you in reliving the timeless spirit of “literary scavenging,” amid the laughter of State Preceptor 90Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 12 On the Night of Our Divorce, the Overbearing CEO Knelt in the Rain and Begged Me to Turn Back 离婚当晚，霸总跪在雨里求我回头 On the night of our divorce, the domineering CEO knelt in the rain and begged me to come back. 48Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 You Hid in the Shadows and Healed My Entire Desolate Youth 你藏在暗处，治愈我整段荒芜青春 You hid in the shadows, healing my youth through all its desolation. 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 My Distant Dreams Are My Father's Half-Wasted Life 我的远方，是父亲半生荒芜 My faraway home is the desolate half-life my father spent. 45Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 How to Be a Villain: Xie Wendong 2 坏蛋是怎样炼成的之谢文东2 My new work is out! You're welcome to 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! 2.7kReads—Score184Shelves
- 16 I Was Beaten and Fed Leftovers While My Sister Lived Like a Princess, and They Only Came Looking for Me After the Family Fell Apart 从小我挨打吃剩饭，妹妹当公主，家破才来找我 I was beaten and fed leftovers as a child while my little sister lived like a princess. My family only came looking for me after it fell apart. 53Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 With Six Months Left to Live from Terminal Brain Cancer, I Secretly Entrusted My Ten-Year-Old Son to Protect My Wife 脑癌晚期只剩半年，我偷偷托付十岁儿子守护妻子 With Only Six Months Left to Live with Terminal Brain Cancer, I Secretly Entrust My Ten-Year-Old Son to Protect My Wife 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 He Quietly Saved Me from My Dark Youth 我黑暗的青春，是他默默救赎 He quietly saved me from my dark youth 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Transmigrate into a Book: The Universally Hated Supporting Actress Is Cherished by the Film Emperor for Life 穿书衍生：全网黑女配被影帝眷恋一生 Transmigrate into a Book: The Hated Supporting Actress Is Cherished by the Movie Emperor for Life 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 The Day After, Tomorrow 次日，明日 Yang Yuan used to wear a dog collar around his neck. Zhao Er said he was worth less than a dog. Later, Zhao Er died. Yang Yuan strangled him with the same iron chain that had once held him like a dog. After that, Yang Yuan dragged the chain out of the coal mine. Opening theme: “Drunk on a Jug of Immortal Wine, Wandering the Eight Wastelands” Insert song: “Three Drinks in the Jianghu” Ending theme: “Drinking Alone” by Feng Gou Linyuan 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 The Perfect Husband's Trap 完美丈夫的陷阱 The Perfect Husband’s Trap 48Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 I Give You Half a Lifetime, You Give Me the Rest of Yours 半生换你余生，余生予你真心 I'll give you half my life in exchange for the rest of yours, and devote the rest of mine to loving you truly. 58Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 A Popular History of the Ming Dynasty 明史通俗演义 [Classical historical novel | An authentic historical epic about the founding of the Great Ming] A popular historical epic spanning all 276 years of the Ming dynasty’s rise and fall, complete in one hundred chapters. It begins with Zhu Yuanzhang becoming a monk in Haozhou and joining the Red Turban movement, then unfolds the grand struggle for supremacy among the warlords at the end of the Yuan dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang, Chen Youliang, and Zhang Shicheng vie for power, while classic battles such as 25Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 24 Reborn on the Eve of Going to the Countryside: This Time, I'll Be an Unfilial Lone Wolf 重生下乡前夕：这一世我只做不孝孤狼 Reborn on the Eve of Being Sent to the Countryside: This Time, I’ll Be an Unfilial Lone Wolf 179Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 My Fiancée Wants to Fire Me, but She Forgot I’m the Real Boss of the Company 未婚妻要开除我，可她忘了我才是公司真正的老板 My Fiancée Wants to Fire Me, but She Forgot I’m the Real Owner of the Company 329Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Vanished on the Eve of the College Entrance Exams, Returned a National Hero 高考前夜失踪，归来国家荣耀 Disappeared on the Eve of the College Entrance Exam, Returned a National Hero 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Entering the Song Dynasty Armed 持械入宋 This book has been adapted into an animated comic and is now available on Hongguo. Thank you all for your support! In the final years of the Song dynasty, war raged across the land. A five-person modern squad on a mission accidentally fell into a time tunnel and transmigrated to the Great Song with all their weapons. Team leader Lin Zhao, calm and decisive with his Beijing accent, commanded the whole operation. Sniper Xie Changfeng and weapons specialist Ma Zhenbang, both speaking with thick Nor 1MReads9.3Score152.6kShelves
- 28 My Name Is Pan Jinlian 我叫潘金莲 A woman condemned by the world as a whore who murdered her husband, yet hiding profound, untold pain: was she born depraved, or did she have her reasons? A deeply moving psychological confession that lays bare a widely known tragic love story… In ancient times, marriage was governed by “matchmakers' words and parents' orders.” Did Pan Jinlian have the freedom to choose whom she married? No! Did she love Wu Dalang? Of course not. But she was unable to escape the bonds of fate, and could only mudd 48.4kReads9.4Score1.4kShelves
- 29 The Transmigrated Legitimate Daughter: Only After the Whole Family Regretted It Did They Learn She Was a Kind Soul from Another World 穿越嫡女：全家悔疯后才知她是人间来的善 The Transmigrated Legitimate Daughter: Only After Her Whole Family Regretted Everything Did They Learn She Was a Kind Soul from the Human World 56Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 An Old Lady Works as an Extra on Set to Feed Her Family in Ancient Times 老太片场跑龙套，养活古代一家人 Wang Lianhua went up the mountain to gather wild vegetables, then missed her step When she opened her eyes again, she was in a den of monsters. Metal shells raced everywhere, faster than horse-drawn carriages. People wore clothes that showed their arms and legs. Shameless! The houses were so tall she could crane her neck until it snapped and still not see the tops. Wang Lianhua gripped her basket tightly, with one thought on her mind: How was she supposed to get home? Her family was waiting for 16.4kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves
- 31 Transmigrated into Bright Sword: I, Li Yunlong, Slaughter the Japanese, Surrounded by Beauties 穿越亮剑：我李云龙爽杀日寇，红颜环绕 Transmigrated into "Drawing Sword": I, Li Yunlong, slaughter Japanese invaders to my heart’s content, with beautiful women all around me 161Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 A Wenzhou Native's Diary of Getting Rich 温州人发财日记 Dare to endure every hardship under heaven, dare to travel every road, dare to overcome every obstacle, and dare to seize every fortune. This is the Wenzhou people’s philosophy of wealth. They are surpassing Indians in their drive, the British in their wealth, Americans in their money, and Jews in their intellect. With entirely new business models and ways to build wealth, they are changing reality and making history. Wherever there is wealth, there are people from Wenzhou. The future belongs to 17.9kReads9.6Score2.2kShelves
- 33 Our Marriage Certificate Expires After Ten Years, but My Wife Refuses to Renew Our Vows 结婚证十年到期，妻子拒绝和我续约 Our Marriage Certificate Expires After Ten Years, but My Wife Refuses to Renew Our Vows 62Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 The Ninth Prince of Great Wei: Too Poor to Pay Monthly Stipends, Yet I Outclass the Entire Court 大魏九皇子：穷到发不起月钱，我却碾压全朝 The Ninth Prince of Great Wei: I Was Too Poor to Pay Out Monthly Stipends, Yet I Crushed the Entire Court 240Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 After Three Years on Assignment, My Wife and Child Are Fakes 三年外派归来，妻儿全是假的 After Three Years on Assignment, I Return to Find My Wife and Child Are Both Fakes 1kReads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Your Majesty! The Goddess of Wealth Has Married Off Another of Your Consorts! 陛下！财神娘娘又嫁你妃嫔了 For female readers: Yao Fuer, the rightful Goddess of Wealth of the Three Realms, came down to the mortal world to undergo a tribulation, only to become an empress discarded in the Cold Palace. The Empress Dowager gave her poison, the emperor’s sister made things difficult for her, and all the concubines hoped she would die miserably. How ridiculous. I govern the world’s wealth and fortune. Do these people in the imperial harem really think they can bully me? With a touch of her finger, she t 49Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 37 The Heaven-Defying Immortal-Eating Art 逆仙吞天诀 Ye Tian, the good-for-nothing young master who cannot cultivate, unexpectedly obtains the inheritance of the Heavenly Emperor. He enters the Dao through the sword, rises from a good-for-nothing, slays his way across the world, and reaches the pinnacle of the continent! My swordsmanship is unmatched beneath the heavens. Where my sword points, gods and demons alike are destroyed! 37.9kReads8.8Score3.7kShelves
- 38 Reborn as an Invisible Man: The Whole World Can't See Me 重生透明人：全世界看不见我 Reborn as an Invisible Man: The Whole World Can’t See Me 801Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 A Popular History of the Five Dynasties 五代史通俗演义 [A Classical, Accessible History of the Entire Era | A Beginner's Guide to History | A Complete Overview of the Ten Kingdoms] Can't get through dry official histories? This popularized retelling of the Five Dynasties uses a story-driven, episodic format to make this lesser-known period of turmoil easy to understand. Its sixty chapters cover the rise and fall of all five dynasties, Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, and Later Zhou, while also tracing the history of the Ten Kingdoms' r 62Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 40 Reborn in 1978: I Broke Off My Engagement, Took the College Entrance Exam, and Became a Top-Tier Star Among the Educated Youth 重生1978：退婚高考，我成知青顶流 Reborn in 1978: I Called Off My Engagement and Skipped the College Entrance Exam, Becoming a Top-Tier Star Among the Educated Youth 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
- 41 You’re Tainted! Why Do You Still Want to Get Engaged to Me? 你都脏了！为什么还要跟我订婚？ You’re tainted! Why do you still want to get engaged to me? 2.4kReads—Score101Shelves
- 42 China's Twelve Most Dangerous Dinner Parties 中国最危险的十二个饭局 [Historical Intrigue Anthology] [Short Story Collection] [Game Theory and Psychology] [Unveiling History] Wine cups clink, and murderous intent lurks beneath the surface. One banquet can be enough to change the fate of a dynasty. This book brings together twelve deadly banquets recorded in the history books, including the Feast at Hongmen, Cao Cao's Wine-and-Plum Gathering, the Meeting at Mianchi, and the Gathering of Heroes. Xiang Yu, Liu Bang, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Lin Xiangru, Zhou Yu, Yue Fei, y 494Reads9.3Score159Shelves
- 43 The Seventeenth Year of Chongzhen: The Empire's Collapse 崇祯十七年：帝国的崩塌 The Great Ming was at the height of its power and prosperity, yet collapsed overnight. What happened? This book is not a simple account of a dynasty's decline. It is a panoramic dissection of how a complex civilizational system crashed completely. Through the interwoven fates of more than twenty central figures, including the Chongzhen Emperor, Li Zicheng, Yuan Chonghuan, Wu Sangui, and Johann Adam Schall von Bell, we are drawn into the scene of an irreversible collapse. You will witness with yo 7.9kReads8.8Score599Shelves
- 44 Love Takes a Sincere Confession: Love at First Sight 爱要真心来告白：一见钟情 Her one-night stand turns out to be the CEO! One is a handsome, wealthy playboy who drifts from one romance to the next; the other is a quiet, unsociable design graduate. Their lives were meant to run parallel, but a chance act of heroism brings them together. Su Ruo: I only found out after starting the job that my one-night stand was the CEO! Mu Shijun: The person I like keeps avoiding me. What should I do? Asking online, urgent! 68Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The Prince’s Abandoned Consort: The Useless Brats’ Mother Teaches Military Strategy 王府弃妃：废崽他娘教兵法 Female-oriented: discarded consort / cast-off kids / System / a thousand-year-old destiny Su Wanqing, a company’s finance director, transmigrates into a discarded princess consort and binds herself to a past-and-present System. From the start, she has four hopeless children to raise. Her eldest son is an idiot, her youngest son is a good-for-nothing, and her two daughters are the laughingstock of the capital. Instead of teaching them poetry, she teaches them military strategy, political schem 47.5kReads8.4Score4.6kShelves
- 46 After Donating a Kidney for Him, I Erased My Identity and Vanished 替他捐肾后，我注销身份人间蒸发 After Donating a Kidney for Him, I Erased My Identity and Vanished Without a Trace 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Clear Mountains, Bright Moon 山清月明 Based on real events, this novel portrays the life and work experiences of a person with hyperprolactinemia. After facing one hardship after another and overcoming difficulties at home and at work, a young woman makes her way through a difficult life and starts anew. With a rich inner life and an optimistic outlook, she regains her health and builds a bright new life! 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 The Heart-Stealing Thief 缚心贼 [1980s | Strong heroine | Both leads reborn | Military marriage | Revenge on scumbags | Business | Treasure-filled space | A battle to bind the heart] In 1983, Min Jiahui was reborn on her wedding night. In her past life, a scumbag trapped her with a fake marriage certificate and made her live as a wife in name only for the rest of her life. She served his parents, cared for his younger siblings, and raised the son he had with his mistress. In the end, his mistress showed up with a marriage cert 928Reads8.3Score170Shelves
- 49 Past and Present Lives, All to Meet My Soulmate 前世今生，只为遇见有缘人 Women's Fiction: The Son-in-Law Is Actually the Crown Prince. A spiritual spring space that heals illnesses, a widow's son-in-law who is the Crown Prince, immortal cultivation and farming to wealth, and a princess with two souls who shakes the world. A top police doctor from the 21st century ➜ a country widow raising three children. Her mother-in-law calls her a jinx and wants her dead. She saves a man, battered and covered in blood. He begs her to take him in. Taking pity on him, she has him s 4.8kReads9.5Score868Shelves
- 50 Outsiders Join Forces with My Wife to Set a Trap, but I'm the One Who Breaks It 外人联手妻子做局，我才是破局人 A 35-year-old algorithm genius at a major tech company is framed by his boss and laid off. His cheating wife conspires with outsiders to seize his assets and custody of their child. His father dies in grief after being scammed with an AI face-swap. Just as he hits rock bottom, an accidental electric shock links him to the bioenergy of the future, the year 2080, awakening cutting-edge electromagnetic wave tracing technology! He tears his treacherous wife and her lover apart, takes down his unscru 79Reads—Score—Shelves
