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

1. 401 六 Born in the 1960s: Marry a Wife and Have Lots of Children 六零胎穿：娶媳妇多生娃 Boat Porridge Isle舟粥洲Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [One heroine + a touch of ensemble cast + enjoying the gossip + no rural relocation + System + no awful characters + sweet romance] Jiang Mingnan had been hoping since childhood for his golden finger to arrive soon. He waited and waited~ At last, when he turned sixteen, a System descended from the heavens. It just so happened that all he had to do was get married, have children, and live a happy life, and it would give him loads of supplies. What was there to wait for? Time to find himself a w 22.1kReads8.1Score1.9kShelves

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   It's really good. The male lead doesn't go to the countryside; he has a job and enjoys watching the drama unfold.

2. 402 重 Reborn in the 1960s: The Pretty Widow Is Pressured into Marriage by a Handsome Educated Youth 重生六零俏寡妇被俊知青逼婚 Gentle Sunshine优暖的阳光Modern Romance727k WordsCompleted Reborn + mutual devotion + faithful to each other + storage space (introduced later) A period farming novel. The heroine isn’t a powerhouse, won’t go to the black market or follow the army, and won’t become the richest person alive. Set in an alternate history. The medical treatments in this story are not to be taken as real advice; everything is sourced from the internet. A simple, happy life in the countryside. A handsome young intellectual with excellent medical skills arrives at Taoyuan Brig 3.2kReads8.7Score234Shelves
3. 403 重 Reborn in 1978: Starting with Selling Herbal Tea 重生1978：从卖凉茶开始 Candied Sweet Potato Cake拔丝蛋糕地瓜Urban199k WordsOngoing In his previous life, Chen Fan was a businessman who met a crushing defeat. His family was torn apart, his loved ones were gone, and he was left with nothing but regrets. When he opened his eyes again, he was back at the dawn of Reform and Opening Up, eighteen years old once more. His family was drowning in debt, his mother was gravely ill, his sister's engagement had been called off, and his overbearing uncle was determined to seize the family's last means of survival. In this desperate situat 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   From the male protagonist's perspective.

4. 404 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s with a Pocket Dimension to Become a Security Guard 穿越60带着空间当保安 No Good People in the Six Realms六界无好人Urban2.6M WordsCompleted Who am I? Where am I? Other people transmigrate, and so do I. They can crush the heavens, the earth, and everything in between. One burst of their kingly aura, and they get whatever they want. I transmigrated here and have nothing. I can’t even get enough to eat. I’m sixteen, but built like a thirteen- or fourteen-year-old. A gust of wind could blow me away. Where’s my System? Aren’t Systems standard issue for transmigrators? ... 88kReads8.5Score6kShelves

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   Come on over! Don't miss out! These are all high-quality historical fiction pieces; you'll regret it if you don't read them.

5. 405 来 Since I'm Here, I Might as Well Live It Up in the Sixties 来到来了，60年代也要浪一浪 Fallen Leaves in the South南方的落叶Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Song Yuwen transmigrated to 1959 and became Song Dabao, who had fallen into the water. He now had a big family, and every one of them was talented. Thanks to them, he avoided many detours in life. To make money, he started out fishing, then sold popsicles. After landing a job as a purchasing agent, he spent his days thinking about how to profit from black-market trading. By a stroke of luck, he even became a train security officer. And so Song Dabao began shuttling between the Northeast, Beijing 12.3kReads7.5Score869Shelves

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   At first, I thought it was a fanfiction about a traditional courtyard house, but later I found that it hardly involved any characters or plot elements from that story. It's alright. The first hundred or so chapters are almost entirely about how to engage in speculation and profiteering within reasonable rules. The job of a purchasing agent is described in great detail. You might want to check it out.

6. 406 四 Siheyuan: I'm Liu Guangtian 四合院：我是刘光天 North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Male-Channel Fanfiction785k WordsOngoing A Love in the Courtyard fan fiction. After transmigrating into Liu Guangtian, the second son of the Second Uncle’s family, he has no standing at home and gets bullied whenever he steps outside. Luckily, his Academic Prodigy System activates. As long as he studies, he can keep getting stronger. He beats up the school bully, gets into a technical secondary school, becomes childhood sweethearts with Yushui, and contributes what little he can to the country’s technological development! Through tirel 2.3kReads7.6Score102Shelves

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   All four are good.

7. 407 1 1980: From Nothing to a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 1980：从一无所有到万亿身家 I'm Not Peppa Pig's Mom我不是佩奇妈妈Urban230k WordsOngoing [Period] [business management] [mountain foraging] [leisure] [lighthearted] Zhou Xia, a modern livestreamer who played games for a living, worked himself to death in front of his computer. When he awoke, he had been reborn in 1980 as a sickly man who shared his name. Looking at the quiet, peaceful mountain village, Zhou Xia knew that from this year onward, all of China would undergo earth-shaking changes. In an era full of opportunity, with everything waiting to be rebuilt and gold lying everywh —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   After being reborn, the male protagonist seizes opportunities in the countryside, making a fortune through farming and mountain exploration.

8. 408 重 Back to 1982: It All Begins in a Little Fishing Village 重回1982，从小渔村开始 Explosive Garfield暴炸加菲Urban3.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Relaxed Daily Life + One Heroine + Mountains and Seas + Farming] Lin Dongyang shook his head. He had only been watching as a leatherback turtle was hauled ashore and helping release it back into the sea, but it got tangled up with him. The moment he opened his eyes, he was back in 1982, on the very day he had made a terrible mistake. The sight of the shabby old house brought distant memories flooding back. Looking at his wife beneath him, belly swollen and tears on her face, he felt 22.5kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves

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   From the male protagonist's perspective, he's an ordinary person who honestly goes out to sea to fish, has a bit of luck, and loves his family.

9. 409 年 1959: Bringing My Whole Family to City Life 年代1959带全家做城里人 The Ox Who Loves Eating Tigers爱吃老虎的牛Urban4.9M WordsOngoing Also known as: A Wonderful Life for Liu Genlai in 1959, A Free and Easy Life for an Orphan in 1959. The story moves at an unhurried pace and isn't full of anger or conflict. It's all about everyday family matters, so if you enjoy a slower pace, feel free to give it a try. Liu Genlai gets knocked into the countryside of 1959 by a dump truck. Is he going to lead the whole village to prosperity? Don't be ridiculous. Liu Genlai's little shoulders can't bear such a heavy burden. All he wants is for h 82kReads8.3Score5.8kShelves

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   Historical fiction, male-oriented, with space.

10. 410 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Reborn, This Lunchbox Can't Be Given Away 四合院：傻柱重生之这饭盒不能给 North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Male-Channel Fanfiction474k WordsCompleted Silly Zhu is reborn and decides he will no longer raise other people's children. He marries Lou Xiao'e, starts a family, and lives life on his own terms. Bang Geng steals a chicken? He can take responsibility for his own actions. Qin Huairu? I don't know her. He has a special ability, his golden finger. 6.2kReads6.6Score175Shelves
11. 411 四 Siheyuan: Huairu Is Eighteen, and Silly Zhu Calls Her Mom 四合院：淮茹十八，傻柱叫妈 One Tael of Astragalus黄芪一两Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted A man’s thirty-one, his prime years, Qin Huairu’s just turned eighteen. Dongxu next door, why are you crying? Yuzhu and Yushui need a mom. He transmigrates to 1951 and becomes He Daqing, the father of Sha Zhu. When the widow Bai tries to drag him off to Baoding, He Daqing firmly refuses and promptly steals Qin Huairu away from her blind date with Jia Dongxu. Jia Dongxu cries, “Uncle He, she’s my girl!” He Daqing says, “Dongxu, Yuzhu and Yushui need a mom, and I’ve got it rough too. You’re still 8.3kReads7.6Score627Shelves

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    A period drama set in a courtyard house [sending hearts] The male protagonist, He Daqing, starts by stealing Dongxu's wife, Huairu, reports a deaf old woman as a spy, becomes the eldest grandpa in the courtyard, and his career flourishes. A pure male-centric, satisfying novel [drooling][drooling][drooling]

12. 412 从 Becoming a County Magistrate in 1949 从1949开始当县长 Life Is a Journey Against the Current人生如逆旅Urban1.9M WordsCompleted I’m currently a Grade 6 administrator, holding dual posts within the province. [Power at the Peak]+ [The Founding Years]+ [Farming]+ [Officialdom]+ [Recruitment]+ [Slow-Burn Epic] A model student of the era, a pioneer in prison economics, and an expert at reforming souls and minds. It’s 1949, and the Three Great Campaigns have already been won. I leave the military and transfer to local government to become a county magistrate. I’m 23 years old, with an administrative rank of 12. I devote myself 205Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended male-oriented historical fiction with a score of 9 or higher, especially the first one, which I read every day! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

13. 413 年 Period: The Easygoing Days 年代：悠闲的日子 April, Spring's Finest Month春的四月天Male-Channel Fanfiction3.1M WordsCompleted (Not brainless, not overpowered, no System, has a pocket dimension, one female lead, gentler in tone. Read with caution if that isn't your thing.) Due to a laboratory accident in the future, Liu Youqing unexpectedly arrives in 1959. The bad news: he has just one bowl from the start, and his circumstances rival those of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty. The good news: he has more than one bowl! 45.5kReads7.2Score3.8kShelves
14. 414 四 Siheyuan: I'm Yi Zhonghai's Own Son! 四合院：我是易中海的亲儿子！ North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Male-Channel Fanfiction234k WordsCompleted After Yi Xiaoyong dies, he unexpectedly finds himself in the world of Love in the Courtyard. He discovers that he is actually Yi Zhonghai's long-lost biological son. After his adoptive father passes away, he returns to the capital to reunite with his family. In the original story, Yi Zhonghai wants someone to support him in his old age, so he manipulates He Yuzhu and helps the Jia family. This indirectly leads to He Yuzhu being tied down by Qin Huairu for the rest of his life and raising Banggen 5.8kReads6.2Score241Shelves
15. 415 抗 War of Resistance, 1950: From the Start, I Have a Tabby Cat 抗战1950，开局一只狸花猫 Jiang Jiu匞勼Urban2.1M WordsCompleted During the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, the war that founded the nation, battlefield journalist Li Nuoyi heads for a snowbound front line with a mischievous tabby cat, enduring countless hardships along the way. The Americans are nothing special, and their lackeys are even more pathetic. He goes toe-to-toe with the great powers and brings glory to China! 25.4kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
16. 416 穿 Transmigrating to the 1950s as a Widower 穿越五零当鳏夫 Ye Panxi叶盼兮Modern Romance928k WordsCompleted Zhao Weidong transmigrates to the countryside of the 1950s. His wife is dead, his family has nothing, and his several children wail for their father and mother, begging for food. He has never farmed before, and now he has to feed several children. It won't be easy! Note: This is a slow-paced story about everyday family life. 6.4kReads7.5Score396Shelves
17. 417 这 In This Life, I Only Want to Live for Myself 这一世，我只想为自己而活 Ancient Hermit作者上古散人Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsOngoing Zhang Jun was an old man who had served in the military, fought in wars, worked as a police officer, and arrested hooligans. Over the course of his life, he lost the love of his life and his family, and failed to fulfill his fallen comrades' last wishes. He spent his life alone. After an accident, he was reborn in the year his life began. He had no golden finger, no superpowers, no portable space, and no powerful connections. All he had were the memories of his previous life. Cautiously feeling 1.9kReads8.0Score135Shelves
18. 418 我 I Gasped in Shock!! 我倒吸了一口凉气！！ A Heartless Smile没心没扉的笑Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy] [Invincible] [A Void-Return cultivator uses technology] [Cultivation] [Academic genius] If metaphysics is the end of technology, what lies at the end of metaphysics? “Our Qingyun Sect is an orthodox school of the Three Pure Ones, registered with the Administration for Industry and Commerce and listed with the Religious Affairs Bureau. From summoning wind and rain and blessing high-voltage power lines, to exorcising ghosts and demons and performing IVF, we can do it all. The 26.3kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves

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    Haha, the male protagonist's perspective currently feels like he's over two years old (actually, he's an old monster), and he uses metaphysics to boost the military industry during that era, with computing power directly leading to new regulations in the securities market. Highly recommended! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

19. 419 七 Wang Family Village in the Famine Years of the Seventies 七零荒年王家村 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban203k WordsCompleted [Period Fiction + Rural Life + No System or Pocket Dimension] This book tells the story of Wang Fugui and his family, villagers in Wangjia Village in the 1970s. Wang Fugui is timid by nature. When the family runs out of food, he forces his wife, Jiang Xiurong, to ask the production team captain, Wang Xiaoyang, for grain. Wang Xiaoyang has been lusting after her for ages. When Wang Xiaoyang tries to assault her, their eldest son, Wang Peng, steps in. Again and again, he exposes Wang Xiaoyang's sc 5.3kReads6.9Score272Shelves
20. 420 四 Siheyuan: Born in 1950, Researching While Enjoying the Gossip 四合院：开局50，边吃瓜边科研 Guan Zhi观祗Male-Channel Fanfiction2.1M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan] [Period] [Technology to Strengthen the Nation] [One Heroine] [Putting the Yard's Troublemakers in Their Place] What? I've been reborn in a Siheyuan in 1950, and I'm a student at a top university, a genius in the top three of my year. As he recalls the fragmentary memories in his mind, Li Xiao breaks down completely. “I studied the humanities in my past life. What is this supposed to be? Is this some kind of joke?” From gas-cylinder cannons to Type 63 rocket launchers. From motorcycles 31.5kReads8.2Score1.2kShelves
21. 421 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Sent Down to the Great Northeast 重生70年代下乡大东北 Unwilling to Part, Never to Forget念念不舍恋恋不忘Modern Romance433k WordsCompleted Zhang Wenbin was reborn, back before he had ever gone to prison. He stopped hoping for his parents' love, cut ties with them, and left home for the far northeast. He gained a portable space and immediately started buying everything in sight! He left his biased parents behind with a vast stockpile of supplies! Now he would make his own way in the world! One heroine! An overpowered golden finger! 15Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 422 年 The 1970s: The Family's Darling Was Jilted from the Start 年代70团宠的我开局被退婚 Du Wa'er杜娃儿Urban1.0M WordsOngoing A special forces soldier from another world transmigrates into the body of a teenage boy with the same name in a parallel world in the 1970s, and their souls merge. The System arrives, gives him a pocket dimension and a set of skills, then leaves to pursue happiness. How will Chen Feng grow up with courage and joy in this era? A harmonious family, beautiful women all around him, and an extensive network of connections. 6kReads8.2Score497Shelves
23. 423 我 I'm Just a Village Doctor, Is It Really So Strange That I Know the Thirteen Ghost Gate Needles? 我一个村医会鬼门十三针很合理吧 Bincheng Lao San滨城老三Urban2.0M WordsCompleted After his grandfather died, Chen Mo returned from the city hospital to his village and became its new barefoot doctor. Who says a barefoot doctor can’t amount to anything? Surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers, with no nine-to-five grind or mortgage, he can turn his hometown into a paradise. Northeastern customs, everyday stories, and local life: it’s all here. Urban daily life, one heroine, no System, just little stories to enjoy over tea. This book is also known as The Years I Served as 14.9kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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    A book about village doctors, a book about the times, a book about folk customs

24. 424 爷 Grandpa, I Was Reborn, I Swear I'm Not Possessed 爷爷，我是重生，真不是鬼上身 Bincheng Lao San滨城老三Mystery3.6M WordsOngoing [Traditional Mystery and Supernatural Fiction] [One Female Lead] [Period Novel] [A Funeral Master’s True Accounts] [Northeastern Chinese Funeral Customs] [Rural Life] Adapted into the short drama Eighties Funeral Master (Disclaimer: The folk techniques in this book, including Zhuyou healing rituals, are entirely fictional. Please do not imitate them. The author bears no responsibility for any problems that may arise.) Good grief, I’ve been reborn in 1986, and from the start Grandpa thinks I’m a 62.3kReads9.3Score5.4kShelves
25. 425 谍 The Little Spy's Rise to Power 谍战小特务的逆袭 Winter Isn't Hot冬天不热Urban2.8M WordsCompleted He is the lowest-ranking undercover agent in the Military Statistics Bureau, yet he can spot Japanese spies in a vast crowd. He is also an expert operative, infiltrating enemy-occupied territory to assassinate traitors who sell out their country and vanish without a trace. Because: “Scanning Eye” in operation... 187.4kReads9.5Score20.5kShelves

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    This article, written by educated youth sent to the countryside, tells the story of how, before 1977, these young people brought the seeds of knowledge to rural areas and later changed their fate by taking the college entrance examination and returning to the city.

26. 426 重 Back to 1985: Don't Call Me Comrade, Call Me Husband! 重回85叫什么同志叫老公！ I Still Dare我还敢Urban1.4M WordsCompleted In Northeast China in 1985, an era known as the darkest of times: a young man, a hunting rifle, a heart full of passion, and a jianghu shrouded in gun smoke... In an age when might makes right, a man’s fierce devotion and true-to-life nature are what it takes to get ahead in the Northeast. A period novel, the rise of an ordinary man, one heroine, dual transmigration. 11.1kReads9.1Score807Shelves
27. 427 重 Back to 1990: My Dad Is a Coal Boss 重回1990：我爹是煤老板 Chen Taiyue陈太岳Urban2.2M WordsOngoing [No harem, no clichés, no System: readers who mind should stay away] This is a story set in a small city in Northeast China in the 1990s. There are feuds and passions of the underworld, power struggles in officialdom, cutthroat business rivalries, and the everyday ups and downs of family life... [This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental.] 24.6kReads7.9Score1.7kShelves

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    High-quality period novels, no harem, no system.

28. 428 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, the Side-Character Couple Goes to the Countryside as Educated Youths 穿书后，配角夫妻下乡当知青 White Star Heavenly Bamboo白星天竺Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted While reading a novel, Li Ruolan is surprised to discover that her and her husband’s names appear in a novel set in a bygone era. They are educated youths who go to the countryside alongside the male and female leads, and their names appear only two or three times as minor characters. That very night, Li Ruolan dreams of the minor character’s memories. When she wakes up, her husband says he had the same dream. Just as they both think it must be a coincidence, a pocket dimension appears. Li Ruola 25.7kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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    The plot has its ups and downs, with a well-paced narrative that avoids drawn-out, clichéd storylines. Relationships are resolved abruptly without unnecessary back-and-forth. Both the male and female leads are quite independent and have their own ideas, making it a worthwhile watch.

29. 429 四 Siheyuan: I Use the Law to Crush All Defiance 四合院：我用国法镇压一切不服 The Mighty Northern Emperor坚强的北冥大帝Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted One heroine + smart protagonist + real-life cases + industrial powerhouse + grand vision By chance, Song Yuan arrives at that famous courtyard. Armed with a copy of the "Public Security Administration Punishments Regulations", he easily puts the courtyard's vermin in their place! Having lived another life, of course he wants to contribute to his country. He'll make sure to have a presence at the Canton Fair! A story about a modern person using the rule of law to navigate life in a courtyard. He 36.7kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves

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    I'm extremely familiar with historical fiction. These are some of the best books I've read after reading hundreds, especially the second and sixth. If you like hunting stories, you should check out the first and sixth. The second one is more slice-of-life with some humor, highly recommended.

30. 430 都 I'm Reborn, So Who Would Still Marry Into His Wife's Family? 都重生了，谁还倒插门？ Dreaming Myself Drunk梦自醉倒Urban611k WordsCompleted [Period Setting, Countryside, Space, Building Wealth, No Simping] Hao Weiguo was starved to death by his three stepsons at the old family home in a mountain village. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and found himself back in a cornfield in the 1980s. There he met the most important woman in his life. That day marked the turning point in his tragic fate... For the woman he couldn't stop thinking about, in an era when communal meals made life especially hard, Hao Weiguo knew she was a widow with three 405Reads5.4Score—Shelves
31. 431 穿 I Transmigrated to the Seventies and Married a Cool-Headed Female Educated Youth from the Start 穿越七零，开局娶个清冷女知青 Lian Yu Yi涟域漪Urban544k WordsOngoing [Transmigration to the Past + Pocket Dimension Cooking + Marriage Before Love + Devoted Husband + Building Wealth] Modern food blogger Jing Yu opens his eyes to find he has transmigrated into the 1970s, becoming a good-for-nothing whom everyone despises. From the start, it’s his wedding night. His new wife, Chu Qingyuan, a cool and aloof educated youth, looks utterly hopeless, her heart already dead. Seeing the young woman crushed by fate, Jing Yu immediately steps in to protect her. The origin 125Reads—Score154Shelves

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    Historical fiction (male protagonist's perspective), single female lead

32. 432 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Taking My Younger Sister to Northeast China to Join the Educated Youth 重生七零：带着妹妹下东北当知青 Yuxi Is Not a Creek玉溪不是溪Urban8.0M WordsOngoing [Period setting] + [Sent-down youth] + [Hunting and farming] + [Growing ginseng] + [Hard work and perseverance] In his previous life, what Tian Xiangnan regretted most was failing to take good care of his younger sister, which led to her dying far too young. Now that he is reborn, Tian Xiangnan immediately takes his sister with him to the Northeast to become sent-down youths. But on the way there, he unexpectedly discovers a shamanic legacy in a cave. Going hunting? I have homemade, magical sham 26.1kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
33. 433 重 Back to 1975 重回1975年 I Can Braise Duck Necks我会卤鸭脖Urban1.0M WordsCompleted He dug in mines, hauled bricks, and did time! He worked as a bodyguard and scavenged through trash! In his later years, he was left utterly alone, living a miserable, wretched life! Zhang Wendong is reborn in 1975. This time, he’ll live for himself alone and begin a new chapter in life! 198Reads7.9Score239Shelves

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    🔥🔥Highly recommended for those who haven't read this!🔥🔥 The protagonist is the second child in his family. His parents favor his older brother. In his previous life, the protagonist never went to school, and his parents forced him to work in an illegal mine when he was just a teenager, where he almost died. He worked in the mines, carried bricks, and even went to jail. After his release, he worked as a bodyguard and scavenged for garbage. In his later years, he lived a miserable life. Reborn, he only wants to live for himself, sever ties with his family early, and then go into business to make a fortune.

34. 434 重 Reborn in 1970: A Thousand Acres of Mountains Become My Hunting Ground 重生70，千亩大山都是我的猎场 Stay-at-Home Little Rice Bug居家小米虫Urban1.4M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Guang Hao abandoned Ai Xiaofang, only to be schemed against by his wicked fiancée after returning to the city. Not only did his parents die tragically, but he himself ended up living out his days alone. Heaven gave him another chance, and he was reborn with a full seventy years of memories. Guang Hao discovered that the skills he'd learned in his previous life had been perfected to the highest level after his rebirth! With his peerless hunting skills, Guang Hao turned the t 16.2kReads8.2Score845Shelves

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    A truly excellent period drama. The protagonist is reborn back to the 1970s and, starting by refusing to return to the city, carves out a niche for himself in the countryside.

35. 435 重 Reborn 20 Years Ago: From Street Tough to Upstanding Young Man 重生20年从顽主到四有青年 Mr. Red Flag红旗先生Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [No System] [Ensemble cast] [Everyday life] [Business rivalry] [Romance] [Martial world] Does being reborn count as rebirth if you have no memories of your past life? In 2024, business tycoon Chen Yuanping is framed and sent back to the autumn of his nineteenth year. A completely different life begins... At the foot of the imperial city, in Liulichang. A group of young people born in the sixties and seventies leave the crowded courtyard houses in the hutongs, carrying their dreams 4.2kReads7.5Score222Shelves

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    A bookworm who can outshine 99% of older works

36. 436 七 I Sold My Iron Rice Bowl, Stocked Up My Pocket Dimension, and Headed to the Countryside in the Seventies 七零卖掉铁饭碗，囤满空间下乡去 Beef Potstickers牛肉锅贴Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Family squabbles + cozy everyday life + pocket dimension + hunting in the mountains + a wife who grows on you] The short drama “Sold My Iron Rice Bowl in the Seventies, Stocked Up My Pocket Dimension, and Went to the Countryside” is now streaming. Lu Qingyang transmigrates into the role of a doomed lovesick fool in a period novel. His cousin steals his job, and he is sent to the poorest region to cut timber. He marries a woman with a shady past, lives a miserable life, and even the children are 15.1kReads7.8Score985Shelves

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    The protagonist transmigrates into the body of a simp, a cannon fodder character who not only loses his job to his cousin and is cheated on by his fiancée, but is also enrolled by his uncle's family to be sent to a poor rural area. After transmigrating, the protagonist reports his uncle's family, sells his job, and goes to the countryside. With a spatial ability, he has no worries about food and drink, and even manages to marry a wife in the countryside.

37. 437 穿 After Transmigrating to a Year of Famine, I Became the Worst Mother-in-Law 穿到荒年后，我成了极品恶婆婆 Morning Clouds Purple朝云紫Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Farming + feel-good wish fulfillment + System + adorable kids + no male lead] Cheng Wanqun woke up in the body of a 33-year-old farmer's wife in ancient Dahuang Village. Her four sons were kneeling by the bed, calling her Mother, and her daughter-in-law had another grandchild on the way. After being single her entire life for 33 years, she'd suddenly become a mother-in-law and grandmother. Raising four sons was already hard enough, but then disaster struck: locust plagues, droughts, snowstorms. 67.1kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves

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    A gem! You won't regret getting into this genre. I've been reading this for ten years and it's the best I've been following lately. In short: amazing! Give it a try and you won't be banished to Antarctica to collect penguins!

38. 438 重 Back to 1982: The Good Life of Building Homes and Raising Kids 重回八二：盖楼养娃好日子 The Akimichi Clan of Tengshan腾山的秋道一族Urban799k WordsOngoing The rating has just been posted and will gradually rise! In 1982, Lin Xiangdong was reborn at the age of twenty-two. In his previous life, he had been a construction contractor, saving money for half his life. But just as he was finally able to give his wife, Su Xiaoxiao, a comfortable life, she died of illness. While sorting through her belongings, he found a ledger. She had kept it for over twenty years, recording every piece of clothing she bought her husband and every school fee she paid for 7.1kReads5.9Score349Shelves

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    Two novels set in a bygone era: one focuses on architectural engineering, and the other on food.

39. 439 重 Starting Life Over, I’m Done with Ungrateful Wolves 重启人生，不管白眼狼 Wing Power Maniac翼力狂Urban151k WordsCompleted In his previous life, Qin Yi worked hard his whole life, exhausting himself to support his entire family. He funded his stepbrother’s business, helped his younger brother become an official, and spent everything he had raising a whole flock of nieces. But when he fell seriously ill and was reduced to poverty, every relative he had helped turned cold and indifferent, watching as he froze and starved to death in a broken house in the dead of winter. With his dying breath, Qin Yi was consumed by a 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book can

40. 440 穿 I Became a Fussy Old Lady: While Everyone Else Fled the Famine, I Reclaimed the Land 穿成作精老太，别人逃荒我开荒 Fragrant Tangerine橘香袭人Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (No space, no System, no romance. A short drama with the same name has already been released. A warm, rustic story. Everyone says they wouldn’t survive three episodes after transmigrating into a chaotic era. Read this book, and you’ll survive ten more!) She transmigrated into a book, becoming the villainous aunt who abused the protagonist in a male-oriented novel, and was destined to be killed off. Jiang Zhi didn’t cling to the protagonist. She left him behind and relied on her extensive knowled 85.9kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves
41. 441 重 Reborn in 1984: I Opened a Restaurant in a Small Town 重生1984：我在小镇开饭馆 The Akimichi Clan of Tengshan腾山的秋道一族Urban171k WordsOngoing [Food + System + period setting + slice of life + business management + leveling up] Shen Yue, a food blogger with a million followers, was nicknamed “The More He Eats, the More He Has.” He ate his way across the country with his sharp tongue, only to wake up after a drinking party… In 1984, in Hexi Town, Shandong, as the town’s infamous wastrel. [Player: Shen Yue] [Profession: Cook] Seasoning (Beginner): 689/1000 (Salt King, you’d better stop now) [Known Dishes] Smashed Cucumber (Intermediate): —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 442 5 58: Fleeing the Famine Beyond the Pass from the Start 58：开局逃荒关外 Xiao Qiao in Lane对线小乔Urban376k WordsOngoing [1958] [Single Female Lead] [Period] [Beidahuang] [Hunting] [Clan] [Family Life] Fang Yao transmigrates into the body of a live-in son-in-law in a landlord’s family. His wife, Wu Yuqi, accompanies him back to Fangjia Village. As the drought begins, half of Fang Yao’s clan joins together to flee to Beidahuang. By chance, they arrive in the Greater Khingan Mountains. After enduring countless hardships, they are just beginning to build a life from nothing... “Fang Yao! Get your free-range chicken o 167Reads6.1Score—Shelves
43. 443 穿 Transmigrating Into The Mustang: Stealing Xiuzhi as My Wife 穿越牧马人，截胡秀芝做老婆 Angel Big Beauty天使大美丽Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted (Pure Romance + Everyday Life in a Bygone Era + One Female Lead + A Touch of System Storage Space) Just finished! The simple, ordinary life is the best! “Old Xu, do you want a wife or not?” “If you do, I’ll send one over!” It was an era of poverty, with extremely scarce supplies. People had too little to wear and too little to eat. It was an innocent era, when love, friendship, and family bonds had nothing to do with money or self-interest. 13.5kReads8.9Score863Shelves

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    It perfectly meets the requirements and is very beautiful. It's my current favorite period drama; it has a peaceful, warm feeling of people from the old days. 👍

44. 444 侯 The Marquess's Wife Wants to Die of Old Age in Peace 侯府主母要寿终正寝 Winter Melon Eats Pears冬瓜吃梨Ancient Romance553k WordsCompleted A history major pulls an all-nighter and dies suddenly, only to become Chen Yuhu, the matriarch of an ancient household, with no golden finger whatsoever. But you have to learn to be content. As a modern, clear-eyed college student, Chen Yuhu wants to tell the original matriarch: don't be such a lovesick fool. Treasure your life of immense wealth and status. She certainly does. She sends her biased mother-in-law away to cultivate in seclusion, keeps the obedient and pretty concubine around to pl 33.8kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves

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    It's beautiful, really, highly recommended.

45. 445 重 Reborn in 1965: I'm the Only Son in the Family 重生六五，我为家中唯一男丁 Shangguan Suying上官素影Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted Alternate history, alternate history, alternate history. Some things are important enough to say three times!!! (A woman transmigrates into a man’s body, and there’s a spatial ability! Completed.) After working hard for ten years, she finally managed to buy a home and a car in a third-tier city. Life was getting better and better... Then one day, she transmigrated into a parallel era where food and clothing were scarce, and she was the only boy in her family. Fortunately, her family didn’t favor 7.6kReads9.0Score409Shelves

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    Rebirth novel from the male protagonist's perspective

46. 446 穿 I Transmigrated to 1959 and Became the Family's Mainstay 穿越1959，成了家里的顶梁柱 The Sunshine Is So Warm阳光很暖很暖Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Transmigrated to 1959, twelve years old from the start, with a pocket dimension and four older sisters waiting to be married. I was an orphan in my previous life, with no one to love me. In this life, I'm going to make up for all that lost family affection! The village secretary's son breaks off his engagement to my eldest sister? I'll find her an army officer instead, a hundred times better than that scumbag! My second sister joins the cultural troupe as a soldier, and I arrange for my third 19.7kReads7.9Score1.7kShelves

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    🍅🍘🍙 The male protagonist transmigrates and becomes the pillar of his family. He possesses a cheat-like ability, using his experience from his previous life—the struggles of living alone—to help his family achieve a better life. 🍅🍘 His seriously ill father regains his strength and finds a job; his eldest sister, whose engagement was broken off, marries a soldier; his second sister finds happiness; his third sister gets a job; and his fourth sister is admitted to university. 🍆🍙🍚

47. 447 重 Reborn in 1949: King of the Courtyard 重生四九城之大院顽主儿 Five Tigers at the Door五虎临门Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing [1960s + Blood-Colored Romance + Pocket Dimension + Beijing + Wild and Unrestrained + Compound Yard Kingpins + Brawling] Also known as “Blood-Colored Romance: I Became Ning Wei’s Big Brother” Ning Yuan was reborn in Beijing in the 1960s. He was the older brother of Ning Wei, who was supposed to be stabbed to death by the Little Rascal. What could he do to avoid meeting the same tragic end? Brawl, earn respect, eat Buddha, sniff honey! The wild and unrestrained youth of Beijing’s compound-yard ki —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Current reading of historical fiction

48. 448 重 Back to 1979: From the Start, I’m Under the Covers 重回1979：开局竟在被窝儿 Cooking Up the Mortal World煮红尘Urban685k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + farming + period setting + one heroine + everyday life + reselling supplies] Li Chengkun was born into a cadre family, but his parents neglected his upbringing, leaving him good for nothing. In the 1970s, he not only lived a life of extravagant spending, but also squandered every advantage he had. His father was literally angered to death by him. Then, over a promise, Li Chengkun was sentenced to fifteen years in prison, indirectly causing the deaths of three sworn brothers and lettin 282Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    Male-oriented, historical fiction, single female lead, trading goods, rebirth.

49. 449 重 Reborn in 1980: My Golden Finger Helps Me Gather Seafood 重生1980：我有金手指赶海 Little Wish小小的愿Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn: Everyday Sea Foraging, and I Have a Golden Finger. Before he was reborn, Chen Fei was a spendthrift and a gambler. I've been reborn, and this time I've gained an unusual ability: I can see the fish in the sea. The ocean is mine to harvest... I'm going to make a fortune! Countless seafood and mountains of shellfish... I'll take it all! Chen Fei vows to turn over a new leaf and give his wife a happy home. 9.6kReads8.7Score545Shelves

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    Reborn in the 1980s, he was given a cheat code: he could see fish, go beachcombing and fishing, get rich, and make a living for his wife and children.

50. 450 重 Back to 1982: My Nine Daughters Are Stunning 重回82：我九个女儿美炸了 The Cat Watches the Flowers花猫子看花Urban1.5M WordsCompleted People say that reaching seventy is a rare feat. But at Tang Jiancheng’s seventieth birthday banquet, the guests were truly rare! Apart from the yellow dog at his feet, not a single person showed up! And yet, he had once been the father of nine daughters! Lost in painful memories, Tang Jiancheng drank himself unconscious. When he woke again, he had somehow returned to 1982, ten days after the birth of his ninth daughter... This time, he swore to protect his daughters and make sure not one of the 10kReads9.2Score1kShelves

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