The Pinnacle of Period Stories 年代文的天花板

1. 1501 七 The Fake Heiress Goes to the Countryside in the 1970s and Charms the Rugged Real Young Master 七零假千金下乡，萌晕糙汉真少爷 Qian Zhizi千栀子Modern Romance102k WordsOngoing [Seventies] [Fake Heiress and Real Young Master] [Super Sweet Romance] The real young master, Zhou Ting, was raised in the countryside after being switched at birth. Then he learns that his parents have arranged for him to marry a young woman sent to the countryside, without even asking his permission. Zhou Ting: "You think I'll marry whoever you tell me to? I'm not that easy to please! I'm not marrying her!" But then Shen Yang, the fake heiress who was raised in the city to be pretty and pampe 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   ✨✨Both the male and female leads are native to the area and have no special abilities; they were switched at birth. When they discovered the switch, the female lead's adoptive parents decided to send her to the countryside to marry the male lead. Both sets of parents knew this, but the male and female leads were unaware. Both sets of parents are very kind and not difficult to deal with, and the male and female leads like each other without any coercion.

2. 1502 随 The Man Who Joined the Army Is Married, So I Turn Around and Marry His Commander 随军男人已结婚，转头嫁他首长 A Few Days of Spring Chill几日春寒Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted 1970s + period setting + substitute marriage + military marriage + devoted couple Qin Shu opened her eyes to find herself on a train, held hostage by a criminal with a gun pressed to her forehead. Her life was hanging by a thread. From the memories she inherited, she learned that the original owner had been sent to marry a soldier in someone else’s place. First, she beat the criminal senseless and secured herself a job at the Public Security Bureau. Then she went to the military base to find th 19kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves

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   The female lead went to the military base to meet a potential boyfriend introduced by her family, only to find out he already had two children! 🤦🤦 Her superior suggested she consider other men in the unit, and she casually pulled over a tall, handsome guy, about 1.9 meters tall. The superior immediately agreed, leaving the female lead completely dumbfounded, haha! 😂

3. 1503 炮 The Cannon Fodder Awakens: Thriving in a Period Novel 炮灰觉醒，我在年代文里如鱼得水 The Rice Cake Won't Eat Fish年糕不吃鱼Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period drama + quick transmigration + space (only in the second world) + no memories in the second world + golden finger + no fixed couple + a touch of ensemble cast + realistic] World One: My Cousin Is the Lucky Female Lead (ensemble cast + low-key) ✓ Feel free to skip World Two: Transmigrated as a Selfless Workhorse (1968) ✓ World Three: The Cannon-Fodder Best Friend Returns to the City ✓ World Four: A 1990s Migrant Worker’s Reversal ✓ World Five: One Adult and Three Kids in the 1970s ✓ World 19.9kReads8.2Score1.6kShelves

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   Although the female lead doesn't have any special abilities and is quite laid-back, she's intelligent and a bit cunning! The first world is especially good; it's the kind of story that slaps down characters from the past, like Fu Bao's works. It's super good, a true bookworm's favorite! ❤️❤️❤️

4. 1504 年 [Quick Transmigration] Playing a Fake White Lotus in a Period Novel 【快穿】年代文里当虚伪黑莲花 Warm Pomelo西柚温温Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted (Complete!) (Please consider adapting this into a short drama!) [Vicious and self-serving + universally adored villainess + dog-training romance + selfish and self-centered + immersive multiple-male-lead romance] [Original title: The Villainess of the Era, with Skin Like Ice and Bones Like Jade] Ye Qiutang is the most beautiful flower of wealth in the mortal world. The ability to bewitch people is innate to her, and her beauty is a weapon that always gets her way. But beneath her pure, saintly f 14.4kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
5. 1505 带 She Takes a Port Space to the Famine Years, and Her Whole Family Are Big Shots 带港口空间穿荒年，全家都是大佬 Milk-Candy-Flavored Jelly奶糖味果冻Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted [Period Setting in a Famine Year + A Whole Group of Transmigrated Big Shots + Mountains of Supplies + Beloved by Her Whole Family + Military Marriage + Feel-Good Romance] When Jiang Jiaojiao opens her eyes, she’s transmigrated to the 1960s. She thinks she’ll have to struggle to survive through the famine, but before she can even cry, she discovers that the supply-filled port has come with her as a pocket dimension. Smile, smile as much as you like. But then she realizes: why has her whole family 3.7kReads8.8Score447Shelves
6. 1506 女 A Woman Transmigrates into a Man and Enlists in the 1970s 女穿男在七十年代当兵 Patrick Star Burger a派大星汉堡aModern Romance471k WordsCompleted After graduating, Lu Yang became a college-graduate village official in a poor village in a neighboring province. But just a month after taking up the post, a flood struck. While trying to retrieve a family heirloom jade bangle for a villager, Lu Yang was knocked unconscious by a piece of wood and sank into the raging floodwaters. When Lu Yang woke up, she had become Lu Yang, an eighteen-year-old man in a parallel world in the 1970s who was about to join the military. Oh, right. This man named L 2.1kReads8.2Score169Shelves
7. 1507 拒 Refusing an Abortion, Carrying Twins, and Shocking the Military Compound 拒流产，揣双胎，随军惊爆家属院 Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing Original title: The Military Husband Is Too Powerful, So the Beautiful Wife Joins the Army While Pregnant [Alluring Beauty X Rock-Hard Officer] (military marriage + space spring + pregnant with twins and raising children + doting husband + marriage before love + everyday life in the army) The moment she opened her eyes, Jiang Wanyue had become the darling of the era in a period novel. Her grandfather was a top official in the capital, her maternal grandfather a tycoon in Shanghai, her parents hi 36.3kReads7.8Score3.7kShelves

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   The female lead is a naive and sweet girl from a capitalist family who is a member of the Red Revolution. She transmigrates to the beginning of the story, becomes pregnant, and writes a letter to the male lead while he is in the army. The male lead immediately sends someone to pick her up and bring her to the family compound to rest during her pregnancy.

8. 1508 穿 The Pregnant Wife of an 80s Male Supporting Character 穿成八零年代男配的怀孕妻 Kind as Water, Dreamlike善若水如梦Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Xu Mo was an overworked office drone from the twenty-first century, and she happened to get swept up in the transmigration wave. She transmigrated into the body of the villainess in an eighties novel. Not only is she the heroine's younger sister, she's also the tragic male lead's ex-wife. She stole the heroine's first love, the male lead, and even took the heroine's child. In the end, she even tried to steal the male lead. She's truly a shameless villainess! Xu Mo throws down the book!!! And she 3.3kReads8.0Score181Shelves
9. 1509 岔 Crossroads: Three Versions 岔路口-三个版本 Chang Guoxing Is the Big Bad Wolf's Grandma常国兴是狼外婆9k WordsCompleted Crossroads: Three Versions 292Reads—Score—Shelves

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   What a coincidence!

10. 1510 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I'm Rich! 重生六零：我暴富啦！ Pure Sugar纯洁的糖Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [System + farming] Xu Jiujiu, a 35-year-old homebody, opens her eyes and finds herself inside a period novel she once read. But why is her family the foil to the heroine in this story? Thinking of what happens to the three sisters in the original novel, Xu Jiujiu is completely dumbfounded. Luckily, she has a life System with her, and the beginner’s gift pack includes a personal space. If she wants to eat and drink well in the 1960s, Xu Jiujiu has no choice but to get moving! She completes quests 11.1kReads8.2Score1kShelves

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    The female protagonist is a time-traveling character from a family in a historical drama. The male protagonist is reborn. The female protagonist's initial advantages are minor, but they accumulate over time. She works as a purchasing agent, reporting and catching enemy agents and thieves. Her decisive and efficient nature changes many people's lives. The male protagonist was a soldier in his previous life, and the female protagonist was his fiancée. The funniest part is that this fiancée was actually the female protagonist's older sister who, as a child, ate half a month's worth of cookies from the male protagonist and essentially gave her to him as a bargaining chip. The male protagonist actually took it seriously. Later, the male protagonist's family moved, and he never saw her again. By the time he could let the female protagonist join him in his military service, she had already died. The male protagonist never married. After being reborn, he quickly retired from the military to find her. After retiring, he became a police officer, responsible for dealing with what appears to be enemy agents. When the female protagonist's older sister saw him, she probably didn't expect him to take their childhood game so seriously—it's hilarious! The female protagonist's brother-in-law even got jealous because of this. After being reborn, the male protagonist discovers that the female protagonist is not the original one. He struggles with this for a while but ultimately follows his heart, which is quite human. Many novels feature protagonists who transmigrate, only to find their lovers and families ignoring the drastically changed protagonist, constantly complaining about how good their family is to them – it seems illogical. In this case, the family didn't notice, although the original protagonist's parents were inherently sexist, and it was only after the female protagonist's transmigration that their thinking changed. However, the reborn male protagonist does discover this 😂

11. 1511 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: A Female Officer and a Male Opera Performer 穿越70女军官与男戏子 Taylor Loves Minced Meat爱吃肉末的泰勒Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted [1970s + female Alpha, male Omega + love at first sight] Reborn in the 1970s, Lin Xiao meets the person she falls for at first sight. See how she finds love and builds a career in this era. Maybe my actions defy convention. Maybe others won't understand my feelings. But so what? 240Reads6.5Score100Shelves
12. 1512 快 Quick Transmigration: After the Female Supporting Character Betrays the Male Lead, She's Locked Up in Tears 快穿：渣了男主后女配被关哭了 Wang Mumu Ya王木木吖Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [She never breaks character. The heroine is a real scumbag, no good person, with jealousy-fueled showdowns and regretful exes all around her. A hint of irresistible Mary Sue charm.] What do you do when you transmigrate into the role of a vicious supporting female character who has to do bad things? Su Yu’s answer is: Obviously, keep doing bad things! An outstanding graduate of the Quick Transmigration Bureau, Su Yu’s mission is to become a cannon-fodder supporting heroine, win the male lead over 39.5kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves
13. 1513 六 The Sixties: A Captivating Yet Hateful Villainess 六零，迷人又可恶的反派恶女 Sweetie Xi小甜甜喜Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Born into the 1960s, she becomes a posthumous child, doted on by her whole family. Luo Mingyue says, “You're all this twisted, so I can't exactly be too normal.” A cast of villains, the 1960s 7.9kReads7.8Score432Shelves
14. 1514 七 Little One of the Seventies, Hoping to Make Dad a Dragon 七零小崽，望父成龙 Timid Girl懦女Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period] [Rivals] [Ensemble Cast] [Everyday Family Life] [No Golden Finger] [The 1970s] [Book Transmigration] After transmigrating, Zhang Liuliu had been living the good life, convinced she was the chosen one. Here comes this gorgeous woman who’s going to get rich! Then one day, her beautiful mother stroked her head and said, “Liuliu, Mom is going back to the city.” Zhang Liuliu felt like the sky had fallen. It turned out she was living inside a book, and she wasn’t just not the heroine: she was 7.8kReads7.7Score770Shelves
15. 1515 八 The Only Daughter of the 1980s 八十年代独生女 The Tiger That Doesn't Show Its Claws不发威的老虎Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted Lin Zhizhi was born in 1980. The good news was that both her parents worked at state-owned factories. The bad news was that they gave up their secure jobs and headed south to find work. Her mother got a factory job, and her father started working on construction sites. Later, they started a small business and brought Lin Zhizhi to live with them. Little by little, she realized she’d become a rich kid. Told from the heroine’s perspective, this is the story of her parents starting a business in th 12.2kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    The female lead is from a wealthy family; her parents seized an opportunity to become rich. The male lead comes from a military and political family. They are childhood sweethearts, and the story is incredibly captivating! The male lead isn't aloof; he's always peeled shrimp for the female lead since they were little. The female lead's parents are very loving; instead of thinking about having another child for her after becoming rich, they focus on how to ensure her future well-being!

16. 1516 七 The Beautiful Stepmom of the ’70s: Expecting Multiples After Joining Her Husband on the Island 七零漂亮后妈，海岛随军后多胎了 Ling Yun灵韫Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted (Military marriage + raising children + marriage before love + slice of life) The Jiang family has five lovely daughters. Jiang Ting is fair-skinned and beautiful, which has made her the target of wicked men. At her aunt's arrangement, Jiang Ting marries Xu Jinglin, an army officer with three children, and travels thousands of miles to join him at his island posting. Life on the island is remote and harsh, and the three boys are a handful. When the young and beautiful Jiang Ting first arrives, 5.2kReads8.6Score395Shelves

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    In the first book, the female protagonist has two children. The first child was born when she was mentally challenged, and the second child was born when she was normal. In the second book, the three children are not the male protagonist's biological children, but his comrades'. Anyway, it's a very good read.

17. 1517 七 The Dodder Vine of the ’70s 七十年代菟丝花 Chasing Dreams Across the Stars星空逐梦Modern Romance420k WordsCompleted The most beloved little princess of the Li Dynasty transmigrates to the 1970s, where food and clothing are scarce. In an instant, the little princess becomes a pitiful little thing. First step to survival: keep her secret identity under wraps and pass herself off as a young educated woman sent to the countryside who lost her memory after a fever damaged her brain. Second step: Qi Baozhu, the poor little thing who can't get enough to eat or wear enough to stay warm, uses her keen eye to find hers 160Reads8.4Score—Shelves
18. 1518 平 Ordinary World: Sun Shaoan and I Are Neighbors 平凡的世界之我和孙少安是邻居 Xiaopang's Dilemma小胖的无奈Male-Channel Fanfiction115k WordsOngoing Tian Jianjun wins a free cruise ticket, but his trip ends in disaster at sea, and he transmigrates to the world of The Ordinary World. He even becomes neighbors with Sun Shaoan. When Tian Jianjun realizes he has transmigrated into The Ordinary World, he vows to change the tragic ending of the original story. Tian Runye, gentle, considerate, kind, and beautiful, who in the end marries someone else for various reasons. Tian Xiaoxia, who loves passionately and hates passionately, but tragically die 258Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Marrying He Xiulian in an Ordinary World

19. 1519 睁 I Opened My Eyes to Eight-Packs, and the Young Educated Youth Was Dazed 睁眼就是八块腹肌，小知青迷糊了 Yan Mo颜墨Modern Romance573k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple in both lives + Sweet romance + Storage space + Face-slapping + The hero is incredibly doting ❤️] The moment she opened her eyes, Ji Qingzhou found herself reborn in the arms of Xie Yanbei, the future head of the military region, with her clothes in disarray. From the start, she was caught in a supposed affair! Armed with memories of her previous life, she turned the tables on the spot, sent the culprit straight to prison for a harsh sentence, and immediately filed a report to ma 1.1kReads9.1Score142Shelves
20. 1520 当 When She Comes of Age 当她长熟时 Huilin Ah惠林啊Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted [Beautiful and Alluring Young Bride] In this day and age, people still marry off brides to bring good fortune to the dying? A bride sent to bring good fortune, and a husband on the brink of death. Hu Juan raised her head and met her mother-in-law's eyes. "Mom, how about you discuss it with the village chief?" Li Xiuying's expression changed instantly. "The village chief? What are you getting at?" Hu Juan didn't flinch. "Mom, I know everything. About that night." Li Xiuying's face turned from red 5.5kReads7.9Score456Shelves

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    This is a book I'd stay up all night to finish.

21. 1521 快 Quick Transmigration: Making a Living with Handicrafts in a Period Novel 快穿：年代文里靠学手艺养活自己 Shi Yi and Shi Jiu拾一与拾玖Modern Romance267k WordsCompleted (No fixed couple. The heroine's personality isn't limited to one type; she occasionally goes off the rails and can be either masculine or feminine.) She transmigrates into different eras and lives there. The heroine isn't especially powerful, and learns one skill in each world. (No System. At first, she doesn't know she's in a quick transmigration story; she treats every world as if it will be her last.) World One: A little seamstress offering a one-stop service in the 1950s (romance) World Two: 26Reads6.4Score—Shelves
22. 1522 七 The Prosperous 1970s Wife: I Raised Three Kids to Greatness 七零旺家媳：我把三个崽养出息了 Water, Clouds, and Mist水云雾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A rugged man dotes on his wife in the 1970s; raising children, building wealth, and playing the pig to eat the tiger. The heroine plays innocent while the hero is a loyal, rugged sweetheart] Jiang Yue unexpectedly returns reborn to 1975. She knows she's the unlucky one whose fortune was stolen by her cousin. Soon she'll bleed to death, and the shock will leave her twin sons mute and foolish. Her husband will be devastated, then die in a mining accident. Her family will meet a tragic end, while 1.3kReads8.9Score118Shelves

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    The first book is quite doting on the wife; the female lead is reborn and knows her destiny was stolen. This one is all about power struggles. The second book, when she marries into the family, her husband is a hoodlum who has a dream where he dies soon after. So she tries to reform him.

23. 1523 六 The 1960s: I Became the Protagonist's Vicious Eldest Sister-in-Law 六十年代之我是主角的恶毒大嫂 Chubby Rice Ball瘦瘦的圆子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [1960s + cozy everyday life + workers + building a fortune + raising children later on] Huang Qinqin was given her name because her parents hoped she would grow up diligent and hardworking. But things didn't turn out as they had hoped. The Huang family has three siblings, and her parents and two older brothers are all hardworking. Huang Qinqin, meanwhile, is famous far and wide for being lazy! People in the steel factory's residential compound have always said the Huangs were crazy to spend mone 11.2kReads7.7Score824Shelves

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    🌈🌈A pinnacle of period fiction, the first book in its series. The residents of the steel mill's family compound always said the Huang family was crazy—they actually paid for a girl to graduate high school! When the rural migration arrived, everyone in the compound waited to see the Huang family fail, to see Huang Qinqin slink away to the countryside to suffer. But instead of news of Huang Qinqin going to the countryside, they received news of Huang family members getting stable jobs as factory workers, one after another. And Huang Qinqin not only didn't slink away to the countryside, but she also married the son of the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau in a grand and glamorous way?!

24. 1524 我 I Lost a Little One in the Eighties 我在八十年代掉了个崽崽 Reluctant to Let Go念念不舍Modern Romance354k WordsCompleted Gu Zhinian unexpectedly finds herself transported to the 1980s, where she becomes an undocumented woman with no household registration or education. To survive, she has no choice but to head to the labor market to look for work. Yun Muye is a soldier with an adorable baby. Since he is often away on missions, he decides to hire a nanny at the labor market to care for the child. The moment he sees Gu Zhinian, he chooses her, simply because her eyes are exactly like the baby's. And so begins the wa 760Reads8.7Score101Shelves
25. 1525 重 Reborn in 1960 with a Pocket Dimension 重生60带空间 Young Master Lin Jiaquan林家權少Urban5.4M WordsOngoing After saving someone, Lin Hao unexpectedly arrives in the 1960s and is reborn in the body of a martyr's orphan with the same name and gender. Fortunately, a pocket dimension comes with him as a golden finger. Follow Lin Hao as he enjoys a carefree life during the three years of natural disasters. As he explores the pocket dimension, he gradually unlocks many of its functions, learns martial arts and traditional Chinese medicine, hunts, and enjoys life freely. 178kReads8.8Score16.3kShelves

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    Currently, these two period dramas from a male-oriented perspective are the best. They're heartwarming and without any hostility, with the protagonist using his special abilities to treat those closest to him who truly care for him very well. There are exciting scenes of him using his abilities to hunt in the mountains, fish underwater, capture spies, dominate the black market, and amass wealth. They're enjoyable and captivating to read, with a strong sense of immersion. If any fellow readers find similar books, please recommend them to me.

26. 1526 改 Reforming My Good-for-Nothing Husband, Starting at Age 20 改造废物老公，从20岁开始养老 Teletubby Without an Antenna没有天线的天线宝宝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period story x making money x family and village life x a touch of ensemble cast x raising kids] Lin Hui has a dream. In it, she turns fifty after spending twenty-seven years as a widow, struggling to raise her children, only to develop cancer and die before she can enjoy life. When she wakes, she finds herself back in 1980, the year she just married Xu Dongsheng, the “lazy bum” of the surrounding villages. She grits her teeth. She absolutely cannot let her life follow the path in her dream. Fr 34.8kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves
27. 1527 军 Military Marriage: You Want to Send Me to the Countryside? I'll PUA Your Whole Family 军婚:逼我下乡?我PUA他全家 Li Baozhu李宝珠Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + Pocket Dimension] In her previous life, Fang Ying was poisoned by her stepmother and grew uglier by the day. Her childhood sweetheart and fiancé got together with her stepmother’s daughter. Then her entire family pressured her to give up her place at a workers, peasants, and soldiers university and go to the countryside in the other girl’s place! She turned around and married her fiancé’s uncle, a decorated soldier. But he died in action si 53.3kReads9.0Score7.2kShelves
28. 1528 末 Apocalypse Travels to the 1980s Tibetan Region, Running into a Top-Level Bloodbath 末世穿八零藏族，撞上顶级修罗场 Laughter Brings Radiance笑笑生辉Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted Fengxi, who lived in the apocalypse, transmigrates into the body of a young girl named Chi Fengxi in the 1980s. With a letter and her mother’s ashes, Chi Fengxi sets foot in her mother’s hometown of Tibet for the first time. As the bus rocks along the mountain road, Fengxi decides to live the rest of the life of the young girl who died so suddenly. Fengxi never expected that the next step in the girl’s life would be to stay in Tibet and get married. Ajia, who is about to become her mother-in-law 674Reads9.0Score120Shelves
29. 1529 金 A Top Translator Transmigrates to a Bygone Era and Gains Both Fame and Fortune 金牌翻译穿越年代，名利双收 Autumn Journey in Misty Rain烟雨行秋Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Period novel + pocket dimension + college entrance exam + translation + writing + building wealth + romance Lin Xiangxiang, an award-winning English translator, transmigrates into the body of a poor village girl in the 1970s, a time when even clothes and food are scarce. She can’t leave home without a travel permit, needs coupons to buy anything, and can’t fill her stomach with coarse grains and wild greens. Her rough cloth clothes are constantly patched, and life is a constant struggle. Lin Xia 37kReads8.3Score5.5kShelves

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    Female lead 👗: Lin Miaomiao, a highly intelligent talent whose career and love life both flourish. Male lead 👔: Cheng Jingxing, from a high-ranking family, highly educated, a politician with a love-struck mind. The story mainly focuses on the female lead's academic and career development, interspersed with family and romance. The writing is mature, and the character relationships are explained comprehensively. It's definitely worth reading.

30. 1530 快 Quick Transmigration: The Heiress Is Selfish and Self-Serving 快穿：大小姐她自私自利 Bustling S熙熙攘攘SModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through period dramas + self-interest + sweet romance + golden finger + no rescuing the poor + no saintly heroine + no becoming a stepmother + no adopting children + no fixed love interest] Some worlds may have no romantic pairing. The heroine retains no memories of her quick-transmigration worlds, but she does remember her first life as a wealthy heiress. Her golden finger is assigned at random. 1. The little childhood sweetheart manipulated in the 1960s 2. The village gir 11.9kReads8.8Score777Shelves
31. 1531 重 Back to 1986: A New Dad, Getting Rich in a Frenzy 重回1986：喜当爹，狂暴富 I'm Eleven!我是十一啦Modern Romance125k WordsOngoing [Period Setting] [Second Marriage and Live-In Son-in-Law] [Reborn] [Making Up for Regrets] [Farming] [Past and Present Lives] [Getting Rich] We are all living inside stories of everyday life. Most of the time, we don't want to lay bare our grievances and struggles for others to hear. Yet in other people's stories, we can always recognize and empathize with the parts of ourselves that feel familiar. Those who write stories have always been best at saving themselves. I quietly worked all the r 361Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's heart-wrenching, sweet, and exhilarating! A story of redemption through rebirth, filled with profound emotions!

32. 1532 姐 Two Sisters, Both Unstoppable: They Easily Tame the Ice-Cold Officer! 姐妹双强，轻松拿捏高冷军官！ Naughty不乖Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted An alternate era, mismatched timelines, and a place to park your brain… Yu Nian is Huaguo’s finest female officer, captain of the Blazing Squad, and the most beautiful and untamed woman in the military. She knows the capabilities of all kinds of weapons and designs weapons for the country. Yu Jiao is a retired soldier, a brilliant business magnate who was once a legend in the military. But after her fiancé died, she fell into despair and never recovered. By a twist of fate, the sisters return to 611Reads8.4Score101Shelves

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    Both female leads are special forces soldiers with unique personalities.

33. 1533 重 Reborn in 1980: From the Start, I Married My Sister’s Best Friend 重生1980：开局迎娶姐姐闺蜜 Cang Yue Aotian沧月傲天Urban4.0M WordsCompleted [The new novel Reborn in 1975: I Want It All, From a Loving Wife to a Fortune in Scientific Research is now a hit! Click the author's name to read it!] Li Yi is reborn, back in a small mountain village in 1980! When Tang Xue asks him to marry her once again, he doesn't hesitate. His answer rings out loud and clear: “I do!” In his previous life, he was blinded by his own foolishness and watched helplessly as Tang Xue fell into darkness! With a second chance at life, he swears to make her the happ 11.7kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves

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    1. *Reborn in 1980: Starting by Marrying My Sister's Best Friend*: Reborn in the 1980s, the protagonist uses his precognitive abilities to farm and develop his career while simultaneously developing a romantic storyline. No harem elements. 131,000 readers, completed. A highly popular urban farming/historical fiction. 2. *My Brother Pretended to Be Paralyzed and Asked Me to Come Home, I Accepted My Past Life*: Focusing on rural life in the historical period, the protagonist marries into a family due to family reasons. The plot revolves around daily life in the countryside and his rise to wealth. 42,000 readers, completed. A down-to-earth rural fiction set in the historical period. 3. *Just Woke Up, and My Wife Wants to Give Me a Second Child*: Against the backdrop of a turbulent era, the protagonist starts from an ordinary life, managing his family and building wealth simultaneously. 51,000 readers, completed. The core plot revolves around the dual storylines of "family + wealth" within the historical context.

34. 1534 1 1987: No Sleep Tonight 1987：今夜不眠 Fully Equipped RV房车齐全Urban2.8M WordsCompleted “Mom, is his head stuck in a door or something? Maybe we should take him to the hospital?” When Lu Hao wakes up, he discovers that he has been reborn, back in 1987, when he had nothing to his name. Behind him stands a beautiful woman in her early twenties, her face streaked with tears and her body covered in scars. Beside her is a little girl, staring at him with wide, caring eyes. 41.5kReads9.0Score4.4kShelves
35. 1535 穿 After Becoming the Mother of the Villainess in a Comparison Story 穿成对照组女配的亲妈后 Li Jiujie李九戒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Period military romance + transmigrate into a book + slow-burn + contrast character + raising a child + sweet romance + food + space spring) After waking up from a car accident, Lin Zhilan found herself in the novel The Fortunate Wife of the 1980s, as the mother of the contrast character, a supporting female lead. The original owner was stunningly beautiful and alluring, but unfortunately, she was a widow. Her outstanding looks and timid personality made men covet her and women curse her. “ 110.5kReads8.7Score15kShelves

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    🌈🌈This one! A period military romance, the female lead is an amazing cook, incredibly beautiful (top-tier looks), has an adorable three-year-old daughter and a hilarious nephew, it's especially heartwarming and fun. She's also a highly skilled doctor with her own career.

36. 1536 1 In 1960, I Stole Away to Hong Kong and Rose to the Top by Selling Fish 1960偷渡香江从卖鱼开始逆袭 Lychee, Lychee, Loves Lychee Most荔枝荔枝最爱荔枝Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [Fishing for seafood + underworld intrigue + business battles + feuds among the wealthy + a rise from the bottom + an ensemble period drama + the heroine can hold her breath underwater for 12 minutes + a powerful heroine + the hero has a smaller role later on] Reborn on the very day her family planned to trade her in marriage to a fool. In her previous life, he had risked his life to protect her. In this life, she would take him with her as they defied fate and rose to the top. Starting out on t 121.4kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves

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    It all started with selling fish... The plot is full of twists and turns, featuring brotherhood and well-developed, righteous villains who aren't villains in the traditional sense. The action scenes are fantastic, each scene seamlessly connected, and every character has a significant role to play in the novel.

37. 1537 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

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    A hardcore fan of historical fiction, I always turn to historical fiction whenever I'm looking for something to read. I've read almost every popular recommendation post, and they're all rated 9 or higher. The ones I've kept are mostly fast-paced, enjoyable stories with unique settings. My top recommendations are 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, and 10. For those who like this genre, check out 3, 11, 12, and 13 (I was obsessed with this kind of story for a while – the female lead is strong, assertive, and dotes on the male lead, while the male lead is a stay-at-home wife who's also a hopeless romantic. It's a really addictive setup!). While the male lead is doted on, the female lead is never wronged because I'm a female lead enthusiast; I can't stand seeing her suffer. It's a two-way street. These are the ones I kept after reading many others.

38. 1538 穿 Transmigrated as the Villainous Aunt in a Koi-Themed Period Novel 穿成锦鲤年代文中的极品小姑子 Tao Dayao桃大夭Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Era Novel + Everyone’s Favorite + Madwoman, Career-Driven Heroine + Patriotism + Rags-to-Riches Wish Fulfillment + No Handouts] Su Miaomiao, who has a trading System, transmigrates into an era novel about a lucky heroine. Unfortunately, she isn’t the novel’s lucky heroine, but an obnoxious supporting character who gets deceived by a scumbag from the start and then cruelly abandoned. She’s thrown into a nightmare from the start: the scumbag’s family emotionally manipulates her and leeches off he 4.7kReads9.1Score502Shelves
39. 1539 九 The 1990s: I Became the Baozi Mother of a Female Hannibal 九零：穿成女汉尼拔的包子亲妈 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance625k WordsCompleted Shen Jiaojiao transmigrated into the role of the spineless mother of Xiao Yueyue, the pitiful and despicable serial killer. Xiao Yueyue's childhood was like being trapped in an abyss. Her biological father was missing, presumed dead; her mother ignored her and even helped her stepfather torment her. She grew up without a shred of love, until she eventually began taking revenge on the world. Xiao Yueyue was only eight now, and Shen Jiaojiao decided to lead the little sprout out of the abyss. To t 2.8kReads9.2Score334Shelves
40. 1540 开 From the Start, I Reported My Stepfather, Then the Frail Villainess Was Doted on in the Countryside 开局举报继父，病弱女配下乡被宠 Feng Ling lI风灵lIModern Romance759k WordsCompleted [Space + System + Sweet Romance + Frail Heroine + Rugged Hero] Qiao Qingdai was an utterly ordinary office worker. She was 25 and had been single for years. One day, after work, she decided to treat herself. Instead, a woman fell from the sky and crushed her to death. She drifted around with a soul-reaper from the underworld for a while before realizing that they had taken the wrong soul... After a furious argument, Qiao Qingdai happily took the loot she’d scored: a treasure chest System and a p 18.9kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves
41. 1541 末 The Apocalypse Big Shot in the 1970s, with a Devoted Male Lead at Her Door 末世大佬在七零，贤夫男主送上门 Yan Jiuqing颜玖卿Modern Romance475k WordsCompleted [1v1 + period setting + sweet romance + 1970s + hero with a leg condition + System] Su Jiujiu was a powerhouse in the apocalypse, where all she knew was killing zombies. She transmigrated into a 1970s romance novel, and the original Su Jiujiu's lovesick nature activated a Lovesick System! She was good at beating people up and killing them. But being lovesick? Her? As if! Let somebody else fall in love instead! “520, you think you can make me lovesick? In your dreams! Either you die, or you make 3.1kReads9.1Score314Shelves
42. 1542 书 I Was Reborn as the Heroine’s White Moonlight, So I Tore the Domineering Hero to Shreds 书穿女主白月光，我手撕霸道男主 Girl, Look This Way菇凉看这边Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [Period setting, female-led romance, strong heroine and weaker male lead, no role reversal, includes a woman disguising herself as a man] A handsome apocalypse survivor versus a delicate young master from a matriarchal world After failing to survive the apocalypse, a powerful beauty enthusiast dies and becomes the female lead's unattainable first love in a period novel. Though she's called the female lead's first love, she's really just a cannon-fodder character, a stepping stone for the main co 2.8kReads9.0Score335Shelves
43. 1543 重 A Comfortable Life for Shu Xin in the 1960s 重生六零的舒心日子 Qing Wu卿妩Modern Romance354k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Devoted Husband + Super Strength + Soldier] [A powerful, domineering, and wealthy heroine + a beautiful, delicate, scheming male lead] Shu Xin is a powerful woman born in the apocalypse. Armed with an overpowered cheat, she is reborn in the 1960s of a parallel world. Here, she finds a loving family, and achieves success in both her career and her love life. The male lead, Luo Yue, is a delicate young gentleman who transmigrated from an ancient matriarchal so 11.6kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
44. 1544 穿 Transmigrated Into the Nineties: The Villainous Big Shots Are All My Kids 穿书九零：反派大佬们都是我的崽 Mr. Zixu Wuyou子虚乌有君Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After Wang Qi died in a car accident, she transmigrated into a romance novel called The Overbearing CEO Falls for Me. By an unfortunate twist of fate, she became the male lead’s stepmother and the mother of three future villainous powerhouses. But Wang Qi transmigrated to the 1990s, five years before the novel’s story began. The original heroine had yet to be reborn, and the plot had not started. The eldest son, one of the future villains, was only fourteen, while the other two hadn’t even been 213.7kReads9.4Score28.6kShelves
45. 1545 误 After Accidentally Sleeping with the Commander’s Younger Uncle, the Evil Villainess Is Forced into Marriage 误睡首长小叔后，恶毒女配被强娶 Tata Zi沓沓紫Modern Romance737k WordsCompleted The ratings just came in, and this is a great read [Period drama + pocket dimension + devoted couple + feel-good power fantasy + instant attraction: a sharp-minded heroine who takes on the world X a commanding officer with an insatiable appetite] Lin Xi, a top student in agricultural science, transmigrates into a period novel as the female supporting character meant to contrast with the heroine. She arrives at a crucial point in the plot, after being drugged. Her fiancé is sleeping nearby, but L 12.6kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves
46. 1546 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 9.6kReads8.5Score812Shelves

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    I recently came across a unique military romance novel set in the past. The original female lead forced herself on the male lead, a soldier injured during a mission, and escaped, giving birth to a son named Zhao Mei'er. In other period novels, the son is usually named Zhao Di (meaning "brother" or "son"). Because the female lead's hometown is a matrilineal minority group that values ​​women, her mother's side hoped for a daughter, hence the name Zhao Mei'er. Zhao Mei'er is incredibly lovable and acts as a matchmaker for the female members of the performing arts troupe and the soldiers, becoming the darling of the family compound. You could say Zhao Mei'er is the pinnacle of childhood romance novels. The author's writing is excellent; feel free to read on!

47. 1547 七 In 1970, I Married a Handsome Divorced Officer 七零年，我嫁给了离婚帅军官 A Commoner from the Southern Mountain南山庸人Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Period drama + military marriage + stern military officer + pocket dimension + family life + farming Tang Yaoyao is an utterly ordinary office worker. By a twist of fate, her soul is mistakenly taken, and the underworld sends her to the 1970s to make amends. She plans to quietly farm at home and wait for the college entrance exams to resume. But when she goes to help a fellow military wife through her postpartum confinement, she meets an incredibly handsome senior officer next door. Too bad he's 7.4kReads8.5Score794Shelves

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    The female lead is not a beauty, but she has a great figure with a curvy figure. She is helping to take care of her sister-in-law who is in the military dependents' home during her postpartum period. As a result, she is taken a liking to the regimental commander of the neighboring hospital. At first, the regimental commander has a wife but no feelings for her. As his wife keeps causing trouble, they eventually divorce. After the divorce, she slowly begins to infiltrate his life!

48. 1548 七 1970s Space: A Transmigrated Daughter and Her Reborn Mother 七零空间：穿越闺女重生妈 Transmigration and Rebirth穿越加重生Modern Romance392k WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1970s] [Transmigration] [Space] [Reborn] [Mutual devotion] [A touch of ensemble cast] [Educated youth] [Two worlds connected] She opens her eyes and has transmigrated into a book set in the 1970s. Even the paper character's slap across her face hurts like hell. She has become a short-lived cannon-fodder character. Damn it! This woman is going to defy fate and change her destiny! 46.5kReads8.9Score3.4kShelves

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    Highly recommend!! I found a hilarious period novel. I was slacking off at work and read over twenty chapters in one go. I was laughing so hard I was dizzy!

49. 1549 穿 Transmigrating Through Thirty Years of the 1960s 穿越六零三十年 Transmigration and Rebirth穿越加重生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period] [Transmigration] [Space] [Reborn] [Educated Youth] [A Light Ensemble Cast] [Building Wealth] [The 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s] Chen Xi, the heroine, is transported to the 1960s by a silver-white dragon-and-phoenix ring. She becomes a ten-year-old girl with the same name, and her dream comes true: she gains an enormous space for farming and raising livestock. Blinded by a handsome face, she even takes in the gorgeous Chu Xuan. The only thing she regrets is giving him too much spirit spring w 13.4kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
50. 1550 快 Quick Transmigration! The Cherished Beauty Keeps Having Babies 快穿！娇宠美人连连生子 Moonflower No. 1月见一号Fantastical Romance653k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [Stunning beauty] [Female-led romance] [Delicate] [Childbearing] [Sweet romance] [Male lead is inexperienced] [Multiple male leads] Content warning: The heroine is very, very weak. An honest heroine x obsessive male leads of all kinds who break into her home and strictly adhere to their code of conduct around women Ming Dai, who dies unexpectedly, binds herself to a Quick Transmigration System. She expects a difficult journey through the worlds, but instead, she's doted on 29.5kReads8.0Score1.8kShelves

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    I just love reading historical fiction.

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