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- 1 When My Beloved Wife Slapped Me, Her Scent Hit Me First 被爱妻扇巴掌时，先飘来的是香气 Daughter of a patriotic official from the late Qing dynasty x a sinister, scheming merchant who only pretends to be a gentleman [Alternate-history Republican-era China | Older brother steals younger brother’s bride | Long-laid plans | Duty to country and people | A touch of ensemble cast] Tong Hua waited three years for her fiancé, Qin Guiyu, only for him to return with a wealthy young woman who had studied overseas. One sentence, “An old-fashioned engagement doesn’t count,” erased all the affec 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Deep Cover, 1926: A Republican-Era Game Changer 深潜1926民国当破局者 When Lin Shen transmigrates to a parallel version of the Republican era with the DeepSeek large language model, rules such as the “Protocol for Responding to Temporal Anomalies” forbid him from making major changes to events... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Soul Transmigration to Republican-Era China 魂穿民国 As my great-grandmother lay dying, she handed me an old photograph. The man in it wore a military uniform from the Republican era, his expression upright and dignified, his smile restrained. A sudden, searing pain gripped my heart, and I fainted on the spot. When I woke up, the man from the photograph was right before my eyes. G-Great-grandpa? The man stood with his hands behind his back, his voice cool and clear. “Have you realized your mistake?” Completely bewildered, I dropped to my knees wit —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Crossing the Rivers and Lakes Amid the Flames of War 烽火渡江湖 Blazing Trails Across the Rivers and Lakes is a legendary novel that blends transmigration, wuxia, history, and the War of Resistance Against Japan. The story follows three young people: Qiao Feng, Xia Yuwei, and Shi Lei. Each joins one of three major forces in the martial world: the Xuanwu Gate, the Zhuque Gate, and the Beggars’ Sect. At a time when the nation faces peril, guided by Gu Yuanping and aided by Zhang Qingyan, they fuse the chivalrous spirit of the martial world with their devotion 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Truth Is Out: The Blade's Shadow Beneath the Mask 摊牌了，面具之下的指尖刀影 All right, the secret’s out: beneath the mask, a blade flickers at my fingertips 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 White Doves Carry Letters to the Mountains and Rivers 白鸽寄山河 White Doves Carry Letters Across Mountains and Rivers 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Republican Era: Who Will Rule the Nation Amid Twenty Years of War? 民国：烽火20年谁主沉浮 Republican-era setting, with no System and no golden finger. The Central Plains War begins at the start. The first dozen or so chapters feature an ensemble cast. The night of May 31. Principal Chiang held a military meeting at Guide Railway Station. The weather was scorching, so most of the guards went to swim and bathe in a nearby village stream. Fewer than 200 guards remained by Generalissimo Chiang’s side. By coincidence, the Northwest Army cavalry had also planned to launch a night raid on G 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Love Across the Seas 爱起重洋 [Happy ending + Republican-era romance + marriage before love + rekindled love + a long road to winning back his wife + domineering shipping tycoon + gentle violinist from the music world] When Ji Yunying learned that her father did not have long to live, she hurried back to Shanghai after years of studying abroad. But the moment she set foot on home soil, her father’s second wife sent her to the bed of a stranger! Ji Yunying fought back and fled, and was fortunate enough to be rescued by a kind 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Fragrance of Tea in the Republic 民国茗香 [Transmigration to Republican-era China + switched-at-birth heiresses + saving the nation through tea + romance amid turbulent times] ※ Focused on her career, with a mature romance between two equally strong partners ※ Switched at birth and abandoned, Ye Manzhi starts out in hell mode in the early years of the Republic of China. Fortunately, she is bound to a space where she can grow crops, and has the clear-headed perspective of someone from the modern era. She opens a tea shop and studies medi 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Sun and Moon Shine Bright, Let’s Scheme Together 日月昭昭，与子同谋 The sun and moon shine bright. Let us plot together. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Golden Light, It’s Flickering, Flickering, Flickering Its Way Here 金光，它一闪一闪一闪地来啦 No wish-fulfillment fantasy + slower pacing + warm and healing + devoted male lead + one-on-one romance. The heroine has a golden finger, but her abilities develop slowly over time as she accumulates good fortune. It doesn’t appear often in the early chapters. The romance sweetens in the middle and later parts, with all the sweetness found in the little details. In the turmoil of the Republican era, when human lives were worth less than grass, she was determined to make flowers bloom amid the r 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Broken Spear 残枪 The Lu family of Jiangcheng was wiped out overnight, but the young Lu Zheng escaped with his life. From mountains of corpses to the dark nights of a besieged city, all he had left was a battered spear and the courage to face the world alone. He cut down traitors in the crowded streets and stormed a den of tigers alone, paying life for life and repaying blood debts in blood. His revenge was complete, his hatred finally laid to rest. They would meet again in the underworld, and in the next life, f 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 No Tempting Allowed 禁止诱惑 [Everyone in Shanghai knew that Third Master Gu had no interest in women. That is, until he tore open my qipao in front of everyone at a victory banquet and bit my earlobe with a low laugh. “Miss Shen, you weren’t nearly so chaste when you were beneath me last night, crying and begging me to stop.”] On the surface, Shen Jingzhe was the top songstress at the Paramount. In secret, she was the most lethal blade in the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. Gu Beichen was Shanghai’s all-powerful un —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 In the Famine Years: From Runaway Factory Girl to Maid in a Gilded Cage 饥荒年，从逃厂女工到金屋丫鬟 Set in 1920. (Escape and hardship / growing up / love blossoming over time / period setting / farming) “Poor little girls like her die by the dozen every day in the slums. She isn’t fit to even shine the shoes of a young master as precious and noble as you.” And yet someone just like her became the young master’s most cherished person. During the famine, she goes from an abusive factory where she is tormented, to serving as a young lady’s companion, and then to life in a grand mansion. Not a fee 116Reads8.2Score10714d adds
- 15 Watching the Turmoil of Republican China with a Smile 笑看民国风云 Gu An'an transmigrates to the Republic of China in 1925. She has no golden finger, and staying alive is all thanks to her sheer toughness. See how tough Gu An'an manages to survive... 125Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 16 Roses Across the Green Bridge 玫瑰渡青桥 Roses Cross the Green Bridge 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Republican Era: I, Maiqi Tusi, Order the Yanks to Die 民国：我！麦琪土司，请鹰酱赴死 533Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Has Mr. Cheng Started Pursuing His Wife Again Today? 程先生今天追妻了吗 Cheng Yanhuai has had a bit of a headache lately. His father, who already has six concubines, is taking a new wife, and this time he’s making her his legal wife. Cheng Yanhuai watched his shameless old father shower his new stepmother, a woman younger than him, with money and houses. His father even gave her the home his own mother had left him. Cheng Yanhuai was not happy. No, she’s young enough to be your daughter-in-law. Ning Yunshu just wants to study hard and take care of her family. She 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Republican Era: When the Flowers Had Run Their Course 民国：开到荼靡花事了 [Alternate history] [Republican Era] [Comedy] [Coming-of-age] [Strong female lead] [War of Resistance espionage] During the Republican Era, two great powers were locked in constant conflict. Life seemed peaceful, but undercurrents ran deep. Few people were purely good or evil. This world was more like an old-fashioned television, composed mostly of countless shades of gray. Everyone had their troubles, and everyone had a side they kept hidden. In this era, Xie Huaijin and Bai Mansheng first met —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 We Have Plenty of Grain at Home 家有余粮 A tragic tale of fate in the vein of To Live, an epic account of the struggle for survival among the lowest of the low in the turbulent Republic of China era, a story of suffering without absolute good or evil, where people are simply trapped by circumstance, and individual destinies reflect the collapse of an age. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Twenty Years of Love 廿年情 Sitting in the audience, she heard Master Chen's words, crisp and sparkling like beads of jade, flow like a spring over the strings and drums. Suddenly, she thought of him. That day, he had walked toward her, and she had only dared to sneak a look at him in the dressing mirror. Then she saw him flick his sleeves, shape his hand like an orchid, and begin to sing: “At the sight of this newcomer, I can't help exclaiming in wonder: what a plum blossom, frozen beneath the spring snow! Look at her ros —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Xiangzi: A Bowl of Ginger Sugar Water from the Start 祥子：开局一碗姜糖水 Xiangzi: A Bowl of Ginger Sugar Water from the Start 63Reads—Score114d adds
- 23 All Living Things: The Joyful Life of a Landlord 生万物之我的地主快乐生活 Early July 1926, Tian Niu Temple Village in southern Shandong. The Northern Expedition is steadily advancing, local warlords are locked in a chaotic struggle for power, and banditry is rampant throughout the region. Now look at Ma Dapao: how will he grow up in this turbulent world and begin his life as a landlord? Ning Xiuxiu is still at the Ning family home in Tian Niu Temple Village, awaiting marriage, and the main plot has yet to begin. Ning Xiuxiu's wedding date is December 8, 1926. Ma Dapao 940Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Reborn in the Republic of China: The Years We Fought for a Better Life 民国重生之奋斗的那些年 Zhou Ya was born in a peaceful era. She grew up beneath the red flag and in the warmth of spring breezes, witnessing her country’s strength and prosperity. Yet, without warning, she was reborn a hundred years in the past, amid the turmoil of the Republic of China era. Faced with a changing world, warlord battles, diseases ravaging the land, and a ruined old world, Zhou Ya couldn’t help wondering: What could she do? Adrift in this life, her fate rising and falling, would she sink into darkness or 19Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 25 Transmigrated to the Republican Era to Make My Way 穿到民国去奋斗 Xiang Xin never expected to transmigrate and find herself orphaned, with wolves circling all around her. What is she supposed to do? When she meets them during the hardest time of her life, which one will turn out to be her destined love? 121Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 26 Republican Era: Ten Silver Dollars a Day, One Man, and the Rise of Nanhua 民国：一人一天十大洋，南华崛起 [The Ultimate Path of Chinese Martial Arts] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Army-Building Tycoon] Lu Chen transmigrates to Jinmen, a city torn apart by warlords and overrun by evil spirits. He inherits a shabby martial arts school on the verge of going bankrupt, with pockets even emptier than his face. In this brutal world where books are for the poor and martial arts are for the rich, just one dose of medicinal training broth costs five silver dollars. Without money to practice martial arts, you're as 182Reads5.9Score24714d adds
- 27 The Poppy Has No Tears 虞美人没有眼泪 A young lady in Republican-era China: no CP, no golden finger, no transmigration, but plenty of money and brains. The heroine is the daughter of a Huizhou merchant, a mental arithmetic prodigy fluent in four languages. She excels at lightning-fast connections across fields (smell perfume → chemical formula → business conspiracy), has a gift for languages (six dialects and four foreign languages), and possesses keen powers of observation (she can tell someone's profession from the wear on their 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Republican Era: I Have a Little World of My Own 民国：我有个小世界 Su Chen, a powerhouse in the post-apocalyptic world with a spatial ability, dies alongside the Zombie King in a fight to the death. Fate has a cruel twist in store: his soul transmigrates to Republican-era China and inhabits the body of a destitute little beggar. By chance, Su Chen saves Chen Yu, an agent of the Military Statistics Bureau, and joins the Bureau, plunging into the tide of resistance against Japan. From a green rookie to an elite agent who strikes fear into the Japanese army, he d 328Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Whirlwind of Shanghai Kisses My Cheongsam 上海滩的漩涡吻过我的旗袍 The Republic of China is in turmoil, shrouded in storms and darkness. Han Yuge, once a daughter of the Aisin Gioro imperial clan, steps into the dazzling yet perilous world of Shanghai, dressed in a qipao. There, she meets three people whose fates intertwine with hers: Xia Yan, a ruthless, hard-edged business tycoon who rose from nothing at the docks, yet gives her all his tenderness; Lin Yifeng, a passionate revolutionary devoted to his country, sincere and pure-hearted, ready to risk his life 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Undercover in the Japanese Army, I Became the Supreme Commander 卧底日军，我成了最高指挥官 Li Zhiyuan, a rural college student, is hit by a car while delivering takeout and transmigrates. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself in the War of Resistance era, as a Japanese artillery captain, and a collateral member of the aristocratic Konoe family! An officer of an enemy nation? An artillery commander? No need to panic. The System awakens, and he steamrolls everything in his path! He secretly saves people and joins the Red Party, embarking on a roundabout path to save his country. He r 159Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Queen of Finance: Forging Wealth Amid the Flames of War 金融女王：烽火铸金权 [Strong female lead, business wars in the Republican era, financial warfare, espionage, devotion to country and family, time-travel golden finger, brain as a computer] On a rainy night, the fingers of financial supercomputer analyst Lu Li turned white as she gripped the steering wheel. The data streams scrolling across her dashboard suddenly went haywire, and red warning signals spread like blood. The shrill screech of brakes tore through the rain. As her out-of-control car slammed toward the gu 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Number One Young Marshal Is My Dog 第一少帅做我的狗 A deranged top-tier star hero / a pure, talented heroine / The heroine, Shen Bicheng, is a distinguished young lady. After her father dies, her uncle's family plots against her and her family, hoping to seize their estate simply because there are no men left in the household! Her uncle gives them ten days to leave the Shen family mansion and surrender all their property! Then a lucky star falls from the heavens: her destined man arrives to save her whole family and protect their estate! But the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Sickly Big Bad Fell in Love? 病秧子大反派还动心了？ Fu Yechen, the crown prince of the capital, is a sickly man everyone thinks will die before thirty. One cough from him is enough to make the entire business world tremble. No one knows that the bones crushed beneath his wheelchair outnumber the contracts he has signed. Three years ago, he found and took in a mute country girl at the scene of a massacre that wiped out her entire family... Then, on a night of torrential rain, Fu Yechen pinned her against the wall. “Baby, haven’t you grown tired —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Tang Family Garden 唐家花园 2Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 35 Reborn as a Warlord's Fifth Concubine, I Conquered Republican-Era China with My Writing 穿成军阀五姨太，靠写文杀穿民国 When Shen Yanqing wakes up, she’s become the least remarkable of the governor’s five concubines in the Republic of China era. The original owner was timid and bullied, her family was destitute, and the governor’s residence was rife with hidden schemes. Everyone expected her to meet an untimely end. From the start, she’s bound to a cross-time love System and given permission to copy any text on the internet. With words flowing from her pen, she bursts onto the scene under the pen name Qing Yan! 116Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 A Bound-Foot Woman's Struggle in Republican-Era China 民国小脚女人奋斗记 In the 21st century, Ning Huimin was betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend and pushed off a balcony by her best friend, who was also his mistress. She died with a heart full of hatred. When she opened her eyes again, she had transmigrated into a Republican-era novel, as a supporting character with the same name. According to the plot, she would dance at a ballroom on bound feet, selling herself to support her scumbag father, his wife, and their children! Then, on the day their darling younger daught 339Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 37 If a Dream Were a Fleeting Life, How Much Joy Would It Hold? 梦若浮生欢几何 [Both leads are romantically inexperienced] [One couple] [Strong female lead] [A lack of ratings doesn’t mean it isn’t good! There just haven’t been many readers leaving ratings yet. If you like it, feel free to leave a review!] [If you’re writing about the Republican era, you can’t only write about neon lights, dancing, and singing. You also have to write about women rising up to save their country.] After undergoing hypnosis that took her through a past life and the present, Jian Xi accidental 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Reborn in 1928 Shanghai 重生民国1928大上海 Zhuang Zichen was carrying out a mission without a care in the world when he woke up and found himself transmigrated to a bandit stronghold in 1928, during the Republican era. A bandit stronghold was one thing, but who could have guessed that the head bandit would die right away, leaving the second-in-command to take over and try to kill Zhuang Zichen? After the infighting, the gang was in no shape to carry on, so Zhuang Zichen took two bandits with him and made a name for himself in Shanghai: f 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Young Detective of Republican-Era China 民国小侦探 (No romance) Fu Ning is a small-time nobody trying to scrape by in a chaotic age. He takes whatever work can put food on the table for his family, but ever since he encountered a black cat, his fate seems to have taken a turn, and all kinds of strange, baffling cases have begun to haunt him. In these troubled times, knowing too much is no good. But charging ahead is the only path he has left. Then charge ahead he will. The heavens are watchful, and good and evil will be repaid in kind! (This sto 3.2kReads8.5Score38414d adds
- 40 Reborn as a Literary Master in Republican-Era China 重生民国当文豪 Ye Lin, the protagonist, graduated from the Chinese department at Beiqing University and earns his living writing novels in Shanghai. After sacrificing himself to save someone, his soul travels back to 1919, a century earlier, where he becomes the young master of Xianshi Department Store in Shanghai, a returned student from overseas. By a twist of fate, he proves his way through literature, rewriting bad poetry and adapting famous works. He tramples the fake literary masters of the Republican er 97Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Yunshui City at Peace 云水城安 A solo trip just before graduation sends Tang Ping seventy years into the past. The words and pictures that had existed only in her textbooks become real scenes unfolding before her eyes. As someone from the future, she witnesses the sorrow and loneliness of this tragic era, and sees countless compatriots risking their lives to seek justice and a brighter future. Born into a prominent family, she cannot bear to watch ordinary people suffer, and does all she can to save them from misery. He is a 64Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 42 The Tumultuous Republic of China 民国沉浮 Chen Dafu was an ordinary man living through the turbulent Republic of China era. He weathered famine and war, struggling to keep his family alive. He had no golden finger, no cheat, and no lofty ambition to save the nation and its people. Most of this book is about everyday life. It does not discuss politics, nor is it history or a legend. Please don’t connect it to actual history; any resemblance is purely coincidental. —Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 43 Republican Era: From Patrol Captain to Regional Warlord 民国：从巡警队长，成为一方军阀 [Warlords + raising a massive army + gangs + ruthless and decisive] Su Mingze was an ordinary wage earner who transmigrated to Shanghai in the Republic of China era and became a dockworker. After awakening the Step-by-Step Promotion Lottery System, he began drawing prizes. He rose through the ranks, eventually becoming a warlord in his own territory. The underworld, the authorities, the foreign powers, and the Japanese bandits all trembled at his name. 181Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 I Transmigrated to Republican-Era China and Changed the Fate of the Untouchable Beauty 穿越民国，我为高岭之花逆天改命 When the Seven Stars aligned, Liang Jinxia clutched her compass and plunged into the flames of war in Licheng in 1944. In her moment of despair, geologist Gu Qingwu held out a hand. “Come with me, or stay here and wait to die.” To survive, she became his assistant. Her uncanny “predictions” repeatedly saved him from danger, but also made him increasingly suspicious of her. “Who are you, really?” As artillery fire tore through the night, should she follow the course of history and save hersel 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Republic-Era Girl Feng Shui Master 民国少女风水师 Zhou Ruoshui, a top feng shui master in the field, is sabotaged. When she opens her eyes, she finds herself in the body of a sixteen-year-old girl. The foolish girl from the Zhou family becomes the village’s yin-yang master overnight. “Miss, could you tell my fortune and help me find my missing wife?” Looking at the handsome stranger before her, who seemed like an immortal banished from heaven, Ruoshui furrowed her brow, inexplicably growing irritable. Those birth details are mine... 185Reads6.8Score10214d adds
- 46 Wiping Out Over a Million Japanese Invaders from the Start 开局灭杀上百万日寇 The new book’s rating is rather low, but it’ll go up later. [No-Brainer Power Fantasy] + [Stockpiling Supplies] + [Great Counteroffensive] + [Old Schemer] Some late-season rice farmer kept shouting about it every day. Yang Tingyu had watched too many videos and was thoroughly fed up, so he went looking for books about fighting the Japanese. As a result, he had a dream. From the start, Yang Tingyu wiped out over a million Japanese soldiers. Naturally, after arriving in this world, he wasn’t going 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 A Grand Feast in Shanghai 沪江盛宴 Shanghai is a city where fortunes can change in the blink of an eye. Who will rule the roost today? A slow-burn gang story, not a wish-fulfillment power fantasy! A Green Gang boss × a cool, aloof doctor. Love and hate, passion and heartbreak, twists and turns. He is a notorious Green Gang boss, unruly and impossible to tame. He says, “I’m a devil who crawled out of hell. I’ve never cared whether anyone lives or dies. Crushing you would be as easy as crushing an ant!” To him, human life is the c 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 What! The Warlord’s Wife Can Even Buy Tanks at the Mall 惊！军阀夫人的商城连坦克都能买 [Fictional period setting + transmigration + warlord’s young marshal + household intrigue + married first, love later + a mix of sweetness and angst] When Feng Yuqing wakes up, she has transmigrated into the role of the principal wife of Xiao Chiyuan, a warlord in Republican-era China. When she opens her eyes, three concubines are waiting for her to lay down the law. The second concubine comes from a prominent family, the third is a talented woman educated overseas, and the fourth is as delicate 229Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Ashes Over Jiangnan 烬江南 “The twenty-first day of the third month, in the year Guiwei. Rain. Back in Guiyun Prefecture. Tangtang stood beneath the covered walkway, dressed in the pale blue of sky and water. We had not seen each other for eight years. She was no longer a little girl. She called me ‘Brother Qingyan,’ her voice just as it had been in childhood, though her eyes darted away. I knew why. Three days ago, I received Mr. Shen’s final letter: ‘Huai Jin, our promise is void. Do not let Tangtang know. Let her marry 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Fathers' Banner: 1921 父辈的旗帜1921 An earthen wall kept two brothers apart for thirty years. On one side, people farmed. On the other, they killed. Yet every night, a bowl of water appeared beneath the wall. Their eldest brother worried his younger brother would come back thirsty after a killing. The Zhou family has lived in Qingxi Town in eastern Sichuan for a hundred years. Bandits, sworn brotherhoods, revolution, the War of Resistance, the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, e-commerce, short videos. A wall, a tree, a knife, a bow 26Reads—Score—14d adds
