The Male Lead Returns to the 1960s, 70s, or 80s 男主重回60、70.80年代的

1. 101 七 The 1970s: My Military Posting Makes Waves on the Island 七零：随军的我轰动海岛 The Monkey from Mount Emei, My Butt's the Reddest峨眉山得猴子我腚最红Urban398k WordsCompleted Lu Xiaoxiao, a top assassin and researcher in the apocalypse, was reborn in 1974 as an orphan in the countryside of Northeast China. She thought she could live a peaceful life, only to learn that she'd become a “military wife” after a wedding ceremony at the age of thirteen. Her husband, Gu Da Niu, was stationed on a remote island, had a “fearsome” appearance, and hadn't come home in years. Unwilling to muddle through life, Lu Xiaoxiao set off south to find her husband and “sort things out,” a 459Reads—Score108Shelves

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   That's quite interesting.

2. 102 青 My Childhood Sweetheart Calls Off Our Engagement, So I Turn to Research and Marry a Female Officer 青梅退婚，我转身搞科研娶女军官 Old Five Farms the Land老五种田Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [Military marriage + marriage first, love later + brilliant research scientist + face-slapping and scum-bashing + couple serve the country + childhood sweetheart regrets and faces a bitter end] Jiang Feng, a 21st-century mechanic, dies of a heart attack at thirty-five and transmigrates into the body of a pitiful man with the same name, whose childhood sweetheart and fiancée is about to break off their engagement. After transmigrating, he has only three options. First: Beg his childhood sweethear 26.6kReads7.7Score2.5kShelves
3. 103 闪 After Our Whirlwind Wedding, My Officer Husband Reported His Spendthrift Wife 闪婚后，军官老公举报败家媳妇 A Quiet Road, Hard to Find Peace路幽静难谧Modern Romance855k WordsCompleted A top interstellar research scientist transmigrates into the 1970s as a simple-minded girl. After falling into the water and being rescued, she marries her rescuer. When she suddenly regains her senses, she shines brilliantly and leaves the world stunned. The farm machinery and firearms she casually repairs all perform better than before. The weapons she designs and assembles herself are far more advanced than anything currently available. Parts factories, machine factories, research institutes 4.6kReads8.1Score608Shelves
4. 104 带 With Ten Billion in Supplies, the Heiress Marries and Joins the Army 带十忆物资，资本大小姐闪婚随军 Xuanji Bright Moon璇玑明月Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Tech genius transmigrates and marries a military commander + military marriage and following him to his post + spiritual spring space + hoards goods and brings ten billion worth of supplies when she transmigrates + true heiress + blind date and whirlwind marriage + childbirth + 1970s + scientific research + devoted one-on-one romance + beloved by her family and the nation + two powerful, strong-willed military figures who act decisively] [Cool-headed scientist heroine who always gets revenge, s 14.7kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
5. 105 重 Reborn in the 1960s: My Spatial Realm Is Packed with Treasures 重生六零：我空间有亿万物资 Mo Li Chuhan陌离初寒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting, space, patriotism, stockpiling supplies, reborn, transmigration, feel-good story, supplies, sweet romance, mutual devotion, strong heroine, scheming] A laid-back powerhouse from the apocalypse gets dumped in the 1960s, transmigrating into a village girl hated by everyone, with a terrible reputation. After seeing her new appearance, Shen Chaoyan is dumbfounded. Her features are a complete mess. Fortunately, she has superpowers, so becoming beautiful is no problem. She faces a nat 5.7kReads9.3Score671Shelves
6. 106 末 The Apocalypse Big Shot Travels to the 1960s, Bringing His Mom Along to Slaughter Everyone 末世大佬穿六零，带着亲妈杀疯了 Sweet, Soft Little Kitty甜甜糯小咪Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [1960s + Joining the Army + Super-Strong Cutie + No Romance + Space + Everyone’s Darling + Fiercely Protective] Meng Yaya, a powerhouse from the apocalypse, dies and wakes up in the body of a scrawny, starving three-year-old girl in the 1960s. From the start, it’s hell mode: her father is missing, her mother has been tormented half to death by a vicious grandmother and awful relatives, and they even want to sell Yaya to a fool as a child bride in exchange for a bride price? Meng Yaya clenches he 37.5kReads8.3Score4.5kShelves
7. 107 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Won't Marry a Jerk, I'll Marry an Officer 重生七零：不嫁渣男，嫁军官 Puff Puff007泡芙泡芙007Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + period setting + love at first sight + devoted husband + sweet on the outside, ruthless within + both are each other's first + revenge on scumbags] The moment Jiang Wan opened her eyes, she found herself in the middle of a dangerous scene: her fake-lotus sister had set her up to be assaulted by a thug. Adopted sister: “Though my sister often stays out all night, I'm sure she doesn't do it on purpose.” Biological brother: “Jiaojiao is so delicate. How could she be sent to the 1.2kReads8.9Score136Shelves
8. 108 年 Period: A House Full of Educated Youths, and the Neighboring Sisters Are Getting Anxious 年代：满屋女知青，邻家姐妹急了 Liang Sangen梁三更Urban456k WordsOngoing [Reborn + multiple heroines + hunting + mountain foraging + gourmet food + System + family life + cozy everyday moments + feel-good rags-to-riches story] In 1978, the wave of educated youth returning to the cities begins! In his previous life, Zhou Yunfeng did everything he could to curry favor with the educated young women so he could return to the city with them. He even stole all his family’s savings to buy himself a chance, including the money his mother needed to save her life! But as soon 81Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is an absolutely amazing male-oriented historical fiction novel! It's incredibly realistic, without any melodramatic tropes or oppressive themes, and it completely avoids the clichéd plot of a doting husband. The book is still in its early stages, but it's definitely worth reading. It's a "you'll regret it if you don't" kind of story—go for it now, or you'll miss out! Aa ...

9. 109 我 My Life: Saving Myself 我的人生，渡己 A Country Person一个农村人Urban241k WordsCompleted I moved from the countryside to the big city when I was twenty. On my first day at the factory, I was five minutes late. Those five minutes felt like a slap in the face, waking me up and changing my life. More than ten people crammed into one dorm room. For breakfast, I could only bring myself to buy a tea egg and soy milk. Watching others eat fried rice noodles, I secretly vowed to work hard and make a solid place for myself in the city. There was no sudden wealth and no romance, just a country 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   📖 [A Must-Read for Fans of Reborn Male Protagonist Historical Fiction! These Two Books Are Packed with Realism]📖 If you don't like wish-fulfillment stories and just want to read down-to-earth historical tales, don't miss these two gems! 1️⃣ *My Life with Her* A great historical novel told from the male protagonist's perspective! From a naive young man to a husband and father, it vividly portrays the struggles and love of ordinary people in the 1980s. The details are so realistic, it's like reading about your own parents—it's incredibly relatable! 2️⃣ *My Life, My Self-Salvation* Another heartwarming, slow-paced novel told from the male protagonist's perspective, it shares the same gentle undertones as other historical fiction. It depicts the struggles and growth of ordinary people in that era, without any melodramatic tropes, just touching realism and warmth. If you like this kind of down-to-earth story told from the male protagonist's perspective, these two are definitely worth reading—the more you read, the more addictive they become! #MaleProtagonistReturnsToThe60s70s80s #HistoricalFictionRecommendation #MaleProtagonistPerspectiveNovel

10. 110 我 A Lifetime for Her and Me 我和她的这一生 A Country Person一个农村人Urban245k WordsOngoing In 1992, at the age of twenty, I left my hometown. My family was crippled by illness and poverty. We were on the verge of starving to death. If I stayed, we would all be trapped on that patch of barren soil. If I left, there might be a way for them to survive. The southern wind, laden with cement dust, swept into that big city filled with construction sites. This place had no name, only countless steel bars, scaffolding, and faces waiting to sell their labor. We came here to fight for our lives. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 111 为 A Career in Public Service 为民官路 At Ease and Unrestrained安心无忌Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [A gritty, realistic tale of ambition and struggle in the government ranks] In 1990, top student Zhen Weimin offends the wrong people and gets kicked down to a poor rural township. Everyone thinks his life is over. But he is determined to make flowers bloom among the thorns. He breaks through obstacles with his knowledge and grounds himself in his conscience, with every step in sync with the pulse of the times. Starting in the township, he moves forward one step at a time. This is a true chronic 26.9kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves

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    This is a historical novel; you could try it.

12. 112 重 Reborn in 1960: I Have a Divine Cauldron Space 重生60，我有神鼎空间 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban2.8M WordsCompleted Zhao Guoqiang died alongside the demolition crew, never imagining that the incense burner in his own main room was a divine artifact. After accidentally becoming the master of the Bronze Divine Cauldron, he was reborn as another man named Zhao Guoqiang. Inside the cauldron's space were towering mountains, lakes, and mighty rivers. What delighted him even more was that the cauldron could condense holy water. Time already flowed ten times faster inside the space than in the outside world. With the 404Reads7.4Score103Shelves

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    I've been transported to the famine years of the 1960s. No worries! I have a spatial ability; I can accelerate the growth of plants and animals, cultivate ginseng, lingzhi mushrooms, and small-leaf sandalwood trees. I can fish, hunt, and lead two villages to a new era of farming, learning agriculture from Shuanghe. Black market grain is traded for antiques and artifacts. Wild boar meat is exchanged for job quotas. Shanghe Village is on the news again, on television, and the radio is broadcasting news of a bumper harvest.

13. 113 日 Paying One Billion in Taxes a Day, and You Call This a Village Collective Enterprise? 日交税十亿，你说这是村集体企业 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban523k WordsCompleted Zeng Fanchao, the richest man in Beihu Province, catches the eye of people who want to seize his family fortune for free. When he refuses, Liu Batian, a prison warden who holds the low ninth rank, sends men to sever his tendons, force-feed him a drug that robs him of his voice, and throw him from a cliff over a hundred meters high. He crashes down onto the land temple beneath the cliff, smashing it to pieces. His own body is shattered, too, but the blood flowing from him is mysteriously absorbed 637Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    He survived six years of famine by fishing, hunting, farming, and leading his fellow villagers to fish in the river. They cultivated rice on the riverbanks, grew vegetables along the river, and raised rabbits in the valley.

14. 114 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 15.6kReads8.1Score898Shelves
15. 115 重 Reborn in 1960: The System Helps Me Rule the Hunting Grounds 重生60：系统助我猎界称雄 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban345k WordsCompleted Li Changsheng became a thirty-year mortgage slave after buying a home with no down payment. With housing prices falling and his job gone, he was on his way home when he kindly helped an elderly person who had fallen, only to be extorted by them. So he simply dragged them along to die with him, ridding the world of two bad people. Unexpectedly, he then received a Cloning System and transmigrated, reborn into the body of another Li Changsheng in 1960. See how Li Changsheng uses the Cloning System 992Reads6.1Score—Shelves
16. 116 我 In 1979, I Helped the Whole Village Become Ten-Thousand-Yuan Households 我在七九帮全村成就万元户 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban267k WordsCompleted Chen Sheng and seven good friends explore the Nanshan Cave and obtain the innate spiritual treasure, the Boundary-Breaking Pearl, which lets them travel back and forth to an era thirty years in the future. From then on, they begin a career smuggling goods between the two worlds. Back home, they open brickworks, a sand quarry, clothing factories, and furniture factories. They buy up centipedes and leeches, and become the first in the world to cultivate bamboo fungus commercially. Once every house 617Reads8.0Score—Shelves
17. 117 我 I Fish with Dragon Blood, and Every Fish and Shrimp in the Sea Goes Wild 我用龙血钓鱼，海中鱼虾都疯了 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Fishing with dragon blood sends every fish and shrimp in the sea into a frenzy. Tempering my body with dragon blood and making a name for myself with dragon fists. I use dragon dung and urine in my space to grow ginseng and tea plants. Every year, I drip another drop of dragon blood beneath the tea plants. Regularly drinking the tea they produce delays aging, strengthens the body, promotes longevity, fortifies the bones and sinews, beautifies the skin, turns white hair black, and even boosts vir 730Reads8.6Score183Shelves
18. 118 何 How to Chase Away Worries? Fish Until Your Cooler Overflows 何以解忧钓鱼爆护 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban744k WordsCompleted Zhang San used to be a street vendor selling leather shoes. When the city launched a campaign to become civilized, street vending was banned. Just as he found himself out of work, his girlfriend betrayed him and ran off with the savings he had built up over six years of selling at his stall. Drunk, Zhang San went fishing by the river and unexpectedly hooked a Shanhe Ring. The ring had been forged by the Primordial Immortal Venerable from fragments of worlds and various heavenly treasures. It con 1.4kReads8.7Score103Shelves
19. 119 钓 A Fisherman Across Time and Space: A Blood-Soaked Fight Against Japan 钓者跨时空：浴血抗日行 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban130k WordsCompleted In a parallel world, in Heishui Town, Hanjing City, a false nation on the Dark Star, Zhou Jianhua accidentally discovers a time machine created by the previous civilization in its final days in an attempt to save the world. The time machine can take him to worlds from the past, but it cannot reach the future. Inside the machine, Zhou Jianhua obtains the Repentance Fishing Boat, which can be upgraded. The Confession Time Machine itself can also be upgraded, and he can travel through time three ti 45Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 120 莸 I Gain the Water God's Inheritance, and Fishing Is No Longer Hard 莸得水神传承，钓鱼不再难 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban300k WordsCompleted Nan Canghai had his achievements stolen and was fired from his job, so he went out for a walk to clear his head. Caught in a sudden downpour, he happened upon an old, dilapidated Water God Temple by the river. Curious, Nan Canghai ducked inside to take shelter and look around. By a stroke of fate, he merged with the remnant soul of an ancient Water God. Not only did he inherit the Water God's legacy, he also obtained a treasure that controlled water: the Black Tortoise Banner, one of the Four Di 750Reads8.6Score—Shelves
21. 121 重 Reborn as a Cow: Ruling the Dark Planet 重生成牛：称霸黑暗星球 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban113k WordsCompleted Ye Daniu transmigrated and was reborn in the body of an African buffalo that had just been killed by a lion. Using human intelligence, he killed the lion and became the King of the Buffaloes. From then on, the African buffaloes began practicing martial arts and forming battle formations, wiping out prides of lions and packs of wolves. They exterminated the hyenas, unified the grasslands, and became its overlords. When the apocalypse arrived, the King of the Buffaloes led herds of buffaloes, zebr 142Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 122 四 Siheyuan: I Wield My Brush and Stir Up the Storm 四合院：执笔搅风云 Picking Up Words Among the Pines松间拾字Male-Channel Fanfiction964k WordsOngoing Reborn in 1952, Wang Ping'an transmigrates to Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. Alone in the world, he seems like a timid, easily bullied orphan to his neighbors. He makes a living writing articles and stories, often drawing on the people and events in the courtyard for inspiration. Anyone who deliberately gives him a hard time or schemes against him ends up as a villain in one of his stories, and the rumors soon spread throughout the entire compound. Everyone assumes he is a helpless writer, 8.2kReads5.4Score264Shelves

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    I think this courtyard house novel is pretty good. [Smile][smile][laugh]

23. 123 重 Reborn in 1980: Starting by Wreaking Havoc on the Educated Youth Girls 重生1980，从祸害女知青开始 Clear Skies and Gentle Breeze云淡风清Urban633k WordsCompleted Xia Yu is reborn and discovers that today is the day he ruins Fang Qing, the most beautiful of the educated youths. In his previous life, he chose the scheming Wang Le, causing Fang Qing and her child to die in childbirth, while his mother died with her name still besmirched. Given another chance, he will atone for his sins and give Fang Qing and his mother a good life. He also refuses to end his days alone again, and will become a force shaping the times. From the countryside to the city, then 209Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    001 Back in the afternoon of 1982, in Chenjiatun, Northeast China, in a small courtyard. Lu Jun sat quietly on a small stool, gazing at the sky at a 45-degree angle, his eyes revealing a foolishness. The sunlight shone on him. Feeling the warmth, Lu Jun pointed to the sky and murmured, "Where... Is this?" "I... Didn't die of old age."

24. 124 重 Reborn in the 1980s: After Taking Over, I Head to the Mountains 重生八零年代，接盘后的我去赶山 The Dashing Guy Who Loves SpongeBob喜欢海绵宝宝的潇洒哥Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Mountain hunting + period setting + taking over a marriage + rural life + ongoing manhua adaptation] In his previous life, Zhao Yong’s mother begged him to take Qin Yourong as his wife to ease the family’s hardship, but Zhao Yong refused out of pride. As a result, his mother worked herself to death, his little sister drowned, and his younger brother took his own life! Who would have thought he would be reborn in 1980, just as his mother was asking him to marry Qin Yourong? This time, to prevent 4.8kReads8.2Score319Shelves
25. 125 穿 Transmigrating to the 1980s: Taming Tigers, Hunting, and Becoming King of the Mountains 穿越80年代：驯虎打猎做山霸王 Tai Lingdiao太凌雕Urban5.2M WordsCompleted [Power fantasy! Unscientific hunting! The male lead is domineering and acts without hesitation! All about the satisfying haul!] Being an assassin is exhausting. I don't even have time to find a girlfriend! Just as Cui Niu thinks this, he gets shot and sent to a small mountain village in the 1980s. He's transmigrated! He tames the only tiger in the vast mountain range and gets it to help him take down countless ferocious beasts! His gentle, kind fiancée washes his clothes, cooks, and handles the 19.1kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves

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    🤩🤩⓵After heroically saving lives, Lin Hao unexpectedly traveled back to the 1960s, reborn as an orphan of a martyr with the same name. Fortunately, he has a spatial ability that allows him to thrive amidst the three years of natural disasters. As he further develops his spatial abilities, Lin Hao learns martial arts, traditional Chinese medicine, and hunting with ease, living a leisurely and contented life.

26. 126 重 Reborn in the ’70s: I Make a Fortune Through Hunting 重生年代：我靠狩猎富甲一方 Blue Shirt青色衬衣Modern Romance615k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1980s, Lin Zinuo found that her grandfather had just passed away, her father had broken his leg, and the family was burdened with a huge debt. As the eldest daughter, she stepped up and solved the family’s crisis by hunting. To her, the endless, dense forest was an inexhaustible vault: wild boars, roe deer, sika deer, black bears, and leopards were all sources of wealth. The new novel, Demonic Arts Reversed: I Prove the Way to Immortality with Forbidden Techniques, has been uploade 1.4kReads8.8Score141Shelves
27. 127 重 Reborn in 1979: I Lead the Whole Village to Prosperity in the Mountains 重生1979，带着全村赶山致富 Sugarcane Dad甘蔗奶爸Urban2.9M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Zhao Ming served in the military. After leaving the service, he got the steady, state-provided job he had hoped for and escaped a life of backbreaking farm labor. But after he enlisted, his family fell apart. His parents were gone, his younger sister and little brother had died, and he was left alone in the world, burdened by guilt and regret. Reborn in 1979, he returns to the day he learned he had been accepted into the military. This time, Zhao Ming refuses the chance to 266Reads7.5Score144Shelves
28. 128 巴 The Hunting King of Bashan 巴山猎王 The Straw-Cloaked Traveler of Bashan巴山蓑衣客Urban1.5M WordsOngoing A transmigration tale set in a bygone era, brimming with rugged mountain spirit and the warmth of everyday life. Armed with memories from his past life and everything taught by his master, the King of Hunters, he wields a hunting rifle, trains mastiffs, and fights wolves. In the 1980s, he sets up a cooperative, builds roads, and buys vehicles, determined to find a way forward for a poor village deep in the mountains. From venturing alone into deadly wilderness to find a life-saving old ginseng r 115Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    The first hunting-themed novel without a system! [Smiling][Smiling][Laughing][Laughing][Laughing] The second hunting-themed novel with a bit of a cheat code, no exaggeration!

29. 129 狩 Hunting to Feed the Family: My Beautiful Wife Has a Stutter 狩猎养家：娇妻口吃但绝美 The Straw-Cloaked Traveler of Bashan巴山蓑衣客Urban258k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to the 1980s, Li Xiaohun found himself in the body of Li Jia'ao's notorious ne'er-do-well. His parents were dead, leaving only an eight-year-old girl for him to rely on, and the two of them had only each other. Fortunately, he had a titanium-alloy divine crossbow with him, and its quiver held a world of secrets. Hunting, farming, and making a fortune were all within reach. He learned incredible hunting skills from Old Man Shan, the mentor of his lame father-in-law. With a sw 199Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 130 艺 I Failed the Arts Exam and Awakened a Countryside System 艺考落榜，我觉醒了田园系统 A Fish That Didn't Leap Over Dragon Gate跳过龙门不是鱼Urban3.0M WordsCompleted A slow-paced tale of everyday family life in the countryside during the 1960s, brimming with the warmth of ordinary life (With a side of revenge, face-slapping, and playful humor) [Transmigration + 1960s + System + Hunting + Farming in a pocket dimension + Lighthearted + Slow burn] Lin Bei, who grew up in an orphanage, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Greater Khingan Mountains in Northeast China in 1960 and gets a System that turns his life around. [Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the 26.2kReads7.2Score3.4kShelves

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    Reborn in my sixties, I avoided all disasters, shed the burden on my family, and seized all the opportunities of the times with foresight.

31. 131 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 45.7kReads7.9Score5kShelves
32. 132 7 Transmigrating to the 1970s with a Wife, Life Is Sweet 70年代穿越送老婆生活美滋滋 A Cow Who Loves Galloping Across the Grasslands喜欢在草原狂奔的牛Urban844k WordsOngoing [The 1970s + Mountain Foraging and Hunting + Multiple Heroines + Pocket Dimension + Overpowered Power Fantasy] Li Zifeng transmigrates to a rural village in Northeast China in 1977, in another world. He's dirt poor and so thin he's skin and bones, but luckily he has a pocket dimension and pills to strengthen his body. During the autumn harvest, he takes on three or four able-bodied men all by himself. When a wild boar charges into the crowd, he meets it head-on with a sickle and becomes famous a 617Reads7.0Score110Shelves
33. 133 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: Li Dakui's Wild Life 穿越60李大奎的浪荡人生 The Wind Cools the Century Egg风吹皮蛋凉Urban619k WordsOngoing [Transmigration, period setting, pocket dimension] The protagonist, Li Dakui, has a wife and children. Middle-aged and full of regrets, he accidentally transmigrates to 1960, during a period of natural disasters. With his pocket dimension, Li Dakui still manages to live well. He doesn’t force family ties and affection, just takes things as they come, living freely and enjoying himself. 181Reads7.0Score118Shelves
34. 134 灾 Famine Years: With the System, I'm Invincible 灾荒年：拥有系统的我无敌了 Zhu Qing Who Likes Cestrum喜欢使君子的朱青Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [System] [Space] [Multiple Women] [Not Brain-dead] [Not a Saint] After transmigrating into the resource-scarce 1960s, Lin Hao loses both parents and then his grandfather right from the start, leaving him with nothing but four bare walls. Fortunately, his sign-in System arrives, and he has a mystical spring space at his disposal. Marrow-cleansing pills, supplies, and skills keep pouring in. He hunts with one hand and practices medicine with the other. He can venture into the mountains to chase bl 13.8kReads6.6Score1.4kShelves
35. 135 重 Reborn in the Sixties: My Sister-in-Law Brought Me a Russian Wife 重生60年代，嫂子送来毛熊老婆 Your Majesty, Please Stay大王请留步Urban3.5M WordsOngoing Li Jianye transmigrates, inheriting his older brother's estate and the life that awaits his sister-in-law. In an era when people can barely get enough to eat, he takes a dangerous gamble and heads into the mountains to hunt, all to feed his sister-in-law and his foreign wife. Pheasants, wild boars, bear paws, velvet antlers... Their family has meat at every meal, and whatever they can't finish, they trade for money. The pretty widow Liu Ruyan comes to borrow food so her son can eat meat. “Jianye 49.3kReads7.6Score4.7kShelves
36. 136 重 Reborn in the 1960s: What's Wrong with Having a Few Extra Household Registrations? 重生六零年代：多几个户口咋啦？ Ji Gu乩骨Urban1.6M WordsOngoing [No System, decisive and ruthless, 1950s, famine era, multiple women, hunting in the mountains, gets better the more you read, grounded and true to its era] Li Yuanyang is reborn in the winter of 1959. From the start, his older brother entrusts everything to him. In his previous life, he accidentally caused the deaths of two sisters. In this life, he will stay by their side, make sure they have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear, and give them a home. But in this famine-stricken era, the mos 11.6kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves
37. 137 重 Reborn in 1960: My Beautiful Sister-in-Law Next Door 重生1960：我的美艳嫂子邻居 A Fish's Journey鱼之游Urban1.0M WordsOngoing Liang Zhengguo had thought he would die with his enemies, but somehow he was reborn in the 1960s, back in those famine years when people went hungry and lacked warm clothes. But since he was here, he might as well make the best of it. Having been an orphan in his previous life, all he wanted was to make sure his two younger sisters had plenty to eat and warm clothes to wear in this era, while also experiencing the vibrant spirit of those revolutionary years. 24.7kReads7.9Score1.9kShelves
38. 138 年 Period: Village Bully, What's Wrong with Being Unable to Find a Wife? 年代：村霸，娶不上媳妇怎么了？ Ning Lihuo宁离火Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Handcrafted + period setting + village bully + hunting + business + everyday life] Lin Feng transmigrates to the 1980s and becomes the biggest village bully for miles around! The sky is falling! In this world, being a good person is hard. Looks like there’s a brighter future in being a bad one! But not being able to find a wife is a real problem. What should he do? Perhaps... From the countryside to the county seat, then to Haicheng and the capital! Keeping pace with the times, he strides forwa 41.3kReads7.3Score3.1kShelves
39. 139 回 Memories of 1931: Hunting, Fighting the Japanese, and Raising a Family 回忆一九三一养家打猎打鬼子日子 Broken Little Toe骨折得小脚趾Urban2.9M WordsOngoing In 1931, the Japanese invaded China. Ling Feng hunted to feed his family and fought the Japanese to capture supplies. He and his good brothers enjoyed the good life, built houses, and got married. 17.6kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves

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40. 140 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. 13kReads6.2Score697Shelves

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    The male protagonist is reborn in the 1960s, starting with a small supermarket! Watch as he carries rice, flour, and cooking oil in his left hand, and industrial coupons in his right. Annoying relatives come knocking? He simply says, "Oh, right, but we're not selling anything," and gets them all sorted out. In this life, the protagonist hoards supplies, joins a state-owned enterprise, and pursues the factory beauty, turning his rebirth into a casual game of a max-level boss amidst the passionate years!

41. 141 沂 A Family by the Yishui River 沂水河畔一家人 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted This book tells the story of a large family over nearly a century, from the late Qing dynasty to the end of the twentieth century, through turbulent changes, banditry and warfare, twists and turns, and eventual reversals of fortune. Led and subtly influenced by the protagonist, several generations endure decades of hardship yet remain upright, united, and determined to improve. In different eras and historical circumstances, they do everything they can, persevering in their efforts to contribute 6.8kReads8.8Score611Shelves
42. 142 重 Reborn in 1980: From Courtyard Menace to Peerless National Scholar 重生80，从大院祸害到国士无双 The Song Is Not Yet Finished一曲未完Urban1.0M WordsOngoing The winds of change are sweeping through 1980! Ye Xiaotian, chief engineer at a high-tech company, is unexpectedly reborn. His memories of future technology become a blade with which to turn the tide of the era. With a deluge of patents in his left hand, he drives his rivals straight into bankruptcy. With black-tech blueprints in his right, he forces foreign companies to grovel. Just as foreign firms are preparing to sweep across China with their wired remote controls, he sneers: “Infrared wirel 4.6kReads6.3Score297Shelves

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    🔥These two books are so weird!🔥 2 Million+ words, completed! The number one scourge of the Tang Dynasty, wreaking havoc on heaven, earth, you, me, and everyone else!😃😃😘😘😃😃

43. 143 大 Great Tang's Number One Menace 大唐第一祸害 The Song Is Not Yet Finished一曲未完Historical2.3M WordsCompleted His Majesty Li Er was furious. “My machine-gun company has been lured away by that little menace again?!” A minister replied carefully, “Your Majesty, the Japanese envoy was a month behind on his liquor tab at Wangfujing, so the Crown Prince… the Crown Prince just…” Li Er looked disdainful. “Nonsense! Japan is a friendly neighbor of our Great Tang. They’re only a little behind on payment. Would he really go that far?” The minister answered cautiously, “Your Majesty… the debt is 108,000 strings o 46.5kReads8.4Score3.3kShelves
44. 144 双 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score149Shelves

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    The team led by Su Dingfang was also

45. 145 双 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score135Shelves
46. 146 两 Crossing Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban361k WordsOngoing Drop the pretense of being a decent person and enjoy a shameless life. Refuse to waste your energy on inner turmoil; if something’s wrong, just lose it. Rather than make yourself suffer, make life difficult for someone else. That’s Su Tianci in 2026. By chance, he transmigrates to Beiping on the eve of liberation. The booming economy of 2026 and the war-torn year of 1949: two vastly different eras lie before him. 4.8kReads5.8Score219Shelves

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    He was caught in a dilemma and really didn't...

47. 147 双 Traveling Between Two Worlds in Republican-Era China: Hunting Down the Japanese 双穿民国之专杀小鬼子 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban117k WordsOngoing Drop all pretenses of decency and enjoy a shameless life. Refuse to overthink things; when trouble comes, just go crazy. Better to inconvenience others than make yourself suffer. That was Su Tianci in 2026. He'd only joined a cycling club because he wanted to talk about cycling technique. Who could have guessed he'd somehow fall off a cliff? When he came to, he'd transmigrated to Shanghai in 1937... 1kReads—Score159Shelves
48. 148 带 Back to the 1970s with a System: First a Village Doctor, Then a Boxer 带着系统回七零：先当村医再练拳 Eldest Miss Ying赢氏大小姐Urban2.0M WordsOngoing Adapted for screen by Tomato Real Person! [Period] [Cute pets] [System] [Spirit Spring] [One female lead] [Feel-good power fantasy] Reborn in the resource-scarce 1970s, Lu Han unexpectedly bound himself to a System space. Its Spirit Spring nourished crops, its black soil yielded abundant harvests, and its shelves were stocked with supplies. On one hand, he used the space's treasures to improve his family's life, building a brick house and stockpiling grain to make their days prosperous. On the o 3.3kReads7.8Score242Shelves

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    This book was a must-read in the 1970s, I highly recommend it (five stars)! [Heart][heart][heart][heart][heart][heart]

49. 149 回 Back to 1990: This Time, I’m Flipping the Table 回到1990，我这次要掀桌子 An Yuxin安妤信Urban195k WordsCompleted After dying from overwork at 50, office worker Lin Xiangdong opened his eyes to find himself back on the day he failed the college entrance exam at 18! In his previous life, he went to work in a factory, tightening screws. He fell behind the times, missed out on his childhood sweetheart, and lived with regrets. In this life, his mind is filled with the secrets to making a fortune over the next thirty years! While his classmates are scrambling for secure jobs, he invests everything he has and res 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Reborn in 1990, he had no cheat codes, only a business vision for the next thirty years. He sourced goods from the Wenzhou small commodity wholesale market, sold related products door-to-door, and gradually accumulated his first pot of gold for entrepreneurship.

50. 150 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban2.9M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 254Reads7.6Score101Shelves

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