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- 1 Drifting Through the Sea of Bureaucracy 官海浮沉 Will the road lead straight to the clouds, or plunge into an abyss? Every step up the ladder is strewn with flowers and traps. Idealist Lin Yuanhang sets out from a poor mountain village, starting as the Party branch secretary with the desire to change his hometown. He thinks poverty will be his greatest challenge, unaware that he has already entered the mouth of a bizarre and unfathomable deep sea. 76Reads—Score614d adds
- 2 After Stumbling Upon My Boss’s Secret, I Rose Through the Ranks 撞破领导秘密后，我步步高升 [Officialdom] [Political intrigue] [No brainless plot] Your girlfriend broke up with you? No problem. I turn around and accept the heiress's advances, and we're still happy together! Your career in public service isn't going well? No matter. I solve a shocking major case through my own ability, and the provincial capital's powerful figures personally present me with an award and honors. From then on, I rise rapidly through the ranks! 106kReads8.3Score11.7k14d adds
- 3 A Career in Public Service, Starting with the Three Supports and One Assistance Program 仕途从编外的三支一扶开始 A fairly realistic look at life in officialdom! I hope it will be helpful to readers who want to understand the world of government or are considering a career in public service! After setbacks in both business and romance, ordinary university graduate Lu Zhichuan, with no connections to rely on, enters grassroots government as a temporary employee in the “Three Supports and One Assistance” program. Fortunately, a well-connected leader takes an interest in him and gives him a leg up. From the t 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 After My Downfall, the Government Was Shaken and My Boss Regretted It 我倒台后，官场震动，领导后悔了 Xiao Tianci was reborn in a parallel world. Though his circumstances were disastrous from the start, his ability to remember everything at a glance helped him work his way up over the years until he became the top official in Jiangdong. After a conspiracy got him framed, a host of powerful figures who had been lying low rose to the surface, turning Jiangdong upside down... 7Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 5 Years in the Political Arena: Rising from the Grassroots to a Bright Future! 官场岁月：从基层崛起一路青云！ Chen Qingyu was on his way to report on his work to the department leaders when he ran into his first love at a subway station in the provincial capital. Life was a fleeting, dreamlike illusion, disorienting and elusive. After that single glance, he was reborn in the past. Ten years earlier, a sudden upheaval had struck his family, separating him from her and sending him to a remote, impoverished region. There, he began his long career in public service as a junior technician at a rural forestry 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Official Road: Seconded to the Provincial Government, I Rise to the Top 官道：借调省府后，我青云直上 As the saying goes, the officialdom is like a vast sea: even without wind, waves rise three feet high. The officialdom is like a game of Go, with everyone making their moves. Yet in this world of suffering, things have never been simply black or white... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Strange and Wonderful Life of He Guangdan 贺光蛋的奇漫人生 At the turn of the century, rural student He Guangdan stunned everyone by achieving an incredible score in the latest college entrance exam. He earned 710 points, got into a top university, and became the city’s top liberal arts scorer that year. Those who knew him were dumbfounded and refused to believe it. How could this be? Wasn’t He Guangdan the student who came last in class year after year, a widely acknowledged academic underachiever? From childhood on, the guy hadn’t even won a scrap of 900Reads6.3Score7214d adds
- 8 The Ninefold Journey 九方征途 [Political Intrigue + Tense, Nail-Biting Drama] Across the land of the Nine Provinces, peace reigns beneath the four seas. The tides of officialdom rise and fall through the changing years. Those who serve in government must put the people first. Once you enter public service, a journey of ten thousand miles lies ahead. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Dropped into the Grassroots: From the Start, I'm Stuck with Ten Billion in Bad Debts? 空降基层，开局就背百亿烂账？ Chen Yuan, a "Beijing official," has just parachuted in as the top leader of Tushui District, only to find the government compound gates blocked by petitioners. A fiscal black hole worth tens of billions, unfinished projects scattered across the city, deeply entrenched local factions, and a calculating superior. Every move is deadly, and danger lurks at every turn! How will Chen Yuan, a newcomer, maneuver through the traps and temper himself into a blade aimed straight at the unwritten rules? Th 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 A Book That Puts the Earth First 厚土为上的一本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 217Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 11 Oh No, Every Cigarette I Ever Smoked Turned Into a Beautiful Girl 完蛋，我抽过的烟都变成了美少女 Lu Yu’s ordinary life was suddenly turned upside down when he discovered that every cigarette he’d ever smoked had turned into a beautiful young woman! Most shocking of all, these girlfriends who’d dropped from the sky were mostly yandere and secretly devious! They say it’s worth dying beneath peonies, even if you become a ghost. But I, Lu Yu, really can’t do that! In a smoke-filled room, Liqun leaned beside Lu Yu’s bed and asked curiously, “Bro, with so many great cigarettes around, why do 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Officialdom: From Guarding a Reservoir to a Smooth Rise to the Top! 官场：从守水库开始，平步青云！ [Traditional slow burn, no System, a battle of wits in the bureaucracy!] With his superior under investigation, his girlfriend betraying him, his enemies setting him up, and the deputy county party secretary opposing him, Huang Linran is demoted from his post as the county chief’s liaison in the county government office and sent to a remote reservoir to serve as its caretaker. Even as everything falls apart from the start, he remains completely calm, because every last bit of it is under his con 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Turning the Tables: Ruling the City 逆袭：纵横都市 He was nothing more than an inconspicuous little clerk, yet a mysterious and beautiful woman kept pursuing him... After many twists, turns, and moments of uncertainty, watch Wang Wenchao climb step by step to the pinnacle of success and win the heart of a beautiful heiress. 79Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 14 After My Divorce, I Rose Through the Ranks in Government 离婚后，我在官场一路开挂 The higher-ups send a special task force to investigate Luming County. After the deputy county magistrate mysteriously dies by suicide, Qin Chuan, a secretary in the Government Office’s secretarial section, loses his patron. Targeted by his superiors and hit by marital troubles, he finds himself surrounded by danger. Outnumbered and outmatched, how will he turn the tables? 11.8kReads6.6Score1.9k14d adds
- 15 I Can Boost My Employees' Attributes 我能给员工加属性 [System + entrepreneurship + technology + business warfare + industry + farming + daily life] Wang Yizhe graduated with a degree in Administrative Management from Yanjing Vocational and Technical College. He found work at a residential complex next to Huaqing University and became a proud security guard. He had five types of social insurance and a housing fund, and saved 10,000 yuan in a year. One day, he helped a resident catch their spouse cheating, only to be beaten up by the adulterous coupl 268Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Officialdom: After Putting Myself on the Line, I Rose Straight to the Top 官场：以身入局后，我青云直上 [Authentic Political Intrigue] [Highly Anticipated] [No System] [No Mindless Plot] Serving in government is both a technical skill and an art. It calls for political tactics, but even more so for political wisdom. Gu Mingchuan has barely become a secretary to a Party committee secretary when he falls victim to one underhanded scheme after another. Watch as he navigates both sides of the political arena, turns the tables, and climbs step by step to the pinnacle of power! 8.6kReads7.9Score89514d adds
- 17 Rising Through the Ranks, I'll Make My Ex-Wife Regret Everything 平步青云，我让前妻悔不当初 After a class reunion, Huang Weiwei's behavior grows increasingly strange. Her husband, Wang Chen, who serves as the presiding judge of a civil division at the court, senses that something is wrong. Anger and reason war in his mind... 866Reads8.4Score11914d adds
- 18 Back from Another World: I Show Off in Front of Everyone 异界归来：我在人前显圣 Ye Chen spent a hundred thousand years cultivating in another world and rose to the highest seat among the gods. To make up for his regret over family and the past, he burns away his cultivation at its very source and reverses the flow of time. At last, he returns to the high school days he left behind so long ago. All he wants now is to live as an ordinary person, staying by his parents and childhood sweetheart's side and quietly seeing out his life. But as he sits in class listening to his tea 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Before the College Entrance Exam, I Could See Every Classmate's Forks in the Road 高考前，我能看见全班的人生岔路 Ninety days before the gaokao, Zhou Yan, an average student, suddenly gains the ability to see the crossroads in life his classmates are about to face. Whenever one of them changes their own fate, he gains a projected talent entry representing the peak of their future potential. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Officialdom: I Came First in the Interview, and You Sent Me to a Remote Mountain Village 官场：面试第一，你让我去穷山沟 [No System + Slow Burn + One Female Lead + Mind Games + Rise from the Grassroots + Feel-Good Read] (Most reviews are positive, and the rating is still climbing. Read with confidence.) “I threw you into the mud so you would rot.” That was the verdict delivered to Xu Tian by Zhao Mingxuan, a rising star in Jiangdong Province politics. And so Xu Tian, who had ranked first in the interview, was banished to Hongfeng Town. A tinderbox notorious for clan feuds, so poor it could barely scrape by. No con 18kReads7.8Score1.3k14d adds
- 21 From Grassroots to the Summit: A Path to Success in Government 官途青云从基层到嵿峰 I, Wen Zhendong, was humiliated into becoming someone else's fall guy. From then on, my career soared, and with the support of the women in my life, I finally became the director of the Eighth Inspection and Supervision Office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Only then did I discover that being made the fall guy all those years ago had been a move in the game laid out for my life... 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 No One Dares to Be a Good Samaritan Anymore? Then I’ll Be One! 没人敢当雷锋了？我就当了咋地！ [Urban Fantasy] [Punishing Evil and Upholding Good] [One Heroine] [Slow Burn] [Sweet Romance] [System] The day I was falsely accused after helping an elderly person, I bound myself to the [Lei Feng Emulation System]. From then on, whenever my phone rang, it wasn’t a food delivery. It meant there was another injustice nearby. You want to frame me? I’ll activate the [Honesty Domain] and make your whole family spill its dark secrets! I punish evil and uphold good, raking in rewards until I become a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Meeting Girls Online: I'm Going to Become a Player 网上约妹，我要变渣男 I’m Meeting Girls Online, So I’ll Become a Player 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Catbait's 27th Book 猫饵第27本书 His patron is arrested, his sister-in-law is humiliated, his girlfriend betrays him, and petty people push him around. Lin Xiangdong faces his darkest hour from the start. Determined to change the lonely, frustrated life he led in his previous life, he decides to stop being timid and take the initiative, beginning by saving Fang Jie, his sister-in-law, from her tragic fate. This is the story of an ordinary man who rises step by step from the depths of power to reach the pinnacle of a political c 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 1983: From Street Vendor to Multinational Tycoon 1983：从摆地摊到跨国首富 I was dealt a terrible hand, but I'll defy fate and turn my life around! Reborn in 1983, Chen Weidong returns to the turning point of his life. In his previous life, he died with his name unjustly tarnished. This time, he swears to rewrite it all! Starting with a clothing workshop on the verge of bankruptcy, he faces malicious suppression from competitors and layer upon layer of policy restrictions. But with vision and courage far ahead of his time, he starts out selling goods at a street stall —Reads—Score114d adds
- 26 Reborn in 1992: The Red Road 重生92红色征途 He spent his previous life in poverty. Now that he has a chance to live again, he is determined to change his fate and rewrite the heavens. The story follows three generations of one family across a thousand years, from Earth to Mars and beyond, through the colonization of Mars and the rebuilding of Earth. A red journey spanning a thousand years! 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 27 I Rule the Roost in America 我在美利坚当大佬 [American TV drama style, business battles, a smooth political career, powerful tycoon families] Reborn in Hawaii in 1990, he soon meets the wealthy Li Zixia, then the daughter of a mafia boss. Thanks to Jin Qiankun’s supernatural abilities, tycoons from abroad come one after another to curry favor with him and beg to work with him. The tycoon bigwigs give him mansions, luxury cars, gold, calligraphy, and paintings. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Changing Shi Dakai’s Fate, Starting at the Dadu River 改变石达开命运，从大渡河开始 There is a System, with a focus on realistic history and an ordinary golden finger. This isn't a mindless power fantasy where the System raises an army for the protagonist. If that bothers you, don't read this. Shi Dingqing, a third-year university student, transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking soldier under Shi Dakai, the Wing King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. It's May 1863, and Shi Dakai will be defeated and die in June. Shi Dingqing is currently marching alongside him. How is this 5Reads8.0Score414d adds
- 29 Chasing Girls: A Crazy Romance 追女仔之反斗情缘 [Wooing Women + Pranks and Laughs + Wits and Nerve + Laugh-Out-Loud Fun + Light Novel + A Life of Comedy] Hong Kong in the 1980s. Advertising wunderkind Cheng Lang boasts in Lan Kwai Fong that he can win over the most beautiful woman in all of Hong Kong in three sentences. Instead, radio host Lin Wanqing humiliates him in public. And it gets even worse: the very next day, she moves into the apartment across from his. From glue smeared by the doorway to water balloons hung in the elevator and pub —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Peak of Politics: Winning with a Rebellious Streak 2 巅峰官场：胜在反骨2 [Rebirth + officialdom + revenge + one heroine + satisfying read + no saintly protagonist] Reborn in 2001, Zheng Gongcheng uses his foresight to earn three exceptional promotions. In 2003, he takes charge of Fengyang County’s Party Committee, sees through the ways of officialdom, governs with dedication, improves people’s lives, and rises to the top. This book is dedicated to readers who enjoyed The Pinnacle of Officialdom: Winning Through Defiance and to fans of officialdom novels. May the “unr 39Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 31 The Road to Power: Who Holds the Reins? 官路之谁主沉浮 Who will rule this vast land? His superior is murdered, his girlfriend betrays him, and Lin Feng reaches the darkest moment of his life. Demoted to the Bureau of Religious Affairs, he has nothing to do all day. Unwilling to waste away, Lin Feng finds a new way forward: he works with the Tourism Bureau, makes full use of his department’s role, and promotes temple construction and tourism. At the same time, he secretly assists Liu Qingqing, captain of the city criminal investigation brigade, in in 316Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 After Slacking Off for Over a Decade, Dad Carried Me to a Winning Life 摆烂十多年，老爹带我躺赢人生 On the day my high school entrance exams ended, I squatted at the mouth of an alley, eating instant noodles. The kid next door had gotten into the county's best high school, so his mom bought him a new phone. I asked my dad, “When is our family going to amount to something?” My dad sat with one leg crossed over the other, cracking sunflower seeds without even looking up. “Amount to something? We already have.” “What do we have?” He flicked his ash, as casually as if he were talking about the 331Reads7.3Score12814d adds
- 33 Reborn in 1988: A Small-Town Cadre's Defiance of Fate 重生1988小镇干部的逆天改命 In his previous life, Lin Chen’s life plunged into darkness after he was framed. Reborn, he faces the impoverished countryside and undercurrents of officialdom once more. Watch him use his past-life experience to navigate policy and people’s hearts; See how he rises from a suppressed newcomer at the grassroots level to a ruthless force stirring the tide of reform, forging a path to wealth and success in officialdom in the 1980s! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Reborn at Eighteen: The Growth of a Domineering CEO 重生十八岁之霸道总裁成长记 After an unfortunate encounter, the male protagonist catches his girlfriend in an improper relationship with a wealthy businessman. In the furious, desperate confrontation that follows, the businessman's bodyguard accidentally pushes him off a high-rise building. In a shocking twist, the protagonist is reborn at eighteen, back in his high school days in 1998. Drawing on the historical knowledge and experience of his previous life, he enters the business world and, through tireless effort and ing —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 We're All Reborn, So Who Doesn't Have a Little Power? 都重生了谁还没点势力啊！ “Jiang Cheng, we’re still young, but we can be best friends for now~” In his previous life, campus queen Su Ruan used those words to string Jiang Cheng along as her personal ATM for five years, leading to the tragedy of his entire family going bankrupt. Back at the graduation confession in 2010, Jiang Cheng looks at his unrequited love as she reaches for his letter, gives a light laugh, snatches it back, and tears it up in front of everyone. “Be friends? No thanks. My little temple isn’t big eno —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 The Office Flower in the Sea of Power 权力官海厅里厅花 “If Wei Yan won't lower the Qin army's flag, then I, Laozi, won't let Diao Qingyun go either!” The sea of officialdom is full of ups and downs and endless rivalries. A minor official makes a big splash from the start, and a marriage alliance carries him straight to the pinnacle of power. The year is 2030, and the setting is Qinzhou Province. Wei Yan puts down roots in a prosperous region, while Diao Qingyun advances through the ranks. Together they form a pincer, facing an “utterly vicious” and —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Brilliant Darkness 璀璨的灰暗 Life stretches on, one wrong turn after another. But with the future still unwritten, how can you know the road beneath your feet is the wrong one? A nobody from the bottom of society carves out a brilliant and extraordinary life with his own flesh and blood! 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 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
- 39 Reborn: Rising Through the Ranks 重生之官道逆袭 In 1998, Zhou Nian began his career as a township official. He was 22 that year, fresh out of school and assigned to Qingquan Town. The town’s deputy mayor, Zhao Zhigang, was very friendly toward him and often said, “Xiao Zhou, work with me. You’ve got a bright future.” Zhou Nian just smiled. He went to the villages when needed and got on with his work. He didn’t know why, but he always had a hunch that a heavy rainstorm would hit in a few months, so the levees needed to be reinforced in adva —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 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
- 41 The Great Way Is for the People 大道为民 Are generals and ministers born to their stations? Even commoners can change the world. He was extraordinarily talented, yet willingly started from scratch in one of the country’s officially designated poverty-stricken townships. He had a fortune, yet chose to seize the moment and venture boldly into the changing times. And he had the power to foresee his beloved’s future, so he swore to protect the woman he loved. In that noisy, restless era, an era brimming with hope, everything was just begin 5.1kReads8.9Score63114d adds
- 42 Menace to the City: The Wicked Rogue 祸害都市：邪骨风流 [Mastermind and Poison Strategist] [His Enemy’s Daughters Have Come of Age] He went into hiding for 10 years! Now he returns to avenge his parents, who were driven to jump from a building! His enemy’s daughters turn out to be breathtaking beauties, and there are two of them! Ten years ago, Su Dong went into hiding, gave up his place at Harvard University, and enrolled in an elite military academy. He became a special forces soldier, then honed his physique in underground boxing rings after retir 1.2kReads6.3Score10514d adds
- 43 The Rugged Road to Officialdom 官道崎岖 During an era of sweeping reform, Li Chengfeng had only just entered public service when his parents suddenly passed away. With them gone, his various connections grew cold as people drifted away. Heartbroken and with a bleak future ahead, Li Chengfeng experienced an extraordinary stroke of fortune in a chance accident. A person's fate can change in an instant. From then on, Li Chengfeng carved a path through the thorns, leading all the way to the halls of power. 18.4kReads8.5Score2.5k14d adds
- 44 The Pinnacle of Power: Saving a City Leader in the Night 权力巅峰：从夜救市领导开始 (This book has multiple female leads, no cheating or NTR, and plenty of feel-good moments.) First sword after being reborn: cut down the one you love! In his previous life, Gao Ran was a low-ranking official who was meek, obedient, and above reproach. And yet he was dumped, bullied, and exiled. In the end, worn down by hardship and sorrow, his hair frosted white, he climbed the stage alone, sick and old. He died depressed and far from home. In this life, he will live differently and take another 5.3kReads7.3Score42414d adds
- 45 Transmigrate? The Lottery Anti-Transmigration Mechanism Will Teach You a Lesson 穿越？彩票防穿越机制教你做人 Feel-good story + System (transmigrate to the future) + one female lead + leading the whole nation to prosperity + urban fantasy Transmigrate and expect to coast to riches with the lottery? After Zhao Zhen unlocks the ability to transmigrate to a specific day in the future, he heads straight to a lottery shop and places a tenfold bet on that night's numbers. But the lottery's ridiculously strong anti-time-travel mechanism teaches him a harsh lesson: he doesn't win a single thing?? 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Climbing the Ladder: I Really Want to Get Ahead 步步高升：我真是太想进步了 Gao Sheng majored in Chinese Language and Literature. In college, he was a class officer, presented a polished image, earned excellent grades, and joined the Communist Party. During the 2010 graduation season, he landed a job at Bingzhou Industrial Investment Group, a state-owned enterprise under the provincial capital in his hometown. Coming from a rural background, he thought that joining a state-owned enterprise would let him put his outstanding abilities to use and build a brilliant future. 131Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 A Prodigy's Path to Power 天骄仕途 The world of officialdom is full of unseen clashes and schemes, ruthless enough to kill without spilling a drop of blood! It may look like flowers embroidered on brocade, but beneath the surface, it’s a pot boiling over a raging fire! Lu Mingyuan, a small-town exam grinder, rose from humble beginnings, enjoyed a meteoric career, took command of power, and improved people’s lives, composing a magnificent chapter for a new era! 8Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 48 I Grow Stronger Through Dreams and Enjoy a Perfect Life 我，做梦变强，享受完美人生 [Superpowers] + [Lighthearted] + [Not Reborn, No System] + [Youth] + [Chuunibyou Fantasy] + [Battles in Another World] One night, Yuan Ai awakens a superpower: by sleeping, he can enter lucid dreams. At first, he thinks it's just a boring ability that lets him indulge his fantasies. But who could have guessed that time passes incredibly slowly in the dream, and that training and studying there can improve his real-life abilities? As time goes by, the mist in the dream world gradually lifts, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Eighth Book by Yan Hai Qiong Tu 沿海穷途的第8本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Ups and Downs of the Official Road 官道起伏 When money, power, beautiful women, darkness, and light become intertwined, when Liu Fusheng is brought back to life by a spring dream, and steps once more into the familiar world of officialdom, will he be able to break free from the invisible web woven around him and embrace a different fate? Welcome to this urban political novel. This is a different kind of rise and fall in the world of officialdom, pure and classic, taking you on a different journey through political life. —Reads—Score—14d adds
