Novels like Rising Up from the Grassroots as a Civil Servant
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- 51 The Righteous Path of Officialdom 官道正途 Li Wei has just entered officialdom. Though he faces countless twists and hardships along the way, he never shows fear or the slightest inclination to back down. Confronted with tangled relationships and all manner of thorny problems, he patiently untangles each one, relying on his exceptional intelligence and courage to respond with composure. The wetland in Xiaohe Village, rich in rare mineral resources, attracts covetous attention from local factions and outside forces alike, drawing people f 59Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 The Ups and Downs of Officialdom 官场沉浮录 Huang Haichuan, a civil servant from humble beginnings, is struggling to get by. His girlfriend is the daughter of Jiangcheng's deputy mayor. Because Huang Haichuan comes from an ordinary family, her parents do everything they can to break them up, ending their four-year college romance. In an effort to save the relationship, Huang Haichuan endures scorn and merciless mockery from her parents. In the end, his girlfriend grows cold and changes her mind, marrying into a cadre family that matches h 174Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 53 Officialdom: Making Mistake After Mistake, Yet Rising at Lightning Speed 官场：处处失误，火速进步 My new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 716Reads7.0Score103Shelves
- 54 After the Divorce, My Official Wife Regretted It! 离婚后，官妻后悔莫及！ Some say the official world is all scheming and deceit, about choosing sides and making choices, a life-or-death struggle. For Liu Qing, the official world can make his ex-wife regret everything, help his family prosper, and bring benefits to the wider public... 3.1kReads6.4Score251Shelves
- 55 A Junior Civil Servant in the County Government 县直单位的小公务员 My new work is out! You're welcome to 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! 97Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 Officialdom: From the Family’s Discarded Son to the Pinnacle of Power 官场：从家族弃子到权利巅峰 Su Jianbo, a spoiled young master, caused a terrible scandal while drunk. Abandoned by his family in the capital, he became a discarded pawn. Only on his deathbed did he learn that the scandal had been a trap laid by his stepmother... Reborn, Su Ning still became the family's unwanted pawn and was sent away from the capital. In this life, he'll forge a new path for himself and reach the peak of power he never dared to touch before. But danger awaits at every turn... 25.2kReads8.2Score1.9kShelves
- 57 The Rise and Fall of Officialdom: Starting with the Crackdown on Organized Crime 宦海浮沉：从扫除黑恶开始 Everyday urban life + Career in government + Poverty alleviation + Anti-gang operations + Anti-corruption Night falls in Bingcheng, and the city lights flicker to life. Three poverty-alleviation secretaries have died in the line of duty in quick succession, pushing the meeting's atmosphere to a breaking point. All the burden now rests on Yan Qing, a demobilized military officer. As the newly appointed secretary stationed in the village, can he uncover the truth? Or, more precisely, will he live 7.2kReads8.8Score709Shelves
- 58 Secretary Chen's Notebook 陈秘书笔记 The extraordinary life of a secretary. Chen, a highly capable secretary, watches his bright future vanish in an instant. Cautious and deferential around the powerful, he keeps a low profile among his colleagues, and through his own distinctive way of handling people, gradually achieves his goals in life. His notebook is a lament for a life. 1.1kReads—Score114Shelves
- 59 Reborn as an Executive at a Foreign Company 重生之我在外企当高管 Xu Fei is reborn and returns to the time just after graduation. In his previous life, he spent years navigating the workplace, only to be thrown out in middle age. With all his years of experience from his previous life, see how he turns the tables at work this time, climbs to the top, and makes his mark in the business world. 23.9kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves
- 60 We're All Reborn, So Who Still Wants to Scramble in Officialdom? 都重生了，谁还乖乖混官场 I've been reborn? And on the day before I entered government service, no less. This time, I'm going to make my way through the political world like never before! You've got a golden finger? I've got a father-in-law. Three promotions in one year. Is this how you test a cadre? Which cadre could withstand a test like that? Hey, hey, don't go. Can't you come up with something else? What? You say he's one of our own? Sorry, you're too late. He's already confessed. Reborn into the political world, soa 523Reads6.8Score100Shelves
- 61 Officialdom: The Super Secretary 官场：超级秘书 [Officialdom + Anti-Corruption + Crackdown on Organized Crime + Exhilarating] After Lin Wentao was reborn, he used his foresight to break through the obstacles in officialdom, dismantle the traps set for him, and rescue a superior conducting an undercover investigation alone. Rising step by step, he reached the pinnacle of his political career! 8.3kReads8.5Score699Shelves
- 62 After Leaving the Army, I Became an Anti-Corruption Vanguard 退伍后我成了反腐先锋 Is human nature inherently evil, or inherently good? One seemingly unsolvable trap after another keeps coming. See how Chen Ping'an turns the tables and breaks each trap with precision! Over four million characters in total, so feel free to dive in. 26.6kReads8.9Score3kShelves
- 63 The Red-Topped Merchant: Life at Its Peak 红顶商人之巅峰人生 Yang Jianhua, the chosen heir of one of the Dragon Kingdom's top families in the twenty-second century, returned to the early twenty-first century. Through a time-traveling portal, a dazzling flash of light swept past. Yang Jianhua, the chosen heir of one of the Dragon Kingdom's top families in the twenty-second century, passed through the mysterious portal and arrived in the early twenty-first century. The unfamiliar surroundings, tinged with an ancient air, made him narrow his eyes slightly, b 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 The Young People at the Judicial Office 司法所里的年轻人 Fresh graduate Xu Daqi starts working at a judicial office. He goes from inexperienced and clueless to mature and steady, navigating the minutiae of grassroots work and the bizarre realities of life on the ground. After learning that good deeds are not always rewarded, he comes to understand that kindness must be accompanied by diligence. From suspicious-death investigations and land-flooding disputes to group petitions over contract breaches, he holds fast to the belief that public service is a 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 The Official and the Kingpin 官枭 There is a set of rules to the art of public office. The ruthless are called fearless officials! The domineering are called strong-willed officials! The kindhearted are called officials who care for the people! Li Dong is a grassroots civil servant. Step by step, with help from the people and friends around him, he climbs to the pinnacle of his political career! 13.9kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
- 66 Why Go to All That Trouble? Wouldn’t It Be Better to Transmigrate as a Leader? 费那劲干啥，直接穿成领导不香吗 A note: The protagonist is a spineless, inexperienced shut-in, not a hero who sleeps among beauties and wakes with the world in his hands. A groveling nobody scraping by on dirt must gradually transform into a soaring roc, rising through the heavens and stirring up the winds and clouds. That kind of change takes time. After being heartlessly abandoned, the groveling nobody transmigrates into a leader in the central district of a provincial capital and enters the heart of power. He is nervous, ye 5.8kReads8.5Score289Shelves
- 67 The Great Physician of Officialdom: My Patients Fill the Circles of Power 官场大国医，我的患者遍布权利圈 [Political Intrigue + Traditional Chinese Medicine + Suspense + Power Fantasy] With a silver needle in hand, Lu Jiuzhang can save lives, and decide the fate of officials. A trainee at a top-tier hospital, he uses his ancestral “Qi-Reading Technique” to see at a glance that a city leader’s heart meridians are entangled with toxic rare-earth miasma. Three needles save the man and turn the tide, but from then on, Lu is drawn into a game of power. The vice president reports him for practicing medici 45Reads7.1Score100Shelves
- 68 The Sword of Officialdom: The Mission of Justice 官途利剑：正义的使命 The truly virtuous are worthy; those of great virtue are sages. Society is a vat of dye, where money, beauty, and desire mingle. When Ding Yunsong faces his wife's betrayal and the downfall of his powerful patron, a massive trap closes around him. Watch as he cuts through every obstacle and carefully advances, taking revenge on the man who stole his wife and the man who killed his father. With an innocent heart and a sword of light, he will cut through the darkness ahead! 11.4kReads9.0Score658Shelves
- 69 A Romantic Career in Officialdom 浪漫仕途 After graduating with a master’s degree, Leng Yu took the civil service exam and landed a post in a poor mountain region, determined to do more good for the people and deliver real results. But while his ideals were lofty, reality dealt him a face-slapping blow. Facing pressure from all sides, he stubbornly fought his way forward and gradually came to understand that to accomplish great things, he would first have to become a high-ranking official. 169Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 70 Living Again, I’ll Choose My Own Life 重活一次我要选择自己的人生 Reborn in 2005, Li Yifei awakens an extraordinary ability: perfect recall! From an ordinary student from a poor family, he rises to become the top scorer in both the high school and college entrance exams. He earns three top-tier doctoral degrees in four years and makes a fortune of tens of billions on the stock market! At 23, he's a phantom in the world of finance, yet he turns around and knocks on the door to a career in government, becoming the youngest government trainee in history! In the d 34.9kReads7.8Score3kShelves
- 71 The Winds of Change on the Official Path 官路之风起云涌 This book is the sequel to Reborn: The Candid Confession. Father and son Zhang Anping and Zhang Hao have both left Jiang Province to enter a much broader political arena. After losing most of his support, Zhang Hao once again finds himself in a difficult situation. How will he plan his moves and secure victory from afar? Watch the tides of change, and listen for the dragon’s roar. (All characters, locations, and events in this book are fictional. Please do not connect them to real life. Any rese 2kReads8.9Score205Shelves
- 72 County Magistrate: A Heartbreak on the Road to Power 女县长：官路情殇 The story of an ordinary female college student who starts at the grassroots level and steadily rises to become a county magistrate. After graduating, Zhang Xinyue, an ordinary college student, finds a job at the county committee. Having weathered crisis after crisis and seized one opportunity after another, she eventually takes office as county magistrate. 1.2kReads9.3Score711Shelves
- 73 The Dragon Hides in the Abyss: A Tale of Ruthless Power Plays 龙隐于渊：铁血权谋 Amid the tide of reform and opening up, Lin Qinghai, a boy who was abducted as a child, grows up under his adoptive mother’s military-style discipline. He enters the National University of Defense Technology as the top scorer in his province and proves his mettle in live-fire exercises, only to lose his chance to compete in an international special forces tournament because of interference from a mysterious force. His encounter with Wang Wan’er, the daughter of a military family, entangles his f 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 The Pinnacle of Power: Breaking the Deadlock in Yuanshan Town 权力巅峰：从远山镇破局开始 What backing could a nobody possibly have? When he's driven into a corner, that's the strongest backing of all! His bright future is stolen from him, his former lover turns her back on him, and just as his political career begins in Yuanshan Town, he falls into one trap after another laid by petty schemers. Everyone thinks he'll sink without a trace, never realizing that desperation is his greatest trump card. Caught in the turmoil of local politics, Wang Hao keeps his strength hidden and plays 337Reads6.1Score147Shelves
- 75 The Road to Officialdom: From Low-Ranking Clerk to Provincial Power Broker 青云官路：从小职员到封疆大吏 Rebirth + Traditional Political Intrigue + Power Games + High Intelligence + No Harem Reborn on the way to the detention center, Zhou Yan must find a way to turn the tables against all odds. He goes from the business world to politics, from developing real estate to governing a region, following one ordinary man’s rise to success. He’s an ordinary man who’s a little calculating, a small-time player with a sharp mind and sound values. He has the full range of emotions and desires that any ordinar 2.7kReads9.3Score198Shelves
- 76 The Official Road Under the Sun 阳光下的官道 [No System + no rebirth + traditional political intrigue + slow burn. The author is a veteran writer of political novels, with over ten million words published. His works are realistic and highly readable, not mindless power fantasies. Read at your own discretion!] In the world of officialdom, everyone schemes against everyone else. How can Cao Rui, a commoner, stand out and make waves? This is a true political novel by Xiaohua. It boasts strong logic and an even stronger story. Quality guarante 4.1kReads9.3Score523Shelves
- 77 The Minister of Personnel's First Book 吏部尚书的第一本书 Lin Feiyang, an elite member of the Wolf Fang Brigade with a bright future ahead of him, comes home on leave and accidentally discovers that Meng Xueqing, the girlfriend he’s been putting through university, is cheating on him! In a fit of rage, Lin Feiyang leaves the military and enters politics! He wants revenge! He wants Meng Xueqing to regret it! But he never imagined that on his very first day as the newly appointed town Party secretary, he’d be stripped of all authority and constantly give 7.6kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
- 78 In the Name of the People: I Snatch Liang Lu from a Back-Alley Clinic, and Fate Starts Anew 名义：黑诊所抢梁璐，命运重启 The rating has just been posted, so it’ll gradually rise. [Qi Tongwei]+ [Liang Lu]+ [Chen Yang]+ [secret business tycoon]+ [In the Name of the People]+ [Defying Heaven] Qi Tongwei is reborn in his second year of college, three days before Liang Lu goes to that clinic. Looking back on the miserable life he led in his previous life, he realizes it all began three days later. What if Liang Lu hadn’t been disgraced and changed so drastically? What if he were no longer a pawn for someone’s petty abus 8.3kReads6.0Score391Shelves
- 79 The Abandoned Heir of a Wealthy Family Returns to the Pinnacle of Power 豪门弃少重返权力巅峰 At forty-eight, just as Qin Xiao was on the verge of being promoted to ministerial rank, he was framed, sent to prison, and died a miserable death behind bars. His indignation moved Heaven, which took pity on him and sent him back to the bustling capital. For Qin Xiao, this was a crucial turning point. Promotion to ministerial rank was within reach, a glorious new beginning in his life. But people’s hearts are treacherous, and unseen hands were already reaching for him. After an unknown number o 380Reads—Score—Shelves
- 80 The Fast Track to the Top 选调生之青云直上 “Zhi” represents steadfast resolve and lofty ambitions, while “Lin” evokes blessings spread far and wide, nourishing all things. After earning his doctorate, Zhang Zhilin becomes the ultimate civil servant! The grassroots are both a crucible and a melting pot. Watch as a commoner tempers himself in the fire of grassroots work, turning his trials into poetry and forging himself into gold as he climbs step by step to the pinnacle of power! 99.5kReads8.3Score7.4kShelves
- 81 Reborn, I Turned a Poor Township into the Greatest Town in the World 重生，把贫困乡打造成天下第一镇 Political intrigue + One heroine + Flood control and disaster relief + The pinnacle of power Li Qingshan returns to 1998 and becomes the city’s top secretary. From the start, his superior dies, leaving his path to advancement hanging by a thread. To escape his predicament, Li Qingshan has no choice but to go all in. He leads the people in disaster relief, building factories and setting up e-commerce... Smiles gradually appear on people’s faces, their lives grow better and better, and the grand v 3kReads8.5Score183Shelves
- 82 Officialdom’s Disciple: After Coming Clean, I Rose Straight to the Top! 官徒，摊牌后我青云直上！ He came top in the exams, only to have someone take his place. With no connections or backing, Lin Bei is left heartbroken when his wife betrays him. He marries into the Su family and endures three years of humiliation. Then an accident sends him soaring to success! The Su family regrets everything when they see what he’s achieved! Through the twists and turns of officialdom, he finally rises to the top! 11.8kReads8.0Score1.3kShelves
- 83 Officialdom: The Road to the Pinnacle of Power 官场：走上权力巅峰 In his previous life, Jiang Zijie was a frustrated talent who never amounted to much. By the time he retired, he was only a section chief. Reborn in his youth, Jiang Zijie resolves to climb to the pinnacle of power. He expects to rise through the ranks on the strength of his own abilities, but after being reborn, one opportunity after another comes his way. Before he knows it, Jiang Zijie is soaring up the career ladder and standing at the summit of power. 35Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 84 A Grand Vision for Officialdom 官场宏图 A lesser physician treats people; a great physician treats the nation. Xia Feng, a talented traditional Chinese medicine student, resolutely enters politics to avenge his father's death. But when it rains, it pours. On the very day of his wedding, his father-in-law dies unexpectedly. From then on, Xia Feng is met with cold indifference at home. His mother-in-law resents him, and his wife lives apart from him for long stretches. With his father-in-law gone, Xia Feng loses his shelter. Then, after 11.9kReads8.9Score1kShelves
- 85 Officialdom: From the Start, I Become the County Party Committee's First Secretary 官场：开局担任县委一秘 The story continues in the world of "Officialdom: The Road to the Pinnacle of Power", so please don’t confuse it with reality. Fang Zihan, a top student from an ordinary family, enters the ranks of grassroots government officials for reasons of his own. Starting as an ordinary clerk with no connections, he goes on to earn the favor of two top officials, who mentor him together. In the end, Fang Zihan sets out on the road to the pinnacle of power. 12.2kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves
- 86 Reborn on the Political Circuit: My Brother Comes from a Powerful Third-Generation Family 官道重生：我的兄弟是三代 Peng Mingchuan was framed, forced out of office, and left utterly disgraced. Then he was reborn in the year he graduated from college. With a second chance at everything, his first move was to save his well-connected best friend. The road to success in government is treacherous, but this time he has powerful backing and the experience and memories of his previous life. He must climb with all his might. If there's a problem, let's talk it out. You won't listen to reason? Well, that's just wonderf 164Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 87 I Blew Up the Toilet in the Courtyard, Then Rose Straight to the Top 四合院炸厕所，我青云直上 Chen Pingbo starts out at the city-level Administration for Industry and Commerce, then is promoted in title but demoted in practice, sent down to an electronics factory. His outstanding achievements earn him a promotion and transfer to the Commission for Economic Restructuring, the predecessor to the National Development and Reform Commission and an even more powerful agency. His ambitions extend across the land. In this life, Chen Pingbo wants to live differently. He intends to pursue a career 5.4kReads8.4Score331Shelves
- 88 A Career Blessed by Fortune: A County Magistrate's Rise to Power 官运滔天：知县逆袭，权倾朝野 [Not a power fantasy! A complex tale of court intrigue and political struggle, grounded in historical research!] Li Shu, a modern-day civil service exam candidate who failed to pass, unexpectedly transmigrates to the first year of the Qianlong reign and becomes a newly appointed jinshi. Starting out as a poor county magistrate in Hengyang, he investigates the shortfall in the ever-normal granaries, exposes the dark secrets of the grain transport trade, and takes on salt smugglers in league with 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 Joining the Discipline Inspection Investigation Team: Why Is the Whole Country Panicking? 入职纪委调查组，咋全国都慌了 In his previous life, he was framed and wrongfully imprisoned. One mistake led to another. Reborn in 2006 with the memories of his past life, he solved one major case after another, earning accolades such as “Model Investigator,” “Star of Inspection and Investigation,” and “First-Class Merit,” before receiving the highest honor of all: Nationally Acclaimed Civil Servant! When Yang Wen looked back, he realized he had risen to such great heights! 18.4kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves
- 90 Reborn as a Civil Servant: A Peak Career from Day One 重生公务员之出道即巅峰 "Zhao Shuyan, you useless coward. Let's get a divorce!" "With your abilities, how did you ever manage to become a civil servant?" … What is life in the political arena really like? Watch as reborn Zhao Shuyan starts out at the county Party committee compound and turns his career into a legend, reaching the peak from the moment he makes his debut! 1kReads8.5Score101Shelves
- 91 After Breaking Up with My Girlfriend, My Life Soared to New Heights 和女友分手后，我的人生平步青云 After Zhong Guoren is unexpectedly reborn, his life is completely rewritten. Using the memories of his past life, he gets everything he wants, rising from an ordinary civil servant to a higher-level position where he can serve the people. 10.6kReads8.4Score798Shelves
- 92 Reborn in Politics: What's Wrong with Rising Through the Ranks? 官场重生：青云直上怎么了 [Reborn] + [Officialdom] + [Scheming] + [Revenge] + [play the pig to eat the tiger] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Urban] + [Political Intrigue] Every success is different, but every failure is much the same! In his previous life, Liang Fusheng was a complete failure. He was reborn on the very day he started his civil service job. He really… wants to get ahead! (Laughter, anger, and banter, all just to make you smile!) 945Reads6.3Score137Shelves
- 93 The Pinnacle of Power: Starting as a County Party Secretary's Secretary 权力巅峰：从县委秘书开始 In his previous life, Qi Yang was investigated by an inspection team and died as a result. There must have been a shocking conspiracy behind it. In this life, Qi Yang starts out as a county committee secretary and cuts his way through every obstacle, rising step by step. He makes his mark in the game of power, ultimately avenging himself and reaching the pinnacle of power. 328Reads—Score—Shelves
- 94 This Civil Servant Comes from the Ming Dynasty 这名公务员来自大明 Lu Jiuzhen never imagined that after being beheaded and reborn, he would transmigrate to modern society in 2003. The streets of flashing blades and clashing swords are now bustling marketplaces. The brocade-clad guard who once fought bloody battles has become a low-level librarian in the civil service. In his previous life, he was a Ming Dynasty imperial guard, skilled in medicine and well versed in political intrigue. He placed his trust in Xia Yan, only to end up dead and stripped of everythin 40.7kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves
- 95 On the Road to the Azure Clouds: Turmoil in the Officialdom 青云在路上之官路风云 Though no one has yet bestowed the Book of Huangshi upon him, he remains steadfast and strives to rise among the clouds. Life is a series of encounters along the road to growth, and every meeting must be treated with care. Ling Chen graduated with a degree in journalism from the Chinese Department. When he took the civil service interview, a close friend from university sabotaged him, causing him to fail. To pay for his cancer-stricken father's treatment, he gave up on graduate school and findin 77Reads—Score—Shelves
- 96 In the Name of the People: Wen Xu's Name 名义之文旭的名义 Chen Wenxu transmigrated. At first, he thought he could use his knowledge and experience from the future to reach the pinnacle of success in this era. But when he discovered that his grandfather was also a transmigrator, he realized that his dream had already come true. His grandfather, Chen Hai, had built up an enormously prosperous family business. What’s more, Chen Wenxu discovered that he was living in the world of the TV series In the Name of the People. As a top-tier princeling, he was tra 11.9kReads8.7Score404Shelves
- 97 Reborn: I Rise to the Top of the Political World 重生后，我逆袭官场权利之巅 Also known as Officialdom's Grand Road, Reborn at the Peak: My Background Is Unshakable, How Will You Deal with Me Now?, and Officialdom: The Pinnacle of Power [Urban] [Slice of Life] [Campus Belle] [Reborn] [Realistic] [No Harem] [Workplace] [Officialdom] [Feel-Good] [Older Woman-Younger Man Romance] [Demoness] [Traditional Style] [No Suffering for the Protagonist] [Take Down the Sanctimonious First] He is stern and impartial, with no understanding of social niceties. If someone needs arresting 276Reads5.1Score—Shelves
- 98 A Deputy Section Chief's Siege 一个副科长的围城 You think it’s just a trap, never realizing you’ve already stepped onto the chessboard. Chen Yuan, a cautious deputy section chief in the government offices, leads a life as calm as still water. Then new colleague Lin Xue arrives like a pebble tossed into a stagnant pond. Helping her after she gets drunk, receiving a late-night call for help: step by step, he is drawn into a gentle trap. Fifty thousand yuan in “hush money,” an expensive fountain pen, and intimate photos that “accidentally” get l 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 99 A Book from Another World 2 别有洞天2的一本书 It takes brains, and it takes hard work. The road to the summit is lined with both thorns and fragrance. A tale of strategy, political maneuvering, and the wit and ambition needed to rise through the ranks, as well as the triumphs of life. 378Reads8.9Score101Shelves
- 100 Spread Spring Breezes for Ten Thousand Miles, Walk the Path to the Azure Clouds 施万里春风，步青云之志 The greatest hero fights for his country and its people; the greatest doctor heals the nation and saves its people. Zhang Yi is a young prodigy who has studied medicine and martial arts since childhood. A star student at Yanda University, he starts a business with his classmates and amasses assets worth hundreds of billions. After graduating, he enters officialdom. With powerful connections and extraordinary abilities, he sweeps through the political arena using the way of the chivalrous healer, 38.2kReads8.4Score5.6kShelves
