Novels like Factory Boy: Rising from the Assembly Line
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Factory Boy: Rising from the Assembly Line, best match first.
- 1 Siheyuan: I Can Hear Xu Damao’s Thoughts 四合院：我能偷听许大茂心声 In 1953, just turned eighteen, He Yuzhu was following his father He Daqing's arrangements and getting ready to apprentice in the canteen at the steel mill. One day, after he beat up Xu Damao, he unexpectedly discovered that he could hear the man's inner thoughts. He Yuzhu: You little brat! My buddy Jia Dongxu has his eye on a country girl named Qin Huairu. Do you think they'd make a good match? Xu Damao: Absolutely! They couldn't be more perfect... But in his heart, he was thinking: [Hurry up an 24Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 2 Siheyuan: Watching Life with a Smile 四合院：笑看人生 After Lin Qing unexpectedly arrives in the world of Love in the Courtyard, he gets help from a rather unreliable System. He trades witty barbs with the courtyard’s scoundrels, rages at Yi Zhonghai, beats up Liu Haizhong, kicks He Yuzhu, and enjoys life among all kinds of beautiful women! 126Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 3 My Utopian Girl 我的乌托邦女孩 Original title: My Utopian Girl [Workplace business rivalry + tearjerker + close to everyday life + everyday comedy] A love story between a penniless male protagonist and a stunning female CEO. What is love? It's the answer we've always been searching for. From fearing that his poverty would keep him from reaching her heart to transforming himself and holding her tight, what exactly did Xinyi go through... 167Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 4 Siheyuan: Bang Geng Steals a Chicken and Frames Me? I'll Break His Hand 四合院：棒梗偷鸡反咬我？手打断 I transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard and became Deaf Granny’s grandson. Bang Geng, you dare steal a chicken? I’ll break your arm! Xu Damao, you’re fooling around with another woman? Let’s see if Lou Xiao'e beats you to death! Silly Zhu, you really are an idiot. There’s always trouble when you get involved with a widow! With a sister like He Yushui, Silly Zhu, you really deserve to die without an heir! Now that I’m Deaf Granny’s grandson, none of you beasts are going to get awa 1.3kReads7.3Score—Shelves
- 5 Ma Feifei’s Career Ascension 马菲菲职场飞升记 Ma Feifei, the department belle of Bingcheng University of Technology, can’t stand living in a cramped Dongguan urban village with her first love, Xu Hui. After seeing the duplex mansion of Jiang Qingshan, a section chief at a Taiwanese-funded factory, the thought of “saving herself twenty years of hard work” takes root in her mind and grows wild. In the name of love, she gets Xu Hui “transferred” to Foshan, then launches a precise “late-night campaign” to win over Jiang: late-night requests for —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 A Man's Life 男人活着 From the moment he entered the working world, Yang Zheng embarked on a relentless pursuit of wealth. Amid the tides of the times, a man's grit and perseverance carry him forward through the abyss, undaunted by wind and rain. 12kReads9.1Score996Shelves
- 7 Siheyuan: At Five and a Half, I Can Beat Bang Geng, Can't I? 四合院：我五岁半吊打棒梗很合理吧 Transmigrated into the world of "The Story of Qiang Man in the Courtyard", Ye Su was the adopted son of the deaf old lady. He was five and a half years old, and very pleased with himself. Silly Zhu was an idiot, so he deserved what he got! Qin Huairu was a leech, Bang Geng was an ungrateful brat, Xu Damao was full of foul schemes, the First Master was a sanctimonious hypocrite, the Second Master was a shrewd official-seeker, and the Third Master was a schemer. Their children were all unfilial! J 1.5kReads8.4Score102Shelves
- 8 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Teaches Banggen a Lesson from the Start 四合院：开局傻柱教训了棒梗 After a sound sleep, He Yuzhu transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming the chef He Yuzhu, who shared his name with the original. From the start, he activated a sign-in System. In this era of shortages, he signed in and received meat coupons, grain coupons, a bicycle voucher, cash… While everyone else in the courtyard struggled to get by, He Yuzhu lived in comfort and plenty. Whenever he had a chance to enjoy the good life, he also took the opportunity to teach the courtyar 189Reads7.1Score113Shelves
- 9 An Atlas of the Past 往事图鉴 The stories in this book feel as though they happened to people around you. Each one reflects the patterns of fate, and together they form a complete journey through life. The protagonist might be one of your relatives or friends, or perhaps a neighbor. After going through all kinds of upheavals, the protagonist changes in many ways, just as society has changed from 1990 to the present day. Rather than a book of stories, this feels more like someone's thirty-year diary, written by a person close 81Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 10 Siheyuan: Did Silly Zhu Transmigrate Too? 四合院:傻柱也是穿越者？ #New Book Alert, Come Check It Out# In his previous life, Lin Xiao had muscular dystrophy. After he died, he transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard and adopted a little girl. Facing the courtyard full of animals, Lin Xiao made his position clear: We'll stay out of each other's way, so don't mess with me. Otherwise, I won't go easy on you! But then he suddenly noticed that Silly Zhu, the courtyard's biggest doormat, was acting strangely. Not only had he stopped catering to everyone, he was also 6.4kReads8.2Score213Shelves
- 11 Surviving in a Martial Arts World 在武侠世界求生 Surviving in a Martial Arts World 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 At the Source of the Peach Blossom Spring 桃花源头 As Old Zhou Nian lay dying, he took Zhou Liye by the hand and told him, “Xiaoye, it's up to you to carry on the Zhou family line. If you trace our family back far enough, we go all the way to the Zhou dynasty, to King Wen of Zhou, King Wu of Zhou, Ji Chang, and Ji Fa. Our ancestors were once members of the imperial family, and our original surname was Ji. It was only after the dynasties changed that our family took the surname Zhou! Here's our ancestral genealogy and the family heirloom, this ja 107.4kReads7.7Score9.6kShelves
- 13 How My Road Trip with My Nemesis Took the Internet by Storm 我和冤家自驾游爆红全网这件事 The Story of My Road Trip with My Nemesis Going Viral Across the Internet 48Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 A Million Followers on the Field Path 田埂上的百万粉丝 A Million Followers on the Ridge 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Cinderella’s Comeback Against the Odds 灰姑娘的逆风翻盘 The Cinderella Who Turned the Tables Against the Odds 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 A Favorable Wind at My Back 好风凭借力 With a little help from the wind, I’ll soar to the clouds. In life, some things are worth trying as you go. Perhaps a pleasant surprise is waiting just around the corner. Come follow the journey of a “leftover woman” as she makes the most of every opportunity. 63Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 My Fatal Charmer 我的红颜祸水 On the night the 2015 college entrance exam results became available, the whole family gathered around the computer to wait for the scores. We’d agreed that whoever scored higher, my younger sister or me, would go to college. The other would go with our father to find odd jobs at construction sites and earn money. My mother, stepfather, half-sister, and I all watched the screen. My sister scored 612, and I scored 540. But no one knew that I’d gotten zero on the Chinese exam. I’d turned in a blan 18.6kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
- 18 All the Fish the CEO Raised Have Run Away 总裁养的鱼都跑了 Years later, a reserved, socially awkward lawyer who has no interest in dating or marriage reunites with a cold, aloof CEO who is a robot and knows nothing about love. They save each other. Two people who are both hopeless with feelings stumble along, bringing warmth to one another. The heroine's former company CEO has always thought of himself as a player. Arrogant and overconfident, he assumed every woman was a fish in his pond, ready for him to pick. But when he finally wants to choose, he di 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 A Small-Town Lawyer's Journey to Level Up 小城女律师打怪升级记 After graduating from college, Lin Jia chose neither to stay in the big city nor to return to her hometown. Instead, she packed her bags and headed for the small southern city she had always dreamed of. A lively young lawyer sets off on a journey of challenges and growth. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 I’m a Matchmaker in an Online Game 我在网游当红娘 A powerful hero and heroine + Urban romance + The heroine hides her identity and works as an NPC in a game + Hilariously overpowered friends + Matchmaking for singles. Powerful figures hide their identities and work for the heroine in the game. Our fates are tied, all thanks to your money. If you’re single, the organization can find you a match. A gentle hand ties the red thread, and an unexpected romance begins. A priceless match, a red thread with a price tag. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds: Becoming a Female Streamer 绝地求生之变身女主播 Huh? I’ve been reborn! For some reason, I’ve turned into an incredibly gorgeous young woman! Well, being a pretty girl isn’t so bad! She grips her mouse, determined to become the most popular female gaming streamer. But who could have guessed she’d become a total disaster in the streaming world... 1.7kReads9.2Score145Shelves
- 22 Lady Meng Doesn't Feel Like Making Soup Today Either 孟婆今天也不想熬汤 Meng Po Doesn't Want to Make Soup Today Either 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Tales of Lijiang 丽江往事 The company went bankrupt, and at the same time we hit the seven-year itch. My wife tricked me into handing over all our assets by pretending we were getting a divorce. As soon as we left the civil affairs bureau, she got into the car of an old friend of mine. The two of them were planning a vacation in Thailand. When I got home, my former in-laws shut me out... 38.8kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
- 24 Sorry, We Don't Talk About Love After Dark 对不起，夜深不说爱 I didn’t care that people said I’d married up by latching onto a goddess, and I didn’t care that they called me a poor country boy who’d married into wealth. But when my wife’s best friend’s husband came looking for me, I realized I’d been naive. My wife, it turned out, really knew how to “enjoy” life… 12.1kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
- 25 Siheyuan: My Pocket Dimension Can Store Anything 四合院：我的空间能收取万物 It's been nearly three years since the novel ended, and I'm still getting such great results. I'm so flattered, so I've added some bonus chapters to thank my longtime readers. Zhang Jianjun wakes up one morning scared out of his wits. He's transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard! With the arrival of his golden finger, Zhang Jianjun's path to cheating begins. Beating people up is for brutes. Stabbing them in the back is an art. By the middle of the story, he starts traveling the world and sets u 49.7kReads8.6Score2.5kShelves
- 26 In the Police Force: Rising Step by Step 人在警界：步步高升 [Everyday Police Work + Decisive and Ruthless + Beautiful Women + No Saintly Heroics + No System + Patriotism] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Yu became a police officer. On his first day on the job, he was ordered to crack down on prostitution. He jokingly called for the wife of a crime boss, only to discover that her husband was the ringleader of a new drug case. After interrogating her, Lin Yu cracked a major drug-trafficking case and earned a First-Class Merit. A husband report 111.2kReads9.2Score6.6kShelves
- 27 Slave Lord: Who’s the Goblin Now? 奴隶领主：谁才是哥布林？ [Lord System] Pinujin: having the surname Pi is not weird at all! Just a little unusual! The bard Pinujin obtains a broken territory core, the [Slaver Core], and changes class to Slaver. By squeezing his subjects for labor, he earns [Exploitation Points] to use for prize draws, skill exchanges, and building upgrades. Goblins! Get out there and grow potatoes and cotton! Succubi! Stop fooling around and go make soy milk! Elves! Take off your shoes and stomp grapes. Lord Pi wants to make wine! 14.9kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves
- 28 Agent Yi Leng 特工易冷 (Originally titled Agent Yi Leng) Huang Pi Hu, the cook at Yumei Restaurant, is a greasy, lecherous middle-aged man who likes to drink, smoke, and fiddle with his beads. He also often follows female students around. No one knows his true identity: retired agent Yi Leng, a godlike heartthrob to countless beautiful women. He has hidden himself among ordinary people only to quietly protect his daughter, who no longer recognizes him. 25.9kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
- 29 That Red Land 那片红色的土地 [Period setting] [Slice of life] [Entrepreneurship] [Family] [Rural life] [No clichés] [Not a power fantasy] [No transmigration] [Slow-paced] [Realistic] [Urban] [Hardships] Trust me, it gets better and better as the story goes on, and it absolutely won't end badly! Writing an original work is no easy task. Every word comes from the heart. Please don't leave a low rating or bad review. A casual three or four stars from you could deal a fatal blow to this niche novel. This novel is neither a cr 12kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
- 30 After His Herniated Disc, He Swindled People Out of Money and Sex 他腰椎间盘突出后，骗财骗色 After His Herniated Disc, He Swindled People Out of Their Money and Their Virtue 289Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Anotherworld Continent: Shitie City 异世大陆：石铁城 Spiritual qi revival, monsters, Eastern fantasy, playing the pig to eat the tiger, the primordial world, and a sci-fi apocalypse. Lu Hao is a bullied student and a good-for-nothing who cannot store spiritual qi. While ordinary students can punch with a force of five hundred kilograms, he can manage only a pitiful one hundred and fifty. By a twist of fate, he comes into contact with the Nine Palaces and Eight Gates. Once the central palace opens, he becomes the strongest person in Shitie City in 541Reads6.3Score100Shelves
- 32 Lone Wanderer 孤行者 An abandoned “simpleton” takes his first bold step, and a brilliant, shining life begins to unfold. Life’s wonders are not made up of laughter alone. There are far more tears along the way, but come rain or shine, he presses on and grows stronger! 211kReads9.4Score17.9kShelves
- 33 Love in Badminton Season 在羽毛球时节，恋爱 (Just received a rating, so there aren’t many votes yet) [One-on-one sweet romance + ordinary working-stiff life and love + reunion after a long separation + mutual devotion + slow and steady love] [Half everyday romance, half working-stiff life] The theme of this story: Love is just as important as work. Even if you’re a working stiff, you should find a sense of purpose in yourself through all the trials and tribulations. Working stiffs deserve love too!! People say the secret to a good re 122Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 34 Reborn: My Gorgeous Professor Girlfriend Is So Sweet! 重生：我的绝美教授女友太甜了！ [Sweet Romance + Rebirth + System + Entertainment Industry] After an accident, Ji Chen was reborn and returned to his college days! He had only wanted to make money and stay away from romance, but by sheer coincidence, he ended up confessing to the campus's famously icy goddess! Bai Lianwan: Seriously? He actually had the nerve to confess to me so openly! I have to teach him a lesson! But what if he really likes me? Ji Chen: What do I do? I accidentally made that little ice queen think I like he 5.5kReads9.2Score553Shelves
- 35 A Sweet Little Blind Date Romance 相亲小甜文 A Sweet Little Blind Date Romance 445Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Even the Honest Get Tired of Being Bullied and Fight Back 老实人欺负久了，也是要反抗的 Even Honest People Will Fight Back If They're Bullied for Too Long —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 My Dongguan Dream: Sister Mei 我的东莞梦：媚姐 Sister Mei's advice to me: The women at entertainment venues are just for looking. Don't get serious with them. Sister Mei also said: Don't get any ideas about me, either. [A story about working for a living, perhaps with a little of me, you, and him in it.] 197.5kReads8.9Score9.8kShelves
- 38 Siheyuan: A Carpenter Moves into the Courtyard 四合院：院里来了个木匠 He transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and becomes a level-two carpenter, one of the Eight Great Tradesmen. Faced with the whole courtyard full of scheming neighbors, Jiang Chen just wants to live in peace. You can plot your schemes, and I'll live my life. When Qin Huairu comes over to borrow something, he makes her write an IOU. When Jia Zhangshi throws a tantrum and refuses to take no for an answer, he reports her to the authorities. When Xu Damao tries to sow discord, Jiang Chen shuts 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Siheyuan: Getting Rich Quietly 四合院：闷声发大财 Courtyard Life #Period Fiction #Comedy #Feel-Good Fiction #Old Fox #Harem #Farming Fiction He transmigrated to 1952 and became Chen Yuanshan, an apprentice at Fengzeyuan. His father was a martyr and left him 13 million in old currency and two main rooms. He thought he could lie flat, but the courtyard was full of beasts. Jia Zhangshi sat on the ground every day, wailing, “Old Jia! Someone’s bullying me!” Silly Zhu called every woman “Sister Qin” and beat up Xu Damao whenever he saw him. Xu Damao 14.8kReads5.3Score442Shelves
- 40 Global Lord: Am I the Only One with a Fallen Empire? 全民领主：唯独我是堕落帝国？ This is a cruel age. When the War Game descended, it decreed that every race across countless planes must become a game lord upon reaching adulthood and join the meat grinder of the war between races. Yet Gao Qiang stares at the type of territory he’s been given, lost in thought. [Fallen Empire] [This empire stood at the pinnacle long before any known nation. They once possessed everything. They once knew everything. Until they grew tired of it all, becoming lazy and decadent. But! They are powe 30.5kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves
- 41 Adoption into the Family 过继 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
- 42 Siheyuan: I Take Yi Zhonghai to Task and Demand 6,000 Yuan 四合院：手撕易中海，逼赔六千块 Chen Wangshan is a transmigrator. He has transmigrated into a notorious courtyard house from across the myriad heavens, full of beasts. No endless bickering back and forth. He'll teach those beasts how to behave by using the law. A new author with a new work. Please go easy on me, dear readers! A fist salute! Thank you! (The rating just came out and will rise later, so please read with confidence.) 83.2kReads5.5Score3.9kShelves
- 43 The Person Who Loves Me Most in the World 世界上最爱我的人 The purest kind of love is this: you rejected me, and I’ll never resent you for it, but I won’t come near you again. If you ever need my help, I’ll still give everything I have to help you... 61.4kReads9.3Score7.4kShelves
- 44 Racing Girls’ World: I Have God-Tier Tuning Traits! 赛车娘世界：我有神级改装词条！ [A fresh concept you definitely haven't seen before] [Racing competition] [Sweet romance and growth] [War God mecha] [Catgirl] [The Goose Sect's rebirth] Also known as: You were supposed to modify the mecha girls, so why are you making them cling to the wall?! A white-haired catgirl is forced onto the streets because her performance is too poor. But I'm the only one who can see her hidden talents... This is a strange world where human-shaped girls can transform into supercars built for the racet 218.5kReads9.5Score18.3kShelves
- 45 My Brother's Getting Married, So This Fat Guy Is Stepping In 兄弟结婚，胖子我顶上了 Tian Bohao, a three-hundred-jin man, looked at his bride, Xiao Yingxue, who stood before him with tears in her eyes and not a word to say. Ring, ring! Wasn't that a phone call? It had to be the newlyweds having a spat and calling me for help. He answered and deliberately turned on the speaker. “Elephant?” Cao Xiang's voice came through the phone, frantic but deliberately hushed, begging for help: “Haizi! Haizi! I've landed in serious trouble this time. It's an emergency, and you've got to 12kReads6.1Score454Shelves
- 46 King of the Wilderness 荒野之王 On the deserted National Highway 318, a beautiful young woman flagged down Cang Yunfeng’s car. Any seasoned driver who regularly traveled through Tibet would know what was going on... 95.5kReads9.5Score9.2kShelves
- 47 The Official Road, Starting at Level Three 官道，从三段开始 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
- 48 How a Village Girl Became a Bad Woman 一个山村女孩如何成坏女人的 How a Village Girl Became a Bad Woman 93Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 A Story About a Beautiful CEO Beneath a Ginkgo Tree 银杏树下的一个美女总裁的故事 The story of a beautiful CEO beneath a ginkgo tree 75Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 The Original Sin of Kindness 善良的原罪 The Original Sin of Kindness 43Reads—Score—Shelves
