Historical-Era Fiction 年代文

1. 1 年 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， Just Got Nothing Better to Do就是闲的Urban4.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 205.5kReads9.4Score14kShelves

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   Here are some of the best period novels I've ever read. The first one is about Li Laifu traveling back to the 1960s. It's slow-paced, full of detailed family stories and the everyday life of a family, with Laifu getting into fights every now and then. The rest of the books are also worth checking out. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

2. 2 我 I Solve Cases to Put Food on the Table 我靠破案养家糊口 Empty Words in a Dream梦中的虚语Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1958, I moved into Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. Did I transmigrate into a TV drama or transmigrate into a book? Good thing I have so many buffs stacked that I don't have to spend all day playing family power games in one little courtyard! 6.6kReads9.3Score635Shelves
3. 3 年 1979: Meat for My Wife and Kids 年代1979：带着老婆孩子吃肉 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.7M WordsOngoing [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 184.9kReads9.3Score11kShelves
4. 4 1 1972: The Youthful Years of the Red Flag 1972，红旗招展的青春年代 Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Sent-down youth] [Great Northern Wilderness] [Scheming male lead] [One heroine] [Pure romance] [Smart characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Black market] [Political career] [Countryside] [Special historical era] In the spring of 1972, as Chu Miaohong rode a train to the Great Northern Wilderness to join a rural work team, she casually tossed an old envelope into the wind. Meanwhile, in 2024, Zhang Hongcheng happened to come into possession of an old, worn- 84.3kReads9.3Score8.4kShelves
5. 5 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 156.2kReads9.5Score12.4kShelves

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   These are all period dramas. 1 Is practically a masterpiece; there's no substitute, and everyone's intelligence is top-notch. 2 Is a female-to-male transmigration story; the protagonist marries a dashing young woman and lives off her father-in-law, wife, and children—his life couldn't be better. 3 Is also a female-to-male transmigration story, told in the first person. As the title suggests, the protagonist is indeed a bit crazy, but then again, his madness is understandable.

6. 6 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: Living Off Women in a Period Novel 女穿男：我在年代文里吃软饭 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A woman transmigrates into a man’s body, with some fantasy elements] When Zhou Shan transmigrates to the 1960s, she opens her eyes to dizziness and weakness in all four limbs, experiencing firsthand what it means to be starving to death. She doesn’t feel the slightest thing about having become a man. Just as she’s so hungry she can barely keep her eyes open, she hears a father and daughter nearby, picking over their choices: “Is there anyone you like?” “Too ugly. Black and skinny, like a charre 8.1kReads9.4Score643Shelves
7. 7 我 I Went to the Countryside as a Sent-Down Youth in 1970 我去1970年当知青 Yang Xi羊喜Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted Alternate title: I Went to 1970 to Become an Educated Youth. Real title: After Transmigrating, I Was Driven Crazy. When I transmigrated, I planned to keep my head down and stay timid forever. But before long, I was driven into becoming a brawling mad dog, an insane educated youth who would flip the table and walk away the moment anyone crossed him. 4.2kReads9.3Score343Shelves
8. 8 四 Siheyuan: I Turn Down the Trophy Wife and Choose the Lazy Kitty 四合院：拒娶花瓶，我选小懒猫 Boil Wine While You're Young煮酒趁年少Male-Channel Fanfiction626k WordsCompleted The failed Tomato Novel author Zhujiu Cheng Nianshao wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into the world of Under the Zhengyang Gate. And to top it off, he's become Han Chunming, a lovesick fool and total simp. Sorry, I'm in charge now. I'm flipping the table. Whoever wants that pretty-but-empty shell can have it. I'll dote on my lazy little cat instead. Appraise treasures, find hidden bargains, and rake in the money. That's the right way to play Han Chunming. Now that I've transmigrated, 4.8kReads6.9Score183Shelves

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   Two very good books

9. 9 庸 Beware the Mediocre 庸人小心 Yin Mu殷木Urban370k WordsCompleted Realistic fiction · Unrequited love with a bad ending · Small-town life · Ordinary people · Coming-of-age · No golden finger Based on the true experiences of friends, this story is told from a male first-person perspective and follows Jiang Xin through the ups and downs of his youth in a small southern county town from 2005 to 2014. He was once an elementary-school prodigy admired by everyone. But from the moment he started middle school, his life quietly began to veer off course. As a boy, he 185Reads—Score107Shelves

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   The completed realistic period novel "Be Careful, Ordinary People" is set in a rare southern county town in the 1990s. It is not only about a budding crush, but also about the regrets of an ordinary person who makes one mistake after another throughout his life.

10. 10 正 Under Zhengyang Gate: From Junk King to the Fifth Master of Beijing 正阳门下：从破烂王到京城小五爷 Boil Wine While You're Young煮酒趁年少Male-Channel Fanfiction405k WordsOngoing Tomato Novel author Zhu Jiu Cheng Nian Shao. After waking up, he discovered that his soul had transmigrated into Han Chunming, the lovesick fool from Under the Zhengyang Gate. Even more absurdly, this was a parallel world combining Under the Zhengyang Gate, Blood Romance, The Windmill, and The Days Related to Youth. Petty villains everywhere? I have even more brothers! Cheng Jianjun, who makes a habit of forging things? I'll lay a perfect trap and personally send him off to work a sewing machine 4.6kReads—Score277Shelves
11. 11 重 Reborn in 1998: I Rushed Home with a Knife Before My Wife and Daughter Could Take Their Lives 重生98：妻女自杀前我提刀赶回 Perseus of Huludao葫芦岛的珀尔修斯Urban595k WordsOngoing [Reborn + period setting + making money + devoted husband + no saintly do-gooder + national team] In his previous life, Lu Jiang was a degenerate gambler despised by everyone. On New Year's Eve in 1998, creditors came to collect their debts. His wife, Su Man, was humiliated, then tearfully fed pesticide to their four-year-old daughter before hanging herself... Lu Jiang's hair turned white with regret that night. Even after he later became a trillionaire, he lived and died alone. When he opened 172Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one is a must.

12. 12 绝 A Commander with No Heirs? His Little Wife Gives Birth to Triplets 绝嗣长官没儿子？小娇妻一胎三宝 Five Little Cats五只小猫Modern Romance429k WordsCompleted [Soft and sweet green-tea little white rabbit × domineering father-type military officer] 1970s + 11-year age gap + height difference + childbearing System + overflowing sweetness + instinctive attraction Lu Jinhuan was the youngest daughter in her family. Innocent and adorable, soft and well-behaved, she was introduced by her selfish sister to her sister's eldest brother-in-law, who was unable to have children. What should she do if her husband cannot have children? No problem, Lu Jinhuan bonde 203.2kReads8.6Score26.5kShelves

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    They're all pretty good.

13. 13 童 Childhood Symphony 童年交响曲 Fragrant Wheat Field麦田清香Modern Romance199k WordsCompleted Five-year-old Wang Xiaozhu’s happy life in the countryside! She helps her mother wash clothes by the river and finds a duck egg in the water. She helps her mother sew a quilt on the rooftop, only to be pranked by the girl next door. Her grandmother raises a flock of chickens, but no one knows where they’re laying their eggs... 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book has a heartwarming feel, reminiscent of childhood in the 80s and 90s—it's quite healing.

14. 14 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s, the Capitalist Heiress Goes on a Killing Spree 穿越七零之资本家大小姐杀疯了 Likes Bouncing Her Leg and Drinking Hot Water喜欢抖腿多喝烫水Modern Romance549k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out, so it will rise later.) Wen Yu, a rookie assassin from the 22nd century, transmigrates into the body of a wealthy heiress in Shanghai. The moment she opens her eyes, she sees two thugs in her room. The loss of her family and betrayal by a close friend leave Wen Yu feeling overwhelmed. Let's see how Wen Yu, from the 22nd century, uncovers the mystery of her origins and takes on the four great families all by herself. Watch as she repays every wrong and settles every sco 2.4kReads6.2Score208Shelves
15. 15 我 My Husband Is the Heroine’s White Moonlight in a Period Novel 我老公是年代文里女主的白月光 That Damn Cat她喵的Modern Romance694k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Transmigrate into a Book + No Rural Relocation + Spatial Dimension + Everyday Life + Sweet Romance + Raising Kids + Building a Career] After being born into this world and growing up for eighteen years, Su Tian didn’t realize she had transmigrated into a book until the day after her wedding. Not only that, she had stolen the female lead’s true love and gone from a bit-part character whose name had never even appeared to the number-one female antagonist. The female lead wants to 31kReads6.6Score11.4kShelves
16. 16 和 Sweet Days Transmigrating to the 1970s with My Fiancé 和未婚夫穿越七零的甜蜜日常 Niuniu Doesn't Like Mustard牛牛不爱吃芥末Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted (Transmigrate + Parallel Timespace + Space + Sweet Romance + Daily Life + Few Awful Characters) Shen Jingyao and Zhou Muyan were in a car accident on their way home from a shopping mall’s grand opening ceremony. When she woke up, Shen Jingyao found herself in the 1970s, and her fiancé was nowhere to be found. The original owner was facing a report against her and had to choose between being sent to the countryside or getting married. Then she had a dream. In it, her shopping mall and the marital 11kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    These are all great period dramas, very good. If you're looking for something to read, check them out! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration] The first one features both the male and female leads transmigrating to a different era. The second one has the female lead reborn, but the male lead treated her very well in her previous life. The third one features both lazy leads, but both are strong characters. The fourth one has the female lead saved by the male lead, but she becomes mentally impaired, and the male lead has to raise two children… Various types of period dramas, all very good, and all completed! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

17. 17 年 The Reborn Cannon-Fodder Sister-in-Law in a Period-Era Lucky Charm Novel 年代锦鲤文的炮灰大嫂重生了 Qiao Miaomiao乔喵喵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Reborn Revenge + Sweet Romance + Satisfying Read + Building a Fortune + Everyday Life] Only when she was dying did Bai Xiuxiu discover that the world she lived in was actually a period novel about a lucky heroine! In the book, she was the lucky heroine's shrewish older sister-in-law. She was mean, lazy, greedy, and did every kind of evil! After the heroine married into the family, Bai Xiuxiu made life difficult for her at every turn. Because she bullied the lucky heroine, she “ 36.8kReads8.5Score3.7kShelves
18. 18 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 42.4kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves

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    The story begins in a freezing cold world, with a talkative male lead constantly threatening her with death. Lin Ting: "Dating you? I'd rather raise a dog." The original male lead: "...?" No space, no system, no mind-reading abilities... Thankfully, she still has a high-speed, business-minded brain. "Dating is impossible, absolutely impossible in this lifetime." "Money can be earned back, and losing face will only earn you more." ...

19. 19 六 In the 1960s, the Young Educated Youth Takes Back Her Body and Goes on a Rampage 六零，小知青夺回身体后缺大德了 Lu Shiqi陆时柒Modern Romance809k WordsCompleted [Strong male and female leads + space + scheming + never takes abuse + both leads are wonderfully outrageous] When Jiang Sheng is eighteen, trouble strikes her family and she is forced to move to the countryside. Her family has prepared everything for her, so she isn’t worried. But despite all their precautions, she never expects an accident to rob her of control over her body and send her to a strange place. They call it the twenty-first century? She goes from confusion and panic to adapting, t 33.8kReads8.9Score3.1kShelves
20. 20 睁 Awakening in the 1980s: I Have a Child with the Infamous Village Tyrant 睁眼八零：和凶名在外村霸有崽了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted When Hu Yao woke up, she found a mischievous yet well-behaved son and a scoundrel of a man beside her. Shocked and bewildered, she heard from the neighbors she knew that four years earlier, she'd hit her head so hard she was left simple-minded, and her mother had sold her. Over those four years, she had not only gained a husband but also a mischievous child who fiercely protected her. The bastard of a man was always putting his hands on her, and he was exceptionally fierce and unreasonable. Terr 38.9kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
21. 21 貌 Beautiful Educated Youth Returns to the City, and Her Powerful Ex-Husband Comes After Her 貌美知青回城后，大佬前夫追来了 Lampwick Woad灯心菘蓝Modern Romance691k WordsCompleted Lin Zhiwei, a young woman sent to the countryside, was desperate to return to Beijing. Under her mother’s relentless calls, she tearfully divorced Zhou Yi, her husband of one year, whom she was still deeply in love with. A month after the divorce, she clutched her stomach and realized she might… be pregnant. Meanwhile, Li Li, the second female lead, was eagerly waiting for Zhou Yi to divorce. She was reborn, and knew he would become a powerful business tycoon in Pengcheng, a real estate pioneer, 29kReads8.6Score2.2kShelves

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    I really like the female lead's personality; she's very clear-headed and knows when to return to town. The author's writing is excellent, the plot doesn't drag, and most importantly, both the male and female leads have something to say! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

22. 22 妹 The Little Sister Went to Find Her Family but Mistook Her Brother, and the Chaste Officer Fell for Her 妹宝投亲认错哥，禁欲军官沦陷了 Admiring Flying Fish from the Abyss临渊羡飛鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed. Also known as My Little Sister Went to Find Her Family but Mistook the Wrong Man for Her Brother, and the Ascetic Officer Fell for Her [Alternate History + Pocket Dimension + Six-Year Age Gap + Guiding Lover + Gourmet Food and Foraging by the Sea + Ancient-to-Modern Transmigration + Pure Love + Everyone’s Darling] Sweet and Delicate Little Sister vs. Wise, Ascetic Young Officer After observing three years of mourning for her mother, Shen Man followed her late mother’s final wish an 44kReads8.2Score3.6kShelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into a novel set in a historical fiction era, becoming the villainous supporting character. Her parents are divorced, and she's separated from her brother, living with her mother and father respectively. After her mother's death, she returns to the capital to fulfill her arranged marriage with her father. The original female protagonist, however, is a stepdaughter brought into the Lu family by her stepmother, who has taken advantage of her position. She claims to be the Lu family's daughter and, while the Lu family patriarch is away, conspires with her stepmother to persuade the Lu father to steal her brother's childhood betrothal. With her grandfather's support, the female protagonist travels to an island to seek refuge with her long-lost brother, a battalion commander, but mistakes him for someone else and falls into the arms of a comrade who came to pick him up. The male protagonist, reborn with memories of his past life, is orphaned in both lives. However, while helping a wounded comrade pick up someone, he falls in love at first sight with a young girl and pursues her relentlessly. The male protagonist becomes an officer on the island, while the female protagonist studies medicine and later becomes a military doctor. After their marriage, they bring her grandfather to the island to retire, leading to a bright and prosperous life there. Meanwhile, the original protagonists in the capital experience chaos and conflict.

23. 23 八 The 1980s: The Cold-Faced Officer Is Wrapped Around the Sickly Beauty's Finger 八零：冷面军官被病弱美人拿捏了 Little Silly Goose小呆鹅Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion] Martial arts prodigy Jiang Nianzhi transmigrates into a book and arrives in an alternate version of the 1980s, where she becomes a delicate, frail beauty. Thinking she would run into one terrible person after another, she rolls up her sleeves, ready to beat them all into submission. But her feisty mother favors girls over boys, her white-lotus sister is a doting sister-con, her grandmother is a beauty enthusiast, and her little brother has 81.8kReads9.4Score13kShelves

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    "Old Shen, my sister's a bit chubby, a bit dark-skinned, a bit short, but she'd be a perfect wife!" Shen Cheng, uninterested in women, decisively refused. Then, on a family visit day, a beautiful woman in a cheongsam gracefully approached and sweetly called out to his comrade, "Brother." Shen Cheng suddenly grabbed his comrade by the neck: "This is the sister you were talking about?!" His comrade was on the verge of tears: Girls change so much as they grow up, this is a hundred and eighty changes! [Top Post][Learned It][Request More Updates][Bookshelf Added]

24. 24 八 The Pretty 80s Bride Was Called a Jinx, but the Coffin Maker Who Married Her Dotes on Her Alone 八零俏娘被骂克夫，改嫁棺匠独宠 Half-Sugar Tales半糖叙Modern Romance191k WordsOngoing [Period setting + countryside + divorce and remarriage + sweet romance with a rugged man + pampered young wife + everyday family life + both leads are sexually inexperienced] Sun Xiaoman is a pretty young woman in the 1980s. Forced into marriage with Li Zhiqiu, she runs the household while her husband leaves to make his fortune. She spends six years living like a widow, only to discover that he has climbed the social ladder with someone else. After the divorce, her former mother-in-law comes to 133Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A story about everyday family life and the female protagonist's rise to power.

25. 25 守 Abandoned After Being Left a Widow, She Marries a Rugged Man and Makes Her Ex Seethe 守活寡被弃，转头霸上糙汉气死他 Yian Beauty逸安美人Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [Period]+ [Rugged man and sweet, gentle young wife]+ [A woman's growth]+ [Taking on the troublemakers]+ [Building a prosperous life]+ [Ensemble cast] After three years of living like a widow and being treated like livestock, Zhou Qiao has endured so much humiliation that she's resigned herself to her fate. Her mother-in-law treats her like an animal, tormenting and beating her, and never even giving her enough to eat. She does the hardest labor, suffers the cruelest abuse, and lives worse tha 7.4kReads—Score335Shelves
26. 26 年 The Supporting Girl in the Period Novel Rolled Her Eyes 年代文女配翻了个白眼 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing [The blurb is misleading. This isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, and the leads are ordinary people. If you only like mindless wish fulfillment, please don't read this. Thank you.] Qiu Bailu transmigrates into a period novel as a clownish, supporting villainess, destined to scheme her way to a lifetime of poverty. She's so angry she laughs. She's unapologetically hypocritical. When she read the book, she sided with the protagonist and thought the villainess was awful. Now that she's the villainess, 99.1kReads8.8Score7.5kShelves

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    ❣️❣️❣️ The female protagonist transmigrates into a book, doesn't go to the countryside or the black market, takes over her mother-in-law's job at the factory, has normal values, and has a husband with a secure job after retiring from the military.

27. 27 七 The 1970s: The Glamorous Heiress Transmigrates into a Book with a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 七零：美艳娇气包带千亿资产穿书 A Duo u阿哆uModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The young lady never lived through that era, so you can't expect her to have the same spending habits as ordinary people. [Not a poverty-relief story] [Sweet romance + period setting + transmigrate into a book + golden finger + feel-good power fantasy] [Both are virgins, one-on-one romance] Shanghai–Beijing–Hong Kong [Warning: The heroine is spoiled and not truly kind or beautiful inside! The hero is a lovesick fool! Don't get hung up on prices! If there are any plot holes, just treat them as au 24.4kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves

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    In my opinion, this book is one of the top epic fantasy novels set in a bygone era. The female lead is beautiful and wealthy, never shortchanging herself, while the male lead is a complete "female lead-centric" individual, incredibly skilled at self-conquest. The plot is logically sound, making for a great reading experience. Besides the romance and family relationships, the book also offers heartwarming moments.

28. 28 首 He Asked for a Divorce on His First Night Home, Then Kissed Her Until She Cried 首长回家第一晚提离婚，被亲哭了 I'm the Baby Here我才是宝宝Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn military marriage + winning back his wife + antique bargains + dazzling beauty vs. aloof heartthrob] In her previous life, Zhu Suisui fell for Lu Lanxu at first sight. Of all the Lu family members, she chose the most outstanding heir to be her husband. She thought that if she worked hard to be a good Mrs. Lu, one day Lu Lanxu would love her. But she had overestimated herself. She simply couldn’t warm his heart. For twenty years, they treated each other with respect, but he felt only a se 30.3kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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    Having been obsessed with romance in my past life, I'm reborn to live for myself, only to realize how one-sided my thinking was in my previous life.

29. 29 首 Commander, Your Foreign Bride Is Here. Please Sign for Her 首长你的洋媳妇儿来了，签收一下 Half-Summer Pomelo半夏柚子Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [Period setting + love at first sight + height and age gap (7 years) + devoted husband + military marriage + face-slapping] Zhou Nanxu, stationed with the army, received two letters from home. The first read: “Your mother spent five hundred yuan finding you a beautiful wife. Hurry home, son.” The second read: “Your wife suggested splitting up the family. Your mother has already moved out and is living with you and your wife now.” Rong Mei, a workaholic from the twenty-first century, died and wok 15.9kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves

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    Love at first sight, height difference, age difference, a novel from a very different era.

30. 30 你 Hello, 1976! 你好，1976！ vRunning Snailvv奔跑的蜗牛vUrban1.5M WordsCompleted The orphan Zheng Weimin transmigrates to 1976. He thinks he’ll finally experience the warmth of a family, but instead he’s abandoned once again. Luckily, he has the memories and knowledge of his previous life. Without them, he really wouldn’t have been able to turn things around. As the saying goes, nobody visits the poor in the busy city, while distant relatives come flocking to the rich in the mountains. It’s true. Zheng Weimin experiences life in all its harshness and, after being reborn, fin 39.1kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves

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    The first book's title tells you it's about leisurely living.

31. 31 重 Reborn in 1985: A Young Man with a Bright Future 重生1985，少年大有可为 vRunning Snailvv奔跑的蜗牛vUrban2.0M WordsOngoing At forty, Shen Mo returned to 1985. The child of educated youths sent to southern Yunnan, he was left behind when his parents returned to Shanghai and divorced. “Dad has a home, Mom has a home, and I'm left all by myself. Am I just in the way...” The lyrics from a TV drama he'd once watched had become his own life. Shen Mo was now an unwanted burden, unloved by both grandmothers, but he still had his second uncle. “Xiao Mo, the city registration fee is nearly four hundred yuan, but your second u 199.4kReads8.5Score18.6kShelves
32. 32 我 My Father Used Me to Pay Off a Debt of 3,000 Yuan 我被爹抵了三千块的债 Old Ancestor Luochen Who Likes Melons and Beans喜欢瓜豆的落尘老祖Modern Romance181k WordsOngoing When I was nineteen, my father traded me to the village butcher to cover his thirty-thousand-yuan gambling debt. The butcher was twenty years older than me and treated me like livestock. When I gave birth to a daughter, he despised her for being a girl and tossed her into the back hills to be fed to the dogs. My grandmother, my only family, died. My own father didn't even send word, just to save the fare. On a snowy night, I used a knife to sever the tendons in the butcher's wrist, stole fifty y 373Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fans of historical fiction shouldn't miss this! The female protagonist was sold to a butcher at fifteen by her own father to pay off debts, forced to slaughter pigs every day until dawn. Her newborn daughter was cruelly abandoned, and even her father refused to inform her of her grandmother's death. On a snowy night, she fought back, escaping with her daughter, everyone believing she was dead. Ten years later, she returns home in glory, facing her scumbag father and wicked mother-in-law who come to cling to her. She directly brandishes the butcher's knife from years ago, witnessing a woman from the bottom of society break free from suffering and deliver a resounding slap to the faces of all the villains. ⭐️

33. 33 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 49.1kReads9.4Score5.2kShelves

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    Both of these novels are absolutely fantastic! The first one is finished; it's a daily login reward story with a morally upright female lead, a romantic partner, and a very touching sisterly bond! The second one is still ongoing; it has a very novel premise—a cloner system, a rarity in period dramas. The female lead isn't a charity worker, a saint, resentful, or involved in the black market; she's intelligent, cautious, and discreet—a truly excellent read!!

34. 34 六 My 1960s Military Wife Is a Little Spicy: The Sharp-Tongued Officer Spoils Her Tyrannically 六零军嫂有点辣：毒舌军官霸道宠 Nalan Yi纳兰翊Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1960s Military Marriage + Devoted Couple, Sweet Romance + Revenge on Scumbags + Making Money and Raising Kids + Supermarket in a Pocket Dimension + Superpowers + Never Letting Enemies Get Away + Satisfying Military Story] Yu Wanqing had assets worth billions, but while exploring Mount Kunlun, she encountered Japanese soldiers trying to damage China's dragon veins. She took them out, but was badly wounded. When she woke up, she'd transmigrated into the body of a young woman in t 43.9kReads9.2Score5.8kShelves

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    #CareerBuilding #StrongFemaleLeader #Struggle ① The female protagonist in this book is single-mindedly focused on her career! She carves out her own path amidst the tides of the times with her intelligence and courage. ② From a street vendor to a business empire, every step she takes is solid and exciting, truly embodying the idea that "happiness comes from hard work." ③ The romance is the icing on the cake, a powerful alliance; watching a tycoon build her career is the ultimate enjoyment.

35. 35 年 A Patchwork of Period Novels? I've Got a System, So I'll Lie Flat and Watch the Drama Unfold 年代拼好文？我手握系统躺平吃瓜 Little He Has Some Free Time小禾有点闲Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + System + educated youth sent to the countryside + no holier-than-thou heroine + no helping the poor + no black-market trading] There is a CP! Not a military romance, and the male lead isn't a rugged brute! No angst, pure sweetness! If you don't want a countryside story or a romance, run now!!! Who falls asleep and wakes up having transmigrated?! And to an era where you got around by walking, communicated by shouting, relied on dogs for security, an 6.6kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
36. 36 重 Reborn in the 1980s: After Taking Over, I Head to the Mountains 重生八零年代，接盘后的我去赶山 The Dashing Guy Who Loves SpongeBob喜欢海绵宝宝的潇洒哥Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Mountain hunting + period setting + taking over a marriage + rural life + ongoing manhua adaptation] In his previous life, Zhao Yong’s mother begged him to take Qin Yourong as his wife to ease the family’s hardship, but Zhao Yong refused out of pride. As a result, his mother worked herself to death, his little sister drowned, and his younger brother took his own life! Who would have thought he would be reborn in 1980, just as his mother was asking him to marry Qin Yourong? This time, to prevent 4.8kReads8.2Score311Shelves

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    Good period novels

37. 37 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Wife, I Stole the Show in the Military Compound 穿成炮灰原配后，我惊艳军区大院 Moon Rising over the Blue Sea苍海升月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: Before I Lost My Virtue, I Rewrote the Life of the Cannon-Fodder First Wife [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + no golden finger + sweet romance + devoted couple] Xia Qingning unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel written by a classmate who envies her. She becomes the original wife, who shares her name and is framed into losing her virtue, then jumps into a lake and dies tragically. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s at the scene of her violati 56.4kReads9.2Score5.5kShelves

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    The female lead rides to work on Xiao Dong's (a neighbor's younger brother) bicycle. The male lead, looking gloomy, buys a bicycle as soon as he gets home from get off work. Unexpectedly, the female lead says she doesn't know how to ride and asks Xiao Dong to teach her. The male lead comes out and says, "Xiao Dong, go get a bottle of soy sauce and come back. We'll walk!" The female lead says, "Xiao Dong's gone. I'll learn tomorrow~(¯▽¯~)~," and the male lead says, "I can teach! I'm not just for show! (ꐦÒ‸Ó)" [Shy]

38. 38 回 Back to the Day Before My Pregnant Wife Jumped to Her Death 回到怀孕老婆跳楼的前一天 Xiao Qian from Wuhu芜湖的小芊Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Urban rebirth + a scumbag's regret + devoted dad + doting husband + career and wealth + no System + cozy everyday life (one female lead) Yu Cheng saw his parents off after they had lived for a century, then later said goodbye to his father- and mother-in-law, who had also lived for a century. With nothing left to tie him down, he donated his billion-dollar fortune to the country. Then he went to the seaside where he and his wife, Jiang Yuman, had first met, and jumped in without hesitation. At l 8.1kReads9.4Score785Shelves

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    "Back to the Day Before My Pregnant Wife Jumped Off a Building" is a story about a protagonist who is reborn into a historical setting. He wakes up the day before his wife jumped off a building. There are no cheat codes or special abilities. The story revolves around "making up for regrets, protecting the family, and making a fortune in the historical setting." He improves his life and manages his marriage through practical actions. The story is completed and has 26,000 readers. It is a work that combines romance with historical life.

39. 39 咱 Our Niu Niu Has a Little Luck on Her Side 咱家牛妞，有点小运气在身上 The Immortal Venerable's Junior Sister Who Can transmigrate into a book and Cheat穿书开挂的仙尊小师妹Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted For questions about the story, see the latest post. Putting missing plot details in the comments is too much trouble, so you can listen to the audiobook for additions. Thank you. [Born in the Era + Growing Through Education + Family Life + Everyday Mischief + A Little Luck] Niu Niu's family was notorious in the brigade for being lazy and greedy. Her father was lazy, her mother was greedy, and she inherited both traits perfectly: if she could lie down, she would never stand up. Her grandparents 16.1kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    ✨The clever chubby baby saw that the child traffickers had been caught, so he cleverly pretended to be stupid, drooling and even saying he would introduce a wife to the traffickers. The traffickers, hearing this, sent the baby back to the village…

40. 40 六 The Lucky Star of the 1960s: The Lu Family's Grain Storehouse Is Overflowing 六零小福星，陆家屯粮爆仓了 Listening to Bamboo by the Ferry听筠渡Modern Romance607k WordsOngoing [Farming in a bygone era, getting rich, everyday family life, super strength, reading fortunes and earning merit, adorable lucky baby, everyone's favorite, pocket dimension, stockpiling supplies, gossip] After her parents die in service and her grandparents pass away, the four-year-old little dumpling is left an orphan. The good news: everyone in the Lin family wants to adopt her. The bad news: they're all after the money set aside for her care. As the orphaned child of fallen heroes, the lit 27.4kReads8.6Score3.3kShelves
41. 41 听 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水Urban186k WordsOngoing Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 757Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A heartfelt and realistic period drama, the first heart-wrenching romance novel, "Listening to the Wind's Song," is a story of regret and worth.

42. 42 不 You Won't Let the Little One Eat Her Fill? Flip the Table! Then Nobody Eats! 不让奶团吃饱饭？掀桌！都饿着！ Tun Er豚二Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Adorable Child + Everyone's Darling + Mostly Locals, Light Ensemble Cast + Lighthearted + Funny + Not a Single Member of the Family Is a Soft Touch + Get Even on the Spot] Luo Panpan had never known hardship from the day she was born. Then, at five and a half, her father died. From then on, she never had enough to eat, and they even planned to send her away to be adopted? Not a chance! Her mother was a famous tigress for miles around: bold, resourceful, and good at making money 18.5kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves
43. 43 我 I Am a Scout: Zhan De 我是侦察兵一一湛德 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水10k WordsCompleted I’m a Scout: Zhan De 1Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 开 From the Start in 1960, I'll Empty Out the Black Market 开局六零年，先把黑市掏空 Lu Junhou戮骏侯Rural Life77k WordsOngoing In Yangjia Village, in the capital, Yang Kai transmigrated into the body of a boy with the same name. He'd gone to the black market and been knocked out from behind, and that's where the story begins. The Host gets revenge on those who wronged him, cleans out the black market, and defies fate, earning the rewards [A 10,000-cubic-meter Spirit Spring Space, a Marrow-Cleansing Pill, and mastery of Bajiquan]. 61Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Thinking][Thinking][Thinking][Thinking]

45. 45 打 A Working Stiff's Little Journal 打工小记 The Village Is Not Late村不晚Urban270k WordsCompleted Urban daily life + earning a living through hard work + multiple heroines + healing The story of an ordinary wage earner: from drifting to Guangzhou to drifting to Beijing, from Shaoxing to Foshan and then to Majiaqiao in Beijing. Fifteen years in all. See how a worker at the bottom makes his way through life... I went south at fifteen and drifted north at thirty. The fiercest gamble of my life took fifteen years to pay for. Over those fifteen years, I worked in an electronics factory, served 51Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It looks alright

46. 46 四 Siheyuan: The Year Is 1948? As Long as It's Satisfying 四合院：年代1948？爽就完了 Pure Yang Dao Heart道心纯阳Male-Channel Fanfiction366k WordsOngoing Liu Minghao was good for nothing except his looks and his impressive endowment. He was eating barbecue, drinking beer, and scrolling through profiles of rich, generous young women when he inexplicably transmigrated. Wait, weren't I supposed to end up in a courtyard house? Why was I in the middle of the 1948 battle for the liberation of Fengtian, nearly getting blown to bits? Hold on! My golden finger is a loot-and-extract system? The scoundrels are in for a treat now! 79.9kReads6.8Score5.2kShelves

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    There's no endless back-and-forth, no letter of forgiveness, and no abuse of the protagonist.

47. 47 四 Siheyuan: From the Start at 48, Selling My Art on the Overpass 四合院：开局48，天桥卖艺开始 Post-80s Housewife八零后家庭煮妇Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing Wang Minghao is a top-tier star in the cosplay world. He has just finished attending a convention in Shanghai when he gets into a car accident on his way out. The thing is, he wasn’t the one hit by the truck, so why is he the one who transmigrated? Is it because he shares a name with the person who got hit? Did the rookie System, fresh out of college and newly on the job, grab the wrong person? And once he transmigrates, there’s no going back? Damn it, pay up! With tears in his eyes, he accepts 60.5kReads6.9Score3.5kShelves
48. 48 四 Siheyuan: The Mosaic 四合院之马赛克 The Conscienceless Little White Rabbit丧尽天良的小白兔Male-Channel Fanfiction664k WordsCompleted Armed with the most useless-getting-beaten System imaginable, he arrives in a courtyard house everyone has traveled through. To make a good life in those hard times, you need a few skills. 30Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Try to be as close to reality as possible

49. 49 重 Reborn: I Kicked My Three Ungrateful Children Out That Very Night 重生后，我连夜把三个白眼狼子女赶出家门 Big Waves大浪花儿Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted After being reborn, I kicked my three ungrateful children out of the house in the middle of the night 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I only recommend this one, it's super good.

50. 50 四 Siheyuan: Raking in the Old Man’s Cash, Living Off Your Parents Is Nothing to Be Ashamed Of 四合院：爆老登金币，啃老不丢人 Pure Yang Dao Heart道心纯阳Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted He Yuzhu accidentally transmigrates into the world of Siheyuan and becomes He Yuzhu. What? His father, He Daqing, ran off with the White Widow? Good riddance! Now the good life can begin! What? This world isn't just about Siheyuan? Even better! This book has no toxic drama, no drawn-out misunderstandings, and no gross-out humor. Qin Huairu is all mine. The protagonist is shrewd and calculating, and there's no shame in living off your parents. This book is also known as Siheyuan: Sucking Others D 23.9kReads6.9Score1.9kShelves

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