Looking for Period Novels, Not Stories About Transmigrating Back to Make Up for a Wife and Children 求年代文，不要穿越回去补偿妻儿的

1. 1 6 The 1960s: The Whole Village Clings to a Five-Year-Old's Leg 60年代，全村紧抱五岁娃娃大腿 Fishing抓鱼Urban508k WordsCompleted [Trading, Cute Kids, Countryside, Development, Construction, 1960s, Pocket Space] In the early days, it’s all about childhood fun: shooting birds, fishing, and catching frogs. In the middle, he helps a small mountain village rise to prosperity. By the end, he’s rolling in money, commanding cutting-edge technology, and helping the country defeat its enemies. Weiguo has spent years in the army, leaving behind his frail wife and child. Wei Mo transmigrates into this world and is moved by the love a 13Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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   These are all male-oriented novels from the 60s and 70s, including those with spatial abilities, system-based spatial elements, system-based daily check-in features, and those combining supernatural powers and spatial abilities, etc.

2. 2 重 Reborn in 1965: I'm the Only Son in the Family 重生六五，我为家中唯一男丁 Shangguan Suying上官素影Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted Alternate history, alternate history, alternate history. Some things are important enough to say three times!!! (A woman transmigrates into a man’s body, and there’s a spatial ability! Completed.) After working hard for ten years, she finally managed to buy a home and a car in a third-tier city. Life was getting better and better... Then one day, she transmigrated into a parallel era where food and clothing were scarce, and she was the only boy in her family. Fortunately, her family didn’t favor 7.5kReads9.0Score42214d adds
3. 3 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: One Rebirth After Another 穿越六零：一重浪灭一重生 Last Night, Listening to Wind and Rain from the Little Tower小楼昨夜听风雨Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Li Xu transmigrates to the year 1960. In this era he has never seen, and has only heard about in books and from the elderly, the only thing he can do is make sure his family has enough to eat and can live a good life. 6.8kReads8.4Score33514d adds
4. 4 重 Reborn in the 1960s: Sent to the Countryside from the Start 重生60年代，开局就上山下乡 A Solitary Stone孑然的石头Urban3.8M WordsOngoing [Period]+ [Reborn]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Single Female Lead] Ye Hao transmigrates to a parallel world in the 1960s. Just as he is about to starve to death, he awakens an ancient treasure passed down from antiquity: the Azure Lotus Mystic Jade! Watch as he lives it up during the famine, improving his own life while also doing his part to help this country rebuild from the ground up! Our goal is the stars and the sea! 1.9kReads8.8Score23914d adds
5. 5 穿 Transmigrating to 1960: Marrying a Beautiful Bride for Good Fortune 穿越1960：迎娶冲喜美娇娘 Green Pines and White Snow青松白雪Urban2.7M WordsCompleted The playboy rich second-generation heir Li Mingqing transmigrated. He transmigrated into the body of a man in a vegetative state. His family traded half a sack of cornmeal for a wife, claiming it was to bring him good luck. He was bound to the Good Man System. Unfortunately, his body was frail, so all he could do was look at his delicate, sweet wife. 8.5kReads8.0Score57614d adds
6. 6 穿 I Transmigrated to 1961 and Nearly Starved to Death 穿越六一差点被饿死 Illiterate but Loves Audiobooks文盲爱听书Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Ye Shu had just helped the young wife next door plant some vegetables. He went home for a midday nap, and when he woke up, he had arrived in 1961. Watch him figure out how to survive in an era when people were starving to death. 5.8kReads8.6Score32214d adds
7. 7 重 Reborn in the 1970s, I Married a Bride from Ancient Times 重生到七零，我娶了个古代媳妇 Seeking the Moon with an Unchanged Heart初心不改寻月Urban2.5M WordsOngoing Zhu Nanwu, a modern-day corporate drone, was reborn in the 1970s. Through a twist of fate, he married a wealthy and beautiful woman from ancient times. To provide for his wife and enjoy a comfortable life, Zhu Nanwu used the golden finger he obtained from a reborn woman with ulterior motives, along with his knowledge of the future, to quietly amass his initial capital. When the time was right, he soared to success and became a multibillionaire. The talented ancient beauty Gao Xueyao arrived in a 1.8kReads7.9Score14014d adds
8. 8 带 I Was Born into the Sixties with a Pocket Dimension 带着空间胎穿六零 A Soft Spot for Period Novels偏爱年代文Urban1.3M WordsOngoing Zhou Yu grew up in an orphanage and worked hard for years, achieving modest success. By chance, he found an antique-looking ring at a secondhand market and unlocked a pocket dimension. In an instant, he transmigrated and became a fetus... Since he was here, he might as well make the best of it. Watch Zhou Yu make his mark in the 1960s and begin a remarkable life! This is my first attempt at writing, so please be understanding! 71Reads9.4Score—14d adds
9. 9 穿 Back to the 1960s: From Eating My Fill to Becoming a Factory Boss 穿回六零：从吃饱饭到厂长老总 Warm Sunshine in Spring春天里的暖阳Urban1.4M WordsCompleted On a sweltering day, a bottle of ice-cold cola sent a young man struggling to make ends meet back to the early 1960s. He was reborn as the third great-uncle who had died young in his previous life. In an era when people worried just about getting enough to eat, he began a life of easy success. New book: Transmigrating to 1942: Starting with a Blade of Grass. I hope you’ll support it. 10.6kReads8.8Score57814d adds
10. 10 回 Back to 1960: A Grand Life 回到60，壮阔人生 Faith of the Dragon Clan龙族的信仰Urban537k WordsCompleted Yang Jianjun returns to the 1960s and gains access to a personal space. He leads his family through the hardest few years. In an era when having enough to eat and warm clothes is all it takes to be happy, Yang Jianjun begins his own life with a cheat-like advantage. 3.6kReads8.5Score20614d adds
11. 11 带 I Take a Commercial Housing Complex Back to the 1960s 带着商业小区回六零 Tribulation-Scattered Immortal九劫散仙Urban1.6M WordsOngoing When Li Jie wakes up, he finds himself back in 1960, having transmigrated along with the entire residential complex where he lives! The complex is stocked with supplies, and the pocket dimension contains dozens of mu of black soil where time passes ten times faster, along with a pool of miraculous spirit spring water. Ranches, farms, fishponds, orchards: he's got them all! With the pocket dimension at his fingertips, Brother Jie can eat his fill, and his whole family will never go hungry. Li Jie 1.1kReads7.7Score10814d adds
12. 12 六 The Sixties: I Bring Billions in Supplies to Shop My Way Through the Siheyuan 六零，我带亿万物资买爆四合院 Tao Tao Xing Bing Le桃桃瑆冰乐Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [Period setting + pocket dimension + stockpiling supplies + devoted dad + siheyuan courtyard] When the apocalypse arrives, Jiang Lin has a very long dream. In it, his sworn enemy turns out to be the male lead of an apocalyptic novel! His rival has it so good in the apocalypse, always one step ahead of him. It turns out he has a pocket-space jade pendant as his golden finger! When he wakes, Jiang Lin has returned to the time before the apocalypse. Without hesitation, he steals the male lead’s gol 5.7kReads8.9Score37014d adds
13. 13 四 Siheyuan: A Good Appetite Is a Blessing, Max Level Through Eating Alone 四合院：能吃是福，满级全靠吃 No Deification in the Primordial Era洪荒不许封神Male-Channel Fanfiction692k WordsOngoing The 1960s were a special era. After the protagonist died in his previous life, he arrived in this era, but it took eighteen years for his memories from that life to merge with his current ones. He then learned that he was living in the script of a show he had watched in his previous life, one that people jokingly called The Courtyard of Beasts. But something seemed off about the timeline, because the source of all the trouble apparently hadn’t died yet, and the courtyard was rather peaceful. Aft 4.2kReads8.1Score13114d adds

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    A new book is out, the protagonist is a lazy bum.

14. 14 重 Reborn: Back to 1983 to Become a Tycoon 重生：回到1983当富翁 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban3.4M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available on JD.com! The text has been carefully revised and is even more exciting. There are plenty of discounts right now, so if you're interested, go grab a copy!) Zhou Yufeng, a corporate CEO, unexpectedly returns to 1983, an era of planned economies and feeling one's way across the river by touching the stones. With his lovely wife wanting a divorce and his younger brother and sister struggling to get by, watch as he turns the business world upside down and changes 134kReads9.3Score16.4k14d adds

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    Beautiful, so beautiful

15. 15 重 Reborn in 1958: Grandpa and Grandson Stockpile for the Famine Together 重生58爷孙空间联动囤爆灾荒年 Asking the Sword, Listening to Snow问剑听雪Urban820k WordsOngoing Peng Yi built his fortune from nothing, amassing billions, only to have his own children pull the plug and abandon him in his final years. He died full of hatred. Kneeling before the grave of his beloved Su Wanqing as he drew his last breath, he learned that she had once carried his child. At just twenty-three, she had died in a famine, and mother and child had suffered every hardship life could bring! Heaven had shown mercy: Peng Yi was reborn in 1958, on the eve of their flight from famine! A 5.4kReads—Score48014d adds

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    This is the best historical novel about farming, hunting, disaster relief, and collecting antiques.

16. 16 重 Reborn as the Landlord's Foolish Son in 1940 重生四零年地主家的傻儿子 What a Coincidence猿粪啊Urban195k WordsOngoing In 1948, Yang Hongwei is reborn in the body of Goudan, the son of a landlord. He has to survive in the wilderness from the start, but through tireless effort, he finally buys a courtyard house in Beijing and finds himself a home in the capital. See how Goudan makes a happy life for himself in this era! 478Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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    Starting in 1948, the protagonist travels to the outskirts of Beijing. While chopping firewood in the mountains, he discovers a large area of yams. He exchanges the yams for money in Beijing and takes advantage of the soaring grain prices during the siege to make a considerable amount of money.

17. 17 1 Another Spring of the 1977 College Entrance Exam 1977年高考又一春 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [A story-driven take on history. Note: There is no single fixed protagonist. Multiple leads reflect the changes of the era and offer a full picture of the 1977 restoration of the college entrance exam.] [The story focuses on several main characters: Hu Wei and Wang Ting, Pan Xia, and Lu Xiaoyun. Their stories weave in and out according to the timeline. If you prefer to follow one character at a time, you can read their chapters in sequence for a complete biography. The other characters may only 5.8kReads8.0Score41014d adds

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    Focusing on the entire process of the resumption of the National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao)!! ❤️❤️ A captivating classic period novel! Adapted from a true story! Time travel to the Gaokao and top the list, seizing opportunities to accumulate wealth! A beautiful and virtuous wife, a warm life surrounded by children! Delicate descriptions of daily life, a tightly woven and orderly plot, a masterpiece full of warmth and affection! Highly recommended! 👍 You might think this is just a fictional work, but it is actually a captivating historical documentary. Its value lies in its focus on ordinary people. Hundreds of vivid characters are based on real people and events. Readers born in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s should definitely read it; perhaps they can find traces of themselves or that era within it. The storyline is deeply moving, the plot is perfectly arranged, making it an excellent historical novel and a brilliant historical chapter among masterpieces of fiction.

18. 18 惨 Reborn in the 1970s After a Gruesome Death: From the Start, I Take Down My Adoptive Sister 惨死后重生在七零，开局先刀养妹 Fermented Rice Balls酒酿原子Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Seventies + era + reborn + space + spiritual spring + face-slapping (There is a male lead!!!! The romance won't come up until much later!!) (This is all made up by the author and has absolutely no connection to history.) Hu Jins heng beat Su Mei to death. Su Mei was reborn, back before she went to the countryside. This time, she would protect what was hers. First, she'd beat up her ungrateful, idiotic younger brother. Then she'd send her adopted sister, who'd framed her and was always pretending 17.4kReads8.9Score1.9k14d adds
19. 19 老 The Old Madam Turns Around and Marries Her Officer Uncle-in-Law 老太太转头高嫁他首长舅舅 Wang Nianzhi王念之Modern Romance293k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + period setting + marriage first, love later + family life + fictional setting] After Wang Yan’s soldier husband died, she sorted through his belongings and found his diary. Only then did she learn that her husband, who had always seemed cold and aloof, hadn’t truly been heartless and distant, nor was he really incapable of having children. He simply hadn’t wanted to give her... In her previous life, he had made a special trip home from his military unit to break off their en 35Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 20 重 Reborn in 1978, I Take the College Entrance Exam with My Father 重生1978，我与父亲一起高考 The Great River Flows to the Sea大江入海流Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [Period Setting, Entertainment, Rebirth, Martial Arts, Literary Great] This book, Reigniting 1978, is also known as Reborn: A Rainbow Road and Reborn in 1978: Literary and Martial Success! What makes someone a literary great? Do you think writing a few books and gaining a little fame makes you one? At most, that makes you a well-known author! Within the establishment, who would give you the time of day? A true literary great needs works that influence the entire world, but also the backing of mo 42.4kReads8.3Score3.7k14d adds

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    Normal period texts are not very common anymore.

21. 21 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 27.2kReads8.3Score2k14d adds

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    No system, no space, no top-tier items, but the writing is good.

22. 22 狠 A Cruel Mother, a Broken Home, and Me, Unbroken 狠心的妈，破碎的家，不屈的我 If You’re No Eagle, Don’t Be a Snail不是雄鹰做蜗牛Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Male-Oriented, Rural, Family, Comeback, Power Fantasy, Inspirational] Abandoned by his own mother, abused by his stepmother, and struck by his father's sudden misfortune. Su Yang, a poor boy from the mountains, has been left battered by his family's cruelty. With no one to lean on and no support to count on, he can only fight his own way to survival. He studies hard, weathers turmoil on campus, and makes his way in the business world. His heartless relatives come crawling back to latch onto his 28.4kReads8.2Score2.3k14d adds

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    The inspiring life of a boy from a mountain village is touching, motivating, and motivating.

23. 23 五 The Woman with Five Marriages 五婚女人 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance394k WordsCompleted Among contemporary Chinese literature's portrayals of rural women's lives, Zheng Guozhen's story grips readers with its astonishing realism and tragic depth. Through an ordinary rural woman's five failed marriages, this novel sketches the hardships of rural women's lives and inner worlds during China's social transformation in the 1990s. From an arranged marriage imposed by her parents to a self-serving union built on dependence on power, from an emotional wasteland scarred by violence to a brie 1.9kReads7.9Score24514d adds

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    A pure period drama, no time travel, no cheat codes, no system, very realistic.

24. 24 苦 The Long-Suffering Younger Sister 苦妹 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance588k WordsCompleted This is a bloodcurdling, suffocating epic of female suffering. It tells the tragic story of a woman called Ku Mei, whose life was mercilessly crushed by fate over more than half a century, from the early 1960s to the beginning of the twenty-first century. In 1960, during a famine-stricken winter, she was born the second daughter in her family and named Pan Di, “Hoping for a younger brother.” From then on, her grandmother saw her as a “jinx” and branded her Ku Mei, “Bitter Girl.” In a family that 3.5kReads8.8Score41414d adds
25. 25 苦 A Bitter Girl’s Rebirth 苦妹之涅槃重生 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance487k WordsCompleted Inside Ku Mei’s five-year-old body lived the soul of someone who had died with a heart full of hatred. Reborn, she faced a spiteful grandmother who beat and berated her, a cold grandfather who enabled the abuse, and a mother who could only weep helplessly. Ku Mei concealed her boundless hatred and memories of her past life, pretending to be timid as she carefully plotted her every move. She outsmarted her relatives and broke free of her shackles, starting with a bottle of chili sauce from the mi 121Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 26 农 Rural Sisters-in-Law 农村妯娌 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance739k WordsCompleted This is a story of war and peace between two women, and also a miniature epic chronicling the transformation of rural China from collectivization to the modern era. When the well in Liuxi Village was filled in and running water reached every home, the women who had once argued, wept, and whispered secrets beside that well proved through their lives that time can bury old grudges, and that a resilient spirit can blossom in the soil. 2.3kReads7.1Score26214d adds
27. 27 一 All I Want in Life Is Half a Heart’s Contentment 一生只求半称心 Hedge Shadow篱影Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted The comic adaptation is coming soon! [Traditional] [No gimmicks] [Not a power fantasy] [No cheat abilities] In the 1970s, Li Laoman had no sons, so he wanted to find a live-in son-in-law for his third daughter, Li Fan. Li Fan refused and stole her second sister Li Ting's fiance instead! Now Li Ting had not only lost her man, but also had to take on the responsibility of finding a live-in son-in-law for her younger sister. With Li Laoman pressuring her, she had no choice but to take Zhong Wensong 9.5kReads8.9Score79914d adds

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    This historical fiction is very close to real life, with no reincarnation or time travel elements.

28. 28 抽 Mystery Boxes? In the May Day Era, Silly Zhu Does Whatever He Wants 抽盲盒？年代五一，傻柱肆意妄为 Dong Er东迩Male-Channel Fanfiction727k WordsOngoing I transmigrated as Silly Zhu, no, He Yuzhu. Dad ran off, Mom is gone, and all I have left is my little sister. I've got a System, a pocket dimension, and blind boxes to open. Life is good. First, I'll find a job, then take a bite out of the old man who ran off. Qin Huairu isn't married yet, so I'd better snatch her up first. Eighteen Aunties in one go. What a treat! 1.2kReads5.7Score10914d adds

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    Hehehe

29. 29 总 The CEO Is Reborn: Back in 1984 as a Technician 总裁重生：回到1984当技术员 Operating Without Anesthesia不打麻药就开刀Modern Romance176k WordsOngoing [Rebirth + female CEO + taking on a state-owned industrial giant + changing her fate] Wei Yumei, an iconic designer in China's high-end fashion industry and CEO of Yunqifang, is reborn, returning to 1984 and the place that changed her destiny after she left: Nanfeng Silk Spinning Mill! Armed with memories of her past life and secrets gathered from the Nanfeng Silk Spinning Mill Museum, she enters an era when the planned economy and market forces coexist. For her parents, her boyfriend, and the m 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Reborn and taking off with a state-owned enterprise 🛫🛫🛫🍉

30. 30 重 Reborn in 1978: From Ghostwriter to Billionaire 重生78：文抄公成亿万富翁 Centurion Gao Yang百夫长高扬Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Modern-Day Entrepreneurship + Showbiz Arc + Entertainment + Hong Kong Entertainment + Technology + Period Setting] Ordinary man Gao Yang transmigrates and is reborn, becoming a devoted husband and doting father. With his ahead-of-the-times perspective from 2022, he buys up oil futures and brings the four great trading houses to their knees. He acquires TV stations and newspapers, taking control of the media. He invests in the mainland, becomes a beloved national idol, and sets his sigh 6.8kReads8.7Score44414d adds

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    These are all.

31. 31 四 Siheyuan: He Jian's Second Uncle 四合院之何家二叔 Rainbow Cat虹猫Male-Channel Fanfiction605k WordsCompleted An ancient person’s soul transmigrates into a courtyard house, becoming Silly Zhu’s uncle. Knowing nothing about Silly Zhu’s future or the history of the courtyard, he strives to change the fates of those around him. 15kReads8.9Score44414d adds
32. 32 抗 Fighting the Japanese Invaders, Starting from the Base Area 抗日之从根据地开始 Eagle with Wings Outstretched鹰隼展翅Historical2.5M WordsCompleted Xue Jianqiang was blasted back in time by a 160-millimeter mortar shell to the flames of the War of Resistance Against Japan... His first priority after returning to that era was to find a padded coat and protect himself from the bitterly cold wind. But the coat he stripped from a Japanese soldier's corpse left him on the verge of tears... It was way too short and way too small!!! 427Reads9.2Score10114d adds
33. 33 都 The Urban All-Purpose Lottery System 都市全能抽奖系统 Demon-Slaying Order Abbot屠魔令斋主Male-Channel Fanfiction443k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Chen Feng, a young man from the city, obtained a sign-in lottery System. He discovered that he could win all kinds of skills, cultivation techniques, and items through the System's sign-in lottery... He could even use the System's power to transmigrate at any time into different film, TV, and novel worlds. Love in the Courtyard, Ode to Joy, Love Apartment, Drawing Sword, The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Uncle Nine, Journey to the West, the Primordia 1.8kReads6.8Score10214d adds
34. 34 四 Siheyuan: I Earn Points to Raise Froglets 四合院：我赚积分养蛙崽 Old Eight-One Bar老八一杠Male-Channel Fanfiction998k WordsCompleted I previously wrote a positive courtyard fanfic starring He Yuzhu, with Teacher Ran as the heroine. A lot of readers weren't happy about Teacher Ran being the female lead, so this time I'm writing the opposite: a new story where Silly Zhu, Yi Zhonghai, and the other beasts get put through the wringer, and the protagonist takes on Cao Cao's spirit. Let me make this clear: this book is absolutely just riding the courtyard's popularity. There's not an ounce of deception here. I hope all you courtyar 86Reads8.3Score11214d adds
35. 35 人 In the Siheyuan, I Became the Ultimate Insider 人在四合院，成为最强关系户 Ten Years of Lingering Dreams十年殘夢Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted The train of the times rushes forward, and Wei Lai arrives at the courtyard from a TV drama. He activates the Relative System, which gives him a new relative every two weeks. Faced with a courtyard full of beasts, Wei Lai decides to strike first so he can live a good life. Why is Yi Zhonghai roaring in the middle of the night? It turns out Silly Zhu is growing distant from him. Why is Liu Haizhong sweeping the toilets? It turns out his own son stabbed him in the back. Why is Granny Deaf wailing 32.5kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds
36. 36 开 How to Handle It When They Make You a Mole from the Start 开局就让卧底怎么办 Everyone I Know Is the Same认识的人都是一样的Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted When Luo Jun woke up, he had somehow arrived in Hong Kong in the 1980s. After checking his memories, he discovered that he was an undercover agent undercover within another undercover operation. Damn, how was he supposed to handle this? One wrong move and he could get killed! Can somebody save me?! 5.9kReads8.6Score22414d adds
37. 37 四 Siheyuan: Starting in 1953 四合院从1953开始 Eggs Boiled in Sweet Soup糖水煮蛋Male-Channel Fanfiction827k WordsCompleted He Yuzhu, who shares the same name as Silly Zhu, complained about the plot of the courtyard story and was chosen by the System. He was sent into the world where the story takes place and became Silly Zhu. Fortunately, the System showed some consideration: instead of dropping He Yuzhu into the story at the beginning, it sent him back to before He Daqing ran off with the widow. Since I’m here, and I have a System, I won’t be fooled again or act like a simp this time around. I’ll live for myself an 23.6kReads8.7Score69014d adds
38. 38 极 The Ultimate Little Farmer 极品小农夫 Old Yang the Half-Immortal老杨半仙Urban2.0M WordsCompleted “Xiao Peng, did I hear you right? You’re going into aquaculture? And you want to raise loaches? Get real! There’s no way it’ll work! Do you even know how much it costs to raise loaches? You need to build the pond out of concrete, shape the bottom like a bowl, line it with high-grade rubber, and fill it with a huge amount of humus-rich soil! You’re just messing around!” After graduating from university, Xiao Peng decided to return to his hometown and start an aquaculture business. That was what 2kReads7.7Score10514d adds
39. 39 商 The Ups and Downs of Business: A Life Well Lived 商业浮沉：不负韶华 Guan Zhong Zimo关中子墨Urban100k WordsOngoing "No Cliches, No Idiocy, No Melodrama, No System, No Power Fantasy, No Golden Finger. Read at Your Own Risk" "Jiang Xiaobei’s Comeback" Only later did Jiang Xiaobei understand: Not every effort gets the chance to bloom, not every affection gets an answer, and not everyone who says “next time” really gets a next time. No one could have predicted what came later. That poor kid who couldn’t afford a single shirt, the failed exam candidate whose father pointed at him and said, “This is all you’ll 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A classic novel spanning two decades, featuring business battles, power struggles, commerce, love and hate, and everyday family life. Not mindless, relying on intelligence rather than superpowers.

40. 40 双 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score13514d adds

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    Who is your brother? Divorced auntie really

41. 41 双 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score14914d adds
42. 42 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban2.9M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 254Reads7.6Score10114d adds
43. 43 在 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity… 7.9kReads5.8Score33814d adds
44. 44 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 131Reads7.6Score—14d adds
45. 45 梦 Sister-in-Law Menghua 梦花嫂子 River at Xisha Bay西沙弯的河Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted No transmigration + no wish fulfillment + no golden finger + no System + rural life + getting rich Yin Menghua graduated from high school but didn’t get into college. Her family was desperately poor, and after her brother’s wedding expenses, there was no money left for her to retake the entrance exams. Through an introduction, she met Jiang Zhiguo and married him. After the wedding, Jiang Zhiguo went to work at a coal mine, where he was tragically buried in a mine shaft. While the heartbroken Yi 35Reads—Score314d adds

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    This is a realistic rural-themed slice-of-life novel set in the 1990s. The female protagonist has only been married a short time when her husband is buried in a coal mine. She later marries her brother-in-law and becomes wealthy through everyday life. If you like this kind of story, come and check it out.

46. 46 重 Reborn in a Bygone Era: Never Forgive 重生年代：永不原谅 A Thousand Roads Like a Painting千陌如画Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1970s: Refusing Rural Reassignment, Turning the Tables, Cutting Off Family, Marrying His One True Love, and the Fake Young Master Mystery. No Space or System. In his previous life, Luoyang was utterly ruined by the so-called family he trusted. They stole his job, signed him up for rural reassignment, took his university spot, and saddled him with his brother's lover. Finally, they had both his kidneys removed, leaving him to die a miserable death! Reborn, he defies fate: passing th 4.3kReads8.0Score27414d adds

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    🔥🔥①In his past life in Luoyang, he was betrayed by his family and left with nothing, ultimately dying a tragic death. Reborn, he is determined to defy fate! He will take job exams and sell jobs to create opportunities for himself; marry his beloved to make up for his regrets; sever ties with his family to buy a house and break free from their constraints.

47. 47 重 Reborn: Back in 1977 to Be a Dad 重生：回到1977当奶爸 Half a Cup of Strong Tea半盏粗茶Urban5.1M WordsCompleted When he wakes up, his luxury cars are gone, and so are the beautiful women. Chen Fugui, a billionaire, has been reborn in the 1970s. Will he drift aimlessly through life, or live it to the fullest? For his sweet wife and adorable daughter, he’s going to build a business empire of his own. 11.1kReads9.0Score96914d adds
48. 48 重 Back to the 1990s: My Unrestrained Life in the Countryside 重回九零，我在农村的肆意人生 Old Man Shoes老头鞋Urban818k WordsOngoing Liu Zhijie, now in his forties, has lost everything and is saddled with hundreds of thousands in debt. He plans to take the little cash he has left and return to his village to retire, but then he suffers a cerebral thrombosis. Unwilling to keep suffering, he steels himself and decides to end it all. Unexpectedly, he is reborn in the 1990s, back when his family was still prosperous and his parents hadn't divorced. 886Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    The era of literary scumbags and male writers, the ceiling of car speed 180.

49. 49 魂 My Soul Travels to the Sixties, Where Yu Lu Marries Into a Military Family 魂穿六零，于鹿入赘随军日常 Tian18田18Urban624k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + raising kids + doting on the husband, brother-in-law, and dad] “This thick, glossy hair deserves proper care. Suddenly transmigrating and never having to work overtime, surely this is a sign that happiness is here...” Yu, a bald programmer, becomes Yu Lu, the grandson of a capitalist in the 1960s. Humming “Plum Sauce,” he thinks: It's time to work toward my dream (sleeping in and spending money freely). First: save himself and his mother from the scumbag fat 84Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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    The male protagonist travels back to the 1960s and strives for his goals.

50. 50 重 Back to the Late 1970s, I Have a Choice System 重回70年代末，我有选择系统 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban766k WordsCompleted A modern food-delivery rider was hit by a heavy truck while saving someone and sent back to the 1970s, reborn as an educated youth about to take the college entrance exam. Ding! The choice System has been activated. A choice has been triggered. Choice One: Take the college entrance exam? No way. You can return to the city freely in a year, so stay in the village for another year. Reward: Become the village secretary's live-in son-in-law. Choice Two: The college entrance exam is the only way to c 17.6kReads7.0Score1.1k14d adds

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