A Rags-to-Riches Story Set in a Bygone Era, with No Horrible Relatives 致富年代文（无极品）

1. 1 重 Back to 1985: My Self-Serve Porridge Stall Is a Hit 重回八五，自助粥摊火爆了 Meng Xiaocha蒙小茶Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted (Her Own Woman) To escape her stepfather's clutches, Su Miao falls from the 13th floor and travels back to the day her parents divorced when she was a child. She sees through her mother's cold, indifferent nature and her habit of endlessly spoiling her younger brother. This time, she chooses without hesitation to go with her father. When her uncle tries to secure a permanent job, he blocks the door and raises a huge ruckus. Su Miao leans close to her father's ear and whispers a few words. Her fa 22.7kReads9.2Score2.3k14d adds

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   These two books are perfect for getting rich quick. The first one features a self-service porridge shop and an amazing pork offal soup that makes a fortune. The second one has a female protagonist who rides the wave of success, building her wealth step by step from a grocery store to a grocery market. 👍

2. 2 回 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 16.4kReads9.5Score1.6k14d adds
3. 3 重 Reborn in the Eighties: Dividing the Family from the Start, Then Making Money at Every Turn 重生八零，开局分家后一路发发发 An Unknown Little Sheep不知名的咩Modern Romance182k WordsCompleted [Period drama] [No pocket dimension] [Reborn] [Building a fortune] In her previous life, Li Yi was timid and weak. Her mother-in-law’s family leeched off her until she ended up with a broken home and a ruined life. Luckily, fate gave her another chance to start over. She returns to 1984, decisively separates from the family, and takes her daughter and husband away to find work. From working in a factory to running a stall and opening a shop, she takes a path completely different from the one she 1.3kReads8.4Score—14d adds

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   🎉🎉Check this out! The female protagonist is reborn in the 1980s, escapes her vampire-like family with her husband, and goes to Guangzhou to work with her child. They both work diligently and run a stall. It's quite heartwarming! ✨Don't worry, there are very few toxic characters; she escapes the vampires in four or five chapters, so there won't be a constant stream of toxic characters!!

4. 4 重 Reborn in the 1990s: Becoming a Wealthy Slacker 重生九零：做富贵咸鱼 Eight Thousand Girls' Hearts八千少女心Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Lin Jing spent her whole life estranged from her family. Her marriage fell apart, and her stepson turned against her, hating her so much he wished he could kill her. So what if she had billions in assets? So what if she was the head of a corporation? All that hard work left her with no one to rely on and no one to love. She thanks the heavens for letting her be reborn. This time, she’ll prevent tragedy, protect her loved ones, and safeguard her home. She can earn money and handle anything tha 2.3kReads8.7Score15714d adds

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   These are all stories about female protagonists who are reborn and, relying on their memories and experiences from their previous lives, lead their families to start a business and become wealthy during the early stages of China's reform and opening up. [Already hooked][Already hooked][Already hooked]

5. 5 简 I Set Up a Simple Stall and Made 300,000 [The 1990s] 简单摆个摊，挣了三十万【九零】 Love Daydreaming~爱做白日梦～Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Back in 1992, Chen Baiyun resolutely quits her job. She'll make her fortune by quitting and setting up a street stall! She only meant to save up some start-up money, but somehow she ends up making 300,000 yuan. Chen Baiyun: “Well, we should hurry up and buy it!” Cars, houses, gold, shops: she wants them all. As for that awful swindler who married her for money and his family, they can get lost. No one is going to disturb the hard-won happiness she's found. [Little everyday spending sprees] Chen 15.3kReads8.5Score1.4k14d adds
6. 6 穿 Transmigrate to the Seventies: My Handsome, Sweet Husband Begs Me to Spoil Him 穿越七零：老公又帅又甜，求我宠 Si Bu Xiang司不像Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Strong Female Lead, Weaker Male Lead + Female Lead Transmigrates + Male Lead Is Reborn + Contract Marriage + Sweet Romance + Realistic Feel-Good Story + Cozy Daily Life + Selfish Female Lead + Devoted Husband] At a young age, Deng Siyao saved up five million, but before she could register for a residence permit and buy a house, she died from overwork and transmigrated into the body of a sent-down youth. She has her heart set on finding a handsome, agreeable husband, hoping to 28.1kReads8.9Score2.5k14d adds
7. 7 重 Reborn, Selling Fish and Shrimp, and Making a Fortune! 重生卖鱼又卖虾，我赚麻了！ A Little Jie Jie一枚小洁洁Urban3.1M WordsCompleted [Everyday life][1980s][Making money][Rebirth][Family] In his previous life, Shu Zhiqiang married the village beauty, only to discover that none of his three sons were his. To marry her, he dragged his whole family down and let down everyone who had ever treated him well. Perhaps it was karma that made him die of a serious illness at fifty. But to his surprise, he was reborn on the day he got engaged to his previous-life wife. When faced with his future mother-in-law’s aggressive demands, he 6.1kReads8.3Score49814d adds

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   This novel truly amazed me! The plot is rich and tightly woven, the characters are vivid and distinct, and the writing is beautiful and fluent, immersing the reader as if they were right there in the story. I am full of praise for the author's imagination and creativity; this is a classic work well worth reading!

8. 8 六 The Sixties: I Feed My Brothers and Sisters Meat Every Day 六零：我带兄弟姐妹天天吃肉 A Little Jie Jie一枚小洁洁Urban3.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + 1960s + from the start + parents gone + everyday life + family matters + siblings + family bonds + spiritual spring space] Shu Tianci transmigrates to the 1960s. His parents are both dead, but he still has five siblings. His eldest brother, Shu Tianyou, became mentally impaired after an accident in childhood, so the whole family’s hopes rest on Shu Tianci. His second older sister, Shu Xianglian, was left with the reputation of bringing bad luck to husbands after her fiancé die 72.2kReads8.5Score3.6k14d adds
9. 9 美 American Comics: Trading with Gray Wolf from the Start 美漫：开局交易灰太狼 Being Backsolved被倒推Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the Marvel universe, Tony Stark awakens a golden finger after being kidnapped! He makes deals with Wolf, trading lamb kebabs for magnetic armor, big fat sheep for laser weapons, and whole roasted lambs for an aerial carrier fortress! He even makes deals with Tom, Whitebeard, Plankton, Valon, and plenty of others! Iron Man: That damn cat casually tapped my Mark III with a hammer and made a perfect one-to-one replica! Thor: I clearly hammered that wolf into the distance, 316Reads6.3Score10114d adds
10. 10 念 Half a Lifetime of Missing Qiu 念秋半辈子 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + farming + building wealth + family squabbles + strong heroine] Shen Nianqiu’s husband died. He was stabbed to death by the husband of his lover. Because Shen Nianqiu is beautiful, shapely, intelligent, and capable, she is very popular. A rural doctor whose wife has died gradually falls for her; A butcher from the neighboring village has been secretly in love with her for a long time. A teacher assigned to the countryside admires her beauty and intelligence, and vows to mar 26.5kReads8.0Score1.8k14d adds
11. 11 霞 Xia Guangnuan's First Book 霞光暖暖的第1本书 Warm Glowing Clouds霞光暖暖Modern Romance568k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Realistic Rural Life + Family Matters + Adultery + Beloved by Everyone + A Woman’s Growth] Hong Xing is a village doctor, twenty-three years old, and the mother of two daughters. Only after her husband dies unexpectedly does she discover that the man who always seemed so honest and quiet, a man who could hardly get a word out even if you beat him with three sticks, had betrayed her. Her whole world collapses. She had always followed the rules of a virtuous wife, respected her p 1.3kReads7.9Score13114d adds
12. 12 美 The Beautiful First Half of Her Life 美艳的前半生 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance535k WordsOngoing The story takes place in a rural village in Hebei in 1999. Meiyan has been sweet, beautiful, and clever since childhood, and everyone in the village agrees she's the local beauty. After failing her university entrance exams on her second attempt, she has no choice but to face the path fate has laid out for her. Swept up by Li Gangqiang's relentless pursuit, she gives him everything. But on the very day he steps through the gates of college, he gets together with another woman. Betrayed, Meiyan s 8.9kReads7.1Score18314d adds
13. 13 铁 Tiezhu's Fate 铁柱的命 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Urban291k WordsCompleted In the 1990s, the twenty-year-old Tiezhu, whose given name was Gao Fei, was handsome, dashing, and well educated. He studied hard, hoping to change his fate through knowledge and escape the countryside. But fate kept playing tricks on him, making him fail time and again. Disheartened, he found the courage to face life again with encouragement from Yanhua, the village beauty. His excellence always won him admirers. After meeting different women, he gradually realized who loved him most. Sadly, by 5.2kReads6.8Score20714d adds
14. 14 村 Xia Hua, the Village Girl 村女夏花 The Cat Who Loves Gold爱黄金的猫Modern Romance268k WordsOngoing [Realistic rural life + slow burn + heroine’s growth + family and everyday life + face-slapping the scoundrels] Lin Xiahua’s husband is dead. With two children and a dimwitted older brother to support, she has become the most tempting target in Hama Gou Village. Burdened with her family, without a single plot of land, and with her mother-in-law threatening to sell her by the pound to an old widower and his son! To survive, Xiahua learns to navigate all kinds of men and women. She smiles and char 81Reads7.0Score10514d adds
15. 15 重 Reborn at the Turn of the Millennium: Chinese-Style Ceramics Break into Beijing's Foreign Trade Scene 重生千禧：国风陶艺闯京城外贸圈 Five-Colored Glutinous Rice五色的糯米饭Modern Romance240k WordsOngoing [Reborn in the Millennium] [Entrepreneurship] [Intangible Cultural Heritage Ceramics] [Foreign Trade] [No Couple] The kiln fires have burned for a thousand years. After the turn of the millennium, Eastern ceramics once again take the world by storm. Just after the 2004 Spring Festival, Chen You was reborn. In her previous life, the words "I'll take care of you" had trapped her in a marriage for the rest of her life. In return, her husband cheated, her son despised her, and she died alone in a ho 105Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Having become wealthy, the reborn female protagonist wants to focus on her career. There are also period dramas, and the millennium era certainly evokes that feeling. "No awful characters" fits the bill perfectly. There's just one exception; this book is still new, around 200,000 words, and hasn't been rated yet [smirk].

16. 16 重 Reborn in 1998: The Factory Girl's Journey from Street Stalls to Buying a Home 重生九八：厂妹摆摊买楼记 Fei Fei Yu Yu飞飞玉玉Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted At thirty-five, Wang Yue was clutching a discount baby-formula receipt when a car sent her flying. When she opened her eyes again, she was an eighteen-year-old country girl who had failed the college entrance exam. She tore up the notice about retaking the exam without hesitation. “Mom, this money’s enough to buy a pig. I’m going to Shenzhen!” While the girls at the electronics factory followed pop stars, she buried herself in studying loopholes in the assembly line. When her supervisor called h 10Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The first book has no problematic characters; the female protagonist is reborn, starts a stall and opens a shop, and later buys ten houses. The second book has very few problematic characters, practically none; the female protagonist has a strong will and starts her business from opening a food shop! The third book starts with makeup and photography! There are problematic characters in the family, but the female protagonist ignores them and doesn't get entangled with them!

17. 17 重 Reborn in 2007 as an Early Internet Celebrity 重生07成为初代网红 Not Late 11不晚11Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + grounded realism + escaping a toxic family + making money] Jiang Xue was reborn, returning to 2007. Her father didn't care for her, her mother didn't love her, and they expected her to work in a factory tightening screws! There was no way she was going to work in a factory. The internet was still wide open in 2007, and WeChat and Weibo hadn't even launched yet. Using her makeup skills, she became a celebrity on Tianya, a makeup artist for stars, a renowned photographer, one of the firs 9.5kReads9.0Score99414d adds
18. 18 八 An ’80s Military Marriage: The Tough Commander Fears His Lovely Wife 八零军婚：硬汉首长怕娇娇媳妇 Bai Yi Yi柏一意Modern Romance251k WordsCompleted [1980s + Sweet Romance + Military Officer + Marriage First, Love Later + Business and Prosperity] Lin Xi transmigrates into a period novel, becoming the unlucky second sister-in-law exploited by the female lead. There was no way Lin Xi would put up with that. She quickly kicked the female lead out of her life! Riding the wave of reform and opening up, she went into business herself and made a fortune, living the good life. Then she discovers that her husband of convenience, the novel's hands 121Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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    A military marriage story set in the 1980s. The female lead is an amazing cook, making dishes like braised pork buns, hot and sour noodles, fruit ice cream, and spicy skewers. She becomes wealthy through business and buys a courtyard house. It's a sweet and satisfying story.

19. 19 闪 A Whirlwind Wedding and Military Life: My Forceful Officer Leaves Me Swooning Every Time 闪婚随军：强势军官令我次次沦陷 Qing Yunyun青芸芸Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Complete novel + sweet romance + career-driven heroine + building wealth + female awakening and mutual support + no golden finger + funny, heartwarming, and moving] Ye Wenxi, a career-driven woman at a major 21st-century corporation, transmigrates into a book, becoming the vicious supporting character in a novel set in a bygone era. Through a twist of fate, she and Lu Weidong end up having an “honest exchange.” Fortunately, he has a strong sense of responsibility and insists on seeing things th 15.4kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds

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    The female lead is destined to become the richest woman. She's truly intelligent, with exceptionally high emotional and intellectual intelligence.

20. 20 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Daily Life as a Matchmaker in the Countryside 重生八零：我在乡下当媒婆的日常 Gardenias Fragrant for Ten Miles栀子花开十里香Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Matchmaking + System + space + food + family life + building wealth + righting past wrongs] Lin Sue'e had lived an unremarkable life, grown distant from her children, and died full of regret. She never expected to return to a time forty-four years earlier… That year, it had been only two years since her eldest son was robbed of his university placement. He hadn't yet been left permanently disabled by working in a coal mine. Her eldest daughter hadn't been beaten to death by her husband, and the 2.1kReads8.9Score14614d adds

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    The female protagonist becomes a matchmaker and rises to wealth. Reborn at forty, her seven children are still alive and well. Her eldest son was only deprived of his university place for two years, avoiding the lifelong disability caused by coal mining; her eldest daughter survived domestic violence; and her youngest son's brain tumor was still treatable. In this second life, Lin Su'e is also bound to a matchmaker's commission system, and she vows to lead her entire family to prosperity.

21. 21 重 Back to the 1980s: Bringing My Family of Six to a Better Life 重回八零：带着全家六口过好日子 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t 86.6kReads9.4Score5.2k14d adds

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    Four daughters, the youngest is reborn, becomes rich and powerful, and each finds their own career and love. It's super good!!

22. 22 重 Reborn in 1996: I Left My Jerk Ex Behind, and Life Is Sweeter Than Honey 重生九六，远离渣男，日子比蜜甜 Qianqian Cola浅浅可乐Modern Romance585k WordsCompleted After dying alongside the scumbag, Lan Shiyao returned to the age of eighteen. Given another chance at life, she decisively stayed away from the scumbag, made up for the regrets of her past life, protected her family and friends, focused on making money, built her fortune, and thrived, until those who had once hurt her could only look up to her! 4.9kReads6.9Score34914d adds

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    I recommend this book: How to get rich through hard work and a down-to-earth approach.

23. 23 高 A Match Between Equals: My Officer Husband Is a Hopeless Romantic 高门对高门，军官丈夫是个恋爱脑 Lin Miansui林绵穗Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Gentle, Ethereal Su Embroidery Beauty x Handsome, Irreverent Military Heir] [Two Prestigious Families] [Military Marriage] [Lighthearted, Funny Everyday Life] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Adorable Kids] [Family and Country] [Passing on Traditional Culture] [The Pocket Dimension Is Rarely Used] Lin Renzhi stayed up embroidering and worked herself to death. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the only daughter of a senior officer in the 1970s. She had a top-tier family background and loo 171.1kReads9.1Score26.7k14d adds

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    ①After she appeared with the military, it was said that Commander Zhou, who insisted on equality and fairness in creating a new company, brought back a stunning beauty. Everyone in the family compound said, "A fairy flower stuck in a firecracker!" As time passed, the name "Lin Renzhi" became the unchanging center of attention in the compound. "Have you heard? Comrade Lin won an award at the national exhibition!" "Have you heard? Comrade Lin was highly sought after by foreign guests at the Canton Fair and was selected as an advanced foreign exchange earner!" "Have you heard? Comrade Lin's work was selected as a national gift, entered the Great Hall of the People, and she was even received by a high-ranking leader!" "Have you heard? Comrade Lin opened a high-end custom-made studio and made a fortune!" "Have you heard? Comrade Lin's top luxury brand is famous at home and abroad!" "Have you heard..." From Nanjing to Beijing, Lin Renzhi consistently topped the front page of the compound's news, and Zhou Zhan became known as everyone's lucky guy. ② In 1985, a three-year-old girl tripped and fell, gaining memories of her past life in 2025. She diligently studied until she earned a doctorate, only to be killed in a car accident. Now, she has to start all over again in this difficult era… Sheng Xia is devastated! Her high education and high salary! Gone! She's exhausted… She wants to give up… But this time, she's not an orphan. She has a beautiful mother, a handsome father, a doting grandmother, and a chess-loving child… What to do? She withdraws her "Xianyu" (a Chinese online marketplace) plan! Her goal in this life is: to get rich! To lead her family to the pinnacle of life! Using the advantages of her past life's memories, she'll become incredibly wealthy! She'll be a pig riding the wave of opportunity: setting up stalls, opening shops, investing in stocks, buying houses! She'll turn small restaurants into chain restaurants, buy stock certificates, acquire the must-have courtyard house for time travelers, and even accidentally become a child star! She also picked up a clingy childhood sweetheart! Let's see how Sheng Xia gets rich in the 1980s! ③ Ye Fangfei, looking at her miserable family, felt she couldn't go on living like this for another day. A family division was necessary; she had to divide the family. She wanted to earn money and live a good life. This awful family, all of them, get out of here! Shen Zhanxun, who had performed a great service, returned from the army only to find the family had already divided. His house was locked, and he heard from the villagers that his wife had taken his parents and siblings to the city to enjoy a life of luxury, but he knew nothing about it…

24. 24 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Little Baby Becomes a Superstar 重生八零，奶包变成大明星 Even Girls Roll Their Eyes少女也会翻白眼啊Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + Reborn in the womb + Feel-good story + Making a fortune + Genius + Family's darling + Childhood sweethearts + Family life] A little note for readers: a feel-good period story + everyday minutiae + ensemble cast + making a fortune In 1985, a three-year-old girl takes a tumble and suddenly gains memories of her past life in 2025. She studied diligently all the way to a doctorate, only to be taken out by a car accident. Now she has to start all over again in these difficult time 15.7kReads8.3Score1.8k14d adds
25. 25 穿 I Became the Wife of a Commander Who Died Young! Now His Whole Family Dotes on Me 穿成早死首长的妻子！被全家团宠 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (A Novel Set in the 1980s) (Military Marriage + Marriage First, Love Later + Transmigrating into a Book vs. Transmigrating) A car accident sent Ye Fangfei into a novel. Its world was a parallel timeline in the early 1980s. The novel’s protagonists were the younger brother of her husband, Shen Zhanxun, and his wife. Shen Zhanxun was nothing but a stepping-stone they used to build their wealth. In the novel, Shen Zhanxun left the military to join the municipal public security bureau. He died while 91.3kReads9.0Score11.2k14d adds
26. 26 重 Back to the 1990s: A Life of Sudden Wealth 重回九零之暴富人生 Dusk Orange暮橙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Muzhen died. She died on the operating table. In the final moments before her death, as she thought back over her life, one thing had always baffled her: Why had she worked so hard her whole life, staying busy from dawn till dusk, wanting only to be a good wife, mother, and daughter, yet never managed it before she died? Her husband resented her for devoting all her attention to the children and neglecting him. Her two children blamed her for being a terrible mother. Her family back home sc 1.4kReads8.1Score10614d adds

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    Getting rich in the 1990s

27. 27 9 The 1990s: Why Date When I've Transmigrated into a Book? 90年代：穿书了谁还谈恋爱啊 Xi He琋和Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Ting had just secured funding when she transmigrated into a romance novel where everyone was eight hundred percent love-brained. From the start, she was stuck in an icy wasteland with a talkative male lead threatening to kill her. Lin Ting: “Date you? I'd rather get a dog.” The original male lead: “...?” No space, no System, no mind-reading ability... Luckily, she still had a business brain running at full speed. “I'm never dating anyone. Not in this life.” “If I run out of money, I can earn 42.4kReads9.3Score4.2k14d adds

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    🍒Don't be scared off by the title, this is a super logical and well-written novel about getting rich in the 1990s. There are very few awful characters; it's mostly about business battles. [Sparrow's Masterpiece] The female protagonist was a very successful businesswoman in her previous life. She transmigrates to the 1990s and makes her first fortune by setting up a street stall.

28. 28 九 The 1990s: This Hoodlum Has a Sweet Side 九零年代，这个混混有点甜 Zi Yin梓胤Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [Good Girl VS Big Gangster] Gu Pan is a household name as a top student in the making, while Luo Chuan is a notorious local hoodlum. Only Gu Pan dares to get close to Luo Chuan, but being close to him comes at a steep price. The clothes, watch, flashlight, pager, and all the other things the gangster gives her are things Gu Pan would never dare show her parents. She's at her wit's end, repeatedly trying to refuse him. “Brother Luo Chuan! We're just neighbors. Neighbors don't act like this. I nee 341Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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    [Thinking][Awkward Laughing][Awkward Laughing] This is really a super good novel. The female lead is kind and innocent, a super academic genius, and the darling of her family. She is the perfect child in town. The male lead has a troubled past and is the female lead's childhood sweetheart. He is a notorious troublemaker. The male lead dotes on the female lead, and the female lead also dotes on the male lead. Their relationship is very sweet.

29. 29 带 I Bring My Pocket Dimension to the 1970s: My Rough-Hewn Husband Brings Bad Luck to His Ex, but I Bring Him Good Fortune 带空间穿七零，糙汉克妻我旺夫 Tou Kapi头卡皮Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate to the 1970s + Substitute Bride + Marriage Before Love] She transmigrates into the body of a cannon-fodder female character in the 1970s, and from the start, she’s assigned to be a substitute bride. Her father doesn’t care for her, her mother doesn’t love her, and her twin sister is always framing her. After desperately seeking family affection to no avail, she leaps into a river under the cover of night. The original owner was a frail little rabbit, but she’s a sly wolf who plays 6.9kReads8.9Score73214d adds

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    Look! [Exploring] I thought she was all alone when she transmigrated here, and she had to try her best to cling to a rich guy~ But I didn't expect he had already reincarnated seven times, just waiting for her to return to his side. The richest man is here, making money effortlessly! [Laughing]

30. 30 惊 Shock! The Cannon Fodder Dares to Sleep Beside a Tiger 惊！炮灰她敢与虎共眠 The Full Moon Family满月一家Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete! Period Drama + Healing Each Other + Sweet and Satisfying + No Self-Sacrifice or Handouts + The Male Lead Really Raises Tigers] After being plagued by nightmares, Ning Xia transmigrated into a book. Unfortunately, she wasn’t the heroine, just a “white moonlight” cannon-fodder character who starved to death on the way to the countryside. Looking at the relatives who had schemed against her, she decided that if she was going to the countryside, they could at least pay her back for everyt 4.9kReads9.0Score50414d adds
31. 31 军 The Sweet, Alluring Military Wife and Her Devoted Rough-Hewn Soldier 军嫂娇，军嫂媚，糙汉军爷宠上天 Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rugged military officer + sweet, gentle beauty] (Fictional military marriage + marriage before love + daily life with the troops + stepmother and adorable kids + food) When Jiang Rou opens her eyes, she's become the fake heiress in a period novel. Not only is she a pitiful cannon-fodder supporting character, but the real heiress has knocked her unconscious and made her marry an older man in her place. Rumor has it that the man is disfigured and lame, with two burdens to care for, one big and on 16.2kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds
32. 32 八 Fiery Military Romance in the 1980s: The Fake Heiress Becomes a Stepmom and Raises the Kids 八零热辣军婚，假千金当后妈养崽 Charcoal-Grilled Mandarin Duck炭烧鸳鸯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + stepmother + raising children + adorable kids + everyday family life + fake and real heiresses + spatial powers + contrasting characters] Fang Xiaoluo transmigrates into the 1980s as a fake heiress and becomes the apple of her military officer husband's eye. With a space containing a spiritual spring, Fang Xiaoluo can raise children, make money, and farm with ease. Her life is so happy it feels like she has a cheat code. Xu Yaqiu is reborn. In her previous life, she married a m 8.6kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
33. 33 赶 Hunting in the Mountains to Protect My Family 赶山打猎守护一家 Three-Minute Passionlove三分热度loveUrban2.0M WordsCompleted Reborn, she heads into the mountains to hunt and protect her family. That winter, her family was torn apart, and the little shadow who used to follow her everywhere was gone forever. Now she's back, and she won't let this life be filled with regrets... 43.7kReads8.4Score2.9k14d adds

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    Reborn into a new era, exploring mountains and seas, farming, hunting, and raising children – the daily life! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

34. 34 不 I'm Done Competing. I'm Going Home to Explore the Mountains and Seas 不卷了，回去看山海 Kai Wuwu开呜呜Urban1.7M WordsCompleted All that hard work gets you nowhere, and then you get laid off? By the time you regret it, I’ll be lying flat by the sea, feeling the breeze, watching the sunset, and feasting on seafood. I’ll watch the wind brush my face and the willows droop along the riverbank, and listen to raindrops patter from the eaves. 10.3kReads8.4Score56314d adds
35. 35 封 Mrs. Feng Pouts, and the Cold-Faced Instructor Falls for Her in a Second 封太太一撒娇，冷面教官一秒沦陷 Shao Hua 17邵华十七Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (A gentle, slow-burn everyday sweet romance, a seven-year age gap, a veteran, a rugged man, the family darling, and a fatherly type) Mu Qingci never dreamed she would run into Feng Lie again seven years later. He had been the drill instructor who trained her during military training. Feng Lie's brutal training had been Mu Qingci's worst nightmare. Now, the iron-blooded instructor had hung up his uniform and was sitting in a suit on a blind date. The woman soon fled, driven away by Feng Lie's 25.8kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds
36. 36 重 Reborn in the Nineties: Racing Toward Life as a Landlady 重生九零之向着包租婆的人生狂奔 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Also known as: Reborn in the 1990s: Racing Toward Life as a Landlady) (Also known as: Reborn Housewife: Mom, Dad's Acting Up Again) After Shen Xiaojun divorced, she had a dream and found herself back twenty years in the past. Back then, she was only twenty-five, yet already the mother of three children. Her eldest daughter was six, her younger daughter four, and her little boy had just turned one month old. Xiaojun's head spun. Did she really have to live through all of this again? For her chil 28.5kReads9.4Score3k14d adds

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    Both are good, and they represent a relatively novel genre within period dramas. Those looking for something to read should definitely give them a try.

37. 37 改 Reforming My Good-for-Nothing Husband, Starting at Age 20 改造废物老公，从20岁开始养老 Teletubby Without an Antenna没有天线的天线宝宝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period story x making money x family and village life x a touch of ensemble cast x raising kids] Lin Hui has a dream. In it, she turns fifty after spending twenty-seven years as a widow, struggling to raise her children, only to develop cancer and die before she can enjoy life. When she wakes, she finds herself back in 1980, the year she just married Xu Dongsheng, the “lazy bum” of the surrounding villages. She grits her teeth. She absolutely cannot let her life follow the path in her dream. Fr 34.1kReads9.1Score4.1k14d adds
38. 38 重 Back to the 1960s: Farming, Building a Fortune, and Raising the Kids 重回六零：种田发家养崽崽 Southern Lychee南方荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Transmigrating into the impoverished 1960s wasn’t scary. Becoming a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a book wasn’t scary either. What was scary was that her three stepsons would grow up to become major villains, and all of them, along with their upright, aloof father, would meet tragic ends. How could she let that happen? Lin Qinghe looked at the three future villains, none of whom was even ten years old, and made up her mind: changing a villain starts when they’re young! 3.8kReads9.0Score50414d adds

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    The female protagonist, possessing material possessions, transmigrates and makes money by reselling pork. She later gets into Peking University and, during her university years, goes to the south to continue her material trade. She graduates early and starts her own shop. All three of her sons are Peking University graduates; she both raises them and builds her fortune.

39. 39 嫁 Marry into the City and Get Rationed Grain 嫁到城里，吃上供应粮 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The heroine does not transmigrate, though she has some memories from a previous life. There are no truly awful characters in this story; everyone has their own strengths and flaws. The focus is on an unhurried life.) Jiang Xinbai was born in the countryside and dreamed of marrying into the city one day so she could have access to rationed food. So when she first met Yang Jinsheng, she knew her chance had come. She made her move without hesitation, flirted with him, and married him. At first sig 10.2kReads7.9Score61414d adds

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    (The female lead doesn't time-travel, but she has some memories of her past life. This story doesn't feature many exceptional characters; everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, and it's a lighthearted, gradual story.) Jiang Xinbai, born in the countryside, longs to one day marry into the city and receive a government-supplied food ration. So when she first meets Yang Jingsheng, she knows her chance has arrived and decisively seduces him, marrying him. Yang Jingsheng knows from the first glance that this girl has ulterior motives, but it doesn't matter; he's attracted to her beauty too. The two hit it off immediately, forming a loving young couple, striving to make their lives prosperous and fulfilling.

40. 40 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Left My Vile Family Behind to Live for Myself 重生70之抛开吸血鬼家人活自己 You Haha'er游哈哈儿Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Xiang Wan was the least favored of her siblings. Her parents forced her to give up her job to her older sister, then married her off against her will for the bride price. After the wedding, she had to support her family, and her husband divorced her and took their child. Her whole life, Xiang Wan’s family had drained her dry. Even when she was on the verge of dying from illness, they were still scheming to get their hands on her property. Reborn into a new life, Xiang Wan s 1.9kReads9.0Score17614d adds

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    These two books are really good!

41. 41 七 The 1970s: Reborn Before the Scumbag Brought Someone to Report Me 七零，重生回渣男带人举报前 Qin Bao'er钦宝儿Modern Romance802k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Yan Wenyi was deceived by a scumbag until the very end. Only as she was dying did she learn that he had reported her grandfather, and that he had also killed him for his fortune. That man had been carrying on with her so-called best friend for a long time, too. The two of them abused her without restraint, draining her until she had nothing left. Even then, they wouldn’t let her go, and dumped her in a mental hospital. Thankfully, fate gave her another chance at life. She r 4.4kReads8.8Score39914d adds
42. 42 捐 I Donated Billions in Assets, Then Transmigrated to the Famine Era! 捐了亿万资产后，穿饥荒年代！ Smiling Beauty笑美人Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The 1960s + blended family + both leads’ first relationship + raising kids + copy space + outspoken heroine + everyday life] [The short drama is now streaming. Search for “A Heart Like Fine Brocade.”] In her previous life, Qiao Yu had cancer and never married. She made a fortune using her special space to buy cosmetics overseas for clients. After dying young, she finds herself in the difficult 1960s. The bad news: her late husband left behind two children, and her current husband has adopted th 6.1kReads9.0Score47314d adds

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    No one can escape the female lead's sharp tongue; even a newborn baby can be verbally abused until it submits.

43. 43 都 Now That I'm Reborn, Why Get Married? Obviously, I'll Make Money 都重生了谁还嫁人，当然赚钱啊 Chi Yu Ru Hai池渔洳海Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Starting a Business and Making Money+Top Student+No Romance+Feel-Good Female Lead+Period Piece] Jiang Yu is reborn in 1994. In this life, she refuses to follow her mother to the city for school. She'll stay in the county, sell porridge, and open a food court. With her foresight and skills as a food blogger, watch her turn 250 yuan into a hundred billion... She'll make money and study hard, both at once! 1.4kReads8.9Score11514d adds

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    Reborn in 1994, she starts her business and becomes wealthy by selling porridge and milk tea. A female-centric historical romance novel with no romantic pairing!

44. 44 九 The 1990s: I Took Down the Heroine, Tried to Slouch, and Ended Up Starting a Business 九零：干掉女主，摆烂不成去创业 Chi Yu Ru Hai池渔洳海Modern Romance305k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Food + Stepmother + Raising Children + Cute Kids + Spirit Spring Water in a Pocket Dimension + Entrepreneurship + Feel-Good Revenge] Black Impermanence from the underworld kicks Shen Qingqing into the book I Fell for the Handsome CEO, becoming a gullible cash dispenser for the heroine. The heroine can take a hike. Who cares about the plot? Let’s change it! With her pocket dimension and spirit spring, Shen Qingqing opens a kindergarten and settles into a laid-back life of raisin 38Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 45 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 27.2kReads8.3Score2k14d adds

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    No system, no space, no top-tier characters, logically sound, and superb writing.

46. 46 穿 After I Transmigrated, Shi Yu's Life Went into Cheat Mode! 穿越后，时雨的开挂人生！ Beiqi Baby贝齐宝贝Modern Romance759k WordsCompleted Shi Yu was a 25-year-old genius neurosurgeon from the 22nd century. Because of an antique ring decorated with plum blossoms, she traveled to the 1970s and woke up in the body of a nineteen-year-old girl with the same name. From then on, in that revolutionary era, Shi Yu used her knowledge of the future and her medical skills to build herself an unstoppable life! Her new family even spoiled her like a princess. There are no awful villains causing trouble and no backstabbing, just inspiration, gro 9.5kReads8.5Score1.3k14d adds
47. 47 戎 Half a Lifetime on the Battlefield 戎马半生 Beiqi Baby贝齐宝贝Modern Romance725k WordsCompleted A female assassin in her past life, a female soldier in this one. What kind of brilliant life will someone who has turned from darkness toward the light create? She never married in her past life. In this one, she meets the finest male officer in the entire military region. When two formidable people meet, what kind of love and hate will unfold? 2.3kReads8.5Score23214d adds
48. 48 捡 I Picked Up a Handsome Soldier, and He Spoils Me Like a Princess 捡个帅兵哥把我宠成公主 Beiqi Baby贝齐宝贝Modern Romance635k WordsCompleted After winning an antique ring at auction, Tao Ranran, a 21st-century surgical expert, had her soul transported to a special era. To her surprise, the ring turned out to contain an incredible space. She used it to build her fortune in that era and bring the nation's medical development forward by decades. She even found herself a handsome soldier king for a husband! 4.7kReads9.1Score49714d adds
49. 49 富 The Rich Widow Wang Guixiang’s Satisfying Life 富婆王桂香的爽文人生 Ruixue Gu瑞雪估Modern Romance372k WordsCompleted [Female-led power fantasy + face-slapping the scum + making a fortune + golden finger] When you see injustice, shout out loud; when it's time to act, act! She takes on people and makes money at the same time. She cooks dried foods, makes pickles, opens a spicy snack factory... The characters are vivid, the plot makes sense, and the farther you read, the more hooked you get. Oh my gosh, I've never read such a good book. It unfolds at an unhurried pace, like reading an essay. The emotional tone is 1.4kReads8.2Score10714d adds

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    An incredibly good period drama. Well-developed characters and a logical plot. It's so addictive, you'll want to keep reading! Highly recommended!

50. 50 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 Romance635k 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 34.2kReads8.2Score3.4k14d adds

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    There are no perfect characters. The female protagonist is admitted to a vocational school and assigned to a state-owned factory. With modern mechanical knowledge, she works hard to build her career.

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