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. 601 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Village Girl Is a Top National Scientist 穿越七零：小村姑是国家科研大佬 Gu Xiaopang谷小胖Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Beloved by the whole family + older woman, younger man + sweet younger boyfriend + never forgets a grudge + marriage first, love later] The day the science-minded woman transmigrated, she was married off to bring good fortune. What a deal: she got herself a sweet younger man, so she accepted her fate. With a big appetite and even more strength, what was she supposed to do when there wasn't enough to eat in the 1970s? Support herself, her husband, and her family. What could she do about the pres 7.4kReads8.6Score591Shelves

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   This is a super good period drama, I highly recommend everyone to read it!

2. 602 娇 When the Sweet Young Educated Youth’s Eyes Turn Red, the Military Researcher Spoils Her Day and Night 娇娇知青一红眼，科研军爷日夜宠 Lychee荔枝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Food + Both Chaste + Joining Her Husband in the Military + Rugged Hero] Lin Mianmian transmigrates into the role of the cannon-fodder wife in a 1970s novel, and the first thing she sees when she opens her eyes is a handsome man. The original owner was timid and weak, and let people bully her. But Lin Mianmian is different: whoever bullies her gets a little slap. When she hits someone, her man hands her a knife from behind. He does the work, steps up whenever 2.7kReads8.6Score287Shelves

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   Super incredibly beautiful

3. 603 媳 My Wife Came to the Base to Divorce Me, and Now the Chaste Commander Is Panicking 媳妇来部队离婚，禁欲首长他急了 Gu Sang顾桑Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama Ask Your Heart How Much has launched] [Military marriage + period setting + sweet romance + devoted couple + family life + raising kids + face-slapping] The moment Jiang Ning opened her eyes, she realized she had become the cannon-fodder female character in a period novel. She'd been married for three years without ever seeing her husband, and was destined to spend the rest of her life alone. Jiang Ning thought, Spend the rest of my life alone? No way! She decisively left behind 56kReads8.9Score5kShelves
4. 604 七 The 1970s: The Rich, Beautiful Heiress Clings to the Wildest, Roughest Man and Won't Let Go 七零：白富美抱紧最野糙汉不撒手 The Cackling Old Turtledove呱呱叫的老斑鸠Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted [Completed ❤️] Everyone in Moon Bay knows that Hao Xiangnan, the supply cooperative director's son, is an aloof heartthrob who's impossible to win over. Then along comes a beautiful, alluring young educated woman with a pair of fox-like eyes. From then on, the aloof heartthrob is won over and becomes a devoted husband with eyes only for his little wife. Oh, how the tables turn! Shen Qinghuan is a pampered heiress, born into wealth, beautiful and talented. But after watching a TV drama, she s 554Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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   These two period novels are somewhat similar, but they differ from the typical period novels. There is no space element, and the male and female leads are extremely doting on each other. Except for the last one or two chapters of the second book, which are resolved in a slightly strange way, they are both very good.

5. 605 重 Reborn in the 1980s: After My Divorce, I Became a Street Vendor and Made a Fortune 重生八零：离婚后我摆地摊成首富 Sugar Bean Isn't Sweet糖豆不甜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The 1980s + Rebirth + Making a Fortune + Mutual Healing] Su Qing's previous life could be summed up in one word: miserable! Her parents and older sister died one after another. Her dream-guy husband never even touched her, then wanted a divorce. One of her two nieces died, and the other disappeared because of her. Before she died, a young man even swindled her out of the only hundred thousand yuan she had. Reborn in 1982, she agrees to the divorce without hesitation, then hugs her two nieces an 3.1kReads9.0Score292Shelves

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   This is a pretty good question for a street vendor; it's realistic and down-to-earth. If you're from the 80s or 90s generation, especially if you're from the north, it will definitely bring back a lot of childhood memories.

6. 606 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s and Got Together with the Devoted Second Male Lead 穿到70年代和深情男二在一起了 Five Flowers, Ten Blossoms五花十朵Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted Liang Qingyou transmigrates into a novel set in the 1970s after falling ill, but she becomes a cannon-fodder female character who dies young. She died of illness, only to transmigrate into a version of herself who dies young. Heaven has given her another chance, and this time she has to change the ending. At the same time, why is the devoted second male lead next door, the soldier, looking at her more and more strangely??? Lin Ye: Qingyou, where are you going? Hmm? Answer me! Liang Qingyou: This 3.9kReads8.3Score295Shelves

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   A steady, gradual process; no room for shortcuts, no magic touch.

7. 607 乡 The Country Girl Who Was Supposed to Be My Nephew’s Fiancée Became My Wife, and the Factory Heartthrob Panicked 乡下准侄媳成了小媳妇，厂草慌了 Qian Zhizi千栀子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Seventies, reborn) Zhou Minghan: At his older brother’s urging, Zhou Minghan goes to the countryside to deliver a letter. As a result, without knowing what was going on, he helps his eldest nephew break off an engagement. The country family refuses to accept it, gets him drunk on several cups of liquor, and sends the young woman to his room that night. Since his own family was responsible for this disgraceful mess, Zhou Minghan has no choice but to accept it and take the young bride back to the 3.4kReads7.1Score249Shelves

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   💥A historical romance novel, incredibly captivating, no space to hide!🔥 In her previous life, Ye Fei, through her parents' planning, finally married into a city family. But this country girl, new to the city, knew nothing and was too shy to even speak clearly with her husband. He, in turn, never showed her any interest. She drifted through most of her life in a daze, never truly getting to know him. Looking back, she felt like she'd lived a completely different life. Reborn, Ye Fei thought, "Why think so much? Why cling to my husband? I'd rather live more freely." She cooked, grew flowers, and started a small business. Unexpectedly, her husband, who hadn't been seen for a year in her previous life, began returning home frequently. Ye Fei, her "retirement" disrupted: "... Why are you home again?" The man feigned anger, "Your husband last came home three days ago."

8. 608 重 Back in the 1980s, You Choose Your First Love, So I Marry Someone Else. Why Are You Crying? 重回八零你选初恋，我另嫁你哭啥 Spicy Strips That Aren't Spicy辣条不辣Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Complete + Extras (Period setting + both spouses reborn + regret and reconciliation + building wealth + family life + second male lead gets the girl) ~ On moving day, Lin Sui finds several money transfer slips tucked away in the corner of the safe. Her husband had been secretly supporting his first love all along. He admits it, saying he helped her because she was destitute. When Lin Sui opens her eyes, she's back in the late 1980s, before her wedding. She immediately heads to the Shenzhen Stock 9.1kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves

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   This is a good book, "Back to the 80s: You Choose Your First Love, I'll Marry Someone Else, Why Are You Crying?" It's a period drama where the female protagonist and her husband are both reborn in the 1980s, but this time she decides not to repeat the mistakes of the past. It includes elements of a "wife-chasing-after-the-crowd" scenario, getting rich, and the second male lead taking her place.

9. 609 1 In 1975, I Went to the Countryside to Escape Disaster 1975年我下乡避祸 Niu Shi牛柿Urban1.5M WordsCompleted This is not a feel-good power fantasy. There is no pocket dimension, no System, no rebirth, and no transmigration. The times are turbulent, and the road ahead is uncertain. To protect Li Chengxiao, his family bears the pain of sending him to the countryside for an assigned rural posting, away from danger. Alone, he puts down roots in the village, enduring hardship and lying low with quiet resolve. With his unique insight and steady temperament, he establishes himself amid adversity, discreetly b 92.7kReads8.5Score11.3kShelves

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   No space, no system, no time travel, no rebirth

10. 610 八 In the 1980s, the Commander Stopped Pursuing Me, and I Found Happiness Divorcing with My Child 八零，首长不追了，带崽离婚真香 Spicy Strips That Aren't Spicy辣条不辣Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Completed, with bonus chapters. A short drama adaptation is now online. (Rebirth, comeback, ex-husband begs for her back, second male lead wins) In her previous life, her son and the son of her husband's fallen comrade's widow fell into the water at the same time. Her husband saved the widow's son. After suffering the loss of her child, Jiang Yi spent thirty years in a miserable marriage, then died of grief. Reborn in a single moment, she returns to the time before her son falls into the water. 35.7kReads8.7Score3.5kShelves

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    A very good period drama with a refreshing plot. The author's writing is superb; ordinary scenes become incredibly immersive and exciting through the author's words. The plot is well-structured, the male lead is perfect, and the female lead is both insightful and inspiring. A truly excellent work! Thank you to the original author! I've read most of the author's other books, and they are all excellent. The writing is superb, humorous, witty, and vividly descriptive. Highly recommended! Looking forward to more excellent works from the author!

11. 611 穿 Transmigrated into the 80’s: Became the Notorious Nuisance Wife of the Military Compound 穿越八零后，禁欲军官宠不够 Exquisite White Snow白雪玲珑Modern Romance294k WordsCompleted Tang Jin transmigrates to 1985 and finds herself in a military compound as the lazy, troublesome, shameless public menace everyone avoids. She can't do anything right, but she's first-rate at making unreasonable demands. She's driven her husband to the point of wanting a divorce. She starts with a terrible hand, but her bargain-bin husband is seriously handsome, with an eight-pack, a V-line, broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and long legs. No way. She absolutely cannot get divorced. How will she 18.1kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves

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    It's a transmigration story, but it's incredibly good, I'm not kidding! 😢😢😢😢

12. 612 军 Military Marriage: The 1970s Roughneck’s Everyday Devotion to His Wife 军婚：七零糙汉宠妻日常 Cai Cai采采Modern Romance338k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight + Devoted Husband + Adorable Baby + Military Marriage in a Bygone Era] Jiang Yingying transmigrates and becomes a pitiful young woman whose parents died early, whose grandmother has passed away, and who is on her way to visit her gravely ill older brother. She is kidnapped and murdered along the way. Luckily, just as her life hangs by a thread, she comes to and is rescued by a kind stranger passing by. Later, Jiang Yingying discovers that her savior is her older brother’s co 3.7kReads8.9Score290Shelves
13. 613 爆 So Satisfying! I Stole the Luck of the Perfect Female Lead 爆爽！我夺走了极品女主的气运 Fairy Pond Koi仙池锦鲤Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted Lu Xiang became the doomed female supporting character in an 1980s novel. In the story, her greedy grandmother tried to make her marry in the heroine’s place to claim the bride price. When the truth came out, the grandmother slandered her as a loose woman, and the supporting character died heartbroken amid the whole village’s jeers. This time, Lu Xiang fought back against her rotten grandmother and awful relatives, crushing everyone who crossed her. With her skills in farming, cooking, and more, 4.5kReads9.0Score530Shelves

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    This period drama is super good! It's an inspiring and sweet story! Very realistic, reflecting that era (a simpler time I long for). Simple and easy [shy emoji]

14. 614 六 The 1960s: Army Life Raising Kids, Teasing Cats, and Walking Dogs 六零，养娃逗猫遛狗的随军生活 A Salty Fish Turns Over and Lie Flat咸鱼翻身躺平Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Family life + food and farming + raising children + following the troops to the border) A quick heads-up: there are few truly awful characters in this story. It mainly focuses on warm, everyday family life. Lan Mei, a modern crafting blogger, unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1960s. The original owner of her body has lost both parents, and to protect herself, she marries a rough-around-the-edges soldier, bringing along her intellectually disabled older brother. Later, for the sake of her chil 8kReads8.3Score774Shelves

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    Dear readers, check this out! It's fantastic! There's no black market raiding, no business dealings. The female lead is already pregnant at the beginning, life unfolds gently but not dullly, and the writing is neither redundant nor dry. [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece] Completed

15. 615 穿 Transported to the 1980s, I Was Kept by a Madman 穿到八零年代，我被疯批包养了 A Stroke of Light and Shadow一笔光影Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted Shen Zhiyi, who has traveled back to 1988, looks at her impoverished home, her parents who favor sons over daughters, and her broken self. As the old saying goes: knowledge changes your fate, and beauty changes your family. Shen Zhiyi sets her sights on the wealthy Jiang Xiubai at first glance. Using her stunning looks, she sets out to catch him. She lands her catch, but never expected it to be a great white shark that eats people. Shen Zhiyi gets in over her head and can only keep dating him th 72Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    The female lead wants to marry into a wealthy family. She started dating the male lead, who came from a good family, in high school. She was spoiled and pampered by him, becoming arrogant and willful. The male lead is extremely possessive. They get together right from the beginning, and there are many romantic scenes between them.

16. 616 八 Pretty Eighties Stepmom Marries a Factory Director and Raises the Kids 八零漂亮后妈，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Short drama: I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s] The 1980s, stepmother, raising kids, everyday life, love after marriage The moment she opens her eyes, Si Nian finds herself in a period novel as a fake heiress. She’s sent back to the countryside to marry a twice-married man in place of the real heiress, and has to raise a whole brood of children. To make matters worse, she runs into the real heiress, who has been reborn. In her previous life, Lin Sisi was pressured by her family into marrying a 56.5kReads9.4Score7.3kShelves

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    Putting everything else aside, I have a lot of historical fiction here, and they're all very good, especially the last one. The female lead uses her exceptional emotional intelligence, IQ, and persuasive tongue to reach the pinnacle of life [laughing and crying emoji].

17. 617 相 After a Mix-Up at a Blind Date, I Got Pregnant by a Tycoon from a Period Novel 相错亲后我怀了年代文大佬的崽儿 Zhuge Lemon诸葛柠檬Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Military Marriage + Raising a Child Jiang Man wakes up in the body of a busty, brainless, lazy, gluttonous cannon-fodder supporting character. The character's mother died young and her father is gravely ill. Her grandparents are mean and show blatant favoritism, while her uncles are all waiting to take advantage of her father's lack of heirs. Even her fiancé gets stolen away by her cousin. Jiang Man touches her round face and decides it's no big deal. Her grandmother comes snooping through the h 69.8kReads8.6Score10.8kShelves

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    This one is a must-read! The female protagonist's main motivation is her father's success, which he ultimately achieves. Both the male and female leads are very interesting and entertaining; it's clearly written by an experienced author. No spatial dimension! No spatial dimension! No system!

18. 618 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 34.8kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves

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    The first book is a bit funny and lively, with adorable interactions between the son and his parents; the third is a beloved family book; the last two are currently being read; the fourth has a male lead who is obsessive; the fifth has a male lead who is intelligent but a little wicked.

19. 619 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Life Is Sweet 重生八零：生活就是甜甜的 Warm Spring Sunrise暖阳春晓Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Ding Nian returns to the eve of the day she was tricked into marriage. Taking her parents and younger siblings with her, she heads to the city to build a better life. Who would have thought she’d meet the legendary big shot from her previous life, except that right now, he’s just a boy as green as a cabbage. The boy’s mother says, “My son is honest and well-behaved.” Ding Nian thinks of how the boy’s previous life ended, and realizes it had nothing to do with these people. Should she get on good 822Reads6.8Score104Shelves

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    The first three are rebirth stories, and the first one is absolutely amazing!

20. 620 六 The 1960s: My Own Mother Left Me on the Road to Fleeing Famine 六零：我被亲妈扔在了逃荒路上 December-十二月-Modern Romance801k WordsCompleted Qin Qing, a soon-to-be graduate, stays up late working on her thesis. One stumble sends her tumbling into the 1960s, right in the middle of a famine migration. Completely at a loss, she is abandoned by her own mother from the start. She lives on wild vegetable cakes and cold water at every meal. Watching a young master from City B speed off on his 28-inch bicycle, she can only shed envious tears. Fortunes change! Let’s see who has the last laugh! [Down-on-his-luck young master VS. abandoned rich 2.6kReads8.9Score200Shelves

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    This book is incredibly good! The female protagonist was abandoned by her own mother on a famine relief journey, but was taken in by someone and became the darling of the family. Her grandmother doted on her immensely and was also very funny. Her biological grandmother was also incredibly kind to her.

21. 621 重 Reborn, the Confused Mom Who Favored Sons Takes on Everyone 重男轻女糊涂妈，重生干翻全场 Fifty-Seven伍拾柒Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Their muddleheaded mother had always favored sons over daughters, but suddenly she started treating her girls with the utmost care, fussing over them and asking after their well-being. The three sisters thought something was off. Had their mother found a new, more convenient way to sell them? They decided to keep an eye on her in secret. Day N of watching: Mother bought each of her three daughters a house. Day N+1: Mother helped all three daughters launch their careers. Day N+N: Mother made hers 331Reads9.0Score—Shelves
22. 622 供 I Put My Childhood Bride Through College, and Now She Wants to Dump Me 供童养媳上大学，毕业就想甩夫君 Yuan Kai Yuan Xin元凯元心Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [Completed] [Family-Loving, Patriotic Chaoshan, 1988] "I want to call off the engagement!" he said. "All right, then let's consummate the marriage." A rough-hewn country man from Chaozhou got himself a beautiful bride in one night, only for her to run away the next day! He chased her to a newspaper office in Guangzhou, the University of Munich in Germany, the Xi'an Mecha Research Institute, the Jiangmen Mecha Experimental Base, and the Dahao Subsea Tunnel Mecha Experimental Base! Human-machine n 2.1kReads8.1Score103Shelves

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    The black-faced deity's heart is inherently kind; a pure white lotus emerges from the mortal world. If predestined fate has its course, do not burden others with your secrets. [Heavy punch][Stare]

23. 623 军 Military Marriage in the Seventies: We've Been Reborn, So Why Not Build a Stronger Nation? 军婚七零：都重生了，强国不香吗 Xisen Meow西森喵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + period setting + marriage first, love later + golden finger + face-slapping comparison + sweet, indulgent power fantasy] The moment she opened her eyes, Xu Qingqing had transmigrated into a melodramatic period novel, becoming the male lead’s childhood sweetheart, pretty but empty-headed. The childhood sweetheart was happily getting engaged to the male lead when the heroine showed up with a marriage contract in hand. After losing the male lead, the childhood sweetheart went d 6.9kReads8.5Score611Shelves

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    Xu Qingqing transmigrated into a melodramatic historical novel, starting with a complete process of engagement, annulment, and marriage.

24. 624 六 The 1960s: Mistaken for a Goddess, I Help Revive China 六零，被当成仙女后华夏振兴了 Ali Pangpang阿里胖胖Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Rugged military officer from a bygone era x pampered, spirited heroine + transmigrate into a book + patriotism + famine + stockpiling] Put your brain on hold first! This story is set in a fictional world! A fictional world! A fictional world! Song Qingyao inherits her grandfather's duty of guarding his tomb. On the first day, she discovers someone has been injured in a dream. He's tall and long-legged, and his handsome face is so stunning it wakes her right up. She thinks it's all just a dream, 877Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    It's definitely worth reading!! I'm currently following the first book; this is my second reading. I didn't finish it when it was being serialized, but I've reread it now, and I still cry at certain parts [facepalm][facepalm][cool]

25. 625 被 Jilted by a Cold, Stern Officer, the Sweet Young Wife Heads for the Battlefield 被冷阎军官退亲后软娇转投战场 Liqi's Autumn Foamflame荔彩柒的秋日沫炎Modern Romance485k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Studying Abroad and Medicine + Sweet, Delicate Heroine Enlists + Storage Space + Two Strong Leads + Sweet Romance] She kills herself over unrequited love right from the start!!! Shen Xin had been fighting on an interstellar battlefield when her subordinate betrayed her and attacked her from behind, using an ice-cold bullet she had developed herself. The moment it pierced her heart, she knew she was dead. But what was going on now? Without a doubt, the next secon 3.7kReads8.0Score284Shelves
26. 626 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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    Adorable kids series, hunting in the mountains, everyday life of raising kids without being ostentatious.

27. 627 看 After Seeing the Comments, the Fat Wife's Original Self Awakens 看到弹幕后，肥妻原身觉醒了 Yan Xingyan言星妍Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted At eighteen, Song Xilan was round and plump, the very picture of a woman blessed with a prosperous marriage and an easy childbirth. Matchmakers crowded her family's doorstep one after another. But Song Xilan had her eye on Yang Jingyu, a handsome young performer with the cultural troupe. Backstage at the New Year's Day gala, Song Xilan shyly held out a lunchbox of beef and pickled cabbage dumplings to Yang Jingyu. Suddenly, two lines of text flashed through her mind. [Why hasn't the transmig 1.4kReads7.9Score100Shelves
28. 628 八 Pampered Marriage of the ’80s: The Young General Abducts His Childhood Sweetheart 八零宠婚：军少诱拐小青梅 In the Third Month余三月里Modern Romance547k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + one-on-one romance + building an island + childhood sweethearts + making a fortune + raising cats and kids + local-born leads] (Wolfish young officer childhood friend x lively beauty childhood sweetheart) Fang Yingyue is the lively little beauty everyone knows from the military compound. Everyone knows she has a childhood friend who has protected her since they were little, and no one dares bully her. After they marry, she doesn't join him at his post. Then one day, she has 5.3kReads8.4Score339Shelves

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    There's no special space or system; the male and female leads are natives. The female lead is somewhat like an awakened being, starting out with the army. Her pursuit of her career feels very realistic.

29. 629 我 I Set Up a Food Stall in the 1980s and Became a Sensation 我在八零摆摊卖美食，火出圈了 A Leaf in the Chill一叶微寒Modern Romance3.2M WordsCompleted Tang Xi dies and returns to the age of fifteen, carrying the wordless book her master gave her years ago: All the Food Under Heaven. That year, the Tang family’s biological daughter is finally found, and Tang Xi is left behind by her adoptive parents. Feeling guilty toward their real daughter, Tang Xi gives in to her at every turn, only to earn her adoptive parents’ resentment and the disdain of her childhood sweetheart and fiancé... On top of that, she falls ill and misses the college entrance 159Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 630 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 6.4kReads8.0Score313Shelves

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    [Add one to bookshelf][Admiration][Add one to bookshelf][Admiration]

31. 631 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Big Shot’s Original Wife Becomes More and More Despicable 重生七零：大佬原配越发可恶了 Jiang Twenty蒋二十Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Li Chunlan followed her husband, a young intellectual who had been admitted to a prestigious university, back to the city. Her in-laws treated her like a servant, her husband gave her the cold shoulder, and her adopted son was an ungrateful wretch. After decades of dutifully shouldering the burden, she was killed by her adopted son. Her husband became a tycoon and lived happily ever after with his true love, while her adopted son turned out to be the biological heir... Rebo 259Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    🍀This book tells the story of a woman who was a village girl in her past life and was abandoned by her adopted son. She is reborn and goes insane to be herself again. Along the way, she gradually awakens her feminist consciousness, and you can truly see the female protagonist's growth step by step, and her thinking becomes more and more mature.

32. 632 清 Raising Children in the Qing Palace: The Side Consort Wins by Taking It Easy 清宫养崽，侧福晋她躺赢了 Mango Sago, Yeah芒果西米露吖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted An Ran spent more than a decade diligently serving as a palace maid in the Qing court. At long last, she caught the eye of Consort De of Yonghe Palace. She had hoped that, once she turned twenty-five, she could ask Consort De to let her leave the palace. Instead, she was assigned to serve as the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen’s, first woman. Wait, wasn’t that Song’s job in history? There was no defying an imperial decree, so An Ran arrived at the imperial princes’ residence in a small sedan chair. Since 16.5kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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    I've been binge-reading this book lately. The female lead accidentally travels back to the Qing Dynasty and is betrothed to the Fourth Prince by a concubine, becoming a trial marriage princess. Is it a coincidence or someone's long-planned scheme? [Already hooked][Laughing][Laughing][Laughing][Laughing][Laughing][Laughing]

33. 633 七 The 1970s' Cannon-Fodder Little Sister-in-Law Becomes a Secretary at the Textile Mill 七零炮灰小姑子，纺织厂里当秘书 Cilantro Doesn't Eat Fish Mint香菜不吃折耳根呀Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [The rating just came in, but it’ll rise later] [Career-focused, with romance on the side] [Period] [Beautiful heroine] [Family squabbles] [Factory promotions] [Face-slapping the worst of the worst] [Building a career] [Male lead appears later] Transmigrating into a textile mill in the 1970s, Su Lan declares: “I’ll put every troublemaker in their place!” Going to the countryside? Never happening! Trying to steal her assigned spot? No way. As long as it’s in my hands, you’ll never get it. Trying 36.7kReads8.6Score2.3kShelves
34. 634 军 Military Marriage: The Stunning Beauty Makes a Fortune in the ’80s 军婚：凝脂美人在八零赚麻了 Red Winter红色冬天Modern Romance239k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Marriage Before Love + 1980s + No Pocket Dimension] After transmigrating, Shen Niannian had to work hard to make money so she wouldn’t starve. A food streamer in her previous life, she started sharing her culinary skills in the 1980s and earned her first pot of gold. Two months later, her military husband returned from a mission: “Wifey, let’s have a baby. Please.” Shen Niannian, dazzled by his good looks: “Fine, but who’ll look after the bab 164Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    The first book is a time-travel story; the female lead has a career and is passionate and decisive. The second book features a reborn female lead who is a gentle and delicate wife to a rough-around-the-edges man, spanning three lifetimes.

35. 635 五 The Head of the Household in the 1950s 五零年代当家主妇 Wonder Without End妙无涯Modern Romance482k WordsCompleted Bai Baozhu awoke from a dream in a daze. In it, her children had died or been scattered, none of them had found a happy ending, and the whole family had met a tragic fate. It all began when the family was branded with that fatal class background. Waking with a start, Bai Baozhu trampled her enemies, crushed her foes, and step by step escaped their schemes, making sure her family would never suffer the same tragedy as in her dream. But who could have guessed that the deadbeat husband who never ap 5.9kReads8.7Score408Shelves

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    The female protagonist is reborn without any special abilities or spatial abilities. She was once a wealthy landowner whose property had been confiscated, but she still secretly left behind a vast amount of gold and silver treasures for her descendants. I found this aspect quite realistic.

36. 636 七 The 1970s: The Little Fool Only Clings to the Strongest Man 七零：小傻子只抱最粗的大腿 Seleucus塞琉古Modern Romance236k WordsCompleted [Period setting + doting romance + genuinely silly heroine + devoted to each other] A lot of this is made up by the author, so don’t overthink it!!! The characters’ values do not represent the author’s. Song Jinxi’s family home was too small, so they kicked her out and sent her to live with her older sister, who was stationed with the army, to make room for her brother. She couldn’t do the chores properly, never got enough to eat, and had to put up with her sister’s scorn. The little fool manage 5.1kReads6.4Score296Shelves
37. 637 我 I Play the Villainess in a Period Novel 我在年代文里当恶毒女配 The Tabby Cat Who Loves Daydreaming爱做白日梦的狸花猫Modern Romance139k WordsOngoing Qin Jiaojiao, a brilliant scientific researcher, dies suddenly after pulling an all-nighter in the lab. When she opens her eyes, she has fallen into a period novel recommended by one of her students, becoming the villainess who shares her name. The original Qin Jiaojiao was spoiled and domineering. She relentlessly pursued the male lead and made life difficult for the original heroine, only to be sent to a labor camp and die of illness in prison. Qin Jiaojiao: ? What’s better than a man? Buildin —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A transmigration novel set in a historical period. The female lead is a research whiz and career-oriented woman. A male lead will appear later in the story.

38. 638 粗 The Rough-Hewn Man and His Sweet, Gentle Wife 粗糙汉子娇软妻 Red Winter红色冬天Modern Romance246k WordsCompleted [Slender-waisted, soft, gorgeous beauty VS rugged man] [Reborn + both virgins + sweet romance + devoted husband] After Qi Xia died, Han Si kissed her gravestone: “Xiaxia, if I’d known you would leave me so soon, I should have told you earlier that I love you.” “I’m sorry. My love came too late, and so did my confession. The person I love will never hear it now.” Only as Qi Xia’s soul was fading away did she finally understand the depth of his love. “Han Si, if I could live again, I would be the 791Reads8.8Score114Shelves
39. 639 年 Period: The Day My Mother Returned to the City, I Chose to Go Up the Mountain 年代：母亲返城当天，我选择上山 Bubbles the Lazy Sheep懒羊羊吹泡泡Urban2.4M WordsOngoing [Fateful Choices | Resilience and Survival | Coming of Age in a Turbulent Era | The Pain of Family] The very day modern man Chen Jun's soul transmigrates into the countryside of the 1970s, he learns that his biological mother is returning to the city! This is not a story about complaining! The winds of an era swept away a generation's youth, but there are always people who manage to grow wheat in the cracks! 30.4kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves
40. 640 七 The Soft and Sweet Little Wife of the 1970s Sure Knows How to Push Your Buttons 七零娇娇软软小媳妇可会气人 Lan Yalan澜雅澜Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted (One-on-one romance + period setting + heroine pursues hero + devoted love + money-minded + a wife who's impossible to manage + completely tamed) In the original owner's eyes, Qi Lin was a brawler with a vicious streak who never held down an honest job. She would rather die than marry him. In the Ninth Princess's eyes, Qi Lin is handsome and dashing, and he shares her hobbies of teasing cats and dogs. He's simply perfect for her. Before marrying, Qi Lin drank whenever he wanted and gambled whene 444Reads7.2Score—Shelves
41. 641 娇 Spoiled in the Seventies: The Wife I Snatched Is So Sweet 娇宠七零，抢来的媳妇贼香 Girl, Look This Way菇凉看这边Modern Romance525k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance, Period Setting] Lu Zheng was abandoned by his family and had no choice but to move to the countryside. On his first day there, a little bundle of joy tumbled into his arms and straight into his heart. Unfortunately, the little one had a fiancé, and that fiancé seemed to like her quite a lot. There was nothing for it. He’d just have to steal her away... A man has to look out for himself, after all. There’s nothing shameful about doing what it takes to get a wife! Little Huai Shu h 6.7kReads8.1Score572Shelves

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    The female lead is a little locust tree spirit, somewhat naive but with a talent for scientific research. The male lead falls in love with her at first sight.

42. 642 岭 Those Years Working in Lingnan 岭南打工那些年 Dongting Fish Song洞庭鱼歌Urban1.0M WordsCompleted This work is a realistic urban novel based on my own experience of heading south to Guangdong for work in the late 1980s. It might be more accurate to call it a memoir of migrant work than a novel. The characters are all based on my colleagues, fellow villagers, and friends I knew well! I chose to write in the first person so that everyone in these pages would feel vivid and real, with a soul of their own. I hope readers will find the voice warm and familiar as they read or listen in their spare 18.2kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    This is a true classic! First published on Tomato, it was subsequently reposted on multiple platforms; the Chinese-language short drama adaptation is currently airing online! International multilingual versions are being released on overseas platforms! Perfect for readers born in the 60s, 70s, and 80s to savor!

43. 643 资 The Capitalist Heiress Is Reborn, Takes Down Villains, and Charms the Village Tyrant 资本家千金重生，虐渣下乡撩村霸 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s, Sent to the Countryside, Rebirth, Revenge Against Scum] Qin Shuiyan had been beautiful since childhood, with a delicate, soft figure. She had a pretty face but no way to protect herself. After her family fell into ruin, her stepmother sold her to an old man to keep as a canary. Just as she could no longer endure the humiliation, Xu Mo, the man she had always looked down on, burst in with a hunting rifle, fighting his way through a hail of bullets to save her. “Xu Mo, I’m sorry. If there’ 10kReads8.1Score1kShelves

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    In his past life, Xu Mo killed someone, even himself, for her. In this life, he only chops wood, carries water, and washes her clothes. Qin Shuiyan feels that Xu Mo is better in this life. Because in the past life, love was death; in this life, love is life. He lives to wash her clothes, lives to plant jujube trees for her, lives to sit on the kang (heated brick bed) smoking, occasionally glancing back at her. That's enough, far more than death.

44. 644 七 Seventies Pocket Dimension: I Have a Tunnel to the Cattle Shed 七零空间，我有地道通牛棚 Out of Sight, Out of Season不见四季Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The 1970s + transmigrate into a book + raising children + taking down scumbags + everyday family life + building a career) After transmigrating into a book, she goes from being a rich second-generation parasite who lives off her family to a capitalist heiress dependent on others for a roof over her head. Worse, she is about to die because the heroine drags her into trouble. Shen Youning is furious. Luckily, she has a farm space. Shen Youning works hard to stock up on supplies, then heads to the 4.3kReads8.2Score517Shelves

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    ① Lin Zhizhi was born in 1980. The good news was that her parents were both factory workers in a state-owned enterprise. The bad news was that her parents gave up their secure jobs and went south to work. Her mother went to work in a factory, and her father went to work on a construction site. Later, they started a small business and brought Lin Zhizhi to live with them. Gradually, Lin Zhizhi found herself becoming a "rich second generation." This story follows her parents' entrepreneurial journey in the 1980s from the female protagonist's perspective. The early chapters focus on family life and are relatively short. A male protagonist appears later in the story. ② This book is quite good; it's enjoyable and not frustrating to read. In her past life, the female protagonist's entire family was used as cannon fodder by the original female protagonist, resulting in their deaths and the original female protagonist seizing their property. In this life, the female protagonist takes her younger brother to the countryside, digs tunnels to care for her family, and punishes the scumbags and slaps the face of the original female protagonist. She also helps others and builds her network within her capabilities. ③ Don't be fooled by the title; it's really good. Qi Xinlan lost twenty years of her life immediately after transmigrating! From a vibrant and ambitious administrative director of a multinational corporation, she suddenly became a fifty-two-year-old woman. The story begins with the eldest son, the most promising of the group, sacrificing his life. His wife takes the compensation money and abandons their six children – a truly disastrous start. However, the female protagonist has plenty of ways to deal with these awful characters… ④ This is a novel about a real and fake heiress. The female protagonist is a native with no special abilities or spatial abilities. I think this is a refreshing and unique period drama. 🌿 The female protagonist has her own rationality; she's not a clinging vine, she doesn't rely on others, and she soars to great heights on her own merits. She carves out a niche for herself in her career, and her friends are equally matched, allowing them to meet at the top in different fields. The female protagonist doesn't compete with the fake heiress for attention; instead, she strives for success and ignores those who don't care about her. The best revenge is to live a fulfilling life on her own!

45. 645 回 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 16.3kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
46. 646 女 Woman Reborn as a Man: Hard Times as the Big Brother 女穿男：艰苦岁月当大哥 There Is a Big White Dog有一只大白狗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Female-to-male transmigration, period setting, marriage and children, everyday ensemble cast, few nasty characters, a little child-rearing, tiny golden finger] In Huiwan Alley, Hongshi Town, there was a happy family of two working parents. The parents loved each other, and they had two sons and two daughters. Their fifth child was on the way. But everything changed overnight. The mother died after giving birth to the fifth child, leaving behind a baby who needed constant care. During the famine 20.2kReads8.7Score2.5kShelves

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    It's so good!!! I don't want it to end, I want to keep watching.

47. 647 我 In the Seventies, I Was Stealing Trash... Wasn't I? 我在七零年代偷，垃圾？ Xi Xiaoai喜小爱Modern Romance277k WordsCompleted [1970s + useless golden finger + career-focused heroine + Zhongguancun startup + uplifting + romance pairing + few awful characters] Lin Zhiliang transmigrated into the body of a pitiful girl in 1976. She thought she could use the golden finger from her past life to change her fate, but who knew her “trash-picking System” and the original host’s “thieving System” would start fighting on the spot? The two golden fingers destroyed each other, and together they gave birth to a “freak”: the Trash- 221Reads—Score—Shelves

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    So, does having a system work? [Laughing and crying emoji] The female lead transmigrates with a built-in garbage-collecting system, which clashes with the original owner's master thief system, resulting in mutual destruction. Then, she gives birth to a garbage-stealing system. It steals all sorts of other people's junk. [Laughing and crying emoji] It's a period drama about entrepreneurship, where the female lead later thrives in Zhongguancun. Hahaha, I love career-driven female leads.

48. 648 七 The 1970s: The State-Run Restaurant's Head Chef Supports the Whole Family 七零，国营大厨带飞全家 The Years of Poetry and Wine诗酒年华Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + period drama + food + System + whole-family transmigration + 1V1] Su Wanwan transmigrates into a book and even brings along a Light of Cuisine System... As a minor female character who didn’t make it past chapter three in the original novel, Su Wanwan expected life as a disposable side character to be tough. But who could have guessed... With a mother who dotes on her, a loving father, a fiercely protective second sister, and an honest older brother, Su Wanwan suddenl 3.9kReads8.5Score293Shelves
49. 649 退 After My Engagement Was Broken Off, I Married a Rugged Countryman Who Treated Me Like a Treasure in Three Days 退婚后嫁山野糙汉，三天被宠成宝 Green Tea绿茶茶Ancient Romance199k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + devoted love + cozy farming + gentle heroine] Taohua's engagement was broken off, and in her shame and fury, she jumped into the river. Unexpectedly, a rugged man passing by rescued her. Her clothes were soaked through, and as he pulled her from the water, the man didn't know where to look. To protect her reputation, he came to ask for her hand in marriage the very next day. Taohua accepted through tears. She thought marrying him would mean a hard life, but it turned out he was 9.7kReads9.2Score911Shelves

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    I just finished reading the first one, it's very sweet and good. The second one is super, super good, a super sweet daddy-type CEO.

50. 650 小 A Little Zombie Went Looking for Brains, Ended Up in the 1970s, and Joined the Army 小丧尸找脑子找到七零后，随军了 Nine Meows Have Something to Say九喵有言Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Island military romance + transmigration + super-brain genius + special abilities + real and fake heiresses] Zhou Shi is a zombie with brains. She pushes a shopping cart around looking for supplies. Because humans say that if you have food, you have nothing to fear. She uses her brain as a mouth to talk, because she’s heard that if you don’t use your brain, it’ll rust. Her goal in zombie life is to become the most high-class Zombie Queen. High-class means pretty and smart. So this little zombie 14.3kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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