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

1. 101 渣 The Scumbag's Redemption 渣男改造纪事 Failed Exam Youth落榜青年Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted One moment, I transmigrated, and the next I was a scumbag in all kinds of worlds. This is so hard!! Male protagonist, slice of life, no fixed pairing. He'll marry wives in the various small worlds. Read with caution if that bothers you! First world: A scumbag in a turbulent era Second world: A secretly married scumbag movie star Third world: The golden phoenix who rose from a chicken coop 8.2kReads8.8Score592Shelves
2. 102 快 Quick Transmigration: I'm Done Following the Plot as a Male Cannon Fodder, Time for a New Path 快穿：男炮灰我不走剧情，换赛道 Zhi Yu 1014栀虞1014Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + self-interest + period settings + cultivation + male supporting characters + stopping at nothing to achieve one's goals] Qingshan was an endangered yew tree growing high in the mountains of Yunnan. In a daze, it gained sentience and cultivated into a spirit. During its tribulation, its entire body was obliterated beneath a storm of thunder. Its final wisp of soul was intercepted by an initial System belonging to a certain Bureau of Time and Space, and so began a long jour 82.3kReads8.5Score4.9kShelves

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   The male protagonist is absolutely selfish and self-centered, never a saint, and the story is set in a world with elements of historical fiction.

3. 103 三 Three Lives, Three Worlds: Bewitching Control, Girl Across the Way, Look Over Here 三生三世：魅控，对面女孩看过来 I Am Going, Little Apple我去小苹果Urban82k WordsOngoing Also known as Reborn in 1998: Girl Across the Way, Look This Way Broken System: Take Me Back to 1998, Girl Across the Way, Look This Way Reborn: Three Lives, Three Worlds, Girl Across the Way, Look This Way Rebirth System: Girl Across the Way, Look This Way Reborn in the summer of 1998. The streets are full of bell-bottoms, TV is showing The Legend of the White Snake, pagers keep going off, and even the air smells of popsicles and soda. Best of all, there's a girl with a ponytail in the dorm acr 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Reborn in 1998, urban life, male and female protagonists, girl next door, lighthearted and funny.

4. 104 快 Quick Transmigration: The Mission Is King 快穿之任务为王 Just a Memory不过是回忆Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + the Myriad Worlds + Male Side Characters + Comeback + Some Romance] They were tools, experience points, stepping stones, existing only to make other people look impressive and find happiness. Original male and female leads: This is your fate! Faced with the protagonists' halos, Chang Qing decided to be himself. [1] From the start, he breaks off his engagement to the Dragon King's fiancée. Will the world come crashing down? Chang Qing: Sorry, I reinforced this with ti 14.9kReads8.9Score828Shelves
5. 105 快 Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Male Lead Grabs His Bucket and Runs 快穿：男配他提桶跑路了 Pidam718皮蛋718Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Told from the male protagonist's perspective. Each small world may or may not have a romance. This isn't a conventional wish-fulfillment story: in every world, he simply lives his own life. The novel is complete, and unfortunately, the typos can no longer be fixed. (ToT) Also, I'm not a studio. No studio updates this slowly. Since readers keep mixing up the protagonist's name with the names in the small worlds, from now on the protagonist's name in each world will match the name used there, with 27.3kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
6. 106 重 Reborn in 1975: Starting Out in the Steel Mill Compound 重生1975：从钢厂大院开始 Li Xiangxiangly李想想lyUrban1.2M WordsCompleted A worker for a father, a mother who died young, an indulgent older sister, and him, as foolish as they come. Reborn in 1975, Li Xiao discovered that his former self had threatened suicide to force his parents’ hand, given his job to a gold-digging woman, become an unemployed good-for-nothing who loitered in the streets, and made his sister and brother-in-law cry. Since that was how things stood, he’d set himself a small goal: first, spoil his whole family rotten! 1kReads8.1Score279Shelves

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   Reborn in 1975: Starting from a steel mill compound, Li Xiao has a worker father, a mother who died young, a doting older sister, and a seemingly foolish younger man. Reborn in 1975, Li Xiao discovers his former self: a man who drove his parents to suicide, a job selling green tea (a euphemism for infidelity), an unemployed and incompetent street urchin, and someone who made his sister and brother-in-law cry. Since that's how it is, he sets a small goal: to spoil his whole family rotten.

7. 107 快 Quick Transmigration: I'm the Male Lead's Foil 快穿：我是男主对照组 Little Pickled Garlic 425小糖蒜425Modern Romance6.2M WordsOngoing The writing in the first few worlds isn't very polished, so feel free to skip them. The first five worlds have romance; the later ones don't. In every world, there is a man like this: graceful and refined, modest and benevolent, an extraordinary prodigy blessed by heaven. In the end, though, his reputation is ruined, and he dies despised by everyone. Only after Gu Sinian dies suddenly does he learn that he is one of these men, a foil created specifically to help a grassroots male lead rise to s 56.6kReads8.5Score2.9kShelves
8. 108 快 Quick Transmigration: After the Male Supporting Character Awakens 快穿之当男配觉醒之后 Chu Zhi Wenmo楚之文墨Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Male lead, quick transmigration, no romance] This is not a traditional power fantasy. The focus is on completing missions. The protagonist is very powerful, but he doesn't pick fights with the world, and there are almost no face-slapping moments. Shi Qing was so devoted to cultivation that his senior brother tossed him into the quick transmigration bureau to complete missions, supposedly to help him relax. He was assigned to the male supporting character division, where he grants the wishes of 22.2kReads8.4Score1.5kShelves
9. 109 舔 The Simps Awaken, and the Protagonists Are in Tears [Quick Transmigration] 舔狗觉醒后，主角们哭了【快穿】 Fish Three Times a Day一天三顿鱼Modern Romance603k WordsCompleted [Male-Lead Quick Transmigration + No CP + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] There are always supporting male characters who would die for the heroine, even sacrificing their families and losing everything. But the truth is, they're not hopeless romantics. They're just plot-driven tools, forced by the story to do things they don't mean. When these tools awaken, their overwhelming resentment becomes too much for their little worlds to contain, so they turn to the Quick Transmigration Bureau for help in eas 11.1kReads9.2Score708Shelves
10. 110 听 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水Urban186k WordsOngoing Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 757Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A heartfelt story set in a bygone era, a deep love story unfolds in the Listening Wind Pavilion. Amidst the most ordinary of everyday moments, who can truly soothe the extraordinary heart of a man?

11. 111 年 The Reborn Cannon-Fodder Sister-in-Law in a Period-Era Lucky Charm Novel 年代锦鲤文的炮灰大嫂重生了 Qiao Miaomiao乔喵喵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Reborn Revenge + Sweet Romance + Satisfying Read + Building a Fortune + Everyday Life] Only when she was dying did Bai Xiuxiu discover that the world she lived in was actually a period novel about a lucky heroine! In the book, she was the lucky heroine's shrewish older sister-in-law. She was mean, lazy, greedy, and did every kind of evil! After the heroine married into the family, Bai Xiuxiu made life difficult for her at every turn. Because she bullied the lucky heroine, she “ 39.3kReads8.5Score3.9kShelves
12. 112 应 A Recent Graduate's Daily Struggle After Being Assigned to the 1960s 应届牲被调剂到六零的奋斗日常 Number One, Can't Get Up in the Morning起床困难户一号Two Male Leads639k WordsOngoing [Daily Life + A Little Golden Finger + Hard Work + Two Male Leads] Wen Yanshi was a lowly fresh graduate trying to juggle civil service exams, public-sector job exams, and graduate school entrance exams. After staying up all night and dying suddenly, he was reborn in 1955, but his memories were hazy. At six, he fell out of a tree and hit his head, awakening his memories of his past life. Born in an era where you couldn't lie flat, Wen Yanshi works hard at his studies in pursuit of his dreams. So 1.3kReads8.8Score116Shelves
13. 113 重 Reborn in 1985: A Young Man with a Bright Future 重生1985，少年大有可为 vRunning Snailvv奔跑的蜗牛vUrban2.0M WordsOngoing At forty, Shen Mo returned to 1985. The child of educated youths sent to southern Yunnan, he was left behind when his parents returned to Shanghai and divorced. “Dad has a home, Mom has a home, and I'm left all by myself. Am I just in the way...” The lyrics from a TV drama he'd once watched had become his own life. Shen Mo was now an unwanted burden, unloved by both grandmothers, but he still had his second uncle. “Xiao Mo, the city registration fee is nearly four hundred yuan, but your second u 196.6kReads8.5Score18.2kShelves

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    Forty-year-old Shen Mo returned to 1985, but not to be himself again; he became another Shen Mo. The child of educated youth sent to the countryside in Yunnan, his parents divorced upon returning to Shanghai. "Dad has one family, Mom has one family, and I'm left alone, am I superfluous..." The lyrics from a previous TV drama played out in his life. Shen Mo became a burden, unloved by his maternal and paternal grandmothers, but he still had his second uncle. "Xiao Mo, the city's expansion fee is nearly four hundred, but your second uncle will definitely borrow it to get you registered." "Second uncle, this is the money I earned..." The young boy almost became a millionaire in one summer, impressing his second uncle; later, he was admitted to a top high school, making his second uncle proud in front of his coworkers and earning him face in front of his girlfriend. Then, Shen Mo was admitted to Shanghai's best university... Sorry, I only have one second uncle.

14. 114 让 You Want Me to Take the Fall and Go to Prison for My Brother? Dream On! 让我替大哥顶罪坐牢？想得美！ O Nameless One无名的人啊Urban233k WordsOngoing Reborn in the 1980s, courageous and resourceful, no courtyard-house drama, cozy everyday life, starting a business and building a fortune. In his previous life, Lin Dahai was sent to prison at seventeen. His older brother had accidentally killed someone, and since he was the family's main breadwinner, their parents told the siblings to draw lots to decide who would take his place in prison. Unluckily, Lin Dahai drew the lot. His parents told him he only had to serve eight years in his brother's 63Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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    Pure and refreshing novels in period fiction

15. 115 穿 The Pregnant Wife of an 80s Male Supporting Character 穿成八零年代男配的怀孕妻 Kind as Water, Dreamlike善若水如梦Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Xu Mo was an overworked office drone from the twenty-first century, and she happened to get swept up in the transmigration wave. She transmigrated into the body of the villainess in an eighties novel. Not only is she the heroine's younger sister, she's also the tragic male lead's ex-wife. She stole the heroine's first love, the male lead, and even took the heroine's child. In the end, she even tried to steal the male lead. She's truly a shameless villainess! Xu Mo throws down the book!!! And she 3.3kReads8.0Score181Shelves
16. 116 大 The Courtyard's Rebellious Son 大院逆子 The Too-Late Jinx为时已晚的克夫Urban193k WordsOngoing This is not a hero's story. It's the story of someone who is alive, living on behalf of those who died. Military life, the Sino-Vietnamese War of Self-Defense and Counterattack, reconnaissance soldiers, brotherhood, father-son bonds, a bygone era, growing up, passion, heartbreak, and tears. 96.3kReads7.6Score6.9kShelves

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17. 117 四 Siheyuan: A Life of Divine Sign-Ins 四合院：神级签到人生 Lu Di陆地Male-Channel Fanfiction411k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a courtyard compound in 1961, Yan Jiefang gets a sign-in System and starts doing whatever he wants in this era. Sign-in at the restroom successful... Reward: durian. “Yan Jiefang, why are you eating shit? Here, take this ten cents,” Qin Huairu says sympathetically. 3.3kReads7.9Score107Shelves

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    Those who enjoy reading fanfiction about courtyard houses, come here!

18. 118 快 Quick Transmigration: A Guide to Becoming a Good Man 快穿之好男人修炼指南 A Peach Tree by the Clouds云边有一颗桃子树Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The rating just came out and will gradually rise! Ten worlds of pure thrills, with couples! The history and technology in the whole story are fictional, so there's no need to scrutinize them!] Ji Shi'an is a wandering soul outside the Three Realms. To accumulate merit and rebuild a physical body, she must protect people whose lives have been ruined by all kinds of scumbags. The lazy, awful man of the 1980s The ruthless man who marries into a rich family The predatory teacher in a poor mountain 12.9kReads8.6Score896Shelves

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    You can take a look for yourself; these are all things I personally think are quite beautiful.

19. 119 四 After Graduating from College, I Started Working as a Technician at a Factory in the Siheyuan 四合院大学毕业进厂当了技术员 Loves Watermelon Milk Tea爱吃西瓜奶茶Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Liu Qingshan, a young man of the new era, transmigrates to the fiery-red years. The fusion of his two lives gives him an extraordinary brain, but how is he supposed to get by without a System? This courtyard is full of people who are anything but decent. Luckily, his parents are alive, and he has an older brother and sister. 31.2kReads7.7Score951Shelves
20. 120 重 Reborn in a New Era, I Became a Thief 重生年代，成了偷 Iron Demon of Antai Tower安泰大厦的铁魔Modern Romance354k WordsCompleted After suddenly gaining a pocket dimension, Jin Yu thinks she can transmigrate back to the past and undo every tragedy. She chooses to believe that this is possible. After stockpiling supplies and robbing a museum, she kicks the bucket and finally returns to the past. Right off the bat, her own grandmother gives her a treasure map, and she comes into a fortune in gold and silver. Everything is looking rosy... But how did she end up robbing tombs and digging up graves? What kind of pocket dimensio 84Reads7.2Score—Shelves
21. 121 重 Back to the Late 1970s, I Have a Choice System 重回70年代末，我有选择系统 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban766k WordsCompleted A modern food-delivery rider was hit by a heavy truck while saving someone and sent back to the 1970s, reborn as an educated youth about to take the college entrance exam. Ding! The choice System has been activated. A choice has been triggered. Choice One: Take the college entrance exam? No way. You can return to the city freely in a year, so stay in the village for another year. Reward: Become the village secretary's live-in son-in-law. Choice Two: The college entrance exam is the only way to c 18.4kReads7.0Score1.2kShelves
22. 122 穿 After Becoming the Original Wife in a Period Novel, I Divorced Him at Once 穿成年代文原配后，我火速离婚 Reluctant to Let Go念念不舍Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted [This story is anything but normal. Not a single character is normal, so don't read if that bothers you!] Jiang Banyue is a twenty-second-century pastry chef who accidentally transmigrates into a military romance set in the past. The hero, Shen Yunhe, is her husband, while she is his first wife, destined to die young. As soon as Jiang Banyue opens her eyes, she feels her barely showing belly. There are three babies inside. Great, she gets the babies without having to deal with the man. Jiang Ba 4.2kReads8.2Score177Shelves
23. 123 重 Reborn in 1974: I Take My Space with Me to the Countryside 重生1974年，我带空间去下乡 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban642k WordsCompleted Li Feng, a wage slave working a 996 schedule, accidentally activated the pocket dimension in the jade pendant his grandfather left him before he died. As a devoted fan of web novels on Tomato, how could he not know what opportunity was coming his way? “Grandpa! Bless your grandson with a chance to transmigrate to an awesome world. I’ll make sure our Li family has plenty of descendants.” The newly unemployed wage slave gathered what little money he had and stockpiled some supplies. Now he waits f 17.2kReads7.8Score715Shelves
24. 124 重 Reborn in 1979: Ex-Wife, Please Behave Yourself 重生1979：前妻请自重 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban1.2M WordsCompleted {Traditional period setting} + {a vivid portrayal of society before the crackdown} + {the darkness of human nature}... Pei Jichang is reborn in 1979, but into the body of a poor peasant who happens to have the same name. That year, his beloved gets into university, his father-in-law is exonerated and promoted, and everyone in the village envies him. The Pei family is finally going to live well. But then... His beloved turns on him and demands a divorce, swearing to report to the brigade that Pei 4.3kReads8.6Score342Shelves
25. 125 爸 Dad, Take It Easy. Our Family's About to Go Bankrupt 爸，你稳重点，咱家快要破产了 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Would you dare listen to a song all the way through? Memories crash over you like a flood, devouring your pounding heart bit by bit until you can't breathe... After traveling back in time to 2004, Chen Lichuan finds that at eighteen, with the summer ahead of him, he can have anything he wants. But the youth they shared still hurts, even after the breeze has passed. 50kReads9.0Score5.8kShelves
26. 126 四 Siheyuan: Liu Guangqi 四合院之刘光奇 Consort Cui Who Loves Seafood and Shrimp Porridge爱吃海鲜虾粥的崔太妃Male-Channel Fanfiction968k WordsCompleted Watch as modern young man Liu Guangqi returns to that fiery era with a System space at his disposal and makes his mark. There’s no hostility here, only inspiration. He never intended to change anything in the courtyard, but his influence turns out to be so powerful that he ends up changing a lot. With such powerful support, why not marry a beautiful wife and have a few adorable children? As long as the people in the courtyard don’t provoke me, we’re good. The steel mill is my home base! What? Yo 3.7kReads8.0Score134Shelves
27. 127 重 Back to 1973: I Have a Sign-In System 重回1973，我有签到系统 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban894k WordsOngoing A wage slave among wage slaves was summoned to work overtime in the middle of the night. On his way home at dawn, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse sent him back to the fervent era. Armed with an incomplete cultivation sign-in System, let's see how he makes his mark in those turbulent times. 16.6kReads6.8Score1.2kShelves
28. 128 重 Reborn: Back in 1991 to Become a Tycoon 重生：回到1991当首富 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Li Minyang, a high-ranking government official, unexpectedly returns to 1991, an era just beginning its transition from a planned economy to a market economy. A wave of entrepreneurship is sweeping the country, and countless future tycoons are just beginning to make their mark. Facing a treacherous wife and family members struggling to make ends meet, watch as he turns the tides, conquers the business world, and reshapes the future! 31.8kReads8.8Score3.2kShelves
29. 129 四 Siheyuan: Starting as a Technician and Becoming a Permanent Employee 四合院：从技术员转正开始 Traces Can Be Found余迹可寻Male-Channel Fanfiction386k WordsCompleted (No angst, everyday life, a brand-new story) Li Weidong, who had cancer, opened his eyes again and found himself in the capital in 1958, as a newly confirmed 20-year-old technician. And the apartment he was assigned was none other than the famous Love in the Courtyard?! Silly Zhu, Damao, Dongxu, Huairu, Jia Zhangshi... (Jia Dongxu won't die) They're all “old friends”! Fortunately, he had transmigrated with a golden finger too: the Treasure Chest System. Every time he opened a chest, he could get 13.6kReads7.4Score379Shelves
30. 130 糟 Oh No, I Just Reborn and Scared My Future Wife into Fainting 糟糕，刚重生就吓晕未来老婆 The Center Seat at the Dinner Table饭桌C位Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Dad raising a child + 1981 period setting + making money + one heroine] A wealthy bachelor from the 21st century wakes up after a one-night stand to find he has been reborn in 1981 in the body of a burly, ugly-looking idiot feared as a villain. The moment he opens his eyes, he scares the stunning young woman who spent the night beside him unconscious. He plans to treat it as a beautiful encounter. In this golden age, he'll work hard, make money, and build a fortune. Until one day, he runs into 11.2kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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    These are all period dramas, all male-oriented. The first one has a bit of a space element, the second one is quite sweet, and I won't go into detail about the rest. They're all good period dramas.

31. 131 在 Life in the Siheyuan 在四合院里过日子 Suisui the Bricklayer搬砖的碎碎Male-Channel Fanfiction621k WordsCompleted After reading lots of stories about courtyard life, I decided to try writing my own take on it. This is a practice piece, so please be kind if it's not to your taste! My second carefully crafted novel, The Courtyard: The Qing Dynasty Is Back, has just launched. I hope you'll give it a read! Li Ping'an was an obscure older bachelor in modern society. He died after doing a good deed for once, presumably because good deeds bring good fortune. He transmigrated to a courtyard in the late 1950s, where 16.5kReads7.8Score521Shelves
32. 132 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 45.7kReads9.5Score5kShelves
33. 133 贼 The Thief's Way 贼道 Heading North向北Urban2.1M WordsCompleted My name is Xiao Wu. I was a wild child no orphanage could keep in check. At nine years old, I charged into this dog-eat-dog world. I saw through it then: living was like clinging to a moving train. You either held on or fell and were crushed to pieces. The first steamed bun I stole wasn’t because I was hungry. I wanted to see whether these hands that picked pockets could grab fate by the throat. The juvenile detention center, the shelter, and the detention center were my schools. The thieves wer 84.1kReads9.6Score10.7kShelves

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    🌺Highly Recommended🌺 These are some great period dramas. The first one is a rebirth story set in a historical period. The protagonist uses his own efforts and the knowledge gained from his previous life to lead a group of brothers to wealth step by step. The plot is down-to-earth and not exaggerated. The second one, centered around the search for his parents, tells the story of a thief with unwavering faith. It's a period drama with elements of the martial arts world and a sense of nostalgia. The writing is realistic, depicting contemporary society and its characters. It portrays a group of passionate individuals struggling amidst the chaos of a particular era. As the saying goes, there are three paths: the underworld, the legitimate world, and the thief's code—even thieves have their code.

34. 134 穿 Transmigrating to 1960: Marrying a Beautiful Bride for Good Fortune 穿越1960：迎娶冲喜美娇娘 Green Pines and White Snow青松白雪Urban2.7M WordsCompleted The playboy rich second-generation heir Li Mingqing transmigrated. He transmigrated into the body of a man in a vegetative state. His family traded half a sack of cornmeal for a wife, claiming it was to bring him good luck. He was bound to the Good Man System. Unfortunately, his body was frail, so all he could do was look at his delicate, sweet wife. 9kReads8.0Score586Shelves
35. 135 开 Bound to a System from the Start, I Choose to Go Home and Farm 开局绑定系统，我却选择回家种地 A Thousand Paths Through the Fields千陌交通Urban356k WordsCompleted [Urban] + [Rebirth] + [System] + [Farming] + [Entrepreneurship] “Hey, you up ahead, move over! I'm about to miss my delivery deadline!” Jiang Feng shouted as he rode his electric scooter. At last, he broke through the crowd at the very last moment. Just as Jiang Feng was about to call the customer, suddenly... While out delivering takeout, Jiang Feng was reborn just before graduating from college. Looking back on the poverty and failure of his previous life, Jiang Feng vowed to make the most of 262Reads6.3Score—Shelves
36. 136 穿 Transmigrating to 1977, Starting as an Educated Youth 穿越七七，从知青开始 Hu the Number One Scholar探花胡Urban1.0M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 4.2kReads8.7Score323Shelves

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    🌈① Qin Qingchuan was a sales elite in the 21st century, but he unexpectedly transmigrated to the 1970s. He starts by replacing his twin sister in a rural assignment. Watch how he uses his memories and intuition from his past life to turn the tables! 🌈② Zheng Weimin was an orphan, but after transmigrating, he has a family, yet he becomes a victim in this family's tragedy.

37. 137 四 The Fishing Enthusiast of the Siheyuan 四合院的钓鱼佬 After the Wine, a Silken Drama酒阑牵丝戏Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a courtyard home in the 1950s, she has both her parents and activates a Fishing System, letting her happily go fishing! The story is cheerful and heartwarming, with a relatively peaceful tone. She lives a comfortable little life in a courtyard full of troublemakers. 37.9kReads7.8Score1.8kShelves
38. 138 重 Reborn in 1963: Starting with an Escape from the Bridal Chamber 重生1963，从逃离洞房开始 The Wild Divine Beast Who Loves Dry-Roasted Tea爱吃干烘茶的荒神兽Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [A most unusual era + rebirth + no System + one female lead + a story-driven plot] [Escape the bridal chamber, defy fate, and live a different life.] Zhao Heping is killed in his hospital bed by his wife, Tao Huili, and is reborn. He returns to 1963, on his way out after fleeing the bridal chamber with Tao Huili. In his previous life, he was caught and forced to marry that woman, who manipulated him for the rest of his life. After being reborn, he swears he will never let them catch him again. H 2.1kReads8.7Score163Shelves
39. 139 南 Tales of Nanyang’s Old Town 南阳老城往事 Feng Laojiu风老九Mystery137k WordsOngoing Memories of a bizarre and absurd era, somewhere in the 1980s and 1990s. A girl vanishes into thin air; two murders over a pair of corneas, with a condemned woman repaying her debt at the execution ground; a thousand-year-old pottery shard traps a rich heir for life; a murder in a narrow alley shrouded in mystery; a disfigured old man fishes for ghosts by the river; a family’s secret history spanning half a century... These stories offer more than an eerie atmosphere. They focus on the suffering, 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book; it's the best I've ever read. Each of the dozen or so stories is more captivating than the last, and the scope expands as you read on. It gave me goosebumps! [Thumbs up]

40. 140 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Starting with Selling Noodles 重生80年代，从卖面条开始 Loves Coconut Water c爱喝椰子水cUrban189k WordsOngoing [Made Entirely by Hand] [Period Novel + Food + Cozy Everyday Life + System + Farming] Jiang Jue unexpectedly is reborn in 1989 and takes over his family’s restaurant from the start! In an era short on good food, he’ll give diners a taste of culinary wonders! Noodles with shredded pork and green peppers, noodles with fried pork, Yangzhou fried rice, sea cucumber braised with scallions, Wensi tofu, squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, mapo tofu, dry-fried rice noodles with beef, ginger duck... From nort 416Reads—Score105Shelves
41. 141 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s to Support My Family 穿越七十年代养家糊口 Sour Soup Dumplings酸汤饺子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Complete) When she woke up back in the days before the apocalypse, Chu Tian spent all her savings gathering supplies, stocking her pocket dimension with everything she could need to eat, wear, and use. But instead of the apocalypse she’d expected, she fell asleep and woke up in another world. That’s right, she had transmigrated to the early 1970s in China’s northwestern frontier. Chu Tian looked at the peeling walls and nearly cried. But when she saw the frail little girl beside her and her pre 1.8kReads8.9Score153Shelves

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    🔥🔥🔥🔥These are all novels told from the male protagonist's perspective [laughing][laughing] 🌸🌸🌸The male protagonist doesn't flaunt his good fortune or act like a saint. The author vividly portrays the hardships and suffering of that era.

42. 142 四 Siheyuan: As a Procurement Officer, I Have a Pocket Dimension 四合院：身为采购员的我有空间 Peach Blossom Month, Brilliantly Ablaze桃月灼灼Male-Channel Fanfiction2.9M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan courtyard + pocket dimension + farming + low angst + smart protagonist + satisfying read + one heroine] An accident brings the protagonist, Zhao Dongsheng, to Love in the Courtyard. He also gains a Blessed Land Space System. He becomes a procurement officer. In an era of scarce supplies, his job makes him incredibly popular. Wheat, rice, and corn: plant them all. And of course, make room for fruit, too. Raise chickens, ducks, fish, geese, and cows. All of them. As for the noi 35.6kReads7.6Score2.3kShelves
43. 143 七 The 1970s: A Man Who Transmigrated Into a Book Falls in Love with a Young Educated Woman! 七零：穿书男和女知青恋爱了！ Long Huahua龙花花Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted From the heroine's perspective: Lin Jiajia was framed by a friend and put on a special train carrying educated youths to the Northeast. The moment she got on, she ran into a pervert who wouldn't stop staring at her. Lin Jiajia glared fiercely at him once, and from then on, she spent her life in the countryside glaring at people nonstop. From the hero's perspective: Ye Yunzhou was a man who had transmigrated into a book. The first time he met the heroine, he just kept staring at her. After gettin 4kReads9.0Score341Shelves

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    The male lead is a rich young master who transmigrates into a book. He's intelligent and falls in love at first sight with the female lead on a train. After the female lead's friend signs her up for a rural assignment, her parents arrange for her to go to her hometown, which happens to be the male lead's hometown...

44. 144 开 Deputy Police Chief from the Start 开局派出所副所长 Village Beggar村里乞丐Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Period setting + criminal investigation + suspense + one heroine + weak golden finger + deduction 1958, the capital. Yue Pengju, transferred from the Public Security Army, is appointed deputy director of the Taotiao Hutong Police Station. A body dumped in the hutong tears open the calm facade, revealing hidden undercurrents. Following the clues deeper, they uncover the enemy agents' presence. The seemingly peaceful capital has long been hiding deadly dangers. Enemy agents are hunting those invol 7.5kReads7.2Score476Shelves

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    Period drama + non-romance + crime investigation

45. 145 六 The Sixties: Newlywed from the Start 六十年代：开局就是新婚 Zhi Yu 1014栀虞1014Modern Romance610k WordsCompleted [Period novel + everyday family life + devoted hero and heroine enjoying a peaceful life together + low-conflict + daily spectatorship + no saintly heroine] As a Chinese teacher at a technical secondary school, Wen Nuan enjoyed a happy routine, working from eight in the morning to five in the evening, with the occasional evening class. She didn’t have to worry about grades or deal with any teaching pressure. Sure, the students were a little unruly and getting all their homework collected was a b 21.6kReads8.8Score931Shelves
46. 146 年 Period: Transmigrating to 1957 as a Gossip-Hungry Young Police Officer 年代：穿越57吃瓜小警察 Village Beggar村里乞丐Male-Channel Fanfiction620k WordsCompleted Transmigration + System + Period Setting + Siheyuan + Detective Story + Everyday Comedy + Not A Love-Filled Courtyard Not a love-filled courtyard!!! Zhang Dafei transmigrates into the body of another Zhang Dafei, a patrol officer with the subdistrict office in Yuer Hutong, Nanluoguxiang, in 1957. The original Zhang was gravely injured while saving a comrade. As soon as he regains consciousness, the System binds to him and demands a startup password. Startled, he trembles, pain surging through hi 12.3kReads8.0Score708Shelves
47. 147 四 Siheyuan: The Eldest Son of the Third Master's Family 四合院：三大爷家的大儿子 Lu Di陆地Male-Channel Fanfiction300k WordsCompleted In the summer of 1961, Yan Jiecheng transmigrates into a world where the college entrance exam is just a week away! Thankfully, he discovers that his mind has become much sharper. As the saying goes, even a last-minute cram can help you shine! 842Reads7.6Score—Shelves
48. 148 我 Bow Hunting in Changbai Mountain: The Greatest Hunter King 我，弓猎长白山，最强猎人王 Chen Wangshu辰望舒Urban1.0M WordsCompleted A new work is in the making. Come check it out! Lin Erhu returns, reborn. His first order of business: refuse the marriage proposal! Some women are poison. No matter how beautiful they are, you can't afford to take them. Then he begins his hunting trips in the mountains. With his exceptional archery and fighting skills, Lin Erhu becomes the King of Hunters. From then on, he dominates the world and rises to the pinnacle of life. 68Reads6.1Score199Shelves

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    It's alright, readable. A seasoned bookworm with 4,000 hours of reading experience highly recommends it; it's readable and worth reading!

49. 149 重 Reborn in 1985: A Different Life 重生85：不一样的人生 Three-Legged Toad三条腿的蛤蟆Urban7.3M WordsCompleted Search for the new book, Grabbing Success and Beautiful Women with Both Hands in ’98, for an even better read! [Period Setting] [Multiple Love Interests] [Cozy Daily Life] [Coal Mine Elements] [Making Money] This is a story that starts in a coal mine. In his previous life, he suffered from a terminal illness and died alone. But then he was reborn in 1985. He returned to Yanxi Coal Mine, the place he had never stopped longing for. Facing the woman he once loved, he decided to make up for his regr 22.7kReads8.4Score1.8kShelves
50. 150 穿 Transmigrating into a Book: The Stepfather in a Period Novel 穿书之年代文里的继父 Director Jiang, Who Likes Elephant Orchids喜欢象鼻兰的蒋院主Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted (The new book’s rating just opened, everyone. It’ll go up!) 1970s setting + sign-in System + raising kids + mutual devotion. The moment I open my eyes, I’ve transmigrated into a period novel and become the cannon-fodder stepfather who abused his stepchildren and eventually died miserably in a cowshed. I look at the three thin, malnourished children staring at me in fear, and their gentle, resilient but distant teacher wife. I silently activate the Daily Sign-In System. Today, a pound of meat. 98Reads6.0Score118Shelves

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    Historical Fiction #DailyCheck-in System# A Two-Way Journey Upon opening his eyes, Jiang Xiao transmigrated into a historical fiction novel, becoming the cannon fodder stepfather who abused his stepchildren and ultimately died tragically in a cowshed. Looking at the three emaciated children before him, their eyes filled with fear, and his gentle yet resilient but distant teacher wife, he silently activated the daily check-in system. Today, a pound of meat; tomorrow, a bag of candy; the day after, rare fruit candy. While other children gnaw on cornbread, his little one hides a poached egg in his bowl.

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