Looking for Normal Period Pieces! 年代文求正常年代文！

1. 501 穿 Transmigrating into a Period Novel About Frenemies? The Hidden Big Shot Is Addicted to Spoiling Her 穿进敌蜜年代文？隐藏大佬宠成瘾 I Dream of Writing a Masterpiece做梦都想写精品Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted [Pocket Dimension]+ [Getting Pregnant Before Marriage]+ [Powerful Male Lead]+ [Sweet Romance]+ [Everyone’s Favorite] Shen Zhiyu opened her eyes and found herself inside a period novel written by her archrival. The character she’d been given nearly made her sick with rage. Watching her real-world nemesis getting all lovey-dovey with the male lead, Shen Zhiyu reclaimed her own golden finger and made sure her rival couldn’t take advantage of her again. She turned around and married the good-for-not 6.2kReads8.4Score429Shelves

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   The female lead comes from a good family, and the male lead is a love-struck guy with interesting wit [laughs]. The female lead's journey to the countryside to punish the scumbags progresses super fast, and she won't be an eyesore all the time.

2. 502 舔 The Reborn Simp Dumps the Scumbag and Starts a Happy Life 舔狗重生，撕渣男，开启美满人生 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Modern Romance260k WordsCompleted [Reborn in a bygone era, sweet romance, mutually devoted, one-to-one romance, a pocket dimension golden finger] In her previous life, the System forced her to be a lovesick fool. All it took was one sweet word from the scumbag, and she was controlled into doing all kinds of stupid things. She spent money on him until she had none left, then stole from her family. When they refused to give her more, she borrowed from loan sharks. In the end, her eldest brother was beaten and crippled while trying 56Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 503 七 The 1970s: I Became the Female Supporting Character's Foil in a Period Novel 七零：穿成年代文女配对照组 Rain Falling in the Bamboo Grove竹林落雨Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted A period drama about an independent female lead, with no golden finger! She passed the high school entrance exams, but her family wouldn’t let her attend. Instead, they sent her uncle’s daughter, who had never gotten along with her, to school. Short-tempered Lin Erxia erupted into a fight. After a furious scuffle, she passed out from anger. When she woke up, she realized she seemed to have transmigrated into a book... 12.8kReads9.0Score872Shelves
4. 504 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1960s: The Dazzling Drama Queen Stuns the Nation 穿书六零：作精美人惊艳全国了 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The vivacious and beautiful Yuan Xiaoyuan transmigrates, only to discover that she has landed in a period novel as a nameless cannon-fodder female character. Yuan Xiaoyuan clenches her fists. To hell with the plot and the hero and heroine! No one is going to stand in her way! Not even the frigid Northeastern winter can cool Yuan Xiaoyuan's burning heart when she meets Zhou Yang. Faced with his arrogant, aloof attitude, she swears that even if he's a rock, she'll melt him down. The whol 2.6kReads8.7Score175Shelves

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   These historical romance novels are all super good and already finished! ✨ The first one is about a female protagonist who transmigrates into a supporting female character in a story, a bit of a scheming woman, with a system that allows her to have children. She lives a hilarious life as a gossipmonger through her own abilities. ✨ The fourth one also features a scheming female lead, hahaha, the male lead is completely overwhelmed and has her totally under his control. Later on, he'll join the army.

5. 505 七 A Blissful Life in the 1970s: I Bring Millions in Supplies to the Countryside and Become Everyone’s Favorite 七零美满我带千万物资下乡做团宠 Qian Gui Gui钱龟龟Modern Romance390k WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + stockpiling + reborn + military marriage + sweet romance + parallel worlds + light child-rearing] Lin Yi'an is terminally ill, but doesn't want to spend her final days becoming a demolition millionaire. A random act of kindness unexpectedly brings her an extraordinary opportunity, sending her to the 1970s. What? You want me to go to the countryside? Fine, but hand over the money, ration coupons, and grain. What's so bad about going to the countryside? There's plenty of space, 1.2kReads7.3Score101Shelves
6. 506 年 The 1960s: Ten Minutes Back in the Modern World Every Day 年代六零，每天穿回现代十分钟 Bao Shengguan包升官Urban1.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book set in the 1960s, she can return to the modern world for ten minutes a day, but the location is random. What can she bring back? A junkyard? No problem. Scrap metal, broken glass, even bone fragments can all be sold in the 1960s. If she lands in a cold-storage warehouse, she’ll bring back a hundred pig heads. The aroma of pork head meat will win over everyone in the courtyard in no time... 4.4kReads8.3Score388Shelves

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   This is a historical fiction story where the male protagonist travels back in time to a modern world. It has some flaws, but it's still enjoyable. He can only wear the costume once a day for 10 minutes each time, and there's an upgrade option available.

7. 507 炊 A Woman Joins the Mess Hall 炊事班来了个女同志 I'm Sang Sang我系桑桑呀Modern Romance979k WordsCompleted Meng Jinzhang never imagined that a moment of kindness spent saving someone would leave him with a wife. Changpu never imagined that one day she would leave her village in such an unbelievable way, then travel farther and farther and climb higher and higher. 11.1kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
8. 508 七 In the Seventies, My Educated Youth Husband Gives Himself to Me 七零年代，知青丈夫以身相许 Tomato Fish Stew番茄鱼煲Modern Romance633k WordsCompleted [Period + educated youth + farming + inspirational] Chen Jiahui thinks she has no particular strengths, except that she’s just a tiny bit stronger than most. Later, she goes up the mountain to chop firewood and casually picks up a husband. Well, she saves a man. Lin Zhinan thinks he has no particular strengths, except that he’s just a tiny bit more handsome than most. Later, he goes up the mountain to gather firewood and ends up giving himself away. Well, he gets rescued. The truth is actually m 3.1kReads9.0Score231Shelves
9. 509 在 Being a Green Tea in a Period Novel 在年代文里当绿茶 Shu Yiyi书意意意Modern Romance165k WordsCompleted [SC 1v1, Sweet Romance, Woman Pursues Man, Sweet Little Green Tea x Tough Guy Who Pinches Pennies Outside the Home. Fictional setting! Fictional setting! Fictional setting! Everything serves the plot and isn't meant to withstand scrutiny! Issues have been corrected.] When Shen Qingli woke up, she had become the wife of an early-deceased male supporting character in a period novel. A man this simple was easy for her to handle. With a take-it-as-it-comes attitude, she was good at pouting, cuddlin 492Reads5.8Score—Shelves
10. 510 六 A Warm Marriage in the Sixties 六十年代暖婚日常 Cai Cai采采Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted Zhong Manman missed a step at the top of the stairs and somehow fell right into a period novel, where she became a young, beautiful, wealthy, and airheaded stepmother. She looked at her handsome, taciturn bargain husband, who sent money on time and was always away on business, and at her adorable, clever bargain stepson, who was also very wary of her. Then she looked at the heroine next door, famed for her virtue, and that neighbor's little terror... Zhong Manman decided to give up and do as lit 59Reads6.6Score—Shelves
11. 511 八 Marrying a Playboy in the 1980s 八十年代嫁纨绔 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Period setting]+ [no golden finger]+ [both leads are chaste] This is the story of my parents. These days, it would be called a classic hero-rescues-beauty, straight-out-of-a-romance-drama kind of romance. Back then, it was the kind of pairing that left everyone speechless, and made them sigh that a beautiful flower had been stuck in a pile of cow dung! My mom: beautiful, kindhearted, and long-legged. My dad: tall, and otherwise just fierce. My mom: one of the first college students after the na 4.4kReads9.0Score369Shelves
12. 512 八 In the 1980s, the Little Wrecker Turns Out to Be a Genius 八零，拆家小能手她竟然是天才 Jin Yige金一歌Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Native-Born + Genius + Research] Wu Fengxian had already given birth to three sons when she became pregnant with her fourth child. She prayed to every god and Buddha, asking only for a little girl. Heaven granted her wish, and she really did have a daughter. The little girl was pretty and had a lovely smile, but by the time she was three or four, she still couldn't speak. The villagers all laughed at Wu Fengxian for having a little idiot, saying the girl would be a burden for the r 2.6kReads7.5Score191Shelves
13. 513 七 The 1970s: The Little Beauty Is Spoiled to Tears by the Coldhearted Big Shot 七零，小美人被冷冰冰大佬宠哭了 Young Master Qi公子七Modern Romance803k WordsCompleted Top-tier star Xu Yangyang has exquisite features and skin as smooth as jade. She is unquestionably the most beautiful woman in the entertainment industry. An accident. She travels back to the 1970s and becomes the foil to the heroine. Her younger cousin is clever and kind, her beloved is a college student, and all her children are bright and clever. Xu Yangyang is stupid and ignorant, and marries a cripple for his money. Her children grow up to be delinquents, and people condemn her for the rest 253Reads8.0Score—Shelves
14. 514 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 16.2kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves

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    It's been a long time since I've read such a good period drama. The female lead doesn't have any special abilities like a space, it's funny and heartwarming, and the whole family works together towards a common goal. The female lead's parents, three brothers, grandmother, maternal grandparents, aunt, and friends all have distinct personalities, and everyone is the protagonist of their own story! It's both career-oriented and family-oriented, and it's really good, trust me.

15. 515 八 After Awakening, the Wicked Girl of the 1980s Sinks Her Claws Into Her Childhood Sweetheart and Claims Her Place 八零恶女觉醒后，狠勾竹马上位了 Little Spinning Top小陀螺转转Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Supporting female character awakens + childhood friends + pampered young lady + lovesick, scheming tea-green country boy] Cen Yin was left with her grandparents in the countryside for fifteen years. Only in 1983 was she brought to the family compound, where she became obsessed with Lu Jing, the son of a military commander, and devoted herself to him. She envied her biological older sister, who had been raised by their parents. She was vain and malicious, and even wanted to steal her future brot 3.8kReads8.7Score270Shelves
16. 516 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Keep Busy Growing Vegetables on the Island 穿越六零，海岛种菜忙 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period]+ [military marriage]+ [Transmigration]+ [no storage space]+ [superhuman strength]+ [building a career] In 2023, swimmer Jiang Jiaojiao and her teammates are on a team-building trip at the seaside. While trying to save a child who has fallen into the water, she is swept away by a huge wave. In 1964, Lin Baoni jumps into the sea to save a People’s Liberation Army soldier in distress. A huge wave carries her away, and she eventually dies of exhaustion. Reborn in Lin Baoni’s body, Jiang Jia 13.9kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
17. 517 妈 Mom Remarries, Dad Weds Again, and a Little Waif Meets a Veteran Cadre 妈改嫁，爸再婚，小可怜遇老干部 One More Spoonful再吃一勺儿Modern Romance444k WordsCompleted [Nine-year age gap + 1980s + Chinese setting + bittersweet, sweet secret crush + devoted couple + family drama] [The heroine has a secret crush at first, but later becomes clear-eyed and grounded. She's a wealthy, beautiful, clear-headed, well-educated doctor.] [The hero is afraid to fall in love at first, but later becomes hopelessly devoted. He's an elegant, handsome politician with plenty of schemes.] [Complete.] After her mother remarried, Xia Chuchu was left to live under someone else's roo 7.1kReads9.2Score801Shelves

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    The female protagonist yearns for family affection, but her mother only sees her as a trophy won in her divorce from her father. She repeatedly raises hopes, only to be shattered each time, until she finally gives up. Then, her father, whom she thought loved her, also abandons her for his younger sister in his later family, leaving her family in ruins. She no longer craves family affection, but thankfully, she later meets Uncle Lu.

18. 518 我 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 217.1kReads9.6Score24.4kShelves

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    Highly recommend it, it's absolutely amazing!

19. 519 年 The Reborn Cannon-Fodder Sister-in-Law in a Period-Era Lucky Charm Novel 年代锦鲤文的炮灰大嫂重生了 Qiao Miaomiao乔喵喵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Reborn Revenge + Sweet Romance + Satisfying Read + Building a Fortune + Everyday Life] Only when she was dying did Bai Xiuxiu discover that the world she lived in was actually a period novel about a lucky heroine! In the book, she was the lucky heroine's shrewish older sister-in-law. She was mean, lazy, greedy, and did every kind of evil! After the heroine married into the family, Bai Xiuxiu made life difficult for her at every turn. Because she bullied the lucky heroine, she “ 39.3kReads8.5Score3.9kShelves
20. 520 穿 Transmigrating to the Sixties to Pick Young Men 穿越六零恰嫩草 Branch Shade枝荫Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend a relatively realistic book. It doesn't have any plot devices like cheat codes, it doesn't focus on eating all the time, and it doesn't involve visiting black markets. The author originally planned to live a quiet life in the countryside until the reform and opening up, but ended up taking the revenge on the villains to a whole new level, forcing him to reveal his true colors prematurely…

21. 521 六 Joining the Army in the 1960s: Fleeing Famine and Marrying a Cavalryman in a Flash 六零随军：逃荒，闪婚骑兵哥哥 Miaobai喵白Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Military Romance + Cavalry Commander + Tianshan Grasslands + Farming and Hunting + Sweet Everyday Life] My grasslands, my horse. I do whatever I want out here. A spirited military wife transmigrates to the 1960s, flees famine across five provinces, and finally reaches a cavalry regiment in the far northwest, where she begins life with the troops. She clears land, digs for caterpillar fungus, and hunts wild beasts. With fields to farm and meat to eat, life is good. Riding a Tibetan wild ass, lea 17.8kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves

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    Just finished reading it. It's a time-travel story, but without any special abilities like a spatial dimension. The protagonist lives with the army on the vast grasslands of Northwest China, learning horseback riding and hunting, clearing land to grow vegetables, digging for caterpillar fungus, and occasionally picking up small animals to take home as pets, like a snow leopard ૮(˶ᵔᵕᵔ˶)ა [Learned it][Learned it][Learned it]

22. 522 重 Reborn in the 1960s: Living the Lazy Life with a Heavenly Realm 重生六零：带着天庭空间咸鱼翻身 The Uninhibited Miracle Doctor Yao天马行空的姚神医Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The heroine is reborn in the 1960s. When she grows up, she leads everyone in making money. Her biggest backing is the country itself. The story starts off at a leisurely pace. She’s doted on by her elders, has a golden finger, and keeps adorable pets. The heroine has a strong sense of self-preservation and never tells anyone about her space. Her greatest interests are making money, eating, and gossiping. She’s also a dutiful daughter. Liu Sitian was simply honest and paid the exact amount when u 8.3kReads9.3Score683Shelves

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    It's a slice-of-life historical novel. Tian Tian is chubby and adorable, pampered by her family, and there's nothing awful about her. Although people in that era had their little schemes, they were still very warm-hearted. That's why Tian Tian wanted to take their village with her.

23. 523 穿 After Transmigrating Into a Shady Profession, I Lead Everyone to the Straight and Narrow 穿成不良从业者后我带全员从良 2 Chuan2川Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The second version of the animated series is now live. Search for "Yanhuo Fanlou". An alternate world + food + farming + the rise of a bankrupt brothel madam + female solidarity. (Slow-paced, not a power fantasy. Neither the male nor female characters are perfect; they're ordinary people with emotions and desires who eat, drink, and use the bathroom. If that's not your thing, don't read.) Lu Xinyi never imagined that simply wanting to celebrate her thirtieth birthday would send her into another 5.9kReads8.8Score726Shelves
24. 524 重 Reborn in the Seventies: The Life of a Lazy Fish 重生七零咸鱼躺 A Depressed Salted Fish一只郁闷的咸鱼Modern Romance171k WordsCompleted Period setting + space + cozy everyday life A completely fictional setting... This is a light, fluffy story, and many things differ from reality, so please go easy on me. Wen Xin was a 21st-century corporate drone, already working 996 hours, and then a bolt of lightning turned her into a baby... After ten years of being steeped in novels, Wen Xin knew that other people got a golden finger, a space, or a System. They got to beat up scumbag men and scheming women, kick the worst relatives to the 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    1. Short, not exaggerated or naive, a small ensemble piece, focusing on the events surrounding the male and female leads, both of whom are sent-down youth. 2. The female lead is hilarious, not a naive or innocent character, and incredibly capable. 3. The female lead transmigrates and becomes a mother; a slice-of-life story, a slow and steady flow of life.

25. 525 重 Back to the 1960s: Farming, Building a Fortune, and Raising the Kids 重回六零：种田发家养崽崽 Southern Lychee南方荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Transmigrating into the impoverished 1960s wasn’t scary. Becoming a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a book wasn’t scary either. What was scary was that her three stepsons would grow up to become major villains, and all of them, along with their upright, aloof father, would meet tragic ends. How could she let that happen? Lin Qinghe looked at the three future villains, none of whom was even ten years old, and made up her mind: changing a villain starts when they’re young! 3.8kReads9.0Score504Shelves
26. 526 七 The 1970s: My Son and His Dad Both Have Off-the-Charts IQs 七零：崽和崽他爹智商双爆表 Li Jia Qiqi黎家七七Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted {The short drama is now streaming ♥ Title: The Best Mom in a Period Novel} [Alternate-history period setting + transmigrating into a book + adorable child + cozy everyday life] After transmigrating into a book set in the 1970s, Su Taotao faced two choices: 1. Follow the original plot, abandon her husband and child, return to the city, and rekindle her romance with her childhood sweetheart; 2. Do nothing and wait for her husband of convenience to show up six months later and take her back to the 22.2kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves

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    🍔🍔🍔Su Taotao, transmigrated into a book and arriving in the 1970s, faces two choices: 1. Follow the original plot, abandon her husband and child, return to the city to rekindle her romance with her childhood sweetheart; 2. Do nothing, wait for her cheap husband to appear in six months, and take her back to the base to live a life of luxury. Su Taotao chooses the adorable human cub, and as she raises it, she discovers that the seemingly clueless cub's intelligence is surprisingly high. Later, the fair-skinned, beautiful, and long-legged Su Taotao appears in the base's family compound carrying the exquisitely pretty cub. Shocked, she frequently sees Engineer Fu carrying the cub in one arm and holding his wife's hand in the other, either shopping at the supply and marketing cooperative or teaching the cub at home—the whole family has become top scorers in the college entrance examination…🍇🍇

27. 527 认 So What If I Mistook Him for My Husband? I Still Won by Doing Nothing 认错老公又怎样？直接躺赢了好吗 Hungry Again Today今天也很饿Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted [Sharp-tongued but soft-hearted clingy darling vs. sensitive, suspicious, self-righteous man] [1970s + devoted couple + sweet romance + gourmet food + putting jerks in their place + comedy + no demonization of the original heroine] Su Ping opens her eyes and finds herself reincarnated as a country girl in a period novel. She antagonizes her fiancé, who will become a future tycoon, and competes with her cousin, who has the protagonist’s halo, for the male lead. In the end, she’s doomed to have he 363Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    That's fine, you've mistaken me for someone else, but the male homeowner is nice.

28. 528 爹 Dad Doesn't Love Me, Mom Doesn't Care. I'm Done Being the Family's Scapegoat 爹不疼娘不爱，冤种女儿我不做了 Still Smiling浅笑依然Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted Academic excellence + complicated family background + everyday life + face-slapping the trash + building up her hometown + sweet romance + strengthening the nation A sharp-tongued top student heroine vs. a doting, scheming military-compound boyfriend (Note: he’s the fatherly type, not a sexist jerk) Family-focused blurb: Her father didn’t care for her, and her mother didn’t love her. So what? She got another chance at life. Surely she could raise herself this time? In her previous life, Su Yiran 3.3kReads9.2Score389Shelves

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    There's almost no romance in this book, but after the female lead cuts ties with her parents, her career path revolves around building her hometown and helping the military industry, making the part about strengthening the nation particularly exciting.

29. 529 铁 Tiezhu's Fate 铁柱的命 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Urban291k WordsCompleted In the 1990s, the twenty-year-old Tiezhu, whose given name was Gao Fei, was handsome, dashing, and well educated. He studied hard, hoping to change his fate through knowledge and escape the countryside. But fate kept playing tricks on him, making him fail time and again. Disheartened, he found the courage to face life again with encouragement from Yanhua, the village beauty. His excellence always won him admirers. After meeting different women, he gradually realized who loved him most. Sadly, by 5.4kReads6.8Score210Shelves
30. 530 七 A Stepmom from the Seventies Raises Adorable Kids, and a Crazy Big Shot Spoils Her 七零后妈养萌娃，疯批大佬宠上天 Luo Qianqian洛浅浅Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + period setting + devoted couple + adorable kids + pocket dimension + food + everyday family life] Gu Qinghuan transmigrates into a period novel as a doomed supporting character who dies young. The moment she opens her eyes, she finds herself married to a madman, with two little brats thrown in for good measure. How is she supposed to survive this from the start? Gu Qinghuan says she has a golden finger: keep her husband, who is only mad in name, around to guard the ho 12kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves

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    [Sending hearts][Sending hearts] This novel is simply divine! Anyone with a high threshold for laughter must read it and challenge yourself to see just how high your laughter threshold really is. [Sending hearts] I laughed so loudly in the middle of the night that my family scolded me; it was just so hilarious…

31. 531 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 27.8kReads9.5Score4.2kShelves

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    I almost missed it! I stayed up for three days straight reading it. Don't let the title alone set you off! This book has a grand scope; you won't want to miss a single chapter. I didn't skip a single chapter. It's definitely worth reading!

32. 532 穿 Transmigrating to the 1940s: The Landlord's Son and the Bandit's Daughter 穿越四零：地主儿子与土匪闺女 Happy Salted Fish开心的咸鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [1940s] [Husband and wife both transmigrate] [Husband becomes a woman] [Wife becomes a man] At the edge of a cliff: “Wife, let go!” Chen Yiqiao is sprawled over the edge of the cliff, one arm wrapped around a large rock at the top while one hand clutches Chen Bing's hand tightly, refusing to let go. “No! If we live, we live together. If we die, we die together!” Feeling Chen Yiqiao's body slowly slipping lower, Chen Bing panics. “Wife! Let go! I want you to live!” “Shut up! I said, i 22kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves

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    A must-read period novel by an avid bookworm!!! [Heart][Heart][Heart] Third book: Last time he went out to buy groceries, he overheard two young people saying that if you carry your lover up a mountain, and they confess their love to each other at the top, it will move the heavens, and they will still be lovers in the next life. He didn't know if it was true or not, but he believed it anyway. "Jiaojiao, will you still be my wife in the next life?" "Yes."

33. 533 六 The Sixties: Newlywed from the Start 六十年代：开局就是新婚 Zhi Yu 1014栀虞1014Modern Romance610k WordsCompleted [Period novel + everyday family life + devoted hero and heroine enjoying a peaceful life together + low-conflict + daily spectatorship + no saintly heroine] As a Chinese teacher at a technical secondary school, Wen Nuan enjoyed a happy routine, working from eight in the morning to five in the evening, with the occasional evening class. She didn’t have to worry about grades or deal with any teaching pressure. Sure, the students were a little unruly and getting all their homework collected was a b 21.6kReads8.8Score931Shelves

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    When Wen Nuan, a Chinese language teacher, opened her eyes, she found herself transmigrated into the body of a newlywed bride in the 1960s, not even having a clear look at her groom, Yang Rui. Without any special abilities, she relied on her steady nature to integrate into rural life. Facing the everyday squabbles of her in-laws, she neither acted like a saint nor caused trouble, simply content to live her own simple life. The film is full of the vibrant atmosphere of a Northeastern village, with details so realistic it feels like experiencing it firsthand. The male lead is devoted and loving towards his wife; the two go from strangers to close friends, turning simple meals into poetry. There are no melodramatic plot twists, only the quiet, steady sweetness of a long-lasting relationship.

34. 534 霞 Xia Guangnuan's First Book 霞光暖暖的第1本书 Warm Glowing Clouds霞光暖暖Modern Romance568k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Realistic Rural Life + Family Matters + Adultery + Beloved by Everyone + A Woman’s Growth] Hong Xing is a village doctor, twenty-three years old, and the mother of two daughters. Only after her husband dies unexpectedly does she discover that the man who always seemed so honest and quiet, a man who could hardly get a word out even if you beat him with three sticks, had betrayed her. Her whole world collapses. She had always followed the rules of a virtuous wife, respected her p 1.3kReads7.9Score131Shelves
35. 535 重 Reborn: Back in the 1980s to Make My Fortune 重生：回到八零当富翁 Frenzied Banana发飙的芭蕉Urban1.8M WordsCompleted A rebirth story set in a bygone era, with no mindless wish fulfillment, a single heroine, no courtyard-house drama, and a warm, everyday feel. Xu Erlong is reborn, returning to the eve of the day his family forced him to haul bricks at a black kiln to pay for his cousin's university education. Why should his cousin get meat while he has to make do with bran? Why should his cousin go to university while he is forced to haul bricks? Xu Erlong refuses to put up with it any longer and decisively 18.9kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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    This is a historical novel, very down-to-earth, without any special plot devices. Everything is based on historical research, with pictures and facts to prove it.

36. 536 嫁 Marrying Mr. Yu 嫁给喻先生 Da Er Lin达尔林Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted [The print edition of the same name is now available / The short drama of the same name is now streaming] [Cheerful artist vs. aloof, calculating professor] [Age gap + marriage before love + sweet romance + long-planned courtship + slow-burn love] Shi Sheng and Yu Wenzhou met on a blind date. But even on their wedding day, she still couldn't figure out what Yu Wenzhou saw in her. Since they didn't have much of a romantic foundation, Shi Sheng thought it would be good enough if they could at leas 33.1kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves
37. 537 六 The Little Crybaby of the 1960s Is Always Hung from the Demonically Handsome Commander's Waist 六零小丧包天天被妖孽首长挂腰上 Zhang Mocha from the Northeast张摩卡来自东北Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Military marriage in the 1960s · quietly unhinged · decisive and ruthless · golden finger with a hint of mystery · off-the-charts sweetness] Don’t mess with Lu Jiu. She’s fierce, bold, and rebellious. In her previous life, she spent thirteen years undercover, going from a drug lord’s fake heiress to the drug lord herself. The day the operation closed in, she blew everyone sky-high, herself included. When she opened her eyes again, she was Lu Jiu, an academic ace in the 1960s. She came with a me 84.8kReads9.2Score13.5kShelves

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    Check out this book. It doesn't have many special abilities; the female lead is the main character. It's historically accurate, accurately portrays the era, has a fresh theme, a thrilling and suspenseful plot, is mind-bending, and also hilarious.

38. 538 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! 1.7kReads9.2Score127Shelves

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    [Laugh][What][Thinking]

39. 539 八 The 1980s: The Tough Hoodlum's Delicate Little Wife 八零：糙汉混混的娇气小媳妇 Yi Xi以溪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Zaozao, the prettiest and smartest girl in the village, married one of its most notorious hooligans. After they married, he doted on her and wanted to take her everywhere he went. When his wife got into college, he packed his things without a word and went along with her. To support his sweet, delicate wife, he worked from dawn till dusk selling boxed meals and clothes, then opened a shop... His business took off. They had everything they could want: a house, money, and a car. He even made 3.7kReads7.6Score241Shelves

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    These are all stories set in normal times! 🌱① A bright and intelligent student versus a rural street urchin. Jiang Zaozao is very hardworking and gets into university. To support his wife's education, Lu Yuanchuan sells boxed lunches and runs a restaurant, making a good living. 🌱③ A female architect versus a male physics teacher. "Hanhan, I want to date you, do you agree?" "I do."

40. 540 南 The South Wind Knows My Heart, and I’ll Never Walk Alone Again 南风知我意，从此不孤行 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted Some people say dandelion seeds look like pretty little parachutes, drifting lightly in the breeze, utterly romantic. But Xu Nanfeng thinks they look more like homeless children, wandering everywhere with nowhere to settle. Just like her: no real kin, no true friends, arriving without a ripple and leaving without a sound. There's an old saying: you reap what you sow. But I, Xu Nanfeng, refuse to believe it. I'll grow into the very person you all thought I could never become! Nanfeng knows my hea 1kReads9.3Score104Shelves
41. 541 斯 The Bashful Doctor and the 1980s Butcher Girl Who Won't Stop Spoiling Him 斯文医生脸红红八零杀猪婆追着哄 Gu Nuanqing顾暖卿Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Short dramas 1–4 and the animated series are releasing simultaneously~ [Period setting + marriage first, love later + fiercely protective + older woman/younger man + no transmigration or rebirth] [Bold, career-minded pig butcher vs. refined, reserved, easily embarrassed doctor] Everyone in Chihe Town knew Yun Tianjiao. When it came to looks and figure, if she came in second, no one would dare claim first place. But when it came to her fiery temper, she was just as unmatched in town. That was exa 13.8kReads9.0Score796Shelves
42. 542 行 Somebody Somewhere in the Crowd 行走在人海中的某某某 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted There is only one true heroism in the world: to see life as it is and still love it. Whether it’s the wind blowing through a valley, clouds drifting over the sea, poplar trees by the roadside, foxtail grass on a hillside, or people, Zhao Xiaoqiu thinks they’re all much the same, aren’t they? 1.8kReads9.2Score109Shelves
43. 543 六 The Sixies’ Only Children Huddle Together for Warmth 六零独苗苗抱团取暖 Gentle Breeze微微风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Pocket-space hoarding, childhood sweethearts, devoted couple, no nasty relatives, inspiring story An attractive, strong female lead who is secretly a rich second-generation heiress × a handsome male lead, the heroic son of a man determined to become a pilot Yu Zhuo'er, a carefree rich second-generation heiress, is born into the past. When she is five, her pocket dimension from her previous life reactivates, just as she receives the devastating news that her father has died in service. Yu Zhuo'er 5.2kReads9.0Score613Shelves

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    🤫A historical romance novel👉 The female lead is reborn (with a spatial ability), and both the male and female leads are only children in their families~ childhood sweethearts~ Her biological father, who died ten years ago, has miraculously returned to life? She goes with her father to join the army, where she meets the male lead, who is also an only child~ PS: She jumps into the male lead's arms at their first meeting [smirk][eating melon], and her grandfather even arranges a marriage for her early on (the female lead sweetly agrees, hahaha)~✌

44. 544 八 Life in a Siheyuan in the 1980s 八零年代四合院的生活 Yu Qingling虞箐澪Modern Romance336k WordsCompleted [Period setting + architecture + physics + no golden finger + no pocket dimension + no System + native characters + raising a child] Composed, beautiful female architect × cool, handsome male physics professor Li Han stares at the photo of her blind date in surprise. “Why is it him?” Isn't he that famous physics teacher at her university? When Wei Chishang gets home, he finds his family waiting. His mother and sister pull him aside to talk. “Son, your sister has found someone for you,” his mothe 195Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 545 作 Finicky Rich Girl Brings Her Farm to the 1970s and Takes It Easy 作精白富美携农场在七零摆烂 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Pocket Dimension + Goofy Comedy + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Feel-Good Story + Putting Scumbags in Their Place) The heroine doesn’t dabble in the black market or do farm work, and she has only the tiniest bit of conscience. The hero and heroine both speak their minds. There are no misunderstandings or love rivals. This is a fictional world, so please don’t compare it to real history! Su Qingci, a rich beauty who runs a farm in the modern era, gets sent to the 18.2kReads9.2Score2kShelves
46. 546 惊 Shocking! The Cold Military Officer Is the Father of Her Child 惊！冰冷军官竟是孩子他爸 Salt Little Five盐小五Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Raising a child + military marriage + everyday life + first love for both] After waking up, wealthy beauty Xu Yao transmigrates once again to the 1970s, becoming the mother of the great villain in a small world! The original Xu Yao was busty but brainless. After failing to scheme her way into marrying the man she loved, she had a son with someone else. She blamed all her misfortunes on the boy, beating and cursing him until he grew up bitter and twisted. He eventually became the great villain, 2.6kReads8.9Score212Shelves

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    This is a period military novel; the male lead is a soldier, and the female lead is a time traveler. They get together after a brief, unplanned romance. It's quite good.

47. 547 七 A Fiery Military Wife in the 1970s: Her Officer Husband Risks His Life to Spoil Her 七零火辣军嫂：军官老公拿命宠 Jiu Qi酒七Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) Military marriage + period setting + sweet romance + devoted couple + comedy + wish fulfillment Qin Qianqian dies suddenly and transmigrates to the 1970s. She heads into town for some braised pork, only to get knocked over and land a hospital stay and a boyfriend in one go. Qin Qianqian: I didn't know you were my childhood betrothed. Yan Baichuan: Yeah, I didn't know either. Qin Qianqian: So, how about we get married? Yan Baichuan: Sure. On the night they get their marriage certificat 3.8kReads8.3Score297Shelves

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    [Please follow][Please follow] The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of an educated youth sent to the countryside in the 1970s. She has a space-time ability, which is destroyed by the male protagonist on her way to eat braised pork. The male protagonist happens to be her childhood sweetheart. The two are very satisfied with each other's personalities and temperaments, so they submit their marriage application. The female protagonist is carefree, cheerful, humorous, and doesn't take a beating. She takes revenge on the spot. The male protagonist is cunning, funny, and dotes on the female protagonist. In the middle of the story, the male protagonist will be discharged from the army due to injury. The female protagonist will not take the college entrance examination and will go into business so that the male protagonist can take the college entrance examination. The male protagonist will be a "gold digger" and a "pretty boy". There are no awful family members. Each character has a very distinctive personality. The writing style is humorous and funny, and the content is light and not exaggerated.

48. 548 七 The Beloved Wife of the 1970s Gets Teased! The Black-Bellied Officer Sees Red and Loses Control 七零小妻被撩！腹黑军官红眼失控 Lost and Found失而Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: [The Dashing Courtyard Beauty and Her Aloof Husband Who Holds Her Close and Coaxes Her] After transmigrating, Yu Xiangnian becomes the shrew of a military compound in the 1970s. Her husband doesn’t love her, the children don’t care for her, and the neighbors can’t stand her... So what? She doesn’t care what any of them think! She’s educated, cultured, well-connected, and beautiful. Building a fortune and pursuing her career are what matter! But... Why is this ma 23.2kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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    Super good!!! I just finished the first book!!! The second one has been sitting on my bookshelf for ages, I'm going to read it!! Everyone! [Cool][cool]

49. 549 八 A Fresh Start in the Eighties: No More PUA, Just Making Money 八零重启：拒绝PUA！只想赚钱 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Grandma Shen: I worked so hard raising your dad and his siblings all by myself, and now I have to help him look after the kids and cook, too! What did I do to deserve this? Shen Xiaoya: Grandma, really? Then I definitely won't do anything to deserve that kind of fate. I'll try my best to raise my kids together with someone else! Grandma Shen: … Shen's dad and mom: We aren't very capable, so you kids need to study hard! You'll have to rely on yourselves in the future! Shen Xiaoya: Mom, Dad, don't 17.3kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
50. 550 闪 Two Years After Our Flash Marriage, the Military Wife Takes Her Child to Find His Father 闪婚两年不见，军嫂带娃去找爹 Sweet and Sticky甜糯糯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reserved, rugged man + Sweet, delicate beauty + Sweet romance + Mutual teasing + Pocket dimension + Cozy daily life] In her previous life, Lin Wanshu was the wife of a man everyone envied: a wealthy tycoon. She was beautiful and rich, and her husband never kept a mistress. But no one knew that behind the glamorous life, she spent every day alone in an empty room, never had a child, and eventually died after being hit by a car. When she opens her eyes again, Lin Wanshu has returned to the 1970s. 63.2kReads9.0Score7kShelves

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