Looking for Period Novels Like A Lifelong Journey and The Alley! 求像《小巷人家》《人世间》这样的年代文！

1. 151 七 The Seventies Compound: A Family with Children 七零大院，家有儿女 Cheng An'an, Don't Get a Tattoo程安安不要纹身啊Modern Romance782k WordsOngoing [No rebirth or transmigration, off-the-charts chemistry | Talented daughter of a condemned family × Upright, loyal military officer | Marriage Before Love + sweet romance + healing in a bygone era] 💥 A ruthless devil by day, a starving wolf by night! Yang Yi, the army's top combat champion, makes even the new recruits' legs shake at the sound of his footsteps. But when he gets home, “I haven't seen you in half a month. I've missed you like crazy.” He pins her against the door, his rough fingerti 1.4kReads—Score103Shelves

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   It tells the story of a military family compound, set in 1977, focusing on the lives of four families: Yang, Qi, Zhao, and Li. The Yang family is the main focus, with the female protagonist, Wen Zhiyun, an intellectual, who marries Yang Yi, a military rogue. The couple has a contrasting personalities—one gentle, one strong—and a pair of mischievous twins. The Qi family has a pitiful left-behind child, Qi Songming, and the Zhao family has a chubby-cheeked boy, Zhao Hu. These four children are childhood sweethearts who grew up together! The Li family's son, Heiniu, has just been born and can only babble all day.

2. 152 平 Ordinary World: From the Start, I Married Tian Runye 平凡的世界：开局娶了田润叶 Qin Chuan Gala秦川嘎啦Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Sun Shaoning is reborn as Sun Shaoning, the second son of the Sun family in the TV adaptation of The Ordinary World. He's just returned home after leaving the army and serving on the southern battlefield, thinking of all the things in the show that left him unsatisfied. Fortunately, it's all just beginning. His eldest brother has just finished meeting his future sister-in-law, He Xiulian. Then let's start by saving Sister Runye. Li Xiangqian, go play in the dirt. Sister Runye is mine. It's not t 6.5kReads7.6Score474Shelves
3. 153 穿 Transmigrate as Zhuang Tunan: From a Humble Alley to the Glamorous Metropolis 穿越庄图南从烟火小巷到风云魔都 Ruling the South of the Yangtze独霸江南Male-Channel Fanfiction231k WordsCompleted [A Little Alley] [Fan Fiction] [Zhuang Tunan] [One Female Lead, Pure Romance: Li Jia for now] [For readers who enjoy a little madness; no divorce, no brainless decisions, and as true to the era as possible] Zhuang Tunan of Blue Star transmigrates into the hit TV drama A Little Alley, bringing a Father-Pleasing System with him. He vows to live a life unlike any other in this great era, while also changing the fates of Wu Shanshan, Li Jia, Zhuang Xiaoting, Lin Dongzhe, Xiang Pengfei, and others... 266Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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   These are all fanfictions from the alley.

4. 154 小 A Place Called Home: Xiang Pengfei Becoming the Richest Man Is No Big Deal 小巷人家：我项鹏飞做首富不过分 I Love Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry with Chili爱吃番茄炒蛋加辣椒Male-Channel Fanfiction310k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + rebirth, no System, entrepreneurship, no fawning, a little romance, a touch of nostalgia] Xiang Pengfei, a contrarian from the modern world, thought his classmate Xiang Pengfei was pathetically useless. With all the opportunities of the era right in front of him, all he could do was drive a bus and resell supplies for a bit of money. It was downright embarrassing! If he were Xiang Pengfei, he'd crush everyone in his path and dote on his aunt by marriage alone! Riding the wave o 105Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 155 小 Neighbors in a Narrow Alley: Starting by Telling the Zhuang Family's Old Man Off 小巷人家：从怒怼庄家老登开始 Ice Sugar Little Jia冰糖小佳Male-Channel Fanfiction232k WordsOngoing {Period flavor}+{Feel-good power fantasy}+{Ripping into the old geezers of the Zhuang family}+{Farming} After transmigrating into Zhuang Tunan from A Life in a Lane, he gets a gold ring. As long as he collects emotional points, he can unlock god-tier skills. Such as mind reading, psychological manipulation, the ability to read people, a superhuman brain, and maxed-out cooking skills... From the start, Huang Ling is driven into the kitchen to eat by the Zhuang family. Granny Zhuang: “Ah Ling, the 13Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 156 重 Reborn as Zhou Bingkun: Making Money by Selling Scrap Cloth 重生周秉昆，赚钱从卖废品布开始 Dan Luoyang丹洛阳Male-Channel Fanfiction757k WordsCompleted Zhou Bingkun wakes up one day to discover he has been reborn in the 1970s. In this life, he won’t let Zhou Nan die overseas, his mother Li Suhua won’t be left paralyzed, and Sun Ganchao won’t end up throwing himself in front of a train because of his illness. 948Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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   The first four are about the human world, followed by the story of the alleyway dwellers. The alleyway dwellers are worth keeping; they're mostly newly started stories. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

7. 157 综 Film and TV Crossover: The Green Tea Beauty Only Breaks Up Official Couples 综影视：绿茶美人她专拆官配 It's Qiqi是七七呀Female-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Unparalleled Beauty Heroine + Sweet Romance + Love-Brained Hero + Quick Transmigration + Devoted Love + System + Face-Slapping] Shen Wu, a green-tea spirit who absorbed the essence of heaven and earth to take human form, begins a sweet-romance quick-transmigration journey through film and TV worlds to help the chosen ones of fate fulfill their destinies. When the System challenges her for slacking off: Green-tea spirit Shen Wu: “A high-level green tea always gets the other person to make the 19.5kReads7.1Score582Shelves

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   All of these are available.

8. 158 综 I Have a Golden Finger Across the Multiverse 综影视我有金手指 Sun Ningyi孙柠一Female-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsOngoing [Ensemble film and TV worlds + quick transmigration + no fixed romance + spiritual spring in a pocket dimension + beautiful heroine + naive and sweet + light reading, not a strong heroine] The author likes to revise the story, so readers who have seen it before may notice differences. Please bear with me. Content warnings: 1. The heroine is naive and sweet, childish, and the author’s writing is terrible. 2. The heroine only retains memories from her original world each time she transmigrates. 3. 8kReads7.9Score157Shelves
9. 159 快 Quick Transmigration: A Screen-and-Page Odyssey Beginning with Parents' Love 快穿从父母爱情开始的影视漫游行 Fuzi Loves Fried Chicken爱吃炸鸡的福子Female-Channel Fanfiction3.2M WordsCompleted [TV dramas + System + one heroine + changing the plot] Told from the male lead's perspective, the story transmigrates him into television dramas. He rescues characters whose tragic endings left viewers dissatisfied. Romance plots may break up canon couples. Modern urban and period settings feature one heroine, while ancient settings may have multiple heroines depending on the characters. The first world was written as practice and isn't very good, so feel free to skip it. You can pick any world 14.7kReads7.9Score483Shelves
10. 160 综 Surviving as a Supporting Female Character in the World of Film and TV 综影视之女配求生存 Mountains and Seas, Bright Moon山海明月Female-Channel Fanfiction2.6M WordsOngoing May I be a star and you the moon, shining together in the clear night, night after night. 5.4kReads6.2Score105Shelves
11. 161 综 White Jade Space Across the TV Multiverse 综影视白玉空间 ~Yi Ya Ya～依呀呀Female-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Currently updating: My Journey to You Fireworks of My Heart Till the End of the Moon The Vampire Diaries The Heirs New Life Begins Love Like the Galaxy Love Between Fairy and Devil Love Like the Galaxy Happiness Is All Around Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace The King's Avatar, original version Ashes of Love The Story of Minglan You Are My Glory The Originals Eternal Love Empresses in the Palace The Love You Give Me + The Disguiser My Love from the Star Better Days + A Little Red Flower The Long B 2.6kReads6.8Score101Shelves
12. 162 往 The Past Blows Away: A Noble Son from a Humble Home 往事随风之寒门贵子 Hermit of the Little Hidden Garden小隐园散人Modern Romance112k WordsOngoing The author’s debut novel. This new work is written in a modern, realistic style. The protagonist, Zhou Tiancheng, comes from a poor family. His father died when he was young, his mother remarried, and he was raised by his elderly grandparents. Zhou Tiancheng experiences every facet of life, takes his share of hardship from society, and endures heartbreak. He presses on through every obstacle and eventually realizes his dream! Please check out my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't let worldly desires cloud your vision; life is but a hundred years or so! Keep your feet on the ground and your heart will be at peace; the common people are the true essence of humanity! This book is very suitable for middle-aged and elderly readers. There's no fantasy, no time travel, no reincarnation; it's full of a sense of the times, down-to-earth, touching, with simple emotions and positive energy—definitely worth reading!

13. 163 情 The Emotion Café 情绪咖啡馆 Black and White Cinema黑白映画Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted [A slow-paced, youthful, modern, heartwarming comedy with a touch of supernatural powers] She can “see” other people’s emotions. She came from a big city to this small town. The weather in late autumn shifted between cloudy and clear. She stood in front of a glass window with a “For Rent” sign on it. Well, this is where the story begins... 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A heartwarming coming-of-age novel set in the city.

14. 164 媳 My Wife Deng Xiaoyang, I'm Li Chaoyang 媳妇邓晓阳我叫李朝阳 Deng Xiaoyang and Li Chaoyang邓晓阳与李朝阳Urban13.4M WordsOngoing [Realism, political ups and downs, contests of human nature, and the turbulent 1990s] Political connections are the greatest resource. In 1985, I was discharged from the army and returned to my hometown. Though I had fought on the front lines and earned a third-class merit, I was still prepared to spend the rest of my life tending crops. While handling my paperwork at the township armed forces office, I met Li Shangwu, the head of the office. He was a transferred officer from another division in 57.8kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
15. 165 平 The Plains' True Colors 平原底色 Ban Liang搬凉Urban116k WordsOngoing Beginning in the twenty-first century, this novel follows Fang Lizhu, a child of the post-80s generation growing up in the rural Jianghan Plain of central China. Through Fang Lizhu's education, work, and the many people he meets and events he experiences, the novel portrays how life has changed for people across the plains since the start of the new century. It also depicts the many ways ordinary people respond to sweeping changes in a new era and a shifting social landscape: the choices they ma 17Reads—Score114Shelves

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    The currently serialized novel, "The Underlying Colors of the Plains," is worth reading! The novel begins at the start of the 21st century and is told from the perspective of Fang Lizhu, a post-80s child from a rural area in the Jianghan Plain in central China. Through the depiction of the various people and events that Fang Lizhu encounters during his studies and work, the novel reflects both the changes in the lives of the people of the plains after the beginning of the new century and the various aspects of life of ordinary people facing the great changes of the times, whether they actively or passively choose, actively persevere or passively escape.

16. 166 六 Back to the Sixties: Becoming a Chef at a Big Factory 六十年代之回到大厂当厨子 Spanish Mackerel Dumplings鲅鱼饺子Urban301k WordsCompleted (Period Drama + Rebirth + Siheyuan Courtyard + Farming + No Golden Finger) Wang Jianguo spent his whole life meekly working in the back kitchen of a machinery factory. He had no wife or children, and even the factory took care of his funeral. Perhaps his obsession ran too deep, because time turned back and returned him to the moment before it all began... There’s no golden finger at any point. The protagonist won’t reach the pinnacle of life or slaughter his way through the world. If that’s not 7.4kReads9.0Score440Shelves

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    In the late 1970s, three families—the Zhuang, Lin, and Wu—lived in a small alley in the residential area of ​​a Suzhou cotton mill. The resumption of the college entrance examination, the return of educated youth to the city, and the reform and opening up brought about dramatic changes in the lives of the parents and children of these three families. A small courtyard, wisps of smoke rising from chimneys—the story of several families and two generations. 2. (Era + Rebirth + Courtyard House + Farming + No Cheat Codes) Wang Jianguo spent his entire life working in the kitchen of a machinery factory, childless and without children. Even his funeral arrangements were handled by the factory. Perhaps his obsession ran too deep, so deep that he turned back time, returning to a time before everything happened… No cheat codes throughout, the protagonist will not reach the pinnacle of life, nor will he dominate the world. If you mind this, you can leave now. 3. [Main text completed] [Not a transmigration, not a rebirth, not a wish-fulfillment story, no cheat codes] [Ordinary stories of ordinary people, leaning towards slice-of-life] A heartwarming slice-of-life story with a group portrait. The scenes of many characters are like microcosms of life, so vivid and full of life! There aren't many extreme characters; they are all within the range of normal people. Humorous and witty, with tender emotions. 4. [No transmigration, no system, no space, no rebirth, none of the modern novel elements you know.] It records the ordinary life of a small town in northern China in the 1980s, condensing the memories of an era through the brothers and sisters in one family. The trivialities in the story may not be pleasing, but they are the most real imprints of life. 5. (Era + Courtyard House + Ordinary Citizens + Small Business) After reading "Reborn in the 1960s: Back to the Factory as a Cook," you can read this book as a sequel. If you haven't read it, you can read it separately. It features a simple yet vivid portrayal of family members, with well-developed and lively characters. 6. (Era + Transmigration + Daily Life + Gossip + Mini-Group Portrait) 7. [Courtyard House + Group Portrait + Family Matters + Enjoying the Show + Daily Life + Heartwarming Version of "Love in the Courtyard House"] Sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, salty—everyone's a happy person. Oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea—they gossip together. Ordinary stories of ordinary people amidst the changing times. From the turbulent 1975 to the prosperous 2018. "Love in the Courtyard House"—family, love, friendship…

17. 167 大 The Courtyard Compound: The Warmth of Everyday Life 大杂院：人间烟火气 Du Xiaore杜小惹Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted [Period setting + family drama + everyday life] If you're young and inexperienced, take this as a warning and steer clear. This book probably isn't for you. It has none of the usual wish-fulfillment tropes and no imaginary cheat powers. It's simply an ordinary story about people in northern China. [No transmigration, no System, no pocket dimension, no being reborn, and none of the modern-novel elements you know.] It records the ordinary life of a northern town in the 1980s, capturing the memorie 8.6kReads9.1Score757Shelves

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    Two books written by the same person

18. 168 老 The Wang Family in the 1990s 老王家的九十年代 Spanish Mackerel Dumplings鲅鱼饺子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Period setting + courtyard homes + ordinary folks + small businesses) After reading Reborn in the 1960s: Back at the Factory as a Cook, you can treat this book as a sequel, but it also works fine on its own. Against the backdrop of state-owned enterprises going into decline in the 1990s, the everyday lives of a young couple serve as the thread connecting a colorful cast of ordinary people and their bustling neighborhood. There are local police officers, state-enterprise employees, people with r 3.6kReads8.9Score270Shelves
19. 169 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: Daily Gossip in the Compound in the 1960s 穿书六零：大院吃瓜日常 Yunyang Peach Cake云阳桃片Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted (Historical setting + transmigrate into a book + everyday life + gossip-watching + a touch of ensemble cast) When Lin An’an wakes up, she has transmigrated into a historical novel as a disposable side character. According to the plot, her so-called best friend will rob her and kill her, then spend her money, sleep in her bed, and hit her child... Knowing how the story goes, Lin An’an decides to stay far away from both her so-called best friend and the seemingly perfect blind date. Who could have 4kReads8.4Score299Shelves
20. 170 嫁 Marrying into a Crowded Courtyard, Where Gossip Is Everywhere 嫁进大杂院，吃瓜好方便 Three-Ton Radish三吨萝卜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Courtyard Compound + Ensemble Cast + Family Life + Loves to Watch the Drama Unfold + Slice of Life + A Heartwarming Take on Love in the Courtyard] In 1975, the courtyard compound in the alleys near the Red Star Steel Mill was as lively as ever. In the east, Yang Shujuan kept fretting: “Our girl is timid, and she doesn't have much luck with her parents. Where's she going to find a husband?” In the west, Diao Yulian was busy feeding her child: “Jiabo, my precious Jiabo, Mommy's darling little swe 7.3kReads8.8Score514Shelves
21. 171 关 The Guanshan Saber 关山刀 Yearning for Yaoshan尧山眷恋Historical86k WordsCompleted On the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month, the Kitchen God ascended to Heaven. Yan Feilong's father did not come home. Three days later, his mother was found dead in the village temple, a wound in her stomach. The twelve-year-old boy slipped a chipped knife into his clothes and walked into the salt flats, looking for a man: tall and thin, with a mole on his chin. He found him. Three strikes. One for his father, one for his mother, and the last so he could go on living. His revenge was d 42Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all period novels. The first book, *Guanshan Dao*, is a newly written story about swordsmen from Guanzhong. The reading tags were incorrect; I've already submitted them for revision.

22. 172 老 My Husband Cheated, So I Swapped Husbands with His Mistress to Change Our Fates 老公出轨，我和小三换夫改命 Du Wanxing杜菀星Modern Romance553k WordsCompleted A new novel currently being serialized, with its rating just posted! [Not a wish-fulfillment story] [Period setting + remarriage + devoted husband + marriage first, love later] [Some ensemble cast elements] [No System] [No pocket dimension] [Realistic everyday life] In the height of summer in 1977, Xu Nan, a temporary worker at a machinery factory, caught her husband, Cheng Peng, having an affair with Liang Yan Min, an employee at the same factory. To protect his reputation and prospects, Cheng 17.3kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
23. 173 荒 A Traveler in Years of Famine 荒年客 Yearning for Yaoshan尧山眷恋Urban338k WordsCompleted A survival epic about ordinary Chinese people. From rural China to the torrents of modern life, three generations of the Hou family are swept along by the tide of history. The grandparents put down roots in the land. Their values, admonitions, and “family scandals” form the family's original identity and its shackles. The parents struggle through a time of transition, inheriting heavy burdens while kindling a desire to change their fate. As someone born in the 1980s, I linger at the divide betwe 148Reads6.6Score105Shelves
24. 174 长 Chang'an County 长安县 Zhongnan Commoner, Roaring at the Heavens终南布衣啸问天Urban1.0M WordsCompleted “Golden Zhouzhi, silver Huxian, Chang’an County is where they kill and burn...” goes a saying in Shaanxi. The author takes you into Chang’an County, where they kill and burn. This panoramic portrait of the customs and local life of Chang’an County, Xi’an, Shaanxi, depicts rural life in all its unvarnished authenticity: an ancient village, a great burial mound rising from the earth, and four clans descended from the tomb guardians... A secret buried for a thousand years, the scheming and rivalrie 4.2kReads9.2Score400Shelves

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    Take a look at this book, Chang'an County, a million-word acclaimed work.

25. 175 埋 The Sister Buried Beneath My Feet 埋在我脚下的姐姐 Yearning for Yaoshan尧山眷恋17k WordsCompleted The Sister Buried Beneath My Feet 6Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 176 1 In 1975, I Went to the Countryside to Escape Disaster 1975年我下乡避祸 Niu Shi牛柿Urban1.5M WordsCompleted This is not a feel-good power fantasy. There is no pocket dimension, no System, no rebirth, and no transmigration. The times are turbulent, and the road ahead is uncertain. To protect Li Chengxiao, his family bears the pain of sending him to the countryside for an assigned rural posting, away from danger. Alone, he puts down roots in the village, enduring hardship and lying low with quiet resolve. With his unique insight and steady temperament, he establishes himself amid adversity, discreetly b 92.7kReads8.5Score11.3kShelves

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    No space, no system, no rebirth, no time travel, low start, high finish, stable late nights

27. 177 回 Back to 1978: My Brother and I Become Father and Son 回到1978，我和兄弟当父子 The Killer Who Doesn't Spread Rumors不造谣的杀手Urban3.2M WordsOngoing [Brothers and Father and Son] [Intellectual Overpowering] [Everyday Life] [Lighthearted] Two old hands transmigrate back to 1978, turning from brothers into father and son. One is a father who works as a manager at a cotton mill; the other is a kid who goes to elementary school. The father disappears every weekend, while the son looks down on his old man every day. Neither can stand the other, yet neither can live without the other. One small courtyard, two families. 58.2kReads8.8Score4.5kShelves

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    This book features brothers who travel back to 1978 and become father and son. It's a bit like the everyday family dramas in a back alley, plus a bit of a cheat code, making them absolute winners in life.

28. 178 牧 Mu Yunyao 牧云谣 Li Ru from Inner Mongolia内蒙李茹Modern Romance339k WordsCompleted If you’re tired of fast-food romances as sugary and artificial as industrial sweetener, and long for a fresh, healing reading experience, then don’t miss The Ballad of Herding Clouds. This isn’t a wish-fulfillment story. There are no melodramatic conflicts or contrived face-slapping scenes. Instead, it’s like a breeze from the grasslands, carrying the fragrance of lilacs and the rich aroma of milk tea as it gently brushes your heart. The story begins in Hohhot, the Green City, and follows the 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend these books: realistic themes, protagonists with strong moral values, and genuine, delicate emotions. The writing style is fresh and refined.

29. 179 百 The Century-Old House 百年老宅 User36859979用户36859979Modern Romance161k WordsCompleted An old family home, four generations, a century of upheaval, and an extraordinary love affair. How did a penniless tenant farmer win the hearts of two beautiful daughters of an enlightened landlord? How did an honest, simple peasant seize control of the village Party secretary's post as if it were a throne, then cling to it? How did a devoted lover go from kind and innocent to cynical and world-weary? Read on to discover his tangled, unbreakable ties with four women. Through the nearly century-l 49Reads—Score102Shelves

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    A lengthy historical novel, classic rural literature. A romantic love story, with a poignant and moving plot. An old rural house, a century of vicissitudes. Beginning in the first year of the Republic of China, ending only after the pandemic. The loves and hates of the older generation, the emotional entanglements of the younger generation. A cynical, irresponsible man, a self-indulgent, resentful woman. A thrilling palace intrigue drama, full of suspense and twists. A truly, truly captivating romance novel…

30. 180 比 A Love Letter from the Bit Sea: A Romance in the Internet Age Across Time and Space 比特海情书——一部跨越时空的互联网时代爱情 Li Ru from Inner Mongolia内蒙李茹Marriage & Romance32k WordsCompleted A Love Letter Across the Bit Sea: A Romance in the Internet Age That Spans Time and Space 2Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 181 错 Misaligned Time and Space: My Forever Phone Lover 错位时空：我永远的手机恋人 Li Ru from Inner Mongolia内蒙李茹12k WordsCompleted A Time-Space Mix-Up: My Forever Phone Lover 1Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 182 南 Silence Beneath the Southern Cross 南十字星下的沉默 Li Ru from Inner Mongolia内蒙李茹12k WordsCompleted Silence Beneath the Southern Cross 1Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 183 穿 A Couple of Fake Partners' Everyday Gossip After They Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Seventies 穿书七零塑料夫妻的吃瓜日常 Good Fortune and Good Luck福气满满好运来Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing (A sharp-tongued heroine with eight hundred schemes, queen of the courtyard and village, who loves watching the drama unfold × a male lead who seems aloof and untouchable but is really a childish boy who gets bullied by her and tries to fight back) Jiang Nuan transmigrates into a book. In this 1970s romance, she, Jiang Nuan, is a hopelessly lovesick fool who pines for the male lead, gets face-slapped again and again, and still keeps throwing herself at him. She’s nothing but a disposable side ch 10.2kReads8.8Score957Shelves

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    I highly recommend the third and fourth books; they feel like they're my soulmates! [Admiration][Admiration]

34. 184 我 The Four Men in My Life 我生命中的四个男人 User44578385用户44578385Modern Romance236k WordsCompleted Xu Li is a pure-hearted, beautiful, independent young woman from a poor rural family. She devotes herself to studying for college, but after moving to the provincial capital, she accidentally becomes the mistress of a wealthy man and even gets pregnant. She has no idea what to do. Worse still, she and her first love are inexplicably drawn into a lawsuit from twenty years ago. Thirty-six people died in that case, and a survivor has come forward with information that might turn things around. With 1.6kReads6.6Score117Shelves

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    This novel, also set in a historical period, tells the story of a rural girl. Of the four men she encounters, she doesn't know which one is her true love!

35. 185 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 101.2kReads9.6Score10kShelves
36. 186 穿 Transmigrated into Life in the Alley: I'm Wu Shanshan 穿到《小巷人家》之我是吴姗姗 Brickhead Loves to Eat砖头头爱吃饭8k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated into A Lifelong Journey as Wu Shanshan 40Reads—Score—Shelves

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    ✨Yan Ni and Jiang Xin's new drama "The People of the Alley" is updating~ 🌻①He only watched a few episodes of the TV series "The People of the Alley," and then woke up to find himself transmigrated to this world [shocked]. He became Zhuang Tunan, directly experiencing the Zhuang family's preference for sons over daughters. How could he tolerate seeing his mother and sister? 🎉The following ④is a family drama set in a historical period~

37. 187 改 Reforming My Good-for-Nothing Husband, Starting at Age 20 改造废物老公，从20岁开始养老 Teletubby Without an Antenna没有天线的天线宝宝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period story x making money x family and village life x a touch of ensemble cast x raising kids] Lin Hui has a dream. In it, she turns fifty after spending twenty-seven years as a widow, struggling to raise her children, only to develop cancer and die before she can enjoy life. When she wakes, she finds herself back in 1980, the year she just married Xu Dongsheng, the “lazy bum” of the surrounding villages. She grits her teeth. She absolutely cannot let her life follow the path in her dream. Fr 34.8kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves
38. 188 上 After Turning In the Script, the Useless 1980s Female Supporting Character Wins by Doing Nothing 上交剧本后，八零废物女配躺赢了 What a Huge Melon好大的瓜Modern Romance626k WordsCompleted Shen Zhixia finds a script inexplicably appearing in her mind as soon as she is born. In the script, she is the foil to the heroine of a period novel. The heroine Li Zhidong’s parents are hardworking, kind, honest, and down-to-earth. Everyone for miles around knows them as good, honest people. Shen Zhixia’s parents are mean, lazy, greedy, and shameless. Everyone for miles around knows them as the worst kind of people. Li Zhidong will make many influential connections and have countless admirers. 12.4kReads8.3Score929Shelves
39. 189 七 The Strongest Educated Youth in the 1970s 七零大力女知青 Super Ball超球Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Zhu is the family member best suited to go to the countryside, so she volunteers. Keeping her family's advice in mind, she gets along famously in the village with her passionate enthusiasm and natural strength. It's just that one male educated youth looks at her in a very strange way... 7.2kReads7.7Score550Shelves
40. 190 我 My Dad Is a Deadbeat 我爹是二赖子 Miserly Homebody抠门宅Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted Ji Qiuqiu transmigrated into a book. Her father is the village’s notorious layabout, her mother ran off with another man, and she herself is a wicked relative who latches onto the heroine to bleed her dry. Qiuqiu thinks this little villainess has a pretty good lot in life, so she decides to recreate her life and cling to the heroine to get rich. Then one day, she discovers that the heroine’s cousin is a fellow transmigrator. But this hometown girl heroine has given up and no longer wants to be t 12.8kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
41. 191 都 Now That I’m Reborn, Who’d Still Go Work Like a Beast at a Big Corporation? 都重生了，谁还去大厂当牛马啊 Clouds Dawn, White at Daybreak云曦既白Urban530k WordsOngoing Reborn in the impoverished Northwest, I turned down a million-yuan salary at a major corporation. I want to lie flat, so I’ve returned to my hometown to inherit a barren mountain and desert! The whole village laughed at me, waiting to see me get buried in the sand. But they didn’t know I’d awakened a Greening-to-Wealth System! Plant one tree and earn a sum of money. Treat a patch of desert and double the returns! Willow trees take root → earn over a thousand a day! An oasis takes shape → earn ov —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Rebirth: Lying Down or Not Lying Down (Slow-burn type)

42. 192 快 Quick Transmigration: A Professional Background Character Who Just Wants to Lie Flat 快穿之路人甲专业躺平 Ran Ran An然然安Ancient Romance403k WordsCompleted After You Jia died, she was forced to bind herself to a System. Apparently, because she’d donated money before her death and saved many people, she was finally getting her just rewards. So now she had a guaranteed job: transmigrate to various worlds and correct crooked ways. Could she just say no? Couldn’t they let her reincarnate into a rich family instead? It wasn’t even her idea to donate. Whoever wants these rewards can have them. But it was no use. She had no bargaining power. She could onl 25.2kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    The first book is about imagining other people; the second and third books are time-travel novels set in different eras.

43. 193 快 Quick Transmigration: Only a Max-Level Supporting Actress Is Truly Unbothered 快穿之满级女配才是真咸鱼 Ran Ran An然然安Modern Romance442k WordsCompleted Li Jiaran used her status as the beloved little darling of all the ancestors to run wild and throw her weight around in the underworld. Maybe being too arrogant really does bring retribution. So the ghosts joined forces with the ancestors and banished her. She was furious. They were completely unreasonable. With no other choice, she took her System, Goudan, and wandered through minor worlds, working hard to earn enough satisfaction points to return to the underworld. Fortunately, Goudan assigned 14.4kReads9.3Score1kShelves
44. 194 我 Our Days 我们的日子 Original Story by Juanzi, Adapted by Shan Jiuyan娟子原作 单赳焰改编Modern Romance469k WordsCompleted This book is adapted from Juanzi's original screenplay of the same name. In the early 1980s, several families with very different dynamics lived in the Hongguang Machinery Factory compound. Liu Shuxia and Wang Xianping had very different personalities, but accepted each other; Dongfang Yushu and Fu Ying struggled to make ends meet but found joy in life; while Yang Dashan and Fang Hui enjoyed a life of enviable comfort. On the same day, the three families welcomed Wang Xuehua, Dongfang Hong, and 364Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    A very good period drama

45. 195 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 9.6kReads8.9Score815Shelves

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    That's it, only the title is a bit crude.

46. 196 小 Life in the Alley: The Lin Family's Little Darling 小巷人家：林家小棉袄 Ancient Tree W古树wFemale-Channel Fanfiction321k WordsCompleted The heroine is radiant, confident, and gentle. She acts sweet and quiet around her parents, but in truth, she refuses to follow the rules. After pulling an all-nighter at work, Lin Zijin drops dead at her desk. When she wakes up, she discovers she’s become a little girl, and not just any girl: she’s the daughter of the Lin family from a hit period drama, and Lin Dongzhe’s little sister! Lin Zijin is delighted. She moves with the Lin family into a narrow lane, gets along with their neighbors, the 1.6kReads7.6Score100Shelves

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    Zhuang Bifan became Zhuang Tunan in the alleyway, with a strange cheat code, experiencing the warmth and coldness of human relationships, feeling love and hatred, riding the crest of a storm, and tormenting two generations of timid and incompetent people in the trivialities of family life.

47. 197 彩 Fifty Years of Bride Price: In 1974, It All Began with a Broken Engagement 彩礼50年，1974从悔婚开始 Uncle Wang Tells Stories王叔说故事Urban171k WordsOngoing In the bitter winter of 1974, Zhao Shuangzhu publicly called off his engagement and was given three days to come up with a hundred yuan for the bride price. He swallowed his pride and borrowed from every neighbor he could, took the old folks’ burial savings, and went into the mountains at night to hunt rabbits and trade them for cash on the black market. Dodging the market inspectors, he stumbled through the hardest hurdle of his life. He spent the rest of his life marrying, raising children, an 82Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Life is just ordinary, life is just mundane.

48. 198 生 A Lifetime of Love, Across Lifetimes 生生漫，世世缘 Devoted and True-Hearted痴志丹心Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted If you ask when falling leaves announce autumn’s arrival, they drift and scatter, keeping company with the wind. The heart follows its desires, longing for someone far away. What do these maple leaves mean, fluttering one by one? They are at the ends of the earth, but where are you? For whom does this foolish devotion burn? Fallen blossoms sever love, while the wind sheds tears. Leaves fly, flowers fade, yet love endures. Life after life, it lingers; every sigh catches in the throat. A bond acro 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It blends historical themes with inspirational stories of personal growth, and captures the essence of everyday life. It's down-to-earth, unpretentious, and well worth reading.

49. 199 人 In the Alley, I Stood Out from a Young Age 人在小巷，打小就出众 Little Princess Potato x土豆小公主xFemale-Channel Fanfiction463k WordsCompleted I closed my eyes and opened them to find that I had transmigrated to 1977. And not just anywhere: I was in the setting of the hit drama A Lifelong Journey! What should I do? When in Rome, do as the Romans do… I can only take things one step at a time. But who could have guessed that I only wanted to register my household somewhere, then ended up registered in Shanghai. I only wanted to go to school, but not only got into university, I also became the top scorer. I only wanted to date quietly, 1.8kReads7.3Score103Shelves
50. 200 人 In This World, Zhou Bingkun's Kindness Never Gives In 人世间之周秉昆的善良永不妥协 Dancing on an Egg鸡蛋上跳舞Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted I know things are hard for you, and I didn't cause this, so things will only get harder for you. I, Zhou Bingkun, won't be left with regrets anymore, and I won't bow to fate. Even hardship will make way. I'll write a happy ending with courage and wisdom! 7.6kReads8.2Score449Shelves

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    Resolve your regrets!

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