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

1. 151 快 Quick Transmigration: The Carp Leaps Over the Dragon Gate 快穿：鲤鱼跃龙门 Going Around in Circles on the Spot原地绕圆圆Modern Romance897k WordsCompleted (Quick transmigration, with no fixed CP. The earlier worlds are only five or six chapters long, while the later ones are over ten chapters each. The protagonist is called Li Yue, though in some worlds he may be called Li Yue or *Yue.) Li Yue is a carp spirit. After cultivating successfully, he failed at his eightieth attempt to leap through the Dragon Gate. While recovering from his injuries, he accidentally swallowed a Dream Soul Herb and slept for eight hundred years. But time had moved on. Wh 6.6kReads9.1Score432Shelves

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   It's a quick transmigration novel told from the male protagonist's perspective. The first world is set in the 1970s and 80s, and it's great! [Already hooked][Already hooked][Already hooked] There should be more worlds set in the 1970s and 80s later on. [Kissing emoji]

2. 152 四 A Carefree Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之淡然生活 A Little Jiangshi Who Likes Maotai爱喝茅台的小僵尸Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted Zhang Haoran, an upstanding young man living in the 21st century, accidentally falls off a cliff and transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard in a parallel world. See how a modern young man makes a life for himself in a new family and a different era. First time writing, so go easy on me! Thanks so much~ 13.9kReads7.9Score540Shelves
3. 153 跑 Mountain Running: Contracting Fierce Beasts and Taking Over the Entire Mountain 跑山：契约猛兽，承包整座大山 Eat, Eat, Fool吃吃痴Urban2.7M WordsCompleted (Now complete and ready to binge) [Everyday life in the 1980s + hunting + lighthearted + pets] A lonely old forest ranger is reborn in 1984. From the start, he stirs up a hornet’s nest and unexpectedly activates the Beast Servant System. He contracts hornets as beast servants. No beehive on the mountain can escape their tracking! As their master, Shi Lin reluctantly follows behind them to collect the honey. He contracts a sable as a beast servant. Wild rabbits, pheasants, cuckoo birds... There’s 81.1kReads9.0Score5.3kShelves

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   15 Historical romance novels!!! Every single one is great!!! You can choose which one to read!!! If you're unsure which to start with, I recommend reading book number 3 first—310,000 people are reading it online!!!

4. 154 再 I Opened My Eyes Again! My Beautiful Wife Clung to Me, Sobbing 再睁眼！绝美老婆赖我怀里哭唧唧 Nan Bei Shisan南北十三Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn in the Period + Dad Life + Farming + Sweet Romance + System] In his previous life, Lu Lixing spent every day drinking himself into a stupor. He watched with his own eyes as his pregnant wife, Gu Wanqing, and their child died in a ravine... Only then did he realize he had fallen in love with Gu Wanqing long ago. Lu Lixing was consumed with regret. He spent the rest of his life repenting. Before he died, he even donated all his wealth to charitable organizations... When he opened his eyes 13.9kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
5. 155 四 Siheyuan: I Just Want to Be a Bystander 四合院：我只想当，看客 Illusory Void Realm虚无幻界Male-Channel Fanfiction663k WordsCompleted In his thirties and from Qing City, Wancheng, Wang Xiaowu was riding his electric scooter along a country road when a box truck knocked him into the nearby river. He fought to swim upstream, but the scooter shorted out and electrocuted him. The current swept him to the riverbed, where, as he lay dying, a black hole sucked him in. When he opened his eyes again, he was in Beijing in the 1960s. He had landed in the world of a TV drama. Fortunately, transmigration always comes with cheats that are b 6.1kReads7.1Score147Shelves
6. 156 回 Back to the Day Before My Pregnant Wife Jumped to Her Death 回到怀孕老婆跳楼的前一天 Xiao Qian from Wuhu芜湖的小芊Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Urban rebirth + a scumbag's regret + devoted dad + doting husband + career and wealth + no System + cozy everyday life (one female lead) Yu Cheng saw his parents off after they had lived for a century, then later said goodbye to his father- and mother-in-law, who had also lived for a century. With nothing left to tie him down, he donated his billion-dollar fortune to the country. Then he went to the seaside where he and his wife, Jiang Yuman, had first met, and jumped in without hesitation. At l 8.1kReads9.4Score799Shelves
7. 157 穿 I Became the Beloved Grandson of a Terrible Grandma 穿成极品奶奶的宝贝孙子 Luo Qingcheng洛倾城Ancient Romance360k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, he becomes the beloved grandson of a farm grandmother who favors one child over another, and a top-tier cannon fodder character to boot! His grandmother is a sucker for handsome faces and dotes on him with all her heart. In the original story, his antics ultimately leave the whole family ruined. He’s the foil to his cousin, who excels at everything and, after demanding the family split, leads the eldest branch to a good life. During the famine, the cousin even drives away t 9.1kReads9.0Score871Shelves
8. 158 交 Communicating with Beasts? The Auxiliary Police Officer Is Transferred Back to the Major Crimes Unit! 交流禽兽？辅警调回重案组！ Clear Skies After Fresh Snow快雪初晴Urban1.3M WordsCompleted (Qingwei Taoist arts + supernatural space + conducting rituals to solve cases + communicating with animals...) Zhao Wuji, a police academy student, dies in an accident at the shooting range and transmigrates into the body of Taoist Ma's eldest disciple. At the same time, he awakens a lucky ring that lets him communicate with animals and grants him a pocket dimension! To support his master and earn money to rebuild the Taoist temple, Zhao Wuji successfully applies for a job as a proud people's po 7kReads9.0Score967Shelves
9. 159 金 A Golden Marriage 金婚 IMCModern Romance442k WordsCompleted One is a fool in everyone's eyes, the other a young hoodlum in the village's eyes. Yet fate ties them together. Zhou Xing always thought himself above others, but never imagined he'd marry a fool and fill a whole house with children, boys and girls alike. What's more, in this life and the next, and the life after that, he only wants to be with her. At first, Li Zhi'an was terrified of living under the same roof as Zhou Xing, that bad man. Gradually, she came to accept him. In the end, she decide 14.4kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
10. 160 六 The Siheyuan Compound in the 1960s: I'm Eight, but I Have Twenty Years of Work Experience? 六零大杂院，我八岁二十年工龄？ Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Reborn] [Big Courtyard] [Comedy] [A Kid with an Adult's Mind] [Everyday Warmth] [Leisurely Days] [Over-the-Quota Family] [Space] (The story has progressed into the 1970s.) What can you do after waking up in 1960, an era of shortages and hunger? Baogen says that as long as you have the right mindset, nothing is impossible. First, he needs to get his hands on six stripes. The story begins at the big courtyard at No. 67, Little Suzhou Alley, just one street away from Nanluoguxiang. An old 24.6kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves

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    A historical novel told from the male protagonist's perspective.

11. 161 老 After My Wife and Daughter Died, I Was Reborn in the 1980s 老婆女儿去世后，我重生八零 Meng Jiang Herself孟姜本尊Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Urban life in a bygone era + one heroine + teacher]“In our next life, let’s not be husband and wife again!” His wife called him, her voice hollow and lifeless, utterly devoid of emotion. It felt as if his soul were being torn apart. He shouted into the phone, “Don’t do anything foolish! I’m on my way to the hospital!” The next moment! His daughter lay in a hospital bed, a white sheet covering her face. His wife sat beside her, calm and despairing. “We did everything we could. Your daughter pass 16.1kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves
12. 162 回 Back to 1961 as a Public Security Officer 回到1961当公安 A Hongtashan Cigarette Makes You Feel Like an Immortal来支红塔山快活似神仙Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Both parents alive] [Has a System] [One female lead] I woke up to find myself in Courtyard 93 on Nanluoguxiang in 1961. What? Wasn’t it supposed to be Courtyard 95? And seriously, what is this? I’m just a lowly security guard! How did I become a police officer? And why am I supposed to protect the peace for everyone? 43.1kReads8.0Score2.3kShelves

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    A character from the novel is transported to 1961 by a system, becoming a 16-year-old police officer about to graduate. Upon graduation, he's already a deputy section chief, possesses a spatial ability for storage and planting, and receives rewards for apprehending criminals, such as criminal investigation skills, money, and food. On his first day of work, he's sent to the enemy, and within a month, he's become the head of the criminal investigation team.

13. 163 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Gain the Strength of an Elephant 四合院：开局获得一象之力 Qing Chen青辰乄Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Courtyard + Traditional Chinese Martial Arts + Everyday Life + Mild Violence + Tomb Raiding and Mystery + Pocket World + Multiple Heroines] [Gentle young man in public × Chief of the Ridge-Shifting Sect in private] [Bajiquan shakes the courtyard, Black Dragon tattoos command the world] In 1954, Qi Yuan transmigrates as an orphan from a mountain village. Just as he activates the tomb-raiding System, he runs into a fatal bug His beginner's gift comes with three items that immediately crash the S 6.2kReads7.8Score415Shelves
14. 164 重 Reborn in the 1960s: Sent to the Countryside from the Start 重生60年代，开局就上山下乡 A Solitary Stone孑然的石头Urban3.8M WordsOngoing [Period]+ [Reborn]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Single Female Lead] Ye Hao transmigrates to a parallel world in the 1960s. Just as he is about to starve to death, he awakens an ancient treasure passed down from antiquity: the Azure Lotus Mystic Jade! Watch as he lives it up during the famine, improving his own life while also doing his part to help this country rebuild from the ground up! Our goal is the stars and the sea! 1.9kReads8.8Score239Shelves

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    ⭕⭕A historical romance novel, told from the male protagonist's perspective! ❶The male protagonist, Zhou Liwei, is reborn at a turning point in his life. In his previous life, there was a girl who devoted herself to him, from her youth to middle age, and then to old age, with white hair, and she never married. This time, he has come back for her!

15. 165 四 Siheyuan: Getting By in the Era with a Game System 四合院，带着游戏系统混年代 Twenty Years Dumping Concrete on Construction Sites工地打灰二十年Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted Li Qinghe accidentally transmigrates into a television drama world set in 1955. In this composite world, where many period dramas have been brought together, Li Qinghe uses a video game cheat and works hard alongside his family to build a better life. Moving into a siheyuan, watching the drama, enjoying the gossip: a laid-back slice of life. No angst, no angst, no angst. If that's not your thing, don't come in! 46.2kReads8.3Score2.2kShelves
16. 166 我 My 1977 我的1977 Little Wolf Who Sells Vegetables卖菜的小狼君Urban2.8M WordsCompleted Chen Huaibei, a 21st-century office worker, wakes up one day to find he has transmigrated to 1977. His family is dirt poor, and poverty-induced illness is still an illness that needs treating. This is the beginning of a golden age. In this turbulent era, even an ordinary person can have grand ideas. With his knowledge of what lies ahead, he gradually builds his own legendary fortune amid this golden age. 2.4kReads7.8Score195Shelves

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    🎬🎬#My1977# Chen Huaibei wakes up to find himself transported to 1977. His family is destitute; poverty is a disease, and it needs to be cured. This is an era brimming with opportunities, where even ordinary people can have great chances. Through his foresight and wisdom, he gradually ascends to his own legendary wealth in this golden age…

17. 167 6 The 1960s: A Daily Blind Box and a Carefree Life 60年代：每日盲盒，悠闲生活 Being Backsolved被倒推Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Period + System + Countryside + Lighthearted + Family Bonds + Hunting + Inventions + Getting Rich] After awakening memories from a parallel timeline, he discovers that it's the 1960s, and there's no food or clothing! He originally plans to use his newly awakened memories to give his family a better life, but who could have guessed that the Daily Mystery Box System would bind itself to him! Day One: “Mystery box opened. Reward: 30 Shaxian-style braised duck legs!” Day Two: “Mystery box opened. R 1.1kReads8.3Score161Shelves
18. 168 重 Reborn in 1960 with a Pocket Dimension 重生60带空间 Young Master Lin Jiaquan林家權少Urban5.4M WordsOngoing After saving someone, Lin Hao unexpectedly arrives in the 1960s and is reborn in the body of a martyr's orphan with the same name and gender. Fortunately, a pocket dimension comes with him as a golden finger. Follow Lin Hao as he enjoys a carefree life during the three years of natural disasters. As he explores the pocket dimension, he gradually unlocks many of its functions, learns martial arts and traditional Chinese medicine, hunts, and enjoys life freely. 178kReads8.8Score16.3kShelves
19. 169 刚 I Just Married a Young Educated Woman, and Now I Have to Rise from Infancy? 刚娶女知青，让我从婴儿开始逆袭？ Get Rich暴富Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Period setting + educated youth + hunting and farming + rural life + pocket dimension + wish fulfillment] After transmigrating to 1972, Li Yunfeng has just married an educated young woman when he awakens the Baby Comeback System. The System’s missions are rather ridiculous: walk one meter in a minute, and get a solid-gold longevity lock as a reward. Li Yunfeng: “What? One meter in a minute? Even someone with a blood clot in their brain could walk ten meters!” He then sprints half a kilometer. S 906Reads8.5Score143Shelves

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    The first book is a period novel with elements of wealth accumulation, national strength, and a single female lead. The second book is also a period novel with elements of educated youth sent to the countryside, hunting and farming, rural life, space travel, time travel, a fast-paced, action-packed story, a system, national development, a top-scoring student in the national college entrance examination, and the world's richest person. The third book is a period novel with elements of a genius student, a system, and time travel. The fourth book is a technologically advanced nation with elements of period novels, soul travel, and a single female lead.

20. 170 年 Period: 1960, Finding Fortune in the Mountains 年代：1960，靠赶山财富自由 Not a Tomato不是西红柿Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Zhang Hanshui transmigrates to the foot of Changbai Mountain in the 1960s. In an era of famine and shortages, food is hard to buy even if you have money, but if you have food, you’re absolutely number one. With food in hand, you can have anything. He has a pocket dimension, and after inheriting the Medical Canon, he also knows medicine. He barters, forages for wild vegetables in the mountains, picks mushrooms, catches fish and shrimp in the river, digs up century-old ginseng, hunts, farms, lives 8.4kReads8.3Score531Shelves
21. 171 猛 I Woke with a Start and Returned to the Moment My Wife and Daughter Had Their Accident 猛惊醒，重回老婆女儿意外时 Gazing at the Clear Blue Sky and Sea遥望碧空晴海Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1980s + no System + a scumbag husband turns over a new leaf + devoted husband + doting dad + farming + one heroine + building a fortune + the capital’s elite circle + a little officialdom] Back on the day his wife and daughter had their accident, Meng Haisheng fights desperately to save them both. One mystery after another from his previous life begins to come to light. It turns out someone deliberately lured him into gambling. It turns out he was actually a young master from the 12.7kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    Reborn in the 80s, I love my wife and dote on my children! I'll have triplets, a harmonious family, and a successful career!

22. 172 重 Reborn in 1959: Little Everyday Moments in Nanluoguxiang 重生59南锣鼓巷之小日常 Gluttonous Badger贪吃獾Male-Channel Fanfiction2.9M WordsOngoing He transmigrates to the capital and settles on Nanluoguxiang. He fishes and farms, living a carefree life, learning to cook, appraising antiques, occasionally trading barbs with Zhang Haixing, and picking on the courtyard busybodies now and then. 66.7kReads8.2Score3kShelves

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    Recommended by a seasoned bookworm

23. 173 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s, I Go All Out Unlocking Skills 穿越六零，我疯狂点亮技能 Tales from North and South南北往事Urban972k WordsOngoing Lu Huai'an woke up one morning and found that he had transmigrated to a parallel world in the 1960s. From the start, he nearly starved to death by the roadside. The brigade leader took him in, and now wants to marry his daughter off to him? He awakened a pocket-dimension System that can unlock an unlimited number of skills? Traditional medicine, hunting, cooking, farming, mechanics... See how he uses his skills to make a thriving life for himself in this famine-stricken era. 1.9kReads8.4Score135Shelves
24. 174 四 Siheyuan: Fishing for All Things Under Heaven 四合院：垂钓诸天万物 If I Become the Azure Emperor One Day他日我若为青帝Male-Channel Fanfiction7.3M WordsCompleted Lin Shaowen got drunk at a class reunion. After sleeping and waking up, he inexplicably arrived in the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming Lin Shaowen, an outstanding graduate of Beijing College of Chinese Medicine. He had just graduated from university and now faced a choice: should he become a promising full-time doctor at Union Hospital, or an obscure factory doctor at a steel mill? Without a second thought, Lin Shaowen chose to become a factory doctor. There was no helping it. Sending a 90.7kReads8.5Score2.5kShelves
25. 175 回 Rewind: A Different Approach, One More Time 回档：换个姿势再来一次 Coffee with Garlic咖啡就蒜Urban10.6M WordsOngoing Because Bai Ershisan, a senior employee in the Netherworld’s Department of Soul Guidance, made a mistake, Li Le was kicked straight out of the cycle of reincarnation. The great science of quantum mechanics tells Li Le that time’s arrow points only toward the future. As for why he has gone back thirty years, if you can’t figure it out, asking him won’t help either. All Li Le can do is pull himself together and live through the script of his life once again. 86.1kReads9.3Score5.4kShelves

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    The first book is about transmigrating into the body of a third-generation Red Army descendant. Instead of going into business or politics, the protagonist takes a different path, strategizing within the larger narrative and patiently waiting for success. It includes slice-of-life scenes and humor, and while the author is generally well-written, they tend to be quite talkative, making it feel a bit padded. The second book is about being reborn and using a system to focus on developing the village. The main tasks are pampering the daughter and wife, and striving to be a good father and husband, emphasizing family and friendship. You could also give that a try.

26. 176 重 Reborn Sign-In: The Busy Farmer Dad 重生签到：乡村奶爸种田忙 Gentle as Morning Clouds婉似朝芸Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [The short drama adaptation of the same name is now streaming. Please show Yawan some support, and see whether the drama's portrayal matches your idea of Yawan.] [Search for Reborn Sign-In: The Country Dad's Busy Farming Life on the Tomato or Red Fruit short-drama apps to watch.] [Heartwarming everyday life, one heroine, adorable kids, male lead turns over a new leaf] After dying of illness, he opened his eyes again to find a little toddler weeping and saying, “Daddy, don't hit me. My butt still 4.5kReads9.3Score296Shelves
27. 177 重 Back to 1996: Taking Down the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 重回1996：干翻供销社 Night Blue Sky夜蓝天空Urban396k WordsOngoing [Reborn] [Period] [Lighthearted Comedy] [Ensemble Cast] [Sweet Romance] [Modern Romance] At forty-eight, seasoned old hand Meng Qiheng touches an old mirror and returns to rural northern Jiangsu in 1996! From the start, he stops his father from signing away everything for a brick and tile factory. With just 2.5 yuan in startup capital, he uses his insider knowledge to catch and sell eels, sell rainproof tarps, and crush the state-run supply cooperative! He teams up with his buddies to open a vid 462Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this period novel. It's not only about making money but also hilarious, and it features brotherhood, parental love, and first love...

28. 178 快 My System Seems Different from Theirs 快穿：宫斗？霸总？统统滚蛋！ Su Bancheng苏半城Historical2.6M WordsCompleted This book contains ninety-five small worlds, including supernatural tales, ancient history, modern cities, farming, cultivation, and all sorts of others. Many can be read as standalone stories without affecting the main plot. The protagonist’s System has no point shop and can’t offer much help... Most of the time, Fang Zhiyi has to move things forward on his own. “What? You’re saying I have an army of five hundred thousand, and the emperor suspects I’m plotting rebellion?” “That’s right. The Hos 55.2kReads8.8Score4.6kShelves

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    🍎🍎Various kinds of quick transmigration stories, male protagonist quick transmigration, including historical novels with a male protagonist and an older brother who does mostly bad things and works like a slave. Very well written, excellent writing style.

29. 179 重 Reborn in the 1960s, I Only See You as a Friend 重生六零之我只把你当闺蜜啊 The Mouse Who's Losing It抓狂的耗子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A woman transmigrates into a man's body. Wang Yiming transmigrated. Other people built fortunes after transmigrating, but her new life seemed utterly useless. Why was she being treated this way when she had transmigrated just like everyone else? If only she'd known, she never would have taken her current job: personal trainer. One little mishap, and she found herself in the 1960s. What could she possibly do with her job? Teach people to lose weight in an era when they couldn't get enough to eat 4.2kReads9.0Score297Shelves

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    The story is about a woman transmigrating into a man's body in the 1960s. The male lead has a special ability—a spatial dimension—and comes from a village to the city. He lives with his aunt and uncle (who have no children). The three of them are financially secure and have a warm, harmonious relationship. The male lead also has a job and is charming. The female lead's identity is still unclear, but it's speculated she will be the deputy factory director and the only granddaughter of a commander.

30. 180 人 In the 1960s, I Took My Little Sister to the Countryside 人在六零，携妹下乡 Nostalgic Little Bai追忆小白Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Han Mingyu, from the twenty-first century, died... Liu Yuzhu, from the 1960s, died and came back to life... With a stepmother came a cruel father, and Liu Yuzhu’s life was a living hell... A hellish start, but thankfully, he has the transmigration essential: a golden finger, the Happy Farm System. 38.9kReads7.8Score2kShelves

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    With a stepmother comes a stepfather. The story begins with emptying out the house, severing ties with family, and taking a three-year-old sister to the countryside. There's also farm space available.

31. 181 公 Upholding Justice 公义立身 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Urban102k WordsCompleted Xu Zhiqiang was born into a poor rural family in the 1960s. Through sheer hard work, he got into university. After graduating, he was assigned to work at a steel mill, where he brought a near-bankrupt factory back from the brink. Later, an anonymous letter changed the course of his life once again. After enduring setbacks in life as well as pressure and blows at work, Xu Zhiqiang entered the real estate business and rose to the pinnacle of success. 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist was born into a poor family. After graduating from university, he was assigned to a steel factory. Later, he went south to work and became a real estate tycoon.

32. 182 穿 Transmigrating Into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon Fodder Tears Up the Plot and Builds Infrastructure 穿书七零，炮灰手撕剧本搞基建 Frosty Sky Over a Thousand Trees万木霜天Urban1.0M WordsCompleted When Qin Feng opened his eyes, he had become the male lead's stepbrother in a Period novel. A biased father, a vicious stepmother, a reborn male lead, and Qin Feng, destined to be cannon fodder... Faced with a disastrous start, Qin Feng smiled when a construction and engineering study System suddenly appeared. His stepbrother stayed in the city while he went to the countryside. The original owner was furious, but Qin Feng was thrilled. Reclaiming wasteland and farming? Not a chance. He used a se 8.2kReads8.0Score554Shelves

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    From the male protagonist's perspective in this period drama, the latter two books are already completed.

33. 183 中 Lu Xueqi, Vocational School Student 中专生陆雪琪 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Marriage & Romance81k WordsCompleted Lu Xueqi, the Vocational School Student 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
34. 184 穿 Transmigrated Into a Sent-Down Youth Novel, Facing Rural Exile From the Start 穿书知青年代开局面临下乡 A Clear Breeze in Troubled Times乱世清风Urban299k WordsCompleted A young person from a later age, who has never known much hardship, suddenly finds himself in a time when everything is rationed. Thrift and austerity are the order of the day. Before he can even adjust to this unfamiliar world, he has to leave for a faraway place. 3.4kReads7.3Score128Shelves
35. 185 七 The Wicked Mother-in-Law of the Seventh-Decade Compound 七零大院恶婆婆 Ye Xiu's Wife叶修老婆Modern Romance732k WordsCompleted [Period setting + wicked mother-in-law + family life + farming + both spouses transmigrate] Chen Suwen, who had healing, wood, and fire abilities, was hot-tempered and feisty. One day, she transmigrated into the body of a notoriously wicked mother-in-law living in a residential compound. A wicked mother-in-law? So she didn’t have to rein in her temper, force herself to compromise, or worry about acting out of character by being nothing like the original owner? She’d transmigrated from the apocal 5.1kReads8.1Score242Shelves
36. 186 林 Lin Fusheng: A Student’s Everyday Life in the ’70s 林福生，70年代读书日常 Corn Breakdance玉米扒舞Urban525k WordsCompleted A period novel about building wealth and strengthening the nation. In his previous life, the male lead was a master surgeon who also knew a thing or two about traditional Chinese medicine. He worked himself to death, and when he opened his eyes again, he was in the middle of a mud fight. Getting pelted with mud brought back the memories of his past life. 842Reads7.3Score101Shelves
37. 187 胎 Born into the 1970s: I Make My Whole Family Rich Through Studying 胎穿七零：我靠读书带全家致富 Mao Mao猫芼Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing (I Just Want to Slack Off, but They Call Me a Genius) (Period Piece + Academic Prodigy + Strengthening the Nation + System + No Romance + Cozy Daily Life + Lighthearted Comedy + Pure Wish Fulfillment) After Chen Wang died, he was reborn as the Chen family's only dim-witted grandson. With four older female cousins, the two elders of the Chen family doted on him like a precious treasure, giving him the best of everything. Chen Wang thought he could spend this life slacking off. Who could have gues 154.5kReads9.0Score14.2kShelves
38. 188 开 I Transmigrated into a Funeral Hall from the Start, Then Took Down the Vile Ones Sent to the Countryside 开局穿越灵堂，手撕极品下乡 A Soft Spot for Period Novels偏爱年代文Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Yang Baiyi, a powerful survivor of the Apocalypse, dies alongside the Zombie King while leading his team on a mission to clear out zombies. When he wakes up again, he finds himself at a funeral hall, surrounded by relatives clamoring to divide up the estate his parents left behind. So you're trying to take everything from an orphan? I am the ruler of the Apocalypse, and I have always been ruthless. Why would I let you get away with this? He takes on his awful relatives, leaving them penniless, t 13.5kReads8.8Score976Shelves

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    🔥🔥The protagonist wakes up in a funeral hall, surrounded by greedy relatives who want a share of their parents' inheritance—a blatant attempt to exploit those who have no one to inherit their property. The protagonist refuses to accept this and launches a counterattack, leaving these despicable relatives with nothing. Afterwards, he and his sister embark on a life as sent-down youth.

39. 189 我 I Am a Brick in the Revolution 我是革命一块砖 Great Snow of the Gengshen Year庚申大雪Male-Channel Fanfiction893k WordsCompleted With a broken legendary game in tow, he arrives in Year Three of the Republic. Starting at the veterans' home, he builds the fledgling Republic step by step in his own way. Director Li tells him, “Whether you become a doctor, invent things, earn foreign currency, or join the army, as long as you work hard to build the Republic, I’ll support whatever you want to do!” 512Reads8.1Score104Shelves

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    Using his memories from his past life, the protagonist guides his family to adapt to the times, change the family's fate, and continuously invests in emerging fields, becoming an uncrowned king of the new era.

40. 190 都 Now That I’m Reborn, Who’d Still Run with the Gangsters? 都重生了谁还混社会 Bored Little Bai无聊小白啊Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Short drama: "Loyal to the Skies: Starting Over" is now streaming The novel was originally titled "Now That I've Been Reborn, Who Would Still Run With Gangs?" [Reborn + business + lots of underlings + no groveling + no cowardice + taking the righteous path + law-abiding] A big shot from the underworld returns to 2010. Should he repeat his old mistakes and keep running with gangs, or abandon his underlings and take the road to a brighter future? No! I won't choose! In this life, I, Qin Jiang, wil 139.1kReads9.3Score13.8kShelves
41. 191 疯 Madness in 1960: The Street Punk Leads the Courtyard Astray 疯癫1960：街溜子带偏四合院 Water Does Not Rush Ahead水不争先Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Crime Solving] [Comedy] [Nanluoguxiang] [My Dad Is a Hidden Big Shot] In 1960, with the enemy still lurking among the people and not yet fully eliminated, Xu Huai nearly got shot. Only after joining the Public Security Bureau did he discover that his father was a hidden big shot. 60.1kReads9.0Score5.6kShelves

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    Historical fiction from various eras!

42. 192 四 Siheyuan: Dacan Eliminates the Three Evils 四合院：大灿除三害 I Bought an Elephant我买大象了Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted [Everyday life in a bygone era] + [Transmigration] + [Pocket dimension, no System] + [Original single heroine] + [Doesn't cause trouble] Xu Dacan is a man who transmigrated, and a close cousin of Xu Damao, the original resident of the courtyard compound. By a twist of fate, he arrived in the era of the notorious courtyard compound, and Xu Dacan was less than thrilled. Worse, he ended up with an older cousin who was lecherous, timid, and extremely jealous. That made things even more infuriating. 8kReads7.8Score291Shelves
43. 193 6 Building Up the Countryside in the 1960s 60年代我在农村搞建设 Fishing抓鱼Urban503k WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension, sign-in, skills, development, 1960s, 1970s] The story mainly follows the path of building up the nation. After his mother died, his scumbag father abandoned the children and became a live-in son-in-law. Yu Mo became the family's breadwinner and took care of his younger sister, but eventually starved to death, leaving everything to the transmigrated Yu Mo, who shared his name. He adored his sweet, obedient little sister from the bottom of his heart. As a lifelong bachelor in hi 487Reads8.6Score100Shelves
44. 194 混 Building a Career at a State-Owned Enterprise 混国企搞事业 Set Sail出海了Urban1.3M WordsCompleted I was coasting along at a state-owned enterprise, and suddenly I was about to lose my job! After thirty years of hard work, I finally realized that the theme of this era is to lie low, then embrace dreams that seem forever out of reach! But just as I settled down, fate sent me an incredible opportunity! So, these days, maybe all you have to do is lie low and wait for opportunity to find you! 29Reads7.3Score—Shelves
45. 195 重 Reborn in 2008: Finding the Campus Belle Under the Rubble from the Start 重生08年：开局废墟底下捡校花 Nameless Silver无名的银Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Comeback + Period Setting + Business Rivalry + Everyday Life] [Complete, with 8 endings. The author sincerely hopes readers will be satisfied.] [Chapters 88 and 89 are exclusive to the beta route and correspond to its ending. Feel free to skip them if you don't like them.] Song Zhan opened his eyes to find himself back on a snowy night in 2008. In his previous life, he was a down-and-out editor scraping by in Beijing. He missed his childhood sweetheart, let his family down, and was ev 2.7kReads8.0Score292Shelves
46. 196 7 The 1970s: Someone Switched My Rural Posting Location 70年代：我被人调换了下乡地点 Fengjue风觉Urban2.1M WordsCompleted (Period setting + transmigrate into a book + villain reborn + laid-back life + light System elements + wish fulfillment + everyday family life) After transmigrating into a book, Wu Xuan, who had spent his previous life as a workhorse, wanted nothing more than a cozy life with a wife and children. But with a reborn villain, a suffocating family of origin, and scheming educated youths around him, Wu Xuan was forced to start outmaneuvering them. 14.8kReads7.6Score753Shelves
47. 197 四 Siheyuan: Li Tianyou, the Brilliant Detective 四合院：妙笔神探李天佑 Mo Yiquan墨一圈Male-Channel Fanfiction948k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 140Reads7.9Score111Shelves

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    1️⃣ In a traditional courtyard house set in the 1940s, the male protagonist, Yi Zhonghe, is the cousin of Yi Zhonghai, an elderly man in the courtyard. He has a sign-in system and a good job as a driver at a meat processing plant. What will happen to the Jia family when he takes care of the elderly couple in their old age? 2️⃣ The male protagonist is the only grandson of the third generation of a rural family and has a learning space system.

48. 198 重 Reborn: It Starts with Tricking My Little Sister into Eating Egg Custard 重生：从骗妹妹吃鸡蛋羹开始 Lotti, Who Loves Turtle and Poria Soup爱吃乌龟茯苓汤的罗蒂Urban398k WordsOngoing Some things only become worth remembering after enough time has passed. Some people only make you feel utterly devastated once they're gone. In a dream, Zhang Wenyuan returned to thirty years ago, to that poor and struggling home. His father was still young, his younger sister still a child, and there were uncles and aunts everywhere, along with a crowd of brothers and sisters. That backward little mountain village was the home he cared about most. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They're all period dramas, very good.

49. 199 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Demon Emperor’s Farming Life 重生八零：魔帝的种田日常 Ji Cai纪彩Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Farming] [Everyone's favorite] [The reborn Demon Emperor in the 1980s] The Demon Emperor, who had ruled the world of cultivation for ten thousand years, perished during his tribulation! In a flash, he transmigrated to the 1980s and became a bawling baby. I am the Demon Emperor who has lived for ten thousand years. How could I mix with these vulgar mortals in their frail bodies? Faced with a family so poor that even eating their fill was a luxury, he raised his head and snorted. “I won't let mys 8.7kReads9.1Score913Shelves
50. 200 四 Siheyuan: My Years in the Security Office 四合院之我在保卫处那几年 All Beings Beneath the Pen笔下皆众生Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted By some bizarre twist of fate, he transmigrated into the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. Feng Bin, a small-time landlord from the future, became the head of the security office. After moving into the courtyard, he didn't find himself caught up in the usual scramble over housing. Feng Bin: Is this really the same courtyard I know? Yi Zhonghai: It is. Look at me now: all alone, with no one to rely on, destined to die lonely. Qin Huairu: Exactly. I worked so hard trading for steamed buns, and in th 28.7kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves

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