Novels like From Picking Up Scrap to Southeast Asia's Big Boss
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- 101 Siheyuan: My Everyday Life of Protecting My Wife 四合院：护妻日常 1978, Liuxu Alley, Beijing. On the eve of his fifth attempt at the postgraduate entrance exam, factory doctor Lu Yiming rescued a feverish, convulsing girl on a rainy night. The girl’s mother was a widow, known throughout the compound as “Widow Lin.” Her husband was dead, she had a sickly child to raise, and there was barely enough food to get through the day. Lu Yiming treated her, protected her from her former in-laws when they tried to take the child, and stood up for her when the whole compo 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Restarting the Journey of Love: Women After Divorce 重启爱之旅：离婚后的女人们 Zhang Ziyun had always looked down on people who got divorced. Then he caught his wife cheating, and got divorced himself. Government officials, community directors, teachers, clothing-store owners, and other women began entering his life... Amid the endless bustle of the world, as he chose and was chosen, he worked hard and built a modest career while still holding on to hope for marriage. After a series of twists and turns, he finally found the happiness meant for him in this lifetime among th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 One Life, Two Souls 一命双生 Though they were twins, they were not destined to share the same fate. An unexpected catastrophe changed the brothers' peaceful lives forever. Their older brother and parents vanished under mysterious circumstances, never to be heard from again. After years apart, fate brought the twins together once more. But there was no escaping destiny. In the end, the young man took on his brother's name, carried on his obsession, and shouldered the blood feud against his entire family. From a meek nobody t 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 My Beautiful Flight Attendant Roommate 合租的美女空姐 Hello, readers. This is my first novel, so it will have plenty of flaws and shortcomings. I don't care how many readers it gets. I just want to finish this story with care and give voice to my long-held passion for writing. As a teenager, I was deeply moved by Living with a Flight Attendant. I would like to pay tribute to its author, Sanshi. Synopsis: Programmer Cao Xiaofan has just graduated from college. His salary barely covers rent, he can hardly write code, and dating is out of the questio 146Reads—Score11914d adds
- 105 My Five Sisters Raised Me, So I Bought Each of Them a House 五个姐姐养大我，我送每人一套房 When I was seven, Mom and Dad were gone. My five older sisters took turns raising me. The eldest dropped out of school to work a sewing machine. The second scavenged rotten vegetables at the market. The third earned money competing in tournaments. The fourth never had an entry labeled “for herself” in her ledger. The fifth cut off her long braids and sold them for eight yuan to pay my tuition. Chen Zi'en lived next door. He was the school bully, feared by everyone. He'd never lost a fight, but 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 Confession Game: Eight Seats 坦白局:八个位置 Confession Game: Eight Seats —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 From the Start, I Set Up a Street Stall with the Campus Belle 开局和校花摆地摊 Milk tea that beautifies you, and Longevity Pills that can bring the dead back to life. A crystal coffin that restores youth and keeps you young forever. And all-purpose beauty robots and heartthrob machines that drive countless people wild... The world’s richest flock to get their hands on them, while goddesses, campus beauties, and stars pour in like a tidal wave... Zhang Xiaofan: I’m actually a total disaster... Use these at your own risk! 865Reads8.3Score10114d adds
- 108 An Eighties Kid Returns to 2001 80后回到2001 Multiple heroines + Russian sisters + beautiful mother and daughter + esports + stock trading riches: from 250 yuan in his pocket to a billion in assets They say everyone encounters seven opportunities in their lifetime, and seizing just one or two is enough to achieve financial freedom. If you could live your life over, how would you plan it? 259Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Please, Five Beautiful Employees, Stop Competing So Hard 求求五个美女员工别卷啦 Urban harem + lighthearted comedy + sweet romance + tycoon + light business elements + high martial arts New title: I'm Not the CEO of a Tech Company The first volume focuses mainly on romance, following the protagonist's funny, lighthearted everyday life with five beautiful employees. The second volume broadens the world, introducing one of the Three Great Mountains, the academic elite, alongside the romance. The third volume establishes the novel's central perspective: history belongs to the p 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Xiaobailou’s 16th Book 小白楼第16本书 (Underworld + ruthless + wish fulfillment + blushing and getting flustered) “To be honest, I just want to call you Boss! It has absolutely nothing to do with your sister-in-law!” “Sister-in-law, is Boss out today?” “It's bad, Sister-in-law. Boss is dead...” From then on, he and his sister-in-law rule the underworld together! The blurb may be weak, but the story is guaranteed to be thrilling. 263Reads6.5Score10714d adds
- 111 Yang Shuisheng, the Mountain Village Miracle Doctor, Builds a Better Taohua Village 山野神医杨水生，建设美好桃花村 [Miracle doctor]+ [Feel-good power fantasy]+ [Physically demanding]+ [Farming]+ [Sister-in-law]+ [Carefree fun]+ [Revenge]+ [Invincible]+ [Food] The village fool Yang Shuisheng is beaten to death by the local bully while protecting his beautiful widowed sister-in-law. By chance, he inherits the legacy of an Immortal Venerable and cultivates the "Dual Cultivation Qi-Nourishing Art", changing his life forever. Good fortune keeps coming, and romance is never in short supply. He reclaims the land th 3.5kReads7.8Score18114d adds
- 112 Underworld Lust and Sin: The Twisted Life After My Fall 黑道孽欲：黑化后的妖孽人生 (Urban slice of life + lives consumed by desire + grounded and down-to-earth + multiple heroines + no brainless decisions + no melodrama + no cultivation + no System) What did an ordinary person at the bottom of society go through to end up on a one-way road into the underworld? If someone picks a fight, hit back. Life and death are no big deal! The plot is full of twists and turns, and relentlessly probes the human condition! So good it’ll make you pound your bed in a frenzy! If you love this k 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 A Marriage of Money 钱婚 To become the dutiful daughter, good wife, and loving mother everyone expected, Liu Xiaoqing buried her youthful dreams and deepest desires before the age of thirty-three, living a life of constant compromise. After graduating, she painfully gave up her dream of becoming a writer and took the civil service exam, becoming a government employee. At home, she endured her in-laws' repeated provocations, again and again, just to preserve her marriage. At work, she likewise chose to put up with her 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Together Beneath the Clock Flowers 时钟花的相伴 [No System, No Rebirth] + [Everyday Cohabitation] + [One Female Lead] + [Childhood Sweethearts] + [Multiple Perspectives, Ensemble Cast, and Romance] + [Grounded in Reality] Related by blood? Sure, we're a little close, but the Marriage Law allows it!!! Xiang Gu turned twenty-two, and the very next day, on Tong Mengmeng's twenty-second birthday, they got their marriage licenses. Love between childhood sweethearts isn't a matter of falling for each other over time. It's love at first sight, with 13Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 115 I Cursed Out My Boss from the Start, and the System Rewarded Me with a Million 开局怒骂老板，系统奖励一百万 (Everyone who comes in must make a fortune every day) [Lighthearted, slice of life, System, everyday life, no showing off and face-slapping] When Xia Yang's idiotic boss forced him to work overtime yet again, he quit without hesitation, then immediately started berating his boss. He thought he'd have to slowly look for another job, but then he awakened the Life Enjoyment System. What? Insulting his boss from the start earned him a million yuan? What? He could also get a hundred thousand yuan —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Bloodshed in the Black Abyss 黑渊血戮 (Realistic + Period Setting + Underworld + Political Battles) What is the underworld? It is an endless abyss. Once you take a single step into it, you’ll be trapped forever, with no way out. To make a name for yourself in the underworld, you have to be ready to end up dead in the street or locked away for life at any moment. Now, let me take you back to the late 1980s and show you how the son of a worker gets dragged into this dark abyss and rises step by step to become a crime boss of his era. 898Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 After a Car Accident, I Escape Poverty and Get Rich by Eavesdropping on Gossip 车祸后，我靠吃瓜脱贫致富 [No romance + modern-day fantasy + mind reading + System + mindless power fantasy] Gu Xiaoxiao was killed when an overworked CEO from a wealthy family hit her with his car. She came back to life and learned that all the suffering and bad luck she had endured were part of the plot, because she was the wicked supporting female character. In the book, she was written out miserably after only a few chapters. Gu Xiaoxiao rolls her eyes. Once she gets her compensation, with a fortune in her account an 661Reads9.3Score10114d adds
- 118 Spirit Tamer: Above the White Clouds 御灵者：白云之上 A plane crash sends me transmigrating into the Lingyuan Realm! A token unlocks two-way travel between Earth and the Lingyuan Realm! Enter the Lingyuan Realm, cultivate peerless techniques, and defy the heavens. Return to Earth, slay invading beasts, and protect humanity. Travel between two worlds, with cheats in both! I, Wu Feng, a spirit tamer above the clouds, will cut down every fiend in both realms with a single sword! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 AI Game Therapist: Beating Gaming Addiction with Games AI玩师，用游戏打败网瘾 His father is a gaming magnate who created Special Forces Sniper, a game that hooked the entire internet. His father used a “Pavlovian trap” to lock millions of people into a dopamine loop, and trapped his own son in it too. Everyone calls him a good-for-nothing, an internet addict, and a disgrace to rich kids. But they don’t know that the gaming mogul is secretly researching an “AI cure” to deconstruct addictive algorithms and use games to bring the gaming industry to its knees. Armed with the 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 I Jumped Off a Building, and You Tell Me the System Just Arrived? 跳楼了，你告诉我系统来了？ [System] + [Getting Rich] + [Single Heroine] + [Everyday Life] + [Travel] + [Gourmet] + [Ensemble Cast] The day he found himself ten million yuan in debt, Chen Jun leaped from a rooftop. “Ding! Loan Repayment System binding...” A translucent panel appeared out of nowhere before his eyes, clearly displaying a single line: Every time the Host borrows money, the full amount, principal and interest, will be returned to the Host’s account when the loan is repaid. From that day on, he started borrowin 466Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Don't Let Me Touch You, or I’ll Uncover Every Secret 别让我摸到你，啥秘密都藏不住 Watch out! Whatever Ding Xia touches, you’d better not let him get his hands on it. He has an incredibly strange ability. Touch an object, and he can replay its entire past. Once he gets his hands on anything, he can make a perfect copy. Ding Xia is a man who cares deeply about his country. He got his start repairing household appliances and made a fortune through sheer skill. As his business grew, the people coming to his door weren’t just customers, but law enforcement officers, too. An ordina 8Reads—Score13814d adds
- 122 Urban: I Can Make My Dreams Come True 都市：我能梦想成真 Just after Ye Yu is fired from his company, he acquires a Wish-Granting System. Things that happen in his dreams come true at random. “Congratulations, Host. Your wish has come true: you have received 100 million yuan in cash.” “Congratulations, Host. Your wish has come true: you have received a globally limited-edition sports car.” “Congratulations, Host. Your wish has come true: you have received a luxury villa with a prime ocean view.” “Congratulations, Host. Your wish has come true: you have 4kReads8.5Score30014d adds
- 123 A Drifter's Rise Begins with a Dream 盲流小子的崛起，从梦开始 A vivid memory, born from an accident during an experiment, streaked into the sky as a flash of blue light and landed in the mind of a young man with the same name in a parallel world, a cosmic reflection of our own. It slowly began to influence and change his life, as well as the lives of his family and friends. Literary luminaries: Such a gifted young talent. It’s a shame he has a mouth on him. Students: His poetry and essays are excellent, but he’s a real jerk! Famous songwriter: That kid doe 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Reborn: The Young Mistress Pursues Her Elder Husband 重生之少夫追老妻 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Hunter: I Repair All Things on Old Street 涉猎人：我在老街修万物 [Urban Slice of Life] [Lighthearted and Healing] Protagonist: Shen She, 24, who couldn’t keep up with the rat race in the big city and returned to his hometown to take over “She Lie Shop,” left behind by his grandfather. Golden finger: His grandfather’s Notes on Hunting and Gathering. Each page he unlocks teaches him a trick from a traditional craft. No System, no leveling up by fighting monsters, just steady accumulation. Heroine: Su Wan, 25, who runs the flower shop “Wanxiangli” next door. She —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 I Love You, My Shadow 我爱你，我的影子 [A highly intelligent male lead, a completely original world blending reality and illusion, no plagiarism, no hiatuses, no padding, no mindless decisions, no invincible hero, no saintly heroine] [No female lead • Bonds between people and shadows] Before we begin, do you really understand your shadow? Is it merely an optical phenomenon, or are you another version of yourself in a different dimension? If you can’t even trust your own shadow, can you still be sure the world is real? As the realms o 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Love Is Simple 爱很简单 Before I became a billionaire, I was always searching for love. What is love? I hope you can find the answer in this book. This book is about love, desire, life, philosophy, gender equality, and society's discrimination against women... 40Reads—Score314d adds
- 128 The Crown Prince Is Reborn in the Modern World, and My System Is Way Too Powerful 太子重生在现代，我的系统太逆天 [Multiple female leads] [Reverse transmigration] [Golden finger] [Not a puppet controlled by a System] A thousand years ago, the crown prince of the Great Chen Kingdom was framed by villains. His imperial fortune was sealed, condemning him to live as an ordinary person for all eternity. A thousand years later, an unexpected tomb-raiding accident broke the seal. He was not only reborn in the body of his fifteenth reincarnation, but was also accompanied by an absolutely loyal servant: the [God- 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Her Moon, Her Light 她的月亮，她的光 Main story: “Little Sister, What Are You Trying to Do?” No N+1; one-on-one romance; pure love; everyday life; mellow pace; little-sister romance; healing When Lin Wan was six, she was brought into the Lin family, looking like a drenched kitten. She wouldn’t let anyone touch her, but clung tightly to the hem of seven-year-old Lin Xu’s shirt. That one clutch lasted a lifetime. Later, the neighborhood’s little ringleader grew into a quiet, taciturn young man. His teachers said he was hard to approa 204Reads—Score10014d adds
- 130 The Golden Phoenix Isn't a Chicken 金凤不是鸡 An age when lovers were everywhere, an era dominated by online loans, and the emotional high of a night at a karaoke club… Wealth became the sole measure of success, affection turned into a bargaining chip, and labels of status rose above personal character. Amid the drunken, glittering world, he and she were drawn into a chain of scams woven from money, power, and desire. Each tried to stake a lifetime of innocence on finding an answer to the question, “I’m not a prostitute.” They were willing 315Reads9.3Score3014d adds
- 131 My Stories of Macau's Stormy Underworld 我的澳门风云故事 Once you've been to Macau, it's yours for life! What kind of city is A-Ma-Gau? Why are so many people obsessed with it? What kind of tumultuous life awaits a naive young woman who ventures into Macau alone? Here, stories unfold every day, and miracles happen every day. In these most authentic stories, you'll see human nature at its rawest, the most insatiable desires, and the cheapest emotions. Welcome to my life in Macau. 26kReads8.9Score1.7k14d adds
- 132 Urban Life: With Stat Points, I Can Do Anything 都市，我靠加点无所不能 Hu Xin wakes up and can't help thinking, “Well, I'll be damned.” Ever heard of getting a System in a dream? Ever heard of an all-powerful System? [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You've earned an enhancement point for eating.] [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You've earned an enhancement point for walking!] [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You've earned an enhancement point for making the campus belle cry!] With enhancement points in hand, his back stops aching and his legs stop hurting. Coming in first 498Reads8.3Score10314d adds
- 133 Nation-Guarding Dragon Marshal: A Triumphant Return to Save His Beloved Wife 镇国龙帅：强势归来，拯救小娇妻 Three years ago, a conspiracy destroyed his family and took his fiancée from him. He endured the world’s scorn. With nowhere left to turn, he went north alone and fought through bloodshed until he became the Dragon Marshal, the nation’s most powerful man! Today, he returns in a blaze of glory! Everyone who ever bullied him, tremble! Every debt owed to him will be repaid a hundredfold! He crushes every obstacle in his path, reclaims the woman he loves, sweeps all before him, and forges an undefea 884Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 At 21, I Worked Every Kind of Odd Job at the Bottom of Society 21岁，我打遍了底层的各种零工 For four years, I've been trying to cure an incurable illness by working odd jobs. [A slice-of-life story, light comedy, nothing too dark, personal growth, and a comeback. Give it a try...] Everyone cries at some point in their twenties. I'm no exception. What about you? Have you found a job? How is it going? At an age when our ambitions reach for the sky, I want to be the master of my own life. If I work fast enough, even the capitalists can't keep up with me! In the bustling city, everyone in 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Making a Living on the Side in Australia 我在澳洲捞偏门 This story is based on real events. I came to Australia with a dream of studying abroad, only to be driven to the brink by reality. From a lowly street-level smuggler to a force to be reckoned with, commanding the underworld and crossing the world, I paved my way to power with cunning and bloodshed. Only when I stood at the summit and looked back did I realize that the most dangerous gamble of all is the one you make with human nature. This is a road with no turning back, but who knows which cor 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Reborn in Tianjin, 1997 重生津门1997 Look at me! Look at me! Look at me! No tired old tropes, no melodrama, and chapters already in the bank. See how Han Chao gets a second chance at life and protects everything around him. You say he has no money? No problem: open a Sony theater, fight crickets, and sell technology. You say that’s not fast enough? Then I’ll just have to unleash a big move! The plot is carefully researched, and many of the events are based on things that really happened to people around the author. Every word is ty 17.5kReads8.4Score1.5k14d adds
- 137 Tycoon: Restarting the Perfect Life 神豪：重启完美人生 “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you've activated the Perfect Life System!” “From now on, you'll lead a perfect life!” “The System is currently at Level 1. Your time is money, and you'll earn 500 yuan every hour!” Unexpectedly reborn in 2014, the path to becoming a tycoon starts now! 33Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 138 My Wedding Home Was Stolen, So I Chose the System and Became a Winner 婚房被抢我选系统成为赢家 [The Redfruit Short Drama Is Now Available: My Wedding Home Was Taken, So I Chose the System and Became the Winner] [Original Title: My Brother-in-Law Wants My Wedding Home? I Turn Around and Marry His Goddess] “Zhou Junchen, let’s put my younger brother’s name on the property deed...” “That’s right, brother-in-law. I finally managed to land such a beautiful girlfriend, but I can’t get married without a home. Let me have this place first. After you marry my sister, you can save up and buy anothe 1.7kReads8.0Score16114d adds
- 139 The Age of High Arts 高术时代 (No System, no wish fulfillment, no brainless plot, no invincibility, no harem) Bai Fan transmigrates to a world filled with spiritual energy, demon beasts, and wondrous arts, where the legends and myths of his old world have become reality. When people turn eighteen, they can awaken an incredible power known as an "art." But Bai Fan soon discovers that he seems to be a little different from everyone else. Ordinary people can awaken only one affinity at a time, but Bai Fan can awaken two. The dr 16Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 140 The Great Luo Immortal Venerable Descends to the Mortal World 大罗仙尊落凡尘 My new work is here! Please head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 18Reads—Score114d adds
- 141 My Life in the Underworld 我的黑道人生 Reborn in a parallel world, life is brutally hard and every day is a struggle. A nobody at the bottom has no money, no connections, and no one to turn to. How are they supposed to get by? Even if this is an unfamiliar world, after being reborn, they have to take a chance and fight their way forward. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 The Strongest System Awakens: From the Start, I Crush Genius Top Students 最强系统觉醒：开局碾压天才学霸 Books hold beautiful women and golden houses. Ye Chen is reborn five years in the past and activates the [Reading to Godhood System], which lets him extract every skill from the books he reads. He's a genius scholar and a miracle-working doctor! He's an international superstar and a master of ancient martial arts! No one can match his fan base, and no one can break his records! Ye Chen gradually sets out on the path to becoming an all-rounder! 1.5kReads8.0Score12114d adds
- 143 This Godfather Isn’t Proper 这个教父不正经 [Underworld epic] [Dark, forbidden mother-daughter angels] [Love for a widow] [A failed life: the rise of a dragon and an elephant] This is a lament for everything lost. His birth mother abandons him, and he is crowned the voice of the underworld. He takes the blame for the woman he loves and goes to prison, only for her to become a British princess he can admire on the news. He alone falls from a street vendor selling candied hawthorn skewers to a prisoner locked away from the light of day. Th 1.5kReads9.1Score15614d adds
- 144 Dongguan: A Dusty Romance 东莞尘缘 Dongguan is a city full of memories, holding the youth and stories of countless young men and women. You’re only young once, so do you still remember the women who appeared in your youth? 4.6kReads7.8Score38314d adds
- 145 Reborn: I Just Want to Make Money 重生：只想搞钱 [Reborn + Daily Life + Lighthearted + Fun + Making Money + Building] Lu Yi is reborn, and uses his foresight as a golden finger to make money like crazy. Uses a game cheat to get things started. Then cashes in on another round of compensation from a demolition project. Wait, this jade pendant is about to skyrocket in value! He runs into the campus belle he used to grovel after. What are you, anyway? Get lost! Reborn once, all he wants is to make money. Women will only slow him down. Just kee 142Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 146 Reclaiming Power 重临之权 The protagonist, Wu Longyang, was originally a student who hung around with street toughs in the old neighborhood. He started out as a junior student at No. 1 High School. After meeting the local bar boss, he was introduced to a job guarding the bar and saw the dark side of the underworld. Later, he transferred to the provincial No. 1 High School, joined a military group, served in the army, and rose to the pinnacle of power. 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Tales of the Pearl River Delta 珠三角往事 [Realistic fiction, adapted from real life.] No rebirth, no transmigration, no golden finger. Here, people get what they deserve in this life. Zhang Yang, a young stonemason with superhuman strength, a chivalrous heart, a manly good looks, and a body built like a rock. He catches his girlfriend cheating, beats up a corrupt official's son, and flees to the Pearl River Delta. But fate just won't let him escape the meddling of every rich young master surnamed Zhao. Southeast Asia, northern Myanmar, 471Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Getting Something for Nothing 不捞而获 When 36-year-old divorced “ordinary gold digger” Sun Xiao decides to use a zero-cost “karate” playbook to extract resources from worthwhile men, she must remain coldly rational as she carefully screens each target. Otherwise, her six-million-yuan safety net will eventually run dry. Meanwhile, a deadly game far beyond the limits of her understanding is quietly closing in on the everyday life she thinks is safe: a counter-harvest orchestrated by a true high-level predator. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Sons and Daughters of the Jianghu: That Midnight Sun 江湖儿女：那一轮午夜的太阳 The rules of midnight are a way of life much like the law of the jungle. At midnight, what you see may be the moon, but in their eyes, it is their sun. Set against the real-life underworld of the 1990s, this story follows Zhou Shenghua's life in the jianghu. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Reborn Before the College Entrance Exam: My System Gives Me 300 Yuan a Day 重生高考前，系统每天给我三百块 Chen Zhe was 33, heartbroken and unemployed. He got dead drunk. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in 2011, at age 18. The first thing he did after being reborn was make money: buy Bitcoin, buy property, and live off the rent. But the most pressing problem was the college entrance exam. In his previous life, he'd been a poor student, but he'd still managed to get into an ordinary university. What was he supposed to do? After years of working, he'd forgotten everything he'd learned. 39.7kReads6.2Score3.8k14d adds
