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. 801 科 The Brilliant Scientist Who Ran Away from Both Her Wedding and Her Marriage 科研一枝花逃婚又逃嫁 Qing E Xi青莪兮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (A period novel with no golden finger for scientific research, a top-tier intellect and a clear, rational mind; strengthening the nation and its military through mathematics, founding a research institute; the heroine is a soldier's wife, beloved for her own achievements, with a happy, harmonious relationship) Period setting + humorous everyday life + academic star + strengthening the nation through mathematical research + counterespionage + no space, no System, no golden finger + highly intelli 5.8kReads9.2Score645Shelves
2. 802 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Li Family Jade Pendant, Key to Hexi 丝路玉鉴：李氏玉坠之河西密钥 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE31k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Li Clan's Jade Pendant and the Secret Key to Hexi 2Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 803 六 The 1960s: Why Is My Whole Family Full of Villains? 六零，我全家都是反派怎么了？ Cheng Xiaomai程小麦Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The short dramas "In the 1960s, Why Is My Entire Family of Villains in Everyone's Way?" and "The 1960s: Why Is My Whole Family So Awful?" are now available. [Period Setting] [Entire Family Are Villains] [Spatial Dimension] Lin Qiqi transmigrated into a Period novel. Her whole family was made up of awful people who leeched off the female lead's family. After offending them, her entire family died! Lin Qiqi summed up the lesson: In the novel, her whole family died because they were twisted, but no 13.7kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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   These articles from different eras are all pretty good ❤️

4. 804 媚 Aunt Mei 媚姨 Manhe曼荷Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Male Lead: Ding Yuan Female Lead: Liu Meiyi No one is reborn, and there is no System. This is an era of struggle belonging to the older generation! That year, Ding Yuan earned top marks in the imperial examinations, only to have his life stolen from him when his stepmother conspired with her family to switch his results. His father, unaware of the truth, set out on a rainy night to sell goods in the mountains and raise money for Ding Yuan to retake the exams. But the tractor overturned in a ravi 5.9kReads8.8Score490Shelves

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   This period drama novel, *Aunt Mei*, is quite good. It doesn't feature time travel, reincarnation, cheat codes, or systems; it's a purely realistic story. The male lead is intelligent, decisive, and resourceful. Although he was born into poverty, he remains optimistic, hardworking, and courageous. Synopsis: Ding Yuan's life was switched at birth during his college entrance exam year by his stepmother and her family. His unsuspecting father, trying to raise money for him to retake the exam, fell into a ravine while delivering goods on a rainy night and died. Ding Yuan lost his only family member until one day, he met Aunt Mei… Character traits: The male lead is decisive, ambitious, and devoted in love. The female lead is gentle and elegant. Genre: Period drama, realistic, urban slice-of-life.

5. 805 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin's Destiny as an Undercover Agent in Chang'an 丝路玉鉴：李烬宿命之长安卧底 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE35k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: Li Jin's Fate as an Undercover Agent in Chang'an 4Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 806 带 Lounging Around in a Period Novel With a Fortune in Supplies 带着百亿物资在年代文里摆烂 A Red Hearth一盏红炉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yan worked tirelessly on missions across different planes, and finally saved enough points to apply for a peaceful retirement. She had planned to enjoy her retirement as a happy slacker, armed with a hundred billion worth of supplies. But who could have guessed the System would malfunction, and she would be reborn in the 1970s, an era of severely underdeveloped productivity? Here, there was always some troublemaker trying to harm her. Her retirement was ruined. Not only did she have to toil 6.7kReads9.1Score649Shelves
7. 807 傻 Foolish Mother 傻娘 Manhe曼荷Urban3.1M WordsCompleted My father was dead, my mother had gone mad. The day I came home, I saw someone destroying it... 42.6kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
8. 808 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin's Good Fortune, the Stunning Beauty 丝路玉鉴：李烬幸事之绝色佳人 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE37k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: Li Jin's Good Fortune and the Peerless Beauty 2Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 809 你 You Can Raid My Home, but Let Me Go Make a Fortune in Hong Kong 你们抄我家，我去香江捡钱可以吧 Cat Who Loves Three-Hua Plums爱吃三华李的猫Modern Romance720k WordsCompleted [Transmigration, historical era, sweet romance, one-on-one, devoted couple, pocket dimension, entrepreneurship and wealth] Su Manman transmigrated into the body of a pampered young lady from the Su family, someone with the same name but a very different fate. From the start, she was told that someone had reported her family for hiding gold and silver treasures. Looking at the boxes upon boxes of antique paintings and calligraphy, antique ornaments, antique jewelry, and more, Su Manman thought… 28.8kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves
10. 810 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin’s Secrets and the Triangle Star Pattern 丝路玉鉴：李烬秘事之三角星纹 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE34k WordsCompleted Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin's Secrets, the Triangular Star Pattern 2Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 811 玩 Making the Most of a Life Full of Ups and Downs 玩转跌宕起伏的人生 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted [Traditional] [Period] [Romance] [Countryside] [Ensemble Cast] [Revenge] [The 1980s] [Strong Female Lead] [Comeback] [Inspirational]… Li Huiping was bright and talented, but while preparing for the high school entrance exam, she spent time tutoring Qiao Shan, the classmate she had a crush on, and lost the chance to prepare for the exam herself. As a result, she missed out on getting into a key high school. After the exams, Qiao Shan ignored her. Heartbroken, Huiping saw through men’s fickleness 181Reads8.4Score106Shelves

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    The summary of his eventful life is so apt.

12. 812 穿 Transmigrate to the 1980s, Make Money, Win His Heart, and Raise the Kids 穿越八零年代，挣钱撩汉养崽崽 Slightly Tipsy with Orange Flavor橘子味微醺Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [No golden finger in this book. Readers who prefer pocket-dimension or System stories should steer clear. The heroine isn’t a self-sacrificing saint, the hero is warm and devoted, there are adorable kids, and few awful characters.] After a nap, Qin Man woke up to find she had transmigrated to the 1980s and become a woman whose identity was unknown. Apparently, the woman she had become was a simpleton, married to the village heartthrob, who was attending university, and had a lovely pair of twins 7.6kReads9.1Score433Shelves

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    There are no cheat codes or special abilities; it's a very realistic story set in that era.

13. 813 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1980s and Became the Female Lead Who Sold Her Child for Food 穿书八零：我成了卖儿换粮的女配 A Wisteria Vine一支藤萝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reading Guide: Period Setting + Transmigrate into a Book + Adorable Kids + System + Business] Jiang Zhi is fabulously wealthy and an excellent cook, the very picture of a winner in life. Jiang Zhizi has fair skin, stunning looks, and long legs, but a terrible reputation and barely a penny to her name. Her one redeeming quality: she can have children. Jiang Zhi transmigrates into a book and becomes Jiang Zhizi. Jiang Zhi: Eyes wide in shock! What? Jiang Zhizi forced herself on a man? What? Jiang 30.2kReads9.2Score4.2kShelves
14. 814 怕 Help! Pregnant with Twins, and This Rugged Man Won't Stop Spoiling Me! 怕！双胎体质，被糙汉掐腰猛宠！ Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Period setting + rugged man + devoted husband + everyday life + devoted couple, one-on-one romance) As a minor cannon-fodder shrew of a supporting female character in a period novel, she was destined for a miserable ending that would leave everyone sighing with pity. But sorry, I'm here now. Looking at the man before her, with his straight, sturdy posture, phoenix eyes, and high nose, both his face and physique seemed made to match her tastes perfectly. Bai Yueji: How thoroughly brai 84kReads9.4Score5.5kShelves
15. 815 闪 A Whirlwind Wedding to a 1970s Officer: The Lucky Military Wife Has Triplets 闪婚七零军官，好孕军嫂一胎三宝 Heaps of Gold and Jade堆金积玉Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted [1970s + scientific research + sweet romance + devoted couple + cozy daily life + career] This is the story of a young military wife who just wants to live a carefree, lie-flat life with her handsome husband, only to unexpectedly help propel the whole country forward. After waking up in the 1970s, Jiang Yan finds herself the adopted daughter of the Jiang family, unloved by both parents, and engaged to an older military officer whom everyone looks down on because he can't have children. But... h 3.7kReads9.3Score445Shelves
16. 816 春 One Spring Night, and the 1980s Village Doctor Had Triplets 春风一度，八零小村医一胎三宝 Short on Paper, Long on Love by纸短情长byModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period + Military Marriage + Love After Marriage + Family Life + Devoted Husband + Multiple Children + Raising Kids] Lu Sixing is the most promising child in the military compound. He accompanies his father on a work trip to Xiaoxi Village, where he sees Cui Shizhen, who has been harmed, jump into the water. Lu Sixing dives in to save her, only to find that the girl is so forward that she throws her arms around him and kisses him. One passionate night later, they end up together. A story of lov 8.2kReads9.0Score832Shelves

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    This is a typical, homegrown historical novel. It depicts a warm, peaceful, and sweet life. The male lead is handsome, the female lead is beautiful, they have a great relationship, and they even have three children.

17. 817 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Lives to a Ripe Old Age in a Period Novel 快穿：炮灰在年代文里寿终正寝 Jiujiu7014玖玖7014Fantastical Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + growing female lead + historical eras + fictional settings + no fixed CP + System space and golden finger + everyday family life] After finishing a small world set during the Qing dynasty, An Linglong follows the System as she transmigrates through small worlds in different eras, helping cannon fodder characters live the lives of their own choosing. [Content warnings: Read at your own discretion!] 1. Although the golden finger is powerful, its use is limited, so this is n 483Reads6.4Score140Shelves

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    A quick transmigration story set in a bygone era, focusing on everyday family life. [Sending hearts] She transmigrates with a spatial ability and the resources, talismans, and medicinal herbs she accumulated in her previous life. In an era of scarcity, she quietly improves her health and manages her life, remaining unassuming and cautious, steadily preserving her peaceful existence.

18. 818 重 Back to the 1960s: Farming, Building a Fortune, and Raising the Kids 重回六零：种田发家养崽崽 Southern Lychee南方荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Transmigrating into the impoverished 1960s wasn’t scary. Becoming a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a book wasn’t scary either. What was scary was that her three stepsons would grow up to become major villains, and all of them, along with their upright, aloof father, would meet tragic ends. How could she let that happen? Lin Qinghe looked at the three future villains, none of whom was even ten years old, and made up her mind: changing a villain starts when they’re young! 3.8kReads9.0Score504Shelves
19. 819 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s: A Spatial Realm of Trillions in Supplies to Support Educated Youths 穿越六零：空间千亿物资养知青 Mint Island Feather薄荷岛羽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The 1960s + Trillion-Yuan Supplies + Personal Space + Educated Youth + Transmigrate + Both Leads Are Virgins + Sweet Romance + Patriotic] She wakes up one morning and transmigrates to the 1960s~ What? Her whole body has traveled through time! She's an undocumented person with nothing to eat or drink, and not a penny to her name! No! She's ten years younger, a radiant eighteen-year-old beauty. No! She dreamed of the past in advance, so her money, ration coupons, and identity documents were all p 3.3kReads9.0Score334Shelves
20. 820 公 Upholding Justice 公义立身 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Urban102k WordsCompleted Xu Zhiqiang was born into a poor rural family in the 1960s. Through sheer hard work, he got into university. After graduating, he was assigned to work at a steel mill, where he brought a near-bankrupt factory back from the brink. Later, an anonymous letter changed the course of his life once again. After enduring setbacks in life as well as pressure and blows at work, Xu Zhiqiang entered the real estate business and rose to the pinnacle of success. 16Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 821 八 Military Marriage in the 1980s: Big Shots from Every Walk of Life Call Me Grandma 八零军婚：各界大佬都认我当孙女 Jiujiu Candy啾啾糖Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + building wealth + super sociable heroine + 1,800 schemes + 18 powerful grandpas] The heroine is a renowned master of making big promises. She loves getting something for nothing, and even a dog passing her has to leave two hairs behind before it can go on its way. She transmigrates into the body of a stupid, overweight woman who’s also been swindled out of her money by a scumbag. The more Wang Xiuxiu thinks about it, the angrier she gets. Damn it! First, she gives h 7.8kReads9.2Score895Shelves
22. 822 七 The 1970s: I Have a Rookie Courier Station 七十年代之我有菜鸟驿站 Mysteries of the Old Alley旧巷玄机Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Period setting + sent-down youth + hunting + farming + pocket dimension, [Delivery Pocket Dimension + overwhelming supplies + hunting comeback + period farming] This is not a fast-paced wish-fulfillment story. It’s a slow burn. And it’s even more fun to read in the Shaanxi dialect. Lin Yi transmigrates, bringing a neighborhood parcel station with him. Three packages arrive every day, and whatever he opens is exactly what he needs: iodized salt, toilet paper, Xifeng liquor, thermal underwear, ins 2.4kReads6.2Score251Shelves

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    Ordinary people are striving; some, informed by the government, go to the countryside to get married and settle down; others rely on express delivery services to support their entire families. The stories from the foot of the Qinling Mountains are even more interesting when read in the Shaanxi dialect.

23. 823 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: The Senior Officer Is Wrapped Around His Sweet Wife's Finger 七零军婚，首长被娇软女配拿捏 Pink Donkey粉红毛驴Modern Romance347k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Devoted to Each Other + Sweet Romance + Dedicated-to-Work System + Husband Chases Wife + Punishing Scumbags] After surviving a terrorist attack, Shen Wanqing opens her eyes to find that she has gone from being a diplomatic interpreter fluent in six languages to the most hated woman in the military compound. Her husband’s childhood friend, Chen Ke, travels a great distance to find her family. She insists Shen Wanqing is the other woman, plays the victim, and tries to use publ 378Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    She, a diplomatic translator fluent in six foreign languages, became a military wife with only a junior high school education? The original owner met her current husband, Jiang Xiao, by chance after rescuing him from a serious injury during a mission. Upon seeing Jiang Xiao in his military uniform, her mother took him home without hesitation, making the original owner serve him daily and providing him with medical expenses. Her mother even changed Jiang Xiao's clothes, fearing someone might covet them and steal the original owner's. When Jiang Xiao woke up, his mother pressured him to marry her, threatening to report him for abusing her daughter. Jiang Xiao reluctantly agreed, but things went even further. On their wedding night, she locked the original owner and Jiang Xiao in a room. The next day, she went out and announced that the original owner had married a soldier, that they had slept together, and that her daughter would be a military wife. Jiang Xiao took the original owner back to his unit, and to repay her kindness and take responsibility for her, he immediately filed for marriage and held a wedding banquet. The original owner thought she had gotten a great deal, but on her wedding night, she found an engagement letter in Jiang Xiao's wallet with both Jiang Xiao and Chen Ke's names on it. Although it stated that the marriage was null and void, the original owner still couldn't help but have a huge fight with Jiang Xiao.

24. 824 昂 A Life Full of Vigor 昂扬的生命 Pomegranate Blossoms in May榴花映五月Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted I dedicate this book to the first generation of only children, and to the teachers’ college graduates who devoted themselves to education in this land. Each person has only one life. How should we live this one and only life? Looking across history and around the world, many inspiring books have explored this theme. I, an unknown nobody, hope to join their ranks and have chosen the same theme. I hope my work won’t be lost among the masterpieces of celebrated writers. This work will focus on Ji 218Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's perfectly normal, perfectly normal! It's written based on real-life experiences, and every life scene is described in great detail. It's not some joke book where someone can turn lead into gold with a flick of their finger.

25. 825 被 Kicked Out of the House? I've Got Billions in My Spatial Realm 被赶出家门？我空间里有亿万物资 Ye Ningmeng叶柠萌Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [New story: I Cleared Out the Money and Sent My Stepmother's Family to the Countryside] Gu Qingqing, a self-made rich girl, accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s and gets sold from the start, to the richest young man in the whole village. Gu Qingqing rubs her chin and thinks, “I got sold? That's awful!” But looking at the handsome, wealthy young man in front of her, she wonders, “Did I come out ahead after all?” To survive safely in this unfamiliar era, Gu Qingqing firmly clings to the powerfu 15.1kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
26. 826 遗 After Being Abandoned and Brought Back to the Capital, She Freezes to Death 遗弃接回京城后，她却被活活冻死 Each Leaf Is Light as a Dream叶叶轻似梦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Originally titled: Reborn in the Cultivation World and Back in the 1970s: Kicking My Scumbag Father to the Countryside and Becoming the Family Darling [Beloved by all + military marriage + sweet romance + pocket dimension + alternate-era setting + a touch of fantasy] In her previous life, Jiang Yang was forced to take the place of a fake heiress and go to the countryside as an educated youth. After freezing to death, she transmigrated to the cultivation world. Who would have thought that flipp 8.3kReads9.0Score826Shelves
27. 827 四 Siheyuan: The Jerk Hoped I’d Die Childless, So I Married Zheng Juan Instead 四合院：极品盼我绝后反手娶郑娟 A Bookworm for Over 10 Years10年多老书虫Male-Channel Fanfiction137k WordsCompleted [Siheyuan + Zheng Juan + Abortion Queen + Bigshot System + Chaos and Mayhem + Rumors Everywhere] Being born poor is no disgrace. Knowing when to bend and when to stand firm is what makes a man. Even if fate grinds you into the mud, you must bloom there into the most magnificent flower. If you weren't born lucky enough to coast through life, then get up and run with all your might. Never look down on a young man for being poor. One day, he'll soar like a dragon and a phoenix. Don't laugh at 69Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Big Tomato, come check out these two amazing books! @LittleTomatoBookRecommendation

28. 828 娇 The Delicate Beauty Is Spoiled Rotten by a Rugged, Fierce Man 娇滴滴小美人被凶猛糙汉宠野了 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance490k WordsCompleted [Complete❗] Xie Hezhang, a local troublemaker from Helian Village with a bad class background, found himself pursued by a city girl sent to the countryside. The young woman couldn't carry a shoulder pole or lift a hand, and complained that her hands hurt whenever she did farm work. Her only hobby was trailing after him wherever he went. One afternoon, fed up with her, Xie Hezhang cornered her in the cotton field and threatened, “Keep following me and I'll beat you up.” The sweet little Shu Qingy 6.8kReads9.2Score699Shelves
29. 829 七 The Wildest Military Officer in the ’70s Is No Match for a Surgical Ace 七零，最野军官被外科大佬拿捏了 Mimi Kid米米小子Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted [Alternate History + Spatial Powers + Powerful Male Lead + Face-Slapping + Military Marriage] In her past life, she became famous for her comics, sold the rights, and achieved financial freedom. She also completed her bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in succession, becoming the youngest surgeon ever. She rose steadily through the ranks, becoming the youngest all-around specialist surgeon. Reborn in the 1970s as an educated youth sent to the countryside, she finds all her assets wiped o 8.4kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves

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    This is a period drama that witnesses the changes of the times. The female lead is a doctor, the male lead is a soldier, and there are four adorable little ones (quadruplets). It is definitely worth reading!

30. 830 钓 Fishing: Battling a True Dragon in the Dragon Cave Sinkhole from the Start 钓鱼：开局龙洞天坑搏真龙 A Bookworm for Over 10 Years10年多老书虫Urban115k WordsCompleted [Ultimate Strength: Sky-Piercing Ant Template + Fishing Nut + Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Wild Imagination + Exotic Beasts + Starts with a Mighty Vajra Physique + Battles a True Dragon in the Dragon Cave Sinkhole + Fights a Kunpeng in the North Sea + Challenges the Ancestral Dragon in the Kunlun Forbidden Zone + Forbidden Zone Expeditions + Tomb Exploration + All Kinds of Strange Fish] The unreliable Doubao System was just like the Doubao AI from Earth in his previous life: utterly useless. The ma 33Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 831 穿 Transmigrated to the Nineties: A Three-Year-Old Wants Her Dad to Become a Dragon 穿越九零，三岁萌娃望父成龙 Xiang Wan向挽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Adorable Baby + Daily Life + Childhood Sweethearts] Lin Shi worked diligently as an office drone, determined to buy a small home of her own in the big city. Just as her dream was about to come true, she suddenly dropped dead from overwork during an overtime shift. When she opened her eyes, Lin Shi had returned to the 1990s, transmigrated into a newborn baby. After observing for a long while, Lin Shi realized she had been born into a comfortable, middle-class family in the 1 2.7kReads9.2Score279Shelves

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    ‼️‼️1️⃣No cheat codes, slightly ensemble cast, four sisters as the main characters, the beginning mainly focuses on the careers and love lives of the eldest and second eldest sisters, the later part mainly focuses on the third eldest sister and the main character.2️⃣My favorite book, does not rely on cheat codes, warm family life.3️⃣No cheat codes, parents start a business, the main character is a pampered little lazy girl, and there is also a loyal childhood sweetheart.

32. 832 重 Reborn in the Nineties: Racing Toward Life as a Landlady 重生九零之向着包租婆的人生狂奔 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Also known as: Reborn in the 1990s: Racing Toward Life as a Landlady) (Also known as: Reborn Housewife: Mom, Dad's Acting Up Again) After Shen Xiaojun divorced, she had a dream and found herself back twenty years in the past. Back then, she was only twenty-five, yet already the mother of three children. Her eldest daughter was six, her younger daughter four, and her little boy had just turned one month old. Xiaojun's head spun. Did she really have to live through all of this again? For her chil 28.5kReads9.4Score3kShelves

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    These are the few historical novels that I was able to finish reading.

33. 833 重 Reborn in 1983: My Carefree Hunting Life in Northeast China 重生83：我在东北打猎的悠闲人生 Luo Tian洛天Urban3.6M WordsCompleted [Authentic period drama + no pocket dimension, no System + one heroine + devoted husband + hunting with guns + digging for ginseng + business + adorable pets + food + farming] Tang He had spent most of his life rushing from place to place. Just before he died suddenly, he saw once more the vast mountains, forests, and sea of trees in the Greater Khingan Range, along with the girl in the little floral jacket. Life was so exhausting and bitter. If he got another life, he thought, he would like t 10.3kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves

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    [Learned][Admired] Highly recommended! Reborn back to the 70s and 80s. The social conditions and living environment of that time are described very well. The storyline is very lighthearted and funny…

34. 834 九 There Was No Underworld in the Nineties 九十年代没有江湖 White Fox, the Big Villain白狐大反派Urban457k WordsOngoing Years later, workers renovating Qinghe's old town unearthed a moldy ledger beneath an abandoned factory housing complex. The ledger listed laid-off workers, families of miners killed in accidents, women from dance halls, and several lines of numbers blurred by water. On the last page, there were only three words: Chen Qingshan. Some said he was the most loyal man in Qinghe. Some said he was the man who most deserved to die. Others said that if not for the times he lived in, Chen Qingshan mig 43Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a realistic novel that focuses on the bonds of brotherhood among ordinary people. Three young people who grew up together support each other after encountering setbacks in life. The story features both brotherly loyalty and the struggles of facing reality, and the characters are vividly and realistically portrayed.

35. 835 八 Eighties Island Life: My Rugged Husband Is Kissing Me Silly 八零海岛：糙汉老公被亲懵了 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Modern Romance377k WordsOngoing Transmigrate into a book, sweet romance, 1970s setting, age gap, veteran, rugged man and sweet young woman, gathering seafood, delicious food, mutual flirting After transmigrating into a book, she looks at the tough guy who has come to break off their engagement. Xiao Wanqing says: Since I've transmigrated into a book, how could I let a catch like him get away? And besides, I'm coming for that seafood feast! 2.2kReads—Score238Shelves

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36. 836 假 The Fake Young Master Was Sent Back to the Countryside, Where He Turned His Life Around with His Wife and Children 假少爷被赶回农村带妻儿逆袭人生 Beautiful Spring Day春光明媚Urban1.8M WordsCompleted When Xie Zhao opened his eyes, he was back in 1983. That year, the richest family in Huxian County, the Chen family, found their real son and sent the impostor, Xie Zhao, back to Shishui Village. He couldn’t believe that the parents who had once treasured him like their own flesh and blood no longer wanted him. Had all the love they’d shown him over eighteen years been a lie? He went to ask them, but they wept and cursed him as a curse upon the family. They said he had made their biological son 20.9kReads9.0Score2kShelves
37. 837 婆 When the Mother-in-Law Takes Charge, Her Son Returns to a Shocking Sight 婆婆当家，儿子归来傻眼了 A Mushroom一枝蘑菇Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted For the two years since her son got married, Yang Yufen never showed up. Everyone said she was a mean mother-in-law who looked down on her daughter-in-law, Qin Nian: she didn’t help when Qin Nian was pregnant, and she was nowhere to be seen when her grandson became seriously ill. It wasn’t until Qin Nian had an accident and the child died that Yang Yufen finally came to her senses. At the hospital, she saw her missing son with a homewrecker. She slapped him, only for the woman to shove her down 15.6kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    This book features a wicked mother-in-law who is reborn and dotes on her daughter-in-law. 😘😘😘

38. 838 穿 I Went Back to 1976 as a System, and My Parents Got All Lovey-Dovey 穿回1976当系统，爸妈羞羞羞 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Modern Romance148k WordsCompleted [Period drama + sweet romance + System + rugged man × educated youth, rewriting fate] Reborn as a System in 1976, I watched my rugged dad carry off my educated-youth mom! I’m so obsessed with my parents’ romance, I can’t get enough! 51Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 839 平 Ordinary World IV 平凡的世界四 Walking the Skies遛天Male-Channel Fanfiction539k WordsOngoing To understand this novel, readers need to have read the original Ordinary World. Continuing the story of Ordinary World I–III, it tells the later love story of Shaoping and the “departed” Tian Xiaoxia, along with other compelling stories, such as Sun Shaoan and his wife traveling from place to place for treatment for lung cancer. 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Xiaoxia didn't die. But she remembered nothing. In 1984, Huangyuan was flooded. Tian Xiaoxia jumped into the floodwaters and saved a little girl. Everyone thought she was dead. A memorial service was held, her diaries were collected, and Sun Shao-ping, clutching the three diaries, cried all the way back to Dayawan from Huangyuan. But she didn't die. She was swept to the south bank of the Yellow River and rescued by a rural woman. She had bruises on her face, and her right leg would lurch if she walked too fast. When she woke up, she remembered nothing. She didn't know who she was, who Shao-ping was, or the pear tree on Guta Mountain. She saw a tattered ID card with the character "Tian" on it and gave herself the name Tian Ping. She worked at a small newspaper in Zhengzhou, organizing the warehouse and occasionally writing articles. She didn't know that hundreds of kilometers away in Xi'an, a man named Sun Shao-ping was writing her letters. One, two, three. He didn't know she was Tian Xiaoxia. Neither did she. He only knew that this woman named "Tian Ping" resembled someone exactly—her tone of voice, the way she wrote, the line at the corner of her eye when she smiled. She only knew that she always dreamed of a black river. A man stood by the river, wearing a blue cloth shirt, with a scar from his left eyebrow to his cheekbone. She tried to see his face clearly, but she couldn't. Later, they met. Zhengzhou, at the foot of the Erqi Tower. The first time he saw her, his mouth moved on its own—"Xiaoxia." She fainted. Not from fear, but because that name had pierced her bones. -- This is a sequel to *Ordinary World*. Lu Yao wrote three parts, but didn't finish. I continued writing. Not as a sequel, but as a continuation of life. To continue the lives of those people, to continue the life of that land. Sun Shao-ping is still alive. He returned to Shuangshui Village from the coal mine and took over his brother's brick factory. As long as the kiln fire burns, he will continue. Sun Shao-an took Xiu-lian to Beijing for treatment; the lung transplant was successful, and she lived for another twenty-eight years. Du Li-li donated her lungs to Xiu-lian and passed away. Jinbo returned from Qinghai, and Wang Manyin went from a "good-for-nothing" to a night school teacher. The Loess Plateau continues to change. Farmland is being returned to forest, people are being relocated, and deserts are turning into oases. If you've read the original novel, you'll find everyone you want to see here. If you haven't, that's okay too; follow Tian Ping and slowly remember everything—who she is, where he came from, and how many Yellow Rivers separate them. An ordinary world, extraordinary people.

40. 840 重 Reborn: My Golden Age, 1988 重生：我的黄金年代1988 A Pig's Big Dream猪的理想大Urban2.3M WordsCompleted Some people call the years from 1985 to 2000 the golden age, the best of times. The tide of economic growth came rolling in, and fortunes were made one after another. Zhong Yuanchao, who had spent his previous life working in education, returned to 1988 and found himself in a run-down civil affairs bureau, with divorce papers right before him. Standing once more at a crossroads of fate, he decisively chose to cut his losses while he still could! Now free again, Zhong Yuanchao wanted to do just t 27kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves

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    Jaw-dropping! A mistake in the underworld sends him flying out of the cycle of reincarnation 🌵🌵 and back to thirty years ago?! 🌈 #TimeTravel #Rebirth #QuantumMechanics #LifeReset When in doubt, time travel to take the blame? Watch how he restarts his life! 💔The thought of reliving everything is suffocating😭But he has no choice but to pull himself together and go through it all again! 💥After watching, my mind is filled with his struggles and growth in the past, and I can't calm down for a long time. It's so addictive!

41. 841 退 After Leaving the Army, I Returned to the Mountain Village to Be a Stay-at-Home Dad 退伍后，回到山村当奶爸 Huang Yi煌依Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Chen Feng, a veteran of a special forces unit and a man widely hailed as an invincible God of War, returns to his village only to discover that he has a daughter who just turned one. And her mother is a beautiful CEO of a multinational corporation? If someone else is earning money to support the family, then isn’t it only natural for me to stay home and be a dad? “Daddy, Daddy, wake up! My soup is ready~” “Daddy, that bad guy is blocking our front door. I’m going to teach her a lesson!” “Daddy, 11.2kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
42. 842 七 The Darling of the 1970s Wants to Break Off the Engagement, but Her Possessive Officer Won’t Let Go 七零娇娇要退亲，偏执军官掐腰宠 Summer Mist夏日雾Modern Romance94k WordsOngoing [A possessive military officer × a sweet, teary-eyed darling; Period, 1v1, reborn and transmigrated into a book, Marriage Before Love, devoted husband who dotes on his wife] Reborn at eighteen, Shen Qingyou finds herself on a train, on her way to break off her engagement. In her previous life, she listened to her cousin and ran away from her wedding, only to be held captive by thugs for ten years. Ten years later, Lu Yan was still waiting for her. He married her, and in the end, died in a fire f 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I've found a fantastic novel from this era! The author's writing is excellent, but it's a bit short. I hope for faster updates! [Shy]

43. 843 真 The Real Heiress Transmigrates to the 1970s 真千金穿越70年代 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Modern Romance246k WordsCompleted A sweet romance! Both leads are inexperienced! One-on-one pairing! In the modern world, Bai Dongmei was the daughter of a wealthy family who had been lost as a child. She thought being reunited with her birth family would be the start of an even happier life, but who knew their adopted daughter was so scheming? There was no happy life, only one disaster after another. After being framed by the fake heiress yet again, she transmigrates into the body of an educated youth sent down to the countrysi 11Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 844 我 My 1989 我的1989 Ruo Zhihan若知湳Modern Romance577k WordsOngoing Twenty years ago, a homewrecker tore my family apart and took my father away; Twenty years later, her greed returned, and now she wants to take the only home left to my mother and me. My father was cold and heartless, abandoning his family. With a powerful enemy at the door, every move was a calculated trap. I stopped holding back and bet everything I had on fighting back head-on. From a helpless daughter trapped by the wounds of her upbringing to someone who turns the tide and claims her own ha 1Reads—Score885Shelves

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    Family members, does anyone understand? This period drama is really good. Gu Ruonan's road to revenge is full of heartache and stubbornness. She spent all her savings to fight a real estate lawsuit and confronted the scumbag and the mistress in public with a bruised face.

45. 845 回 Rewind: A Different Approach, One More Time 回档：换个姿势再来一次 Coffee with Garlic咖啡就蒜Urban10.5M WordsOngoing Because Bai Ershisan, a senior employee in the Netherworld’s Department of Soul Guidance, made a mistake, Li Le was kicked straight out of the cycle of reincarnation. The great science of quantum mechanics tells Li Le that time’s arrow points only toward the future. As for why he has gone back thirty years, if you can’t figure it out, asking him won’t help either. All Li Le can do is pull himself together and live through the script of his life once again. 86.1kReads9.3Score5.4kShelves
46. 846 穿 I Transmigrated into the Ex-Wife Who Abandoned Her Husband and Child, and Now I’m Terrified 穿成抛夫弃子的前妻，我瑟瑟发抖 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted Overnight, she transmigrates into the body of a pregnant woman! The kind who later abandons her husband and child and runs off with the money. Her daughter dies tragically, while her ex-husband is wrongfully imprisoned for ten years. She trembles with fear! Thankfully, when she transmigrates, none of it has happened yet. There's still time to change everything... 257Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 847 八 The 1980s Foil: The Fertile Beauty Is Sweet and Charming 八零对照组：好孕美人她又甜又娇 Moon-Brewed Congee月酿粥Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Slice-of-life family drama in a period setting + A charming green tea beauty + Childbearing System + Contrast character gets face-slapped + Sweet, pampering wish fulfillment] What should you do after transmigrating into a melodramatic period novel as the villainous stepmother and foil, who nearly has her marriage stolen by the heroine? Su Sui says, “Relax. Isn't it great that someone else is eager to be a stepmother?” And so... While the original heroine works herself to the bone for her husban 9kReads8.6Score636Shelves

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    Oh my god, this is so good! I stayed up all night reading it, and it's so addictive. The male lead is incredibly doting, the plot is full of twists and turns, and the author is so interesting! The tropes are never old-fashioned. I'd read it before, but I'm rereading it now. [Shy]

48. 848 1 1974: The White Moonlight's Simp? No, No, No! 1974：白月光的舔狗？退退退 Mad Owl狂枭Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Short drama released] [Animated series released] In his previous life, Zhou Liwei spent his whole life acting like a lovesick puppy for the woman he adored. A lovesick puppy gets nothing in return. That was the truth of Zhou Liwei’s past life. He gave her all his money, took the blame for her, and ended up behind bars... He spent nearly twenty years in prison, never once visited by the woman he loved. Instead, her man came to mock him by revealing the truth. “The boy isn’t yours. Thanks for bei 13.2kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
49. 849 穿 I Transmigrated into a 1970s Orphan, and Turned My Life Around by Snapping Up Bargains 穿成七零孤女，我靠捡漏逆袭了 Cheese Primrose芝士樱草Modern Romance156k WordsOngoing [A Fossil-Queen with a Crocodile’s Reaction Time × A Stone-Faced Prince Who’s a Walking Supply Depot] [Mutual Devotion × Pure Romance × Doting on Each Other × Power Couple × Feel-Good Wish Fulfillment] Lin Xiaonan transmigrates and from the start is handed a package deal: drowning and marriage to an old bachelor. Fortunately, Heaven takes pity on her and gives her a System as a bonus. [Antique Appraisal and Pawn System bound.] One chipped bowl gets her antique appraisal skills. One copper coin e —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New book! It's amazing! Seriously good! The female lead is incredibly oblivious to everything, the male lead is a ruthless gold digger. The female lead appraises treasures, the male lead coldly surveys his surroundings, nobody can touch my wife! "She's married to you, and you still call her 'wife'?" The male lead's face falls: "Mind your own business! My wife's focused on her career, she'll marry me when she's done!" Passerby: "Yeah, you're right, but it seems your wife ran off with someone else." Female lead: There's a treasure, let's go see it. Male lead bursts into tears: My wife doesn't want me anymore, sob sob. Passerby: I can't bear to watch!

50. 850 舔 The Reborn Simp Dumps the Scumbag and Starts a Happy Life 舔狗重生，撕渣男，开启美满人生 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Modern Romance260k WordsCompleted [Reborn in a bygone era, sweet romance, mutually devoted, one-to-one romance, a pocket dimension golden finger] In her previous life, the System forced her to be a lovesick fool. All it took was one sweet word from the scumbag, and she was controlled into doing all kinds of stupid things. She spent money on him until she had none left, then stole from her family. When they refused to give her more, she borrowed from loan sharks. In the end, her eldest brother was beaten and crippled while trying 56Reads—Score—Shelves

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