Classic Political Fiction, Excellent Urban Slice of Life, Realistic and Philosophical 官场小说经典，都市日常精品。写实风格，富有哲理

1. 51 官 Rising Through the Official Ranks 官路扶摇 Listening to Flowers Along the Snowy Road雪路听花Urban8.6M WordsOngoing In his previous life, after his wife, the deputy town head, divorced him, Cui Xiangdong flew into a rage and made a terrible mistake that haunted him for the rest of his life! Decades later, he inexplicably returns to this crucial moment! Now he must face his wife, the deputy town head, as she asks for a divorce once more. What will he do this time? 75.4kReads9.1Score4.1kShelves
2. 52 官 The Road to Power: Starting as a Seconded Inspector in the Police Department 官道：从借调警厅督查组开始 Jiang He将河Urban7.1M WordsOngoing Li Dong was hospitalized after being injured on duty, and his status-conscious girlfriend cruelly betrayed him. Misfortune may prove to be a blessing in disguise. Starting out at a township police station, he faced criminals without fear and skillfully navigated the infighting within the police force, overcoming every obstacle on his way to the top! 95kReads8.9Score4.6kShelves
3. 53 手 With AI in Hand, I Take the Imperial Exams. Who Can Outdo Me? 手握AI考科举，谁润得过我？ Clear Breeze Fish Balls清风鱼丸Historical1.2M WordsCompleted [Imperial examinations + court politics + farming + alternate history + daily life...] Wu Di, courtesy name Yanzu, was a transmigrator and the top scholar of the literary path in the second year of Jinghe, the best in the land! At sixteen, he became the top scholar, achieving the highest honors in all six examinations. Riding high on his success, he galloped through Chang'an, taking in all its flowers in a single day. His brilliant essays seemed heaven-sent, his deft brushwork blossomed across t 10.6kReads8.1Score834Shelves
4. 54 汉 Handong: After Reporting Myself, My Body Full of Bullet Scars Is Exposed 汉东：举报自己后，一身弹痕曝光 Struck by Thunder天打雷劈Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing Chen Jinchao transmigrates to a parallel world of political intrigue and starts reforming Handong from The Name of the People onward! He cracks down on drug trafficking and corruption, builds roads and housing, and supports scientific and technological development until the GDP ranks first in all of Longdu! The moment Hou Liangping appears, Chen Jinchao knows the main story is about to begin. Before Sha Ruijin can arrive and Hou Liangping can land, Chen Jinchao spreads his hands and sends a lett 28.6kReads6.5Score1.3kShelves
5. 55 文 The Child Prodigy Takes the Entertainment World by Storm 文娱魔童降世 Heart-Hunting Scoundrel猎心贼肝Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Transmigration] [Reborn] [Child Star from the Start] [Ensemble Cast] [Hilarious] [Showbiz] [No Angst] Qin Yang transmigrates to a parallel world and finds himself back in elementary school. Not only has he returned to his school days, but the world itself has changed, too. By a stroke of luck, he enters showbiz as a child prodigy and is adopted as a godson by two superstar singers, setting him on the road to domination. 11.5kReads7.4Score719Shelves
6. 56 6 648 to Become the Creator God! The Technology Is All Real! 648当创世神！技术全是真的！ Twelve Earth Shen十二土申Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [Theistic civilization + ensemble cast + uplifting the real world + global hegemony + fiercely protective + behind-the-scenes mastermind + development and growth + interstellar conquest in the later stages] (An unserious introduction: Oil? Food? Population? Territory? Continents? Planets? What's yours or theirs? It's all bestowed on me by the Father God.) A serious introduction: Give time to civilization, and civilization to technology. Above the river of time, I chart the ultimate destiny of ci 124kReads8.8Score12.8kShelves
7. 57 一 The Outcast: Nineteen Years of Sign-Ins, Simulating the Jia Shen Era from the Start 一人：签到十九年，甲申开局模拟 Heart of Nine九之心Male-Channel Fanfiction569k WordsOngoing [Rating just released] [Simulation + turning outcasts red + comedy + slaying Sakura] After transmigrating into the world of The Outcast, Su Mo spent nineteen years sweeping the kitchen at Mount Longhu. His useless System gave him nothing but plain steamed buns, making him a good-for-nothing known throughout the outcast world as an “insulator.” Then, in 1944, he accidentally stumbled into the Twenty-Four Heaven-Reaching Valleys of the Qinling Mountains and witnessed Wu Gensheng and the Thirty-Six 144Reads6.3Score—Shelves
8. 58 重 Reborn in the Official World: My Father-in-Law Is a Big Shot 重生之官道，我的岳父是大佬 An Unremarkable Little Turtle一只陌陌无闻龟Urban414k WordsOngoing Xu Cheng returns reborn and, after graduating from police academy, works at a local police station, then the criminal investigation detachment and the criminal investigation corps. Eventually, he discovers that his girlfriend is the daughter of a powerful figure. Her family then arranges for him to go back to school and gain more experience. In 2010, at the age of twenty-eight, Xu Cheng graduates from the Marxism College of Jingbei University. See how Xu Cheng stirs up the political landscape! 51Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 59 开 Suspended from the Start? I Join the Discipline Inspection Team Instead 开局停职？我转投纪委调查组 Second Master Jiangmen江门二爷Urban7.5M WordsOngoing His superior was under investigation, his girlfriend was cheating on him, and after being targeted by office rivals, he was forced onto leave. Yang Dong hit rock bottom from the start, never imagining that a phone call would change the course of his life. He was seconded to the Discipline Inspection Commission's investigation team to save his superior, only to inadvertently trigger a massive storm. Yang Dong had this to say: "No need to panic. I'll have a cigarette and calm down first!" (No hare 533.5kReads9.3Score28.8kShelves
10. 60 重 Reborn in 2003: Wielding Capital, Rising Step by Step 重生03：手握资本，步步高升 Young Master Yi Chen逸辰公子Urban3.9M WordsOngoing Being reborn is never smooth sailing. It means facing thorns at every turn. The business world is full of hidden profits, and everything is a game of chess. In his past life, Zhang Mingyuan didn’t learn until the late stages of his lung cancer that his wife had betrayed him long ago. His bitterness went with him to the grave. There are no shortcuts from heaven and no one to shield him. If he wants a fresh start, he’ll have to plan everything himself! There’s still a chance to make up for past re 36.4kReads8.0Score2.9kShelves

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    I personally think this book is alright.

11. 61 权 At the Pinnacle of Power: Super Civil Servant 权力巅峰：超级公务员 Tangtang Sixth Young Master糖糖六公子Urban1.2M WordsCompleted There are ten ranks in an official career, and every step takes you to a higher level! In my previous life, I spent forty years as a low-ranking civil servant, made a scapegoat and a sacrificial pawn, and only reached the rank of senior staff officer by the time I retired. Now that I’ve been given another life, I must soar straight to the highest heights! Now that I’ve been given another life, I must keep pace with the economic tide! Now that I’ve been given another life, I must do something tan 47.5kReads9.2Score4kShelves

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    These are the three books I've finished reading so far.

12. 62 官 Officialdom: Soaring Ninety Thousand Miles 官场：扶摇直上九万里 I'll Buy a Plane When I Make It Big火了买飞机Urban1.5M WordsCompleted People say you can’t become an official without connections at court, but Qin Yi, reborn into a new life, doesn’t agree. Opportunity comes from careful planning. Only by paving the way at court every step of the way can you rise to the highest ranks! In his previous life, he was wrongfully imprisoned, his prospects ruined, and he died alone. This time, starting by saving a female official from the provincial capital, he seizes every opportunity to climb the ranks, make up for his regrets, and so 26.5kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
13. 63 静 Silent Hunt 静默围猎 MXDTK Dream1MXDTK梦1Urban449k WordsCompleted The genius scientist Lin Wenyuan dies in a mysterious fall. Shen Jian, founder of the Junyao Group, spends ten years plotting to steal his research and treats human lives as worthless. Ten years later, Lin’s son Lu Shen returns as a top lawyer, taking a high-paying position inside the company under the title of chief legal counsel. He walks a razor’s edge and goes undercover, all to bring his enemy crashing down from his pedestal. When the truth tears away the mask of hypocrisy, a silent hunt be —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 64 九 The 1990s Alleyway: Lock and I Raise Nansun 九零弄堂：我和锁锁养南孙 Guanqiao, Who Loves Mosquitoes喜欢飞蚊的关窍Male-Channel Fanfiction508k WordsOngoing When he opens his eyes, he's eight years old again, lying on a bamboo bed in a narrow alley. In his previous life, he couldn't protect Nansun. Her family was ruined, and she was left deep in debt. This time, he won't let her suffer the same fate. So he starts cooking congee before dawn, setting up a stall at the alley entrance, and earning money pedaling a tricycle. Unexpectedly, he even brings home Zhu Suosuo. From then on, the alley's young uncle has two little tagalongs. See how these t 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [The Golden Years Prequel] Reborn in a 1990s alleyway, Sun Yan raises two girls by driving a tricycle. Suo Suo goes from living as an orphan to having a home, while Nan Sun goes from being bound to being free. From selling porridge and setting up a stall, to opening a clothing store, then a national chain, and finally becoming a top fashion influencer. [Childhood Sweethearts, Dual Female Leads, Sweet Romance, Campus Life]

15. 65 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... 128.7kReads9.1Score14.5kShelves

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    A classic novel about officialdom, depicting daily life in bureaucracy, intrigue, and the rise of a powerful figure from humble beginnings. Overall, the author must be a graduate student; otherwise, the writing flows seamlessly, with rhyming phrases appearing one after another, yet without feeling jarring.

16. 66 因 One Glance at Karma: I Expose Injustice in This World 因果一眼：我专破人间不公 Da Chen Xiaoshi大陈晓事Urban302k WordsCompleted A thoroughly realistic urban novel with tightly constructed plot logic, combining romance, the underworld, politics, and business warfare. It begins when a 24-year-old food delivery rider accidentally gets embroiled in a ledger case involving a crime boss. With extraordinary courage and intelligence, he brings down the boss and exposes a sweeping case of corruption in government... 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    As you wish, this book is a classic, satisfying urban fantasy novel set in the political, business, and urban worlds. The writing style is realistic, without exaggeration, face-slapping moments, or simplistic plot points. It features a single female lead. There's no clinging or overly chauvinistic male chauvinism. The plot is well-structured and full of exciting climaxes.

17. 67 婚 You Cyberbullied Me Over My Wedding Dress and Idol? The Great Families of the Capital Strike Back 婚纱追星网暴我？京城世家齐出手 Flicking Ice with a Finger指上弹冰Urban3.5M WordsCompleted [Official-family heir + tycoon + face-slapping + campus beauty + villain + satisfying read + more...] Jiang Lin transmigrates to a parallel world and, from the start, lands himself a rabid celebrity-fan girlfriend. Before he can marvel at his good fortune, she puts on the wedding dress he spent a fortune buying and runs off to attend a concert by some popular young star??! “I finally married my youth! Wang Yifan, I love you!!!” “Quick, take my picture! Let’s commemorate my love story with Fanfan 46kReads8.9Score3kShelves
18. 68 我 My Extraordinary Everyday Youth 我的青春超凡日常 Master Motong墨瞳真人Urban150k WordsCompleted The old gods are dead, and the new gods have yet to be born. In the narrow gap between the Apocalypse and the old era, humanity humbly begs the stars for mercy. But they don't know that these so-called "gifts" are merely candy, carefully wrapped by the mastermind behind the scenes. I need neither the scepter that symbolizes power nor the sword that represents dignity. Because I am the rules themselves. While the world trembles for its survival, I've already arranged the music for my entrance: t 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Unlimited potential, a blockbuster product is on the way!

19. 69 旧 Old Summer Sinks into an Era of Female Rule 旧夏沉没于女尊纪元 Master Motong墨瞳真人28k WordsCompleted Old Summer Sinks Beneath the Matriarchal Era 25Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 70 守 Guarding the Kunlun Ruins 守墟昆仑 A Strong Post-90s Generation一个坚强的90后Sci-Fi & Apocalypse225k WordsCompleted She was restoring an artifact when she awakened a god-tier civilization that had been dormant for ten thousand years? On a stormy night, an old comrade points a gun at Lin Xia’s brow, and only then does she realize she has touched a secret she should have left alone. As she lies at death’s door, her ancestral jade cong shatters. It isn’t a hallucination: she “sees” ancient people sealing the earth’s ley lines with their own blood and flesh, and seven shining coordinates her father gave his life 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Amidst the clichéd fantasy tropes, this book stands out with its unique "guarding the ruins" setting and desolate epic feel, making it a perfect choice for readers seeking something fresh.

21. 71 天 A Divine Phoenix Descends, and the Adorable Baby Tames the Nine-Tailed Fox 天降神凰，萌宝驭九尾 A Cozy Little Tavern浅酌小酒馆Ancient Romance527k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Su Jinse became an orphan in the Su residence of Jiangnan, where anyone could bully her. Her shabby courtyard leaked when it rained, cruel servants lorded it over her, and her stepmother and half-sister even wanted her dead! Just as she hit rock bottom, a strange light descended from the sky. She unexpectedly found an adorable little boy, Xiaobao, as well as a scruffy “little mutt” named Xiaobai. From then on, her lonely courtyard had a little warmth, but she was also drawn 42Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    No matter what type it is, as long as it looks good, go for it! 🤦

22. 72 全 Global Ghostmasters: There Are Hundreds of Millions of Ghosts Inside Me 全球御鬼：我的体内有亿只鬼 Tianzhuo Huazi天卓华子Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted [Looting bamboo shoots + ghostly resurgence + ghost taming + one female lead + comedy = 100,000 new words every week?] The comic of the same name, Global Ghost Tamer: I Have Hundreds of Millions of Ghosts Inside Me, is now available on Fanqie. Lin Mo was playing games in class when he transmigrated to a parallel world overrun by ghosts. With the worst talent of all, he unexpectedly gained the Defense-Breaking System. As long as he could make a ghost lose its composure, he could force it into a c 70.6kReads9.4Score9.6kShelves
23. 73 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score183.1kShelves
24. 74 醉 After Getting Drunk, the Cool and Aloof Senior Won’t Stop Clinging to Me 醉酒后，冷御学姐竟粘我不走了 Prince Yeye耶耶王子Urban574k WordsCompleted [Not reborn] + [No System] + [Everyday Romance] + [A heroine with skin hunger] + [Possessive] + [Sweet Romance] For three years, Fang Yanzhou supported his childhood friend, a heartless ingrate, never missing a transfer or a gift. In return, all he got was: “We just slept together once. Nothing happened.” Fang Yanzhou immediately let go of the matter. After a night of heavy drinking, he woke up to find himself in the bed of the aloof campus beauty. Even more unbelievable, that very night, the ca 20.2kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves
25. 75 变 What Should I Do After Turning into a Girl? 变身女孩子的我该何去何从 Cute Kitty iii萌猫猫iiiUrban413k WordsCompleted The rating just came out, and it's pretty low. [Gender-Bender Romance] + [Mild Angst] + [Urban] + [School] + [Redemption] Everyone has a moon of their own, even if they never meet again. But she still remembered meeting him. 4kReads8.8Score319Shelves
26. 76 月 The Moon's Return Line 月的回归线 Words Falling in Splendor言语落华彩Urban281k WordsCompleted [Gender Transformation]+ [Urban]+ [Mild Angst] [Some angst, not a childhood-sweethearts story. If that’s what you’re looking for, don’t click. Set in a fictional world, with no connection to reality.] A girl who arrived more than ten years late faces her new identity with nothing but uncertainty and confusion. In what seem like ordinary days, someone destined to change her life suddenly enters her world. But when he breaks through her disguise and reaches her heart, reality crushes her, and she 5.6kReads9.4Score608Shelves
27. 77 关 About My Transformation into a Girl 关于我变身成女孩子这件事 The Nostalgic Su念旧的苏Urban429k WordsCompleted [Gender transformation + daily life + mild angst + school] Even after all these years, Jiang Li still remembered that winter. Her homeland, where it was springlike all year round, was blanketed in heavy snow that night. She trudged alone along the snow-covered concrete road, leaving home, and from then on, she was on her own. By a twist of fate, she came to a completely unfamiliar big city and started over at a prestigious high school under a new identity. There, she met the friends who would st 3.9kReads9.3Score301Shelves
28. 78 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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    Highly recommended for its incredibly realistic portrayal! The author writes exceptionally well, the characters are vividly depicted, and the plot moves at a fast pace. A true pinnacle of political fiction, well worth reading.

29. 79 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
30. 80 鬼 Genius Lawyer: I Persuaded Someone to Surrender, and They Sent Me a Banner? 鬼才律师：劝人自首还被送锦旗？ Zuo You Jiang Nan左柚姜楠Urban2.9M WordsOngoing The renowned lawyer Zhou Yun became the young lawyer Zhou Yun. Thanks to his godlike case-solving logic, netizens called him a legal genius. A married scumbag seduces a woman, then refuses to take responsibility when she gets pregnant. The police won't even do anything. What should she do? Have them turn themselves in for the joint crime of bigamy. The police will definitely take the case, and with a confession and a pregnancy, there's a good chance the charges will be dropped. A cook who has wo 131.5kReads9.3Score14.9kShelves

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    A very good book

31. 81 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.) 40.5kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves

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    Look at this! 😄

32. 82 等 Waiting for Him to Understand My Heart 等他知我意 Wawa Is Not a Cabbage Heart娃娃不是菜心Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A story about high-ranking officials, featuring three couples: (1) The son of a powerful family and a once-wealthy young woman fall secretly in love with each other. Their romance lasts from college until they are nearly thirty, when they finally marry. President Lu is gentle and devoted, while the heroine is radiant and ambitious. Highlights: starting a business, and a romance that goes from school uniforms to a wedding dress. (2) A taciturn, thirty-year-old division chief is a man of faith, bu 7kReads9.1Score628Shelves

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    Super good novels about working within the system

33. 83 京 A Guide to Rising to Power as a Madam in the Capital Circle 京圈夫人上位指南 A Little Butt一只屁屁Modern Romance658k WordsCompleted [Powerful leads who dote on each other × intense push and pull × power as the bride price × masterful guide and lover × older, devoted, fatherly man] he, dual-C romance in an alternate setting [romance × strategy] The day Chen Nuo got together with Fang Jingxiu, people in Beijing’s social circles laughed at her. They said the daughter of a small-time building materials merchant from Yongzhou was nothing but a pretty plaything in the hands of a powerful man. But no one knew... That the aloof, asc 47.3kReads9.2Score6.8kShelves
34. 84 林 Team Leader Lin's Beloved Wife 林组长的心尖娇妻 Idle Fish Passerby A, B, C, and D闲鱼路人甲乙丙丁Modern Romance572k WordsCompleted [Completed, dive right in] Lin Zhizhou, a levelheaded and prudent leader of the inspection team with a keen eye for justice, and Shen Tinglan, an optimistic, confident, kindhearted party girl. From the male lead's perspective: love at first sight. From the female lead's perspective: she had been plotting it all along. One day, Shen Tinglan turned back and teased Lin Zhizhou, calling him a “gentleman.” The man furrowed his brows slightly and lowered his voice. “What does that mean?” Shen Ting 9.2kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
35. 85 宜 A Good Match for Marriage 宜嫁宜娶 Wawa Is Not a Cabbage Heart娃娃不是菜心Modern Romance645k WordsCompleted Welcome, drama fans! Two storylines: [son of a bureau chief x daughter of a deputy director] & [high-ranking official’s family x heiress] Ji Yunjia found Song Jiming holding her camisole, looking puzzled. “How is this so padded when you haven’t even put it on?” His gaze drifted to her chest. It wasn’t big, but it didn’t look small either. He chuckled. “Ms. Ji, you’ve got quite a lot of padding there.” Ji Yunjia’s face burned. She hurriedly snatched it from him. “What do you know?” She was wearin 23.2kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
36. 86 离 The Day I Divorced, I Became My Ex-Husband's Boss 离婚当天，我成了前夫的顶头上司 Xue Muhua of Long River Island长河岛的薛慕华Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Taking down trash feels great for a while, and taking them down forever feels even better!!! If I don’t show my claws, you think I’m Hello Kitty or something?! Stay away from trash men and make his life hell. That’s how you start living your best life!!! I’m Shen Nian, and I’m forging ahead on the glorious road to tormenting my trash ex-husband and the homewrecker!!! So satisfying!!! 260Reads—Score105Shelves

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    Urban daily life, ongoing, please watch 💕

37. 87 舔 The Simp's Counterattack: A Capitalist Chess Game 舔狗的逆袭：资本棋局 Dashuang Loves Rice Crust大双爱吃锅巴Urban119k WordsCompleted Yang Chen used to be Su Wanqing’s hopeless simp. If she told him to go east, he wouldn’t dare go west, but even so, they were destined to break up. Later, Yang Chen struck it rich through his own intelligence and good fortune, and their positions gradually reversed. Su Wanqing wasn’t even worthy of being his simp anymore! 8Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 88 岁 Silent Years: From the Loess Plateau to Stock Market Mogul 岁月无声：从黄土高坡到股市大佬 Xin Qiqi鑫柒柒Urban501k WordsCompleted A work about the silent passage of time and the collision between reality and ideals... A work weaving together the years of youth and the wisdom of middle age... A work reflecting on the philosophy of commerce and the art of attaining enlightenment... 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A dramatic and exciting storyline

39. 89 街 Raising the Flag on the Streets: It All Started When the Campus Beauty Confessed to Me 街头扛旗，从被校花表白开始 Ni Xiaoxiu倪小修Urban687k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.7kReads8.4Score112Shelves

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    I think I'm alright.

40. 90 少 A Young Man's Years in the Jianghu 少年之江湖岁月 Rebellious Elementary Schooler叛逆的小学生Urban1.7M WordsCompleted The jianghu is a road with no return, a maze, an abyss. Some manipulate events from the shadows, while others struggle for their lives in the mire. Watch who rises above them all, and who comes crashing down. 19.4kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
41. 91 面 Behind the Mask, I Create Myths 面具之下，我制造神话 Doudou Doesn't Eat Carrots豆豆不吃胡萝卜Urban267k WordsCompleted The fifth psychic tide swept across the world, and supernatural powers erupted. His soul transmigrated and fused with another, turning him into someone who should never have existed: Zhou Ming. Talents and psychic energy carried contamination, so growing stronger meant undergoing mutations. While others painstakingly trained and groped their way forward, his memories of myths from a past life let him head straight for the ultimate path of the Primordial Spirit. Taiyi, Root of Heaven, Moon Cave.. 94Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 92 从 Train Survival Begins as My Home Planet Explodes 从母星爆炸开始列车求生 Feng Qiumo风秋莫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.6M WordsCompleted [Supernatural evolution] [Civilization collection] [Theism] Their home planet explodes, and humanity escapes into the depths of space aboard interstellar trains. Chen An becomes a train conductor, carrying passengers through the struggle for survival among the stars and creating a unique civilization of his own: the Fuyao Civilization. Under his direction, the passengers sweep across the stars like locusts. They develop technology, plunder species, destroy empires, and trample civilizations. Cou 37.1kReads8.9Score3kShelves
43. 93 全 Our Whole Class Transmigrated to Great Qin, and the First Emperor Made Me His Heir? 全班穿越大秦，始皇竟传我皇位？ Great Qin, Great Ming, Great Tang, Guan Zizai大秦大明大唐关自在Historical1.1M WordsCompleted [Group Transmigration + Power Struggles + Class Beauty + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Invincible] The entire class transmigrates to the Qin Dynasty. The class sports representative becomes the Crown Prince of Zhao? The class monitor becomes a princess of Han? The discipline committee member becomes the Crown Prince of Qi? … In the entire class, are all the princes and princesses of every state except Qin? Once they gain power, their human nature changes completely! But Zhao Cheng awakens a 116.4kReads9.2Score12.5kShelves
44. 94 重 Reborn in 1998: I Take My Dad into Politics 重生98：我带老爸闯仕途 Salted Fish Who Doesn't Want to Work不想上班咸鱼鱼Urban1.6M WordsOngoing A new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 65.4kReads9.2Score4.5kShelves

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    At such a young age, he possesses profound wisdom, having transmigrated into the body of an 8-year-old. He serves as a pillar of the family, assisting his father in his meteoric rise to power. The story is quite detailed, depicting the officialdom. It's all very scholarly.

45. 95 自 Can Self-Discipline Make Me Handsome? The Cool Campus Queen’s Persona Crumbles 自律就能变帅？高冷校花人设崩了 I’m Orange Soda我是橘子汽水Urban1.2M WordsCompleted I had just started my second year of high school when I was bound to the [Male God Development System]. But this System was kind of strange. It gave me no money and no superpowers, only “scientific wellness” tasks? [Ding! Host's looks score is only 52 (average). Assessment: A speck of dust lost in the crowd.] [Daily task: Go for a five-kilometer jog. Reward: Pore impurities -1%, skin clarity +0.5%.] Me: ??? That's it? [Long-term task: Go to bed before 10 p.m. every night. Reward: Fine-tuned grow 34.2kReads8.1Score3.8kShelves
46. 96 我 My Two Lives and China's Rise 我的两世与中国崛起 White Head, Not White Snow白头非白雪Urban1.0M WordsOngoing In the sweltering summer of 2003, during the SARS outbreak, epidemic mists blanketed Jieyang. Chen Mei suddenly awakened memories of reincarnations buried across two lifetimes. In her previous life, the fires of war consumed all, and the land was shattered. She lost her home and family. The young general Xiao Yuan devoted himself to his country and guarded its borders, with no failing toward the people of the world, yet he alone failed to return her deep love. By the time he reached her through —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 97 沈 Shen Tingxue: The Grief of an Old Friend 沈庭雪，故人殇 White Head, Not White Snow白头非白雪Historical257k WordsCompleted There will always be someone who makes you feel that life isn't worth living, but in the end, there will also be someone who understands all your hardships, crosses a sea of people to hold you, and never leaves again. Shen Qingwan saves fifteen-year-old Xiao Yuan and takes in six-year-old Shen Chen. Like a lamp of warmth, she lights the way for the two lonely boys, never knowing that her brief life will become the deepest longing binding the three of them through their reincarnations. Gazing t —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 98 蓝 The Legendary Life of Lan Baohua 蓝保华传奇人生 User10344036用户10344036Urban130k WordsCompleted If the course of your life is already set, then no matter how complex or difficult your circumstances are right now, there will still be a path meant for you. Lan Baohua keeps moving forward, step by step, along just such a path... I hope you’ll enjoy this work. Your support is what keeps me writing. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Documentary literature

49. 99 年 In Those Days, This Job Was Different 年代，这个编制不一样 Hu the Number One Scholar探花胡Urban2.3M WordsOngoing Ye Qiu nearly worked himself to death before finally landing a secure government job in 2025. The celebratory drinks hadn't even worn off when he opened his eyes again... Winter, 1949. The north wind whipped through his threadbare padded jacket. He had a new body and a new name: Feng Shijie. An illiterate man from the outskirts, with no food in his pockets. Luckily, fate had not abandoned him. His third uncle returned covered in blood and kicked him straight into the Subdistrict Office: “ 60.1kReads8.5Score5.3kShelves

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    Try it for me before you even look at it.

50. 100 基 A Lost Path Through the Ranks 基层仕途迷茫路 Zuo Linfeng左林沣Urban255k WordsCompleted “Jiaming,” Third Grandpa said, “I just saw green smoke rising from your family grave. That's a good omen. I reckon Xinghe will grow up to become an official.” A fortune-teller told him, “You can become an official in the southeast.” Chen Xinghe was a grassroots official who spent more than twenty years struggling his way through the political world, constantly making waves on the grand stage of his own life. For a time, his efforts brought him fame and success, and he enjoyed a happy life. He wa 2kReads9.5Score156Shelves

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    These two are pretty good. Although the second one isn't about officialdom but rather education, it's still quite good, which is why it received a lower rating.

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