Novels like The Cannon-Fodder’s Cousin Strives in the ’70s
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Cannon-Fodder’s Cousin Strives in the ’70s, best match first.
- 1 Reborn in 1973: Hand in Hand for Life 重生1973携手一生 No System, no pocket dimension, only a minor golden finger. Farming, one heroine. Since spirits are forbidden from cultivating into human form after the founding of the nation, Lu Yuan declares himself the King of All Dogs. Yet after decades of cultivation, he still makes no progress. With no other choice, he ventures into the human world, where danger and traps lurk everywhere. Fortunately, when he is at his lowest, his master rescues him. For saving his life, Lu Yuan owes her a karmic debt. 155Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The 1970s: The Beloved, Sharp-Tongued Young Intellectual 七零：被宠溺的超绝毒舌小知青 [Top-focused + period setting + sweet romance + everyday life + mutual devotion + making a fortune + rekindled romance + sharp-tongued + tsundere + two male leads] Gu Yuan is pampered, willful, and rather picky. After a falling-out with his family, he angrily heads to the countryside. Only after arriving does he realize just how terrible life there is. The village roads are all dirt, and once night falls, there isn’t even a lamp, let alone anywhere to have fun. Luckily, he meets Song Qian! He ca 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 I Really Don't Want to Work Cases with My Rival 并不想跟死对头一起办案 [Reserved top × sharp-tongued bottom, episodic ancient mystery and crime-solving, happy ending] One-line summary: Aren’t we sworn enemies? So how come I hear you’ve been secretly in love with me for ages? Cui Hezhang: Love means restraint, reaching out to touch, then pulling your hand back. Yuan Yufang: Enough of that nonsense. My arm’s gone numb from holding it out. Are you going to take my hand or not? The serious blurb: “Bones cry out in anguish, the truth is hard to find. We may yet part the 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Fallen Stars, Rising Dawn 沉星启明 [Highly acclaimed novel + two male leads + the tides of an era + hard-core technology + business warfare + happy ending] A special forces tech expert accidentally transmigrates to the 1980s, where he witnesses and takes part in the development of the times, and finds mutual salvation with his captain. Xiao Yiyang refuses to give up, until a miracle arrives… 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Candlelight in the Night 黑夜里的烛光 An aspiring police officer fresh out of the police academy is assigned to a grassroots unit. A baffling murder case changes Shi Yi's life forever. The sun sets, and night falls. Beneath its cover, countless human desires slowly take root and bloom. One murder after another, corpse after corpse, evidence hidden in the smallest of details, and the helpless cries of victims' families: all of it drives this newly graduated officer to grow. If criminals' desires are the endless night, then the countl 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Period: First, I'll Make Sure My Family Has Enough to Eat 年代：先带家人吃饱饭 Lin Bei unexpectedly transmigrates to a remote mountain village in a special era, one mired in natural disasters and extreme shortages, where people struggle just to feed themselves. He takes over the body of a young man with the same name. His family is destitute, his little brother is still young, and the burden of survival weighs heavily on him. Lin Bei decides to start by making sure his family has enough to eat. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Catch My Brother-in-Law Cheating from the Start 开局捉奸大姐夫 [Just started: transmigrate into a book + 1970s + female lead + semi-alternate setting + a touch of ensemble cast] Cheng Qian is an orphan. His life has been full of ups and downs, with both successes and failures. After an accident, he transmigrates into a romance novel his coworker was reading. As someone who transmigrated, shouldn’t he get the male lead’s role? At worst, shouldn’t he be a supporting male character? Why did he get stuck with the cannon-fodder role? Cheng Qian has read enough t 451Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 8 Back to 1970: My Children Try to Stop Me from Remarrying from the Start 重回70：开局儿女阻止我再婚 [Historical Era → Farming → Reborn → One Female Lead → Revenge → Everyday Life → Feel-Good Power Fantasy] In his previous life, Li Zhengguo lost his wife at thirty-four and never remarried, devoting himself to raising their five children. But he never imagined that he had been living his whole life within someone else’s scheme. Even more absurdly, every one of the children he had cherished all his life was plotting against him! Perhaps Heaven took pity on his ill-fated life and gave him a ch 985Reads6.1Score10014d adds
- 9 The 1980s: Chestnut Fragrance Fills the Old Alley 八零年代：老巷里，栗香正浓 [Male-Male Romance + Sweet Romance and Entrepreneurship + Period-Era Love] Gentle, resilient shopkeeper of a roasted-goods store, the pursued one × Dark-minded, doting wife-loving engineer returned from overseas, the pursuer Winter, 1983. Lu Zhaoran is huddled in his drafty roasted-goods shop, counting chestnuts, when a man who has returned from overseas wraps him in his suit and pulls him close. “Time to settle up the interest on those fifteen years.” Gu Mingchuan takes his hands, raw with chil 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Hooliganism? My Innocence Must Not Be Defiled 流氓罪？我的清白不容玷污 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Killer's Notebook 追凶手抄 In the darkness, we struggle to feel our way toward what true justice is. When blood and poetry intertwine above Huaian, sending waves of mournful cries across the city, are you still wearing a mask as you stand before me? Schemes and calculations form a fine, tangled web. Trapped within it, where can we turn? The truth is like the sun hidden behind storm clouds that day, impossible to see clearly. But Qu Xiaoyang still believes that the darkest night is always the prelude to dawn. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Wang Xiaoliu’s Struggle 王小六奋斗记 Wang Xiaoliu gazed at the glaring sun on the horizon and swore in a most uncivilized manner. “Fuck.” His luxury apartment, his life of wine and women, his roomfuls of beauties... He couldn't help raising his middle finger and cursing again. “Damn heaven, are you screwing with me?” 93Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 13 Reborn in a Bygone Era: I Married My Sister’s Best Friend from the Start 重生年代：开局迎娶姐姐闺蜜 [No System, no pocket dimension, everyday life, making a fortune, 1980s] Wang Zhigao was reborn, back in a small mountain village in 1980. When Xie Yuxi asked him to marry her again, he didn’t hesitate. In front of everyone, he called out, “I will!” In his previous life, he was blinded by greed and watched helplessly as Xie Yuxi fell into despair. Reborn in this life, he swore he would make her the happiest woman in the world. They say that even a pig can fly if it catches the right wind. In an 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Transmigrating into a Period Novel: The Phoenix Man Becomes a Mechanic 穿越年代文：凤凰男变机械师 [Transmigrate to a Parallel-World Period Setting + Transmigrate Into a Book + Two Male Leads + 1v1] Highly Intelligent All-Rounder Mechanic vs. Top-Tier Star Actor Lin Wenzhe, an all-around mechanic from the 39th century, is ambushed by space pirates and blasted into the body of a scheming country boy in a period novel set in a parallel world... No problem, he can handle this! His family has no money? He’ll get the whole family into business and make them rich. Online commenters say he’s just a 264Reads6.5Score1914d adds
- 15 We Met in the Seventies, and You Became the Love of My Life 七十年代相遇，你成为我一生挚爱 [Period Setting + Two Male Leads + 1v1 + Both Pure] (Note: No transmigration, no System, and no golden finger!) Proud, handsome younger seme VS sensitive, beautiful uke with an inferiority complex Gu Yan was handsome, clever, and capable. Unwilling to accept the life others had arranged for him, he fled home in a moment of desperation. He escaped from the city to the countryside, where, by a twist of fate, local villager Qu An found him and took him in. Qu An was good-looking and capable. His st 31Reads—Score414d adds
- 16 Criminal Investigation: The Truth About Murder 刑侦：杀人真相 [Mystery + Deduction + Therapist + Case-of-the-Week Mysteries + Serial Killings + High-IQ Crimes + Forensics + Revenge Plot + Bizarre Tales + Light Horror + Suitable for the Easily Frightened] You can skip romance, but you have to read about a case every day. When in love, you take your clothes off one piece at a time. When it's over, you stab one knife at a time. When in love, you stay together forever. When it's over, you hide a corpse in a trunk. When in love, you're stuck together every day. 6.9kReads7.2Score36914d adds
- 17 The Sixties: My Brother's Gaze at Him Seems Strange 六零，兄弟看他的眼神不对劲 [Two male leads + golden finger + devoted only to each other] That young educated youth from the south sure was different. Even the men there were as fair and soft as tofu. Zhou Liang could earn ten work points a day. He looked down on the young educated youth, who earned only four, and thought he would never marry someone like that. But the more he looked at him, the more handsome he seemed. How could the guy never get sunburned? Su Xing had transmigrated for the second time. After just a few y 311Reads—Score10114d adds
- 18 Reborn in 1970: The Young Doctor Fights Enemies and Saves Lives 重生七零，小郎中抗敌救人两手抓 Two male leads! Two male leads! Jing Chen × Yu Lang Past and present lives. One glance on a train, and he is still the same person. Jing Chen is reborn as a poor wretch forced to go to the countryside, with a stepfather who brings a stepmother in tow. To change the tragic fate of his previous life, he first activates the spatial jade pendant his father left behind, then gradually becomes the village doctor, grows medicinal herbs, and builds greenhouses for vegetables. That old man who moved to t 1.8kReads7.1Score22514d adds
- 19 The Delicate Young Man of the Seventies 七零年代小娇郎 Tao Hong’an spent his whole life competing with his younger brother, only to lose in the end. Then he opened his eyes and found himself back at age ten, on the day the family was about to split up. 183Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 20 Dr. Shao's Psychological Trap 邵医生的心理陷阱 [Bottom + 1v1 + Both Pure + Slow Burn] Lin Yu was handsome and well-mannered. Everyone thought he had a bright future ahead, with success in both his career and love life just around the corner. Then he suddenly broke up with his girlfriend and was assigned to a tiny department that most people probably wouldn't even remember existed. H.A.D. Harassment Assessment Department. While everyone else sighed over his prospects, Lin Yu alone stayed sunny and optimistic, and got on with his work. “Capta —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 A Police Officer in the 1970s: Building a Fortune with My Younger Siblings 七零年代当警察，带着弟妹一起发 In an extraordinary era, extraordinary youth and extraordinary passion gave rise to an extraordinary story. Fang Mobao transmigrates to 1969, a time unlike any other. Supporting his four younger siblings and mentally ill mother, he struggles to survive and rides the waves of the times, determined to make an extraordinary life for himself! 244Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 I Transmigrated to the Seventies and Married a Cool-Headed Female Educated Youth from the Start 穿越七零，开局娶个清冷女知青 [Transmigration to the Past + Pocket Dimension Cooking + Marriage Before Love + Devoted Husband + Building Wealth] Modern food blogger Jing Yu opens his eyes to find he has transmigrated into the 1970s, becoming a good-for-nothing whom everyone despises. From the start, it’s his wedding night. His new wife, Chu Qingyuan, a cool and aloof educated youth, looks utterly hopeless, her heart already dead. Seeing the young woman crushed by fate, Jing Yu immediately steps in to protect her. The origin 134Reads—Score15414d adds
- 23 The 1970s: The Cannon Fodder Binds Herself to a Villainous Powerhouse and Goes on a Rampage 七零：炮灰绑定反派大佬后杀疯了 [Period setting + two male leads + devoted to each other + transmigrate into a book + underdog comeback + villain reborn] Bad news: Jiang Lele stayed up all night working on his graduation project and died suddenly. Good news: He wasn't quite dead, and transmigrated into a book! Bad news: He became a doomed extra, the kind who climbs into the villain's bed from the start. Terrible news: The villain woke up, and wouldn't you know it, Jiang Lele was touching his abs. Horrifying news: The villain w 25Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 24 I Went Away to Build a Dam, and Came Back to Find the Family Dividing Up the Property? 我在外面修大坝，回来被分家？ In 1981, Jiang Shaoan set out to become a low-key Gourmet supplier! First, supply one factory, then an entire township! Give me a chance, and I'll give you a Gourmet processing plant in return! 566Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Evidence Rewind! I Solve Cases at Lightning Speed! 证物回溯！我，破案飞速！ (Reborn + Criminal Investigation + Solving Cases + Deduction + Golden Finger + No Romance) After transmigrating and being reborn, Lin Que wants nothing more than a quiet, low-profile life. But he unexpectedly acquires an Evidence Replay System: simply by touching evidence, he can revisit the crime scene. Lin Que establishes a detective agency and sets out on a path of fighting crime. The word among criminals is: If you don’t want to die, never mess with Lin Que! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Transmigrate Into a Book: I Earn Supplies with Affection Points 穿书年代：我靠好感值挣物资 [Transmigrated into a 1960s novel + System space + one heroine + love grows over time + raising children + family life] As soon as Gu Zhao opened his eyes, his 300-square-meter luxury apartment had become a shabby old house from the 1960s. Before he could recover, he was suddenly beaten with a stick and forced to kneel and apologize to someone by a crotchety old man. Only then did he realize that he had transmigrated, and into a period novel he had read not long ago, at that. In the book, the or 663Reads7.1Score10414d adds
- 27 I Found Love in the 1970s Through Bumper Cars 我玩碰碰车在七零脱单 Cheng Xingran was knocked out of his body by a bumper car. When he opened his eyes, he had become an educated youth sent to the countryside in 1976. As soon as he got off the train, the sight of a rugged Northeastern man standing beside a horse cart with a cigarette dangling from his lips struck him right in the heart. Li Zheng, for his part, couldn’t take his eyes off Cheng Xingran from the very first moment. One was a sunny top student from an orphanage, with a sweet tongue and a warm heart. T 2.6kReads8.4Score45814d adds
- 28 Transmigrate to 1970 穿越1970 One heroine, a pocket dimension, no System This is the story of a post-90s generation person who transmigrates to the 1970s. Armed with memories of the future, they use their foresight to rise to the top in this perilous era. 421Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 29 Professor Gu, Could You Focus on Solving the Case? 顾教授你能不能专心破案 [The main story is nearly complete. The full text is being revised, and bonus chapters will be posted from time to time.] A person fell to their death at Dehui Construction. A witness claimed that a little girl in a red dress had pushed them. Gu Xingyun, a criminal profiler, was coerced into taking part in the investigation. The incidents that followed one after another all seemed connected to the fall, and the cases appeared to involve every one of them. Professor Gu, who wandered onto the wron 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Private Detective’s Case Files 私家侦探缉凶录 This is a story about a righteous man who's deeply calculating and an arrogant, utterly unhinged person. The two join forces to solve cases as they test each other at every turn, searching for the truth behind a conspiracy. Qin Zhong: “I don't like being lied to. But if it's you, that's all right. From the very beginning, I've decided that I'll accept you completely, no matter what kind of person you are.” Shi Bai: “All right. Being with you is fun.” 31Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 31 The Chief Homicide Detective and His Psychologist 刑警大队长和他的心理学家 Someone once asked me, “Why did you study criminal psychology?” I remember my answer: “Because I want to commit a crime.” It’s like being drawn to a swamp even though you know what it is, unable to resist its pull. You willingly sink into it, with no desire to struggle, until you gradually become part of the swamp, learning secrets no one has ever uncovered. If I’m an evil spirit, then where is the human world? Once you tear down the wall between the human world and the underworld, there will no 11Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 32 Why Is There Always a Murder Case Around Me? 为什么我身边总有命案 A sudden string of serial killings shatters the peace of Ronghua City. Ren He gets caught up in the case by chance and nearly loses her life, but Chen Jingxiu arrives in time. Ren He sets her sights on the man. “There’s an art competition. Can I paint you? If I win the prize money, I’ll give you half.” Chen Jingxiu: “I’m not interested.” Ren He: “Come on, I’ll give you all the prize money.” Chen Jingxiu: “I’m not interested.” Ren He: “Please, Professor.” More murders follow, but with Chen Jingxi 232Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 33 Back to 1979: From the Start, I’m Under the Covers 重回1979：开局竟在被窝儿 [Rebirth + farming + period setting + one heroine + everyday life + reselling supplies] Li Chengkun was born into a cadre family, but his parents neglected his upbringing, leaving him good for nothing. In the 1970s, he not only lived a life of extravagant spending, but also squandered every advantage he had. His father was literally angered to death by him. Then, over a promise, Li Chengkun was sentenced to fifteen years in prison, indirectly causing the deaths of three sworn brothers and lettin 264Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 34 Death Cruise 绝命游轮 Adapted from a true case that shocked China and the world. A three-deck cruise ship vanishes without a trace… Twenty-four tourists mysteriously disappear… The provincial government sends in the air force and navy, deploying high-precision underwater detection equipment to search for the missing passengers. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Parallel Lines 2 平行线2 The night before her wedding, the bride vanishes without a trace. She is later found at a neighbor’s house, with a man’s corpse lying beside her. Shu Qingyang and Fu Baiyun, who came to attend the wedding, immediately join the investigation, but the key clue lies with a rabbit... A viral singer is found dead by the roadside. Before his death, he had suddenly begun studying theology. The eerie crime scene bears no trace of evidence, while the Qiao family, now squarely in the crosshairs, sends out —Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 36 Reborn in a Bygone Era, Living Well with My Pocket Dimension 重生年代带着空间过日子 Period setting + space + farming + daily life + one female lead (male protagonist's perspective) After living two lives, Shen Xi is still a lazy fish. He farms and plays with the kids, and life is still full of flavor! My writing isn't great, and neither is my temper. If you don't like it, just move on. May good people have a lifetime of peace, and may bad reviewers have nothing go their way. Thanks. 177Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 37 Back at the Crime Scene 重回凶案现场 Uncover the truth behind murder cases and hear the voices of the dead! Zhou Yi was an ordinary criminal investigator with the Public Security Bureau. While investigating a case involving a supposedly haunted skyscraper, he unexpectedly discovered that, under certain circumstances, he could see the final moments of a victim's life. 44Reads—Score1014d adds
- 38 Bad News: I Transmigrated into a Book! Good News: I Can Cultivate Immortality 坏消息，穿书了！好消息，可修仙 [Two male leads + transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + golden finger + immortal cultivation + two powerful leads + happy ending] [Free-spirited, sunny Xie Yunzhi VS Zhou Chengze, who gets hooked without realizing he’s been reeled in] Xie Yunzhi transmigrated into a mindless, feel-good novel set in a bygone era, where he became a cannon-fodder stepping stone who would eventually be bled dry by his fake little brother. The fake little brother was the novel’s beloved male lead. Using his gol 4.7kReads7.5Score74714d adds
- 39 Criminal Investigation: Has Captain Lin Encountered a Murder Case Today? 刑侦：林队今天遇到凶案了吗？ Two male leads, two male leads, two male leads. Important things are said three times. Lin Yuan, captain of the criminal investigation unit, meets Gu Hong, sent from headquarters, during a case involving a body hidden in a basement. Together, they work their way through one case after another. Lin Yuan: “Good grief! What are you two doing, being all lovey-dovey? Are you Hannibal?” Gu Hong: “Are you the Grim Reaper? Why do people keep dying one after another?” Lin Yuan: “…” 13Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 40 I Took the System to the 1970s and Stole the Male Lead as My Husband 带着系统穿七零，抢了男主做老公 [System + Transmigration + Transmigrate Into a Book + Rebirth + Stockpiling Supplies + 1v1 + Love at First Sight + CEO] This is a fictional version of the 1970s. Don’t assume everything matches other novels set in that era. Marriage is legal in this parallel world. Couple: Wu Xue and Gu Huairong Wu Xue has a System of his own that can provide him with anything he wants, and he lives a comfortable life. But life is unpredictable: a fire in the neighboring building sends him to an unfamiliar pa 250Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 41 1980: From Nothing to a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 1980：从一无所有到万亿身家 [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
- 42 The Gu-Obsessed Younger Boyfriend of a Male Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside 蛊爱下乡男知青的年下疯批男友 [Period setting + feng shui, divination, and supernatural elements + showbiz + benefits of the times + immortality] Time period: 60s/70s/80s/90s/00s In 1968, Chen Zhihan was forced to leave school and go to the countryside because of his mother's class background. He Xiu is the young chief and high priest of the Sheng Miao village. Pure and innocent on the outside, he is possessive and obsessive within. He is an expert in Miao magic and traditional Miao medicine, and is quick and capable. After 257Reads—Score11514d adds
- 43 The Autumn Court of the Tang Dynasty 大唐秋官 During the Xianqing era of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, more than forty Daoist priests at Lusong Abbey outside Chang'an were slaughtered overnight. One of them, a priest named Xu Shihang, was brutally scalded alive in a cauldron. The killer left no clues behind, and the case should have remained an unsolved mystery. But Xu Shihang's son was Xu Yougong, one of the ten greatest detectives in history. And so... 386Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 44 Transmigrating into a Period Novel to Befriend Powerful People and Sleep on a Warm Kang 穿越到年代文里抱大腿且暖炕 [Period setting, devoted couple, sweet 1v1 romance, pure fluff, everyday life, loyal and rugged top × honey-sweet, teasing bottom] Xu Zhi transmigrates into a period romance novel by accident and only wants the comfortable, carefree life he never got to enjoy before. But there, he meets a man who says he’ll become a tree for him. “Why a tree?” Xu Zhi lies across Li Yan’s back, hoping he’ll say something sweet. “You’re a little bird in the sky, so of course I want to be a tree. I want to give you 453Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 45 Reborn in 1983: Sister-in-Law, I'm Back 重生1983：嫂子，我回来了 Synopsis: Song Fei is reborn in 1983, when he is 21. Matchmaker Sun comes to his door to propose that he marry a simple-minded village girl, but he flatly refuses! Liu Nong comes to collect a debt from his sister-in-law, Ma Yueying, and Song Fei immediately promises to repay it for her. Riding the wave of reform, he builds a thriving business and gives his sister-in-law a taste of warmth. His sister-in-law won't marry, and Song Fei won't take a wife. Rumors spread throughout the village. Ma Yuey 200Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 46 I Refuse to Marry Into Her Family: I Want to Wed My Beautiful Childhood Sweetheart 拒绝入赘，我要娶绝美青梅竹马 Billionaire Wang Peng is reborn in the 1970s. He wants to make up for the regrets of his previous life. But first, he has to find a way out of the woodshed. His grandmother has tied him up inside and is about to send him off to become a live-in son-in-law. Fortunately, he brought his RV back with him. This time, he absolutely refuses to become a live-in son-in-law. He will make sure his wicked grandmother meets a miserable end, and that everyone who tormented him dies without a grave. He will ta 67Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 47 Aw, Fudge! Transmigrated into a Kitten, I Get Spoiled by a Rugged Man 玩球！穿成猫崽被糙汉宠坏了 [Era + Jiang Yuan, a short-legged, folded-ear kitten + System + planting space + foraging for food + being fed…] After giving his lecherous scumbag of a father a hard slap, Jiang Yuan transmigrated one day into a kitten sent to the countryside in the 1960s. After being bound to the System, Jiang Yuan resolved to be a kitten who would lie flat. He just never expected that, after arriving in the countryside, he would run into his young grandfather from his previous life. He also met a tough, d 298Reads8.2Score10814d adds
- 48 An Eighth-Grade Electrician in the 1950s 50年代之八级电工 Zhang Hao transmigrates to the 1950s and, from the start, finds himself a cripple. He can’t make it through school, fails to join the army, and leaves his parents sighing while his girlfriend dumps him. Luckily, he awakens a System that gives him a little more every day. He goes on to qualify as an electrician, get married, and lead his whole family to prosperity, eventually reaching the top of the world. A slow burn, with the electrician storyline starting after 100,000 words. Rich in period at 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Reborn in 1985: My Three Stunning Ex-Wives 重生1985，我的三个绝色前妻 [Just rated, score may rise; take your time reading. Ten thousand words updated daily. Urban life, everyday living, entrepreneurship, getting rich, Period setting, Soviet Union, border trade, romantic rivalry, she chases him to win him back] Xu Guoliang transmigrated back to 1985, to a small city in northern China. He opened his eyes in a cramped, noisy apartment block owned by a state-run enterprise. Seeing the three stunning ex-wives in the room questioning him about stealing their living expe 161Reads5.7Score10614d adds
- 50 After Transmigrating Into a Period Novel, the Villain Took Me Home 穿进年代文后被反派捡回家了 [Two male leads + period setting + sweet romance + devoted to each other] Bai Yan transmigrates as a cannon-fodder character, one the Villain takes home from the start. Luckily, the plot has only just begun, so there’s still room to change things. So he goes along with the Villain, protects him, and even helps him win over his sweetheart. Lu Ye: “I heard you’re engaged to someone?” Bai Yan: “…” That doesn’t seem to be part of the plot. 290Reads8.7Score10214d adds
