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

1. 551 我 I Am a Scout: Zhan De 我是侦察兵一一湛德 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水10k WordsCompleted I’m a Scout: Zhan De 1Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 552 重 Reborn, Yet Still Unable to Resist 重生，依然无法抗拒 I Am but a Grain of Millet我本一粟Urban335k WordsOngoing [A solemn statement from the author] This is a fictional work set in a bygone era. All characters and events are artistic inventions. Any portrayals of historical figures or events are imaginative, entertainment-oriented speculation based on publicly available information, and do not constitute factual statements. They have no connection to any real people or events. Please do not assume otherwise. 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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   I really dislike those childish, padded-out novels with only one sentence or paragraph. This is a gem recommended by veteran readers; the writing is exceptionally good, with a strong sense of period drama. And importantly, no AI (artificial intelligence); it's purely handwritten.

3. 553 六 The Sixties: I'm Mentally Ill, but My Sisters Are the Cure 六零：精神病的我，姐姐们是良药 Silly Gu Yue笨笨的古月Rural Life339k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + period setting + daily life + System + political scheming + rise to success] Lin Fan transmigrated to an era of shortages, with too little clothing and food. He thought he would spend the rest of his life struggling along. Who could have guessed that after his shameless father returned, Lin Fan would discover he was actually a legendary second-generation heir? From then on, Lin Fan began his soaring ascent to success. 17Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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   A pretty good period drama with a satisfying plot.

4. 554 开 From the Start in the Famine Year of 1960: Buy Anything for One Cent 开局1960灾荒年，每天一分钱秒杀 The Grapes Are Ripe葡萄熟了Urban2.0M WordsCompleted While helping his cousin get a discount by chopping the price on Pinduoduo, Li Fuxing clicked the sharing link she sent him and transmigrated to the 1960s. He also found a Pinduoduo flash-sale mall in his mind. In 1960, everything was rationed and required coupons. People had barely enough to eat or wear, and two jin of millet could buy you a wife. The Pinduoduo mall had everything: Northeast rice, selenium-rich eggs, Longkou vermicelli, White Rabbit milk candy, Erguotou, Wuliangye… And everythi 2.2kReads8.0Score253Shelves
5. 555 重 Reborn in 1978: One Coming-of-Age System 重生78：成人礼系统一枚 Fa Zhou法舟Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + reborn + System + scheming + ruthless + power behind the scenes] A modern office worker is reborn in a parallel world in the 1970s. [Ding! Congratulations, Host, for refusing to save someone in mortal danger. You meet the requirements for the System That Rewards Staying Out of Things. Your reward is...] He goes to university, studies abroad, and builds a business empire. Before he knows it, he has become the power behind the world's throne. The Eagle, the Polar Bear, the British 19kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves

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   ✨The 16-year-old protagonist spent two years in the countryside. Upon returning to the city, he activates a system that rewards him for ignoring trivial matters. A newbie gift pack is given, containing two cubic meters of personal space, a Marrow Cleansing Pill, and a thousand dollars in cash. His path to success begins here!

6. 556 重 Reborn in 1987: My Ex-Fiancée's Family Panics After I Break Off the Engagement 重生87退婚后，前妻一家急疯了 North, Never to Return北不归Urban799k WordsCompleted Zhang Wenfeng spent his whole life henpecked. Only on his deathbed did he discover that his wife had played a part in his death, and that the son he’d loved all his life wasn’t even his. He dies consumed by rage and bitterness, only to wake up in 1987, at the very scene where he was about to marry his wife! This time, he won’t be a spineless cuckold. He’ll start turning his life around by breaking off the engagement with that awful woman! 187Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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   Reborn in the 1980s, the protagonist makes a comeback and turns his life around!

7. 557 知 The Educated Youth Era: From Village Literary Star to World's Richest Man 知青年代：从乡村文豪到世界首富 Chen Da陳耷Urban103k WordsOngoing [Period] [Countryside] [Literary Prodigy] [Getting Rich] Chen Jinsheng was watching the commotion when someone pushed him into a river. His soul transmigrated into the body of a young villager. In this alternate world, much like the 1960s and 1970s, he swears he won't be a simp! The trilogies Red Crag, Red Sun, and Red Flag Spectrum make him a nationally renowned young writer. The trilogies The Legend of the Condor Heroes, The Return of the Condor Heroes, and The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber ma 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Recommendations for good period dramas

8. 558 重 Reborn in 1960: The Wood-Type Ability User Lives Life on Her Own Terms 重生60木系异能者肆意逍遥 Overlord Bofu霸王伯符Urban801k WordsCompleted After graduating from university, Chu Fan awakened a wood-type ability in a world overrun by zombies, only to be betrayed by his girlfriend. After his body died, Chu Fan’s soul arrived in the 1960s. See how Chu Fan uses his wood-type ability to shine in the 1960s. 10kReads8.8Score781Shelves
9. 559 民 Bandit Village in the Republic of China 民国土匪村 Uncle Li of the Island Reef海岛礁的黎叔Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Period-drama fans, come take a look! (Not a wish-fulfillment story, no ghosts or gods, no System.) It covers romance, household intrigue, bandits, fierce resistance against the Japanese, fleeing famine, and the lives of educated youths. Everyone who’s read it says it’s great! Hei Niu and Xiu Zhen could have lived happily together, but because Xiu Zhen was so beautiful, bandits set their sights on her. By then, Hei Niu had become the chief steward of the Huang family estate. He learned that ban 3kReads8.1Score435Shelves

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   This is a book that looks back on those difficult and arduous years...

10. 560 顿 Meat at Every Meal, and Grandma's Family Is Furious! 顿顿吃肉，奶奶一家气疯了！ North, Never to Return北不归Urban1.3M WordsCompleted In his previous life, he became a sucker just to marry the woman of his dreams. His family was ruined, and he ended up raising another man's son. Given a second chance at life, he refuses to be a sucker again. He dumps the gold-digging woman and decides to help his whole family make money, build a fortune, and create a better life. 398Reads6.1Score—Shelves
11. 561 开 Catch My Brother-in-Law Cheating from the Start 开局捉奸大姐夫 Black Tea Pork Chop红茶小排Urban513k WordsCompleted [Just started: transmigrate into a book + 1970s + female lead + semi-alternate setting + a touch of ensemble cast] Cheng Qian is an orphan. His life has been full of ups and downs, with both successes and failures. After an accident, he transmigrates into a romance novel his coworker was reading. As someone who transmigrated, shouldn’t he get the male lead’s role? At worst, shouldn’t he be a supporting male character? Why did he get stuck with the cannon-fodder role? Cheng Qian has read enough t 468Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    He got rid of his scumbag brother-in-law right from the start [laughs][laughs]. As the only son in the family, he became the pillar of support for his sisters, helping them find jobs and start a second spring in their lives. The whole family also left their small mountain village and their lives are getting better and better. Friends who like period dramas, let's discuss this together with veteran bookworm Xiaoxi!

12. 562 重 Reborn in 1986: I Open a Supermarket in the City 重生1986我在城里开超市 Lonely Dog Listening to the Rain孤单听雨的狗Urban1.1M WordsOngoing The ratings have only just come in, so they’re bound to rise!! Everything is handmade from scratch~ [Period setting + reborn + feel-good story + building wealth + opening a supermarket + devoted husband and father] [Buy one, get one free] [Trade in your old goods] [The Vegetable Basket Project] … Reborn in 1986, with no awful relatives to deal with, he sells wild greens, opens a supermarket, and starts a franchise... Free eggs with every in-store purchase! Spend 10 yuan, get 1 yuan off; sp 38.2kReads8.3Score2.9kShelves

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    In the late 1980s, they gradually made money and built their fortune.

13. 563 七 Transmigrate to the 1970s: Tang Ershao’s Daily Life as the Family Breadwinner 七零穿越：唐二少养家日常 Lan'er, Be Strong蓝儿当自强Urban302k WordsCompleted Tang Shen, the second young master of the Tang family, dies in a car accident. When he wakes up, he has transmigrated to the 1970s in a parallel world and become a member of Tang Gou Village in Fuji Commune. In this era when being poorer is considered more glorious, his wife is pregnant, his younger brother is mentally disabled, and he is the backbone of the family. Tang, who has never known hardship, is absolutely freaking out... 230Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    From the male protagonist's perspective [OK][OK][OK] The male protagonist travels back to the 1970s, and upon arrival, he finds himself with a wife who is pregnant. He is the pillar of the family. Unable to do farm work, he is fortunate enough to become a driver for a transport team, and later even helps villagers find temporary jobs. [Laugh][Laugh][Laugh]

14. 564 年 Period: I Draw Little Storybooks in the Seventies 年代：我在七零画小人书 A Special Dog特殊的狗Male-Channel Fanfiction815k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the 1970s-set drama Romance of Our Parents, Jiang Weimin becomes the Jiang family’s son. (This follows the TV series completely and has nothing to do with the original novel.) Through his own efforts, Jiang Weimin rises to become Qingdao’s top official. Starting in the 1970s, he draws comic books and takes his works overseas. He adapts works such as The Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Drawing Sword, Dragon Ball, and Kung Fu Panda, and develops spin-offs like storytelling p 1.8kReads8.7Score102Shelves
15. 565 荒 Wasteland Pass 荒原通行证 Tears Can Be Salty or Sweet眼泪可咸可甜Urban111k WordsCompleted During winter break, I went to the Qinghai-Tibet wilderness to bring money to my uncle. I overslept halfway there, so I had to hitch a ride. There was a young man in the vehicle, carrying a medical kit. He was quiet, had no name, could shoot, and spoke Tibetan. He said his name was Xiao Zhou. On the way, I fell into a swamp and nearly died. On the way, I was chased by militia and nearly mistaken for a poacher. On the way, I hid in a cave and heard the click of a gun being cocked. Burning with fe 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here's a short book list recommended from the male protagonist's perspective. The first one is especially good. It's about college students in the 1990s exploring and surviving in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

16. 566 幺 The Youngest Branch’s Elder, the Sixty-Year-Old Junior Ancestor 幺房长辈，60小太爷 Bai Mu Sishui白木泗水Urban2.7M WordsOngoing Chen Yu woke up in a hospital bed and found that everything had changed. He had returned to his youth, to an era of scarce supplies when the people in the village would rather go hungry themselves than forget to support him. After all, he was the village's young granduncle. Given another chance, he couldn't let his younger relatives suffer the hardships of his previous life. After all, he was the most senior member of the village by generation. Chen Family Village was an ordinary little mountain 28kReads7.3Score2.3kShelves

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    This one is quite nice.

17. 567 末 A Doomsday Veteran Reborn in the 1960s 末世大佬投胎六十年代 Consort Cui Who Loves Seafood and Shrimp Porridge爱吃海鲜虾粥的崔太妃Urban718k WordsCompleted Su Xiangyang survived for a long time in the apocalypse, relying on his ancestral jade pendant and lightning abilities. In the end, he was betrayed by teammates he trusted and died a horrific death. He is reborn with his memories in the 1960s, where he has a loving family, a gentle older sister, a mischievous younger brother, and a pretty girl next door. His cold heart gradually warms. Then someone tells him he’s a villain, and that his family will meet a terrible end. What a joke! In the face o 358Reads7.8Score110Shelves

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    🌿①The protagonist is a post-apocalyptic big shot who transmigrates to the 1960s as a little kid. Although he's small, he's incredibly strong. 💫💫He's loved by his family, doted on by his older sister, and adored by his younger brother. His daily life is blissful, and together they venture out into the world…

18. 568 穿 Transmigrating into a Book in the 1980s: The Good-for-Nothing Big Brother’s Comeback 穿书八零：对照组废柴大哥的逆袭 Shi Yuexi石月晞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted One punch landed, and Shi Huajun, a young man from the modern world, transmigrated into a book. He became the most pathetic side character in a period novel: an unemployed, good-for-nothing older brother who had returned to the city in the 1980s, a laughingstock whom everyone in the crowded courtyard looked down on. In the original story, he was beyond help, slumped in a tiny ten-square-meter room and doing nothing for more than a decade. His wife was used as someone else’s pawn, forced to tak 635Reads8.3Score103Shelves

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    All Chinese, from the male protagonist's perspective

19. 569 穿 The Cannon-Fodder’s Cousin Strives in the ’70s 穿成炮灰的堂弟，奋斗在七十年代 A Fish with More Than Seven Seconds of Memory大于七秒记忆的鱼Two Male Leads200k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Mystery-Solving + Growth-Oriented Protagonist] No romance in the main story; the romance (with a male lead) is in the extras! Tang Ziyi unexpectedly awakens memories of his past life and discovers he has transmigrated into the cousin of a cannon-fodder character in a period novel... “Ding! Detective System has arrived. Detective Bookshop activating!” “Detective Bookshop activated. Detective System departing.” Tang Ziyi: ? “10, 9, 8, 2, 1” Tang Ziyi: ... All Tang Ziyi wants is t 1.7kReads8.6Score105Shelves
20. 570 六 A 1960s Dad Returns to His Hometown with His Child to Hunt Spies 六零奶爸：携娃回乡反特记 Tears Can Be Salty or Sweet眼泪可咸可甜Modern Romance110k WordsCompleted A massive fire at the research institute burned the top-secret blueprints to ashes and snuffed out my career. My superiors told me to “take leave and return to my hometown,” bringing along a pair of curly-haired twins, and play the part of a disillusioned failure. The villagers mock me for marrying a foreign woman and having “little foreign devils.” Matchmaking widows take turns coming to my door, hoping to use this “stinking old Ninth” to climb into a better life. They don't know that the noteb 17Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 571 穿 Transmigrated to 1942: From the Start, All I Have Is a Handful of Grass 穿越1942，开局一把草 Warm Sunshine in Spring春天里的暖阳Urban848k WordsCompleted During the Republic of China era, warlords run amok, foreign enemies invade, and natural disasters strike! When staying alive becomes a pipe dream, survival, and finding a way to live better, become the protagonist's only motivation. See how Hou Xiaoge, an older single man from the new century, transmigrates to the Republic of China and stirs up a storm. 16.8kReads8.4Score591Shelves

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    This one is pretty good. It's from 1942, so it should be considered a period novel.

22. 572 六 Mind Reading in the 1960s: I’m Set on Living Off My Wife 六零读心术：软饭我吃定了 Ling Ling Zi苓菱子Modern Romance530k WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + Younger Man/Older Woman Romance + Family Squabbles + Enjoying the Gossip] Su Heng unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes the frail only son of the village matchmaker, who has passed away. Given another chance at life, Su Heng doesn’t want to die again, so he throws caution to the wind and seizes an opportunity to put himself forward. Lu Yan, an engineer from a privileged university background in the 1960s, suddenly dreams that the man she is about to meet on a blind 11kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves
23. 573 我 I Control Three Mines. My Brother Plotted to Poison Me, Not Knowing That My Death Would Leave Him With Even Less 我手握三矿，弟弟设毒计杀我，却不知我死了他更拿不到 Tears Can Be Salty or Sweet眼泪可咸可甜13k WordsCompleted I Own Three Mines. My Younger Brother Plots to Poison Me, Unaware That Killing Me Won't Get Him a Thing 5Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 574 我 Getting By in a Period-Era Novel 我在年代文里混日子 Shi Nian柿唸Modern Romance613k WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + period setting + everyday family life + a touch of fantasy Hu Yan realized she seemed to have been reborn and transmigrated. She’d become a character in an old period novel she had read long ago. Oh, the story had already ended. She was a peripheral character, even less important than a walk-on. Her family’s four lovely daughters were living miserable lives. She didn’t have the heroine’s portable dimension or special aura. But she did have her own little stroke of luck 192Reads6.3Score—Shelves
25. 575 知 The Educated Youth Years: Starting with an Escape from the Village 知青年代，从村子里逃亡开始 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban3.3M WordsOngoing 1976. Liu Haibo, a sent-down youth, falls in love with Yang Xiuqing, a village girl. Her family vehemently opposes his proposal, forcing him to flee Shibantian Village and return to Haicheng, a thousand miles away. Just as he is preparing to start a new life with Wu Jie in Haicheng, Yang Xiuqing suddenly shows up at his door, stirring up an emotional entanglement that spans the years. 2023. Seventy-year-old Liu Haibo is driving an Audi with Yang Xiuqing to Shibantian Village when they are involv 32.5kReads8.4Score2kShelves
26. 576 十 [Male-Male Romance] Butterfly Bones at the Crossroads 【双男主】十字路口的蝴蝶骨 Tears Can Be Salty or Sweet眼泪可咸可甜14k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads] Butterfly Bones at the Crossroads 3Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 577 重 Reborn in 1960 with a Billion-Food Warehouse 重生1960，带着亿万食品仓库 Little River Beneath the Moon月下小河Urban2.1M WordsCompleted (Period setting + Rebirth + Spirit Fields + Pocket Dimension + Supplies + Cultivation) A cultivator with a pocket dimension connecting two worlds is just about to stockpile billions of food supplies and enter seclusion, when an accident sends him reborn to the resource-starved 1960s. From cornmeal buns to meat at every meal, he takes advantage of his childhood sweetheart's innocence, sweet-talks her into becoming his wife, and leads the whole family to a better life. 9.9kReads7.9Score819Shelves

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    These few books seem pretty good.

28. 578 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s: Enjoying Gossip and Shows Through the Famine 穿越六零，吃瓜看戏度荒年 Tomatoes Love Green爱吃绿的西红柿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Period drama + fleeing famine + pocket dimension) Gu Xiaolan wakes up to find that her whole family has transmigrated to the 1960s. Oh, dear! They could hardly be more distraught. In this unusual era, even with a pocket dimension, you have to keep your head down; if you want meat, you have to sneak it; if you have skills, you have to hide them. Whatever you do, don't get carried away. Stay calm! Watch the drama unfold, enjoy some face-slapping and scumbag-bashing... No, wait, that's not it. The 2.9kReads8.6Score213Shelves

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    Historical fiction, ensemble fiction

29. 579 退 [Male-Male Romance] An Escape Route with a Price Tag (Falling in Love in the Torrential Rain) 【双男主】退路标价（暴雨倾心） Tears Can Be Salty or Sweet眼泪可咸可甜17k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] A Price on the Way Out (Falling in Love in a Downpour) 1Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 580 年 Those Days on the Production Team 年代，生产队里那些事 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban201k WordsCompleted Set in the 1970s, this book tells the story of the family life of Wu Changgui and Jiang Xueqin, an ordinary couple from a small village, and their children. In an era of material scarcity, life was simple and unpretentious, yet full of complicated love, hatred, and heartbreak... 41Reads6.3Score—Shelves
31. 581 回 Back to 1960: I Actually Became a Farm Owner! 回到1960：我竟成了农场主！ Healthy and Fit身康体健Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting, daily life, farming, a pocket dimension, stockpiling supplies, family and neighborhood life] Li Zhiyuan, a young man from modern times, transmigrates back to the 1960s, when people don't have enough to eat or wear. Luckily, the farm he manages comes along with him, and even undergoes all kinds of miraculous changes. Life slows down. His extended family gets along, and there is none of that exhausting scheming and infighting. More and more, he feels that this era... might actuall 18.5kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves
32. 582 我 My 1970 我的1970 Big Mountain Loves Fishing大山爱钓鱼Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Thank heaven for giving me the chance to be reborn, but why did I have to go back to when I was seven? I even have to pretend I don't recognize the characters I know. Otherwise, they'll definitely think I'm possessed. Believe it or not, Mother would kill the family's big rooster just so she could secretly invite a spirit medium over to drive the ghost out. Guess I'll just have to lie low! 4.7kReads8.5Score260Shelves

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    Reborn back to my childhood, I start with a fever, my spatial ability hasn't been activated yet, and my little wife is still my childhood sweetheart 😀. We've been inseparable since childhood, from university to work, entrepreneurship, and finally marriage.

33. 583 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s and Activated a Storage Ring 穿越60年代，我激活了储物戒指 Black Yunnan Maple黑云南枫Urban2.1M WordsOngoing Zhu Chengcai is an ordinary wage slave who dreams of getting rich overnight and living a blissful life: waking up naturally after a good night's sleep and counting so much money his fingers cramp. Instead, he has ended up as a wage slave with not a moment to spare. Just as he's preparing to return to his hometown, lie flat, and wait to die, he saves a little girl on the road and unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1960s, where he accidentally activates a storage ring he'd obtained by chance. So Zh 45.7kReads7.9Score5kShelves

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    These two books are pretty good and worth reading!

34. 584 被 The Forensic Doctor Whose Video Was Stolen Spoils the Little Crybaby Rotten 被盗视频的法医把小哭包宠上天 Tears Can Be Salty or Sweet眼泪可咸可甜7k WordsCompleted The Forensic Pathologist Whose Videos Were Stolen Spoils the Crybaby Rotten 1Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 585 燕 A Peaceful Life in a Yanjing Courtyard, Beginning in 1945 燕京宅门，1945起的安稳岁月 Crane Dweller in the Woods林间栖鹤客Urban161k WordsOngoing In 1945, Chen Han of Beiping and his grandfather both dreamed that their entire clan had been wiped out. He activated the ancestral jade bangle’s pocket dimension. He dismantled the workshop, faked bankruptcy, and stockpiled grain and gold. He led his whole family safely past every calamity, lying low until the Reform Era began. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Starting in 1945, from the male protagonist's perspective, the story focuses on survival, strategic development, and family unity against external threats.

36. 586 年 The 1960s: From Mountain Hunting to the Richest Man in Beijing 年代60从赶山打猎到四九城首富 Summer Pine Breeze夏日松风Urban907k WordsCompleted New book: "Hunting in the Mountains in 1970: Raising Five Younger Siblings and Marrying the Most Beautiful Educated Youth". Come give it a try! [Reborn][Period][Making a Fortune][Hunting][Fishing][Treasure Hunting][Family Life] Zhang Weidong is Reborn in the 1960s, with a System that rewards him with points whenever he earns money. At first, he gets one point for every dime he earns. As the story progresses, that changes to one point for every dollar. He also has a portable space with a store in 6.3kReads8.2Score539Shelves

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    I pushed myself down [laughs]

37. 587 回 Back to 1968: I Won't Be a Baby-Making Tool 回到1968：我不当送子工具人 Little Orange Who Loves Strawberries爱吃草莓的小橙子Modern Romance643k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Women's awakening] [Political career] [Scientific research] [Pocket dimension] [No child-rearing] [Ensemble cast] [Reborn] Xie Yun, a modern orphan, returns to 1968 and becomes Xie Yun, a country girl raised by a widowed mother, with an exceptionally capable younger brother named Xie Shen. She discovers that she hasn't just transmigrated through time, she's also transmigrated into a book: a story about a stepmother raising children, where she is the first 9.4kReads9.3Score756Shelves

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    The last of the few historical novels on my bookshelf told from the male protagonist's perspective is a quick transmigration story, which covers all historical periods, so feel free to read it.

38. 588 往 Traveling Back and Forth: I Have a Fishing Village in the 1980s 往返穿越：我在80年代有个渔村 Lang's Notebook of Wild Ideas阿浪的脑洞笔记Urban621k WordsCompleted [Fishing village business + reselling goods + everyday life + a little livestreaming + tycoon] I got a small fishing boat that could travel back and forth to 1980. After selling large quantities of wild seafood and getting followed, I decided to return to my hometown, Baishi Bay, and open a private restaurant to serve the officials and business owners I knew. But I never expected the people who came to eat at my restaurant to care about anything but the food. “The wild seafood in your fishpond i 2.2kReads8.3Score107Shelves
39. 589 重 Reborn in 1992: Rising to the Top Starting in Middle School 重生1992，从中学开始逆袭 Black Yunnan Maple黑云南枫Urban1.3M WordsOngoing In his previous life, Lin Wenjie was made a fool of. His father was framed, and his family was destroyed. Reborn in his high school days, he planned to use his memories of the future to earn his first fortune, save his family, and crush his enemies. Then he would live a happy, peaceful life. But by chance, he bought a damaged little tower from an antiques dealer, and it set him on the path to immortal cultivation. From then on, he kept finding priceless treasures and made a fortune in the stock 14.9kReads8.4Score2kShelves
40. 590 C My Crush Is Making My Heart Race Crush追我心慌慌 Tears Can Be Salty or Sweet眼泪可咸可甜6k WordsCompleted My Crush Is Making Me Nervous 1Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 591 重 Reborn in 1993: Call Me a Corporate-Grade Scumbag 重生1993：请叫我企业级渣男 Although虽然Urban1.7M WordsCompleted At a celebration banquet, Wang Wei, who had successfully shorted the stock of a certain beverage company, joked that if Heaven gave him another chance, he would never be a financial speculator again. Building real businesses would be his only goal. When he wakes up, Heaven grants his wish: he has returned to 1993, to the crossroads in life he faced when he went on a blind date. This time, he turns down his blind date first and chooses another path to fortune. I’m a businessman, not a scumbag who 5kReads8.9Score434Shelves

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    Several good period novels

42. 592 年 A Quick Transmigration Worker in the Underworld 年代快穿之地府打工人 Kong Qing倥青Modern Romance798k WordsCompleted [Male POV]╫ [Period-piece quick transmigration]╫ [Powerful golden finger]╫ [No female lead, no BL]╫ [Patriotic]╫ [No brutal revenge or drawn-out grudges]╫ [Each story under 20,000 words]╪ [Complete] Xu Jinduan died of illness at the age of 87. Thanks to his extraordinary will to survive and the accumulated merits of many lifetimes, he was recruited by the Underworld’s Wish-Granting Bureau. He became a quick-transmigration employee and began his conscientious, temptation-filled and trap-laden ca 3.7kReads8.6Score241Shelves
43. 593 毫 Unknowingly Kept in Captivity (Hidden Sweetness) 毫不知情的圈养（暗糖） Tears Can Be Salty or Sweet眼泪可咸可甜9k WordsCompleted The Unwittingly Kept One (Secretly Sweet) 4Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 594 双 Traveling Between Two Worlds and Siheyuan, My Wife Is the Heroine of a Period Novel 双穿四合院，我老婆是年代文女主 Bamboo Breeze Returns又见竹风Male-Channel Fanfiction351k WordsOngoing [Courtyard life + farming + period drama + everyday life + no toxic drama] Liu Weimin transmigrates to a courtyard compound in the 1960s and becomes one of its residents. Through his own hard work, he becomes a railway police officer. Faced with the petty scheming in the compound, Liu Weimin decides that living a peaceful life of his own is what matters most. His blind date comes with a farming System, making her a quintessential heroine of a period novel. “Palace Jade Liquor!” “One hundred and 10Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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    Courtyard house + period drama + farming + daily life

45. 595 四 Siheyuan: Young Silly Zhu's Comeback 四合院：青年傻柱的逆袭人生 Threshing Glacier打谷冰川Male-Channel Fanfiction512k WordsCompleted At twenty-five, he transmigrates into the world of the courtyard house and becomes He Yuzhu! What? His father, He Daqing, ran off! Good riddance. Isn’t this a perfect start? His father’s gone and left behind a big house. The old man may not care about his foolish son, but plenty of other people do. Leech off the old man? Absolutely. Might as well get the money back early, since he’s going to be taking it anyway. Yi Zhonghai: “Zhuzi, here’s 200 yuan. Go buy yourself a bicycle.” He Yushui: “Brothe 16.2kReads8.8Score619Shelves
46. 596 官 Officialdom: Starting as a Village Official 官途：从村官开始 Although虽然Urban1.5M WordsCompleted (Period setting + urban + farming + no wish fulfillment) Wang Xinghan is reborn in 1990. In his previous life, he was a successful businessman, but he always felt that something was missing. Faced once again with a choice between government service and business, he finally understands that sharing joy is better than enjoying it alone. He resolutely chooses a career in government. This time, he'll turn his ideals into reality, bring prosperity to the people, and help them live in peace and conten 1.8kReads9.3Score208Shelves
47. 597 四 Siheyuan: The Path to Cultivation, Starting as an Engineer 四合院：从工程师开始的修真路 Prospering Jinwushi蒸蒸日上的凭金吾Male-Channel Fanfiction231k WordsCompleted A new story is here. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! Zhao Song was born into a wealthy merchant family before the liberation. His parents were murdered by secret agents before the founding of the People’s Republic. At the age of twelve, his father sent him to study in Britain, where he specialized in industrial mechanical design and manufacturing. After awakening a golden finger that simulates mechanical design, he sets ou 215Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The setting is fictional, and it's really enjoyable to watch.

48. 598 四 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Won't Leave Me Alone 四合院：秦淮茹赖上我 Champagne Before the Game Is Over半场开香槟Male-Channel Fanfiction5.3M WordsOngoing Zhao Xiyan was an ordinary small-town exam grinder. He had little ambition, but his family's comfortable means let him live a pretty decent life. But just as a speeding dump truck was about to hit one of his students, he rushed forward on instinct. He saved the student, but also had an intimate and decidedly unpleasant encounter with the truck. When he woke again, he was already riding in a donkey cart. Across from him, a young woman with bright eyes, pearly teeth, and two long braids was watchi 189.2kReads8.1Score9kShelves
49. 599 重 Back to the Era: I Dump the Village Belle and Marry a Stunning Educated Youth 重回年代：弃村花！迎娶绝美知青 Lazurite蓝闪石Urban669k WordsCompleted [Reborn, Sweet Romance, Family Life, One Devoted Heroine, Feel-Good] (The rating just came out, so it’s low) The night before Chen Yifei was supposed to get married, he ended up in the same kang bed as He Runqing, an educated youth who was about to return to the city! Their clothes were in disarray... His village beauty fiancée brought the whole village, men and women, young and old, to watch the spectacle. She cried and made a scene, demanding to break off the engagement. Chen Yifei thought he 921Reads8.4Score102Shelves

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    Come on, male protagonist of a period novel

50. 600 重 Reborn in 1978: From the Start, a Tough Farmhand Calls Off the Wedding and Splits the Family 重生1978：开局糙汉退婚分家 Chasing Clouds Among the Stars星辰逐云Urban136k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Reborn + Family drama + Forest farm + Everyday life + Building wealth] Reborn in 1978, Qi Feng had spent his previous life as a tireless workhorse, only to be drained to death by his awful relatives. This time, he refuses to swallow even a single grievance! His fiancée, whom he hasn’t married yet, looks down on his poverty and wants to elope with someone else? Fine, don’t let the door hit you on the way out. Pay back every last cent of my hard-earned money, with interest! His v 10.1kReads8.0Score587Shelves

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    Upon waking up, the protagonist finds himself back in 1978 on his wedding day. To his dismay, his fiancée elopes on their wedding day, becoming the laughingstock of the entire village. Unwilling to repeat the same mistake, he annuls the engagement, confronts a host of awful relatives, and after dividing the family property, leads his siblings to work hard and build a better life.

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