The harsh reality is that readers generally don't pay much attention to the creative process of writing. Casual readers generally only care about whether the fiction is entertaining and relatable to them. Therefore, a good work isn't necessarily popular, and an unpopular work isn't necessarily bad.
Or you can just be patient and wait for the readers to come. Don't expect instant engagement. If you are nobody, your story will be invisible to most readers they won't consider clicking on it before it have like 100 chapters.
Casual readers generally only care about whether the fiction is entertaining and relatable to them.
Therefore, a good work isn't necessarily popular, and an unpopular work isn't necessarily bad.