Period Novels About Working on the Railways 在铁路工作的年代文

1. 151 七 The 1970s: The Divine Doctor with Billions in Supplies Becomes the Nation's Beloved 七零：神医携百亿物资被国家团宠 Dust-Forgotten Wine忘尘酒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Divine healer + System + reborn + taking down scumbags + two strong leads] Ye Qingyue died on the battlefield while saving someone, then was reborn and brought back by the System to 1978. At the time, she was still known as the “foxy woman” of Xiangyang Village. The first thing she does after being reborn is split from the family, taking her mother and younger brother away from their huge family of bloodsuckers. Everyone in the village waits to see Ye Qingyue make a fool of herself. How will a 4.5kReads9.2Score59914d adds
2. 152 七 In the 1970s, I Went to the Countryside with Supplies, Married a Rugged Man, and Became Everyone's Darling 七零，带着物资下乡嫁糙汉成团宠 Meow Meow Gets Rich暴富的喵喵Modern Romance714k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Lu Wan was deceived by her husband and best friend. She lost the family business she had spent half her life building, gave away her parents’ courtyard mansion worth billions, and died a miserable death. Fortunately, Heaven gives her a chance to live again. She returns to the 1970s, the era when she goes to the countryside as an educated youth and supplies are scarce. This time, she tears into the scumbag and his shameless mistress, uses the billions of goods in her persona 1.1kReads8.8Score10114d adds
3. 153 八 The 1980s: Raising the Cutest Kid and Winning the Best Husband 八零：养最萌的崽，撩最牛的老公 Tang Yiyi棠亿亿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted It's simply a story about a woman from the 1980s who transmigrates into an ordinary family. It's simply a story about a woman from the 1980s who transmigrates into an ordinary family. It's simply a story about a woman from the 1980s who transmigrates into an ordinary family. 880Reads8.8Score10514d adds
4. 154 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1980s and Became the Female Lead Who Sold Her Child for Food 穿书八零：我成了卖儿换粮的女配 A Wisteria Vine一支藤萝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reading Guide: Period Setting + Transmigrate into a Book + Adorable Kids + System + Business] Jiang Zhi is fabulously wealthy and an excellent cook, the very picture of a winner in life. Jiang Zhizi has fair skin, stunning looks, and long legs, but a terrible reputation and barely a penny to her name. Her one redeeming quality: she can have children. Jiang Zhi transmigrates into a book and becomes Jiang Zhizi. Jiang Zhi: Eyes wide in shock! What? Jiang Zhizi forced herself on a man? What? Jiang 28kReads9.2Score4k14d adds
5. 155 穿 On My 1980s Wedding Night, I Transmigrate and Marry a Poor, Rough Man with a Pocket Dimension 穿到八零新婚夜，带空间嫁穷糙汉 Little Golden Monkey小金猴Modern Romance890k WordsCompleted Jiang Mi is a catering magnate. She brings a warehouse space stocked with billions’ worth of supplies back to the 1980s, where she marries an impoverished man with two younger siblings in tow. They can barely manage one meal to the next, and their ramshackle house could collapse at any moment. Everyone thinks Jiang Mi has drawn a terrible lot in life, saddled with a man like this and doomed to misery forever. Jiang Mi rolls up her sleeves and sets about helping them grow into their potential. Sh 2.1kReads9.2Score28514d adds
6. 156 重 Reborn in the 1990s: A Second Life with My Pocket Dimension 重生九零：带着空间再活一回 Beigege Beibei北了个北北Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Liu Anxia, who had achieved nothing in her 28 years of life, died suddenly in her rented room in an urban village. As death approached, her life played before her like a movie, frame by frame. If only she could live her life over again... Her consciousness returned, and it was May 1993. She was still an unborn baby, full term and almost ready to arrive. In this life, she only wants to make up for the regrets of her previous one and live a brilliant life unlike any other. 679Reads8.6Score—14d adds
7. 157 我 Our Long River of Years 我们的岁月长河 Tide Over the Ocean汐洋汐上Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted Our Long River of Years is divided into three parts. Following the ordinary lives of three generations of Zhao Jiafu’s family, railway workers, it spans from the 1950s to the 2020s. It recounts the joys and sorrows, happiness and heartbreak, and everyday troubles experienced by the three generations of the Zhao family and the ordinary people around them over the long river of time. It depicts the turbulent lives of ordinary people as the times change and society develops. Time flows like a river 180Reads—Score—14d adds

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   "Our Long River of Time" uses the ordinary lives of three generations of the Zhao Jiafu family, railway workers, as its narrative thread. From the 1950s to the 1920s, it tells the story of the joys and sorrows, partings and reunions of the Zhao family and the ordinary people around them throughout the long river of time. It depicts the ups and downs of ordinary people's lives as times change and society develops.

8. 158 重 Reboot: Living Life as I Please at Work 重启：混在岗位上的恣意人生 Fu Sannian伏弎念Urban2.2M WordsCompleted A new book in the same vein, Restart: Small, Certain Joys of Office Life, is already 800,000 words long. You’re warmly invited to give it a read! A carefree life doesn’t require tens or hundreds of billions in assets, power that lets you look down on the world, or throwing punches and kicks at people showing off... It’s enough that I feel my life is going well, and that the people around me can see it, imagine having it themselves, and feel inspired! Given another chance, Yang Zhan has a better 53.1kReads9.3Score2.9k14d adds

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   A good book recommendation, worth reading.

9. 159 六 Back to the Sixties: Becoming a Chef at a Big Factory 六十年代之回到大厂当厨子 Spanish Mackerel Dumplings鲅鱼饺子Urban301k WordsCompleted (Period Drama + Rebirth + Siheyuan Courtyard + Farming + No Golden Finger) Wang Jianguo spent his whole life meekly working in the back kitchen of a machinery factory. He had no wife or children, and even the factory took care of his funeral. Perhaps his obsession ran too deep, because time turned back and returned him to the moment before it all began... There’s no golden finger at any point. The protagonist won’t reach the pinnacle of life or slaughter his way through the world. If that’s not 6.9kReads9.0Score41414d adds
10. 160 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s, and Discover My Mom Is a Total Green Tea 穿书七零，发现我妈是大绿茶 Encounter遇见Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Period Drama + Self-Serving Female Lead + Terrible Family + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Everyone’s a Master Schemer + Devoted Couple + Joins the Military Later] Just after transmigrating, Zhao Qianqian manages to offend her stepsister and steal her fiancé! And this is all happening inside a book. The man she stole is the female lead’s cash cow, a third male lead, and he’s about to be targeted and framed by the reborn female lead. Then she discovers that her mother has it even worse. Just to 7.1kReads7.3Score48914d adds
11. 161 四 Siheyuan: The Driver's Happy Life 四合院之驾驶员的幸福生活 Minion4695小黄人4695Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan courtyard + transmigration + spatial dimension + ruthless streak + multiple heroines + revenge without delay] Lin Ping'an transmigrates to the 1960s, into the “Beasts Fill the Siheyuan” world, where he becomes a veteran driver in the steel mill's transport team. He awakens a portable spatial dimension that can duplicate supplies. In that era of fervent passions, Lin Ping'an refuses to back down in the face of the courtyard's scheming villains, and takes a firm stand against them. He pu 14.3kReads7.3Score66814d adds

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    🔥① The protagonist is reborn in the 1990s, where he is still a train conductor and hasn't yet entered the business world amidst the reform and opening-up policy. Reborn, he decides to use his memories from his previous life to forge a future. 🔥② The male protagonist is reborn back to his youth. In his previous life, he was framed at a crucial moment, altering his fate. In this life, he aims to rebuild his life.

12. 162 我 I Became an Oligarch in Russia 我在俄国做寡头 Wood Abundant伍德充沛Urban4.4M WordsCompleted I, Wu Hao, transmigrated here from Hanxia to become an oligarch. What, you can’t beat them? I’ll do what you don’t dare to do, fight those you don’t dare to fight, and take on the battles you don’t dare to face. With God’s blessing, I’ll restore the glory of the Russian Empire. CIA agent: Boss, with Nikolai in Russia, even the Russian bear is playing dirty. We can’t beat them! CIA boss: What are you saying? You’ve made America look like a joke. Can you get the job done or not? CIA agent: We can, 295Reads6.9Score—14d adds

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    The male protagonist suffered unfair treatment while working for the railway for 10 years. After being reborn, he retaliates in kind!

13. 163 大 Full Throttle 大提速 Tie Xiaoshi铁小识Urban216k WordsCompleted On the eve of the great railway speed increase in 1997, Level Eight technician Lin Weiguo receives a layoff notice. The “iron rice bowl” he’d believed in all his life is smashed to pieces! But in front of everyone, he plugs a leak in a German high-speed train with a matchstick. His improvised method turns out to be the key to breaking the technological blockade! When foreign experts scoff, “China won’t be able to build high-speed rail for thirty years,” Lin Weiguo raises a domestically made bolt 58Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Employee Promotion in China's Railway Reform and Development

14. 164 从 From Railway Cook to a Mogul of the Era 从铁路炊事员到时代大佬 When Will the Snow Fall几时雪Urban241k WordsOngoing [Political career + no AI + literary plagiarism + space + wealth + no saintly protagonist + if you don't like it, fight] The workplace isn't about following the rules. Only by breaking convention can you earn an exceptional promotion. Those who dutifully handle personnel matters by the book have little chance of becoming leaders, so we need to be troublemakers, the ones who stand out from the crowd. We should also learn to cut corners and work the system, rather than burying ourselves in hard wo 438Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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    The road to success began with the railway!

15. 165 六 The Sixties: Traveling the World with My Pocket Dimension 六十年代之带着空间畅游天下 Happy Salted Fish开心的咸鱼Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Li Beibei grew up surrounded by stories, then unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a lucky girl in the 1950s. Touched by her family’s favoritism and kindness, she gladly accepts their love and decides to repay them with her own abilities. As she plans her future, Li Beibei chooses two careers that will let her travel at public expense, hoping to make up for the regrets of her past life: journalist and diplomat! And so begins her extraordinary journey in this world. By the seaside: “Qing f 9.4kReads9.3Score76514d adds

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    A fine article from a bygone era.

16. 166 穿 Transmigrating to the 1940s: The Landlord's Son and the Bandit's Daughter 穿越四零：地主儿子与土匪闺女 Happy Salted Fish开心的咸鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [1940s] [Husband and wife both transmigrate] [Husband becomes a woman] [Wife becomes a man] At the edge of a cliff: “Wife, let go!” Chen Yiqiao is sprawled over the edge of the cliff, one arm wrapped around a large rock at the top while one hand clutches Chen Bing's hand tightly, refusing to let go. “No! If we live, we live together. If we die, we die together!” Feeling Chen Yiqiao's body slowly slipping lower, Chen Bing panics. “Wife! Let go! I want you to live!” “Shut up! I said, i 22.2kReads9.4Score2k14d adds
17. 167 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s: Poison Him, Poison Her, Poison Them All! 穿越六零：毒它毒她毒他！ Happy Salted Fish开心的咸鱼Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted A princess of the Feng Kingdom transmigrates to the 1960s. She had hoped to live quietly and peacefully, but her family is dirt poor, and there's always some troublemaker trying to harm her. If that's how it is, she'll just have to fall back on her old trade: poison fish, shrimp, and wild beasts; poison evil neighbors, enemy spies, and everyone else who deserves it! Watch as this Poison Princess poisons her way to a bright future! 631Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 168 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 532Reads7.7Score13514d adds

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    Big brother, can't I have small rice cakes?

19. 169 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 131Reads7.6Score—14d adds
20. 170 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 172Reads7.2Score14914d adds
21. 171 双 Dual Crossing to 1936: I Looted the Japanese Army’s Treasury 双穿1936我搬空鬼子金库 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Historical804k WordsOngoing Lin Feng is a retired special forces soldier. After leaving the military due to an injury, he works as a security guard. His parents are ill, and his brother is in debt. Thanks to a jade pendant, he transmigrates to 1936, an era engulfed in the flames of war... 560Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 172 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!!! 254Reads7.6Score10114d adds
23. 173 刚 I Just Married a Young Educated Woman, and Now I Have to Rise from Infancy? 刚娶女知青，让我从婴儿开始逆袭？ Get Rich暴富Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Period setting + educated youth + hunting and farming + rural life + pocket dimension + wish fulfillment] After transmigrating to 1972, Li Yunfeng has just married an educated young woman when he awakens the Baby Comeback System. The System’s missions are rather ridiculous: walk one meter in a minute, and get a solid-gold longevity lock as a reward. Li Yunfeng: “What? One meter in a minute? Even someone with a blood clot in their brain could walk ten meters!” He then sprints half a kilometer. S 906Reads8.5Score14314d adds

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    The protagonist is transported to Nanluogugang in the 1960s and luckily unlocks a portable space. In that magical world, corn and pumpkins thrive. After harvesting, paired with fresh wild eggs, a simple boil makes for an incredibly luxurious meal. Later, relying on his wisdom and courage, the protagonist successfully finds a job as a railway policeman. Wearing a uniform, protecting the peace of the railway line, he embarks on a unique and exciting life in this special era.

24. 174 南 South to North: I Snatch Yao Yuling Away from the Start 南来北往：开局截胡姚玉玲 Someone Named Yu于某Male-Channel Fanfiction160k WordsCompleted "Period Drama" "Yao Yuling" "Fanfiction" After transmigrating into a period drama, he becomes a railway police officer, and the wheels of fate begin to turn. Ma Yan is great, but I choose Yao Yuling! 469Reads5.7Score10614d adds

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    In his previous life, Qi Dongliang's academic performance was average, hovering around the upper-middle level. He performed exceptionally well in the college entrance examination, scoring above the cutoff for top universities. He ultimately chose Liaodong Institute of Architectural Engineering, majoring in civil engineering. By the time he graduated in 2002, the government no longer guaranteed job placement for university graduates, and even with his prestigious university degree, finding an ideal job was difficult. At this time, his father, Qi Jun, was the deputy director of the Gujiang Locomotive Depot. Through connections, he reached out to the leaders of the railway bureau's personnel department. Qi Dongliang's prestigious university degree and his major proved useful. Because civil engineering included railway engineering and bridge and tunnel engineering, he was recruited by the Liaodong Railway Bureau as a special talent and assigned to the Gujiang Railway Construction Engineering Section.

25. 175 人 Selling Bento on the Railway: The Whole Nation Chases the Train for a Meal 人在铁路卖盒饭，全民追着火车干 A-Q Who Writes Bugs写bug的阿QUrban116k WordsOngoing Gourmet + Comedy + Livestream + Memes + No Female Lead Su Chen joins the reality show Dragon Nation’s Great Food, but because he didn’t give the production team a cash gift, the director targets him from the start, assigning him to sell meals aboard a train. What sensible person would buy a ticket just to eat a boxed meal on a train? Su Chen expects to lose before he even begins, but then he suddenly awakens the Train Gourmet System. Any food he cooks aboard a train gains a critical-hit effect, —Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 176 重 Back to 1993: The Perfect Life 重返93之完美人生 Taking Advantage of the Fire火中取例Urban1.5M WordsCompleted The 1990s were a time when fortunes were made. Countless people rose and fell, while countless others followed in their footsteps. Yet the people of southwestern Shandong remained trapped in poverty. Lu Zijian suddenly returned to 1993. His second life began with a blind date. 325Reads8.9Score—14d adds
27. 177 权 At the Pinnacle of Power: Super Civil Servant 权力巅峰：超级公务员 Tangtang Sixth Young Master糖糖六公子Urban1.2M WordsCompleted There are ten ranks in an official career, and every step takes you to a higher level! In my previous life, I spent forty years as a low-ranking civil servant, made a scapegoat and a sacrificial pawn, and only reached the rank of senior staff officer by the time I retired. Now that I’ve been given another life, I must soar straight to the highest heights! Now that I’ve been given another life, I must keep pace with the economic tide! Now that I’ve been given another life, I must do something tan 48.8kReads9.2Score4.2k14d adds
28. 178 高 The High-Speed Rail Dreamer 高铁追梦人 Qiao Yanran巧嫣然Urban198k WordsCompleted Broaden your horizons and reach out to the world. As part of the Belt and Road Initiative, high-speed rail is crossing China’s borders. Xu Jiansu, a top graduate from Jiangsu, eagerly answers the country’s call and throws himself into the construction of high-speed rail along the Belt and Road. He makes full use of the qualities of the people of Jiangsu and joins forces with veteran railway worker Li Tiejian to forge a steel-strong railway team. Together, they overcome one challenge after anothe 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The first three books depict the realistic lives of railway workers amidst the tide of historical reform, each with their own ideals and pursuits, yet all quietly contributing their strength. The fourth book tells the story of high-achieving students in the new era actively responding to the national call, dedicating themselves to high-speed rail construction, and collaborating with veteran railway workers to form outstanding teams and contribute their efforts together.

29. 179 一 A Coronary Heart Patient’s Account 一个冠心病患者的自述 A Bowl of Shrimp Roe Noodles一碗虾籽面Urban152k WordsOngoing A patient with coronary heart disease faces hardship and hope in a struggle between life and death. Amid the tides of sweeping social change and progress, an inflexible ordinary man leads an unremarkable life, dealing with the daily necessities, life’s ups and downs, its joys and sorrows, and its love and resentment. He and his friends, who have all endured the hardships of life, band together to keep one another warm. 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Learning from gains and losses, physical health is the only thing that truly matters.

30. 180 我 I Transmigrated as the Child of a Classified Work Unit in the 1950s 我穿成了五十年代保密单位子弟 Life in Progress生活进行时Modern Romance332k WordsCompleted After a car accident, Song Yunxi transmigrates with an entire street of market stalls to a classified military-industrial facility in Chengdu, Sichuan, at the end of the 1950s, where she becomes the child of an employee. 539Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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    Recommendation #11 meets the criteria. The others are historical fiction or fanfiction about people from different regions.

31. 181 南 Northbound and Southbound: The Main Mission Is to Save Ma Kui 南来北往：主线任务，救活马魁 Barefoot Youth赤脚青年Male-Channel Fanfiction264k WordsCompleted [Making Up for Regrets] Li Xu merely grumbled, “Ma Kui died such an unjust death,” and in the next moment, he transmigrated into the world of "A Journey from South to North"! In this life, he'll personally make up for every regret! The [Snatch Opportunity System] awakens, granting him top-tier medical skills. Wang Sufang's lung cancer? One needle cures her, bringing her back from the brink of death! Doctor Shen witnesses the miracle, her eyes sparkling, and takes the initiative to pursue him. Bu 318Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 182 影 Film and TV: Southbound and Northbound, Capturing Ma Kui Alive from the Start 影视：南来北往，开局活捉马魁 Baby, Don't Be Mean宝贝不能凶Male-Channel Fanfiction114k WordsOngoing [Derivative Fan Fiction] [Yao Yuling] [Ma Yan] [Period Drama] Liu Qing transmigrates into a period drama, becoming a middle school classmate of Ma Yan and Wang Xin. He is an ex-railway police officer whose romance failed, and who never appeared in the original story. Fortunately, he obtains the Scene-Stealing System. By stealing the spotlight, he can gain all kinds of abilities, money, and material goods. Thus, in that era when the spring thaw melted the last of the snow, Liu Qing begins his own 42Reads—Score314d adds
33. 183 快 Quick Transmigration: A Film and TV Journey Starting with Northbound to Southbound 快穿之影视游从南来北往开始 Braised Pomelo红烧柚柚Female-Channel Fanfiction2.1M WordsOngoing Yao Yuying transmigrates with her little supermarket! She lands in the wildly popular period drama Southbound, Northbound, becoming the supporting character Yao Yuling. She thinks her life in this world is over, only to return to the modern era. Even more unexpectedly, a few days later she transmigrates again! So it turns out she's on the quick-transmigration path! She lives carefree lives in different worlds and even enjoys a little romance along the way... 4.5kReads8.4Score16214d adds
34. 184 重 Reborn: Back to the Railroad as an Engineer 重生之回到铁路当工程师 Mo Xiaoxu默小许Urban153k WordsCompleted Lin Mo travels from 2023 back to 2003 and becomes a railway engineer once more, facing the K1278 train, which is about to suffer a major accident. This time, he’ll rewrite his fate and reclaim everything that was his! 26Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Su Mingyang is reborn overnight, returning to the 1990s when he was a train conductor. Facing the surging tide of reform and the era of rapid railway development, he actively throws himself into the reform movement, braving the storms and using his precognitive memories to constantly correct the course of his life, make up for the regrets of his past life, and forge a completely new path. Witness the career struggles and rise of a lowly train conductor!

35. 185 重 Reborn in 1988: Starting with Dominating the Train Station 重生1988，从称霸火车站开始 Little Wen from the South of the City城南小文子Urban391k WordsCompleted [Face-slapping? Making money? Spoiling my wife and daughter? Being the big boss? Beautiful women admiring me? Sorry, I’m just that domineering!] In his past life, Lin Tian was framed by a villain. His family was destroyed, his wife worked herself to death, and his daughter became withdrawn. He died with regrets! Reborn in 1988, he stands at the crossroads of fate. This time, he will never run away again! Tearing up his train ticket, Lin Tian resolves to rewrite the fate of himself and his family 81Reads6.1Score—14d adds
36. 186 抗 War of Resistance: I Help Li Yunlong of Bright Sword Defend Nanjing to the Death 抗战：我带亮剑李云龙死守南京城 I'm Braised Pork Ribs with Potatoes我是土豆焖排骨Urban2.1M WordsCompleted War of Resistance + fighting the Japanese invaders + defending home and country + patriotism + Bright Sword + Li Yunlong + Chu Yunfei + Nanjing + Ding Wei + Kong Jie Li Xiaoyao was a border guard in the 21st century. During a joint international aid operation, he was tragically killed after stepping on a land mine while covering his allies’ retreat. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself a young soldier in the Red Fourth Front Army in 1935. The unfamiliar surroundings and body made him 6.2kReads6.4Score23514d adds

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    The protagonist travels back in time to the War of Resistance against Japan, rising amidst the flames of war. He commands a multitude of fierce generals and, with modern wisdom and courage, rewrites the history of the war. Is this a distortion of time and space, or a legendary tale of defying fate? [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Already Recommended][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Already Recommended]

37. 187 抗 War of Resistance: A Bloody Fight for Our Homeland 抗战：血战山河 I'm Braised Pork Ribs with Potatoes我是土豆焖排骨Urban1.3M WordsCompleted (War of Resistance, fighting Japan, defending home and country, patriotism, killing invading Japanese troops, killing Japanese soldiers, Bright Sword, Li Yunlong, Chu Yunfei, Kong Jie, Ding Wei, defending Nanjing, Nanjing, Unit 731 base, Unit 731) Lei Zhenshan, a 21st-century Special Forces instructor, transmigrates into 1938, a year of relentless Japanese attacks and endless artillery fire, and finds himself a battalion commander on the brink of disaster. The unfamiliar surroundings and body ma 1.8kReads7.2Score10614d adds
38. 188 重 Reborn, I Became the Top Official in a Local Government 重生后，我成了地方一把手 Tangtang Sixth Young Master糖糖六公子Urban1.5M WordsCompleted In ancient times, when officials embarked on their careers and took up posts in distant places, they sometimes brought along a handwritten booklet. It recorded the local customs and notable gentry. Keeping its contents in mind was essential to ensuring a smooth rise through the ranks. It was a kind of "career handbook." 16.9kReads8.8Score90814d adds
39. 189 6 The 1960s: Sign-In Rewards for Everything and a Carefree Life 60年代：签到万物，悠闲生活 Summer Starlight夏日星光Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [1960s + sign-in System + pocket dimension + extraordinary comprehension + one heroine] Li Xiangming transmigrated to the countryside in the 1960s. He obtained a sign-in System that rewarded him with all kinds of things just for signing in each day. On the very first day, he gained extraordinary comprehension, a god-tier pocket dimension, and a strengthened body. From then on, Li Xiangming began living a relaxed life. He grew vegetables and raised fish in his god-tier pocket dimension, with so m 3.6kReads6.6Score28114d adds
40. 190 让 You Were Put in Charge of a Zoo, So Why Did You Drive All the Animals Crazy? 让你接管动物园，你把动物都逼疯 Grand Preceptor of Immortal Qin仙秦太师Urban1.2M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to Blue Star, Yang Lin inherits an old, run-down zoo from his parents. The bad news is that the zoo barely has any animals. The good news is that he gets a talent-training System. Other people's Systems let them boost their own stats. His lets him boost animals' stats. Boost a chimpanzee, and it awakens incredible throwing skills, hitting any target within a hundred meters. Boost a gibbon, and it awakens an amazing talent for imitation, mastering singing, dancing, and rap. B 8.2kReads9.3Score95014d adds
41. 191 背 With My Country Backing My Expeditions, My Teammates Are Absolutely Unbeatable 背靠国家探险，我的队友强无敌 Diao Wa吊娃Urban1.4M WordsCompleted A parallel world. The people live in peace and prosperity, yet they are obsessed with exploration, leading countless people to die in forbidden zones. To stop residents from venturing into forbidden zones to meet their deaths, the Xia Kingdom government launches an official live-streamed expedition to explore the world's major forbidden zones. The expedition team is made up of top talent from various industries. Jiang Bai awakens memories of his past life and joins the expedition as the foremost 17.9kReads8.1Score1.4k14d adds
42. 192 玄 Xuanhuan: I Have a Sacred Body, and from the Start I Marry a Born Dao Embryo 玄幻：我圣体，开局迎娶先天道胎 Stunned Dog Belt目瞪狗带Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Lu Yuan transmigrates into a fantasy world and becomes a collateral clansman of the Lu family, a top clan in the Eastern Wilderness. Though his birth isn't lowly, the tragedy is that he possesses the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body. In this Age of the End of Dharma, this constitution makes cultivation impossible. It's practically no different from a crippled body, a hellish start from the very beginning. Just as Lu Yuan thinks he'll spend his life in obscurity, the family elders suddenly arrange a 53.2kReads8.7Score4.6k14d adds
43. 193 三 Three Kingdoms: Zhuge Liang Borrows Arrows with Straw Boats, So I Send Him a Hundred Thousand Rockets 三国：诸葛亮草船借箭，我送他十万火箭 Chen Miaowu陈喵呜Historical1.6M WordsCompleted In the twelfth year of Jian'an, Guo Jia fell gravely ill, his life nearing its end. Before he died, Guo Jia took Cao Cao's hand and revealed a secret: "My younger brother, Guo Tai, is ten times more capable than I am. He can help my lord achieve great things!" Grieving, Cao Cao visited three times to persuade Guo Tai to enter his service. From the start, it was on the eve of the Battle of Red Cliffs. When Zhuge Liang used straw boats to borrow arrows, Guo Tai simply sent him a hundred thousand f 2.5kReads7.7Score28114d adds
44. 194 此 This Is a Child-Averting Pill, Please Take It, Immortal Maiden 此乃避嗣丹，请仙子服下 Four-Eyed Charlatan四眼神棍Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsOngoing [No System + Ordinary Protagonist + Insect Rearing + Beast Taming + Swordsmanship + Unrestrained Thrills] “You little wretch, how dare you lay a hand on your own mother!” “You ungrateful disciple, how dare you act so outrageously toward your master?” “You demon, how dare you lay a finger on this immortal? Do you even know how to spell the word ‘death’?” Li Gou wakes from a nap to discover that he has transmigrated into a cultivation world, with the divine artifact Treasure-Gathering Bottl 17.5kReads7.4Score2.6k14d adds
45. 195 重 Back to the 1960s to Become an Educated Youth 重回六零年代当知青 Bunny Who Sells Buns卖包子的兔子君Two Male Leads583k WordsCompleted [No female lead + not a wish-fulfillment story + plot-focused + 1v1 romance + two male leads][Straight men, stay away] Jiang He is reborn in the 1960s. Because his original body’s parents favor their other son, it was supposed to be his older brother who was sent to the countryside. Instead, his biased parents push Jiang He out as a replacement. Fortunately, his farming space comes with him. Because of the doomsday rumors in his previous life, he spent his entire fortune buying every kind of sup 1.7kReads8.5Score13514d adds

    Reader note

    ①. The male protagonist, Li Xiangming, transmigrates to the early 1960s and obtains a system that grants him a lottery of everything simply by signing in every day [what?] He starts with a lottery and gains god-level comprehension and a space of everything… Who wouldn't want such a life? [Crying] He's waited on hand and foot, so enviable! [Smirking]

46. 196 六 The Sixties: Newlywed from the Start 六十年代：开局就是新婚 Zhi Yu 1014栀虞1014Modern Romance610k WordsCompleted [Period novel + everyday family life + devoted hero and heroine enjoying a peaceful life together + low-conflict + daily spectatorship + no saintly heroine] As a Chinese teacher at a technical secondary school, Wen Nuan enjoyed a happy routine, working from eight in the morning to five in the evening, with the occasional evening class. She didn’t have to worry about grades or deal with any teaching pressure. Sure, the students were a little unruly and getting all their homework collected was a b 18.6kReads8.8Score95814d adds
47. 197 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s to Support My Family 穿越七十年代养家糊口 Sour Soup Dumplings酸汤饺子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Complete) When she woke up back in the days before the apocalypse, Chu Tian spent all her savings gathering supplies, stocking her pocket dimension with everything she could need to eat, wear, and use. But instead of the apocalypse she’d expected, she fell asleep and woke up in another world. That’s right, she had transmigrated to the early 1970s in China’s northwestern frontier. Chu Tian looked at the peeling walls and nearly cried. But when she saw the frail little girl beside her and her pre 1.7kReads9.0Score14614d adds
48. 198 穿 How Do I Survive as the Wicked Little Aunt in a Lucky Carp Novel? 穿成锦鲤文里的恶毒小姑肿么破 Everlasting Red Maple不落的红枫Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Song Qian discovered that she had transmigrated into a book! The villainous grandma in the story was her own mother, and she was the grandma's late-born daughter. Not only was she always at odds with the heroine, but the heroine also stole her golden-finger space bracelet. The original Song Qian had refused to let the heroine take her golden finger. During their struggle over the bracelet, she was pushed down and knocked unconscious, which was how Song Qian transmigrated into a book. No way. She 6.5kReads7.5Score55014d adds

    Reader note

    Well, they're all historical fiction. What's the difference? Some are set in Taiwan, while others involve time travel to a certain age. Only one book in each series is complete, so I don't know if they'll suit your taste, but I think they're alright.

49. 199 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Seventies, I Become the Male Lead's Ex-Wife's Burden 穿书七零，成为男主前妻拖油瓶后 My Heart Is My Heart我心即我心Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The pacing is fairly slow, and this isn’t a wish-fulfillment story. The first half is mostly told from the older sister’s perspective, while the second half shifts to the younger sister’s. It’s also about a family working hard to make a living. Just a little heads-up for new readers! After experiencing the apocalypse and an ancient era, Lin Ya was reborn once again, this time into a novel set in a bygone era. She became a minor character whose ending was summed up in just ten words. Her gentle, 434Reads8.8Score—14d adds
50. 200 七 The 1970s Cannon-Fodder Girl Raises a Villain with Her Space 七零小炮灰靠空间糙养反派 Fireworks at Three Years Old烟花三岁Modern Romance636k WordsCompleted [Period setting + magical space + farming and cultivation + everyday life + cherished by everyone] Shen Yujiao has a nightmare and discovers she is a minor cannon-fodder character in a period novel. From the start, she is destined to drown and die, paving the way for someone else, while her family members later meet tragic ends one after another. Shen Yujiao refuses to accept that fate. As soon as she wakes, she uses a drop of blood to claim the jade pendant she carries, unlocking a magical spac 1.6kReads8.8Score21914d adds

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