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1. 51 狠 A Cruel Mother, a Broken Home, and Me, Unbroken 狠心的妈，破碎的家，不屈的我 If You’re No Eagle, Don’t Be a Snail不是雄鹰做蜗牛Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Male-Oriented, Rural, Family, Comeback, Power Fantasy, Inspirational] Abandoned by his own mother, abused by his stepmother, and struck by his father's sudden misfortune. Su Yang, a poor boy from the mountains, has been left battered by his family's cruelty. With no one to lean on and no support to count on, he can only fight his own way to survival. He studies hard, weathers turmoil on campus, and makes his way in the business world. His heartless relatives come crawling back to latch onto his 28.4kReads8.2Score2.3kShelves

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   Inspirational and moving stories of overcoming adversity that you won't want to miss.

2. 52 六 The Sixties: My Dead Husband Wants Me to Remarry 六零：死去的丈夫让我改嫁 A Lonely Boat Hard to Find孤舟难寻Modern Romance536k WordsCompleted [Period setting + everyday life + little happenings in a city compound + supporting characters all have golden fingers] The heroine relies entirely on her own intelligence and is sweet on the outside, ruthless underneath. After her husband dies, Jin Miaomiao is left pregnant. She has a mother-in-law and a young brother-in-law to support, as well as a useless father of her own: the former wants to take her job, while the latter wants to sell her off for a quick profit. Jin Miaomiao quickly marr 217Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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   The female protagonist is unafraid of trial, has strong moral values, and lives a vibrant life in a difficult era.

3. 53 六 Six Sisters: Liu Meixin’s Very Different Life 六姊妹之刘美心的别样人生 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Female-Channel Fanfiction536k WordsCompleted The period drama Six Sisters is currently airing. As I watched, I couldn't help feeling that the fate of the six sisters' mother, Liu Meixin, was unfair. Never mind how hard life was in that era: simply giving birth to six children as a woman already made her exceptional. It was no easy feat. And yet her life was full of misfortune. So I dared to imagine that, even if we couldn't change the era she was born in, we could give her a powerful mindset: one that was confident, independent, and ahead 200Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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   I wrote this; I don't know if it's good or not.

4. 54 她 The Age of Their Happiness 她们的幸福时代 April Taoyao四月桃幺Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted A coming-of-age memory for those born in the 1960s. In 1986, the youngest daughter of the celebrated Guo family graduates from university and returns home in triumph, only to face a string of family upheavals: her eldest sister's divorce, her second sister's pregnancy before marriage and her boyfriend's imprisonment, and the revelation that her own love rival is actually her “missing sister”... Watch as the sisters lean on and comfort one another, wade through life's muddy waters, find happiness 131Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   Completed book. Just read it; it's worth it. Recommended!

5. 55 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 101.8kReads9.6Score10.1kShelves

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   These are period dramas, absolutely fantastic, all worth reading multiple times. I've already read them several times.

6. 56 带 I Brought a Fortune to the 1970s and Became the Boss of the Family 带着巨额财产穿七零，成家中一霸 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period drama + military marriage + pocket dimension + family life On the first day after Lin Xiangnan transmigrates, her family gets into a huge argument over sending someone to the countryside. At first: “So what if I have to go to the countryside? I've got hundreds of millions of supplies in my pocket dimension. How could I possibly fail to get by out there?” After helping her second great-uncle weed his fields for two days: “There's no way I'm going to the countryside. I'm lazy, gluttonous, a 107.9kReads9.3Score9.2kShelves
7. 57 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 94.5kReads9.6Score8.6kShelves
8. 58 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 45kReads9.5Score5kShelves
9. 59 重 Reborn in 1976, My Father-in-Law Hopes I Die Every Day 重生1976，岳父天天盼我死 Weird-Tasting Bullfrog怪味牛蛙Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + period setting + logging + no System] In his previous life, Chen Beishan was the chairman of a timber conglomerate worth tens of billions. As he died at his rosewood desk, the last document he received wasn’t an obituary. It was a lawyer’s letter from his son, contesting the inheritance. He opens his eyes in 1976, in the Greater Khingan Range, at minus forty-two degrees. He’s now the “softie Beishan” everyone at the logging camp calls a coward: a good-for-nothing who abandoned his p 889Reads6.5Score108Shelves

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   This is a high-quality period rebirth novel with a tight plot, novel setting, no system, and rich and delicate writing style. It has the feel of a period drama, depicting the rise of a lumberjack in a Northeast forest farm. It's very immersive. 👍

10. 60 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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    This book is intellectually stimulating and worth getting hooked on.

11. 61 重 Reborn as a Young Educated Youth in the 1970s, I Make a Fortune with My Farm 重生70小知青带农场吸金 I'm Big 33我是大33Modern Romance391k WordsCompleted Space + rebirth + one-on-one romance + brainless power fantasy + food + entrepreneurship + foresight + making money. Inspired by real-life circumstances, but set in an alternate era. Xu Kaixin is reborn on the very day her home is confiscated. The resentment and bitterness from her previous life still weigh on her heart. Her anxious parents hurry to pack her things. Xu Kaixin glances at the clock: the authorities will be here to confiscate their home any minute. Her parents are about to be sent 2.9kReads7.3Score272Shelves

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    🤔🤔🤔😜[What?]

12. 62 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Scheming First Wife Is Ready to Rise Again! 重生七十年代：心机原配要翻身！ Me, Who Loves Fish爱吃鱼的我Modern Romance690k WordsCompleted Everyone in the compound says Wang Cuilan is lucky. Born in the countryside and educated only through middle school, she still managed to marry one of the most capable young men in the compound, transforming her social standing overnight. Everyone urges Wang Cuilan to count her blessings, be grateful, and cherish her good life. Yet no one notices the exhaustion hidden beneath her smile. Wang Cuilan has been a calculating girl since childhood. She knows that if she wants something, she has to wor 4.4kReads8.4Score183Shelves

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    🍁①She knew from a young age that she had to work hard for what she wanted, so when he came to her door, she took the blame for saving her life, and at the same time, used his kindness to get him to marry her... 🍁But now, she's tired. After asking him for a divorce, she went back to fifteen years ago...

13. 63 流 A Shooting Star Streaks By, Leaving Traces on the Years 流星划过，岁月有痕 Amber Aurora琥珀色北极光Modern Romance168k WordsCompleted This is a powerful work that deeply portrays the intertwined paths of growth for the post-80s generation and the changes of the times. The story follows its protagonist, Zhao Fei, from his green and innocent days in middle school, through the passionate years of university, and into the struggles and discoveries of life after graduation. It delicately depicts how Zhao Fei and his generation search for themselves and realize their worth amid the currents of the times, while also reflecting the sw 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A tribute to the post-80s generation! This is a powerful work that profoundly depicts the growth trajectory of the post-80s generation intertwined with the changes of the times. The story follows Zhao Fei, from his naive and confused middle school years to his passionate university years, and finally to his struggles and explorations after entering society. It delicately portrays how Zhao Fei and his generation find themselves and realize their value in the torrent of the times, while also reflecting the enormous changes in China's politics, economy, and culture over the past thirty years. This is a story about dreams, struggle, love, and sacrifice; a heartfelt reflection on the past and a firm vision for the future. In the bittersweet story of Zhao Fei and others, everyone can find their own reflection and feel the resonance and power of moving forward with the times.

14. 64 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: That Couple's Both a Little Crazy 七零军婚：那两口子都有点癫 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Inventory Space + Comedy + Wish Fulfillment + Two Golden Fingers] Ruan Qiqi spent ten years being treated for an illness, and her condition was perfectly stable. After leaving the hospital, she unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s, into the body of a country girl who has just been dumped by her scumbag fiancé. Nearly everyone around her is awful. But she isn't afraid. She has a space packed with supplies, a golden finger, and nine lives, so she can do whatever she wants with 47kReads9.2Score5.8kShelves

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    Absolutely amazing, super good 👀

15. 65 被 Hounded by a Madman, She Turns Around and Marries an Abstinent Commander 被疯批缠上，转头嫁给禁欲首长 Moon in the Midst明中月Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Military marriage + period setting + sweet romance + both leads are each other's first and only + face-slapping + feel-good fiction Top salesperson Chen Meina works herself to death. When she opens her eyes, it's the 1970s, and she's forcing herself on the male lead. Chen Meina: ? Once she comes to her senses, Chen Meina realizes she's become universally despised. Her awful family helped her tie up the male lead and drag him into bed, only for a reborn woman to catch them in the act, ruining the 11.9kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
16. 66 星 When the Little Grass from the Stars Cried, the Commander Married Her 星星来的小草一哭，首长领证了 Ling Meng Baby凌萌宝宝Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted Hua Tang was the only little grass-seed baby in the entire interstellar world with the power to grow plants. She was adored by everyone across the stars and coveted by countless interstellar bigwigs. The Alliance's God of War, interstellar thieves, and revered demon beasts all fought to become her master. With a wave of her hand, plants multiplied at astonishing speed, bringing barren planets back to life. She could then sell them off, making her master a fortune, while her doting master spoiled 392Reads8.2Score101Shelves
17. 67 七 The 1970s: Sir, There's Someone Who Looks Just Like You! 七零：领导，有个翻版特别像您！ Tomato Deer God番茄鹿神Modern Romance739k WordsCompleted Six years later, she returns with a child, and Mrs. Jiang is smothered with affection [Transmigrate into a Book and Raise a Child + Sweet Romance and Healing + Regretful Chase + Fatherly Boyfriend] Qi Ziyue has always had an unstable spirit. After repeatedly dreaming that she is burned to death, she wakes up and unlocks a peach-blossom space, ready to start shopping! Right after finishing her shopping, she transmigrates into a period novel and becomes the doomed birth mother of the story’s brill 1.6kReads8.3Score105Shelves
18. 68 完 Oh No, I’m Spoiled by a Princess Syndrome System in the 1970s 完了，我在七零被公主病系统宠爆 Yi Yi壹易Modern Romance386k WordsOngoing The moment Song Huaichu opened her eyes, she saw the dilapidated rafters overhead and crumbling earthen walls. She fell silent. After getting a rundown on the situation from a certain System, she finally understood what was going on. First, she had died. Then she came back to life. Well, that was pretty good. She'd come out ahead. Unless something unexpected happened, there would be no man-eating zombies, mutated plants and animals, or cannibals in this world before she died of old age. Well, th 9Reads6.0Score—Shelves
19. 69 捐 I Donated Billions in Assets, Then Transmigrated to the Famine Era! 捐了亿万资产后，穿饥荒年代！ Smiling Beauty笑美人Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The 1960s + blended family + both leads’ first relationship + raising kids + copy space + outspoken heroine + everyday life] [The short drama is now streaming. Search for “A Heart Like Fine Brocade.”] In her previous life, Qiao Yu had cancer and never married. She made a fortune using her special space to buy cosmetics overseas for clients. After dying young, she finds herself in the difficult 1960s. The bad news: her late husband left behind two children, and her current husband has adopted th 6.3kReads9.0Score479Shelves
20. 70 易 Fertile by Nature, She Has the Factory Boss's Only Heir After Losing Her Memory 易孕体质，失忆后破厂长三代单传 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Nineties setting, both leads are virgins, sweet romance, doting love, marriage first, love later, secret crush, slice of life] Qin Baozhu has been spoiled rotten since childhood, indulged and allowed to do whatever she wants. One day, an accident sends her tumbling off a train. The pampered heiress becomes an illiterate simpleton, and someone picks her up from the train station. When she wakes up, she's been married for six years, and there's a little one crying beside her. “Mommy, I promise I 7.8kReads8.5Score471Shelves
21. 71 七 The 1970s: After Transmigrating Into a Book, the Fake Heiress Returns to the Village to Grow Sweet Potatoes 七零，穿书后假千金回村种番薯了 Grapefruit Tomato Sauce西柚番茄酱Modern Romance815k WordsCompleted [Period Drama + Transmigrate into a Book + Reborn + Pocket Dimension + Educated Youth + Sweet Romance + Military Marriage] Lin Yu awakened memories of her past life and discovered that she was a cannon-fodder supporting character in a period novel. The heroine was the real heiress, while Lin Yu was the fake heiress who had taken her place. When the real heiress returned, jealousy got the better of Lin Yu and she did a whole string of foolish things. In the end, her adoptive parents kicked her ou 5.6kReads9.0Score535Shelves
22. 72 军 Military Marriage: The Interstellar Marshal Transmigrates to the 1990s and Meets a War Hero 军婚之星际元帅：穿越九零遇兵王 Qing Xin青芯Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Military story: aloof, cold male lead in the early stages + all-around, unfathomable female lead] Both leads are each other's first and only love!!! There is a planet called Nan Zhiheng in the Milky Way. She is the planet's one and only female marshal, its highest-ranking leader. She fought and explored across the universe, but on the very day she was to be officially invested with her title, an enemy attack put her in danger. To protect her subordinates and people, her soul unexpectedly transm 397Reads7.8Score—Shelves
23. 73 千 I Traveled a Thousand Miles to Join My Husband, Only to Be Rejected? The Military Wife Is So Capable, the Nation Has Its Eye on Her 千里奔夫被嫌？军嫂太强国家盯上 Sweet Blossoms on Brocade锦上甜花Modern Romance800k WordsOngoing [Romance] [Military Marriage] [Agricultural Research] [Pride and Prejudice] Renowned agricultural scientist Lin Hongying has become a country girl who traveled a thousand miles to join the army and seek refuge with her fiancé. She is dressed in rags, gaunt and sallow, and seems both unsophisticated and uneducated. Everyone tells her arranged marriages never bring happiness. Everyone looks down on her and despises her. Look down on her? Despise her? So what? She has a heart full of ambition to 6.4kReads9.3Score468Shelves

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    The first book has a strong female lead, the second and fourth are very sweet, and the third has a plot. 🤤🤤🤤

24. 74 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Wife, I Stole the Show in the Military Compound 穿成炮灰原配后，我惊艳军区大院 Moon Rising over the Blue Sea苍海升月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: Before I Lost My Virtue, I Rewrote the Life of the Cannon-Fodder First Wife [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + no golden finger + sweet romance + devoted couple] Xia Qingning unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel written by a classmate who envies her. She becomes the original wife, who shares her name and is framed into losing her virtue, then jumps into a lake and dies tragically. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s at the scene of her violati 51.5kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves
25. 75 不 I’m Done Pretending: After Winning the Factory Director’s Favor, I’m Completely Sold 不装了，抱上厂长大腿后我真香了 December Yo十二月呦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Jiang Yang opened her eyes, she was not only married, she also had a sixteen-year-old son. Her husband was the thirty-five-year-old director of a steel mill, and her stepson was a high school sophomore. A month ago, Ruan Wenli, who had been single for years, quietly announced his marriage. His lovely wife was a boiler-room worker more than ten years his junior, and the news shocked the entire third-tier city. Jiang Yang returned home and saw a tall, slender figure who had suddenly appeared 7kReads8.7Score571Shelves
26. 76 八 The 1980s: A Beauty with Skin Like Jade Marries a Soldier and Raises a Child 八零凝脂美人，嫁个军人带带崽 Radish Rabbit Who Loves Cabbage爱吃白菜的萝卜兔Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Eighties setting + military marriage + seducing the man + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + heroine has experience, hero doesn't] She opens her eyes to find she's become the male lead's wicked aunt in a period novel. She abuses him and his younger sister, cheats on their stern uncle, and ultimately brings about her own death. Lu Manman, a breathtaking beauty with smooth, radiant skin, is determined to take it easy. All she wants is to go back home. Who knew her niece and nephew would 12.3kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
27. 77 三 The Three Treasures Pagoda and Purple Gold Mountain 三宝塔与紫金山 Muzi Surong木子苏蓉Modern Romance114k WordsCompleted The story unfolds slowly between Sanbao Town in southeastern Yunnan and Nanjing, the ancient capital of six dynasties. Yun Kun, a young man from southern Yunnan, dreams of escaping the mountains. Through sheer perseverance, he rises from a poor boy to a faculty researcher at a military academy. Ning Xiang, who lives east of Nanjing, once enjoyed a peaceful, ordinary life, but the tides of the times bring a drastic turn: her household registration is falsified, and she is forced to move to the co 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story unfolds slowly between Sanbao Town in southeastern Yunnan and Nanjing, the ancient capital of six dynasties. Yun Kun, a young man from southern Yunnan, harbors a dream of escaping the mountains. With unwavering will, he rises from a poor child to become an optics researcher at a military engineering academy. Ning Xiang, from eastern Nanjing, originally enjoyed a stable life in the city, but the tides of the times brought about a life-altering event: her household registration was altered. Two originally parallel life trajectories unexpectedly intersect at the foot of Zijin Mountain. Their union is not only about the companionship of two individuals, but also the fusion of two lifestyles. Yun Kun embodies the resilience and tenacity of the red soil plateau, while Ning Xiang possesses the gentleness and resilience of the Jiangnan water towns. In an era of scarcity, they support each other, using wild chickens, loofah vines, and homemade kaleidoscopes to transform their impoverished days into a poetic existence. Through the ups and downs of the fates of two families and two generations, the novel reflects the social changes in China from the War of Resistance against Japan to the early days of reform and opening up. The Sanbao Pagoda bears witness to the adherence to and breakthrough of tradition, while Zijin Mountain gazes upon the impact and adaptation to modernity. Against this historical backdrop, each character searches for their place—Ning Fa's selfishness and self-preservation, Ning Gui's shrewd calculations, Ning Zhonghua's unwavering paternal love, and Yu's steadfast family management. This is not merely a story about family and marriage, but a collective memory of a generation of Chinese people. It recounts memories of ration coupons, the hardships of household registration, and the perseverance to maintain dignity amidst adversity. Ultimately, the story answers the question: when individual fate clashes with the tides of history, how do we safeguard our inner convictions? How do we find eternity amidst change? "The Three Pagodas and Purple Mountain" offers a warm and powerful answer.

28. 78 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Take the Children to Find Their Long-Dead Father 穿书后我带孩子找到他们早死的爹 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1950s + daily life + raising children] Su Zhaozhao stayed up all night finishing a period novel. When she woke up, she’d been tossed into the book’s world as the male lead’s early-deceased ex-wife, a character who wasn’t even given a name and was barely mentioned. He thought she was gone, and she thought he was dead. The ex-wife struggled to survive with her two children until exhaustion took her life. Then Su Zhaozhao landed in her place… In this era of shortages, Su 37.7kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves

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    Good period novels, all recommended after reading them.

29. 79 换 Swapping Marriages Led Me to the Right Man, and Check-Ins Let Me Thrive in the Compound 换亲嫁对郎，靠打卡在大院躺赢 Monster Meow Meow怪物喵喵Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [The Sixties + Gossip + Check-In System + Love After Marriage + Family Life + Devoted Husband + A Few Selfish Relatives + Getting Rich Later] Song Yu transmigrates into Song Jiayu, a member of the old Song family in Lushan Village. She knows that her cousin next door is making a huge fuss about swapping marriage partners, and that the man she's supposed to marry is sickly but incredibly handsome. So why wait? For a face-lover like her, looks are everything. Besides, with her check-in System, she 8.7kReads8.9Score813Shelves
30. 80 新 On Our Wedding Night, the Cold-Faced Officer Washed the Sheets 新婚夜，冷面军官洗床单 Meat Sauce Dumpling肉酱团子Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted The ratings came in on Singles’ Day, and they started out a little low. They’ll gradually rise, though~ [Military marriage in a bygone era + sweet beauty VS stone-faced officer + devoted husband + cozy everyday life] She transmigrates into a book on her wedding night. They’ve barely finished when he wants to run away? Jiang Muning raised an eyebrow. “In your dreams!” When she woke up, she discovered that her archenemy, who was supposed to have died with her in an avalanche, had also transmigrate 12.4kReads9.0Score1kShelves
31. 81 相 I Went to the Wrong Blind Date Table and Married an Officer, Then Made a Fortune with My Pocket Dimension 相亲走错桌嫁军官，携空间赚翻了 October Frost十月霜华Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Entirely fictional] (military marriage in a bygone era + devoted love between two virgins + face-slapping villains + a touch of fantasy with a pocket dimension + no saintly heroine + building wealth) After ten years of keeping her head down, Gong Linglong finally avenged her parents and reclaimed everything that belonged to her. Just as she was about to enjoy life, a soul-reaper dragged her spirit down to the underworld! Damn it! They got the wrong soul? And she couldn't go back? With her fiery 51.6kReads9.4Score7kShelves
32. 82 八 The 1980s: The Cold-Faced Officer Is Wrapped Around the Sickly Beauty's Finger 八零：冷面军官被病弱美人拿捏了 Little Silly Goose小呆鹅Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion] Martial arts prodigy Jiang Nianzhi transmigrates into a book and arrives in an alternate version of the 1980s, where she becomes a delicate, frail beauty. Thinking she would run into one terrible person after another, she rolls up her sleeves, ready to beat them all into submission. But her feisty mother favors girls over boys, her white-lotus sister is a doting sister-con, her grandmother is a beauty enthusiast, and her little brother has 83.3kReads9.4Score13.4kShelves
33. 83 重 Reborn in 1985: My Passionate Years 重生1985：我的炙热年代 Cheng Yezhou程夜舟Urban582k WordsOngoing [A reborn, period-set farming story, relying entirely on memories of a past life and hard work in the present. No golden finger, System, pocket dimension, or harem. Things start looking up from Chapter 15! A positive story all the way!] When Lu Zheng wakes up, he has returned to the fateful summer of 1985. In his past life, he was a coward all his days. He watched helplessly as his uncle seized the family property, the woman he loved married far away so she wouldn't hold him back, and his parent 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist, after being reborn, has no system for predicting the future, no spiritual spring space, and no mystical luck. His only "cheat code" is his hard-earned experience from his previous life and his precise grasp of the pulse of the times. From setting up a street stall to building a factory, every step is in line with the business logic of the 1980s, with details so realistic it's like watching a documentary!

34. 84 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Made the Ruthless Officer Fall for Me 重生七零：狠戾军官被我撩红眼 Nan Guagua楠瓜瓜Modern Romance689k WordsOngoing Gu Wei is reborn, but how did she end up in bed with Lin Shaochen, a future big shot? In her previous life, wasn't she the real heiress who had been switched at birth in the Gu family? What? Gu Lanlan is reborn too? So it was all part of her scheme! Fine. If Gu Lanlan thinks that wolf's den of a family is better, then swapping places suits Gu Wei just fine. But the future big shot was supposed to be pure and dispassionate. Why does he keep sneaking looks at her? That heated, brazen gaze is makin 118Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    This period drama is quite groundbreaking! 👍 The female lead is a fake heiress, reborn as both the real and fake heiresses. The male lead is a regimental commander who is framed by his own mother, younger brother, and fiancée, leading to his demotion! The story begins with the male and female leads being tricked into sleeping together. The female lead uses this to her advantage, helping him escape the entanglements of both sets of parents and the clutches of her former husband! The male lead and the government constantly suspect the female lead of being a spy! The male lead is a rational love-struck individual, while the female lead also desires a healthy child! A tug-of-war between two equally sincere yet scheming individuals! 😂 [OK][OK][OK]

35. 85 回 Back in 1977, I Married the Queen of the Daughters' Kingdom 回到1977年，娶了女儿国国王 Ji Yuning季宇宁Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yuning transmigrated back to 1977. He went from being a 21-year-old educated youth returning to the city to a literary young man, a great poet, and a famous novelist. It was all thanks to his memories of his previous life and the books he copied. But his greatest reward was marrying a wife as beautiful as a fairy. 11.7kReads8.0Score778Shelves
36. 86 婆 My Mother-in-Law Wants Me to Live as a Widow? My Army Officer Husband Is Back 婆婆让我守活寡？军官老公回来了 Songzi Mo松子茉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Era Setting] [Military Marriage] [Pocket Dimension] [Raising Children] With a single twist of fate, wealthy heiress Zhou Zhitong transmigrated into a book and became a cannon-fodder military wife left behind in the countryside. She was destined to work herself to death before turning thirty. Worst of all, her two children would be sold to human traffickers by their cruel grandmother, who would cripple them and force them to beg in the streets. But to her delight, her family's department store h 1.7kReads8.5Score261Shelves

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    A highly-rated completed novel, a period drama about military marriage, quite good.

37. 87 重 Reborn in the 1990s: Kicking My Scumbag Ex to the Curb and Becoming a Mogul's Darling 重生九零脚踹渣男做大佬心尖宝 I Don't Want to Be a Beauty不想做美女Modern Romance492k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + sweet romance + love after marriage + warm and healing + everyday child-rearing + everyday wealth-building] Only after Juzi died did she learn that she was a character in a tragic romance. In the story, she gave birth to a daughter, only to be looked down on by her mother-in-law and resented by her good-for-nothing husband for not bearing a son. He was even secretly seeing the factory director’s daughter. Unable to take it any longer, Juzi divorced him and took her daughter with her. 3.7kReads9.2Score346Shelves
38. 88 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 92.8kReads9.2Score6.2kShelves
39. 89 年 A Marriage Swap in the Seventies: I Leave My Infertile Scumbag Husband and Have Triplets 年代换亲，甩不孕渣夫后一胎三宝 Jiang Jiuyi江九疑Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Marriage swap in the 1980s + marriage first, love later + raising kids + doting on his wife + medicine + building a fortune] Lu Baiwei and her stepsister, Lu Jiaojiao, were both reborn. In their previous lives, Lu Jiaojiao stole her arranged marriage and married He Ting, a young educated man from the capital. She enjoyed a brief spell of glory. Not long afterward, trouble struck He Ting’s family, and the whole family was sent to a state farm. Lu Jiaojiao also had to help He Ting raise his nephe 7.3kReads9.0Score780Shelves
40. 90 重 Back to the 1970s, Spoiled at the Cost of My Life by a Sinister Tycoon 重回七零，被阴戾大佬拿命宠 Lamb Who Loves Spicy Food爱吃辣的小羊羔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + building wealth + food + adorable child + redemption] Reborn, Xia Chuhe rolled up her sleeves and got to work, facing a family that barely had enough to eat or wear. Pickled pepper bullfrog, braised fish, braised pork, marinated meats... Every day, she carried all kinds of delicious food through the black market, raking in stacks of cash and ration coupons. In her previous life, she was brutally murdered. The “madman” she had always feared went mad for her, avenged her 7kReads8.8Score448Shelves
41. 91 改 Reforming My Good-for-Nothing Husband, Starting at Age 20 改造废物老公，从20岁开始养老 Teletubby Without an Antenna没有天线的天线宝宝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period story x making money x family and village life x a touch of ensemble cast x raising kids] Lin Hui has a dream. In it, she turns fifty after spending twenty-seven years as a widow, struggling to raise her children, only to develop cancer and die before she can enjoy life. When she wakes, she finds herself back in 1980, the year she just married Xu Dongsheng, the “lazy bum” of the surrounding villages. She grits her teeth. She absolutely cannot let her life follow the path in her dream. Fr 34.1kReads9.1Score4.1kShelves
42. 92 野 Wild Chrysanthemums, No Tears 野菊花，不流泪 Shui Wenqiu水问秋Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted “The eldest gets doted on, the youngest gets spoiled, but the one in the middle suffers most!” In the late 1970s, under the weight of son preference and the pressure of family planning, Xiaojü was born in the middle. Her tragic life began from the moment she was born: an unwanted child, abandoned by both Heaven and Earth! When Xiaojü was four, the grandmother who had raised her passed away. In her final moments, Grandma told her that she had been born in a season when wild chrysanthemums were i 2.3kReads8.4Score157Shelves

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    A recent new book in the genre of realistic historical fiction.

43. 93 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—Shelves
44. 94 重 Reborn Tour Guide Strikes It Rich! 重生导游来吸金！ Le Muxi乐沐昔Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted Tour guide Ji Luoyi’s tour bus plunges into a reservoir on the way back from dropping off her group. When she opens her eyes, she has been reborn as Luo Yi, a high school student in 2002. The thought of going through high school all over again gives her a headache. Her parents were tricked into going abroad for work and haven’t been heard from in years, while her relatives are constantly picking on her, unable to stand seeing her do well. Ji Luoyi thinks, “I had a house, a car, and a cat-son, an 77Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A top female tour guide reborn in 2002 stages a remarkable comeback.

45. 95 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, the Side-Character Couple Goes to the Countryside as Educated Youths 穿书后，配角夫妻下乡当知青 White Star Heavenly Bamboo白星天竺Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted While reading a novel, Li Ruolan is surprised to discover that her and her husband’s names appear in a novel set in a bygone era. They are educated youths who go to the countryside alongside the male and female leads, and their names appear only two or three times as minor characters. That very night, Li Ruolan dreams of the minor character’s memories. When she wakes up, her husband says he had the same dream. Just as they both think it must be a coincidence, a pocket dimension appears. Li Ruola 25.7kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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    🌹🌹Fast-paced slice-of-life period drama🍒🍒A short story I finished reading overnight🪻🪻🪻A couple travels back to the 1970s and becomes random passersby in the book🌈🌈🌈No negative portrayal of the original female lead; they even become friends with her.

46. 96 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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    Historical fiction, fantasy novel

47. 97 上 Shanghai People Eat Rice Porridge 上海人吃泡饭 The Writer Who Writes in Shanghainese用上海话写作的人Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted In the middle of the night, Wang’s Granny was being beaten so badly she could barely move, and could only call for help. Uncle Huang was still fuming over how she had humiliated him during the day, so angry he couldn’t sleep. He heard what sounded faintly like a cat meowing, but when he listened more closely, he realized it was a cry for help coming from Wang’s Granny’s house. He was about to go save her when his wife grabbed hold of him... 471Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    This is a novel praised by the media as the online version of "Blossoms". It is a 620,000-word novel published by Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House. It tells a touching story of the daily life, love and hate of ordinary people in a Shanghai alley.

48. 98 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 26.9kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves

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    Highly recommended! Starting from a small town in 1990, this is a very realistic and immersive hardcore period novel about officialdom!

49. 99 重 Reborn in 1960: From Bachi Alley to Hongjiagou 重生1960：八尺巷爆到洪家沟 The Chosen One王者之选Urban407k WordsCompleted After leaving Eight-Foot Alley, Hong Tiejun found an empty corner and tossed the cornmeal into his pocket dimension. Before he had even made it to the mouth of the alley, he had already wolfed down the cornmeal cake. Feeling the money and ration coupons in his pocket, Hong Tiejun couldn’t help reflecting... Hongjiagou lay at the foot of Dahei Mountain, and it was still a desolate place. Nestled against the mountains and water, Hongjiagou had fields stretching out in every direction... Hong Tie 1.2kReads6.7Score—Shelves

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    I just finished reading this chapter and I'm completely engrossed! The author is so good at using the contrast between two storylines to portray people's hearts—the Tao family is in chaos, Lü Yaqin sees through everything and wants to protect her family, but she encounters a husband who cares about his image and a short-sighted mother-in-law. The line "This is the difference between people" perfectly expresses her helplessness. Every character feels so real, like someone you know.

50. 100 我 I'm Not a Monster! 我不是怪物呀 Ah Shuilan阿水兰Modern Romance117k WordsOngoing I, Chen Dou'er, was born in the countryside with congenital defects: ears as small as beans and a cleft lip. Because I was ugly, I endured discrimination throughout my childhood and tasted every kind of hardship life had to offer. Fortunately, I was exceptionally gifted and had a remarkable aptitude for music and painting. Most importantly, I met benefactors when I was young. They pulled me out of the mire. Later, I moved to the city with my friends and won over countless audiences with my talen —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A captivating period drama with nuanced emotions and a thought-provoking ending.

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