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. 951 报 Report, Commander: Your Grandson Took His Wife Out to Beat Someone Up Again 报告首长你孙子带媳妇又去打人了 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete + male lead takes the domestic role, female lead takes the career role + fussy, love-struck husband + daily face-slapping antics of the compound's little tyrant in the 1970s] Shen Xia transmigrated into an ongoing period novel and became a pitiful girl whose father didn't care for her and whose mother didn't love her. After transmigrating, Shen Xia accidentally discovered that something was wrong with her identity. She reported her adoptive parents, sent her adoptive father to labor ca 17.2kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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   🌈🌈Zhou Zhibai, this adorable little husband, is truly smitten. I love watching him complain to his wife, always talking about her, his eyes and heart are always on her. This devoted and affectionate puppy is just too irresistible…🤣🤣

2. 952 年 Period: The Day My Mother Returned to the City, I Chose to Go Up the Mountain 年代：母亲返城当天，我选择上山 Bubbles the Lazy Sheep懒羊羊吹泡泡Urban2.3M WordsOngoing [Fateful Choices | Resilience and Survival | Coming of Age in a Turbulent Era | The Pain of Family] The very day modern man Chen Jun's soul transmigrates into the countryside of the 1970s, he learns that his biological mother is returning to the city! This is not a story about complaining! The winds of an era swept away a generation's youth, but there are always people who manage to grow wheat in the cracks! 31.9kReads8.3Score2kShelves

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   A story set in a normal historical period, without any melodramatic elements.

3. 953 重 Reborn and Cutting Ties: My Dogs and I Conquer the Mountains 重生断亲，我和狗子们闯山林 The Stranger Is as Beautiful as Jade陌上人如玉Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1960s] [Northeastern Folk Customs] [Hunting in the Deep Mountains] [Hunting Dogs] [Reborn] [No Romance] Bai Dujuan has been reborn once more. In her first two lives, she died under mysterious circumstances because of so-called family ties. In her third life, she finally learned to let go. She cuts ties with her mother, follows her grandfather, who is over eighty, and heads into the deep mountains with her hunting dogs. Her grandfather is an old hunter of the mountains, armed with a rifle and a 16.3kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
4. 954 七 After the Seventies-Era Officer Returned, He Had a Son and a Daughter 七零军官回来后，儿女双全了 Little Master Xueling雪凌小主Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [1970s + military marriage + space] Hua Jiuling transmigrated to the 1970s overnight. Her husband, Gu Beiming, was called away on an urgent mission right after their wedding. Months passed with no word from him. Her parents-in-law gave her a hard time, her sister-in-law cursed her, and her sisters-in-law schemed against her. With her pregnant belly, Hua Jiuling picked up a kitchen knife, fought back, split the family, and moved into the hunter’s little house by the village committee. Fortunately 18.4kReads8.2Score2.5kShelves

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   I've been following it, it's pretty good.

5. 955 重 Reborn in 1958: Grandpa and Grandson Stockpile for the Famine Together 重生58爷孙空间联动囤爆灾荒年 Asking the Sword, Listening to Snow问剑听雪Urban790k WordsOngoing Peng Yi built his fortune from nothing, amassing billions, only to have his own children pull the plug and abandon him in his final years. He died full of hatred. Kneeling before the grave of his beloved Su Wanqing as he drew his last breath, he learned that she had once carried his child. At just twenty-three, she had died in a famine, and mother and child had suffered every hardship life could bring! Heaven had shown mercy: Peng Yi was reborn in 1958, on the eve of their flight from famine! A 5kReads—Score452Shelves

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   If you're looking for historical fiction, this is the book for you.

6. 956 七 In the 1970s, the Sweet Little Darling Was Spoiled by a Fierce, Wild Man 七零，小娇娇被疯批糙汉宠翻天了 Spirit Dove灵鸽Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Transmigrates into a book + period setting + sweet romance + heroine pursues hero + beautiful, fair-skinned, timid drama queen x villainous, short-tempered country boy] When Shen Yingying wakes up, she has become the villain's wicked little wife in a period novel. She wakes to find herself caught in the act of running away with another man by her villainous husband. She is so terrified she nearly dies on the spot. After all, the villain in the original novel is a violent, rough-he 58kReads9.3Score8.7kShelves
7. 957 下 What's So Bad About Going to the Countryside? 下乡有什么不好的 Misty Rain in a Quiet Mountain Village寂静山村烟雨蒙蒙Urban205k WordsCompleted Lin Jian, an orphan, is reborn in the late 1960s. After his father remarries, his stepmother acts one way to his face and another behind his back, and Lin Jian can't stand her. His biological father is also part of the scheme, working with his new wife to get their hands on the vast family fortune belonging to Lin Jian's maternal grandparents. One plays the villain and the other the good guy, all to claim the inheritance. Clever Lin Jian never lets them succeed, but when he comes down with a per 2.5kReads8.8Score100Shelves
8. 958 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Sent Down to the Great Grasslands 重生七十年代，下乡大草原 Misty Rain in a Quiet Mountain Village寂静山村烟雨蒙蒙Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Ma Wei was reborn in the capital in the 1970s, and his family was a complete mess. He quickly found a chance to head to the great grasslands and start a new life. There, he found both his purpose in life and his partner. He was able to thrive because he had the livestock-raising space every transmigrator needed. 31.5kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
9. 959 重 Reborn in 1986: I Open a Supermarket in the City 重生1986我在城里开超市 Lonely Dog Listening to the Rain孤单听雨的狗Urban1.1M WordsOngoing The ratings have only just come in, so they’re bound to rise!! Everything is handmade from scratch~ [Period setting + reborn + feel-good story + building wealth + opening a supermarket + devoted husband and father] [Buy one, get one free] [Trade in your old goods] [The Vegetable Basket Project] … Reborn in 1986, with no awful relatives to deal with, he sells wild greens, opens a supermarket, and starts a franchise... Free eggs with every in-store purchase! Spend 10 yuan, get 1 yuan off; sp 38.2kReads8.3Score2.9kShelves

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   Reborn in 1986, I sell vegetables and open a supermarket, gradually building my fortune. The data is rigorous and not exaggerated, making it highly relatable.

10. 960 美 A Beautiful Bad Woman’s Quick Transmigration Journey Through the Eras 美丽坏女人的年代快穿之旅 Yaoyao Not Bewitching a夭夭不妖aModern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through different eras + self-serving heroine + a touch of outlaw spirit + flower-soul dimension + Heavenly Secrets Mirror (damaged)] Note: The heroine is stunningly beautiful, but she is NOT universally adored! Xia Zhizhi comes from another world where men are beastmen whose true forms are wild animals, women are called Rui, and their souls take the form of flowers and trees. The Rui, who are responsible for reproduction in that world, are extremely rare and delicate, so b 34.5kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves

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    🌾🌾A super captivating transmigration novel set in a historical period! You'll have to read it to believe it! In the third world, the male lead is a mayor, a man of imposing presence. At thirty, his old house catches fire, and he falls instantly in love with the female lead. However, he worries she might be a spy, so he investigates her, fearing she'll find out and leave him.

11. 961 偏 My Parents Play Favorites, So I Cut Ties and Head to the Countryside 偏心父母，断亲下乡 Autumn Comes with Falling Leaves zmy13落叶知秋zmy13Urban528k WordsCompleted Lin Chaoyang’s soul transmigrated to Shanghai, just as he was facing a choice after graduating from technical school: go to the countryside or not. His biased parents made the decision for him, replacing Lin Chaoyang, who had been ready to report for his assignment, with his lazy, gluttonous second older brother. He promptly cut ties with his family and went to the countryside. With his pocket dimension, he thrived. By the time he returned, he was no longer a naive young man. 18kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves
12. 962 七 The 1970s: The Commander’s Daughter Is Betrothed to Me 七零：首长家千金跟我是娃娃亲 Bells on the Horizon天边风铃Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted Period setting + transmigration + grounded, everyday life Shi Yue never imagined that she would find love and family in another timeline, and enjoy a happy, fulfilling life. After testing positive for COVID, Shi Yue transmigrates to the parallel timeline of the 1970s, bringing along a hereditary pocket dimension. She plans to make a little money by taking advantage of the college entrance exams and the wave of reform, then settle down to a peaceful life. But it turns out she is the long-lost dau 272Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Written in the 1970s, with a slice-of-life style, it's unexaggerated and avoids extreme characters, which is quite in line with that era.

13. 963 我 I Became a Speculator in 1960 我在1960当倒爷 A Soft Spot for Period Novels偏爱年代文Urban699k WordsCompleted Zhang Shuguang, a struggling 21st-century author, spent years staying up late to write, until he finally dropped dead from exhaustion and became one of the transmigration crowd. But Zhang Shuguang was far from pleased with the era he had transmigrated into or the identity of the original owner of his body. With the odds stacked against him from the start, he was fortunate that the standard System for transmigrators arrived, helping him thrive in an era where food and clothing were scarce! 11.4kReads8.3Score646Shelves
14. 964 七 The 1970s: I Became the Stepping Stone for the Heroine of a Female-Led Novel 七零：我成了大女主文里的垫脚石 Red Beans in the Southern Country南国有红豆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Ye Wan, an end-times esper who died fighting the Zombie King to protect her base, went neither to heaven nor to the underworld. Instead, her soul transmigrated into the heroine-centered novel she'd read before, set in China in the 1970s. She had become the ultimate cannon-fodder character, destined to provide the heroine with a golden finger and startup funds. But Ye Wan wasn't the original owner, who was starved for love and blindly devoted to her adoptive mother. Knowing the whole pl 7.7kReads8.2Score632Shelves

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    The first novel I read about a woman who went to the countryside in Shenzhen was a period drama where the female protagonist transmigrated into a historical novel. It wasn't even a novel; she had a daily login system and a spiritual spring space.

15. 965 高 The Matriarch of a Powerful Family Reborn as a Wicked Cannon Fodder in a Period Novel 高门主母穿成年代文中恶毒炮灰 The Light of Fuguang扶光的光Modern Romance249k WordsCompleted (1980s setting + transmigrate into a book + everyday life + sweet romance + feel-good story) Just after Su Ke became a First-Rank Lady of Imperial Decree, she transmigrated into a vicious cannon-fodder female character in an 1980s romance novel. The original character worked as a nanny in the male lead's home. Just as the leads were about to confess their feelings, she barged in, only to accidentally help them make up and get together sooner. As a disposable side character, the original woman's 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I think it's alright, not too flashy, more like everyday life.

16. 966 旧 Childhood in the Old Days 旧时光里的童年 The Second Kid in the Old Days旧时光里的小二Urban134k WordsCompleted The author recalls a rural childhood in Wuchang County, Heilongjiang Province, during the 1970s and 1980s. The book describes rural life and the changes brought about by the household responsibility system in the early days of reform and opening up, along with the joys and hardships of the author’s childhood before the age of ten, major family upheavals, and the warmth and coldness of human nature. 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Based on the author's personal experiences, this historical essay is written in simple and unadorned language, recounting the life experiences of ordinary people, and is so moving that it brings tears to the eyes.

17. 967 别 Everyone Else Moves to the Countryside, I Settle Down and Secretly Become a Millionaire 别人下乡我落户，偷偷成为万元户 I Won't Eat a Single Piece of Fatty Meat一口肥肉都不吃Urban665k WordsCompleted [Period setting + educated youth sent to the countryside + System + spatial storage + hunting + one heroine + no cultivation] Life in the countryside is great! The countryside is great! The mountains are full of treasures! Hunt only as much as you can eat, and sell whatever you can't finish~ By some strange twist of fate, Dong Weijun rescued a child playing with a ball on the road, only to be hit by a truck and sent flying. His soul transmigrated into the body of a big, dim-witted man in the 197 19.8kReads8.0Score961Shelves
18. 968 七 1970s Marriage Swap: I'd Rather Marry the Factory Director Than a Roughneck 七零换亲：不嫁糙汉嫁厂长 Napping in the Shade Beneath the Grain禾下乘凉呀Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted Jiang Li, a little rich girl who collects rent in Yue City, opens her eyes and finds herself back in the 1970s, as a pitiful girl in a period novel who goes hungry every day. The good news: she’s become the female lead, and the man she’s supposed to marry will become the richest man in the country. The bad news: before he becomes rich, she’ll have to struggle alongside him for twenty years. No way! She can’t take that kind of hardship! As it happens, her cousin wakes up one morning and insists o 2.2kReads8.7Score202Shelves

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    🐾🐾This is a period drama, a little unique! 💐The female lead is a time traveler, the female supporting character is a reincarnated character. The female lead is beautiful, the female supporting character is brainless—the kind of thing they say: reincarnation doesn't mean you can change your IQ. ✨The female lead is spoiled and can't endure hardship, but the male lead dotes on her immensely—it's the kind of story where a delicate, pampered wife is paired with a rough, tough guy. [Heart emoji] Super good!

19. 969 日 Day After Day 日子一天又一天 Mu Yushu木雨书Modern Romance451k WordsCompleted In the 1980s, two families lived across the street from each other: the Sun family, led by Sun Lanying, and the Chen family, led by Chen Guangtian. On a snowy morning, a teacher from Zicheng No. 1 High School arrived at the Sun family’s home, disturbing their usual peace. The eldest daughter, Ding Hong, ran away with Gao Yong, a married man, and her younger sisters were drawn into the fallout… Across the street, Chen Guangtian suddenly died of a heart attack. His wife, Liu Jinfeng, clashed with 9.5kReads9.3Score939Shelves

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    Life in two ordinary families in the 1980s.

20. 970 重 Back to 1990: Becoming My Own Sunshine 重回90，做自己的太阳 Fire Frog火蛙Modern Romance466k WordsCompleted Zhang Jieqiong is reborn at the most difficult time for her family. After her parents are laid off in the wave of job cuts, their attempts to start a business also fail. Her greatest regret in her previous life was not understanding the importance of studying. Now that she has a chance to start over, she will become her own salvation. The economic base determines the superstructure. It took her a long time to understand that in her previous life, but this time she will keep it firmly in mind. 114Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    Zhang Jieqiong was reborn during her family's most difficult time. Her parents lost their jobs and suffered setbacks. She was no longer the naive girl she once was. She would dedicate her life to two things: studying hard and earning money diligently, for herself and her family.

21. 971 拒 Refusing an Abortion, Carrying Twins, and Shocking the Military Compound 拒流产，揣双胎，随军惊爆家属院 Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing Original title: The Military Husband Is Too Powerful, So the Beautiful Wife Joins the Army While Pregnant [Alluring Beauty X Rock-Hard Officer] (military marriage + space spring + pregnant with twins and raising children + doting husband + marriage before love + everyday life in the army) The moment she opened her eyes, Jiang Wanyue had become the darling of the era in a period novel. Her grandfather was a top official in the capital, her maternal grandfather a tycoon in Shanghai, her parents hi 34.2kReads7.8Score3.5kShelves
22. 972 重 Reborn in the 1960s: The Carefree Young Hunter 重生六零年代：逍遥小猎户 An Ren安仁Urban696k WordsCompleted The soul of a modern man transmigrates back to the 1960s and becomes a poor young hunter in a mountain village. Fortunately, he has a spirit-mountain space with him. Armed with a modern man's ideas and knowledge, watch Liu Dazhu grow alongside his country and rise to new heights in this era, when New China has only just been founded... 2.4kReads8.6Score147Shelves
23. 973 军 The Military Wife Is Both Sweet and Brave, and Her Officer Husband Risks His Life to Spoil Her 军嫂又娇又勇，军官老公用命宠 Qia Lemon洽柠檬Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Pocket dimension + punishing scum + satisfying read + educated youth + military marriage Jiang Ling, a woman with special abilities, transmigrates into a frail supporting female character in a novel set in a bygone era. Her stepmother wants to marry her off to an old man in exchange for a bride price? Her biological father wants her to take the fall for someone else and go to the countryside so he can secure a brighter future? Jiang Ling clutches her chest and falls to the ground, then turns aro 25.3kReads9.0Score3.6kShelves
24. 974 逃 Fleeing Famine to the City, Conquering the Era 逃荒进城，征服年代 Misty Rain in a Quiet Mountain Village寂静山村烟雨蒙蒙Male-Channel Fanfiction398k WordsCompleted A former elite soldier is reborn in the body of a thirteen-year-old refugee, with his six-year-old sister on his back. After a long, arduous journey, they reach the capital and pass by a courtyard house, where he unlocks a pocket dimension. There, he lives a very different life. 22.1kReads8.9Score780Shelves
25. 975 重 Reborn in 1974: I Take My Space with Me to the Countryside 重生1974年，我带空间去下乡 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban642k WordsCompleted Li Feng, a wage slave working a 996 schedule, accidentally activated the pocket dimension in the jade pendant his grandfather left him before he died. As a devoted fan of web novels on Tomato, how could he not know what opportunity was coming his way? “Grandpa! Bless your grandson with a chance to transmigrate to an awesome world. I’ll make sure our Li family has plenty of descendants.” The newly unemployed wage slave gathered what little money he had and stockpiled some supplies. Now he waits f 17.2kReads7.8Score715Shelves
26. 976 寒 Professor Lin from a Poor Family 寒门林教授 Carving a Dragon from Rotten Wood朽木雕龙Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [No System + No Rebirth + Poor Family + Inspirational + Tearjerker + Passionate + Nostalgic + Suitable for Middle Schoolers] Education is the fairest thing in the world. Lin Dongsheng, a student from a poor family, unexpectedly discovers that he has an extraordinary memory. Though he usually doesn't even dare eat his fill, he changes his fate through his studies, achieving one miracle after another. He wins prize money at all kinds of competitions, eventually gets into Tsinghua University, becom 10.2kReads7.7Score669Shelves

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    This one is quite normal, from 1999 to 2010. The details are very realistic, the plot is logically sound, the emotions are rich, and the writing is good. It evokes countless memories of my school days.

27. 977 穿 Transmigrate to the Seventies: My Handsome, Sweet Husband Begs Me to Spoil Him 穿越七零：老公又帅又甜，求我宠 Si Bu Xiang司不像Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Strong Female Lead, Weaker Male Lead + Female Lead Transmigrates + Male Lead Is Reborn + Contract Marriage + Sweet Romance + Realistic Feel-Good Story + Cozy Daily Life + Selfish Female Lead + Devoted Husband] At a young age, Deng Siyao saved up five million, but before she could register for a residence permit and buy a house, she died from overwork and transmigrated into the body of a sent-down youth. She has her heart set on finding a handsome, agreeable husband, hoping to 30kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves

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    🌸This book has no cheat codes!!! The female lead transmigrates into the body of a young woman sent to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution. She starts by finding someone to marry into her family, determined to become a landlady in Shenzhen. The male lead is a sly, good-natured man who takes care of everything – raising the children and managing the household. It's a strong female lead/weak male lead dynamic; the female lead is sophisticated, self-serving, and incredibly shrewd! Definitely worth reading!

28. 978 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s as an Unregistered Nobody, and a Powerful Man Offered to Back Me 穿六零成黑户大佬主动给我抱大腿 Luming Zhou鹿鸣洲Modern Romance695k WordsCompleted [Period Novel + Transmigration + No Going to the Countryside + Love at First Sight + Marriage Before Love] (No surrendering treasures to the authorities, slice of life, skip if that's not your thing) After somehow transmigrating to the 1960s, Lin Yubei sees everyone else with a golden finger or a pocket dimension, while she can only clutch the ID card in her bag, afraid to take it out. To avoid being branded a vagrant and sent off to work in the mines, Lin Yubei gets a marriage certificate with 9.2kReads8.9Score828Shelves

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    I've read up to chapter 283 of this one, and it's not as good as the average, bland stuff.

29. 979 恶 A Tyrannical Mother-in-Law Takes Charge: Buy Us a House or Get Out 恶婆婆当家：逼买婚房不嫁就分 Mark Subia马克苏比亚Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A touch of ensemble cast + Family life + Raising kids + Secretly everyone's favorite + A wealthy woman's life] In the eyes of her peers, Zhou Hongyu was an oddball: she insisted on enjoying a life she hadn't earned, was arrogant and overbearing, and was always in a league of her own when it came to being unhinged. One day, she had a dream. After enjoying a lifetime of comfort, she'd have two sons and two daughters, yet end up homeless, living off whatever she could scavenge from the trash! Her 2.1kReads7.5Score164Shelves

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    The female protagonist is reborn. In her previous life, her children were unfilial, and she suffered a miserable old age. In this life, she lives only for herself, changes jobs, and changes her fate of being laid off. The female protagonist is infamous but capable. Her eldest son is not the wife who cheated on him in his previous life, but he is a sycophant. In her previous life, it was probably all just wishful thinking on her part. The male protagonist is a very capable researcher.

30. 980 回 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 16.3kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves

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    A more normal period novel is here 😽😽😽 ① Lin Yingxian transmigrated into a pharmaceutical factory worker's body. She had no spatial ability, no system, and one day learned that she had transmigrated into a book she was supposed to act in, becoming a minor supporting character. However, she still chose to continue her life as usual.

31. 981 得 With a Pocket Dimension, I Eat My Fill and Dress Warmly Through the Famine 得到空间的我在饥荒年代吃饱穿暖 Bending in the Wind风中折腰Urban4.2M WordsOngoing [Handcrafted in the classic style, a four-million-character epic, packed to the brim] Xiao Weiguo is reborn in the past after living as a corporate wage slave in the 21st century. In an era when you need ration coupons for everything, when nobody has enough to eat or warm clothes to wear, watch as Xiao Weiguo makes a living with the space and his own one mu of land. While everyone else eats steamed corn buns, he has braised pork. While everyone else drinks watery porridge, he has Buddha Jumps Ov 75.3kReads8.3Score5.4kShelves
32. 982 七 No Going to the Countryside in 1970: A Happy Lie-Flat Life 七零不下乡，躺平快乐日常 Ququ's Longing曲曲的久Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted [System + no going to the countryside + transmigrate + period setting] Daily life + the System provides targeted poverty relief for its Host + retirement + family squabbles + military marriage With her Poverty Relief System, Xu Niannian has plenty to eat and drink in the 1970s. Xu Niannian transmigrates into the 1970s by accident, only to discover that she has transmigrated into a book, and that her ending is tragic: the female lead will ultimately use her as cannon fodder. In this sweet story s 324Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's quite good; it doesn't feature rural life, but rather focuses on everyday family life in the city. It's a time-travel story.

33. 983 军 Military Marriage Bliss: I Flirt with a Soldier in the 1970s 军婚娇宠：我在七零与兵王互撩 Su Youran苏悠然Modern Romance618k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple] Mu Jing'an married Song Qingning because his mother told him, “Song Qingning, the girl across the bridge, is your betrothed. You have to take responsibility for her.” Song Qingning married Mu Jing'an because the wife of the company commander who had rescued her told her, “My son is tall, a little dim, earns a good salary, and is an officer. If you don't mind, take him off my hands.” Both thought a marriage without love would 24.7kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves

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    A hilarious and entertaining book! The story revolves around a woman I gained through a life-saving act. When I first met her, I was stunned! The female lead is so talkative, she's a real firecracker, always ready to argue and take action without hesitation. She's incredibly witty and never repeats herself when it comes to insults. The male lead is also a bit of a brooding character! The male lead's family is adorable and very harmonious!! Highly recommended!

34. 984 七 The Road to Wealth in the Seventies 七零年代致富之路 The Three Sages of the West from Cangjian Hall苍剑殿的西方三贤者Modern Romance135k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Food + Golden finger + The regretful chase for his wife] The Shen family has a daughter, an enormously overweight girl who weighs 200 pounds. What no one knows is that her soul came from another world in the 21st century. What? Watch her put her cooking skills and talent to work, making pies and braised duck snacks, becoming a chef, leading her whole family to wealth in the 1970s, and giving the villains their comeuppance. The people who once looked down on her for being fat wi 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I discovered a new book: time travel, food, a cheat-like advantage, and a "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" scenario. The female lead starts as a street vendor, selling duck products, eventually becoming a chef and leading her family to wealth. She was in a relationship with the second male lead, but they broke up. The male lead missed out on her first love and deeply regrets it. He returns in his military uniform, fending off the many suitors around her, and proposes: "I love you..."

35. 985 全 Lazy Family? I Slack Off with the System 全家懒货？我靠系统摆烂 Naughty Little Deer小鹿不乖Modern Romance217k WordsOngoing [System # Period Setting # Devoted Couple # Comedy] The Mao family is so lazy it makes everyone furious, yet somehow they live better than anyone else. Not only that, they’ve visibly put on weight. In an era when people can barely get enough to eat, how is that even possible? Mao Er’ya is a master at slacking off and cutting corners. After accidentally binding herself to a System, she leads her whole family in eating their fill and taking it easy. When the villain tricks her into giving the male 7Reads—Score128Shelves

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    Hilarious, crazy, and utterly ridiculous about the villain! [Laughing and crying emojis]

36. 986 踹 Dump the Jerk: She Makes It Big in Ready-to-Wear in the Nineties 踹渣男，九十年代做成衣她赢麻了 Old Stories from the North Slope北坡旧事Modern Romance472k WordsOngoing In 1990s Donglin Town, Lin Xiulian kicks her terrible marriage to the curb! Her ex-husband refuses to let go, pestering her with delusions of getting back together. Zhang Baoqiang, a fellow business owner, constantly trips her up and competes unfairly, stopping at nothing to drive her into a corner. She refuses to give in, using her sewing skills to seize the opportunities of the times. Starting with a struggling market stall, she steadily expands her business to Jiangcheng and across the provi 111Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend these two books. They are period dramas, and the female protagonist goes through a divorce, shoulders everything on her own, works hard in the clothing industry, and tells the legendary story of her turning her life around.

37. 987 国 The State Banquet Chef of the 1980s 国宴大厨在八零 A Glimmer of Light一叶微光Modern Romance3.2M WordsCompleted [Imperial banquet chef + unbeatable cuisine + satisfying wish fulfillment] Tang Xi died, then returned to age fifteen with the wordless book of secrets her master had given her: The World’s Finest Cuisine. That year, the Tang family’s biological daughter was finally found, and Tang Xi was left behind by her adoptive parents. Out of guilt toward the true daughter, Tang Xi gave in to her at every turn, but all she got in return was her adoptive parents’ dislike and her childhood sweetheart fiancé’ 904Reads8.2Score122Shelves
38. 988 敢 Dare to Mess with Her? Even Passing Dogs Get Slapped Twice 敢惹她？路过的狗都得挨两巴掌 Half of Summer半边夏Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Alternate world] [Romance] [Two powerful leads] [Feel-good revenge] [Pocket dimension] [Total annihilation] [She never takes a beating] Su Li is a tough woman. Just how tough? Tough enough to treat every troublemaking scumbag who comes after her like a monster to grind. If you disagree with her, she'll throw down. Cross her, and you'll regret it. Sometimes even a dog passing by gets smacked twice. There is romance, though the male lead appears rather late. The heroine is decisive and won't let 12.3kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves

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    A post-apocalyptic transmigration story. The female protagonist possesses dual-elemental superpowers and a spiritual spring. She doesn't help the poor. If you're sleepy 💤, you can check out the author's bio; it's very detailed, and you can find it in the first chapter. I personally think it's pretty good. Hope everyone can discover some gem novels! Goodnight 😴

39. 989 嫌 You Mock Me for Being Infertile? I'll Marry an Officer and Have Triplets 嫌我不孕不育？嫁军官一胎生仨 Yuan He沅荷Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted Period setting + everyday life + multiple births + a weak, slowly growing female lead in the early chapters After being reborn, Lin Xi's older sister, Lin Yu, decides that her military officer husband from her previous life died too young. The first thing she does in this life is hand her younger sister the short-lived groom she was betrothed to as a child, making her sister marry him in her place. After all, her younger sister was rejected by her in-laws in her previous life for failing to have 2.9kReads8.1Score248Shelves
40. 990 她 She Dumped the Jerk and Changed Her Fate by Selling on the Streets 她踹掉渣男，靠摆地摊改命 Old Stories from the North Slope北坡旧事Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted No contrived twists, no overpowered cheat, dumping a jerk, getting rich through a street stall, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflicts, everyday life, satisfying comeuppance, sweet healing romance, and a rural woman’s rise to success. In the villages of western Sichuan in the 1990s, Lin Xiulian is falsely accused by her in-laws of being infertile and cruelly thrown out of the house by her scumbag husband. After enduring contempt and struggling to survive, she decisively cuts ties with her t 47Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 991 半 Half a Lifetime of Enduring, Half a Lifetime Beloved 半生隐忍半生卿 Ling Luyao泠璐瑶Ancient Romance304k WordsCompleted When Gu Yan was nine, his dying father entrusted him to his old classmate, Shen Dean. From then on, he lived under the same roof as the Shen family, growing up alongside their daughter, Shen Wan. She was the cherished daughter of the household, while he was the child of an old friend. An invisible wall separated their stations in life. Yet she had warmed him with porridge on cold nights, and he had shielded her from the rain that poured across the city. Love took root in their everyday closenes 211Reads8.2Score103Shelves

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    Gu Yan and Shen Wan grew up together, their feelings for each other deeply hidden, but bound by social conventions and social norms, they could only deliberately distance themselves. Forced into separate marriages, their fates were repeatedly thrown into turmoil, with rumors and hardships following one after another. After overcoming numerous obstacles, they finally broke free from societal shackles and spent the rest of their lives together.

42. 992 穿 As a Widow, I Struggled to Make It in the 1980s 穿成寡妇的我在八零奋斗 Ha Qiu哈湫Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted Li Miaomiao was a hard-working corporate drone, on the verge of a long-awaited promotion. But after falling asleep, she woke up back in the struggling 1980s, widowed and saddled with two children! Staring at the old woman weeping nonstop before her, the scrawny girl standing by her bed, and the baby still in swaddling clothes, Li Miaomiao felt that something was terribly wrong. What on earth had she done to deserve this? A major incident had recently shaken Xie Family Village: Wang, the old wom 79Reads9.1Score103Shelves
43. 993 穿 Transmigrated into a Period Novel, I Refuse to Move to the Countryside 穿到年代文抵死不下乡 Miserly Homebody抠门宅Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted More than ten years after Xiangqiao was born into her new family, memories suddenly awaken within her. Her older female cousin is the heroine of a rebirth novel… All kinds of plotlines also pop into her head at random. No matter where they are, her family is always a cannon-fodder stepping stone. Why does everyone want me to go to the countryside? Xiangqiao clenches her little fists. “Want me to go rural? No way!” It’s much better to work in the city and slack off now and then. She can also catc 7.3kReads8.2Score364Shelves

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    It's a very ordinary period drama, but I think that's how period dramas should be—simple and understated. I don't like anything too exaggerated.

44. 994 恶 The Villainess Transmigrates to the Seventies, Beats the Scum, Makes Money, and Marries a Soldier 恶女穿七零，虐渣搞钱嫁兵哥哥 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1970s military marriage + revenge and face-slapping + making money + sweet romance + pocket dimension + adorable pets] The heroine is petty, vindictive, cold-hearted, and has only the tiniest bit of conscience. She never waits until tomorrow to get revenge! Tang Niannian struggles to survive for three years in the apocalypse, then transmigrates into a tragic cannon-fodder character in a period novel. The book’s heroine steals the original owner’s spiritual spring pock 46.1kReads9.3Score4.9kShelves

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    🍒🍒Reborn in the 1970s, the female lead slaps her third sister and unleashes her former fiancé's "Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms." Relying on her acquired knowledge, she solves many technical difficulties. However, her vast knowledge makes her the darling of many powerful figures. Enjoying her newfound happiness, Tang Niannian completely forgets about the man she once flirted with, Bin Gege. When Bin Gege becomes a statue waiting for his husband, Tang Niannian, unable to bear it any longer, openly joins the project team and brazenly steals the darling of the powerful figures. "Nianbao, you took advantage of me; don't even think about denying it!" He smiles with exceptional gentleness. 🍉

45. 995 我 My Elders 我的长辈 Lion Mound狮子墩Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted In the 1980s, as people flock to the cities, all kinds of stories unfold! Mu Fang suffers from asthma, so many people keep their distance. After several unsuccessful matchmaking attempts, she meets someone on a day when sleet begins to fall. It feels like fate has brought them together, and they fall in love at first sight. Defying her family’s objections, Mu Fang marries her second uncle, who is more than ten years her senior. She never looks down on him for being poor and from the countryside, 312Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A compilation of masterpieces from the Tomato Era, featuring characters with cheat codes!

46. 996 七 The 1970s: A Sent-Down Youth with Supplies 七十年代：下乡知青有物资 Ling Yue姈月Modern Romance373k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + System + Pocket Dimension + Educated Youth + Parallel Timeline] She transmigrates to the 1970s in a parallel timeline? Qiao Qingqing becomes the least favored child in her family. From the start, her sister steals her boyfriend, and she is told she has to go to the countryside as an educated youth? Fine, she never cared about that worthless boyfriend anyway. Going to the countryside, though? That's a problem. Luckily, her golden finger from her previous life comes along too, up 722Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    The female lead has a spatial ability and a pay-to-win system where she can draw cards to obtain attributes like strength and intelligence. The companions from the rural educated youth experience are also quite good.

47. 997 八 After Awakening, the Wicked Girl of the 1980s Sinks Her Claws Into Her Childhood Sweetheart and Claims Her Place 八零恶女觉醒后，狠勾竹马上位了 Little Spinning Top小陀螺转转Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Supporting female character awakens + childhood friends + pampered young lady + lovesick, scheming tea-green country boy] Cen Yin was left with her grandparents in the countryside for fifteen years. Only in 1983 was she brought to the family compound, where she became obsessed with Lu Jing, the son of a military commander, and devoted herself to him. She envied her biological older sister, who had been raised by their parents. She was vain and malicious, and even wanted to steal her future brot 3.8kReads8.7Score270Shelves
48. 998 他 He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南 Jing Xing景行Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted When they first met, he was shrouded in shadow, reeking of blood and violence. He asked her, “Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing here?” It was a long time before she thought of the true answer: “I'm Shen Xun. I came from the far north to the south of the clouds, to meet the love of my life.” He was her Morpheus, giving her a poppy-like dream of love, bewitching and intoxicating. He captured her soul, clouded her mind, and made her addicted. Like a pawn crossing a river, she went 25.2kReads9.7Score4.8kShelves
49. 999 穿 Transmigrated into an 80s Novel as a Rich, Adored Young Lady 穿进八零年代文当富家娇娇女 The Watermelon in Yikun Palace Isn't Sweet翊坤宫西瓜不甜Modern Romance212k WordsCompleted Xiang Qing, who loves reborn web novels, never imagined that one day she would transmigrate to the 1980s and find herself from the start as a little farm girl! In an era when even eating meat was a luxury, she relies on her parents and gradually rises to become a pampered rich girl. As for that golden finger that's somewhat useful but not very useful, she'll just use it to tackle a few side quests for now... 4.3kReads8.2Score231Shelves

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    No awful characters, no idiots, the female lead is the darling of the family, her parents are loving, and her family doesn't discriminate against girls. It's currently updated to 156,000 words and is worth reading.

50. 1000 九 The 1990s: This Hoodlum Has a Sweet Side 九零年代，这个混混有点甜 Zi Yin梓胤Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [Good Girl VS Big Gangster] Gu Pan is a household name as a top student in the making, while Luo Chuan is a notorious local hoodlum. Only Gu Pan dares to get close to Luo Chuan, but being close to him comes at a steep price. The clothes, watch, flashlight, pager, and all the other things the gangster gives her are things Gu Pan would never dare show her parents. She's at her wit's end, repeatedly trying to refuse him. “Brother Luo Chuan! We're just neighbors. Neighbors don't act like this. I nee 359Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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