A Protagonist Who’s a Civil Servant, Living a Leisurely, Low-Key Life 主角是公务员，很悠闲的平淡生活

1. 1 重 Reborn in Officialdom: I Really Don't Want Another Promotion 重生官场：我真的不想再升职了 Ink as a Blade以墨为锋Urban2.4M WordsCompleted In 2003, Liang Weishi never wanted to enter government service. Yet through a series of fortunate coincidences, from the day he passed the civil service exam, he rose rapidly through the ranks... 127.4kReads9.1Score14.3kShelves

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   A civil servant, working on a secondhand platform, the night breeze is cool, the river water is even colder, but both combined are nothing compared to the chill in Liang Weishi's heart as he jumped into the water to save someone!

2. 2 名 In the Name of the People: A Bloodless Struggle 名义：没有硝烟的斗争 Yu Shengkai余生凯Male-Channel Fanfiction518k WordsCompleted Lin Xiangnan was a low-ranking civil servant with no connections or resources. After nearly twenty years of hard work, he finally became a deputy county magistrate at the age of forty, reaching the ceiling for an ordinary person. He was immensely proud, but just when things seemed to be going his way, he died suddenly of a heart attack at the office. When he woke again, he found himself sitting in a classroom, with Gao Zhiliang, whom he had seen in a TV drama, standing at the front. Only then di 14.2kReads7.5Score446Shelves
3. 3 都 Reborn, and I Still Have to Be a Civil Servant? 都重生了，我还要当公务员 Riding a Donkey骑驴Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Wang Pengyuan, who spent more than twenty years as a deputy town mayor in a township, was reborn in the year he had just graduated and started working. To make up for all the regrets of his previous life, he decides to become an official again in this one... Follow Wang Pengyuan as he climbs the ladder one step at a time and reaches the peak of his life. 902Reads8.5Score231Shelves
4. 4 重 Reboot: Living Life as I Please at Work 重启：混在岗位上的恣意人生 Fu Sannian伏弎念Urban2.2M WordsCompleted A new book in the same vein, Restart: Small, Certain Joys of Office Life, is already 800,000 words long. You’re warmly invited to give it a read! A carefree life doesn’t require tens or hundreds of billions in assets, power that lets you look down on the world, or throwing punches and kicks at people showing off... It’s enough that I feel my life is going well, and that the people around me can see it, imagine having it themselves, and feel inspired! Given another chance, Yang Zhan has a better 52.9kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
5. 5 沉 The Silent Case Files, the Archives That Speak 沉默的卷宗会说话的档案 Please Call Me Maxim请叫我马克西姆Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Zhao Dang’an: Find the files, and you’ll find a batch of great ones. Disclaimer: When false seems true, truth seems false; when truth seems false, false seems true. This story does not refer to any real individual, organization, place, province, or city. Synopsis: After graduating from university, I became a professional technical police officer with gray epaulets. But I’m no crime-solving cop. All I do is organize files. In my eyes, silent files can often make the most deafening statements when 9.9kReads7.7Score739Shelves

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   These two books are truly relaxing, depicting two different families and upbringings, both with a relaxed atmosphere and less of the cutthroat competition of officialdom!

6. 6 我 I Just Want to Be a Minor Official 我只想当个小官 Put Pen to Paper, Claim the Land提笔圈地Urban2.9M WordsOngoing I don't have any grand ambitions. I just want a quiet, stable life. I don't have big goals, either; I just want to look after my own little patch of land. But the times have changed. In this world, truth and lies are mixed together, and black and white have become indistinguishable. They even call working 996 a blessing. That's beyond ridiculous. I really don't want to keep slogging away at 996 anymore. I might as well take a chance and get out of this rat race! 176.3kReads8.3Score13.8kShelves
7. 7 悦 Eager to Leap 悦跃欲试 Ye Shu晔殊Modern Romance297k WordsCompleted [Mutual firsts, one-on-one romance, lighthearted comedy, childhood sweethearts, rekindled love] After five years apart, her ex-boyfriend became her client. Five years ago, she had to watch his every mood just to get by. Five years later, even her boss had to do the same if they wanted to keep their jobs. Life is hard. 15.6kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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   Both of them work within the system, it's funny, but they're both very happy.

8. 8 月 The Crescent Moon Shines Over the Mountain 月儿弯弯映山头 Ye Shu晔殊Modern Romance318k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + second chance love + reunion after years apart] They met again on a rainy day. She pulled out her rock hammer and smashed his rearview mirror. And with it, she broke through the heart he had kept frozen for seven years and five months. Seven years and five months: the time I spent missing you, and the time I gave you to be free. For the rest of our lives, there will be no more freedom. 10.2kReads9.0Score954Shelves
9. 9 名 In the Name of the People: Who Doesn't Know Secretary Qi? One Move to Victory 名义：谁人不识祁书记？胜天一子 A Firefly萤火之虫Male-Channel Fanfiction154k WordsOngoing A small part of the beginning takes place at Handong University. It's not much, mainly to set things up. From the start, he disrupts Liang Lu's romantic date with her former lover. A brilliant essay on the collapse of the Sakura Nation's economic bubble shakes Handong's economics community. Teasing Li Dakang in the Handong cafeteria. Discussing economic development with Zhao Lichun in the Party Secretary's office. A heated debate with Chen Yanshi at the Economic Commission over the flaws in the 32kReads—Score1.6kShelves

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   This is a really good article, full of interesting content and hilarious language. Everyone should check it out! 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😄

10. 10 名 In the Name of the People: I Snatch Liang Lu from a Back-Alley Clinic, and Fate Starts Anew 名义：黑诊所抢梁璐，命运重启 Is the Tangyuan at My House Round?我家汤圆圆不圆Male-Channel Fanfiction850k WordsOngoing The rating has just been posted, so it’ll gradually rise. [Qi Tongwei]+ [Liang Lu]+ [Chen Yang]+ [secret business tycoon]+ [In the Name of the People]+ [Defying Heaven] Qi Tongwei is reborn in his second year of college, three days before Liang Lu goes to that clinic. Looking back on the miserable life he led in his previous life, he realizes it all began three days later. What if Liang Lu hadn’t been disgraced and changed so drastically? What if he were no longer a pawn for someone’s petty abus 6.4kReads6.0Score297Shelves
11. 11 活 My Parents Are a Handful, Can They Let the Counselor Have Some Peace? 活爹活妈，让辅导员安生会吧 Please Call Me Maxim请叫我马克西姆Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [No System, pure urban campus life, the heroine can wait until later, not a power fantasy, not a power fantasy, not a power fantasy] I’ve been working as a graduate student counselor since I was in grad school. I never imagined it would be so hard to pass the counselor exam. After finally getting the job, this bunch of little troublemakers won’t give me a moment’s peace. All I want is to lie flat in peace. Could you please stop giving me so much trouble? 3.4kReads9.2Score238Shelves

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    This author has written some good books. The first one focuses on the path from university to politics, the second on the path from a public institution employee to a state-owned enterprise employee, and the third one on the path from a public institution employee is still in its early stages but worth reading.

12. 12 最 I Eventually Became an HR Person Who Does No HR Work 最终成为一个不干人事的人事 Please Call Me Maxim请叫我马克西姆Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [A grind-at-work story, not a power fantasy! Not a power fantasy! Not a power fantasy! (Whether it turns out to be satisfying depends on what I write later. I don't know either.)] [This story is for venting. If you have something to vent about, leave a comment, send me a private message, or whatever you like. You're also welcome to suggest names for future characters.] The author, who was about to become famous, often says, “The world is one giant amateur operation.” What career should you choos 13.1kReads8.2Score845Shelves
13. 13 回 Rewind: A Different Approach, One More Time 回档：换个姿势再来一次 Coffee with Garlic咖啡就蒜Urban10.6M WordsOngoing Because Bai Ershisan, a senior employee in the Netherworld’s Department of Soul Guidance, made a mistake, Li Le was kicked straight out of the cycle of reincarnation. The great science of quantum mechanics tells Li Le that time’s arrow points only toward the future. As for why he has gone back thirty years, if you can’t figure it out, asking him won’t help either. All Li Le can do is pull himself together and live through the script of his life once again. 84.1kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves

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    Both of these books are very leisurely and written in a cheerful style. However, the main characters are not civil servants. I have read a lot of novels about officialdom, but I have never read any that are leisurely and peaceful. They are all full of scheming and intrigue!

14. 14 1 1972: The Youthful Years of the Red Flag 1972，红旗招展的青春年代 Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Sent-down youth] [Great Northern Wilderness] [Scheming male lead] [One heroine] [Pure romance] [Smart characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Black market] [Political career] [Countryside] [Special historical era] In the spring of 1972, as Chu Miaohong rode a train to the Great Northern Wilderness to join a rural work team, she casually tossed an old envelope into the wind. Meanwhile, in 2024, Zhang Hongcheng happened to come into possession of an old, worn- 74.5kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves
15. 15 年 1979: Meat for My Wife and Kids 年代1979：带着老婆孩子吃肉 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.7M WordsOngoing [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 181.8kReads9.3Score11kShelves

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    Hahaha! I've got it! I've got it! Mindless, wish-fulfillment stories are all illusions; returning to simplicity is the true path!

16. 16 重 Reborn: This Time, the Commoner Will Become an Official 重生，草根这次要当官 Fish Hill Listening to Rain鱼丘听雨Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn] + [Officialdom] + [A hidden identity] He was an ordinary nobody who unexpectedly returned to life eighteen years in the past! His fate took a new turn, and he rose through the ranks of officialdom! When his rivals moved against him, he discovered that his background held a surprising secret. One of the country's top wealthy families came looking for him of their own accord. Both his uncles were powerful figures, and his older brother was a special forces commander. The Zhong family is i 27.1kReads8.4Score2kShelves

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    Definitely worth reading! The author put their heart into the book; even the most common typos are absent. A young prince from the capital, orphaned at a young age, rises through the ranks on his own merit, encountering rivals and facing family ties. This political novel promises to be intellectually stimulating and enjoyable, with a strong emphasis on logic, suspense, and foreshadowing. It gets more exciting as you read on!

17. 17 寒 A Humble Family’s Path to Officialdom, Part One 寒门仕途【一】 Yan Yunfei闫云飞Urban1.4M WordsCompleted New Book: The Humble Official’s Path [Realistic Period Drama] [Rise from Poverty] [Political Intrigue] [Ambitious Struggle] [Rural Cadres] [Urban Life] In the 1970s, in Xiaochenzhuang, southern Henan, a family of three siblings lives in poverty. They are supported by the state, their father died young, and their mute mother is forced to remarry, leaving them to fend for themselves. The sisters choose Chen Shouzheng to continue his studies, and he devotes himself to his books, eventually becoming 6.7kReads8.8Score670Shelves

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    The novel primarily focuses on the officialdom and career path, offering a leisurely yet lengthy and thrilling experience at every turn!

18. 18 望 I Wanted My Son to Be a Success, but Making Him Miserable Made Me Rich! 望子成虫，靠坑儿子我赚麻了！ A Joyful Metaphor一欢之喻Urban668k WordsOngoing [Ratings on the rise], [Plenty of chapters to binge], [System reassigned], [Subverting the usual tropes], [Lighthearted daily life] Middle-aged Wang Ye has spent decades walking on eggshells, earning a little over ten thousand yuan a month. He was almost ready to accept that this was just how life would be. Then, out of nowhere, he gets a System that gives him rebates for losing money. There’s just one problem: the System seems to have a glitch… It’s bound to his son, Wang Duoyu. And so, the 11.9kReads8.1Score1.3kShelves

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    He had planned to coast along in a state-owned enterprise until retirement, but unexpectedly, a sudden change of fortune occurred, and he seized the opportunity, transforming himself in an instant.

19. 19 入 Joining the Discipline Inspection Investigation Team: Why Is the Whole Country Panicking? 入职纪委调查组，咋全国都慌了 I'll Buy a Plane When I Make It Big火了买飞机Urban1.4M WordsCompleted In his previous life, he was framed and wrongfully imprisoned. One mistake led to another. Reborn in 2006 with the memories of his past life, he solved one major case after another, earning accolades such as “Model Investigator,” “Star of Inspection and Investigation,” and “First-Class Merit,” before receiving the highest honor of all: Nationally Acclaimed Civil Servant! When Yang Wen looked back, he realized he had risen to such great heights! 18.4kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves

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    The protagonist is a civil servant who rises through the ranks rapidly.

20. 20 权 Power and Influence: Three Intelligence Reports a Day, and I Speed My Way into the Ministry 权势：每天三条情报，我狂飙进部 Ten Thousand Keys Fired at Once万键齐发Urban702k WordsOngoing The first thing you do after landing a government job is dump your sweetheart. After his girlfriend passed the exam for a municipal agency, she looked down on Li Haoran, a civil servant in a township. In his previous life, Li Haoran kept pestering her, unable to let go. But after being reborn, he immediately agreed to break up, and unexpectedly wound up with the Daily Intelligence System. It gave him three random pieces of information each day, and from then on, his fortunes soared! [Today's int 484Reads7.6Score—Shelves
21. 21 权 At the Pinnacle of Power: I Can't Believe I'm a Scion of a Great Clan 权贵巅峰：我居然是世家子弟 Examiner of Merits司勋考功Urban4.3M WordsOngoing In 2001, Su Xi had just been assigned to a local police station. He was nothing more than an inconspicuous beat cop. During a dangerous arrest, he captured a vicious murderer alive and saved the life of a veteran police leader. Without meaning to, he also protected the career of a senior provincial department official! A stroke of luck drew him into the game, and the door to a political career opened before him. As he cracked down on organized crime and corruption, put down roots in the region, 157.3kReads9.3Score15.2kShelves
22. 22 弹 The Second Book by Tan Jian Ting Chao 弹剑听潮的第2本书 Strumming a Sword and Listening to the Tide弹剑听潮Urban5.8M WordsCompleted In the world of fame and fortune, he keeps his resolve hidden beneath a steely exterior. He never compromises his principles, and every move reveals his true mettle... He plans before he acts, breaks deadlocks through hard work, and builds his reputation with foresight. Through the ups and downs of officialdom, he never forgets his original purpose. 125.4kReads9.4Score13.6kShelves
23. 23 重 Reborn and Taking It Easy at School, I Really Don't Want to Compete Anymore! 重生留校躺平，我真不想再卷啊！ This Meat Is Poisonous这肉有毒Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Slice of life + entrepreneurship + university] Reborn at the moment of his university graduation in 2011, Jiang Hao faces another chance to stay on at the university. He gives up the grueling 996 work schedule he endured in his previous life and chooses to stay on as a librarian. Drawing on the memories from before he was reborn, he originally only wants financial freedom. But as his fortune grows, he ultimately becomes someone others admire as a success! 55.7kReads8.9Score12.3kShelves

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    First book: Reborn, Jiang Hao refuses the 996 work schedule and chooses to stay at the university as a librarian. With his precognitive abilities, he steadily rises to success, gaining both wealth and fame. On campus, he is the erudite Professor Jiang; off campus, he is an enviable success story. Embark on a campus entrepreneurial journey of rebirth and triumph!

24. 24 股 Stock Market God: Turning 50,000 into Enlightenment 股神：5万本金悟道 Little Ma the Stock Trader股民小马Urban2.0M WordsCompleted At thirty, Li Chenggang should have been settling down. But after a divorce crisis, he was also fired from his company for trading stocks during work hours. After taking a double blow to his love life and his livelihood, Li Chenggang decided to go all in. He made a decision that looked crazy to everyone else: he would trade stocks full-time! With his entire life savings of 50,000 yuan, he plunged into the stock market and began a legendary career. 61.8kReads9.2Score6kShelves
25. 25 官 Aspirations in the Political Arena 官场之青云志 Rivers and Mountains of Cosmic Light宙光山河Urban3.7M WordsCompleted Reborn in 2002, he was hit by a car while saving a little girl and regrettably missed his civil service interview. His materialistic girlfriend wanted to break up with him, but Liang Jiangtao unexpectedly discovered that the girl’s grandfather seemed to be no ordinary man... Watch how he uses a perspective and experience twenty years ahead of his time, along with a heart devoted to serving the people, to build a remarkable career! Look forward to more in Officialdom: Ambition for the Clouds. 63.2kReads9.2Score6.9kShelves
26. 26 四 Siheyuan: I, Liu Guangtian, Will No Longer Be a Pushover 四合院：我刘光天不再唯唯诺诺 Nanren Nan楠人楠Male-Channel Fanfiction996k WordsCompleted This is a different kind of Siheyuan fanfic. No bullying the obnoxious neighbors! A 21st-century wage slave transmigrates to a Siheyuan in 1962 and becomes Liu Guangtian? Every day, he gets beaten with a belt or yelled at, and he doesn’t dare take extra food at mealtimes. Where can he find a way out? Join the army! With his golden finger, the protagonist steadily rises to become one of the world’s top power players. 10.4kReads8.0Score493Shelves

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    The first book, set in a courtyard house, begins with the protagonist serving as the head of the security department at a steel rolling mill, and later moves to Hong Kong to become the richest man (and the mastermind behind the Golden Triangle). The second book begins with him opening a shop to make money, and then becomes the director of a public-private partnership.

27. 27 四 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1949, Starting with a Street Stall 四合院：重生1949从摆摊开始 Hehe, God of the Wind风之神呵呵Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted An exceptionally lighthearted, harmonious courtyard story focused entirely on everyday family life. The plot has been extensively rewritten, with none of the original series’ storyline. Jia Dongxu is a major supporting character. Wu Ergou is reborn in 1949 in Wujia Village, near the city of Sijiu. The peaceful liberation of Sijiu has only just taken place. Wu Ergou seizes the opportunity and heads into the city. To his surprise, he ends up right at Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. Business is 17.9kReads6.5Score675Shelves
28. 28 名 In the Name of My Father, He’s So Rich 名义，我爸实在太有钱了 Barbecue Sauce烧烤酱Male-Channel Fanfiction261k WordsOngoing A soul from Blue Star took over Zhao Ruimeng's body the day after Zhao Ruilong's celebration banquet for securing the Yueya Lake development project. This was where the Zhao family began its rise, and where the seeds of its downfall were sown. Looking at Luzhou in 2001, Zhao Ruilong slapped his forehead. You could make a fortune by tossing a stone in those days. Why waste time on shady businesses? Games, internet cafes, mobile phones, cars, new energy, semiconductors: I want a piece of all of th 221.1kReads6.9Score20.6kShelves

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    This is a very good book, I recommend it to everyone.

29. 29 穿 I Transmigrated as Qi Tongwei: From the Start, I Arrested Ding Yizhen! 穿越祁同伟，开局逮捕丁义珍！ Desert Eagle沙漠之鹰Male-Channel Fanfiction538k WordsCompleted He transmigrates into In the Name of the People as Qi Tongwei. From the start, Ding Yizhen is about to flee, the Dafeng Factory is about to blow up, Chen Hai is investigating the Shanshui Manor, Hou Liangping is trying to overturn the case, and even Zhao Ruilong has come to stab him in the back. Qi Tongwei is furious. If they won’t let him live, then nobody gets to live! He’ll start with Chen Hai and the Zhao siblings! 3.2kReads7.2Score156Shelves

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    All good books

30. 30 重 Reborn in 1997: Dumped in the Archives from the Start, This Feels Familiar 重生97开局被扔档案室，很熟悉 Zhu Gaochi朱高赤Urban2.1M WordsOngoing Reborn + one female lead + play the pig to eat the tiger + face-slapping... Wang Zhijiang endured countless hardships in his previous life, dying bitter and regretful in his fifties... Now, let’s see how he makes a fresh start in this life. He works his way up from the grassroots, step by step reaching the pinnacle of power. He befriends powerful figures, business magnates, and elites from every walk of life, helps save Daxia from collapse, and remains committed to local development and the well 12.1kReads8.1Score712Shelves
31. 31 名 In the Name of the People: Back in Handong! Monkey, Prepare to Die! 名义：重回汉东！请猴子赴死！ What Does It Mean to Be Dominating何为霸道Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsOngoing With a single gunshot, Qi Tongwei is reborn with the ability to hear people's inner thoughts! In this life, he knows the plot inside out and can see what's coming! Determined not to repeat his past mistakes and take his own life at Lone Eagle Ridge, he resolutely leaves Handong to seek his fortune in a vast new world! Ten years pass in the blink of an eye, and he now stands proudly at the top. When a mission brings him back to Handong under the radar, the three special operations brigades under 5.2kReads6.5Score177Shelves
32. 32 我 I Have Clones to Help Me: What's Wrong with Wanting to Join the Department? 我有分身助力，想进部咋地了？ Xiao Ziyue萧子曰Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Doppelgangers] [Not brainless] [Officialdom] [From village official to the pinnacle of power] Lin Hao returns to the day he became a village official and discovers that he gains a doppelganger every time he levels up. The only novel on Tomato Novel about someone rising from village official to the very top! [Backed by two completed novels, each over a million words] 5.7kReads7.1Score365Shelves
33. 33 跨 Crossing the Class Divide: My Position Packs a Lot of Clout 跨越阶层，我的职务含权量有点高 Jin Tang金唐Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Starting out as a civil servant in a small town, Xu Zhen defied the odds, rose rapidly, and climbed steadily up the ranks. There are political struggles, the freedom that comes with personal wealth, and a beautiful, capable wife with powerful connections backing him. 20.5kReads8.4Score1.6kShelves
34. 34 名 In the Name of the People: Gao Yuliang's Son-in-Law Saves the Day and Turns the Tide 名义：高玉良女婿救场，逆风翻盘 I Love Tomatoes爱吃西红柿啊Male-Channel Fanfiction777k WordsCompleted The situation in Handong was changing by the minute, and the Handong faction was on the brink of collapse. Gao Yuliang smoked all night without coming up with a solution. Qi Tongwei was helpless, and it seemed there was no way to turn things around. Before long, Hou Liangping appeared in the office. He sat down, crossed his legs, and said contemptuously, “Teacher Gao, old schoolmate, you still have the right to speak, but that’s all you have left!” At the crucial moment, Gao Yuliang’s son-in-law 66.6kReads8.3Score4kShelves
35. 35 祁 Qi Tongwei Is My Uncle, and Gao Yuliang Is My Adoptive Father 祁同伟是我叔，养父高育良 Tiny Flying Tank小小会飞的坦克Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing A forty-year-old man transmigrates in person into the world of In the Name of the People, only to become a twelve-year-old boy. To top it off, he is Qi Tongwei's nephew and Gao Yuliang's adopted son. Thinking of how, twenty years later, Qi Tongwei will kill himself and Gao Yuliang will go to prison, Gao Xiaodong, branded by his ties to the two men, can only find a way to save himself. Qi Tongwei: Xiaodong, what happens to you is my business too. Your uncle will handle it. Gao Yuliang: Xiaodong 4kReads6.2Score132Shelves
36. 36 祁 Qi Tongwei: The Top Man in the Police Force 祁同伟之警界第一人 sf Garfieldsf加菲猫Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted Qi Tongwei’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and his eyes reddened. Goodbyes like this were always the most painful. He took a deep breath, walked forward a few steps, and stood before the crowd. “Thank you, everyone!” He paused, his gaze sweeping over every face once more, then said slowly and clearly: “Having served alongside you has been an honor I’ll treasure for three lifetimes. I have a few words to share with you all.” “Nothing you do is wasted; hardship forges success. Keep moving forward, and the 24kReads7.6Score1.3kShelves
37. 37 你 You're Just a Secretary, So How Are You Advancing Faster Than Your Boss? 你一个秘书，比领导进步还快？ Win Against Heaven胜天一局Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [A power-packed political drama, featured on the bookstore’s overall reading rankings three times] Lin Yi, a senior aide to a powerful leader, is targeted by his enemies and betrayed by his girlfriend. He strikes back hard, exposes a shocking conspiracy, and uses his foresight to make a spectacular comeback! 36.9kReads9.0Score3.9kShelves
38. 38 公 Turning the Tables in the Civil Service Exam: Climbing the Ladder from the Interview Onward 公考逆袭：从面试开始一路攀登 Yuanming Xiaoyang元明小阳Urban3.3M WordsOngoing People's affections are as thin as paper, and the world changes like a new chess game with every turn. Li Xiuyuan starts at the grassroots level, driven by a desire to get ahead. He takes one steady step after another, climbing higher with every move! 746.8kReads9.2Score60.3kShelves

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    So what if he ranked fifth in the written exam? He managed to get in through a lucky break, rising from a clerk in the government office to the top secretary to a leader. The day his ex-girlfriend begged him to get back together, he was accompanying his boss, investigating her divorce mediation case—isn't that a dramatic twist? His girlfriend "retired and cut ties," and he stepped in to face the realities of life. The trivialities of township petitions, the undercurrents of power struggles among bigwigs, the reefs of the system's underworld… In this survival battle a hundred times more brutal than the civil service exam, how many adults' struggles and dignity are hidden? Every stroke of the pen reveals reality, making readers sweat and unable to put the book down!

39. 39 大 Fresh Out of College, I Married My Teacher and Started a Family 大学刚毕业，我把老师娶回家生娃 Wen Daoliu文刀流Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [One heroine] [Super sweet] Just after graduating from university, Li Dong had a chance encounter that left his teacher pregnant. As it happened, she was the goddess unanimously admired by the entire school. And so Li Dong and his goddess teacher began a happy life raising their child together. 31.2kReads8.8Score2.5kShelves

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    It's a slice-of-life story, the main character is great at creating atmosphere, and it depicts sweet romance and family life. Highly recommended!!!

40. 40 红 Within and Beyond the Red Walls, Spring Breeze Enters the Game 红墙内外，春风入局 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Older, Powerful Man] [Age Gap] [Junior Clerk] [Career Growth] [Guiding Lover] [Sweet Romance] One chance encounter, one moment of curiosity, and one... At some point, everything began to change. 56.2kReads8.5Score4.1kShelves

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    🌧️Don't let the ratings hold you back!! High-ranking official + older man + intellectual romance + both are virgins + calculating + political bigwig within the system + junior staff member!! First book: The day she woke up in the ICU, auditing elite Lin Yao decided to abandon KPIs, take the civil service exam, and work regular hours. She printed documents, organized files, and observed the rules within the system, discovering that life inside and outside the red walls was like a walled city. Until the new secretary, Zhou Yanshen, overheard her professional phone call in the corridor. From then on, job transfers, overtime, and work guidance took turns unfolding. She thought she was doomed, but discovered that the calculating man had already laid a trap for her—"You can refuse, but I won't accept rejection." When the aloof secretary sheds his disguise, when the young woman is forced into a fierce struggle, in this game that begins with curiosity, is captivated by talent, and ultimately won by attraction, who will fall first? [Thinking][Thinking]

41. 41 腹 The Cunning Tycoon: My Aloof Boss's Tender Trap 腹黑大佬：高冷领导的温柔陷阱 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted [Workplace drama in the public sector + age gap + forceful love that later becomes passionate devotion + secret crush turned real + romantic tension + career growth.] After graduating, Shiqing takes the civil service exam, never imagining she would end up working under Lu Tingyuan, her best friend's older brother. Even more surprisingly, the icy, imposing man who had intimidated her ever since their school days has apparently been watching her all along! After an accidental drunken encounter, he 14.2kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
42. 42 误 Falling Into My Boss’s Favor: Qingzi’s Heartfelt Story 误入领导心尖：清姿叙心 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted 19.2kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
43. 43 清 Tales of the Qingshui River 清水河往事 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance133k WordsCompleted Zhao Xinran was once a young high school teacher. He left the classroom to take the civil service exam and became the mayor of a town. Thanks to his dedication and strong results, he was promoted to director of a county bureau, and eventually became the director of a municipal department. Two female students worked under him, one specializing in the humanities and the other in the sciences. Both made significant contributions to their hometowns, earning Zhao Xinran political achievements while d 696Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book features a young male protagonist who leaves the classroom and rises through the ranks to become town mayor, county bureau chief, county magistrate, and city bureau chief. Two female students, one a humanities student and the other a science student, each bring him political achievements but also entangle him in romantic relationships.

44. 44 桃 A Garden of Students, Growing Old Together in Love 桃李满天下恩爱共白头 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance42k WordsCompleted Wu Xiaomin was a country girl, born and raised in the countryside, but she had always been a good student and was naturally beautiful. Unfortunately, after she started high school, her surroundings changed dramatically, leaving her confused and lost. In her sophomore year, she met a new homeroom teacher who helped her find her way again. After graduating from college, Wu Xiaomin gave up a job placement back in her hometown and introduced a female college classmate to her former high school teach 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 中 Lu Xueqi, Vocational School Student 中专生陆雪琪 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Marriage & Romance81k WordsCompleted Lu Xueqi, the Vocational School Student 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 官 The Official Road, Starting at Level Three 官道，从三段开始 Mr. Fishjoy鱼乐先生Urban512k WordsOngoing My name is Bu Qingyun. (I hold a senior government post and have a fortune worth over a hundred million.) Let me tell you a secret. Ever since I was in elementary school, entering politics has been the light of my ideals and the flame of my ambition. It was buried in my heart like a seed, ready to take root and sprout as soon as the soil was right... 18.6kReads7.6Score2.9kShelves

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    A novel that's so captivating it's hard to put down is definitely worth reading.

47. 47 过 Adoption into the Family 过继 Dreams of Spring and Autumn梦话春秋Urban1.9M WordsCompleted This is a novel about a man growing up through blood and tears. Along with the cruelty of reality comes the trickery of fate. But if you’re a man, wipe away your tears and face every hardship. Make yourself tough as steel, unbreakable... 29.9kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
48. 48 开 I Cursed Out My Boss from the Start, and the System Rewarded Me with a Million 开局怒骂老板，系统奖励一百万 Don't Eat Applesu不吃苹果uUrban94k WordsOngoing (Everyone who comes in must make a fortune every day) [Lighthearted, slice of life, System, everyday life, no showing off and face-slapping] When Xia Yang's idiotic boss forced him to work overtime yet again, he quit without hesitation, then immediately started berating his boss. He thought he'd have to slowly look for another job, but then he awakened the Life Enjoyment System. What? Insulting his boss from the start earned him a million yuan? What? He could also get a hundred thousand yuan —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not a civil servant, but very relaxed, mostly daily life, no showing off or embarrassing moments.

49. 49 中 I Won 90 Million, I Really Just Want to Lie Flat! 中奖九千万，我真的只想躺平啊！ Warmhearted Cool Boiled Water有温度的凉白开Urban802k WordsOngoing [Satisfying Knowledge Gaps + Taking It Easy in a County Town + Everyday Warmth + Getting Rich Without Trying + No Showing Off or Face-Slapping] Lu Zhaoyang won 95 million, quit his job, and returned to his county town, where he bought a little house with a yard. He grew flowers and vegetables, went fishing, and stared into space, starting his retirement early. Who could have known that all the good things that had once eluded him, no matter how hard he chased them, would start coming one after a 160.2kReads8.1Score10.7kShelves
50. 50 每 888 a Day: Plenty to Retire on in a County Town 每日888，县城养老很够花 I Eat Fruit Salad我吃水果沙拉Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Financial Freedom] [Everyday Life] [Multiple Heroines] [Lighthearted, No Angst] At thirty, life treats you worse than a dog. Laid off and utterly disheartened, Bai Ye finally gave in and decided to return to the small county town where he was born and raised. But on the train home, he discovered that he had bound himself to a System called Life Assistant. [With the System at your side, unemployment is nothing to fear! Receive an 888-yuan daily unemployment benefit!] [Worried about your health? 27.5kReads7.8Score1.3kShelves

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