Novels Set in an Era When People Earned Foreign Currency for the Country 为国家创外汇的年代文

1. 1 带 I Take Trillions of Netizens Back to the Eighties to Rebuild the Nation’s Heavy Industry 带万亿网友回八零，重铸大国重工 Ling Tai Three Hearts灵台三心Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Industrial powerhouse + period setting + livestreaming + no heroine] After transmigrating to the Great Northwest in 1980, Lin Xi didn’t want to spend his life as a mere draftsman. When Mr. Qian tried to recruit him, he replied with astonishing boldness: “I’m not going to the design office. I want to make money at the labor services company!” He knew that without money, wind tunnels would shut down, projects would be cut, and the nation’s master craftsmen wouldn’t even be able to afford a new pa 66.3kReads9.2Score8.9kShelves

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   This is the book to choose from! The protagonist has a live-streaming system and, through the efforts of many modern-day bigwigs and his own hard work, makes a huge impact on technology, the future, and foreign exchange.

2. 2 1 1929: A Mysterious Mogul in America 1929在美丽国当神秘大佬 Get Rich Quick来钱暴富Modern Romance232k WordsCompleted (Completed) [Female-oriented feel-good story + no romance + transmigration + System + building a business and getting rich + set in America during the last century + please see the end of the blurb for content warnings] In 2025, thirty-year-old Yang Lin died in a plane crash. In January 1929, a ten-year-old Chinese-American girl named Irene, who had frozen to death on the streets of New York, opened her eyes. “Ding! Hello, Host. Congratulations on binding to the Entrepreneurship System. We’re 5.4kReads8.8Score760Shelves

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   I've recently been reading a new book set during the Great Depression in the United States! The protagonist earns foreign exchange abroad, specifically in the early 1920s, when China was still fragmented by warlords. The female lead uses overseas currency to help the country, and she's also very intelligent! It's a good read.

3. 3 穿 After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder Female Lead, I Speed-Married an Army Representative 穿成炮灰女配后和军代表闪婚了 Half Wood, Half Fire半木半火Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Original Title: Factory Affairs in the Sixties, from State-Owned Factory to...] [Current Title: The Road to Success in the Sixties: She Just Wants to Get Ahead] [No Golden Finger + Serving the Nation and Its People Through Public Service + A Strong Male Lead and an Even Stronger Female Lead] [No Rural Relocation, No Black Market, No Supporting a Man, No Female Lead Suffering, No Doormat Wife] Xia Baozhu, a woman with a secure state-sector job, was reborn in 1963. To get back t 31.5kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves

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   This is the book! The female lead stands up for the country at numerous crucial moments, saving or preserving huge amounts of foreign exchange. The author's writing is also very grounded, giving you a sense of déjà vu, like "So this is how high-level games are played." Most importantly, the female lead's opponents are all very strong; there are no fools among them, and the various power struggles are incredibly satisfying.

4. 4 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

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   The female lead not only earns foreign exchange for her own factory at the Canton Fair, but also helps state-owned factories earn money. It's a really good show, the only downside is that the updates are a bit slow. [Crying][facepalm]

5. 5 名 In the Name of My Father, He’s So Rich 名义，我爸实在太有钱了 Barbecue Sauce烧烤酱Male-Channel Fanfiction261k WordsOngoing A soul from Blue Star took over Zhao Ruimeng's body the day after Zhao Ruilong's celebration banquet for securing the Yueya Lake development project. This was where the Zhao family began its rise, and where the seeds of its downfall were sown. Looking at Luzhou in 2001, Zhao Ruilong slapped his forehead. You could make a fortune by tossing a stone in those days. Why waste time on shady businesses? Games, internet cafes, mobile phones, cars, new energy, semiconductors: I want a piece of all of th 221.1kReads6.9Score20.6kShelves

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6. 6 归 A Cheap Import Who Studied Abroad? Call Me the Father of Chips! 归国留洋水货？叫我芯片之父！ This Meat Is Poisonous这肉有毒Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [The 1950s + technological powerhouse + academic prodigy] A young man from the new century transmigrates to 1955 as an overseas student returning to China, becoming one of the same group of ocean-liner returnees as Qian Xuesen. The original list of twenty-four people has inexplicably gained one additional name: his. However, this Stanford graduate in his former life actually graduated through his family's donations. He has no real knowledge in his head and is already someone about to be eliminat 386.8kReads8.7Score28.7kShelves

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   This is a must-read; the author's writing is exceptionally strong.

7. 7 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s, I Use a System to Earn Foreign Currency for My Country 穿越六零我带系统为祖国创外汇 Wonderful Yang奇妙de杨Modern Romance476k WordsCompleted The rating is out! It’s just been released, but it’ll go up later, so read with confidence 📖 Other people transmigrate to steal men. I transmigrate and just want to build things! Tang Ning, a business consultant who worked herself to the bone in 2025, dies suddenly and transmigrates into a rural girl from the 1960s who shares her name. The original owner was hopelessly lovesick, and the scumbag childhood sweetheart’s family joined forces with a scheming educated youth to ruin her family. In the 211Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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   I highly recommend this novel, it's incredibly good! [Admiration] I don't know why the rating is so low, but I strongly recommend everyone read it.

8. 8 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 101.8kReads9.6Score10.1kShelves

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   A single trade fair generates millions of dollars in transactions—and she receives 88 salaries every month, isn't that amazing? She's incredibly persuasive; you have to thank her for giving her money. She's at the pinnacle of intelligence and emotional intelligence; all the scum in her household become her lackeys. She never holds a grudge. She stirs up trouble and makes money simultaneously, juggling multiple jobs and earning multiple salaries.

9. 9 高 A Match Between Equals: My Officer Husband Is a Hopeless Romantic 高门对高门，军官丈夫是个恋爱脑 Lin Miansui林绵穗Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Gentle, Ethereal Su Embroidery Beauty x Handsome, Irreverent Military Heir] [Two Prestigious Families] [Military Marriage] [Lighthearted, Funny Everyday Life] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Adorable Kids] [Family and Country] [Passing on Traditional Culture] [The Pocket Dimension Is Rarely Used] Lin Renzhi stayed up embroidering and worked herself to death. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the only daughter of a senior officer in the 1970s. She had a top-tier family background and loo 165.8kReads9.1Score25.8kShelves

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   The female protagonist earned 10,000 in foreign exchange on her first try and over 1 million on her second.

10. 10 在 Posing as a Returnee Tycoon in the 1980s 在八零伪装归国神豪 San Yao He三爻禾Urban887k WordsCompleted [80s Era] [Feel-Good] [Big Shot] [Tycoon] [No Female Lead] [Building a Career] [Everyday Life] The story of a fake tycoon with nothing to his name who becomes a real tycoon worth billions. Good news: After transmigrating into the 1980s, his heart condition is gone and his body is healthy. He also gets a Reputation System, which lets him exchange reputation points for assets. Bad news: He transmigrated with his whole body, so he has no official identity. And right now, he’s flat broke, with poc 32.8kReads8.2Score2.7kShelves

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    Beautiful, very beautiful

11. 11 八 The Eighties: A Fake Overseas Student Serves His Country in His Own Way 八零年代：冒牌留子另类报国 Zhanjiang Red湛江红Urban918k WordsOngoing Xu Zhiyuan, from the 21st century, was hit by a truck and sent straight to the 1980s, where he became an international student studying in America. The top student Xu Zhiyuan majored in mechanical engineering, a field that desperately needed engineers back home. His soul was replaced, and a layabout who’d barely scraped through school took the place of the academic ace. A third-rate punk really couldn’t make sense of all those technical terms. He couldn’t even keep pretending. In reality, Xu Zhi 123.8kReads8.9Score11.8kShelves

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    These two really match the title; they're very interestingly written. [Thumbs up]

12. 12 重 Reborn and Taking It Easy at School, I Really Don't Want to Compete Anymore! 重生留校躺平，我真不想再卷啊！ This Meat Is Poisonous这肉有毒Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Slice of life + entrepreneurship + university] Reborn at the moment of his university graduation in 2011, Jiang Hao faces another chance to stay on at the university. He gives up the grueling 996 work schedule he endured in his previous life and chooses to stay on as a librarian. Drawing on the memories from before he was reborn, he originally only wants financial freedom. But as his fortune grows, he ultimately becomes someone others admire as a success! 55.7kReads8.9Score12.3kShelves

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    The same author, the first is a modern story about an entrepreneur who independently founded the Haijing Group and eventually became the world's richest man. The second is a time-traveling story set in the 1950s, where the protagonist returns to China in the same batch as Qian Xuesen to conduct scientific research, create foreign exchange, and become a legendary figure in the field of microelectronics, achieving lasting fame. Both books are incredibly popular. The first is already completed, and the second currently has 900,000 words. Those who haven't read it yet are in luck! 🥳🥳🥳

13. 13 亮 Bright Sword: From the Start, I’m Put in Charge of a Region 亮剑：开局让我主政一方 Life Is a Journey Against the Current人生如逆旅Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [Officialdom] + [Senior Cadres] + [Development and Nation-Building] + [Period] + [A Heart Devoted to the Party] + [Pinnacle of Power] The author has a completed, two-million-word novel, County Chief from 1949 Onward, so you can trust them with this kind of story. In 1953, Li Mo returns home after being wounded in the Korean War. Hoping for a quiet life, he plans to reclaim wasteland in a border region. But a single order from the organization sends him to Hanbei Province as acting chairman. Li M 5.4kReads8.6Score212Shelves

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    Each has its own characteristics.

14. 14 就 Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购 Sauce-Fried Rice酱汁炒饭Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted With a loud crash, Xu Jiaojiao, from the twenty-second century, survives an air disaster and transmigrates to the resource-starved 1960s, with three years of famine looming. Luckily, she has the “Buy-It-All Shopping Group” golden finger. She lands a job through a supply-and-marketing cooperative recruitment drive and gets a secure government job for life. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate... While everyone else chews grass, I snack on dates. I’ll stockpile the good stuff until the warehous 6.9kReads8.9Score740Shelves

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    Forex Myth Haha

15. 15 六 Military Marriage in the Sixties: From Orphan Girl to Queen of Chemicals 六零军婚，从孤女到化工女王 Nan Beiyu南北羽Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Chemical engineering expert Lin Ya transmigrates to 1962. On the surface, she comes from a respectable working-class family. In reality, she is the daughter of a capitalist who was left behind on the mainland. It’s hell mode from the start, and her identity could be exposed at any moment. Lin Ya doesn’t panic. She starts building up her safeguards. Make high-efficiency fertilizer from discarded pesticide waste: safeguard +1 Extract glycerin from soap waste and produce coagulants: safeguard +2 Ma 13.3kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves
16. 16 四 Siheyuan: I Use the Law to Crush All Defiance 四合院：我用国法镇压一切不服 The Mighty Northern Emperor坚强的北冥大帝Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted One heroine + smart protagonist + real-life cases + industrial powerhouse + grand vision By chance, Song Yuan arrives at that famous courtyard. Armed with a copy of the "Public Security Administration Punishments Regulations", he easily puts the courtyard's vermin in their place! Having lived another life, of course he wants to contribute to his country. He'll make sure to have a presence at the Canton Fair! A story about a modern person using the rule of law to navigate life in a courtyard. He 36.7kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves

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    Later, he went to Hong Kong Island to become the head of a state-owned enterprise and earn foreign exchange for the country.

17. 17 八 The Mixed-Race Beauty of the Eighties Returns Home to Become the Richest Woman 八零之混血娇女，归国做首富 Motang Listens to the Wind墨棠听风Modern Romance648k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Feel-Good + Tycoon + Building a Business + Everyday Life] After working overtime for half a month straight, Chu Linxi tragically drops dead on the job. When she wakes up again, she finds herself in America across the ocean in 1983, as a Chinese-American mixed-race woman. She now has American citizenship, something people in her era and even future generations envy. But after acquiring the Tycoon Game System, she immediately packs her bags and returns to China. China is in the m 4.5kReads6.7Score291Shelves

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    The female protagonist is of mixed race. She is reborn in the United States, earns her first fortune, returns to her home country, invests in factories, becomes wealthy, and also generates foreign exchange for the country.

18. 18 归 The Returnee Tycoon: Building Up My Hometown and Making It Rich in the 1980s 归国神豪之人在八零发展家乡致富 Cantonese Melon粤瓜Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + System + Feel-Good Story + Powerhouse + Tycoon + Married Couple + Building a Business + Cozy Daily Life] Carrying out his late grandfather's final wish, Chen Dong, a wealthy businessman returning to China, sets off with his wife and children to find his roots in Lianzhai, the hometown his grandfather often spoke of, and give him a proper resting place. But they run into a time-space wormhole and transmigrate to Shantou, Huaxia, in the 1980s, car and all! In this era of scarcity 14.7kReads6.8Score661Shelves

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    This book is quite well-written; it's a period drama about returning to one's hometown to contribute to its development.

19. 19 1 1959: With an Achievement System, She Throws Herself into the Grind 1959：携带成就系统，她卷了 Dream of a Winter Night冬夜之梦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This novel has been adapted into the short drama Sixies Technology's Glory. A stirring, inspirational, patriotic story, featuring a heroine who grows over time, strong values, smart characters all around, a one-on-one romance, love that develops over time, and plenty of humor. Du Yimeng only wants enough to eat and warm clothes in an era of scarcity. But after seeing the deep love others have for their country, she is gradually moved by their example and joins the fight for her nation. She wield 38kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves

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    The author put a lot of effort into it; you can tell they did a lot of research. You can learn a lot from it, and the plot is also very interesting.

20. 20 带 I Traveled to the 1970s With a Dedicated Worker System 带着敬业系统穿七零 Ma Nini马尼尼Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Xu Taotao, a descendant of imperial chefs, keeps her culinary skills hidden while living among ordinary people. Then she dies suddenly from overwork and gets bound to a workaholic System, which sends her to the 1970s. She becomes the famously ugly daughter of a butcher at a meat-processing plant. Determined to become beautiful, she has no choice but to keep working hard. With her superb cooking skills, she climbs the career ladder, gets a raise, and marries Professor Gu... No, wait! “Ding-dong! 17kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

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    Both are stories about female protagonists who time-travel to build careers and earn foreign exchange.

21. 21 七 The 1970s: What’s Wrong with Working in Elder Care? I’m Still Outstanding 七零：养老部门怎么了，照样优秀 Embracing Fragrance抱香Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Tags: No Golden Finger, family life, career-focused When Jiang Xiyue wakes up, she finds herself in an unfamiliar era. She angrily points at the sky and shouts, “You damn heavens, you’re so unfair! Why don’t you just strike me dead with a bolt of lightning?” As soon as she finishes speaking, lightning flashes and thunder rumbles in the distance. Hearing the deafening boom, she immediately backs down. Fine! It’s just the 1970s. If she can’t accomplish anything earth-shattering, can’t she at least 5.9kReads8.4Score621Shelves
22. 22 四 Siheyuan: Turning a Run-Down Courtyard into a Peach Blossom Paradise 四合院：把破院建成桃花源 Ximen Roast Duck西门烤鸭Male-Channel Fanfiction794k WordsOngoing Lin Chen performs a heroic rescue, but while saving a child from drowning, he accidentally transmigrates to 1958 and the courtyard house at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. As a well-rounded young man from the twenty-first century, and a master sweeper from Lanxiang Technical School, he has arrived at the universe’s central hub, a place visited by countless transmigrators. Surrounded by all manner of characters in this courtyard, what kind of life will he make for himself? This is a lighthearted comedy, wi 7.2kReads5.4Score199Shelves

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    I recommend reading this book; it's a breath of fresh air in the genre of courtyard novels, and it's very well written!

23. 23 重 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 162.1kReads9.5Score18.1kShelves

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    This is the one! It looks amazing, but it's foreign exchange for military technology, mainly focused on scientific research.

24. 24 资 The Capitalist's Daughter Takes Her Vast Fortune to the Countryside to Join the Army 资本家小姐携巨额家产下乡随军 Zero Point Two Seven零点二七Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A stone-faced military officer with bulging muscles and a complicated mind VS a delicate, radiant heiress from a wealthy family] [Military Marriage] [Light Sci-Fi] [Sweet Romance] [Easy, Satisfying Read] [Light Fantasy] [Goofy Robot] [Combat Pet] [Cards] [Lightning Powers] A word of warning: The heroine talks about keeping a low profile, but doesn’t act like it. If she has a golden finger, she’ll use it. Leng Yunhuan had just won the Grand Slam for Best Actress when she stayed up late playing a 9.5kReads8.5Score1.6kShelves

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    This book has a rather unique premise, with a prominent "golden finger" (a powerful advantage/flaw), and the female lead is a talented actress with solid acting skills.

25. 25 六 In the 1960s, Everyone Who Clashed with Her Had Quintuplets 六零：和她不对付的都一胎五宝了 Cherry Tiny Rice Ball樱桃小小小圆子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Hu Yao, a martial arts school coach, transmigrates into the body of a timid young wife with the same name, married for a year to a soldier in the Trumpet Flower Brigade but still a virgin. She also gets bound to a childbirth System. Give birth, get rewards. Hearing that giving birth came with rewards, Hu Yao flashed a chilling smile. Having a baby? Easy. Her wicked mother-in-law calls her barren? She wants a baby so badly? Coming right up. Her sister-in-law mocks her? Coming right up. Even the d 21.8kReads8.2Score2.8kShelves

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    The female protagonist initially earned money translating foreign books at a bookstore. Later, she was invited by a state-owned factory to work as a translator at the Canton Fair. She agreed beforehand to give the clothing factory 1% more than the quoted price for advertising bamboo weaving, hardware, and silk products. As a result, she earned over 100 million in foreign exchange. However, the higher-ups thought the huge commission was too much and didn't want to give it to her, but they also felt embarrassed not to. So, she didn't take it and exchanged it for land and houses in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, as well as four job openings. The female protagonist was truly capable of making money. She earned millions just by providing design drawings to the clothing factory, and she also provided design drawings to the furniture factory. She even wrote and painted comic books, all of which brought in substantial income. Moreover, the child-giving system was amazing, not only providing food, drinks, jewelry, antiques, valuable furniture, and gold, but also large sums of cash—it was practically giving away money.

26. 26 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 42.9kReads8.3Score3.8kShelves
27. 27 年 Period: Starting in ’57, I Make a Fortune 年代：开局57，风生水起 Thousand-Feathered Fox千羽狐Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [Period Piece | Everyday Family Life | One Female Lead/No Female Lead | Building Wealth | Slow-Paced] This is my first time writing a book, so please forgive any shortcomings. The good news: I’ve transmigrated, and I have a golden finger. The bad news: I’ve transmigrated to an era where everything is in short supply. See how Lin Fan makes his way in the world during this difficult time. 33.5kReads7.2Score3.4kShelves
28. 28 血 Blood-Colored Romance: I, the Big Rascal, Zhong Yuemin! 血色浪漫：我，大顽主，钟跃民！ Kid from Beneath Niushan牛山下的娃儿Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing [Transmigration] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Sent-Down Youth] + [Beijing Neighborhood Toughs] He wakes up in a time of burning passion, having transmigrated into the body of Zhong Yuemin, a tough from one of Beijing’s military compounds. Characters from A Romantic Life come one after another: Zhou Xiaobai, born into a military family, young, beautiful, romantic, and a little haughty. Qin Ling, a sent-down youth who excels at singing and dancing but has fallen on hard times and been sent to the count 25.8kReads8.2Score1.9kShelves
29. 29 六 The Siheyuan Compound in the 1960s: I'm Eight, but I Have Twenty Years of Work Experience? 六零大杂院，我八岁二十年工龄？ Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Reborn] [Big Courtyard] [Comedy] [A Kid with an Adult's Mind] [Everyday Warmth] [Leisurely Days] [Over-the-Quota Family] [Space] (The story has progressed into the 1970s.) What can you do after waking up in 1960, an era of shortages and hunger? Baogen says that as long as you have the right mindset, nothing is impossible. First, he needs to get his hands on six stripes. The story begins at the big courtyard at No. 67, Little Suzhou Alley, just one street away from Nanluoguxiang. An old 23.9kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves

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    The author's novels are all period dramas, which are quite novel and different from the usual ones.

30. 30 我 I’m the Boss in Italy 我在意大利当老板 Pizza Without Tomato Sauce没有蕃茄酱的披萨Urban1.4M WordsOngoing In late-1990s Italy, Hu Liu’an, a stranger in a strange land, takes you on a journey through an overseas world unlike any other, filled with its own bittersweet experiences and tangled loves and hatreds... 4.6kReads8.2Score255Shelves

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    In the 1990s, I was a boss in Italy.

31. 31 四 Siheyuan: I'm Yushui's Cousin 四合院：我是雨水表哥 Won’t Let You Off Even in My Dreams做梦都不放过Male-Channel Fanfiction3.1M WordsCompleted A modern owner of a rural guesthouse transmigrates to the 1950s, hoping to get by in modest comfort. To his surprise, he discovers he’s in the Cursed Courtyard, and that he’s He Yushui’s cousin. See how the three siblings survive in this era... 11.7kReads6.5Score434Shelves
32. 32 我 I Am Li Huaide's Bodyguard 我是李怀德的警卫员 Lying-Flat Enthusiast躺客Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsOngoing Li Dahu, a soldier, served as Li Huaide's bodyguard. After leaving the military, he was assigned to the Hongxing Steelworks. This is the story of how he struggled through years of famine while supporting his three younger brothers and three younger sisters, and gradually built a better life for himself at the Hongxing Steelworks. 49kReads7.2Score3.2kShelves

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    Hahahaha

33. 33 芳 Dreams Forged in Youth 芳华铸梦 Little Water-Spirit Junior Sister水灵小师妹Modern Romance224k WordsOngoing (Period drama) + (family life) + (college entrance exams) + (pure romance) In 1975, Lin Mengyao is a 20-year-old worker at a cotton mill. For three years in a row, she applies to go to university. For three years in a row, someone with connections takes her place. Her father lays bricks to support her. Her mother coughs blood and dies, hoping only that her daughter will get into university and change her fate. But the spot goes to someone else, and she is the one who gets mocked. She refuses to 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two books are the only ones that matter.

34. 34 八 In the 1980s, I Opened a Supermarket in the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 八零之我把超市开进供销社 Little Water-Spirit Junior Sister水灵小师妹Modern Romance186k WordsOngoing [1980s + career + transmigrate and be reborn to turn her life around + glow-up + System + face-slapping] Lin Xiao transmigrates into the body of a downtrodden girl in the 1980s. Her father doesn’t care for her, her mother doesn’t love her, and even buying a bottle of soy sauce earns her an eye-roll from the supply cooperative clerk. She immediately binds herself to the [Modern Supermarket System]: Open and lit 24 hours a day, with unlimited products and discounts on bulk purchases. The supply co 11Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 从 Starting with the Expeditionary Army's Cannon Fodder Regiment 从远征军炮灰团开始 The Conscienceless Little White Rabbit丧尽天良的小白兔Urban1.0M WordsCompleted A chance to make up for the regrets of the War of Resistance. The fighting in Europe didn’t last long enough, so let’s make it drag on a little longer. We can’t let the whole world suffer while we’re the only ones who get the short end of the stick. Only by throwing the enemy into chaos can we find an opening. An unconventional path to development for a small, sparsely populated nation. 3.7kReads6.9Score222Shelves

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    ... Not bad

36. 36 四 Siheyuan: Caught Right After Transmigrating, I Want to See the Sun 四合院：刚穿就被抓，我要见太阳 Clouds Locking Away Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity云锁福禄寿Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing [Transmigrating into a 1959 courtyard house: my body weight is my critical-hit multiplier!] Others transmigrate into a courtyard house with their souls, a new identity, and a plan to lie low and survive. Pang Dahai, on the other hand, transmigrates in the flesh, stark naked from the start. The moment he opens his eyes, he’s mistaken for an enemy spy and is about to be shot! With no way out, he stakes everything on revealing top-secret information from the future. The news climbs the ranks overni 29.4kReads6.2Score1.5kShelves
37. 37 让 You Sent Me to Infiltrate, and I Cleaned Out Old Rice? 让你去潜伏，你把老米搬空了？ Dreaming Back to the Eight Wastes梦回八荒Urban1.6M WordsOngoing [Undercover in America] [AIC Agent] [Cutting-Edge Technology] [Rivalry Between Great Powers] “Boss, if you don’t close the net soon, I’m going to end up as head of AIC!” Lin Feng is reborn in 1949, awakens the Super Undercover System, and becomes an agent for America’s AIC. On the surface, he is the most hard-line hawkish agent, constantly targeting Xia Country. Behind the scenes, he takes Uncle Sam’s funding and promptly strips the enemy of everything they own. Fighter jet blueprints, top-secr 273.2kReads8.5Score23.9kShelves
38. 38 八 In the 1980s, an Old Man Leaves the Siheyuan to Win Olympic Gold for Hong Kong 八零，老头从四合院赴港奥运夺冠 Super Divine Blade Slash超级神刀斩Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [The rating only came out a few months ago. It should rise in a few years.] Hong Kong, the entertainment industry, archery, boxing, competitions, Olympic champions, destined to become the richest man. The story of an old geezer who flees a courtyard home for Hong Kong from the start, builds his fortune through archery, and thrives in Hong Kong and the West. A story about a story. Only the protagonist has a golden finger. The protagonist uses his golden finger to train in martial arts that exist 6.7kReads6.8Score348Shelves
39. 39 1 In 1970, I Reached the Pinnacle of Power in America 1970我在漂亮国问鼎权利巅峰 Nanren Nan楠人楠Urban1.0M WordsOngoing A 21st-century self-help guru is transported to 1970s America. With his golden finger and gift for public speaking, he makes a stunning comeback! The media call him a “heroic governor” and a “national hero.” The people call him “the people's governor.” His opponents call him an incubus, a virus. He is the governor of Pennsylvania, the sun of the Keystone State, wielding its military, political, and legislative powers all in one. You can call him the King of Pennsylvania! 130.5kReads8.9Score11.4kShelves
40. 40 大 Great Tang's Number One Menace 大唐第一祸害 The Song Is Not Yet Finished一曲未完Historical2.3M WordsCompleted His Majesty Li Er was furious. “My machine-gun company has been lured away by that little menace again?!” A minister replied carefully, “Your Majesty, the Japanese envoy was a month behind on his liquor tab at Wangfujing, so the Crown Prince… the Crown Prince just…” Li Er looked disdainful. “Nonsense! Japan is a friendly neighbor of our Great Tang. They’re only a little behind on payment. Would he really go that far?” The minister answered cautiously, “Your Majesty… the debt is 108,000 strings o 46.5kReads8.4Score3.3kShelves

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41. 41 港 Hong Kong Island, 1981: The Fierce Dragon Crosses the River 港岛1981：猛龙过江 Add an Egg to the Noodles吃面加个蛋Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Kidnap a mob boss for ransom from the start! Set up an Umbrella Security Company, then ship secondhand machines into China to earn the first pot of gold! After that, open a newspaper and start factories, focusing mainly on the video game industry. During the 1982 negotiations, snap up most of Hong Kong's industries at rock-bottom prices. From then on, millions of dockworkers depend on you for their livelihoods. Who would dare lay a hand on you? One heroine: Zhong Chuhong, with a heart devoted to 13.6kReads7.4Score699Shelves

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42. 42 一 One Sword, One Flask, One Universe 一剑一酒一乾坤 Guan关Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing [Swordsmanship + Wine Immortal + Fantasy Xianxia + One Heroine + Mutual Devotion + Humanity’s Survival] A year ago, the boy watched his father shoulder his sword, slay demons, and save humanity, never to return. A year later, the boy arrives at Qingyun with only a sword and a jug of wine. Shunned by all, he is confined to the peach blossom grove. The sword his father called the “Sword of Protection” stands in the most prominent place in the Qingyun Sect, yet the world calls it the “Sword of Sham 73.5kReads9.3Score7kShelves
43. 43 特 Agent: From the Start, I Make Contact with Zheng Yaoxian 特工：开局郑耀先和我接头 Loves Tower Diving for Kills喜欢越塔杀Urban5.4M WordsCompleted Shen Fei transmigrates into a world that brings together several espionage dramas, all fraught with danger. Here, there are Kite, The Infiltrator, The Disguiser... And the person he’s supposed to meet is none other than Zheng Yaoxian, Sixth Brother of the Military Statistics Bureau! And so, a secret agent feared by the enemy emerges, codenamed “Nightmare”! 5kReads9.3Score506Shelves
44. 44 书 Master Calligrapher? Poet Immortal? Chief Minister? That's Right, I'm All of Them 书圣？诗仙？首辅？没错，都是我 Sunlight on the River日照前川Historical834k WordsOngoing In his previous life, Cui Xian was a PhD in Chinese Language and Literature at a top-tier university. In this life, he transmigrated to ancient times, into a poor family with no connections: A destitute home, a pregnant mother, young siblings, an uncle who had failed the exams six times and was hopeless at studying, a grandmother so obsessed with imagining her son placing high in the imperial examinations that she had become delusional, and Cui Xian, who was only eight years old. Cui Xian: This 28.3kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
45. 45 我 My Grandfather Is Zhu Yuanzhang 我祖父是朱元璋 Time Thief岁月神偷Historical6.5M WordsCompleted I have the most illustrious name: Zhu Yuntong. I am the legitimate grandson of the founding emperor of Great Ming, and the legitimate son of Crown Prince Zhu Biao. My mother is the daughter of Chang Yuchun, and my maternal granduncle is Lan Yu. I am the most illustrious imperial grandson in Great Ming, and the most influential and legitimate heir to the throne. I will usher in a different Great Ming, magnificent beyond compare, its sun and moon shining bright. It will embrace all rivers and welc 236.3kReads9.4Score27.6kShelves
46. 46 8 My Northwest China Farming Simulation Game in the 1980s 80年代我的大西北模拟经营游戏 Little Angel Jinmu668金木小天使668Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [The rating just came out and will go up, everyone, come take a look!!!] Lin Qiyun transmigrates. As the top science-track student in the first college entrance exam after the Reform and Opening-Up, he is a peerless genius from Tsinghua or Peking University! He has already mapped out his perfect life: stay in the capital, join the National Development and Reform Commission, marry a beautiful, wealthy woman, and rise swiftly through the ranks. Then, on the eve of graduation, he binds to the “Supe 21.6kReads7.2Score1.8kShelves
47. 47 下 Sent Down to the Countryside: I Started as a Brigade Leader 下乡之我从大队长开始 Xin Chujiu5 2新初酒五2Urban245k WordsCompleted A story of an era gone by, supernatural powers, a personal space, multiple female leads, and rural development. While others went to the countryside and survived on weeds, Yang Huaian feasted on fish and meat. While others went to the countryside to farm, Yang Huaian started out rubbing shoulders with the brigade leader. While others rushed back to the city as soon as their rural assignments ended, Yang Huaian developed the countryside into the world's largest metropolis. Follow the legendary li 209Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A great new historical novel with an interesting premise: the protagonist gains the supernatural powers of a local god and plans to develop his village into the world's premier metropolis, not only earning foreign exchange but also robbing...

48. 48 四 The Siheyuan: Life of a Live-In Son-in-Law 四合院之赘婿人生 Xin Chujiu5 2新初酒五2Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted Siheyuan + one heroine + no grimdark angst + comedy + lighthearted People transmigrate every day, and today it's finally my turn. Others get a System that takes them to the top from the start, but Yang Dalin's whole family is sacrificed from the start, and he's taken in by a widow. Now he has two choices: become her live-in son-in-law or her adopted son. In this famine-stricken era, he needs to survive. After taking one look at the young woman who looks just like Sister Yanyan, Yang Dalin decisi 29.3kReads7.0Score1.7kShelves
49. 49 残 The Broken Imperial Seal 残玺 Long Chu龙杵Urban900k WordsCompleted “Anger is commonplace, but a smiling man is inscrutable...” Inspired by a hidden chapter of real history, this tells the story of a wild strategic-level scientist’s rise and growth. The premise is fresh, fantastical yet grounded in reality, and encompasses history, the workplace, the military, scientific research, national security, criminal investigation, elaborate schemes, murder, and modern high-stealth espionage, high-tech hacking, and high-intensity aerospace electronic warfare. The ending 5.8kReads8.5Score683Shelves

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    A high-quality, completed novel, a hardcore gem from a science and engineering enthusiast. It starts slowly but builds to a bang, a slow-burn, mind-bending story with a blend of fantasy, realism, suspense, and mind-bending elements. The subject matter is fresh and logically rigorous, with no time-travel, reincarnation, system, or cheat codes. The narrative flows smoothly, is humorous, and avoids unnecessary padding. The content covers history, workplace, military, technology, national security, criminal investigation, scheming, murder, and high-tech espionage, hacking, and electronic warfare. The ending features a profound twist. Tailor-made for seasoned readers; if you don't enjoy it, I'll kill myself!

50. 50 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… 7.6kReads5.8Score316Shelves

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