Stories Set in the Era of Freebies or Republican-Era Stories 零元购的年代或民国文

1. 1 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Emptied My Family's Home, Went to the Countryside, and Lay Flat 重生七零搬空小日子家底下乡躺平 Secretly Flowing by the Pillow暗向枕边流Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted No CP, strong female lead, feel-good revenge story + reborn + 1970s + spatial storage + mysticism + patriotism + payback against the Japanese. This book starts slowly and picks up later. The early part, where she goes to the countryside and takes on the fake heiress, can be a little dull. Feel free to skip it if it’s not your thing; the later chapters are incredibly satisfying. Check the reviews for details. Almost everyone who’s finished the whole book has given it five stars. The reviews are g 4.6kReads8.7Score46214d adds

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   The female protagonist is reborn in the 1970s, awakens supernatural abilities, and empties her adoptive parents' house. She unexpectedly discovers they are enemy agents, reports them, and then leisurely goes to the countryside. She possesses a spatial ability, a spiritual spring, and knows metaphysics. It's a cultivation novel with leveling-up features.

2. 2 双 Crossing Between Two Worlds: From the Start in 1952, I Was Already a County-Level Cadre 双穿一九五二开局就是正科级 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban457k WordsOngoing In 2026, Su Tianci accidentally transmigrated to the war-torn Korean battlefield. Fortunately, he had brought along a pocket dimension. The System grabbed a bucket and ran. To return to 2026, he had to reach the siheyuan. Two vast eras lay before him. 28.5kReads5.5Score1.6k14d adds

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   However, the pursuit is less of one

3. 3 双 Traveling Between Two Worlds to Fight in Korea, I Beat Up the Americans 双穿抗美援朝，我暴打美国佬 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Historical639k WordsOngoing In 2026, overworked wage slave Su Tianci gets his writing royalties. He plans to go out for a foot massage with the full-service treatment, as a reward for himself. But he never expects to open his eyes and transmigrate to a battlefield engulfed in war. There’s no water, medicine, or food. Fortunately, he can return to 2026. Two vastly different eras now lie before him. 25.7kReads7.2Score1.8k14d adds

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   You think your mother-in-law

4. 4 两 Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九年 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban232k WordsOngoing No morals + a little cruelty to beasts + everyday life at the heart of it Su Tianci transmigrates to Beiping in 1948, where his daily life revolves around tormenting beasts. Our protagonist has no manners and often does things without playing fair. The main idea is simple: if I have no morals, you can't morally blackmail me... [Putting the facts aside, is the author wrong to want to earn a little more tuition money? We shouldn't think only of ourselves; we need to consider the author too. I've m 3.4kReads—Score21114d adds

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   If this is true, Master, I would like to stand guard.

5. 5 重 Reborn in 1942: While Others Flee on Tree Bark, I Eat Stewed Meat 重生42逃荒别人吃树皮我吃炖肉 Getting Up in the Morning to Eat Spinach早上起来吃菠菜Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Fleeing famine] [Reborn] [Pocket dimension] [Decisive and ruthless] [Killing Japanese invaders] [Killing people and looting their bodies] [Multiple heroines, no single female lead] Ma Tian was a hitman who had only recently entered the profession when his fixer set him up. He was sent to assassinate a Southeast Asian general, only to discover it was a trap. At the last moment, he detonated the explosives in his hands, taking his enemies down with him. He transmigrated into the body of Su Chen, 28.7kReads7.1Score1.4k14d adds

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   Addicted to robbing Japanese soldiers. A story of famine escape, featuring a male protagonist who kills Japanese soldiers and traitors. The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, neither doting on his sister nor other women; he's all about women, but no female lead. He doesn't falter at the sight of women, doesn't become irrational, and doesn't shy away from them. He's a breath of fresh air. The protagonist has a ruthless and ambitious nature; anyone who gets in his way will be killed. If his sister becomes an obstacle, he'll even kill her to prove his path. If you like stories of famine escape and female-killing heroines, this is a good book, highly recommended!

6. 6 我 I Bound Myself to a Shameless System in the ’70s 我在七零年代绑定了缺德系统 Playing the Passerby扮途人Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted [No romance] Xu Meng transmigrates into a book as the heroine of a story about a stepmother. From the start, a matchmaker introduces her to the male lead, and Xu Meng flips the table. In her previous life, her family favored boys over girls, and she dealt with it by going berserk. In this life, she wants to live on her own terms, and that still means going berserk. As long as she has no scruples, no one can use morality to manipulate her. The Wicked System is at your service. P.S. The heroine is 7.1kReads9.0Score66114d adds

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   I've already read it; you should try it.

7. 7 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s to Become a Laid-Back Couch Potato 穿越七十年代做躺赢咸鱼 A Little Feather一个小羽毛Modern Romance395k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration + space + sent to the countryside] When Lin Shu'an realized she had transmigrated and had a golden finger, she thought she must have become a cannon-fodder supporting character in some book she'd transmigrated into. There was no other explanation: her golden finger was nothing like the setup she'd expect for a heroine. Weren't the novels she'd been reading lately always giving the supporting female character some kind of cheat? But it seemed neither the heroine n 1.3kReads8.5Score10714d adds
8. 8 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 137.1kReads9.5Score11.2k14d adds
9. 9 重 Reborn in the 1940s: I Quietly Hunt Down the Enemy 重生四零，我悄咪咪杀敌 Silent Words语默无声Modern Romance592k WordsCompleted This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. It is a work of the author’s imagination. This story follows a weak young woman as she grows strong. 572Reads6.2Score—14d adds
10. 10 穿 Transmigrated Into a 1940s Book: From the Start, It's Just Me, My Little Sister, and a Baby Fleeing for Our Lives 穿书四零：开局就剩妹妹带娃逃命 Cute Little Mahua麻花小萌Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing High school student Jiang Jiyun was innocently caught in the crossfire while watching an incident out of curiosity, then transmigrated to an era torn apart by war. It was the setting of a historical novel she had read, where she became a nameless passerby who was killed off without ever appearing in the story. From the start, Japanese soldiers swept through the countryside, massacring the entire village. After burying the original owner’s mother, Jiang Jiyun set out with the child entrusted to h 14.3kReads9.1Score98614d adds

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    Out of curiosity, he was innocently implicated and transported to a war-torn era.

11. 11 重 Reborn in the War of Resistance: Every Invader Deserves to Die 重生抗战：入侵者都该死 Light Sleep微眠Urban363k WordsCompleted (War of Resistance + espionage + pocket dimension + Republican era + parallel timeline) Anyone who seeks to destroy our country and wipe out our people will face our blood-soaked resistance to the very end! Zou Yiyi had just been reborn into a parallel timeline when she realized this was the most tragic chapter in the history books she'd once read. Her father had done nothing to provoke anyone, yet the Japanese used him for target practice as he fled famine. As she lay dying, her mother entruste 8.1kReads8.9Score49814d adds
12. 12 重 Reborn in 1939: I Empty the Enemy's Warehouses 重生1939，搬空敌人的库房 A Thousand Roads Like a Painting千陌如画Urban540k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + transmigrate into a book + parallel world + pocket dimension + spy + Republican era] Li Ziyan, a woman from the apocalypse, transmigrates to the Republican era with a psychic ability. She buys large quantities of scarce supplies overseas, then returns home and begins her career as a spy. Without holding anything back, she donates all her supplies in batches to the forces fighting the Japanese invaders. To obtain more intelligence, she applies for a job inside the enemy organizati 5kReads9.0Score34314d adds
13. 13 四 The 1940s: I Start Killing the Enemy in 1941 四零年代：杀敌从1941开始 Qingmian Qianqian清眠浅浅Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted Female-oriented + War of Resistance Against Japan + pocket dimension + no CP + collecting supplies She thought the apocalypse had arrived, but it wasn't until the Japanese invaders were right before her eyes that she realized she'd been born into the War of Resistance era, and that the pocket dimension she'd bound to wasn't complete. They won't even let her catch her breath by hanging herself. She wasn't prepared for anything, and danger keeps finding her at every turn. Loot the Japanese invader 3.2kReads8.4Score23114d adds
14. 14 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. 42.6kReads8.2Score2.9k14d adds

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    A story set in a historical period, featuring rebirth, hunting and fishing in Northeast China, adventures in the mountains and farming, everyday life, and humor.

15. 15 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… 7.9kReads5.8Score33814d adds

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    Don't be a genius and read spoilers!

16. 16 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 532Reads7.7Score13514d adds

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    Very good, all of them are ones I love to watch.

17. 17 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 172Reads7.2Score14914d adds
18. 18 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—14d adds
19. 19 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!!! 254Reads7.6Score10114d adds
20. 20 四 The Forties: A Cheat-Code Life With Superpowers 四零年代：拥有异能的开挂人生 Momo de01默默de01Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Feel-good power fantasy + alternate 1940s setting + supernatural abilities + pocket dimension + fleeing famine + fighting the war of resistance alone + no romance] Yun Fei, a space-powered survivor of the apocalypse, hides inside her pocket dimension when zombies breach the city. She thinks she can wait out the crisis there, then cautiously escape the zombie encirclement. Little does she know that a superpowered person outside happens to self-destruct... Her pocket dimension sends her soul to 8.5kReads8.3Score40214d adds
21. 21 双 Dual Crossing to 1936: I Looted the Japanese Army’s Treasury 双穿1936我搬空鬼子金库 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Historical804k WordsOngoing Lin Feng is a retired special forces soldier. After leaving the military due to an injury, he works as a security guard. His parents are ill, and his brother is in debt. Thanks to a jade pendant, he transmigrates to 1936, an era engulfed in the flames of war... 560Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Luo Changshi on Baidu

22. 22 民 The Gentleman of the Republic 民国的先生 Starry Words星星语话Urban1.8M WordsCompleted The plot is reasonable, with no System. An ordinary person transmigrates to the Republican era. I hope readers can find a touch of Republican-era charm here. The narration is grounded, with no exaggeration whatsoever… 6.3kReads8.6Score36414d adds

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    Republican-era literature... Come on! Take a look at this book.

23. 23 两 A Trader Between Two Worlds: From 1988 to 2025 两界倒爷从1988到2025 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban469k WordsOngoing Su Tianci was an unemployed street loafer in 1988. He was planning to head into the mountains to hunt for some meat, but accidentally fell off a cliff. When he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated to 2025, an age of booming economic growth. Even more astonishingly, two vastly different eras now lay before him, and he could travel back and forth between them. 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds

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    Golden accompanies you

24. 24 在 Free Shopping Before the Poisonous Fog Arrives 在毒雾来临前零元购 Big Sister Barbie芭比姐姐Sci-Fi & Apocalypse921k WordsCompleted (Post-apocalypse + reborn + zero-cost shopping + stockpiling + pocket dimension + superpowers + no saintly heroine + strong female lead + strong male lead + natural disasters) In her previous life, Jiang Yeye died a horrible death at her aunt's hands during the apocalypse. Given another chance, she says to hell with being a good niece. This time, she's going to live for herself. After being reborn, Jiang Yeye first takes back the spatial bangle her grandmother left her, then sells off every busi 870Reads7.6Score10014d adds

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    These books are all incredibly good. Each one is a masterpiece, each one is wonderful and captivating, the kind that makes you want to keep reading.

25. 25 末 Seeking a Way Home in a Foreign Land at the End of the World 末日在异国求归乡 Cross-Server Chattinging跨服聊天ingSci-Fi & Apocalypse320k WordsCompleted Apocalypse + global conspiracy + zombies + superpowers + no romance + funny friends and family + no saintly heroine + strong female lead If only she hadn’t gone abroad before the apocalypse! In her previous life, Liu Tianlian died amid the chaos of the end times. She endured inhuman torment and witnessed the cruelty of human nature! In this life, she wants to protect herself, her twin younger brother, and her little sister, and take revenge on her enemies with her own hands! Abroad, she has no m 91Reads6.3Score—14d adds
26. 26 穿 Transmigrated to the 1950s: I Became a Big Shot in Hong Kong 穿越五零，我在港岛当大佬 Cui Landai崔岚岱Modern Romance645k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + space + gangs + battles of capital; the heroine is lustful but not promiscuous, the hero is a scheming, dark-hearted wolfdog] This novel is pure fiction. Please don’t relate it to real life or overthink it. Just sit back and enjoy. Qiao Luo transmigrates from the apocalypse to 1953. Before she can even celebrate, she finds out that her grandfather was a traitor, her father is a landlord, and her uncle fled overseas with the Nationalist Party. Not one person in her family is any 4.2kReads7.9Score32614d adds
27. 27 六 Military Marriage in the 1960s: That Couple Has Sharp Tongues 六零军婚：那两口子嘴都挺毒 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period + military marriage + System + two sharp tongues + love and hate + refuses to take abuse] Luo Xinxin has a tongue more poisonous than arsenic. After cursing out her heartless boss, she earned herself a five-year prison sentence. Then, after insulting the prison bully's mother, one punch sent her to the 1960s, where she became a timid, pretty young woman about to be sent to the Northwest for labor reform. She also has a useless System. It was supposed to help her navigate tricky situation 12.8kReads8.9Score1.3k14d adds
28. 28 七 The 1970s: My Son and I Have a Supernatural Space 七零，我和儿子有异能空间 Extra Spicy Chips大辣辣辣片Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted [Alternate setting + space + special abilities + medicine + romance + transmigrate into a book] Su Zhao, an apocalypse veteran with maxed-out wood, mental, and lightning abilities and a space, was surrounded by a horde of zombies. After being infected with the zombie virus, she chose to blow herself up rather than become one of the walking dead. She thought that would be the end of her, but fate had other plans. She transmigrated to a parallel world in the 1970s, ten thousand years in the future 4.4kReads8.4Score46314d adds
29. 29 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s with a Pocket Dimension Packed with Supplies and Treasures 穿越六零物资财宝装满空间 Deep as the Sea深沉若海Modern Romance413k WordsCompleted Synopsis: A heroine + an incredibly powerful tool + rural Northeast China + space + feel-good wish fulfillment + no romantic pairing + later development in Harbor City. Li Xiaoqing, a modern university student majoring in foreign languages, transmigrates while eating malatang! She lands in a rural area in the 1960s. The conditions are harsh, but she has a golden finger as solid as her waist! A manor game accompanies her every step of the way. Gold bricks, gemstones, delicious food, furniture, an 4.2kReads7.9Score42414d adds
30. 30 六 The Violent Woman of the Sixties Takes on Everyone 六零暴力女干翻全场 Ying Jinchuan, Who Loves He Tang Red Cranes喜欢鹤塘红的应金川Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Keywords: Strong Female Lead, Feel-Good Revenge, Rise to Success in the 1960s After a starship explosion sent her from a monster-infested interstellar world, Jiang Sidong opened her eyes in the body of a young girl in 1959. Her original self had been literally tormented to death by her paternal aunt’s family, and the three years of famine had only just begun. She looked at the cracked earth, and at people driven to sell their sons and daughters for a piece of tree bark... As she cultivated her p 8.6kReads8.4Score85214d adds
31. 31 开 From the Start, I Get Everything for Free, and Foreign Supplies Vanish 开局零元购，国外物资集体失踪 Little Tangerine Who Loves Fish爱吃鱼的小橘Sci-Fi & Apocalypse207k WordsCompleted [Free shopping spree + mountains of supplies + pocket dimension + superpowers + strong heroine + apocalypse] She was reborn one day before the apocalypse. Lin You wasn’t worried. She had spatial jumps. She went on a free shopping spree all over the world, and no one could catch her. A C-country supermarket was uprooted! The world’s largest oil field was robbed! Arms factories in several countries were ransacked! Supplies vanished all over the world. Some said aliens were responsible! Lin You loo 4.1kReads7.4Score29014d adds
32. 32 囤 A Trillion Supplies and a Lonely Girl's Soul in the 1970s 囤万亿物资，孤女魂穿七零 Navy Blue藏青色Modern Romance635k WordsCompleted The apocalypse descends, bringing trial after trial. Chu Xi loses all her family and struggles to survive. Fifteen years into the apocalypse, she has always kept a low profile and watched her words and actions. Then she gets another brutal lesson in human nature. At last, she lets go completely, living freely and settling old scores as she pleases. But fate is set by Heaven, while fortune is made by oneself! Just as she angrily blows herself up to die alongside her enemy, a streak of rainbow lig 1.6kReads8.9Score16114d adds
33. 33 系 System: Starting with a Thunderbolt, I Get Rich Through Robbery 系统之开局一个雷发家致富靠抢劫 Run Once跑一次Modern Romance808k WordsCompleted The bookworm Bai Nanxin died, then came back to life! She was reborn in the 1960s, an era of food and clothing shortages. Before she even had time to prepare for a hard life, the System came knocking. Food, drink, fun, and games, all she had to do was study! Reborn for a second time, Bai Nanxin immediately recited twenty classical poems, and the points came pouring in. The surprise delighted the System and satisfied Bai Nanxin! With the System's help, she avenged the original owner, seized 4.6kReads9.2Score49314d adds
34. 34 重 Reborn in the 1960s: My Spatial Realm Is Packed with Treasures 重生六零：我空间有亿万物资 Mo Li Chuhan陌离初寒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting, space, patriotism, stockpiling supplies, reborn, transmigration, feel-good story, supplies, sweet romance, mutual devotion, strong heroine, scheming] A laid-back powerhouse from the apocalypse gets dumped in the 1960s, transmigrating into a village girl hated by everyone, with a terrible reputation. After seeing her new appearance, Shen Chaoyan is dumbfounded. Her features are a complete mess. Fortunately, she has superpowers, so becoming beautiful is no problem. She faces a nat 5.8kReads9.3Score68714d adds
35. 35 我 I Brought a Supermarket Stocked with Supplies to the 1960s 我带着满装物资的超市穿到六零 Meng Jiang Herself孟姜本尊Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Farming, a heroine who shines on her own and builds a career, no romance for the male lead, serving the country In this impoverished 1960s, her husband dies in service, leaving behind a son who has just turned one month old. Her mother-in-law is a fool who only wants to drain the family’s resources to support her own nephew. Her bullying brother-in-law only wants her compensation and her job. Luo Luo transmigrates with a supermarket full of supplies that can be copied without limit. Did she real 2.8kReads9.0Score29314d adds
36. 36 带 Back to 1980 with My Pocket Dimension 带着空间回到1980 Set Sail with a Dream以梦启航Urban822k WordsCompleted Original title: Returning to 1980 with an Inventory Space [Period piece + no System + making money + taking advantage of every opportunity] Lu Shu, a man who has never accomplished anything, unexpectedly arrives in 1980 and wakes up to find that he has an inventory space full of supplies. Feeling lost in this unfamiliar era? Then let's start with a modest goal: make three hundred million first! With the inventory space at his disposal, watch Lu Shu take advantage of the whole world. How could he 4.1kReads8.8Score27614d adds
37. 37 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: Showering Him with Sweetness, Driving Him Crazy, and Winning His Devotion 七零军婚：撒糖发癫，糙汉宠上天 Dragon Soars, Rabbit Blazes龙腾兔焱Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted 1970s + military marriage + supernatural abilities + spatial cultivation + special forces + adorable mouse + lighthearted comedy Xie Wan has barely arrived in this world when she’s caught having an illicit affair. Her reputation is ruined, and everyone turns against her. Then she kisses the soldier who gave her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and gets branded a shameless harlot, suffering the ultimate public humiliation. She struggles to save herself, clings to the male lead and follows him into 9.6kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds
38. 38 谍 Espionage: I Transmigrate to Republican-Era China and Rise to Become the Strongest Warlord 谍战：穿越民国我逆袭成最强军阀 Hangjia of the North北有航佳Urban269k WordsCompleted [War of Resistance Espionage + Siheyuan Courtyard + Spatial Storage + Overpowered + Republican-Era Politics] Zhang Qi transmigrates to Beijing in the 1930s, where he rises from humble beginnings. From the start, the Zhang family trades most of its fortune for a letter of appointment: county magistrate of Wanbei County. The poorest and most dangerous county? All nine previous magistrates died in office. Watch Zhang Qi govern the county and take on local strongmen, the Japanese, and the Westerners 1.1kReads8.4Score12914d adds

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39. 39 四 Siheyuan: Running a Little Tavern in Beijing Amid War and Espionage 四合院：抗战谍战在京城开小酒馆 Eastern Breeze东方清风Urban545k WordsCompleted [War of Resistance Espionage]+ [War of Resistance]+ [Espionage]+ [Period]+ [Space]+ [Special Forces]+ [Transmigration]+ [Book Transmigration]+ [Siheyuan]+ [Invincible] Also known as "War of Resistance Espionage: I Open a Little Tavern in the Capital"/ "Zhao Zilong, the War of Resistance Hero Who Rose to Prominence in the Siheyuan"/ "Espionage: I Open a Little Tavern to Serve the War of Resistance"/ "Espionage: A Special Forces Soldier Transmigrates to the War of Resistance" Modern-day Special Fo 1.4kReads6.5Score—14d adds
40. 40 年 Period: My Life in Beijing’s Nanluoguxiang, a Siheyuan Neighborhood 年代：四合院之我在京城南锣鼓巷 Hangjia of the North北有航佳Male-Channel Fanfiction382k WordsCompleted [Urban farming + courtyard life + family squabbles + rooting out spies + System + pocket dimension + antiques appraisal + fishing + making a fortune] Zhang Qi transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, specifically the courtyard at No. 95, Nanluoguxiang, in the capital. Talk about a nightmare from the start: Japanese invaders frame Zhang Qi as an enemy spy, and he is thrown into prison. After awakening his System, he beats up the Japanese invaders and calls Li Yunlong to confirm his 663Reads7.2Score—14d adds
41. 41 双 Dual Crossing to Republican-Era China: A Blood Sacrifice to the Land 双穿民国之，血祭山河 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban184k WordsOngoing Su Tianci is an ordinary office drone from 2025. To make ends meet, he joins a film crew shooting short dramas. Who could have guessed that he would lose his footing and fall into a deep pit? When he opens his eyes again, he has transmigrated to 1937, a year engulfed in war. Fortunately, he has a portal that lets him travel back and forth between this war-torn era and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before Su Tianci… 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds

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    My daughter has her eye on a treasure.

42. 42 双 Dual Transmigration to the 1960s: A Prosperous Nation and Strong People 双穿六零之国富民强 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Male-Channel Fanfiction133k WordsOngoing In 2025, Su Tianci was just another overworked wage slave. He ate a roujiamo at Red Romance, then opened his eyes to find himself back in that fiery era. What’s more, he had somehow become a wanted criminal. See how Su Tianci fares with the System’s help: will he be doomed from the start, or turn danger into safety? 295Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 43 四 Siheyuan: A Special Forces Soldier Transmigrates to Serve and Defend the Nation Through Aviation 四合院：特种兵穿越参军航空报国 Hangjia of the North北有航佳Male-Channel Fanfiction551k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 494Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    I recommend two spy novels.

44. 44 四 Siheyuan: Transmigrating to the 1950s and Enlisting to Fight the Americans 四合院：穿越五零年代参军打鹰酱 Hangjia of the North北有航佳Male-Channel Fanfiction419k WordsCompleted [Espionage + period setting + courtyard house + from the start + special forces + pocket dimension + transmigration] Modern special forces soldier Yi Xiaotian transmigrates to the 1950s and becomes Yi Xiaotian, the son of Yi Zhonghai. He leads his childhood friends from Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluogu Lane, He Yuzhu, Xu Damao, Jia Dongxu, Xue Jie, and Li Mingfei, onto the battlefield. These passionate young men join the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, fighting the Yankees and defending 1kReads7.1Score—14d adds
45. 45 四 The Siheyuan in an Artistic Age 四合院之文艺时代 Cotton Candy Bubblegum棉花泡泡堂Male-Channel Fanfiction534k WordsCompleted Su Qing transmigrates to No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, the legendary courtyard house from a novel. All he wants is a beautiful wife, adorable kids, and a warm bed. From the day he transmigrates, he decides to become a leading figure in the entertainment industry of the future, starting as a screenwriter and moving on to directing. No bitterness, just everyday family life, with respect for the original story. 861Reads5.3Score—14d adds

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    You can check out the new book.

46. 46 两 Invincible Between Two Worlds 两界穿梭之无敌 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban177k WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao was an ordinary wage slave. To survive in this damnable era, he had no choice but to go abroad and become a mercenary, risking his life for a living so his family could have an easier life. Who could have guessed that, through a twist of fate, he would transmigrate back to the late 1970s? See how Wu Xiaoyao, equipped with the golden finger every transmigrator needs, makes a name for himself in that red-hot era! 653Reads—Score—14d adds
47. 47 在 In the ’80s, Pretending to Be a Returnee Tycoon 在八零，伪装归国神豪 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban239k WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an overworked office drone in 2026, accidentally transmigrates to the resource-scarce 1980s. Fortunately, he can still return to 2026. Two vastly different eras now lie before him. 22Reads—Score12714d adds
48. 48 两 Crossing Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban361k WordsOngoing Drop the pretense of being a decent person and enjoy a shameless life. Refuse to waste your energy on inner turmoil; if something’s wrong, just lose it. Rather than make yourself suffer, make life difficult for someone else. That’s Su Tianci in 2026. By chance, he transmigrates to Beiping on the eve of liberation. The booming economy of 2026 and the war-torn year of 1949: two vastly different eras lie before him. 5.1kReads5.8Score21614d adds
49. 49 六 The 1960s: Mistaken for a Goddess, I Help Revive China 六零，被当成仙女后华夏振兴了 Ali Pangpang阿里胖胖Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Rugged military officer from a bygone era x pampered, spirited heroine + transmigrate into a book + patriotism + famine + stockpiling] Put your brain on hold first! This story is set in a fictional world! A fictional world! A fictional world! Song Qingyao inherits her grandfather's duty of guarding his tomb. On the first day, she discovers someone has been injured in a dream. He's tall and long-legged, and his handsome face is so stunning it wakes her right up. She thinks it's all just a dream, 825Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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    This novel is good, I love reading it, and it's well-written.

50. 50 双 Dual Travels in Republican-Era China: Slaughtering the Japanese Invaders 双穿民国之屠戮倭寇 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban369k WordsOngoing Li Xiaren was an outstanding young man who had been 25 for years. After finally finding a girlfriend, he was just about to duo queue with her when a ball lightning bolt whisked him away to Shanghai during the Republican era. To his surprise, the mark left by the ball lightning lets him travel back and forth between the two worlds. In an instant, two monumental eras open up before him... 1.7kReads6.7Score—14d adds

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    These few households by the roadside are willing

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