The Pinnacle of Period Stories 年代文的天花板

1. 501 伪 Pretending to Be a Mystic! The Fake Heiress Gets Rich Through Her Interface 伪装神棍！八零假千金靠面板暴富 Suimu随牧Modern Romance157k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into an 80s Book] [Pretending to Be a Fortune-Teller] [Fake and Real Heiresses] [Face-Slapping and Villain Crushing] [Love Grows Over Time] Jiang Suiqing transmigrates into 1980s Hong Kong, becoming the vicious fake heiress who is about to be kicked out of her home. Her golden finger malfunctions, hurriedly disconnecting after dropping the line, "You're a villain." All she has left is an information-packed status panel. Jiang Suiqing gathers her thoughts. "So I'm a villainous fake 21.7kReads—Score4kShelves
2. 502 重 Reborn in 1970, I Awaken a System and Start Hunting 重生70年，觉醒系统从打猎开始 Lu Junhou戮骏侯Urban2.9M WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1970s, an era when people went hungry as often as they ate their fill, and even shopping required ration coupons. His father is a retired soldier, and his mother is raising five children. Su Yu is the third child in the family, with a younger brother and sister, as well as an older brother and sister. He starts changing the family's circumstances by hunting. 30kReads8.4Score2kShelves
3. 503 人 In the Seventies, My Goal Is to Be a Winner Like Dehua 人在七零，目标是当德华躺赢 When Hungry, Drink the North Wind饿了喝北风Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book + raising kids + instant-kill shopping group + family life] Ye Yan transmigrates into a book, landing in a period novel about adorable children and military life. She's not the protagonist, nor is she a supporting character. She's just a country girl who dated the female lead's scumbag father when he went to the countryside, a bit-player mentioned only once in the entire book. When she heads to the provincial capital to stay with her older sister, she unexpectedly awak 28.1kReads8.1Score3.9kShelves
4. 504 浮 The Strange Tales of Mortal Life: Li Longbiao 浮生乱象之李龙彪 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Urban253k WordsCompleted I'm the scum at the bottom of society, the trash you all talk about. I don't have much education, money, status, a house, a car, or a wife. I'm a single man, just some hoodlum. It's not my fault I ended up this way. When I was a kid, I had big dreams and ambitions, too. I wanted to study hard, get into a good university, then find work in the city and become a respectable office worker. But the cruel realities of life shattered every one of those beautiful dreams. Through its portrayal of Li Lon 1.8kReads—Score144Shelves

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   I wouldn't call it the absolute best, but it's definitely a top-tier masterpiece. The plot is incredibly exciting and captivating!

5. 505 网 Selling Online: An Unemployed Young Man’s Comeback to Fortune! 网络卖货：待业青年逆袭挣大钱！ Fan Wen番文Urban105k WordsOngoing The war of the internet! The war of business! They seize territory in business battles, leaving rivers of blood and countless casualties. Wang Zhengguang vows to return business to the people and serve the people! Flanking maneuvers in business warfare! Defensive battles in business warfare! Offensive battles in business warfare! Guerrilla warfare in business! The war of the internet: every click is a bullet fired, every mobile phone a strategic bomber! You can secretly sabotage the other side’s —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 506 八 Eighties Sweetheart: A Wild Roughneck to Cherish 八零心尖宠：捡个糙汉野又撩 Listening to the Wind Blow听风在吹Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted Xia Li transmigrates into the 1980s as a poor, timid orphan. Just when she thinks she’ll have to go hungry from now on, she picks up a wild man. Aside from being a little dim, the wild man has no other flaws. He hunts in the mountains and farms the fields every day, keeps her warm at home and can fight outside. He’s like a huge guard dog who protects his family. The villagers secretly mock Xia Li for keeping herself a wild man, but she doesn’t care. Who would have guessed that one night, the wil 1kReads8.9Score102Shelves

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   🔥The male lead is a special forces captain who went missing during a mission with his teammates. When he wakes up, he finds himself suffering from amnesia. He even mistakes a fair-skinned and exceptionally beautiful female lead for his wife! Although he doesn't know why he's so obsessed with finding a wife after waking up, at least he's finally found one!

7. 507 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: With a Childbearing System, I Marry an Infertile Officer 穿七零：带生子系统，嫁不育军官 Wish Granted, Stroke by Stroke如愿笔笔Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Childbearing System (not primarily about having children) + military marriage + abundant supplies + satisfying read + no outrageous characters + sweet romance] [A stunning psychologist with a childbearing System + a stern-faced, fierce military officer who can’t have children] Xu Qingluo is a rising star in the field of psychology in the 21st century. Her parents and grandparents are all world-renowned psychology experts. After transmigrating to the 1970s, she becomes the youngest granddaughter 24.1kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves

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   🌻The pinnacle of historical fiction: ① Xu Qingyue, a rising star in 21st-century psychology, transmigrates to the 1970s as the granddaughter of a renowned psychologist. With an outstanding family, she thought she could enjoy a life of leisure, but instead, she's targeted by the Women's Federation. ② Yun Jin transmigrates into a book, starting in hell. No cheat codes or spatial abilities, and a rival lurking in her heart. She refuses to accept this, causing trouble in the compound, making her husband buy groceries, cook, and even put her to bed. Everyone hopes she and He Yanchuan will divorce, but instead, He Yanchuan gets commended!

8. 508 胭 The Rouge Spinster 胭脂剩女 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance117k WordsCompleted Through the emotional journey of Yang Jingjing, a single woman past the age traditionally considered ideal for marriage, the story offers glimpses of every facet of society and the warmth and coldness of human life, exposing the ugliness and greed of human nature. Full of twists and turns, it paints a penetrating portrait of the realities faced by women like her. 1.8kReads—Score142Shelves
9. 509 暴 Beating Up My Mother-in-Law from the Start, I Won't Be a Doormat This Time 暴揍丈母娘开局，这次不当接盘侠 Sleeping with Eyes Open睡觉睁着眼Rural Life119k WordsOngoing (The author is open to feedback. If there’s anything poorly written or any problematic parts, I’ll fix them. Please don’t drop the book. Give me a chance!) [Period Setting + Rebirth + Entrepreneurship + One Female Lead + Family Life] In his previous life, Zheng Yuhai only discovered shortly before his death that the son he had raised for most of his life wasn’t his own. In his past life, his wife had worked at the town’s supply and marketing cooperative. She married him because he came from a r 2.5kReads—Score165Shelves

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   These are good period dramas that you can check out. They're quite realistic and not just for the sake of being entertaining!

10. 510 林 I, Lin Daiyu, Have Transmigrated to the 1990s 林黛玉本玉穿到九十年代了 Mu Yunshu木蕴枢Modern Romance625k WordsCompleted [Little cutie + adorable child + everyone’s favorite + top student + ancient-to-modern transmigration + school life + Northeast China + raising a child] Lin Daiyu, who died after crying herself dry, transmigrates into a five-year-old girl in rural Northeast China. She lives in a brick house, eats coarse grains, and has to herd geese, dig for wild vegetables, and help with chores. But she even has to wear a sleeveless undershirt and shorts? Waaah, no, no, no… “What are you bawling about? Want noo 4kReads9.2Score418Shelves

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    I recommend these three period novels; they're all good.

11. 511 穿 Transmigrating to the Seventies, Having a Baby, and Being Doted on by the Cold-Faced Soldier 穿七零，生崽崽，冷面军少宠上瘾 The Moon Is No Longer Whole月不圆了Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + transmigrating into a book + period setting + adorable child + face-slapping + feel-good fiction] Yun Jin transmigrated into a book with no golden finger and no space, and was about to die in childbirth with her baby. It was a nightmare from the start. The heroine of the book was eyeing her husband, ready to take him off her hands. Yun Jin wouldn't stand for it. You were reborn, and I transmigrated into a book. Let's see who has the last laugh. That country wife in the compo 2.4kReads7.9Score166Shelves
12. 512 八 Rebooting the CEO's Life in the 1980s 八零之重启霸总人生 Highland Shepherd高原牧羊人Modern Romance280k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Strong Female Lead + Dual Transmigration + Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Powerhouse + Healing + Growth] Shen Ying, the newly appointed CEO of a multinational corporation, transmigrates to the 1980s and becomes Shen Ying'er, a seventeen-year-old village girl. Her parents die one after another, someone tries to kill her several times, her eldest sister is sold off to another region, and her second sister is forced to marry a leader's dimwitted son… No System, no golden finge —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Are there no other male leads in period dramas besides military officers and roughnecks? [What?] No, no, no, sisters, let's look at some different pairings! 💏 Career-minded female lead + supportive male lead [Got it] So exciting! [Learned it][Learned it][Learned it]

13. 513 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s, Married the Wildest Tough Guy, and Came Out on Top 穿书七零闪婚最野糙汉后我赢麻了 Little Face脸崽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance + Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + 1970s + Male Lead Is Love-Struck + Raising Kids] When she opened her eyes, a man who seemed made for her was right in front of her. Ruan Niannian thought her mother had arranged everything, and hurriedly promised she would take responsibility... Once she came to her senses, she realized she had transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s that she had read. She had become the love-struck supporting fem 47kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves
14. 514 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
15. 515 穿 After Transmigration, Her Whole Family Are Villains 穿越之我全家都是反派 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance832k WordsCompleted Content warning: Lots of crude bathroom humor. Don't read while eating. Version One: Jiang Mianmian transmigrates. Her father is a scheming scholar with the face of a kindly man. Her mother has the face of a bodhisattva and the heart of a ruthless killer. Her eldest brother looks simple-minded but is cunning at heart. Her second sister is selfish and sharp-tongued. They were born destined to be villains. To highlight the protagonist's justice, kindness, and greatness, they work hard to do all so 137.2kReads9.6Score16.5kShelves

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    This time-travel novel is just 0.1 Points away from 9.8! It's truly amazing! [Admiration] The quality is extremely high, every chapter is incredibly exciting and interesting, making you want to keep reading until you finish it!

16. 516 重 Reborn in 1978: Don't Even Think About Stealing My Life Again 重生1978，别再想偷我的人生 At the Beginning of Lifeo人之初oModern Romance174k WordsOngoing [This is a long novel about fated cycles of reincarnation across several lifetimes. No transmigration with memories, no System. Each volume is a complete story of its own: Volume One: Years Like a Song, a 1978 college entrance exam rebirth story. Later volumes include the flames of war in the Republican era.] In her previous life, she studied day and night beneath a kerosene lamp, tirelessly preparing for the college entrance exam. In the end, the acceptance letter went to someone else. In 1978, 184Reads—Score102Shelves

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    If you haven't read it yet, come check it out! This period novel is realistic and not exaggerated; I've already read up to the Republican era.

17. 517 军 Military Marriage, Sugary Sweetness: The White Lotus Green Tea Girl Is Everyone's Darling in the 1970s 军婚爆糖：白莲绿茶在七零做团宠 Wild Radish狂野萝卜Modern Romance547k WordsCompleted “Fair-skinned beauty with a sweet, tea-like charm x outwardly cold, inwardly warm doting husband” After a plane crash, international superstar Jiang Qingrou transmigrated. An orphan in her previous life, she had somehow ended up in a big family in the 1970s. Her two older brothers spoiled her, and her parents treated her like a treasure. What’s more, in an era when people struggled to get enough to eat or stay warm, everyone in her family had a steady job, and she herself was the star of the dan 6.5kReads8.9Score760Shelves

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    It's really good, the female lead is super charming [heart emoji]

18. 518 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Wife, I Stole the Show in the Military Compound 穿成炮灰原配后，我惊艳军区大院 Moon Rising over the Blue Sea苍海升月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: Before I Lost My Virtue, I Rewrote the Life of the Cannon-Fodder First Wife [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + no golden finger + sweet romance + devoted couple] Xia Qingning unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel written by a classmate who envies her. She becomes the original wife, who shares her name and is framed into losing her virtue, then jumps into a lake and dies tragically. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s at the scene of her violati 54.6kReads9.2Score5.4kShelves

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    OK, it's a really enjoyable read! Over 500,000 people are reading it, why don't you give it a try? 😎

19. 519 假 The Fake Heiress Returns to Her Village to Find Her Birth Family, and Her Officer Childhood Friend Sees Red 假千金回村认亲，竹马军官急红眼 Xiao Xin Nuo小芯诺Modern Romance806k WordsCompleted [Period setting, mistaken identities, golden finger, pocket dimension, military marriage, and a long road to winning his wife back] Wen Lanxuan had been in love with Zheng Beixiao, who was five years older than her, since she was six. But whenever she showed him affection, he always gave her the cold shoulder. After Zheng Beixiao enlisted at eighteen, Wen Lanxuan sent him one unanswered “love letter” every month. She still believed that a cold-hearted man like him must see her as different from 5.9kReads8.7Score701Shelves
20. 520 四 Siheyuan: I Marry Yu Li, So Why Are You Crying, Qin Huairu? 四合院我娶于莉，秦淮茹你哭什么 Half Sober, Half Drunk一半清醒一半醉Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [One heroine + scheming + face-slapping + snow disaster] [A parallel-world story] He Yuzhu, who died a tragic death, was reborn. He would no longer be Silly Zhu. He flat-out rejected Yi Zhonghai’s moral blackmail and refused to be Qin Huairu’s personal ATM. He gave the beasts in the courtyard who had tricked and exploited him in his past life a thorough beating. He snatched Yan Jiefang’s chance and married Yu Li instead. When the snow disaster struck, everyone struggled to survive. He lived happ 4.2kReads7.0Score191Shelves

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    A fanfiction of "Love in the Courtyard," a pure period drama; those who like this kind of story can check it out.

21. 521 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Become a Pretty Widow 穿越六零成为俏寡妇 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted (Content warning: The heroine is ten years older than the hero. She’s a player and isn’t sexually inexperienced, so proceed with caution!!!) Shi Lan, a carefree, troublesome party girl who loves the high life, transmigrates to the hardship of the 1960s and gets three new labels: married, mother, and widow. From the start, she’s being introduced to a prospective match. As if! She thinks her new identity is pretty great: she has money and status, and gets to be a mother without the pain of childbi 5.4kReads9.2Score488Shelves

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    The female lead is juggling multiple relationships, haha, who says only men can do that? And she keeps her wife at home while having affairs on the side, I'm impressed!

22. 522 七 The Wicked Mother-in-Law of the Seventh-Decade Compound 七零大院恶婆婆 Ye Xiu's Wife叶修老婆Modern Romance732k WordsCompleted [Period setting + wicked mother-in-law + family life + farming + both spouses transmigrate] Chen Suwen, who had healing, wood, and fire abilities, was hot-tempered and feisty. One day, she transmigrated into the body of a notoriously wicked mother-in-law living in a residential compound. A wicked mother-in-law? So she didn’t have to rein in her temper, force herself to compromise, or worry about acting out of character by being nothing like the original owner? She’d transmigrated from the apocal 5.1kReads8.1Score242Shelves

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    These are all pretty good [smirk], [I get it]. The first one is about a husband and wife who both transmigrate into the mother-in-law and father-in-law's generation; the second one is about a female supporting character's awakening; the third one is about a female lead transmigrating into a book, and the male lead, an artificial human, transmigrates and lives in the city, refusing to go to the countryside, and is selfish; the fourth one is about a female lead transmigrating into a book, and the male lead is a native, they marry first and fall in love later, don't go to university, and are low-key; the fifth one is about a female lead transmigrating into the body of an exceptional daughter, who has a jinxed mouth and is incredibly cunning; the sixth one is about a clear-headed female lead with a cheat ability, but it's not very useful, its biggest use seems to be for selecting marriage partners. [Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added]

23. 523 四 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated to the 1960s and Married Qin Huairu 四合院：穿越六零，娶妻秦淮茹 Guan Xiaoyue, Who Loves Steamed Fish Eggs爱吃清蒸鱼蛋的关小月Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted When he woke up, Wang Jianhua had become a bona fide Beijinger, with a spacious three-room house in a traditional courtyard. The bad news was that it was now 1959. That’s right, he had transmigrated. As he absorbed his new memories, he noticed that his neighbors’ names sounded familiar: Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui... He had landed in the world of Love in the Courtyard. At this point, Jia Dongxu was still unmarried, He Daqing hadn’t run off with a widow, and Yu Li hadn’t married into the 14.1kReads7.1Score568Shelves
24. 524 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1980s and Nurtured the Villain Until He Was Practically a Fetus 穿越八零，我把反派哄成胎盘 Cui Landai崔岚岱Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted [Possessive, scheming, polished villain + bootlicking heroine who just wants to stay alive] Jiang Weiyu transmigrates into an old novel as the daughter of a maid working for the wealthy Yu family in 1980s Hong Kong. She’s a minor cannon-fodder character. The original Jiang Weiyu thinks highly of herself on the strength of her looks and is determined to latch onto the Yu family, hoping to climb into the bed of their eldest son, Yu Hongzhen. But the young master Yu is a villain: not only is he vol 15.3kReads8.2Score2kShelves

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    It's wonderful, I've read it all, it's absolutely divine!

25. 525 四 Siheyuan: The Year Is 1948? As Long as It's Satisfying 四合院：年代1948？爽就完了 Pure Yang Dao Heart道心纯阳Male-Channel Fanfiction371k WordsOngoing Liu Minghao was good for nothing except his looks and his impressive endowment. He was eating barbecue, drinking beer, and scrolling through profiles of rich, generous young women when he inexplicably transmigrated. Wait, weren't I supposed to end up in a courtyard house? Why was I in the middle of the 1948 battle for the liberation of Fengtian, nearly getting blown to bits? Hold on! My golden finger is a loot-and-extract system? The scoundrels are in for a treat now! 73kReads6.8Score4.7kShelves

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    No abuse of the protagonist, no endless agonizing struggles, and no letter of forgiveness.

26. 526 四 Siheyuan: From the Start at 48, Selling My Art on the Overpass 四合院：开局48，天桥卖艺开始 Post-80s Housewife八零后家庭煮妇Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing Wang Minghao is a top-tier star in the cosplay world. He has just finished attending a convention in Shanghai when he gets into a car accident on his way out. The thing is, he wasn’t the one hit by the truck, so why is he the one who transmigrated? Is it because he shares a name with the person who got hit? Did the rookie System, fresh out of college and newly on the job, grab the wrong person? And once he transmigrates, there’s no going back? Damn it, pay up! With tears in his eyes, he accepts 62.4kReads6.9Score3.5kShelves
27. 527 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
28. 528 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Stole Lou Xiao'e Away 四合院：开局我截胡了娄晓娥 The Unruly Cloud不正经的云Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: Siheyuan: I Snatched Lou Xiao'e from the Start Li Shengli wakes up one morning and realizes he has transmigrated. There are no business wars of the 1990s or market reforms of the 1980s. That's because he has traveled back to Beijing in the 1960s. And when he spots Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui, he realizes he's in the TV drama he once watched, The Courtyard of Beasts. Now that I'm here, no one is going to bully me. 5.9kReads7.3Score214Shelves
29. 529 哥 Bro, Keep Simping for That Fake Sweetheart and I'll Go After Your Nemesis 哥，你再舔白莲花我就舔你死对头 The Wilderness and the Wind Conspire Together山野与风同谋Modern Romance422k WordsCompleted [Training Her Brother + Training Her Husband + Girl Pursues Guy (Gives Up Halfway) + Guy Pursues Girl (Face-Slapping Comeuppance)] Sharp-tongued military rogue male lead vs. spoiled, rebellious female lead. They come from equally matched families. A hilarious, satisfying period romp where everyone is crazy! The female lead is a little selfish and morally dubious! In her previous life, her hopelessly lovesick older brother devoted himself to fawning over a fake innocent, only to meet a tragic end 19.7kReads8.1Score1.9kShelves

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    A period drama that you can read again and again. The protagonists don't go to the countryside; they live in the city. The male and female leads are well-matched in social standing, but the male lead and the female lead's brother are sworn enemies. The female lead simultaneously fawns over the male lead while scolding her brother, making him understand that simps end up with nothing. The brother and male lead constantly bicker and argue whenever they meet, making for a high-energy and hilarious story from start to finish.

30. 530 七 A Mistaken Marriage in the Seventies, Peace and Joy Year After Year 七零错嫁，岁岁安愉 Lucky Koi富富锦鲤Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted A Mismatched Marriage in the 1970s, Years of Peace and Joy 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I absolutely love this kind of gentle and heartwarming period drama! The female protagonist is pure, quiet, gentle, and sensible, yet she's unwittingly caught up in a wedding scandal, suffering endless gossip and injustice. After the storm passes, no one dares to bully her in the slightest. The Shen brothers, one gentle and one strong, tacitly protect their wife. The eldest brother provides her with dignity, stability, and peace year after year, while the second brother offers her unwavering love and lifelong companionship. A seemingly absurd marriage leads to a fulfilling life together.

31. 531 四 Siheyuan: Raking in the Old Man’s Cash, Living Off Your Parents Is Nothing to Be Ashamed Of 四合院：爆老登金币，啃老不丢人 Pure Yang Dao Heart道心纯阳Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted He Yuzhu accidentally transmigrates into the world of Siheyuan and becomes He Yuzhu. What? His father, He Daqing, ran off with the White Widow? Good riddance! Now the good life can begin! What? This world isn't just about Siheyuan? Even better! This book has no toxic drama, no drawn-out misunderstandings, and no gross-out humor. Qin Huairu is all mine. The protagonist is shrewd and calculating, and there's no shame in living off your parents. This book is also known as Siheyuan: Sucking Others D 26.2kReads6.9Score2.2kShelves
32. 532 四 Siheyuan: I'm Qin Gang, Qin Huairu's Younger Brother 四合院：我秦刚，秦淮茹的亲弟弟 The Spring Breeze Never Sleeps春风从来不入睡Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Qin Gang transmigrates to the world of the Siheyuan, becoming an ordinary person of that era. He has another identity, too: Qin Huairu's younger brother. To ease the family's burden, they decide to send Qin Gang to the city to stay with his older sister, Qin Huairu. With his luggage on his back, Qin Gang leaves the village and sets out for the capital. His arrival brings quite a few changes to life in the Siheyuan. Yi Zhonghai: Qin Gang would be a better choice than Jia Dongxu to look after me i 12.4kReads7.2Score648Shelves
33. 533 我 Making Art in the 1980s 我在八零搞文艺 Leisurely Musings闲情偶寄Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted Female-oriented novel!!! No CP Content warnings: The protagonist's name isn't very pleasant, this isn't a mindless power fantasy, and it touches on topics like literature and philosophy. After transmigrating back to 1981, Gao Xiaosheng has not only gone from a female college student back to an elementary school student, but also has to repeat the entire process of getting into higher education, and has changed from a woman into a man. I really feel like throwing up blood. All I can do is give up 3.2kReads9.3Score287Shelves

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    This is the best historical romance novel I've ever read. The writing is delicate, the main character is very handsome, and he makes a lot of money through painting and writing! I had a severe withdrawal reaction after reading it [crying].

34. 534 开 From the Start in 1960, I'll Empty Out the Black Market 开局六零年，先把黑市掏空 Lu Junhou戮骏侯Rural Life83k WordsOngoing In Yangjia Village, in the capital, Yang Kai transmigrated into the body of a boy with the same name. He'd gone to the black market and been knocked out from behind, and that's where the story begins. The Host gets revenge on those who wronged him, cleans out the black market, and defies fate, earning the rewards [A 10,000-cubic-meter Spirit Spring Space, a Marrow-Cleansing Pill, and mastery of Bajiquan]. 67Reads—Score—Shelves

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    How does it feel? [Awkward laugh]

35. 535 嫁 Marrying a Disabled Soldier: The Gorgeous Beauty Charms and Coaxes Him 嫁军婚残夫，娇艳美人撩他诱哄他 Clouds Upon Clouds一朵朵云Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Military marriage + marriage first, love later + doted on by everyone + no golden finger, your mindset determines your fate] [A cast story starring a great beauty who gets a villainess role without realizing it] In 1974, Yu Wan transmigrates into the body of an undocumented drifter, then uses her beauty to become the Qiao family’s stepdaughter. With a new identity, Yu Wan is overjoyed. The Qiao family members each have their own agendas, but they know the truth and keep quiet. Not long after Yu 25.7kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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    The two books by Yiduoyun are considered the pinnacle of period fiction.

36. 536 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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    All of them are great!!! The female leads are all self-reliant and love themselves very much, with a touch of mischievousness. I highly recommend the fourth book. The male lead perfectly embodies what it means to be powerful and influential; even though their families are mismatched, their families don't dare to give the female lead a hard time!

37. 537 七 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s: The Contrast Couple of Cannon Fodder 七零穿书：炮灰夫妻对照组 The Stars Want to Blink星星想眨眼Modern Romance802k WordsOngoing [A transmigrator into a book, a refined, self-serving educated youth VS a shrewd, no-nonsense local country man who never lets himself get the short end of the stick. P.S. The leads dote on each other.] (Family life + marriage first, love later + a pocket dimension + no college entrance exam + keeping a low profile + neither lead is a self-sacrificing saint) When Jiang Qingyu wakes up, she finds her soul has switched places with her counterpart in a parallel world in the 1970s. To her surprise, 46.6kReads8.4Score4kShelves
38. 538 四 Siheyuan: I Have a Lottery Multiplier System 四合院：我有一个抽奖倍增系统 Jiangnan Vernacular江南白话文Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan + System + less bloodshed] He transmigrates to 1960, a time of hardship when food and clothing are scarce. Fortunately, he has a prize-drawing System. The screen looks like a slot machine, displaying all kinds of food and skill books. Below it are two buttons: one to refresh and one to double the prize... The pointer lands on a white-flour steamed bun... 18.8kReads7.1Score671Shelves
39. 539 我 I Save My Family with My Jinxed Tongue 我靠乌鸦嘴拯救全家 Mi Caidou米彩豆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Theme: Knowledge changes your fate! Everyone’s got eight hundred tricks up their sleeve + courtyard-house drama + calculated self-interest + family squabbles + stockpiling + outrageous characters + a jinx’s tongue + playing dumb to catch the tiger. One day, Lin Xixi transmigrates and becomes the biological daughter of an outrageous couple in a period novel. Outrageous characters are sly, lazy, greedy, and slippery: they can’t get enough of eating, but they’re no good at anything else. Luckily, h 313.9kReads9.1Score47.6kShelves
40. 540 七 Spoiled by My Rugged Husband on Our Wedding Night in the Seventies 七零新婚夜，被糙汉老公宠到腿软 A Song Across the World天下长歌Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Jiaojiao divorced her husband for a deceitful scumbag and returned to the provincial capital. Little did she know, she had ruined her own life. When she finally came to her senses and wanted to live properly, she was hit by a car and killed. When she opened her eyes again, she was back on her wedding night in 1975. Fortunately, the misunderstanding between her and her husband hadn't grown too serious. Fortunately, everything was only just beginning. She swore that this t 10kReads9.0Score906Shelves
41. 541 资 The Reborn Capitalist Heiress Is Doted on by Her Military Officer Husband 资本家大小姐重生军官老公掌心宠 Yan Xingyan言星妍Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Historical Setting + Joining the Army Husband on an Island + Reborn + Young Lady + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life] [Alternate setting, 1960s] [Flirtatious, high-maintenance heroine and rough, arrogant hero] Shen Yitang thought there must be something seriously wrong with her. She had spent five years disliking Gu Huaizheng, but after he died, she spent a full ten years missing him. She missed the strong arms that had protected her in the catastrophic flood, and the safe haven he had built for he 19.3kReads7.9Score1.5kShelves
42. 542 四 Siheyuan: What I Say Goes in This Canteen 四合院，这个食堂我说了算 Barbecue Sauce烧烤酱Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Renkang inexplicably finds himself in the world of Love in the Courtyard. He works his way up from a lowly kitchen helper to become the cafeteria director. What? Silly Zhu wants to cause trouble? Give him a beating and kick him out of the cafeteria. What? Qin Huairu wants a free ride? Ha, I won't do it unless I get something out of it. What? Yi Zhonghai wants me to take care of him in his old age? Dream on. I throw in my lot with Li Weimin and thrive. Watch Zhang Renkang take on the whole 16.1kReads7.6Score580Shelves
43. 543 七 The Pretty Girl of the Seventies Is a Real Firecracker 七零娇娇很惹火 Shi Xiaolan Ya什筱兰雅Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, 1970s + join her husband in the military + stunning beauty + brash soldier + everyday life] [First the body, then the heart] The new book just got its rating, which will go up later. Sang Yanyan had only stayed up late reading a steamy novel. When she woke up, she had transmigrated into the book as the male lead’s frail ex-wife. In the story, the original owner was a delicate country girl, frail and helpless. The male lead was a third-generation military man from 11.5kReads7.3Score1.1kShelves

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    This is a super good period drama. Lots of kissing scenes, the male lead is very doting on the female lead, and the female lead is very good at training the male lead. [Eating melon emojis]

44. 544 四 Siheyuan: Springtime for the Procurement Officer 四合院之采购员的春天 A Lone Lamp in the Rain孤灯照雨Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Yu Qing'an is reborn in the 1960s and discovers that he has become a purchasing agent at the Lao Daokou Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Yu Qing'an has no grand ambitions. He just wants a wife, children, and a warm bed. But the courtyard is full of schemers, every one of them looking to take advantage of him. Yi Zhonghai, if you want to be a moral paragon, go ahead. Don’t try to guilt-trip me into it. Liu Haizhong, if you want to be an official, go be one at the Hongxing Steel Plant. Being Seco 6.3kReads7.5Score243Shelves
45. 545 一 A Post-80s Childhood 一个八零后的童年 Clouds, Moon, Spring and Autumn云月春秋Urban116k WordsOngoing Some say childhood is the happiest time in a person's life, while others say the childhoods of those born in the 1980s were the best. I say, how can a fish know the joy of another fish? And how can a fish on a chopping board know its suffering? I hope you can find a tiny trace of your childhood self in this book, dedicated to the childhood we can never return to. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A good book suitable for those born in the 70s and 80s.

46. 546 七 The 1970s: The Crazy Real Heiress Beats Her Adoptive Mother, Then Goes to the Countryside 七零，疯批真千金暴打养母后下乡 Miaomiao Wants to Get Rich淼淼想暴富Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + sent-down youth + educated youth + scum-bashing + devoted husband + supernatural powers] In her past life, Su An was tricked by her parents into going to the countryside in her younger sister’s place, and even handed her job over to her. After being sent down, she worked diligently, sending all the money she earned home to support her parents and help her younger siblings. At long last, she managed to return to the city, only for her parents to sell her off to an old widower. I 56.5kReads8.9Score5.6kShelves

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    Here it comes! In her past life, the protagonist was misled by her parents into going to the countryside in place of her younger sister, even giving up her job in the process. After arriving in the countryside, she worked diligently, sending all her earnings home to support her parents and siblings. Finally, she managed to return to the city, only to be sold by her parents to an old widower, where she met a tragic end. Only after death did she learn she wasn't her parents' biological child. Her parents and siblings had leeched her off her entire life, and after her death, her sister had impersonated her, becoming the daughter of a powerful family in the capital, and the whole family lived a life of luxury.

47. 547 四 Siheyuan: The Driver's Happy Life 四合院之驾驶员的幸福生活 Minion4695小黄人4695Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan courtyard + transmigration + spatial dimension + ruthless streak + multiple heroines + revenge without delay] Lin Ping'an transmigrates to the 1960s, into the “Beasts Fill the Siheyuan” world, where he becomes a veteran driver in the steel mill's transport team. He awakens a portable spatial dimension that can duplicate supplies. In that era of fervent passions, Lin Ping'an refuses to back down in the face of the courtyard's scheming villains, and takes a firm stand against them. He pu 14.3kReads7.3Score668Shelves
48. 548 六 The Foolish Cannon Fodder of the Sixties Is Impossibly Beautiful 六零笨蛋炮灰实在过份美丽 Rebellious Pig叛逆猪Modern Romance469k WordsCompleted [Period + sweet romance and satisfying revenge + no relocation to the countryside + a self-serving airhead heroine + slight everyone-loves-her vibe + seven-year age gap + high-ranking male lead] [Marriage Before Love from the heroine’s perspective, love at first sight from the hero’s] With a handsome military officer for a father and a gentle, wealthy mother, Lin Xiuzhu is a bona fide rich beauty in the 1960s. But when she turns eighteen, memories from the 21st century awaken in her. She happi 6.6kReads8.0Score378Shelves
49. 549 重 Reborn in 1978: From the Start, a Tough Farmhand Calls Off the Wedding and Splits the Family 重生1978：开局糙汉退婚分家 Chasing Clouds Among the Stars星辰逐云Urban136k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Reborn + Family drama + Forest farm + Everyday life + Building wealth] Reborn in 1978, Qi Feng had spent his previous life as a tireless workhorse, only to be drained to death by his awful relatives. This time, he refuses to swallow even a single grievance! His fiancée, whom he hasn’t married yet, looks down on his poverty and wants to elope with someone else? Fine, don’t let the door hit you on the way out. Pay back every last cent of my hard-earned money, with interest! His v 10.1kReads8.0Score587Shelves

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    A refreshing rebirth story set in the 1970s is here! The male protagonist is reborn on his wedding day, only to discover his fiancée has eloped and immediately call off the engagement. No longer willing to endure his family's endless exploitation, he gathers his clan to formally separate from the family and live independently, earning money from mountain resources while secretly protecting a pitiful female educated youth.

50. 550 穿 A Beloved Family Life After I Transmigrated to the 1970s 穿越七零的团宠生活 Lazy Fat Snail胖蜗牛很懒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Personal space, beloved by all, multiple births, military marriage] Su Jinyu dies unexpectedly in the apocalypse, only to become the beloved daughter of the Su family, adored by her parents and cherished by her older brothers and sisters-in-law. An accident binds Su Jinyu’s fate to Meng Huaiyuan’s. The Su family’s children inherit their mother’s multiple-birth genes, and the boys keep arriving in pairs. In the first year of her marriage, Su Jinyu gives birth to triplet boys, and her mother-in-l 20.5kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves

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    These are the ceilings I've reached in the past two years of reading historical fiction.

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