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

1. 51 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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   Look at this book, it has a bit of a cheat code, but I'm not exaggerating, it relies entirely on brainpower.

2. 52 七 Military Marriage in the Seventies: The Cannon Fodder Dodges the Plot with Bullet Comments 七零军婚：炮灰靠弹幕躲剧情 Dive into the Five Oceans to Catch Turtles下五洋捉鳖Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted Lin Shuyin transmigrated into the 1970s and became an eighteen-year-old high school senior, about to graduate. She was worried about finding a job. In those days, without a job, you had to go to the countryside, and she didn’t want to! Suddenly, comments appeared before her eyes: [Seriously, Lin Shuyin, you’d be better off going to the countryside. Then you wouldn’t meet your scumbag husband, Zhou Jianguo, and all that stuff that happened later would never happen.] [Sigh! Second Sister Lin had s 20.9kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves
3. 53 六 I Refuse to Go to the Countryside in the 1960s, and the System Scores Me a Job 六零不下乡，系统暴击出工作 I'm an Old Antique我是老古董Modern Romance814k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + System + Villain + Shameless + Few Annoying Characters + No Sent-Down Youth Plot + Satisfying Read + Never Overthinks] (How do you keep awful people out of your life? By becoming the worst one yourself, of course.) Transmigrating into a book isn’t scary. What’s scary is ending up as the vicious cannon-fodder character destined for a tragic fate. Look at He Ruixue’s family: her eldest brother is reckless, and her sister-in-law is fierce. Her second sister and brother-in-law are 21.2kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves
4. 54 胎 Reborn in the 1950s: I Nearly Drowned Right After Birth 胎穿五零：刚出生的我差点被溺毙 Dragon Who Loves Bayberries爱吃杨梅的龙Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Reincarnated in the womb + 1950s setting + pocket dimension + cozy everyday life + a slow and steady life] Also known as: Reborn in the 1950s: I Nearly Drowned Right After I Was Born She was reincarnated in the womb, and her story began with a near-fatal drowning... Luckily, her useless father had a rare moment of conscience and barely managed to save her life. She’d just had her first decent meal, and then she was abandoned!!! Õ_Õ: Hey, little one, do you have a lot of questions??? Scene One: 2.9kReads7.9Score197Shelves

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   The first book features a female protagonist who transmigrates to 1959, coinciding with a famine. Although she has a small space-like space, she lacks resources. At most, she can only secretly gather wild vegetables and throw them into her space, never telling anyone about it after growing up. The second book features a female protagonist who is abused by her family. Her family is unhelpful, so she secretly trains herself and learns some grappling techniques from an old man. Then, with a fearless attitude, she fights back until her abuser wants a divorce! The third book features a local female protagonist without any special abilities. When she goes to the countryside, she scores 8 points higher than her sister on the exam and successfully takes her mother's job to stay in the city. Her family's reassurance prevents her sister from having any complaints about going to the countryside!

5. 55 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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   ① A period drama with no romantic pairing. The female lead isn't lazy or slacking off; she not only gets ahead herself but also helps everyone else. She's both low-key and high-profile, holding office and conducting scientific research simultaneously, excelling in both areas. It's not a one-person path to wealth; it's a shared path to prosperity. The female lead is a diligent, hardworking, and studious ordinary person with a special advantage but doesn't rely on it. ② A truly local story. At the beginning, the female lead's father has an accident, and her mother takes on the responsibility of supporting the family. The little female lead, Luo Panpan, is a real child at five and a half years old, but she's incredibly resilient. At the beginning, she dares to confront her difficult aunt and then carries two chickens on a tractor to town. She's cute and has a strong personality. She also has two twin brothers who are only a few months old. 🌿 "Hey? Brother, why are two of our chickens missing?" Chen Ermei, who is in charge of feeding the chickens, shouts from in front of the chicken coop. "Two missing? How could that be! We had enough last night... Hey! There really are two missing! Where are the chickens?!" The chickens are held in Luo Panpan's arms. Luo Panpan sits on the tractor heading to town. Five minutes ago, Luo Panpan was standing in the crowd of people waiting for a bus at the intersection, holding two baby hens.

6. 56 共 Sailing Together 共舟行 Little Mouse Maomao阿鼠毛毛Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Small-Town Fiction | Slow Burn | 1v1, Both Leads Chaste | Ensemble Growth | Working-Class Struggles | Realistic | Period Setting] “Across a thousand miles, the boat speeds on; a letter of love rides home on the wind.” A small town in southern China in the 1990s A young man holds an unremarkable bouquet of roses And lays his feelings bare beneath the night sky From scraping by with a street stall to finding a way forward together Through wind and rain, they share life's many ups and downs This i 2kReads—Score114Shelves

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   This one! It's amazing!

7. 57 黑 The Black Lotus Returns Reborn, and Her In-Laws Tremble in Fear 黑莲花重生归来，婆家瑟瑟发抖 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Original title: The Black Lotus Is Reborn, and Her In-Laws Tremble in Fear Short dramas: The Crazy Stepmother and New Life from Old Snow In her past life, Su An was abused by her husband. After she called the police, the officer told her it was a family matter and not their concern. She fled to her parents' home for help, but her grandmother said, “Take care of the kids, cook the meals, look after the elders, and hand over your wages every month. Then he won't hit you, will he? That's how it is 57.7kReads9.5Score6.9kShelves
8. 58 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 26.6kReads8.3Score2kShelves

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   No system, no spatial limitations, no rare items, but the writing is superb.

9. 59 不 You Won't Let the Little One Eat Her Fill? Flip the Table! Then Nobody Eats! 不让奶团吃饱饭？掀桌！都饿着！ Tun Er豚二Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Adorable Child + Everyone's Darling + Mostly Locals, Light Ensemble Cast + Lighthearted + Funny + Not a Single Member of the Family Is a Soft Touch + Get Even on the Spot] Luo Panpan had never known hardship from the day she was born. Then, at five and a half, her father died. From then on, she never had enough to eat, and they even planned to send her away to be adopted? Not a chance! Her mother was a famous tigress for miles around: bold, resourceful, and good at making money 18.8kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves
10. 60 末 The Doomed Young Lady Lands in the Countryside Just Before the Move, Hiding Out in the City 末世娇女穿在下乡前夕，苟在城里 The Sky Clears After the Rain雨过天也晴Modern Romance711k WordsOngoing Lin Jiao was born lucky. Even in the harsh conditions of the apocalypse, she lived a life everyone envied. Who could have known that while she was browsing the shops and joining the crowds at the base, a System fragment would hit her temple, killing her and sending her to another world? Her original self was unloved by both parents. She decided to sell her job and follow the man she loved to the countryside. Then a reborn heroine stole her man, and she died suddenly from a heart attack. After tr 2.9kReads7.2Score188Shelves
11. 61 一 All I Want in Life Is Half a Heart’s Contentment 一生只求半称心 Hedge Shadow篱影Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted The comic adaptation is coming soon! [Traditional] [No gimmicks] [Not a power fantasy] [No cheat abilities] In the 1970s, Li Laoman had no sons, so he wanted to find a live-in son-in-law for his third daughter, Li Fan. Li Fan refused and stole her second sister Li Ting's fiance instead! Now Li Ting had not only lost her man, but also had to take on the responsibility of finding a live-in son-in-law for her younger sister. With Li Laoman pressuring her, she had no choice but to take Zhong Wensong 9.6kReads8.9Score810Shelves

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    No matter how unpredictable life may be, strive to live.

12. 62 我 With My Iron Rice Bowl, I Rule the Police Force in the 1970s 我端着铁饭碗在七零警界为所欲为 The Cabbage Who Loves Pork爱吃猪的大白菜Modern Romance123k WordsOngoing The younger sister who had depended on Yang Lihua for survival at the orphanage was kidnapped and sold to a remote village to be the wife of two brothers. In the end, she died tragically after being persecuted by the entire village. Although the brothers were eventually punished by law, everyone else who had taken part in persecuting her escaped punishment by sheer luck. Yang Lihua, her older sister, was overcome with grief and anger. She resolved to seek justice for her sister and make sure wha —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🍃🍃🍃I'm here to recommend some books! Historical fiction, female leads are hardworking and have jobs.📖① Female lead Lin Erxia, with strong moral values, no cheat codes, a female lead focused on her career.📖② Female lead Su Yuhe, finds a job through her own efforts, comes from the countryside, no cheat codes, close to reality.📖③ [Large courtyard + everyday life + daily life + the struggles of ordinary people + sweet romance + raising children] Note: No time travel, no rebirth, a small cheat code. Jiang Ruyu got into a fight with her cousin over a job opportunity. She injured her forehead but unexpectedly gained a 'system' that allowed her to get resources just by signing in. She also saw a book that someone had imagined, in which she and her two younger brothers all had tragic endings. Jiang Ruyu didn't believe in fate.📖④ A loud 'bang'! In the 22nd century, Xu Jiaojiao survives a plane crash and is transported to the resource-scarce 1960s. Facing an impending three-year famine, she's fortunate to have the "buy-buy-buy proxy group" as her golden finger. She wins a job at the supply and marketing cooperative, securing a government job with guaranteed benefits. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate… while others eat grass, she eats dates, hoarding the best goods until her warehouse is full. Famine days are tough, but Xu, the proxy, guarantees your satisfaction! 📖⑤ The female protagonist is a police officer. Her younger sister, who lived with her in an orphanage, was trafficked to a remote village and forced to marry two brothers. She ultimately died tragically at the hands of the entire village. Although the brothers were eventually punished by law, the others involved in the persecution escaped punishment. As the older sister, Yang Lihua is deeply saddened and angry, determined to seek justice for her sister and ensure her suffering is not forgotten. She wants those who escape justice to know that their evil deeds will be condemned and punished accordingly.

13. 63 七 The 1970s: I Spend Every Day Smoothing Things Over with a Madman for a Better Life 七零之为了好生活每天都在哄疯批 Lan Yalan澜雅澜Modern Romance6.3M WordsCompleted Short drama adaptation: My Eldest Sister Has a Script from the Seventies, and I Have a System That Can Hear It (1v1 + Period Drama + Pampered Romance + Female Lead Pursues Male Lead + Timid Heroine with a Few Tricks and a Sweet Tongue + Male Lead with an Unusual Case of Love-Brain) In both her lives, Lou Qingqing had only one wish: to marry into a family with good prospects. She thought the Rong family was well-off, and that marrying in would mean she’d never lack food or clothes and wouldn’t ha 18.9kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
14. 64 六 The Siheyuan Compound in the 1960s: I'm Eight, but I Have Twenty Years of Work Experience? 六零大杂院，我八岁二十年工龄？ Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Reborn] [Big Courtyard] [Comedy] [A Kid with an Adult's Mind] [Everyday Warmth] [Leisurely Days] [Over-the-Quota Family] [Space] (The story has progressed into the 1970s.) What can you do after waking up in 1960, an era of shortages and hunger? Baogen says that as long as you have the right mindset, nothing is impossible. First, he needs to get his hands on six stripes. The story begins at the big courtyard at No. 67, Little Suzhou Alley, just one street away from Nanluoguxiang. An old 23.9kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves

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    Various types of historical fiction are available for reading; I recommend them. Both male-oriented and female-oriented fanfiction are available.

15. 65 四 Siheyuan: A House Full of Happiness 四合院之合家欢乐 Wandering the Northwest流浪的西北Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsOngoing A family of four living in the northwest returns by accident to a parallel-space version of Beijing, to Love in the Courtyard. They do their best to build an earnest life together amid different times and cultures. They work hard and strive to improve, each with their own principles for how to live. A clash of completely different ideas and attitudes toward life! Please go easy on this newbie! Thank you!!! 55Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    This is a period drama where the protagonist lives a simple and down-to-earth life, without being overly idealistic or exaggerated.

16. 66 重 Reborn in 1984: A Warm Home with My Wife and Kids 重生1984老婆孩子热炕头 Big Fat Tangerine大肥橘Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Authentic period drama + No space, no System + One female lead + Devoted husband and father + Hunting + Ginseng digging + Business + Cute pets + Food + Farming] Xu Dahai, a wealthy bachelor worth over a billion yuan, is reborn in Northeast China in 1984, on the very day his wife and daughter died! It’s a race against time: he must save them! In this life, he’ll make up for all the regrets of his previous one and give his wife and daughter twice as much love and care. He’ll make sure they live w 24.5kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
17. 67 我 My Life: Saving Myself 我的人生，渡己 A Country Person一个农村人Urban241k WordsCompleted I moved from the countryside to the big city when I was twenty. On my first day at the factory, I was five minutes late. Those five minutes felt like a slap in the face, waking me up and changing my life. More than ten people crammed into one dorm room. For breakfast, I could only bring myself to buy a tea egg and soy milk. Watching others eat fried rice noodles, I secretly vowed to work hard and make a solid place for myself in the city. There was no sudden wealth and no romance, just a country 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here are two incredibly heartwarming recommendations: ✅ *My Life, My Self-Saving*: A true story of an ordinary person's struggles, realistic and engaging. ✅ *My Life with Her*: A tale of a couple turning hard times into sweet moments, filled with heartwarming flashbacks. If you're looking for something to read, just follow the pictures and you're good to go!

18. 68 穿 Transmigrating Into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon Fodder Tears Up the Plot and Builds Infrastructure 穿书七零，炮灰手撕剧本搞基建 Frosty Sky Over a Thousand Trees万木霜天Urban1.0M WordsCompleted When Qin Feng opened his eyes, he had become the male lead's stepbrother in a Period novel. A biased father, a vicious stepmother, a reborn male lead, and Qin Feng, destined to be cannon fodder... Faced with a disastrous start, Qin Feng smiled when a construction and engineering study System suddenly appeared. His stepbrother stayed in the city while he went to the countryside. The original owner was furious, but Qin Feng was thrilled. Reclaiming wasteland and farming? Not a chance. He used a se 8.2kReads8.0Score573Shelves
19. 69 重 Back to 1949: The Whole Changbai Mountain Is My Hunting Ground 重回1949长白山都是我的猎场 I'm Eighteen This Year老夫年十八Urban3.4M WordsOngoing (No System, no pocket dimension, hunting + major events of the era) Xie Yicheng is reborn in early 1949, in a village in the Changbai Mountains of Andong Province, Northeast China, just after liberation. In an era of scarce supplies and a country waiting to be rebuilt, where the mountains are rich in treasures yet fraught with danger, the entire Changbai range becomes his family’s hunting ground. Jackals, wolves, tigers, leopards, bears, roe deer, and martens; deer, sheep, musk deer, badgers, fo 20.7kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
20. 70 我 A Lifetime for Her and Me 我和她的这一生 A Country Person一个农村人Urban245k WordsOngoing In 1992, at the age of twenty, I left my hometown. My family was crippled by illness and poverty. We were on the verge of starving to death. If I stayed, we would all be trapped on that patch of barren soil. If I left, there might be a way for them to survive. The southern wind, laden with cement dust, swept into that big city filled with construction sites. This place had no name, only countless steel bars, scaffolding, and faces waiting to sell their labor. We came here to fight for our lives. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 71 为 I Faked My Death for My True Love, Then Reborn and Remarried. What Do You Regret? 为白月光假死，重生改嫁你们悔啥 Shallow Summer Meow浅夏喵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn in a bygone era + System + pocket dimension + revenge + face-slapping and punishing scumbags + sent to the countryside + both leads are pure and devoted + mutual devotion] Only as she lay dying did Jiang Linyue learn that her husband, who was supposedly dead, had faked his death and was living it up elsewhere with his old flame. That old flame was also Jiang Linyue’s best friend, and the child she had raised was their illegitimate son. Her whole life had been built on lies. She had worn 6.9kReads8.3Score679Shelves

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    This one is worth reading; it's already finished.

22. 72 八 A Family with a Scholastically Challenged Kid in the 1980s 八十年代家有学渣 Wen Wen Wen玟纹文Modern Romance611k WordsCompleted [Family life and relationships + ensemble cast] Her great-grandfather is a university professor, and every member of her family graduated from university. Lu Xijia is very proud of that, if only she weren’t a terrible student who can barely score sixty when her primary-school Chinese and math grades are added together... Still, she believes she must be good at something. Everyone says, “Every person is born with a purpose,” after all~ But as she gazes at the exam papers on her desk, covered in s 2.6kReads8.9Score257Shelves
23. 73 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
24. 74 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Our Family Struck It Rich 重生八零年，我们家赚翻了 A Pen That Blossoms妙笔生花卷Modern Romance206k WordsOngoing Reborn in 1980, with her family destitute and their home bare, she relies on her meticulous ledgers to keep a firm grip on purchasing receipts and seize the opportunities created by new policies. She sets up street stalls and braves the night markets, sells fabric remnants and bolts of cloth, takes on troublesome relatives, gets a business license and opens a shop, then heads south to buy stock and build a factory. She relies on no System or pocket dimension, and clings to no powerful patron. He 19Reads—Score134Shelves

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    A novel about getting rich in the 1980s! The female protagonist is reborn in the early 1980s. Despite her family's concerns, she sets up a stall to do business, skillfully handles the whistleblowing incident, and the whole family bands together to achieve a comeback. The pacing is steady and it's a very comfortable read.

25. 75 重 Reborn in a Northeastern Mountain Village: Fishing and Hunting Across Two Rivers and Two Nations 重生东北小山村渔猎两江两国 Student Tianya小学生天涯Urban4.0M WordsOngoing Please give this five stars. Please give this five stars. I don't have much education or skill, and I can't write fancy prose. I use ordinary people's language to tell an ordinary story. If you like it, I thank you for your support with a clasped-fist salute. If you don't, please be kind and don't flame me. An artist can't make a living without noble-minded patrons. I offer my thanks to all of you, my dear supporters. 41.6kReads8.2Score2.9kShelves

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    Reborn in a small mountain village in Northeast China, a story of fishing, hunting, farming, adventure, folk tales, everyday life, and life within stories—lighthearted and humorous.

26. 76 嫁 Marry into the City and Get Rationed Grain 嫁到城里，吃上供应粮 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The heroine does not transmigrate, though she has some memories from a previous life. There are no truly awful characters in this story; everyone has their own strengths and flaws. The focus is on an unhurried life.) Jiang Xinbai was born in the countryside and dreamed of marrying into the city one day so she could have access to rationed food. So when she first met Yang Jinsheng, she knew her chance had come. She made her move without hesitation, flirted with him, and married him. At first sig 10.7kReads7.9Score628Shelves
27. 77 庸 Beware the Mediocre 庸人小心 Yin Mu殷木Urban370k WordsCompleted Realistic fiction · Unrequited love with a bad ending · Small-town life · Ordinary people · Coming-of-age · No golden finger Based on the true experiences of friends, this story is told from a male first-person perspective and follows Jiang Xin through the ups and downs of his youth in a small southern county town from 2005 to 2014. He was once an elementary-school prodigy admired by everyone. But from the moment he started middle school, his life quietly began to veer off course. As a boy, he 201Reads—Score107Shelves

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    "Be Careful, Ordinary People" is a realistic period novel set in the 1990s, free of melodrama and romance! It focuses on an ordinary teenager in a county town, fully portraying the awkwardness of youth and the wasted years of ordinary people. It is realistic, delicate, and has a lasting impact.

28. 78 重 Reborn in 1979 重活1979 Year's End年末Urban2.6M WordsCompleted Back in 1979, when everyone else was chasing money, Fang Yuan decided to slow everything down and enjoy time with his family. He caught eels, gathered wild ginseng, earned work points with the production team during busy seasons, and went hunting and foraging in the mountains during the off-season. He doted on his wife and teased his daughter and son. Life was blissfully carefree. 385Reads9.1Score137Shelves
29. 79 我 My Name Is Sun Zei, Not Thief 我叫孙贼，不是贼 The Chubby Guy Who's Always Dieting一直在减肥的胖哥Urban6.4M WordsOngoing Set in an alternate universe during the 1980s, this story follows a boy who grows up in harsh conditions. It all begins with his desire to eat his fill, but once his eyes are opened to the world, he wants to understand it better. This is not a story about being reborn or transmigrating, nor is it a wish-fulfillment novel. It focuses on martial arts, cultivation, and everyday life. A slow-burn, System-free story of daily life and personal growth, if every person’s life is a book, then Sunzei’s st 43kReads9.3Score3.8kShelves
30. 80 惊 What?! After Awakening, the Lazy Wife Only Wants to Crush Villains and Make Money 惊！懒媳妇觉醒后只想虐渣搞钱 My Tinghan Bamboo我的听寒竹Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (This novel features a large ensemble cast.) [An incredibly strong, lazy, top-notch wife + a younger, chatty husband, taking down scumbags + making money] Jiang Yiqing had a wonderful married life! She didn’t have to clean the house or look after the kids, and her father-in-law, the factory director, had her back at work. All she had to do was clock out on time and go home to lie down. Life was so perfect she could see the good times stretching endlessly ahead! Then one day, she dreamed that 6.8kReads8.9Score599Shelves
31. 81 中 Starting Out as a Vocational School Student, I Worked My Factory to the Bone 中专生开局，我把工厂卷疯了 Peach Heart Rainbow桃心彩虹Modern Romance631k WordsOngoing A modern quality-control worker transmigrates to the famine years of the 1960s. The moment she opens her eyes, she faces a desperate situation: the high school entrance exam has been suspended, and she's being forced to go to the countryside. To avoid being sent down, she promptly skips grades, studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and secures a stable job at a state-owned enterprise, successfully escaping that fate. She doesn't have any miraculous talent that will make her famou 34.4kReads8.2Score3.5kShelves

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    No exaggeration! Instead of going to the countryside, the female protagonist passed the entrance exam for a vocational school and was assigned to a state-owned factory. With modern mechanical knowledge in hand, she worked hard to build her career.

32. 82 六 Joining the Army in the 1960s: Fleeing Famine and Marrying a Cavalryman in a Flash 六零随军：逃荒，闪婚骑兵哥哥 Miaobai喵白Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Military Romance + Cavalry Commander + Tianshan Grasslands + Farming and Hunting + Sweet Everyday Life] My grasslands, my horse. I do whatever I want out here. A spirited military wife transmigrates to the 1960s, flees famine across five provinces, and finally reaches a cavalry regiment in the far northwest, where she begins life with the troops. She clears land, digs for caterpillar fungus, and hunts wild beasts. With fields to farm and meat to eat, life is good. Riding a Tibetan wild ass, lea 18kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves

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    This is a period novel without any special abilities or cheat codes. The protagonist transmigrates into the body of a military officer's fiancée in the 1960s, and her farming life begins. Interspersed throughout are various pets she raises: a super intelligent snow leopard named Xiaohua, a greedy, cowardly, and adorable Tibetan fox, a stubborn and silly Tibetan wild donkey... She cooks delicious food, runs a factory, and her life becomes increasingly prosperous. It's lighthearted, sweet, and humorous. Recommended for those who like animals and a more relaxed lifestyle.

33. 83 最 The Strongest Clan: No One in the Yu Family Backs Down 最强家族：郁家无怂人 A nomi阿nomiModern Romance549k WordsCompleted Yu Yu thinks the sky has fallen. She turns out to be the fake heiress. The real heiress is coming in hot. What should she do? Sniffle, Dad, are you still going to care about me? Oh, good. As long as you still do. Boohoo, Big Brother, you can't treat her better than me. Fine, I won't. And just like that, the sky clears again. In a turbulent era, great families struggle to survive. The Yu family alone stands firm, unyielding! When family members scheme and the world turns ruthless, the Yu fami 6.6kReads8.0Score341Shelves

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    It's not an exaggeration...

34. 84 小 Life in a Lane: Plenty of Good Fortune 小巷人家：福气多多 A Life in the Dust一身红尘Female-Channel Fanfiction414k WordsCompleted The Alley Synopsis: Some changes have been made. Original pairing. Song Ying had just gotten a house when a letter arrived from Lin Wufeng's mother back in his hometown. Only then did he discover that he had a younger sister born after their father's death, just a few months younger than Dongzhe. As the times changed and reform and opening-up took hold, Lin Duoduo, the original heroine, came to live in the alley, where everyday family life unfolded. With her sister-in-law Song Ying backing her u 4.7kReads9.3Score329Shelves
35. 85 重 Reborn in 1980: From the Start, I Married My Sister’s Best Friend 重生1980：开局迎娶姐姐闺蜜 Cang Yue Aotian沧月傲天Urban4.0M WordsCompleted [The new novel Reborn in 1975: I Want It All, From a Loving Wife to a Fortune in Scientific Research is now a hit! Click the author's name to read it!] Li Yi is reborn, back in a small mountain village in 1980! When Tang Xue asks him to marry her once again, he doesn't hesitate. His answer rings out loud and clear: “I do!” In his previous life, he was blinded by his own foolishness and watched helplessly as Tang Xue fell into darkness! With a second chance at life, he swears to make her the happ 11.7kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
36. 86 重 Reborn in 1986: I Open a Supermarket in the City 重生1986我在城里开超市 Lonely Dog Listening to the Rain孤单听雨的狗Urban1.1M WordsOngoing The ratings have only just come in, so they’re bound to rise!! Everything is handmade from scratch~ [Period setting + reborn + feel-good story + building wealth + opening a supermarket + devoted husband and father] [Buy one, get one free] [Trade in your old goods] [The Vegetable Basket Project] … Reborn in 1986, with no awful relatives to deal with, he sells wild greens, opens a supermarket, and starts a franchise... Free eggs with every in-store purchase! Spend 10 yuan, get 1 yuan off; sp 38.5kReads8.3Score3kShelves

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    Reborn in the 1980s, I sell vegetables and open a supermarket, gradually building my fortune. The data is accurate and not exaggerated; the annual income is very impressive.

37. 87 军 Everyday Life for the Children of a Military Compound 军属大院子女成长日常 Mo Buqing墨不清Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Until she was five, Jiang Youcheng lived in the countryside with her mother, grandmother, and younger brother, carefree and happy. Then, in the early summer of 1987, Jiang Youcheng's father came home... 3.3kReads8.8Score235Shelves
38. 88 那 That Red Land 那片红色的土地 Xiong Dayu熊大雨Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting] [Slice of life] [Entrepreneurship] [Family] [Rural life] [No clichés] [Not a power fantasy] [No transmigration] [Slow-paced] [Realistic] [Urban] [Hardships] Trust me, it gets better and better as the story goes on, and it absolutely won't end badly! Writing an original work is no easy task. Every word comes from the heart. Please don't leave a low rating or bad review. A casual three or four stars from you could deal a fatal blow to this niche novel. This novel is neither a cr 12kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    My favorite period novel. The plot unfolds slowly and steadily, the writing is simple and unexaggerated, and it's very inspiring. ᖰ⌯'▾'⌯ᖳ @ Thank you author! [Heart]

39. 89 重 Reborn in 1978: I Have the Power to Read Minds 重生1978，我拥有读心术 Duanmu Ci Yixin端木赐一心Urban900k WordsCompleted Su Chen was reborn, returning to the day his father got into trouble more than forty years ago. In his previous life, when he was young, Su Chen was a good-for-nothing layabout. To provide for the family, his father took a desperate risk and resold duck eggs. This seemingly trivial matter was blown out of proportion by others. After three days of public denunciations and parading through the streets, his father passed away. Then Su Chen himself was sent to prison, while his mother and two younge 1.8kReads7.6Score107Shelves
40. 90 重 Reborn in 1986: Building a Fireworks Empire 重生86：一手打造烟花王朝 The Hao Sheng Brothers昊晟兄弟Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1986, he found himself facing his familiar hometown and the family he remembered. Zhang Yunxu was overcome with emotion. Eager to change his family's life and avert the tragedy of his previous life, he was desperate to get started! He made full use of his advantages and acted before anyone else: intercepting business deals, seizing the market, buying land, and building factories! The first lavishly furnished self-built home in Liu City! The first high-quality printing factory in Liu Ci 6.9kReads8.5Score325Shelves
41. 91 睁 I Opened My Eyes and Returned to the Day My Wife Had a Difficult Labor 睁开眼，回到老婆难产当天 It's Xiao Qing是小青啊Urban2.9M WordsCompleted Short dramas: When I Opened My Eyes, It Was the Day My Wife Went Into Difficult Labor; 1988: Reborn to Protect My Wife and Children Early story: farming and business. Later: heading to Ula to trade for equipment, then selling guns, cannons, planes, tanks, and firecrackers printed with our very own dollars (starts at chapter 330). If you had the chance to be reborn, what regret would you make up for? The moment Si Chen opened his eyes, he found himself back on the day his wife went into difficu 19.1kReads9.3Score2kShelves
42. 92 赶 Hunting in the Mountains to Protect My Family 赶山打猎守护一家 Three-Minute Passionlove三分热度loveUrban2.0M WordsCompleted Reborn, she heads into the mountains to hunt and protect her family. That winter, her family was torn apart, and the little shadow who used to follow her everywhere was gone forever. Now she's back, and she won't let this life be filled with regrets... 47.8kReads8.4Score3.1kShelves

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    A period drama that resonates with everyday life; very enjoyable! [Thumbs up]

43. 93 穿 Back to the 1970s: The Little Zombie Mom Takes Her Child to Find His Dad in the Army 穿七零，小丧尸带崽找爹随军了 Soft Words Da Da Da轻语哒哒哒Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + special abilities + pocket dimension + adorable child + advancing the nation through science] After a dual wood- and space-element zombie with special abilities dies alongside her scumbag boyfriend, she wakes up in the body of a dimwitted girl in the 1970s. A fool is loved, and her tough grandmother calls the shots. When someone picks on the fool, Grandma opens her eyes and gets to work. The little zombie hands her a stick for a sneak attack, then claps in delight. Before sh 1.3kReads7.9Score132Shelves
44. 94 七 Everyday Life on the Margins of a 1970s Novel 七零小说边缘人的日常生活 Yu Yi Yu Yi余意喻意Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + transmigrate into a book + no golden finger + works in the city, doesn’t go to the countryside] Though Lin Yingxian works hard to get by, she knows how to be content. After learning that she’s become a minor character in a novel, she continues to live her life in this 1970s setting as usual, barely fazed. But when news comes that housing is being allocated, her life begins to change… Reader’s guide: The story focuses mostly on everyday family life. Neither the male no 28.6kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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    The first book was a heartwarming slice-of-life story with a fairly reasonable premise; after reading it, I started to question the logic of many wish-fulfillment novels. The second book was quite interesting; it featured a female protagonist transmigrating into a male character.

45. 95 重 Back to the 1980s: From the Start, I Sell a Human Trafficker 重活80年代，开局卖掉人贩子 Rich Young Master from a Poor Family寒门阔少Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Nostalgic rebirth + beautiful wife and devoted dad + making amends and turning over a new leaf + no System + witty humor + cozy everyday life + getting rich through farming] He was once a good-for-nothing, yet also a peerless patriot! Burdened by immense guilt and regret over his wife and daughter, he lived alone to old age, then donated his entire trillion-yuan fortune before he died. But life begins anew. Through tears, the powerful Qin Dongfang returns to 1986, just before his poor, beloved 5.6kReads9.1Score621Shelves
46. 96 刚 I’d Just Settled Into My New Home, Then Opened My Eyes in 1969 刚安顿好新家一睁眼身处1969 Mango Loves Dragon Fruit芒果喜欢火龙果Modern Romance642k WordsOngoing Lin Zhiwan wakes up in 1969 as a doomed extra who was starved to death after her awful family cut off her food and water! In her previous life, she fought tooth and nail to escape her miserable circumstances, scrimping and saving until she paid in full for a spacious new apartment. Before she could move in, she was suddenly transported into the past. Her original self had worked desperately to secure a job at a state-owned factory, only for her family to exploit her and give the position to the 2.3kReads8.2Score168Shelves

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    This book tells the story of two people living their own lives, content with modest wealth, without causing too much trouble.

47. 97 八 The 1980s: The True Heiress Strikes Back 八零：真千金逆袭记 Birdsong in the Quiet Mountains鸟鸣山幽Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Fake and Real Heiresses + Self-Improvement + Everyday Life + Striving] [The heroine grows quietly, then amazes everyone; she won’t take abuse and always talks back] Xia Xiaoxi lost both her parents at a young age. Her uncle’s family moved into her home under the pretense of raising her, took all the family’s money, worked her and her brother to the bone, and eventually tried to make her take her cousin’s place in an arranged marriage. Furious, Xia Xiaoxi fou 190.3kReads9.2Score13.6kShelves

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    The female protagonist is an indigenous woman with no special abilities.

48. 98 七 The Happy Life of Lin Yulan, a Sharp-Tongued Woman in the 1970s 七十年代之贫嘴林玉兰的幸福生活 Bai Shuitan白水谈Modern Romance440k WordsCompleted My new novel, A Lively Life in the Sixties: Revenge First, Gossip Later, is now available! Every character is a piece of work, with revenge, scoundrels getting what they deserve, and plenty of beatings. It’s a different kind of story. If you’re interested, give it a try. Thanks for your support! [Reborn + no pocket dimension + no System + no golden finger + romance, with a cheerful and heartwarming tone] Liu Jie’s parents divorced in her previous life, and she lived alone with her grandmother. 2.3kReads9.0Score184Shelves

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    I recommend these two period dramas; they depict simple, warm, and sweet everyday life! [Sending hearts]

49. 99 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: Living Off Women in a Period Novel 女穿男：我在年代文里吃软饭 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A woman transmigrates into a man’s body, with some fantasy elements] When Zhou Shan transmigrates to the 1960s, she opens her eyes to dizziness and weakness in all four limbs, experiencing firsthand what it means to be starving to death. She doesn’t feel the slightest thing about having become a man. Just as she’s so hungry she can barely keep her eyes open, she hears a father and daughter nearby, picking over their choices: “Is there anyone you like?” “Too ugly. Black and skinny, like a charre 6.7kReads9.4Score565Shelves

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    The first book was a heartwarming slice-of-life story with a fairly reasonable premise; after reading it, I started to question the logic of many wish-fulfillment novels. The second book was quite interesting; it featured a woman transmigrating into a man's body.

50. 100 中 Lu Xueqi, Vocational School Student 中专生陆雪琪 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Marriage & Romance81k WordsCompleted Lu Xueqi, the Vocational School Student 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist who, in the mid-1990s, graduated from a teachers' college but gave up her assigned job to work in the south, as did the male protagonist, who also gave up his job in his hometown to work in the south. Together, they create a future.

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