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. 101 庸 Beware the Mediocre 庸人小心 Yin Mu殷木Urban370k WordsCompleted Realistic fiction · Unrequited love with a bad ending · Small-town life · Ordinary people · Coming-of-age · No golden finger Based on the true experiences of friends, this story is told from a male first-person perspective and follows Jiang Xin through the ups and downs of his youth in a small southern county town from 2005 to 2014. He was once an elementary-school prodigy admired by everyone. But from the moment he started middle school, his life quietly began to veer off course. As a boy, he 190Reads—Score107Shelves

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   This period novel, abandoning fantastical settings like extravagant spaces and hoarding, focuses on an ordinary teenager in a county town during the 1990s. A long and unrequited love spans half a lifetime, depicting the emotions and regrets of ordinary people amidst the hardships of survival in that era. The plot is realistic and relatable.

2. 102 大 The Courtyard Compound: The Warmth of Everyday Life 大杂院：人间烟火气 Du Xiaore杜小惹Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted [Period setting + family drama + everyday life] If you're young and inexperienced, take this as a warning and steer clear. This book probably isn't for you. It has none of the usual wish-fulfillment tropes and no imaginary cheat powers. It's simply an ordinary story about people in northern China. [No transmigration, no System, no pocket dimension, no being reborn, and none of the modern-novel elements you know.] It records the ordinary life of a northern town in the 1980s, capturing the memorie 8.6kReads9.1Score757Shelves
3. 103 五 Little One from the 1950s: Mom, I Really Am a Good Dog! 五零崽崽：娘，我真是条好狗！ May We Last as Long as the Moon随明月而长终Modern Romance558k WordsCompleted [Period drama + adorable child + no romance + farming dimension + everyday life + family squabbles + light ensemble cast + slow-paced] In her previous life, Yadan was a dog. In this life, she's human. On her first day as a human, she throws her head back and howls, then crawls around the yard in the shadows, marking her territory. She steals the precious giant bone from Big Black at the village entrance. And she gets a farming dimension? Huh? Do dogs have to farm too? Yadan looks at her tiny arm 7.6kReads9.0Score604Shelves

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   I highly recommend 7, 12, and 14. The others are also very good. The first one isn't about romance; it's about children.

4. 104 炮 Transmigrated into a Book as a Cannon-Fodder in the 1970s, the Cold-Faced Regiment Commander Can't Get Enough of Her 炮灰穿书七零，冷面团长日日馋 Mo Ba Zi墨八子Modern Romance410k WordsOngoing [Period] [Marriage Before Love] [No Space System] [Never Go Hungry] [Alluring, flirtatious heroine VS wolf-like, rugged hero] Lin Zhi never imagined that after spending her previous life single and treating men as beneath her notice, she’d transmigrate into a book and find herself in a scene straight out of “That’s one huge bed!” Now she has to scheme to steal a man, and not just any man, but the man of the “beautiful, rich, and powerful” heroine? This is insane! “Comrade, do you want a wife 233Reads—Score—Shelves

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   No spatial system or cheat codes; just everyday family life; one is good at flirting, the other at spoiling [Sparrow's Masterpiece]

5. 105 七 The Strongest Educated Youth in the 1970s 七零大力女知青 Super Ball超球Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Zhu is the family member best suited to go to the countryside, so she volunteers. Keeping her family's advice in mind, she gets along famously in the village with her passionate enthusiasm and natural strength. It's just that one male educated youth looks at her in a very strange way... 7.2kReads7.7Score550Shelves
6. 106 七 The 1970s Officer Is Cold on the Outside, but Addicted to Passion Behind Closed Doors 七零军官表面高冷，背后贪欢上瘾 Taishi Ying太史婴Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted The Xu family has been powerful since the founding of the country. Need we mention the elder General Xu in the capital? Xu Jinnian himself reached a high position at a young age, and his family background was beyond compare. Yet this thoroughly respectable third-generation military man was forced to marry the daughter of a fallen capitalist. The impoverished young lady was said to have snow-white skin, bright eyes, and devastating beauty. She had used a life-saving favor from years ago to force 12.2kReads8.5Score991Shelves

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   These three are absolutely gorgeous!!!

7. 107 被 Hounded by a Madman, She Turns Around and Marries an Abstinent Commander 被疯批缠上，转头嫁给禁欲首长 Moon in the Midst明中月Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Military marriage + period setting + sweet romance + both leads are each other's first and only + face-slapping + feel-good fiction Top salesperson Chen Meina works herself to death. When she opens her eyes, it's the 1970s, and she's forcing herself on the male lead. Chen Meina: ? Once she comes to her senses, Chen Meina realizes she's become universally despised. Her awful family helped her tie up the male lead and drag him into bed, only for a reborn woman to catch them in the act, ruining the 11.4kReads8.4Score1.3kShelves
8. 108 军 A 1970s Military Marriage: The Sweet Young Educated Youth Wins Over the Wildest Country Boy 军婚七零娇娇知青撩爆最野糙汉 Neither Rain nor Shine非关阴晴Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted [1970s + devoted couples + rugged man + military marriage + sweet, gentle educated youth * stern, rugged man] A car accident sent Song Tianzhi, who had been a dance student, into a novel set in the 1970s. She became a pampered young lady who was sharp-tongued, foolish, and spoiled, only to meet a tragic end in a pigsty as a disposable side character. Song Tianzhi sighed. Why was her luck so terrible? Looking at Wen Feng, the male lead, who stood before her with a cold expression and few words, s 1.7kReads9.0Score192Shelves

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   Ladies who love historical fiction, come take a look! These two books are absolutely fantastic! Don't miss them! I've already read them twice! [Kissing emojis]

9. 109 穿 I Transmigrated into an 1980s Devoted Wife Novel and Became a Sucker's Stepmother 穿进八零娇妻文，我给冤种当继母 Zhu Jin竺仅Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted At first glance, nothing seems wrong. Look closer, and there’s definitely a problem. That’s right, Wen Yu transmigrated into a book, in fact, into two. They’re linked novels by the same author, telling the stories of two generations. The Husband-and-Wife Story is about the dad, a sweet romance set in a bygone era. But Wen Yu isn’t the sweet young wife in the novel. She’s the male lead’s second wife, about to divorce him because their married life isn’t working out. The Sucker… is Wen Yu’s affect 3.1kReads8.3Score183Shelves
10. 110 入 The Mortician Married an Officer, and I Became the Scumbag’s Aunt by Marriage 入殓师嫁军官，我成了渣男的小婶 Xu Yunjin许云瑾Modern Romance422k WordsOngoing Just before the end of her shift, Su Nianchu received the last corpse scheduled for cremation. To her surprise, the deceased had the same name as her. Su Nianchu's heart skipped a beat. She had a bad feeling! Sure enough, an accident happened during the cremation. When she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into the body of a village girl in the 1980s. She was lying on a kang, giving birth! Nearby, her malicious husband watched her, planning to trick her into taking sleeping pills so he and 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommended, it's good.

11. 111 七 The Cannon Fodder of the Seventies Doesn't Want to Become Beautiful 七零之炮灰她不想变美 Red Card红卡子Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Satisfying Read + Period Setting + System + Transmigrate into a Book + Devoted Couple, Sweet Romance] Modern doctor Ye Rou opens her eyes in the clothing- and food-scarce 1970s, where she has become a background character in a rebirth-and-revenge novel aimed at male readers. Her scummy father ignores her, her stepmother schemes against her, her grandmother favors boys, and even her so-called best friend is fake… The original owner was also the village’s famously ugly girl. It’s a nightmare fr 5.5kReads8.2Score474Shelves
12. 112 重 Reborn in 1996: I Left My Jerk Ex Behind, and Life Is Sweeter Than Honey 重生九六，远离渣男，日子比蜜甜 Qianqian Cola浅浅可乐Modern Romance585k WordsCompleted After dying alongside the scumbag, Lan Shiyao returned to the age of eighteen. Given another chance at life, she decisively stayed away from the scumbag, made up for the regrets of her past life, protected her family and friends, focused on making money, built her fortune, and thrived, until those who had once hurt her could only look up to her! 6.6kReads6.9Score476Shelves

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    I recommend this book; it's about building wealth through hard work and practical methods, without relying on rigid rules or a structured approach.

13. 113 资 The Capitalist-Era Educated Youth Is Highly Enlightened, Winning Big by Serving the Nation 资本知青觉悟高，为国效力赢麻了 Yan Qi Yun Qian言蹊云浅Modern Romance994k WordsCompleted [1970s + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + special abilities + love after marriage + devoted husband + family life + joining the army + building wealth] Su Mo, a dual-ability user, discovered that she had transmigrated into a book. She'd become the cannon-fodder character who gave the heroine her start-up funds, and she was supposed to die right from the start. Even after dying, she'd be dragged out of the heroine's memories again and again to serve as a foil, with the destruction o 54.3kReads9.3Score5.7kShelves
14. 114 五 The 1950s: Starting Out as an Apprentice 五零：从学徒工开始 Gold Always Shines, and I'll Be There是金子总会有我的Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [Period setting + native protagonist + daily life + career + no golden finger] [An ordinary story about ordinary people] Her parents wanted Baolan to take her eldest brother's place in an arranged marriage. Baolan refused. Baolan passed the worker recruitment exam. Starting as an apprentice, Baolan attended night school, got promoted, bought a watch, bought a bicycle... Little by little, she built herself a good life. 34.6kReads9.0Score3.8kShelves
15. 115 八 To Avoid Disaster, the Village Belle Marries the Village Bully and Asks Him for a Baby 八零村花为避祸嫁村霸，邀他生崽 Little Spinning Top小陀螺转转Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted [Delicate village beauty + rugged man + adored by all + cozy romance + having a baby + childhood sweethearts] Su Yunqi was famous throughout the surrounding villages for being a delicate beauty. Unfortunately, the Su family had little power and couldn't protect her. When a rich hooligan took a fancy to her, they had no choice but to hastily marry her off to a rugged man from the neighboring village, an even bigger village bully and hooligan. He was five years older than her, and they'd grown u 15.4kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    The female lead is a famously delicate and beautiful woman in the surrounding villages. Unfortunately, the Su family is weak and powerless. After being targeted by a wealthy rogue, she can only marry him off to the childhood friend of the even bigger village bully in the next village.

16. 116 敢 Scheme Against Me for a Substitute Marriage? I'll Make the Original Heroine Cry Every Day 敢算计我替嫁，我让原女主日日哭 Little Lazy Sloth小树懒懒Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing (The rating just came out, so a low score is totally normal. If you’re stubborn enough, give it a shot.) [Alternate-history setting + 1v1, devoted couple + switched marriage + downright wicked heroine vs. a male lead who falls for her on his own + true and fake young masters] One day, Song Nanzhi suddenly awakens to find herself the doomed cannon-fodder younger sister of the heroine in a pampered-era novel. In the story, the sweet, delicate heroine and the rough, rugged male lead share a love th 44.5kReads8.5Score5kShelves
17. 117 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Brawny Husband Is Strong and Stamina-Filled 重生八零，糙汉身强体壮耐力好 Peaches Are So Chilly桃子好凉凉Modern Romance565k WordsCompleted (Military marriage + devoted to each other + doting romance + sweet and steamy love story + building wealth) Given a chance to live her life over again, Yu Xiaomin flirts with her husband and doesn't hold back with either her words or her actions~ When Zhou Huaicheng wakes to find his wife suddenly treating him with overwhelming warmth, she is lying on her side with one bare shoulder exposed, her delicate collarbone and tantalizing curves just visible. His mouth goes dry, and his Adam's apple bo 5.6kReads9.1Score558Shelves
18. 118 穿 Transmigrated into the Wedding Night in the 1970s, I Get the Fierce Roughneck Hooked 穿进七零洞房夜，凶戾糙汉上瘾了 Tea Tea Lemon茶茶柠檬Modern Romance218k WordsCompleted The 1970s + Everyday Family Life Jiang Wantong is a wealthy young woman with a fortune of a billion, but her cousin is jealous of her and writes her into a novel set in the 1970s as a universally hated supporting character. Furious, Jiang Wantong goes to confront her, only to be pushed off a cliff. She unexpectedly transmigrates into the book, and when she wakes after days of high fever, it's her wedding night. Her husband has been written by Jiang Yingchun as cold-blooded and cold-hearted, inca 5.5kReads8.3Score468Shelves
19. 119 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate to the 1970s! One Marries the Uncle, the Other the Nephew, and They Live Across the Hall 闺蜜一起穿七零！嫁舅甥，住对门 Qian Yu黔渔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Military Marriage + Period Setting + Both Male Leads Are Devoted + Sweet Romance + Ensemble Cast + Everyday Family Life + Funny Early on] Wen Tang and her best friend Chi Yue found a novel about a real and fake heiress on a fiction website. Unlike other stories of its kind, the two heiresses weren't rivals but helped each other. They went to the countryside together, got married together, and even married an uncle and his nephew. Then they built their fortunes togethe 54kReads8.9Score7.3kShelves

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    Super good!!! ①② The plot is novel [drooling] ①👀 Chen Zhiyou is such an adorable baby, I really love the male and female leads' characters [masterpiece] ② It's full of witty remarks [admiration] ③ It's very engaging (the male lead is always spouting witty remarks) [sending heart]

20. 120 折 The Age of Turmoil 折腾时代 Jing Xiaomo荆萧默Urban492k WordsOngoing Life is all about taking chances! In that restless age, Li Anran works in a big city, and her dream is about to come true. But when she returns to Qinzhou for a funeral, she's practically put under house arrest and told to stay and work in the small city. Zhang Huifei has the talent to get into one of China's top universities, but he unexpectedly fails the college entrance exam. To make sure his sister Li Anran can stay in Qinzhou without worries, he starts stirring things up... As a result, Li 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can give it a try; if it doesn't suit your taste, just laugh it off.

21. 121 穿 Reincarnated as a Minor Character in a Period Novel 穿成年代文里的小配角 Xiao Shuang, Who Likes Woniu喜欢卧牛的小霜Modern Romance171k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a fictional period novel, Wu Wei chooses to stay away from the plot and refuses to become a mere tool in the original story. She plans to cut ties with the novel's hero and heroine and quietly work as a barefoot doctor in the village. Wu Wei is quite content with her days full of chaos and arduous treks over the mountains. She has no plans to ride the wave of the college entrance exams or catch the winds of reform and opening up. She never expected that a sudden arrival 211Reads8.0Score159Shelves
22. 122 七 The Roughneck from the 1970s Wants to Give Her His Life 七零糙汉要把命给她 Yao Yao Lingwu幺幺聆悟Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted [The male lead has no shame vs. the female lead isn’t a saint] A modern single CEO transmigrates into the body of a cannon-fodder female character in the 1970s. The original owner was not only a beautiful young educated woman who had captivated countless men, but had also thrown herself at Zhou Laoliu, a veteran who had returned to his hometown, hoping to get back to the city. Afterward, the CEO said he didn’t need to take responsibility, but Zhou Laoliu clung to her and insisted on marrying her 5.1kReads8.6Score481Shelves
23. 123 八 The 1980s: The True Heiress Strikes Back 八零：真千金逆袭记 Birdsong in the Quiet Mountains鸟鸣山幽Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Fake and Real Heiresses + Self-Improvement + Everyday Life + Striving] [The heroine grows quietly, then amazes everyone; she won’t take abuse and always talks back] Xia Xiaoxi lost both her parents at a young age. Her uncle’s family moved into her home under the pretense of raising her, took all the family’s money, worked her and her brother to the bone, and eventually tried to make her take her cousin’s place in an arranged marriage. Furious, Xia Xiaoxi fou 177.3kReads9.2Score13.1kShelves
24. 124 亲 After My Biological Brother Was Reborn, the Real Heiress Returned 亲哥重生后，真千金回归了 Zheng Baiye郑白叶Modern Romance274k WordsCompleted Lin Yanhui is miserable. Her paternal grandparents favor boys over girls, her father is taciturn, and her mother has a sharp tongue and a sharper heart. And now her name is Huang Zhaodi. In the middle of her chaotic life, she never imagined that one day a group of people would show up at her home and tell her she was their biological daughter! Lin Yanhui: !!! - It wasn’t until three days before Lin Rui died in the line of duty that he learned his family had raised someone else’s child. When they 35.6kReads9.0Score3.9kShelves
25. 125 1 1959: The Supply and Marketing Cooperative Tree Hollow 1959树洞供销社 Wanderer Without a Fixed Course无定行者Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted Just started getting ratings. Two malicious negative reviews have dragged the score down, but it will rise! Era setting + time channel + parallel lives + mutual salvation + reincarnation and karma Aming, an international student working at a supermarket, casually throws away food nearing its expiration date. In another timeline, it could have saved dozens of lives. An old willow tree planted by his ancestors, and a poem shrouded in mystery. In 1959, corpses litter Tieniu Village. Desperate, Hu Q 690Reads6.0Score107Shelves

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    Absolutely gorgeous! Warm and delicate, buy with confidence.

26. 126 陈 The Chen Family's Unwanted Second Daughter 陈家那个没人要的二女儿 Slim Winter Melon苗条的冬瓜Modern Romance466k WordsCompleted [Period Fiction + No Rebirth + No Transmigration + No Golden Finger] [Native Protagonist + Slow Burn + Not a Mindless Wish-Fulfillment Story] Chen Xiaoqiu was the second daughter born in violation of the family planning policy, and her parents never cared for her. She was left to grow up in the countryside like a wild weed. During the summer vacation before her third year of middle school, Chen Xiaoqiu’s grandfather, the only family she had, passed away. She had no choice but to return to her pa 3.3kReads8.4Score290Shelves
27. 127 护 The Protector of the Nation, the Eldest Princess, Raises Hell in the 1950s 护国长公主在五十年代撒泼打滚 Jin Rui'er金瑞儿Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted After the Guardian Princess died peacefully of old age, she was reborn in a small mountain village. There was a young man in the village who wanted to go fight the Japanese, but his parents refused because he wasn’t married and had no children. The young man went to the princess for help. After thinking it over, she agreed. Once the princess became pregnant, the young man left. And then he never sent word again. As soon as the country was founded, the princess set out on a journey to find her hu 18.2kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves
28. 128 八 The 1980s: The Plump, Fertile Wife Spoiled by the Fierce Village Bully 八零好孕肥妻，被凶悍村霸宠成宝 Zhouzhou Eats Steamed Buns粥粥吃馒头Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A fictional era, so don't nitpick the details. Pure romance, devoted couple, rebirth, everyday life, marriage before love. The male lead is genuinely crude and swears like a sailor. The female lead isn't a strong, independent heroine, but a hardworking, clumsy, chubby country girl. (If that's not your thing, don't read.) Ji Chunhua was reborn. At this point, she hadn't yet gone with her stepsister Ji Qin to the matchmaking fair, nor had Ji Qin humiliated and framed her, eventually shoving her in 13.6kReads8.9Score2kShelves

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    It's good. The second book is finished, the first one is ongoing. Don't let the title fool you, it's really good. The female lead in the first book is chubby, and according to the author, she's pear-shaped. She has a super nice personality, and the male lead is rough-tongued but kind to her. The female lead in the second book is intelligent, and her whole family is intelligent too.

29. 129 误 An Accidental Entry into a Powerful Family 误闯高门 Jin Rui'er金瑞儿Modern Romance633k WordsOngoing In 1968, after graduating from high school, Ma Lifeng earned a place at a steel mill through his own hard work. But his father wanted him sent to the countryside, claiming he was too pampered and needed reeducation from the poor and lower-middle peasants. Ma Lifeng refused, but his father ignored his wishes and shoved him straight into the group heading to the countryside. Ma Lifeng was so furious that on his third day there, he married the first person he could... 122.2kReads8.4Score7.8kShelves
30. 130 八 The 1980s: A Fisherman's Little Life in Southern Guangdong 八零：南粤渔家小日子 Yuri Xiuchangguan玉日袖长观Modern Romance327k WordsOngoing [Period Piece] [Shore Foraging Golden Finger] [Fishing and Hunting] [Everyday Child-Rearing] [Family Life] [Cozy] [A Complete Guide to Seafood, Food, and Livelihood] [Later Development in the Pearl River Delta and Hong Kong] Chen Lizhen had spent half her life working at a fish stall. At last, she got to stay with her daughter for a few days, but after falling asleep, she woke up in a small fishing village in Nanyue in 1985. She was only twenty-five again, and her daughter was a four-year-old li 554Reads—Score103Shelves

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    I recommend this book; anyone passing by can take a look!

31. 131 黑 The Ungrateful Darling: My Husband’s Mistress Just Took Power, and Now She Wants a Divorce 黑心小棉袄：外室刚上位就要离婚 Jin Rui'er金瑞儿Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted The Grand Princess Who Guards the Nation was reborn in the Dragon Kingdom in 1947. After liberation, just as she was preparing to enjoy the good life with her father, he declared that her mother was a relic of feudalism, said he had found his true love, and announced that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. The Grand Princess scoffed to herself: “You dare threaten my interests? I’ll make you regret it!” 48.9kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves
32. 132 错 Wrongly Married in 1975: The Rugged Man and the Sophisticated Beauty 错嫁1975：糙汉与御姐 Wan Qian, Who Loves Cantonese Soup爱吃广府汤的万千帝主Modern Romance475k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + marriage first, love later + farming + cuisine] [Realistic and down-to-earth + slice of life + light comedy + heartwarming] Qiao Yujie, a 34-year-old elite doctor. During the Qingming tomb-sweeping festival, she bowed nine times to her ancestors, and five thousand strings of firecrackers burned to ash Then she was gone. When she opened her eyes again, it was 1975, and she was being "packed off" to marry a man in a military district. Her fiancé had gone fro 181.2kReads8.3Score25.7kShelves
33. 133 中 Starting Out as a Vocational School Student, I Worked My Factory to the Bone 中专生开局，我把工厂卷疯了 Peach Heart Rainbow桃心彩虹Modern Romance627k WordsOngoing A modern quality-control worker transmigrates to the famine years of the 1960s. The moment she opens her eyes, she faces a desperate situation: the high school entrance exam has been suspended, and she's being forced to go to the countryside. To avoid being sent down, she promptly skips grades, studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and secures a stable job at a state-owned enterprise, successfully escaping that fate. She doesn't have any miraculous talent that will make her famou 34.8kReads8.2Score3.7kShelves

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    The system is a damaged version, occupying only a small space of three square meters. The female protagonist passes the entrance exam for a vocational school and is assigned to a state-owned factory. With modern mechanical knowledge in hand, she strives to build her career.

34. 134 重 Reborn in the 1980s, I Take My Mom With Me to Get a Divorce 重生八零，我带着妈妈一起离婚 A Little Tree Sprout一点小树芽Modern Romance104k WordsOngoing Period setting + face-slapping + multiple male leads + building wealth + size difference Zhou Xiaoya transmigrates to 1985. In three days, she’s supposed to marry her aunt’s dim-witted son. She chooses to call off the engagement, but his father won’t let her. He beats her, and he beats her mother, too. Then we’re done with this family. Mom, I’ll take care of you! 333Reads—Score109Shelves

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    I highly recommend these two books, especially the first one. It's hilarious, sweet, and incredibly well-written, making it very immersive.

35. 135 八 A Military Marriage in the 1980s 八十年代军婚纪事 Many Little Fish许多小鱼Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + two strong leads + devoted couples + marriage before love] When Pei Qinghuai was one year old, her mother abandoned her husband and daughter to pursue her own happiness. As the only daughter of a military man, Qinghuai had been burdened with expectations since birth. She had to make something of herself, build a happy family, and never make a mistake. So seeking true love was a mistake, and marriage had to serve a political purpose. Shi Wenbo, born into a hi 1.3kReads8.7Score110Shelves
36. 136 七 The 1970s: The Little Village Girl Brings Honor to Her Country Through Education 七零小村姑，靠读书为国争光 Only Plays Zhen Ji只玩甄姫Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Family Drama + System + Academic Prodigy + Knowledge Changes Your Destiny + Ensemble Cast] Wang Zhaozhao becomes the unwanted granddaughter of the Old Wang family, part of the village brigade in Riverside Village in the 1970s. When she is five, her mother becomes her eldest uncle’s wife, while her father marries a stepmother who brings along a stepsister. Later, she gains two younger sisters, one born to her eldest uncle’s wife and the other to her stepmother. Her days are full 14.6kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves
37. 137 救 Help! What Should I Do About the Baby I Conceived with a Returned Educated Youth? 救命！怀了回城知青的崽怎么办？ Thousand-Layer Crushed Ice千层碎碎冰Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [1970s + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + no golden finger] Xia Meng transmigrated. She landed in the poverty-stricken 1970s, in the body of a village girl who was pregnant out of wedlock and desperate enough to want to die. In the original novel, an educated youth abandoned her. She raised their child alone, playing both father and mother, and wore herself out by the age of forty. When the child grew up, his biological father appeared to claim him. By then, he had become a leading sci 6.4kReads8.9Score345Shelves
38. 138 重 Reborn in a Northeastern Mountain Village: Fishing and Hunting Across Two Rivers and Two Nations 重生东北小山村渔猎两江两国 Student Tianya小学生天涯Urban4.0M WordsOngoing Please give this five stars. Please give this five stars. I don't have much education or skill, and I can't write fancy prose. I use ordinary people's language to tell an ordinary story. If you like it, I thank you for your support with a clasped-fist salute. If you don't, please be kind and don't flame me. An artist can't make a living without noble-minded patrons. I offer my thanks to all of you, my dear supporters. 41.1kReads8.2Score2.8kShelves

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    A story set in Northeast China, set in a bygone era, featuring rebirth, hunting, fishing, farming, and adventures. It includes everyday family matters, the protagonist leading his brothers on hunts in the mountains and fishing in the rivers, braving ice and snow, and traversing forests in perilous adventures, experiencing various thrilling and hilarious encounters.

39. 139 重 Reborn in 1978: Don't Even Think About Stealing My Life Again 重生1978，别再想偷我的人生 At the Beginning of Lifeo人之初oModern Romance174k WordsOngoing [This is a long novel about fated cycles of reincarnation across several lifetimes. No transmigration with memories, no System. Each volume is a complete story of its own: Volume One: Years Like a Song, a 1978 college entrance exam rebirth story. Later volumes include the flames of war in the Republican era.] In her previous life, she studied day and night beneath a kerosene lamp, tirelessly preparing for the college entrance exam. In the end, the acceptance letter went to someone else. In 1978, 184Reads—Score102Shelves

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    Highly recommended historical fiction! Without a system or a special space, a peasant girl suffers the tragedy of having her college entrance exam spot stolen, leading to the destruction of her family. Reborn on the eve of the college entrance exam, she retaliates by reporting the villains and giving them a resounding slap in the face!

40. 140 六 A Clear-Eyed Country Girl in 1968: She Makes Her Way in the Capital 六八乡下清醒女，逆袭扎根四九城 Crane Dweller in the Woods林间栖鹤客Modern Romance435k WordsOngoing In 1968, the whole village mocked Su Wanqing for wasting her high school education. A country bumpkin dreaming of becoming a phoenix was destined to be stuck farming in the countryside! She quietly bided her time, organized the archives, and demonstrated her abilities. A single transfer order sent her straight to a subdistrict office in the capital. The villagers who once laughed at her were left eating their words. Her sweetheart was an outstanding employee at the grain bureau, and her parents- 1.4kReads—Score100Shelves

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    No space, no cheat codes

41. 141 年 The Wife Who Dies Young in a Period Novel? The Ascetic Professor Falls in Love 年代文早死妻？禁欲教授沦陷求爱 Zhouzhou Eats Steamed Buns粥粥吃馒头Modern Romance977k WordsCompleted [An alternate 1980s setting, awakening as the foil to the heroine; slow-paced, everyday traditional story; marriage first, love later, and family life; raising kids with sweet affection; no golden finger; local-born characters who aren’t perfect] After Song Zhiyao impulsively picks a fight over divorce, she takes her child to her parents’ home and has a dream that makes her awaken to the truth. Well, would you look at that: she’s living inside a period novel! And she’s not even the main heroine, 33.8kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves

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    😎This novel is seriously overshadowed by its title, but it's definitely worth recommending. The male lead is a reserved and lustful man, while the female lead, after awakening her powers, is also incredibly capable and ruthless. I love this kind of story where the protagonist fights back and refuses to be humiliated! Both the everyday life of the female lead's family in her rural Northeast China and the male lead's family are incredibly interesting. Let's see what kind of sparks fly between an educated family and a rural family!

42. 142 貌 Beautiful Educated Youth Returns to the City, and Her Powerful Ex-Husband Comes After Her 貌美知青回城后，大佬前夫追来了 Lampwick Woad灯心菘蓝Modern Romance691k WordsCompleted Lin Zhiwei, a young woman sent to the countryside, was desperate to return to Beijing. Under her mother’s relentless calls, she tearfully divorced Zhou Yi, her husband of one year, whom she was still deeply in love with. A month after the divorce, she clutched her stomach and realized she might… be pregnant. Meanwhile, Li Li, the second female lead, was eagerly waiting for Zhou Yi to divorce. She was reborn, and knew he would become a powerful business tycoon in Pengcheng, a real estate pioneer, 28.1kReads8.6Score2.1kShelves

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    🔥🔥Both of these are incredibly good period dramas [Sparrow's Masterpiece] Let's get a divorce. Zhou Yi's steps faltered; the female lead could even hear his heavy breathing. A few barks came from afar, making the silence even more suffocating. He turned around, moonlight illuminating his tense jawline. "You..." His Adam's apple bobbed, his voice surprisingly calm, "Do you want to go back to Beijing?"

43. 143 穿 After Transmigrating Into a Book, the Beautiful Educated Youth Elopes with an Officer and Joins the Army 穿书后，美人知青闪婚军官随军了 Take a Bite of Kitten Ears咬一口小猫耳朵Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a book + spirit spring + military marriage + everyday family life] After spending more than twenty years as a rich heiress, Wen Ranran woke up to find herself in a novel set in a bygone era, as an educated youth who had just been sent to the countryside. The original owner wasn't even cannon fodder. She appeared only twice in the entire story, with no introduction or conclusion. She had a surname but no given name, just a pretty, utterly forgettable passerby. Well, if she ha 11.9kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
44. 144 漂 A Stunning Beauty Hounded by an Obsessive Mad Dog in a Period Novel 漂亮美人在年代文被偏执疯狗缠上 Sanda Biscuit散打饼干Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [A calculating, self-serving heroine + an obsessive, possessive hero] Selfish, vain, materialistic, and always looking out for herself. And yet, countless people love her. In the original novel, Lin Luoxue is the heroine's sister, a cannon-fodder character who despises the poor and loves the rich, and juggles three men at once. Even after getting married, she's still unfaithful, and in the end, she dies while eloping with her lover. She's nasty, selfish, and plays with people's feelings while mo 56.7kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves

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    This is a must-read! The female lead is sophisticated and self-centered, while the male lead is a mad dog 🍉 The female lead is a villainous character.

45. 145 八 The 1980s Nanny: The Cold-Faced Officer Loses Control and Wants a Baby 八零小保姆，冷面军官失控想生崽 A Dream in the Bamboo Heart竹心一梦Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Manhua adaptation in progress] Period setting + marriage to a soldier + transmigrate into a book in an alternate world + devoted to each other + possessive, sweet romance + love grows over time + a gentle, slice-of-life romance about doting on his wife. (Older husband, younger wife; growth, comeback, doting on his wife, having a baby, and patriotism) A stern, older, abstinent military officer VS a sweet, soft-spoken girl who's both beautiful and talented, and refuses to be pushed around Bai Qia 2.9kReads8.7Score316Shelves

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    It's incredibly good! The writing is realistic, with vivid imagery, and it's super sweet. The male lead is extremely possessive, and the relationship is slow and steady. It's so sweet; this kind of story would definitely be a hit if it were made into a short drama. This is a book I've read twice. It perfectly embodies patriotism and love for family. It's an incredibly heartwarming book.

46. 146 八 The 1980s: My Daughter Was Switched at Birth, Yet I Just Smiled 八零：女儿被调包后，我却笑了 Snow Between the Brows眉间雪Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Wen Ning’s entire family died. Only then did she learn that the daughter she had painstakingly raised was a fake heiress, and that her sister-in-law had switched her real daughter while Wen Ning was weak after giving birth! The fake heiress went to university, became a pianist who traveled the world, and married into a wealthy family. The real daughter was abused, married off to an old man, sent to prison, and died in a fire. Consumed by hatred, Wen Ning dragged the fake he 10.9kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    This book isn't finished, but it's very good. The female protagonist is reborn when her daughter was almost switched at birth. She manages to get her daughter back, then takes her child and mother-in-law to join the army. It's mostly an ensemble piece. The younger sister-in-law always thought her biological daughter was enjoying a life of luxury with the female protagonist, but the daughter she's raising is actually the female protagonist's. She gave her a terrible name and raised her poorly. The story has now progressed to the point where the son has already been admitted to university.

47. 147 八 An Eighties Beauty Marries for Good Fortune and Is Doted on by Her Rugged, Fatherly Husband 八零美人冲喜，被爹系糙汉宠上天 A Dream in the Bamboo Heart竹心一梦Modern Romance694k WordsCompleted Pure romance + transmigration into a book, fictional setting + period piece + older husband, younger wife + building a fortune + sweet romance + slow-burn, satisfying face-slapping. Bai Qian, from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, transmigrates into a book and becomes a plump, laid-back young bride, married off to bring good luck to He Yanzhou, a cold-faced, rugged man. The man is gravely ill, and lays down three rules with her: this marriage is just for show, and he’ll nev 1.2kReads8.6Score160Shelves
48. 148 穿 Transmigrated Into the Nineties: The Villainous Big Shots Are All My Kids 穿书九零：反派大佬们都是我的崽 Mr. Zixu Wuyou子虚乌有君Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After Wang Qi died in a car accident, she transmigrated into a romance novel called The Overbearing CEO Falls for Me. By an unfortunate twist of fate, she became the male lead’s stepmother and the mother of three future villainous powerhouses. But Wang Qi transmigrated to the 1990s, five years before the novel’s story began. The original heroine had yet to be reborn, and the plot had not started. The eldest son, one of the future villains, was only fourteen, while the other two hadn’t even been 213.7kReads9.4Score28.6kShelves
49. 149 东 Tales of the Northeast: Women Who Climbed Over the High Walls of Grand Estates 东北往事之翻过深宅高墙的女人们 Midnight Woodpecker午夜啄木鸟Modern Romance859k WordsOngoing In 1946, on the black soil of Northeast China, Chunxiang, daughter of tenant farmer Wang Mazi, marries Liu Laogen, the landlord's son. Her father receives several acres of good farmland and dozens of silver dollars as a handsome betrothal gift. She thinks she has married into wealth and will live a secure life as a young madam, but Liu Laogen has a hidden ailment, and their marriage proves to be one in name only. Chunxiang is determined to escape the prison that has trapped her, but her greedy f 53.6kReads8.7Score3kShelves

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    This is so beautiful!

50. 150 遥 Women of Qingshui Village in a Distant Mountain Village 遥远的小山村之清水村的女人们 Walking Without Stopping走走不停停Modern Romance408k WordsOngoing [Period setting + farming + everyday family life + the story of three generations of women] Xiuqin: A husband who beats her and cheats, a life spent scrambling to get by, and a woman whose strength is shattered. See how she finds a way to live for herself in the darkness. Xiaofeng: She always thought that sincerity would be met with sincerity, but all it brought her was mistreatment. Her mother-in-law bullies her, her husband bullies her, and now even her sister-in-law dares to hit her? Fine, th 5.2kReads—Score419Shelves

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    I recommend it.

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