Looking for Down-to-Earth Stories Set in a Past Era, Nothing Too Over-the-Top 求推荐正常点的年代文，不要那种太浮夸的

1. 501 年 Period: Pretty Educated Youths Have All Come to My Backyard 年代：漂亮女知青都进了我家后院 The Neighboring Guy Who Writes邻家码字小哥Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (No System, no space, a satisfying period novel, a new work from a veteran author) Chen Junsheng wakes up and finds himself back in 1981, at the turning point of his fate. He comes first in the county in the college entrance exam preliminary selection, only for someone else to take his place? He’ll take it back! His family has four female educated youths with powerful connections, and you expect him to start from nothing and keep his head down? No way! A man won’t grow rich without a windf 44.8kReads9.0Score4kShelves
2. 502 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 93kReads9.6Score12.4kShelves

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   Here it comes! Here it comes! Today's recommendation is classical Chinese literature! [Eating melon][eating melon] ① The childhood sweetheart male supporting character makes the female lead wait for him [shy], but he fakes his death for six years and returns with his beauty [laugh], the female lead pulls back from the brink and they elope together [cool] ② The husband in her past life had a woman and a child outside [what], but one day he is reborn and unexpectedly gets entangled with his cousin [smirk] It's so cool, everyone go for it! [Admiration]

3. 503 盘 The Meal on the Plate: The Execution Ground, They Watch You, They Remember 盘中餐：刑场——它们看着你，它们记得 Bo L Tang波l棠58k WordsCompleted The Meal on the Plate: The Execution Ground: They Watch You, They Remember 2Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 504 下 After Moving to the Countryside, the Sweet, Delicate Beauty Is Spoiled by a Rugged Man 下乡后，娇软美人被糙汉宠上天 Cloud Chasing Kites追风筝的云Modern Romance142k WordsOngoing [Rugged Hero] [1970s] [No System or Pocket Dimension] [Building a Fortune] [Sweet Romance] When obstetrician Yan Man opened her eyes, she had become the love-struck supporting character in a 1970s novel, a woman who had followed a pretty-boy crush all the way to the countryside. The original Yan Man had fallen into the water and been rescued, then was forced to marry Zhou Yuchuan, the militia company commander. Even after the wedding, she couldn't forget her pretty-boy crush and eventually met a 3Reads—Score109Shelves

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   This is good. The female lead doesn't have any special abilities, and the story focuses on a slow-paced, everyday romance.

5. 505 重 Reborn into a Sweet Military Marriage: The Fire Chief Wraps an Arm Around My Waist 重生军婚甜蜜蜜，消防队长揽腰宠 Drunken Big Raccoon酒酿大狸子Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Rebirth + Mutual Devotion + Sweet Romance] Entrepreneur Tang Xiaoxiao lived to the age of eighty. After she died, she was told that the firefighter who rescued her during an earthquake had spent the rest of his life disabled by a leg injury he suffered while saving her. Was she going to help her lifesaver heal his leg, or be reincarnated? What a question. Of course she'd help him heal! After being reborn, Tang Xiaoxiao goes to the countryside in her lifesave 13.8kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
6. 506 嫁 After Marrying the Gloomy Powerful Minister's Younger Brother 嫁给阴郁权臣弟弟后 Startled Magpie惊鹊儿Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available under the title Why Not Ride the Wind Together] Xu Yunjia and Pei Youqing grew up together. After they married, she managed the household and cared for his parents, doing everything a wife could be expected to do. She never imagined that one day a woman would arrive at her door with Pei Youqing’s child. Only then did Yunjia realize that she had been living a joke all these years. She returned to the time before she married Pei Youqing. Xu Yunjia no longer want 13.2kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves
7. 507 重 Back to the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Army Wife Pursues Science to Strengthen the Nation 重回七零：炮灰军嫂励志科研强国 Traditional Chinese Text繁体文Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted [Stationed on a remote island + marriage first, love later + scientific research for the nation + husband’s groveling pursuit after marriage] Content warning: The hero is a real jerk at first. The heroine focuses on settling in before turning to research. There are plenty of awful people, plenty of awful people, plenty of awful people!!! Professor Su, a pillar of the nation, transmigrates into a period novel as the female lead’s cannon-fodder foil. In the original story, the female lead is confi 8.2kReads9.2Score635Shelves

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   She was sent to a labor camp with her parents, brother, and sister-in-law, but they were later recalled by the government for scientific research. Her parents arranged for her to marry a military officer, taking her nephew to an island with him! They agreed not to interfere with each other's lives and not to enter his room. Easy peasy! Roommates, you know! He thought they could treat each other like strangers, but his new wife was even colder than him, and he was even kicked out of the house! He was heartbroken! He spoke too soon [facepalm]

8. 508 九 Getting Rich in the 1990s: I Married for Love and Became a Borderland Trader 九零暴富宠婚：我在边境做倒爷 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted [Two transmigrators + both leads are each other’s first and only love + storage pouch + few troublesome characters] An accident sends Tong Xiaoqian to a small mountain village in northeastern China in the 1990s, right on her wedding night. To keep her company on the way through transmigration, she even gets a dog man as a bonus. Literally: a dog and a man. Lei Yihong is baffled too. Why would something as absurd as transmigration happen to him? And why did he have to transmigrate with the stupid 830Reads9.2Score125Shelves

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   All three books are good and well-written. The female protagonists are very capable but not exaggerated, and they are easy to read. The latter two books are especially funny and exciting. Although the second book has a bit of a cheat code, its presence is really weak.

9. 509 双 A Double-Faced Jianghu, Dedicated to the Eighteen of Every Story 双面江湖献给所有故事里的十八号 Bo L Tang波l棠Eastern Fantasy187k WordsCompleted The world sings the praises of heroes, But who remembers the nameless extras? The jianghu is more than flashing blades, It lives in serving tea and sweeping floors, too. Two voices separated by countless mountains and rivers, yet keeping exactly the same rhythm. Unhurried, neither too loud nor too soft. Like a heartbeat, like breathing. Like the jianghu itself, quietly and ceaselessly carrying on. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 510 掌 The Darling in the Palm 掌上娇娇 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 87kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves
11. 511 胎 Born into the 1970s: I Make My Whole Family Rich Through Studying 胎穿七零：我靠读书带全家致富 Mao Mao猫芼Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing (I Just Want to Slack Off, but They Call Me a Genius) (Period Piece + Academic Prodigy + Strengthening the Nation + System + No Romance + Cozy Daily Life + Lighthearted Comedy + Pure Wish Fulfillment) After Chen Wang died, he was reborn as the Chen family's only dim-witted grandson. With four older female cousins, the two elders of the Chen family doted on him like a precious treasure, giving him the best of everything. Chen Wang thought he could spend this life slacking off. Who could have gues 154.5kReads9.0Score14.2kShelves

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    The first book might seem silly at first, but later on, Wangzai becomes incredibly cute, working tirelessly for a little money. The second book features a very intelligent protagonist who dresses as an old lady and holds a position of power akin to an empress dowager at home—it's satisfying and not at all stifling; she's the pillar of the household.

12. 512 镜 The Person in the Mirror: Who's Living My Life? 镜中人：谁在替我活着 Bo L Tang波l棠45k WordsCompleted The Person in the Mirror: Who Is Living My Life 4Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 513 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 story, 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! [Original novel fan][Original novel fan][Original novel fan][Already hooked][Original novel fan][Already hooked]

14. 514 六 The Sixies’ Worst Old Lady: You, You, and You, Get Down on Your Knees! 六零极品老太：你你还有你跪下！ Xia Chen夏沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Golden Finger + Everyday Life] Young Qihong Dou wakes up in the 1960s in the body of a troublesome old woman. She has a huge brood of descendants and endless family drama, and every morning she opens her eyes wondering why she still hasn't died. After becoming the awful Old Madam Zhao, Qihong Dou fails to die and has no choice but to accept her fate and start fighting to survive. Fortunately, Heaven hasn't treated her too badly: it gave her a golden finger. A t 25.7kReads9.3Score3kShelves
15. 515 糙 The Rugged Army Guy Is Irresistible, but His Wife's Family Ends Up in Ruins 糙汉军哥好撩人，娇妻全家火葬场 Crazy Little Wangba疯狂小王叭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + rugged military man + beautiful educated youth + pocket dimension + everyday life] Zhou Tingting was born strong enough to move mountains. When she opened her eyes, she found herself as a disposable background character in a sweet period romance. Her mother, stepfather, and stepsister's family were all up to no good. They tricked her out of her job and took her home. After squeezing every last bit of value out of her, they sent her off to the countryside. The original Zhou 7.3kReads9.0Score687Shelves

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    [My New Favorite] 💯① 760,000 reads! The author put a lot of effort into researching historical prices and ration coupons, making it a veritable educational read about that era! 💯② A naturally strong female protagonist who will fight anyone who dares to talk back! Satisfying without being over-the-top! 💯③ Seemingly a whirlwind marriage, but actually a long-planned scheme – sweet and indulgent! 🥰 Over 21,500 hours of reading time – a veteran bookworm's sincere recommendation! Want more? Follow me and check out my bookshelf!

16. 516 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras 快穿年代世界 Writing for Money写文赚钱钱Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted See how Lin Jiaojiao lives happily in worlds from different eras. (Note: The heroines have different personalities in each period story. Some have a golden finger, and others don't.) 1. She Has a Serious Illness in the 1970s 2. The Capitalist Darling of the 1970s 3. The Reborn First Wife of the 1980s 4. The Foil of the 1990s 5. She Transmigrates into a Scumbag Who Abandoned Her Husband and Child in the 1970s 6. The 1960s, When Sons Were Valued More Than Daughters 7. My Childhood Friend with a Po 13.4kReads8.1Score799Shelves

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    Random book recommendations, feel free to jump in [follow me]. 1. Story Summary: A book that blends modern history with period fiction, featuring a gender-swapped (no triggers) ensemble cast feel [thumbs up]. Recommended for readers of the "Old Man Lin" generation to read from the male lead's perspective. 2. Story Summary: The female lead's development follows normal logic (a somewhat sly approach), a sweet little girl at home, a domineering woman away from home [laughs]. 3. Story Summary: A quick transmigration through various eras, the female lead's motto is: "As long as I'm good enough, what can anyone do to me?" [Smirk]. The male lead is extremely doting.

17. 517 穿 The Book Transmigrator Swapped Brides, Married in Her Place, and Raised Fish. I Returned to Win Without Lifting a Finger 穿书女换亲替嫁养鱼，我回归躺赢 Sugar Tangerine沙糖橘子Modern Romance118k WordsOngoing [Reclaiming Her Body + Emotional Push and Pull + Family Life + Devoted Husband + Marriage Before Love] Su Wan's body was taken over by a woman who had transmigrated into a book for three years. During that time, the transmigrator pulled one outrageous stunt after another. First, she plotted, "Dad marries into the family, and I get rich," tricking her father into marrying a rich woman. Then she forced the wealthy woman's son, a future business tycoon, into her grasp. She had her eldest sister tak 6.7kReads—Score157Shelves

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    The transmigrated woman in the novel is forced into a marriage of convenience and raises fish; I return and effortlessly win. The transmigrated woman's actions are constantly outrageous, even incorporating the trope of her father marrying into the family and her becoming incredibly wealthy. It avoids the cliché of her and her best friend transmigrating to the 1970s and divorcing their mothers-in-law, but instead features a scene of an old house catching fire, four children who aren't her biological offspring, and a sibling-driven, emotionally charged conflict. Very good.

18. 518 渣 He’s Just a Jerk. Wouldn’t It Be Better to Marry an Army Officer? 渣男而已，转身嫁军官老公不香？ Jiu Qi酒七Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Devoted husband, marriage first and love later, twins, food, raising kids, fictional setting] Yu Chengzhou fell for an older girl in the residential compound when he was just ten, simply because she was such a good cook. Even then, he wanted to marry her and bring her home, but she was already engaged. Ten years later, he watched her get dumped by her fiancé’s family and was so happy he nearly jumped for joy. He went straight in and confessed, then whisked her away that very day and 5.5kReads9.2Score867Shelves
19. 519 快 Quick Transmigration: The Sweet and Soft Female Lead 快穿：女配娇又软 Unplucked Flower未折花Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + beautiful and ruthless] Shen Xiantang was a wicked woman who wreaked havoc throughout the cultivation world. After failing her tribulation, she was captured by a System. To be reborn and change her fate, she decided to sign an agreement with the System, completing tasks in exchange for a chance to turn back time. She travels through various minor worlds, with just one task: survive. It sounds simple, but Shen Xiantang got stuck with an unreliable System. After delivering t 15kReads8.5Score864Shelves

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    ① The female lead, eager to marry a wealthy man, happens to visit a supply and marketing cooperative to buy milk candy. Upon seeing him, she immediately considers him. He lives in a small villa; his father is a factory manager who doesn't need to work and spends his days at the cooperative watching her, determined to win her over. After their marriage, she quits her job, and they enjoy a comfortable life at home together. ② This book definitely deserves a spot on the list! The female lead is targeted by a petty thug, and her father, fearing for her safety, marries her off to a more powerful thug. This thug is her elementary school classmate and childhood sweetheart, and has liked her since childhood. The female lead is a delicate and beautiful woman. Fast-paced, they get married right at the beginning, and the male lead often tells ghost stories to scare her, hehehe.

20. 520 零 -30°C: Brewing Tea by the Fire in the Great Northern Wilderness 零下三十度：我在北大荒围炉煮茶 wesdModern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Everyday Life + Food + Cozy and Relaxed + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple] With a fully stocked pocket dimension, Lin Wan transmigrated into the 1970s as a young urban-educated woman assigned to a forestry camp in the Great Northern Wilderness. From the start, it was forty degrees below zero, and heavy snow had sealed off the mountains. The forestry camp as others saw it: bone-biting winds, hard, cold corn buns, huddling like quails, and crying every day to go back to the city. 18.1kReads8.5Score3.1kShelves

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    This is amazing! It's so good! The female lead is so smart!

21. 521 过 One Taste Is Never Enough 过把瘾不够劲 Climbing the Peak to Claim the Throne登岳御极Urban383k WordsCompleted He’s gone from modern life back to the years before the millennium, only to discover he’s become Fang Yan, the male lead of A Taste of Life. He’s already fretting over how to avoid a terminal illness when a System unexpectedly appears to save his life. But simply enjoying life isn’t exciting enough anymore~ 375Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    A must-see: *Addiction Isn't Enough*! It explores multiple themes: love, survival, the times, and spiritual practice. It depicts the joys and sorrows of everyday life while also reflecting on the causes and effects of life and death.

22. 522 七 The Clear-Eyed Beauty of the 1970s Refuses to Accept Her Fate: Book Transmigration 七零清醒美人不认命【穿书】 A Little Eight Hundred一只八百Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted [Polished Egoist + Pocket Dimension + Love at First Sight + Transmigrates into a Short Drama] [Military Officer] [Joining Her Husband on an Island] Xu Suimei is beautiful and clever. She clawed her way from an orphanage to a top university, only to discover that she still hadn't even reached the starting line others were born at. She resolved to use marriage as a stepping stone, but just as she was about to take the final step, she transmigrated to the 1970s. She became a little girl in a short 13.9kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
23. 523 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s, I Lie Flat! 穿越七零我躺平了！ Big Head Has a Fish大头有条鱼Urban2.1M WordsOngoing A 48-year-old man who’d chosen to lie flat transmigrates into the body of 18-year-old Li Changshun! He becomes one of the sent-down youths heading to the countryside in 1973. In Kaoshan Tun Brigade, Dongfang Commune, Dong’an County, Danjiang City, he lies in bed, keeping a low profile as he waits for the new era to arrive. (This is simply a story about the ordinary life of a sent-down youth. The writing is unassuming, and the plot moves at a fairly slow pace. It’s steeped in everyday life, not a 64.9kReads7.0Score5.2kShelves

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    Historical fiction, multiple female leads, male-oriented, with a space element! A completely normal male-oriented novel! No violence!

24. 524 穿 Transmigrating to the 1990s: My Husband Is a Cash Machine Sent from Heaven 穿越九零，天降取款机老公 Listening to the Wind in Chang'an长安听风Modern Romance538k WordsCompleted A big, needy puppy of a man who craves security x a young woman focused on making money Zhuang Xiaoxiao transmigrated. When she woke up, she discovered she’d taken the bride’s place and spent the wedding night with the groom... Well, you know... no, really... the groom was pretty well-built!! Gu Cheng couldn’t say he was satisfied with his wedding night, either! Mainly because the bride was even more experienced than he was!! The two stared at each other in silence! Zhuang Xiaoxiao look 2kReads8.5Score141Shelves

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    I absolutely love the female lead in this book! She's incredibly clear-headed, self-reliant, and even a bit selfish. She's especially good at sweet-talking the male lead into constantly giving her money. However, the male lead isn't blinded by love; he's afraid she'll leave him and won't give her all his assets.

25. 525 被 Sold Off, the Fake Heiress Is Taken to an Island to Be a Soldier's Wife 被卖后假千金被叼回海岛当军嫂 Socially Anxious Tomboy社恐女汉子Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Period setting + parallel world + devoted couples + space + sweet romance + adorable children + cute pets + a few rotten characters The whole story is lighthearted and cheerful, with a slow pace. Other heroines are out conquering the world, while all she wants is a pot of braised goose. (There are cute pets, so don't read if that's not your thing.) Song Chucheng had just bought the first seaside home of her life. She hadn't even started enjoying her retirement yet! Then, to her dismay, she trans 15.2kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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    While other female protagonists conquer all, she only wants to cook goose in an iron pot and roast whole lamb. While other female protagonists create business empires, she only wants to live a peaceful and happy retirement.

26. 526 重 Back to 1986: A New Dad, Getting Rich in a Frenzy 重回1986：喜当爹，狂暴富 I'm Eleven!我是十一啦Modern Romance125k WordsOngoing [Period Setting] [Second Marriage and Live-In Son-in-Law] [Reborn] [Making Up for Regrets] [Farming] [Past and Present Lives] [Getting Rich] We are all living inside stories of everyday life. Most of the time, we don't want to lay bare our grievances and struggles for others to hear. Yet in other people's stories, we can always recognize and empathize with the parts of ourselves that feel familiar. Those who write stories have always been best at saving themselves. I quietly worked all the r 361Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Realistic, bittersweet, and exhilarating!

27. 527 带 Taking the Taobao System with Me to the 1970s 带着淘宝系统穿七零 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Technically minded military officer VS powerful, down-to-earth woman; the heroine builds her career. The System plays a small role early on, then gets to take it easy. Period setting + comedy + both leads devoted only to each other “When a lie-flat System meets a crazy Host” Other people transmigrate to the 1970s: fight nasty relatives, make money, and marry a soldier. Xiang Nuan transmigrates to the 1970s: ✓ Fails to be reborn six times, then angrily kicks the coffin lid off ✓ Hacks her relativ 23.2kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves

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    These are all high-quality historical romance novels with high ratings. Both characters are virgins, sweet and fluffy with no angst—simply perfect! [Admiring][Admiring]

28. 528 军 1970s Military Marriage: The Capitalist Heiress Has a Spirit Spring Space 军婚七零，资本大小姐有灵泉空间 Jin Huohuo o金火火oModern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Period Setting] [Educated Youth] [Stockpiling] [Alternate World] [Stunning Heiress] [Violence] [Pocket Dimension] [Pure Wish Fulfillment] [Everyone’s Darling] [Face-Slapping and Putting Scumbags in Their Place] Jiang Zhitong had been venting online after someone doxxed her, and suddenly she became fabulously rich overnight! Not only did she gain a fortune worth hundreds of millions, she also unexpectedly awakened a Spirit Spring Dimension. With her identity laid bare, she worried her vast wealt 37.3kReads8.0Score5.9kShelves

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    The story set in an abnormally normal era is very enjoyable. Every character is vividly portrayed, and the lives are fulfilling. I absolutely love it!

29. 529 队 The Men of the Unit Spoil Her Rotten, and the Sweet Young Wife Has Triplets 队里汉子宠上天，娇媳妇一胎三宝 Adorable Little Rice Ball呆萌的丸子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Both leads are virgins + sweet romance + military marriage + pocket dimension + face-slapping and punishing scumbags + triplets + absolutely doting husband! A super-strong heroine vs. a devoted commander who scares off every potential suitor) The author’s new book: A Military Wife’s Five Lucky Babies, Breaking the Commander’s Family Curse of Ten Generations of Single Sons Special note: This is a fictional period story set in an alternate timeline. It is entirely made up and should not be taken 14kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
30. 530 守 After Three Years as a Widow, I Took Grandma to Join My Officer Husband 守寡三年我带奶奶投奔军官老公啦 Wasabi Lemon芥末柠檬Modern Romance414k WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: The Lucky Wife of the 1970s: Her Tomb Raider Secret Identity Is Out! [Cold, tough military officer × female tomb raider, who later joins a research institute to serve her country] [Alternate-history military marriage + tomb-raiding System + married first, love later + raising kids + mind-reading + one-on-one, both leads inexperienced in love + nine-year age gap] [Reader's guide: The early chapters have a few plot holes, and the story is a silly comedy with no lo 10.9kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves

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    "Name?" "Jiang Yao." "Gender?" "Female." "Where did you go?" Jiang Yao casually made up an excuse: "To dig up my husband." Her husband pushed open the door and coldly uttered through clenched teeth, "I am your husband who is still buried underground."

31. 531 重 Reborn in the 1980s, I Was Switched into a Marriage and Became the Compound's Beloved Daughter-in-Law 重生八零被换亲，我成家属院团宠 Lin Guo'er林果儿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xia Xiaohe and her cousin Xia Lanxiang are both reborn. In their previous life, Xia Xiaohe married a poor farmer, while her cousin married a college-educated youth sent to the countryside in the city. Her cousin followed him to the city and enjoyed a comfortable life, earning everyone’s envy. But in the end, Xia Xiaohe and her husband worked hard and made a name and fortune for themselves amid the tide of the times, living in splendor. Her cousin’s life in the city, meanwhile, was a complete mes 6kReads8.9Score563Shelves

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    No cheat codes, meticulous readers, and those who find major plot holes detrimental to their reading experience. I refuse to compromise my reading pleasure, so the following books are ones I've read from cover to cover. Highly recommended!

32. 532 首 The Commander Has Had No Heirs for Ten Generations, Then She Gives Birth to Five at Once 首长十代单传，她一口气生了五个 Adorable Little Rice Ball呆萌的丸子Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted (Entirely fictional setting, bold biological heiress vs. special forces commander, military marriage + married first, fall in love later + sweet romance + face-slapping the scum + both leads are each other’s only one + storage space) Gu Wan, a powerhouse of quick transmigration, was swept into the 1980s by a sudden gust of strange wind, and things went horribly wrong from the start! She had become the biological heiress who’d been switched at birth and made into cannon fodder in a period novel, 15.1kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
33. 533 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Educated Youth Wants to Let Go 重生七零：知青想放手 Qu Linglong曲玲珑Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast, No Space, No System, Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] One scheme tied two people’s lives together. Reborn in the 1970s, Zhu Xiaomin is determined to scheme her way back. First, she’ll set free the other unlucky soul who’s just like her. Second, she’ll tear that scumbag apart. But things seem to be slipping out of her control. The unlucky one came rolling back on his own and won’t leave, no matter how much she tries to drive him away. Well then… she’ll keep him. “I’ll protect you thi 11.2kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
34. 534 重 Reborn in the Glory of a Golden Age 重生之盛世年华 Le Xinle乐心乐Modern Romance413k WordsOngoing (Rebirth + space + possessiveness + devoted couple + family life + slow-burn romance) She won the lottery for the first time, but one sentence from her own mother made her die of anger. When she opened her eyes again, she discovered she had been reborn at eighteen, in the college entrance exam hall, holding the exam papers her mother had forced her to fill out for four years. If you were reborn at eighteen, what would you do? Would you seize the opportunity and use your memories to become a self 1.1kReads—Score105Shelves
35. 535 八 Sweet Military Marriage in the 1980s: My Ex Regrets It Too Late 八零军婚甜蜜蜜，前夫后悔火葬场 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + satisfying revenge, no putting up with mistreatment + male lead appears late + everyday life + farming + no golden finger + taking down scoundrels + sweet romance + ensemble cast + family matters + military officers + commanding officer] In her previous life, Qiao Jiangxin married into the Chen family. She shouldered every burden to give them a peaceful life, working like an ox and a horse to support her husband's literary ambitions, care for her ailing in-laws, and look aft 43.9kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves
36. 536 七 The 1970s: I Work as a Waitress at a State-Run Restaurant 七零：我在国营饭店当服务员 Yi Jia Er Shi Yi易加二十一Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Buling, a wastrel who had muddled through the apocalypse, transmigrated from the end times to an alternate dynasty in the 1970s. From the start, the difficulty was hellish. After acting like a meek little grandson for a month, she finally sent the original owner’s entire family to their graves. Just as she was about to set off toward a happy new life, she had a dream on the train. In it, she was a cannon-fodder character in a novel about a stepmother. After arguing with the heroine a few times, 4.2kReads8.9Score339Shelves

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    The female lead has a job; it's a normal period drama, not the kind that's obviously unrealistic.

37. 537 穿 Transmigrated Into a Big Shot's Cannon-Fodder Child Bride 穿成大佬炮灰童养媳 Ruo Yin Yue Wei若音月微Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted Fan Yaya dies suddenly after staying up all night and transmigrates into a military-marriage period novel she had been reading. The story follows the hero’s life, telling how he rises in his career from a poor village boy to a highly decorated military bigwig, while in his love life the heroine spends five years softening his heart with warmth until his coldness melts. They live in harmony, with a virtuous wife and filial children... Meanwhile, Fan Yaya has transmigrated into a character with on 555Reads7.0Score100Shelves

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    Fan Yaya died suddenly from overworking and transmigrated into a military romance novel, becoming the male lead's deceased first wife—a nameless cannon fodder character. Faced with dire poverty, she decided to make the male lead support the family, planning to divorce him after he achieved success and give way to the female lead, so she could live a carefree life. But the male lead wouldn't let her go... [Eating melon][Already hooked] Transmigration · Historical · Strong Female Lead · Powerful Boss · Wife-Chasing Hell

38. 538 闪 Shining with Stars 闪耀含星 Le Xinle乐心乐Modern Romance424k WordsCompleted Reborn + space + special abilities + mutually devoted romance + stone gambling Hacker, beautiful pharmacist, military-family heiress vs. the mightiest soldier king For thirty-five years, her parents kept her under their thumb. They arranged for her to donate bone marrow to her cousin, causing her to miss the high school entrance exam. She became their favorite target for bullying. Every chore in the house, big or small, was dumped on her, and whenever anyone was in a bad mood, beatings and insul 3.4kReads8.3Score381Shelves
39. 539 七 The Heiress Stuns Everyone in the 1970s and Charms a Diplomat 七零，大小姐惊艳全场撩爆外交官 Yi He颐和Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The troupe’s leading star, a flirtatious young lady who loves to hook her prey × a willing-to-take-the-bait, scheming diplomat | She pursues him, sweet romance | Two powerful leads, satisfying story | Age gap | Loving family | Complete] Modern top-tier star Fu Chuyou transmigrates into the body of a young lady in the 1970s, only to be forced to go to the countryside from the start. Her family doesn’t want her to go, and neither does she. With a voice like an angel’s, she wins her way into the c 7.8kReads8.6Score795Shelves

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    Not over-the-top. The female lead is from a performing arts troupe, and the male lead is a diplomat. Both families are well-off and it's not a marriage of convenience; there's a sweet romance.

40. 540 死 Reborn After Death, I'm Going to Save My Whole Family 死后重生我要救全家 Little Mi Is Awesome小咪真棒Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Mo You dies young, her spirit lingers around her family. She watches her parents get trampled to death by a wild boar, her older brother drown, and her older sister and younger brother get beaten to death by human traffickers. She hovers nearby, frantic, but unable to do anything. When she opens her eyes again, she sees her beloved family once more. Mo You wants her whole family to live, safe and together. She warns them to stay away from the aunt her grandparents call a lucky charm, becau 1.1kReads7.6Score104Shelves
41. 541 万 The Rebirth of a Hated Old Woman: Raising a Thankless Wolf 万人嫌老太太重生之长成白眼狼 Moon Half, Three Ponds' Master月半三塘主Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + intense push and pull + both leads are sexually inexperienced] Reborn on the very night she eloped, she refuses to repeat the same mistakes. Sixty years of suffering have taught her it’s time to live for herself. To avoid marrying a divorced man, she turns instead to Yuan Rongzhang, a battle hero destined to die young. Even if she ends up a widow, she’ll live with steely resolve and an unshakable fighting spirit! “Wait, Xu Jingmo, why are you standing so close? I ha 183Reads7.6Score—Shelves
42. 542 末 The Doomsday Survivor Transmigrates into a Pitiful Bride in the 1960s 末世苟王穿成六零替嫁小可怜 Le Xinle乐心乐Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + period setting + both virgins + pocket dimension + military marriage) She was the most vengeful survivor in the apocalypse, but after someone close to her grievously wounded her, they threw her into a horde of zombies. She was the sidekick to the eldest daughter of the Qian family in the capital. Just because she was pretty, they poisoned her and deliberately fed her hormones, turning her into a fat, ugly scapegoat. Now the apocalypse’s most vengeful survivor has transmigrated 4.4kReads8.5Score465Shelves
43. 543 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Country Bride Is Ready to Turn Her Life Around 重生八零：乡下媳妇要翻身 Clear Stream清溪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Xia Ni came from the countryside and was despised by her in-laws for being uneducated and ugly. Her neighbors mocked her as a country bumpkin who didn’t belong in decent company. Even her own children looked down on her. Later, someone framed her, making it seem like she had slept with a scumbag, and she became a disgraced woman everyone in the neighborhood avoided. Reborn, she’s ready to turn her life around and rise to the top. As for the man who has someone else in his h 1.9kReads8.8Score199Shelves
44. 544 疯 The Crazy Girl’s Rugged Husband Isn’t Human 疯批丫头的糙汉老公非人类 Le Xinle乐心乐Modern Romance903k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + spatial powers + poison doctor + both leads are sexually inexperienced + unhinged romance] Beauty-loving enchantress VS a lovesick, nonhuman roughneck. She was a celebrated genius in the world of finance. An heir to the Thirteen Needles of the Ghost Doctor. A big shot who ruled the dark web hacking scene. Who could have guessed that on the carefully chosen day she planned to lose her virginity, she’d accidentally transmigrate to 1975? She became a dark, fat, pitifully ugly girl 2.1kReads8.5Score213Shelves
45. 545 丈 After My Husband Died in Service, I Started Living Off My Kids 丈夫牺牲后，我开始啃小 Brush Full of Ink笔满墨Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Zhuo Yue is a famous lazybones in Fuqi Brigade. She doesn’t work in the fields or wait on her in-laws. Her husband earns the money, and her son does the chores. The women in the brigade dislike her, the young wives envy her, and the men, young and old, pity Wei Tianxia for having such an unfortunate family and Wei Xiaojia for having suffered in childhood. Wei Tianxia: “My wife is delicate, beautiful, kindhearted, gentle, and virtuous... Stop being jealous.” Wei Xiaojia: “My mom is kind, consider 4.1kReads8.3Score492Shelves
46. 546 七 The 1970s’ Laid-Back Genius: The Overbearing Officer Spoils Her Rotten 七零佛系天才：霸道军官狠狠宠 Nangong Puyi南宫普宜Modern Romance632k WordsCompleted [Reborn in the womb in the 1960s + no pocket dimension + love at first sight + both leads' first love + seven-year age gap] Genius funny girl * cold, rugged military officer After graduating from college, Zhang Xiaomin spent a year lounging around at home. She then won a million yuan in the lottery and used half of it to turn her home into a small supermarket. The day before it opened, she died after being hit by a runaway car while rescuing a child. Reborn in the womb in the 1970s, she went fro 1.7kReads6.2Score134Shelves

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    Historical fiction, without exaggeration.

47. 547 弃 Leaving Love Behind in the 1970s: The Doctor Goddess Orphan Is Doted on by the God of War 弃爱七零，医神孤女被战神独宠了 Gave It a Shake, and Got Yao摇了个瑶Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Others transmigrated to the 1970s, and Wen Sui'an did too! While others who transmigrated either latched onto powerful patrons or brought along a pocket dimension, Wen Sui'an was lucky enough to get the Qihuang System! She can only earn points by treating and saving people. No patients, no perks. The original owner was a timid pushover, arranged to share a household with Shen Yubai and look after two little ones. Her future stretched out before her, filled with grievances and thankless chores. S 10.1kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves

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    The city home, seemingly glamorous, was rife with scheming; the fake heiress constantly sabotaged her, while her biological parents remained uncooperative. Wen Sui'an decisively withdrew and returned to the countryside to practice medicine and make a living. Song Chengye, a man of few words and a stubborn nature, was gentle only towards her, silently supporting her every need.

48. 548 七 The 1970s: I Married a Truck Driver and Gave Up Trying 七零：嫁给大车司机摆烂了 Rabbits Don't Eat Greens兔子不吃素Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted No rebirth or transmigration + prophetic dreams + an upgradeable pocket dimension (appears later) Hu Huizhi is a typical self-interested person. All she wants is to marry a city man and get access to state-supplied grain, while making sure her descendants have as few obstacles as possible. The first time Wang Xuyang met Hu Huizhi, he knew exactly what kind of person she was. So what? Ambition is an admirable trait. Two people who think alike and share the same values join hands to make their way 5.5kReads6.7Score357Shelves
49. 549 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: A Guide to Saving Cannon Fodder 快穿年代：炮灰拯救指南 Bulu Caicaizi布鲁菜菜子Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Period Drama] + [System] + [Missions] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Power Fantasy] + [Quick Transmigration] + [No Fixed Couple] (More slice-of-life than action. If that's not your thing, don't read.) Note: The female lead hates hardship, has a golden finger, and is invincible. As an intern in the Quick Transmigration Department, Zhu Ping'an is sent by her supervisor to period worlds to fulfill the wishes of those who made requests. Every client is the kind of favored daughter of heaven whom the pro 19.8kReads7.7Score2.3kShelves

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    It's the kind of game that gets better the more you watch it. Each world is different. One of the more memorable stories is how the "soft persimmon" family became tough and turned evil. The story of the family that was assembled is also very interesting. None of the family members are the original versions. Each of the other worlds also has its own good items. So far, I haven't seen any bad ones. There are some cheat codes, which are within acceptable limits.

50. 550 相 On the Day of My Blind Date, the Rugged Guy Next Door Stops Pretending 相亲当天，隔壁糙汉哥哥他不装了 Nangong Puyi南宫普宜Modern Romance188k WordsCompleted [Countryside + Both Pure + Mutual Habits + Childhood Sweethearts + Slow-Burn Romance] "Clever, Witty Little Sunshine + Devoted, Scheming, Clingy Big Brother" Zhang Qiuyan has never thought of Yan Guilin, the older boy next door, as her real brother. Cheerful and bold, she makes a habit of teasing and flirting with the rugged, muscular man. Yan Guilin decided when he was young that she would be his wife for life. For years, he’s hidden his feelings behind the role of a caring older brother, car 84Reads—Score158Shelves

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