Personally, I Think These Period Novels Are Incredibly Good 个人觉得贼好看的年代文

1. 51 霞 Xia Guangnuan's First Book 霞光暖暖的第1本书 Warm Glowing Clouds霞光暖暖Modern Romance568k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Realistic Rural Life + Family Matters + Adultery + Beloved by Everyone + A Woman’s Growth] Hong Xing is a village doctor, twenty-three years old, and the mother of two daughters. Only after her husband dies unexpectedly does she discover that the man who always seemed so honest and quiet, a man who could hardly get a word out even if you beat him with three sticks, had betrayed her. Her whole world collapses. She had always followed the rules of a virtuous wife, respected her p 1.3kReads7.9Score13114d adds
2. 52 村 Xia Hua, the Village Girl 村女夏花 The Cat Who Loves Gold爱黄金的猫Modern Romance268k WordsOngoing [Realistic rural life + slow burn + heroine’s growth + family and everyday life + face-slapping the scoundrels] Lin Xiahua’s husband is dead. With two children and a dimwitted older brother to support, she has become the most tempting target in Hama Gou Village. Burdened with her family, without a single plot of land, and with her mother-in-law threatening to sell her by the pound to an old widower and his son! To survive, Xiahua learns to navigate all kinds of men and women. She smiles and char 81Reads7.0Score10514d adds
3. 53 念 Half a Lifetime of Missing Qiu 念秋半辈子 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + farming + building wealth + family squabbles + strong heroine] Shen Nianqiu’s husband died. He was stabbed to death by the husband of his lover. Because Shen Nianqiu is beautiful, shapely, intelligent, and capable, she is very popular. A rural doctor whose wife has died gradually falls for her; A butcher from the neighboring village has been secretly in love with her for a long time. A teacher assigned to the countryside admires her beauty and intelligence, and vows to mar 26.5kReads8.0Score1.8k14d adds
4. 54 惊 Shock! The Cannon Fodder Dares to Sleep Beside a Tiger 惊！炮灰她敢与虎共眠 The Full Moon Family满月一家Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete! Period Drama + Healing Each Other + Sweet and Satisfying + No Self-Sacrifice or Handouts + The Male Lead Really Raises Tigers] After being plagued by nightmares, Ning Xia transmigrated into a book. Unfortunately, she wasn’t the heroine, just a “white moonlight” cannon-fodder character who starved to death on the way to the countryside. Looking at the relatives who had schemed against her, she decided that if she was going to the countryside, they could at least pay her back for everyt 4.9kReads9.0Score50414d adds

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   🍒🍒🍒I think the best period dramas are those I've read more than twice. [Kissing emojis][Kissing emojis][Kissing emojis]

5. 55 八 The 1980s: The Cold-Faced Officer Is Wrapped Around the Sickly Beauty's Finger 八零：冷面军官被病弱美人拿捏了 Little Silly Goose小呆鹅Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion] Martial arts prodigy Jiang Nianzhi transmigrates into a book and arrives in an alternate version of the 1980s, where she becomes a delicate, frail beauty. Thinking she would run into one terrible person after another, she rolls up her sleeves, ready to beat them all into submission. But her feisty mother favors girls over boys, her white-lotus sister is a doting sister-con, her grandmother is a beauty enthusiast, and her little brother has 78.6kReads9.4Score12.1k14d adds

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   An Ting's younger sister is coming to visit. Rumor has it she looks a lot like her brother, almost identical. Everyone couldn't help but picture An Ting in their minds: thick eyebrows, a square face, tall and robust. It's a pity a girl looks like that. Wait a minute… what's going on with that usually cold and ruthless, infamously aloof tyrant? Why is he showing up at the An family home every few days? Later, someone saw the stunningly beautiful An Ruo, and everyone went wild! All the single folks exclaimed: We were careless! 😆😆😆

6. 56 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: With a Childbearing System, I Marry an Infertile Officer 穿七零：带生子系统，嫁不育军官 Wish Granted, Stroke by Stroke如愿笔笔Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Childbearing System (not primarily about having children) + military marriage + abundant supplies + satisfying read + no outrageous characters + sweet romance] [A stunning psychologist with a childbearing System + a stern-faced, fierce military officer who can’t have children] Xu Qingluo is a rising star in the field of psychology in the 21st century. Her parents and grandparents are all world-renowned psychology experts. After transmigrating to the 1970s, she becomes the youngest granddaughter 23.2kReads9.0Score2k14d adds

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   The first two are period dramas about raising children while accompanying a soldier; the writing and plot are quite good. The latter two are about a student who goes to university and leads his family from small business to wealth; they are very simple, heartwarming, and realistic.

7. 57 八 1980s Military Marriage: The Madcap Days of Jiang, the Cannon-Fodder Chef 八零军婚：炮灰江大厨的发疯日常 Poor Sanqi!贫穷的三七呀！Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period setting + pocket dimension + witty heroine + straight-man hero + scene-stealing kid Xie Yuanqing: Whatever you need, leave it all to me. Jiang Chang: Brother, you're such a great guy. How about we become sworn brothers? Xie Yuanqing: Why are you covering your nose? Jiang Chang: Bro, there's such a strong smell of the red-light district on you, it's choking me. Xie Yuanqing: You mean the smell of someone who's been traveling all day? Xie Yuanqing: Is my back smooth? Jiang Chang: That's 3.3kReads9.0Score41514d adds

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   This is hilarious! The female lead is so witty! [Laughing and crying emoji] Xie Yuanqing: [salute] I won't let you suffer anymore. Jiang Chang: Lust is a knife that cuts to the bone! But we Chinese women, [write down emoji] are tough as nails. Xie Yuanqing: [thinking emoji] I want to talk to you. Jiang Chang: With someone like you, [smirking emoji] I have nothing to talk about except love.

8. 58 穿 Transmigrated Into a Book in the 1980s: I Start Dating a Bad-Boy Hunk 穿书八零，开头和痞坏糙汉处对象 Frost Contends with Snow's Shadow霜争雪影Modern Romance571k WordsOngoing [1980s book transmigration + rugged man + sweet, delicate beauty + healing romance + devoted, fatherly boyfriend] A two-way healing romance between a tough man with a soft heart and a sincere, stubborn girl Zhong Ling transmigrated into a book and landed in a deadly predicament from the start! The rugged man next door, freshly released from prison, tall and long-legged with a body full of muscle, was being framed by a widow in the courtyard. Knowing the plot, Zhong Ling was terrified. She knew t 472kReads8.9Score58.7k14d adds

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   Every single one of these books is incredibly good.

9. 59 重 Reborn as a Widow in the 1970s 重生到七零年代当寡妇 Gentle Sunshine优暖的阳光Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Song Xiuxiu was so stupid she got herself killed, and dragged her daughter down with her. Reborn, she no longer fears the judgment of others. She decides to be a happy little widow and raise her daughter like a princess. But why has the husband who was supposed to be dead in her previous life come back? And why is he forcing her to join his army post and have a second child? In his previous life, Lu Aiguo lost the love of his life. Given a second chance, he never expected t 3.9kReads9.2Score47914d adds
10. 60 撕 After I Tore Up Our Engagement, My Older Commander Lost Control and Kissed Me Until I Cried 撕毁婚约后，年上首长失控被亲哭 I'm the Baby Here我才是宝宝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Reborn military marriage + Chinese painting + marriage first, love later + dazzling, aloof dream girl vs. scheming, ambitious powerhouse] Meng Jixue was breathtakingly beautiful, with peach-blossom cheeks, almond eyes, and skin like jade. Her father couldn’t bear to let his daughter, beautiful as she was, be sent away with him. Fortunately, an old family friend was willing to help, even offering up all the eligible bachelors in his household for her to choose from. Zhou Hanzhang was the you 296.3kReads9.0Score33.7k14d adds
11. 61 谁 Whose Wild Child Is This? They Actually Sent Her to the Countryside! 谁家的混不吝啊？竟让她下乡！ Chubby Who Loves Vegetables爱吃菜菜的小胖子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + feel-good revenge + he runs, she chases + Run! Why did you stop?] The first time Fu Zhan met Qin Zhengzheng, she was staring up at his bare torso with wide, longing eyes! Qin Zhengzheng wiped away her drool. “Mmm, mmm!” But what left him even more speechless was... The girl hurried over and gave him a brazen grope! Then she tossed out a few words: “It's broad daylight, so mind your virtue. Lucky for you, you ran into me...” And then... she just took off... A 6.9kReads7.8Score78514d adds
12. 62 捡 I Found a Child and Got a Handsome Officer as a Bonus: Married Life Is a Blast 捡娃赠帅军官，婚后生活乐哈哈 Cai Cai采采Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book: period novel + golden finger + cozy everyday life raising children] [Not a strong female lead] Overnight, Tang Yuanyuan goes from being a bright-eyed university graduate in the modern era who can’t find a job to an orphan in the 1970s, whose father has died and whose mother has remarried. Her arrival looks like the scene of a crime. On the first day after recovering from her injuries, Tang Yuanyuan goes up the mountain to gather wild vegetables for the first time in he 3.5kReads8.6Score32914d adds
13. 63 绝 His Stunning Wife Has Given Birth Again, and the Commander Comes Every Night to Soothe the Baby 绝美娇妻又生了，首长夜夜来哄娃 Wangwang Snow Cakes Are So Tasty旺旺雪饼超好吃Modern Romance586k WordsCompleted Completed [One devoted couple + a sweet marriage in the 1970s + military marriage + swapped marriages + cozy everyday romance + family life] After taking a nap, Shen Zhiyou suddenly discovered that the world she lived in was actually a book, and she was the brainless, malicious second female lead whose only purpose was to drive the plot! In the book, she was practically possessed, insisting on marrying Jiang Wenbin no matter what. After the wedding, Jiang Wenbin thought she was filthy and made h 23.8kReads9.3Score2.8k14d adds
14. 64 绝 The Deadly Treasure Hunter 绝命大藏家 Three-Foot Demon Sash三尺妖带Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Entirely handcrafted, with no AI involved + adapted from industry secrets + authentic antique appraisals with photos and text + a mogul’s redemption] After more than forty years in the antique trade, twenty-eight years robbing tombs, and fifteen years faking antiques, sixty-year-old Ma Wangye had finally washed his hands of the business and planned to enjoy his retirement. Who could have guessed that on New Year’s Eve, someone would kill him with a pickaxe in front of Old Wangye’s grave? His li 50.6kReads8.8Score5.8k14d adds
15. 65 穿 Transmigrating to a Bygone Era, I Live Off My Parents and Lie Flat Like a Carefree Fish 穿越年代，我靠啃老躺平当咸鱼 Wangzai Little Head旺仔小头头Modern Romance815k WordsCompleted Song Yuan transmigrated. In her previous life, she was a landlady who coasted through life, collecting rent on schedule and taking it easy. She never expected to open her eyes and find herself reborn as a little girl. Her father was a lazy, shameless rascal who mooched off his parents every day, but in truth, he doted on his wife and daughter. Her mother seemed too frail to take care of herself, unable to carry heavy loads or lift a finger, but was actually as strong as an ox. Song Yuan thought 6.8kReads8.3Score48314d adds
16. 66 七 The Prosperous 1970s Wife: I Raised Three Kids to Greatness 七零旺家媳：我把三个崽养出息了 Water, Clouds, and Mist水云雾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A rugged man dotes on his wife in the 1970s; raising children, building wealth, and playing the pig to eat the tiger. The heroine plays innocent while the hero is a loyal, rugged sweetheart] Jiang Yue unexpectedly returns reborn to 1975. She knows she's the unlucky one whose fortune was stolen by her cousin. Soon she'll bleed to death, and the shock will leave her twin sons mute and foolish. Her husband will be devastated, then die in a mining accident. Her family will meet a tragic end, while 1.3kReads8.9Score10814d adds
17. 67 鬼 Ghost Hand Chen: The Eight-Gate Lockdown 鬼手陈：八门锁局 Yu Ruijun于瑞君Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Every gambler has three defining traits: First, they’re lazy and gluttonous, dreaming of getting rich overnight. Second, they think they’re clever and see everyone else as an idiot. Third, they’re missing a screw and never consider the consequences. Third Master Chen makes a living fleecing people like that... 23.9kReads9.1Score1.8k14d adds
18. 68 穿 When Can I Finally Take It Easy After Transmigrating Into a Book Set in the ’80s? 穿书八零我什么时候能摆烂 As Early As Possible趁趁早Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + reborn + period setting + System In her previous life, Lin Xiaowen was a corporate drone. After dying suddenly, she transmigrates into a book set in the 1980s, along with a rather useless good-habit-building System. Looking at her happy family, and remembering the tragic fate awaiting them in the book, Lin Xiaowen has no choice but to fight to change things. Is it just a matter of checking in every day to complete tasks? Is it just a matter of keeping her family away f 128Reads6.8Score—14d adds
19. 69 易 Born Fertile! The Celibate Tycoon’s Wife Is Pregnant Again 易孕体质！禁欲大佬你媳妇又怀了 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance525k WordsCompleted [Devoted to each other + family squabbles + sweet romance + raising a child + military life on a seaside island + troublemakers + good-pregnancy System + stunning, delicate beauty vs. abstinent pilot] Only after Ji Yanshu dies does she learn that she had been living in a novel set in a bygone era. She was the male lead’s first wife, who died young. The heroine is a capitalist’s daughter sent down to the countryside. Not wanting to suffer, she chooses to become someone’s stepmother. The capitalis 25.7kReads8.4Score2.4k14d adds
20. 70 一 A Century in a Dream, and I Became a Daoist Celestial Master 一梦百年，我成为了道家天师 Invincible Under Heaven望天无敌手Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Fortune-Telling + Medicine + Traditional Martial Arts + Invincible + One Heroine + Humor + No Cultivation + Not High-Martial] Chen Haoyu was hit by a car while saving a girl and ended up in the hospital. After lying unconscious for a hundred days, he received the legacy of the Carefree Taoist from a thousand years ago in a dream and became a Taoist Celestial Master of his generation. “How can your medical skills be so incredible?” “Sorry, I used the Zhu You healing arts!” “You can tell fortunes 167.8kReads9.1Score15.7k14d adds
21. 71 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 91.3kReads9.0Score11.2k14d adds

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    This book is excellent. The male lead isn't the cold-blooded soldier type; he has exceptionally high emotional intelligence and is very adept at handling situations. Don't be misled by the title. There aren't many awful characters either; it's not the kind of book where you're constantly battling awful people.

22. 72 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Wife, I Stole the Show in the Military Compound 穿成炮灰原配后，我惊艳军区大院 Moon Rising over the Blue Sea苍海升月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: Before I Lost My Virtue, I Rewrote the Life of the Cannon-Fodder First Wife [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + no golden finger + sweet romance + devoted couple] Xia Qingning unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel written by a classmate who envies her. She becomes the original wife, who shares her name and is framed into losing her virtue, then jumps into a lake and dies tragically. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s at the scene of her violati 51.5kReads9.2Score5.2k14d adds

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    The author's writing is excellent, with a realistic and genuine style. The characters are vividly portrayed, full of life and emotion. For example, the lively and cheerful Zeng Xiaodao marries Azhen, a city girl. In her memory, he is carefree and unrestrained, with a touch of roguish charm. She says, "Zeng Xiaodao, I hope you are a great hero in your world, but could you come to my dreams tonight?" Su Xiangnan, the character whose fate remains a source of deep regret in the book! A vibrant and interesting soul, the author presents us with the image of a soldier protecting his country. In the protagonist's words, "Once you're on the battlefield, your life is given to the country. To live is a privilege, to die in battle is an honor." In the end, he lives with honor. The female protagonist is clear-headed and intelligent, living a clear and insightful life from the very beginning.

23. 73 重 Reborn as a Delicate, Wealthy Beauty in the 1970s 重生七零娇气白富美 Bai Budan白不单Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Lu Xicheng, a young lady from the 21st century, transmigrates to the 1970s, bringing her little villa with her. Though she's unlucky, at least this girl looks just like she did before and has loving parents and family. So what if she's sent to the countryside? It's anyone's guess whether she'll reform the rural areas or they'll reform her! Staring at her palm, red and sore after picking just a few ears of corn, Lu Xicheng sniffles. Farm work is too hard. She wants to go home! Huo Jingchuan is th 136.5kReads9.2Score19.2k14d adds

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    I absolutely love it! After finishing this book, I'm completely out of reading material [crying emoji]. It's so sweet! This is truly the best historical romance novel I've ever read. The male lead is a wolf boy from a military family who was abducted and raised by a wolf king, while the female lead is a spoiled modern girl who transmigrates into the book. They have a space that can replicate. The male and female leads fall in love at first sight, and their relationship develops quickly, sweetly, and affectionately. At first glance, some might think this is some kind of childish literature, but it's really not. The author's writing is excellent, and despite its length, there aren't many dramatic or suspenseful moments. There are almost no awful characters; the focus is more on the slow and steady love between the two leads. The male lead is truly wonderful; he loves the female lead, his son, and even their wolf and dog. The female lead is also wonderful; they're a perfect match. Love is mutual, based on tolerance, trust, and understanding. He understands her, and she understands him. This kind of love is truly beautiful!

24. 74 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon Fodder Awakens and Steals the Protagonist's Golden Finger 穿书七零炮灰觉醒抢走主角金手指 Ting Wawa婷娃娃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Period setting + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension) Tags: Clear-headed female lead, focused entirely on her career Yang Lihua had been born into this era for over a decade when, on the day her older brother Yang Lixin went on a blind date, she suddenly awakened to the truth: her future sister-in-law was the ill-fated heroine of a period novel, constantly tormented by her sister-in-law, and Yang Lihua herself was the awful sister-in-law readers hated with a burning passion. All sorts o 101.1kReads8.8Score10.6k14d adds

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    Super good!!! The female lead rises from a factory worker to become mayor, and the male lead is a university professor, gentle and refined.

25. 75 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 137.1kReads9.5Score11.2k14d adds

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    As a seasoned bookworm of over a decade, I can vouch for these four books. They were carefully selected for my recommendation list. The writing is excellent, the logic is sound, the female leads are not overly idealistic, and they are straightforward and easy to read.

26. 76 貌 Beautiful Educated Youth Returns to the City, and Her Powerful Ex-Husband Comes After Her 貌美知青回城后，大佬前夫追来了 Lampwick Woad灯心菘蓝Modern Romance691k WordsCompleted Lin Zhiwei, a young woman sent to the countryside, was desperate to return to Beijing. Under her mother’s relentless calls, she tearfully divorced Zhou Yi, her husband of one year, whom she was still deeply in love with. A month after the divorce, she clutched her stomach and realized she might… be pregnant. Meanwhile, Li Li, the second female lead, was eagerly waiting for Zhou Yi to divorce. She was reborn, and knew he would become a powerful business tycoon in Pengcheng, a real estate pioneer, 30.1kReads8.6Score2.3k14d adds
27. 77 四 Siheyuan: I'm Liu Guangqi 四合院：我是刘光奇 Zhi Yu 1014栀虞1014Female-Channel Fanfiction467k WordsCompleted A Love in the Courtyard fanfic. I transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard and became Liu Guangqi. Emmmm, not a bad identity. Unlike other transmigrators who start out as orphans, at least the courtyard's scoundrels can't bully me. As for everything else, I'll just sit back and watch! 10.8kReads9.1Score35914d adds

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    ① The female lead had a job but didn't tell her family. After getting married, she severed ties with her family and lived happily with the male lead—a typical mundane life in the 1960s. ② This is a fanfiction about a courtyard house. It's very well written, focusing on everyday family life and a heartwarming story. People who like this style can check it out.

28. 78 重 Back to the 1980s: Bringing My Family of Six to a Better Life 重回八零：带着全家六口过好日子 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t 86.6kReads9.4Score5.2k14d adds

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    All of these historical fiction novels have a rating of 9.5 Or higher. This book enthusiast highly recommends them. They are all completed, so feel free to jump in!

29. 79 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 8.7kReads8.7Score56114d adds

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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. Her mother fell when she was born, causing her to be slow in everything she does, which her family sympathizes with. ② This historical romance novel 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 in a school, so all subsequent descendants take her grandmother's surname, except for the female lead.) A family of extreme characters, a unique and satisfying historical romance. Well, even a life of hardship and success through sheer luck is a good life, right?

30. 80 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 94.5kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds

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    1. Great read!! The female protagonist transmigrates into a book and becomes an educated youth sent to the countryside. She gets along well with the original owner's parents, and gradually develops a sisterly bond with the original female lead and the supporting female character. There are no truly awful characters. Her interactions with the male lead are also very natural and enjoyable. The story is heartwarming. 2. The author's writing is delicate, and the story is heartwarming. 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 works hard, gets promoted and earns a raise, and focuses on her career. The love-struck male lead balances family life. It's really good!!

31. 81 上 After Turning In the Script, the Useless 1980s Female Supporting Character Wins by Doing Nothing 上交剧本后，八零废物女配躺赢了 What a Huge Melon好大的瓜Modern Romance626k WordsCompleted Shen Zhixia finds a script inexplicably appearing in her mind as soon as she is born. In the script, she is the foil to the heroine of a period novel. The heroine Li Zhidong’s parents are hardworking, kind, honest, and down-to-earth. Everyone for miles around knows them as good, honest people. Shen Zhixia’s parents are mean, lazy, greedy, and shameless. Everyone for miles around knows them as the worst kind of people. Li Zhidong will make many influential connections and have countless admirers. 12.1kReads8.3Score94614d adds
32. 82 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 15.1kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
33. 83 亲 After My Biological Brother Was Reborn, the Real Heiress Returned 亲哥重生后，真千金回归了 Zheng Baiye郑白叶Modern Romance274k WordsCompleted Lin Yanhui is miserable. Her paternal grandparents favor boys over girls, her father is taciturn, and her mother has a sharp tongue and a sharper heart. And now her name is Huang Zhaodi. In the middle of her chaotic life, she never imagined that one day a group of people would show up at her home and tell her she was their biological daughter! Lin Yanhui: !!! - It wasn’t until three days before Lin Rui died in the line of duty that he learned his family had raised someone else’s child. When they 36.4kReads9.0Score4.2k14d adds
34. 84 爷 Grandpa, I Was Reborn, I Swear I'm Not Possessed 爷爷，我是重生，真不是鬼上身 Bincheng Lao San滨城老三Mystery3.6M WordsOngoing [Traditional Mystery and Supernatural Fiction] [One Female Lead] [Period Novel] [A Funeral Master’s True Accounts] [Northeastern Chinese Funeral Customs] [Rural Life] Adapted into the short drama Eighties Funeral Master (Disclaimer: The folk techniques in this book, including Zhuyou healing rituals, are entirely fictional. Please do not imitate them. The author bears no responsibility for any problems that may arise.) Good grief, I’ve been reborn in 1986, and from the start Grandpa thinks I’m a 58.1kReads9.3Score4.8k14d adds

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    It's so good! Highly recommend it!

35. 85 重 Back to 1985: Don't Call Me Comrade, Call Me Husband! 重回85叫什么同志叫老公！ I Still Dare我还敢Urban1.4M WordsCompleted In Northeast China in 1985, an era known as the darkest of times: a young man, a hunting rifle, a heart full of passion, and a jianghu shrouded in gun smoke... In an age when might makes right, a man’s fierce devotion and true-to-life nature are what it takes to get ahead in the Northeast. A period novel, the rise of an ordinary man, one heroine, dual transmigration. 11kReads9.1Score78414d adds
36. 86 我 I'm Just a Village Doctor, Is It Really So Strange That I Know the Thirteen Ghost Gate Needles? 我一个村医会鬼门十三针很合理吧 Bincheng Lao San滨城老三Urban2.0M WordsCompleted After his grandfather died, Chen Mo returned from the city hospital to his village and became its new barefoot doctor. Who says a barefoot doctor can’t amount to anything? Surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers, with no nine-to-five grind or mortgage, he can turn his hometown into a paradise. Northeastern customs, everyday stories, and local life: it’s all here. Urban daily life, one heroine, no System, just little stories to enjoy over tea. This book is also known as The Years I Served as 16.4kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds
37. 87 惊 Shocking! The Cold Military Officer Is the Father of Her Child 惊！冰冷军官竟是孩子他爸 Salt Little Five盐小五Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Raising a child + military marriage + everyday life + first love for both] After waking up, wealthy beauty Xu Yao transmigrates once again to the 1970s, becoming the mother of the great villain in a small world! The original Xu Yao was busty but brainless. After failing to scheme her way into marrying the man she loved, she had a son with someone else. She blamed all her misfortunes on the boy, beating and cursing him until he grew up bitter and twisted. He eventually became the great villain, 2.4kReads8.9Score22014d adds

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    ①"You're going to sell me, are you?" 🌱The little boy tilted his head back, his expression cold, his handsome face devoid of warmth, his eyes misty, his demeanor as calm as if he were discussing someone else's fate. Xu Yao stared at the little boy with complicated emotions, then glanced at the desolate surroundings. A wail escaped her lips.

38. 88 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s, I Can’t Farm, So I’ll Marry a Rough-Hewn Man 穿越七零不会种地找个糙汉嫁人 Li Yueyao梨月瑶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration + rural life + family and everyday squabbles + doting romance + quiet daily life + pocket dimension] After a bungee-jumping accident, Su Wanqing is transported back to the resource-scarce 1970s. In the villagers’ eyes, Educated Youth Su is breathtakingly beautiful, icy cold, aloof, and proud! The taciturn Educated Youth Su: “I’m not! I didn’t! Oh, forget it! Think whatever you want!” Faced with a poor, rugged man as handsome as if he’d been carved by an artist, a 24Reads—Score114d adds

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    The male and female protagonists live their own simple lives, without any scheming or intrigue, just ordinary, mundane daily routines.

39. 89 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 Mu Ran9牧然9Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 64.7kReads8.5Score8.1k14d adds

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    [I highly recommend it][I highly recommend it] The female protagonist travels back to 1970 with a system that allows her to instantly kill, and rises from a purchasing agent at a supply and marketing cooperative to work in the export industry. Her career is fulfilling, her family dotes on her, and the film is full of nostalgia. It's definitely worth watching!

40. 90 穿 After Becoming the Military Officer Hero’s First Love, I Faked My Death and Disappeared 穿成军官男主的初恋后，我死遁了 Schoolgirl女生徒Modern Romance399k WordsCompleted 1980s + military marriage + personal space + supplies + adorable baby + reunion after years apart + the male lead is head over heels After Zhao Yunsheng died unexpectedly, she transmigrated into a book and became the first love of the male lead, Pei Hechuan. She followed the original story and did her best to play her role, staying by his side through his hardest times and dying in the year he loved her most. After completing the plot and faking her death, Zhao Yunsheng bowed out in triumph, onl 3.9kReads7.7Score16814d adds

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    This was alright; they could leave each other, leaving behind the most beautiful memories. But the story took an unexpected turn: she became pregnant, and five years later, he still hadn't remarried! "Zhao Yunsheng, five years have passed. Aren't you going to catch up?" She gritted her teeth, about to deny it, when she turned around and bumped into Pei Hechuan's hard chest. "My lover passed away five years ago." "A fire broke out, a fire that burned everything she owned to ashes. Five years later, I met you, who looks exactly like her. Comrade Zhao, you said I mistook you for someone else, but why do you even have the same name as her?" "He's also my son, isn't he?"

41. 91 绝 A Stunning Widow, Fiery and Alluring; A Retired Soldier, Cold and Tempting 绝色寡妇辣又魅，退伍硬汉冷又欲 A Pot of Fine Wine一壶大花酒Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted (Set in an alternate version of the 1980s; devoted couple with sizzling chemistry + flamboyant, seductive wild rose x brooding, tough veteran + a touch of ensemble cast) A push and pull of flirtation, sizzling hormones, healing and redemption Everyone knows that on the little island of Jiulin, there’s a hotel called Laifu. The owner, Yao, is a pretty widow who loves money and men. People all say that in ancient times, she’d have been a bewitching temptress who brought kingdoms to ruin. Then one 3.1kReads8.9Score23514d adds
42. 92 闪 A Whirlwind Wedding and Military Life: My Forceful Officer Leaves Me Swooning Every Time 闪婚随军：强势军官令我次次沦陷 Qing Yunyun青芸芸Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Complete novel + sweet romance + career-driven heroine + building wealth + female awakening and mutual support + no golden finger + funny, heartwarming, and moving] Ye Wenxi, a career-driven woman at a major 21st-century corporation, transmigrates into a book, becoming the vicious supporting character in a novel set in a bygone era. Through a twist of fate, she and Lu Weidong end up having an “honest exchange.” Fortunately, he has a strong sense of responsibility and insists on seeing things th 15.4kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds

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    Why not give it a try?

43. 93 我 I Became a Butcher, and You Say I'm the Real Heiress? 我成杀猪匠了，你说我是真千金 Su Miaomiao苏苗苗Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Beloved by the Whole Family + Making a Fortune + Strong Female Lead] Su Miaomiao had slaughtered pigs for eighteen years when she was suddenly told she was the daughter of a high-ranking officer. She was so shocked she nearly dropped her butcher's knife. Then, as soon as she got home, she was told she was going to be sent down to the countryside. Well, she hadn't enjoyed a single day of good fortune, yet all the misfortune had landed on her. At least her family doted on her. He 74.4kReads8.7Score5.9k14d adds

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    🌺Su Miaomiao had been butchering pigs for 18 years when she was suddenly told she was the daughter of a high-ranking official. She was so shocked she almost dropped her butcher's knife. Upon returning home, she was told she was to be demoted. She didn't enjoy a single day of happiness, but instead bore all the misfortune. Fortunately, her family doted on her. Her grandparents loved her dearly, and her parents treated her like a precious jewel. Her three older brothers were also incredibly caring.

44. 94 穿 Reborn as a Lovesick Villainess, I Set My Sights on the Village Chief's Youngest Son 穿成痴汉女配，我看上村长小儿子 Cen Wang岑王Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Murong Xi transmigrates into a tearjerker period novel as the saintly, beloved white moonlight, what does it feel like? Thanks for asking. I’m currently researching seventy-six different ways to live or die~ According to the plot, she’s supposed to toil selflessly like a saint, giving everything she has. She’ll endure misunderstanding and torment, then burn through the last of her light and warmth. In the end, she’ll become the white moonlight propping up the male lead’s table, and the mosq 8.6kReads9.2Score71114d adds

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    This is a high-quality story. The female lead is capable, has strong morals, and isn't a saint. The male lead is carefree yet incredibly reliable; he's good at arguing and fighting, and he'll take action against anyone who bullies the female lead, regardless of gender. His family is harmonious and respectful towards the female lead, treating her exceptionally well. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

45. 95 七 The Clear-Headed Beauty of the 1970s: The Military Big Shot Spoils His Wife 七零清醒美人，军婚大佬宠妻成瘾 Zhao Ximeng昭溪萌Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Bygone Era + Family Life + Sweet Daily Romance + Following the Troops + Raising Kids + No College Entrance Exams, Black Markets, or Rural Relocation + Starting a Factory Later On + A Touch of an Ensemble Cast] Song Qian’an undergoes a “return to one” and seems to awaken memories of a past life. From the start, a man so handsome he could make the heavens weep proposes to her. He’s good-looking and wealthy, so she puts on a show of wavering before agreeing. Her life after marriage turns out to 34.3kReads8.6Score2.8k14d adds

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    The female lead is very beautiful, and the male lead falls in love with her at first sight, quickly finding a matchmaker to propose marriage. The female lead is intelligent and has high emotional intelligence. Although she's also career-oriented, she's not the typical domineering female lead; she spends most of her time enjoying life and spending time with her baby. Mainly, the male lead comes from a wealthy family and doesn't lack money, so he doesn't stop her from doing whatever she wants and paves the way for her. The female lead is well aware of this, so she often acts coquettishly towards the male lead and praises his abilities. They have a baby named Pangdun, who is incredibly cute. The author excels at depicting heartwarming everyday moments, making the reader feel as if they're watching Pangdun grow up and witnessing three generations of a happy family life!

46. 96 我 My Daily Gossip in a Siheyuan [The 1970s] 我在四合院的吃瓜日常【七零】 Lu Zining鹿子宁Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Period setting + courtyard compound + gossip-watching + light ensemble cast] When Shen Miaomiao wakes up, she finds herself as a cannon-fodder character in a period novel. According to the plot, she will be forced to go to the countryside, where the village chief's son sets his sights on her and forcibly marries her, eventually beating her to death. Knowing the plot, Shen Miaomiao is determined: “I’m not going to the countryside. Absolutely not. No matter what, I’m not going!” Then she starts l 7.4kReads8.2Score35914d adds

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    Historical fiction, YYDS, each with its own characteristics. 1, 2, And 3 left the deepest impression. 3 Is a slice-of-life story; hunting, youth educated workers, and black markets are rare, mostly just about meals. 2 Features a well-developed female lead's career path. 1 Has no romantic pairing; the female lead is a child, a gossip-loving leader who leads the village children hunting, dividing the spoils, and even catching spies. I've forgotten most of the other historical fiction, but I've finished reading them all, except for the last one, which I'm currently reading and recommending because of its decent rating! ⊙∀⊙

47. 97 七 The Good Life in the 1970s 七十年代好生活 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted Chen Xiangju left her hometown in the countryside and came to the city to stay with her good friend Chen Chunyan. She hoped to find a partner in the city, since she had no intention of returning to the village. Li Gang happened to be looking for a wife. They were introduced and hit it off at once, and Chen Xiangju began her life in the family compound. 12.1kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds

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    The first two books are set in a tenement courtyard, featuring ensemble casts and everyday family dramas. The third book is quite humorous and gossipy. The fourth book features a cunning and ambitious protagonist who strives for success. The last three books feature a male soldier living in a family compound.

48. 98 年 Period: The Barren Beauty Is Held Close by the Cool and Aloof Military Doctor 年代：不孕美人被清冷军医拢在怀 District Twenty-Nine二十九区Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Family Life + Heartwarming] A new, beautiful woman arrived on a remote corner of the motherland’s territorial waters. As a fashion designer, Su Moyan had studied sketching, pattern making, and garment construction... But on this barren island, there were prawns aplenty and hardly any vegetables. What was she supposed to do? The soldiers were defending the nation’s borders. “Soldiers and civilians are one family,” Su Moyan told Qin Zheng. “We’ll protect you, too.” Later, even th 3.3kReads8.8Score32414d adds

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    YYDS!

49. 99 穷 So Poor I Could Cry! The Little Sixties Zombie Beauty Doesn’t Want to Eat Plain Food 穷哭！六零丧尸小美人不想吃素 Warm and Cuddly Little Treat暖萌小点心Modern Romance741k WordsCompleted [Period + military romance + everyone's darling + stirring up trouble + transmigrate into a book + zombie transmigration] One shot to the head, and a little zombie from the apocalypse blinks and finds herself in the 1960s, where people barely have enough to eat or wear. All her limbs and features are intact. She's not some shoddy construction that falls apart at the slightest bump or comes unglued while walking. Hmm... As a little zombie who still has a human mind, Yan Mu is quite pleased with h 679Reads9.0Score10014d adds
50. 100 嫁 Marrying into a Crowded Courtyard, Where Gossip Is Everywhere 嫁进大杂院，吃瓜好方便 Three-Ton Radish三吨萝卜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Courtyard Compound + Ensemble Cast + Family Life + Loves to Watch the Drama Unfold + Slice of Life + A Heartwarming Take on Love in the Courtyard] In 1975, the courtyard compound in the alleys near the Red Star Steel Mill was as lively as ever. In the east, Yang Shujuan kept fretting: “Our girl is timid, and she doesn't have much luck with her parents. Where's she going to find a husband?” In the west, Diao Yulian was busy feeding her child: “Jiabo, my precious Jiabo, Mommy's darling little swe 7.3kReads8.8Score51014d adds

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