Any Low-Key Period Stories? 有没有低调一点的年代文

1. 201 旧 An Old Kettle Hid a 40-Year Secret, Boiling My Heart and Chilling the Rest of My Life 旧水壶藏40年秘密，煮透人心寒透余生 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生7k WordsCompleted An old kettle concealed a 40-year-old secret. It boiled the truth to the surface, chilling my heart for the rest of my life. —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 202 辛 After 40 Years of Hard Work, I Retired with Honor. My Children Schemed over My Property and Pressured Me to Hand Over My Retirement Savings 辛苦40年光荣退休，儿女算计房产逼我交出养老钱 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生6k WordsCompleted After 40 years of hard work, I retired with honors, only for my children to scheme over my home and pressure me to hand over my retirement savings. —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 203 6 Five Years of Tea for Two at 68: One Pot of Overnight Tea Revealed Whether My Children Were Truly Filial 68岁五年双人茶，一壶隔夜茶看清儿女孝心真假 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生8k WordsCompleted Five years of tea for two at 68: one pot of tea left overnight revealed whether my children’s filial devotion was real or false. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 204 母 My Mother Married Me Off with Nothing but a 100-Yuan Bankbook. When the Truth Came Out, I Wept Uncontrollably 母亲空手嫁我只给百元存折，真相曝光我泣不成声 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生6k WordsCompleted My mother married me off with nothing but a hundred-yuan passbook. When the truth came out, I wept uncontrollably. —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 205 捡 I Retrieved My Father's Discarded Wooden Box and Understood the Fatherly Love He Had Hidden for 30 Years 捡回父亲被丢弃的木箱，我读懂隐忍30年的父爱 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生7k WordsCompleted I retrieved the wooden chest my father had thrown away and finally understood the fatherly love he had kept hidden for 30 years. —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 206 回 Memories of 1931: Hunting, Fighting the Japanese, and Raising a Family 回忆一九三一养家打猎打鬼子日子 Broken Little Toe骨折得小脚趾Urban2.9M WordsOngoing In 1931, the Japanese invaded China. Ling Feng hunted to feed his family and fought the Japanese to capture supplies. He and his good brothers enjoyed the good life, built houses, and got married. 17.6kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves

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   A low-key hunting novel from a bygone era

7. 207 穿 Transmigrating to the Seventies: The Young Educated Youth Is Dumbfounded 穿越七零，小知青她懵圈了 Miss Zhou周大小姐Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing (Everyday life of sent-down youth, not a strong female lead, a touch of an ensemble cast, unhurried pacing, with a couple) Gu Xiaoman, from the twenty-first century, dies suddenly after getting drunk while celebrating landing a job. She wakes up aboard a green-painted train carrying sent-down youth in the 1970s. No space, no System, no golden finger, and not even the original owner’s memories. She’s definitely the most wretched transmigrant in history, with none of the usual perks. Good heavens! 12.4kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves

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   No special space, no system, no cheat codes. The male and female leads are both educated youth sent to the countryside. It depicts their daily lives, a micro-group portrait, few extreme characters, and an adorable baby. The female lead is not omnipotent, and the plot is relevant to the era.

8. 208 民 Bandit Village in the Republic of China 民国土匪村 Uncle Li of the Island Reef海岛礁的黎叔Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Period-drama fans, come take a look! (Not a wish-fulfillment story, no ghosts or gods, no System.) It covers romance, household intrigue, bandits, fierce resistance against the Japanese, fleeing famine, and the lives of educated youths. Everyone who’s read it says it’s great! Hei Niu and Xiu Zhen could have lived happily together, but because Xiu Zhen was so beautiful, bandits set their sights on her. By then, Hei Niu had become the chief steward of the Huang family estate. He learned that ban 3kReads8.1Score436Shelves
9. 209 都 We’re About to Divorce, but My Abstinent Officer Blushes and Begs Me to Have His Baby 都要离婚了，禁欲军官脸红求生崽 Jiu Hong九泓Modern Romance475k WordsCompleted A period drama, romance, transmigration, and everyday family life Period setting + veteran corporate drone + stoic military officer Su Yuan transmigrates. She transmigrates into a book, The Rough-He catches the Beloved Heart of the 1970s, her latest go-to sleep aid, and becomes a doormat character who is killed off early. Her original character’s parents favor sons over daughters. To scrape together a dowry for their son, they hastily marry her off to the soldier Gao Weidong. After the wedding, 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Having transmigrated into the book, Su Yuan, to avoid dying early like the original owner, respects the main plot while starting to look for opportunities to make money. Her first step is to collect what she owes the original owner. [Bookshelf added]

10. 210 重 Reborn in 1982: Setting Sail on a Sea of Words 重生1982：文海扬帆 Bing Yufei Yu冰雨霏雨Urban372k WordsOngoing [Literary giant] [University professor] [Academia] [One female lead] [Serious literature] [Traditional literature] [University lecturer] The writer, the people, and the books: a story full of brilliant moments. A tale of the birth of a literary giant! In 1982, Xu Qingyan returns to his hometown to teach at a university. Despite his family's poverty, he dedicates himself to teaching and never stops writing. He establishes himself in academia. Writing under the pen name Jiang Sheng, he publishes T 1.9kReads—Score111Shelves
11. 211 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 12kReads9.0Score718Shelves

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    The 70s and 80s generations were the most hard-working generation, but also the generation most capable of creating miracles... This realistic portrayal of their lives will instantly transport you back to the past...

12. 212 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. 213 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
14. 214 没 You’ve Got to Be Kidding: A Tang Dynasty Assassin Taking the College Entrance Exam 没搞错吧我一个大唐刺客参加高考 Loves the Forest爱森林Urban451k WordsCompleted A Tang Dynasty assassin has just beheaded a military governor, only to open his eyes as a hopeless high school senior! He spent the first half of his life relying on a swift blade. Now he has to battle trigonometry? With just 100 days left until the college entrance exam, what’s an assassin like me supposed to do? And just as the turmoil is still unfolding, he learns that his beautiful master has transmigrated from the Tang Dynasty too… 387Reads8.1Score—Shelves
15. 215 一 One Sword to Slay the Fairer Sex 一剑斩红粉 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban552k WordsCompleted [Urban Martial Arts]+ [Traditional Cultivation]+ [Multiple Heroines] Lin Che, young master of an ancient martial arts family in the city, was framed and killed in his previous life while enjoying himself beneath the peonies. His lover, a minor internet celebrity close to him, had joined forces with his family's sworn enemy to set him up. His path to being reborn is also a path to rising to power… 369Reads8.5Score—Shelves
16. 216 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
17. 217 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! 465Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 218 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
19. 219 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... 284Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 220 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… 91Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 221 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
22. 222 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
23. 223 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
24. 224 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
25. 225 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
26. 226 上 Shanghai People Eat Rice Porridge 上海人吃泡饭 The Writer Who Writes in Shanghainese用上海话写作的人Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted In the middle of the night, Wang’s Granny was being beaten so badly she could barely move, and could only call for help. Uncle Huang was still fuming over how she had humiliated him during the day, so angry he couldn’t sleep. He heard what sounded faintly like a cat meowing, but when he listened more closely, he realized it was a cry for help coming from Wang’s Granny’s house. He was about to go save her when his wife grabbed hold of him... 471Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    "Shanghainese Eating Rice Porridge," also known as "The Taste of Eating Rice Porridge in the Alleyways," is a novel written in Shanghainese, depicting the lives of ordinary people living in Shanghai's alleyways. Currently being published and praised by the media as an online version of "Blossoms," this 620,000-word novel portrays the lives of Uncle Huang, Mrs. Wang, a woman from Ningbo, Li Yingying, Boss Wang, and their families in an old alleyway. Through the everyday stories and trivialities of life, it reveals the love, family bonds, joys, and sorrows of a group of ordinary people who eat rice porridge in the old alleyways. Their loves, hates, and passions intertwine, weaving a Shanghai flavor never before depicted by other writers.

27. 227 出 A Way Forward Through Mountains and Rivers 出路之山重水复 I Am But Floating Dust我本浮尘Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + Family + Women + Career + Workplace business battles + No romance + Society + An exploration of human nature] No cheat powers, no dramatic comeback. A deep look at the struggles and prospects of 99% of ordinary people! Wish-fulfillment stories are everywhere, but once the excitement fades, only emptiness remains. In the end, we all have to face the grind of daily life and the warmth or coldness of human relationships. This slow-burning work of realism offers no lucky breaks or 2.5kReads9.5Score354Shelves

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    A good book brings you boundless wisdom. A good book makes you remember every character within it. This book is striving to achieve this.

28. 228 双 Twin Souls: A Teenage Martial Artist Thrives in the Famine Years 双生：散打少女在饥荒年代横着走 Fuzhu of the Ancient Cave古窟的浮竹Modern Romance114k WordsOngoing [Soul Swap + Payback for Every Grudge + Satisfying Famine Tale + Healing Family Bonds + Leading the Whole Village to Prosperity] During a year of severe drought and famine, Su Dayya had climbed several mountains to dig up wild greens, only for the village bully to steal them. Her whole family was on the verge of starvation. As she lay dying The protective charm her late father had given her showed its power. When she opened her eyes again, she was in a world of immortals. Iron boxes raced ever —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a hilarious and lighthearted novel about starvation; you can check it out if you're looking for something to read

29. 229 笑 The Laughingstock Factory Compound 笑料厂大院 Qingqing's Mimi卿卿的咪咪Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted [Blended Family + Childhood Sweethearts + Building a Fortune + Healing + Everyday Life] In 1985, my dad brought my mom home as his bride with a copy of Household Budgeting in hand. She was sharp-tongued but soft-hearted; he was a timid bean-counter. Together, they held a family together. For a home of their own, for the sake of making ends meet, and to raise a daughter who wasn’t his by birth. My biological father got out of prison and asked my mom if they could go back to the way things were 1.6kReads6.6Score107Shelves
30. 230 快 Quick Transmigration: The Art of Splitting into Clones 快穿之：分身有术 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted The most important thing in life is not where you stand, but the direction you face. In the real world, some people laugh, some cry, some shout, and some remain silent. Life is, in essence, an exercise in endurance. Beauty and ugliness, good and bad: everyone has their own feelings about them. Faced with this tumultuous world and the countless selfish thoughts crowding our minds, we often find ourselves wanting to do more than we can, because there simply aren’t enough hours in the day. But what 60Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    [I highly recommend it too][Flying kiss][Laugh][OK]

31. 231 四 Siheyuan: Unleashing My Edge 四合院之锋芒毕露 The South Wind Welcomes Guests南风迎客Male-Channel Fanfiction150k WordsCompleted New Book 1959: Silly Gen No gross-out humor, no super-advanced technology, and no demons or monsters. Just the everyday growth of ordinary people in peaceful times. Come experience a different kind of story set in a bygone era. We hope you enjoy it. 5.4kReads8.2Score244Shelves
32. 232 穿 Transmigrated into a 1970s Farm Wife, I Raise Kids and Build a Fortune with My Pocket Dimension 穿成七零农门媳我靠空间养娃发家 A Hauler's Road搬运工的路Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted Lin Wanxing, a postgraduate student in modern agricultural science, dies suddenly and transmigrates into the body of a miserable farmer's wife in a remote village in Northeast China in 1975. Her in-laws look down on her right after she gives birth to a daughter. The original owner, overcome with despair, drinks poison, but Lin Wanxing awakens with an agricultural pocket dimension! With spirit spring water to nourish her body, high-yield seeds, and out-of-season greenhouse crops, she relies on h 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Good and worth recommending

33. 233 重 Reborn in 1958: From Fool to Mountain Hunter 重生1958：从傻子到山林猎人 Empty Your Emptiness放空你的空Rural Life918k WordsOngoing A King of Soldiers is reborn in 1958 as a village fool who was nearly beaten to death. One blow from a club jolts him awake. His blood feud remains unsettled, and now another attempt on his life is underway. He flees into the mountains and takes over a place said to be cursed. An educated youth reports him? His enemies try to kill him? He sneers. In these lawless mountains, he makes the rules. 11.3kReads7.2Score861Shelves

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    New book! Historical fiction! A hunting and farming story that doesn't aim for official promotions or wealth, but simply wants to bring a better life to the villagers.

34. 234 从 Changing the World, One Supernatural Chive at a Time 从培育出超凡韭菜开始改变世界 Little Fujian Farmer闽间小农Rural Life404k WordsCompleted [Period novel + farming + slice-of-life System + food + slow burn + no heroine + unconventional power fantasy] Question: What are the most frustrating things about novels where someone transmigrates back to the past and starts farming? Answer: The protagonist has such an overpowered cheat, but the story still saddles them with a bunch of relatives like Pokemon, endlessly bickering about family affairs. Why can't they just get on with farming?! And they've already had a modern education, so why d 632Reads6.8Score106Shelves

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    With a down-to-earth approach and taking one step at a time, we are building a farming base and leading our fellow villagers out of poverty and towards prosperity.

35. 235 7 1979: A Happy Life Begins at a State-Owned Factory 79，进国营厂开始的幸福生活 Sugar Tangerine沙糖橘子Modern Romance234k WordsCompleted [Period romance + personal growth + family life + mutual secret crushes + true and fake heiresses + romantic tension + taking down scumbags] The protagonist joins a wilderness survival livestream, loses her footing, and falls to her death. She transmigrates into Xiao Caixia, a pitiful girl abused by her entire family. She turns the tables on her tormentors and lands a job at a major company. Bai Jianjun, a decorated military officer with a limp, gradually falls for her. Using modern rehabilitati 539Reads6.8Score100Shelves

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    Low-key. Not flashy, not mindless. Very realistic. The female lead grows step by step. Once you start reading, you won't be able to put it down.

36. 236 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 5.6kReads8.0Score409Shelves

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    Good heavens! She's been bullied? We can't just sit here and wait to die! A refreshing type, he'll do whatever makes him happy! He's got plenty of clever ideas, but he'll never suffer a loss. Watch how this poor boy climbs the rich list step by step on the road to rural prosperity!!

37. 237 绿 Green Vine 绿萝 Abstinence Pavilion戒思阁Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted This book is for everyone who has ever waited. This is a novel about all the things left unsaid: not saying you like someone, not saying you are waiting, not saying whether it was worth it. But all those unspoken words are tucked inside candy wrappers, hidden in a tin box, and buried in the beeping sounds of a phone booth. The bravest thing Lin Dong ever did was not repairing that imported machine or saving enough for a down payment on a house with a courtyard. It was telling Su Xiyue, “It's t 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Su Xiyue spent her whole life measuring. Measuring costs, measuring benefits, measuring whether she was worthy of being loved. She chose Yun Yongqing because the proactive person didn't require her to prove anything. But she couldn't let go of Lin Dong, because he was the only one who made her want to "not measure." Lin Cheng spent his whole life saying "It's okay." On Yan Qingling's wedding day, he said it was okay, but his hands were shaking. Later, at his arranged marriage, he also said it was okay, but his smile was different. Liu Yong spent his whole life searching for a place. The scrap yard was his place, Xiao He was his place, and that small repair shop was also his place. He finally didn't have to say "I have nowhere to go" anymore. Han Ruoyu spent her whole life doing. Doing without saying, waiting without saying, loving without saying. She only said one thing: Whether it's worth it or not isn't up to you to decide. In this book, some people wait, some leave, some stay, and some look back. If you are also waiting for an answer—open the book and read it slowly.

38. 238 六 A Scheming Couple's Daily Bickering in the Sixties 六零腹黑夫妻互怼日常 Xuanhan Bao'er萱涵宝儿Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [1960s Era + Light Ensemble Cast + Crime Solving + Whirlwind Marriage + Guiding Romance] In the 1960s, unsolved cases shrouded the land in mystery. He Xinghua, a policewoman from the countryside, and Lu Yanping, a criminal investigation chief, were not only husband and wife, but also partners in the line of duty. From a rural courtyard to city housing for government cadres, and from sorting through case files to confronting the most baffling criminal minds, they embarked together on a new caree 1.7kReads8.0Score142Shelves

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    1960S literature

39. 239 四 In Siheyuan, I Kill the Body and Break the Spirit 四合院里我杀人诛心 Newbie Hero萌新勇者Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Golden Finger] [Siheyuan] [Feel-Good Story] [Slow Burn] [Smart Protagonist] Modern-day office worker Zhou Ming transmigrates to a Siheyuan. After awakening the golden finger known as the Endless Treasure Vault, he can finally live a life of comfort and plenty. But this courtyard is never peaceful, and Zhou Ming just smiles. As someone who believes in keeping a low profile, Zhou Ming decides to give everyone in the courtyard the life they've always dreamed of. First up is Yi Zhonghai. Since you' 23Reads—Score101Shelves

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    The writing is too understated; everyone is calling the protagonist a coward.

40. 240 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, Watch Me Take Down the Wicked Female Lead 穿书后，看我如何干翻恶毒女主 Yu Mizhou于米粥Modern Romance706k WordsOngoing The rating just came out; it’ll go up later. [Everyday family life, a laid-back heroine who sometimes has a soft heart and learns from her mistakes. There’s a System, a pocket dimension, and a job. She doesn’t go to the countryside.] Su Jiahui fell asleep and transmigrated. She never expected that, as an only child, she would end up in a large family with many children, and be the least favored one of all. After awakening her System, she discovered that she had transmigrated into a book. And of 1.5kReads6.0Score101Shelves

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    The female lead is very laid-back, which is good.

41. 241 稻 When the Rice Flowers Bloom 稻香花开 Liu Ningduochang刘宁多昌Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted The novel follows the hardships endured by farmers in two villages in Xiangnan County, Dongyuantun and Da’ai Village, from the Republican era through the founding of the People’s Republic of China and on through the people’s commune system, the Cultural Revolution, the household responsibility system, and the Reform and Opening-Up period. The villagers endure one hardship after another and witness the changing times. The protagonists, Zhang Yiping and Zhou Xueyun, are forced to leave school beca 229Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    A realistic and meticulously researched historical novel, well worth reading!

42. 242 小 The Little Bridge Cave Family Compound 小桥洞家属院 Miss Lego乐高小姐Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Period Setting] [Ensemble Cast] [Everyday Life] The results came out a few months after it was completed. This novel is fantastic! Zhang Yan and Deng Yang were born in the Xiaoqiaodong factory compound and grew up beneath the chimneys of the State Chemical Plant. There was no glamour or respectability here, only the bustle of daily life, sweat, arguments, and warmth. In 1997, as firecrackers exploded to celebrate Hong Kong's return, they still thought their parents would wear their work uniform 513Reads8.1Score102Shelves

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    The ordinary lives of a group of ordinary people, 1997–2025! Very good!

43. 243 流 A Shooting Star Streaks By, Leaving Traces on the Years 流星划过，岁月有痕 Amber Aurora琥珀色北极光Modern Romance168k WordsCompleted This is a powerful work that deeply portrays the intertwined paths of growth for the post-80s generation and the changes of the times. The story follows its protagonist, Zhao Fei, from his green and innocent days in middle school, through the passionate years of university, and into the struggles and discoveries of life after graduation. It delicately depicts how Zhao Fei and his generation search for themselves and realize their worth amid the currents of the times, while also reflecting the sw 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This work profoundly depicts the intertwined growth trajectory of the post-80s generation with the changing times. The protagonist, Zhao Fei, journeys from his naive and uncertain middle school years in 1998 to his passionate university years, and finally to his struggles and explorations after entering society. It portrays how Zhao Fei and his generation find themselves and realize their value amidst the torrent of the times, while also reflecting the enormous social changes in China over the past three decades. This is a story about dreams, struggle, love, and sacrifice; a heartfelt reflection on the past and a firm vision for the future. In the bittersweet stories of Zhao Fei and others, everyone can find their own reflection and feel the experience of the post-80s generation.

44. 244 六 Life in the Sixties with a Basket of Vegetables 六零带着菜篮子 I Love Tomatoes Most我最爱西红柿Urban389k WordsOngoing Set against the backdrop of transmigration, this story follows Chen Mo, a young man from the modern era who accidentally transmigrates to a rural village in the 1960s and gradually improves his family’s life with the help of a mysterious spatial System. His key abilities include growing crops faster in his space, hunting for game, and using its spring water to heal wounds. In an era of severe shortages, he builds a self-sufficient way of life. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 245 年 1982: I'm Really Not a Good-for-Nothing 年代1982，我真不是二流子 gJoyg欢喜Urban974k WordsOngoing [Rebirth + period setting + entrepreneurship + social savvy + everyday life + largely an ensemble cast] The rating has just appeared and is climbing. The audiobook and animated series are now available. Give them a try! Back in 1982, Lu Zhigang decided to make up for his regrets and give his family a better life. But why did none of them believe him...? He took over a brickworks, opened a food factory, and led Lujia Village racing down the road to prosperity. 10.9kReads8.3Score472Shelves

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    A historical fiction set in a timeless era without a system or spatial dimension; the protagonist diligently works hard to make money.

46. 246 重 Back to 2001: Allocate Points and Level Up 重回2001加点升级 Chang Longluo Shaoqing常龙罗少卿Urban1.6M WordsOngoing [Reborn + Pocket Dimension + Status Panel + Proficiency + Daily Life + Cultivation] Luo Zhengyang, a middle-aged man, was laid off and returned to his hometown after many years away. When he woke up one morning, the world had changed, and he was back at the start of middle school in 2001. Then, by chance, he awakened an attribute panel that let him add points, record skills, and continuously raise their levels through practice. Luo Zhengyang realized that the things he had cared about in his pre 5.4kReads7.2Score285Shelves

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    This is low-key, but slow to warm up.

47. 247 我 I Am a Scout: Zhan De 我是侦察兵一一湛德 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水10k WordsCompleted I’m a Scout: Zhan De 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Genuine emotions, vividly portrayed, full of twists and turns, endlessly captivating.

48. 248 风 The Playboy and the Five Golden Flowers 风流之子与五朵金花 Thirteen of Me十三个我Urban420k WordsCompleted [Completed] If you happened to click on this, please read a few more pages, or even a few dozen, and help boost my stats. Thanks for your support! This is the story of a group of people who came from elsewhere to work and put down roots in Zhuhai. They fall in love, get married, buy homes, and have children. The first half covers their lives up to marriage. The second half explores marriage, human nature, changes in society, and growing up in middle age. This novel has a calm and gentle tone, pe 83Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My book, which started in the 1990s, is very low-key.

49. 249 独 Home on a Unicycle 独轮车上的家 Crimson Snow's Song绛雪吟Modern Romance116k WordsCompleted The novel follows Liu Shouren and his family from the late 1970s to the present day. As society changes and the countryside is transformed, they weather a tumultuous journey. Through stories from in and around the village, it portrays the lives, resilience, struggles, and growth of countless ordinary rural families across China... 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two are really good, they're so good!

50. 250 青 Tales of Qingshiyu 青石峪往事 Crimson Snow's Song绛雪吟Urban204k WordsCompleted The story follows nearly half a century of change in Qingshiyu, a village in the Yimeng Mountains. As the mountain countryside is transformed, it portrays the full journey of rural China from the final years of collectivization to the new era of rural revitalization. It tells the stories of life in and beyond the village, exploring tradition and modernity, staying and leaving, survival and growth, and the profound tension between individual destinies and the tides of the times... 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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