Novels like Don't Board the Boat Coming from Upstream
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Don't Board the Boat Coming from Upstream, best match first.
- 1 A Bloody Case Sparked by a Skewer of Candied Hawthorn 一串糖葫芦诱发的血案 A String of Candied Hawthorns Sparks a Bloody Case 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Hundred Family Surnames: Your Surname Hides Your Origins 百家姓：你姓什么就藏着什么来路 The Hundred Family Surnames: Your surname holds the secret to your origins. 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Honeymoon Crisis 蜜月危局 Honeymoon in Peril 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Eight Thousand Eight Hundred for Four Days in the Gobi 八千八买四天戈壁 Four Days in the Gobi for 88,000 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Heaven's Wrath: A Tragic Ballad of Heroes Amid the Late Ming Wars 天罚：明朝末年战乱英雄悲歌 In the forty-sixth year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty, Nurhaci announced to the beile princes: “My mind is made up. This year, we will march against the Ming!” On the thirteenth day of the fourth month that year, he proclaimed the “Seven Grievances” to Heaven and raised his army against the Ming. 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 She Betrayed You, So Why Are You Begging Her to Come Back? 她都背叛你了，你还求她回来 Reborn on the day they broke up, he was dumped by his ex-girlfriend, who looked down on him, then went straight to a top company. She cried and begged him to take her back, but he no longer liked her, and —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Reborn: I Became a Dorm Supervisor at a Top University 重生之我在985当宿管 Lin Guixiang, a fifty-year-old dorm supervisor, is reborn as an eighteen-year-old. This time, she is no longer an onlooker standing outside the dormitory. As a freshman, she walks through the gates of Huaqing University. There is someone she must protect: a young genius in the physics department who died in her previous life after pushing himself too hard. To get close to him and help him, she has to hide her true gender, dressing as a boy and moving into Room 712, the dormitory destined to cha —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Count Andrasf of the Night 黑夜伯爵安德拉斯夫 The Earl of Darkness, Andrasov —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Prince Andrasf 亲王安德拉斯夫 Prince Andrasov —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Qian Dynasty's Empress Spoils Me Above All 大乾女帝唯我独宠 Lin Che, from Shehong, Sichuan, was an utterly ordinary young man from the modern world. He woke up lying in a heap of corpses on an ancient battlefield. A bloodied woman was being hunted by men in black, and he rushed in on impulse, saving her from their blades. She was beautiful, but her eyes were as cold as knives. She didn’t say who she was, and he didn’t ask. During three days and nights on the run, he gave her his last mouthful of water. She silently took note. Just then, a voice rang out 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Retired Seniors Start New Businesses 退休创业的银发老年人们 A 65-year-old former state-owned factory director discovers that his fellow seniors are full of hidden talents while teaching smartphone apps at a senior college. A retired accountant can make short videos, a former garment-factory patternmaker wants to open an online qipao shop, and a veteran hopes to form a cycling group for seniors and make documentaries. He leads them in founding the Silver-Haired Entrepreneurs Alliance, turning their experience into products. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 On the Relationship Between Mothers-in-Law and Daughters-in-Law 论婆媳关系 On the Relationship Between Mothers-in-Law and Daughters-in-Law —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Across the Fields of My Hometown 吾乡遍野 The end of the world, destruction, death, rebirth, and renewal. In this absurd new world, humans, beasts, and all living things will explore, discover, adapt, love, and protect their new home. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 In His Embrace: My Lord, Don’t Tease, Give Me a Moment 入怀承欢：世子别闹，容我缓些 Sent to marry in someone else’s place and bring good fortune, Shen Muxue is shoved into a bridal sedan and carried to the residence of Huo Quchen, the capital’s most notorious playboy and the heir to the Prince of Jin. On their wedding night, she curls up in the corner of the bed and whispers, “Young lord, don’t tease me. Give me a moment…” He casually tugs open his collar and leans over her. “A moment? I’ve waited nineteen years. You want me to wait?” Shen Muxue thinks she has married a usel —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 CEO Gu Got Played by His Contract Girlfriend 顾总被合约女友钓翘嘴了 After transmigrating into a book as a cannon-fodder supporting character, Wen Mian signed a romance contract with the abstinent tycoon Gu Yanchen to save her own life. They agreed to pretend, keep their feelings out of it, and break up when the contract expired. She only wanted to stay alive, let the plot unfold safely, and make her escape. She flirted casually, never taking it seriously. Who could have guessed that the cold-faced CEO Gu would fall for her at every turn, lose all reason, and be 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The City’s Heroes Assemble 城市英雄集结 I always thought evil in this world existed only in the darkness we couldn't see. It wasn't until that girl died right in front of me that I understood: the world was about to change. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Journey to the West: Wukong and Bajie's Sequel 西游记续悟空八戒 Journey to the West: Wukong and Bajie Continue Their Enlightenment 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Zheng He's Voyage to the Western Seas: Vanquishing Demons and Evil 郑和下西洋降妖除魔 Zheng He Sails West to Exorcise Demons —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Red-Braised Ribs and Silkie Chicken Soup 红烧排骨配乌鸡汤 Red-Braised Pork Ribs with Silkie Chicken Soup —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Return to the Inn 归栈 Return to the Inn 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Master Surgeon: The Marquis’s Stand-In Wife Is Done Playing Along 外科圣手：侯爷的替身夫人不干了 A scalpel can save lives, and it can also cut open this cruel world that devours people. Su Qingyuan, a top surgeon, died in the instant an operating table short-circuited. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the substitute bride of the Anping Marquis's household, slashing her wrists on her wedding night. The red candles flickered. The man named Chu Lingfeng gripped her chin, his voice icy. “Remember, you're only Wan'er's shadow.” The original owner had been forced into marriage, humi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 I Earn 30,000 a Month to Support the Family, but My Mother-in-Law Throws a Fit and Demands I Quit? I Lay It All on the Table and Strike Back 月薪三万养全家，被婆婆摔碗逼辞职？我直接摊牌反杀 I Earn 30,000 a Month to Support the Whole Family, and My Mother-in-Law Smashes a Bowl to Force Me to Quit? I Lay My Cards on the Table and Strike Back —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Leaving Haozhigou 走出浩志沟 The winter he was seven, Xiang Yang’s feet were covered in chilblains. Pus and blood stuck to his socks, and when they were pulled off, flesh came away with them. There was only one bowl of cornmeal gruel left at home. His mother gave it to him and drank cold water to stave off her own hunger. Everyone in the village said, “That kid’s life is over.” But he refused to believe them. From a poor boy who walked mountain paths barefoot to a factory hand whose feet swelled from standing on an assembly 62Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Lock the Sane People In 把清醒的人关进来 Lock the Clear-Headed Inside 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 The Hilarious Life of a Rich Girl Married to a Fake Rich Guy 富家女嫁假富公子的搞笑生活 The Hilarious Married Life of a Rich Girl and a Fake Rich Heir 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 I Want to Marry Your Cousin, but You Became My Dad First 我想娶你表妹，你却先当我爹 I Want to Marry Your Cousin, but You Became My Dad First 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 The Hidden-Edge Son-in-Law 藏锋赘婿 The Hidden-Edge Live-In Son-in-Law 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Traveling Together on Misty Island 雾岛同行 Companions on Misty Island 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Terror at the Ancestral Home in the Deep Mountains 深山祖宅惊魂 Terror at the Ancestral Home in the Deep Mountains 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Good Lord, the Mad Homeless Man I Picked Up Is the Missing Trillionaire Tycoon Everyone Online Has Been Searching For 天，我捡的疯癫流浪汉，竟是全网失踪的千亿首富 Oh My God, the Deranged Homeless Man I Picked Up Is Actually the Trillionaire Who Vanished from the Internet 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 A Chilling Mystery: The Seventh Recipient 惊悚悬疑故事：第七个收件人 A Gripping Mystery: The Seventh Recipient 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Women Who Have Fallen into Pit Toilets Have Especially Keen Noses 掉过茅坑的女人，鼻子都比较灵 Women Who’ve Fallen into a Pit Toilet Have Especially Sharp Noses 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 The Mysteries of Earth 地球之谜 Light comes from a million years ago, crossing the void to reach our eyes. We stand here, gazing up at the sky. The universe is vast, yet deep within it, we find peace. Time, space... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Andrasf the Vampire 吸血鬼安德拉斯夫 The Vampire Andrasov —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Rifts in the Annals of History 青史裂隙 [Historical transmigration + awakened abilities + System + overpowered transformation + unhinged protagonist] A high school student, Yu Yunliang, accidentally enters the river of history after complaining about how dull his history class is. As he travels through the past, he meets historical figures, awakens his own abilities, and discovers his true calling. With order in disarray and danger everywhere, who is Yu Yunliang really? And how can the fabric of history remain stable? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 The Shaolin Women's Soccer Team 少林女足 Deep in the Song Mountains, a Shaolin convent devoted to preserving the laywomen’s tradition is on the verge of demolition. It unexpectedly goes viral after Ye Xiaoman, a young woman who works in the cafeteria, accidentally posts a video of herself juggling a soccer ball with her kung fu skills. To save their home, six women the world has forgotten make a solemn pledge: within a year, they will reach the final of the National Village Super League women’s soccer tournament. Lin Zhao, a former na 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Tales from Outside the Clinic 医馆外志 At the Huichuntang Clinic in the capital, there is a female proprietor named Shen Zhiwei. Outsiders know her as a healer whose silver needles can work miracles, but they do not know she is even better at speaking with the “voiceless.” Those who can never speak again leave their final testimony at her fingertips. She charges five coins to take a living person’s pulse, but two hundred taels to uncover the truth for the voiceless. People laugh and call her a money-grubber who’s afraid of ghosts. S —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 I Went Undercover in a Scam Compound 我在诈骗园区当卧底 I'm an Undercover Agent in a Scam Compound 162Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Apocalypse! A Good-for-Nothing? Recycle! I Can Become the God of This Region!!! 末世！废物？回收！我能成为这片区域的神！！！ Apocalypse! Useless? Recycle! I Can Become the God of This Region!!! 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Chronicles of the Hibernating Immortal 蛰仙纪 In the Age of Declining Dharma, immortality is fading. Are there really immortals in this world? The martial world is rife with conflict, the court shrouded in intrigue, and a mysterious force is quietly rising. An Undying Sutra sets the martial world’s powerful factions against one another, as sects clash in bloody battles. Is this so-called immortal destiny of yours nothing more than a way to live forever? I never cared for immortality, but fate insists on making me seek the truth of the immor 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Tales of Lanzhou: The Yellow River Mother 兰州往事之黄河母亲 Lanzhou Tales: The Yellow River Mother —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The Yellow Turban Taboo 黄巾禁忌 In the modern world, where spiritual energy has run dry, legends break free from memory and descend upon the human realm as eerie shadows. Wu Mengchen bears the last Yellow Turban Pact in the world. Summon mighty warriors and gain golden light, at the cost of an everlasting wound to your soul. A commission in a small town is only the prelude. A war between old and new divine powers has quietly begun, following the “beacons” scattered across the world. When the Yellow Turbans of the East encounte —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Reporting to Master: I Opened the Forbidden Grounds 报告师尊，我把禁地打开了 (Xianxia, mystery) The chosen first disciple of Taodu Mountain is hiding a phoenix bloodline? One blast from a Phoenixsong Flute shatters the seal, and eating the wrong thing seems more deadly than a five-thousand-year-old destiny! Qian Yi teams up to brave the mountains and seas, while the aloof immortal Venerable Li Chen secretly watches over her and her sharp-tongued comrade Feng Zhi never stops cracking jokes. Unlock the Ten Divine Artifacts to solve strange, baffling cases, munch on ten-tho —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 The Heart of the Law 律法兵心 The Art of Legal Warfare: A strategist from two thousand years ago lives in her mind. A bolt of lightning strikes, sending the consciousness of Sun Bin, the legendary military strategist of the Warring States period, into the mind of Su Nian, a rookie lawyer who keeps losing but never gives up. From then on, the modern courtroom becomes her battlefield, and legal statutes become her military orders. When the art of war storms into the courtroom, the rules are about to be turned upside down. Faci —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 From the Start, One Ball: Others Struggle to Survive, I Plan for Growth 开局一个球，他人求生，我谋发展 Everyone on Earth is pulled into a survival game in a post-apocalyptic star domain. Billions of people land at random and randomly receive a single item or one inactive ability. They are all trapped in a desperate world of scarce supplies, rampant alien beasts, and relentless disasters. Everyone has one goal: to stay alive. To that end, they compete ruthlessly, loot, fight, betray one another, and do whatever it takes to survive. Only the protagonist, Zheng Zhiyuan, is bound to the [Planet Evolu 88Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Every Right Choice Brings Me One Step Closer to Ascension 每选对一个选项，我离飞升近一步 My name is Ye Zhou. I spent five years grinding away at a Cultivation game, and only after transmigrating did I realize that all my previous leveling had been for nothing. Choosing the right line can be more effective than grinding monsters for ten years. Choose “stand up to the elder guarding the sect exam,” and you immediately unlock the hidden sword art, “Swift Sword Without Illness,” beating the gatekeeper elder until he begs for mercy. Choose “go with the disciple guarding the gate,” and he —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Nan Qiao, the Legitimate Daughter 嫡女南乔 [Modern Elite Transmigrates × Unhinged Puppy-Like Young Lord] [Inner-Court Schemes and Political Intrigue] Modern elite Nan Qiao transmigrates into the body of the bullied legitimate daughter of the Earl's residence. Her stepmother is two-faced, her younger siblings bully her, her grandmother favors others, and a string of scheming, fake-sweet rivals take turns coming after her. She tears down anyone who crosses her, one at a time, until she transforms the bullied girl into someone nobody dares 614Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 The Vermilion Bird Travels to Ancient Times: The Princess Consort Is a Special Forces Soldier 朱雀穿古：王妃是特种兵 [Special Forces] + [Transmigration] + [Alternate Ancient World] + [Power Couple] + [Feel-Good Read] + [Sweet Romance] She is an elite modern-day Special Forces soldier. Betrayed by her boyfriend, she crosses into another world with a phoenix-blood jade pendant! He is a bloodthirsty, brutal prince known as the God of Killing. He despises women, yet becomes obsessively possessive of her! He is a gentle and refined young nobleman who repeatedly steps in to help her out of trouble! He is the proud, 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Overdue, Not Yet Arrived 逾期未达 [Slow-witted immortal × sharp-tongued, soft-hearted general] [Female lead: a living fossil of the archaeological world × Male lead: a thousand years of devotion hidden behind a sharp tongue] At an archaeological dig, the dust was just brushed from the two characters “Wei Xian” on a bluestone slab when the fingertips of the composed and self-possessed Jiang Nianchu turned ice-cold. It was him. Why were her old clothes in his coffin? Why were tears falling from her eyes for no reason? Not until sh 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 The Heroic Moment 英雄时刻 The League isn’t a one-man show. It’s a moment of heroism shared by five people. The story begins in 2025 and follows the League along a different timeline. Everyone in the story is both a participant and protagonist, as well as an observer. —Reads—Score—Shelves
