Any Books That Resemble the Life of an Ordinary Office Worker? 有没有接近普通打工人生活的书
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Dust in the Wind: The Days of Sharing a Job 生如尘埃：打工搭伙的日子
In a bustling city, how many people shine brightly, and how many struggle just to survive? The two protagonists in this book represent two very different kinds of lives. Only after going from innocence to worldly wisdom and enduring life's hardships can they slowly come to their senses amid the mundane world.
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- 2 City Life of a Working Couple 打工夫妻的都市生活 [Not a Power Fantasy] [Growth-Oriented Protagonist] [Working Couple + Realistic Life] [Ensemble Cast + No System + No Pocket Dimension + No Transmigration + No Golden Finger] At the dawn of the new millennium, a sweeping tide of change between the old and the new washed across the country. Countless villagers left their hometowns behind and headed to prosperous yet cold cities to make a living. Twenty-year-old Liu Fengxia was one of the most ordinary among these countless migrant workers. A litt 77Reads—Score—14d adds
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A Romance at a Shenzhen Factory 深圳工厂情缘
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My Love in Dongguan 我的东莞爱情
In 1998, I was still young when I packed my bags and headed off to Guangdong to find work, dreaming of earning enough to go home, get married, have children, and live a quiet, stable life. But the bustling little city in the south ultimately threw all my plans for a settled life into disarray. Here, I met all kinds of people and encountered all kinds of things.
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Diary of Survival in the City 城市生存日记
[No Golden Finger + A Terrible Start from the Start + Self-Redemption + A Realistic Guide to Urban Homelessness] Watch a little waif scavenge and save money, making life a little better, one step at a time. He Qinghuan barely escaped her home deep in the mountains with her life, and now wanders the city. She must avoid being discovered as homeless and sent back, while making full use of the city's resources to feed herself and survive until she's old enough to work and support herself. Looking u
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A Temporary Romance at the Factory 工厂的临时爱情
Work + Romance + Plot + A Large Supporting Cast Xu Yanhui, a young man from a rural village who has just left the army, comes to the city alone to find work. By chance, he meets his fellow villager Duan Li, who introduces him to a job at a textile factory. There, he witnesses and experiences the joys and sorrows, warmth and cruelty of the lives of working women. Set in the 1990s, this story uses simple prose to tell the stories of ordinary migrant workers. I hope you enjoy it.
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Starting Work at a Factory at 35: They Call Me Uncle Fan 35岁进工厂：他们叫我凡大爷
[Factory Work + No System + Dongguan Factory Girls + Heading South for Work + Everyday Life] Fan Bo spent ten years writing novels full-time back in his hometown, but never made it big. The villagers looked down on him and gossiped about him, and even his girlfriend thought he was useless and wanted to break up. After much soul-searching, Fan Bo decided to head south and earn money. He had assumed that he was too old to get hired at a factory, but the life of a migrant worker turned out to be ev
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Life in Dongguan 东莞人生
The animated adaptation is out. Search for it on Tomato to watch! Let's get straight to the point: Chen Huan is so skilled that Siemens engineers in Germany want to resign en masse! The good news: He can repair anything in the world that runs on electricity. The bad news: He's got only eighty-five yuan in his pocket, and his fiery landlady is chasing him for rent. Everyone: What makes you so amazing?! Chen Huan: Steady hands and a ruthless heart. That's all. (Grumbling: I really just want to qui
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Two Good-for-Nothings Embrace 两个废物抱一抱
#Urban Life #Realistic Romance #Bickering Couple #Startup Story #Working Stiffs #Lighthearted Comedy #Heartwarming Healing A middle-aged unemployed programmer and a fresh graduate who can’t find work team up in an urban village to make short videos, saving each other and turning their lives around against the odds. Chen Yiming is 35 and has worked as a programmer for ten years. Then his company “optimized” him right out of a job. The day he walked out of the building carrying a cardboard box was
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She Works as a Maid for a Shenzhen Tycoon 她在深圳豪门做保姆
After her husband divorces her, a nurse from a small county town heads south to Shenzhen to support her child and put her younger brother through school. After losing her job, she is hired as a nanny by Miss Chen, a wealthy heiress. She goes through being framed, misunderstood, dismissed, earning her first savings, suffering a miscarriage after being beaten, and heartbreak. In the end, she marries a local bachelor and becomes the leading lady of a wealthy family. As Miss Chen’s nanny, she witnes
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- 11 Qiaoli’s Happy Life 巧莉的幸福人生 After the story of Qiao Li working as a housekeeper for a wealthy family came to an end, many readers left comments asking for a side story. One reader said they had seen all of Qiao Li's hardships and hoped to see her find happiness. Yan Zi thought it over and decided to write something sweet. Everyone hopes for a sweet life. This novel tells the story of Qiao Li marrying into a wealthy family and crossing the class divide to begin a different life. Will she remain just as kind and positive tow 1.1kReads8.4Score14514d adds
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The Secret of the Dongguan Sisters 东莞姐姐的秘密
"Roaming the Martial World" "Multiple Heroines" Chen Yang and Wang Tao grew up together. By chance, they became disciples of a great master and headed north to Guancheng to seek out Chen Yang’s older sister, Xu Chunhua. When they arrived, they discovered things were nothing like they had imagined. From then on, they chose different paths, and each of their lives changed beyond recognition…
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- 13 Yizhi Xiaoqi's 17th Book 一纸小旗第17本书 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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After Winning a Hundred Million, I Became My Company's Savior 中奖一个亿后，我成了公司救世主
[The rating just came out, but it'll slowly improve! No risk in getting on board!] Shen Yanshen casually bought two lottery tickets and won a hundred million. His miserable working life was over for good, and from then on he lived in a mansion and drove a Mercedes. His ex-girlfriend, who had once looked down on him for being poor, came back in tears, begging him to take her back. Shen Yanshen kicked her a hundred meters away. “Get as far away as you can. Can't you see I'm washing my wife's feet?
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- 15 After Being Demoted and Quietly Giving Up, My Incompetent Boss Begged Me to Accept a Promotion 降职摆烂后，草包领导跪求我升职 After I Was Demoted and Started Slacking Off, My Incompetent Boss Begged Me on His Knees to Promote Me 2.5kReads—Score—14d adds
- 16 After the Intern Was Thrust into the Role, the Boss Begged Me on His Knees to Take Over 实习生赶鸭子上架后，老板哭着跪求我上位 After the Intern Was Thrown in at the Deep End, the Boss Wept and Begged Me to Take Over 110Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Don't Want to Work Overtime? Then Get Out! I Did, So Why Is My Boss Begging Me to Come Back? 不加班就滚？真滚了，老板又跪下来求我干什么？ “If You Won't Work Overtime, Then Get Lost!” I Really Left, So Why Is the Boss Kneeling and Begging Me to Come Back? 129Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 After My Credit Was Stolen, I Slacked Off, and My Toxic Coworkers All Lost It 功劳被抢后我摆烂了，极品同事集体破防 After My Achievements Were Stolen, I Started Slacking Off and My Toxic Coworkers Totally Lost It 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 My Coworker Spread Rumors That My Side Hustle Was Shady, but He Didn’t Know My Patron Was My Own Uncle 同事造谣我兼职不正经，可他不知道金主是我亲叔叔 A coworker spread rumors that my side job was shady, but he has no idea my sugar daddy is my own uncle. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 You Tore Up My Critical Condition Notice, So I'll Cut Off Your Group's Lifeline 你撕我病危通知，我断你集团命脉 You tore up my critical condition notice. I’ll cut off the lifeline of your entire conglomerate. 207Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 They Tried to Lay Me Off, Then the Entire Industry Blacklisted Me 裁员不成反被全行业封杀 They Failed to Lay Him Off, Then the Entire Industry Blacklisted Him 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 After I Was Pushed Out in All but Name, the Whole Company Begged Me to Step In 被变相裁员后，全公司跪求我出手 After I Was Forced Out in All but Name, the Entire Company Begged Me to Step In 2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 23 After Hearing My Patients’ Thoughts, I Turned My Career Around at the Hospital 听到患者心声后我在医院逆袭了 I Turned My Career Around at the Hospital After Hearing Patients' Thoughts 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 China's Best Boss 中国好老板 China's Best Boss 663Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 You Laid Off Your Top Salesperson? After I Poached the Entire Core Team, My Former Boss Went Mad with Regret 裁员裁销冠？我把整个核心团队挖走后，前老板悔疯了 You Fired Your Top Salesperson? After I Poached the Entire Core Team, My Former Boss Regretted It Like Crazy 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 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 After They Sidelined Me and Laid Me Off, My Former Boss Begged Me to Buy the Company —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 My 1-Million-Year-End Bonus Became a 'Certificate of Encouragement,' So I Made Dozens of Times That Amount Back from the Company 100万年终奖变“鼓励奖状”，我反手从公司赚回几十倍 My 1-Million Year-End Bonus Became a "Certificate of Encouragement," So I Turned Around and Made Dozens of Times That Amount from the Company 199Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Over Five Cents, I Cost the Company Fifty Million 就为5分钱，我让公司损失5000万 Over Five Cents, I Cost the Company 50 Million 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 My Perfect Attendance Bonus Became a Project Bonus, and I Was Slammed on the Headlines 全勤奖改项目奖金，我被骂上头条 They Replaced Perfect Attendance Bonuses with Project Bonuses, and I Got Blasted All Over the Headlines —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 After I Was Made Redundant, My Former Company Begged Me to Return and Put Out the Fire 被优化后，前司跪求我回去救火 After I Was Laid Off, My Former Company Begged Me to Return and Put Out the Fires 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 After the Year-End Bonus Was Canceled, My Boss Knelt Outside My Door 年终奖取消后，老板在我家门口跪下了 After the Year-End Bonus Was Canceled, My Boss Knelt Outside My House 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 I Took Leave and Missed the Team-Building Event, Yet They Want Me to Split the 3,100 Yuan Bill 我请假缺席，却要平摊3100元团建费 I Took Leave and Missed the Team-Building Event, Yet I’m Expected to Split the 3,100 Yuan Bill 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 They Laid Off the Group Chairman's Heir 裁员裁到集团太子爷 They Laid Off the Group's Heir 885Reads—Score—14d adds
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Myriad Races Hunt: I Execute All with the Abyss Ring 万族狩猎：我靠渊戒处刑众生
[Game Invasion] [No Romance] [Lone Wolf] [Leveling]> The Source Realm suddenly invades reality, and trials quietly begin. Only a fraction of humanity is randomly chosen to enter the game. Those who enter can return to the real world with extraordinary powers from the Source Realm. Delivery driver Xie Yungui survives a deadly beast horde during his trial and unexpectedly obtains a mysterious Abyss Ring. The Abyssal Gaze sees through the flaws of all things, while Executioner's Strike cuts off al
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Somebody Somewhere in the Crowd 行走在人海中的某某某
There is only one true heroism in the world: to see life as it is and still love it. Whether it’s the wind blowing through a valley, clouds drifting over the sea, poplar trees by the roadside, foxtail grass on a hillside, or people, Zhao Xiaoqiu thinks they’re all much the same, aren’t they?
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I Want to Marry a Beautiful Wife in Shenzhen 我想在深圳娶个美娇妻
In 2009, Zhou Yuewen took a train south to Guangdong and arrived in Shenzhen. In Shenzhen, a saying has always been popular: Once you're here, you're one of us. Like so many others, Zhou Yuewen arrived in this vibrant, bustling city with dreams in his heart. Through the twists and turns of his working life, he experienced every facet of life, including its strangest and most dazzling sides. There were vows of eternal love between domineering CEOs and gentle, refined women, as well as ordinary pe
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- 37 Back in 1995, Building a Business While My Little One Strikes It Rich Treasure Hunting 重回九五搞事业，崽崽靠寻宝致富 Just got its rating... Cozy everyday life + period setting + reborn + building wealth + raising kids + no romance + a touch of ensemble cast Chen Jiayan woke up one day to find herself back in 1995, when she was five years old, just before a high fever nearly left her stupid. Looking back, her life hadn’t been all that terrible, and there was no one she’d loved but couldn’t have. Looking at her family, decades younger, and their many hardships, she clenched her little fists and gazed out at the 627Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 38 Kidnapped at an Old Age, Reborn in 1999: The Whole Family Is Together Again 被拐老太重回99，一家整整齐齐 Alternate History + Everyday Life + Family Matters + Reborn + No Golden Finger + Adorable Kids As the saying goes, rich old ladies dance in the plaza, while poor old ladies can only sell vegetables and scavenge for trash beside them. In 2029, Yuan Laotai was hit and injured while collecting empty bottles, and ended up in the hospital. Lying in her hospital bed, she looked at the few dutiful children she had left, her heart full of resentment toward heaven, the world, and herself. She thought abo 709Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 39 Reborn in 2008, Saving Myself with 110 from the Start! 重生08年，开局110自救！ Reborn + childbirth + real and fake young masters + sweet romance + cozy life + raising a child Xin Yuan realizes she seems to have died and been reborn. Other people are reborn in the 1960s or 1970s. She wakes up one day and finds herself reborn in early 2008. That year, she and her husband, both orphans, are separated from each other. That year, they are forced to lose their home and family. The first thing she does after waking up reborn is call the police. "Hello, 110? We've run into human t 46Reads—Score—14d adds
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After Three Years Together, We Broke Up Over the Bride Price 拍拖三年，谈彩礼时分手了
Based on a true story, a realistic romance. [A blunt, materialistic migrant worker who marries far from home × a dull, secretly calculating factory owner who looks out for himself] After graduating from high school, You Xing headed south to Guangzhou for work. There, she met He Qi, a small-factory owner who had started a business in the city. A lifelong bachelor, He Qi was drawn to the lively, cheerful You Xing. But once the passion between these two people with utterly different personalities f
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- 41 Survival Journal: Back to the World of Ordinary Life 求生日记：重返烟火人间 Not a wish-fulfillment story, no cheat powers, no rebirth: a realistic struggle to survive against the odds. An innocent only daughter meets the ultimate scumbag. He tricks her into love, saddles her with debt, then runs off, delivering a triple blow. She tries to take her daughter into the lake with her, but survives. Having died once, she finally comes to her senses. There’s no one to catch her when she falls and no one to save her. Every meal and every bit of warmth must be earned with her ow 5.6kReads8.8Score39214d adds
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The Shoe Factory Worker Holds Forth, and She Knows So Much! 鞋厂女工论道，她知道那么多！
[Urban slice of life + romance] The heroine is beautiful and works at a factory. She takes care of looking lovely while the hero works hard to get ahead. He climbs the factory's management ranks and even puts in time on the production line, all so the two of them can tie the knot and enjoy a long, happy life together. But things aren't that simple...
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The Dongguan Years 东莞岁月
Set in the late 1990s and early 2000s, this novel tells the story of migrant workers represented by a group of young men and women from the countryside in southwestern Henan. It paints a sweeping picture of their arduous struggle to make a living in the unfamiliar city of Dongguan, vividly recreating the bitterness and sweetness, hardships and joys, love and heartbreak experienced by young factory workers during that fiery era.
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After Dumping the Boyfriend Who Put Her Through Four Years of College 抛弃供她上四年大学的男朋友之后
After She Dumped the Boyfriend Who Put Her Through Four Years of College
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At 19, I Worked in Haicheng 19岁，我在海城打工
After failing the national college entrance exam at nineteen, Ye Feng follows his second uncle to Haicheng to find work. There, he experiences love, family bonds, friendship, life and death, failure, and success...
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My Years as a Migrant Worker in Shenzhen 我在深圳打工那些年
Two AI comic adaptations of this book are already online, and a third is in production. In 1997, I was 17, carrying 300 yuan as I left my hometown in Hunan and headed south to Shenzhen alone. With no skills and no temporary residence permit, I was chased by security patrols, turned away by factories, left hungry, and forced to spend nights hiding in a cemetery. I went from a penniless kid to a sewing-machine operator at a handbag factory, then seized the opportunities of the times, opened a shop
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No Lamps, No Moon, So What? 无灯无月又何妨
If two hearts understand each other, what need have they for lamps or moonlight? If one day we’re caught in the same snow, then we’ll have shared a lifetime of gray hair. Even if we lived together in perfect harmony, there would still be regrets! May you weather every storm and still keep the light in your eyes, never straying from your original purpose.
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Rust and Blossoms 铁锈与繁花
1990s + inspirational realism + female awakening + a determined comeback + making a life far from home + workplace transformation + family ties + sincere romance + friendly neighbors At seventeen, she never imagined that the peachwood talisman her mother pressed into her palm would accompany her through so many storms: from the crowded sleeper cars of a green train to the fluorescent-lit workshop of an electronics factory; from an old night-school building overgrown with ivy to the desk in her o
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- 49 The Misfortunes of Zhang the Elder 悲催的张老大 The Tragic Tale of Zhang Laoda is a realist period novel that vividly portrays the midlife struggles of the post-1980s generation. The story follows Zhang Laoda, a typical man from the bottom of society: hardworking and kind, but timid and long-winded. He spends his whole life laboring for his family, only to end up abandoned by everyone and consumed by endless sorrow. The novel opens in the autumn of 2018. At a construction-site canteen stinging with the smell of diesel, Zhang Laoda receives a 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Man with Six Marriages 六婚男人 A marriage spanning half a century, full of ups and downs, and one man's six sorrowful, blood-stained journeys into wedlock. In the late 1970s, at a state-owned coal mine in Northeast China, Kim Dazhuang, an ethnic Korean Chinese who had returned from Korea, was tall and burly, with a fiery temper. He sweated through his work amid the roar of steam locomotives. Over the course of his life, he went through six marriages. Each time, he entered with hope, only for almost every one to end in heartbr 22Reads—Score—14d adds
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