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. 1151 混 The Gang Boss and His Green Tea Wife 混混头子绿茶妻 No Emo Today今天不emoModern Romance500k WordsCompleted 2.7kReads8.8Score183Shelves

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   I've been reading this book for the past couple of days. I was drawn in by the title, and it's pretty good. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

2. 1152 八 The 1980s: I Refuse to Be the Dutiful Wife of a Novel’s Male Lead 八零：我不当小说男主的贤惠妻子 Memories Like a Dream如梦记忆Modern Romance245k WordsCompleted (No CP.) The heroine isn't particularly saintly and loves herself most of all. Please don't give this book one star because of her characterization. If this book isn't for you, you can look for one that suits your taste. Honestly, comparing the heroine's parents, don't you think she handled things pretty well? Gu Yue accidentally dies from electrocution. When she opens her eyes again, she finds herself alone inside a novel she read not long ago. The novel is titled My Life in the Eighties. It t 1.7kReads7.8Score101Shelves

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   The heroine in a period novel. Facing her three children and her missing husband, as well as her parents-in-law and four brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. It's so difficult, heroine. . . .

3. 1153 大 The Great Nation's Top Doctor 大国上医 Fang Qianjin方千金Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Fang Lezhang, an outstanding modern doctor from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, wakes up one morning reborn in the 1990s as Fang Le, a medical student of that era. Suffering from tuberculosis, he has taken a leave of absence and is stuck at home, despised by everyone as a sickly consumptive. Fortunately, he has a kind and beautiful wife to care for him. Now that he's reborn in the 1990s, should he ride the wave of the times and become the richest man alive, or draw on his 17.5kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves

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   [Eating popcorn] Highly recommended! This isn't one of those fast-paced, fast-paced thrill stories; it's a down-to-earth narrative told gradually. The male lead is a truly skilled individual, a master of both traditional Chinese and Western medicine. Watching him save lives is a real treat.

4. 1154 金 The Award-Winning Nanny Reborn with a Professor's Book Collection! 金牌保姆带教授藏书重生啦！ Meow, Meow猫啊咪啊Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn + family bonds + everyone’s favorite + healing + mystery] The main story is complete, with some bonus chapters in the works. Feel free to dive in. Lin Chuyi was a top-tier caregiver who spent more than a decade looking after an elderly professor and his wife. They treated her like their own daughter. Before they died, they left her an inheritance and a jade pendant, which sent her back to the age of eighteen. The pendant is a key, and the library is a space connecting her past and future 483Reads9.2Score100Shelves
5. 1155 六 The 1960s: A Country Girl with a Terrible Reputation Heads to the City 六零：极品小村姑进城记 An Ruoxi of Dazhuang and Erzhuang大壮二壮的安若曦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + feel-good story + family and neighborhood life + building wealth + ensemble cast + no golden finger + slow-paced everyday life] Lin Qiao, a useless rich second-generation kid, transmigrated into the body of Lin Baoya, a village girl in the 1960s. Why had she transmigrated, and what was she supposed to do here? She had no idea. Never mind, she’d follow the usual script: take on the nasty relatives, then split up the household, not just for her own family but for everyone else’s 19kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves
6. 1156 重 Back to the 1990s: I'm Done Being a Good Girl 重回九零，不做乖乖女 Meow, Meow猫啊咪啊Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted Comedy + Inspirational Youth + Reborn and Doted on by Everyone + Healing] Completed. He Laifa still hasn’t woken up. No one knows if she ever will, but her passion, her hard work, her determination, and her kindness and intelligence have all affected the people around her. The people of Yangjiatun will never forget her. The people of Hejiabao will never forget her. He, and all the others, keep striving in their own posts, shining brightly. She is strength. She is hope. She is their 212Reads8.9Score—Shelves
7. 1157 七 The Beloved Wife of the 1970s Gets Teased! The Black-Bellied Officer Sees Red and Loses Control 七零小妻被撩！腹黑军官红眼失控 Lost and Found失而Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: [The Dashing Courtyard Beauty and Her Aloof Husband Who Holds Her Close and Coaxes Her] After transmigrating, Yu Xiangnian becomes the shrew of a military compound in the 1970s. Her husband doesn’t love her, the children don’t care for her, and the neighbors can’t stand her... So what? She doesn’t care what any of them think! She’s educated, cultured, well-connected, and beautiful. Building a fortune and pursuing her career are what matter! But... Why is this ma 23.2kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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   This book is so good that I was completely engrossed in it. The female lead is a doctor who dies from exhaustion [eating melon][laughing and crying][laughing and crying] and transmigrates to the 1970s. After transmigrating, she doesn't want to be a doctor anymore and wants to fulfill her modern dream of becoming a diplomat [OK][sending hearts][sending hearts]. The male lead is a straight man with stable emotions, handsome appearance, and strong abilities. The female lead is bold in love and hate and never shows mercy to bad people. The male lead loves the female lead very much, is tolerant and makes her feel safe.

8. 1158 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Wife in the ’60s: Anyone Who Objects Can Fight Me 穿成六零炮灰原配，不服就干 Feisty Girl姑凉泼辣Modern Romance329k WordsCompleted [Book Transmigration, period-setting wish fulfillment, a slight golden finger, no space, as realistic as possible, not an implausible power fantasy] Modern computer programmer Lin Zhixia transmigrates into a period novel as the tragic first wife her entire family sacrifices! The Zhao family conspires to frame her. Her lame younger brother-in-law forces his way into her room, and her in-laws not only take part, but afterward cover it up, poison her until she's mute, and imprison her! Her husband 1.6kReads—Score109Shelves

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   Despite the lack of space, the female lead is incredibly clever! She fights her way out of trouble on her own! The plot is logically sound, with no mindless villains without a reason!

9. 1159 随 I Went to the City with My Lame Dad to Live Off a Rich Woman, and I’m Loving It 随跛子爸进城吃软饭，我真香了 Ling Duanyue聆端月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + family life + blended family + stepmother reborn + cozy everyday life] In her previous life, Xiang Nuan was terribly unlucky. Born with a congenital illness, she was abandoned by her parents and relatives. Unloved and uncared for, she struggled through twenty-four lonely years. Her next life began just as miserably. While still very young, she was abandoned by her mother. Her father was a cripple, and the two of them were driven out by their own clan... The one thing she could l 13kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves
10. 1160 七 A 1970s Book's Cannon-Fodder Background Character's Everyday Life 七零穿书炮灰路人甲的日常 Bu Kaka布卡卡Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Period setting + transmigrate into a book + transmigrate + pocket dimension + everyday family life + making a fortune + watching the drama unfold As a modern-day corporate drone who’d given up on life, Xu Jianian woke from her lunch break and found herself completely dumbfounded. Looking at the old-fashioned green train before her, she wondered, Where on earth have I ended up? After figuring things out, she learned she’d transmigrated into a period novel, and she was a cannon-fodder character wh 21.5kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves
11. 1161 长 An Elder Sister Is Both a Mother and a Father! 长姐如母，亦如父！ Zi Bingfeng紫冰枫Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [A story set in a bygone era, with no transmigration, rebirth, or golden finger. Family life, rural romance, and a hard road to growing up.] Zhou Zimei thought she would soon marry her childhood sweetheart and fiancé. Then an accident happened, and she became what people called an old maid. Her younger siblings' tuition taught her everything she hadn't known how to do. The hardships of rural life, the warmth and coldness of human nature, and the struggle to keep growing... 41.4kReads8.2Score1.9kShelves

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    A historical fiction story that adheres to realistic logic, emphasizing authenticity.

12. 1162 九 The 1990s Highway Queen: All My Exes Are Big Shots 九零公路女王我的前任们都是大佬 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing [Female-Centric, One Woman and Multiple Men! A sultry widow in the 1990s becomes a business tycoon behind the wheel, but can't shake off her clingy, powerful ex-boyfriends!] (1990s setting + romance on the road + no fixed pairing early on, later she picks whoever she likes + the heroine doesn't follow so-called wifely virtue.) After waking up, Fan Meili finds herself a notorious female truck driver in the 1990s. Her predecessor was highly capable, but her romantic history was even more “impressi 20.8kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
13. 1163 梦 Back to the 1970s: My Family Has a Mythical Beast 梦回七零，家有神兽 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance727k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Transmigration + Space + Spirit Spring + Raising Children + Healing + Marriage First, Love Later] A 1990s TV drama called Debt of Sin was the source of Yu Yin’s nightmares, and its theme song left an especially deep mark on her. Yu Yin’s childhood was filled with her parents’ arguments and the crashing sound of things being smashed. When she was young, her parents divorced, and she became a burden neither of them wanted. Once she was an adult, they both tried to meddle in her l 8.4kReads9.2Score455Shelves

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    This book is great! [Thumbs up] It's about time travel to Xishuangbanna, Yunnan in the early 1970s. It's very well written and immersive, depicting a very realistic life. It feels very close to life in that era!

14. 1164 七 The Seventies: Reborn, I’m Doted on in Every Way by the Strongest Officer 七零，重生后我被最强军官花样宠 Chu Ningqi楚凝七Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + love after marriage + devoted husband + Space System] Her cousin schemed to land a handsome, wealthy officer with an incredibly powerful family background, hoping to sleep with him and use her body to keep him under her thumb. Gu Xiaoxi was reborn once more. She decisively stopped the handsome, drugged man who had barged into her bathroom... She seized the chance to marry the army’s most promising officer, “General Lu the Devil,” and packed her bags to join 66.4kReads9.2Score9kShelves

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    My best friend and I were both transported into a book at the start, and we didn't know which one was our husband. I even mistook my brother-in-law for my husband, which was hilarious! [Admiration][Admiration] ①

15. 1165 八 The 1980s: A Delicate Young Woman Arrives at the Family Compound 八零年代，家属院里来了个娇弱女子 Endless Summer无尽夏Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Suyu spent her whole life as a devoted wife, only to learn just before her husband's death that his deep love had all been an act, and their years of affection had all been a lie. Reborn on the day her father-in-law pressured her husband to marry her, she knew he had been reborn too when he insisted that he wanted to marry someone else. 630Reads7.6Score291Shelves

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    🥳🥳🥳These two books I've been reading lately are pretty good [heart emoji]

16. 1166 冷 The Stern Officer Is Too Fierce, and the Alluring Military Doctor Can't Resist 冷面军官太勇猛，娇媚军医架不住 Slightly Sweet微恬Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + soldier + devoted husband + bashful (o(_////▽////_)o) System + love at first sight + long-planned romance + fictional setting] When his daughter and the son of his first love fell ill at the same time, her husband unhesitatingly gave the only life-saving medicine to his first love’s son. Their daughter died without treatment! Filled with resentment, Xiao Niannian set a fire, killing herself along with her husband’s sweetheart and their son. After her death, Xiao Nian 1.3kReads8.9Score135Shelves

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    ✨💖To marry the man she longed for, Wen Yu traveled thousands of miles to the southwestern border. 🍅At first, Shao Wenye had a casual attitude, treating Wen Yu merely as someone to live with. Later, he discovered that this pampered young woman from Shanghai was different from what he had imagined. 🐶✨She was delicate, yet resilient. She had a good temper, but wasn't a pushover. 🍅🍅Shao Wenye gradually fell for her. Everyone in the compound said Wen Yu was gentle and easy to get along with, yet even such a good-natured person was driven away by Shao Wenye. 🐶Wen Yu returned to Shanghai and didn't appear in the military compound for many years afterward. When they first separated, Shao Wenye thought it was only temporary, never expecting that Wen Yu had no intention of returning. How could this be? So, this straight-laced man embarked on a thousand-mile journey to pursue his wife…

17. 1167 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book Set in the 1960s: The Background Character Has a Little Supermarket 穿书六零，路人甲有小超市 Special Blend with Pudding特调加布丁Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted [Period setting + rugged man + supermarket + taking it easy + cozy daily life] Lin Xi, an older unmarried woman, transmigrates. Feeling the straw mattress beneath her, she stares blankly at the uneven, battered yellow-mud wall still patched with newspaper and wishes she could die all over again. (P.S. There’s a little supermarket. She doesn’t barter for supplies on the black market, and the heroine isn’t ambitious about her career. She just sits back and collects rent. At first, she likes using 324Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    It absolutely meets your requirements; none of these historical novels feature any cheat codes or special abilities!

18. 1168 七 The 1970s: I Spend Every Day Smoothing Things Over with a Madman for a Better Life 七零之为了好生活每天都在哄疯批 Lan Yalan澜雅澜Modern Romance6.3M WordsCompleted Short drama adaptation: My Eldest Sister Has a Script from the Seventies, and I Have a System That Can Hear It (1v1 + Period Drama + Pampered Romance + Female Lead Pursues Male Lead + Timid Heroine with a Few Tricks and a Sweet Tongue + Male Lead with an Unusual Case of Love-Brain) In both her lives, Lou Qingqing had only one wish: to marry into a family with good prospects. She thought the Rong family was well-off, and that marrying in would mean she’d never lack food or clothes and wouldn’t ha 18.1kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
19. 1169 军 Sweet Military Marriage: The Spoiled Wife Is Doted on to the Heavens 军婚甜宠，作精媳妇被宠翻天了 Cong Xuan丛萱Modern Romance620k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + melodramatic heroine + devoted husband + everyday family life] Lu Qingyan grew up spoiled and pampered. When her driver was late, she got angry and walked home, only to pass out from the heat of the sun. When she woke up, she had traveled to the 1970s, to the day after she had married a man who had also been raised spoiled and pampered by his parents. A little scene: Gu Mingze brought over a bowl of rice and some stir-fried meat, and urged her, “Honey, have something to eat.” 2kReads8.1Score152Shelves
20. 1170 重 Back to 1979: I Used My Foresight to Become the Richest Man 重回1979：我先知先觉成首富 JTXZ Nine-Heaven WalkerJTXZ九天行者Urban222k WordsOngoing In 1979, in Chenjiazhai, a mountain village in western Guangdong. The moment Chen Jiale opens his eyes, he’s back on the morning when he and Su Zijing were set up in his previous life. After getting drunk, the two of them ended up in bed together, while the culprit, Shen Haonan, waits outside with a crowd, gloating... This time, he won’t run away. He’ll take responsibility to the end, leave no regrets, and make sure Su Zijing gets married, has children, and enjoys every day of a happy life! He’ 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    When Chen Jiale opened his eyes, he was back in his past life on that morning when he and Su Zijing were ambushed. The two of them had fallen asleep together in a drunken stupor, while the culprit, Shen Haonan, was gloating and waiting outside the door with his men... In 1979, he contracted the Nanyu Mine, took over the jade processing factory, and led Chenjiazhai out of poverty and into prosperity; he took the national college entrance examination and was admitted to South China Institute of Technology as the top scorer; he established an import and export trading company, exporting jade abroad and earning foreign exchange for the country; using his experience and connections from his past life, he imported electronic products and chips into China.

21. 1171 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s, I Landed a Steady Meal Ticket 穿越七零我搭上了长期饭票 Sweetie Xi小甜甜喜Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted The ending is a mess. It's awful, really awful. Don't read it, don't read it, don't read it, don't read it, don't read it, don't read it, don't read it, don't read it, don't read it, don't read it, don't read it. Seriously, don't read it! 74Reads5.6Score—Shelves
22. 1172 相 After a Mix-Up at a Blind Date, I Got Pregnant by a Tycoon from a Period Novel 相错亲后我怀了年代文大佬的崽儿 Zhuge Lemon诸葛柠檬Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Military Marriage + Raising a Child Jiang Man wakes up in the body of a busty, brainless, lazy, gluttonous cannon-fodder supporting character. The character's mother died young and her father is gravely ill. Her grandparents are mean and show blatant favoritism, while her uncles are all waiting to take advantage of her father's lack of heirs. Even her fiancé gets stolen away by her cousin. Jiang Man touches her round face and decides it's no big deal. Her grandmother comes snooping through the h 69.8kReads8.6Score10.8kShelves

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    This book is a must-read. The female protagonist is driven by the desire for her father to succeed, and of course, her father does succeed. Both the male and female protagonists are very interesting and the story is very entertaining. It's clearly written by an experienced author; it's not exaggerated and perfectly fits the requirements for a period novel.

23. 1173 团 Beloved by All in 1978: I'm the City's Darling 团宠1978：我在城里当娇花 North Moon Xiaomu北月小木Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted Song Yunnuan opens her eyes and finds herself in a city in 1978. Though her family is poor and supplies are scarce, they all dote on her like a little princess. Her parents support her, and her grandmother stands up for her. Her three uncles protect her when she goes out, her three aunts spoil her at home, and her eight younger brothers look up to her. Seeing how loving her family is, Song Yunnuan decides to help them make a little money. Who could have guessed that a spoiled rich kid fresh back 2.4kReads8.2Score263Shelves
24. 1174 九 The Unhinged Woman of the 90s: I Started Getting Rich Working in Dongguan 九零女疯批：致富从东莞打工开始 Pile of Money钱堆堆Modern Romance959k WordsCompleted A realistic story set in the 1990s, with no rebirth, transmigration, or golden finger. Everyone in Anziping knows An Xiaowu is a total psycho. She's not only crazy but vicious, picking fights that turn into life-or-death struggles at the drop of a hat. But no one expected her to be so ruthless that she wouldn't spare even her own family. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, she fights her father for her life. "What's so special about New Year? If you mess with me, I'll dig you out of your cof 11.8kReads8.6Score1kShelves

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    A compelling new novel set in a bygone era. The protagonist's family was torn apart by a third party when she was young. Years later, the other party covets the home she and her mother live in, but her father remains indifferent. The female protagonist lets go of her forbearance and fights back with all her might, slowly healing her wounds and forging her own unique path in life.

25. 1175 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1960s: The Dazzling Drama Queen Stuns the Nation 穿书六零：作精美人惊艳全国了 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The vivacious and beautiful Yuan Xiaoyuan transmigrates, only to discover that she has landed in a period novel as a nameless cannon-fodder female character. Yuan Xiaoyuan clenches her fists. To hell with the plot and the hero and heroine! No one is going to stand in her way! Not even the frigid Northeastern winter can cool Yuan Xiaoyuan's burning heart when she meets Zhou Yang. Faced with his arrogant, aloof attitude, she swears that even if he's a rock, she'll melt him down. The whol 2.6kReads8.7Score175Shelves

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    Here are some well-written period novels I've read; I'd recommend them.

26. 1176 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: Su Xia's Life Raising Kids 穿越六零，苏夏的养崽生活 Half Past Noon半午Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + Having Children + Stockpiling Supplies + Raising Kids + Everyday Life + Retirement] Su Xia, a modern office worker, has the same dream several nights in a row. A few days later, she gains a pocket dimension and senses that she is about to transmigrate. She starts stockpiling all kinds of supplies, then takes her pocket dimension with her as she transmigrates to the famine-stricken 1960s. An older unmarried woman becomes a young married “mother who starved to 12.2kReads8.0Score1kShelves

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    These are all period dramas. Although there are some plot devices, they are not exaggerated or overly satisfying. In the first book, Su Xia has a spatial ability and travels to another world with supplies. It happens to be the first year of a natural disaster. The original owner of this body has an unlikable personality and is an old maid at 22. The man she married was a railway worker. After they got married and had a child, he left and didn't come home for several years. Su Xia came, took care of the child, built a house, dug a well... Then, the man came back, left a child, and ran away again.

27. 1177 六 The 1960s: Even a Second Marriage Can Help Me Marry Up 六零年代：二婚也要攀高枝 Red Roses and Yellow Floribundas红玫瑰和黄月季Modern Romance712k WordsCompleted [Master of making promises, speaks each person’s language, only wants a good life for herself heroine X handsome, capable, rebellious, insecure, affection-starved hero] [Period setting + reborn + everyday family life + career] A shameful scandal has rocked Li Jia Village. Li Jinhe, who married into the city to live a life of comfort, has been divorced because she can’t have children. Her husband doesn’t want her anymore! Those who once envied her for marrying into the city now turn around and pi 11.7kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
28. 1178 惊 Goodness! Reborn After Being Widowed, She’s Spoiled by a Powerful Man 惊！守寡重生后她被大佬宠坏了 A Deer Blossoms一鹿开花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Period Setting + Rugged Man + Educated Youth + Sweet Romance + Raising Kids + System + Everyday Family Life) Lu Huaijiao is a rich beauty whose name suits her perfectly: delicate, gorgeous, and loaded with money. In her previous life, after someone schemed to send her to the countryside, she married Gu Changzheng, the fiercest and roughest man for miles around. Back then, she couldn’t stand this man, who seemed to have endless strength in every muscle. Three years into their marriage, he died u 7.1kReads8.1Score427Shelves

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    Super good!! 🌿🌿 A sharp-tongued, rich, and beautiful woman vs. A tsundere man. Lu Huaijiao, true to her name, is beautiful, wealthy, and petite. In her past life, she was tricked and sent to the countryside, where she married Gu Changzheng, the fiercest and wildest man in the surrounding villages. At that time, she didn't like this man with inexhaustible strength at all. Three years after their marriage, he died unexpectedly, and Lu Huaijiao remained a widow for seven years, keeping his memorial tablet in a cold atmosphere. In countless midnight dreams, she could only see the face of that rough man. She thought this was how her life would end, but one night, after a heavy drinking session, she suddenly returned to the day of her wedding in her past life. So, in this life, she'll be kinder to him…

29. 1179 小 The Little Boss Is a Menace to Cats and Dogs, and Hides from Mom and Dad That She's a Millionaire 小老板猫嫌狗厌，瞒爸妈当万元户 Jin Manman金满满Modern Romance4.3M WordsOngoing [1980s setting + lighthearted comedy + everyday life + building wealth] Little Rice Cake is a sieve spirit with off-the-charts brains and emotional intelligence, and she never waits until tomorrow to get revenge. After being forced to split from her family, Little Rice Cake single-handedly lifts her family and friends, infiltrates the enemy's ranks, and takes down every gossiping shrew in the village. The good life begins with living in a pigsty and raising piglets. She starts making money by do 25.4kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
30. 1180 穿 Transmigrated to the ’70s with a Pocket Dimension: No More Taking Abuse from the Worst 穿70手持空间，收拾极品不受气 Jiji Guada唧唧呱嗒Modern Romance157k WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + alternate world + period setting + romance + career + golden finger System Chen Xue worked overtime until eleven and suddenly died, only to transmigrate to the 1970s. Feeling the space’s spirit spring and black soil, Chen Xue planned to quietly farm and start a side business. Who could have guessed that she would grow a high-yield experimental crop, and with her detailed records, go from a general helper to the youngest technician at the provincial agricultural science 1Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 1181 七 A Stepmom from the Seventies Raises Adorable Kids, and a Crazy Big Shot Spoils Her 七零后妈养萌娃，疯批大佬宠上天 Luo Qianqian洛浅浅Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + period setting + devoted couple + adorable kids + pocket dimension + food + everyday family life] Gu Qinghuan transmigrates into a period novel as a doomed supporting character who dies young. The moment she opens her eyes, she finds herself married to a madman, with two little brats thrown in for good measure. How is she supposed to survive this from the start? Gu Qinghuan says she has a golden finger: keep her husband, who is only mad in name, around to guard the ho 12kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves

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    The content is fantastic! It's hilarious, funny, and heartwarming. The male lead falls in love with the female lead at first sight! [Awkward laugh][awkward laugh][smirk] The female lead has been beautiful since childhood. On the third day of visiting her sister, [awkward laugh][awkward laugh][thinking] someone introduces her to a potential partner. The male lead appears fierce and has a strong presence, but he gets so nervous around the female lead that he can't even speak. He's such a goofy guy! So good! ...

32. 1182 重 Reborn in the 1990s: Kicking My Scumbag Ex to the Curb and Becoming a Mogul's Darling 重生九零脚踹渣男做大佬心尖宝 I Don't Want to Be a Beauty不想做美女Modern Romance492k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + sweet romance + love after marriage + warm and healing + everyday child-rearing + everyday wealth-building] Only after Juzi died did she learn that she was a character in a tragic romance. In the story, she gave birth to a daughter, only to be looked down on by her mother-in-law and resented by her good-for-nothing husband for not bearing a son. He was even secretly seeing the factory director’s daughter. Unable to take it any longer, Juzi divorced him and took her daughter with her. 3.8kReads9.2Score360Shelves

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    Set in the 1990s, this story of getting rich and raising a child is a delightful surprise. Orange is reborn, decisively dumping her scumbag husband on her wedding day and marrying a gangster boss. She then quits her job, has a child, and starts her own business. Her former gangster husband remains by her side, his mantra: "I only want little Orange!"

33. 1183 重 Back to the 1960s: I Can’t Keep My Superpower a Secret 重回60年代：我的异能藏不住了 Heavenly Official's Blessing天倌赐福Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Era setting + reborn + pocket dimension + transmigration + stockpiling supplies + lighthearted + no harem Gu Yunyang transmigrated from the apocalypse back to 1960, into the body of a man who shared his name and had been switched at birth. He also saw the man's entire life. In his previous life, the child who had been switched at birth discovered the truth. With famine raging, he couldn't bear the hunger and came back to claim his place, leaving Gu Yunyang as the awkward impostor son. To avoid b 20.5kReads8.0Score1.8kShelves

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34. 1184 八 Sweet Romance in the Eighties! Tea Tea Leads the Whole Family to Wealth 八零甜宠！茶茶带领全家发家致富 Red Winter红色冬天Modern Romance197k WordsCompleted [Transmigration to the 1980s + building a fortune + sweet romance with a rugged man + face-slapping the awful relatives + she makes the first move] The moment Nian Cha opened her eyes, she had transmigrated to the 1980s and become the village’s notorious lazy wife. Her husband, Chen Fang, was an honest, rugged man of few words. They were so poor their house had nothing but four bare walls, and a whole horde of awful relatives came by every day to torment them. The original owner was greedy for 26Reads—Score366Shelves

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    Both are clean, no space, get rich, sweet romance.

35. 1185 六 The Sixties: I Feed My Brothers and Sisters Meat Every Day 六零：我带兄弟姐妹天天吃肉 A Little Jie Jie一枚小洁洁Urban3.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + 1960s + from the start + parents gone + everyday life + family matters + siblings + family bonds + spiritual spring space] Shu Tianci transmigrates to the 1960s. His parents are both dead, but he still has five siblings. His eldest brother, Shu Tianyou, became mentally impaired after an accident in childhood, so the whole family’s hopes rest on Shu Tianci. His second older sister, Shu Xianglian, was left with the reputation of bringing bad luck to husbands after her fiancé die 72.3kReads8.5Score3.7kShelves
36. 1186 七 A Sweet Wedding Night in the 1970s: Even an Arranged Marriage Can Be Wonderful! 七零新婚夜，包办婚姻也很甜！ Orange Soda and Lemon Juice橘子汽水柠檬汁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed Military Marriage Romance] [Beautiful, Sweet-Talking Wife + Gentle, Healing, Rugged Husband] She wakes up on the night of her arranged wedding in the 1970s. Her husband is a handsome, idealistic man with impeccable credentials. Should she marry him or not? Lin Qingya soon decides she’s glad she did. Her rugged husband is surprisingly sweet! The heroine is career-focused, clear-headed, and sensible. The hero dotes on his wife and is gentle and reassuring. Sweet romance throughout, no 6.2kReads9.1Score450Shelves

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    Book 1: The male lead is a soldier, the female lead is a career woman, and their love letters are incredibly sweet. Book 2: The male lead is a soldier, the female lead accompanies him to his post; a very ordinary and heartwarming story. [Heart] Book 3: The male lead is a soldier, the female lead is a wealthy heiress who transmigrates, falls in love at first sight, and begins her life with him while he's in the military; later, the female lead focuses on her career. Book 4: The male lead works in a gold mine, the female lead is reborn; they didn't have much interaction in their previous lives, and the writing style is very humorous. Book 5: The female lead transmigrates into a book, the male lead is a reseller, later goes into business, has two sets of twins, and is a very happy family. [Kiss]

37. 1187 重 Reborn as a Doctor in the Fiery Years 重生在火红岁月当医生 The Rabbit in Class Five分在五班的兔子Urban1.5M WordsCompleted The story of a renowned professor transmigrating into the body of a young doctor in the 1970s. You can't hide a special talent forever. Where is the miracle doctor? A small township hospital suddenly becomes famous. Experts from the county and provincial hospitals are left dumbfounded by the pressure from this little hospital, with no choice but to admit defeat. If he'd transmigrated somewhere else, he might have been content to be a miracle doctor. But he ended up in the tropical rainforests of 6.4kReads8.8Score450Shelves
38. 1188 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The Villainess in the Eighties Is Obsessed with Gardening 穿书八零：对照组恶女沉迷种菜 Xi M Hsi溪木肆Modern Romance804k WordsOngoing [Eighties] [Reclaiming the Great Northwest] [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Seed Storage Space] [Military Marriage] [Building a Career in Agriculture] Lin Wu transmigrates into a book as the foil to the reborn heroine: lazy and greedy, always scamming people, and someone everyone in the military compound avoids. The reborn heroine, meanwhile, becomes a woman everyone praises. They expect her to be a stepping stone for the reborn heroine? To obediently play the villain? Not a chance! Lin Wu promptly 19.8kReads8.2Score2kShelves

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    It seems pretty normal. The female lead transmigrates into a book, and there aren't many awful characters. The only one who consistently harbors ill will towards her is the original female lead.

39. 1189 重 Reborn in 1982: The Foolish Village Guardian's Hunting Life 重生82：傻子守村人的赶山生涯 The Daydreaming Zhou梦游的小周Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Every village has one or two “village guardians.” They're often slow-witted, but kindhearted. The elders say village guardians come to the human world to endure hardship and cultivation. They ward off disasters and misfortune for the village, taking the bad luck upon themselves. After Chen Wang, a modern-day wage slave, suddenly died, his soul returned to the 1980s and possessed a fool who had just died in Chenjia Village, a village guardian from the Chen family. He has nothing but four bare wal 5.9kReads8.6Score381Shelves
40. 1190 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: My Wife Is a Delicate Beauty 穿越七零：媳妇是娇花 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Modern Romance999k WordsCompleted Si Hua was the most celebrated socialite in Huaguo in the twenty-first century. Then, overnight, she transmigrated back to the 1970s and nearly became an unregistered resident. Si Hua was devastated. Luckily, she still had a pocket dimension cheat. Now, let’s see how she shines in this unfamiliar era! P.S. This is an alternate-history story. Content warning: This story mainly focuses on romance. If you don’t like reading about the male and female leads falling in love, please move along. 4kReads9.1Score305Shelves
41. 1191 灾 In a Year of Famine, I Lead the Whole Village to Eat Their Fill 灾荒年我带领全村人吃饱饭 Card from the Valley of All Spirits万灵谷的卡Urban4.1M WordsOngoing In the face of nature's immense power, an individual's strength seems utterly insignificant. But someone once said that people can triumph over nature, and unity is strength. That year, natural disasters began: drought laid waste to thousands of miles, and snowstorms froze all life. Now that he knows what's coming, should he bow to the future, or lead the members of the Houlin production team in a desperate struggle to carve out a place to survive? When his relatives in the old family home r 5.1kReads7.3Score401Shelves
42. 1192 重 Reborn in 1998: My Five Sisters Are in Their Prime 重生1998，五个姐姐芳华正茂 Nurturing Heart Cottage育心小筑Urban301k WordsCompleted (Reborn + Revenge + Feel-Good + Building Wealth) In his previous life, Lin Jiabao had a great hand, but played it terribly. He had his parents' love and the affection of his five older sisters, and he was a hard worker too. He even landed a government job in the provincial capital. But his wife, Sun Rourou, tricked him into raising another man's child and bled his entire family dry. His life couldn't have been more miserable... When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to 1998, to the very 3.1kReads9.3Score416Shelves

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43. 1193 八 The 1980s: The Spicy Little Wife and Her Tycoon Husband 八零小辣媳：我家大佬有金矿 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name, "The Spicy Little Wife of the Eighties: My Man Has a Gold Mine", is now streaming. [Reborn + Sweet Romance + Gold Prospecting] Liu Yueya of Jinnianzi Village is rumored to be a shrew who brings bad luck to her husbands, so no one dares marry her. Wu Guangxu, the village bully, has just gotten out of prison, and no woman in the village dares marry him either. One day, the villagers discover Liu Yueya and Wu Guangxu having an “intimate rendezvous” in the mountains 5kReads9.4Score597Shelves
44. 1194 重 Reborn in 1970: A Thousand Acres of Mountains Become My Hunting Ground 重生70，千亩大山都是我的猎场 Stay-at-Home Little Rice Bug居家小米虫Urban1.4M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Guang Hao abandoned Ai Xiaofang, only to be schemed against by his wicked fiancée after returning to the city. Not only did his parents die tragically, but he himself ended up living out his days alone. Heaven gave him another chance, and he was reborn with a full seventy years of memories. Guang Hao discovered that the skills he'd learned in his previous life had been perfected to the highest level after his rebirth! With his peerless hunting skills, Guang Hao turned the t 16.2kReads8.2Score845Shelves
45. 1195 老 Why Should I Have to Support That Old Hag? 老太婆凭啥让我养老 Nurturing Heart Cottage育心小筑Modern Romance390k WordsCompleted Wang Fangping was reborn. Had she really been angered to death? In her previous life, her in-laws exploited her until she was destitute. She spent most of her life trapped in the countryside, slaving away for the extended family. She moved to the city and took on the heaviest, dirtiest work, yet still couldn’t afford a home. When her mother-in-law was able to work, she helped the younger son’s family. When she could no longer manage on her own, Wang Fangping was expected to look after her in 455Reads9.0Score—Shelves
46. 1196 四 The Forties: A Cheat-Code Life With Superpowers 四零年代：拥有异能的开挂人生 Momo de01默默de01Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Feel-good power fantasy + alternate 1940s setting + supernatural abilities + pocket dimension + fleeing famine + fighting the war of resistance alone + no romance] Yun Fei, a space-powered survivor of the apocalypse, hides inside her pocket dimension when zombies breach the city. She thinks she can wait out the crisis there, then cautiously escape the zombie encirclement. Little does she know that a superpowered person outside happens to self-destruct... Her pocket dimension sends her soul to 8.3kReads8.3Score416Shelves

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47. 1197 重 Reborn in the 1940s with a Pocket Dimension in the Years of Famine 重生四零在饥荒年代有空间 Mu Zixi木子熙惜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Shen Jiaohua lived a happy life until she was eight. As the only girl in the family, she was adored by everyone. Then famine struck, leaving her with nothing and no one. Later, she was fortunate enough to gain access to a pocket dimension. After decades of hard work, she became an entrepreneur, but eventually died of illness. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself fleeing famine. Thankfully, her family was still with her. Reborn into a new life, Shen Jiaohua swore to protect them all. 220Reads6.4Score—Shelves
48. 1198 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Started Thriving 穿越后，混得风生水起 Nurturing Heart Cottage育心小筑Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Reborn Merit King × Transmigration Scripted Murder Mystery After being reborn, I achieved the double feat of financial freedom and perfect merit. Then the King of Hell invited me for tea. In the Hall of Yama, that impossibly handsome, supremely powerful big shot actually invited me: “Would you like to stay by my side?” Me, on guard: “You're very handsome, but the underworld is damp. I'm afraid I'll end up with chronic arthritis.” Only later did I realize he simply thought I was amusing! The pet 599Reads9.4Score103Shelves
49. 1199 6 The 1960s: A Daily Blind Box and a Carefree Life 60年代：每日盲盒，悠闲生活 Being Backsolved被倒推Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Period + System + Countryside + Lighthearted + Family Bonds + Hunting + Inventions + Getting Rich] After awakening memories from a parallel timeline, he discovers that it's the 1960s, and there's no food or clothing! He originally plans to use his newly awakened memories to give his family a better life, but who could have guessed that the Daily Mystery Box System would bind itself to him! Day One: “Mystery box opened. Reward: 30 Shaxian-style braised duck legs!” Day Two: “Mystery box opened. R 1.1kReads8.3Score161Shelves
50. 1200 赶 Hunting in the Mountains: The Vast Mountain Range Is My Golden Pasture 赶山，十万大山是我的黄金牧场 Cangyun Army苍云军Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Mountain foraging - mushrooms - pets - tycoon] Adapted from the book Modern Mountain Foraging! Mu Qingshan is a veterinarian. After witnessing a Rottweiler maul a little girl, he intervenes and beats the dog to death. As a result, he is attacked online by extreme dog lovers, some of whom even show up at the veterinary clinic where he works to cause trouble. Forced to quit, Mu Qingshan returns to his hometown in the mountains. On a trip into the mountains to gather mushrooms, he unexpectedly acq 3.4kReads8.7Score288Shelves

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