Republic-Era Novels 年代文

1. 401 搬 I Empty the Family Fortune, Then the 1960s Apocalypse Boss Goes on a Rampage 搬空祖产，末世大佬六零嘎嘎乱杀 White as a Grain of Rice米粒的白Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [The audiobook, narrated by a real person, is now available. Go give it a listen! Transmigrates into a book + 1960s setting + laugh-out-loud antics + spirit spring space + crazy and ruthless heroine + face-slapping the scumbags + clearing everything out] End-of-the-world powerhouse Lei Qingyu transmigrates into a novel set in the era. The original owner was raised by her stepmother to be timid and submissive, and didn’t want to accept her arranged marriage and join the army. Her biological fathe 22.7kReads7.6Score2.8kShelves

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   A hilarious transmigration novel set in the 1960s, a farcical comedy whose title doesn't do it justice. A top-tier example of period fantasy, the female lead is a hardcore, ruthless money-grabber, eccentric, sarcastic, and vicious. The villains lead the way while she reaps the rewards, making the journey incredibly satisfying. The villains are brutally punished and tortured. The plot is explosive and incredibly funny, guaranteed to make you laugh until you question your existence.

2. 402 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Heroine Strikes Back 快穿：炮灰女配反杀剧情 Quieted Down 1102安静了1102Fantastical Romance552k WordsCompleted Quick transmigration | Everyone's favorite | Female-lead romance | Portable space | 1vN Nan Zhi lost both her parents as a child and grew up dependent on others, without a sense of security or enough love. More than anything, she longs for someone to choose her, again and again, without hesitation. Then one obsessive, unhinged man after another comes along, all vying for her, going mad for her and bending to her will... The men suffer, not the woman. There's just a bit of setup at the beginnin 17.6kReads8.2Score2.4kShelves

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   Embark on a fast-paced journey through time with a portable space, rewriting the fates of countless cannon fodder original owners. Stockpile resources, build strength, and navigate relationships with multiple male protagonists with distinct personalities. Live freely and unrestrained in each world. A must-read for those looking for something to read!

3. 403 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.

4. 404 四 Siheyuan: There’s a Door in My Mind 四合院：我的脑中有扇门 Baiwang San百望三Male-Channel Fanfiction508k WordsCompleted Terminal illness, unemployment, and a broken family: after one blow after another, Bai Anbang settles in a small village. He spends his days walking along mountain paths, gazing up at the stars in the courtyard, and clearing his mind in the warm afternoon sun. He only wants to spend the rest of his life in peace. When he opens his eyes again, the world has changed. With earthen houses and old slogans all around him, he initially thinks he’s simply returned to his parents’ generation. Then he rea 3.7kReads7.3Score182Shelves

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   It's a historical novel, you can check it out.

5. 405 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 34.8kReads8.2Score3.7kShelves

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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]

6. 406 四 Siheyuan: My Life Starts Over 四合院：我的人生重新开始 Baiwang San百望三Male-Channel Fanfiction563k WordsCompleted A top student from the future accidentally arrives in the world of the courtyard houses. He wants no part in the petty squabbles in the neighborhood or the scheming at work. All he wants is to enjoy a peaceful life at home, whatever storms may rage outside. 7.1kReads8.4Score198Shelves
7. 407 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s to Live the Good Life 穿越七零姐是来享福的 Drawing Circles Round and Round圆圈画圆Modern Romance763k WordsCompleted Period setting + space + toxic heroine + no children + no supporting the poor + 1v6 + all male leads are untouched The heroine has a strong sense of entitlement. She’s a toxic woman: self-serving, polished, skilled at acting and lying, shameless, and morally questionable. Xu Chang’an is about to have her kidneys harvested when an explosion sends her into a parallel world. Good news: Her kidneys are still there. Bad news: The explosion killed her. Good news: She’s alive again. Bad news: It’ 10.1kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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   She can act and deceive, but doesn't have children.

8. 408 重 Reborn in the 1980s, I Take My Mom With Me to Get a Divorce 重生八零，我带着妈妈一起离婚 A Little Tree Sprout一点小树芽Modern Romance104k WordsOngoing Period setting + face-slapping + multiple male leads + building wealth + size difference Zhou Xiaoya transmigrates to 1985. In three days, she’s supposed to marry her aunt’s dim-witted son. She chooses to call off the engagement, but his father won’t let her. He beats her, and he beats her mother, too. Then we’re done with this family. Mom, I’ll take care of you! 333Reads—Score109Shelves

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   I highly recommend this historical romance novel. It's incredibly immersive from the very beginning, and the female lead amasses wealth at breakneck speed. Plus, it's quite realistic; there are no special abilities or systems. It's a really good read.

9. 409 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Strongest Commando Is Wrapped Around Her Finger 穿越七零：最强单兵王被拿捏了 Zuo Erfang左耳方Modern Romance233k WordsCompleted [Period setting + fictional world + both leads romantically inexperienced + one-on-one romance + pocket-dimension cheat] Soft and sweet female intellectual youth vs. tough, taciturn country man Jiang Rao spent six months secretly studying hard in her spare time and finally passed the civil service exam. Then, just as she was celebrating, disaster struck: she transmigrated. She became a pitiful young intellectual sent to the countryside in the 1970s to escape being sold into marriage to an old ma 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Not all historical fiction involves the black market. The female protagonist is just an honest young intellectual who, for the sake of her reputation, decides to seduce that rough man.

10. 410 到 Only When She Died Did She Learn That the Cold-Faced Officer Cried for Her Every Night 到死她才知，冷面军官为她夜夜哭 A Thousand Pears in a Dream一梦千梨Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted Ran Jinnian was fair-skinned, beautiful, and charmingly sweet. On the day she married Lu Jinyuan, she made a fatal mistake and ran off with a scumbag. In the end, she died on the streets of Guang City. Reborn in the 1970s, she returned to the day of her wedding to Lu Jinyuan. The broad-shouldered, slim-waisted man in his military uniform pinned on a large red flower and held out his hand to her. “I will.” She swore that in this life, she would build a good life with him. Lu Jinyuan came from a g 6.9kReads8.4Score767Shelves

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    Title: *Only in Death Did She Realize the Cold-Faced Military Officer Cried for Her Every Night* A brief summary: Reborn on her wedding day, she puts aside her regrets and embraces the cold-faced military officer, only to be pampered by him like the apple of his eye. Ran Jinnian is fair-skinned and beautiful, but in her previous life, she eloped with a scumbag on her wedding day and ultimately died tragically in the streets. Reborn in the 1970s, she sees Lu Jinyuan, the cold-faced military officer with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, wearing a big red flower and extending his hand to her. This time, she takes it without hesitation: "I do." She vows to live a good life with him this time. Lu Jinyuan is from a good family and has a bright future, but his heart is only filled with the little crybaby who followed him around since childhood. Now, the little crybaby has become clingy and soft, calling him "husband" at every turn, wanting kisses and hugs every day, making him want to spoil her rotten. At first, everyone in the military compound disliked her, thinking that her delicate skin couldn't withstand hardship. Who knew she was such a good cook and crafty, raising chickens and growing vegetables, making life vibrant and prosperous. She even had one baby after another, leaving the cold-faced officer with one in each hand and one in his arms, becoming the envy of everyone—a model family. Watch as the reborn, charming wife heals the cold-faced officer, and the two write a passionate yet sweet love story in an era of waving red flags.

11. 411 四 Siheyuan: A Young Hunter’s Arrival in the City 四合院：小猎户进城记 Baiwang San百望三Male-Channel Fanfiction546k WordsCompleted Su San grew up roaming the jianghu, but unexpectedly found himself in the 1960s. In this life, he doesn't want to stir up trouble. All he wants is a warm home with a wife and children. A little wine and meat every day would make it even better. 2kReads8.7Score100Shelves
12. 412 南 Leaving on the Journey South 南下归途离开 Shanjiu's Home杉玖家Urban371k WordsCompleted Every so often, a generation leaves home to make a living, leaving its youth behind on construction sites and streets far from home. Our fathers left the mountains with worn-out woven-plastic bags on their backs, heading south to find work. They knew nothing of polished talk. They only knew to keep their heads down and work hard, relying on brute strength to feed their families. They lived in cramped shacks, endured grueling day and night shifts, and swallowed their homesickness and grievances. 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is slow. How slow? A person falling down a ladder can write three thousand words. A bowl of oil tea carried from the kitchen to the main room can write five hundred words. A water buffalo chewing glutinous rice cakes in the cowshed can write eight hundred words. There's no suspense, no plot twists, no cheat codes, no underdog stories. A man named Yuan Shoushan left the mountains of Guizhou at twenty-four, worked as a steel bar tying machine on a construction site in Guangzhou for forty years, returned to the mountains at sixty-five, and died. It's that simple. If you're looking for dramatic ups and downs, this book isn't for you. But if you want to know—your father, your uncle, your quiet neighbor next door—how they lived their lives—this book is for you. Yuan Shoushan isn't just one person. He represents hundreds of millions of people. They tie steel bars on construction sites, weld parts on assembly lines, rent eight-square-meter rooms in urban villages, and stand for three days and two nights on slow trains. They send money home, build houses, send their children to school, and then, in their old age, return to the mountains, sit on their doorsteps, and gaze into the distance. They didn't speak. They hardly ever spoke in their lives. This book speaks for them. It describes how they ate—squatting at the entrance of the workers' shed, two steamed buns and a bowl of cabbage soup. It describes how they missed home—squatting under a streetlamp, repeatedly reading a letter until the paper was frayed. It describes how they grew old—their knees gave way, they couldn't stand up after squatting for a while and had to hold onto the wall. It describes how they died—thin and bony, their hands as light as dry leaves. It describes the path our country has taken. Those paths were paved by their shoulders. They built the buildings in Guangzhou, constructed the factories in Dongguan, and erected the bridges in Shenzhen. But their names will not appear on any monument, their stories will not appear in any textbook. This book is a monument erected for them. But this book is more than that. It also wants to ask a question: What will happen to these people when they grow old? Yuan Shoushan was sixty-five years old, with late-stage lung cancer, no medical insurance, no pension. He tied steel bars on construction sites for forty years, and died without a labor contract. He is one of hundreds of millions of migrant workers. They built this country, but the country hasn't figured out how to care for their old age. The book doesn't offer answers. It simply lays the problem out there—like a dull knife, not sharp, but suffocatingly heavy. And then there are their children. Nianzu was admitted to a university in Beijing to study artificial intelligence. Xiaojun went to Guangzhou to learn hairdressing and opened a small shop in an urban village. They are better off than their parents, but they also have their own difficulties. Housing prices, household registration, education, retirement—each mountain is higher than the one their parents climbed. This book doesn't offer answers. It offers—to see. To see those silent people. To see the paths they walked. To see the lights they left behind. The lights are shining in the mountains. The river flows south, gone. One light, one river. One person, hundreds of millions of people. One family, one country. This is "Leaving on the Southward Journey," also known as "The Lights in the Mountains, the River Flows South." Dedicated to all the silent, sweating, and never-written builders of the Republic.

13. 413 白 Black and White Paths: Taking My Boss from Security Guard to the Top 白子黑途：带女老板从保安到巅峰 417 Brothers417兄弟Urban358k WordsOngoing [Gangsters + High-Octane Fiction + Period Setting + Multiple Heroines + Multiple Identities] Framed and sent to prison, former special forces soldier Lu Zheng heads south to make a living and takes a security job at Wanqing Electronics. He makes a name for himself in a battle at the warehouse during the night shift, using an iron fist to bring down the local bully. He also wins over the female boss and crushes Fengcheng’s largest criminal organization, the Tiger Gang, uprooting its local protect 58Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A historical fiction set between 1994 and 2002. Based on real events. A story of urban action and passion belonging to that era.

14. 414 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!

15. 415 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 2.2kReads—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!

16. 416 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I Find Myself a Stepmother 重生60年代：我给自己找后妈 Gu Yue Er Dong古月耳咚Modern Romance681k WordsOngoing When Chen Guoping died of lung cancer, his mother was busy having a grand old time gossiping with the neighborhood women! In his previous life, she had kept him under her thumb since childhood: she wouldn’t let him take the college entrance exam, forced him to hand over his wages, and criticized every woman he wanted to marry. Ignoring the nature of his work, she insisted that he and his wife risk having a third child. In the end, he was fired for exceeding the birth quota, and his family of fiv 22.2kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves

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    Biological mother: "If you die, all the money is mine." Male protagonist: "Fine, then I'll be reborn and find a stepmother." That one line was all it took to hook me! The stepmother treats him like her own son, while the biological mother is furious! 100,000 Words already updated, don't hesitate if you're looking for something to read.

17. 417 陆 The Lu Heiress’s Road to Success 陆家千金的青云路 You Dian Le佑点乐Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn + period setting + high-ranking cadre's daughter from a compound] Lu Nanxing's grandfather was a veteran revolutionary. Though he has passed away, her three uncles and her father all hold high-ranking positions! The only girl in the third generation of the Lu family, she is a spoiled heiress who lives for eating, drinking, and having fun, doing whatever she pleases and never putting up with mistreatment. After her father dies unexpectedly, she discovers that neither his death nor her you 5.8kReads7.7Score459Shelves

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    🌟The female protagonist is reborn in the 1980s on the day her father is about to be framed. After regaining consciousness, she immediately jumps off a train, goes home to save her father, and brings retribution to the woman who wanted to frame her father with her child. She then finds herself a beautiful college student stepmother.

18. 418 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.

19. 419 穿 Transmigrating to the Seventies: The Young Educated Youth Is Dumbfounded 穿越七零，小知青她懵圈了 Miss Zhou周大小姐Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing (Everyday life of sent-down youth, not a strong female lead, a touch of an ensemble cast, unhurried pacing, with a couple) Gu Xiaoman, from the twenty-first century, dies suddenly after getting drunk while celebrating landing a job. She wakes up aboard a green-painted train carrying sent-down youth in the 1970s. No space, no System, no golden finger, and not even the original owner’s memories. She’s definitely the most wretched transmigrant in history, with none of the usual perks. Good heavens! 12.9kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves

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    There are no special systems or cheat codes; it's about the ordinary daily life of educated youth sent to the countryside. It's a slice-of-life story, with both the male and female leads being educated youth who return to the city after taking the college entrance exam and become wealthy. The plot fits the era.

20. 420 七 Educated Youth in 1975: My Ring Holds a Living Paddy Field 七五年知青：我的扳指有片活水田 Mountains and Trees Never Meet a Soulmate山木不逢知Modern Romance132k WordsOngoing In 1975, Lin Xiao Mai was sent to the countryside by her own mother and assigned to the salt-alkali wasteland that the whole village despised. All she had in her pocket was the seventeen yuan and eighty cents she had saved for ages. Luckily, she found a jade thumb ring and gained a mountain spring and rich black soil without lifting a finger. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist clearly refuses to be taken advantage of by relatives and friends, and will not compromise or wrong herself. She is insightful in her dealings with people. If you like novels with a clear-headed and independent female protagonist, you can check out this book.

21. 421 隔 The Rugged Man Next Door Is Too Wild, and the Village Beauty Blushes in His Embrace 隔壁糙汉太野，村花害羞怀里娇 Qi Xiao Tong栖小桐Modern Romance550k WordsOngoing [Rugged Hero + Pure Romance + Marriage Before Love + Sizzling Chemistry + Sweet Married Life + Building a Fortune] [Delicate Village Beauty VS Cold, Rugged Neighbor] The night Song Qingshan returned to the village, he heard cries coming from next door before he had even entered his own home. He climbed onto a haystack and stole a peek. Poor Wen Sui was bent over a millstone, being beaten. She trembled with pain and sobbed pitifully, looking utterly heartbreaking. The sight set Song Qingshan’s bl 19.5kReads6.5Score728Shelves

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    Just read this one; as long as you don't worry about the points, the content is definitely worth reading.

22. 422 大 A Tigress Arrives at the Compound 大院来了个母老虎 Tales of the Jianghu江湖话Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted In 1983, the peaceful military compound erupted into chaos. Shen Fang, the only son of the military district chief of staff and notorious as “the biggest playboy in the capital,” was cornered at the mouth of an alley by a woman holding a child. In front of all his childhood friends, she slapped him hard across the face. The woman wore a faded floral shirt and Liberation shoes, with a long knife wrapped in cloth across her back and a two-year-old girl in her arms. Her eyes and brows looked exactl 494Reads6.1Score100Shelves

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    [KISS][KISS][KISS]

23. 423 七 The 1970s: I Slacked Off, and the State Sent Me a Sweetheart 七零：摆烂后，国家送我个小娇夫 Xing886幸886Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted Lin Xiaoyue transmigrates into a novel set in a bygone era and becomes a lazy, greedy cannon-fodder supporting character whose sole purpose is to highlight the heroine's kindness and virtue. Bound to the [Universally Disliked System], all she has to do is collect ten thousand Dislike Points to exchange them for one hundred million in cash and go home. To get rich as soon as possible, she starts doing everything she can to make people hate her: Go work in the fields? She pretends to faint. Fet 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend "The 70s: After Resigning, the Country Gave Me a Little Darling Husband." Does anyone understand the value of a time-travel novel set in a historical period? Plus, the male lead is incredibly doting on the female lead!!

24. 424 重 Back to 1975, and Everything Is Just Right 重回1975，一切刚刚好 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子Urban170k WordsOngoing "I transmigrated!" The good news: I got a second chance and returned to the day I would regret for the rest of my life. The bad news: I came back to avoid misfortune and lie flat for the rest of my life. You only get one life, and a beautiful life is hard-won. The only way to do myself justice is to enjoy it. But with all those money-making ideas in my head, I just can't sit still. My poor wallet, I've won the people's hearts, so I have to do right by them and help them all get rich and prosper. 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Good heavens! A widow being bullied? She can't just sit idly by! She has to take responsibility! A clean and refreshing type, whatever feels good! One man and multiple women, a rural road to wealth, watch how this poor boy climbs the rich list step by step! [Laugh][Admiration][Already hooked]

25. 425 1 Another Spring of the 1977 College Entrance Exam 1977年高考又一春 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [A story-driven take on history. Note: There is no single fixed protagonist. Multiple leads reflect the changes of the era and offer a full picture of the 1977 restoration of the college entrance exam.] [The story focuses on several main characters: Hu Wei and Wang Ting, Pan Xia, and Lu Xiaoyun. Their stories weave in and out according to the timeline. If you prefer to follow one character at a time, you can read their chapters in sequence for a complete biography. The other characters may only 5.4kReads8.0Score399Shelves
26. 426 重 Back to the 1970s: A Village Girl's Path Beyond the World 重回七零年代，村女的破界之路 Green Grain Shining on the Fields青禾照野Modern Romance270k WordsOngoing [Elderly woman + reborn + 1970s + dumping a scumbag + no romance + family life + spatial storage] After being angered to death at the age of seventy, Zhou Qiuying is reborn in 1975. In 1975 in her previous life, Zhou Qiuying was an eighteen-year-old country girl. She gave up her secure job as an elementary school teacher to marry an educated youth sent down to the countryside. In return, her husband cruelly abandoned her after passing the college entrance exam, and her loved ones died tragical 168Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a female-centric, no-romance story. The female lead isn't unintelligent, the pacing is slow, and it focuses on everyday family life in a rural Northeast China. She's a clear-headed and gentle woman, not an overly exaggerated character.

27. 427 年 1982: I'm Really Not a Good-for-Nothing 年代1982，我真不是二流子 gJoyg欢喜Urban972k WordsOngoing [Rebirth + period setting + entrepreneurship + social savvy + everyday life + largely an ensemble cast] The rating has just appeared and is climbing. The audiobook and animated series are now available. Give them a try! Back in 1982, Lu Zhigang decided to make up for his regrets and give his family a better life. But why did none of them believe him...? He took over a brickworks, opened a food factory, and led Lujia Village racing down the road to prosperity. 10.3kReads8.3Score457Shelves

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    A historical novel set in a bygone era with no system or spatial dimension; I've read it twice.

28. 428 失 The Amnesiac Young Officer Recovers His Memory, and the Fair Beauty Flees Overnight 失忆军少恢复，凝脂美人连夜跑路 Sanfan Begging in Secret暗中讨饭的三三Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted Lu Chengzhou was notorious in the military district as a cold-faced King of Hell. After a freak accident left him with amnesia, a delicate woman suddenly threw herself into his arms. She claimed she had been his girlfriend before he lost his memory. Her skin was smooth as jade, her beauty utterly captivating. By day, she rose on tiptoe to straighten his uniform. By night, she pressed her sweet lips to his ear and begged him to hold her. The proud, aloof Lu Chengzhou was coaxed into smiling from 8.2kReads8.3Score874Shelves

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    A time-travel novel set in a historical period. There are no cheat codes. The male lead suffers from amnesia, and the female lead becomes unexpectedly pregnant (with the male lead's child, but neither knows it). Taking advantage of his amnesia, the female lead pretends to be his girlfriend, completely captivating him. Just as the male lead is about to regain his memory, she decisively leaves, carrying the baby on her way.

29. 429 6 At Sixty, I Took on a Scoundrel: I Will Never Lose My Mountain Factory 60岁硬刚无赖，我的山厂绝不丢 The Right Way in This World Is to Be a Vendor人间正道是厂商Modern Romance351k WordsOngoing [Written at the request of Ms. Zhan Xin, whose story inspired this novel. All proceeds will be donated to the China Women’s Development Foundation to help women in poverty take legal action.] Jinshi is a peculiar place that has seen four county magistrates sent to prison in a row. A game known as “catching the New Year’s pig” has long been popular there. They pick a few pigs with shady pasts, herd them into a pen, and keep an eye on them as they live. When the New Year comes, they choose one to 1Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    Who says old age is just about enjoying grandchildren! Zhan Xin's 60th birthday was spent fighting tooth and nail against scoundrels at the 50,000-square-meter mountain factory! He dedicated his life to protecting the factory, leaving no place for scoundrels to hide.

30. 430 重 Reborn in the 1950s: A Rich Heiress Brings Her Spatial Realm and Becomes a Blessing to All 重生五零：千金带着空间当福气包 A Little More, A Lot More多多亿点Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A story set in the past, with a focus on spatial storage and stockpiling. The golden finger is ridiculously powerful. No romance. Qian Duo'er unexpectedly acquired a storage space. After an accidental bout of looting that cost her nothing, she prevented the apocalypse that was supposed to befall her world. She thought she could finally live in peace, but a careless mistake by an underworld official sent her to the hardest years of the 1960s. She was a newborn baby who wouldn’t see her father unt 9.6kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves

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    Traveling through 60 to be a baby? The heroine has space to stock up on goods and buffs. It doesn't matter if her mother doesn't care or her father doesn't see her, she still lives her life like a poem.

31. 431 七 In the 1970s, the Sweet Little Darling Was Spoiled by a Fierce, Wild Man 七零，小娇娇被疯批糙汉宠翻天了 Spirit Dove灵鸽Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Transmigrates into a book + period setting + sweet romance + heroine pursues hero + beautiful, fair-skinned, timid drama queen x villainous, short-tempered country boy] When Shen Yingying wakes up, she has become the villain's wicked little wife in a period novel. She wakes to find herself caught in the act of running away with another man by her villainous husband. She is so terrified she nearly dies on the spot. After all, the villain in the original novel is a violent, rough-he 58kReads9.3Score8.7kShelves

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    🥰🥰A naive, cowardly, and dramatic beauty x a cunning and ruthless villainous man 🍉 Shen Yingying becomes the vicious little wife of the villain in a period novel. She wakes up to find the original owner of this body eloping with someone, only to be caught red-handed by her villainous husband, nearly dying of fright. After being captured, the original owner suffers endless torture. To avoid a tragic ending, the timid Shen Yingying uses every trick in the book. Her acting skills are off the charts; she tearfully coaxes and deceives the villain, Xie Fangzhu, managing to clear her name. However, she accidentally goes too far, and the villain who once choked her, wanting to strangle her, ends up embracing and kissing her.

32. 432 一 A Family in Northeast China: Making a Fortune Hunting Since 1966 一家子在东北，从66年打猎致富 Matcha Daifuku抹茶大福Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [Revive the Great Northeast!] [All Handcrafted + Period Setting + Local Bully + Hunting + Business + Everyday Life] In his previous life, Chu Ziheng gave up on himself, leading to the deaths of his wife and daughter. That left him alone for the rest of his life, and he died with regrets. But when he opened his eyes again, he had been reborn, returning to an era sixty years earlier, when supplies were scarce. His wife was still alive, and so was his child. There was still time to make things righ 9.8kReads7.9Score659Shelves

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    A historical fiction story. The protagonist returns to 1966 and, relying on his memories of his past life, embarks on a path to wealth. He goes up the mountain to collect ginseng, hunt, gather mountain delicacies, and casually leads his family to get rich.

33. 433 八 The 1980s: The Reborn Wife of the Future Richest Man 八零年代，首富早死的妻子重生了 The Cat on the Eaves房檐上的猫Modern Romance371k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Shen Nanqiao was a gold digger who clung to the son of a textile mill director, thinking she could live a carefree life as a rich man's wife from then on. After the wedding, she discovered that Fu Yuanzhou's title as the textile mill director's son was nothing but an empty title. Their marriage brought her not the slightest advantage. Instead, she was stuck with the petty grind of daily life, and her husband was a taciturn man who barely said a few words to her each day. Th 1.9kReads7.3Score170Shelves

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    The story combines historical setting with rebirth. The female protagonist is reborn at the point of having a child, which changes the original ending, improves her family's life, and helps her earn money to sell the house.

34. 434 穿 Reborn as a Short-Lived Supporting Character, the Laid-Back Beauty Just Wants to Lie Flat 穿成短命女配，娇懒美人想躺平 Congee, Congee, Oh Congee粥粥呀粥粥Modern Romance585k WordsCompleted Love-Struck Soldier vs. the Adorable Girl Who Just Wants to Lie Flat 1️⃣ Military romance in a bygone era, sweet and healing, with a lighthearted pace and an overload of sweetness 2️⃣ The heroine seems like a pampered, lazy slacker, but she is secretly a formidable powerhouse, with one secret identity after another revealed 3️⃣ The cold-faced hero awakens to his love-struck side, spoils his wife without limit, is fiercely protective and shamelessly biased toward her, and gets jealous at the drop 875Reads6.3Score102Shelves

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    No disappointment to fellow readers! This book is seriously amazing! [Kissing emoji]

35. 435 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Making It Big in Shanghai 重生八零，我在沪市发家了 Miaoyiyi妙仪仪Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted No CP!! She has a golden finger, and this is a lighthearted, everyday food story. Back in the 1980s, Lin Yueru finally understood how to live her life. Men may betray you, but the money you earn and put in your pocket never will! This time around, she kicks her freeloading scumbag boyfriend to the curb and uses a food sign-in System to build a culinary empire in Shanghai. Sign in every day, and all kinds of legendary recipes for Shanghai cuisine are hers for the taking. From pan-fried buns sizz 22Reads—Score112Shelves

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    This one is worth checking out.

36. 436 八 The 1980s Beauty with a Spiritual Spring Is Everyone’s Darling 八零娇美人携灵泉空间被团宠 Best Sun Shangxiang on the Server国服最强孙尚香Modern Romance142k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] In her previous life, Jiang Yuesheng, the “moonlight of the military compound,” was conspired against by her stepsister and her fiancé, Yan Zhi. They seized her family fortune, ruined her reputation, and ultimately left her to die in a remote village. Reborn on the day of her engagement banquet, she looks at the sanctimonious military officer before her, smashes the ancestral jade pendant in front of everyone, and announces that the engagement is off. Then she turns and of 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended! A top-rated historical romance novel, a must-read! A beautiful woman from the 80s is adored by everyone 😘

37. 437 七 The Fiery Fat Wife of the Seventies, and the Cannon-Fodder Family Laughs All the Way 七零肥妻火辣辣，炮灰一家笑哈哈 Tomatoes Need Sugar西红柿要加糖Modern Romance139k WordsOngoing [1970s, military life on an island, marriage before love, golden finger, face-slapping, sweet romance, building wealth, everyday life, triplets] Su Xishan wakes up one morning to find that she has transmigrated. She falls into the water from the start, and the soldier who rescues her is handsome, well-built, and supposedly unable to have children? Su Xishan, who has never been one to endure hardship, immediately decides to marry him! What she doesn't expect is that her six-story villa has tu 10Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    Reincarnated into the 1970s as a cannon fodder fat wife, she unexpectedly unlocks a portable villa and a spiritual spring, with more resources than she can use. She also picks up a handsome military officer husband, opens a factory, becomes the deputy factory manager, gets into university, and the whole family experiences a complete turnaround, laughing all the way to the bank! 🤤🤤🤤

38. 438 重 Reborn: From the Start, I Can Hear the Young Intellectual’s Inner Thoughts 重生，开局就偷听女知青心声 Chief Steward of the Yang Household杨府大管家Urban388k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out and will keep rising!] [Period rebirth, farming, pure romance, slow-paced and not violent] If you like this kind of story, come take a look! If you don't, head on over to Tomato Book City, where plenty of great books are waiting for you! Su Yun is reborn in 1974 as an educated youth sent to the countryside. From the start, the educated youths' dormitory collapses, so he has no choice but to board with a local family. By chance, he ends up under the same roof as Lin Qing 1.6kReads6.2Score—Shelves

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    You can check this out; I've been following it. It's about educated youth going to the countryside, farming, and hunting.

39. 439 范 The Rise and Fall of Boss Fan 范老板的沉浮人生 Liu Ningduochang刘宁多昌Modern Romance736k WordsCompleted This story follows 1980s entrepreneur Fan Chenhui through the ups and downs of the business world in Shenzhen. It explores real-world issues including financial crises, family conflicts, workplace rivalries, and tangled relationships, portraying human nature and the changes of the times in vivid detail. 114Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Authentic and engaging period dramas

40. 440 真 The Real Heiress Only Wants to Protect Her Sister 真千金只想保护姐姐 Ye Huanxi叶涣惜Two Female Leads429k WordsOngoing [Two female leads + real and fake heiresses + past and present lives + campus + entertainment industry + lighthearted + funny] [A zany, unhinged, sick big-sister-obsessed receiver × a gentle, doting, little-sister-obsessed giver] Chu Yinshu never expected that after diligently clearing instances and completing missions, she would finally earn enough points to return to the real world, only for the System to send her into the body of a true heiress who had just been recognized by her parents. She 7Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    A lighthearted, humorous, and sweet romance novel about a real and a fake heiress! The real heiress has a sister-obsessed and possessive personality, and after recognizing her sister, she treats her as her everything. It features past and present lives, a campus setting, and the entertainment industry.

41. 441 平 The Plains' True Colors 平原底色 Ban Liang搬凉Urban116k WordsOngoing Beginning in the twenty-first century, this novel follows Fang Lizhu, a child of the post-80s generation growing up in the rural Jianghan Plain of central China. Through Fang Lizhu's education, work, and the many people he meets and events he experiences, the novel portrays how life has changed for people across the plains since the start of the new century. It also depicts the many ways ordinary people respond to sweeping changes in a new era and a shifting social landscape: the choices they ma 17Reads—Score114Shelves

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    A contemporary novel without cultivation, cheat codes, or time travel! The story begins at the start of the 21st century and is told from the perspective of Fang Lizhu, a post-80s child from a rural area in the Jianghan Plain in central China. Through depicting the various people and events Fang Lizhu encounters during his studies and work, the novel reflects both the changes in the lives of the people of the plain after the turn of the century and the diverse lives of ordinary people facing the dramatic changes of the times, whether they actively or passively choose to persevere or passively escape.

42. 442 重 Back to 1982: Casting Nets to Save the Village Belle and Make the Whole Village Rich 重回82：撒网救村花带全村致富 Seeing a Dragon on Mount Nan南山见龙Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Back at the age of twenty, he's known throughout the village as a no-good loafer. But no one knows he's returned carrying the regrets and memories of his previous life. He catches and sells fish, hunts in the mountains, and earns his first fortune through hard work. Before the flood hits, he even issues an early warning and organizes an evacuation, saving countless lives. From the village to the county, from small-time trading to grand strategies... In this life, he won't just clear his name. He 26kReads8.3Score2.1kShelves

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    No system, no special abilities, no cheat codes, logically sound, and superbly written.

43. 443 重 Reborn in 1982: This Rogue Refuses to Become a Street Loafer 重生八二：浪子绝不做街溜子 What Is There to Eat吃的是什么Urban1.9M WordsOngoing Chen Weiguo is reborn on October 24, 1982, the day before his family falls apart. In his previous life, he was a no-good drifter: idle and irresponsible. He caused his wife and daughter to die tragically, and after his family was shattered, he had no choice but to leave home. He worked hard all his life, only to die alone. This time, he has the chance to start over. Life may be tough, but he's determined to shake off his reputation as a drifter and give his family a good life. Once despised by e 43.7kReads7.6Score4.1kShelves

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44. 444 稻 When the Rice Flowers Bloom 稻香花开 Liu Ningduochang刘宁多昌Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted The novel follows the hardships endured by farmers in two villages in Xiangnan County, Dongyuantun and Da’ai Village, from the Republican era through the founding of the People’s Republic of China and on through the people’s commune system, the Cultural Revolution, the household responsibility system, and the Reform and Opening-Up period. The villagers endure one hardship after another and witness the changing times. The protagonists, Zhang Yiping and Zhou Xueyun, are forced to leave school beca 216Reads8.1Score—Shelves
45. 445 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Use My Space to Make the Whole Family Rich! 重生八零：我靠空间带全家暴富！ It's Fourth Miss, Ya是四姑娘吖Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted Period farming | Vicious relatives | Face-slapping and taking down scumbags | Sweet romance | Street-stall entrepreneurship | Building wealth | In her previous life, Su Wanxing was sold by her grandmother to a scheming pretty boy for eighty yuan. She gave him everything, only to be betrayed. Her birth family was relentlessly squeezed by their vicious relatives, leaving them utterly ruined. Reborn on the day she was forced into marriage in 1980! She tears up the marriage contract and stands up to 318Reads—Score104Shelves

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    Reborn in the 1980s, the female protagonist isn't obsessed with romance; she focuses on her career, dealing with difficult characters, and building her fortune. Full of life, with satisfying comebacks, and a fast-paced romance, this story is plot-driven and has no cliffhangers—read on with confidence!

46. 446 结 After I Refused the Last-Minute Dowry Increase on My Wedding Day 结婚当天我拒绝了临时加彩礼之后 What Is There to Eat吃的是什么Urban4.6M WordsCompleted Rebirth + Top Student + Multiple Heroines + Daily Life + School Life + Smart Characters + No System + Entertainment Industry + Lighthearted Comedy. Starts out as a school-life story, then moves into the entertainment industry and the internet. 4.6 million characters, so there’s plenty to dig into. Well worth a read. A short drama adaptation is now available. Search for the novel’s title to watch. Thanks for your support. ^_^~ 40.2kReads8.1Score3kShelves
47. 447 八 The 1980s Regiment Commander's Beloved Wife: His Doctor Daughter-in-Law Helps Him Win at Life 八零团长宠妻：神医闺女带我躺赢 Boundless Eternal Life无垠永生Modern Romance260k WordsOngoing Gu Nanqiao awakens to the truth and discovers she's the awful original wife in a heart-wrenching period novel, destined to make way for the gentle, virtuous heroine next door, her “contrast character,” who eventually marries Gu's ex-husband. In the book, she makes everyone's life miserable, then meets a tragic end. Looking at her own fair skin, pretty face, and long legs in the mirror, then at the three-year-old little girl she'd just brought home, who supposedly “never listens to a word anyone 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Stop reading those melodramatic period dramas! This sassy young woman uses her charm and medical skills to completely control the iron-willed regimental commander, living a life of effortless success sweeter than honey! [Admiration]

48. 448 穿 Transmigrating into the 1960s as a Young Educated Youth 穿越六十年代小知青 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Parallel world + spoiled younger man + military marriage + devoted husband + raising kids) Xu Ning transmigrated into a book, ending up as a minor character in a period novel, a young woman who had gone to the countryside with her younger brother to become an educated youth. Lin Miao, another educated youth, was an internet celebrity from the 21st century, while the male lead was an educated youth from the capital. Their tangled love story made life miserable for everyone in the educ 32.2kReads9.4Score3.2kShelves

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    The plot moves quickly, the characters are well-developed, and the female lead is decisive, down-to-earth, morally upright, kind but not overly naive—I really like her character. The male lead is a responsible soldier, loyal, warm-hearted, and family-oriented. The female lead's two younger brothers are always by her side, so they are featured more prominently, especially the youngest, who is incredibly successful in business—I, with my intermittent social anxiety, am truly envious! 👍

49. 449 海 The Begonias Bloom for You Again 海棠今又为君开 Yi Shuang宜霜Ancient Romance556k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Sweet Romance + National and Family Feuds] In her previous life, Xiuyi trusted a scumbag and agreed to marry him, only to be pushed into a pond by a scheming white lotus and drown! Reborn, she opened a clinic, saved her father and brothers, kicked the scumbag to the curb, and schemed to have the white lotus die a gruesome death in prison. The cold-faced marquis, whose power held sway over the realm, drew her into his arms: “Don't worry! With me here, everything will be your 41.1kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves

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50. 450 穿 Transmigrated into the 1970s as a Glamorous Young Woman, the Apocalypse Queen Is Unstoppable 穿越七零娇女郎，末世女王拽爆了 The Wishing Stone of the Stars星星的许愿石Modern Romance340k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] ✙ [Sent to the Countryside] ✙ [Superpowers] ✙ [Dimensional Space] ✙ [Military Marriage] ✙ [Strong Male and Female Leads] Chi Nian struggled to survive in the apocalypse for eight years, then died alongside the Zombie King. She thought her body and soul had perished. Instead, she transmigrated to 1970, into the body of an eighteen-year-old girl whose mother had just died. When she heard her aunt and grandmother plotting to sell her to an old man in exchange for a job, Chi Nian sm 3.5kReads7.3Score488Shelves

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    This is a super captivating period drama. The female protagonist, possessing supernatural abilities and a spatial dimension, transmigrates to the 1970s. She's tricked, sold, and forced to change jobs, but she cleverly escapes with all her family's savings. After moving to the countryside, she uses her unique abilities to exorcise evil spirits and heal the sick, eventually becoming a semi-divine being. The female lead is cool and decisive. Highly recommended! You won't regret reading this.

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