I've Been Into 1960s-Era Stories Lately, Male-Oriented Only! 最近迷上了六零年代的书，要男频的！

1. 101 百 The Many Flavors of Life, Part One: A Snowy Night of Lost Souls 百味人生第一部：失魂风雪夜 w Nankew南柯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Family, love, and adultery. This small mountain village seems peaceful, but undercurrents run deep, and human dramas of sorrow and joy unfold every day. On a bitterly cold, snowy night, a young and beautiful mother is assaulted and becomes pregnant. Afterward, she lives every day in fear and pain, desperately trying to keep the secret. When the truth comes to light, the demon who has appeared in her dreams countless times has never really gone away. What will the mother do? This book offers a 14.6kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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   Northeast China-era novels, depicting the love, hate, and grudges of ordinary days, are captivating and irresistible.

2. 102 1 1972: The Youthful Years of the Red Flag 1972，红旗招展的青春年代 Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Sent-down youth] [Great Northern Wilderness] [Scheming male lead] [One heroine] [Pure romance] [Smart characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Black market] [Political career] [Countryside] [Special historical era] In the spring of 1972, as Chu Miaohong rode a train to the Great Northern Wilderness to join a rural work team, she casually tossed an old envelope into the wind. Meanwhile, in 2024, Zhang Hongcheng happened to come into possession of an old, worn- 74.5kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves

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   Both are by the same author and are completed. I've read them all and thought they were alright.

3. 103 四 Starting as a Deputy Section Chief in Siheyuan 四合院从副科长开始 Plantain Weed Traveling in Dongguan车前草在东莞旅游Male-Channel Fanfiction2.1M WordsCompleted [Security Department Deputy Chief from the Start] [Sign-In Rewards] [Well-Connected] [All I Want Is to Be a Lazy Fish] After transmigrating into the chaotic world of the Four-Nine City courtyard compound, he starts out as the deputy chief of the steel mill's security department! Zhang Jianjun arrives in the central courtyard with his own pocket space, where he witnesses Jia Zhangshi whining about being poor and leeching off others, Silly Zhu using moral blackmail, and Yi Zhonghai plotting behi 55.2kReads6.4Score3.2kShelves

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   A courtyard house, a security department, a touch of hostility, an antique collector, a mundane life, everyday existence, and a laid-back attitude.

4. 104 重 Reborn in 1976, My Father-in-Law Hopes I Die Every Day 重生1976，岳父天天盼我死 Weird-Tasting Bullfrog怪味牛蛙Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + period setting + logging + no System] In his previous life, Chen Beishan was the chairman of a timber conglomerate worth tens of billions. As he died at his rosewood desk, the last document he received wasn’t an obituary. It was a lawyer’s letter from his son, contesting the inheritance. He opens his eyes in 1976, in the Greater Khingan Range, at minus forty-two degrees. He’s now the “softie Beishan” everyone at the logging camp calls a coward: a good-for-nothing who abandoned his p 889Reads6.5Score108Shelves

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   This is a high-quality period rebirth novel with a tight plot, novel setting, no system, and rich and delicate writing style. It has the feel of a period drama, depicting the rise of a lumberjack in a Northeast forest farm, which is very immersive.

5. 105 四 Siheyuan: Turning a Run-Down Courtyard into a Peach Blossom Paradise 四合院：把破院建成桃花源 Ximen Roast Duck西门烤鸭Male-Channel Fanfiction794k WordsOngoing Lin Chen performs a heroic rescue, but while saving a child from drowning, he accidentally transmigrates to 1958 and the courtyard house at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. As a well-rounded young man from the twenty-first century, and a master sweeper from Lanxiang Technical School, he has arrived at the universe’s central hub, a place visited by countless transmigrators. Surrounded by all manner of characters in this courtyard, what kind of life will he make for himself? This is a lighthearted comedy, wi 7.2kReads5.4Score199Shelves

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   I highly recommend this masterpiece about courtyard houses; it's a breath of fresh air in the genre! Absolutely not mindless! The foreshadowing and comebacks are incredibly sophisticated! You won't even notice them if you don't have a brain! It's free of violence, cowardice, overly sentimentalism, and extreme convoluted plots—just pure, satisfying entertainment. The inventions and historical context are absolutely realistic and stand up to scrutiny. The characters are vividly portrayed without any deliberate distortion or misrepresentation! It's very down-to-earth! A rare gem! It might seem a bit timid on the surface, but the comebacks are brutally honest! It incorporates many inside jokes, original scenes, and even poems and songs written by the author—it's fantastic!

6. 106 四 Siheyuan: The Courtyard's Parasites Try to Grab an Inheritance, So I Teach Them a Lesson 四合院：众禽吃绝户，被我教做人 Looking at Chang'an Through the Mist雾里看长安Male-Channel Fanfiction2.1M WordsOngoing [Siheyuan + moderate hostility + scheming protagonist + slice of life + patriotic science and technology + changing history] Li Jianguo transmigrated by accident to the 1950s and became an inconspicuous resident in the world of the Siheyuan. The courtyard's schemers wanted to leave my family without an heir and take everything. I taught them a lesson instead. The Jia family wanted my house, so I served Jia Zhangshi a three-part recipe for despair. My brothers and I are of one heart, but I make s 4.3kReads7.9Score190Shelves
7. 107 四 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Won't Leave Me Alone 四合院：秦淮茹赖上我 Champagne Before the Game Is Over半场开香槟Male-Channel Fanfiction5.3M WordsOngoing Zhao Xiyan was an ordinary small-town exam grinder. He had little ambition, but his family's comfortable means let him live a pretty decent life. But just as a speeding dump truck was about to hit one of his students, he rushed forward on instinct. He saved the student, but also had an intimate and decidedly unpleasant encounter with the truck. When he woke again, he was already riding in a donkey cart. Across from him, a young woman with bright eyes, pearly teeth, and two long braids was watchi 189.2kReads8.1Score9kShelves
8. 108 重 Reborn in 1960 with a Pocket Dimension 重生60带空间 Young Master Lin Jiaquan林家權少Urban5.5M WordsOngoing After saving someone, Lin Hao unexpectedly arrives in the 1960s and is reborn in the body of a martyr's orphan with the same name and gender. Fortunately, a pocket dimension comes with him as a golden finger. Follow Lin Hao as he enjoys a carefree life during the three years of natural disasters. As he explores the pocket dimension, he gradually unlocks many of its functions, learns martial arts and traditional Chinese medicine, hunts, and enjoys life freely. 176.9kReads8.8Score15.9kShelves

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   The protagonist, Lin Hao, is an orphan who lost both his parents. He possesses a spiritual spring space and works as a train police officer—living in the renowned Nanluoguxiang, specifically at No. 88 courtyard—he amassed a life of luxury, collecting antiques and gold during a time of poverty. This book is quite long!

9. 109 爷 Grandpa, I Was Reborn, I Swear I'm Not Possessed 爷爷，我是重生，真不是鬼上身 Bincheng Lao San滨城老三Mystery3.6M WordsOngoing [Traditional Mystery and Supernatural Fiction] [One Female Lead] [Period Novel] [A Funeral Master’s True Accounts] [Northeastern Chinese Funeral Customs] [Rural Life] Adapted into the short drama Eighties Funeral Master (Disclaimer: The folk techniques in this book, including Zhuyou healing rituals, are entirely fictional. Please do not imitate them. The author bears no responsibility for any problems that may arise.) Good grief, I’ve been reborn in 1986, and from the start Grandpa thinks I’m a 59.4kReads9.3Score5kShelves

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   They're all great, highly recommended!

10. 110 重 Back to 1985: Don't Call Me Comrade, Call Me Husband! 重回85叫什么同志叫老公！ I Still Dare我还敢Urban1.4M WordsCompleted In Northeast China in 1985, an era known as the darkest of times: a young man, a hunting rifle, a heart full of passion, and a jianghu shrouded in gun smoke... In an age when might makes right, a man’s fierce devotion and true-to-life nature are what it takes to get ahead in the Northeast. A period novel, the rise of an ordinary man, one heroine, dual transmigration. 11.1kReads9.1Score811Shelves
11. 111 我 I'm Just a Village Doctor, Is It Really So Strange That I Know the Thirteen Ghost Gate Needles? 我一个村医会鬼门十三针很合理吧 Bincheng Lao San滨城老三Urban2.0M WordsCompleted After his grandfather died, Chen Mo returned from the city hospital to his village and became its new barefoot doctor. Who says a barefoot doctor can’t amount to anything? Surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers, with no nine-to-five grind or mortgage, he can turn his hometown into a paradise. Northeastern customs, everyday stories, and local life: it’s all here. Urban daily life, one heroine, no System, just little stories to enjoy over tea. This book is also known as The Years I Served as 15.7kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
12. 112 重 Reborn in the Famine of 1960: I Have a Spirit-Filled Pocket World 重生60灾荒年，我有灵田小世界 God and Autumn神与秋Urban680k WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1960s + pocket dimension] [Farming + hunting + spirit beasts + building wealth + extraordinary longevity] In his previous life, Li Qiu was all alone. Now he was reborn in the years of famine. Li Qiu was only sixteen. When he woke, he faced not the care of his family, but abandonment by his brother and sister-in-law. Hunger, thirst, illness, drought, and cold... came one after another. A frail young man, living alone in a thatched hut by the mountain, isolated and forgotten by the 7.4kReads7.4Score443Shelves

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    In the 1960s, people in the Small World Space could become rich by farming and achieve immortality.

13. 113 重 Reborn in 1981: Hunting in the Mountains and Marrying a Beautiful Wife 重生81：赶山打猎娶娇妻 Call Me Sweet Potato叫我地瓜Urban652k WordsCompleted (Reborn + Hunting + No System + No Golden Finger) The forests of Changbai Mountain stretched as far as the eye could see, lush and green like dark clouds across the sky. Tigers and wolves prowled, elk leapt through the woods, dense foliage shrouded the wilderness, and ancient trees stood in tangled profusion. It was a land of rugged grandeur. Reborn in 1981, Zhang Xiaojun faced the stepmother who had been bleeding him dry. He chose to sever ties, took up his hunting rifle, and walked into the mo 18.4kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves

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    Hunting stories set in Northeast China during that era: treasure hunting and ginseng digging. No fuss, no arguing, there are human relationships and also moments of impulsive anger.

14. 114 1 1981 Mountain Foraging Diary: The Wilderness Is Mine to Roam 1981赶山日记：大山任我浪 Call Me Sweet Potato叫我地瓜Urban503k WordsCompleted Ginseng hunting + hunting + treasure hunting + decisive action Gunplay is a kind of technique, and a bullet’s trajectory is a kind of Way. Chanting scriptures a thousand times is no match for lining up three points. Vast and boundless Changbai Mountain is rich in resources. Lin Daofeng goes into the mountains to search for ginseng, yet beasts are always setting their sights on him. As he presses onward, how many beasts will fall to his gun? How many secrets hidden in Changbai Mountain have yet 6.2kReads8.2Score392Shelves
15. 115 下 Sent Down to the Countryside: I Started as a Brigade Leader 下乡之我从大队长开始 Xin Chujiu5 2新初酒五2Urban245k WordsCompleted A story of an era gone by, supernatural powers, a personal space, multiple female leads, and rural development. While others went to the countryside and survived on weeds, Yang Huaian feasted on fish and meat. While others went to the countryside to farm, Yang Huaian started out rubbing shoulders with the brigade leader. While others rushed back to the city as soon as their rural assignments ended, Yang Huaian developed the countryside into the world's largest metropolis. Follow the legendary li 209Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here are a few recommended period dramas. The first one features a protagonist who actually inherits the legacy of the Earth God and can even use earth- (earth- is a type of magical ability), which is incredibly awesome.

16. 116 穿 Transmigrated to 1960, I Start with Eight Calabash Brothers 穿越60的我开局带八个葫芦娃 Xin Chujiu5 2新初酒五2Urban554k WordsCompleted [Period Setting] + [Spatial Storage] + [Lighthearted] + [Single Heroine] + [Decisive and Ruthless] He transmigrates to the 1960s. While other transmigrators arrive with both parents, grandparents, and siblings around, Yang Zhiyuan finds himself fleeing famine. And he has eight kids to look after. From the start, he nearly starves to death. Other people start with a bowl and end up with a noose. He starts with a jar and ends up with eight Calabash Brothers and a noose. See how Yang Zhiyuan manage 5.3kReads7.9Score255Shelves
17. 117 四 The Siheyuan: Life of a Live-In Son-in-Law 四合院之赘婿人生 Xin Chujiu5 2新初酒五2Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted Siheyuan + one heroine + no grimdark angst + comedy + lighthearted People transmigrate every day, and today it's finally my turn. Others get a System that takes them to the top from the start, but Yang Dalin's whole family is sacrificed from the start, and he's taken in by a widow. Now he has two choices: become her live-in son-in-law or her adopted son. In this famine-stricken era, he needs to survive. After taking one look at the young woman who looks just like Sister Yanyan, Yang Dalin decisi 29.3kReads7.0Score1.7kShelves
18. 118 四 Siheyuan: I Only Want to Live a Quiet Life 四合院：只想平淡过一生 Beneath the Stars, Just for You披星戴月只为你Male-Channel Fanfiction2.4M WordsCompleted This book is dedicated to my younger self, to the chaos of those days and the loneliness buried deep inside, and to everyone who can't help looking back on the past. It's also dedicated to you, if you'd like to learn about life in Beijing's crowded courtyard compounds. This place was once a little world of its own: the gray walls were mottled, the doorways stood side by side, and life was noisy and real. Neighbors schemed and quarreled, clashing over every inch of land and wall, and getting red 35.5kReads7.9Score1.3kShelves

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    The story is devoid of any aggressive tendencies. The protagonist, Lao Liu, is a cunning and far-sighted schemer who never gets himself involved in the petty infighting of the courtyard. Initially, he seems saintly, but as the story unfolds, it becomes clear that his calculations of everyone around him and his manipulation of every event are not for his own benefit. All characters are intelligent, with rigorous and logical storytelling. Major historical events are all incorporated.

19. 119 重 Reborn: I Use the System to Keep My Villainous Family in Line 重生后：我靠系统拿捏全家反派 I Love Tomatoes Most我最爱西红柿Modern Romance270k WordsOngoing In her previous life, her rotten father and stepmother sold her off as a bride to bring good fortune to a sick man. She died a tragic death on the stairs, consumed by resentment. Reborn with a vengeance System activated, she has dirt on everyone and the world at her feet! She takes down her rotten father, tears into her stepmother, crushes the scumbag, reclaims her inheritance, and rises to the top! Along the way, a brother who dotes on his little sister to an almost fanatical degree appears, wh —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 120 六 Life in the Sixties with a Basket of Vegetables 六零带着菜篮子 I Love Tomatoes Most我最爱西红柿Urban389k WordsOngoing Set against the backdrop of transmigration, this story follows Chen Mo, a young man from the modern era who accidentally transmigrates to a rural village in the 1960s and gradually improves his family’s life with the help of a mysterious spatial System. His key abilities include growing crops faster in his space, hunting for game, and using its spring water to heal wounds. In an era of severe shortages, he builds a self-sufficient way of life. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 121 6 The 1960s: I Broke Off the Engagement Over a Ten-Yuan Bride Price 60年代：为十元彩礼退婚 Explosive Fish爆鱼Urban151k WordsCompleted (Period setting + reborn + punishing scumbags + doting on his wife + comeback) Reborn on the day his fiancée demanded an exorbitant bride price, Chen Jiandong finally came to his senses after a lifetime of being bullied by his wife! In the bitter winter of 1965, his fiancée Shao Ruilian came to force a higher bride price out of him. To get more money, she pressured her parents into marrying off her younger sister. Then she went on to anger Chen’s disabled father to death and drive his mother to 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the 1960s, a dowry of ten yuan was used to marry his elder brother's younger wife.

22. 122 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Age of Empires 四合院：傻柱的帝国时代 Who Am I Wandering For为谁去流浪Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted In the 1950s, life in the capital was hard, and the winds of change stirred beneath the surface. A modern soul found himself in the body of a young man known as Silly Zhu. His father had run off, leaving only his little sister behind. The courtyard was rife with trouble, and hidden currents swirled through the streets. Fortunately, he had a world of his own: the Age of Empires game world. Starting in the primitive Stone Age, he reclaimed land, developed production, and smelted metal, steadily l 42kReads7.3Score3.8kShelves

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    It's a male-oriented story, borrowing the premise of a traditional courtyard house.

23. 123 四 Siheyuan: I Saved Qin Huairu from the Start 四合院，开局救下秦淮茹 Love You, Longlong爱你的龙龙Male-Channel Fanfiction884k WordsOngoing Cao Mengde, a modern mechanical and electrical engineer, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a nineteen-year-old namesake in 1951. At the train station, he saves Qin Huairu from being robbed by thugs, activates a space, and ends up marrying her by a strange twist of fate. Thus begins his comedic life in the Number 95 Courtyard. He helps Qin Huairu escape the mire of the Jia family, preserving her innocence and goodness and giving her a happy life. He builds a luxurious east courtyard and 24.6kReads8.0Score1.8kShelves

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    This is a book I've been following for over two months, and it's so good! It combines sweet romance with a tech-savvy plot and an industrial setting. It's not mindless, brainless, or violent; the everyday life of a traditional courtyard house and the weight of a great era coexist and collide. The protagonist, having transmigrated, lives a brilliant and meaningful life. It's truly amazing and leaves a lasting impression.

24. 124 重 Reborn in 1992: Rising to the Top Starting in Middle School 重生1992，从中学开始逆袭 Black Yunnan Maple黑云南枫Urban1.3M WordsOngoing In his previous life, Lin Wenjie was made a fool of. His father was framed, and his family was destroyed. Reborn in his high school days, he planned to use his memories of the future to earn his first fortune, save his family, and crush his enemies. Then he would live a happy, peaceful life. But by chance, he bought a damaged little tower from an antiques dealer, and it set him on the path to immortal cultivation. From then on, he kept finding priceless treasures and made a fortune in the stock 14.9kReads8.4Score2kShelves

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    These two books are pretty good, worth reading. [Laughs][laughs][laughs]

25. 125 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s and Activated a Storage Ring 穿越60年代，我激活了储物戒指 Black Yunnan Maple黑云南枫Urban2.1M WordsOngoing Zhu Chengcai is an ordinary wage slave who dreams of getting rich overnight and living a blissful life: waking up naturally after a good night's sleep and counting so much money his fingers cramp. Instead, he has ended up as a wage slave with not a moment to spare. Just as he's preparing to return to his hometown, lie flat, and wait to die, he saves a little girl on the road and unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1960s, where he accidentally activates a storage ring he'd obtained by chance. So Zh 45.4kReads7.9Score4.9kShelves
26. 126 重 Reborn in a Northeastern Mountain Village: Fishing and Hunting Across Two Rivers and Two Nations 重生东北小山村渔猎两江两国 Student Tianya小学生天涯Urban4.0M WordsOngoing Please give this five stars. Please give this five stars. I don't have much education or skill, and I can't write fancy prose. I use ordinary people's language to tell an ordinary story. If you like it, I thank you for your support with a clasped-fist salute. If you don't, please be kind and don't flame me. An artist can't make a living without noble-minded patrons. I offer my thanks to all of you, my dear supporters. 41.6kReads8.2Score2.9kShelves

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    In this historical drama, set in Northeast China, the protagonist is reborn and embarks on adventures including hunting, fishing, farming, and more. He leads his brothers on hunting expeditions and fishing trips, experiencing various thrilling and dangerous encounters, and encountering many exciting and hilarious stories.

27. 127 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: From the Start, I’m Asked to Take in a Dying Man’s Child 穿越六零：开局遭遇临终托孤 Mr. Wordless无言先生Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Historical era + Rebirth + System + Pocket Dimension + Light fantasy] After dying, Xu Jianguo was reborn in a parallel world in the 1960s. He happened to save a Taoist master and his apprentice, and as the old Taoist lay dying, he entrusted his three-year-old apprentice to Xu Jianguo's care. With a little sister suddenly in his life, Xu Jianguo began raising a child. Watch as he makes the most of the vibrant 1960s. 13.4kReads8.8Score863Shelves

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    A few good period dramas

28. 128 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I Find Myself a Stepmother 重生60年代：我给自己找后妈 Gu Yue Er Dong古月耳咚Modern Romance690k WordsOngoing When Chen Guoping died of lung cancer, his mother was busy having a grand old time gossiping with the neighborhood women! In his previous life, she had kept him under her thumb since childhood: she wouldn’t let him take the college entrance exam, forced him to hand over his wages, and criticized every woman he wanted to marry. Ignoring the nature of his work, she insisted that he and his wife risk having a third child. In the end, he was fired for exceeding the birth quota, and his family of fiv 21.6kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves

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    Please, please, anyone who hasn't read this yet, I'll cry! The male lead was verbally abused to death by his own mother in his past life. Reborn in the 1960s, his first act is to find himself a stepmother. The stepmother is gentle and protective, while his biological mother is furious. 100,000 Words already updated, a stress-relieving masterpiece. If you don't like it, come back and scold me!

29. 129 六 The 1960s: I Married into a Treasure-Dungeon 六零，嫁进宝藏副本了 Lailai Dada睐睐哒哒Modern Romance700k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Adorable Kids + Slow-Paced, Cozy Daily Life + Working Hard to Build a Fortune + Male Lead] [The rating is low because it was just released and will go up! Sobbing, I never thought I’d be saying this one day~] At first, she thinks, “Guys, you have no idea. Everyone else who transmigrates gets a golden finger, while I can only piggyback on someone else’s.” Later, she thinks, “Guys, you have no idea. The little boss’s golden finger is really, really useful!” In short, the heroine 2.9kReads9.3Score174Shelves

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    In the 60s, with abundant resources and a powerful advantage, disaster relief isn't about simply giving everything away. It's about comprehensive efforts: technology, well drilling, seeds, economic stimulus, and food aid. By working on both fronts simultaneously, everything will get better.

30. 130 年 Period: I Moved in Next Door to My Scumbag Dad 年代：我住进渣爹隔壁 Baiwang San百望三Urban824k WordsCompleted Li He woke up one day to find he had transmigrated to 1979, an era when people barely had enough to eat or wear. “Good thing I can take the college entrance exam next year.” But after sorting through the memories in his head, he discovered that his predecessor had even less aptitude for studying than he did. “Looks like I’ll have to rely on my dad.” “What? My dad ran away?” His predecessor’s father still clung to his ‘ambitions’. He abandoned his wife and children and went back to the city to fi 368Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 131 四 Siheyuan: After Being Reborn, I Can Open a Blind Box Every Day 四合院：重生后我能天天开盲盒 Shang Luoshan尚洛杉Male-Channel Fanfiction603k WordsCompleted Protagonist: Zhao Lei; Role: An unemployed street loafer, a marginal member of the Zhao family, unloved by both parents Golden finger: Blind Box System Goal: Lie flat every day, with food and drink aplenty and no need to work Synopsis: Zhao Lei grew up as a left-behind child in his previous life. By an unexpected twist of fate, he is reborn in 1959 while staying at a hotel. It is the first year of the natural disasters, and as a modern young man used to having plenty to eat and drink, he absolut 37.2kReads6.4Score1.8kShelves
32. 132 采 Procurement in the 1960s 采购六零 Xiaoxiao Manman萧萧满满Urban380k WordsOngoing In 1960, Li Jiancheng transmigrated into the body of a junior purchasing agent at a machinery factory and awakened a Farm System that let him plant crops, raise livestock, and use a processing workshop. While everyone else was short on meat and grain, his warehouse was packed to the rafters. Trading and bartering were the rules, and might made right. His motto was simple: never take a loss. While others were so hungry they didn't even have cornmeal, he ate braised pork with big steamed buns at 201Reads8.0Score103Shelves

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    The protagonist is a purchasing agent

33. 133 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 5.6kReads8.0Score409Shelves

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    The pinnacle of historical fiction! [Original novel enthusiast] Time-travels to become the top scorer in the college entrance exam, seizes opportunities to get rich! Beautiful wife, warm family life! A heartwarming story of everyday life, tightly plotted, and touching moments! Highly recommend this book! 👍 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. Hundreds of characters are based on real people and stories. Those born in the 50s, 60s, and 70s should read it; perhaps you can find stories that reflect your own era or a piece of your own. The story is moving, the plot is well-arranged, and it should be considered a good novel within a historical record, and a good historical story within a novel.

34. 134 开 From the Start, My Soul Has Possessed a Tiny Spirit Doppelganger from the 1960s Who Can Carry Loads and Do Sums 开局魂穿60衍魂小人能搬又会算 The Divine One Cuts Off Heaven神明绝天通Urban300k WordsOngoing [Mountain Foraging and Hunting + Creek Valleys and Grasslands + Space-Based Animal Raising + Spirit Spring Well Water + Going to the Countryside + Beidahuang + Changbai Mountain] The male lead’s soul unexpectedly transmigrates to 1960. With the help of a little spirit in his soul, he unlocks a soul-realm space. At his adoptive parents’ home, he does every chore, big and small, while they constantly exploit him. His second brother gets his chance to study, his third brother gets the military enli 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend it!

35. 135 6 Starting with Half a Jin of Cornmeal During the 1960s Famine 60年代饥荒年开局半斤棒子面 Silent Sunset沉寂的夕阳Urban307k WordsCompleted Chen Fusheng transmigrates to the 1960s, right in the middle of a famine. From the start, he has only half a jin of cornmeal. How is he supposed to survive? (Period atmosphere, no grimdark violence, an investment rebate System, a pocket dimension, comedy, and heartwarming moments) 149Reads6.3Score—Shelves
36. 136 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

37. 137 放 Wild Mountain Foraging: After I Bond with My Little Brother, I Can Smell Three Kilometers Away 放山：契约弟弟后鼻子能闻三公里 Old Hei and Chenchen老黑与宸宸Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Alternate title: [Mountain Foraging: After Contracting My Younger Brother, He Can Smell Things from Three Kilometers Away] [Multiple female leads, Changbai Mountain, mountain foraging, contract-and-gift System] From the start, Huang Pian gets a Contract System that lets him contract anything in the world to gain all its abilities, then gift those abilities to others. The first thing he does is look at his hulking younger brother and say, “Hey, bro, come here. I've got some good news for you.” In 547Reads6.5Score101Shelves
38. 138 重 Back to 1982: Casting Nets to Save the Village Belle and Make the Whole Village Rich 重回82：撒网救村花带全村致富 Seeing a Dragon on Mount Nan南山见龙Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Back at the age of twenty, he's known throughout the village as a no-good loafer. But no one knows he's returned carrying the regrets and memories of his previous life. He catches and sells fish, hunts in the mountains, and earns his first fortune through hard work. Before the flood hits, he even issues an early warning and organizes an evacuation, saving countless lives. From the village to the county, from small-time trading to grand strategies... In this life, he won't just clear his name. He 26.6kReads8.3Score2kShelves

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    This one, rated 80, is worth checking out. The writing is quite good, but it lacks a systematic approach and spatial depth.

39. 139 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 28.4kReads8.2Score2.3kShelves

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    Inspirational stories of overcoming adversity and achieving success in the modern era, with dramatic plot twists and deeply moving moments.

40. 140 双 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score149Shelves

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    How are you? I'll help you get ready.

41. 141 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban2.9M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 254Reads7.6Score101Shelves
42. 142 双 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score135Shelves
43. 143 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 131Reads7.6Score—Shelves
44. 144 在 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity… 7.6kReads5.8Score316Shelves
45. 145 张 Zhang Sangou’s Get-Rich Journal 张三狗发财笔记 Wandering Immortal of the Northern Mountain北山浪荡仙Urban2.7M WordsCompleted A comedy novel with absolutely no pretensions. A poor boy from the mountains refuses to settle for an ordinary life and ventures out into the world, carving out a place for himself through his own efforts. The cast of bizarre characters will have you laughing out loud. It gets more and more exciting as it goes. San Gou grows more mature and more cunning, with more and more schemes brewing in his head. In the end, he makes it! He becomes a billionaire. His journey is a whirlwind of chaos and laug 60.8kReads8.7Score6.4kShelves

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    Don't look, you'll laugh your head off. You'll be rolling around in bed with a stomachache...

46. 146 带 Back to the 1970s with a System: First a Village Doctor, Then a Boxer 带着系统回七零：先当村医再练拳 Eldest Miss Ying赢氏大小姐Urban2.0M WordsOngoing Adapted for screen by Tomato Real Person! [Period] [Cute pets] [System] [Spirit Spring] [One female lead] [Feel-good power fantasy] Reborn in the resource-scarce 1970s, Lu Han unexpectedly bound himself to a System space. Its Spirit Spring nourished crops, its black soil yielded abundant harvests, and its shelves were stocked with supplies. On one hand, he used the space's treasures to improve his family's life, building a brick house and stockpiling grain to make their days prosperous. On the o 3.3kReads7.9Score242Shelves

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    Two words: beautiful

47. 147 瞎 Blind Corn! Rotten Potatoes! Worthless Children, Get on Your Knees! 瞎苞米！烂土豆！极品儿女靠边跪 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Reborn] [Feel-Good] [No Golden Finger] [Family Life] (Also known as: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Leaves Her Children Behind) Seventy-year-old Wu Zhiqiu is Reborn in the era when her children still depend on her hard work and sacrifice! In her previous life, she played favorites and ended up alone and miserable in her old age. This time, she refuses to repeat the past. The old lady decides to leave her children behind and enjoy the rest of her lif 192.7kReads9.3Score8.1kShelves

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48. 148 我 My Senior Brother Is Too Strong 我的师兄太强了 Ke Ning可宁Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsCompleted Original title: My Senior Brother Is Too Strong The eldest senior brother is diligent and tireless, while the second senior brother likes to sneak off and take it easy. The eldest senior brother is hailed as a genius, while the second is the disgrace of the sect. Until one day, the junior sister discovers that the second senior brother is pretty amazing too... This blurb does it no justice. Read the story for yourself... 62.2kReads8.2Score4.2kShelves
49. 149 重 Reborn Before My Wife Cheated 重生亡妻出轨前 Uncle Shou手叔Urban2.2M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless]+ [swift revenge]+ [carefully laid schemes] Wan Shan reads in his late wife's diary about the life of lies and manipulation he had endured. Even six heart stents can't contain his hatred. If he could live his life over, he swears he would ruin the wife who deceived him, make her old flame suffer terribly, and make his ungrateful relatives infamous... Little bits and pieces, a reborn couple at odds in a bygone era, adding fuel to the fire and fanning the flames of revenge. 41.4kReads8.5Score3.6kShelves
50. 150 年 Only Eight Years Old, He Is Rushed Into Taking the Throne! 年方八岁，被仓促拉出登基称帝！ At Ease at the Edge of the World天涯逍遥Historical2.9M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the imperial family of the Yu Dynasty, Chu Ling found himself a son born to a concubine, without power or influence, and with a weak maternal clan. It seemed his best option was to become an idle prince, surrounded by beautiful women, frequenting pleasure quarters and indulging in wine and song. But the new emperor died suddenly less than a year after ascending the throne, and fate played a cruel joke on Chu Ling, forcing him down an entirely new path! 12.8kReads8.6Score946Shelves

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