Period-Era Novels, No Pocket Dimensions, No Pocket Dimensions, NO POCKET DIMENSIONS!!!! 年代文（不要空间，不要空间，不要空间！！！！

1. 1 八 The 1980s: The Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress Leads the Nation to Full Bellies and Warm Clothes 八零：炮灰女配领国民吃饱穿暖 Traditional Chinese Text繁体文Modern Romance427k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + no pocket dimension or special powers + serving the nation through agriculture + male lead is the original male lead's maternal uncle + eight-year age gap] Lu Songxiao, an agricultural PhD who has worked diligently toward graduating and serving her country, transmigrates into a book! She becomes the childhood friend and fiancée of the male lead, destined to be his stepping stone. A hopeless romantic? Emotional manipulation? Not a chance! The first thing Lu Songxiao does afte 471Reads8.2Score117Shelves

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   Both books feature female protagonists without spatial abilities, who serve their country through their intellect. The first focuses on agricultural research, while the second on military research—both are excellent! Independent, strong female leads! While the first book's rating is a bit low, it's definitely worth reading! Although both are relatively short, the portrayal of women is excellent, avoiding any vulgar pandering to male characters. The author is also very responsible, researching and including photos for professional content, and the perspective of agricultural development for national prosperity is rare—definitely worth reading!

2. 2 重 Back to the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Army Wife Pursues Science to Strengthen the Nation 重回七零：炮灰军嫂励志科研强国 Traditional Chinese Text繁体文Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted [Stationed on a remote island + marriage first, love later + scientific research for the nation + husband’s groveling pursuit after marriage] Content warning: The hero is a real jerk at first. The heroine focuses on settling in before turning to research. There are plenty of awful people, plenty of awful people, plenty of awful people!!! Professor Su, a pillar of the nation, transmigrates into a period novel as the female lead’s cannon-fodder foil. In the original story, the female lead is confi 8.2kReads9.2Score656Shelves
3. 3 改 Remarried to the Rough-Hewn Neighbor, the Young Bride Is Spoiled Rotten 改嫁隔壁糙汉，小媳妇被宠上天 The Eldest Miss of the Muzi Family木子家大小姐Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Original title: "Left Alone at Home, the Neighboring Roughneck Has His Eye on Her" [1980s | Countryside | Realistic | Devoted Couple | Possessive Favoritism | Age Gap | Love Rival Showdown] In 1980, Li Chuntao is married off in exchange for her older brother’s marriage. But on their wedding night, her groom elopes with his old flame. Overnight, she becomes the village’s target of scorn, branded a woman who brings bad luck. Her mother-in-law calls her a jinx, while a pack of old bachelors eye 38.1kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves

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   No special abilities, no cheat codes, no rebirth, no time travel. This is a period novel adapted from a true story. It is rich in content, with a dramatic plot that depicts the joys and sorrows of ordinary people in the 1980s!

4. 4 乡 Rural Love: The Marriage Swap 乡村爱情之换亲 The Eldest Miss of the Muzi Family木子家大小姐Modern Romance962k WordsCompleted The village looks peaceful, but undercurrents churn beneath the surface. Love, family affection, and illicit affairs intertwine to create a sweeping portrait of life. The beautiful village flower is forced to marry the poorest man in the village, and their story begins... 5.7kReads8.8Score475Shelves
5. 5 山 Wild Lilies of the Mountain Village 山村野百合 The Eldest Miss of the Muzi Family木子家大小姐Modern Romance176k WordsCompleted An eighteen-year-old village beauty married a thirty-three-year-old simpleton. A month after their wedding, her husband drowned, and she was branded a woman who brought death to her husband… This story offers a true-to-life account of the loves and hatreds, joys and sorrows of ordinary rural people. It faces the ugliness and greed of human nature head-on, while reflecting on the sincerity and warmth found in this world. 276Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 6 六 Sweet Little Wife of the 1960s: The Educated Youth Dotes on Me Without Hesitation 六零小甜妻：知青宠我没商量 Another Road另路Modern Romance586k WordsCompleted [Steady Educated Youth vs. Beautiful Village Girl / Entire Cast Are Locals, No Golden Fingers or Black Markets / Everyday Life / Marriage First, Love Later / Flawed Characters / Leads Grow Together / Sweet Romance] Lin Yuan goes to the countryside at eighteen. As the youngest child in his family, he gets first pick of all the food and drink, giving him a broad-shouldered, narrow-waisted, long-legged frame that stands six feet tall. It doesn’t take long for someone to set their sights on him as s 65.3kReads8.9Score10.1kShelves

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   You definitely need to read these two books; they're full of heartwarming everyday stories about family life.

7. 7 绿 A Green Tea Girl Plays the Sweet, Silly Type in the 1960s 绿茶女在六十年代当傻白甜 Another Road另路Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted [Manipulative little green tea vs. gentle childhood friend / Mostly everyday life / No black market, no golden finger] Wen Li transmigrated! She opened her eyes and found herself with a cowardly dad and a mom who loved causing trouble and running her mouth. But that wasn't even the worst part: it was the 1960s, and after droughts, floods, and other extreme weather, the food supply had yet to recover! After thinking it over for ages, Wen Li managed to find two things in her favor. First, her orig 7.9kReads8.8Score940Shelves
8. 8 被 The Tough Military Officer Fell Hard for His Fair, Sweet Wife After She Kissed Him 被亲哭糙汉军官对白软甜妻上头了 A Broad Mind Adds Years to Life心宽可增寿Modern Romance57k WordsOngoing [Offbeat Period Drama] Lu Zhir ran, a country girl from rural Northeast China, is introduced to Xu Zhenchuan, a war hero, and becomes his housekeeper. Xu lost his ability to speak after returning from the Korean War. Afraid of strangers, he hides away at a forest farm in the Greater Khingan Mountains. Two people with nowhere to go, one trapped in a farmhouse courtyard and the other in the shadows of war, slowly grow closer. 53Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Nightly passionate lovemaking, a blazing fire of passion, no time travel or rebirth, a military marriage set in a bygone era, all natives, sweet and slightly angsty.

9. 9 踹 I Ditch My Scumbag Dad to Marry a Commander, and the Pretty Army Wife Is Treasured 踹渣爹嫁首长，俏军嫂被捧在心尖 One Smile Captivates the Orange一笑倾橙Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [All-around rich beauty + no supporting deadbeats + no black-market dealings + no relocation to the countryside + spatial System with multiverse trading] Lin Siqiao transmigrated from a fabulously wealthy Shanghai socialite into a pitiful young woman in the 1970s, disliked by her own family. Less than a year after her birth mother died, her scumbag father brought home a stepmother. They say that once you have a stepmother, you get a stepfather too. But Lin Siqiao never imagined that, just to sei 28.2kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves
10. 10 女 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Took the Heroine Home as My Sister-in-Law 女配穿书后把女主拐来做嫂子 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Tang Tian is hit on the head with a brick, she transmigrates into a period novel, as a nobody not even important enough to be cannon fodder. She's the lovesick girl the male lead meets in the countryside, and a stumbling block on his way back to the city. With a new soul inside her, Tang Tian kicks the male lead to the curb without hesitation. She tells everyone he's hideous, with enormous nostrils that give her nightmares every night. A certain soldier quietly picks up a little mirror. Ye 15.6kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves

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    No space 🔥🔥

11. 11 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: After Joining the Army, She Became the Talk of the Family Compound 七零军婚：随军后她风靡家属院 Yan Hui胭回Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Stunning artist x tough, prison-style military officer] [Pocket dimension, limited appearances + sweet romance + satisfying wish fulfillment + no awful characters] Shi Tingyu is a young painter with a modest reputation. One day, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the daughter of a weapons researcher. Before she can enjoy her new life, her parents face the prospect of being reported and sent down to the countryside. Unwilling to let her suffer, her parents quickly arrange a blind date fo 86kReads9.5Score9.9kShelves

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    These are all period novels that I've finished reading. The first one has a space-time feature, but it's not used much. The themes are also quite novel, and they don't force the reader to be less intelligent.

12. 12 七 The 1970s Stepmom: Raising Kids and Keeping Her Husband in Line 七零后妈，养娃御夫有一手 Moonlit Journey月途Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After dying of an illness, Yu Hui woke up to find herself in 1978, in the body of a young stepmother who shared her name! She had just been branded the most evil stepmother in the compound. In an era of relative scarcity, before the economy had fully opened up, she had no steady job, but decided to keep playing the stepmother for now. Her stepson was too unruly? She would set him straight. Her husband was too easily swayed, handing over belongings and money whenever his former in-laws came aroun 7kReads8.4Score981Shelves

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    No cheat codes

13. 13 七 A Mismatched Marriage in the 1970s: The Factory Director Spoils Me Rotten 七零错嫁，被厂长宠上天 Lu Changting鹿长亭Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted [Period setting, marriage first and love later, devoted husband, everyday life] To escape her suffocating stepfather's home, Lin Zijing volunteered to go to the countryside. Her mother gave her a thorough scolding, then found her a blind date. But her stepsister happened to overhear and swooped in to steal the match. Unaware of what had happened, Lin Zijing went on a blind date with someone who shared the same name as the man she'd originally been set up with. Only after they got their marriage 6kReads7.1Score475Shelves
14. 14 年 The Supporting Girl in the Period Novel Rolled Her Eyes 年代文女配翻了个白眼 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing [The blurb is misleading. This isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, and the leads are ordinary people. If you only like mindless wish fulfillment, please don't read this. Thank you.] Qiu Bailu transmigrates into a period novel as a clownish, supporting villainess, destined to scheme her way to a lifetime of poverty. She's so angry she laughs. She's unapologetically hypocritical. When she read the book, she sided with the protagonist and thought the villainess was awful. Now that she's the villainess, 92.2kReads8.8Score6.5kShelves
15. 15 七 The 1970s: After My Dad Promised Me to a Powerful Man in the Capital 七零：亲爹把我许给京圈大佬后 Zero0 Bits and Pieces零0碎碎Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, it'll go up later!) A local woman in her seventies + follows her husband to his post + everyday life + chubby baby Delicate beauty × reserved, roguish charmer In the 1970s, Xu Huaizhen, the owner of a fabric shop in the county town, was reported and sent away for labor reform. Before leaving, he made a wild decision: send his pampered young daughter to the capital in the middle of the night to get married. Xu Yuanrou cried and refused, until she saw the black-and-white 8.8kReads8.1Score761Shelves

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    This one is definitely the best! It features indigenous male and female protagonists, and there's no special dimension involved.

16. 16 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 89.5kReads9.4Score5.4kShelves

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    These are some of the better period drama novels I've read recently. Each one has its own appealing aspect. I recommend them.

17. 17 军 The Sweet, Alluring Military Wife and Her Devoted Rough-Hewn Soldier 军嫂娇，军嫂媚，糙汉军爷宠上天 Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rugged military officer + sweet, gentle beauty] (Fictional military marriage + marriage before love + daily life with the troops + stepmother and adorable kids + food) When Jiang Rou opens her eyes, she's become the fake heiress in a period novel. Not only is she a pitiful cannon-fodder supporting character, but the real heiress has knocked her unconscious and made her marry an older man in her place. Rumor has it that the man is disfigured and lame, with two burdens to care for, one big and on 16.7kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
18. 18 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 92.8kReads9.0Score11.4kShelves
19. 19 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: My Young Thug of a Husband Is Surprisingly More Than Meets the Eye 穿越七零，小混混老公竟深藏不露 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Transmigration + Spatial Dimension + Sweet Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + Raising Kids + Everyday Family Life) Su Xieqiu grew up with a father who didn't care for her and a mother who didn't love her. Her grandparents, who raised her, passed away early, too. After working hard to buy a home in a big city, she wakes up one day to find herself transmigrated to the planned-economy era of the 1970s. The original owner was an educated youth sent to the countryside. She was timid and a little 81.6kReads9.2Score7.6kShelves
20. 20 八 The 1980s: Keep Your Voice Down! Is It Really Something to Brag About That Five Powerful Men Take Turns Proposing to You? 八零：低声些！五个大佬轮流求婚光彩嘛？ Little Lingyu小令羽Modern Romance348k WordsOngoing [Alternate-Reality 1980s + Love Rival Showdown + Everyone's Favorite + Competition for Her + All Male Leads Are Sexually Inexperienced] The Shang family of Senhe Mansion had a daughter of extraordinary beauty, noble and pampered. For nineteen years, her parents and five older brothers had cherished her like a treasure, afraid even to speak harshly in case she burst into tears. Then the real heiress showed up, saying that a nurse had mixed up the babies at birth. Overnight, the most precious gree 14kReads6.4Score1.9kShelves

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    It's rare to find a period romance with this kind of atmosphere, devoid of the hardships of farming and land reclamation. The story takes place in a large city in the 1980s, against the backdrop of a high-ranking official's compound. The female lead, accustomed to a privileged life, prioritizes survival and maintaining her comfortable existence after her misfortune. Her character feels very realistic, neither overly saintly nor forcedly self-righteous. A contract marriage is the beginning, and the female lead remains completely unaware of the complex emotions surging in the man's eyes. She juggles a normal life with a regular job while navigating several entanglements, making the reader increasingly eager to know how the story will unfold.

21. 21 六 The 1960s: After Getting into Technical College, I Secure a Cadre Position 六零：考上中专后，我稳坐干部岗 Don't Know Any Better孬不道Modern Romance999k WordsCompleted [1960s + everyday life + extremely, extremely slow-paced + family squabbles + no rural assignment + vocational school entrance exams + few awful relatives] [This is a female-oriented novel! The heroine is an ordinary person, not a powerhouse heroine. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] Heartbroken and still looking for an internship? To escape reality, senior college student Zhou Yuan casually signed a contract for the full-immersion game Awakening. When she opened her eyes, she had become Z 17.2kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    This book doesn't have a special ability, but it does have a minor cheat ability—it only allows the protagonist to eat meat a couple more times a month. Because there are fewer reviewers, the rating is a bit low. It mainly depicts the warm daily life of the main family. Its strength lies in its excellent sense of the era; this is the most focused on historical setting I've read on Tomato (a Chinese online literature platform). Prices are reasonable, details are meticulously researched, and there aren't too many extreme characters. It feels like truly living in that era. The only downside is the slow pace; there isn't much romance yet. It can be read as a historical fiction combined with a farming/developmental story.

22. 22 八 The 1980s Nanny: The Cold-Faced Officer Loses Control and Wants a Baby 八零小保姆，冷面军官失控想生崽 A Dream in the Bamboo Heart竹心一梦Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Manhua adaptation in progress] Period setting + marriage to a soldier + transmigrate into a book in an alternate world + devoted to each other + possessive, sweet romance + love grows over time + a gentle, slice-of-life romance about doting on his wife. (Older husband, younger wife; growth, comeback, doting on his wife, having a baby, and patriotism) A stern, older, abstinent military officer VS a sweet, soft-spoken girl who's both beautiful and talented, and refuses to be pushed around Bai Qia 2.8kReads8.7Score324Shelves

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    It's simply a treasure trove of period fiction. I've read the military marriage novel three times, and there's also a novel about rough men in Northwest China that's super good. You won't regret getting into this genre. I really hope the military marriage novel can be adapted into a comic or short drama; it'll definitely be a hit. It's full of patriotism and super good. It's the only period fiction novel in my heart that gets a 9.9 Rating. I hope it can be adapted. This book is so vivid.

23. 23 八 An Eighties Beauty Marries for Good Fortune and Is Doted on by Her Rugged, Fatherly Husband 八零美人冲喜，被爹系糙汉宠上天 A Dream in the Bamboo Heart竹心一梦Modern Romance694k WordsCompleted Pure romance + transmigration into a book, fictional setting + period piece + older husband, younger wife + building a fortune + sweet romance + slow-burn, satisfying face-slapping. Bai Qian, from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, transmigrates into a book and becomes a plump, laid-back young bride, married off to bring good luck to He Yanzhou, a cold-faced, rugged man. The man is gravely ill, and lays down three rules with her: this marriage is just for show, and he’ll nev 1.2kReads8.6Score164Shelves
24. 24 重 Reborn as a Little Blade of Grass 重生之俺是一颗小小草 The Junior Sister Who Doesn't Like Clay Pot Porridge不爱吃砂锅粥的师妹Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted Reborn, Tian Jincao refuses to be a dependent vine in the big city ever again. She kicks her trash ex to the curb and resolutely returns to the mountains, determined to help the girls there soar, leave the mountains behind, and see a wider world. To her surprise, the man she had loved in her past life has also been reborn. When they meet again years later, the first thing he asks is, “Will you marry me?” Tian Jincao answers, “Yes. I absolutely will!” In their previous life, the leads missed thei 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No special abilities, no cheat codes, just good period dramas, go check them out!

25. 25 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Book Set in the 1970s and Married the Male Lead's Uncle 穿书七零嫁给男主他叔 The Junior Sister Who Doesn't Like Clay Pot Porridge不爱吃砂锅粥的师妹Modern Romance647k WordsCompleted Lin Susu woke up one day and transmigrated into a book, becoming the villainous female character in a period novel. In the book, the villainess sabotages the romance between the male and female leads, causes trouble at every turn, and ultimately meets a miserable end. Transmigrated Lin Susu declares: The male and female leads must stay together. Wouldn't it be better to cling to the uncle who's taller, more handsome, higher-ranking, and richer than the male lead? Her uncle says: “Be good, you ca 2.3kReads8.7Score207Shelves
26. 26 拿 She Uses Her Stepsister's Photo for a Blind Date, and the Stoic Officer Pulls Her Close 拿继妹照片相亲，冷面军官掐腰宠 A Starfish's Dream海星的梦Modern Romance496k WordsOngoing [Gorgeous, delicate, and mischievous beauty × cold, proud, and celibate military officer] Ji Hanchuan's father ordered him to go to the countryside and bring someone back. Before he left, his mother called to remind him to be wary of a girl named Shen Dai and not to let her cling to him. At their first meeting, the woman's face was devastatingly beautiful, her every move alluring. Her personality was just as affected and fussy, always making a scene. Ji Hanchuan instinctively disliked her an 209.1kReads8.5Score27.8kShelves
27. 27 带 I Take My Child to the Military District to Find Their Father, and My Reformed Ex-Husband Cries as He Kisses Them 带娃上军区找爹，改造前夫被亲哭 Yi Yi咿伊Modern Romance645k WordsOngoing A college girl from the 1970s shows up at the army base pregnant, looking for the officer she abandoned, her ex-husband [She trains her husband into a military-region powerhouse + a marriage swap lets her keep her man in line + fair-skinned, beautiful heiress from a capitalist family VS the commander’s biological son, just brought back from the countryside] Xia Tao is a fair-skinned, beautiful young heiress from a capitalist family, a rare college student in this era. Her mother is scheming and 207kReads8.5Score20.6kShelves
28. 28 七 A Military Officer Was Forced to Marry a Village Woman, but Their Arranged Marriage Turned to Love 七零军官被迫娶村妇，先婚厚爱 Men Xiaoxie门小协Modern Romance506k WordsCompleted No transmigration + not reborn + no space + no golden finger + relies on her own abilities With nowhere left to turn, Shen Yining jumps into a river to kill herself, but the passing officer Ji Zhonglin pulls her out. She rolls her eyes and latches onto him, insisting he did something improper to her. Ji Zhonglin: “...” He must have gotten up too soon and pulled her out too soon. Before she jumped into the river, he pissed in the wrong place. Before they are forced to marry, Ji Zhonglin says 50.1kReads8.9Score6.2kShelves
29. 29 和 After Eloping with Her Childhood Friend, Her Rugged Commander Husband Went Crazy 和竹马私奔后，糙汉首长急疯了 Cen Shinian岑十年Modern Romance864k WordsCompleted [Short drama adaptation now streaming] [Period setting + military marriage + sweet, satisfying romance + married first, love later + winning back his wife!] Song Shengsheng had a nightmare and discovered that she was the cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel: the male lead’s first wife, who died young. In the book, beauty was her only asset. To escape her husband, she wrote a letter reporting that her military officer husband came from a politically suspect background. That wasn’t all. When 33.4kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves

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    A military romance set in the past, featuring a delicate young woman with no special abilities versus a rough-and-tumble military commander. Forced love warning! Song Shengsheng, a beautiful but delicate woman with a proud and aloof personality, unfortunately encounters Fu Cheng, a rough and tough military commander. She runs, he chases, and she has no way to escape! "Fu Cheng, please let me go, we're not suitable..." "Whether we're suitable or not, I decide!" In this chase-and-run game of love, Song Shengsheng gradually discovers that behind Fu Cheng's domineering nature lies a deep doting affection and possessiveness towards her.

30. 30 回 Back in 1977, I Married the Queen of the Daughters' Kingdom 回到1977年，娶了女儿国国王 Ji Yuning季宇宁Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yuning transmigrated back to 1977. He went from being a 21-year-old educated youth returning to the city to a literary young man, a great poet, and a famous novelist. It was all thanks to his memories of his previous life and the books he copied. But his greatest reward was marrying a wife as beautiful as a fairy. 11.7kReads8.0Score759Shelves
31. 31 资 A Tycoon’s Heir? Perfect, I’ll Take Him Home as My Husband 资本家大少爷？正好扛回家做老公 Song Nianchu宋念初Modern Romance950k WordsOngoing [Period setting + fishing village + marriage first, love later + devoted husband + building a fortune] “Chu, do you want a man or not?” One moment, Song Nianchu is celebrating her company going public. The next, she has transmigrated into an orphan girl in a fishing village in the 1970s. The girl is young and beautiful, but born with superhuman strength. She can kill a mad bull with one punch, and now that she is nearly twenty, no one dares marry her. Her late father is so furious that he appear 22.1kReads8.1Score866Shelves

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    In her previous life, Song Nianchu was a capitalist. She transmigrates to the 1970s. The story begins with her father constantly pressuring her to marry and marry into his family. Coincidentally, Mu Shi'an also marries into the family to support his family. As the saying goes, familiarity breeds affection. Perhaps both initially had their own reasons for their situation, but they gradually fall in love with each other. This is a story of mutual growth. When Song Nianchu discovers the hardships faced by the villagers, she takes the lead in developing businesses tailored to their local conditions. In this life, she aspires to become a successful entrepreneur, while Mu Shi'an uses his knowledge to create production machines. Together, they strive, and Song Nianchu teaches Mu Shi'an to also consider his own needs and not to blindly sacrifice himself. This is a period drama worth reading.

32. 32 资 The Capitalist's Daughter Awakens, Then Chases Her Husband With a Baby Bump! 资本家小姐觉醒后，揣孕肚追夫！ Chopped Chili Radish Head剁椒萝卜头Modern Romance808k WordsOngoing On her way to meet someone for a new relationship after her divorce, Wei Yuxuan suddenly fainted and had a dream. In the dream, she was the original heroine of a novel whose fate had been changed against all odds by a woman who had transmigrated into the book. The hero was her ex-husband, Xie Yanzhi, and the transmigrated woman was her stepsister, Wei Yuan. Three generations of the Xie family had served in the military. They were a prominent family, and Xie Yanzhi himself was a gifted young man 889Reads8.0Score242Shelves
33. 33 抛 Three Years After Abandoning Her Husband and Daughter, She Can Finally See Clearly 抛夫弃女的她三年后不眼盲心瞎了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yu Hua wasn't a good woman. She had “abandoned her husband and daughter,” and spent the hard-earned money her “honest” husband, Chen Jikun, made on a wasteful university life in the city. She also went out of her way to hide the fact that she was married. In an era that prized simplicity and purity, a selfish, vain, spoiled woman like Yu Hua was nothing like the ideal good girl, let alone someone a man would want to marry. Yet Chen Jikun had not only married her, he spent money and effort treati 9.8kReads8.6Score767Shelves

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    This author's period dramas are all very good, the children are cute and adorable, the relationship between the male and female leads is very sweet, and the male lead is very intelligent.

34. 34 七 The 1970s: Battalion Deputy Yan Is Off to Pick Up Birth Control Supplies Again! 七零：晏副营又去领计生用品了！ Four Bristly Guys四个呲毛Modern Romance234k WordsCompleted [Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + Comedy + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Family Life + Explosive Gossip] [No space, no System, no golden finger] When Fan Shuang opened her eyes, she had transmigrated to the 1970s. Her father had a limp, her mother was mute, her in-laws were a whole family of lunatics, her husband was bedridden and unable to move, and her sister-in-law was cheating on her and wanted her dead. Her mother-in-law drugged and schemed against her, trying to get her to have a baby with he 2.2kReads8.9Score282Shelves
35. 35 七 The 1970s: I Tricked My Amnesiac Army Officer Husband into Believing I Was the Love of His Life 七零：骗失忆军官老公我是他挚爱 Sunset Born落日生Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted [1970s + Transmigrate Into a Book + Join the Army + No Space or Golden Finger + Male Lead Has Amnesia at First] A quirky, dramatic heroine ✖️ a male lead who's all bark and no bite, and falls for her on his own Lin Jiayi woke up to discover she'd transmigrated into a book as a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a period drama. As the foil sister-in-law to the reborn heroine, in the original story she worked herself to the bone like an ox, only to meet a tragic end. Even her army offic 1.3kReads8.8Score163Shelves
36. 36 七 The 1970s: The Capitalist Young Master Marries into the Family, and Her Ex-Husband Regrets It 七零：资本家少爷入赘，前夫悔疯 Instant Noodles Gone Wild疯狂方便面Modern Romance171k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Reborn + Satisfying Face-Slapping + Revenge on a Heartless Scumbag!] In her previous life, Su Xiaoman endured three years of famine with the scumbag Bai Lian. Her ungrateful husband stole the family’s last scraps of food, leaving her and her child to starve to death! When Su Xiaoman opened her eyes again, she had returned to the eve of the famine, on the very day she was to choose a husband! This time, she decisively abandoned Bai Lian, the darling of everyone around him, and b 2Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 八 In the 1980s, the Commander Stopped Pursuing Me, and I Found Happiness Divorcing with My Child 八零，首长不追了，带崽离婚真香 Spicy Strips That Aren't Spicy辣条不辣Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Completed, with bonus chapters. A short drama adaptation is now online. (Rebirth, comeback, ex-husband begs for her back, second male lead wins) In her previous life, her son and the son of her husband's fallen comrade's widow fell into the water at the same time. Her husband saved the widow's son. After suffering the loss of her child, Jiang Yi spent thirty years in a miserable marriage, then died of grief. Reborn in a single moment, she returns to the time before her son falls into the water. 36kReads8.7Score3.6kShelves

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    🌈🌈"Mrs. Lu, hold on a little longer, Commander Lu is on his way and will be here soon!" Jiang Yi's pupils began to dilate, a faint smile appearing on her lips. "No need, I have nothing to say to him." Beside her lay a document: a divorce agreement. 💔 In her fifties, Su Wanqing, this woman, had been standing between her and Lu Yunxiao for over thirty years. Now it was time to give him his freedom and let him be with this woman legitimately! ❗Unexpectedly, upon waking, she found herself reborn before her son fell into the water! In her previous life, Lu Yunxiao, having been saved by his comrade, considered caring for his comrade's widow, Su Wanqing, and her son his duty! He not only gave her and her son the house allocated to his family, but also a portion of his salary to them, and he did so for three years! Even when her son and her husband's comrade's son fell into the water at the same time, her husband saved the comrade's son, while her son perished! In this life, all she wants to do is divorce her husband and take her son with her...!!!

38. 38 漂 The Beautiful Young Widow’s Cherished Life in the Family Compound 漂亮小寡妇在家属院的娇宠日常 Peach Cup Breeze桃盏风Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.2kReads7.4Score107Shelves
39. 39 七 The 1970s’ Laid-Back Genius: The Overbearing Officer Spoils Her Rotten 七零佛系天才：霸道军官狠狠宠 Nangong Puyi南宫普宜Modern Romance632k WordsCompleted [Reborn in the womb in the 1960s + no pocket dimension + love at first sight + both leads' first love + seven-year age gap] Genius funny girl * cold, rugged military officer After graduating from college, Zhang Xiaomin spent a year lounging around at home. She then won a million yuan in the lottery and used half of it to turn her home into a small supermarket. The day before it opened, she died after being hit by a runaway car while rescuing a child. Reborn in the womb in the 1970s, she went fro 1.9kReads6.2Score146Shelves

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    Military romance set in a bygone era, no special spatial elements, no extreme characters, easy to complete.

40. 40 七 A Sweet Forced Marriage on Their Wedding Night in 1970 七零新婚夜，强扭的瓜超甜 Nangong Puyi南宫普宜Modern Romance267k WordsCompleted [1970s + reborn + military marriage + devoted couple + no space] Li Wanning had already lived a whole lifetime, so she never expected to return to her wedding night. Since fate had given her another chance, this time she would cherish the man she had failed to appreciate in her past life. First, she would reclaim everything that belonged to her from her awful relatives, then follow her husband to the military and build a wonderful life with both a thriving career and a happy romance... Pei Qingy 686Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 美 The Beautiful First Half of Her Life 美艳的前半生 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance528k WordsOngoing The story takes place in a rural village in Hebei in 1999. Meiyan has been sweet, beautiful, and clever since childhood, and everyone in the village agrees she's the local beauty. After failing her university entrance exams on her second attempt, she has no choice but to face the path fate has laid out for her. Swept up by Li Gangqiang's relentless pursuit, she gives him everything. But on the very day he steps through the gates of college, he gets together with another woman. Betrayed, Meiyan s 10.3kReads7.1Score228Shelves
42. 42 能 A Capable Village Belle and Her Good-for-Nothing Live-In Son-in-Law 能干村花和她的窝囊倒插门 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance218k WordsOngoing Zhao Hua is the capable, no-nonsense village beauty of Taiping Village. She supports her family with a small shop, while her adoptive parents hope she'll marry a man who can support them in their old age. A scandalous affair involving a potential match ruins the marriage prospects outright. Unable to find a man willing to marry into her family, she chooses the impoverished Li boy who lives behind her house. His family is buried in debt, he's timid by nature and always lowers his head when troubl 3.8kReads—Score125Shelves
43. 43 俏 The Charming Village Girl Doesn't Give Her Heart Away 俏村花她不走心 Nine-Nine Cat九玖猫Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing People say that a widow’s doorstep invites trouble, but Chunfang isn’t afraid. She goes out of her way to surround herself with men. After years of struggling in the dirt, she’s seen through it all: you can’t rely on a man’s heart, but you can rely on his money and connections. So she smiles as she plays several men against one another. One helps her come up with the cash, another finds her a market for her goods. The villagers call her shameless. Chunfang sneers. “How much is a reputation worth 20.9kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves
44. 44 七 A Sweet and Tender Bride on Her Wedding Night in the Seventies 七零新婚夜，知青娇妻身软体甜 Yao Minxi瑶皿夕Modern Romance663k WordsCompleted [Military-marriage romance + both leads reborn + educated-youth era + mutual devotion + feel-good face-slapping + cloyingly sweet + fake white moonlight] At eighteen, Gu Qijiao was smitten with educated youths, so she threw herself at the drunk Zheng Yunsheng and married him. They eventually got married and had a child, but Zheng Yunsheng's white moonlight provoked Gu Qijiao into miscarrying. After losing the baby, Gu Qijiao decided to give up on the man she'd seduced into marrying her. Gu Qijia 8.4kReads9.1Score646Shelves

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    This one! It's a historical romance novel without any spatial elements. Both the male and female leads are reborn. Before their rebirths, they were separated due to various misunderstandings, but after their rebirths, everything is cleared up. It's very sweet and happy! Friends who like this kind of story, go for it! [Kissing emoji]

45. 45 共 Sailing Together 共舟行 Little Mouse Maomao阿鼠毛毛Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Small-Town Fiction | Slow Burn | 1v1, Both Leads Chaste | Ensemble Growth | Working-Class Struggles | Realistic | Period Setting] “Across a thousand miles, the boat speeds on; a letter of love rides home on the wind.” A small town in southern China in the 1990s A young man holds an unremarkable bouquet of roses And lays his feelings bare beneath the night sky From scraping by with a street stall to finding a way forward together Through wind and rain, they share life's many ups and downs This i 2kReads—Score114Shelves

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    This one, this one, this one!

46. 46 惊 What a Shock! I Landed a Secure Government Job in the 1960s 惊！我竟在六零端上了铁饭碗 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Set in a bygone era + Transmigration + Inspirational + Heartwarming + Everyday family life + City job] After saving a cat just after finishing the college entrance exams, Su Yuhe became a vegetable. A year later, she transmigrated into the body of Su He, a girl from Nanshan Village in the 1960s who had heard that the college entrance exams had been suspended, missed a step, and drowned. Suddenly transported to the countryside of the 1960s, Su He had no phone, no electricity, no internet, and n 22.6kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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    [Sending a Heart] This period drama is super good, and it's already finished. It's the only police-themed novel I've ever read, and it even features a female police officer (which is quite rare). There are no typical time-travel plot devices, it fits the characteristics of the era, the family is harmonious, and there are very few awful characters! The female lead is down-to-earth and leads her whole family to a successful and happy life. The story is wonderful!

47. 47 娇 She Weaponizes Her Beauty: The Rugged Army Officer Turns the Tables 娇娇持美行凶：糙汉军官将计就计 Tian Chun天纯Modern Romance628k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + flirtatious heroine + top-tier rugged man + incredibly sweet mutual devotion + both leads are each other's one and only] Soft, pampered beauty vs. high-IQ rugged hunk When Meng Wanqiao opened her eyes, she discovered she'd become a runaway bride who had been dragged back in the 1970s. After seeing so many pretty boys in the modern era who looked neither masculine nor feminine, the sight of the muscular, testosterone-packed veteran before her struck her right in the heart. But th 2.9kReads9.3Score338Shelves

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    These three are definitely the best!!!

48. 48 八 A 1980s Military Marriage with Twins: The Scorned Ex-Wife Turns Her Life Around 八零军婚有双宝：炮灰前妻洗白了 Schoolgirl女生徒Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + period setting + military marriage + adorable kids + everyday family life Qin Xiaoqiao's husband is the male lead in a period novel. He's from a wealthy family and is an army officer, destined to rise to great heights and make a name for himself. Unfortunately, she's not the heroine. She's merely the male lead's doomed ex-wife, a fat, lazy glutton who, in the author's version, wreaks havoc and gets her family and children killed. In the end, she dies miserably with not 13.1kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
49. 49 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s, Married the Wildest Tough Guy, and Came Out on Top 穿书七零闪婚最野糙汉后我赢麻了 Little Face脸崽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance + Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + 1970s + Male Lead Is Love-Struck + Raising Kids] When she opened her eyes, a man who seemed made for her was right in front of her. Ruan Niannian thought her mother had arranged everything, and hurriedly promised she would take responsibility... Once she came to her senses, she realized she had transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s that she had read. She had become the love-struck supporting fem 47kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves
50. 50 相 My Blind Date Was Stolen? The Gruff Army Officer Calls Me His Darling Every Night 相亲被截胡？糙汉军官夜夜喊她宝 Chang Xing Chang Xing长幸常幸Modern Romance644k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + sweet romance + marriage before love + family life; rugged older military officer and sweet young wife, eight-year age gap, he’s been plotting this for ages, one-on-one and both leads are each other’s only ones] Complete. Read with confidence! _ Su Ruan went on a blind date. The bad news: Her nemesis swooped in and stole her date. The good news: A stranger suddenly appeared and pretended to be her boyfriend, saving her face. The bad news: The man who saved h 17.2kReads8.4Score1.9kShelves

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    No special abilities or cheat codes, a sweet and gentle story with a slow and steady flow, and a lighthearted and humorous plot.

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