Novels About Construction Contractors 包工头类小说

1. 1 重 Reborn in 1997: I Was Going Bankrupt from the Start 重生97：开局就要破产 Jin Jianfeng金剑锋Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Also known as: Reborn in 1997: From the Start, I’m Going Bankrupt; The Everyday Life of a Middle-Aged Construction Worker Reborn; [Cozy everyday life + construction site stories + family squabbles + no showing off or face-slapping + one female lead] Yang Yuankun spent his whole life as a bricklayer, working himself to the bone. After inhaling too much dust, he stopped breathing in his fifties while lying in a hospital bed. But when he opened his eyes again, he had returned to the moment he’d com 19.5kReads8.5Score92414d adds

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   The first book is about a construction foreman. The protagonist is well-developed, the plot is smooth and realistic, making it more suitable for seasoned readers. It's quite close to life around 2000. It's somewhat realistic, like the author's own experience. The second book is about making big money through shady means, suitable for all ages. The plot is smooth, the characters are well-developed, and while there are some exaggerated parts, they are still very realistic. You should definitely read these two; they are definitely classic works in Tomato's rebirth novel genre.

2. 2 江 Unorthodox Remedies of the Martial World 江湖偏方 35 Bottles35瓶Urban1.3M WordsCompleted My name is Zhang Chen. A fortune-teller said I was born with a knack for unexpected riches and would never stay on the straight and narrow. But I don’t care. In this world, people who follow the rules get leftovers, while the bold get to eat meat. I haven’t had much schooling, and I don’t understand lofty principles, but I do know this: you only win if you’re willing to fight. 62.1kReads8.9Score7k14d adds
3. 3 恒 The Day Evergrande Crashed, I Revealed My Trillion-Dollar Fortune 恒大暴雷那天，我亮出万亿身家 A Civil Engineer Supporting the Family养家糊口的土木人Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [The troublesome plot points have been fixed] [Reborn] [Ordinary man] [Real estate] [Stocks] [Internet investments] [Business investments] [Entertainment industry] [Actresses] After losing his job in middle age and being dismissed as useless, Liu Yang suffers a family property dispute during his divorce and is secretly sabotaged by his younger brother-in-law. He closes his eyes, filled with regret, only to open them again on the eve of his graduation in 2003! That year, the golden age of real 89.5kReads8.4Score4.7k14d adds

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   Reborn as an ordinary person, he joins Evergrande during the golden age of real estate.

4. 4 1 Rising to Power in 1994, Starting with Painting Walls 1994从批墙开始崛起 I Am But a Humble Commoner我本升斗小民Urban1.3M WordsCompleted The rating has just come out, so it’ll go up later. Other people’s rebirth: transmigrate to the key moment when everything can still be changed. Change the course of events. Fix the regrets in their lives. Rise to the top. Luo Ming’s rebirth: Last year, his father was already paralyzed in a car accident. This year, his third younger sister has already run off after eloping. And he’s already on the road, chasing after her and the blond punk she ran off with. Everything he wanted to change has alr 1.8kReads8.1Score10414d adds

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   It's written so realistically, just like real life.

5. 5 1 1998: Starting Out by Prepaying for Construction Projects Like Crazy 1998从疯狂垫资干工程开始 Writer Beneath the Streetlamp路灯下的写书人Urban800k WordsCompleted Wang Ligang was reborn in 1998 and awakened the Double Debt Repayment System. In an era when people even had to put meals at state-run cafeterias on credit, he was like a madman, fronting the money to take on construction projects. Everyone thought he was about to go bankrupt, but his company just kept growing stronger... 3.7kReads8.0Score27814d adds

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   A very good book

6. 6 兵 Marching Out of the Ten Thousand Mountains to Reclaim Our Homeland and Expand Our Borders 兵出十万大山，复故土拓新疆 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Historical885k WordsOngoing Liu Yongfu went up the mountain to gather firewood. In a dream, an old man told him that he was a mighty general who should defend his home and protect his people. When he woke, he also had a new set of memories from the future. Liu Yongfu decided that, besides defending his homeland, he should find the Han people a place to settle, help them survive more than a decade of war and natural disasters, and fight against imperialism... [Some parts of this story take liberties with history, or happen 5.4kReads—Score38514d adds

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   The male protagonist is reborn and leads his fellow villagers and soldiers out of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, creating a new world for the Han people.

7. 7 回 After the College Entrance Exam, I Used My Foresight to Become a Tycoon 回到高考后，利用先知成富豪 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Urban841k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Chen Feiyu returns to the day after his class reunion, held after the college entrance exam. Using his information advantage, he makes up for past regrets. From the start, he sets his sights on the Brazil World Cup to earn his first fortune, then uses his expertise and memories to grow his money in the stock market. He also keeps in touch with his high school crush and his senior from university, wins the hearts of both beauties, and becomes a winner in life! 2.8kReads—Score11014d adds
8. 8 装 I've Finally Figured Out the Renovation Business 装修这条赛道算是让我干明白了 Mr. Liu Who Likes Soda喜欢碳酸的刘先生Urban493k WordsCompleted Shen Lang, a construction worker, accidentally gets a low-profile System called Good Luck. Shen Lang thinks that with a power this heaven-defying, he shouldn't keep working in construction. A career in government would have much better prospects. The problem is that he dropped out of high school and has no chance to start over, so he can only keep following the path he's on, working in construction until he achieves financial freedom and gets everything he wants. 2.9kReads6.9Score10014d adds

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   You can tell just by looking at the name.

9. 9 重 Reborn in 1991: The Road to a Trillion-Dollar Real Estate Empire 重生1991：开启万亿地产之路 A Civil Engineer Supporting the Family养家糊口的土木人Urban813k WordsOngoing A new book is here! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2.1kReads7.1Score10214d adds

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   A third-generation member of a powerful family is reborn in 1991, on the eve of the Hainan real estate bubble. He abandons his monotonous life in the system from his previous life and chooses to go into business. His main businesses are real estate development, commercial complexes, and electrical appliance chains. His side businesses include investing in the Internet, Huawei, real estate, and the entertainment industry. The whole book is free of any bad points, not a Mary Sue story, and has reasonable logic. Readers can read it with confidence!

10. 10 重 Reborn in 1988: I Became the Son of a Coal Magnate 重生1988，我成了煤二代 Mini Watercolor Pen迷你水彩笔Urban2.3M WordsCompleted Good news: Zhang Weihao is reborn!!! Completely and utterly reborn, back to the very day he was born in 1988. I don't have a golden finger, but I do have the experience of my previous life. In my last life, Dad failed to make his son a success. This time, I'll help Dad become one instead!!! We'll keep a low profile as we grow, and enjoy the feeling of being born into a rich second-generation family. Facing a barrage of cameras and microphones, a reporter asks: “Chairman Zhang, how has your Weste 13.9kReads7.7Score79814d adds
11. 11 工 Stories from the Construction Site 工地上的那些事儿 The Writer Who Tears Things Apart撕文人Urban838k WordsOngoing [No System, entirely hand-written. Men and women on a construction site, struggling to survive in the workplace.] They say construction sites are chaotic, women are scarce, and beautiful women are even rarer. After graduating from college, I started working at a construction site. On my very first day, I met Sister Xiaoya, who was already married, and accidentally offended the site boss. It turned out that the construction site held more than just men and women. There were also stories few peopl 10.9kReads7.6Score81814d adds

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    This is the book I'm currently reading. It's about someone in engineering, and the author seems to have similar experience, so the writing is quite realistic. Older readers with engineering experience will generally understand. Interested readers can check it out. [Already added to my wishlist][Already added to my wishlist][Already added to my wishlist]

12. 12 我 My Years in Construction 我干工程那些年 Bookworm from a Stone Box石合子出来的书呆子Urban510k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 222Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 13 兄 My Brother's Getting Married, So This Fat Guy Is Stepping In 兄弟结婚，胖子我顶上了 A Single Sound了了一声Urban816k WordsCompleted Tian Bohao, a three-hundred-jin man, looked at his bride, Xiao Yingxue, who stood before him with tears in her eyes and not a word to say. Ring, ring! Wasn't that a phone call? It had to be the newlyweds having a spat and calling me for help. He answered and deliberately turned on the speaker. “Elephant?” Cao Xiang's voice came through the phone, frantic but deliberately hushed, begging for help: “Haizi! Haizi! I've landed in serious trouble this time. It's an emergency, and you've got to 12kReads6.1Score45414d adds

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    The best book ever published on Tomato Book! Without a doubt.

14. 14 工 Engineer? I’ll Start by Repairing the First Emperor’s Mausoleum 工程狗？我开局先修秦始皇陵 I'm an Engineer我是工程师Historical3.9M WordsCompleted Engineer Qin Long suddenly acquired a System one day, allowing him to take on engineering contracts from countless worlds. His very first job was to build the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang! 35Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Top Post] A modern engineer travels back to the Qin Dynasty and takes on the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum project. Using modern technology, he systematically upgrades the construction, such as improving rammed earth techniques and optimizing the drainage system. He navigates the mausoleum's intricate mechanisms and court intrigues, achieving a remarkable turnaround in the infrastructure project. [Already added to wishlist] [Added to bookshelf]

15. 15 绝 The Ultimate Contractor 绝品包工头 Fifth Watch五更天Urban1.0M WordsCompleted After a levee breach, Xu Zheng faced the risk of being fired and held accountable. But through a stroke of luck, he landed a major construction project and became a contractor. Money and status soon followed. 166Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 16 濒 On the Brink of Bankruptcy! My Handicrafts Made the Intangible Heritage List 濒临破产！我的手工申遗了 The Real Happy Little Pig乐天小猪本尊Urban2.3M WordsCompleted A gentleman can wait ten years to avenge a grudge! After being framed, he unexpectedly acquires the Craftsmanship System! He fights his way across the land and is hailed by all as a master artisan of godlike skill! A different kind of wish-fulfillment story, taking you into the world of master artisans! 380Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 17 我 I Give Buildings a Buff 我给建筑加buff A Big Green Caterpillar一条大青虫Urban2.0M WordsCompleted With a System, he can see a building’s attributes? He can even give buildings buffs!? Buff a clinic: Medical Expertise +20, Artistic Expertise +20. From then on, patients treated at the clinic recover as soon as they take their medicine, and every doctor there becomes a literary or artistic genius, equally skilled at singing, dancing, and playing instruments. Buff a home: Career Prospects +20, Having an Affair +5. From then on, the residents’ careers soar, but their neighbor, Old Wang, keeps dro 12Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 18 重 Reborn: Back in 1991 to Become a Tycoon 重生：回到1991当首富 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Li Minyang, a high-ranking government official, unexpectedly returns to 1991, an era just beginning its transition from a planned economy to a market economy. A wave of entrepreneurship is sweeping the country, and countless future tycoons are just beginning to make their mark. Facing a treacherous wife and family members struggling to make ends meet, watch as he turns the tides, conquers the business world, and reshapes the future! 29.8kReads8.8Score3k14d adds

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    Real estate tycoon.

19. 19 包 My Contractor Big Brother Spoiled Me Until I Cried 包工头哥哥把我宠到哭 Qianqian Miao芊芊妙Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted [Not very sweet] First, the male lead is ugly, with thick lips. He’s dark-skinned, burly, and works as a construction contractor. The female lead is a bit oversensitive, a clueless little lamb who’s only mean to the male lead. 664Reads9.2Score—14d adds

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    Wan Ling, demolishing the 100th building, spotted a young girl cooking. Her arms were as white as lotus root, she wore a small floral dress, and she looked so fresh and delicate. Her soft, white fingers always reminded him of flavorful pickled chicken feet. He really wanted to take a bite. A domineering contractor with hundreds of excavators x a slowly developing fashion designer.

20. 20 糙 The Rough-Hewn Contractor and the Sweet Girl 糙汉包工头和软妹 Meatball Mud丸子泥Modern Romance112k WordsCompleted (Rough-and-tumble man x sweet girl + both inexperienced in love + multiple couples + love at first sight + doting romance + roguish country hunk x cool, straightforward woman) Gu Li is a construction contractor in a small county town. One day, he’s crouched by the gate eating his lunch when a woman passing by stops to ask him for directions. From that moment on, he takes one look at her and knows she’s the one… (The main couple and all the side couples are each other’s first love. The synopsis d 807Reads6.6Score10014d adds
21. 21 九 A Carefree Married Life in the 1990s 九零年代婚后闲散日常 Mushroom and Meat Noodles蘑菇肉拌面Modern Romance437k WordsCompleted [Radiant beauty X rugged construction foreman] Complete In 1993, Fang Li became pregnant. Standing there with her belly out, she thought for a long time and realized that the comment she'd seen online, “You were born in a good era,” didn't tell the whole story at all! There was no internet, no food-delivery wars, no evil capitalists. There was only a child born without a mother, kidnapped at three, and a man about to break his leg while working to earn money, miss his wife's pregnancy and childb 7.6kReads8.4Score59314d adds

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    The female lead transmigrates into the body of a pampered runaway bride in the 1990s. Stunningly beautiful, she unexpectedly becomes pregnant with the male lead's child—she starts the story as a pregnant woman 🤰. The male lead is currently a small-time foreman who treats the female lead incredibly well. Their son is a cute little boy.

22. 22 重 Reborn as a Tycoon in a Small County Town 重生小县城当富豪 Fried Rice Cracker油炸米果Urban497k WordsCompleted Reborn in 2002, he gains a business intelligence System that sends him one accurate tip every day, each worth a thousand yuan. When tips start piling up by the tens and hundreds, bringing him fortunes of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands, he is stunned! If he can’t become an official in this life, surely opening a shop and making a little money isn’t too much to ask? 402Reads6.1Score10214d adds

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    These are all good books; you can take a look.

23. 23 我 My Dongguan Dream: Sister Mei 我的东莞梦：媚姐 Zeng Yi曾呓Urban2.4M WordsOngoing Sister Mei's advice to me: The women at entertainment venues are just for looking. Don't get serious with them. Sister Mei also said: Don't get any ideas about me, either. [A story about working for a living, perhaps with a little of me, you, and him in it.] 198.5kReads8.9Score9.7k14d adds

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    [Admiration][Thumbs up][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

24. 24 九 The 1990s: All the Big Brothers on My Life's Journey 九零年代：人生路上都是好大哥 Trade a Lifetime of Loneliness for a Fortune用孤独终老换一世暴富Urban825k WordsCompleted (The beginning is a little slow, so start at Chapter 10.) Lin Jun spent his whole life living off women while still acting like the one in charge. He wasn't particularly handsome, but women always liked him. Even at forty, one woman was willing to leave her family and children to be with him and share a life of hardship. Still, he never made much money. He worked year after year and never had any savings, while leaving a trail of romantic entanglements wherever he went. Did Lin Jun regret the wa 8.1kReads7.2Score43014d adds
25. 25 重 Reborn as an Executive at a Major Corporation 重生之我在大厂当高管 Lie Flat or Give Up, Pick One躺平摆烂二选一Urban3.9M WordsOngoing [Sound logic] [Clear-eyed realism] [One female lead] [The heroine is not Su Ran; she disappears after chapter 60] [Please bear with it] [Merciful readers, spare me] Reborn, Chen Mo once again stood at the crossroads of his life in 2014. Watch as he turns the country's top tech companies upside down, rises to the top, and dominates the business world. 55.5kReads9.0Score2.9k14d adds
26. 26 8 85: At 25, I Somehow Have Four Sons 85：25岁的我居然有四个儿子 Old Zhang's Longbow老张的长弓Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Small-town Brahmin caste]+ [Multiple heroines]+ [Unfaithful male lead]+ [Heroines who are hopeless romantics] Reborn in 1985, twenty-five-year-old Zhang Huaijin already has four sons. Yes, they weren't all born to the same wife. Looking at his four boys, he feels more pressure than the sky itself. He wants to run, but he can't. His first ex-wife looks at Zhang Huaijin with hopeful eyes every time she sees him, wishing he would change his mind and come back to her. His second ex-wife glares at Z 12.3kReads7.6Score75214d adds
27. 27 六 Back to the Sixties: Becoming a Chef at a Big Factory 六十年代之回到大厂当厨子 Spanish Mackerel Dumplings鲅鱼饺子Urban301k WordsCompleted (Period Drama + Rebirth + Siheyuan Courtyard + Farming + No Golden Finger) Wang Jianguo spent his whole life meekly working in the back kitchen of a machinery factory. He had no wife or children, and even the factory took care of his funeral. Perhaps his obsession ran too deep, because time turned back and returned him to the moment before it all began... There’s no golden finger at any point. The protagonist won’t reach the pinnacle of life or slaughter his way through the world. If that’s not 6.9kReads9.0Score41414d adds
28. 28 重 Back to 2003: My Rise Begins in the Demolition Zone 重返03，从拆迁区开始逆袭 The Moon Was Bent by My Kick月亮是哥踹弯的Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Treasure hunting and bargain finds across the board: demolition zones, construction-waste yards, antique street stalls, scrap-buying stations, and more. The experiences of his past life taught Chang Shun a truth more commonplace than any other: money can't buy everything! But without money, you can't take a single step! Reborn with experience living in demolition zones, all he wants is to start making money... 16.1kReads8.4Score1.6k14d adds
29. 29 让 I Told You to Meet the Deadline, Not Become Famous Overseas! 让你赶工期，没让你名扬海外！ Uncle Wolf Only Eats Vegetables狼叔只吃素菜Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Torrential rain is on the way, and the city is about to be hit by a flood. The urgent task of digging a thirty-kilometer waterway within ten days is one that no one in the engineering industry dares to take on. When Qin Feng accepts the job, the whole industry assumes he’s just trying to swindle money. When his fleet of hundred-ton trucks makes a comeback, everyone thinks he’s a monster. How does Qin Feng have so many hundred-ton trucks? But Qin Feng’s feats will amaze the world far beyond that. 5.4kReads7.5Score60114d adds

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    Book recommendation. Worth reading.

30. 30 人 Life’s Restart Button: A Grounded Journey to Wealth 人生重启键：脚踏实地的创富征程 On Mount Daxing大行山上Urban1.8M WordsOngoing The protagonist, Huang Lei, was reborn, but still didn’t get the chance to change his parents’ fate. From then on, he began caring for his younger sister and building his own business empire, one step at a time. This is a slow-burn story. Please don’t flame it if it’s not to your taste. 1.7kReads6.5Score10314d adds
31. 31 末 The Construction Boss Chasing Unpaid Wages in the Apocalypse 末世讨薪包工头 Dou Dou Dou Dou Dou豆豆兜兜豆豆Sci-Fi & Apocalypse181k WordsOngoing In a nutshell: after the apocalypse, a contractor makes a living by demolishing houses. Meng Nanxing is a contractor specializing in villa construction and renovations. He has just finished a huge job, but the client refuses to pay the bill! And the reason? The apocalypse has arrived?! What’s that supposed to mean? The apocalypse comes, so you think you can get everything for free? I’m a contractor. Do you really think I’ll let you get away with that? Chasing down overdue payments is a mandatory 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Tired of cliché post-apocalyptic novels, level-up stories, and hoarding tropes? Try something different! Synopsis:

32. 32 大 The Han Empire: Emperor Liu Hong 大汉帝国之大帝刘宏 Black Tortoise Immortal Tomb玄武仙墓Historical3.3M WordsCompleted Emperor Ling of Han was the last emperor of the Han Dynasty to wield real power. Though he could have changed the course of history, he instead became the root cause of the Han Dynasty's downfall. By a twist of fate, a modern-day top history student is reborn at the end of the Han Dynasty as Emperor Liu Hong. Watch as he gathers the greatest talents of the era and builds an unparalleled legacy. 19.9kReads9.0Score1.8k14d adds

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    These are good books.

33. 33 提 Promotion 提拔 Unstoppable Baozi无法阻挡的包子Urban355k WordsCompleted The road to a brilliant career in government begins beneath your feet! On his first day as deputy township head in a poor rural township, Zhou Xiangbei was framed. With exceptional intelligence and political skill, he launched a stunning counterattack, advancing one step at a time until he reached the pinnacle of a brilliant government career! Guided by the simple belief that a good official should serve the people and improve their lives, he created one economic miracle after another. As he cli 121Reads9.1Score—14d adds

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    Foreman? That's so obscure! [Awkward laugh]

34. 34 让 We Asked You to Hike Around the World, Not Catch People and Shake Them Down 让你徒步环球，没让你抓人薅羊毛 Update Beast爆更兽Urban2.4M WordsCompleted The comic adaptation under the same title is now online: They Said We’d Hike Around the World, So Why Am I Going Hungry Nine Times in Three Days? [Wilderness survival + crime-catching + comedy + sly tricks + action-packed + no female lead?] From the start, after transmigrating, Su Mo discovers he is taking part in a show called Hike Around the World. The rules: All expenses along the way must be earned legally by the contestant himself. He thought it would be a miserable competition of sleeping 6.2kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
35. 35 大 The Great Scientist: Starting Out Hauling Bricks on Construction Sites 大科学家，从工地搬砖开始 Bright Moon, Dreaming of Beauty明月梦婵娟Urban177k WordsOngoing [Mecha] [Cutting-Edge Technology] [Building the Nation Through Science and Technology] [Devoted Big Brother] The story takes a little while to get going. No celebrities, no online abuse, no building controllable nuclear fusion by hand, no developing a seventh-generation fighter alone. One female lead, who appears midway through the story, and the leads conduct research together. Synopsis: Yang Fan transmigrates to Blue Star, where he and his younger sister have only each other. At long last, he 6Reads6.7Score—14d adds
36. 36 首 The Richest Man Started by Buying a Building 首富从买栋楼开始 Dragon Emperor Venerable龙皇尊者Urban7.3M WordsOngoing Adapted into the short drama The Deliveryman’s Comeback Begins with an Instant-Purchase System!!! Adapted into the motion comic The Comeback Begins with Buying a Building!!! Adapted into the motion comic The Tycoon’s Fortune Begins with Buying a Building!!! At first, when Lin Chu discovered that his phone didn’t match the pictures on the online store, he refused to accept it. But after finding a special app on the phone, Lin Chu could no longer refuse. New users’ 9.9 deals: an entire building in 16.6kReads8.3Score1.1k14d adds
37. 37 万 The Multiverse Contractor 万界包工头 Half-Month, Half-Oil月半油月半Historical671k WordsCompleted Builder Lin Qiu awakens a cross-world transmigration System from the start and takes his construction crew to historical worlds. Beneath the walls of Xuzhou, Cao Cao is stunned. “What are these steel beasts, and how can they build a city wall in a single day?” In the Han imperial palace, Empress Lu watches Lin Qiu drive an excavator to pick up Han Xin, and is left rooted to the spot. In the Tang dynasty, the Wagang stronghold launches a modernization project, and a band of heroes elect Lin Qiu a 547Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Reborn in 1998, he awakened the double debt repayment system. In an era when even meals at government offices required IOUs, he worked like a madman, investing in construction projects. Just when everyone thought he was about to go bankrupt, his company grew stronger and stronger...

38. 38 我 My Days as a Contractor in Shenzhen 我在深圳做包工头的日子 Fresh Rain on Cangshan苍山新雨Urban252k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Fanqie Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 36Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 39 重 Reborn, I Became a Construction Contractor 重生我干包工头 Darts Again又见飞镖Urban243k WordsCompleted Liu Feiyu’s life has been miserable. His mother died when he was young, leaving him and his father to rely on each other, and their life was a complete mess. Even in his forties, he was still a bachelor. Given another chance at life, I’m going to drive a luxury car, live in a mansion, and marry a beautiful, wealthy woman... 210Reads—Score—14d adds
40. 40 工 After Losing His Engineering Job, He Picks Up a Pen and Takes on the Literary World 工程人失业后，执笔闯文坛 Sukuna of the Dali Temple大理寺的五条须久那Urban196k WordsCompleted Chen Feng, a 32-year-old first-class construction engineer, couldn’t escape being laid off amid the deep freeze in the construction industry in 2026. Eight years on construction sites had made him a technical backbone, but the industry’s downturn wiped it all away overnight. Burdened by mortgage payments and the pressure of supporting his family, he could barely breathe. He could only hole up at home and numb himself with video games, becoming what others saw as a “good-for-nothing.” A chance en —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's a very good novel that reflects the current state of affairs.

41. 41 一 Yizhi Xiaoqi's 17th Book 一纸小旗第17本书 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Urban648k WordsCompleted A country boy with superb medical skills lands a job at an electronics factory in the kingdom of women. From then on, there's no stopping him. With charm and skill to back him up, he thrives and rises to the pinnacle of life! 1.3kReads8.1Score14814d adds

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    The contractor's insatiable greed

42. 42 我 Me and My Dongguan Sisters 我与东莞姐姐 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Urban266k WordsCompleted [A Tale of Passion and Brotherhood] [Love and Longing] Gao Yang, a country boy with an uncanny talent, leaves his hometown for the first time! He heads to Dongguan to seek refuge with his older sister, only to discover that people are far more sinister than they seem. Through a series of coincidences, he ends up working in a factory, quickly rises through the ranks, and finds himself surrounded by romantic prospects. In the end, he gets dragged into a gang war and sets out on a path of no return 7.9kReads6.4Score46014d adds
43. 43 乡 The Village Doctor's Romance 乡村神医的爱情 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Urban133k WordsCompleted Wang Hao worked night shifts at a factory. When he got home, he discovered his girlfriend cheating with her boss. He lost his job because of it and had no choice but to return to his hometown. Then one chance encounter changed his fate completely, and from that moment on, he began living a very different life! 1.3kReads—Score10114d adds
44. 44 乡 The Carefree Little Country Doctor 乡村小神医真逍遥 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Urban199k WordsCompleted A university student who graduated from medical school is terminally ill and has little time left. One day, by chance, he ruins someone else's plans, but turns misfortune into fortune and receives the legacy of a mysterious person... He brings blessings to the people, enjoys a carefree life in the countryside, and roams the world at will... 297Reads7.0Score10514d adds
45. 45 北 South of Beiyang: Reviving China 北洋之南：重振华夏 Divine Pig Hand神猪手Historical114k WordsOngoing [Turning the Nation’s Fate Around] + [Wild Reimagining] + [A Transformed Late Qing] In the third year of Tongzhi, Na Xi, the Empress Dowager, gives birth to a son in the Imperial Grain Garden outside the Forbidden City. To conceal this shocking scandal, she gives her second son to Prince Chun to raise. Several years later, the Tongzhi Emperor, Aisin-Gioro Zaichun, who frequents the Eight Great Hutongs, contracts a terrible illness and dies. Na Xi’s second son ascends the throne without a hitch, 3Reads—Score—14d adds
46. 46 这 Something's Off About This Legend 这个传奇不对劲 Sister Sang, Who Loves Eight-Treasure Soy Milk爱吃八宝豆浆的桑姐姐Sports1.1M WordsOngoing A heavily reworked 176 Legend fanfic, just a story... A letter to the players: If one day the monsters of Legend descend upon this world, then that means either "I" have escaped, or... "I" am dead. The line of defense has fallen. This world belongs to you, and to me, but when all is said and done, it belongs to you. What will you do? Only heaven knows. Not a typical action-packed monster-fighting and leveling story; a group of reborn people playing Legend; a cute girl who's a bit of a penny 3.8kReads7.4Score14214d adds
47. 47 清 A Junior Banner Soldier in the Late Qing 清末小旗兵 Hai Ling海凌Historical1.4M WordsCompleted Transmigrating to the late Qing was bad enough. To make matters worse, I became a soldier in the Eight Banners! Fu Ning thought he'd reached the end of the road, but since he was here, he might as well leave something behind. This is the story of a university student in an obscure field struggling to survive in a time of chaos, and of an ordinary person striving to change things in that era. 12.1kReads8.7Score92614d adds
48. 48 军 Warlord: Rising with a System 军阀：有了系统崛起 Cheng Feng 306承枫306Urban1.0M WordsCompleted On a battlefield engulfed in artillery fire, Lu Tianhao opened his eyes, dazed by a nearby blast. He stared around in confusion. How had he ended up here? In his wildest dreams, Lu Tianhao never imagined that he would wake up after a drunken night and find himself transmigrated. Worse still, it was bad enough to transmigrate onto a battlefield, but he had landed right in the middle of a charge. Staying alive was what mattered most. Seeing an enemy charging at him, Lu Tianhao instinctively fi 6.1kReads7.8Score30814d adds
49. 49 穿 Transmigrated to 1942: From the Start, All I Have Is a Handful of Grass 穿越1942，开局一把草 Warm Sunshine in Spring春天里的暖阳Urban851k WordsCompleted During the Republic of China era, warlords run amok, foreign enemies invade, and natural disasters strike! When staying alive becomes a pipe dream, survival, and finding a way to live better, become the protagonist's only motivation. See how Hou Xiaoge, an older single man from the new century, transmigrates to the Republic of China and stirs up a storm. 17.3kReads8.4Score63114d adds
50. 50 大 The Song Dynasty Fears No One 大宋不怂 Black Tortoise Immortal Tomb玄武仙墓Historical113k WordsOngoing Good news: I transmigrated, and I even became an emperor. Bad news: I transmigrated into Emperor Huizong of Song... Good news: It's now the year 1100. Yue Fei hasn't been born yet, the Jin dynasty hasn't been founded, and even Genghis Khan's great-grandfather is no more than a tiny tadpole... —Reads—Score—14d adds

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