Reborn in a Bygone Era 🙏 年代重生文🙏

1. 401 重 Back to 1978 重回78 The Sea in the City城市中的海Urban1.9M WordsOngoing Wang Yu was reborn in 1978. He was just over three years old. He thought that with more than forty years of memories from his previous life, he could breeze through life with every advantage. But he never expected to accidentally open the mystery box that was his grandfather’s background, only to discover it was terrifyingly powerful. And so, with the support of a bunch of beautiful older sisters and numerous big shots, this little boy in split-crotch pants who still wet the bed began to make a 19.5kReads8.3Score2.4kShelves

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   I stumbled upon this book by chance. Set in 1978, the author's concept and writing are excellent. The meticulous descriptions of details and atmosphere enhance the immersive experience. The portrayals of family, love, and friendship are also very well done, allowing the reader to feel the genuine emotions between people. Wang Yu not only has the upper hand, but his grandfather's background is also quite impressive. It's very satisfying and highly recommended.

2. 402 哥 Bro, Keep Simping for That Fake Sweetheart and I'll Go After Your Nemesis 哥，你再舔白莲花我就舔你死对头 The Wilderness and the Wind Conspire Together山野与风同谋Modern Romance422k WordsCompleted [Training Her Brother + Training Her Husband + Girl Pursues Guy (Gives Up Halfway) + Guy Pursues Girl (Face-Slapping Comeuppance)] Sharp-tongued military rogue male lead vs. spoiled, rebellious female lead. They come from equally matched families. A hilarious, satisfying period romp where everyone is crazy! The female lead is a little selfish and morally dubious! In her previous life, her hopelessly lovesick older brother devoted himself to fawning over a fake innocent, only to meet a tragic end 19.7kReads8.1Score1.9kShelves

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   Reborn in a different era, the female protagonist, to prevent her brother from being harmed by a scheming woman, lies and claims to be pregnant with the child of her brother's mortal enemy.

3. 403 重 Back to 1983 重回一九八三 Old Rascal 18佬妖精18Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted To live the kind of life others envied, Qin Xiaoyou carefully schemed to get close to a man while drunk. He married her out of a sense of responsibility, but ruined her life all the same. The beatings, insults, and abuse didn't matter. She had brought it on herself, and had no one else to blame. What Qin Xiaoyou couldn't bear was being ignored by this man for ten years. She couldn't accept it. Why should she have to live this way? With a heart full of resentment, she closed her eyes and stopped 327Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   Reborn in a different era, Qin Xiaoyou, in her previous life, was abused and ignored because of her vanity and desire to climb the social ladder, ultimately dying a tragic death. Only on her deathbed did she realize that wealth and status were not easily obtained and came at a price; only her family truly cared for her. Reborn, she resolves to study hard, be good to her family, be good to herself, and earn what she wants with her own hands…

4. 404 炮 The Cannon Fodder Awakens: Thriving in a Period Novel 炮灰觉醒，我在年代文里如鱼得水 The Rice Cake Won't Eat Fish年糕不吃鱼Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period drama + quick transmigration + space (only in the second world) + no memories in the second world + golden finger + no fixed couple + a touch of ensemble cast + realistic] World One: My Cousin Is the Lucky Female Lead (ensemble cast + low-key) ✓ Feel free to skip World Two: Transmigrated as a Selfless Workhorse (1968) ✓ World Three: The Cannon-Fodder Best Friend Returns to the City ✓ World Four: A 1990s Migrant Worker’s Reversal ✓ World Five: One Adult and Three Kids in the 1970s ✓ World 20.1kReads8.2Score1.6kShelves
5. 405 八 The 1980s: My Scumbag's Mortal Enemy Spoils Me After We Marry 八零：嫁给渣男死对头后被宠上天 Riding the Wind踏风来Modern Romance603k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Life Winner + Sweet Romance + Face-Slapping] Xia Jinxiu returns to her ancestral home, where a piece of firewood sends her back to 1985. Her stepmother wants to marry her off and seize her house, while her stepsister wants to ruin her reputation and steal her fiancé. After thinking it over, they decide to simply send a man her way. Before the thug can arrive, Xia Jinxiu quickly gets her gear ready. The moment he shows up, she knocks him out and drags him away. When her stepmother come 419Reads8.9Score106Shelves

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   Era + Getting Rich [Thumbs up] A national treasure-level cultural relic restorer is reborn on the day her stepmother plotted to catch her cheating. She knocks out the thugs and takes the opportunity to drive away her stepmother's family. She catches her stepsister and fiancé cheating, breaks off the engagement, and marries the man who chased her for 20 years in her previous life. Together with the man, she saves batches of cultural relics and lives a wonderful life pampered by her husband and in-laws [Smirk].

6. 406 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Year After Year 重生七零岁岁年年 Princess Fengqin Who Topples Mountains摧山的凤琴公主Modern Romance154k WordsCompleted Mu Qing had been sabotaged by her own mother her entire life. By chance, she returned to the very day her mother had come back to her hometown to take her to the city. Faced with the same scene as in her previous life, Mu Qing would no longer make the same choice... 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Era, rebirth, redemption, growth.

7. 407 替 Take My Cousin's Place in the Countryside? I'll Empty the Whole Family's Ancestral Tombs and Dance 替堂妹下乡？搬空全家祖坟蹦迪 God of Wealth's Dark Moonlight财神黑月光Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn revenge + making money and causing trouble + born to stir up chaos] In her previous life, Ruan Xianxian took her cousin's place in the countryside, then returned to the city and married the fiancé her cousin no longer wanted. She thought she'd found salvation, but what awaited her was endless patience and scheming. A heartless grandfather, a cousin who stole her golden finger, and a husband who outsourced his affection made for one bizarre family. Only when a speeding tr 44.3kReads9.0Score3.7kShelves

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   🦭🦭A collection of period dramas, featuring revenge, family drama, and lighthearted humor [laughs] Top 1: Old Mrs. Zhao, who had just seen off her in-laws, hadn't even had a chance to enjoy life before being reborn back to when she first moved to the city with her husband… In her past life, she was subservient to her in-laws; in this life, Zhao Jinshu is determined to be true to herself, live a good life, and leave no regrets.

8. 408 快 Quick Transmigration: The Female Supporting Character Through the Decades 快穿年代女配 Sunset Rainbow落日彩虹Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + Strong Female Lead + Stockpiling Supplies + Rural Relocation] An educated youth goes to the countryside, transmigrates to a period setting, and makes a good life for herself. No moralizing or coercion, just living however she pleases. 13.3kReads8.4Score881Shelves
9. 409 渣 The Scoundrel Reborn in 1985: Turning Over a New Leaf to Become the Richest Man 渣男重生回85，洗心革面当首富 The Great River Flows East, Its Waves Wash Away All大江东去浪淘尽Urban575k WordsCompleted [Reborn in a Bygone Era + Regretful Scumbag Husband + Pocket-Space Farm + Hands-On Dad + Devoted Husband + Building a Fortune + Cozy Daily Life] In his previous life, Lin Jiang was blinded by greed. He became a pathetic simp for a city girl and forced his wife to divorce him. In despair, she jumped into the river with their baby daughter in her arms... He drank and gambled away his days. He even stole the pigs and chickens his younger siblings worked from dawn till dusk to raise, sold them for 277Reads7.0Score101Shelves

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   Forty years ago, Lin Jiang, a scoundrel from the countryside, forced his wife Bai Xue to divorce him in order to become Zheng Ling's lapdog, even though she worked in a government office. This directly led to Bai Xue, who had just given birth to their daughter, committing suicide by jumping into the river that very night, clutching her child… He served as a son to his uncle's family, a dual-income household in the county town, working tirelessly and obsequiously, only to be met with cold indifference and ultimately kicked out! For forty years, Lin Jiang struggled and rose through the ranks, riding the wave of the times to achieve great success, building a thriving business and joining the ranks of the wealthy. At the end of his life, he looked back and found himself all alone! Regret haunted his entire life! If he could do it all over again, he would turn over a new leaf, win back his wife and child, and cherish his younger siblings! He would make Zheng Ling disappear, and make his uncle's family pay the price! Then he opened his eyes again… He was reborn! Reborn to the day his wife Bai Xue jumped into the river…

10. 410 六 The Sixties: Newlywed from the Start 六十年代：开局就是新婚 Zhi Yu 1014栀虞1014Modern Romance610k WordsCompleted [Period novel + everyday family life + devoted hero and heroine enjoying a peaceful life together + low-conflict + daily spectatorship + no saintly heroine] As a Chinese teacher at a technical secondary school, Wen Nuan enjoyed a happy routine, working from eight in the morning to five in the evening, with the occasional evening class. She didn’t have to worry about grades or deal with any teaching pressure. Sure, the students were a little unruly and getting all their homework collected was a b 21.6kReads8.8Score931Shelves
11. 411 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: Showering Him with Sweetness, Driving Him Crazy, and Winning His Devotion 七零军婚：撒糖发癫，糙汉宠上天 Dragon Soars, Rabbit Blazes龙腾兔焱Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted 1970s + military marriage + supernatural abilities + spatial cultivation + special forces + adorable mouse + lighthearted comedy Xie Wan has barely arrived in this world when she’s caught having an illicit affair. Her reputation is ruined, and everyone turns against her. Then she kisses the soldier who gave her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and gets branded a shameless harlot, suffering the ultimate public humiliation. She struggles to save herself, clings to the male lead and follows him into 9.8kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
12. 412 穿 After Transmigrating to the 1980s and Becoming a Substitute Bride, I Became the Army Officer's Most Beloved 穿越八零替嫁后我成了军官心尖宠 Over Ten Thousand a Day日收过万Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Substitute Marriage + Military Marriage + Stepmom + Mutual First Love] (Fictional Military Marriage + Everyday Life as a Military Wife) Yang Niannian, a college student, was so furious after losing ten ranked matches in a row in Honor of Kings that she blacked out and transmigrated to the 1980s. The moment she opened her eyes, her mother was pressuring her to marry, sobbing and sniffling all over her. “Lu Shishen is a soldier with a secure government job. If you marry him, you’ 112.6kReads9.2Score14.9kShelves

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    🦭🦭A collection of period dramas, featuring revenge, everyday family life, and lighthearted humor😆Top 1: Old Mrs. Zhao, who had just seen off her in-laws, hadn't even had a chance to enjoy life before being reborn back to when she first moved to the city with her husband… In her past life, she was subservient to her in-laws; in this life, Zhao Jinshu is determined to be true to herself, live a good life, and leave no regrets.

13. 413 穿 Transmigrating Into an Era Novel: The Tool Character Refuses to Follow the Plot 穿越年代文：工具人拒绝剧情 Ninth Little Sister九小妹Modern Romance856k WordsCompleted [Period setting + pocket dimension + no romance + family and village life + stays in the countryside + no school] After waking up from a car accident, Gu Mingyue discovered that she had transmigrated into a period novel. She wasn’t the female lead’s rival or a sacrificial character, but merely a tool character who provided a house when the female lead went to the countryside, then appeared briefly in the background introduction. Did Gu Mingyue mind? Of course not!!! Her pocket dimension was stoc 5.5kReads8.9Score304Shelves
14. 414 带 I Brought a Fortune to the 1970s and Became the Boss of the Family 带着巨额财产穿七零，成家中一霸 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period drama + military marriage + pocket dimension + family life On the first day after Lin Xiangnan transmigrates, her family gets into a huge argument over sending someone to the countryside. At first: “So what if I have to go to the countryside? I've got hundreds of millions of supplies in my pocket dimension. How could I possibly fail to get by out there?” After helping her second great-uncle weed his fields for two days: “There's no way I'm going to the countryside. I'm lazy, gluttonous, a 103.8kReads9.3Score8.8kShelves

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    🦭🦭A collection of period dramas, featuring revenge, everyday family life, and lighthearted humor [laughs] Top 1: Old Mrs. Zhao, who had just seen off her in-laws, hadn't even had a chance to enjoy life before being reborn back to when she first moved to the city with her husband… In her past life, she was subservient to her in-laws; in this life, Zhao Jinshu is determined to be true to herself, live a good life, and leave no regrets.

15. 415 穿 In the 1970s, the Pretty Educated Youth Marries a Handsome Officer Destined to Die Young 穿七零，俏知青嫁给早逝的帅军官 Soaring Beyond the Mortal World飞越红尘Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Entire story set in a fictional world] (military marriage in a military compound + criminal portraits + spoiled young lady + pocket dimension + daily life with the troops + adorable kids + devoted husband) Special forces soldier Chu Jinqiu returns to the tragic life she lived in her previous life, transmigrating into a doomed extra who was tricked into going to the countryside by her best friend, then kidnapped by human traffickers and killed in a fall from a cliff. From the start, she has to 4.8kReads9.1Score659Shelves

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    Special forces soldier Chu Jingqiu takes Jiang Jiang back to her past life. Defying fate, she unravels the truth behind her family's destruction and sends her enemies to their graves. She excels at drawing criminal portraits, can reconstruct skulls, and cleverly utilizes spatial surveillance to catch spies, fight lecherous men, find treasure, and punish scoundrels—it's truly exhilarating!

16. 416 穿 Transmigrate to the Seventies: Soft, Sweet, and Sugary 穿越七十年代之酥软又甜甜 Pear Blossoms Swaying in the Wind风中摇曳的梨花Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period] [Golden finger] [Freeloader] After being killed by an object dropped from a height, she transmigrates into a book set in the apocalypse. When she changes the story’s destined course, the will of the apocalypse casts her into the 1970s, a time of scarcity, where she becomes an unnoticed, unloved member of the Su family. Hoping to make a better life for herself, she persuades the twin brother who cares about her to join her in going to the countryside as educated youths, where they meet s 7.7kReads8.6Score688Shelves
17. 417 重 Reborn in 1989: Three Daughters, and Life Is So Sweet 重生89，生三个女儿，嘎嘎香 Mu Yi Yingying木易英英Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted Gao Mei is reborn at the moment her youngest daughter is born. It's 1989! She looks back on her life. In her determination to have a son, she gave birth to seven children, but only three daughters survived. Her husband's family despised her, her husband gave up on life and spent every day playing cards with his no-good friends, and her own weakness led to tragedy for her three daughters. Later, her husband's older brother's family took everything from them, and in the end neither she nor her hus 188Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    Reborn in 1989, in a remote and underdeveloped town, far removed from the winds of reform and opening up, the female protagonist overcomes the timidity of her previous life, seizing every opportunity to make money. She opens a steamed bun shop in town, then her first wholesale store, expanding to the county seat, and also ventures into the clothing business. A compassionate and righteous person, she not only becomes wealthy herself but also helps her family and friends achieve prosperity.

18. 418 9 I’m Back in the 1990s 90年代，我回来了 Tomato Sauce Who Loves Sausage Rolls爱吃肠仔面包的番茄酱Urban363k WordsCompleted Multiple heroines, decisive and ruthless, returning to 1990, where opportunity and lawlessness thrive side by side. Li Xiangyang returns with a lifetime of experience and a personal storage space. Riding the wave of the times, he rises to the top. In business, he seizes every opportunity and builds a commercial empire; Against criminals and bullies, he shows no mercy and never lets a grudge go unanswered; With the women in his life, he gives them his sincere devotion and stands by their side. In 818Reads8.0Score104Shelves

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    Come on, a rebirth story set in a historical era of struggle. [Note]

19. 419 都 We're All Reborn, So Who Still Wants to Be a Straight-Laced Lawyer? 都重生了，谁还当个正经法律人 Bouncing Mouse蹦子鼠Urban358k WordsCompleted [Reborn]+ [Litigation]+ [Law Firm Startup]+ [Urban Life]+ [Romance (with a Jerk)] (A slightly slower pace, not a pure legal drama)! An Yue Ming, one of the top lawyers in Huaguo, returns to the age of eighteen. After being Reborn, he kicks off his legal career with a lawsuit against the government! You demolished my house by force? Fine! I’ll sue you in administrative court! How did an administrative lawsuit lead to criminal liability? The demolition company is freaking out! Buddy, don’t actuall 1.1kReads6.7Score—Shelves

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    A story about a reborn entrepreneur in the legal field!

20. 420 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Village Guardian and Bane of Wild Women 重生八零年代守村人之野妇克星 Rain in July七月有雨Urban558k WordsCompleted Wang Erleng transmigrates into the body of a fool in 1981. In a production team in these remote southern mountains, he works the fields to earn work points and heads into the mountains to chop timber. 245Reads8.7Score137Shelves
21. 421 快 Completing Missions in Period Dramas Through Quick Transmigration 快穿在年代文中完成任务 Peace Across the Four Seas四海长平Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A man can transmigrate into a woman’s body, and a woman into a man’s. This is strictly a story set in a bygone era. Some worlds have a couple, while others don’t. Mu Ran, a quick-transmigration task-taker, transmigrates into period stories as all kinds of terrible cannon fodder, turning their lives around. World One: A lazy, gluttonous, awful younger sister-in-law in the 1970s World Two: A nasty old woman with no one to care for her in her old age in the 1960s World Three: A good-for-nothing man 2.1kReads6.9Score104Shelves
22. 422 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
23. 423 穿 Reborn as a Burden in a Period Novel 穿成年代文中的拖油瓶 Ji Xintong季欣桐Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing Qin Wangshu transmigrated into a book. She wasn't the protagonist or even a supporting female character, but a mere background figure mentioned only by the heroine, whose sole purpose was to give her a golden finger and connections. Having transmigrated into the book, Qin Wangshu decides to stay away from the leads and use her knowledge of the plot to become a self-made tycoon… 192Reads6.2Score105Shelves
24. 424 1 1987: No Sleep Tonight 1987：今夜不眠 Fully Equipped RV房车齐全Urban2.8M WordsCompleted “Mom, is his head stuck in a door or something? Maybe we should take him to the hospital?” When Lu Hao wakes up, he discovers that he has been reborn, back in 1987, when he had nothing to his name. Behind him stands a beautiful woman in her early twenties, her face streaked with tears and her body covered in scars. Beside her is a little girl, staring at him with wide, caring eyes. 41.5kReads9.0Score4.4kShelves
25. 425 重 Reborn in 1978: From Ghostwriter to Billionaire 重生78：文抄公成亿万富翁 Centurion Gao Yang百夫长高扬Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Modern-Day Entrepreneurship + Showbiz Arc + Entertainment + Hong Kong Entertainment + Technology + Period Setting] Ordinary man Gao Yang transmigrates and is reborn, becoming a devoted husband and doting father. With his ahead-of-the-times perspective from 2022, he buys up oil futures and brings the four great trading houses to their knees. He acquires TV stations and newspapers, taking control of the media. He invests in the mainland, becomes a beloved national idol, and sets his sigh 6.3kReads8.7Score407Shelves

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    Don't be misled by the title; it's an incredibly realistic account of how people unexpectedly made money and became wealthy in the 1970s and 80s.

26. 426 穿 I Became the Real Daughter in the 1970s, and This Strong Girl Is Taking Down Every Scumbag 穿成年代真千金，大力女疯狂虐渣 Sweet-and-Sour Pig Intestines糖醋味的猪大肠Modern Romance801k WordsCompleted [Unhinged heroine who hits back whenever she’s unhappy + super strength golden finger + fictional period setting, with lots of original worldbuilding] Yuan Yu goes from the apocalypse into a period novel, expecting to live a good life. Instead, a bunch of nutjobs drive her crazy. Luckily, she still has her super-strength ability. Anyone who dares provoke her gets a taste of her fury. What could possibly make Yuan Yu swallow her anger? She won’t stop until you’re bawling, unless Sister Yu takes p 541Reads8.3Score132Shelves
27. 427 重 Rebooting 1988 重启1988 Year's End年末Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Millionaire Qin Lang returns to 1988. Seeing his beautiful wife and adorable daughter struggling in poverty, Qin Lang, who lost his way chasing money in his previous life, decides to climb to the top once more, with family in one hand and career in the other, and shape this wild, fast-growing era! 1.4kReads9.1Score251Shelves
28. 428 重 Reborn in the 1960s: The Pretty Widow Is Pressured into Marriage by a Handsome Educated Youth 重生六零俏寡妇被俊知青逼婚 Gentle Sunshine优暖的阳光Modern Romance727k WordsCompleted Reborn + mutual devotion + faithful to each other + storage space (introduced later) A period farming novel. The heroine isn’t a powerhouse, won’t go to the black market or follow the army, and won’t become the richest person alive. Set in an alternate history. The medical treatments in this story are not to be taken as real advice; everything is sourced from the internet. A simple, happy life in the countryside. A handsome young intellectual with excellent medical skills arrives at Taoyuan Brig 3.2kReads8.7Score234Shelves

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    The first book is about the male protagonist's rebirth.

29. 429 快 Quick Transmigration: The Pitiful Girl in a Period Novel Turns Her Life Around 快穿：年代文里的小可怜逆袭了 Hua Xiugu Xiang花休古香Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Former title: The Pitiful Little Girl in a Period Novel Makes a Comeback; Quick Transmigration: Forced to Be Frail in Period Novels] [Former title: Quick Transmigration: I Married the Hero of a Period Novel; Quick Transmigration: Too Frail to Look After Myself in Period Novels; Quick Transmigration: The Beautiful Cannon Fodder of Period Novels] [Quick transmigration + period pieces + comeback] Shi Yan, a plant-based superpowered being, died at the hands of her own older sister. Unwilling to acc 2.1kReads8.3Score118Shelves
30. 430 重 Reborn in 1990: Starting a Business with a Single Dime 重生1990：从一毛钱开始创业 October Sunshine十月暖阳Urban815k WordsCompleted Xiao Daoming, a rising business tycoon, unexpectedly returned to 1990. From the start, his biological parents cut ties with him. Even more bewildering, he was behind on rent and had not a penny to his name. At least Zhu Yuanzhang had a broken bowl when he started out. What did that leave him with? Fortunately, his sweet little niece gave him a ten-cent coin. Fine, he’d use that dime to start a business. Back in 1990, making money was almost too easy. In this life, he would make the two Mas bow a 953Reads8.5Score101Shelves
31. 431 穿 Childhood Sweethearts in a Period Novel 穿到年代文里的青梅竹马 Autumn Has Always Been Here丛来是秋Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Note: She doesn’t hand over her golden finger right from the start.) When Diwu Yue wakes up, she discovers she has transmigrated into a period novel she once read, becoming a minor supporting female character barely mentioned in the story. She and her childhood sweetheart refuse to follow the plot. Bringing along her sweetheart’s family heirloom, they head to a seaside island for rural reeducation. The two layabouts begin a happy life with all the seafood they could ever want. Is farming in a p 746Reads8.6Score102Shelves
32. 432 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I Took Everything from My Father’s Family and Headed to the Countryside 重生六零，搬空前父母一家去下乡 Lemon-Scented Mailbox青柠味信箱Modern Romance480k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Reborn + Sweet Romance + Military Marriage + Medicine + Raising Kids + Space + Spiritual Spring] In her previous life, Lin Wan Ying was tormented and framed by Lin Fu Gui and his family. They stole her space, and though she knew her parents had been sent away, she was powerless to help them. She thought her life would end in tragedy. Who could have guessed that when she opened her eyes, she would be reborn on the very day her fate changed? Now that she's back, Lin Wan Ying swea 349Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    This is a rebirth story set in a historical period. The female protagonist was switched at birth by her adoptive mother, who then framed her and forced her to marry her adoptive brother. She suffered greatly at the hands of her adoptive mother's family and never reunited with her biological parents. After being reborn, she establishes herself in a special space, empties her adoptive parents' house, sells her job, and goes to the countryside to be with her biological parents who have been sent to the countryside. She leads the villagers in developing side businesses, collecting mountain produce, making headdresses, weaving baskets, helping her parents clear their names, meeting her lover, joining him in the army, and giving birth to twins—a fulfilling life. The majority of this story describes the protagonist's life after going to the countryside, with a rushed ending.

33. 433 渣 Her Scumbag Husband Abandoned Her: In the 1970s, She Remarries and Her New In-Laws Spoil Her 渣男抛妻，七零二嫁被婆家宠上天 The Wind and Moon Decree风月令Modern Romance370k WordsCompleted [1970s + Reborn + Revenge and Taking Down Scumbags + Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + Space] In her previous life, Xue Yire married Zhou Yuhong, a soldier. On their wedding night, her husband left her behind and returned to his unit. Soon after, her grandfather and uncle were reported and sent away to the countryside. From then on, her mother-in-law became harsh and spiteful, while her sister-in-law grew arrogant and unreasonable. She endured her misery, hoping day after day that her husband wou 33Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    🧚‍♀️In her previous life, the scumbag husband faked his death and remarried, even forcing his scumbag mother-in-law and sister-in-law to stay and serve them, and also coveting their property. Knowing this, she decisively poisoned the entire family. Reborn, she arrived just after receiving news of his fake death. After tormenting her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, she reported them, then signed up for a rural assignment, incidentally searching for her grandfather and uncle. In the countryside, she also met a man who loved and doted on her. [Please follow][Please follow][Please follow]

34. 434 穿 I Became the Spoiled Ex-Wife of a Military Chief in a Period Novel 穿成年代文首长的作精前妻 Featherleaf Primrose羽叶报春Modern Romance655k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate Into a Book + Period Setting + Striving + Reborn Supporting Female Character] Song Tingxue woke up to find she had transmigrated into a period novel she had been reading before bed, becoming the cannon-fodder supporting female character, the male lead's difficult ex-wife. In the original story, the original character's father came under investigation for personal reasons and faced even more serious consequences. To protect her, her family used the debt of saving the male lead's lif 1Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 435 资 The Capitalist Heiress Is Reborn, Takes Down Villains, and Charms the Village Tyrant 资本家千金重生，虐渣下乡撩村霸 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s, Sent to the Countryside, Rebirth, Revenge Against Scum] Qin Shuiyan had been beautiful since childhood, with a delicate, soft figure. She had a pretty face but no way to protect herself. After her family fell into ruin, her stepmother sold her to an old man to keep as a canary. Just as she could no longer endure the humiliation, Xu Mo, the man she had always looked down on, burst in with a hunting rifle, fighting his way through a hail of bullets to save her. “Xu Mo, I’m sorry. If there’ 10.4kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves

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    [Reborn in the 70s: I Dominate with My Beauty] Beauty is a weapon; she uses it to protect herself and to love him. Xu Mo initially thought she was too delicate, but later worried she would get tired. Younger brother: "Boss, sister-in-law says she wants to go fishing in the river!" Xu Mo grabbed a bucket and rushed out: "I'll go fish; she can just sit and watch."

36. 436 重 Reborn in 2000: My Childhood Sweetheart, the School Belle, Is 18 重生2000，青梅校花18岁 Hardworking Old Jiu奋斗老九Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Childhood Friend and School Beauty + Everyday Romance + Sweet Couple Moments + One Heroine] Yi Feng, who is terminally ill, is reborn in the year 2000. That year, his childhood friend and school beauty, Gu Muxi, is eighteen. “Yi Feng, lend me a pen!” “...Didn’t you borrow one yesterday?” “Yesterday was yesterday, today is today. Things have changed, get it?” “...You win. Fine, here.” “Yi Feng, tear off a sheet of paper for me!” “...Why tear mine? Don’t you have your own?” “I do, but I 49.4kReads9.5Score6.3kShelves

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    Sweet book [smirk][smirk]

37. 437 穿 Transmigrated into a Period Novel as the Female Side Character, I Become a Background Character Who Eats Everything 穿成年代文女配，我当吃光群众 Xinxing Zai欣星崽Modern Romance313k WordsOngoing (Domestic life and family squabbles, imperfect characters, a low-key storage space, and definitely not a wish-fulfillment story. If you want a wish-fulfillment story, this one isn’t for you!) Set in a fictional world. Li An’an was a rich, beautiful young woman whose parents had carefully nurtured her since childhood. With someone else in the family to inherit the business, her dream was to lie flat, live off the dividends, and do nothing. But after turning twenty, she began having a strange drea 1Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 438 八 The 1980s: Raising the Cutest Kid and Winning the Best Husband 八零：养最萌的崽，撩最牛的老公 Tang Yiyi棠亿亿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted It's simply a story about a woman from the 1980s who transmigrates into an ordinary family. It's simply a story about a woman from the 1980s who transmigrates into an ordinary family. It's simply a story about a woman from the 1980s who transmigrates into an ordinary family. 675Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    These are all very good. The first one features a female protagonist who is reborn and becomes wealthy, relying entirely on her own abilities without any special abilities; it's very good, I stayed up all night to read it. The second one is about rebirth and then joining the army with her husband. The third one seems to be a time-travel story. They are all very good.

39. 439 离 You Asked for the Divorce. So Why Are You Crying Now That I've Remarried and Had a Baby? 离婚你提的，我改嫁生崽你哭什么 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted [Both Leads Are Each Other's First Love + The Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] In her fifth year as a stepmother, Shen Yan dies at a criminal's hands while saving her stepson. After her death, her soul is trapped by the side of her childhood sweetheart and husband. She watches as her husband and his ex-wife rekindle their old romance, and only then realizes that while she was back in their hometown, managing the household and caring for the whole family, her husband had been with his ex-wife in 5.5kReads8.9Score406Shelves

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    🔥Witnessing her husband's lingering relationship with his ex-wife, Shen Yan realized that while she was managing the household and caring for her family back in her hometown, her husband in the provincial capital had rekindled his affair with his ex-wife. Her stepson was left to study in the provincial capital, while her biological daughter was to be sent back to the countryside. Shen Yan's death became a colossal joke. Reborn, Shen Yan decisively divorced her husband.

40. 440 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Country Bride Is Ready to Turn Her Life Around 重生八零：乡下媳妇要翻身 Clear Stream清溪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Xia Ni came from the countryside and was despised by her in-laws for being uneducated and ugly. Her neighbors mocked her as a country bumpkin who didn’t belong in decent company. Even her own children looked down on her. Later, someone framed her, making it seem like she had slept with a scumbag, and she became a disgraced woman everyone in the neighborhood avoided. Reborn, she’s ready to turn her life around and rise to the top. As for the man who has someone else in his h 1.9kReads8.8Score199Shelves

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    This is a historical fiction story. The male protagonist is a scientific researcher, and the female protagonist comes from the countryside. She has a daughter at the beginning of the story, but is looked down upon because she is a rural woman. The female protagonist is also a reincarnation.

41. 441 掀 Flip the Table! The Immortal Cultivator Returns to the 1970s and Won’t Put Up with This Anymore 掀桌子！修仙大佬重回七零不忍了 Zuo Tangtang左棠棠Modern Romance603k WordsCompleted [1970s + Reborn Face-Slapping + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Two Golden Fingers] Shen Xi failed to ascend to immortality and was struck by heavenly lightning during her tribulation, sending her back to her previous life in the 1970s. In that life, she and Zheng Aiguo had been childhood friends. Although he liked her, he married another woman. Shen Xi quietly stepped aside and let them be together. But because Shen Xi was still in the picture as Zheng Aiguo’s childhood sweetheart, he 3.3kReads8.5Score390Shelves

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    🔥❶In the 1970s, Shen Xi failed in her ascension and was reborn into her previous life. She and Zheng Aiguo were childhood sweethearts, but Zheng Aiguo married someone else. Due to his wavering feelings, he even took advantage of the corpses of Shen Xi's family to marry his wife, resulting in Shen Xi being sent to the countryside in Northeast China, and her parents dying unjustly in the Northwest. In this life, the reborn cultivation master Shen Xi decides to take revenge on those who killed her.

42. 442 从 From the 1970s to Cultivation: I Can No Longer Hide My True Origins 从七零到修真，我的身世藏不住了 Liu Xingyi刘星苡Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Alternate era + reborn revenge + spiritual spring in a pocket dimension + mind-reading, no saintly heroine Xu Tangtang was always sneaking around in the post-apocalyptic world. One day, she transmigrated into a book and became the pitiful girl in a period novel who was tormented by her father’s mistress. Her father, Xu Zhengguo, seemed simple and honest, but was actually devious. He not only schemed to make her maternal grandfather marry her mother off to him, but secretly started a family with 5.5kReads8.5Score778Shelves
43. 443 六 Military Marriage in the 1960s: The Heiress Marries a Fierce Tiger of a Soldier at First Sight 六零军婚：大小姐闪婚军中猛虎 Jade on South Mountain南山有玉Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted [Entirely fictional setting] In her previous life, Feng Mingshu was the cherished daughter of a wealthy family. Sweet and alluring, with a gentle disposition, she was secretly admired by many and regarded as their unattainable ideal. Then disaster struck. Predators set their sights on her, and she was forced to work on a farm for fifteen years. At last, her name was cleared, and by a stroke of luck she caught a ride back to the city. But before she could thank the driver, the car suddenly slamme 4.9kReads8.9Score312Shelves

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    [Era-Time + Military Marriage + Island Accompaniment to Military Service + Rebirth + Arranged Marriage, Love Later] The female lead was originally a capitalist's daughter. In her previous life, she was sent to the countryside for fifteen years of forced labor. Just as she was about to board the train back to the city, the train suddenly stopped, and she was transported back to the 1960s. The female lead immediately told her mother, who handed over the family property and planned for the female lead to quickly find someone to marry, thus avoiding her fate of being sent to the countryside. The male lead fell in love with the female lead at first sight. [Eating melon emoji][Eating melon emoji][Eating melon emoji] The female lead's feelings for the male lead developed from an arranged marriage, and later the two even had three children. [Smirking emoji][Smirking emoji][Smirking emoji]

44. 444 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s 七零年代军婚日常 Jun Anzhi君安之Modern Romance365k WordsCompleted Do I have memories of a previous life? Yes! Do I have a personal space? Yes! Can I practice medicine? Yes! Am I going to dominate the world? No! This is the story of a heroine who, even with a maxed-out golden finger, still lives an ordinary life and takes things as they come. 39Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    Set in the 1970s, this book features a reborn female supporting character and a female protagonist with memories of her past life. Does it count? If so, check it out! [Shy]

45. 445 八 The 1980s: Raising the Villain's Son into a Well-Behaved Little Boy 八零之把反派儿子养成乖宝宝 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted When Ban Xia woke from a dream, a flood of information suddenly filled her mind. She discovered that she was living in a book, and that she was the mother of the story’s great villain, a man who had secretly loved the heroine but could never have her. In the book, she was merely a passing character, mentioned in a single line when her grown son learned the truth. Yet that brief mention summed up her entire life of suffering. Her son was taken away, she miscarried and became infertile, her husban 3.2kReads9.1Score263Shelves

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    🍓🍓The female protagonist is reborn, only to discover that her life was a tragedy. 🍓Her husband gave her son to his comrade-in-arms, ostensibly to repay the comrade for saving his life, but in reality because the comrade's wife was his unrequited love and couldn't have children. 🍔Furthermore, the son's adoptive father died when he was eight, and his unrequited love abandoned him, deeming him a burden, which ultimately led to the son becoming a major villain…

46. 446 爸 Dad, Take It Easy. Our Family's About to Go Bankrupt 爸，你稳重点，咱家快要破产了 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Would you dare listen to a song all the way through? Memories crash over you like a flood, devouring your pounding heart bit by bit until you can't breathe... After traveling back in time to 2004, Chen Lichuan finds that at eighteen, with the summer ahead of him, he can have anything he wants. But the youth they shared still hurts, even after the breeze has passed. 53.4kReads9.0Score6.1kShelves

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    All four books are quite unique.

47. 447 被 Kicked Out of the House, I Turned Around and Built Aircraft Carriers for My Country 被赶出家门，我转身为国造航母 Loves Playing Tachibana Ukyo爱玩橘右京Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Reborn] [Period] [Real and fake heiresses] [Serving the nation through scientific research] [No forgiveness] In her previous life, Gu Xici yearned for family affection. To win the favor of her high-ranking military parents and five older brothers, she willingly became a shadow for the fake heiress Gu Yaoyao. In the end, they drained her bone marrow, and she died on a cold operating table. Reborn on the day she was reunited with her family, she watched the fake heiress wipe away tears while her 1kReads6.1Score101Shelves

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    Rebirth in a bygone era + patriotic scientific research + real and fake heiresses [Sending hearts] If you don't like mindless, melodramatic, and wish-fulfillment novels, you can try this one. There's no forced power-ups or villain-abusing. After being ostracized and kicked out of her family, the female protagonist doesn't dwell on trying to win back her relatives; instead, she plunges into physics research. She accidentally helps experts at the Chinese Academy of Sciences solve a spacecraft problem that has been stuck for months, gradually gaining the attention of national research departments. The patriotic storyline is very touching. #ResearchInAByABornEra #Heroine'sRiseToVictory

48. 448 和 I Reincarnated into a Period Novel as the Foil to My Ex-Husband 和前夫穿成年代文对照组 Whale, Hurry Up and Type阿鲸快码字Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This is an alternate-era setting, so please don't take it seriously!!!! [Over one million words, real-life married couple transmigrate into a book together, heroine doesn't suffer, raising kids, period setting] Jiang Ci had just divorced her husband of six years, a man she had no feelings for. She had barely stepped out of the civil affairs bureau when she transmigrated into a book. When she opened her eyes, she had become the supporting female character in a period novel, a foil to the heroine. 7.2kReads8.6Score639Shelves

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    The female lead is smart and kind, and the male lead likes her but is tongue-tied. The couple travels back in time and supports each other. The plot is good and engaging; highly recommended!

49. 449 小 The Picky Young Lady Won’t Join the Army, and the Elite Officer Can’t Sleep at Night 小作精不随军，高门军官夜里失眠 Luo Tata's Strawberries洛塔塔的草莓Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + 1980s + military marriage + both devoted only to each other + two strong leads + triplets] [A brilliant, cunning young lady from a capitalist family VS a stern, powerful officer from an influential family who secretly indulges and protects her] A young lady from a capitalist family who had once been sent down to the countryside married Shen Beichuan, a high-ranking official's son from the capital. Prologue: He first met her in Germany. By chance, he learned that she was the 82Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    1⃣ [A shrewd and cunning capitalist's daughter vs. A cold, aloof, and protective military officer] 2⃣From Shanghai to a small fishing village, she found a son-in-law who moved in with her family, had triplets with her surname, bought land and waited for demolition, turning the small fishing village into a metropolis🌷🌸🌹

50. 450 穿 Transmigrate to the Seventies: My Handsome, Sweet Husband Begs Me to Spoil Him 穿越七零：老公又帅又甜，求我宠 Si Bu Xiang司不像Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Strong Female Lead, Weaker Male Lead + Female Lead Transmigrates + Male Lead Is Reborn + Contract Marriage + Sweet Romance + Realistic Feel-Good Story + Cozy Daily Life + Selfish Female Lead + Devoted Husband] At a young age, Deng Siyao saved up five million, but before she could register for a residence permit and buy a house, she died from overwork and transmigrated into the body of a sent-down youth. She has her heart set on finding a handsome, agreeable husband, hoping to 30kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves

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