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  1. 251 Xiangzi: A Bowl of Ginger Sugar Water from the Start 祥子:开局一碗姜糖水 Male-Channel Fanfiction29k WordsCompleted Xiangzi: A Bowl of Ginger Sugar Water from the Start 57Reads—Score—14d adds
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  2. 252 The Siheyuan in an Artistic Age 四合院之文艺时代 Male-Channel Fanfiction534k WordsCompleted Su Qing transmigrates to No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, the legendary courtyard house from a novel. All he wants is a beautiful wife, adorable kids, and a warm bed. From the day he transmigrates, he decides to become a leading figure in the entertainment industry of the future, starting as a screenwriter and moving on to directing. No bitterness, just everyday family life, with respect for the original story. 861Reads5.3Score—14d adds
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  3. 253 1973: He Changed the Nation 1973,国家因他而改变 Urban1.7M WordsOngoing Yonghang is descended from the Red Fifth Army. At the age of five, he traveled alone by train out of the Hexi Corridor. His masters included a Daoist, a Buddhist monk, and the chief instructor of a special forces unit. This is an era of reform, an era of expanding trade, technology, and science... His fourth master handed over Cao Cao's Imperial Guards to him. Yonghang took the First Emperor's Dragon Guards and Palace Guards for his own... This is an unbelievable era where dreams and reality, vi 2.3kReads8.2Score12914d adds
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  4. 254 A Shanghai Girl Raised on Rice Soup 上海吃泡饭长大的小囡 Modern Romance387k WordsOngoing After Shanghai Porridge, the author, who writes in the Shanghai dialect, has written another full-length novel in Shanghai dialect about life in Shanghai’s alleyways. It tells of the discovery and destruction of the Li family’s “heirloom treasure.” As people vie for the “rare treasure,” the novel reveals the many faces of life: some seize what they want by cunning and force; some are consumed by jealousy and covetousness; some are calculating, while others are calm as still water; some even sink 67Reads—Score—14d adds
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  5. 255 A Beautiful Woman’s Fight to Change Her Life in the 1970s 七零之娇媚美人靠内卷改变人生 Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted Also known as Reborn: The Charming Beauty Catches the Eye of a Discharged Officer After dying a miserable death in the wilderness in her previous life, Shen Wanqing opens her eyes again and wants only to escape her fate as a doomed supporting character. She uses her spiritual spring space to heal old injuries, puts arrogant bullies in their place with her martial arts skills, and masters five foreign languages and all kinds of skills through fierce competition. Her life soon flourishes. Only Wei 316Reads6.4Score—14d adds
  6. 256 The 1980s: My Sister Is a Policewoman Who Puts Every Troublemaker in Their Place 八零之我姐是警花,专治各种不服 Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted [Period crime investigation + family and neighborhood life + a spirited heroine + Beijing hutongs and courtyard homes + a slight golden finger] Lin Tiantian was a gymnast in her previous life. Reborn into the Lin family, she had extraordinary strength. To keep her from causing damage with it, her father taught her the family's martial arts from childhood. Though she was beautiful in this life, she chose to make policing her lifelong career. Everyone in the neighborhood knew that a female officer 1.2kReads6.8Score17414d adds
  7. 257 Reborn in 1958: Grandpa and Grandson Stockpile for the Famine Together 重生58爷孙空间联动囤爆灾荒年 Urban816k WordsOngoing Peng Yi built his fortune from nothing, amassing billions, only to have his own children pull the plug and abandon him in his final years. He died full of hatred. Kneeling before the grave of his beloved Su Wanqing as he drew his last breath, he learned that she had once carried his child. At just twenty-three, she had died in a famine, and mother and child had suffered every hardship life could bring! Heaven had shown mercy: Peng Yi was reborn in 1958, on the eve of their flight from famine! A 5.4kReads—Score48014d adds
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  8. 258 The Siheyuan Era: Make a Name for Yourself While You're Young 四合院年代:出名要趁早 Male-Channel Fanfiction154k WordsOngoing The timeline primarily follows Love in the Courtyard, with elements from multiple film and television series woven together. It's mostly everyday life, and the wish-fulfillment takes a while to arrive, but the story is grounded rather than mindlessly showing off and face-slapping. When Chen Mo wakes up, he finds himself in the era of the courtyard house. A junior doctor at a steelworks, he makes the Russian doctors at Friendship Hospital lower their proud heads. With medical resources scarce acr 51Reads—Score—14d adds
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  9. 259 Reborn as a Female Educated Youth Returning to the City 重生回城女知青 Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted No golden finger, no pocket dimension, no System. There isn’t a single nasty character in the whole book. In 1981, Zhao Ningning, a former sent-down youth, is reborn a month after returning to the city. Her parents are cold toward her, her older brother pushes her aside, and after losing her job, she becomes a “burden” on the family. To make a living, she sells popsicles under the scorching sun and saves up her first bit of money. With a friend’s help, she rents a place and starts selling steame 1kReads8.1Score4214d adds
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  10. 260 Life in a Little Courtyard in the 1960s 六零:小院里的日常 Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted ★ [Not a wish-fulfillment story, with only a small golden finger] ★ [Ordinary day-to-day life, no outrageous villains] Chen Xing was an ordinary nine-to-five office worker. She never imagined that transmigration could happen to her. She woke up, opened her eyes, and found the world and the era had changed. She'd ended up in the harsh 1960s, where food and clothing were scarce. And the three years of famine hadn't even fully ended yet. No one had it easy during the famine. Chen Xing was an orphan 907Reads8.2Score—14d adds
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  11. 261 Conquering the Realm, Part Seven: The Qingzhou Tripod 问鼎天下第七部之青州鼎 26k WordsCompleted Conquering the World, Part Seven: The Qingzhou Tripod 39Reads—Score—14d adds
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  12. 262 Conquering the Realm, Part Six: The Xuzhou Tripod 问鼎天下第六部之徐州鼎 16k WordsCompleted Conquering the World, Part Six: The Xuzhou Tripod 22Reads—Score—14d adds
  13. 263 Conquering the Realm, Part Five: The Yanzhou Tripod 问鼎天下第五部之兖州鼎 27k WordsCompleted Conquering the World, Part Five: The Yanzhou Tripod 18Reads—Score—14d adds
  14. 264 Conquering the Realm, Part Four: In Search of the Tripods 问鼎天下第四部之寻鼎记 16k WordsCompleted Conquering the World, Part Four: The Quest for the Tripod 31Reads—Score—14d adds
  15. 265 Conquering the Realm, Part Three: The Yongzhou Tripod 问鼎天下第三部之雍州鼎 31k WordsCompleted Conquering the World, Part Three: The Yongzhou Tripod 12Reads—Score—14d adds
  16. 266 Conquering the Realm, Part Two: The Yuzhou Tripod 问鼎天下第二部之豫州鼎 47k WordsCompleted Conquering the World, Part Two: The Yuzhou Tripod 32Reads—Score—14d adds
  17. 267 Conquering the Realm, Part One: The Jizhou Tripod 问鼎天下第一部之冀州鼎 75k WordsCompleted Conquering the World, Part One: The Jizhou Tripod 261Reads—Score—14d adds
  18. 268 After Meeting Qi Tongwei, Things Took One Wild Turn After Another 遇到祁同伟后,那真是跌宕起伏啊 46k WordsCompleted After meeting Qi Tongwei, things took one wild turn after another. 148Reads—Score—14d adds
  19. 269 I Thought I Was the Protagonist, but Turns Out I’m Just an Extra 以为是主角,谁知是个打酱油的 72k WordsCompleted Thought I was the protagonist, but it turns out I'm just a bit player 156Reads—Score—14d adds
  20. 270 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, We’ll Get Revenge for You 四合院:傻柱,这仇咱替你报了 92k WordsCompleted Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, we'll help you get your revenge 901Reads—Score—14d adds
  21. 271 Siheyuan: Our Damai Won’t Take This Lying Down 四合院:咱大茂绝不憋屈 87k WordsCompleted Siheyuan: Our Da Mao refuses to be pushed around 211Reads—Score—14d adds
  22. 272 Reborn in the 1960s, I Made the System My Godfather. Who’d Eat Rotten Meat Now? 重生60年代,拜系统为义父,谁还吃臭肉 95k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1960s, I take the System as my godfather. Who still eats rotten meat? 142Reads—Score—14d adds
  23. 273 When the Game Descended, the Simp Awakened and Became Invincible 游戏降临,舔狗觉醒后无敌了 60k WordsCompleted The game arrives, and after the simp awakens, he becomes invincible 118Reads—Score—14d adds
  24. 274 High Martial: System 250, My Qi and Blood Are Soaring 高武:系统250,气血嘎嘎涨 Male-Channel Fanfiction74k WordsCompleted High Martial: System 250, my blood energy is surging 141Reads—Score—14d adds
  25. 275 The Apocalypse Doesn’t Exist, Because I’m Mentally Ill 末日,不存在的,因为我是精神病 80k WordsCompleted The apocalypse doesn't exist, because I'm mentally ill 114Reads—Score—14d adds
  26. 276 Siheyuan: The Simp Killed the White Lotus, All in the Name of Harmony 四合院:舔狗杀了白莲花,主打一个和睦 84k WordsCompleted Siheyuan: The simp kills the white lotus, all in the name of harmony 196Reads—Score—14d adds
  27. 277 Is Cultivating Immortality Hard? You Can Do It with Just Your Hands 修仙难吗?还不是有手就行 67k WordsCompleted Is cultivating immortality hard? You can do it as long as you have hands 89Reads—Score—14d adds
  28. 278 I Transmigrated with a Braised Egg and Became a Princess in the Continent of Hanyue 穿越,带着卤蛋当公主,大陆翰月 75k WordsCompleted Transmigrate, bring a braised egg and become a princess, on the Hanyue Continent 38Reads—Score—14d adds
  29. 279 I Came Here to Fight for the Emperor’s Favor, So Why Are You Making Me Fight Zombies? 我是来宫斗的,你却让我打僵尸 Mystery72k WordsCompleted I came here to fight palace intrigue, but you want me to fight zombies. 35Reads—Score—14d adds
  30. 280 Rui Guan: The Void 瑞冠虚无 Urban1.5M WordsCompleted I was born in the central Hebei plain in 1922. Ever since I was little, demons and monsters had their eyes on me, but luckily an old woman secretly protected me. On my seventh birthday, a cat's piercing cry rang through the sky... From that day on, I embarked on a strange and dazzling path into the void! This is my true story. You can also read it as a novel, but don't connect it to reality, because this is a parallel world. 116Reads—Score—14d adds
  31. 281 Back to 1960: A Grand Life 回到60,壮阔人生 Urban537k WordsCompleted Yang Jianjun returns to the 1960s and gains access to a personal space. He leads his family through the hardest few years. In an era when having enough to eat and warm clothes is all it takes to be happy, Yang Jianjun begins his own life with a cheat-like advantage. 3.6kReads8.5Score20614d adds
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  32. 282 The Urban All-Purpose Lottery System 都市全能抽奖系统 Male-Channel Fanfiction443k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Chen Feng, a young man from the city, obtained a sign-in lottery System. He discovered that he could win all kinds of skills, cultivation techniques, and items through the System's sign-in lottery... He could even use the System's power to transmigrate at any time into different film, TV, and novel worlds. Love in the Courtyard, Ode to Joy, Love Apartment, Drawing Sword, The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Uncle Nine, Journey to the West, the Primordia 1.8kReads6.8Score10214d adds
  33. 283 Transmigrating to 1960: Marrying a Beautiful Bride for Good Fortune 穿越1960:迎娶冲喜美娇娘 Urban2.7M WordsCompleted The playboy rich second-generation heir Li Mingqing transmigrated. He transmigrated into the body of a man in a vegetative state. His family traded half a sack of cornmeal for a wife, claiming it was to bring him good luck. He was bound to the Good Man System. Unfortunately, his body was frail, so all he could do was look at his delicate, sweet wife. 8.5kReads8.0Score57614d adds
  34. 284 Siheyuan: A Different Kind of Life 四合院之别样人生 Male-Channel Fanfiction512k WordsCompleted Old Zhou was tricked by a transmigrator and sent to 1938. Since he's already here, the reborn Zhou Huchen can only pull himself together, train hard, and study at his leisure, hoping to become a sturdy little screw in the great work of building the motherland during those fiery years. While visiting relatives in a neighboring village, Zhou Huchen looks at the dark, skinny young woman named Qin Huairu before him. Her familiar face gradually comes to resemble the heroine of a TV drama from his pre 11.7kReads8.9Score37914d adds
  35. 285 The 1950s: Starting Out as a Wanderer, I Make My Home in the Deep Mountains 50年代:隐居深山从流浪开始 Urban7.8M WordsOngoing Tags: (farming + reclusive life + family saga + harem + science fiction + interstellar + universe) (Entirely hand-written, no AI) (Author’s note at chapter 3480: I’ve been writing this book for over three years. Its rating went from 9.4 to 8.9, and its readership has fallen from several hundred thousand to forty or fifty thousand. It was once a huge hit, and then it faded into obscurity. Many readers have probably come across it more than once, but very few have made it to the later chapters. (S 33.8kReads8.9Score2.4k14d adds
  36. 286 1974: The White Moonlight's Simp? No, No, No! 1974:白月光的舔狗?退退退 Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Short drama released] [Animated series released] In his previous life, Zhou Liwei spent his whole life acting like a lovesick puppy for the woman he adored. A lovesick puppy gets nothing in return. That was the truth of Zhou Liwei’s past life. He gave her all his money, took the blame for her, and ended up behind bars... He spent nearly twenty years in prison, never once visited by the woman he loved. Instead, her man came to mock him by revealing the truth. “The boy isn’t yours. Thanks for bei 13kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
  37. 287 Mountain Running: Contracting Fierce Beasts and Taking Over the Entire Mountain 跑山:契约猛兽,承包整座大山 Urban2.7M WordsCompleted (Now complete and ready to binge) [Everyday life in the 1980s + hunting + lighthearted + pets] A lonely old forest ranger is reborn in 1984. From the start, he stirs up a hornet’s nest and unexpectedly activates the Beast Servant System. He contracts hornets as beast servants. No beehive on the mountain can escape their tracking! As their master, Shi Lin reluctantly follows behind them to collect the honey. He contracts a sable as a beast servant. Wild rabbits, pheasants, cuckoo birds... There’s 78.1kReads9.0Score5.1k14d adds
  38. 288 Reborn in 1977: A Hunter's Leisurely Life 重生77,猎人悠闲生活 Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1977, back in an era of scarce supplies. Zhang Yun gets a second chance at life and is determined to marry the woman he let down, the one he regretted losing for the rest of his life. With a spiritual spring space of his own, Zhang Yun catches frogs in the fields, hunts beasts in the mountains, and fishes in the rivers. From then on, he never has to worry about food or clothing, and leads his family into a carefree, comfortable life. 5kReads7.9Score31014d adds
  39. 289 Reborn in 1988: I Have a Farm That Goes Everywhere with Me 重生1988,我有个随身农场 Urban1.6M WordsOngoing Reborn in 1988, Li Changsheng watched as his wife cooked a pot of highly poisonous pufferfish, while their daughter gazed at it eagerly, drooling. He could only smile with delight... Reborn for a second life, he gained a portable farm. It had not only Life Potion, which sped up the growth of crops and poultry, but also an ever-expanding area of cultivable land. [Li Changsheng’s Farmland]: Cultivable area: 2.83 million square meters. Sown: Guitang No. 50 sugarcane Sugarcane ready for harvest: 29, 6.1kReads8.6Score56214d adds
  40. 290 Reborn in the 1970s: Starting as an Educated Youth in the Great Northern Wilderness 重生70年代,从北大荒知青开始 Urban586k WordsCompleted Xu Jinyan transmigrated to 1977 and became an educated youth sent to the Great Northern Wilderness. He entered a fake marriage with Li Wanyu, who was trying to escape harassment from a powerful second-generation heir. Not long after they got their marriage certificate, the college entrance exams were suddenly reinstated, and Li Wanyu was ready to return to the city and resume her life as a pampered young lady. They agreed to get divorced in six months, but Xu Jinyan ended up getting into Yanda U 2.1kReads7.8Score11114d adds
  41. 291 Reborn in 1993: Collecting Rent in the Capital 重生1993,我在首都收房租 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. 20.9kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds
  42. 292 Period: 1960, Finding Fortune in the Mountains 年代:1960,靠赶山财富自由 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 8.1kReads8.3Score51314d adds
  43. 293 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 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 12.1kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
  44. 294 My Daily Cultivation Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之我的日常修炼生涯 Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Shen Congyun, a modern-day layabout, transmigrates to a courtyard compound with a System he obtained for no apparent reason. There are no sign-in rewards of supplies and no System shop, only four bodyguard robots and a book of cultivation techniques. But he transmigrates unusually early, arriving at the end of 1957. What comes next is going to be quite a headache. See how Shen Congyun puts the compound’s villains in their place and helps the motherland make just a tiny bit of rapid progress. 184Reads8.3Score3814d adds
  45. 295 Reborn in 1980: From the Start, I Married My Sister’s Best Friend 重生1980:开局迎娶姐姐闺蜜 Urban4.0M WordsCompleted [The new novel Reborn in 1975: I Want It All, From a Loving Wife to a Fortune in Scientific Research is now a hit! Click the author's name to read it!] Li Yi is reborn, back in a small mountain village in 1980! When Tang Xue asks him to marry her once again, he doesn't hesitate. His answer rings out loud and clear: “I do!” In his previous life, he was blinded by his own foolishness and watched helplessly as Tang Xue fell into darkness! With a second chance at life, he swears to make her the happ 11.7kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds
  46. 296 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 Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Yang Baiyi, a powerful survivor of the Apocalypse, dies alongside the Zombie King while leading his team on a mission to clear out zombies. When he wakes up again, he finds himself at a funeral hall, surrounded by relatives clamoring to divide up the estate his parents left behind. So you're trying to take everything from an orphan? I am the ruler of the Apocalypse, and I have always been ruthless. Why would I let you get away with this? He takes on his awful relatives, leaving them penniless, t 12.5kReads8.8Score90014d adds
  47. 297 Siheyuan: I Have a Door Between Two Worlds 四合院:我有一扇两界门 Male-Channel Fanfiction267k WordsOngoing [This work is entirely handwritten, with no AI. Please enjoy it with confidence.] One day, a livestream room called [Welcome to the Siheyuan World] suddenly appeared on a certain short-video platform. It featured young versions of Silly Zhu, Xu Damao, Yi Zhonghai, and Qin Huairu, along with an extra named Wang Tieshi. This extra had a truly endless supply of relatives and friends. Every few days, another one would show up, played by a famous star everyone knew. Only when the official Ninth Burea 42.3kReads7.9Score4.2k14d adds
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  48. 298 An Artistic Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之文艺人生 Urban669k WordsOngoing The courtyard houses on Nanluoguxiang hide both the little dramas of family life and the scheming in people's hearts. Su Qing transmigrates into this world, hoping to lie flat and live as a carefree loafer, but the courtyard's endless drama keeps getting in his way. He slams a hand on the table: then he'll be the one to stir things up and rewrite a life full of petty troubles! The story strictly follows the logic of its era and stays true to the original characters. The protagonist is smart, has 1Reads—Score—14d adds
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  49. 299 A Woman Joins the Mess Hall 炊事班来了个女同志 Modern Romance979k WordsCompleted Meng Jinzhang never imagined that a moment of kindness spent saving someone would leave him with a wife. Changpu never imagined that one day she would leave her village in such an unbelievable way, then travel farther and farther and climb higher and higher. 10.2kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
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  50. 300 War of Resistance: I Help Li Yunlong of Bright Sword Defend Nanjing to the Death 抗战:我带亮剑李云龙死守南京城 Urban2.1M WordsCompleted War of Resistance + fighting the Japanese invaders + defending home and country + patriotism + Bright Sword + Li Yunlong + Chu Yunfei + Nanjing + Ding Wei + Kong Jie Li Xiaoyao was a border guard in the 21st century. During a joint international aid operation, he was tragically killed after stepping on a land mine while covering his allies’ retreat. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself a young soldier in the Red Fourth Front Army in 1935. The unfamiliar surroundings and body made him 6.2kReads6.4Score23514d adds
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