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

1. 351 女 She Transmigrated into a Man: A Scumbag Who Spoils His Wife and Daughter 女穿男：她是渣男？但宠老婆女儿 The Blossoms Have Fallen落花谢了Modern Romance485k WordsCompleted [Female-to-Male Transmigration + Period Setting + Alternate World + Raising Kids and Doting on His Wife + Joining the Army on an Island + Redeeming His First Wife + Everyday Family Life + The Golden Finger Belongs to His Daughter] Gu Zhengzheng transmigrates into Gu Zheng. The good news: they have the same name, except his is missing one character. The good news: they’re different genders, and his body comes with an extra little water flask. Even better, he has an honest, hardworking country wif 2.5kReads6.0Score224Shelves
2. 352 重 Reborn in 1942: While Others Flee on Tree Bark, I Eat Stewed Meat 重生42逃荒别人吃树皮我吃炖肉 Getting Up in the Morning to Eat Spinach早上起来吃菠菜Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Fleeing famine] [Reborn] [Pocket dimension] [Decisive and ruthless] [Killing Japanese invaders] [Killing people and looting their bodies] [Multiple heroines, no single female lead] Ma Tian was a hitman who had only recently entered the profession when his fixer set him up. He was sent to assassinate a Southeast Asian general, only to discover it was a trap. At the last moment, he detonated the explosives in his hands, taking his enemies down with him. He transmigrated into the body of Su Chen, 29.3kReads7.1Score1.4kShelves

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   A story of a famine refugee, featuring a male protagonist who kills Japanese invaders and traitors. He is decisive and ruthless, neither doting on his sister nor any other woman; he prioritizes women over female protagonists. He doesn't falter at the sight of women, doesn't become irrational, and doesn't shy away from them. He's a breath of fresh air. The protagonist possesses a ruthless and ambitious nature; anyone who gets in his way will be killed. If his sister becomes an obstacle, he'll even kill her to prove his worth. If you enjoy stories of famine refugees and female-killing heroines, this is a good read, highly recommended!

3. 353 重 Back to 1983 to Become a Fisherman 重回一九八三当渔民 Evening Breeze, Morning Clouds夕风朝云Urban1.7M WordsOngoing Please check out the Tomato and Red Fruit comic drama The Sea's Bounty: Building a Fortune Starting in 1983. I hope you'll give it plenty of support. In his previous life, Lin Yaozu spent half his life struggling, weighed down by regrets. When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to a seaside fishing village in 1983. His parents were alive and well, strong and healthy; his wife had kind eyes and the same youthful face she had back then; his son was a mischievous handful, and his daughter wa 28.7kReads8.0Score2.1kShelves

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   A male protagonist's daily life with his wife, children, and a warm bed.

4. 354 从 Starting in 1991, I Conquer the World 从1991开始，收割全世界 Well-Fed饱食Urban2.5M WordsCompleted The winds of reform sweep across the land, and the working people must make good on their promise. On the eve of the second wave of wealth creation, Han Xiaodong is reborn. The most outstanding fund manager of his previous life, Han Xiaodong quickly amasses a vast personal fortune with his astonishing memory and calculating power. “To me, a financial titan is nothing more than a kind of reptile.” And so, in 1997, Han Xiaodong strikes without hesitation, prying out the titan’s teeth one by one. 1.2kReads9.1Score276Shelves

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   A great book whose title doesn't do it justice. Very smooth reading experience, the ensemble cast is exceptionally well-written. 👍

5. 355 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is My Younger Brother 四合院，傻柱是我弟 Silent Clouds密云不语Male-Channel Fanfiction782k WordsCompleted This is my first book. I’ve read a ton of fan fiction about the courtyard house and watched the TV series, and I just can’t accept how things turned out. Silly Zhu and Yushui’s lives shouldn’t have gone that way. There should have been someone to save them, someone who could change things in that courtyard. 30.6kReads8.3Score1.3kShelves

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   High-scoring period drama + courtyard house fanfiction

6. 356 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Refused to Bring a Lunchbox 四合院之开局从拒绝带饭盒开始 The Drowsy Fine Demon打瞌睡的精细鬼Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, He Yuzhu is asked by Yi Zhonghai to bring a lunchbox to a widow. He Yuzhu immediately refuses! One heroine, an original character. See how He Yuzhu rewrites Silly Zhu’s life and lives the life he always wanted. [Not a revenge story] [Everyday life] [No violence] 21.8kReads8.5Score894Shelves
7. 357 四 Siheyuan: I, Wang, Specialize in Stabbing People in the Back! 四合院：王某人独善背刺！ After the Wine, a Silken Drama酒阑牵丝戏Male-Channel Fanfiction746k WordsCompleted [System] [Street Office from the Start] [Both Parents Alive] [All About Being Sweet-Talking and Smooth!] Transmigrate to a Beijing courtyard in the 1950s, join the street office, and make your mark in both culture and sports as you deal with the troublemakers! 24.1kReads8.0Score789Shelves

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   I've been reading these two lately, they're pretty good 😄 (New book +3)

8. 358 年 Period: You Want Me to Take My Big Brother's Place in Prison? Dream On 年代：让我替大哥去坐牢？想得美 Uncle Jue Who Loves Tibetan Wild Chrysanthemum Rice爱吃西藏野菊米的绝叔Urban261k WordsOngoing Ma Weidong is reborn in 1980. That year, just after returning from a rural assignment, his biased parents demand that he take the blame for his eldest brother and go to prison in his place. Why should he go to prison when his eldest brother is the one who killed someone? Why not send his fourth or sixth brother instead? Why should they get to enjoy life on the outside while he, an innocent man, suffers in prison? In this life, Ma Weidong plans to tear off their hypocritical masks and cut ties wi 122Reads8.2Score—Shelves
9. 359 四 Siheyuan: We've Split the Family, So Why Should Anyone Keep Spoiling the Jia Family? 四合院：都分家了谁还惯着你贾家 Braised Big Eggplant红烧大茄子Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Jia Donglin transmigrates into the world of "The Birds Gather in the Courtyard", becoming the fictional second son of the Jia family. With no job, he is treated as a burden on the family. His miserable situation takes a turn for the worse when they force him out and split the household, leaving him without a penny of the family’s assets. Just as all the courtyard’s busybodies assume Jia Donglin, penniless and homeless, will starve to death on the streets, and get ready to laugh at him, he activa 16.1kReads7.8Score696Shelves
10. 360 四 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Is My Brother 四合院之何雨柱是我兄弟 City of Crystal水晶之都Male-Channel Fanfiction322k WordsCompleted Ye Hao is a procurement officer at a large supermarket chain in the 21st century. By a twist of fate, he transmigrates into the body of a man with the same name in Love in the Courtyard. Although he doesn't have a System, the large supermarket where he worked in his previous life comes along with him. Since He Yuzhu once saved his life, Ye Hao decides to help him escape Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu's schemes, and to change Jia Zhangshi. A different courtyard house, a different story. 3.3kReads8.6Score131Shelves
11. 361 逃 Fleeing Famine to the City, Conquering the Era 逃荒进城，征服年代 Misty Rain in a Quiet Mountain Village寂静山村烟雨蒙蒙Male-Channel Fanfiction398k WordsCompleted A former elite soldier is reborn in the body of a thirteen-year-old refugee, with his six-year-old sister on his back. After a long, arduous journey, they reach the capital and pass by a courtyard house, where he unlocks a pocket dimension. There, he lives a very different life. 22.1kReads8.9Score780Shelves
12. 362 狩 Hunting in '86: My Family Feasts on Meat and Wine 狩猎86：我带全家喝酒吃肉 My Pen's Out of Ink笔没墨水Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Short drama with the same title. Search for the protagonist Ma Hu on Tomato or Red Fruit to watch] [Everyday life in the 1980s]+ [Hunting in the mountains]+ [Support System]+ [One heroine]+ [Lighthearted comedy] My name is Ma Hu. Hu as in “careless.” In my previous life, raising dogs left me destitute, and I eventually died at the hands of a wild boar. Reborn in 1986, I face a limping father, a hardworking mother, a dilapidated old house, and my third older sister in her worn cotton jacket. I'v 84.8kReads8.7Score8.6kShelves

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    A rare novel with few plot holes and sound logic.

13. 363 6 The 1960s: I Own a Piece of Land 60年代：我有一块地 The Little Fish Who Eats Big Cats吃大猫的小鱼Urban1.2M WordsCompleted I transmigrated, and there's ten mu of farmland in my space. But it can't sow or harvest with a single click, so I have to plant and reap everything by hand. It's tiring, but fulfilling, and life has started getting better. It wouldn't be bad to marry a beautiful wife with fair skin, either! The country is struggling, and a huge storm is coming, so I'd better keep a low profile for now. When the time is right, I'll make my move. 415Reads8.3Score118Shelves
14. 364 落 I Landed in Siheyuan and Earned Rewards by Solving Cases 落地四合院，我靠查案爆奖励 Idle Person, Trivial Matters闲人淡事Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsOngoing [Siheyuan] [Transmigration] [Mostly solving cases] [Daily life on the side] [The System stays quiet but causes trouble] [Getting into hot water] [A scoundrel, but not indiscriminately] Warnings: 1. The main plot follows his career, with lots of case-solving and a little officialdom. The Siheyuan and daily life form a secondary storyline, interwoven throughout. 2. It's not all courtyard drama. The tone is low-conflict, and it respects the historical setting. Nobody goes on a mindless killing spre 7.1kReads6.7Score494Shelves

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    If you don't mind the traditional courtyard house setting, you could check out this interesting detective story from the male protagonist's perspective; it's about refined self-interest.

15. 365 六 The 1960s: One Yuan for a Thousandfold Return on Supplies 六零年代：一元秒杀万倍物资 Flavorful Coffee Beans风味咖啡豆Urban676k WordsCompleted [This novel has been adapted into the short drama Brave Adventures in the 1960s] Li Changge transmigrates to the 1960s and gets a One-Yuan Instant Purchase System. Ten thousand jin of pork belly for one yuan? Bought! A hundred jin of duck down for one yuan? Bought! Ten thousand briquettes for one yuan? Bought! Ten thousand barrels of Yibao mineral water for one yuan? Bought! While everyone else struggles to get by, Li Changge lives the good life, and young women and married ladies keep showi 14.7kReads8.1Score919Shelves

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    They are all male-oriented period novels

16. 366 穿 Transmigrate to the ’70s: Head to the Countryside with My Space and Marry the Village Belle 穿越七零：带着空间下乡娶村花 Every Meeting Is Fated相逢便是有缘人Urban784k WordsCompleted In his previous life, Mu Feng accidentally acquired a miraculous space. It could be used to grow crops and raise livestock, and it even contained a magical spirit spring. From the moment he got this miraculous space, Mu Feng's life changed completely. Unfortunately, he was far too careless. Before long, the wrong people discovered that he possessed the space. Then, after a carefully planned deception, Mu Feng was captured by surprise. Those people wanted to learn the secret of the space from him 10.2kReads8.4Score604Shelves
17. 367 回 Back to 1970: From the Start, My Family Wants to Split Up 回到1970开局要分家 A Clear Breeze in Troubled Times乱世清风Urban749k WordsCompleted One day, Zhao Yi woke up and discovered he had returned to thirty years earlier. Everything that had happened seemed almost too real to be a dream. Remembering all he had done for his family, only to be met with disdain, Zhao Yi decisively proposed splitting up the household and getting away from those shameless leeches. My new work is here! Please enjoy reading it. I hope you like it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 12.9kReads8.8Score616Shelves

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    ① No cheat codes; he gets rich through trading using memories and experience from his past life, and dotes on his wife. ② Fanfiction, but not closely related to the original series. It includes a system; his father died in the line of duty, and after graduating, he also joins the police force. The crime-solving system offers rewards.

18. 368 快 Quick Transmigration: The Short-Lived Cannon Fodder Survives 快穿：短命炮灰不死了 Jiumike Kemiye啾咪珂珂咩Urban895k WordsCompleted In the minor worlds, there’s always a group of people blessed with good fortune from birth, yet doomed to die young. Wang Ba, a ten-thousand-year-old turtle from the cannon-fodder group, says: “Whoever wants to die can go ahead. I’m living to a hundred, no matter what.” Story One: The short-lived ex-husband in a stepmother story... 28.1kReads7.8Score2.3kShelves

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    The first world of this book is a period novel told from the male protagonist's perspective.

19. 369 四 Siheyuan: Turning a Run-Down Courtyard into a Peach Blossom Paradise 四合院：把破院建成桃花源 Ximen Roast Duck西门烤鸭Male-Channel Fanfiction794k WordsOngoing Lin Chen performs a heroic rescue, but while saving a child from drowning, he accidentally transmigrates to 1958 and the courtyard house at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. As a well-rounded young man from the twenty-first century, and a master sweeper from Lanxiang Technical School, he has arrived at the universe’s central hub, a place visited by countless transmigrators. Surrounded by all manner of characters in this courtyard, what kind of life will he make for himself? This is a lighthearted comedy, wi 7kReads5.4Score198Shelves

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    I highly recommend this new book about courtyard houses; it's a breath of fresh air in the genre! Absolutely not mindless! The foreshadowing and comebacks are incredibly sophisticated!!! No violence, no cowardice, no overly sentimental characters, no extreme convoluted plots, just pure, satisfying action. The inventions and historical context are absolutely realistic and stand up to scrutiny. The characters are vividly portrayed without any deliberate distortion or misrepresentation! It's very down-to-earth! A rare gem! It might seem a bit timid on the surface, but the comebacks are brutally honest! It incorporates many inside jokes, original scenes, and even poems and songs written by the author—it's fantastic!

20. 370 四 The Old Sixth Doctor in the Siheyuan 四合院里的老六医生 Ah Dou Ah Ah Ah阿斗啊啊啊Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted A medical PhD from the 21st century arrives in the 1950s. His mother has just passed away, and his father has started a new family in the Northeast. He studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and is assigned to the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. He moves into the compound at No. 95 Hongxing Street. Just as he enters, he runs into a general meeting of the residents. Will he let them have their way? 42.4kReads8.5Score1.5kShelves

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    💫The male lead is eighteen years old, of a high generation, and is Jia Dongxu's third uncle. On the surface, he is kind to everyone in the courtyard and is the white moonlight of everyone in the courtyard, but behind the scenes, he has many tricks up his sleeve. The children of the Yan family and the Liu family leave home at his suggestion, Yi Zhonghai is exiled to the Northwest, and Yu Li marries He Yuzhu.

21. 371 重 Back to 1970: My Children Try to Stop Me from Remarrying from the Start 重回70：开局儿女阻止我再婚 Cooking Up the Mortal World煮红尘Urban365k WordsCompleted [Historical Era → Farming → Reborn → One Female Lead → Revenge → Everyday Life → Feel-Good Power Fantasy] In his previous life, Li Zhengguo lost his wife at thirty-four and never remarried, devoting himself to raising their five children. But he never imagined that he had been living his whole life within someone else’s scheme. Even more absurdly, every one of the children he had cherished all his life was plotting against him! Perhaps Heaven took pity on his ill-fated life and gave him a ch 1kReads6.1Score100Shelves

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    Male-oriented, single female lead, historical fiction, concise, logical, not the kind of mindless wish-fulfillment novel.

22. 372 刚 Just Arrived in the Countryside, Now Locked in a Battle of Wits with the Pretty Village Belle 刚下乡，和漂亮村花斗智斗勇 Dreaming of Bodhi Beneath a Clear Moon and Lonely Lamp清月孤灯梦菩提Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting, dual transmigration, dual golden fingers. (The man has a pocket dimension + the woman has a spiritual field)] Lin Feng, whose father doesn’t dote on him and whose stepmother doesn’t love him, transmigrates into the body of a soldier from a prominent revolutionary family. He gains loving parents, younger siblings who respect him, and an unexpected encounter with Grandpa Zhou. On Grandpa Zhou’s orders, Lin Feng goes to the countryside to look after the elderly gentlemen who have b 1.8kReads8.2Score134Shelves

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    Both the male and female leads are time travelers, and the story is primarily told from the male lead's perspective. He initially went to the countryside to care for the people in the cowshed, and later became the village head, improving the villagers' lives. It's alright for passing the time when you're looking for something to read.

23. 373 边 Tales from the Borderlands: All My Relatives Are Ruthless Bandits 边水往事，我家亲戚都是悍匪 Foolish Dinosaur愚蠢的恐龙Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Jiang Wang opened his eyes and found himself in the story of The Longest Day in Chang'an? No, a closer look told him this was the original setting! And not just any setting, but the borderlands, at the most lawless time in the Golden Triangle: the early 2000s. There was no order in this era, only bloody cruelty in the forests and stacks of cash. It was a wild gold-rush age, full of outlaws. River-crossing dragons, mountain-tunneling tigers, gunshots ringing without end. When I have a gun, you c 19.1kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    This is a new book, and I guess it's a period drama! The protagonist is incredibly ruthless, surrounded by a group of equally ruthless people. They kill people like chickens. I recommend it.

24. 374 小 Lane Life: The Brother Is Mom's Son 小巷人家是哥哥是妈妈的儿子 A Bottle of Immortality Shampoo, Please来瓶长生洗发水Female-Channel Fanfiction384k WordsCompleted Zhuang Tunan was born in Suzhou in the 1970s. He had a younger sister, his mother worked in a cotton mill, and his father was a middle school teacher. In theory, his family shouldn't have had too hard a life. “I'm hungry again!” I rubbed my stomach and watched Dad quietly slip out with the ribs Mom had bought that morning, straight after finishing her night shift, braving the cold wind! He was probably taking them to Grandpa and Grandma, even though everyone at home was still going hungry! Zhuan 469Reads8.2Score—Shelves
25. 375 重 Reborn: From College Student to Tycoon 重生：从大学开始当首富 Mango Plays by Himself芒果自己玩Urban1.6M WordsCompleted International finance reporter: “Mr. Stock God, how did you create your legendary success in the stock market?” Chen Xiao smiled. “I don’t know how to trade stocks. I’m not interested in them at all.” The reporter pressed him: “Then how do you keep winning, time after time?” Chen Xiao: “You’ll have to ask the stock market. I don’t know why it’s so cooperative with me either.” “Mr. Stock God, which generation of Best Actress is your girlfriend, then?” Chen Xiao smiled at the microphone without an 59.7kReads9.3Score4.4kShelves

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    All are period dramas, written from the male protagonist's perspective. The business battles and human nature are vividly portrayed. The first two start their businesses during their student days, the third focuses on sibling relationships, and the fourth is written by the renowned author Xiaoban. The main and supporting characters are all distinctly personalities! Highly recommended and enjoyable to read.

26. 376 我 Living Out My Natural Lifespan in a Multiverse of TV Dramas 我在综影视寿终正寝 I Love Jelly Oranges我爱果冻橙Female-Channel Fanfiction618k WordsOngoing [Male protagonist's perspective + no romance + quick transmigration] The villains are going to turn their fates around!!! Empresses in the Palace: Hong Shi Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Yong Huang The Story of Minglan: Sheng Changfeng Dream of the Red Chamber: Jia Huan Tang Dynasty: Li Chengqian Empresses in the Palace: Hong Li Great Qin: Fu Su The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber: Song Qingshu 7.3kReads8.1Score275Shelves
27. 377 重 Reborn in 2002: I'm Really Not Schizophrenic 重生2002我真的不是精神分裂 October Harvest秋收十月Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Rebirth in a bygone era] + [Everyday urban life] + [No System] + [No cultivation] [Multiple heroines] + [No yanderes] + [Making money through business] + [Campus romance] Zhao Chuyun grew up with his grandfather after his parents divorced. He repeated a year to get into college, only to discover that his first love already had a boyfriend. With a love life and a family like that, he has no regrets he wants to make up for after being reborn. He just wants to live recklessly for once. If you're r 53.7kReads8.5Score3.3kShelves
28. 378 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Uncle Silly San Is No Longer Silly 重生七零：傻三叔不傻了 Little Horse, Charge Ahead小马向前冲Modern Romance347k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + spatial storage + male protagonist’s perspective + Northeast China’s heated kang lifestyle + cozy farming story] Liu Tiezhu spent his whole life doing hard labor for his older brother’s family, only to end up drugged to death and dumped in a mass grave. Given another life, he’ll use the supernatural arts heaven granted him to stand on his own two feet, find the woman who has been longing for him, and live the rest of his life well. 3.9kReads8.9Score304Shelves

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    No harem, no business dealings, a heartwarming farming story.

29. 379 带 Taking a Supermarket Back to the 1960s, My Daughter Cries from Hunger 带着超市回到60年代女儿饿的哭 Mancheng, Who Loves Thin Pancakes爱吃面糊薄饼的满城Urban352k WordsCompleted 23-year-old Gao Xingyan is a stock clerk at a big supermarket. A product falls from a shelf and hits him, killing him on the spot. He transmigrates to a parallel world, into a northeastern village called Tuanjie Tun in the 1960s. His five-year-old daughter Duoduo is crying from hunger, and his beautiful educated-youth wife is so hungry she can only drink cold water. From the start, the family nearly starves to death in a snowstorm. Luckily, he brought the supermarket with him. 13kReads6.2Score697Shelves

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    🌵🌱🍃The male protagonist brings a supermarket to the 1960s. In his previous life, he was alone; in this life, he has a beautiful wife, adorable children, parents, sisters, and a harmonious family.🌵🌲🍃🍃

30. 380 快 Quick Transmigration: The Scumbag Rescue Plan 快穿：渣男拯救计划 Xiao Xing, Is It Possible? Xingyun Xing小行不行行云行Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A man with virtue, a man with virtue: very good indeed.] Qu Zhaojia is forcibly bound to a Scumbag Redemption System and transformed into all kinds of top-tier scumbags. What can he do? Why, turn over a new leaf and become a better person, of course! 1. The pretty boy who switches brides at the wedding 2. The ungrateful educated youth in a period novel 3. The scumbag father who sells his stepdaughter for drinking money 4. The CEO dad in a story about the real and fake heiresses 5. The spoiled y 4.6kReads7.1Score327Shelves
31. 381 重 Back to 1976: Helping the Whole Village Get Rich 重回1976：带着全村发家致富 Jiayang's Little Kitchen加洋小厨Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn Educated Youth + One Heroine + Everyday Life + Building Wealth] On his deathbed, Song Qingfeng regretted most that, in his youth, his insecurity and foolishness had led him to reject a marriage proposal twice, costing him the person he loved most and condemning him to a lifetime of regret. He never imagined that when he opened his eyes again, he would be back just before the second time he turned her down! When the woman who had haunted his dreams appeared before him once more, Song Qing 5.5kReads8.7Score287Shelves

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    Returning to his youthful days, a resolute glint flashed in Song Qingfeng's eyes. In his memory, he had twice rejected her marriage proposal due to his inferiority complex and foolishness, betraying the woman who deeply loved him. Now, time had turned back, and he stood at the crossroads of rejecting her marriage, his heart surging like a tide. The woman reappeared before him, and that feeling of attraction and familiarity seemed to transcend time. Song Qingfeng secretly vowed that in this life, he would hold her hand tightly and ensure she had no regrets. He had originally only wanted a simple life of modest wealth, to spend ordinary days with her. Unexpectedly, he strayed further and further down the road to wealth, his wisdom and courage leading the entire village to prosperity. However, the story is not over. How much sweetness and challenge await them in the future? Please look forward to the next chapter.

32. 382 重 Reborn: Building a Business Empire 重生：缔造商业帝国 Big Eye大目Urban4.9M WordsCompleted Ye Chen, who once possessed a personal fortune of 400 billion, is reborn sixty years into the past. That year, he was a penniless, worthless gambling addict. His wife, begging him to sign the divorce papers; his father- and mother-in-law, wishing he would vanish from the face of the earth; loan sharks threatening him with debt collection notices... Watch him use his knowledge of the next sixty years to turn the tide, lead the next great wave, and build an unrivaled global business empire! 50.1kReads9.1Score5.2kShelves
33. 383 重 Reborn: I'll Never Abandon My Wife and Kids Again 重生：我再也不会抛下老婆孩子 Crimson赤色Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Urban Rebirth + Making Up for Past Regrets + Devoted Husband and Doting Dad + Building a Business and a Fortune “Chen Yang, I'll never forgive you for as long as I live. Never!” “Your surname is Chen and mine is Shen. We're not related in the slightest.” “You don't deserve to be called a father. The day you left Mom and me, my father died!” Though Chen Yang had amassed a vast fortune, he had not found a shred of happiness. At midnight, the memory of his wife, tears streaming down her face as she 2.9kReads8.9Score186Shelves
34. 384 女 Woman Reborn as a Man: Hard Times as the Big Brother 女穿男：艰苦岁月当大哥 There Is a Big White Dog有一只大白狗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Female-to-male transmigration, period setting, marriage and children, everyday ensemble cast, few nasty characters, a little child-rearing, tiny golden finger] In Huiwan Alley, Hongshi Town, there was a happy family of two working parents. The parents loved each other, and they had two sons and two daughters. Their fifth child was on the way. But everything changed overnight. The mother died after giving birth to the fifth child, leaving behind a baby who needed constant care. During the famine 20.2kReads8.7Score2.5kShelves

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    Male perspective, good read, already completed.

35. 385 年 Period: A Beijing Shopkeeper in 1943 年代：1943京城杂货商 Take a Big Flight放个大飞机Urban572k WordsCompleted Invincible + tons of supplies + ruthless and merciless + patriotic spirit + personal space This is a story that blends multiple eras, beginning in 1943. It tells the story of Wang Yusheng, the young master of the Wang family, and his general store in the capital. The story features resistance against the Japanese, espionage, patriotism, human relationships, and the harsh realities of life. In short, this is the story of Wang Yusheng’s own experiences. The story is tentatively set to in 9.4kReads8.0Score418Shelves

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    Two novels set in the old era.

36. 386 穿 Transmigrating to Beijing in the 1950s 穿越到五十年代的四九城 Tong Blossoms Growing from Rusty Bones锈骨生桐花Modern Romance893k WordsCompleted [Period] [Male lead's perspective] [1950s–1970s] [One heroine] [Space] From the start, Zhang Xuchuan transmigrated into the body of a hapless five-year-old who had been reborn in a 1950s courtyard compound. In his previous life, the original owner had been thoroughly deceived by the book's heroine, ending up with his family ruined and everyone dead. After being reborn, he wanted to change his fate, but was hit by a car and killed on the very day he returned to the past. Forced to take over, Z 4.1kReads6.9Score182Shelves
37. 387 男 Male-Focused Quick Transmigration: The Awakened Cannon Fodder Has Ideas of His Own 男频快穿：觉醒炮灰有自己的想法 Mo Mo Tea麽麽茶Urban4.1M WordsCompleted A word of warning: [Not an overpowered protagonist] + [A protagonist who grows over time] + [Questionable morals] [Smoking and drinking] + [Self-centered protagonist] + [No fixed pairing] Being a meticulous self-interested person doesn’t mean you’re cold and heartless. It just means your own interests matter more, and your emotions are more self-centered. The protagonist’s mindset and way of doing things will change as the worlds do. Every time someone reads a novel, its plot plays out all over 65.2kReads8.4Score5.2kShelves

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    A coming-of-age story. Not a yakuza/yakuza tale; the protagonist has the mindset of a selfish, ordinary person, not the kind who kills from beginning to end. He exhibits refined egoism and a strong sense of purpose. The protagonist's mindset and style of action change as the world evolves. Each reading in the novel's world means another reenactment of the story.

38. 388 从 From Alaskan Hunter to North American Legend 从阿拉斯加猎人到北美传奇 Lu Zhouzhouzhou陆周周周Urban312k WordsOngoing (Alaska, transmigration, golden finger, hunting, trapping, beachcombing, gold prospecting, one heroine!!!) In 2025, a Chinese wage slave toiling away on a 996 schedule somehow transmigrates to Alaska in 1996, becoming a local native! With his golden finger’s help, the gray wolves of the wilderness, the gold of the Yukon, the king crabs of the Bering Strait… As long as it’s within Lei En’s sight or wherever he goes, every bit of prey will be a stepping stone on his road to success. 265Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    Brothers, these are really good! Hehe, I wrote the first two myself [shy]

39. 389 从 From Agricultural Machinery to Mushroom Farming 从搞农机的到种蘑菇的 Must-Eat Tomato Hot Pot必吃番茄锅Urban2.9M WordsCompleted In 1959, programmer Chen Qinghe transmigrates into the body of a genius technician at an agricultural machinery institute, only to find himself unlucky enough not to inherit the original's crucial memories. Armed with a not-so-reliable “mentor” golden finger, he barely finishes sorting through the precious technical legacy his predecessor left behind before a big shot sets his sights on him! Next stop: the neighboring beach, where he'll build a “giant mushroom” by hand! His missions: build the “ 16kReads8.1Score897Shelves

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    Two recent historical fiction novels I really enjoyed, both told from the male protagonist's perspective: one is about a tech guy, and the other is about a wild adventure in the Western Regions. Highly recommended! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

40. 390 六 Six Sisters: The Journey Through Ten Thousand Worlds Begins with the Seventh Sister 六姊妹：万界之旅始于六姊妹老七 Lu Zhouzhouzhou陆周周周Male-Channel Fanfiction165k WordsCompleted (TV adaptations, fan fiction, transmigration, urban, golden finger) Tentatively planned: Six Sisters, Northbound, Ode to Joy 4, Siheyuan, The Little Woman at Zhengyang Gate, Nothing But Thirty, A Little Reunion, Twenty Your Life On A working stiff transmigrates through the worlds of various TV dramas, experiencing all kinds of exciting lives and making up for all kinds of regrets! Starting with Six Sisters! He Xiang’an gives his whole family a happy life! 338Reads6.3Score—Shelves
41. 391 燃 Passion in the Western Regions, and Every Wife Is an Outlaw! 燃情西域，老婆全是法外狂徒！ What a Chubby Cat好肥一只猫Urban774k WordsOngoing How does someone slide into the abyss of crime? Song Mingyuan is a top publicist with a shaky sense of right and wrong and a conscience that flickers in and out. On his first day after transmigrating, he met a big sister, got a hearty meal, picked up a knife, and stabbed a burly man pushing a cart in the middle of the night. And so began his magnificent life on the run across the Western Regions! 182Reads8.5Score—Shelves
42. 392 快 Quick Transmigration: A Screen-and-Page Odyssey Beginning with Parents' Love 快穿从父母爱情开始的影视漫游行 Fuzi Loves Fried Chicken爱吃炸鸡的福子Female-Channel Fanfiction3.2M WordsCompleted [TV dramas + System + one heroine + changing the plot] Told from the male lead's perspective, the story transmigrates him into television dramas. He rescues characters whose tragic endings left viewers dissatisfied. Romance plots may break up canon couples. Modern urban and period settings feature one heroine, while ancient settings may have multiple heroines depending on the characters. The first world was written as practice and isn't very good, so feel free to skip it. You can pick any world 14.7kReads7.9Score483Shelves

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    Quick transmigration, historical setting, male protagonist 🍀💐💐

43. 393 年 Period: A Wife, Children, and a Warm Kang Bed 年代：老婆孩子热炕头 Big Mountain Doesn't Drink大山不喝酒Urban366k WordsCompleted (This book isn't angsty. It's all about everyday family life.) After working overtime for a week straight, Li Qingshan was so exhausted that he nodded off at his desk. He never expected to wake up in a small village on the China-Mongolia border. It was a difficult period in history, with scarce supplies and a harsh life. Fortunately, he had a golden finger. From then on, he never had to worry about food or clothing and enjoyed a cozy life with his wife and children. 394Reads6.5Score105Shelves
44. 394 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Male Supporting Character Makes the Protagonist Cry! 快穿之炮灰男配，他虐哭主角了！ The Moon Sinks月沉沉Ancient Romance889k WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + male supporting characters + no romance + truly powerful protagonist + feel-good story + humiliating scumbags + mindless fun] Su Jingnian is the star employee of the male cannon-fodder division in the Main God Space. He’s spent his days traveling through countless small worlds, forced to diligently play the role of a male supporting character doomed to be cannon fodder. Bound by the plot, he’s always crawled along the path of a doomed supporting character, serving in ever 7.6kReads6.9Score396Shelves

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    The first one has a historical setting, the latter two are set in courtyard houses.

45. 395 请 Please Answer Me, 1983 请回答我的1983 A Vast Sky in a Grand Dream大梦长空Urban363k WordsOngoing Chen Yu had just reached the pinnacle of his career when one stumble sent him back to 1983. He was faced with... Household members: two twin younger siblings, crying to be fed; Food stores: two sweet potatoes, which had to last for two meals; Family assets: a mud-brick house and one and a half mu of land. After much thought, Chen Yu ate the sweet potatoes, rented out the land, tore down the house, and started a chicken farm! 83Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    [Please follow] ① The male protagonist is reborn back to his younger days. At this time, his wife and daughter have just been kidnapped by human traffickers. The male protagonist rescues his wife and daughter and is determined to give them a happy life in this lifetime.

46. 396 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, Why Does Your Brother Beat You Up Every Day? 四合院：傻柱你哥咋天天揍你？ Leaving Half a Cigarette留半截烟头Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Moderate violence] [Turning Silly Zhu and Yushui’s lives around] [Rebuilding the family’s values] He transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard as Silly Zhu’s “short-lived” older brother! After returning from the battlefield, he turns his younger siblings’ lives around. His younger brother, He Yuzhu, is exploited by the whole courtyard and still acts like a pathetic simp. He Weiguo has just one word for him: “A beating!” He’ll beat some sense into him! His younger sister, He Yushui, has suffered 55.8kReads8.1Score3.6kShelves
47. 397 穿 I Transmigrated to 1961 and Nearly Starved to Death 穿越六一差点被饿死 Illiterate but Loves Audiobooks文盲爱听书Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Ye Shu had just helped the young wife next door plant some vegetables. He went home for a midday nap, and when he woke up, he had arrived in 1961. Watch him figure out how to survive in an era when people were starving to death. 6.4kReads8.6Score359Shelves
48. 398 四 Siheyuan: I Passed Up Technical College for High School and Soared into the Blue Sky 四合院：弃中专选高中，飞向蓝天 It's Not My Fault I Love Tomatoes爱吃番茄不是我的错Male-Channel Fanfiction722k WordsCompleted Zhang Fusheng was reborn in 1954 in a courtyard house, becoming an unnoticed nobody in the east wing of the front courtyard. Determined to change his tragic fate from his previous life, the fifteen-year-old resolutely gave up the chance to attend a technical secondary school after his middle school entrance exams and chose to go to high school instead. In the end, he became a civil aviation pilot, taking his whole family along for the ride in that passionate era. While the courtyard’s troublemak 9.9kReads7.1Score521Shelves
49. 399 七 Sent to the Countryside in the 1970s, I Caught the Eye of a Powerful Official 七零下乡，被权臣大佬盯上了 The East Wind Has Nothing to Do W东风无一事WModern Romance417k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Dual Transmigration + Dual Pocket Dimensions + No Handouts] [Male Lead Travels from Ancient Times to the Present + Love at First Sight + Hopeless Romantic] Modern rich beauty Pei Nian was born into her mother's womb in a previous life and lost her memories for eighteen years. Raised by her grandfather, she never expected that the moment he passed away, her scumbag father would immediately sign her up to go to the countryside. As Pei Nian headed home in a fury to settle the scor 29.2kReads8.8Score4.4kShelves

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    The story is told from the female protagonist's perspective, but the male protagonist has a cheat ability and is a powerful figure who travels from ancient times to the present (a prime minister with immense power).

50. 400 风 On a Snowy Night, I Took the Female Educated Youth to a Dugout 风雪夜，我把女知青拉进了地窝子 One Tael of Astragalus黄芪一两Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Live-action and animated short dramas are now available.] “Brother Dashan, please marry me!” On a windswept, snow-covered wasteland, Wei Dashan led a beautiful educated youth into a dugout. From then on, Wei Dashan had a wife who brought him good fortune. Whenever he went into the mountains to hunt, his wife could always spot the game. Whenever he chopped a hole in the ice to fish, she could always cook him delicious dishes that looked, smelled, and tasted amazing. His educated-youth wife could 14.8kReads8.2Score1.2kShelves

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