Novels like I Fled to a Remote Mountain Village to Escape an Arranged Marriage
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- 1 Lost in a Spring Night 陷于春夜 |Both are each other's only partners|Carefully planned seduction|Charged with flirtation|Dialect that'll get you hooked|A record of heart-pounding summer nights in the countryside| (An apparently sweet but actually seductive fox × an apparently aloof but actually innocent southwestern business tycoon) As soon as Jiang Yueyin graduated from university, she dragged her suitcase back to her rural hometown. She heard that the richest family next door had returned. Her grandmother told her to greet t 7.3kReads8.8Score976Shelves
- 2 Love Comes from Nowhere: A Rugged Man and His Sweet Wife 情不知所起，糙汉与娇妻 [One-on-one, both leads are each other's only one + slow-burn romance + flirtatious tension + intense push and pull + feel-good romance + a man with an intensely chaste aura + a sweet and alluring young woman] Ning Minger returns to her village to take it easy, only to run into her childhood friend's older brother, now a cool, reserved, and fabulously wealthy CEO. Impeccably dressed in a suit, the man is refined and aloof. He's returned to the countryside for a project worth hundreds of millio 4.9kReads7.7Score631Shelves
- 3 After Quitting My Job and Returning to the Village, the Big Shot Next Door Carried Me Home 辞职回村后，被隔壁村大佬抱回家 [A CEO Returns Home to Invest + A Carefree Little Bunny Seeking a Peaceful Retirement + The Slow, Gentle Pace of Rural Life] Jiang Zao was a hard-working wage slave. After graduating, she spent three years working as a substitute elementary school teacher in Z City. It looked like she worked from seven in the morning to six at night, but she was swamped with work and paid a pittance. She promptly quit and returned to her hometown. There, she discovered that the village heartthrob next door was i 9.3kReads7.5Score1.2kShelves
- 4 Back in My Hometown, I Became the Rough-Hewn Man's Most Cherished One 回故乡，成了糙汉的心尖宠 [A note before you begin: This is a village story, with a fairly gentle pace. There may also be some dialect.] [The third book in the Return to the Countryside series + both leads are inexperienced + mutual pining + fast-moving romance, slow-paced life + doting, very doting] Su Tai spent nearly four years at the company's Vietnam branch. A year had passed since she submitted her request to transfer back to headquarters in China, but it still hadn't come through. She did the math: she had over 20 9.5kReads8.9Score937Shelves
- 5 A Country Home in the Wilds: The Handsome Guy Next Door Can't Hold Back Anymore 乡野画居：隔壁帅哥克制不住了 After enduring years of workplace bullying, Su Qingran quits in a fit of anger, takes her savings, and escapes to the countryside. She renovates an old house and starts livestreaming her paintings, where she unexpectedly crosses paths with the abstinent, handsome man next door. He’s quiet, restrained, and impossibly charismatic, but when no one is watching, he saves all his tenderness for her. An anonymous guardian in her livestream, medicine delivered when she’s sick, someone who stands up for 5.6kReads8.0Score634Shelves
- 6 I Came Back to the Village to Lie Flat, but My Shamate First Love Won’t Leave Me Alone 回村躺平的我被杀马特初恋缠上了 [Farming + healing + infrastructure-building + everyday life + a touch of ensemble cast + no awful characters + cozy + sweet romance + rekindled love] What's it like to win a million at a concert? Meng Jinhuan's answer: quit her job, block her boss, and buy a ticket back to the village that very night. A little courtyard with gray tiles and brick walls, a few rows of vegetables, and chickens and ducks to watch while she pets the dog. She'll live like a happy, lazy fish. But as soon as she got 1.7kReads—Score190Shelves
- 7 An Auditor’s Daily Life Back in the Village, Living Off His Parents 审计狗回村啃老日常 [Healing country life + everyday moments + sweet romance + anti-hustle culture + childhood friends] Looking at a health check report with more abnormal results than an audit, Li Ruisheng suddenly burst out laughing. This wasn't a health report at all, it was a workplace edition of Death Note! In a daze, Li Ruisheng seemed to see Grandpa lounging in a rocking chair beneath the grapevines. The sweet aroma of grapes from her memories wafted over, and the recollection of a gentle summer day filled 1.4kReads8.3Score120Shelves
- 8 Just Got Back to the Village and Started Slacking, Then I Got Married at First Sight 刚回村摆烂就闪婚了 [Modern Romance + Sweet with a Touch of Angst + Wealthy CEO] When the new finance director forced Liang Xiaowen to take the blame, she stood her ground: “You want to go for further training? I’m with you all the way.” The new finance director flew into a rage and said, “If you don’t want the job, then get lost.” Liang Xiaowen promptly sent a recording of their conversation to the company’s leadership. In the end, she took her compensation money back to the village, where she lazed around and li 1.2kReads—Score102Shelves
- 9 Back in the Village to Slack Off! The Capital’s Top Heir Begs Me to Marry Him! 回村摆烂！京市太子爷求我嫁！ Her childhood sweetheart, Chu Tianming, protects the rich woman at his side to climb the social ladder, letting his mistress smear Gu Jin's name. Once, Gu Jin was full of love and wept over every slight. Now, inside that body is a battle god who has returned from the bloodshed of the apocalypse. Gu Jin raises a hand and tears up the engagement contract. Her voice is calm and even. “The engagement is over.” After selling Chu Tianming for ten million, she turns her back on this gilded cage, buys a 46.3kReads8.9Score3.7kShelves
- 10 The Sweet Young Lady Returns to the Countryside, and Her Village Doctor Brother Spoils Her Rotten 乖乖小姐回农村，村医哥哥宠上天 [Powerful CEO doctor + sweet, well-behaved heiress + both return to the countryside + intense, flirtatious push and pull + healing, down-to-earth rural life + slow-burn romance + both leads are sexually inexperienced] A big-shot doctor who loves to act spoiled and a sweet, soft girl who's both adorable and alluring The Song family's eldest daughter got into the wrong bed and, in a fit of anger, ran back to the countryside. She never expected to run into the man who had slept with her and then ru 2.9kReads8.3Score304Shelves
- 11 Reborn in the 1980s: The Marketing Queen Takes the Business World by Storm 重生八零：营销女王横扫商界 Reborn in the 1980s: The Marketing Queen Conquers the Business World 65Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Sixties Transmigration of a Young Educated Woman and Her Sect's Young Master 穿越六零小知青和她的宗门少主 Shen Yunxi transmigrates to 1969 because of a family heirloom jade bangle, where she meets Huo Yunze, the young sect leader. Together, they experience life as educated youths in a remote mountain village and search for hidden treasures in secret realms. Along the way, they encounter all kinds of people and hear stories of rural life. A very sweet and loving story, with lots of doting affection. 5.4kReads—Score893Shelves
- 13 Farming in the Mountains, I Snagged a Good Man 在山上种田，拐到一个好男人 When Lu Shuyi turned thirty, she had saved up one million yuan. She quit her job without a second thought, returned to the mountains of her hometown, and began her “retirement life.” Her days of eating, drinking, and farming catch the attention of a little yellow dog, and, by extension, its owner. From then on, her days are filled with eating, drinking, farming, and a little flirting. 3.8kReads9.1Score310Shelves
- 14 Xiao Dai Farms and Raises Her Child 小黛种田养娃 [Spirit spring + everyday country life (with a small ensemble cast)] A heads-up: [The heroine returns to the countryside to make a fortune! The male lead appears late, so don't fuss over prices. Don't compare it to real life, and if anything seems unrealistic, just assume it's an author's invention!] In her previous life, Dai Fanfan graduated from college and spent ten years twisting screws at a steel mill. After a nap, she wakes up back at her college graduation reunion! Before she can even thi 3.5kReads9.1Score311Shelves
- 15 No Rat Race, No Burnout: I Lie Flat Back Home and Meet a Rugged Man 不内卷不内耗，回乡躺平遇糙汉 [One-on-one romance, both leads’ first and only love, height difference, very fast romantic progress. They’re a little tight-lipped at first, but soon learn to speak their minds.] [Dating and married life, standing by each other through everything, with no major misunderstandings.] Lin Man lives in a big city, but when she can no longer keep up with the rat race, she decides to return to the countryside with the few tens of thousands of yuan she has saved. She hopes to spend some time growing ve 12.2kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
- 16 My County Magistrate Boyfriend Is Growing Up 吾家县长男友初长成 [Rural revitalization · Workplace maneuvering · Intellectual romance · Family warmth] [Healing] [A gentle, steady pace] [Leaves a lasting impression] [Public sector] [Contemporary realism] Here, you’ll find: √ How a highly intelligent male and female lead pursue their careers while falling in love √ Solid, compelling depictions of rural revitalization and the political landscape √ Warm, witty, and insightful family life and intergenerational communication √ The respectful, restrained, profound 1.3kReads8.0Score123Shelves
- 17 Money and Free Time: Romance and Farming on the Side 有钱有闲，一边恋爱一边种田 [A heartwarming, healing slice-of-life romance] [Cool, gentlemanly top-tier star and actor * cheerful, sunny little rich girl] How can anyone be this unlucky? She was just going to work when an elevator accident left her with nothing more than a sprained ankle after she was rescued. Then, at the hospital, she got caught up in a dispute with a patient, and the innocent woman was hit on the head and left unconscious for an entire week. At least the compensation was decent. Sheng Xia took the payou 2.7kReads8.8Score227Shelves
- 18 My Husband Has a Spirit Spring Space 我的老公有灵泉空间 Female lead: After returning from her slow-paced transmigration, Zhao Han takes her cat and moves back to the countryside, where her grandparents built her a utopia. She tends the garden and orchard and makes things every day, accompanied by adorable pets. Though she sometimes gets exhausted, her inner world is deeply fulfilled. Male lead: After the pandemic ends, Xiang Zheng discovers a spiritual spring dimension, something previously found only in legends and novels, during a company retreat. 473Reads9.1Score102Shelves
- 19 Deep Love and Sweet Affection 情浓蜜意 [A programmer who returns to her hometown to enjoy retirement + a small-town hotel owner] [Reunion after years apart + devoted to each other + lighthearted + everyday life + sweet romance] For health reasons, Mi Lan quit her job in Beicheng and returned to the hometown she had been away from for so long. At the welcome banquet in a hotel, she ran into an absolutely gorgeous man. As she was openly admiring him, he seemed to sense her gaze and suddenly turned around, giving her a half-smile. That 6kReads8.9Score616Shelves
- 20 I Won the Lottery and Returned to My Hometown to Retire 中了彩票回乡养老 [Healing, slow-paced, family bonds, leisurely slice of life, no over-the-top villains] [A levelheaded, resilient heroine with a touch of vanity × a rapper superstar who seems like a cocky bad boy but is actually childish and proud] It was supposed to be just another ordinary business trip abroad, but Li Xiayu never imagined that the lottery ticket she bought on a whim would win the jackpot! With her unrequited crush going nowhere and no courage to confess, Li Xiayu quit her job without hesitatio 1.9kReads8.8Score175Shelves
- 21 I Won Ten Million! I Quit on the Spot and Went Home to Farm 中奖一千万！我直接辞职回家种田 [The animated comic adaptation is now available] [No awful characters + Rural life + Farming + Slow-paced + Male lead marries into the female lead's family + Male lead is lovestruck] P.S. The male lead appears around chapter twenty. Song Ying hits the jackpot: she buys a lottery ticket and wins 15 million! She takes home 12 million after taxes. A fortune has fallen from the sky! Song Ying chooses to lie flat and return home to farm. She spends five million buying several apartments in the city, 19.3kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
- 22 Qingshui Village Farmstay 清水村农家乐 When you've reached a dead end, go home, back to the vast fields and farmland. Help your parents sell peaches, grow vegetables in greenhouses, and run a farmstay. Then lead the villagers of Qingshui Village to prosperity and forge your own path as a new-generation farmer! 2.5kReads—Score165Shelves
- 23 The Easygoing Girl's Pop-Up Restaurant 佛系小丫的不定时餐厅 At twenty-two, Jian Dan grew tired of office life, quit her job, left the big city, and returned to a beautiful village. There, she began a pastoral life: herding geese, playing with pets, going up into the mountains and down to the sea, working from sunrise to sunset. 12.2kReads9.3Score1kShelves
- 24 I Went to Teach in the Countryside, but the Rugged Farmer Took Me Home and Spoiled Me 下乡支教，却被糙汉娶回家宠 [23 cm Height Difference + Size Difference + Intense Romantic Tension + Sweet Romance + Healing] (The male lead is utterly devoted to his wife) Ji Tao was born into poverty and hardship. She worked hard to get into college because she never wanted to live that kind of life again. At first glance, Zhou Lu seemed poor and nasty. He was absolutely not her type. But the man clung to her like a vine in the mud, wrapping himself around her so tightly that she couldn't escape or fight him off. All she 14.2kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
- 25 Sweet Potatoes Stewed in Ink 墨汁炖红薯 [Brooding, possessive man + warm and healing romance + sweet enough to make you feel like an auntie] He suffers from severe depression and has been rescued after three suicide attempts. He fears crowds and hates the sunlight. All he wants is to hide in his dark world until the day he can finally be free. But that changed when he followed the family driver to the countryside. “Pig, want a sweet potato?” “Good, mean chicken.” “Ah, that goose bit me!” He stared wide-eyed in fright and turned to run 4.6kReads9.2Score522Shelves
- 26 The Sweet Young Lady Returns to the Countryside, and Her Lovesick Admirer Is Shocking 娇娇小姐回乡村，痴汉手段太惊人 [Both leads’ first love + a domineering CEO from the southwest goes rural + intense romantic push and pull + quiet devotion gets a response + realistic, sweet romance] A gentle, abstinent old flame × a stunning, pure and alluring little white rabbit City girl Chen Man returns to the countryside to care for her grandmother and discovers that her neighbor is an incredibly handsome, domineering CEO. In outsiders’ eyes, Chen Man is refined and elegant. But no one has ever seen her other side. In 149.2kReads9.5Score20kShelves
- 27 A Garden of Students, Growing Old Together in Love 桃李满天下恩爱共白头 Wu Xiaomin was a country girl, born and raised in the countryside, but she had always been a good student and was naturally beautiful. Unfortunately, after she started high school, her surroundings changed dramatically, leaving her confused and lost. In her sophomore year, she met a new homeroom teacher who helped her find her way again. After graduating from college, Wu Xiaomin gave up a job placement back in her hometown and introduced a female college classmate to her former high school teach 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Tales of the Qingshui River 清水河往事 Zhao Xinran was once a young high school teacher. He left the classroom to take the civil service exam and became the mayor of a town. Thanks to his dedication and strong results, he was promoted to director of a county bureau, and eventually became the director of a municipal department. Two female students worked under him, one specializing in the humanities and the other in the sciences. Both made significant contributions to their hometowns, earning Zhao Xinran political achievements while d 677Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 I Went Looking for My Family and Mistook the Wrong Guy for My Brother, While My Amnesiac Ex Loses His Cool Every Night 去寻亲认错哥，失忆前任夜夜红温 [Beloved by everyone + spatial powers + adorable baby + military marriage + rekindled love + reunion after years apart + supernatural abilities] In the third year after Jiang Xuxue retired from the Supernatural Abilities Bureau and returned to the village to farm, her biological parents came looking for her. “Darling, someone deliberately switched you back then. We never abandoned you!” Unfortunately, just after finding her, her biological parents were sent to the far northwest. Her mother press 11.7kReads6.8Score1.3kShelves
- 30 The Tough Guy on a Deserted Island 荒岛的猛男 A shipwreck left the cruise ship He Dun was aboard in trouble, and he washed up on a deserted island. Nine other people were stranded on the island with him. 87Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 31 The Beautiful Girl Next Door Wakes Up and Joins the Army. Officers Fight Over Her 漂亮白月光觉醒随军，首长争又抢 “Second Chance at Love, Spatial Ability, Everyone’s Favorite, Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium, Adorable Baby, Military Marriage” In the third year of living apart from He Shaoyan and fighting over a divorce, Ye Qingzhi began having prophetic dreams. At first, they were just trivial things, until one day she dreamed that her brother-in-law imprisoned her, while her sister became his accomplice and drove her insane before she died a gruesome death. After she died, the man who had repeatedly cl 28.1kReads7.0Score2.5kShelves
- 32 The Palace’s Number One Tough Guy 皇宫第一猛男 Ying Zheng, a modern overworked young man, dies suddenly from working overtime and has his soul transported into the body of Xiao Caizi, a young eunuch who was just killed after offending the powerful. He also obtains the Fake Eunuch System and begins cultivating the Divine Art of the Fake Eunuch. In a palace rife with schemes and human malice, he steadily climbs to the pinnacle of life! 11.7kReads6.5Score530Shelves
- 33 Talk Trash and Win Prizes 对骂就有奖 Hao Tie was treated like a pack mule and was about to hit rock bottom because he refused to keep living like one. Then he suddenly got a System that rewarded him for trading insults! From then on, he used verbal sparring to reach the pinnacle of success! 23.6kReads7.1Score1.1kShelves
