Looking for Period Novels from the Male Lead’s POV. I’ve Had Enough of Female Leads 求找男主视角年代文女的看够了

1. 1 易 Fertile by Nature, She Has the Factory Boss's Only Heir After Losing Her Memory 易孕体质，失忆后破厂长三代单传 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Nineties setting, both leads are virgins, sweet romance, doting love, marriage first, love later, secret crush, slice of life] Qin Baozhu has been spoiled rotten since childhood, indulged and allowed to do whatever she wants. One day, an accident sends her tumbling off a train. The pampered heiress becomes an illiterate simpleton, and someone picks her up from the train station. When she wakes up, she's been married for six years, and there's a little one crying beside her. “Mommy, I promise I 7.8kReads8.5Score471Shelves

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   1. A contemporary romance novel with a possessive and obsessive male lead! *The very first chapter begins with the male lead taking in the female lead, who has become mentally challenged, and having her give birth to his child. Later, the female lead regains her memories and discovers she's not only married but also a mother of a child, and she's mentally challenged!* 2. Another contemporary romance novel with a possessive and obsessive male lead. At the beginning, the female lead runs away with a younger man, but he's determined to bring her back and refuses to divorce her. He's set on her. The female lead, a transmigrator, only wants to live a life of luxury and comfort, so she goes home with him.

2. 2 重 Reborn in My Father's Era 重生父辈年代 Solitary Shadow, Ink-Washed Wanderer寂影墨客Urban767k WordsCompleted Long Hua brings a shopping mall and factory with him when his soul crosses into the 1970s. Watch as he escapes poverty, uses the supplies in his pocket dimension to develop technology and build connections, and creates a fortune and a life of his own. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The male protagonist's perspective is so nice!

3. 3 不 I Gave Up Eloping, Went Home, and Dug Into a Feast With My Factory Director Husband 不私奔了，回家抱着厂长老公吃肉 Murong Dabobao慕容大宝宝Modern Romance151k WordsCompleted [Devoted Husband] + [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] + [Adorable Kids] + [Sharp-Tongued Hero and Heroine] The original owner couldn’t stand her tall, muscular husband, who ran a slaughterhouse, so she eloped with a pretty boy. Song Yunlan has barely transmigrated into the book and figured out what’s going on when her bargain husband pins her down and gives her a harsh lesson. Shen Moqing: “Come back with me and I’ll let bygones be bygones. If you run off with that pretty boy again, I’ll break both your 840Reads7.1Score100Shelves
4. 4 重 Back to 1990, Starting From My Youth 重回1990，从年少开始 Chu Jun褚君Urban1.5M WordsCompleted When the male lead wakes up, he’s back in an era before his father died and his mother remarried. He’s determined to protect his family, expose the fake sweethearts, and kick the heartless old scumbags to the curb. He’ll also get rich and build a fortune, while turning his wife from his previous life into his childhood sweetheart. I’ll earn the money and support the family, while you stay beautiful as a flower. Wait, someone wrote a love letter to my little wife? Let me show you how I deal w 512Reads8.8Score101Shelves
5. 5 七 The Adopted Son Goes to the Mountains in the 1970s, and the Whole Family Turns Their Fortune Around 七零养子下乡赶山，全家逆袭暴富 When Our Values Clash, Silence Is Best三观不合少言为贵Urban2.4M WordsOngoing [Adopted son + post-apocalyptic rebirth + powerful spatial ability user + sent-down youth hunting + village doctor heroine] In his previous life, the original owner was drugged and set up by his uncle's family. They used an accusation of hooliganism to force him to hand over his job to his cousin, then made him marry the loose woman Su Qingqing, who was already pregnant by another man. She drained him dry, and he died of illness in a hospital with no one to care for him. He was a complete sucker 28kReads7.0Score2.4kShelves

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   This is a 1970s story. The male protagonist transmigrates to a post-apocalyptic world. His cheat ability is spatial manipulation. The original owner of this body was adopted. His adoptive parents were very kind, but because they were sent to the countryside, they severed ties with him to avoid implicating him and even found him a job. However, the original owner was cowardly and incompetent and got tricked. After transmigrating, the protagonist immediately dealt with his enemies, sold his job, and went to work in the countryside near his adoptive parents' home. There, he found his biological parents, who turned out to be the only son of the brigade leader who had been lost. Although the brigade leader wanted to gradually reunite them, he treated the protagonist exceptionally well. The protagonist didn't work continuously; he wanted to roam freely and hunt for work points.

6. 6 重 Reborn in 1982, and They Still Want Me to Marry My Older Sister? Are They Crazy? 重生82，还让我娶姐姐，疯了吧 Breaking Free from the Seal in the Deep深幽破封Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Tian Wenyu is reborn in 1982. As soon as he returns, he leads the whole village in catching his former mother-in-law in the act of adultery. He will never again marry that wicked older sister who isn’t related to him by blood. He will never again work himself to the bone for that family. He will never again let his adoptive parents suffer the hardships of life. He will make that heartless family pay in blood. He will defy society’s prejudices and pursue his true love. He will do everything he wa 4kReads8.9Score376Shelves

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   🍀1. In a family with few good people who are always looking to exploit others, the protagonist is reborn in 1982. His first thought is to separate the family and then live a comfortable life behind closed doors. (Please store your brain with a 🧠 before reading.) 🍀2. The protagonist, as the younger brother in a classic "brother-supporting demon" story, dragged his family down in his past life. Reborn, he raises a baby on his own, seeking redemption and making amends to his family. 🍀3. Living off the land and water, this book will show you what rural life was like in that era—a realistic portrayal of both good and evil, not overly exaggerated.

7. 7 1 1974: The White Moonlight's Simp? No, No, No! 1974：白月光的舔狗？退退退 Mad Owl狂枭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 13.2kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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   This is from the male protagonist's perspective. He is reborn and is the deputy factory director. His mother is the workshop director, and his family background is very good. However, in his previous life, he was a simp and even went to jail for a scheming woman. In the end, he lost everything. The female protagonist waited for him her whole life in her previous life and took care of his parents. In this life, he is reborn and cherishes her.

8. 8 再 I'll Make Another Billion, So Stay Away, Ex-Wife of a Freeloader 再赚百亿，伏地魔前妻别来沾边 A Humble Gentleman君子有谦Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Jiang Yang unexpectedly returns to 1970, an era when a secure government job is the ultimate goal. As a seasoned enabler of his younger brother, Jiang Yang is the one being enabled. He also has an ex-wife who expects him to be a gullible sucker she can take advantage of. What else is there to say? He’s definitely getting a divorce! From a cafeteria apprentice to the president of a publicly listed hotel company, Jiang Yang has only three priorities: honor his parents, support his sisters, and spo 8.3kReads8.5Score895Shelves
9. 9 重 Reborn in the 1970s: This Life, I Call the Shots 重生七零，这辈子老子说了算 Purple Flame Demon紫焱妖Two Male Leads689k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Male-Male Romance + Space + Rekindled Love] Tricked into marrying a woman he didn’t love, he let others lead him around by the nose in the name of responsibility, making one mistake after another. Only on the brink of death did he learn that it had all been part of someone else’s scheme. Reborn, he’s determined to call the shots this time. He doesn’t even like women, so he won’t fall for it again. If you try to manipulate me, I’ll play along and turn the tables. The one I fell deeply 9.1kReads8.1Score1.3kShelves

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   Reborn back in time, starting a new life with my other half!!!

10. 10 女 Woman Reborn as a Man: Hard Times as the Big Brother 女穿男：艰苦岁月当大哥 There Is a Big White Dog有一只大白狗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Female-to-male transmigration, period setting, marriage and children, everyday ensemble cast, few nasty characters, a little child-rearing, tiny golden finger] In Huiwan Alley, Hongshi Town, there was a happy family of two working parents. The parents loved each other, and they had two sons and two daughters. Their fifth child was on the way. But everything changed overnight. The mother died after giving birth to the fifth child, leaving behind a baby who needed constant care. During the famine 19.8kReads8.7Score2.5kShelves

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    Although the first book features a woman who transmigrates into the body of her deceased grandmother's older brother and raises her anew, and the second book features two male protagonists, Wen's empathy is truly remarkable. He guides us through his perspective, allowing us to experience the hardships and glories of that era. Although life was tough, there was hope, and we could feel people striving to live, hoping for a better life for their country and their own families.

11. 11 应 A Recent Graduate's Daily Struggle After Being Assigned to the 1960s 应届牲被调剂到六零的奋斗日常 Number One, Can't Get Up in the Morning起床困难户一号Two Male Leads639k WordsOngoing [Daily Life + A Little Golden Finger + Hard Work + Two Male Leads] Wen Yanshi was a lowly fresh graduate trying to juggle civil service exams, public-sector job exams, and graduate school entrance exams. After staying up all night and dying suddenly, he was reborn in 1955, but his memories were hazy. At six, he fell out of a tree and hit his head, awakening his memories of his past life. Born in an era where you couldn't lie flat, Wen Yanshi works hard at his studies in pursuit of his dreams. So 1.3kReads8.8Score116Shelves
12. 12 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s and Activated a Storage Ring 穿越60年代，我激活了储物戒指 Black Yunnan Maple黑云南枫Urban2.1M WordsOngoing Zhu Chengcai is an ordinary wage slave who dreams of getting rich overnight and living a blissful life: waking up naturally after a good night's sleep and counting so much money his fingers cramp. Instead, he has ended up as a wage slave with not a moment to spare. Just as he's preparing to return to his hometown, lie flat, and wait to die, he saves a little girl on the road and unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1960s, where he accidentally activates a storage ring he'd obtained by chance. So Zh 45.4kReads7.9Score4.9kShelves

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    These two books are pretty good and worth reading! 😄

13. 13 重 Reborn in 1992: Rising to the Top Starting in Middle School 重生1992，从中学开始逆袭 Black Yunnan Maple黑云南枫Urban1.3M WordsOngoing In his previous life, Lin Wenjie was made a fool of. His father was framed, and his family was destroyed. Reborn in his high school days, he planned to use his memories of the future to earn his first fortune, save his family, and crush his enemies. Then he would live a happy, peaceful life. But by chance, he bought a damaged little tower from an antiques dealer, and it set him on the path to immortal cultivation. From then on, he kept finding priceless treasures and made a fortune in the stock 14.9kReads8.4Score2kShelves
14. 14 年 Period: Pretty Educated Youths Have All Come to My Backyard 年代：漂亮女知青都进了我家后院 The Neighboring Guy Who Writes邻家码字小哥Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (No System, no space, a satisfying period novel, a new work from a veteran author) Chen Junsheng wakes up and finds himself back in 1981, at the turning point of his fate. He comes first in the county in the college entrance exam preliminary selection, only for someone else to take his place? He’ll take it back! His family has four female educated youths with powerful connections, and you expect him to start from nothing and keep his head down? No way! A man won’t grow rich without a windf 46.7kReads9.0Score4.3kShelves

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    A thrilling historical novel told from the male protagonist's perspective; incredibly good, the pinnacle of historical fiction!!!

15. 15 血 Bloody Romance: On the Road 血色浪漫之在路上 A Lowly Soldier at the Frontier边关一小卒Male-Channel Fanfiction453k WordsCompleted The romance of the powerful, the bloodshed of the common folk. I’m still young, and I long to set out, carrying my original passion with me as I search for my original dream and seek out new experiences. Come on, let’s hit the road! 17.3kReads9.2Score835Shelves

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    It's considered one of the top male-oriented novels of its time among Tomato magazines.

16. 16 你 Hello, 1976! 你好，1976！ vRunning Snailvv奔跑的蜗牛vUrban1.5M WordsCompleted The orphan Zheng Weimin transmigrates to 1976. He thinks he’ll finally experience the warmth of a family, but instead he’s abandoned once again. Luckily, he has the memories and knowledge of his previous life. Without them, he really wouldn’t have been able to turn things around. As the saying goes, nobody visits the poor in the busy city, while distant relatives come flocking to the rich in the mountains. It’s true. Zheng Weimin experiences life in all its harshness and, after being reborn, fin 37.3kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves

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    Both are great! The first book is a time-travel story where the male protagonist goes to the countryside and meets the female protagonist. The second book is about indigenous people, and you can see the male protagonist's resilience. I like the second book the most; it's inspiring and realistic. [Heart emojis]

17. 17 向 Born to Follow the Sun 向阳而生 Li Xiangxiang李想想Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [A new book from a veteran author] [Daily life] [Romance] [A little heartbreak, then overwhelmingly sweet] He Zhicheng gave his son He Shu a perfect demonstration of what a scumbag looked like, leaving He Shu terrified of marriage before he was even an adult. The little tree, withered before it had even grown, was chased by another stubborn little sprout who kept urging him to stand tall. Well, maybe it takes going through all that pain to appreciate the happiness of an ordinary life. Life comes 127.6kReads9.6Score14.3kShelves

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    These are all really good period dramas [eating melon emoji] ① Zheng Weimin went to the countryside to do contributions, then passed the exam and returned to Beijing, without his family knowing. ② So touching. ③ So many tears! [Almost crying emoji]

18. 18 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Sell My Iron Rice Bowl 四合院：开局卖掉铁饭碗 A Plump Little Pig一只胖胖的猪Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyday-life focus, with the spirit of the Wei and Jin dynasties, and not too much hostility.] After transmigrating to a Beijing courtyard in 1962, he sells his iron rice bowl from the start. He studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and becomes a technician. When the times change, he goes into business, opens a factory, and helps revitalize the country's industry. (Mostly everyday life, mostly everyday life, mostly everyday life. That's important, so we're saying it three times 10.4kReads7.7Score309Shelves

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    🌿🌿The male protagonist, a modern-day second son, transmigrates to the 1970s. He not only has a pregnant wife but also a mentally challenged younger brother. As the head of the family, he can only helplessly shoulder the heavy burden in this difficult era. 🌿🌿The male protagonist is reborn into the body of a person with the same name in the 1970s. Relying on the cheat-like abilities he received from the reborn woman, he quietly amasses a fortune.

19. 19 穿 Transmigrated to a Bygone Era, My Beast Companion Is a Vampire 穿越年代，我的御兽是吸血鬼 Who Am I Wandering For为谁去流浪Rural Life494k WordsOngoing A grounded tale of rural life and farming, adventure in another world, beast taming, and immortality. After transmigrating to an impoverished village in 1955, Zhou Jiasheng becomes the family outcast, the eldest child no one wants! His parents take his siblings to the city to get a job with a state-owned enterprise, leaving him behind in the countryside with food but no money, to fend for himself. Just when he is at his wits' end, the troublemaking System that caused him to transmigrate is alrea 80.4kReads8.4Score9.9kShelves

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    You can take a look at these two books.

20. 20 少 Keep Moving Forward, Young Man 少年且前行 Li Xiangxiang李想想Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Bearing the hopes of his disabled parents and supported by every uncle and elder in Kaoshan Village, Wang Yan arrived in Binhai carrying a fertilizer sack full of the future. He stepped onto campus and began his journey toward changing his life… 61.2kReads9.5Score6.1kShelves
21. 21 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 42kReads7.3Score3.8kShelves
22. 22 公 Upholding Justice 公义立身 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Urban102k WordsCompleted Xu Zhiqiang was born into a poor rural family in the 1960s. Through sheer hard work, he got into university. After graduating, he was assigned to work at a steel mill, where he brought a near-bankrupt factory back from the brink. Later, an anonymous letter changed the course of his life once again. After enduring setbacks in life as well as pressure and blows at work, Xu Zhiqiang entered the real estate business and rose to the pinnacle of success. 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist was born into a poor family. After graduating from university, he was assigned to a steel factory. Later, he went south to work and became a real estate tycoon.

23. 23 重 Reborn in 1965: I'm the Only Son in the Family 重生六五，我为家中唯一男丁 Shangguan Suying上官素影Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted Alternate history, alternate history, alternate history. Some things are important enough to say three times!!! (A woman transmigrates into a man’s body, and there’s a spatial ability! Completed.) After working hard for ten years, she finally managed to buy a home and a car in a third-tier city. Life was getting better and better... Then one day, she transmigrated into a parallel era where food and clothing were scarce, and she was the only boy in her family. Fortunately, her family didn’t favor 7.5kReads9.0Score427Shelves
24. 24 中 Lu Xueqi, Vocational School Student 中专生陆雪琪 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Marriage & Romance81k WordsCompleted Lu Xueqi, the Vocational School Student 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 林 Lin Fusheng: A Student’s Everyday Life in the ’70s 林福生，70年代读书日常 Corn Breakdance玉米扒舞Urban525k WordsCompleted A period novel about building wealth and strengthening the nation. In his previous life, the male lead was a master surgeon who also knew a thing or two about traditional Chinese medicine. He worked himself to death, and when he opened his eyes again, he was in the middle of a mud fight. Getting pelted with mud brought back the memories of his past life. 811Reads7.3Score101Shelves
26. 26 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. 21.8kReads7.9Score1.3kShelves
27. 27 重 Reborn in 1982: Meat at Every Meal, Making My Ex-Wife Green with Envy 重生82：顿顿吃肉，前妻馋疯了 Lonely Under the Moon月下孤独Urban2.0M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Lin Shengli was swindled out of his family fortune by his wife and son, and died of rage. As he lay dying, his wife Liu Lili revealed a shocking secret: their son wasn't his. He died full of resentment, never expecting to be reborn in 1982, on the day he and Liu Lili went to her family home to ask for her hand in marriage. Looking back, it was because he'd lost his head and agreed to Liu's father's exorbitant bride price and the demand that he marry into their family that t 3.3kReads8.5Score301Shelves
28. 28 重 Back to 1976: Helping the Whole Village Get Rich 重回1976：带着全村发家致富 Jiayang's Little Kitchen加洋小厨Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn Educated Youth + One Heroine + Everyday Life + Building Wealth] On his deathbed, Song Qingfeng regretted most that, in his youth, his insecurity and foolishness had led him to reject a marriage proposal twice, costing him the person he loved most and condemning him to a lifetime of regret. He never imagined that when he opened his eyes again, he would be back just before the second time he turned her down! When the woman who had haunted his dreams appeared before him once more, Song Qing 5.2kReads8.7Score282Shelves
29. 29 重 Reborn in 1978: I Have the Power to Read Minds 重生1978，我拥有读心术 Duanmu Ci Yixin端木赐一心Urban900k WordsCompleted Su Chen was reborn, returning to the day his father got into trouble more than forty years ago. In his previous life, when he was young, Su Chen was a good-for-nothing layabout. To provide for the family, his father took a desperate risk and resold duck eggs. This seemingly trivial matter was blown out of proportion by others. After three days of public denunciations and parading through the streets, his father passed away. Then Su Chen himself was sent to prison, while his mother and two younge 1.8kReads7.6Score107Shelves
30. 30 7 The 1970s: Someone Switched My Rural Posting Location 70年代：我被人调换了下乡地点 Fengjue风觉Urban2.1M WordsCompleted (Period setting + transmigrate into a book + villain reborn + laid-back life + light System elements + wish fulfillment + everyday family life) After transmigrating into a book, Wu Xuan, who had spent his previous life as a workhorse, wanted nothing more than a cozy life with a wife and children. But with a reborn villain, a suffocating family of origin, and scheming educated youths around him, Wu Xuan was forced to start outmaneuvering them. 15.1kReads7.6Score770Shelves

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    I highly recommend these two books, both written from the male protagonist's perspective. They are very realistic, without excessive exaggeration, and the content closely matches that era, including prices, interactions with villagers, and the mutual help among educated youth.

31. 31 重 Back to 1975 重回1975年 I Can Braise Duck Necks我会卤鸭脖Urban1.0M WordsCompleted He dug in mines, hauled bricks, and did time! He worked as a bodyguard and scavenged through trash! In his later years, he was left utterly alone, living a miserable, wretched life! Zhang Wendong is reborn in 1975. This time, he’ll live for himself alone and begin a new chapter in life! 198Reads7.9Score239Shelves
32. 32 年 1979: Meat for My Wife and Kids 年代1979：带着老婆孩子吃肉 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.7M WordsOngoing [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 181.8kReads9.3Score11kShelves

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    These are two of my absolute favorites. The first one is my absolute favorite.

33. 33 渣 My Scumbag Ex Became a Copycat Husband: Back to Before My Wife's Difficult Labor 渣男变模仿丈夫：重回媳妇难产前 Gods, Protect My Account诸神保号Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Female-focused + period setting + small family + child-rearing + everyday life) Zheng Wendong, filled with regret over how he had treated his wife, was reborn in 1999, back when he and his wife had just gotten married. In his previous life, he had failed to see people for who they were, abandoned his pregnant wife, and gone to stand up for the woman he had always loved. As a result, he suffered a grievous injury that left him impotent. His wife worked herself to the bone for him, but he still l 4.5kReads8.9Score342Shelves
34. 34 大 The Courtyard's Rebellious Son 大院逆子 The Too-Late Jinx为时已晚的克夫Urban203k WordsOngoing This is not a hero's story. It's the story of someone who is alive, living on behalf of those who died. Military life, the Sino-Vietnamese War of Self-Defense and Counterattack, reconnaissance soldiers, brotherhood, father-son bonds, a bygone era, growing up, passion, heartbreak, and tears. 94.3kReads7.6Score6.5kShelves

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    👍👍👍👍👍👍

35. 35 重 Reborn in 1985: A Young Man with a Bright Future 重生1985，少年大有可为 vRunning Snailvv奔跑的蜗牛vUrban2.0M WordsOngoing At forty, Shen Mo returned to 1985. The child of educated youths sent to southern Yunnan, he was left behind when his parents returned to Shanghai and divorced. “Dad has a home, Mom has a home, and I'm left all by myself. Am I just in the way...” The lyrics from a TV drama he'd once watched had become his own life. Shen Mo was now an unwanted burden, unloved by both grandmothers, but he still had his second uncle. “Xiao Mo, the city registration fee is nearly four hundred yuan, but your second u 189.4kReads8.5Score17.1kShelves

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    The first book features a burdened child of a sent-down youth returning to the city. The second book features a reborn protagonist who is cannon fodder in a family, and a transmigrated male protagonist. The third book features a young person who has never experienced hardship facing being sent to the countryside. The fourth book features a woman who transmigrates into a man, is a kept man, and raises a child. The fifth book features a small-town exam-taker who transmigrates into a phoenix man (a man from a poor background who achieves success). The sixth book features a transmigrated person who was switched at birth. The seventh book features a kidnapped sent-down youth who finds his biological father, adoptive father, and both his biological and adoptive families are very kind to him.

36. 36 穿 Transmigrating Into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon Fodder Tears Up the Plot and Builds Infrastructure 穿书七零，炮灰手撕剧本搞基建 Frosty Sky Over a Thousand Trees万木霜天Urban1.0M WordsCompleted When Qin Feng opened his eyes, he had become the male lead's stepbrother in a Period novel. A biased father, a vicious stepmother, a reborn male lead, and Qin Feng, destined to be cannon fodder... Faced with a disastrous start, Qin Feng smiled when a construction and engineering study System suddenly appeared. His stepbrother stayed in the city while he went to the countryside. The original owner was furious, but Qin Feng was thrilled. Reclaiming wasteland and farming? Not a chance. He used a se 8.2kReads8.0Score573Shelves
37. 37 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. 3.3kReads7.3Score123Shelves
38. 38 为 He Married the Chubby Daughter of the Brigade Chief Just to Get a Meal 为了吃口饭他娶了大队长家胖闺女 Tang Mo Gang, Who Likes Sour Things喜欢酸味子的唐沫刚Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Seventies Era + Woman Transmigrates into a Man + Devoted to Each Other + Living Off His Wife + Daily Life + Marriage Before Love + Raising Kids] Xie Yan, a fine young woman of the modern era, died in the prime of her life and was reborn with her memories in the harsh 1950s. The good news was that she had a golden finger, the very space she'd long dreamed of in her previous life. The bad news was that it was just a space. In an era of scarce supplies, was a space what she needed? No, she needed 2.3kReads7.5Score162Shelves
39. 39 7 The 1970s: I Transmigrated into a Phoenix Man 70年代：我穿越成为凤凰男 Summer Has Nanmu夏日有南木Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A female-oriented novel!!! Xu Ming was a small-town exam ace who spent his childhood competing in school and his adulthood competing at work. He died suddenly after staying up late to make PowerPoint slides for his balding boss. Before he closed his eyes, he remembered what his former female boss had told him: if he had been willing to lower himself and live off a woman, he wouldn't have died so young. It was too late for regrets. When he opened his eyes again, he discovered he had been reborn i 14kReads7.8Score1.1kShelves
40. 40 七 The 1970s: In Debt by Morning, Winning Big with the System by Night 七零：上午欠债，晚上绑系统躺赢 True Integrity Rising真铮日上Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [Alternate History Setting, Daily Life, Slow Burn, Ordinary Male Lead, Poor Health, Has a Golden Finger but Won’t Become Invincible] With a bang, Wang Siming transmigrated! He opened his eyes in the 1970s, having become Wang Siming, who’d been swindled while looking for a job and lost the family’s entire savings of 300 yuan! His whole family had been eagerly counting on him to become a worker so they could enjoy the good life with him, and now he was saddled with a sudden debt of 300 yuan. He wa 7.6kReads8.3Score649Shelves
41. 41 包 A Landlord Travels Back to the 1960s, Takes His Fortune, and Goes to the Countryside with His Younger Brother 包租公穿六零卷了家产带弟弟下乡 Long-Tailed Tulip郁金香长尾Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period] + [raising kids] + [pocket dimension] + [sent down to the countryside] Xu Yanhao had graduated from college and settled into life as a landlord, but after a nap, he opens his eyes to find himself back in 1965. His family has all disappeared overnight, leaving behind a huge house, a fortune no one knows about, and a little brother just three and a half years old who is still hungry and helpless. Once he's figured out what's going on, Xu Yanhao immediately packs up and heads to the countr 17.8kReads8.1Score2.5kShelves

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    The male lead is quite good. His younger brother, Duoduo, is very cute [shy]. He often helps his brother with chores and is also super smart. Both brothers have their own spatial abilities. At the beginning, the male lead gathers his family property and prepares everything to go to the countryside. [Thumbs up][follow][follow] The male lead can also communicate with his modern parents.

42. 42 重 Reborn: Back in 1977 to Be a Dad 重生：回到1977当奶爸 Half a Cup of Strong Tea半盏粗茶Urban5.1M WordsCompleted When he wakes up, his luxury cars are gone, and so are the beautiful women. Chen Fugui, a billionaire, has been reborn in the 1970s. Will he drift aimlessly through life, or live it to the fullest? For his sweet wife and adorable daughter, he’s going to build a business empire of his own. 11kReads9.0Score958Shelves

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    The first book is a period novel told from the male protagonist's perspective. It tells the story of a male protagonist who travels back to 1982 and raises nine daughters by hunting.

43. 43 七 The Sweet Wife of the 1970s Has a Space, but Her Whole Family Pressures Me to Live Off Her 七零娇妻带空间，全家逼我吃软饭 Zhu Moumou祝某某Urban697k WordsCompleted [Transmigrated into a 1970s book + farm space + sweet, doting wife + beloved by the whole family!] [A man who knows the whole story versus a man reborn with memories of his past life!] The moment Zhu Tianfan opens his eyes, he discovers he's transmigrated into a romance novel as Li Xiuxiu's villainous ex-husband! In the book, the original owner is afraid of being sent to the countryside because his parents favor his younger brother. But on his wedding day, the Li family's businesses are sudden 5.4kReads7.6Score325Shelves

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    It's a period drama, very good, and very well written.

44. 44 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- 74.5kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves

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    The male protagonist transmigrates into a book and possesses a cheat-like advantage. He first becomes a sent-down youth in the countryside as part of a ping-pong team, then rises to leadership through meritorious service, and marries the original female protagonist. His career path is steady and meticulously crafted, making for a captivating story.

45. 45 重 Reborn in 1982, the World's Richest Man 重生82年，全球首富 Post-90s90后Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Marriage Before Love + Reborn to Make Amends + Revenge at Last + Trillions in Assets + Retiring in Comfort Original title: Reborn in 1982, the World's Richest Man The male lead, Ye Nan, spent years burying himself in work. After being diagnosed with cancer, he donated all his possessions and eventually passed away with regrets. But when he wakes up, he remembers how, after getting drunk and acting recklessly, he caused Ji Yuqi to become pregnant before marriage, which ultimately led her to jump 2kReads8.2Score184Shelves
46. 46 四 Siheyuan: I'm Liu Guangqi 四合院：我是刘光奇 Zhi Yu 1014栀虞1014Female-Channel Fanfiction467k WordsCompleted A Love in the Courtyard fanfic. I transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard and became Liu Guangqi. Emmmm, not a bad identity. Unlike other transmigrators who start out as orphans, at least the courtyard's scoundrels can't bully me. As for everything else, I'll just sit back and watch! 10.8kReads9.1Score367Shelves

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    1. Single female lead + slice-of-life + comedy: Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong was a failure in his previous life, relying on his parents, children, and wife. In this life, he becomes a train water supplier, traveling all over the country while making money through reselling goods. 2. Transmigrated into the son of his second uncle.

47. 47 茶 The Tea Horse Road Mystery 茶马诡局 Purple Clay Warm Sunshine紫砂暖阳Historical807k WordsOngoing Huang Shi'an, a young man from the Ancient Tea Horse Road, carries on his shoulders the stories of three generations. His father's generation put down roots in western Yunnan and lived through the flames of war, fighting the enemy in the smoke-filled Southwest. They left behind an unyielding spirit and regrets that were never laid to rest. His older brother went to the countryside as an educated youth, then headed south to guard the border, leaving his fiery youth in the frontier. When his turn 114Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is both handsome and strong

48. 48 新 The Bride Called Off the Wedding, So I Turned Around and Married an ’80s Heiress 新娘悔婚，反手娶八十年代白富美 Troublemaker 1妖蛾子1Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Lu Ye, rich enough to rival a nation, returned to 1986. In his previous life, he didn't know how to cherish his family, bringing misery to his wife and causing his daughter to die. In this life, he would protect his wife and daughter under his wing and never let them suffer the slightest harm! His little girl: “Daddy, I was born into the right family, wasn't I?” Lu Ye: “Of course. If you want the stars, Daddy wouldn't dare give you the moon instead~” Chu Xiang'er: “Honey, I married the right man 1.8kReads8.6Score151Shelves
49. 49 重 Reborn in 1979: Ex-Wife, Please Behave Yourself 重生1979：前妻请自重 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban1.2M WordsCompleted {Traditional period setting} + {a vivid portrayal of society before the crackdown} + {the darkness of human nature}... Pei Jichang is reborn in 1979, but into the body of a poor peasant who happens to have the same name. That year, his beloved gets into university, his father-in-law is exonerated and promoted, and everyone in the village envies him. The Pei family is finally going to live well. But then... His beloved turns on him and demands a divorce, swearing to report to the brigade that Pei 4.2kReads8.6Score330Shelves

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    The following are all urban rebirth novels told from the male protagonist's perspective, set in a specific era. Here you go...

50. 50 重 Reborn in 1949: King of the Courtyard 重生四九城之大院顽主儿 Five Tigers at the Door五虎临门Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing [1960s + Blood-Colored Romance + Pocket Dimension + Beijing + Wild and Unrestrained + Compound Yard Kingpins + Brawling] Also known as “Blood-Colored Romance: I Became Ning Wei’s Big Brother” Ning Yuan was reborn in Beijing in the 1960s. He was the older brother of Ning Wei, who was supposed to be stabbed to death by the Little Rascal. What could he do to avoid meeting the same tragic end? Brawl, earn respect, eat Buddha, sniff honey! The wild and unrestrained youth of Beijing’s compound-yard ki —Reads—Score—Shelves

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