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

1. 351 穿 I Transmigrated as a Brash Villainess and Tricked an Amnesiac Big Shot into Becoming My Live-In Son-in-Law 穿成泼作女配，骗失忆大佬当赘婿 Sugar Tangerine沙糖橘子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period drama + everyday warmth + daily life + emotional tension + building wealth + happy ending] This is not an angst-filled story. Su Man transmigrates into a book, finding herself in an unfinished, melodramatic rebirth novel... as a lazy, greedy, foul-tempered villainess in the late 1970s. The original owner gets into danger in the wild and is saved by a powerful man with amnesia. In a series of foolish acts, she tricks him into thinking he's a fugitive, hides his military ID, and forces him 21.4kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves
2. 352 刚 I Transmigrated and Got Arrested? The Scientist's Army Wife Turns the Tables 刚穿越就被抓？科研军嫂逆风翻盘 Mr. Zhongli钟离先生Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1970s era + period setting + advancing the nation through research + military marriage + alternate history + slow burn (not a power fantasy, includes awful characters)] // Twilight shines over the nine provinces, stars settle in my arms // A genius inventor from the interstellar era unexpectedly reborn in the year 1975 of the Xiazhou calendar. She opens her eyes in an interrogation room, in a dire situation, on the verge of being sentenced to death. Ye Mu is just about to show 29kReads8.9Score3.2kShelves

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   A novel set in a different era, featuring a military officer, and a researcher at that—truly unique! [Salute][Salute][Frustrated] It's so good!! The male lead is a notorious reaper in the army, carrying out [Frustrated][Frustrated][Salute] missions. No matter how dangerous, he's cold-hearted and ruthless, but even he couldn't resist the persistent pleas of his once-respected superior. Forced into marriage, his future was jeopardized. Song Yanzhou's only solace was his wife's easygoing nature; she's rumored to have autism, remaining silent like a wooden doll, never leaving the house, and never causing him trouble. However… after accidentally discovering various blueprints she kept in her drawer, Song Yanzhou fell silent.

3. 353 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 45.7kReads9.5Score5kShelves

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   These are all highly-rated historical fiction stories, all of which I couldn't bear to delete after reading them. The authors have excellent writing skills, clear logic, and smooth storytelling... If you like historical fiction, this is a no-brainer...

4. 354 七 The 1970s’ Rich Beauty Is Teased to Tears by Her Handsome Mixed-Race Husband 七零白富美被漂亮混血老公撩哭了 Mu Muzhi木木枝Modern Romance609k WordsCompleted [Rich, beautiful young female intellectual × mixed-race, aloof heartthrob] [Rebirth + adorable baby + sweet romance + period setting] In poor, backward Taolin Village, there was a mixed-race boy known far and wide. He had clear blue eyes and was strikingly handsome. But because of his family background, no one dared approach him or spend much time with him. Everyone assumed he would never find a wife. Then someone saw the aloof mixed-race boy holding hands beneath a peach tree with the pretty yo 1.8kReads8.8Score225Shelves

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   This historical romance novel is the first one I read on Tomato Bookstore that didn't have any nasty supporting characters. The male lead is a mixed-race man with blue eyes. He's initially very aloof towards the female lead, but he becomes incredibly shy around her, blushing easily when flirted with. He's super adorable in her presence.

5. 355 穿 Transmigrated into a 1970s Cannon Fodder Foil 穿成七零炮灰对照组 Jing Mo京墨Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted In every period novel, the heroine has a tragic foil to contrast against. She comes from a good family, is beautiful and well-educated, and marries a capable, responsible man. Yet she looks down on everyone, is never satisfied with what she has, and refuses to stay faithful. She squanders a winning hand until it’s in tatters. That way, the heroine can shine as clever, emotionally intelligent, and well-liked... Hu Xiang transmigrates into the story as that cannon-fodder foil. On her wedding day, 1.3kReads8.6Score104Shelves

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   I feel the rating is too low. Although it's a transmigration novel, it's different from other novels I've read. It's very realistic, just a depiction of ordinary life. If you're looking for something to read, you should check it out.

6. 356 七 I Met the Man Who Stole My Heart in the 1970s 七零年代我遇到心动的汉子 Jingxuan Yang MeijinC景轩羊梅锦CModern Romance508k WordsCompleted Important! This is very important! No pocket dimension + no golden finger + no awful relatives (there's just one) + no unresolved heartbreak Liu Xiqiao stayed up all night reading novels and somehow read herself right into another world. She transmigrates into the body of an eighteen-year-old girl from the year 1974 who has the exact same name. She wakes up and collapses right back onto the bed. Looks like she's not the only one who stayed up all night. With simple luggage on her back, she takes 1.2kReads8.6Score—Shelves

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   No space, no system, just unity!

7. 357 睡 I Transmigrate Into a Book Whenever I Sleep. Has the World Gone Mad? 睡觉就穿书，世界疯了吗 Yao Jue Ah姚觉啊Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Light, fluffy fiction, light, fluffy fiction, light, fluffy fiction. I transmigrate into a book every time I fall asleep. Can this world get any weirder? Is it a problem with my phone, my house, or maybe just me? At first, I was careful after transmigrating into a book. But then I realized that even if I died in the book, I’d return to the real world. So why hold back? Let’s go wild! If you can’t fight it, you might as well enjoy it. An unusual kind of sleep, an entirely different life. 7.2kReads8.8Score552Shelves

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   He single-handedly took down the entire village committee; the most ruthless person I've ever read in historical fiction.

8. 358 七 The 1970s: The Glamorous Heiress Transmigrates into a Book with a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 七零：美艳娇气包带千亿资产穿书 A Duo u阿哆uModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The young lady never lived through that era, so you can't expect her to have the same spending habits as ordinary people. [Not a poverty-relief story] [Sweet romance + period setting + transmigrate into a book + golden finger + feel-good power fantasy] [Both are virgins, one-on-one romance] Shanghai–Beijing–Hong Kong [Warning: The heroine is spoiled and not truly kind or beautiful inside! The hero is a lovesick fool! Don't get hung up on prices! If there are any plot holes, just treat them as au 24.4kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
9. 359 七 Scientific Research in the 1970s: My Sweet Wife Faints Again 七零科研：小娇妻又晕倒了 Xijiang Ning西江宁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Rebirth + Period Setting + Military Marriage + Scientific Research + Pocket Space + Doctor + Married First, Love Later + Devoted Husband + Adorable Baby + Building Wealth + Patriotism Shen Zhixu accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s, becoming a delicate young woman who shares her name. To make matters worse, she lives in the countryside. Spoiled by her parents since childhood, she would faint just from sitting in the sun. She was known throughout the village as its sickly beauty. When she open 1.5kReads7.2Score112Shelves

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10. 360 东 Tales of the Northeast: Women Who Climbed Over the High Walls of Grand Estates 东北往事之翻过深宅高墙的女人们 Midnight Woodpecker午夜啄木鸟Modern Romance859k WordsOngoing In 1946, on the black soil of Northeast China, Chunxiang, daughter of tenant farmer Wang Mazi, marries Liu Laogen, the landlord's son. Her father receives several acres of good farmland and dozens of silver dollars as a handsome betrothal gift. She thinks she has married into wealth and will live a secure life as a young madam, but Liu Laogen has a hidden ailment, and their marriage proves to be one in name only. Chunxiang is determined to escape the prison that has trapped her, but her greedy f 53.6kReads8.7Score3kShelves

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    I feel it's a very normal period novel.

11. 361 七 The 1970s Research Genius Is Open for Business 七零科研大佬在线营业 Carefree Young Master Zhao逍遥赵公子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + pocket dimension + superpowers + golden finger + period setting + technology + devoted mutual love] Lan Yan, a professor of interstellar scientific research and an expert in weapons and warships, unexpectedly dies and transmigrates to China in 1970. Drawing on her expertise, Lan Yan assembles watches and radios herself, then goes on to develop washing machines, electric fans, refrigerators, rice cookers, and more. The country recognizes her talent and recruits her into the mili 6.2kReads9.0Score453Shelves
12. 362 七 The Pampered Heiress of 1970s Hong Kong Marries a Barren Officer and Has Two Babies in Three Years 七零港城娇女嫁绝嗣军官三年抱俩 Xijiang Ning西江宁Modern Romance435k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + heiress from Hong Kong City + marriage before love + a twist on infertility + two children in three years] Shi Lechu, a pampered capitalist heiress from Hong Kong City, fled with her family to the capital to escape a lecherous young master who was forcing her to marry him. Unfortunately, she was reported soon after arriving. The day before she was sent to the countryside, the cold-faced military officer Si Huaizhi cornered her against a wall. “I heard you need someone to marry. 1.3kReads—Score133Shelves
13. 363 七 The 1970s: Professor Lu’s Wife Is Beautiful and Vicious 七零：陆教授的妻子娇美且恶毒 Sleepyhead Who Won't Sleep睡睡不睡觉Modern Romance810k WordsCompleted [Self-Serving, Sophisticated Heroine + Hero Who Becomes Love-Struck Later + Both Reborn] Jiang Shiyi was never a good person. In her previous life, the Lu family fell into disgrace, and to avoid marrying Lu Xianyu, she framed him and got him sent away to the countryside. Less than two years later, the Lu family was cleared of all charges. To “get revenge” on Jiang Shiyi, Lu Xianyu married her, and they spent ten years tangled up together before finally divorcing. In the end, Jiang Shiyi watche 12.9kReads7.0Score928Shelves

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14. 364 六 The 1960s: I Have a Guaranteed Job 六十年代，我有铁饭碗 Where the Flowers Fall花落止乎Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted [Courtyard life + family squabbles + everyday life + an ordinary woman's struggle + doting romance + raising kids] Note: No transmigration, no rebirth, and just a little golden finger. Jiang Ruyu gets into a fight with her cousin from another branch of the family over a job opening. She injures her forehead, but unexpectedly gains a System that gives her supplies whenever she checks in. She also finds a book, written by who knows what daydreamer. In the book, she and her two younger brothers all 14.9kReads8.5Score881Shelves

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    The protagonist, Zhong Wenshu, is an indigenous woman whose story is an ordinary one. In 1972, she took her mother's place at the supply and marketing cooperative, avoiding being sent to the countryside. In 1973, she married the policeman next door. In 1977, she took the college entrance examination and became a university student. After graduating in 1982, she became an art teacher, living a comfortable but not extravagant life, enjoying each day happily. In 2024, at sixty-nine years old, Zhong Wenshu sits in a rocking chair with her young lover, telling their children stories of the past.

15. 365 葬 A Proposal at the Funeral: The Soldier Is a Commander 葬礼上求婚：兵哥哥是首长 Xijiang Ning西江宁Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted The moment she opened her eyes, she had been reborn at her birth parents' funeral. She was an orphan burdened with debt, and someone was even pressuring her to marry on the spot. Luckily, her father's former comrade arrived in time, paid off the debt, and drove away the people trying to force her into marriage. But who could have guessed that this uncle, ten years older than her, would ask if she wanted to get married? What was going on?!! After asking him a barrage of questions, she learned tha 2.4kReads7.9Score305Shelves
16. 366 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Grandma, Today It's Your Turn to Get Divorced 重生七零：奶，今天轮到您离婚啦 Great Golden Immortal大罗金仙Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Also known as: Reborn in the 1970s as a Lucky Little Carp with Space Tens of billions in supplies, serving the country, the family’s darling, adorable child, satisfying story In her previous life, Shen Danluo’s family was harmed by her wicked second uncle, and she avenged them all by herself. Now she has been reborn with a space that can exchange for all kinds of supplies. In this life, she will change everyone’s tragic fate. Take down the worst offenders and punish the scum. Then quietly make a 35.1kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves
17. 367 六 The Fierce and Charming Female Soldier of the 1960s: Winning the Cold Commander's Heart 六零娇辣小女兵：狠撩高冷首长心 Fish in the Woods00林中鱼00Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [A High-Ranking Cadre Romance Set in the 1960s] [You Sit Upon the High Terrace, I Stay by Your Side] A bewitching, flirtatious heroine and a powerful, high-ranking cadre hero I grew up beside the water city I sit in your arms I hold a beautiful dream close to my heart And stumble into your peaceful world [Deliberate Seduction + A Powerful Man Bows to Love] When Lin Yiqiao first arrives in the capital, she seems sweet, naive, and gentle, but she has no shortage of schemes and tricks. All she wa 41.2kReads9.1Score3.8kShelves
18. 368 孤 A Lone Star Meets the Warm Sun 孤星遇暖阳 An Unknown Novelist不知名小说作者Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Native-born leads, no pocket dimension, no System, no golden finger, age gap, family and village life, slow-paced, cozy daily life, sweet romance] A word of caution: The leads have vastly different social status. This is not a wish-fulfillment story, and there is no strong female lead. Please don’t read if that bothers you! As Jiang Wenyi nears high school graduation, her unusual family background puts her at risk of being sent to the countryside. Her grandfather wants her to marry a handsome s 6.9kReads8.2Score662Shelves
19. 369 七 In the 1970s Courtyard, I Married a Sickly Factory Director 七零大杂院，嫁病秧子老公是厂长 Yun Fuling云茯苓Modern Romance876k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration into a book + reborn + space + courtyard compound + sweet romance + building wealth + cozy everyday life + putting villains in their place] Su Ge woke up one morning to discover she'd transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s. In the story, she was the eldest daughter of the family, doing the most work, suffering the most hardship, and taking the most abuse. In the end, her second younger sister even schemed to make her go to the countryside in her place. Her p 5.7kReads8.8Score550Shelves

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    Both books are logically sound, have a distinctly dated feel, and are virtually plot-free.

20. 370 美 The Gorgeous, Tough Wife Joins the Army with Her Child, Leaving the Big Shot in a Panic 美艳悍妻携崽随军，大佬心慌慌 Er Wu Tongtong迩乌彤彤Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military marriage in the era setting + pocket space + transmigrated into a book as a villain] Shi Zhiyan transmigrates into the former wife of the heroine’s younger cousin in an era-set novel. She is a cannon-fodder character who takes out her anger by blackening the heroine, and serves as a foil to the heroine, her younger female cousin. She is cast as a busty, foolish, delinquent second female lead, there to highlight the heroine’s virtue and kindness. In the end, her cousin joins the army wi 9.7kReads8.5Score816Shelves
21. 371 重 Reborn in 1996: I Left My Jerk Ex Behind, and Life Is Sweeter Than Honey 重生九六，远离渣男，日子比蜜甜 Qianqian Cola浅浅可乐Modern Romance585k WordsCompleted After dying alongside the scumbag, Lan Shiyao returned to the age of eighteen. Given another chance at life, she decisively stayed away from the scumbag, made up for the regrets of her past life, protected her family and friends, focused on making money, built her fortune, and thrived, until those who had once hurt her could only look up to her! 6.6kReads6.9Score476Shelves

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    I recommend this book. It's not about being a saint, feeling frustrated, or having melodramatic plot twists. It's about a down-to-earth woman who builds her wealth and becomes rich. It's a great female-centric historical novel.

22. 372 年 The Villainous Tycoon's Wife, Who Died Young in a Period Novel, Is Reborn 年代文反派大佬的早逝前妻重生了 Wild Radish狂野萝卜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “Sweet-looking black-hearted flower x cold on the outside, warm-hearted, pure-hearted little stray dog” After dying, Zhou Yu unexpectedly learns that she is merely a cannon-fodder side character in a book, while Gu Ye is the story's biggest villain. In the book, she dies in childbirth, and Gu Ye raises their child alone at the bottom of society. Later, Gu Ye makes his fortune and becomes one of the richest men in Shenzhen. Zhou Yu feels reassured when she reads this. Though she and Gu Ye married 6.5kReads8.7Score555Shelves

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    Transmigrated into a cannon fodder character in a novel, with a villainous thug husband, here's a sweet romance novel excerpt: Excerpt 1: Gu Ye, about to start a group fight, assumed Zhou Yu was there to cause him trouble again, and glared at her without saying a word. But then this fierce-looking woman clutched her stomach and said sweetly, "Honey, the baby isn't feeling well." After much restraint, Gu Ye dismissed his henchmen and accompanied Zhou Yu to the hospital. Excerpt 2: Gu Ye watched the woman stare at the cigarette in his hand with disgust, expecting a harsh rebuke. But then Zhou Yu's eyes reddened, and she said pitifully, "Honey, the baby says he feels uncomfortable when he smells smoke. Can you quit?" He inexplicably stubbed out his cigarette.

23. 373 表 Her Love Letter Went to the Wrong Address, and the Delicate Young Woman Joined the Army in Tears 表白信寄错，娇娇女含泪随军 One More Spoonful再吃一勺儿Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted (Period setting + local characters + marriage before love + coercive romance) Pay special attention to “coercive romance.” (The male lead is dark and obsessive, like a sinister ghost; the female lead is pampered, prickly, sharp-tongued, and heartless. Read on only if you can handle that. If you can't, don't force yourself. The values in the story do not represent the author's values.) The main story is complete. Zhu Qingning had fallen in love at first sight. After mulling it over for a long tim 17.6kReads8.3Score1.8kShelves
24. 374 被 After Her Thoughts Are Read, the Capitalist Heiress's Persona Crumbles Again 被读心后资本家大小姐人设又崩啦 Sanqi Siyan三七四叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Mind-reading and gossip + goofy plot + devoted couples Originally titled The Capitalist Heiress’s Persona Falls Apart Again After Her Thoughts Are Read Shi Yuanyuan transmigrates into a period novel about a woman adored by everyone, becoming the crazy, vicious ex-wife who is destined to die young at the hands of the powerful male lead. System: “Host, you know what a villain is, right?” A villain? I wouldn’t even Shi Yuanyuan declares: No one understands villains better than I do! What does a vil 5.4kReads7.5Score537Shelves
25. 375 邪 An Evil Cultivator in the 1970s, Pregnant and Begged to Join the Establishment 邪修穿七零，挺着孕肚被求着入编 Hahaha121388哈哈哈121388Modern Romance473k WordsCompleted [Military Romance in the 1970s + Transmigration + Taking on the Horrible Relatives + Child Bride + An Unstoppable Female Lead Who’d Rather Throw Punches Than Argue] After transmigrating into the 1970s, Yu Lezhi, who had been single for 2,800 years, found herself made a child bride, five years older than her young husband. The day after they married, her young husband returned to his military unit. Less than half a year later, news arrived that he had died in the line of duty. At the terrible 1.9kReads8.2Score201Shelves
26. 376 下 A Sent-Down Youth Returns to the City with Her Child, Then a Rugged Man Marries Her 下乡知青带崽回城，被糙汉娶回家 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance736k WordsCompleted After Bai Yu’s family suffered a calamity, her uncle’s family coveted their wealth and framed her. She became pregnant before marriage and went to the countryside as an educated youth, not knowing who the child’s father was. In that turbulent era, her situation caused a huge scandal, and she endured many hardships as a result. She hated the child, and the man who had gotten her pregnant, resisting him with all her might. But given the circumstances, she still compromised and married the man, who 2kReads8.3Score106Shelves

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    No rebirth, no time travel, just an unexpected baby. The female lead both loves and hates him, the male lead is always there for her, and the female lead is taken to Hong Kong by her younger brother... I've read it three times! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

27. 377 小 The Little Psycho Has a Death Countdown Over His Head and Goes on a Rampage 小疯子头顶死亡倒计时，发疯发癫 Lu Shili鹭十里Modern Romance647k WordsCompleted [Period setting + devoted military marriage + healing] Shu Tang had just received her university acceptance letter when a countdown suddenly appeared above her head. She had a mental illness and thought she was having another episode. But when the countdown reached zero, she died suddenly... When she opened her eyes again, Shu Tang had become a little fool in the 1970s. But why was the countdown to her death still there? Wait! After she ran into that unlucky man, the countdown went up! So Shu T 19.3kReads9.1Score3kShelves
28. 378 大 The Compound’s Factory Beauty Has Been Snatched Up by the Villainous Capitalist Young Master! 大院厂花被反派资本家少爷拱了！ The Witch's Apple女巫的苹果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting, Beautiful but Miserable and Powerful Tycoon's Son + The Factory's Most Beautiful Woman, Friends with Benefits to Lovers, Face-Slapping and Striving in the Factory Compound, The Villainous Family's Loving Everyday Life] Bai Xiaotong finally found a chance to sleep with her childhood sweetheart. Only afterward did she realize she'd slept with the wrong man, and that this world wasn't real at all. It was merely a novel set in a bygone era. In this fictional world, her cousin was th 29kReads8.3Score3.5kShelves
29. 379 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s, and My Mad Scientist Villain Is a Bit Crazy 穿书七零，我家科研反派有点疯 Fat Lan胖子兰Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted They marry first and fall in love later. The male lead is capable, does the housework, and knows how to cherish his partner. The female lead has a mind of her own, is no shrinking violet, and keeps growing. Her best friend wrote a novel with Bai Zhi as its beloved heroine. On the day she finished it, the two of them had a fight, and in a fit of anger, her friend changed Bai Zhi from the heroine into a nasty supporting character. Unexpectedly, Bai Zhi died soon afterward, then found herself insid 1.3kReads8.6Score101Shelves

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    The first book's female protagonist transmigrates and gets married immediately. Fortunately, she finds a job as an accountant in a supply and marketing cooperative. The plot is very sweet, and there aren't many awful characters. The second book's female protagonist transmigrates to the 1970s. She starts as an unreasonable shrew. The male protagonist gets into university, and she follows him there. Then comes a sweet and steady romance.

30. 380 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras 快穿年代世界 Writing for Money写文赚钱钱Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted See how Lin Jiaojiao lives happily in worlds from different eras. (Note: The heroines have different personalities in each period story. Some have a golden finger, and others don't.) 1. She Has a Serious Illness in the 1970s 2. The Capitalist Darling of the 1970s 3. The Reborn First Wife of the 1980s 4. The Foil of the 1990s 5. She Transmigrates into a Scumbag Who Abandoned Her Husband and Child in the 1970s 6. The 1960s, When Sons Were Valued More Than Daughters 7. My Childhood Friend with a Po 13.4kReads8.1Score799Shelves
31. 381 年 Period: I’m Zhuang Tunan, and I Can Make a Killing from Anything 年代：我是庄图南，万物皆可盘 Yi Ran Zou Chen Shuang弈然走沉霜Male-Channel Fanfiction673k WordsCompleted Zhuang Bifan becomes Zhuang Tunan from A Courtyard of Neighbors. With a strange golden finger, he experiences the warmth and coldness of human nature, love and hatred in this era. He thrives amid the fiercest storms and, amid the petty troubles of family life, trounces the spineless, overtakes the British, and surpasses the Americans across two generations. 4.9kReads8.2Score196Shelves

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    It was pretty good. I found this fanfic after reading "The People in the Alley" because it had a strong aftertaste.

32. 382 资 The Capitalist's Daughter Is Lazy and Greedy, but Absolutely Gorgeous 资本家千金又懒又馋，但实在美丽 Getting Through Every Pass关关过Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period] [Island Military Life] [Sweet Romance] [Feel-Good] Lin Wangshu was beautiful and wealthy, and her first twenty years went smoothly. Then her cousin next door transmigrated, and her life was ruined. She was reported as a capitalist, and her whole family was sent to the countryside for reeducation. She could have escaped the ordeal by joining her fiancé at his military post, but her cousin stole him from her, too. Strong-willed as she was, she couldn’t take the blow and angrily banged her 372Reads6.8Score103Shelves
33. 383 绝 The Infertile Officer Calls Me Stupid, but After We Wed, He Calls Me Baby 绝嗣军官嫌我笨？婚后却叫我宝宝 Little Tang from Ten Miles Away十里小棠Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Period setting + feel-good story + food + everyday life + two strong leads + sweet romance + pocket dimension] “Jiang Nianbao, don’t blame your mother for being cruel. Blame yourself for being a girl. As his younger sister, it’s only right that you make a sacrifice for your own brother...” Zhou Huifang tightened her grip on the laundry bat and advanced on Jiang Nianbao. “The Si family values loyalty. If you strip naked and climb into Si Junchuan’s bed, he’ll definitely marry you. Then the Si fa 2.3kReads8.0Score257Shelves
34. 384 重 Reborn in 1958: Grandpa and Grandson Stockpile for the Famine Together 重生58爷孙空间联动囤爆灾荒年 Asking the Sword, Listening to Snow问剑听雪Urban790k WordsOngoing Peng Yi built his fortune from nothing, amassing billions, only to have his own children pull the plug and abandon him in his final years. He died full of hatred. Kneeling before the grave of his beloved Su Wanqing as he drew his last breath, he learned that she had once carried his child. At just twenty-three, she had died in a famine, and mother and child had suffered every hardship life could bring! Heaven had shown mercy: Peng Yi was reborn in 1958, on the eve of their flight from famine! A 5kReads—Score452Shelves

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    The best historical fiction.

35. 385 人 In The Alley, I Tear into the Zhuang Family’s Old Creep from the Start 人在小巷，开局怒怼庄家老登 I Absolutely Love Lemon Tea我超爱喝柠檬茶Male-Channel Fanfiction93k WordsOngoing I transmigrated to the 1980s and somehow became Zhuang Tunan from A Lane Home. His mother, Huang Ling, has just prepared a whole banquet for a birthday celebration, but the old men of the Zhuang family won't even let her sit at the table? Granny Zhuang: “Eldest daughter-in-law, take Xiaoting to eat in the kitchen.” Zhuang Tunan watches as everyone at the table stuffs themselves with meat and vegetables, while his mother, Huang Ling, and his poor little sister are left eating plain noodles in the 53Reads6.3Score—Shelves
36. 386 重 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 160.6kReads9.5Score17.8kShelves

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    These are probably the top-ranked historical fiction books. Two are told from a male perspective, and two from a female perspective; both are worth reading.

37. 387 被 After My Educated Youth Husband Abandoned Me, I Stopped Being Foolish 被知青老公抛下后，不犯傻了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted [Rekindled love after a breakup, a scumbag man’s regret, an over-the-top pursuit of his wife, not a strong female lead, the heroine is emotionally fragile and needs time to grow, the hero is a two-faced piece of trash, happy ending. If you can’t stand seeing the heroine suffer, don’t read.] … Yu Yuan was a hardworking, honest young woman. When she reached the age to marry, her mother picked a decent-looking young intellectual sent down to the countryside and made him her husband. He didn’t refu 4.4kReads7.5Score127Shelves

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    🐯The pinnacle of historical fiction🐯 The female lead faces imprisonment the moment she transmigrates. To save her, the male lead marries her. The female lead, originally a brilliant researcher💫, tries her best to maintain the original owner's autistic persona—the process is hilarious!😂 The male lead treats her like she's mentally challenged.

38. 388 重 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985：东北往事 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 86.8kReads9.6Score8.9kShelves
39. 389 穿 Transmigrated to the 1980s as the Village Tigress, I Call the Shots 穿越80母老虎，全村上下我做主 Your Dentures Just Flew Out你假牙飞出来了Modern Romance112k WordsOngoing Devoted husband, lighthearted comedy, doted-on heroine, and building a fortune. Su Xiaomo transmigrates to a rural village in northern Shaanxi in 1985. The name of this poor little village tells you everything: it must be desperately poor! The original owner was the village's notorious shrew, feared by everyone. Luckily, her family all dotes on her. She also has a handsome husband. But since she's transmigrated, this reputation could work to her advantage. Should she play along, or turn over a n 777Reads—Score115Shelves

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    Check out this one! It's super funny and incredibly sweet, with a bang at the beginning and getting even more amazing as it goes on. I love it!

40. 390 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 53.1kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves

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    The female protagonist possesses a grand vision and profound wisdom. Don't let the cover deter you; it's definitely worth reading. It captures the regrets of the older generation of artists, the inheritance of traditional Chinese culture, and the bravery of our ancestors. Everyone should read it; I couldn't help but watch it multiple times.

41. 391 八 The 1980s: A Bride Swap Turns the Pretty Army Wife into the Island's Beloved 八零换亲：俏军嫂成全海岛团宠 Sheng Yumu盛雨木Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted The slapstick comic Sisters' Island Military Life is now available. Search for it on Tomato Novel or Hongguo. Shen Qingqing is reborn and discovers that her half-sister, Shen Jiaojiao, has also been reborn. The two sisters are about to go to an island to join their husbands in the military. Her sister rushes to marry the man Shen Qingqing was married to in her previous life, and Shen Qingqing is delighted. Whoever wants that kind of man can have him! Shen Jiaojiao: “In my previous life, my siste 1.8kReads8.4Score161Shelves
42. 392 与 Better to Beat Someone Up Than to Make Yourself Miserable! 与其委屈自己，不如暴揍别人！ Koi Painting, Yeah锦鲤画耶Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted [1970s + native heroine + self-interest + satisfying read + no swallowing grievances + family squabbles + no military marriage + no golden finger + possibly a little unhinged?] A strong heroine who just wants a good life VS a truly gorgeous, sickly male lead Also known as: Moving to the City in the 1970s to Marry Up, I Just Want a Good Life Content warning: The male lead is a bit of a needy husband, and the heroine is very money-minded. There was a notorious figure in Kaoshan Village. At five, s 19.4kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves

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    🍑In Kaoshan Village, there's a notorious figure. At five, she blew up her grandmother's outhouse; at six, she shaved her grandfather's head in the middle of the night; at seven, she set fire to the woodshed; and at eight, she chased several uncles all over the village with a knife. Finally, when she came of age, the Su family eagerly awaited her marriage. Su Fu, true to her name, meant that anyone who didn't let her live comfortably would never have a comfortable life. Faced with her family's schemes and machinations regarding arranged marriages, Su Fu, after watching their performance, took on a big job. Three days after accompanying her best friend to the city, Su Fu got married—a one-year marriage of convenience. No choice, the offer was simply too much!! Ever since Su Fu married into the military compound, she's either been gossiping or causing trouble. People are practically wearing down her doorstep with complaints: "Sir, your daughter-in-law has hit someone again!"

43. 393 夺 You Stole My Pocket Space and Luck? This Badass Sister Will Smash Your Face In 夺我空间抢我气运飒姐打烂你的脸 Beer, Fried Chicken, and a Beautiful Girl啤酒炸鸡美少女Modern Romance286k WordsCompleted Shen Jingshu was beaten to death by her good-for-nothing country bumpkin husband! With her dying breath, she saw the man she had always cherished as her unattainable ideal burst through the door and rescue her. Sadly, her internal organs were badly damaged, and she soon breathed her last. He helped her leave this world with dignity. She became a wandering ghost, lingering by his side, only to discover that he had drunk poison and followed her... 5.9kReads9.2Score694Shelves

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    The first is a historical romance novel where the female lead ruthlessly punishes the villains; it has thousands of positive reviews and is definitely worth reading! The second is a fast-paced transmigration novel, especially the female lead's third world, which will make you cry your eyes out.

44. 394 闯 Heading to the Northeast: Lin Erni's Bumpy Road to Happiness 闯关东：林二妮的颠簸幸福路 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [No contrived twists] [No cheat powers] [Traditional] [Realistic] [Period] [Rural] [Hardship] [Inspirational] Lin Erni was born in Heze, Shandong, and married into Harbin in the Northeast. She struggled to get by amid the freezing snow in the mountains, then later had no one to rely on and went alone beyond the mountains to make a living. The first time, she was tossed from one place to another like a bag of steamed buns, made a child bride, and beaten and cursed. The second time, her father sol 22.3kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves

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    A masterpiece among period novels, its indomitable spirit is simply captivating.

45. 395 小 A Young Couple’s Struggle in the 1970s 小夫妻奋斗在七零 Today Is Jingzhe今日惊蛰Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted [Proud man in government service x Clear-eyed, calculating woman] The transmigrated female leads of the 1970s shine brightly, and the reborn female supporting characters thrive, but none of that has anything to do with them. Li Wenzheng is the only unmarried man for miles around. He's picky and obsessively neat, and on top of that, he's sharp-tongued. Every time he opens his mouth, he wastes a face that handsome. Lin Jing can't find a good match, but isn't willing to settle for a bad one. Her fa 1.7kReads7.0Score143Shelves

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    These are all really good, especially the first one.

46. 396 绝 A Peerless Beauty's Lucky Pregnancy: Male Leads from Every Walk of Life Spoil Her Senseless! 绝世尤物好孕，各路男主放肆宠！ Beer, Fried Chicken, and a Beautiful Girl啤酒炸鸡美少女Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted Gu Wushuang was an ordinary office worker in the 21st century, diligently doing her job every day. Who knew that after she died suddenly from overwork, she would unexpectedly get a fertility System? It said that if she could solve the male leads’ childlessness problems in various worlds, she would be reborn! Gu Wushuang wasn’t about to turn down an offer like that. She promptly bonded with the System... 3.2kReads8.9Score173Shelves
47. 397 穿 I Transmigrated into the Heroine's Sloppy Little Sister, and Now I'm Just Coasting 穿成女主的邋遢妹妹，她咸鱼了 Mao Mao Is Not Hair毛矛不是毛Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted Li Xiaoqing, a freshman, stays up late reading a novel and accidentally transmigrates into the very story she just finished. She becomes the heroine's younger sister, a lazy glutton who loves causing trouble. Now that modern-day Li Xiaoqing knows the plot, she'll cling to her sister's coattails and coast to victory! Entirely fictional! Entirely fictional! Entirely fictional! 6.9kReads8.7Score606Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of the younger sister of the female lead in a period novel. At the beginning, she's accidentally injured by a classmate and, after being discharged from the hospital, goes to a bathhouse with her sister and becomes several shades lighter. She works hard to improve her grades and carves out her own niche. The male lead is Song Lu, the boy who sits behind her. [Heart emojis]

48. 398 七 The 1970s: She May Be Silly and Spoiled, but She’s Truly Beautiful! 七零作精她虽愚蠢，却实在美丽！ Stinky Greens臭菜菜Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted [Period setting + married first, love later + raising a child + sweet everyday romance + rugged alpha male X delicate beauty, with a contrast in skin tone and physique] Si Yao has a strange dream. She dreams that she gets into university, quickly divorces Liang Jinsheng, the rugged country man, and happily takes her daughter back to the city. After returning home, her stepsister pushes her down the stairs, leaving her in a vegetative state. Her stepsister also steals her admission letter and tak 5.6kReads8.0Score226Shelves
49. 399 七 The 1970s: The Lucky Fake Heiress and Her Hopelessly Romantic Husband 七零：好命假千金和恋爱脑丈夫 Cai Mingming菜明明Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Real and Fake Heiresses + Sweet Romance + Self-Interested Ensemble Cast + Family Life] Gu Shuyao is an oblivious little schemer who has known how to charm people since childhood, winning the affection of her biased parents. A fortune-teller once said she was destined for a good life, and sure enough, she grew up pampered and privileged. Then she suddenly learns she isn’t the family’s biological daughter. When the real heiress returns, she resents how much their parents dote on 3.4kReads6.7Score285Shelves
50. 400 社 My Socially Anxious Lover Is Super Clingy 社恐对象超黏我 Sunrise at Xiguan日出西关Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted [A socially anxious male educated youth VS a sunny heroine + no golden finger + everyone is a local + no black-market dealings] The Lin family's precious youngest daughter has fallen for an educated youth who came from the city. He's a great guy: not only is he warmhearted, he often has all kinds of snacks in his pockets. Lin Baobao: If I date him, does that mean I can openly eat his snacks? I really want to date him. Qi Ci'an is a bona fide social phobe, and he also stutters. When getting of 4.7kReads8.7Score533Shelves

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