Stories Set in the 1950s, 60s, or 70s. Good Writing, Please. No Transmigration-and-Raising-Kids Plots 年代文，50.60.70，要文笔好的，不要穿越后养娃的

1. 301 八 A 1980s Military Marriage with Twins: The Scorned Ex-Wife Turns Her Life Around 八零军婚有双宝：炮灰前妻洗白了 Schoolgirl女生徒Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + period setting + military marriage + adorable kids + everyday family life Qin Xiaoqiao's husband is the male lead in a period novel. He's from a wealthy family and is an army officer, destined to rise to great heights and make a name for himself. Unfortunately, she's not the heroine. She's merely the male lead's doomed ex-wife, a fat, lazy glutton who, in the author's version, wreaks havoc and gets her family and children killed. In the end, she dies miserably with not 12.9kReads9.2Score1.6k14d adds

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   No system, no spatial ability, no cheat codes. The female protagonist transmigrates into a book. She has two sons: an obedient and sensible elder son, and a mischievous younger son. The original owner of this body treated both children poorly, so neither of them liked her. After transmigrating, the female protagonist wins over both children. The younger son is particularly clever. When the male protagonist's father comes looking for him (he's only a few years old and has never met his grandfather), the younger son thinks he's a child trafficker and tricks his grandfather. He doesn't directly tell his grandfather that he's the grandson the grandfather is looking for, and even tries to bribe his grandfather with toys to help him find his grandson.

2. 302 我 My Second Brother: Two Young Men Venture into the Northeast 我的二哥之二小闯东北 Drunken Dream Kite醉梦鸢Urban155k WordsCompleted My second older brother ran away from home when he was twelve, heading northeast with a child from the neighbors’ family. The two of them endured countless hardships to make it there, only to find themselves in the wolf’s den and the tiger’s lair. And so began a story no one could ever forget. 11Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Give it a try! I wonder if it suits your taste?

3. 303 小 The Lane House 2: A Difficult Road 小巷人家2艰难之路 Drunken Dream Kite醉梦鸢Male-Channel Fanfiction462k WordsCompleted Zhuang Tunan injured his leg working overtime during the New Year holiday, then accompanied his parents back to the old alley. Li Jia wanted to stay by his side, but her family was always against it. Lin Dongzhe finally made something of himself and became a boss, while Zhuang Xiaoting returned to the alley pregnant. To prove himself, Zhuang Tunan started selling books and newspapers at the entrance to the alley, and tutored the neighborhood children on the side. Life was comfortable enough, but 14.6kReads6.7Score33414d adds
4. 304 帅 The Handsome Young Man 帅小伙 A Dao阿刀Urban1.8M WordsCompleted The Wang and Hai families had been neighbors and friends, but a dispute over building a house turned them into sworn enemies. Wang Xiaoshuai, a third-generation member of the Wang family, became a thorn in Haitang’s side. Every day after school, Haitang would block his way and beat him to a pulp, never tiring of it. Desperate to escape Haitang’s shadow, Wang Xiaoshuai racked his brains, and Haitang became the goal he was determined to surpass. 37.8kReads9.3Score3.7k14d adds

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   A very good historical fiction, not clichéd at all, worth checking out.

5. 305 老 Uncle's Prequel 老舅前传 Drunken Dream Kite醉梦鸢Male-Channel Fanfiction126k WordsCompleted Cui Guoming had just graduated from college. His father told him to find a job, but he spent his time aimlessly messing around. One time, he went drinking with Guo Dapao and was beaten half to death by a gang of punks. Luckily, the Three Heroes of Lucheng found him and rescued him. To repay them, Cui Guomin introduced his older sister, Cui Dahong, to Huo Dongfeng, the leader of the trio. But Dahong was unwilling. Later, when a punk named Ermei gave her a hard time, Huo Dongfeng came to her rescu 4Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 306 棋 The Go Player's Second Upgrade 棋士之再度升级 Drunken Dream Kite醉梦鸢Mystery196k WordsCompleted After Cui Ye is released from prison, he finds his wife and son waiting to pick him up. Only then does he learn that his big brother, Cui Wei, was killed in a robbery. Wang Hongyu is there to meet Cui Ye as well, and he has married Gao Shuhua. Cui Ye's son, Cui Yan, has become a police officer. Their reunion is far from warm: Cui Yan merely salutes Cui Ye, then gets back into the car and ignores him. (This book is only an imagined continuation after watching the TV series and has nothing to do w 16Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 307 五 Back to Field in the 1950s 五零年代向往的生活 Lan Xuewei蓝雪微Modern Romance691k WordsCompleted [The 1950s] [Beast Taming System] [Independent, Self-Reliant Female Lead] [Clearing the Names of Martyrs] [First Women's Representative] After dying, Zhao Meili, a teacher at a forest farm in Northeast China, transmigrates to 1954, becoming Zhao Meili at the age of seventeen... With her Beast Taming System, she can form contracts with animal companions. She takes good care of her parents in a mountain village in the 1950s and lives the Back to Field life she has always longed for... Note: This i 381Reads7.6Score—14d adds

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   No child-rearing plot, female protagonist novel

8. 308 回 Back to 1957, an Orphan from the Start 回到五七，开局成孤儿 Lan Xuewei蓝雪微Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted Also known as: Living with a Robot Butler in the 1950s [Rebirth and a Fortuitous Encounter] Jin Yu never imagined that a casual comment she left on Douyin, saying, “I’d be fine with my husband never coming home if I made ten thousand a month,” would lead to her being bound to Interstellar System 0781. When she opened her eyes, she had been reborn in 1957 in the far Northeast, back as her former self: frail and sickly, and destined to die young before turning eighteen. [From the Start, It’s Hel 182Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 309 六 The Man with Six Marriages 六婚男人 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance301k WordsCompleted A marriage spanning half a century, full of ups and downs, and one man's six sorrowful, blood-stained journeys into wedlock. In the late 1970s, at a state-owned coal mine in Northeast China, Kim Dazhuang, an ethnic Korean Chinese who had returned from Korea, was tall and burly, with a fiery temper. He sweated through his work amid the roar of steam locomotives. Over the course of his life, he went through six marriages. Each time, he entered with hope, only for almost every one to end in heartbr 22Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 310 七 The 1970s: I Got Rich After Marrying a Fool 七零，嫁傻子后暴富 User Pumpkin Carriage用户南瓜车Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a book + 1980s + pocket dimension + raising kids + everyday family life] From the start, she wakes up on her wedding night, and her husband is devastatingly handsome! What? Once the male model opens his mouth, she realizes he’s an idiot. Her excitement is completely doused, but being alive is better than being dead! Her husband is an idiot, and she’s stuck in a blended family in a bygone era, with a biased father-in-law, a stepmother-in-law, and sisters-in-law who stir up tr 9.1kReads8.8Score82514d adds

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    Both leads are virgins, the child is the female lead's biological child, and both are very hardworking and ambitious. If you don't like the first twenty chapters, I'll eat my hat. But getting into this series is definitely worth it.

11. 311 四 Siheyuan: I Won’t Be Silly Zhu! 四合院：我不当傻柱！ Listening to the Wind and Rain听风言雨Male-Channel Fanfiction491k WordsCompleted [Changing the plot + multiple dramas and films + System] What? I choked to death on cola and transmigrated into Silly Zhu, the fool everyone takes advantage of? Whoever wants this lousy role can have it! Qin Huairu plays the victim to beg for food? I'll show her the door! Yi Zhonghai tries to guilt-trip me? I'll flip the table and fight back! He Yuzhu is no Silly Zhu! Watch him climb, one step at a time, to the peak of life! The full story is even better! Read it and see! 5.9kReads5.5Score25114d adds

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    Hey everyone! Tingfeng's new book, *The Courtyard: I'm Not Going to Be a Fool!*, Has officially started updating! It's got that familiar feel—no Mary Sues, no dragging, just a head-on confrontation with all the awful characters in the courtyard, full of social skills, decisive action, and intrigue! A fresh take on the blind box genre, with an even wilder path and more exciting moments, plus a new setting with multiple film and television connections. The entire book has been meticulously crafted, so you can trust the quality. Two updates every day at noon, without fail! Click the link below to read the new book, or search for it on Tomato Books. Please support it, and see you in the new story!

12. 312 四 Reborn in the Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Stops Fawning Over Widows 四合院重生何雨柱不再舔寡妇 Old Mountain Ginseng ZF老山参ZFMale-Channel Fanfiction614k WordsCompleted Stay away from the retirement gang and live your own quiet life. [Reborn, not transmigrated] [Everyday life] [Watching from the sidelines] [Staying out of it] [Smart protagonist] [No golden finger] [No System] Silly Zhu is reborn, with none of that exhausting scheming. This is an everyday-life story about living happily and keeping away from the retirement gang. [I'm not a great writer, so please go easy on me. A bow of thanks!] At the end of 2008, snowflakes drifted from the sky, and the song 1.2kReads5.4Score—14d adds

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    A story set in a traditional courtyard house era, leaning towards slice-of-life, with characters displaying high intelligence.

13. 313 四 Siheyuan: I Saved Qin Huairu from the Start 四合院，开局救下秦淮茹 Love You, Longlong爱你的龙龙Male-Channel Fanfiction888k WordsOngoing Cao Mengde, a modern mechanical and electrical engineer, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a nineteen-year-old namesake in 1951. At the train station, he saves Qin Huairu from being robbed by thugs, activates a space, and ends up marrying her by a strange twist of fate. Thus begins his comedic life in the Number 95 Courtyard. He helps Qin Huairu escape the mire of the Jia family, preserving her innocence and goodness and giving her a happy life. He builds a luxurious east courtyard and 24.9kReads8.0Score1.8k14d adds

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    I've been following this book for over two months, and I highly recommend it to everyone. It's a blend of sweet romance, tech-savvy elements, and industrial themes. It's not mindless, brainless, or violent; the everyday life of a traditional courtyard house and the weight of a great era collide passionately, transporting you back to the fiery years of 1950. The protagonist, despite his time-traveling experience, lives a vibrant and meaningful life. It's a book that will leave you amazed and wanting more.

14. 314 笑 The Laughingstock Factory Compound 笑料厂大院 Qingqing's Mimi卿卿的咪咪Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted [Blended Family + Childhood Sweethearts + Building a Fortune + Healing + Everyday Life] In 1985, my dad brought my mom home as his bride with a copy of Household Budgeting in hand. She was sharp-tongued but soft-hearted; he was a timid bean-counter. Together, they held a family together. For a home of their own, for the sake of making ends meet, and to raise a daughter who wasn’t his by birth. My biological father got out of prison and asked my mom if they could go back to the way things were 1.6kReads6.6Score10714d adds

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    A period drama about the everyday lives of a blended family, filled with warmth and touching moments, well worth reading.

15. 315 狠 A Cruel Mother, a Broken Home, and Me, Unbroken 狠心的妈，破碎的家，不屈的我 If You’re No Eagle, Don’t Be a Snail不是雄鹰做蜗牛Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Male-Oriented, Rural, Family, Comeback, Power Fantasy, Inspirational] Abandoned by his own mother, abused by his stepmother, and struck by his father's sudden misfortune. Su Yang, a poor boy from the mountains, has been left battered by his family's cruelty. With no one to lean on and no support to count on, he can only fight his own way to survival. He studies hard, weathers turmoil on campus, and makes his way in the business world. His heartless relatives come crawling back to latch onto his 28.4kReads8.2Score2.3k14d adds

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    A very good inspirational novel about overcoming adversity, with a thrilling and deeply moving plot.

16. 316 四 Siheyuan: Xu Damao's Village Screening Stories 四合院：许大茂村里放映那些事儿 Old Mountain Ginseng ZF老山参ZFMale-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate, not reborn] + [wild imagination] + [plot changes] + [not brainless] + [low on hostility], a slow-burn power fantasy. A transmigration story, not a rebirth story. The protagonist has a different personality from Xu Damao in the show and won't inherit Xu Damao's grudges. I know the writing isn't great, so please go easy on me, dear readers. "Bows!" Xu Damao, a man of loyalty and honor! Well, sort of. A little flirtatious, a little flirtatious, a little flirtatious... The womanizing 1.1kReads5.4Score—14d adds
17. 317 杀 Back to the Desolate Sixties, With My Scumbag Ex Chasing After Me 杀回六零度荒年，渣男追来了 Good Fortune and Auspiciousness如意吉祥Ancient Romance614k WordsOngoing Reborn, Lu Qing set out to right every wrong and avenge every grudge, wreaking havoc wherever she went. She kicked the deceitful educated youth aside and burned the wicked female rival until she wished she were dead. During the famine, she stockpiled supplies until her spatial storage was packed to the brim. But she never expected that the scumbag she had once loved would be reborn too. And he came back with a fragment of a crazed, bloodthirsty soul. So, the first time they met after being rebor —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    After being reborn, the female protagonist doesn't raise children or deal with many family dramas. She grows up independently, with a touch of fantasy, regains her memories of her past life, and ends her entanglement with the male protagonist across several lifetimes.

18. 318 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I Find Myself a Stepmother 重生60年代：我给自己找后妈 Gu Yue Er Dong古月耳咚Modern Romance695k WordsOngoing When Chen Guoping died of lung cancer, his mother was busy having a grand old time gossiping with the neighborhood women! In his previous life, she had kept him under her thumb since childhood: she wouldn’t let him take the college entrance exam, forced him to hand over his wages, and criticized every woman he wanted to marry. Ignoring the nature of his work, she insisted that he and his wife risk having a third child. In the end, he was fired for exceeding the birth quota, and his family of fiv 21.5kReads8.4Score1.3k14d adds

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    I'm recommending a period drama that made me laugh and cry! The male lead was told by his own mother that he should have died sooner, which really angered him. After being reborn, the first thing he did was find a good stepmother to protect him. His stepmother doted on him, while his biological mother cried at home and no one paid any attention. 100,000 Words have been updated, don't miss it if you're looking for something to read!

19. 319 年 Period: I Moved in Next Door to My Scumbag Dad 年代：我住进渣爹隔壁 Baiwang San百望三Urban824k WordsCompleted Li He woke up one day to find he had transmigrated to 1979, an era when people barely had enough to eat or wear. “Good thing I can take the college entrance exam next year.” But after sorting through the memories in his head, he discovered that his predecessor had even less aptitude for studying than he did. “Looks like I’ll have to rely on my dad.” “What? My dad ran away?” His predecessor’s father still clung to his ‘ambitions’. He abandoned his wife and children and went back to the city to fi 384Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Historical fiction is here, including stories about courtyard houses.

20. 320 被 After Her Boyfriend's Mother Threw Her Out, She Regretted It 被男友妈打出门后，她后悔了 Ming Xia Xiaoqiu明夏小小秋9k WordsCompleted After her boyfriend’s mother kicked her out, she regretted it —Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 321 四 Siheyuan: After Being Reborn, I Can Open a Blind Box Every Day 四合院：重生后我能天天开盲盒 Shang Luoshan尚洛杉Male-Channel Fanfiction603k WordsCompleted Protagonist: Zhao Lei; Role: An unemployed street loafer, a marginal member of the Zhao family, unloved by both parents Golden finger: Blind Box System Goal: Lie flat every day, with food and drink aplenty and no need to work Synopsis: Zhao Lei grew up as a left-behind child in his previous life. By an unexpected twist of fate, he is reborn in 1959 while staying at a hotel. It is the first year of the natural disasters, and as a modern young man used to having plenty to eat and drink, he absolut 36.3kReads6.4Score1.8k14d adds
22. 322 南 Leaving on the Journey South 南下归途离开 Shanjiu's Home杉玖家Urban371k WordsCompleted Every so often, a generation leaves home to make a living, leaving its youth behind on construction sites and streets far from home. Our fathers left the mountains with worn-out woven-plastic bags on their backs, heading south to find work. They knew nothing of polished talk. They only knew to keep their heads down and work hard, relying on brute strength to feed their families. They lived in cramped shacks, endured grueling day and night shifts, and swallowed their homesickness and grievances. 27Reads—Score214d adds

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    I recommend this historical fiction.

23. 323 九 The Late 1990s: Women Are Everything to Me, and I'm Everything to Women 九十年代末，女人为我，我为女人 Growing Crops on Concrete水泥地种庄稼Urban318k WordsCompleted In the late 1990s, Wang Ershu, a college graduate with no connections whatsoever, got a job as a sales representative at a fertilizer plant. Two years later, he was laid off. By chance, he met several women who would change his life, and at last he found a goal worth striving for. They helped one another, grew together, and each found what they were looking for... His ex-girlfriend became his trusted assistant, his former sister-in-law became his current girlfriend, and a wealthy heiress became 1.2kReads—Score13014d adds

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    It doesn't involve time travel or fabrication; the storyline is plausible and holds up to scrutiny.

24. 324 开 From the Start in 1938, My Pocket Dimension Can Keep Me Alive 开局1938，我的空间能续命 Ou Jiu偶就Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Medical student Fu Wen wakes up in 1938 Henan with a lifesaving pocket dimension! Floodwaters are on the way, and the land is strewn with corpses. With no hope of surviving on her own, she has no choice but to cling to the local “kingpin,” Li Baisheng, a young master who seems like a spoiled playboy but is actually ruthless and clever. In a world thrown into chaos, she provides the medicine and he does the heavy lifting. From finding each other unbearable to relying on each other for survival, t 13.7kReads8.9Score1.7k14d adds

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    Try this one.

25. 325 我 My Life in 1975 我在1975年的那些事 Your Bro Yang Next Door隔壁你阳哥Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Two worlds connected + transmigration + period setting + everyday life + pocket dimension + special abilities + decisive violence + multiple female leads + no simping + business. A story spanning two worlds, from 1975 to 2025. It all begins with catching someone in the act. After an accident, Chen Chang'an discovers something strange about his wife. It leaves him disoriented and even frantic, and he dies in a car crash. By a stroke of luck, he arrives in a parallel world in 1975 and gains the ab 4.9kReads8.6Score34614d adds

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    I recommend it!

26. 326 重 Reborn in 1976: From the Start, I Sold My Sister-in-Law! 重生1976：开局卖了小姨子！ Little Monk Loves Drinking小僧爱喝酒Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + no System + hunting + two sisters + mountain foraging + devoted husband + pocket dimension + farming + invincible] Business tycoon Li Changhai is reborn in 1976, on the very day he sold his sister-in-law and drove his wife to hang herself! Given another life, he swears to change his fate, make up for the regrets of his previous life, and repay his wife and children many times over! To escape their life of poverty, Li Changhai heads into the mountains to dig for ginseng, and pic 17.5kReads7.9Score1.7k14d adds

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    This is a must!

27. 327 东 Tales of the Northeast: Women Who Climbed Over the High Walls of Grand Estates 东北往事之翻过深宅高墙的女人们 Midnight Woodpecker午夜啄木鸟Modern Romance868k WordsOngoing In 1946, on the black soil of Northeast China, Chunxiang, daughter of tenant farmer Wang Mazi, marries Liu Laogen, the landlord's son. Her father receives several acres of good farmland and dozens of silver dollars as a handsome betrothal gift. She thinks she has married into wealth and will live a secure life as a young madam, but Liu Laogen has a hidden ailment, and their marriage proves to be one in name only. Chunxiang is determined to escape the prison that has trapped her, but her greedy f 55.2kReads8.7Score3.1k14d adds

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    Tell me what I think of this novel after you've read two chapters?

28. 328 饥 Dried Jujubes in the Famine Years 饥荒年的干枣 Little Chubby Lump小肥坨Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted Female-oriented + famine years + period drama + family memoir This novel chronicles the ups and downs of the 80-year life of Wang Xiaoyuan, a farmer from southern Sichuan. Following the family and married lives of his four children, it reveals the many sides of Wang Xiaoyuan. In 1958, Wang Xiaoyuan secretly took his son Wang Kesheng to the market to buy a bull, and adopted a little beggar named Qin’er. As an adult, Keqin apprenticed himself to Feng the Carpenter and mastered the trade. He later 155Reads6.9Score1214d adds

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    A historical fiction novel, without time travel or reincarnation elements, realistic and down-to-earth.

29. 329 革 The Revolutionary Committee Director's Wife Snatched Him Away Again 革委会主任又被媳妇抢了 Sisters Yiyi姐妹花一一Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted On a bitter winter day in 1975, Jiang Yu, director of the Revolutionary Committee in Hancheng County, was knocked unconscious with a brick on his way to work. When he woke up, all his belongings had been stolen: his service pistol, wallet, watch, and belt. Not a thing was left. The robbers were two high school sophomores, Xu Aiguo and Xu Xiuyun. The cousins worked together: he carried Jiang Yu to the hospital, while she stripped him bare as he lay unconscious. Xu Xiuyun stuffed the pistol into 4.2kReads6.3Score32814d adds

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    1970S

30. 330 四 Survival in the Siheyuan Courtyard 四合院求生记 User26120411用户26120411Male-Channel Fanfiction748k WordsOngoing “Everyone thinks it, including Yi Zhonghai: that I'm scheming this and that to secure my retirement. But who among them knows that you all died at the hands of your own people? That's why I'm going to take revenge on everyone.” 1.5kReads5.5Score—14d adds

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    A story set in the courtyard house era, a soul travels back to 1950.

31. 331 卿 My Love, Come Into My Arms: The Art of Winning Your Heart 卿卿入怀，我的攻心战役 Good Little Nuobao乖乖诺宝Modern Romance712k WordsCompleted One night of passion forces them into marriage. Amid her resentment, Zhixia discovers that she looks remarkably like the Fang family’s youngest daughter, who died on the battlefield. The family transforms their longing for their lost loved one into an overwhelming, misplaced affection for her. Her grandfather, Fang Yuzhao, presses a family heirloom jade pendant into her hand. “Fang Chu owes you. We’ll make it right.” Her father-in-law, Fang Zheng, uses every connection he has to get her trans 2.6kReads6.4Score20314d adds
32. 332 一 All I Want in Life Is Half a Heart’s Contentment 一生只求半称心 Hedge Shadow篱影Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted The comic adaptation is coming soon! [Traditional] [No gimmicks] [Not a power fantasy] [No cheat abilities] In the 1970s, Li Laoman had no sons, so he wanted to find a live-in son-in-law for his third daughter, Li Fan. Li Fan refused and stole her second sister Li Ting's fiance instead! Now Li Ting had not only lost her man, but also had to take on the responsibility of finding a live-in son-in-law for her younger sister. With Li Laoman pressuring her, she had no choice but to take Zhong Wensong 9.5kReads8.9Score79914d adds

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    The book contains stories of people born in the 1950s fleeing famine, those born in the 1960s earning work points, and those born in the 1970s implementing the household responsibility system.

33. 333 江 Life Afloat on the Riverbank 江岸浮生 Snake Eats People蛇吃人Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Contemporary realism + period chronicle + rural ensemble cast + women’s struggles] Spanning half a century of rural China, this book tells the story of three generations of women on the Jianghan Plain. Caught in the tides of history and the shackles of their families of origin, each struggles against fate in her own way and faces her inner demons, ultimately learning to live for herself. (I’m only here to tell the story as it is. I won’t give the characters perfect personalities. I’ll portray h 541Reads8.5Score10614d adds

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    This is truly a love story set on the plains, a true tale of three generations of women. It's deeply moving and the writing is very meticulous. It gets better and better as you read on. It's almost finished, so I'll add it to my bookshelf and read it soon.

34. 334 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, My Sons' Golden Fingers Merged with Mine 穿书后我和儿子们的金手指合并了 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Twins + Space + System + Book Pavilion + Military Marriage + Everyday Parenting] The male lead is basically just a background character, though he gets a little more screen time later on. Qiu Yinuo transmigrates into a book, becoming the vicious supporting female character in a period novel, as well as the future commander’s plump wife, who dies young. As the wife of a powerful man, she has everything she could want, yet she makes trouble at every turn and ends up bringing about her own death 34.8kReads9.4Score5k14d adds

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    These historical fiction books are really good and funny, highly recommended. They have a rating of over 9 points, more than 100,000 readers following them online, and most importantly, they're already completed.

35. 335 老 The Old Ghost Reborn in the 1960s: Not One Enemy Gets Away 老鬼重生六零：仇人一个也别想跑 Glory Returned荣归Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Space, rebirth, superhuman strength] [Period setting, inspirational, satisfying story] In her previous life, she worked hard every day, yet still failed to earn her family's approval. She was sold twice, and in the end, her husband was worked to death while she was murdered by her enemy on a mountain. Her two children were used by others and then died by suicide, and the benefactor who had once saved her was left in a vegetative state because of her. She became a ghost and watched over her bene 10.1kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds

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    [Smirking] So good! So good!

36. 336 四 Siheyuan: Born in 1950, Researching While Enjoying the Gossip 四合院：开局50，边吃瓜边科研 Guan Zhi观祗Male-Channel Fanfiction2.1M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan] [Period] [Technology to Strengthen the Nation] [One Heroine] [Putting the Yard's Troublemakers in Their Place] What? I've been reborn in a Siheyuan in 1950, and I'm a student at a top university, a genius in the top three of my year. As he recalls the fragmentary memories in his mind, Li Xiao breaks down completely. “I studied the humanities in my past life. What is this supposed to be? Is this some kind of joke?” From gas-cylinder cannons to Type 63 rocket launchers. From motorcycles 31.3kReads8.2Score1.3k14d adds

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    These are all high-scoring essays; they are not mindless or pretentious.

37. 337 八 The 1980s: I Married the Right Divorced Man, with Meat and Grain Filling Our Home 八零：嫁对二婚郎，肉满缸粮满仓 Beautiful and Unrestrained美丽的没遮拦Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted Not reborn + not transmigrated + everyday family life + a fiercely protective stepmother (male lead is not a virgin; female lead is). In the 1980s, in the Su family’s humble home, Su Tang is branded the village’s most sharp-tongued “old maid” at twenty-eight, after putting off marriage years earlier to support her younger brother’s education. Su Tang is tough yet resilient. She keeps chickens and rabbits in the same courtyard and lives with quiet dignity, while secretly longing for warmth. Yu Mi 1.8kReads7.3Score14914d adds

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    Indigenous Era Text ❤️

38. 338 八 The Fierce Eighties Beauty Is Gorgeous, and Her Devoted Childhood Sweetheart Can Handle Her Heat 八零悍妻美又飒，忠犬竹马不怕辣 Little Ice Pear冰梨崽崽Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Song Yinchen was reborn. In her previous life, her saintly, loving, and progressive husband had quietly given her hard-earned university place to his childhood sweetheart, because the girl had no father and was more vulnerable and pitiful. In her previous life, Song Yinchen had been fiercely competitive. She fought people over boundaries, picked arguments, and made scenes. She did all the housework and farm work herself and cared for the whole family, until she became the village's most notoriou 7.6kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
39. 339 重 Reborn in the Siheyuan: Fleeing Famine in 1942 重生四合院：从42年逃荒开始 Big Mountain Doesn't Drink大山不喝酒Male-Channel Fanfiction618k WordsCompleted Li Qingfeng, an orphan from the twenty-first century, was delivering food during his junior-year summer break when he died in a traffic accident. The jade pendant around his neck carried his soul into Love in the Courtyard, a parallel world. Now, let's see how a young man from the modern era builds a new family during a time of war. (If you dislike Qin Huairu, don't read this.) 34.8kReads8.2Score1.1k14d adds
40. 340 年 The 1970s: The Family's Darling Was Jilted from the Start 年代70团宠的我开局被退婚 Du Wa'er杜娃儿Urban1.0M WordsOngoing A special forces soldier from another world transmigrates into the body of a teenage boy with the same name in a parallel world in the 1970s, and their souls merge. The System arrives, gives him a pocket dimension and a set of skills, then leaves to pursue happiness. How will Chen Feng grow up with courage and joy in this era? A harmonious family, beautiful women all around him, and an extensive network of connections. 6.1kReads8.2Score50814d adds
41. 341 坠 Dropped into the 1960s: One Cell Phone for Food and Shelter 坠落60年代，一部手机换温饱 Kuang Peng's Beloved邝彭爱侣Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Transmigration + period setting + stockpiling goods + cross-time shopping + striving to solve the problem of hunger Peng Shilin, an orphan of a 21st-century earthquake, started an online general-goods business in college and loved hiking. One day, he went hiking with his girlfriend, also an earthquake orphan who had grown up in the same orphanage. The two argued over their love for each other. When his angry girlfriend tried to leave, she stepped on a round stone and began sliding toward a cliff 2.6kReads8.9Score20014d adds

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    A time-travel story where the protagonist focuses on economic development while also exploring love, family, and human relationships.

42. 342 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Female Lead Gives Up and Takes It Easy 穿书七零：炮灰女配咸鱼了 A Little Feather一个小羽毛Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Transmigrate into a book + Spatial powers + Married] She wakes up as the central figure at a funeral, having transmigrated into a period novel as a spiteful, selfish woman. Well, in that case, she might as well let loose. Her persona is already established, and she has a golden finger. Why work hard when she could have a wonderful life without lifting a finger? Liu Qingqing declares, “I’m going to be a couch potato.” 18.4kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds
43. 343 四 Siheyuan: A Different Kind of Life 四合院之别样人生 Ma Li马力Male-Channel Fanfiction512k WordsCompleted Old Zhou was tricked by a transmigrator and sent to 1938. Since he's already here, the reborn Zhou Huchen can only pull himself together, train hard, and study at his leisure, hoping to become a sturdy little screw in the great work of building the motherland during those fiery years. While visiting relatives in a neighboring village, Zhou Huchen looks at the dark, skinny young woman named Qin Huairu before him. Her familiar face gradually comes to resemble the heroine of a TV drama from his pre 11.7kReads8.9Score37914d adds
44. 344 资 The Rich Young Master Was Forced to Marry Me, Now He Begs for Kisses Every Day 资本家少爷被强娶后，每天求亲亲 Big Flower Pig大花猪Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted [Period setting + marriage first, love later + older woman/younger man romance + sweet romance + adorable child + everyday family life] Bold, domineering young widow vs. refined young master A period-era version of Sniping on a Butterfly Li Hongmei followed the latest trends and traveled back to the 1970s. She didn’t become a capitalist’s daughter or an educated youth sent to the countryside. Instead, she became a rural widow. To make matters even more outrageous, her original self’s mother-in-l 204Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a good book; the story unfolds gently, and the family dynamic is very heartwarming.

45. 345 山 Love Among the Mountains and Rivers 山水情 Green Plum青梅Urban2.7M WordsCompleted (Urban slice of life, inspirational growth, a nostalgic era, rich in detail) The beauty of mountains and rivers, the many faces of humanity, the fickleness of the world. The protagonist, Jiang Nan, knows right from wrong and values loyalty and affection. He grows from a poor boy who suffers humiliation into a fine young man admired by everyone. This story is grounded in real life, with family bonds, friendship, romance, and a deep love for his hometown. He leads the villagers to prosperity, ris 14.1kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds

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    Close to real life

46. 346 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Swindled Silly Zhu Out of Three Rooms 四合院：开局我先讹傻柱三间房 Brother Ge Rises Night After Night夜夜升哥Male-Channel Fanfiction411k WordsCompleted Zhang Chaoyang transmigrated to early 1962 and arrived at the familiar setting of The Turbulent Households of the Courtyard. From the start, he swindled Silly Zhu out of his three rooms. If the Jia family were going to bleed him dry, he might as well get there first. 23kReads8.6Score1.1k14d adds
47. 347 穿 I Transmigrated into a Background Character in a Period Novel, and a Hooligan Spoiled Me Rotten 穿成年代文路人甲，被痞子宠上天 The Stars Are So Happy星星开心呀Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + stunning disposable passerby heroine + reborn female supporting character + rough and unruly male lead + family life + everyday cooking + sweet romance] Su Wanwan transmigrates into a book and becomes a passerby who dies right from the start. At this moment, she’s on the same train heading to the countryside as Shen Man, the original heroine who has been reborn and regrets her past. They’re even bound for the same village. She’s secretly the daughter of a high-ranking 75Reads5.8Score10414d adds

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    It's alright, they all know what's going on, and the female lead is well-developed.

48. 348 开 Sixty Years of Famine: From the Start, the Lottery System Takes Me to the Top 开局60灾荒年：抽奖系统带我飞 Auntie Li李姨姨Modern Romance632k WordsOngoing (The rating just opened and will rise as more people read) [Period setting + System + devoted couple + transmigration + university + self-interest + becoming beautiful] Transmigrating into the child bride of 1960, Li Handi starves to death on her way to work in the fields. Bought for ten jin of coarse grain, she is the Qi family's quietest laborer, a country girl her college-student fiancé is ashamed to mention. When she opens her eyes again, a lottery System has appeared in her mind. Lottery Sy 165Reads8.2Score2414d adds

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    New book, good read.

49. 349 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
50. 350 娇 Spoiled in the Seventies: The Wife I Snatched Is So Sweet 娇宠七零，抢来的媳妇贼香 Girl, Look This Way菇凉看这边Modern Romance525k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance, Period Setting] Lu Zheng was abandoned by his family and had no choice but to move to the countryside. On his first day there, a little bundle of joy tumbled into his arms and straight into his heart. Unfortunately, the little one had a fiancé, and that fiancé seemed to like her quite a lot. There was nothing for it. He’d just have to steal her away... A man has to look out for himself, after all. There’s nothing shameful about doing what it takes to get a wife! Little Huai Shu h 6.5kReads8.1Score58014d adds

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