Looking for Straightforward Historical-Era Stories, No Reckless Shenanigans 正常年代文、不要各种霍霍的🌼

1. 551 穿 Transmigrated to a Bygone Era, My Beast Companion Is a Vampire 穿越年代，我的御兽是吸血鬼 Who Am I Wandering For为谁去流浪Rural Life488k WordsOngoing A grounded tale of rural life and farming, adventure in another world, beast taming, and immortality. After transmigrating to an impoverished village in 1955, Zhou Jiasheng becomes the family outcast, the eldest child no one wants! His parents take his siblings to the city to get a job with a state-owned enterprise, leaving him behind in the countryside with food but no money, to fend for himself. Just when he is at his wits' end, the troublemaking System that caused him to transmigrate is alrea 88.9kReads8.4Score10.9kShelves

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   You can take a look, it's alright.

2. 552 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 42.7kReads7.3Score3.9kShelves
3. 553 北 Smoke and Fire in the Northern Lands 北国烟火事 Wen Bocheng文波成Urban124k WordsCompleted The winter of 2000 in Northeast China. He was Wang Jianjun, a laborer at the bottom of society, covered in dust but full of sincerity. She was Liu Jiajia, radiant and determined, from a well-off family. One chance meeting, and a love neither dared to hope for. Their families were worlds apart. Their relatives pressured them to marry, and reality weighed heavily on them. Forced apart, they loved each other with all their hearts but could only let go in pain. He swallowed his grievances and fought 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's normal.

4. 554 七 The Cherished Darling of the 1970s: The Government Official Husband Turns on the Charm 七零娇宠：政界老公撩上瘾 Fourth Master Ah肆爷啊Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing (Leave your brain here and pick it up after you've finished!) After completing her final mission in the quick transmigration world, Guan Fuyao was determined to spend her retirement in a comfortable, well-off family. The System granted her wish, but didn't tell her which era it would be. It sent her into a period novel, where she entered the body of an eighteen-year-old girl with the same name. She'd just graduated from high school and was facing assignment to the countryside. Just as she was pl 20.7kReads8.3Score2kShelves
5. 555 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Supporting Actress Builds Warplanes and Defies Her Fate 七零军婚：女配造战机撕碎炮灰命 Jin Xilan金汐澜Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [Period Setting] [Side Character Awakening] [Power Couple] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Military Marriage] [Both Leads Are Loyal in Body and Heart] Lan Huan accidentally took a fall and passed out. She had a dream and discovered that they were living inside a military romance novel. And she was nothing more than a nameless, doomed side character, brought in to make the male and female leads reunite, while also causing the second male lead to fall in love with the heroine at first sight. To stay alive, 2.2kReads—Score184Shelves

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   The female lead, who was initially a cannon fodder, awakens and strives to realize her dreams, while the male lead consistently supports her throughout the story.

6. 556 随 Taking Life as It Comes 随遇而安的我 Sister Xifeng熙凤姐Modern Romance154k WordsOngoing When we were young, many girls longed for a Prince Charming who would stay by their side until they grew old together. I was no exception. I don't know what a perfect life is, but I know this: Chen Xi must meet Yu Jinyu and live a life of peace and happiness. 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   My book, a serene and beautiful time, warms you and me.

7. 557 穿 She Made a Killing After Transmigrating to the 1970s 穿越七十年代后她赚麻了 Fourth Master Ah肆爷啊Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (Complete. Brain storage: come back here to reclaim your brain after you finish reading. Love you all!) Zhou An'an, a little princess from the 23rd century who had just lost her grandfather, got a recommendation for a novel from her best friend after acquiring a pocket dimension. Her friend then dragged her into frantically stockpiling supplies. Just as she finished explaining everything, Zhou An'an transmigrated to the early 1970s in a parallel world and became the mother of triplets without ev 6.3kReads8.7Score643Shelves
8. 558 重 Reborn in 1990: Escaping My Toxic Family from the Start 重生90开局逃离原生家庭 Lan Meng Says蓝梦说Urban591k WordsOngoing [One heroine] After being reborn, I hadn't even had time to enjoy my new life before Qian Lao saw through my identity when I predicted the breakup of the Soviet Union. This is so hard… I start a media company and recruit Liming and Huang Jiaju to take on the Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment industries… Then I do everything I can to find the love of my previous life. In this life, I'll live for her… 124Reads6.8Score116Shelves

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   A very good book, slow-burn, with an interesting and reasonable premise. The writing is a bit weak at the beginning, perhaps due to the new author, but it gets better and better as it goes on. Highly recommended. Currently at 22 words, it records the growth of the Republic.

9. 559 末 An Apocalypse Survivor in the Era of the 1970s: Helping Her Whole Family Turn Their Luck Around 末世女穿年代，带着全家逆袭了 Passion Like a Torch如炬之情Modern Romance365k WordsCompleted 110Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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   It's very, very beautiful.

10. 560 七 A Curvy Village Girl Heads to the Capital in the 1970s, and an Officer Keeps Her Up All Night Trying for a Baby 七零丰腴村姑进京，军官夜缠备孕 Jin Wei Xi金未晞Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history period setting + curvy, airheaded beauty + rugged, lustful military officer + lucky and fertile + satisfying revenge + mutually faithful 1v1] Only after her death did Su E'yue learn that she was nothing more than the male lead’s disposable fiancée in a sweet romance set in a bygone era. She was buxom but dim-witted. A country girl, she had the wild dream of marrying the male lead and even made an enemy of the female lead. In the end, the leads sold her into the mountains, wher 206Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a short article, so it's worth reading.

11. 561 穿 Transmigrating to an Ordinary Life: Sun Shaoping’s Journey Home 穿越平凡：孙少平的年代归途 Stars Aren't That Star星星不是那颗星星Male-Channel Fanfiction346k WordsOngoing [Slow Burn] [Farming] [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] In the height of summer in 1976, a rainstorm on the Loess Plateau triggers a flash flood. Sun Shaoping returns from the freezing river, breaking free of the regret-filled fate he had in the original story. In his past life, he was insecure and sensitive, struggling through half a lifetime, trapped by poverty and confined to an ordinary existence. He could only watch Tian Xiaoxia drown in the floodwaters, watch Tian Runye waste away in an 1.2kReads—Score151Shelves

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    Reborn into an ordinary world, a heartwarming story beginning 70 years ago, respecting the original work, adhering to history, and a tale of struggle.

12. 562 重 Reborn in the 1960s: A Baby Bottle in One Hand, a Pocket Dimension in the Other 重生六十年代她左手奶瓶右手空间 Fourth Master Ah肆爷啊Modern Romance885k WordsCompleted Tang Hua, an all-around female warrior from the apocalypse, arrived in the underworld after dying alongside the Mutant King. The King of Hell wanted to send her to the 1960s and have her put a chaotic era, thrown into disarray by the male and female leads, back on the right track. She refused. She absolutely refused. The King of Hell had no choice but to send her soul directly back to that era, reborn as a baby. A baby who couldn’t feed, wash, or relieve herself? She was so angry she wanted to c 5kReads9.0Score373Shelves
13. 563 年 After Awakening, the Vicious Supporting Female Lead in a Period Novel Seizes Everything at Every Turn 年代文恶毒女配觉醒后步步抢夺 Rust-Red Syndrome锈红症Modern Romance763k WordsOngoing The rating has only just opened and will rise later. Liu Weiwei was the vicious supporting woman in a period novel, and she died a miserable death in a bleak hospital room. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the beginning of the tragedy: her mother was handing her a bowl of drugged porridge. In her previous life, she was set up and lost her virtue, then died miserably in the countryside, while the “heroine,” Su Wanqing, lived a life of glory and couldn’t even be bothered to look 412Reads8.7Score127Shelves

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    The beginning was so-so, but it got really good as it went on.

14. 564 女 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Took the Heroine Home as My Sister-in-Law 女配穿书后把女主拐来做嫂子 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Tang Tian is hit on the head with a brick, she transmigrates into a period novel, as a nobody not even important enough to be cannon fodder. She's the lovesick girl the male lead meets in the countryside, and a stumbling block on his way back to the city. With a new soul inside her, Tang Tian kicks the male lead to the curb without hesitation. She tells everyone he's hideous, with enormous nostrils that give her nightmares every night. A certain soldier quietly picks up a little mirror. Ye 16.2kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
15. 565 禁 Forbidden Zone Hunter 禁地猎人 Canvas Shoes with Rubber Soles Beneath Erqi Tower二七塔下胶底布鞋Urban2.7M WordsOngoing His parents favored his older brother, who took over Lin Mo’s assigned job after he graduated from high school. Lin Mo was forced to go to the countryside in Northeast China in his brother’s place. Hardship was everywhere. The lack of food and constant hunger tested not only their will to live, but also their humanity. Tales of ghosts and monsters were rampant in the village, and the villagers feared the nearby mountains, treating them as forbidden ground. The lame old principal of the village s 41kReads8.6Score1.8kShelves
16. 566 六 The Fierce Sixties-Era Wife Is Weak in the Knees, but Her Devoted Husband Is a Powerhouse 六零悍妻腿软，忠犬老公是大佬 Tang Dada糖哒哒Modern Romance281k WordsCompleted [Apocalyptic powerhouse heroine vs. devoted, sweet husband who’s also a powerhouse] Everyday family life × period setting × farming × sweet romance For three years in the apocalypse, Jiang Mingzhu thrived thanks to her personal System and incredible combat skills. Then, out of nowhere, her boyfriend kicked her into a horde of zombies. When she opened her eyes again, she was a young wife in the 1960s, with a husband she’d acquired by sheer luck. He’s injured and suffering from amnesia? Perfect! L 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A slow-burn, steady romance: A post-apocalyptic female boss is kicked into a zombie horde by her ex-boyfriend, but she drags him down with her. She ends up traveling back to the 1960s with him, conquering the entire village with her superior fighting skills. She manages production and romance simultaneously. If you enjoy family dramas, check this out!

17. 567 穿 Back to the 1970s as an Educated Youth 穿回70年代当知青 Smiling Little Rapeseed微笑小油菜Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [No golden finger, no pocket dimension, no female lead, slow burn] Beneath the waves of grain lies a struggle for survival deeper than the harvest itself. The land and agriculture need more devoted protection to yield a bumper crop. In this world of cooking smoke rising into the sky, there is a group of silent guardians. They are not gilded clay idols in the halls of power, but farmers bent over the fields, craftsmen working amid roaring flames, and brave souls guarding the frontier. With cracke 30Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    Extremely normal! A perfectly normal historical fiction! Just peaceful farming without any drama.

18. 568 重 Reborn in 1994: I Started Changing My Fate 重生1994，逆天改命从此开始 Long Linli龙麟鲤Urban239k WordsCompleted Reborn in the summer of 1994. My parents are still young, and I can still make up for my regrets. Back then, Jack Ma was still teaching, and QQ wouldn’t appear for another five years. This time, I’ll never be a pushover again. I’ll put bullies in their place, win back my first love, help my brothers make money, and usher in an era of my own. No golden finger, no System, just memories from thirty years ahead of my time. Starting with the Subor learning computer, then a computer study room, then a 42Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No system, no cheat codes, no exaggerated speculation—this is the pinnacle of period fiction… No stamp speculation, no stock market manipulation, no climbing the social ladder, no empty, overly satisfying plot devices. It only depicts the most authentic everyday life in the compound, the purest romance of the era, and the most genuine youthful infatuation. True rebirth is about seizing the opportunities of the times. The protagonist starts in 1994, riding the wave of the computer and internet era, from computer training and fluctuating memory prices to the early internet, BBS forums, the nascent e-commerce, and the mobile internet boom… step by step, steadily moving forward. No exaggeration, no unrealistic plots, no cheat codes. The struggles and youth of this generation of ordinary people deserve to be remembered.

19. 569 重 Back to the 1990s: A Political Science Graduate's Son-in-Law 重回90，从政法女婿开始 The Carousel That Runs Eight Days a Week一周上八天的旋转木马Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted No womanizing, no System, one female lead, a serious officialdom novel, a crime thriller set in a past era, and a fiercely protective wife. A slow-burn story, written simply to make you smile. During the urban transformation of the 1990s, crimes were rampant and restoring order was an urgent priority. Li Feng, once an experienced grassroots criminal investigator in the twenty-first century, was reborn by accident in 1996 as a young captain with a master's degree in criminal investigation. He w 2.2kReads8.2Score166Shelves

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    A new crime drama, a serious political novel, perfect for those in the system. It features rebirth, a son-in-law/son-in-law relationship, and elements of officialdom. Top-rated on the Tomato Bookmark Ranking [Already hooked][Already hooked][Added to bookshelf][Added to bookshelf], with thousands of readers! The novel opens with the dual identity of a "criminal investigation master" and a "law and political science son-in-law," instantly creating a dramatic and suspenseful premise—the clash between professional skills and the constraints of his identity, perfectly hitting the sweet spot of both period dramas and professional dramas. The intricate plot of case investigation and the father-in-law/son-in-law relationship intertwine, resulting in a rich and layered narrative with significant potential for film and television adaptation.

20. 570 我 My Years as a Migrant Worker in Shenzhen 我在深圳打工那些年 Azure Clouds, Everlasting Red青云长红Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Two AI comic adaptations of this book are already online, and a third is in production. In 1997, I was 17, carrying 300 yuan as I left my hometown in Hunan and headed south to Shenzhen alone. With no skills and no temporary residence permit, I was chased by security patrols, turned away by factories, left hungry, and forced to spend nights hiding in a cemetery. I went from a penniless kid to a sewing-machine operator at a handbag factory, then seized the opportunities of the times, opened a shop 18.7kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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    A story set in a normal historical period, without pretense, face-slapping moments, or clichés.

21. 571 上 Middle-Aged in Shanghai: I’ve Hidden My Medicinal Wine Ability for 20 Years 上海中年：我藏药酒异能苟20年 Tan Chulin檀楚林Urban162k WordsCompleted In 2006, Shanghai was swept up in a wave of reform. Large numbers of veteran workers at state-owned enterprises were laid off, and a lifetime of stability vanished overnight. At forty, Zhang Jianguo saw his eighteen years of service wiped out. His buyout compensation was slashed, and in middle age he had no one to rely on while raising a young daughter. To feed his family, he took grueling construction jobs, did backbreaking labor, suffered wage deductions, and endured bullying, struggling eve 90Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I can guess which genius wrote this using a secondary account. It depicts 50 years of Shanghai's transformation through the life of a middle-aged man, written in a style reminiscent of Liang Xiaosheng's *The World*. Definitely worth reading. A middle-aged man's extraordinary journey of self-preservation and growth! It'll bring tears to your eyes! It could perhaps be renamed *The Self-Preservation Chronicles of Zhang Jianguo with His Divine Nose*, a flavorful period novel, very enjoyable!

22. 572 9 The 1990s: A Business Empire Built from Five Thousand 90年代：五千起步的商业帝国 Sun and Moon in Gold金中日月Urban841k WordsOngoing [Stock Trading + Ancient Wisdom + Comeback + Entrepreneurship + Opportunities of the Era + Romance] In 1997, on the eve of the handover, Lin Tiebo entered the stock market at its peak with 5,000 yuan in his pocket. It was all the money he had, and his only hope of finding Xiaomei. The first time he made a move, people laughed at him in public for “not even understanding the rules.” Yet this outsider used ancient wisdom from works like the Biographies of Merchants to buy precisely at the bottom a 1.2kReads8.8Score100Shelves

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    It abandoned many shortcuts in online novels (golden finger, rebirth, system), and chose a more difficult path—using solid characters, realistic details, and profound insights to retain readers.

23. 573 跟 Learning Feng Shui from Third Grandpa 跟着三爷爷学风水 Ding Xingxing521丁星星521Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Born into a family of Feng Shui practitioners, I became someone who defies fate the moment I entered the world of Yin-Yang Feng Shui. As one strange event after another unfolded, I learned to recognize fortune and misfortune, ward off disaster, and handle everything with ease. To all the brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunties passing by, please leave a book review here! Remember to comment, too! Thank you! If you like learning, remember to bring your brain along. There’s plenty of useful informa 36.2kReads8.8Score3.2kShelves

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    Normal modern urban literature

24. 574 逃 After Escaping, She Built a Beautiful Life with Her Child 逃离后她带娃美丽 I, Zhu Kongyang lll我朱孔阳lllModern Romance1.7M WordsOngoing Pushed down the stairs by her daughter, she wakes up in a hospital bed, where she is left unattended for three whole days. Meanwhile, her husband is lost in a lovey-dovey reunion with the woman he thought he’d lost forever. Her in-laws, sister-in-law, and daughter seem to be the ones who truly belong together as a loving family. Her heart is utterly shattered, beyond repair. She never had family to begin with, so why keep longing for their affection? Goodbye. She’s leaving to find a life of her 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a story set in a normal era, without any gossip or violence; it's very positive.

25. 575 带 Transmigrated to the 1970s with Billions in Supplies to Marry a Cold-Faced Devil 带着亿万物资穿越七零嫁冷面阎王 Snow in the Dust尘中雪Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted The author’s new book has been signed. Please continue to support it. Thank you! It’s 2568, the tenth year of the apocalypse. The Zombie Emperor’s forces are besieging a base, and Lan Muzhi, the base’s queen, detonates herself along with the Zombie Emperor, vanishing without a trace. But what Lan Muzhi can’t understand is how she has been reborn in the ancient Xia Kingdom, a parallel world resembling ancient Huaguo. It’s also the 1970s, when you need an introduction letter just to go out and cou 3.1kReads8.7Score267Shelves
26. 576 一 A Woman Named Chunxiu 一个叫春秀的女人 I'm Yanzi我是艳子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period drama + everyday family life + marriage + building a career + personal growth] I married a state-owned enterprise worker, and after years of trying, I finally had a son. Then, just as my husband was sent to prison, my mother-in-law branded me a bringer of bad luck and threw me out of the house. Qiu Yue, widowed and bullied, and Wang Feng, tormented by domestic abuse, shared my fate. The three of us hard-done-by women joined forces, working, doing business, and opening a factory. We neede 8.8kReads8.0Score742Shelves

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    This is a period novel that's seriously dragged down by its title. There are no domineering CEOs, no naive and innocent characters, no rebirth, no system, and nothing unrealistic. It's just the normal life of us 70s, 80s, and 90s kids. The characters in the story are ordinary people like you and me. Highly recommended.

27. 577 六 Sixies: Flowers in the Sun 六零之向阳花开 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance547k WordsCompleted The genres are: Zhou Xiangyang never expected that one act of bravery during her senior-year internship would restart her life in 1960. She became a baby with the same name in the family compound of a machinery factory. Her family was simple but loving: an engineer father, a mother who worked at the supply and marketing cooperative, and two siblings, each with a personality of their own. Her English degree from her previous life was still with her, along with a temperamental “mystery box” sign- 6Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 578 我 My Life: Saving Myself 我的人生，渡己 A Country Person一个农村人Urban241k WordsCompleted I moved from the countryside to the big city when I was twenty. On my first day at the factory, I was five minutes late. Those five minutes felt like a slap in the face, waking me up and changing my life. More than ten people crammed into one dorm room. For breakfast, I could only bring myself to buy a tea egg and soy milk. Watching others eat fried rice noodles, I secretly vowed to work hard and make a solid place for myself in the city. There was no sudden wealth and no romance, just a country 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here are two truly clean and down-to-earth novels about migrant workers during that era. There are no fantastical plot devices or melodramatic romances; they're all about the real struggles of ordinary people gritting their teeth and making a living in that time. *My Life, My Self-Saving* tells the story of a 20-year-old venturing south with nothing but energy, working in a factory, enduring overtime, facing difficulties, and saving money—it's all about the real hardships of migrant workers. The protagonist isn't pretentious or give up; he endures being bullied and faces hardship with unwavering determination, slowly establishing himself in a strange city with his own two hands. It's incredibly captivating and has a strong staying power. *My Life with Her* follows an ordinary young couple who come to the city from the countryside to work. They squeeze into a rented room, eat at roadside stalls, and work on an assembly line. Their lives are filled with mundane struggles, but they always support each other and move forward. There's no sudden wealth or unexpected windfalls; just two ordinary people with the resilience to live a stable and fulfilling life. Reading it will remind you of your parents' generation. Both books are slow-burn but very realistic, without any melodrama or sensationalism. If you're looking for a period novel about down-to-earth daily life, go for it!

29. 579 傻 Silly Zhu's Siheyuan 傻柱子的四合院 Halfway Across This Life余生半渡Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted The protagonist is a little confused. I only went out for a budget trip, so how did I inexplicably become Silly Zhu? Well, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. At least I won't have to worry every day about scraping together a bite to eat. Sure, material goods are scarce in this era, but the people are honest and kind! Life is good! Well... except for this cannibalistic courtyard and the birds who live in it. 14.9kReads8.8Score741Shelves

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    That's perfectly normal. This is a book without a system or a space, very realistic and down-to-earth. The beginning doesn't seem particularly remarkable, but the more you read, the more you like it. The other characters in the book haven't changed much. The third uncle is cunning, the second uncle is obsessed with officialdom, the first uncle is a pushover, and Jia Zhangshi is lazy, greedy, sharp-tongued, and ruthless. The male protagonist is very witty, neither causing trouble nor fearing it.

30. 580 我 My 1994: Starting with Wild Vegetables Across the Hills 我的九四，从漫山野菜开始 Bookworm from a Stone Box石合子出来的书呆子Urban754k WordsOngoing Xu Shouyi was an outstanding modern farmer of the 21st century. After serving as village chief for 20 years, he went to a neighboring village to advise them on a new planting method. Then, caught in a sudden downpour, his car plunged off a cliff… When he woke up again, he had returned to 1994. There was still time to set things right. In his previous life, he’d drifted through life and only come to his senses in middle age. This time, he would use his knowledge to lead his kind-hearted neighbors 493Reads—Score100Shelves

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    What else is there to say? You absolutely have to have this one!

31. 581 我 A Lifetime for Her and Me 我和她的这一生 A Country Person一个农村人Urban245k WordsOngoing In 1992, at the age of twenty, I left my hometown. My family was crippled by illness and poverty. We were on the verge of starving to death. If I stayed, we would all be trapped on that patch of barren soil. If I left, there might be a way for them to survive. The southern wind, laden with cement dust, swept into that big city filled with construction sites. This place had no name, only countless steel bars, scaffolding, and faces waiting to sell their labor. We came here to fight for our lives. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 582 我 My Second Brother: Two Young Men Venture into the Northeast 我的二哥之二小闯东北 Drunken Dream Kite醉梦鸢Urban155k WordsCompleted My second older brother ran away from home when he was twelve, heading northeast with a child from the neighbors’ family. The two of them endured countless hardships to make it there, only to find themselves in the wolf’s den and the tiger’s lair. And so began a story no one could ever forget. 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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33. 583 烟 Misty Rain in My Hometown 烟雨故里 Yan Zetian言泽天Historical717k WordsCompleted Misty Rain in the Old Home is a century-spanning tale of upheaval in the Jiangnan region, with Nanhu Lake in Jiaxing, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the Hangjiahu Plain, and Haining’s seawall as its geographical framework. It tells the long story of how a water town is repeatedly shattered and reborn amid the rise and fall of the silk trade, cutthroat business rivalries, wartime disruptions to river traffic, and changes of regime. Its central setting is a fictional old town: Yanqiao Town. Nes 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It spans a considerable period, from the Republic of China era to the post-liberation era, making it a worthwhile and recommended read.

34. 584 小 The Lane House 2: A Difficult Road 小巷人家2艰难之路 Drunken Dream Kite醉梦鸢Male-Channel Fanfiction462k WordsCompleted Zhuang Tunan injured his leg working overtime during the New Year holiday, then accompanied his parents back to the old alley. Li Jia wanted to stay by his side, but her family was always against it. Lin Dongzhe finally made something of himself and became a boss, while Zhuang Xiaoting returned to the alley pregnant. To prove himself, Zhuang Tunan started selling books and newspapers at the entrance to the alley, and tutored the neighborhood children on the side. Life was comfortable enough, but 15.4kReads6.7Score363Shelves
35. 585 莲 Lotus Shadows over the Capital 莲影京华 My Left Eyelid Keeps Twitching左眼皮跳啊跳Modern Romance318k WordsOngoing Village beauty Shi Cailian has had a life bitter enough to pickle vegetables, but she's blessed with a face of unparalleled beauty. Educated youth Wan Changce falls for her at first sight and takes the college entrance exam four times. When the results come out, Shi Cailian has just fallen out with her biased family, so she packs her bags and goes with him to make it in the capital. He studies hard and becomes a top student, while she uses her beauty to land a secure job at the Friendship Store. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 586 丰 When the Voluptuous Beauty Pouts, the Stern Officer Blushes 丰腴美人一撒娇，冷面军官脸红了 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance677k WordsOngoing [Period setting, marriage first and love later, following the army, adorable kids, husband’s road to winning his wife back] The day after Shen Qingshu mailed a divorce agreement to Rong Jingshi, she began having one prophetic dream after another. She dreamed that her hypocritical, ungrateful stepsister stole the family heirloom from her, schemed to have her sent to the countryside, and tortured her to death in Heilongjiang, leaving her family ruined and slaughtered. When she woke, she heard her 15.2kReads6.0Score969Shelves

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    Shang Yu thought he could fool everyone with sweet talk. He said he was forced; he said he didn't know it was Lin Shengsheng; he said he was innocent. He was incredibly relieved: as long as he stubbornly denied it, no one could do anything to him. Until Shen Qingshu smiled and said she was going to find the police to check fingerprints. He was stunned, and quietly asked Lin Shengsheng, who cried out, "Shang Yu, you bastard, you dare to do it but not admit it!"

37. 587 老 Uncle's Prequel 老舅前传 Drunken Dream Kite醉梦鸢Male-Channel Fanfiction126k WordsCompleted Cui Guoming had just graduated from college. His father told him to find a job, but he spent his time aimlessly messing around. One time, he went drinking with Guo Dapao and was beaten half to death by a gang of punks. Luckily, the Three Heroes of Lucheng found him and rescued him. To repay them, Cui Guomin introduced his older sister, Cui Dahong, to Huo Dongfeng, the leader of the trio. But Dahong was unwilling. Later, when a punk named Ermei gave her a hard time, Huo Dongfeng came to her rescu 4Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 588 重 Back to 1973: I Have a Sign-In System 重回1973，我有签到系统 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban894k WordsOngoing A wage slave among wage slaves was summoned to work overtime in the middle of the night. On his way home at dawn, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse sent him back to the fervent era. Armed with an incomplete cultivation sign-in System, let's see how he makes his mark in those turbulent times. 16.6kReads6.8Score1.2kShelves
39. 589 棋 The Go Player's Second Upgrade 棋士之再度升级 Drunken Dream Kite醉梦鸢Mystery196k WordsCompleted After Cui Ye is released from prison, he finds his wife and son waiting to pick him up. Only then does he learn that his big brother, Cui Wei, was killed in a robbery. Wang Hongyu is there to meet Cui Ye as well, and he has married Gao Shuhua. Cui Ye's son, Cui Yan, has become a police officer. Their reunion is far from warm: Cui Yan merely salutes Cui Ye, then gets back into the car and ignores him. (This book is only an imagined continuation after watching the TV series and has nothing to do w 13Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 590 重 Back to the Late 1970s, I Have a Choice System 重回70年代末，我有选择系统 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban766k WordsCompleted A modern food-delivery rider was hit by a heavy truck while saving someone and sent back to the 1970s, reborn as an educated youth about to take the college entrance exam. Ding! The choice System has been activated. A choice has been triggered. Choice One: Take the college entrance exam? No way. You can return to the city freely in a year, so stay in the village for another year. Reward: Become the village secretary's live-in son-in-law. Choice Two: The college entrance exam is the only way to c 18.4kReads7.0Score1.2kShelves
41. 591 重 Reborn in 1974: I Take My Space with Me to the Countryside 重生1974年，我带空间去下乡 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban642k WordsCompleted Li Feng, a wage slave working a 996 schedule, accidentally activated the pocket dimension in the jade pendant his grandfather left him before he died. As a devoted fan of web novels on Tomato, how could he not know what opportunity was coming his way? “Grandpa! Bless your grandson with a chance to transmigrate to an awesome world. I’ll make sure our Li family has plenty of descendants.” The newly unemployed wage slave gathered what little money he had and stockpiled some supplies. Now he waits f 17.2kReads7.8Score715Shelves
42. 592 雪 Snowflake Town 雪粒镇 Sister Corpse尸姐Modern Romance130k WordsCompleted [Ji Handeng, a fragile, sickly, dark-minded younger brother x Xu Qiongqiong, a kind, resilient older sister who loves money] [Modern romance + mutual salvation + healing + older woman/younger man romance + revenge + cover-up + high-stakes twists] Xu Qiongqiong and Ji Handeng are siblings with no blood ties. In a small, poor town full of secrets, they rely on each other and keep one another warm. Their days hold happiness and pain, darkness and budding affection. Their shared goal is to leave Xue 84.7kReads9.7Score11.5kShelves

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    In normal times, even a simple kiss on the cheek would make you shy.

43. 593 重 Reborn in 1990: Master Craftsman of a Great Nation 重生1990：大国工匠 The Fleeting Splendor of Passing Years似水流年的浮华Urban281k WordsOngoing Chen Feng was Zhang Jianjun’s most capable apprentice. In 2000, when his wife was in a difficult labor, he knelt and begged for leave to stay by her side. Zhang Jianjun coldly turned him down, citing the project deadline. His wife and daughter both died, and his hair turned white overnight. For the next twenty years, he hid his talents and endured humiliation, playing the part of Zhang Jianjun’s “obedient dog” just to gather ironclad evidence of his corruption and crimes. As Zhang Jianjun prepa 1Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 594 重 Reborn in 1982: This Rogue Refuses to Become a Street Loafer 重生八二：浪子绝不做街溜子 What Is There to Eat吃的是什么Urban1.9M WordsOngoing Chen Weiguo is reborn on October 24, 1982, the day before his family falls apart. In his previous life, he was a no-good drifter: idle and irresponsible. He caused his wife and daughter to die tragically, and after his family was shattered, he had no choice but to leave home. He worked hard all his life, only to die alone. This time, he has the chance to start over. Life may be tough, but he's determined to shake off his reputation as a drifter and give his family a good life. Once despised by e 43.7kReads7.6Score4.1kShelves

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    Rebirth in a farming era, a well-written and engaging novel that closely reflects the realities of that time.

45. 595 重 Reborn in the Eighties: No More Being a Doormat! This Is So Satisfying 重生八零，不再当受气包！爽翻天 Qing Li青笠Modern Romance265k WordsCompleted [1980s setting + plot-driven + slow burn + reborn + making money + entrepreneurship + daily life + heartwarming + steady and gradual + family matters + building wealth + one-on-one romance + happy ending] In her previous life, Chen Baorong worked herself to the bone to support her family. Eventually, she fell ill from overwork. She had no children, and only before she died did she discover her scumbag husband’s affair with her younger sister. When she opened her eyes again, Chen Baorong had retu 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Entrepreneurship novel, plot-driven

46. 596 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Building Wealth Starts with a Cold Water Stall 重生八零，致富从摆凉水摊开始 Qing Li青笠Modern Romance152k WordsCompleted Rebirth + 1980s setting + space + spirit spring + adorable child + feel-good power fantasy + strong heroine + face-slapping the worst of the worst + building a business + love that grows over time + contemporary romance + making a fortune + family and neighborhood life + fantasy romance The madwoman from her past life is reborn! When Zhong Jingqiu, who froze to death on the street in her previous life, opened her eyes, she found herself back on the day her daughter died after a high fever went 12Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 597 明 I Came Here in Person, Yet Became a Widow in the 1960s 明明是身穿，却在六零成寡妇 My Heart Is My Heart我心即我心Modern Romance186k WordsCompleted Wei Zhizhi, who had come from the apocalypse, transmigrated into the 1960s and became one of the many "widows" in a compound full of widows. Her contracted spirit plant fell asleep, leaving Wei Zhizhi, a woman "too weak to lift a chicken," to face a world entirely unfamiliar to her. But as one neighbor after another appeared, she realized to her shock that she had transmigrated into a book. She had only wanted to live a quiet life of her own and had no intention of getting involved in the protag 115Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot is alright, and the way the female lead pretends to be a local is handled very reasonably. The Wei family is so pitiful that all that's left is their little nephew.

48. 598 八 Liu Xiaocui, the Village Girl of the 1980s 八零村妹刘小翠 The Little Scallion Who Loves Garlic爱吃蒜的小毛葱Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted She has barely gotten over a scumbag who deceived her in love when her own father sells her to an old widower. What should she do? Beat the scumbag senseless. And I'm done being your daughter. She heads to the city, but gets harassed by hooligans along the way and almost loses her life. As long as I'm still alive, Liu Xiaocui, you'd all better watch out. Once she reaches the city, local bullies try to crush her business as soon as she starts out. You've got powerful connections, do you? I 139Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is the book! The female lead is very self-respecting and doesn't mess around. The plot is great, though it's a bit angsty at first. She escapes her dysfunctional family and starts building her career. She's a strong female lead, so you should check it out!

49. 599 小 The Little Bridge Cave Family Compound 小桥洞家属院 Miss Lego乐高小姐Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Period Setting] [Ensemble Cast] [Everyday Life] The results came out a few months after it was completed. This novel is fantastic! Zhang Yan and Deng Yang were born in the Xiaoqiaodong factory compound and grew up beneath the chimneys of the State Chemical Plant. There was no glamour or respectability here, only the bustle of daily life, sweat, arguments, and warmth. In 1997, as firecrackers exploded to celebrate Hong Kong's return, they still thought their parents would wear their work uniform 482Reads8.1Score102Shelves

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    A nearly true story of the reform of a large state-owned factory, and the story of a group of factory workers' children.

50. 600 七 After Dying of Old Age as a 1970s Cannon Fodder, I Return to the Days Before the Apocalypse 七零炮灰寿终正寝后又穿回末世前 3578Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Transmigration]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Period Setting]+ [Return to the Apocalypse]+ [Cultivation]+ [Romance] Before the apocalypse, Mu Zhaozhao was the heiress to a publicly listed group, surrounded by countless close friends and engaged to a considerate, gentle man. She was a winner in life in every sense, until the unexpected happened and shattered all her happiness and warmth in a single day. Mu Zhaozhao couldn’t understand why the friends she’d spent every day with would betray her! Mu Zh 788Reads8.9Score101Shelves

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