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. 51 重 Reborn: I'll Never Abandon My Wife and Kids Again 重生：我再也不会抛下老婆孩子 Crimson赤色Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Urban Rebirth + Making Up for Past Regrets + Devoted Husband and Doting Dad + Building a Business and a Fortune “Chen Yang, I'll never forgive you for as long as I live. Never!” “Your surname is Chen and mine is Shen. We're not related in the slightest.” “You don't deserve to be called a father. The day you left Mom and me, my father died!” Though Chen Yang had amassed a vast fortune, he had not found a shred of happiness. At midnight, the memory of his wife, tears streaming down her face as she 2.9kReads8.9Score186Shelves
2. 52 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: One Rebirth After Another 穿越六零：一重浪灭一重生 Last Night, Listening to Wind and Rain from the Little Tower小楼昨夜听风雨Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Li Xu transmigrates to the year 1960. In this era he has never seen, and has only heard about in books and from the elderly, the only thing he can do is make sure his family has enough to eat and can live a good life. 6.8kReads8.4Score316Shelves
3. 53 四 Siheyuan: My Wife Shows Up and Immediately Takes Down the Jia Family 四合院：媳妇刚过来就干翻贾家 Garuda伽楼罗Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Dotingly devoted husband, sweet romance, love, fishing System, leveling up. The male lead transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and obtains the Fishing Master System. Using it, he enjoys the good life in this unusual era, eating well and living comfortably. The male lead mostly stays behind the scenes, while his wife takes all the limelight. This is a story about a husband who spoils his wife to the extreme! This novel is very different from other courtyard-household stories. Its plot has vir 7.8kReads8.1Score294Shelves
4. 54 漂 The Beautiful Army Wife Is So Alluring, Even the Ice-Cold Commander Has Fallen for Her 漂亮军嫂太撩人，冷面首长沦陷了 Jia He Yue嘉禾岄Modern Romance465k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Face-Slapping + Sweet Romance + Heroine's Entrepreneurship] When Fu Xueyao wakes up, she discovers that she has transmigrated to the 1980s. Here, she's a lazy girl who's willful, spoiled, rude, and crude, and even her newlywed soldier husband was tricked into marrying her. Since she's here, she might as well make the best of it. Fu Xueyao, who has been single her whole life, thinks this bargain husband isn't bad at all. A slim waist, long legs, a great figur 2.4kReads9.0Score174Shelves

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   Taro Balls are here! 🌷🌷🌷🌷 The female lead transmigrates to the 1980s, wakes up to find herself married, and is gentle yet strong-willed, always focused on her career. The descriptions of her life in the extended family are also very engaging. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts] She transmigrates into the body of a lazy girl spoiled by her family, even her newlywed soldier husband was a result of her trickery. The later part about her accompanying her husband to the military is also well-written. The male lead is strong, healthy, and has great stamina; he even voluntarily hands over his salary. Who wouldn't love a man like that? The only downside is that the man's stamina is too good; my aching back every night just can't take it!!!

5. 55 4 At Forty, I Remarried a Commander. My Ex and His Mistress Are Both on Their Knees 40岁二嫁首长，前夫小三全跪了 The Fish's Secret鱼的秘密Modern Romance963k WordsOngoing The rating has only just come in, and it’ll rise later! [Second-chance military marriage + era-set comeback + two powerful, devoted leads + rugged man spoils his wife] Lying on the operating table, Jiang Wanning finally learned that her marriage had been a trap: her husband had tried to kill her for the insurance money, and the son she had raised with so much effort was actually the illegitimate child of her scumbag husband and cousin! To survive, she climbed into the bed of Commander Gu Yuanzhe 316.8kReads8.6Score15.5kShelves

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   These two are amazing! No hidden limitations, no cheat codes, they're so addictive, I can't stop watching!

6. 56 姐 The Sisters Join the Army and Mistake the Wrong Man for Their Husband: The Fierce-Looking Officer Falls for Them 姐妹随军认错夫：面凶军官沦陷了 Half-Moon Lemon月半柠Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Mistaken husband + following the army + sweet romance + snow-mochi heroine / “dirty bun” hero] Gu Zhaoning and the Gu family's adopted daughter, Su Jingwei, are both introduced to potential marriage partners. They meet two brothers from the Pei family. The elder Pei brother is destined to become a high-ranking officer, while the younger brother is destined to die heroically. So in this life, Su Jingwei secretly switches the men they were set up with and snatches the elder Pei brother before Gu 55.7kReads8.5Score3.9kShelves
7. 57 七 The 1970s: How Did Saving Someone End in Marriage? 七零，救个人怎么就要结婚了 March Shadow三月影Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Summer, 1970. Su Maiya, home from school for summer vacation, leisurely rides her bicycle back to the village from the county seat. As she passes the village pond, she hears a sound and glances over. Huh? Does it look like someone’s flailing around in the pond? Did someone fall in? Should she save them or not? She hesitates for a long while. The person seems to be sinking... She quickly parks her bicycle, jumps into the pond with a splash, and swims over as fast as she can. When she gets close, 8.9kReads8.2Score954Shelves

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   "Not your boyfriend? Then why were you kissing and touching him like that?" "Everyone come quick! Accountant Maiya is being a pervert!" This book is so good, and the beginning is hilarious. In most period novels, the male lead saves the female lead from drowning, but this one is completely the opposite!

8. 58 渣 After My Scumbag Ex Was Stolen, I Thrived in the Military Compound 渣男被抢后我在军区大院蒸蒸日上 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Devoted, tough soldier husband + pampered heiress] [One couple, faithful to each other] Su Ying is reborn at nineteen, right at the scene where she catches someone cheating. Before anyone arrives, she makes a deal with the “other man” in front of her: they’ll get married. Next, she methodically kicks the scumbag to the curb, exposes her green-tea sister for what she is in front of everyone, and places a newspaper notice severing her mother-daughter relationship. In this new life, if you can go 17.6kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves

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   A logically consistent historical romance novel 💕 No time travel, no reincarnation, no cheat codes, no parallel universes! ✨The male lead is ambitious and doting on his wife; the plot unfolds smoothly and is very enjoyable.

9. 59 开 With a Start This Bad, I'm Not Taking the Loss 开局这么烂，吃亏我不干 w Nankew南柯Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted Born under a peach-blossom fate, where it’s me or him: flirtatious men and women, face-slapping, and putting scumbags in their place. On a snowy night, in an earth cellar, on a heated kang in the Northeast, in a remote mountain village, poor Liang Laonian sees something he shouldn’t. Under immense pressure and with no one to turn to, he can only keep quiet. Later, Liang Daqing is born, his bloodline a mystery. As a child, he was lazy, sly, greedy, and slippery. As a teenager, he was rebellious 747Reads8.4Score107Shelves

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   Both of these are stories set in Northeast China during that era. I hope they will be well-received by readers. Those born in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s will find themselves reflected in them.

10. 60 不 Infertile? She Remarried the Toughest Officer and Had Two Kids in Three Years 不孕？改嫁最猛军官三年抱俩 Hibiscus Flower City木槿花城Modern Romance506k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Secret Crush Comes True + Building a Fortune + Second Male Lead’s Wife-Chasing Inferno] When Su Mo said she wanted to divorce Lu Shen, nobody believed her. Everyone among their friends and relatives knew how deeply she loved him. Lu Shen thought so too. He’d always believed Su Mo was the one chasing after him. Divorce? Impossible. But when it became clear she really meant it, Lu Shen and his whole family were dumbfounded. Su Mo was actually going through with it? The worst part 708Reads9.0Score106Shelves
11. 61 百 The Many Flavors of Life, Part One: A Snowy Night of Lost Souls 百味人生第一部：失魂风雪夜 w Nankew南柯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Family, love, and adultery. This small mountain village seems peaceful, but undercurrents run deep, and human dramas of sorrow and joy unfold every day. On a bitterly cold, snowy night, a young and beautiful mother is assaulted and becomes pregnant. Afterward, she lives every day in fear and pain, desperately trying to keep the secret. When the truth comes to light, the demon who has appeared in her dreams countless times has never really gone away. What will the mother do? This book offers a 14.3kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
12. 62 七 The 1970s Military Marriage: The Charming Army Wife Raises Kids and Wins Her Husband's Heart 七零军婚：俏军嫂养崽撩夫日常 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + second male lead takes the lead + fictional period setting] [Short drama now streaming] Xiao Qingru doesn't want to raise someone else's child, so she breaks off her engagement to her childhood sweetheart. Just as she's getting ready to focus on her career, she's targeted by a hothead from the capital. Xu Muzhou is the youngest and most promising pilot. The first time he meets her, he falls in love at first sight with his good friend's younger sister. When he hears she's alre 16kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
13. 63 重 Reborn, I Run a Taoist Temple 重生后我经营一座道观 Kindergarten Grandpa幼儿园大爷Urban2.8M WordsCompleted From the start, Wang Dashan killed a bandit, saved his grandfather, and then set out on a path from hunting to becoming a tycoon who would help restore his country. In 2023, 58-year-old Wang Dashan, alone in the world, was reborn in the Taoist temple where he had lived at age fifteen. To save his grandfather, who had been killed by bandits while protecting the villagers, and make up for the regret of having wanted to care for his parents only after it was too late, he picked up a knife and kille 19.1kReads9.0Score2kShelves

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    The first book is a pinnacle of historical fiction, depicting a technologically advanced nation. The second book is about daily life in Beijing. The third book is about a reborn Taoist priest from Northeast China who hunts, gathers herbs, and runs a business.

14. 64 靠 Live Off the Mountains: Reborn in the 80s, I Keep a Low Profile in the Mountain Village 靠山吃山，重生80后我苟在山村 Wind Blows on the Iron Tree风吹铁树Urban3.1M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Li Qingyun's grandmother drugged him and stuffed him into a haystack, all to ruin his reputation so his cousin could take his place in the army. The result was his utter disgrace, the destruction of his family, and the loss of everything! This time, he is reborn in the haystack. He knows what is about to happen there. His eyes turn red… 12.6kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
15. 65 重 Back to 1982: My Nine Daughters Are Stunning 重回82：我九个女儿美炸了 The Cat Watches the Flowers花猫子看花Urban1.5M WordsCompleted People say that reaching seventy is a rare feat. But at Tang Jiancheng’s seventieth birthday banquet, the guests were truly rare! Apart from the yellow dog at his feet, not a single person showed up! And yet, he had once been the father of nine daughters! Lost in painful memories, Tang Jiancheng drank himself unconscious. When he woke again, he had somehow returned to 1982, ten days after the birth of his ninth daughter... This time, he swore to protect his daughters and make sure not one of the 10kReads9.2Score1kShelves

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    These are all classic period novels I've read, each with a different perspective.

16. 66 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: I Somehow Became the Vicious Female Lead 穿书七零：我竟成了恶毒女配 Orange Who Loves Lotus Root吃藕的橙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Educated Youth, Military Marriage, Raising Kids, Sweet and Cozy!] One unlucky woman: Lin Zhi, a food blogger, died saving an old woman and ended up inside a period novel as the wicked villainess. Huh? Is this what you get for doing a good deed?!! Damn it, she’d never do another good deed again!!! The only silver lining was that she had arrived early enough to change things. She kept one thing in mind: stay away from the male and female leads, and stay alive. Isn’t being single great? Who needs 1.8kReads9.1Score200Shelves

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    Lin Zhi transmigrated into the body of a villainous supporting female character in a period novel. After regaining her senses, she resolutely stayed away from the original male and female leads and married a reliable soldier. The main couple's relationship progressed quickly, without many awful characters or black market elements. It was a very good, sweet, and doting story.

17. 67 重 Reborn in 1980: Hunting and Building a Life in the Changbai Mountains 重生1980我在长白山狩猎兴家 Lord Jie of Wangxiang Pavilion望乡阁的界王大人Urban1.2M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Qin Feng was a celebrated special-forces king and corporate chairman, yet he was lonely inside and carried deep regrets. After an accident, he is reborn in the winter of 1980, in a poor mountain village called Kaoshan Tun on the banks of the Tumen River, deep in the Changbai Mountains of Northeast China. He has become an eighteen-year-old youth. Drawing on his former combat skills, management acumen, and the steely resolve born of his desire to make amends for past regrets, 595Reads6.0Score—Shelves
18. 68 易 Fertile by Nature, She Has the Factory Boss's Only Heir After Losing Her Memory 易孕体质，失忆后破厂长三代单传 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Nineties setting, both leads are virgins, sweet romance, doting love, marriage first, love later, secret crush, slice of life] Qin Baozhu has been spoiled rotten since childhood, indulged and allowed to do whatever she wants. One day, an accident sends her tumbling off a train. The pampered heiress becomes an illiterate simpleton, and someone picks her up from the train station. When she wakes up, she's been married for six years, and there's a little one crying beside her. “Mommy, I promise I 8kReads8.5Score482Shelves

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    🌸🌸Married with a child, the male lead not only has to take care of the child but also the female lead. 🎋Because the female lead is initially a bit naive and loves sweets 🍬, she often fights with her son for candy, which gives the male lead a lot of headaches. But he loves her very much and dotes on her!

19. 69 重 Reborn as a Snowfield Hunter 重生之雪原猎人 Lord Jie of Wangxiang Pavilion望乡阁的界王大人Urban1.4M WordsCompleted On the border, Zhao Tiejun, the “Snow Wolf,” took several bullets while covering his comrades’ retreat. As his consciousness faded, he heard explosions roaring and his comrades shouting. When he opened his eyes again, he saw a dim kerosene lamp, an earthen roof, and his mother’s tear-swollen face. 6.1kReads6.2Score438Shelves
20. 70 赶 Beachcombing: From the Start, One Sand Shovel Wins Me the Whole Beach 赶海：开局一把沙铲承包整个沙滩 Mountain Peak山峰Urban4.6M WordsCompleted (Daily life + lighthearted + beachcombing + tycoon) I dropped out of a top university and spent two years back in my hometown fishing village. Once the village's golden boy, I became a good-for-nothing everyone despised. Then one day, I discovered I could see my own luck stat and exchange points for beachcombing tools through a virtual screen. From then on, my life was like I had cheats enabled. With a sand shovel, I could easily earn thousands in a day. With a spade, I even dug up a whole bucke 130.1kReads9.4Score12.3kShelves
21. 71 慢 The Slow-Witted Genius 慢半拍的大聪明 The Chubby Guy Who Loves to Write爱写作的小胖Modern Romance811k WordsCompleted (This story is set in a fictional world and is not intended to be historically accurate. There will be a male lead, but he'll just be a supporting tool character. If that's not your thing, don't read.) Can you believe it? I was a genius in my past life, but transmigrated into the body of a little fool! Bai Lingxiu, nicknamed Tangtang, gazed up at the sky, slowly raised her sleeve, and wiped away the drool trickling from her mouth. What kind of hellish treatment is this? The everyday life of a ge 9.1kReads8.7Score575Shelves

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    1. The female lead is the family's darling. Her grandmother is stern with her grandsons but gentle and tender with her granddaughter. When the female lead was born, her mother fell, causing her to be slow in everything she does, which her family sympathizes with. 2. This period drama has a rather novel plot. It tells the story of how, after the female lead's birth, her lazy and greedy parents forced her to adopt her grandfather's surname for three generations. Because she inherited her grandfather's surname and good looks, she is doted on by her grandparents and rises to the pinnacle of life. (Her grandmother took a liking to her grandfather's good looks and made him enroll, so all subsequent descendants take her surname, except for the female lead.) - A family of extremes, a different kind of period drama. Well, even a life of hardship and success is a good life, right?

22. 72 重 Reborn in the Sixties: The Cannon-Fodder Younger Sister-in-Law Refuses to Cooperate! 重生六零：炮灰小姑子拒不配合！ Winter and Summer Never Turn Cold冬夏莫凉Modern Romance460k WordsOngoing [1960s setting + reborn for revenge + storage space + advancing the nation through scientific research + love that blossoms over time] In her previous life, Tian Wenjing was cruelly pressured by her family into marrying a rough military officer she didn't love. From that point on, her life began counting down! Only after she died did Tian Wenjing finally realize that everything she'd suffered had been a tragedy carefully orchestrated by someone! And the people responsible... This time, she struc 1.6kReads—Score104Shelves

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    Not an exaggeration at all,

23. 73 穿 I Became the Wife of a Commander Who Died Young! Now His Whole Family Dotes on Me 穿成早死首长的妻子！被全家团宠 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (A Novel Set in the 1980s) (Military Marriage + Marriage First, Love Later + Transmigrating into a Book vs. Transmigrating) A car accident sent Ye Fangfei into a novel. Its world was a parallel timeline in the early 1980s. The novel’s protagonists were the younger brother of her husband, Shen Zhanxun, and his wife. Shen Zhanxun was nothing but a stepping-stone they used to build their wealth. In the novel, Shen Zhanxun left the military to join the municipal public security bureau. He died while 94.8kReads9.0Score11.7kShelves

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    The male protagonist had an urgent mission on his wedding day and left before even consummating the marriage. In the following years, he sent money in three parts: one part of 10 yuan to his family, one part to his uncle's family to pass on to his mother, and one part to his mother-in-law to pass on to his wife. Moreover, the male protagonist was very shrewd and handled matters with great skill.

24. 74 漂 The Beautiful Young Widow’s Cherished Life in the Family Compound 漂亮小寡妇在家属院的娇宠日常 Peach Cup Breeze桃盏风Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.2kReads7.4Score107Shelves

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    💥💥The female lead, her almond-shaped eyes brimming with tears, glanced at the soldiers who had come home for leave. She set her sights on the strongest, tallest, and most valiant officer, and despite the freezing weather, she snuggled into his bed. "Please..." Her soft voice was misty and timid, tears welling in her eyes, her cheeks flushed. [Sending a heart] His hard, cold body instantly heated up; he rolled over and pinned her against him, his voice hoarse. "What are you begging me for?"

25. 75 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I Find Myself a Stepmother 重生60年代：我给自己找后妈 Gu Yue Er Dong古月耳咚Modern Romance681k WordsOngoing When Chen Guoping died of lung cancer, his mother was busy having a grand old time gossiping with the neighborhood women! In his previous life, she had kept him under her thumb since childhood: she wouldn’t let him take the college entrance exam, forced him to hand over his wages, and criticized every woman he wanted to marry. Ignoring the nature of his work, she insisted that he and his wife risk having a third child. In the end, he was fired for exceeding the birth quota, and his family of fiv 22.2kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves

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    On the first day his stepmother moved in, his biological mother was so angry she went back to her parents' home! The male protagonist was betrayed and killed by his biological mother in his past life, and the first thing he did after being reborn was to find his stepmother. His stepmother treats him like her own son, while his biological mother gets punished every time she causes trouble. (100,000 Words already, a must-read for those looking for something to read.)

26. 76 穿 Before My Whole Family Was Sent to the Countryside, I Took My Child and Ran 穿到全家下乡前，我带娃跑路了 Cream Cake Frosting奶油蛋糕酱Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Soul transmigration to the 1960s + pocket dimension + raising a child + sweet romance + both leads are devoted only to each other] Shu Yao thought someone must have put a curse on her. In her dreams, she saw another version of herself live a miserable life: when her husband was sent away for reeducation, she abandoned him and their child, then married a divorced man with a child of his own, only to become his unpaid nanny. Unable to take it anymore, she jumped into a river. The one who buried h 38.6kReads8.1Score5.6kShelves

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    🍋🍋Shu Yao thought she had offended someone who would haunt her, causing her to dream of another version of herself, a tragic figure facing being sent to the countryside. She abandoned her husband and child, marrying a divorced man with a child, only to become his unpaid nanny. In a moment of despair, she jumped into a river, and the one who recovered her body and avenged her was none other than her own son, whom she had abandoned as a child. When she opened her eyes, she was truly Shu Yao in the 1960s. Faced with the impending exile, Shu Yao paused for a second, then immediately decided to run away! She could let anyone go to the countryside; she couldn't bear any hardship. Her cheating husband declared: divorce was fine, but the child had to be taken. Faced with the choice between carrying manure and raising her child, she decisively chose the child. Forced by circumstances, Shu Yao applied for support from a food factory in Beijing to work at a food factory in Yunshan County. The good news was that Yunshan County was her hometown, and she had connections there. The bad news was that she encountered her ex-husband's family, who had also been sent to the countryside. As she loudly proclaimed herself a pitiful widow raising her infant child alone, her ex-husband sneered, "Well done, only a month after the divorce, he's already dead in this little liar's mouth."

27. 77 七 Lucky Wife in the Seventies: I Cleared Out the Supermarket to Support My Rugged Man 七零旺夫：搬空超市养糙汉大佬 Mr. Guagua瓜瓜先生Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Space + Historical Era + Satisfying Revenge + Sweet Romance + Putting the Villains in Their Place] Lin Nianhe, queen of the modern supermarket world, was murdered by her scumbag boyfriend and his vile mistress. When she opened her eyes, she had become a pitiful girl in the 1970s, sold by her adoptive parents to a local good-for-nothing! Luckily, her trillion-yuan supermarket chain had come with her, transformed into a portable space! Trying to mooch off her? One kick sends them packing 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both of these are good; you can check them out if you're looking for something to read.

28. 78 年 The Supporting Girl in the Period Novel Rolled Her Eyes 年代文女配翻了个白眼 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing [The blurb is misleading. This isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, and the leads are ordinary people. If you only like mindless wish fulfillment, please don't read this. Thank you.] Qiu Bailu transmigrates into a period novel as a clownish, supporting villainess, destined to scheme her way to a lifetime of poverty. She's so angry she laughs. She's unapologetically hypocritical. When she read the book, she sided with the protagonist and thought the villainess was awful. Now that she's the villainess, 95.8kReads8.8Score7.1kShelves
29. 79 重 Reborn in the 1960s, I Just Want to Lie Flat 重生60年代，只想躺平 Yin Xiaoyu殷筱鱼Modern Romance532k WordsOngoing [Era setting + educated youth + sweet romance + pocket dimension + everyday life + revenge] No poverty relief, no black-market dealings, and there is a male lead. Su Mingyue transmigrates into an era novel as a pitiful, timid girl whose parents show her no affection. She keeps her head down until high school graduation, then sells her job and heads to the countryside, all in one smooth move. What is going on with the biological parents who suddenly show up? Is this some melodramatic story about 23.2kReads7.3Score2.3kShelves
30. 80 A I'm Done! I Don't Want to Be a Cannon-Fodder Supporting Character in the 1970s A了，我不想在七零当炮灰女配 South Wind on the Strings南风入弦Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted She'd stayed up too late reading and woke up as the book's worst female supporting character, the fake heiress whose identity had just been exposed. The heroine had already returned and was about to torment her, undermine her, steal her fiancé, and force her to marry an abusive man. With a space at her disposal, she couldn't be bothered getting tangled up with them. She went straight to the supposedly poor, remote place where there wasn't enough food or warm clothes, and became an educated youth 5.2kReads8.8Score398Shelves

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    A heartwarming, not overly sentimental story set in the countryside during the Republican era. I enjoyed it.

31. 81 八 Crazy in the 1980s: The Island Beauty Is Fiercely Savage 八零疯疯疯，海岛美人她过分凶残 Night-Blooming Cereus夜昙Modern Romance479k WordsCompleted The story has only just received a rating. Once there are more chapters and the ladies leave likes and comments, the score will climb in no time! [Alternate Period Setting + Sweet Romance + Island Life + Military Marriage + Delicious Food] Chu Yao had just woken up when she realized she'd transmigrated again. This time, she'd landed in the role of a cannon-fodder supporting female character. The female lead, Chu Ruyan, stole the original owner's personal jade pendant and used it to live a life o 5.8kReads9.0Score636Shelves

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    Both are quite historically accurate, and the female lead is really cool.

32. 82 睁 Awakening in the 1970s: The Stone-Faced Bigshot Is Doted on by the Commander 睁眼七零：面瘫大佬被首长宠上天 Zhouzhou Loves Congee爱喝稀饭的粥粥Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Space + Military Marriage + Powerful Figures + Everyday Madness + One-on-One] Deep beneath the desert in S Province, on the lowest level of Murpat Prison, Shi Yan easily broke free of her restraints and stood up from the cold operating table. “This place of sin must come to an end.” An earth-shattering explosion suddenly rang out. A massive mushroom cloud billowed across the desert sky, and Murpat Prison, which had terrified world leaders, was buried forever beneath the sands. “The sen 3.1kReads8.9Score301Shelves
33. 83 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Seventies: The Cannon-Fodder Wife Takes Her Child to Join the Army 穿书年代，炮灰原配携崽随军去啦 Spirit Rain in the Empty Mountains空山灵雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted An Hua transmigrated to the 1960s and became the cannon-fodder ex-wife of a male lead from a novel set in that era. The original wife was a rich, beautiful heiress who looked down on her illiterate, working-class husband. She caused one scene after another, determined to divorce him and run into the arms of her first love. An Hua, who had transmigrated into her role, thought: Illiterate? That's a man with the right roots and a good background! Working-class? He's a golden ticket! She promptly to 31.9kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves

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    🥏🥏I personally love period dramas, and these are some I've watched and highly recommend. They're really good, you'll regret it if you don't watch them! ❶ In her past life, Su Ai was a female hoodlum who caused her husband's tragic death. Reborn in 1990, with only one month left before her husband's demise, she decides to pamper her husband and child. [Laughing]

34. 84 军 The Military Wife Is Rich and Beautiful, and Her Officer Husband Spoils Her Without Restraint 军嫂有钱有颜，军官老公放肆宠 Potato Bread土豆面包Modern Romance598k WordsCompleted [Pocket Dimension + Sent Down to the Countryside + Educated Youth + Punish the Scoundrels + Join the Army] Task-taker Qiao Wanwan takes a vacation and ends up in the body of a young educated youth sent to the countryside in a period novel. The original owner’s parents were both martyrs. She had their compensation, her savings, and plenty of gold and silver hidden in the walls. But she couldn’t think straight and signed herself up to go to the countryside. There’s no reversing her assignment, so 2.7kReads9.0Score268Shelves
35. 85 七 Spoiled by My Rugged Husband on Our Wedding Night in the Seventies 七零新婚夜，被糙汉老公宠到腿软 A Song Across the World天下长歌Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Jiaojiao divorced her husband for a deceitful scumbag and returned to the provincial capital. Little did she know, she had ruined her own life. When she finally came to her senses and wanted to live properly, she was hit by a car and killed. When she opened her eyes again, she was back on her wedding night in 1975. Fortunately, the misunderstanding between her and her husband hadn't grown too serious. Fortunately, everything was only just beginning. She swore that this t 10kReads9.0Score906Shelves

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    All are period dramas. The second and third books are about the female lead's rebirth; they're very sweet and doting, and the male lead is a rough, tough guy. However, the female lead doesn't have any cheat codes or systems. The first book is just a regular period drama; the female lead is gentle, kind, and quiet, a bit like Kapibal, haha. The male lead is a slacker right after his exams, doesn't treat the female lead well, often nitpicks, and is stubborn. Later, the male lead falls for the female lead and even competes for her affection with his son. The main story is quite heartwarming; the female lead is really good and emotionally stable.

36. 86 资 The Capitalist-Era Educated Youth Is Highly Enlightened, Winning Big by Serving the Nation 资本知青觉悟高，为国效力赢麻了 Yan Qi Yun Qian言蹊云浅Modern Romance994k WordsCompleted [1970s + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + special abilities + love after marriage + devoted husband + family life + joining the army + building wealth] Su Mo, a dual-ability user, discovered that she had transmigrated into a book. She'd become the cannon-fodder character who gave the heroine her start-up funds, and she was supposed to die right from the start. Even after dying, she'd be dragged out of the heroine's memories again and again to serve as a foil, with the destruction o 54.3kReads9.3Score5.7kShelves
37. 87 瞎 Blind Corn! Rotten Potatoes! Worthless Children, Get on Your Knees! 瞎苞米！烂土豆！极品儿女靠边跪 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Reborn] [Feel-Good] [No Golden Finger] [Family Life] (Also known as: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Leaves Her Children Behind) Seventy-year-old Wu Zhiqiu is Reborn in the era when her children still depend on her hard work and sacrifice! In her previous life, she played favorites and ended up alone and miserable in her old age. This time, she refuses to repeat the past. The old lady decides to leave her children behind and enjoy the rest of her lif 194.4kReads9.3Score8.3kShelves
38. 88 满 The Max-Level Big Shot in the 1970s: If You Won't Back Down, I'll Fight 满级大佬在七零，主打不服就干 Fresh Popcorn爆米花来咯Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted The heroine is domineering, with an outrageously high combat ability. Later, she joins the military. The hero is an educated youth who later goes into scientific research. A strong heroine paired with a weaker hero. If that’s not your thing, please move along. [Historical setting + transmigration with body intact + no pocket dimension or System + Strong Female Lead] Mai Sui, a max-level powerhouse, transmigrates to the 1970s. She just wants to lie flat and live a quiet, ordinary l 64.5kReads9.1Score5.7kShelves
39. 89 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the Seventies with a System, Only to Find Out I'm the Beloved One 穿书七零有了系统团宠竟是我自己 A Big Little Shell一颗大壳子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical Setting + System + Transmigrate Into a Book + Educated Youth + Daily Gossip + Little Southern Potato + Northeast China + Beloved by All + Overachiever + Beautiful Female Friendship] Everything seemed to change after that “possessed” house appeared. Lu Xi woke up one day as the only girl in several generations of the Lu family in Qingshan Village in the 1970s. On the train taking her to the countryside, she discovered that she was the victim in a novel, destined to be bullied to dea 9.3kReads9.0Score937Shelves
40. 90 面 After My Sixty-Ninth Interview 面完六十九次后 The Fiery East冒火的东方Modern Romance230k WordsCompleted After 69 interviews, Li Linlin is finally hired by a floral design company. She thinks her career is about to bloom, only to discover that she’s the company’s 37th female employee, while its sole man is the ever-elegant, composed CEO, Gu Huai. In this workplace, where women’s thinking unpacks itself endlessly like a recursive function, even a discussion about mooncake gift boxes can turn into a semiotic critique. Just as overanalysis threatens to crush the last remaining spark of creativity, Li —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That's perfectly normal! Not exaggerated at all!

41. 91 穿 Transmigrating to the 1980s: She Sets the School Bully Straight with Sign-Ins 穿越八零：她靠签到将校霸掰正了 Strolling in the Courtyard闲庭漫步Modern Romance851k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + top student + sign-in + adored by the whole family + both leads devoted to each other] She transmigrates into a book one day, only to find herself a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a home with bare walls. A System appears from nowhere. She plans to sign in, farm, and lead her whole family to prosperity. Who could have guessed that every good thing in the world would come her way: family affection, friendship, and even love? Through her own hard work, she 5.8kReads8.9Score479Shelves
42. 92 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s and Became the Villain's Wicked Stepmother 穿越七零：成了反派的恶毒后娘 Jade on South Mountain南山有玉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the 1970s, she finds herself in hell mode. With no golden finger and a stepmother to boot, she can only rely on her acting skills. First, she wins over her strict mother-in-law, then slowly gets her mischievous stepson in line. But then her husband comes home after leaving the army, so much for having an empty bed! Or maybe not? Then she discovers that she’s transmigrated into a book. All three children are destined to become villains, and she’s the wicked stepmother wh 1.8kReads9.2Score164Shelves
43. 93 穿 Transmigrated into the Wicked Biological Mother in a Historical Stepmother Novel 穿成年代后妈文里的恶毒亲妈 Xu and Xu Qi絮与絮七Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted [1970s + space + military marriage + rugged man + adorable kids] Lin Zhi stayed up late one night, and when she woke up, she found herself transmigrated into the role of a wicked mother in a novel set in a bygone era. The heroine shines in the spring breeze of reform and opening up, while Lin Zhi rots away on the road of life. Forced to take over this mess, Lin Zhi grits her teeth. She can't stand another day of this awful life. But when she looks at the two children, all skin and bones, their e 8.4kReads8.6Score586Shelves
44. 94 糙 The Rugged Man Relentlessly Pursues His Lovely Wife, Beating Every Other Suitor Flat 糙汉猛追娇媳妇，捶扁所有野男人 Summer Hail夏冰雹Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted [Period setting + 1980s + rugged man + everyday family life + sweet romance + road to prosperity + no System or pocket dimension] Ever since his wife stopped acting like a fool, every man around wanted to steal her away. Jiang Ye spends every day figuring out new ways to beat up all kinds of would-be rivals. If anyone so much as shows an interest in Lin Wan, Jiang Ye is there to give him a beating. Lin Wan can't believe she has a child with the very man who used to tug her braids, copy her homew 1.3kReads8.3Score103Shelves

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    [Heart][Heart] [Time period, time travel, no system space.] Seeing that the Chinese medicine was almost ready, Jiang Ye shouted, "Jiang Jincong, wake your mother up to drink her medicine!" A three-year-old toddler climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed). Despite his small stature and short legs, he was extremely nimble on the kang. He gently nudged his mother and whispered, "Mommy, get up and drink your medicine."

45. 95 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 97.4kReads9.6Score8.9kShelves

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    1. Great read!! The female protagonist transmigrates into a book and becomes an educated youth sent to the countryside. After arriving, she gradually develops a sisterly bond with the original female protagonist and the supporting female character. There are no truly awful characters; the story is very heartwarming. 2. The author's writing is delicate, and the story is warm and gentle. It's a love and marriage story between the female protagonist and her childhood sweetheart, as well as the familial bonds between the female protagonist and her family. Everyone is an independent individual with their own story. 3. A career-oriented novel!! It features a system, which is very novel. The female protagonist gets promoted and earns a raise in her professional work, focusing on her career, while the love-struck male protagonist balances family responsibilities. It's really good!!

46. 96 穿 Reborn as a Fierce Woman, I Turn My Life Around With My Child 穿成泼辣女后，我带娃逆袭 Huo Yajun霍雅君Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The short drama Transmigrating as a Shrewish Woman: I Lead My Kids to a Comeback is now streaming. [Feel-Good Story] [A Super Cool Heroine Who Always Gets Even Right Away] Other people transmigrate and become the apple of everyone's eye or a rich beauty. So why did she end up in the body of a wicked woman in her thirties? Not only has she become an evil adoptive mother, she's also destined for a terrible end. And the worst part is, she's an artsy young woman in her twenties who has never dated. 7.4kReads9.1Score631Shelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist who is doted on by her whole family. Her mother is a master con artist who manages to convince the entire family to spoil her, and her cons are presented with seemingly logical and well-founded arguments. The second book seems to be a time-travel story. A young woman in her twenties transmigrates into the body of a mother in her thirties. Later, she meets and marries the male lead, and they have twins. The female lead is also very strong-willed, not the weak type, which makes the story quite compelling.

47. 97 八 In the 1980s, the Commander Stopped Pursuing Me, and I Found Happiness Divorcing with My Child 八零，首长不追了，带崽离婚真香 Spicy Strips That Aren't Spicy辣条不辣Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Completed, with bonus chapters. A short drama adaptation is now online. (Rebirth, comeback, ex-husband begs for her back, second male lead wins) In her previous life, her son and the son of her husband's fallen comrade's widow fell into the water at the same time. Her husband saved the widow's son. After suffering the loss of her child, Jiang Yi spent thirty years in a miserable marriage, then died of grief. Reborn in a single moment, she returns to the time before her son falls into the water. 35.7kReads8.7Score3.5kShelves
48. 98 胡 The Folks of the Hutong 胡同人家 Xiaoman Crisp小满酥Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted ☆ [Main story complete] ☆ [No transmigration, no rebirth, not a feel-good power fantasy, no golden finger] ☆ [An ordinary person's ordinary story, with a focus on everyday life] In 1972, seventeen-year-old Zhong Wenshu took over her mother's job at the state-run supply and marketing cooperative, avoiding the mass campaign to send young people to the countryside. In 1973, eighteen-year-old Zhong Wenshu married a young police officer from the neighboring courtyard and started a home with just th 14.1kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
49. 99 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 18kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
50. 100 七 The 1970s: My Late Wife Took Our Twins to Join the Army 七零：早逝媳妇带龙凤胎去随军 Big Black Melon大黑瓜瓜Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted Jiang Zhiwei was trapped as a ghost beside her two children for ten whole years. She watched helplessly as her mother-in-law bullied them, her sister-in-law tormented them, her younger sister-in-law abused them, and her younger brother-in-law treated them like they didn't exist. She couldn't accept it. She was furious! Perhaps Heaven heard her grievances. The moment she opened her eyes, she had returned to the year she died! This time, she would tear apart her wicked mother-in-law and trample he 4kReads8.9Score386Shelves

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