Period Stories with Male Leads Working City Jobs, Such as Factory Worker, Shop Clerk, or Writer 年代男主城里工作（工人、售货员、作家）

1. 51 七 The 1970s: I Spend Every Day Smoothing Things Over with a Madman for a Better Life 七零之为了好生活每天都在哄疯批 Lan Yalan澜雅澜Modern Romance6.3M WordsCompleted Short drama adaptation: My Eldest Sister Has a Script from the Seventies, and I Have a System That Can Hear It (1v1 + Period Drama + Pampered Romance + Female Lead Pursues Male Lead + Timid Heroine with a Few Tricks and a Sweet Tongue + Male Lead with an Unusual Case of Love-Brain) In both her lives, Lou Qingqing had only one wish: to marry into a family with good prospects. She thought the Rong family was well-off, and that marrying in would mean she’d never lack food or clothes and wouldn’t ha 19.4kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds
2. 52 从 Signing In at Zhengyang Gate 从正阳门开始签到 Gentle Brother Qiang温柔的强哥Male-Channel Fanfiction351k WordsOngoing Chen Xueru, the spirited woman from Under the Zhengyang Gate, sees all three of her marriages end in failure. Each one leaves her with a different degree of pain and loss. Fu Weiguo, who transmigrates into this world, becomes the man behind Chen Xueru, the one she can rely on… 1.6kReads—Score5114d adds

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   No lowering of intelligence, no saintly attitude

3. 53 重 Reborn in 1980: I Dumped the Scumbag and Married a Butcher 重生八零甩掉渣男嫁屠户 Lots of Durian Daifuku榴莲大福多多Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period] + [Reborn] + [Pocket Space] + [Farming] + [Family Life] + [Entrepreneurship] Li Wenhui is reborn before her blind date with a scumbag, and this time she exposes the affair between him and her best friend with her own hands. Thinking of the butcher who supplied her restaurant throughout her previous life and even came to her aid at a crucial moment, Li Wenhui decides they can team up and start a business this time around. But how does it end up with the two of them getting married and bu 3.9kReads8.2Score40414d adds

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   The male lead has a job, there's a plot, recommended, it's good.

4. 54 带 Taking a World-Famous Members-Only Supermarket Back to the 1970s 带着全球知名会员制超市穿七零 Lots of Durian Daifuku榴莲大福多多Modern Romance339k WordsCompleted [Period setting + soul transmigration + golden finger + modern romance + strong leads] A slow-burn story set in a bygone era. The author doesn't write saintly heroines. If the satisfying payback you're expecting hasn't happened yet, the author may have placed it at the point that best fits the story. Han Xiaolin, from the 21st century, transmigrates while shopping at a famous members-only supermarket. She finds herself in the 1970s, an era of scarce food and clothing. With a virtual supermarket 330Reads6.2Score11014d adds
5. 55 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.) 180.5kReads9.3Score10.8k14d adds

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   The male protagonist works as a water supplier on trains, traveling all over the country while simultaneously making money by reselling goods.

6. 56 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s, I Lie Flat! 穿越七零我躺平了！ Big Head Has a Fish大头有条鱼Urban2.1M WordsOngoing A 48-year-old man who’d chosen to lie flat transmigrates into the body of 18-year-old Li Changshun! He becomes one of the sent-down youths heading to the countryside in 1973. In Kaoshan Tun Brigade, Dongfang Commune, Dong’an County, Danjiang City, he lies in bed, keeping a low profile as he waits for the new era to arrive. (This is simply a story about the ordinary life of a sent-down youth. The writing is unassuming, and the plot moves at a fairly slow pace. It’s steeped in everyday life, not a 62.6kReads7.0Score4.9k14d adds

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   A story about educated youth from Northeast Beijing who went to the countryside! Space setting + male-oriented + multiple female leads + Northeast China + laid-back + no violence!

7. 57 抛 Leaving the Plot Behind, I Climb the Career Ladder in the 1970s 抛开剧情我在七零升职加薪 Yu Isn't a Fish愉不是鱼Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted [Period drama + transmigration into a drama + adored by everyone + changing the plot + career advancement and a pay raise + devoted to one another] Yun Xi had only just become a college student when she stayed up all night watching a period drama recommended by a friend. She woke up to discover she was the female lead, who had the most screen time and shared her name! The heroine had suffered her whole life, only to forgive this person and that person in the end, radiating saintly kindness from 5.5kReads7.9Score32314d adds

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   In the era of the Cultural Revolution, the female protagonist didn't go to the countryside and worked in her father's office. Her father was a chief accountant, and there was only one position available, originally intended for the factory manager's daughter. The protagonist came in first in the written exam, and the factory manager and her father had a good relationship. The factory manager, worried that his daughter would be scared alone, hired her as well. After starting work, the protagonist even submitted an article that was published in the newspaper, so the factory manager assigned both her and her daughter to the publicity department. Ignoring the plot, I got promoted and received a raise in the 1970s.

8. 58 回 Back in 1977, I Married the Queen of the Daughters' Kingdom 回到1977年，娶了女儿国国王 Ji Yuning季宇宁Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yuning transmigrated back to 1977. He went from being a 21-year-old educated youth returning to the city to a literary young man, a great poet, and a famous novelist. It was all thanks to his memories of his previous life and the books he copied. But his greatest reward was marrying a wife as beautiful as a fairy. 11.7kReads8.0Score77814d adds
9. 59 穿 Transmigrating to 1959: I Begin as a Level-Eight Benchworker Through Sign-In 穿越五九，从签到八级钳工开始 Young Old Man幼龄大叔Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name, Transmigrate to 1959: Starting with the Sign-in System, is now online. Sign in from the start for Level Ten Fitter skills, and make rockets by hand and spaceships with your feet. When seasoned fitter Zhao Ming wakes up, he's transmigrated into the body of a frail young man in 1959. The family is dirt poor, his mother is gravely ill, and his eldest sister-in-law is mean. It's hell mode from the start! Luckily, the God-Tier Sign-in System activates just in time! ( 32.3kReads7.2Score2k14d adds

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   In the industrial era, science and engineering students often dream of going back in time to unleash their talents.

10. 60 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Take the Children to Find Their Long-Dead Father 穿书后我带孩子找到他们早死的爹 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1950s + daily life + raising children] Su Zhaozhao stayed up all night finishing a period novel. When she woke up, she’d been tossed into the book’s world as the male lead’s early-deceased ex-wife, a character who wasn’t even given a name and was barely mentioned. He thought she was gone, and she thought he was dead. The ex-wife struggled to survive with her two children until exhaustion took her life. Then Su Zhaozhao landed in her place… In this era of shortages, Su 37.7kReads9.3Score4.2k14d adds

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    ✨The female lead doesn't have to go to the countryside anymore; she becomes a saleswoman at a supply and marketing cooperative! Su Zhaozhao transmigrates into a period novel, becoming the male lead's deceased ex-wife, struggling to raise her children alone. After transmigrating, she decides to change her fate. Su Zhaozhao plans to find her children's father, but she believes that no man is as reliable as someone with a stable job!

11. 61 身 Dropped into the 1970s: First I Act Up, Then I Coax, Then I Pout 身穿七零：一作二哄三撒娇 Snow in Green绿衣雪Modern Romance332k WordsOngoing [Everyday life in the 1970s + neighborhood gossip + sweet romance + raising kids later on] A spoiled heiress who refuses to take a loss × the domineering son of a factory big shot Jiang Ju accidentally arrives in a parallel version of the 1970s. To make matters worse, on her third day there, she is stopped on the street by a red-armband patrolman demanding to see her papers. Facing the man’s openly hostile stare, she decides to take a bold gamble on the love at first sight he claims to feel. “I’ 526Reads8.2Score—14d adds
12. 62 年 The 1970s: A Country Bride Moves to the City to Become a Factory Worker 年代，乡下小媳妇进城当工人 Yi Jia Er Shi Yi易加二十一Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + married first, love later + family squabbles + portable space + the heroine won't take abuse and fights back] Xia Yang was born under an unlucky star. She merely called someone a jinx, and the petty crow immortal smacked her with a wing, sending her to 1971 and into a novel about a rugged country man doting on his wife. She transmigrated into the gluttonous third sister-in-law of the male lead, who was supposed to die on her wedding day. The moment she opened her eyes 9kReads9.0Score62814d adds
13. 63 穿 Transmigrating to the 1950s: The Allure of the Family Tree 穿越五零：族谱的诱惑 Poor Sanqi!贫穷的三七呀！Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Military marriage + sweet romance + academic ace + building the nation + past and present lives + everyday rural life + raising children + transmigrate into a book + cannon fodder + pocket dimension + joining the family register This story is an extremely slow burn, with a leisurely, sweet romance at its heart. A few things to know: 1. The heroine is a food-loving star traveler from three thousand years in the future. When she first arrives on Earth, she may be a little clueless. 2. The System i 2.1kReads8.9Score16514d adds
14. 64 夫 My Husband and I Transmigrated to the 1960s, and My Mother-in-Law Is Reborn 夫妻同穿六零，我婆婆是重生的 Yi Jia Er Shi Yi易加二十一Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast, everyday family life, both spouses transmigrate, mother-in-law reborn, golden finger, cozy romance] The married couple Shen Sui and Wen Nanzhou died. The good news: They had connections in the underworld, and could get special treatment. The bad news: The special treatment sent them to 1969. They became the newlywed younger son and daughter-in-law of the Wen family. They had older brothers and sisters-in-law above them, and a whole crowd of nieces and nephews below, all crammed i 24.4kReads8.8Score2.4k14d adds

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    The male and female leads were transported to the 1960s by their ancestor, and they even have a cheat code. The male lead inherits his mother's job, and is almost kicked out by his father the day after their wedding, but luckily his mother is reborn and manages to save the day. The mother-in-law begins a different kind of revenge against the scumbags (the father-in-law, the eldest brother-in-law, and the second brother-in-law's family) 👍👍👍 Absolutely amazing! Life is all about acting.

15. 65 回 Back to 1961 as a Public Security Officer 回到1961当公安 A Hongtashan Cigarette Makes You Feel Like an Immortal来支红塔山快活似神仙Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Both parents alive] [Has a System] [One female lead] I woke up to find myself in Courtyard 93 on Nanluoguxiang in 1961. What? Wasn’t it supposed to be Courtyard 95? And seriously, what is this? I’m just a lowly security guard! How did I become a police officer? And why am I supposed to protect the peace for everyone? 43.8kReads8.0Score2.5k14d adds

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    The story features a system in a historical fiction novel. The protagonist, a police officer and security guard, transmigrates to 1961, becoming a 16-year-old police graduate about to graduate. He has both parents, younger siblings, and grandparents. He gets full marks on his graduation exams, earning the principal's appreciation and being accepted as a student. Upon graduation, he is immediately promoted to deputy section chief. He catches a thief and unlocks a spatial ability that allows him to store items and grow crops. He also receives rewards for catching criminals, such as criminal investigation skills, money, and food. On his first day of work, he delivers a spy to the enemy, and within a month, he becomes the captain of the criminal investigation team.

16. 66 重 Reborn in 1970: I Leave the Army and Return Home to Raise the Kids 重生七零，转业回家养崽崽 Zhao Xiaomu赵小木Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + everyday life raising children + harmonious marriage + family life] Before Shen Mingxin was reborn, she was a military doctor, and her husband was also a soldier. Together, they had six sons: four were hers, and two were the orphaned children of her husband's comrades. Because of their work, neither of them could look after the children, so when the boys were six months old, they were all sent to the countryside to be cared for by their paternal grandmother. Shen Mingxin thought her mo 5.5kReads8.3Score44814d adds

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    🍒A historical romance novel; the male lead works in the city.🍒 🍀①The male lead was originally a soldier who transferred back to civilian life and now works at the county public security bureau. 🌿Shen Mingxin, in her previous life, was a decorated female military doctor, but her life ended in tragedy with her six sons. Her eldest son was wrongly accused of theft because of a piece of honey-glazed pastry, which led him to become ruthless and go astray, ultimately dying at the hands of his soldier father. The other five sons were either cold-hearted, lazy, cunning, or simple-minded, all raised by their rural grandmothers and led astray. Filled with remorse, she opened her eyes to find herself back in 1974! This time, she resolutely submitted her transfer application, leaving the military and her husband behind, plunging into the daily life of raising children in a mountain village. She must nip the honey-glazed pastry's troubles in the bud, personally correct the bad habits of her six sons, and solidify the foundation of marital harmony through the everyday struggles of family life. Witness how a reborn mother reverses her predicament, using the meticulousness of a military doctor and the decisiveness of a soldier to guide her wayward children back to the right path, piecing together a fulfilling life amidst the everyday life of a mountain village in the 1970s! 🍀② The male protagonist is a worker at a meat processing plant. Jiang Xinbai, a rural girl, harbors a simple yet practical dream: to marry into the city and secure a government-supplied job. When Yang Jingsheng appears in her life, she immediately seizes the opportunity, decisively and proactively approaching him and "flirting" him into becoming her husband. Yang Jingsheng is well aware of her intentions, but he is also frank; he is attracted to her bright and vibrant personality. Both have their own plans, yet they find themselves perfectly compatible. This isn't a dramatic legend, nor are there any extreme, perfect characters. Everyone has their own small flaws and shining moments. Watch as this young couple, each with their own "purposes," navigates the mundane realities of daily life, making their lives the most vibrant and fulfilling in each other's eyes, savoring the unique warmth and security that comes with their long, steady existence.

17. 67 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 male lead is a city dweller, a permanent employee at a meat processing plant. Jiang Xinbai, born in the countryside, longs to marry into the city and secure a government-supplied job. So, when she first meets Yang Jingsheng, she knows her chance has arrived and decisively seduces him, hoping to marry him. Yang Jingsheng knows from the first glance that this girl has ulterior motives, but it doesn't matter; he's attracted to her looks too. The two hit it off immediately, forming a loving couple who strive to make their lives prosperous.

18. 68 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 56.8kReads6.4Score3.3k14d adds

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    A traditional courtyard house, a security department, a touch of malice, an antique collector, a mundane, everyday life [smirk]

19. 69 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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    Rice and vegetables are grown on the river, rabbits are raised in the valley, fruit trees are planted on the hillside, ginseng is grown on the mountain wall, bamboo is used to make rice boxes, stationery boxes, water cups, and sandals. People live off the land and water. Wild boars and rabbits are raised in the open space, and ginseng is grown. All kinds of wonderful ideas will give you a different experience of the era.

20. 70 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s, So Isn’t It Only Natural for a Purchasing Agent to Have a Space? 穿越六零，采购员有空间很合理吧 Cats Don't Climb Trees猫猫不上树Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration to another era]✘ [Pocket dimension is nearly useless at first]✘ [No angst, not a power fantasy]✘ [Warmhearted, not cold-blooded] [The protagonist is playful but a bit of a coward] College student Li Hao drowns while saving someone at the seaside. He transmigrates into the body of Li Baogen, a procurement officer at a steel mill in Northeast China in 1960, in a parallel world. The Great Famine has just begun. People everywhere are digging up wild greens, stripping bark from tre 26.2kReads8.3Score1.7k14d adds

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    Each has its own merits. The first is about a railway policeman, the second about a steel mill purchasing agent, and the third is also titled "Baogen"—all are quite interesting.

21. 71 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
22. 72 四 A New Life Begins in the Siheyuan 四合院开始新人生 Snow Flying over Mount Tai Bai太白飞雪Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted A modern-day antique shop owner and part-time collector buys a jade talisman on the black market, then dies in a car accident. The talisman is activated, and he transmigrates to the 1950s. Realizing that his misfortune has brought him an incredible opportunity, he is reborn into a new life. From then on, he becomes a man of many talents: by day, an ordinary government cadre; behind the scenes, a cultivator, collector, and major black-market dealer, among other identities. In the end, he breaks f 22.1kReads7.7Score1.4k14d adds
23. 73 疯 Madness in 1960: The Street Punk Leads the Courtyard Astray 疯癫1960：街溜子带偏四合院 Water Does Not Rush Ahead水不争先Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Crime Solving] [Comedy] [Nanluoguxiang] [My Dad Is a Hidden Big Shot] In 1960, with the enemy still lurking among the people and not yet fully eliminated, Xu Huai nearly got shot. Only after joining the Public Security Bureau did he discover that his father was a hidden big shot. 61.5kReads9.0Score5.8k14d adds

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    In the first two years, he worked as a policeman in the city. In the third year, he became an engineer.

24. 74 火 Machinist in the Red-Hot Era: Helping the Pioneers Forge Great Weapons 火红年代机械师：我助先辈铸重器 Eggs and Tomatoes, Stir-Fried in Turns鸡蛋番茄轮番炒Male-Channel Fanfiction3.9M WordsOngoing It was a fiery, passionate age, but also one of scarcity and backward technology. Jiang Xia transmigrates into this era. He sees the giant bending machine in the workshop break down and grind to a halt. He sees the older generation laboring for the nation’s industry and defense, eating rough cornbread and working late by lamplight as they chart a path to national strength on sheet after sheet of paper. He can’t bear it, and he can’t accept it. The System he has is barely useful; only the fault a 40.6kReads8.8Score2.6k14d adds
25. 75 重 Reborn: Back to 1983 to Become a Tycoon 重生：回到1983当富翁 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban3.4M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available on JD.com! The text has been carefully revised and is even more exciting. There are plenty of discounts right now, so if you're interested, go grab a copy!) Zhou Yufeng, a corporate CEO, unexpectedly returns to 1983, an era of planned economies and feeling one's way across the river by touching the stones. With his lovely wife wanting a divorce and his younger brother and sister struggling to get by, watch as he turns the business world upside down and changes 134kReads9.3Score16.4k14d adds

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    ❤️❤️A historical romance novel. The male protagonist, Zhou Yufeng, is a city-based CEO of a listed company. He is reborn in 1983, an era of planned economy and trial-and-error. Faced with a wife who wants a divorce and a struggling younger brother and sister, watch as he turns the tide, dominates the business world, and changes the future!

26. 76 重 Reborn in 1985 重生在一九八五 Northern Geese in Flight北雁飞舞Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Wu Tianyu never imagined that he could be reborn too. He had read countless rebirth novels and dreamed of getting a second life himself. Now it had really happened, and he was back in the 1980s, in the early days of China's reform and opening up. 17.5kReads9.1Score1k14d adds
27. 77 重 Reborn Sign-In: The Busy Farmer Dad 重生签到：乡村奶爸种田忙 Gentle as Morning Clouds婉似朝芸Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [The short drama adaptation of the same name is now streaming. Please show Yawan some support, and see whether the drama's portrayal matches your idea of Yawan.] [Search for Reborn Sign-In: The Country Dad's Busy Farming Life on the Tomato or Red Fruit short-drama apps to watch.] [Heartwarming everyday life, one heroine, adorable kids, male lead turns over a new leaf] After dying of illness, he opened his eyes again to find a little toddler weeping and saying, “Daddy, don't hit me. My butt still 4.6kReads9.3Score30714d adds
28. 78 重 Back to the 1980s: Bringing My Family of Six to a Better Life 重回八零：带着全家六口过好日子 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t 86.6kReads9.4Score5.2k14d adds
29. 79 重 Reborn: Back in the 1980s to Make My Fortune 重生：回到八零当富翁 Frenzied Banana发飙的芭蕉Urban1.8M WordsCompleted A rebirth story set in a bygone era, with no mindless wish fulfillment, a single heroine, no courtyard-house drama, and a warm, everyday feel. Xu Erlong is reborn, returning to the eve of the day his family forced him to haul bricks at a black kiln to pay for his cousin's university education. Why should his cousin get meat while he has to make do with bran? Why should his cousin go to university while he is forced to haul bricks? Xu Erlong refuses to put up with it any longer and decisively 18.4kReads9.1Score1.3k14d adds
30. 80 重EN Reborn to Rise Above the Rest 重生之出人头地 Naonao Doesn't Like to Make a Fuss闹闹不爱闹Urban1.6M WordsCompleted This is a story set in Hong Kong in the 1950s. It was a passionate, turbulent era. In those fiery years, there were countless big bosses and their underlings, and no end to tales of lives tossed about by hardship. There were also countless beauties and talented people, and no end to tales of romance and passion. You could call it a dark age, a chaotic world where good and bad were all mixed together, but it was often an age in which heroes rose to prominence. 33.3kReads9.4Score3.4k14d adds
31. 81 我 My Daily Gossip in a Siheyuan [The 1970s] 我在四合院的吃瓜日常【七零】 Lu Zining鹿子宁Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Period setting + courtyard compound + gossip-watching + light ensemble cast] When Shen Miaomiao wakes up, she finds herself as a cannon-fodder character in a period novel. According to the plot, she will be forced to go to the countryside, where the village chief's son sets his sights on her and forcibly marries her, eventually beating her to death. Knowing the plot, Shen Miaomiao is determined: “I’m not going to the countryside. Absolutely not. No matter what, I’m not going!” Then she starts l 7.4kReads8.2Score35914d adds

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    "A few years ago, everyone thought that going to the countryside would at least ensure we had enough to eat and wear, and wouldn't suffer too much. But now it seems like that was all bullshit. Kids are going to the countryside in droves, but very few return to the city. When they come home for the New Year, they all look like little beggars under the city walls—skinny and dark, like they could be blown away by a gust of wind. Not to mention, in some places, people are unscrupulous; everyone colludes to coax girls into marriage. How can we feel safe letting our children go to the countryside?" A group of people sighed, their faces clouded with worry, as if the sky were about to fall. Suddenly, they saw Qin Meilan carrying a basket, walking towards them with a wide smile. Hu Dachun teased, "Meilan, did you find some money today? You're smiling so happily." The two were neighbors and knew each other's situation perfectly well. Qin Meilan and Shen Jianguo were both remarried, each with a daughter, and both daughters were almost graduating from high school. I haven't heard of her finding a job or getting engaged, so I'm not worried and am even in a good mood to smile. Qin Meilan said with a smile, "My Rongrong's boyfriend is coming over today, and Old Shen specifically asked me to bring some..."

32. 82 七 The 1970s: The State-Run Restaurant's Head Chef Supports the Whole Family 七零，国营大厨带飞全家 The Years of Poetry and Wine诗酒年华Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + period drama + food + System + whole-family transmigration + 1V1] Su Wanwan transmigrates into a book and even brings along a Light of Cuisine System... As a minor female character who didn’t make it past chapter three in the original novel, Su Wanwan expected life as a disposable side character to be tough. But who could have guessed... With a mother who dotes on her, a loving father, a fiercely protective second sister, and an honest older brother, Su Wanwan suddenl 3.8kReads8.5Score28214d adds
33. 83 我 I Save My Family with My Jinxed Tongue 我靠乌鸦嘴拯救全家 Mi Caidou米彩豆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Theme: Knowledge changes your fate! Everyone’s got eight hundred tricks up their sleeve + courtyard-house drama + calculated self-interest + family squabbles + stockpiling + outrageous characters + a jinx’s tongue + playing dumb to catch the tiger. One day, Lin Xixi transmigrates and becomes the biological daughter of an outrageous couple in a period novel. Outrageous characters are sly, lazy, greedy, and slippery: they can’t get enough of eating, but they’re no good at anything else. Luckily, h 318.2kReads9.1Score46.6k14d adds
34. 84 年 A Self-Serving Perfectionist in a Period Novel 年代文里的精致利己主义 Today Is Jingzhe今日惊蛰Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted Yang Yuan never expected that after transmigrating, she would become the female lead's fake best friend in a period novel. Not only did she burn the heroine's love letters, but she was also destined for a miserable end. Well, at least she didn't have many scenes. If she played her cards right and made amends, she could still survive. What? Go to the countryside? Absolutely not. I'm lazy, greedy, and a shameless freeloader who loves the easy life. So what if I take advantage of people or scheme a 12kReads8.1Score73714d adds
35. 85 带 Taking the Taobao System with Me to the 1970s 带着淘宝系统穿七零 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Technically minded military officer VS powerful, down-to-earth woman; the heroine builds her career. The System plays a small role early on, then gets to take it easy. Period setting + comedy + both leads devoted only to each other “When a lie-flat System meets a crazy Host” Other people transmigrate to the 1970s: fight nasty relatives, make money, and marry a soldier. Xiang Nuan transmigrates to the 1970s: ✓ Fails to be reborn six times, then angrily kicks the coffin lid off ✓ Hacks her relativ 23kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds
36. 86 带 I Traveled to the 1970s With a Dedicated Worker System 带着敬业系统穿七零 Ma Nini马尼尼Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Xu Taotao, a descendant of imperial chefs, keeps her culinary skills hidden while living among ordinary people. Then she dies suddenly from overwork and gets bound to a workaholic System, which sends her to the 1970s. She becomes the famously ugly daughter of a butcher at a meat-processing plant. Determined to become beautiful, she has no choice but to keep working hard. With her superb cooking skills, she climbs the career ladder, gets a raise, and marries Professor Gu... No, wait! “Ding-dong! 16.8kReads9.1Score2.6k14d adds
37. 87 就 Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购 Sauce-Fried Rice酱汁炒饭Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted With a loud crash, Xu Jiaojiao, from the twenty-second century, survives an air disaster and transmigrates to the resource-starved 1960s, with three years of famine looming. Luckily, she has the “Buy-It-All Shopping Group” golden finger. She lands a job through a supply-and-marketing cooperative recruitment drive and gets a secure government job for life. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate... While everyone else chews grass, I snack on dates. I’ll stockpile the good stuff until the warehous 6.8kReads8.9Score74014d adds
38. 88 嫁 After Marrying a Veteran, I Joined Him in the Army 嫁给退伍军人后，我去随军了 Ten O'ClockL十点LModern Romance814k WordsCompleted The male lead has a mission. He only pretends to have been discharged from the military, pretends to have been discharged, pretends to have been discharged!!! Chen Shu is famous in her village for being capable and good at making money. The village aunties all have their eyes on her for their own children! When Chen Shu comes of age, her mother starts arranging blind dates for her. But Chen Shu has high standards, and after finding fault with every eligible young man in the village, she finally 21.6kReads8.1Score4k14d adds

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    The male protagonist is a soldier who fakes his discharge to complete a mission, returning to his hometown and accomplishing his task. He also gets married, marrying the girl he fell in love with at first sight.

39. 89 七 The Good Life in the 1970s 七十年代好生活 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted Chen Xiangju left her hometown in the countryside and came to the city to stay with her good friend Chen Chunyan. She hoped to find a partner in the city, since she had no intention of returning to the village. Li Gang happened to be looking for a wife. They were introduced and hit it off at once, and Chen Xiangju began her life in the family compound. 12.1kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds

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    The male protagonist is a city dweller and works in the city.

40. 90 重 Reborn in 1980: Taking Off as a Train Attendant 重生1980：从列车员开始起飞 The Beauty of a Light Touch淡写的美Urban410k WordsOngoing (Humorous slice-of-life set in the 1980s + jade pendant pocket dimension + making money) Reborn in 1980, Zhang Youfu changes the fate he had in his previous life and takes off from his first job as a train attendant. He uses the space inside his jade pendant to help his whole family, from his grandparents and parents to his wife and daughter, his big brother, sister-in-law, nieces and nephews, second elder sister, younger brother, and younger sisters, build a better life. Seizing the opportuniti —Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 91 重 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 Finally Here at Last姗姗来迟啦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 2kReads7.8Score11114d adds
42. 92 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Book Set in 1974, and Got a Wife from the Start 穿书1974，开局送老婆 A Clear Breeze in Troubled Times乱世清风Urban608k WordsCompleted Li Shuyang inexplicably finds himself in a strange new world. Before he can figure out what’s going on, he’s forced to split up the family. Once he gets the story, he realizes he has transmigrated into a book. At first, he’s terribly disappointed with life here, but then he discovers he’s been given a wife. For a lifelong bachelor in his thirties, that’s an offer he simply can’t refuse. 7.1kReads8.9Score30414d adds
43. 93 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! 10.8kReads9.1Score35914d adds
44. 94 四 Siheyuan: Starting as a Technician and Becoming a Permanent Employee 四合院：从技术员转正开始 Traces Can Be Found余迹可寻Male-Channel Fanfiction386k WordsCompleted (No angst, everyday life, a brand-new story) Li Weidong, who had cancer, opened his eyes again and found himself in the capital in 1958, as a newly confirmed 20-year-old technician. And the apartment he was assigned was none other than the famous Love in the Courtyard?! Silly Zhu, Damao, Dongxu, Huairu, Jia Zhangshi... (Jia Dongxu won't die) They're all “old friends”! Fortunately, he had transmigrated with a golden finger too: the Treasure Chest System. Every time he opened a chest, he could get 11.7kReads7.4Score34614d adds
45. 95 四 Siheyuan: I Use the Law to Crush All Defiance 四合院：我用国法镇压一切不服 The Mighty Northern Emperor坚强的北冥大帝Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted One heroine + smart protagonist + real-life cases + industrial powerhouse + grand vision By chance, Song Yuan arrives at that famous courtyard. Armed with a copy of the "Public Security Administration Punishments Regulations", he easily puts the courtyard's vermin in their place! Having lived another life, of course he wants to contribute to his country. He'll make sure to have a presence at the Canton Fair! A story about a modern person using the rule of law to navigate life in a courtyard. He 36.6kReads8.6Score1.7k14d adds

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    The male protagonist travels back in time to a traditional courtyard house in the 1950s, starting his career at the neighborhood committee office and living in the courtyard house, where he delivers various propaganda messages. There is only one female lead, and she is intelligent.

46. 96 穿 The Day Before My Parents Divorced, I Found Happiness Again 穿到爸妈离婚前一天，我又幸福啦 Shangguan Yi上官亿Modern Romance442k WordsCompleted He Xiangkui transmigrates to the day before her parents’ divorce, just in time to see them arguing over her paternal grandmother. Her father is so blindly obedient to his mother that he has driven a wedge between himself and his wife. He Xiangkui says that won’t do. Since she’s already here, she might as well set the family straight. If her father keeps putting his mother first, she’ll make sure they get divorced! She doesn’t want that useless father or that troublemaking grandmother! Her father 1.9kReads8.4Score15014d adds

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    The female protagonist transmigrates to the time before her parents' divorce; it's hilarious and entertaining, a refreshing and satisfying read.

47. 97 被 Adopted by Beastmen, I Become a Planetary Billionaire's Heir 被兽人领养后，我成了星球富二代 Shangguan Yi上官亿Modern Romance469k WordsCompleted Jiang Xingyue accidentally winds up on a planet of beastfolk, where she becomes the size of a preschooler. She is adopted by a male beastfolk researcher. He is a confirmed bachelor who has never raised a human child, so the two of them just stare at each other, wide-eyed. The male beastfolk teaches her to use the toilet, pointing at it and saying, “You can poop here!” Jiang Xingyue: I can’t go with you watching me... Male beastfolk: “A kid who can’t poop isn’t a good kid...” Jiang Xingyue: Dude, 3.1kReads8.4Score27914d adds
48. 98 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 10.9kReads8.2Score32714d adds

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    How about becoming a restaurant owner behind the scenes? A new author's first book, a rant! It's a slow-burn, realistic period drama with no system or cheat codes. The protagonist takes on extreme characters, quietly building his business, navigating the tides of history with calculated maneuvering and cunning, secretly amassing a fortune. A deep sense of patriotism is also hidden between the lines – come and experience it for yourself! This isn't mindless action; feel free to critique its logic and plausibility. Readers who enjoy intellectual stimulation are cordially invited to read and appreciate it!

49. 99 穿 Transmigrated to the Fifties, I Married a Procurement Officer and Had Triplets 穿越五零，嫁给采购员，一胎三宝 Guo the Pistachio开心果的郭Modern Romance564k WordsCompleted {Transmigration} + {Period setting} + {Moving to the city} + {Raising children} + {Daily life} + {Logistics warehouse} The heroine, Zhang Yingying, transmigrates to the 1950s, where everything is just beginning. Then, by chance, she discovers that a logistics warehouse has come along with her. Follow the heroine as she lives quietly in the 1950s and happily raises her children. 7.2kReads8.2Score54614d adds

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    Recommended, worth watching. It combines a spacious setting, the 1950s, a happy life, and a non-saintly attitude.

50. 100 穿 Transmigrated Into a Sent-Down Youth Novel, Facing Rural Exile From the Start 穿书知青年代开局面临下乡 A Clear Breeze in Troubled Times乱世清风Urban299k WordsCompleted A young person from a later age, who has never known much hardship, suddenly finds himself in a time when everything is rationed. Thrift and austerity are the order of the day. Before he can even adjust to this unfamiliar world, he has to leave for a faraway place. 3.2kReads7.3Score12314d adds

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    Highly recommended! A newly released male-oriented, time-travel, educated youth-themed novel set in the 1970s: ① Early morning. The sky was just beginning to lighten. Gu Yuntao woke up to find himself transported to the 1970s. The Gu family was an ordinary working-class family with four siblings. Gu Yuntao was the second oldest and had just graduated. He was called upon to participate in the educated youth-themed rural relocation program. His destination was Dashi County, Xiangshui Commune, Brigade 1. Upon arriving at the rural relocation site, the protagonist, Gu Yuntao, used tutorials from his previous life to make fish baskets, caught fish and loaches in the river, and harvested chestnuts in the mountains, witnessing the development of that era.

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