Period Pieces Without Courtyard Houses: Why Do They All Have to Include One? 求不带四合院的年代文，为啥年代文都得带上四合院

1. 51 我 Our Long River of Years 我们的岁月长河 Tide Over the Ocean汐洋汐上Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted Our Long River of Years is divided into three parts. Following the ordinary lives of three generations of Zhao Jiafu’s family, railway workers, it spans from the 1950s to the 2020s. It recounts the joys and sorrows, happiness and heartbreak, and everyday troubles experienced by the three generations of the Zhao family and the ordinary people around them over the long river of time. It depicts the turbulent lives of ordinary people as the times change and society develops. Time flows like a river 180Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This book tells the story of Zhao Jiafu's eventful life, and is also a reflection of the real lives of ordinary people in that era. It is worth reading.

2. 52 重 Reborn in the 1960s: Sent to the Countryside from the Start 重生60年代，开局就上山下乡 A Solitary Stone孑然的石头Urban3.8M WordsOngoing [Period]+ [Reborn]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Single Female Lead] Ye Hao transmigrates to a parallel world in the 1960s. Just as he is about to starve to death, he awakens an ancient treasure passed down from antiquity: the Azure Lotus Mystic Jade! Watch as he lives it up during the famine, improving his own life while also doing his part to help this country rebuild from the ground up! Our goal is the stars and the sea! 1.9kReads8.8Score23914d adds

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   They are all high-scoring period dramas featuring male protagonists, and they all feature male protagonists!

3. 53 穿 Transmigrating to 1960: The Carefree Life of a Paralyzed Boy 穿越60：瘫痪少年的逍遥生活 Fa Zhou法舟Urban472k WordsCompleted Deep in debt, Cao Shuang had just received a threatening call from a debt collector when he transmigrated to a parallel world in 1963. He also transmigrated into the body of a paralyzed boy whose parents had both died and whose funeral had just been held. Trapped in a desperate situation, Cao Shuang was utterly distraught. But there was always a way forward. With his golden finger, he soon found himself surrounded by beautiful women. “Wife, hurry up and make Cao Shuang something to eat.” “Ma Li, 3.3kReads8.7Score20514d adds
4. 54 儿 Son, Show Your Dad the Way Forward 儿子，请给爸爸指条明路 Bear Dad Rules the World熊爸天下Urban1.8M WordsCompleted In 2001, laid-off worker Chen Weiguo loses his wife, who leaves him with a newborn son. The boy is clever from an early age, and always has... well, a remarkably long-term perspective. Whenever Chen Weiguo is on the verge of running out of options, his son always manages to pull him through at a crucial moment and point him toward a way forward. Then Chen Weiguo finds himself back at square one all over again. They say sons bring trouble to their fathers, but Chen Weiguo, as a father, is always 12.4kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
5. 55 重 Back to Sixteen 重返16岁 Lampwick灯草Urban1.4M WordsCompleted When Chen Luo woke up, he was surprised to discover that Heaven had kicked him all the way back to 1997. That year, Chen Luo was still an ordinary ninth-grade student. That year, the peerless musical genius Jay Chou, who would transform the music scene, had yet to make his debut. That year, none of the three internet giants had been founded yet... A butterfly in the Amazon rainforest of South America might occasionally flap its wings and cause a tornado in Texas two weeks later. Chen Luo’s rebir 7.1kReads8.8Score55714d adds
6. 56 穿 I Became the Beloved Grandson of a Terrible Grandma 穿成极品奶奶的宝贝孙子 Luo Qingcheng洛倾城Ancient Romance360k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, he becomes the beloved grandson of a farm grandmother who favors one child over another, and a top-tier cannon fodder character to boot! His grandmother is a sucker for handsome faces and dotes on him with all her heart. In the original story, his antics ultimately leave the whole family ruined. He’s the foil to his cousin, who excels at everything and, after demanding the family split, leads the eldest branch to a good life. During the famine, the cousin even drives away t 9.3kReads9.0Score91414d adds
7. 57 重 Back to 1977: From the Start, I Marry a Down-on-Her-Luck Heiress 重回1977：开局娶个落难千金 The Down-and-Out Toad落魄的蛤蟆Urban364k WordsCompleted (A warm, understated family story spanning fifty years.) Given a second life, he decided to make it a remarkable one. His wife called him lazy, so he became the youngest Level Five worker in the entire factory. His sister-in-law said he had too much free time, so he became the pride of the whole family. His daughter said that with a dad like him, there was no point in striving in life. She could only be forced to lie flat. As it happened, her dad was named Chen Ping. 387Reads8.8Score—14d adds
8. 58 重 Back to 1976 重返1976 Little Mo小默Urban608k WordsCompleted Yu Jun, a graduate of Harvard Medical School's clinical medicine program and its computer science and technology program, is on his way back to China when his plane crashes. When he wakes again, he discovers that his soul has transmigrated into the body of a man named Li Jun in 1976. Li Jun answers his country's call and goes to the countryside as an educated youth, embarking on an extraordinary journey. 407Reads8.1Score—14d adds
9. 59 1 1974: The White Moonlight's Simp? No, No, No! 1974：白月光的舔狗？退退退 Mad Owl狂枭Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Short drama released] [Animated series released] In his previous life, Zhou Liwei spent his whole life acting like a lovesick puppy for the woman he adored. A lovesick puppy gets nothing in return. That was the truth of Zhou Liwei’s past life. He gave her all his money, took the blame for her, and ended up behind bars... He spent nearly twenty years in prison, never once visited by the woman he loved. Instead, her man came to mock him by revealing the truth. “The boy isn’t yours. Thanks for bei 13kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
10. 60 穿 Transmigrated to 1978: There's a Library in My Mind 穿越1978：我脑中有座图书馆 Jiu Wei九韦Urban351k WordsCompleted [Single female lead] + [Urban] + [Rural] + [Slow start] An experiment involving a wormhole and time travel left Yang Mo, a student at the Imperial University, with a digital library in his mind. Transmigrating to Longxi Village in 1978, he resolved to use his abilities to lead the village to prosperity. As his powers gradually grew, he ventured beyond the village and embarked on a path to enrich the nation and strengthen its people... 17Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 61 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 11.2kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
12. 62 重 Reborn: Building a Business Empire 重生：缔造商业帝国 Big Eye大目Urban4.9M WordsCompleted Ye Chen, who once possessed a personal fortune of 400 billion, is reborn sixty years into the past. That year, he was a penniless, worthless gambling addict. His wife, begging him to sign the divorce papers; his father- and mother-in-law, wishing he would vanish from the face of the earth; loan sharks threatening him with debt collection notices... Watch him use his knowledge of the next sixty years to turn the tide, lead the next great wave, and build an unrivaled global business empire! 53.9kReads9.1Score5.6k14d adds
13. 63 重 Reborn in 1960: Bankrupting Hong Kong Island's Tycoons 重生1960：把港岛富豪搞破产 Xia Buyan夏不言Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1960, Lin Chaozong starts by reselling discarded canned goods. Before long, he’s building an empire and making it bigger and stronger. He crushes Li Chaoren, abolishes shared-area housing fees, acquires British-owned companies, and builds a business dynasty. Years later, Lin Chaozong gives an interview and says, “I’m just an honest businessman. I don’t know how I ended up becoming the richest man in the world. I guess it must be luck!” 11.7kReads9.0Score70114d adds
14. 64 重 Reborn in 1963: Starting with an Escape from the Bridal Chamber 重生1963，从逃离洞房开始 The Wild Divine Beast Who Loves Dry-Roasted Tea爱吃干烘茶的荒神兽Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [A most unusual era + rebirth + no System + one female lead + a story-driven plot] [Escape the bridal chamber, defy fate, and live a different life.] Zhao Heping is killed in his hospital bed by his wife, Tao Huili, and is reborn. He returns to 1963, on his way out after fleeing the bridal chamber with Tao Huili. In his previous life, he was caught and forced to marry that woman, who manipulated him for the rest of his life. After being reborn, he swears he will never let them catch him again. H 1.9kReads8.7Score15314d adds
15. 65 重 Reborn in 1959: Little Everyday Moments in Nanluoguxiang 重生59南锣鼓巷之小日常 Gluttonous Badger贪吃獾Male-Channel Fanfiction2.9M WordsOngoing He transmigrates to the capital and settles on Nanluoguxiang. He fishes and farms, living a carefree life, learning to cook, appraising antiques, occasionally trading barbs with Zhang Haixing, and picking on the courtyard busybodies now and then. 68.4kReads8.2Score3k14d adds
16. 66 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. 10.2kReads8.8Score65314d adds
17. 67 重 Back to 1975: I Married a Beautiful Widow from the Start 重回1975，开局娶了俏寡妇 Kitty Haha猫咪哈哈Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Shen Zhi was an elite special forces soldier. He sacrificed himself to save his comrades, and when he awoke, he found himself in a woman's bed. She was a young, beautiful widow with a pair of fraternal twins from her previous marriage... He also met Liu Xiaocui, free-spirited and uninhibited; Xiaoxiao, refined and gracious; and Qian Yao, bold and fiery... He opened a black market, worked as a middleman and translator, entered politics, took down local tyrants, and turned the tables on black-mark 3.1kReads8.7Score23014d adds
18. 68 重 Reborn in 1960 重生1960 Pipi's Little Pig皮皮的小猪Urban575k WordsCompleted Xie Mian got incredibly lucky and acquired a space. As a fan of apocalypse movies, he woke from a long dream in a panic and swiftly sold all his assets, buying enough supplies to stock ten large supermarkets in preparation for the apocalypse. Unexpectedly, the apocalypse never came. Instead, he found himself in the 1960s. As if going hungry and lacking warm clothes weren't bad enough, he had ended up inside a period novel. In the book, he was a doomed cannon-fodder character who went out of his 2.1kReads8.4Score12414d adds
19. 69 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 20.9kReads9.1Score1.7k14d adds
20. 70 年 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， Just Got Nothing Better to Do就是闲的Urban4.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 201.2kReads9.4Score13.5k14d adds
21. 71 重 Reborn in 1975: Everyone Who Calls Me an Idiot Is a Bigger Idiot 重生七五：叫我傻子的都是大傻子 Mist-Filled Windy Woods雾满风林Urban1.8M WordsCompleted This book was originally titled Reborn in 1975: Everyone Who Calls Me an Idiot Is a Big Idiot. He came from 2025 to 1975 America, bringing not only memories of his previous life, but also the two pupils of Xuanyuan: his left pupil can contain all things, while his right can see through solid stone! He stirs up trouble all over the world while carving out a vast domain for himself... Pure power fantasy. Don’t read if that’s not your thing! 149Reads9.0Score—14d adds
22. 72 七 The 1970s: The Little Village Girl Brings Honor to Her Country Through Education 七零小村姑，靠读书为国争光 Only Plays Zhen Ji只玩甄姫Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Family Drama + System + Academic Prodigy + Knowledge Changes Your Destiny + Ensemble Cast] Wang Zhaozhao becomes the unwanted granddaughter of the Old Wang family, part of the village brigade in Riverside Village in the 1970s. When she is five, her mother becomes her eldest uncle’s wife, while her father marries a stepmother who brings along a stepsister. Later, she gains two younger sisters, one born to her eldest uncle’s wife and the other to her stepmother. Her days are full 14.9kReads8.6Score1.4k14d adds

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23. 73 考 Go to College, Build the Power Grid! She Conquers the ’70s 考大学，搞电力！穿七零她赢麻了 The Dream Wanderer回梦人Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted ~A short drama is in production. Stay tuned!~ Gu Yaotang’s life dream is to be a happy, irresponsible gambling addict. Just as he runs farther and farther down the road to becoming a scumbag, his usually obedient daughter suddenly starts acting like she’s been struck by lightning. Every day, she rebels and finds new ways to torment him. Whenever this little devil of a daughter catches him gambling, she beats him up, then makes him work! Enough! Why should I put up with this? Gu Yaotang’s coun 20.4kReads9.0Score2.3k14d adds
24. 74 八 A Tough Mystic in the 1980s, With a Handsome Husband Waiting at Home 八零玄学悍妻，家有娇夫待签收 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted A story set in a bygone era + Chinese metaphysics + mild supernatural elements + ghost-hunting + romance + strong heroine. No transmigration or rebirth; both leads are natives of the setting. [Brilliant, aloof genius with a goofy side, and no interest in men VS. A sharp-tongued, scheming, tsundere man with a poisonous-sweet manner] Tian Shiling, nicknamed Tianbao, is known in Qiantang Village as the coffin girl. Her mother died in childbirth, her father is unknown, and she was raised by the vill 46.1kReads9.2Score7k14d adds
25. 75 睁 Awakening in the 1980s: I Have a Child with the Infamous Village Tyrant 睁眼八零：和凶名在外村霸有崽了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted When Hu Yao woke up, she found a mischievous yet well-behaved son and a scoundrel of a man beside her. Shocked and bewildered, she heard from the neighbors she knew that four years earlier, she'd hit her head so hard she was left simple-minded, and her mother had sold her. Over those four years, she had not only gained a husband but also a mischievous child who fiercely protected her. The bastard of a man was always putting his hands on her, and he was exceptionally fierce and unreasonable. Terr 38kReads9.2Score3.2k14d adds
26. 76 炊 A Woman Joins the Mess Hall 炊事班来了个女同志 I'm Sang Sang我系桑桑呀Modern Romance979k WordsCompleted Meng Jinzhang never imagined that a moment of kindness spent saving someone would leave him with a wife. Changpu never imagined that one day she would leave her village in such an unbelievable way, then travel farther and farther and climb higher and higher. 10.2kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds

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