In a Reading Slump: Any Similar Stories About an Ordinary Person Growing Step by Step? 书荒，有没有类似的，想看这种小人物一步一步成长

1. 1 官 The Road to Officialdom: From a Township Justice Office to the Provincial Compound 官道：从乡镇司法所到省委大院 The Jing River Household京河人家Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Beginning in the early twenty-first century, this novel chronicles the rise of Wang Xiaofeng, a young man from a poor family. Along the way, he faces petty schemers and receives help from benefactors. His posts and responsibilities change, but his original ideals and aspirations never do. Wang Xiaofeng starts out as a clerk at a township judicial office, then rises steadily through the ranks… 6.6kReads7.8Score602Shelves

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   A collection of novels about officialdom, starting from the bottom.

2. 2 净 Left With Nothing? Sorry, I'm Rising to the Top 净身出户 ？抱歉我青云直上了 An Inch of Ash一寸烟灰Urban4.3M WordsCompleted Zhou Huan is suppressed by his superiors at work and finds his girlfriend cheating on him at home. In his grief, he finally comes to his senses: this life is his to live, and he'll never again be a timid, groveling simp! One act of bravery sets the wheels of fate in motion! Seizing every opportunity and building connections on all sides, Zhou Huan advances step by step, rising rapidly all the way to the pinnacle of power! 8.3kReads8.3Score664Shelves
3. 3 官 The Biggest Hothead in Officialdom 官场第一愣头青 Model Huiyin模特徽因Urban6.9M WordsOngoing In the system, having powerful connections can provide welcome shelter. But sometimes, leaning on a powerful patron means being treated like a puppet, manipulated and controlled by others... Jiang Zhen initially refused to be controlled, but gradually changed his mind. He came to understand that Elder Xu's influence over him wasn't about control, but about guiding him as a person, beyond the rules of institutions and the conventions of the underworld. In the end, he deeply understood the career- 134.3kReads9.3Score9.9kShelves
4. 4 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Urban3.4M 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! 750.2kReads9.2Score60.2kShelves
5. 5 官 Officialdom: What’s Wrong With Becoming a County Magistrate in Six Years? 官场：我六年干到县长怎么了？ Green Little Apple青涩小苹果Urban2.7M WordsCompleted (Traditional political maneuvering + grassroots-level government + one female lead + no System) Standing once again at the crossroads of fate, Li Weibin doesn't go with the flow this time. Instead, he goes against it, taking on the challenges at the forefront of his era. (The first book in the Li Weibin series.) 41.2kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves
6. 6 官 Officialdom: From Town Mayor to a Bright Future 官场：从镇长开始平步青云 Lord Wu'an武安君Urban4.4M WordsCompleted Tang Xiangyu graduated just in time to catch the last wave of job assignments. Unwilling to settle for the status quo, he wants to follow in his father’s footsteps and build a legacy for his own era! But the road through officialdom is hard. Every step forward is another rung on the ladder, and only he knows the hardships and heartache along the way. See how Tang Xiangyu turns the tide and writes a glorious life of his own! 17.2kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves
7. 7 选 Choose Me as Village Chief, and I'll Lead the Villagers to Prosperity 选我当村长，我带着村民致富了 The Taste of Spanish Mackerel Juice秋刀鱼的汁味Urban2.0M WordsCompleted In the early 1980s, construction in the special economic zones was booming. But no one could have imagined that just a few dozen kilometers away, in Shakou District, the villagers of a small place called Chihua Village were still fighting over how to divide up the relief grain... Just reborn, Yang Ming had already been struck on the head. Holding his skull, he looked at the villagers fighting tooth and nail over a few dozen kilos of relief grain, then thought about how the special economic zone’ 869Reads5.6Score101Shelves
8. 8 我 I’ve Made It to Division Chief, So Why Are You Crying? 我成正科级别，你哭什么？ Lord of the Desolate Garden荒苑君Urban2.2M WordsCompleted [Officialdom + Wish Fulfillment + Comeback + Leveling Up + Lots of Beautiful Women + The Protagonist Never Suffers] When you’re at the top, friends and family gather around. When you hit rock bottom, no one gives you the time of day. Qin Li is determined to always have a house full of distinguished guests, and so he must keep climbing to the summit... 2.3kReads8.8Score231Shelves
9. 9 最 The Strongest Official Career 最强官路 Drunk in Jiangnan醉江南Urban1.7M WordsCompleted His career had been smooth sailing, but an unexpected turn landed him in prison. Two years later, the dragon was released, and he returned to the world of officialdom. Watch as he plans every move and climbs ever higher. 2.2kReads9.0Score289Shelves
10. 10 正 The Righteous Road to Officialdom 正义官路 Li Hou李后Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Li Dongming arrives in this unfamiliar place and faces a host of complicated situations. What will become of his future? Can he get a handle on things here and bring change to the area's development? 2.4kReads8.8Score387Shelves
11. 11 五 A Five-Element Spirit Root Good-for-Nothing Cultivates Immortality by Picking Up Trash 五灵根废柴靠捡垃圾修仙 Tangerine-Peel Watermelon陈皮西瓜Fantastical Romance1.9M WordsOngoing Cultivation + transmigration + growth + scavenging + cannon-fodder tool character + NPC + strong female lead + pocket dimension + self-reliance After transmigrating, she is burdened with a blood feud! The cannon-fodder tool character is both useless and weak. The little System says, “If things go on like this, this world’s fortune will decline, and all of you will be reduced to dust.” The original heroine, Li Ling’er, is a child of fortune. She has a favor-raising System: win people over firs 16.6kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves
12. 12 从 The Path to Invincibility Begins at the Source Energy Academy 从源能学院开启无敌之路 Oranges in the Wild山野有橙Urban124k WordsOngoing Lin Xuan is an ordinary high school student, yet he possesses an energy sense far beyond that of normal people. An admission letter from the Source Energy Academy opens the door to a world of the unknown, where he continually pushes past his physical limits and embarks on the path to invincibility. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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13. 13 神 The Divine Abyss Universe 神渊宇宙 Shallow Bamboo, Long Words浅竹久言Modern Romance143k WordsOngoing After a long period of calm, turmoil sweeps across the universe. What fate awaits humanity? Evil conspiracies emerge like a storm from every corner of the cosmos, laying bare the truth before everyone’s eyes. Buried memories wound the devout heart, leaving people lost and terrified as they plunge into the abyss! Can you calmly face the dreadful news coming from every direction, and still hold fast to your original convictions as you press on? Can you still clearly remember a love tested by the p —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A very angsty fantasy novel, worth reading.

14. 14 她 She Saves Down-on-Their-Luck Big Shots by Growing Vegetables 她靠种菜拯救各位气运衰败大佬 Crooked-Counter Crab Arrives歪门蟹到Ancient Romance199k WordsOngoing [Cultivation] [System] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Quest-Based Leveling] [Everyone's Darling] [Multiple Male Leads, All Pure] Her master relied on a sign-in System to slack off his way to ascension, leaving Ah Li a vegetable-growing System. Three one-star vegetables combine into a two-star vegetable, and three two-star vegetables combine into a three-star one. Ah Li diligently grows vegetables to save the cultivation world's leading figures, whose fortunes are on the decline. The genius whose sect ha 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is a popular character who cultivates immortality and undergoes significant growth.

15. 15 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Broke the Scumbag and White Lotus 穿书后我把渣男白莲花玩崩了 A Dream of Green Lotus青荷一梦Ancient Romance261k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Shen Qingci becomes the legitimate daughter of a marquis's household, destined to be killed by a scumbag and a conniving woman in a tragic historical romance. In the original story, she was madly in love with the scumbag Xiao Jingyuan and helped him rise to success, only for her entire family to be wiped out, their bodies left without a trace. Reborn into a new life, Shen Qingci wields a mysterious seal and has a golden finger. She swears to turn the tide and av 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Transmigration into a book! A novel with a unique cheat ability, where the protagonist rises from dire straits to achieve victory. Highly recommended!

16. 16 未 Apocalypse: A Survivor with the System's Support 未世：系统加持的生存者 Silly Le Who Loves Guiyang Snacks爱吃贵阳小吃的傻乐Sci-Fi & Apocalypse264k WordsCompleted A strange radiation sweeps across the globe. Mutants run rampant across the land, while black crystal fragments lie scattered throughout the wasteland, concealing the power to destroy. Human civilization teeters on the brink of collapse, and survivors eke out a wretched existence in despair. Lantian, an ordinary survivor of the apocalypse, is on the verge of death during an attack by mutants when he awakens the [Apocalypse Survival System] and gains ice-based abilities. From that moment on, his —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 御 Beast Taming: My Beasts Come from the Abyss 御兽：我的宠兽来自深渊 Sheep's Entrance咩入口Urban792k WordsOngoing A hundred years ago, the world underwent a cataclysmic transformation. Reality merged with the Wasteland Beast Realm, spiritual qi revived, and all things mutated. Humanity alone was abandoned by the world and reduced to prey. Lu Chen, a young man struggling to survive in the ruins of a fallen zone, awakens the mysterious God-Eater Core in a desperate bid to protect his frail younger sister, and forms a blood pact with a dying Shadow Crow. From then on, he embarks on a wholly different path of b 12Reads6.0Score—Shelves
18. 18 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1.3kReads—Score107Shelves

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    A fantasy novel set in the Republican era, featuring a young ghost-hunting master who opens with an older sister leading her younger siblings to the city for a better life.

19. 19 史 The Poorest County Magistrate's Wife in History Leads the Whole County to Prosperity 史上最穷县令夫人带全县百姓赚钱 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance993k WordsCompleted Hang Ying, head of a reclusive modern-day clan, dies during an expedition and transmigrates into Yingzi, the wife of Xu Mengran, a penniless county magistrate in the Great Chu Empire. Who ever heard of a county magistrate being poor? Well, this one wears a patched robe, and his wife earns money washing and mending clothes to help him pursue a career in the imperial examinations. They have no maids or guards, the yamen runners look down on them, and a rich young lady even comes to their door to b 611Reads7.0Score—Shelves
20. 20 觉 Awakening My Elven Bloodline: I Rise to the Top with Divine Power 觉醒精灵血脉：我靠神力逆袭登顶 Mo Ziwan陌子婉Modern Romance604k WordsOngoing Su Wan ning, a senior at Binhai High School, dreams of getting into the National Defense University more than anything. But her grades are average, her physique is unremarkable, and everyone says she’s dreaming too big. Then the memories of an elven princess awaken inside her. A photographic memory turns her into a top student overnight, while elven blood pushes her physical abilities beyond human limits. The day the college entrance exam results come out, the whole school is in an uproar. After —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Little Guy is Here! A new book follows his journey from an unremarkable student to an outstanding military academy student, and then to the captain of a special organization—a story of growth, hard work, and achieving his dreams.

21. 21 她 Her Path Became the Road to a Myriad Worlds 她的道，成了万界的路 Qu Yun蕖韫Ancient Romance917k WordsCompleted [Top-tier Lightning Spirit Root + Female-Led Story + No Romance + Apocalyptic Heavenly Tribulation = The Ultimate Traditional Cultivation Power Fantasy] Yun Zhao was born with a maxed-out Lightning Spirit Root, an immensely powerful background, and a cool, reserved temperament. A genius from the lower realm? One sword strike is all it takes! A giant of the Immortal Domain? Destroyed by heavenly tribulation! After ascending, she discovers that the Immortal Domain has already been corrupted by the 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's amazing! The plot is intricately woven, the characters are so vivid they seem real, and the writing is both delicate and powerful. Once you start reading, you won't want to put it down. If you're looking for something to read, this is the book for you!

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