How Can I Search All of Tomato and Not Find a Single Period-Era Novel from a Man's Perspective Where He Doesn't Go to the Countryside??? 满番茄就找不到一个男人视角的年代不下乡的文???

1. 551 小 A Young Chinese Doctor Makes His Way in the 1960s 小中医闯荡六零 Young Master Tang堂少Urban711k WordsCompleted Zhang Xudong had been living an easy, comfortable life, with no worries about food or money thanks to the medical clinic his grandfather left him. But after falling asleep, he was struck by lightning and sent to an era where food and supplies were scarce. From the start, his dreadful mother knocked him unconscious. Every day after waking up, he felt that he wasn't living the life he wanted. Even as a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, he was becoming more and more distracted from his pro 10kReads8.8Score690Shelves
2. 552 拒 I Turned Down My First Love and Quit Being a Doormat, Staying in the City to Enjoy Life in the 1970s 拒白月光不做冤大头七零留城享福 Lin Hu霖狐Urban873k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + No Going to the Countryside] Fu Nanting opened his eyes and found himself in 1970, the eldest son in a family that had just lost its father, with his mother planning to remarry. When his mother suggested taking them all with her into her new marriage, Fu Nanting flatly refused. He quickly divided up the family property and persuaded his sisters and only younger brother not to go with their mother. Everyone knows how difficult it is to live in a blended family 307.2kReads6.2Score24.6kShelves
3. 553 东 The Northeast Era Drama's All-Time Great King of the Waistline 东北年代剧天花板金牌腰王 Saint Seiya Star Bliss圣斗士星爽Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Period] [Jiahao in 1980] [No System, Just Unbelievably Tough Luck] [The 1980s] [Reborn] [Satisfying Read] [The Strongest Second Sister-in-Law in History] [The Most Unhinged Novel in Northeastern Dialect] Li Qi is reborn, returning to the day before his kidney was cut out. In his previous life, his father put family ties first, his brother and sister-in-law asked him to sacrifice himself for everyone, and his younger brother cried that he wanted meat. So he steeled himself and donated his kidney 94.7kReads8.4Score6.5kShelves

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   A hilarious Northeastern Chinese period novel that will make you laugh until you wet the bed, featuring a strong male lead who isn't an old lady.

4. 554 影 Reborn in the 1980s: A Life of Good Days 影综：重生八十年代好日子 Shaking the World国震寰宇Male-Channel Fanfiction226k WordsCompleted [Myriad Heavens, film and TV worlds, reborn in the 1980s, making money.] Guo Daming transmigrates to the 1980s. In his previous life, he spent half his life stumbling through one setback after another. Now, reborn in the 1980s, he gets a second chance at life. This time, all he wants is to make money. 5.5kReads8.3Score286Shelves

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   🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥The protagonist transmigrates to a film and variety show world, starting by recruiting Ning Wei and Han Chunming. His cheat ability is a portable space that allows him to upgrade using gold. The story blends elements of period dramas and Hong Kong variety shows.

5. 555 穿 Transmigrating to 1980: My Childhood Friend Throws Herself at Me from the Start 穿越80：开局青梅竹马倒贴我 A Little Red Flower一朵小红花哟Urban126k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Childhood sweethearts, innocent and carefree.

6. 556 糟 Oh No, I Just Reborn and Scared My Future Wife into Fainting 糟糕，刚重生就吓晕未来老婆 The Center Seat at the Dinner Table饭桌C位Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Dad raising a child + 1981 period setting + making money + one heroine] A wealthy bachelor from the 21st century wakes up after a one-night stand to find he has been reborn in 1981 in the body of a burly, ugly-looking idiot feared as a villain. The moment he opens his eyes, he scares the stunning young woman who spent the night beside him unconscious. He plans to treat it as a beautiful encounter. In this golden age, he'll work hard, make money, and build a fortune. Until one day, he runs into 11.2kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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   A male-oriented story set in 1981, told from the male protagonist's perspective, who doesn't go to the countryside! The male protagonist is incredibly burly!! Everyone in the village calls him Big Bear 🐻. When he wakes up in the morning, the female protagonist is so shocked by his appearance that she faints [laughing and crying][laughing and crying] So funny!!!

7. 557 年 1958: I Spoiled My Little Sister Rotten 年代1958：我把妹妹宠上天 The Pomelo That Can't Lose Weight瘦不下来的柚子Urban739k WordsOngoing Period + golden finger + Reborn + lighthearted comedy + no grimdark angst + everyday family life. If that's not your thing, don't read. Bad news: He got hit by a car. Good news: He hit the jackpot. A truck sends you to another world, guaranteed delivery. Ye Tian, an office drone from the 21st century, is unexpectedly reborn in a small mountain village in 1958. He knows little about the era, but in this life, the orphan from his previous one now has a loving grandfather and grandmother, an uncle 2.4kReads6.3Score110Shelves

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   These are all good.

8. 558 作 As a Man, What's Wrong with Having a Little Money? 作为一个男人我有亿点点钱怎么了 My Nickname Is Dake我的小名叫大可Urban2.7M WordsOngoing Enough pretending! I'll come clean! I'm the billionaire everyone's talking about! What's wrong with a man having a little bit of money? This story takes place in a parallel universe. Any similarities are purely coincidental! 10.6kReads7.9Score435Shelves
9. 559 年 1959: The Disowned Stepson 年代1959，成了被放弃的继子 Designing Uncle设计大叔Urban173k WordsOngoing Bai Hua gradually went from being an abandoned stepson to the largest and most mysterious collector in the country, becoming the most enigmatic hidden billionaire in all of Huaxia. From the early days of manufacturing to the internet industry that followed, his presence was everywhere. Society had heard only rumors about him. The rich whose names appeared on rankings and ordinary people alike had never seen his true face. He was a mysterious and controversial figure. 21Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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   He'd transmigrated. This was Beijing in 1959. The original owner of this body was a vocational school student at the Beijing Medical College. Today was supposed to be the day to receive his job assignment, but he'd fainted from hunger after not eating for three days. After accessing all his memories, Bai Hua realized how incredibly unlucky he was. In his previous life, he'd just graduated with a doctorate in surgical medicine and died suddenly on his first night shift at a top-tier hospital.

10. 560 重 Reborn: My Wisdom Space Amazes All of China 重生后，我靠智慧空间震惊华夏 Drunk in Late Autumn醉卧深秋Urban144k WordsOngoing [Both the male and female leads are reborn; the male lead has a pocket dimension; revenge, putting scumbags in their place, getting rich, romance, and raising children] In his previous life, Shen Qingxi, the eldest son, always put his parents and younger siblings first. But his siblings conspired to frame him and send him to prison, and later even caused his death. Reborn into a new life, Shen Qingxi vows to make his rotten-hearted siblings pay for what they have done. When his second brother tr —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A historical romance novel where the male protagonist is reborn but doesn't go to the countryside. He possesses a magical space where he collects "anger points" by exposing bad guys and exchanges them for knowledge. Super exciting and incredibly enjoyable.

11. 561 年 Period: My Brother-in-Law Is Amazing 年代：厉害了我的姐夫 Admiring a Single Flower独赏一支花Male-Channel Fanfiction159k WordsOngoing Wang Manyin, an unmarried, infertile man well past his prime, had no children in his life. By chance, he ended up in A Plain World and became another Wang Manyin, complete with a son and a daughter. “Dad, I want some meat.” Wang Manyin: “Get the meat coupons. We’re buying some!” “Dad, why don’t we have a bicycle?” Wang Manyin: “Get the bicycle coupon. We’re buying one!” “Dad, I want to watch TV, too.” Wang Manyin: “Get the TV coupon. We’re buying one!” “Dad, I don’t want to live in an earthen ca 13Reads7.9Score—Shelves
12. 562 彪 A Fierce Life: Taking the Boss's Wife Along the Sichuan-Tibet Highway 彪悍人生：从川藏线带走老板娘开 The Gentle Colonel温和的上校Urban1.9M WordsOngoing In 2005, the Sichuan-Tibet Highway was swept up in a logistics boom. To raise money for his mother’s surgery, discharged soldier Jiang Dachuan took a job driving a freight truck to Lhasa. But soon after he started, his boss, a compulsive gambler, lost all his money in Golmud and abandoned the truck and his delicate, charming wife, Su Mei, with Jiang Dachuan before fleeing in the middle of the night. All he left behind was a mountain of debt, a nearly scrapped Jiefang truck, and a tearful, pennil 123.9kReads8.9Score7.6kShelves

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    It's a male-oriented novel, exceptionally well-written, with a road trip theme. It's very enjoyable to listen to. The male lead is a soldier, and I heard the voice actor who recorded the audio was also a soldier in real life, which explains the particularly good sound quality.

13. 563 年 Period: I'm a Post-70s City Cultivator 年代：我是70后都市修仙者 Zhang Writes Articles张写文章Urban544k WordsCompleted [Historical era, growing personal space, decisive and ruthless, immortal cultivation, strategy] The soul of a modern person from 21st-century Earth transmigrates to the early 1980s in a parallel world. It also brings along a golden finger in the form of a personal space. This golden finger can be upgraded step by step. Once he gathers the nine origins of the world, he can create a real continent of his own. And each time he gathers an origin, the golden finger grants him knowledge of a new skill 3.6kReads8.4Score214Shelves

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    Urban cultivation novel with a strong male protagonist

14. 564 重 Reborn in 1983, I Ruin My Ex-Wife's Family 重生1983让前世老婆家破人亡 Longing for Naihe by the Bridge of No Return奈何桥畔盼奈何Urban1.1M WordsCompleted After spending 40 years as a sucker who raised another man’s child, Zong Dawei died and was reborn in 1983. When his wife from his previous life confessed her love to him again, he rejected her on the spot. “I’m sure as hell not raising the kid in your belly as my own.” From the start, he takes control of his future father-in-law and drives his family to ruin. After taking his revenge, he heads south to the special economic zones and north to the capital, where ten thousand yuan can buy a siheyu 313Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    Traditional Rebirth Era Novels

15. 565 假 The Fake Young Master Goes to the Countryside in Women’s Clothes, and the Cold, True Young Master Sets His Sights on Him 假少爷女装下乡被阴鸷真少爷盯上 Fallen Ginkgo Leaf飘零银杏叶Two Male Leads582k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, two male leads, two male leads! Period setting.] Bai Yimang’s life ended in prison at the age of twenty-two. Then he was reborn, returning to the year he was eighteen. That was the year his life changed beyond recognition. He wasn’t the Bai family’s young master at all. He was a country boy whose life had been switched with someone else’s. In his previous life, Bai Yimang couldn’t accept the truth and was even less willing to return to the countryside and suffer, so he shameless 907Reads8.8Score123Shelves

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    The second book is the only one with a proper male protagonist perspective. As for the others, the ones with two male protagonists where the woman transmigrates into the man's body should also be considered from a male perspective, hehehe.

16. 566 从 After Returning from Ancient Times, My Space Became Shared 从古代回来后我的空间共享了 Old Wang from the Zhang Family老张家老王Two Male Leads300k WordsCompleted Zhou Jin never imagined that, as a fully grown man, he would transmigrate to a dynasty that had never been recorded in history, and be born there all over again. He was born with his memories intact, so he refused to believe that he was a “ge’er” or anything of the sort. After all, he had everything a man should have, except for a faint, girlish peach blossom mark behind his ear that was barely noticeable. It was no big deal anyway; he couldn’t see it himself. To avoid being married off accordin 2.7kReads9.0Score226Shelves
17. 567 老 After My Wife and Daughter Died, I Was Reborn in the 1980s 老婆女儿去世后，我重生八零 Meng Jiang Herself孟姜本尊Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Urban life in a bygone era + one heroine + teacher]“In our next life, let’s not be husband and wife again!” His wife called him, her voice hollow and lifeless, utterly devoid of emotion. It felt as if his soul were being torn apart. He shouted into the phone, “Don’t do anything foolish! I’m on my way to the hospital!” The next moment! His daughter lay in a hospital bed, a white sheet covering her face. His wife sat beside her, calm and despairing. “We did everything we could. Your daughter pass 16.1kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves

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    Super cool! [Cool]

18. 568 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: Spoiled by the Handsome Cannon Fodder in the 1970s 穿书七零之独宠漂亮小炮灰 The Moon Sets in the West Again月复西斜Two Male Leads579k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + System + pocket dimension + transmigrating into a book as the pursuer + reborn love interest + sweet romance] [Content warning: This isn’t a wish-fulfillment story, and the pacing is very slow. There is a golden finger, but it’s only a minor assist; the protagonist mostly has to work hard on his own. If you only like stories with wildly overpowered golden fingers, this may not be for you. See the final chapter for specific content warnings.] After Chen Yanchu was in a car acci 67Reads9.3Score—Shelves
19. 569 年 The Nonhuman Soft-Rice-Eating Husband of a Factory Heiress in a Period Novel 年代文厂二代的软饭男老公非人类 Lord Su夙大人Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted Native heroine + transmigrated hero + married first, fell in love later + no golden finger + mutual growth + sweet romance [Note: The heroine is selfish] * Lin Miao is the villain's disposable ex-wife in a novel set in a bygone era, but she doesn't know it. Unwillingly married off to a poor laborer, she discovers after the wedding that he's an “odd one.” The ill-tempered young woman immediately starts criticizing everything, but the man refuses to indulge her. She loses, then tries again. Loses 745Reads6.9Score103Shelves
20. 570 四 Siheyuan: The Third Master Has Arrived 四合院：三大爷来了 Zhumu逐牧Male-Channel Fanfiction749k WordsCompleted I really transmigrated! Just imagine, a handsome 185-centimeter man like me turned into a shriveled old geezer who’s only 165 centimeters tall. My heart aches! Then I saw the person beside me in bed, and it ached even more! And there’s a whole bunch of hungry kids to feed, none of them mine! Now it aches even more! 3.1kReads8.6Score105Shelves

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    A fanfic about a traditional courtyard house, set in a historical period, primarily for male readers, without any rural settings. No special abilities or plot devices. Personally, I think part 3 is the best, featuring a lighthearted slice-of-life story focused solely on family matters. Part 1 is a bit frustrating. Part 2 frequently involves punishing the villains.

21. 571 重 Back to 1985: I Lure a Business Tycoon Into Becoming My Protector 重回1985诱捕商界大佬当靠山 Hey, Baby呀宝贝Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + building wealth + devoted younger man + younger love interest + personal growth + possessive, devoted love + mutual salvation + obsessive, scheming top + childhood friends + sweet romance] Shen Xubai was curled up on a park bench. Just before closing his eyes, he saw an interview appear on the giant screen at the mall outside the park. The man being interviewed wore a crisp suit. With sharp features and an unmistakable air of authority, he was introduced by the host as the reno 3.9kReads8.8Score581Shelves
22. 572 上 Middle-Aged in Shanghai: I’ve Hidden My Medicinal Wine Ability for 20 Years 上海中年：我藏药酒异能苟20年 Tan Chulin檀楚林Urban162k WordsCompleted In 2006, Shanghai was swept up in a wave of reform. Large numbers of veteran workers at state-owned enterprises were laid off, and a lifetime of stability vanished overnight. At forty, Zhang Jianguo saw his eighteen years of service wiped out. His buyout compensation was slashed, and in middle age he had no one to rely on while raising a young daughter. To feed his family, he took grueling construction jobs, did backbreaking labor, suffered wage deductions, and endured bullying, struggling eve 90Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [A satisfying read about a middle-aged man with hidden strength and superpowers! The more you read, the more addictive it becomes!] A forty-year-old construction worker possesses the superpower of medicinal wine. He has quietly lived for twenty years, able to diagnose illnesses by smelling their aroma and identify counterfeit medicines. Despite his extraordinary abilities, he sacrifices his lifespan to ensure his daughter's middle school entrance exams are covered. He doesn't fight or compete, only seeking a peaceful life. However, unscrupulous merchants and black marketeers relentlessly pressure him, exploiting his only weakness and forcing him to compromise. This powerless, middle-aged man, who has endured twenty years of hidden strength, is pushed to the brink. Once he explodes, the entire story is thrilling and cathartic! [Smile][smile][smile]

23. 573 我 My Years in the Funeral Business 我干白事儿这些年 Jin Shiliu金十六Urban5.4M WordsCompleted After his master died, Lin Ran inherited his craft, took over the funeral business, and promised his master he would not leave this small town for three years. Keeping his promise, Lin Ran had to face the world without his master's protection. He saw all the strange sides of human nature that he had never witnessed before! Lin Ran remembered his master's words: “People look down on those of us in this line of work. Compared with ordinary people, we're also missing something. They call it being ‘ 71.5kReads9.2Score7.8kShelves
24. 574 昂 A Life Full of Vigor 昂扬的生命 Pomegranate Blossoms in May榴花映五月Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted I dedicate this book to the first generation of only children, and to the teachers’ college graduates who devoted themselves to education in this land. Each person has only one life. How should we live this one and only life? Looking across history and around the world, many inspiring books have explored this theme. I, an unknown nobody, hope to join their ranks and have chosen the same theme. I hope my work won’t be lost among the masterpieces of celebrated writers. This work will focus on Ji 218Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's hard to define the male protagonist of this book; there are many different male characters.

25. 575 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Choose to Collect Scrap 四合院： 开局选择收破烂 The Wild Divine Beast Who Loves Dry-Roasted Tea爱吃干烘茶的荒神兽Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the world of The Full Courtyard, how can one live better in this era of scarce supplies? Jia Ping inherits his uncle’s estate and activates a System called Turning Trash into Treasure. As long as any scrap meets the requirements, he can easily restore it. So what’s he waiting for? He’ll trade his job at a state-owned factory for a position at a recycling station. This place is full of things he can restore. This is a courtyard story that doesn’t follow the original plot. 17.4kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
26. 576 1 Another Spring of the 1977 College Entrance Exam 1977年高考又一春 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [A story-driven take on history. Note: There is no single fixed protagonist. Multiple leads reflect the changes of the era and offer a full picture of the 1977 restoration of the college entrance exam.] [The story focuses on several main characters: Hu Wei and Wang Ting, Pan Xia, and Lu Xiaoyun. Their stories weave in and out according to the timeline. If you prefer to follow one character at a time, you can read their chapters in sequence for a complete biography. The other characters may only 5.5kReads8.0Score386Shelves

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    A historical novel told from a male perspective, highly recommended! 👍 You might think it's a novel, but it's actually a very interesting historical record. Its strength lies in its focus on ordinary people. The hundreds of characters are based on real people and their real stories. People born in the 50s, 60s, and 70s should take a look; perhaps they can find their own or the imprint of that era and its stories. The story is touching, and the plot is tight. It should be said to be a good novel within a historical record, and a good historical story within a novel.

27. 577 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I Won't Be a Fool Raising Another Man's Child, I'll Be a Big Shot 重生六零，不当接盘侠当大佬 Smash the Scale把秤砸了Two Male Leads607k WordsCompleted Two male leads, with the bottom as the protagonist + powerful couple + both are virgins + pocket dimension + building a career Parallel world, fictional setting, not a sweet romance Mutual salvation [A carefree-looking bottom with a soft heart who aches for love VS a cold, distant, obsessive top] In his previous life, Shao Jinnian was tricked into marrying Zhao Chunfang and forced to raise another man’s child. He never touched her or fell for anyone else. When she ran away, he raised the boy alo 7.4kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
28. 578 穿 Transmigrating to 1977, Starting as an Educated Youth 穿越七七，从知青开始 Hu the Number One Scholar探花胡Urban1.0M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 4.2kReads8.7Score323Shelves
29. 579 我 I Make Paper Offerings in a Period Novel 我在年代文里做纸扎 Buron of the House of Fragrance怡红院的布隆Urban6.7M WordsCompleted Li Hongwen transmigrates into a book, landing in a period novel about a wicked supporting female character’s rise to power. The heroine has a pocket dimension, and the villainess has a supermarket. All he has is the paper-offering craft he learned in his previous life, but that trade is taboo in this era!!! Luckily, a skill from his previous life that he never got to use works in this world. And so, an unremarkable supporting male character who knows the plot appears, much to the villainess’s su 22.6kReads7.6Score1.4kShelves
30. 580 保 The Bodyguard Is Clearly Overpowered, Yet Unfairly Handsome 保镖明明超强却过分漂亮 Shi Eryue拾迩月Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted [Hong Kong in the 1960s] [Nontraditional face-slapping power fantasy] [Two male protagonists] During a terrorist attack, international student Yan Chuan saves people with his bare hands, only to be swallowed by an explosion. When he opens his eyes again, it's 1966 on the Lingdingyang Strait, and he has taken over the body of a young smuggler who drowned. The original owner came from a scholarly family in Shanghai. His family fortune bought him a single ticket, but after swimming all the way to H 11.4kReads7.6Score1.9kShelves
31. 581 重 Restarting My Life: Breaking Every Rule of the Era 重启人生，我在年代打破所有规则 Bu Xiaoxin不晓心Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book, period setting, System, male lead is a bit of a jerk, lots of women, pure-love fans should read with caution. He has no morals and is selfish, so don’t read if you’re the self-sacrificing type.] He wakes from a night of modern bar-hopping and finds himself in the 1970s. Chen Zui is dazed for a few seconds, then accepts reality. Once the memories in his mind finish merging, he casually exhales a puff of smoke. “I really ought to kneel down and thank you…” Looking at thi 9.9kReads7.4Score632Shelves

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    This is a male-centric novel; currently there's no female lead, but the male lead has other women. It's very good.

32. 582 重 Reborn in 1995: I Make 100,000 a Day from My Video Hall 重生九五，我靠录像厅日赚十万 Wind's Divine Tale风传神Urban470k WordsOngoing [Reborn at the dawn of a new era + scumbag making money + snatching opportunities + multiple heroines + business warfare + fast-paced] Wu Yong's wife and his best friend teamed up to cheat on him, strip his company bare, and force him to leave with nothing! Staring at two paternity tests proving the children weren't his, Wu Yong saw red. Just then, he unexpectedly awakened a space-time anchor that could take him, along with a thousand-square-meter warehouse, back to 1995, thirty years in the pas 1.3kReads8.2Score131Shelves

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    🔥🔥You absolutely must try this book! The plot is truly amazing, from the writing style to the foreshadowing. It's a very enjoyable read and definitely a perfect bedtime story.

33. 583 靠 Live Off the Mountains: Reborn in the 80s, I Keep a Low Profile in the Mountain Village 靠山吃山，重生80后我苟在山村 Wind Blows on the Iron Tree风吹铁树Urban3.1M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Li Qingyun's grandmother drugged him and stuffed him into a haystack, all to ruin his reputation so his cousin could take his place in the army. The result was his utter disgrace, the destruction of his family, and the loss of everything! This time, he is reborn in the haystack. He knows what is about to happen there. His eyes turn red… 12.6kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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    ❶ When I finally learned the truth, tears streamed down my face. Reborn, and they still want me to be drained of my life by my half-brother? Dream on! [Angry] The protagonist uses a scheme to get his mother divorced, leading his mother and sister to sever ties with their original family, reclaiming his past love, fulfilling his dreams, and starting a business. It fits the historical context, is full of life, laughter, and tears—a must-see. ❷ Reborn back to the eve of being murdered by his grandmother, still want to harm me? Dream on! [Angry] While fighting wits and courage to separate from his grandmother, he leads his family to wealth, and incidentally, helps those around him to prosper as well. Only when facing his family does the protagonist's arrogant personality truly shine. [Laughing and crying] ❸ A top lawyer transmigrates into the body of an unlucky guy being coerced into confessing. What to do? [Inquiring] Self-rescue, wealth, and saving the family—the plot is full of twists and turns.

34. 584 四 In the Siheyuan, Silly Zhu Stops Being a Doormat 四合院傻柱不在做冤大头 Author Kung Pao Chicken作者宫保鸡丁Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted Snow blanketed the world. As he lay dying beneath a bridge, He Yuzhu watched his archrival, Xu Damao, summon the last of his strength to carry him back to the courtyard, and regret tore at his heart. Reborn as a young man, he awakens a mysterious pocket dimension and gains the skills of a culinary god. He immediately cuts ties with the Jia family. He will repay the deaf old lady's kindness, ease his younger sister's suffering, and rekindle his bond with Lou Xiao'e. As for those bloodsucking para 918Reads8.6Score101Shelves

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    A very exciting period novel.

35. 585 兜 Not a Penny in My Pocket, but I’ve Got a System, So What’s There to Panic About? 兜里没有半毛钱，我有系统慌个毛 Ordinary Earthbird平凡的土鸟Urban231k WordsCompleted In 1976, Chen Xin transmigrated into a poor rural family. Beside his bed were three gaunt younger brothers and a little sister clutching his coat hem. The original owner had been beaten to death by the team leader’s son for earning work points for his family. The team leader had not only seized a beautiful widow for himself, but was also secretly plotting to kill Wang Muchun, who had long helped the Chen family. What enraged Chen Xin even more was that his fourth younger brother had vanished wit 1.8kReads8.1Score165Shelves

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    Ahhh, "No Money in My Pocket, But I Have a System, What's the Panic?" Is so good! Time travel and the cheat system are so addictive!

36. 586 和 Taking Shelter from the Rain in a Brick Kiln with My Wife, I Was Dragged Off to the Firing Squad 和媳妇砖窑躲雨，被拉去打靶 Rui Jiahe睿佳禾Urban1.6M WordsOngoing A billionaire worth billions had his soul transported into the body of Zheng Qingren, a suspect in a major 1985 crime crackdown case. The case was about to be closed. After his trial, the rural young man Zheng Qingren was due to face execution, and the soul that had just been reborn panicked. Zheng Qingren was innocent. The real culprit would not be caught until a month after Zheng Qingren was executed. He had to clear his name! And demand compensation. He also had a daughter he'd never met, wai 6.6kReads8.2Score503Shelves
37. 587 六 The Sixties: Daily Gossip in a Compound Full of Eccentrics 六零：大杂院极品吃瓜日常 Golden Egg Egg金蛋蛋蛋Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Courtyard compound + gossip + outrageous characters + everyday life + family squabbles + comedy + a touch of ensemble cast] Yu Junsheng is reborn and discovers he was a doormat who'd been used and betrayed at every turn. As a neighbor in the courtyard compound, he not only gave someone a house, a job, and a huge sum of money, but also raised that person's wife and child. Then, at just the right moment, he conveniently died to make way for them. In the end, all he got was a line from the treache 17.5kReads8.2Score1.5kShelves

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    #A historical romance novel told from the male protagonist's perspective is here, and importantly, the male protagonist doesn't go to the countryside!! 🌿5️⃣ Li Xiangdong accidentally transmigrates into a book set in the 1960s, becoming a minor cannon fodder character. After awakening his spatial ability, he can travel back to the modern era every day, for only ten minutes! However, this is enough for him; after all, one must learn to be content!!

38. 588 四 Siheyuan: My Revenge Begins at the Mass Grave 四合院：从乱葬岗开始复仇 Eggplant Casserole风味茄子煲Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Reborn on a mass grave, Zhang Aiguo returns with a System. The scoundrels stole my family’s property, sold my younger sister, and left me for dead. This time, they’ll pay for every drop of blood! The hypocritical patriarch, the venomous old woman, every last one of them: none will get away! Watch as this young man delivers the ultimate judgment and gets his revenge in this man-eating courtyard! 373Reads8.8Score145Shelves
39. 589 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon-Fodder Male Supporting Character Won't Be a Lovesick Fool 快穿炮灰男配不做恋爱脑 Classmate Xiao Jin小矜同学Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Male-perspective quick transmigration, no CP, with golden fingers appearing in some worlds] Giving everything for the heroine seems to be a supporting male character's duty. But as their self-awareness awakens, cannon-fodder male supporting characters flee one after another. Chaoyun is chosen to take their place in various worlds, but his mission isn't to follow the plot. To hell with being a cannon-fodder supporting man: he's not going to be a tool for the male and female leads. 1. The big bro 6.8kReads7.6Score525Shelves

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    This quick transmigration novel from the male protagonist's perspective

40. 590 重 Back to 1949: The Whole Changbai Mountain Is My Hunting Ground 重回1949长白山都是我的猎场 I'm Eighteen This Year老夫年十八Urban3.4M WordsOngoing (No System, no pocket dimension, hunting + major events of the era) Xie Yicheng is reborn in early 1949, in a village in the Changbai Mountains of Andong Province, Northeast China, just after liberation. In an era of scarce supplies and a country waiting to be rebuilt, where the mountains are rich in treasures yet fraught with danger, the entire Changbai range becomes his family’s hunting ground. Jackals, wolves, tigers, leopards, bears, roe deer, and martens; deer, sheep, musk deer, badgers, fo 20.1kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves

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    A good book recommendation, worth reading.

41. 591 重 Reborn in 1977: With a Chance to Go into Business, Who Would Still Grow Snake Gourds? 重生77，有机会下海谁还种蛇瓜 Country Kitchen乡间小厨Male-Channel Fanfiction441k WordsCompleted [A Little Lane] [Siheyuan] (Chapter 122) [Bright Sword] (Chapter 4) [Blood Romance] (Chapter 9) [Glorious Times] [The Little Woman at Zhengyang Gate] (Chapter 86) [A Wenzhou Family] (Chapter 57) [The Galloping Years] (Chapter 107) [Man Is Iron, Rice Is Steel] Lin Wufeng is reborn, returning to 1977, just before the college entrance exams are reinstated. He has returned burdened by guilt and remorse over what he owes his wife and children. In this life, he will stop at nothing to shield them from 131Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    Books with both good writing and a good plot are so hard to find, so I'm definitely sharing these great books!

42. 592 重 Reborn in 1984: A Warm Home with My Wife and Kids 重生1984老婆孩子热炕头 Big Fat Tangerine大肥橘Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Authentic period drama + No space, no System + One female lead + Devoted husband and father + Hunting + Ginseng digging + Business + Cute pets + Food + Farming] Xu Dahai, a wealthy bachelor worth over a billion yuan, is reborn in Northeast China in 1984, on the very day his wife and daughter died! It’s a race against time: he must save them! In this life, he’ll make up for all the regrets of his previous one and give his wife and daughter twice as much love and care. He’ll make sure they live w 24.1kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
43. 593 四 Siheyuan: Becoming a Rogue Everyone Loves 四合院：做一个人见人爱的流氓 Hermit of Xiangshan Creek香山溪客Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing [System] [Multiple Heroines] [Low on Grimness] [Historical Fantasy] Lin Muzhi, a down-and-out writer from the 21st century, wakes up as Lin Weidong, a backward young man in a 1965 courtyard. His neighbors are rubbing their hands together, ready to crush this “troublemaker” and take everything from him. But... The whole courtyard soon realizes that this time, the newcomer isn't prey. Armed with the perspective of a modern civilization, he's come to rule this world of tangled relationships like it 37.4kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves
44. 594 重 Reborn as a Doctor in the Fiery Years 重生在火红岁月当医生 The Rabbit in Class Five分在五班的兔子Urban1.5M WordsCompleted The story of a renowned professor transmigrating into the body of a young doctor in the 1970s. You can't hide a special talent forever. Where is the miracle doctor? A small township hospital suddenly becomes famous. Experts from the county and provincial hospitals are left dumbfounded by the pressure from this little hospital, with no choice but to admit defeat. If he'd transmigrated somewhere else, he might have been content to be a miracle doctor. But he ended up in the tropical rainforests of 6.4kReads8.8Score450Shelves
45. 595 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Send He Daqing to Prison for Life! 四合院：开局送何大清牢底坐穿！ Country Kitchen乡间小厨Male-Channel Fanfiction399k WordsCompleted [Drawing Sword + Siheyuan Courtyard + Hutong Alley + Under the Zhengyang Gate + Glorious Era + Mess Hall Soldier Defusing Mines] He Daqing, who has been fooling around with the White Widow for years, actually wants to run away? He Yuzhu happens to learn of He Daqing and Yi Zhonghai's scheme. They plan to leave He Yuzhu and his sister in the care of Yi Zhonghai and his wife, while taking the White Widow and her two burdensome children to Baoding to live it up. How could he put up with that? If th 2.3kReads7.0Score109Shelves
46. 596 都 The Urban Supreme: Starting by Tearing Up the Marriage Contract 都市至尊，从撕毁婚书开始 Author Kung Pao Chicken作者宫保鸡丁Urban492k WordsCompleted A mysterious marriage contract was drawn up twenty years ago. Twenty years later, Lin Jiuxiao descended from the mountains with the contract, only for his wealthy fiancée to tear it up in front of everyone. “A country bumpkin from the mountains thinks he’s worthy of marrying me?” Amid the laughter, Lin Jiuxiao calmly gathered the scraps. “The contract can be destroyed. But the Su family has enjoyed three generations of wealth thanks to my master’s sect. Today, it’s time to pay it back.” The mome 759Reads7.0Score—Shelves
47. 597 亮 Bright Sword: Chen Shouting's Uncanny Dye Makes Cloth Bulletproof 亮剑：陈寿亭邪门染的布刀枪不入 Country Kitchen乡间小厨Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [The Great Dye House + Drawing Sword + Snow Leopard] Chen Liuzi, an orphan from childhood, eventually makes his way to the city of Zhoucun. He survives thanks to Uncle Suozi and the people at Tonghe Dye House. After hearing Sun Flatnose tell a story on Zhoucun's Front Street about "kindness" and "ruthlessness," Chen Liuzi decides to plot the death of Master Wang, the dye house's foreman. To force Chen Liuzi to raise his prices, Manager Wang of Dachang Dye House hires bandits from the Changshan L 271Reads6.5Score—Shelves
48. 598 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Turning My Life Around by Selling on the Street 重生八零：逆袭从摆地摊开始 Years Gone By此去经年旧Urban810k WordsCompleted [Historical era + reborn + no supernatural powers + building wealth + entrepreneurship + street vending + everyday family life] In his previous life, Lu Changyu sold his sixteen-year-old sister to a forty-year-old bachelor as a bride, all to scrape together university tuition for Zhao Xiuli, the village beauty. Later, his sister died in childbirth, and his younger brother hated him too. The goddess he'd devoted himself to fawning over found a rich city boy at university. When he went to demand a 584Reads6.5Score—Shelves
49. 599 重 Reborn, Selling Fish and Shrimp, and Making a Fortune! 重生卖鱼又卖虾，我赚麻了！ A Little Jie Jie一枚小洁洁Urban3.1M WordsCompleted [Everyday life][1980s][Making money][Rebirth][Family] In his previous life, Shu Zhiqiang married the village beauty, only to discover that none of his three sons were his. To marry her, he dragged his whole family down and let down everyone who had ever treated him well. Perhaps it was karma that made him die of a serious illness at fifty. But to his surprise, he was reborn on the day he got engaged to his previous-life wife. When faced with his future mother-in-law’s aggressive demands, he 6.4kReads8.3Score518Shelves
50. 600 四 Siheyuan: I Voluntarily Donate the Steel Mill from the Start 四合院：开局我主动捐出轧钢厂 Country Kitchen乡间小厨Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Glory Age + The Little Woman Under Zhengyang Gate + Under Zhengyang Gate + Courtyard Compounds] I wake up and find a woman lying beside me who looks familiar. Isn’t that Xu Huizhen, the owner of the tavern? How did I, a sales director, end up back in the 1950s as Lou Bancheng, the private owner of the Red Star Steel Mill? Lou Xiao'e is actually my own daughter. Can you believe that? Having a second chance at life, I’m certainly not going to let the likes of Xu Damao and Silly Zhu take advantage 2.4kReads6.4Score104Shelves

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