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

1. 251 穿 Transmigrated to a Bygone Era, My Beast Companion Is a Vampire 穿越年代，我的御兽是吸血鬼 Who Am I Wandering For为谁去流浪Rural Life494k WordsOngoing A grounded tale of rural life and farming, adventure in another world, beast taming, and immortality. After transmigrating to an impoverished village in 1955, Zhou Jiasheng becomes the family outcast, the eldest child no one wants! His parents take his siblings to the city to get a job with a state-owned enterprise, leaving him behind in the countryside with food but no money, to fend for himself. Just when he is at his wits' end, the troublemaking System that caused him to transmigrate is alrea 80.4kReads8.4Score9.9kShelves

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   They're keeping a low profile for now, but who knows if they'll go crazy later.

2. 252 穿 The Book Transmigrator Swapped Brides, Married in Her Place, and Raised Fish. I Returned to Win Without Lifting a Finger 穿书女换亲替嫁养鱼，我回归躺赢 Sugar Tangerine沙糖橘子Modern Romance125k WordsOngoing [Reclaiming Her Body + Emotional Push and Pull + Family Life + Devoted Husband + Marriage Before Love] Su Wan's body was taken over by a woman who had transmigrated into a book for three years. During that time, the transmigrator pulled one outrageous stunt after another. First, she plotted, "Dad marries into the family, and I get rich," tricking her father into marrying a rich woman. Then she forced the wealthy woman's son, a future business tycoon, into her grasp. She had her eldest sister tak 7.5kReads6.4Score168Shelves

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   The characters are unassuming, but the plot is anything but. A transmigrated woman is forced into a marriage of convenience and raises fish, while I return to a life of effortless success. The transmigrated woman's actions are explosive and unpredictable, even including a plot where her father marries into her family and she becomes incredibly wealthy. It avoids the cliché of a simpleton in a courtyard house struggling to settle scores, but it does feature a storyline of an old house burning down, a wrong marriage that blossoms into youth, and the emotional turmoil of "he gave in for half his life, and I wasted the other half." It's very good.

3. 253 穿 I Transmigrated as a Brash Villainess and Tricked an Amnesiac Big Shot into Becoming My Live-In Son-in-Law 穿成泼作女配，骗失忆大佬当赘婿 Sugar Tangerine沙糖橘子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period drama + everyday warmth + daily life + emotional tension + building wealth + happy ending] This is not an angst-filled story. Su Man transmigrates into a book, finding herself in an unfinished, melodramatic rebirth novel... as a lazy, greedy, foul-tempered villainess in the late 1970s. The original owner gets into danger in the wild and is saved by a powerful man with amnesia. In a series of foolish acts, she tricks him into thinking he's a fugitive, hides his military ID, and forces him 21kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves
4. 254 九 Reborn in '93: An Old Man's Youthful Ride on the Tides 九三重生：老朽少年踏浪潮 Author Daiwa作者呆娃Urban248k WordsOngoing [Reborn] [Urban Farming] [Soul Transmigration] [Making Money] [Stock Trading] [Urban] [Transmigration] [One Heroine] On July 9, 2026, 64-year-old Di Lei unexpectedly transmigrates back to 1993 while playing mahjong. Drawing on his life experience, he starts over and writes a new chapter in his life. This novel is written in a rough, down-to-earth style. 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The first book is from that era.

5. 255 亿 A Billionaire Boss Goes Broke and Starts Selling Egg Pancakes 亿万老总破产后卖鸡蛋饼 Author Daiwa作者呆娃8k WordsCompleted Billionaire Boss Goes Broke and Starts Selling Egg Pancakes 15Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 256 3 A 37-Year-Old Man's Dating Diary 37岁老男人的相亲笔记 Author Daiwa作者呆娃Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted A 37-Year-Old Man's Dating Diary 10Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 257 你 Your Childhood and Mine Were Actually the Same 你的童年，我的童年，其实都一样 Author Daiwa作者呆娃7k WordsCompleted Your childhood and my childhood were really just the same 11Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 258 2 In 2034, I Became the World's Richest Man with Just One Game 2034年，我成为了世界首富，只用一款游戏做到的 Author Daiwa作者呆娃9k WordsCompleted In 2034, I Became the World's Richest Person with Just One Game 6Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 259 东 Tales of the Northeast: Women Who Climbed Over the High Walls of Grand Estates 东北往事之翻过深宅高墙的女人们 Midnight Woodpecker午夜啄木鸟Modern Romance865k WordsOngoing In 1946, on the black soil of Northeast China, Chunxiang, daughter of tenant farmer Wang Mazi, marries Liu Laogen, the landlord's son. Her father receives several acres of good farmland and dozens of silver dollars as a handsome betrothal gift. She thinks she has married into wealth and will live a secure life as a young madam, but Liu Laogen has a hidden ailment, and their marriage proves to be one in name only. Chunxiang is determined to escape the prison that has trapped her, but her greedy f 53.7kReads8.7Score3.1kShelves

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   I wanted to keep a low profile, but I couldn't.

10. 260 她 The Age of Their Happiness 她们的幸福时代 April Taoyao四月桃幺Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted A coming-of-age memory for those born in the 1960s. In 1986, the youngest daughter of the celebrated Guo family graduates from university and returns home in triumph, only to face a string of family upheavals: her eldest sister's divorce, her second sister's pregnancy before marriage and her boyfriend's imprisonment, and the revelation that her own love rival is actually her “missing sister”... Watch as the sisters lean on and comfort one another, wade through life's muddy waters, find happiness 131Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    His smile was like a handful of refreshing spring water, pouring directly into her heart on this sweltering afternoon… She murmured to herself, "His teeth are so white! He's so tall! His smile is so handsome! So good-looking!" A realistic story, depicting the daily lives of ordinary people, full of warmth and life, leaving the reader deeply moved. Recommended reading!

11. 261 我 I'm Good! Please Don't Hurt Me! 我很乖！请你不要来伤害！ Liu Li Fei Cheng刘李菲程Modern Romance700k WordsOngoing [Contemporary fiction] [Ensemble of women] [Scheming] [Red and Black] [Playing dumb while taking down enemies] [Clear-eyed heroine] A must-read for anyone born in the seventies, eighties, or nineties! This is a northern take on The Red and the Black, set in a glittering world of fame and fortune where everyone wears a false mask. The heroine seems sweet and obedient on the surface, but she sees things more clearly than anyone! She can live without love, but not without money! She can put up with 70Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Gemini... Born in the 1980s... Red and Black!

12. 262 1 1970: My Dad and I Head to the Countryside as Educated Youths 1970我和老爹一起下乡当知青 Mad Speaker疯语生Urban69k WordsCompleted Luo Youliang transmigrates to 1970. He had planned to make a name for himself in Beijing with his golden finger, but an unexpected turn of events comes far too soon, leaving him with no choice but to head to the countryside. Luo Youliang: “Looks like I have no choice but to go to the countryside!” Luo’s father: “What? You’re going to the countryside? What am I supposed to do? I’m going too!” Luo Youliang: “You’re not exactly young! Do you even know what a sent-down youth is?” Luo’s father: “This 28Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 263 六 The 1960s: I Changed My Fate by Having Children 六零，我靠生娃改命 ssy123Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted She Comes from Ancient Times In her previous life, she was a principal wife in ancient times. Unable to bear her husband a child, she was eventually supplanted by his favored concubine and died in despair. When she opened her eyes again, she had become an older village girl in the 1960s, being pressured to marry. With a matchmaking date coming up, she looked at the family who cared for her. Clenching her fists, she vowed that in this life she would seek no love, only more children, more blessing 804Reads—Score102Shelves
14. 264 重 Reborn in the 1950s: Granny Guan’s Comeback Against the Odds 重生五零：关老太的逆风翻盘 Duoqi Road多崎路Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted (Slow-paced + reborn in a bygone era + strong heroine + winning back his wife + getting rich) Nearly eighty-year-old Grandma Guan was reborn, returning to 1951, when she was seventeen. In her previous life, she had always played the role of a good daughter, a good wife, and a good mother. For her family, she gave up more and more of herself, spending her whole life caught up in the daily grind, until she finally died in agony from cancer. Now that she had been given another chance at life, sh 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is highly recommended!

15. 265 双 Dual Transmigration to the 1960s: A Prosperous Nation and Strong People 双穿六零之国富民强 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Male-Channel Fanfiction133k WordsOngoing In 2025, Su Tianci was just another overworked wage slave. He ate a roujiamo at Red Romance, then opened his eyes to find himself back in that fiery era. What’s more, he had somehow become a wanted criminal. See how Su Tianci fares with the System’s help: will he be doomed from the start, or turn danger into safety? 295Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you're not going, then there's no point in thinking about it anymore.

16. 266 穿 Transmigrate to the Song Dynasty: The Empire's Mighty Rise 穿越之大宋雄风 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Historical673k WordsCompleted A wondrous transmigration, invincible from the start. See how our protagonist, Wu Yue, recruits the heroes of Liangshan, gets up close and personal with Li Shishi, defeats mighty bandits and sweeps away powerful invaders. See how we Han people conquer the world. 856Reads7.2Score—Shelves
17. 267 两 Invincible Between Two Worlds 两界穿梭之无敌 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban177k WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao was an ordinary wage slave. To survive in this damnable era, he had no choice but to go abroad and become a mercenary, risking his life for a living so his family could have an easier life. Who could have guessed that, through a twist of fate, he would transmigrate back to the late 1970s? See how Wu Xiaoyao, equipped with the golden finger every transmigrator needs, makes a name for himself in that red-hot era! 653Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 268 铁 The Iron-Blooded Tigers Battle the Ming 铁血虎贲战大明 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Historical3.5M WordsOngoing Chinese special forces king Wu Zhantian was betrayed by a traitor during a mission. To avoid being captured by the enemy, Wu Zhantian set off the miniature bomb strapped to his body, dying alongside dozens of enemy special forces soldiers. By chance, he touched the laws of the game. He rebuilt his body, copied abilities, and saved the Ming Dynasty from ruin. To stop the Yangzhou Massacre and the Jiading Massacres, Wu Zhantian, China's special forces king, refused to stand by. He tore Aobai apart 1.2kReads7.2Score103Shelves
19. 269 两 Between Two Worlds: 1973 两界穿梭之1973 Miss Jian, Who Likes Old Rabbits喜欢老兔的简姑娘Urban350k WordsOngoing An unexpected transmigration brought Wu Xiaoyao, an outstanding young man from the 21st century, to the 1970s. The golden finger that comes with transmigrating gave him hope of surviving. As the System leveled up, Wu Xiaoyao discovered that he could travel back and forth between the modern era and the 1970s. Two completely different worlds opened up before him! 490Reads5.9Score—Shelves
20. 270 万 The Controller of Ten Thousand Worlds, Roaming the City 万界掌控者都市逍遥 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban3.4M WordsOngoing Wu Zhantian, a young man from Huaxia, accidentally fell from the summit of Mount Hua. He was rescued by the Venerable Myriad Swords, who happened to be passing by Earth. Wu Zhantian was then taken to the top-tier world of the Hongmeng Realm, where he became the Venerable Myriad Swords' disciple and began cultivating. By chance, his master found the Origin of the World in the Myriad Venerables' Secret Realm. But Dragon Rock Emperor, an ancient skeleton, and the Venerable Myriad Swords' eldest dis 1.4kReads6.4Score116Shelves
21. 271 两 Rising to Power Between Two Worlds 两界穿梭之崛起 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Male-Channel Fanfiction636k WordsOngoing After getting drunk and tumbling down a flight of stairs, the protagonist Wu Xiaoyao accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s. Luckily, he has the essential transmigration golden finger: releasing animals. See how Wu Xiaoyao carves out a place of his own in this fiery era. 562Reads5.4Score—Shelves
22. 272 重 Reborn in 2001: I Start Boxing and Live Life to the Fullest 重生2001从练拳开始快意人生 Pan-Fried Buns and White Porridge煎包白粥Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + Pocket Dimension + Top Student + Traditional Martial Arts + Pressure-Point Techniques for Five Hundred Coins] Everyday urban life, reborn in high school, keeping a low profile at school, an ancestral martial arts manual, cultivating inner energy, mastering pressure-point techniques, dual-cultivation methods, a harem of multiple women, wealth, companions, techniques, and territory, exploring mysteries and searching for treasures, doing business and managing enterprises, fighting foreig 16.8kReads7.8Score1.3kShelves

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    It's a good read. The writing is delicate.

23. 273 长 An Elder Sister Is Both a Mother and a Father! 长姐如母，亦如父！ Zi Bingfeng紫冰枫Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [A story set in a bygone era, with no transmigration, rebirth, or golden finger. Family life, rural romance, and a hard road to growing up.] Zhou Zimei thought she would soon marry her childhood sweetheart and fiancé. Then an accident happened, and she became what people called an old maid. Her younger siblings' tuition taught her everything she hadn't known how to do. The hardships of rural life, the warmth and coldness of human nature, and the struggle to keep growing... 41.8kReads8.2Score1.7kShelves

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    A historical fiction, very realistic, without any plot devices.

24. 274 四 Siheyuan: I Have a Door Between Two Worlds 四合院：我有一扇两界门 Shang Luoshan尚洛杉Male-Channel Fanfiction267k WordsOngoing [This work is entirely handwritten, with no AI. Please enjoy it with confidence.] One day, a livestream room called [Welcome to the Siheyuan World] suddenly appeared on a certain short-video platform. It featured young versions of Silly Zhu, Xu Damao, Yi Zhonghai, and Qin Huairu, along with an extra named Wang Tieshi. This extra had a truly endless supply of relatives and friends. Every few days, another one would show up, played by a famous star everyone knew. Only when the official Ninth Burea 40.9kReads7.7Score4.1kShelves
25. 275 重 Back to 1975, and Everything Is Just Right 重回1975，一切刚刚好 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子Urban170k WordsOngoing "I transmigrated!" The good news: I got a second chance and returned to the day I would regret for the rest of my life. The bad news: I came back to avoid misfortune and lie flat for the rest of my life. You only get one life, and a beautiful life is hard-won. The only way to do myself justice is to enjoy it. But with all those money-making ideas in my head, I just can't sit still. My poor wallet, I've won the people's hearts, so I have to do right by them and help them all get rich and prosper. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 276 恶 My Arrogant Neighbor Bullies Me? One Phone Call Has Them All Panicking. I’m Kind, but I Have an Edge 恶邻嚣张欺我？我一通电话全慌了，我善良但自带锋芒 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子13k WordsCompleted My arrogant neighbor bullied me? One phone call and they all panicked. I'm kind, but I have a sharp edge. 56Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 277 重 The Reborn Tycoon's Rise 重生之首富行 Young Master of the Yu Family于家少主Urban540k WordsCompleted Back to the turbulent 1980s! Opportunities abound, and so do wolves. In his previous life, he was honest and diligent, crushed by big business and cheated by unscrupulous merchants. He spent his life struggling to get by, only to end up with nothing and meet a miserable end. Now reborn, he brings forty years of business foresight and knows every trend before it takes off. He tears up his mediocre old life and starts over! He starts out selling goods at a vegetable market, taking advantage of his 143Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Rebirth of the Richest Man" is a fast-paced and exciting entrepreneurial novel set in the 1980s! The protagonist seizes the opportunities of the times, starts from scratch in a vegetable market, and rises to become the richest man. It's a fast-paced and addictive story.

28. 278 我 My Dongguan Dream: Sister Mei 我的东莞梦：媚姐 Zeng Yi曾呓Urban2.4M WordsOngoing Sister Mei's advice to me: The women at entertainment venues are just for looking. Don't get serious with them. Sister Mei also said: Don't get any ideas about me, either. [A story about working for a living, perhaps with a little of me, you, and him in it.] 197.5kReads8.9Score9.8kShelves

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    🥰🥰👍🥰🥰🥰👍🥰🥰👍

29. 279 带 Taking Silly Girl on Adventures in the Sixties 带着傻妞闯六零 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban186k WordsOngoing Su Tianci is a military academy graduate. On his way to find Technician No. 88, he is inexplicably struck by a falling object and transmigrates to the fiery 1960s. He thinks he’s doomed, but to his utter surprise, the thing that hit him was actually the Chinese-made 2060 model, Sha Nü… 703Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 280 双 Dual Crossing in the 1960s: The Fiery Years 双穿60之火红年代 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban152k WordsOngoing Su Tianci was an outstanding graduate of a military academy with a bright future ahead of him. But after accidentally discovering the principal’s affair, he was expelled on a trumped-up charge. His family was already poor, and the incident dealt a devastating blow to the energetic young man. He had not even entered the working world, yet the sordid ways of society had already taught him a harsh lesson. He planned to drown his sorrows in alcohol, but when he closed his eyes and opened them again, 267Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 281 穿 Transmigrate to the Water Margin: Dominate the World 穿越水浒之雄霸天下 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Historical3.0M WordsOngoing Wu Zhantian was one of China’s top special forces soldiers. While carrying out a top-secret mission, he was betrayed by a traitor. To ensure his teammates could withdraw safely, Wu Zhantian stayed behind alone. Seriously wounded in a sneak attack by the Japanese invaders, he chose to detonate the button bomb he carried rather than be taken prisoner. He and dozens of members of the Japanese Kamikaze Special Forces perished together. Wu Zhantian thought he was as good as dead, but the flourishing 1kReads5.9Score—Shelves
32. 282 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: 1970 两界穿梭之1970 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban298k WordsOngoing After getting drunk in an accident, Wu Xiaoyao somehow transmigrated to the fiery era of the past. With a System that lets him travel between two worlds, he now has two great eras before him... 308Reads5.8Score—Shelves
33. 283 双 Dual Crossing to Republican-Era China: A Blood Sacrifice to the Land 双穿民国之，血祭山河 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban184k WordsOngoing Su Tianci is an ordinary office drone from 2025. To make ends meet, he joins a film crew shooting short dramas. Who could have guessed that he would lose his footing and fall into a deep pit? When he opens his eyes again, he has transmigrated to 1937, a year engulfed in war. Fortunately, he has a portal that lets him travel back and forth between this war-torn era and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before Su Tianci… 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
34. 284 双 Dual Travels in Republican-Era China: Slaughtering the Japanese Invaders 双穿民国之屠戮倭寇 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban369k WordsOngoing Li Xiaren was an outstanding young man who had been 25 for years. After finally finding a girlfriend, he was just about to duo queue with her when a ball lightning bolt whisked him away to Shanghai during the Republican era. To his surprise, the mark left by the ball lightning lets him travel back and forth between the two worlds. In an instant, two monumental eras open up before him... 1.7kReads6.7Score—Shelves
35. 285 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: The Rise of a Nation 穿越六零之民族崛起 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban142k WordsOngoing Su Tianci was a graduate of a top university, but despite his excellent grades, someone else took his place. With no other options, he donned the iconic delivery uniform and started delivering food. But when it rains, it pours. On the road while making a delivery, he ran into a menace on wheels: a heavy truck. With the truck’s buff in effect, he resolutely joined the transmigration brigade… 172Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 286 重 Back to the 1970s: A Village Girl's Path Beyond the World 重回七零年代，村女的破界之路 Green Grain Shining on the Fields青禾照野Modern Romance270k WordsOngoing [Elderly woman + reborn + 1970s + dumping a scumbag + no romance + family life + spatial storage] After being angered to death at the age of seventy, Zhou Qiuying is reborn in 1975. In 1975 in her previous life, Zhou Qiuying was an eighteen-year-old country girl. She gave up her secure job as an elementary school teacher to marry an educated youth sent down to the countryside. In return, her husband cruelly abandoned her after passing the college entrance exam, and her loved ones died tragical 168Reads—Score—Shelves

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    1970S style, understated, highly recommended!

37. 287 一 A Woman Named Chunxiu 一个叫春秀的女人 I'm Yanzi我是艳子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period drama + everyday family life + marriage + building a career + personal growth] I married a state-owned enterprise worker, and after years of trying, I finally had a son. Then, just as my husband was sent to prison, my mother-in-law branded me a bringer of bad luck and threw me out of the house. Qiu Yue, widowed and bullied, and Wang Feng, tormented by domestic abuse, shared my fate. The three of us hard-done-by women joined forces, working, doing business, and opening a factory. We neede 9kReads8.0Score768Shelves

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    This book is quite understated, with an incredibly corny title and cover, but it's a really good book.

38. 288 重 Reborn in 1978: Don't Even Think About Stealing My Life Again 重生1978，别再想偷我的人生 At the Beginning of Lifeo人之初oModern Romance174k WordsOngoing [This is a long novel about fated cycles of reincarnation across several lifetimes. No transmigration with memories, no System. Each volume is a complete story of its own: Volume One: Years Like a Song, a 1978 college entrance exam rebirth story. Later volumes include the flames of war in the Republican era.] In her previous life, she studied day and night beneath a kerosene lamp, tirelessly preparing for the college entrance exam. In the end, the acceptance letter went to someone else. In 1978, 189Reads—Score102Shelves

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    This book isn't overly exaggerated; the plot is good.

39. 289 傲 Watching the Clouds Rise, I Turn the Tables Against All Odds 傲看云起时，逆风翻盘 Its Leaves Are Lush and Green其叶青青Modern Romance205k WordsOngoing On the day Shen Jingyun is critically ill, her husband, Cui Xinlin, resolutely decides to stop her treatment. All because his first love is still waiting for him... When Shen Jingyun opens her eyes again, she takes matters into her own hands, planning every move and tearing the scumbag apart. On her journey after being reborn, she unexpectedly meets Lei Jingfei... Later, everyone in the military district knows: the cinnabar mole on his chest is her. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There will always be an encounter where we like and appreciate each other, where we cross the vast sea of ​​books and rush towards each other with enthusiasm!

40. 290 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 5.4kReads6.9Score280Shelves
41. 291 重 Back to 1979: I Used My Foresight to Become the Richest Man 重回1979：我先知先觉成首富 JTXZ Nine-Heaven WalkerJTXZ九天行者Urban222k WordsOngoing In 1979, in Chenjiazhai, a mountain village in western Guangdong. The moment Chen Jiale opens his eyes, he’s back on the morning when he and Su Zijing were set up in his previous life. After getting drunk, the two of them ended up in bed together, while the culprit, Shen Haonan, waits outside with a crowd, gloating... This time, he won’t run away. He’ll take responsibility to the end, leave no regrets, and make sure Su Zijing gets married, has children, and enjoys every day of a happy life! He’ 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story of a farmer's son, reborn in 1979, who leads the villagers to open a jade mine in the south, processing jade artifacts to make a living and transforming a small mountain village with eight parts mountains, one part land, and one part farmland into a wealthy village where every household earns tens of thousands of yuan. It contains patriotism, love, and hatred.

42. 292 9 The 1990s: A Business Empire Built from Five Thousand 90年代：五千起步的商业帝国 Sun and Moon in Gold金中日月Urban843k WordsOngoing [Stock Trading + Ancient Wisdom + Comeback + Entrepreneurship + Opportunities of the Era + Romance] In 1997, on the eve of the handover, Lin Tiebo entered the stock market at its peak with 5,000 yuan in his pocket. It was all the money he had, and his only hope of finding Xiaomei. The first time he made a move, people laughed at him in public for “not even understanding the rules.” Yet this outsider used ancient wisdom from works like the Biographies of Merchants to buy precisely at the bottom a 1.3kReads8.8Score100Shelves

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    It abandoned many shortcuts in online novels (golden finger, rebirth, system), and chose a more difficult path—using solid characters, realistic details, and profound insights to retain readers.

43. 293 关 The Guanshan Saber 关山刀 Yearning for Yaoshan尧山眷恋Historical86k WordsCompleted On the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month, the Kitchen God ascended to Heaven. Yan Feilong's father did not come home. Three days later, his mother was found dead in the village temple, a wound in her stomach. The twelve-year-old boy slipped a chipped knife into his clothes and walked into the salt flats, looking for a man: tall and thin, with a mole on his chin. He found him. Three strikes. One for his father, one for his mother, and the last so he could go on living. His revenge was d 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all period novels. The first one, *Guanshan Dao*, tells the story of swordsmen from Guanzhong. The reading tag system made a mistake; I've already submitted a correction.

44. 294 荒 A Traveler in Years of Famine 荒年客 Yearning for Yaoshan尧山眷恋Urban338k WordsCompleted A survival epic about ordinary Chinese people. From rural China to the torrents of modern life, three generations of the Hou family are swept along by the tide of history. The grandparents put down roots in the land. Their values, admonitions, and “family scandals” form the family's original identity and its shackles. The parents struggle through a time of transition, inheriting heavy burdens while kindling a desire to change their fate. As someone born in the 1980s, I linger at the divide betwe 137Reads6.6Score105Shelves
45. 295 埋 The Sister Buried Beneath My Feet 埋在我脚下的姐姐 Yearning for Yaoshan尧山眷恋17k WordsCompleted The Sister Buried Beneath My Feet 6Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 296 彩 Fifty Years of Bride Price: In 1974, It All Began with a Broken Engagement 彩礼50年，1974从悔婚开始 Uncle Wang Tells Stories王叔说故事Urban171k WordsOngoing In the bitter winter of 1974, Zhao Shuangzhu publicly called off his engagement and was given three days to come up with a hundred yuan for the bride price. He swallowed his pride and borrowed from every neighbor he could, took the old folks’ burial savings, and went into the mountains at night to hunt rabbits and trade them for cash on the black market. Dodging the market inspectors, he stumbled through the hardest hurdle of his life. He spent the rest of his life marrying, raising children, an 93Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a very low-key story [smile] about an ordinary old farmer's 50 years.

47. 297 替 The Swapped Brides: Whose Fault Is It? 替嫁姐妹，谁的错！ March Knows Painting三月知画Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing This book has been adapted into two comic dramas: "The Swapped Brides, Whose Fault Is It?!" and the brand-new version, "Sisters Breaking Free." In a poor, remote village in the 1980s, the Tang family favors sons over daughters. Their three girls are nothing but bargaining chips for bride prices. One absurd bride swap and three exorbitant bride prices send the sisters into three difficult marriages. Struggling through the mud, bound by entanglements for half a lifetime. The long-suffering Tang s 42.6kReads8.4Score1.8kShelves

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    I highly recommend this period novel. Every character is vividly portrayed, the plot flows smoothly and tightly, and the twists and turns keep you on the edge of your seat, providing a truly immersive reading experience. I really don't recommend missing it!

48. 298 我 Things That Happened When I Was a Kid 我小时候的事 Xiaoxiao Nishang筱筱霓裳Modern Romance158k WordsCompleted I really don't have much talent for writing novels. I simply pieced together people and events from my childhood, along with scattered fragments of memory and everyday trivialities, as best I could. It's like sewing a patchwork garment out of scraps of floral fabric: from a distance it looks colorful and busy, but up close the seams are obvious, and it never quite comes together. Even so, I weighed every word and poured my passion and love into it, because I wrote it for my daughter. 52Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 299 穿 Passing My Days in the Imperial Palace 穿到皇宫混日子 Xiaoxiao Nishang筱筱霓裳Ancient Romance270k WordsCompleted A beautiful university lecturer accidentally falls into the water and transmigrates to the imperial palace, where she becomes a lowly palace maid. To enjoy a comfortable life in the palace, she draws on the memories and talents of her past life and makes a name for herself. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 300 南 Leaving on the Journey South 南下归途离开 Shanjiu's Home杉玖家Urban371k WordsCompleted Every so often, a generation leaves home to make a living, leaving its youth behind on construction sites and streets far from home. Our fathers left the mountains with worn-out woven-plastic bags on their backs, heading south to find work. They knew nothing of polished talk. They only knew to keep their heads down and work hard, relying on brute strength to feed their families. They lived in cramped shacks, endured grueling day and night shifts, and swallowed their homesickness and grievances. 24Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Having read "Ordinary World," we see the hope of farmers seeking their fortunes elsewhere; after reading "Going South," we understand the silent sacrifices of a generation of migrant workers. Back then, countless fellow villagers of Yuan Shoushan bid farewell to the mountains of northern Guizhou and flocked to southern cities. Building roads and skyscrapers, each bustling metropolis was soaked with their years of sweat. In the past, farmers paid grain taxes and bore the burden of various levies, using agriculture to support industry; in the wave of urbanization, hundreds of millions of migrant workers left their homes, sacrificing their youth to support the rapid development of cities. The times have moved forward by leaps and bounds, and cities enjoy the dividends of development. Yet, many of this generation, who have dedicated half their lives, find themselves in awkward situations. Only a minority can ultimately establish themselves and return home in glory. A large number of ordinary people cannot integrate into the cities, nor can they return to their hometowns. They poured their energy into building the era in their youth, but in their old age, their security is meager, and they are adrift and destitute in their later years. It's hard not to feel moved: the foundation of this country's rapid development is carried by this group of the most simple and silent laborers. They don't seek great wealth or status, only a stable and dignified old age. "Going South" doesn't feature any vehement accusations; it simply recounts the changes over decades through the lives of four generations of a family. If you have parents or relatives who have gone to work in other places, opening this book will help you understand that these people who silently bear the burden deserve to be treated gently by time.

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