Period-Era Stories You Can't Put Down 年代文，看的停不下来那种

1. 51 重 Back to the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Army Wife Pursues Science to Strengthen the Nation 重回七零：炮灰军嫂励志科研强国 Traditional Chinese Text繁体文Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted [Stationed on a remote island + marriage first, love later + scientific research for the nation + husband’s groveling pursuit after marriage] Content warning: The hero is a real jerk at first. The heroine focuses on settling in before turning to research. There are plenty of awful people, plenty of awful people, plenty of awful people!!! Professor Su, a pillar of the nation, transmigrates into a period novel as the female lead’s cannon-fodder foil. In the original story, the female lead is confi 8.2kReads9.2Score635Shelves
2. 52 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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   These are all pretty good! ① No reincarnation. The male lead beats up all the village bullies in the neighborhood to protect the female lead, thus becoming a notorious bully himself. ② The male lead is a little tyrant at home, but weak and delicate in front of the female lead. He faints several times, which is hilarious. ③ The female lead was originally a zombie but somehow traveled to the 1970s and ended up in a family compound. She calls the male lead "stinky egg" every day. She has a keen sense of smell and often gets things done. Very funny.

3. 53 报 Report, Commander: Your Grandson Took His Wife Out to Beat Someone Up Again 报告首长你孙子带媳妇又去打人了 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete + male lead takes the domestic role, female lead takes the career role + fussy, love-struck husband + daily face-slapping antics of the compound's little tyrant in the 1970s] Shen Xia transmigrated into an ongoing period novel and became a pitiful girl whose father didn't care for her and whose mother didn't love her. After transmigrating, Shen Xia accidentally discovered that something was wrong with her identity. She reported her adoptive parents, sent her adoptive father to labor ca 17.2kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
4. 54 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
5. 55 漂 The Beautiful Stepmother Makes a Comeback: Raising Kids in the 1970s 漂亮后妈要翻身，我在七零养崽崽 Purple Candy紫皮糖Modern Romance4.7M WordsOngoing Su Can was raised by her own mother to be fat, ugly, and not too bright. Her mother forced her to marry her younger sister's husband, a man with two paralyzed legs. When Su Can refused, she was starved for half a month, then sent to the village where he lived, barely clinging to life. She died of a serious illness. Su Can, a bodyguard, unexpectedly transmigrates into a book and inherits this mess. Their home is bare, with no money and not even enough food. With a disabled soldier for a husband a 76.4kReads9.2Score3kShelves

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   Highly rated period novels, the more you read, the more addictive they become.

6. 56 七 The 1970s: My Late Wife Took Our Twins to Join the Army 七零：早逝媳妇带龙凤胎去随军 Big Black Melon大黑瓜瓜Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted Jiang Zhiwei was trapped as a ghost beside her two children for ten whole years. She watched helplessly as her mother-in-law bullied them, her sister-in-law tormented them, her younger sister-in-law abused them, and her younger brother-in-law treated them like they didn't exist. She couldn't accept it. She was furious! Perhaps Heaven heard her grievances. The moment she opened her eyes, she had returned to the year she died! This time, she would tear apart her wicked mother-in-law and trample he 4kReads8.9Score386Shelves

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   [Evil laugh][Evil laugh][Evil laugh][Evil laugh]

7. 57 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
8. 58 睁 I Opened My Eyes in 1970 and Refused to Let Postpartum Depression Win 睁眼70，我拒绝产后抑郁 Big Black Melon大黑瓜瓜Modern Romance806k WordsCompleted (Not a power fantasy) + (Devoted to each other) + (Doting husband) + (Everyday life) + (No golden finger) + (Complete) Thirty years ago, Liu Yue lost a daughter. After spending most of her life searching, she finally found her daughter just before she died! Seeing her daughter, now in her early forties, still having one baby after another, Liu Yue couldn’t have regretted it more! In a moment of desperation, she returned to the time when her daughter was just a month old! Looking at the man besid 2.6kReads8.6Score177Shelves
9. 59 嘤 Eek! How Embarrassing! I Transmigrated Straight into a Rugged Man's Arms 嘤！害羞！刚穿越就被糙汉抱进怀 Wangwang Snow Cakes Are So Tasty旺旺雪饼超好吃Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted Stockpiling supplies + marriage first, love later + period setting + pocket dimension + devoted husband [Golden finger + cozy, everyday-life story] After achieving financial freedom, Jiang Mingcha suddenly dreams that she’ll transmigrate to an extremely poor village. The moment she wakes up, she rushes out to buy everything she can! She buys what she needs, and what she doesn’t need, too. Then, just as she’s buying the most important supplies, she gets into a car accident! When she opens her eye 18.8kReads9.1Score2kShelves

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   🌼The female lead already had a spatial ability before she transmigrated, something she'd had since childhood. She consciously put things in it. Before transmigrating, she had a warning dream, so she bought a lot of things. After transmigrating, the space is just for storing things; she doesn't have any super powerful cheat abilities. She relies more on herself, which I really like. Overall, it's a simple life, full of warmth and sweetness.🍀And my absolute favorites are Gu's mother and grandmother, both funny and kind elders.

10. 60 少 The Young Marshal Rules His Wife: Even If the Forced-Melon's Not Sweet, It Has to Be 少帅霸妻，强扭的瓜不甜也得甜 Chu Diandian初点点Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Traditional household intrigue + revenge on scoundrels + fictional Republic-era setting + coercive pursuit + reborn heroine] Young Marshal Jing Yuanzhao is captivated by Yan Xin’s striking beauty and wants to keep her in a private residence, even though she is already married. “Stay with me for three months, and I’ll give you all the luxury and wealth you want. Your husband’s career will take off, too.” Yan Xin slapped him across the face. After he went to every length to get her, he asked with 28.4kReads9.5Score3.6kShelves
11. 61 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Our Family Struck It Rich 重生八零年，我们家赚翻了 A Pen That Blossoms妙笔生花卷Modern Romance206k WordsOngoing Reborn in 1980, with her family destitute and their home bare, she relies on her meticulous ledgers to keep a firm grip on purchasing receipts and seize the opportunities created by new policies. She sets up street stalls and braves the night markets, sells fabric remnants and bolts of cloth, takes on troublesome relatives, gets a business license and opens a shop, then heads south to buy stock and build a factory. She relies on no System or pocket dimension, and clings to no powerful patron. He 25Reads—Score134Shelves

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    The female protagonist is reborn back to the 1980s. Not wanting to leave any regrets, she pulls her family together to set up a stall and do business. She is calm and steady in the face of problems, and her family grows together. The family relationship is well written.

12. 62 大 The Young Lady Joins the Army and Has Triplets, Shocking the Military Compound 大小姐随军，一胎三宝震惊家属院 Clear Moon in the Mountains山间清月Modern Romance478k WordsCompleted [Substitute marriage + military marriage + transmigrate into a book + spatial pocket + putting scum in their place + love after marriage + sweet romance + both leads are smart] [A bright, clever capitalist heiress vs. a jealous, indulgent military officer who can’t keep his hands off his wife] Lin Han woke up one day to discover she had transmigrated into a book. She had become the doomed cannon-fodder villainess in The Capitalist Heiress Is Everyone’s Darling. In the story, the heroine despised 2.3kReads8.3Score252Shelves
13. 63 枭 The Young Marshal's Darling: The Powerful Woman Who Captured His Heart 枭宠成瘾：病娇少帅的娇妻是大佬 Ming Yao明药Modern Romance2.8M WordsCompleted [Super sweet romance + tons of secret identities + an exceptionally badass heroine] Everyone said Yun Qiao was young and from the countryside, and that she would never fare well in the powerful Xi family. Everyone said her status was low, that she was nothing but a pretty face who lived off others, and that she could never catch the eye of the all-powerful young marshal. Yet after just one day in the Xi household, Yun Qiao put the family in their place. And after just one week at the young marsh 2.5kReads9.1Score311Shelves
14. 64 六 The Fierce and Charming Female Soldier of the 1960s: Winning the Cold Commander's Heart 六零娇辣小女兵：狠撩高冷首长心 Fish in the Woods00林中鱼00Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [A High-Ranking Cadre Romance Set in the 1960s] [You Sit Upon the High Terrace, I Stay by Your Side] A bewitching, flirtatious heroine and a powerful, high-ranking cadre hero I grew up beside the water city I sit in your arms I hold a beautiful dream close to my heart And stumble into your peaceful world [Deliberate Seduction + A Powerful Man Bows to Love] When Lin Yiqiao first arrives in the capital, she seems sweet, naive, and gentle, but she has no shortage of schemes and tricks. All she wa 41.2kReads9.1Score3.8kShelves

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    ⬇️⬇️⬇️👇👇👇[Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Savor it carefully][Savor it carefully][Savor it carefully] 1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣No cheat codes, but the plot and characters are very good. 1️⃣Worth collecting and rereading many times, there are many things that make you understand. 4️⃣6️⃣It's a rebirth novel, and it's also very good. The following are all different types, each with its own merits. They are the best period novels I've seen on Taobao so far, and they are worth reading!

15. 65 开 Divorced from the Start! She Remarries the Young Marshal and Lives in Glory 开局离婚！再嫁少帅她风光无限 Yan Gui'er燕归尔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Her husband went abroad to study. Xie Fuguang paid for his education, cared for his parents, and helped him restore the Shen family's standing. Three years later, Shen Zhizhang returned after completing his studies, holding the hand of a fashionable woman. He told her, "Yunzhi is a remarkable woman, a female officer personally recruited by the Marshal. We love each other, and I want to marry her." Xie Fuguang replied, "I saved your Shen family from ruin. Doesn't that make me a remarkable woman?" 204Reads9.3Score100Shelves
16. 66 重 Reborn in 1980: Winning His Heart, Making a Fortune, and Raising the Kids 重生1980：撩汉发家养崽崽 Koi Coffee锦鲤咖啡Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ye Jin transmigrated to 1980 and became a pockmarked woman whom everyone hated. Even the village dogs couldn't stand the sight of her. She'd planned to focus on building her career in peace, but fate had also arranged a bargain husband for her: long legs, a slim waist, and easy to push over. He wasn't just handsome, either. He was wonderful in every way. Career? Husband? Of course she wanted both. She'd build a fortune, win her husband's heart, and become the richest woman around. Then one day, 427Reads9.0Score100Shelves
17. 67 六 Military Marriage in the 1960s: The Heiress Marries a Fierce Tiger of a Soldier at First Sight 六零军婚：大小姐闪婚军中猛虎 Jade on South Mountain南山有玉Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted [Entirely fictional setting] In her previous life, Feng Mingshu was the cherished daughter of a wealthy family. Sweet and alluring, with a gentle disposition, she was secretly admired by many and regarded as their unattainable ideal. Then disaster struck. Predators set their sights on her, and she was forced to work on a farm for fifteen years. At last, her name was cleared, and by a stroke of luck she caught a ride back to the city. But before she could thank the driver, the car suddenly slamme 4.9kReads8.9Score312Shelves

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    🌈✨The female lead is a pampered young lady raised in a wealthy family. Her own mother arranges for her to participate in a military social event. She hasn't even recovered from the tragic dream of her family being sent to a labor camp for 15 years in her previous life 😖, when she's instantly smitten by the powerful male lead [Note]. Before she can even resist, she's transferred away [Evil grin]. It's really, really, really good! [Smirk]

18. 68 军 Sweet Military Marriage: My Soldier Spoils His Wife to No End 军婚甜宠：兵哥宠妻无下限 Koi Coffee锦鲤咖啡Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + period setting + love after marriage] Ye Ning transmigrates, only to find herself a two-hundred-jin, lazy, greedy, and shameless woman. As she looks at the stern man pinned beneath her, she instinctively swallows. She must be the first person ever to mistake her own lawful husband for a sex worker. Things get off to a pretty bad start. To show she’ll take responsibility, Ye Ning solemnly insists they get divorced. Losing weight, starting a business, and treating people kindl 85.2kReads9.1Score5.5kShelves
19. 69 甜 Sweet! The Beautiful Army Wife Searches for Her Husband on the Island and Gets Doted on Like a Queen 甜！漂亮军嫂海岛寻夫后被宠上天 Dou Shishi斗十石Modern Romance830k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1970s + devoted couple + sweet romance + multiple babies at once + slice of life + obnoxious characters + alternate universe] Warning: Weird and obnoxious people everywhere!!! She has worked herself to the bone for her husband's family for five years and gets nothing in return. Now they're about to kick her out. After her mother's funeral, she faints at the grave, and when she wakes up, she finally sees the light. She's no longer Lin Zaozao, who lets people beat and scold her. 3.6kReads8.9Score262Shelves

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    Lin Zaozao was pregnant with triplets, but she told the male lead with a worried expression that the babies had six arms and six legs, and that she was carrying a giant octopus. She said the giant octopus would definitely be seen as a monster when it was born, and she would be seen as a monster too. "What will we do then? I don't want to get captured with the giant octopus!" The male lead hugged her and comforted her, "Don't worry, honey. No matter what, I will protect you and the giant octopus. The giant octopus isn't a monster; it's our child. You're not a monster either; you're my wife. Blame me; I ate too much octopus." [Please follow]

20. 70 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Married the Poorest Man in the Village 退婚后，我嫁给了全村最穷的男人 Cheng Shuo21城烁21Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Shen Xiulan’s engagement was broken off, an acquaintance arranged for her to marry Zhao Dajiang, a farmer from the neighboring village who was too poor to find a wife. She was a mild-mannered young woman her family considered an embarrassment. He was an honest, inarticulate man whose parents had died when he was young. They had no whirlwind romance or grand ambitions. They simply learned to make a life together in a shabby earthen house. Shen Xiulan cooked, mended clothes, grew vegetables, 10.8kReads7.5Score841Shelves

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    This is a good option. Those who enjoy stories that unfold gradually can check it out. It offers a perspective on the development of the times, and most importantly, it shows how different choices and outcomes lead to different outcomes for each member of a family.

21. 71 首 Commander, Your Foreign Bride Is Here. Please Sign for Her 首长你的洋媳妇儿来了，签收一下 Half-Summer Pomelo半夏柚子Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [Period setting + love at first sight + height and age gap (7 years) + devoted husband + military marriage + face-slapping] Zhou Nanxu, stationed with the army, received two letters from home. The first read: “Your mother spent five hundred yuan finding you a beautiful wife. Hurry home, son.” The second read: “Your wife suggested splitting up the family. Your mother has already moved out and is living with you and your wife now.” Rong Mei, a workaholic from the twenty-first century, died and wok 15.9kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves

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    1. The female lead is a mountain goddess, the only one still alive. She has a most faithful follower who saved her only child and bestowed upon her immense divine power! Nineteen years later, they meet again, but the purpose is for them to marry. The male lead grew up in a foreign country and has missed her for nineteen years. (P. S. Although the male lead has been married before, he is chaste both physically and emotionally!)

22. 72 刚 I Transmigrated and Got Arrested? The Scientist's Army Wife Turns the Tables 刚穿越就被抓？科研军嫂逆风翻盘 Mr. Zhongli钟离先生Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1970s era + period setting + advancing the nation through research + military marriage + alternate history + slow burn (not a power fantasy, includes awful characters)] // Twilight shines over the nine provinces, stars settle in my arms // A genius inventor from the interstellar era unexpectedly reborn in the year 1975 of the Xiazhou calendar. She opens her eyes in an interrogation room, in a dire situation, on the verge of being sentenced to death. Ye Mu is just about to show 29kReads8.9Score3.2kShelves

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    A novel set in a different era, featuring a military officer and a researcher—truly unique! [Learned][Learned][Bookmarked] It's a great read!! The male lead is a notorious reaper in the military, carrying out [eating melon][eating melon][Bookmarked] missions. No matter how dangerous, he's cold-hearted and ruthless, but even he couldn't resist the persistent pleas of his once-respected superior. Forced into marriage, his future was affected. Song Yanzhou's only solace was his wife's easygoing nature; she's rumored to have autism, remaining silent like a wooden doll, never leaving the house, and causing him no trouble. However… after accidentally discovering various blueprints she kept in her drawer, Song Yanzhou fell silent.

23. 73 穿 After Reincarnating as a Wretched Old Woman, I Just Want to Live a Laid-Back Life 穿成极品老妇之后只想当咸鱼 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted The old woman was a real piece of work. She drove her eldest daughter-in-law to her death, then doted on her second son, who passed the highest imperial exam and married the daughter of the prime minister. She even encouraged him to favor his concubine and neglect his wife. In the end, the prime minister had the whole family killed. The old woman suddenly came back reborn, only to be scared to death by what she had experienced in her previous life. Manxing, a promising 25-year-old woman, transmi 31.1kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves

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    These chronicle novels are really good to read. I have read many chronicle novels, many of which I couldn't stand. I read them all in one sitting. Worth watching [send heart]

24. 74 1 1959: With an Achievement System, She Throws Herself into the Grind 1959：携带成就系统，她卷了 Dream of a Winter Night冬夜之梦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This novel has been adapted into the short drama Sixies Technology's Glory. A stirring, inspirational, patriotic story, featuring a heroine who grows over time, strong values, smart characters all around, a one-on-one romance, love that develops over time, and plenty of humor. Du Yimeng only wants enough to eat and warm clothes in an era of scarcity. But after seeing the deep love others have for their country, she is gradually moved by their example and joins the fight for her nation. She wield 37.3kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves

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    🌧⛈️A period science fiction story. The female lead is assigned to work in a machinery factory after graduation, developing various machines and receiving numerous awards. None of the characters are eccentric; everyone is intelligent and doesn't do anything thoughtless, making for a very enjoyable read. The female lead is career-oriented, while the male lead is sent down to protect her and quietly stays by her side. They gradually fall in love, making for a very positive and uplifting story. [Under pressure][Under pressure]

25. 75 甜 Sweet, Soft, and Delicate, She Gets Pampered by Her Rugged Husband 甜软娇气包，糙汉老公轻轻哄 Yu Yang Xiaohe鱼羊小和Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Both are each other’s one and only + super sweet] A sweet, soft, spoiled little darling x a fiercely possessive, fatherly male lead Shen Tangzhu was born into a family of pig farmers in the village. Her parents doted on her from the time she was little, and she grew up as their precious sweetheart. But she’s a total looks-first kind of girl, and she falls for Gu Qingxiao, an orphan who wandered into the village, at first sight. He has a secret identity. Shen’s parents think the wolf cub must ha 5.2kReads8.8Score449Shelves

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    These are all relatively new period dramas, featuring female protagonists who are rather spoiled and capricious, and who have a way of manipulating men.

26. 76 南 Southbound, Northbound: A 1970s Supporting Actress Who Transmigrated Into a Drama Has a System 南来北往：穿剧七零女配有系统 Jin Shu.靳舒.Female-Channel Fanfiction239k WordsCompleted [The 1970s + transmigrating into the drama South and North + food delivery System + eccentric side characters + cozy everyday life + no demonizing the original leads + no need to have watched the show to enjoy the story + the golden finger plays a small role] Shu Ning never imagined that after staying up late to binge-watch a drama, she'd wake up inside the hit period drama everyone was talking about, as Yao Yuling, a train announcer. She was faced with both good news and bad news. The bad news 1.3kReads8.7Score103Shelves

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    Highly recommended!!! 🔥 Yao Yuling x Wang Xin: A pure-hearted young policeman falls in love with Yao Yuling at first sight and relentlessly pursues her. It's incredibly sweet! Yao Yuling is the leading lady of her own life, achieving success in both love and career—a perfect life that's absolutely exhilarating! If you love Yao Yuling, go for it!!!

27. 77 下 Sent to the Countryside on a Sea Island, Raising Little Ones with My Frog 下乡到海岛，带着蛙崽养团子 Sweet Rice Wine Dumplings酒酿甜心圆子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Alternate-History Period Setting + Joining Her Husband on an Island Posting + Frog Companion's Pocket Dimension + Family's Cherished Darling + Raising Kids + Food + Foraging by the Sea] When Qi Mengyu woke up, she was blowing bubbles in the sea when Yan Qing, a cool, long-legged man, hauled her out. She discovered that she'd transmigrated into the role of a cannon-fodder supporting character in a period novel. To cherish life, stay away from the male and female leads. Marry a thoughtful, go 3.2kReads8.9Score281Shelves

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    They're all beautiful, and I have many more on my bookshelf.

28. 78 金 A Golden Marriage 金婚 IMCModern Romance442k WordsCompleted One is a fool in everyone's eyes, the other a young hoodlum in the village's eyes. Yet fate ties them together. Zhou Xing always thought himself above others, but never imagined he'd marry a fool and fill a whole house with children, boys and girls alike. What's more, in this life and the next, and the life after that, he only wants to be with her. At first, Li Zhi'an was terrified of living under the same roof as Zhou Xing, that bad man. Gradually, she came to accept him. In the end, she decide 14.4kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    These historical fiction stories are really good. I've read so many historical fiction stories, but I couldn't get through most of them after a few lines. I read these in one go. Definitely worth reading! [Heart emoji]

29. 79 军 A Sweet Military Marriage and Life on an Island for a Lovely Beauty 军婚甜如蜜，俏美人的海岛生活 Cong Xuan丛萱Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted [1980s setting + no golden finger + transmigrate + island life + military marriage + food + sweet romance] Lu Ting has barely woken up when she realizes she has transmigrated into a book. There’s even a reborn woman in the story who has her in her sights. Determined to turn her fate around, Lu Ting refuses to go to the countryside as an educated youth. Instead, she immediately attends a matchmaking event organized by the authorities. She finds herself a suitable husband and gets married in a fla 8kReads8.8Score502Shelves

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    These are all novels set in island towns, featuring outstanding female leads and pure-hearted male leads.

30. 80 南 North and South: Yao Yuling Returns to the 1970s 南来北往：姚玉玲重回七零 Fresh Fruit Melon鲜果蜜瓜Female-Channel Fanfiction121k WordsCompleted The heroine grows and changes from beginning to end. Her outlook shifts as she adapts to her surroundings and the changes around her, adjusting herself to suit each new situation. 205Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 81 被 Sold Off, the Fake Heiress Is Taken to an Island to Be a Soldier's Wife 被卖后假千金被叼回海岛当军嫂 Socially Anxious Tomboy社恐女汉子Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Period setting + parallel world + devoted couples + space + sweet romance + adorable children + cute pets + a few rotten characters The whole story is lighthearted and cheerful, with a slow pace. Other heroines are out conquering the world, while all she wants is a pot of braised goose. (There are cute pets, so don't read if that's not your thing.) Song Chucheng had just bought the first seaside home of her life. She hadn't even started enjoying her retirement yet! Then, to her dismay, she trans 15.2kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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    I particularly like the first, third, eighth, and tenth books.

32. 82 南 From South to North: I Became Yao Yuling and Used the System to Rise to Stardom 南来北往穿成姚玉玲拿系统走花路 Miss He何家小妞Modern Romance148k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a TV drama + supporting female character + System + secret identity + You don't need to have seen the show to enjoy this, the point is just to have fun] Yao Yuling, the self-made head of a publicly listed company, stays up all night watching a TV drama and is so furious at its ending that her vision goes black. When she opens her eyes again, she's inside the hit show South and North, as Yao Yuling, the supporting character with a tragic ending. She thinks this is great. Just w 416Reads—Score107Shelves
33. 83 穿 I Transmigrated and Picked Up a Five-and-a-Half-Year-Old Husband 穿越捡来的相公五岁半 The Wind Goes Whoosh大风呼呼的Ancient Romance206k WordsCompleted Everyone in the capital knows that the influential Grand Secretary married the older sister who raised him from childhood to repay her kindness, becoming a thoroughly henpecked husband. They say Qin Zhao’s wife is jealous, never lets him take a concubine, and won’t let him go out drinking with courtesans. They say Qin Zhao has a miserable life at home, worse than death. Cao Xi spat out a melon seed shell. They don’t know what they’re talking about. That clingy little pest is practically attached 9.2kReads9.1Score1kShelves
34. 84 投 Go to My Uncle for Help? I'll Make My Own Way to the Top 投奔小叔？我靠自己抱上国家大腿 Shi Nuo Zi A是诺子啊Modern Romance414k WordsCompleted [Period military romance, raising a child with a pocket dimension, a sweet story of mutual devotion] After an argument, Jiang Xiubai is accidentally hit on the head by her cousin, and awakens the memories of her past life. It turns out she's just a cannon-fodder character meant to give the heroine a golden finger. In the end, her family is destroyed, and all she gets from the heroine is a pitying remark that she was simply born unlucky? She won't stand for it! She's walking away! You want my poc 2.3kReads8.7Score196Shelves
35. 85 姚 Yao Yuling Is Reborn and Becomes the Heroine of Her Own Story 姚玉玲重生，做自己的大女主 Xu October徐十月Modern Romance143k WordsCompleted After watching the ending Yao Yuling got in North and South, I just can’t accept it. A girl as beautiful as her shouldn’t have ended up like that. No matter what, she should have stayed elegant and beautiful. On a sudden whim, I decided to give Yao one chance to be reborn. The story may take a few different turns. I’m a new writer, so please bear with me, everyone. Feel free to offer suggestions, too. 358Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 86 甜 Sweet Military Marriage: Spoiled Rotten by a Handsome Officer in the 1970s 甜蜜军婚，穿七零被酷帅军官爆宠 Ugly Little Thing丑小样Modern Romance486k WordsCompleted [Alternate Setting + Cozy Everyday Life + Food + Sweet Romance + No Going to the Countryside] Lin Qianyi, who has been pampered all her life, transmigrates to the underdeveloped 1970s, only to find herself saddled with the original owner’s mess as soon as she arrives. What do you do when a local bully wants to force you to marry him? I’d better marry someone else first! Let’s see if the bully dares mess with me after I marry a handsome, capable military officer. Everyone at the machinery plant t 8.3kReads9.2Score759Shelves
37. 87 崛 Yao Yuling’s Rise: Becoming the Heroine of My Own Story 崛起姚玉玲，做自己的大女主 Big G大GFemale-Channel Fanfiction436k WordsCompleted Su Suiqing transmigrates into the character Yao Yuling from the TV drama North and South. Haven't seen the show? No problem. She can figure things out from the onscreen comments. The plot's going off track? No problem. She'll just send it even further off course. What, she's supposed to depend on men, worship money, and share the good times but not the bad? In this humble 1970s setting, she'll use her own two hands to build a good life. The irresistible darling of the whole compound? She can wal 229Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 88 前 My Ex-Husband Always Protects His Childhood Sweetheart. I Remarried After Being Reborn, and Now He's Panicking 前夫处处护青梅，重生改嫁他急了 Shiitake Leaf香菰叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1970s, reborn and getting revenge, educated youth sent to the countryside, pocket dimension with a spirit spring, building wealth] In her previous life, Su Qingran came from an educated family. When faced with being sent away or sent to the countryside, she chose to marry beneath her station. She thought she had found a lifeline, but instead faced endless grievances and had to keep giving in. Her husband outsourced his filial duties to her, her mother-in-law was constantly causing trouble, and 25.2kReads9.1Score3kShelves

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    Gu Xiao had taken a liking to her after their encounter at the black market! He thought she was about to become a father, but unexpectedly, a few days later, on her way back to the village, she encountered a village oxcart picking up educated youth! Among them was Su Qingran, the one who had said she was getting married that day. Even more coincidentally, this was someone a distant relative had asked her father to look after. Since the educated youth settlement was short-staffed and it was the busy farming season, they were temporarily arranged to stay in villagers' homes, and she used their home as a refuge.

39. 89 隔 The Rugged Man Next Door Is Too Wild, and the Village Beauty Blushes in His Embrace 隔壁糙汉太野，村花害羞怀里娇 Qi Xiao Tong栖小桐Modern Romance550k WordsOngoing [Rugged Hero + Pure Romance + Marriage Before Love + Sizzling Chemistry + Sweet Married Life + Building a Fortune] [Delicate Village Beauty VS Cold, Rugged Neighbor] The night Song Qingshan returned to the village, he heard cries coming from next door before he had even entered his own home. He climbed onto a haystack and stole a peek. Poor Wen Sui was bent over a millstone, being beaten. She trembled with pain and sobbed pitifully, looking utterly heartbreaking. The sight set Song Qingshan’s bl 19.5kReads6.5Score728Shelves

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    I won't allow you to miss this book! It gets better and better as you read on, absolutely no brain drain, strong moral values, and excellent details and plot. Seriously, just read it!

40. 90 南 Northbound, Southbound: Yao Yuling Sees Her Own Future 南来北往：姚玉玲看到自己的未来 xiaomengbxFemale-Channel Fanfiction90k WordsOngoing While unconscious, Yao Yuling saw her future: herself looking a mess while selling barbecue, and Niu Dali showing off his wife to her. Furious, she vows to change her life. The female lead has a golden finger! 27Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 91 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
42. 92 七 The Clear-Headed Beauty of the 1970s: The Military Big Shot Spoils His Wife 七零清醒美人，军婚大佬宠妻成瘾 Zhao Ximeng昭溪萌Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Bygone Era + Family Life + Sweet Daily Romance + Following the Troops + Raising Kids + No College Entrance Exams, Black Markets, or Rural Relocation + Starting a Factory Later On + A Touch of an Ensemble Cast] Song Qian’an undergoes a “return to one” and seems to awaken memories of a past life. From the start, a man so handsome he could make the heavens weep proposes to her. He’s good-looking and wealthy, so she puts on a show of wavering before agreeing. Her life after marriage turns out to 32.3kReads8.6Score2.6kShelves

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    The male lead is from a privileged family and is practically an only child, wielding considerable influence at home, even more so than his father. He meets the female lead while on a mission, falls instantly in love, and immediately arranges a marriage. The female lead is truly amazing—intelligent, clear-headed, rarely meddling in others' affairs, possessing exceptionally high emotional intelligence, and adept at charming the male lead. She effortlessly manages three generations of the Yuan family. Their son, Fatty, is also incredibly cute, and the family of three lives a blissful life. Every time they see Fatty, Grandpa, or Great-Grandpa's real estate, they seem to want to touch it.

43. 93 南 From South to North, the Supporting Lady Rises Far Ahead 南来北往，女配崛起遥遥领先 Qing Sheng Ling Yue清笙泠月Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted The 1970s + Transmigrating into the drama South and North + Huawei phone + Cozy daily life + No bashing the original characters + You don’t need to have watched the show Xia Linlin never expected that after staying up all night to rush an SCI paper, she’d close her eyes and open them to find herself aboard a green steam train, as Yao Yuling, the train’s announcer. A Huawei chrysanthemum logo had appeared on her hand, too. She had two pieces of good news. First, she’d watched a few clips from the 236Reads5.7Score—Shelves
44. 94 穿 I Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s and Claim the Fiercest Educated Youth 穿书七零我霸了最猛知青 Qing Yun Lian Yue倾云恋月Modern Romance625k WordsCompleted [Transmigrates into a book + calculating, possessive male lead + cherished wife + spatial dimension + adored by everyone + strengthening the nation] Content warning: fictional setting with lots of original worldbuilding. If that’s not your thing, don’t read! Ye Zhenzhen transmigrated into a book as the beloved daughter of the Ye family, where girls were valued over boys. Unfortunately, she was destined to be cannon fodder, and she’d even married the second male lead! Chu Siyuan, the most handsom 2.9kReads8.0Score123Shelves

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    🌈🌈"Let's get a divorce. We encountered danger while on business this time. A woman saved me, and then she was crippled." "So?" "I promised to take care of her for the rest of my life."🌈 Ye Zhenzhen chuckled softly, it was hard to tell if it was self-deprecation or something else, "It wasn't Zhao Huanxin who saved you."🔥 "It wasn't her, it was her cousin."🫧 Oh, the female lead is really something, not only does she stay by the male supporting character's side, but she also brings her cousin along. The female lead's halo is powerful, and the plot is powerful too. 🌱 "I won't marry her, but I also promised to take care of her. But I can't be a burden to you, so, let's—let's get a divorce!"🍉🍉 Ye Zhenzhen wasn't reluctant, she just felt a little uncomfortable with the power of the plot, or perhaps a little wronged. It's okay, although the general plot hasn't changed, her part has changed. At least she avoided the miscarriage. 🩸 After a long while, the cold wind woke Ye Zhenzhen. "Okay, come back as soon as possible to complete the formalities."

45. 95 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 Mu Ran9牧然9Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 59.5kReads8.5Score7.3kShelves

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    [Already hooked][Already hooked] Time travel to 1970, bound to a flash sale system, rise from a county supply and marketing cooperative purchasing agent to become the city's youngest section chief. Procurement, solving major cases, catching murderers, pampered by the whole family, a fantastic career!

46. 96 疯 I'm Going Crazy! The Legitimate Daughter of an Ancient Family Transmigrates to the 1970s 疯了！古代嫡女穿越到了七零年代 Flowing Water Goes Ding-Dang流水个叮当Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Su Jinmi, the legitimate daughter of the prime minister's household, is murdered by her half-sister and accidentally lands in a world of scarcity in the 1970s. She can't cook or farm. What can a frail, pampered young lady do when she can't carry a load on her shoulder or lift a thing with her hands? Don't worry. She has a pocket dimension, medical skills, and a good-for-nothing who knows how to make money. The good-for-nothing, a devoted husband, lives by one motto: His wife is responsible for l 17.1kReads9.1Score2.4kShelves

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    The first batch of historical fiction, quite enjoyable (♥∀♥) High-quality, highly-rated, completed works [Learned it][Learned it][Learned it][Learned it]

47. 97 七 The 1970s: This Background Character Young Intellectual Just Wants to Watch the Drama 七零：炮灰知青只想吃瓜看戏 Simple and Getting Rich简单要暴富Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Pocket dimension shopping mall + transmigrate into a book as a doomed side character + alternate setting + gossip-watching + building a career + military marriage + slice of life] Yang Tao transmigrates into the 1970s as a pitiful girl from an ordinary working-class family. No problem. The huge shopping mall she just inherited has come along with her. Her younger sister schemes to send her to the countryside? No worries. Yang Tao promptly sends her off to the far northwest instead. Fa 12.3kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves

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    Highly recommended! These books are all excellent [admiration]. They're all period dramas set in the countryside, and the educated youth who went to the countryside are all very intelligent! ｡:.ﾟヽ(*´∀`)ﾉﾟ.:｡

48. 98 七 The 1970s: Reborn as a Cannon-Fodder, I Sold the Family Home to Go to the Countryside 七零：穿成炮灰把家卖了去下乡 Tang Xia棠夏Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Seventies setting + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + sent down to the Northeast countryside + no goody-two-shoes heroine + incredible martial prowess + doted on by everyone + everyday family life + building wealth + making money + crushing scumbags She woke up to find herself transmigrated into a book as a minor character with no parents. What! This character is also a hopeless romantic? How annoying! When has Lu Wensheng ever needed anyone else to tell her how to live? With a pocke 60.2kReads8.9Score7kShelves
49. 99 嫁 Marrying a Rough-and-Ready Officer! The Sweet Beauty Can’t Handle Him 嫁糙痞军官！娇软美人顶不住了 A Pot of Fine Wine一壶大花酒Modern Romance597k WordsCompleted [Military marriage in a bygone era, marriage first and love later; the male lead is a rugged, roguish, devoted soldier, the female lead is a goofy beauty; both devoted only to each other, incredibly sweet. Note: The heroine grows over time. She is not an all-powerful female lead.] Shen Zhiyi is a ditzy beauty. As a nobody among nobodies, she never made much money. Then she hit the jackpot and won 10 million yuan. Just as she was about to celebrate, she drank herself to death. Well, not quite to 666Reads8.9Score110Shelves

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    The first wave of chronology, relatively good-looking (♥∀♥) high-quality and high-scoring completed article [Learned][Learned][Learned][Learned]

50. 100 白 A Rich Heiress Transmigrates into a Spoiled Youth Educated Woman and Makes It Big with Her Space 白富美穿成作精知青，带空间拽爆 Lu Shiqi陆时柒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [New book: Sixties: The Little Educated Youth Reclaims Her Body, Then Goes Completely Off the Rails. No Angst, Just Pure Satisfaction. Come on in if you like that!] [Space + Sweet Romance + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Feel-Good Revenge + Scum-Taming] Lin Jingyue was a rich beauty who loved slacking off and taking life as it came. She spent all day living off her family and waiting to die, and had little conscience to speak of. Who could have guessed that life would take a sudden turn? One day 53.7kReads9.1Score6kShelves

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