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1. 51 手 With the Script in Hand, This Quick-Transmigration Cannon Fodder Host Is Living It Up 手握剧本去快穿炮灰宿主浪翻了 3578Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration Story] [Pocket Dimension] [System] [Growing Host] If you like it, please leave a good review. If you don’t, feel free to check out other books. Please don’t flame me! (≧∇≦)/ Meng Tiantian had just caught her boyfriend cheating with her best friend, a two-faced white lotus, in their rented apartment. She punched the homewrecker and kicked the scumbag boyfriend. After letting it all out, she cut ties with them both and stormed off. She never expected to step outside and fall 3.8kReads9.0Score28514d adds
2. 52 开 A Slap from the Start, and She Turns Around and Empties Her Scumbag Father's Safe 开局一耳光她反手搬空渣爹保险箱 3578Modern Romance711k WordsCompleted [Heiress] + [Transmigration] + [pocket dimension] Half-awake, Fu Lingshan came to from her sleep feeling ravenously hungry. As the heiress of an ancient martial arts family, a prodigy supported by the entire clan, Fu Lingshan had long since transcended the need for food. How could she be hungry? The moment she opened her eyes, Fu Lingshan was fully awake! What is this place?? The dim room didn't even have a proper window. The little light inside came through a small pane of glass above the do 2kReads9.1Score20014d adds
3. 53 快 Quick Transmigration Across Worlds: The Heartless Woman Settles Down and Finds Love 快穿万界当炮灰，渣女收心觅情郎 3578Ancient Romance291k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + Void Beast + Space + Cannon Fodder’s Rise + One Male Lead] After spending over two thousand years in the cultivation world, Meng Tiantian expected to die and have her soul vanish forever. Instead, she was saved by a Void Beast that had just hatched in her space. To find the fragments of her lover’s soul and save the frail little beast, Meng Tiantian returns to her old line of work and begins traveling through different times and spaces once more. She starts her transmigr 1.2kReads8.7Score13214d adds
4. 54 拿 You Used Me as a Stepping Stone? Reborn, I Cleared Out the Whole Family's Home 拿我当踏脚石？重生归来搬空全家 1259Modern Romance538k WordsCompleted The short drama Reclaiming Her Glory is now streaming. Please show it lots of support! The animated series Nuan Nuan's Comeback is now streaming. Please show it lots of support! [Period Setting]+ [Reborn]+ [Torturing Scumbags and Face-Slapping]+ [Spatial Storage]+ [Clearing Out the Whole Family's Belongings]+ [One-on-One Romance]+ [Growing Female Lead] Harsh insults rang in her ears. The moment Wen Nuan opened her eyes, she saw Wen Qing's face, full of disgust. The pain in her body made her feel 3.3kReads8.9Score33414d adds
5. 55 短 The Short-Lived Cannon Fodder Rises, Punishes Scumbags, and Marries the Strongest Military Officer 短命炮灰崛起虐渣嫁最强硬汉军官 3578Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted [Military marriage] + [Book Transmigration] + [Pocket dimension] + [face-slapping and putting scumbags in their place] + [Both are each other's first and only] + [Pampered romance] In her previous life, Yu Duoduo was an orphan. After finally getting into college, she was hit by a car and killed while helping an old woman catch a thief. When she woke up, she never expected to have transmigrated and become the eldest daughter of a cultivation family. She was adored from childhood and had an easy l 310Reads8.2Score—14d adds
6. 56 顶 Taking My Stepbrother's Place in the Countryside? I'll Send Him to Labor Camp Instead! 顶替继兄下乡？转头送他去劳改！ 1259Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted [Period Setting] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Strong Female Lead] + [Book Transmigration] Jiang Xile is an eighth-level dual-ability powerhouse from the apocalypse, known as the Queen of Two Powers. After years of struggling to survive in the apocalypse, she unexpectedly finds herself in danger during an accident. With no other choice, she blows herself up, taking the Zombie King with her. If she's going to die, she might as well take someone down with her. Unexpectedly, after the explosion, she tran 1.9kReads8.4Score17314d adds
7. 57 娇 The Delicate Educated Youth Is Cannon Fodder: A Rugged Man Spoils Her Rotten 娇弱知青是炮灰：糙汉宠翻天 3578Modern Romance394k WordsCompleted [Young Lady]+ [Period]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Cultivation] She woke up to find herself on a train... Song Ruolin stared in confusion... What was going on? A 21st-century influencer and author died from staying up too late, then transmigrated into a melodramatic period novel... The male lead was her childhood friend, but sadly, she wasn't the heroine! Song Ruolin was horrified to discover she was a cannon-fodder character! Her existence helped the male lead find true love... and made the heroine's 3.9kReads9.0Score36514d adds
8. 58 穿 I Transmigrated as Cannon Fodder and Stole the Heroine's Golden Finger 穿成炮灰我截胡了女主金手指 3578Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted [Capitalist heiress] + [Period] + [spatial powers] “Fang Yu! Come take your medicine!” The moment she woke up, she heard someone calling her to take medicine. Would she dare? Just look at that bowl of pitch-black herbal medicine! No, she really didn't dare! She never expected to transmigrate into a Period novel as a cannon-fodder character who gives the heroine a golden finger! What was she supposed to do now? Faced with the heroine's gentle, considerate concern, Zhang Fangyu couldn't help feeli 1.9kReads9.0Score16514d adds
9. 59 快 Quick Transmigration Cannon Fodder Host Tears Up the Original Plot and Goes on a Rampage 快穿炮灰宿主手撕原剧情杀疯了 3578Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + System + personal space + changing pairings + initially weak heroine who gradually grows stronger + historical eras + farming + cultivation + interstellar + beast world + apocalypse] She thought it was the beginning of a new life, never realizing that the end of this journey would lead to yet another conspiracy! 1. The pitiful girl who went to the countryside in the 1970s in place of her stepbrother 2. The stepping stone for the heroine in a period novel 3. The wealth 7kReads8.5Score65814d adds
10. 60 开 Caught Cheating from the Start, I Dump the Male Lead and Marry the Villain 开局被捉奸，我踹了男主改嫁反派 1259Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history period setting] + [Rugged man with a tender heart] + [A disposable character reborn] + [Spatial storage] [Deeply devoted, clingy rough-hewn man vs. bright, straightforward, and fierce female educated youth] Only after she died did Song Yunlan learn that she was a disposable character in a novel! Unable to let go of her grievances, she wandered around her parents and family. Then one day, she saw the man who had given up everything to avenge her. Watching the stubborn, foolish 10.8kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds
11. 61 大 Frozen to Death on New Year's Eve, the True Daughter of the 1970s Takes Revenge on Her Whole Family 大年夜冻死后七零真千金虐翻全家 1259Modern Romance462k WordsCompleted The animated series Reborn: The True Heiress Strikes Back is now available. Please show it lots of support! [Reborn]+ [Personal Space]+ [Family Life]+ [Abuse the Villains and Serve Them a Reality Check]+ [Growing Heroine]+ [Ensemble Cast] Su Hongyu was thrown out of her home by her ungrateful younger brother on New Year’s Eve and froze to death. Now she’s reborn! She returns to the crossroads that once changed the course of her life. This time, she won’t compromise for the sake of some nonexiste 32.3kReads8.3Score64214d adds
12. 62 末 An Apocalypse Big Shot Transmigrates to the 1970s and Starts a Fight by Flipping the Table 末世大佬穿七零，掀桌子直接开打 1259Modern Romance339k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] + [The 1970s] + [Clearing Out the Entire Family's Possessions] + [Domestic Squabbles] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Cultivation] Bad news: Qiao Song was surrounded by a zombie horde during a mission and had no choice but to detonate the core of her superpower! Good news: Qiao Song survived! The awful part: She had transmigrated! She had only just received all of the original owner's memories when someone slapped her right across the face. Her frail body instantly sprang back to li 7.3kReads8.6Score72314d adds
13. 63 逼 You’re Forcing Me to Marry a Fool? I’ll Empty the Whole Family’s Home and Send You to Reeducation Through Labor 逼我嫁傻子？搬空全家送你去劳改 1259Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted [Alternate historical setting] + [Transmigration] + [Farm Space] + [Sent-down to the countryside] + [Strong female lead] + [Putting scumbags in their place early on, romance later] + [One-on-one romance] Qin Yao, a gaming-addicted girl, stayed up late stealing crops in a game and unexpectedly died, transmigrating to a parallel world. She became a poor, pitiful girl with a scumbag father and a dead mother. Faced with her stepmother's schemes, her scumbag father's indifference, and the mockery and 496Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 64 穿 Transmigrating Through Thirty Years of the 1960s 穿越六零三十年 Transmigration and Rebirth穿越加重生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period] [Transmigration] [Space] [Reborn] [Educated Youth] [A Light Ensemble Cast] [Building Wealth] [The 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s] Chen Xi, the heroine, is transported to the 1960s by a silver-white dragon-and-phoenix ring. She becomes a ten-year-old girl with the same name, and her dream comes true: she gains an enormous space for farming and raising livestock. Blinded by a handsome face, she even takes in the gorgeous Chu Xuan. The only thing she regrets is giving him too much spirit spring w 13.9kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds

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    This historical fiction novel is now complete and truly excellent; I highly recommend it.

15. 65 狠 A Cruel Mother, a Broken Home, and Me, Unbroken 狠心的妈，破碎的家，不屈的我 If You’re No Eagle, Don’t Be a Snail不是雄鹰做蜗牛Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Male-Oriented, Rural, Family, Comeback, Power Fantasy, Inspirational] Abandoned by his own mother, abused by his stepmother, and struck by his father's sudden misfortune. Su Yang, a poor boy from the mountains, has been left battered by his family's cruelty. With no one to lean on and no support to count on, he can only fight his own way to survival. He studies hard, weathers turmoil on campus, and makes his way in the business world. His heartless relatives come crawling back to latch onto his 28.4kReads8.2Score2.3k14d adds

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    Inspirational stories of overcoming adversity that moved readers throughout the era.

16. 66 蒸 The Sun and Moon in the Steamer 蒸屉里的日月 Deep Plowing in Spring春日深耕Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted Set against the changes sweeping the northern countryside in the 1990s, this story follows an ordinary rural woman as she spends half her life juggling household chores, conflicts with her sisters-in-law, small business ventures, and her children’s education. With only an elementary-school education, she supports her family with her skill at making steamed buns, putting her son through college and helping him build a life of his own. She lives through the transition from earthen houses to brick 307Reads—Score—14d adds

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    No melodramatic plot twists, no time travel, no reincarnation—simple, sincere, and purely period drama! [As time flows and years pass, what changes is the fleeting years, but what remains constant is the warmth of human life. A person's life is actually like steaming buns; if the heat is right, they'll be cooked; if not, they'll be raw even when the lid is lifted.]

17. 67 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 259Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    It's basically a sweet romance novel; it's not filled with scheming or backstabbing, just a simple and peaceful story.

18. 68 穿 A 1970s Wedding, Then Love 穿到七零，先婚后爱真香了 Bells on the Horizon天边风铃Modern Romance630k WordsCompleted A period-life experience package somehow sent An Hao to the legendary 1970s, where she became a pitiful girl relying on a favor to seek shelter with her future in-laws. To save herself, An Hao signed an agreement with a man: they would divorce in two years, and then she could spread her wings and fly. Lin Feng was the military district’s most popular young officer. After one trip home, he became a married man. Supposedly, it was an arranged childhood betrothal. But was the little potato in front 73Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 69 野 Wild Chrysanthemums, No Tears 野菊花，不流泪 Shui Wenqiu水问秋Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted “The eldest gets doted on, the youngest gets spoiled, but the one in the middle suffers most!” In the late 1970s, under the weight of son preference and the pressure of family planning, Xiaojü was born in the middle. Her tragic life began from the moment she was born: an unwanted child, abandoned by both Heaven and Earth! When Xiaojü was four, the grandmother who had raised her passed away. In her final moments, Grandma told her that she had been born in a season when wild chrysanthemums were i 2.2kReads8.4Score15214d adds

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    Realistic period dramas

20. 70 为 A Career in Public Service 为民官路 At Ease and Unrestrained安心无忌Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [A gritty, realistic tale of ambition and struggle in the government ranks] In 1990, top student Zhen Weimin offends the wrong people and gets kicked down to a poor rural township. Everyone thinks his life is over. But he is determined to make flowers bloom among the thorns. He breaks through obstacles with his knowledge and grounds himself in his conscience, with every step in sync with the pulse of the times. Starting in the township, he moves forward one step at a time. This is a true chronic 26.9kReads9.2Score2.7k14d adds

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    New book! A very realistic and relatable hardcore period novel about officialdom in 1990, starting from a small town and rising to power! Highly recommended!

21. 71 洲 Fireworks on the Islet, Where People Make Their Homes, Starting in the 1970s 洲上烟火有人家，从七十年代开始 He Xinhe何心荷Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted [Rural Romance] [Family Life] [Educated Youth Teacher] [Neighborly Disputes] [Eerie Shadows in the Village] [Country Living and Laughs] This book has no pocket dimension, no System, and no transmigration or rebirth. It tells only of ordinary people’s rural lives and the hard-won warmth and bustle of everyday life through years of hardship. The story begins in the 1970s and follows several families living in the countryside. Among them are educated youths sent to work in the villages, militia mem 109Reads8.3Score—14d adds

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    This book is really good, don't miss it!

22. 72 七 In the 1970s, I Took Down the Cold-Faced Commander of the Family Compound, and He Became Mine 七零，干翻家属院冷面首长归我了 Loves Colorful Peanut Candy爱吃多彩花生豆Modern Romance536k WordsCompleted [Soul transmigration + power fantasy + period setting + pocket dimension + laugh-out-loud comedy + scheming + 1v1 + little tricks + making money] A parallel-world period story. It's all fictional, so don't take it too seriously. The heroine is a goofy, hilarious girl. After joining the military, she's forced into a battle to “win the battalion commander.” She defeats thirteen rivals single-handedly and catches the special attention of the young, handsome, promising Battalion Commander Lu. What t 15.7kReads8.4Score2.1k14d adds

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    Here's a book I like for you. It's a period drama, a funny military romance with plenty of money to be made.

23. 73 三 The Three Treasures Pagoda and Purple Gold Mountain 三宝塔与紫金山 Muzi Surong木子苏蓉Modern Romance114k WordsCompleted The story unfolds slowly between Sanbao Town in southeastern Yunnan and Nanjing, the ancient capital of six dynasties. Yun Kun, a young man from southern Yunnan, dreams of escaping the mountains. Through sheer perseverance, he rises from a poor boy to a faculty researcher at a military academy. Ning Xiang, who lives east of Nanjing, once enjoyed a peaceful, ordinary life, but the tides of the times bring a drastic turn: her household registration is falsified, and she is forced to move to the co 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Nestled among the towering mountains of southern Yunnan, Sanbao Town lies quietly in the folds of the red soil plateau; two thousand kilometers to the east, Zijin Mountain overlooks the bustling city of the Six Dynasties. These two place names, separated by a thousand miles, are connected by the footsteps of one man. Yun Kun was a child who came from Sanbao Town. He understood the poverty of the mountains from a young age, but what was harder to erase than poverty was the thought in his heart to fly out of the mountains. Later, he did indeed leave, all the way to the Military Engineering Academy, where he became a researcher in optics—working all day with lenses and mirrors, pondering how to make the eyes see farther and clearer. In eastern Nanjing, Ning Xiang lived a different life. In ordinary alleys and bustling homes, she should have lived a stable life along the lines of everyday life. But the hand of the times gently pushed her, and a falsified household registration pushed her onto another track. The wonder of fate lies in the fact that two lines that seemed never to intersect met at the foot of Zijin Mountain. Yun Kun carries the stubbornness of the red earth; once he sets his mind on something, nothing can sway him. Ning Xiang, on the other hand, is like a resilient willow by the Qinhuai River—gentle on the surface, but incredibly resilient when the storms come. Their union is not merely a union of two people, but a meeting of two different ways of life. In the impoverished days that followed, a speckled hen strolled in the backyard, a few loofah vines climbed the eaves, and Yun Kun crafted a kaleidoscope from scraps of wood, making ordinary light bloom—life was hard, but they found joy in it. The destinies of two generations unfold, connecting the long road from the smoke of the War of Resistance against Japan to the spring breeze of reform. Every year, the Sanbao Pagoda witnesses the mountain people upholding tradition while also trying to venture outward; every day, Zijin Mountain watches the city change, the new and the old constantly colliding. In this transformation, everyone must find their place—Ning Fa is too shrewd with his calculations, Ning Gui's shrewdness is tinged with calculation, Ning Zhonghua's fatherly hands support his family, and Madam Yu steadily shoulders the burden of managing the household. Ultimately, this is a story about food coupons, household registration, and daily life. The long queues for half a pound of meat, the legs worn out from running for a certificate, the bitterness swallowed to maintain dignity—these are all shared memories of this generation. But the story ultimately asks: when the great waves come, what should people hold onto tightly? In the daily changes, what can withstand the erosion? Perhaps the answer lies hidden in the silent vigil of the Three Pagodas and Purple Mountain.

24. 74 足 Football: I Lifted the World Cup in 1982 足球：1982年我举起了世界杯 Ji Yuning季宇宁Sports1.0M WordsCompleted You Xi transmigrated from 2025 back to 1981. His transmigration was caused by encountering “that ball,” which was really a fixation on Chinese football. Thanks to it, he got a cheat and won the 1982 and 1986 World Cups, becoming a legendary king of football. That ball also turned out to be a weapon for killing, looting, and laying waste to cities and nations. With it, he could take revenge to his heart’s content and vent all his pent-up frustration. And, of course, there were plenty of gorgeous 47Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A carefully written historical fiction.

25. 75 举 Report Them! Clear Them Out! The Fake Heiress, Baby Bump and All, Remarries in a Fury 举报！搬空！假千金怒挺孕肚改嫁 July Rabbit七月兔Modern Romance472k WordsCompleted [Period setting + pregnancy before marriage + sent to the countryside + space stocked with supplies + raising a child] Ye Hui is the discarded fake heiress of a government compound. Proud and willful, beautiful and ruthless, she is obsessive to the core. In her previous life, her childhood sweetheart and fiancé, Fu Sinan, fell for the real heiress. Carrying another man’s child, she still went to break up their wedding. After the real heiress caused her miscarriage, Ye Hui retaliated by getting h 47kReads8.2Score1.2k14d adds

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    It has ample space and resources, a novel plot, and the female lead isn't a saint.

26. 76 重 Reborn: I Became an Export Tycoon 重生后：我成了出口大亨 Horse Who Loves Meat爱吃肉的马Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever read a novel about rare earths? Well, this is one. Rebirth, System, technology, science, industry, the internet, rare earths, strengthening the nation, richest man, the 1980s, national destiny, manufacturing, agriculture, deserts, the Yellow River, the Yarlung Tsangpo River This book is complete. The author's new book, Four-House Courtyard, is premiering on Fanqie. It has the same satisfying pace as ever, so come read and follow along! 4.9kReads8.5Score33214d adds

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    Have you read any novels about rare earth elements? Have you read any books on top-level design? This one is one. The beginning is so-so, but it gets really exciting later on. Rebirth, system, technology, science, industry, internet, rare earth elements, powerful nation, richest man, era, national destiny, industry, agriculture.

27. 77 1 Another Spring of the 1977 College Entrance Exam 1977年高考又一春 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [A story-driven take on history. Note: There is no single fixed protagonist. Multiple leads reflect the changes of the era and offer a full picture of the 1977 restoration of the college entrance exam.] [The story focuses on several main characters: Hu Wei and Wang Ting, Pan Xia, and Lu Xiaoyun. Their stories weave in and out according to the timeline. If you prefer to follow one character at a time, you can read their chapters in sequence for a complete biography. The other characters may only 5.8kReads8.0Score41014d adds

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    Look at this: the arduous process of the resumption of the college entrance examination during the era of educated youth sent to the countryside, the youthful years of educated youth going to the countryside and the stories of the bright moon in the countryside, the difficulties of returning to the city, confusion, love, and the college entrance examination—a true record of an era.

28. 78 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: Marrying an Officer 穿越七零：嫁军官 Little River Flows to the Ocean小河奔流海洋Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Pocket dimension, sweet romance, supernatural powers, military marriage, beloved by all, adorable baby, raising kids, top-tier scoundrels Ye Wanyi transmigrates from the apocalypse, possessing wood and space abilities. Chu Yuechen is an officer in the 1970s, and she's the only one who ever captures his heart. Ye Wanyi: How lucky I am to have met you. From now on, we'll share every joy in life. Chu Yuechen: How lucky I am to have met you. It was love at first sight, and from now on, all I see is 8.1kReads8.1Score64514d adds

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    A new book in the period fiction genre, take a look!

29. 79 谁 Whose Youth Is Without Scars? 谁的青春不带伤 Recluse Qingxu清虚散人Urban127k WordsCompleted In the eighties and nineties, I was a child too. I went from being confused and bewildered to a rebellious teenager, from a student whose ideals shone bright to a laborer struggling through hardship. Friendships faded and were forgotten; my first love left a deep mark before ending in heartbreak. Being young means constantly growing up. 87Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Realistic romance novels

30. 80 邻 Between Neighbors 邻里之间 Recluse Qingxu清虚散人Urban163k WordsCompleted Distant relatives are not as dependable as close neighbors, and close neighbors are no match for the folks across the street. But life is full of contradictions: without conflict, there is no struggle, and without struggle, there is no progress. Neighbors don’t always get along, either. As the saying goes, a neighbor is like a set of scales: they hope the other neighbor stays poor. 345Reads6.5Score—14d adds
31. 81 重 Reborn Tour Guide Strikes It Rich! 重生导游来吸金！ Le Muxi乐沐昔Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted Tour guide Ji Luoyi’s tour bus plunges into a reservoir on the way back from dropping off her group. When she opens her eyes, she has been reborn as Luo Yi, a high school student in 2002. The thought of going through high school all over again gives her a headache. Her parents were tricked into going abroad for work and haven’t been heard from in years, while her relatives are constantly picking on her, unable to stand seeing her do well. Ji Luoyi thinks, “I had a house, a car, and a cat-son, an 68Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a very good book.

32. 82 八 A Warm Romance in the Eighties: A Transmigrated Couple’s Century-Spanning Promise 八零暖婚：穿越夫妻的跨世纪约定 One Bite of Red Bean Qingtuan一口红豆青团Modern Romance213k WordsOngoing [One-on-one romance + period setting + dual transmigration + System + marriage first, love later + raising a child + everyday life] In 2025, food lover Qin Wanwan was a history PhD student. One day, she transmigrated to 1985 and became an honest village girl who had only recently married. Faced with a mysterious, aloof husband and an adopted son of unknown origins, Qin Wanwan screamed inwardly! And with the System’s even more ridiculous missions, she was completely at a loss~ But she was already 28Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male and female protagonists from different eras travel back to the 1980s. They marry first and fall in love later. It's a slice-of-life story with elements of patriotism and a system (not much, mainly for comedic relief).

33. 83 六 The 1960s: I Married into a Treasure-Dungeon 六零，嫁进宝藏副本了 Lailai Dada睐睐哒哒Modern Romance700k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Adorable Kids + Slow-Paced, Cozy Daily Life + Working Hard to Build a Fortune + Male Lead] [The rating is low because it was just released and will go up! Sobbing, I never thought I’d be saying this one day~] At first, she thinks, “Guys, you have no idea. Everyone else who transmigrates gets a golden finger, while I can only piggyback on someone else’s.” Later, she thinks, “Guys, you have no idea. The little boss’s golden finger is really, really useful!” In short, the heroine 3.1kReads9.3Score18614d adds

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    Heartwarming, funny, slow-paced, and enjoyable.

34. 84 寒 A Poor Mountain Boy Is Bullied from the Start, Then Races to Become a Billionaire 寒门山娃开局被欺一路狂飙成首富 Old Stories from the North Slope北坡旧事Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted Born into poverty and raised deep in the mountains, he grew up looked down on, bullied, and trampled into the dirt. Everyone thought he was destined to rot away in the mountains. But no one could have imagined that the moment he was bullied, his life would turn around completely. He endured the harshest hardships and bore the most painful wounds, climbing up from the bottom one step at a time. He bowed to neither heaven nor earth, and relied on no one. Fueled by a fierce refusal to give in, he 37Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This historical novel is great! Definitely worth following!

35. 85 资 The Capitalist-Era Educated Youth Is Highly Enlightened, Winning Big by Serving the Nation 资本知青觉悟高，为国效力赢麻了 Yan Qi Yun Qian言蹊云浅Modern Romance994k WordsCompleted [1970s + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + special abilities + love after marriage + devoted husband + family life + joining the army + building wealth] Su Mo, a dual-ability user, discovered that she had transmigrated into a book. She'd become the cannon-fodder character who gave the heroine her start-up funds, and she was supposed to die right from the start. Even after dying, she'd be dragged out of the heroine's memories again and again to serve as a foil, with the destruction o 52.5kReads9.3Score5.5k14d adds

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    ❤️❤️ [1970s + Transmigration + Military Marriage + Supernatural Abilities + Arranged Marriage to Love + Pampered Wife + Family Life + Military Service + Getting Rich]✨Su Mo, a dual-elemental supernatural being, unexpectedly transmigrates into a book, encountering a situation where the female lead's circumstances contrast sharply with her own tragic family situation. Resilient and unyielding, she resolves to rewrite her destiny, using her supernatural abilities and wisdom to navigate the changing times. Later, she faces difficulties alongside a handsome military officer, and her family enjoys a prosperous and stable life. Seeing this, everyone praises her life, from initial losses to eventual gains, and finally to prosperity. Lu Changzheng is deeply moved, realizing how fortunate he is to have married her.

36. 86 黔 Racing Wild on the Guizhou Roads 黔路狂飚 Honghu Sheng虹湖生Historical316k WordsCompleted Reborn in 1980, he uses his experience from his previous life to avenge his father. He also rides the wave of reform and opening-up, setting up a cooperative, a construction crew, and a real estate company, then taking the company public. Step by step, he builds a business empire. 43Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    This historical novel is absolutely fantastic!

37. 87 寻 The Umbrella and the Killer 寻伞追凶 Qiu Weilia邱未了Modern Romance225k WordsOngoing This is a tragic story set in the late 1970s. In a courtyard compound that seems peaceful and quiet, countless secrets and old grudges lie hidden beneath the surface. It is a world of conspiracy and revenge. Chen Yimei’s grandmother is poisoned to death in her own home. A mysterious umbrella draws Lin Ping into a thorny search for the killer. Who owns the umbrella? Could its owner be the murderer? As Lin Ping doggedly pursues the case, a shocking truth gradually comes to light... 47Reads8.3Score—14d adds

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    Super good! Suspenseful, full of twists and turns, a wonderful story with a special plot.

38. 88 浮 Life Is Like a Dream: I Take the Blame and Transmigrate to the 1950s 浮生若梦，我顶缸穿五零 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted (Fictional setting! Fictional setting! Please don't compare this to reality!) History's number one scapegoat, Xu Duoduo, has grievances she can't voice. When disaster comes from heaven, it can still be avoided. When you bring disaster upon yourself, there's no escaping it. So what if life is hard? If you can stomach eating bitter greens, you can do anything. I'll give it my all! Come watch a post-2000s girl living the '50s version of a wild-vegetable-foraging life. Let's go! 1.8kReads9.2Score12614d adds

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    [OK][I also highly recommend it] 😘🤭👍

39. 89 我 My Dongguan Dream: Sister Mei 我的东莞梦：媚姐 Zeng Yi曾呓Urban2.4M WordsOngoing Sister Mei's advice to me: The women at entertainment venues are just for looking. Don't get serious with them. Sister Mei also said: Don't get any ideas about me, either. [A story about working for a living, perhaps with a little of me, you, and him in it.] 198.5kReads8.9Score9.7k14d adds

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    This one is great! 👍😘👍🥰👍

40. 90 七 The 1970s Military Engineer Marries Into Her Wife's Family, and the Cold Beauty Loves Farming 七零军工要入赘，冷脸美人爱种地 Man Youyou满呦呦Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted [Period setting, reborn, transmigration, capitalist family, scientific research, career, spatial storage] Song Zhiyun transmigrates from a technological apocalypse to the 1970s and becomes the youngest daughter of the Song family. Her sister-in-law throws tantrums and makes trouble using her pregnancy as an excuse. Song Zhiyun warns her in advance, “I only have to hit someone once. After that, I can keep going forever.” Her sister-in-law keeps crying and carrying on, so Song Zhiyun brings a bric 2.4kReads7.3Score23614d adds

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    It's so good! The female lead is career-oriented! The male lead is obsessed with romance.

41. 91 稻 When the Rice Flowers Bloom 稻香花开 Liu Ningduochang刘宁多昌Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted The novel follows the hardships endured by farmers in two villages in Xiangnan County, Dongyuantun and Da’ai Village, from the Republican era through the founding of the People’s Republic of China and on through the people’s commune system, the Cultural Revolution, the household responsibility system, and the Reform and Opening-Up period. The villagers endure one hardship after another and witness the changing times. The protagonists, Zhang Yiping and Zhou Xueyun, are forced to leave school beca 233Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    A realistic and engaging novel about life in a mountain village.

42. 92 泣 The Blood-Tear Tung Blossoms 泣血油桐花 Shui Wenqiu水问秋Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In the 1970s, Zhao Zhicheng was an older bachelor. Because he had one disabled leg and came from a dirt-poor family, the women from the surrounding villages all refused to marry him. In the end, he married Yan Wenyin, a woman of similar age who also had one disabled leg. From then on, the fates of these two determined people, each with a physical disability, were bound tightly together! That year, he said, “My left leg is lame, and Xiaoyin’s right leg is lame. Put us together, and don’t we make 2.6kReads6.6Score30414d adds

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    Both of these books are quite good.

43. 93 七 The Cherished Darling of the 1970s: The Government Official Husband Turns on the Charm 七零娇宠：政界老公撩上瘾 Fourth Master Ah肆爷啊Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing (Leave your brain here and pick it up after you've finished!) After completing her final mission in the quick transmigration world, Guan Fuyao was determined to spend her retirement in a comfortable, well-off family. The System granted her wish, but didn't tell her which era it would be. It sent her into a period novel, where she entered the body of an eighteen-year-old girl with the same name. She'd just graduated from high school and was facing assignment to the countryside. Just as she was pl 20.9kReads8.3Score2k14d adds

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    Looks good

44. 94 穿 She Made a Killing After Transmigrating to the 1970s 穿越七十年代后她赚麻了 Fourth Master Ah肆爷啊Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (Complete. Brain storage: come back here to reclaim your brain after you finish reading. Love you all!) Zhou An'an, a little princess from the 23rd century who had just lost her grandfather, got a recommendation for a novel from her best friend after acquiring a pocket dimension. Her friend then dragged her into frantically stockpiling supplies. Just as she finished explaining everything, Zhou An'an transmigrated to the early 1970s in a parallel world and became the mother of triplets without ev 5.7kReads8.7Score56814d adds
45. 95 重 Reborn in the 1960s: A Baby Bottle in One Hand, a Pocket Dimension in the Other 重生六十年代她左手奶瓶右手空间 Fourth Master Ah肆爷啊Modern Romance885k WordsCompleted Tang Hua, an all-around female warrior from the apocalypse, arrived in the underworld after dying alongside the Mutant King. The King of Hell wanted to send her to the 1960s and have her put a chaotic era, thrown into disarray by the male and female leads, back on the right track. She refused. She absolutely refused. The King of Hell had no choice but to send her soul directly back to that era, reborn as a baby. A baby who couldn’t feed, wash, or relieve herself? She was so angry she wanted to c 4.3kReads9.0Score30114d adds
46. 96 沉 Years of Quiet Reflection 沉淀的岁月 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted The story follows the lives of three high school girls from rural backgrounds. In the fall of 1964, the confident, ambitious “top student” Yu Hongying, the warmhearted and forthright “knight-errant” Li Chunfen, and the reserved, introspective lady Yue Shuqian unexpectedly meet in their first-year dormitory, along with the “campus belle” Yang Yuhuan and the “fake Marxist-Leninist” Wu Lihong. This sets off a series of stories, some serious, some amusing, some bizarre, and some full of joy and sorr 568Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A truly interesting historical account.

47. 97 沂 A Family by the Yishui River 沂水河畔一家人 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted This book tells the story of a large family over nearly a century, from the late Qing dynasty to the end of the twentieth century, through turbulent changes, banditry and warfare, twists and turns, and eventual reversals of fortune. Led and subtly influenced by the protagonist, several generations endure decades of hardship yet remain upright, united, and determined to improve. In different eras and historical circumstances, they do everything they can, persevering in their efforts to contribute 6.1kReads8.8Score56414d adds
48. 98 重 Reborn in 1960: I Have a Divine Cauldron Space 重生60，我有神鼎空间 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban2.8M WordsCompleted Zhao Guoqiang died alongside the demolition crew, never imagining that the incense burner in his own main room was a divine artifact. After accidentally becoming the master of the Bronze Divine Cauldron, he was reborn as another man named Zhao Guoqiang. Inside the cauldron's space were towering mountains, lakes, and mighty rivers. What delighted him even more was that the cauldron could condense holy water. Time already flowed ten times faster inside the space than in the outside world. With the 394Reads7.4Score9114d adds

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    Traveling back to the famine years of the 1960s? No problem! I have a spatial ability. I can accelerate the growth of plants and animals, fish, hunt, and lead two villages to adopt new farming methods, learning agriculture from Shuanghe. I'll trade grain for antiques and artifacts on the black market. Wild boar meat for job quotas. My spatial ability allows me to raise tens of thousands of wild boars, millions of rabbits, tens of thousands of pheasants, tens of thousands of bison, and deer. I'll also cultivate century-old ginseng, thousand-year-old lingzhi mushrooms, and thousand-year-old small-leaf sandalwood trees.

49. 99 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Control the Life and Death System 四合院：开局掌控生死系统 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban1.8M WordsCompleted From the start, he gets a Life and Death System and hypnosis abilities, sending him straight to the top. The Life and Death System can extract life force from anything alive, including animals, plants, fish, and humans. It can also pour life force into any living thing, though the effect is halved. Extracting life force from a century-old tree yields fifty years' worth, which can be poured into a sapling to instantly make it grow to the size of a fifty-year-old tree. Animals work the same way: e 14.7kReads8.1Score80914d adds
50. 100 重 Reborn in 1960: The System Helps Me Rule the Hunting Grounds 重生60：系统助我猎界称雄 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban345k WordsCompleted Li Changsheng became a thirty-year mortgage slave after buying a home with no down payment. With housing prices falling and his job gone, he was on his way home when he kindly helped an elderly person who had fallen, only to be extorted by them. So he simply dragged them along to die with him, ridding the world of two bad people. Unexpectedly, he then received a Cloning System and transmigrated, reborn into the body of another Li Changsheng in 1960. See how Li Changsheng uses the Cloning System 990Reads6.1Score—14d adds

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