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. 51 嫁 Marrying into a Crowded Courtyard, Where Gossip Is Everywhere 嫁进大杂院，吃瓜好方便 Three-Ton Radish三吨萝卜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Courtyard Compound + Ensemble Cast + Family Life + Loves to Watch the Drama Unfold + Slice of Life + A Heartwarming Take on Love in the Courtyard] In 1975, the courtyard compound in the alleys near the Red Star Steel Mill was as lively as ever. In the east, Yang Shujuan kept fretting: “Our girl is timid, and she doesn't have much luck with her parents. Where's she going to find a husband?” In the west, Diao Yulian was busy feeding her child: “Jiabo, my precious Jiabo, Mommy's darling little swe 7.3kReads8.8Score51014d adds

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   💕Book Recommendations, by Xiaoguai💕 1. *The Country Wife Who Followed Her Husband to the City is Reborn*: The female protagonist, a village girl, falls in love with a talented young man from the city while living in the countryside. With improved policies, they return to the capital. In her previous life, because her husband came from a wealthy family, she was insecure, timid, and hardworking, causing her children to suffer a lot. Given a second chance, she only wants to live happily and comfortably. 2. *Married into a Tent, Gossip is Easy*: The female protagonist transmigrates to her wedding night. Her mother-in-law is gossipy but protective, her father-in-law is taciturn but family-oriented, and her husband is stationed on an island. Although her parents are deceased, she has a loving aunt. Following her formidable mother-in-law, the female protagonist begins her daily life of watching the drama unfold in the tenement. 3. *In the 1960s, a Beauty Arrives in the Tent*: The female protagonist transmigrates to the 1960s. To escape the schemes of her family, she has to find a matchmaker, go on a blind date, and have a whirlwind marriage, marrying into a tenement. She and her newlywed husband fell in love after marriage, immersing themselves in the everyday life and the trivialities of neighborly relations.

2. 52 六 The Siheyuan Compound in the 1960s: I'm Eight, but I Have Twenty Years of Work Experience? 六零大杂院，我八岁二十年工龄？ Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Reborn] [Big Courtyard] [Comedy] [A Kid with an Adult's Mind] [Everyday Warmth] [Leisurely Days] [Over-the-Quota Family] [Space] (The story has progressed into the 1970s.) What can you do after waking up in 1960, an era of shortages and hunger? Baogen says that as long as you have the right mindset, nothing is impossible. First, he needs to get his hands on six stripes. The story begins at the big courtyard at No. 67, Little Suzhou Alley, just one street away from Nanluoguxiang. An old 23.6kReads8.9Score2.1k14d adds

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   [Add to Bookshelf] Book Recommendations, I'm Xiaoguai [Add to Bookshelf] 1. *The 1960s Tent: Eight Years of Work Experience at Eight?* The male protagonist is reborn after his biological father's tragic death, before he even reaches his adoptive parents' home from his previous life. This time, unwilling to be exploited, he chooses a man in the capital as his guardian and travels thousands of miles to begin the chaotic life in the tenement. 2. *The Country Wife Who Followed Her Husband to the City is Reborn* The female protagonist is reborn without any special abilities. She follows her husband back to the capital, where her in-laws treat her with disdain and contempt. Given a second chance, she decides to stop tormenting herself, work hard to earn money, become financially independent, and rely on no one to have a voice. 3. *Marrying into a Tent: Easy Gossip* The female protagonist transmigrates, starting her marriage in a tenement in the capital. She faces a protective and gossipy mother-in-law, a taciturn father-in-law, a husband stationed on an island, and the everyday life of the tenement.

3. 53 金 A Golden Marriage 金婚 IMCModern Romance442k WordsCompleted One is a fool in everyone's eyes, the other a young hoodlum in the village's eyes. Yet fate ties them together. Zhou Xing always thought himself above others, but never imagined he'd marry a fool and fill a whole house with children, boys and girls alike. What's more, in this life and the next, and the life after that, he only wants to be with her. At first, Li Zhi'an was terrified of living under the same roof as Zhou Xing, that bad man. Gradually, she came to accept him. In the end, she decide 14.4kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds

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   A simple, ordinary marriage that blossoms into love

4. 54 年 A Siheyuan Where Eras Converge 年代融合四合院 Xiao Yao Who Loves Grass Jelly Milk Tea爱吃烧仙草奶茶的小垚Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsOngoing A fantasy novel blending multiple TV dramas, spanning from the founding of the nation to the turn of the millennium: Wen San, Fifth Master Ke, Qin Huairu, Sha Zhu, Young and Dangerous, Han Chunming, the Nine Gates Commandant, 1980s Hong Kong, Hu Bayi, Zhang Qiling. Antiques, tomb raiding, immortality, a family clan, White Tiger bloodline. After ten years of turmoil brought the family crashing down, it rises again. A grand fusion of period dramas from parallel timelines. A novel written just for —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   💥Old Beijing Novel🌈① Li Zihang's Tumultuous Life in the City. He is the son of a capitalist, yet he experiences many ups and downs; he is an ordinary person, yet he witnesses history. From the founding of the People's Republic of China to the millennium, 🚀 how does he protect his family's bloodline amidst the mysteries of antiques, tomb raiding, and immortality? Is it a cruel twist of fate, or an awakening of wisdom? A timeless triumph begins! ☘️

5. 55 穿 Transmigrating into the 1960s as a Young Educated Youth 穿越六十年代小知青 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Parallel world + spoiled younger man + military marriage + devoted husband + raising kids) Xu Ning transmigrated into a book, ending up as a minor character in a period novel, a young woman who had gone to the countryside with her younger brother to become an educated youth. Lin Miao, another educated youth, was an internet celebrity from the 21st century, while the male lead was an educated youth from the capital. Their tangled love story made life miserable for everyone in the educ 32.1kReads9.4Score3.2k14d adds
6. 56 重 Reborn in the 1960s: Sent to the Countryside from the Start 重生60年代，开局就上山下乡 A Solitary Stone孑然的石头Urban3.8M WordsOngoing [Period]+ [Reborn]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Single Female Lead] Ye Hao transmigrates to a parallel world in the 1960s. Just as he is about to starve to death, he awakens an ancient treasure passed down from antiquity: the Azure Lotus Mystic Jade! Watch as he lives it up during the famine, improving his own life while also doing his part to help this country rebuild from the ground up! Our goal is the stars and the sea! 1.9kReads8.8Score23914d adds
7. 57 四 Siheyuan: Li Xiuyu's Era 四合院：李修禹的年代史 Jujube Tree on the Cliff崖上的酸枣树Male-Channel Fanfiction760k WordsCompleted One heroine + everyday life + security department + cozy courtyard + no angst A courtyard house, carved windows, drooping green willows, and red begonias. Inside the imperial city, grand mansions with flying dragons carved in stone and phoenixes winding around pillars, jade-green tiles adorned with auspicious beasts gazing up at the sky. The story begins in a courtyard house in 1959. 21.5kReads8.2Score56614d adds
8. 58 四 Starting My Military Career in a Siheyuan in 1950 四合院从1950当兵开始 Big Head Never Flashes大头没有闪Male-Channel Fanfiction223k WordsCompleted Back from the battlefield, still the best-looking guy around. The security department has its share of tough guys too. If all else fails, I can always raise pigs. There's no more fighting to do from now on. I'll find something simple and easy to do. What a difficult choice. 279Reads6.5Score—14d adds
9. 59 我 I Became a Speculator in 1960 我在1960当倒爷 A Soft Spot for Period Novels偏爱年代文Urban699k WordsCompleted Zhang Shuguang, a struggling 21st-century author, spent years staying up late to write, until he finally dropped dead from exhaustion and became one of the transmigration crowd. But Zhang Shuguang was far from pleased with the era he had transmigrated into or the identity of the original owner of his body. With the odds stacked against him from the start, he was fortunate that the standard System for transmigrators arrived, helping him thrive in an era where food and clothing were scarce! 9.4kReads8.3Score60414d adds
10. 60 四 Siheyuan: Starting in 1952 四合院之从52年开始 City of Crystal水晶之都Male-Channel Fanfiction255k WordsCompleted A discharged soldier from the 21st century accidentally transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming Li Qiang, a veteran who has just returned from the Korean War after being transferred to civilian life. Back in the courtyard, he lives an ordinary yet happy life with his older brother and sister-in-law's family. A different courtyard, a different story. 2.6kReads8.0Score11414d adds
11. 61 四 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1952, My Parents Were Martyrs 四合院：重生52，父母是烈士 Yi Fufu易夫夫Male-Channel Fanfiction746k WordsOngoing The protagonist wakes up to find that he has transmigrated to late 1952, where a beginning marked by both good fortune and sorrow awaits him. His uncle dies while trying to save state property, and in his final moments, he leaves the protagonist his estate and a young cousin to care for. It’s the classic situation of “orphaned, but with a house,” isn’t it? While sorting through his uncle’s belongings, the protagonist unexpectedly discovers that both his parents were martyrs, and left behind six —Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 62 重 Reborn in the 1950s: Starting in the Siheyuan 重生50年代，从四合院开始 Don't Look Back on Dark Roads路黑别回头Male-Channel Fanfiction334k WordsCompleted Blue Star, a parallel world Song Chensheng, an orphan from the 21st century, is reborn in the 1950s. [Cultivation + pocket dimension + starts in a courtyard house + Hong Kong crime dramas + multiple heroines + characters from movies and TV] Song Chensheng, a wage slave from the 21st century, is repeatedly denied the wages owed to him by a shady labor agency. After failing to get anywhere despite asking time and again, he flies into a rage and decides to take the agency’s people down with him. Fo 193Reads5.9Score10914d adds
13. 63 开 1944: From the Start, My Whole Family Lived Like Kings 开局1944：带着全家吃香喝辣 Ning Qing Si甯青兕Male-Channel Fanfiction2.8M WordsOngoing [Period drama] [Slow-paced] [Multiple film and television worlds] [Everyday life] He bought a camper and returned to his hometown in central Hebei, ready to travel around China. Instead, he found himself eighty years in the past. Well, that saves a step. Liu Dexin decides to leave “Lion Camel Ridge” and head straight for “Spirit Mountain.” This time, he’s going to live like a Beijing man. He has a dimensional space, and a carefree life is calling! Short on supplies? Lacking food and clothes? No 27.8kReads7.3Score1.6k14d adds
14. 64 禽 A Courtyard Full of Birds: Making My Fortune in the 1950s 禽满四合院：我在50年代发家致富 Thirty Thousand Words a Day日更叁万Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1955 in a courtyard house, he binds himself to a choice-based System. As long as he completes his missions, he can earn rewards! From the start, he ruins Xu Damao’s blind date! 2.6kReads—Score10814d adds
15. 65 四 Siheyuan: Ordinary Lives in a Great Era 四合院：大时代里的平凡生活 Peace Around the Corner拐角平安Male-Channel Fanfiction216k WordsOngoing After waking up, Su Cheng transmigrated into the body of an ordinary boy named Su Zhengping in 1962. He soon discovered that this was the world of Love in the Courtyard, and luckily, he had a golden finger with him. In such a vibrant era, what could an ordinary person possibly do? This novel focuses on the quiet rhythms of everyday life and has little hostility. Readers who enjoy power fantasies may find it rather dull, so please steer clear if that's not your thing! 1.5kReads8.5Score10814d adds
16. 66 年 Period: My Life in Beijing’s Nanluoguxiang, a Siheyuan Neighborhood 年代：四合院之我在京城南锣鼓巷 Hangjia of the North北有航佳Male-Channel Fanfiction382k WordsCompleted [Urban farming + courtyard life + family squabbles + rooting out spies + System + pocket dimension + antiques appraisal + fishing + making a fortune] Zhang Qi transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, specifically the courtyard at No. 95, Nanluoguxiang, in the capital. Talk about a nightmare from the start: Japanese invaders frame Zhang Qi as an enemy spy, and he is thrown into prison. After awakening his System, he beats up the Japanese invaders and calls Li Yunlong to confirm his 663Reads7.2Score—14d adds
17. 67 六 The 1960s: After Getting into Technical College, I Secure a Cadre Position 六零：考上中专后，我稳坐干部岗 Don't Know Any Better孬不道Modern Romance999k WordsCompleted [1960s + everyday life + extremely, extremely slow-paced + family squabbles + no rural assignment + vocational school entrance exams + few awful relatives] [This is a female-oriented novel! The heroine is an ordinary person, not a powerhouse heroine. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] Heartbroken and still looking for an internship? To escape reality, senior college student Zhou Yuan casually signed a contract for the full-immersion game Awakening. When she opened her eyes, she had become Z 17.7kReads8.5Score1.3k14d adds

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    This book is a slice-of-life story, and its lower rating is due to fewer reviewers. It primarily depicts the warm and cozy daily life of the main family. Its strength lies in its excellent sense of the era; this is the most focused on historical setting I've read on Tomato Book. Prices are reasonable, details are meticulously researched, and there aren't many glaring flaws. It truly feels like living in that era. The only downside is the slow pace; there isn't much romance yet. It can be enjoyed as a historical fiction combined with a farming/developmental story.

18. 68 正 Under Zhengyang Gate: From Junk King to the Fifth Master of Beijing 正阳门下：从破烂王到京城小五爷 Boil Wine While You're Young煮酒趁年少Male-Channel Fanfiction409k WordsOngoing Tomato Novel author Zhu Jiu Cheng Nian Shao. After waking up, he discovered that his soul had transmigrated into Han Chunming, the lovesick fool from Under the Zhengyang Gate. Even more absurdly, this was a parallel world combining Under the Zhengyang Gate, Blood Romance, The Windmill, and The Days Related to Youth. Petty villains everywhere? I have even more brothers! Cheng Jianjun, who makes a habit of forging things? I'll lay a perfect trap and personally send him off to work a sewing machine 4.6kReads—Score27214d adds

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    Very good, worth watching.

19. 69 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Age of Empires 四合院：傻柱的帝国时代 Who Am I Wandering For为谁去流浪Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted In the 1950s, life in the capital was hard, and the winds of change stirred beneath the surface. A modern soul found himself in the body of a young man known as Silly Zhu. His father had run off, leaving only his little sister behind. The courtyard was rife with trouble, and hidden currents swirled through the streets. Fortunately, he had a world of his own: the Age of Empires game world. Starting in the primitive Stone Age, he reclaimed land, developed production, and smelted metal, steadily l 41.7kReads7.3Score3.8k14d adds

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    What's in front is a traditional courtyard house, but it's more about the lifestyle of that era.

20. 70 瞎 Blind Corn! Rotten Potatoes! Worthless Children, Get on Your Knees! 瞎苞米！烂土豆！极品儿女靠边跪 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Reborn] [Feel-Good] [No Golden Finger] [Family Life] (Also known as: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Leaves Her Children Behind) Seventy-year-old Wu Zhiqiu is Reborn in the era when her children still depend on her hard work and sacrifice! In her previous life, she played favorites and ended up alone and miserable in her old age. This time, she refuses to repeat the past. The old lady decides to leave her children behind and enjoy the rest of her lif 191.8kReads9.3Score7.9k14d adds

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    Haha, it's so good! It's a group portrait, a family living a lively and joyful life, so funny!!

21. 71 重 Reborn 20 Years Ago: From Street Tough to Upstanding Young Man 重生20年从顽主到四有青年 Mr. Red Flag红旗先生Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [No System] [Ensemble cast] [Everyday life] [Business rivalry] [Romance] [Martial world] Does being reborn count as rebirth if you have no memories of your past life? In 2024, business tycoon Chen Yuanping is framed and sent back to the autumn of his nineteenth year. A completely different life begins... At the foot of the imperial city, in Liulichang. A group of young people born in the sixties and seventies leave the crowded courtyard houses in the hutongs, carrying their dreams 4.2kReads7.5Score21314d adds

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    Don't look at the score! Don't look at the score! Don't look at the score! I recommend a different kind of period drama. It's the story of a group of people born in the 1970s growing up. In that wild and untamed era, everyone was striving and fighting for tomorrow. Friendship, family, love, business warfare, and scheming. It's very good. Readers who are tired of Tomato's formulaic and overly exciting novels should definitely check this out. You won't regret it.

22. 72 四 Siheyuan: The Joy of Lying Flat 四合院：躺平是福 lie flat Is a Blessing躺平是福Male-Channel Fanfiction863k WordsCompleted In his previous life, he was filmed on a phone and brought into the world of a 1950s Siheyuan. Though Lu Yuan was born in the 1960s, he takes it all in stride. He worked hard all his previous life; this time, he’ll live for himself. As for the Siheyuan residents’ schemes and machinations, they have nothing to do with him. As long as they don’t threaten his interests, Lu Yuan can’t be bothered to get involved. This time around, he’s going to lie flat and live in comfort. 11kReads5.8Score49214d adds

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    Beijing courtyard house

23. 73 四 In Siheyuan, I Become Huaihua, the Poor Little One 四合院我成了槐花小可怜 lie flat Is a Blessing躺平是福Male-Channel Fanfiction771k WordsCompleted The moment I opened my eyes, I had become Little Huaihua from the courtyard. The protagonist was absolutely terrified! Born into a family like this, the protagonist decided to cozy up to Lou Xiao'e to make sure she could grow up healthy. Auntie Lou was not only the only good person in the whole courtyard, but someone who might even sneak her off to Hong Kong one day. 5.2kReads8.5Score24514d adds
24. 74 重 Back to Thirty Years Ago 重回三十年前 lie flat Is a Blessing躺平是福Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted A magical watch lets her transmigrate back and forth between the present and thirty years ago. Thank goodness! This time, she has to seize the opportunity and save herself from her tragic fate. 912Reads7.7Score10614d adds
25. 75 民 Republican Era: I'm the Bandit Mountain Rose 民国：我是土匪山里红 lie flat Is a Blessing躺平是福Urban824k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + Republic of China era + War of Resistance + Online Game + Female Protagonist + No Romance) A member of the Republic’s Fire Phoenix Special Forces, with a game in tow, transmigrates to the Republic of China in 1924. She becomes the top boss of the Heavenly King Stronghold in the Taihang Mountains, and the granddaughter of the leader of the bandits across the seven northern provinces. Not bad! There’s still time. With the items in her game inventory, she can put together a well-e 763Reads6.8Score10714d adds
26. 76 重 Reborn in the 1990s: I Won't Be a Doormat 重生九零：不做老实人 Pipi's Little Pig皮皮的小猪Urban1.1M WordsCompleted At middle age, Qiao Wei had accomplished nothing and was facing a midlife crisis. Even the least successful among his siblings was worth tens of millions, while he was stuck in a small county town earning a salary that kept him from starving but would never make him rich. By comparison, his wife called him a good-for-nothing every day, and his son blamed him for being useless. There were countless ordinary people like him. He was content with his lot and didn’t think his life was bad. He was hea 6.7kReads7.5Score40314d adds

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    The male protagonist is reborn and, with the money left by his grandfather, forges a different path from his previous life. However, what I didn't understand was that it seemed that, apart from the male protagonist being reborn, everyone else had awakened memories of their past lives.

27. 77 穿 Transmigrating to 1960: A Man and a Monkey Become the Family's Darlings 穿越1960一人一猴成为团宠 Big Sweet Potato, Little Potato大地瓜小土豆Urban500k WordsCompleted (Cute pets, lighthearted, funny, space, everyday life) (If you want something dark and intense, please move along.) Hou Miao transmigrates to a parallel world in 1960. While hunting, he comes across an adorable little monkey with several special abilities! From then on, the man and monkey enjoy a happy life together! (No living on coarse grain and wild greens in this story.) With his pocket dimension, Hou Miao helps his grandparents' seventeen disciples. Even during hard times, they have enough 346Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The protagonist transmigrates to the capital city with a livestock breeding space, and while hunting, he encounters an adorable little monkey [sending hearts]. The little monkey also possesses several special abilities [laughs]. A lighthearted, humorous, slow-paced, heartwarming story about family and friendship set in a historical period [eating melon].

28. 78 年 Period: From the Countryside to the Siheyuan 年代：从农村到四合院 A Peaceful Life平静一生Male-Channel Fanfiction3.1M WordsOngoing Li Weidong died saving a little girl who was about to be struck by an object falling from a great height. As he died, his blood stained the jade pendant around the girl’s neck. After the pendant acknowledged its master, Li Weidong’s soul transmigrated with its bearer to 1958, into the body of another man also named Li Weidong. Only after he moved to the city and was assigned a house did he realize he had entered a shared universe of period dramas. See how Li Weidong, now with a pocket dimension, 42.2kReads7.2Score2.5k14d adds

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    Era, ordinary literature

29. 79 重 Reborn in the 1960s: Off to Hong Kong in 1963 重生年代文，63年前往港岛 Liu Jifeilipu刘吉飞利浦Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted During the 2024 New Year celebrations, Chen Hao, an internet user, was sitting at home reading the news online, looking for something to amuse himself. Little did he know disaster was about to strike. The gas he’d used to cook breakfast had not been fully turned off, and fireworks were still bursting in the sky outside. A stray spark sent him into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Let’s see how he thrives in those days of hardship. 8.9kReads7.2Score32614d adds

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    Two very good books.

30. 80 1 1972: The Youthful Years of the Red Flag 1972，红旗招展的青春年代 Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Sent-down youth] [Great Northern Wilderness] [Scheming male lead] [One heroine] [Pure romance] [Smart characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Black market] [Political career] [Countryside] [Special historical era] In the spring of 1972, as Chu Miaohong rode a train to the Great Northern Wilderness to join a rural work team, she casually tossed an old envelope into the wind. Meanwhile, in 2024, Zhang Hongcheng happened to come into possession of an old, worn- 70.9kReads9.3Score6.9k14d adds
31. 81 穿 I Became an Army Wife in the 1970s 穿到七零年代当军嫂 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance778k WordsCompleted [Period]+ [Space]+ [Family Life]+ [No Going to the Countryside] Xu Di was born in the 1980s. After graduating from high school and failing to get into college, she spent two years working a sewing machine in a clothing factory. At twenty, she found a match through a blind date, got married, and had a child. In 2020, Xu Di, who was always bottling up her anger, was diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer. She underwent surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, and her short life came to an en 16.2kReads9.1Score1.4k14d adds

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    The male and female protagonists are both from Beijing. The male protagonist serves in the army on the frontier, and the two live apart. However, the male protagonist always asks for leave to go home whenever he has time. It's a very heartwarming period drama.

32. 82 大 The Courtyard Compound: The Warmth of Everyday Life 大杂院：人间烟火气 Du Xiaore杜小惹Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted [Period setting + family drama + everyday life] If you're young and inexperienced, take this as a warning and steer clear. This book probably isn't for you. It has none of the usual wish-fulfillment tropes and no imaginary cheat powers. It's simply an ordinary story about people in northern China. [No transmigration, no System, no pocket dimension, no being reborn, and none of the modern-novel elements you know.] It records the ordinary life of a northern town in the 1980s, capturing the memorie 8.8kReads9.1Score78214d adds

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    Traditional era literature, living a down-to-earth life

33. 83 老 My Husband Cheated, So I Swapped Husbands with His Mistress to Change Our Fates 老公出轨，我和小三换夫改命 Du Wanxing杜菀星Modern Romance553k WordsCompleted A new novel currently being serialized, with its rating just posted! [Not a wish-fulfillment story] [Period setting + remarriage + devoted husband + marriage first, love later] [Some ensemble cast elements] [No System] [No pocket dimension] [Realistic everyday life] In the height of summer in 1977, Xu Nan, a temporary worker at a machinery factory, caught her husband, Cheng Peng, having an affair with Liang Yan Min, an employee at the same factory. To protect his reputation and prospects, Cheng 16.9kReads8.4Score1.2k14d adds
34. 84 重 Back to 1978: The Uncle Who Returned from Abroad 重返1978：归国的小叔叔 van Fen Jiaozhuovan分焦灼Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Wealthy Tycoon]+ [Family Life]+ [Everyday Life]+ [Heartwarming Period Piece]+ [Infrastructure Development] Zhao Qiming, a wealthy Chinese American, follows the diary his father left behind and returns to China with his father's ashes and his son, Zhao Haodong, to seek out their roots. But an unexpected encounter sends father and son, car and all, transmigrating back to China in 1978! Their gleaming Bentley and flashy outfits become the most eye-catching sight of the era. Armed with immense weal 11.4kReads6.3Score54814d adds

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    🔥①The protagonist takes his son back to his hometown to visit relatives, but after experiencing a dense fog on the highway, they find themselves in their hometown in the 1970s. 🔥②The male protagonist travels to Beijing in the 1950s and accidentally saves a girl who has fallen into the water. However, because he used artificial respiration, in this special era, the male protagonist is forced to marry the girl who fell into the water.

35. 85 四 Siheyuan: My Mother-in-Law Chose My Happy Life 四合院：丈母娘选我的幸福生活 Leaves and Clear Breezes叶有清风Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Lin Yang transmigrates into the frail, sickly character who never existed in the world of the Siheyuan. Orphaned at fifteen, he and his older sister, Lin Yue, have only each other. Fortunately, before transmigrating, he gained a golden finger that healed his body. While out hunting beyond the city, he rescues a girl from drowning by the river. After giving her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, he and the girl walk down the aisle together, setting off a series of stories. 33.2kReads7.6Score1.9k14d adds
36. 86 双 Two Days Off and Immortality? Starting as a Casanova in a Siheyuan 双休长生？从四合院当海王开始 An Old Man in Glasses戴眼镜的老男人Male-Channel Fanfiction1.7M WordsCompleted Transmigration + immortality + multiple women + overseas shoplifting sprees + entrepreneurship + ruthless decisiveness Some characters’ ages have been adjusted slightly as needed. At the end of 1948, Chen You transmigrated into a world where several period dramas had merged. Fortunately, he awakened a sign-in System and obtained the Longevity Art. The heroines, including Lou Xiao'e, Qin Huairu, and Chen Xueru, came one after another. The residents of the courtyard were green with envy, but there 26.2kReads7.8Score2.3k14d adds
37. 87 四 Siheyuan: I Have a System That Gives Me a Little Something 四合院，我有个三瓜两枣系统 My Real Name Is Huang Rong我真叫黄蓉Female-Channel Fanfiction594k WordsCompleted Not a wish-fulfillment ending + a literary take on courtyard life + transmigration + a space System Chang Huan only wants to live her own life in peace. She tried gently talking Silly Zhu out of it twice, but he wouldn't listen. People say the Jia family is pitiful, and she even donated a dime. What does Qin Huairu's constant jealousy have to do with her? She won't bail out the poor or the foolish, and she won't get lost in romance. Later, she meets Lin Shen, a devoted military officer, and spen 1.1kReads5.9Score13114d adds
38. 88 年 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， Just Got Nothing Better to Do就是闲的Urban4.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 201.2kReads9.4Score13.5k14d adds

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    They are all old Beijingers who farm in the city.

39. 89 重 Reborn in 1959: Little Everyday Moments in Nanluoguxiang 重生59南锣鼓巷之小日常 Gluttonous Badger贪吃獾Male-Channel Fanfiction2.9M WordsOngoing He transmigrates to the capital and settles on Nanluoguxiang. He fishes and farms, living a carefree life, learning to cook, appraising antiques, occasionally trading barbs with Zhang Haixing, and picking on the courtyard busybodies now and then. 67.8kReads8.2Score3k14d adds

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    This is a novel set in old Beijing, with excellent writing and a captivating, suspenseful plot. Definitely worth reading!

40. 90 四 Siheyuan: The Ordinary Life of an Angler 四合院：钓鱼佬的平凡人生 Longlong Is My Precious Darling龙龙是我的心肝大宝贝Male-Channel Fanfiction3.9M WordsCompleted [No System]+ [Fishing]+ [Earning foreign currency]+ [Becoming a factory director]+ [Period setting]+ [Siheyuan] An angler never comes home empty-handed! Chen Chang'an transmigrated thanks to fishing, then rose to prominence thanks to fishing. Amid the tides of a great era, he changed many people’s fates. 21.8kReads7.9Score1.3k14d adds
41. 91 四 Siheyuan: My Name Is Cao Wei 四合院：我叫曹魏 A Plump Little Pig一只胖胖的猪Male-Channel Fanfiction971k WordsCompleted (Siheyuan, period drama, System, logical, low-conflict, slice of life) Question: What should you do if you transmigrate into the world of a siheyuan? Answer: Take it as it comes! Just get on with your life. Cao Wei has only three things he wants to do in this life: first, live up to his name; second, become a good chef; and third, enjoy a leisurely life. (Once again, this is a slice-of-life story. It’s simply about living an ordinary, everyday life. Even an ordinary life can be full of fun.) 26.4kReads8.5Score1.1k14d adds
42. 92 四 Siheyuan: I Return from the Countryside and Bankrupt the Jia Family 四合院：下乡归来就让贾家破产 Zhangshi Sanshi张氏三石Male-Channel Fanfiction528k WordsCompleted [Siheyuan + period setting + schemes + Hong Kong crime world + world] Zhang Chusheng transmigrates to 1979 and arrives in the Siheyuan, a courtyard full of scoundrels. While running his own business, he also takes on the scoundrels and makes sure they get what they deserve. Then he sets out on an increasingly exciting life: building his fortune, developing agriculture, battling Hong Kong Island's gangs, unifying its underworld, and amassing wealth from around the world. 6.5kReads7.6Score18514d adds
43. 93 四 Siheyuan: The Good Life of a Laid-Back Man 四合院：咸鱼的美好生活 Burning Rock燃烧石头Male-Channel Fanfiction4.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a courtyard house in the 1960s, he gets a sign-in System from the start and enjoys a comfortable, thriving life... A gentle, warm, and cheerful story, lighthearted and witty, all about enjoying life and fulfilling your wishes... 2kReads7.2Score20514d adds
44. 94 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 627Reads7.5Score10714d adds

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    Rare male-oriented lucky koi fish novel

45. 95 嫁 Marry into the City and Get Rationed Grain 嫁到城里，吃上供应粮 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The heroine does not transmigrate, though she has some memories from a previous life. There are no truly awful characters in this story; everyone has their own strengths and flaws. The focus is on an unhurried life.) Jiang Xinbai was born in the countryside and dreamed of marrying into the city one day so she could have access to rationed food. So when she first met Yang Jinsheng, she knew her chance had come. She made her move without hesitation, flirted with him, and married him. At first sig 10.2kReads7.9Score61414d adds

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    The couple supports each other; both the male and female leads are shrewd and self-serving, leading a simple and ordinary life. The plot is good and I recommend it.

46. 96 小 Little Stepmom Lihua: Defy Me and Fight 小妈黎花，不服就战 Du Wanxing杜菀星Modern Romance120k WordsOngoing [Traditional period setting + remarriage + marriage first, love later] [Older male lead] [Ensemble cast] [No System] [No pocket dimension] [No golden finger] [Realistic life] Real life doesn’t follow the fast-paced rhythm of a wish-fulfillment novel. Every ordinary woman has a unique, fully realized personality of her own. At eighteen, Li Hua unexpectedly became a “temporary mother” to two children. Through the hardest years, she upheld her promise and raised Chen Wenbo’s two children on her own 2Reads—Score—14d adds
47. 97 四 A Life of Treasures in the Siheyuan 四合院之御宝人生 Master Craftsman明匠Male-Channel Fanfiction616k WordsCompleted Workaholic doctor Li Guangming woke up to find he had transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, as the eldest son of the Li family, a front-courtyard carpenter’s family, recently brought in from the countryside. Faced with a desperately poor family with barely anything to their name and too many mouths to feed, a stepmother with her own agenda, a taciturn father, and a whole courtyard full of “familiar faces” about to make their entrance, Li Guangming felt an unprecedented sense of 4.7kReads8.0Score20114d adds

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    A story from the 1960s, worth checking out!

48. 98 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Control the Life and Death System 四合院：开局掌控生死系统 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban1.8M WordsCompleted From the start, he gets a Life and Death System and hypnosis abilities, sending him straight to the top. The Life and Death System can extract life force from anything alive, including animals, plants, fish, and humans. It can also pour life force into any living thing, though the effect is halved. Extracting life force from a century-old tree yields fifty years' worth, which can be poured into a sapling to instantly make it grow to the size of a fifty-year-old tree. Animals work the same way: e 14.7kReads8.1Score80914d adds

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    Traveling back to the famine years of the 1960s? No problem! I have a spatial ability. I can accelerate the growth of plants and animals, fish, hunt, and lead two villages to adopt new farming methods, learning agriculture from Shuanghe. I'll trade grain for antiques and artifacts on the black market. Wild boar meat for job quotas. My spatial ability allows me to raise tens of thousands of wild boars, millions of rabbits, tens of thousands of pheasants, tens of thousands of bison, and deer. I'll also cultivate century-old ginseng, thousand-year-old lingzhi mushrooms, and thousand-year-old small-leaf sandalwood trees.

49. 99 1 Another Spring of the 1977 College Entrance Exam 1977年高考又一春 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [A story-driven take on history. Note: There is no single fixed protagonist. Multiple leads reflect the changes of the era and offer a full picture of the 1977 restoration of the college entrance exam.] [The story focuses on several main characters: Hu Wei and Wang Ting, Pan Xia, and Lu Xiaoyun. Their stories weave in and out according to the timeline. If you prefer to follow one character at a time, you can read their chapters in sequence for a complete biography. The other characters may only 5.8kReads8.0Score41014d adds

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    Good books are hard to find, and this one is absolutely fantastic! [Sending hearts][Hearts][Admiration] Focusing on the entire process of the resumption of the college entrance examination, this is a captivating classic period novel! Adapted from a true story, it follows a protagonist who overcomes adversity to succeed in the exam and seizes opportunities to accumulate wealth. With a devoted wife and children by his side, the book is filled with delicate details and a fast-paced narrative, brimming with warmth and inspiring ambition. Written from the perspective of ordinary people, it deeply moves readers and is a masterpiece of both period fiction and documentary literature!

50. 100 1 1958: My Days as an Electrician 1958年，我当电工的那些日子 North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Male-Channel Fanfiction265k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to 1958, the year the country's power industry was developing at its fastest, he becomes an orphan in Nanluoguxiang. The whole courtyard is pressuring him to give up his house, so Xu Fu pulls out a huge cleaver. “Anyone who tries to force me out, I'll chop them to death!” What can he do when there's no food? He turns around and takes the electrician exam, joining the power bureau and being assigned to work at the steel mill. He travels far and wide to install wires and repai 4kReads8.1Score12514d adds

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