The Gold Standard of Historical-Era Novels, with Incredible Vividness 年代文的天花板，画面感贼强

1. 101 1 1972: The Youthful Years of the Red Flag 1972，红旗招展的青春年代 Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Sent-down youth] [Great Northern Wilderness] [Scheming male lead] [One heroine] [Pure romance] [Smart characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Black market] [Political career] [Countryside] [Special historical era] In the spring of 1972, as Chu Miaohong rode a train to the Great Northern Wilderness to join a rural work team, she casually tossed an old envelope into the wind. Meanwhile, in 2024, Zhang Hongcheng happened to come into possession of an old, worn- 78.8kReads9.3Score7.8kShelves
2. 102 赶 Hunting in the Mountains to Protect My Family 赶山打猎守护一家 Three-Minute Passionlove三分热度loveUrban2.0M WordsCompleted Reborn, she heads into the mountains to hunt and protect her family. That winter, her family was torn apart, and the little shadow who used to follow her everywhere was gone forever. Now she's back, and she won't let this life be filled with regrets... 47.8kReads8.4Score3.1kShelves

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3. 103 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: The Charming Military Wife Is Doted on by an Officer 穿越七零：俏媳妇被军官宠上天 Drizzle Nourishes the River丝雨润川Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing [Transmigrate + Tough Military Officer + Top Doctor + Strong Leads and Sweet Romance + Turning the Tide in a Bygone Era] Friendly reminder: This book has a new title. Its former title was "The Pretty Little Widow of the Seventies, Making the Abstinent Tough Guy See Red", and its current title is "Transmigrating to the Seventies: The Pretty Bride Is Doted on by Her Military Officer". The story is unchanged, so feel free to keep reading! After transmigrating, she becomes a stunning young widow in 6.7kReads8.6Score366Shelves

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   The story of the period, doting on one's wife to the ceiling, extremely sweet and doting, delicate and wonderful, easy to fall in love with

4. 104 不 I'm Done Competing. I'm Going Home to Explore the Mountains and Seas 不卷了，回去看山海 Kai Wuwu开呜呜Urban1.7M WordsCompleted All that hard work gets you nowhere, and then you get laid off? By the time you regret it, I’ll be lying flat by the sea, feeling the breeze, watching the sunset, and feasting on seafood. I’ll watch the wind brush my face and the willows droop along the riverbank, and listen to raindrops patter from the eaves. 10.3kReads8.4Score572Shelves
5. 105 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Reborn, This Lunchbox Can't Be Given Away 四合院：傻柱重生之这饭盒不能给 North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Male-Channel Fanfiction474k WordsCompleted Silly Zhu is reborn and decides he will no longer raise other people's children. He marries Lou Xiao'e, starts a family, and lives life on his own terms. Bang Geng steals a chicken? He can take responsibility for his own actions. Qin Huairu? I don't know her. He has a special ability, his golden finger. 6.2kReads6.6Score175Shelves

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6. 106 年 Period: Three Years of Hardship, I Made My Fortune Hunting! 年代：三年困难，我靠打猎发家！ North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Urban493k WordsCompleted He transmigrates, and finds himself with a crippled older brother and a younger sister who has dropped out of school. They face the earth and turn their backs to the sky, toiling in the fields. It’s 1958. People may not have much to eat, but their spirits are rich. Everyone has faith and hope for the future. As long as they work hard, they can create a better tomorrow! … A country kid transmigrates. He makes a living off the land, then eventually moves to the city. He has a space that can grow. 2.6kReads7.0Score106Shelves
7. 107 这 This Guy Is a Bit of a Rascal 这个家伙有点坏 E Fo Ge鄂佛歌Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [No formulaic plot][Not a wish-fulfillment story][No cheat abilities][Traditional][Realistic][Period][Countryside][Hardship] A boy who is both bad and good, a family made up of people with no blood ties, a difficult yet sweet golden age, and a story full of humor and warmth... Beginning in the 1980s, this novel spans forty years and strives to recreate the changes of the times, telling the story of one person's growth. Above all, this is a realistic story, with both sweetness and heartbreak. Rea 67.5kReads9.3Score6.8kShelves

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   Period ceiling level, traditional and good-looking

8. 108 四 Siheyuan: I'm Yi Zhonghai's Own Son! 四合院：我是易中海的亲儿子！ North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Male-Channel Fanfiction234k WordsCompleted After Yi Xiaoyong dies, he unexpectedly finds himself in the world of Love in the Courtyard. He discovers that he is actually Yi Zhonghai's long-lost biological son. After his adoptive father passes away, he returns to the capital to reunite with his family. In the original story, Yi Zhonghai wants someone to support him in his old age, so he manipulates He Yuzhu and helps the Jia family. This indirectly leads to He Yuzhu being tied down by Qin Huairu for the rest of his life and raising Banggen 5.8kReads6.2Score241Shelves
9. 109 七 70s Military Marriage: The Couple’s a Bit Crazy 七零军婚：那两口子都有点癫 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Inventory Space + Comedy + Wish Fulfillment + Two Golden Fingers] Ruan Qiqi spent ten years being treated for an illness, and her condition was perfectly stable. After leaving the hospital, she unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s, into the body of a country girl who has just been dumped by her scumbag fiancé. Nearly everyone around her is awful. But she isn't afraid. She has a space packed with supplies, a golden finger, and nine lives, so she can do whatever she wants with 47.1kReads9.2Score5.8kShelves

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   It's really good and worth recommending. The story revolves around a crazy couple who knock everyone over. The female lead can communicate with plants and was the head of a mental hospital in her past life. The male lead is connected to water and can communicate with everything. He accidentally swallowed a Dragon Ball and became half-human, half-dragon. The female lead also has a special dimension and works for the country, joining a special department.

10. 110 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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    Classic and high-quality traditional literature of the era.

11. 111 土 The Lingering Warmth of the Earthen Bed 土炕上的余温 Nine-Nine Cat九玖猫Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing The quarry in the hills behind Laojing Village buried the men from half the village. All that remained were a village full of widows and children crying from hunger. Thirty migrant miners moved into the workers' barracks, all strapping bachelors. The widows cursed men to their faces, then dug out their floral jackets at night and deliberately walked past the barracks. Each of the three widows had her own reasons: one wanted a protector to help raise her child, one hoped to get some rice and flou 12kReads8.9Score761Shelves

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    A purely rural-themed novel. No plot devices, no time travel, incredibly immersive, and full of detail. Highly recommended. [Thumbs up]

12. 112 俏 The Charming Village Girl Doesn't Give Her Heart Away 俏村花她不走心 Nine-Nine Cat九玖猫Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing People say that a widow’s doorstep invites trouble, but Chunfang isn’t afraid. She goes out of her way to surround herself with men. After years of struggling in the dirt, she’s seen through it all: you can’t rely on a man’s heart, but you can rely on his money and connections. So she smiles as she plays several men against one another. One helps her come up with the cash, another finds her a market for her goods. The villagers call her shameless. Chunfang sneers. “How much is a reputation worth 21kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves
13. 113 美 The Beautiful First Half of Her Life 美艳的前半生 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance523k WordsOngoing The story takes place in a rural village in Hebei in 1999. Meiyan has been sweet, beautiful, and clever since childhood, and everyone in the village agrees she's the local beauty. After failing her university entrance exams on her second attempt, she has no choice but to face the path fate has laid out for her. Swept up by Li Gangqiang's relentless pursuit, she gives him everything. But on the very day he steps through the gates of college, he gets together with another woman. Betrayed, Meiyan s 11kReads7.1Score248Shelves
14. 114 中 Lu Xueqi, Vocational School Student 中专生陆雪琪 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Marriage & Romance81k WordsCompleted Lu Xueqi, the Vocational School Student 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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    In the first book, the female protagonist graduated from the Normal School in the 1990s and gave up her assigned job to work south. The male protagonist also gave up his job in his hometown and went south. Two people create a future together.

15. 115 念 Half a Lifetime of Missing Qiu 念秋半辈子 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + farming + building wealth + family squabbles + strong heroine] Shen Nianqiu’s husband died. He was stabbed to death by the husband of his lover. Because Shen Nianqiu is beautiful, shapely, intelligent, and capable, she is very popular. A rural doctor whose wife has died gradually falls for her; A butcher from the neighboring village has been secretly in love with her for a long time. A teacher assigned to the countryside admires her beauty and intelligence, and vows to mar 26.5kReads8.0Score1.8kShelves
16. 116 桃 A Garden of Students, Growing Old Together in Love 桃李满天下恩爱共白头 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance42k WordsCompleted Wu Xiaomin was a country girl, born and raised in the countryside, but she had always been a good student and was naturally beautiful. Unfortunately, after she started high school, her surroundings changed dramatically, leaving her confused and lost. In her sophomore year, she met a new homeroom teacher who helped her find her way again. After graduating from college, Wu Xiaomin gave up a job placement back in her hometown and introduced a female college classmate to her former high school teach 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
17. 117 改 Remarried to the Rough-Hewn Neighbor, the Young Bride Is Spoiled Rotten 改嫁隔壁糙汉，小媳妇被宠上天 The Eldest Miss of the Muzi Family木子家大小姐Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Original title: "Left Alone at Home, the Neighboring Roughneck Has His Eye on Her" [1980s | Countryside | Realistic | Devoted Couple | Possessive Favoritism | Age Gap | Love Rival Showdown] In 1980, Li Chuntao is married off in exchange for her older brother’s marriage. But on their wedding night, her groom elopes with his old flame. Overnight, she becomes the village’s target of scorn, branded a woman who brings bad luck. Her mother-in-law calls her a jinx, while a pack of old bachelors eye 38.3kReads8.6Score1.6kShelves

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    This is the best book of all, it makes you feel like you're actually there.

18. 118 清 Tales of the Qingshui River 清水河往事 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance133k WordsCompleted Zhao Xinran was once a young high school teacher. He left the classroom to take the civil service exam and became the mayor of a town. Thanks to his dedication and strong results, he was promoted to director of a county bureau, and eventually became the director of a municipal department. Two female students worked under him, one specializing in the humanities and the other in the sciences. Both made significant contributions to their hometowns, earning Zhao Xinran political achievements while d 677Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 119 漂 A Stunning Beauty Hounded by an Obsessive Mad Dog in a Period Novel 漂亮美人在年代文被偏执疯狗缠上 Sanda Biscuit散打饼干Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [A calculating, self-serving heroine + an obsessive, possessive hero] Selfish, vain, materialistic, and always looking out for herself. And yet, countless people love her. In the original novel, Lin Luoxue is the heroine's sister, a cannon-fodder character who despises the poor and loves the rich, and juggles three men at once. Even after getting married, she's still unfaithful, and in the end, she dies while eloping with her lover. She's nasty, selfish, and plays with people's feelings while mo 56.7kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves

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    The sophisticated egoist female protagonist is intelligent and clear-headed.

20. 120 听 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水Urban186k WordsOngoing Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 757Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Tears in the corners of my eyes, light in my heart, listening to the wind, cooking the rain, and the colors of fireworks, who is playing a song and walking down the tower?

21. 121 年 In Those Days, This Job Was Different 年代，这个编制不一样 Hu the Number One Scholar探花胡Urban2.3M WordsOngoing Ye Qiu nearly worked himself to death before finally landing a secure government job in 2025. The celebratory drinks hadn't even worn off when he opened his eyes again... Winter, 1949. The north wind whipped through his threadbare padded jacket. He had a new body and a new name: Feng Shijie. An illiterate man from the outskirts, with no food in his pockets. Luckily, fate had not abandoned him. His third uncle returned covered in blood and kicked him straight into the Subdistrict Office: “ 60.1kReads8.5Score5.3kShelves
22. 122 四 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Reborn in One Body, Returning to 1949 四合院何雨柱三合一魂穿1949 Shellfish Eats Little Fish贝壳吃小鱼Male-Channel Fanfiction788k WordsOngoing A rookie writer's commentary, set in a slow-burning, realistic period drama! A chef, a practitioner of traditional martial arts, and a skilled slingshot shooter, with no System and no accelerated time in the pocket dimension. It may look like a story about everyday family life, but the food, antiques, and hunting are all portrayed with absolute realism. The words are imbued with love for the country and its people, and readers only need to uncover the foreshadowing that's worth savoring. Feel fr 10.3kReads8.2Score281Shelves

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    A period novel born from satire! Slow-burn, realistic, no system, no space-age acceleration. The protagonist doesn't hesitate to confront awful characters, is incredibly low-key in building his career, and quietly amasses wealth through underhanded maneuvering against the tides of history. A deep sense of patriotism is subtly woven into the narrative. The backstory has been rewritten and expanded upon; feel free to critique its plausibility and logic. Readers who enjoy a critical eye are welcome to appreciate it!

23. 123 怕 Help! Pregnant with Twins, and This Rugged Man Won't Stop Spoiling Me! 怕！双胎体质，被糙汉掐腰猛宠！ Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Period setting + rugged man + devoted husband + everyday life + devoted couple, one-on-one romance) As a minor cannon-fodder shrew of a supporting female character in a period novel, she was destined for a miserable ending that would leave everyone sighing with pity. But sorry, I'm here now. Looking at the man before her, with his straight, sturdy posture, phoenix eyes, and high nose, both his face and physique seemed made to match her tastes perfectly. Bai Yueji: How thoroughly brai 84kReads9.4Score5.5kShelves

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    🥳🥳🥳 I think this historical fiction is super good.

24. 124 重 Reborn: From the Start, I Can Hear the Young Intellectual’s Inner Thoughts 重生，开局就偷听女知青心声 Chief Steward of the Yang Household杨府大管家Urban388k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out and will keep rising!] [Period rebirth, farming, pure romance, slow-paced and not violent] If you like this kind of story, come take a look! If you don't, head on over to Tomato Book City, where plenty of great books are waiting for you! Su Yun is reborn in 1974 as an educated youth sent to the countryside. From the start, the educated youths' dormitory collapses, so he has no choice but to board with a local family. By chance, he ends up under the same roof as Lin Qing 1.6kReads6.2Score—Shelves

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    Male-oriented, set in a modern era, featuring educated youth sent to the countryside, multiple female leads, slow pace, and no violence. Check it out if you like that kind of thing!

25. 125 知 The Educated Youth Years: Starting with an Escape from the Village 知青年代，从村子里逃亡开始 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban3.3M WordsOngoing 1976. Liu Haibo, a sent-down youth, falls in love with Yang Xiuqing, a village girl. Her family vehemently opposes his proposal, forcing him to flee Shibantian Village and return to Haicheng, a thousand miles away. Just as he is preparing to start a new life with Wu Jie in Haicheng, Yang Xiuqing suddenly shows up at his door, stirring up an emotional entanglement that spans the years. 2023. Seventy-year-old Liu Haibo is driving an Audi with Yang Xiuqing to Shibantian Village when they are involv 32.5kReads8.4Score2kShelves
26. 126 路 An Ordinary Passerby, Yet I Got Matched with a Cadre's Son from a Military Compound 路人，但相亲到了大院高干子弟 Huang Duoduo黄多多Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The 1990s] + [Family life] + [Ensemble cast] + [Not a power fantasy, not a strong female lead] After her own younger sister steals her boyfriend, Wang Lanlan goes home with her blind date to meet his family. She calls the lame man “Third Brother.” Later, Third Brother becomes her husband. Wang Lanlan: Who could’ve guessed? My newlywed husband is abstinent by day and clingy by night. He wears me out mentally during the day and physically at night. 51.4kReads8.0Score6.4kShelves

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    Super beautiful, you definitely won't regret it if you like it.

27. 127 军 Military Marriage: My Rugged Husband Loses Control Every Night 军婚：糙汉老公每晚都失控 Su Yanyu Qing苏烟雨清Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted (The rating has just been posted; it may go up later.) Reborn in the 1970s, Zhang Yuelan has only one thing on her mind: divorcing her taciturn military officer husband, Lu Zhenhua, whose suffocating presence has worn her down. But she has barely uttered two words before he responds by tightening his possessive grip and confinement. By day, he is a man who chops firewood, heats water, and quietly takes care of the household. By night, he turns into a beast beyond control, branding her with a mar 3kReads8.4Score158Shelves

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    It's really good, the author's writing is excellent, highly recommended.

28. 128 大 Great Tang's Number One Menace 大唐第一祸害 The Song Is Not Yet Finished一曲未完Historical2.3M WordsCompleted His Majesty Li Er was furious. “My machine-gun company has been lured away by that little menace again?!” A minister replied carefully, “Your Majesty, the Japanese envoy was a month behind on his liquor tab at Wangfujing, so the Crown Prince… the Crown Prince just…” Li Er looked disdainful. “Nonsense! Japan is a friendly neighbor of our Great Tang. They’re only a little behind on payment. Would he really go that far?” The minister answered cautiously, “Your Majesty… the debt is 108,000 strings o 46.5kReads8.4Score3.3kShelves

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    "The Number One Scourge of the Tang Dynasty" is a completed novel with over 2 million words. The protagonist transmigrates and enters scourge mode, wreaking havoc on everyone he encounters, even himself. The main theme is a carefree attitude towards life and death, ready to fight anyone who dares to challenge him... Come on, let's hurt each other! [Sending hearts][Sending hearts] [Laughing] [Laughing] [Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

29. 129 小 The Little Five-and-a-Half-Year-Old Bun Makes His Dad's Head Split in Two with Anger 小小包子五岁半，气得老爹头两瓣 Listening to Lotus in the Night Rain夜雨听荷Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing The manhua adaptation is now online. Enjoy! [Period setting + coming-of-age + a touch of ensemble cast. This little girl is just an ordinary child, with no superhuman strength or instant cheats. Her personality and background mean she will never let anyone push her around.] Li Tian, an overworked office drone, catches the latest trend and transmigrates into a book! The good news: she becomes a third-generation military family kid, with an impressive background! The bad news: she transmigrates in 365.8kReads8.6Score3.7kShelves

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    No gimmicks, just relatable to everyday life

30. 130 四 Siheyuan: One Smile from Him Leaves the Whole Courtyard Stunned 四合院：他一笑全院惊 In a Good Mood心情正好Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Entirely handmade, no AI. Transmigration, lighthearted, multiple heroines, a warehouse, no hostility. When supplies are scarce, I have a supermarket. Enjoy a Cao thief’s life and live a different kind of existence. There’s no nightlife of glittering lights and bustling clubs, just the era’s shared activities. 16.1kReads6.8Score800Shelves

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31. 131 四 My Happy Life in the Siheyuan, You Wouldn’t Understand 四合院我的快乐，你不懂 In a Good Mood心情正好Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsOngoing Her soul transmigrates into a dying man in the Siheyuan. There’s no such thing as reasoning with people. With a System, he doesn’t have to care what anyone thinks. There’s only one thing to do: act. Multiple heroines, a slice-of-life focus, no angst, and no misery. 24.1kReads6.9Score1.3kShelves
32. 132 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. 41.1kReads8.2Score2.8kShelves

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    A story set in a small mountain village in Northeast China, set in a bygone era. It features hunting, fishing, farming, and adventures. The story is rich in narrative, everyday life, delicious food, and the warmth of human connection.

33. 133 1 1978: It All Began in a Lane of Our Own 1978，从小巷人家开始 Zhou Lang Has Run Out of Talent周郎才尽Male-Channel Fanfiction645k WordsOngoing Just as Gu Yanxi gets accepted into graduate school, fate plays a cruel joke on him. A cancer diagnosis sends his life plunging into an abyss of despair. When he has lost all hope, a glowing orb called the Tycoon System takes him back to 1978. When he wakes again, he has become the young head of a gang family in New York’s Chinatown. He rescues Shen Linchuan, a fellow countryman pursued by the FBI, and in doing so builds an invisible bridge to his homeland, a country waiting to be rebuilt. “I wa 4.1kReads5.5Score145Shelves

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    This is truly top-tier; updates are far too infrequent.

34. 134 年 Period: Pretty Educated Youths Have All Come to My Backyard 年代：漂亮女知青都进了我家后院 The Neighboring Guy Who Writes邻家码字小哥Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (No System, no space, a satisfying period novel, a new work from a veteran author) Chen Junsheng wakes up and finds himself back in 1981, at the turning point of his fate. He comes first in the county in the college entrance exam preliminary selection, only for someone else to take his place? He’ll take it back! His family has four female educated youths with powerful connections, and you expect him to start from nothing and keep his head down? No way! A man won’t grow rich without a windf 46.4kReads9.0Score4.3kShelves

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    I highly recommend this book! It's incredibly good, the pinnacle of the genre's "cool and satisfying" novels!

35. 135 朕 I’m Here to Set the Chaotic Siheyuan Straight 朕来整顿禽满四合院 Author Kung Pao Chicken作者宫保鸡丁Male-Channel Fanfiction267k WordsCompleted After Zhu Yuanzhang died, he transmigrated into the body of a junior official. When he got home, he found that His wife was Empress Ma, doing laundry for someone else. His son was Zhu Biao, with a broken leg. His grandson was Zhu Xiongying, skin and bones. The so-called “good neighbors” in the compound stole from his family, insulted his wife, and schemed against his son. The whole place was full of beasts. Then the System arrived, bringing him master-level Chinese medicine, a farm he could c 1.2kReads6.1Score—Shelves

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    The kind of novels that get better the more you read them, especially those set in courtyard houses!

36. 136 四 Siheyuan: The Whole Courtyard Is Asking for Trouble, So I Wipe Them All Out 四合院：全院作死，我直接杀光 Eggplant Casserole风味茄子煲Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted After his Nascent Soul perishes, he returns to the courtyard in 1953 as a security chief, carrying on the legacy of a Celestial Master. But he discovers that his elder sister is dead and his nephew is on the brink of death. Those who seized the He family home and bullied the orphan will face karmic justice through a series of “accidents.” 594Reads8.6Score100Shelves
37. 137 四 In the Siheyuan, Silly Zhu Stops Being a Doormat 四合院傻柱不在做冤大头 Author Kung Pao Chicken作者宫保鸡丁Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted Snow blanketed the world. As he lay dying beneath a bridge, He Yuzhu watched his archrival, Xu Damao, summon the last of his strength to carry him back to the courtyard, and regret tore at his heart. Reborn as a young man, he awakens a mysterious pocket dimension and gains the skills of a culinary god. He immediately cuts ties with the Jia family. He will repay the deaf old lady's kindness, ease his younger sister's suffering, and rekindle his bond with Lou Xiao'e. As for those bloodsucking para 918Reads8.6Score101Shelves
38. 138 四 Siheyuan: Getting Better with Age, If You Can Do It, Step Up 四合院：越活越牛，谁行谁上 Light at Dawn晨曦有光Male-Channel Fanfiction394k WordsCompleted Song Yan, a top-ranked Honor of Kings streamer, dies suddenly during a livestream and transmigrates to the era of “Beasts in the Courtyard.” From the start, Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng bully him, but he unexpectedly awakens the Ultimate Counterattack System! Whenever he’s provoked, sabotaged, or set up, he instantly gets a reward: Any Honor of Kings skill he wants! Activate Kai’s Immortal Body, and anyone who touches me gets sent flying! Once Dian Wei goes berserk, every scumbag in the courtyard 3.5kReads7.3Score102Shelves
39. 139 四 Siheyuan: My Revenge Begins at the Mass Grave 四合院：从乱葬岗开始复仇 Eggplant Casserole风味茄子煲Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Reborn on a mass grave, Zhang Aiguo returns with a System. The scoundrels stole my family’s property, sold my younger sister, and left me for dead. This time, they’ll pay for every drop of blood! The hypocritical patriarch, the venomous old woman, every last one of them: none will get away! Watch as this young man delivers the ultimate judgment and gets his revenge in this man-eating courtyard! 373Reads8.8Score145Shelves
40. 140 四 Siheyuan: Becoming a Rogue Everyone Loves 四合院：做一个人见人爱的流氓 Hermit of Xiangshan Creek香山溪客Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing [System] [Multiple Heroines] [Low on Grimness] [Historical Fantasy] Lin Muzhi, a down-and-out writer from the 21st century, wakes up as Lin Weidong, a backward young man in a 1965 courtyard. His neighbors are rubbing their hands together, ready to crush this “troublemaker” and take everything from him. But... The whole courtyard soon realizes that this time, the newcomer isn't prey. Armed with the perspective of a modern civilization, he's come to rule this world of tangled relationships like it 37.4kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves
41. 141 都 The Urban Supreme: Starting by Tearing Up the Marriage Contract 都市至尊，从撕毁婚书开始 Author Kung Pao Chicken作者宫保鸡丁Urban492k WordsCompleted A mysterious marriage contract was drawn up twenty years ago. Twenty years later, Lin Jiuxiao descended from the mountains with the contract, only for his wealthy fiancée to tear it up in front of everyone. “A country bumpkin from the mountains thinks he’s worthy of marrying me?” Amid the laughter, Lin Jiuxiao calmly gathered the scraps. “The contract can be destroyed. But the Su family has enjoyed three generations of wealth thanks to my master’s sect. Today, it’s time to pay it back.” The mome 759Reads7.0Score—Shelves
42. 142 热 Legend of Mir: The Dragon Era 热血传奇：天龙纪元 Author Kung Pao Chicken作者宫保鸡丁Sports2.0M WordsCompleted Lin Xiao was an ordinary person from an ordinary world. After an accident, he transmigrated into a thrilling, legendary world full of danger. Unknown threats and challenges lurked everywhere. New to this strange world, Lin Xiao struggled to find his footing. But fate can turn in an instant. He met like-minded companions, including Su Li and Nuoxue. Fighting side by side and growing stronger together, they gradually conceived a bold idea: to establish the Longyuan Star Alliance. Through everyon 228Reads9.5Score—Shelves
43. 143 七 The 1970s: A Martyr's Orphaned Daughter Is Reborn, Enlists, and Marries a Commander 七零：烈士孤女重生参军嫁首长了 I Beg You, Tong Meng 1我求童蒙1Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [Military marriage] [Strong female lead] [Military life] [Two equally strong leads] [Sweet romance] [Female soldier] (15,000 readers gave it a 9.5 rating. Enjoy with confidence!) (Also known as: To the Mountains and Rivers, and to You. The short drama of the same name is now streaming.) In her previous life, Lin Xianan spent seventy-three lonely years waiting for the truth to come too late. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to 1970, just three days before she was to be forced into 117.4kReads9.4Score13.1kShelves
44. 144 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I Find Myself a Stepmother 重生60年代：我给自己找后妈 Gu Yue Er Dong古月耳咚Modern Romance683k WordsOngoing When Chen Guoping died of lung cancer, his mother was busy having a grand old time gossiping with the neighborhood women! In his previous life, she had kept him under her thumb since childhood: she wouldn’t let him take the college entrance exam, forced him to hand over his wages, and criticized every woman he wanted to marry. Ignoring the nature of his work, she insisted that he and his wife risk having a third child. In the end, he was fired for exceeding the birth quota, and his family of fiv 22.2kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves

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    While others are reborn to make money and build a career, the first thing he did after being reborn was to find himself a stepmother! His biological mother only cared about money her whole life, and even on her deathbed, she scolded him for wasting money without offering a single word of concern. Reborn, Chen Guoping realized: he couldn't choose his mother, but he could choose a stepmother! He personally arranged blind dates for his father, leaving the whole village dumbfounded. This is a unique move by Tomato (a popular Chinese TV show), click in to see how he changes his mother!

45. 145 九 The 1990s Highway Queen: All My Exes Are Big Shots 九零公路女王我的前任们都是大佬 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing [Female-Centric, One Woman and Multiple Men! A sultry widow in the 1990s becomes a business tycoon behind the wheel, but can't shake off her clingy, powerful ex-boyfriends!] (1990s setting + romance on the road + no fixed pairing early on, later she picks whoever she likes + the heroine doesn't follow so-called wifely virtue.) After waking up, Fan Meili finds herself a notorious female truck driver in the 1990s. Her predecessor was highly capable, but her romantic history was even more “impressi 20.8kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
46. 146 老 The Chen Family of the Old Courtyard 老院陈家 Leading a Sheep to Find a Pig牵羊找猪Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted An Overview of the Chen Family of the Old Courtyard This is an epic about family. In 1962, Chen Shoucheng, a quiet grain-shop worker, marries Su Meiyun, a resilient textile worker. In an era of scarcity, with a spoonful of grain and a spoonful of love, they build a home in one and a half rooms in the Old Courtyard. They raise five children and journey together through the most turbulent yet vibrant years of the People’s Republic of China, finding their way through the everyday struggles of food 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Throughout our lives, we go from escaping our families to understanding them, and finally becoming their support.

47. 147 带 Taking the Taobao System with Me to the 1970s 带着淘宝系统穿七零 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Technically minded military officer VS powerful, down-to-earth woman; the heroine builds her career. The System plays a small role early on, then gets to take it easy. Period setting + comedy + both leads devoted only to each other “When a lie-flat System meets a crazy Host” Other people transmigrate to the 1970s: fight nasty relatives, make money, and marry a soldier. Xiang Nuan transmigrates to the 1970s: ✓ Fails to be reborn six times, then angrily kicks the coffin lid off ✓ Hacks her relativ 23.1kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
48. 148 重 Reborn as a Melon Seller: From the Start, I Break Liu Huaqiang’s Ribs 重生卖瓜：开局打断刘华强肋骨 Mirror Without Fate镜无缘Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsOngoing Lin Cheng was watching a meme video about buying melons when he missed a step, fell through a manhole, and woke up reincarnated as a melon stall underling, the background character who clung to Brother Hao and cried, "Sari Lang!" It's 1998. Qiangzi hasn't brought his knife down yet, but sooner or later, he will. The good news is that Lin Cheng's phone came with him, implanted in his brain and connected to the internet in 2026. With foreknowledge of the plot and a cheat ability at his disposal, L 4.2kReads5.4Score188Shelves

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    It was a good era, and the protagonist took down Liu Huaqiang right from the start, which felt really satisfying and quite good.

49. 149 重 Reborn in 1970: My Mother-in-Law Begged Me to Stop Kicking Her 重生七零，婆婆跪求我别踢了 Jian Buluofen简布洛芬Modern Romance120k WordsOngoing Revenge after being reborn + life in the 1970s + face-slapping terrible relatives + a battle to split up the family + sweet military romance + women's awakening + hilarious gossip A wealthy young lady is reborn in the 1970s and marries into the most outrageous family in a poor mountain village. With her iron legs, she kicks all the demons and monsters to the curb, leads the village women in building careers and turning their lives around, and, along the way, wins the doting affection of her mili —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I stumbled upon this, and it's incredibly satisfying, hilarious, entertaining, and exhilarating! The female lead is eccentric, doesn't hold grudges overnight, and is absolutely unmissable.

50. 150 四 Siheyuan: I Arrived, but the System Ran Away 四合院：我来了，系统却跑路了 When Will the Autumn Wind Come何时秋风Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsOngoing (The Courtyard, Man Is Iron, Rice Is Steel, The Little Woman Below Zhengyang Gate, and more.) The male lead, Huang Jianshe, is a young man who wears a yellow robe. After stepping in to help someone in need, he transmigrates into the courtyard. He becomes an invisible nobody who never appeared in the original story. Though he is the child of a martyr, he gets clubbed over the head from the start. Watch as he joins forces with He Yuzhu and Xu Damao to turn the courtyard's unruly residents upside d 18.2kReads6.5Score618Shelves

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    This book is pretty good; it's not the worst, but it's worth reading!

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