Looking for Old Beijing Period Novels About Living a Quiet, Ordinary Life 求老北京年代文，平淡过日子的

1. 1 七 Everyday Life on the Margins of a 1970s Novel 七零小说边缘人的日常生活 Yu Yi Yu Yi余意喻意Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + transmigrate into a book + no golden finger + works in the city, doesn’t go to the countryside] Though Lin Yingxian works hard to get by, she knows how to be content. After learning that she’s become a minor character in a novel, she continues to live her life in this 1970s setting as usual, barely fazed. But when news comes that housing is being allocated, her life begins to change… Reader’s guide: The story focuses mostly on everyday family life. Neither the male no 28.6kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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   The first book features a female lead who works in a pharmaceutical factory, and the interactions between the male and female leads are incredibly sweet and romantic. The second book features a female lead from a rural area who works at a supply and marketing cooperative; the interactions between the male and female leads in this book are also very engaging.

2. 2 六 The Sixties: Newlywed from the Start 六十年代：开局就是新婚 Zhi Yu 1014栀虞1014Modern Romance610k WordsCompleted [Period novel + everyday family life + devoted hero and heroine enjoying a peaceful life together + low-conflict + daily spectatorship + no saintly heroine] As a Chinese teacher at a technical secondary school, Wen Nuan enjoyed a happy routine, working from eight in the morning to five in the evening, with the occasional evening class. She didn’t have to worry about grades or deal with any teaching pressure. Sure, the students were a little unruly and getting all their homework collected was a b 18.6kReads8.8Score958Shelves
3. 3 年 Period: The Pig Butcher’s Leisurely Life 年代：杀猪匠的悠闲生活 Give Me a Big B Slap给个大B斗Urban920k WordsCompleted [Siheyuan Courtyard + One Female Lead + Everyday Life + Pocket Dimension + No Violence] Chen He was doing outdoor parkour when he fell into a space-time tunnel and transmigrated to 1943. He became a child of about six or seven and gained a mysterious pocket dimension. Naturally, he had to learn from the advanced methods of those who came before him. The local bullies' money? Seize it 10.4kReads6.8Score422Shelves
4. 4 开 Starting at Zhengyang Gate, Then Entering the Siheyuan 开局正阳门再入四合院 Dao Ru'an盗如岸Male-Channel Fanfiction503k WordsCompleted The ordinary is the norm, and the extraordinary is the exception. Life was never full of so much pointless crap. Being able to eat your fill is happiness; it's only when people have full stomachs and nothing to do that these unexpected complications arise. After transmigrating to a chaotic era, he arrives in 1948 and becomes a neighbor behind the Zhengyangmen Tavern. He supports a family of five, his older sister, younger brother, and younger sisters, with a tricycle, marries the stunning Qin Hu 18.3kReads7.7Score894Shelves

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   I don't know how much the new book will change right now, but it's very insightful.

5. 5 四 Siheyuan: Xiangzi, Picking Up Passengers in Beijing 四合院：在四九城拉客的祥子 Super Super Super Super超超超超Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted 9.2kReads6.2Score351Shelves
6. 6 四 Siheyuan: Helping Lou Xiao'e from the Start 四合院：开局援助娄晓娥 Spicy Hot-and-Sour Noodles, Extra Spicy酸辣粉佳辣Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsOngoing He transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan series as He Yuzhu and awakens a System. From the start, Xu Damao wants to make trouble for him? Then He Yuzhu will have to sit him down for a serious discussion about who Lou Xiao'e belongs to! Qin Huairu comes asking for a lunchbox? Please, he's no sucker. Why would he let himself become a free meal ticket for the Jia family? Emotional blackmail? Sorry, I play the double-standard game better than anyone! 8.8kReads8.4Score314Shelves
7. 7 四 Siheyuan: The Brute Kicked Out of His Home 四合院之赶出家门的孽畜 Liquor Burns the Heart烧酒灼心Male-Channel Fanfiction4.3M WordsOngoing A demolition heir who has never achieved anything, a bastard driven out of his home, two good-for-nothings fused into one person: what can he do in this unusual era? Achieve greatness? Forget it. He was only planning to shut the door and enjoy his own quiet life. Who could have guessed he'd end up in the legendary courtyard crawling with scoundrels? And it turns out he's the scoundrel himself. Troublemakers, rogues, and underworld bosses disrupt his peaceful life, while remnants, criminals, and 49.1kReads8.1Score3.3kShelves
8. 8 四 Siheyuan: I, Wang, Specialize in Stabbing People in the Back! 四合院：王某人独善背刺！ After the Wine, a Silken Drama酒阑牵丝戏Male-Channel Fanfiction746k WordsCompleted [System] [Street Office from the Start] [Both Parents Alive] [All About Being Sweet-Talking and Smooth!] Transmigrate to a Beijing courtyard in the 1950s, join the street office, and make your mark in both culture and sports as you deal with the troublemakers! 24.3kReads8.0Score793Shelves
9. 9 刘 Liu Dazhuang Transmigrates into a Book 刘大壮穿书 White Clouds Drift with the Wind白云随风流Male-Channel Fanfiction537k WordsCompleted This isn't a wish-fulfillment novel. The protagonist is invincible in the courtyard. There are scheming playboys and a pocket dimension, but no System. The heroine is Qin Huairu. If that's not your thing, don't read it. This book focuses on the changing times and the many different lives of the people in the courtyard. This isn't a fanciful tale, just ordinary life. There's no filth everywhere and no robbing and looting. Instead, there are petty rivalries between neighbors, trivial squabbles, th 5.8kReads8.2Score172Shelves
10. 10 四 Siheyuan: My Years as a Purchasing Agent 四合院：我做采购员那些年 An Utterly Ordinary Young Gentleman平平无奇小郎君Male-Channel Fanfiction738k WordsCompleted Wang Shanhe lives at No. 96 in an apartment compound on Nanluoguxiang in the capital. Suddenly, memories of another life appear in his mind. But why does something feel off? Is the compound next door really that famous? No over-the-top angst. A slice-of-life story. Everyone is a normal person. Ordinary folks. Please note: He won't make enemies for no reason. He won't pick fights with the heavens, the earth, or the air. It's all about human relationships and social graces, all about human relatio 2.1kReads6.6Score106Shelves
11. 11 四 The Blurry Years of the Siheyuan 四合院之模糊的年代 Delang and Mei德朗与梅Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Sign-in] [A few more brothers than most] [Behind the scenes] [Everyday life] [Childhood] [Quirky and unrestrained] [War] [A happy family] [Period drama with lots of film and TV elements] [Doesn't follow the original plot] [Pure wish fulfillment] [Original female lead] [Parallel world / similar timeline] [Please don't project real people or timelines onto the characters] Life in the cave dwelling has no fighting or killing, just eating and drinking. Life in the courtyard house has no social nice 24.8kReads9.2Score1kShelves
12. 12 四 Siheyuan: Fishing for All Things Under Heaven 四合院：垂钓诸天万物 If I Become the Azure Emperor One Day他日我若为青帝Male-Channel Fanfiction7.3M WordsCompleted Lin Shaowen got drunk at a class reunion. After sleeping and waking up, he inexplicably arrived in the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming Lin Shaowen, an outstanding graduate of Beijing College of Chinese Medicine. He had just graduated from university and now faced a choice: should he become a promising full-time doctor at Union Hospital, or an obscure factory doctor at a steel mill? Without a second thought, Lin Shaowen chose to become a factory doctor. There was no helping it. Sending a 90.7kReads8.5Score2.5kShelves
13. 13 血 Bloody Romance: On the Road 血色浪漫之在路上 A Lowly Soldier at the Frontier边关一小卒Male-Channel Fanfiction453k WordsCompleted The romance of the powerful, the bloodshed of the common folk. I’m still young, and I long to set out, carrying my original passion with me as I search for my original dream and seek out new experiences. Come on, let’s hit the road! 17.3kReads9.2Score835Shelves
14. 14 六 Back to the Sixties: Becoming a Chef at a Big Factory 六十年代之回到大厂当厨子 Spanish Mackerel Dumplings鲅鱼饺子Urban301k WordsCompleted (Period Drama + Rebirth + Siheyuan Courtyard + Farming + No Golden Finger) Wang Jianguo spent his whole life meekly working in the back kitchen of a machinery factory. He had no wife or children, and even the factory took care of his funeral. Perhaps his obsession ran too deep, because time turned back and returned him to the moment before it all began... There’s no golden finger at any point. The protagonist won’t reach the pinnacle of life or slaughter his way through the world. If that’s not 7.1kReads9.0Score437Shelves
15. 15 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: Everyday Family Life in a Courtyard Compound 穿越六零之大杂院里的家长里短 Golden Corn Kernels金黄玉米粒Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Marriage Before Love + Life in a Courtyard Compound + Gossip] Ye Fangfei was an ordinary office drone in the twenty-first century. One day, she transmigrated into the body of a young woman with the same name, who had just graduated from high school and lived in a crowded courtyard compound in the 1960s. The young woman was also named Ye Fangfei, and the day she arrived was the very day she was supposed to meet a potential match. The man was a demobilized soldier who now drove a 10.8kReads8.4Score672Shelves

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    These are all period dramas about ordinary life. 1️⃣ The female protagonist transmigrates and doesn't go to the countryside for arranged marriages; she works as an accountant in a department store. The male protagonist's hometown is in Northeast China. I've read this novel several times. 2️⃣ The couple transmigrates into the bodies of a college student couple. They have a system and a space. Although it's not finished, it's already close to 600,000 words. 3️⃣ A fanfiction of "Love in the Courtyard," but with many changes. Yi Zhonghai has brothers and no longer schemes against others for fear of having no heir.

16. 16 夫 A Couple Transmigrates Together: Raising Kids and Getting Rich in the 1960s 夫妻双穿：六零养娃致富忙 Yunyun's Guest Beneath the Banana Tree云云蕉下客Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Period setting + System + pocket dimension + transmigrate + couple transmigrates together + lots of children] An unexpected car accident sent Lin Wanqing transmigrating into a book, specifically a story about someone being reborn in the 1960s and turning their life around. Fortunately, she had a golden finger. But who could tell her what use a palace-intrigue System could possibly be in this particular era? What? The System could be upgraded too? That feature... she could just about a 12.5kReads8.3Score880Shelves
17. 17 四 Siheyuan: My Name Is Yi Zhonghe 四合院：我叫易中河 Qing Yao's Little White Cat晴瑶的小白猫Male-Channel Fanfiction3.0M WordsOngoing A modern man transmigrates into the world of the courtyard drama, becoming Yi Zhonghe, Yi Zhonghai’s younger brother, a character who never appeared in the show. He moves into the courtyard and takes a job at the steel mill. See how a modern soul reforms the courtyard’s self-serving residents, turning the “courtyard full of miscreants” into a true Love in the Courtyard. 85.4kReads8.0Score4.8kShelves
18. 18 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 Mu Ran9牧然9Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 62.7kReads8.5Score7.8kShelves

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    [Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf] Exhausted from preparing for the civil service exam, she transmigrated into the body of a bureau chief's daughter in 1970. With a system that instantly kills, she has everything she needs, from supplies to connections. From a small purchasing agent at the supply and marketing cooperative to a deputy director at twenty, her whole family rises in rank and wealth—this transmigrated life is practically cheat code! A lighthearted and enjoyable period novel; you won't regret reading it.

19. 19 清 A Junior Banner Soldier in the Late Qing 清末小旗兵 Hai Ling海凌Historical1.4M WordsCompleted Transmigrating to the late Qing was bad enough. To make matters worse, I became a soldier in the Eight Banners! Fu Ning thought he'd reached the end of the road, but since he was here, he might as well leave something behind. This is the story of a university student in an obscure field struggling to survive in a time of chaos, and of an ordinary person striving to change things in that era. 12.1kReads8.7Score926Shelves

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    I recommend this book; its writing style, which uses small details to reveal larger truths, is very realistic.

20. 20 八 A Great Beauty Raises Kids in a Beijing Courtyard, 1980s Style 八零大美人四合院养娃日常 North to South由北向南Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Slice of life + sweet romance + raising children + family life + career) Zhao Jinshu was in her sixties. Her children had grown up and started families of their own, and she had seen her parents-in-law off. She was just about to travel around the country when she was reborn. She returned to the time a few months after she had first moved to the city. Back then, she knew nothing. A young bride from the countryside, she was shy, too embarrassed to speak up, and insecure. Even though her husband 54.2kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves

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    The simplest things in life are truly wonderful!! This novel, brimming with the flavor of old Beijing, is absolutely amazing! Zhao Jinshu, in her sixties and enjoying a comfortable life, is reborn back to when she first arrived in the city, no longer the insecure young wife she once was. She's determined to rewrite her destiny, to escape hardship, to make amends to her children, and to live a carefree life. But her reborn life is far more exciting than she imagined; even the man she once had a strained relationship with has changed. Come and see for yourself!

21. 21 八 The 1980s: Changing Our Fate Starts with Getting My Husband to Take the College Entrance Exam 八零，改变命运从让丈夫高考开始 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance686k WordsCompleted [Reborn + family life + inspirational + raising kids + building wealth] Lin Yuzhu had spent her whole life drifting along. Only in middle age did she finally work up the courage to save money with her husband and start a restaurant. But the restaurant never opened. The newly renovated shop was destroyed in a gas explosion caused by a neighbor’s illegal gas hookup, and Lin Yuzhu, who had been cleaning inside, died in the blast too. She thought her life was over, but when she woke after the explos 9.4kReads9.0Score898Shelves
22. 22 我 In the 1970s, I Took Over My Mother-in-Law's Iron Rice Bowl 我在七十年代接了婆婆的铁饭碗 Cable Car Carrying an Iron Pot载着铁锅的缆车Modern Romance382k WordsCompleted Huang Xiaohua, a 30-year-old woman in the 21st century who was constantly pressured by her family to get married, suddenly transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes Zhang Xiaoqian. Her arrival immediately solves the problem that had been giving her parents so much grief. She marries into a residential compound, takes over her mother-in-law’s job, and begins a completely different life. There are no troublemakers here, just the simple happiness of everyday life. 12kReads8.8Score971Shelves

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    The female protagonist marries into the city, gives birth to her eldest son, takes over her mother-in-law's job, and then has a daughter before the one-child policy was implemented. Nothing extraordinary, just a simple, ordinary life.

23. 23 重 Reborn in Tianjin, 1997 重生津门1997 Fighting Maggots斗蛆蛆Urban1.0M WordsOngoing Look at me! Look at me! Look at me! No tired old tropes, no melodrama, and chapters already in the bank. See how Han Chao gets a second chance at life and protects everything around him. You say he has no money? No problem: open a Sony theater, fight crickets, and sell technology. You say that’s not fast enough? Then I’ll just have to unleash a big move! The plot is carefully researched, and many of the events are based on things that really happened to people around the author. Every word is ty 17kReads8.4Score1.5kShelves

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    Is this a good story set in old Tianjin? [Laughing] It's hilarious and realistic. The protagonist is a young master who is reborn and earns his first fortune by fitting teeth for crickets. The novel is down-to-earth, uses plain language, and has a tight plot. It really captures the feel of that era without any logical flaws. It's the only book I've liked this year, and the author is a nice person who likes every comment.

24. 24 误 Mistakenly Married Into a Golden Wedding 误入金婚 Huangfeng Valley's Sixth Brother黄枫谷老六Male-Channel Fanfiction413k WordsCompleted A period piece about everyday life from 1956 to 1990. There is a golden finger, but only a small one. The focus is on the ups and downs of those years and the stories of ordinary people. 6.3kReads—Score256Shelves

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    Life in Beijing starting in the early days of the People's Republic of China. A period novel with minimal "golden finger" (advantages or advantages), not exaggerated; just everyday life during that era.

25. 25 共 Sailing Together 共舟行 Little Mouse Maomao阿鼠毛毛Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Small-Town Fiction | Slow Burn | 1v1, Both Leads Chaste | Ensemble Growth | Working-Class Struggles | Realistic | Period Setting] “Across a thousand miles, the boat speeds on; a letter of love rides home on the wind.” A small town in southern China in the 1990s A young man holds an unremarkable bouquet of roses And lays his feelings bare beneath the night sky From scraping by with a street stall to finding a way forward together Through wind and rain, they share life's many ups and downs This i 2kReads—Score114Shelves

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    This book is great!

26. 26 年 The Supporting Girl in the Period Novel Rolled Her Eyes 年代文女配翻了个白眼 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing [The blurb is misleading. This isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, and the leads are ordinary people. If you only like mindless wish fulfillment, please don't read this. Thank you.] Qiu Bailu transmigrates into a period novel as a clownish, supporting villainess, destined to scheme her way to a lifetime of poverty. She's so angry she laughs. She's unapologetically hypocritical. When she read the book, she sided with the protagonist and thought the villainess was awful. Now that she's the villainess, 92.2kReads8.8Score6.5kShelves

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    💢💢💢 The female protagonist transmigrates into a book, doesn't go to the countryside or the black market, takes over her mother-in-law's job at the factory, has normal values, and has a husband who is a retired soldier with a secure job.

27. 27 六 The Great Famine of the 1960s? I'll Feed My Whole Family Meat! 六零大饥荒？我带全家酷酷吃肉！ Chubby Who Loves Vegetables爱吃菜菜的小胖子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + period setting + no saintly heroine + unapologetically self-serving + space + violent, unhinged female lead + feel-good story + a thousand schemes + ruthless heart and ruthless hands] A menace? A slacker who cuts corners? Useless at everything? Eats everything in sight? Who could that be? Why, the heroine, Ji Anran, of course~ Her violent mother planted her hands on her hips and roared like a shrew: “You lazybones! You little brat! You, you, you…” The laziest of them all, Ji 9kReads6.6Score875Shelves
28. 28 活 Living as a Model Citizen in Republican-Era China 活在民国当顺民 Spanish Mackerel Dumplings鲅鱼饺子Urban1.4M WordsOngoing From the start, it's 1945. The war against Japan is over, and the times are in turmoil. After Yang Fuping's grandfather closes his eyes for the last time, he leaves behind a letter of prophecy and a coffin no one can touch. His family tends to daily life in their little courtyard, ignoring the shifting tides of history and simply keeping their corner of the world warm and peaceful. Ensemble cast + Republican-era setting + not a wish-fulfillment story + miniature storage space 38.6kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves

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    The male protagonist is from the 1940s, has a spatial ability, lives in Beijing, and is an ordinary citizen.

29. 29 胡 The Folks of the Hutong 胡同人家 Xiaoman Crisp小满酥Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted ☆ [Main story complete] ☆ [No transmigration, no rebirth, not a feel-good power fantasy, no golden finger] ☆ [An ordinary person's ordinary story, with a focus on everyday life] In 1972, seventeen-year-old Zhong Wenshu took over her mother's job at the state-run supply and marketing cooperative, avoiding the mass campaign to send young people to the countryside. In 1973, eighteen-year-old Zhong Wenshu married a young police officer from the neighboring courtyard and started a home with just th 15kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    Ahhh, these two old Beijing period novels are absolutely amazing! [Masterpiece][You should read them carefully] ② No space, no system, no cheat codes!!! The female lead is a saleswoman, the male lead is a police officer, and they are childhood sweethearts. A wonderful everyday period novel!

30. 30 七 The 1970s: Smooth Sailing and Happy Days 七零年代：顺风顺水好日子 The Lovely Flower on the Mountain山顶的娇花Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted One day, Zhao Manyi suddenly realizes she was born into a different era. Wait, isn’t that woman across the way the heroine from the TV drama The Virtuous Daughter-in-Law that I watched with the old folks in my family as a kid? And that lovely young neighbor, praised by all the aunties as capable and virtuous, able to handle everything inside and out, turns out to be the exact opposite of me, the hapless foil who can’t lift a finger or shoulder a load!!! The reborn army-wife heroine, the hardw 11.6kReads8.6Score827Shelves

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    The female protagonist was reincarnated as a child, but forgot about it as a child. She only remembered she was a transmigrator when she grew up, and she even has a little cheat ability. She has an older brother, younger brothers, and younger sisters. Her family treats her very well; her younger siblings are typical "mother-born servants." She also has a job and, after marrying the male protagonist, didn't go to his military post but continued working from home. She eats at her in-laws' house one day and at her parents' house the next. After giving birth, she hired help to take care of her child—truly an enviable life. There are no truly awful characters in the entire story.

31. 31 四 Siheyuan: I'm Liu Guangqi 四合院：我是刘光奇 Zhi Yu 1014栀虞1014Female-Channel Fanfiction467k WordsCompleted A Love in the Courtyard fanfic. I transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard and became Liu Guangqi. Emmmm, not a bad identity. Unlike other transmigrators who start out as orphans, at least the courtyard's scoundrels can't bully me. As for everything else, I'll just sit back and watch! 10.8kReads9.1Score367Shelves

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    An ordinary, uneventful story set in a courtyard house, not particularly violent!

32. 32 沂 A Family by the Yishui River 沂水河畔一家人 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted This book tells the story of a large family over nearly a century, from the late Qing dynasty to the end of the twentieth century, through turbulent changes, banditry and warfare, twists and turns, and eventual reversals of fortune. Led and subtly influenced by the protagonist, several generations endure decades of hardship yet remain upright, united, and determined to improve. In different eras and historical circumstances, they do everything they can, persevering in their efforts to contribute 6.1kReads8.8Score564Shelves

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    Those years, those events.

33. 33 沉 Years of Quiet Reflection 沉淀的岁月 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted The story follows the lives of three high school girls from rural backgrounds. In the fall of 1964, the confident, ambitious “top student” Yu Hongying, the warmhearted and forthright “knight-errant” Li Chunfen, and the reserved, introspective lady Yue Shuqian unexpectedly meet in their first-year dormitory, along with the “campus belle” Yang Yuhuan and the “fake Marxist-Leninist” Wu Lihong. This sets off a series of stories, some serious, some amusing, some bizarre, and some full of joy and sorr 544Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 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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    It has to be this one; it's simple, plain, and adorable.

35. 35 四 Siheyuan: He Daqing and His Wife Travel Between Two Worlds 四合院：双穿何大清夫妇 Jian Hai坚亥Urban363k WordsOngoing An accident sends a middle-aged couple of overworked wage slaves, both retired early, to transmigrate into a parallel world of Love in the Courtyard. [Slice of Life] [Normal People] [No Hostility] [No Bathroom Humor] 2.6kReads6.0Score105Shelves

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    The couple has now transmigrated into the bodies of He Daqing and his wife, traveling back to before the liberation. Their son, Sha Zhu, is only 11 years old. They inherited the original owners' memories and skills, and now own a large American farm. They've bought the entire backyard of a traditional courtyard house, intending to live a secluded life. [I highly recommend it!][I highly recommend it!][I highly recommend it!]

36. 36 四 Siheyuan: I Only Want to Live a Quiet Life 四合院：只想平淡过一生 Beneath the Stars, Just for You披星戴月只为你Male-Channel Fanfiction2.4M WordsCompleted This book is dedicated to my younger self, to the chaos of those days and the loneliness buried deep inside, and to everyone who can't help looking back on the past. It's also dedicated to you, if you'd like to learn about life in Beijing's crowded courtyard compounds. This place was once a little world of its own: the gray walls were mottled, the doorways stood side by side, and life was noisy and real. Neighbors schemed and quarreled, clashing over every inch of land and wall, and getting red 35.5kReads7.9Score1.3kShelves

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    Over two million words have been completed! A clean and concise book with everyone intelligent, humorous writing style, and no toilet humor. Set in 1953, it features a rigorous and logically sound portrayal of a powerful industrial nation. There's no hostility; the protagonist, Lao Liu, initially seems saintly, but later reveals his cunning and manipulative nature. The story avoids simplistic black-and-white stereotypes, presenting a protagonist with a grand vision, a deep concern for his country, and clear goals. He quietly dedicates himself using his advanced knowledge, while the courtyard disputes serve merely as background.

37. 37 我 My Rebirth Is So Hard 我的重生太难了 Wells Du威尔斯杜Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Originally titled My Rebirth Is Too Hard. The current title only reflects the protagonist's ambitions, not what the story is actually about. A slow-burn, everyday-life story. The protagonist isn't a big shot, doesn't take the world by storm, and won't become a billionaire. If you don't like a reborn protagonist without lofty ambitions, don't read it, and please don't leave negative comments! Writing takes effort, so if it's not for you, please leave quietly. Thanks for holding back on the critic 2.2kReads8.8Score143Shelves

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    The first book met the requirements, and the latter two were also historical fiction, both with good writing.

38. 38 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
39. 39 年 1958: Starting Out as a Porter! 年代1958，从搬运工开始！ Fallen Leaves in the South南方的落叶Urban755k WordsOngoing In 1958 Beijing, Li Fugui was assigned by the neighborhood office to work as a laborer at a supply and marketing cooperative. As the commune system expanded and Systems merged, Li Fugui became a procurement officer. From then on, he used the supplies in his spatial storage to gradually build a network of connections and ride the waves of this sweeping movement… 180.8kReads8.5Score17kShelves
40. 40 从 Starting in 1959: The Feel of Life in a Bygone Era! 从1959开始，年代生活气息！ A Little Crazy疯癫了一点Urban609k WordsOngoing Liu Changhua transmigrates to the capital in the 1960s. He gains a golden finger in the form of a pocket dimension. He goes from unemployed drifter to purchasing agent at the Food Administration Office. By a twist of fate, he becomes an apprentice to a master chef. It turns out cooking is his true talent! As his culinary skills improve, he gets a job in the canteen of the Ninth Research Institute. The experts all say that even the cooks at the Ninth Research Institute have a scientific spirit... 6.2kReads6.9Score357Shelves
41. 41 年 1958: Starting as a Health Officer! 年代1958，从卫生干事开始！ Autumn of Heaven天之秋Urban196k WordsOngoing Wang Wei transmigrates. He gets a spatial dimension. His memories merge. And then he becomes a sanitation officer at the Jiaodaokou Subdistrict Office. Amid the tides of a great era, Wang Wei just wants to do his job honestly, preferably helping his family and friends get through these difficult years. But things take a turn. First, he's temporarily assigned to a construction site in Miyun, and then... A new book from a veteran author, with a reliable update schedule. 2.8kReads5.7Score146Shelves
42. 42 六 The Sixties: A Spoiled Military Wife's Daily Gossip 六零年代娇媳妇吃瓜日常 Loneliness Stains the Years寂寞染流年Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + daily life + gossip + ensemble cast] Su Xiuxiu transmigrated into a book. The moment she opened her eyes, her family was forcing her to marry a fool… She had two choices: 1. Go to the countryside as an educated youth. 2. Find someone to marry herself. In the original story, she went to the countryside because she had a crush on the male lead. Then, after he was targeted in a scheme, she ended up marrying a local good-for-nothing… Su Xi 12.6kReads8.9Score993Shelves

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    The everyday life of families in a traditional courtyard house in the 1960s near the Forbidden City

43. 43 四 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, I’ll Live Without Regrets This Time 四合院傻柱重生这一生不留遗憾 Author Gu Longju作者古龙巨Male-Channel Fanfiction341k WordsCompleted He Yuzhu was a good-natured fool all his life. Only on his deathbed did he realize that everyone in the courtyard had been scheming against him all along. Fortunately, Heaven gave him another chance at life before he died, giving him the chance to make up for his regrets. 593Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Courtyard houses, migrant workers in Northeast China

44. 44 闯 I Crossed the Pass into the Northeast and Became the Zhu Family’s Eldest 闯关东我成了朱家老大 Author Gu Longju作者古龙巨Male-Channel Fanfiction503k WordsCompleted I unexpectedly transmigrated into the role of the eldest Zhu brother in the TV series Journey to the Northeast. I changed my former personality and altered Xian’er’s fate, as well as the fate of my younger brother, who was supposed to die... 908Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 重 Reborn in the 1990s: Starting with a Barbecue Business 重生90年代从烧烤开始 Author Gu Longju作者古龙巨Urban143k WordsCompleted A reborn man sets out to make his way through the 1990s with his family and friends… 5Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 穿 Transmigrating to the Bright Sword World, But Arriving Too Early 穿越亮剑世界但是来早了 Author Gu Longju作者古龙巨Urban245k WordsCompleted I transmigrate into Bright Sword as a young Li Yunlong. While everyone else is still crossing snow-capped mountains and grasslands, I’ve already unlocked the System Shop! Weapons, medicine, food, equipment: all available with a single click. As we make our way through the Long March, my troops grow stronger with every battle. While others go hungry and lack proper clothing, my men are armed to the teeth. From the Long March to northwest Shanxi, I, Li Yunlong, use the System to forge the greate 821Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 红 The Third Master of the Jia Family Has a Thriving Household 红楼三老爷家人丁兴旺 Good Fortune and Health福寿安康Female-Channel Fanfiction896k WordsOngoing Jia Gu lived in modern society for twenty years before the apocalypse arrived. Although he awakened a wood-based ability, he still died in the apocalypse's second year. After his death, he wasn't greeted by the underworld, but by the Duke of Rong's household! He was reborn as Jia Gu, the illegitimate third son of the Duke of Rong. Just as he hadn't become a hero who saved the world in his previous life, he didn't rise to the pinnacle of success in this one, either. After spending nearly twenty y 4.1kReads6.9Score176Shelves

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    Old Beijing literature, featuring a double-entrance courtyard house in the Red Chamber.

48. 48 回 Back to 1978: My Brother and I Become Father and Son 回到1978，我和兄弟当父子 The Killer Who Doesn't Spread Rumors不造谣的杀手Urban3.2M WordsOngoing [Brothers and Father and Son] [Intellectual Overpowering] [Everyday Life] [Lighthearted] Two old hands transmigrate back to 1978, turning from brothers into father and son. One is a father who works as a manager at a cotton mill; the other is a kid who goes to elementary school. The father disappears every weekend, while the son looks down on his old man every day. Neither can stand the other, yet neither can live without the other. One small courtyard, two families. 57.3kReads8.8Score4.4kShelves
49. 49 四 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Reborn in One Body, Returning to 1949 四合院何雨柱三合一魂穿1949 Shellfish Eats Little Fish贝壳吃小鱼Male-Channel Fanfiction788k WordsOngoing A rookie writer's commentary, set in a slow-burning, realistic period drama! A chef, a practitioner of traditional martial arts, and a skilled slingshot shooter, with no System and no accelerated time in the pocket dimension. It may look like a story about everyday family life, but the food, antiques, and hunting are all portrayed with absolute realism. The words are imbued with love for the country and its people, and readers only need to uncover the foreshadowing that's worth savoring. Feel fr 10.5kReads8.2Score302Shelves

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    I did some research and found some descriptions of life in Beijing before liberation, but that won't change the overall picture.

50. 50 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 courtyard house, a security department, an antique collector, a mundane, everyday life, a laid-back lifestyle.

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