Period Novels Where the Protagonist Doesn't Go to the Countryside and Instead Works in a Factory 求年代文不下乡，在厂里上班

1. 201 八 After Rejecting the Match in the 1980s, I Opened a Canteen at a State-Owned Factory 八零拒婚后，我在国营厂开饭馆 Fairy Pond Koi仙池锦鲤Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Reborn] + [The 1980s] + [Gourmet] + [Building a business] Shen Qingyue returned to the 1980s. In her previous life, her family drained her dry, and all three sisters were cheated by their grandparents. Reborn, she refuses to be a sucker again. She takes on the unreasonable troublemakers, and whoever picks a fight with her gets crushed underfoot. After splitting from the family, she starts a business with her sisters, opening a restaurant at a state-owned factory. The troublemakers fail to get t 2.9kReads9.0Score23814d adds
2. 202 穿 Transmigrated to 1970, Suddenly a Mom of Nine 穿越1970，喜当9个孩子的妈 A Cha in the Misty Rain阿茶烟雨Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Main characters: Zhao Wenting and Li Sixi [Period Setting + Information System + Transmigrate + Everyday Family Life] Zhao Wenting has transmigrated. There’s one piece of good news and one piece of bad news. The good news: she has a golden finger, an Information System. The bad news: she has nine kids from the start, more than the Calabash Brothers. Looking at the three children who are about to be sent to the countryside, Zhao Wenting rolls up her sleeves and starts toughening them up. As a res 17.7kReads8.3Score1.3k14d adds

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3. 203 七 The 1970s: The Whole Family Are Jinxes, Gossiping and Tearing Up the Script 七零：全家倒霉蛋，吃瓜撕剧本 Red Ginger Pineapple Beer红姜菠萝啤Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing (Just received a rating) [Everyone Loves the Gossip + Underdog Turns the Tables + Military Wife and Rugged Soldier + Raising Kids] Gu Miao transmigrates from the apocalypse into a book set in the 1970s, becoming the unlucky female foil to the blessed heroine. Her whole family is doomed to bad luck. Her baby brother nearly dies at birth, her mother runs away with another man, her eldest brother is executed for hooliganism, and her father, an army officer, is supposed to be left to the heroine. As 544Reads7.7Score10614d adds

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4. 204 七 The 1970s: The State-Run Restaurant's Head Chef Supports the Whole Family 七零，国营大厨带飞全家 The Years of Poetry and Wine诗酒年华Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + period drama + food + System + whole-family transmigration + 1V1] Su Wanwan transmigrates into a book and even brings along a Light of Cuisine System... As a minor female character who didn’t make it past chapter three in the original novel, Su Wanwan expected life as a disposable side character to be tough. But who could have guessed... With a mother who dotes on her, a loving father, a fiercely protective second sister, and an honest older brother, Su Wanwan suddenl 3.8kReads8.5Score28214d adds
5. 205 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Female Supporting Character Awakens 快穿年代：女配觉醒了 Don't Dwell On The Past不要忆往昔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [fictional setting] [Period] [no fixed CP] [female lead’s perspective] [overpowered golden finger] Ning An, an employee of the Temporal Bureau, transmigrates into small worlds set in different periods. As she eases the supporting female characters’ grievances and makes up for their regrets, she also enjoys a good life of her own. [Content warnings: Please don’t read if these things bother you. Be sure to read this!!!] An extremely overpowered golden finger! The original ma 33.1kReads9.2Score2.5k14d adds
6. 206 再 I'll Make Another Billion, So Stay Away, Ex-Wife of a Freeloader 再赚百亿，伏地魔前妻别来沾边 A Humble Gentleman君子有谦Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Jiang Yang unexpectedly returns to 1970, an era when a secure government job is the ultimate goal. As a seasoned enabler of his younger brother, Jiang Yang is the one being enabled. He also has an ex-wife who expects him to be a gullible sucker she can take advantage of. What else is there to say? He’s definitely getting a divorce! From a cafeteria apprentice to the president of a publicly listed hotel company, Jiang Yang has only three priorities: honor his parents, support his sisters, and spo 8kReads8.5Score85814d adds
7. 207 八 The 1980s: Changing Our Fate Starts with Getting My Husband to Take the College Entrance Exam 八零，改变命运从让丈夫高考开始 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance686k WordsCompleted [Reborn + family life + inspirational + raising kids + building wealth] Lin Yuzhu had spent her whole life drifting along. Only in middle age did she finally work up the courage to save money with her husband and start a restaurant. But the restaurant never opened. The newly renovated shop was destroyed in a gas explosion caused by a neighbor’s illegal gas hookup, and Lin Yuzhu, who had been cleaning inside, died in the blast too. She thought her life was over, but when she woke after the explos 9.2kReads9.0Score88514d adds
8. 208 六 The 1960s: The Alley Couple's Daily Gossip 六零年代胡同小夫妻吃瓜日常 Qiqi the Cat Who Drinks Coffee喝咖啡的琪琪猫Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted A married couple from the 1990s transmigrate to the 1960s. No TV, no internet, no phones. No problem. They don't need any of that. There's so much gossip here they can't keep up with it all. Seriously, there's just too much to gossip about. Their daily life: gossiping, making money, and raising kids. They have to manage all three without dropping the ball. 8.4kReads7.2Score49414d adds
9. 209 七 The 1970s: Everyone in the Family Is a Coward, Except Our Fierce Little Sister 七零：满门怂包，唯小妹刚的发邪 A 1cm, 1kg Skinny Person1cm1kg的瘦子Modern Romance190k WordsCompleted Zhou Lele, a powerhouse from the apocalypse, transmigrates into the body of a pitiful girl who was bullied to death. Her birth mother crouches nearby, doing nothing but crying and crying. When Zhou Lele wakes up, her mother is overjoyed, then tells her to let it go. After Zhou Lele gets beaten, her mother tells her to let it go again! Her fists clench! Why put up with it? She goes straight on the offensive... 313Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I'm not happy if I don't go to the countryside, and nobody else is either. Zhou Lele, a powerful figure from the apocalypse, transmigrates into the body of a pitiful child who has been beaten to death. Faced with the vengeance of her mother, she refuses to endure it and seeks revenge on the spot. [I highly recommend this!]

10. 210 8 The 1980s: The Machinery Plant’s Top Technician Is a Rebel 80年代：机械厂技术大拿是刺头 Madam Kou of Dagu Port大沽口的寇夫人Urban311k WordsOngoing [No transmigration, no rebirth, no pocket dimension, no golden finger] [Courtyard houses and factories, an ordinary person's story, with a slice-of-life focus] A proper period novel set in the 1980s, with a serious tone and humorous Beijing flavor Period setting + the many sides of ordinary life + loyalty and responsibility + tangled relationships + state-owned enterprise reform + career choices Zhang Yongli is a senior technician at Hongxing Machinery Factory in the 1980s, and a notorious "t 61Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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    He's usually witty and cheeky, but when he heard his master had collapsed in the workshop, he dropped his chopsticks in shock. He carried the old man on his back and ran frantically to get medical help, ignoring the cuts and bleeding on his arm, staying by the bedside chatting to keep him entertained. He even knew where his master hid his money in the screws. This bond between master and apprentice is stronger than any machine tool!

11. 211 穿 Transmigrating Back to 1996 穿越之回到1996 West Tower, One Love西楼伊恋Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted Sheng Rong, president of Shengjing Group, fell at a banquet and woke up in 1996, transmigrated into the wife of a good-for-nothing local playboy. Drawing on her business experience from her previous life, Sheng Rong seized the opportunities of the times and made money without hesitation, rising from utter poverty to become the president of a publicly listed group. With one hand, she helped her boyfriend and her younger siblings on her mother's side change their fates and build their fortunes. Wi 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Back then, people didn't go to the countryside; they just went to the city to make money. However, those from rural areas [laughing and crying emojis] are like most people born in the 80s and 90s.

12. 212 重 Reborn: This Time, Big Sister Chooses the Right 重生之姐姐这次选右边 Mahjong Wins Every Day麻将天天赢11k WordsCompleted Reborn: This Time, Big Sis Chooses the Right Side —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The short story depicts a woman reborn, choosing to stay in the city instead of going to the countryside, and finding a job.

13. 213 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: From the Start, I'm Not Going to the Countryside 穿越七零：开局不下乡 Memories Like a Dream如梦记忆Modern Romance108k WordsCompleted On her way to college, Gu Jing accidentally fell asleep in the car. When she woke up, she found herself lying in a hospital bed… She closed her eyes, then opened them again, and realized one thing: She had transmigrated. And she was about to graduate, with a chance of being sent to the countryside. * After being discharged, she went home and lay down on her bed, only to discover something else: She had also transmigrated into a book, as an unnamed passerby who was never even mentioned. Tha 281Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I highly recommend the first book, it's full of heartwarming everyday stories 🥰

14. 214 知 Educated Youth Stay in the City: A Big Shot Builds a Fortune With a Supermarket Worth Billions 知青不下乡：大佬带亿万超市发家 Below Three Thousand下三千Modern Romance529k WordsCompleted [Transmigrating into Two Books + A Supermarket Worth Billions + A Powerful Woman in a Matriarchal World + A Devoted Husband Chases His Jerk of a Wife + No Groveling Redemption Arc for the Leads] Su Xiaxia, a powerful woman in a matriarchal world, wakes up to find herself in two melodramatic period novels: one about abandoning a husband and child, and another about a stepmother moving to the countryside. In the reborn stepmother story, the heroine vows to find her husband from her past life as so 8Reads6.2Score—14d adds
15. 215 七 The 1970s Educated Youth: The Villain Always Acts Pitiful Around Her 七零知青：反派总在她面前装可怜 One More Spoonful再吃一勺儿Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + period setting + sweet romance + almost childhood sweethearts + one-on-one romance] Bai Qingci's parents arranged for her to go to the countryside to avoid danger. Before leaving, she had already prepared herself for the possibility that she would never return or see anyone she knew again. A month later, the Chen family arrived in the village after being sent down for reform. They had grown up in the same compound but barely spoken. She only wanted to treat him like a strange 6.2kReads9.0Score69814d adds
16. 216 随 Three Babies on the Way in the Military Compound: The Commander Has to Soothe Them Every Night 随军大院孕三宝：首长夜夜要哄娃 Chang'an Ya长安丫Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + sweet romance + adorable baby + island storage space + domestic life] Qi Baicha, a wealthy heiress from the capital with a fortune worth billions, slipped aboard a luxury cruise ship and transmigrated into a hit novel set in a bygone era. In the book, he chased her, she fled, and she had nowhere to run. Qi Baicha was still determined to play the cannon fodder, and ended up meeting a tragic fate. Staring at the plot she’d been handed, Qi Baicha was dumbfounded. But with an is 9.5kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
17. 217 七 The Seventies: A Little Money and a Little Love 七零，有亿点钱，有亿点爱 Oreo Is a Kitty奥利奥是猫猫Modern Romance518k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration + multiple male leads + everyone dotes on her + face-slapping the scum + pawnshop + richest person] Jiang Wanzhou, the heiress to a wealthy family, was watching fireworks on a cruise ship when she somehow transmigrated into the body of a young widow in the late 1970s. (They weren't legally married and had never consummated the marriage.) The moment she arrived, her vicious mother-in-law greeted her with a brutal blow. You dare mess with me? Sorry, but this time y 1.4kReads8.8Score15014d adds
18. 218 重 Reborn: The Cherished Darling of the 1970s 重生之七零年代的娇宠 A Girl Who Loves to Dream爱做梦的女生Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Beloved by the Whole Family + Farming] After an accident, Zhu Lele was reborn in an era when people had to shout to talk and walk wherever they wanted to go. They couldn’t even get enough to eat here, and she didn’t have a golden finger? No matter, her whole family still doted on her. She had only enjoyed a few days of good living when she discovered that this world was a transmigrate-into-a-book story, and she was merely an unnamed passerby in it... 154Reads7.5Score—14d adds

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    In her previous life, everyone said her cousin Han Lili married better than Jiang Wan! Her cousin married the younger brother of Factory Director Lu, a tall, handsome, and wealthy man. Jiang Wan, on the other hand, married a young man from the countryside, of average appearance, whose family was dirt poor. Later, the Lu family unfortunately fell into hardship, their fortunes declined, and Han Lili, because her husband was often away from home, was left alone and died of depression. The young man from the countryside returned to the city to take the college entrance exam, and after graduation, he got a government job. He rose through the ranks year by year, living in a villa and buying luxury cars, while Jiang Wan became the envy of everyone as a high-ranking official's wife. Reborn back to the day of the marriage proposal, Han Lili decisively snatched Jiang Wan's young man from the countryside. Jiang Wan was secretly delighted. The Lu family had no father-in-law or mother-in-law, no endless housework or sleepless nights. Her husband was handsome, highly educated, and never home, only good at throwing money around.

19. 219 乡 The Carefree Little Country Doctor 乡村小神医真逍遥 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Urban199k WordsCompleted A university student who graduated from medical school is terminally ill and has little time left. One day, by chance, he ruins someone else's plans, but turns misfortune into fortune and receives the legacy of a mysterious person... He brings blessings to the people, enjoys a carefree life in the countryside, and roams the world at will... 297Reads7.0Score10514d adds

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    From working in a factory to rising to prominence

20. 220 乡 The Village Doctor's Romance 乡村神医的爱情 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Urban133k WordsCompleted Wang Hao worked night shifts at a factory. When he got home, he discovered his girlfriend cheating with her boss. He lost his job because of it and had no choice but to return to his hometown. Then one chance encounter changed his fate completely, and from that moment on, he began living a very different life! 1.3kReads—Score10114d adds
21. 221 东 The Secret of the Dongguan Sisters 东莞姐姐的秘密 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Urban152k WordsCompleted "Roaming the Martial World" "Multiple Heroines" Chen Yang and Wang Tao grew up together. By chance, they became disciples of a great master and headed north to Guancheng to seek out Chen Yang’s older sister, Xu Chunhua. When they arrived, they discovered things were nothing like they had imagined. From then on, they chose different paths, and each of their lives changed beyond recognition… 505Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 222 我 Me and My Dongguan Sisters 我与东莞姐姐 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Urban266k WordsCompleted [A Tale of Passion and Brotherhood] [Love and Longing] Gao Yang, a country boy with an uncanny talent, leaves his hometown for the first time! He heads to Dongguan to seek refuge with his older sister, only to discover that people are far more sinister than they seem. Through a series of coincidences, he ends up working in a factory, quickly rises through the ranks, and finds himself surrounded by romantic prospects. In the end, he gets dragged into a gang war and sets out on a path of no return 7.9kReads6.4Score46014d adds
23. 223 工 A Temporary Romance at the Factory! 工厂里的临时爱情！ Standing Alone in the World苏世独立Urban612k WordsOngoing Wang Dali had just left his rural hometown to find work in the city. After his night shift, he returned to his rented room. As he snapped the key in the lock, he heard a woman's cries from inside. From that day on, life opened up an entirely new world for him. Every day that followed was an adventure. 307Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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    Realistic themes, close to real life

24. 224 七 A Beautiful Woman’s Fight to Change Her Life in the 1970s 七零之娇媚美人靠内卷改变人生 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted Also known as Reborn: The Charming Beauty Catches the Eye of a Discharged Officer After dying a miserable death in the wilderness in her previous life, Shen Wanqing opens her eyes again and wants only to escape her fate as a doomed supporting character. She uses her spiritual spring space to heal old injuries, puts arrogant bullies in their place with her martial arts skills, and masters five foreign languages and all kinds of skills through fierce competition. Her life soon flourishes. Only Wei 316Reads6.4Score—14d adds
25. 225 我 My Years at the Textile Mill 我在纺织厂上班的那些年 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance113k WordsCompleted I’m Zhang Dagen, a graduate of the mechanical engineering department at a certain textile university. After graduating in the 1990s, I started work at a state-owned textile mill, beginning my career as a repairman in a workshop where temperatures soared above forty degrees Celsius. Amid the clash of yellowed work clothes and crisp white shirts, I had to tame more than a hundred roaring old-fashioned looms and learn to grow up among the sweat-soaked polyester shirts of the female loom operators. 10Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's the latest one, you can take a look, and I welcome discussion.

26. 226 抢 Steal My Fiancé? Fine, I'll Make Your Life Miserable as Your Sister-in-Law 抢我未婚夫？就当你嫂嫂整你 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted Era setting + military marriage + marriage before love + age gap + both leads are virgins Workaholic Lin Shuangshuang was born into the 1990s and originally planned to take life easy. But with so few material comforts, she had no choice but to keep working hard. While building a fortune, she did everything she could to raise her childhood sweetheart into the only college student in the village. They agreed that she would bring a generous dowry and take wedding photos at his graduation ceremony! 982Reads—Score10114d adds
27. 227 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate Together to the 1990s and Become Army Wives 闺蜜齐穿九零，一起当军嫂 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Military romance in the 1990s, marriage before love, a charming and alluring clinic owner with a flirtatious streak VS an officer who looks refined but is a jailbird at heart, two heroines and two heroes, both couples devoted only to each other) Bo Munian and Chen Sibin are two of the finest men in the Marine Corps. Neither expected that their first mediation assignment would end with them getting swept up in the mess themselves: both wound up marrying women they’d just met, and on the very sam 750Reads7.1Score10014d adds
28. 228 九 The ’90s Bride Is Fierce and Wild, and Her Soldier Can’t Handle Her 九零媳妇又辣又野，兵哥H不住 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (1v1 military marriage set in the 1970s) They say the Jiang family's twin sons are both exceptionally handsome and talented. The brothers made a name for themselves when they both achieved the highest scores in their respective arts and sciences exams across the province and got into prestigious universities. Sadly, although they look identical, their personalities couldn't be more different. The elder, Jiang Yize, is aloof and cold, with a na 4kReads8.8Score45014d adds
29. 229 我 In the 1980s, I Became a Military Wife Through My Own Merit 我在八零靠实力成为了军嫂 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance788k WordsCompleted (Sweet period romance + military marriage + intense romantic tension + pure romance + gourmet cooking + 1v1) People often say, “A stranger is as lovely as jade, a gentleman peerless in the world.” Lu Sinian, a prominent figure in the military compound, has always seemed like an immortal being to the unmarried young women there: lofty and untouchable. Then Zhang Yaoyao moved into the compound. One look at Lu Sinian was enough to leave her awestruck, and she announced in front of everyone that she 337Reads7.5Score—14d adds
30. 230 裴 After Captain Pei Fell from Grace, He Insisted on Dating My Older Sister 裴队走下神坛后，非要和我姐弟恋 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance191k WordsCompleted [Military romance set in a bygone era, forced love, intense chemistry, older woman and younger man, younger wolf-dog raised by her, stunning and flamboyant wild-rose lawyer × refined, ascetic military officer fresh from prison; both each other's first] Everyone in the Flying Eagle squadron knew that their commander, Pei Ce, was reserved and taciturn, refined and extraordinary. Countless admirers had been intimidated into keeping their distance. He always wore a string of Buddhist prayer beads a 10Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 231 强 After Claiming Him by Force, the Crown Prince Keeps Pursuing, Competing, and Flirting with Me 强取豪夺后，太子又争又抢又撩野 Zhou Yichui周一吹Ancient Romance410k WordsCompleted (Forced marriage and conquest, intense tension, the powerful one bowing his head, a gorgeous and brazen young escort chief VS a ruthless, hot-tempered prince, both virgins) Prince Li Mingyu was looked down on from birth because his mother's family was lowborn. He was sent to a military camp on the frontier to be toughened up. But who could have expected a palace coup? Li Mingyu returned to the palace with 150,000 frontier soldiers to save the emperor. All the princes of noble birth were killed o 165Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 232 在 After Becoming a Rich Woman in the Republic of China, I Caught the Eye of a Rowdy Soldier 在民国卷成富婆后，被军痞盯上了 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance227k WordsCompleted (Republican-era setting, military marriage, one-on-one, both pure) Fourth Young Master Huo Mingyuan is a flirtatious, carefree man. He dotes on cats and dogs, keeps crickets, frequents dance halls and brothels, gambles, sponsors celebrities and opera stars, and keeps mistresses. He's a typical playboy in the Northwest Army, all appetite and no ability. Even on his wedding day, his family had to drag him away from a crowd of women in an opera house and force him into wedding clothes to go through 473Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 233 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Decades: Enjoying the Ultimate Life 快穿年代：享受极品人生 A Single Parasol Tree一颗梧桐Modern Romance340k WordsCompleted (Quick transmigration + era settings + no missions + no fixed romantic pairing + each story can be read on its own. Prices and wages are generally based on comparisons made multiple times, but may vary by region; there's no way to guarantee complete accuracy. The 1950s used the old currency, with amounts counted in units of ten thousand. For ease of reading, yuan and kuai are used throughout.) (I'm no good at writing blurbs, so feel free to skip this.) Live as you please. Don't make yourself suf 6.3kReads8.4Score32614d adds
34. 234 快 Quick Transmigration: In Period Novels, I Pursue Self-Interest with Style 快穿：拜金的我在年代文精致利己 Nannan's Cultivation Dream楠楠的修仙梦Modern Romance5.6M WordsOngoing Follow the happy lives of the gold-digging, shameless woman Li Na across stories set in different eras. (Li Na has a different personality in each era story and no memories of her other lives in other era stories. The protagonist is only named Li Na; they are not the same person. Some have a golden finger and some don't, and when they do, it's very minor. The heroine is just an utterly ordinary woman.) Content warning: The heroine is deeply flawed and extremely selfish. She only ever thinks of h 7.6kReads8.2Score35214d adds
35. 235 快 Quick Transmigration: The Powerful Men of Period Novels Cry as They Kiss Me 快穿：在年代文里被大佬们亲哭 Mushroom Pan-Fried Bun蘑菇生煎包Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted Women's fiction: Period, Quick Transmigration, putting scumbags in their place, powerful leads, devoted husbands, happy ending, rugged men, educated youths By a twist of fate, actress Song Lili arrives in three thousand worlds to take on various Period Quick Transmigration missions, helping the miserable, wronged original owners fulfill their wishes. Along the way, she meets all kinds of men in these Period worlds: the mightiest military officer, a rugged veteran, the village chief's son, a cold 5.9kReads8.5Score37714d adds
36. 236 炮 The Cannon Fodder Awakens: Thriving in a Period Novel 炮灰觉醒，我在年代文里如鱼得水 The Rice Cake Won't Eat Fish年糕不吃鱼Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period drama + quick transmigration + space (only in the second world) + no memories in the second world + golden finger + no fixed couple + a touch of ensemble cast + realistic] World One: My Cousin Is the Lucky Female Lead (ensemble cast + low-key) ✓ Feel free to skip World Two: Transmigrated as a Selfless Workhorse (1968) ✓ World Three: The Cannon-Fodder Best Friend Returns to the City ✓ World Four: A 1990s Migrant Worker’s Reversal ✓ World Five: One Adult and Three Kids in the 1970s ✓ World 19.7kReads8.2Score1.6k14d adds
37. 237 六 The Sixties: There's a Little Shop in My Mind 六零：脑海中有间小卖铺 Ah Hei Isn't White阿黑不白Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Period setting + pocket space + convenience store + family life + leisurely living + hunting + engineer] Li Xuewen transmigrates to the 1960s, where he faces a shortage of clothes, food, and supplies. Luckily, there's a magical little convenience store in his mind, stocked with everything: food, supplies, knowledge... If he can think of it, the store has it. With this magical little store, Li Xuewen's life goes swimmingly... 13.3kReads8.2Score94214d adds

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    [Time Period + Space + Small Shop + Everyday Life + Leisurely Pleasure + Daily Routine] Li Xuewen suddenly transmigrates to the 1960s, facing shortages of food, clothing, and other necessities. Fortunately, he has a magical small shop in his mind. He discovers that medicinal herbs and antiques, which are worthless in this era, can be sold for high prices at the shop, allowing him to buy various scarce resources. Thus, he initially makes a living as a middleman at the shop, leading a leisurely life with his family and living a wonderful life of their own...

38. 238 回 Back to 1960: A Grand Life 回到60，壮阔人生 Faith of the Dragon Clan龙族的信仰Urban537k WordsCompleted Yang Jianjun returns to the 1960s and gains access to a personal space. He leads his family through the hardest few years. In an era when having enough to eat and warm clothes is all it takes to be happy, Yang Jianjun begins his own life with a cheat-like advantage. 3.6kReads8.5Score20614d adds
39. 239 都 The Urban All-Purpose Lottery System 都市全能抽奖系统 Demon-Slaying Order Abbot屠魔令斋主Male-Channel Fanfiction443k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Chen Feng, a young man from the city, obtained a sign-in lottery System. He discovered that he could win all kinds of skills, cultivation techniques, and items through the System's sign-in lottery... He could even use the System's power to transmigrate at any time into different film, TV, and novel worlds. Love in the Courtyard, Ode to Joy, Love Apartment, Drawing Sword, The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Uncle Nine, Journey to the West, the Primordia 1.8kReads6.8Score10214d adds
40. 240 穿 Transmigrating to 1960: Marrying a Beautiful Bride for Good Fortune 穿越1960：迎娶冲喜美娇娘 Green Pines and White Snow青松白雪Urban2.7M WordsCompleted The playboy rich second-generation heir Li Mingqing transmigrated. He transmigrated into the body of a man in a vegetative state. His family traded half a sack of cornmeal for a wife, claiming it was to bring him good luck. He was bound to the Good Man System. Unfortunately, his body was frail, so all he could do was look at his delicate, sweet wife. 8.5kReads8.0Score57614d adds
41. 241 四 Siheyuan: A Different Kind of Life 四合院之别样人生 Ma Li马力Male-Channel Fanfiction512k WordsCompleted Old Zhou was tricked by a transmigrator and sent to 1938. Since he's already here, the reborn Zhou Huchen can only pull himself together, train hard, and study at his leisure, hoping to become a sturdy little screw in the great work of building the motherland during those fiery years. While visiting relatives in a neighboring village, Zhou Huchen looks at the dark, skinny young woman named Qin Huairu before him. Her familiar face gradually comes to resemble the heroine of a TV drama from his pre 11.7kReads8.9Score37914d adds
42. 242 年 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， Just Got Nothing Better to Do就是闲的Urban4.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 201.2kReads9.4Score13.5k14d adds
43. 243 5 The 1950s: Starting Out as a Wanderer, I Make My Home in the Deep Mountains 50年代：隐居深山从流浪开始 Born of the Dao's Rhyme道韵生Urban7.8M WordsOngoing Tags: (farming + reclusive life + family saga + harem + science fiction + interstellar + universe) (Entirely hand-written, no AI) (Author’s note at chapter 3480: I’ve been writing this book for over three years. Its rating went from 9.4 to 8.9, and its readership has fallen from several hundred thousand to forty or fifty thousand. It was once a huge hit, and then it faded into obscurity. Many readers have probably come across it more than once, but very few have made it to the later chapters. (S 33.8kReads8.9Score2.4k14d adds
44. 244 1 1974: The White Moonlight's Simp? No, No, No! 1974：白月光的舔狗？退退退 Mad Owl狂枭Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Short drama released] [Animated series released] In his previous life, Zhou Liwei spent his whole life acting like a lovesick puppy for the woman he adored. A lovesick puppy gets nothing in return. That was the truth of Zhou Liwei’s past life. He gave her all his money, took the blame for her, and ended up behind bars... He spent nearly twenty years in prison, never once visited by the woman he loved. Instead, her man came to mock him by revealing the truth. “The boy isn’t yours. Thanks for bei 13kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
45. 245 跑 Mountain Running: Contracting Fierce Beasts and Taking Over the Entire Mountain 跑山：契约猛兽，承包整座大山 Eat, Eat, Fool吃吃痴Urban2.7M WordsCompleted (Now complete and ready to binge) [Everyday life in the 1980s + hunting + lighthearted + pets] A lonely old forest ranger is reborn in 1984. From the start, he stirs up a hornet’s nest and unexpectedly activates the Beast Servant System. He contracts hornets as beast servants. No beehive on the mountain can escape their tracking! As their master, Shi Lin reluctantly follows behind them to collect the honey. He contracts a sable as a beast servant. Wild rabbits, pheasants, cuckoo birds... There’s 78.1kReads9.0Score5.1k14d adds
46. 246 重 Reborn in 1960 with a Pocket Dimension 重生60带空间 Young Master Lin Jiaquan林家權少Urban5.5M WordsOngoing After saving someone, Lin Hao unexpectedly arrives in the 1960s and is reborn in the body of a martyr's orphan with the same name and gender. Fortunately, a pocket dimension comes with him as a golden finger. Follow Lin Hao as he enjoys a carefree life during the three years of natural disasters. As he explores the pocket dimension, he gradually unlocks many of its functions, learns martial arts and traditional Chinese medicine, hunts, and enjoys life freely. 175.9kReads8.8Score15.6k14d adds
47. 247 重 Reborn in 1977: A Hunter's Leisurely Life 重生77，猎人悠闲生活 Smiling Watermelon笑脸西瓜Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1977, back in an era of scarce supplies. Zhang Yun gets a second chance at life and is determined to marry the woman he let down, the one he regretted losing for the rest of his life. With a spiritual spring space of his own, Zhang Yun catches frogs in the fields, hunts beasts in the mountains, and fishes in the rivers. From then on, he never has to worry about food or clothing, and leads his family into a carefree, comfortable life. 5kReads7.9Score31014d adds
48. 248 重 Reborn in 1988: I Have a Farm That Goes Everywhere with Me 重生1988，我有个随身农场 Morning Star晨星Urban1.6M WordsOngoing Reborn in 1988, Li Changsheng watched as his wife cooked a pot of highly poisonous pufferfish, while their daughter gazed at it eagerly, drooling. He could only smile with delight... Reborn for a second life, he gained a portable farm. It had not only Life Potion, which sped up the growth of crops and poultry, but also an ever-expanding area of cultivable land. [Li Changsheng’s Farmland]: Cultivable area: 2.83 million square meters. Sown: Guitang No. 50 sugarcane Sugarcane ready for harvest: 29, 6.1kReads8.6Score56214d adds
49. 249 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Starting as an Educated Youth in the Great Northern Wilderness 重生70年代，从北大荒知青开始 Finally Here at Last姗姗来迟啦Urban586k WordsCompleted Xu Jinyan transmigrated to 1977 and became an educated youth sent to the Great Northern Wilderness. He entered a fake marriage with Li Wanyu, who was trying to escape harassment from a powerful second-generation heir. Not long after they got their marriage certificate, the college entrance exams were suddenly reinstated, and Li Wanyu was ready to return to the city and resume her life as a pampered young lady. They agreed to get divorced in six months, but Xu Jinyan ended up getting into Yanda U 2.1kReads7.8Score11114d adds
50. 250 重 Reborn in 1993: Collecting Rent in the Capital 重生1993，我在首都收房租 Riding a Donkey骑驴Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Wang Mingqi, a small-time businessman, is reborn in 1993. To get away from his unreliable father, he uses his knowledge of the future to make his way in Beijing, investing everywhere and buying up houses. Before he knows it, he has become one of the city's biggest property owners. Life in his courtyard house is full of variety, with one petty drama after another playing out like scenes in a movie. Every day, he's either collecting rent or on his way to collect rent, exhausted but happy. 20.9kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds

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