Any BL Novels Set in the 1980s? Please! 有没有双男，八零年代这类的，谢谢谢！！

1. 1 五 The 1950s: Living It Up With My Pocket Dimension 五零年代：我靠空间呱呱乐 Bubble Meow泡喵Two Male Leads652k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + period setting + pocket dimension + transmigration + everyone’s favorite + sweet romance + young master with a terrible personality] [Note: A period story with two male leads. The pocket dimension upgrades later and can be used for cross-dimensional trade.] The village chief’s third son’s wife has given birth again! Another big, chubby boy, fair and rosy-cheeked, clearly born with good fortune. When he opened his eyes, Su Chen realized he had transmigrated into a baby in the 19 2.1kReads8.6Score259Shelves

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   These are both period romance novels featuring two male leads, and they're all sweet. I recommend reading books 4 and 6.

2. 2 七 A Vicious Seventies-Era Man with a Mall System Goes to the Countryside and Meets a Rugged Hunk 七零恶毒男带商城下乡遇糙汉 Mid-Lane Mage King中单法王Two Male Leads751k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + period setting + contrasting builds + golden finger + slow-burn gourmet story + sweet romance] When her scumbag dad wants to stay with his mistress forever, Ning Xiangxing sells the house, submits a report exposing him, takes all the family’s savings, and heads to the countryside! He discovers that his fate seems designed to make him someone else’s foil. He fought back, but that only brought more suppression and torment. After countless attempts to defy the plot, he figures out 7.1kReads9.1Score950Shelves
3. 3 七 A Delicate Darling in the 1970s, Doted on by Her Scheming Husband 七零年代娇气包，腹黑老公偏要宠 A Line of White Dew一行白露Two Male Leads180k WordsOngoing Two Male Leads + Period Setting + Sweet Romance + Lovable Fool Pretty, pampered bottom vs. cunning, rugged top Although Lin Jiao is an illegitimate child, his mother has doted on him since he was little, raising him to be delicate and pampered. Just when he finally gets to officially return to his family, he has to go to the countryside. The young master never imagined life out there could be so hard. He cries and begs to go home, but it’s easy to leave for the countryside and hard to return to 12Reads6.4Score—Shelves
4. 4 重 Reborn in the 1960s: The Military Man Dotes on His Husband 重生六零：军少宠夫 Chen Lili尘离黎Two Male Leads344k WordsCompleted Also known as: Reborn in the Sixties: The Young Officer Dotes on His Husband [Two male leads + devoted to each other + a one-of-a-kind love + pocket dimension + period setting] Gu Ranzhou was a Daoist lord of the Mystic Sect, but all he ever wanted was to be a carefree slacker. What he never expected was that, after taking a job and heading out, he wouldn't make it back. He'd thought he could retire early as soon as the job was done. A great calamity unexpectedly sent him transmigrating to a par 3.1kReads8.9Score302Shelves
5. 5 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book as a Scumbag Male Supporting Character in the 1970s, and My Will to Survive Is Off the Charts 穿书七零人渣男配，我求生欲超高 Liang Xi良熙Two Male Leads182k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads] [Rugged Hero] [Heartwarming Everyday Life] [Sweet Romance] HE. Shen Yu transmigrates into a book, becoming a young educated youth in a period novel and the scumbag supporting character who comes between the male and female leads. He knows all too well how tragic the original character's ending was! So, to stay alive and avoid repeatedly tempting fate, Shen Yu decides to keep his distance from the leads! But somehow, his relationship with the male lead seems to be getting more a 6.3kReads9.0Score933Shelves
6. 6 玄 The Metaphysics Expert Transmigrates into a Book Set in the 1970s and Is Taken Home by a Rough-He Wn Man 玄学大佬穿书70被糙汉娶回了家 I Need to Earn a Livinga我要恰饭aTwo Male Leads344k WordsCompleted [1v1 + mutual chastity + transmigrate into a book + aloof, jealous, rugged, loyal-dog seme × a Taoist shou who loves and hates with clear eyes and is ruthless] A genius young Taoist from the 21st century accidentally transmigrates into a book as its most tragic second male lead. A hopeless romantic? A naive sweetheart? A human punching bag? An ATM? Wicked Second Female Lead: Nianchen~ Lu Nianchen: Don't look up. Wicked Second Female Lead: Huh? She looks up. Splut! A lump of bird droppings fa 8.3kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
7. 7 末 A Doomsday Powerhouse Dotes on a Cool, Reserved Young Intellectual in the 1970s 末世大佬甜宠七零清冷小知青 Lazy Fish Mommy咸鱼妈咪Two Male Leads573k WordsCompleted The main story is complete. Next up are the extra stories set in another world, including the ancient-era bonus stories about Feng Yang and Yuan Zheng that you readers wanted! Two male leads + sweet romance Lei Ting had been prepared to die alongside the Zombie King, never expecting to wake up again. Though it was the poor and backward China of the 1970s, the fresh air, lush greenery, and charming “him” made him feel as if he’d arrived in paradise! Su Yunqing had been frail and sickly since c 3.8kReads9.0Score343Shelves
8. 8 七 The 1970s' Wicked Male Supporting Character Wins Over the Handsome Male Educated Youth 七零恶毒男配攻略那个俊美男知青 Passerby Beneath the Clouds云下路人Two Male Leads343k WordsCompleted Original title: Seven Zero, The Vicious Male Supporting Character Is the Beloved of a Powerful Educated Youth. Completed. Bai Yang transmigrates into a book! He wakes up as a vicious cannon-fodder character in a period novel for women. After failing to frame the heroine, he gets his leg broken, is thrown in jail, and dies not long afterward. On a dark and windy night, Bai Yang clutches a packet of knockout drugs, perched in a crooked tree and keeping watch, trembling all over. He promptly “gets 1.9kReads8.8Score172Shelves
9. 9 穿 I Found Love After Transmigrating to the 1970s 穿越七零后我脱单了 Four Bayberries四颗杨梅Two Male Leads589k WordsCompleted [Two male leads (gentle, long-haired beauty top x straightforward, pitiful bottom) + period setting + sweet romance + a slow and steady love (Important: this is not a power fantasy, and there are no golden fingers)] After transmigrating to the 1970s, Shen Tang finds himself with a healthy body and a loving family. He works hard to turn around the original owner’s reputation, determined to maintain his gentle, considerate image for the long haul. One small act of kindness, given on a whim, leaves 1.8kReads9.1Score209Shelves
10. 10 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s, the Rustic Young Man Spoils the Educated Youth 穿越七零，小知青被糙汉宠上天！ Bloodstained Battle Robe飘血征袍Two Male Leads884k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + sweet romance + golden finger + two male leads + both pure] A young educated youth has arrived in the village. They say he’s even more handsome than a girl! The team leader: “Don’t ever marry an educated youth. They can’t be trusted!” Xue Fengnian: “You’re right, Uncle. I absolutely won’t marry a female educated youth!” Behind everyone’s backs, though, he brings the young educated youth food and drink. “Come to me if you need anything. I’ll protect you around here!” Lin Y 13.8kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
11. 11 肉 A Little Chubby Kid Brings a Shopping Mall into a Period Novel 肉团子带着商场穿进年代文 Soft Words软語Two Male Leads682k WordsCompleted This is a danmei novel set in a bygone era, so make sure you’re reading the right one, cuties! When he wakes up, Lu Tang has become the adopted son who dies young in a period novel! From beginning to end, he only appears in a few chapters before being written out. But his death causes his adoptive parents’ family to turn evil. All four of his brothers become villains too, just to avenge him. The eldest brother breaks his leg, the second is kicked out of the army, and the third is abducted by hum 18.2kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
12. 12 穿 Transmigrating to the 1980s, I Picked Up a Minor Character to Be My Partner 穿越八零捡个小炮灰当对象 Love Wheel Cakes爱吃车轮饼Two Male Leads217k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Top + Sweet Romance] Warnings: This story has questionable values, so read with caution. When Zuo Huaiyu was eighteen, his parents died in a plane crash, forcing him to drop out of school and take over the family business. With his astonishing business acumen, he led the company to the number-one spot in the world in just ten years. Unfortunately, at twenty-eight, he transmigrated into a book. Actually, no, he ended up in an alternate-history period drama, as a cannon-fodder ma 710Reads8.9Score109Shelves
13. 13 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s and Lie Flat, Gossiping and Watching the Show 穿进七零我躺平吃瓜看戏 I Won't Eat Cilantro不吃不吃香菜Two Male Leads488k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + bottom-centric + period setting + transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + gossip + personal space + everyday life] Lin Songqing was accidentally killed by a zombie and brought into a book by a gossip System. In this unfamiliar world, what was he supposed to do? One melodramatic mess after another, and a plotline that had gone completely off the rails. Luckily, someone was always by his side. Lin Songqing gradually let loose with the System, indulging in the juiciest gossip a 1.4kReads7.3Score135Shelves
14. 14 重 Reborn in the 1970s: To Save My Life, I Became the Male Lead's Sidekick 重生七零为了保命我给男主当小弟 Nan Jiangzhou南江舟Two Male Leads356k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads!!! Both Reborn! Period Setting!] [A laid-back, slow-paced story!] Lin Yinian, who fears nothing and no one, spends his days acting high and mighty and doing whatever he pleases. One day, he is reborn. Determined not to repeat the mistakes of his past life, he decides to endure humiliation and bear the burden… Wait, no! He’ll turn over a new leaf and become a model young man, clinging tight to the big shot’s coattails… What’s wrong with being someone’s lackey? A real man knows wh 778Reads8.4Score102Shelves
15. 15 穿 Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Simp Side Character Clings to the Powerful 穿书七零，舔狗男配在线抱大腿 Ju Luoluo橘落落Two Male Leads462k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Period Setting + Transmigrate Into a Book + Slow Burn] After accidentally falling into the water, Su Yan transmigrates into a book! And not just any book: he becomes the male supporting character in a period novel who’s hopelessly devoted to the heroine. The original character’s tragic ending came from loving her until he had nothing left, so Su Yan decides to change his fate and stay away from the main characters’ spotlight. Except everything changes. Zhao Wenqing: Good boy, I 230Reads6.1Score—Shelves
16. 16 年 Becoming the Poor Little One's Husband in a Period Novel 年代文里去给小可怜儿当老公 Little Xue of the Qi Family祁家小雪Two Male Leads424k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + transmigration into a book + pocket dimension + sweet romance + dominant protagonist + period setting] Wei Xiao was born into a period novel and, as a proper background character, decided to stay away from the plot and choose a new life for himself. At eighteen, Wei Xiao decided to go to the countryside as an educated youth. He had a pocket dimension from the moment he arrived in this world, and already had everything he needed, so he wasn’t worried about the future at all. But 1.6kReads8.6Score162Shelves
17. 17 嘴 The Sharp-Tongued Young Educated Youth: How Did the Rough Man’s Spoiling Make Her Go Soft? 嘴硬小知青，怎么被糙汉一宠就软 Rabbit Who Loves Candied Hawthorn爱吃冰葫芦的兔子Two Male Leads260k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + sweet romance + intense push and pull + contrasting skin tones + devoted to each other + happy ending] A sharp-tongued, tsundere, fair-skinned and beautiful educated youth who is the bottom × a taciturn, wild and rugged, dark-skinned country boy who is the top Everyone in the village knows that a handsome educated youth from the city has arrived. He can't carry or lift a thing, and has to rely on Xiao Ye from the Xiao family at the eastern end of the village to help him out. Bu 3.8kReads8.9Score486Shelves
18. 18 年 Period: I Plucked This Aloof Beauty 年代：这支高岭之花我摘了 Zhen Xuan枕暄Two Male Leads328k WordsCompleted [A fierce top with a bad back × a tough, foul-mouthed bottom] [A powerful couple]+ [A roguish village bully bottom + an aloof, elegant educated youth top]+ [Bonus chapters written however the author pleases] Shu Xiu had hardly ever fallen for anyone in his life, but the newly arrived educated youth was the one who tripped him up. It wasn't that he lacked self-control. The truth was, this educated youth was just too handsome. Brother Xiu, ruthless in his ways and hard of heart, had only one weakn 2kReads9.4Score199Shelves
19. 19 不 Wait, Since When Are the Cannon Fodder So Delicate? Do You Have a Death Wish? 不是，谁家炮灰这么娇，不要命了 Meow Doesn't Kiss Fish喵不亲鱼Two Male Leads2.8M WordsCompleted An abstinent, unhinged villainous brute versus a lucky young master who transmigrates into a book Song Chi has transmigrated into a book. The good news: he’s now the son of a wealthy family. The bad news: he’s a spoiled, arrogant cannon-fodder character who’s destined to die, and his biological parents have sent him to the countryside to work as an educated youth. “Ahhhhh, heavens! Why am I so unlucky?” Song Chi clutches his head and cries. He’s a pampered young master who can’t lift a fing 29.2kReads9.5Score3.3kShelves

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    This is my favorite book from the 1980s. Read it patiently for 10 chapters, you'll definitely like it! If you don't like it, come and hit me!

20. 20 皇 The Emperor Travels to the 1970s with a Sign-In System 皇上带签到系统穿进了七零年 Qingqing Kisses倾倾亲亲Two Male Leads266k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Two Male Leads + Sign-In System + Sweet Romance + Bottom Lead + Ancient-to-Modern] Xie Lang was an emperor whose kingdom had fallen. He gave his life to protect his people, never expecting to wake up a thousand years in the future with a sign-in System. China, 1970. A remote village in Heilongjiang Province. The emperor gets chased around by the family's old hen and accidentally runs right out of his shoes, leaving two toes exposed; A spider drops right in front of him and startles hi 1.1kReads8.7Score190Shelves

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    These four books are all period dramas with two male leads, featuring spatial abilities and abundant resources, which are used without any stinginess, making them very enjoyable to read. The romances are all sweet and straightforward; if they like each other, they get together. Most importantly, there are no difficult relatives. Except for the fourth book, which is dominated by the male lead, the others are all stories with the female lead as the main character. The writing is excellent and not awkward, with no major flaws.

21. 21 穿 A Life Out of Place After Transmigrating 穿越的错位人生 Fate Is Like Water, People Like Tea缘如水人如茶Two Male Leads747k WordsOngoing Zhang He was a small-town exam ace with an exceptional childhood sweetheart. He broke up with his girlfriend over fertility issues, unable to understand what a woman could possibly live for if she didn’t have children. Then he transmigrated. In this new world, his parents doted on him and his family was well-off. He thought he was about to begin a glorious journey of conquest as the chosen one. Instead, someone told him he was an omega. Zhang He: “?” A heads-up for readers: neither lead is sexua 89.7kReads9.1Score8.9kShelves

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    I'm currently following a dual-male ABO novel set in the modern era. I read it every day, three chapters a day without fail, and I can't save any of them. The writing is really good, the plot and logic are both solid, and the content is quite realistic.

22. 22 小 The Young Master Is Reborn in the Seventies, Please Let Me Touch You to Continue 小少爷重生七零，请让我摸一下续 Little Cat Maomao小猫毛毛Two Male Leads393k WordsCompleted The haughty, picky, but actually sweet and innocent bottom (An Chutang) × The mature, powerful, but actually scheming and cunning top (Li Yan) An Chutang, the only young master of the richest An family, had grown up adored by everyone. But the day before his twentieth birthday, his only grandfather suddenly died of a stroke. With enemies circling, An Chutang had no choice but to follow his grandfather's final instructions: conceal his death, quietly settle the family business, then take his vas 11.8kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves

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    [Note] "That's good..." Although the conditions were a bit poor, money made it all worthwhile. "But you only have half an hour left to live. Please go to the next intersection and find a man named Li Yan. Touch him to extend your life." "Wait! What does that mean?" "You were killed in your original world. Only by touching Li Yan, the chosen one of this world's destiny, can you extend your life." "How... How do I touch him?" "Skin contact increases your life by half an hour, holding hands by one hour, and a kiss by ten hours..." "Stop! Stop! Stop!" This was unacceptable to An Chutang. "You have 25 minutes left to live."

23. 23 美 A Beautiful Doctor Transmigrates into a Book Set in the 80s and Becomes the Rough Man's Beloved 美人医生穿书八零成为糙汉心上宠 Joy Knows No Joy乐不知乐Two Male Leads483k WordsCompleted Shi Baobao was a genius doctor in the year 2500, making a fortune. Who could have guessed that one day he would transmigrate into a book? In the 1980s, Shi Baobao was unloved by his adoptive parents. When their biological son came home, they treated him like a hired hand. Shi Baobao couldn't make sense of it all and jumped to his death. He transmigrated into the original character's body and was sent away to find his birth parents. Their life was absolutely miserable, but now they had someone st 323Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    A novel set in a different era, super good!

24. 24 啊 Huh? The Roughneck Doesn’t Want the Cannon-Fodder Educated Youth as His Lackey? 啊？糙汉不想让炮灰知青当小弟？ Insomniac c失眠者cTwo Male Leads208k WordsCompleted [Period setting + two male leads + System + food + pocket dimension + sweet romance] From the moment he was reborn, Wen Ran was kept in check by the plot System in his mind for eighteen years. He lived in a daze, obeying his family in everything. On his eighteenth birthday, the plot began. He woke up, the System died, and the supposed main storyline of the world went galloping off like a runaway horse. Wen Ran was furious. Absolutely furious. He promptly took all the money in the house, then tur 4.1kReads8.9Score643Shelves
25. 25 重 Reborn in the 1990s: The Darkened Sweetheart 重生九零之黑化小甜心 Peanut Tofu Pudding花生豆花Modern Romance718k WordsCompleted Shu Ge died after enduring torment of both body and mind. But Shu Ge came back to life, reborn with a pair of demon eyes. What can these demon eyes do? They can see through things, predict the future, and store objects. Holy cat! With cheats like these, isn’t Shu Ge going to take the world by storm? Taking the world by storm is an understatement. Shu Ge is set to rise against all odds and become king. He cuts a path through every obstacle to build his own business empire, all the while concealin 594Reads8.2Score102Shelves
26. 26 穿 Transmigrating Into Hong Kong Crime Dramas: A Major Military Purge from the Start 穿越港综之开局大裁军 Bunny Who Sells Buns卖包子的兔子君Two Male Leads613k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Hong Kong Cinema Crossover Fanfic + No Female Lead] [Straight men and blind readers, stay away] Yu Xia never imagined that he’d wake up one day and transmigrate straight onto a battlefield. He’d originally planned to stay in the army after the war ended, but then he suddenly realized this was a world where all the Hong Kong movies he’d watched in his previous life had merged… 1kReads8.2Score—Shelves
27. 27 穿 Live-Streaming After Transmigrating Into a Book Set in the Seventies: The Villain Becomes My Teacher 穿书七零直播：反派给我当老师 Soy Milk Egg Roll Pastry豆乳蛋卷酥Two Male Leads663k WordsCompleted [No female lead, period setting, special abilities, interstellar livestreaming, raising a child] After transmigrating from the apocalypse to Hongqi Brigade, Lu Chen fought off his awful relatives, traveled far and wide, and made a whole string of brothers, but not a single true confidant. After seventeen lonely, cold years of bachelor life, he finally met the soulmate Heaven had sent him while hitching a ride on a donkey cart. His soulmate was a refined young man with the air of a pampered gentl 134Reads7.8Score—Shelves

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    These are all stories featuring two male protagonists who transmigrate to the 1970s. 1. The male lead is a cold, aloof tycoon from the apocalypse. After transmigrating into the book, he voluntarily goes to the countryside, distancing himself from the original owner's family and friends, and is highly respected in the village. The other male lead is reborn. In his previous life, he was persecuted by the original male lead, losing his family, becoming blind, lame, and poisoned. Before dying, he was taken in by the male lead and became his bed partner for a while. The male lead could only extend the other's life by six months before he still died. After being reborn, he realizes that the male lead is the same person from his previous life, and the other immediately clings to him. When they get together, the male lead hasn't fallen in love with the other yet; he just wants companionship, but it's quite sweet. The original male lead occasionally appears to annoy people, but he's no match for the male lead. 2. The male lead transmigrates to modern times with a system mission, raising the other from an unloved, miserable boy into a college student. He's handsome, skilled in martial arts, a great cook, sharp-tongued, fearless, and never holds back. Their relationship is very sweet, and no family or friends object or cause trouble. 3. The male lead transmigrates to the apocalypse, possessing a spatial ability and superpowers. He uses his abilities to grow a kind of "medicinal food," gaining fame and status, and then retires to the countryside. The protagonist (shou) is a sent-down youth (a young intellectual sent to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution). He's described as beautiful and skilled in medicine. The character design is quite good, with few flaws in the beginning, and the shou even defends the protagonist (gong). However, despite the protagonist's courage, resourcefulness, and ability, he's constantly bullied. He transmigrated as an infant, neglected by his parents, and only received help from his aunt and uncle. His brother's spouse, with whom he's been through thick and thin since childhood, prioritizes self-interest, only thinking about how to extract "medicinal herbs and food" from the protagonist. The protagonist, unable to bear seeing his brother caught in the middle, compromises and gives in, but the brother's spouse constantly harasses him. The shou has a large number of relatives and friends, all of whom have been sent to the countryside or persecuted. His grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, neighbors, and even his own brothers and sisters all rely on the protagonist for resources or travel great distances to save their lives. Even the neighbor's admirer can stay at the protagonist's house without his permission, and the protagonist's expensively built house is filled with his relatives and friends. Despite all this, the shou only superficially defends the protagonist, doing nothing in reality. Whenever there's a disagreement with the shou's relatives, the protagonist always gives in. What's outrageous is that the protagonist (shou) wrote a letter for the other protagonist (gong) to deliver to his parents, telling them about his feelings for the other, without informing the other beforehand, catching him completely off guard. Later, the protagonist's family also disapproved, and he had to resort to self-pity to avoid being forcibly separated from the other, which was for the protagonist's sake, not because he accepted the other. The lone gong is really too weak; he saved a whole family, yet he should be the one in a strong and proactive position. The protagonist himself is gay, but his family seems to have been led astray by the other. The way the protagonist handled his family is incredibly awkward. If you ignore the protagonist's family and friends, the relationship between the two is actually quite sweet.

28. 28 末 A Frail Scholar from the Apocalypse Takes Down a Rugged Man 末世来的文弱书生把那糙汉拿下了 Lazy Fish Mommy咸鱼妈咪Two Male Leads297k WordsCompleted Sharp-tongued and scheming despite his gentle appearance, the scholar is the top; the rough-hewn bottom looks strong but is actually honest and kindhearted. A biology PhD in the apocalypse was betrayed and dragged everyone in his lab down with him, dying in a sea of flames. When he woke again, he had somehow arrived in the 1970s in the Dragon Nation, in the body of a frail young intellectual about to go to the countryside in place of his stepsister! After quickly figuring out everything about hi 4.3kReads9.1Score551Shelves
29. 29 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 1.7kReads8.5Score135Shelves
30. 30 我 Making My Fortune in Hong Kong with My Boyfriend 我在香江靠男朋友发家致富 Life Killed Me生活杀了我Two Male Leads410k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + size difference + historical era] [Cantonese dialogue included, skip if that bothers you] [Entirely fictional setting!] [Good people are rewarded, and bad people are brought to justice!] [See the author’s note in Chapter One for the original blurb] [Please give it a chance and read the first ten chapters. If it’s not for you, then feel free to leave.] Three years after transmigrating, Lin Jinyan had ended up with a 5.2kReads9.3Score619Shelves
31. 31 重EN Rebirth in the 1980s: An Investment Life 重回八零年代之投资人生 Bunny Who Sells Buns卖包子的兔子君Two Male Leads377k WordsCompleted [No female lead + 1v1 + two male leads + male lead grows over time] [Straight men, stay away] Xue Chen never imagined that his second uncle's family, whom he had sincerely treated as his own, would conspire with the woman he loved most to kill him. They even planned to seize his wealth. And just before he died, he learned that they had also caused his parents' deaths with their own hands... Given another life, he would repay every debt and settle every grievance. He would show no mercy to anyone 311Reads6.7Score—Shelves
32. 32 七 The One in the Cattle Shed Is My Wife 七零，牛棚那位是我老婆 Dreaming of Ease梦安闲Two Male Leads371k WordsCompleted [Period story + male/male romance + younger top + one-on-one + top's perspective + happy ending + heartwarming + pocket dimension + building wealth] [A young master sent down to a cowshed as the bottom × a truck driver on a transport team as the top] Song Yingzhao was born a young master from a capitalist family. He finally managed to change his identity and become a schoolteacher, but was still falsely accused and sent to live in a cowshed. Zhuang Chaoyang was an ordinary truck driver. After a 5.3kReads9.0Score717Shelves
33. 33 娇 The Delicate Young Master Is Too Charming, and the Rugged Northern Man Spoils Him Every Day 娇娇少爷太撩人，北方糙汉天天宠 Flower Doll花花娃Two Male Leads363k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + both virgins + sweet romance + size difference + period setting] [Sincere, straightforward, rugged northern top + delicate young southern aristocratic bottom] Pure sweetness, pure sweetness, pure sweetness! It's all about sweet everyday interactions! They fall for each other instinctively and bring each other warmth!! No angst for the main couple! There will be a few short stories about the supporting characters, too! Rui Guo is the son of Master Rui's third wife. His mother ha 5.6kReads7.1Score652Shelves

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    A decent novel among rough-and-tumble stories set in the past; a recent favorite.

34. 34 穿 After Transmigrating into a Period Novel, I Took a Young Educated Youth as My Wife 穿进年代文后，养个知青当老婆 Shi Yuhuan时渝欢Two Male Leads269k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [Top] [Both pure] [Period] [Personal space] [Book Transmigration] [Educated youth] [Farming] [Daily life] Apocalypse survivor transmigrated into a book as the top: Qi Mo Reborn beauty sent to the countryside as the bottom: Shi Yi After transmigrating, Qi Mo was sent to Xiangyang Brigade, where he stayed for five years, built a house, and put down roots. Yet he was still single. From the brigade leader to every meddling auntie in the area, everyone thought he'd never find a wife. 2.5kReads8.4Score279Shelves
35. 35 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Brother, I Crush Everyone in My Path 穿成炮灰他哥的我，一路横推 Nameless Deadweight不知名废材Two Male Leads300k WordsCompleted [1970s male-lead novel + two male leads + cannon-fodder comeback + food + face-slapping + devoted couple] Xian Yu transmigrates after stepping into the company building with his left foot, becoming the fake older cousin of a miserable cannon fodder in a 1970s novel. To complete his mission, he successfully feeds a brash young punk until he becomes a pillar of the nation. In his previous life, Li Sheng was disfigured and locked up in a psychiatric hospital, where he suffered terribly. After takin 683Reads8.6Score112Shelves
36. 36 回 Back in ’90: Getting Rich with the Gourmet Cooking Contestant 回到90搞美食对照组的暴富人生 Little Tangerine 2065小橘2065Two Male Leads1.0M WordsOngoing [Just started, the score will go up later] [Two male leads + bygone era + food + building wealth + creative talent] The day Gu Liunian transmigrates into a book, he learns that he is destined to be the original male lead Gu Zhaohui's lifelong foil. In the original story, he is timid and spineless, drops out of high school, and spends his life caught up in the male and female leads' affairs, only to lose his job and end up miserable and destitute. But he refuses to follow the script! Clear-heade 274Reads8.3Score101Shelves

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    It's so beautiful!!!

37. 37 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I Won't Be a Fool Raising Another Man's Child, I'll Be a Big Shot 重生六零，不当接盘侠当大佬 Smash the Scale把秤砸了Two Male Leads607k WordsCompleted Two male leads, with the bottom as the protagonist + powerful couple + both are virgins + pocket dimension + building a career Parallel world, fictional setting, not a sweet romance Mutual salvation [A carefree-looking bottom with a soft heart who aches for love VS a cold, distant, obsessive top] In his previous life, Shao Jinnian was tricked into marrying Zhao Chunfang and forced to raise another man’s child. He never touched her or fell for anyone else. When she ran away, he raised the boy alo 7.3kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
38. 38 和 Raising a Child in a Period Novel After Transmigrating with My Secret Crush 和暗恋男神一起穿到年代文里养娃 Uncultured Instant Noodles没文化的泡面Two Male Leads722k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Period Novel + Raising a Child + Farming + Slow Pace] What’s it like to transmigrate into a book together with the man you have a crush on? Jing Qiao: Thanks for asking. I’m already in the book. Jing Qiao accidentally transmigrates into a book with the man he has a crush on. When he opens his eyes, he’s in an era of communal meals, work points, and ration coupons for shopping. The bad news: they have nothing, and there’s a newborn baby to raise. The good news: his crush transmi 3.3kReads9.2Score389Shelves

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    It's incredibly good! The author's writing is superb, and every couple has a sequel. It's really good! Super good! [Admiration][Admiration]

39. 39 论 How to Protect Your White Moonlight in a Period Novel After Awakening 论觉醒后如何在年代文护住白月光 East Wind Lin Lin东风临临Two Male Leads779k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads, Set in a Bygone Era] [Scheming, Possessive, Protective Top x Sweet, Soft Bottom with a Black Sesame Filling] [Top's Perspective, Both Pure] [Dotting and Devoted] The person he'd always longed for killed himself in despair. Everything had become a stepping stone for someone else to rise to the top. What could he do? He Yu smiled with chilling calm. Facing He Yu, who had gone completely mad, the other man offered a pale excuse. "If I'd known you cared about him so much, I would 5kReads8.9Score919Shelves

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    Super good! After He Yu was reborn, everything changed. He snatched his wife away. In short, it's a daily life story of a reborn man who takes revenge on his scumbags and spoils his wife.

40. 40 重 After Our Reunion, the Obsessive Tycoon Locked Me in His Arms 重逢后，被偏执首富锁在怀里 Playing the Trumpet吹小号Two Male Leads344k WordsCompleted Lu Mingze had always known that Qin Zhang didn't love him. Qin Zhang was a favored son of heaven, destined to marry and have children and enjoy a bright future. During all the years Lu Mingze loved Qin Zhang, he endured Qin Zhang's flirtations with other women and the many humiliations inflicted on him by the Qin family. At last, after Lu Mingze realized that Qin Zhang had done it all on purpose, hoping to make him leave of his own accord, he left a letter ending their friendship and cut Qin Zha 4kReads8.8Score387Shelves

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    She loved him to the point of humiliation, enduring his ambiguous relationships and the humiliation from his family, only to discover it was all a scheme by him to force her to leave? Three years later, they meet again, and he locks her up, tormenting her day and night until she begs for mercy—only then does she realize this madman was already head over heels in love! Key points: Early on, the protagonist is abused; later, the crazed seme chases after his wife; a wife-chasing-after-the-crisis scenario; forced love.

41. 41 当 An Omega Lands in the Seventies and Meets a Rugged Man 当Omega穿到七零遇上糙汉后 I'm Li Li, Rich Lady and Lucky Emperor我黎黎富婆欧皇Two Male Leads677k WordsCompleted (Main story complete) [Turning a straight man gay + period setting + transmigration + age and build gap + face-slapping + flirtatious cat-and-mouse + happy ending + both leads inexperienced] Sweet, spoiled Omega bottom with a hidden dark side & secretly powerful, straight, rugged top Xie Yutang was set up by his stepmother, bundled up, and thrown into the sea as shark bait. He never expected that, just as he was about to suffocate, someone would fish him out... Wait, fish him out? Gu Yanting pul 15.2kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves

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    These books are all pretty good.

42. 42 穿 I Transmigrated to the Countryside, and Now I’m Stuck with the Local Bully 穿越乡村，我和恶霸锁死了 Tian Moumou田谋谋Two Male Leads761k WordsCompleted Shen Dongqiao, a home and lifestyle blogger from the 21st century, transmigrated to ancient times. To escape the people hunting him, he had no choice but to disguise himself as a woman and spend his days and nights with Zhou Xiangyang, a country bumpkin. Winter turned to spring, and the two hearts beneath one roof drew ever closer. Then an unexpected turn of events shattered the village's peace: the arrival of a “madman” brought turmoil, bandit raids, villages set ablaze, and the chaos of war. W 618Reads9.3Score100Shelves
43. 43 农 The Farmer’s Contracted Husband: The Bully Learns to Farm 农家契哥儿，恶霸乖乖种田 Qian Zhizi千栀子Two Male Leads620k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to ancient times, Lin Liusheng, a man, is sold by his family to a tyrant...to be his contract brother? What is going on?! With a sickly body, even staying alive is a struggle. And that tyrant? He gambles, fights, and drinks. He has land but won’t farm it, spending all day roaming around like a bandit. Even the county constables go out of their way to avoid him. Lin Liusheng leans weakly against the wall. “Get out there and work the fields!” The hulking tyrant pouts. “Can I g 11.6kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves
44. 44 种 Farming Life: The Hunter’s Little Husband 种田之猎户家的小夫郎 And Parted而别Two Male Leads482k WordsCompleted [One True Couple] Gu Qing transmigrates to another world and is forced to marry the village’s fearsome hunter. The hunter also has a son and daughter. Gu Qing has no golden finger and no desire to overthrow the feudal dynasty single-handedly, but he knows how to keep his husband in line. The hunter, rumored to be a ferocious brute, becomes completely obedient under his guidance. The two hunt when they have time and farm when they’re busy, building a thriving life together and raising their child 4.4kReads9.4Score431Shelves
45. 45 小 The Young Master Can’t Escape After Getting Hooked on Flirting with the Village Bully 小少爷撩拨村霸上瘾后逃不掉了 Qian Zhizi千栀子Two Male Leads239k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + a powerful couple] He Rang was a fake young master. Under the real young master's taunts and his parents' tacit approval, he was sent back to the countryside. Once there, his rural family only cared about the son who had gone to the city, leaving He Rang without even a place to stay. But who would have guessed that the village bully, someone everyone went out of their way to avoid, would take He Rang home? The way the villagers scattered whenever the bully appeared left He Rang 1.5kReads9.1Score213Shelves

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    These are pretty! [Heart emoji]

46. 46 实 The Trainee God of Wealth Got Laid Off, Then Returned to the 1980s to Make a Fortune 实习财神被下岗，重回八零赚爆仓 Roast Rabbit 2024烤兔2024Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Period Piece + Both Leads Are Virgins + Immortals Descend to the Mortal Realm + Lucky Koi + Gold Everywhere + Face-Slapping + A Little Yellow System] Yu Jinli, an intern God of Wealth, worked diligently and finally awaited the day he would become a full-time employee, only to have the position stolen by someone with connections. Certain he had the job in the bag, the nepotism hire taunted him relentlessly. He never expected Yu Jinli to send him straight to his death. Yu Jinl 3kReads9.0Score462Shelves

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    These two are excellent works [Sparrow's Food Masterpiece][Sparrow's Food Masterpiece][Sparrow's Food Masterpiece]

47. 47 重 Back to 1985: I Lure a Business Tycoon Into Becoming My Protector 重回1985诱捕商界大佬当靠山 Hey, Baby呀宝贝Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + building wealth + devoted younger man + younger love interest + personal growth + possessive, devoted love + mutual salvation + obsessive, scheming top + childhood friends + sweet romance] Shen Xubai was curled up on a park bench. Just before closing his eyes, he saw an interview appear on the giant screen at the mall outside the park. The man being interviewed wore a crisp suit. With sharp features and an unmistakable air of authority, he was introduced by the host as the reno 3.8kReads8.8Score568Shelves
48. 48 假 The Fake Young Master Goes to the Countryside in Women’s Clothes, and the Cold, True Young Master Sets His Sights on Him 假少爷女装下乡被阴鸷真少爷盯上 Fallen Ginkgo Leaf飘零银杏叶Two Male Leads582k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, two male leads, two male leads! Period setting.] Bai Yimang’s life ended in prison at the age of twenty-two. Then he was reborn, returning to the year he was eighteen. That was the year his life changed beyond recognition. He wasn’t the Bai family’s young master at all. He was a country boy whose life had been switched with someone else’s. In his previous life, Bai Yimang couldn’t accept the truth and was even less willing to return to the countryside and suffer, so he shameless 859Reads8.8Score116Shelves

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    Oh my god, this period novel is absolutely amazing! Men who read it will get their periods, women will go crazy, it's a cure for depression, a lifesaver for those in a vegetative state, it's so good it brought to life the longing and unrequited love of a villager living on welfare for a widow, it's so good it brought tears to my eyes, like the Qiantang River flowing into Yancheng. It's so good, it's like God is my rose, illuminating my dark life and giving it meaning. I ran and jumped, I even danced the tango on my 20th-floor balcony, it made me realize that God truly exists, I was so moved I couldn't stop crying, and from then on, the world was no longer short of water. It's truly amazing!

49. 49 穿 After Transmigrating to the 1950s and Leaking My Inner Thoughts, I Got to Live Off My Wife 穿越五零心声泄漏后我吃上了软饭 Purple Flame Demon紫焱妖Two Male Leads537k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, powerful leads, transmigrate into a book. The first part is set in an earlier era; the outline may change depending on how well it does!] After Lu Mingyuan, who had wood-type powers in the apocalypse, was betrayed by his companion, he dragged that companion down to the underworld with him. At last, he was free. Finally free. Who could have guessed that when he opened his eyes, he’d arrived in the 1950s, an era of shortages and hardship? It wasn’t so bad here. Sure, clothes and f 1.4kReads7.9Score136Shelves

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    Both are period dramas with two male protagonists, each a different genre, and all have the potential to be excellent reads.

50. 50 重 Reborn in the 1970s: From Cannon Fodder to Richest Woman 重生七零：从炮灰到首富 One-Battle Combo一战组合Two Male Leads320k WordsCompleted A two-male-lead period novel Wei Ge’s life ended in absurd and infuriating fashion. His business partner ran off with their funds, and just as Wei Ge was about to pay off his massive debts, a plane fell from the sky and crushed him in his rental apartment. When he opened his eyes again, he was in the 1970s, in the body of another Wei Ge: a fool who’d been swindled out of everything by a poisonous widow, framed for “hooliganism,” and was about to die miserably in prison. A hellish start? Wei Ge s 40Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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