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. 401 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Honey, Let's Stay Married 重生八十年代:老婆我们不离婚了 Cooking Raw Rice into a Done Meal生米煮熟饭Urban448k WordsCompleted Chen Fan, carrying regrets about his family, was reborn in 1985, a year full of golden opportunities! “Honey, we’re not getting divorced. I’ll make sure you and our daughter have a good life!” 7Reads—Score414d adds
2. 402 重 Reborn in 1985: Taking My Whole Family to Prosperity 重生85，带着全家去致富 Orange Zizizizizi橘子子子子子Urban174k WordsCompleted Sun Haiyang spent his whole life muddled, listening to the scumbag parents who were his biological family until his own family was torn apart and his wife and children were scattered. After years of plotting, he finally made the entire scumbag family pay dearly, then met his death without regret. But when he woke up, he discovered that he had returned to 1985. His adoptive parents were still alive, his three younger sisters were still unmarried, and his beautiful wife was still waiting right whe 4Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 403 重 Reborn in 1978: Starting with Selling Herbal Tea 重生1978：从卖凉茶开始 Candied Sweet Potato Cake拔丝蛋糕地瓜Urban199k WordsOngoing In his previous life, Chen Fan was a businessman who met a crushing defeat. His family was torn apart, his loved ones were gone, and he was left with nothing but regrets. When he opened his eyes again, he was back at the dawn of Reform and Opening Up, eighteen years old once more. His family was drowning in debt, his mother was gravely ill, his sister's engagement had been called off, and his overbearing uncle was determined to seize the family's last means of survival. In this desperate situat 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The story is told from the male protagonist's perspective, and there is only one female protagonist. The male protagonist becomes rich through his own efforts, with a few romantic elements interspersed throughout.

4. 404 重 Reborn in a Bygone Era: I Married My Sister’s Best Friend from the Start 重生年代：开局迎娶姐姐闺蜜 Wu Yuesheng伍月生Urban33k WordsOngoing [No System, no pocket dimension, everyday life, making a fortune, 1980s] Wang Zhigao was reborn, back in a small mountain village in 1980. When Xie Yuxi asked him to marry her again, he didn’t hesitate. In front of everyone, he called out, “I will!” In his previous life, he was blinded by greed and watched helplessly as Xie Yuxi fell into despair. Reborn in this life, he swore he would make her the happiest woman in the world. They say that even a pig can fly if it catches the right wind. In an 22Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Male-oriented, no system, no space, rebirth, daily life, getting rich, getting married and having children.

5. 405 重 Reborn in 1949 Beijing: Taking the System to the Countryside 重生四九城爷们，带着系统去插队 Evening Clouds of Youth暮云年华Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Period drama + sign-in System + educated youth sent to the countryside + cozy daily life + devoted male lead] This is a one-on-one romance. There is a female supporting character, but she only serves the plot, so please don't complain if that's not your thing. The story moves at a relaxed pace and is for readers of any gender. Come on in! In modern times, Shen Jianshe died young while saving someone. After arriving in the Underworld, he was told by the King of Hell that his allotted l 6kReads5.6Score23014d adds

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   These are all period dramas told from the male protagonist's perspective. [Top post][Top post]

6. 406 麻 I'm Done! I Won't Be the One to Take Over in This Reborn 1980s Life 麻了！重生八零这接盘侠我不当了 A Thirsty, Fat Carp渴死肥鲤鱼Urban312k WordsCompleted [Period setting + urban life + reborn + no System + one heroine + building a fortune + everyday face-slapping] Lin Zihong was forced to marry someone he didn’t love. Thinking that once she was his wife, he should treat her well, he spent decades groveling at her feet like a lovesick fool. Little did he know, she had only married him to find a sucker to raise the child in her belly! After decades of unwavering devotion, all Lin Zihong got in return was a wife who cheated on him! Not long after th 382Reads6.3Score—14d adds
7. 407 重 Reborn in 1976 as a Literary Giant 重生1976当文豪 Mu Qiye牧七野Urban250k WordsOngoing [Reborn + Period Piece + Literary Great] His “Scar” laid bare the festering wounds of an era and established him as a leading figure in scar literature. His “The Herdsman” became a household name. Xu Lingjun and Xiu Zhi, brought to life by his pen, captured countless readers’ hearts. His “Ordinary World” was hailed as an enduring classic that inspired millions of young people. His “To Live” brought countless readers to tears. His “The Unbearable Lightness of Being,” “Red Sorghum,” “The Silence o 245Reads6.1Score—14d adds

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   Historical fiction, Inner Mongolia, Northwest China, Beijing

8. 408 从 Becoming a County Magistrate in 1949 从1949开始当县长 Life Is a Journey Against the Current人生如逆旅Urban1.9M WordsCompleted I’m currently a Grade 6 administrator, holding dual posts within the province. [Power at the Peak]+ [The Founding Years]+ [Farming]+ [Officialdom]+ [Recruitment]+ [Slow-Burn Epic] A model student of the era, a pioneer in prison economics, and an expert at reforming souls and minds. It’s 1949, and the Three Great Campaigns have already been won. I leave the military and transfer to local government to become a county magistrate. I’m 23 years old, with an administrative rank of 12. I devote myself 209Reads9.3Score—14d adds

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   A historical novel with a male protagonist's perspective, rated 9 out of 10. Highly recommended! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

9. 409 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
10. 410 从 Changing the World, One Supernatural Chive at a Time 从培育出超凡韭菜开始改变世界 Little Fujian Farmer闽间小农Rural Life404k WordsCompleted [Period novel + farming + slice-of-life System + food + slow burn + no heroine + unconventional power fantasy] Question: What are the most frustrating things about novels where someone transmigrates back to the past and starts farming? Answer: The protagonist has such an overpowered cheat, but the story still saddles them with a bunch of relatives like Pokemon, endlessly bickering about family affairs. Why can't they just get on with farming?! And they've already had a modern education, so why d 626Reads6.8Score10614d adds

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    Contract farms, cultivate the land diligently, and drive local development from small beginnings, gradually expanding from specific points to broader impact.

11. 411 重 Reborn in 1980: My First Love Blocks the Door and Demands a Divorce 重生80，开局白月光堵门逼离婚 Genius Rabbit天才兔Urban695k WordsOngoing Lin Fan was reborn and returned to a small village 43 years in the past. The moment he opened his eyes, his former life’s one true love had him cornered at home, demanding a divorce. Thinking back to his previous life, he had gone to prison right after their divorce. His wife had tried to clear his name, but she and their son and daughter fell into an icy river and died. He spent the rest of his life wasting away behind bars. In this life... To hell with that one true love. She can go as far awa 9Reads5.7Score—14d adds
12. 412 回 Back Twenty Years, I Became a Ghost 回到二十年前，我成了阿飘 Yin Man茵漫Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted Huo Qingcheng was a notorious criminal who once shocked the nation. He made his fortune in the underworld and amassed billions, only to orchestrate a shocking murder after achieving success, then take his own life with a gunshot. The incident rocked the country. After graduating from university, Ning Wan became a rookie editor and was assigned to polish a report about the case. While researching Huo Qingcheng, she kept having strange dreams. She would find herself back twenty years earlier, a 8.1kReads9.4Score1.3k14d adds

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    🌟💫These are all period novels told from the male protagonist's perspective, especially the first one, which is incredibly moving.

13. 413 一 It All Began in 1983 一切从1983那年开始 A Clear Breeze in Troubled Times乱世清风Urban583k WordsCompleted He opens his eyes to find himself back on the day before his wife gives birth, the day when everything can still be changed. His wife was pushed, causing their son to be born a month premature and suffer from poor health ever since. The couple worked from dawn till late at night to pay for their child’s treatment, until his wife died in a mining accident. This is where all their hardships began, and where they will end. 3.6kReads8.9Score15114d adds
14. 414 重 Back to the 1960s, Without a Single Regret 重回60年代不遗憾 Three-Earth Sword三土剑Urban3.4M WordsOngoing [Period setting] + [pocket dimension] + [Transmigration] + [farming] + [genius] Li Jianyao is struck by lightning and sent back to the 1960s. The only relative he doesn't see is his great-grandmother; he reunites with everyone else. The meteoric iron he found as a child turns out to contain a pocket dimension. He can grow crops and raise animals inside it, and it even contains an entire sea. Using the pocket dimension, Li Jianyao helps his family and village survive years of famine. With his ext 5.3kReads8.4Score36014d adds

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    A historical romance novel told from the male protagonist's perspective! (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡ 1. [Note] Li Dongyang transmigrates to the 1970s. Remembering the original novel where the protagonist married seven women and still suffered a miserable life, he refuses to be used as a tool by anyone! 2. [Note] Wei Jingtian goes to the countryside and, with a clear goal, marries a woman with a child, shocking everyone! Little do they know that Wei Jingtian is actually Ye Jihuai who transmigrated! A love story where both sides are deeply in love!

15. 415 我 I Went to the Countryside as a Sent-Down Youth in 1970 我去1970年当知青 Yang Xi羊喜Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted Alternate title: I Went to 1970 to Become an Educated Youth. Real title: After Transmigrating, I Was Driven Crazy. When I transmigrated, I planned to keep my head down and stay timid forever. But before long, I was driven into becoming a brawling mad dog, an insane educated youth who would flip the table and walk away the moment anyone crossed him. 3.8kReads9.3Score29714d adds

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    A historical novel told from the male protagonist's perspective. The author's writing is quite good, and the characters are vividly portrayed.

16. 416 渣 The Scoundrel Reborn in 1985: Turning Over a New Leaf to Become the Richest Man 渣男重生回85，洗心革面当首富 The Great River Flows East, Its Waves Wash Away All大江东去浪淘尽Urban575k WordsCompleted [Reborn in a Bygone Era + Regretful Scumbag Husband + Pocket-Space Farm + Hands-On Dad + Devoted Husband + Building a Fortune + Cozy Daily Life] In his previous life, Lin Jiang was blinded by greed. He became a pathetic simp for a city girl and forced his wife to divorce him. In despair, she jumped into the river with their baby daughter in her arms... He drank and gambled away his days. He even stole the pigs and chickens his younger siblings worked from dawn till dusk to raise, sold them for 254Reads7.0Score10114d adds

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    He returns to the time before his wife and children died, repents, and becomes wealthy. He starts his business with a farm, equipped with a spatial ability.

17. 417 重 Reborn in the Nineties: This Time, I Won't Be Left Holding the Bag 重生九零，这一世不做接盘侠 The Mystery of the Orcs半兽人之谜Urban895k WordsOngoing In 2024, Nan Fang heard the ICU machines’ piercing hum as he took his last breath. Yang Cuihua, the woman on his marriage certificate, clutched the Rolex her lover had given her and urged their son to pull out his oxygen tube. When he opened his eyes again, he was back ten minutes before his father drowned. He kicked away the village chief’s son, who was clinging to his father, and suddenly unlocked a passage connecting him to 2024. In this life, he sold rural goods and vintage items from the 19 1Reads5.5Score—14d adds
18. 418 重 Reborn: Back in 1991 to Become a Tycoon 重生：回到1991当首富 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Li Minyang, a high-ranking government official, unexpectedly returns to 1991, an era just beginning its transition from a planned economy to a market economy. A wave of entrepreneurship is sweeping the country, and countless future tycoons are just beginning to make their mark. Facing a treacherous wife and family members struggling to make ends meet, watch as he turns the tides, conquers the business world, and reshapes the future! 29.8kReads8.8Score3k14d adds
19. 419 快 Quick Transmigration: The Scumbag Turns Over a New Leaf 快穿之渣男他洗心革面了 Dreaming of Light梦寻光Ancient Romance213k WordsCompleted What should you do when you transmigrate into a scoundrel in every world? Zhou Zeli furrows his brow and thinks it over. Of course, make sure the family who loves him can live happily. (No CP) World One: A farmer's son in ancient times World Two: Abandons his wife and child to become a backup lover World Three: A bugged world World Four: A playboy who gets conquered World Five: One of the male leads who values lovers over family World Six: A cook who dies miserably after forgetting a kindness Wo 1.5kReads8.9Score10614d adds

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    I watched it a long time ago and forgot the story. It must have been pretty good, otherwise I would have deleted it long ago.

20. 420 重 Reborn in 1986: I Open a Supermarket in the City 重生1986我在城里开超市 Lonely Dog Listening to the Rain孤单听雨的狗Urban1.2M WordsOngoing The ratings have only just come in, so they’re bound to rise!! Everything is handmade from scratch~ [Period setting + reborn + feel-good story + building wealth + opening a supermarket + devoted husband and father] [Buy one, get one free] [Trade in your old goods] [The Vegetable Basket Project] … Reborn in 1986, with no awful relatives to deal with, he sells wild greens, opens a supermarket, and starts a franchise... Free eggs with every in-store purchase! Spend 10 yuan, get 1 yuan off; sp 38.9kReads8.3Score3k14d adds

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    Fans of historical fiction shouldn't miss this! It has everything: making money, business battles, family dramas, and more.

21. 421 八 In the 1980s, I Refused to Be a Fool and Rose to the Top, So Why Are You Panicking? 八零不当大冤种，一路逆袭你急啥 Uppercase and Lowercase大小写Urban1.0M WordsCompleted After being reborn, Xu Bai returns to the day he was bewitched by the village beauty... But this time, Xu Bai chooses to get rid of her whole family first, then make a comeback with his stunning wife. Weather the famine, repair appliances, make ham, build a major factory, crush Nanlong Island, and fleece the small-time capitalists. He rises against the odds at just the right time, and not even the gods could make him trade it away! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 422 回 Rewind to 1983 回档1983 Riding a Donkey骑驴Urban2.0M WordsCompleted After a night of drinking, middle school teacher Li Huijun was reborn on the eve of the 1983 college entrance exams. Determined to keep his family from suffering again, he became the top scorer, sold salted fish, collected antiques, and held public office, quietly building himself into a tycoon. Now watch as the man standing atop the mountain of wealth stirs up the winds and clouds of the world... 13.4kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
23. 423 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The System Wants to Be My Son 重生80，系统要当我儿子 Fragrant Bamboo by Night夜里竹来香Rural Life467k WordsOngoing [Female-oriented period drama + No female lead + Brotherhood + Rural life + Slow-paced + Doting dad in the later half] Liu Xingwu, born impotent and now in the late stages of cancer, returns to 1987. From the start, he gets one bonus item with every purchase. One cheap son +1, one farming golden finger +1. At 19, he becomes a dad and a widower. … At last, after two lifetimes, Liu Xingwu has a biological son. He sits bolt upright despite being on his deathbed! It’s finally our turn, the South Ch 443Reads—Score10214d adds

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    No romance, rural life in the 1980s, getting rich

24. 424 重 Reborn in the 1980s: From the Start, I Split from the Family and Became the Richest 重生八零：开局分家后，我成首富 Stealing Chickens in Broad Daylight白日偷鸡Urban462k WordsCompleted At forty, Chen Chuan looks back on his life. He bore the responsibility of being the eldest son, gave up his university spot for his younger brother, and ultimately gave everything he had for his family. But every member of his family left him, and all that remained was a lonely death from illness. Then Heaven took pity on him and sent him back to the age of eighteen. This time, he would seize his one and only chance to make something of himself! 44Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 425 重 Reborn in 1958: Grandpa and Grandson Stockpile for the Famine Together 重生58爷孙空间联动囤爆灾荒年 Asking the Sword, Listening to Snow问剑听雪Urban820k WordsOngoing Peng Yi built his fortune from nothing, amassing billions, only to have his own children pull the plug and abandon him in his final years. He died full of hatred. Kneeling before the grave of his beloved Su Wanqing as he drew his last breath, he learned that she had once carried his child. At just twenty-three, she had died in a famine, and mother and child had suffered every hardship life could bring! Heaven had shown mercy: Peng Yi was reborn in 1958, on the eve of their flight from famine! A 5.4kReads—Score48014d adds

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    The best historical fiction.

26. 426 重 Reborn in 1989: Building China's Technology Empire 重生1989：缔造华夏科技帝国 Thousand-Sea Guanyin千海观音Urban3.3M WordsCompleted Reborn from 2035 into the golden age of 1989, Xu Huasheng, a top Chinese chip expert, stands at the forefront of the times with a mind full of technological knowledge. He swears that this time around, he won't let himself be pushed around. Starting with the VCD industry, then moving into home appliances, pagers, mobile phones, chips, lithography machines, the internet, cars, drones, new energy, medical equipment, rockets, and satellites, Xu Huasheng begins with his own electronics factory and se 60.9kReads9.1Score4.6k14d adds
27. 427 这 This Guy Is a Bit of a Rascal 这个家伙有点坏 E Fo Ge鄂佛歌Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [No formulaic plot][Not a wish-fulfillment story][No cheat abilities][Traditional][Realistic][Period][Countryside][Hardship] A boy who is both bad and good, a family made up of people with no blood ties, a difficult yet sweet golden age, and a story full of humor and warmth... Beginning in the 1980s, this novel spans forty years and strives to recreate the changes of the times, telling the story of one person's growth. Above all, this is a realistic story, with both sweetness and heartbreak. Rea 69kReads9.3Score7k14d adds
28. 428 年 The Period: First, I'll Make Sure My Family Has Enough to Eat 年代：先带家人吃饱饭 Ning Qingxuan, Who Loves Creative Breakfasts爱吃创意早餐的宁清璇Urban158k WordsCompleted Lin Bei unexpectedly transmigrates to a remote mountain village in a special era, one mired in natural disasters and extreme shortages, where people struggle just to feed themselves. He takes over the body of a young man with the same name. His family is destitute, his little brother is still young, and the burden of survival weighs heavily on him. Lin Bei decides to start by making sure his family has enough to eat. 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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29. 429 反 The Reborn Villainous Tycoon of the 1970s 反派大佬重生七零 Mu Yi Is Writing木易码字中Modern Romance184k WordsOngoing [Fair-skinned, beautiful, delicate heroine × reborn villainous business tycoon] [Rebirth + period setting + revenge + sweet romance] Shen Jiu woke up one day and discovered that he had been reborn. In his previous life, he had worked hard to live, only to learn that he was nothing but a villain in a book. Because he was the villain, he could never measure up to the male lead. The male lead suppressed him for no reason at all! In this new life, he was going to give his family and brothers a good 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I recently found a historical romance novel told from the male protagonist's perspective. The male protagonist is Shen Jiu, and the female protagonist is Shen Jiaojiao. The female protagonist is gentle, just like her name. The male protagonist is reborn and returns to a rural area in the 1960s and 1970s. He protects his family and loved ones and gradually builds his wealth.

30. 430 雨 Rainy Plum Blossom's Eighth Book 雨时梅花的第8本书 Plum Blossoms in the Rain雨时梅花Urban173k WordsOngoing [Period] [Reborn] [Countryside] [Mountain Foraging] [Fishing] [Hunting] [Slice of Life] [Development] [Farming] In his previous life, Wang Fang trusted Yang Yanfang, married into her family, and ended up watching his own family fall apart and scatter. Reborn, Wang Fang first rejected Yang Yanfang, then picked up his hunting rifle to provide for his family! Now that he's been reborn, why would he marry a pretty widow? Of course he'll make a fortune instead! Let's go! In the western foothills of W 1Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 431 护 Protecting the Dao in the Sixties: My Stepbrother Is a Pillar of the Nation 护道六零：我家继兄是国之栋梁 Mu Sanpeng沐三芃Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the 1950s, she became him, Yang Jiansen, returning with the complete script of two lifetimes. In the 1960s, Lin Weiwei, a reborn woman, sabotaged him at every turn. In his previous life, she was the one who destroyed his stepbrother He Linyue’s promising future in service to the country. In this life, he swears to protect his brother at all costs and crush every scheme one by one. Through turbulent times, he plans every step carefully, steadily averts crises, and uses h 26Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 432 重 Reborn in the 1980s 重生八零 Sister Qiaohua, Who Loves Sea Buckthorn Berries喜欢沙棘果的巧花姐12k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1980s 1Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 433 震 Shocking! You Want to Have My Baby from the Start? 震惊！开局你就要帮我生孩子？ Mountain Scholar山中墨客Urban521k WordsCompleted (One heroine + Period setting + Dad life + Urban farming + Sweet romance) What is it like to be reborn and return to 1989 as a rich man and a country doctor? Lu Feng dies unexpectedly and transmigrates to the late 1980s... Once a good-for-nothing everyone looked down on, he transforms into a tycoon and renowned doctor whom everyone praises and admires. What happened along the way? With his beloved in his arms, let's get rich together amid these green hills and clear waters, build bridges and roa 1.4kReads9.0Score10114d adds
34. 434 两 Transmigrating Between Two Worlds: Trading Rice for Wives and Antiques 两界穿越大米换媳妇换古董 Mancheng, Who Loves Thin Pancakes爱吃面糊薄饼的满城Urban439k WordsCompleted In this parallel world, antiques in the magical metropolis can be bought and sold freely. Gao Zeyue comes from a poor family. At 26, he delivers takeout and has only 2,000 yuan to his name. One day, while browsing an antique market, he spots a pretty blue pendant and buys it for 20 yuan. That very night, he transmigrates to the 1960s of a parallel world. 8.3kReads8.3Score51714d adds

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    Several very good books

35. 435 重 Reborn in 1980: Doting on My Wife and Kids 重生80，从宠爱老婆孩子开始 Autumn Moon Beneath the Moon月下秋月Urban207k WordsCompleted (Reborn + Period Setting + Dad Life + Devoted Husband + Cozy Daily Life + Entrepreneurship + Face-Slapping + System) Zhang Yong was reborn, but before he could even feel happy, he found himself tied up by his own wife. His beautiful twenty-year-old wife approached him step by step, holding a pair of scissors, her face streaked with tears. “You beat our mother and daughter every other day, sometimes badly, sometimes not as badly. Since you refuse to divorce me, then we’ll die together!” Seeing hi 22Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 436 带 Taking a Supermarket Back to the 1960s, My Daughter Cries from Hunger 带着超市回到60年代女儿饿的哭 Mancheng, Who Loves Thin Pancakes爱吃面糊薄饼的满城Urban352k WordsCompleted 23-year-old Gao Xingyan is a stock clerk at a big supermarket. A product falls from a shelf and hits him, killing him on the spot. He transmigrates to a parallel world, into a northeastern village called Tuanjie Tun in the 1960s. His five-year-old daughter Duoduo is crying from hunger, and his beautiful educated-youth wife is so hungry she can only drink cold water. From the start, the family nearly starves to death in a snowstorm. Luckily, he brought the supermarket with him. 11.7kReads6.2Score64214d adds
37. 437 回 Back to the 80s: Restarting My Ordinary Life 回到80：重启我的平凡人生 Lazy Immortal懒仙Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Reborn on the day his wife and daughter die, he chips through the ice to catch fish on a snowy night in an effort to save their lives. The story strives to accurately recreate the society of the time: his wife dreams of white flour and rice, while his daughter loves White Rabbit candy. Zhang Erhe believes that risking his life is worth it if it means his wife and daughter can eat their fill and stay warm! 3.5kReads8.1Score31214d adds
38. 438 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s, My Daughter Is Wailing with Hunger 穿越到七零年代女儿饿的哇哇叫 Mancheng, Who Loves Thin Pancakes爱吃面糊薄饼的满城Urban367k WordsCompleted Gao Shangtian was a soldier. During a mission, he discovered an antique, then was killed by bandits' explosives. He transmigrated to a parallel world in the famine-stricken 1970s, an era when there was barely anything to eat or drink. With a little girl wailing from hunger and a wife bruised all over from his own beating, things were disastrous from the start. Thankfully, the System came with a supermarket spanning several hundred square meters. 2.9kReads7.6Score21514d adds
39. 439 我 I Am a Scout: Zhan De 我是侦察兵一一湛德 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水10k WordsCompleted I’m a Scout: Zhan De —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Returning from drug rehabilitation, his wife disappeared, leaving him with endless resentment.

40. 440 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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    I recommend a section of this book: A protagonist travels back to the famine years of the 1960s. No worries, I have a spatial ability! I can accelerate the growth of plants and animals, fish, hunt, and lead two villages to adopt a new style of farming. From then on, agriculture is learned from Shuanghe. Black market grain is traded for antiques and artifacts. Wild boar meat is exchanged for job quotas.

41. 441 足 Football: I Lifted the World Cup in 1982 足球：1982年我举起了世界杯 Ji Yuning季宇宁Sports1.0M WordsCompleted You Xi transmigrated from 2025 back to 1981. His transmigration was caused by encountering “that ball,” which was really a fixation on Chinese football. Thanks to it, he got a cheat and won the 1982 and 1986 World Cups, becoming a legendary king of football. That ball also turned out to be a weapon for killing, looting, and laying waste to cities and nations. With it, he could take revenge to his heart’s content and vent all his pent-up frustration. And, of course, there were plenty of gorgeous 47Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 442 四 The Mongolian Man of the Siheyuan 四合院的蒙古汉子 Bug A Feng虫子阿疯Male-Channel Fanfiction447k WordsCompleted A frail young man whose physical strength couldn’t match even a high schooler’s would throw punches at anyone to avoid being bullied. He was also an expert biter, never letting go once he got the chance. It was precisely because he bit people that someone beat him mercilessly. His weak body couldn’t take the beating, and he died. After his soul transmigrated, he found himself tending horses. This body was impressively strong, though his current situation left a lot to be desired. 2.7kReads8.6Score12914d adds
43. 443 重 Reborn in 1976, My Father-in-Law Hopes I Die Every Day 重生1976，岳父天天盼我死 Weird-Tasting Bullfrog怪味牛蛙Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + period setting + logging + no System] In his previous life, Chen Beishan was the chairman of a timber conglomerate worth tens of billions. As he died at his rosewood desk, the last document he received wasn’t an obituary. It was a lawyer’s letter from his son, contesting the inheritance. He opens his eyes in 1976, in the Greater Khingan Range, at minus forty-two degrees. He’s now the “softie Beishan” everyone at the logging camp calls a coward: a good-for-nothing who abandoned his p 928Reads6.5Score10814d adds

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    This is a high-quality period rebirth novel with a tight plot, novel setting, no system, and rich and delicate writing. It has the feel of a period drama and tells the story of a lumberjack's rise to power in a Northeast forest. It is very immersive!

44. 444 穿 After Transmigrating to the 1980s and Becoming a Substitute Bride, I Became the Army Officer's Most Beloved 穿越八零替嫁后我成了军官心尖宠 Over Ten Thousand a Day日收过万Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Substitute Marriage + Military Marriage + Stepmom + Mutual First Love] (Fictional Military Marriage + Everyday Life as a Military Wife) Yang Niannian, a college student, was so furious after losing ten ranked matches in a row in Honor of Kings that she blacked out and transmigrated to the 1980s. The moment she opened her eyes, her mother was pressuring her to marry, sobbing and sniffling all over her. “Lu Shishen is a soldier with a secure government job. If you marry him, you’ 109.3kReads9.2Score14.2k14d adds

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    [Sending hearts][Sending hearts] My darlings, check out this 9.9 Masterpiece I saw on Douyin! 500,000 People are reading it with me. I read it on my way to get off work, after work, and on the subway. Before I knew it, I'd already read it three times. Every time I read it, I'm pleasantly surprised, reading it line by line.

45. 445 重 Reborn in 1990: Making Money and Making Moves, I Can Do It All 重生1990：搞钱搞事样样行 Six Bowls of Instant Noodles六碗泡面Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Everyday life in the 1990s] [Light comedy] [No System] [Build wealth through industry] Zhang Shu was reborn in 1990. Because his parents had more children than allowed, the family planning office was tearing down his house and planning to take his parents away for sterilization and IUD insertion! Remembering the tragedy of his past life, he kicked out the woman who had betrayed him in bed and threw himself onto the wealth-bound train heading for the Soviet Union. Given a second chance at life 10.8kReads8.2Score88914d adds

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    This is a super engaging period drama where the protagonist, relying solely on his eloquence, smuggles supplies to the Soviet Union to become a middleman, successfully acquiring an automobile production line, which becomes the foundation of his business.

46. 446 点 Click a Link and Transmigrate to 1960 点个链接，穿越到1960 Good Rain Comes at the Right Time好雨知时Historical386k WordsOngoing An old classmate he hadn’t seen in over a decade sent him a Pinduoduo link and asked him to help get a discount with a single cut. Little did he know that making that cut would send him transmigrating to 1960. He never imagined that in 1960, Pinduoduo would become a lifesaving treasure: not only could he snap up all kinds of supplies for a penny, he could also upload goods to the site and sell them. Even more astonishing, while he was in 1960, his products could be sold to people in 2025... 52Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male protagonist travels back to the 1960s; the premise is a bit far-fetched.

47. 447 重 Reborn Before My Wife Cheated 重生亡妻出轨前 Uncle Shou手叔Urban2.2M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless]+ [swift revenge]+ [carefully laid schemes] Wan Shan reads in his late wife's diary about the life of lies and manipulation he had endured. Even six heart stents can't contain his hatred. If he could live his life over, he swears he would ruin the wife who deceived him, make her old flame suffer terribly, and make his ungrateful relatives infamous... Little bits and pieces, a reborn couple at odds in a bygone era, adding fuel to the fire and fanning the flames of revenge. 41.9kReads8.5Score3.7k14d adds
48. 448 重 Back to 1975, and Everything Is Just Right 重回1975，一切刚刚好 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子Urban175k WordsOngoing "I transmigrated!" The good news: I got a second chance and returned to the day I would regret for the rest of my life. The bad news: I came back to avoid misfortune and lie flat for the rest of my life. You only get one life, and a beautiful life is hard-won. The only way to do myself justice is to enjoy it. But with all those money-making ideas in my head, I just can't sit still. My poor wallet, I've won the people's hearts, so I have to do right by them and help them all get rich and prosper. 14Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Good heavens! She's been bullied? We can't just sit here and wait to die! A refreshing type, he'll do whatever feels good! He's got plenty of clever ideas, but he'll never suffer a loss. Watch how this poor boy climbs the rich list step by step on the road to rural prosperity!

49. 449 年 Becoming the Poor Little One's Husband in a Period Novel 年代文里去给小可怜儿当老公 Little Xue of the Qi Family祁家小雪Two Male Leads424k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + transmigration into a book + pocket dimension + sweet romance + dominant protagonist + period setting] Wei Xiao was born into a period novel and, as a proper background character, decided to stay away from the plot and choose a new life for himself. At eighteen, Wei Xiao decided to go to the countryside as an educated youth. He had a pocket dimension from the moment he arrived in this world, and already had everything he needed, so he wasn’t worried about the future at all. But 1.5kReads8.6Score15414d adds

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    1. After decades of hard work, he finally had his own little family, but then he slipped and woke up to find himself an 8-year-old kid in the 1960s. 2. Shuang Nan woke up to find himself a pitiful cannon fodder character in a period novel. 3. Shuang Nan, Wei Xiao, was reborn into a period novel as a minor character, determined to stay away from the protagonist. So, at eighteen, he chose to go to the countryside.

50. 450 黄 The Golden Age: From the Start, I Was Forced to Drop Out and Work to Support My Family 黄金年代：开局被逼辍学打工养家 Melon-Eating Husky吃瓜的二哈Urban1.9M WordsCompleted This was a golden age, with opportunities everywhere and money just waiting to be picked up. Liang An was a corporate drone who somehow returned to 1991, becoming a young man from a rural village in a remote region. As soon as he arrived, he was forced to drop out of school and work to support his family... 12.1kReads7.6Score77214d adds

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