Classic Historical-Era Fiction 经典的年代文

1. 851 四 Siheyuan: I Have a Myriad Worlds System 四合院：我有一个诸天系统 Global Film and TV King环球影视王Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Wang An transmigrates into the world of Birds Fill the Courtyard without warning, and a little girl has appeared by his side, too. Don't panic. It's no big deal! Is Silly Zhu actually silly? Just what kind of person is Qin Huairu? Is First Master really a sanctimonious hypocrite? Wang An: What does any of that have to do with me? If you don't mess with me, I won't mess with you. Whoever crosses me, I'll make them cry. That's right, I only go after scumbags! 350Reads8.0Score176Shelves

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   The courtyard houses there are overgrown; you can take a look.

2. 852 寒 A Humble Family’s Path to Officialdom, Part One 寒门仕途【一】 Yan Yunfei闫云飞Urban1.4M WordsCompleted New Book: The Humble Official’s Path [Realistic Period Drama] [Rise from Poverty] [Political Intrigue] [Ambitious Struggle] [Rural Cadres] [Urban Life] In the 1970s, in Xiaochenzhuang, southern Henan, a family of three siblings lives in poverty. They are supported by the state, their father died young, and their mute mother is forced to remarry, leaving them to fend for themselves. The sisters choose Chen Shouzheng to continue his studies, and he devotes himself to his books, eventually becoming 6.8kReads8.8Score652Shelves

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   Recommended classic period novels about officialdom! Even those from humble backgrounds can rise to prominence! Completely realistic!

3. 853 爱 What Lies at the End of Love? Parting 爱的尽头是什么？离别 Wei Pingshuo魏平硕Marriage & Romance24k WordsCompleted What lies at the end of love? Parting. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 854 柳 The Big Brother of Liutiao Hutong, With Pinduoduo at His Side 柳条胡同好大哥，随身带着拼多多 Mountain Spirit and Fish山鬼与鱼Urban378k WordsOngoing Lin Weidong transmigrates into a short-form drama that has gone viral on Douyin, and brings an online shopping System with him. Well, damn. In this wretched era, shameless people are the ones who thrive. (A fanfic about the eldest daughter and her husband!) 22Reads8.4Score—Shelves
5. 855 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. 21.4kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
6. 856 重 Back to 2002: Riding the Winds to Success 重回2002之乘风而起 Waiting for the Wind and Rain, and for You to Return等风等雨也等你回来Urban378k WordsCompleted Female lead + no System + period setting + academic prodigy After saving someone, Mo Bei is reborn in 2002 with more than twenty years of knowledge of the future. Poised to ride the wave of a booming era, Mo Bei’s new life is destined to be extraordinary. The World Cup, the SARS epidemic, the dot-com bubble, and all those future corporate giants still in their infancy: how could Mo Bei possibly miss out? 284Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   Reborn in 2002, no system, not a newbie.

7. 857 二 The Second Secretary 二号秘书 Cultivator of Strange Histories奇史文耕Urban214k WordsCompleted Chen Mo is an ordinary man who studies hard and earns a civil-service post. Starting with routine work at the municipal government, he stands out thanks to his excellent writing skills and tact, eventually becoming the mayor’s secretary. The book is practically a survival manual for government secretaries, offering a detailed look at everything from drafting documents and coordinating meetings to managing relationships with superiors and subordinates and liaising on projects. As the protagonist 7.1kReads7.6Score453Shelves
8. 858 四 Life Is Still Wild in the Siheyuan, Even with a Lousy Pocket Dimension 四合院空间拉胯人生依然肆意 Morning and Evening朝昔Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Yang Chao transmigrates back to the eve of the Japanese surrender in 1945, a little too far into the past. He has transmigrated into the body of a teenage boy whose mother is dead and whose father despises him. As for the standard transmigrator's starter kit, all he gets is a ten-cubic-meter storage space and one dose of enhancement serum. It's not the worst possible start, but life is still a bumpy ride. After finally joining the army and fighting through one battle after another, he is forced 28.7kReads7.4Score1.2kShelves
9. 859 七 A Police Officer in the 1970s: Building a Fortune with My Younger Siblings 七零年代当警察，带着弟妹一起发 Down-and-Out Scholar Wen Ao落魄书生文傲Urban279k WordsCompleted In an extraordinary era, extraordinary youth and extraordinary passion gave rise to an extraordinary story. Fang Mobao transmigrates to 1969, a time unlike any other. Supporting his four younger siblings and mentally ill mother, he struggles to survive and rides the waves of the times, determined to make an extraordinary life for himself! 207Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Stop dawdling, let's read!

10. 860 重 Reborn, I Brought My Husband and the Beautiful Young Educated Woman Together 重生后，我成全丈夫和漂亮女知青 Lucky Green吉祥绿Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Let My Husband Have the Pretty Educated Youth 1.5kReads—Score111Shelves

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    Short story, won't leave you feeling overwhelmed.

11. 861 年 Period: 1960, Finding Fortune in the Mountains 年代：1960，靠赶山财富自由 Not a Tomato不是西红柿Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Zhang Hanshui transmigrates to the foot of Changbai Mountain in the 1960s. In an era of famine and shortages, food is hard to buy even if you have money, but if you have food, you’re absolutely number one. With food in hand, you can have anything. He has a pocket dimension, and after inheriting the Medical Canon, he also knows medicine. He barters, forages for wild vegetables in the mountains, picks mushrooms, catches fish and shrimp in the river, digs up century-old ginseng, hunts, farms, lives 8.7kReads8.3Score544Shelves
12. 862 护 Protecting the Dao in the Sixties: My Stepbrother Is a Pillar of the Nation 护道六零：我家继兄是国之栋梁 Mu Sanpeng沐三芃Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the 1950s, she became him, Yang Jiansen, returning with the complete script of two lifetimes. In the 1960s, Lin Weiwei, a reborn woman, sabotaged him at every turn. In his previous life, she was the one who destroyed his stepbrother He Linyue’s promising future in service to the country. In this life, he swears to protect his brother at all costs and crush every scheme one by one. Through turbulent times, he plans every step carefully, steadily averts crises, and uses h 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Transmigrating to the 1950s, she became him—Yang Jiansen, returning with a script from two lifetimes. The reborn Lin Weiwei stirs up trouble, attempting to ruin her stepbrother He Linyue's future. He doesn't resort to any dramatic reversal; he uses his intelligence to unravel the schemes, protect his family and brother, and help his stepbrother successfully pass the entrance exam for vocational school, thus restoring his destiny and leading a smooth life.

13. 863 请 Please Don't Let Me Down Again: Stay, Say Thanks, and Embrace 请不要再辜负，陪伴、道谢和拥抱 Wei Pingshuo魏平硕7k WordsCompleted Please stop taking for granted the people who stay by your side. Keep company, say thank you, and offer a hug. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 864 七 The 1970s: I Spend Every Day Smoothing Things Over with a Madman for a Better Life 七零之为了好生活每天都在哄疯批 Lan Yalan澜雅澜Modern Romance6.3M WordsCompleted Short drama adaptation: My Eldest Sister Has a Script from the Seventies, and I Have a System That Can Hear It (1v1 + Period Drama + Pampered Romance + Female Lead Pursues Male Lead + Timid Heroine with a Few Tricks and a Sweet Tongue + Male Lead with an Unusual Case of Love-Brain) In both her lives, Lou Qingqing had only one wish: to marry into a family with good prospects. She thought the Rong family was well-off, and that marrying in would mean she’d never lack food or clothes and wouldn’t ha 18.1kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    🌈① Reborn in 1977, Gu Cheng vows to rewrite his past tragedy and embark on a path to happiness with his four younger sisters-in-law. Utilizing a future perspective, he leads the trends of the era and writes a new chapter for his family. ☘️ 🌈Delicate emotions, sincere descriptions, and a strong sense of the era will captivate you. A journey about love and growth awaits you in this heartwarming and touching classic period drama! ☘️

15. 865 趁 Before My Treasure of a Desk Mate Is Exposed, I'll Convince Her to Be My Wife 趁宝藏同桌没曝光，忽悠她做老婆 Jinjin Dudu津津嘟嘟Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Chen Sheng, now middle-aged, is reborn at the age of eighteen. It is the summer of 1998, the day before the college entrance exam, and the rusted gears of fate begin to turn slowly… This book: rebirth ☞ one heroine ☞ period setting ☞ business (don’t criticize me) ☞ tycoon fantasy (it won’t help if you do) ☞ pure urban life ☞ career + romance 11.7kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
16. 866 年 Life on an Island: A Military Wife Raising Kids in the Old Days 年代，军嫂养娃海岛生活 Little Sugar Who Has to Get Thin必要瘦的小糖Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [1970s + Military Marriage + Special Abilities + Raising Kids + Food + Medicine] Han Shuang transmigrates from the 1970s to the apocalypse. She thinks she’ll never make it back, but unexpectedly transmigrates back again, now with a pocket dimension and a wood-based ability. Using the supplies she gathered during the apocalypse and her wood-based ability, Han Shuang makes it through the hard times. With a big one in one arm and a little one in the other, she raises the brothers to be chubby and r 11.5kReads8.7Score826Shelves

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    These historical fiction stories get better as you read on. The protagonists usually have some kind of cheat code, but in the second book, the protagonist relies on their own abilities. Never underestimate the people of that era; they will always surprise us. [KISS][KISS][KISS]

17. 867 那 That Red Land 那片红色的土地 Xiong Dayu熊大雨Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting] [Slice of life] [Entrepreneurship] [Family] [Rural life] [No clichés] [Not a power fantasy] [No transmigration] [Slow-paced] [Realistic] [Urban] [Hardships] Trust me, it gets better and better as the story goes on, and it absolutely won't end badly! Writing an original work is no easy task. Every word comes from the heart. Please don't leave a low rating or bad review. A casual three or four stars from you could deal a fatal blow to this niche novel. This novel is neither a cr 11.9kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    This is a historical fiction novel, mostly based on personal experiences. After reading the first chapter, proceed to chapters 43 and 96.

18. 868 八 The 1980s: The Demon Queen Turns Out to Be the Real Heiress 八零：魔王她成了真千金 July Rice Wine七月酒酿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A slow-burn story. The early chapters focus mainly on the female lead’s growth. Feel free to pass if that’s not for you.] [The male lead got lost in the story again… No romance.] The true heiress who was switched at birth should have suffered through every hardship in the countryside. But after His Highness the Demon King, Lanting, stepped in, all of that disappeared. With a grand sweep of his hand, the Demon King revealed a bright white smile. This time, someone else would have to endure every 30.1kReads8.5Score3.3kShelves
19. 869 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 13.5kReads8.8Score976Shelves
20. 870 四 Siheyuan: What's Wrong with My Sleight of Hand? 四合院：我妙手空空怎么了？ Horse Who Loves Meat爱吃肉的马Male-Channel Fanfiction247k WordsCompleted Ever since the Silly Zhu, whom everyone in the courtyard used to push around, got the Sleight-of-Hand System, everything changed. Framed for stealing meat, shunned by the whole courtyard, and humiliated by Xu Damao rubbing his face in the dirt? He can spot corruption, exploitation, and scheming at a glance! Deputy Director Li's dirty money and betrothal gifts? I'll take them! Jia Zhangshi's secret stash? Mine! Xu Damao's betrothal gifts? I'll take those too! Silly Zhu is Silly no more! He deals 1.2kReads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Courtyard House: So What If I'm a Master Thief? | With a single stroke, the bride price vanishes! 😎 A protagonist with maxed-out cheat abilities, stealing resources, crushing scum, and making money in one go—high-energy throughout, no filler. Daily updates at 12 PM. A must-read for anyone looking for something to read! #CourtyardHouse #MasterThief #FaceSlap #PeriodRefreshingNovel #BookRecommendation

21. 871 甜 Sweet Military Marriage: The Female General Gets Courted in the 1970s 甜蜜军婚女将军在七零被撩了 Dream 100梦想一零零Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ancient-to-modern time travel, military marriage, medical skills from the era, martial arts, twins and triplets, unexpected triplets and quintuplets, one-on-one romance, female general and eldest daughter of a duke’s household] The heroine unexpectedly becomes pregnant when her eldest son is old enough for college. She runs away from home without telling her military-officer husband and secretly gives birth to quintuplets. Gu Qingcheng was the mascot of the Gu family army. After ten years of wa 19.8kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves
22. 872 重 Reborn in 1960: The Wood-Type Ability User Lives Life on Her Own Terms 重生60木系异能者肆意逍遥 Overlord Bofu霸王伯符Urban801k WordsCompleted After graduating from university, Chu Fan awakened a wood-type ability in a world overrun by zombies, only to be betrayed by his girlfriend. After his body died, Chu Fan’s soul arrived in the 1960s. See how Chu Fan uses his wood-type ability to shine in the 1960s. 10kReads8.8Score781Shelves
23. 873 书 The Younger Uncle Who Went to the Countryside in the 1980s Is Back 书穿八零之下乡的小叔回来了 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance780k WordsCompleted The 1980s: family squabbles and everyday life. Young intellectual Lu Guoan had gone to the countryside. To treat his daughter, who was trapped in a strange, unending sleep, he had no choice but to return to the city with his wife and child. The Lu family was crowded into a small home, and the family's sudden return sparked some unavoidable domestic conflicts. Yet Lu Qiaoqiao, the patient, recovered the moment she stepped through the Lu family door, without needing any treatment at all. She al 17.2kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves
24. 874 什 What? Raising Eight Kids in the Sixties? 什么？六十年代，养八个崽崽？ The Lingering Echoes of Daliang余音绕大梁Modern Romance937k WordsOngoing To escape the mustard-seed realm, Qiu Shui agreed to trade places with Tang Yun and raise her children. She never expected that the moment she got out, she would find herself facing a childbirth ordeal that nearly killed her. After fighting to give birth, she looked at the baby on the bed and the children standing in front of her: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. She fainted on the spot. Right now, she kind of wanted to die and have her soul scattered. Lin Ming, a university stude 6.3kReads8.3Score436Shelves
25. 875 重 Back to 1988: The Wild Era! 重回1988：野性时代！ Lü Hedong吕河东Urban888k WordsCompleted Peng Yuanzhi fell from the peak of success and returned to 1988, facing once again an era where gold seemed to lie everywhere. “Xiaoxue, could I borrow 200 yuan from you...” Holding twenty ten-yuan notes, Peng Zhiyuan finally realized that an era had to be created. With those 200 yuan, he would build an era of his own. The 1980s belonged to men with wild ambition! 130Reads8.5Score—Shelves
26. 876 惊 What?! After Awakening, the Lazy Wife Only Wants to Crush Villains and Make Money 惊！懒媳妇觉醒后只想虐渣搞钱 My Tinghan Bamboo我的听寒竹Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (This novel features a large ensemble cast.) [An incredibly strong, lazy, top-notch wife + a younger, chatty husband, taking down scumbags + making money] Jiang Yiqing had a wonderful married life! She didn’t have to clean the house or look after the kids, and her father-in-law, the factory director, had her back at work. All she had to do was clock out on time and go home to lie down. Life was so perfect she could see the good times stretching endlessly ahead! Then one day, she dreamed that 6.9kReads8.9Score605Shelves
27. 877 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: From the Start, I’m Asked to Take in a Dying Man’s Child 穿越六零：开局遭遇临终托孤 Mr. Wordless无言先生Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Historical era + Rebirth + System + Pocket Dimension + Light fantasy] After dying, Xu Jianguo was reborn in a parallel world in the 1960s. He happened to save a Taoist master and his apprentice, and as the old Taoist lay dying, he entrusted his three-year-old apprentice to Xu Jianguo's care. With a little sister suddenly in his life, Xu Jianguo began raising a child. Watch as he makes the most of the vibrant 1960s. 13.4kReads8.8Score863Shelves
28. 878 重 Reborn in 1991: Starting with a Bankrupt State-Owned Enterprise 重生1991：从破产国企开始 A Big Black Cat at Home家有大黑猫Urban775k WordsOngoing In the summer of 1991, Chen Mo is reborn at a turning point in his life. In his previous life, he was assigned to the near-bankrupt Hongxing Textile Mill. He wasted ten years there, was laid off, and saw his family torn apart. This time, he chooses to walk through the factory gates again. Others see a death trap, but he sees gold lying everywhere. With nothing more than an official approval for a “Labor Services Company,” he starts with the factory's little shop, then builds a logistics network, 364Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A farming novel set in a historical period. No system, no cheat codes. Those who prefer lighthearted, mindless stories should not read this.

29. 879 燃 Passion in the Western Regions, and Every Wife Is an Outlaw! 燃情西域，老婆全是法外狂徒！ What a Chubby Cat好肥一只猫Urban774k WordsOngoing How does someone slide into the abyss of crime? Song Mingyuan is a top publicist with a shaky sense of right and wrong and a conscience that flickers in and out. On his first day after transmigrating, he met a big sister, got a hearty meal, picked up a knife, and stabbed a burly man pushing a cart in the middle of the night. And so began his magnificent life on the run across the Western Regions! 182Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    A unique historical novel set in western Xinjiang – it's simply captivating!

30. 880 孤 Lone Wanderer 孤行者 Wang Yiwang王已忘Urban2.9M WordsCompleted An abandoned “simpleton” takes his first bold step, and a brilliant, shining life begins to unfold. Life’s wonders are not made up of laughter alone. There are far more tears along the way, but come rain or shine, he presses on and grows stronger! 207.3kReads9.4Score17.6kShelves

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    Classic period fiction. I first encountered this genre with book number 13, and I became increasingly addicted as I read more. I've read quite a few books in this genre since then, and I've selected some that are enjoyable, engaging, not mindless, and logically sound to recommend to everyone.

31. 881 9 The 1990s: Why Date When I've Transmigrated into a Book? 90年代：穿书了谁还谈恋爱啊 Xi He琋和Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Ting had just secured funding when she transmigrated into a romance novel where everyone was eight hundred percent love-brained. From the start, she was stuck in an icy wasteland with a talkative male lead threatening to kill her. Lin Ting: “Date you? I'd rather get a dog.” The original male lead: “...?” No space, no System, no mind-reading ability... Luckily, she still had a business brain running at full speed. “I'm never dating anyone. Not in this life.” “If I run out of money, I can earn 42.6kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
32. 882 一 A Pair of Delicate Red Hands 一双红酥手 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1996, I planned to strike it rich with the lottery numbers from the one thing I remembered about my past life. Who knew it would still turn out to be just a dream!!! There are only 98 days left until the college entrance exam, and I’ve forgotten every bit of what I learned in my previous life. What do I do... Fine, I’ll come clean. I just want to be a couch potato, enjoy life with a beautiful wife, and live a quiet little life... This story is entirely fictional. Any similarities are p 11kReads9.0Score621Shelves

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    Here are some recommendations for good historical romance novels with multiple female leads.

33. 883 糟 Oh No, I Just Reborn and Scared My Future Wife into Fainting 糟糕，刚重生就吓晕未来老婆 The Center Seat at the Dinner Table饭桌C位Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Dad raising a child + 1981 period setting + making money + one heroine] A wealthy bachelor from the 21st century wakes up after a one-night stand to find he has been reborn in 1981 in the body of a burly, ugly-looking idiot feared as a villain. The moment he opens his eyes, he scares the stunning young woman who spent the night beside him unconscious. He plans to treat it as a beautiful encounter. In this golden age, he'll work hard, make money, and build a fortune. Until one day, he runs into 11.2kReads9.0Score1kShelves
34. 884 美 The Gorgeous, Tough Wife Joins the Army with Her Child, Leaving the Big Shot in a Panic 美艳悍妻携崽随军，大佬心慌慌 Er Wu Tongtong迩乌彤彤Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military marriage in the era setting + pocket space + transmigrated into a book as a villain] Shi Zhiyan transmigrates into the former wife of the heroine’s younger cousin in an era-set novel. She is a cannon-fodder character who takes out her anger by blackening the heroine, and serves as a foil to the heroine, her younger female cousin. She is cast as a busty, foolish, delinquent second female lead, there to highlight the heroine’s virtue and kindness. In the end, her cousin joins the army wi 9.7kReads8.5Score816Shelves
35. 885 憨 Simple-Minded Ni 憨妮 Zhang Dalei张大磊Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted Hanni is a woman who seems a little dim-witted to outsiders. She marries three men: the first is an ordinary man, the second a tycoon, and the third a young hoodlum. This is the story of her and the people around her, and how Hanni changes her fate... 71Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    It's a very heartwarming novel; you can't put it down once you start reading.

36. 886 没 You’ve Got to Be Kidding: A Tang Dynasty Assassin Taking the College Entrance Exam 没搞错吧我一个大唐刺客参加高考 Loves the Forest爱森林Urban451k WordsCompleted A Tang Dynasty assassin has just beheaded a military governor, only to open his eyes as a hopeless high school senior! He spent the first half of his life relying on a swift blade. Now he has to battle trigonometry? With just 100 days left until the college entrance exam, what’s an assassin like me supposed to do? And just as the turmoil is still unfolding, he learns that his beautiful master has transmigrated from the Tang Dynasty too… 387Reads8.1Score—Shelves
37. 887 七 The 1970s: The Eight Younger Brothers Who Always Enabled Their Brother Are Reborn 七零之八个扶弟魔的弟弟重生了 A Splash of Vivid Color一抹重彩Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting, reborn, spirit spring space, one female lead, family ties, everyday family life, building wealth] In his previous life, Qi Yuejin became the richest man in the country. In the first half of his life, he relied on his eight older sisters and lived well with his wife. By the time he made money and came to his senses, some of his sisters were dead and others crippled, while the younger generation had severed ties with him and wanted nothing more to do with him for the rest of their 39.7kReads9.1Score4.3kShelves
38. 888 洲 Fireworks on the Islet, Where People Make Their Homes, Starting in the 1970s 洲上烟火有人家，从七十年代开始 He Xinhe何心荷Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted [Rural Romance] [Family Life] [Educated Youth Teacher] [Neighborly Disputes] [Eerie Shadows in the Village] [Country Living and Laughs] This book has no pocket dimension, no System, and no transmigration or rebirth. It tells only of ordinary people’s rural lives and the hard-won warmth and bustle of everyday life through years of hardship. The story begins in the 1970s and follows several families living in the countryside. Among them are educated youths sent to work in the villages, militia mem 116Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    A particularly wonderful historical novel

39. 889 八 The 1980s: You Marry Your White Moonlight, I'll Marry the Fourth Young Master of a Tycoon Family 八零：你娶白月光，我嫁豪门四少 North Moon Xiaomu北月小木Modern Romance197k WordsCompleted Shen Yuanxi choked on her milk tea and died. Her soul transmigrated to Pingjiang City in 1987. Her parents ran off, her brother ran off, and her fiance ran off too. Luckily, before the original owner suddenly died, she had secured a job as a university instructor and gotten a marriage certificate with the fourth young master of the wealthy Xie family from Hong Kong. The scumbag He Yuncheng had kissed his white moonlight, Lin Zining, right in front of Shen Yuanxi, and still had the nerve to say, 4.3kReads8.3Score418Shelves
40. 890 女 Wang, the Northeastern Guy in the Women's Dorm, Don't Panic 女工宿舍楼里东北汉子老王你别慌 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban668k WordsCompleted Wang Xinyan is a strapping Northeastern man, tall and broad-shouldered. But because his mother loved watching romance dramas, she gave him a feminine name. After graduating from college, that name got him assigned not only to a female factory-worker position, but also to a dorm room on the women's floor… 1.3kReads8.5Score—Shelves
41. 891 重 Reborn: Patenting Every Technology to Sever the West’s Tech Advantage 重生：全系专利，斩断欧美科技树 When Can I Lie Flat何日能躺平Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Cutting-edge technology + business + military industry + defending the country + upright values] Carrying the memories of two thousand scientists from every field, Chen Hao is reborn on the day of the college entrance exams in the year 2000. He missed the exam and scored just 180 points? He solves the ten greatest conjectures in mathematics, and the top ten universities fight to recruit him! His father is bankrupt and about to jump off a building from the start? He builds the XP System and 34.9kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves
42. 892 漂 A Stunning Beauty Hounded by an Obsessive Mad Dog in a Period Novel 漂亮美人在年代文被偏执疯狗缠上 Sanda Biscuit散打饼干Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [A calculating, self-serving heroine + an obsessive, possessive hero] Selfish, vain, materialistic, and always looking out for herself. And yet, countless people love her. In the original novel, Lin Luoxue is the heroine's sister, a cannon-fodder character who despises the poor and loves the rich, and juggles three men at once. Even after getting married, she's still unfaithful, and in the end, she dies while eloping with her lover. She's nasty, selfish, and plays with people's feelings while mo 56.7kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves
43. 893 丑 The Ugly Daughter-in-Law Takes on Her Cruel Mother-in-Law 丑媳妇大战恶婆婆 Pan Yu盘语Modern Romance3.5M WordsOngoing The print edition is titled The Fading Embers of Mortal Life and is available on Taobao. [Satisfying highs and heartbreaking lows] [Traditional period setting] [Family drama] [The hardships of real life] This is the story of the joys and sorrows of three generations of women in a dysfunctional family, and how they grow amid the chaos of family life. Fu Ying is born into desperation. Her mother is a gambler, and her father is violent. When she reaches marrying age, no one dares take her as a wife 58.1kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves

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    It's so good! It's suitable for readers with experience and life experience. Love, hate, transformation, and growth—it's both exhilarating and heart-wrenching!

44. 894 重 Reborn in 1992: Rising to the Top Starting in Middle School 重生1992，从中学开始逆袭 Black Yunnan Maple黑云南枫Urban1.3M WordsOngoing In his previous life, Lin Wenjie was made a fool of. His father was framed, and his family was destroyed. Reborn in his high school days, he planned to use his memories of the future to earn his first fortune, save his family, and crush his enemies. Then he would live a happy, peaceful life. But by chance, he bought a damaged little tower from an antiques dealer, and it set him on the path to immortal cultivation. From then on, he kept finding priceless treasures and made a fortune in the stock 14.9kReads8.4Score2kShelves

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    These two books are pretty good and worth reading! 👍👍👍👍

45. 895 九 Nine-Tenths Foolish 九分傻 Wei Pingshuo魏平硕Urban204k WordsCompleted “Marital relations” used to be a taboo subject, but these days, people no longer find it hard to talk about. Studies show that the quality of a couple’s intimate life in a typical family has a major impact on its overall happiness. Behind a divorce rate as high as 70% there is often a direct connection to whether a couple’s intimate life is harmonious. This reality is sobering, and it has prompted us to think deeply about the reasons behind disharmony in married life. One major cause is mental i 420Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    This kind of period drama is pretty good; it's so down-to-earth.

46. 896 一 One Sword to Slay the Fairer Sex 一剑斩红粉 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban552k WordsCompleted [Urban Martial Arts]+ [Traditional Cultivation]+ [Multiple Heroines] Lin Che, young master of an ancient martial arts family in the city, was framed and killed in his previous life while enjoying himself beneath the peonies. His lover, a minor internet celebrity close to him, had joined forces with his family's sworn enemy to set him up. His path to being reborn is also a path to rising to power… 369Reads8.5Score—Shelves
47. 897 斯 My Polite, Disabled Husband Is Actually a Sick, Obsessive Tyrant 斯文残夫其实是个病娇偏执狂 Sweetie Xi小甜甜喜Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted An eye for an eye. The wicked always meet their match. If only I'd known he was this kind of psycho, I never would have provoked him in the first place. -- A scheming woman who loves the easy life, and a refined yet depraved disabled man The 1970s, possessive love, and a devoted romance with both leads' hearts set on each other 13.7kReads7.2Score490Shelves
48. 898 重 Reborn: Back in 1977 to Be a Dad 重生：回到1977当奶爸 Half a Cup of Strong Tea半盏粗茶Urban5.1M WordsCompleted When he wakes up, his luxury cars are gone, and so are the beautiful women. Chen Fugui, a billionaire, has been reborn in the 1970s. Will he drift aimlessly through life, or live it to the fullest? For his sweet wife and adorable daughter, he’s going to build a business empire of his own. 10.9kReads9.0Score948Shelves
49. 899 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s and Activated a Storage Ring 穿越60年代，我激活了储物戒指 Black Yunnan Maple黑云南枫Urban2.1M WordsOngoing Zhu Chengcai is an ordinary wage slave who dreams of getting rich overnight and living a blissful life: waking up naturally after a good night's sleep and counting so much money his fingers cramp. Instead, he has ended up as a wage slave with not a moment to spare. Just as he's preparing to return to his hometown, lie flat, and wait to die, he saves a little girl on the road and unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1960s, where he accidentally activates a storage ring he'd obtained by chance. So Zh 45.7kReads7.9Score5kShelves
50. 900 明 Moonlight Fort 明月堡 Zhan Quan湛泉Urban448k WordsCompleted Set after the Central Plains War, this work follows the rise and fall of the Hu family, a prominent business clan in Mianshang County in central Shanxi, and the joys and sorrows shared by two generations. It portrays the region’s distinctive local customs and bears the clear imprint of its era. 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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