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

1. 401 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 141.6kReads9.5Score11.6kShelves
2. 402 考 Go to College, Build the Power Grid! She Conquers the ’70s 考大学，搞电力！穿七零她赢麻了 The Dream Wanderer回梦人Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted ~A short drama is in production. Stay tuned!~ Gu Yaotang’s life dream is to be a happy, irresponsible gambling addict. Just as he runs farther and farther down the road to becoming a scumbag, his usually obedient daughter suddenly starts acting like she’s been struck by lightning. Every day, she rebels and finds new ways to torment him. Whenever this little devil of a daughter catches him gambling, she beats him up, then makes him work! Enough! Why should I put up with this? Gu Yaotang’s coun 20.6kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
3. 403 王 Wang Xiaoli's Sixties 王小荔的六十年代 Scroll Ah卷轴啊Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted Transmigration + golden finger + pocket dimension + period drama + rural Northeast China (Lu Huaijin is an important character, but not the male lead) When she wakes up one morning, modern-day office drone Wang Xiaoli has become the “chubby girl” of Wangjia Village in the Northeast in the 1960s. Her family is dirt poor, and from the start she's burning with a fever and on the brink of death. Luckily, her little pocket dimension has transmigrated with her! Life in Wangjia Village is lively: a tou 18.9kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
4. 404 抗 The War of Resistance: Soldiers Against Soldiers, Generals Against Generals 抗战之兵对兵，将对将 Online Lazy Dragon网网懒龙Urban948k WordsCompleted Ma Dazhuang: Battalion Commander, those officials and gentlemen have gone too far. They want us to risk our lives, but won't even let us eat our fill. Niu Wude: What's the big deal? Come on, let's go set up defenses outside the city. Once they become collaborators, we'll come back and kill the lot of them. Then we'll have a full belly, won't we? Niu Dehen: Brilliant, Battalion Commander… And so, an eccentric unit came into being… shouting, “Soldier against soldier, general against general!” They 92Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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5. 405 重 Reborn in 1970s: A Military Doctor Meets a Special Forces Soldier 重生七零当军医遇上特种兵 Meow-Meow Claws阿喵亮爪爪Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Military romance + medicine + strengthening the nation + passionate action + flirtation Song Wei, a military doctor who served on peacekeeping missions, has been reborn. Her goal: to find the boy she once passed by. Who would have thought that the prettiest yet most timid girl in the military compound would fall for that arrogant, overbearing demon of a young man? In Lu Jiu’s eyes, Song Wei is like a sand cat: timid, quick, and easily frightened, though she occasionally flashes her claws. Sh 20.2kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
6. 406 抗 War of Resistance: You’re Just a Militiaman, Yet You’ve Stockpiled Enough for World War II? 抗战：你一民兵，囤货够打二战？ Pinellia8半夏8Urban782k WordsOngoing Liao Feng, a staff officer working a desk job, suddenly transmigrates into the world of The Bright Sword and becomes the leader of Ping'an County's militia. Drawing on his knowledge of the future and the original story, he kills Japanese soldiers, seizes their equipment, and builds up his forces, hoping to save more comrades with his own strength in the days to come. Who could have guessed that while he was quietly building up his strength, the regiment commander and brigade commander would come 23Reads5.4Score—Shelves
7. 407 对 The Foil Says Nothing, Just Keeps Snatching the Lucky One’s Fortunes 对照组不语，只一味抢夺福宝机缘 Ci Shen辞燊Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Pocket dimension + Strong female lead + Everyday family life + Cannon-fodder comeback + Self-interest] Cheng Wangshu had lived in poverty for most of her life. She had just received news that her family home was slated for demolition when she got so excited that she laughed herself to death without catching her breath. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself inside a period novel about a darling blessed by fortune and adored by everyone. But she wasn't the heroine. Sh 12.3kReads7.8Score1.1kShelves
8. 408 1 1938: From the Start, It's Hell 1938：开局地狱 Dream of a Winter Night冬夜之梦Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Patriotic tale + wartime resistance and espionage + multiple identities + strong female lead + System + no romance After Kong Qianrou dies by accident, she transmigrates to the Republican era. She knows how to choose between dying right away or waiting a little longer to die. Looking at a land torn apart, she wears an innocent expression as she takes up the butcher's blade, becoming someone who strikes terror into the Japanese. On the outside, the protagonist is a Republican-era Lin Daiyu. In re 17kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves

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   It's great, I just watched it.

9. 409 穿 Transmigrating Into an Era Novel: The Tool Character Refuses to Follow the Plot 穿越年代文：工具人拒绝剧情 Ninth Little Sister九小妹Modern Romance856k WordsCompleted [Period setting + pocket dimension + no romance + family and village life + stays in the countryside + no school] After waking up from a car accident, Gu Mingyue discovered that she had transmigrated into a period novel. She wasn’t the female lead’s rival or a sacrificial character, but merely a tool character who provided a house when the female lead went to the countryside, then appeared briefly in the background introduction. Did Gu Mingyue mind? Of course not!!! Her pocket dimension was stoc 5.4kReads8.9Score305Shelves
10. 410 重 Reborn in the 1970s: A Family of Three with a Pocket Dimension 重生七零：一家三口带空间 Pepper-Salt Hero椒盐大侠Modern Romance418k WordsOngoing [Period setting + transmigration + spatial storage + group transmigration + ensemble cast + devoted husband and father + family life + business + technology + patriotism] A massive bolt of lightning strikes, and Qian Shengli knows he's in trouble. He has just enough time to grab his wife with one hand and reach for his daughter with the other before everything goes black and he loses consciousness. When he comes to, still dazed, Qian Shengli is shocked. How did his wife become so young and beaut 154Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A period drama set in 1976, close to reality, about a family of three who travel back in time and work together to improve their lives.

11. 411 抗 The Invincible Artilleryman in the War of Resistance 抗战之无敌炮兵 Yi Xiaoyao易潇遥Urban1.8M WordsOngoing An artillery battalion taking part in military exercises in the northwest suddenly transmigrates to 1933. Forced to face reality, they follow Battalion Commander Chu Tianming, developing technology and forging a powerful army as they act out one thrilling tale of resistance against the Japanese after another. 13Reads7.2Score—Shelves
12. 412 唐 The Tang Family Garden 唐家花园 Zhao Ning赵凝Historical163k WordsCompleted 2Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this one. It has a strong sense of the era, the female protagonist struggles in a complex environment, and the story is solid and compelling. If you like stories about struggle and achievement in the Republican era, you should definitely check it out. [OK]

13. 413 瞎 Blind Corn! Rotten Potatoes! Worthless Children, Get on Your Knees! 瞎苞米！烂土豆！极品儿女靠边跪 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Reborn] [Feel-Good] [No Golden Finger] [Family Life] (Also known as: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Leaves Her Children Behind) Seventy-year-old Wu Zhiqiu is Reborn in the era when her children still depend on her hard work and sacrifice! In her previous life, she played favorites and ended up alone and miserable in her old age. This time, she refuses to repeat the past. The old lady decides to leave her children behind and enjoy the rest of her lif 192.7kReads9.3Score8.1kShelves

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    In her previous life, the old lady was abandoned by her children and was reborn into her middle age. She begins a new life where she saves her children if they can, and abandons them if they can't. The story is realistically ordinary, without any special advantages.

14. 414 冒 The Fake Warlord 冒牌军阀 Toxic Thoughts思想有毒Urban299k WordsCompleted A modern military academy graduate transmigrates to another world’s pale blue planet, assumes the identity of a centurion, and flees for his life while taking in deserters. By impersonating various officials, he gradually builds a superpower and rises to the pinnacle of life... 564Reads7.0Score—Shelves
15. 415 穿 Transmigrating Back to Republican-Era China to Raise My Little Brother 穿越回民国养弟弟 Lin Zhaojin林昭烬Two Male Leads589k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] Transmigration + two male leads + older top + mutually devoted + period setting + Republican era + history + patriotism + coming-of-age + historical storytelling Gentle, cultured top x naive, scatterbrained shut-in from the 21st century Transmigrate into a penniless life? Compulsory education saves my hide! The moment Lin Jin opens his eyes, the stench of a ramshackle hut nearly knocks him out. Would you look at that, he’s transmigrated straight into 1930 on hard mode! Wher 686Reads8.9Score110Shelves
16. 416 黄 Huangpu’s Loyal Souls: From Shanghai to Northern Burma 黄埔忠魂：从淞沪到缅北 A Time Traveler's Blue-and-White Sentiments时空旅行者的蓝白情怀Urban973k WordsCompleted He transmigrated onto a battlefield torn by gunfire and became a captain commanding a company in the 254th Regiment of the 88th Division. As the Japanese launched a fierce assault, Luo Ying led his company in a desperate resistance, embarking on a long campaign that would take the Huangpu soldiers across the land... 14.9kReads9.1Score846Shelves
17. 417 我 Beauty and Hairdressing in Republican-Era China 我在民国美容美发 Ye Xuan Gusi叶玄古寺Modern Romance757k WordsOngoing Spy thriller [No romance + entrepreneurship + espionage + not a power fantasy + no arrogant, all-conquering hero or Mary Sue + kindhearted, not malicious + everyday street life + no romantic melodrama + slow-paced] [Author's note: Feel free to read two or three chapters before deciding whether to continue. Don't blindly follow the reviews when judging a book's worth; decide for yourself.] Zheng Xiaohe brings modern skills with her when she transmigrates into the granddaughter of a barber in Ji 2.8kReads9.0Score259Shelves

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    Republican-era spy thriller + no romantic pairing + space-time element + a female protagonist who grows through character development + kind-hearted but not saintly + down-to-earth, relatable stories. This is my favorite female-oriented Republican-era spy thriller so far. The "golden finger" (advantageous character) isn't an exaggeration, the author's writing is excellent, the logic is clear, and the female protagonist's growth is also very logically written. The writing is vivid and engaging, bringing the characters to life, and even the minor characters are portrayed with depth and humanity. So far, there are no major flaws. Highly recommended! [Added to bookshelf] [A masterpiece by Que Shi]

18. 418 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: On My Wedding Night in the 70s, My Stern, Rugged Husband Gets Me All Hot and Bothered 穿书七零新婚夜，冷厉糙汉很上头 The Red Dust Ages Easily红尘易老Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted My new novel, "I Suffered in My Past Life, So This Time I’ll Marry an Officer and Live in Comfort", is now updating. Military-marriage fans, come check it out! [Period setting + devoted couple + indulgent romance + family life + revenge on the villains + no storage space] She is a beloved darling, but in her friend Qi Qingmei’s novel, she becomes a hated, vicious villainess. The campus heartthrob who pursued her is instead in love with her friend in the book. And the husband written for her is J 460Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    These newly updated historical fiction novels are worth checking out! [Laughing] 📖 The female lead was written as a villainous supporting character by her friend. When she confronted her friend, she was pushed downstairs and transmigrated into a book! [Facepalm] She was saved by the male lead at the beginning, and he threatened that since she saved her, she had to listen to him, or he would beat her up—the kind of beating with a big fist to the chest?! [Laughing][Laughing] 📖 A novel set in a remote, indigenous era! The female lead is a fake heiress who, after returning home, leads her family in building a business and is incredibly pampered! The backstabbing is especially satisfying! The female lead has a great personality! [Got it]

19. 419 八 The 1980s: A Cherished Darling Rushing Toward Wealth 八零捷报团宠娇娇向钱冲 Si Jiao Jiao肆饺饺Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing [Period setting + building wealth + doted on by everyone + native-born heroine + social butterfly + powerful figures + one-on-one romance] Before she turned fifteen, Shi Xiangxiang was stolen as a newborn. Her adoptive parents were denounced and sent down to the countryside, leaving her, though still so young, to shoulder the burden of feeding the whole family. After she turned fifteen, her adoptive sister, who had been reborn with a golden finger, returned in defeat after struggling her way t 36.9kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
20. 420 白 White Blossoms Turn to Rushes 白华为菅 Five-Colored Melon五色瓜Modern Romance597k WordsCompleted [Republican-era setting + real heiress] In 1924, Ming Jian went from a country girl who sold fish to the Third Young Lady of the Wen family. In the tangled inner world of an old aristocratic household, where hidden rivalries simmer between sisters, Ming Jian treads carefully but still can't escape being sent to Hong Kong to be trained as a socialite; “White is the flowering Jian, bound with white cogongrass.” Amid the smoke and flames of war, qipaos and rickshaws collide with the ideas of democr 748Reads8.8Score105Shelves

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    It just finished and it's good.

21. 421 重 Reborn in 1986: The Spring Festival Machine 重生86迎春机 Seductive Top Hiding Behind a Sleeve掩袖媚攻Urban166k WordsCompleted Reborn in 1986, just as the tide of reform is gaining momentum, Liu Yuyin finds his family of nine on the verge of falling apart. He decides to open his heart and embrace a new beginning, determined to leave behind the regrets of his previous life! 152Reads6.1Score—Shelves
22. 422 上 The Whirlwind of Shanghai Kisses My Cheongsam 上海滩的漩涡吻过我的旗袍 Ink Fragrance, Light Dance墨香轻舞Ancient Romance107k WordsCompleted The Republic of China is in turmoil, shrouded in storms and darkness. Han Yuge, once a daughter of the Aisin Gioro imperial clan, steps into the dazzling yet perilous world of Shanghai, dressed in a qipao. There, she meets three people whose fates intertwine with hers: Xia Yan, a ruthless, hard-edged business tycoon who rose from nothing at the docks, yet gives her all his tenderness; Lin Yifeng, a passionate revolutionary devoted to his country, sincere and pure-hearted, ready to risk his life 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This story features four main characters: Han Yuge, daughter of a prince of the Aisin Gioro clan adopted by the Han family; Xia Yan, a dockworker who rises to prominence in the business world; Lin Yifeng, a revolutionary; and Liu Qingru, daughter of a warlord. It tells the story of their patriotic journeys and love affairs, with a captivating and dramatic plot that's definitely worth reading!

23. 423 师 Two Years at Teachers’ College, She Stole My Heart 师专两年，她偷走了我的心 Song San of Yizhou义洲宋三Urban271k WordsCompleted This book is the college-years installment of "Old Days in a Wineglass and a Telephone Receiver". In the fall of 1992, I arrived to register at Ancheng Normal College. The journey was forty kilometers. Tuition was 760 yuan. Eight boys squeezed into one dorm room. On the first day of class, we drew lots for our seats. I drew number 9, and she drew number 10. Numbers 9 and 10 sat together. Her name was Zheng Anlan. Over those two years, I got to know them: Wu Xiaoman, Zheng Anlan, Wang Ying, and G 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    She stole his youth, and he still hasn't gotten it back.

24. 424 战 The Wildflowers of the Battlefield Bloom All the Brighter 战地黄花分外香 A Chef with a Buck Tooth一个长着虎牙的厨子Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Don’t judge it by the rating alone! The story runs from the April 12 counterrevolutionary massacre in the Republic of China era to the founding of New China! The male lead lives three lives in one. He’ll take you into the tangled world of the Republic of China: is he a “nail” planted by the Communist Party, a “poison fang” of the Kuomintang, or an elite agent of Japan’s Tokko? How can he survive between three shifting powers and turn one victory into another? Watch Guo Heyu in action! This work 31Reads5.8Score109Shelves

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    One of the best Republican-era novels by Tomato, spanning from 1927 to 1949, it offers objective descriptions of anti-Japanese war generals such as Zhang Lingfu and Gao Jingting!

25. 425 易 Fertile by Nature, She Has the Factory Boss's Only Heir After Losing Her Memory 易孕体质，失忆后破厂长三代单传 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Nineties setting, both leads are virgins, sweet romance, doting love, marriage first, love later, secret crush, slice of life] Qin Baozhu has been spoiled rotten since childhood, indulged and allowed to do whatever she wants. One day, an accident sends her tumbling off a train. The pampered heiress becomes an illiterate simpleton, and someone picks her up from the train station. When she wakes up, she's been married for six years, and there's a little one crying beside her. “Mommy, I promise I 7.8kReads8.5Score471Shelves
26. 426 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Husband Is a Workaholic, but I'm a Romantic 重生八零，我事业脑老公恋爱脑 I Have a Peach Blossom Spring我有桃源Modern Romance257k WordsOngoing Period Setting + Making Money + Raising a Child + Love Blossoms Over Time + Family Life Good news: Jian Ruoning discovers she’s been reborn. Bad news: As soon as she returns, loan sharks show up to collect their debt. She remembers how she was tricked in her previous life, took out a loan from loan sharks, was violated and framed for cheating, branded a wanton woman, and spent her life wandering with her son… This time, she won’t let the tragedy happen again. She grabs a kitchen knife to “negoti 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This historical romance novel is great! 👍 The female protagonist is reborn before the tragedy of her previous life began 🌿 She earns money, raises her child, and makes up for the regrets of her past life 🌹

27. 427 抗 Blood and Iron in the War Against Japan 抗日之铁血狂兵 East Hedge Tavern东篱酒吧Historical6.2M WordsCompleted Those who invade China, however far away, must be punished. Special forces soldier Zhao Zhiguo unexpectedly found himself on the battlefield of the War of Resistance Against Japan. Drawing on his extensive combat experience, he led his troops to repeatedly defeat the Japanese invaders. Zhao Zhiguo and his men showed the Japanese that the descendants of Huaxia were not to be trifled with. With their burning passion, they forged an iron Great Wall of resistance! 399Reads9.1Score100Shelves
28. 428 落 The Fading Sunset, Continued 落日残霞续 heyKalinhey卡林Urban208k WordsOngoing [Period Novel] [Historical Novel] [Realist Fiction] [Tragedy] But he died. He died yesterday. What's that red rope in the tree for? That? Xu Jingui left it when he hanged himself. And the other one? That one belonged to a friend of mine. This book spans the years from 1938 to 1992. It tells the story of ordinary people's struggle to survive and a village's transformation amid the tides of history, from the old society to the new. I can't imagine that the once-bustling village is now deserted. Wh 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend a novel set in the Republican era. It tells the story of ordinary people's lives during that period and the changing times in a village.

29. 429 穿 I Transmigrated Into the 1960s and Latched Onto the Squad Leader's Big, Strong Arm 穿书六零抱上了小队长的粗大腿 A Zhao A Zhao A Zhao阿昭阿昭阿昭Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted Qin Yun had a fortune, lived in comfort, and had a successful career. She decided to follow the trend and transmigrated into a book. She landed in the 1960s, a time of scarce clothing and food, empty stomachs, and grinding poverty. The good news: she landed in a rich family. The bad news: the trend was to glorify poverty and condemn the rich. Qin Yun knew her own limitations and understood she didn't have what it took to cause trouble, so she quickly drew up a plan for quietly building herself u 5.2kReads8.4Score579Shelves
30. 430 落 The Fading Sunset Glow 落日残霞 heyKalinhey卡林Urban101k WordsCompleted [Not a power fantasy] [No System] [Historical fiction] [Rural life] There are no heroes here, only ordinary people crushed and remade by history. In the early years of the Republic of China, the mute Xu Xia is born amid a scandal in a landowning family. The landlord Xu Jingui dies in despair, leaving her, born unable to speak, to become the laughingstock of the countryside. Only Xu Sanwang, a kitchen hand, uses his streetwise cunning to give her a tender, protective refuge. The good and bad thin 5Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 431 军 1970s Military Marriage: The Capitalist Heiress Has a Spirit Spring Space 军婚七零，资本大小姐有灵泉空间 Jin Huohuo o金火火oModern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Period Setting] [Educated Youth] [Stockpiling] [Alternate World] [Stunning Heiress] [Violence] [Pocket Dimension] [Pure Wish Fulfillment] [Everyone’s Darling] [Face-Slapping and Putting Scumbags in Their Place] Jiang Zhitong had been venting online after someone doxxed her, and suddenly she became fabulously rich overnight! Not only did she gain a fortune worth hundreds of millions, she also unexpectedly awakened a Spirit Spring Dimension. With her identity laid bare, she worried her vast wealt 36.5kReads8.0Score5.7kShelves
32. 432 冤 The Family ATM Ran Away, and Everyone’s Losing Their Minds 冤种提款机跑了，全家急疯了 The Humble Way of the Gentleman君子谦道Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Jiang Tiecheng was reborn. All because he drew the lot that gave him the chance to take over his father's job, he ended up with an enormous advantage. He spent his whole life helping his mother raise his younger siblings. He spent his whole life feeling indebted to his second younger brother. So he always gave in to his brother and sister-in-law. He handed over his businesses, and took care of everything for his siblings, from food, clothing, housing, and transportation to marriage and children. 8.4kReads7.5Score602Shelves

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    In his past life, the protagonist's elder brother was foolish, trusting his family and winning a lottery to avoid being sent to the countryside. As a result, his years of sacrifices were wasted, his marriage broke down, and his family relationships collapsed. After being reborn, he went to the countryside to avoid these pitfalls, growing from a naive educated youth into a resolute and strong person. He struggled in the countryside, returned to the city to seek revenge, and rediscovered himself, leading to a dramatic and eventful story.

33. 433 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 2.4kReads6.4Score210Shelves

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    This one is more realistic. The male protagonist, who comes from a powerful family, is also poor. He's a normal man, so he gets a lot of flak.

34. 434 听 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水Urban186k WordsOngoing Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 757Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A poignant story, told without words, is the sole reason this novel, filled with genuine emotion, compels readers to keep going.

35. 435 重 Reborn in 1990: My Parents Are Both Dead from the Start 重生90：开局父母双亡 Yun He蕴和Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Chen Qi is reborn. The moment he opens his eyes, both his parents are dead and creditors are at the door demanding repayment. He sighs to himself. Other families are busy getting rich, while his parents were busy having children. Even beggars passing by their house would give them a couple of handfuls of rice. How are they supposed to get by? Looking at his young siblings, he quietly makes up his mind. As the eldest brother, he must take on the responsibilities of a father. Since he has the chan 649Reads8.2Score109Shelves
36. 436 大 The Bizarre Murder at the Roadside Inn 大车店诡异命案 The Typing Laborer Jun Dong码字民工君东Mystery186k WordsCompleted Bizarre murders, men and women in turbulent times, tangled love and hate, and the legend of the resistance. During the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo, on the northern Manchurian frontier, stood a mountain called Big Butt Mountain. Two semicircular peaks joined together, and the locals were plainspoken: they named things exactly as they looked. For forty li in every direction, it was the only horse-cart inn around: the Big Butt Mountain Inn. Men and women shared the big northeastern kang beds 402Reads—Score100Shelves

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    No time travel, no system, no cheat codes; the main focus is on realism.

37. 437 重 Reborn in 1982: Meat at Every Meal, Making My Ex-Wife Green with Envy 重生82：顿顿吃肉，前妻馋疯了 Lonely Under the Moon月下孤独Urban2.0M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Lin Shengli was swindled out of his family fortune by his wife and son, and died of rage. As he lay dying, his wife Liu Lili revealed a shocking secret: their son wasn't his. He died full of resentment, never expecting to be reborn in 1982, on the day he and Liu Lili went to her family home to ask for her hand in marriage. Looking back, it was because he'd lost his head and agreed to Liu's father's exorbitant bride price and the demand that he marry into their family that t 3.3kReads8.5Score301Shelves
38. 438 带 Pinduoduo in the Republic of China 带着拼夕夕在民国 Mu Xi Mu Xi木希沐熙Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Protagonist: Li Yue (Jian Sixuan) Li Yue accidentally transmigrates to 1938, less than two months after the Nanjing Massacre. The owner of the body she inhabits is just an ordinary little beggar. At first, Li Yue sees nothing but darkness ahead. She might not survive even three days in this era. But soon she discovers that her phone has come along with her, and the only app on it, Pinduoduo, gives her the courage to carry on. She decides to head for Yan’an and lie low in the base area until libe 5.4kReads7.4Score487Shelves

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    It's good, but it's not finished yet, so I'm waiting for it every day.

39. 439 重 Reborn in 2010: I Conquered the Entertainment World with Short Dramas 重生2010我靠短剧征服娱乐圈 Hermit of the Pine and Crane松鹤居士Urban186k WordsCompleted In his previous life, he became the “King of Short Dramas,” earning 30,000 a day in 2025 thanks to The Fake Langya. He was dreaming of becoming a Golden Rooster Best Actor when he woke up to find himself back in 2010! There were no short videos or vertical dramas yet. Phones could only make calls, and actors were running themselves ragged just to land a bit part in a TV series! Xia Feng looked at his youthful face in the mirror, still a senior at Beijing Film Academy, then glanced at the auditio 144Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Very good books

40. 440 幕 Laying Plans Behind the Scenes: My Subordinates Take Turns Being Billionaires 幕后布局，我的手下轮流当首富 I Will Never Coexist with Gambling or Drugs我和赌毒不共戴天Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Period Drama + Family Life + Conquering Global Markets + Hidden Tycoon + Multiple Heroines] Also known as Reborn in the Early Eighties: Building a Fortune and Living a Colorful Life In plain terms: Some call him Big Brother, some call him an academician, and some call him a university trustee. Others hail him as a business leader, while some believe he’s the most powerful person in the world. None of these labels is quite accurate, because each is only one of his many identities. Rebor 4.9kReads8.6Score332Shelves
41. 441 夜 Ye Tinglan 夜听澜 Seeking News寻闻Modern Romance143k WordsOngoing Mu Wanting asked Jiang Yu what kind of partner she hoped to find. Jiang Yu thought it over carefully, picturing a vague silhouette in her mind. She couldn’t quite put into words what that person would be like. After meeting Yi Shiheng, she thought, it must be someone like him. Ten years later, they met again, but he stood on the other side. They had once held fast to the belief that ideals mattered more than anything, even each other, yet neither had imagined they would one day become strangers 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a good book. It's about a broken relationship mended, with a strong sense of national sentiment. The emotional tug-of-war between the male and female leads is particularly captivating, a story of mutual testing and passionate love amidst a sea of ​​hatred.

42. 442 开 Nuclear Peace from the Start: Reborn in 1945 to Build a Nation in the East 开局核平：重生1945东洋建国 Hermit of the Pine and Crane松鹤居士Urban838k WordsOngoing Ji Hanchang, determined to make up for the regrets of his homeland. With a series of clever moves, he gets his revenge. Reborn in 1945, he becomes the commander of an advance force, leading 1,500 elite soldiers on a march to the East. He outmaneuvers the United States and intercepts aid from the Marshall Plan, then gathers overseas Chinese from across the world to build a paradise abroad. From the East to the South Seas, millions of overseas Chinese pledge their loyalty. Using the East as his ba 268Reads—Score348Shelves
43. 443 虞 The Poppy Has No Tears 虞美人没有眼泪 Jialulu嘉禄禄Modern Romance478k WordsCompleted A young lady in Republican-era China: no CP, no golden finger, no transmigration, but plenty of money and brains. The heroine is the daughter of a Huizhou merchant, a mental arithmetic prodigy fluent in four languages. She excels at lightning-fast connections across fields (smell perfume → chemical formula → business conspiracy), has a gift for languages (six dialects and four foreign languages), and possesses keen powers of observation (she can tell someone's profession from the wear on their 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Without any cheat codes or time travel, he's just a lazy bum, occasionally doing small things.

44. 444 重 Reborn in 1960 with a Pocket Dimension 重生60带空间 Young Master Lin Jiaquan林家權少Urban5.5M WordsOngoing After saving someone, Lin Hao unexpectedly arrives in the 1960s and is reborn in the body of a martyr's orphan with the same name and gender. Fortunately, a pocket dimension comes with him as a golden finger. Follow Lin Hao as he enjoys a carefree life during the three years of natural disasters. As he explores the pocket dimension, he gradually unlocks many of its functions, learns martial arts and traditional Chinese medicine, hunts, and enjoys life freely. 176.9kReads8.8Score15.9kShelves
45. 445 重 Back at Fifty, My Ungrateful Children Kneel Before Me 重回五十岁，逆子逆女都跪下 Yue Sheng悦盛Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming. (A silver-haired woman’s story set in a bygone era, focused on everyday family life. If it’s not your thing, please don’t complain.) At ninety, Li Qingxiang was paralyzed on one side. Her eldest son and daughter-in-law abused her, forcing her to live in a pigsty, where she froze to death on a snowy night. When she opened her eyes, she was fifty again. Li Qingxiang decided to change how she raised her children, ditching her image as a doting mother and becoming a 5.5kReads8.7Score459Shelves

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    I just watched it recently, and I think it's okay, at least reasonable.

46. 446 年 A Drifter in a Period Drama 年代剧里的漂流者 Fish and Shrimp Write Nonsense鱼虾乱写Urban175k WordsOngoing I want to tell the story of an ordinary little man surviving and defending his country amid the flames of war in the Republican era, living through an age of passion, building wealth in golden years, and finding his way through confusion. There is no System. Knowing the broad sweep of history and remembering some of the plot details is my golden finger. 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is my first book, written by myself. It doesn't have a system; the only advantage I have is some knowledge of major historical trends and the ability to recall fragments from TV dramas. I wanted to depict the lives of ordinary people.

47. 447 疏 Sparse Ink Shines Through the Winter Chill 疏墨照岁寒 Meimei and Hehe美美与和和Urban189k WordsCompleted In an era of taboos, he boarded a train with no way back. Winter, 1973. Sui Muhan, a young intellectual sent to the Great Northern Wilderness, finally got leave to visit home and boarded the train back. He was the child of a “Black Category” family: his father was a professor locked away in a cowshed, and his mother, once a pianist, could only make pasteboard boxes. He silently endured the blizzards and denunciations of the Great Northern Wilderness, believing he had long ago lost the ability to 423Reads6.5Score100Shelves

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    Historical and cultural secrets, unconventional and unique, featuring two Nan trees, two strong trees, and two pure trees.

48. 448 七 The Good Life in the 1970s 七十年代好生活 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted Chen Xiangju left her hometown in the countryside and came to the city to stay with her good friend Chen Chunyan. She hoped to find a partner in the city, since she had no intention of returning to the village. Li Gang happened to be looking for a wife. They were introduced and hit it off at once, and Chen Xiangju began her life in the family compound. 12.2kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    🥳Here they are! I wonder if these recommendations suit your taste~ First book: The female protagonist grows up amidst hardship, but she is resilient and unyielding—very inspiring! 🐾 Second book: A simple yet heartwarming ensemble piece about a family in a compound, without too many extreme characters. 🌱 Third book: The female protagonist is reborn; the whole story is heartwarming and not melodramatic, with kind parents and sisters. 🍀

49. 449 血 A Blood-Oath Journey 血誓征程 Yu Yangzi渔阳子Urban1.8M WordsCompleted This book follows the protagonist Yang Yi as he grows through combat during the Red Army's campaigns, the War of Resistance against Japan, and the War of Liberation. It unfolds like a magnificent panorama, as stirring as a grand anthem. In those years of raging flames and bloody battles, countless outstanding sons and daughters of China gave their lives with honor for national liberation, and for the peace and security of their country. They fearlessly fought the despicable enemy, defending the 9.7kReads9.1Score778Shelves

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    Focusing on the three battles that forged young general Yang Yi, this work composes a magnificent epic of the awakening of the Chinese nation. From the bloody Battle of Xiangjiang to the victory at Pingxingguan, from the Liaoshen Campaign to the crossing of the Yangtze River, the book uses a poignant blend of gunpowder and tears to recreate the tragic journey of revolutionaries who forged the backbone of the nation with their youthful blood. This is not only a hymn to heroes, but also a war chronicle that allows contemporary readers to feel the warmth of history and understand the value of sacrifice. Recommended to all readers who yearn to understand the backbone of China through its blood-soaked romance.

50. 450 重 Back to the 1980s: Bringing My Family of Six to a Better Life 重回八零：带着全家六口过好日子 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t 89.5kReads9.4Score5.4kShelves

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