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  1. The Seeker of Lost Kin 寻亲者 Real Life607k WordsOngoing She was a DNA analyst. One day, on a whim, she ran a paternity test on herself and discovered that the people she thought were her parents were not her biological parents. Thus began her long search for her birth family. Along the way, she met all kinds of people searching for their relatives and helped them reunite with their loved ones... “Every person searching for family carries a wound in their heart. Only reunion can mend it.” 108Votes83.7kRecs14.5kFans
  2. Reborn as an Old Lady: I Turn My Children and Grandchildren into a Fortune-Making Team 重生老太不好惹,爆改儿孙一路发 Real Life1.2M WordsOngoing Yu Xiaorong, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Xiao family, was stunned! Her mother-in-law, Jiang Yuqin, had always ignored the house and neglected the fields. She played cards in the morning and mahjong in the afternoon, retiring in comfort before she was even fifty. Yet today, she had suddenly become a completely different person. During the autumn harvest, she dragged her beloved second and third sons, along with her daughter, straight to the fields to work, not allowing them to slack off eve 74Votes15.5kRecs9.9kFans
  3. Reborn at the Turn of the Millennium: I Started Street Vending at Eight 重生千禧,从八岁开始摆摊 Real Life453k WordsOngoing The eight-year-old heroine's first urgent mission is to save her family, so the hero will appear a little later. Please be patient and keep reading, you won't be disappointed! [Reborn in 2000 + mutual redemption + sweet romance in a period setting + a couple growing together + lighthearted comedy] In her previous life, Lin Xirui was a small-town academic from Jiangnan. Just as her family fell apart and she was ready to give up during adolescence, she met Qin Feng, a poor, hopeless student from t 36Votes536Recs7Fans
  4. Holly the Hedgehog 刺猬冬青 Real Life248k WordsOngoing Li Weichen, an FMVP esports player, and Yan Xuqing, an inheritor of woodblock New Year prints, were once high school classmates with opposing ideals. A game-skin project brings them together again. For the first lantern festival since Spring Festival was recognized as intangible cultural heritage, Yan Xuqing is called in at the last minute to create a fifteen-meter-tall lantern display of Two Fans and Qin Liangyu. Putting their differences aside, the two join bamboo craftsman Zhuang Cheng and la 30Votes442Recs1Fans
  5. A 1970S Temple Connects to the Modern Era, and the Whole Family Eats Meat and Drinks Soup 七零破庙通现代,全家吃肉又喝汤 Real Life699k WordsOngoing [Modern and 1970s Lives Swapped] + [Protecting Family and Outsmarting the Worst] + [Storage Space] When her younger brother's fever won't go down, Lin Shengxia has no choice but to head into the mountains alone... But as soon as she pushes open the back door, she unexpectedly arrives in an unfamiliar place. What?! This is the world fifty years in the future?! Even more astonishing, wild greens that grow everywhere in the countryside are prized delicacies here! A handful of wild greens can sell f 30Votes161Recs145Fans
  6. Born in the Eighties: I Lead My Family Out of the Shantytown 原生八零,我带全家逆袭棚户区 Real Life140k WordsOngoing At the start of 1983, a serious illness shattered the quiet stability of a small courtyard in Wadi. Aunt Chun urgently needed 800 yuan for surgery, leaving six siblings with no blood ties, who depended on one another, at a loss. The eldest was weighed down by family burdens, the second had gone astray, the fourth was naive and ignorant, and the fifth and sixth were still very young. That left the third, Liu Qing, as the family's pillar. Ever since she was little, people around her had told her 2Votes1.5kRecs12Fans
  7. The Dark Cavern 暗洞 Real Life11k WordsOngoing Come read more of my works on Yuewen's website! 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  8. Tales from the Time of the Odyssey 奥德赛时期的故事 Real Life1k WordsOngoing Come enjoy me in the age of the Odyssey 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  9. The Wicked Mother-in-Law Torments Her Daughter-in-Law, But I’ll Defy Fate and Change My Life 恶婆虐媳,看我逆天改命 Real Life11k WordsOngoing This story recounts the suffering and eventual rise of a daughter-in-law born in the 1970s. In this day and age, when finding a wife is difficult and bachelors are everywhere, the status of a daughter-in-law is far higher than it used to be. But the relationship between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law remains an age-old problem with no solution. Daughters-in-law born in the 1970s and 1980s, or earlier, generally had very little standing in the family. Many suffered at the hands of their moth 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  10. The Pagoda Tree in the Alley 巷子里的槐树 Real Life23k WordsOngoing Everything is slowly getting better. 0Votes3Recs0Fans
  11. Between Her Silhouette and Me 她的背影和我之间 Real Life17k WordsOngoing I watched her from behind for three years, but never once saw her face clearly. On the steps by the school gate, around the corridor corners, beneath the streetlights after evening study. She always appeared at the edge of my vision, then vanished as soon as I focused on her. I couldn't tell whether it was the same person each time, or just my imagination. I gave her a name: Mengrou. On the first day of my freshman year, I saw her again. Just for an instant, on the steps by the school gate. My n 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  12. The Wind Comes from Another World 风来自另一个世界 Real Life1k WordsOngoing What if I really only had a little time left? 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  13. Dawn Always Comes a Little Late 黎明总是晚一些 Real Life2k WordsOngoing Come read more of my work on Qidian's websites! 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  14. The Two Beauties of the 1980S: Ditching the In-Laws to Build a Career 八零双姝:踹掉婆家搞事业 Real Life18k WordsOngoing My best friend and I transmigrated to the 1980s, ditched our in-laws, and built our careers. 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  15. My Troublesome Diary 关于我的烦恼日记 Real Life1k WordsOngoing Come read more of my work on Yuewen's websites! 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  16. My Parents Won't Listen 爸妈不听话 Real Life4k WordsOngoing Visit the website under China Literature to read more of my works! 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  17. Reborn in '88: I Read the County's Telegrams First 重生88:全县的电报我先看了 Real Life12k WordsOngoing Come read more of my works on Yuewen's websites! 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  18. Chronicles of a Dusty World 涓涓尘世录 Real Life19k WordsOngoing Plants and trees have a nature of their own. They do not seek to be plucked by a beauty. 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  19. Keeping the Relationship Comes First 维持感情是第一 Real Life1k WordsOngoing Come read more of my works on Yuewen's websites! 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  20. Xu Nuo's Path to the Divine Realm 许诺的神域之路 Real Life1k WordsOngoing After transmigrating, Xu Nuo transmigrates once again, leaves behind his miserable past, and arrives at Yulin No. 2 High School to begin his journey in the Divine Realm. 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  21. The Choice of Genes 基因的选择 Real Life2k WordsOngoing The Choice of Genes [Important Notice: This is a work of purely fictional urban women's coming-of-age literature. All people, experiences, organizations, and events are artistic creations and have no connection to any real person or group. The protagonist's life path is highly unusual and comes at a tremendous personal cost. This story does not encourage or advocate imitation in any way; it is solely a literary exploration of human nature.] I'm Tang Di, a younger daughter who grew up in a sixty 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  22. Jiang Zhi's Student Life Memoir 江枳的学生生活回忆录 Real Life2k WordsOngoing Few people write about personal growth. I'd like to be bold and give it a try. 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  23. Nüshu Is Not a Book 女书不是书 Real Life5k WordsOngoing Sixty years ago, Qing Li carved her last iron needle at Yuebei Pavilion. Sixty years later, Lin Zhixia wrote her first character, "peace," in a livestream. From a side room in a Jiangyong ancestral hall to a modern livestream screen, two women cross time and space, connecting through writing and becoming kindred spirits. This is an ensemble story spanning two timelines, about Nushu, women, and the passing down of a tradition. No romance. It focuses on women's awakening and breaking new ground fo 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  24. My Uncle Put Me Through School, So I'll Repay Him by Becoming the Top Scholar 大伯供我去上学,我报大伯考状元 Real Life2k WordsOngoing I was born in the 1960s. In a poor and backward rural village in Sichuan lived a farming family. My father’s name was Ren Tianci, and my mother was Zhang Cuihua. I was the eldest daughter, named Ren Xiaowan. I had a younger brother named Ren Fugui. Our family was so poor we barely had enough to eat, and every day felt like a year. My parents always favored my brother, leaving all the dirty and exhausting work to me. They thought I was a burden. In the end, with too many mouths to feed and too li 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  25. Marriage Struggles of the Post-90s Generation 90后熬婚 Real Life5k WordsOngoing Come read more of my work on a site under China Literature! 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  26. The Lies Beside My Pillow 枕边的谎言 Real Life6k WordsOngoing A nick in a kitchen knife sets off a chain of lies. Only when Su Yue learns the truth does she realize she has been living inside an enormous lie... 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  27. Dreams Within Clouds, Dreams Without 梦有云里梦无 Real Life1k WordsOngoing Come read more of my work on Yuewen's website! 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  28. Above Qingzhu Lake 青竹湖上 Real Life1k WordsOngoing Come read more of my work on Yuewen's websites! 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  29. After I Got Engaged, My Rough Neighbor Went Green with Envy 看我定亲后糙汉邻居急红了眼 Real Life7k WordsOngoing Visit a website under Yuewen to read more of my works! 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  30. Four Seasons of Peace: Xiao Si 四季平安之小四 Real Life6k WordsOngoing Xiao Si (An Laiying) is a traveling elf who descends into the mortal world to experience life. In the end, she discovers what her life means. I hope that everyone, like Xiao Si and the beloved big sisters and brothers in her heart, will enjoy peace, health, happiness, good fortune, clear skies, great wealth, and a long, long life, reaching a hundred years old. 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  31. Animal World 动物世界 Real Life12k WordsOngoing Rotten desire, Beastly instincts, hunters... 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  32. Little Sweetie, Your Subordinate Has Overstepped 小软糖,属下僭越了 Real Life10k WordsOngoing Li Qingfeng, a graduate of a prestigious university, has a formal job offer from a state-owned enterprise in hand, but dives headfirst into a leading cultural company to work as a temp. Everyone says outsourced workers are the lowest of the low. Only he knows he's doing it for Cheng Youran. She is his direct supervisor, gentle as candy on the outside, with ambition and a calculating mind beneath her eyes. In public, he is her obedient subordinate, shouldering four times the workload and taking t 0Votes6Recs0Fans
  33. Notes from a Retirement Community Caretaker 养老社区管家手记 Real Life9k WordsOngoing A sunrise industry with a bright future? High employment rates? Great prospects? Given the current state of things in China, everyone says elder care is the country’s best emerging industry, and everyone wants a piece of the pie. But only those on the front lines know that beneath the glamour lie nothing but challenges. Disputes among residents, endless paperwork, and the push and pull of mentoring come one after another. You see elderly couples get divorced, children covet their parents’ proper 0Votes5Recs0Fans
  34. I'm Just a Villain, So Stop Trying to Romance Me 我只是个反派,不要找我恋爱啊 Real Life3k WordsOngoing Time is cold, but I am warm. This isn't a traditional apocalypse story. It's about revenge and romance, with no melodrama and no angst. Shen Xingfan was terribly hurt in his previous life, but in this one, he has Li Shuying. 0Votes3Recs0Fans
  35. After I Transmigrated, I Disguised Myself as a Man and Became the Top Scholar 穿越后,我女扮男装成为状元郎 Real Life6k WordsOngoing Come read more of my work on Yuewen's websites! 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  36. The 1970S: This Mother-in-Law Has Had Enough 七零年代,婆婆她不干了 Real Life53k WordsOngoing Reborn as a downtrodden rural mother-in-law in 1975, Su Wan faces a daughter-in-law who calls her “Ma” to her face, hides the white flour from her behind her back, and serves her gruel three times a day. Su Wan slaps the edge of the kang. She is done being this family's mother-in-law. She takes over the stove, splits the household, and opens a tailoring shop anew. Without fighting or making a fuss, she takes stock of the whole family's lives and sets them straight. Fifteen years later, she has a 0Votes4Recs0Fans
  37. Event Log 事件表 Real Life3k WordsOngoing Come read more of my work on Yuewen's websites! 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  38. Bamboo and Chrysanthemum 竹菊 Real Life2k WordsOngoing My childhood friend suddenly disappeared. When I asked my parents about her, they both clammed up. As time passed, I gradually forgot about her, but the year I graduated, she appeared before me again. 0Votes1Recs0Fans
  39. Neither of Us Ever Bowed Our Heads 你我都未曾低头 Real Life1k WordsOngoing Visit the websites under Yuewen to read more of my works! 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  40. Love You Across Mountains and Seas 风渡山海说爱你 Real Life7k WordsCompleted The wind sweeps across the misty rain of the East, brushes past European roses, passes through Latin American rainforests, and comes to rest beneath a desert crescent moon. This book quotes no ancient poems. Every love poem and sweet nothing is written by hand. Drawing on the distinctive landscapes and imagery of places around the world, it captures every kind of love in bloom: understated yearning, passionate confessions, and lasting devotion amid everyday life. Romance from a thousand lands, 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  41. A Love Letter in Wind and Snow 风雪告白书 Real Life16k WordsCompleted The endless nights of frozen earth give rise to the most heartfelt, burning love. Russian terms of endearment brim with a push and pull of their own. One little “малыш” holds a world of protection and affection. Guided by short, flirtatious Russian phrases, this book journeys through Russia's snowstorms and literature to tell a love story unique to this land: love should be praised openly, a fluttering heart should be confessed in person, and once you choose someone, you face the world's bitter 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  42. The Blind Man and the Fake Mute 真瞎子和假哑巴 Real Life2k WordsOngoing The story of the stubborn Su Yunhu and her taciturn older brother, Su Yunlong, who depend on each other to survive. 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  43. Would Things Be Different If I Were a Boy? 如果我是个男孩会不会不一样 Real Life2k WordsOngoing Come read more of my work on Yuewen's websites! 0Votes2Recs0Fans
  44. Zhiyi Yanbai 知意砚白 Real Life12k WordsOngoing Shen Zhiyi left home to attend university. When she returned for winter break, she discovered that her family had gained a six-year-old boy: Shen Yanbai. Her parents said he was the "son" fate had sent them. From that day on, Shen Zhiyi's life was split in two: one half was the career she had built herself, and the other was a home she could never return to. He became her. A girl was robbed of her birth family, while a boy was made to bear the original sin. 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  45. Drifting, Drifting 漂流着,漂流着 Real Life7k WordsOngoing The immigration lives and emotional journeys of several women in Canada. 0Votes17Recs0Fans
  46. Thoughts Made Tangible 意念载物 Real Life13k WordsCompleted The posters, figurines, games, art books, and novels in this world are more than mere products. They are vessels, bearing two vast collectives of thought. One is born from the images of entertainment-industry idols, preying on emotions amid fame and feuds. The other is born from stories in games, taking the form of characters and feeding on players' love. I was born with a passive fate, like an open receiver, constantly absorbing the thoughts spilling out of these vessels. I don't idolize any ce 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  47. My Clear Early Spring 我的早春晴朗 Real Life3k WordsOngoing This story is grounded in a fictionalized version of the industry's real conditions. There are no special advantages, only ordinary people struggling and persevering in the flood of workplace life. It faces industry competition, interpersonal maneuvering, and the collision between ideals and reality, witnessing ordinary people honing themselves through hardship, seeing the gains and losses in human relationships clearly, and accepting the choices and compromises life demands. It is about surviva 0Votes3Recs0Fans
  48. Unalike 不类 Real Life14k WordsOngoing “She can see what’s beneath the painting.” “But there’s nothing beneath that painting.” “It shouldn’t be there.” 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  49. The Empty Nest Era 空巢纪元 Real Life61k WordsOngoing Lin Zhixia is a thirty-two-year-old product manager at an internet company in Beijing. She has been with her boyfriend for five years, earns a decent salary, and faces one question from everyone: “When are you getting married?” It’s not that she doesn’t want children. She doesn’t want the kind of life that comes after having them. During the Spring Festival trip home, her mother’s thirteen voice messages, the dinner-table question “How many have you had?”, and the A4 sheets listing prices at the 0Votes0Recs0Fans
  50. Notes from the Shore 岸观手记 Real Life70k WordsOngoing Walking along the shore, gazing at the flowing water, I saw myself. Ordinary, but real. Looking back on it all, I feel that, like countless others, I've been through the same sort of things. Books and market trends went hand in hand, while hopes and regrets took turns appearing. The unease I couldn't share with anyone, the nights spent going over everything again and again, all hidden between the lines... 0Votes40Recs0Fans