Historical-Era Novel From the Male Lead’s Perspective 男主视角的年代文

1. 1 七 The 1970s: In Debt by Morning, Winning Big with the System by Night 七零：上午欠债，晚上绑系统躺赢 True Integrity Rising真铮日上Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [Alternate History Setting, Daily Life, Slow Burn, Ordinary Male Lead, Poor Health, Has a Golden Finger but Won’t Become Invincible] With a bang, Wang Siming transmigrated! He opened his eyes in the 1970s, having become Wang Siming, who’d been swindled while looking for a job and lost the family’s entire savings of 300 yuan! His whole family had been eagerly counting on him to become a worker so they could enjoy the good life with him, and now he was saddled with a sudden debt of 300 yuan. He wa 7.6kReads8.3Score649Shelves

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   ①🌳The protagonist is scammed out of 300 yuan at the start, but luckily there's a sign-in system that allows him to thrive in the 1970s! 🐟🐟🐟 ④🌳🌳The protagonist travels back to the 1960s, with a small shop in his mind. 🏠🏠 ③🌳🌳🌳The protagonist gains a sign-in system after traveling to the 1960s. He receives resources for signing in daily, which he uses to help his family find jobs. 💐💐💐

2. 2 我 Developing Beidou GPS in the 1970s 我在70年代研发北斗GPS Dream of Nine Hundred Million Girls九亿少女的梦梦Urban568k WordsCompleted (Technological powerhouse + period setting) Ye Fan, a programmer at Beidou Navigation, a major state-owned company in Huaguo, is an overworked corporate drone. The moment he opens his eyes after waking up, the villagers of Hongqi Village have him cornered in bed. Faced with their vile remarks, how will he get himself out of this mess and leave the villagers marveling that Ye the Second has turned over a new leaf? 1.1kReads8.7Score—Shelves

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   The first book is set in a historical period, featuring educated youth, hunting, farming, rural life, space travel, time travel, a fast-paced, action-packed story, a system, national development, a top-scoring student in the national college entrance examination, and becoming the world's richest man. The second book is about building a technologically advanced nation, set in a historical period, involving soul travel and a single female lead. The third book is set in a historical period, featuring a genius student, a system, and time travel. The fourth book is set in a historical period, featuring wealth accumulation, national development, and a single female lead. The fifth book is set in a historical period, without a system, in a rural setting, lighthearted, with family elements, hunting, wealth accumulation, urban farming, time travel, a divine doctor, and a good start.

3. 3 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: One Rebirth After Another 穿越六零：一重浪灭一重生 Last Night, Listening to Wind and Rain from the Little Tower小楼昨夜听风雨Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Li Xu transmigrates to the year 1960. In this era he has never seen, and has only heard about in books and from the elderly, the only thing he can do is make sure his family has enough to eat and can live a good life. 6.8kReads8.4Score316Shelves
4. 4 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... 13.5kReads8.2Score973Shelves
5. 5 假 The Fake Young Master Was Sent Back to the Countryside, Where He Turned His Life Around with His Wife and Children 假少爷被赶回农村带妻儿逆袭人生 Beautiful Spring Day春光明媚Urban1.8M WordsCompleted When Xie Zhao opened his eyes, he was back in 1983. That year, the richest family in Huxian County, the Chen family, found their real son and sent the impostor, Xie Zhao, back to Shishui Village. He couldn’t believe that the parents who had once treasured him like their own flesh and blood no longer wanted him. Had all the love they’d shown him over eighteen years been a lie? He went to ask them, but they wept and cursed him as a curse upon the family. They said he had made their biological son 20.4kReads9.0Score2kShelves

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   [Add to Bookshelf] Book Recommendations, I'm Xiaoguai [Add to Bookshelf] 1. *1972, The Red Flag Fluttering in the Youthful Years*: The male protagonist transmigrates into a book, the female protagonist is reborn, and both have cheat codes. On a farm in the Great Northern Wilderness, they reclaim wasteland, farm, transport timber, develop side businesses, and, with a group of like-minded companions, dedicate their youthful passion and live life to the fullest! 2. *The Rebirth of Eight Brothers Who Were Obsessed with Supporting Their Brothers in the 70s*: The male protagonist is reborn, escapes the schemes of scumbags and bitches, decisively goes to the countryside, and uses his cheat codes to help his eight older sisters become wealthy! He helps them avoid the tragic endings of their previous lives. 3. *The Fake Young Master is Forced Back to the Countryside to Reverse His Life with His Wife and Children*: The male protagonist is reborn, leaves his wealthy adoptive parents, and no longer expects their affection. He returns to his biological parents, cherishes his wife, and works hard with his family to earn money and live a happy life.

6. 6 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Book Set in 1974, and Got a Wife from the Start 穿书1974，开局送老婆 A Clear Breeze in Troubled Times乱世清风Urban608k WordsCompleted Li Shuyang inexplicably finds himself in a strange new world. Before he can figure out what’s going on, he’s forced to split up the family. Once he gets the story, he realizes he has transmigrated into a book. At first, he’s terribly disappointed with life here, but then he discovers he’s been given a wife. For a lifelong bachelor in his thirties, that’s an offer he simply can’t refuse. 7.4kReads8.9Score300Shelves
7. 7 权 The Pinnacle of Political Power: A Great Rejuvenation 权路颠峰：伟大复兴 This Meat Is Poisonous这肉有毒Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Political career + one heroine] The young Shen Xudong from the future accidentally transmigrates into the body of a college student with the same name in the 1980s and is assigned to the county government. He had been set on lying flat, but unexpectedly catches the attention of his superiors and earns their promotions. Drawing on his memories of the future and his broad perspective, he relies on technological innovation and reform to gradually lead the nation onto the path of becoming a powerfu 20.4kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves

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   These three are all male-oriented period fiction novels set in the early days of China's reform and opening up. They're all very good. The first one is still being serialized, and the second one is about a college graduate who is assigned to a government department during that period. It's also very well written.

8. 8 穿 I Transmigrated into a Period Novel and Refused to Be a Tool from the Start 穿越年代文，开局拒绝当工具人 A Clear Breeze in Troubled Times乱世清风Urban665k WordsCompleted An accident brought Li Dongyang inexplicably to an unfamiliar place. At first, he thought he had landed in the hard-laboring 1970s, but then he realized he was inside a period novel he had read in his previous life. Knowing how the story would unfold, Li Dongyang refused to be anyone’s pawn. 7.2kReads8.7Score252Shelves
9. 9 穿 Transmigrating to 1959: The System Space Has Everything 穿越1959系统空间全都有 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Urban farming] [Period] [Famine] [System] [Farm] [Ranch] [No harem] [Not a saint] This is an alternate history, so don’t try to match it to real people or events! Li Youcai transmigrates to 1959, the era of the Great Famine. He inherits the space left to him by the original owner, along with a System that keeps dangling empty promises and desperately insists on binding itself to him. Well, when in Rome... Whoa! The System has unlimited supplies, all available for purchase with points. Whoa! The 29.7kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves
10. 10 刚 I Just Married a Young Educated Woman, and Now I Have to Rise from Infancy? 刚娶女知青，让我从婴儿开始逆袭？ Get Rich暴富Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Period setting + educated youth + hunting and farming + rural life + pocket dimension + wish fulfillment] After transmigrating to 1972, Li Yunfeng has just married an educated young woman when he awakens the Baby Comeback System. The System’s missions are rather ridiculous: walk one meter in a minute, and get a solid-gold longevity lock as a reward. Li Yunfeng: “What? One meter in a minute? Even someone with a blood clot in their brain could walk ten meters!” He then sprints half a kilometer. S 906Reads8.5Score143Shelves
11. 11 胎 Born into the 1970s: I Make My Whole Family Rich Through Studying 胎穿七零：我靠读书带全家致富 Mao Mao猫芼Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing (I Just Want to Slack Off, but They Call Me a Genius) (Period Piece + Academic Prodigy + Strengthening the Nation + System + No Romance + Cozy Daily Life + Lighthearted Comedy + Pure Wish Fulfillment) After Chen Wang died, he was reborn as the Chen family's only dim-witted grandson. With four older female cousins, the two elders of the Chen family doted on him like a precious treasure, giving him the best of everything. Chen Wang thought he could spend this life slacking off. Who could have gues 158.3kReads9.0Score15.1kShelves
12. 12 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Starting with Selling Noodles 重生80年代，从卖面条开始 Loves Coconut Water c爱喝椰子水cUrban189k WordsOngoing [Made Entirely by Hand] [Period Novel + Food + Cozy Everyday Life + System + Farming] Jiang Jue unexpectedly is reborn in 1989 and takes over his family’s restaurant from the start! In an era short on good food, he’ll give diners a taste of culinary wonders! Noodles with shredded pork and green peppers, noodles with fried pork, Yangzhou fried rice, sea cucumber braised with scallions, Wensi tofu, squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, mapo tofu, dry-fried rice noodles with beef, ginger duck... From nort 180Reads—Score105Shelves

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    Heartwarming food article

13. 13 林 Lin Fusheng: A Student’s Everyday Life in the ’70s 林福生，70年代读书日常 Corn Breakdance玉米扒舞Urban525k WordsCompleted A period novel about building wealth and strengthening the nation. In his previous life, the male lead was a master surgeon who also knew a thing or two about traditional Chinese medicine. He worked himself to death, and when he opened his eyes again, he was in the middle of a mud fight. Getting pelted with mud brought back the memories of his past life. 811Reads7.3Score101Shelves
14. 14 四 Siheyuan: Transmigrated as the Head Master's Nephew 四合院：穿成一大爷的亲外甥 Wool Socks毛袜Male-Channel Fanfiction2.2M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan + period setting + farming + portable dimension + one heroine] Li Anye transmigrates to an era of scarcity, with no parents and not a penny to his name, so he has no choice but to seek help from his maternal uncle, Uncle Yi. As the saying goes, a maternal uncle is worth more than the heavens. Surely no one can complain if he leans on his uncle for support? After graduating from vocational school, Li Anye gets a decent job at a steel mill thanks to his uncle. His uncle, Yi Zhonghai, is 21kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves

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    Don't be misled by the rating, it's really good! The writing is decent, it's not awkward to read, and it flows smoothly. Most importantly, the main character is quite well-developed. It's a gem among Tomato Novels.

15. 15 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: I Was Kidnapped by Human Traffickers from the Start 穿越60年代：开局被人贩子绑了 Handsome Xiao Isn't Called Handsome小帅不叫帅Urban544k WordsCompleted [Period setting, no System, countryside, lighthearted, family bonds, hunting, getting rich]: Li Xiaohu transmigrates back to the 1960s and wakes up to find himself in the body of a five-year-old child. The original owner should have been on a train heading back to his family’s home in Northeast China, but now he’s tied up in a small warehouse. “What’s going on? Anyone online? This is urgent!” After being rescued, Li Xiaohu makes the most of the good luck he was born with in this life and the rud 651Reads7.5Score107Shelves
16. 16 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. 8.6kReads7.2Score503Shelves

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    It's a male-centric novel; the male lead has a good character and a decent personality.

17. 17 大 The Courtyard's Rebellious Son 大院逆子 The Too-Late Jinx为时已晚的克夫Urban203k WordsOngoing This is not a hero's story. It's the story of someone who is alive, living on behalf of those who died. Military life, the Sino-Vietnamese War of Self-Defense and Counterattack, reconnaissance soldiers, brotherhood, father-son bonds, a bygone era, growing up, passion, heartbreak, and tears. 94.3kReads7.6Score6.5kShelves
18. 18 回 Back to 1970: From the Start, My Family Wants to Split Up 回到1970开局要分家 A Clear Breeze in Troubled Times乱世清风Urban749k WordsCompleted One day, Zhao Yi woke up and discovered he had returned to thirty years earlier. Everything that had happened seemed almost too real to be a dream. Remembering all he had done for his family, only to be met with disdain, Zhao Yi decisively proposed splitting up the household and getting away from those shameless leeches. My new work is here! Please enjoy reading it. I hope you like it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 12.1kReads8.8Score587Shelves

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    The male protagonist is reborn in the 1970s, and the story begins with loving himself.

19. 19 六 The Sixties: I Bring Billions in Supplies to Shop My Way Through the Siheyuan 六零，我带亿万物资买爆四合院 Tao Tao Xing Bing Le桃桃瑆冰乐Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [Period setting + pocket dimension + stockpiling supplies + devoted dad + siheyuan courtyard] When the apocalypse arrives, Jiang Lin has a very long dream. In it, his sworn enemy turns out to be the male lead of an apocalyptic novel! His rival has it so good in the apocalypse, always one step ahead of him. It turns out he has a pocket-space jade pendant as his golden finger! When he wakes, Jiang Lin has returned to the time before the apocalypse. Without hesitation, he steals the male lead’s gol 5.8kReads8.9Score370Shelves

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    Stock up in advance, male-oriented, with a space, a shopping mall, historical fiction, raising children, set in the 1960s, a satisfying read. [Learned][Learned][Learned][Learned][Learned][Learned][Learned][Learned][Learned][Learned]

20. 20 重 Back to 1977: First Things First, Divide Up the Family Property 重回1977，先从分家开始 Gazing at the Clear Blue Sky and Sea遥望碧空晴海Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [1970s + Reborn + One Female Lead + Building Wealth + Adorable Kids + Fake and Real Young Masters + Medical Skills] Back in 1977, he starts by marrying his younger brother's wife and splitting from the family. This time, the Ye family can forget about using Ye Jingchuan as their human blood bank. Dream on! But how does his utterly ordinary wife know medicine? And how did the birthmark she had since birth disappear? Ye Jingchuan thinks Mu Nanzhi has plenty of secrets, but he has no idea that he's 20.2kReads8.5Score914Shelves
21. 21 1 1977: Back Before My Cousin and I Swapped Marriages 1977，重回和堂弟换亲前 Wen Shun文顺Urban809k WordsOngoing Fu Mingyan and his younger cousin are both reborn on their wedding night. In their previous lives, after a carefully orchestrated scheme, Fu Mingyan married the village chief's daughter, while his cousin married a beautiful, wealthy educated youth. At first, everyone said his cousin had made the better match. But who could have guessed that the beautiful, wealthy educated youth would rather die than consummate the marriage, then leave his cousin behind and return to the city after the national c 21.2kReads8.6Score1.6kShelves

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    The story is told from the male protagonist's perspective. He's driven by revenge; having had a miserable life in his past life, he's been reborn and has now taken his revenge on everyone who wronged him, doing so methodically and decisively. He gets married on the day of his rebirth, but he's not henpecked; the female protagonist is adorable and not at all pretentious. The only downside is that the names are often wrong in the early episodes, but it gets better once you get past that.

22. 22 1 1968: I’m Bound to My Wife’s Pocket Dimension 1968：我绑定了媳妇的空间 Mad Owl狂枭Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Short drama released] [Animated series released] Lu Yuan's father doesn't care for him, and his stepmother doesn't love him. He's given up on himself, too. Lazy and greedy, he never goes out to earn work points and has become the village's most notorious hoodlum. One day, he unexpectedly catches someone harassing a female educated youth. Driven to desperation, she jumps into the river. He rescues her and gets himself a wife for free. But this wife is not only as beautiful as a fairy, she also s 10.6kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves

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    A good historical romance novel told from the male protagonist's perspective, appealing to both men and women. Here you go.

23. 23 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 13.2kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
24. 24 东 The Northeast Era Drama's All-Time Great King of the Waistline 东北年代剧天花板金牌腰王 Saint Seiya Star Bliss圣斗士星爽Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Period] [Jiahao in 1980] [No System, just an ironclad fate] [The 1980s] [Reborn] [Satisfying read] [The Strongest Second Sister-in-Law in History] [The most unhinged novel written in Northeastern dialect] Li Qi was reborn, returning to the day before he was forced to donate a kidney. In his previous life, his father put family ties first, while his brother and sister-in-law told him to sacrifice himself for everyone. His younger brother cried and said he wanted to eat meat. In a moment of resol 95.5kReads8.4Score6.5kShelves
25. 25 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- 74.5kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves

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    In the 1970s, Zhou Yang, the first academician, was reborn. He went to the countryside to lead the village to prosperity and spearheaded the rise of the military industry!

26. 26 七 A Vicious Seventies-Era Man with a Mall System Goes to the Countryside and Meets a Rugged Hunk 七零恶毒男带商城下乡遇糙汉 Mid-Lane Mage King中单法王Two Male Leads751k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + period setting + contrasting builds + golden finger + slow-burn gourmet story + sweet romance] When her scumbag dad wants to stay with his mistress forever, Ning Xiangxing sells the house, submits a report exposing him, takes all the family’s savings, and heads to the countryside! He discovers that his fate seems designed to make him someone else’s foil. He fought back, but that only brought more suppression and torment. After countless attempts to defy the plot, he figures out 7.1kReads9.1Score950Shelves

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    1. The male protagonist transmigrates, initially intending to get closer to the female protagonist to exploit her, but discovers that directly exploiting her is even more satisfying. 2. [Shuang Nan Zhu]

27. 27 重 Reborn in the 1960s: This Heroine Is a Little Crafty 重生六零：这个女主有点茶 Plain Robes, Pure Melody素衫清韵Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The person the members of Lengshuigou Production Team hate most is A Cha. She may be young, but she’s ruthless, and she’ll steal chickens or pull any other dirty trick. On top of that, she’s impossibly hard to kill: her father and mother are both dead, and anyone who gets close to her is doomed to bad luck. But Gao Qingyang doesn’t care. He keeps finding ways to get close to her. He knows A Cha isn’t nearly as awful as people say. She’s a good person! 6.6kReads9.1Score571Shelves

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    [Laughing][Laughing][Laughing] The male lead is reborn, and the female lead grows up step by step.

28. 28 穿 Transmigrating to the 1950s: I Land a Secure Job Thanks to My Uncle, the Director 穿越五零：靠主任舅舅端铁饭碗 Today's Wind Is Calm Too今天的风也很平静Urban185k WordsOngoing Parallel world, Period piece, Northeast factory workers, everyday family life, enjoying life, a happy life. Food delivery rider Zhou Guoqiang takes a tumble into a parallel world in 1950, where he finds a home with bare walls and a drafty, rundown house. His most valuable possession is half a ration biscuit, which he had in his pocket when he transmigrated. Zhou Guoqiang thinks about the policies of the time. Surely he can't spend his whole life bent over the fields? Just as he's worrying about 24.6kReads—Score2.2kShelves

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    This is a historical fiction set in a male-oriented genre. Every character acts in their own self-interest, so there are no mindless villains. It's a slice-of-life story about family life. If you're looking for something to read, you can add it to your bookshelf. The author will continue to update it.

29. 29 穿 Transmigrate to the 1950s: Starting by Leaving a Mountain Village 穿越五十年代：从走出小山村开始 Salty Fish Liver咸鱼肝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A delightfully ordinary young man + everyday life + college entrance exams + hard work + one heroine] Just as Zhou Xingran's life was getting back on track, he suddenly transmigrated to a remote mountain village in the 1950s. His father doesn't care for him, his mother doesn't love him, and his family is dirt-poor. No matter. Relying on others is worse than relying on himself. So, first things first: he might as well get into college! P.S. The golden finger is very minor. The protagonist mainly 13.4kReads8.9Score700Shelves

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    This is a historical fiction novel told from the male protagonist's perspective. The male protagonist has a special ability but doesn't use it much. It features a single female lead, is realistic, and focuses on the male protagonist's hard work and struggle.

30. 30 年 1979: Meat for My Wife and Kids 年代1979：带着老婆孩子吃肉 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.7M WordsOngoing [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 181.8kReads9.3Score11kShelves

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    🍒I stumbled upon this book by accident, and it turned out to be so good! Hou San and the male lead's nephew are hilarious, hahaha, I could laugh out loud even in the middle of the night. The story follows the daily work lives of Li Xiangdong, A Zhe, and Hou San, and how they make their fortune in their spare time.

31. 31 再 I Opened My Eyes Again! My Beautiful Wife Clung to Me, Sobbing 再睁眼！绝美老婆赖我怀里哭唧唧 Nan Bei Shisan南北十三Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn in the Period + Dad Life + Farming + Sweet Romance + System] In his previous life, Lu Lixing spent every day drinking himself into a stupor. He watched with his own eyes as his pregnant wife, Gu Wanqing, and their child died in a ravine... Only then did he realize he had fallen in love with Gu Wanqing long ago. Lu Lixing was consumed with regret. He spent the rest of his life repenting. Before he died, he even donated all his wealth to charitable organizations... When he opened his eyes 13.7kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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    Glug glug, a good book is here! 🖥 [Rebirth Era + Stay-at-Home Dad + System] In his previous life, Lu Lixing was an alcoholic. He watched his pregnant wife, Gu Wanqing, die in a mountain stream with their child. Only then did he realize that he had long fallen in love with Gu Wanqing. He regretted it. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself lying on a dilapidated bluestone slab. 🎥 [Chatty System + Single Female Lead] In his previous life, Lu Yaozu and Jiang Xiahe were married for three years without children. Influenced by his mother, he wanted to divorce Jiang Xiahe and marry a beautiful woman, but she became pregnant. After the divorce, she gave birth to the child and was gossiped about by the villagers. She then jumped into the river with her child and committed suicide. If he could do it all over again…

32. 32 亮 Bright Sword: From the Start, I’m Put in Charge of a Region 亮剑：开局让我主政一方 Life Is a Journey Against the Current人生如逆旅Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [Officialdom] + [Senior Cadres] + [Development and Nation-Building] + [Period] + [A Heart Devoted to the Party] + [Pinnacle of Power] The author has a completed, two-million-word novel, County Chief from 1949 Onward, so you can trust them with this kind of story. In 1953, Li Mo returns home after being wounded in the Korean War. Hoping for a quiet life, he plans to reclaim wasteland in a border region. But a single order from the organization sends him to Hanbei Province as acting chairman. Li M 5.4kReads8.6Score212Shelves

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    Highly recommend this book! It's so good it definitely deserves a 9.8. A rare find among period novels, it starts with a high historical setting and doesn't sympathize with capitalists. It features a strong, ruthless rule with substantial content and no empty plot holes. It has a cheat system, but it's not overt or ridiculously overpowered. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

33. 33 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Have a Chatterbox System and Spoil My Wife 重生七零：手握话痨系统宠媳妇儿 Desperate Three Seven Twenty-One拼命三七二十一郎Urban314k WordsCompleted [1970s + Chatterbox System + One Female Lead] In his previous life, Lu Yaozu and Jiang Xiahe had been married for three years without having a child. After his mother stirred up trouble, he decided to divorce Jiang Xiahe and marry a pretty educated youth instead. But when they divorced, Jiang Xiahe was pregnant. Bewitched by his own foolishness, Lu Yaozu went ahead and divorced her without hesitation. After Jiang Xiahe gave birth, the villagers pointed fingers at her and gossiped behind her back 240Reads8.6Score—Shelves
34. 34 重 Back to 2003: My Rise Begins in the Demolition Zone 重返03，从拆迁区开始逆袭 The Moon Was Bent by My Kick月亮是哥踹弯的Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Treasure hunting and bargain finds across the board: demolition zones, construction-waste yards, antique street stalls, scrap-buying stations, and more. The experiences of his past life taught Chang Shun a truth more commonplace than any other: money can't buy everything! But without money, you can't take a single step! Reborn with experience living in demolition zones, all he wants is to start making money... 16.2kReads8.4Score1.6kShelves

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    1️⃣ In 2003, there were actually many hidden gems in the demolition sites of Shanghai, which could be viewed as collectibles. After being reborn, the male protagonist, thinking about this industry, decisively switched careers this time. His girlfriend dumping him was her loss. The male protagonist is very down-to-earth, without the arrogance often associated with reborn individuals. It's quite a good read.

35. 35 重 Reborn in 1983 重生1983 Jinling's Handsomest Man金陵第一帅哥Urban3.8M WordsCompleted A young CEO worth tens of billions is sent back to 1983 by an accident, reborn in the body of a small-time punk who loves to fight. The two become one, and together they are invincible! He starts a business with a gang of shady friends, beginning in a tiny workshop and rising swiftly to the pinnacle of wealth. But when it comes to love, he finds himself in crisis after crisis: caught between the wives he had in his past and present lives, as well as the young women, married women, and Peking Uni 46Reads8.5Score—Shelves
36. 36 重 Reborn and Taking It Easy at School, I Really Don't Want to Compete Anymore! 重生留校躺平，我真不想再卷啊！ This Meat Is Poisonous这肉有毒Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Slice of life + entrepreneurship + university] Reborn at the moment of his university graduation in 2011, Jiang Hao faces another chance to stay on at the university. He gives up the grueling 996 work schedule he endured in his previous life and chooses to stay on as a librarian. Drawing on the memories from before he was reborn, he originally only wants financial freedom. But as his fortune grows, he ultimately becomes someone others admire as a success! 55.7kReads8.9Score12.3kShelves
37. 37 回 Rewind: A Different Approach, One More Time 回档：换个姿势再来一次 Coffee with Garlic咖啡就蒜Urban10.6M WordsOngoing Because Bai Ershisan, a senior employee in the Netherworld’s Department of Soul Guidance, made a mistake, Li Le was kicked straight out of the cycle of reincarnation. The great science of quantum mechanics tells Li Le that time’s arrow points only toward the future. As for why he has gone back thirty years, if you can’t figure it out, asking him won’t help either. All Li Le can do is pull himself together and live through the script of his life once again. 84.1kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves
38. 38 四 Siheyuan: I Feed My Whole Family by Hunting 四合院：我靠打猎养全家 One Punch to Kill一拳打死Male-Channel Fanfiction339k WordsOngoing [No Romantic Angst + Lighthearted + Hilarious + Takes the Initiative to Torment the Beasts + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Daily Life] As the boldest man of the twenty-first century, Zhang Wei transmigrates to a courtyard house in 1960. With three martyrs in his family, none of the courtyard’s beasts dares provoke him, yet he goes out of his way to pick fights and torment them. During the hard times, he even hunts so his family can feast on all kinds of wild game. While everyone else is still eating 2.7kReads8.2Score121Shelves

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    🎉🎊The male protagonist travels back to the 1960s and comes from a good family. Although he lives in a courtyard house, no one dares to mess with him. After all, his parents are martyrs, his brother-in-law also died in the line of duty and became a martyr, and his sister is a police officer.🎊🎉🐲.

39. 39 穿 Transmigrating to 1976 to Study Again 穿越七六再读书 Dao Ru'an盗如岸Urban462k WordsCompleted Fast-paced, focused on the little things in life, uplifting, and driven. A temporal rift sets the story in motion, and the daily details of life gradually unfold. The first stage is studying, followed by copying books and then teaching. The second stage is building businesses, both his own and his family's, growing them step by step. The third stage returns to everyday life, continuing until the story ends. 5kReads8.6Score222Shelves

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    "Reading Again" is about real reading; the protagonist graduates with a doctorate and returns home with over a billion US dollars. Both books meticulously depict life without any melodramatic plots.

40. 40 四 Siheyuan: Lin Jiu Lives in the West Courtyard 四合院之林玖住在西跨院 Dao Ru'an盗如岸Male-Channel Fanfiction320k WordsCompleted Someone once said, “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” I couldn’t agree more. In my first work, I didn’t dare delve into the individual reasons, so I could only follow the common thread. Lin Jiu lives in the western side courtyard, and the only way to find happiness is through hard work. It won’t be very long, just 300,000 words as planned. Since it’s not long, I can promise I won’t pad it out, and I haven’t used any writing tools. The original courtya 10.4kReads8.1Score258Shelves
41. 41 重 Back to 1982: My Nine Daughters Are Stunning 重回82：我九个女儿美炸了 The Cat Watches the Flowers花猫子看花Urban1.5M WordsCompleted People say that reaching seventy is a rare feat. But at Tang Jiancheng’s seventieth birthday banquet, the guests were truly rare! Apart from the yellow dog at his feet, not a single person showed up! And yet, he had once been the father of nine daughters! Lost in painful memories, Tang Jiancheng drank himself unconscious. When he woke again, he had somehow returned to 1982, ten days after the birth of his ninth daughter... This time, he swore to protect his daughters and make sure not one of the 10.2kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves

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    A novel about a male protagonist's rebirth in a bygone era. The title doesn't do it justice; the content is incredibly engaging.

42. 42 快 Quick Transmigration: The Carp Leaps Over the Dragon Gate 快穿：鲤鱼跃龙门 Going Around in Circles on the Spot原地绕圆圆Modern Romance897k WordsCompleted (Quick transmigration, with no fixed CP. The earlier worlds are only five or six chapters long, while the later ones are over ten chapters each. The protagonist is called Li Yue, though in some worlds he may be called Li Yue or *Yue.) Li Yue is a carp spirit. After cultivating successfully, he failed at his eightieth attempt to leap through the Dragon Gate. While recovering from his injuries, he accidentally swallowed a Dream Soul Herb and slept for eight hundred years. But time had moved on. Wh 6.6kReads9.1Score448Shelves

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    Several worlds are set in historical fiction. Li Yue is an incredibly inspiring carp spirit who failed to leap over the Dragon Gate 80 times, sleeping for 800 years. Upon waking, he finds the spiritual energy scarce, and gods, demons, and ghosts have vanished. Fortunately, a system appears, giving him a new path to transform into a dragon. The protagonist constantly grows, both mentally and spiritually, transforming from someone initially clueless about human relationships to someone adept at handling interpersonal interactions. Thus, Li Yue embarks on a quick transmigration journey, showcasing his skills in various small worlds. The early stories consist of a few chapters per world, while later ones become even more exciting, with over ten chapters per world. There's a world of an unloved prince, a world of lotus pavilions, and the plot is seamlessly integrated. There are no fixed romantic pairings; it's purely about watching the protagonist level up and rise against all odds—super satisfying and stress-relieving! Join the carp spirit on a magical quick transmigration adventure and witness its journey to becoming a dragon!

43. 43 四 Starting as a Deputy Section Chief in Siheyuan 四合院从副科长开始 Plantain Weed Traveling in Dongguan车前草在东莞旅游Male-Channel Fanfiction2.1M WordsCompleted [Security Department Deputy Chief from the Start] [Sign-In Rewards] [Well-Connected] [All I Want Is to Be a Lazy Fish] After transmigrating into the chaotic world of the Four-Nine City courtyard compound, he starts out as the deputy chief of the steel mill's security department! Zhang Jianjun arrives in the central courtyard with his own pocket space, where he witnesses Jia Zhangshi whining about being poor and leeching off others, Silly Zhu using moral blackmail, and Yi Zhonghai plotting behi 55.2kReads6.4Score3.2kShelves

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    A traditional courtyard house, a slightly rebellious atmosphere, antique collecting, and a single female lead.

44. 44 重 Reborn in 1980: After the Family Split, I Make a Fortune with My Wife and Daughter 重生80，分家后带妻女吃香喝辣 Flowing Moon over the Paulownia流月梧桐Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Period setting + reborn + everyday family life + raising children and doting on his wife + daily life + building wealth + business + food] In 1980, forty-six-year-old Lin Guoqiang was reborn. In his previous life, everyone praised him as a good-hearted man. He lent his hard-earned money to his eldest brother for a business, gave his third younger brother his demobilization allowance to marry a wife, paid for his fifth younger sister’s tuition, and tended to his sick parents at their bedside. Bu 187.9kReads7.3Score7.3kShelves

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    A table-flipping, catastrophe-like comeback—it's exhilarating, not frustrating, not a saintly act; ruthless from head to toe! After watching, I exclaimed how satisfying it was! [Already hooked!]

45. 45 影 The Film and TV World: I Make My Fortune with a Pocket Dimension 影视世界：我靠空间发家致富 Durian Watermelon Coconut榴莲西瓜椰Male-Channel Fanfiction408k WordsCompleted [Love in the Courtyard + A Lifelong Journey + A Little Alley Home + Everyday Life + No Hostility] Li Xin, an overworked office drone from the 21st century, transmigrates into a world of TV drama spin-offs in the 1960s. An ordinary man, he plans to witness the protagonists’ stories as a mere bystander, grow vegetables and raise chickens in his spare time, and wait patiently for the winds of reform to arrive. 678Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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    Protagonist's perspective in historical fiction

46. 46 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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    A historical fiction novel; the male protagonist is quite cunning.

47. 47 重 Reborn in a Bygone Era, Living Well with My Pocket Dimension 重生年代带着空间过日子 Little Lazy Lazy小懒懒懒Modern Romance397k WordsCompleted Period setting + space + farming + daily life + one female lead (male protagonist's perspective) After living two lives, Shen Xi is still a lazy fish. He farms and plays with the kids, and life is still full of flavor! My writing isn't great, and neither is my temper. If you don't like it, just move on. May good people have a lifetime of peace, and may bad reviewers have nothing go their way. Thanks. 193Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    I've traveled back to the 1960s, to the scene of a family division. Later, due to my eldest brother getting into trouble, the whole family moved to an island. Farming, playing with kids, and enjoying a leisurely life – it's quite fulfilling. I have a spatial dimension (a kind of spatial ability).

48. 48 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 91.3kReads8.5Score11.1kShelves
49. 49 重 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 162.1kReads9.5Score18.1kShelves
50. 50 顾 Professor Gu's Rural Life After Being Reborn 顾教授重生后的农村日常 Excellent Dog Egg优秀的狗蛋儿Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted Gu Zhan, an agricultural research genius from the 21st century, is reborn in 1976, back at the age when he was both insecure and arrogant. Looking at his wife standing before him, timid and cautious, he finally understands what a jerk he was at this point in his previous life. Back then, he was obsessed with getting ahead. To go to college and build a promising future, he abandoned his wife and daughter, ultimately driving his wife to take her own life with their daughter. Given a second life, a 71Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    ① In his previous life, the male protagonist was a fake young master from a wealthy family. Unable to accept reality, he caused his family's destruction. Reborn, he only wants his family to live a peaceful and good life. ② The male protagonist is reborn from the 21st century back to 1976. In his previous life, he abandoned his wife and daughter after getting into university, ultimately leading to his wife and daughter's suicide. Reborn, the male protagonist only wants to spend his life with his wife and daughter.

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