Looking for Realistic Republican-Era or Period Dramas 真实一点的民国文，或年代文

1. 251 谍 The Spy Game: Gaze into the Abyss 谍海无涯之深渊凝视 Luminous White Radish夜光白萝卜Urban1.5M WordsOngoing When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back at you. When you gaze into the abyss again, the abyss gets impatient: “What are you looking at?” Feng Gang, a modern historian, transmigrates to the Republic of China era. Born into a time of chaos, in the darkest hours before dawn, he discovers that he has no System or superpowers of any kind. All he has is a deep gaze that spans a century and sees through every illusion... 19.6kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves

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   Spy novels that showcase the true history and style of the Republic of China era

2. 252 穿 Reborn as a Warlord's Fifth Concubine, I Conquered Republican-Era China with My Writing 穿成军阀五姨太，靠写文杀穿民国 Zhu Li, Who Loves Gauze爱更纱的朱理Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted When Shen Yanqing wakes up, she’s become the least remarkable of the governor’s five concubines in the Republic of China era. The original owner was timid and bullied, her family was destitute, and the governor’s residence was rife with hidden schemes. Everyone expected her to meet an untimely end. From the start, she’s bound to a cross-time love System and given permission to copy any text on the internet. With words flowing from her pen, she bursts onto the scene under the pen name Qing Yan! 114Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a story set in the Republican era with a realistic historical background, without too many overpowered plot devices. It avoids the exaggerated, fantastical elements of the War of Resistance against Japan. However, it still follows the "power fantasy" genre.

3. 253 年 The Supporting Girl in the Period Novel Rolled Her Eyes 年代文女配翻了个白眼 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing [The blurb is misleading. This isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, and the leads are ordinary people. If you only like mindless wish fulfillment, please don't read this. Thank you.] Qiu Bailu transmigrates into a period novel as a clownish, supporting villainess, destined to scheme her way to a lifetime of poverty. She's so angry she laughs. She's unapologetically hypocritical. When she read the book, she sided with the protagonist and thought the villainess was awful. Now that she's the villainess, 92.2kReads8.8Score6.5kShelves

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4. 254 女 Woman Reborn as a Man: Hard Times as the Big Brother 女穿男：艰苦岁月当大哥 There Is a Big White Dog有一只大白狗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Female-to-male transmigration, period setting, marriage and children, everyday ensemble cast, few nasty characters, a little child-rearing, tiny golden finger] In Huiwan Alley, Hongshi Town, there was a happy family of two working parents. The parents loved each other, and they had two sons and two daughters. Their fifth child was on the way. But everything changed overnight. The mother died after giving birth to the fifth child, leaving behind a baby who needed constant care. During the famine 19.8kReads8.7Score2.5kShelves
5. 255 一 An Old Teahouse and Three Generations in Republican-Era China 一家老茶馆，民国三代人 Letian Who Likes Kousa Dogwood喜欢风箱果的乐天Historical1.2M WordsOngoing A young man transmigrated by chance to the twilight of the Qing dynasty and the early Republic of China, where he took over a teahouse. As the world descended into chaos, he stayed on to run the little teahouse, struggling to make it through those dark years. He survived the turmoil of war, married, and had children, ensuring his family line continued. Three generations took root in that small teahouse, weathering turbulent times and carrying on from one generation to the next. 103Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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   The writing is good, and it's not too far-fetched.

6. 256 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 7.1kReads9.0Score437Shelves
7. 257 民 Republican Era: All My Kids Are Emperors for the Ages 民国：我家崽崽都是千古一帝 Flight Captain飞行团长Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted [A mother’s love saves all + Republican era + transforming emperors in their later years + redemption + livestreams across the dynasties] In Great Qin, the dying First Emperor sees a prompt before his death: [Enter the year 1915 and become a baby. Grow up under your mother’s protection.] To stay alive, Ying Zheng takes part. As for the mother, he couldn’t care less. In the Great Han, Emperor Wu, now in his later years and having issued an edict accepting blame, reads a prompt: [Enter the 1.4kReads8.7Score195Shelves

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   This book truly brought me to tears. The female protagonist, through practical research, exposes the realities of various social strata during the Republic of China era and explores ways to save the nation. Although arduous, she shines like a beacon, illuminating the path for others.

8. 258 老 The Wang Family in the 1990s 老王家的九十年代 Spanish Mackerel Dumplings鲅鱼饺子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Period setting + courtyard homes + ordinary folks + small businesses) After reading Reborn in the 1960s: Back at the Factory as a Cook, you can treat this book as a sequel, but it also works fine on its own. Against the backdrop of state-owned enterprises going into decline in the 1990s, the everyday lives of a young couple serve as the thread connecting a colorful cast of ordinary people and their bustling neighborhood. There are local police officers, state-enterprise employees, people with r 3.5kReads8.9Score270Shelves
9. 259 1 1936: A Crow’s Years as a Spy 1936：一只乌鸦的谍战岁月 Cabbage Sprout白菜秧子Urban257k WordsOngoing [Secret identity]+ [Clones]+ [Spatial relocation]+ [Infrastructure and factories]+ [Building a team] He transmigrated to 1936 and became a crow with a pocket dimension. He thought this was just how his life would be from now on, until the crow discovered he could continually condense mental seeds and take the identities of people on the brink of death. A military intelligence agent who repairs bicycles... A Japanese noble serving in the military justice department... A Yunnan Army company comman 1.1kReads5.8Score103Shelves

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   Not AI, [smile][smile][smile]

10. 260 谍 Espionage: From the Start, I Become a Japanese Aristocratic Officer 谍战：开局化身日本贵族军官 Cabbage Sprout白菜秧子Urban2.3M WordsCompleted Li Yan was a frail, sickly man until one day he discovered that he had gained a doppelganger with a highly sensitive identity. Connecting his various doubles to his real body was a modest-sized storage space. From then on, he began moving through the largest commercial city in the Far East under a variety of identities. A covert agent for the Military Investigation Bureau, an aristocratic officer in the Japanese Marines, a rickshaw puller by day and a rooftop-running bandit by night… All these i 22.1kReads8.5Score1.8kShelves
11. 261 荒 Curse of the Wasteland 荒原咒 East Wind, Rain on the West Wall东雨打西墙Modern Romance191k WordsCompleted [Angst-filled romance + Republican-era setting + revenge + fate’s cycle through generations + dual narrative + bittersweet tragedy + happy-ending bonus] Set in the Republican era, amid desolate wilderness and sweeping snowstorms. Angst-filled romance × revenge × the cycle of fate across two generations There is heartbreak and sweetness, hatred and letting go. The early years of the Republic: a snow-swept wilderness. A little boy is abandoned and found in the snow by a landlord, who names him Shi 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The desolate loess wasteland, wind and snow, boulders, and cave dwellings bear witness to the love and hate of two generations. The boulder is engraved with their names; the cave dwelling holds their secrets. In the wind, it seems someone is laughing—a man and a woman, laughing happily, just like when they were young.

12. 262 民 Republican Era: The Last of the Jianghu 民国：最后的江湖 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted From an outlaw to a high-ranking general in the Republic of China, then into the War of Resistance against Japan, he walks the loneliest path of all. He seeks no place in the history books, only for the land and rivers to bear witness: on this black soil, there will always be those who refuse to kneel! (Xiang Bei, formerly known by the pen name Lao Zei) 32.7kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves

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    👍This novel is a thrilling epic of the Republican-era martial arts world! A nineteen-year-old boy single-handedly raids a bandit stronghold, and at twenty-three, he unleashes a bloodbath on the Northeast's martial arts scene, fighting his way from a rough-and-tumble warlord to a general in the Republic of China. In this chaotic world, he navigates with ruthless methods, carving his way through bandit fire and warlord assassinations, forging a legendary path. Every line is imbued with bloodlust and sharp edges, each page surging with the tumultuous waves of dynastic change. If you yearn for that era of heroes, and crave the most hardcore survival wisdom and power struggles, this work will definitely keep you up at night!

13. 263 小 The Savvy Little Soldier 小兵油子 Cavalry in a Sea of Flowers骑兵花海Historical687k WordsOngoing Beacon Bones Beyond the Great Wall: Twenty-Five Years of Fighting Japanese Invaders on the Grasslands [Warlords, War of Resistance, Searching for Family, No Overpowered Cheats, Spy Warfare, Logic and Intelligence, Ruthless] 1921–1945: The land is in turmoil, and China is engulfed in endless flames of war. Adopted as a child by a top undercover spy, the young man is meticulously trained for over a decade to become his other hand. There is no System and no mindless overpowered cheat. Every struggl 233Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [National Righteousness – Warlords – Anti-Japanese War in the Republic of China – Searching for Parents – No Cheat Codes – Traditional Espionage – Multiple Female Leads – Logic and Intelligence – Decisive Action] 1921-1945. From childhood, a young man was adopted by a top-tier undercover spy, who meticulously nurtured him for over a decade, intending to be his other hand. There are no systems, no mindless cheat codes; everything relies on blood, sweat, and wit. To uncover the truth behind his parents' disappearance, he left his homeland and ventured alone into the vortex of chaos. Starting from humble beginnings in a small county, he consolidated his power, transforming into a warlord; navigating between the Kuomintang, Japanese spies, and various other forces, gathering top-secret intelligence and eliminating Japanese agents. On one side is his adoptive father, an undercover agent who raised him; the two test and strategize with each other. On the other side are the beauties who accompany him through the chaos, with multiple threads of affection swirling beneath the surface. Decisive action, unparalleled wisdom, and a refusal to be a naive, self-sacrificing figure. From a lonely boy who only sought to find his relatives to a warlord who controlled a region, he eventually broke free from the shackles of personal grudges, shouldered the greater national cause, and transformed into a revolutionary martyr who dared to die for his country. This is the path his biological parents left him!

14. 264 我 My Great-Grandfather Is a Miracle Doctor 我的太公是神医 Little Xiao Qiang, Keep It Up小小强加油Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 144Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No time travel, no rebirth, no system; a normal and realistic patriotic novel set in the Republican era, featuring underground Communist Party members and espionage.

15. 265 民 A Bound-Foot Woman's Struggle in Republican-Era China 民国小脚女人奋斗记 Longing to Lose Weight Together想瘦同心Modern Romance681k WordsCompleted In the 21st century, Ning Huimin was betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend and pushed off a balcony by her best friend, who was also his mistress. She died with a heart full of hatred. When she opened her eyes again, she had transmigrated into a Republican-era novel, as a supporting character with the same name. According to the plot, she would dance at a ballroom on bound feet, selling herself to support her scumbag father, his wife, and their children! Then, on the day their darling younger daught 349Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Just finished watching it, it was great!

16. 266 良 A Conscience-Driven Liquor 良心酒 Little Xiao Qiang, Keep It Up小小强加油26k WordsCompleted Honest Liquor 21Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 267 大 The Courtyard's Rebellious Son 大院逆子 The Too-Late Jinx为时已晚的克夫Urban203k WordsOngoing This is not a hero's story. It's the story of someone who is alive, living on behalf of those who died. Military life, the Sino-Vietnamese War of Self-Defense and Counterattack, reconnaissance soldiers, brotherhood, father-son bonds, a bygone era, growing up, passion, heartbreak, and tears. 94.3kReads7.6Score6.5kShelves

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18. 268 穿 I Transmigrated to Republican-Era China and Changed the Fate of the Untouchable Beauty 穿越民国，我为高岭之花逆天改命 A Bowl of Tangerine Peel and Red Bean Paste一碗陈皮红豆沙Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted When the Seven Stars aligned, Liang Jinxia clutched her compass and plunged into the flames of war in Licheng in 1944. In her moment of despair, geologist Gu Qingwu held out a hand. “Come with me, or stay here and wait to die.” To survive, she became his assistant. Her uncanny “predictions” repeatedly saved him from danger, but also made him increasingly suspicious of her. “Who are you, really?” As artillery fire tore through the night, should she follow the course of history and save hersel 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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    How to change the tragic outcome of the Battle of Guilin in 1944?

19. 269 初 Arriving in Bright Sword, the System Urges Me to Repay a Debt of Gratitude 初到亮剑，系统催我去报恩 Flowers Bloom and Flowers Fade花开又花谢Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Arms Dealer System + War of Resistance + Arsenal + Spycraft + Logistics + Behind-the-Scenes] What's the biggest thing in Bright Sword that left fans feeling it could have been better? Sun Desheng: “Regimental Commander, using Tiger tanks to take out those Japanese tin-can tanks is so satisfying. Shame we've got so few.” Li Yunlong: “No rush. Use these for now. Another 200 are already on the way.” Zhang Dabiao: “Regimental Commander, my First Battalion is nearly 5,000 men now. We can't fit any m 28.1kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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    2.6 Million words, 9.1 High score, a captivating completed anti-Japanese war novel. "Commander: Killing a Japanese lieutenant grants 100 merit points, a first lieutenant 150 points, and a captain 200 points." "Killing a Japanese major general grants 50,000 merit points, a lieutenant general 200,000 points, and a general 1,000,000 points." "20 Type 38 rifles/1 merit point, 20 Mauser C96 pistols/1 merit point, 2 Czech light machine guns/1 merit point, 5,000 rounds of ammunition/merit point." Kong Hao: Brother System, if I kill that little Japanese locust, how much will I get? System: Give me as much as you want.

20. 270 重 Back to 1982: Casting Nets to Save the Village Belle and Make the Whole Village Rich 重回82：撒网救村花带全村致富 Seeing a Dragon on Mount Nan南山见龙Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Back at the age of twenty, he's known throughout the village as a no-good loafer. But no one knows he's returned carrying the regrets and memories of his previous life. He catches and sells fish, hunts in the mountains, and earns his first fortune through hard work. Before the flood hits, he even issues an early warning and organizes an evacuation, saving countless lives. From the village to the county, from small-time trading to grand strategies... In this life, he won't just clear his name. He 26.6kReads8.3Score2kShelves

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    No time period, no system, no space, no overpowered characters, no cheat codes, logically sound, and superb writing.

21. 271 川 The Sichuan Army Fights the Japanese, Slaying a Million Invaders to Forge an Unrivaled Army 川军抗日，屠百万鬼子铸傲世强军 Eagle on Sanxing Bridge三星挢上的鹰Urban1.1M WordsCompleted In 1937, ghosts haunted the land of Huaxia. The country was shattered, smoke billowed from the battlefields, and rivers ran red with blood… Three and a half million Sichuan soldiers, wearing thin clothes and straw sandals, some barefoot, covered in blood and mud, carried old rifles and machetes as they left Sichuan to fight the Japanese… The Nationalist Army’s 800,000 troops fought the Battle of Shanghai and were routed for miles. The Sichuan Army knew death awaited them, yet vowed to fight to 5kReads8.7Score259Shelves

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22. 272 亮 Bright Sword: Following Kong Guoyin, I Build the Strongest Military Industry 亮剑：追随孔过瘾，打造最强军工 Flowers Bloom and Flowers Fade花开又花谢Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Military production + War of Resistance + Special operations + No female lead + Li Yunlong + Independent Regiment] While on a mission, Kong Hao is ambushed by spies from Sakura Country and unexpectedly transmigrates to the turbulent years of the War of Resistance. The land is overrun, and the people are slaughtered. A Chinese man from the future vows to defy the odds and lessen his people's suffering. Short on heavy artillery? He builds a devastating spigot mortar. Worried about enemy planes ru 16.2kReads8.3Score921Shelves
23. 273 穿 I Reincarnated as Old Bao’s No-Good Son, So Stay Away from Me 穿成老包便宜儿子滚远点 Half a Brick半块板砖Male-Channel Fanfiction530k WordsCompleted When Lin Zhou opened his eyes, he found himself staring not at the familiar ceiling of his college dorm, but at a moldy roof plastered with yellowed newspapers. He sniffed. There was no aroma of coffee, only cheap hair oil, sweat, and the anxious smell of creditors blocking the door. Then it hit him: he was screwed. He'd transmigrated into Lao Bao, a textbook tragic figure. The pathetic father who worked himself to the bone for his vain son, only to be drained dry and die alone. His bargain-bin 1.3kReads6.7Score—Shelves

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    Everyone who's seen it says it's good, and I think it's good too. But that's just my personal taste; I'm not strongly recommending it.

24. 274 夜 Nightingale 夜鹂 The Dinghan Empire That Loves Pancakes爱吃松饼的鼎汉帝国Urban853k WordsOngoing Espionage in the War of Resistance “When loyalty becomes a crime and betrayal becomes a means of survival, who can hold on to their humanity in a world gone mad?” An epic tale of espionage that blends transmigration, suspense, and devotion to country and family. It uncovers the darkest corners of wartime Shanghai and follows a soul torn apart by fate as it grows from a pawn into the player moving the pieces. In the twenty-sixth year of the Republic, late autumn draped Shanghai’s sky in a sickly 1.4kReads—Score103Shelves

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    Lin Guangyao picked up his pen and added a line below the hastily written suicide note: "Wang Tianfeng, head of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Shanghai station. Died for his country on the 25th day of the first month of 1939. Does anyone remember him?" He put down his pen, folded the letter, and placed it at the bottom of the drawer. There, locked away, was another piece of paper with four lines of poetry: "Where can a drifting duckweed find its anchor in this chaotic world? Only the plum blossoms reflected in the snow. Do not say that the road ahead is full of frost and snow, for our hearts are connected by a single thread of understanding." The ink had faded somewhat. He gently stroked those lines, as if stroking an old dream that could never be returned to. Outside the window, the lights of No. 76 Across the street were still bright. Behind one of the windows, a woman in a black uniform was looking down, flipping through the files she needed to process that night. She did not look up. He did not wait. He simply closed the drawer, stood up, and walked to the window. The night in Shanghai was always so unfathomably black. But he knew that even the darkest night would eventually give way to dawn. I just wonder if those who never wake up again after dawn will feel any regret. Lin Guangyao stood there for a long time. Long enough for the moon to move from the top of the sycamore tree to the eaves. Long enough for the clock to strike eleven. Long enough for him to finally say to himself: Zhou Wenhao, I've finished writing your poem for you. Wang Tianfeng, I've preserved your name for you. I'm still walking the path you walked. The day I can no longer walk, I will stop, just like you.

25. 275 带 I Traveled to the 1970s With a Dedicated Worker System 带着敬业系统穿七零 Ma Nini马尼尼Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Xu Taotao, a descendant of imperial chefs, keeps her culinary skills hidden while living among ordinary people. Then she dies suddenly from overwork and gets bound to a workaholic System, which sends her to the 1970s. She becomes the famously ugly daughter of a butcher at a meat-processing plant. Determined to become beautiful, she has no choice but to keep working hard. With her superb cooking skills, she climbs the career ladder, gets a raise, and marries Professor Gu... No, wait! “Ding-dong! 17kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

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    These books are all incredibly good. Each one is a masterpiece, each one is wonderful and captivating, the kind that makes you want to keep reading.

26. 276 穿 Transmigrated to 1936: Shadows of Espionage 穿越1936：谍影 Loves Eating Sauerkraut and Pork Intestines爱吃酸菜肥肠Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Over a million words published, so there's plenty to read] + [No cheats] + [War of Resistance in the Republic of China era] + [Traditional spy thriller] + [Female lead] + [Sound logic and intelligence] + [Plenty of satisfying moments]... Zhang Mianheng, the elite soldier of the special forces team codenamed “Dagger,” unexpectedly transmigrates back to Nanjing in 1936 while carrying out a mission... Capture Japanese spies... eliminate traitors... gather intelligence... transport strategic suppli 40.5kReads8.0Score3.4kShelves

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    Time travel to the Republic of China era, espionage, anti-Japanese patriotism, ongoing.

27. 277 神 Divine Oil 神油 Lying-Down Dog躺狗Urban5.7M WordsOngoing The waters of the Gui River cannot wash away old blood debts. A jar of miraculous oil can keep the secrets of a powerful family locked away. The Republic of China is in chaos, the country teetering on the brink of collapse. At the command of his ancestors, the sole surviving heir of the Shi family enters the fray, disguising himself as an anonymous laborer at the Wen family’s oil mill. He appears plain and timid, but in his heart he is plotting a sweeping revenge. The miraculous oil the Wen fami 67.3kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves

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    A superbly detailed account of the Republican era, with fully developed characters and a captivating story.

28. 278 开 I Marry an Officer from the Start: The Book-Traveler’s Supporting Character Sings with Joy Every Day 开局就嫁军官，穿书女配日日笙歌 Fruit Lover, Especially Mangoes爱吃水果爱吃芒果Modern Romance638k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + supernatural powers + everyday family life + raising kids + sweet romance + both leads’ first relationship] Song Ranran, a dual ability user with spatial and strength powers, transmigrated into a book with a pocket dimension full of supplies, becoming a vicious supporting character with a tragic fate. Song Ranran decided to stay away from the protagonists and started planning to marry someone on her very first day in the book. To her surprise, her first blin 11.7kReads8.9Score919Shelves

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    🌹🌹🌹A simple and peaceful period drama🌹🌹🌹 After transmigrating into a book, the female protagonist discovers she's the villainous supporting character. Her first thought is to tell her parents she wants to go on blind dates and find a partner, thus distancing herself from the original male and female leads. Unexpectedly, her first blind date turns out to be her ideal type. Her parents treat her very well, and the family atmosphere is quite pleasant. The male lead dotes on her immensely.

29. 279 觉 Awakening in the 1970s: The Scheming Ones Fight Me for the Protagonist Role 觉醒七零：老六们跟我争夺当主角 My Name Is Alu我叫阿绿Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Guess who the original protagonist of this world really is + everyday family life + no awful characters + no face-slapping + watching the drama] Gu Dong was hit by a door, which awakened the memories of three lifetimes and happened to give her a not entirely useless golden finger. After learning that her husband, with whom she had shared a respectful marriage for years, would soon be sent away to the countryside, Gu Dong began making plans for the future. The two, who had been growing further a 321Reads8.4Score—Shelves
30. 280 那 That Red Land 那片红色的土地 Xiong Dayu熊大雨Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting] [Slice of life] [Entrepreneurship] [Family] [Rural life] [No clichés] [Not a power fantasy] [No transmigration] [Slow-paced] [Realistic] [Urban] [Hardships] Trust me, it gets better and better as the story goes on, and it absolutely won't end badly! Writing an original work is no easy task. Every word comes from the heart. Please don't leave a low rating or bad review. A casual three or four stars from you could deal a fatal blow to this niche novel. This novel is neither a cr 12kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    This is the best historical fiction I've ever read. It has no system or cheat codes, is very realistic, and the writing is delicate and moving. 🥰 I love it! @

31. 281 被 Falsely Accused and Split from the Family! My Life of Fine Food Makes the Old Homestead Green with Envy 被冤分家！鱼肉生活馋哭老宅 Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Rural Life363k WordsCompleted Lin Feng woke up to find the sky had fallen. He had transmigrated to ancient Great Liang, where his family of four was being driven out over a pitiful accusation: his cousin from his uncle’s household claimed he had stolen and eaten an egg. The egg belonged to his grandfather, the family patriarch. Enraged, the old man wanted to send thirteen-year-old Lin Feng away for forced labor. His usually meek father, long accustomed to being bullied, finally snapped. He took the whole family and left with 8kReads7.6Score712Shelves

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    It's a great read, highly recommended! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

32. 282 在 Raising a Child Husband in the Republican Era: The Bound-Feet Sister-in-Law Is Not to Be Messed With 在民国养童养夫：小脚妻姐不好惹 A Happy Orange一颗快乐的橙子Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted When Fang Wenjin woke up, she had become a petite-footed young mistress with a little husband and no living parents-in-law. When her husband's uncles came to seize the family estate, she chased them out with a kitchen knife. From then on, word spread of her fearsome reputation. She even took in a band of outlaws, led them into business and made a fortune, then devoted herself to raising her little husband, sending him to school and teaching him right from wrong. After all her hardships, she fina 631Reads8.8Score104Shelves
33. 283 表 Confessing Is Embarrassing, and That’s What Makes You Strong! The School Beauty Smiles While Panicking Like Crazy 表白社死才强！校花微笑慌成狗 Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Urban110k WordsOngoing Lin Feng, a first-year student at the Martial Arts Academy, activated the System on his very first day of school! For nearly a year and a half, he stayed at the first rank, keeping his head down. Now his sophomore fall semester is almost over, and he's the only sophomore still below the third rank. He's become the biggest joke at Haizhou Martial Arts Academy. A shameless jerk! No sense of shame! A pig that won't mind being scalded by boiling water! Lin Feng has been saddled with every kind of te 1Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 284 穿 Transmigrate and Enlist to Survive! I Never Meant to Make a Big Splash! 穿越招兵活下去！真没想搞大事！ Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Historical376k WordsCompleted Zhang Ye wakes up and finds that he has transmigrated to an ancient dynasty in a parallel world. The whole village accuses him of having an affair with his widowed sister-in-law, then drives him out in the dead of winter to fend for himself. Faced with hundreds of sneering, disgusting faces, he fights back and accidentally activates a pocket-dimension System. If he can’t put up with it, he doesn’t have to. He’ll just fight! War breaks out as the nation descends into chaos, and the whole village 778Reads7.3Score108Shelves
35. 285 燕 A Peaceful Life in a Yanjing Courtyard, Beginning in 1945 燕京宅门，1945起的安稳岁月 Crane Dweller in the Woods林间栖鹤客Urban161k WordsOngoing In 1945, Chen Han of Beiping and his grandfather both dreamed that their entire clan had been wiped out. He activated the ancestral jade bangle’s pocket dimension. He dismantled the workshop, faked bankruptcy, and stockpiled grain and gold. He led his whole family safely past every calamity, lying low until the Reform Era began. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    From the Republic of China to the Reform and Opening Up

36. 286 穿 I Became a Fussy Old Lady: While Everyone Else Fled the Famine, I Reclaimed the Land 穿成作精老太，别人逃荒我开荒 Fragrant Tangerine橘香袭人Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (No space, no System, no romance. A short drama with the same name has already been released. A warm, rustic story. Everyone says they wouldn’t survive three episodes after transmigrating into a chaotic era. Read this book, and you’ll survive ten more!) She transmigrated into a book, becoming the villainous aunt who abused the protagonist in a male-oriented novel, and was destined to be killed off. Jiang Zhi didn’t cling to the protagonist. She left him behind and relied on her extensive knowled 86kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves
37. 287 被 Driven from My Ancestral Home, I Feast with My Family 被逼出祖宅我带家人大鱼大肉 Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Li Yongsheng wakes from a deep sleep to discover that he has transmigrated. Still dazed, he hears people arguing. His uncle, a scholar who had passed the first imperial exam, stole someone's jade pendant and was confronted over it. The family hurriedly held a discussion and made Li Yongsheng's honest, simple father take the blame. His mother was utterly unwilling, but she couldn't withstand the barrage of pressure. Fortunately, after the pendant was returned, the other party didn't pursue the ma 10.2kReads8.7Score855Shelves
38. 288 重 Reborn in 2007: From Internet Celebrity to Queen of Investment 重生07，从网红到投资女王 Not Late 11不晚11Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + grounded realism + escaping a toxic family + making money] Jiang Xue was reborn, returning to 2007. Her father didn't care for her, her mother didn't love her, and they expected her to work in a factory tightening screws! There was no way she was going to work in a factory. The internet was still wide open in 2007, and WeChat and Weibo hadn't even launched yet. Using her makeup skills, she became a celebrity on Tianya, a makeup artist for stars, a renowned photographer, one of the firs 11.2kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    In period novels, the female protagonists make money, build careers, buy houses and cars, and become wealthy; in Republican-era novels, the female protagonists dedicate themselves to saving the country and its people.

39. 289 回 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 16.3kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves
40. 290 穿 Transmigrated with Three Kids! A Ruinous Start, a Road to Riches! 穿越带仨娃！天崩开局致富路！ Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Li Tianming was done for. He lay motionless in a drafty thatched hut. He was a graduate student researching traditional Chinese medicine and herbal remedies, but after a loose-lipped remark, he tasted an herb and somehow transmigrated into the body of a pauper. Being poor wasn't the problem, and he could even accept being in his thirties. But the body was in terrible shape: its former owner had drunk himself to death, leaving Li Tianming with three children outside, wailing their hearts out! A d 21.6kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves
41. 291 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 45kReads9.5Score5kShelves
42. 292 抗 God of Slaughter on the Taihang Mountains During the War of Resistance 抗战之太行杀神 Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Urban1.1M WordsCompleted If you transmigrate to 1937, what's the first thing you'd want to do? Kill the Japanese invaders? No, fill your stomach first. Qin Yu struggles to survive with his younger sister. By chance, he gets his hands on a few guns. He learns to shoot, takes revenge, and kills collaborators and Japanese invaders. No System, no pocket dimension, no special forces experience. The only thing buried deep in his bones is his hatred of the Japanese, and the only skill he can boast of is his accuracy at shootin 11.7kReads8.8Score892Shelves
43. 293 八 The 1980s: An Inspiring Diary of a Fashion Mogul 八零：服装女大佬的励志日记 Help Me Reach the Azure Heavens扶我上青云Modern Romance842k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + fake stepmother + inspirational + daily life + business wars + wealth-building + adorable kids] Qiao Xingyue, a senior executive in the commercial trade industry, accidentally transmigrates into the body of a radio announcer at a cotton mill in 1988. When the factory director and accountant's flirtatious conversation is broadcast throughout the factory over the loudspeakers, she takes the blame and is suspended for self-reflection. From then on, she embarks on a path to entrep 187Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 294 抗 Guerrilla Warfare in the Yimeng Mountains During the War Against Japan 抗日之我在沂蒙山区打游击 Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Chen Feng is an auxiliary instructor with the country's Yanlong Unit. While carrying out a solo mission in northern Myanmar, he falls into a trap, and the villa complex where he is stationed is blown to pieces. By chance, he transmigrates back to his hometown in Shandong in 1937. As the autumn wind blows, he knows the Japanese will arrive in just a few months. Since he's here, he might as well make the best of it. He gathers a group of brothers and prepares for the enemy's arrival. He has to do 5.3kReads8.9Score340Shelves
45. 295 抗 The War of Resistance Begins with a Dying Datong Coal Miner 抗战从濒死的大同煤矿工人开始 Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Urban714k WordsCompleted In Datong in November 1937, the weather was already bitterly cold. Wang Hansheng, who had transmigrated there, felt his name suited him perfectly: in the freezing winter, he was about to freeze to death and be reborn. As a prisoner-of-war laborer in a mine, he knew that under the Japanese policy of exchanging people for coal, a serious illness meant death. Two moldy steamed buns a day and sixteen hours of digging coal: how could he survive in such conditions? Wang Hansheng envied those mighty tr 3.3kReads8.6Score165Shelves
46. 296 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 Mu Ran9牧然9Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 62.7kReads8.5Score7.8kShelves

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    [Admiration] Reborn in the 1970s, graduate student Wen Jingshu returns with a system, stunning everyone with her purchasing prowess! From the county supply and marketing cooperative to a translator at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she handles tractors, exports, and even helps a relegated professor connect with international academic exchanges. Pampered by her family, thriving in her career, and silently protected by the aloof Mayor Gu. She handles this overwhelming wealth and romantic advances with ease! 🚀✨

47. 297 胡 The Folks of the Hutong 胡同人家 Xiaoman Crisp小满酥Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted ☆ [Main story complete] ☆ [No transmigration, no rebirth, not a feel-good power fantasy, no golden finger] ☆ [An ordinary person's ordinary story, with a focus on everyday life] In 1972, seventeen-year-old Zhong Wenshu took over her mother's job at the state-run supply and marketing cooperative, avoiding the mass campaign to send young people to the countryside. In 1973, eighteen-year-old Zhong Wenshu married a young police officer from the neighboring courtyard and started a home with just th 15kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    The story is rather plain and simple, focusing more on the female protagonist's family background.

48. 298 白 White Oak Slope 白栎坡 Xiaoxiang Plum潇湘梅子Urban547k WordsCompleted Li Junchen and Lu Shuang were born in an era when China was undergoing tremendous change. They met and fell in love at school, but a feud between their families stood in their way, tearing them apart. Li Junchen was both learned and skilled in martial arts, while Lu Shuang was one of the few female students in their small town. Together, they fought against fate and old customs to the very end. Faced with hatred for their country and feuds between their families, Li Junchen showed his unwavering 1kReads9.5Score101Shelves

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    The writing is very simple, describing a very simple story. I hope you'll enjoy it.

49. 299 春 Blood of the Spring Champion 春魁血 Born Under a Lucky Star八字过硬Modern Romance810k WordsCompleted [Republican-era setting + gloomy warlord male lead + earth-mother-style assassin heroine] [Happy ending + dark humor + ensemble cast + everyone is a little crazy] [Business before romance + no good men or women + high-stakes warning] Long Chun was delighted when she married Han Ziyi. At last, she thought, she was no longer the unlucky assassin who made a living taking lives. With Han Ziyi’s army protecting her, she could pursue lucrative ventures without holding back and become a respectable bus 10.5kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    No cheat codes, just hard-fought battles.

50. 300 六 A Beautiful Doctor in the 1960s: Reborn to Marry the Wildest Officer 六零漂亮医生，重生改嫁最野军官 A Tiny Qiao一只小小乔Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Period Setting] [Military Marriage] [Fake and Real Heiresses] [Pocket Dimension] [Educated Youth Life in the Beidahuang Corps] [Love Grows Over Time] The cannon-fodder female supporting character, Yun Qiao, was switched at birth twice. The thief pretended to be pregnant and stole her the first time, but then disliked her because she had a disability in her foot. So the second time, she swapped Yun Qiao with another baby girl. In her previous life, Yun Qiao was overjoyed, thinking she had finall 8.7kReads8.6Score848Shelves

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