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  1. Asking the Azure on Paper 纸上问青 Realist Fiction250k WordsCompleted [This book won an Outstanding Work Award in Qimao's Second Realist Fiction Writing Contest, and a print edition under the same title has been published.] A full-length novel about rural revitalization and grassroots governance. It follows Dou Huaiye, an online novelist who returns to her hometown after failing her graduate school entrance exam. By chance, she discovers that Ye Wenqing, the senior she has secretly loved, is an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage. He gives up a high-paying j 9.2MHeat8.5MPopularity769kReaders
  2. Step by Step to the Top 步步登阶 Urban3.0M WordsOngoing That year, after graduating from high school, I went to the city to find her and work. I saw the bright lights of the big city, and I also saw the complexity and cruelty of human nature... 2.8MHeat8.1MPopularity230kReaders
  3. Green Shuttle on the Desert Sands 漠上青梭绿 Realist Fiction90k WordsCompleted On May 5, 1993, an exceptionally fierce sandstorm struck Shacheng County in Northwest China. The people there realized their homes were about to be swallowed by the desert and turn into a second Lop Nur. Wang Tianjian refused to let his two sons, Dongzi and Goudan, keep suffering on the edge of the desert, so he took them to the city to attend school. When Dongzi grew up, he founded a business and eventually put down roots in Sidun Town, at the very front line of the battle against the sand. The 1.9MHeat1.1MPopularity160kReaders
  4. The Provincial Government's Chief Aide: Rising to the Top in the Capital 我省府大秘,问鼎京圈 Urban3.6M WordsOngoing On the brink of a major decision, Wang Chen faces his wife's affair, ostracism by his superiors at work, and his seriously ill mother, who urgently needs a large sum of money for treatment. Then one rainy night, a selfless rescue changes the course of his career in government... 1.7MHeat2.2MPopularity145kReaders
  5. Riding the Tide of the Times: Farming and Supporting a Family Since 1970 逆流年代:从1970开始种田养家 Urban5.5M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1970, Li Tianming spent his previous life swallowing his grievances. This time, he has decided not to let himself be pushed around anymore. His bride-to-be wants to pursue her own happiness? Off you go, and don't let the door hit you on the way out! His father and stepmother want to kick him out? He couldn't ask for more! Nobody believes in him, yet he proves them all wrong. Not only does he make a thriving life for himself, he also leads the whole village in starting collective busine 1.4MHeat4.2MPopularity117kReaders
  6. The Stars of the Big Dipper 北斗星辰 Realist Fiction270k WordsCompleted In ancient times, people determined the seasons based on the direction of the Big Dipper. Today, another Big Dipper has appeared above our heads, stretching across the sky as our all-seeing eye. It safeguards our national security and serves the needs of society. This is the Beidou Satellite Navigation System, developed and built entirely by our country. The novel tells the story of its arduous, magnificent construction and of how everyone involved grew along the way. Like Beidou, they shine bri 1.3MHeat1.1MPopularity107kReaders
  7. The Nature of Men 男人本性 Urban550k WordsOngoing After his wife cheats on him, Du Yongxiao beats up the adulterous couple and unleashes his ruthless side! After getting out of prison, he heads south to make a living and happens to save Su Caiwei, the heiress of the Skytower Group... With help from his third uncle, Du Jianguo, Du Yongxiao settles in Shencheng, only for his uncle to be framed and killed. Before dying, his uncle entrusts his lovely young wife, Chu Youyu, to Du Yongxiao’s care. Du Yongxiao then goes on a rampage, helping his uncle 1.2MHeat411kPopularity101kReaders
  8. The Night Before My Transfer, I Began My Climb to the Pinnacle of Power 调离前夜,我开始踏上权力巅峰 Urban490k WordsOngoing After his direct supervisor died by suicide, the provincial discipline inspection commission stepped in, quickly making Wang Chen the target of everyone in the provincial Party committee office. Beset by trouble within and without, he only then realized that his supervisor had already paved the way for him... 1.1MHeat503kPopularity94kReaders
  9. The Taste of Qin 秦味 Realist Fiction220k WordsCompleted [2026 China Writers Association Key Support Project for Online Literature] [2025 Shaanxi Writers Association Thematic Creation Support Project] [Signed for Simplified Chinese Publication] As a new-era online cultural professional, Qin Yao holds fast to her principles and integrity, actively promotes positive stories about changes in the city, and loves the work she does. After weathering many storms, she finally sees the rainbow and creates Qin Flavor, a branded short-video series! 1.1MHeat830kPopularity89kReaders
  10. Born to Chase the Sun 逐日而生 Realist Fiction250k WordsCompleted In the early years of the People's Republic of China, as the United States and other Western nations threatened the country with nuclear weapons, countless pioneers gave everything they had, pouring their blood, sweat, and tears into igniting that earth-shaking blast and bringing China to the threshold of becoming a nuclear power. Since the dawn of the new era, scientific and technological innovation has become the mainstream. The next generation has carried on the work of those who came before, 1.1MHeat498kPopularity88kReaders
  11. From Town Mayor to the Pinnacle of Power 从镇长到权力巅峰 Urban3.1M WordsOngoing On Chen Guangming's very first day as town mayor, someone sets him up. Cameras in his office, beautiful women, money... One trap after another lies in wait for him. Watch him cut down anyone who stands in his way, rise steadily from a grassroots town mayor, and climb straight to the pinnacle of power. 989kHeat1MPopularity83kReaders
  12. Red Across the Mountains 满山红遍 Realist Fiction210k WordsCompleted [Winner of the Sixth Greater Bay Area Cup (Shenzhen) Online Literature Competition] [Signed for simplified Chinese publication] After graduating from university, Chen Pingfan passed the village official exam and went to Longtou Village, a well-known impoverished village in northern Shaanxi, to serve as an assistant to the village Party secretary. Thanks to his efforts and the national poverty alleviation policies, Longtou Village successfully emerged from poverty and underwent a dramatic transfo 973kHeat564kPopularity81kReaders
  13. Arrow of Dawn 黎明之箭 Realist Romance610k WordsCompleted In the early years of the People's Republic of China, everything was waiting to be rebuilt. In 1957, the exhaust plume of the Soviet R-7 intercontinental missile pierced the skies over Baikonur, while America's Thor rocket roared on the launchpad at Cape Canaveral. Unwilling to fall behind, New China joined the worldwide space race. In the winter of 1958, a top-secret directive came down from the Central Committee: the First Design Institute was to move to Shanghai and be renamed the Shanghai El 952kHeat452kPopularity79kReaders
  14. A Blue Voyage for a Great Nation 大国蓝途 Realist Fiction470k WordsCompleted From automation to artificial intelligence and robotics, generations of hard work finally led to the founding of Deep Blue Robotics Automation Co., Ltd. In the old era, its people were technological pillars of the new China. In the new era, they innovate together and improve people's lives. When the republic turned its attention to the riches hidden in the ocean, generation after generation set out for the deep sea without hesitation... As the tides of time rolled on, China's underwater robots ( 941kHeat803kPopularity78kReaders
  15. Antique Appraisal: I Can Extract Skills from Relics 鉴宝:我能从文物中提取技能 Urban1.3M WordsOngoing A poor young man happens upon a Dragon Pearl. It can not only find and appraise treasures and store items, but also let him extract skills from antiques and cultural relics! Dazzling jewels, thrilling stone gambling, exquisite paintings and calligraphy, breathtaking porcelain, dignified ancient bronzeware, long-lost skills from ancient times, and stunning beauties all come his way one after another... 885kHeat787kPopularity74kReaders
  16. Tashi Delek 扎西德勒 Realist Fiction270k WordsCompleted There is a group of people who answered the call of the Party Central Committee with the passion of their youth. They gave up the comfortable life of big cities, never counting the hardship or expecting anything in return, and devoted themselves wholeheartedly to helping the people of Tibetan regions escape poverty and prosper. They shed tears and blood, and some even paid with their lives. Yet they have no regrets. They are the unsung heroes of this era, and also its most admirable people! This 845kHeat617kPopularity70kReaders
  17. Sending Off the King Ship 送王船 Realist Romance510k WordsCompleted [This book won the Golden Qimao Award in the Fifth Qimao Realist Fiction Contest] [Print publication deal signed with Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House] Beneath blue skies and over a blue sea, the ancient Sending Off the Royal Ship ceremony embodies people's reverence for and gratitude to the ocean. The novel follows its two protagonists, Tao Siyan and Lin Cixiao, as they strive to uphold and pass on this distinctive maritime cultural heritage amid the tides of modern society. As they 817kHeat521kPopularity68kReaders
  18. Power and Influence 权势 Urban1.9M WordsOngoing Misfortune never comes alone! After his boss dies in a car accident, Luo Zhiguo, his secretary, is promoted to town mayor. He is made a scapegoat, then abandoned by his girlfriend of many years because of it! Struck by both blows, he loses hope for the future and decides to throw caution to the wind, determined to strike back at those who have targeted him. Unexpectedly, he stumbles into an introduction to a city official and catches the attention of the new leadership. Thus begins a new chapter 809kHeat492kPopularity68kReaders
  19. Reborn ER Doctor: Saving the Mayor's Daughter 重生急诊医生:从挽救市长千金开始 Urban4.4M WordsOngoing A future master surgeon is reborn as a young doctor fresh out of college in the early 21st century, struggling to find a job. His mother has been kicked out of her home, and his little sister is still in elementary school. They live in a cheap rental, with barely enough food or clothing. But Fang Zhiyan isn't fazed in the slightest. He has the surgical expertise he accumulated in his previous life. Is there any problem with me joining your hospital? You don't mind if I become the face of your ho 791kHeat2.8MPopularity66kReaders
  20. The Toughest Man in the City 都市第一狠人 Urban890k WordsOngoing After I got out of prison, Fourth Uncle brought me to the city and said that if I followed him for three years, I could afford a house and a car. But in the blink of an eye, he was framed and went bankrupt, owing eighty million. As he lay dying, he held my hand and pleaded, "Xiaoyong, from now on, please take care of your Fourth Aunt..." He passed away before he could finish, but I understood what he meant. To pay off his debts and avenge him, I carved out my own path with nothing but my bare ha 741kHeat418kPopularity62kReaders
  21. Transmigrating Through the Faint Light 穿越微茫 Realist Fiction300k WordsCompleted Even a cunning hare has three burrows, yet humanity has only one place to live: Earth. In 2048, Earth's climate officially enters an irreversible warming phase, forcing humanity to accelerate its search for a way to ensure the continuation of civilization. Moving Earth to another star system would be far too difficult and would not solve the problem of a "single point of failure." The only option is to use space technology to expand humanity's reach within the limited time available, while exten 721kHeat500kPopularity60kReaders
  22. Thirty Years of Taoist Cultivation in the Northeast: The World Reveres Me as a God 东北修道三十年,世人敬我如敬神 Urban2.3M WordsOngoing I've practiced the Dao for twenty-nine years and been struck by lightning seven times. I've seen dragons. I've seen cultivators fly on swords. I've even torn the skin off a vicious ghost with my own hands. My name is Feng Ning, and I'm from Heicheng, Longsheng Province, in Northeast China. I used to be a mischievous kid, but an accident left me mentally disabled, and people started calling me the village guardian. Then, when I was eighteen, a stupid white woman from the Bear Country somehow 708kHeat3.9MPopularity59kReaders
  23. The Mountains and Rivers Will Never Forget 山河不会忘记 Realist Fiction340k WordsCompleted Using the careers of two generations of one family as a snapshot, the story recounts the trials and transformations that the old term "China Post and Telecommunications" underwent over the course of sixty years. It recreates the arduous development of China's communications industry and unfolds a historical panorama of the country's changing times. 688kHeat580kPopularity57kReaders
  24. A Path to Prosperity in Government: Starting with a Demotion to the Countryside 青云仕途:从被贬下乡开始 Urban1.6M WordsOngoing After catching his fiancee in a compromising situation with her boss, Lu Fan is not only dumped, but also banished by transfer order to the poorest township in the county, his political career ruined! Despondent, he unexpectedly rescues a breathtakingly beautiful woman from drowning in a river. He thought he'd simply helped her out. But the next day, that beautiful, formidable official with mysterious connections arrives out of nowhere! "Lu Fan, since you saved me, I'll help you turn Qinghe Town 682kHeat432kPopularity57kReaders
  25. The Thief's Way 贼道 Urban2.0M WordsOngoing I’ve had many women in my life. They all let their hair down and shared intimate moments with me, and they helped me in different ways at different stages of my life. But there are only three I remember most. In 1985, when I was in my final year of high school, I offended an important man over a rat. I had no choice but to give up my studies and leave home. But I don’t regret it. A dragon stranded in shallow water is trapped; locked away in a stone forest, it will die. Because of a rat, an old b 677kHeat767kPopularity57kReaders
  26. Blind Strings 瞎弦 Realist Fiction250k WordsCompleted This work is inspired by Liangzhou Xianxiao, one of the first batch of national-level intangible cultural heritage projects. Also known as the "Liangzhou Book of Moral Instruction," Liangzhou Xianxiao is an ancient folk storytelling and singing art form mainly found in the Liangzhou region. Its songs mostly praise loyal ministers, valiant generals, and filial sons and grandsons. They uphold the values of "loyalty to the country and filial piety at home" and pursue the spiritual ideal of being b 665kHeat346kPopularity55kReaders
  27. The Pinnacle of Power: From Township Transfer to Provincial Governor 权力巅峰:从调任乡镇到封疆大吏 Urban1.1M WordsOngoing (A new novel from a veteran author with experience in government.) Ye Xingzhou, secretary to the county party secretary, faces his darkest hour when his superior mysteriously falls from a building, he is demoted, and his girlfriend betrays him. With the "Two Dragons of Qingshan" running rampant and officials colluding with business interests, he starts out as a safety officer at Qinglong Gorge. Relying on his courage and sense of responsibility, he gradually uncovers the truth behind the county 661kHeat315kPopularity55kReaders
  28. May the Mountains and Rivers, and You, Be Safe and Well 山河与你皆安好 Realist Romance290k WordsCompleted “A soldier has to travel far and wide, and can only put family matters aside for now. Family and friends, please forgive him. The soldier keeps silent watch over peace...” These few simple lyrics portray the deep-seated helplessness and regret in the hearts of Chinese soldiers. Behind them is a group of unsung women, shouldering all the joys and sorrows they cannot share in with their frail shoulders. They are not the iron wall of the motherland, but they are the Great Wall's strongest support. 651kHeat533kPopularity54kReaders
  29. Piercing the Sky 划破长空 Realist Fiction350k WordsCompleted At 5:45 a.m. on May 8, 1999, NATO used a B-2 stealth bomber to drop five bombs on our embassy in Yugoslavia. That bombing awakened a third-line military-industrial enterprise that had once straddled the line between military and civilian production. Tightening their belts, they used their meager wages to fund preliminary research on air defense missiles. They upgraded the Hongjian A air defense missile to the Hongjian AI, finally bringing an end to the third-line military industry's history of " 613kHeat562kPopularity51kReaders
  30. Ordinary Streets and Alleys 寻常巷陌 Realist Romance210k WordsCompleted (★ One of the "World Heritage Trilogy" ★) Supported as a key work by the China Writers Association's 2023 Online Literature Program × First Prize in the Category of the Third Qimao Realistic Fiction Contest × 2023 Sichuan Online Literature Influence Rankings × Published under the title Longing for the Old House [Investment Banker × Rising Muralist × Intangible Cultural Heritage × Cultural and Creative Park × Culture and Tourism Integration × Sweet Older Woman-Younger Man Romance] Beneath the kap 608kHeat463kPopularity50kReaders
  31. A Thousand Sails, Ten Thousand Blessings 千帆万安 Realist Fiction130k WordsCompleted When America's Starlink satellites came close to our space station several times, forcing us to carry out emergency collision-avoidance maneuvers, accelerating the construction of our own low-Earth-orbit satellite internet constellation became an urgent priority... After failing the gaokao, 90s-born youth Zhu Qianfan buckles down and becomes a satellite engineer. After gaining experience on one model after another, he finally begins taking part in Shanghai's "Ten Thousand Satellites" plan. Influ 606kHeat382kPopularity50kReaders
  32. Miss Xiguan 西关小姐 Realist Romance540k WordsCompleted What is desire? At twenty, Chen Jiaxian handed all her earnings over to her parents, only for her younger brother to spend every cent. At thirty, Guan Xi was demoted by her boss and stabbed in the back by a colleague. At forty, Jun Ziyi failed to get promoted and discovered that her husband was cheating. She refused to accept it. The stirrings of the flesh, the hunger for power, and the frustration of unfulfilled desire converge amid the old-city redevelopment of Laoxiguan, sweeping the Xiguan w 606kHeat403kPopularity50kReaders
  33. Reborn in 1970: My Fortune Began When a Capitalist Heiress Came Knocking 重生70:致富从资本家小姐找上门开始 Urban1.4M WordsOngoing Zhao Hongyi was reborn in 1976. That summer, as a member of the village's crop-watch team, he patrolled the fields and witnessed a tragedy unfold. The tragedy he saw was Liu Kaiqiang, the production team's captain's son, violating Meng Jingya, who had been sent down to the cowshed for reform. In his previous life, he failed to save Meng Jingya, and the memory became a thorn in his heart that he could never pull out. Every time he touched it, he was consumed by pain and regret! Now, Heaven had gi 564kHeat839kPopularity47kReaders
  34. Oasis of Tomorrow 明日绿洲 Realist Fiction280k WordsCompleted Qimao pen name: YiyuanLL; pen name outside Qimao: Yiyuan In 2335 by the Sha calendar, the residential districts of Shendu, once covered in greenery, are no more. Shendu is merely a microcosm of the global environment. Earth, which in the Gregorian calendar year had 90% of its surface covered by blue water, has become a desert planet with 90% of its land buried in yellow sand. Yet Earth's climate has hardly changed: the seasons remain distinct, and rainfall is plentiful. In some places, heavy sum 560kHeat397kPopularity46kReaders
  35. Glory to Su Chao 荣耀苏超 Realist Fiction460k WordsCompleted There are no social niceties here, only a longing for victory. In the summer of 2025, the “Su Super League” exploded in popularity. “Changzhou by the Stroke” and the “Chu-Han Contention” clashed fiercely amid the bustle of the “Breakfast Tea Derby.” A Taizhou team nobody expected to succeed tore through every prediction with an iron will, writing the most astonishing miracle in Chinese football that summer. This is a story about an underdog team, and also a love letter to everyone chasing a drea 560kHeat328kPopularity46kReaders
  36. The Girls' School Saga 女校风云 Realist Romance50k WordsCompleted This work is based on real historical events. Set at the Civilian Girls' School, the novel highlights the beautiful revolutionary friendship among its earliest students, represented by Ding Ling, Wang Jianhong, and Wang Yizhi, as well as the women who defied feudal ethics in their pursuit of freedom and equality. It also portrays the great efforts of revolutionary pioneers such as Li Da in advancing the liberation of Chinese women and the proletarian revolution. Through its vivid portrayal of re 544kHeat313kPopularity45kReaders
  37. Kunlong 鲲龙 Realist Fiction600k WordsCompleted The Kunpeng spreads its wings, and the flood dragon plunges into the sea. China's independently developed AG600 Kunlong, the world's largest amphibious aircraft currently in development and equipped with core technologies and intellectual property rights of our own, has made a spectacular debut. It not only fills a gap in airborne emergency rescue equipment, but also marks a major historic breakthrough for China's general aviation sector and the aviation industry as a whole. Liu Haiyang, one of 512kHeat390kPopularity42kReaders
  38. Vertical Takeoff 垂直起飞 Realist Fiction330k WordsCompleted In February 2021, the concept of the "low-altitude economy" was written into the national plan for the first time. With support from a range of policies on airspace, the economy, and industry, China's low-altitude economy is finally entering a golden age of rapid development... But Sun Qin, Yuan Zhiliang, and the others had already struggled for five years to reach this moment. They had once worked for well-known aircraft manufacturers and automakers, with stable incomes and social standing. But 509kHeat398kPopularity42kReaders
  39. From the Municipal Party Secretary's Chief Aide to the Pinnacle of Power 从市委大秘到权力之巅 Urban2.3M WordsCompleted Fang Hongyi has only two reasons for becoming an official: One: to keep himself and his family from being bullied. Two: to keep countless ordinary people from being bullied by society. (A no-nonsense feel-good story about officialdom, with a top-quality completed novel guaranteed.) 509kHeat2.3MPopularity43kReaders
  40. Wild Ascent 野性攀登 Urban510k WordsOngoing Chen Shuang, a low-level employee at a real estate company, needs to scrape together an enormous bride price. He works nights as a designated driver and is forcibly taken by a beautiful woman of extraordinary status. Mistaken for someone with powerful connections, he sets out on the road to turn his life around. His boss's exceptional wife, a gentle female executive, a flirtatious subordinate, a feisty young heiress: women of every kind are brought together with Chen Shuang by fate. Betrayed by 503kHeat153kPopularity42kReaders
  41. Reborn in 1984: I Became a Tycoon by Fishing the Tides 重生1984:我靠赶海打渔成首富 Urban3.9M WordsOngoing [Original novel of the short drama Reborn in the 80s: From Fisherman to Seafood King!] A creditor came to collect a debt, and his childhood sweetheart was nearly violated. The timid Lin Bin watched with his own eyes as Jiang Qingxue, trying to protect herself, stabbed the man who had assaulted her. Convicted of manslaughter, she was sent to prison, and her family was destroyed. That scene became the regret of his life! Unexpectedly, a car accident sent him back to a small fishing village in 1984 503kHeat2MPopularity42kReaders
  42. That Scumbag Isn't Worthy, His Brother Is the Real Catch 渣男不配,他哥才是顶配 Modern Romance890k WordsCompleted Shen Xiao's longtime boyfriend, Jiang Xingyu, secretly got involved with her half-sister, Shen Ling, and got her pregnant. Her biased parents used every means at their disposal to force Shen Xiao to give way and let them be together. To protect Shen Ling, they even framed Shen Xiao for using acupuncture to paralyze someone, getting her suspended from work. Thanks to her superb acupuncture skills, she was approached by Jiang Xubai, chairman of Huafeng Group in a neighboring city, and invited to t 499kHeat197kPopularity42kReaders
  43. The Great Nation’s Shield Tunneling Dream 大国盾构梦 Realist Fiction300k WordsCompleted Originally titled The Heavyweights of a Great Nation, also known as Pioneer One and The Great Nation's Shield Tunneling Dream. When will we put an end to the primitive method of "driving steel rods with a sledgehammer, drilling holes and then setting off explosives"? When will we be able to dig tunnels "without injuring anyone or causing any deaths"? "Seven hundred million! Half the project's budget was thrown at these two behemoths." "We're all people, so why do German workers earn 640 times ou 497kHeat1MPopularity41kReaders
  44. The Road to High Office: Starting as a Deputy Town Mayor 通天官路:从副镇长开始 Urban2.1M WordsOngoing One step onto the official career path, and every step thereafter shapes the realm. In his previous life, Qin Lie was a promising government trainee. Betrayed by the woman he loved and framed by the powerful, he spent ten years in prison before dying with bitterness in his heart. In this life, he returns to the grassroots level, biding his time and laying his plans carefully. Step by step, he rises from deputy town mayor to the central government, crushing criminal gangs, rooting out corrupt off 483kHeat679kPopularity40kReaders
  45. Upon the Earth 大地之上 Realist Fiction610k WordsCompleted In the 1950s, China's economic development was plagued by a severe shortage of oil. Qin Limin, who had dreamed of producing oil since childhood, met Zhuang Jie, who shared his dream of refining it. From different backgrounds and with completely opposite personalities, the two young people took up the torch passed down by their fathers. To free New China from its label as an oil-poor country, they traveled from the Yumen Oilfield in the northwest to the Chuangye Oilfield in the northeast. They we 481kHeat412kPopularity40kReaders
  46. Great Powerhouse 2: The Intelligent Era 大国重器2智能时代 Urban380k WordsCompleted In 2021, the most advanced intelligent tunneling machine was being used to build a water-transfer tunnel when the expensive intelligent control System it had been equipped with malfunctioned. After foreign experts made every excuse to shirk responsibility, it was discovered that the System's engine had actually been invented by a young man who hadn't even turned 30... The 21st century is an era of rapid progress. Amid the third wave of artificial intelligence, several gifted young people, after 438kHeat422kPopularity36kReaders
  47. The Woman on the Wheat Stalk 麦穗上的女人 Realist Fiction280k WordsCompleted Mai Sui divorced her husband after he cheated on her, before their son had even started primary school. In the early twenty-first century, a rural woman divorcing with children in tow became the talk of the neighborhood and a source of amusement for the locals. And young children were nothing but dead weight, dragging her down and inviting scorn. The gossip and rejection from relatives should have been one straw after another, enough to break anyone’s back. But no one expected Mai Sui to find a 428kHeat311kPopularity35kReaders
  48. Encountering the Yangtze 遇见长江 Realist Fiction260k WordsCompleted The Yangtze is long, stretching across the land of China. Along with the Yellow River, it is known as the “Mother River.” Tens of thousands of species and hundreds of millions of living creatures make their home in its vast waters, together forming a waterway that has sustained China for thousands of years. The people of Xingwang Village have lived beside the Yangtze for generations, growing up along its banks. Lao Jiang is one of them. When he was young, he could still often see “river pigs,” b 427kHeat373kPopularity35kReaders
  49. Spiraling Upward 螺旋上升 Realist Romance670k WordsCompleted [They lived this way for thirty years, until the tower came crashing down. Turn the tide when all seems lost, and save the tower as it teeters on the brink of collapse.] Luo Xuan, director of the Hongxing Garment Factory, runs into two men with ulterior motives. The bad news: One is cold and arrogant. He gives her love, but not marriage. The other is refined and shrewd. He gives her marriage, but not love. The good news: One has resources and can help upgrade Hongxing's industry. The other has m 422kHeat300kPopularity35kReaders
  50. The Acrobat Girl 杂技少女 Realist Romance230k WordsCompleted This is a story of emotional entanglements between an adoptive father and daughter who are unrelated by blood, and between a mother and daughter. It unfolds in two places: the developed coastal city of Zhedong in the east, and the underdeveloped Quanglin County in northern Anhui, in central-eastern China. The heroine, Zhang Haining, depends on her adoptive father. After growing up and learning the truth about her birth, she travels a thousand miles to find her mother, but her search fails. Her m 421kHeat270kPopularity35kReaders

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