Stories Set in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s! 七十八十九十年代文！

1. 151 重 Reborn in 1981: I Marry a Beautiful Village Girl from the Start 重生1981：开局迎娶貌美村花 Chen Jun陈钧Urban2.3M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Chen Fei cruelly rejected Liu Ye'er, the village beauty. She jumped into a river, and both she and her unborn child died. Wracked with guilt, Chen Fei never married. This time, I’m determined to marry you, return the village beauty’s love, and build a fortune so we can live well and eat meat at every meal. 1.9kReads7.9Score18514d adds
2. 152 心 Heartbeat Countdown: Waiting for You to Step Down 心动倒计时：等你卸任 Fire Every Year年年火Urban2.3M WordsCompleted I’d barely graduated from college when I put the campus goddess teacher on maternity leave! After Lin Feng was dumped by his girlfriend, he never expected to spend a night with the school’s goddess teacher! What caught Lin Feng even more off guard was that the goddess was pregnant with his child! And so, under the watchful eyes of their students and colleagues, the two temporarily began living together… [Everyday life] + [Dad life] + [Adorable kids] + [One heroine] 18.2kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
3. 153 我 I Turned My Hometown into a Paradise 我把家乡打造成人间仙境 Carp Teasing Cat鲤戏猫Urban5.1M WordsCompleted The comic adaptation of the same name, "I Turned My Hometown into a Paradise on Earth," is now available. Leave behind the hustle and bustle of the city and return to a quiet, beautiful mountain village to live the leisurely life of a small-time farmer. Build mountain roads, grow good vegetables, build a new village, and watch city workers head home. The mountains are full of rustic charm, and there are plenty of adorable animals, too. Cultivate immortality, tend the fields, make some money, and 14.7kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds
4. 154 你 Hello, 1976! 你好，1976！ vRunning Snailvv奔跑的蜗牛vUrban1.5M WordsCompleted The orphan Zheng Weimin transmigrates to 1976. He thinks he’ll finally experience the warmth of a family, but instead he’s abandoned once again. Luckily, he has the memories and knowledge of his previous life. Without them, he really wouldn’t have been able to turn things around. As the saying goes, nobody visits the poor in the busy city, while distant relatives come flocking to the rich in the mountains. It’s true. Zheng Weimin experiences life in all its harshness and, after being reborn, fin 36.4kReads8.9Score2.7k14d adds
5. 155 重 Reborn in 1993: Collecting Rent in the Capital 重生1993，我在首都收房租 Riding a Donkey骑驴Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Wang Mingqi, a small-time businessman, is reborn in 1993. To get away from his unreliable father, he uses his knowledge of the future to make his way in Beijing, investing everywhere and buying up houses. Before he knows it, he has become one of the city's biggest property owners. Life in his courtyard house is full of variety, with one petty drama after another playing out like scenes in a movie. Every day, he's either collecting rent or on his way to collect rent, exhausted but happy. 20.6kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds
6. 156 重 Reborn in 1988: I Have a Farm That Goes Everywhere with Me 重生1988，我有个随身农场 Morning Star晨星Urban1.6M WordsOngoing Reborn in 1988, Li Changsheng watched as his wife cooked a pot of highly poisonous pufferfish, while their daughter gazed at it eagerly, drooling. He could only smile with delight... Reborn for a second life, he gained a portable farm. It had not only Life Potion, which sped up the growth of crops and poultry, but also an ever-expanding area of cultivable land. [Li Changsheng’s Farmland]: Cultivable area: 2.83 million square meters. Sown: Guitang No. 50 sugarcane Sugarcane ready for harvest: 29, 6.1kReads8.6Score56214d adds
7. 157 吃 The Gossip-Loving Young Educated Woman 吃瓜小知青 A Watermelon-Loving Chara一只爱吃瓜的猹Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Wei Wei was speechless. She’d only gone back to her hometown, and ended up caught in a rainstorm and a mudslide, then transmigrated. Not only had she landed in the 1970s, she’d become a pushover everyone could trample on. Her younger sister stole her job, and her mother signed her up to go to the countryside. When had Wei Wei ever put up with such humiliation? Fine, you want the job? If I can’t keep what’s mine, why should I hand it over to you? I’ll wreck the whole thing. You signed up to go to 18.3kReads8.1Score2k14d adds
8. 158 9 The 1990s: Why Date When I've Transmigrated into a Book? 90年代：穿书了谁还谈恋爱啊 Xi He琋和Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Ting had just secured funding when she transmigrated into a romance novel where everyone was eight hundred percent love-brained. From the start, she was stuck in an icy wasteland with a talkative male lead threatening to kill her. Lin Ting: “Date you? I'd rather get a dog.” The original male lead: “...?” No space, no System, no mind-reading ability... Luckily, she still had a business brain running at full speed. “I'm never dating anyone. Not in this life.” “If I run out of money, I can earn 42.4kReads9.3Score4.2k14d adds
9. 159 重 Reborn: The Underdog’s Comeback 重生以后包子的逆袭 Xufeng Niaoniao栩风袅袅Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Reborn + Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Campus Life + Strong Female and Male Leads + Top Student + Character Growth + Patriotism) The female lead, Mu Wan, is kind but not a pushover. She has principles and always gets even with those who wrong her. The male lead, Xiao Jinyu, is the son of a military compound family and a military-affiliated scientific researcher. Before she was reborn, Mu Wan accidentally stayed up too late and died of cardiac arrest. A family heirloom, a Merit Pearl, took 5.1kReads9.1Score64814d adds
10. 160 首 The Commander's Sweet Second Wife 首长的二婚甜妻 Chasing Dreams on the Road to Stardom星途逐梦大明星Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [Reborn Heroine + Second Marriage with a Child + Twins + Stunning Beauty + Adorable Kids + Feel-Good Story + Heroine Pursues Her Career After Giving Birth; Military Officer Hero + First Marriage + Dotes on His Wife + No Angst] In the 1970s, Xia Tian was once a dazzling beauty who drew everyone’s attention, but fate played a cruel joke on her. Still young, she became a widow, caring for a baby who needed constant feeding, with hardship dogging her every step. After Xia Tian accidentally fell into 101Reads—Score—14d adds

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    1970s and 1980s

11. 161 穿 After Becoming the Villainess, I Was Spoiled by the Factory Director Husband 穿成恶毒女配后，厂长老公宠上天 Chasing Dreams on the Road to Stardom星途逐梦大明星Modern Romance122k WordsOngoing In the 21st century, Jiang Niannian unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Jiang Niannian, a nineteen-year-old rural-born supporting female character in 1985. With her pretty face and excellent grades, the original Jiang Niannian got a job as a department-store sales clerk after graduating from high school. She met Ye Wanhua, the male lead's mother, who often came to shop. Seeing how generous Ye Wanhua was with money, she made inquiries and learned that her son ran a factory and was unmarri 1Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 162 穿 Reborn as a Lovesick Villainess, I Set My Sights on the Village Chief's Youngest Son 穿成痴汉女配，我看上村长小儿子 Cen Wang岑王Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Murong Xi transmigrates into a tearjerker period novel as the saintly, beloved white moonlight, what does it feel like? Thanks for asking. I’m currently researching seventy-six different ways to live or die~ According to the plot, she’s supposed to toil selflessly like a saint, giving everything she has. She’ll endure misunderstanding and torment, then burn through the last of her light and warmth. In the end, she’ll become the white moonlight propping up the male lead’s table, and the mosq 8.6kReads9.2Score71114d adds

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    All are historical fiction novels with a rating of 9.0 or higher, featuring sweet romance.

13. 163 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Married a Peasant 穿越后我嫁给了泥腿子 Zhou Xiaodie周小蝶Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Adorable kids + farming + adored by everyone + sweet romance + strong female lead] She transmigrated into the body of two children’s wicked mother, and Yun Shu wanted to die all over again! The original owner was a thoroughly awful woman: greedy and lazy, she sold her children for her lover, beat her brother-in-law, cursed at her sister-in-law, despised her parents-in-law, and kicked her husband! Her reputation was utterly ruined. Her husband suddenly came home and announced coldly and righteou 51Reads9.0Score—14d adds
14. 164 八 The 1980s: I Married the Rugged Neighbor, and He Spoils Me Rotten 八零：改嫁隔壁糙汉后他宠我入骨 Clouds in Flight云在飞Modern Romance578k WordsCompleted [Period setting + hero is a police officer + sweet, gentle heroine + rugged husband who dotes on his wife] When Ji Shanshan opened her eyes, she had become a young wife in the 1980s. On her first night after transmigrating, her husband, a mama’s boy, and his cruel mother schemed against her, and she nearly got “defiled” by the man who had saved her life. The young wife was furious. “How am I supposed to put up with this? I’m divorcing him!” The rugged veteran Gu Yuan saved a young woman who had 211Reads8.9Score—14d adds
15. 165 位 Plane-Hopping Red Packet Group: The ’70s Hunk Is Both Charming and Devoted 位面红包群，七零汉子又撩又宠 Ah Yi啊易Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted Wu Li, a little-known web fiction writer, scanned a random QR code and somehow got bound to a cross-dimensional red envelope group. Then she found herself transported to the 1970s. The carefree Daoist from the cultivation world had sent another batch of pills. Had the CEO’s wife from the 21st century sent any jewelry red envelopes today? The wild boar from the beast-world high priest’s home could feed someone for a whole month! The magical girl’s potions really worked wonders. The bewitching gho 1.4kReads9.0Score11014d adds
16. 166 穿 After Becoming the Male Lead’s Green Tea Ex-Wife, She Throws Herself into His Arms 穿成男主绿茶前妻后，她投怀送抱 Yu Wanwan余晚晚Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Beloved by Everyone + Top Student + Adorable Child] After Shen Xi transmigrates into a book, she discovers that she is a vicious supporting character who abandons her husband and child. The original Shen Xi was an educated youth from the city who went to the countryside. After marrying the male lead, she got the chance to return to the city and promptly abandoned her husband and child to run off with a pretty young man from town. After learning how the story was supposed to unf 3.7kReads8.9Score25014d adds
17. 167 八 Eighties Sweetheart: A Wild Roughneck to Cherish 八零心尖宠：捡个糙汉野又撩 Listening to the Wind Blow听风在吹Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted Xia Li transmigrates into the 1980s as a poor, timid orphan. Just when she thinks she’ll have to go hungry from now on, she picks up a wild man. Aside from being a little dim, the wild man has no other flaws. He hunts in the mountains and farms the fields every day, keeps her warm at home and can fight outside. He’s like a huge guard dog who protects his family. The villagers secretly mock Xia Li for keeping herself a wild man, but she doesn’t care. Who would have guessed that one night, the wil 1kReads8.9Score10914d adds
18. 168 大 A Big Shot Weathers a Year of Disasters in the 1960s with Billions in Supplies 大佬携亿万物资在六零度灾年 Mu Yao'er木幺儿Modern Romance399k WordsCompleted Lazy, food-loving office worker who just wants to coast through life vs. a devoted husband and good father After retiring, Lü Jingzhi was delighted at the thought of living an easy, carefree life. Instead, she was banished to the early 1960s, a time of severe shortages. From the start, she was saddled with a man and a little one, and forced to fight for survival! Then her rather useless Doggie System warned her, “If a deputy director doesn’t do her job properly, her life force will keep fluctuat 350Reads9.2Score—14d adds
19. 169 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book Set in the 1970s: Marry a Rough-Hewn Man with My Pocket Dimension 穿书七零：带着空间嫁糙汉 Growing Flowers养花花Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book set in the 1970s, she discovers that while other people are the real heiresses from the city who were mistakenly switched at birth, she is a country girl who was raised in the city for eighteen years before anyone realized the mix-up. Now back in the countryside, she pulls her weight at every job, and everything from food to clothes requires ration coupons. Luckily, she has a magical space. Being penniless is no problem: whatever others have, she can copy, and he 2.8kReads9.1Score23614d adds
20. 170 分 After the Family Split, the Little Widow’s Husband Returned from the Capital 分家后，小寡妇男人从京城回来了 Jin Yu锦喻Modern Romance988k WordsCompleted [Space + Sweet Romance] Lin Yu wakes up in the 1970s, an era of scarce supplies when you need ration coupons for everything. She’s a young widow with a child, her husband supposedly dead! First, she takes on her awful mother-in-law and splits up the family. Then she raises her three little ones and makes a fortune. But one day, her husband comes back! Xiao Jing is strong and sturdy, and a key member of the state. Seeing his delicate little wife, who can barely lift a finger, he can’t help fee 2.9kReads9.1Score32914d adds
21. 171 七 The Sweet Little Darling of the 1970s 七零年代之小娇娇甜炸了 A Dudududu阿嘟嘟嘟嘟Modern Romance552k WordsCompleted The village's most sought-after educated youth, Xia, was getting married, and her groom was Lu Zhi, the man everyone in the village despised. Everyone said she must have gone blind. They assumed Xia would suffer once she married that troublemaker, but to their surprise, the two only grew more prosperous and even became the village's first family with ten thousand yuan to their name. After marriage, the delicate Xia turned into a feisty little firecracker, never afraid to give people a piece of h 529Reads8.8Score10414d adds
22. 172 7 The 1970s: Farming Life with My Best Friend 70年代：跟闺蜜的种田日常 Dongqiao Melon东桥瓜Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [No Romance] Lin Shu suddenly finds herself in the 1970s. Her parents are gone, her house has been taken back, and she still has to go to the countryside as an educated youth. Things couldn’t get much worse. It is only when she sets off that Lin Shu realizes she has transmigrated into a book. She has no idea what to do about the story that lies ahead. Luckily, her older sister Xu Man has transmigrated too, so Lin Shu can mooch off her again. Reader’s Guide: 1. The heroine has a pocket dimension. 107Reads6.5Score—14d adds

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    1970s literature

23. 173 军 A Military Marriage: My Blind Date Is My Special Forces Childhood Friend 军婚，相亲对象居然是特种兵竹马 Drunken Big Raccoon酒酿大狸子Modern Romance266k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + space + dual transmigration + two couples + sweet romance + childhood sweethearts] Lin Momo, a shopping mall manager in the 21st century, never imagined she’d get caught in a fire while taking a nap at the office. Seeing the flames outside the office door, she knew she wouldn’t make it out. But why had her childhood friend, the special forces soldier, come here? “What are you doing here? Trying to get yourself killed?” “Momo, I...” Before Cheng Jinghao could 8.4kReads9.3Score94614d adds

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    My personal rating of 9.6 🥰🥰 I didn't skip a single chapter!!! This is a different kind of period novel. I was surprised when I first started reading it, and I couldn't believe that Tomato (the author) could write something like this, after all, I've read too many light and bland stories!! 🐾👻

24. 174 八 The Chubby Little Guy in the Eighties: The Rugged Soldier Can't Wait to Raise Me 八零小胖子，糙汉兵哥抢着要养我 Ten Herbs十味草药Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted Military Marriage + Raising Kids + System + Beloved by All + Puppy-Like Male Lead After failing at entrepreneurship, Chen Mo unexpectedly finds himself reborn in the body of a fat man with the same name in the 1980s. As soon as he arrives, his engagement is called off, making him the laughingstock of the whole village. Luckily, his parents dote on him, his brother and sister-in-law cherish him, and the System he brought along is powerful. From then on, Chen Mo’s life is on easy mode. He meets be 9Reads5.9Score—14d adds

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    A really good book!!!

25. 175 八 Pretty Eighties Stepmom Marries a Factory Director and Raises the Kids 八零漂亮后妈，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Short drama: I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s] The 1980s, stepmother, raising kids, everyday life, love after marriage The moment she opens her eyes, Si Nian finds herself in a period novel as a fake heiress. She’s sent back to the countryside to marry a twice-married man in place of the real heiress, and has to raise a whole brood of children. To make matters worse, she runs into the real heiress, who has been reborn. In her previous life, Lin Sisi was pressured by her family into marrying a 56kReads9.4Score7.2k14d adds
26. 176 落 After She Fell into the Water, the Village’s Toughest Hunk Carried Her Home 落水后，她被村里最猛糙汉抱回家 Ten Herbs十味草药Modern Romance354k WordsCompleted Military Marriage + Rough-Hewn Man + Transmigration + 1970s Era After a bizarre death, Lu Mengmeng transmigrates into the body of a lazy, gluttonous, chubby woman in the 1970s. As soon as she arrives, her grandmother forces her to marry Xue Jinyuan, a thoroughly respectable demobilized soldier. “That chubby girl can't even carry a shoulder pole of peaches! The Xue family is doomed!” the villagers laugh. Xue Jinyuan: “Get lost. I'm not letting my wife carry anything!” Not long afterward... “The c 18Reads7.1Score—14d adds
27. 177 重 Reborn in 1970: The Plump Wife Turns Her Life Around 重生七零：肥妻要翻身 Li Baozhu李宝珠Modern Romance4.2M WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name is now a hit] What do you do when you transmigrate into the body of a dark-skinned, ugly, fat, and shrewish village woman? What do you do when you transmigrate right into the middle of someone being “forced into something”? What do you do when one lucky encounter leaves you about to become a mother? …Thinking about the original owner's memories, the twins she'll have one day are both adorable and pitiful, and their father is unbelievably handsome… Well 48.7kReads8.4Score4.6k14d adds
28. 178 惊 What! After Having Twins in a Military Marriage, I Thrive in the 1980s 惊！军婚双胎后，我在八零赢麻了 Wan Dou Dou万兜兜Modern Romance688k WordsCompleted The complete novel is available to read. [Twins in the 1980s + Transmigrated into a book + Reborn + Military marriage + Adorable kids + Sweet romance + Faithful couple + Love after marriage] Zhang Qiuqiu woke up one morning to find she'd transmigrated. She'd landed in the resource-scarce 1980s and become a mother on the spot. In addition to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl, she now had a soldier husband in a coma, in a persistent vegetative state. Then she discovered that she'd transmigrated in 212Reads9.0Score10614d adds

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    🍂① Zhang Qiuqiu wakes up to find herself transported to the 1980s! 😲 Not only is she a new mother, but her husband is also in a coma, and to make matters worse, she's the villain in the book who abandoned her husband and child! 😱 To rewrite her fate, 🤔 she decides to cling to the protagonist's halo and raise her child well. 🤭 But who could have predicted that her comatose husband would awaken, full of energy, making her time-traveling life full of surprises and sweetness? 💕

29. 179 重 Reborn in the 1990s: Protecting Our Lucky Dad 重生九零：保护我方福运老爸 Yun Doudou云豆豆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No romance + period setting + no golden finger + growing stronger through sheer ability] To the Song family, Song Shuhua’s father is honest and dull, her mother is illiterate and sharp-tongued, she herself is willful and dim-witted, and her younger brother is timid and clumsy. The whole family is disliked by everyone! In Song Shuhua’s eyes, her grandparents are biased, selfish, and hateful; her uncle is sinister, her aunt is vicious, and those wolves want her and her brother dead! Song Shuhua i 825Reads8.9Score10014d adds
30. 180 重 Back to the ’90s: A Mother’s Strength 重回九零之为母当自强 Alice Loves Candy爱丽丝爱吃糖Modern Romance740k WordsCompleted A flowerpot falling from upstairs sent Lin Qiu back thirty-two years. Her worldview changed, her appearance changed, and her attitude changed. When life gives you a chance to start over, can a life in shambles finally soar? —Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 181 铁 A Tough Soldier Falls Into the Tender Embrace of a Pretty Wife 铁血汉子陷进了俏媳妇的温柔乡 Summer Hail夏冰雹Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Rugged hero + military marriage + 1970s + no System or pocket dimension + family life + building wealth + sweet romance] Shen Chao was reborn on her wedding night. In this life, all she wanted was to live happily with her husband. But he was always teasing her until her face flushed and her heart raced. “If you don’t want me touching you, which other man are you saving yourself for?” “You’re my wife. What’s wrong with me hugging you? Can’t I even hold you under the covers?” “Blushing again? Get 8kReads8.2Score40514d adds
32. 182 八 The 1980s: A Northern Coyote Officer and His Gentle Wife from the Water Country 八零：军官北方土狼军嫂水乡娇娘 A Pot of Fine Wine一壶大花酒Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted Period Setting + Lots of Sweetness + No Transmigration, Rebirth, or Golden Finger + Striking Size Difference and Electric Chemistry + Healing and Redemption + A Slow-Burning Romance After becoming a fallen heiress, Liu Chuntao gained another identity when a flood struck: a poor little girl who had lost her mother. She truly wanted to die alongside her mother, but before Liu's mother died, she clutched her hand and said, "Chuntao, you mustn't die. If you die, I'll become a vengeful ghost and won' 585Reads8.8Score10214d adds
33. 183 富 The Rich Widow Wang Guixiang’s Satisfying Life 富婆王桂香的爽文人生 Ruixue Gu瑞雪估Modern Romance372k WordsCompleted [Female-led power fantasy + face-slapping the scum + making a fortune + golden finger] When you see injustice, shout out loud; when it's time to act, act! She takes on people and makes money at the same time. She cooks dried foods, makes pickles, opens a spicy snack factory... The characters are vivid, the plot makes sense, and the farther you read, the more hooked you get. Oh my gosh, I've never read such a good book. It unfolds at an unhurried pace, like reading an essay. The emotional tone is 1.3kReads8.2Score10714d adds

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    Absolutely amazing! The more you watch, the more addictive it becomes. Highly recommended!

34. 184 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s, and Discover My Mom Is a Total Green Tea 穿书七零，发现我妈是大绿茶 Encounter遇见Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Period Drama + Self-Serving Female Lead + Terrible Family + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Everyone’s a Master Schemer + Devoted Couple + Joins the Military Later] Just after transmigrating, Zhao Qianqian manages to offend her stepsister and steal her fiancé! And this is all happening inside a book. The man she stole is the female lead’s cash cow, a third male lead, and he’s about to be targeted and framed by the reborn female lead. Then she discovers that her mother has it even worse. Just to 7.1kReads7.3Score48914d adds
35. 185 九 The 1990s: Back to One Month Before My Husband's Tragic Death 九零：回到丈夫惨死前一月 Wealth and Prosperity金银富贵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-led period business drama + raising a child + unruly heroine + gentle, devoted husband + mutual healing] [Short drama now streaming] In her previous life, Su Ai was a gangster. She smoked, played cards, drank, and got into fights, and she didn't give a damn about anything. She even stole a handsome village doctor away to be her husband and had a well-behaved child with him. Her biggest regret was causing trouble and getting her husband killed at home. Even after she later built a busine 21.7kReads9.2Score3.2k14d adds

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    A domineering female lead and a gentle male lead—do you love it? 🥰🥰

36. 186 重 Reborn in the 1970s: My Fierce Military Wife Is a Black Lotus 重生七零，彪悍军嫂是朵黑莲花 Zheng Jingyun郑景云Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Multiple Regressors] [Tough Wife + Husband Chasing His Wife + Light Supernatural Elements + Pocket Space + Adorable Kids + Building a Career + Daily Life + Wish-Fulfillment] In their previous lives, after being sent to the countryside, Shen Zhihua and Xie Mingyuan schemed to get Wu Tianjiao and Fu Changqing into bed together, then used it to blackmail Fu Changqing into securing benefits for them. They wanted to be together openly, but ended up causing the deaths of the couple’s two children. Wh 1.4kReads7.8Score11814d adds

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    She was born in the 1970s, pursued her husband, and had two children.

37. 187 重 Reborn in the ’80s: In My Next Life, I Won’t Be Born a Woman 重生八零之来世不为女儿身 Shui Wenqiu水问秋Modern Romance364k WordsCompleted When she was young, Hua Yueyin defied her parents and resolutely married an only son who was tall and handsome. She never imagined that he was a beast in human skin, or that in her old age, she would be killed by her own three sons and her husband! As Old Madam Hua lay dying, she remembered the earnest advice her parents had given her, and was filled with regret. “If I could live my life over, I would absolutely listen to my parents. I’d marry a beggar or a cripple if I had to, but I’d never mar 12Reads—Score—14d adds
38. 188 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 2.2kReads8.4Score15214d adds
39. 189 搬 I Cleared Out the Family Assets Before Divorcing, and the Cold-Faced Officer Lost His Cool 搬空家产去离婚，冷面军少红了眼 Luo Yin in Blue Robes青衫洛隐Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting] [Rebirth] [Military Marriage] [Mystic Spring Space] [Marriage Before Love] [Revenge on Scum] [Mutual Firsts] [Face-Slapping] Xie Chaoyun had a miserable life in her previous life. After her foster parents went to the countryside, her so-called biological parents took her in. Not only did they seize all her property, they also sold her to human traffickers. In the end, she died a horrible death in Little Black Mountain Village. Consumed by boundless hatred, she was reborn. This 15.8kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds

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    A military marriage set in a bygone era; a very good read.

40. 190 纵 After Setting Myself Ablaze, I Was Reborn as a Human Succubus 纵火自焚后竟重生为人形魅魔 Hope Is Out of Reach希不了望Urban694k WordsOngoing (Rebirth + entrepreneurship + no System + multiple heroines + sweet romance + love-triangle drama) Alone and on the run overseas, Yang Shiguang was betrayed and hunted down. In a fit of fury, he set the gasoline ablaze, consigning himself and his memories to the flames. But though he had grown prematurely worldly, he was reborn in 2007, during the summer before college. This time, he was determined to make the most of his youth and stop being a doormat. Starting in the food business, he would bu 1.1kReads9.2Score10714d adds

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    "Intelligence + Charm + Multiple Women" is packed with memorable love triangle scenes! The female leads, each with distinct personalities, are all endearing. The entrepreneurial campus belle and the career-driven mature woman's subtle thoughts about the male lead are incredibly cute, and his responses showcase his high emotional intelligence, making readers laugh until they're pounding the table! #HighEQMaleLead #RebornCampusBeauty

41. 191 为 A Career in Public Service 为民官路 At Ease and Unrestrained安心无忌Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [A gritty, realistic tale of ambition and struggle in the government ranks] In 1990, top student Zhen Weimin offends the wrong people and gets kicked down to a poor rural township. Everyone thinks his life is over. But he is determined to make flowers bloom among the thorns. He breaks through obstacles with his knowledge and grounds himself in his conscience, with every step in sync with the pulse of the times. Starting in the township, he moves forward one step at a time. This is a true chronic 26.9kReads9.2Score2.7k14d adds

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    I highly recommend this period novel about officialdom.

42. 192 我 My Elders 我的长辈 Lion Mound狮子墩Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted In the 1980s, as people flock to the cities, all kinds of stories unfold! Mu Fang suffers from asthma, so many people keep their distance. After several unsuccessful matchmaking attempts, she meets someone on a day when sleet begins to fall. It feels like fate has brought them together, and they fall in love at first sight. Defying her family’s objections, Mu Fang marries her second uncle, who is more than ten years her senior. She never looks down on him for being poor and from the countryside, 345Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Modern Romance, Fantasy Romance, Time Travel, Ghost Hunting, Feng Shui Secrets

43. 193 筑 The Secret Record of the Between-Realm 筑间秘录 Lion Mound狮子墩Modern Romance260k WordsOngoing Jiang Ziwen, a renowned designer, was playing a game when someone lured his soul into a dream. He suddenly died... When he was judged in the underworld, the King of Hell took note of his sense of justice and the injustice he had suffered. Since they shared the same name, the King of Hell bestowed upon him secret Feng Shui techniques. After returning to the living world, he fell in love at first sight with Ye Ling, a night patrol envoy of the underworld... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
44. 194 七 The 1970s: I Married the Man Who Prayed to the Gods 七零：我嫁给了求神拜佛的那个他 Clear Skies on the Second Day of the Fourth Month四月初二晴Modern Romance556k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Period Setting + Everyday Life + Sweet Romance + Past and Present Lives + Rebirth + Romance + No Saintly Protagonist + Golden Finger + Pocket Dimension] Blurb: Bai Xiaxia transmigrates to the 1970s, only to have her engagement broken off. The neighbors are all waiting to see her make a fool of herself. To their surprise, before long she's married to someone with even more power and status! She thinks going north to study is a reluctant choice, made after weighing her options 1Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 195 炊 Smoke from the Kitchen Rises Like a Blade 炊烟如刀 Zuo Pan左泮Urban428k WordsCompleted Wu Dasheng keeps having one child after another, all for the sake of having a son who can avenge him, even in an era when family planning is a basic national policy... Wu Tong is called a bastard and a son of a bitch from childhood. Zhao Sanxing always stands up for him, but the villagers’ gossip inflicts deep wounds on the young boy’s heart... 163Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It just so happens that this era has them.

46. 196 八 Those of Us Born in the ’80s 八零后的我们 Wang Xiaomiao汪小喵Modern Romance880k WordsCompleted We, the post-80s generation, have weathered life's joys and sorrows and suffered enough from the hardships of life and marriage. Amid the daily grind, our days have been steadily dwindling, and before we knew it, our generation had reached middle age... 2.7kReads8.2Score16514d adds

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    No special abilities, no cheat codes, just an ordinary story set in the 1980s.

47. 197 东 The Northeast Era Drama's All-Time Great King of the Waistline 东北年代剧天花板金牌腰王 Saint Seiya Star Bliss圣斗士星爽Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Period] [Jiahao in 1980] [No System, just an ironclad fate] [The 1980s] [Reborn] [Satisfying read] [The Strongest Second Sister-in-Law in History] [The most unhinged novel written in Northeastern dialect] Li Qi was reborn, returning to the day before he was forced to donate a kidney. In his previous life, his father put family ties first, while his brother and sister-in-law told him to sacrifice himself for everyone. His younger brother cried and said he wanted to eat meat. In a moment of resol 94.5kReads8.4Score6.3k14d adds

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    A Northeast rural novel where people laugh like maggots in bed.

48. 198 丑 The Ugly Daughter-in-Law Takes on Her Cruel Mother-in-Law 丑媳妇大战恶婆婆 Pan Yu盘语Modern Romance3.5M WordsOngoing The print edition is titled The Fading Embers of Mortal Life and is available on Taobao. [Satisfying highs and heartbreaking lows] [Traditional period setting] [Family drama] [The hardships of real life] This is the story of the joys and sorrows of three generations of women in a dysfunctional family, and how they grow amid the chaos of family life. Fu Ying is born into desperation. Her mother is a gambler, and her father is violent. When she reaches marrying age, no one dares take her as a wife 57.6kReads9.1Score2.1k14d adds

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    It's amazing, absolutely amazing, perfect for discerning readers! It's both exhilarating and agonizingly addictive!

49. 199 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 18.5kReads8.8Score98614d adds

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    These historical romance novels are pretty good! 👍👍👍 The first one: As a vocational school teacher, Wen Nuan lived a mundane life from 9 am to 5 pm. Who would have thought that one day, she would travel back in time to the 1960s and inhabit the body of a woman with the same name? Her family thought she was a girl 👧🏻 and not young anymore, so they used 200 yuan as a bride price to marry her off to a good-for-nothing named Yang Rui. Yang Rui wasn't really a good-for-nothing; he loved Wen Nuan dearly and was a good husband who listened to his wife. The two worked hard together and lived a good life.

50. 200 七 The Sweet Young Lady of the 1970s 七十年代小娇娇 Plain Robes, Pure Melody素衫清韵Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The moment the young educated youth Wen Wan arrives in Lu Jiazui, she becomes famous: famous for her beauty, famous for taking her time, and famous for her sharp tongue and soft, sweet manner. When the educated youths first arrive, Lu Dongping sees Wen Wan and thinks, How is this little thing supposed to work in the fields and earn work points? Whichever team gets her will be unlucky. Take her home and she'll be treated like an ancestor. Later, Wen Wan becomes his very own little ancestor. 1.2kReads8.9Score23614d adds

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