Set in the 1940s, with the Protagonist Helping the Nation 穿到40年代，帮助国家的

1. 51 重 Reborn in 1970: The Real Heiress Cuts Ties, Turning the World Upside Down 重生七零，真千金断亲，癫疯天下 Coldhearted凉心透Modern Romance802k WordsCompleted [Reborn] [年代] [Military Marriage] [爽文] [虐渣] [Strong Female and Strong Male Leads] [Miracle Doctor] [玄学] [Space] After twenty years of being tormented by the Xu family, Xu Yinjun is reborn in the 1970s. When her family tries to force her to go to the countryside in her younger sister's place, she swiftly cuts ties with them. After learning that her biological parents' family doesn't welcome her either, she uses her iron will to reclaim the family estate, then cuts ties with them and goes to the c 6kReads7.2Score427Shelves
2. 52 穿 Married Off to a Widower in the 1980s, I'm Good at Fighting in Every Way 穿八零望门寡拳打脚踢我样样在行 Bouncing Bunny蹦跶兔Modern Romance279k WordsCompleted “Family squabbles + making a fortune + real and fake heiresses + a foil character + a pocket dimension + if they can be beaten, beat them + keep a low profile + no saintly do-gooder + self-interest + mutual healing!” He Lirong transmigrates into a book! She becomes a poor soul with a father who doesn’t love her and a mother who doesn’t care for her. Before she’s even married, she becomes a widow-to-be. On the very day of her wedding, her husband’s family tries to cheat her out of the compensatio 91Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 53 末 The Strongwoman of the Apocalypse Marries a Wife-Beater 末日大力女嫁给家暴男 Hu Feiing扈飞ingModern Romance593k WordsCompleted After dying alongside the Zombie King, Sang Ning transmigrated into a novel set in a past era, though she didn’t know it. The original heroine and the female rival had both been reborn. The original owner, Su Sangning, was set up to marry the man who had abused the heroine in his first life and the female rival in his second. In this third life… his comeuppance has arrived~ Important note: She won’t change husbands. The male lead is an abusive man. The original heroine and female rival aren’t go 4.3kReads8.0Score417Shelves
4. 54 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Tear Apart the Scumbag and Beat the White Lotus 重生七零：手撕渣男，暴打白莲花 Lying Awake at Night, Listening to the Drizzle夜卧听潇雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Bygone era + spirit spring + revenge + stoic military officer + scumbag regrets it + no more being a pushover] Liang Wanwan was reborn. In her previous life, she was a hopeless romantic, madly in love with Sun Chengzuo, the educated youth sent down to the countryside. For his sake, she did the hardest, most exhausting work every day, hoping only to earn enough money for him to focus on his career. She had no idea that Sun Chengzuo had long been involved with Wang Qiutong, a scheming female educ 2.6kReads8.0Score282Shelves
5. 55 六 The Sixties: Still Defiant? I'll Beat You Until You Give In 六零，不服？揍到你服了为止 Jiji the Long-Eared Rabbit长耳兔吉吉Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted Qin Shiyue, a power-type ability user, was mistakenly summoned by the System and sent to a parallel world in the 1960s. Beat up her biological father, her stepmother, and the siblings who bullied the original owner. Sell the furniture and the big-ticket items, and clear out the Qin household completely. As for Qin Aiguo and Xu Xiulian, who had even had an illegitimate child, she reported them with irrefutable evidence. As for the poor, desolate countryside where she was sent down: Educated y 5.1kReads8.2Score524Shelves
6. 56 小 The Little Educated Youth Wants to Return to the City, So She Snatches the Golden Finger from the Start! 小知青要回城，开局先抢金手指！ Winter Wind Blows Snow冬风吹雪Modern Romance525k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Spatial Ability + Daily Life + Gossip-Watching + Slow-Burn Development + Female Lead's Growth] Shi Xia transmigrated into a book. The good news: she is thirteen years younger. The bad news: this is an unmentionable novel, and she isn't the heroine. She's just a cannon-fodder character who appears twice, unloved by both parents. The original owner's death was simply to give the heroine a golden finger… But now that Shi Xia is here... the golden finger is hers. Just after get 3.6kReads7.7Score264Shelves
7. 57 给 You Poisoned Me? I’ll Break Your Bones and Tear That White Lotus Apart with My Bare Hands 给我下毒？我抽筋扒皮手撕白莲花 Shadows Through a Sunny Window晴窗拓影Modern Romance292k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Shen Nian'an spent five years in a psychiatric hospital. She was a mad, ruthless queen who dared to beat unscrupulous doctors until they begged for mercy! A protagonist whose identity clashes with her starting situation: She wakes up to find she has become a timid cannon-fodder character with the same name in a 1970s novel! From the start, her vicious stepmother, scheming stepsister, and hypocritical scumbag father are plotting to steal her job and force her to go to the co 11Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 58 屋 A Stranger Beneath the Eaves 屋檐下的陌生 Han Jiang, Who Loves Grilled Egg Whites爱吃烤蛋白的寒江Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted Life isn't about dramatic twists, but countless moments when things are “more or less” the same. Being “absent” in a marriage doesn't necessarily mean betrayal; it may simply be a callus worn smooth by the years. Aging doesn't bring despair, but rather a deeper appreciation for what we have “in this moment.” In the small details of everyday life, we see ourselves: we all struggle against inertia, then slowly make peace with life through that struggle. I hope readers can enjoy a book over tea in 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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9. 59 我 I Am the Consciousness Key to the Milky Way 我是银河系的意识钥匙 Pale Purple Stars淡紫星辰Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsOngoing In 2147, the Memory Dome made it possible for humans to store and transmit memories. Some downloaded the thrill of skiing down snowy mountains; others recreated the splendor of the Renaissance. Yet no one noticed the conspiracy hidden in the data streams beneath the Pacific Ocean, a plot to devour human consciousness. Lin Mo, the youngest chief engineer of the Memory Dome, is drawn into a crisis by an anonymous data packet. Beneath a dark purple nebula, a kidnapped colleague has a glowing crysta —Reads—Score—Shelves

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10. 60 陛 Your Majesty, Would You Like Cheese on That? 陛下，您的芝士片要加吗？ Pale Purple Stars淡紫星辰Ancient Romance239k WordsCompleted Xiao Qingqing, a modern office worker, transmigrates into the Qianlong era. Starting as a street vendor selling sandwiches, she gradually becomes Beijing's top-tier star in the food world. Along the way, she embarks on a romance “on the tip of the tongue” with the cold-faced Prince Li Lanming and searches for the truth about her origins. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 61 球 The Whip at the Gym 球馆的皮鞭 Pale Purple Stars淡紫星辰9k WordsCompleted The Whip at the Gym 9Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 62 草 The Secret of the Strawberry Eraser 草莓橡皮的秘密 Pale Purple Stars淡紫星辰8k WordsCompleted The Secret of the Strawberry Eraser 2Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 63 我 I Think My Left Ear Has Been Sealed 我的左耳好像被封印了 Pale Purple Stars淡紫星辰28k WordsCompleted It Seems My Left Ear Has Been Sealed 5Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 64 我 Selling Buns in the Great Qing 我在大清卖包子 Pale Purple Stars淡紫星辰Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted Selling Baozi in the Great Qing 1Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 65 微 Microservices Architecture Pilot Application 微服务架构试点申请 Pale Purple Stars淡紫星辰9k WordsCompleted Microservices Architecture Pilot Proposal —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 66 公 The Absurd Saga of My Company Forcing Me to Borrow Money to Buy a House 公司逼我借钱买房的荒唐事 Pale Purple Stars淡紫星辰9k WordsCompleted The Absurd Story of My Company Forcing Me to Borrow Money to Buy a House 3Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 格 The Flavors of Life in the Cubicles 格子间的心情味道 Pale Purple Stars淡紫星辰9k WordsCompleted The Mood and Flavors of the Cubicle —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 工 Office Turf War: Pregnancy Ignites the Workplace Wolf's Den 工位暗战：孕火燃爆职场狼窝 Pale Purple Stars淡紫星辰14k WordsCompleted Office Desk Warfare: Pregnancy Ignites the Wolves' Den 1Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 69 樱 Cherry Liqueur Burns Through the Wedding Ring 樱桃酒心灼穿婚戒 Pale Purple Stars淡紫星辰19k WordsCompleted Cherry Wine Burns Through the Wedding Ring —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 70 甜 In a Sickly-Sweet Trap 甜腻陷阱里 Pale Purple Stars淡紫星辰20k WordsCompleted Caught in a Sugary Trap —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 71 5 The 5.2-Yuan Marriage 5.2元婚姻 Pale Purple Stars淡紫星辰Marriage & Romance25k WordsCompleted A 5.2-Yuan Marriage —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 婆 My Mother-in-Law Has a Whole Bunch of Meddling Relatives 婆婆有一群挑事的亲戚 Pale Purple Stars淡紫星辰24k WordsCompleted My Mother-in-Law Has a Bunch of Relatives Who Love to Stir Up Trouble —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 73 离 The Runaway Grandma and the Little Girl with Eight Hundred Schemes 离家出走的外婆与八百个心眼子的小女孩 Pale Purple Stars淡紫星辰Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted The Runaway Grandma and the Little Girl with Eight Hundred Schemes 3Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 我 My Grandparents Sold Tea Eggs in 1919 我的爷奶在1919卖茶叶蛋 Pale Purple Stars淡紫星辰10k WordsCompleted My Grandparents Sold Tea Eggs in 1919 1Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 75 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1.3kReads—Score107Shelves

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    I traveled back to the 1940s and helped the guerrillas fight the Japanese!

26. 76 史 The Poorest County Magistrate's Wife in History Leads the Whole County to Prosperity 史上最穷县令夫人带全县百姓赚钱 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance993k WordsCompleted Hang Ying, head of a reclusive modern-day clan, dies during an expedition and transmigrates into Yingzi, the wife of Xu Mengran, a penniless county magistrate in the Great Chu Empire. Who ever heard of a county magistrate being poor? Well, this one wears a patched robe, and his wife earns money washing and mending clothes to help him pursue a career in the imperial examinations. They have no maids or guards, the yamen runners look down on them, and a rich young lady even comes to their door to b 611Reads7.0Score—Shelves
27. 77 逆 My Ungrateful Son Abandoned Me in a Famine Year, So I Bring Modern Grain to Fill My Barns 逆子荒年抛弃我，我通现代粮满仓 Lu Guizhou鹿归舟Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + passage to the modern world + farming + selling wild vegetables + family life + no romance] Synopsis: While fleeing famine, Lu Minggui is pushed over by her own son and falls to her death. When she wakes again, she's back before the famine. She discovers that a bloodstained wooden hairpin can take her to a mysterious world! From then on, she digs up wild vegetables, sells them, and earns silver. When famine strikes, she not only survives, but also leads her son and daughter 11.8kReads8.6Score1.6kShelves
28. 78 回 After the College Entrance Exam, I Used My Foresight to Become a Tycoon 回到高考后，利用先知成富豪 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Urban841k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Chen Feiyu returns to the day after his class reunion, held after the college entrance exam. Using his information advantage, he makes up for past regrets. From the start, he sets his sights on the Brazil World Cup to earn his first fortune, then uses his expertise and memories to grow his money in the stock market. He also keeps in touch with his high school crush and his senior from university, wins the hearts of both beauties, and becomes a winner in life! 2.8kReads—Score110Shelves

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    Even college graduates can make money through stock trading, attracting beautiful women.

29. 79 1 1937: I Have an Arsenal 1937：我有个军火库 Fang Shaobai方少白Urban617k WordsCompleted A modern soldier transmigrates to the Republican era, where he studies intangible cultural heritage and uses the military knowledge he learned in the future to support the war of resistance. Every inch of land is soaked in blood; a hundred thousand brave men fight with all their might! How can four hundred million Chinese compatriots let the Japanese invaders run rampant? Kill the invaders and defend our homes and country! For a soldier's honor and the dignity of our people, China's passionate s 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Travel back to the Republic of China era and develop military industry.

30. 80 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 131Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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31. 81 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban2.9M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 254Reads7.6Score101Shelves
32. 82 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—Shelves
33. 83 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—Shelves
34. 84 双 Two Worlds, One Mission: Reviving the Han at the End of the Ming 双穿明末之兴汉 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Historical94k WordsOngoing Su Tianci is a football fan. After watching the national team suffer yet another crushing defeat and display its incompetence, he angrily knocks over a beer bottle. Amid sparks and flashes of lightning, he inexplicably transmigrates to the final years of the Ming Dynasty. Even the System he gets upon arrival draws a prize and then runs off with the bucket. Watch Su Tianci stand firm in an era when human lives are worth less than grass, and when the Wild Boar Skin tyrants run rampant. He’ll stiff 130Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 85 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—Shelves
36. 86 带 Reborn in My Poor High School Days with a Hundred Million in Cash 带着一亿现金重生贫困的高中年代 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban226k WordsCompleted Su Tianci jolts awake from a hangover and discovers that he has been reborn in a senior-year high school classroom in 2005. He used to be a lowly cog in society, but now he's a delinquent at the bottom of his class. As reality hits him, he realizes he's transmigrated! This is a chance from the heavens to make up for all his regrets. Even more unbelievable, he now has a bank card with a full hundred million in cash. Watch how Su Tianci shows off, gets revenge, and plays the fool while hiding his 5Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 87 铁 Iron-Blooded Chongzhen: Forging a Dragon Soul in Liaodong 铁血崇祯：辽东铸龙魂 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Historical158k WordsCompleted He transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty by accident. Chen Polu had the bad luck to transmigrate into the body of a soldier at a garrison on the Nine Border Garrisons in the late Ming. See how he uses the memories he brought from the future to survive the blood-soaked chaos of the late Ming Dynasty. 56Reads—Score—Shelves

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