Male-Led Stories Set in a Bygone Era 男主角的年代文

1. 151 亮 Bright Sword: Chen Shouting's Uncanny Dye Makes Cloth Bulletproof 亮剑：陈寿亭邪门染的布刀枪不入 Country Kitchen乡间小厨Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [The Great Dye House + Drawing Sword + Snow Leopard] Chen Liuzi, an orphan from childhood, eventually makes his way to the city of Zhoucun. He survives thanks to Uncle Suozi and the people at Tonghe Dye House. After hearing Sun Flatnose tell a story on Zhoucun's Front Street about "kindness" and "ruthlessness," Chen Liuzi decides to plot the death of Master Wang, the dye house's foreman. To force Chen Liuzi to raise his prices, Manager Wang of Dachang Dye House hires bandits from the Changshan L 271Reads6.5Score—Shelves
2. 152 四 Siheyuan: I Voluntarily Donate the Steel Mill from the Start 四合院：开局我主动捐出轧钢厂 Country Kitchen乡间小厨Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Glory Age + The Little Woman Under Zhengyang Gate + Under Zhengyang Gate + Courtyard Compounds] I wake up and find a woman lying beside me who looks familiar. Isn’t that Xu Huizhen, the owner of the tavern? How did I, a sales director, end up back in the 1950s as Lou Bancheng, the private owner of the Red Star Steel Mill? Lou Xiao'e is actually my own daughter. Can you believe that? Having a second chance at life, I’m certainly not going to let the likes of Xu Damao and Silly Zhu take advantage 2.4kReads6.4Score104Shelves
3. 153 四 Siheyuan: More Disciples, More Blessings, and All My Students Have Impressive Backgrounds 四合院：多徒多福，我的学生都有大来头 Heartless Wordsmith Kun无情码字坤Male-Channel Fanfiction956k WordsCompleted Liu Tian wakes up as Liu Guangtian, the second son of Second Uncle Liu's family, in the back courtyard of No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. Liu Haizhong and his wife only care about their eldest son, Liu Guangqi. They don't care about him or his younger brother, Guangfu. After rescuing his younger brother from Liu Haizhong's abuse, the two brothers decide to break away from their father for good. Their dad and big brother can go do whatever they want! The private manager of Hongbin Restaurant is the parent 458Reads5.5Score—Shelves
4. 154 小 The Alleyway: From Little Rascal to Science Top Scorer 小巷人家：从皮猴子到理科状元的逆袭之路！ Heartless Wordsmith Kun无情码字坤Urban1.1M WordsCompleted By chance, I ended up in the world of A Love for Dilemma and became the son of the feisty Song Ying. They say a feisty woman is brave, her feisty husband is cunning, and their son knows how to work with them. Under those circumstances, our family finally got a two-bedroom staff apartment at Suzhou No. 2 Cotton Mill. Next door lived the family of Zhuang Xiaoting, the person I would love most in my life. Huang Ling and Zhuang Chaoying’s tangled joys and sorrows were set to get back on track throug 773Reads7.0Score—Shelves
5. 155 亮 Bright Sword: Who the Hell Sent the Monk to Deliver a Message Again? 亮剑：谁恁娘又让和尚去送信了？ Country Kitchen乡间小厨Urban865k WordsOngoing [Drawing Sword: Wei the Monk]+ [Snow Leopard: Zhou Weiguo]+ [The Indelible Unit: Li Daben Shi]+ [God of Artillery: Yang Zhihua]+ [Battle Soul: Wen Zhongxiao]+ [Glory Age: Zheng Chaoyang] Current mission → [Special Forces Division revisits the main battlefield of the Battle of Shanghai] I'm Wei Dayong, also known as Wei the Monk. I used to be a monk at Shaolin Temple, but when the Japanese came, who cared about Buddha? Not long after I came down from the mountain, I joined the 27th Division of th 123Reads7.7Score—Shelves
6. 156 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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7. 157 青 Childhood Friend Vs. School Belle: Let This Old Man Feel Young Again 青梅vs校花且让老夫聊发少年狂 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban237k WordsOngoing [An Ordinary Path for an Ordinary Man] Meng Bo, a middle-aged has-been, is reborn and returns to that summer when even eating meat was a luxury. In his previous life, despite his kind heart, he was a complete and utter failure!!! Given the incredible good fortune of getting another life, the first thing he does is resolve to take a path completely different from the one he took before. He grabs his childhood sweetheart’s hand: “Xiao Zhao, this time around, I’ll make sure you eat well and drink y 117Reads8.1Score107Shelves
8. 158 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
9. 159 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
10. 160 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
11. 161 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
12. 162 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
13. 163 小 A Young Boy's Life of Cultivation 小小少年修道生活 An Idle Fellow一个闲散的汉子Urban1.4M WordsCompleted (The jianghu is never far away! See you again!) When he was just a little boy of three, an accident gave him the memories and legacy of an adult cultivator. Life in the 1990s is a happy one: his elders dote on him, and he has his own cultivation heritage to follow. A laid-back slice-of-life story... Easygoing, a little funny, and no over-the-top characters... This is only a blurb. Please read the story itself! 6.1kReads7.6Score389Shelves

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14. 164 重 Back to the 1980s: From the Start, I Sell a Human Trafficker 重活80年代，开局卖掉人贩子 Rich Young Master from a Poor Family寒门阔少Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Nostalgic rebirth + beautiful wife and devoted dad + making amends and turning over a new leaf + no System + witty humor + cozy everyday life + getting rich through farming] He was once a good-for-nothing, yet also a peerless patriot! Burdened by immense guilt and regret over his wife and daughter, he lived alone to old age, then donated his entire trillion-yuan fortune before he died. But life begins anew. Through tears, the powerful Qin Dongfang returns to 1986, just before his poor, beloved 5.8kReads9.1Score624Shelves

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    A good book recommendation, worth reading.

15. 165 回 Rewind: A Different Approach, One More Time 回档：换个姿势再来一次 Coffee with Garlic咖啡就蒜Urban10.6M WordsOngoing Because Bai Ershisan, a senior employee in the Netherworld’s Department of Soul Guidance, made a mistake, Li Le was kicked straight out of the cycle of reincarnation. The great science of quantum mechanics tells Li Le that time’s arrow points only toward the future. As for why he has gone back thirty years, if you can’t figure it out, asking him won’t help either. All Li Le can do is pull himself together and live through the script of his life once again. 86.1kReads9.3Score5.4kShelves
16. 166 重 Back to 1958 重回1958 Tang Ni唐妮Urban3.3M WordsCompleted Given a second life, he would no longer be a slave to family ties. He would love himself before loving anyone else. Returning to 1958 with a golden finger, he had little to his name in an era of scarcity, but with a clear head, he still managed to thrive. 18.3kReads8.2Score1.9kShelves
17. 167 重 Reborn in 1963: Starting with an Escape from the Bridal Chamber 重生1963，从逃离洞房开始 The Wild Divine Beast Who Loves Dry-Roasted Tea爱吃干烘茶的荒神兽Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [A most unusual era + rebirth + no System + one female lead + a story-driven plot] [Escape the bridal chamber, defy fate, and live a different life.] Zhao Heping is killed in his hospital bed by his wife, Tao Huili, and is reborn. He returns to 1963, on his way out after fleeing the bridal chamber with Tao Huili. In his previous life, he was caught and forced to marry that woman, who manipulated him for the rest of his life. After being reborn, he swears he will never let them catch him again. H 2.1kReads8.7Score163Shelves
18. 168 重 Reborn in 1980: Hunting for Treasures in the Qinling Mountains 重生80：在秦岭赶山探宝的日子 Thirteenth Prince十三阿哥Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Farming + Lighthearted + Hunting + Treasure Hunting + Light System + Slow Pace + Local Cuisine + Building Wealth + Everyday Family Life] Cui Dalang crashes his car into a highway guardrail in the middle of the night. He receives emergency treatment, but it is too late. When he wakes up, he has returned to 1980, in an unfamiliar place. He has been reborn. He has been reborn in the body of a man who shares his name, and the two of them are about to be forced to move. Fortunately 1.7kReads7.4Score116Shelves
19. 169 四 Siheyuan: Finding Happiness as a Pot Mender 四合院：从补锅匠开始幸福 The Cat-Dog War猫狗大战Male-Channel Fanfiction500k WordsCompleted Su Chengming transmigrates and is reborn in the 1970s. He becomes a pot mender. He travels from street to street and over mountains, repairing broken pots for families everywhere. By chance, he discovers that the world he's arrived in is actually the world of Love in the Courtyard. When he returns to his hometown, he meets Han Chunming, Zhong Yuemin, Shuai Hongbing, and others, who have been sent down to the countryside. After that, more and more people from all walks of life enter his life... 2kReads6.8Score—Shelves
20. 170 六 Six-Year-Old Big Bro Takes Dad to Dig Up the Family Tomb 六岁小孩哥，带爹刨祖坟 Villa Plan别墅计划Urban232k WordsCompleted [Hilarious, Over-the-Top Wish Fulfillment + Easygoing Daily Life + Period Setting + Sweet Romance + Family Squabbles + Making Money + First Love!] On a dark and windy night, a six-year-old boy led his no-good father into an old cemetery. Pointing at a grave covered in weeds, he said, “Dad, dig!” “What? You little rascal, isn't that... one of our ancestors?” “If you want to make money, dig!” 80Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 171 穿 Transmigrating into a Book Set in the 1970s, I Became the Cannon Fodder of a Crowded Courtyard 穿书七零，我成了大杂院的炮灰 Yao Jiang Keke姚姜可可Modern Romance448k WordsCompleted [Female-oriented novel, male protagonist’s perspective + transmigrate into a book + 1970s + no rural relocation + food delivery System + farm space + everyday courtyard life + neither overly saintly nor self-sacrificing + lighthearted] Content warnings: 1. The male lead is stingy and protective of his money when it comes to outsiders, and a bit lazy, but he believes in equality. The female lead is self-serving and doesn’t honor her parents. They both also share a little of the other’s personalit 1.1kReads6.6Score—Shelves
22. 172 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
23. 173 1 Another Spring of the 1977 College Entrance Exam 1977年高考又一春 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [A story-driven take on history. Note: There is no single fixed protagonist. Multiple leads reflect the changes of the era and offer a full picture of the 1977 restoration of the college entrance exam.] [The story focuses on several main characters: Hu Wei and Wang Ting, Pan Xia, and Lu Xiaoyun. Their stories weave in and out according to the timeline. If you prefer to follow one character at a time, you can read their chapters in sequence for a complete biography. The other characters may only 5.5kReads8.0Score386Shelves

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    A true story, a historical novel about the male protagonist, highly recommended! 👍 You might think it's a novel, but it's actually a very interesting historical record. Its strength lies in its focus on ordinary people. The hundreds of typical characters are all based on real people and their real stories. People born in the 50s, 60s, and 70s should take a look. Perhaps they can find their own or the imprint of that era and its stories. The story is touching and the plot is tight. It should be said that it is a good novel within a historical record and a good historical story within a novel.

24. 174 护 Protecting the Dao in the Sixties: My Stepbrother Is a Pillar of the Nation 护道六零：我家继兄是国之栋梁 Mu Sanpeng沐三芃Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the 1950s, she became him, Yang Jiansen, returning with the complete script of two lifetimes. In the 1960s, Lin Weiwei, a reborn woman, sabotaged him at every turn. In his previous life, she was the one who destroyed his stepbrother He Linyue’s promising future in service to the country. In this life, he swears to protect his brother at all costs and crush every scheme one by one. Through turbulent times, he plans every step carefully, steadily averts crises, and uses h 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Transmigrating to the 1950s, she became him—Yang Jiansen, returning with a script from two lifetimes. The reborn Lin Weiwei stirs up trouble, attempting to ruin her stepbrother He Linyue's future. He doesn't resort to any dramatic reversal; he uses his intelligence to unravel the schemes, protect his family and brother, and help his stepbrother successfully pass the entrance exam for vocational school, thus restoring his destiny and leading a smooth life.

25. 175 春 A Spring Dream Takes Me to Ancient Times: I Become a Workaholic in Dayin 春梦穿古我在大胤当卷王 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Historical147k WordsCompleted [Mystery]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [Transmigration]+ [Golden Finger]+ [Alternate Fantasy World]+ [If It's Not Your Thing, Please Don't Complain] Just because he begged his goddess for a hug in a romantic dream, Lu Xiaochuan was kicked straight into a river in the Great Yin dynasty, launching his mortifying Transmigration adventure! The moment he climbs ashore, he's branded a suspect in the Witchcraft Cult case. He lets slip what he said in his sleep, then reveals the secret that he once saw a celes 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A nostalgic feeling of the 80s, long-forgotten memories 🤦 [Added to bookshelf][Already added to wishlist] ❤️

26. 176 修 After Succeeding in Cultivation, I Transmigrated to Earth to Farm 修仙有成却穿越到地球种田 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban468k WordsCompleted [Cultivation]+ [Farming]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [Transmigration]+ [Golden Finger]+ [Alternate Fantasy World]+ [If It's Not Your Thing, Please Don't Complain] Chen Xing, an immortal with a spirit body from the Ziling Sect, had cultivated to the peak of the continent. Just as he was reveling in a life of pleasure with six beautiful concubines, the Trial of Worldly Desires struck. His soul transmigrated into the body of a young man with the same name on Earth, who had died after slipping and falling 103Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 177 红 A Beauty’s Scheme for the Realm 红颜谋天下 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Eastern Fantasy148k WordsCompleted [Mystery]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [No Transmigration]+ [No Golden Finger]+ [Alternate Fantasy World]+ [If It's Not Your Thing, Please Don't Complain] An imperial edict of marriage sends the icy, beautiful female general Murong Xue storming into the residence with a sword. Turmoil erupts in the Song household's rear court, while strange butterfly shadows from the Xuanming Cult appear, concealing a shocking conspiracy that could overturn the world. As one beauty after another gets drawn into the gam 63Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 178 我 Cultivating the Great Dao in a Human Classroom 我在人间课堂修大道 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban229k WordsCompleted Cultivation? Pah! I just want to spend my days with the campus beauty, enjoying the simple pleasures of life and living it to the fullest. Is that too much to ask? And of course, I wouldn't mind having a few more beauties around either… 94Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 179 银 A Story About a Beautiful CEO Beneath a Ginkgo Tree 银杏树下的一个美女总裁的故事 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted The story of a beautiful CEO beneath a ginkgo tree 75Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 180 善 The Original Sin of Kindness 善良的原罪 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五10k WordsCompleted The Original Sin of Kindness 43Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 181 一 How a Village Girl Became a Bad Woman 一个山村女孩如何成坏女人的 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五13k WordsCompleted How a Village Girl Became a Bad Woman 93Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 182 渣 The Scoundrel Reborn in 1985: Turning Over a New Leaf to Become the Richest Man 渣男重生回85，洗心革面当首富 The Great River Flows East, Its Waves Wash Away All大江东去浪淘尽Urban575k WordsCompleted [Reborn in a Bygone Era + Regretful Scumbag Husband + Pocket-Space Farm + Hands-On Dad + Devoted Husband + Building a Fortune + Cozy Daily Life] In his previous life, Lin Jiang was blinded by greed. He became a pathetic simp for a city girl and forced his wife to divorce him. In despair, she jumped into the river with their baby daughter in her arms... He drank and gambled away his days. He even stole the pigs and chickens his younger siblings worked from dawn till dusk to raise, sold them for 277Reads7.0Score101Shelves

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    Reborn in the 1980s, the protagonist refuses to be a simp, uses his personal space to help his wife, children, and siblings become wealthy and live a good life. He becomes the richest man in the country and a top business tycoon in the era.

33. 183 重 Reborn in 1978, I Take the College Entrance Exam with My Father 重生1978，我与父亲一起高考 The Great River Flows to the Sea大江入海流Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [Period Setting, Entertainment, Rebirth, Martial Arts, Literary Great] This book, Reigniting 1978, is also known as Reborn: A Rainbow Road and Reborn in 1978: Literary and Martial Success! What makes someone a literary great? Do you think writing a few books and gaining a little fame makes you one? At most, that makes you a well-known author! Within the establishment, who would give you the time of day? A true literary great needs works that influence the entire world, but also the backing of mo 43.3kReads8.3Score3.9kShelves

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    Saying anything is useless, just watch it yourself. If it suits your taste, watch it; if not, delete it.

34. 184 魂 My Soul Traveled to 1903 Republican China 魂穿民国1903 User Mountain Peak用户山尖Historical2.5M WordsOngoing Transmigration, a pocket dimension, resistance against Japan. After transmigrating as Zhang Damao, he uses his pocket dimension to seize weapons, raid Japanese banks, stockpile food, and train soldiers, all to wipe out more Japanese invaders during the War of Resistance. 15.3kReads7.7Score1.1kShelves

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    He transmigrated, gaining the ability to kill Japanese soldiers, blow up Russian arsenals, rob Japanese arsenals, raid an entire street of banks in Paris, rob foreign cargo ships at sea, use his spatial abilities to mine iron ore in North Korea, steal guano from Chile, collect flowers, trees, ginseng, lingzhi, and he shou wu to aid disaster victims, and build an army.

35. 185 重 Reborn in 1960: I Have a Divine Cauldron Space 重生60，我有神鼎空间 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban2.8M WordsCompleted Zhao Guoqiang died alongside the demolition crew, never imagining that the incense burner in his own main room was a divine artifact. After accidentally becoming the master of the Bronze Divine Cauldron, he was reborn as another man named Zhao Guoqiang. Inside the cauldron's space were towering mountains, lakes, and mighty rivers. What delighted him even more was that the cauldron could condense holy water. Time already flowed ten times faster inside the space than in the outside world. With the 404Reads7.4Score103Shelves

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    I'd also like to recommend a few period novels with male protagonists and space-themed elements.

36. 186 日 Paying One Billion in Taxes a Day, and You Call This a Village Collective Enterprise? 日交税十亿，你说这是村集体企业 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban523k WordsCompleted Zeng Fanchao, the richest man in Beihu Province, catches the eye of people who want to seize his family fortune for free. When he refuses, Liu Batian, a prison warden who holds the low ninth rank, sends men to sever his tendons, force-feed him a drug that robs him of his voice, and throw him from a cliff over a hundred meters high. He crashes down onto the land temple beneath the cliff, smashing it to pieces. His own body is shattered, too, but the blood flowing from him is mysteriously absorbed 637Reads6.4Score—Shelves
37. 187 重 Reborn in 1960: The System Helps Me Rule the Hunting Grounds 重生60：系统助我猎界称雄 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban345k WordsCompleted Li Changsheng became a thirty-year mortgage slave after buying a home with no down payment. With housing prices falling and his job gone, he was on his way home when he kindly helped an elderly person who had fallen, only to be extorted by them. So he simply dragged them along to die with him, ridding the world of two bad people. Unexpectedly, he then received a Cloning System and transmigrated, reborn into the body of another Li Changsheng in 1960. See how Li Changsheng uses the Cloning System 992Reads6.1Score—Shelves
38. 188 我 I Fish with Dragon Blood, and Every Fish and Shrimp in the Sea Goes Wild 我用龙血钓鱼，海中鱼虾都疯了 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Fishing with dragon blood sends every fish and shrimp in the sea into a frenzy. Tempering my body with dragon blood and making a name for myself with dragon fists. I use dragon dung and urine in my space to grow ginseng and tea plants. Every year, I drip another drop of dragon blood beneath the tea plants. Regularly drinking the tea they produce delays aging, strengthens the body, promotes longevity, fortifies the bones and sinews, beautifies the skin, turns white hair black, and even boosts vir 730Reads8.6Score183Shelves
39. 189 何 How to Chase Away Worries? Fish Until Your Cooler Overflows 何以解忧钓鱼爆护 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban744k WordsCompleted Zhang San used to be a street vendor selling leather shoes. When the city launched a campaign to become civilized, street vending was banned. Just as he found himself out of work, his girlfriend betrayed him and ran off with the savings he had built up over six years of selling at his stall. Drunk, Zhang San went fishing by the river and unexpectedly hooked a Shanhe Ring. The ring had been forged by the Primordial Immortal Venerable from fragments of worlds and various heavenly treasures. It con 1.4kReads8.7Score103Shelves
40. 190 钓 A Fisherman Across Time and Space: A Blood-Soaked Fight Against Japan 钓者跨时空：浴血抗日行 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban130k WordsCompleted In a parallel world, in Heishui Town, Hanjing City, a false nation on the Dark Star, Zhou Jianhua accidentally discovers a time machine created by the previous civilization in its final days in an attempt to save the world. The time machine can take him to worlds from the past, but it cannot reach the future. Inside the machine, Zhou Jianhua obtains the Repentance Fishing Boat, which can be upgraded. The Confession Time Machine itself can also be upgraded, and he can travel through time three ti 45Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 191 莸 I Gain the Water God's Inheritance, and Fishing Is No Longer Hard 莸得水神传承，钓鱼不再难 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban300k WordsCompleted Nan Canghai had his achievements stolen and was fired from his job, so he went out for a walk to clear his head. Caught in a sudden downpour, he happened upon an old, dilapidated Water God Temple by the river. Curious, Nan Canghai ducked inside to take shelter and look around. By a stroke of fate, he merged with the remnant soul of an ancient Water God. Not only did he inherit the Water God's legacy, he also obtained a treasure that controlled water: the Black Tortoise Banner, one of the Four Di 750Reads8.6Score—Shelves
42. 192 重 Reborn as a Cow: Ruling the Dark Planet 重生成牛：称霸黑暗星球 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban113k WordsCompleted Ye Daniu transmigrated and was reborn in the body of an African buffalo that had just been killed by a lion. Using human intelligence, he killed the lion and became the King of the Buffaloes. From then on, the African buffaloes began practicing martial arts and forming battle formations, wiping out prides of lions and packs of wolves. They exterminated the hyenas, unified the grasslands, and became its overlords. When the apocalypse arrived, the King of the Buffaloes led herds of buffaloes, zebr 142Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 193 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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    The male protagonist rises against all odds. A poor boy from the mountains, he was bullied since childhood, but through his own efforts and after enduring countless hardships, he turns the tables! Don't miss out on the latest chapters!

44. 194 生 My Biological Father Abandoned His Wife and Child? I’ll Make Him Lose Everything 生父抛妻弃子？我让他倾家荡产 If You’re No Eagle, Don’t Be a Snail不是雄鹰做蜗牛Urban125k WordsCompleted In his second year of high school, Jiang Yang's biological father abandoned his sick wife and three children, running away with his mistress. As the eldest child, Jiang Yang resolutely gave up his studies and shouldered the burden of supporting his family. Years later, successful and famous, Jiang Yang encounters his biological father in the business world. How will this father and son face off...? [Inspirational] + [Comeback] + [Top Student] + [Showdown] + [Revenge] 43Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Inspirational stories of not succumbing to fate

45. 195 我 My Life in 1975 我在1975年的那些事 Your Bro Yang Next Door隔壁你阳哥Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Two worlds connected + transmigration + period setting + everyday life + pocket dimension + special abilities + decisive violence + multiple female leads + no simping + business. A story spanning two worlds, from 1975 to 2025. It all begins with catching someone in the act. After an accident, Chen Chang'an discovers something strange about his wife. It leaves him disoriented and even frantic, and he dies in a car crash. By a stroke of luck, he arrives in a parallel world in 1975 and gains the ab 4.5kReads8.6Score327Shelves

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    Highly recommended!

46. 196 重 Back to 1985 to Stir Up the World 重返八五搅动世界 Koala's Great Adventure考拉大冒险Urban475k WordsOngoing Reborn in 1985, the first thing he does is sell his job to raise money for a business. He designs products, poses as a foreign investor, and creates a buzz to build up capital quickly. Inspired by real cases, the story depicts the history of Wenzhou merchants. 232Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is really good. It doesn't have the clichéd American bullying plot, nor is it about a domestic abuser who is reborn. The main focus is on making money, making money, and making money again.

47. 197 养 The Whole Village Mocked Me for Raising Fish, Then I Became a Tycoon 养鱼被全村嘲笑我反手成了大享 A Country Person一个农村人Urban128k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1990s, I had a home with nothing in it and endured everyone's contempt. Everyone called me a dreamer and said fish farming would leave me dead broke. My family played favorites, my neighbors were mean, and everyone made things difficult for me. But I was determined to defy fate. With one fishpond, I could turn the tide! I proved the whole village wrong, made a fortune, and became the person they admired most! 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the 1980s, a couple rose from humble beginnings to wealth by raising fish and working odd jobs.

48. 198 我 My Life: Saving Myself 我的人生，渡己 A Country Person一个农村人Urban241k WordsCompleted I moved from the countryside to the big city when I was twenty. On my first day at the factory, I was five minutes late. Those five minutes felt like a slap in the face, waking me up and changing my life. More than ten people crammed into one dorm room. For breakfast, I could only bring myself to buy a tea egg and soy milk. Watching others eat fried rice noodles, I secretly vowed to work hard and make a solid place for myself in the city. There was no sudden wealth and no romance, just a country 1Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 199 我 A Lifetime for Her and Me 我和她的这一生 A Country Person一个农村人Urban245k WordsOngoing In 1992, at the age of twenty, I left my hometown. My family was crippled by illness and poverty. We were on the verge of starving to death. If I stayed, we would all be trapped on that patch of barren soil. If I left, there might be a way for them to survive. The southern wind, laden with cement dust, swept into that big city filled with construction sites. This place had no name, only countless steel bars, scaffolding, and faces waiting to sell their labor. We came here to fight for our lives. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 200 八 The 1980s: Hoping My Father Becomes a Dragon 八零之望父成龙 Archer Abu弓手阿布Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1980s, I want to become a rich second-generation kid. While other people push their kids to succeed, I push my dad. I hoped my father would become a success, and somehow all three of us ended up bona fide self-made rich people. Lin Yu: “This was how it all began. I really just wanted to be a carefree rich kid!” Abubu has done their best to research the details, but it’s bound to be incomplete. Anything that doesn’t make sense is just my own fictional setting. If you ask, it 1.7kReads6.6Score104Shelves

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    [Thumbs up][Thumbs up] Reborn in the 1980s, I wanted to be a rich second-generation. While others were pushing their kids, I was pushing my dad. Hoping for my father to become a dragon, the three of us ended up becoming bona fide self-made millionaires—Lin Yu: It all started, I really just wanted to be a carefree rich second-generation!

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