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. 751 穿 Transmigrate into a 1970s Book, and Get Swept into a Flash Marriage While Dreaming of Farming 穿书七零，想种田的我被拉去闪婚 A Head of Lettuce一颗莴苣Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted Transmigration into a book + female supporting character + pocket dimension + face-slapping + farming + lighthearted sweet romance + heroine is no pushover After finally graduating, Qin Hua transmigrated into a lucky heroine novel as the female supporting character. Fortunately, she had stocked up on supplies well before transmigrating. Qin Hua had prepared herself for all kinds of hardships, but she hadn’t expected farm work to be so grueling. Just as she finally got used to it, she ended up in 808Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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   The values ​​are very positive! It has a strong sense of the era! Character traits: The female lead's compassion isn't excessive! She's low-key and cautious! She prefers to keep things to herself! Genre: Historical fiction + farming + space + face-slapping and satisfying + cunning (white-faced but ruthless)! Rating: Five stars! The author updates promptly and doesn't leave unfinished stories; there are already completed works listed here, a guarantee of integrity.

2. 752 八 The 1980s: My Sister Is a Policewoman Who Puts Every Troublemaker in Their Place 八零之我姐是警花，专治各种不服 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted [Period crime investigation + family and neighborhood life + a spirited heroine + Beijing hutongs and courtyard homes + a slight golden finger] Lin Tiantian was a gymnast in her previous life. Reborn into the Lin family, she had extraordinary strength. To keep her from causing damage with it, her father taught her the family's martial arts from childhood. Though she was beautiful in this life, she chose to make policing her lifelong career. Everyone in the neighborhood knew that a female officer 1.2kReads6.8Score170Shelves
3. 753 麻 I’m at My Wits’ End! Four Sons and a Daughter Send Me to College in the 1970s 麻了！四儿一女供我在七零读大学 Liu Liu Will Surely Get Rich六六一定发财Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Grandma with incredible fighting power, five adorable kids, mostly everyday life, some awful people, but the protagonist is utterly invincible, satisfying revenge] An Xiaoyun unexpectedly awakens and learns that she is a doomed side character in a lucky heroine story. She is about to die in childbirth, taking her baby with her. Her husband will die after falling into a river from grief, and their four sons will burn themselves out for the lucky heroine, meeting horrible ends. An Xiaoyun is furi 10.5kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
4. 754 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: The Female Supporting Character Is Ruthless and Sharp-Tongued 穿越六零：女配人狠话多 Flying and Stopping载飞载止Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [A transmigration story set in a period drama: As long as I'm more of a piece of work than the worst people around me, no one can make me suffer!] [At home, she torments her parents; outside, she torments her friends; sent down to the countryside, she torments the neighbors. She treats everyone equally.] Xia Zhizhi is good at making empty promises and manipulating people. She loves acting, and she's equally talented in both the literary and martial arts. Not a traditional period drama. The heroi 4kReads9.2Score350Shelves

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   The first book features a female protagonist who's a troublemaker—smart but also wicked, and incredibly strong. The second book has a female protagonist who's cunning and sees everyone on Earth as her relative. I recently finished the third book, and it was also good. The part about her time in the countryside was the best and most touching; everyone there is a normal person. The female protagonist's relatives and friends could each be the protagonist of their own story. There aren't many truly awful characters; you won't find anyone knowingly ignoring a villain's malicious intent. The romance between the male and female leads develops naturally, without being cheesy or artificial. All three books are good.

5. 755 五 The Fragrance of Herbs Warms the Green Hills in the Fifties 五零之青山药香暖 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Ji Lan, a captain in the apocalypse, is reborn as Lin Qinghe, the youngest daughter of the Lin family in a small mountain village in the 1950s. Not getting enough to eat? No problem. Her wood-element ability came with her. It may be weak, but it still comes in handy. Not strong enough? That’s not an issue either. She can shatter a millstone with one punch, and carrying water or chopping wood is a piece of cake. Most importantly, she has inherited her family’s medical knowledge, so her dream of b 4.3kReads8.4Score454Shelves
6. 756 八 The 1980s: A Beauty with Skin Like Jade Marries a Soldier and Raises a Child 八零凝脂美人，嫁个军人带带崽 Radish Rabbit Who Loves Cabbage爱吃白菜的萝卜兔Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Eighties setting + military marriage + seducing the man + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + heroine has experience, hero doesn't] She opens her eyes to find she's become the male lead's wicked aunt in a period novel. She abuses him and his younger sister, cheats on their stern uncle, and ultimately brings about her own death. Lu Manman, a breathtaking beauty with smooth, radiant skin, is determined to take it easy. All she wants is to go back home. Who knew her niece and nephew would 12.5kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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   Highly recommended! The writing is excellent. ① It was even adapted into a short drama ② It was also made into a TV series ③ The male and female leads have a rational relationship, and the ambiguous period at the beginning is so captivating 🤤 It's incredibly sweet after they start dating 🤤

7. 757 七 The Seventies Spatial Farm: The Educated Youth’s Wife Kicks People Again 七零空间，知青媳妇又踹人了 Farming South of the Mountain种田南山下Modern Romance954k WordsCompleted Keeping her distance from troublemakers, Han Qingci has a pocket dimension at her disposal. In the 1970s, she makes a few good friends, chooses someone to spend her life with, and enjoys a quiet, steady life. Those people and events gradually become her life. 11.1kReads9.1Score894Shelves
8. 758 搪 An Enamel Mug Connects to the 1970s, and a Delicate Zhiqing Is Doted on by a Young Officer 搪瓷缸通七零，娇软知青被军少娇养了 Zhejiang A, Fierce Top 1浙A猛1Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted My new period novel is now underway: After Breaking Off My Engagement to a Scumbag Brocon, I Married His Commanding Officer [1970s military marriage + educated youth sent to the Great Northern Wilderness + sweet romance, an aloof retired pilot and officer × a gentle, delicate educated youth skilled in traditional Chinese medicine] Dong Xia, who learned traditional Chinese medicine from her father from a young age, discovers that an old enamel mug she found at home has become sentient and can con 5.1kReads9.0Score615Shelves

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   Recommended 🦆 ① This book is quite novel. The female protagonist and her two sons time-travel, but actually, it's the second son's life-saving system that activates, and their happy life in the 1970s begins. ② The encounter of two enamel mugs leads to the female protagonist encountering danger in modern times. She is grabbed by the male protagonist and transported to the 1970s, just in time for the "Down to the Countryside Movement."

9. 759 睁 I Opened My Eyes in 1970 and Refused to Let Postpartum Depression Win 睁眼70，我拒绝产后抑郁 Big Black Melon大黑瓜瓜Modern Romance806k WordsCompleted (Not a power fantasy) + (Devoted to each other) + (Doting husband) + (Everyday life) + (No golden finger) + (Complete) Thirty years ago, Liu Yue lost a daughter. After spending most of her life searching, she finally found her daughter just before she died! Seeing her daughter, now in her early forties, still having one baby after another, Liu Yue couldn’t have regretted it more! In a moment of desperation, she returned to the time when her daughter was just a month old! Looking at the man besid 2.6kReads8.6Score177Shelves

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   I've read half of this rebirth novel, and it's quite good. I like the female lead's mental state; the main theme is "When I'm crazy, nobody can bully me."

10. 760 到 A Veterinarian in the 1960s: Er Donkey Isn't a Donkey 到六零当兽医，二驴它不是驴 The Bright Moon Has No Heart, Ah明月本无心丫Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted [Late 1950s setting, human-and-demon duo, no romance, two male leads, light fantasy, System pocket space + surviving famine years + slice-of-life village stories] "A period drama with a System pocket space, not a documentary!!!" Er Lü is a demon, not a ghost. A highly skilled Taoist priest took half its soul through sorcery, stripping away its demonic aura and leaving it a shadow that couldn’t take physical form. To survive, it possessed a myna bird. Chunsheng accidentally transmigrates from the 31Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    A newly released historical fiction novel. A human and a demon from the previous dynasty, who were charlatans helping people with feng shui, are transported to the famine years of the 1960s and become veterinarians who pull calves around. And Erlu is really not a donkey... Don't be fooled by the low rating, it's really good. The plot is tight, and the two male protagonists are never idle.

11. 761 八 The 1980s: A Fisherman's Little Life in Southern Guangdong 八零：南粤渔家小日子 Yuri Xiuchangguan玉日袖长观Modern Romance327k WordsOngoing [Period Piece] [Shore Foraging Golden Finger] [Fishing and Hunting] [Everyday Child-Rearing] [Family Life] [Cozy] [A Complete Guide to Seafood, Food, and Livelihood] [Later Development in the Pearl River Delta and Hong Kong] Chen Lizhen had spent half her life working at a fish stall. At last, she got to stay with her daughter for a few days, but after falling asleep, she woke up in a small fishing village in Nanyue in 1985. She was only twenty-five again, and her daughter was a four-year-old li 554Reads—Score103Shelves

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    I absolutely have to recommend this one! It's a book that's been recommended like crazy by a walking product recommendation machine; you should definitely check it out, kids!

12. 762 岭 Those Years Working in Lingnan 岭南打工那些年 Dongting Fish Song洞庭鱼歌Urban1.0M WordsCompleted This work is a realistic urban novel based on my own experience of heading south to Guangdong for work in the late 1980s. It might be more accurate to call it a memoir of migrant work than a novel. The characters are all based on my colleagues, fellow villagers, and friends I knew well! I chose to write in the first person so that everyone in these pages would feel vivid and real, with a soul of their own. I hope readers will find the voice warm and familiar as they read or listen in their spare 18.1kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    This is a true depiction of the social and human changes in China during the thirty years of reform and opening up (1988-2018); it is also a rare classic work on the internet in the past decade! It was first published on Tomato and later reposted by multiple platforms. The short drama produced is currently being streamed online!

13. 763 上 Shanghai People Eat Rice Porridge 上海人吃泡饭 The Writer Who Writes in Shanghainese用上海话写作的人Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted In the middle of the night, Wang’s Granny was being beaten so badly she could barely move, and could only call for help. Uncle Huang was still fuming over how she had humiliated him during the day, so angry he couldn’t sleep. He heard what sounded faintly like a cat meowing, but when he listened more closely, he realized it was a cry for help coming from Wang’s Granny’s house. He was about to go save her when his wife grabbed hold of him... 450Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    The first book, already completed and praised by the media as an online version of "Blossoms," is titled *Shanghai People Eat Rice Porridge*, also known as *The Taste of Eating Rice Porridge in Shanghai Alleys*. The second book, written by the author "A Person Who Writes in Shanghainese," is another full-length novel using Shanghainese to tell stories of Shanghai alleyways, following *Shanghai People Eat Rice Porridge*. It tells the story of the Li family's "heirloom treasure" and its subsequent destruction. Surrounding the struggle for this "rare treasure," the novel portrays the myriad aspects of human nature: cunning and ruthless acquisition; jealousy and covetousness; wicked intentions; serene composure; and even the furious destruction of the treasure… The "good," "evil," "beauty," and "ugliness" of human nature are fully revealed.

14. 764 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
15. 765 知 A Delicate Educated Youth? General Zhenyuan: I Love Beautiful Women 知青娇弱？镇远将军：我爱美 Dewy Green Plants at Dawn朝露翠草木Modern Romance425k WordsCompleted At the General’s residence, the imperial edict had been delivered. Xue Mulan sat at the side table in the main hall. After a long while, she said only, “Enough!” After the general left, the maid in green collected half a cup of leftover tea, but did not wipe the table or straighten the chairs. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Without a system, without a spatial dimension, without any special items, General Xue escaped the prison of the imperial palace and arrived in an era where women held up half the sky. She saw the vibrant lives on their faces and didn't care about the cornbread in their hands. Of course, she could hunt rabbits in the mountains, run a factory to knit socks, and more…

16. 766 重 Reborn in 1978: Don't Even Think About Stealing My Life Again 重生1978，别再想偷我的人生 At the Beginning of Lifeo人之初oModern Romance174k WordsOngoing [This is a long novel about fated cycles of reincarnation across several lifetimes. No transmigration with memories, no System. Each volume is a complete story of its own: Volume One: Years Like a Song, a 1978 college entrance exam rebirth story. Later volumes include the flames of war in the Republican era.] In her previous life, she studied day and night beneath a kerosene lamp, tirelessly preparing for the college entrance exam. In the end, the acceptance letter went to someone else. In 1978, 179Reads—Score102Shelves

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    This book is enjoyable and not overly flashy; the author has already written the second volume, which covers the Republican era.

17. 767 七 The 1970s: My Sweet Wife Is a Timid Little Thing 七零娇妻是个小怂包 Young Master Zhou, the One Surnamed Lai姓赖的周公子Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted “The Shen family is getting another daughter-in-law!” “The Shen family? The one where all the sons are soldiers?” “Mm-hmm...” “Who are they marrying?” “Shi Ran'er from Mahua Village.” “What?” “Shh!” Shi Ran was a timid little thing. By chance, she acquired a pocket dimension and transmigrated. That wasn't so bad, but she had just arrived in the middle of her wedding night, and her identity was exposed the very next day. The poor little scaredy-cat got even more timid. When she finally worked up 808Reads8.9Score102Shelves
18. 768 重 Reborn in 1981: I Make a Living by Fishing with My Five Sisters-in-Law 重生81：赶海养活五个小姨子 Breaking the Spring Breeze破春风Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Fishing village + beachcombing + reborn in the 1980s + lighthearted + slice of life] Li Zhengyang blinks, and suddenly he's back in 1981. The good news is that he's been reborn. The bad news is that his fiancée has run off with a traveling peddler. On one side are his stepmother and father, who want him to go back to being a workhorse and let them bleed him dry. On the other are five young sisters-in-law, all helplessly watching as they risk being swept away by the tide of the times. Li Zhengya 4.8kReads8.3Score493Shelves

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    The protagonist travels back in time. His original wife ran off with someone else, and he was tricked into returning home by his stepmother to work and do drugs, causing his five former sisters-in-law to go hungry. But given a second chance, what choices will he make? 😳

19. 769 上 A Shanghai Girl Raised on Rice Soup 上海吃泡饭长大的小囡 The Writer Who Writes in Shanghainese用上海话写作的人Modern Romance387k WordsOngoing After Shanghai Porridge, the author, who writes in the Shanghai dialect, has written another full-length novel in Shanghai dialect about life in Shanghai’s alleyways. It tells of the discovery and destruction of the Li family’s “heirloom treasure.” As people vie for the “rare treasure,” the novel reveals the many faces of life: some seize what they want by cunning and force; some are consumed by jealousy and covetousness; some are calculating, while others are calm as still water; some even sink 66Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 770 百 Embroidered Blossoms 百花绣 Devoted and True-Hearted痴志丹心Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted In the early years of the Republic, when warlords were fighting across the country and disease was rampant, Bai Huaxiu was abandoned as an infant. Fortunately, she was taken in by a kind, hardworking woman, a humble villager who was exceptionally skilled at raising mulberry trees and silkworms, weaving silk, and embroidery. Bai Huaxiu spent more than ten years learning everything her foster mother could teach her. As her foster mother’s health gradually failed from years of overwork, Bai Huaxiu 9Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    A very normal period drama, not exaggerated and down-to-earth.

21. 771 八 A Great Beauty Raises Kids in a Beijing Courtyard, 1980s Style 八零大美人四合院养娃日常 North to South由北向南Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Slice of life + sweet romance + raising children + family life + career) Zhao Jinshu was in her sixties. Her children had grown up and started families of their own, and she had seen her parents-in-law off. She was just about to travel around the country when she was reborn. She returned to the time a few months after she had first moved to the city. Back then, she knew nothing. A young bride from the countryside, she was shy, too embarrassed to speak up, and insecure. Even though her husband 55.7kReads9.3Score4.7kShelves

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    Slice-of-life story; the female protagonist is reborn in her later years and embraces life freely, without any sense of constraint. A slow and steady romance. 💕💕💕💕💕😘😘😘😘😘

22. 772 生 A Lifetime of Love, Across Lifetimes 生生漫，世世缘 Devoted and True-Hearted痴志丹心Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted If you ask when falling leaves announce autumn’s arrival, they drift and scatter, keeping company with the wind. The heart follows its desires, longing for someone far away. What do these maple leaves mean, fluttering one by one? They are at the ends of the earth, but where are you? For whom does this foolish devotion burn? Fallen blossoms sever love, while the wind sheds tears. Leaves fly, flowers fade, yet love endures. Life after life, it lingers; every sigh catches in the throat. A bond acro 4Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 773 六 The 1960s: My Own Mother Left Me on the Road to Fleeing Famine 六零：我被亲妈扔在了逃荒路上 December-十二月-Modern Romance801k WordsCompleted Qin Qing, a soon-to-be graduate, stays up late working on her thesis. One stumble sends her tumbling into the 1960s, right in the middle of a famine migration. Completely at a loss, she is abandoned by her own mother from the start. She lives on wild vegetable cakes and cold water at every meal. Watching a young master from City B speed off on his 28-inch bicycle, she can only shed envious tears. Fortunes change! Let’s see who has the last laugh! [Down-on-his-luck young master VS. abandoned rich 2.6kReads8.9Score200Shelves

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    A childhood sweetheart story set in a bygone era! The emotions are described with delicate realism, and the characters are vividly portrayed! I absolutely love it! 🥰🥰

24. 774 我 I’m the Little Fool They’re Always Talking About! 我就是他们嘴里那个小傻子！ The Chubby Guy Who Loves to Write爱写作的小胖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (A female lead who looks clueless but is genuinely unwell; a male lead born with a hopelessly romantic heart, sky-high IQ, and zero social skills; an alternate-history period setting, so don't overthink it; just something to unwind with after work.) Yun Qiao was a doomsday survivor who was reborn in the womb, and she managed to get herself killed. When she opened her eyes, she found herself in a different world. For someone who was sick of life, maybe the thing she loved most was killing herself 4kReads8.6Score356Shelves

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    The female protagonist is reborn into a harmonious family surrounded by kind people. She's treated like a baby from birth, her little shadow. Aside from the occasional, morally questionable intrusion by the original female lead from various novels, the story unfolds as the male lead secretly cleans up any traces of her presence – just a peaceful and ordinary daily life.

25. 775 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Help My Family Prosper Through Fishing and Hunting 重生八零：我靠渔猎带飞全家 I Have a Big Head我有一个大头Urban418k WordsOngoing “Uncle, I want some meat...” Looking at his little nephew, so hungry that he was all skin and bones, Chen Haisheng felt his nose sting. He had returned to 1980. In his past life, he had been a bastard. He had drained his brother and sister-in-law of their hard-earned money, left his own nephew hungry, and done it all to win a smile from a city girl who was nothing but trouble. In the end, he regretted it for the rest of his life. When he opened his eyes and found himself back in the past, his ex 10.1kReads6.1Score1.4kShelves

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    A period novel without any special advantages or plot devices, with a slow pace that is very enjoyable.

26. 776 重 Reborn: A Blessed Beauty in the 1980s 重生八零福运娇妻 Azure Sea and Blue Sky碧海青天Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Her fiancé is stolen, her future snatched away, and as a relentless scheme closes in, Qiao Yuxi is framed until not even her bones remain. Reborn, she finds her father has a new love, her mother has a beloved of her own, and the whole family dotes on everyone else's precious little darlings. Qiao Yuxi spreads her hands. Love whoever you want. I'm done with this family! She gives the villains a cold tongue-lashing and rolls up her sleeves to smack the troublesome kids. She doesn't even want her p 5.6kReads9.2Score623Shelves

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    My darlings, I highly recommend these!!! They're incredibly good!!! Absolutely divine!!! I've dug out all my hidden historical fiction books!!! The first one: "What do you want, comrade?" "I want to marry you!" The second one: Shen Heng: "Jiaojiao, hold me tight, be a good girl!" The third one: The female lead, Qiao Yuxi, is neither a saint nor a white lotus; she's quick-witted and incredibly good at roasting people! The fourth one: Lu Jiajia finds the strongest man in the whole village, Xue Yan, a reserved but passionate man who can lift the female lead with one hand! The fifth one: The sweet daily life of the young educated youth Wen Wan and Lu Dongping.

27. 777 重 Back to the 1990s: A Political Science Graduate's Son-in-Law 重回90，从政法女婿开始 The Carousel That Runs Eight Days a Week一周上八天的旋转木马Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted No womanizing, no System, one female lead, a serious officialdom novel, a crime thriller set in a past era, and a fiercely protective wife. A slow-burn story, written simply to make you smile. During the urban transformation of the 1990s, crimes were rampant and restoring order was an urgent priority. Li Feng, once an experienced grassroots criminal investigator in the twenty-first century, was reborn by accident in 1996 as a young captain with a master's degree in criminal investigation. He w 2.2kReads8.2Score166Shelves

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    A serious historical fiction novel, highly recommended by a ten-year veteran reader [heart][heart]

28. 778 重 Back to the 1970s, Spoiling Grandma and Taking Down Scumbags 重回七零，傍着奶奶肆意虐渣吃瓜 Jin Yuan Manying槿园满盈Modern Romance159k WordsOngoing (1970s setting + space ability + superpowers + food + reborn + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + broken engagement + true and fake heiresses + everyday family life + stockpiling + building wealth + punishing scumbags + gossip-watching + strong female lead + feel-good + old lady + comedy) Timid and spineless Lin Xiaoxi spent two whole lives meekly struggling to survive. After blowing herself up at the end of the world, she thought she was done for good. Instead, she was reborn in the sum 55Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Super good-looking period novel without romance

29. 779 七 A Cadre's Daughter in the 1970s: From Village Belle to Translator 七零高干：从村花到翻译官 Clear Seas, Deep Rivers海清河深Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted [Era of Reversal] [Rise of a Great Nation] [Clear-Eyed Money Making] [The Heroine’s Growth] [Marriage Before Love] [Building a Business in the 1970s] In 1975, deep in the Ten-Thousand Mountains, a single dirt road trapped countless rural children in lives of poverty. Zhao Shuhe had a secret: inside her mind was a 2025 course System. While everyone else was still using abacuses, she already knew matrix calculations. While others were memorizing the 26 letters, she had a complete university-level 217kReads8.8Score35.7kShelves

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    This is pretty good, I recommend it. Just be careful to turn off the comments while watching, otherwise it will greatly affect the viewing experience. The content is relatively bland, with no female rivalry or difficult relatives (I've read up to chapter 57 so far). The male lead pays for the female lead's education, and she earns money through her own efforts and knowledge.

30. 780 重 Back to 1982: Casting Nets to Save the Village Belle and Make the Whole Village Rich 重回82：撒网救村花带全村致富 Seeing a Dragon on Mount Nan南山见龙Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Back at the age of twenty, he's known throughout the village as a no-good loafer. But no one knows he's returned carrying the regrets and memories of his previous life. He catches and sells fish, hunts in the mountains, and earns his first fortune through hard work. Before the flood hits, he even issues an early warning and organizes an evacuation, saving countless lives. From the village to the county, from small-time trading to grand strategies... In this life, he won't just clear his name. He 26kReads8.3Score2.1kShelves

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    No system, no space, but the writing is superb.

31. 781 白 Starting from Scratch: Three Years Flipping Little Boxes Made Me a Millionaire 白手起家，倒腾小盒子三年千万 Seeing a Dragon on Mount Nan南山见龙Urban1.0M WordsOngoing Mocked for selling birth control products in the dorm from the start? Disciplined? No problem! Make money while teaching in the countryside. Build a fortune worth tens of millions over four years, bringing ideals, love, and wealth into reality. [The novel will be finished within a week, so read with confidence] [No transmigration + no System + no pocket dimension + no overpowered characters + no golden finger + an extraordinarily realistic story of hard work] 14kReads8.1Score979Shelves
32. 782 从 Those Who Left the Village 从村里走出去的人们 A Glacier Falls from the Ninth Heaven冰河落九天Urban719k WordsCompleted Meng Ziqiang started out on the village construction crew and became the richest man in Linqu County. After six divorces and seven marriages, he was killed in an explosion on New Year's Eve. Qiao Yu'er entered a business school and escaped her peasant upbringing. Through diligent writing, she began to make a name for herself, then threw herself into politics and set out on a career in government. Wu Yuexia built up a fish farm and fought her way forward, eventually becoming the deputy county mag 62Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A great book whose title doesn't do it justice; it's really good to read.

33. 783 平 The Plains' True Colors 平原底色 Ban Liang搬凉Urban116k WordsOngoing Beginning in the twenty-first century, this novel follows Fang Lizhu, a child of the post-80s generation growing up in the rural Jianghan Plain of central China. Through Fang Lizhu's education, work, and the many people he meets and events he experiences, the novel portrays how life has changed for people across the plains since the start of the new century. It also depicts the many ways ordinary people respond to sweeping changes in a new era and a shifting social landscape: the choices they ma 17Reads—Score114Shelves

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    A story of growth and struggle for rural youth, a history of national and social development and change—a book that resonates deeply and is incredibly immersive! The novel begins at the start of the 21st century, told from the perspective of Fang Lizhu, a post-80s child from a rural area in the Jianghan Plain in central China. Through depicting the various people and events Fang Lizhu encounters during his studies and work, the novel reflects both the overall changes in the lives of people in the plain after the turn of the century and the diverse lives of ordinary people facing dramatic changes in the era, whether actively or passively choosing, actively persevering or passively escaping.

34. 784 在 Stealing the Heroine’s Fortunes in the 1970s, I Snag a Soldier and Marry Him 在七零抢女主机缘，拐个军官结婚 Drunk Bowl of Wind醉碗风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Six-year age gap + love at first sight + slow and steady + everyday life] Cheng Zhiyu woke up from a nap to discover she had transmigrated into a book, and not just any character: she had become a cannon-fodder character who was supposed to give the heroine golden fingers. All the original heroine’s golden fingers actually belonged to the cannon-fodder character. The original character was meant to hand them over, but Cheng Zhiyu wasn’t about to. She took the heroine’s golden fingers for hers 4.2kReads5.6Score450Shelves

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    [Learned it][Already interested][Learned it][Already interested]

35. 785 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Zhao Clan's Spells and the Secret Treasure of Anxi 丝路玉鉴：赵氏符咒之安西秘宝 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE31k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Zhao Clan's Talismans and the Secret Treasure of Anxi 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fans of uplifting stories and adventure, especially those who enjoy Tomb Raider Chronicles and Ghost Blows Out the Light, are in for a treat! The captivating new novel, *Notes from Black Wind Pass*, and its accompanying short story series, *The Jade Mirror of the Silk Road*, are here! These high-quality male-oriented novels are a must-read for Chinese readers. Explore the truth of the folk world with suspense, the supernatural, and thrilling mystery. You won't be able to put it down from beginning to end, and the imagery is incredibly vivid!

36. 786 渭 Ballad of the Wei River: A Young Bride in ’70s Guanzhong 渭水谣：七零关中小媳妇 Bian He边禾Modern Romance223k WordsOngoing After falling into the water, Lin Wan opened her eyes and realized she had transmigrated into the body of a farm girl in Guanzhong, Shaanxi. And now she had an honest, poor fiancé??? Since she was here, she would make the best of it. Facing an impossibly difficult start and everyone’s stares, Lin Wan said with calm confidence, “I’m no delicate little girl. I’ve got plenty of strength and plenty of tricks.” See how Lin Wan builds a family business with her honest, hardworking man and creates a li 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates and builds her wealth through her own abilities, step by step. The male protagonist is a native, taciturn but meticulous, and definitely a qualified stay-at-home husband.

37. 787 重 Back to 1996: Taking Down the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 重回1996：干翻供销社 Night Blue Sky夜蓝天空Urban396k WordsOngoing [Reborn] [Period] [Lighthearted Comedy] [Ensemble Cast] [Sweet Romance] [Modern Romance] At forty-eight, seasoned old hand Meng Qiheng touches an old mirror and returns to rural northern Jiangsu in 1996! From the start, he stops his father from signing away everything for a brick and tile factory. With just 2.5 yuan in startup capital, he uses his insider knowledge to catch and sell eels, sell rainproof tarps, and crush the state-run supply cooperative! He teams up with his buddies to open a vid 462Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this period drama. Although the title is rather ordinary, it has depth. It's not just about making money; it's also hilarious, and it touches on parental love, sibling relationships, and of course, first love! Do you still remember the taste of first love? Was it the sweetness of orange candy, or the bittersweet feeling that lingers in your memory? Why not check out this book?

38. 788 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: The Whole Village’s Cannon Fodder Hear My Thoughts and Change Their Fates 穿书七零：全村炮灰听我心声改命 Drunk Bowl of Wind醉碗风Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted An alternate setting [Transmigrate into a book + ensemble cast + controllable inner thoughts + period setting + adored by all] After working overtime for a full month, Xie Yao drops dead. Before losing consciousness, she thinks she’s done for. But who would have thought she’d get another chance at life? When she wakes up, someone has pulled her out of a river. She’s arrived inside the period novel she was reading. Worse, it’s an angst-filled story, and she isn’t the heroine or even a supporting 119Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 789 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Tale of Li Chongan, Jade Keeper 丝路玉鉴：守玉丞李崇安传 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE38k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Story of Li Chong'an, Keeper of the Jade 31Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 790 重 Reborn in 1985: My Passionate Years 重生1985：我的炙热年代 Cheng Yezhou程夜舟Urban582k WordsOngoing [A reborn, period-set farming story, relying entirely on memories of a past life and hard work in the present. No golden finger, System, pocket dimension, or harem. Things start looking up from Chapter 15! A positive story all the way!] When Lu Zheng wakes up, he has returned to the fateful summer of 1985. In his past life, he was a coward all his days. He watched helplessly as his uncle seized the family property, the woman he loved married far away so she wouldn't hold him back, and his parent 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist, after being reborn, has no system for predicting the future, no spiritual spring space, and no mystical luck. His only "cheat code" is his hard-earned experience from his previous life and his precise grasp of the pulse of the times. From setting up a street stall to building a factory, every step is in line with the business logic of the 1980s, with details so realistic it's like watching a documentary!

41. 791 八 The 1980s: The Demon Queen Turns Out to Be the Real Heiress 八零：魔王她成了真千金 July Rice Wine七月酒酿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A slow-burn story. The early chapters focus mainly on the female lead’s growth. Feel free to pass if that’s not for you.] [The male lead got lost in the story again… No romance.] The true heiress who was switched at birth should have suffered through every hardship in the countryside. But after His Highness the Demon King, Lanting, stepped in, all of that disappeared. With a grand sweep of his hand, the Demon King revealed a bright white smile. This time, someone else would have to endure every 30.1kReads8.5Score3.3kShelves

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    A slow-burn romance novel with no romantic pairing. After the true heiress, Shi Lanting, is replaced, she rewrites her fate with the aura of a demon king, making the deceivers suffer. Eighteen years later, the Gu family finds her, but she refuses to return with a domineering statement: "You want me to leave? No way!" This story unfolds as the replaced heroine stagees a comeback, focusing on her growth and embarking on a path of satisfying revenge.

42. 792 养 My Adoptive Sister Moves In with a Baby, So After Being Reborn, I Break My Ex-Husband's Legs 养姐带球占我家，重生打断前夫腿 Luoluo Legion洛洛军团Modern Romance221k WordsOngoing [Reborn + 1970s + sent to the countryside + pocket dimension + light hoarding + farming + a steady, prosperous life] With snow swirling outside, Song Zhiyi lay paralyzed in a freezing bed. Her adoptive sister, Luo Wanying, and her husband, Zhao Ziqiang, came through the door. Luo Wanying deliberately rested a hand on her lower back and said in a soft, delicate voice: “Zhiyi, I’m pregnant. The father is Ziqiang.” To make room for the baby, Luo Wanying told her everything, and Song Zhiyi died with 16Reads—Score219Shelves

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    This book features only normal people, no one is intellectually challenged.

43. 793 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Lin Clan's Joinery Art and the Soul-Hanging Staircase 丝路玉鉴：林氏榫卯诀之悬魂梯 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE16k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Lin Clan's Mortise-and-Tenon Technique and the Soul-Hanging Ladder 9Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 794 年 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: After the Broken Engagement, the Original Male Lead Trembles in Fear 年代快穿，退婚，原男主瑟瑟发抖 July Sunrise七月朝阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as: Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: After Breaking Off Her Engagement, the Cannon Fodder Heroine Has a Lucky Pregnancy Note: This story is entirely fictional. (Alternate history + Era-hopping + Devoted couples + Adorable children + Triplets + Farming + Transmigration + Intelligent brain pocket dimension + Interstellar + More children, more blessings + Cannon fodder fights back + Face-slapping scumbags + Strong heroine + Modern romance + Republican era + Showbiz) Synopsis: The a 7.2kReads9.0Score420Shelves

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    [Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf] [Strong female lead + alternate history + historical setting + clean couple + cute kids + triplets + farming + time travel + AI space + interstellar + many children, many blessings + cannon fodder's counterattack + slapping the face of a scumbag + contemporary romance + Republican era + entertainment industry] Interstellar person Yan Xi enters a simulated world to learn about childbirth and emotional experiences. ① Cannon fodder woman who died without a family in 1968 x scheming and sickly husband ② Tofu seller in 1975 who was not allowed to work x childhood sweetheart soldier ③ Child bride awakens in 1973 and angrily kicks Chen Shimei ④ To repay a life-saving grace, the husband raises the widow of his comrade-in-arms, and the wife, morally blackmailed, flips the table and quits ⑤ The stolen life of a rich heiress of red capital. ⑥ A mountain dweller, tricked into becoming the wife of two brothers. ⑦ The fake heiress, cannon fodder in the "True and False Heiresses" story. ⑧ A rich girl from the 80s, exploited by her cousin and fiancé, left without a family line. ⑨ A widow, widowed and wronged, who lost her husband on her first day of marriage, refuses to continue. ⑩ The original wife of a son-in-law from a bygone era. [Cool][Please follow][Upvote]

45. 795 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The He Clan's Hydrology and the Shule River Valley 丝路玉鉴：河氏水文之疏勒河谷 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE15k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The He Clan's Hydrology and the Shule River Valley 4Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 796 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 160.2kReads9.1Score24.9kShelves

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    These are all historical fiction novels I've read, and they're pretty good.

47. 797 穿 Transmigrating Through Thirty Years of the 1960s 穿越六零三十年 Transmigration and Rebirth穿越加重生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period] [Transmigration] [Space] [Reborn] [Educated Youth] [A Light Ensemble Cast] [Building Wealth] [The 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s] Chen Xi, the heroine, is transported to the 1960s by a silver-white dragon-and-phoenix ring. She becomes a ten-year-old girl with the same name, and her dream comes true: she gains an enormous space for farming and raising livestock. Blinded by a handsome face, she even takes in the gorgeous Chu Xuan. The only thing she regrets is giving him too much spirit spring w 13.4kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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    [Already recommended][Already recommended][Already recommended] I recommend two time-travel novels, both are very good! [Already recommended][Already recommended][Already recommended]

48. 798 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Su Clan's Astrology and the Buddhist Caves of Longyou 丝路玉鉴：苏氏星象之陇右佛窟 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE22k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Su Clan's Astrology and the Buddhist Caves of Longyou 10Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 799 南 Leaving on the Journey South 南下归途离开 Shanjiu's Home杉玖家Urban371k WordsCompleted Every so often, a generation leaves home to make a living, leaving its youth behind on construction sites and streets far from home. Our fathers left the mountains with worn-out woven-plastic bags on their backs, heading south to find work. They knew nothing of polished talk. They only knew to keep their heads down and work hard, relying on brute strength to feed their families. They lived in cramped shacks, endured grueling day and night shifts, and swallowed their homesickness and grievances. 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I wonder if anyone likes this kind of period drama.

50. 800 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 17.1kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves

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