Period Novels All Feel the Same. Can We Get Something More Original? 年代文千篇一律，要创新是不是？

1. 51 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 16.6kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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   Both historical fiction novels are incredibly well-written, with clear logic and no simplistic plots. [Full][Full][Full] The first one is more slice-of-life and has many unconventional plot twists. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration] It's perfect for those who have read a lot of formulaic historical fiction. The female lead is a cautious, ordinary person. [Eating melon][Eating melon] Her survival skills in this time-travel historical fiction are completely natural and she doesn't try to whitewash her family. Everyone has their own way of living, and different eras mean we can't criticize them. [Shy][Shy] This one is more of a fast-paced, satisfying read. [Bookmark][Bookmark] The male and female leads aren't stereotypical characters. There's less romance, but it's written perfectly. Unlike many female leads who compromise and have children for the male lead, there aren't a constant stream of vicious female supporting characters that can be tiresome. [Heart][Heart] What makes me even happier is that the male lead isn't some military commander. Although he's a researcher, [Exploring][Exploring] it's not about how amazing he is or how much he overpowers the female lead.

2. 52 爹 Dad Doesn't Love Me, Mom Doesn't Care. I'm Done Being the Family's Scapegoat 爹不疼娘不爱，冤种女儿我不做了 Still Smiling浅笑依然Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted Academic excellence + complicated family background + everyday life + face-slapping the trash + building up her hometown + sweet romance + strengthening the nation A sharp-tongued top student heroine vs. a doting, scheming military-compound boyfriend (Note: he’s the fatherly type, not a sexist jerk) Family-focused blurb: Her father didn’t care for her, and her mother didn’t love her. So what? She got another chance at life. Surely she could raise herself this time? In her previous life, Su Yiran 3.5kReads9.2Score432Shelves

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   This book is realistic and original. The female protagonist's family background was terrible, and she was adopted out to break free from those relationships. Then, when she was very young, she worked with the male protagonist and the county magistrate to develop their hometown's economy. Later, as she grew up, she single-handedly found ways to help develop the military industry and earn foreign exchange. It contains many real-life examples, and this part is particularly inspiring.

3. 53 一 All I Want in Life Is Half a Heart’s Contentment 一生只求半称心 Hedge Shadow篱影Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted The comic adaptation is coming soon! [Traditional] [No gimmicks] [Not a power fantasy] [No cheat abilities] In the 1970s, Li Laoman had no sons, so he wanted to find a live-in son-in-law for his third daughter, Li Fan. Li Fan refused and stole her second sister Li Ting's fiance instead! Now Li Ting had not only lost her man, but also had to take on the responsibility of finding a live-in son-in-law for her younger sister. With Li Laoman pressuring her, she had no choice but to take Zhong Wensong 9.6kReads8.9Score810Shelves

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   A true account of rural life in those days, a portrait of the masses.

4. 54 重 Back to the 1980s: Bringing My Family of Six to a Better Life 重回八零：带着全家六口过好日子 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t 86.6kReads9.4Score5.2kShelves

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   A very good period novel, especially the one about the self-cultivation of a bystander in the 1970s after transmigrating into a book.

5. 55 重 Reborn in the 1980s: A Fortunate Wife Builds a Fortune 重生八零福运娇妻致富忙 Wei Xi唯奚Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Old Song’s family in Lahegou has three lovely daughters, from oldest to youngest: Song Zhaodi, Song Pandi, and Song Laidi. Song Yanning was talked into trying wingsuit flying by her best friend. As she descended to the halfway point of the mountain, a strange gust of wind blew up at just the wrong moment. When the world stopped spinning, she had become the middle daughter in Old Song’s family of three girls. She also learned that she had transmigrated into a novel about a beloved daughter in the 2kReads8.9Score124Shelves
6. 56 穿 Reborn as the Villainess in a Period Novel 穿成年代文里的恶毒女配 Green Silk, True to You青丝不负Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Xu Qingqing transmigrated into a period novel, becoming the villainess who was doomed to keep digging herself into a hole. The reborn heroine was watching her like a hawk, ready to grind her into the dirt. Xu Qingqing clutched her little blanket and trembled! Forget it. If I can't afford to offend her, I can at least stay out of her way, right? Wouldn't it be better to help her brothers build their careers, or get close to the handsome villainous big shot? But as she kept lying low, things start 61Reads8.5Score100Shelves
7. 57 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Scorned Educated Youth Just Wants to Take It Easy 重生七零：炮灰知青只想当咸鱼 Sen Dafu森大富Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted After Gu Maiya was killed by her own family, she was reborn in the 1970s as a pitiful girl whose parents barely cared about her, and sent to the countryside as an educated youth. Only later did she discover that she had transmigrated into a book, becoming the awful sister-in-law and foil to the heroine of a rebirth story about a military wife! Gu Maiya was furious. They wanted her to be a foil and a stepping-stone to the heroine’s success? Then she’d break up the heroine’s destined match first a 3kReads8.9Score240Shelves
8. 58 重 After Being Reborn in the 1970s, I Was Carried Off by the Village Bully 重生七零年代后，我被村霸叼走了 Fang Jüliang房踽凉Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Su Qinran opened her eyes again and found herself back on the train bound for Daqing Mountain. Lin Yaotang had never seen such a beautiful woman. At first glance, she seemed like a celestial maiden, while he was nothing but mud at the bottom of a pond. Su Qinran glanced at Lin Yaotang. In her previous life, he had pursued her relentlessly, only to die saving her in the end. She owed him her life. Lin Yaotang: “Aah!!! The goddess looked at me! I’m going to adult education classes! I’m going to le 8.9kReads9.3Score950Shelves
9. 59 七 The 1970s: A Sent-Down Youth Marries a Soldier and Builds a Fortune as a Middleman 七零嫁军汉，知青女配当倒爷起家 Jing Mo京墨Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted [A promise kept for a lifetime, giving her life to her country] Fraile from birth, Song Youxiang was abandoned by her family as a child and forced to go to the countryside. Even so, she never received a shred of kindness. Her parents despised her, her older sister resented her for life, and the second sister who had been given away as a child concealed her identity to get close to her. One false accusation after another followed, and they even stole her fiancé… In the end, Song Youxiang died al 7.2kReads9.2Score853Shelves
10. 60 头 She’s All Over the Headlines! The Old Lady Takes Down Entertainment’s Top-Tier Stars 头条都是她！老太秒杀娱乐圈顶流 Chao Ge朝戈Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Hilarious showbiz + satisfying revenge + no male lead in the main story + sisterly bonds in a girl group] Yun Li, a cool yet kindhearted seventy-three-year-old woman, suddenly transmigrates into the center of a girl group that has just debuted. It takes her a while to adjust, and she earns the title of “Mom Idol” on the group’s variety show. Who wouldn’t love a gentle, considerate big sister who knows how to take care of people? Who wouldn’t like a dependable, reassuring, and hilarious big sist 652Reads9.4Score118Shelves

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    See how a 73-year-old woman navigates the entertainment industry

11. 61 六 The 1960s: After Getting into Technical College, I Secure a Cadre Position 六零：考上中专后，我稳坐干部岗 Don't Know Any Better孬不道Modern Romance999k WordsCompleted [1960s + everyday life + extremely, extremely slow-paced + family squabbles + no rural assignment + vocational school entrance exams + few awful relatives] [This is a female-oriented novel! The heroine is an ordinary person, not a powerhouse heroine. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] Heartbroken and still looking for an internship? To escape reality, senior college student Zhou Yuan casually signed a contract for the full-immersion game Awakening. When she opened her eyes, she had become Z 17.2kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    This book, a slice-of-life story set in a 1960s town, features a female protagonist whose parents are both working, and she is still in junior high school in the city. The family descriptions are very warm and cozy. There are few eccentric characters; no military marriage, no rough men, no scumbag fathers, no stepmothers. It's a heartwarming, down-to-earth family story, full of everyday life, so simple and peaceful that it makes you want to keep reading. 🌟

12. 62 带 I Traveled to the 1970s With a Dedicated Worker System 带着敬业系统穿七零 Ma Nini马尼尼Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Xu Taotao, a descendant of imperial chefs, keeps her culinary skills hidden while living among ordinary people. Then she dies suddenly from overwork and gets bound to a workaholic System, which sends her to the 1970s. She becomes the famously ugly daughter of a butcher at a meat-processing plant. Determined to become beautiful, she has no choice but to keep working hard. With her superb cooking skills, she climbs the career ladder, gets a raise, and marries Professor Gu... No, wait! “Ding-dong! 17kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

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    This is truly a great story, the female lead's rise to power is so smooth and reasonable, she's smart and brave, she's practically dream material! [Admiration][Admiration][Shy]

13. 63 穿 I Went Back to the 1970s to Teach, and Became Famous Through Comics 穿回七零教书，我靠漫画爆红 Zheng Weichi筝未迟Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing The rating is low because very few people have read it, so it’s rising slowly. [Transmigration + Period Setting + Homeroom Teacher + Light Ensemble Cast + Romance + Anime + Entrepreneur] After transmigrating back to the 1970s, Chen Yixiao finds herself a newly graduated temporary worker at a garment factory, rubbing clothes until the skin peels off her hands. No matter. She can draw. She turns her grandmother’s stories into comic strips and submits them to a newspaper, making her grandma famous 363Reads8.1Score112Shelves

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    An extraordinary era

14. 64 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: Living Off Women in a Period Novel 女穿男：我在年代文里吃软饭 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A woman transmigrates into a man’s body, with some fantasy elements] When Zhou Shan transmigrates to the 1960s, she opens her eyes to dizziness and weakness in all four limbs, experiencing firsthand what it means to be starving to death. She doesn’t feel the slightest thing about having become a man. Just as she’s so hungry she can barely keep her eyes open, she hears a father and daughter nearby, picking over their choices: “Is there anyone you like?” “Too ugly. Black and skinny, like a charre 6.5kReads9.4Score562Shelves

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    A female protagonist transmigrates into a male character's body and ends up living off a man's wealth. The villain, who is supposed to destroy the world, is targeted at the female lead. There are some unrealistic elements. It's a satisfying read! The protagonist is rather selfish and cold.

15. 65 洲 Fireworks on the Islet, Where People Make Their Homes, Starting in the 1970s 洲上烟火有人家，从七十年代开始 He Xinhe何心荷Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted [Rural Romance] [Family Life] [Educated Youth Teacher] [Neighborly Disputes] [Eerie Shadows in the Village] [Country Living and Laughs] This book has no pocket dimension, no System, and no transmigration or rebirth. It tells only of ordinary people’s rural lives and the hard-won warmth and bustle of everyday life through years of hardship. The story begins in the 1970s and follows several families living in the countryside. Among them are educated youths sent to work in the villages, militia mem 116Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    A good historical novel will never disappoint you.

16. 66 身 Wearing a Period Novel: The Cunning, Scheming Man Has Me Wrapped Around His Finger 身穿年代文：被心机腹黑男拿捏了 Du Huancheng渡浣辰Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [The protagonist has no System or golden finger; transmigrates into a book in her own body; a touch of ensemble cast; sweet romance; both are each other’s first and only; love at first sight; imperfect characters, each with their own flaws] [Fair-skinned, beautiful heiress VS deep-thinking, calculating man] Most likely, it’s a story about two people who look like a perfect match but aren’t in sync at heart: he’s after a man with a great body and impressive abilities, while she’s after a man with 15.5kReads8.4Score941Shelves

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    The premise is novel: the female protagonist travels back to the 1970s and falls in love with the male protagonist in a love-hate relationship.

17. 67 六 The Sixties: Newlywed from the Start 六十年代：开局就是新婚 Zhi Yu 1014栀虞1014Modern Romance610k WordsCompleted [Period novel + everyday family life + devoted hero and heroine enjoying a peaceful life together + low-conflict + daily spectatorship + no saintly heroine] As a Chinese teacher at a technical secondary school, Wen Nuan enjoyed a happy routine, working from eight in the morning to five in the evening, with the occasional evening class. She didn’t have to worry about grades or deal with any teaching pressure. Sure, the students were a little unruly and getting all their homework collected was a b 18.6kReads8.8Score958Shelves

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    It has a down-to-earth feel, no cheat codes or special abilities, just the ordinary, mundane life of the 1960s. It's good...

18. 68 七 She Woke Up Pregnant in the Seventies 七零睁眼肚子揣了个崽崽 Cloud Looking Down at Fish俯视鱼的云Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing Synopsis: [Transmigrate + pocket dimension + face-slapping + sweet romance + family life + turning a husband into a success] Lin Fan transmigrates into the eldest daughter of an ordinary working-class, divorced single-parent family in a period novel, and becomes a young woman who is pregnant before marriage. No, she has to find the baby’s father and make him take responsibility. Whether he loves her or not doesn’t matter. As long as he has money, a job, and can provide a secure life, that’s enou 165.4kReads8.7Score8.1kShelves

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    It has quite a few flaws, but I still finished watching it, haha.

19. 69 八 Military Marriage in the 1980s: Big Shots from Every Walk of Life Call Me Grandma 八零军婚：各界大佬都认我当孙女 Jiujiu Candy啾啾糖Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + building wealth + super sociable heroine + 1,800 schemes + 18 powerful grandpas] The heroine is a renowned master of making big promises. She loves getting something for nothing, and even a dog passing her has to leave two hairs behind before it can go on its way. She transmigrates into the body of a stupid, overweight woman who’s also been swindled out of her money by a scumbag. The more Wang Xiuxiu thinks about it, the angrier she gets. Damn it! First, she gives h 7.6kReads9.2Score869Shelves

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    Since there are so many top-quality items, I'll be the best of the best!

20. 70 重 Reborn in the Hong Kong Entertainment Industry of the 1980s 重生八十年代在港娱乐圈 Leisurely March三月闲暇Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yin Xiao was reborn in Hong Kong in the 1980s. To find a job, she entered the Miss Hong Kong pageant and won the crown, launching her career in show business. She attended training classes, took bit parts, and played cannon fodder, steadily rising to become the leading lady. In the end, she became famous across mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, earning her place as an undisputed superstar. Even when Yin Xiao became the most influential film and television mogul of her era, people still call 12kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    This is the first time I've read a story about someone being reborn into the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s; it's a relatively new direction.

21. 71 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Little Cannon Fodder Rises With Her Space 重生七零：小炮灰带着空间雄起 The Uninhibited Miracle Doctor Yao天马行空的姚神医Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [System space + born into another body + memories awakened + transmigrate into a book + taking on the stepmother and stepsister + the heroine will never be abused] Chen Qingyi had spent more than a decade living with the Dazhulong Brigade. One day, she fell into the water and awakened memories of her past life, only to learn that she was a minor cannon-fodder character in a book. Her biological father was a heartless cad. In two months, he would divorce her mother by letter and marry his one tru 37kReads9.4Score3.9kShelves

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    Check this out! Unlike other formulaic period dramas, it avoids the clichéd rural romance and instead focuses on protecting the biological mother while relentlessly tormenting the scumbag father and the scheming mistress mother.

22. 72 搪 An Enamel Mug Connects to the 1970s, and a Delicate Zhiqing Is Doted on by a Young Officer 搪瓷缸通七零，娇软知青被军少娇养了 Zhejiang A, Fierce Top 1浙A猛1Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted My new period novel is now underway: After Breaking Off My Engagement to a Scumbag Brocon, I Married His Commanding Officer [1970s military marriage + educated youth sent to the Great Northern Wilderness + sweet romance, an aloof retired pilot and officer × a gentle, delicate educated youth skilled in traditional Chinese medicine] Dong Xia, who learned traditional Chinese medicine from her father from a young age, discovers that an old enamel mug she found at home has become sentient and can con 5.2kReads9.0Score637Shelves

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    [Smirk][Smirk] Dongxia, who learned traditional Chinese medicine from her father since childhood, discovered that an old enamel mug she accidentally found at home had come to life and could connect her to her grandfather's time. [Send a heart] No matter the size of the item, placing it on the enamel mug would transport her to that difficult era of scarcity. Her elders sent her many gold bars, antiques, and stamps. To prevent them from suffering, she reciprocated by stockpiling supplies and going on a crazy feeding spree. White steamed buns, rice, pork, instant noodles, compressed biscuits, medicine… bicycles, watches, sewing machines, and radios—all ordered online. But as soon as she sent them, she found herself transmigrated into a book! She became a female educated youth about to go to the Great Northern Wilderness to struggle and then die tragically far from home. The recipient of her previous large-scale supply feeding wasn't her elders, but the villain in the book, Dongxia, who also met a tragic end and considered her her brother's killer. The crisis of survival decided to give her another chance to be saved. 1. "Online romance" with the villain through the enamel mug—first, to lure her supplies back. Once the vain, snobbish, and scheming female supporting character he despised in reality was exposed, he planned to abscond with the money. However, later—he got the money back doubled, but lost the woman. "Want to leave?" His voice was hoarse, his eyes dark, his shirt half-open as he pressed her against the table, kissing her passionately. "First, come with me to the Civil Affairs Bureau!"

23. 73 八 The Wicked Little Darling of the 1980s Has the Powerful Man Hooked, and Now He Can't Get Enough 八零坏娇娇勾到大佬后真香了 Lollipop for a Little Lolita萝莉抱抱糖Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + a wicked seductress + a factory director’s rise to wealth] Tao Yu is beautiful and bold. On the surface, she’s gentle, quiet, and perfectly normal, but deep down she’s a wicked little black-hearted dumpling. She transmigrates into the 1980s and finds herself in a poor, overcrowded courtyard compound, struggling just to get by. She and the favored son of heaven, Song Hecheng, are worlds apart and should never have crossed paths. But in the factory director’s office, she smiles so 2.1kReads9.0Score230Shelves

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    This is a period drama. The male lead has a powerful background; his family are all influential figures in Beijing, and he's working his way up through the ranks. The female lead is a time traveler, which the male lead immediately recognizes, falling in love with her at first sight and showering her with affection. 🐱🐨

24. 74 二 Marrying an Officer Again: The Socially Anxious Beauty Is Doted on by Her Brother-in-Law 二嫁军官，社恐美人被大伯哥娇宠 One More Spoonful再吃一勺儿Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Both Pure + Sweet, Sensual, Introverted Beauty vs. Deeply Cunning Officer + Sweet Romance + Period Setting + Eight-Year Age Gap] Tang Huan transmigrated into the body of a young widow whose husband had died just after their wedding. Losing her husband wasn't a problem. Her parents-in-law treated her like their own daughter. Her father-in-law gave her money every few days, and her mother-in-law was an amazing cook. Tang Huan had a wonderful life. The only thing she didn't like w 15.6kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
25. 75 八 The 1980s: A Cherished Darling Rushing Toward Wealth 八零捷报团宠娇娇向钱冲 Si Jiao Jiao肆饺饺Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing [Period setting + building wealth + doted on by everyone + native-born heroine + social butterfly + powerful figures + one-on-one romance] Before she turned fifteen, Shi Xiangxiang was stolen as a newborn. Her adoptive parents were denounced and sent down to the countryside, leaving her, though still so young, to shoulder the burden of feeding the whole family. After she turned fifteen, her adoptive sister, who had been reborn with a golden finger, returned in defeat after struggling her way t 36.9kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves

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    These are all books I'm currently reading! They all have innovative elements. The first one features a female protagonist who transmigrates into a world teeming with reborn individuals, equipped with a "gossip-eating system." To correct the plot, she punishes the bad reborn and helps the good ones. She gets the gossip, acquires resources, and even saves the world incidentally. The second one is a post-apocalyptic transmigration story where a super-strong female protagonist and her pet tiger transmigrate together. The tiger becomes a soldier with amnesia, but has a natural affinity for the protagonist, leading to humorous interactions. The protagonist builds a beautiful China while petting her cat. The third one features a super-strong native female protagonist whose master, senior brothers, and senior sisters are all mysterious. To make money, she uses her intelligence and superior martial arts to conquer everyone. Even the reborn second female lead is incredibly doting. The fourth one features two best friends who are tragically written into a novel by a jealous person. They accidentally transmigrate to the night they marry their brother in the modern world. Together, one uses her brain and the other her hands, battling their in-laws and outmaneuvering the protagonist. Is the lucky female protagonist a koi fish? No problem, let her become our lucky koi fish!

26. 76 恶 The Villainess Transmigrates to the Seventies, Beats the Scum, Makes Money, and Marries a Soldier 恶女穿七零，虐渣搞钱嫁兵哥哥 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1970s military marriage + revenge and face-slapping + making money + sweet romance + pocket dimension + adorable pets] The heroine is petty, vindictive, cold-hearted, and has only the tiniest bit of conscience. She never waits until tomorrow to get revenge! Tang Niannian struggles to survive for three years in the apocalypse, then transmigrates into a tragic cannon-fodder character in a period novel. The book’s heroine steals the original owner’s spiritual spring pock 43.9kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves

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    First, revenge is immediate; second, a strong female lead in scientific research! All are good.

27. 77 千 I Traveled a Thousand Miles to Join My Husband, Only to Be Rejected? The Military Wife Is So Capable, the Nation Has Its Eye on Her 千里奔夫被嫌？军嫂太强国家盯上 Sweet Blossoms on Brocade锦上甜花Modern Romance800k WordsOngoing [Romance] [Military Marriage] [Agricultural Research] [Pride and Prejudice] Renowned agricultural scientist Lin Hongying has become a country girl who traveled a thousand miles to join the army and seek refuge with her fiancé. She is dressed in rags, gaunt and sallow, and seems both unsophisticated and uneducated. Everyone tells her arranged marriages never bring happiness. Everyone looks down on her and despises her. Look down on her? Despise her? So what? She has a heart full of ambition to 6.4kReads9.3Score468Shelves
28. 78 末 Transmigrated to the 1960s During the Apocalypse, the Female Side Character Wants to Run Away After Joining the Army 末世穿六零，随军后女配她想跑路 This and That云云尔尔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1960s + Spatial Storage + Superpowers + Military Marriage + Past and Present Lives] Important: The original heroine is not vilified! Lin Xiuxiu transmigrated into a book. The Zombie King slapped her to death, and when she opened her eyes, she discovered she had transmigrated. Unfortunately, she wasn’t the heroine, just a disposable cannon-fodder character! She had to split from the family as soon as she transmigrated? She did it without hesitation! Thinking of the hunger ahead, she decisively t 3.5kReads8.8Score400Shelves

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    [Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Flying kiss]

29. 79 我 I Transmigrated into the Heroine's Money-Grubbing Relative 我穿成了女主的财迷亲戚 Go with the Flow顺随意Modern Romance701k WordsCompleted (See the end for character descriptions.) I transmigrated into a book, becoming a money-grubbing relative of the heroine. My greedy mom morally blackmails the heroine into getting me a job at the male lead’s company. As for me... Of course I’m thrilled, and I wholeheartedly support my mom’s moral blackmail. To thank the heroine for helping me get a job, I offer her advice when she and the male lead argue... When the hero and heroine break up, I talk them into making up... When they get married, 6.1kReads9.0Score612Shelves
30. 80 和 After a Political Marriage, I Became the Princess Who Ruled the Grasslands for a Thousand Years 和亲后，我成了立碑草原千岁公主 Shi Wuwei石五味Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Slow-burn Qing dynasty transmigration, first in the Forbidden City, later on the grasslands of the northern frontier, career-driven heroine, lovestruck hero) ❤️ After an accident, Lin Tang, a doctoral student at an agricultural sciences academy, was born into the Qing dynasty as Kangxi's sixth daughter. Her mother had a tendency to cry and was a low-ranking concubine at the bottom of the palace hierarchy. She, too, was a princess unworthy of even having a name. At first, Lin Tang won Kangxi's f 1.8kReads8.9Score131Shelves
31. 81 狗 The Bootlicking Princess’s Guide to Life 狗腿王妃的自我修养 Crane Snow Sells Wine鹤雪沽酒Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted One careless bit of showing off, and she transmigrates to another world, only to find herself facing a hell-difficulty start from the very beginning?! As the legitimate daughter of a general's household, she's dirt poor and has to risk committing treason just to serve as an official. Guided by her principles of never backing down, standing up for justice, and cherishing her life, Bai Muge makes her choice... Find a powerful patron, fast! So she casts a wide net, sending letters of recommendation 1.1kReads9.2Score174Shelves
32. 82 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: The Handsome Male Educated Youth Has His Eye on Me 穿越七零：我被俊俏男知青盯上了 Drunk Moon Fifteenth酣月十五Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + doted on by the whole family + sweet romance + devoted to each other] Li Qingqing, an HR specialist at a publicly traded company, buys a ring, only for it to turn into a pocket dimension. Then a mysterious voice keeps telling her that she is about to transmigrate and needs to get ready. Li Qingqing: ... After checking out her pocket dimension, Li Qingqing decisively quits her job, sells her house, and stocks up on supplies. Thinking she’ll run into all kinds of awful people, Li 15.2kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
33. 83 穿 Transmigrated Into a 1940s Book: From the Start, It's Just Me, My Little Sister, and a Baby Fleeing for Our Lives 穿书四零：开局就剩妹妹带娃逃命 Cute Little Mahua麻花小萌Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing High school student Jiang Jiyun was innocently caught in the crossfire while watching an incident out of curiosity, then transmigrated to an era torn apart by war. It was the setting of a historical novel she had read, where she became a nameless passerby who was killed off without ever appearing in the story. From the start, Japanese soldiers swept through the countryside, massacring the entire village. After burying the original owner’s mother, Jiang Jiyun set out with the child entrusted to h 14.3kReads9.1Score986Shelves
34. 84 换 They Hadn't Seen Each Other in Four Years Since Their Arranged Marriage, Then the Man Who Died in Battle Came Back 换亲四年未见，战死的男人回来了 Yi Yi咿伊Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [1970s setting, military marriage, face-slapping, ex-husband's groveling redemption, second male lead wins, self-interest above all] Shen Man is a stunning, glamorous dancer with national-level status. The moment she transmigrates, she opens her eyes to a nightmare: she's about to be caught cheating, publicly humiliated, and die of shame. And now, after four years away, the man who was supposed to have died in battle has returned alive. Lu Zhengguo hates the original owner for drugging him and c 14.1kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
35. 85 七 The 1970s: The Commander’s Daughter Is Betrothed to Me 七零：首长家千金跟我是娃娃亲 Bells on the Horizon天边风铃Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted Period setting + transmigration + grounded, everyday life Shi Yue never imagined that she would find love and family in another timeline, and enjoy a happy, fulfilling life. After testing positive for COVID, Shi Yue transmigrates to the parallel timeline of the 1970s, bringing along a hereditary pocket dimension. She plans to make a little money by taking advantage of the college entrance exams and the wave of reform, then settle down to a peaceful life. But it turns out she is the long-lost dau 266Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    The first book doesn't involve rural life or the black market; it's devoid of extreme characters or exaggerations—just ordinary daily life. The second book features a story of marriage before love blossoms, with the protagonist first joining the army and then taking the university entrance exam. It's quite sweet.

36. 86 穿 A 1970s Wedding, Then Love 穿到七零，先婚后爱真香了 Bells on the Horizon天边风铃Modern Romance630k WordsCompleted A period-life experience package somehow sent An Hao to the legendary 1970s, where she became a pitiful girl relying on a favor to seek shelter with her future in-laws. To save herself, An Hao signed an agreement with a man: they would divorce in two years, and then she could spread her wings and fly. Lin Feng was the military district’s most popular young officer. After one trip home, he became a married man. Supposedly, it was an arranged childhood betrothal. But was the little potato in front 71Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 87 六 The 1960s: Lightning in Hand, Demons and Monsters, Stay Away from Me 六零：雷电在手，魑魅魍魉莫挨我 Two Treasures at Home家有两个宝Modern Romance688k WordsCompleted A time-travel fantasy with a powerful female lead, satisfying revenge, transmigration to another world, buying and selling goods for profit, playing the pig to eat the tiger, secret identities, and special abilities. (Note: This is not a traditional period novel, and has a touch of fantasy.) There is a male lead. Huang Nan wakes up to find she has transmigrated into a period novel as the hapless cousin of the heroine. In the novel, whenever the heroine doesn’t want to work, the cousin does it 8.7kReads9.3Score1kShelves

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    👉Huang Nan was mistakenly bound to a post-apocalyptic survival system and transported to the wrong world, ending up in a fictional world set in a different era. He was rewarded with lightning powers and discovered strange and unusual things in this new world. Species from the Jersey Realm had entered this parallel era in various forms. The system issued a mission to protect this world, and thus began Huang Nan's thrilling life of killing monsters in his own world and accepting missions in other dimensions.

38. 88 泄 After My Thoughts Were Exposed: The Iron-Blooded Officer’s Eyes Turned Red 泄露心声后：铁血军官红了眼 Slowly and Evermore慢慢和漫漫Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + Period Setting + Military Marriage + No Golden Finger + 1v1 + Marriage Before Love + Heroine Knows Martial Arts] While hiking, Lin Zhixia accidentally fell off a cliff and transmigrated into the period novel she'd just finished reading. She became the early-dead wife of the devoted second male lead, a minor character who wouldn't survive three chapters from the start. When she opened her eyes, she had become Lin Zhixia, who jumped off a cliff to protect her virtue. They shared th 159Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    The first was reborn, the second was reborn.

39. 89 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: Taking It Easy in the Family Compound 穿越七零：我在家属院摆烂了 Slowly and Evermore慢慢和漫漫Modern Romance413k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + transmigration with body intact + pocket dimension + one-on-one romance + everyday life] When Jiang Sile went on a blind date, she ran into an overconfident man. In a fit of anger, she splashed coffee on him and walked away. But can someone explain this to her? One second she was in a bustling town, and the next she was in a strange place, a place steeped in the atmosphere of another era. A popular slogan was painted on the earthen wall: “Go all out and move 72Reads6.1Score—Shelves
40. 90 救 Help! What Should I Do About the Baby I Conceived with a Returned Educated Youth? 救命！怀了回城知青的崽怎么办？ Thousand-Layer Crushed Ice千层碎碎冰Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [1970s + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + no golden finger] Xia Meng transmigrated. She landed in the poverty-stricken 1970s, in the body of a village girl who was pregnant out of wedlock and desperate enough to want to die. In the original novel, an educated youth abandoned her. She raised their child alone, playing both father and mother, and wore herself out by the age of forty. When the child grew up, his biological father appeared to claim him. By then, he had become a leading sci 6.1kReads8.9Score325Shelves

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    The daily life of a village girl in her 70s in the city

41. 91 睁 Awakening in the 1980s: I Have a Child with the Infamous Village Tyrant 睁眼八零：和凶名在外村霸有崽了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted When Hu Yao woke up, she found a mischievous yet well-behaved son and a scoundrel of a man beside her. Shocked and bewildered, she heard from the neighbors she knew that four years earlier, she'd hit her head so hard she was left simple-minded, and her mother had sold her. Over those four years, she had not only gained a husband but also a mischievous child who fiercely protected her. The bastard of a man was always putting his hands on her, and he was exceptionally fierce and unreasonable. Terr 38kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves

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    There absolutely has to be a male lead with a sharp tongue and a "beat-up guy" vibe. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

42. 92 觉 Awakening in the 1970s: The Scheming Ones Fight Me for the Protagonist Role 觉醒七零：老六们跟我争夺当主角 My Name Is Alu我叫阿绿Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Guess who the original protagonist of this world really is + everyday family life + no awful characters + no face-slapping + watching the drama] Gu Dong was hit by a door, which awakened the memories of three lifetimes and happened to give her a not entirely useless golden finger. After learning that her husband, with whom she had shared a respectful marriage for years, would soon be sent away to the countryside, Gu Dong began making plans for the future. The two, who had been growing further a 321Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    The female lead awakens memories of three lifetimes—that's fake. She discovers the male lead is about to be demoted—that's real. A chaotic rural life story, no awful characters, no face-slapping moments—a gossip-filled tale.

43. 93 你 You’re Marrying a City Girl? Fine, I’ll Marry the Commander of the Military District 你娶城里姑娘？行，我嫁军区首长 Qiaoqiao Reads Without Her Brain看书不带脑子的乔乔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Originally titled: “Divorced in the Sixties Without a Worry, My Ex-Husband Plays Matchmaker for Me” Career arc: From child bride to female military doctor [The Sixties + remarriage + joining the army + devoted husband + medical skills + cozy everyday life + no needless angst] Zhu Linlang woke up one day to find she had landed in the 1960s. The good news: the world was at peace, and she still had all her arms and legs. The bad news: her husband, who had just been promoted, wanted a divorce. Her b 16.7kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves

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    My ex-husband told me that child brides are arranged marriages, and we should break free from feudal shackles and have free love! He proposed a divorce but not a separation [vomit][vomit]. The female lead asked to go to the military base with him to find a partner [cool][cool]. She met the male lead, a good person with sound values, a father figure boyfriend!!! It's quite a breakthrough; there's no revenge between her and her ex-husband, and they don't bother each other.

44. 94 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 101.8kReads9.6Score10.1kShelves

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    These are the best period dramas I've ever read.

45. 95 1 1972: The Youthful Years of the Red Flag 1972，红旗招展的青春年代 Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Sent-down youth] [Great Northern Wilderness] [Scheming male lead] [One heroine] [Pure romance] [Smart characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Black market] [Political career] [Countryside] [Special historical era] In the spring of 1972, as Chu Miaohong rode a train to the Great Northern Wilderness to join a rural work team, she casually tossed an old envelope into the wind. Meanwhile, in 2024, Zhang Hongcheng happened to come into possession of an old, worn- 70.9kReads9.3Score6.9kShelves
46. 96 狠 A Cruel Mother, a Broken Home, and Me, Unbroken 狠心的妈，破碎的家，不屈的我 If You’re No Eagle, Don’t Be a Snail不是雄鹰做蜗牛Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Male-Oriented, Rural, Family, Comeback, Power Fantasy, Inspirational] Abandoned by his own mother, abused by his stepmother, and struck by his father's sudden misfortune. Su Yang, a poor boy from the mountains, has been left battered by his family's cruelty. With no one to lean on and no support to count on, he can only fight his own way to survival. He studies hard, weathers turmoil on campus, and makes his way in the business world. His heartless relatives come crawling back to latch onto his 28.4kReads8.2Score2.3kShelves

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    A period drama with a gripping plot and deeply moving story that you shouldn't miss.

47. 97 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s to Be a Soft, Gold-Digging Green Tea 穿到七零当软饭绿茶 Clouds Upon Clouds一朵朵云Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The main story is complete. You can read the bonus chapters first and then the main story, or read them in order. [Marriage first, love later + fussy heroine + devoted relationship + both leads are each other's only ones + previous marriage and hidden hang-ups, don't read if that bothers you. An extremely imperfect cast! Definitely not a romance-obsessed heroine!] Clearheaded, beautiful, delicate woman + rugged, scheming man with off-the-charts EQ and IQ She loves putting on a show, he loves mak 6kReads8.9Score528Shelves

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    This is a beautifully written period novel. The love story is beautiful, but the life is realistic. Lin Yiyi, a stunning 20-year-old woman transported to 1974, is too frail to lift a finger or even know anything about farming. How will she survive the life of a sent-down youth? Thus, she marries Zhao Sheng, a truck driver. Zhao Sheng is a typical chauvinist, a domineering husband. How will these two people, on completely different wavelengths, cope with these difficult years? Let's find out.

48. 98 军 The Soldier Devotes His Life to His Country, and His Wife Devotes Hers to Him and Their Home 军爷以身许国，军嫂许他也许家 Wan Peipei万沛沛Modern Romance563k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, both leads are each other's first and only] [Stepmother + raising kids + doted on by the whole family + marriage first, love later] Lin Xi unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s. She becomes the real daughter who is disliked by her biological parents, forced to take the place of a fake heiress and marry her military officer fiancé, a man with three children from a previous marriage, and eventually dies of sorrow. In the book, her military husband dies not long after the original he 2.1kReads9.1Score228Shelves
49. 99 做 Be a Villainess! Marry a Tyrant! The Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress Goes Wild 做恶女！嫁恶霸！炮灰女配鲨疯啦 Wan Peipei万沛沛Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sisters Reborn Together] Fang Li had studied medicine since childhood. Blessed with extraordinary medical talent and a bright future, she died a horrible death while on her way to claim her younger sister’s body. Only after her death did she learn that her sister was the villainess in a book. And she was just a minor character who died because her sister dragged her into it. Fang Li: ??? * In her previous life, her younger sister stayed in the city and lived with their father. First, she handed 852Reads8.6Score101Shelves
50. 100 霞 Xia Guangnuan's First Book 霞光暖暖的第1本书 Warm Glowing Clouds霞光暖暖Modern Romance568k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Realistic Rural Life + Family Matters + Adultery + Beloved by Everyone + A Woman’s Growth] Hong Xing is a village doctor, twenty-three years old, and the mother of two daughters. Only after her husband dies unexpectedly does she discover that the man who always seemed so honest and quiet, a man who could hardly get a word out even if you beat him with three sticks, had betrayed her. Her whole world collapses. She had always followed the rules of a virtuous wife, respected her p 1.3kReads7.9Score131Shelves

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