Novels like The Top Scholar Came from a Dump
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Top Scholar Came from a Dump, best match first.
- 151 Lingering Affection 脉脉余情 [Steady, Empathetic Doctor × Gentle, Devoted Teacher] [Pure Romance + Reunion After Years Apart + Sweet and Angsty] This isn't a sweet romance. It's a story about two people who never spoke up learning to find their voices. After an accident, Song Chuxing runs into Wen Lan, whom he's not seen in years. But how did his old classmate end up becoming his doctor? As they spend more time together, the blurry face from his memories gradually comes into focus. For Wen Lan, the distant star she'd admir 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 The Phoenix Woman Marries a Phoenix Man 凤凰女嫁给凤凰男 This is an inspirational story about Yan Yan and Liang Liang, two top students who make their way from the countryside to Beijing. Through their own hard work, they put down roots there, buy a home and a car, and raise a family. Their journey is filled with hardships and laughter, as they keep facing new challenges and growing along the way. 255Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 The Awakening of a Middle-Aged Woman 一个中年女人的觉醒 [Family of Origin vs. the Fortress of Marriage] Chen Qingchen, an only child, is madly in love. She steals her household register and marries Lin Jiaxin, a man from a poor family who has made it on his own, unaware of what awaits her: a sharp-tongued mother-in-law who makes her life difficult, her father’s sudden death, her mother being forced out of the home, and underhanded attacks at work. When she hits rock bottom, two women become her lifelines. Her tough mother stands firmly behind her, wh 7.8kReads8.5Score75014d adds
- 154 Late at Night, I Fell Under His Spell 深夜，对他着了魔 Their late-night story… It’s thought-provoking, and leaves you filled with regret. Was she too devoted, or was he too heartless? What can you even say about love? 218Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Tales of Dragon City: Stories of a Small Town 龙城往事之小城故事 A realistic portrayal of northeastern China from the late 1980s to the present, full of grudges, grievances, and social change. Follow a group of impressionable young people as they face a host of challenges and opportunities and discover what it means to grow up. Realistic fiction, not a wish-fulfillment story, with a slow build. 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Leave Some Space, My Humble Abode 留白，寒舍 A diary about love, written from a wife’s perspective and addressed to his wife. Some people love flowers simply for their blossoms, and love watching them bloom. Others love a flower from the moment it is still a seed, anticipating what it will become. They watch it sprout, break through the soil, and keep growing upward. Its trunk grows ever sturdier, while leaves seem to appear from nowhere, one after another. They watch the leaves turn from pale green to deep green, then from deep green to a 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Life Afloat on the Riverbank 江岸浮生 [Contemporary realism + period chronicle + rural ensemble cast + women’s struggles] Spanning half a century of rural China, this book tells the story of three generations of women on the Jianghan Plain. Caught in the tides of history and the shackles of their families of origin, each struggles against fate in her own way and faces her inner demons, ultimately learning to live for herself. (I’m only here to tell the story as it is. I won’t give the characters perfect personalities. I’ll portray h 541Reads8.5Score10614d adds
- 158 Childhood Symphony 童年交响曲 Five-year-old Wang Xiaozhu’s happy life in the countryside! She helps her mother wash clothes by the river and finds a duck egg in the water. She helps her mother sew a quilt on the rooftop, only to be pranked by the girl next door. Her grandmother raises a flock of chickens, but no one knows where they’re laying their eggs... 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 I Found My Nemesis as a Roommate, and Our Quarrels Turned into Love 合租遇冤家，吵着吵着动心了 I became roommates with my nemesis, and all our bickering made us fall for each other 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Life in a Little Courtyard 小院儿生活 When Taohua married into the family, her mother told her that the Xiao family would most likely split up. But Taohua never expected it to happen so soon. (No rebirth, no transmigration, no golden finger: just working hard to live and striving to make a life.) 20.1kReads8.8Score1.8k14d adds
- 161 The Summer Rain Is Hard to Explain 夏天的雨说不清 They were apart for nine years, ever since they were sixteen or seventeen. They waited for more than twenty years... Beneath umbrellas, they passed each other by several times, until they recognized one another in a rain shower steeped in the fragrance of gardenias. That day, he stood in the rain looking at her, and she gazed back at him. Both of them thought they were dreaming. Much later, when they brought it up again, she suddenly said to him with great seriousness: “Hello, Mr. Baiba 10Reads—Score10614d adds
- 162 The Chen Family's Unwanted Second Daughter 陈家那个没人要的二女儿 [Period Fiction + No Rebirth + No Transmigration + No Golden Finger] [Native Protagonist + Slow Burn + Not a Mindless Wish-Fulfillment Story] Chen Xiaoqiu was the second daughter born in violation of the family planning policy, and her parents never cared for her. She was left to grow up in the countryside like a wild weed. During the summer vacation before her third year of middle school, Chen Xiaoqiu’s grandfather, the only family she had, passed away. She had no choice but to return to her pa 3.3kReads8.4Score28114d adds
- 163 The Rainy Night That Summer 那年夏天的雨夜 During the summer vacation of his sophomore year, Xue Yang took a summer job at a cafe to earn some money. The story between Xue Yang and Xu Yao began with a collision on a rainy summer night. With nowhere to go, Xue Yang was forced to stay overnight at Xu Yao's home. That night, Xu Yao, who had been a widower for many years, felt his heart stir. He opened his front door, and his heart as well. From their first meeting to falling in love, and from falling in love to building a life together, the 118Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 I Met You in Winter 在冬时遇见你 [Sweet romance, no angst] [They choose each other] [A slow-burning love] [Gourmet] After Lin Xiaoxi moved to Qingcheng, a small coastal city, she discovered on the night she got her tooth filled that her next-door neighbor was Xie Jingzhi, the dentist who had treated her. Gentle and reassuring when he smiled, Dr. Xie shattered her preconceptions about dentists. It turned out that some of them didn't look intimidating after all. As they spent one day after another together, she learned that some 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 The No-Drama Casebook 不抓马风云事件簿 A healing little ray of sunshine and a devoted, faithful boyfriend: twenty years of ups and downs, the secretly affectionate couple! The woman isn’t called Keyun or Xiyun. Her name is Tan Yun. The man isn’t called Lifeng or Mufeng. His name is Lu Feng. There’s no earth-shattering first meeting, no all-powerful golden finger, and no melodramatic, messy entanglements, just twenty years of enduring devotion and favor. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 That Year, Because of the Campus Belle, I Ran Off to Guangdong to Become a Handsome Lad 那年因为校花，我跑路广东当靓仔 [Jianghu]+ [Workplace]+ [Romance]+ [No System]+ [Not reborn] [Based on the author’s real experiences working in Guangdong, this is a story about migrant workers in cities like Dongguan and Shenzhen. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel, so don’t read it if that’s not your thing!] In 1997, Zhang Zaiye, Li Yaocong, Jiang Xinyue, and others met while working summer jobs in Guangdong, and formed a deep friendship. At the time, Dongguan’s economy was growing at a breakneck pace. Workers poured in fr 7Reads—Score114d adds
- 167 The Girl in the Viewfinder 快门里的姑娘 | Romance | | Urban | | Realistic | | Slice of life | I turned my longing into pages. When no one understood them, I burned them into a sky full of starlight. A loosely adapted slice of life [Realistic fiction] After a work dinner, I (Rui) blacked out on the street. At the lowest point in his life, he spent every day drinking away his sorrows. By chance, he met a lovely young woman and began to dream of settling down and building a good life together. Everything seemed to be moving in the right 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 I Jumped Off a Building, and You Tell Me the System Just Arrived? 跳楼了，你告诉我系统来了？ [System] + [Getting Rich] + [Single Heroine] + [Everyday Life] + [Travel] + [Gourmet] + [Ensemble Cast] The day he found himself ten million yuan in debt, Chen Jun leaped from a rooftop. “Ding! Loan Repayment System binding...” A translucent panel appeared out of nowhere before his eyes, clearly displaying a single line: Every time the Host borrows money, the full amount, principal and interest, will be returned to the Host’s account when the loan is repaid. From that day on, he started borrowin 466Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 A Woman Named Chunxiu 一个叫春秀的女人 [Period drama + everyday family life + marriage + building a career + personal growth] I married a state-owned enterprise worker, and after years of trying, I finally had a son. Then, just as my husband was sent to prison, my mother-in-law branded me a bringer of bad luck and threw me out of the house. Qiu Yue, widowed and bullied, and Wang Feng, tormented by domestic abuse, shared my fate. The three of us hard-done-by women joined forces, working, doing business, and opening a factory. We neede 9.3kReads8.1Score78414d adds
- 170 Let Me Build You a Home 我来给你装个家 Who would lose the house they worked so hard to earn just because they fell in love? Jiang Ning. Who would scrimp on everything, from food and clothes to housing and travel, just because they fell in love? Yang Wu. They were both willing to do it for each other. The road may have been hard, but together they were always happy. In the end, they found a home and a life together, sharing three meals a day through all four seasons. 1.5kReads9.4Score14914d adds
- 171 My Husband Cheated, So I Swapped Husbands with His Mistress to Change Our Fates 老公出轨，我和小三换夫改命 A new novel currently being serialized, with its rating just posted! [Not a wish-fulfillment story] [Period setting + remarriage + devoted husband + marriage first, love later] [Some ensemble cast elements] [No System] [No pocket dimension] [Realistic everyday life] In the height of summer in 1977, Xu Nan, a temporary worker at a machinery factory, caught her husband, Cheng Peng, having an affair with Liang Yan Min, an employee at the same factory. To protect his reputation and prospects, Cheng 16.9kReads8.4Score1.2k14d adds
- 172 The 1970s: A Sweet Romance for a Woman Who Transmigrated into a Book 七零年代：穿书女配甜宠日常 [Modern Fantasy + play the pig to eat the tiger + farming + transmigrate into a book] After years of working overtime and staying up late, Bai Lan finally kicked the bucket. By a twist of fate, she transmigrated into a domineering CEO novel set in the 1970s, one of her absolute favorites, and became a supporting female character who shared her name. Thinking about the character's eventual fate left Bai Lan close to tears. To save her own skin, she resolved never to cross the hero or heroine. But 176Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 173 Transmigrate and Get Everyone to Love Their Food 穿越之让大家爱上干饭 [Gourmet] [Alternate Setting] [Sweet Romance] [Marriage Before Love] [Relaxed and Easygoing] [Alien Planet] [Everyday Life] Luo Yao never imagined that one day she would transmigrate to a planet much like Earth and inherit an estate. She planned to grow vegetables and cook, settling into a quiet retirement on her own. But to inherit the place, she also had to marry Mu Chen, the heir to the richest family. Mu Chen once happened to see Luo Yao squatting beside a car, eating glutinous rice ball 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 The End of Ordinary 平凡的尽头 The story began in 2019. It was a turbulent time, and I stopped writing after a hasty 50,000 words. Then, in May 2020, I finished it. At 250,000 words, it is too short to cover all the joys and sorrows of this bustling world through the changing years. It tells only of several years spent wandering through life. The story is based entirely on real events. Freedom, marriage, career, money, family, friendship. As someone born in the 1990s, I have always questioned the world. I hoped to find answer 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 October's Gentle Breeze 十月微风起 Lin Muqing, a warm and cheerful middle school Chinese teacher, was accosted by a thief on her way home from school. Fortunately, Ji Shaofeng, a criminal police officer passing by, came to her rescue. A man of few words but great reliability, he appeared at her most helpless moment and became part of her life from then on. From a chance encounter on the street to a confession at home, from strangers to people who understand each other, this is a story of an ordinary meeting and a gentle love. The 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 A Common Man’s Reborn Years 平凡人的重生岁月 [Everyday Urban Life + Campus Youth + Making Up for Regrets + Believable Logic] A portrayal of youth as it really was: no posturing, no face-slapping. This is simply the everyday life of an ordinary person after being reborn. People remain consistent; being reborn doesn't suddenly make someone all-powerful. Their old flaws are still there. They simply get to live their lives over again with their memories and life experience intact. Everyone has a limit to how far they can go, so if you're looki 4.3kReads6.2Score16214d adds
- 177 Back to the 1990s: A Life of Sudden Wealth 重回九零之暴富人生 Zhou Muzhen died. She died on the operating table. In the final moments before her death, as she thought back over her life, one thing had always baffled her: Why had she worked so hard her whole life, staying busy from dawn till dusk, wanting only to be a good wife, mother, and daughter, yet never managed it before she died? Her husband resented her for devoting all her attention to the children and neglecting him. Her two children blamed her for being a terrible mother. Her family back home sc 1.4kReads8.1Score10614d adds
- 178 A Poor Kid's Rise to Billionaire at Thirty-Five 穷小子逆袭三十五岁成亿万富豪 (Slow-burn setup in the early chapters; urban life, emotions, sweet and heartwarming everyday moments + one female lead + 1v1 + mutual devotion + office life + romance + childhood friends and first love) This book mainly follows the many ups and downs in Zhu Zilong's life, and the warmth and harshness of the world around him. After succeeding as an entrepreneur and changing his fate, he grows more mature and dependable. Yet even after achieving success in his career, he remains single. He can't 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 Passing My Days in the Imperial Palace 穿到皇宫混日子 A beautiful university lecturer accidentally falls into the water and transmigrates to the imperial palace, where she becomes a lowly palace maid. To enjoy a comfortable life in the palace, she draws on the memories and talents of her past life and makes a name for herself. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 Love Is Simple 爱很简单 Before I became a billionaire, I was always searching for love. What is love? I hope you can find the answer in this book. This book is about love, desire, life, philosophy, gender equality, and society's discrimination against women... 40Reads—Score314d adds
- 181 My Girl of All Seasons 我的四季姑娘 This is a memoir... A journey from my own pristine world, across a bridge of dreams... to a new setting... And a journey of hating goodbyes, experiencing them, and learning to live with them. A flower that will never leave, delighting in all the seasons of the past as time passes. 4Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 182 Summer Tangerine Through the Seasons 夏橘的春夏秋冬 On a bright morning, a girl named Xia Ju transferred to a new school. Teacher: “Gu Bei, she’ll be your new deskmate from now on.” The boy nodded. Xia Ju looked at him. He was an exceptionally handsome boy. From that day on, the two of them were never apart again. A sweet romance from school days to the wedding aisle. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 After Being Reborn, I Only Want to Achieve Financial Freedom 重生后的我只想实现财富自由 He worked hard until he was thirty-seven, yet still lived in a shabby old apartment of barely sixty square meters. His once-radiant wife had also been worn down by the hardships of life. Even his retired parents were still working, just to help support him. After getting drunk, Chen Mo was reborn at the age of twenty-two. The only thought in his mind when he opened his eyes was to achieve financial freedom. 3.5kReads7.1Score22914d adds
- 184 The Couple Cursed to Bring Misfortune to Each Other Strike It Rich 克夫克妻的小夫妻发达啦 (No rebirth, no transmigration, no golden finger. Everyday family life, a slow and steady pace.) Less than a year after Li Xiaotao married into her husband's family, he died of illness, leaving her branded as a husband-killer. Driven back to her parents' home, Li Xiaotao struggled for three years to raise her child. She ate less than a chicken and worked harder than an ox. In the end, her family married her off to a man said to bring death to his wives. A husband-killer and a wife-killer: toget 1.1kReads—Score10514d adds
- 185 Unsettled Feelings for Fengzhi 进蜕之枫至意难平 After being kidnapped and assaulted, Li Lin still cannot let go of her hatred. When a message suddenly arrives from a classmate in another province, she sets off on her quest for revenge without hesitation. But she never expected that once she left, no word would ever come back. Worried about Li Lin’s safety and rebelling against her family’s attempts to arrange a job for him, Su Feng resolutely sets out to find his missing friend. “Is that you, Su Feng?” A woman he never expected to see stares 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Now That I’m Reborn, Why Pretend to Be a Socialite? 都重生了，谁还当假名媛啊 [Feel free to jump in! The rating just came out and has risen by 15 points in a week. It will keep going up later.] [Reborn + college life + financial knowledge + ensemble cast + making money + no romance] Su Nian died once. When she opened her eyes again, she was back on the first day of her sophomore year. The first thing she did was delete every "fish" from her WeChat, leave all the socialite groups, and wipe the carefully curated posts from her Moments over the past year. The second was to a 40.2kReads8.2Score5k14d adds
- 187 A Good Match Has Yet to Be Found 良辰未许人 On her thirty-second birthday, Liang Chen met Chen Qian in person after chatting online for three days. She expected another case of someone looking better in photos, but her ideal type was sitting right across from her: a year younger, tall and handsome, romantic and funny. Even the curve of his smile was exactly to her taste. They fell passionately in love in no time. But amid all the sweetness, they both found themselves wondering: One of us is beautiful and clever, the other is gentle and ha 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 The Chinese Bodyguard 国产保镖 54Reads6.3Score87714d adds
- 189 Transmigrate Into a Book: In the 1970s, I Have Billions in Supplies and Catch the Eye of a Rugged Man 穿书七零：带亿万物资被糙汉盯上 [1970s] [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Pocket Dimension] [Educated Youth] [Dual Cultivation] Bai Xiaoxiao, the eldest daughter of the Bai family in the 21st century, transmigrated into the 1970s after a shopping mall exploded. Luckily, heaven had been kind to her, gifting her the family’s massive shopping mall, stocked with enough supplies to last her ten lifetimes! Her original self had a father who didn’t care for her and a mother who didn’t love her. Her family signed her up to go to the count 3.4kReads8.6Score29314d adds
- 190 Bird of the Sleeping Wind 眠风之鸟 [Male lead’s perspective + lighthearted comedy + long-laid plans + sizzling chemistry + mutual flirting + salvation] [A gentle police officer pursues her heart X an innocent top student who doesn’t resist, but won’t commit] He burns with passion. She’s cool and detached. Police officer Zhou Yan, medical student Lin Qi. His ex-girlfriend gets married, leaving him with mixed feelings. In an unfamiliar city, he meets a lively, funny woman and enjoys an anonymous night of pleasure. The wheels o 38Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 191 After Hearing Animals' Thoughts, My Luck Went Through the Roof 听动物心声后，我运气爆棚 [Everyday Foraging] [Animal Thoughts] [Both Leads Are Chaste, 1v1] [Gender Roles Reversed, Not a Matriarchal Novel] Su Cheng was riding her electric scooter when she ran into a police officer. Panicking, she toppled right over and, to her surprise, died on the spot. In one moment, she transmigrated to a bizarre, fantastical world. In this world, all men must marry once they turn eighteen, or their bodies will explode. When Su Cheng arrived, she found herself up in a tree. Terrified of heights, 2.3kReads7.8Score18114d adds
- 192 The Little Earthen Tower Family 小土楼人家 They say there’s no one better than a mother, and a child with a mother is treasured like a precious gem. But for Yu Jian, it’s that there’s no one better than a grandmother, and a child with a mother is like a blade of grass. One earthen building, one world, smoke curling from the chimneys. A lifetime of love, a lifetime of warmth in the heart. 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 1987, Before Spring Arrives 一九八七，春未至 This is a novel you won’t forget, especially its heroine, Li Shan! [No System, no pocket space, no transmigration, no rebirth] Period-setting comeback story + single mother builds a career Li Shan joyfully brings her college acceptance letter home, only for her parents to tell her the family has no money and she can’t go. Through her brother-in-law’s connections, she gets a job as a textile factory worker and works her way into the office as a translator. Then the factory goes bankrupt. Her pare 346Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 Better Late Than Never. There's Still a Long Road Ahead 迟到但无妨，来日且方长 Chu Mingxi thinks of herself as a piece of charcoal and Li Cheng as a spark. Only when she meets Li Cheng does she grow warm and begin to shine. She was late to their promise, but in the days ahead, she’ll make a living from the simple pleasures of life and find love through poetry. She once thought beauty lay in partings and reunions, but in the end, even life’s everyday necessities are poetry. 506Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 195 They've Got It All Under Control Ta手拿把掐 Shen Qing has no grand ambitions. She’s young, but all she wants is to take it easy. She doesn’t really care whether her guesthouse makes money, as long as she has enough to eat, warm clothes, and a good night’s sleep. That is, until she meets Xu Wang in a town called Zaosheng, where there isn’t a single jujube tree. He can do just about anything under the sun... The first time they meet, he’s a tricycle driver giving people rides, and his bizarre driving nearly throws her out of the vehicle. Th 547Reads8.7Score11214d adds
- 196 A Wounded Woman Doesn't Talk About Love 受伤女人不谈爱 She raises her husband’s mistress’s child! This is a story about a woman’s growth, inspired by many real-life stories. Wang Shengnan was born into a rural family that favored sons over daughters, and her mother named her Shengnan, meaning “to surpass men.” She started working as soon as she graduated from middle school. At a beauty salon, her boss sexually assaulted her, but timid and meek, she did not dare speak out. Later, she married an ordinary man, only for him to die in an accident. After 137Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 A Love Story in Chaoshan 潮汕情事 In the old homes of Chaoshan lie the wildest lives and the warmest hearts. In the 1970s and 80s, a group of Chaoshan people who refused to give up fought their way through poverty, loved through storms, and lived by the bonds between people. Some dared to fight and forge ahead, dragging their lives up out of the mud. Others were loyal and true, unwilling to betray anyone even when it cost them. Love brought tangled relationships, family brought its share of strain, and neighbors argued, but when 367Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 198 Gourmet: A Restaurant Across from the High School 美食：高中对面开饭馆 [Everyday life + delicious food] [Male protagonist] [No romance] The romance tag wasn’t my choice, sob Orz [July 28: I just saw that the rating is up! Thank you all for rating my story (bows). Thanks for your support.] Yao Yiji works overtime to support his sister’s two children, then collapses at his desk. Bound to System 677, he’s told that completing his mission will send him back to the day before he died suddenly. After the mission ends, he returns to the present day with System 677. He pla 609Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 199 The Billionaire Who Rose from a Sea of Women 女人堆里走出的亿万富翁 A contemporary setting, lighthearted humor, laugh-out-loud everyday life, playful banter, heartwarming inspiration, and no harem. He's penniless, yet popular with women. He's sincere, yet works in the most hypocritical industry. He's handsome, talented, and witty, and could have led a life of endless romantic conquests, but… Set in Shenzhen, Guangdong, in 2008, the story follows the remarkable career and business journey of Li Zhe, a young man from a farming family who rises steadily to success 2kReads5.9Score10814d adds
- 200 I Might Fall in Love with You 我可能会爱你 At thirty-four, Zhang Xiaonan, an older unmarried woman, finally got married. She hadn't wanted to. She'd already decided to spend her whole life alone. But life is unpredictable: she went on a blind date with a real catch, and married him. After breaking up with his first love, Liu Wenjing thought he would never date or marry again. Then he met an older woman who didn't want a bride price, a house, or a car, and didn't even want him to love her. He figured people had to get married eventually, 3.5kReads8.8Score29014d adds
