A Seventies-Era Period Novel for Male Readers 年代文，男频，七十年代

1. 51 年 In Those Days, This Job Was Different 年代，这个编制不一样 Hu the Number One Scholar探花胡Urban2.3M WordsOngoing Ye Qiu nearly worked himself to death before finally landing a secure government job in 2025. The celebratory drinks hadn't even worn off when he opened his eyes again... Winter, 1949. The north wind whipped through his threadbare padded jacket. He had a new body and a new name: Feng Shijie. An illiterate man from the outskirts, with no food in his pockets. Luckily, fate had not abandoned him. His third uncle returned covered in blood and kicked him straight into the Subdistrict Office: “ 59.2kReads8.5Score5.1k14d adds

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   The story follows a character who is transported to the 1970s, wielding special privileges to navigate the era. It's not melodramatic or exaggerated; it's a realistic portrayal of daily life during that time, followed by 35,000 readers, making it increasingly immersive the more you read.

2. 52 重 Reborn in 1975: The Fool's Unusual Life 重生1975，傻子的别样人生 The Two Fengs of Huayang华阳二冯Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Chen Qingshan was reborn. In his previous life, production team leader Liu Fugui used him as a pawn, and someone pushed him off a cliff, where wolves devoured him. When he opened his eyes again, he was still the same easily bullied “dimwit” from 1975. But now, his eyes held nothing but frozen hatred. If everyone thought he was an idiot, then he'd play the fool to the bitter end! In the cornfield, he stood watch while Liu Fugui had an affair with Widow Chen, earning a stale steamed bun in retur 10.2kReads7.8Score80114d adds

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   Rural reconstruction in the 1980s: a microcosm of different characters amidst the grand sweep of history. Highly recommended! [Smile][smile]

3. 53 重 Reborn in 1970: The Village's Educated Youth Beauty Takes Them All in One Swoop 重生七零，知青村花一锅端 Mu Qi暮启Rural Life648k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Rags to Riches + Multiple Women + Supermarket Space + Everything Made by Hand] When he wakes up, Wang Qiulin finds himself lying on a small wooden bed in the 1970s. Nearby, he hears his fiancée plotting to sleep with another man, then pin the whole thing on him afterward to extort money. Wang Qiulin knocks them both out. He takes the woman as interest, leaves the blame for the cheating couple to bear, and poses as the victim, using the chance to break off the engagement and rui 26.4kReads6.2Score3.4k14d adds

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   A male-oriented fantasy novel set in the 1970s; those who enjoy multiple female leads should check it out!

4. 54 七 The 1970s: My Wife Is the Heiress of a Capitalist Family 七零，我的老婆是资本家大小姐 Flowers Fly in May五月飞花Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Hunting + capitalist heiress as wife + raising children + getting rich + one heroine] Zhou Wenshan joins the ranks of transmigrators and returns to the 1970s. From the start, his engagement is called off! As luck would have it, a capitalist family is sent down to the village. Zhou Wenshan takes one look at their daughter, Chen Wan, and falls for her… … Chen Wan's family is framed and sent down to Zhoujia Village. They don't get enough to eat and still have to work in the fields. Then Chen Wan s 173.3kReads8.5Score13k14d adds

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   Book 1: Two sixth-graders travel back to the 1970s, becoming father and son. One is a cadre in a cotton mill, the other a primary school student. They can't stand each other, yet they can't live without each other. Book 2: Transmigrating into a cannon fodder character in a period novel, decisively escaping awful relatives, and starting a new life in the countryside with a spatial ability.

5. 55 七 Married to a Roughneck in the 1970s: The City Girl Is So Sweet! 七零嫁糙汉，城里来的媳妇真甜！ A Yun阿雲Modern Romance361k WordsOngoing (A story set in the countryside during the 1970s + marriage before love + no golden finger + a rough man’s redemption) It took Lin Shiyin just “one hat’s worth of distance” to go from a city girl to a country woman. In the 1970s, she was sent down to a little wooden hut. Reality bent her back, and Qi Qingyang was the only light in her hopeless life. He said, “Comrade Lin Shiyin, I’ve never seen you smile. Have a piece of candy. Next time we meet, could you smile for me?” She always ran into him 51Reads8.1Score—14d adds
6. 56 知 Educated Youth: Date Me, and I'll Take You to the City 知青：你跟我处对象，我带你进城 Yaya of the Sea Emperor's Hall海皇殿的伢伢Urban130k WordsOngoing [Educated youth + soul transmigration + Northeastern dialect + daily life + unexpected riches + entrepreneurship and prosperity + Northeastern romance] In 2016, a tough Northeastern guy named Sanpao transmigrates into the body of Gu Yuemin, a bookish country boy living in 1976. There, he meets Liu Puying, a sexy educated youth, and the two embark on a turbulent love story full of breakups and reconciliations, never quite managing to part ways. 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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7. 57 下 The Educated Youth Goes to the Countryside as a Live-In Son-in-Law 下乡知青做赘婿 Yaya of the Sea Emperor's Hall海皇殿的伢伢Urban2.6M WordsCompleted Shen Weidong answered the call to go to the countryside and married into a widow’s family. He thought they could support each other and make a life together. Little did he know she would treat me this way, do something so unforgivable, and even try to... 17.1kReads8.2Score1.5k14d adds
8. 58 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Road to Success 重生七十年代开始奋斗 Handsome Uncle帅哥叔叔Urban1.6M WordsCompleted After waking up, a returnee elite finds himself in the body of Li Yuanchao, a fifteen-year-old boy living in Courtyard No. 9 on Jinyu Hutong in the capital. Before he can even get used to his new identity, he has to face the sweeping campaign sending young people to the countryside. While the whole courtyard worries about who will be on the list, Li Yuanchao pulls out an application notice to help build the Xiang-Qian Railway. “Director Wang, I’ll go build the railway. Room and board are covered 13.8kReads7.4Score89614d adds

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9. 59 重 Reborn in 1986: I Open a Supermarket in the City 重生1986我在城里开超市 Lonely Dog Listening to the Rain孤单听雨的狗Urban1.1M WordsOngoing The ratings have only just come in, so they’re bound to rise!! Everything is handmade from scratch~ [Period setting + reborn + feel-good story + building wealth + opening a supermarket + devoted husband and father] [Buy one, get one free] [Trade in your old goods] [The Vegetable Basket Project] … Reborn in 1986, with no awful relatives to deal with, he sells wild greens, opens a supermarket, and starts a franchise... Free eggs with every in-store purchase! Spend 10 yuan, get 1 yuan off; sp 38.9kReads8.3Score3k14d adds

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   In the 1980s, from selling wild vegetables to opening a supermarket, it was all about enjoying life.

10. 60 黄 Building Terraced Fields on the Loess Plateau 黄土高原开梯田 Huangpu Drifting Pig黄浦漂猪Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [No System] [Period Novel] [Upright Values] He carved out a place for himself with his own hands. He made the yellow earth bloom with his sweat. This is a farming novel about changing the whole world through hard work! 4.2kReads8.2Score24114d adds

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    100% Accurate, period drama, male-oriented, set in the 1970s, with bonus elements of farming, positive values, and everyone being intelligent.

11. 61 1 In 1975, I Went to the Countryside to Escape Disaster 1975年我下乡避祸 Niu Shi牛柿Urban1.5M WordsCompleted This is not a feel-good power fantasy. There is no pocket dimension, no System, no rebirth, and no transmigration. The times are turbulent, and the road ahead is uncertain. To protect Li Chengxiao, his family bears the pain of sending him to the countryside for an assigned rural posting, away from danger. Alone, he puts down roots in the village, enduring hardship and lying low with quiet resolve. With his unique insight and steady temperament, he establishes himself amid adversity, discreetly b 91.3kReads8.5Score11.1k14d adds

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    No system, no space, no rebirth, no time travel, stable three updates a day

12. 62 狠 A Cruel Mother, a Broken Home, and Me, Unbroken 狠心的妈，破碎的家，不屈的我 If You’re No Eagle, Don’t Be a Snail不是雄鹰做蜗牛Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Male-Oriented, Rural, Family, Comeback, Power Fantasy, Inspirational] Abandoned by his own mother, abused by his stepmother, and struck by his father's sudden misfortune. Su Yang, a poor boy from the mountains, has been left battered by his family's cruelty. With no one to lean on and no support to count on, he can only fight his own way to survival. He studies hard, weathers turmoil on campus, and makes his way in the business world. His heartless relatives come crawling back to latch onto his 28.4kReads8.2Score2.3k14d adds

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    After reading this moving historical novel, I refuse to give up.

13. 63 生 My Biological Father Abandoned His Wife and Child? I’ll Make Him Lose Everything 生父抛妻弃子？我让他倾家荡产 If You’re No Eagle, Don’t Be a Snail不是雄鹰做蜗牛Urban125k WordsCompleted In his second year of high school, Jiang Yang's biological father abandoned his sick wife and three children, running away with his mistress. As the eldest child, Jiang Yang resolutely gave up his studies and shouldered the burden of supporting his family. Years later, successful and famous, Jiang Yang encounters his biological father in the business world. How will this father and son face off...? [Inspirational] + [Comeback] + [Top Student] + [Showdown] + [Revenge] 47Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 64 年 1973: Starting with Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside 年代1973：从知青下乡开始 Wen Xin闻信Urban682k WordsOngoing [Sent to the Countryside in the 1970s + Lighthearted Humor + Everyday Family Life + Cunning Old Fox] On the day Lu Yuan is sent down to the countryside, he saves the village’s five-year-old little matriarch. From then on, even the village dogs salute him... ... ... (From the start, there’s no stealing houses or jobs, an abusive stepmother, or cheating followed by revenge. Read with caution if that’s what you’re looking for!) 3.6kReads7.6Score14514d adds
15. 65 重 Reborn in 1985: My Three Stunning Ex-Wives 重生1985，我的三个绝色前妻 Northeastern Guobaorou 1东北锅包肉1Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Just rated, score may rise; take your time reading. Ten thousand words updated daily. Urban life, everyday living, entrepreneurship, getting rich, Period setting, Soviet Union, border trade, romantic rivalry, she chases him to win him back] Xu Guoliang transmigrated back to 1985, to a small city in northern China. He opened his eyes in a cramped, noisy apartment block owned by a state-run enterprise. Seeing the three stunning ex-wives in the room questioning him about stealing their living expe 161Reads5.7Score10614d adds

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    Historical fiction where the male protagonist travels to different eras

16. 66 都 Now That I'm Reborn, Helping Dad Rise Through the Ranks Is Only Natural 都重生了助老爸步步高升很合理吧 Braised Pork Chunks红烧肉段Urban1.5M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Lu Chen was a carefree playboy who squandered a winning hand and became notorious as a son who brought shame to his father. After being reborn, he turned over a new leaf and helped his dad rise through the ranks. I’m no good at writing a blurb, so just dive right into the story. 2.9kReads5.4Score20314d adds
17. 67 重 Reborn in 1988: The Bandit Boss Donates an Aircraft Carrier to the Nation 重生1988悍匪大佬为国捐航母 Northeastern Guobaorou 1东北锅包肉1Urban590k WordsOngoing [Business wars, daily life, period setting, underworld, reborn, Soviet Union, smugglers, Varyag aircraft carrier, trading canned food for planes, stock subscription certificates, real estate bubble] In my past life, the underworld left a trail of corpses in its wake. Given another chance at life, I, Liu Huaqiang, lay down my butcher's knife. I will build a financial empire, protect the people I love, and make the world hear my voice! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 68 乡 Rural Romance: Raising the Richest Man in Xiangya Mountain 乡村爱情，象牙山首富养成记 The Legendary Baby传说中的宝宝Male-Channel Fanfiction742k WordsCompleted My new 2025 book, “Country Love: My Dad Is Liu Neng,” is out now! [Feel-good wish fulfillment, Country Love, Country Love series, period setting, tycoon, urban daily life, urban farming, TV series, light comedy, easygoing, Northeastern rural TV drama crossover, village celebrities, transmigration and rebirth, alternate universe, Liu Neng, no System, entrepreneurship, romance, stealing someone's love interest, Wang Xiaomeng, Ivory Mountain, hot springs, resort, Xie Guangkun, Zhao Si, Wang Laoqi, 8.4kReads8.2Score34714d adds
19. 69 四 Siheyuan: In a World Mashup, I Have Heaven-Defying Comprehension 四合院：融合世界中，我悟性逆天 The Legendary Baby传说中的宝宝Male-Channel Fanfiction408k WordsCompleted [Under the Zhengyang Gate + period dramas crossover + courtyard life + heaven-defying comprehension + transmigration + patriotic fiction + alternate setting + urban] The new book "Rural Love Story: My Dad Is Liu Neng" is currently being serialized. It has reached a good number of chapters, so there's no need to wait for more. Come and read it now. Han Chunming never imagined that watching television could make him transmigrate. But he transmigrated into the TV series "Under the Zhengyang Gate" a 2.8kReads6.0Score10214d adds
20. 70 我 My Name Is Liu Dapeng, and My Dad Is Liu Neng 我叫刘大鹏，我爹是刘能 The Legendary Baby传说中的宝宝Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Feel-good wish fulfillment, Country Love, Country Love series, period setting, tycoon, urban daily life, urban farming, TV adaptations, light comedy, easygoing, a fusion with Northeastern rural TV dramas, village celebrities, transmigrate and reborn, alternate setting, Liu Neng, no System, entrepreneurship, romance, one female lead, stealing someone else's love interest, Wang Xiao Meng, Ivory Mountain, hot springs, vacation resort, m 4kReads5.8Score13414d adds
21. 71 重 Reborn in 1985: From Spoiled Rich Kid to the World's Richest Man 重生85，从大院纨绔到世界首富 The Legendary Baby传说中的宝宝Urban455k WordsCompleted [New novel, My Dad Is Liu Neng in Country Love, now serializing] [Transmigration and rebirth, period fiction, everyday life, one female lead, black-market trading, 1980s, entrepreneurship, lighthearted, no System] In his previous life, office drone Qi Dongqiang transmigrated one day and discovered that he was a young man from a powerful family living in a government compound. With such an impressive identity, he couldn’t let this rare advantage and its resources go to waste. He would have to lev 4.2kReads6.7Score13214d adds
22. 72 重 Reborn in 1985: A Different Life 重生85：不一样的人生 Three-Legged Toad三条腿的蛤蟆Urban7.3M WordsCompleted Search for the new book, Grabbing Success and Beautiful Women with Both Hands in ’98, for an even better read! [Period Setting] [Multiple Love Interests] [Cozy Daily Life] [Coal Mine Elements] [Making Money] This is a story that starts in a coal mine. In his previous life, he suffered from a terminal illness and died alone. But then he was reborn in 1985. He returned to Yanxi Coal Mine, the place he had never stopped longing for. Facing the woman he once loved, he decided to make up for his regr 22.9kReads8.4Score1.8k14d adds

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    It's alright. Readable enough. A seasoned bookworm with 4,000 hours of reading experience, I wholeheartedly recommend it—readable and worth reading!

23. 73 我 Bow Hunting in Changbai Mountain: The Greatest Hunter King 我，弓猎长白山，最强猎人王 Chen Wangshu辰望舒Urban1.0M WordsCompleted A new work is in the making. Come check it out! Lin Erhu returns, reborn. His first order of business: refuse the marriage proposal! Some women are poison. No matter how beautiful they are, you can't afford to take them. Then he begins his hunting trips in the mountains. With his exceptional archery and fighting skills, Lin Erhu becomes the King of Hunters. From then on, he dominates the world and rises to the pinnacle of life. 68Reads6.1Score19914d adds
24. 74 重 Reborn in 1978, I Take the College Entrance Exam with My Father 重生1978，我与父亲一起高考 The Great River Flows to the Sea大江入海流Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [Period Setting, Entertainment, Rebirth, Martial Arts, Literary Great] This book, Reigniting 1978, is also known as Reborn: A Rainbow Road and Reborn in 1978: Literary and Martial Success! What makes someone a literary great? Do you think writing a few books and gaining a little fame makes you one? At most, that makes you a well-known author! Within the establishment, who would give you the time of day? A true literary great needs works that influence the entire world, but also the backing of mo 42.4kReads8.3Score3.7k14d adds

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    Hey hey hey, this book should be suitable for you.

25. 75 重 Reborn in 1978: From the Start, a Tough Farmhand Calls Off the Wedding and Splits the Family 重生1978：开局糙汉退婚分家 Chasing Clouds Among the Stars星辰逐云Urban136k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Reborn + Family drama + Forest farm + Everyday life + Building wealth] Reborn in 1978, Qi Feng had spent his previous life as a tireless workhorse, only to be drained to death by his awful relatives. This time, he refuses to swallow even a single grievance! His fiancée, whom he hasn’t married yet, looks down on his poverty and wants to elope with someone else? Fine, don’t let the door hit you on the way out. Pay back every last cent of my hard-earned money, with interest! His v 9kReads8.0Score55814d adds

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    A rough lumberjack is reborn in 1978 with a lifetime of regrets. On his wedding day, he is cuckolded. In his previous life, he was cowardly and exploited by his family until old age. In this life, he directly breaks off the engagement, severs ties with his awful family, lives separately, protects his younger siblings, and seizes opportunities to become wealthy.

26. 76 1 1972: The Youthful Years of the Red Flag 1972，红旗招展的青春年代 Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Sent-down youth] [Great Northern Wilderness] [Scheming male lead] [One heroine] [Pure romance] [Smart characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Black market] [Political career] [Countryside] [Special historical era] In the spring of 1972, as Chu Miaohong rode a train to the Great Northern Wilderness to join a rural work team, she casually tossed an old envelope into the wind. Meanwhile, in 2024, Zhang Hongcheng happened to come into possession of an old, worn- 70.9kReads9.3Score6.9k14d adds

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    These books are all very good, but the fourth one is slightly inferior to the first three.

27. 77 开 From the Start in the Famine Year of 1960: Buy Anything for One Cent 开局1960灾荒年，每天一分钱秒杀 The Grapes Are Ripe葡萄熟了Urban2.0M WordsCompleted While helping his cousin get a discount by chopping the price on Pinduoduo, Li Fuxing clicked the sharing link she sent him and transmigrated to the 1960s. He also found a Pinduoduo flash-sale mall in his mind. In 1960, everything was rationed and required coupons. People had barely enough to eat or wear, and two jin of millet could buy you a wife. The Pinduoduo mall had everything: Northeast rice, selenium-rich eggs, Longkou vermicelli, White Rabbit milk candy, Erguotou, Wuliangye… And everythi 2.2kReads8.0Score25314d adds
28. 78 7 How a Man Transmigrated into a Book in the 1970s and Scraped By 70年代穿书男如何苟活 Mo Daji莫大吉Urban105k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book set in a bygone era, she snatches the scumbag male lead’s golden finger ahead of time. When she’s sent to the countryside, she plans to survive on her own, but then she breaks her leg and is rescued by the kind young man who once helped her... Era + Transmigration into a Book + Pocket Dimension Any logical inconsistencies should be taken as authorial liberties. 415Reads5.3Score—14d adds

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    ✌First Book🍀 Zhou Shan transmigrates to the 1960s, waking up to find herself on the verge of starvation, completely unaware of her gender reassignment. On the verge of death, she is chosen and taken away by a picky father and daughter. Several days later, surviving only on tree bark, she encounters the three again, beginning a new life.

29. 79 开 I Transmigrated into a Funeral Hall from the Start, Then Took Down the Vile Ones Sent to the Countryside 开局穿越灵堂，手撕极品下乡 A Soft Spot for Period Novels偏爱年代文Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Yang Baiyi, a powerful survivor of the Apocalypse, dies alongside the Zombie King while leading his team on a mission to clear out zombies. When he wakes up again, he finds himself at a funeral hall, surrounded by relatives clamoring to divide up the estate his parents left behind. So you're trying to take everything from an orphan? I am the ruler of the Apocalypse, and I have always been ruthless. Why would I let you get away with this? He takes on his awful relatives, leaving them penniless, t 12.5kReads8.8Score90014d adds

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    These are all novels featuring male protagonists who travel back to the 1960s and 70s, possessing systems or various cheat abilities. Hope you enjoy them!

30. 80 重 Reborn in the 1960s: Sent to the Countryside from the Start 重生60年代，开局就上山下乡 A Solitary Stone孑然的石头Urban3.8M WordsOngoing [Period]+ [Reborn]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Single Female Lead] Ye Hao transmigrates to a parallel world in the 1960s. Just as he is about to starve to death, he awakens an ancient treasure passed down from antiquity: the Azure Lotus Mystic Jade! Watch as he lives it up during the famine, improving his own life while also doing his part to help this country rebuild from the ground up! Our goal is the stars and the sea! 1.9kReads8.8Score23914d adds

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    Both are worth watching

31. 81 我 I Make Paper Offerings in a Period Novel 我在年代文里做纸扎 Buron of the House of Fragrance怡红院的布隆Urban6.7M WordsCompleted Li Hongwen transmigrates into a book, landing in a period novel about a wicked supporting female character’s rise to power. The heroine has a pocket dimension, and the villainess has a supermarket. All he has is the paper-offering craft he learned in his previous life, but that trade is taboo in this era!!! Luckily, a skill from his previous life that he never got to use works in this world. And so, an unremarkable supporting male character who knows the plot appears, much to the villainess’s su 20.7kReads7.6Score1.3k14d adds

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    Male-oriented novels set in the 1970s: The first book tells the story of Xu Jinyan, a male protagonist who travels back to the 1970s and becomes a sent-down youth in the Great Northern Wilderness. He enters into a fake marriage with Li Wanyu, another sent-down youth. After the resumption of the college entrance examination, he passes the exam and enters university. With the help of the female protagonist's family, he gets a job at the cultural center, using writing as a side job to build his wealth and change his destiny. The second book tells the story of a male protagonist who travels into the body of a villainous female supporting character and becomes a sent-down youth. He possesses special paper-making skills and begins a simple life, waiting for the resumption of the college entrance examination. After passing the exam, he returns to the city and begins his life of reversal.

32. 82 重 Restarting My Life: Breaking Every Rule of the Era 重启人生，我在年代打破所有规则 Bu Xiaoxin不晓心Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book, period setting, System, male lead is a bit of a jerk, lots of women, pure-love fans should read with caution. He has no morals and is selfish, so don’t read if you’re the self-sacrificing type.] He wakes from a night of modern bar-hopping and finds himself in the 1970s. Chen Zui is dazed for a few seconds, then accepts reality. Once the memories in his mind finish merging, he casually exhales a puff of smoke. “I really ought to kneel down and thank you…” Looking at thi 9.3kReads7.4Score59314d adds
33. 83 穿 Transmigrate to the 1980s: The Lazy Man’s Wife Is a Clingy Sweetheart 穿越之八零，懒汉媳妇是个粘人精 A Bright Full MoonPo一轮明月PoModern Romance3.5M WordsOngoing The full audiobook is now available: a transmigration, period-setting rags-to-riches power fantasy. After a car accident, Zhao Qianzhi inexplicably transmigrates to the 1980s and into the body of a man who looks exactly like him and shares his name. His home is bare, and his family is so poor that while other people already have electricity, they still rely on candles. Strangest of all, he has a beautiful, fair-skinned wife who’s always being pushed around, and a little girl over a year old who’ 42.6kReads7.5Score2.2k14d adds

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    One second Zhao Qianzhi was in his car, negotiating a plot of land on his phone; the next, a violent impact plunged him into darkness. When he opened his eyes again, he saw old, crumbling wooden beams. Rubbing his throbbing headache from a hangover, he slowly sat up from the hard bed, vaguely remembering a car accident and wondering how he ended up there. Chen Yun, who had just entered, turned deathly pale upon seeing the man awake. Her beautiful phoenix eyes widened in terror as she rushed forward and scooped her daughter, who was lying beside the bed, into her arms. As if she had seen a ghost, she took several steps back, distancing herself from the man on the bed. Zhao Qianzhi looked up at the beautiful woman in the room, dressed in tattered, patched clothes. Her features were exquisite, her lips red and teeth white, but she was staring at him with terror, as if he were some kind of monster. He considers himself to be good-looking and has held a high position for many years. Although he is used to being serious and unsmiling all year round, and even his employees say in private that he always has a deadpan face, he is not so scary!

34. 84 年 Period: My Taoist Arts Reach the Divine, and You Call Me Superstitious? 年代：道法通神，你说我迷信？ Boiled Some Water烧了点开水Urban1.3M WordsCompleted 44.9kReads7.9Score3.8k14d adds

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    One second Zhao Qianzhi was in his car, negotiating a plot of land on his phone; the next, a violent impact plunged him into darkness. When he opened his eyes again, he saw old, crumbling wooden beams. Rubbing his throbbing, hangover-induced head, he slowly sat up from the hard bed, vaguely remembering a car accident and wondering how he ended up there. Chen Yun, who had just entered, turned deathly pale upon seeing the man awake. Her beautiful phoenix eyes widened in terror as she rushed forward and scooped her daughter, who was slumped beside the bed, into her arms. As if she had seen a ghost, she took several steps back, distancing herself from the man. Zhao Qianzhi looked up at the beautiful woman in the room, dressed in tattered, patched clothes. Her features were exquisite, her lips red and teeth white, but she was staring at him with terrified eyes, as if he were some kind of monster. He considers himself to be good-looking and has held a high position for many years. Although he is used to being serious and unsmiling all year round, and even his employees say in private that he always has a deadpan face, he is not so scary!

35. 85 在 Posing as a Returnee Tycoon in the 1980s 在八零伪装归国神豪 San Yao He三爻禾Urban887k WordsCompleted [80s Era] [Feel-Good] [Big Shot] [Tycoon] [No Female Lead] [Building a Career] [Everyday Life] The story of a fake tycoon with nothing to his name who becomes a real tycoon worth billions. Good news: After transmigrating into the 1980s, his heart condition is gone and his body is healthy. He also gets a Reputation System, which lets him exchange reputation points for assets. Bad news: He transmigrated with his whole body, so he has no official identity. And right now, he’s flat broke, with poc 32.8kReads8.2Score2.7k14d adds
36. 86 年 The 1970s: A House Full of Descendants, Starting With the Countryside 年代，子孙满堂从下乡开始 A Passing Street Corner路过的街角Urban1.9M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Jiang Lin plunges headfirst into the Northeast countryside during a fervent era and becomes an educated youth sent down to the countryside. While everyone else suffers through hard labor, his cheat turns him into a capable man beloved by the villagers. He starts hunting in the mountains and fishing in the rivers, enjoying this rare chapter of his life. All kinds of lovely girls stay by his side, leaving him unsure which one to choose. When the country opens up, he takes off 137.7kReads8.1Score15.6k14d adds
37. 87 重 Back to 1973: I Have a Sign-In System 重回1973，我有签到系统 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban896k WordsOngoing A wage slave among wage slaves was summoned to work overtime in the middle of the night. On his way home at dawn, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse sent him back to the fervent era. Armed with an incomplete cultivation sign-in System, let's see how he makes his mark in those turbulent times. 16.4kReads6.8Score1.1k14d adds
38. 88 重 Reborn in 1974: I Take My Space with Me to the Countryside 重生1974年，我带空间去下乡 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban642k WordsCompleted Li Feng, a wage slave working a 996 schedule, accidentally activated the pocket dimension in the jade pendant his grandfather left him before he died. As a devoted fan of web novels on Tomato, how could he not know what opportunity was coming his way? “Grandpa! Bless your grandson with a chance to transmigrate to an awesome world. I’ll make sure our Li family has plenty of descendants.” The newly unemployed wage slave gathered what little money he had and stockpiled some supplies. Now he waits f 16.4kReads7.8Score67314d adds
39. 89 重 Back to the Late 1970s, I Have a Choice System 重回70年代末，我有选择系统 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban766k WordsCompleted A modern food-delivery rider was hit by a heavy truck while saving someone and sent back to the 1970s, reborn as an educated youth about to take the college entrance exam. Ding! The choice System has been activated. A choice has been triggered. Choice One: Take the college entrance exam? No way. You can return to the city freely in a year, so stay in the village for another year. Reward: Become the village secretary's live-in son-in-law. Choice Two: The college entrance exam is the only way to c 17.6kReads7.0Score1.1k14d adds
40. 90 平 A Peaceful Family Affair in 1979 平安家事1979 Lingxiao Beyond the Window窗外凌霄Rural Life224k WordsCompleted [Period Setting] [Countryside] [Hard Work] [Ordinary Life] [No Golden Finger] [Neither Rebirth nor Transmigration] [Told in warm, down-to-earth prose, a story about an ordinary life filled with warmth] Ji Ping'an always wanted to escape the countryside, turning his "unwillingness to settle" into "having no regrets." But even after the parachute tower stood weathered and abandoned, he was still trapped on his hometown's soil. Ji Manling always said she would repay her family's devotion, yet she r 13Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It looks good but hasn't become popular [smile]

41. 91 六 The 1960s Mystery Box System: My Scumbag Dad Spares No Expense Spoiling His Six Kids 六零盲盒系统：渣爹氪金宠飞六崽 Tea Pear Seven茶梨七Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [A low-conflict period drama + an outstanding male lead + rebuilding family values + still the one in charge + three ex-wives + six kids] Liu Xueyi married three times and had six children. He trampled on his three ex-wives to live the happy life of a city man, only to pull a classic Nanluoguxiang fool’s move and marry a widow, raising another man’s kids! But Liu Xueyi wasn’t the self-sacrificing type. No matter whose home he was in, he called all the shots. The widow’s family treated him like a 15.4kReads8.4Score81114d adds

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    The male lead is living too well. A top-tier succubus, he's got everyone around him under his thumb. If he doesn't contact them and just acts cold and uneasy, they automatically find excuses for him and all their resentment disappears the moment they do. What a scumbag, living such a good life!!!

42. 92 纯 Love in an Age of Innocence: Mu Jing and Qu Hua 纯真年代的爱情：穆静瞿桦 Lucky Fangfang幸运的方方Modern Romance140k WordsCompleted In the autumn of 1970, Fang Mujing spent the night keeping watch over her younger brother in the corridor of a military hospital. A doctor she had never met handed her a compressed biscuit, then vanished into the dim yellow light. She had no idea that this biscuit would become an attachment she could never settle for the rest of her life. From the cold indifference of “I don't care who you love”, two wounded people treating marriage as a transaction, believing feelings were optional, to the sur 610Reads7.0Score10214d adds

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    I recommend this book, it's great!

43. 93 重 Reborn in the 1970s: From Tsinghua to Hollywood 重生70年代：从清华到好莱坞 A Whole Bunch of Pink Pigs一只只粉色的猪Urban245k WordsOngoing In 1977, Lin Yan, a young man from Beijing carrying memories of the future, is reborn. Using his foreknowledge, he becomes Beijing’s top scorer in the first college entrance exams after their restoration and enrolls at Tsinghua University. He makes a name for himself writing articles on campus and finds close friends. After graduating, he heads to the United States, refuses to change the ending of his literary masterpiece before publishing it, falls in love with a French actress, and branches in 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's good-looking and I love watching it.

44. 94 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 2.5kReads9.5Score36214d adds

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    This is a meticulously written historical novel, a work with a solid literary foundation. The author uses a calm, descriptive style and vivid narrative to tell the story of two generations. The writing is fluent, the language beautiful, and the plot deeply moving. The author boldly depicts the life paths of those at the bottom of society and sharply satirizes certain social phenomena.

45. 95 赶 Hunting in the Mountains: Building a Happy Life with My Lame Wife 赶山：带跛脚媳妇过上幸福生活 Garfield Isn't a Cat加菲不是猫Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [A Grounded Period Novel + No Pocket Dimension, No System + Wife and Sister-in-Law + Animal Companions + Hunting + Food + Business + Farming + Gathering Herbs] Xu Yi, a modern-day wage slave, accidentally takes the wrong medication while being treated for depression and dies. He transmigrates into the body of Xu Yi, a man with a severe intellectual disability in a mountain village in the early 1980s. To his surprise, he has a beautiful, fair-skinned wife who limps, as well as an adorable six-yea 16.5kReads7.8Score1.2k14d adds

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    ໒꒰ྀི ´ ꒳ ` ྀི꒱১

46. 96 重 Restarting 76: Getting Rich by Spoiling My Wife 重启76：从宠妻开始发家致富 Night and Beloved夜与良人Rural Life134k WordsOngoing Lu Feng, chairman of a trillion-yuan conglomerate, is unexpectedly reborn, with a pretty wife and adorable daughter by his side! The young wife next door, Xu Hongtao, and Xu Qing, a spirited female educated youth with nowhere to go, also turn to Lu Feng for help! In 1976, guns and hunting were not banned. Lu Feng is certain that he can carve out a future with the hunting rifle in his hands! In this life, he'll start getting rich by heading into the mountains to hunt! 452Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I recommend this book; it's worth reading.

47. 97 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 5.6kReads6.9Score27714d adds
48. 98 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 3kReads8.1Score44214d adds

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    A multi-female protagonist historical fiction novel, encompassing elements such as domestic intrigue, bandits, the War of Resistance against Japan, famine relief, the Korean War, and the experiences of educated youth sent to the countryside. The more you read, the more you want to continue…

49. 99 1 1974: Starting Out on the Outskirts of Beijing 1974年：从京郊起步 Bright Moon in the Void虚空明月Urban364k WordsCompleted Since I've come here, I'll take on all of it, whether it's love or debt. From now on, I'll do only what I want to do, and nothing I can't do! 1.8kReads7.6Score11814d adds
50. 100 偏 A Biased Father and a Stepmother Who Came Later: I Decisively Split the Family 偏心的爹，后来的妈，我果断分家 Codename Daylight代号白昼Urban33k WordsOngoing [Single Heroine] [Beautiful Educated Youth] [Hunting] [Pocket Dimension] [Making Money] [A Post-00s Protagonist Who Refuses to Put Up with Anything] [Death Doesn't Scare Me, So Bring It On] Lin Chuan woke up to find his whole world falling apart! He was a post-00s young man who had transmigrated to 1977 and taken over the body of a timid fellow who shared his name. He thought it was a dream, but it was real! Even worse, he was stuck with a broken family… No, he was the one who was broken! His bi 10Reads—Score214d adds

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    They're all great, and there are even short dramas! Take your time watching them.

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