I've Read So Many Stories Set in Different Eras That They're Starting to Feel Boring 看多年代文，也觉得有点乏味了

1. 51 能 A Capable Village Belle and Her Good-for-Nothing Live-In Son-in-Law 能干村花和她的窝囊倒插门 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance218k WordsOngoing Zhao Hua is the capable, no-nonsense village beauty of Taiping Village. She supports her family with a small shop, while her adoptive parents hope she'll marry a man who can support them in their old age. A scandalous affair involving a potential match ruins the marriage prospects outright. Unable to find a man willing to marry into her family, she chooses the impoverished Li boy who lives behind her house. His family is buried in debt, he's timid by nature and always lowers his head when troubl 3.8kReads—Score125Shelves
2. 52 长 An Elder Sister Is Both a Mother and a Father! 长姐如母，亦如父！ Zi Bingfeng紫冰枫Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [A story set in a bygone era, with no transmigration, rebirth, or golden finger. Family life, rural romance, and a hard road to growing up.] Zhou Zimei thought she would soon marry her childhood sweetheart and fiancé. Then an accident happened, and she became what people called an old maid. Her younger siblings' tuition taught her everything she hadn't known how to do. The hardships of rural life, the warmth and coldness of human nature, and the struggle to keep growing... 41.8kReads8.2Score1.7kShelves

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   A period drama, very realistic, depicting a girl's journey of growing up.

3. 53 幸 Happiness, or the Lack of It 幸福不幸福 Dian Lan滇岚Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing If memories were a game, Happiness would have died many times over. If reality were a game, Happiness would often be left battered and bruised. She wanders the streets of memory, where every shop is shuttered. It seems this world has no room for Happiness. Even as she scrapes by, enduring harsh words and cold looks, she still isn’t ready to give up... 143Reads—Score—Shelves

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   An unconventional historical fiction, please follow!

4. 54 马 Ma Dao's Failed Attempt 马稻不成功 Dian Lan滇岚Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted In the eyes of refined scholars, the countryside is a place of poetry and picturesque dreams, a source of inspiration for verse and visions of faraway places. But for those born and raised there, it means the weary lot of facing the earth from dawn till dusk, and the countless absurdities that accumulate over the years. The ugly faces forged by hardship, the secrets hidden before the sun sets: Ma Dao handles them all with ease! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 55 俺 My Mother, Wang Juzhen 俺娘王菊珍 An Xin Dui Yang安心对阳Modern Romance830k WordsOngoing [Based on real life + hardship + historical era + the struggles and perseverance of ordinary people at the bottom of society] This is not a feel-good power fantasy. The protagonist of this book is my beloved and respected great-grandmother, a poor old woman who struggled through the surging tide of an era. Wang Juzhen never had an easy life. Her parents starved to death while fleeing famine, her own sister sold her for a mouthful of grain, and a landlord lusted after her. Only Wang Long gave her 106Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Juzhen never enjoyed any happiness in her life; she only suffered. But she understood better than anyone that it was okay to fall down, but it was not okay not to get up—that was the fate of a country woman.

6. 56 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Enlisting with a Spirit Spring 重生七零：带着灵泉去当兵 Nope非也吖Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Reborn in a single moment, Su Yao returns to 1976 with a Spirit Spring space. She enlists in the army and sets out on the path to turn her life around! In the military, she uses her skills to put fake sweethearts in their place, crushes every scumbag, and rises through the ranks until she becomes a legendary female soldier admired by all! He is the military’s cold and proud prodigy, the Gu family’s heir. Unstoppable on the battlefield and a detached observer of political schemes, he has eyes onl 2.3kReads7.9Score256Shelves

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7. 57 快 Quick Transmigration: The Art of Splitting into Clones 快穿之：分身有术 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted The most important thing in life is not where you stand, but the direction you face. In the real world, some people laugh, some cry, some shout, and some remain silent. Life is, in essence, an exercise in endurance. Beauty and ugliness, good and bad: everyone has their own feelings about them. Faced with this tumultuous world and the countless selfish thoughts crowding our minds, we often find ourselves wanting to do more than we can, because there simply aren’t enough hours in the day. But what 60Reads8.6Score—Shelves
8. 58 七 The Cherished Darling of the 1970s: The Government Official Husband Turns on the Charm 七零娇宠：政界老公撩上瘾 Fourth Master Ah肆爷啊Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing (Leave your brain here and pick it up after you've finished!) After completing her final mission in the quick transmigration world, Guan Fuyao was determined to spend her retirement in a comfortable, well-off family. The System granted her wish, but didn't tell her which era it would be. It sent her into a period novel, where she entered the body of an eighteen-year-old girl with the same name. She'd just graduated from high school and was facing assignment to the countryside. Just as she was pl 20.9kReads8.3Score2kShelves
9. 59 穿 She Made a Killing After Transmigrating to the 1970s 穿越七十年代后她赚麻了 Fourth Master Ah肆爷啊Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (Complete. Brain storage: come back here to reclaim your brain after you finish reading. Love you all!) Zhou An'an, a little princess from the 23rd century who had just lost her grandfather, got a recommendation for a novel from her best friend after acquiring a pocket dimension. Her friend then dragged her into frantically stockpiling supplies. Just as she finished explaining everything, Zhou An'an transmigrated to the early 1970s in a parallel world and became the mother of triplets without ev 6kReads8.7Score601Shelves
10. 60 重 Reborn in the 1960s: A Baby Bottle in One Hand, a Pocket Dimension in the Other 重生六十年代她左手奶瓶右手空间 Fourth Master Ah肆爷啊Modern Romance885k WordsCompleted Tang Hua, an all-around female warrior from the apocalypse, arrived in the underworld after dying alongside the Mutant King. The King of Hell wanted to send her to the 1960s and have her put a chaotic era, thrown into disarray by the male and female leads, back on the right track. She refused. She absolutely refused. The King of Hell had no choice but to send her soul directly back to that era, reborn as a baby. A baby who couldn’t feed, wash, or relieve herself? She was so angry she wanted to c 4.8kReads9.0Score344Shelves
11. 61 六 The 1960s: I Married into a Treasure-Dungeon 六零，嫁进宝藏副本了 Lailai Dada睐睐哒哒Modern Romance700k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Adorable Kids + Slow-Paced, Cozy Daily Life + Working Hard to Build a Fortune + Male Lead] [The rating is low because it was just released and will go up! Sobbing, I never thought I’d be saying this one day~] At first, she thinks, “Guys, you have no idea. Everyone else who transmigrates gets a golden finger, while I can only piggyback on someone else’s.” Later, she thinks, “Guys, you have no idea. The little boss’s golden finger is really, really useful!” In short, the heroine 2.9kReads9.3Score174Shelves

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    A heartwarming, everyday life with no climaxes, a slow pace—you won't regret investing in it.

12. 62 泣 The Blood-Tear Tung Blossoms 泣血油桐花 Shui Wenqiu水问秋Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In the 1970s, Zhao Zhicheng was an older bachelor. Because he had one disabled leg and came from a dirt-poor family, the women from the surrounding villages all refused to marry him. In the end, he married Yan Wenyin, a woman of similar age who also had one disabled leg. From then on, the fates of these two determined people, each with a physical disability, were bound tightly together! That year, he said, “My left leg is lame, and Xiaoyin’s right leg is lame. Put us together, and don’t we make 2.6kReads6.6Score298Shelves

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    Try these two books

13. 63 野 Wild Chrysanthemums, No Tears 野菊花，不流泪 Shui Wenqiu水问秋Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted “The eldest gets doted on, the youngest gets spoiled, but the one in the middle suffers most!” In the late 1970s, under the weight of son preference and the pressure of family planning, Xiaojü was born in the middle. Her tragic life began from the moment she was born: an unwanted child, abandoned by both Heaven and Earth! When Xiaojü was four, the grandmother who had raised her passed away. In her final moments, Grandma told her that she had been born in a season when wild chrysanthemums were i 2.3kReads8.4Score157Shelves
14. 64 1 Another Spring of the 1977 College Entrance Exam 1977年高考又一春 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [A story-driven take on history. Note: There is no single fixed protagonist. Multiple leads reflect the changes of the era and offer a full picture of the 1977 restoration of the college entrance exam.] [The story focuses on several main characters: Hu Wei and Wang Ting, Pan Xia, and Lu Xiaoyun. Their stories weave in and out according to the timeline. If you prefer to follow one character at a time, you can read their chapters in sequence for a complete biography. The other characters may only 5.6kReads8.0Score409Shelves

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    The era of educated youth sent to the countryside, the arduous process of the resumption of the college entrance examination, the youthful years of educated youth going to the countryside and the stories of rural life under the bright moon, the difficulties of returning to the city, confusion, love, and the college entrance examination—a true record of an era. ❤️[May you be blessed soon]❤️

15. 65 刘 Liu Zhihao's Years of Youth 刘志豪的芳华岁月 Third Aunt from the Farm农家三姑Urban223k WordsOngoing [Period novel + workplace + family + society] The story takes its time to unfold, growing richer the further you read. It is grounded in reality, depicting social life, education, love, careers, officialdom, and rural life in the 1990s, offering a sweeping portrait of everyday life in that era. After graduating from university, the protagonist, Liu Zhihao, is assigned to teach at a middle school in his hometown. From then on, his life enters a new phase as he witnesses the development of educati 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A very good period novel

16. 66 听 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水Urban186k WordsOngoing Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 757Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An unexpected beginning and a delightfully unexpected ending—the first heart-wrenching romance novel, *Listening to the Wind's Song*, vividly portrays genuine emotions, twists and turns, and is endlessly captivating.

17. 67 我 I Am a Scout: Zhan De 我是侦察兵一一湛德 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水10k WordsCompleted I’m a Scout: Zhan De 1Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 昂 A Life Full of Vigor 昂扬的生命 Pomegranate Blossoms in May榴花映五月Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted I dedicate this book to the first generation of only children, and to the teachers’ college graduates who devoted themselves to education in this land. Each person has only one life. How should we live this one and only life? Looking across history and around the world, many inspiring books have explored this theme. I, an unknown nobody, hope to join their ranks and have chosen the same theme. I hope my work won’t be lost among the masterpieces of celebrated writers. This work will focus on Ji 224Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This historical novel will not bore you, as it covers a wide range of topics, including conflicts between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law, disharmony between sisters-in-law, family, marriage, love, and workplace competition. It's a very engaging read.

19. 69 最 The Purest Love 最纯洁的爱 Happy Soy Milk快乐的豆浆Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Qin Feng returns to China after completing his studies in Russia, just as the country reforms its education system and universities abolish guaranteed job assignments for graduates. He then moves with his family to a coastal city, where he meets Xie Lan, a local girl from the countryside. Xie Lan is six years younger than Qin Feng and left school after junior high. They come from vastly different backgrounds in age, education, and family circumstances. Both sets of parents oppose their relations 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    True love is like the dawn at the end of a dark tunnel, warm and steadfast, giving people the courage and hope to move forward.

20. 70 梦 Dreaming of the Pearl River 梦回珠江 Liu Jin刘瑾Urban291k WordsCompleted This work is based on the revolutionary history of the Guangdong Army. Its characters and relationships were inspired by stories passed down by word of mouth among the elders. It tells of soldiers’ choices between their country and their love during the revolutionary era… 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Chronicles!!!

21. 71 飏 Yangcheng 飏城 Liu Jin刘瑾Historical200k WordsCompleted This is just one of countless stories from the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression: sacrifice, passion, fear, and moving moments fill every cell. In this era, even love seems to have been reduced to waiting... 65Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 黄 Sunset on the Yellow River 黄河落日 Liu Jin刘瑾Urban244k WordsCompleted Sunset over the Yellow River is a work set against the 1938 Huayuankou Incident. The story unfolds against a backdrop of warfare and follows two love stories experienced by a woman who cannot speak... 72Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 73 雅 The Yama Mountains 雅玛山脉 Liu Jin刘瑾Modern Romance109k WordsCompleted The Yama Mountains lie on the plateau, far from the bustle of the cities, amid cold and desolate surroundings. Herdsmen have lived here for generations, and their peaceful, quiet lives are suddenly shattered one day when a group of strangers enters the area… 15Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 北 North Gate, South City 北门南城 Liu Jin刘瑾Urban226k WordsCompleted The front line stretches from north to south, and the story begins in a small town in the Northeast. Decline, hope, redemption, hardship, pain, and love reaching ever farther: it all feels like a dream. The story unfolds through its male and female leads, depicting the helplessness of wartime. 50Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 75 荞 Tears of Buckwheat Blossoms 荞花泣 Qing Yuesheng青月生Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted This is a tragic story. The stranglehold of arranged marriages on women cuts like a blunt knife, while the desperate struggle to survive in a remote mountain village feels like a net with no escape. Under the shackles of the times, individual resistance ends in tragedy, like a moth flying into a flame. The gender oppression embedded in the tribe’s feudal culture makes life even more suffocating. Every time A Wei reaches for hope, reality crushes it in her grasp. The indifference around her, from —Reads—Score—Shelves

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