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- 51 Making It in the World of Officialdom 混出个官样 Man, pain turns to hate, and hate turns to ruthlessness. When you fear nothing, the world will clear a path for you! Ten years as a hidden dragon, trapped in the abyss. Then, in a single day, he rides the wind straight to the heavens. Dawn has come, and the world is in his grasp. His might sweeps across mountains and rivers. No one can stop him. If not now, then when? 27.6kReads9.0Score2.1k14d adds
- 52 Officialdom: The People Trust Me, So Even in Death, I Have No Regrets! 官场：百姓信我，我死亦道哉！ There is no golden finger, no hilarious power fantasy, and no one who has transmigrated. This book will slowly push its male lead into the anguish of officialdom, all the way to his death. Yuan Tong repeatedly finds himself trapped in deadly predicaments. Death seems like an everyday nuisance at his side, but he cannot forget the people's high hopes for him. Integrity is a crime. Serving the people is a sin. Yuan Tong, born to a poor family, is caught in the middle of it all. He watches those wh —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Tides of Officialdom (Officialdom's Ups and Downs) 宦海之浮沉（宦海官途） After dating for two years, his girlfriend eventually married someone else. His honest, unassuming father was suddenly taken away by the procuratorate. Just as Xu Guohua was at his wit’s end, another blow awaited him: a notice of suspension… 9.1kReads8.8Score1k14d adds
- 54 The Scepter of the Workplace 职场权杖 This story follows Wang Hao, a witty, humorous little bureaucrat with big ambitions, as he climbs the workplace ladder. With the wholehearted help of Liu Yun and Shangguan Wei, along with his own fearless determination, he advances smoothly through officialdom, earning promotion after promotion and skipping ranks along the way. He puts serving the majority first and opposes officials who shirk their duties, but in the end, he cannot overcome bureaucracy and the system. He gives up his career in 6.9kReads9.2Score69314d adds
- 55 The Strongest Live-In Son-in-Law: Ye Chen 最强赘婿叶辰 The Strongest Live-In Son-in-Law: Ye Chen 3Reads—Score514d adds
- 56 I'm Already Worth a Billion, So Why Does a Rich Woman Still Want to Take Me Home? 我都有十个亿了富婆还要带我回家 [Tycoon + rebirth + beauties + campus belle + pictures] From the start, the male lead is reborn straight back to 2016 and unexpectedly acquires a Tycoon System. The System not only helps him be reborn, but also transforms his family's circumstances. His father is the most powerful businessman in the world today, with assets at home and abroad. He can be called the world's richest man. The protagonist's grandfathers have such extraordinary backgrounds that whenever he is in danger, they can bring 526Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 57 The Road to Office for the Poor, Book 2: The Art of Power 寒门官路2:权变 This is the second installment of the novel A Humble Beginning, Rising to the Top. Its audio edition is titled The Humble Official's Road. Secretly prepared by the military district and local government, an unprecedented program to transform elite soldiers into political officials is quietly underway. Tang Lin, a special forces king from a poor family, is No. 001 among the first batch of soldiers transferred to government posts. In just three years, he rises to a high-ranking position. Confro 725Reads6.9Score10414d adds
- 58 The Handong Stage: Everyone Upholds the Law 汉东大舞台全员讲法纪 Handong is the stage. Whoever loses is the werewolf. Zhang Zhian had been away from Handong for years. Just as the province was on the verge of turmoil, he swooped in ahead of Sha Ruijin, arriving in this province riddled with undercurrents. He shattered everyone's unrealistic fantasies, faced the struggle head-on, and gave it everything he had... 87.9kReads8.4Score5.6k14d adds
- 59 Chaos Supreme Reborn 混沌至尊转世重生 When chaos first emerged, the accumulated history of countless ages led the mighty Primordial Ancestors to cast a barrier over the Three Realms, preventing powerful beings from the Upper Realm from descending at will to enslave the people of the Lower Realm. In the Mortal Realm, martial artists progress through the third-rate, second-rate, and first-rate levels, followed by the Innate, Grandmaster, and Great Grandmaster realms. Each realm is divided into low, middle, and high grades. In the Immo 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Chasing the Waves with the Wind 随风逐浪 One crisis follows another, and China is beset by turmoil. Every son and daughter of the nation has a duty to do their part! In the early years of the Republic, young Chinese students studying in Europe returned home to serve their country. A young Chinese American from San Francisco awakens to his calling, leaves home, and sets off for China. He conceals his identity, puts down his pen to take up arms, and rides the tides of history to become a king of the covert front. 260Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 61 The Pinnacle of Power: A Rising Career in Government 权利巅峰：官场之青云仕途 One day, he was implicated in a scandal and demoted from the county committee to a remote border town. Former colleagues turned a cold shoulder, his girlfriend abandoned him, and his future was in ruins. No one knew that, at the lowest point of his life, he would meet a blue-robed old Taoist in the streets and receive guidance from a master. From then on, he would break deadlocks with strategy and navigate the political arena with intelligence, using his deep cunning and far-reaching vision to 13.3kReads7.6Score1.1k14d adds
- 62 Enlightenment in Officialdom 官场悟道 After Lin Jian fails to secure the position of director of the bureau's general office, he soon discovers his wife's secret, and his life plunges to rock bottom. Little does he know that fate is about to turn his life upside down once again... 83.4kReads8.6Score7.5k14d adds
- 63 Officialdom: The Road to Triumph Against All Odds 官场：披荆斩棘之路 [Political intrigue + no System + no rebirth] A career in officialdom is a thorny road, and countless people strive to get ahead on it. As the saying goes, doing a good job matters less than being born into the right family. For an ordinary person with no connections to make their way through the thorns, the only option is to seize every opportunity. Chen Feng is one of those who knows how to seize an opportunity. He cuts his way through the obstacles and keeps moving forward… 376Reads6.8Score10214d adds
- 64 A Legendary Life: The Road of Officialdom and Business 传奇人生之官商之路 A star of destiny descends upon a humble family and shines on Yu Yuan, who is about to graduate from high school. He awakens a super brain and turns his life around! Follow his journey as he becomes a top student, a rising star in science and technology, a business prodigy, and a rising star in officialdom. 5kReads8.6Score52214d adds
- 65 Officialdom: Burning 官场：燃烧 Under the sky screen, everyone fights to get into the game, risking life and death and willingly becoming a pawn. A nobody takes on a giant, with no connections to rely on and nothing but his own shadow behind him. I’m the youngest section-level official in the country, and I’m still an intern. I throw my chest open and laugh at the sky, my blood burning in the flames. Even if I’m left with only half my life, I’ll still challenge Heaven for supremacy! The mountains stand evergreen, the great riv 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Officialdom: The Struggle for Power 官场之权力争锋 Power is a contest. When one side strays off course, the other must keep it in check. In the hands of people with both integrity and ability, power can benefit an entire region, shore up its foundations, and help usher in an age of prosperity. But when power becomes a tool for personal gain, the people are left impoverished. In the region portrayed in this book, the tides of fortune shift as two forces clash. Vested-interest groups use their power to seize wealth, while the young and upright Li 151.7kReads8.5Score8.5k14d adds
- 67 Notes on Rising Through the Official Ranks (10 Books) 官场一路升迁笔记（全10册） This collection brings together Wang Wanyu’s disciplinary inspection and investigation stories, revealing one behind-the-scenes tale after another. The author once worked for the Zhejiang Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. A veteran disciplinary official, he took part in national anti-corruption task forces and knows the inside story behind numerous cases. His first-hand experience on the front lines of the anti-corruption campaign makes his fiction more compelling and realistic. S 3.1kReads9.5Score38814d adds
- 68 The Official's Path: Drawing the Blade 官途之利刃出鞘 The county magistrate vanishes mysteriously at a disaster relief site. Was it suicide, or murder? A secretary who graduated from the police academy is suppressed and banished. While sorting through the magistrate’s belongings, he discovers clues and follows his burning sense of justice to expose the dirty dealings behind the scenes. Using his wits alone, he captures criminal gangs and pursues corrupt officials across a thousand miles... Wise, sharp, decisive, and incorruptible, he wins the favor 36.2kReads8.9Score2.4k14d adds
- 69 My Live-In Son-in-Law Comes from a Wealthy Family 上门女婿是豪门 Those who once trampled me, do you know that one day I’ll trample you in turn? The person I love, I’ll give you the greatest glory in the world! 1.7kReads9.0Score22414d adds
- 70 White Mountains, Black Waters 白山黑水 In a small forestry town in Northeast China, an ordinary vocational high school graduate steps into society. He starts out as a forest ranger, seizes an opportunity to transfer to a government office, and enters public service. By a stroke of luck, he gets involved in the seedling trade and becomes a profit-driven plant dealer, earning his first fortune. Gradually, he realizes that getting further in life requires the backing of power. So he earns money while cultivating his political career. A 130Reads8.8Score11914d adds
- 71 From the Start, I'm the Young Master of the Capital, and I Refuse to Lie Flat 开局京城太子爷，我拒绝躺平 As being reborn becomes a trend, Qin Yuchen joins the reborn masses. He returns to the year he graduated from university. His father's a low-ranking official turned capital magistrate, and his mother, who ran a convenience store, has become a business queen. Reborn at the peak of life! What will Young Master Qin choose? Will he be a dutiful son who hopes his father will become a dragon and his mother a phoenix? Or will he refuse to lie flat and start living life on his own terms? In this life, Y 1.4kReads6.8Score10014d adds
- 72 The Beautiful CEO’s Personal Bodyguard 美女总裁老婆的贴身特工 The Dragon Nation's supreme soldier king spent years carrying out top-secret missions overseas. After returning home, he opens a street stall selling lamb kebabs in the country's most prosperous city? Then he meets a stunning female CEO, and in a moment of passion, the two are forced to marry... 396Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 73 Just Dumped, I Turn Around and Pass the Civil Service Exam to Work in Her Hometown 刚被分手，转身选调上岸去她老家 A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 17.5kReads7.7Score1.5k14d adds
- 74 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 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Heavenly Doctor of the Dragon Gate 龙门天医 His unscrupulous master ascended to immortality, leaving Xiao Fan with a not-yet-wed mistress and a marriage pact. With no choice, Xiao Fan had to descend the mountain and make his way in the mortal world. With golden needles in his left hand to save lives, and flying swords in his right to slay demons! Xiao Fan set himself a modest goal: seduce the most beautiful women, beat up the most arrogant people, and get away from his outrageously enchanting mistress... 6.7kReads8.6Score28314d adds
- 76 Teacher Gao Yuliang: The Road to Promotion After Transferring to Handong! 老师高育良，调任汉东的进部路！ [In the Name of the People]+ [Officialdom]+ [Taking on the Sha Family Gang] When Sha Ruijin parachutes into Handong, the Handong University faction and the secretaries’ faction find themselves in grave danger. Li Mingyuan also parachutes into Handong Province, using his record of achievements to keep Sha Ruijin in check as he begins his rise through the ranks. Hou Liangping is investigating my wife? I’ll make sure you regret it tomorrow! Investigating the vast assets under my name? Who gave you 2.5kReads5.2Score10314d adds
- 77 The Noble Son-in-Law 权门贵婿 As an official, one should strive for greatness, act with a clear conscience, and keep one's mind at ease. The tides of officialdom surge and shift, fraught with danger and intrigue. Watch as Chen Mo writes his own dazzling chapter at the crest of the waves. 37.8kReads8.5Score4.5k14d adds
- 78 A Secretary's Notes: Shadows of Power Behind the Red Walls 秘书手记：红墙内的权力暗影 Just how powerful is a secretary to an important figure? This book takes you into the real world of secretaries. After a college student is rejected while job hunting, an unexpected offer letter changes his fate. He sets out on a career in government... 118kReads8.7Score9.9k14d adds
- 79 Power and Influence: A Career in Politics 权势：官路纵横 One female lead, no rebirth, no System, entirely fictional. Not based on real life. The Li family was a powerful clan that arranged marriages. Li Zhongfei had no objections at first, but an accident led him to pick up a country girl and even register their marriage. His family promptly disowned him and cast him out with nothing. All his resources were taken away, and it seemed his career in government was about to hit a dead end. But he had planned ahead. He turned around and handed the country 314Reads8.3Score11114d adds
- 80 Officialdom: There's a Beauty Named Xiaofang in the Office 官场：办公室有位美女叫小芳 He works hard, strives to improve, and longs for pure love. Career and romance, what’s hidden and what’s out in the open... His colleague Liu Xiaohua, his classmate Huanhuan. How should he choose...? And then there’s Tang Wan’er, whom he secretly loves... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Wang Chen, the Dragon Son-in-Law Who Married into the Family 上门龙婿王辰 Blind and crippled? It was only a disguise to keep his true power hidden. When he awakens, his all-seeing eye opens and an unparalleled legacy is revealed. Those who humiliated him will be crushed beneath his feet; those who hurt his wife will be ground to dust! The throne at the summit of the East Sea belongs to Wang Chen now. 583Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 I Came Down the Mountain Today and Somehow Wound Up Troubling My Own Wife! 我，下山当天，祸害了自己老婆！ My name is Ye Fan. I have trained under my master since childhood, and I excel at medicine, cooking, music, chess, calligraphy, painting, divination, and more. Today, my master kicked me down the mountain to fulfill a marriage contract. As soon as I got down the mountain, I somehow got into an argument with a beautiful woman. I thought that after one night, we would go our separate ways and never meet again. Unexpectedly, she turned out to be my fiancée. 7.1kReads8.4Score66714d adds
- 83 Loyalty: The Rise and Fall of My Lord 忠诚之我主沉浮 At twenty-seven, after earning his doctorate, the male lead carried the dream of changing his fate and resolutely decided to take the civil service selection exam. After passing, he was sent to a remote grassroots post for training. The grassroots world was like a furnace, like a raging storm, constantly tempering his convictions and will. Watch this young man from humble beginnings trudge through the mud of grassroots work and hold firm in solitude, writing a youthful answer sheet with his loya —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Officialdom: The Road to Power Begins as a Police Officer in a Detention Center 官场：掌权之路从看守所民警开始 Yang Junbang, a police officer with the criminal investigation squad, was framed and demoted to work at a detention center. There, Yang Junbang met his benefactor and ultimately embarked on a path to defy fate and change his destiny. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 The Truth Behind the Gao Family Village Election 高家庄选举背后的真相 [True to Life]+ [Two Male Leads]+ [Face-slapping]+ [Customs]+ [Urban]+ [Legend] [The Han people’s greatest taboo]: body odor The Gao family, who migrated from the Great Pagoda Tree, has a large population and came from Shanxi. The local natives, with assorted surnames like Song, Du, and Xi, occupy the village’s best land, and most of their families are wealthy. Their population should be even larger, so why are there so few of them? These circumstances defy the natural order. Just like the rumor —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 The Official Cauldron! 官鼎！ Serve as an official and benefit the people! This is the story of Lin Huai, who devoted himself wholeheartedly to serving his country and its people. It's also the story of Lin Huai, a man with powerful connections, who started out in a small county and climbed step by step to the top of the pyramid! 1.5kReads8.8Score30314d adds
- 87 The Human King Ranking: The Warmth of Everyday Life in the City 人王榜：都市中的人间烟火 Once a beggar, he left his homeland as the wheels of fate turned. After coming close to death countless times, he grew into one of the top assassins on the Underworld's King of Assassins list. He returned to the homeland he had left behind fifteen years ago, and all the stories began to revolve around him once more! 585Reads7.3Score10514d adds
- 88 Officialdom: No One Knows My Background 官场：我的背景无人知晓 [Officialdom] [No System] [No Rebirth] For more than twenty years, Xu Tianlai has never known who his father is, or how his mother managed to make a living alone in the countryside. All he knows is that his mother insisted he finish college, then made him promise on her deathbed that he would pursue a career in government. That day, Xu Tianlai walks out of the interview room utterly disheartened. And that is when the wheels of fate begin to turn... 5.2kReads7.3Score33314d adds
- 89 Power at the Summit: My Gorgeous Female Boss! 权力巅峰：我的绝色女上司！ My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.1kReads8.9Score17014d adds
- 90 Power Plays and Political Intrigue 权谋权术 After the newspaper director passed away, his assistant at the Yun Province Daily was plunged into the darkest period of his life: dismissed by the paper, betrayed by his cheating girlfriend, and targeted by malicious colleagues... It all began when he risked his life to save someone. From there, he left journalism for government service, and his life took off. 1.3kReads7.6Score16314d adds
- 91 The Transferred Soldier King Marries in a Flash During College 转业兵王大学期间闪电结婚 Bai Yitu never expected that after returning to campus, he would be drawn by some mysterious force into one maelstrom after another. To pay for his father's medical treatment, he gave up his first chance at marriage. Then he unexpectedly uncovered the truth behind a college classmate's car accident. The shocking collusion between officials and businesspeople for illicit profits pushed him, against his will, to change everything. From passing the civil service exam for a provincial department to 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 1996: From Secretary to Power Player in Officialdom 1996：从秘书开始纵横官场 [Everyday life + Decisive protagonist + No angst + Veteran author of tens of millions of words who never leaves a story unfinished] In mid-October 1996, an exceptionally brutal robbery took place in Donghai City, shocking the entire country… Liu Zhigao gets a second life. Armed with foreknowledge of the future, he saves a leader’s father in the aftermath of the robbery, and from then on, the course of his fate begins to change! 14.7kReads8.0Score1.4k14d adds
- 93 After Reuniting with My Family, I'm Surrounded by Powerful Figures 认亲后，我被大佬包围 [Everyone’s favorite + spiritual energy + secret identity] Qin Huai, the eldest young master of the Qin family, is told overnight that he isn’t their biological son. Kicked out of the Qin household, he follows his mother back to the countryside. He expects to grow old and die in the village, only to discover that there’s something unusual about the place. There’s an old man with encyclopedic knowledge, villagers with formidable martial arts skills, and a fierce mother who can shake the whole vil 413Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 94 I'm Just a Bystander Here, and You Want Me to Catch Corrupt Officials? 我一个吃瓜群众，你让我抓贪官？ [Transmigration + System + Officialdom + Urban Fantasy + Anti-Corruption Epic + Revenge on Every Grudge + Lighthearted Comedy] (The author has completed two novels of over a million words each, so you can read with confidence.) Zheng Haoran is a high school student and a typical onlooker who loves watching the drama unfold. By chance, he transmigrates ten years into the future and becomes the son of a high-ranking official, awakening a System along the way. He thinks it’s a godsend, but never ex 31Reads7.4Score514d adds
- 95 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—Score12214d adds
- 96 Zhao Weidong’s Career Climb 赵卫东职场升迁记 It was only after his older cousin Zheng Xiaoqiang went inside that Zhao Weidong began to feel the harsh reality of society. Thanks to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Zhao Weidong happened to find a book called Spirit Mediumship. With the support of his female supervisor, Li Na, his career began its dramatic turnaround! 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Officialdom: A Reborn Playboy’s Ascent to the Top 官场：纨绔重生跨越巅峰 [Reborn + officialdom + political struggles + economic development + patriotism] A spoiled young heir weathered a lifetime of setbacks. Reborn, he used his foresight to lead his family out of hardship. In finance, he guided his brothers to sweep all before them. In politics, he dodged one open and covert attack after another. In the economy, he selflessly served his country and its people. Follow Li Linxuan through the heart-pounding world of officialdom as he devotes his passion to millions of 694Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 98 The Female Anti-Corruption Bureau Chief 女反贪局长 10.5kReads9.5Score86314d adds
- 99 You Don't Need Royal Blood to Reach the Top of the Official World 不入天家，亦能官途问鼎 In the early 1980s, Chen Shaoang, a country boy orphaned and raised by his grandparents, graduated from a prestigious university. Like a little fish diving into the surging tide of reform, he entered the officialdom for the first time in an era of great change. From an inexperienced young man, he held fast to his original ideals as an official, weathered one thorny obstacle after another, and fought his way upward for his country and its people. With knowledge and courage, he climbed the winding 119.9kReads8.4Score13.1k14d adds
- 100 A Love Song of Light 心光恋曲 Song Lianqu lay in her hospital bed, her face glowing with a mixture of happiness and exhaustion. After a long, grueling labor, she had finally welcomed the child she shared with Lin Xinguang. When the nurse brought the tiny, wrinkled baby to her, Song Lianqu's eyes immediately filled with tears. She gently caressed the baby's little face, her heart overflowing with motherly love. “What an adorable little princess,” the nurse said with a smile. The news soon reached the family, and her mother 1Reads—Score—14d adds
