A Down-to-Earth Period Novel with Hardworking Characters and No Exaggeration 年代文努力踏实的不夸张

1. 601 南 The Flowers Have Bloomed on Nanshan 南山花已开 Plain Robes, Pure Melody素衫清韵Modern Romance776k WordsCompleted Feng Jinqing only realized later that the leap in his heart when he saw Ye Ya, eyes brimming with tears beneath the Chinese wingnut tree, was the feeling of falling in love. From that moment on, he couldn't help wanting to treat her well, just as he had when they were children, and even better: to spend a lifetime making up for the four years he'd been gone. 1.1kReads9.1Score139Shelves
2. 602 我 I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s 我在八零当后妈 Melancholy Cantaloupe忧伤的哈密瓜Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing Rich heiress Xu Yang spent years offering a fortune to have a child, but to no avail. Then, after transmigrating, she found herself in a steamy, adults-only scene and got caught in bed! Even more ridiculously, she got pregnant after just that one time! Only after she was forced into marriage did Xu Yang learn that Zhou Shao had five difficult children, and every single one was a “problem child”! Xu Yang: “…” There was no need to hand her this hell-difficulty child-rearing script! P.S. This is a 12kReads8.2Score544Shelves
3. 603 农 The Farm Girl Is Lazy and Loves Good Food, So She Can Only Marry a Layabout 农女她好吃懒做，只能嫁给街溜子 Beautiful Jade in the Sea海里有美玉Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Lazy, food-loving woman vs. notorious man] [Historical + farming + lie flat + taking down villains + self-interest + devoted couple] [Tips: The heroine is sweet-tongued but wicked at heart, ruthless, and coldhearted. Anyone who crosses her will have a miserable time. The male lead is hopelessly lovestruck and changes for her. If that's not your thing, please skip this one...] Out of gratitude for her older sister's hard work, the lazy Fang Yutong gives her the Chen family's excellent marriage 9.5kReads8.4Score973Shelves
4. 604 重 Reborn in the 1980s: From the Start, I Took a Factory Job 重生八零，开局进厂打工 Jiang Twenty蒋二十Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yunxi transmigrates into the role of a universally loathed supporting character, the female foil to the heroine. The heroine endures endless hardships without giving in, while Ji Yunxi lives in comfort, spoiled and cruel. During the 1987 wave of migrant labor, the heroine gets into college and finally holds her head high, while Ji Yunxi uses connections to land a job on an assembly line. The heroine lives out a romantic drama straight from real life every day, while Ji Yunxi seethes with jeal 47kReads8.4Score5.2kShelves
5. 605 牛 Amazing! The Strong Farm Girl Digs Up Ginseng and Strikes It Rich! 牛啦！大力女知青挖人参暴富啦！ Jiaqi佳奇Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A trinket that modern-day girl Yao Dongxue bought on a whim while shopping suddenly gave her access to a pocket dimension. But she discovered that she might not be the only one who had it. One night, she began watching the daily life of a girl from the 1970s who shared her name, all through her dreams. The girl had a happy family and was incredibly strong. Even in an era that Yao Dongxue considered harsh, she lived a happy life. For three years, Yao Dongxue watched her in her dreams every night. 9.8kReads8.9Score855Shelves
6. 606 年 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， Just Got Nothing Better to Do就是闲的Urban4.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 202kReads9.4Score13.6kShelves

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   🔥🔥🔥The female lead travels directly to the wedding scene and reports to the supply and marketing cooperative the next day to become a supply and marketing cooperative accountant (which she had taken the exam for before). The villagers envy the male lead for living off his wife, but the male lead is very proud. Every time the male lead's father sees him living off his wife, his reaction is hilarious.

7. 607 那 The Old Woman Killed by Her Eldest Daughter Is Reborn 那个被长女干掉的老妇重生了 Like a Flower如花花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Chunhua was muddleheaded and unlucky. She spoiled her younger brother, favored boys over girls, and grew estranged from her husband. After her eldest son went missing, she spent the rest of her life in a daze. It wasn’t until she lay alone in a hospital bed, ignored by everyone, and saw her badly injured eldest daughter scream at her in despair that she finally understood how terribly wrong she had been. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the day her eldest 248Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   Reborn in the 90s, more realistic, not a wish-fulfillment novel.

8. 608 六 Back to the Sixties: Becoming a Chef at a Big Factory 六十年代之回到大厂当厨子 Spanish Mackerel Dumplings鲅鱼饺子Urban301k WordsCompleted (Period Drama + Rebirth + Siheyuan Courtyard + Farming + No Golden Finger) Wang Jianguo spent his whole life meekly working in the back kitchen of a machinery factory. He had no wife or children, and even the factory took care of his funeral. Perhaps his obsession ran too deep, because time turned back and returned him to the moment before it all began... There’s no golden finger at any point. The protagonist won’t reach the pinnacle of life or slaughter his way through the world. If that’s not 7.1kReads9.0Score437Shelves

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   1️⃣ Although Wang Jianguo was reborn, he didn't have any cheat codes. His start wasn't great; the only thing he could rely on was his memories of his past life. He had to work hard to earn money, get married, and support his family. 2️⃣ He transmigrated into the body of a famine-stricken woman during a difficult era. With her skills and knowledge, she earned a new household registration, saved her brothers, and helped many technical personnel in the country.

9. 609 搬 Clearing Out the Cash: The Lovely Educated Youth Goes to the Countryside and Marries a Soldier 搬空钱财：下乡的娇知青她军婚了 Rice-Eating Plate干饭的盘子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Space + period setting + sent down to the countryside + military wife + joining her husband at his post + raising kids] Jiang Wenwan transmigrated into a book, becoming the disposable capitalist heiress in Seven Zero Darling: Sent to the Countryside and Spoiled Every Day by a Rough-Hewn Educated Youth. Her mother used her biological father’s pension money to start a new family. Her own daughter became the family’s workhorse, going to bed last and getting up first. Her mother was so lovestruck s 9.9kReads8.9Score826Shelves

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   ⚠️⚠️Starting with a super high rating of 9.0! Historical fiction! Low ratings are not welcome! ❌ ①⛄⛄A passionate era of trial and error: "Either pay back the money, or marry me, you have to choose one, right?" ②✨✨Transmigrated into a vocational school Chinese teacher, starting with a wedding! ③🎄Going to the countryside in Northeast China, riding a wild boar to dig ginseng! ④🎉A female supporting character reborn, acquiring a sign-in system; honestly, it's very good! ⑤🎈A southern sweetheart will really charm a northern giant!

10. 610 月 Reborn Under the Moon: I Am the White-Haired Woman 月下还魂，我是白毛女 Waiting for You Here原地等你Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted [The 1960s, technology, major infrastructure projects, bridge-building, no horrible characters, no black markets, a love story like Romance on Lushan Mountain] An epic of perseverance through difficult times, A grand tale of the birth of a bridge, A group of builders in a special era, A romantic love story that crosses time and space... In the spring of 1960, Ma Susu woke up in a dilapidated temple. She was now a “drifter,” fleeing famine and heading for the lands beyond the pass. She’d fallen b 21Reads9.3Score—Shelves
11. 611 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 55.6kReads9.4Score6kShelves
12. 612 春 One Spring Night, and the 1980s Village Doctor Had Triplets 春风一度，八零小村医一胎三宝 Short on Paper, Long on Love by纸短情长byModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period + Military Marriage + Love After Marriage + Family Life + Devoted Husband + Multiple Children + Raising Kids] Lu Sixing is the most promising child in the military compound. He accompanies his father on a work trip to Xiaoxi Village, where he sees Cui Shizhen, who has been harmed, jump into the water. Lu Sixing dives in to save her, only to find that the girl is so forward that she throws her arms around him and kisses him. One passionate night later, they end up together. A story of lov 7.9kReads9.0Score814Shelves

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    🍁Not a reincarnation story. A tough butcher + a shy little doctor. Sai Erniang is not only good at killing pigs, but also a great cook. She's intelligent, quick-witted, and constantly expands her career, building a wonderful family with an excellent male doctor. 🍁A village doctor vs. A military officer, an arranged marriage that blossoms into love, a slow and steady relationship.

13. 613 穿 Transmigrating Through the Famine Years: My Ties to Sidaogou 穿越荒年之情系四道沟 I Was Once the Village Belle我也曾是村花Modern Romance758k WordsOngoing What on earth is going on? She looked up at the yellowed, old-fashioned mosquito net overhead. A roar filled her head, and as images flashed through her mind one by one, she realized she had transmigrated! She had transmigrated into the body of a seven-year-old girl in the capital in 1957, whose mother had just died in the line of duty and whose father had gone missing... Transmigrated into a turbulent era, she had no desire to get rich. All she wanted was to stand on her own two feet, work with 808Reads8.8Score100Shelves
14. 614 糙 The Rough-Heewn Man’s Chubby Sweetheart 糙汉家的胖心肝 Zhao Yan曌言Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The timid and unlucky Nan Wan was trapped underground during an earthquake, until a cute little grass plant brought her to the 1970s. Fat? So what if I'm fat? Am I eating your rice or spending your money? My man likes me just the way I am, so be jealous! But what if my weight affects my health? Then... I'll lose a little! Han Yang loves how cute his little chubby girl is. Even when she's angry, she's irresistible. He follows his wife's lead: her word is law, and listening to her brings good fort 998Reads8.6Score100Shelves

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    Dawn... "Fatty sister~" "Fatty~" "Stinky fatso~" "Are you deaf? I've called you so many times and you haven't answered a single one." "Don't think I don't know, you're definitely hiding there sneaking food." "Stop hiding, don't think I can't see you just because your back is to me?" "With a body this fat, do you think anything can hide you?"

15. 615 重 Back to the 1970s: I Got Into a Top University by Polishing the Leader's Shoes 重回七零，靠给首长擦鞋冲进重本 Jin Ning's Sailor金宁的水手Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted Also known as: The 1970s: A Little Wedding on the Road to Entrepreneurial Success [The 1970s + reborn + college entrance exams + entrepreneurship + getting rich + family drama + sweet romance] The story focuses on her career, with romance taking a back seat. The romance develops slowly, from an arranged marriage to love. Su Ning died. Her own husband had literally angered her to death. She couldn't understand how a once hardworking factory worker could get scammed at over fifty, and for a stagge 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A very down-to-earth female lead, farming, shining shoes, and running a street stall.

16. 616 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Left My Vile Family Behind to Live for Myself 重生70之抛开吸血鬼家人活自己 You Haha'er游哈哈儿Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Xiang Wan was the least favored of her siblings. Her parents forced her to give up her job to her older sister, then married her off against her will for the bride price. After the wedding, she had to support her family, and her husband divorced her and took their child. Her whole life, Xiang Wan’s family had drained her dry. Even when she was on the verge of dying from illness, they were still scheming to get their hands on her property. Reborn into a new life, Xiang Wan s 2kReads9.0Score171Shelves

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    This is so beautiful, no exaggeration!

17. 617 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 7.2kReads7.3Score499Shelves
18. 618 资 A Tycoon’s Heir? Perfect, I’ll Take Him Home as My Husband 资本家大少爷？正好扛回家做老公 Song Nianchu宋念初Modern Romance950k WordsOngoing [Period setting + fishing village + marriage first, love later + devoted husband + building a fortune] “Chu, do you want a man or not?” One moment, Song Nianchu is celebrating her company going public. The next, she has transmigrated into an orphan girl in a fishing village in the 1970s. The girl is young and beautiful, but born with superhuman strength. She can kill a mad bull with one punch, and now that she is nearly twenty, no one dares marry her. Her late father is so furious that he appear 22.1kReads8.1Score866Shelves

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    🪴🪴🪴① The female lead is beautiful and has a great figure, but she's still unmarried at 25. Her father is extremely anxious, and matchmakers dare not propose marriage to her because this lovely young woman works as a butcher, and her skillful movements are so impressive that even young men are afraid of her! 🥵🥵 Just when everyone in town says that the Yun family's daughter will be an old maid forever, Yun Tianjiao abducts a handsome, well-mannered, and fair-skinned medical student the very next day, and they immediately get married! 🔥🔥

19. 619 我 Working in the 1960s to Earn Money and Support My Green Tea Girlfriend 我在六十年代工作赚钱养绿茶 Content and at Ease然自得Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Lin Qingyue transmigrated to the 1960s, only to find herself facing a marriage and a move back to the countryside from the start. Was that really going to happen? Before she could do anything, she found out her fiancé wanted to break off the engagement. Lin Qingyue: What a lucky break! She quickly called off the engagement, then studied hard and earned a place at the lumber mill, becoming a proud worker! After starting at the factory, she discovered that her position had been reserved for h 1.3kReads7.7Score103Shelves

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    It's not really an exaggeration; it's just that it's exceptionally well-written, and I really enjoy reading books like this.

20. 620 满 The Max-Level Big Shot in the 1970s: If You Won't Back Down, I'll Fight 满级大佬在七零，主打不服就干 Fresh Popcorn爆米花来咯Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted The heroine is domineering, with an outrageously high combat ability. Later, she joins the military. The hero is an educated youth who later goes into scientific research. A strong heroine paired with a weaker hero. If that’s not your thing, please move along. [Historical setting + transmigration with body intact + no pocket dimension or System + Strong Female Lead] Mai Sui, a max-level powerhouse, transmigrates to the 1970s. She just wants to lie flat and live a quiet, ordinary l 59.8kReads9.1Score5.1kShelves
21. 621 胎 Reborn in the 1970s: The Big Shot's Beloved White Moonlight 胎穿七零：大佬心尖白月光 Guest of All Spirits万灵客Modern Romance363k WordsOngoing (Born into this life + adored by everyone + heroine is the one true love + reborn supporting actress) In 1970, Jiao Jiao was born into this golden age with memories of her previous life. In the countryside of Northeast China, there were the land of the northeast and its moon. Jiao Jiao grew up on that land, beneath that moonlight. The reborn woman thought that in her previous life, Song Qisheng had a one true love in the Lotus Brigade: Jiao Jiao. Sadly, she had died young, and the powerful Son 48Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is reborn into the body; she is low-key and down-to-earth, and is the powerful man's childhood sweetheart.

22. 622 重 Back in the 1990s, I Became a Factory Girl 重回九零做厂妹 Bouncy屁颠颠Modern Romance883k WordsCompleted While other people transmigrated to the 1990s to farm, Su Jinjin transmigrated to the 1990s to work in a factory. She became Su Mianmian, the famously silly and naive girl. The little wallflower transformed into a top student, going from being able to do nothing to being able to make anything. And so Jin Hua First Machinery Factory started from scratch, with a bold new slogan: “There’s nothing our factory can’t make, as long as the market needs it!” 156Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 623 七 The 1970s: Kicked Out by My Family, I Turned Around and Married an Officer 七零：被赶出家门后我转头嫁军官 Little Shuangyu小双瑜Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Feel-good read + period setting + pocket dimension + devoted couple + golden finger + strong female lead] Song Yun, a modern inheritor of ancient medicine, accidentally travels back to 1973 and becomes an unfortunate girl unloved by both her father and mother. She hasn't enjoyed even one day of life as a capitalist's daughter before suddenly acquiring the identity. Her once-devoted fiancé sends an urgent telegram demanding to break off their engagement. Break it off, break it off, break it off! 37.1kReads9.0Score5.2kShelves
24. 624 6 The 1960s: I Own a Piece of Land 60年代：我有一块地 The Little Fish Who Eats Big Cats吃大猫的小鱼Urban1.2M WordsCompleted I transmigrated, and there's ten mu of farmland in my space. But it can't sow or harvest with a single click, so I have to plant and reap everything by hand. It's tiring, but fulfilling, and life has started getting better. It wouldn't be bad to marry a beautiful wife with fair skin, either! The country is struggling, and a huge storm is coming, so I'd better keep a low profile for now. When the time is right, I'll make my move. 415Reads8.3Score118Shelves

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    🥰🥰🥰1️⃣ Yan Ziqi transmigrates to the 1960s. 🥰🥰Although he possesses a cheat-like spatial ability, 🥰🥰 he still has to cultivate ten acres of land by hand. 🥰🥰Although the work is arduous, 🥰🥰 life gradually improves. 🥰🥰After marrying a fair-skinned and beautiful wife, the two weather the difficult times together. The nation faces challenges, and they choose to respond cautiously, waiting for the opportune moment to realize their grand ambitions.

25. 625 怼 Clapping Back and Making Money Feel So Good 怼人和赚钱都好爽啊 Goldfish Huaguoguo金鱼花果果Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Reborn + Face-Slapping and Scum-Bashing + Top Student + Corporate and Business World] Complete! Reborn in a poor village in the 1980s, Xia Yan is dealt a terrible hand: her biological father is seriously ill, her mother favors someone else, and she has no money for school. Xia Yan quickly fights back. She collects the debts owed to her, gives her abusers a piece of her mind, and protects the money she earns herself! Her elders watch her transform from a well-behaved girl int 6.9kReads9.1Score898Shelves
26. 626 重 Reborn in the 1990s: I Bind a Scavenging System and Become a Top Student 重生九零：我绑定拾荒系统当学霸 Afternoon Milk Tea午后奶茶Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted People say good people don't live long, while troublemakers live for a thousand years. Turns out this saying really is true. I was just being kind and helping an old lady cross the road, but then a reckless driver brought my thirty years of life to an end. Luckily, Heaven had mercy on me, letting me be reborn and giving me a huge compensation package. Scavenging, huh? Heh. My fate is mine to decide, not Heaven's. Even if I'm picking up trash, I'll be the king of it. There's a golden house in boo 4kReads8.9Score447Shelves
27. 627 带 I Take a Commercial Housing Complex Back to the 1960s 带着商业小区回六零 Tribulation-Scattered Immortal九劫散仙Urban1.6M WordsOngoing When Li Jie wakes up, he finds himself back in 1960, having transmigrated along with the entire residential complex where he lives! The complex is stocked with supplies, and the pocket dimension contains dozens of mu of black soil where time passes ten times faster, along with a pool of miraculous spirit spring water. Ranches, farms, fishponds, orchards: he's got them all! With the pocket dimension at his fingertips, Brother Jie can eat his fill, and his whole family will never go hungry. Li Jie 1.1kReads7.7Score108Shelves
28. 628 六 A 1960s Local Learns the Plot 六零当土著知晓剧情 Little Spirit Dog小灵犬Modern Romance481k WordsCompleted Ming Yueshu has only been in the city for a few days, enjoying the good life after her father brings her there, when her younger half-brother pushes her down the stairs and she hits her head. While she's unconscious, a so-called transmigrated woman arrives to fight her for control of her body. After a struggle, Ming Yueshu destroys her. As a result, she gains the woman's memories and a thirty-square-meter pocket space. She learns that her world is a book, and that her scumbag father brought her 4.5kReads8.0Score350Shelves
29. 629 重 Reborn in the 1990s, I Built a Fortune with Food 重生九十年代，我靠美食发家致富 Qi Buyang弃不杨Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted Jiang He wakes up one morning to discover she's been reborn in the 1990s! Back in her hometown deep in the mountains, she refuses to marry young! She refuses to be a brainless doormat for her younger brother! After enduring a life full of hardships, only good food can heal her! In the fast-growing economy of the 1990s, she'll use her cooking to build a wonderful life of her own! Family and love, she wants both! 215Reads8.0Score—Shelves
30. 630 都 Now That I'm Reborn, Why Get Married? Obviously, I'll Make Money 都重生了谁还嫁人，当然赚钱啊 Chi Yu Ru Hai池渔洳海Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Starting a Business and Making Money+Top Student+No Romance+Feel-Good Female Lead+Period Piece] Jiang Yu is reborn in 1994. In this life, she refuses to follow her mother to the city for school. She'll stay in the county, sell porridge, and open a food court. With her foresight and skills as a food blogger, watch her turn 250 yuan into a hundred billion... She'll make money and study hard, both at once! 1.5kReads8.9Score109Shelves

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    Reborn in 1994, she starts her business and becomes wealthy by selling porridge and milk tea. A period drama with a strong female lead and no romantic pairing...

31. 631 胎 Born in the 1970s: Marrying an Unremarkable Army Officer 胎穿七零：嫁背景板军官 Meng Bayue孟八月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Qin Yinyin woke up to find that she had transmigrated, and become the vicious sister-in-law of the villain in a period novel! Even worse, by the time she transmigrated, the female lead had already driven the villain’s sister-in-law out to the countryside! Thinking of the miserable fate that had befallen the original owner, Qin Yinyin couldn’t help shivering. To avoid the tragic ending in the book, she lived with utmost caution, yet trouble still came knocking. With no other choice, Qin Yinyin se 2.5kReads7.4Score151Shelves
32. 632 七 The 1970s: A Happy Life of Watching Drama and Eating Snacks 七零之看戏吃瓜的嗨皮日常 The Moon Knows My Heart月月知我心Modern Romance422k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + everyday family life + gossip and watching the show] Yang Jianguo owned an auto repair shop. One night, on his way home from work, it was so dark that he fell into a storm drain and died. When he opened his eyes, he discovered that he'd transmigrated into a ridiculous novel he'd read out of boredom and become an ordinary passerby. Now, let's see how Yang Jianguo enjoys the gossip and drama of the 1970s. 337Reads5.5Score—Shelves
33. 633 老 The Wife Heaven Sent Me 老天送来的穿越老婆 Country Swallow乡下燕子Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted No special powers, just an ordinary person living an ordinary life! In her previous life, Zhang Xiaoyan spent all her time chasing after Wang Xiaofeng, a sent-down youth. In the end, she got her wish and married him. She eventually returned to the city with him, only to spend her entire life as his family's maid. Their home in the countryside was full of troubles, too. Even her son and daughter despised her before she died. Reborn, she didn't want to go through that miserable life again, so she 37Reads8.2Score—Shelves
34. 634 重 Reborn in the 1990s: I’m Here to Outwork You All! 重生九零：我是来卷死你们的！ Wisping Mist and Gardenia雾栀袅袅Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn + top student + making money + outgoing social butterfly + sweet romance] At thirty-five, Jiang Xiaoli went backcountry skiing with friends and got herself killed in an avalanche. When she woke up, she discovered she was sixteen again, and her loving mother was still alive! With a second chance, she was determined to have it all: family, friendship, and love. In this golden age, she’d focus on both making money and studying. She started out selling spicy strips at a street stall and beca 2.4kReads8.8Score221Shelves
35. 635 七 An Ordinary Downcountry Life in the Seventies 七零平凡的下乡生活 Country Swallow乡下燕子Modern Romance305k WordsCompleted Period novels these days all seem to follow similar plot formulas, but this story feels more grounded and relies less on familiar tropes. Lu Qiuping transmigrates in her sleep into the body of a young sent-down intellectual who dies as soon as she arrives in the countryside. The original owner was the third child in a family of two working parents in the city. Middle children are often overlooked, neither loved by their fathers nor cherished by their mothers. She had it even worse, growing up wi 636Reads8.6Score—Shelves
36. 636 闺 Best Friends, Double Time Travel: Watching the Protagonists in a Period Novel 闺蜜双穿：在年代文里围观主角 Light Tea, Faint Jasmine轻茶浅茉Modern Romance347k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + spatial storage + farming + building wealth + everyday gossip + raising kids + best friends become sisters-in-law] Entirely fictional, entirely fictional, entirely fictional!! After the college entrance exams, Chen Zhile got her acceptance letter and made plans to go bungee jumping with her best friend, Xia Chu. One second they were standing on the bungee platform, and the next they had jumped into an ongoing period novel, becoming nameless background 324Reads6.3Score—Shelves
37. 637 6 Li Dabao in 1960s Beijing 60年代京城李大宝 Mountain Road Monkey山道猴Urban720k WordsCompleted Li Dabao, from 2024, transmigrates to a Beijing courtyard house in 1960 and tells a series of funny stories about ordinary life... (No angst, pure comedy. This is not one of those beastly courtyard-house stories: there are no super heroes, no stealing anyone’s heroines, and no causing any trouble.) 43Reads6.6Score—Shelves
38. 638 七 The Pretty Little Bride of the 1970s: The Village Tough Guy Is a Force to Be Reckoned With 七零小俏媳：我家村霸超凶的 Freshly Squeezed Little Lamb鲜榨小羊Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + sweet young woman and rugged man + doting romance + business and farming] Bai Jiaojiao, the fake heiress who had been sent to the countryside, was reborn. When she saw Shen Heng again, she boldly threw her arms around him, determined not to repeat the tragedy of loving him without ever winning his heart. Shen Heng, the local bully of Shili Village, was the very picture of a menacing brute. On their first day of marriage: “I’m the head of this household. My wife has to 91kReads9.2Score6.1kShelves

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    [Making a face] Xia Xiaolan is truly a rare, clear-headed female protagonist in novels. She won't give up her career for love [heart], and the romance in the novel isn't clingy or wishy-washy. The author's smooth transitions are absolutely brilliant. Personally, I think the most exciting part of the whole book is the section on the Hong Kong stock market; I've reread it two or three times.

39. 639 年 The Reborn Cannon-Fodder Sister-in-Law in a Period-Era Lucky Charm Novel 年代锦鲤文的炮灰大嫂重生了 Qiao Miaomiao乔喵喵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Reborn Revenge + Sweet Romance + Satisfying Read + Building a Fortune + Everyday Life] Only when she was dying did Bai Xiuxiu discover that the world she lived in was actually a period novel about a lucky heroine! In the book, she was the lucky heroine's shrewish older sister-in-law. She was mean, lazy, greedy, and did every kind of evil! After the heroine married into the family, Bai Xiuxiu made life difficult for her at every turn. Because she bullied the lucky heroine, she “ 42.5kReads8.5Score4.2kShelves
40. 640 1 1981: A Literary Giant Rises from a Returned Educated Youth 1981，文豪从返城知青开始 Five Meters Underwater水下五米Urban3.0M WordsCompleted A cultured old writer from the post-1950s generation had been happily collecting his pension, dancing in the square, and flirting with the old lady next door. He couldn't have asked for a more enjoyable life. Then he woke up reborn at the age of twenty. He had just returned to the city after being sent down to the countryside, and was working on a factory floor. His family was so poor there wasn't even a mouse to be found. Before long, his second younger sister would also undergo a life-changing 10.7kReads8.2Score811Shelves

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    This article, written by educated youth sent to the countryside, tells the stories of how, before 1977, these young people brought the seeds of knowledge to rural areas and later changed their fates by taking the college entrance examination and returning to the city.

41. 641 七 The 1970s: I'm a Laid-Back Slacker Who Refuses to Compete 七零之我是咸鱼不内卷 Ziqi Youran子棋悠然Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + devoted couple + no personal space] Wen Shu closed her eyes and opened them to find herself the early-death ex-wife of a ruthless villain from the seventies! She'd not only thrown her weight around, taking advantage of her status as the beloved daughter of the team leader, but had also sent him straight to prison with a single accusation... Remembering the gruesome ending in the book, she shuddered. Then she waved her hand and decided to keep her head 8.9kReads8.4Score787Shelves
42. 642 穿 Transmigrating to Baoding City in the 1960s 穿越60年代的保定城 Spring Breeze Again又予春风Urban726k WordsOngoing My name is Wang Tudi. I transmigrated from 2024 into the 1960 version of Wang Tudi, and here I’ve experienced the simple goodness of the people and the warmth of family. How will he make his way in this era? (I’m not good at writing synopses, so please read the story.) P.S. The author is a newbie, so please go easy on me, you Peng Yuyan and Liu Yifei lookalikes. 122Reads6.5Score—Shelves
43. 643 七 The 1970s: Reclaiming My Luck, the Tycoon's Darling Wife Wins Without Lifting a Finger 七零：夺回气运，首富娇妻躺赢了 Azure Sea and Blue Sky碧海青天Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Satisfying, sweet, and feel-good + spatial powers] In her previous life, Lin Qianxue had her fortune stolen, and after her soul transmigrated, her family was destroyed within three years. When she opened her eyes again, she was back before everything had been taken from her. Refusing to be a sacrificial pawn, Lin Qianxue struck back and reclaimed it all. The rough-and-tough veteran Liu Zongzhen had a heavy fate, a fiery temper, and abundant vitality. He swiftly carried his petite wife home. Whe 34.5kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
44. 644 大 A Mogul Reborn: Back to 1977 as an Educated Youth 大佬重生：回到1977当知青 Immortal's Tavern酒仙居Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1970s + daily life + no System + building a career] Reborn in the late 1970s, he is immediately framed for hooliganism and thrown in jail. “Officer, I'm innocent!” Watch Fang Xu turn the tables with his knowledge of the future and bring the village's hooligans to justice. He hunts in the mountains and fishes in the river, saving up his first bit of capital. When the college entrance exam is reinstated, he gets into university. He studies abroad and pits his wits against foreign po 193Reads6.6Score—Shelves
45. 645 重 Reborn in 1958: What Am I Supposed to Do Without a Golden Finger? 重生五八：没有金手指我该怎么办 Qiu Ming of Nanyang Ancient City南阳古城的仇明Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (The 1950s + Rebirth + Supernatural Ability + Ordinary Protagonist + Making a Fortune) This story is entirely fictional. Don’t compare it to history. If you don’t like it, please don’t read! In this unusual era, it’s truly hard to live well without some kind of supernatural ability, so the heroine of this book has one! Everyday family life, unfolding at a gentle pace. Feng Qingqing is reborn in the body of her young aunt, who died prematurely in her previous life. The story starts in 1958, which 1.1kReads6.9Score—Shelves

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    Period dramas, family stories, period dramas

46. 646 重 Back to 1973 to Become an Educated Youth 重返1973做知青 Sleep Peacefully安然入睡Urban4.2M WordsOngoing I've been writing for two years, but my skills are still average. This story came from inspiration. Unlike other authors who go on a rampage, I reload and update reliably here. The story may drag a little, so please bear with me. 2kReads7.4Score106Shelves
47. 647 八 An Army Wife in the 1980s: Growing Vegetables on the Snowy Plateau 八零军嫂，雪域高原种菜忙 A Bountiful Harvest for a Prosperous Year五谷丰登庆丰年Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A military-marriage and farming novel. The early chapters feature plenty of conflict and foreshadowing, and the story is set in the early 1980s. If you can’t accept the mainstream attitudes of that era and prefer feel-good wish-fulfillment stories, this may not be for you. Your support keeps me writing. I’ll do my best to tell every story well! Please keep your comments civil. I’m grateful to every reader who takes the time to read. Qian Duoduo, a post-00s college student, goes back in time afte 2.7kReads9.0Score213Shelves
48. 648 重 Reborn in Hong Kong in 1972: I Just Want to Make Quick Money 重生香江1972我只想赚快钱 Feel-Good Fiction Supplier爽文供应商Urban2.8M WordsOngoing Zheng Kun, a shut-in electronics engineer, worked himself to the bone and was reborn in Hong Kong in 1972. A fan of online novels and Hong Kong entertainment, and a master of both the 996 and 007 work schedules, how will he struggle to make his way in an unfamiliar place after transmigrating and become the man behind the major conglomerates? 9.8kReads7.9Score497Shelves
49. 649 重 Back to 1978 重返1978 Xiao Xiaoyangyang小小扬扬Urban8.7M WordsCompleted Jiang Xiaobai, a university graduate with a degree in economics, was reborn and witnessed the arrival of a new era with his own eyes. It surged forward with unstoppable force, as all things grew unchecked, dust and dawn rose together, rivers converged into mighty streams, and nameless hills rose into towering peaks. For a time, the world stretched boundlessly wide... 2.1kReads8.8Score219Shelves
50. 650 八 The Eighties: After Refusing to Get a Zero, I Made It into College 八零，拒考零分后，高考上岸 A Little Lemon Sauce一只柠檬酱Modern Romance3.8M WordsCompleted Yu Xiaoxiao was a poor student. She wasn't much good at studying, and her job was only so-so. She had no great ambitions in life. All she wanted was a job where she could slack off and live like a couch potato until retirement. Then, without warning, she found herself in the 1980s. With no particular talents to speak of, Yu Xiaoxiao was at a loss. She had no idea how to survive in such a harsh and unforgiving era. In the end, she chose the hardest path of all. A poor student to begin with, she s 10.1kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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