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. 101 1 1973: He Changed the Nation 1973，国家因他而改变 Wind from Hexi河西的风Urban1.7M WordsOngoing Yonghang is descended from the Red Fifth Army. At the age of five, he traveled alone by train out of the Hexi Corridor. His masters included a Daoist, a Buddhist monk, and the chief instructor of a special forces unit. This is an era of reform, an era of expanding trade, technology, and science... His fourth master handed over Cao Cao's Imperial Guards to him. Yonghang took the First Emperor's Dragon Guards and Palace Guards for his own... This is an unbelievable era where dreams and reality, vi 2.3kReads8.2Score136Shelves

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   A very innovative book

2. 102 重 Reborn in the Eighties: No More Being a Doormat! This Is So Satisfying 重生八零，不再当受气包！爽翻天 Qing Li青笠Modern Romance265k WordsCompleted [1980s setting + plot-driven + slow burn + reborn + making money + entrepreneurship + daily life + heartwarming + steady and gradual + family matters + building wealth + one-on-one romance + happy ending] In her previous life, Chen Baorong worked herself to the bone to support her family. Eventually, she fell ill from overwork. She had no children, and only before she died did she discover her scumbag husband’s affair with her younger sister. When she opened her eyes again, Chen Baorong had retu 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A slow-burn, reborn story set in a bygone era. The female protagonist is reborn, breaks off her engagement, receives compensation, and doesn't waste time with her scumbag ex. She immediately uses the money to start a business, setting up a street stall, opening a shop, and battling awful characters. The plot flows smoothly, the writing style is pleasant, and while the romance is minimal, the restrained and subtle scenes between the male and female leads are truly captivating! The only downside is the author's poor choice of titles and the simple synopsis, but the main text is excellent!

3. 103 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: Even a Slacker Has to Hustle 穿书七零，咸鱼也得卷起来 Hawthorn Syrup山楂糖水Modern Romance585k WordsCompleted Yun Shu transmigrated into a book, becoming a supporting character in a period novel. She didn't need to be sent to the countryside because she was already there. She didn't need to deal with horrible people because she was one of them. She didn't want to go back to school, but had to hide there to stay alive. She didn't want marriage to change her fate, yet rumors about her never stopped. She didn't want to attract attention, but kept getting thrust into the spotlight... She thought she had alw 2.7kReads8.9Score190Shelves

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   This book doesn't follow the usual formula.

4. 104 资 The Rich Young Master Was Forced to Marry Me, Now He Begs for Kisses Every Day 资本家少爷被强娶后，每天求亲亲 Big Flower Pig大花猪Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted [Period setting + marriage first, love later + older woman/younger man romance + sweet romance + adorable child + everyday family life] Bold, domineering young widow vs. refined young master A period-era version of Sniping on a Butterfly Li Hongmei followed the latest trends and traveled back to the 1970s. She didn’t become a capitalist’s daughter or an educated youth sent to the countryside. Instead, she became a rural widow. To make matters even more outrageous, her original self’s mother-in-l 166Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This one is quite novel. The male lead is a capitalist's son who marries into a rural widow's family. The two fall in love after marriage, and it's very engaging.

5. 105 真 After the Real Heiress Marries a Rugged Man, the System's Cashback Makes Her a Tycoon 真千金娶糙汉后，系统返利成首富 Qibao Tuantuan柒宝团团Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted [1980s]+ [Healing Family Bonds]+ [Rebate System]+ [Retired Military Officer Stepfather]+ [Leading the Village to Prosperity (Mid to Late Story)] Shen Yanxi opens her eyes and finds herself reborn at age thirty-four. She has only just learned that she was the true heiress who had been switched at birth, but more than thirty years have passed, and the girl who replaced her is already married with children. Her birth mother gives her a hundred yuan and wishes her happiness in her second marriage. 3.3kReads8.7Score389Shelves

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   Back when she was a grandma, she bought a man [laughing and crying emojis]. The female lead has many children in her family, each with a different personality. Giving gifts to others earns her a cashback reward… At this time, the female lead is 34 years old.

6. 106 震 Shocking! I Transmigrated to the 1970s, and My Whole Family Are Big Shots 震惊！穿越七零我全家都是大佬 Xia Hezao夏禾早Modern Romance618k WordsCompleted [Period setting + ensemble cast + the whole family transmigrates + spatial powers + face-slapping the villains + cooking, tailoring, making money, and medicine] Sheng Xia was the leader of the zombies and the only one in the apocalypse with light-based powers. Just as she healed herself back into a human and was enjoying her freedom... She transmigrated into the body of a pitiful girl in the 1970s, one who was disfigured and had a scalp full of sores. She beats down the vile and tears into the s 4.9kReads8.9Score632Shelves

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   🌈This historical romance novel is so good, it's beyond what foreign authors can do! It's amazing! 🍒🍒Sheng Xia, a zombie leader in a post-apocalyptic world, transmigrates into the body of a disfigured, bald-headed, pitiful girl from the 1970s. 🌸 She crushes the worst of the worst, tears apart scumbags, and truly ruthlessly eliminates any grudge she has! What? Her entire family are super powerful figures who transmigrated from the past!

7. 107 七 The 1970s: The Hated Couple Goes Wild in the Compound 七零：万人嫌夫妇，大院发癫 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + delightfully unhinged and a little funny + violent, crazy heroine + spoiled, two-faced, scheming young husband + both leads join the army later] Ye Sanqiu is notorious as the most hated person in Trumpet Flower Brigade. The villagers and her own family have suffered endlessly at her hands... Granny Ye and the brigade leader are going gray from worry. Left with no choice, Granny Ye hands her a letter of introduction and a marriage certificate. “Sanqiu, you've wreaked havoc all ov 56.1kReads9.0Score6.4kShelves

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   The first book features a quirky and eccentric male and female protagonist. The second book has a scheming and manipulative female protagonist and a rough-around-the-edges male protagonist with a complex about real and fake young masters. The third book is told from the male protagonist's perspective, and the two protagonists already have a child who is a few years old at the beginning.

8. 108 年 1979: Meat for My Wife and Kids 年代1979：带着老婆孩子吃肉 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.7M WordsOngoing [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 181.8kReads9.3Score11kShelves
9. 109 六 The Sixties: The Supporting Actress Works Herself to the Bone and Outshines the Lucky Female Lead 六零，对照组女配卷死锦鲤女主 Moonless Young Master无月公子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + comedy + pocket dimension + punishing scumbags + troublemaker heroine + face-slapping + satisfying read + goofy humor + romance] A chaotic, hilarious career story, not a formulaic one. The heroine is cunning, scheming, unhinged, and becomes an official. It’s hell mode from the start: the original host was beaten to death by her awful grandmother, and less than two minutes after transmigrating, she was kicked into the hospital by her awful father. Cheng Miaomiao opens and close 64.7kReads9.1Score7.6kShelves
10. 110 六 The Sixties: Traveling the World with My Pocket Dimension 六十年代之带着空间畅游天下 Happy Salted Fish开心的咸鱼Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Li Beibei grew up surrounded by stories, then unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a lucky girl in the 1950s. Touched by her family’s favoritism and kindness, she gladly accepts their love and decides to repay them with her own abilities. As she plans her future, Li Beibei chooses two careers that will let her travel at public expense, hoping to make up for the regrets of her past life: journalist and diplomat! And so begins her extraordinary journey in this world. By the seaside: “Qing f 9.4kReads9.3Score765Shelves

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    The creative ideas of the era are very good.

11. 111 穿 Transmigrating to the 1940s: The Landlord's Son and the Bandit's Daughter 穿越四零：地主儿子与土匪闺女 Happy Salted Fish开心的咸鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [1940s] [Husband and wife both transmigrate] [Husband becomes a woman] [Wife becomes a man] At the edge of a cliff: “Wife, let go!” Chen Yiqiao is sprawled over the edge of the cliff, one arm wrapped around a large rock at the top while one hand clutches Chen Bing's hand tightly, refusing to let go. “No! If we live, we live together. If we die, we die together!” Feeling Chen Yiqiao's body slowly slipping lower, Chen Bing panics. “Wife! Let go! I want you to live!” “Shut up! I said, i 22.2kReads9.4Score2kShelves
12. 112 穿 I Transmigrate to Join the Army, and My Officer Husband Is Overjoyed 穿越去随军，军官丈夫乐开了花 A Beauty Like a Flower Beyond the Clouds美人如花隔云端Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted A devoted couple, one-on-one romance, sweet and affectionate, no pocket dimension, a slow and steady pace, and a warm, cozy story! Ji Mingzhu transmigrated from a prosperous golden age to the poor and backward 1960s. The gulf between the two eras was so great that she could barely accept it. She pinched herself. It didn’t hurt at all, so this had to be a dream. Her father, Ji, who got pinched, said, “...!” A layabout father, a frail mother, and a broken family. Ji Mingzhu was at a loss and wante 608Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No space, just plain and simple is true happiness! The male lead is an adopted son, and the female lead brings her parents to join the army.

13. 113 六 The Little Crybaby of the 1960s Is Always Hung from the Demonically Handsome Commander's Waist 六零小丧包天天被妖孽首长挂腰上 Zhang Mocha from the Northeast张摩卡来自东北Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Military marriage in the 1960s · quietly unhinged · decisive and ruthless · golden finger with a hint of mystery · off-the-charts sweetness] Don’t mess with Lu Jiu. She’s fierce, bold, and rebellious. In her previous life, she spent thirteen years undercover, going from a drug lord’s fake heiress to the drug lord herself. The day the operation closed in, she blew everyone sky-high, herself included. When she opened her eyes again, she was Lu Jiu, an academic ace in the 1960s. She came with a me 88.5kReads9.2Score14.4kShelves

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    This book is very original, mind-bending, humorous, and the female lead is both crazy and adorable.

14. 114 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate Together to the 1990s and Become Army Wives 闺蜜齐穿九零，一起当军嫂 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Military romance in the 1990s, marriage before love, a charming and alluring clinic owner with a flirtatious streak VS an officer who looks refined but is a jailbird at heart, two heroines and two heroes, both couples devoted only to each other) Bo Munian and Chen Sibin are two of the finest men in the Marine Corps. Neither expected that their first mediation assignment would end with them getting swept up in the mess themselves: both wound up marrying women they’d just met, and on the very sam 774Reads7.1Score100Shelves
15. 115 九 The ’90s Bride Is Fierce and Wild, and Her Soldier Can’t Handle Her 九零媳妇又辣又野，兵哥H不住 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (1v1 military marriage set in the 1970s) They say the Jiang family's twin sons are both exceptionally handsome and talented. The brothers made a name for themselves when they both achieved the highest scores in their respective arts and sciences exams across the province and got into prestigious universities. Sadly, although they look identical, their personalities couldn't be more different. The elder, Jiang Yize, is aloof and cold, with a na 4kReads8.8Score457Shelves
16. 116 我 In the 1980s, I Became a Military Wife Through My Own Merit 我在八零靠实力成为了军嫂 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance788k WordsCompleted (Sweet period romance + military marriage + intense romantic tension + pure romance + gourmet cooking + 1v1) People often say, “A stranger is as lovely as jade, a gentleman peerless in the world.” Lu Sinian, a prominent figure in the military compound, has always seemed like an immortal being to the unmarried young women there: lofty and untouchable. Then Zhang Yaoyao moved into the compound. One look at Lu Sinian was enough to leave her awestruck, and she announced in front of everyone that she 342Reads7.5Score—Shelves
17. 117 回 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 16.3kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves

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    Both of these are period novels with novel themes and relatively rare content, and they're great! Worth reading! 🌾🌾 ① The female lead transmigrates into the body of an older woman raising her grandchildren 🍁 ② The female lead is a country wife living her daily life with her husband in the city. There aren't many difficult characters, and the family's interactions are very peaceful and warm. [Learned][Heart]

18. 118 八 A Great Beauty Raises Kids in a Beijing Courtyard, 1980s Style 八零大美人四合院养娃日常 North to South由北向南Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Slice of life + sweet romance + raising children + family life + career) Zhao Jinshu was in her sixties. Her children had grown up and started families of their own, and she had seen her parents-in-law off. She was just about to travel around the country when she was reborn. She returned to the time a few months after she had first moved to the city. Back then, she knew nothing. A young bride from the countryside, she was shy, too embarrassed to speak up, and insecure. Even though her husband 54.2kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves
19. 119 穿 Reborn as a Short-Lived Supporting Character, the Laid-Back Beauty Just Wants to Lie Flat 穿成短命女配，娇懒美人想躺平 Congee, Congee, Oh Congee粥粥呀粥粥Modern Romance585k WordsCompleted Love-Struck Soldier vs. the Adorable Girl Who Just Wants to Lie Flat 1️⃣ Military romance in a bygone era, sweet and healing, with a lighthearted pace and an overload of sweetness 2️⃣ The heroine seems like a pampered, lazy slacker, but she is secretly a formidable powerhouse, with one secret identity after another revealed 3️⃣ The cold-faced hero awakens to his love-struck side, spoils his wife without limit, is fiercely protective and shamelessly biased toward her, and gets jealous at the drop 921Reads6.3Score102Shelves

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    I love military romance novels set in a bygone era, especially those with subtle, doting moments between the two leads! [Admiration] The languid military doctor Wen Jiaojiao and the cunning Battalion Commander Zhou are so sweet! [Shy] Sir, could your romantic ego get any stronger?!

20. 120 下 Sent to the Countryside on a Sea Island, Raising Little Ones with My Frog 下乡到海岛，带着蛙崽养团子 Sweet Rice Wine Dumplings酒酿甜心圆子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Alternate-History Period Setting + Joining Her Husband on an Island Posting + Frog Companion's Pocket Dimension + Family's Cherished Darling + Raising Kids + Food + Foraging by the Sea] When Qi Mengyu woke up, she was blowing bubbles in the sea when Yan Qing, a cool, long-legged man, hauled her out. She discovered that she'd transmigrated into the role of a cannon-fodder supporting character in a period novel. To cherish life, stay away from the male and female leads. Marry a thoughtful, go 3.2kReads8.9Score263Shelves
21. 121 七 The 1970s: The Big Shot Wants to Slack Off, but Ends Up with a Kid 七零：大佬想摆烂奈何多了个崽 I’m No Lemon我非柠檬Modern Romance551k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Period setting in a parallel world, not based on real history + transmigrate into a book + powerful cultivator] Chu Xue has transmigrated yet again!! On the first day, she discovers that the cultivation she spent five hundred years working for is gone. She doesn’t feel like lifting a finger. Whatever happens, happens! On the second and third days, an anxious voice speaks inside her head. Only then does Chu Xue learn why she transmigrated. What? She’s supposed to protect that unlucky m 7.4kReads8.7Score641Shelves

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    I've gotten hooked on a really good novel. [Smirk]

22. 122 首 Commander, Your Wife Has Brought the Whole Family to Find You 首长，你媳妇带着全家来找你了 Young Master Ninth公子九爷Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, extra sweet, powerful hero and heroine, doting military romance, adorable System baby] Xu Jiajia opened her eyes to find herself as a cannon-fodder supporting character in a period novel. The original owner had a fiancé who was a factory worker, but he was in love with the heroine. Unable to accept this, the original owner hired someone to assault the heroine. To win the heroine’s favor, her fiancé married the original owner, tormented her every day, and eventually drove her 9.4kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves

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    This is SO SO SO SO SO good!! I can't put it down even if I stay up all night!! Over 300,000 people are reading it online, and it's so addictive! The plot is rich and engaging, with every twist and turn making you want to finish it in one go! Bookworms, get ready to stay up all night reading this!!!

23. 123 斯 The Bashful Doctor and the 1980s Butcher Girl Who Won't Stop Spoiling Him 斯文医生脸红红八零杀猪婆追着哄 Gu Nuanqing顾暖卿Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Short dramas 1–4 and the animated series are releasing simultaneously~ [Period setting + marriage first, love later + fiercely protective + older woman/younger man + no transmigration or rebirth] [Bold, career-minded pig butcher vs. refined, reserved, easily embarrassed doctor] Everyone in Chihe Town knew Yun Tianjiao. When it came to looks and figure, if she came in second, no one would dare claim first place. But when it came to her fiery temper, she was just as unmatched in town. That was exa 14.8kReads9.0Score809Shelves

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    🎋🎋 Go read this! You'll be hooked from the first glance, and it's a newly discovered gem of a novel—it's incredibly good. The characters are something you'd never expect. The female lead is actually a pig butcher!

24. 124 八 The 1980s: My Gorgeous Wife Has a Fearsome Reputation 八零年代，美娇妻凶名在外 Seven Copper Coins七枚铜钱Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted Some people always hope to enjoy themselves while everyone else suffers. This is the most authentic picture of rural life in the 1980s: city folk were more or less alike, and country folk were no different. I died, and my birth family rolled me up in a straw mat and buried me. Grave robbers dug me out and arranged a ghost marriage for me, bringing me back into the light of day. I asked the man, "Are you really going to marry me? I'm bad luck for husbands!" The man said, "I'm determined to marry 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Without any special abilities or cheat codes, the female protagonist has to rely on her own hard work. She is forced to marry and then forced to divorce. The man is a mama's boy, which was actually quite common back then. Most women would listen to their parents. Women in the countryside in the 1980s generally didn't have an easy life.

25. 125 吃 I Was Just Eating Some Gossip, So Why Is Everyone in This Compound a Heroine? 吃个瓜，怎么家属院里全是女主？ Soft Soft Green Robe糯糯青衫Modern Romance574k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Joining Her Husband at His Posting + System + Transmigrate into a Book + Gossip + Rebirth] Lan Huaying has transmigrated to 1960 and become a young military wife making the long journey to her husband's base... As soon as she moves into the residential compound, she realizes something is off about this world. Why does the young wife next door have the exact same name as the heroine of that regret-and-redemption novel she read in her previous life? Why does the kind sister-in 4.2kReads8.9Score356Shelves
26. 126 军 Military Marriage: A 1970s Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor in the Great Northern Wilderness, Cuddling Giant Cats 军婚：七零国医在北大荒撸大猫 Beyond the Twilight Clouds暮云边Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Mountain Adventures + All Kinds of Fluffy Animals + Golden Finger and Space + Sweet Romance + Two Strong Leads] [Early on: Sent to the Countryside. Midway: Builds a Factory and Joins the Military Region. Later: Enlists.] With her powerful psychic abilities, Qin Miaomiao survived for ten whole years in the apocalypse! She had no regrets about leaving that world behind. But as she lay dying, she couldn’t help thinking of the big cat that had kept her company for so many years. 5.2kReads8.9Score816Shelves
27. 127 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate Into a Book Together! Marry a Rough-and-Ready Man! If You Leave, I’m Leaving Too 闺蜜齐穿书！嫁糙汉！你离我也离 Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings椒盐鸡翅块Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + rough-and-tough hero + sweet romance + face-slapping + daily life + building a fortune + raising kids] The moment Shen Wu opened her eyes, she saw a man who was exactly her type. Realizing she had transmigrated into a book, she then heard a familiar voice and understood that she wasn't the only one who had transmigrated: her best friend had come along too, and now they were sisters-in-law... The two of them had entered a novel written by someone who envied them. In 74.8kReads9.4Score6.8kShelves
28. 128 让 You Want Me to Cook at Three in the Morning? I’ll Slap Your Whole Family Away 让我三点做饭？我反手扇飞你全家 Soft Soft Green Robe糯糯青衫Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted (The short drama My Slaps Changed My Fate in the 1970s is now available.) [Period setting + military marriage + mental illness + both devoted to each other + career in government + a heroine who would rather throw hands than talk, versus a rough-around-the-edges regiment commander who stole his comrade’s bride] Ever since Su Wanxing was diagnosed with a mental illness, life has been going wonderfully. She can curse out whoever she wants and beat up whoever she wants. She can even beat up a perve 17.3kReads8.6Score2.2kShelves

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    🎉🎊This is really good! I was put off by the table of contents before, but I started reading it because I was really looking for something to read. The female lead is so strong, she just slaps someone if she's unhappy! And the extras in the story are pretty normal, they don't seem stupid!

29. 129 知 The Educated Youth Years: Starting with an Escape from the Village 知青年代，从村子里逃亡开始 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban3.3M WordsOngoing 1976. Liu Haibo, a sent-down youth, falls in love with Yang Xiuqing, a village girl. Her family vehemently opposes his proposal, forcing him to flee Shibantian Village and return to Haicheng, a thousand miles away. Just as he is preparing to start a new life with Wu Jie in Haicheng, Yang Xiuqing suddenly shows up at his door, stirring up an emotional entanglement that spans the years. 2023. Seventy-year-old Liu Haibo is driving an Audi with Yang Xiuqing to Shibantian Village when they are involv 32.5kReads8.4Score2kShelves
30. 130 七 The Seventies: Everyone in the Family Is Obsessed With the Grind, and Completely Unhinged 七零，卷，全家都卷，还癫 Moonless Young Master无月公子Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Period + spatial dimension + military marriage + pampered romance + mischievous comedy + feel-good power fantasy + family life + outrageous parents who dote on their daughter + face-slapping + talented heroine] This is the story of an ordinary farming family that gradually rises from the humblest beginnings to become a wealthy household. Also known as: “The 1970s: If You Treat Me Badly, I Won’t Take You Along for the Ride” A lighthearted comedy about building a career, a whol 19.9kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves

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    [Period + Military Marriage + Comedy + Space] 🍁Hilarious mom, dad who never had to work under his own mother! 🍁Chicken dad and chicken mom become rich, directly becoming second-generation rich kids. 🍁Slapping her dad's fake parents in the face, hilarious!

31. 131 八 The Stunning Eighties Cannon Fodder Wins the Military Big Shot's Heart 八零女配绝美，成军官大佬心尖宠 Radish Rabbit Who Loves Cabbage爱吃白菜的萝卜兔Modern Romance424k WordsCompleted (The rating is low because it was just posted, everyone!) (1980s, period setting, military marriage, sweet romance, groveling to win her back, both leads are inexperienced) After transmigrating into a book, Qiao Man became the foil-villainess in a period novel: a busty, dim-witted beauty with a terrible reputation, destined to be cannon fodder. She and the heroine, her half-sister, were staying with the Fu family in the military compound. The heroine was sweet and sensible, beloved by the Fus, a 17.4kReads8.2Score1.5kShelves
32. 132 重 Back to 1982: Casting Nets to Save the Village Belle and Make the Whole Village Rich 重回82：撒网救村花带全村致富 Seeing a Dragon on Mount Nan南山见龙Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Back at the age of twenty, he's known throughout the village as a no-good loafer. But no one knows he's returned carrying the regrets and memories of his previous life. He catches and sells fish, hunts in the mountains, and earns his first fortune through hard work. Before the flood hits, he even issues an early warning and organizes an evacuation, saving countless lives. From the village to the county, from small-time trading to grand strategies... In this life, he won't just clear his name. He 27.2kReads8.3Score2kShelves

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    This one has no system, no storage space, and no top-tier items, but it's not bad.

33. 133 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 3.7kReads8.8Score430Shelves

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    The subject matter is very novel.

34. 134 软 A Soft, Sweet Little Dumpling Farms with Her Space and Turns the Whole Apocalypse Upside Down 软糯团子带空间种田炸翻了全末世 Give Your Lord a Meow给爷喵一个Sci-Fi & Apocalypse595k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse]+ [Interstellar]+ [Adventure]+ [Sweet romance]+ [Not a strong female lead] Yuan Yuan, who had been imprisoned for a long time, is reborn after an explosion in the underground world. After escaping, she thinks she'll have to spend the rest of her life on the run, but then she meets Fu Chen, the great hero she saw on TV in her previous life. Overjoyed, she joins him, only to discover that he isn't a hero at all. He's a short-tempered, irritable demon! Fu Chen curls his lips into a fain 5.4kReads9.3Score627Shelves

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    Non-traditional apocalyptic literature

35. 135 就 Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂 Ji Furan纪扶染Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and 117.8kReads9.6Score13.7kShelves

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    This is seriously amazing! It's so much fun. I clicked on it by accident, thinking it was just another ordinary story about a real and a fake heiress, but once I started reading, I couldn't stop. Don't be fooled by the synopsis and title; the author's writing is superb, with all sorts of quirky and unexpected twists. It's making my brain work! Haha, so good! 👀🌳

36. 136 稻 When the Rice Flowers Bloom 稻香花开 Liu Ningduochang刘宁多昌Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted The novel follows the hardships endured by farmers in two villages in Xiangnan County, Dongyuantun and Da’ai Village, from the Republican era through the founding of the People’s Republic of China and on through the people’s commune system, the Cultural Revolution, the household responsibility system, and the Reform and Opening-Up period. The villagers endure one hardship after another and witness the changing times. The protagonists, Zhang Yiping and Zhou Xueyun, are forced to leave school beca 229Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    A different kind of everyday life, full of the spirit of the times.

37. 137 末 Apocalypse: The Whole Company Denies the Existence of the 18th Floor 末世：全公司否认18楼存在 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Sci-Fi & Apocalypse783k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + No System + Reborn + Mystery + One Female Lead + Zombies + Hard Sci-Fi + No Mindless Decisions + Revenge] Reborn six hours before the apocalypse, Chu Yan has not only retained his memories of the future, but also mastered the ultimate secret of genetic evolution! He can become the most powerful god in the apocalypse! He frantically stockpiles supplies, builds weapons, modifies vehicles, and saves his parents, racing against time! He will kill his enemies with his own hands and turn 3.6kReads8.7Score314Shelves

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    Tired of the same old post-apocalyptic tropes? This one will definitely give you a fresh perspective! It's incredibly realistic, with no systems or cheat codes, focusing instead on the complexities of human nature. The protagonist is intelligent, the plot twists and turns constantly, and it gets more exciting as it progresses. The writing is solid, and even seasoned readers will praise it.

38. 138 夺 After Taking Back My Body, I Raised a Child to Wealth in the 1980s 夺回身体后，我在八零养崽致富 Cheng Xiaomai程小麦Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted New short drama: Back to the Eighties: From Fat Wife to Queen of Wealth [Military romance] [Raising children] Yu Wanwan’s body was taken over by a woman who transmigrated into it for six years. During that time, the transmigrator wreaked havoc on everyone around her. Her older brother cut ties with her, and her second older sister’s family ran from her like cats from a mouse. Everyone around her came to despise her. She even drugged a man and had triplets. He was forced to marry her, and she mad 3.8kReads8.7Score634Shelves

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    The female protagonist's body was taken over by a time-traveling woman for 6 years. She returned when the time-traveling woman choked to death. Not only did she eat herself into a very fat woman, but she also never did any housework and did not raise the child she gave birth to.

39. 139 重 Reborn Tour Guide Strikes It Rich! 重生导游来吸金！ Le Muxi乐沐昔Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted Tour guide Ji Luoyi’s tour bus plunges into a reservoir on the way back from dropping off her group. When she opens her eyes, she has been reborn as Luo Yi, a high school student in 2002. The thought of going through high school all over again gives her a headache. Her parents were tricked into going abroad for work and haven’t been heard from in years, while her relatives are constantly picking on her, unable to stand seeing her do well. Ji Luoyi thinks, “I had a house, a car, and a cat-son, an 77Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The wisdom of a junior tour guide: a memoir of youth for those born in the 80s and 90s.

40. 140 漂 A Stunning Beauty Hounded by an Obsessive Mad Dog in a Period Novel 漂亮美人在年代文被偏执疯狗缠上 Sanda Biscuit散打饼干Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [A calculating, self-serving heroine + an obsessive, possessive hero] Selfish, vain, materialistic, and always looking out for herself. And yet, countless people love her. In the original novel, Lin Luoxue is the heroine's sister, a cannon-fodder character who despises the poor and loves the rich, and juggles three men at once. Even after getting married, she's still unfaithful, and in the end, she dies while eloping with her lover. She's nasty, selfish, and plays with people's feelings while mo 57.5kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves

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    [Warning: The female lead is a sophisticated and self-centered individual who doesn't want to suffer any loss. She's slightly wicked. The male lead is cunning, extreme, possessive, and slightly obsessive. They are evenly matched; a wicked woman versus a pervert. There's a slight element of coercion.] [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

41. 141 穿 When Can I Finally Take It Easy After Transmigrating Into a Book Set in the ’80s? 穿书八零我什么时候能摆烂 As Early As Possible趁趁早Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + reborn + period setting + System In her previous life, Lin Xiaowen was a corporate drone. After dying suddenly, she transmigrates into a book set in the 1980s, along with a rather useless good-habit-building System. Looking at her happy family, and remembering the tragic fate awaiting them in the book, Lin Xiaowen has no choice but to fight to change things. Is it just a matter of checking in every day to complete tasks? Is it just a matter of keeping her family away f 132Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    Set in the 1980s, the story follows a woman who transmigrates into the body of a seven-year-old girl. Through her own efforts, she changes her family's fate, attending university, starting a business, and working together to improve their quality of life and achieve a comfortable standard of living. It's a simple and heartwarming tale.

42. 142 回 Back to 1968: I Won't Be a Baby-Making Tool 回到1968：我不当送子工具人 Little Orange Who Loves Strawberries爱吃草莓的小橙子Modern Romance643k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Women's awakening] [Political career] [Scientific research] [Pocket dimension] [No child-rearing] [Ensemble cast] [Reborn] Xie Yun, a modern orphan, returns to 1968 and becomes Xie Yun, a country girl raised by a widowed mother, with an exceptionally capable younger brother named Xie Shen. She discovers that she hasn't just transmigrated through time, she's also transmigrated into a book: a story about a stepmother raising children, where she is the first 9.8kReads9.3Score805Shelves

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    I really love this book. The ensemble cast is so captivating; watching everyone fight together is incredibly inspiring!

43. 143 重 Reborn in 1976, My Father-in-Law Hopes I Die Every Day 重生1976，岳父天天盼我死 Weird-Tasting Bullfrog怪味牛蛙Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + period setting + logging + no System] In his previous life, Chen Beishan was the chairman of a timber conglomerate worth tens of billions. As he died at his rosewood desk, the last document he received wasn’t an obituary. It was a lawyer’s letter from his son, contesting the inheritance. He opens his eyes in 1976, in the Greater Khingan Range, at minus forty-two degrees. He’s now the “softie Beishan” everyone at the logging camp calls a coward: a good-for-nothing who abandoned his p 889Reads6.5Score108Shelves

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    This is a high-quality period rebirth novel with a tight plot, novel setting, no system, and rich and delicate writing style. It has the feel of a period drama, depicting the rise of a lumberjack in a Northeast forest farm, creating a strong sense of immersion. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

44. 144 大 A Tigress Arrives at the Compound 大院来了个母老虎 Tales of the Jianghu江湖话Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted In 1983, the peaceful military compound erupted into chaos. Shen Fang, the only son of the military district chief of staff and notorious as “the biggest playboy in the capital,” was cornered at the mouth of an alley by a woman holding a child. In front of all his childhood friends, she slapped him hard across the face. The woman wore a faded floral shirt and Liberation shoes, with a long knife wrapped in cloth across her back and a two-year-old girl in her arms. Her eyes and brows looked exactl 493Reads6.1Score100Shelves

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    [Already added to my wishlist]

45. 145 重 Reborn: From the Start, I Save My Mute, Delicate Wife 重生回来：开局拯救哑巴小娇妻 Green Crispy Skin青色脆皮Urban232k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Repentant Scumbag + Doting Dad + Devoted Husband with One Female Lead + Funny Everyday Life + Family Life + Revenge + Sweet Romance] In his previous life, the pretty widow in his village drugged him and set him up. He had no choice but to marry her, then leave his hometown with her and her adopted son. In the end, when he was old, his adopted son pulled the plug on him. He was reborn and woke up in the middle of the night in 1983. The widow came to his door, just like she had in his p 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I think this book has some original ideas.

46. 146 村 The Village's Rugged Hunter Brought the Sweet Young Educated Youth Home 村头糙汉把小娇包知青拐回了家 Zai Zai Zai Zai崽崽崽崽Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Complete] [Transmigration + portable space + doting husband + raising children] After breaking up with her ex-boyfriend, she went on a drinking binge. When she woke up, she was somewhere else. Li Wan could only sigh at her bad luck. To top it off, she’d become a delicate little educated youth who couldn’t do a single thing. Yan Muxi, a total scaredy-cat, trembled in fear. All she could do was accept her fate and keep her head down. Hey, you... Stop staring. Yes, you, the rugged guy. 12.3kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
47. 147 七 The 1970s: Everyone Can Be the Protagonist, Except Me 七零：人人都能当主角偏我不行 Unplucked Flower未折花Modern Romance478k WordsCompleted Everyone Is Evil, But There Are Good People Too [Romance included! If you have conventional values, don't read!!!] To get a chance to perform, Xu Lingwan locks her stepsister He Qingning in the restroom. Just as she's about to leave, something called a System binds itself to her. The System tells her that she's the vicious supporting female character, while He Qingning is the heroine. Since she bullied the heroine, her reputation will be ruined, and she'll eventually disappear without a trace. 22.1kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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    This is truly different; the female lead annihilates the main characters' group.

48. 148 穿 Transmigrated into a Period Novel: Honey, Want to Order Takeout? 穿进年代文：媳妇点外卖吗 So-and-So Li李某人Modern Romance3.2M WordsCompleted Shen Xian is angrily tossed by the Heavenly Dao into a period novel. Luckily, the food delivery System she brings with her helps her survive in these harsh conditions. There are all kinds of restaurants on the delivery app, but one is her absolute favorite. The owner is gentle and kind, and a wonderful cook. He is the flawless white moonlight in her heart. But the stunning man beside her has far too many tricks, and in the end, she can’t hold out against him. It’s not that Shen Xian cares about 660Reads8.6Score100Shelves

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    This is very innovative.

49. 149 七 Bullet Comments Fill the Sky in the 1970s, and the Pretty Village Girl Moves to the City 七零弹幕满天飞，漂亮村姑进城啦 My Name Is Alu我叫阿绿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyday Family Life + Everyone’s Darling + Devoted Couple + Livestreaming + Ensemble Cast] [Native-Born Heroine + Transmigrated Hero] Jiang Menglian may be a country girl, but she has been cherished and doted on since childhood. When her sister-in-law gets pregnant, her family tricks her into going to look after her during her postpartum confinement. The moment Jiang Menglian steps into the residential compound, the comments flying across the sky make her feel as though she’s stumbled into a l 234Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is a native, embodying the virtue of diligence in period dramas. However, she lacks the actual diligence, often resorting to bartering when needed. While she is undeniably beautiful, she does possess moral virtues. The male lead is a time traveler, and there's also a reborn woman with a live-streaming system. Driven by a desire for gossip, the reborn woman constantly follows the female lead around, wanting to offer viewers something different – ​​a slice-of-life, gossip-filled story.

50. 150 六 A Scheming Couple's Daily Bickering in the Sixties 六零腹黑夫妻互怼日常 Xuanhan Bao'er萱涵宝儿Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [1960s Era + Light Ensemble Cast + Crime Solving + Whirlwind Marriage + Guiding Romance] In the 1960s, unsolved cases shrouded the land in mystery. He Xinghua, a policewoman from the countryside, and Lu Yanping, a criminal investigation chief, were not only husband and wife, but also partners in the line of duty. From a rural courtyard to city housing for government cadres, and from sorting through case files to confronting the most baffling criminal minds, they embarked together on a new caree 1.7kReads8.0Score142Shelves

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