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

1. 251 四 Siheyuan: I Have a Little World Where I Can Live Forever 四合院：我有小世界可以长生 You Have to Work to Retire养老要工作Male-Channel Fanfiction257k WordsOngoing Fleeing famine, I make my way to the capital. Watch me tease the scoundrels and stockpile supplies while everyone else burns with envy and jealousy. (Leisurely life + daily life + studying + pocket dimension + immortality + low-key temper) There won’t be any life-or-death battles, but there will be arguments and brawls. I’m a new writer, and the opening isn’t great. Please bear with me. 140Reads5.6Score—Shelves
2. 252 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Take the Jia Family's House 四合院：开局就抢贾家房 Half a Cup of Tea, Half a Cup of Lake-Bottom Sand半盏茶半杯湖底沙Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted Zhao Hu transmigrates. Starting out as a junior officer in a unit reorganized in Beiping, he fights in campaigns across the country, from north to south and then back north again, earning the Death God Corps its fearsome reputation by taking on seventeen opponents at once. Afterward, he establishes a food company and develops foreign trade. He founds the Nine-Headed Bird and spreads its intelligence network to every corner of the world. Zhao Hu does his job well, but never forgets to enjoy himse 2kReads7.8Score281Shelves
3. 253 四 Siheyuan: Blessed with Longevity, I Become Liu Guangshou 四合院：齐天福寿，我成了刘光寿 Jiangnan Vernacular江南白话文Male-Channel Fanfiction409k WordsCompleted (Less hostility + Light and cheerful + Butterfly effect) Liu Guangshou transmigrates as the fourth son of the Liu family. Though his name completes the auspicious phrase “Heavenly Blessings and Longevity,” he's not happy about it at all. Luckily, he binds himself to a points-based lottery System. His beginner's gift pack gives him a secret manual: the Thirteen Guardians' Iron Bell Body! “Lao Liu, did you eat all that sorghum for nothing? Can you hit a little harder?” Liu Guangshou watches his p 12.3kReads5.8Score519Shelves
4. 254 上 Middle-Aged in Shanghai: I’ve Hidden My Medicinal Wine Ability for 20 Years 上海中年：我藏药酒异能苟20年 Tan Chulin檀楚林Urban162k WordsCompleted In 2006, Shanghai was swept up in a wave of reform. Large numbers of veteran workers at state-owned enterprises were laid off, and a lifetime of stability vanished overnight. At forty, Zhang Jianguo saw his eighteen years of service wiped out. His buyout compensation was slashed, and in middle age he had no one to rely on while raising a young daughter. To feed his family, he took grueling construction jobs, did backbreaking labor, suffered wage deductions, and endured bullying, struggling eve 90Reads—Score—Shelves

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   [A satisfying read about a middle-aged man with hidden strength and superpowers! The more you read, the more addictive it becomes!] A forty-year-old construction worker possesses the superpower of medicinal wine. He has quietly lived for twenty years, able to diagnose illnesses by smelling their aroma and identify counterfeit medicines. Despite his extraordinary abilities, he sacrifices his lifespan to ensure a peaceful life for his daughter's high school entrance exams. However, a black market dealer relentlessly targets him, exploiting his only weakness and forcing him to compromise. This powerless, middle-aged man, who has endured twenty years of hidden strength, is pushed to the brink. Once he explodes, the entire story is thrilling and cathartic! [Smile][Thumbs up]

5. 255 重 Reborn in 1978: Hunter-Doctor of Changbai Mountain 重生七八，长白山猎医 Engineering Dog工程狗Urban2.1M WordsCompleted In his previous life, he weathered storms of bullets and enjoyed the splendor of the city. On his sixtieth birthday, he was reborn in the village where he had once lived. In this life, Liu Hongjun just wants to stay in the mountains, work as the village doctor, and spend his free time gathering herbs and hunting. He wants to enjoy a leisurely life. 44.2kReads9.3Score3.9kShelves

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   These are all very good period novels.

6. 256 四 Siheyuan: Riding the Waves with an Ancient Online Game 四合院：带着远古网游浪里个浪 Jiutong Is No Bandit九筒不是麻匪Male-Channel Fanfiction151k WordsOngoing [Siheyuan courtyard + Everyday life + Mild edge + Shrinking the space occupied by the courtyard’s troublemakers + A touch of ensemble cast + Slightly slow burn + Here for the laughs] Dong Xing transmigrates to the 1950s, with an “unreliable” great-grandma, a “troublemaking” little sister, a roguish dad, and a sweet, slightly clueless mom. He’s the only one left to inherit the “village chief’s throne.” And he also gets an ancient online-game golden finger that’s absurd beyond belief. All right, s 2Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 257 我 I Went to the Countryside as a Sent-Down Youth in 1970 我去1970年当知青 Yang Xi羊喜Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted Alternate title: I Went to 1970 to Become an Educated Youth. Real title: After Transmigrating, I Was Driven Crazy. When I transmigrated, I planned to keep my head down and stay timid forever. But before long, I was driven into becoming a brawling mad dog, an insane educated youth who would flip the table and walk away the moment anyone crossed him. 3.9kReads9.3Score311Shelves

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   A male educated youth transmigrated to another world and decided to live a life of hardship. However, he was soon forced into becoming a rabid dog that bites people and a crazy educated youth who would overturn everything at the slightest disagreement.

8. 258 七 The 1970s: Reborn as a Cannon Fodder Educated Youth Bride to a Rough Country Man 七零：穿成糙汉的炮灰知青前妻 Wild Radish狂野萝卜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Period setting + rugged hero + sweet romance + devoted to each other) After getting drunk one night, Wei Jingjing slept with Lu Zheng, the strongest and most rugged man in a period novel she had read. She was the early-death cannon-fodder female supporting character, a young intellectual sent to the countryside. Though this character came from a decent family and was beautiful and vibrant, she was hopelessly in love with the male lead, the young intellectual Jing Chen. To make him jealous, she 4.3kReads9.1Score640Shelves
9. 259 四 Siheyuan: I Became a Russian 四合院之我成了二毛子 The Flying Old Uncle会飞的老叔Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Not a Power Fantasy]+ [Everyday Life]+ [No Harem] Chen Daniu, a modern-day construction foreman, is pierced through the body by a steel rebar and reborn in Northeast China in 1941. He discovers that he is a mixed-race “half-Russian,” struggling to survive in the Northeast. In 1945, his mother leaves for the Bear Country. In 1946, he flees with his father to the capital. Only after settling down there does he realize he is living in the television drama Love in th 14.7kReads7.2Score589Shelves
10. 260 从 A Siheyuan Story Beginning on the Eve of Liberation 从解放前夕开始的四合院 Qing Yao's Little White Cat晴瑶的小白猫Male-Channel Fanfiction3.8M WordsOngoing A modern chef’s soul travels back to 1948, on the eve of Liberation. He moves into a courtyard residence with no System, no talismans, and no superpowers. All he has is a family heirloom storage ring, and he lives a leisurely life in a harsh era. He goes to work, cooks, and occasionally teases the misfits in the courtyard. The story isn’t too angsty: no toilet humor, and no wishing people would hurry up and die. A tranquil life in a bygone age, 66.4kReads7.7Score2.7kShelves
11. 261 七 The Little Young Master from the Capital Is Sugar-Sweet in the 1970s 七零，京市来的小少爷甜度超标了 Hibiscus Flower City木槿花城Two Male Leads231k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Two Male Leads + Intense Romantic Tension + Devoted Couple] A pretty young sent-down youth arrives in Qingniu Village, and the village chief arranges for him to stay at the home of a fierce, burly man. That night, Shen Junyi growls, “I don't like sharing a kang with anyone. Go sleep on the floor!” Su Bai: “...” As he makes up his bedding on the floor, he grumbles to himself, Shen, if you're this picky about sharing a bed, what are you going to do when you get married? Later on. 8.1kReads9.2Score936Shelves
12. 262 重 Reborn in 1990: Sis, I’m Back 重生1990：姐，我回来了 Sunshine in the Wind风中的阳光Urban6.1M WordsCompleted In his previous life, the beautiful Chen Zipei was called a bringer of bad luck by the villagers. Afraid she would bring him misfortune, Li Dongfang beat and berated her until, on the night of the Qixi Festival, he drove her to throw herself into the river. For decades afterward, Li Dongfang was consumed by guilt and could not escape it. On the Qixi Festival in 2021, Li Dongfang was reborn on the Qixi Festival in 1990 Li Dongfang: “Chen Zipei, I’ve come back for you.” Chen Zipei: “Mm. I’ll prote 355Reads9.1Score105Shelves
13. 263 四 Siheyuan: Enjoying Life in the Revolutionary Era 四合院：火红年代享受生活 Wishing You Wealth and Prosperity恭禧發財Male-Channel Fanfiction2.2M WordsOngoing The male lead, Liu Ping'an, somehow finds himself transported to a world full of different realms, back before Liberation. With both parents alive, he works hard at farming, plunders foreign countries, and builds his fortune. The early chapters mainly focus on his comical life teasing the neighborhood busybodies. In the middle, he ventures out to expand his horizons. This book will be at least a million words long. Xu Damao: Women are devils! My greatest joys in life are eating, sleeping, and be 14.8kReads7.8Score471Shelves
14. 264 七 The 1970s' Wicked Male Supporting Character Wins Over the Handsome Male Educated Youth 七零恶毒男配攻略那个俊美男知青 Passerby Beneath the Clouds云下路人Two Male Leads343k WordsCompleted Original title: Seven Zero, The Vicious Male Supporting Character Is the Beloved of a Powerful Educated Youth. Completed. Bai Yang transmigrates into a book! He wakes up as a vicious cannon-fodder character in a period novel for women. After failing to frame the heroine, he gets his leg broken, is thrown in jail, and dies not long afterward. On a dark and windy night, Bai Yang clutches a packet of knockout drugs, perched in a crooked tree and keeping watch, trembling all over. He promptly “gets 2kReads8.8Score179Shelves
15. 265 重 Reborn in 1983: Sister-in-Law, I'm Back 重生1983：嫂子，我回来了 Ultimate Wanderer终极流浪Urban355k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Song Fei is reborn in 1983, when he is 21. Matchmaker Sun comes to his door to propose that he marry a simple-minded village girl, but he flatly refuses! Liu Nong comes to collect a debt from his sister-in-law, Ma Yueying, and Song Fei immediately promises to repay it for her. Riding the wave of reform, he builds a thriving business and gives his sister-in-law a taste of warmth. His sister-in-law won't marry, and Song Fei won't take a wife. Rumors spread throughout the village. Ma Yuey 245Reads8.0Score—Shelves
16. 266 四 Siheyuan: I Am Liu Guangtian 四合院之我是刘光天 Everyone I Know Is the Same认识的人都是一样的Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Liu Tian unexpectedly finds himself in the world of Love in the Courtyard, where he becomes Liu Guangtian, the second son of Liu Haizhong, the Second Master. Then his miserable life begins. He never has enough to eat or warm clothes to wear, and gets beaten every three days. Liu Tian decides things can’t go on like this. If he doesn’t starve to death, he’ll get beaten to death, so he resolutely cuts ties with the Liu family, shuts his door, and starts living a quiet life of his own. 5.4kReads6.2Score169Shelves
17. 267 四 Siheyuan: The Happy Life of an Eighth-Grade Worker 四合院之八级工的幸福生活 Divine Words Yu101神言羽101Male-Channel Fanfiction937k WordsCompleted This novel has no System and no over-the-top melodrama, and things are relatively harmonious. Synopsis: Lin Yu transmigrates into a courtyard in the 1950s and gets a terrible start. Through his own hard work, he gradually becomes an eighth-grade worker and gives his family a happy life. 49.1kReads7.9Score2.2kShelves
18. 268 重 Reborn: Back in 1977 to Be a Dad 重生：回到1977当奶爸 Half a Cup of Strong Tea半盏粗茶Urban5.1M WordsCompleted When he wakes up, his luxury cars are gone, and so are the beautiful women. Chen Fugui, a billionaire, has been reborn in the 1970s. Will he drift aimlessly through life, or live it to the fullest? For his sweet wife and adorable daughter, he’s going to build a business empire of his own. 10.9kReads9.0Score948Shelves
19. 269 四 Siheyuan: Stir Up Trouble? Dogs Don't, but I Do! 四合院：搞事？狗不搞，我搞！ Half a Bullet半颗子弹Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast]+ [Mild Violence]+ [Stirs Up Trouble on Purpose]+ [Mastermind Behind the Scenes]+ [Mostly Everyday Life]+ [Fun and Hilarious] Qian Duoduo accidentally transmigrates into the world of Full of Love. His golden finger gives him two starter gift packs, then runs off. At five years old, Qian Duoduo opens a growth gift pack and obtains an Emotion Magnifier. From then on, the courtyard gains a little demon, and the city of Beijing gets a “little rascal.” At ten, he obtains the puppet Cha 22.8kReads7.7Score849Shelves
20. 270 穿 Transmigrating into Siheyuan, Banggeng Becomes the Jia Family’s Pillar 穿越四合院，棒梗成贾家顶梁柱 Sword Across the Peach Blossoms横剑斩桃花Male-Channel Fanfiction575k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the body of Banggeng in the courtyard, he was faced with the Jia family’s plight. How could he help a widowed mother and her children survive without having to endure the scorn of others? Then he awakened the Thieving Saint System, mastered the art of stealing and the skill of fishing, and began a life of fishing to support his family. 827Reads6.4Score102Shelves
21. 271 四 I, Yan Jiekang, Start Out as a Sent-Down Youth in the Countryside 四合院我阎解旷开局下乡当知青 Yi Zhuliu易逐流Male-Channel Fanfiction385k WordsCompleted Yan Jiekang, an aimless young man from the 21st century, accidentally transmigrates into the body of a man with the same name. To make matters worse, his father is nicknamed Yan the Cheapskate. Isn’t this the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, the one he used to find so infuriating? And his courtyard really is a case of big trouble in a small place, with all sorts of top-tier troublemakers everywhere! Thankfully, he awakens a spatial ability, giving him hope for an easier life. With no job, Yan Jie 11.2kReads7.4Score390Shelves
22. 272 重 Reborn in 1958: I Split from the Family and Lie Flat to Win 重生58，分家躺赢 Namo Zili南无紫荔Urban728k WordsCompleted (A period-piece daydream, with hunting and building a business. Characters from the Siheyuan world will appear, but not characters from other anime worlds like Toriko.) I was reborn before my youngest sister was sold. My father and stepmother planned to sell off my youngest sister to buy my stepbrother a job. After being reborn, I took my eldest, second, and youngest sisters and split from the family. With the help of a game System, I hunted in another world to support us, and we went on to liv 354Reads6.4Score117Shelves
23. 273 重 Reborn in 1982: My Father-in-Law's Family Shows Up to Force a Marriage 重生1982，岳父一家上门逼婚 Xiao Wan萧婉Urban5.3M WordsCompleted Billionaire He Dong is reborn in the difficult times of forty years ago, when he had nothing, and he's overjoyed. He had too many regrets in his previous life, and wants to make amends and change things. His first order of business is to find himself a wife, have a child, be a “good person,” and earn a hundred million! Oh, wait. Those are four things... 21.7kReads8.3Score1.4kShelves

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    🍀A novel that perfectly matches our requirements is here!✅ I'd call it the pinnacle!✅ Highly recommended by a seasoned bookworm with 3,000 hours of reading experience!✅ Brothers, you can stay up all night to binge-read!

24. 274 冤 The Family ATM Ran Away, and Everyone’s Losing Their Minds 冤种提款机跑了，全家急疯了 The Humble Way of the Gentleman君子谦道Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Jiang Tiecheng was reborn. All because he drew the lot that gave him the chance to take over his father's job, he ended up with an enormous advantage. He spent his whole life helping his mother raise his younger siblings. He spent his whole life feeling indebted to his second younger brother. So he always gave in to his brother and sister-in-law. He handed over his businesses, and took care of everything for his siblings, from food, clothing, housing, and transportation to marriage and children. 9.4kReads7.5Score620Shelves

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    It's good; it unfolds from the male protagonist's perspective.

25. 275 年 Period: My Taoist Arts Reach the Divine, and You Call Me Superstitious? 年代：道法通神，你说我迷信？ Boiled Some Water烧了点开水Urban1.3M WordsCompleted 46.8kReads7.9Score4kShelves
26. 276 知 Sent Down to the Countryside as a Youth, I Have an Accelerated Space 知青下乡，我有一个加速空间 Shark Fin Who Doesn't Eat Cats不吃猫的鱼翅Urban713k WordsCompleted Mostly everyday life + one heroine + sent down to the Northeast countryside + family squabbles + pocket dimension + stockpiling supplies Zhou Ai was reborn in the fiery 1970s. An eighteen-year-old high school graduate, he was facing the prospect of being sent down to the countryside. Luckily, his birthmark concealed the ability to speed up time in a pocket dimension. Time passed ten times faster inside than outside, effectively turning it into a fast-growing farm. A big rooster would grow to ful 2.2kReads6.6Score103Shelves
27. 277 醉 Drunken Dream Yao 醉梦瑶 In the Mortal World, Radiant and Lovely嫣然红尘里Urban1.2M WordsCompleted “If this fleeting life has a shore, I would cut the Milky Way into a betrothal gift, forge the setting sun into a golden hairpin, and embroider a hundred layers of mermaid silk into a love knot. I would place it in your hair, beneath the snow at your temples, the mist over your brows, and the spring in your eyes. May I pick up this red bean and plant it in your cloudlike hair, so that when spring comes, a thousand trees of longing will bloom?” “If time could be tied into knots, I would borrow ja 7Reads7.8Score—Shelves

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    This book, written by a post-70s author, presents a realistic portrayal of everyday life and a deeply moving love story through rich life experiences and profound insights. The writing is beautiful and the emotions are delicate. Here are two excerpts to illustrate: "I believe in you, not that you'll always live in sunshine, but that even if you fall into the mud, your clothes covered in dust, when you look back at me, your eyes will still hold the initial sincerity. Even if the winds of the whole world blow against you, calling you unkempt and unworthy, I will stand in the wind to hold an umbrella for you, telling you, 'I recognize your original self, and I believe you won't disappoint me.'" And this: "Many people are like this: after walking the same street together, at the next intersection, they go their separate ways. I can't accompany you on your journey, and you can't go where I want to go." (River)

28. 278 年 A Young Scion's Carefree Life in a Bygone Era 年代，世家少爷自逍遥 Bookworm for 40 Years书虫40年Urban634k WordsOngoing A top Earth-based operative is reborn as the third young master of a prominent family in a special era in another world. He has no family responsibilities to shoulder and wants only to live freely, doing as he pleases. A touch of romantic drama, some courtyard-household antics, and decisive, ruthless action. 424Reads7.0Score—Shelves
29. 279 尾 The Tail Fire Tiger and Kui Wood Wolf 尾火虎奎木狼 Rein in My Horse, Brandish My Blade勒马横刀Urban491k WordsCompleted As the old saying goes: Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles; traveling ten thousand miles is not as good as meeting countless people; meeting countless people is not as good as spending every day with masters; and having an expert show you the way is not as good as reaching enlightenment on your own. Over the years, I’ve read plenty of books, traveled many roads, met many people, and experienced many things. I’ve also spent time with masters, and gained a fe 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Twenty-Eight Constellations descended to earth to undergo tribulations, transforming into the eldest grandson of a farming family, and through a series of extraordinary events, achieved a remarkable turnaround in his life.

30. 280 重 Reborn in a Bygone Era: You Gave Me the Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation System 重生年代：你给我来魔道祖师系统 Eagle Eating Potatoes老鹰吃土豆Urban435k WordsOngoing Bad news: I got lucky. Good news: I transmigrated. Neither good nor bad news: I have a System, and I'm in a period drama, but the Demon Ancestor System insists we're in the cultivation world! [Host successfully evaded pursuit by Heavenly Dao Alliance disciples (police officers). Reward: one Myriad Souls Banner!] [Host successfully joined a low-ranking sect (a village hunting family). Reward: Blood-Soul Beast-Raising Art!] [Congratulations, Host, on successfully going undercover in a first-rate o 589Reads5.9Score154Shelves
31. 281 我 My 1994: Starting with Wild Vegetables Across the Hills 我的九四，从漫山野菜开始 Bookworm from a Stone Box石合子出来的书呆子Urban754k WordsOngoing Xu Shouyi was an outstanding modern farmer of the 21st century. After serving as village chief for 20 years, he went to a neighboring village to advise them on a new planting method. Then, caught in a sudden downpour, his car plunged off a cliff… When he woke up again, he had returned to 1994. There was still time to set things right. In his previous life, he’d drifted through life and only come to his senses in middle age. This time, he would use his knowledge to lead his kind-hearted neighbors 493Reads—Score100Shelves

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    Take a look at this book, it's pretty good.

32. 282 重 Reborn in Hong Kong, With a Huge Family Business 重生港岛，家大业大 The Hero of This Place此间人雄Urban2.8M WordsOngoing [Blood-Soaked Conglomerate | Global Hunt | Six Industrial Empires] In 1980, Shao Weiding opened his eyes and found himself the most rebellious of the six young masters of the Shao Group. Everyone laughed at him for turning his back on a fortune worth tens of billions and risking his life in Southeast Asia instead Then, three years later, they watched him smash open a Swiss bank vault with his bloodstained Rolex and propel the Swatch Group to the very top! When Watsons swept across Asia's retail 31kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves

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    The first book features a traditional courtyard house setting, but not extensively. The protagonist has a cheat-like ability to solve cases, investigate corruption, and support his family. The second book features a reborn female protagonist and a transmigrated male protagonist who can communicate with the modern world, gradually changing his previous fate. The third book involves transmigrating to Hong Kong and developing industry, offering another possibility. The fourth book involves transmigrating to the 1950s, studying, becoming an engineer, and eventually a factory manager.

33. 283 寒 A Poor Mountain Boy Is Bullied from the Start, Then Races to Become a Billionaire 寒门山娃开局被欺一路狂飙成首富 Old Stories from the North Slope北坡旧事Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted Born into poverty and raised deep in the mountains, he grew up looked down on, bullied, and trampled into the dirt. Everyone thought he was destined to rot away in the mountains. But no one could have imagined that the moment he was bullied, his life would turn around completely. He endured the harshest hardships and bore the most painful wounds, climbing up from the bottom one step at a time. He bowed to neither heaven nor earth, and relied on no one. Fueled by a fierce refusal to give in, he 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A historical romance novel featuring a male protagonist who rises to success by building his career, making money, and slapping the villains in the face!

34. 284 回 Back to 1978: My Brother and I Become Father and Son 回到1978，我和兄弟当父子 The Killer Who Doesn't Spread Rumors不造谣的杀手Urban3.2M WordsOngoing [Brothers and Father and Son] [Intellectual Overpowering] [Everyday Life] [Lighthearted] Two old hands transmigrate back to 1978, turning from brothers into father and son. One is a father who works as a manager at a cotton mill; the other is a kid who goes to elementary school. The father disappears every weekend, while the son looks down on his old man every day. Neither can stand the other, yet neither can live without the other. One small courtyard, two families. 58.2kReads8.8Score4.5kShelves
35. 285 下 After Moving to the Countryside, I Became the Village's Favorite 下乡后，我成了村里的香饽饽 I Won't Eat a Single Piece of Fatty Meat一口肥肉都不吃Urban724k WordsCompleted [Period drama + educated youth + System + hunting + one female lead] Chen Xiangyang was delivering takeout when an ambulance struck him outside a funeral home, causing him to transmigrate several decades into the Red Era. In the 1970s, his father, Chen Zhicheng, had just been promoted to deputy director, and one of the children in the family had to be sent to the countryside. His stepmother, Su Ahong, claimed it would “jeopardize his father’s future” and demanded that her 17-year-old stepson, Ch 32.1kReads8.5Score2.2kShelves

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    ✨A novel I'm currently following, set in 1985! It tells the story of a burden's triumph and warmth. Forty-year-old Shen Mo unexpectedly travels back to 1985, only to become the child of a sent-down youth in Yunnan. His parents divorced after returning to Shanghai, leaving him a burden—his father and mother each had their own family—unloved by both, his grandmother and maternal grandmother, in a miserable situation. Just when he was in despair, his second uncle's words, "Little Mo, I'll definitely borrow the four hundred yuan for the expansion fee and help you get registered," became his light. With forty years of life experience, Shen Mo, in this unfamiliar old era, seizes opportunities to change his fate while cherishing this rare warmth. Every struggle is touching, every act of kindness is moving, making for a truly enriching read!

36. 286 八 The 1980s: At Ten, I Hunted in the Mountains, and My Whole Family Helped 八零：十岁上山打猎忙，全家帮忙 My Pen's Out of Ink笔没墨水Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Period]+ [Hunting]+ [Mountain Intelligence System]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Lighthearted Comedy] Song Fugen is reborn as a child and gains the Mountain Intelligence System. Whenever he goes into the mountains and comes back with a haul, he earns intelligence points that he can exchange for all kinds of information. [Bronze Intel: In a ditch 800 meters west of the village, there’s a silly roe deer that just ran into a tree.] [Silver Intel: Deep in Old Black Mountain, beneath a crooked tree, lies a 8.7kReads7.4Score613Shelves
37. 287 重 Reborn in 1958: From Fool to Mountain Hunter 重生1958：从傻子到山林猎人 Empty Your Emptiness放空你的空Rural Life913k WordsOngoing A King of Soldiers is reborn in 1958 as a village fool who was nearly beaten to death. One blow from a club jolts him awake. His blood feud remains unsettled, and now another attempt on his life is underway. He flees into the mountains and takes over a place said to be cursed. An educated youth reports him? His enemies try to kill him? He sneers. In these lawless mountains, he makes the rules. 11.3kReads7.2Score855Shelves

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    A really good new book! A popular new book!

38. 288 谍 Espionage: I Can Earn Rewards by Playing the Villain! 谍战：我当恶霸能爆奖励！ Loves Honey Longjing Tea爱喝蜂蜜龙井茶Urban2.7M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a minor secret agent at Beiping Station, he unexpectedly awakened the Tyrant System!! As long as the System judges something to be bad behavior, he gets a reward! Kidnap a dog traitor and torture him for information. Ding! For using serious violence against another person, reward: the Japanese devils’ top-secret military intelligence! Lin Ze: ??? Beating up traitors counts too? “Mrs. Miyamoto, I have a new assignment for you!” Ding! For coercing an innocent young woman, 170.4kReads9.4Score15.4kShelves
39. 289 一 A Pair of Delicate Red Hands 一双红酥手 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1996, I planned to strike it rich with the lottery numbers from the one thing I remembered about my past life. Who knew it would still turn out to be just a dream!!! There are only 98 days left until the college entrance exam, and I’ve forgotten every bit of what I learned in my previous life. What do I do... Fine, I’ll come clean. I just want to be a couch potato, enjoy life with a beautiful wife, and live a quiet little life... This story is entirely fictional. Any similarities are p 11kReads9.0Score621Shelves

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    Here are a few recommendations; they seem pretty good.

40. 290 重 Reborn in 1958: One Refusal, Explosive Rewards 重生58：拒绝一下，奖励爆炸 Bao Gungun.包滚滚.Urban6.6M WordsOngoing (Updated with ten thousand words a day + funny daily life + fishing and hunting + mountain and sea foraging + business development. No tragic misery, and no scraping by on coarse grain.) Qin Shouye was reborn in 1958 and gained a Refusal System. Girl: “Big brother, marry me.” Qin Shouye: “No.” System: “Ding! Refusal successful. Reward: 100 romantic encounters.” Rich heir: “Get on your knees.” Qin Shouye: “I refuse.” System: “Ding! Refusal successful. The other party's assets have been transferre 68.8kReads8.7Score5.6kShelves
41. 291 女 Wang, the Northeastern Guy in the Women's Dorm, Don't Panic 女工宿舍楼里东北汉子老王你别慌 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban668k WordsCompleted Wang Xinyan is a strapping Northeastern man, tall and broad-shouldered. But because his mother loved watching romance dramas, she gave him a feminine name. After graduating from college, that name got him assigned not only to a female factory-worker position, but also to a dorm room on the women's floor… 1.3kReads8.5Score—Shelves
42. 292 破 An Unprecedented Promotion: Is This Really Such a Big Deal? 破格提干：你们至于吗？ Black-Hearted Old Six黑心老六Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever served in the military? If you had another chance, would you enlist again? Would you want to relive that life of "one person gets sick, the whole unit gets shots"? Would you want to return to the place that made you suffer while you were there, but miss once you had left? 14.1kReads8.9Score831Shelves
43. 293 重 Restarting My Life and Winning Over Several One True Loves 重启人生拐几个白月光 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban282k WordsCompleted So what if he was rich in his previous life? He couldn't even find his wife and daughter! In this reborn life, he'll protect his family first... A life of wealth and luxury? He wouldn't mind! But the simple pleasures of everyday life are what feel most real! 454Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 294 小 The Little Cop Who Makes a Big Difference 小警大用 A Tiger Snatched Along the Way顺手牵虎Mystery2.4M WordsCompleted Du Dayong once hoped to grow up to be a great chef. He never expected to become a low-ranking criminal investigator. This is the story of a young police officer growing up. There is no reborn protagonist showing off and face-slapping people, no System or golden finger making him invincible, and no ridiculous transmigration to another world. Here, you'll find the humor and warmth between comrades, a touch of youthful romance, loving family bonds, mischievous leaders, and absurd coworkers. Young o 88.4kReads9.6Score10.7kShelves
45. 295 西 The Merchant’s Road to the West 西部商途 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban576k WordsCompleted [No System] [No golden finger] [School belle] [Multiple heroines] [The struggle of an ordinary guy] Zhang Bo is a poor kid from the countryside. He doesn’t have much going for him, except that he’s pretty lucky with girls... 391Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 296 重 Reborn in 1998: The Hundred-Day Countdown to Life System Activates 重生98百日生命倒计时系统启动 Loves the Forest爱森林Urban273k WordsCompleted At forty-five, Lu Bufan lay in his rented room, dying of end-stage stomach cancer and waiting for death in despair: His first love had died in a car accident, his virtuous wife had left because of his debts, and his son had cut ties with him. His whole life had been a joke! As death drew near, the Life’s Regrets Correction System bound itself to him. [100 days of life remaining. Correct your regrets after being reborn to extend your life. Fail, and you will die permanently.] He gritted his teeth 127Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 297 四 Siheyuan: My Name Is Yi Zhonghe 四合院：我叫易中河 Qing Yao's Little White Cat晴瑶的小白猫Male-Channel Fanfiction3.0M WordsOngoing A modern man transmigrates into the world of the courtyard drama, becoming Yi Zhonghe, Yi Zhonghai’s younger brother, a character who never appeared in the show. He moves into the courtyard and takes a job at the steel mill. See how a modern soul reforms the courtyard’s self-serving residents, turning the “courtyard full of miscreants” into a true Love in the Courtyard. 85.5kReads8.0Score4.8kShelves

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    [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] The male protagonist transmigrates into a courtyard house and becomes Yi Zhonghai's cousin; it's a period drama. The current plot is exciting and engaging. It also falls into the category of period dramas. [Drooling][Drooling][Drooling][Drooling]

48. 298 这 I Don’t Want This Kind of Rebirth 这样的重生我不想要啊 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban313k WordsCompleted Being reborn isn't about having an easy, satisfying life. It's about walking the human road again through blood and tears! The hardships I've endured and the burdens I've borne aren't anything to be proud of. I'll just leave them in my memories. A simple, honest life, surrounded by a beloved wife and beautiful companions, is what truly matters... 271Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 299 重 Back to 2003: My Rise Begins in the Demolition Zone 重返03，从拆迁区开始逆袭 The Moon Was Bent by My Kick月亮是哥踹弯的Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Treasure hunting and bargain finds across the board: demolition zones, construction-waste yards, antique street stalls, scrap-buying stations, and more. The experiences of his past life taught Chang Shun a truth more commonplace than any other: money can't buy everything! But without money, you can't take a single step! Reborn with experience living in demolition zones, all he wants is to start making money... 16.1kReads8.4Score1.6kShelves

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    1. Li Le, reincarnated with the wisdom of his past life, has an exceptionally good background and too many choices. Readers have devised numerous paths for him, but the author deliberately gives him a princess from a prestigious family. Many people dislike this, but setting aside reality, the author's writing is superb. It would be a shame to miss this book. 2. The reborn male protagonist chooses to acquire a house through a demolition compensation program. He meets the female protagonist early on and chooses to marry her. After all, being cheated on in his previous life and wallowing in self-pity brings no benefit; it's better to pull himself together, earn money, and make a living. This book is very down-to-earth and worth reading.

50. 300 绿 Green Vine 绿萝 Abstinence Pavilion戒思阁Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted This book is for everyone who has ever waited. This is a novel about all the things left unsaid: not saying you like someone, not saying you are waiting, not saying whether it was worth it. But all those unspoken words are tucked inside candy wrappers, hidden in a tin box, and buried in the beeping sounds of a phone booth. The bravest thing Lin Dong ever did was not repairing that imported machine or saving enough for a down payment on a house with a courtyard. It was telling Su Xiyue, “It's t 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a novel about "not saying." Not saying "I like you," not saying "I'm waiting," not saying "Was it worth it?" But those unspoken words are hidden in candy wrappers, hidden in tin boxes, hidden in the dial tone of phone booths. If you've ever filled an entire page with someone's name, if you've ever saved up things you couldn't bear to throw away, if you've ever waited for someone—you'll see yourself in this book. *Whether It's Worth It Isn't Up to You*

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