Republic-Era Novels 年代文

1. 1 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 156.2kReads9.5Score12.4kShelves

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   These three books are absolutely divine!!! Absolutely flawless! If you don't like them, come find me!!!

2. 2 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Take the Children to Find Their Long-Dead Father 穿书后我带孩子找到他们早死的爹 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1950s + daily life + raising children] Su Zhaozhao stayed up all night finishing a period novel. When she woke up, she’d been tossed into the book’s world as the male lead’s early-deceased ex-wife, a character who wasn’t even given a name and was barely mentioned. He thought she was gone, and she thought he was dead. The ex-wife struggled to survive with her two children until exhaustion took her life. Then Su Zhaozhao landed in her place… In this era of shortages, Su 37.4kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves
3. 3 七 The 1970s: I Became the Female Supporting Character's Foil in a Period Novel 七零：穿成年代文女配对照组 Rain Falling in the Bamboo Grove竹林落雨Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted A period drama about an independent female lead, with no golden finger! She passed the high school entrance exams, but her family wouldn’t let her attend. Instead, they sent her uncle’s daughter, who had never gotten along with her, to school. Short-tempered Lin Erxia erupted into a fight. After a furious scuffle, she passed out from anger. When she woke up, she realized she seemed to have transmigrated into a book... 13.3kReads9.0Score884Shelves
4. 4 上 After Turning In the Script, the Useless 1980s Female Supporting Character Wins by Doing Nothing 上交剧本后，八零废物女配躺赢了 What a Huge Melon好大的瓜Modern Romance626k WordsCompleted Shen Zhixia finds a script inexplicably appearing in her mind as soon as she is born. In the script, she is the foil to the heroine of a period novel. The heroine Li Zhidong’s parents are hardworking, kind, honest, and down-to-earth. Everyone for miles around knows them as good, honest people. Shen Zhixia’s parents are mean, lazy, greedy, and shameless. Everyone for miles around knows them as the worst kind of people. Li Zhidong will make many influential connections and have countless admirers. 12.4kReads8.3Score935Shelves

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   ① Shen Zhixia was born with a script in her hands, only to discover she was the ultimate contrasting example to the heroine of a period drama! The heroine's family was praised for their hard work and kindness, while her own parents were infamous for their laziness, gluttony, and scumbag nature, ultimately destined to be abandoned by everyone for exploiting the heroine. Desperate to defy fate, she quickly told her parents about the plot, only to find their thought processes utterly bizarre—her father: "It's my due to suffer a few days of hardship after decades of carefree living!" Her mother excitedly calculated: "We can be parasites for 70 years! Even though the heroine wins, the benefits go into our bellies!" Her father even guaranteed: "Make as much money as possible, and when we're 65, we'll run away with the cash so the heroine can't find us!" Shen Zhixia was completely dumbfounded: Why aren't these villainous parents playing by the rules?!

5. 5 六 The Sixties: We Agreed to Divorce, So Why Is the Tycoon Having Second Thoughts? 六零：说好离婚，大佬怎么后悔了 Yi Yi咿伊Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [1960s setting + pocket dimension + returning to the city as a dual-income couple + beautiful, ordinary orphan heroine × prickly educated youth + marriage before love + self-interest above all + devoted to each other] Gu Qingxu, a pampered young lady since childhood, transmigrates into a book! She becomes an ordinary orphan in a period novel, and opens her eyes on her wedding night. While she's still trying to make sense of things, the man beside her suddenly rolls over and grits out in her ear, 4.7kReads8.5Score301Shelves
6. 6 末 A Post-Apocalyptic Big Shot Transmigrates to the 1970s, Farming in Her Space and Crushing Her Foes 末世大佬穿七零，空间种田虐渣忙 Childhood Tangerine幼时橘子Modern Romance133k WordsOngoing Jiang Wu, a powerhouse of the apocalypse, fought high-level zombies for eleven grueling years before dying in a self-detonation. She closed her eyes and opened them again, waking up transmigrated to a mountain village in the 1970s, where her whole family adored her! Her parents doted on her, her brothers protected her, the best food was saved for her, and someone always stood up for her when people gossiped. But there were always fools who thought the original owner was an easy target and tried 186Reads—Score—Shelves

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7. 7 七 The 1970s: Smooth Sailing and Happy Days 七零年代：顺风顺水好日子 The Lovely Flower on the Mountain山顶的娇花Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted One day, Zhao Manyi suddenly realizes she was born into a different era. Wait, isn’t that woman across the way the heroine from the TV drama The Virtuous Daughter-in-Law that I watched with the old folks in my family as a kid? And that lovely young neighbor, praised by all the aunties as capable and virtuous, able to handle everything inside and out, turns out to be the exact opposite of me, the hapless foil who can’t lift a finger or shoulder a load!!! The reborn army-wife heroine, the hardw 11.4kReads8.6Score825Shelves

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   I didn't realize I'd transmigrated until I was twenty. It's late, but not too late either. Plus, I have a cheat code to compensate for it. My family is very united and friendly, and I live a smooth and peaceful life. [Smirk]

8. 8 七 The Good Life in the Seventies 七零之美好的生活 Xiao Yi of the Heavenly Palace in the Ninth Heaven上霄天宫的萧轶Modern Romance227k WordsCompleted After finishing the college entrance exams, Su Qin received a jade pendant from her grandmother. It was said to be a pocket dimension crafted by a great cultivator from their ancestry, but no one in the family had ever managed to open it. Su Qin decided to give it a try, just to see what would happen, and then... 4.3kReads9.1Score431Shelves

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   I read the story; the female protagonist starts with a jade pendant. After activating the pendant's spatial storage, she hoards supplies and transmigrates to the 1970s. Upon arrival, she's immediately sent to the countryside, separated from her family. There, she gets together with the brigade leader's third son. After marriage, she gives birth to twin sons and lives a happy life. However, the female protagonist has some truly awful younger siblings and family members…

9. 9 八 The 1980s Supply and Marketing Co-op: I Won Over a Soldier by Selling Goods 八零供销社：我靠卖货撩到兵哥哥 Mischievous Little Bear小淘气熊熊Modern Romance967k WordsOngoing Shen Mian transmigrates to the 1980s. Third Aunt splashes her awake: "Third Aunt, those chive pockets have quite a kick." The whole village bursts out laughing. The System gives her two cents, and she flips goods four times, making a clean yuan without putting up a cent. Someone blocks her when she sells tomatoes at the village entrance. The newcomer wears a blue work uniform and limps slightly on his left leg. "You're operating without a permit. Come with me." Shen Mian looks at him for three s 73Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 重 Reborn in 2008: Doubao Became My Cheat 重生08，豆包成了我的外挂 Broke but Willful没钱又任性Urban2.9M WordsOngoing [Thrilling business battles] + [The male lead isn't a saint. He's a little lecherous, but no womanizer] + [One female lead] + [Making his brothers rich alongside him] Programmer Xia Dong dies suddenly from overwork and opens his eyes to find himself reborn in the 2008 college entrance exam hall, at the turning point of his fate. A phone from 2025 in his pocket is his greatest advantage. Regretting his English score of 40? Easy to fix! His family's factory facing bankruptcy? AI Doubao shows him t 91.2kReads8.4Score5.9kShelves

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    You only realize how good a book is once you've read it; the kind of book you can truly engage with is the one that's worth reading.

11. 11 穿 Reborn as the Scapegoat Ex-Wife: First Deal with the Jerk, Then Join the Army 穿成炮灰前妻，先虐渣，再随军 May Wealth Embrace Me财财入我怀Modern Romance539k WordsOngoing [Capitalist Heiress + Aloof Commander + Transmigrate Into a Book + Pocket Dimension + Joining the Army + Sweet Romance + Putting Scumbags in Their Place] When genius girl Nan Xiangwan wakes up, she’s become the male lead’s doomed ex-wife, who dies early in the book. In the story, the original character is the daughter of a capitalist family. The male lead is a handsome, dashing third-generation military man. But after marrying him, the original character despises his cold, uncaring nature and wo 142Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is beautiful and cool, and she takes revenge on the spot. She's both sweet and fierce, wiping out her entire family's assets to punish her stepmother and sending her stepsister to the countryside. This kind of plot is incredibly satisfying! Super good, highly recommended!

12. 12 重 Reborn in 1998: I Rushed Home with a Knife Before My Wife and Daughter Could Take Their Lives 重生98：妻女自杀前我提刀赶回 Perseus of Huludao葫芦岛的珀尔修斯Urban595k WordsOngoing [Reborn + period setting + making money + devoted husband + no saintly do-gooder + national team] In his previous life, Lu Jiang was a degenerate gambler despised by everyone. On New Year's Eve in 1998, creditors came to collect their debts. His wife, Su Man, was humiliated, then tearfully fed pesticide to their four-year-old daughter before hanging herself... Lu Jiang's hair turned white with regret that night. Even after he later became a trillionaire, he lived and died alone. When he opened 172Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book.

13. 13 中 Starting Out as a Vocational School Student, I Worked My Factory to the Bone 中专生开局，我把工厂卷疯了 Peach Heart Rainbow桃心彩虹Modern Romance623k WordsOngoing A modern quality-control worker transmigrates to the famine years of the 1960s. The moment she opens her eyes, she faces a desperate situation: the high school entrance exam has been suspended, and she's being forced to go to the countryside. To avoid being sent down, she promptly skips grades, studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and secures a stable job at a state-owned enterprise, successfully escaping that fate. She doesn't have any miraculous talent that will make her famou 35.3kReads8.2Score3.8kShelves

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    Instead of going to the countryside, the female lead passes the entrance exam for a vocational school and is assigned to a state-owned factory. Armed with modern mechanical knowledge, she works hard to build her career. [Smirk]

14. 14 娇 Spoiled in the 1980s: The Military District's Young Scoundrel Couple Strikes Back 娇宠八零：军区纨绔夫妻要翻身 Iron Iron Snuggle Iron Iron铁铁贴贴铁铁Modern Romance232k WordsOngoing [The Theater Troupe’s Spoiled Beauty x The Capitalist’s Young Master] [Secret Crush Between Rivals + Two Spoiled Brats Turn Their Lives Around + Face-Slapping in the Military Compound + Getting Rich Through Business] The most famous people in the military compound weren’t the decorated officers, but two spoiled brats who caused trouble every day: Gu Yan and Qiao Weiwei. These sworn enemies, who bickered whenever they met, had secretly gotten married! “Qiao Weiwei! Did that Gu Yan kid threaten yo 33Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    I just finished reading a historical romance novel. The male lead is a playboy, and the female lead is rather spoiled. The male lead has always secretly loved the female lead and eventually tricked her into getting a marriage certificate, but he's incredibly good to her.

15. 15 糙 The Rugged Military Officer Raised a Delicate Darling in the Great Northwest 糙汉军官在大西北养了个娇气包 Wang Xiaotiao旺小跳Modern Romance279k WordsCompleted A new book’s rating will go up as more people read it~ [Period setting + sweet romance + following him to the military base + older, rough-and-tumble fatherly type x pampered, adorable girl + seven-year age gap] The Wen family falls from grace, and overnight their young heiress becomes a hated capitalist. Her parents pull strings to arrange a fake marriage with a soldier so she can follow him to his military base and lie low. At the reception desk, the man leans back in his chair and speaks in a 84.2kReads9.0Score13kShelves

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    Sweet, sweet, sweet era novels

16. 16 响 Answering the Nation's Call! Making a Fortune with Mystical Arts in the 1970s 响应国家号召！70搞玄日进斗金 Lin Yumu林雨沐Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + adorable baby + nuclear war + feng shui and metaphysics + espionage] Mu Qingqing returned to the 1970s with a bagua talisman. That very night, she ended up with a man rumored to be terrifyingly ruthless in the military. Before he could catch her, she ran for it! Using the space within her bagua talisman, she foretold life and death and defied fate. In a single day, she dealt with the scumbag and his mistress who had impersonated her and cut out her heart, as 546Reads9.2Score119Shelves

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    Book Two: Who would have thought that this high-ranking officer's wife, who can catch enemy spies and cure diseases, was once a submissive wife abused by her in-laws, all because her husband disappeared and refused to send money home. Her ignorant in-laws only cared about money and not about her.

17. 17 军 Two Years into Their Military Marriage, the Young Army Wife Brings Their Two Kids to Find Their Dad 军婚两年未见，小军嫂带俩娃找爹 First Frost霜初Modern Romance208k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Both Leads Are Each Other’s First + Pocket Dimension + Marriage Before Love + Stepmom Raises Kids] Xu Yan, the daughter of a crime boss, transmigrates into a book and becomes a little fool who got married in a whirlwind wedding two years ago in the 1970s. Her newlywed husband, an army officer, was immediately called away by his unit, leaving his two children in the care of the Xu family. But ever since Song Yanche went missing, the money he sent every month stopped coming. T 3.7kReads9.0Score470Shelves
18. 18 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: The Lucky Star Sets the World Ablaze 穿越七零：福运大佬燃翻天 Beef with Green Peppers尖椒牛柳Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Futuristic high technology, strengthening the country and enriching its people, the whole family’s darling, a lucky charm, power fantasy Gu Jinxiu arrives in the 1970s with a pocket dimension full of future technology. After getting revenge on her scumbag father, who married into her mother’s family, and her wicked stepmother, making their lives worse than death, she takes her younger brother and heads to the countryside in style. Out in the countryside, she builds a career and runs bu 9.9kReads9.1Score1kShelves

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    These novels from that era are really amazing! 😎😎😎 ① Reincarnation, awakened memories. The female lead has a great personality. Her family wants her to go to the countryside for her brother's wedding. The female lead knows going to the countryside is beneficial to her, but she can't comply with her family's wishes and insists on receiving money and food from them. 🥰🥰🥰 She'll fight back against anyone who tries to bully her, and she really will.

19. 19 替 Before the Substitute Marriage, the Little Military Wife Reclaims Her Space and Clears Out the Whole Family 替嫁前，小军嫂夺回空间搬空全家 Tong Yuyue童雨月Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted The animated series Tang Xin'er’s Substitute Marriage is now available. Search for it on Tomato Red Fruit to watch. Tang Xin'er transmigrates into a novel set in a bygone era and becomes a cannon-fodder female character. From the very start, she is forced to take her older sister's place and marry a man with severe burns and a disfigured face. They don't even prepare a dowry for her, and plan to use her bride price to find a wife for her younger brother. Furious, she takes back the pocket dimens 4.5kReads8.8Score413Shelves
20. 20 重 Reborn in a Northeastern Mountain Village: Fishing and Hunting Across Two Rivers and Two Nations 重生东北小山村渔猎两江两国 Student Tianya小学生天涯Urban4.0M WordsOngoing Please give this five stars. Please give this five stars. I don't have much education or skill, and I can't write fancy prose. I use ordinary people's language to tell an ordinary story. If you like it, I thank you for your support with a clasped-fist salute. If you don't, please be kind and don't flame me. An artist can't make a living without noble-minded patrons. I offer my thanks to all of you, my dear supporters. 39.5kReads8.2Score2.7kShelves

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    A story set in a bygone era, set in Northeast China, involving hunting, fishing, farming, and adventures. It includes everyday family matters, thrilling life-or-death encounters with brothers, and a series of hilarious and exciting events.

21. 21 八 A Great Beauty Raises Kids in a Beijing Courtyard, 1980s Style 八零大美人四合院养娃日常 North to South由北向南Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Slice of life + sweet romance + raising children + family life + career) Zhao Jinshu was in her sixties. Her children had grown up and started families of their own, and she had seen her parents-in-law off. She was just about to travel around the country when she was reborn. She returned to the time a few months after she had first moved to the city. Back then, she knew nothing. A young bride from the countryside, she was shy, too embarrassed to speak up, and insecure. Even though her husband 56.5kReads9.3Score4.8kShelves

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    [Heart] It's really good, and finally, a historical romance novel where the female lead doesn't just encounter a jerk in her past life and get slapped in the face in this one. Although the female lead had a period of misery in her past life, I think it was actually a matter of her mindset. In fact, she had a very good life in her past life. In this life, her mindset is better, she's more open-minded, and her perspective on problems is different. Her way of handling life is different, which leads to a different ending. The interactions between the male and female leads are really sweet. However, to be honest, I quite enjoyed reading about their pre-marital story and their time in their hometown after getting married.

22. 22 说 We Agreed I’d Be Your Little Sister, So Why Did the Abstinent Officer Lose Control? 说好当妹妹，禁欲军官怎就失控了 Dancing Snowflakes Everywhere雪儿漫天舞Modern Romance210k WordsOngoing [Much of the story is based on tales from the author's rural hometown + transmigrate into a book + military romance set in a bygone era + mistaking someone for her brother + pretend siblings + age gap + a chaste military officer falls hard] Soon after moving into the military compound, Shen Wanxing mistakes the cold-faced regimental commander, Lu Lixiao, for someone else and calls him “Brother” without a second thought. She sees him only as a brother. But who could have guessed that this chas 2.3kReads—Score103Shelves

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    The battles were incredibly exciting and vividly portrayed, with the combat sequences being particularly... Well, the first chapter alone left a lasting impression on many!

23. 23 能 A Capable Village Belle and Her Good-for-Nothing Live-In Son-in-Law 能干村花和她的窝囊倒插门 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance211k WordsOngoing Zhao Hua is the capable, no-nonsense village beauty of Taiping Village. She supports her family with a small shop, while her adoptive parents hope she'll marry a man who can support them in their old age. A scandalous affair involving a potential match ruins the marriage prospects outright. Unable to find a man willing to marry into her family, she chooses the impoverished Li boy who lives behind her house. His family is buried in debt, he's timid by nature and always lowers his head when troubl 3.8kReads—Score123Shelves
24. 24 美 The Beautiful First Half of Her Life 美艳的前半生 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance516k WordsOngoing The story takes place in a rural village in Hebei in 1999. Meiyan has been sweet, beautiful, and clever since childhood, and everyone in the village agrees she's the local beauty. After failing her university entrance exams on her second attempt, she has no choice but to face the path fate has laid out for her. Swept up by Li Gangqiang's relentless pursuit, she gives him everything. But on the very day he steps through the gates of college, he gets together with another woman. Betrayed, Meiyan s 11kReads7.1Score248Shelves
25. 25 土 The Lingering Warmth of the Earthen Bed 土炕上的余温 Nine-Nine Cat九玖猫Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing The quarry in the hills behind Laojing Village buried the men from half the village. All that remained were a village full of widows and children crying from hunger. Thirty migrant miners moved into the workers' barracks, all strapping bachelors. The widows cursed men to their faces, then dug out their floral jackets at night and deliberately walked past the barracks. Each of the three widows had her own reasons: one wanted a protector to help raise her child, one hoped to get some rice and flou 12kReads8.9Score776Shelves
26. 26 俏 The Charming Village Girl Doesn't Give Her Heart Away 俏村花她不走心 Nine-Nine Cat九玖猫Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing People say that a widow’s doorstep invites trouble, but Chunfang isn’t afraid. She goes out of her way to surround herself with men. After years of struggling in the dirt, she’s seen through it all: you can’t rely on a man’s heart, but you can rely on his money and connections. So she smiles as she plays several men against one another. One helps her come up with the cash, another finds her a market for her goods. The villagers call her shameless. Chunfang sneers. “How much is a reputation worth 21.1kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves
27. 27 踹 Dump the Scumbag and Join the Army: She Becomes the Commander's Wife 踹渣男去随军，摇身一变首长夫人 Young Master of the Zhang Family张家少年郎Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted [Sweet military romance set in the 1960s] [1960s setting + mind-reading + medical skills + high-ranking military officer + heroine who grows over time + warm everyday family life] A nightmare gives Zhang Baozhu a glimpse of her family's tragic fate. After awakening her ability to read minds, she discovers that her fiancé's family are actually the ones behind it all. With help from a benefactor, she decisively breaks off the engagement and enters the military compound to treat the cold-faced com 80Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A nightmare leads Zhang Baozhu to foresee her family's tragic fate. Unexpectedly awakening her mind-reading abilities, she discovers to her horror that her fiancé's family are the executioners. Fortunately, with the help of a benefactor reborn into the world, she escapes the crisis, decisively breaks off her engagement, and is even taken to a military compound to treat the cold-faced commander, Huo Zhen. Zhang Baozhu cures Huo Zhen's snake venom and also wins his heart. From their first meeting, where she calmly reattaches a severed arm for a military family member, to her gentle protection of Huo Zhen's dignity at the rescue scene, Huo Zhen has long been deeply in love, but hesitates to act due to his age. Zhang Baozhu, who can hear Huo Zhen's thoughts, sees through his love and takes the initiative, teasing him until he grits his teeth in frustration. Just as Zhang Baozhu turns eighteen, Huo Zhen publicly confesses his love, making her his girlfriend. Huo Zhen's ex-fiancée, who "reneges on the military engagement," returns. The capitalist's daughter, transmigrated into the book, declares she will take back everything, only to discover with horror that the Huo family has long doted on Zhang Baozhu! Later, the capitalist's daughter who transmigrated into the book was sent back to the Northwest for reform, while the native heroine became the wife of a high-ranking official, envied by everyone. She was loved by her husband, pampered by the whole family, and lived a prosperous life in Changshi.

28. 28 1 The Flirtatious Girl of 1992 Gets Caught Up in Romance as She Makes Her Way to the County Seat 1992俏妞情乱闯县城 Bright Years岁岁昭明Modern Romance51k WordsOngoing In 1992, Chen Xiu'e had failed the college entrance exam several times. Her boyfriend, who had passed the exam and gotten into university, coaxed her into coming to the county town, promising they would build a life together. But soon after arriving in the city, he changed his mind and dumped her. Then another letter came from home: they wanted to sell her to a crippled man from another village for bride money to help her brother get married. Xiu'e had a younger sister, and the thought that her 21Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 村 Wu Xiuli, the Village Girl 村女吴秀丽 Soaring Swallow腾飞的燕Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing Twenty-year-old village girl Xiuli lost her virginity to her boyfriend Gangzi the day before he entered university. She followed him to the city to work, but one thing after another happened after she arrived, leaving her utterly disillusioned. Xiuli decided to reassess her relationship with Gangzi. As her love life went awry, Xiuli's own life also fell into difficulty. Then university teacher Xu Yunfeng entered her life, and the two gradually fell in love. 77.6kReads8.2Score3.2kShelves
30. 30 1 In 1988, a Northeast Country Girl Takes on the County Seat 1988东北大妞闯县城 Soaring Swallow腾飞的燕Modern Romance154k WordsOngoing In 1988, on a stormy night, 21-year-old Xiufen discovers her sister-in-law's secret. From then on, trouble follows her, and she has nowhere left to turn. She packs her bags and sets off alone for the county town. During her hard years in the county town, Xiufen builds a business from nothing, enduring one trial after another while holding fast to her convictions. She grits her teeth and perseveres, working alongside her lover, Shen Junfeng. Starting with a street stall, they gradually grow thei 933Reads—Score244Shelves
31. 31 五 The 1950s: Starting Out as an Apprentice 五零：从学徒工开始 Gold Always Shines, and I'll Be There是金子总会有我的Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [Period setting + native protagonist + daily life + career + no golden finger] [An ordinary story about ordinary people] Her parents wanted Baolan to take her eldest brother's place in an arranged marriage. Baolan refused. Baolan passed the worker recruitment exam. Starting as an apprentice, Baolan attended night school, got promoted, bought a watch, bought a bicycle... Little by little, she built herself a good life. 34.6kReads9.0Score3.8kShelves

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    The female protagonist does not time travel or reincarnation; she changes her destiny through her own hard work and struggle.

32. 32 重 Reborn in 1970: My Mother-in-Law Begged Me to Stop Kicking Her 重生七零，婆婆跪求我别踢了 Jian Buluofen简布洛芬Modern Romance120k WordsOngoing Revenge after being reborn + life in the 1970s + face-slapping terrible relatives + a battle to split up the family + sweet military romance + women's awakening + hilarious gossip A wealthy young lady is reborn in the 1970s and marries into the most outrageous family in a poor mountain village. With her iron legs, she kicks all the demons and monsters to the curb, leads the village women in building careers and turning their lives around, and, along the way, wins the doting affection of her mili —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I stumbled upon this book, and it cracked me up! It's incredibly good, hilarious, and cathartic. The female lead is absolutely amazing; it's definitely a gem!

33. 33 弃 Leaving Love Behind in the 1970s: The Doctor Goddess Orphan Is Doted on by the God of War 弃爱七零，医神孤女被战神独宠了 Gave It a Shake, and Got Yao摇了个瑶Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Others transmigrated to the 1970s, and Wen Sui'an did too! While others who transmigrated either latched onto powerful patrons or brought along a pocket dimension, Wen Sui'an was lucky enough to get the Qihuang System! She can only earn points by treating and saving people. No patients, no perks. The original owner was a timid pushover, arranged to share a household with Shen Yubai and look after two little ones. Her future stretched out before her, filled with grievances and thankless chores. S 10.1kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves

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    Modern medical genius Wen Sui'an is murdered and transmigrates to a rural area in the 1970s, where she is sold to care for the mentally unstable Shen Yubai. Bound to a divine doctor system, she heals the sick, raises children, makes sugar, builds factories, and leads her family to defy fate.

34. 34 嘤 Eek! How Embarrassing! I Transmigrated Straight into a Rugged Man's Arms 嘤！害羞！刚穿越就被糙汉抱进怀 Wangwang Snow Cakes Are So Tasty旺旺雪饼超好吃Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted Stockpiling supplies + marriage first, love later + period setting + pocket dimension + devoted husband [Golden finger + cozy, everyday-life story] After achieving financial freedom, Jiang Mingcha suddenly dreams that she’ll transmigrate to an extremely poor village. The moment she wakes up, she rushes out to buy everything she can! She buys what she needs, and what she doesn’t need, too. Then, just as she’s buying the most important supplies, she gets into a car accident! When she opens her eye 21kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves

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    Try this one, my friend! [KISS][KISS]

35. 35 我 My 1989 我的1989 Ruo Zhihan若知湳Modern Romance577k WordsOngoing Twenty years ago, a homewrecker tore my family apart and took my father away; Twenty years later, her greed returned, and now she wants to take the only home left to my mother and me. My father was cold and heartless, abandoning his family. With a powerful enemy at the door, every move was a calculated trap. I stopped holding back and bet everything I had on fighting back head-on. From a helpless daughter trapped by the wounds of her upbringing to someone who turns the tide and claims her own ha 1Reads—Score885Shelves

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    A story set in an era filled with the warmth of everyday life, where a mother and daughter's peaceful life is disrupted by outsiders, and the biological father shows no intention of protecting them. The protagonist grits her teeth and shoulders everything, completing her self-growth amidst hardship.

36. 36 七 A City Job at the Printing Factory in the Seventies 七零年代留城当印刷厂女工 Wangzai's Runaway Milk旺仔在逃牛奶Modern Romance490k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + period piece + realistic + romance + love grows over time + everyday family life + educated youth working the land + urban worker who stays in the city + workplace drama + college entrance exams + business] My boyfriend went to the countryside while I stayed in the city, and there were always scoundrels trying to get me to date two men at once. Jobs were hard to come by in the 1970s. After a great deal of effort, Zhu Huan finally got herself one, but her new factory-worker boy 946Reads8.0Score107Shelves

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    The first book is super good. Unlike many period novels, it doesn't have any overpowered plot devices, but the female lead is incredibly exciting—she's bold and passionate. Don't be fooled by the title!

37. 37 共 Sailing Together 共舟行 Little Mouse Maomao阿鼠毛毛Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Small-Town Fiction | Slow Burn | 1v1, Both Leads Chaste | Ensemble Growth | Working-Class Struggles | Realistic | Period Setting] “Across a thousand miles, the boat speeds on; a letter of love rides home on the wind.” A small town in southern China in the 1990s A young man holds an unremarkable bouquet of roses And lays his feelings bare beneath the night sky From scraping by with a street stall to finding a way forward together Through wind and rain, they share life's many ups and downs This i 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is good.

38. 38 资 The Reborn Capitalist Heiress Is Doted on by Her Military Officer Husband 资本家大小姐重生军官老公掌心宠 Yan Xingyan言星妍Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Historical Setting + Joining the Army Husband on an Island + Reborn + Young Lady + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life] [Alternate setting, 1960s] [Flirtatious, high-maintenance heroine and rough, arrogant hero] Shen Yitang thought there must be something seriously wrong with her. She had spent five years disliking Gu Huaizheng, but after he died, she spent a full ten years missing him. She missed the strong arms that had protected her in the catastrophic flood, and the safe haven he had built for he 19.3kReads7.9Score1.5kShelves

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    It's so good! This book is a period drama, but it's quite different from other period dramas. There's no endless scheming and petty family squabbles, no long arguments. The male and female leads are very lively, and their personalities are very interesting. The supporting characters are also great. Women help each other, and the female and male leads grow together, making their lives better and better—it's very sweet! And the male lead has excellent male virtues!!! This book gives me the feeling of a gentle sea breeze blowing through my hair, and the sunset reddening the sea and my face—a vibrant and comfortable feeling! The words are gentle and soothing, making you want to keep reading.

39. 39 重 Reborn in the 80s: My Husband Loves His First Love, So I Don't Want Him Anymore 重生80：老公爱白月光，我不要了 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉Female-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 80s: My Husband Loves His White Moonlight, So I Don't Want Him Anymore 351Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Looks good 3

40. 40 八 Sweet Military Marriage in the 1980s: My Ex Regrets It Too Late 八零军婚甜蜜蜜，前夫后悔火葬场 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + satisfying revenge, no putting up with mistreatment + male lead appears late + everyday life + farming + no golden finger + taking down scoundrels + sweet romance + ensemble cast + family matters + military officers + commanding officer] In her previous life, Qiao Jiangxin married into the Chen family. She shouldered every burden to give them a peaceful life, working like an ox and a horse to support her husband's literary ambitions, care for her ailing in-laws, and look aft 44.5kReads9.2Score5.3kShelves

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    This book!! I didn't want to sleep at night after reading it!! ✨ Historical setting + Rebirth + Taking Down Scum! No cheat codes! 🌟🌟 Reborn, Qiao Jiangxin understands that to love someone, you must first love yourself!! All those who make you unhappy will be crushed!! Leave those who feel wronged without hesitation!!

41. 41 我 I'm the Fake Heiress, but the Commander Still Marries Me 我是假千金，首长未婚夫依旧娶我 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted I'm the Fake Heiress, but My Commanding Officer Fiancé Still Marries Me 163Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 八 The 1980s: The Cold-Faced Officer Is Wrapped Around the Sickly Beauty's Finger 八零：冷面军官被病弱美人拿捏了 Little Silly Goose小呆鹅Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion] Martial arts prodigy Jiang Nianzhi transmigrates into a book and arrives in an alternate version of the 1980s, where she becomes a delicate, frail beauty. Thinking she would run into one terrible person after another, she rolls up her sleeves, ready to beat them all into submission. But her feisty mother favors girls over boys, her white-lotus sister is a doting sister-con, her grandmother is a beauty enthusiast, and her little brother has 81.8kReads9.4Score13kShelves

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    These two books are really good.

43. 43 8 Eighty: After Leaving the Commander, I Dedicated Myself to the Motherland 80：放弃首长后，我献给了祖国 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉6k WordsCompleted 1980: After Giving Up the Commander, I Devoted Myself to My Country 175Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 随 Three Babies on the Way in the Military Compound: The Commander Has to Soothe Them Every Night 随军大院孕三宝：首长夜夜要哄娃 Chang'an Ya长安丫Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + sweet romance + adorable baby + island storage space + domestic life] Qi Baicha, a wealthy heiress from the capital with a fortune worth billions, slipped aboard a luxury cruise ship and transmigrated into a hit novel set in a bygone era. In the book, he chased her, she fled, and she had nowhere to run. Qi Baicha was still determined to play the cannon fodder, and ended up meeting a tragic fate. Staring at the plot she’d been handed, Qi Baicha was dumbfounded. But with an is 9.7kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    🌼🌸🌳Shen Cheng, a staunch bachelor in the military, had a personal life that was a constant worry for his superiors. His comrades, taking on the responsibility, introduced him to their cousin. "Old Shen, my sister's a bit chubby, a bit dark-skinned, a bit short, but she's incredibly sweet and docile—perfect as a wife." Shen Cheng, uninterested in women and mistaking his rifle for a wife, righteously refused. Then, when his family came to visit, he saw Jiang Nianzi, a beautiful woman in a cheongsam, red lips and black hair, who called out sweetly to his comrade, "Brother!" Shen Cheng suddenly grabbed his comrade's neck: "This is the sister you were talking about?"

45. 45 乡 The Real Heiress from the Countryside Is the Commander’s Cherished Darling 乡下来的真千金竟是首长掌心宠 A Bite of Peace一口平安Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Stockpiling + Multiple Births + Domestic Life + No Playing Savior] [The short drama is now available. Search for “Sharing a Lifetime with You.”] First, Jiang Yunshu dumped her fiancé, who loved eating out. Then her grandparents, who had died many years ago, came to her in a dream. Before they left, they even gave her a mustard-seed pocket dimension they had begged from the King of Hell. That’s right, Jiang Yunshu was about to transmigrate, and luckily, she st 16.3kReads9.0Score2kShelves
46. 46 法 The Forensic Expert Transmigrates to the 1970s: Wooing Her Husband and Solving Cases with Ease 法医大佬穿七零，撩夫破案样样行 Xi Ning兮宁Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted [Alternate era setting + military marriage + sweet romance + forensic pathologist + crime-solving + space + cozy everyday life] Shen Zhuqing, a top forensic pathologist, dies and wakes up as the male lead’s cannon-fodder ex-girlfriend in an era-set novel. The moment she opens her eyes, a shameless couple is jumping around right in front of her. How could she put up with that? She kicks the scumbag between the legs and scalds the shameless woman’s face with boiling water. She’s here for a good ti 4.3kReads9.0Score797Shelves
47. 47 相 I Went to the Wrong Blind Date Table and Married an Officer, Then Made a Fortune with My Pocket Dimension 相亲走错桌嫁军官，携空间赚翻了 October Frost十月霜华Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Entirely fictional] (military marriage in a bygone era + devoted love between two virgins + face-slapping villains + a touch of fantasy with a pocket dimension + no saintly heroine + building wealth) After ten years of keeping her head down, Gong Linglong finally avenged her parents and reclaimed everything that belonged to her. Just as she was about to enjoy life, a soul-reaper dragged her spirit down to the underworld! Damn it! They got the wrong soul? And she couldn't go back? With her fiery 52kReads9.4Score7kShelves
48. 48 就 Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购 Sauce-Fried Rice酱汁炒饭Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted With a loud crash, Xu Jiaojiao, from the twenty-second century, survives an air disaster and transmigrates to the resource-starved 1960s, with three years of famine looming. Luckily, she has the “Buy-It-All Shopping Group” golden finger. She lands a job through a supply-and-marketing cooperative recruitment drive and gets a secure government job for life. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate... While everyone else chews grass, I snack on dates. I’ll stockpile the good stuff until the warehous 6.9kReads8.9Score740Shelves

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    These are all ones I like.

49. 49 年 Period: The Capitalist Heiress Doesn’t Love Me Less, She Loves Me Too Much 年代:资本家大小姐不是不爱，是太爱 Big Sister Cat猫大姐Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted Period: The capitalist family's eldest daughter doesn't lack love, she loves too much 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    To survive in the countryside, the female protagonist drugged herself, forcing the male protagonist to pity her. Later, after the college entrance examination was reinstated and she passed, she abandoned the male protagonist without hesitation. Everyone said she was heartless. But from the female protagonist's perspective, in those years when class background and work points mattered, for a "capitalist's daughter" to survive, love was a deadly poison. Later, she met the male protagonist in the city and gave herself to him, asking him to keep her secret. Until the news of the male protagonist's "sacrifice" arrived, the female protagonist abandoned the promising future she had worked so hard for in the city, returned to his hometown, back to square one, and gave birth to his child. It turns out, it wasn't that the female protagonist was heartless; it was that the era hadn't left her, given her social status, any room to dare to love.

50. 50 穿 The Book Transmigrator Swapped Brides, Married in Her Place, and Raised Fish. I Returned to Win Without Lifting a Finger 穿书女换亲替嫁养鱼，我回归躺赢 Sugar Tangerine沙糖橘子Modern Romance118k WordsOngoing [Reclaiming Her Body + Emotional Push and Pull + Family Life + Devoted Husband + Marriage Before Love] Su Wan's body was taken over by a woman who had transmigrated into a book for three years. During that time, the transmigrator pulled one outrageous stunt after another. First, she plotted, "Dad marries into the family, and I get rich," tricking her father into marrying a rich woman. Then she forced the wealthy woman's son, a future business tycoon, into her grasp. She had her eldest sister tak 5.9kReads—Score142Shelves

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    This is so novel! A subversion of the typical transmigration novel set in a bygone era, where the protagonist reclaims her body. [Victory][Victory][Victory] Su Wan's body was occupied by a transmigrated woman for three years. During these three years, the transmigrated woman's antics were outrageous. First, she plotted "my father marrying into the family and I becoming rich," tricking her father into marrying a wealthy woman, and then forcibly taking the wealthy woman's son, the future richest man, into her fold. Her sisters became pawns in her marriage alliances, tools for her future wealth accumulation. Not only that, she also raised a pond full of big fish... The two biggest among them were the male protagonist reborn in the book, who started from scratch and was destined to become incredibly wealthy. The other was her husband, whom she had recently married! He would inherit billions in assets. The book described him in only one sentence: angering him would only result in one word—death. Now Su Wan has regained her body and even gained some of the transmigrated woman's memories. But the situation she faces is beyond her control... The transmigrated woman has attracted a bunch of fish! Her husband is furious! Her eldest sister hates her, and her fourth sister is dissatisfied with her! Just as she was lost in thought, Huo Chenxiao walked over...

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