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

1. 451 彪 A Fierce Life: Taking the Boss's Wife Along the Sichuan-Tibet Highway 彪悍人生：从川藏线带走老板娘开 The Gentle Colonel温和的上校Urban1.9M WordsOngoing In 2005, the Sichuan-Tibet Highway was swept up in a logistics boom. To raise money for his mother’s surgery, discharged soldier Jiang Dachuan took a job driving a freight truck to Lhasa. But soon after he started, his boss, a compulsive gambler, lost all his money in Golmud and abandoned the truck and his delicate, charming wife, Su Mei, with Jiang Dachuan before fleeing in the middle of the night. All he left behind was a mountain of debt, a nearly scrapped Jiefang truck, and a tearful, pennil 123.9kReads8.9Score7.6kShelves

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   It's a male-oriented novel, exceptionally well-written and very enjoyable to listen to. The male lead is a soldier, and I heard that the voice actor who recorded the audio was also a soldier in real life, which is why the sound quality is so good!

2. 452 回 Back in 1977, I Married the Queen of the Daughters' Kingdom 回到1977年，娶了女儿国国王 Ji Yuning季宇宁Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yuning transmigrated back to 1977. He went from being a 21-year-old educated youth returning to the city to a literary young man, a great poet, and a famous novelist. It was all thanks to his memories of his previous life and the books he copied. But his greatest reward was marrying a wife as beautiful as a fairy. 11.7kReads8.0Score755Shelves
3. 453 四 Starting as a Deputy Section Chief in Siheyuan 四合院从副科长开始 Plantain Weed Traveling in Dongguan车前草在东莞旅游Male-Channel Fanfiction2.1M WordsCompleted [Security Department Deputy Chief from the Start] [Sign-In Rewards] [Well-Connected] [All I Want Is to Be a Lazy Fish] After transmigrating into the chaotic world of the Four-Nine City courtyard compound, he starts out as the deputy chief of the steel mill's security department! Zhang Jianjun arrives in the central courtyard with his own pocket space, where he witnesses Jia Zhangshi whining about being poor and leeching off others, Silly Zhu using moral blackmail, and Yi Zhonghai plotting behi 53.7kReads6.4Score3.1kShelves

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   Courtyard house, security department, mild hostility, single female lead, antique collector.

4. 454 7 The 1970s: You Have Space, So Why Not Hunt and Trade? 70年代：有空间你不打猎倒卖？ Cowherd from the Ten Thousand Mountains十万大山放牛娃Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Travel between two worlds ➕ resell supplies ➕ raise hunting dogs ➕ hunt ➕ raise wild animals ➕ fish for rare giant fish ➕ build a wellness resort ➕ bring technical documents for missiles, aircraft carriers, and fighter jets, along with high-yield hybrid seeds, to the 1970s and 1980s] He transmigrates to 1977, an era when guns and hunting are unrestricted and wild animals are unprotected. Yang Guangshu, fifteen Chinese hunting dogs, Tibetan Mastiffs, Xiasi dogs, and East Sichuan hunting dogs, pl 24.5kReads8.4Score1.5kShelves

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   Traveling back to the 1970s, I settled in a production brigade, awakened a spatial dimension, and found myself with 15 Chinese hunting dogs, Tibetan mastiffs, Xia Si dogs, and Sichuan hunting dogs, along with a Type 56 semi-automatic rifle. I made a living by hunting, trading antiques, and raising wild giant pandas, South China tigers, elephants, bison, and monkeys.

5. 455 双 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score135Shelves

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   What's wrong, Brigade Commander?

6. 456 双 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score149Shelves
7. 457 从 Hunting in the Changbai Mountains Since 1969 从69年开始的长白山狩猎生活 Little Bai, At Leisure小白闲来Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Li Weidong transmigrated into the body of a young intellectual sent to work in a production team at the foot of the Changbai Mountains. He met young people who had come from all over the country to help develop the region, and got to know a group of hunters on the mountains who, like him, made their living hunting. During those years of hunting in the mountains, he experienced all kinds of things: laughter, worries, and sorrow. Li Weidong gained not only prey, but also family, friendship, and 24.4kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves

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   Educated youth went to the countryside to hunt in the mountains

8. 458 穿 The Transmigrated Cosmos Pouch 穿越的乾坤袋 A Scholar from Hebei河北一书生Urban2.0M WordsCompleted A new work is here! You’re welcome to read Seven Stars Aligned with the Moon at the same time. Educated youth Jiang Jinzhou stumbled upon a cloth pouch that could transmigrate and met Lu Qing, who lived in the modern era. They named the pouch the Qiankun Bag, and through it, they embarked on lives unlike any they had known. 82.5kReads8.6Score8.8kShelves

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   This book really captures the feel of that era, and the vocabulary is spot-on. It's the only one on my bookshelf that I'm still reading.

9. 459 双 Two People Transmigrate to 1949, and from the Start We Meet Lou Zhenhua 双穿一九四九，开局遇到娄振华 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Male-Channel Fanfiction150k WordsOngoing Forget personal standards and enjoy a shameless life. No more emotional self-torment; when something happens, just lose it: better to inconvenience others than make yourself suffer. That was Su Tianci in 2026. By chance, he transmigrated to Beiping just after its liberation. He also awakened a pocket dimension that could take him back to 2026. The economically booming year 2026 and the war-torn year 1949, two vastly different eras, now lay before him. 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
10. 460 四 Siheyuan: Learning to Be a Sneaky Schemer 四合院之学会当老六 Hahaha at the Wishing Tower许愿塔的哈哈Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a courtyard full of ingrates, he takes up a pair of hemostatic forceps and decides to be a sly operator. I'm a beginner writer, so please point out anything that doesn't work. This isn't a cultivation novel, and there's only one heroine. I'll do my best to bring everyone a good story. This book is purely for entertainment, so please don't dwell too much on whether it follows the original drama or is historically accurate. I just want to express my take on the people and 283Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    🏮🏮🏮My absolute favorite novel! [Heart][drooling] A 9.9-Point masterpiece, super addictive! [Heart][heart][heart] You can't stop reading, it's high-energy and incredibly exciting from beginning to end. I love every chapter! [Heart][heart] The plot is vivid, realistic, and full of twists and turns, making it extremely captivating. [Learned it][learned it][learned it] If you haven't read it yet, don't miss it!

11. 461 黑 Cutting-Edge Tech: Who Let Him Make Phones Like This? 黑科技：谁让他这么造手机的 Yin Yangjun尹阳君Urban3.2M WordsCompleted Please welcome the pioneer of full-screen phones, the creator of ultra-fast charging, the gravedigger of Fruit phones, the leader in domestic chips, and the boss of Hongxing Group, the world's largest phone manufacturer: Chen Chen! Chen Chen was reborn in 2011 and took over a phone company. He took on Big Rice, stabbed Apple in the back, and stayed completely calm in the face of US sanctions, retaliating by sanctioning the United States instead. He drove China's technological progress forward th 45.4kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves

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    A male-oriented story set in an era where people don't go to the countryside; told from the male protagonist's perspective; not angsty.

12. 462 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s, Leaving No Regrets 穿越60年代，不留遗憾 Soar Ninety Thousand Miles跃九万里Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Period setting + transmigration + System + male lead + pocket dimension] No needless hostility, and hardly any awful characters (almost none). Also known as: The 1960s: Is the County Government Procurement Officer Really Number Two? Adapted into a motion comic, with no interruption to updates. Sun Xuan, a young man from the modern era, unexpectedly obtains a golden finger and transmigrates to the 1960s. Bound to a sign-in System, he has a pocket dimension stocked with abundant supplies, includi 31.5kReads8.1Score2.8kShelves
13. 463 贰 Ye's 37th Book 贰叶第37本书 Er Ye贰叶Urban216k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look at this book, it's really good.

14. 464 四 Siheyuan: They Tried to Take My Family's Property, So I Knocked Down the Whole Courtyard with One Blow 四合院：抢我家产，一棍打翻全院 Riding into the Mortal World走马入红尘Male-Channel Fanfiction764k WordsCompleted After wishing on a shooting star, Luo Shian was reborn in 1953 in Courtyard No. 95 in the capital... At this point, the shameless projectionist hadn't married the rich heiress, the perfect white lotus had only just arrived as a bride and hadn't yet had time to give birth to the courtyard's infamous thief, Jia Mazi wasn't dead, and the moral paragon wasn't yet a Grade Eight fitter. But the scheming was already underway on all sides. Faced with a courtyard full of beasts, Luo Shian decided he wa 13.3kReads8.2Score879Shelves
15. 465 魂 My Soul Travels to the Sixties, Where Yu Lu Marries Into a Military Family 魂穿六零，于鹿入赘随军日常 Tian18田18Urban624k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + raising kids + doting on the husband, brother-in-law, and dad] “This thick, glossy hair deserves proper care. Suddenly transmigrating and never having to work overtime, surely this is a sign that happiness is here...” Yu, a bald programmer, becomes Yu Lu, the grandson of a capitalist in the 1960s. Humming “Plum Sauce,” he thinks: It's time to work toward my dream (sleeping in and spending money freely). First: save himself and his mother from the scumbag fat 76Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    Shocking: The male protagonist travels back to the 1960s and chooses to marry into the military family.

16. 466 重 Back to 1982: Casting Nets to Save the Village Belle and Make the Whole Village Rich 重回82：撒网救村花带全村致富 Seeing a Dragon on Mount Nan南山见龙Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Back at the age of twenty, he's known throughout the village as a no-good loafer. But no one knows he's returned carrying the regrets and memories of his previous life. He catches and sells fish, hunts in the mountains, and earns his first fortune through hard work. Before the flood hits, he even issues an early warning and organizes an evacuation, saving countless lives. From the village to the county, from small-time trading to grand strategies... In this life, he won't just clear his name. He 26kReads8.3Score2.1kShelves

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    No system, no spatial limitations, no rare items, but the writing is superb.

17. 467 七 In the 1970s, I Won't Be Anyone's Fool: I Head to the Countryside, Hunt the Hills, and Marry the Village Beauty 七零不做冤大头，下乡赶山娶村花 Pecking Clouds, Cradling the Moon啄云扶月Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [One Female Lead + Pocket Dimension + Adorable Creatures + Hunting in the Mountains + Playing the Fool] His own mother and older brother schemed to get Xiao Zhendong fired. He raised a bastard child and spent his whole life giving everything to his family, only for that same son to pull out his oxygen tube when he was on his deathbed. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in 1972. Xiao Zhendong sold his job and set his whole family up. He kicked his scumbag father and slapped his vile mothe 27.9kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves

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    🏮🏮🏮My absolute favorite novel❤️🤤, a 9.9-point masterpiece, super addictive💕💕💕, you just can't stop reading, high-energy throughout, incredibly thrilling, I love every single chapter❤️❤️, the plot is vivid and realistic, full of twists and turns, extremely captivating, [I've learned something][I've learned something][I've learned something], if you haven't read it yet, don't miss it!

18. 468 重 Reborn in 1983: From Coastal Foraging to Success 重生1983，从赶海走向成功 Wang Gangdan王钢蛋Urban643k WordsCompleted Born in the best years of China's Reform and Opening-Up, Zhang Weiqing nevertheless missed almost every opportunity to escape poverty. Reborn once more, can he turn his life around with forty years of memories? 7.9kReads8.8Score434Shelves
19. 469 重 Reborn in a Bygone Era: Never Forgive 重生年代：永不原谅 A Thousand Roads Like a Painting千陌如画Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1970s: Refusing Rural Reassignment, Turning the Tables, Cutting Off Family, Marrying His One True Love, and the Fake Young Master Mystery. No Space or System. In his previous life, Luoyang was utterly ruined by the so-called family he trusted. They stole his job, signed him up for rural reassignment, took his university spot, and saddled him with his brother's lover. Finally, they had both his kidneys removed, leaving him to die a miserable death! Reborn, he defies fate: passing th 4.8kReads8.0Score314Shelves

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    The male protagonist is reborn, and he stops pursuing new characters after his rebirth.

20. 470 年 1958: Starting as a Health Officer! 年代1958，从卫生干事开始！ Autumn of Heaven天之秋Urban196k WordsOngoing Wang Wei transmigrates. He gets a spatial dimension. His memories merge. And then he becomes a sanitation officer at the Jiaodaokou Subdistrict Office. Amid the tides of a great era, Wang Wei just wants to do his job honestly, preferably helping his family and friends get through these difficult years. But things take a turn. First, he's temporarily assigned to a construction site in Miyun, and then... A new book from a veteran author, with a reliable update schedule. 2.8kReads5.7Score146Shelves

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    A pretty good, satisfying novel; the male protagonist participates in a major project.

21. 471 6 The 1960s: From the Start, I Led the Village Through Famine to Feast on Meat 60年代：开局荒年，我带着全村吃肉 Niuniu Rides a Cow妞妞骑牛Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Transmigration + Hoarding Supplies + Lighthearted + No Harem] Li Youfu transmigrates into the body of a man with the same name in 1960, a year of famine, and sees the man's entire life. In his previous life, he was the apple of his family's eye, but he was blind to the truth and married a woman who drained him to support her younger brother. His entire family was bled dry and met a tragic end. As he lay dying, all he wanted was to make up for his regrets and 1.8kReads8.7Score330Shelves

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    These books are all pretty good; those who haven't read them before can give them a try.

22. 472 四 Siheyuan: Yan Jiekang's Entertainment Career 四合院：阎解旷的文娱生涯 Already Regretting It已经后悔了Male-Channel Fanfiction606k WordsOngoing [Chinese Showbiz] + [World Superstar] + [Super Idol] + [Siheyuan] + [Hong Kong Showbiz] After transmigrating into the world of Siheyuan, he becomes Yan Jiekang, who shares his name with the original. He brings over works from across the entertainment industry and, after Reform and Opening Up, becomes a superstar. 2.6kReads8.2Score107Shelves

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    Whether it's good or not depends on personal opinion.

23. 473 1 1982: Taking Off After Joining the Cultural Center 1982：从入职文化馆开始起飞 Zhong Can't See, Zhong Can't Use z钟看不钟用zUrban362k WordsCompleted [Period Farming and Development + Literary Talent of a Bygone Era + Grounded in Reality] Reborn in 1982, Zhong Weihua is assigned to the Cultural Center. With plenty of free time on his hands, he decides to start writing. While others are still worrying about where their next meal will come from, his writing fees and reader tips have already made meat a regular part of his diet! Then, at a matchmaking event, he meets Chen Xiaoxu, the actress who played Lin Daiyu in the 1987 adaptation. At the ti 2.1kReads8.5Score106Shelves
24. 474 重 Reborn in 1988: I Became the Son of a Coal Magnate 重生1988，我成了煤二代 Mini Watercolor Pen迷你水彩笔Urban2.3M WordsCompleted Good news: Zhang Weihao is reborn!!! Completely and utterly reborn, back to the very day he was born in 1988. I don't have a golden finger, but I do have the experience of my previous life. In my last life, Dad failed to make his son a success. This time, I'll help Dad become one instead!!! We'll keep a low profile as we grow, and enjoy the feeling of being born into a rich second-generation family. Facing a barrage of cameras and microphones, a reporter asks: “Chairman Zhang, how has your Weste 16.4kReads7.7Score893Shelves
25. 475 5 The 1950s: Starting Out as a Wanderer, I Make My Home in the Deep Mountains 50年代：隐居深山从流浪开始 Born of the Dao's Rhyme道韵生Urban7.8M WordsOngoing Tags: (farming + reclusive life + family saga + harem + science fiction + interstellar + universe) (Entirely hand-written, no AI) (Author’s note at chapter 3480: I’ve been writing this book for over three years. Its rating went from 9.4 to 8.9, and its readership has fallen from several hundred thousand to forty or fifty thousand. It was once a huge hit, and then it faded into obscurity. Many readers have probably come across it more than once, but very few have made it to the later chapters. (S 34kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves
26. 476 N NBA: Catch and Shoot NBA：接球，出手 Xiaoran of Cloudtop Manor云端山庄的萧然Sports1.1M WordsCompleted (If you don’t like novels that focus purely on stats, you can start reading around chapter 105. The current story takes place at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.) A rebirth story with no System and a single heroine. Chen Yun was cut from the basketball team in his previous life because of his height. Now reborn in 1998, he is a sophomore at UConn on an actuarial science scholarship, with a 1.98-meter height and a 2.15-meter wingspan. To fulfill his basketball dream from his previous life, he starts by 3.5kReads6.4Score123Shelves

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    Basketball novel, time travel to 1998, enter the NBA in 1999

27. 477 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I Find Myself a Stepmother 重生60年代：我给自己找后妈 Gu Yue Er Dong古月耳咚Modern Romance683k WordsOngoing When Chen Guoping died of lung cancer, his mother was busy having a grand old time gossiping with the neighborhood women! In his previous life, she had kept him under her thumb since childhood: she wouldn’t let him take the college entrance exam, forced him to hand over his wages, and criticized every woman he wanted to marry. Ignoring the nature of his work, she insisted that he and his wife risk having a third child. In the end, he was fired for exceeding the birth quota, and his family of fiv 22.2kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves

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    Looking for a fast-paced, action-packed historical romance novel? Look no further! The male protagonist was cursed by his own mother to "die young," and he actually did die of anger in the hospital. After being reborn, he didn't do anything else but find his stepmother! His stepmother is gentle, capable, and fiercely protective, while his biological mother is always turned away when she visits. At 100,000 words, it's already quite a read, and the more you read, the more addictive it becomes!

28. 478 穿 Transmigrated to the 1980s: I Gained Eight Younger Brothers 穿越80：我多了八个弟弟 The Cat Watches the Flowers花猫子看花Urban581k WordsCompleted Tian Guozhong unexpectedly transmigrates to a small mountain village in 1980. It's remote, backward, poor, and ignorant, but this is also an era brimming with hope, vitality, and endless opportunities! Looking at his parents, whose hair has turned white from the hardships of life even though they're only in their forties, his scrawny younger brothers crying for food, and their cramped, dilapidated thatched hut, Tian Guozhong clenches his fists, accepts his new life, and prepares to do everything 3.1kReads8.5Score210Shelves

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    A heartwarming story set in a bygone era.

29. 479 重 Reborn in 1981: Hunting in the Mountains and Marrying a Beautiful Wife 重生81：赶山打猎娶娇妻 Call Me Sweet Potato叫我地瓜Urban652k WordsCompleted (Reborn + Hunting + No System + No Golden Finger) The forests of Changbai Mountain stretched as far as the eye could see, lush and green like dark clouds across the sky. Tigers and wolves prowled, elk leapt through the woods, dense foliage shrouded the wilderness, and ancient trees stood in tangled profusion. It was a land of rugged grandeur. Reborn in 1981, Zhang Xiaojun faced the stepmother who had been bleeding him dry. He chose to sever ties, took up his hunting rifle, and walked into the mo 18.5kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves

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    A hunting novel set in Northeast China, featuring treasure hunting and ginseng digging. It's concise, straightforward, and includes both social niceties and moments of fiery temper. (Completed)

30. 480 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: Living Off Women in a Period Novel 女穿男：我在年代文里吃软饭 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A woman transmigrates into a man’s body, with some fantasy elements] When Zhou Shan transmigrates to the 1960s, she opens her eyes to dizziness and weakness in all four limbs, experiencing firsthand what it means to be starving to death. She doesn’t feel the slightest thing about having become a man. Just as she’s so hungry she can barely keep her eyes open, she hears a father and daughter nearby, picking over their choices: “Is there anyone you like?” “Too ugly. Black and skinny, like a charre 7kReads9.4Score587Shelves
31. 481 重 Reborn in 1996: A Chipmaking Journey 重生1996：芯途 Qian Jiangyu千江玉Urban600k WordsOngoing “What is this lithography machine you want to build?” “It’s the dream of every Chinese person.” “Then where do we start?” “With a mirror.” “Zhang Cheng, what are you doing?” Jiang Yiyi asked. “What if I told you I just picked up a ray of light? Would you believe me?” 1.9kReads—Score110Shelves

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    Check this out. Recommended by a seasoned bookworm.

32. 482 1 1981 Mountain Foraging Diary: The Wilderness Is Mine to Roam 1981赶山日记：大山任我浪 Call Me Sweet Potato叫我地瓜Urban503k WordsCompleted Ginseng hunting + hunting + treasure hunting + decisive action Gunplay is a kind of technique, and a bullet’s trajectory is a kind of Way. Chanting scriptures a thousand times is no match for lining up three points. Vast and boundless Changbai Mountain is rich in resources. Lin Daofeng goes into the mountains to search for ginseng, yet beasts are always setting their sights on him. As he presses onward, how many beasts will fall to his gun? How many secrets hidden in Changbai Mountain have yet 6.3kReads8.2Score395Shelves
33. 483 四 Siheyuan: Snatching Huai Ru Away, Life Just Keeps Getting Sweeter 四合院：截胡淮茹，越过越润 Even Cabbage Can Cultivate Immortality白菜也修仙Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the 1950s courtyard-house world of Full Courtyard of Birds, Cao Yang activates the God-Tier Interception System! Every successful interception unlocks an overpowered god-tier reward, putting his life on the fast track to success! He refuses to put up with anyone in the courtyard: the greedy, scheming Jia family, the selfish Third Master, the slippery Xu Damao, and Silly Zhu, who never knows what’s going on! From the start, he steals the goddess Qin Huairu from under every 4.9kReads6.0Score434Shelves

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    There's no mindless animal cruelty; there are occasional moments of leniency. The protagonist steadily prepares for the betrothal gifts and purchases the "three turns and one sound" (a traditional Chinese house, a watch, a radio, and a bicycle) to marry Huai, and the details of their daily life are full of relatable moments.

34. 484 重 Reborn in 1970: Divided from the Family from the Start 重生70，开局被分家 Old Man's New Book老人新书Urban984k WordsCompleted In the first half of his previous life, the protagonist lived recklessly and did every kind of evil, ending up with his family destroyed... In the second half, he worked hard and diligently. Just when he had finally managed to buy a house in the city, his nephew pulled out his feeding tube... Reborn just before the family split up, Chen Wein 7.9kReads8.2Score508Shelves

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    Fighter jets in the novel

35. 485 快 Quick Transmigration: Break Free from the Cannon Fodder's Fate and Take Charge of Your Own Life 快穿掀掉炮灰的命运，做自己的主 The Cat Who Loves Candy爱吃糖果的猫咪Rural Life408k WordsCompleted Chen Yang had lived a miserable life. After his father died, his mother remarried, taking him, his older sister, and his younger sister with her, and formed a new family. In his stepfather's house, he walked on eggshells, doing every dirty and exhausting chore for fear of making a mistake. His stepfather eventually drove them out. Then, while hunting in the mountains, Chen Yang was unexpectedly killed by a tiger. When he opened his eyes again, he had been reborn, back before the story had even b 1.1kReads—Score103Shelves
36. 486 重 Reborn and Taking It Easy at School, I Really Don't Want to Compete Anymore! 重生留校躺平，我真不想再卷啊！ This Meat Is Poisonous这肉有毒Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Slice of life + entrepreneurship + university] Reborn at the moment of his university graduation in 2011, Jiang Hao faces another chance to stay on at the university. He gives up the grueling 996 work schedule he endured in his previous life and chooses to stay on as a librarian. Drawing on the memories from before he was reborn, he originally only wants financial freedom. But as his fortune grows, he ultimately becomes someone others admire as a success! 55.6kReads8.9Score11.7kShelves

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    ✨✨1⃣ Reborn 11 years after graduating from university, Jiang Hao is given another chance to stay on as a librarian. He abandons the 996 work culture of his previous life and chooses to remain at the university. Using his memories from his previous life, he initially only wanted financial freedom, but as his wealth grew, he eventually became an object of success and envy in the eyes of others!

37. 487 重 Back to 1975: The Stunning Educated Youth Begs Me to Take Her In 重回1975：绝美知青求我收留 I'll Update Tomorrow明天再更新Urban345k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 49Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    A historical romance novel told from the male protagonist's perspective, featuring a reborn protagonist who delivers a satisfying and fulfilling experience. Aside from the rushed and poorly executed ending, it's a great read. [Facepalm]

38. 488 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: From the Start, I’m Asked to Take in a Dying Man’s Child 穿越六零：开局遭遇临终托孤 Mr. Wordless无言先生Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Historical era + Rebirth + System + Pocket Dimension + Light fantasy] After dying, Xu Jianguo was reborn in a parallel world in the 1960s. He happened to save a Taoist master and his apprentice, and as the old Taoist lay dying, he entrusted his three-year-old apprentice to Xu Jianguo's care. With a little sister suddenly in his life, Xu Jianguo began raising a child. Watch as he makes the most of the vibrant 1960s. 13.4kReads8.8Score863Shelves

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    [Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Flying kiss]

39. 489 流 A Shooting Star Streaks By, Leaving Traces on the Years 流星划过，岁月有痕 Amber Aurora琥珀色北极光Modern Romance168k WordsCompleted This is a powerful work that deeply portrays the intertwined paths of growth for the post-80s generation and the changes of the times. The story follows its protagonist, Zhao Fei, from his green and innocent days in middle school, through the passionate years of university, and into the struggles and discoveries of life after graduation. It delicately depicts how Zhao Fei and his generation search for themselves and realize their worth amid the currents of the times, while also reflecting the sw 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A true story of a post-80s generation, a bittersweet tale, a microcosm of the life of a generation that has experienced the fastest social changes.

40. 490 老 The Wang Family in the 1990s 老王家的九十年代 Spanish Mackerel Dumplings鲅鱼饺子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Period setting + courtyard homes + ordinary folks + small businesses) After reading Reborn in the 1960s: Back at the Factory as a Cook, you can treat this book as a sequel, but it also works fine on its own. Against the backdrop of state-owned enterprises going into decline in the 1990s, the everyday lives of a young couple serve as the thread connecting a colorful cast of ordinary people and their bustling neighborhood. There are local police officers, state-enterprise employees, people with r 3.6kReads8.9Score270Shelves
41. 491 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: Sign-In for a Perfect Life 穿越六零：签到完美人生 Light Hues and Gentle Breeze清风浅色系Urban482k WordsCompleted He transmigrated to 1959, the worst year of the famine. While others chewed tree bark, Wen An's sign-in System could conjure food. Starting by reclaiming his father's job, he built up capital through the black market while steadily rising through the supply and marketing cooperative. Acorn flour saved the market, tens of thousands of tons of grain were dispatched to three cities, and the national grain ration coupons were abolished... By coordinating supplies to propel the times forward, he beca 15.6kReads7.5Score952Shelves

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    Male protagonist, period drama, supply and marketing system, satisfying read, patriotism.

42. 492 五 Life in Northeast China in the 1950s and 60s: From Mountains to Seas 五，六十年代我在东北上山下海 Smoking Snow, Northwest Wind冒烟雪西北风Urban926k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to the northeastern countryside of the 1950s and ’60s, he climbs mountains and explores the seas. He witnesses history unfold and experiences life in the revolutionary era. There’s warmth, comedy, tears, and heartbreak. 90Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist travels back to Northeast China in the 1950s. He has a good job, a harmonious family, and is good at getting along with people. His father is a war hero who sacrificed his life for the factory, so he has many powerful backers. His future wife is his master's daughter and childhood sweetheart. The two families have a very good relationship!

43. 493 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Tear Into My Biased Mother to Protect My Wife and Children 重生80:手撕偏心母亲护妻儿 Huainan Street淮南街Urban501k WordsCompleted When he woke, he was back in the spring of 1980. His mother and wife were arguing, while three hungry children wailed. He was at his wit's end. Looking back at the dilapidated thatched hut behind him, he wondered: with a bold heart, how could he start over? 6kReads9.2Score449Shelves

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    🌵🌵The male protagonist wakes up back in the 1980s, to a biased mother, a wronged wife, and three infants. They still live in a thatched hut, and his younger brother is in school. His mother favors her youngest son. Even though he's a teenager, his sister-in-law still washes his clothes. His wife refuses to do it for him. His mother argues with his wife and even tries to get the protagonist to beat her up.

44. 494 快 Quick Transmigration: Act Well, and Turn a Scumbag into a Treasure 快穿：只要演得好，渣男变成宝 Sweet Rice Wine and Egg Is the Best甜酒冲蛋yydsModern Romance788k WordsOngoing [Male POV quick transmigration + no fixed pairing, anti-tropes + pseudo-coercion + redemption] [Warning: Everyone says Chapter One is chuunibyou, so please stick with it ( ˘ ³˘)❤] When he bound himself to the System, Qi Shu thought his future lay in becoming a savior. Then he found out the System’s full name was “Scumbag-to-Treasure Cannon Fodder Savior System”... Rehabilitate scumbag men? That’s too much work. Let the mission targets handle it. Save cannon fodder? You’ve got to be kidding! I’m 6.1kReads9.2Score368Shelves

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    Chapter 134 🔥The male lead is a delicate educated youth sent to the countryside, and the female lead is a love-struck village beauty. The female lead is the object of the male lead's mission to redeem him. The female lead is reborn and is very hostile towards the male lead. 🔥The male lead's mind is read by the female lead, and the system transmits his thoughts in reverse to the female lead. After realizing this, the male lead controls his thoughts to outwit the female lead.

45. 495 重 Reborn in 1990: Escaping My Toxic Family from the Start 重生90开局逃离原生家庭 Lan Meng Says蓝梦说Urban591k WordsOngoing [One heroine] After being reborn, I hadn't even had time to enjoy my new life before Qian Lao saw through my identity when I predicted the breakup of the Soviet Union. This is so hard… I start a media company and recruit Liming and Huang Jiaju to take on the Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment industries… Then I do everything I can to find the love of my previous life. In this life, I'll live for her… 124Reads6.8Score116Shelves

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    A pretty good book. The premise is reasonable, and the plot is fast-paced. The protagonist's high-profile actions lead to his identity being immediately exposed by higher-ups, making for a very entertaining story. The writing style is a bit weak in the beginning, perhaps due to the new author, but it gets better and better as it progresses. Many readers have given it five stars after several hours of reading.

46. 496 重 Reborn in the Eighties, I Lead My Whole Family to Wealth 重生八零我带全家暴富 LonelinerTwo Male Leads254k WordsCompleted A period drama with two male leads!!! Jiang Yu was reborn overnight as a baby in the 1980s, with a heart condition and a dirt-poor family. Luckily, Heaven took pity on him and gave him a golden finger! Jiang Yu waved his little hands. He was going to lead his family to prosperity! But, hey, you big shot who was reborn, why are you always hanging around me?! 24Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    From the male lead's perspective, they're all incredibly good! [Admiration]

47. 497 四 Siheyuan: I Have So Much Money, I Could Never Spend It All 四合院：钱太多，根本花不完 What a Coincidence无巧不巧Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Period Drama] + [Film and TV Fan Fiction] + [Love in the Courtyard] + [System Treasure Hunting] + [Urban Farming] + [No Harem] The 1950s: an era of hunger, threadbare clothes, and empty pockets. Everyone in the courtyard pinches pennies to get by. They go the whole year without a proper serving of meat, and are lucky if they can fill their bellies with cornmeal gruel! But everything changes when the male lead arrives. He eats lavish meat and fish every day, and the delicious aroma fills the ent 9.7kReads6.4Score355Shelves

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    A fanfiction set in a traditional courtyard house in the 1950s. It's low in hostility, has strong moral values, and expresses love for family and country. It's not a harem/domestic story; avoid this genre.

48. 498 穿 Transmigrating into a Book Set in the 1970s, I Became the Cannon Fodder of a Crowded Courtyard 穿书七零，我成了大杂院的炮灰 Yao Jiang Keke姚姜可可Modern Romance448k WordsCompleted [Female-oriented novel, male protagonist’s perspective + transmigrate into a book + 1970s + no rural relocation + food delivery System + farm space + everyday courtyard life + neither overly saintly nor self-sacrificing + lighthearted] Content warnings: 1. The male lead is stingy and protective of his money when it comes to outsiders, and a bit lazy, but he believes in equality. The female lead is self-serving and doesn’t honor her parents. They both also share a little of the other’s personalit 1.1kReads6.6Score—Shelves

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    Transmigrated into a book as cannon fodder, she receives a pension and two jobs, along with a food delivery system. Too lazy to get up early for work, she sells both jobs on installment plans, letting others earn money while she spends it, sitting at home counting her wealth and enjoying the show. The female lead, fearing being tricked into marriage, wants to return to the city and marry the male lead. She also has a food delivery system. Knowing the description in the book, the male lead agrees and sells her one of the jobs. Gathering, hunting, treasure hunting...

49. 499 穿 Transmigrating to 1976 to Study Again 穿越七六再读书 Dao Ru'an盗如岸Urban462k WordsCompleted Fast-paced, focused on the little things in life, uplifting, and driven. A temporal rift sets the story in motion, and the daily details of life gradually unfold. The first stage is studying, followed by copying books and then teaching. The second stage is building businesses, both his own and his family's, growing them step by step. The third stage returns to everyday life, continuing until the story ends. 5.2kReads8.6Score225Shelves

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    Life, at its most basic, boils down to the mundane necessities of daily life. It's not easy to live a life with clarity. In terms of reading, it's not easy to describe a single event clearly in just a few words, especially in the world of online novels that often run to millions of words. "Reading Again" does this very well so far, while "West Crossing" has already achieved it. I finished reading it in three days, and I can describe it as "exhilarating."

50. 500 年 Period: I Really Don't Want to Compete 年代：我真不想卷啊 Under the Chestnut Tree毛栗树下Urban230k WordsOngoing 1968s | Space | Farming | Hunting | Natural Disasters | Saving the Whole Village The material for this story comes from oral accounts by elderly people. Cheng Zhe, a modern man, transmigrates to a village with a complicated history in the 1960s, only to face natural disasters and famine from the moment he arrives. With the help of a rather unreliable golden finger, he leads the villagers step by step out of hunger and toward prosperity. The novel is full of stories unique to that era: What exact —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    From a farmer's perspective, the team members have experience working under a bald man and have a bad family background; the story starts off disastrously. This is an alternative perspective on a historical novel. Readers with free time, please help find any errors. I'm gaining experience. [Bookmarked]

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