Novels Close to Reality 贴近现实的小说

1. 151 被 After Being Sidelined and Laid Off, My Former Boss Begged Me to Acquire the Company 被架空裁员后，前老板跪求我收购 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted After They Sidelined Me and Laid Me Off, My Former Boss Begged Me to Buy the Company 3Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 152 全 My Whole Family Are Masters of the Mystical Arts, but I'm a Materialist 全家玄门大佬，而我唯物主义 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted My Whole Family Are Masters of the Mystical Arts, but I'm a Materialist 7Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 153 婚 After My Premarital Health Report Was Exposed, I Became the City's Public Enemy 婚检报告曝光后，我成了全城罪人 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted After My Premarital Health Report Was Exposed, I Became the City's Public Enemy 5Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 154 死 My Archenemy Has Had a Crush on Me Since He Was Eight 死对头他八岁就开始暗恋我 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted My Archrival Has Had a Crush on Me Since He Was Eight 14Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 155 0 A Post-00s Kid Helps Mom Take Down Her Scumbag Husband 00后帮妈妈整渣斗三 Qian Xiaqi钱夏七Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Modern urban life + inspirational + slice of life + feel-good] Wu Jie is a poor student who loves gaming. After his parents' marriage falls apart, he defies fate and changes his life. First, he helps his mother take down her cheating husband and his mistress. Later, he helps his motherland root out scoundrels and traitors. Step by step, he rises to the brightest peak of his life... 4kReads9.0Score598Shelves

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   Realistic book, so good-looking, top-notch, a story about a young academic who loves and protects his country.

6. 156 失 The Night We Lost Our Child, He Was Setting Off Fireworks With His White Moonlight 失去孩子那晚，他在陪白月光放烟花 Quan Xin荃昕14k WordsCompleted The night they lost their child, he was setting off fireworks with his unrequited love. 113Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 157 爸 Dad Said My Mid-Autumn Gift Wasn't Presentable, Then Slapped My Husband in Public. He Regretted It Like Crazy 爸嫌中秋礼上不得台面，当众扇我老公后，他悔疯了 Quan Xin荃昕12k WordsCompleted Dad said my Mid-Autumn Festival gift was too shabby for the occasion. After he slapped my husband in front of everyone, he regretted it like crazy. 33Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 158 硬 Stubborn as a Mule 硬颈种 Xu Wenqing徐文卿Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted [Not a Power Fantasy, No Cliches, No Stupid Characters, Mutual Devotion, Striving for a Better Life, Realistic Growth] In Hakka, someone stubborn to the core is called a "hard-necked sort." When Wang Lili was ten, she snatched a big chicken leg at the dinner table. Her father ordered her to give it to her younger brother. She said, "I won't." When Zhao Ruxun was ten, he was forced to let his mother beat him fifteen times in public for protecting his younger brother. He gritted his teeth and didn 71Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I also only like to read realistic novels, and I recommend this new book. Every detail is real, almost archaeological.

9. 159 儿 My Son Asked Me to Care for His Paralyzed Father, but We've Been Divorced for Ten Years 儿子让我照顾他中风偏瘫的爸，可我离婚十年了 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted My son wants me to care for his father, who's had a stroke and is paralyzed on one side, but I've been divorced for ten years. 56Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 160 心 My Heart Fluttered, So I Made a Move! 心动了，行动了！ Spicy Rabbit辣子兔Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted Title: My Heart’s Racing, So I’m Making a Move! Also known as Adult Love: Flirting with Passion and Desire. [Urban life + Workplace + Contemporary romance + Sweet romance + Mutual devotion + Happy ending + Strong female lead + Two powerful leads] Starting from nothing, she grew from a saleswoman into a domineering CEO. Rising from humble beginnings, a bar singer became a legendary singer and award-winning actor. They met when they had nothing. After one passionate night, she ran away. Ten years 845Reads9.0Score100Shelves

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    It is based on reality and is suitable for readers with certain experience. It describes the trivial life of a single woman after the age of thirty, her struggle in career, and her hesitation in love. The love between the male and female protagonists comes late but at the right time, warm and sweet, with a long aftertaste.

11. 161 荞 When the Buckwheat Blossoms Fade, Only White Remains 荞花落尽空余白 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted When the Buckwheat Blossoms Fall, Only White Remains 94Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 162 当 She Read Her Ex's Message Aloud in Public, So I Gave Her a Divorce 当众念前任，我送她一场离婚 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted I Read My Ex’s Words Aloud in Public, Then Gave Her a Divorce 131Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 163 健 A Fling at the Gym 健身房里的临时爱情 October Dream Pavilion十月梦轩Urban372k WordsCompleted [Urban]+ [Marriage and Romance]+ [Romance]+ [Rise to the Top] How will Wang Haoyu, a broke college student fresh out of university, turn his life around? What sparks will fly between Lao Liu, a fifty-eight-year-old big shot; Li Siqi, a twenty-eight-year-old beautiful company supervisor; Chen Meiting, a thirty-two-year-old bankrupt business owner; and Feng Duo, a twenty-five-year-old bodyguard to the powerful and a fitness trainer...? 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Realistic novels, read slowly

14. 164 不 It's Only Fifty 不过是五十而已 Divine Wind King神风王Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted An inspirational, unyielding story of midlife crisis, workplace struggles, bank managers and tellers, married life, and everyday urban life. This book tells the story of Huang Wenxue, a bank manager facing a midlife crisis. She is at that awkward age when she is considered too old to find a new job, yet still too young to retire. How will she answer the unavoidable questions surrounding her career, marriage, family, children, and caring for her aging parents? Even in middle age, even when confro 364Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    Basically it's reality!

15. 165 官 The Officialdom Game 官奕 Dreams of Spring and Autumn梦话春秋Urban549k WordsOngoing My name is Wei Zilong, and I’ve spent my career in government. Through my story, I want to show everyone what the political arena is really like... When you’re in public service, you can’t always control your own fate. If you never weather a storm, how can you ever mature? 14.6kReads7.5Score1.2kShelves

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    Recently, I have become obsessed with novels about officialdom and career.

16. 166 宦 Tides of the Political Sea 宦海浮沉 Liang Zhoumu梁州牧Urban4.7M WordsCompleted No cheating spouse At the end of the day, every rule follows one fundamental principle: the strongest force gets to decide. This is the “meta-rule,” the rule that determines all other rules. The martial world isn’t all about fighting and killing; it’s about human relationships and social conventions. The same goes even more so for politics. Chen Bo is drawn into an unwinnable game of chess because of a debt he has no choice but to repay. He thinks he’ll spend the rest of his life in prison, but 271kReads9.5Score30.9kShelves
17. 167 良 My Beloved Has Waited So Long 良人久候 Autumn Colors Enchant秋色撩人Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + whirlwind marriage + sweet mutual devotion + everyday life + romance and marriage + love that grows over time] (The leads aren’t exceptional prodigies, princes, or princesses. They’re ordinary working stiffs: no wish fulfillment, no grand romance, just a realistic story.) A sweet romance that starts bitter and ends sweet. After setbacks at work leave Bai Zhanying physically and emotionally exhausted, she returns to her hometown, only to face her parents’ relentless pres 7.4kReads9.0Score784Shelves

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    Extremely immersive, it feels like the story around you

18. 168 我 My Wife's Lies 我妻子的谎言 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Urban162k WordsCompleted The warmth of their newlywed days had barely faded when the lie hidden beneath their marriage certificate came crashing down on Shu Wang. The lovely wife he doted on was none other than the woman his childhood friend Qin Yiming had kept hidden away three years ago. His wife kept the past secret, stumbling over her words and showing no sense of boundaries. Qin Yiming pressed him at every turn, refusing to let go. All the tenderness vanished from Shu Wang's eyes. "After everything you two hid f 10.9kReads—Score427Shelves

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    My wife's lies

19. 169 偷 Peeping: The Butterfly Effect 偷窥之蝴蝶效应 A Smile and It's Over 1999一笑而过1999Urban515k WordsOngoing The male lead is a complete loser. By chance, he discovers a female colleague's secret, turning his work and personal life upside down. Two mature adults with sharp minds and social skills engage in an intense game of push and pull. Love begins for reasons unknown and grows deeper with every passing day: they love and are loved, hurt and are hurt, grow through their pain, then fade from one another's memories. This is also the story of an ordinary worker's growth. 240Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    One shift, one peek, and a life-changing experience. I once had 3.8 Million views and 20,000 comments on the Tianya Forum. The main focus is authenticity and online IQ. The love story is delicate and interesting.

20. 170 不 Fired for Refusing to Frame Patients, I Became a Lawyer and Took Down My Former Hospital 不会坑病人被开除，转行当律师闪击前医院 Tian Yunlan天云蓝23k WordsCompleted He refused to mistreat patients and got fired, so he switched careers to become a lawyer and launched an attack on his former hospital. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Is there a storyline you like? [Please pay attention][Please pay attention][Please pay attention][Please pay attention][Please pay attention][Please pay attention]

21. 171 住 I Moved into Dorm 404 and Uncovered a Deadly Campus Mystery 住进404宿舍，我看破校园凶局 Ding Xingxing521丁星星521Mystery211k WordsOngoing Feng shui, the supernatural, campus life, society: everything you're looking for is here! A story is just a story. Even if someone has experienced something similar in real life, I hope you'll still treat this as just a story! Don't get too caught up in it! Finally, may you, dear reader, stay safe and well! 59Reads—Score104Shelves

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    Both of these books are fine

22. 172 深 Shenzhen, Beguiling After Dark 深圳，夜色迷人 Nan Xiaohua南小华Urban2.0M WordsCompleted A tale of business rivalries and political intrigue set against the backdrop of Shenzhen, following Chen Binnan’s remarkable journey south in pursuit of success. This story is dedicated to all the brothers who have headed south, north, or east to make their way in the world! 71.8kReads9.6Score9kShelves

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    This is the first book I wrote by myself. I am a newbie, so please give me your advice. The remaining three books are written by great masters and are worth reading. They are very good.

23. 173 以 Wielding Trade as a Sword, Roaming the World 以交易为剑，行走天涯 Horse Slayer断马Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Also known as The World's Number One Stock Trading Journal. To win, control your losses. If your mind is unsettled and clouded, don't enter the market. After Ye Chen's account is liquidated and he falls into dire straits, he grasps the game-changing principles of controlling losses, withdrawing funds, and moving up trading tiers. With trading as his sword, he travels across the land, experiences the myriad facets of life, and trades as he travels. Along the way, he cultivates his mind and seeks 17.6kReads8.8Score2.5kShelves

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    Be broad and broad 2.

24. 174 那 That Night... 那晚～ Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted That Night... 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
25. 175 媳 My Wife Didn't Reply for Three Minutes, So I Cut Ties with Her 媳妇三分钟不回我消息，我直接断绝关系 Tian Yunlan天云蓝11k WordsCompleted My Wife Didn’t Reply for Three Minutes, So I Cut Ties with Her on the Spot 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Come on, come on, come on [Asking for explosive updates] [Asking for explosive updates] [Asking for explosive updates] [Asking for explosive updates] [Asking for explosive updates] [Asking for explosive updates]

26. 176 我 My Two-Faced Princess Consort 我的双面王妃 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted My Two-Faced Princess 84Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 177 家 Housewife: My Husband Wants a Divorce 家庭主妇：老公想离婚 Flying Snow in the Desert大漠飞雪Modern Romance180k WordsCompleted Chen Mofei is the head of the hospital's gynecology department, and Tao Yan is a housewife. They were once a harmonious couple, but Tao Yan has a sharp tongue and a kind heart. Her cutting, hurtful words repeatedly push her husband's patience to the limit... The messy, petty troubles of ordinary people! The story takes its time getting going. I hope you'll enjoy it! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Very realistic, close to life and down-to-earth, about the marriage and feelings of low-level people

28. 178 羊 The Sheep Are Here, the Sheep Are Here 羊来,羊来 Tian Yunlan天云蓝10k WordsCompleted The sheep are coming, the sheep are coming 4Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 179 纹 Etched on My Heart 纹心尖 Oh, the Stars' Dream星星的梦啊Modern Romance266k WordsCompleted [Print publication signed! See 🧣 for updates] [Tattoo artist × teacher] [Both virgins / happy ending] Mu Yanxin and Qi Xiao met for the first time at a tattoo parlor. The second time was on a rainy day, when he offered her an umbrella. The third time, they became neighbors. They fell for each other. Just as Qi Xiao began planning how to pursue her, Mu Yanxin suddenly asked him, “Should we get married?” Qi Xiao: “?” What kind of incredible windfall is this??? #Roguishly handsome tattoo artis 5.8kReads9.4Score521Shelves

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    The same author, both books are very good-looking, very sweet, there is no misunderstanding, just the sweet love of ordinary people, to pass the time🉑

30. 180 暧 Flirtation: The Player 暧昧·玩家 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted Flirtatious Player —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 181 女 My Girlfriend Didn't Reply for Three Minutes, So I Broke Up with Her 女友三分钟不回我消息，我直接分手 Tian Yunlan天云蓝12k WordsCompleted My girlfriend didn’t reply to my message for three minutes, so I broke up with her on the spot. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 182 唯 The One and Only 唯一唯一 Oh, the Stars' Dream星星的梦啊Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted [A-list star × ordinary woman] [He has a secret crush on her] Wen Nian and Duan Xingze went to the same university. Though they were classmates, they majored in different subjects and didn't interact much. To Wen Nian, Duan Xingze was aloof and hard to get along with. So they were little more than casual acquaintances who nodded at each other. * After graduation, Duan Xingze became a hugely popular singer, while Wen Nian followed the usual path and became a Korean translator. They thought their 6kReads9.1Score580Shelves
33. 183 我 The Little Brother I Raised with My Own Hands, Whom Mom Wants to Claim Back 我亲手养大的弟弟，妈妈想认回 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted My little brother, whom I raised myself, is someone Mom wants to claim back. 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Realistic short stories

34. 184 女 My Wife Didn't Reply for Three Minutes, So I Divorced Her 女人三分钟不回我消息，我直接离婚 Tian Yunlan天云蓝11k WordsCompleted My wife didn’t reply to my message for three minutes, so I divorced her on the spot. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 185 妈 My Mother Was Mentally Ill and Took Me to Scavenge for Food in the Trash Every Day 妈妈精神不正常，每天领我去垃圾堆里捡吃的 Quan Xin荃昕Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted My mother isn’t mentally well. Every day, she takes me to scavenge for food in the trash. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 186 二 The Boy from a Remote Mountain Village I Helped Twenty Years Ago Wants to Marry Me 二十年前救助的偏远山区小男孩，要和我结婚 Tian Yunlan天云蓝9k WordsCompleted The little boy I helped in a remote mountain village twenty years ago wants to marry me 4Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 187 善 The Mark of Kindness 善良的印记 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted The Mark of Kindness 20Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 188 最 The Last Red Apple 最后的红苹果 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted The Last Red Apple 239Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 189 人 Life, with Nowhere to Land 人生，无处安放 A Still Pool一池静水Modern Romance150k WordsCompleted By middle age, Li Shu's life had become a complete mess. Her marriage had turned cold and distant, her grown son was going down a rebellious path, and her body and mind were steadily wearing down. How could she go on living such a miserable life? 1.1kReads8.9Score111Shelves

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    Two self-recommended books, close to life and arousing resonance

40. 190 玫 Rose Works as a Tutor in a Wealthy Household 玫瑰在豪门做家庭教师 The Mountain Has Trees, Yet Its Branches Are Bare山有木兮木没枝Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Awakening through divorce + elite-family tutoring + a comeback through political maneuvering + mutual salvation + a strong female lead's growth] Rose was once an elementary school Chinese teacher in the public sector, holding onto the coveted “iron rice bowl” of a secure job, until life forced her to break out of her safe routine with her own hands. Divorced, raising a child, starting over: she had her fears, but for her child and herself, she had to build a better life. When things were at t 338Reads9.3Score100Shelves

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    A good book worth reading

41. 191 山 Chronicles of Mountains and Rivers 山河志 A Dao阿刀Urban1.9M WordsCompleted His beautiful mother was nearly assaulted by a village lout, but she tearfully begged the man who rescued her not to call the police. Young Gao Yuan couldn’t understand why at the time. Only when he reached his thirties and looked back on the past, with those scenes flashing through his mind, did he realize that the lives of countless rural people together form a chronicle of the mountains and rivers of China! 112.6kReads9.6Score12.4kShelves
42. 192 尘 The Dust of Mortal Life 尘事 A Still Pool一池静水Modern Romance194k WordsCompleted This book chronicles a family across a hundred years. An illiterate country woman is forced to abandon her newborn child, then wanders from place to place amid the chaos of a turbulent era, struggling to survive in the cracks. Told as a work of documentary fiction, this story depicts the joys and sorrows of several generations of an ordinary family, bringing a long-buried past to light. Let posterity decide who was right and who was wrong! 3.3kReads8.9Score231Shelves
43. 193 生 A Song of Life's Sorrows 生命悲歌 Fate Be Like This缘来灬如此Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Human nature + family + first person + male and female audiences] (Adapted into an audio drama with real voice actors; a motion comic is in production and coming soon.) Fate is never set in advance, yet it always pushes people toward unknown wilderness when they least expect it. The Ballad of Life uses simple, heartfelt storytelling to unfold a journey through hardship, perseverance, and struggle, revealing the most moving strength found in an ordinary life. There are no earth-shattering legend 11kReads9.2Score840Shelves

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    Close to reality, it is bei from beginning to end, and I burst into tears after reading it! The story has ups and downs and is coherent! Great book!

44. 194 还 The Caregiver Who Came to Repay a Debt 还债的保姆 Recluse Qingxu清虚散人Urban189k WordsCompleted Yan Yan had always lived a pampered life, but when her husband was in a car accident, everything fell into hardship. She spent all her savings and racked up a mountain of debt. Their two children needed money for school, and her husband required ongoing treatment. With no one to turn to, she went alone to the big city to find work and earn a living. 71Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Realistic romance novel

45. 195 邻 Between Neighbors 邻里之间 Recluse Qingxu清虚散人Urban163k WordsCompleted Distant relatives are not as dependable as close neighbors, and close neighbors are no match for the folks across the street. But life is full of contradictions: without conflict, there is no struggle, and without struggle, there is no progress. Neighbors don’t always get along, either. As the saying goes, a neighbor is like a set of scales: they hope the other neighbor stays poor. 270Reads6.5Score—Shelves
46. 196 至 Never to Cross the Line 至此不逾 Fa La Li法拉栗Modern Romance112k WordsCompleted Zhong Yi looked back. Tan Nuo was hurriedly and impatiently putting on her skirt. He walked up to her and watched her frown as she fastened the top button of her shirt collar. Zhong Yi let out a scornful laugh, though it was unclear whether he was laughing at her or himself. “I was lying just now. I didn’t leave any marks here,” he said quietly. “He won’t find out.” 3.5kReads9.2Score394Shelves

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    The heroine goes abroad to find her boyfriend, her boyfriend cheated on her friend, the mistress is full of brokenness, and the boyfriend makes excuses for the heroine to cheat. Adults also have to make choices [Bookshelf Plus 1]

47. 197 刺 Piercing Through Time: The Old Era, Stealing Fire, No Return 刺穿异时光：旧纪元，盗火，无归 Wenxin Diaochong文心雕虫Urban172k WordsCompleted Earth is dead. From the Solar System to Laniakea, this corner of the universe has finally found peace. Lin Qi’s legendary life begins in its final ten chapters. Only then will his little universe erupt. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first is a realistic novel with the guise of time travel. The male protagonist becomes good friends with Jack Ma and Musk through his own efforts. The writing is beautiful

48. 198 我 My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant 我的26岁女房客 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban2.1M WordsCompleted After a wild night at a bar, a beautiful woman pinned him with a paternity claim, and the down-and-out young man suddenly became a father. As if things weren't bad enough, the owner of his rented home changed, and he was about to be kicked out. But his new landlady was beautiful! Should he ask to share the place? She coolly gave him a single word: “Get out!” A romantic entanglement sparked by a housing problem. 123.9kReads9.7Score13.7kShelves
49. 199 尽 Love with All Your Heart 尽情去爱吧 Chen Little Universe陈小宇宙Modern Romance473k WordsOngoing Based on a true story, newly rated. A literary gem, finely written, not a web novel. When desire and morality collide, human weakness becomes a blade that wounds others. The Peking University campus is merely the story’s starting point. The Beijing financial world is where the real story unfolds. The author graduated with an undergraduate degree from Peking University’s Department of Physics. 33.8kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves

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    Very real and beautiful

50. 200 东 Dongheng: The Road to Power 东恒青云 Old Man Green Bamboo青竹翁Urban1.7M WordsCompleted A meteoric rise to the top! Chu Dongheng, a master's graduate who knows nothing about his birth family and jokes that “my mom and I are our own family,” is the abandoned grandson of a military family. After passing the civil service exam in Jiangdong, he finds that someone else has taken the position he applied for. By chance, he becomes a leader's secretary, beginning his career in politics. With the people's interests as his mission, he advances one steady step at a time toward the pinnacle of 39.9kReads9.2Score3.8kShelves

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    An underrated officialdom novel!

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