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1. 351 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: The Charming Military Wife Has One Pregnancy After Another 穿越七零：俏军嫂好孕连连 Loves Roasted Potatoes Most最爱烧洋竽Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + stockpiling + educated youth sent to the countryside + sweet, cozy military marriage] After Yu Xiaoting transmigrates to the 1970s, she finds herself facing a vicious stepmother and stepsister from the start. She wastes no time fighting back, gets them both thrown in jail for good, then clears out the family home and happily heads to the countryside. To her surprise, she runs into the handsome officer she once saved. He falls in love with her at first sight and begs her to marr 6.1kReads9.0Score786Shelves
2. 352 军 Sweet Military Marriage: The Rich Heiress Is Doted on by All, and Has Triplets 军婚甜蜜：白富美被团宠一胎三娃 Wen Xingyun温幸运Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Military marriage + 1970s + reborn + sweet romance + life with the troops In her previous life, Jiang Yue was set up by her enemies and believed the slander spread by her fake-sweet friend. She misunderstood her husband and made a scene in the family compound, trying to get a divorce. In the end, she became the troublemaker everyone in the compound hated. After a carefully orchestrated explosion, Jiang Yue was reborn in the 1970s. She came back stronger than ever, pampering her husband and putti 4.8kReads9.0Score681Shelves
3. 353 到 I Went to the Military Base to Divorce Him, but the Cold-Faced Young Officer Kissed Me to Tears 到部队离婚，被冷面军少亲哭了 Seven Kinds of Grain七种谷米Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [1980s + Military Marriage + Family Life + Devoted Husband + Raising Kids + Farming in the Mountains] (The male lead appears later; cozy everyday life following her husband to his post) Wang Ziru, a renowned obstetrician, is transported to the 1980s. Less than half a day after opening her eyes, she finds out her son nearly drowned. To protect her young son, she stands up to her husband’s family. At long last, they split the household. The very next day, her soldier husband returns home on leave. 3.7kReads9.0Score937Shelves
4. 354 军 A Sweet Military Wife and Her Rugged Husband: Raising Kids with a Spiritual Spring 军嫂娇，老公糙，灵泉养娃来报道 Sesame Roll芝麻卷儿Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Triplets + spirit spring + marriage first, love later + building a fortune] Su Qianqian opened her eyes to find she had become a crude, foolish, fierce and sharp-tongued woman in the 1970s. She had three children to raise, but they were all afraid of her, and the whole production team looked down on her. Her husband, who had been missing for five years, suddenly sent word. The authorities arranged for her to go take care of him while he recovered from an injury, but the rugged man wanted a divo 6.3kReads8.9Score929Shelves
5. 355 军 Can't Get a Divorce? The Young Army Wife Gives Birth to Seven More 军婚离不了？小军嫂怒生二胎七宝 Dream Pen Durian梦笔榴莲Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Completed) (parallel world + period setting + space + troublesome in-laws + military marriage + devoted husband + raising children + cozy life) After surviving a month in the apocalypse, Jiang Jingyao was reborn and transmigrated to a parallel world in the 1970s. Ahead of her was a sharp-tongued mother-in-law, always ready to take her life. Behind her was a terrible sister-in-law who spent all day thinking about selling her children. And her eccentric younger sister-in-law was constantly stirri 2.9kReads9.0Score442Shelves
6. 356 军 Over-the-Top Military Spoiling: The Hated Educated Youth Cries from Being Pampered, Then Has Multiples 军宠超标：恶知青被宠哭后多胎了 A Fresh Perspective Every Day天天新视角Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Cheng Yue transmigrates into a period novel set in the 1970s as a vicious young educated woman sent to the countryside, becoming the heroine's stepsister in a blended family. She relentlessly pursues the male lead and stops at nothing, only for the heroine to turn the tables and trick her into marrying a disabled veteran. The disabled veteran is a hidden big shot. He's eccentric and won't let anyone get close, but he's handsome, has a great body, and is rich. Cheng Yue thinks: Perfect. All I hav 1.7kReads9.0Score199Shelves
7. 357 兵 Undercover Soldier King Steals the Prettiest Educated Youth Away as His Army Wife 兵王卧底，拐走了最美知青做军嫂 Clear Autumn Waters秋水盈盈Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Pocket Space + Military Marriage + Gossip + Raising Kids] In her previous life, Xu Nuannuan trusted her maternal aunt's family while trying to save her parents, and became the plaything of a powerful man. She not only failed to rescue her parents, but was ultimately executed by firing squad. Her parents also died unexpectedly in the countryside. After completing ninety-nine missions as a vicious supporting woman for the System, she finally earned the chance to be reborn. In her 8.6kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
8. 358 军 Sweet Military Marriage: The 1970s Darling Wife Makes a Fortune Raising Her Kids 军婚甜蜜蜜，七零娇妻带崽赚翻了 Murong Dabobao慕容大宝宝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both Leads Are Inexperienced, Military Marriage, Sweet Romance, Adorable Kids] A pampered, beautiful rich-girl intellectual youth managed to get herself killed. Lin Churan, a commander from the apocalypse, transmigrates into a flawless body that she's gotten for free. Seeing Lin Churan barely alive after transmigrating, Ye Beichen awkwardly suggests, "We were introduced by our superiors. If we divorce now, it'll make them lose face. Let's give it another year. I absolutely won't touch you, and 3.2kReads9.2Score448Shelves
9. 359 军 Military Marriage and Sweet Rewards: The Fierce, Pretty Army Wife in the 1980s 军婚发糖：彪悍俏军嫂的八零年代 Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Complete] (Period Setting + Military Marriage + Building a Fortune + Loving Wife + Multiple Children + Daily Life) Modern career woman Shen Yiyi transmigrates into a book, becoming the beautiful but otherwise useless female side character who marries into a family to bring good luck to a sick man in this period romance! Her birth family is the sort that would bleed her dry and leave her with nothing! Shen Yiyi: What a joke! Watch her put those spoiled brats in their place and crush the villains 17.8kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
10. 360 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 15.8kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
11. 361 七 The Second Wife in the Seventh-Decade Compound 七零大院二婚妻 March Typewriter打字机三月Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Era setting + family compound + raising children + regret and reconciliation + transmigration and revenge + love after marriage Liu Mianmian, a master of green-tea tactics, transmigrates into a period novel as a doomed supporting character who dies young. Her husband gets a job in the city and, after making a name for himself over the next few years, runs into his childhood sweetheart, the woman he's always carried a torch for. While the faithless husband and his first love rekindle their roman 3.4kReads9.1Score371Shelves
12. 362 七 A Sweet Wedding Night in the 1970s: Even an Arranged Marriage Can Be Wonderful! 七零新婚夜，包办婚姻也很甜！ Orange Soda and Lemon Juice橘子汽水柠檬汁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed Military Marriage Romance] [Beautiful, Sweet-Talking Wife + Gentle, Healing, Rugged Husband] She wakes up on the night of her arranged wedding in the 1970s. Her husband is a handsome, idealistic man with impeccable credentials. Should she marry him or not? Lin Qingya soon decides she’s glad she did. Her rugged husband is surprisingly sweet! The heroine is career-focused, clear-headed, and sensible. The hero dotes on his wife and is gentle and reassuring. Sweet romance throughout, no 8.2kReads9.1Score714Shelves
13. 363 被 The Heirless Tycoon Took Her by Cunning Force, and She Bore Him Triplets 被绝嗣大佬巧取豪夺，她一胎三宝 Nine Hundred Million九亿Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Flash marriage in the 1970s + military life + island setting + everyday life + golden finger + sweet romance + devoted husband] Ye Shu was forced by her mother-in-law to visit family on the island, only to discover that her husband already had a beloved first love and had never wanted to marry anyone but her. He even deliberately let her get caught in a snowstorm, where she nearly froze to death. How could Ye Shu, who had transmigrated here, put up with such humiliation? A powerful man saved he 11.2kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
14. 364 七 The 1970s: A Mad Devoted Dog, the Villainess’s Plaything 七零年代：疯批舔狗，恶女的玩宠 Warm Pomelo西柚温温Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted (Completed~) (Please wish for an adaptation into a short drama~) (The author isn’t good at coming up with titles, so let’s just get straight to the story~) [Period setting with a pocket dimension + irresistible villainess + selfish + dog training + calculating self-interest + a family full of schemers + no going to the countryside + no black-market dealings + no marriage] Ye Wenshu has fair skin and stunning looks, with a bright, captivating beauty. She has always been pampered and fond of the f 7.6kReads8.8Score912Shelves
15. 365 六 In the 1960s, My Partner Set Their Sights on Stealing My Grandpa’s Job 六零之对象立志要抢我爷饭碗 Plucking Flowers捻过花Modern Romance271k WordsCompleted [Era setting + pocket dimension + building wealth + everyday family life] Content warning: The main story does not cover the heroine's background before she transmigrates. If you'd like to learn about it, you can read the extra chapters first. On the first day Song Wan transmigrated, or rather, her first night, she nearly became the unlucky soul who died the moment she arrived. On the second day, she discovered someone had stolen the fruits of her labor, so she promptly sent them a few bullets 9.2kReads8.4Score508Shelves

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    🈶🈶The heroine is an engineer and has a high salary. She has two younger brothers and lives with a grandfather. The grandfather is a good cook. The hero has eight sons in his family. He is very poor and unpopular. He has planned to go out for a long time. He is good-looking and has talent in making clothes. After falling in love with the heroine, he took the initiative to find someone to introduce him to the heroine on a blind date. He also found a way to cut off contact with the family. There is nothing top-notch in the family.

16. 366 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s: I'm a Diplomat 穿越六零，我是外交官 Wanwan Has Plenty婉婉有余Modern Romance488k WordsCompleted "I Transmigrated to the 1960s, and I’m Just an Extra" Hang in there! The humble extra eventually becomes a diplomat. ▷ [Hardcore survival] Transmigrated to the great famine of 1959, she survives by digging into rat holes for grain and selling mountain goods. ▷ [A quiet comeback] She pretends to be invisible, but gets noticed by an officer after studying foreign languages: “There’s more to this girl than meets the eye.” ▷ [Career highlight] From orphan to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a bowl 6kReads8.1Score332Shelves
17. 367 资 The Tycoon’s Daughter Remarries with Her Mother, and Her Stepbrother Spoils Her Senseless 资本家小姐随母改嫁，被继兄宠疯 Purple Gold Bath紫金浴Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both reborn + 1970s + pocket dimension + pampered by the whole family + everyday life] The Shen family was reported for having overseas connections and faced imprisonment. Shen Siyue and her biological older sister, Shen Siyin, were both reborn on that very day. In their previous lives, she was sent to the countryside with her father and brothers, while her sister followed their mother into a new marriage with a military officer. Everyone said that a frail, sickly capitalist's daughter like her 8.3kReads7.9Score1.1kShelves
18. 368 小 The Little One’s Happy Life 小不点的幸福生活 Mu Huo Qing木火青Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [1970s setting + transmigration into a book + the whole family dotes on her + everyday family life + building wealth + a touch of ensemble cast] Lin Xiaoman was born into the world of the lucky heroine novel, A Happy Life in the 1970s with Yi Ke. Unfortunately, she wasn't Yi Ke. She was just the contrast character in Yi Ke's happy life. The dutiful daughter who hoped her father would make something of himself looked at him, lazing about and wasting his time on cockfighting and dog-walking. His t 46.6kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves
19. 369 随 I Went to the City with My Lame Dad to Live Off a Rich Woman, and I’m Loving It 随跛子爸进城吃软饭，我真香了 Ling Duanyue聆端月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + family life + blended family + stepmother reborn + cozy everyday life] In her previous life, Xiang Nuan was terribly unlucky. Born with a congenital illness, she was abandoned by her parents and relatives. Unloved and uncared for, she struggled through twenty-four lonely years. Her next life began just as miserably. While still very young, she was abandoned by her mother. Her father was a cripple, and the two of them were driven out by their own clan... The one thing she could l 15.9kReads8.3Score2.1kShelves
20. 370 绿 Green and Red: A Transmigration into Military Camp 绿红妆之军营穿越 Jinzi金子Modern Romance377k WordsCompleted [Handsome, favored-by-heaven fox Lin Huang × perfect peacock Ye Xiang] [Modern romance + transmigration + urban life + military life + high-ranking officials + period piece + military marriage + parallel worlds + golden finger + happy ending] On the eve of her graduate school graduation, Ye Xiang is sent “crashing” ten years into the past by a classmate who faints during an intense military training exercise. She hasn’t become ten years younger, and her parents are still the same, but her life h 1.1kReads9.3Score137Shelves

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    They are all period novels, people who have jobs and don't go to the countryside

21. 371 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1950s: The Green Tea Mother Marries Three Times, and the Supporting Female Lead Turns Her Life Around 穿书五零绿茶母亲三嫁女配翻身 A Promise with Wu Nianzhi伍念之约Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Like those stories about transmigrating to the 1950s and awakening to the truth, Qian Jinjin and her green-tea mother, Qian Duoduo, are both villainesses. They’re sent to a labor camp and die miserably. Qian Jinjin grumbles to herself: “Why am I so unlucky? I’ve transmigrated into the body of a six-year-old. At least I brought along her farm space. Oh, no, Mom and I are both doomed villainesses!” Qian Duoduo also thinks to herself: “Hmph, I’ve awakened. I can’t let us keep suffering like this. I 3kReads8.6Score243Shelves

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    Wearing a green tea heroine from the 1950s, she married the youngest and handsome first-married division commander in the military region for the third time. She is humorous and doting. The green tea heroine is enchanting and beautiful. It is a period story. The evil heroine is reborn. The green tea mother marries an officer for the third time and counterattacks with her daughter.

22. 372 重 Reborn: This Time, Big Sister Chooses the Right 重生之姐姐这次选右边 Mahjong Wins Every Day麻将天天赢11k WordsCompleted Reborn: This Time, Big Sis Chooses the Right Side —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short stories, rebirth, staying in the city, having a job, cool articles

23. 373 七 70s Military Marriage: The Couple’s a Bit Crazy 七零军婚：那两口子都有点癫 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Inventory Space + Comedy + Wish Fulfillment + Two Golden Fingers] Ruan Qiqi spent ten years being treated for an illness, and her condition was perfectly stable. After leaving the hospital, she unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s, into the body of a country girl who has just been dumped by her scumbag fiancé. Nearly everyone around her is awful. But she isn't afraid. She has a space packed with supplies, a golden finger, and nine lives, so she can do whatever she wants with 51.7kReads9.2Score5.7kShelves
24. 374 我 I've Been Such a Good, Honest Person. What's Wrong With Going a Little Crazy? 我都老实巴交了，发点颠怎么了 Add Some Wealth to Life给生活添点富Modern Romance408k WordsCompleted [Unhinged Antics + Feel-Good Story + Demolition Compensation + Getting Rich + Everyday Life + Besties + Becoming the Boss + No Romance, No Marriage] (Content warning: The heroine and the other female characters have rock-bottom morals. They'll stop at nothing to get what they want, and lying is as natural to them as eating and drinking!!!) ​​Tang Tao, the heroine: ​“Mom, Dad, Brother, the demolition payout is all mine, mine, mine! Behave yourselves and maybe I'll let you have the leftovers.” ​… 2kReads8.9Score230Shelves

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    The heroine runs a factory in the city

25. 375 七 A Beautiful Woman’s Fight to Change Her Life in the 1970s 七零之娇媚美人靠内卷改变人生 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted Also known as Reborn: The Charming Beauty Catches the Eye of a Discharged Officer After dying a miserable death in the wilderness in her previous life, Shen Wanqing opens her eyes again and wants only to escape her fate as a doomed supporting character. She uses her spiritual spring space to heal old injuries, puts arrogant bullies in their place with her martial arts skills, and masters five foreign languages and all kinds of skills through fierce competition. Her life soon flourishes. Only Wei 341Reads6.4Score—Shelves
26. 376 五 A Young Couple in the 1950s 五零年代小夫妻 Drowned in Words溺字Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted A purely warm, relaxing, and healing story. Life is hard enough already, so I just want to read something comforting that doesn't take much thought. Happiness is hard to come by in real life. I'm not very familiar with the specific historical period, so the details may not stand up to scrutiny. Please bear with me. They met through a matchmaking arrangement. They spent some time getting to know each other. Lin Tang: We're not right for each other. Pei Xu: Let's get married. Lin Tang: ? Afte —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both male and female protagonists are engineers

27. 377 黑 The Black Lotus Returns Reborn, and Her In-Laws Tremble in Fear 黑莲花重生归来，婆家瑟瑟发抖 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Original title: The Black Lotus Is Reborn, and Her In-Laws Tremble in Fear Short dramas: The Crazy Stepmother and New Life from Old Snow In her past life, Su An was abused by her husband. After she called the police, the officer told her it was a family matter and not their concern. She fled to her parents' home for help, but her grandmother said, “Take care of the kids, cook the meals, look after the elders, and hand over your wages every month. Then he won't hit you, will he? That's how it is 60.1kReads9.5Score7.2kShelves

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    Super pretty!!

28. 378 军 Military Marriage: You Want to Send Me to the Countryside? I'll PUA Your Whole Family 军婚:逼我下乡?我PUA他全家 Li Baozhu李宝珠Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + Pocket Dimension] In her previous life, Fang Ying was poisoned by her stepmother and grew uglier by the day. Her childhood sweetheart and fiancé got together with her stepmother’s daughter. Then her entire family pressured her to give up her place at a workers, peasants, and soldiers university and go to the countryside in the other girl’s place! She turned around and married her fiancé’s uncle, a decorated soldier. But he died in action si 31.7kReads9.0Score4.8kShelves
29. 379 滚 Kicked Out of Her Family: The Middle School Dropout Strikes It Rich 滚出家后：初中学历的她，发财了 Huang Duoduo黄多多Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting, farming] + [Family and neighborhood drama] + [The 1990s] + [Everyday modern life, no golden finger] + [Female entrepreneur] She was the second daughter, overlooked by her family, with an ordinary appearance, an ordinary background, and only a junior high school education. He was born into an eminent family and had power and prestige to spare. She was the least promising daughter in the Li family, and her parents were certain she would never amount to anything. With only a junior 62.1kReads9.0Score5.4kShelves
30. 380 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The Factory Belle Refuses to Be a Foil 穿书七零，厂花不做对照组 Clear and Serene Ancient Moon澄凝古月Modern Romance212k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + pocket dimension + refuses rural assignment + workplace] While doing archaeological work, Lin Ran formed a contract with a pocket dimension, which also brought her to a parallel 1970s world after she transmigrated into a book. She's beautiful, wealthy, and has a partner, and she refuses to be anyone's foil. She steps back from the gossip and enjoys the show, indulges in good food and stocks up on property. Wherever she goes, she can live life on her own terms. But... there's alw 2kReads6.8Score113Shelves

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    A time-travel heroine VS a retired police officer. The heroine's resources are cut from the original book and she silently helps her husband, a police officer, to catch the bad guys. Instead of going to the countryside, factory workers get promotions and raises, go to college, and stock up on houses...

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