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1 我 My Mother Is the Village Chief 我娘是村长 Gui Ren桂仁Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted She was drowned in a pond for getting pregnant before marriage. When she woke up, she was a dumpling-cheeked boy's mother. Mother and son ended up in a poor village, where they worked hard at farming and strove for a better life. But then someone came along to cause trouble, so she rose up in anger and became village chief. Just as she was throwing her weight around, she suddenly learned she didn't have long to 0Votes40.6kRecs19.5kFans

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My new book, "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World," is now available. Welcome to check it out! She was drowned after becoming pregnant out of wedlock, and when she woke up, she was a mother of steamed buns. Mother and child were stranded in a poor village, where they worked hard to farm and strive for a better life. But then someone caused trouble, and in anger, he rose up and became the village chief. He was arrogant and powerful, when suddenly he heard that his life was short. Seeing the young boy gazing at her, the village chief was truly heartbroken. Hey! Handsome, take my son in! He can call me "Dad," doesn't wet the bed, his skills are amazing! \(^O^)/ A brief summary: My mom is the village chief, come and fight me if you dare!

2 极 The Finest Farmland 极品田园 The Cat Who Mumbles默默唧唧的猫Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Yuan Man was accidentally born into the Su family as Su Manman. To everyone else, her family was a bunch of unbearable oddballs: a stingy, sharp-tongued grandmother, a grandfather who only ever tried to smooth things over, a father who drained the whole family’s resources to pay for his education, and a proud, fiery, bold mother. But in her eyes, they were all absolutely adorable, nothing like what other people saw. In short, just as her scholar father said, happiness overflowed! (There’ll be bi 0Votes59.4kRecs57.8kFans

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Yuan Man was reborn into the Su family as Su Manman due to an accident. In the eyes of others, the stingy and mean grandmother, the grandfather who only knows how to smooth things over, the father who sucks the blood of the whole family to support his studies, and the mother who is arrogant and shrewish, are all incredibly cute and completely different from others. In short, just as the scholar's father said, happiness was overflowing! (There will be big steamed buns, and there will be cheat codes.) Book club: 109161376. Feedback is welcome.

3 天 A Match Made in Heaven 天赐良配 Hong Ying Chang Kong鸿影长空Ancient Romance910k WordsCompleted A cup of imperial wine, then a body left in the wilderness. When Yan Ning woke again, she realized how foolishly she had lived in her previous life. Her family of military commanders knew only how to fight bravely, never to guard against arrows shot from behind. This time, she would plan every move carefully and do everything she could to crush Chu Zhaoye’s dream of becoming emperor! The author’s new book, The Junzhu Is Hard to Deal With, is now underway. Please give it a read. 0Votes9.9kRecs26.6kFans

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A cup of imperial wine, a corpse left to rot in the wilderness. When Yan Ning woke up again, she realized that she had lived a very confused life in her previous life. A military general only knows how to bravely kill the enemy, but doesn't know how to guard against a sneak attack from behind. In this life, she will strategize and crush Chu Zhaoye's dream of becoming emperor! My new book, "The Princess Is Hard to Mess With," has started! Welcome to read and comment!

5 玉 The Return of the Magnolia 玉兰归 Liaoruo Chen寥若辰Ancient Romance599k WordsCompleted As she lay dying, a voice spoke in her mind: So what if you resorted to every means to marry him in this life? You were still fated to die young, and you even doomed your two children. They were destined to die soon after birth! Do you believe that before your bones have even grown cold, your husband will marry the woman he was fated to be with? As her consciousness hovered between life and death, someone suddenly gripped her hands tightly. She heard his urgent voice: “If you let my wife die, I’ 0Votes8.5kRecs5.7kFans

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On her deathbed, a voice in her mind said to her, "What good did it do you to marry him by any means necessary? In the end, you were still destined to die young, and you also caused the death of your two children, who died shortly after birth!" Do you believe it or not, that before your body is even cold, your husband will marry the woman destined for you? In the fading moments of consciousness, my hands were suddenly gripped tightly, and I heard his urgent voice. "If you let my wife die, I will kill her! Without me, you can certainly create another male protagonist, but without the female protagonist, how will your story continue?" In the end, just like in her previous life, Chu Yuning died on the fifteenth day of the tenth month of the sixth year of the Jia Ning era. When she opened her eyes again, she was back to when she was eight years old, in a bumpy carriage. Her mother opened a hidden compartment and shoved her inside. "Yu Ning, cover your mouth, close your eyes, don't be afraid, your father will definitely come to save you!"

6 云 Madam Yunyi 云邑夫人 Ding Ran.QD丁染.QDAncient Romance684k WordsOngoing The realm and its rivers, beautiful women bringing ruin. A raging tempest rises and swirls: war fires blaze, grand halls collapse. The victories and defeats, the rights and wrongs he cannot let go of, the choices and grievances he cannot fathom, all eventually become nothing more than a tune on a three-stringed lute beneath the fingertips of those who come after. 0Votes6.7kRecs4Fans

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The nation's land and rivers, the calamities of beautiful women. A tumultuous storm—war raged, empires crumbled, the inescapable weight of success and failure, the unfathomable entanglements of gain and loss, the grudges and favors—ultimately, all transformed into a melody played on the fingertips of future generations. QQ group 461963755

9 闺 A Quiet Life in the Boudoir 闺宁 Late Intentions意迟迟Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Xie Shuning died. She and her young son died together in the third month of spring. But when she opened her eyes, she had returned to the day she first entered the capital with her mother. The sky was white with snow, and the road lay under a thick blanket of it. Her mother, who had died of sorrow in her previous life, and her brother, who had died young, sheltered her on either side. The carriage rocked beneath them, carrying them toward the nightmare of her past… 0Votes209.4kRecs302.4kFans

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Xie Shuning is dead. She died along with her young son in the spring of March. But when she opened her eyes, she found herself back in the time when she first came to the capital with her mother. The sky was white and the road was covered in snow. The young girl was protected by her mother, who had died young in her previous life, and her brother, who had died young, on either side of her. The carriage beneath her swayed and rocked, carrying them toward her past nightmares...

10 伪 Fake Song Assassin's Journal 伪宋杀手日志 Xiu Tang袖唐Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Overnight, she becomes a young lady of a prestigious family. Should she seek a new path, or sink into a life of wealth and comfort? The Mei family has a century-old reputation and limitless riches. She thought her luck had finally turned, only to discover that every Mei child dies young! The clan school has strict rules: do poorly, and life is miserable; do well, and it’s even worse? No problem. Find a big tree to shelter under. (Published under the title The Great Song’s Female Assassin, 0Votes162.3kRecs62.7kFans

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Having become a daughter of a prestigious family, should she seek new opportunities or succumb to the allure of wealth? The Mei family, with its century-long reputation and boundless prosperity, seemed to have turned her luck around, only to be shocked to learn that all the Mei family's children were short-lived! The clan school had strict rules; those who didn't study well had no good life, and those who did were even worse off. No worries, we'll find a big tree to shelter under. (Published as "The Female Assassin of the Great Song Dynasty", in two parts, totaling four volumes)

11 包 The Bun Cultivation Code 包子修炼守则 Yuan Bu Po圆不破Ancient Romance564k WordsCompleted “My lord, if someone in this world slanders me, bullies me, insults me, laughs at me, looks down on me, despises me, or deceives me, what should I do?” He replied, “Beat him. Beat him, beat him, beat him, beat him, beat him, beat him. Just beat him. When you're done, take a look at him.” This is the story of a wicked husband who wanted to turn his little dumpling of a wife into a wicked woman, only to discover that she had secretly trained herself into a red-bean-paste dumpling. Being a little d 0Votes65.4kRecs68.2kFans

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"My lord, if someone in the world slanders me, deceives me, insults me, laughs at me, belittles me, despises me, or cheats me, how should I deal with it?" The reply was: "Beat him, beat him, beat him, beat him, beat him, beat him, beat him, just beat him, and after you're done, you can see what happens to him." This is a story about a wicked husband who wanted to mold his daughter into a wicked woman, only to discover that she had already secretly transformed into a red bean bun. Steamed buns are an attitude, steamed buns are a way of life. The rules for making perfect steamed buns: 1. Soft and easy to pinch; 2. Never let the filling leak out! ◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆ Book lovers' lurking group: 72831962 Several completed works, good track record, please support me! ^-^

12 王 My Prince, Have You Found a Match Yet? 王爷您婚配了嘛 Yuan Bu Po圆不破Ancient Romance400k WordsOngoing The most corrupt official in the land has fallen. As the son of a corrupt official, Yu Huan must bid farewell with his father to their grand mansions and lavish feasts, and is exiled to Guanbei to chew dry buns and sleep on straw mats. As he left, Yu Huan kept looking back, still thinking about the impossibly cool, domineering Prince Cheng in the palace. ◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆ Several completed works, with a reliable track record. 0Votes14.8kRecs14.2kFans

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The world's biggest corrupt official has fallen. As a second-generation corrupt official, Yu Huan accompanied his father as he bid farewell to his luxurious mansion and extravagant lifestyle, and was exiled to the north of the pass to eat cornbread and sleep on straw mats. As he left, Yu Huan looked back every few steps, still thinking about the cool, handsome, domineering, and arrogant Prince Cheng in the palace. ◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆ Several completed works, good track record, please support me! ^-^