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. 901 六 The Sixties: The Supporting Actress Works Herself to the Bone and Outshines the Lucky Female Lead 六零，对照组女配卷死锦鲤女主 Moonless Young Master无月公子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + comedy + pocket dimension + punishing scumbags + troublemaker heroine + face-slapping + satisfying read + goofy humor + romance] A chaotic, hilarious career story, not a formulaic one. The heroine is cunning, scheming, unhinged, and becomes an official. It’s hell mode from the start: the original host was beaten to death by her awful grandmother, and less than two minutes after transmigrating, she was kicked into the hospital by her awful father. Cheng Miaomiao opens and close 63.2kReads9.1Score7.5kShelves

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   The first two books are incredibly good and funny, especially the first one, which has a particularly high theme. However, many people left negative reviews, which lowered its score, but it truly is top-notch. The third book doesn't have any cheat codes; it's written very delicately and is close to real life. Anyway, every single one of them is good and inspiring.

2. 902 救 A Path to Redemption: My Painful Childhood 救赎--我那苦难的童年 Monk0900和尚0900Modern Romance34k WordsCompleted Redemption: My Childhood of Suffering 2Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 903 娇 When the Sweet Young Educated Youth’s Eyes Turn Red, the Military Researcher Spoils Her Day and Night 娇娇知青一红眼，科研军爷日夜宠 Lychee荔枝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Food + Both Chaste + Joining Her Husband in the Military + Rugged Hero] Lin Mianmian transmigrates into the role of the cannon-fodder wife in a 1970s novel, and the first thing she sees when she opens her eyes is a handsome man. The original owner was timid and weak, and let people bully her. But Lin Mianmian is different: whoever bullies her gets a little slap. When she hits someone, her man hands her a knife from behind. He does the work, steps up whenever 2.7kReads8.6Score287Shelves

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   🍀Lin Mianmian transmigrated into the body of a cannon fodder original wife in a book. She opened her eyes to find herself surrounded by handsome men. The original woman was timid and weak, easily bullied, but she was different. Whoever bullied her, she would slap them back. When she hit someone, the man would hand her a knife from behind. He did the work, he stepped in to help, and she could spend the money. After joining the army, he was always by her side, showering her with care and concern, letting her spend money.

4. 904 渣 Get Lost, You Scumbag! 渣男，死远点！ Monk0900和尚0900Marriage & Romance30k WordsCompleted Scumbag, Get Lost! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 905 军 A Sweeter-Than-Ever Military Marriage: The Cold, Tough Soldier Is Teased to Tears Again 军婚超甜：高冷糙汉又被撩哭了 Fan Fan Bai饭饭白Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Dotingly devoted husband, marriage first and love later, triplets. The male lead looks like a rough, domineering, cold and abstinent man, but he’s actually softhearted, sensitive, and easily hurt.] “What solid abs!” “What a gorgeous V-line!” “Those long legs… and that face that’s stolen my heart…” “Is this what rich people get to enjoy?” After years as a corporate drone, getting up earlier than a chicken and going to bed later than a dog, Jiang Yue finally won the lottery and was about to reach 2.3kReads8.9Score264Shelves

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   📚This is a historical fiction story. 💕①: "Such firm abs!" The woman's soft, white hand gently caressed the man's wheat-colored abdomen. Her glassy eyes, though slightly intoxicated, shone with an astonishing brightness!

6. 906 七 Military Life in the 1970s: Gathering Seafood on the Island, Then a Stunning Beauty Arrives 七零随军赶海，岛上来了个大美人 Night-Blooming Cereus夜昙Modern Romance478k WordsCompleted The story has just started. Once there are more chapters and we get some likes and comments from you lovely readers, the rating will climb quickly! [Period Setting + Love at First Sight + Four-Year Age Gap + Military Marriage + Food and Coastal Foraging + Storage Space] On the island, He Nanfeng receives a telegram from City B. The first reads: “Son, the girl your grandmother arranged for you to marry when you were young has come of age. Just letting you know. The Su family has already sent her 1.7kReads7.4Score132Shelves

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   ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1️⃣An Hua made a stunning leap, transporting herself to this turbulent era, only to become the forgotten ex-wife of the male protagonist in a novel from that time! ⭐️Born into a wealthy and beautiful family, she greeted her seemingly rough but actually upright and patriotic husband with a beaming smile. Resolutely, An Hua, hand in hand with her beloved son, went to the military camp, a dazzling "golden thigh" in her grasp! Utterly courageous!

7. 907 前 My Ex-Husband Always Protects His Childhood Sweetheart. I Remarried After Being Reborn, and Now He's Panicking 前夫处处护青梅，重生改嫁他急了 Shiitake Leaf香菰叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1970s, reborn and getting revenge, educated youth sent to the countryside, pocket dimension with a spirit spring, building wealth] In her previous life, Su Qingran came from an educated family. When faced with being sent away or sent to the countryside, she chose to marry beneath her station. She thought she had found a lifeline, but instead faced endless grievances and had to keep giving in. Her husband outsourced his filial duties to her, her mother-in-law was constantly causing trouble, and 25.2kReads9.1Score3kShelves

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   The first book I read overnight. The protagonist was sold by her cruel stepmother in her past life, suffered domestic violence, and her brother died in a mine. Reborn, she seeks revenge and settles scores. I'm grateful to the author for giving Shanshan and Xiaolan a happy ending. They endured endless darkness, helped each other, and thankfully emerged from it to embrace a new life. [Laughing][Laughing]

8. 908 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Wife, I Stole the Show in the Military Compound 穿成炮灰原配后，我惊艳军区大院 Moon Rising over the Blue Sea苍海升月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: Before I Lost My Virtue, I Rewrote the Life of the Cannon-Fodder First Wife [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + no golden finger + sweet romance + devoted couple] Xia Qingning unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel written by a classmate who envies her. She becomes the original wife, who shares her name and is framed into losing her virtue, then jumps into a lake and dies tragically. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s at the scene of her violati 54.6kReads9.2Score5.4kShelves
9. 909 重 Reborn in 1979: I Became the Hunting King of the Greater Khingan Range 重生七九：我在大兴安岭当猎王 Su Su苏玊Urban221k WordsCompleted After dying in poverty in his past life, Chen Weidong is reborn and returns to the Greater Khingan Range in 1979 with a pocket dimension. He makes his fortune hunting and gathering medicinal herbs, and helps his clueless brothers get rich. He takes on wicked relatives and tramples villains. In these mountains, he calls the shots! #RebirthInTheEra #PocketDimension #GreaterKhinganRange #MultipleHeroines #FarmingAndFortune #HuntingAndHerbGathering #Brotherhood #SatisfyingComeback #GuideToGettingRic 27Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 910 快 Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Female Character's Comeback in Period Novels 快穿之女配在年代文里逆袭 Wangwang Snow Cakes Are So Tasty旺旺雪饼超好吃Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted [Reborn + quick transmigration + System + period setting + sweet romance] Liu Yan, a rich and beautiful young woman, dies unexpectedly on her birthday. In order to be reborn, she has no choice but to accept missions assigned by the System. She travels into stories set in different eras, wins over the targets, and changes the original host’s fate. She only meant to become an emotionless quick-transmigration machine. But the men she meets are all handsome, charming, and perfectly suited to her tas 683Reads8.9Score108Shelves

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    This book is really great! The male lead is a sent-down youth, and the female lead is the youngest daughter of the brigade leader. Not only are the male and female leads morally upright, but the female lead's parents also have very positive values. It's a very good read.

11. 911 七 Back to 1970 Before I Lost My Chastity: Husband, I Was Wrong 七零回到失去清白前，老公我错了 Shameless Young Master公子无耻Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Everyone in Yonggan Village knew that the newly arrived Shen Jiaojiao was a little temptress. She dressed in flashy clothes every day and chased after men. Later, a scumbag chopped off Shen Jiaojiao's legs, threw her in a basement, and tortured her until she wished she were dead. When she was critically ill, the man she'd personally sent to prison, Xu Mo, bought her for a million. Shen Jiaojiao thought Xu Mo had bought her to humiliate and torment her. But he put their past behind them, marri 14.6kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
12. 912 重 Reborn in 1970: Selling Gourmet Dishes, I’m Destined to Win at Life 重生七零卖大菜，人生赢家定是我 Earn Money to Raise a Dog赚钱养狗Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (No golden finger, no pocket dimension, no overpowered exploits. It’s not exactly a story about a strong female lead, either. Just the ordinary life of a family, where everyone gets to be the protagonist.) [Rebirth + Period Setting + Family Life + Making Money + Cute Kids + Cozy Vibes] In her twilight years, Shen Chunhua is reborn and returns to the time before all the regrets of her life came to pass. Life was so hard last time. This time, she has to make the most of it. After all, every extra 6.8kReads9.2Score563Shelves

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    I finished reading them all. Don't give up on the first book just because of the old lady; you can read the side stories, like "Life Like Jie Zichen," which are about the old lady.

13. 913 七 The Good Life in the 1970s 七十年代好生活 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted Chen Xiangju left her hometown in the countryside and came to the city to stay with her good friend Chen Chunyan. She hoped to find a partner in the city, since she had no intention of returning to the village. Li Gang happened to be looking for a wife. They were introduced and hit it off at once, and Chen Xiangju began her life in the family compound. 12.3kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
14. 914 七 A Divorcing 1970s Supporting Lady and the Cold Military Officer Who Coaxes Her into Having a Baby 七零女配要离婚，高冷军官哄生崽 Blooming Flowers花团锦锦Modern Romance129k WordsCompleted [Seventies setting + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + putting scumbags in their place + marriage first, love later] Lin Yue is a hopeless romantic. For the sake of what she calls love, she empties her family's savings just to win the approval of her scumbag boyfriend's family. To marry him, she gives her eldest brother's job as a scorekeeper to Song Jianghai, her second brother's chance to enlist to Song Jianghu, and her job at the food factory to Song Jinhua. The Song family takes 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a great show, both the male and female leads are excellent.

15. 915 七 The Frail, Fussy Little Sister-in-Law of the 1970s 七零年代病弱作精小姑子 Qiu Qiu Zi秋秋籽Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A pampered little firecracker vs. a powerful military officer When Qiao Qiao wakes up, she finds herself in a period novel as a sickly, doomed younger sister-in-law. The reborn heroine has stolen the original character’s destined match, and the whole family is a bunch of awful doomed side characters with miserable fates, serving as nothing more than background props to bring the heroine and her soldier boyfriend closer. Qiao Qiao: ...There’s no way I’m dying. First, I’ll make sure I stay alive. 3.4kReads9.0Score252Shelves

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    This historical fiction novel doesn't have a huge cheat code! It's set in a typical island setting! A sweet, laid-back girl versus a powerful military officer!

16. 916 八 The 1980s: The True Heiress Strikes Back 八零：真千金逆袭记 Birdsong in the Quiet Mountains鸟鸣山幽Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Fake and Real Heiresses + Self-Improvement + Everyday Life + Striving] [The heroine grows quietly, then amazes everyone; she won’t take abuse and always talks back] Xia Xiaoxi lost both her parents at a young age. Her uncle’s family moved into her home under the pretense of raising her, took all the family’s money, worked her and her brother to the bone, and eventually tried to make her take her cousin’s place in an arranged marriage. Furious, Xia Xiaoxi fou 177.3kReads9.2Score13.1kShelves
17. 917 老 The Wang Family in the 1990s 老王家的九十年代 Spanish Mackerel Dumplings鲅鱼饺子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Period setting + courtyard homes + ordinary folks + small businesses) After reading Reborn in the 1960s: Back at the Factory as a Cook, you can treat this book as a sequel, but it also works fine on its own. Against the backdrop of state-owned enterprises going into decline in the 1990s, the everyday lives of a young couple serve as the thread connecting a colorful cast of ordinary people and their bustling neighborhood. There are local police officers, state-enterprise employees, people with r 3.6kReads8.9Score270Shelves

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    No melodramatic plot twists, no system, no special realm; it tells the story of ordinary people's everyday lives.

18. 918 嫁 After Marrying a Veteran, I Joined Him in the Army 嫁给退伍军人后，我去随军了 Ten O'ClockL十点LModern Romance814k WordsCompleted The male lead has a mission. He only pretends to have been discharged from the military, pretends to have been discharged, pretends to have been discharged!!! Chen Shu is famous in her village for being capable and good at making money. The village aunties all have their eyes on her for their own children! When Chen Shu comes of age, her mother starts arranging blind dates for her. But Chen Shu has high standards, and after finding fault with every eligible young man in the village, she finally 23.7kReads8.1Score4.4kShelves

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    On her wedding night, she dreamt of her own tragic death?! Chen Shu sneered: Whoever wants to be her stepping stone can be it! She shed her bloodsucking relatives, joined the army in a counterattack, and lived a life of great success—her niece was dumbfounded: What happened to the short-lived cannon fodder she was promised?! [Flying kiss][Sparrow's masterpiece][Eating melon seeds]

19. 919 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: Even a Slacker Has to Hustle 穿书七零，咸鱼也得卷起来 Hawthorn Syrup山楂糖水Modern Romance585k WordsCompleted Yun Shu transmigrated into a book, becoming a supporting character in a period novel. She didn't need to be sent to the countryside because she was already there. She didn't need to deal with horrible people because she was one of them. She didn't want to go back to school, but had to hide there to stay alive. She didn't want marriage to change her fate, yet rumors about her never stopped. She didn't want to attract attention, but kept getting thrust into the spotlight... She thought she had alw 3.1kReads8.9Score219Shelves

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    The female lead is a naive and innocent girl who transmigrates to the past. Even the "gift" of being beaten and scolded by the original owner of the body can't save her; she's incredibly frustrated in the early stages. Luckily, naivety often brings good fortune. So don't pity her; just watch the drama unfold. Isn't that more entertaining?

20. 920 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: My Disabled Husband Stands Again 七零军婚：残疾老公站起来了 Han Ling函凌Modern Romance423k WordsOngoing [1970s setting + mutual salvation with a disabled war hero + face-slapping villains + hardship before sweetness] For the first half of her life, she was covered in mud and endured the world’s cold stares and bitter hardships. No one ever cherished her. For the first half of his life, his brilliance was shattered, and he was confined to a narrow sickbed, with no desire to go on living. A marriage contract arranged by their families bound two battered souls together. At first, they simply huddled 257Reads—Score111Shelves

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    A wicked stepmother forces a young girl into a marriage for money, leaving her on the verge of death on the run. She encounters a soldier who refuses to accept his disability, leading to a mutually healing relationship – a sweet and heart-wrenching tale that's incredibly addictive!

21. 921 这 This Guy Is a Bit of a Rascal 这个家伙有点坏 E Fo Ge鄂佛歌Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [No formulaic plot][Not a wish-fulfillment story][No cheat abilities][Traditional][Realistic][Period][Countryside][Hardship] A boy who is both bad and good, a family made up of people with no blood ties, a difficult yet sweet golden age, and a story full of humor and warmth... Beginning in the 1980s, this novel spans forty years and strives to recreate the changes of the times, telling the story of one person's growth. Above all, this is a realistic story, with both sweetness and heartbreak. Rea 67.5kReads9.3Score6.8kShelves

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    This is a period novel with a strong rural flavor, characteristic of Northwest China. It's very realistic, a work of realist literature.

22. 922 六 Back to the Sixties: Becoming a Chef at a Big Factory 六十年代之回到大厂当厨子 Spanish Mackerel Dumplings鲅鱼饺子Urban301k WordsCompleted (Period Drama + Rebirth + Siheyuan Courtyard + Farming + No Golden Finger) Wang Jianguo spent his whole life meekly working in the back kitchen of a machinery factory. He had no wife or children, and even the factory took care of his funeral. Perhaps his obsession ran too deep, because time turned back and returned him to the moment before it all began... There’s no golden finger at any point. The protagonist won’t reach the pinnacle of life or slaughter his way through the world. If that’s not 7.4kReads9.0Score440Shelves
23. 923 穿 Transmigrated to the 1950s, the Country Sent Me Abroad to Study 穿越五零，国家送我去留学 A Cup of Wine in the Spring Breeze Among Peach and Plum Blossoms桃李春风一杯酒丶Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [No Golden Finger] [Strong Female Lead] [Research] [Few Extreme Male Leads] [Academic Prodigy] [A Strong Nation] [1950s] [Family Life] [Positive Energy] [Romance] An optimistic, positive female lead who refuses to waste energy on negativity, and a handsome male lead who trades his pen for a gun. (The romance is very, very subtle so far. The main plot is studying abroad and doing research.) After waking from a nap, Shi Jiayi becomes one of the chosen ones of the 1950s. The tide of transmigration 72kReads9.3Score6.3kShelves

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    It's really beautiful!

24. 924 给 Planting an Emotional Anchor in a Scumbag: Taking the Supermarket to the Countryside Without Becoming Cannon Fodder 给渣男种心锚，超市下乡不做炮灰 Green Goose青鹅Modern Romance169k WordsOngoing Qin Zaozao is the young owner of a small department store. One afternoon, she falls asleep and unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s, into the body of the romance-obsessed eldest daughter of the Qin family. Her small store comes along with her. After her father dies unexpectedly, her younger sister takes over his job. Qin Zaozao is about to get married, but her fiancé's family, a bunch of shameless gold diggers, betrays her for being poor, leaving her no choice but to head to the countryside. 161Reads—Score107Shelves

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25. 925 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Become a Pretty Widow 穿越六零成为俏寡妇 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted (Content warning: The heroine is ten years older than the hero. She’s a player and isn’t sexually inexperienced, so proceed with caution!!!) Shi Lan, a carefree, troublesome party girl who loves the high life, transmigrates to the hardship of the 1960s and gets three new labels: married, mother, and widow. From the start, she’s being introduced to a prospective match. As if! She thinks her new identity is pretty great: she has money and status, and gets to be a mother without the pain of childbi 5.4kReads9.2Score488Shelves

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    A female-oriented historical fiction story where the female protagonist doesn't feel resentful! 1️⃣ In an unfamiliar environment with unfamiliar relatives, Shi Lan felt no tension, but rather a sense of novelty. She was suddenly a mother, and a mother of three at that. She wasn't ashamed at all for taking what belonged to others. She hadn't stolen or robbed, so what was there to be ashamed of? She didn't have such noble sentiments.

26. 926 年 The 1970s: This Book Is a Little Improper 年代，这本书有点不正经 Tomatoes Are Spicy番茄很辣Modern Romance701k WordsOngoing [Alternate-history fantasy era + transmigrate into a book + going crazy + hilarious + space + System + stockpiling goods + face-slapping + multiple male leads] Content warning: This is an alternate-history fantasy setting. Prices are high. The story is mainly lighthearted, humorous, and full of memes. Everyone in it is mentally unwell. It doesn’t follow normal logic and isn’t a traditional period novel. If that’s not your thing, please move along. How can you transmigrate into a period novel and 654Reads8.6Score—Shelves
27. 927 千 I Traveled a Thousand Miles to Join My Husband, Only to Be Rejected? The Military Wife Is So Capable, the Nation Has Its Eye on Her 千里奔夫被嫌？军嫂太强国家盯上 Sweet Blossoms on Brocade锦上甜花Modern Romance800k WordsOngoing [Romance] [Military Marriage] [Agricultural Research] [Pride and Prejudice] Renowned agricultural scientist Lin Hongying has become a country girl who traveled a thousand miles to join the army and seek refuge with her fiancé. She is dressed in rags, gaunt and sallow, and seems both unsophisticated and uneducated. Everyone tells her arranged marriages never bring happiness. Everyone looks down on her and despises her. Look down on her? Despise her? So what? She has a heart full of ambition to 6.7kReads9.3Score486Shelves

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    These are all readable period dramas. 🦋① A patriotic and inspirational story. The female lead has a system, but it's just an auxiliary tool. Her own abilities are a cheat code. The male lead is more of a background character. The author's writing style is like a civil service exam essay. ② The story is very grounded overall. The female lead has a system and is somewhat self-interested. The extremely difficult relatives in the story aren't completely awful; they have their own humanity. It's a very realistic story. ③ The female lead, as the title suggests, is beautiful, knowledgeable in law, and skilled in combat. The story focuses on everyday family matters. The female lead is sophisticated and self-interested, while the male lead is doting and capable. ④ I stayed up all night to finish it. The story is generally down-to-earth. The original owner of this body fell into the water and was saved by the male lead. The male lead falls in love with the transmigrated female lead at first sight. The female lead is intelligent, the male lead dotes on his wife after marriage, and the in-laws are reasonable. The plot is very logical, and the writing is also excellent.

28. 928 穿 Transmigrated into a Book Set in an Era of More Men Than Women: Big Sister Has It Good 穿书年代男多女少，姐姐吃的真好 Yi Huo亿火Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted [Period Setting (Not Realistic) + One Female Lead, Multiple Male Leads + All Male Leads Are Chaste + All Male Leads Are Devoted + Fleeing Famine and Surviving + Fertility] Bai Shengsheng transmigrated. The good news: she could not only understand animal speech, but also had healing wood-type Superpowers. The bad news: this era was very different. Its economy and productivity resembled those of the 1960s and 70s, but the ecological environment had become apocalyptic! Humanity had suffered an exti 8.4kReads8.4Score673Shelves
29. 929 关 The Guanshan Saber 关山刀 Yearning for Yaoshan尧山眷恋Historical86k WordsCompleted On the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month, the Kitchen God ascended to Heaven. Yan Feilong's father did not come home. Three days later, his mother was found dead in the village temple, a wound in her stomach. The twelve-year-old boy slipped a chipped knife into his clothes and walked into the salt flats, looking for a man: tall and thin, with a mole on his chin. He found him. Three strikes. One for his father, one for his mother, and the last so he could go on living. His revenge was d 42Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A historical fiction novel, not a time-travel story, featuring a cultivation/fantasy romance, real protagonists, and based on true events.

30. 930 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s, Married the Wildest Tough Guy, and Came Out on Top 穿书七零闪婚最野糙汉后我赢麻了 Little Face脸崽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance + Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + 1970s + Male Lead Is Love-Struck + Raising Kids] When she opened her eyes, a man who seemed made for her was right in front of her. Ruan Niannian thought her mother had arranged everything, and hurriedly promised she would take responsibility... Once she came to her senses, she realized she had transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s that she had read. She had become the love-struck supporting fem 47kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves

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    The first historical romance novel I read after getting into this genre was so good it's beyond words. Not only did the female lead travel through time, but her parents did too. The female lead is a rich second-generation in both her past and present lives. It's so sweet!

31. 931 七 The 1970s Stepmom: Raising Kids and Keeping Her Husband in Line 七零后妈，养娃御夫有一手 Moonlit Journey月途Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After dying of an illness, Yu Hui woke up to find herself in 1978, in the body of a young stepmother who shared her name! She had just been branded the most evil stepmother in the compound. In an era of relative scarcity, before the economy had fully opened up, she had no steady job, but decided to keep playing the stepmother for now. Her stepson was too unruly? She would set him straight. Her husband was too easily swayed, handing over belongings and money whenever his former in-laws came aroun 7.6kReads8.4Score1kShelves
32. 932 六 The Sixies’ Only Children Huddle Together for Warmth 六零独苗苗抱团取暖 Gentle Breeze微微风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Pocket-space hoarding, childhood sweethearts, devoted couple, no nasty relatives, inspiring story An attractive, strong female lead who is secretly a rich second-generation heiress × a handsome male lead, the heroic son of a man determined to become a pilot Yu Zhuo'er, a carefree rich second-generation heiress, is born into the past. When she is five, her pocket dimension from her previous life reactivates, just as she receives the devastating news that her father has died in service. Yu Zhuo'er 5.2kReads9.0Score613Shelves

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    The mother is a dodder vine, and the father has been missing for five years 🤷‍♂️. At five years old, she shoulders the heavy responsibility of the family. Her biological father, who died ten years ago, has somehow come back to life? 👱 She accompanies her father to the army, where she meets the male lead, who is also an only child. 🥑🥑 The female lead is strong but beautiful; both the male and female leads are only children.

33. 933 首 Commander, Your Wife Is Asking for a Divorce Again 首长，你媳妇又来离婚了 The Wind Doesn't Cross the Sand风不过沙Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + makeover + powerful male lead + transmigration into a book + spatial storage + twists + love that grows over time + well-born, handsome, cold-faced officer VS a 220-jin heiress from a capitalist family] When Yuan Li opens her eyes, three public security officers are struggling to carry her. She looks up at the sky. So blue! Though, her whole body aches from being hauled around by the police. She realizes this isn’t her body, but she has received none of the original owner’s 43.7kReads8.6Score5.6kShelves
34. 934 少 A Little Affection 少情 Jun Xiaohuan君小幻Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted Their marriage seems like a good match, but it lacks a soul: love. One married for survival, the other out of a sense of duty. With no way out, they settled for one another. Will they weather the storms together in the days ahead, or go their separate ways... 160Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male and female protagonists meet and marry through a blind date, neither of them having feelings for the other. However, through spending time together, they gradually fall in love. They have two adorable children and grow up together, supporting and helping each other.

35. 935 七 The 1970s: The Delicate Beauty Was Carried Home by a Psycho Country Bumpkin 七零：娇软美人被疯批糙汉叼回家 Yan Fei言非Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A sharp-tongued heroine who never suffers in silence vs. a rugged, wild, obsessive male lead who’s hopelessly in love Su Xiaoxiao wakes up one day to discover that she’s the villainess in a novel about two women whose lives are contrasted. The novel’s kindhearted heroine is her cousin, who has outshone her in every way since childhood. In the book, “she” becomes madly obsessed with her cousin’s man, does one terrible thing after another, and meets a tragic end. Her five older brothers die one af 13.9kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves

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    The story revolves around a period drama and a beloved family. The female protagonist wakes up one day to find herself missing six months of her memory. She discovers that she is the villainous female supporting character in the book, contrasting with her excellent cousin. Her family members, who doted on her, are also suffering deaths and injuries as they seek revenge for her. The female protagonist decides to distance herself from the characters in the book and change her family's fate.

36. 936 那 That Red Land 那片红色的土地 Xiong Dayu熊大雨Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting] [Slice of life] [Entrepreneurship] [Family] [Rural life] [No clichés] [Not a power fantasy] [No transmigration] [Slow-paced] [Realistic] [Urban] [Hardships] Trust me, it gets better and better as the story goes on, and it absolutely won't end badly! Writing an original work is no easy task. Every word comes from the heart. Please don't leave a low rating or bad review. A casual three or four stars from you could deal a fatal blow to this niche novel. This novel is neither a cr 11.9kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    No melodrama, no clichés, a breath of fresh air from the past, I've watched it three times.

37. 937 我 I'm the Family Babysitter in a Period Novel 我在年代文里当德华 Daydreaming Little Tangyuan发呆的小汤圆Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted A bold, outgoing heroine × a hero who starts out refined and gentle, then falls hard Li Qingxiu transmigrates into a period novel as the younger sister-in-law of its tragic heroine. When her family tries to marry her off to a widower in exchange for a bride price, Li Qingxiu pretends to be crazy, kicks and punches her way through them, then bundles up her bedding and heads off to be her tragic sister-in-law’s own personal Dehua. At her sister-in-law’s home, she meets the older brother, who’s an 23kReads8.4Score2.7kShelves

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    There's no cheat code, no powerful backer, and not a huge network of connections; she even has family members who hold her back. But it feels so real. Life isn't always smooth sailing, nor is it always full of hardships. The female lead is resilient and well-rounded. [OK]

38. 938 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s and Became a Cannon Fodder Side Character from the Start 穿书七零，开局成了炮灰女配 Lazy Fat Snail胖蜗牛很懒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Storage space, mind reading, military marriage, sweet romance, transmigrate into a book, delicate beauty, mischievous little troublemaker] Feng Jiaojiao dies suddenly after working overtime all night, only to transmigrate into a book and become a supporting character who shares her name in a novel she once read. She remembers that the male lead is An Jianjun and the female lead is Qin Siyu. Feng Jiaojiao, the supporting character, is merely a stepping stone in the heroine’s love life, the male 32.9kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves

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    🍃The female lead has a really good personality. Although she's a bit spoiled, she's not demanding. The male lead is a typical doting husband who is very sensible. The other family members are also very kind to her.

39. 939 七 The 1970s: The Commander Marries the Laziest Woman in the Village 七零：首长娶了全村最懒的婆娘 Cheng Xiaohuai程小淮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A new novel is underway, a companion story to Zhou Suisui's: [The Night I Divorced in the Military District, I Consummated My Marriage with a Rugged Officer] Remember to check it out~ [Cold-Faced, Broad-Shouldered Officer VS. Slim-Waisted, Delicate Beauty] [Pocket Dimension + Special Powers + Both Pure + Mutual Devotion] Zhou Suisui transmigrated! She became a lazy, gluttonous educated youth in Hongxing Village. A stern-faced commander returned to his hometown after a mission and mistook the de 2.5kReads8.1Score261Shelves

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    This novel is absolutely captivating! The male protagonist, carrying out a secret mission while concealing his identity, mistakes the female protagonist for a spy because of a notebook. Despite her gentle advances, he remains cold and stubborn, but when she's in danger, he can't help but feel heartache and soften. Once the misunderstanding is cleared up, the male protagonist embarks on a whirlwind romance, full of high-energy moments and sweetness, making it impossible to put down!

40. 940 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The Second Female Lead Goes on the Attack Against the Unhinged Male Lead 穿书七零：反派女二强攻疯批男主 A Piece of Chenpi Soft Candy一颗陈皮软糖Modern Romance222k WordsOngoing A modern-day college student, the ultimate unlucky soul, gets falsely accused after saving someone and ends up hospitalized through no fault of her own. Then she opens her eyes and realizes she's transmigrated into a book, into a 1970s novel she'd read before. She's now the hated second female villain, and the System orders her to win over the book's dangerously unhinged male lead. In the story, the second female lead is a thoroughly lovesick, wicked rich girl who uses her father's influence to —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A modern-day medical student, considered a great traitor, transmigrates into a book in the 1970s. He has a system, and the system spends its days figuring out how to trick and deceive the female lead. If the female lead doesn't obey, the system tickles her armpits, causing her to suffer social death!

41. 941 穿 I Transmigrated into the Heroine's Sloppy Little Sister, and Now I'm Just Coasting 穿成女主的邋遢妹妹，她咸鱼了 Mao Mao Is Not Hair毛矛不是毛Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted Li Xiaoqing, a freshman, stays up late reading a novel and accidentally transmigrates into the very story she just finished. She becomes the heroine's younger sister, a lazy glutton who loves causing trouble. Now that modern-day Li Xiaoqing knows the plot, she'll cling to her sister's coattails and coast to victory! Entirely fictional! Entirely fictional! Entirely fictional! 6.9kReads8.7Score606Shelves

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    No rural trips, no black market visits, no special abilities [eating melon emojis]. The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of the female protagonist's younger sister in a novel. Her family is a blended family, but warm and harmonious; there are very few truly awful characters in the book. In the end, the female protagonist ends up with her high school classmate!

42. 942 别 Everyone Else Transmigrates or Is Reborn, but I'm Just a Native Cannon-Fodder 别人都是穿越重生，就我土著炮灰 Fat Salty Fish胖咸鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as: I'm a Cannon Fodder in the Seventies (No romance!) When eight-year-old Mo Erya was playing with mud marbles, her five-year-old brother Mo Wuwa, nicknamed Shitou, by her side, both of them covered in dust, Qiao Qiao next door transmigrated after falling into the water. So eight-year-old Mo Erya learned that she would grow up to be cannon fodder in a lucky heroine story, fighting the female lead over a man, making trouble at every turn, and meeting a tragic end! Mo Erya boldly wiped 6.5kReads9.0Score563Shelves

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    🍰🍰🍰No romance, no cheat codes, all based entirely on hard work, a bit of brains and a bit of effort! Become a pillar of the nation! A harmonious family! A 70s native suddenly dreams that she will steal a man and her family will be destroyed?! Er Ya says: I don't believe it, it can't be, how could it be? Knowing that some of the things in the dream have happened!!! Er Ya: I want to study, I want to go to the big city, I want to get away from this village, get away from the so-called female lead!

43. 943 七 The 1970s Military Wife Who Traded Farming for High-Tech Innovation 七零军嫂不种田，硬核点科技树 Xiao Xiao Mingqiu小小明秋Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Soul Transmigration to a Past Life + Military Marriage + Career + Raising Kids + Everyday Life as an Army Wife + No System + No Pocket Dimension + Growth in Scientific Research + Rebuilding Family Ties + Slow-Paced Ensemble Story] [An alternate setting in the 1970s] Su Yingke, a top physicist, discovers that her research has been stolen. In a fit of anger, she destroys her experimental data, only to unexpectedly transmigrate into her own past life in the 1970s, becoming an army wife with two 17.6kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves

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    Take a look, it's very beautiful.

44. 944 重 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985：东北往事 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 86.8kReads9.6Score8.9kShelves
45. 945 穿 Transmigrating into a Book: In the 1970s, the Villainous Village Beauty Just Wants a Sweet Life with Her Rugged Man 穿书七零：反派村花只想和糙汉甜蜜蜜 Miss Wu武姑娘Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Shen Qing transmigrated. She ended up in a period novel as a vicious villain with hardly any fighting ability! To stay alive, she had no choice but to act sweet and obedient every day and beg for her life. As she lay low, she noticed her villain husband starting to look at her differently. As she lay low some more, she realized that the villain was actually pretty cute. At last, she had survived long enough to boss the villain around. Only then did she realize that spending the rest of her life 1.4kReads8.1Score109Shelves

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    The female lead is Shen Qing, and the male lead is Zhao Jianguo. They transmigrated into a book without any cheat codes.

46. 946 七 The Fox Spirit of the Seventies 七十年代狐狸精 I'm Sang Sang我系桑桑呀Modern Romance859k WordsCompleted Her father died and her mother remarried. Just like her name, Xia Ku'er had a hard life from childhood on. She could work but couldn't talk, and everyone on the production team called her stupid. Then, when the little fool turned eight, she suddenly came into her own. She fought the worst of the lot, stood up to her cousins, and took on her aunt by marriage, turning the entire Xia family upside down and making herself the laughingstock of the whole production team. From then on, she set out on t 8.4kReads9.1Score776Shelves

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    Selected from over a hundred period novels

47. 947 年 A Legendary Life in the Era 年代传奇人生 Wen Youcai文有财Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A ruthless soldier king is reborn in the Greater Khingan Mountains of the 1960s. With the pocket dimension and gear from his previous life, he takes his friends hunting and exploring. The early story centers on hunting, with cross-province searches for family, treasure hunts, and battles against spies woven in. They explore fortresses, raid tombs, and get caught up in other thrilling adventures. Novel pets include a wolverine, a big black horse, a yellow-throated marten, reindeer, and a mantis. 59.4kReads7.7Score8.6kShelves

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    A ruthless soldier king is reborn in the depths of the Greater Khingan Mountains in the 1960s, carrying his previous life's spatial abilities and equipment. He and his companions explore, hunt, and earn money. The story is exciting and fast-paced, with hunting as the main focus in the early stages, interspersed with cross-province searches for relatives, treasure hunts, fighting spies, exploring fortresses, tomb raiding, and adventure. The pets are novel: wolverines, red dogs, black horses, yellow-throated martens, reindeer, and mantises. Later chapters incorporate folk customs and cultivation. Updates are stable, and the game is entirely hand-written. Welcome to the story!

48. 948 冷 The Cold-Blooded Officer's Fussy Darling Is Gorgeous and Crazy 冷酷军官的小作精又美又疯 Tingting Rain亭亭雨Modern Romance377k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Military Marriage + Period Setting + Marriage Before Love + Cherished and Spoiled] Lian Yuqing, the heiress to a fortune, transmigrates into a book and becomes the villainess. She marries the male lead, a decorated soldier, but can’t stand him. She runs away with her old flame, only to fall ill and die young. Just after she transmigrates, her cold and aloof husband says, “Let’s get divorced.” Where’s the devoted male lead who was supposed to stay by her side no matter 2.7kReads8.6Score174Shelves

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    Without any cheat codes or spatial abilities, the female protagonist, a wealthy and beautiful woman, experiences the most realistic reactions after being transported to the 1970s. She's not a saint; you'll find breast health benefits after reading this.

49. 949 睁 Awakening in the 1980s: I Have a Child with the Infamous Village Tyrant 睁眼八零：和凶名在外村霸有崽了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted When Hu Yao woke up, she found a mischievous yet well-behaved son and a scoundrel of a man beside her. Shocked and bewildered, she heard from the neighbors she knew that four years earlier, she'd hit her head so hard she was left simple-minded, and her mother had sold her. Over those four years, she had not only gained a husband but also a mischievous child who fiercely protected her. The bastard of a man was always putting his hands on her, and he was exceptionally fierce and unreasonable. Terr 38.7kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
50. 950 七 The 1970s: The Village Bully Brought the City-Educated Beauty Home in His Arms 七零：下乡知青被村霸糙汉抱回家 Ink-Dyed Desolation墨染苍凉Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Devoted Husband + Guaranteed Sweetness + Everyday Life + Both Leads Have No Previous Partners + Pocket Space + Everyone's Favorite] Couple: feisty, beautiful, rich young educated woman × cultured, burly village ruffian In 1973, a pretty young educated woman arrived at the Jinyang Production Brigade. She was fair and soft, delicate and gentle, and so petite she looked easy to bully. But the moment she entered the village, the tall, broad-shouldered village ruffian, who looked especially fierce, 23.9kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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    👑👑👑In 1973, a pretty little educated youth named Zhiqing arrived at the brigade. She was fair-skinned, soft-spoken, and delicate, looking incredibly easy to bully. 🍀🍀🍀As soon as she entered the village, she caught the eye of the village bully, who looked particularly fierce. 🍓🍓 🌈🌈🌈Huo Chuanxian originally wanted to take the little educated youth home and pamper and spoil her. 🌹🌹🌹However, he never expected that she would turn out to be a little firecracker who would dare to pick up a brick and smash someone's head open at the slightest provocation. 🌺🌺🌺

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