Looking for Period Novels Like the Laid-Back Life of a Train Water Tender in 1979 求类似1979，火车供水员的悠闲生活的年代文小说。

1. 151 重 Reborn in 1958: Grandpa and Grandson Stockpile for the Famine Together 重生58爷孙空间联动囤爆灾荒年 Asking the Sword, Listening to Snow问剑听雪Urban820k WordsOngoing Peng Yi built his fortune from nothing, amassing billions, only to have his own children pull the plug and abandon him in his final years. He died full of hatred. Kneeling before the grave of his beloved Su Wanqing as he drew his last breath, he learned that she had once carried his child. At just twenty-three, she had died in a famine, and mother and child had suffered every hardship life could bring! Heaven had shown mercy: Peng Yi was reborn in 1958, on the eve of their flight from famine! A 5.4kReads—Score48014d adds

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   One of the best historical fiction stories, featuring farming, hunting, and disaster relief.

2. 152 雨 After the Rain, the Swallows Return 雨霁燕归来 Cold Creek, Night Rain寒溪夜雨Modern Romance221k WordsCompleted After Qin Haiyan receives 1.32 million yuan in demolition compensation, her adopted daughter Qin Xiaoyu, who had been missing for more than twenty years, returns, along with her older brother and sister-in-law, who moved to the city long ago. They say they’ll take her to the city to enjoy a better life. Haiyan is delighted. Seeing how sensible and filial the grown-up Xiaoyu has become, she willingly entrusts the compensation money to her and gets into their car. As the car passes through the Dab 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A truly remarkable piece, its details brimming with the spirit of its time. Within its pages, I heard the echo of a rural woman's indomitable will. Its brilliance lies in the fact that she not only changed her own destiny but also the destinies of others…

3. 153 明 Ming Huang and A Zhi: Past and Present Lives 明皇和阿执的前世今生 Zhuang Zhou's Swallow庄周的燕子Urban174k WordsCompleted The moonlight over Chang'an once illuminated the twelve imperial insignia on his dragon robe, and shone upon the fresh ink on my desk. In my previous life, he was an emperor who ruled over a vast realm, while I was a commoner hidden among books and brushwork. Inside and outside the palace walls, one glance was enough to put us worlds apart. In this life, we meet again amid the bustle of the streets. He has shed the glory of his imperial station, and I have forgotten the ink and brush of old. We 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Bedtime stories are great!

4. 154 重 Reborn in 1977: I Dump the Worst of the Worst, and the Cold Commander Falls for Me 重生七七踹极品，高冷首长动了心 Mu Ling 729慕灵729Modern Romance490k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Wan was tormented by her stepmother, her reputation was ruined, and she died a lonely, tragic death. When she opened her eyes, she had returned to 1977. This time, she refused to let anyone control her. She immediately packed her things, cut ties with her cruel stepmother, and sneaked onto a freight train that night to seek refuge with her uncle, who lived in the military compound. Who could have guessed that as soon as she arrived, she’d find herself in an embarrassing 9Reads6.9Score—14d adds

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   It's really interesting, it's the kind of domineering CEO novel.

5. 155 不 No Eavesdropping on the Emperor 不许偷听朕说话 Yin Zaishui尹在水Ancient Romance925k WordsCompleted An Jiu transmigrated into the body of a young palace maid who wanted to climb into the emperor’s bed. The moment she opened her eyes, the tyrant ran his sword straight through the maid who had tried to seduce him. The next day, the tyrant killed a senior maid who served one of the consorts. On the third day, a maid who tasted the emperor’s food died from poison. Being a palace maid was a high-risk job. An Jiu decided to work hard, save up, cherish her life, and stay away from the tyrant. But the 78.3kReads9.4Score13k14d adds
6. 156 漂 The Beautiful Mute Caught the Eye of a Grim Boss 漂亮小哑巴被阴鸷大佬盯上了 Wild Grape野葡萄Two Male Leads408k WordsCompleted [Rekindled Romance + Adorable Child and Devoted Lover + Mystery of His Origins + Mutual Firsts + Seems Angsty but Is Sweet + Possessive Pursuit + Romantic Tension + Family of Three] A seemingly ruthless, sinister, unhinged man who is actually gentle and softhearted, a devoted top who cherishes his wife × a delicate, beautiful, pure, innocent mute bottom The little mute is forced to seduce a powerful man and steal trade secrets. Then he disappears without a word, too ashamed to ever face him agai 662Reads8.8Score10614d adds
7. 157 骂 You Say I’m Marrying Above My Station? My Mute, Wife-Doting Husband Is So Worried He Starts Talking 骂我高攀首长？老婆奴哑巴老公急到开口 Bewitched by a Summer Night迷夏夜魅Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted [1970s + marriage first, love later + face-slapping + devoted husband] Su Wanqing transmigrates into the body of the true heiress, a cannon-fodder character who was schemed against by the fake heiress and met an untimely, miserable end. Her whole world is about to collapse! Luckily, she gets herself a handsome officer husband for free. So what if he’s mute? Su Wanqing rolls up her sleeves. No problem, she can cure him! She wins his heart with her cooking! Anorexia? Restraint? Aloofness? None of 40Reads5.6Score—14d adds
8. 158 彩 Fifty Years of Bride Price: In 1974, It All Began with a Broken Engagement 彩礼50年，1974从悔婚开始 Uncle Wang Tells Stories王叔说故事Urban171k WordsOngoing In the bitter winter of 1974, Zhao Shuangzhu publicly called off his engagement and was given three days to come up with a hundred yuan for the bride price. He swallowed his pride and borrowed from every neighbor he could, took the old folks’ burial savings, and went into the mountains at night to hunt rabbits and trade them for cash on the black market. Dodging the market inspectors, he stumbled through the hardest hurdle of his life. He spent the rest of his life marrying, raising children, an 113Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I recommend this book, "The Life of an Ordinary Old Farmer".

9. 159 须 The Sumeru Ring: My Road to a Comeback 须弥戒，我的逆袭之路 Turning the Tide of the Mortal World逆转红尘Urban1.4M WordsOngoing I was reborn on a rainy night in late autumn. Not far away, my second uncle and his son were digging a pit for me, preparing to bury me in a graveyard. In my previous life, I woke up and escaped, never to return. I drifted through life, and just before I died, I came across a news report. On this very day, my second uncle sold my newlywed wife to human traffickers, leading to her being abused and killed. This time, I won't run away. Whoever digs the pit will be buried in it. 8.8kReads7.4Score79214d adds

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10. 160 红 A Cultivator in the Mortal World 红尘修士 Tianchen Xingyu天辰星语Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsCompleted One day, Yun Xi's soul left Blue Star, and she fell into the vast world of cultivation. She never expected to start out as a lowly nobody, with a life as fragile as a blade of grass. In the face of despair, she seeks out opportunities, rises from the dust, and gradually stirs up the entire cultivation world! 6.1kReads8.5Score61014d adds
11. 161 土 The Potato Oracle’s All-Purpose Comeback Theory 土豆万能接话神棍论 Tao's World涛视界8k WordsCompleted The Potato: An All-Purpose Conversationalist and Mastermind 416Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 162 我 My True Story: A Retired Sailor Hunted by Water 我的亲身经历：退役海员被水追杀 Mutant Old Six异种老六20k WordsCompleted My Personal Experience: A Retired Seaman Hunted by Water —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Ghost Stories of Retired Seamen

13. 163 打 Wage Slave 打工人 Cao Huizhen曹会镇Urban88k WordsCompleted Li Zhen left his teaching job, and his family cut off his financial support. With a family to feed, he had no choice but to become a migrant worker. A former teacher with no particular trade, he could only earn money through hard labor. He had heard that it was easy to make money in Beijing, so he chose it as his first stop. But in Beijing, he had no connections and struggled to find work. Fortunately, he met Wang Yang, who had failed the college entrance exam, at an inn. The two traveled togeth 574Reads9.4Score3414d adds
14. 164 淘 Gold Rush 淘金 Lai Er来耳Mystery244k WordsCompleted A standout mystery-adventure tale from a master of deduction A Rashomon tale from the gold rush A major adaptation of the same name, meticulously produced by iQIYI’s Mist Theater Starring Liao Fan and Chen Feiyu Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Jiang Zhuoyuan No blood, no gold! No deaths, no gold! I’m a gold prospector, the kind who stakes his life In the 1980s, I followed my elder brother to prospect for gold. When we arrived, we formed a temporary team with several other prospectors and headed 6.3kReads9.6Score72214d adds
15. 165 山 Chronicles of Mountains and Rivers 山河志 A Dao阿刀Urban1.9M WordsCompleted His beautiful mother was nearly assaulted by a village lout, but she tearfully begged the man who rescued her not to call the police. Young Gao Yuan couldn’t understand why at the time. Only when he reached his thirties and looked back on the past, with those scenes flashing through his mind, did he realize that the lives of countless rural people together form a chronicle of the mountains and rivers of China! 84.3kReads9.6Score9.1k14d adds
16. 166 向 Born to Follow the Sun 向阳而生 Li Xiangxiang李想想Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [A new book from a veteran author] [Daily life] [Romance] [A little heartbreak, then overwhelmingly sweet] He Zhicheng gave his son He Shu a perfect demonstration of what a scumbag looked like, leaving He Shu terrified of marriage before he was even an adult. The little tree, withered before it had even grown, was chased by another stubborn little sprout who kept urging him to stand tall. Well, maybe it takes going through all that pain to appreciate the happiness of an ordinary life. Life comes 128kReads9.6Score14.3k14d adds
17. 167 重 Back to 1987 重回1987 Ting Houshan庭后山Urban2.4M WordsCompleted Feng Yisheng, the lone wolf of finance, spent his entire life striving for the top. Just as he reached the summit of the financial world, someone threw him off a rooftop, sending him back to 1987, a year when his parents and older sister had disappeared, his younger sister had been kidnapped, and the girl who had waited ten years for him had given up. It was a time when beauty and harsh reality coexisted. As spring breezes and gentle rain swept across China and all things came back to life, he m 16.6kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
18. 168 重 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 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted 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 163.2kReads9.5Score18.2k14d adds
19. 169 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 102.5kReads9.6Score10.2k14d adds
20. 170 重 Reborn in 1981, Hunting in the Northwest 重生八一，狩猎西北 A Minor Official on the Frontier边疆一小吏Rural Life304k WordsOngoing The rating just came in. Here's hoping it goes up! [No System, No Pocket Dimension + Hardcore Hunting + Northwestern Flavor] After saving someone, Qin Mu is reborn in 1981. In these turbulent times, the sprawling Tianshan Mountains conceal countless treasures: wild boars, red deer, wolves, brown bears, and all kinds of other animals, as well as precious medicinal herbs like snow lotus and fritillaria, and even gold and jade... See how Qin Mu uses the experience from his previous life to hunt rar 41kReads6.5Score4.6k14d adds

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    A period drama set in Xinjiang, depicting the simple, uneventful life of hunting. If you're tired of Northeastern stories, this Northwestern tale offers a refreshing change—no dramatic conflicts, no awful relatives. The protagonist isn't a villain; the family lives in harmony, supporting each other—a realistic portrayal.

21. 171 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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    Pay 30 days' wages in one lump sum

22. 172 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

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    I absolutely cannot do this.

23. 173 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

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    You're also afraid of the heat, grandma.

24. 174 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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    Uncle,

25. 175 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 706Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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    It's addictive from the first glance; the ghost-catching little exorcist opens by emptying the warehouse of his awful relative.

26. 176 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 1.6kReads—Score1914d adds

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    The first book features a female protagonist who, in the mid-1990s, graduated from a teachers' college but gave up her assigned job to move south, as did the male protagonist, who also gave up his job in his hometown. The two of them build their future together.

27. 177 等 The Happiness We Waited For 等来的幸福 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted In this blended family, the male and female leads grow up calling each other brother and sister. After her mother dies, the heroine goes abroad with her biological father. While overseas, she and the male lead begin a relationship. 773Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 178 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 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds
29. 179 大 A Great Nation’s Middleman: I Saved Countless Soviet Girls 大国倒爷，我拯救众多苏联少女 Jungle Mage打野的法师Urban882k WordsCompleted Transmigration + System + running goods in Russia + foreign beauties + womanizer + hugely profitable smuggling Two women stood at the door. Two Soviet women with blonde hair and blue eyes, wrapped in tattered headscarves. Wang Teng's first reaction: Holy shit. His second reaction: Am I fucking seeing this right? A line of text automatically appeared in Wang Teng's mind: [Ding! System notification: Your foreign beauties have arrived. Please sign for them.] Don't get excited, that was just hi 335Reads5.7Score3914d adds

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    Without further ado, here you go.

30. 180 1 1980: From Nothing to a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 1980：从一无所有到万亿身家 I'm Not Peppa Pig's Mom我不是佩奇妈妈Urban230k WordsOngoing [Period] [business management] [mountain foraging] [leisure] [lighthearted] Zhou Xia, a modern livestreamer who played games for a living, worked himself to death in front of his computer. When he awoke, he had been reborn in 1980 as a sickly man who shared his name. Looking at the quiet, peaceful mountain village, Zhou Xia knew that from this year onward, all of China would undergo earth-shaking changes. In an era full of opportunity, with everything waiting to be rebuilt and gold lying everywh —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male protagonist travels back to the 1980s, to a rural setting, where he farms, works in the mountains, and builds his fortune—a rather leisurely story.

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