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1. 301 重 Reborn in 1961: I Built My Fortune Starting with Hunting 重生1961：我从打猎开始发家致富 Maple Speaks枫说Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Chen Fan, a top soldier of the 21st century, was reborn in 1961 as an ordinary villager in the forests along the northeastern frontier. Poverty and famine made an already hard life even worse. The original owner’s father had been injured while hunting in the mountains a year earlier and died in agony. He left behind his mother, Chen Fan, and a ten-year-old younger sister to fend for themselves. His uncles and other relatives not only refused to help, but took advantage of their misfortune. His w 5kReads8.1Score33714d adds
2. 302 重 Reborn in the Sixties: I Use My Space to Face-Slap My Way to Fortune 重生六零：我带着空间打脸暴富 Jingle Bells铃儿响铛铛Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Feel-good story, no saintly heroine, lighthearted, scum-bashing, educated youth sent to the countryside, alternate setting, ruthless and cool apocalypse queen x gentle-looking but ruthless little wolf] Feng Lingyu, a max-level ability user in the apocalypse, chose to die alongside the Zombie King to save humanity. Reborn in an instant, she wakes up in the body of a young woman who has lost her parents in the past. What? Food is scarce in this era and everyone has to tighten their belts? Just wa 13.2kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds

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   Educated youth, strong women...

3. 303 重 Reborn in 1960: My Happy Life in the Mountain Village 重生1960，我在山村的快乐生活 Happy Life开心生活Urban496k WordsCompleted Back to 1960, Liu Erzhu once devoted himself to studying, hoping to escape the countryside, only to become a stepping stone for the big city. This time, he decides to spend more time with his family. He never expected to thrive, helping his family live a better life while becoming a miracle-working doctor respected by countless people… 929Reads8.2Score10214d adds
4. 304 七 In the 1970s, I Won't Be Anyone's Fool: I Head to the Countryside, Hunt the Hills, and Marry the Village Beauty 七零不做冤大头，下乡赶山娶村花 Pecking Clouds, Cradling the Moon啄云扶月Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [One Female Lead + Pocket Dimension + Adorable Creatures + Hunting in the Mountains + Playing the Fool] His own mother and older brother schemed to get Xiao Zhendong fired. He raised a bastard child and spent his whole life giving everything to his family, only for that same son to pull out his oxygen tube when he was on his deathbed. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in 1972. Xiao Zhendong sold his job and set his whole family up. He kicked his scumbag father and slapped his vile mothe 27.9kReads8.4Score1.7k14d adds
5. 305 东 Tales of the Northeast: Women Who Climbed Over the High Walls of Grand Estates 东北往事之翻过深宅高墙的女人们 Midnight Woodpecker午夜啄木鸟Modern Romance868k WordsOngoing In 1946, on the black soil of Northeast China, Chunxiang, daughter of tenant farmer Wang Mazi, marries Liu Laogen, the landlord's son. Her father receives several acres of good farmland and dozens of silver dollars as a handsome betrothal gift. She thinks she has married into wealth and will live a secure life as a young madam, but Liu Laogen has a hidden ailment, and their marriage proves to be one in name only. Chunxiang is determined to escape the prison that has trapped her, but her greedy f 55.2kReads8.7Score3.1k14d adds

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   This brings us to the topic of educated youth literature.

6. 306 随 After My Father Married into Her Family, the Fake Sweetheart Became the Compound's Favorite 随父入赘后，假娇软成家属院团宠 Green Ink Song青墨歌Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing Ning Ruanruan is reborn, back to the time before her family is sent away to the countryside. In her previous life, she followed her mother into a new marriage with a family of doctors. Their life looked good on the surface, but she was abused for years. Just when she was finally old enough to marry and leave, they married her off to an old man to keep her quiet. He kept a close eye on her and wouldn’t let her talk about what happened. Reborn before the family is sent away, she decides, when her 32kReads7.3Score2.6k14d adds

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   While others are reborn to seek revenge and punish scum, the female protagonist is reborn to send her father into a marriage alliance, directly reaching the pinnacle of life.

7. 307 七 The 1970s: A Freewheeling Life with Cheat-Level Insight 七十年代：悟性开挂的潇洒人生 Mud Loach土泥鳅Urban374k WordsCompleted Zhou Yichen transmigrates to the 1970s. With an astonishing gift for understanding, he manages to live life on his own terms in this harsh era. When you’re poor, look after yourself; when you’re prosperous, help the whole world. Alongside making a good life for himself, he also wants to do his part for his country. 1.1kReads6.6Score—14d adds
8. 308 五 The 1950s: The Family's Beloved Child Takes a Grain Shop Through the Famine 五零团宠，带着粮铺混饥荒 llx Flying Fishllx飞鱼Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [For female readers] [Period] [Spatial storage] [Famine] [Family darling] [Everyday family life] [Slice of life] [Dual transmigration] [Coming of age] [Reincarnated in the womb] [Alternate historical setting] [A black pot falls from the sky: transmigrate to the 1950s and become the family’s darling] When Zhao Suisui returned home for the New Year, she passed her aunt’s grain shop. Her aunt had something urgent to do and asked her to mind the store. Just as she was lying on a rocking chair, watch 24.1kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds

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   I highly recommend Juejuezi, especially the first and fourth parts.

9. 309 重 Reborn in 1985: The Nation Sets Its Sights on Me as I Become the World's Richest Man 重生85：世界首富从被国家盯上开始 Bedroom Ghost卧室幽灵Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Xu Bin, chairman of a publicly listed company, transmigrates into the body of a country lad in 1985. He plans to use his memories of his previous life to become a tycoon and live out the rest of his days in comfort! But things don't go as planned. Guided by fate, Xu Bin ultimately embarks on an extraordinary life! He enters the fashion business, takes on the mob, makes waves in the island nation's stock market, gets involved in the Middle East's black-market arms trade, and sweeps through M Coun 1.4kReads8.6Score19814d adds
10. 310 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: With a Childbearing System, I Marry an Infertile Officer 穿七零：带生子系统，嫁不育军官 Wish Granted, Stroke by Stroke如愿笔笔Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Childbearing System (not primarily about having children) + military marriage + abundant supplies + satisfying read + no outrageous characters + sweet romance] [A stunning psychologist with a childbearing System + a stern-faced, fierce military officer who can’t have children] Xu Qingluo is a rising star in the field of psychology in the 21st century. Her parents and grandparents are all world-renowned psychology experts. After transmigrating to the 1970s, she becomes the youngest granddaughter 23.2kReads9.0Score2k14d adds

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    It's a good read, with ensemble cast elements, delicate emotions, vivid characters, a strong female lead with her own strengths, a fresh and engaging character design, and an interesting premise.

11. 311 七 The Chubby Girl of the 1970s Strips Every Bamboo Shoot Off the Mountain 七零小胖妹她把山上的笋都夺完啦 Little Demon Mo Mo小妖漠漠Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Storage Space + Special Powers, A Little Nobody from the Future Grows Through Love in the 1970s] Have you ever closed your eyes, opened them, and found that you’d transmigrated? Then closed and opened them again, only to transmigrate once more? Qin Hua weeps buckets. She spent four months in a hospital bed, got up for less than three days, and ended up back in bed again. Who can she complain to about that? A nobody from the future, Qin Hua doesn’t cause trouble or fear it, and she has no intere 490Reads8.9Score10314d adds

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    These are all pretty good period dramas; there should be something for everyone. They're mostly sweet romance and satisfying reads, with no truly awful characters. They're not angst-filled.

12. 312 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Easy Life of a Couch Potato 穿越七十年代之米虫生活 Pear Blossoms Swaying in the Wind风中摇曳的梨花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted An orphan girl suddenly becomes the master of a space and manages to live quite well through the apocalypse thanks to it. Feared by those in power and framed, she dies with her loved ones in a final act of mutual destruction. When she wakes up, she has transmigrated to the 1970s and has a reborn older sister. Thus begins her carefree life of doing nothing but eating and sleeping. 3.7kReads8.9Score25214d adds
13. 313 蓄 A Deliberate Seduction: A Scientific Genius Accidentally Flirts with an Abstinent Army Officer 蓄意引诱：科研天才误撩禁欲军哥 Mr. Zhongli钟离先生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting / military romance / college entrance exams / urban development and research / alternate history / slow burn / the research plot starts very slowly, so this may not be for you if you only want research and infrastructure development] Among the autism spectrum disorders, Asperger’s syndrome was once called “the genius disorder.” Jiang Yan was diagnosed with Asperger’s as a young child, but she was also an undisputed child prodigy and rising star of the interstellar age. After dyin 3.7kReads8.1Score26714d adds
14. 314 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Sweet Beauty Uses Her Space to Woo Men 穿书七零：娇软美人手握空间撩汉 Qi Si杞肆Modern Romance455k WordsCompleted [1v1 + sweet romance + rugged man + 1970s + transmigrate into a book + dual cultivation + farming + portable space] Luo Haitang unexpectedly transmigrates into a novel set in an alternate version of the 1970s. Before transmigrating, she was a veteran corporate drone who had started saving for retirement and planning to lie flat before she was even thirty. After transmigrating, she has a comfortable family background and a job at the provincial capital's Bureau of Culture. She wants for nothing, 20Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is a beautiful and delicate educated youth sent to the countryside, who has a portable space. The male lead is a rough and tumble guy who falls in love with the female lead at first sight. It's a sweet story, highly recommended!

15. 315 我 Doing Scientific Research in the 1970s 我在七十年代搞科研 Happy Little Ball幸福小团Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In the 21st century, Lin Ziyu lived in luxury, dressed in gold and silver, and ate and drank to her heart’s content. Who could have guessed she’d be reborn in the clothing- and food-scarce 1970s? But it was fine, because her family loved and spoiled her! To her surprise, the System she’d been bound to in her previous life came along too. It said she owed it ten million points, and would be erased if she didn’t pay them back. To stay alive, Lin Ziyu had no choice but to study hard and earn points 1.5kReads7.6Score10214d adds
16. 316 七 An Introvert's Hilarious Daily Life in the 1970s 七零年代i人的搞笑日常 Splendid Begonia锦绣海棠Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted Yan Bingbing was raised by her grandmother after losing her parents at a young age. Just as she achieved financial freedom, she transmigrated into the body of the youngest daughter of the Yan family, who shared her name, in an alternate-world city of Ice in the 1970s. In this era of scarce supplies and son preference, Yan Bingbing experienced parental love like never before. Chu Wei had worked hard to win her over. Before marriage, his little wife was sweet, soft, and adorable. So why was she so 1.9kReads8.4Score18614d adds
17. 317 带 I Took a Supermarket to the Seventies and Won as a Laid-Back Educated Youth 带着超市去七零，咸鱼知青躺赢了 Leisurely Fish清闲的鱼Modern Romance711k WordsCompleted Li Ziqing was knocked unconscious at the supermarket by a brat. When she woke up, she found herself on a train, having become one of a group of educated youth sent to the countryside. Li Ziqing’s brain froze for a moment... Luckily, the supermarket had come with her. Otherwise, she’d probably have starved to death! So she’d just take it easy, do her assigned work, visit her “relatives,” earn some money, and quietly get rich... Hey, you, the handsome, stern man with the muscular build. Why do you 472Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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    These three books are all pretty good; you can check them out if you're interested.

18. 318 甜 Sweet Military Marriage: Spoiled Rotten by a Handsome Officer in the 1970s 甜蜜军婚，穿七零被酷帅军官爆宠 Ugly Little Thing丑小样Modern Romance486k WordsCompleted [Alternate Setting + Cozy Everyday Life + Food + Sweet Romance + No Going to the Countryside] Lin Qianyi, who has been pampered all her life, transmigrates to the underdeveloped 1970s, only to find herself saddled with the original owner’s mess as soon as she arrives. What do you do when a local bully wants to force you to marry him? I’d better marry someone else first! Let’s see if the bully dares mess with me after I marry a handsome, capable military officer. Everyone at the machinery plant t 7.8kReads9.2Score72514d adds
19. 319 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: Living Off Women in a Period Novel 女穿男：我在年代文里吃软饭 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A woman transmigrates into a man’s body, with some fantasy elements] When Zhou Shan transmigrates to the 1960s, she opens her eyes to dizziness and weakness in all four limbs, experiencing firsthand what it means to be starving to death. She doesn’t feel the slightest thing about having become a man. Just as she’s so hungry she can barely keep her eyes open, she hears a father and daughter nearby, picking over their choices: “Is there anyone you like?” “Too ugly. Black and skinny, like a charre 6.5kReads9.4Score56214d adds
20. 320 下 After Moving to the Countryside, I Ran Off with the Village Chief's Handsome Nephew 下乡后，我拐跑了村长的美人侄子 Girl, Look This Way菇凉看这边Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted [Period setting, strong female lead, no role reversal] Ye Shan was an elite assassin. After her mission failed, her master slit her throat, and she became a little girl in 1966. The little girl really was in a bad way. She’d been bullied terribly, but fortunately, Ye Shan arrived... It was fine that she’d been sent to the countryside. Somehow, the delicate and frail Si Yu from the village took a liking to her. That new young educated youth was so handsome, and so capable, too. Most importantly, 10.3kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
21. 321 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Research Prodigy Lets Loose 重生七零科研大佬她放飞自我了 Molten Yolk Pastry蛋黄流心酥Modern Romance419k WordsCompleted [She saved humanity in her last life. This time, she wants to live for herself.] Qi Luo'an died after bringing the apocalypse to an end. To thank her for her outstanding contribution to humanity, the System helped her transmigrate. They said she could choose for herself, and the new body even had the same name. Then I get here and you tell me I'm called Li Xiaohua? The big shot's composure shattered. At least she still had a whole space full of supplies. She catches spies, does research, plays t 82Reads9.0Score—14d adds
22. 322 七 The 1970s: The Glamorous Heiress Transmigrates into a Book with a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 七零：美艳娇气包带千亿资产穿书 A Duo u阿哆uModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The young lady never lived through that era, so you can't expect her to have the same spending habits as ordinary people. [Not a poverty-relief story] [Sweet romance + period setting + transmigrate into a book + golden finger + feel-good power fantasy] [Both are virgins, one-on-one romance] Shanghai–Beijing–Hong Kong [Warning: The heroine is spoiled and not truly kind or beautiful inside! The hero is a lovesick fool! Don't get hung up on prices! If there are any plot holes, just treat them as au 24.9kReads9.2Score2.5k14d adds
23. 323 重 Back to the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Army Wife Pursues Science to Strengthen the Nation 重回七零：炮灰军嫂励志科研强国 Traditional Chinese Text繁体文Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted [Stationed on a remote island + marriage first, love later + scientific research for the nation + husband’s groveling pursuit after marriage] Content warning: The hero is a real jerk at first. The heroine focuses on settling in before turning to research. There are plenty of awful people, plenty of awful people, plenty of awful people!!! Professor Su, a pillar of the nation, transmigrates into a period novel as the female lead’s cannon-fodder foil. In the original story, the female lead is confi 8.1kReads9.2Score66914d adds
24. 324 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s and Fell for a Cold Military Officer at First Sight 穿七零年代被高冷军官一见钟情了 Also, I'm a Cloud也是我是一朵云Modern Romance425k WordsCompleted No rural youth sent to the countryside, feel-good story, hard work, two strong leads, military marriage, devoted love On an ordinary night, modern girl Shen Ning accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes Shen Ning. Her parents are both dead from the start, but at least she has an aunt who loves her dearly. Through her own hard work, Shen Ning tackles one challenge after another in this extraordinary era and makes her mark... Zhou Shian comes from a prominent family in the army compound 444Reads7.1Score10914d adds
25. 325 军 A Sweet Military Marriage and Life on an Island for a Lovely Beauty 军婚甜如蜜，俏美人的海岛生活 Cong Xuan丛萱Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted [1980s setting + no golden finger + transmigrate + island life + military marriage + food + sweet romance] Lu Ting has barely woken up when she realizes she has transmigrated into a book. There’s even a reborn woman in the story who has her in her sights. Determined to turn her fate around, Lu Ting refuses to go to the countryside as an educated youth. Instead, she immediately attends a matchmaking event organized by the authorities. She finds herself a suitable husband and gets married in a fla 8kReads8.8Score49914d adds
26. 326 娇 Spoiled in the Seventies: The Wife I Snatched Is So Sweet 娇宠七零，抢来的媳妇贼香 Girl, Look This Way菇凉看这边Modern Romance525k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance, Period Setting] Lu Zheng was abandoned by his family and had no choice but to move to the countryside. On his first day there, a little bundle of joy tumbled into his arms and straight into his heart. Unfortunately, the little one had a fiancé, and that fiancé seemed to like her quite a lot. There was nothing for it. He’d just have to steal her away... A man has to look out for himself, after all. There’s nothing shameful about doing what it takes to get a wife! Little Huai Shu h 6.5kReads8.1Score58014d adds
27. 327 带 I Returned to the 1960s with a Supermarket in My Pocket 带着超市空间回到六零 Xing Yaoye星耀野Modern Romance337k WordsOngoing Modern girl Qin Bao'er is crushed to death by a falling shelf while shopping. When she wakes up again, she discovers that she has transmigrated into the body of a girl with the same name in the 1960s. In this era full of opportunities and challenges, how will Qin Bao'er overcome the many difficulties of life and find a place of her own? This is a story of transmigration, growing up, and self-discovery. Join Qin Bao'er as we experience the customs and social changes of that era and witness her gr 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The story is about a young intellectual sent to the countryside in Northeast China. There's a supermarket space with an unlimited supply of goods, and you can unlock all sorts of other things. There's no melodrama, no awful relatives, and it's a satisfying read.

28. 328 七 1970s Space: The Rough He-Man's Delicate Young Educated Youth, Transmigrated into a Book 七零空间：糙汉的穿书娇气小知青 The Knife-Wielding Love Letter捉刀小情书Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrates into a book + space + rugged man + sweet romance + raising a child] A scheming, beautiful, sweet-voiced, pampered heroine x a loyal, undercover big shot, impossibly strong, rugged military officer hero. The rich and beautiful Yu Jingshu transmigrates into a book written by her archenemy, becoming a cannon-fodder supporting character with the same name. The original Yu Jingshu's mother died young, her scumbag father didn't care for her, and her stepmother abused her. Then she was m 4.2kReads9.2Score47814d adds
29. 329 六 The 1960s: The Villagers Insist on Worshipping Me 六零：村民们非要拜我 Zhuang Zhou's Flower庄周的花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-oriented + Parallel alternate world + Period setting + Transmigration + No romance + Beloved by all + Cute pets + Everyday family life] Modern-day overworked office drone Lin Anzhi had all the prerequisites for transmigration: an orphan’s background, late-night overtime, and a thunderstorm. Sure enough, she transmigrated. She ended up in the body of a three-year-old village girl in the 1960s. The good news: Her frail, sickly predecessor seemed to have a golden finger, and Lin Anzhi could 12.3kReads8.4Score87114d adds
30. 330 五 The Fifties: Taking My Landlord Father to Make It in Hong Kong 五零，带着地主老爹闯香江 With the Mountain Foothills与山麓Modern Romance138k WordsOngoing Ming Zhaozhao wakes up as a pampered young landowner's daughter in the 1950s. Her family owns a thousand mu of fertile land, and she is her landlord father's only child. In stories of the era, she's the perfect scapegoat: a wealthy only child whose assets are ripe for the taking, and the daughter of a big landowner. With death flags piling up, she decides to take all the family wealth and flee with her father to Hong Kong. 1.9kReads7.3Score13114d adds
31. 331 林 Granny Lin Is Reborn, Takes Control of Her Whole Family, and Goes on a Rampage 林老太重生，拿捏全家杀疯了 Chu Tumil初荼靡Modern Romance905k WordsOngoing [The rating is low because the book just came out, but it’ll rise later. Dear readers, please don’t worry.] [Reborn] [The 1980s] [Ensemble cast] [Feel-good revenge] [Everyday life] [Ordinary people] [Family squabbles] The hardworking Lin Fengying raised seven children and helped bring up her grandchildren. She devoted her whole life to her family, but in her twilight years, she and her elderly husband had no one to look after them. While her husband’s body was barely cold, her cold-hearted ch 4.1kReads8.0Score22714d adds

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    The film is filled with heartwarming details hidden in ordinary daily life, creating a gentle atmosphere that is increasingly addictive.

32. 332 睁 Awakening in the 1980s: I Have a Child with the Infamous Village Tyrant 睁眼八零：和凶名在外村霸有崽了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted When Hu Yao woke up, she found a mischievous yet well-behaved son and a scoundrel of a man beside her. Shocked and bewildered, she heard from the neighbors she knew that four years earlier, she'd hit her head so hard she was left simple-minded, and her mother had sold her. Over those four years, she had not only gained a husband but also a mischievous child who fiercely protected her. The bastard of a man was always putting his hands on her, and he was exceptionally fierce and unreasonable. Terr 38kReads9.2Score3.2k14d adds
33. 333 重 Reborn in a Bygone Era: This Wife Brings Prosperity to Her Family 重生年代，这个媳妇儿很旺家 Send Me Off to Become a Rich Lady送我当富婆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [New book: Dressed in Eighties Style, the Rugged Man Won’t Leave His Sweet Wife Alone] [Sweet romance, everyday family life, devoted couple (No space, no space, stop asking. I’m not writing one. The heroine herself is her golden finger, thank you.)] Xia Youtao was sitting peacefully at home when the ceiling light suddenly fell on her. When she woke up, she had arrived in an unfamiliar era. Back before she transmigrated, her parents only knew how to hold out their hands for money, all 1.1kReads8.8Score10014d adds
34. 334 女 The Supporting Actress Raises Kids in the ’70s 女配她在七零养崽崽 Almost Became a Beauty差点变成美女Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Original title: The Supporting Female Character Raises Children in the Seventies Completed! [Transmigration + Era Setting + Supermarket in a Pocket Dimension + Raising Kids + Power Couple Romance] Gu Zhiyi, a modern woman, brings billions' worth of supplies and a supermarket pocket dimension with her as she transmigrates to another world in the 1970s! As the boys' adoptive mother, Gu Zhiyi only wants to get rich and keep her two sons from suffering the tragedy of their previous lives. Later... j 1.2kReads9.0Score10214d adds
35. 335 重 Back in the 1970s as an Educated Youth: Beating the Thief Who Stole My Life 重回七零当知青：爆锤人生小偷 The Silly Fox憨憨的狐狸Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1970s + farming + pocket dimension + a pampered, sweet young wife] With a deafening bang, Zhou Shiyi was sent flying by a car. It was only today that he learned the truth about his own life. He had been admitted to university, but someone had taken his place under a false name. That person was now thriving, with a bright future ahead. If not for that letter, he would still be completely in the dark. Reborn, he swore not only to reclaim the life that should have been his, but also 2.3kReads8.0Score19914d adds

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    A very novel period drama; the male lead is a sent-down youth, and surprisingly, he is reborn and has a spatial ability.

36. 336 强 Building a Strong Nation and Getting Rich: The Frail Educated Youth Has Her Own Way 强国致富，病弱知青自有一套 Insomniac c失眠者cModern Romance315k WordsCompleted [Period Fiction + Strong Female Lead + System + Military Marriage + Prosperity and National Strength + Feel-Good] Before Xu Qingqing’s memories awakened, she was timid and withdrawn, though she occasionally went off the rails. When her memories of her past life came back, her broken golden finger came with them. But she’d had enough of working for a living. All she wanted was to laze around like a salted fish. Her frail body, full wallet, and younger brother who sent supplies three times a month 575Reads8.7Score11814d adds

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    Both of these books feature female protagonists who were sent to the countryside as educated youth, while the second book's female protagonist returns to her hometown. Both have romantic partners, and the content is quite good. The first book's ending is a bit rushed. If you don't mind romantic pairings, you can check them out.

37. 337 空 Space: The Tender Wife of a Rugged Man in the 1970s 空间：七零糙汉的娇软妻 Half Acre of Sweet Flowers半亩花甜Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + pocket dimension + rugged hero + period story + 1970s + gentle heroine + reborn] [Delicate, soft-hearted heroine × loyal, rugged hero] Song Ruan grew up cherished and spoiled by her family. Yet in the scorching summer heat, she was hoeing the fields for her educated-youth boyfriend. Then, in a moment of carelessness, a snake bit her. While unconscious, she had a long dream filled with scenes from the future. When she woke, she kicked that hypocritical educated-youth boyfriend to 9.4kReads9.0Score1k14d adds
38. 338 小 Spring and Autumn in the Courtyard: My Wife Isn’t the Sharpest Tool in the Shed 小院春秋：我的媳妇不太聪明 The Running Garfield奔跑的加菲猫Modern Romance543k WordsCompleted [Historical Fiction] [Everyday Family Life] [Marriage Before Love] In the autumn of 1965, Lin Xiuxiu, who had been simple-minded for eighteen years, fell into a river while chasing after her fiancé, who had gone to the city to work at a factory. When she woke up, memories of another lifetime had appeared in her mind. She was still not very clever, but she was no longer a fool. Once clearheaded, Xiuxiu saw through her childhood sweetheart’s callousness and resolved to make the most of her life. S 6.4kReads7.2Score48914d adds

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    Northeast Rural Education

39. 339 说 We Agreed to Rob Tombs Together, So How Did I Become the Muscle? 说好一起盗墓，我怎么成武力担当 Old Unrequited Lover老单相思Urban153k WordsCompleted In 1975, he is sent to the countryside as an educated youth, where supplies are scarce. Bandits kidnap him and the other youths because of something buried underground, forcing them to navigate the mechanisms inside a tomb. There, he unexpectedly gains a golden finger. From then on, everything changes. He can locate things by sound, detect danger, gather intelligence, identify fake artifacts, and recognize genuine antiques. He eventually becomes a sound-based antique appraiser in the cultural re 17Reads—Score—14d adds

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    In 1975, educated youth were sent to the countryside; they engaged in tomb raiding. There was no system, no rebirth. However, there was a cheat code.

40. 340 七 The 1970s: The Delicate Educated Youth Flaunts Herself in the Rugged Man’s Arms 七零：娇娇女知青在糙汉怀里撒野 Flower Eunuch婲公公Modern Romance444k WordsCompleted [Rugged hero + pocket dimension + transmigration into a book + gourmet food + sweet romance + rich, beautiful educated youth + 1970s] After getting blackout drunk with her best friend, Su Ke used alcohol as an excuse to sleep with a handsome young man. When she woke up, she discovered she had transmigrated into a book! Other people transmigrated into books as villainesses. She went straight into the heroine’s body! The only catch was that the heroine was an airheaded sweetheart, even more foolis 1.1kReads9.0Score10414d adds
41. 341 双 Twin Sisters Take on the 1970s 双胎姐妹花勇闯七零年代 The Running Garfield奔跑的加菲猫Modern Romance543k WordsCompleted [Period Drama] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Family Life] [Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside] [No Female Rivalry] [Everyday Life] [Heartwarming] In 1970, twin sisters Lin Xiaoyang and Lin Xiaoyue were forced to go down to the countryside to make room for their younger brother. They arrived at Baishan Village in Northeast China, where they earned respect through hard work and sincerity and fell in love with Zhou Jianjun and Zhou Jianguo, the village chief's sons. The four formed a study group, pori 3.9kReads8.4Score33314d adds
42. 342 穿 The Sixties Transmigration of a Young Educated Woman and Her Sect's Young Master 穿越六零小知青和她的宗门少主 Clear, Shallow Brook清清浅溪Modern Romance214k WordsOngoing Shen Yunxi transmigrates to 1969 because of a family heirloom jade bangle, where she meets Huo Yunze, the young sect leader. Together, they experience life as educated youths in a remote mountain village and search for hidden treasures in secret realms. Along the way, they encounter all kinds of people and hear stories of rural life. A very sweet and loving story, with lots of doting affection. 5.4kReads—Score89314d adds

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    Both the male and female protagonists are educated youth sent to the countryside during that era, and both experience rural life.

43. 343 炮 The Cannon-Fodder Supporting Female Character’s Manual for Going to the Countryside in the 1960s 炮灰女配六零下乡手册 The Running Garfield奔跑的加菲猫Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted [Two reborn heroines + sent to the countryside to farm + food + slow burn + mutual healing + each shines in her own way] Lin Zhiqiu never dreamed that, as a modern food blogger, she would not only transmigrate, but end up inside a novel set in a bygone era as the cannon-fodder supporting female character who clung to the male lead and was ultimately abandoned. In the original story, Shen Qingqing, the family compound’s darling, lost both her parents and was schemed against by her relatives. Forc 2.3kReads—Score17614d adds
44. 344 快 Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Female Character in Period Dramas Rises to the Top 快穿之年代文中的女配要崛起 Lingxi菱溪Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [Farming] [Reborn] [Pocket Dimension] [One-on-One, Both Leads Have No Past Relationships] [Period] [Sweet Romance] [Fall-Guy] [Comeback] [Top Student] When it came to having a miserable life, Ye Qing felt she could rank near the top. Though she had parents, her life was worse than that of an orphan. The only person who loved her, her grandmother, passed away early. After finally graduating from college, she found a high-paying job, and a bright future beckoned. Who could h 9.7kReads9.1Score77014d adds
45. 345 吃 The Gossip-Loving Young Educated Woman 吃瓜小知青 A Watermelon-Loving Chara一只爱吃瓜的猹Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Wei Wei was speechless. She’d only gone back to her hometown, and ended up caught in a rainstorm and a mudslide, then transmigrated. Not only had she landed in the 1970s, she’d become a pushover everyone could trample on. Her younger sister stole her job, and her mother signed her up to go to the countryside. When had Wei Wei ever put up with such humiliation? Fine, you want the job? If I can’t keep what’s mine, why should I hand it over to you? I’ll wreck the whole thing. You signed up to go to 18.3kReads8.1Score2k14d adds

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    While reading a novel, Li Ruolan was surprised to find that her and her husband's names appeared in a period drama as minor characters—sent-down youths to the countryside alongside the main characters—whose names only appeared two or three times. That very night, Li Ruolan dreamt of these minor characters' memories, and to her surprise, her husband said he had the same dream when he woke up. Just when they both thought it was a coincidence, a spatial dimension appeared. Li Ruolan wiped her face: "Honey, based on my years of experience reading novels, we're probably going to transmigrate into a book!"

46. 346 穿 Transmigrate into a Book and Return to the Seventies: The Immortal-Dew Beauty Changes Her Fate Through Acting 穿书回七零：仙露美人靠演技改命 Shui Xuanji水玄机Modern Romance187k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + golden finger + sweet 1v1 romance + rugged man + actress heiress heroine + loyal, rugged male lead] Yesterday, Liu Wanwan attended a film festival in a custom-made gown, looking gorgeous, and became a celebrated triple-award-winning Best Actress. Today, when she woke up, she found herself dumped in the middle of a remote forest. Oh my God! Had her fake-sweet stepsister finally stopped pretending and hired someone to kidnap her? Just as panic set in, 270Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This isn't a typical slapstick youth novel!! Our historical fiction also needs good writing and doesn't feel simplistic. The female lead transmigrates into the book and becomes the villainous female supporting character from the slump!! It's super good (I'm at a loss for words, hahaha [laughing][laughing]).

47. 347 开 Kidnapped from the Start: My Daily Sign-In in the 1960s 开局被绑我在六零年代的签到日常 Water Drops Turn to Frost滴水成霜Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted [Sign-In System + Pocket Dimension + Educated Youth + Ancient Martial Arts] Gu Zuozuo, heir to an ancient martial arts family, is dragged into transmigrating to the era from history books when people barely had enough to eat or wear, all because of some damn man. She becomes a pitiful beauty from a wealthy family, targeted for her inheritance. After transmigrating, Gu Zuozuo takes her System and turns her enemies' hideout upside down, then dusts herself off and answers the nation's call to go to 16.2kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds

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    A story about educated youth sent to the countryside! So good! So good! 😍 Gu Zuozuo, a descendant of an ancient martial arts family, transmigrates to 1969! She becomes a wealthy and beautiful woman with a family fortune! Surrounded by danger, she thought going to the countryside would hide her from those with ill intentions, but they keep chasing her. Well, don't blame her for being ruthless! 💥 Bound to a daily check-in system; check-ins can obtain items, skills, and more from other dimensions! 🔥 Check-ins reward you with a power awakening potion, awakening your wood-type power! 💥 There are spies, secret agents, and treasures!

48. 348 穿 Transmigrating into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Delicate Educated Youth Goes to the Countryside to Win Over a Big Shot 穿书七零，娇气知青下乡盘大佬 Childhood Tangerine幼时橘子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + historical era + devoted couple + sweet romance + pampered wife + storage space for supplies] This is not a story about a strong female lead!! For a whole month, Nan Qiao keeps dreaming that she has transmigrated into a book set in the 1970s and become an unbearably spoiled educated youth sent to the countryside. After waking up and unexpectedly acquiring a space, she becomes increasingly convinced that things aren't unfolding as they should. So she sells off the family pr 2.2kReads8.0Score17914d adds

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    The first book is one I'm currently reading; it's a period novel where the female protagonist leads her entire family to university. The second book follows a different formula than other period novels. The female protagonist is a concubine's daughter from ancient times who transmigrates, and the male protagonist is a very fierce person whom no one dares to mess with. The male protagonist only listens to the female protagonist.

49. 349 六 The Sixties: An Ordinary Educated Youth's Farming and Gossiping Days 六零，路人甲知青种田吃瓜日常 Gardenias Fragrant for Ten Miles栀子花开十里香Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [Gossip-Watching + Farming + Beloved by Everyone + Metaphysics + Pocket Dimension] Song Beibei was reborn in 1966 and sent to the countryside as an educated youth. The good news: she had a golden finger. The bad news: her golden finger made her farm. And it only gave out rewards after the harvest, so she was forced to farm every day, working even harder than the locals and turning into a regular workhorse. Song Beibei: I’m going to lose it!!! (furious) That would have been bad enough. But why di 5kReads8.7Score35814d adds

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    Haha, these two stories about educated youth are different; they're ensemble pieces, haha, super funny! [Heart][heart][heart][heart]

50. 350 重 Back to the Era: I Dump the Village Belle and Marry a Stunning Educated Youth 重回年代：弃村花！迎娶绝美知青 Lazurite蓝闪石Urban669k WordsCompleted [Reborn, Sweet Romance, Family Life, One Devoted Heroine, Feel-Good] (The rating just came out, so it’s low) The night before Chen Yifei was supposed to get married, he ended up in the same kang bed as He Runqing, an educated youth who was about to return to the city! Their clothes were in disarray... His village beauty fiancée brought the whole village, men and women, young and old, to watch the spectacle. She cried and made a scene, demanding to break off the engagement. Chen Yifei thought he 892Reads8.4Score10214d adds

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    It's good no matter how many times you watch it.

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