Period-Era Fiction! Really Good Ones! No Pocket Spaces, They’re Too Unrealistic! 年代文！巨好看的那种！不能有空间，空间太假了！

1. 451 夫 After His Wife Divorces Him, the Warlord Goes Gray Overnight 夫人离婚后，军阀大佬一夜白头 Chu Diandian初点点Modern Romance691k WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name, “Qi Mi,” is available by searching on Tomato. Ning Zhen is forced to marry the warlord Sheng Changyu. Sheng Changyu has a beloved first love, as well as two concubines, and the Sheng household is rife with danger. Ning Zhen is a young heiress who has returned from studying abroad. She can’t adapt to the infighting in the household, and everyone is waiting to see her make a fool of herself. Less than three years later, just as everyone predicted, Ning Zhen wants 79.9kReads9.5Score9.2kShelves

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   A wealthy heiress who studied abroad proposes to marry a warlord to save her family; it's a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love—super captivating! [Admiring][Admiring]

2. 452 糙 The Rugged Man Relentlessly Pursues His Lovely Wife, Beating Every Other Suitor Flat 糙汉猛追娇媳妇，捶扁所有野男人 Summer Hail夏冰雹Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted [Period setting + 1980s + rugged man + everyday family life + sweet romance + road to prosperity + no System or pocket dimension] Ever since his wife stopped acting like a fool, every man around wanted to steal her away. Jiang Ye spends every day figuring out new ways to beat up all kinds of would-be rivals. If anyone so much as shows an interest in Lin Wan, Jiang Ye is there to give him a beating. Lin Wan can't believe she has a child with the very man who used to tug her braids, copy her homew 1.3kReads8.3Score103Shelves

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   It's a period drama with no fantastical settings; both the male and female leads are bold, straightforward, and unpretentious—quite enjoyable.

3. 453 穿 Reborn in a Book as the Evil Mother-in-Law, I Rewrite the Plot and Lead My Family of Three to Prosperity 穿进书中恶婆婆改写剧情，带领一家三口发家致富 Yi Jiji一吉吉Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted She transmigrates into a book as the wicked mother-in-law, rewrites the plot, and leads a family of three to wealth and prosperity. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Part 1️⃣: Historical setting + Transmigration + Strong Female Lead + Farming Parts 2️⃣ & 3️⃣: Historical setting + Time Travel + Military Marriage + Arranged Marriage to Love Part 4️⃣: Historical setting + Military Marriage + Arranged Marriage to Love + Wife-Chasing Hell

4. 454 六 The Sixties Villainess Wants a New Husband, and Her Rugged Army Officer Is Getting Anxious 六零女配要改嫁，糙汉军官他急了 Little Cat Doesn't Eat Lychees小猫不吃荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Rural army-family third generation + dazzling beauty of a painter + no pocket dimension + slow-burn romance + both are each other's first and only love + ensemble cast in the latter half] Jiang Xizhu stays up all night painting, then opens her eyes to find herself in a period novel as the country fiancée of the male lead, who dies young. Her former fiancé is already married. By a twist of fate, she also ends up marrying a grubby, scruffy husband. They say she's shameless, 77.3kReads9.0Score9.9kShelves
5. 455 七 The 1970s: The Beloved Darling Is Carried Off by the Village Bully 七零：团宠娇娇被村霸叼走了 A Little Red Flower一朵小红花儿Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted Synopsis: the whole family adores her + sweet romance P.S. This story is entirely fictional and set in a parallel world. It's a lighthearted, sugary little treat. Xia Miaomiao is the prettiest girl in the whole brigade. Her parents dote on her, her grandparents spoil her, and her brothers favor her. Even the children know: you can pick a fight with Fu Shi, but never with Xia Miaomiao! But that ruthless man took a liking to Xia Miaomiao and bullied her again and again. Whenever he saw the little 545Reads7.4Score—Shelves
6. 456 前 I Went to the Military District to Get Divorced, but the Disciplined Officer Kissed Me Until I Cried 前往军区离婚，被禁欲军官亲哭了 I'm Drifting Deep in the Sea我在深飘飘Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + bright, beautiful medical student VS. cold, abstinent frontier officer] Lin Shurong transmigrates. Born into the 1960s, she becomes the only girl born into the family in three generations, the apple of everyone’s eye. Her life goes smoothly, until her marriage takes an unexpected turn! Her 98-year-old grandfather likes the man’s circumstances, family background, and status, so he forces her to marry him, insisting she be matched with an officer. For two years of marriage, t 57kReads8.3Score6.3kShelves
7. 457 娇 The Pampered Little Child Bride 娇宠小小童养媳 Xiao Jiuli萧九离Ancient Romance206k WordsCompleted What should an eighteen-year-old, rugged hunter do when faced with his innocent, naive, eight-year-old bride? Of course, he should raise her, dote on her, and spoil her until she grows up. Watch as he takes her hand and leads her, young and naive, through the world, teaching her all about life! 1.2kReads8.9Score104Shelves
8. 458 胖 My Chubby Wife Is Sweet and Soft, and the 1970s Officer Spoils Her With His Life 胖媳妇又娇又软，七零军官拿命宠 Gu Xi Ci故夕辞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Seeking adaptation for a short drama] [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + the husband’s long road to winning his wife back] After transmigrating, Su Mei goes from a senior doctor to a lazy, nasty military wife in a 1970s military compound. In her previous life, she had worked hard her whole life, only to die suddenly. Su Mei is determined to lie flat and be lazy this time around. But when she sees the original owner’s situation, she 8.5kReads9.1Score1kShelves
9. 459 军 The Military Wife Is Both Sweet and Brave, and Her Officer Husband Risks His Life to Spoil Her 军嫂又娇又勇，军官老公用命宠 Qia Lemon洽柠檬Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Pocket dimension + punishing scum + satisfying read + educated youth + military marriage Jiang Ling, a woman with special abilities, transmigrates into a frail supporting female character in a novel set in a bygone era. Her stepmother wants to marry her off to an old man in exchange for a bride price? Her biological father wants her to take the fall for someone else and go to the countryside so he can secure a brighter future? Jiang Ling clutches her chest and falls to the ground, then turns aro 25.3kReads9.0Score3.6kShelves

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   Her stepmother wanted to marry her off to an old man for a dowry? Her biological father wanted her to take the blame for someone else and go to the countryside for a better future? Jiang Ling clutched her chest and collapsed to the ground, then turned around and emptied her entire household's belongings before rushing off to the countryside. Two pretty educated youths arrived at the Red Star Brigade. Before Jiang Ling could even settle down, the village's most successful officer returned. The officer's mother instructed: "Son, two new educated youths have arrived in the village. The one who's diligent and energetic seems lucky and would be a good wife. The other one is sickly and coughs every three steps; stay away from her." The next day, the officer witnessed the pretty female educated youth kill a wild boar with three punches in the back mountain. The officer's heart pounded: "Hmm, diligent and energetic, indeed lucky. As for the one who coughs every three steps, his life is hard there; he absolutely cannot marry her." When it came time for the engagement, the officer's mother was dumbfounded; the prospective bride wasn't the one she had imagined! Jiang Ling smiled and immediately changed her tune: "Mom, the officer's mother clutched her chest: 'Oh no, I've been conquered!'"

10. 460 七 The Military Wife’s Farming Life in the 1970s 七零军嫂种田忙 A Floating Fish in a Dream一梦浮鱼Modern Romance755k WordsCompleted Lin Yunxi wakes from a nap and discovers that she has transmigrated into the body of a military wife in the 1970s. She got married young and already has an adorable son. In an era when people don't have enough to eat or warm clothes to wear, Lin Yunxi isn't worried at all: her pocket dimension for growing crops came with her! Watch as she wins the country's support, opens factories, starts businesses, and builds a business empire of her own. She hears that a courtyard house in the capital co 9.7kReads9.0Score726Shelves

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    ❣️Perfect match. The female lead travels back to the 1970s, is an amazing cook, and makes a huge bag of jerky, beef sauce, and other delicacies for the male lead. His brothers go crazy for it, it smells amazing! The female lead and her baby live a super fast life~ Exquisitely self-centered!

11. 461 让 You Want Me to Take the Fall and Go to Prison for My Brother? Dream On! 让我替大哥顶罪坐牢？想得美！ O Nameless One无名的人啊Urban233k WordsOngoing Reborn in the 1980s, courageous and resourceful, no courtyard-house drama, cozy everyday life, starting a business and building a fortune. In his previous life, Lin Dahai was sent to prison at seventeen. His older brother had accidentally killed someone, and since he was the family's main breadwinner, their parents told the siblings to draw lots to decide who would take his place in prison. Unluckily, Lin Dahai drew the lot. His parents told him he only had to serve eight years in his brother's 63Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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    Historical fiction, no system, protagonist is decisive and ruthless.

12. 462 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 9.9kReads8.9Score833Shelves
13. 463 和 Eating and Raising Kids with the Young Heir in the 1970s 和世子爷在七零吃瓜养崽 Ten O'ClockL十点LModern Romance450k WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + raising a child + watching the drama unfold + devoted couple + System + lie flat + period setting She was a noble heir’s wife, living every day in fine clothes and good food, surrounded by maids. Even after transmigrating into the modern era, she was a rich second-generation kid, spending her days traveling and living off her family. Now, all she has is steamed corn bread every day, cornmeal gruel, and even an egg is a luxury. Just as Lin Qing finally accepts her curre 2.5kReads8.7Score240Shelves
14. 464 这 What a Deal! My Rough-and-Ready Husband Knows How to Spoil Me After Our Marriage Swap 这波不亏！换嫁后糙汉老公很会宠 Slacking Off Is a State of Mind摆烂是一种心态Modern Romance356k WordsOngoing Sisters reborn + swapped marriages + rugged country man + contrasting fates + pure romance + 1v1 No System! No golden finger! After being reborn, the younger sister cried and pleaded to marry Chen Ping, Tian Wanhua's husband in her previous life, convinced she'd enjoy the good life in the city. Her older sister, Tian Wanhua, smiled and let her have him. "Fine. I'll go to the countryside." Everyone in the village said Lu Chengshan was a poor bachelor who herded cattle. His three big-tiled houses 50Reads—Score116Shelves

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    I'm here to recommend a reborn-in-the-era novel without any special abilities, systems, or cheat codes. It's about sisters swapping marriages, and the female lead has to go to the countryside immediately after her rebirth. It's not the kind of fast-paced, action-packed story; the pacing is slower, and the relationship between the male and female leads is very stable. The current downside is that the male lead is constantly busy—herding cattle, working in the fields to earn work points, or doing technical work. He's always exhausted and has very little time to spend with the female lead.

15. 465 七 The Sweet Young Lady of the 1970s 七十年代小娇娇 Plain Robes, Pure Melody素衫清韵Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The moment the young educated youth Wen Wan arrives in Lu Jiazui, she becomes famous: famous for her beauty, famous for taking her time, and famous for her sharp tongue and soft, sweet manner. When the educated youths first arrive, Lu Dongping sees Wen Wan and thinks, How is this little thing supposed to work in the fields and earn work points? Whichever team gets her will be unlucky. Take her home and she'll be treated like an ancestor. Later, Wen Wan becomes his very own little ancestor. 1.3kReads8.9Score250Shelves

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    This is a period drama with no plot devices. The female lead is a sent-down youth who eventually goes to university. The male lead is a native villager who later pursues her, bringing his child with him. Together, they work hard and become wealthy. The male lead helps the female lead from the very beginning of their relationship. The female lead is incredibly clear-headed and decisive—I absolutely love her!

16. 466 穿 A Couple of Fake Partners' Everyday Gossip After They Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Seventies 穿书七零塑料夫妻的吃瓜日常 Good Fortune and Good Luck福气满满好运来Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing (A sharp-tongued heroine with eight hundred schemes, queen of the courtyard and village, who loves watching the drama unfold × a male lead who seems aloof and untouchable but is really a childish boy who gets bullied by her and tries to fight back) Jiang Nuan transmigrates into a book. In this 1970s romance, she, Jiang Nuan, is a hopelessly lovesick fool who pines for the male lead, gets face-slapped again and again, and still keeps throwing herself at him. She’s nothing but a disposable side ch 10.2kReads8.8Score957Shelves

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    **A sickly-looking but beautiful military doctor cries, and the whole team is in an uproar!** A comrade says, "My sister is fat and dark-skinned!" Shen Cheng scoffs. On family day, a stunningly beautiful woman in a cheongsam and red lips is spotted. He grabs his comrade by the neck: "Is this what you call fat, dark-skinned, and short?!"

17. 467 随 The Man Who Joined the Army Is Married, So I Turn Around and Marry His Commander 随军男人已结婚，转头嫁他首长 A Few Days of Spring Chill几日春寒Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted 1970s + period setting + substitute marriage + military marriage + devoted couple Qin Shu opened her eyes to find herself on a train, held hostage by a criminal with a gun pressed to her forehead. Her life was hanging by a thread. From the memories she inherited, she learned that the original owner had been sent to marry a soldier in someone else’s place. First, she beat the criminal senseless and secured herself a job at the Public Security Bureau. Then she went to the military base to find th 19kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves

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    ① The female protagonist goes to the military base to stay with her officer husband, only to discover that he has not only remarried his first love, but is also expecting his second child, and she's the one who will be delivering the baby. This matter alarms her superiors, who then give her a choice among the many soldiers. The female protagonist chooses the tallest and most handsome officer.

18. 468 她 Her Walled-In World 她的围城 Su Laosan素老三Modern Romance5.0M WordsOngoing This book is based on a true story. It's not a wish-fulfillment novel, and it is slow-paced. In the 1990s, Jing An gets married. Unsure yet hopeful about marriage, she endures her in-laws' schemes and her sister-in-law's attempts to drive a wedge between her and her husband. At last, she and Jiuguang make it through their difficult adjustment period, and she thinks a brighter future is finally within reach. But that light is stolen by another woman. And so begins a battle of schemes and rivalr 29.3kReads9.2Score810Shelves

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    No special advantages, no magic touch, just sheer grit. A woman breaks free from her constraints and strives to survive in this world.

19. 469 穿 After Becoming the Male Lead’s Green Tea Ex-Wife, She Throws Herself into His Arms 穿成男主绿茶前妻后，她投怀送抱 Yu Wanwan余晚晚Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Beloved by Everyone + Top Student + Adorable Child] After Shen Xi transmigrates into a book, she discovers that she is a vicious supporting character who abandons her husband and child. The original Shen Xi was an educated youth from the city who went to the countryside. After marrying the male lead, she got the chance to return to the city and promptly abandoned her husband and child to run off with a pretty young man from town. After learning how the story was supposed to unf 3.8kReads8.9Score255Shelves

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    🌿🌷Rough country bumpkin x delicate city girl🍒 The female lead is an educated youth sent to the countryside, and the male lead is the village party secretary. The male lead gets drunk and forces himself on the female lead, who gets pregnant and gives birth to twins. The female lead doesn't cause trouble!!

20. 470 八 Sweet Military Marriage in the 1980s: My Ex Regrets It Too Late 八零军婚甜蜜蜜，前夫后悔火葬场 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + satisfying revenge, no putting up with mistreatment + male lead appears late + everyday life + farming + no golden finger + taking down scoundrels + sweet romance + ensemble cast + family matters + military officers + commanding officer] In her previous life, Qiao Jiangxin married into the Chen family. She shouldered every burden to give them a peaceful life, working like an ox and a horse to support her husband's literary ambitions, care for her ailing in-laws, and look aft 43.9kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves

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    Readability: ★★★★★ A fast-talking, quick-witted, argumentative, and label-calling master × A melancholic, unloved man with exceptional learning abilities. After gaining intelligence, the male lead's motto is "If I'm not comfortable, nobody else can be." There are also side couples interspersed throughout: a quick-witted, crybaby × a long-time, devoted, and patiently waiting military rogue to have their engagement annulled.

21. 471 千 I Traveled a Thousand Miles to Find My Husband, Only to Learn He's Married. I Married an Officer and Had Triplets 千里奔夫他已婚，嫁军官我三胎了 OKOKModern Romance200k WordsCompleted (Period setting + military marriage + island life + System + everyone’s favorite + family life) Grand Slam-winning actress Fu Qiuxiang transmigrates into a book set in the 1960s. From the start, she’s left alone on her wedding night. In the future, she’ll have to look after her parents-in-law, eight younger brothers and sisters-in-law, and their twenty children. Before she’s even fourteen, she’s sold to an old eunuch and tortured to death. Damn it! Fu Qiuxiang flees overnight to the city to find 2.9kReads8.8Score250Shelves
22. 472 重 Reborn in the 1960s: The Old Woman's Rise 重生六零：老太太的崛起 Sweet and Sour Orange Fish糖醋橙子鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn in the late 1960s, an imperfect heroine who grows over time, then a fiery old lady; explosive gossip; family squabbles early on, then the heroine builds a career; ensemble cast] In her previous life, Grandma Xia gave everything she had to her family. She raised her three sons to adulthood and helped them start families and careers. She should have been able to enjoy her golden years, but her sons kicked her out, and she died on a rainy winter night. When she opened her eyes, Grandma Xia 7.6kReads9.0Score759Shelves

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    It's a period drama, visually appealing, and doesn't involve any special spatial elements. The protagonist, Old Lady Xia, is reborn and decides she can no longer tolerate things; she wants to reclaim everything that belongs to her. The story begins when she returns to the time when her husband is still alive, but they will divorce. There is no romantic pairing later on.

23. 473 那 That Village, Those People, That Fool 那村那人那傻瓜 Lucky Treasure福宝Ancient Romance174k WordsCompleted One field, one home, and two people: a simple life shared for a long time is what really matters! A hardworking, kindhearted country girl vs. a devoted, doting husband who treats her like a loyal puppy. A warm and simple story of everyday family life! This story takes place in a small village. Hehua, the eldest daughter of the Li family in the west of the village, married Changsheng, who lived in the east... Changsheng never spoke to anyone and couldn't recognize his neighbors. He didn't even kn 31.6kReads9.6Score3.7kShelves

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    All three are good, and they're all period dramas. The first one has a simple-minded male lead; the second is a military marriage, mainly depicting the female lead's life in a military compound; the third is about a female lead who was a sent-down youth, and her daily life as a stepmother after marrying the male lead (none of the children are his biological children).

24. 474 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 89.3kReads9.2Score6kShelves
25. 475 七 Military Marriage in the Seventies: After Joining the Army, She Bears Twins and More 七零军婚：随军后她好孕多胎了 Little Bai Among the Flowers花间小白Modern Romance670k WordsCompleted [Parallel world + military marriage + pocket dimension + sweet romance + everyday family life + no over-the-top villains + no self-sacrificing heroine] Just as Li Anle, from the twenty-second century, was about to land a secure government job, an electric scooter sent her straight to the underworld. What a ridiculous turn of events! Then the King of Hell compensates her and sends her to a parallel world. But can someone explain why it has to be the 1970s? Luckily, she has a pocket dimension, so 6.3kReads8.1Score596Shelves

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    The first book (this book has a slightly lower rating, but I'm recommending it because it's really good; I only recommend books I've read myself [kissing emoji]) features the female lead, Li Anle, who has a twin brother. Her parents and brother are researchers. She doesn't go to the countryside, meets the male lead through a blind date, joins the army, becomes a doctor, and even submits her work to a publishing house, drawing comic books. She's very talented. The second book features the female lead, Jiang Yuman, a transmigration story versus a reborn woman. She goes to the countryside with the male lead's family and becomes a teacher, but has just returned to the army. The third book is perfect for those who can't read a whole book at once. It's a series of quick transmigration stories set in different eras; you can skip to parts you don't like. Most of the quick transmigration stories in this book are quite good.

26. 476 童 Childhood Symphony 童年交响曲 Fragrant Wheat Field麦田清香Modern Romance199k WordsCompleted Five-year-old Wang Xiaozhu’s happy life in the countryside! She helps her mother wash clothes by the river and finds a duck egg in the water. She helps her mother sew a quilt on the rooftop, only to be pranked by the girl next door. Her grandmother raises a flock of chickens, but no one knows where they’re laying their eggs... 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's realistic and engaging, with a down-to-earth feel, and definitely worth watching!

27. 477 七 The 1970s Stepmom's Guide to Raising Kids 七零后妈养崽手册 Wang Buhui王不悔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After waking up, Tang Wanyin finds herself in the 1970s, married to a man she had met only once! The scoundrel abandoned his wife and fled overnight by clinging to a moving train, leaving Tang Wanyin to become the stepmother of three children! Meng Yuqi says: I'm always quick about things. I only took one day of leave to visit family. In the morning, I rescued my wife from the reeds; at noon, I dragged her off to register our marriage; and by evening, I left her with three kids before running of 441Reads9.0Score102Shelves
28. 478 年 Period-Era Quick Transmigration: Helping the Cannon-Fodder Heroine Live a Good Life 年代快穿：带炮灰女配过好日子 Chang Yun昌云Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Quick Transmigration + Feel-Good, Sweet Romance and Flirting + No Fixed Male Lead] In romance novels, some supporting female characters have money, beauty, and a great figure, yet they keep making stupid choices and acting like fools. They squander a winning hand and meet tragic ends. Ye Susu works for the Time-Space Travel Bureau. With the resentment of supporting female characters from various worlds building up, she's sent to save these doomed characters, turn their tragic l 19.6kReads8.6Score2kShelves
29. 479 书 A Capitalist Military Flower's Border-Guarding Journey in the 1950s 书穿五零资本家军花的戍边路 An Ruoxi of Dazhuang and Erzhuang大壮二壮的安若曦Modern Romance612k WordsCompleted Period setting + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + everyday family life (The heroine has no pocket dimension or golden finger. She survives through sheer grit and luck.) Shu Yao transmigrated into a book by accident, becoming Shen Shuyao, the celebrated beauty of a military arts troupe in the 1950s. At the time, Shen Shuyao was under fire because of her capitalist family background and her uncle's disappearance while on a mission. To escape the original owner's early death, Shu Yao 2.5kReads7.8Score185Shelves

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    It's super good! The female lead transmigrates into a performing arts troupe and is very beautiful, but she doesn't marry the handsome male lead. Instead, she works her way up through hard work, uncovering spies and rising to the rank of deputy division commander. She's incredibly intelligent.

30. 480 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. 11.7kReads8.0Score755Shelves
31. 481 穿 Transmigrated into a Period Novel: The Villainess Is a Little Unhinged 穿进年代文：反派女配有点颠 Only Envy the Immortal Lord只羡仙君Modern Romance786k WordsCompleted Just because she made one snarky remark about people who were lovesick, Su Yitong transmigrates to the 1970s, becoming a young woman sent to work in the countryside in a remote, impoverished village. Still dazed, she takes a hostage and gets mistaken for an enemy spy, then locked in a woodshed. Only then does she realize she's transmigrated into a book as a melodramatic, ruthless villainess who meets a gruesome end! Follow the System's plot? Not a chance! This villainess loves doing the opposite 8.5kReads8.4Score556Shelves

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    Super good! The first time they met, the male lead knocked the female lead unconscious and locked her in the woodshed [laughs], then shamelessly pursued her, but failed... The romance is very delicate and immersive. It's definitely a bit crazy, but the craziness is captivating; it's not as boring as other novels. I read every single chapter.

32. 482 疯 My Unhinged Wife Is a Little Pig 疯批媳妇儿是小猪 Shi Qibao十柒宝Modern Romance257k WordsOngoing [Childhood Friends] [Loyal Dog] [Unhinged] [Wife-Obsessed Protector] He Pingye was knocked silly, and became both crazy and domineering. But nobody knew he had simply been reborn. In his previous life, he died horribly. His soul drifted without a home as he watched the "little pig" he had personally cared for and protected for twenty years, his little moon, sacrifice her freedom and lose the use of her legs for dancing in order to avenge him. She endured everything in silence, suffering one humi 3.6kReads—Score209Shelves

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    New book, reborn in the early 1990s, no special abilities or cheat codes, a wildly sweet and fluffy story, relying purely on brains, with delicate writing. Go check it out! [Learned]

33. 483 睁 Awakening in the 1980s: I Have a Child with the Infamous Village Tyrant 睁眼八零：和凶名在外村霸有崽了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted When Hu Yao woke up, she found a mischievous yet well-behaved son and a scoundrel of a man beside her. Shocked and bewildered, she heard from the neighbors she knew that four years earlier, she'd hit her head so hard she was left simple-minded, and her mother had sold her. Over those four years, she had not only gained a husband but also a mischievous child who fiercely protected her. The bastard of a man was always putting his hands on her, and he was exceptionally fierce and unreasonable. Terr 38.7kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves

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    If you don't like this book, I'll eat my hat! The writing is excellent and hilarious. I especially love the main characters' child—super cute and mischievous. The book features a lot of adorable descriptions of the baby. It's a heartwarming story of a toddler wreaking havoc, a tough dad, and a loving wife! The contrast between Chaochao's fierce and protective nature and her domineering father is incredibly endearing. (Highly recommend! See how a rough-around-the-edges guy gets "manipulated" by his own child. The heartwarming atmosphere of the 1980s is so touching it makes me want to go back to the 1980s and be his neighbor!) A story about a rough-around-the-edges guy with a cute baby—I cried while being manipulated by the toddler! (The baby is incredibly cute, always coming up with quirky ideas that occasionally drive his dad crazy.) I've listed some clips for you to see 💥 Famous scenes of the fierce mother-protecting maniac: When the village hooligans gossiped that Hu Yao was a "stupid wife," Chaochao rushed up with a small wooden stick, shouting fiercely, "Don't talk bad about my mom!" His little body stood in front of his mother, his face turning red with anxiety, looking just like a little animal with its fur standing on end! Later, a rascal tried to shove Hu Yao, and Chaochao grabbed the rascal's leg and bit him (though not really). He yelled "Ahhh!" While shouting, "Bad guy! Mommy, don't be afraid!" Hu Yao felt both sorry for him and amused. When her bullying father arrived, Chaochao preemptively accused him, "Daddy! Someone's bullying Mommy!" 💥 A Daily Showcase of Fatherly Trouble: The bullying father, Jiang Han, wanted to teach his son to be a "little man," carrying a small hoe and shouting, "Learn to farm with Daddy!" Chaochao turned and hugged the flower doll Hu Yao had woven, replying crisply, "No way! I want to learn embroidery with Mommy!" Jiang Han was furious, scratching his head, while the boy secretly glanced at his father's discomfiture and hid behind Hu Yao, covering his mouth and laughing. Even more hilarious was how Chaochao would always "steal" the brown sugar and eggs Jiang Han secretly hid for Hu Yao, holding up an empty bowl and shouting, "Daddy's being unfair! I ate Mommy's eggs!" This made the tough father blush with embarrassment, but he couldn't bring himself to scold him! What impressed me most was his love for using his dad's cup to make mud, and then giving the cup to the cow—it was hilarious! 💥 Childlike Talk Moments: When Hu Yao was teaching arithmetic, Chaochao was drawing circles on the ground with a twig. Jiang Han came over to "give pointers," but the boy immediately hid the twig, saying, "Daddy's stupid! Mommy's teaching is right!" At night, Chaochao would secretly stick his little feet into Jiang Han's blankets and mutter, "Daddy's blankets are warm, I want to sleep with Daddy and Mommy!" The family of three squeezed onto the earthen bed, with Hu Yao sandwiched between the father and son, listening to Chaochao's sleep-talking, "I want to protect Mommy forever," and she was so touched that she couldn't sleep! 💥 Everyday Life in the 1980s: No reincarnation or time-travel plot twists, just the most authentic life in the 1980s—Chaochao steals sour apricots from the neighbor's yard and is chased and scolded by Hu Yao, but he stuffs the apricots into his mother's mouth: "Mommy, eat this! Sour things are good for your brain, so you won't 'forget' what happened before!" (Hu Yao pretends to have amnesia after transmigrating); Jiang Han goes to the market to buy red hair ties for the mother and daughter, but Chaochao insists on choosing green ones, saying, "Mommy is like a spring leaf, green is prettier!" Hu Yao is so cute that she buys both red and green ties, but then Chaochao changes his mind: "Red is for Mommy! Green is for Daddy to use as a belt!" Jiang Han is so angry that he chases his son all over the yard!

34. 484 失 After Losing My Memory, I Married a Bully. Can’t My Wife Leave Me? 失忆后嫁恶霸，媳妇儿能不离吗？ Sweet Little Koi甜甜的小锦鲤Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Yao took a fall and lost five years of her memories. Not only had she gone from an unmarried young woman to a married one, she had married the notorious bully of the surrounding villages and had a little baby. The most terrifying part was that she’d also gained a heap of baffling memories. The protagonist of this world was a female educated youth, adored by everyone. Jiang Yao was the wicked sister-in-law who constantly opposed the female educated youth, and ultimately suffered the consequ 6kReads8.0Score467Shelves

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    Super good period novel

35. 485 八 After Losing Her Memory in the 1980s, a Street Loafer Shows Up at Her Door with a Child! 八零失忆后，街溜子带娃找上门！ Ping An'an苹安安Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted Complete. Jiang Cheng's peaceful life is shattered when a father and son show up at her door with scowls on their faces! She looks at the man, who's got a real roughneck vibe, then at the little boy who looks exactly like she did as a child. The little boy reaches out and calls for a hug in his babyish voice. Before Jiang Cheng's brain can catch up, her hands have already picked him up. Inside, she lets out a scream: When on earth did I have a kid?! Well, they're already here. And she has to adm 4.4kReads8.5Score243Shelves
36. 486 小 Little Stepmom Lihua: Defy Me and Fight 小妈黎花，不服就战 Du Wanxing杜菀星Modern Romance120k WordsOngoing [Traditional period setting + remarriage + marriage first, love later] [Older male lead] [Ensemble cast] [No System] [No pocket dimension] [No golden finger] [Realistic life] Real life doesn’t follow the fast-paced rhythm of a wish-fulfillment novel. Every ordinary woman has a unique, fully realized personality of her own. At eighteen, Li Hua unexpectedly became a “temporary mother” to two children. Through the hardest years, she upheld her promise and raised Chen Wenbo’s two children on her own 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No time travel, no system, no rebirth

37. 487 七 The 1970s: A Sweet Island Life for a Cannon-Fodder Supporting Female Character 七零之炮灰女配的海岛甜宠日常 Glories Unspoken不言盛景Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + marriage first, love later + cozy life raising children + entrepreneurship] Lin Xia gets into a car accident on her way to a matchmaking date and unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel full of angst, becoming the foolish cannon-fodder woman who brings about her own doom. The original Lin Xia sabotages the male and female leads at every turn, so the male lead takes revenge by sending her to the countryside, where she eventually meets a tragic end. After reading a 15.9kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
38. 488 重 Reborn in the 1990s: The Drama Queen Mom Is Out Collecting Trash Again 重生九零：戏精妈咪又去捡垃圾了 Liu Liu Will Surely Get Rich六六一定发财Modern Romance548k WordsCompleted [❤️ Complete | Rebirth + adorable kids + period setting] In her previous life, Jian Ning listened to her family, abandoned her husband and children, and married a man from the city, only to suffer horrific abuse. As she lay dying, Yu Yuan, the man she had abandoned, came to save her. Jian Ning was overcome with regret. Reborn in 1995, she turns the tables and woos her husband, spoils her five adorable children, and vows to grow the family business of “scavenging trash” and lead the whole village 2.2kReads9.4Score378Shelves
39. 489 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s and Caught My Grandpa's Archrival's Eye 穿七零，被爷爷的死对头盯上后 Orange-Flavored Yakult橙香养乐多Modern Romance434k WordsCompleted [Fierce Rivals + Rough-and-Ready Hero + Sweet Daily Romance + No Golden Finger] Wen Sining never imagined that she'd fall asleep hugging an old photograph and wake up in the 1970s. Even more unbelievable, she'd become her senile great-aunt and come face-to-face with her grandma at eighteen! Her grandma's greatest regret in life was never clearing up a misunderstanding with her grandpa. Well, now Wen Sining was here! The ultimate mouthpiece had arrived! Who says men and women can't openly express 306Reads8.9Score—Shelves
40. 490 七 1970s Storage Space: The Sweet Young Intellectual Makes the Rugged Man’s Heart Race 七零空间：娇娇知青撩得糙汉心颤 Shen Jingbing沈晶冰Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted [Reborn + magic space + sweet romance + beautiful, wealthy young intellectual sent to the countryside + rugged country man + she pursues him] In her previous life, Song Ziyao was blind to the truth and foolishly trusted the wrong people, letting herself be used completely. It wasn't until she married Tan Jinhe at forty that her life finally became vivid and bright. Reborn, she skips straight past all the wrong turns and heads to the countryside to find Tan Jinhe. Who would have guessed that Tan 16.5kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
41. 491 明 The Bright and Brilliant Heiress Comes to Her Senses, and the Handsome Chief Dotes on His Wife 明艳大小姐清醒美丽首长宠妻成瘾 Shuang Ershu双尔曙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + marriage first, love later + sweet romance + everyday life + face-slapping + alternate history + devoted couple + raising children later] [A beautiful, proud, multitalented young lady × a stern, flirtatious, love-struck young man from a military compound] [Story complete] [The heroine is a local, with no golden finger. She makes a name for herself step by step and gets her face-slapping moments. There’s no black market or college entrance exam; going to the 5.2kReads7.5Score508Shelves
42. 492 六 The 1960s: After Getting into Technical College, I Secure a Cadre Position 六零：考上中专后，我稳坐干部岗 Don't Know Any Better孬不道Modern Romance995k WordsCompleted [1960s + everyday life + extremely, extremely slow-paced + family squabbles + no rural assignment + vocational school entrance exams + few awful relatives] [This is a female-oriented novel! The heroine is an ordinary person, not a powerhouse heroine. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] Heartbroken and still looking for an internship? To escape reality, senior college student Zhou Yuan casually signed a contract for the full-immersion game Awakening. When she opened her eyes, she had become Z 17.2kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    This book has a cheat system, but it's very reasonable. The cheat system only involves eating meat an extra one or two times a month. It has a very realistic feel to it, and this is the most historically accurate description I've read on Tomato. Prices are reasonable, details are meticulous, and there aren't too many extreme characters. It feels like you're really living in that era. The only downside is the slow pace. There isn't much romance yet. You can read it as a historical fiction combined with a farming/development novel.

43. 493 穿 I Transmigrate into a 1970s Novel, and I'm the Cold, Abstinent Big Shot's Leg Warmer 穿书七零，禁欲大佬腿部挂件是我 Little Cotton小棉棉Modern Romance644k WordsCompleted What? An Ran actually transmigrated! She’s ended up inside a period novel she was reading! But isn’t this girl just some minor supporting character who dies of illness in an attic? And her younger siblings all meet terrible ends, too! No way. She has to change her and her siblings’ tragic fates! A reborn heroine is nothing to fear, and she can handle her eccentric relatives, but being forced to win over this ultimate big shot is asking too much of her! Still, for the sake of her life, she can on 263Reads9.0Score—Shelves
44. 494 娇 A Sweet Young Educated Youth Marries a Tough Guy and Enjoys the Good Life in the 1970s 娇娇知青嫁刺头，我在七零享清福 Gulu Ni咕噜昵Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing The moment Su Nian opened her eyes, she found herself in the 1970s, already aboard a train taking her to the countryside. With no one to love or care for her, she was like a little cabbage growing in the fields. And not only was this little cabbage poor, she also had to work in the fields every day. But life in the countryside was too harsh and exhausting. Su Nian clutched two cornmeal buns in her hands and shed two clear tears. Then one day, the village troublemaker showed up with a roast chick 41.2kReads8.2Score4.2kShelves
45. 495 真 The Real Heiress Wants Her Life Back 真千金她要换回自己的人生 Little Mi Is Awesome小咪真棒Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted The night Li Pan overheard her parents planning to sell her, she had a dream. She dreamed they sold her to an old bachelor, who eventually beat her to death, bringing her miserable life to an end. After she died, her biological parents came looking for her and said that Li Pan was their real daughter: the babies from the two families had been switched at birth. But Li Pan was already dead. After grieving, her biological parents continued raising the girl who had been switched with her. The fake 1.6kReads8.6Score100Shelves

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    Without any special abilities or cheat codes, the female protagonist starts in a hellish situation. Relying on her wisdom and decisiveness, she gradually achieves the life she desires. It's well worth watching, and the values ​​she embodies are incredibly positive.

46. 496 娇 The Delicate Beauty Married a Handsome, Rough Rogue Who Was Actually a Big Shot 娇柔美人嫁高门痞帅糙汉是真大佬 Rose Leaning on Snowy Fragrance蔷薇倚香雪Modern Romance741k WordsCompleted The low rating is because it doesn’t attract many readers, has few people currently reading it, and isn’t being promoted. [Gentle on the outside, tough within, a scheming innocent-looking heroine × Rough around the edges but perceptive, powerful man with a secret identity. No golden finger. 1970s military marriage + romance + career. The heroine is always acting, the hero is often putting on an act, the second female lead goes off the rails now and then, and the second male lead is a little gree 34.3kReads8.0Score5.9kShelves

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    [A seemingly gentle but actually strong and scheming young woman x a seemingly rough but actually meticulous young man with hidden power. No cheat codes. A 1970s military marriage with romance and career storylines. The female lead is always acting, the male lead often pretends, the second female lead is occasionally crazy, and the second male lead is a bit greedy.] Lu Zhaoning transmigrated into a book and overheard her fiancé next door doing something unspeakable with another woman. Oh, the original owner was the male lead He Jixiao's deceased fiancée, and the woman next door was her nemesis and roommate Su Miaomiao. Su Miaomiao even stole the male lead's heart. The plot is falling apart a bit too fast. Lu Zhaoning didn't want to get entangled with the jinxed male lead and play the role of a devoted woman and a heartless man. After getting benefits from He Jixiao, she was entangled by Pei Xingye, the new detective. Pei Xingye came from a humble background, held a low position, was rough and roguish, and liked to get physical. Except for his appearance, he didn't meet Lu Zhaoning's criteria for a partner at all. Lu Zhaoning is a kind and gentle girl, unassuming and unassuming. But the first time Pei Xingye saw her, he knew she was a cunning little fox. A little fox should be with a big bad wolf like him. Pei Xingye was so eager and persistent, yet Lu Zhaoning, a pillar of the performing arts troupe who had broken off her engagement, was going to marry a lowly military officer from an ordinary background? Lu Zhaoning's friends couldn't understand. Lu Zhaoning pursed her lips; her military officer lover seemed unusual… Warnings: 1. The female lead is outwardly gentle but inwardly ruthless, occasionally spoiled, and scheming. The male lead has a hidden identity, is cunning but inwardly ruthless, and adept at scheming. 2. There are no black-and-white scenarios; this is not a typical "group-loving" story. Neither the male nor female lead is a perfect character. 3. Set in a performing arts troupe, there are some elements of female rivalry, but they are unrelated to men and only concern the work itself.

47. 497 八 Pampered Beauty of the 1980s: The Big Shot's Flirty Darling Has Both Beauty and Brains 八零娇宠：大佬的小撩精财貌双全 Longjing Porcelain龙井瓷Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The poorest family in Heba Village, the Lao Si family, has an uneducated local thug. Coldhearted and ruthless, he's so notorious that the neighbors steer clear of him. Ji Nianwei accidentally transmigrates to the 1980s and is looking for a business partner. She stops the tall, long-legged man. “Hey, you want to make money? Want to reach the peak of your life and marry a rich, beautiful woman?” Si Yu studies the lovely young woman with her picture-perfect features, rolls the phrase “rich, beautif 898Reads9.0Score101Shelves
48. 498 八 The 1980s: The Contrasting Family Has Twelve Kids 八零对照组，家有十二娃 Oli, Who Loves Shrimp Toast爱吃虾多士的奥利Modern Romance783k WordsCompleted Zhou Shier transmigrated into a book, as part of the heroine’s family’s foil: the heroine’s uncle’s family. Two brothers took their wives and children to support the Great Northwest. Zhou Shier, just three years old, and her twin sister Zhou Shiyi died from the change in climate. When she opened her eyes again, she had become Zhou Shier in the twenty-first century. 832Reads6.2Score100Shelves

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    Different eras, good reads

49. 499 七 A Curvy Village Girl Heads to the Capital in the 1970s, and an Officer Keeps Her Up All Night Trying for a Baby 七零丰腴村姑进京，军官夜缠备孕 Jin Wei Xi金未晞Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history period setting + curvy, airheaded beauty + rugged, lustful military officer + lucky and fertile + satisfying revenge + mutually faithful 1v1] Only after her death did Su E'yue learn that she was nothing more than the male lead’s disposable fiancée in a sweet romance set in a bygone era. She was buxom but dim-witted. A country girl, she had the wild dream of marrying the male lead and even made an enemy of the female lead. In the end, the leads sold her into the mountains, wher 206Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Without any special abilities, the female lead enters the wrong room and mistakes the male lead for someone else.

50. 500 七 The Wolf Cub at the Village Entrance Wags His Tail at Me Every Day 七零村口狼崽子他每天对我摇尾巴 Adorable Little Rice Ball呆萌的丸子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Handsome, cold-blooded, reborn male lead, obsessive to the point of madness x soft and adorable-looking female lead who ruthlessly crushes scum, fiercely settles scores, and never puts revenge off) [Sweet Romance + Space + Transmigrate Into a Book + Reborn] When she woke up, Ye Qingyan, a wealthy heiress from the twenty-third century, found herself inside a popular period novel. Unfortunately, she had transmigrated into the unlucky female antagonist. The heroine was the stepmother’s 4.6kReads9.3Score538Shelves

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