Novels like Fortunes Rise in Macau, but the Road to Wealth Is a Little Rocky
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Fortunes Rise in Macau, but the Road to Wealth Is a Little Rocky, best match first.
- 101 A Seventies Kid’s Diary 70后的青春日记 The author’s real diary: the youth, school life, and everyday moments of the 1990s, along with her growing pains and struggles of the heart. The story follows an ordinary girl as she grows up. It is quiet and true to life. This is not a rural story. I didn’t know how to categorize it when I started writing; it’s about youth and school life. The heroine grows up in a family that favors boys over girls. In middle school, her mother would beat and scold her for no reason, even abuse her, and she de 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Don’t Be Foolish, He Only Likes 18-Year-Old Girls 别傻了，他只喜欢18岁小妹妹 “Ran, how long does it take to train like you?” Chen Nan asked curiously. His eyes shone with admiration and envy for Xiao Ran’s strength. Xiao Ran smiled faintly and replied with conviction, “I’m at Level Five of the Beginner Martial Arts rank now. I’ve been training for three whole years.” At that number, Chen Nan’s eyes widened in surprise. He murmured to himself, “It takes that long...” He seemed to feel a little pressure about the training that lay ahead. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 A Review of This Life 复盘今生 Wang Yuhan once had a happy family. He and his wife, Yu Meixia, were both teachers. They excelled at their jobs, had a son and a daughter, and were the envy of everyone. But then, one day, it all vanished. If you were the protagonist, how would you react? How would you face betrayal by the person you love and trust most? Drawing on a deep understanding of life, the author tells a moving, vivid story of love and loss, life and death, and tangled passions in plain, flowing prose. The story also ra 808Reads8.8Score10114d adds
- 104 Neither Storm Nor Sunshine! 也无风雨也无晴！ Marriage Before Love, a realistic urban romance about everyday married life! Su Qin and Zhou Xinping marry after being introduced through a matchmaking arrangement, and they bicker constantly. Just as Su Qin feels disappointed and lost, a new dawn arrives. She discovers that her husband truly cares for her, and together they take on a new stage of life! 418Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 The 1990s: A Business Empire Built from Five Thousand 90年代：五千起步的商业帝国 [Stock Trading + Ancient Wisdom + Comeback + Entrepreneurship + Opportunities of the Era + Romance] In 1997, on the eve of the handover, Lin Tiebo entered the stock market at its peak with 5,000 yuan in his pocket. It was all the money he had, and his only hope of finding Xiaomei. The first time he made a move, people laughed at him in public for “not even understanding the rules.” Yet this outsider used ancient wisdom from works like the Biographies of Merchants to buy precisely at the bottom a 1.3kReads8.8Score11114d adds
- 106 Love, Hate, and Old Feuds Between Two Generations 两代人的爱恨情仇恩怨 She is determined to uncover the truth behind her mother’s death, but her stepmother and stepsister frame her, plunging her into danger time and again! She escapes certain doom, and is fortunate to meet business tycoon Qin Haonan, who falls for her at first sight and pursues her… People reveal different sides of themselves when it comes to love and family, and a single thought can lead to heaven or hell! Good and evil both get what they deserve, and fate always comes full circle! Those who commi 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Everyday Life in the City: A Rich Heir in Beijing 都市日常：富二代在京城 "Love in the Mortal World: My Wild Wife in the Capital" My name is Tang Feng. I used to be a combat sports athlete and achieved some impressive results. After retiring, I started a new life. I came to the capital to experience life, embarking on a winding, realistic, and thrilling journey. From the start, I shared a rental apartment. The landlady would later become my wife. She was beautiful and wild. 1.9kReads8.7Score14114d adds
- 108 Underworld Saga: My Big Sister in the Capital 黑道风云：我的京城姐姐 [Not for Young Readers] [Hot-Blooded Underworld] [Brutal Underworld Battles] [The Many Faces of Officialdom] [Face-Slapping Comeback] [Clever, Satisfying Read] He began cultivating at nine and went to prison at thirteen. In jail, Chu He mastered an arsenal of extraordinary skills. With nowhere to turn after his release, he headed for the capital and entered the underworld, winning the support of the capital's most captivating women. With ruthless methods, Chu He outmaneuvered every faction. Sta 3kReads7.9Score33014d adds
- 109 The Secret of a Collective Rejuvenation 集体回春的秘密 “Sis, have you been taking preservatives?” “Are there more and more centenarians?” A rejuvenation craze has swept through a certain entertainment circle. Behind the glamour, are there secrets no one knows? Lin Shen ventures alone into the tiger's den... and barely makes it out alive. 43Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 110 The System Keeps Taking Turns, and Today It's My Turn 系统轮流转，今天到我家 Multiple heroines, a harem story. This is not a wish-fulfillment story, not a wish-fulfillment story, not a wish-fulfillment story. I’ll say it three times because it matters. The male lead is 36. If that’s not for you, don’t read. No cuckoldry from the start, both parents alive, mostly everyday life, no business plots. Synopsis: Sun Jiawei is an ordinary man whose rough edges have been worn away by life. He has parents, no mortgage, uncertainty about the future, and a little hobby that all men 51Reads6.3Score1014d adds
- 111 Middle Age, and My Marriage Is an Empty Shell 人到中年，婚姻只剩空壳 From innocent young love to an unexpected pregnancy before marriage, she blundered into a marriage she’d never truly wanted. Before the wedding, her mother-in-law schemed constantly and was stingy, refusing to give even a penny in bride price. From the moment she entered the family home, she felt wronged and began to harbor resentment. After the wedding, her husband proved to be a complete mama’s boy: mediocre, unambitious, and incapable of taking responsibility. He did whatever his mother told 3.4kReads—Score16914d adds
- 112 The Allure of Darkness 黑色之诱惑 By chance, Xia Xue’er steps into a casino and catches a fleeting glimpse of Chen Feng, the underworld boss. It proves to be a trap laid by fate. From then on, she is seized by the demon of gambling and takes one step after another toward the abyss of crime. The curtain rises on her tragic life… 11kReads9.4Score90814d adds
- 113 My Phone Connects to Tomorrow 我的手机连明天 After his divorce, Xu Yan unexpectedly gets a phone that can connect to the internet of tomorrow, and begins a new life. From then on, wealth and women come pouring in. Love, family bonds... He discovers that having money can be a real headache too... 933Reads5.5Score1.1k14d adds
- 114 Dongguan: The CEO's Little Sister Is Super Cute and Sweet 东莞：总裁妹妹超萌甜 [Working in Dongguan + power fantasy + everyday urban life + jianghu feuds + down-to-earth] Simple and honest Zhao Zhendong has just gotten out of prison when his sneaky, underhanded neighbor tricks him into going to Dongguan for work. If it weren’t for his beautiful, generous sister-in-law, He Mengting, taking such good care of him, he probably would have given up long ago. His prospects had seemed bleak, but one small good deed turns his life around completely, and from then on everything goes 5.9kReads8.9Score45014d adds
- 115 888 a Day: Plenty to Retire on in a County Town 每日888，县城养老很够花 [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? 28.7kReads7.8Score1.4k14d adds
- 116 Reborn in 2010: Starting by Making My First Love Cry 重生2010，从骂哭白月光开始 [Satisfying Revenge] [Multiple Heroines] [No Dithering] A car accident sends Yu Kuo sixteen years into the past. He vows to make as much money as he can and leave no regrets. He builds a bubble tea empire, makes his mark on the internet, and ventures into new energy. Before he knows it, Yu Kuo has become a pioneer leading the times. 195Reads—Score214d adds
- 117 The Dust of Mortal Life 尘事 This book chronicles a family across a hundred years. An illiterate country woman is forced to abandon her newborn child, then wanders from place to place amid the chaos of a turbulent era, struggling to survive in the cracks. Told as a work of documentary fiction, this story depicts the joys and sorrows of several generations of an ordinary family, bringing a long-buried past to light. Let posterity decide who was right and who was wrong! 2.1kReads8.9Score18314d adds
- 118 Gold, Stocks, and Forex: The Underachiever Quietly Makes a Fortune 黄金股票外汇：学渣闷声发大财 [Urban wish-fulfillment]... Gold, silver... stocks... Ye Zhanbo: A finance student who's a bit of a sly underachiever, exceptionally perceptive, and convinced that history repeats itself and that what's meant to be yours will be yours. After crashing his scooter into a statue of Karl Marx, his mind suddenly opened up. He turned out to be a natural genius, with an almost instinctive feel for the markets... 244Reads5.5Score2814d adds
- 119 When Day Breaks, We Won’t Need a Lighthouse Anymore 天亮了，就不需要灯塔了 On Blue Star, in the Dragon Kingdom, a supergiant or internet empire seems to emerge about once every ten years, dominating one or more fields. After the Penguin Empire, Ali Empire, and TikTok Empire have established themselves, what kind of legend will the next empire's rise bring? Which fields might give birth to this new empire, or could it open up entirely new ones? [Internet + technology + culture + capital + industry] No cheats or immature technology. From an entirely new platform for conn 388Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 120 Reborn in 1990: From Having a Baby to Making My Way in the World 重生九零，从生娃开始闯荡江湖 [No goody-two-shoes] [Period] [Underworld] [Passionate] [Decisive and ruthless] [Multiple heroines + wish fulfillment] Xu Lin is reborn in the 1990s and activates the More Children, More Blessings System. 11.4kReads6.9Score81214d adds
- 121 I Can't Believe I've Become a Capitalist 我居然成了资本家 Tian Yi was a young man who got bound to a System right after graduating. He should have had a smooth, perfect life, with a wife and children waiting at home. But because of his own character flaws, he instead embarked on a turbulent journey of struggle in the business world. 666Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Reborn: I Turn the Future Around with a Bizarre Lottery Ticket 重生：我靠一张奇葩彩票逆转未来 The new book, “You’re Reborn, So Who Isn’t Riding the Next Big Wave?” is now out. [An ordinary man’s rise + business warfare between great powers + industry and finance + positive energy] Chen Feng unexpectedly returns to Labor Day in 2019. With countless opportunities on the horizon, he’s determined not to live an ordinary life this time around! 26.9kReads7.8Score1.8k14d adds
- 123 I Made 500 Million on the Stock Market, Then Went Home to Live a Lazy Life 股市狂赚五亿，回县城当咸鱼 Get rich in the stock market, then lie flat in a county town. Lin Chenyang spent five years as a trader in Shenzhen, building a fortune of 500 million yuan. Then he signed an agreement with his boss promising never to touch stocks again, slung a backpack over his shoulder, and returned to Qinghe County. He thought he could lie flat as soon as he got back: buy an unfinished building right in the center of town and turn it into a hotel, let his lawyer cousin stand up for him, and just sit in the 83.8kReads7.0Score4.9k14d adds
- 124 Adopted Son, Part Two 过继二 [Wealth + power plays] [Reality + perseverance] [Life + passion] [Love + living] A man must be as tough as iron, but also as resilient as steel. Only then can he face the harshness of reality and the twists of fate, and rise to meet new challenges. I'm Zhao Erhai, and here's my story... 4.1kReads9.3Score47914d adds
- 125 Tales of the Northeast: The Turbulent Nineties 东北往事之九零风云 (Hot-blooded) (Brotherhood) (Youth) (Fast-paced, no dragging things out) The law-abiding worry all day, while the mighty sing all night. Those who harm others for their own gain ride in comfort, while the honest and fair go hungry. Those who build bridges and mend roads go blind, while those who kill and set fires have plenty of sons. I went to the Western Heaven to ask Buddha. Buddha said, “There's nothing I can do either.” This novel tells the blood-and-tears story of Shen Congwen, a great und 6.8kReads8.9Score43714d adds
- 126 Claiming an Island as King in a Time of Chaos 乱世占岛为王 "General, you're finally awake!" A soft, melodious voice reached Chen Nan's ears. He slowly opened his eyes and, through his blurry vision, saw a stunning woman sitting beside the bed, gazing at him with delight. The woman wore a pale blue gauzy dress. Her figure was graceful, and her lovely face was as radiant as a flower in full bloom. Joy sparkled in her beautiful eyes as she watched Chen Nan with concern. Chen Nan's throat felt unbearably dry, and his lips were cracked. He struggled to move 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 After the Divorce, Her Springtime Begins 离婚后，她的春天来了 After Tang Ning got pregnant, she quit her job and became a full-time housewife. She thought she would live an ordinary life, but a single condom shattered her peaceful existence. Faced with her husband's affair and his mistress pressuring him to marry her, should Tang Ning stay in a loveless marriage for the sake of her child, or divorce her husband for her own sake? 2.5kReads8.9Score25614d adds
- 128 Prism Space 棱镜空间 Life is like a prism, and so is human nature. If you could start over, what would you choose? Would you bring your loved ones back to life? Have a loving mother and devoted children? Or return as a top student? Achieve financial freedom and thrive in your career? Everyone thinks differently at every moment... So let's begin from the start, as a way to look back on the past and perhaps inspire others... 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 I Bragged on Bihu, So Why Did the Government Take Me Seriously? 我在逼乎吹牛，国家怎么当真了 [No System] [Slow-Paced] [White Moonlight] [No Harem] [Building the Nation Through Industry] The animated comic adaptation is out. Feel free to check it out. In 2011, on the eve of the high school sophomore track selection, Gu Yu was reborn. The first thing he did was not buy lottery tickets or invest in property, but switch to the humanities track and sit back beside Su Nian. The second was borrow her computer and post a prediction on Zhihu that nobody believed. The European debt crisis, mobile 177.9kReads8.8Score15.4k14d adds
- 130 My Years Catching Cheaters at Cards 我抓老千的那些年 In gambling, deception, conflict, and traps cost more than just money. They can take away time, family bonds, humanity, and all the beautiful things we mourn losing. 248Reads8.3Score2014d adds
- 131 Women? What I Really Want Are Rewards 女人？我更想要的是奖励 [Players who want a realistic experience, beware! Seriously, beware!!] [Affection above all] [Not brainless] [Everyday life] [A bit of a jerk] [Multiple women, but no female lead] To celebrate his 29th birthday, Jiang Hui prepares a “lavish” homemade hotpot and ice-cold beer in his rental apartment. But after only a few bottles, he starts feeling dizzy. Thinking he's just a lightweight when drinking alone, he catches a strange smell. “There's a gas leak!” Unable to struggle, Jiang Hui decides to 50.5kReads7.9Score3.9k14d adds
- 132 I Want to Be Rich 我要做个有钱人 In 2023, Lin Hua was buried in debt because of the mask shortage during the pandemic. While hiking on Baiyun Mountain, he heard a debt collector harassing him over the phone. He accidentally fell from a high stairway near the summit and crashed into Chen Nan, a simpleton. Their souls switched bodies. There was no transmigrate, no System, no reborn, and no golden finger. It was simply an ordinary soul swap between two people, in a story of urban life, entrepreneurship, romance, and messy love and 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 A Fifty-Million Margin Call? I Short Wall Street Instead 爆仓五千万？我反手做空华尔街 [Financial Crisis] [Wits and Strategy] [Big Short] [Wall Street] Many years later, when sitting before the interview cameras for Time magazine’s Person of the Year feature, Lu Ze would always remember that rainy Manhattan night on February 28, 2008. “So, Mr. Lu.” The renowned journalist looked at the man before him, the one who had made the entire global financial system tremble, and posed the question that had come up time and again at congressional hearings, behind closed doors at the Federal 293.1kReads9.1Score37k14d adds
- 134 I Never Forget a Thing, So Making Billions on Stocks Is Only Logical 我过目不忘，炒股挣千亿很合理吧 [Lighthearted + everyday life + romance + stocks + futures + power players + smart characters] In his previous life, Fang Yang neglected his studies, became depressed, and ruined his health trying to win over the girl of his dreams. When his father was bedridden with a serious illness, he was helpless, with not a penny to his name. In the end, the girl of his dreams heartlessly dumped him for a rich second-generation heir. Now reborn, Fang Yang’s first move is to kick her far out of his life. Al 28.7kReads8.7Score2k14d adds
- 135 Ten Years of Marriage: Only Now Do I Understand My Wife 结婚十年：才明白妻子那点事 Zhang Xixi works late into the night and comes home drunk. Ye Feng discovers that she is wearing… Was she cheating, or was there another reason? As Ye Feng investigates, he discovers something astonishing about his wife during their ten years of marriage…! 2kReads—Score12314d adds
- 136 Setting the Trap 做局 A mastermind uses the martial world as a game board and people as pawns. Those drawn into the game are at their mercy. My grandfather was a Feng Shui master and a master schemer, yet he died after a charlatan set him up. My father was killed, my mother took her own life after being humiliated, and I ended up in prison. To avenge my family, I joined the Golden Sect and became a charlatan myself, rising to become a master strategist. I’ve set countless schemes in my life. Living schemes and deadly 16.8kReads9.1Score1.8k14d adds
- 137 Those Years I Spent Running with the Wrong Crowd 我混社会那一些年 As you wander the martial world, what kind of cunning, scheming, and vision do you need? As a child, I feared ghosts because they were hideous and terrifying. As an adult, I fear people because they look so respectable. This story is a reminder to everyone: Nine out of ten gambling games are rigged. The only way to win is not to gamble! 18.6kReads8.9Score1.5k14d adds
- 138 Future News: Once You're Rich, Keep Your Head Down and Don't Get Reckless 未来新闻：有钱了稳住别浪 This novel has been adapted into a short drama, so you can count on the quality. [Urban + tycoon + System + finance + national strength] (Some readers may think the male lead is a bleeding heart. In fact, every person he saves earns him a point, and those points let him turn the world upside down and make his words come true. The reason he gives readers that impression is that the points don’t appear in the System at first, creating a false impression. Read a few dozen chapters and you’ll unders 16.7kReads8.5Score1.4k14d adds
- 139 A Lovebird in Captivity, a Prison of Desire 爱之囚鸟，欲之樊笼 [The rating will go up] [A realistic story] [If you still believe in love] Xu Lin suddenly remembers that today is the anniversary of his wife Zhao Siyan's death. A year ago, his wife Zhao Siyan and his mother-in-law Feng Bailu were in a car accident. Zhao Siyan died mysteriously, while Feng Bailu was left paralyzed in bed. 21.5kReads6.6Score1k14d adds
- 140 From the Start, I Won Over My Senior and Unlocked a Ten-Billion Cash Reward 开局拿下学姐，激活百亿现金奖励 [Multiple Heroines] [Billionaire's Everyday Life] [Elegant Older Women, Campus Beauties, Lolitas, Mature Women, Streamers, Models, Actresses...] Yang Ning was reborn as a college freshman. This time, being reborn activated the Life Achievement System for him and opened the road to unlimited wealth. [First College Attendance Life Milestone Achievement completed. Reward: 1 million yuan] [Goddess's Favor Life Achievement completed. Reward: 1 million yuan] The first major purchase or meaningful expe 6.3kReads6.6Score26414d adds
- 141 Back to 2006: Living Life on My Own Terms 重回06之肆意人生 Multiple heroines + a touch of romantic rivalry + a perfect ending What is meant to be will be; what isn't cannot be forced. Reborn in 2006, Wang Quan no longer believed in fate. He believed that people could triumph over destiny. 798Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 A Life of Dark Desires 黑欲人生 Keep your hands ruthless, your mind sharp, and your nerve strong. The martial world is a place where people devour one another. Talk about honor and reason? You'll end up without a bone left! [Blood-Soaked Martial World] [Love and Hate] [Powerful Background] [All the Right Ingredients] 16.5kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds
- 143 The Crooked Path 走偏门 [Adapted into the short dramas Fishing in the Shadows, Taking the Crooked Path, and The Mastermind; and the animated dramas Fishing in the Shadows: Drifting North, A Crooked Road to Comeback, A Thousand Faces in the Underworld, and Tales of a Shady Deal. Check them out if you’re interested.] What is the crooked path? Those who walk it seek a way to survive for themselves and plot certain doom for others. Once you step onto this path, it stretches as deep as the sea. You’ll roam far and wide, mix 24.7kReads9.1Score4.1k14d adds
- 144 Be the Fiercest One 做最凶的那个 Lin Yu had always been troubled by a question: Why must good people endure eighty-one trials to become Buddhas, while bad people only need to lay down their butcher's knives? Fairness has never been something the poor get to talk about. If you want fairness, there's only one way: make yourself strong enough to create it. This world has both light and darkness. It won't treat you well just because you're kind. His father was unable to repay his debts and eventually took his own life. The creditor 730Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 145 Gambling on Stones! 赌石！ [Jade Gambling] [Feel-Good Revenge] After being framed by a rich heir, betrayed by his girlfriend, and scorned by everyone, Lin Fan hits rock bottom and unexpectedly awakens X-ray vision. With a single glance, he can see through the rough outer shells of raw jade and perceive the spiritual energy in all things. From then on, one cut leaves him broke, the next makes him rich. He rises to power in the jade gambling world, with Imperial Green of glass-like quality, exquisite blood jade, heirloom ja 16.3kReads7.1Score33414d adds
- 146 The Art of the Deal: You Dumped Me for Being Poor? Why Are You Crying Now? 商猎：嫌我穷？分手后你哭什么？ [Urban] [Slice of Life] [Miracle Doctor] [Tycoon] [No System] [Hacker] [Big Shot] Eight years of devotion earned him only the words, “Let’s break up.” Eight years of giving meant nothing next to a whisper from her new love. He was the “Wolf King,” yet on a late night in 2013, the woman he loved most stabbed him in the back. Seven billionaires are fighting to marry off their daughters? A mysterious old man cries out, “You look so much like him”? Mu Feng couldn’t care less. All he knew was that th 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 The Rise and Fall of Boss Fan 范老板的沉浮人生 This story follows 1980s entrepreneur Fan Chenhui through the ups and downs of the business world in Shenzhen. It explores real-world issues including financial crises, family conflicts, workplace rivalries, and tangled relationships, portraying human nature and the changes of the times in vivid detail. 114Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 148 One Piece of Intelligence a Day: Getting Rich Starting in College! 每天一个情报，从大学开始致富！ “This year's graduating class is expected to number 12 million, and in the next ten years, the total is projected to reach between 110 and 130 million!” Ye Su was an ordinary third-year university student, and his family had just been struck by a devastating turn of events. After seeing that news, he couldn't help feeling that his future was bleak. But an unexpected bond with the Daily Intelligence System filled Ye Su with boundless hope and excitement for the future. [Today's intelligence: Amon 16.2kReads7.7Score1.2k14d adds
- 149 The Road to Becoming a Master Investor 韭菜进阶之路 The author is writing from personal experience. I entered the market and opened an account in 1997, and over the years I've weathered countless ups and downs. I've endured all manner of struggles and hard lessons, and seen every sort of character the stock market has to offer. I'm now a professional investor, and occasionally write a little for fun. 144Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 A Post-00s Kid Helps Mom Take Down Her Scumbag Husband 00后帮妈妈整渣斗三 [Modern urban life + inspirational + slice of life + feel-good] Wu Jie is a poor student who loves gaming. After his parents' marriage falls apart, he defies fate and changes his life. First, he helps his mother take down her cheating husband and his mistress. Later, he helps his motherland root out scoundrels and traitors. Step by step, he rises to the brightest peak of his life... 4.3kReads9.1Score59214d adds
