Looking for Historical Fiction Where the Male Lead Transmigrates to a Past Era 想要找男主穿越的年代文
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Lin Fusheng: A Student’s Everyday Life in the ’70s 林福生，70年代读书日常
A period novel about building wealth and strengthening the nation. In his previous life, the male lead was a master surgeon who also knew a thing or two about traditional Chinese medicine. He worked himself to death, and when he opened his eyes again, he was in the middle of a mud fight. Getting pelted with mud brought back the memories of his past life.
2.1kReads7.4Score101Shelves
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Born into the 1970s: I Make My Whole Family Rich Through Studying 胎穿七零：我靠读书带全家致富
(I Just Want to Slack Off, but They Call Me a Genius) (Period Piece + Academic Prodigy + Strengthening the Nation + System + No Romance + Cozy Daily Life + Lighthearted Comedy + Pure Wish Fulfillment) After Chen Wang died, he was reborn as the Chen family's only dim-witted grandson. With four older female cousins, the two elders of the Chen family doted on him like a precious treasure, giving him the best of everything. Chen Wang thought he could spend this life slacking off. Who could have gues
129kReads9.0Score9.1kShelves
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I Just Married a Young Educated Woman, and Now I Have to Rise from Infancy? 刚娶女知青，让我从婴儿开始逆袭？
[Period setting + educated youth + hunting and farming + rural life + pocket dimension + wish fulfillment] After transmigrating to 1972, Li Yunfeng has just married an educated young woman when he awakens the Baby Comeback System. The System’s missions are rather ridiculous: walk one meter in a minute, and get a solid-gold longevity lock as a reward. Li Yunfeng: “What? One meter in a minute? Even someone with a blood clot in their brain could walk ten meters!” He then sprints half a kilometer. S
934Reads8.5Score157Shelves
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Developing Beidou GPS in the 1970s 我在70年代研发北斗GPS
(Technological powerhouse + period setting) Ye Fan, a programmer at Beidou Navigation, a major state-owned company in Huaguo, is an overworked corporate drone. The moment he opens his eyes after waking up, the villagers of Hongqi Village have him cornered in bed. Faced with their vile remarks, how will he get himself out of this mess and leave the villagers marveling that Ye the Second has turned over a new leaf?
1.4kReads8.7Score—Shelves
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Pregnant with Twins Blessed by a Spirit Spring! The Cold-Faced Officer Spoils Her to No End! 怀灵泉双胎！冷面军官宠她入骨！
[Cool military officer + alluring beauty] (Multiple transmigrators + daily life with the army + married first, love later + raising kids and pregnancy + devoted to each other) [She opens her eyes to a whirlwind marriage and a child.] When Jiang Nian opens her eyes, she finds herself in the 1970s story her roommate wrote, as a busty, airheaded supporting character with a tragic fate, and a cute little daughter to boot. After she runs away and gets caught again, she finds herself standing beside h
11.4kReads8.7Score903Shelves
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Make Me Prince Consort Again, and I'll Start a Rebellion 再让我当驸马，我就要造反了
Based on the original novel of the short drama The Foolish Son-in-Law of Great Qian. Qin Mo, a single history nerd, transmigrates to Great Qian and becomes the foolish heir of the Duke of Qin’s household. He only wants to spend his life carefree, raising fighting roosters and walking his dogs, but everyone keeps pressuring him! Duke of Qin: Son, I’m begging you. Please marry the princess! The Emperor of Great Qian: My good son-in-law, you’re my lucky star. You have to be the imperial son-in-law
6.7kReads8.8Score756Shelves
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The Useless Prince: Why Are You Forcing Me to Become Emperor? 废物皇子：为何要逼我做皇帝？
He is the empire’s useless prince! But his own father, the emperor, wants him dead. The crown prince wants him dead. His brothers all want him dead. Even the most beautiful woman under heaven wants him dead! To survive, he trains an invincible army and builds a hidden paradise. He brings the Hundred Schools of Thought to heel, drawing capable ministers, mighty generals, and reclusive masters from every corner of the land to his side. All the beauties under heaven dream of becoming his bride. Ami
86.6kReads9.3Score10.4kShelves
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Quick Transmigration: Rewriting a Cannon-Fodder's Life 快穿之改写炮灰人生
No fixed pairing. Stories set in various eras, including Qing transmigration, dating shows, and the apocalypse, with a space. Note: The heroine is a hedonist and a refined self-interest seeker. The tone is light and cheerful. She never lets anyone take advantage of her, and she is no saint! Tang Tiantian, an ordinary office worker, was in a car accident on her way home from work. Luckily, she was bound to a System and given a chance to be reborn. After somehow passing the new recruit assessment,
6.8kReads8.4Score647Shelves
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Quick Transmigration: Every Male Lead Falls in Love with Her at First Sight 快穿：男主都对她一见钟情
[Important: The male lead means the one who ends up with our female lead!] [Quick Transmigration + Green Tea + White Lotus + Conquest] Jiang Rou is a woman who combines the qualities of both a white lotus and a green tea. In front of men, she acts weak and in need of protection. After an accident, she is bound to a fellow called the System and follows it to various worlds to collect energy. 1. Childhood Friend with a Terminal Illness Who Dies Young vs. Taciturn Specially Appointed Teacher ✓ 2. F
3.3kReads8.5Score187Shelves
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The Quick Transmigration Journey of a Pretty, Sweet Supporting Character Loved by All 快穿，漂亮娇软女配的万人迷之路
[Quick Transmigration + From Universally Hated to Universally Adored + Karma for Scumbags + Feel-Good Fiction + System + Love Triangle Chaos + Seductive, Toxic Heroine] Ning Jiaojiao is a veteran of the quick-transmigration world, and she thrives in the 18+ series. She has no idea which damn big shot she offended, but they tossed her straight into a tame series about a pretty, stupid supporting villainess. To make matters worse, they paired her with a pure-hearted, clueless little white and an i
581Reads6.6Score—Shelves
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Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令
Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his
176.2kReads9.5Score20.3kShelves
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Restarting in 1959: I Fattened My Wife Up During the Famine 重启1959：饥荒年我把媳妇养的白胖
(Period piece + reborn + punishing scumbags + devoted husband + raising children + comeback) Reborn on the day his wife and daughter died, this irredeemable brute finally came to his senses! In the bitter winter of 1959, Chen Jiandong had just gotten out of prison when a pheasant caught his eye. He even allowed a gang of thugs to bully his wife, He Dongmei. It was only when he opened the door that he saw it: His wife’s lifeless body lay on the kang, and beneath the bed, his daughter’s spirit cur
582Reads7.2Score103Shelves
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Reborn in 1963: Starting with an Escape from the Bridal Chamber 重生1963，从逃离洞房开始
[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
2.7kReads8.7Score194Shelves
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I Transmigrated Into a Book Set in 1974, and Got a Wife from the Start 穿书1974，开局送老婆
Li Shuyang inexplicably finds himself in a strange new world. Before he can figure out what’s going on, he’s forced to split up the family. Once he gets the story, he realizes he has transmigrated into a book. At first, he’s terribly disappointed with life here, but then he discovers he’s been given a wife. For a lifelong bachelor in his thirties, that’s an offer he simply can’t refuse.
13.5kReads8.9Score468Shelves
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A Vicious Seventies-Era Man with a Mall System Goes to the Countryside and Meets a Rugged Hunk 七零恶毒男带商城下乡遇糙汉
[Two male leads + period setting + contrasting builds + golden finger + slow-burn gourmet story + sweet romance] When her scumbag dad wants to stay with his mistress forever, Ning Xiangxing sells the house, submits a report exposing him, takes all the family’s savings, and heads to the countryside! He discovers that his fate seems designed to make him someone else’s foil. He fought back, but that only brought more suppression and torment. After countless attempts to defy the plot, he figures out
8kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
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The Sixties: Newlywed from the Start 六十年代：开局就是新婚
[Period novel + everyday family life + devoted hero and heroine enjoying a peaceful life together + low-conflict + daily spectatorship + no saintly heroine] As a Chinese teacher at a technical secondary school, Wen Nuan enjoyed a happy routine, working from eight in the morning to five in the evening, with the occasional evening class. She didn’t have to worry about grades or deal with any teaching pressure. Sure, the students were a little unruly and getting all their homework collected was a b
28.6kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
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Becoming the Poor Little One's Husband in a Period Novel 年代文里去给小可怜儿当老公
[Two male leads + transmigration into a book + pocket dimension + sweet romance + dominant protagonist + period setting] Wei Xiao was born into a period novel and, as a proper background character, decided to stay away from the plot and choose a new life for himself. At eighteen, Wei Xiao decided to go to the countryside as an educated youth. He had a pocket dimension from the moment he arrived in this world, and already had everything he needed, so he wasn’t worried about the future at all. But
2.1kReads8.6Score175Shelves
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Rebirth in the 1980s: An Investment Life 重回八零年代之投资人生
[No female lead + 1v1 + two male leads + male lead grows over time] [Straight men, stay away] Xue Chen never imagined that his second uncle's family, whom he had sincerely treated as his own, would conspire with the woman he loved most to kill him. They even planned to seize his wealth. And just before he died, he learned that they had also caused his parents' deaths with their own hands... Given another life, he would repay every debt and settle every grievance. He would show no mercy to anyone
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Three Kingdoms: He Can Punch with Ten Thousand Jin of Force, and You Call Him a Civil Official? 三国：一拳万斤力你管他叫文官？
[Three Kingdoms] [Invincible] [Hilarious] [Farming] [Schemer] He transmigrates into the Three Kingdoms era as an officer under Dong Zhuo and awakens with the strength to lift ten thousand jin from the start. He only wanted to survive the troubled times, but his mindset changes. A true man lives between Heaven and Earth. How can he remain beneath others forever? When eighteen warlords unite to campaign against Dong Zhuo, Su Yun decides to stop keeping a low profile. With a hundred cavalrymen, he
48.3kReads9.2Score4.6kShelves
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The 1960s: Famine Strikes, So I Lead the Whole Village to Prosper Through Livestock Farming from the Start 60年代：开局饥荒，我带领全村养殖致富
Period setting + pocket dimension + famine + transmigration + stockpiling + lighthearted Jiang Weiguo transmigrates to 1963, a year of famine when everyone is going hungry. In his previous life, he spent his family’s entire fortune to marry a scheming woman, only to end up raising another man’s child and bringing ruin to his family. Reborn into this life, Jiang Weiguo is determined not to be anyone’s fool again. In an era of scarce grain, he relies on his pocket dimension to gather huge stocks o
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The 1960s: Sign-In Rewards for Everything and a Carefree Life 60年代：签到万物，悠闲生活
[1960s + sign-in System + pocket dimension + extraordinary comprehension + one heroine] Li Xiangming transmigrated to the countryside in the 1960s. He obtained a sign-in System that rewarded him with all kinds of things just for signing in each day. On the very first day, he gained extraordinary comprehension, a god-tier pocket dimension, and a strengthened body. From then on, Li Xiangming began living a relaxed life. He grew vegetables and raised fish in his god-tier pocket dimension, with so m
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You Hoard Grain While They Starve, and My System Is Awesome 你们闹荒我囤粮，我的系统就是牛
[Secret Identities] [Low Aggression] [Comedy] [Period Setting] [System] [Male Lead] [Transmigration] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Easygoing] [Black Technology] [Stirring Up Trouble] I was reborn in the 1960s or 70s, with no food and no clothes. Luckily, I have a critical-hit System. Congratulations, Host, you've drawn a chicken drumstick. Critical hit: 100 times. Reward: 100 chicken drumsticks. Oh, finally, I've got something to eat... After eating my fill, I even have to help the country rise to
78.4kReads8.8Score4.5kShelves
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The 1960s: From the Start, I Led the Village Through Famine to Feast on Meat 60年代：开局荒年，我带着全村吃肉
[Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Transmigration + Hoarding Supplies + Lighthearted + No Harem] Li Youfu transmigrates into the body of a man with the same name in 1960, a year of famine, and sees the man's entire life. In his previous life, he was the apple of his family's eye, but he was blind to the truth and married a woman who drained him to support her younger brother. His entire family was bled dry and met a tragic end. As he lay dying, all he wanted was to make up for his regrets and
2kReads8.7Score320Shelves
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Low-Ranking Clerk: Just to Eat Half a Bowl More of Noodles 胥吏：只为多吃半碗面
As the frail, useless third son of a small landowner, he isn't even allowed an extra half-bowl of noodles, so he has to find his own way in life. No System, no golden finger. All he can do is make a living as a peddler. But people have their eyes on his business, and he's powerless to fight back. If you can't beat them, join them. From a hanger-on named Bai Shu to a clerk in charge of official records, he only wants to climb step by step to the highest position... among the clerks. Good or evil
3.8kReads8.3Score359Shelves
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1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷，
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.
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Back to the 1960s: From Eating My Fill to Becoming a Factory Boss 穿回六零：从吃饱饭到厂长老总
On a sweltering day, a bottle of ice-cold cola sent a young man struggling to make ends meet back to the early 1960s. He was reborn as the third great-uncle who had died young in his previous life. In an era when people worried just about getting enough to eat, he began a life of easy success. New book: Transmigrating to 1942: Starting with a Blade of Grass. I hope you’ll support it.
12.2kReads8.8Score582Shelves
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The Misty Old Manor: A Vengeful Spirit's Summons 迷雾古宅来自冤魂的召唤
[Supernatural] [Thriller and Suspense] [Transmigration] Su Ran, an adventure enthusiast, unexpectedly transmigrates to ancient times. There, he discovers that a haunted mansion is teeming with vengeful spirits. Using mysterious powers, Su Ran brings the wicked to justice. But when he tries to leave, he finds himself trapped... What exactly happened to Su Ran when he transmigrated? What dangers and challenges did he encounter? Can he make it back to the modern world?
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