Republic-Era Novels 年代文

1. 451 卖 I Sold My Dad into a Son-in-Law Marriage, and My Three Stepbrothers Dote on Me 卖爹去入赘，我被三个继兄宠上天 Bouncing Bunny蹦跶兔Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The live-action short dramas "Beloved on the Road to Exile: Dad Marries into a New Family, and I Strike It Rich" and "Beloved in the 1980s: Dad Marries into a New Family, and I Become a Tycoon" are now streaming! [Pretty, Delicate, Sunshine-Loving Heroine + Rough Hero Who dotes on His Wife] + Mutual Healing + Everyday Family Life After being reborn, the first thing Shen Mingzhu did was send her dad off to marry into another family! In her previous life, the Feng father and son tortured her un 82.9kReads7.9Score5.7kShelves

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   👍 I highly recommend "Selling My Father to Marry into My Family: I'm Pampered by My Three Stepbrothers in Turn." I absolutely adore the radiant female lead and the mutual redemption trope; I devoured it!

2. 452 七 1970s Space: A Transmigrated Daughter and Her Reborn Mother 七零空间：穿越闺女重生妈 Transmigration and Rebirth穿越加重生Modern Romance392k WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1970s] [Transmigration] [Space] [Reborn] [Mutual devotion] [A touch of ensemble cast] [Educated youth] [Two worlds connected] She opens her eyes and has transmigrated into a book set in the 1970s. Even the paper character's slap across her face hurts like hell. She has become a short-lived cannon-fodder character. Damn it! This woman is going to defy fate and change her destiny! 46.5kReads8.9Score3.4kShelves
3. 453 七 I Met the Man Who Stole My Heart in the 1970s 七零年代我遇到心动的汉子 Jingxuan Yang MeijinC景轩羊梅锦CModern Romance508k WordsCompleted Important! This is very important! No pocket dimension + no golden finger + no awful relatives (there's just one) + no unresolved heartbreak Liu Xiqiao stayed up all night reading novels and somehow read herself right into another world. She transmigrates into the body of an eighteen-year-old girl from the year 1974 who has the exact same name. She wakes up and collapses right back onto the bed. Looks like she's not the only one who stayed up all night. With simple luggage on her back, she takes 1.2kReads8.6Score—Shelves

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   You won't regret adding this to your bookshelf!

4. 454 错 Wrongly Married in 1975: The Rugged Man and the Sophisticated Beauty 错嫁1975：糙汉与御姐 Wan Qian, Who Loves Cantonese Soup爱吃广府汤的万千帝主Modern Romance475k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + marriage first, love later + farming + cuisine] [Realistic and down-to-earth + slice of life + light comedy + heartwarming] Qiao Yujie, a 34-year-old elite doctor. During the Qingming tomb-sweeping festival, she bowed nine times to her ancestors, and five thousand strings of firecrackers burned to ash Then she was gone. When she opened her eyes again, it was 1975, and she was being "packed off" to marry a man in a military district. Her fiancé had gone fro 181.2kReads8.3Score25.7kShelves

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   Not a angst novel. Not a fast-paced, action-packed story. It leans towards realism, avoiding exaggeration, and is set in a historical period. It focuses on life as a military dependent, emphasizing practical wisdom and a slow, steady approach.

5. 455 8 In 1985, I Made the Villagers Rich with Greenhouse Vegetables 85年带着村民搞大棚蔬菜暴富了 Peanuts Playing on a Phone花生耍手机Urban322k WordsCompleted Reborn and waking up on a bus back to the capital, Jiang Cheng gets off immediately to prevent the tragedy from happening again. He runs all the way back to Lijia Village and saves his wife, Li Wenge, at the crucial moment. On the verge of death from exhaustion, he activates the Damned System and manages to cling to life. With the System’s help, Jiang Cheng leads impoverished Lijia Village in growing greenhouse vegetables. Through a small mistake, he ends up growing unusual chives and cucumbers, 1.4kReads—Score107Shelves

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   He doted on his wife, farmed, and boosted the GDP of an entire province through farming.

6. 456 军 A Sweet Military Marriage: I Transmigrate into a Book as a Cannon-Fodder Wife and Become His Cherished Darling 军婚甜蜜蜜：穿书炮灰被掐腰宠 Ouyang Jing of Beiyin City北寅市的欧阳靖Modern Romance231k WordsOngoing [Mystic Space Spring + Fight Back from the Brink + Abstinent Officer Turns into a Devoted Husband] She transmigrates into the role of a cannon-fodder heroine in the 1970s, only to wake up and find her awful family trying to ruin her life! Her husband, Huo Jinyan, comes back with divorce papers, determined to end their marriage. But later, the abstinent officer turns into a doting husband, chasing after her until his eyes are red. "Lili, let's not get divorced. I'll do the laundry, cook, and take 20Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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   Early male lead: I want a divorce. Later male lead: Lili, you're not allowed to leave.

7. 457 重 Reborn in 1986: I Open a Supermarket in the City 重生1986我在城里开超市 Lonely Dog Listening to the Rain孤单听雨的狗Urban1.1M WordsOngoing The ratings have only just come in, so they’re bound to rise!! Everything is handmade from scratch~ [Period setting + reborn + feel-good story + building wealth + opening a supermarket + devoted husband and father] [Buy one, get one free] [Trade in your old goods] [The Vegetable Basket Project] … Reborn in 1986, with no awful relatives to deal with, he sells wild greens, opens a supermarket, and starts a franchise... Free eggs with every in-store purchase! Spend 10 yuan, get 1 yuan off; sp 38.2kReads8.3Score2.9kShelves

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   Reborn in 1986, he becomes wealthy, opens a supermarket, dotes on his wife and daughter, and leads the entire village to prosperity.

8. 458 母 A Mother's Tragedy 母殇 Ai Jiaqi艾家齐Urban605k WordsCompleted A fortune-teller once said he was destined to be like gold beneath the sea, blessed with a lifetime of food and clothing. But he had a stubborn fate: he brought misfortune not to others, but to himself. Whenever he was close to success, he always seemed to fall just short of a little luck. Perhaps the prediction had come true, or perhaps it was simply fate. He always felt there was a barrier hanging over his head, limiting how far he could go in life. No matter how hard he worked or struggled, h 2.1kReads8.7Score579Shelves

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   I highly recommend the first book!! The writing is exquisite! It vividly portrays the daily life of women at the bottom of society—from spring plowing and tomb sweeping to planting and going to the market—and their hardships over half a lifetime!

9. 459 1 In 1975, I Went to the Countryside to Escape Disaster 1975年我下乡避祸 Niu Shi牛柿Urban1.5M WordsCompleted This is not a feel-good power fantasy. There is no pocket dimension, no System, no rebirth, and no transmigration. The times are turbulent, and the road ahead is uncertain. To protect Li Chengxiao, his family bears the pain of sending him to the countryside for an assigned rural posting, away from danger. Alone, he puts down roots in the village, enduring hardship and lying low with quiet resolve. With his unique insight and steady temperament, he establishes himself amid adversity, discreetly b 92.7kReads8.5Score11.3kShelves
10. 460 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Married the Poorest Man in the Village 退婚后，我嫁给了全村最穷的男人 Cheng Shuo21城烁21Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Shen Xiulan’s engagement was broken off, an acquaintance arranged for her to marry Zhao Dajiang, a farmer from the neighboring village who was too poor to find a wife. She was a mild-mannered young woman her family considered an embarrassment. He was an honest, inarticulate man whose parents had died when he was young. They had no whirlwind romance or grand ambitions. They simply learned to make a life together in a shabby earthen house. Shen Xiulan cooked, mended clothes, grew vegetables, 10.8kReads7.5Score841Shelves

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    Synopsis: This is a contemporary romance novel set in a rural village. Shen Xiulan, a woman jilted at her arranged marriage, is introduced to Zhao Dajiang, a poor farmer from a neighboring village who can't afford a wife. She is a timid girl her family considers shameful, while he is an honest, clumsy man whose parents died young. Their love isn't dramatic, nor do they have grand ambitions; they simply learn to make a living in a dilapidated mud-brick house. Shen Xiulan cooks, sews, grows vegetables, and raises chickens; Zhao Dajiang farms, repairs farm tools, and makes furniture. She leaves him a hot meal, and he helps her with an extra row of fields; she secretly makes him a cotton-padded coat, and he clumsily saves money to buy her hair clips. Through the mundane routines of spring planting, market days, autumn harvest, and the New Year, they slowly transform from strangers into each other's support. This isn't a story of revenge or humiliation, but rather a heartwarming tale of a slow-paced, everyday life. Even in poverty, there are arguments, rumors, and entanglements of kinship, but there are also hot meals, lamplight, vegetable seedlings in the yard, and a little home that is increasingly promising. Life doesn't have to be extravagant; as long as each day gets better, that's enough. May the reader believe that there is light in every home.

11. 461 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: The Rich Heiress Gets Rich by Gossiping 穿越七零：大小姐吃瓜暴富了 My Real Name Is Huang Rong我真叫黄蓉Modern Romance342k WordsCompleted Transmigrate + System + gossip + military marriage + just for fun Tu Hua, the eldest daughter of a wealthy family, transmigrates to the famine-stricken 1970s and becomes a poor orphan who can't get enough to eat or stay warm. Just as she falls into despair, she discovers that her detached villa has come along with her. It has running water and electricity, temperature-controlled storage, and every kind of supply stocked in abundance. She's also bound to a gossip System: all she has to do is foll 734Reads6.4Score103Shelves

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    The female lead loves no one but herself; she is absolutely clear-headed and independent, and deserves a lot of respect.

12. 462 重 Reborn in the 1990s: The Lucky Carp Doctor Charms Her Husband 重生九零，锦鲤医妻撩夫上瘾 Madam Tang Is a Little Sweet唐夫人有点甜Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Qingyu was blind to the truth and foolish in matters of the heart. Misled by the woman she thought was her best friend, she did nothing but beat and berate Gu Zhenming, who had become lame because of her. In the end, she abandoned her husband and daughter and left for another land. She never imagined that, as she lay dying, the only person by her side would be the husband she had despised and abandoned. Su Qingyu was consumed by regret. When she opened her eyes again, sh 683Reads9.0Score104Shelves

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    Title: Reborn, the Wicked Woman Severs the Rough Man's Leg A brief summary: Reborn on the eve of tragedy, she vows to protect her rough man's leg, and more importantly, her family. In her past life, Su Qingyu was blind and heartless, misled by her best friend. She constantly beat and verbally abused her rough husband, Gu Zhenming, who was crippled because of her, ultimately abandoning him and her daughter, dying a lonely and tragic death. The only person by her side before her death was the man she had discarded like trash. When she opens her eyes again, she is back thirty years in the past, when she has just given birth to her daughter and is physically weak. Today is the day Gu Zhenming went hunting in the mountains to help her recover, thus becoming crippled. Su Qingyu is filled with remorse and will do everything in her power to prevent the tragedy from repeating itself. In this life, she will not only protect his leg, but also love him and her daughter well, making up for all the debts she owed in her past life. Watch as a reborn villain reforms herself, using gentleness and resilience to protect the family she once hurt, gradually warming the cold heart of her rough husband, rewriting their tragic ending together, and spending an ordinary yet warm life together.

13. 463 年 Period: A Hellish Start, and I'm the Young Master of a Capitalist Family 年代：地狱开局，我是资本家少爷 Fa Zhou法舟Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + System + multiple women + decisive and ruthless] A modern wage slave transmigrates to 1978 and becomes a disgraced capitalist. From the start, the brigade leader’s wife asks him to father a child. Beautiful educated youths at the forest farm Fight the Japanese invaders Seize an armory and its treasures This book is mainly lighthearted, without a dark or violent edge. 189.4kReads7.9Score26.2kShelves
14. 464 父 A Father and Son Favor the Widowed Sister-in-Law? She's Done with This Compound 父子偏心寡嫂？这大院她不待了 One Punch for Four Kids一拳四个小朋友Modern Romance419k WordsCompleted (Alternate history setting + military marriage + father and son seeking redemption) Married to the Military in the 1980s: The Fat Wife Transmigrates into a Book and Fights Back Yun Yan transmigrates into a book set in the 1980s, becoming a fat military wife. Her in-laws play favorites, her husband can't tell right from wrong, her son is ungrateful, and her sister-in-law is a sanctimonious widow... Yun Yan is speechless at her situation. Her military officer husband sticks up for his widowed 6.1kReads8.5Score407Shelves

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    This book is pretty good. The female protagonist transmigrates and doesn't get entangled with the male protagonist who has no boundaries. She focuses on making money and living her own life well, and there are no scenes of her becoming stupid (the female protagonist).

15. 465 全 The Whole Village Calls Me a Freeloader? I'll Eat Like a King and Make Them Jealous 全村骂我吃软饭？我猛吃香死他们 I Was Born a Genius朕生来便是大才Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out, and it’ll drop more, so read it now. I’ll hide it if it falls below five stars.] Rich second-generation heir Lin Guosheng transmigrates to the rural countryside of the 1960s, where people barely have enough to eat or wear! Last life, he ate, drank, and had fun. This life, he eats bran and works the fields! He works until he passes out! He’s bedridden! He can’t carry anything on his shoulders or lift a thing with his hands! … Lin Guosheng’s mother sticks out her backsi 199Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    This novel will have you laughing out loud. A drama queen male lead versus a seemingly serious female lead – it's super hilarious! Fast-paced and a heartwarming read about everyday life!

16. 466 年 The Road to Promotion in the 1980s: She Made Her Mark Through Her Own Ability 年代升迁路：她凭实力出圈 Tang Qing糖倾Modern Romance474k WordsCompleted [Period] [Career] Dai Xinghua wakes up in 1972 in the body of an orphan who shares her name. Her parents died in the line of duty, and their home is about to be repossessed. Looking at the hand she’s been dealt, former “career star” Dai Xinghua takes a deep breath. Stay calm. I can win! She sticks firmly to her principles: What does it matter how much you work? We’re all just cogs in the machine. Don’t compete, don’t fight. But when it comes to my job, I’ll do it to the best of my ability 13.5kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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    No female rivalry, no internal strife, a relaxed and easy-going career story. I especially like it.

17. 467 军 Military Industry Tycoon Transmigrates into a Book Set in the 1980s, Developing Science and Building Missiles for the Nation 军工大佬穿书八零，为国家搞科研造导弹 Four Happiness Sweet Bun四喜小甜饼Modern Romance1.7M WordsOngoing [Family Drama + Major National Projects + High-Tech Military Industry + Military Marriage + Espionage + Political Intrigue] [Straight-Shooting Woman + Strong Yet Tragic Land Combat King = Powerful Leads and Satisfying Everyday Romance] A mix-up by a young ghost while she was eating crispy pork sent military-industry mogul Lin Miao transmigrating into a book, right into the far northeast! Good news: She has a pocket dimension! Bad news: It’s full of secondhand, recycled industrial junk! Even wors 25kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves

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    I found a sweet and fluffy story in the historical fiction genre. The female lead is incredibly strong; I recommend checking it out.

18. 468 怀 Joining the Military While Pregnant with Quadruplets: The Chaste Officer Can't Stop Flirting 怀四胞胎随军，禁欲军官撩上瘾 Tang Tian Tian唐甜甜Modern Romance425k WordsOngoing In the apocalypse, Jiang Li was gored to death by a mutant wild boar over a bowl of braised pork. When she opened her eyes again, she had landed in a historical novel, as the male lead’s doomed cannon-fodder ex-wife. From the start, her stepbrother was about to kick the baby out of her belly and sell her off as a fool’s wife. Was Jiang Li going to put up with that? She kicked her stepbrother, punched her stepmother, locked her worthless father in the pigpen, and cleaned the house out until not e 19.7kReads8.2Score2kShelves
19. 469 年 Transmigrated into a Book in the 1970s: The Villainous Sister-in-Law Has Turned Over a New Leaf! 年代穿书：恶毒嫂嫂她改好了！ i Saw All the Flowers of Chang'an in a Day一日看尽长安花iModern Romance259k WordsOngoing Lin Luo transmigrated into a book and became the vicious, awful sister-in-law in the 1970s who took being a menace to new heights. Beside her crouched her younger sister-in-law, the reborn heroine, who carried a blood feud from her previous life and was ready to turn evil and take revenge. According to the script, Lin Luo was supposed to throw a tantrum and roll around on the ground, then get set up by her sister-in-law and sold to an old bachelor deep in the mountains. Lin Luo: What kind of gam 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A very good historical romance novel, highly recommended.

20. 470 七 The 1970s Military Engineer Marries Into Her Wife's Family, and the Cold Beauty Loves Farming 七零军工要入赘，冷脸美人爱种地 Man Youyou满呦呦Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted [Period setting, reborn, transmigration, capitalist family, scientific research, career, spatial storage] Song Zhiyun transmigrates from a technological apocalypse to the 1970s and becomes the youngest daughter of the Song family. Her sister-in-law throws tantrums and makes trouble using her pregnancy as an excuse. Song Zhiyun warns her in advance, “I only have to hit someone once. After that, I can keep going forever.” Her sister-in-law keeps crying and carrying on, so Song Zhiyun brings a bric 2.5kReads7.3Score251Shelves

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    Transmigrating to the 1970s and getting bullied? Please, the female lead came from a post-apocalyptic world, who would she be afraid of? With a spatial ability and military technology at her disposal, she deals with her awful relatives. Discovering advanced technology, even the handsome male lead comes knocking on her door to marry into the family!!

21. 471 带 I Took the Wrong Man for My Child’s Dad, and the Cold-Faced Officer Spoils Us Rotten 带孩子找爸认错人，冷面军官狠宠 Zhizai知仔Modern Romance120k WordsOngoing [1970s + Mistaken Identity of Husband + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + Raising Kids + Face-Slapping + Military Marriage + Pocket Space + Clearing Out the House] Fu Chenyue was a famed, hard-charging officer. Every mission he took on ended in success, but he suffered two major setbacks. The first came five years ago, when he was wounded on a mission and unable to move. A woman took advantage of him, then walked away without a second look. The second came a month ago, when he was injured in a v 7Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 472 脑 Brain-Computer Interface Doctor 脑机医生 Ningmeng Yuyan柠檬羽嫣Modern Romance205k WordsOngoing Her ex-boyfriend sold the secret she had guarded most closely to secure an investment. When they broke up, he even threw this at her: “No man could put up with a woman like you.” Her father climbed the social ladder and asked for a divorce. As he left, he said only, “People who look ahead don’t turn back.” Everyone was certain Su Jianwei had lost her backing and was bound to fall sooner or later. But they forgot that she was a doctor in functional neurosurgery at Huaren Hospital, determined to t 4kReads6.4Score11.2kShelves

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    Hardcore medical science, delicate romance, and a superb period drama! Lemon Yu Yan's new novel, "The Vegetarian Doctor," tells the story of a heroine who perseveres through hardship, and three generations of women supporting and redeeming each other.

23. 473 重 Reborn in 1978: Don't Even Think About Stealing My Life Again 重生1978，别再想偷我的人生 At the Beginning of Lifeo人之初oModern Romance174k WordsOngoing [This is a long novel about fated cycles of reincarnation across several lifetimes. No transmigration with memories, no System. Each volume is a complete story of its own: Volume One: Years Like a Song, a 1978 college entrance exam rebirth story. Later volumes include the flames of war in the Republican era.] In her previous life, she studied day and night beneath a kerosene lamp, tirelessly preparing for the college entrance exam. In the end, the acceptance letter went to someone else. In 1978, 179Reads—Score102Shelves

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    This book is really good; the plot gets more and more exciting as it spans from the 1970s to the Republican era.

24. 474 重 Reborn 20 Years Ago: From Street Tough to Upstanding Young Man 重生20年从顽主到四有青年 Mr. Red Flag红旗先生Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [No System] [Ensemble cast] [Everyday life] [Business rivalry] [Romance] [Martial world] Does being reborn count as rebirth if you have no memories of your past life? In 2024, business tycoon Chen Yuanping is framed and sent back to the autumn of his nineteenth year. A completely different life begins... At the foot of the imperial city, in Liulichang. A group of young people born in the sixties and seventies leave the crowded courtyard houses in the hutongs, carrying their dreams 4.2kReads7.5Score222Shelves

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    Don't look at the score! Don't look at the score! Don't look at the score! I recommend a different kind of period drama. It's the story of a group of people born in the 1970s growing up. In that wild and untamed era, everyone was striving and fighting for tomorrow. Friendship, family, love, business warfare, and scheming. It's very good. Readers who are tired of Tomato's formulaic and overly exciting novels should definitely check this out. You won't regret it.

25. 475 重 Back to 1990: Becoming My Own Sunshine 重回90，做自己的太阳 Fire Frog火蛙Modern Romance466k WordsCompleted Zhang Jieqiong is reborn at the most difficult time for her family. After her parents are laid off in the wave of job cuts, their attempts to start a business also fail. Her greatest regret in her previous life was not understanding the importance of studying. Now that she has a chance to start over, she will become her own salvation. The economic base determines the superstructure. It took her a long time to understand that in her previous life, but this time she will keep it firmly in mind. 114Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    A true rebirth in a bygone era! Layoffs, family hardship, and life's regrets—Zhang Jieqiong experienced it all. But she refused to give up, studying relentlessly and working hard to earn money, turning a bad hand into a winning one.

26. 476 重 Reborn in 1983: Making Money and Crushing the Worst from the Start 重生1983：开局搞钱虐极品 Buddhist Little White佛系小白Modern Romance115k WordsCompleted [1980s + reborn + family life + making money + food + design] Reborn in 1983, Shen Qingqing opens her eyes to find herself in the hands of a hooligan, and narrowly escapes being assaulted. At the last moment, Zhou Zhengguo appears and saves her from danger. She wasted half her life in her previous one and died full of bitterness. This time, she intends to seize every advantage, build a fortune and a career, and never let anyone bully her again. Their meeting begins with a life-saving favor, and 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Completed short, enjoyable, and highly recommended novel; the content is exciting and the main theme is about not being bullied.

27. 477 八 The 1980s: A Beauty with Skin Like Jade Marries a Soldier and Raises a Child 八零凝脂美人，嫁个军人带带崽 Radish Rabbit Who Loves Cabbage爱吃白菜的萝卜兔Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Eighties setting + military marriage + seducing the man + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + heroine has experience, hero doesn't] She opens her eyes to find she's become the male lead's wicked aunt in a period novel. She abuses him and his younger sister, cheats on their stern uncle, and ultimately brings about her own death. Lu Manman, a breathtaking beauty with smooth, radiant skin, is determined to take it easy. All she wants is to go back home. Who knew her niece and nephew would 12.5kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
28. 478 香 Building Dreams in Hong Kong 香江筑梦 Volcano Tiger火山虎Urban1.4M WordsOngoing The novel has been partially adapted into a comic drama, now streaming on Hongguo under the title The Port City Comeback: From a Down-and-Out Youth to the King of Watches. Please give it a watch, and thank you for your support! [From Rags to Riches + Industrial Empire + Feuds Between Great Families + Brotherhood and Honor + Beauty Pageants and Film + Based on Real Events] In 1978, a young man from Chaodong crawled ashore in Hong Kong from the jaws of a shark. Later, one of the brothers climbed i 2.6kReads8.5Score149Shelves

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    Faced with an unfamiliar environment and strange looks, the protagonist silently strives to change himself, and his forbearance and resilience are truly moving.

29. 479 穿 After Becoming the Follower of an Era's Chosen One, I Came Out on Top 穿成年代龙傲天的跟班后我赢麻了 The Adventures of Bear Bear熊熊历险记Fantastical Romance118k WordsOngoing Lin Cui takes a wrong step and accidentally transmigrates into a male power fantasy novel set in a bygone era, becoming an unnamed cannon-fodder character. In this age of extreme scarcity, she naturally has to cling to the male lead to avoid a hard life... She wants to live comfortably, sure, but she’ll sell her talent, not her body! Hey, hey... Mr. Male Lead, you’re acting weird. Even rabbits don’t eat the grass by their burrows... [Neither the male nor female lead is perfect. They’re both self 3Reads—Score134Shelves

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    Lin Cui transmigrated into a period novel she had read. Being a money-grubber who didn't want to suffer, her first thought was to become the male lead's leg accessory. At first, the male lead's impression of her was that of a burden and a useless little thing, but later he gradually developed the idea that he couldn't live without her.

30. 480 八 The 1980s Contrast Group: I Drain the Luck from My Blessed Younger Siblings 八零对照组：我把锦鲤弟妹吸干了 Lv Fenghou, Who Likes Nini Bugs喜欢蚭虫子的吕风侯Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, so it’ll rise.) The day Lin Wanxing died, Jiang Fufu crouched in front of her, smiling as sweetly as a spring breeze. “Fourth Sister-in-law, I was the one who killed your whole family. I’ll take good care of your Lin family heirloom jade pendant.” When she opened her eyes again, she was back at the time she was carrying her third child. There was blood beneath her, and the door was locked from the outside. Her mother-in-law called her a bringer of bad luck, and her hu 3kReads5.9Score269Shelves

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    [Making a face][About to cry][About to cry][About to cry]

31. 481 七 The 1970s: The Awakening and Comeback of the Comparison Group’s Younger Aunt, the Fake Heiress 七零：对照组小姑觉醒逆袭假千金 Lv Fenghou, Who Likes Nini Bugs喜欢蚭虫子的吕风侯Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted When Liu Xinyi wakes up, she discovers she's become the awful sister-in-law in a period novel: lazy, greedy, sly, and hired to serve as a foil to the real heiress's family. In the book, she's a disposable character who drowns in a cesspit. Her mother, Zhang Cuiyun, was once a factory director's daughter, but an enemy switched her at birth, leaving her to suffer a life of hardship. Her three brothers and sisters-in-law will die horribly while seeking revenge, and her young nieces and nephews will 1.2kReads—Score102Shelves
32. 482 重 Back to 1996: Taking Down the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 重回1996：干翻供销社 Night Blue Sky夜蓝天空Urban396k WordsOngoing [Reborn] [Period] [Lighthearted Comedy] [Ensemble Cast] [Sweet Romance] [Modern Romance] At forty-eight, seasoned old hand Meng Qiheng touches an old mirror and returns to rural northern Jiangsu in 1996! From the start, he stops his father from signing away everything for a brick and tile factory. With just 2.5 yuan in startup capital, he uses his insider knowledge to catch and sell eels, sell rainproof tarps, and crush the state-run supply cooperative! He teams up with his buddies to open a vid 462Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm shamelessly recommending this book I wrote myself. It's not only about making money but also hilarious, and it touches on brotherhood, parental love, and first love...

33. 483 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Grandma, Today It's Your Turn to Get Divorced 重生七零：奶，今天轮到您离婚啦 Great Golden Immortal大罗金仙Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Also known as: Reborn in the 1970s as a Lucky Little Carp with Space Tens of billions in supplies, serving the country, the family’s darling, adorable child, satisfying story In her previous life, Shen Danluo’s family was harmed by her wicked second uncle, and she avenged them all by herself. Now she has been reborn with a space that can exchange for all kinds of supplies. In this life, she will change everyone’s tragic fate. Take down the worst offenders and punish the scum. Then quietly make a 35.1kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves

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    Enjoying a life of debauchery~ Hahaha, the first book is so hilarious, I'm laughing so hard I'm going to burst! The female lead in the second book is practically a genius with top-notch intelligence and emotional intelligence~ She never holds a grudge overnight~

34. 484 七 Everyday Life on the Margins of a 1970s Novel 七零小说边缘人的日常生活 Yu Yi Yu Yi余意喻意Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + transmigrate into a book + no golden finger + works in the city, doesn’t go to the countryside] Though Lin Yingxian works hard to get by, she knows how to be content. After learning that she’s become a minor character in a novel, she continues to live her life in this 1970s setting as usual, barely fazed. But when news comes that housing is being allocated, her life begins to change… Reader’s guide: The story focuses mostly on everyday family life. Neither the male no 29.1kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
35. 485 闯 Heading to the Northeast: Lin Erni's Bumpy Road to Happiness 闯关东：林二妮的颠簸幸福路 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [No contrived twists] [No cheat powers] [Traditional] [Realistic] [Period] [Rural] [Hardship] [Inspirational] Lin Erni was born in Heze, Shandong, and married into Harbin in the Northeast. She struggled to get by amid the freezing snow in the mountains, then later had no one to rely on and went alone beyond the mountains to make a living. The first time, she was tossed from one place to another like a bag of steamed buns, made a child bride, and beaten and cursed. The second time, her father sol 22.3kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves

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    The scenes of her begging for food and being a child bride are so realistically poignant; how did the female lead manage to live a happy life?

36. 486 六 The Sixties: I’m Just a Bystander in a Military Wife Comparison Novel 六零：我在随军对照文里当路人甲 Yu Yi Yu Yi余意喻意Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history period setting + transmigration into a book + military marriage + everyday life + raising kids] Xu Cuhe originally thought she had transmigrated into this world halfway through her life, without receiving any memories. She was completely at sea in the resource-scarce 1960s. Her aloof military-officer husband, a love letter from her first love... Problems kept coming one after another, and she scrambled to adapt. It wasn’t until she met the heroine of the book and triggered a d 3.3kReads8.9Score213Shelves
37. 487 中 Lu Xueqi, Vocational School Student 中专生陆雪琪 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Marriage & Romance81k WordsCompleted Lu Xueqi, the Vocational School Student 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist who, in the mid-1990s, graduated from a teachers' college but gave up her assigned job to move south, as did the male protagonist, who also gave up his job in his hometown. The two of them build their future together.

38. 488 六 The Sixties: Traveling the World with My Pocket Dimension 六十年代之带着空间畅游天下 Happy Salted Fish开心的咸鱼Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Li Beibei grew up surrounded by stories, then unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a lucky girl in the 1950s. Touched by her family’s favoritism and kindness, she gladly accepts their love and decides to repay them with her own abilities. As she plans her future, Li Beibei chooses two careers that will let her travel at public expense, hoping to make up for the regrets of her past life: journalist and diplomat! And so begins her extraordinary journey in this world. By the seaside: “Qing f 9.3kReads9.3Score749Shelves

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39. 489 六 The 1960s: The Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress Steals the Heroine’s Pocket Dimension 六零：炮灰女配抢夺女主空间 Big Fan扇大Modern Romance548k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] [1960s] [Pocket Dimension] [Period] [Marriage Before Love] [Face-Slapping] [Putting Scumbags in Their Place] Ye Qingxi transmigrates to the 1960s, where her story starts with catching someone in an affair. Using her cleverness, she avoids being caught in the act, then turns the tables and catches them herself. Later, Ye Qingxi discovers that she has transmigrated into a book, becoming a cannon-fodder supporting character who gives the heroine a golden finger. She immediately tak 1.1kReads6.0Score115Shelves
40. 490 魂 Reborn in 1959: Startling by Each Step 魂穿59，步步惊心 Little Bug Back from 6060回来的小虫Urban1.2M WordsCompleted The novel is being revised... (One heroine, spatial abilities, mild violence, family life, a gradual build, steady growth.) The story mainly has three stages. In the early part, he helps his family escape poverty. In the middle, he gets a job at a steel mill, working on equipment and supplies, with some familiar courtyard-life elements mixed in, though they are not the main focus. In the later part, he helps the country develop its national defense. His spatial abilities are controllable, and he 126Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Very good, I'm watching.

41. 491 公 Upholding Justice 公义立身 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Urban102k WordsCompleted Xu Zhiqiang was born into a poor rural family in the 1960s. Through sheer hard work, he got into university. After graduating, he was assigned to work at a steel mill, where he brought a near-bankrupt factory back from the brink. Later, an anonymous letter changed the course of his life once again. After enduring setbacks in life as well as pressure and blows at work, Xu Zhiqiang entered the real estate business and rose to the pinnacle of success. 16Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 492 重 Reborn: Zhou Ran's Starry River 重生：舟冉星河 Fragrance on the Road陌上香Modern Romance411k WordsCompleted Rebirth + Period Setting + Devoted Love + Powerful Couple + Career Success One day, Du Xinran wakes up reborn in 1996, transformed into a girl from Northeast China... Dr. Du, now a Northeastern girl, has been troubled lately. She suspects that the mysterious man before her is blackmailing her. Wasn't it just one bite in a moment of desperation? Does he really expect her to marry him in return? “You left your mark on me. Who else would want me now?” And so, he blackmailed her for the rest of her 495Reads9.0Score124Shelves

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    ①🥦Transmigrated into a book set in the 1960s, with a spatial ability and a low profile. ②🍅Reborn as a girl from Northeast China in 1996. ③🍆Era setting + transmigration + spatial ability + married. ④🥒The female lead comes from the countryside to the city to stay with her best friend, hoping to find a boyfriend. ⑤🍐A Nascent Soul cultivator transmigrates to the 1970s.

43. 493 六 The Sixties: I Woke Up with a Husband 六零：一觉醒来多了个老公 I Got Rich Today我今天暴富了Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing (The new-book rating was just released, so it’ll go up later.) [Alternate History + Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Marriage Before Love + Military Posting on an Island + Military Marriage + Capitalist Heiress + Sweet Romance and Satisfying Comeuppance + Transmigrate into a Book + Building Wealth] Su Jingtang, a rich beauty whose family has been wealthy for generations, falls asleep and wakes up in someone else’s bed. The good news: she’s still a young lady. The bad news: she’s a capitalist’ 16kReads8.7Score1.5kShelves
44. 494 七 The Good Life in the 1970s 七十年代好生活 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted Chen Xiangju left her hometown in the countryside and came to the city to stay with her good friend Chen Chunyan. She hoped to find a partner in the city, since she had no intention of returning to the village. Li Gang happened to be looking for a wife. They were introduced and hit it off at once, and Chen Xiangju began her life in the family compound. 12.3kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
45. 495 七 After Getting Drunk in the 1970s, I Flirted with My Brother's Comrade 七零醉酒后撩到了哥哥战友 March Shadow三月影Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted (Military marriage in the 1950s, born into the era, both leads are pure, love after marriage) In her previous life, Ji Qingcheng was an orphan. Just when she finally achieved her goal and could start enjoying life, a bolt of lightning sent her back to 1950. From the start, the umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck, and she nearly died. When they first meet, she gets knocked to the ground. Her butt and back hurt! She starts cursing! That night, she gets drunk and wakes up in the middle of th 6.5kReads7.4Score713Shelves
46. 496 七 The 1970s: My Educated Youth Husband and I Rise Up with a Study System 七零，和知青丈夫靠学习系统逆袭 You Mingzi有命子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration and rebirth + study System + family life + cozy, sweet romance + happy ending + adorable, reluctant-to-study heroine VS thrifty, gentle, educated male lead] Liu Yufei was an office drone in the twenty-first century. She died while trying to help someone and was reborn as the youngest daughter of the Old Liu family in the 1970s. The very next day, she had to go gather pigweed with her nephews. Who could have guessed that she’d be worse at it than the kids? For the sake of a better 10kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves

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    Transmigration + Learning System + Everyday Life + Sweet Romance + Cute Female Lead Forced to Be Ambitious vs. Stingy and Gentle Educated Youth Male Lead. If you're interested, click to read the synopsis. It's really good; you'll regret it if you don't!

47. 497 穿 Transmigrating to the Seventies as a Young Widow 穿越七零年代小寡妇 Dreamland in the Clouds寻云梦境Modern Romance655k WordsCompleted [Feel-good wish fulfillment + strong female lead + transmigration + sweet romance] Xia Qingxue (Luo Nianyi): I was a mighty Nascent Soul cultivator with a single lightning spiritual root, and I got blasted into oblivion by tribulation lightning. What a humiliating way to go. Unexpectedly, I transmigrate to the spiritually barren 1970s and become a new widow whose husband has just died, with two children to raise. Huh, why does that dark-faced man look so much like my senior brother? Wait, the tw 3.5kReads9.2Score535Shelves
48. 498 八 The 1980s: My Flash-Marriage Partner Is a Cold, Elite Beijing Official 八零：闪婚对象竟是京圈高冷干部 Zhimo芷沫Modern Romance494k WordsCompleted [Beloved heroine in a 1960s setting + Marriage Before Love + everyday life + slow-burn romance + abstinent official] Song Zhiyun died from exhaustion. In her previous life, she was a workaholic: classes during the day, a part-time job at night, and writing until the early hours. She had just managed to buy a house when she died. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the precious only child of the Song family for six generations in the 1960s. She had lost her parents when she was very yo 23.6kReads6.5Score3.7kShelves
49. 499 张 Granny Zhang Reborn: Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, She's Gone Berserk! 张老太重生：杀杀杀杀，杀疯了！ Tang Xiaoxi唐小汐Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing Granny Zhang thought she was a good mother and mother-in-law. When she was young, she had no one to help her. Determined to keep her children from going through the same hardships, she did everything she could for them, giving money when it was needed and pitching in whenever they needed help. She never held back. She helped all six of her children build families and careers, then raised several grandchildren. When she was in a car accident near the end of her life and received three million in 269.3kReads8.9Score20.4kShelves

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    Everyone should read this book! It's so good, so good, so good! It's amazing!!!

50. 500 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: The Sign-In System Lets Me Lie Flat All the Way 穿六零：签到系统让我一路躺平 Cherry Tiny Rice Ball樱桃小小小圆子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Tang Miaomiao was the sort of person who graduated straight into unemployment and then lived off her parents. After her mother had complained about her 10,086 times, she finally steeled herself and opened a job-hunting app. But after accidentally tapping a Q&A post, she transmigrated. Watching the whole family, young and old, try to talk her into going to the countryside, Tang Miaomiao had just arrived and was ready to fight back to the death when she was told that her sign-in System only worked 7.6kReads8.1Score625Shelves

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