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1. 51 综 Film and TV Crossover: A Handbook for Falling in Love as the Second Female Lead 综影视：女配恋爱手册 Jin Tian锦甜Female-Channel Fanfiction2.7M WordsOngoing [The score only went up because Tomato went crazy and boosted it. Please don’t take it seriously, thanks.] [Authors and readers choose each other. I hope you find a novel you love and have a happy day, every day ♡] [Amateur writing, not a strong female lead. Separate worlds, not quick transmigration. No fixed male lead. 1v1, all male leads are virgins. Original heroines and female supporting characters from dramas may appear.] A Love So Beautiful / Ode to Joy / The Legend of Dugu / The Story of 28.8kReads8.8Score841Shelves
2. 52 破 Mending a Broken Relationship: After Cheating and Lying to His Wife, Young Mr. Jiang Wept and Begged on His Knees 破镜重圆:出轨欺骗老婆后，小江总哭着下跪 Chen Mengla陈梦拉6k WordsCompleted Rekindled Love: After Cheating on and Deceiving His Wife, Young President Jiang Wept and Fell to His Knees 32Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 53 综 A Daily Routine of Watching the Show Across Worlds 综穿之看戏日常 Listening to Rain on Banana Leaves听雨打芭蕉Female-Channel Fanfiction7.0M WordsCompleted To save his ten little nephews, the Little Golden Crow began his transmigration journey. 1. Ashes of Love √ 2. Love Like the Galaxy √ 3. Ultimate Note √ 4. The Blood of Youth 5.2kReads6.3Score137Shelves
4. 54 追 Chasing Her Through Hell: The Campus Heartthrob Pursues His Wife Through Tears 追妻火葬场，校草边哭唧唧边追老婆 Chen Mengla陈梦拉6k WordsCompleted The Ex-Wife Chase from Hell: The Campus Heartthrob Chases His Wife While Sobbing 20Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 55 综 Film and TV Crossover: A Yao 综影视之阿遥 Shangxian Jiang上弦姜Female-Channel Fanfiction334k WordsOngoing Shan Yao's immersive experiences across different worlds. 1. Ode to Joy: Qiu Yingying Future worlds to be decided The heroine has no memories at all in the early worlds, and her personality will be affected too. 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
6. 56 开 With a Start This Bad, I'm Not Taking the Loss 开局这么烂，吃亏我不干 w Nankew南柯Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted Born under a peach-blossom fate, where it’s me or him: flirtatious men and women, face-slapping, and putting scumbags in their place. On a snowy night, in an earth cellar, on a heated kang in the Northeast, in a remote mountain village, poor Liang Laonian sees something he shouldn’t. Under immense pressure and with no one to turn to, he can only keep quiet. Later, Liang Daqing is born, his bloodline a mystery. As a child, he was lazy, sly, greedy, and slippery. As a teenager, he was rebellious 747Reads8.4Score107Shelves

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   Both books are stories set in Northeast China during the 1960s and 70s. If you want to relive those memories, feel free to jump in; you won't regret it.

7. 57 德 Dehua, Huang Ling, and Springtime 德华黄玲和春暖 Peng Hao Ren鹏蒿人Female-Channel Fanfiction430k WordsOngoing Xu Chunnuan died full of resentment at the hands of her stepsister, her cruel and tragic life cut short. By chance, her remnant soul bonded with a Rebirth System. If she completed two rounds of missions, she could turn around the tragedy in which she had lost everything and restart her life. First, she became Jiang Dehua from Romance of Our Parents, a sharp-tongued but softhearted woman who spent her whole life working herself to the bone. Then she became Huang Ling from Tales of the Ordinary, a 2.4kReads6.5Score132Shelves

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   The female protagonist dies unjustly and first transmigrates into the body of Jiang Dehua in the TV series "Parents' Love," then into Huang Ling in a small alleyway, changing the unsatisfactory plot of the original story. Finally, she returns to her previous life, where she seeks revenge and lives a life of pleasure.

8. 58 共 Sailing Together 共舟行 Little Mouse Maomao阿鼠毛毛Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Small-Town Fiction | Slow Burn | 1v1, Both Leads Chaste | Ensemble Growth | Working-Class Struggles | Realistic | Period Setting] “Across a thousand miles, the boat speeds on; a letter of love rides home on the wind.” A small town in southern China in the 1990s A young man holds an unremarkable bouquet of roses And lays his feelings bare beneath the night sky From scraping by with a street stall to finding a way forward together Through wind and rain, they share life's many ups and downs This i 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves

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   It's so beautiful!

9. 59 年 1979: Meat for My Wife and Kids 年代1979：带着老婆孩子吃肉 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.7M WordsOngoing [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 185.1kReads9.3Score11.2kShelves

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   1. The protagonist is reborn. A scoundrel in his past life, he must protect his family in this life, relying on his foresight to ensure they live a better life. 2. The protagonist is reborn in the 1950s. Faced with a poor family, he resolves to go to university and become a factory manager. 3. He transmigrates into a period novel with a system.

10. 60 穿 Transmigrate to the 1950s: Starting by Leaving a Mountain Village 穿越五十年代：从走出小山村开始 Salty Fish Liver咸鱼肝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A delightfully ordinary young man + everyday life + college entrance exams + hard work + one heroine] Just as Zhou Xingran's life was getting back on track, he suddenly transmigrated to a remote mountain village in the 1950s. His father doesn't care for him, his mother doesn't love him, and his family is dirt-poor. No matter. Relying on others is worse than relying on himself. So, first things first: he might as well get into college! P.S. The golden finger is very minor. The protagonist mainly 13.4kReads8.9Score694Shelves
11. 61 我 I Solve Cases to Put Food on the Table 我靠破案养家糊口 Empty Words in a Dream梦中的虚语Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1958, I moved into Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. Did I transmigrate into a TV drama or transmigrate into a book? Good thing I have so many buffs stacked that I don't have to spend all day playing family power games in one little courtyard! 6.6kReads9.3Score635Shelves
12. 62 折 The Age of Turmoil 折腾时代 Jing Xiaomo荆萧默Urban492k WordsOngoing Life is all about taking chances! In that restless age, Li Anran works in a big city, and her dream is about to come true. But when she returns to Qinzhou for a funeral, she's practically put under house arrest and told to stay and work in the small city. Zhang Huifei has the talent to get into one of China's top universities, but he unexpectedly fails the college entrance exam. To make sure his sister Li Anran can stay in Qinzhou without worries, he starts stirring things up... As a result, Li 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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13. 63 综 Film and TV Crossover: I Can't Stop Plotting Rebellions 综影视：沉迷造反无法自拔 Peach-Infused Green Tea桃桃酿青茶Female-Channel Fanfiction10.5M WordsOngoing The Blood of the Youth + Medical Examiner Qin Ming. A crime-busting heroine x Qin Ming, with dual prophetic dreams as their golden finger, solving cases with laughs and fun. Qin Ming: Your dreams are all crime scenes, while mine are all about you. Nan Zhi: Isn't comparing me to a crime scene a little disrespectful? Qin Ming: No. It just shows how much I value you. ❀Synopsis: If she hadn't been hit on the head that day by the Three Thousand Reincarnations Mirror, she wouldn't have been forced to 11.7kReads8.9Score141Shelves

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    🥝🌈① "Southward and Northward" collaborates with "Alleyway Dwellers," the female lead is Song Ying's favorite youngest daughter, Nan Zhi, and the male lead is Wang Xin, who has liked following the female lead since childhood! 🌈② "Alleyway Dwellers" collaborates with "Youth Facing the Wind," the original female lead transmigrates into Wu Shanshan, carrying a charm that makes Zhuang Tunan a little smitten, and Lin Dongzhe also...🌻6826——6879

14. 64 南 Leaving on the Journey South 南下归途离开 Shanjiu's Home杉玖家Urban371k WordsCompleted Every so often, a generation leaves home to make a living, leaving its youth behind on construction sites and streets far from home. Our fathers left the mountains with worn-out woven-plastic bags on their backs, heading south to find work. They knew nothing of polished talk. They only knew to keep their heads down and work hard, relying on brute strength to feed their families. They lived in cramped shacks, endured grueling day and night shifts, and swallowed their homesickness and grievances. 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Rural China will not disappear; it has merely changed its attire—A Metamorphosis of Rural China Seen Through "Going South" Fei Xiaotong wrote in "From the Soil: The Foundations of Chinese Society": "From the grassroots level, Chinese society is rural in nature." This sentence was written in 1947. Seventy-eight years have passed, and many say that rural China is over. Young people have left, land has become barren, old houses have collapsed, ancestral halls have been locked, and family genealogies haven't added new members for many years. Fireflies are gone, schools have only nine students left, Old Wang, the knife sharpener, has stopped working, Old Zhang, the pot mender, has left, and Old Liu, the barrel copier, has died. But "Going South" tells you: Rural China has not disappeared. It has merely changed its attire, its location, and its way of life. I. From "Born Here, Die Here" to "Leaving Home, But Not Leaving Roots" "From the Soil: The Foundations of Chinese Society" says that rural people cannot live without the soil; the soil is their lifeblood. Grandpa picked up a grain of rice that had fallen on the table and put it in his mouth, saying, "It grows from the soil; it cannot be wasted." He had never been farther than the county town in his life. When asked why he didn't go out, he said, "The land is here, where else can a person go?" This is the first root of rural China: people attached to the land. Yuan Shoushan in "Going South" boarded a green train heading south in January 1985, carrying a snakeskin bag. He left the land. His son, Cheng'an, went to university in Tianjin and settled in Changsha. His grandson, Nianzu, studied AI in Beijing. From "attached to the land" to "flying away," this is the first break in the root of rural China. But what was broken was "people attached to the land," not "people attached to their roots." Shoushan worked as a steel bar tying worker in Guangzhou for thirty-seven years, returning to Gaoshan Village every year for the Spring Festival. His iron box contained remittance slips, his mother's letters, Chengye's red ribbon, and a photo of Shoujiang. He repaired Chengye Road and donated his son's pension to repair the muddy road in the village. Before his death, he wrote "Leave it well" on a plan, which was his approval for the village's cultural tourism project. The person is no longer on the land, but the heart remains. This thread hasn't been broken. Chengzhi never left Chishui; he was Shoujiang's posthumous son, and spent his entire life running a farm machinery repair shop in the county town. He took over the family genealogy and circled Shoushan's name. He was the Yuan family member left in the mountains. He no longer farmed, but he kept that blue cloth booklet. The booklet contained the names of Yuan Shoujiang, Yuan Chengye, Yuan Nianzu, and Yuan Nian'en. "Born here, died here" became "Leaving the hometown but not the roots." Not stuck to the land, but stuck to the bloodline. II. From "Differential Order" to "Hometown Network" "From the Soil: The Foundations of Chinese Society" says that Chinese society is like a stone thrown into water, ripples spreading outwards, pushing further and further away, differentiating between close and distant relatives. This is the second root of rural China: relationships are stratified according to proximity. When the Yuan family held a funeral, there were rules about who walked at the front of the procession, who carried the portrait, who read the eulogy, and who stood on the periphery of the crowd. Yuan Wenhua said, "You'll learn after doing it once. I did it for your father the year he passed away; it's been twenty-nine years, it's your turn now." But when they arrived at the Xiamen construction site, this "differential order" changed. Before Shoushan met Wen Zeming, he helped anyone on the site who needed help. When He Laoyao's wages were withheld, he went to argue with them. When a Sichuan laborer fell from the scaffolding, he carried him to the hospital. During a flood, he helped his coworkers move materials in the middle of the night, and when the canteen food was spoiled, he went to find Lao Liu to exchange it. These things weren't done according to "differential order." They were done according to "duty." At the mobile Party branch, this "differential order" was completely restructured. The Party members from Chishui working in Xiamen were scattered across six districts, and none of them knew each other. Wen Zeming said, "Bring them together." Shoushan created a ledger, recording names, phone numbers, and job types. If anyone had difficulties, a phone call would bring them to help. The "differential order" transformed into a "network of fellow villagers." Closeness isn't based on blood ties anymore, but on "whether or not someone is from Chishui." A stone thrown into water no longer creates ripples in the family circle, but in the circle of fellow villagers. III. From a "Society of Acquaintances" to a "Community of Trust" "From the Soil: The Foundations of Chinese Society" says that rural society is a society of acquaintances. Borrowing things doesn't require a written IOU; a simple word suffices. Everyone knows who your grandfather is, what your father's name is, and how many times you wet the bed as a child. This is the third root of rural China: trust is built on "knowing each other inside and out." Shoushan and Chen Qilin met on a train. Chen Qilin lost his wallet and was squatting in the connecting area between carriages, crying. Shoushan placed the last fifty-five yuan he had in his pocket on the snakeskin bag in front of him, said nothing, and left. The IOU was written by Shoushan on the back of the ticket with a pencil stub, the handwriting crooked and messy. They weren't acquaintances. They were strangers. But Chen Qilin carried that IOU with him for twenty-two years. The paper wore through, the tape was replaced several times, but it was still there. When he came to repay the money, Shoushan said, "Keep the money, I'll keep the IOU." Chen Qilin said, "The debt is cleared." The "familiar society" has become a "trust community." Trust no longer relies on knowing each other inside and out, but on "we're all travelers." That fifty-five yuan wasn't lent to an acquaintance, but to someone who, like him, lost their wallet on the train. IV. From "Ritual Order" to "Organizational Discipline" "From the Soil of China" says that rural society is governed by ritual order. When villagers have disputes, they don't file lawsuits or go to the police, but go to the oldest elder in the village. The elder sits on the doorstep smoking, listens to both sides, and says, "Say less, life is long," and both sides shut up. This is the fourth root of rural China: rules are maintained by "education." Shoushan helped Wang Shunfa get his wages, but the contractor ran away. Shoushan didn't make a fuss, but sat in the project office and read through Wang Shunfa's entire notebook of work hours records from beginning to end. After reading it aloud, he said, "He did all the work, he paid all the wages. If you don't pay him, I'll sit here and not leave." He got his money back. While guarding the mountain during a typhoon, He Laoyao shouted at him, "Are you crazy?" He replied, "I'm a Party member." "Rule by etiquette" became "organizational discipline." Rules were no longer maintained by "education," but by the words "I'm a Party member." An old man sitting on the doorstep said, "Life is long," while a Party member sitting at the project site said, "I'm not leaving." Fifth, from "Elderly Rule" to "Conscious Inheritance" "Rural China" says that rural society is ruled by elders. The elderly are the living rules; they remember where everyone's ancestors came from, who is related to whom by marriage, and they can answer any question. This is the fifth root of rural China: authority is maintained by "old age." Yuan Wenhua served as village Party secretary his entire life. When it came to water distribution, he had to divide it between the two surnames; when it came to family planning, he had to lead people to his own family's doorstep; when it came to collecting levies, he had to knock on every door. The hardest thing in his life wasn't being the village secretary, but being both the village secretary and the clan head at the same time. He spent his whole life navigating between policy and personal relationships. But in Shoushan's generation, "elderly rule" transformed into "conscious inheritance." Shoushan wasn't the clan head. He was a migrant worker who went south to work. But he left the iron box to Guiying, passed the note with the character "lamp" to Wen Zeming, taught Nian'en how to make dragon lanterns, and left Chengye Road to the whole village. He wasn't an elder; he was a successor. "Elderly rule" became "conscious inheritance." Authority was no longer maintained by "old age," but by "remembering." Remembering those who had passed away, remembering those lamps that could not be extinguished. VI. The "Metamorphosis" of Rural China Rural China did not disappear. It simply changed its clothes. • From "Born here, die here" to "Leaving home, but not from roots" • From "differential order" to "network of fellow villagers" • From "familiar society" to "trust community" • From "rule by rites" to "organizational discipline" • From "rule by elders" to "conscious inheritance" The clothes have changed, but the body remains. The body is that lamp. "The lamp must not go out" was what Mother said in the kitchen. She wasn't talking about the fire in the stove, but about the spirit of the Yuan family. This spirit came from the construction site of the Xiangqian Railway, from the trenches of Hill 303, from the cracks in the ruins of Yingxiu, from the steel frame of the Guangzhou construction site, from the party flag of the Xiamen mobile party branch, from the night light of the Guandu Town nursing home, and from the kerosene lamp in Nian'en's paintings. Rural China will not disappear. It has simply grown from the land to other places. From the fire in the stove to the night light of the nursing home. From the genealogy to the family portrait painted by Nian'en. From the ancestral hall to the photo wall in the cultural tourism park. From the everyday chatter under the banyan tree to the data panel of over 300 stores on He Laoyao's phone screen. It's not that we left our homeland; it's that our homeland has moved to another place and continues to grow. Fei Xiaotong wrote about roots. "Going South" is about how, even after the roots are severed, the tree continues to grow. New branches, new leaves, new rings have sprouted. The old roots have rotted, but new roots have taken root elsewhere—into the city, into the internet, into the screen, into every lit lamp. Rural China has ended. But the lamps are still lit. You have closed one book. But someone is opening another. The first page of that book reads: The lamps must not be extinguished. (Based on the characters and plot in "Going South," this responds to the contemporary fate of Fei Xiaotong's "Rural China." The form of rural China is changing, but the core of "the lamps must not be extinguished" has never died. It is not destroyed, but inherited. It is not forgotten, but remembered.)

15. 65 综 Film and TV Crossover: Midnight's Beloved by All 综影视：午夜万人迷 Spring Field, Full Moon春野既望Female-Channel Fanfiction11.9M WordsOngoing The Glory / Just Love: Song Sanchuan (seductive younger wolf-dog) / The Starry Love + Love Between Fairy and Devil: a heartthrob at the Eastern Palace / Northeast Transfer Student The Blood of Youth, all characters focused (taking what they want) / The Knockout: everyone covets her //// The Blood of Youth: the beauty who upends the game / The Storm / Douluo Continent The Floating World (a groveling romance, male version of Wanwan Leqing; complete) Moon Song (complete) 1.3kReads7.4Score—Shelves
16. 66 小 The Lane House: Flipping the Table Gets Me a Siheyuan 小巷人家：掀桌子掀出一套四合院 Profit from the Buddha佛中取利Male-Channel Fanfiction128k WordsOngoing Yu Xiao, a graduate student at C9 University, was kept up late watching the drama A Lifelong Journey by his girlfriend. With too much research to do and several nights of unhealthy sleep deprivation, he suddenly died in an aerial hotel at the Oriental Pearl Tower and transmigrated into the drama A Lifelong Journey. Zhuang Tunan’s grandma: “A Ling, there’s no room at the table. Take Xiaoting to eat in the kitchen!” Zhuang Tunan: “My mom made all this, and our family bought it. If you won’t let —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 靠 (Crossover) Conquering the Martial World with a Red Packet Group （综影视）靠红包群称霸江湖 Xi Gezi西格子Female-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted Shen Yixiang transmigrates to a martial world of flashing blades and clashing swords. She thinks she's just a wage slave, quietly doing her tasks and keeping her head down until old age. Who could have guessed? “Ding! Red Envelope Group loaded successfully!” “Ding! You got a copy of the Nine Yin Manual!” “Ding! You got a medical genius's handbook!” “Ding!” “Ding!” “Ding!” And then she becomes the greatest martial artist under heaven!!!??? “Ding! You got one peerless husband!!!????” This isn't qu 6.1kReads8.1Score313Shelves
18. 68 8 The 1980s Supporting Female Lead: Starting a Rat Race in the Cotton Mill Alley 80女配：从棉纺厂小巷开始内卷 Drinking Poison for Seven Days七日饮鸩Female-Channel Fanfiction310k WordsCompleted [System + transmigration + period setting + business] [Not a mindless power fantasy. Readers who can't tolerate bold characters, please stay away.] Wu Shanshan, a college student from the twenty-first century, transmigrates into the body of Wu Shanshan, the villainess in the hit period drama A Lane for Us, bringing along a “Taking a Loss Is a Blessing” System. Her life of turning fate around with a golden finger begins. What does “Taking a Loss Is a Blessing” mean? It means spitting out whatever 511Reads8.2Score—Shelves
19. 69 穿 I Entered the Show and Won Over All the Finest Supporting Men 穿进剧里收获各种绝佳男配 Have a Peach吃个桃子Female-Channel Fanfiction767k WordsCompleted Fantasy becomes reality, and a feel-good story is born!!! I just want to date all my favorite characters. If that’s not your thing, steer clear. If that’s not your thing, steer clear. If that’s not your thing, steer clear. I Fly Towards You ✓ Only for Love ✓ Hidden Love ✓ Whirlwind Girl 1 ✓ Fireworks of My Heart ✓ 1.7kReads—Score101Shelves
20. 70 小 A Place Called Home: From the Start, I’m Zhuang Xiaoting 小巷人家：开局穿成庄筱婷 A Full House of Cat Servants满满的铲屎官Female-Channel Fanfiction270k WordsCompleted She wakes up as Zhuang Xiaoting from A Lane in the Sun? Reform “Filial Zhuang,” protect her mother, and whip her brother into shape. How will a modern female executive play the pig to eat the tiger? With the System at her back, she seizes every opportunity and rides the wave of the times... to live a brilliant life! Much later, Zhuang Xiaoting has amassed trillions and become Asia’s richest person. As Asia’s first female billionaire, she looks back on her life and gives reporters the ultimate hu 316Reads—Score—Shelves

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    ✨✨The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of Zhuang Xiaoting (before the plot begins). Unaware of the plot, she protects Huang Ling and tries to reform the "Xiaozhuang" father and son (—she tried her best, but it seems to be of little use at the moment; those who should be blindly filial are blindly filial, and those who should pretend to be stupid are pretending to be stupid, so the female protagonist gave up)... She makes money through business, supports herself and her mother, and helps her mother divorce to get rid of the "vampires" of the Zhuang family... The male protagonist should, unsurprisingly, be her childhood sweetheart Lin Dongzhe (system background character).

21. 71 小 The Alley: Childhood Sweethearts, Side by Side 小巷人家之竹马绕青梅 The Daughter Who Wants to Be King of the Pirates要当海贼王的女儿Female-Channel Fanfiction193k WordsOngoing The cotton mill renovated an alley into staff housing, and three families moved into the far end. The restoration of the college entrance exam, reform and opening up, family squabbles, and the bustle of life in a little alley. And him... In an era filled with both opportunity and challenge, the three families weathered the ups and downs of the times. The adults found their own paths, while the children worked hard to build a future. The push and pull between family and romance, and friendship bl 12Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    They are all being serialized.

22. 72 小 The Happy Life of a Family in a Little Alley 小巷人家之幸福生活 Go, Lihai!立海冲鸭Female-Channel Fanfiction408k WordsCompleted Lin Yue spent her whole life unloved by both her father and mother. After finally escaping her suffocating family, she became a diligent corporate drone just to support herself. She never expected a car accident to send her on a wondrous journey. They say an unhappy childhood takes a lifetime to heal from. But she has many lifetimes ahead of her, so this is wonderfully healing! World One: A Lane in the City She becomes the eldest daughter of the Lin family, cherished by her parents and adored by 731Reads6.5Score—Shelves
23. 73 小 The Alley: The Family's Precious Pearl 小巷人家之掌上明珠 Gathered Into a Ball团一团了Female-Channel Fanfiction127k WordsOngoing Three families live in a little alley in the residential quarter of a Suzhou cotton mill. As the times change, their everyday lives are transformed. The Zhuang family has a son and a daughter. The father is a teacher, and the mother works at the cotton mill. The Lin family also has a son and a daughter: boy-girl twins whose parents are deeply in love. The Wu family is a blended family with two daughters and a son. Blended families are never easy. And so, as the times change, the lives of all thr —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 小 The Lane Family: I Give My Biased Stepmother a Piece of My Mind 小巷人家：暴怼偏心继母 Fearless Grapefruit无畏西柚Male-Channel Fanfiction160k WordsOngoing A top student in his early twenties, he transmigrates into the Wu family from the TV drama A Lifelong Journey, right after graduating from college. And not just anyone: he’s now the little brat Wu Xiaojun. Seeing his timid father and his sister being bullied by their stepmother, he decides he’s had enough! “Zhang Amei, what are you staring at?!” “I call you Mom to show you respect. Without that, what can you do about it, Zhang?” You won’t let me eat? Can’t I earn my own money? Watch Wu Xiaojun d 97Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 75 妈 The Seventh Door of Mother 妈妈的第七扇门 Tale of the Literary Star文星传Urban304k WordsCompleted For a long time, I never understood my mother’s past. This was the first time I had looked so deeply back on her life: one generation of women interpreting another. In the 1990s, my eighteen-year-old mother left a small mountain village in Nanyang and headed alone for the glittering city. A scrap of gum wrapper brought her face to face with the calamity of her life: Liu Dawang. And so the door to her fate opened. She made a living in urban villages and hotpot restaurants, leaning on her best fr 631Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's similar yet original. Girls are like rapeseed, their fates determined by where they're sown. My mother, like a rapeseed, was sown directly in the city and grew into a vast forest that gave three men a headache.

26. 76 小 The Lin Family Has a Daughter 小巷人家之林家有女 September Toward the Sun九月向阳Female-Channel Fanfiction151k WordsOngoing In this story, the heroine Lin Kexin is Lin Dongzhe’s twin sister. When the cotton mill assigned housing, the Lin, Zhuang, and Wu families were all placed in the same little alley. The Lin couple are loving and have a son and a daughter. Their son is mischievous and hates studying, while their lively, adorable daughter has inherited her father’s love of learning. Given the contrast, you can imagine how differently the siblings are treated at home. Still, even with all the bickering, life in the 110Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 77 小 The Alley: I Transmigrated as Zhuang Tunan and Flipped the Table from the Start 小巷人家：穿越庄图南，开局掀桌 Loves Scallion Pancakes喜欢吃油饼Male-Channel Fanfiction233k WordsCompleted {If you don’t like it, fight back} + {pure wish fulfillment} + {TV adaptations} + {Stories of the Alley} Transmigrating into the world of Stories of the Alley, Zhuang Tunan becomes Huang Ling’s eldest son and is bound to an Emotion Value System. Whenever he makes someone feel something, he earns emotion points, which can be exchanged for rewards. From the start, he sees that his mother and younger sister aren’t allowed to eat at the table. Zhuang Tunan flies into a rage and points at Grandma Zhu 1.1kReads5.5Score107Shelves
28. 78 小 Lane Life: The Brother Is Mom's Son 小巷人家是哥哥是妈妈的儿子 A Bottle of Immortality Shampoo, Please来瓶长生洗发水Female-Channel Fanfiction384k WordsCompleted Zhuang Tunan was born in Suzhou in the 1970s. He had a younger sister, his mother worked in a cotton mill, and his father was a middle school teacher. In theory, his family shouldn't have had too hard a life. “I'm hungry again!” I rubbed my stomach and watched Dad quietly slip out with the ribs Mom had bought that morning, straight after finishing her night shift, braving the cold wind! He was probably taking them to Grandpa and Grandma, even though everyone at home was still going hungry! Zhuan 469Reads8.2Score—Shelves
29. 79 小 The Alleyway: I Tear Into the Entire Zhuang Family from the Start 小巷人家：开局怒怼庄家全员 Beacon Fire Fan烽火迷Female-Channel Fanfiction597k WordsCompleted Modern student Zhuang Xiaoman was so furious after watching A Lane in Our Village that she literally died of anger in the middle of the night, then transmigrated into the TV drama, where she became Zhuang Xiaoting's twin sister, Zhuang Xiaoman! Good! Great! Wonderful! Just watch me tear into those two old fossils! And that mama's boy of a dad, too! “Why does my mom have to cook this meal?” “Why does my third aunt get to just sit down and eat?!” “What? There's no room?” “Easy. Then nobody gets to 254Reads6.9Score—Shelves
30. 80 重 Back to 1996: Taking Down the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 重回1996：干翻供销社 Night Blue Sky夜蓝天空Urban396k WordsOngoing [Reborn] [Period] [Lighthearted Comedy] [Ensemble Cast] [Sweet Romance] [Modern Romance] At forty-eight, seasoned old hand Meng Qiheng touches an old mirror and returns to rural northern Jiangsu in 1996! From the start, he stops his father from signing away everything for a brick and tile factory. With just 2.5 yuan in startup capital, he uses his insider knowledge to catch and sell eels, sell rainproof tarps, and crush the state-run supply cooperative! He teams up with his buddies to open a vid 462Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this period novel. It's not only about making money but also hilarious, and it features brotherhood, parental love, and first love...

31. 81 人 In The Alley, I Tear into the Zhuang Family’s Old Creep from the Start 人在小巷，开局怒怼庄家老登 I Absolutely Love Lemon Tea我超爱喝柠檬茶Male-Channel Fanfiction93k WordsOngoing I transmigrated to the 1980s and somehow became Zhuang Tunan from A Lane Home. His mother, Huang Ling, has just prepared a whole banquet for a birthday celebration, but the old men of the Zhuang family won't even let her sit at the table? Granny Zhuang: “Eldest daughter-in-law, take Xiaoting to eat in the kitchen.” Zhuang Tunan watches as everyone at the table stuffs themselves with meat and vegetables, while his mother, Huang Ling, and his poor little sister are left eating plain noodles in the 53Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    Zhuang Chao, a 25-year-old young woman, is looking for a job. Recently, she has become obsessed with a TV series (The People of the Alley) recommended by a colleague. However, she never expected that this TV series would make her so angry.

32. 82 四 Siheyuan: I Only Want to Live a Quiet Life 四合院：只想平淡过一生 Beneath the Stars, Just for You披星戴月只为你Male-Channel Fanfiction2.4M WordsCompleted This book is dedicated to my younger self, to the chaos of those days and the loneliness buried deep inside, and to everyone who can't help looking back on the past. It's also dedicated to you, if you'd like to learn about life in Beijing's crowded courtyard compounds. This place was once a little world of its own: the gray walls were mottled, the doorways stood side by side, and life was noisy and real. Neighbors schemed and quarreled, clashing over every inch of land and wall, and getting red 35kReads7.9Score1.2kShelves

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    Although this is a story set in a courtyard house, it's a refreshing read. It avoids dark or drastic alterations, doesn't lower intelligence, maintains rigorous logic and detailed data, and reveals how characters' personalities and ways of doing things have changed over generations—a breath of fresh air in the world of courtyard houses. Most importantly, it provides in-depth analysis of the characters, especially Jia Zhangshi, which is written in a very engaging way.

33. 83 改 Remarried to the Rough-Hewn Neighbor, the Young Bride Is Spoiled Rotten 改嫁隔壁糙汉，小媳妇被宠上天 The Eldest Miss of the Muzi Family木子家大小姐Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Original title: "Left Alone at Home, the Neighboring Roughneck Has His Eye on Her" [1980s | Countryside | Realistic | Devoted Couple | Possessive Favoritism | Age Gap | Love Rival Showdown] In 1980, Li Chuntao is married off in exchange for her older brother’s marriage. But on their wedding night, her groom elopes with his old flame. Overnight, she becomes the village’s target of scorn, branded a woman who brings bad luck. Her mother-in-law calls her a jinx, while a pack of old bachelors eye 38.3kReads8.6Score1.6kShelves

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    This is incredibly realistic and beautiful; it's exactly what you're looking for.

34. 84 小 Wild Beauty in the Alleyways 小巷人家野色澜珊 Probably Lazy to Death估计是懒死的Female-Channel Fanfiction306k WordsCompleted The female lead is Wu Shanshan from Xiaoxiang Renjia, paired with Gu Yiye from Ace Troops. [Celebrity fans who hate this, please don’t come in. If reading this makes you uncomfortable and you give me a low rating, I really won’t understand. Fans of the original work, please steer clear too. No hard feelings, and thank you, everyone. It’s not easy for those of us writing cheesy stories, so let’s be understanding of each other!] The narrow lane is as cramped as ever. Swept along by the tide of the 717Reads8.2Score100Shelves

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    This is good; Wu Shanshan is reborn, studies medicine, and becomes a couple with Gu Yiye.

35. 85 人 At Dusk 人到黄昏 A Foolish Girl一个傻女子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Family love, romance, friendship, and neighborly affection. The ordinary, uneventful lives of everyday people; the changing times reflected in rural life; the differences between two generations in their views on elder care; and how the elderly and children of the new era should face the twilight years of life. 46.7kReads9.1Score4.3kShelves

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    Highly recommended

36. 86 那 Love in Those Days 那年爱情 Luo Nanyue洛南月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted I was born in the countryside in the 1970s. This book recounts my extraordinary upbringing, followed by all the ups and downs of getting married, starting a family, and raising children. At its heart is the clash between my generation’s outlook and that of my parents, whose views on marriage, love, and life were shaped by their era, as well as the clashes with my own children’s generation. Life is an experience we pass through, with no right or wrong. People in every era have their own beliefs, 346Reads8.6Score102Shelves
37. 87 丑 The Ugly Daughter-in-Law Takes on Her Cruel Mother-in-Law 丑媳妇大战恶婆婆 Pan Yu盘语Modern Romance3.5M WordsOngoing The print edition is titled The Fading Embers of Mortal Life and is available on Taobao. [Satisfying highs and heartbreaking lows] [Traditional period setting] [Family drama] [The hardships of real life] This is the story of the joys and sorrows of three generations of women in a dysfunctional family, and how they grow amid the chaos of family life. Fu Ying is born into desperation. Her mother is a gambler, and her father is violent. When she reaches marrying age, no one dares take her as a wife 58kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
38. 88 她 Her Walled-In World 她的围城 Su Laosan素老三Modern Romance5.0M WordsOngoing This book is based on a true story. It's not a wish-fulfillment novel, and it is slow-paced. In the 1990s, Jing An gets married. Unsure yet hopeful about marriage, she endures her in-laws' schemes and her sister-in-law's attempts to drive a wedge between her and her husband. At last, she and Jiuguang make it through their difficult adjustment period, and she thinks a brighter future is finally within reach. But that light is stolen by another woman. And so begins a battle of schemes and rivalr 29.3kReads9.2Score810Shelves
39. 89 听 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水Urban186k WordsOngoing Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 757Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A heartfelt story set in a bygone era, a deep love story unfolds in the Listening Wind Pavilion. Amidst the most ordinary of everyday moments, who can truly soothe the extraordinary heart of a man?

40. 90 穿 I Transmigrated into A Lifelong Journey, and I’ll Spoil Huang Ling and Her Daughter 穿越小巷人家，黄玲母女我来宠 Zheng Shuai郑帅Male-Channel Fanfiction303k WordsCompleted Zhao Weiguo transmigrates into "A Lifelong Journey", becoming Zhuang Xiaoting’s wealthy cousin. He lives by just one principle: spoil Xiaoting and Aunt Huang Ling without limits! “Cousin, I’m craving meat!” “Come on, Xiaoting. I’ll take you and Auntie out to eat!” “Cousin, Grandpa and Grandma want to take our new house and move in. They say they’ll make sure we can’t live there either if we refuse. What should we do?” “Don’t be scared, Xiaoting. I’ll break their legs!” “Cousin, boo-hoo. Mom and 174Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Wandering through alleyways and homes, the male protagonist uses his memories from his past life to do business and becomes incredibly wealthy.

41. 91 人 A Lifelong Journey: Zhou Bingkun’s Comeback 人世间：周秉昆逆袭人生 Gentleman of the World人间公子Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Making Up for Regrets, Cozy Everyday Life, Building Wealth, Major Twists] Did watching A Lifelong Journey leave you feeling deeply dissatisfied? Zhou Bingkun lived a life of kindness and integrity, yet suffered hardship and ended up in prison. Zheng Juan was virtuous and resilient all her life, yet endured one hardship after another. Cai Xiaoguang never had children, spending his whole life waiting for Zhou Rong. The love Zhou Rong gave up everything to pursue still lost to the struggles of eve 4.2kReads8.7Score224Shelves

    Reader note

    This is a good fan fiction, a work that makes up for the regrets in the drama!

42. 92 归 The Way Home 归途 Xia Dayu夏大雨Two Male Leads191k WordsCompleted [Tao Dongling vs. Chen Zhaolai] [Top-Tier Novel + Two Male Leads + Urban Life + Everyday People + Hard Work + Happy Ending + Sweet Romance + Realistic] There’s a little shop along the route Tao Dongling has been driving lately, where you can park, eat, and stay the night. It’s pretty cheap and clean, and the owner is quiet, handling all the work inside and out by himself. Then one day, Tao Dongling said to the owner, “Brother Lai, every time I come here, I don’t want to leave.” Chen Zhaolai took 28kReads9.6Score3kShelves

    Reader note

    This is a fan-made drama; those who can accept that can take a look.

43. 93 小 A Little Alley: Transmigrate as Zhuang Tunan, Starting Off by Slipping Him a Laxative 小巷人家：穿越庄图南开局下泻药 Rice Noodles Dong米线咚Male-Channel Fanfiction104k WordsOngoing [A Lifelong Journey + tormenting the Zhuang family + System + everyday family life + satisfying read + livestreaming] After an accident, I transmigrate into the TV drama A Lifelong Journey and become Zhuang Tunan, Huang Ling’s son. I get an Emotion Points System. As long as I make people around me feel something, I earn Emotion Points. What! The Zhuang matriarch’s family won’t even let my mom sit at the table to eat! Redeem: tasteless, odorless laxatives. I get the whole family to take them, and —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🔥3️⃣ Lin Xiaojun transmigrates into the TV series "The People of the Alley." Before the war, his parents gave his godmother, Huang Ling, a sum of money and entrusted him to her care. Unexpectedly, Huang Ling's mother-in-law, Old Lady Zhuang, finds out about the money. To get her hands on the money, Old Lady Zhuang instigates her son to divorce Huang Ling, using this as leverage to force Huang Ling to hand over the money.

44. 94 小 The Alley: I, Zhuang Tunan, Am Ridiculously Rich 小巷人家：我庄图南实在太有钱了 Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry, Just the Egg番茄炒蛋光吃蛋Male-Channel Fanfiction109k WordsOngoing “Why go back to college after making your first fortune?” Zhuang Tunan, named after the eldest grandson of the Zhuang family in the TV series, couldn’t help but grumble. In the original series, Zhuang Tunan, his brother-in-law Lin Dongzhe, and his cousin Xiang Pengfei went south to buy stock and made a fortune reselling tape recorders. Just as Zhuang Tunan, watching the show, was imagining how the three brothers could keep making even more money, Zhuang Tunan and Lin Dongzhe went off to college. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 95 小 The Alley: My Father Is a Nation-Defending General, and the Zhuang Family Is Crushed 小巷：家父镇国大将，破防庄家！ A Hundred Million Oranges亿颗橙Male-Channel Fanfiction130k WordsOngoing Lin Xiaojun transmigrated into the TV drama A Lane in the Alley. Before the war, his parents gave his godmother, Huang Ling, a sum of money and entrusted him to her care. To his surprise, Huang Ling’s mother-in-law, Granny Zhuang, found out about the money. Wanting to get her hands on it, Granny Zhuang even incited her son to divorce Huang Ling, using the threat to force her to hand over the money. At the crucial moment, General Lin, the great defender of the nation, and his staff officer, Zh —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 96 小 A Lane-Side Family: A Winner from Infancy 小巷人家：从婴儿开始的人生赢家 Famous at Three三岁爆火Male-Channel Fanfiction183k WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a period drama, I start out as a baby, abandoned in an alley in the family compound of Suzhou Cotton Mill No. 2. I beg people to adopt me, but everyone rejects me. Only Huang Ling, passing by, takes me in despite everyone’s objections. She’s pregnant herself, and might not even be able to raise her second child. And now she’s adopting another one? Everyone in the compound waits to see Huang Ling make a fool of herself, expecting family squabbles and a life full of petty 45Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 97 人 In the Alley: I'm the Boss's Favorite 人在小巷：我是庄家最靓的崽 North Sea Fisherman北海渔民Male-Channel Fanfiction515k WordsCompleted [A Lane Home fanfiction + transmigration + System + family + affection + period setting + urban life] [A light, cozy story, not a brainless power fantasy. Read with caution.] Huang Jingxing transmigrates into the period drama A Lane Home as Zhuang Xiaoting’s twin brother! Even more absurdly, he was given away as a child to Huang Ling’s younger brother, Huang Yifei, and became an “outsider.” Fate has it in for him: his adoptive parents both die in a car accident. After going around in circles, he 196Reads5.6Score—Shelves

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    1️⃣ Zhuang Tuyi, who transmigrated into the body of Zhuang Tunan's twin brother in a small alley, possesses the soul of an adult but the body of a child. As the eldest grandson of the Zhuang family, he wields power like a tyrant, disciplining his younger brother, protecting his sister, and even finding reasons to teach a lesson to his grandparents' vampire-like family. After all, he is no longer the Zhuang Tuyi of the past.

48. 98 小 The Alley: Three Meat Stews a Day, and Zhuang Xiaoting Won't Leave Me Alone 小巷：一天三炖肉，庄筱婷赖上我 Call Me Old Jiu请叫我老九Male-Channel Fanfiction163k WordsOngoing Su Cheng transmigrated into the world of A Little Alley and awakened the Snatch-Away System. His starter pack gave him the limits of human strength and a portable storage space! [Ding! You snatched the “Blocked Drain” incident and received a whole side of pork!] [Ding! You snatched “Zhuang Xiaoting’s affection for Lin Dongzhe” and received a big bag of White Rabbit Creamy Candy!] [Ding! You snatched the “Hole in Lin Dongzhe’s Pants” incident and received a 1982 edition of the Monkey King comic b 2Reads5.9Score—Shelves
49. 99 小 A Little Alleyway: Lin Donghan of the Lin Family 小巷人家：林家林栋翰 Farmer's Third Little One农家三小Male-Channel Fanfiction500k WordsCompleted [The male lead has watched the TV adaptation of A Lane in the Warm Sun and has some regrets about how things turned out. He also envies the atmosphere of that era and the Lin family's home.] The male lead is the eldest son of the Lin family, Lin Donghan. “Han” symbolizes profound learning and literary talent, complementing the image of a gifted pillar of society. His name suggests that he will achieve success in both his studies and career. He is also Lin Dongzhe's older brother in the original 85Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 100 闯 Heading to the Northeast: Lin Erni's Bumpy Road to Happiness 闯关东：林二妮的颠簸幸福路 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [No contrived twists] [No cheat powers] [Traditional] [Realistic] [Period] [Rural] [Hardship] [Inspirational] Lin Erni was born in Heze, Shandong, and married into Harbin in the Northeast. She struggled to get by amid the freezing snow in the mountains, then later had no one to rely on and went alone beyond the mountains to make a living. The first time, she was tossed from one place to another like a bag of steamed buns, made a child bride, and beaten and cursed. The second time, her father sol 21.7kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves

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    I highly recommend checking out this book about women venturing into Northeast China. It's a beautifully written work of rural literature.

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