Novels like From Son-in-Law to Director: The Official’s Road in the 1970s
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- 1 In the Name of the People: Starting with Zhao Lichun Borrowing Me 名义：从被赵立春借调开始！ What do you call an unbelievably lucky start? This is one hell of a lucky start! He arrives at Handong University in the 1990s, becoming the youngest full professor and deputy head of the political science and law department. Together with Gao Yuliang, he becomes the dream of every young woman at Handong University! His wife is also a close friend of Zhao Lichun's wife, and his child is He Ming, who will later become Gao Yuliang's secretary. Because of the Dafeng Factory restructuring and the ai 17.3kReads5.7Score55414d adds
- 2 The Mistress Shows Up Pregnant to Take My Place? I'll Watch Her Give Birth to a Bastard 小三带孕逼宫？我笑看她生野种 His Mistress Shows Up Pregnant to Force Me Out? I’ll Just Laugh and Watch Her Have a Bastard —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Cousin Qi Tongwei, But Hoping Your Father Becomes a Dragon! 表哥祁同伟，但望父成龙！ [The early chapters have a period-drama feel] Blends elements of In the Name of the People, Ice Breaking Action, My Mainstay, The Silent Truth, and more, alongside plenty of original storylines. [The story starts when the boy is young and follows both father and son. The early career-focused chapters center on the father, but won’t take up too much of the story.] When other people are reborn, they hope their children will become great. When Chen Mo is reborn, he hopes his father will become grea 121.1kReads7.3Score9.3k14d adds
- 4 In the Name of the People: Taking Over for Old Liu 名义：从接替老刘开始 After transmigrating into the world of In the Name of the People, Lin Jingcong becomes a classmate of Qi Tongwei. But that also makes Liang Lu shift her sights from Qi Tongwei to him. Lin Jingcong: What? That old woman Liang Lu has her eye on me? Qi Tongwei: What? Lin Jingcong ran off, and I’m the one stuck holding the bag? Liang Lu: If I can’t have Lin Jingcong, Qi Tongwei will do! 3.5kReads6.6Score18314d adds
- 5 The Road to Officialdom: From Humble Beginnings to Rising Step by Step 官途：从寒门崛起到步步高升 The rules of officialdom come down to three things: integrity, caution, and diligence. Lin Xiangdong always held fast to his commitment to honesty, handled matters prudently, and worked hard for the people. Never forgetting his original aspirations, he advanced step by step, rising ever higher. 85.3kReads8.8Score4.9k14d adds
- 6 In the Name of the People: With Overwhelming Connections, I Help Qi Tongwei Enter the Ministry 名义：背景滔天，带祁同伟进部 Yun Xiao transmigrates into the world of In the Name of the People, gains an immensely powerful background, and becomes Qi Tongwei's senior fellow disciple. When Liang Lu oppresses Qi Tongwei, Yun Xiao reaches out to help him... 151Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 7 In the Name of the People: Tongwei Is Sacrificed, and All of Handong Panics 名义：同伟祭天，全汉东都慌了 He transmigrates as Gao Yuliang, and from the start he’s in a deadly predicament: Qi Tongwei has just killed himself at Lonely Eagle Ridge, and the Discipline Inspection Commission is on its way to investigate! Don’t want to end up growing vegetables in Qincheng Prison? Then he has no choice but to flip the whole chessboard of Handong! 97.4kReads8.4Score5k14d adds
- 8 In the Name of the People: Living the Way Qi Tongwei Dreamed Of 名义：活成祁同伟梦想中的样子 After Li Zheng died unexpectedly, he found himself in the world of The Name of the People. An ordinary man, Li Zheng wanted to turn his knowledge into money. He threw himself into studying, believing that the harder he worked, the luckier he would get, and sure enough, he managed to make his mark on society's development. Unlike the original The Name of the People, there are no good people in this version. Chen Yanshi has been Zhao Lichun's partner for years, and Qi Tongwei feels little guilt ab 5.6kReads5.4Score10114d adds
- 9 In the Name of the People: Hou Liangping Begs Me to Come Out of Retirement! 人民的名义：侯亮平跪求我出山！ Liu Tianming transmigrated into the world of In the Name of the People. Gao Yuliang in politics, Qi Tongwei in martial arts. In ten years, he turned Handong Province into Daxia’s strongest provincial economy. Overnight, Jingzhou City became Daxia’s Silicon Valley, a world leader! Guangming District’s Jiefang Road became a financial center that shaped the world! But just as the people of Handong were looking down on the rest of the world, Hou Liangping arrived. “Liu Tianming, you hold vast assets 29Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 10 Against My Equals, I Trade One for One; Below My Level, I’m Invincible 同级之上一换一，同级之下我无敌 Anti-corruption + military Invincible protagonist Long Yan, reborn into a world that combines various TV dramas, encounters his teacher Gao Zhiwu and his senior schoolmate Qi Tongwei, who nearly outsmarted the heavens. When he sees injustice, he draws his blade and acts! Long Yan: “Cousin, that wasn't very honorable of you! Don't blame me for what happens next!” “Don't come any closer! I'm telling Grandma!” Looking at the person being held at gunpoint by his men: “So you're Uncle Dong?!” Even a 289Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 11 Just Got Dumped, Now I’m Living with Her Gorgeous Best Friend 刚被甩，我转身同居她极品闺蜜 Tags: [Invincible] [Comedy] [Tycoon] [Unexpected contrast] Synopsis: Lin Feng is an utterly ordinary tenant. At least, that's what everyone thinks. Until he faces a robber's AK-47 and catches a bullet with his bare hands, the way someone might catch a blade. “Don't shoot. I bought this bulletproof body on Pinduoduo.” The robber is so flustered that he drops to his knees and surrenders on the spot. This is the story of a shameless, invincible Tycoon. He does the most incredible things in the funn 82Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Durian Lover's 76th Book 爱吃榴莲的第76本书 With a single transfer order, I was parachuted into Handong Province. My wife is Pei Qianqian, the capital’s number-one beauty, and my father-in-law is Pei Yihong, a political heavyweight. In this life, I’ll make sure the skies over Handong can no longer block my view. 10.8kReads8.2Score38614d adds
- 13 Turning the Heavens Upside Down: What's Wrong with Me Winning Half a Move Against Heaven and Reaching the Top? 倒反天罡：我胜天半子登顶怎么了 [The Tables Turned + Peak-Rank Showdown + High-Stakes Action] After being reborn, Qi Tongwei looks at the familiar faces around him and realizes, to his shock, that the whole world has changed. Sha Ruijin: “Uncle Qi is the person I trust most. Stop trying to drive a wedge between us!” Tian Guofu: “If I'd known Qi Tongwei was Little Jin's uncle, I never would have talked badly about him behind his back. Now I've ended up on the wrong side of both camps.” Gao Yuliang: “When necessary, we can aband 17Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 14 In the Name of the People: I Am Zhao Mengsheng's Grandson 名义：我赵蒙生之孙 A feel-good story with one heroine!!!! Zhao Shanzhi transmigrates as the grandson of Zhao Mengsheng. His father is a powerful figure in government, making him a top-tier princeling. He starts a company that grows into a Fortune Global 500 powerhouse, with enormous influence overseas and partnerships with the government. There’s no System here. Even if one showed up, it would have to call him big brother. Zhao Mengsheng suddenly tells the protagonist to make a name for himself in Handong. See how 209Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Handong Is the Big Stage, So Come If You Can Take a Beating 汉东大舞台，抗揍你就来 After transmigrating into The Name of the People, Li Zhaoming steadily climbs the ranks and rises swiftly through the official world. This is a story of punching Little Stone and kicking Little Gold as he makes his way to the top, one step at a time. The blurb can't do it justice, so read the story. 1kReads7.0Score10014d adds
- 16 In the Name of the People: Plotting My Rise After Graduating from Handong University 名义：从汉大毕业后开始布局 In the Name of the People + Scion of the Central Leadership Zhao Ruilong: Jingzhou cannot allow someone this damn impressive to exist. Su Muyan: Well, today you’ve met one. Su Muyan also said: A Director Qi with political savvy off the charts is so captivating. But I’m not jealous, because he’s one of my people. Someone is using the Moon Lake Food City to try to drag Professor Gao into the mess. Don’t worry, a mysterious force will step in. You say that old Chen Yanshi has a foul temper and 872Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 In the Name of the People: Beat Heaven at Its Own Game? My Family Has Connections Everywhere 名义：胜天半子？老子家族通天 [Reborn] [Three-generation family saga] [Hong Kong crime drama, The Knockout, and In the Name of the People fan fiction] [At home in both the underworld and the legitimate world] [Spanning nearly 130 years] On Guling Ridge, Qi Tongwei shot himself. He had once been the brightest rising star in Handong, yet he was also the most tragic pawn on the chessboard of power. Reborn in an instant, he returned to the turning point of his fate. In this life, he would no longer be the Qi Tongwei who knelt at 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 I Got Canceled, Handong Fell into Chaos, and Hou Liangping Was Dumbfounded 我塌房，汉东大乱，侯亮平人傻了 Lu Zheng transmigrates into a world where various TV dramas share the same universe. There, he works his way up from a low-level civil servant to the very top of Handong’s power structure. Not only does he boost Handong’s GDP, turning it into the strongest provincial economy in the Dragon Kingdom, but he also keeps every faction under his thumb, so none of them dare make a move without his say-so. If Lu Zheng tells them to go left, they wouldn’t dare go right! Then one day, this courageous, reso 25Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 19 The Deputy Secretary on Temporary Assignment 挂职副书记 Zhuang Xiaobo, vice chairman of the Writers' Association, arrives in Jiangcheng on a transfer order and takes up a deputy secretary post overseeing cultural projects. With nothing but his pen, he pries open a web of corruption. His scholar's cunning cuts to the bone. With no powerful backer, he relies on ink and paper to fight his way through... 144Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 In the Name of the People: Revitalizing the Nation Through Science and Education 人民名义之科教兴国 If Qi Tongwei from In the Name of the People had a genius son who cured AIDS and kidney disease, built drones, founded a major company, and won a Nobel Prize, what kind of changes would he bring to Handong and the entire country? 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 From the Start, I Was Air-Dropped into Changwu: From Binhai to Handong 开局空降昌武：从滨海到汉东 Punish the Guilty, The Knockout, In the Name of the People In his previous life, Lin Feng was an undercover narcotics officer. A corrupt cop exposed his identity and got him killed. He was reborn into this world of television dramas, and this time he’ll set right all the injustices that still haunt him and pull the people he can’t forget out of the mire along the way. He has a little bit of backing and will never back down. The plot won’t drag, and the timeline may be adjusted. The story foll 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 In the Name of the People: This Time, I'll Be the King of Law and Order 人民的名义之这次要当就当政法王 Gao Yuliang is reborn, back on the eve of Ding Yizhen’s arrest. This time, Zhao Lichun holds a different position. He is no longer a figurehead, but a powerful leader with a firm grip on authority. Gao Yuliang has also gained the power of a supervisory team leader. With Hou Liangping’s arrival, the Zhong family’s faction is fully assembled. But what kind of storm will sweep through Handong with the arrival of the new environmental inspection team...? 1.3kReads—Score2214d adds
- 23 Outmaneuvering Sha Ruijin, Saving Qi Tongwei 计驱沙瑞金，完美救赎祁同伟 “Sun Zhenghong donates 300 million to the aerospace center, yet he won’t even lend me a million to fix the payment window at the district hospital. Honestly…” “Ding! Li Dakang has suffered another devastating breakdown. Host receives 2,000 points.” For an even more satisfying take on In the Name of the People, Liang Qunfeng and Gao Yuliang must face justice, and Li Dakang won’t escape his fate either. But Qi Tongwei gets the perfect rescue. 351Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 24 In the Name of the People: The Young Master of the Seven Warlords Arrives in Handong! 名义：七武海公子，驾临汉东！ (A fanfic based on In the Name of the People + one heroine + scheming behind the scenes + smart characters) “Xiao Yan, you like Ming history too?” Yan Song replied, “Because of Xiao Lan, I’ve read a little as well.” “Then I assume you’ve read the book I’m holding. Which character do you like best?” “Of course, the Young Cabinet Minister.” “An excellent choice. He was called a genius. Which of his famous lines do you like, Xiao Yan?” “You married a courtesan that some merchant had already had his 57.9kReads5.8Score2.1k14d adds
- 25 In the Name of the People: Qi Tongwei and I Are Both Reborn! 人民名义：我和祁同伟都重生喽！ He transmigrates into a world that brings together a whole host of TV dramas from Rabbitland, becoming Zhao Mengsheng's only son in Under the Flower Garland. He attends the political science and law department at Handong University, and from the start, beats up Hou Liangping and Zhong Xia'ai… 5Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 26 Political Circles: The Road to Chasing Dreams 官场风云之逐梦征程 After graduating from a prestigious university, Li Shucheng chooses to return to the familiar land of his hometown. Determined to realize his ideals, he works hard to pass the civil service exam and join the County Party Committee Organization Department. Faced with the complicated rules and unseen challenges of officialdom, he sheds his youthful naivety as he struggles on the front lines. Guided always by his original aspirations, every step in his career reflects the convictions of a young man 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 In the Name of the People: If Anyone Wants to Throw Handong into Chaos, I, Old Liu, Won’t Allow It 名义：谁要乱汉东，我老刘不答应 [A fictional world, unrelated to reality] Liu Zhengyi wakes up one morning in the body of Old Liu, a man in Handong who is about to retire. The original owner had fallen ill from overwork and written three versions of his resignation letter. The first thing I did after waking up was tear them up. Retire? Not a chance. When Sha Ruijin first arrives in Handong: “There isn't a single thing in Handong that I can't get done.” One month after arriving in Handong: “Wasn't Old Liu supposed to retire? Wh 46.2kReads—Score1.9k14d adds
- 28 Climbing the Official Ladder: Starting as My Ex-Girlfriend's Boss 仕途升迁：从成为前女友上司开始 After graduating from graduate school, Wang Cheng passed the provincial government’s selected graduate recruitment exam and reported to his new post in a township, only to discover that he had become his ex-girlfriend’s direct supervisor… 778Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 From the Yellow and Huai Rivers to the Clouds 黄淮布衣入青云 A major work of realistic political fiction about personal growth. In the early 1980s, in the impoverished floodplain where Anhui, Shandong, and Henan meet, Lin Yanqiu is born into a poor farming family whose generations have worked the land. He breaks free from the fate of the countryside through diligent study. In high school, an inspiring teacher awakens his ideals; at university, a mentor broadens his horizons. After graduation, he puts down roots at the grassroots level and enters public se —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Political Arena: Starting as the Youngest County Magistrate 官场风云：从最年轻县长开始 From a senior leader’s chief secretary to the province’s youngest county magistrate, Zhang Yi had barely taken office when he was hit by a once-in-a-century downpour. A reservoir holding nearly a hundred million cubic meters of water was on the verge of bursting its dam, threatening the lives and property of thousands downstream, and he had not a single soldier at his disposal! Then a highly daring plan suddenly came to mind... 531Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 31 In the Name of the People: The King of Handong Has Arrived 名义：是汉东王来了 Wang Hongsheng followed a fallen leader to the Handong Provincial Machinery Bureau in his early years. Two years later, he took over the management of a state-owned machinery factory, beginning a sweeping story of upgrading the republic's industrial system. Years later, he had long since left Handong, but his influence still reached every industry. When Zhao Lichun was promoted in name but demoted in reality, living in constant fear, when Sha Ruijin took charge of Handong and prepared to make sw 19.4kReads7.1Score78214d adds
- 32 The Pinnacle of Power: A County Secretary's Extraordinary Career 权利巅峰：县委秘书的妖孽仕途 To be an official, you need two things: a heart devoted to speaking up for the people, and an unwavering sense of justice. Follow a county Party committee secretary as he climbs step by step toward the pinnacle of power in a cutthroat political game of schemes and betrayals. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Qi Tongwei: Hou Liangping Kneels, and I Rocket Up the Ranks 祁同伟：侯亮平下跪，我狂飙进步 [The most fearsome sniper in the whole network: Qi Tongwei + bell-ringing + The Knockout + Tazhai + crossover universe] He transmigrates into a world of film and television dramas, becomes Qi Tongwei, and gains a System that can turn his fate around. With a sniper rifle in hand, I make Hou Liangping kneel and beg Liang Lu. I, Qi Tongwei, am in charge of ringing the bell! “Monkey, you even kneel to Liang Lu? You must be really desperate!” “Ai, you want to have triplets for me?” Lin Yaodong: With 122Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 My Father Is Zhao Mengsheng, and I Kick Hou Liangping Aside on My Way to the Top 家父赵蒙生，踹开侯亮平一路狂飙 Zhao Mingliang transmigrated into a world that combined various TV dramas. At first, he thought he was the son of Zhao Lichun, the country's number one corrupt official... So he planned to use what he'd learned to make piles of cash and slap them in his father's face! Who could have guessed that along the way he'd not only make an enemy of Hou Liangping, but also find a place in Zhong Xiaoyai's heart? And just as he signed a huge contract, he unexpectedly discovered his true parentage... He was 193Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 In the Name of the People: From the Start, I’m Parachuted In to Take Charge of Handong County 名义：开局空降汉东县服一把手 Is being the provincial governor's niece's husband a halo or a shackle? At thirty-one, Lu Zhenhua is parachuted into Lin City, becoming Handong's youngest county chief. On his first day in office, he is met not with smiles but with local power brokers sidelining him, a mess of an old town, and murky accounts. And there's the rumor spreading all over Lin City: “He got his position through connections.” Lu Zhenhua offers no explanation. Half an hour later, Qin Weidong walks in and takes Liu Changh 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 36 In the Name of the People: Chunlin Sounds So Good, I'll Rise from Deputy Governor to Governor 名义：春林好好听，省六变省一 (The rating may be low at first because the early plot takes its time, and the author is adjusting the direction as they write. The pace will pick up as the story unfolds. Please read a couple more chapters before rating. Thank you, thank you!) In his previous life, Xia Qing spent over thirty years working his way up from humble beginnings. In this life, he arrives in the world of In the Name of the People and is born into a prestigious family. With both a powerful background and hard work, even 15.1kReads6.7Score50714d adds
- 37 Face-Slapping Hou Liangping from the Start, Qi Tongwei Switches Sides 开局打脸侯亮平，祁同伟倒戈 Hou Liangping receives an anonymous tip claiming that Zhang Zhongyu, the mayor of Anshui Town, is a petty official with enormous ill-gotten wealth. But when he arrives, he discovers that the town, once notorious throughout Handong for its poverty, has been completely transformed. Not only are the roads clean, but shops line the streets and cars are everywhere. The townspeople tell him that County Chief Zhang Zhongyu helped them grow cash crops long ago, making them all rich. But what kind of cas 339Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 38 Exiled to the Youth Center? Sun Liancheng Turns Handong Officialdom Upside Down 发配少年宫？孙连城怒掀汉东官场 This book has only just received its rating, and there is still plenty of room for it to climb. (This is not a transmigration story, but the tale of how the capable Sun Liancheng saves himself. Since some readers are teenagers, although this is a reimagined setting, the story's values are sound: good people are rewarded, and bad people are brought to justice.) The story is a reimagining based on In the Name of the People, with no absolute good or evil. In a dream, Sun Liancheng glimpses his own 5.3kReads8.0Score14614d adds
- 39 Reborn in Qi Tongwei’s Body: I Awaken the Progress System from the Start 魂穿祁同伟，开局觉醒进步系统 [Fast-paced] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Not brainless] [One heroine] Give him a System, and he can become student council president at a top university right from the start. Give him a sacred physique, and he can order Li Dakang to run personal errands for him. A junior county committee clerk transmigrates into Qi Tongwei during his university days and awakens the Progress System from the start. Complete missions, and you can advance. Hou Liangping has Zhong Xiaoai? Sorry, I've got a System. Zha 4Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 40 Yuliang, Stop Crying. I Really Am the Leader of the Shajiabang Gang 育良别哭了，我真是沙家浜帮主 Zhao Weixin transmigrates into a world that combines various film and television dramas. After years of hard work, he becomes the head of Duancheng, a prefecture-level city in Handong Province with the worst economy in the province. Just as he is getting ready to make his mark and transform the city, Hou Liangping shows up. “Explain this jade Buddha, over a foot tall. Where did it come from?” “And where did you get all the antiques filling this villa?” “…” Watching Hou Liangping revel in his own 397Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 41 The Game of Power 权利的游戏 Reborn in 2001, Gao Yuan decides he won’t lie flat anymore. He’ll ride the waves and fight his way forward in officialdom. Subtle dealings and favors, ruthless political power struggles, intense clashes of ideals, and the unpredictable ups and downs of a career in government. This is the story of a young official’s journey of transformation. 515Reads7.4Score10314d adds
- 42 After Marrying Lu Yike, I Became the Local Emperor of the Han Gang 娶了陆亦可的我，成汉大帮土皇帝 [Film and TV Crossover] [Sister-in-law Chen Shuting from The Knockout] [Han University faction] [A genuinely satisfying power fantasy] Lin Feng, reborn for a second life, arrives in a Film and TV Crossover universe. He becomes Gao Yuliang’s secretary in In the Name of the People and an important member of the Han University faction. From the start, he is sent down to Qinghua District in Jinghai City, where he becomes the top government official. To climb even higher in politics, he plans to marr 174Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 43 Bright Sword: The Iron-Blooded Commissar, Grandpa Ruilong 亮剑：我铁血政委，瑞龙太爷 [Drawing Sword · War of Resistance · Mountains · In the Name of the People · Soul Transmigration] He wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into Zhao Gang, the political commissar who has just arrived at the Independent Regiment in Drawing Sword! Faced with Li Yunlong's troublemaking ways, the Yamamoto Special Forces' hungry eyes, and the impending Battle of Ping'an County, he grips his rifle and vows to rewrite history! After retiring, he discovers that one of his descendants is named Zhao 33Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 44 Reborn: Qi Tongwei’s Economic Development 重生之祁同伟经济发展 In his previous life, he was an ordinary stock investor. Now he transmigrates into Qi Tongwei’s body. Faced with a difficult start, he chooses to rise to the challenge, using his knowledge of the future and an all-seeing perspective to develop the economy. What do Liang Lu, Chen Yang, and Zhong Xia’ai amount to? They’re all minor characters compared with Lu Yike. He sets traps for Hou Liangping, makes peace with Liang Lu, and takes on Zhao Ruilong head-on. With sheer economic strength, he resolv 1.3kReads5.7Score—14d adds
- 45 Mission Accomplished 不辱使命 After a failed romance, he went in a fit of pique to a town no one wanted to live in. An unexpected disaster propelled him to the top through a twist of fate, and an unforeseen reunion changed his destiny forever. 103Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 46 Claiming the Summit: A Path to the Clouds 问鼎.青云 [Rating will rise] Wang Chaoxian passed the civil service exam, only to be exiled to a poor, remote village? Sorry, this is my beginner's village! From the start, I had one impoverished village, and every achievement depended on my own efforts! Starting as the village deputy party secretary, I rose to govern an entire region! What others saw as a dead end in officialdom, he turned into a grand game of strategy! Since you kicked me down to the grassroots, I'll turn this poor, remote place into my 53.9kReads8.5Score5.2k14d adds
- 47 Exiled to the Countryside, I Rose Rapidly Through the Ranks 发配乡下后，我的仕途一路狂飙 After the old Party secretary falls from power and his wife betrays him, Chen Yuan, once a top aide, never dreamed he'd be sent deep into the mountains to take a post at an abandoned resort that had been left undeveloped for years. In his memory, the place was a remote backwater where not even birds would shit. His career and marriage are both in ruins, and he thinks his life is completely over! However, during the new leader's first inspection after taking office, he specifically chooses the ab 51.9kReads8.5Score4.8k14d adds
- 48 The Road to Power: A Chance Encounter with a Heiress 官路争锋，从邂逅豪门千金开始 [No cheating, no transmigration, no rebirth. Political advancement and tangled romance, ordinary man and rich beauty, realistic and engaging.] When Li Zhi graduates, he turns down a high-paying job in the provincial capital and a chance to pursue graduate studies, leaving his hometown for his girlfriend’s city and passing the civil service exam for a small township. He thinks they’ll live happily ever after, but her parents tear them apart. Starting alone in a remote township far from home, he b 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Just Got a Government Job and Got Dumped? I Turned Around and Became the County Magistrate's Secretary 刚上岸就分手？反手我成县长秘书 Tags: Politics, Comeback, Veteran, Power Struggles, Face-Slapping In the summer of 2008, just before his transfer out of the military, Lu Hao is abandoned by his girlfriend, Lin Xueer. A twist of fate leads him to rescue Su Ya in a crisis. His abilities earn him a position as her secretary, drawing him into the vortex of power. Lu Hao ventures into the grassroots ranks, gathers evidence, and joins forces with Su Ya to take on local kingpin Zhang Minghai and his interest group. This novel follows 17.6kReads7.7Score1.1k14d adds
- 50 The Pinnacle of Power: Starting with My Discharge from the Military 权力巅峰，从退伍转业开始 Tags: Urban, Political Career Just after transferring from his decisive and efficient post as a battalion commander to a local government job, the protagonist suffers a double blow: His girlfriend dumps him to climb the social ladder, while his unfamiliarity with the rules of officialdom leads him to misjudge an important decision due to a lack of information, leaving him in a tight spot. With the help and guidance of a lively female colleague, he begins to see through the unspoken rules hidden 6.9kReads7.3Score59314d adds
