Period-Era Fiction from the Male Lead’s Perspective 年代文(男主视角)

1. 1 年 1979: Meat for My Wife and Kids 年代1979：带着老婆孩子吃肉 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.7M WordsOngoing [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 185.1kReads9.3Score11.2kShelves

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   He's arguably one of the few truly compelling male protagonists in period dramas featuring Tomato, no one would disagree! If there are others, please give an example [smirking face].

2. 2 你 Hello, 1976! 你好，1976！ vRunning Snailvv奔跑的蜗牛vUrban1.5M WordsCompleted The orphan Zheng Weimin transmigrates to 1976. He thinks he’ll finally experience the warmth of a family, but instead he’s abandoned once again. Luckily, he has the memories and knowledge of his previous life. Without them, he really wouldn’t have been able to turn things around. As the saying goes, nobody visits the poor in the busy city, while distant relatives come flocking to the rich in the mountains. It’s true. Zheng Weimin experiences life in all its harshness and, after being reborn, fin 38.3kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves
3. 3 穿 Back to the 1960s: From Eating My Fill to Becoming a Factory Boss 穿回六零：从吃饱饭到厂长老总 Warm Sunshine in Spring春天里的暖阳Urban1.4M WordsCompleted On a sweltering day, a bottle of ice-cold cola sent a young man struggling to make ends meet back to the early 1960s. He was reborn as the third great-uncle who had died young in his previous life. In an era when people worried just about getting enough to eat, he began a life of easy success. New book: Transmigrating to 1942: Starting with a Blade of Grass. I hope you’ll support it. 10.6kReads8.8Score570Shelves
4. 4 你 You Hoard Grain While They Starve, and My System Is Awesome 你们闹荒我囤粮，我的系统就是牛 Immortal Lord Tai Xuan仙君太玄Urban1.6M WordsOngoing [Secret Identities] [Low Aggression] [Comedy] [Period Setting] [System] [Male Lead] [Transmigration] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Easygoing] [Black Technology] [Stirring Up Trouble] I was reborn in the 1960s or 70s, with no food and no clothes. Luckily, I have a critical-hit System. Congratulations, Host, you've drawn a chicken drumstick. Critical hit: 100 times. Reward: 100 chicken drumsticks. Oh, finally, I've got something to eat... After eating my fill, I even have to help the country rise to 31.9kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves
5. 5 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Book Set in 1974, and Got a Wife from the Start 穿书1974，开局送老婆 A Clear Breeze in Troubled Times乱世清风Urban608k WordsCompleted Li Shuyang inexplicably finds himself in a strange new world. Before he can figure out what’s going on, he’s forced to split up the family. Once he gets the story, he realizes he has transmigrated into a book. At first, he’s terribly disappointed with life here, but then he discovers he’s been given a wife. For a lifelong bachelor in his thirties, that’s an offer he simply can’t refuse. 7.7kReads8.9Score294Shelves

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   These are all period dramas told from the male protagonist's perspective. 🍀🍀🍀 ① The male protagonist has a small shop in his mind🏠🏠🏠, allowing him to thrive in the 1960s!! 🐟🐟🐟 ② No cheat codes; the male protagonist transmigrates into a book and exchanges a stone for 12 yuan, solving his immediate problem. 🪨🪨🪨 ③ The male protagonist transmigrates into the 1970s as Wang Siming, who is scammed out of 300 yuan while looking for a job. Fortunately, he is bound to a sign-in system, which allows him to find a job and live up to his family's expectations! 💰💰💰 ④ A research-oriented male protagonist transmigrates to the 1970s, not only finding a job for himself but also helping his girlfriend find one. In the end, he uses his modern knowledge to contribute to national scientific research. [Under pressure][Under pressure][Under pressure] ⑤ The male protagonist transmigrates and is bound to a "pie-in-the-sky" system, helping villagers become wealthy. 🫓🫓🫓

6. 6 回 Rewind to 1983 回档1983 Riding a Donkey骑驴Urban2.0M WordsCompleted After a night of drinking, middle school teacher Li Huijun was reborn on the eve of the 1983 college entrance exams. Determined to keep his family from suffering again, he became the top scorer, sold salted fish, collected antiques, and held public office, quietly building himself into a tycoon. Now watch as the man standing atop the mountain of wealth stirs up the winds and clouds of the world... 13.1kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
7. 7 女 My Daughter Took Her Life on the Tracks After Falling into Depression. I Was Reborn to Make Amends 女儿抑郁卧轨，我重生赎罪 Coke Every Day天天可乐Urban4.1M WordsCompleted Guo Fan lived in abject poverty, leading a life of drunken debauchery like one of the Sanhe day laborers. His life revolved around alcohol and cigarettes. This unfit father nevertheless had a daughter, Guo Xiaohan, who excelled both academically and in character. But growing up without a father's love, Guo Xiaohan developed severe depression. Then, one midsummer day, she skipped school and jumped from the train platform. “Dad, thank you for taking care of me for these fifteen years. Your unfilia 31.9kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
8. 8 她 The More They Fawn over Me, the More It Proves I Was Reborn for Nothing 她们越舔我，越是说明我白重生了 Bear-Riding Fisher骑熊钓鱼Urban1.6M WordsCompleted (The blurb doesn't do it justice) Back in 1984, returned to a time full of regrets, Chu Hao silently resolved that this time, he would give everything to make the family reunion a reality… 19.2kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
9. 9 重 Reborn in 1993: From the Start, I Break Off the Engagement and Marry a Rich Beauty 重生93：开局退婚迎娶白富美 Fortune Rises Like Water金生水起Urban10.8M WordsOngoing Appraising treasures, not cultivating immortality. Antiques go great with cigarettes! The book includes illustrations of several antiques. Some come from the internet, while others were photographed by the author’s friends. They are all genuine antique images. Gamble on stones, gamble on jade, gamble on your youth; protect your wife, your family, and the nation’s treasures! “Damn it, where are the treasures we stole from China?” “You said this was the China Pavilion. Where’s everything inside?” 23.4kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves
10. 10 重 Reborn in 1985 重生在一九八五 Northern Geese in Flight北雁飞舞Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Wu Tianyu never imagined that he could be reborn too. He had read countless rebirth novels and dreamed of getting a second life himself. Now it had really happened, and he was back in the 1980s, in the early days of China's reform and opening up. 18.5kReads9.1Score1kShelves
11. 11 重 Back to 1987 重回1987 Ting Houshan庭后山Urban2.4M WordsCompleted Feng Yisheng, the lone wolf of finance, spent his entire life striving for the top. Just as he reached the summit of the financial world, someone threw him off a rooftop, sending him back to 1987, a year when his parents and older sister had disappeared, his younger sister had been kidnapped, and the girl who had waited ten years for him had given up. It was a time when beauty and harsh reality coexisted. As spring breezes and gentle rain swept across China and all things came back to life, he m 16.9kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
12. 12 重 Back to the 1980s: From the Start, I Sell a Human Trafficker 重活80年代，开局卖掉人贩子 Rich Young Master from a Poor Family寒门阔少Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Nostalgic rebirth + beautiful wife and devoted dad + making amends and turning over a new leaf + no System + witty humor + cozy everyday life + getting rich through farming] He was once a good-for-nothing, yet also a peerless patriot! Burdened by immense guilt and regret over his wife and daughter, he lived alone to old age, then donated his entire trillion-yuan fortune before he died. But life begins anew. Through tears, the powerful Qin Dongfang returns to 1986, just before his poor, beloved 5.8kReads9.1Score624Shelves
13. 13 睁 I Opened My Eyes and Returned to the Day My Wife Had a Difficult Labor 睁开眼，回到老婆难产当天 It's Xiao Qing是小青啊Urban2.9M WordsCompleted Short dramas: When I Opened My Eyes, It Was the Day My Wife Went Into Difficult Labor; 1988: Reborn to Protect My Wife and Children Early story: farming and business. Later: heading to Ula to trade for equipment, then selling guns, cannons, planes, tanks, and firecrackers printed with our very own dollars (starts at chapter 330). If you had the chance to be reborn, what regret would you make up for? The moment Si Chen opened his eyes, he found himself back on the day his wife went into difficu 18.9kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
14. 14 重 Reborn in 1980: From the Start, I Married My Sister’s Best Friend 重生1980：开局迎娶姐姐闺蜜 Cang Yue Aotian沧月傲天Urban4.0M WordsCompleted [The new novel Reborn in 1975: I Want It All, From a Loving Wife to a Fortune in Scientific Research is now a hit! Click the author's name to read it!] Li Yi is reborn, back in a small mountain village in 1980! When Tang Xue asks him to marry her once again, he doesn't hesitate. His answer rings out loud and clear: “I do!” In his previous life, he was blinded by his own foolishness and watched helplessly as Tang Xue fell into darkness! With a second chance at life, he swears to make her the happ 11.7kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
15. 15 重 Back to 1975: I Married a Beautiful Widow from the Start 重回1975，开局娶了俏寡妇 Kitty Haha猫咪哈哈Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Shen Zhi was an elite special forces soldier. He sacrificed himself to save his comrades, and when he awoke, he found himself in a woman's bed. She was a young, beautiful widow with a pair of fraternal twins from her previous marriage... He also met Liu Xiaocui, free-spirited and uninhibited; Xiaoxiao, refined and gracious; and Qian Yao, bold and fiery... He opened a black market, worked as a middleman and translator, entered politics, took down local tyrants, and turned the tables on black-mark 3.1kReads8.7Score230Shelves
16. 16 重 Restart: My Reversed Flow of Time 重启：我的逆流时光 Year's End年末Urban2.9M WordsCompleted (Multiple heroines + 1970s setting + everyday life) Betrayed by his wife in his previous life, Gu Cheng died full of hatred. When he opened his eyes, he was back in 1977, watching his wicked wife die horribly before him and leaving behind four little sisters-in-law who were crying to be fed. In this magnificent, vibrant era, Gu Cheng decided to start his life over and share a happy life with his sisters-in-law. 29.6kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves
17. 17 年 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， Just Got Nothing Better to Do就是闲的Urban4.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 203.7kReads9.4Score13.9kShelves
18. 18 四 Siheyuan: Everyone on Your Feet, Salute Your Godfather 四合院：全体起立，给干爹敬礼 Ten Years of Lingering Dreams十年殘夢Male-Channel Fanfiction496k WordsCompleted As the train of time sped along, Lu Yao arrived in a Beijing courtyard in the 1960s. He activated the Strongest Godfather System. Anyone who acknowledged him as their dad would earn him huge rewards. Facing a courtyard full of scoundrels, Lu Yao was always one step ahead. Yi Zhonghai: “Lu Yao, you shouldn't be so selfish.” Lu Yao: “I give meat to twelve courtyard residents who have no family to support them every week, and I help six struggling households here. You call that selfish?” Yi Zhongha 12.8kReads9.1Score458Shelves
19. 19 四 Siheyuan: I'm Liu Guangqi 四合院：我是刘光奇 Zhi Yu 1014栀虞1014Female-Channel Fanfiction467k WordsCompleted A Love in the Courtyard fanfic. I transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard and became Liu Guangqi. Emmmm, not a bad identity. Unlike other transmigrators who start out as orphans, at least the courtyard's scoundrels can't bully me. As for everything else, I'll just sit back and watch! 10.7kReads9.1Score351Shelves
20. 20 重 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985：东北往事 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 86.8kReads9.6Score8.9kShelves
21. 21 六 The 1960s Mystery Box System: My Scumbag Dad Spares No Expense Spoiling His Six Kids 六零盲盒系统：渣爹氪金宠飞六崽 Tea Pear Seven茶梨七Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [A low-conflict period drama + an outstanding male lead + rebuilding family values + still the one in charge + three ex-wives + six kids] Liu Xueyi married three times and had six children. He trampled on his three ex-wives to live the happy life of a city man, only to pull a classic Nanluoguxiang fool’s move and marry a widow, raising another man’s kids! But Liu Xueyi wasn’t the self-sacrificing type. No matter whose home he was in, he called all the shots. The widow’s family treated him like a 19.9kReads8.4Score1.3kShelves

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    The first book features a male protagonist who is extremely selfish and self-serving, both towards his family and children, regardless of whether he's been reborn or not. If you don't like this kind of person, don't read it. The second book features a male protagonist who is a complete scumbag, a womanizer.

22. 22 穿 After Becoming the Male Lead of a Female-Focused Period Novel, I Finally Get It 穿成女频年代文男主后，我悟了 Sitting by the Pavilion亭边坐Urban561k WordsOngoing (The rating is a little low since it just came out. Give it a chance and take a look.) Period setting + alternate history + slow burn + pocket dimension + System + ultimate scumbag + plenty of beautiful women + ensemble cast + everyday flirting + family life Sang Kezhou, the second young master of the Sang family, is a notorious playboy. One day, he transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes the youngest son of the wealthy Sang family in the countryside. Armed with two golden fingers, Sang Kezhou is 318Reads6.1Score104Shelves
23. 23 六 The Sixties: There's a Little Shop in My Mind 六零：脑海中有间小卖铺 Ah Hei Isn't White阿黑不白Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Period setting + pocket space + convenience store + family life + leisurely living + hunting + engineer] Li Xuewen transmigrates to the 1960s, where he faces a shortage of clothes, food, and supplies. Luckily, there's a magical little convenience store in his mind, stocked with everything: food, supplies, knowledge... If he can think of it, the store has it. With this magical little store, Li Xuewen's life goes swimmingly... 13.5kReads8.2Score950Shelves
24. 24 七 The 1970s: In Debt by Morning, Winning Big with the System by Night 七零：上午欠债，晚上绑系统躺赢 True Integrity Rising真铮日上Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [Alternate History Setting, Daily Life, Slow Burn, Ordinary Male Lead, Poor Health, Has a Golden Finger but Won’t Become Invincible] With a bang, Wang Siming transmigrated! He opened his eyes in the 1970s, having become Wang Siming, who’d been swindled while looking for a job and lost the family’s entire savings of 300 yuan! His whole family had been eagerly counting on him to become a worker so they could enjoy the good life with him, and now he was saddled with a sudden debt of 300 yuan. He wa 7.7kReads8.3Score659Shelves
25. 25 我 Developing Beidou GPS in the 1970s 我在70年代研发北斗GPS Dream of Nine Hundred Million Girls九亿少女的梦梦Urban568k WordsCompleted (Technological powerhouse + period setting) Ye Fan, a programmer at Beidou Navigation, a major state-owned company in Huaguo, is an overworked corporate drone. The moment he opens his eyes after waking up, the villagers of Hongqi Village have him cornered in bed. Faced with their vile remarks, how will he get himself out of this mess and leave the villagers marveling that Ye the Second has turned over a new leaf? 1.1kReads8.7Score—Shelves
26. 26 穿 Transmigrating to 1959: The System Space Has Everything 穿越1959系统空间全都有 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Urban farming] [Period] [Famine] [System] [Farm] [Ranch] [No harem] [Not a saint] This is an alternate history, so don’t try to match it to real people or events! Li Youcai transmigrates to 1959, the era of the Great Famine. He inherits the space left to him by the original owner, along with a System that keeps dangling empty promises and desperately insists on binding itself to him. Well, when in Rome... Whoa! The System has unlimited supplies, all available for purchase with points. Whoa! The 30.6kReads8.3Score1.8kShelves
27. 27 年 A Legendary Life in the Era 年代传奇人生 Wen Youcai文有财Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A ruthless soldier king is reborn in the Greater Khingan Mountains of the 1960s. With the pocket dimension and gear from his previous life, he takes his friends hunting and exploring. The early story centers on hunting, with cross-province searches for family, treasure hunts, and battles against spies woven in. They explore fortresses, raid tombs, and get caught up in other thrilling adventures. Novel pets include a wolverine, a big black horse, a yellow-throated marten, reindeer, and a mantis. 59.4kReads7.7Score8.6kShelves

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    A ruthless soldier king is reborn in the Greater Khingan Mountains of the 1960s, carrying his past life's hidden space and equipment. He and his companions embark on hunting and adventures. The early storyline focuses on hunting, interspersed with exciting events such as cross-province searches for relatives, treasure hunts, fighting spies, exploring fortresses, and tomb raiding. The pets are novel: wolverines, black horses, yellow-throated martens, reindeer, and mantises. The story gradually transitions into adventure, treasure hunting, and cultivation. The plot is engaging and fast-paced, with stable updates. It's all hand-written; welcome to the story!

28. 28 官 Rising Through the Official Ranks 官路扶摇 Listening to Flowers Along the Snowy Road雪路听花Urban8.6M WordsOngoing In his previous life, after his wife, the deputy town head, divorced him, Cui Xiangdong flew into a rage and made a terrible mistake that haunted him for the rest of his life! Decades later, he inexplicably returns to this crucial moment! Now he must face his wife, the deputy town head, as she asks for a divorce once more. What will he do this time? 75.4kReads9.1Score4.1kShelves

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29. 29 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Starting as an Educated Youth in the Great Northern Wilderness 重生70年代，从北大荒知青开始 Finally Here at Last姗姗来迟啦Urban586k WordsCompleted Xu Jinyan transmigrated to 1977 and became an educated youth sent to the Great Northern Wilderness. He entered a fake marriage with Li Wanyu, who was trying to escape harassment from a powerful second-generation heir. Not long after they got their marriage certificate, the college entrance exams were suddenly reinstated, and Li Wanyu was ready to return to the city and resume her life as a pampered young lady. They agreed to get divorced in six months, but Xu Jinyan ended up getting into Yanda U 2.1kReads7.8Score104Shelves

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    Latest novels about educated youth sent to the countryside: The first book tells the story of the male protagonist Xu Jinyan who travels back to the 1970s and becomes an educated youth sent to the Great Northern Wilderness. He has a fake marriage with the female protagonist Li Wanyu. After the college entrance examination is restored, he passes the exam and enters university, thus changing his destiny.

30. 30 目 After Witnessing My Wife and Child Die Tragically, I Was Reborn! 目睹老婆孩子惨死后，我重生了！ Young Master Li公子梨Urban502k WordsCompleted [Reborn + historical setting + farming + a wastrel man turning over a new leaf + romance and wealth + doting husband who protects his wife and daughter] In his previous life, Chu Ling was hopelessly addicted to gambling and drinking, and utterly indifferent to his wife and child. In the end, Su Yihan lost all hope in him and left home for good! As he lay dying in a hospital bed, all he wanted was to see them one more time. Then he learned that on the very day they left, his wife and child had di 143Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Historical fiction, all told from the male protagonist's perspective, with a single female lead. The first book features a protagonist who transmigrates into the body of Liu Guangqi from the novel "Love in the Courtyard," while the later books are all about rebirth and building wealth.

31. 31 空 Spirit Spring in My Space: Reborn to Win Back My Wife 空间灵泉：重生追妻 The Center Seat at the Dinner Table饭桌C位Urban800k WordsCompleted [Reborn + devoted dad + farming + romance] [Two completed novels of over a million words each, so you can count on the author to finish this one] After wasting half his life, Li Yao managed to ruin a winning hand completely, losing his triplet babies forever and breaking up his family. Only when he was trapped in a sea of flames, and the wife he'd divorced years ago rushed into the fire without hesitation to die alongside him, did he realize that she had loved him more than anything... When he o 11.9kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
32. 32 重 Back to the Golden Year of 1998: From Comeback to the Top 重回黄金九八：从逆袭到巅峰 Gou Erhe狗二河Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Outrageously satisfying + revenge + laugh-out-loud comedy + unhinged male lead + no putting up with mistreatment!] The unhinged male lead, Li Linchun, is reborn in 1998. The campus belle, a green-tea schemer, publicly accuses him of peeping on girls bathing! Li Linchun goes on a revenge-fueled rampage! He turns into a madman! He gets even the moment someone crosses him! He beats up the campus belle and knocks out her front teeth! The pancake-faced dean of discipline takes her side? He beats the 16.7kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves
33. 33 重 Reborn as My Wife’s Devoted Husband 重生后我成了老婆奴 Elder Zhang张家大爷Urban1.2M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Li Feng was a complete scumbag. He drank, ate, visited brothels, and gambled. He did it all. It wasn't until the corpses of his wife and twin children lay before him that he finally came to his senses. When he opened his eyes again, his wife and children were still alive. And he was still the Li Feng whom even people and dogs despised. There was still time to make things right... 4.7kReads8.9Score366Shelves
34. 34 看 I Got Called a Pervert for Watching My Wife Wash Her Hair? I Want a Divorce 看老婆洗头被骂流氓？我要离婚 Uncle Jue Who Loves Tibetan Wild Chrysanthemum Rice爱吃西藏野菊米的绝叔Urban378k WordsCompleted Reborn in 1981, Song Junlin finds himself once again at the crossroads of fate. In his previous life, he spent his whole life working like a beast of burden for his wife's family, only to be thrown out by them in the end and left utterly alone. In this life, he decides to cut ties with that pack of ungrateful wolves once and for all. With his foresight, he'll ride the tide of the times and make his mark. 8.7kReads8.5Score297Shelves
35. 35 宠 Wife-Doting Dad: After Being Reborn, I Return to the Countryside to Farm 宠妻奶爸：重生后我回乡搞种田 Dog Paw Banxia狗爪半夏Urban324k WordsCompleted [One heroine! Reborn + doting dad + sweet romance + farming] An adorable child and a doting dad, spoiling his wife and daughter. A cozy everyday life with no angst and hardly any nasty characters. He gradually wins over his younger brother-in-law and earns his father-in-law's forgiveness and approval, finding happiness in abundance~ Also known as Reborn in 1989: A Doting Dad's Country Life In his previous life, Jiang Haiyang lost his entire fortune at the gambling table and spent his days drunk 166Reads8.9Score—Shelves
36. 36 国 A Peerless Patriot: Reborn in Officialdom, 1976 国士无双：官场重生1976 Uncle Pie馅饼大叔Urban1.3M WordsCompleted First: Liu Hongyi is a top science student with two roles, one within the government system and the other as a university professor. Reborn in 1976, what must he do? You guessed it: enrich the nation and build a powerful military! Using his vast knowledge and insights far ahead of his time, he leads the people to prosperity while building powerful technology and armed forces. A great nation rises, the dragon soars in the East, and the foreign powers turn out to be me! Second: This is a genuine, 15.7kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
37. 37 1 1974: The White Moonlight's Simp? No, No, No! 1974：白月光的舔狗？退退退 Mad Owl狂枭Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Short drama released] [Animated series released] In his previous life, Zhou Liwei spent his whole life acting like a lovesick puppy for the woman he adored. A lovesick puppy gets nothing in return. That was the truth of Zhou Liwei’s past life. He gave her all his money, took the blame for her, and ended up behind bars... He spent nearly twenty years in prison, never once visited by the woman he loved. Instead, her man came to mock him by revealing the truth. “The boy isn’t yours. Thanks for bei 13.2kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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    This is a historical novel told from the male protagonist's perspective. [Thinking] The male protagonist's father is the deputy factory director, [Sending heart] and his mother is the workshop director. [Eating melon] In his previous life, he was a simp who ended up with nothing after licking his boots. [Laughing] He even went to jail for a scheming woman. [What?] The female protagonist never married because of the male protagonist. [Admiration] He was reborn in this life to seek revenge. [Flying kiss] He also cherishes the female protagonist.

38. 38 七 The 1970s: The Eight Younger Brothers Who Always Enabled Their Brother Are Reborn 七零之八个扶弟魔的弟弟重生了 A Splash of Vivid Color一抹重彩Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting, reborn, spirit spring space, one female lead, family ties, everyday family life, building wealth] In his previous life, Qi Yuejin became the richest man in the country. In the first half of his life, he relied on his eight older sisters and lived well with his wife. By the time he made money and came to his senses, some of his sisters were dead and others crippled, while the younger generation had severed ties with him and wanted nothing more to do with him for the rest of their 39.7kReads9.1Score4.3kShelves

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    This book is amazing!!! I highly recommend it everyone!!! It's one of my favorites [smirk]. The male lead has a magical spring with a spatial ability, and the female lead doesn't have any other romantic interests. He's also good to his parents and sisters. Most importantly, everyone in the story is incredibly intelligent [facepalm].

39. 39 重 Back to 1973 to Become an Educated Youth 重返1973做知青 Sleep Peacefully安然入睡Urban4.2M WordsOngoing I've been writing for two years, but my skills are still average. This story came from inspiration. Unlike other authors who go on a rampage, I reload and update reliably here. The story may drag a little, so please bear with me. 2kReads7.4Score104Shelves
40. 40 快 Quick Transmigration: I’m Here to Stand Up for My Mom 快穿：我来给我妈撑腰了 Gu Jinnian顾锦年Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Male-lead quick transmigration; the small worlds may or may not have romance] 1. The son of a cannon-fodder crown princess (✓) According to historical records, Crown Prince Meng Zhang was exceptionally bright from a young age. He could write at three, fight at five, and was named crown prince at nine. He ascended the throne at just fifteen. Well-versed in history, he had grand ambitions. During his reign, he introduced a prefecture-and-county system at home, opened free schools, and established 13.2kReads8.4Score793Shelves

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    🍹From the male protagonist's perspective, he transmigrates into the body of the female supporting character's child in stories set in different eras, modern times, and ancient times, changing the female supporting character's original ending.

41. 41 1 1981: A Literary Giant Rises from a Returned Educated Youth 1981，文豪从返城知青开始 Five Meters Underwater水下五米Urban3.0M WordsCompleted A cultured old writer from the post-1950s generation had been happily collecting his pension, dancing in the square, and flirting with the old lady next door. He couldn't have asked for a more enjoyable life. Then he woke up reborn at the age of twenty. He had just returned to the city after being sent down to the countryside, and was working on a factory floor. His family was so poor there wasn't even a mouse to be found. Before long, his second younger sister would also undergo a life-changing 10.7kReads8.2Score811Shelves
42. 42 重 Reborn in a Northeastern Mountain Village: Fishing and Hunting Across Two Rivers and Two Nations 重生东北小山村渔猎两江两国 Student Tianya小学生天涯Urban4.0M WordsOngoing Please give this five stars. Please give this five stars. I don't have much education or skill, and I can't write fancy prose. I use ordinary people's language to tell an ordinary story. If you like it, I thank you for your support with a clasped-fist salute. If you don't, please be kind and don't flame me. An artist can't make a living without noble-minded patrons. I offer my thanks to all of you, my dear supporters. 41.1kReads8.2Score2.8kShelves

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    In this era, the male protagonist is reborn in a small mountain village in Northeast China. He leads his brothers to hunt in the mountains and fish in the rivers, braving ice and snow and traversing forests, experiencing all sorts of thrilling and life-or-death adventures, and many exciting and hilarious stories unfold.

43. 43 大 A Mogul Reborn: Back to 1977 as an Educated Youth 大佬重生：回到1977当知青 Immortal's Tavern酒仙居Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1970s + daily life + no System + building a career] Reborn in the late 1970s, he is immediately framed for hooliganism and thrown in jail. “Officer, I'm innocent!” Watch Fang Xu turn the tables with his knowledge of the future and bring the village's hooligans to justice. He hunts in the mountains and fishes in the river, saving up his first bit of capital. When the college entrance exam is reinstated, he gets into university. He studies abroad and pits his wits against foreign po 198Reads6.6Score—Shelves
44. 44 重 Reborn in 1976: Starting Over as a Sent-Down Youth 重生1976从知青开始 Sea Soul 0817海魂0817Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [A refreshing, long-running political drama] In a freak car accident, Liu Yan gives his life to protect the woman he loves. When he wakes up, he has transmigrated to the 1970s and been reborn as a young educated urbanite sent to the countryside, who shares his name. To his surprise, his new self’s wife has the same name as the woman he loved in his previous life. From then on, Liu Yan embarks on a successful path to a career in government… 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s, So Isn’t It Only Natural for a Purchasing Agent to Have a Space? 穿越六零，采购员有空间很合理吧 Cats Don't Climb Trees猫猫不上树Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration to another era]✘ [Pocket dimension is nearly useless at first]✘ [No angst, not a power fantasy]✘ [Warmhearted, not cold-blooded] [The protagonist is playful but a bit of a coward] College student Li Hao drowns while saving someone at the seaside. He transmigrates into the body of Li Baogen, a procurement officer at a steel mill in Northeast China in 1960, in a parallel world. The Great Famine has just begun. People everywhere are digging up wild greens, stripping bark from tre 27.7kReads8.3Score1.8kShelves

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    This is a novel about a male protagonist born in the 1960s. He has a cheat-like ability and a space. He is the only son in his family, with two older sisters and decent brothers-in-law. There are no awful people in his family. His father is a doting father who spoils him. His eldest sister's husband buys him a job as a purchasing agent. The male protagonist is not a awful person and will repay his sisters.

46. 46 重 Reborn in Hong Kong in 1972: I Just Want to Make Quick Money 重生香江1972我只想赚快钱 Feel-Good Fiction Supplier爽文供应商Urban2.8M WordsOngoing Zheng Kun, a shut-in electronics engineer, worked himself to the bone and was reborn in Hong Kong in 1972. A fan of online novels and Hong Kong entertainment, and a master of both the 996 and 007 work schedules, how will he struggle to make his way in an unfamiliar place after transmigrating and become the man behind the major conglomerates? 9.8kReads7.9Score483Shelves
47. 47 穿 Transmigrating to the 1950s: I Land a Secure Job Thanks to My Uncle, the Director 穿越五零：靠主任舅舅端铁饭碗 Today's Wind Is Calm Too今天的风也很平静Urban172k WordsOngoing Parallel world, Period piece, Northeast factory workers, everyday family life, enjoying life, a happy life. Food delivery rider Zhou Guoqiang takes a tumble into a parallel world in 1950, where he finds a home with bare walls and a drafty, rundown house. His most valuable possession is half a ration biscuit, which he had in his pocket when he transmigrated. Zhou Guoqiang thinks about the policies of the time. Surely he can't spend his whole life bent over the fields? Just as he's worrying about 20.9kReads—Score1.9kShelves

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    This is a historical fiction, male-oriented, single-female-lead story. Every character acts for their own benefit, there are no mindless villains, it's a slice-of-life story about family life. Readers looking for something to read can add it to their bookshelf, and the author will continue to update it.

48. 48 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, I Became the Female Lead's Brother 穿书后我成了女配她哥 Gu Jinnian顾锦年Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Male-Led Quick Transmigration + No Romance] In the vast worlds, there are all kinds of supporting female characters. Wicked supporting characters, tragic supporting characters… What happens when a concubine abused to death in the imperial palace, or a wealthy young lady who goes bankrupt at dawn in a CEO romance, has an older brother who’s even more powerful than the male lead? 1. The brother of an expendable character in an imperial harem drama 2. The brother of a celebrity hated by the whole 4.7kReads7.2Score355Shelves

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    No romantic pairing. In historical fiction, the older brother comes to support his younger sister. (Ancient/Modern setting) The older brother arrives!

49. 49 资 A Capitalist Scion Lands in the 1960s: Taking His Pocket Dimension to the Countryside in Search of Treasures 资本少爷穿六零，带空间下乡寻宝 Amazing Fried Rice厉害了炒饭Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [No AI, entirely handmade] Just got a rating, don't pay attention to it (period setting + educated youth + hunting + sent down to the countryside + pocket dimension + treasure appraisal) Wei Wu transmigrates to the capital in 1968 with a pocket dimension. When he learns that his older brother reported their father, leading to his tragic death in a labor camp, he retaliates by exposing his brother's embezzlement at the machinery factory and gets him locked up for good. Then he clears out the fami 24.6kReads7.6Score1.7kShelves

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    The first two books feature a male protagonist who is decisive and ruthless, and he marries a beautiful woman from the grasslands of Inner Mongolia – it's incredibly satisfying!

50. 50 官 Officialdom: Rising from the Grassroots 官场：从基层崛起 Chen Zhuo Can't Keep Calm陈拙不冷静Urban494k WordsCompleted Wang Lilun was silenced by a “benefactor.” Now he is reborn on the day before he returns to the city. This time, he makes a decision that goes against everything his family taught him: he will stay in this remote corner of the Northwest and rise from an unknown nobody into a powerful figure capable of standing up to his “benefactor” face-to-face... 1.1kReads7.2Score108Shelves

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