Looking for a Grounded Period Novel With a Male Lead Who Isn’t a Roughneck 求不浮夸，男主不是糙汉的年代文

1. 51 从 From Great Xia Onward: Founding Emperors Arrive One After Another 从大夏开始：开国之君陆续降临 A Bowl of Hot Dry Noodles来碗热干面Historical228k WordsCompleted A dragon's roar rang out. Da Yu, the founding ruler of Great Xia, appeared in a besieged city. Every ruler who arrived was given Dragon Coins, with a maximum of one hundred and a minimum of negative ten. Each dynasty had its own besieged city. Da Yu: “I'm not naturally inclined to slaughter...” Tang of Shang: “As the ancestor of the Shang, I still have to look after my own children.” Ji Fa: “I really don't know Nezha, Yang Jian, or Lei Zhenzi!” Qin Shi Huang: “Standardize the axles, unify the wr 3.2kReads9.0Score267Shelves
2. 52 海 One Piece: The Marines’ Greatest Failure 海贼：海军史上最大败类 Mario Eats Chicken Breast马里奥吃鸡胸肉Anime Fanfiction2.2M WordsOngoing At a Marines internal hearing, senior officers sternly questioned Darren, the North Blue Admiral known as the Marines' “scum.” “You've had improper relationships with princesses from numerous North Blue kingdoms and the wives of their nobles?” “I was just showing the people some care.” Marines high command: ... “Then how do you explain the outrageously high pay for the soldiers under your command in the North Blue?” “With the pittance Headquarters pays them, how else do you expect them to risk t 34.5kReads9.5Score2.6kShelves
3. 53 我 I Proved the Way to Immortality Through History 我于历史中证道长生 Calm Waters of the Xiang River湘水无波Eastern Fantasy764k WordsOngoing [Power fantasy + lighthearted everyday life + no female lead + no angst + witnessing history and becoming part of it] He transmigrates to the Great Qin dynasty, only to find a world starved of spiritual qi, where the immortal path has fallen into decline and only martial arts can reach the divine. Martial arts may be powerful, but immortality remains out of reach. Chen Fan, however, is an exception. He breaks through the shackles of the immortal path, attains longevity and freedom, and watches t 243.1kReads8.8Score27kShelves
4. 54 火 Naruto's Fun-Loving Troublemaker: Lord Zetsu Is Invincible in the Shinobi World! 火影乐子人：黑绝大人忍界无敌！ Tea with Cola可乐泡茶Anime Fanfiction642k WordsCompleted [Shipping Couples] [Darker, troublemaking, and kills without batting an eye early on] [Turns nicer later, with cozy everyday life and a little angst] [Warning: strong BL vibes] [Warning: Low concentration of comedy] [There’s tons of fanfiction and fan art in the book’s fan community! Come get a taste!] Watanabe Yilong has a troublemaker System. Causing trouble makes him stronger, and he’s ready to give Black Zetsu a good, hard time. To Hashirama Senju: “Pathetic Senju, you’re not fit to lick Lor 7kReads9.4Score685Shelves
5. 55 我 I Burned Corpses and Ascended to Sainthood 我靠焚尸超凡入圣 Ye Tiannan夜天南Mystery2.7M WordsOngoing Since ancient times, people have believed the dead should be buried whole. Cremation is deeply disrespectful to the deceased, and only corpses that have undergone an uncanny transformation are burned. Those who cremate corpses are known as corpse burners. It is an extremely dangerous line of work. At midnight, one room, one corpse burner. Once the doors are shut and locked, if the corpse turns vicious, the corpse burner is as good as dead. Qin He makes his living this way at a canal wharf in the 88.1kReads9.2Score9.1kShelves
6. 56 重 Reborn in the Political Arena, With Absolute Power in My Hands 重生官场，手握绝对权力 Ink as a Blade以墨为锋Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Reborn in 2005, he starts out as a grassroots police officer. With the advantage of knowing what lies ahead, he repeatedly cracks major cases and high-profile crimes, carving out a distinctive path to promotion through the turbulent world of politics. This is the story of an ordinary man rewriting his fate and climbing step by step to the very heights of power! 147.5kReads9.5Score16.9kShelves
7. 57 重 Reborn as a Farm Girl: Back to 1980 重生农家女：回到1980 Xian Ning'er仙宁儿Modern Romance513k WordsCompleted [Reborn + space + traditional Chinese medicine + cozy daily life + hard work] Reborn at fifteen. Will you keep following the path you walked in your previous life? Or will you break free from old constraints and start a new life? (The early chapters are detailed and fun. The author got sick with COVID, so after a long hiatus, the ending was rushed. No romance! No romance! No romance! Please don’t read if that’s not for you, thank you.) Come see how the heroine and her family take one step at a t 94Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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   Warm article, the head of a family is short-tempered, recommended [send heartfelt]

8. 58 穿 Transmigrated to the Deep Mountains: Farming, Foraging for Mushrooms, and Selling Herbal Jelly 穿越深山老林，种田捡菌卖冰粉 Cheng Siyuan橙思源Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Liu Li Xia transmigrated to a remote mountain valley, where the family had barely a roof over their heads and went hungry every day. To make matters worse, the heavens refused to give her any golden finger at all. Raised under the red flag, she had never imagined hunger could feel so awful. She wanted food. A big bowl of rice. And plenty of meat, too. How could someone who knew nothing about farm work or crops achieve this “great ambition” in another world? 7.9kReads8.9Score730Shelves

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   These books are all very good, especially the penultimate one. It's really great. Sisters, hurry up. Addicted to cp. It's not a loss to enter the wilderness

9. 59 嫁 I Married the Strongest Big Shot in a Period Novel, and He Spoiled Me Rotten 嫁年代文最强大佬，我被养娇了 Mountain Queen女山大王Modern Romance442k WordsCompleted (Also known as: The Apocalypse Woman Is Reborn in the 1990s and Goes on a Rampage) Both virgins, and each other’s first love! Su Yao, who has been busy fighting monsters to survive the apocalypse, suddenly finds herself inside the novel she’s been reading, as the wicked supporting heroine who’s destined to keep making sacrifices for the male and female leads. Su Yao says: Not interested! With special powers and knowledge of the future, she seizes the opportunities of the 1990s and opens the door 865Reads9.2Score119Shelves
10. 60 我 I Bought a House and a Car by Writing Novels in the Nineties 我靠写小说买房买车【九零】 Oil Bean Paste油豆沙Modern Romance442k WordsCompleted “I’ve been reborn, back in the summer break of elementary school in 1998...” In her previous life, she never had a boyfriend, not even by the time she was twenty-seven. She drifted through every day in a daze and had even recently lost her job. Then one day, she woke up reborn. She was going to do everything she’d never done before. ① Write a hit novel, sell the screen rights, and become a famous author. ② Buy property ahead of time and become a landlady with a hundred apartments. ③ Find a hands 3.7kReads8.2Score275Shelves
11. 61 重 Reborn in the 1960s: The Supporting Character with the Wrong Script Makes Her Fortune 重生六零：拿错剧本的女配要发家 Lin Pu林葡Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Zhao Wanqing was reborn in the final year of the 1960s. Somehow, she ended up marrying the most handsome and cultured man in the village. And she was already pregnant, too. Her family was dirt poor, but at least she didn’t have any awful relatives. Zhao Wanqing glanced at her System, then felt around her pocket dimension. Time to get rich! 39.3kReads9.0Score4.4kShelves
12. 62 六 Our Wedding Night in 1960: The Plain but Sweet Bride Hides Billions in Assets 六零新婚夜，丑娇妻藏起百亿物资 Ling Meng Baby凌萌宝宝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + stockpiling supplies + millions of goods] Xuan Xiuxiu, a little orphan with a pocket dimension, planned to return to the countryside and quietly become rich. Then she received a warning that she was about to transmigrate, and frantically stockpiled supplies. But she transmigrated into a 1960s novel with an invincible male lead, becoming a doomed female cannon-fodder character destined to die young. From the start, her adoptive mother sold her to a pockmarked man. People calle 1.3kReads9.0Score111Shelves
13. 63 穿 Transmigrated to the ’70s: With a Space in Hand, the Eldest Sister Supports Her Family 穿越七零：身揣空间长姐养家日常 Mo Qing Yan墨卿烟Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Also known as: I Won't Go to the Countryside in the Seventies: I Have an All-Purpose Space, and Transmigrating to the Seventies: I Raise My Family as the Eldest Sister with a Space [Transmigration + Space] Zheng Yuru unexpectedly obtained a space. She thought the legendary apocalypse was coming, but after falling asleep, she woke up in the seventies! As soon as she opened her eyes, she found that both her parents were dead, her older brother had gone to the countryside, and she had younger sibli 4.7kReads8.7Score350Shelves
14. 64 重 Reborn in the 1990s: The Big Shot’s Wife Is Sweet and Alluring 重生九零：大佬娇妻又甜又撩 Azure Sea and Blue Sky碧海青天Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [Period Setting] [Face-Slapping Feel-Good Story] Ning Weiwei had fair skin and a slender waist. Reborn overnight, she became unstoppable, opening a restaurant and selling clothes with great success. Unfortunately, her family was a handful. With no other choice, she had to become the unfilial one, ruthlessly cutting ties with them one by one! One day, an arrogant young man moved in next door. With his high nose, phoenix eyes, straight brows, and bright gaze, he kept wandering around in f 10.3kReads9.3Score998Shelves
15. 65 带 I Took a Supermarket to the 1970s 带着超市穿70年代 September Linglong九月玲珑Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted A bolt of lightning sends Yang Xiaotao back to the 1970s. In an era of scarce food and clothing, how will she use her own hard work and determination to build a happy life that others will envy? 811Reads8.7Score—Shelves
16. 66 叹 Lamenting the Rise and Fall of Life 叹世浮沉 Gazing at the Moon in the Wind迎风望月Eastern Fantasy128k WordsCompleted The evening glow stains the sky like a blood-soaked canvas, spilling across the ruined city skyline. Who can rise to dominance in the apocalypse? The once-bustling metropolis has now become a desolate wasteland... The future... Is there even a future left? —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 典 Treasures of China: Dialogues with the Ten Great Emperors from the Start 典藏华夏：开局对话十大皇帝 The Flames of War Rekindle烽火重燃Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Yi transmigrates and becomes the most promising host at the national television network. From the start, he's hosting "Treasures of China" and plans to find actors to portray the great figures of history. Luckily, the System arrives, granting Jiang Yi the power to cross between past and present and speak with historical figures! Li Shimin asks, “If I sign the Treaty of the Wei River with the Turks, will it keep my empire and people safe?” Jiang Yi replies, “Your empire will survive, but yo 30.3kReads9.5Score4.6kShelves

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