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. 151 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
2. 152 八 The 1980s: I Had a Flash Marriage with a Hooligan Husband, and He Spoils Me Rotten 八零之闪婚混混老公，被宠麻了 Light Drizzle Feifei微微雨霏Modern Romance696k WordsCompleted (Faithful to each other + devoted husband + everyday life + comedy + marriage before love) (No transmigration or rebirth. The heroine is not a strong-willed type. Read at your own discretion.) The hero is a street punk, while the heroine is the village beauty. To raise enough money for her father’s surgery, Su Nianxue took the initiative and asked Gu Yanbai to marry her. Gu Yanbai was a notorious loafer in all the surrounding villages. Nobody was willing to marry their daughter to him. Then one 8.3kReads8.7Score55714d adds
3. 153 气 I'm Furious! After I Was Reborn, Mom and I Both Fought to Spoil My Wife 气疯，重生后老妈和我抢着宠老婆 Coal Ball Ha煤球哈Urban1.0M WordsCompleted A short drama adaptation of the original novel, under the same title, is now available. Come watch! Lighthearted, sweet, and all about doting on his wife. Billionaire Lu Jing and his mother, Wang Da'e, die in a plane crash, only to unexpectedly return to 1979. In their previous lives, they were dazzling in public, but no one knew there was always a thorn in their hearts that they could never pull out. In this life, the awful mother-in-law grabs her awful son by the ear. “You brat, you’d better t 713Reads9.1Score10214d adds
4. 154 孤 Lone Wanderer 孤行者 Wang Yiwang王已忘Urban2.9M WordsCompleted An abandoned “simpleton” takes his first bold step, and a brilliant, shining life begins to unfold. Life’s wonders are not made up of laughter alone. There are far more tears along the way, but come rain or shine, he presses on and grows stronger! 215.3kReads9.4Score18.4k14d adds
5. 155 趁 While My Wife Was Still Young and Naive, I Talked Her Into Having Our Second Child 趁媳妇青涩，忽悠她为我生二胎 Luo Ziqi洛子柒Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [One heroine + baby + everyday farming in the 1980s + building a fortune + devoted husband] When he opened his eyes, Zhou Feng, a chairman worth billions, had been reborn. He was back in 1988, on the very day his wife, Su Xiaoqing, jumped off a cliff after suffering severe postpartum depression! The moment he realized he had been reborn, he laughed through his tears. Heaven had given him a chance to make up for the greatest regret of his life. First, he had to go from a ne'er-do-well to a doting 3.7kReads9.0Score33214d adds
6. 156 六 The Sixties: Transmigrated as a Male Cannon Fodder, I Have a Golden Finger 六零：穿成男炮灰，我有金手指 Kumquat Lemon Spirit金桔柠檬精Modern Romance74k WordsOngoing (Male protagonist's perspective + transmigrates into a book + spatial powers) Qin Minghe, a graduate student in classical Chinese literature at a top-tier university, transmigrates. The good news is that he has transmigrated into a historical novel he once read, so he no longer has to endlessly write papers, attend group meetings, and give presentations. The bad news is that he has become a cannon-fodder character whose name is never even mentioned in the book. He is already dead by the time the —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A period novel told from the male protagonist's perspective: #① The male protagonist is reborn in Northeast China in the 1950s. It's a very authentic story set in that era, vividly depicting the simplicity and poverty of that time, and the male protagonist's struggle to support his family.

7. 157 重 Reborn: Patenting Every Technology to Sever the West’s Tech Advantage 重生：全系专利，斩断欧美科技树 When Can I Lie Flat何日能躺平Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Cutting-edge technology + business + military industry + defending the country + upright values] Carrying the memories of two thousand scientists from every field, Chen Hao is reborn on the day of the college entrance exams in the year 2000. He missed the exam and scored just 180 points? He solves the ten greatest conjectures in mathematics, and the top ten universities fight to recruit him! His father is bankrupt and about to jump off a building from the start? He builds the XP System and 35.1kReads9.0Score3.5k14d adds
8. 158 被 The Beautiful, Wealthy Young Educated Youth Desired by a Rough-Hewn Man 被糙汉惦记的白富美娇娇小知青 Clover Brings Good Luck四叶草会幸运Modern Romance435k WordsCompleted (Sweet, adorable local young educated woman VS cunning, reborn rough country man with a serious case of lovesickness. This story is set in an alternate history.) Beautiful as a flower, Ruan Yanzhi volunteers to go to the countryside. The first thing she does when she meets Xue Yu is shove their marriage certificate at him and demand that he marry her! Xue Yu: The woman I secretly loved for so many years in my last life is forcing me to marry her in this one? Should I say yes right away, or just 1.4kReads8.7Score13514d adds
9. 159 年 The Short-Lived Male Supporting Character in a Period Novel 年代文里的短命男配 Little Hermit on Mount Qixia栖霞山上小居士Urban265k WordsOngoing Du Ning transmigrates into the body of a young educated urbanite sent to the countryside in the 1970s. Getting a second chance at life should be the greatest stroke of luck, but Du Ning can't bring himself to celebrate, because his golden finger is completely at odds with the spirit of the times. Even harder to accept is the fact that he seems to have transmigrated into a historical novel, and worse, he's a short-lived supporting male character. 1Reads5.5Score—14d adds
10. 160 重 Back to 1987 重回1987 Ting Houshan庭后山Urban2.4M WordsCompleted Feng Yisheng, the lone wolf of finance, spent his entire life striving for the top. Just as he reached the summit of the financial world, someone threw him off a rooftop, sending him back to 1987, a year when his parents and older sister had disappeared, his younger sister had been kidnapped, and the girl who had waited ten years for him had given up. It was a time when beauty and harsh reality coexisted. As spring breezes and gentle rain swept across China and all things came back to life, he m 16.6kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
11. 161 重 Back to 1980: I Saved a Stunning Beauty from the Start 重回1980：开局救下绝色老婆 Loves Broccoli爱吃西蓝花Urban635k WordsCompleted Gao Zhiheng was reborn, returning to a small mountain village fifty years in the past. In his previous life, he followed his parents’ wishes and married An Ning, a young educated woman sent to the countryside. But because she wasn’t the woman he loved, he failed to cherish her and spent his days fooling around. Then one day, An Ning, pregnant with his child, was murdered. Mother and baby both died! His parents were consumed by grief and died with regrets. An Ning’s younger sister, who had been c 1.2kReads8.5Score10314d adds
12. 162 重 Reborn at the Moment Before My Wife and Daughter Were Killed 重生到老婆女儿惨死前一刻 Mighty Bull Demon King大力牛魔王Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Reborn + a remorseful scumbag + doting dad + devoted husband and father + career success and immense wealth + no System + sickeningly sweet everyday life] Li Tianxing is reborn in 1985 in Daheishan. He checks the time and realizes that his wife and daughter will die in just five minutes. He panics, but fortunately, it isn't too late. He still has time to make things right in this life. From that day on, his wife, Lin Wanru, has a good man who loves her more than life itself. His daughter, Yingy 535Reads8.8Score10214d adds
13. 163 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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    Yes, all of them. You can read the books I recommend with confidence; I'm currently following or have already finished reading each one!

14. 164 坦 Tanks, Planes, and Aircraft Carriers? My Farm Equipment Factory Can Build Them All 坦克飞机航母，我农具厂都能造 Happy Potato Chips开心薯片Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Military industry expert Qin Yang arrives in 1980 and becomes the son of the head of the technical department at a Third Front factory. Once a good-for-nothing second-generation factory brat, Qin Yang sets out to turn his life around. The factory wants to switch from military production to civilian goods? Qin Yang casually invents an air rifle, and Uncle Camel can't stop praising it! Having trouble choosing a small-caliber bullet? Qin Yang makes the gun and bullets himself! The copied SVD sniper 15.8kReads9.2Score1.6k14d adds
15. 165 谍 Espionage: I Can Earn Rewards by Playing the Villain! 谍战：我当恶霸能爆奖励！ Loves Honey Longjing Tea爱喝蜂蜜龙井茶Urban2.7M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a minor secret agent at Beiping Station, he unexpectedly awakened the Tyrant System!! As long as the System judges something to be bad behavior, he gets a reward! Kidnap a dog traitor and torture him for information. Ding! For using serious violence against another person, reward: the Japanese devils’ top-secret military intelligence! Lin Ze: ??? Beating up traitors counts too? “Mrs. Miyamoto, I have a new assignment for you!” Ding! For coercing an innocent young woman, 171kReads9.4Score15.5k14d adds
16. 166 穿 Back to the 1960s: From Eating My Fill to Becoming a Factory Boss 穿回六零：从吃饱饭到厂长老总 Warm Sunshine in Spring春天里的暖阳Urban1.4M WordsCompleted On a sweltering day, a bottle of ice-cold cola sent a young man struggling to make ends meet back to the early 1960s. He was reborn as the third great-uncle who had died young in his previous life. In an era when people worried just about getting enough to eat, he began a life of easy success. New book: Transmigrating to 1942: Starting with a Blade of Grass. I hope you’ll support it. 10.6kReads8.8Score57814d adds

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    🍒A historical romance novel told from the male protagonist's perspective [Note] After a fall, she transmigrated to the 1960s and became an eight-year-old boy. Although he was the only boy in the family, there was no discrimination against girls, and the family atmosphere was harmonious [Thinking]. According to the laws of novels, he awakened his spatial ability, but before it could shine, he began his primary school life.

17. 167 重 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 163.2kReads9.5Score18.2k14d adds
18. 168 重 Reborn in a Bygone Era, Living Well with My Pocket Dimension 重生年代带着空间过日子 Little Lazy Lazy小懒懒懒Modern Romance397k WordsCompleted Period setting + space + farming + daily life + one female lead (male protagonist's perspective) After living two lives, Shen Xi is still a lazy fish. He farms and plays with the kids, and life is still full of flavor! My writing isn't great, and neither is my temper. If you don't like it, just move on. May good people have a lifetime of peace, and may bad reviewers have nothing go their way. Thanks. 177Reads6.3Score—14d adds

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    I've traveled back to the 1960s, to the scene of a family division. Later, due to my eldest brother Fan's situation, the whole family moved to an island. Farming, playing with kids, and enjoying a leisurely life – it's quite fulfilling. There's a space (likely referring to a specific location or feature in the story).

19. 169 四 Siheyuan: My Life as a Gamer 四合院：我的游戏生活 Mr. Huang's Resolve黄某的坚持Male-Channel Fanfiction603k WordsCompleted “Single heroine: Qin Jingru” “Yi Zhonghai’s apprentice” “Game System” “1962” “A peaceful life” “A little technological development” After a huge truck sent him into the world of Love in the Courtyard, Yang Tao decided to make the best of things and began living a quiet life in the courtyard. When Yang Tao saw the words “Divine Emperor’s Protection” pop up on the System, he felt something damp on his face and reached up to touch his cheek. “Sweat?” Yang Tao glanced up at the gloomy sky, then brea 4.6kReads8.4Score20514d adds

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    Both are male-oriented, you can check them out, I recommend them. There are two fanfictions about courtyard houses.

20. 170 六 The Siheyuan Compound in the 1960s: I'm Eight, but I Have Twenty Years of Work Experience? 六零大杂院，我八岁二十年工龄？ Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Reborn] [Big Courtyard] [Comedy] [A Kid with an Adult's Mind] [Everyday Warmth] [Leisurely Days] [Over-the-Quota Family] [Space] (The story has progressed into the 1970s.) What can you do after waking up in 1960, an era of shortages and hunger? Baogen says that as long as you have the right mindset, nothing is impossible. First, he needs to get his hands on six stripes. The story begins at the big courtyard at No. 67, Little Suzhou Alley, just one street away from Nanluoguxiang. An old 23.6kReads8.9Score2.1k14d adds

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    Both are good, the first one is even funnier!

21. 171 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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    The male protagonist transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes a purchasing agent to help his family survive the famine. (Completed)

22. 172 年 Period: I Draw Little Storybooks in the Seventies 年代：我在七零画小人书 A Special Dog特殊的狗Male-Channel Fanfiction815k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the 1970s-set drama Romance of Our Parents, Jiang Weimin becomes the Jiang family’s son. (This follows the TV series completely and has nothing to do with the original novel.) Through his own efforts, Jiang Weimin rises to become Qingdao’s top official. Starting in the 1970s, he draws comic books and takes his works overseas. He adapts works such as The Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Drawing Sword, Dragon Ball, and Kung Fu Panda, and develops spin-offs like storytelling p 1.8kReads8.7Score10214d adds

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    The historical novel told from the male protagonist's perspective is super good.

23. 173 四 Siheyuan: I Support My Family by Fishing 四合院：我靠钓鱼养家糊口 Medicine Stone Man's Clothes药石男衣Male-Channel Fanfiction614k WordsCompleted Yan Xiewen transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan, becoming a second son who never existed in the original story. By sheer coincidence, he arrives just as the three-year famine begins. Lost and uncertain, he awakens his own golden finger: a fishing System. He can earn points and all kinds of supplies by fishing... From then on, he makes a living and supports his family by fishing... 7.7kReads7.6Score36414d adds
24. 174 冤 The Family ATM Ran Away, and Everyone’s Losing Their Minds 冤种提款机跑了，全家急疯了 The Humble Way of the Gentleman君子谦道Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Jiang Tiecheng was reborn. All because he drew the lot that gave him the chance to take over his father's job, he ended up with an enormous advantage. He spent his whole life helping his mother raise his younger siblings. He spent his whole life feeling indebted to his second younger brother. So he always gave in to his brother and sister-in-law. He handed over his businesses, and took care of everything for his siblings, from food, clothing, housing, and transportation to marriage and children. 8kReads7.5Score60214d adds
25. 175 从 Hunting in the Changbai Mountains Since 1969 从69年开始的长白山狩猎生活 Little Bai, At Leisure小白闲来Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Li Weidong transmigrated into the body of a young intellectual sent to work in a production team at the foot of the Changbai Mountains. He met young people who had come from all over the country to help develop the region, and got to know a group of hunters on the mountains who, like him, made their living hunting. During those years of hunting in the mountains, he experienced all kinds of things: laughter, worries, and sorrow. Li Weidong gained not only prey, but also family, friendship, and 23.8kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds

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    A historical novel set in the countryside, featuring educated youth going hunting.

26. 176 人 In the 1960s, I Took My Little Sister to the Countryside 人在六零，携妹下乡 Nostalgic Little Bai追忆小白Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Han Mingyu, from the twenty-first century, died... Liu Yuzhu, from the 1960s, died and came back to life... With a stepmother came a cruel father, and Liu Yuzhu’s life was a living hell... A hellish start, but thankfully, he has the transmigration essential: a golden finger, the Happy Farm System. 40.2kReads7.8Score2.1k14d adds

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    [Cool][Cool][Cool][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thinking][Thinking][Thinking]

27. 177 顾 Professor Gu's Rural Life After Being Reborn 顾教授重生后的农村日常 Excellent Dog Egg优秀的狗蛋儿Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted Gu Zhan, an agricultural research genius from the 21st century, is reborn in 1976, back at the age when he was both insecure and arrogant. Looking at his wife standing before him, timid and cautious, he finally understands what a jerk he was at this point in his previous life. Back then, he was obsessed with getting ahead. To go to college and build a promising future, he abandoned his wife and daughter, ultimately driving his wife to take her own life with their daughter. Given a second life, a 65Reads7.1Score—14d adds

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    ① In his previous life, the male protagonist was a fake young master from a wealthy family. Unable to accept reality, he caused his family's destruction. Reborn, he only wants his family to live a peaceful and good life. ② The male protagonist is reborn from the 21st century back to 1976. In his previous life, he abandoned his wife and daughter after getting into university, ultimately leading to his wife and daughter's suicide. Reborn, the male protagonist only wants to spend his life with his wife and daughter.

28. 178 重 Back to the Era: I Dump the Village Belle and Marry a Stunning Educated Youth 重回年代：弃村花！迎娶绝美知青 Lazurite蓝闪石Urban669k WordsCompleted [Reborn, Sweet Romance, Family Life, One Devoted Heroine, Feel-Good] (The rating just came out, so it’s low) The night before Chen Yifei was supposed to get married, he ended up in the same kang bed as He Runqing, an educated youth who was about to return to the city! Their clothes were in disarray... His village beauty fiancée brought the whole village, men and women, young and old, to watch the spectacle. She cried and made a scene, demanding to break off the engagement. Chen Yifei thought he 892Reads8.4Score10214d adds
29. 179 六 Back to the Sixties: Becoming a Chef at a Big Factory 六十年代之回到大厂当厨子 Spanish Mackerel Dumplings鲅鱼饺子Urban301k WordsCompleted (Period Drama + Rebirth + Siheyuan Courtyard + Farming + No Golden Finger) Wang Jianguo spent his whole life meekly working in the back kitchen of a machinery factory. He had no wife or children, and even the factory took care of his funeral. Perhaps his obsession ran too deep, because time turned back and returned him to the moment before it all began... There’s no golden finger at any point. The protagonist won’t reach the pinnacle of life or slaughter his way through the world. If that’s not 6.9kReads9.0Score41414d adds

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    These two are period novels by Ma Yu Jiao Zi. The first one features a male protagonist who travels back to the 1960s, and the second is a sequel to the first. I recommend them.

30. 180 老 The Wang Family in the 1990s 老王家的九十年代 Spanish Mackerel Dumplings鲅鱼饺子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Period setting + courtyard homes + ordinary folks + small businesses) After reading Reborn in the 1960s: Back at the Factory as a Cook, you can treat this book as a sequel, but it also works fine on its own. Against the backdrop of state-owned enterprises going into decline in the 1990s, the everyday lives of a young couple serve as the thread connecting a colorful cast of ordinary people and their bustling neighborhood. There are local police officers, state-enterprise employees, people with r 3.4kReads8.9Score25714d adds
31. 181 我 I Solve Cases to Put Food on the Table 我靠破案养家糊口 Empty Words in a Dream梦中的虚语Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1958, I moved into Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. Did I transmigrate into a TV drama or transmigrate into a book? Good thing I have so many buffs stacked that I don't have to spend all day playing family power games in one little courtyard! 5.2kReads9.3Score57114d adds
32. 182 重 Reborn in the 1960s: Sent to the Countryside from the Start 重生60年代，开局就上山下乡 A Solitary Stone孑然的石头Urban3.8M WordsOngoing [Period]+ [Reborn]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Single Female Lead] Ye Hao transmigrates to a parallel world in the 1960s. Just as he is about to starve to death, he awakens an ancient treasure passed down from antiquity: the Azure Lotus Mystic Jade! Watch as he lives it up during the famine, improving his own life while also doing his part to help this country rebuild from the ground up! Our goal is the stars and the sea! 1.9kReads8.8Score23914d adds

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    🔥🔥①From the male protagonist's perspective + a period drama: The protagonist awakens again in a funeral hall, surrounded by relatives arguing over dividing the inheritance, a scene of exploitation unfolding. But the protagonist will not tolerate it. He will ruthlessly tear these scoundrels apart, leaving them impoverished, while he takes his sister to the countryside to become an educated youth.

33. 183 四 Siheyuan: My Name Is Yi Zhonghe 四合院：我叫易中河 Qing Yao's Little White Cat晴瑶的小白猫Male-Channel Fanfiction3.0M WordsOngoing A modern man transmigrates into the world of the courtyard drama, becoming Yi Zhonghe, Yi Zhonghai’s younger brother, a character who never appeared in the show. He moves into the courtyard and takes a job at the steel mill. See how a modern soul reforms the courtyard’s self-serving residents, turning the “courtyard full of miscreants” into a true Love in the Courtyard. 84.8kReads8.0Score4.6k14d adds
34. 184 穿 Transmigrated to 1942: From the Start, All I Have Is a Handful of Grass 穿越1942，开局一把草 Warm Sunshine in Spring春天里的暖阳Urban851k WordsCompleted During the Republic of China era, warlords run amok, foreign enemies invade, and natural disasters strike! When staying alive becomes a pipe dream, survival, and finding a way to live better, become the protagonist's only motivation. See how Hou Xiaoge, an older single man from the new century, transmigrates to the Republic of China and stirs up a storm. 17.6kReads8.4Score64214d adds
35. 185 女 A Woman Transmigrates as a Man: A Farmer’s Road to the Imperial Exams 女穿男：农家子的科举青云路 Shang Xinghe裳星河Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Female-to-male transmigration + imperial examinations + romance later on + remembered in history + founding the family tree] In her previous life, Qin Huan grew up in an orphanage and worked her way into a university degree. She landed a job at a major company and was on the verge of reaching the pinnacle of success. Her only regret was never having much family to speak of. When she opened her eyes again, she had traveled from modern times to the past, and from a woman to a man. She had become 9.4kReads9.0Score1k14d adds
36. 186 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
37. 187 老 After My Wife and Daughter Died, I Was Reborn in the 1980s 老婆女儿去世后，我重生八零 Meng Jiang Herself孟姜本尊Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Urban life in a bygone era + one heroine + teacher]“In our next life, let’s not be husband and wife again!” His wife called him, her voice hollow and lifeless, utterly devoid of emotion. It felt as if his soul were being torn apart. He shouted into the phone, “Don’t do anything foolish! I’m on my way to the hospital!” The next moment! His daughter lay in a hospital bed, a white sheet covering her face. His wife sat beside her, calm and despairing. “We did everything we could. Your daughter pass 16.5kReads9.5Score1.9k14d adds
38. 188 年 Period: Riding the Wind to Rise in 1976 年代：1976乘风而起 Below Fangcun Mountain方寸山下Urban6.2M WordsOngoing 1976: The northern Bear is at the height of its power. 1976: The Western beacon struggles in the quagmire of stagflation. 1976: In the glow of the fiery red era, dawn begins to break for us... 21.6kReads8.0Score1.8k14d adds

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    Male-oriented, rural, and educated youth era novels: The first book tells the story of Xu Jinyan, who travels back to the 1970s and becomes an educated youth sent to the Great Northern Wilderness. He enters into a fake marriage with Li Wanyu, another educated youth sent to the countryside. After the resumption of the college entrance examination, he passes the exam and enters university. With the help of the female lead's family, he gets a job at the cultural center, using writing as a side job to start his path to wealth and change his destiny. The second book tells the story of Qu Zhuo, who also travels back to the 1970s and becomes an educated youth sent to the countryside. He is initially framed and taken away for interrogation by the security department. Fortunately, he cleverly realizes something is wrong and shouts for help, getting rescued by the villagers and beginning his journey through that era. The third book tells the story of a male protagonist who travels into the body of a villainous female supporting character and becomes an educated youth sent to the countryside. He possesses special paper-making skills, begins a simple life, waits for the resumption of the college entrance examination, passes the exam, and returns to the city to start his life of reversal.

39. 189 我 I Make Paper Offerings in a Period Novel 我在年代文里做纸扎 Buron of the House of Fragrance怡红院的布隆Urban6.7M WordsCompleted Li Hongwen transmigrates into a book, landing in a period novel about a wicked supporting female character’s rise to power. The heroine has a pocket dimension, and the villainess has a supermarket. All he has is the paper-offering craft he learned in his previous life, but that trade is taboo in this era!!! Luckily, a skill from his previous life that he never got to use works in this world. And so, an unremarkable supporting male character who knows the plot appears, much to the villainess’s su 20.7kReads7.6Score1.3k14d adds
40. 190 四 Siheyuan: I'm Liu Guangtian 四合院：我是刘光天 North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Male-Channel Fanfiction785k WordsOngoing A Love in the Courtyard fan fiction. After transmigrating into Liu Guangtian, the second son of the Second Uncle’s family, he has no standing at home and gets bullied whenever he steps outside. Luckily, his Academic Prodigy System activates. As long as he studies, he can keep getting stronger. He beats up the school bully, gets into a technical secondary school, becomes childhood sweethearts with Yushui, and contributes what little he can to the country’s technological development! Through tirel 2.3kReads7.6Score10214d adds
41. 191 1 1958: My Days as an Electrician 1958年，我当电工的那些日子 North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Male-Channel Fanfiction265k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to 1958, the year the country's power industry was developing at its fastest, he becomes an orphan in Nanluoguxiang. The whole courtyard is pressuring him to give up his house, so Xu Fu pulls out a huge cleaver. “Anyone who tries to force me out, I'll chop them to death!” What can he do when there's no food? He turns around and takes the electrician exam, joining the power bureau and being assigned to work at the steel mill. He travels far and wide to install wires and repai 4kReads8.1Score12514d adds
42. 192 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: The Village Beauty and I Reclaim the Great Northern Wilderness! 穿越70，村花和我开垦北大荒！ Longcheng Yuyu龙城玉雨Urban135k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1970s + Farming + Cozy Daily Life + One Heroine + Food + A Light System] Yang Yiming woke up one morning and found he had transmigrated to the Great Northern Wilderness in the 1970s. He had become one of countless educated youths sent to the countryside. After unexpectedly obtaining a System, he gave up the hard-won chance to return to the city and resolved to put down roots in the Great Northern Wilderness. When people tried to stop him from farming, he decisively planted them 7Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 193 国 A Peerless Patriot: Reborn in Officialdom, 1976 国士无双：官场重生1976 Uncle Pie馅饼大叔Urban1.3M WordsCompleted First: Liu Hongyi is a top science student with two roles, one within the government system and the other as a university professor. Reborn in 1976, what must he do? You guessed it: enrich the nation and build a powerful military! Using his vast knowledge and insights far ahead of his time, he leads the people to prosperity while building powerful technology and armed forces. A great nation rises, the dragon soars in the East, and the foreign powers turn out to be me! Second: This is a genuine, 16.3kReads9.0Score1.9k14d adds
44. 194 5 1959: The Three Years of Hardship, and How I Made My Fortune Hunting 59年，三年困难，我靠打猎发家 North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Male-Channel Fanfiction148k WordsCompleted After Wang Fugui dies in a car accident, he is reborn in 1959 and finds himself in the world of the TV series Love in the Courtyard, living next door to the Jia family. It is the year of the Great Famine, and Wang Fugui awakens a System. He heads to the countryside to hunt, sells his game, and trades it for antiques, making sure his stepmother and younger siblings have enough to eat as he embraces life in this era. 324Reads—Score10614d adds
45. 195 1 1981: A Literary Giant Rises from a Returned Educated Youth 1981，文豪从返城知青开始 Five Meters Underwater水下五米Urban3.0M WordsCompleted A cultured old writer from the post-1950s generation had been happily collecting his pension, dancing in the square, and flirting with the old lady next door. He couldn't have asked for a more enjoyable life. Then he woke up reborn at the age of twenty. He had just returned to the city after being sent down to the countryside, and was working on a factory floor. His family was so poor there wasn't even a mouse to be found. Before long, his second younger sister would also undergo a life-changing 10.6kReads8.2Score79314d adds
46. 196 年 Period: Three Years of Hardship, I Made My Fortune Hunting! 年代：三年困难，我靠打猎发家！ North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Urban493k WordsCompleted He transmigrates, and finds himself with a crippled older brother and a younger sister who has dropped out of school. They face the earth and turn their backs to the sky, toiling in the fields. It’s 1958. People may not have much to eat, but their spirits are rich. Everyone has faith and hope for the future. As long as they work hard, they can create a better tomorrow! … A country kid transmigrates. He makes a living off the land, then eventually moves to the city. He has a space that can grow. 2.6kReads7.0Score10714d adds
47. 197 重 Reborn in 1970, I Awaken a System and Start Hunting 重生70年，觉醒系统从打猎开始 Lu Junhou戮骏侯Urban2.9M WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1970s, an era when people went hungry as often as they ate their fill, and even shopping required ration coupons. His father is a retired soldier, and his mother is raising five children. Su Yu is the third child in the family, with a younger brother and sister, as well as an older brother and sister. He starts changing the family's circumstances by hunting. 29.4kReads8.4Score1.9k14d adds
48. 198 重 Reborn in 1977: Starting Over After Being Dumped 重生1977，从被退婚后开始 Mo Tao K墨桃KUrban124k WordsOngoing [Educated youth in the 1970s + Countryside + Everyday life + Building wealth] In his previous life, Lu Yongnian fell in love with Wang Yaoyao, a girl from the same city, while he was sent down to the countryside. She sweet-talked him into giving up his chance to return to the city. But right after they got engaged, Wang Yaoyao disappeared. When Lu Yongnian rushed back to the city, he discovered she had cheated on him. He drank himself into a stupor and suffered frostbite so severe he nearly lost 2Reads—Score—14d adds
49. 199 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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    A male protagonist story set in a traditional courtyard house, where he works at the neighborhood office.

50. 200 重 Back to 1978: From Odd Jobs to Hunter 重返78：全职，从猎人开始 Xiao Yun潇沄Urban2.9M WordsOngoing After returning to 1978, Xu Shaoping became a young educated youth at the foot of Changbai Mountain. After decisively settling there, he began his new life as a hunter. In the mountains, he could hunt bears and pigs and find ginseng; back down below, he could catch fish, treat illnesses, and cook delicious food. He was a master of every trade: whatever he learned, he could do, and whatever he could do, he mastered... With reform and opening up on the horizon and the entire nation’s economy poise 10kReads7.9Score64014d adds

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