Looking for Period-Era Stories. No Siheyuan Settings, and They Must Be Male-Oriented 求年代文。禁止四合院 要男频的

1. 301 1 1963: Possessed by My Own Future Self from the Start 1963，开局被自己夺舍 Duan Hailiang, Who Loves Fried Pork Strips爱吃炸猪肉条的段海良Urban2.3M WordsCompleted System + mountain foraging + hunting + farming in a bygone era + pets + beast taming + people management Also known as: "Deep in the Mountains, I Can’t Keep My Pets Hidden" Eighteen-year-old Li Haifeng gains not only memories of the future, but also a Pet System. The System may be a little eccentric, but its abilities are undeniable. A wild boar can be raised until it’s five meters long, and a goshawk can grow as big as a plane. An octopus can flip a cruise ship, and an earthworm can grow into a 17.1kReads7.0Score1.8kShelves
2. 302 怀 My Pregnant Wife Died Saving Me. Reborn, I Went Mad 怀孕老婆救我身亡，重生后我疯了 Yu Beifei鱼北飞Urban579k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Urban rebirth, doting dad, devoted husband, cozy everyday life, starting a business and striking it rich “Zhou Zhengxian, from now on, try to be a decent person.” His wife pushed him to safety and used the last of her strength to say those words before sinking into the icy winter river. His anguished cries could never bring his wife's vibrant life back, nor the child she carried. In the years that followed, Zhou Zhengxian lived in wealth and splendor, with a vast fortune at his command 4.9kReads9.2Score475Shelves
3. 303 穿 Transmigrated to 1942: From the Start, All I Have Is a Handful of Grass 穿越1942，开局一把草 Warm Sunshine in Spring春天里的暖阳Urban848k WordsCompleted During the Republic of China era, warlords run amok, foreign enemies invade, and natural disasters strike! When staying alive becomes a pipe dream, survival, and finding a way to live better, become the protagonist's only motivation. See how Hou Xiaoge, an older single man from the new century, transmigrates to the Republic of China and stirs up a storm. 16.3kReads8.4Score501Shelves
4. 304 林 Lin Fusheng: A Student’s Everyday Life in the ’70s 林福生，70年代读书日常 Corn Breakdance玉米扒舞Urban525k WordsCompleted A period novel about building wealth and strengthening the nation. In his previous life, the male lead was a master surgeon who also knew a thing or two about traditional Chinese medicine. He worked himself to death, and when he opened his eyes again, he was in the middle of a mud fight. Getting pelted with mud brought back the memories of his past life. 842Reads7.3Score101Shelves

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   Latest male-oriented, get-rich-quick, historical fiction: ① In the sweltering summer heat, the story begins with a man who was a moderately renowned surgeon in his past life. In the blink of an eye, he is transported back to the 1970s, becoming Lin Fusheng, a four-year-old boy in a rural village. Despite his young age, he goes up the mountain to collect herbs, using licorice, mint, and other herbs to make herbal tea to sell. He uses the money from selling the herbal tea to go to school and change his destiny.

5. 305 年 Period: A House Full of Educated Youths, and the Neighboring Sisters Are Getting Anxious 年代：满屋女知青，邻家姐妹急了 Liang Sangen梁三更Urban456k WordsOngoing [Reborn + multiple heroines + hunting + mountain foraging + gourmet food + System + family life + cozy everyday moments + feel-good rags-to-riches story] In 1978, the wave of educated youth returning to the cities begins! In his previous life, Zhou Yunfeng did everything he could to curry favor with the educated young women so he could return to the city with them. He even stole all his family’s savings to buy himself a chance, including the money his mother needed to save her life! But as soon 81Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a really good male-oriented historical fiction novel. It's very realistic, not melodramatic or depressing, and it doesn't have the clichéd plot of a doting husband. The book is still in its early stages, but it's definitely worth reading. It's a "you'll regret it if you don't" kind of story—go for it now, or you'll miss out!

6. 306 年 Period: Three Years of Hardship, I Made My Fortune Hunting! 年代：三年困难，我靠打猎发家！ North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Urban493k WordsCompleted He transmigrates, and finds himself with a crippled older brother and a younger sister who has dropped out of school. They face the earth and turn their backs to the sky, toiling in the fields. It’s 1958. People may not have much to eat, but their spirits are rich. Everyone has faith and hope for the future. As long as they work hard, they can create a better tomorrow! … A country kid transmigrates. He makes a living off the land, then eventually moves to the city. He has a space that can grow. 2.6kReads7.0Score106Shelves

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7. 307 重 Reborn in 1980: No More Taking on Someone Else's Burdens, Let's Split the Family First 重生80：不接盘，先分家 Latte拿铁Urban393k WordsOngoing 1980s + Reborn + Smart Protagonist + Everyday Life + Satisfying Revenge + Inspirational. From his hospital bed, Chen Xingyun learned the truth, and it hit him like a bolt from the blue. Heaven had shown mercy: he was reborn on a summer night in 1982. It began with catching his past life's mother-in-law cheating. Then he stood up to his past life's father-in-law and gave the vicious little homewrecker a hard slap. You want me to take the blame for your mess? You'd better take a couple of slaps fi —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 308 夫 A Couple with Steady Jobs in the 1950s 夫妻俩在五十年代端金饭碗 Nuan Xiao Bai暖晓白Modern Romance696k WordsCompleted Dear readers, since this is a period story, the author has looked up much of the historical data online. I don’t make up figures unless I can’t find the answers online. Sometimes there are several answers, so I choose the one that seems most reasonable. Lin Wanyu and Bai Ye grew up relying on each other in an orphanage in their previous lives. Because a soul collector took the wrong person, they both died in a car accident. They spent ten years together as mortgage debtors, from the day they mar 5.9kReads8.3Score249Shelves
9. 309 重 Reborn in 1970: From the Start, I Take My Sister-in-Law to the Countryside! 重生70，开局带着小姨子下乡！ The Xuanzong of Qinchen Town秦尘镇的玄宗Urban271k WordsCompleted [Period] [Slice of Life] Reborn in the 1970s, Li Jinbu had once been entrusted by his unmarried fiancée to look after her younger sister, Yang Yulan. But because he had to go work in the countryside, he turned down the burden. When he returned to the city, he learned that while his cheap little sister-in-law was living with relatives, they had forced her to marry a widower. In the end, she jumped into a river. This time around, he won't let that happen, no matter what. He plans to take his siste 1.1kReads6.0Score—Shelves

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   This book, this book [admiration][admiration] perfectly captures the atmosphere of the 1970s! The male protagonist takes his sister-in-law to the countryside to work as an educated youth, harvesting grain, working as a technician repairing tractors, hunting in the mountains, doing translation work, and has several good brothers. It's a heartwarming story set in that era!

10. 310 1 1961: I Was Only Eight the Year I Was Reborn 1961：重生那年我才八岁 Where Is Anyuan安远在哪Urban895k WordsOngoing Note: This is a slow-paced, slow-burn novel!! Not much excitement; the focus is on amusing everyday life!! The figures in this story belong to a parallel world. Please don't compare them with reality! [Homesteading] + [Period] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Laid-back] + [Homesteading] + [Raising children] + [Transmigration] + [Lighthearted] + [Slow-paced] + [Slow-burn] + [Daily life] + [Amusing moments] + [Nonsense] + [Made up] A young man had possessed a mysterious pocket dimension since modern times. 1.1kReads8.0Score—Shelves
11. 311 渡 Failed My Tribulation, Reincarnated Thousands of Years Later 渡劫失败，我数千年后才投胎转世 Common Longing俗望Urban1.4M WordsOngoing A cultivator who failed his tribulation unexpectedly gains a heaven-defying opportunity just as his soul is about to scatter. Thousands of years later, he is finally reborn into the mortal world. But the world no longer has spiritual energy. How can a young cultivator train? Drought strikes year after year, and his family is already dirt-poor, with bare walls and nothing to eat. Even the crops in the fields are about to wither and die. How can the young cultivator change things? Follow a young c 769Reads7.3Score102Shelves
12. 312 重 Back to the 1960s, Without a Single Regret 重回60年代不遗憾 Three-Earth Sword三土剑Urban3.4M WordsOngoing [Period setting] + [pocket dimension] + [Transmigration] + [farming] + [genius] Li Jianyao is struck by lightning and sent back to the 1960s. The only relative he doesn't see is his great-grandmother; he reunites with everyone else. The meteoric iron he found as a child turns out to contain a pocket dimension. He can grow crops and raise animals inside it, and it even contains an entire sea. Using the pocket dimension, Li Jianyao helps his family and village survive years of famine. With his ext 5kReads8.4Score353Shelves
13. 313 重 Back to 1983, I Take My Wife to Collect Scrap 重返1983，带着媳妇收破烂 Stir-Fried Marshmallows爆炒棉花糖Urban335k WordsCompleted [Urban + Reborn + Period Piece + System + Building Wealth + Slice of Life] [This is a slice-of-life story. No showing off, no overpowered heroics, just an enjoyable read.] “You think you’re so great, so noble, like you’re God. You inexplicably dumped me in 1983, but you won’t even send me back. What kind of godforsaken place is this? This godforsaken place, this godforsaken place! Do you have any idea what I’ve been through here?” Zhou Weiguo, an overworked office drone thrown into 1983, started 967Reads8.8Score104Shelves
14. 314 重 Reborn in 1978: My Carefree Life in the Mountains 重生1978：我的悠闲赶山生活 Fa Zhou法舟Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Ye Xiao was reborn on the eve of his imprisonment as an educated youth and awakened the Sacrifice System. From the start, he sent a two-faced green tea girl to prison and cut ties with his family. Giant snakes, dragon bones, ancient secrets, ginseng thousands of years old. He swept through the museums of the island nation, the beautiful country, England... and every other country. After the island nation was wiped off the map, Ye Xiao saw hope for upgrading his System. He would do whatever it to 9.7kReads8.3Score686Shelves
15. 315 人 Living in the Sixties: From the Start, I Head to Beidahuang to Help 人在六十年代，开局支援北大荒 Xi Hu Tutu系狐荼荼呀Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted On the first day after moving into his new home, Chen Yan discovers that he has transmigrated to a courtyard compound crawling with human scum. He thinks it can't get any worse, but from the start he's sent to the Great Northern Wilderness for rural reeducation! Fortunately, he binds to a System, and every sign-in rewards him with something good. Compared to the scheming and backstabbing in the compound, hunting wolves in the mountains and fighting tigers down below is much more fun! With Chen Y 7.7kReads7.9Score306Shelves
16. 316 四 Siheyuan: Li Xiuyu's Era 四合院：李修禹的年代史 Jujube Tree on the Cliff崖上的酸枣树Male-Channel Fanfiction760k WordsCompleted One heroine + everyday life + security department + cozy courtyard + no angst A courtyard house, carved windows, drooping green willows, and red begonias. Inside the imperial city, grand mansions with flying dragons carved in stone and phoenixes winding around pillars, jade-green tiles adorned with auspicious beasts gazing up at the sky. The story begins in a courtyard house in 1959. 21.6kReads8.2Score569Shelves
17. 317 重 Reborn in the 1970s: There's Still Time for Everything 重生七零一切都来得及 Autumn Comes with Falling Leaves zmy13落叶知秋zmy13Urban253k WordsCompleted Only at the end of his life did a man in his fifties realize how much of a failure he'd been. The woman who loved him most spent her life alone and miserable, while he had been blind enough to fall for another woman who loved him. In the end, he had nothing. Only that first woman was still there for him, seeing him through to his final moments. If he had another life, he would never let her down. But it was already too late. Heaven gave him another chance at a different life. Only as he lay dyin 686Reads8.8Score100Shelves
18. 318 夜 Ye Lan Wo Ting Feng's 81st Book 夜阑我听风第81本书 At Nightfall, I Listen to the Wind and Rain夜阑我听风吹雨Urban168k WordsOngoing Xiao Yu started from nothing and built the world's largest foreign trade conglomerate. Now he's been reborn. He's returned to 1980, to the night his one true love was forcibly taken away to bring good fortune to someone else. In his previous life, he was timid and cowardly. He left her behind and ran away, leaving her to give birth to a child born of sin and live a lonely, miserable life. In the end, she was even sent to prison because of him. Given another chance at life, Xiao Yu only wants —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🌸Rebirth in the 1980s🌸The protagonist is reborn in 1980. In order to make up for the regrets of his previous life, he saves his wife—the future provincial party secretary.

19. 319 四 Siheyuan: Fishing for All Things Under Heaven 四合院：垂钓诸天万物 If I Become the Azure Emperor One Day他日我若为青帝Male-Channel Fanfiction7.3M WordsCompleted Lin Shaowen got drunk at a class reunion. After sleeping and waking up, he inexplicably arrived in the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming Lin Shaowen, an outstanding graduate of Beijing College of Chinese Medicine. He had just graduated from university and now faced a choice: should he become a promising full-time doctor at Union Hospital, or an obscure factory doctor at a steel mill? Without a second thought, Lin Shaowen chose to become a factory doctor. There was no helping it. Sending a 90.7kReads8.5Score2.5kShelves
20. 320 1 1979: Starting Out as Lei Dongbao, I Become a Tycoon 1979：开局雷东宝，我成首富 Fan of the Original Great River Flows East大江东去原著粉Male-Channel Fanfiction275k WordsOngoing [Period drama + farming + entrepreneurship + everyday life + if you only like brainless wish fulfillment, read with caution] The good news: I transmigrated. The bad news: I landed in 1979, dirt-poor. The worse news: I transmigrated into Lei Dongbao, the protagonist of the period drama I wrote, a hotheaded man destined to lose his wife young and end up in prison. The worst news: My only golden finger, my cheap brother-in-law, a chairman of a Fortune 500 company in the future, currently can’t stan 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let me recommend myself~

21. 321 四 Siheyuan: If I'm Unhappy, None of You Will Have It Easy 四合院：我不爽，都别想好过 Hong Guan洪观Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted After one drinking binge, I ended up in the world of the Siheyuan. Looking at the courtyard full of scumbags, I figured I was doomed. Luckily, my cheat arrived just in time. One bag of rice, carried up several flights of stairs, would make the whole courtyard feel the pain. 19.1kReads7.3Score821Shelves
22. 322 穿 Transmigrating to the 1980s: Keeping the Peace at Nursing School 穿越八零：我在卫校守平安 Mr. Wordless无言先生Urban643k WordsCompleted [Transmigration]+ [Period]+ [System]+ [Daily Life]+ [Slow Pace] After an accident, Wang Chuan transmigrated to 1980 and became a glorious defender of the country, starting out with a disability. Fortunately, the System may have arrived late, but it did arrive. Let's see how he makes his way through this beautiful and magnificent golden age! Everything in this book is fictional. Any similarities are purely coincidental, so please don't assume it refers to anyone in particular! 1.7kReads8.3Score119Shelves

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    [Laugh][laugh][laugh]

23. 323 穿 Transmigrate into 72: I Won't Be the Doormat Male Supporting Character 穿越72：不当怨种男配 Uncle Shou手叔Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Period novel transmigration] + [schemes and plotting] + [everyone is sharp] + [revenge served on the spot] + [the special space isn’t for farming, it’s for killing enemies] Revenge isn’t limited to killing your enemies. Ruin their reputations and make them infamous; make them wish they were dead. Do-gooders and the morally squeamish, enter at your own risk! The protagonist occasionally goes off the rails. There are no absolute heroes or villains; good and evil often depend on where you stand, a 6.7kReads8.3Score465Shelves

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    He's so argumentative and confrontational, it's really something else... [Smirk][smirk][smirk]

24. 324 四 Siheyuan: From the Start in 1962, I Have Heaven-Defying Comprehension 四合院：开局62年，悟性逆天 A Mangosteen Durian一只山竹榴莲Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan courtyard + System + period setting + technological powerhouse + putting bullies in their place + advancing science and technology + one heroine + developing the nation] Beat the bullies. If they wrong you, get even. A five-strike combo twists Jia Zhangshi’s mouth out of shape. Beat Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi until they’re singing love songs together. Use a parry, grab, and throw to break He Yuzhu’s hand. Teach Xu Damao a groin kick that smashes He Yuzhu’s balls. After scanning a QR 127Reads7.9Score125Shelves
25. 325 四 Siheyuan: One New Persona Every Month 四合院：每月一个人设 No U-Turns禁止调头Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted Also known as: A New Skill Every Month Chen Ping'an transmigrates to a courtyard house in 1965, gaining a new skill every month. In the first month, he gets the Return skill, solving his food and clothing problems and landing a job in the steel mill's logistics department along the way; In the second month, he gets the Inner Voice skill, helping him navigate relationships with ease and even catch a spy; In the third month, he gets the Portable Spirit Field skill, builds greenhouses, grows mushro 9.7kReads7.8Score459Shelves
26. 326 回 Memories of 1931: Hunting, Fighting the Japanese, and Raising a Family 回忆一九三一养家打猎打鬼子日子 Broken Little Toe骨折得小脚趾Urban2.9M WordsOngoing In 1931, the Japanese invaded China. Ling Feng hunted to feed his family and fought the Japanese to capture supplies. He and his good brothers enjoyed the good life, built houses, and got married. 17.6kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves

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    Male-oriented period fiction

27. 327 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Keep Busy Growing Vegetables on the Island 穿越六零，海岛种菜忙 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period]+ [military marriage]+ [Transmigration]+ [no storage space]+ [superhuman strength]+ [building a career] In 2023, swimmer Jiang Jiaojiao and her teammates are on a team-building trip at the seaside. While trying to save a child who has fallen into the water, she is swept away by a huge wave. In 1964, Lin Baoni jumps into the sea to save a People’s Liberation Army soldier in distress. A huge wave carries her away, and she eventually dies of exhaustion. Reborn in Lin Baoni’s body, Jiang Jia 13.9kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    This is a historical novel, without a traditional courtyard house, but it's worth a visit.

28. 328 四 Siheyuan: As a Procurement Officer, I Have a Pocket Dimension 四合院：身为采购员的我有空间 Peach Blossom Month, Brilliantly Ablaze桃月灼灼Male-Channel Fanfiction2.9M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan courtyard + pocket dimension + farming + low angst + smart protagonist + satisfying read + one heroine] An accident brings the protagonist, Zhao Dongsheng, to Love in the Courtyard. He also gains a Blessed Land Space System. He becomes a procurement officer. In an era of scarce supplies, his job makes him incredibly popular. Wheat, rice, and corn: plant them all. And of course, make room for fruit, too. Raise chickens, ducks, fish, geese, and cows. All of them. As for the noi 35.6kReads7.6Score2.3kShelves
29. 329 嫁 Marry into the City and Get Rationed Grain 嫁到城里，吃上供应粮 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The heroine does not transmigrate, though she has some memories from a previous life. There are no truly awful characters in this story; everyone has their own strengths and flaws. The focus is on an unhurried life.) Jiang Xinbai was born in the countryside and dreamed of marrying into the city one day so she could have access to rationed food. So when she first met Yang Jinsheng, she knew her chance had come. She made her move without hesitation, flirted with him, and married him. At first sig 11.3kReads7.9Score692Shelves

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    Life was peaceful and uneventful, very happy. The female protagonist dreamt of the future, marrying into the city and getting a job.

30. 330 狠 A Cruel Mother, a Broken Home, and Me, Unbroken 狠心的妈，破碎的家，不屈的我 If You’re No Eagle, Don’t Be a Snail不是雄鹰做蜗牛Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Male-Oriented, Rural, Family, Comeback, Power Fantasy, Inspirational] Abandoned by his own mother, abused by his stepmother, and struck by his father's sudden misfortune. Su Yang, a poor boy from the mountains, has been left battered by his family's cruelty. With no one to lean on and no support to count on, he can only fight his own way to survival. He studies hard, weathers turmoil on campus, and makes his way in the business world. His heartless relatives come crawling back to latch onto his 28.1kReads8.2Score2.3kShelves

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    This is what period dramas with dramatic plots and deeply moving stories are like.

31. 331 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Little Villainess Makes Her Move on the Abstinent Officer 七零军婚：小反派猛撩禁欲军官 Meeting in Humble Beginnings相识于微末Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + transmigrate into a book + beloved by the whole family + raising kids + marriage before love + triplets + gathering seafood] Shen Qiqi had just won the Best Actress Award at the Hundred Flowers Awards when an accident sent her into a period novel. Her family was the heroine's foil. Every one of them was a piece of work, and the whole family was doomed to be cannon fodder. As the darling of her family, Shen Qiqi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. In the book, the original S 831Reads8.5Score110Shelves
32. 332 穿 I Transmigrated to the Years Before Liberation and Gave My Youth to the Motherland 穿越解放前，我为祖国献青年 Taste the Way尝道Historical486k WordsOngoing [Behind the Scenes + Schemer + Reborn + No Pocket Dimension + No System + Farming] My name is Zhao Dezhu, but everyone calls me “Mr. Dependable.” I've suddenly ended up in the years before the War of Resistance Against Japan, so what am I supposed to be dependable for? Luckily, a smart Rubik's Cube is here to keep me company. Otherwise, how would I survive in these chaotic times? Sigh... I was a wage slave in the future, and now I have to be one all over again, or the foreigners will bully us ag —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book features a protagonist who transmigrates into the body of a child on the eve of the War of Resistance against Japan, in the heart of the Japanese puppet regime in North China. Relying on his great-uncle's family's status as bandits, he slowly builds his power, using his special abilities to inspire his peers to learn. When the new era arrives, a large number of knowledgeable young people take up industrial and scientific research positions, contributing to the nation's prosperity. The second book features a protagonist who transmigrates into the body of a battalion political instructor, then transfers to civilian life on the eve of the new era, becoming a county magistrate. He leads land reform, improves people's lives, develops industry, and enhances industrial strength, leading to the rapid development of a small county. Both books are historically accurate and realistic. Highly recommended.

33. 333 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, My Sons' Golden Fingers Merged with Mine 穿书后我和儿子们的金手指合并了 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Twins + Space + System + Book Pavilion + Military Marriage + Everyday Parenting] The male lead is basically just a background character, though he gets a little more screen time later on. Qiu Yinuo transmigrates into a book, becoming the vicious supporting female character in a period novel, as well as the future commander’s plump wife, who dies young. As the wife of a powerful man, she has everything she could want, yet she makes trouble at every turn and ends up bringing about her own death 35.2kReads9.4Score5.1kShelves
34. 334 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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    They are all male-oriented.

35. 335 拿 You’re Mine! After We Register Our Marriage, I Can Make My Soldier Husband Do Whatever I Want 拿捏！领证后，兵哥哥随便我作妖 Build a House起房子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted As soon as Lu Jiao'er transmigrated, someone framed her and pushed her into the water. A passing soldier rescued her, and then her whole family latched onto him. Left with no choice, he agreed to marry Lu Jiao'er, but there was no wedding, no one to accompany her, and she was sent to his family on her own. At least she was marrying a soldier. Lu Jiao'er didn't mind whether he loved her or not. After all, he had tried to do a good deed and got his whole future tangled up in the bargain. Still, sh 5.8kReads8.7Score630Shelves
36. 336 小 The Alleyway: From Little Rascal to Science Top Scorer 小巷人家：从皮猴子到理科状元的逆袭之路！ Heartless Wordsmith Kun无情码字坤Urban1.1M WordsCompleted By chance, I ended up in the world of A Love for Dilemma and became the son of the feisty Song Ying. They say a feisty woman is brave, her feisty husband is cunning, and their son knows how to work with them. Under those circumstances, our family finally got a two-bedroom staff apartment at Suzhou No. 2 Cotton Mill. Next door lived the family of Zhuang Xiaoting, the person I would love most in my life. Huang Ling and Zhuang Chaoying’s tangled joys and sorrows were set to get back on track throug 773Reads7.0Score—Shelves
37. 337 重 Reborn in the Nineties: Racing Toward Life as a Landlady 重生九零之向着包租婆的人生狂奔 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Also known as: Reborn in the 1990s: Racing Toward Life as a Landlady) (Also known as: Reborn Housewife: Mom, Dad's Acting Up Again) After Shen Xiaojun divorced, she had a dream and found herself back twenty years in the past. Back then, she was only twenty-five, yet already the mother of three children. Her eldest daughter was six, her younger daughter four, and her little boy had just turned one month old. Xiaojun's head spun. Did she really have to live through all of this again? For her chil 28.5kReads9.4Score3kShelves
38. 338 重 Can the Road to Rebirth Go Well? 重生路能走好吗 Xuan Zhi宣之Urban300k WordsCompleted Also known as Transmigrating to 1936: My Remarkable Life Who would choose to transmigrate here? Since you’re forcing me to do this, and I can’t beat you, I’ll run. I’ll hide from you. Surely that’s allowed, right? Ever since I’ve kept my distance from you, my life has been more exciting than you can imagine. 108Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Starting in 1936

39. 339 资 The Capitalist-Era Educated Youth Is Highly Enlightened, Winning Big by Serving the Nation 资本知青觉悟高，为国效力赢麻了 Yan Qi Yun Qian言蹊云浅Modern Romance994k WordsCompleted [1970s + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + special abilities + love after marriage + devoted husband + family life + joining the army + building wealth] Su Mo, a dual-ability user, discovered that she had transmigrated into a book. She'd become the cannon-fodder character who gave the heroine her start-up funds, and she was supposed to die right from the start. Even after dying, she'd be dragged out of the heroine's memories again and again to serve as a foil, with the destruction o 54.3kReads9.3Score5.7kShelves
40. 340 穿 Transmigrating to 1960: A Man and a Monkey Become the Family's Darlings 穿越1960一人一猴成为团宠 Big Sweet Potato, Little Potato大地瓜小土豆Urban500k WordsCompleted (Cute pets, lighthearted, funny, space, everyday life) (If you want something dark and intense, please move along.) Hou Miao transmigrates to a parallel world in 1960. While hunting, he comes across an adorable little monkey with several special abilities! From then on, the man and monkey enjoy a happy life together! (No living on coarse grain and wild greens in this story.) With his pocket dimension, Hou Miao helps his grandparents' seventeen disciples. Even during hard times, they have enough 343Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It definitely isn't a traditional courtyard house [thumbs up] The male protagonist transmigrates with a built-in livestock breeding space [heart emoji] and quickly achieves the freedom to eat meat [thinking emoji] He has adorable pets to accompany him [thumbs up emoji] The little monkey even has treasure-hunting abilities! A lighthearted, funny, slow-paced, and heartwarming slice-of-life story.

41. 341 知 The Educated Youth Years: Starting with an Escape from the Village 知青年代，从村子里逃亡开始 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban3.3M WordsOngoing 1976. Liu Haibo, a sent-down youth, falls in love with Yang Xiuqing, a village girl. Her family vehemently opposes his proposal, forcing him to flee Shibantian Village and return to Haicheng, a thousand miles away. Just as he is preparing to start a new life with Wu Jie in Haicheng, Yang Xiuqing suddenly shows up at his door, stirring up an emotional entanglement that spans the years. 2023. Seventy-year-old Liu Haibo is driving an Audi with Yang Xiuqing to Shibantian Village when they are involv 32.5kReads8.4Score2kShelves
42. 342 重 Reborn, Yet Still Unable to Resist 重生，依然无法抗拒 I Am but a Grain of Millet我本一粟Urban335k WordsOngoing [A solemn statement from the author] This is a fictional work set in a bygone era. All characters and events are artistic inventions. Any portrayals of historical figures or events are imaginative, entertainment-oriented speculation based on publicly available information, and do not constitute factual statements. They have no connection to any real people or events. Please do not assume otherwise. 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Try this book. The language is witty and humorous, the writing is excellent, it has a strong sense of the era, no AI, no filler, and none of those long, confusing paragraphs or sentences that take forever to understand. It's a truly conscientious work, handcrafted by hand.

43. 343 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s for a Life of Freedom 穿越六零之逍遥人生 I'm Fang Chang我就是方长Urban416k WordsCompleted A true story of rural life, taking you through village life and the changes of an era. Chen Bin: "I've transmigrated. Why waste time asking so many questions?" Chen Bin: "I've already died once. Why should I be afraid of a few little punks?" Chen Bin: "If you mess with someone else, they'll let the dogs loose. Mess with me, and I'll let the wolves out." Chen Bin: "I'll find a way for us all to work hard and earn enough to eat. But if you want a free meal, go where you belong." Chen Bin: "I can b 317Reads6.6Score107Shelves

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    Historical fiction, rural life

44. 344 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s with a Pocket Dimension to Become a Security Guard 穿越60带着空间当保安 No Good People in the Six Realms六界无好人Urban2.6M WordsCompleted Who am I? Where am I? Other people transmigrate, and so do I. They can crush the heavens, the earth, and everything in between. One burst of their kingly aura, and they get whatever they want. I transmigrated here and have nothing. I can’t even get enough to eat. I’m sixteen, but built like a thirteen- or fourteen-year-old. A gust of wind could blow me away. Where’s my System? Aren’t Systems standard issue for transmigrators? ... 88kReads8.5Score6kShelves
45. 345 我 My Life in 1975 我在1975年的那些事 Your Bro Yang Next Door隔壁你阳哥Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Two worlds connected + transmigration + period setting + everyday life + pocket dimension + special abilities + decisive violence + multiple female leads + no simping + business. A story spanning two worlds, from 1975 to 2025. It all begins with catching someone in the act. After an accident, Chen Chang'an discovers something strange about his wife. It leaves him disoriented and even frantic, and he dies in a car crash. By a stroke of luck, he arrives in a parallel world in 1975 and gains the ab 4.5kReads8.6Score327Shelves

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    Highly recommend it!

46. 346 穿 Transmigrating to the Eighties: I Win by Doing Nothing After Activating the Shopping System 穿越八零：激活购物系统后我躺赢 A Cute Little Kitty一只可可爱爱的小猫咪Urban964k WordsCompleted He transmigrates back to the harsh 1980s. Everyone else is thriving, but he spends three miserable years barely scraping by, unable to afford even one filling meal with meat. Just as despair sets in: [Ding! Shopping System activated!] The golden finger he has waited three years for has finally arrived! Snacks and household goods, grain and cooking oil, clothes and all the latest supplies: it has everything. Now he can eat meat at every meal and wants for nothing, and he even leads the whole vill 4.8kReads—Score445Shelves

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    This looks good.

47. 347 穿 I Transmigrated to 1961 and Nearly Starved to Death 穿越六一差点被饿死 Illiterate but Loves Audiobooks文盲爱听书Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Ye Shu had just helped the young wife next door plant some vegetables. He went home for a midday nap, and when he woke up, he had arrived in 1961. Watch him figure out how to survive in an era when people were starving to death. 6.4kReads8.6Score359Shelves
48. 348 6 The 1960s: My Family Is on Its Way to Prosperity 60年代：我家奔小康了 Didi Fearless迪迪无畏Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn in a parallel timeline + period setting + pocket dimension + building wealth + helping the whole village prosper + serving the nation] Li Jinqiu opens his eyes and finds himself reborn at eighteen, in the famine-stricken 1960s. His System comes with a pocket dimension, and from then on, he begins an extraordinary life... Younger brother: “Third Brother, what are we having today?” Li Jinqiu: “Fish with pickled cabbage. It’ll make your teeth sing.” Younger sister: “Third Brother, I wan 14.3kReads8.2Score998Shelves

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    [A Nascent Soul Cultivator Transmigrates to the 1960s: Making Pills is Less Valuable Than Steamed Buns] A top student from a prestigious university spent a century in the Immortal Realm. One day, an unexpected event! He transmigrated back to an era of famine! Looking at his drafty mud-brick house and his starving relatives, the Nascent Soul cultivator silently sheathed his flying sword—his left hand formed a hand seal to rain down on his private plot. His right hand conjured fireballs to roast sweet potatoes for the whole village! By day, he wielded a sledgehammer in the factory. By night, he planted spirit rice in his spatial dimension. What! Cultivation? Wait until I've perfected hybrid immortal rice to yield ten thousand catties per mu! #TheDailyLifeOfACultivationMaster#I'm refining pills in a historical novel. Click to see how he uses "Immortal Techniques" to crush "Technology".

49. 349 穿 A Chat Group for Transmigrators, But I Didn't Transmigrate 穿越者聊天群，我没穿越啊 Coming Up with a Good Name Is So Hard取个好名字太难了Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Urban cultivation + chat group + invincible protagonist + multiple heroines] When his daughter brought home a blond punk, the boy asked, “Old man, is it safe to park my bike outside your place?” The middle-aged Lin Chen was so furious that he died on the spot! Lin Chen was reborn, returning to the year his daughter was born. In this life, he wouldn’t abandon her again and let the two of them become strangers who knew each oth 9.3kReads8.2Score757Shelves
50. 350 带 Back to the 1960s with a Pocket Dimension 带着空间回六零年代 Confused Fox糊狸糊涂Urban395k WordsOngoing I transmigrated to the 1960s. A period novel with a portable space. The early story mainly takes place in China, with house-buying, antiques, treasures, and spies. In the middle and later parts, the story goes overseas for some action, including things like shopping for free! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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