These Are the Only Two Eras Novels Worth Reading. Disagree? Bring It On 年代文只有这两部能看不服来战

1. 201 重 Back to 1975, and Everything Is Just Right 重回1975，一切刚刚好 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子Urban170k WordsOngoing "I transmigrated!" The good news: I got a second chance and returned to the day I would regret for the rest of my life. The bad news: I came back to avoid misfortune and lie flat for the rest of my life. You only get one life, and a beautiful life is hard-won. The only way to do myself justice is to enjoy it. But with all those money-making ideas in my head, I just can't sit still. My poor wallet, I've won the people's hearts, so I have to do right by them and help them all get rich and prosper. 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Good heavens! She's been bullied? We can't just sit here and wait to die! A refreshing type, he'll do whatever makes him happy! He's got plenty of clever ideas, but he'll never suffer a loss. Watch how this poor boy climbs the rich list step by step on the road to rural prosperity!

2. 202 八 An Eighties Military Marriage: A Kiss from the Chaste Commander Keeps Me Alive 八零军婚，和禁欲首长亲亲续命 Pineapple Blowing Rain菠萝吹雨Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + alluring, delicate young heiress × a stern yet warm-hearted, ascetic senior officer + kisses keep him alive + devoted to each other + sweet romance + satisfying revenge] (Entirely fictional! Entirely fictional!) What should you do after transmigrating into the role of a villainess? Naturally, do your very best to make the heroine shine! Jiang Zhinian was a genius interpreter from the 21st century, with fair skin, breathtaking beauty, a soft voice, and a delicate figure. Aft 2kReads8.8Score210Shelves

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   Hehe 😊 Let me explain: ① The female lead transmigrates into a book, and she's incredibly charming. ② The male lead is a military officer, a high-ranking one! 😍 ③ Hehe, the female lead can only survive by kissing the male lead, so the chapters are all incredibly exciting! 😘😉 The writing is very original and not awkward at all, just trust me, my fans! 🤟🥰😎😊😘

3. 203 九 The 1990s: The Gruff Factory Director Begs for Love with Red Eyes 九零年代，糙汉厂长红眼求爱 Gu Yin En顾寅恩Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cool and aloof top female student × clingy, rugged veteran officer] Lin Lu: a promising student at a prestigious university in the capital. Song Chen: a promising officer with a bright future in the military. After he saves her life, the two are forced into marriage and have a child. Lin Lu assumes Song Chen is just as unwilling as she is, so once the baby is born, she leaves without a second thought. After being harmed and confined to her bed for seven years, Lin Lu wakes up and finally realiz 6.9kReads8.8Score425Shelves

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   I absolutely love the female lead's character; she loves others before loving herself! A sophisticated egoist, she's truly captivating. The female lead's brother dies saving the male lead, who has been her childhood sweetheart since childhood and has always loved her. It's an amazing story!

4. 204 1 Another Spring of the 1977 College Entrance Exam 1977年高考又一春 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [A story-driven take on history. Note: There is no single fixed protagonist. Multiple leads reflect the changes of the era and offer a full picture of the 1977 restoration of the college entrance exam.] [The story focuses on several main characters: Hu Wei and Wang Ting, Pan Xia, and Lu Xiaoyun. Their stories weave in and out according to the timeline. If you prefer to follow one character at a time, you can read their chapters in sequence for a complete biography. The other characters may only 5.4kReads8.0Score399Shelves
5. 205 重 Reborn: I Doted on My Wife and Kids and Shocked the Whole Village 重生：我宠老婆孩子震惊全村 Ye Xiaolou叶小楼Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn Romance + Regretful Scumbag + 1980s Dad Life + Devoted Husband, One Heroine + Satisfying Read + Cozy Daily Life + Healing] Chen Sanye, the village's notorious hooligan, suddenly changed after a night of heavy drinking! The idle, foul-mouthed delinquent became polite. He was not only hardworking, but even learned how to make money! He stopped barking orders at his pretty, mute wife and began speaking to her softly and treating her with the utmost tenderness. The neighbors were baffled. Ha 36.2kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves

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   In his previous life, the male protagonist always disliked the female protagonist. It wasn't until she died in a car accident while searching for him on a rainy night, with her child, that he realized he had long since fallen in love with her. Reborn, he is determined to give her a better life.

6. 206 恶 My Arrogant Neighbor Bullies Me? One Phone Call Has Them All Panicking. I’m Kind, but I Have an Edge 恶邻嚣张欺我？我一通电话全慌了，我善良但自带锋芒 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子13k WordsCompleted My arrogant neighbor bullied me? One phone call and they all panicked. I'm kind, but I have a sharp edge. 56Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 207 七 In the 1970s Courtyard, I Married a Sickly Factory Director 七零大杂院，嫁病秧子老公是厂长 Yun Fuling云茯苓Modern Romance876k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration into a book + reborn + space + courtyard compound + sweet romance + building wealth + cozy everyday life + putting villains in their place] Su Ge woke up one morning to discover she'd transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s. In the story, she was the eldest daughter of the family, doing the most work, suffering the most hardship, and taking the most abuse. In the end, her second younger sister even schemed to make her go to the countryside in her place. Her p 5.7kReads8.8Score550Shelves

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   These historical fiction stories are all very good, featuring elements such as time travel, rebirth, interdimensional trading, daily check-ins, and more. They are all completed and have ratings above 9.0.

8. 208 丰 When the Voluptuous Beauty Pouts, the Stern Officer Blushes 丰腴美人一撒娇，冷面军官脸红了 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance670k WordsOngoing [Period setting, marriage first and love later, following the army, adorable kids, husband’s road to winning his wife back] The day after Shen Qingshu mailed a divorce agreement to Rong Jingshi, she began having one prophetic dream after another. She dreamed that her hypocritical, ungrateful stepsister stole the family heirloom from her, schemed to have her sent to the countryside, and tortured her to death in Heilongjiang, leaving her family ruined and slaughtered. When she woke, she heard her 15.2kReads6.0Score969Shelves

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   Rong Jingshi assumed Shen Qingshu looked down on him for being a rough man. He kept a cold face, but she ignored him; he went shopping for New Year's goods, but she wouldn't come along; he sat at the dinner table pretending to be an iceberg, but she wouldn't even glance at him. He was incredibly frustrated: this woman clearly didn't care about him. Until one day he saw her crumple up the divorce letter and throw it in the trash. He was stunned and quietly asked the nanny, Zhang Ma, who beamed, "Sir, Madam packed her bags and went to the army base to settle scores with you!"

9. 209 七 The 1970s: Framed by My Family, I Take the Spirit Spring and Claim It All 七零：被全家陷害我携灵泉夺一切 Sanli Chun三里纯Modern Romance501k WordsOngoing [Period Setting] [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Face-Slapping] [Abusing Scum] [Pocket Dimension] [Military Officer] [Feel-Good Story] [Military Marriage] [Contrasting Characters] After transmigrating into a novel set in the 1970s, Zhou Meibao becomes the ill-fated original wife destined for a tragic end. To steal her engagement to Major General He Siyan, her stepmother and biological father team up to drug her with sleeping pills, planning to have thugs ruin her reputation! When she opens her eyes, 6.7kReads8.1Score842Shelves

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   This historical novel deserves a mention; it had me laughing out loud while reading it.

10. 210 换 Swapping Marriages Led Me to the Right Man, and Check-Ins Let Me Thrive in the Compound 换亲嫁对郎，靠打卡在大院躺赢 Monster Meow Meow怪物喵喵Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [The Sixties + Gossip + Check-In System + Love After Marriage + Family Life + Devoted Husband + A Few Selfish Relatives + Getting Rich Later] Song Yu transmigrates into Song Jiayu, a member of the old Song family in Lushan Village. She knows that her cousin next door is making a huge fuss about swapping marriage partners, and that the man she's supposed to marry is sickly but incredibly handsome. So why wait? For a face-lover like her, looks are everything. Besides, with her check-in System, she 8.5kReads8.9Score803Shelves
11. 211 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

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    These historical novels are all very good, featuring elements such as time travel, rebirth, interdimensional trading, daily check-ins, and more. They are all completed and have ratings above 9.0.

12. 212 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: The Trading System Is Split Between Us 穿越七零：交易系统一人一半 Chu Chu Chu Chu楚楚楚楚Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [Stockpiling supplies + transmigration + historical era + pocket dimension + trading System + cultivation + love that grows over time] [Not a traditional historical-era novel! The story will involve travel between planes in the middle and later stages, and the awful relatives are dealt with quickly!] At eighteen, Qiao Mingxi unlocked the pocket dimension her grandmother had left her. She thought she had the sort of pocket dimension that would be useful in an apocalypse, so she worked diligently 6.4kReads9.2Score829Shelves
13. 213 穿 The Transmigrated Cannon Fodder's Life as an Educated Youth 穿书炮灰的知青日常 Wu Zhe Who Loves Beiling Meatballs爱吃北岭丸子的吴哲Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + no black-market trips + devoted couple + pocket dimension + special abilities] Ling Yunyue wakes up as a minor character, a young educated youth about to be sent to the countryside. She snaps to her senses and quickly starts stockpiling supplies, determined to keep her distance from the male and female leads. But she accidentally runs into another minor character. Huh? Why is this one so different from the book's description? Zou Sikang never imagined that after blowi 13.8kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
14. 214 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: In the 1970s, My Cannon-Fodder Husband Is a Master of All Trades 穿书七零：我的炮灰丈夫十项全能 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance749k WordsCompleted [The animated adaptation is now online] [Full-cast audio drama available] [Period setting + educated youth + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + inspirational] Lu Xia transmigrated into the body of an educated youth in the 1970s, a girl whose parents didn’t care for her and who had been sent to the countryside in her elder sister’s place. Remembering how the original owner had always been mistreated, Lu Xia couldn’t stand for it. She sold the job, gave her family a hefty financial hit, 37.9kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves
15. 215 七 The 1970s: The Curvy Beauty Is Pursued by a Younger Soldier 七零：微胖尤物被年下兵哥缠上了 Pink-to-White Gradient粉白渐变Modern Romance734k WordsCompleted [Military romance set in the 1980s * slightly plump beauty and brilliant researcher VS pure-hearted soldier boyfriend] [Sweet romance #everyone’s favorite #everyday warmth] A beautiful, wealthy professor transmigrates to the late 1970s and becomes an illiterate country bumpkin who’s fat and plain. She expects a hard life of struggle, but unexpectedly marries into a wealthy family. Her own mother, a shrew who favors her, dotes on her. Her highly educated mother-in-law patiently guides her. An 588Reads9.0Score100Shelves

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    These two are truly top-tier. The first one is genuinely good and highly recommended. The second one is a serialized book, so you can wait until it's finished before reading it. The male leads are both fantastic characters.

16. 216 闪 Shining with Stars 闪耀含星 Le Xinle乐心乐Modern Romance424k WordsCompleted Reborn + space + special abilities + mutually devoted romance + stone gambling Hacker, beautiful pharmacist, military-family heiress vs. the mightiest soldier king For thirty-five years, her parents kept her under their thumb. They arranged for her to donate bone marrow to her cousin, causing her to miss the high school entrance exam. She became their favorite target for bullying. Every chore in the house, big or small, was dumped on her, and whenever anyone was in a bad mood, beatings and insul 3.4kReads8.3Score381Shelves

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    [Laughing][Laughing][Laughing][Laughing][Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Sending heart][Sending heart][Sending heart][Sending heart][Sending heart][Shy][Shy][Shy][Shy]

17. 217 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 53.1kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves
18. 218 疯 The Crazy Girl’s Rugged Husband Isn’t Human 疯批丫头的糙汉老公非人类 Le Xinle乐心乐Modern Romance903k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + spatial powers + poison doctor + both leads are sexually inexperienced + unhinged romance] Beauty-loving enchantress VS a lovesick, nonhuman roughneck. She was a celebrated genius in the world of finance. An heir to the Thirteen Needles of the Ghost Doctor. A big shot who ruled the dark web hacking scene. Who could have guessed that on the carefully chosen day she planned to lose her virginity, she’d accidentally transmigrate to 1975? She became a dark, fat, pitifully ugly girl 2.1kReads8.5Score213Shelves
19. 219 七 Cannon Fodder in the 1970s: With a Sign-In System 七零炮灰带签到系统一路开挂躺赢 Shallow Summer Meow浅夏喵Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + System + pocket dimension + farming + a slightly goofy heroine who never lets a grudge go and always sees things clearly, a lovable little drama queen fresh out of acting school + a devoted, scheming male lead She was just stepping out to grab a meal when she disappeared. When she opened her eyes again, Ning Xiyue had transmigrated to the 1970s, into a period novel about a lucky, doted-on heroine. She was now a lovesick, cannon-fodder side character destined to hand th 10.5kReads9.1Score1kShelves
20. 220 重 Reborn in the Glory of a Golden Age 重生之盛世年华 Le Xinle乐心乐Modern Romance413k WordsOngoing (Rebirth + space + possessiveness + devoted couple + family life + slow-burn romance) She won the lottery for the first time, but one sentence from her own mother made her die of anger. When she opened her eyes again, she discovered she had been reborn at eighteen, in the college entrance exam hall, holding the exam papers her mother had forced her to fill out for four years. If you were reborn at eighteen, what would you do? Would you seize the opportunity and use your memories to become a self 1.1kReads—Score105Shelves
21. 221 七 A 1970s Book's Cannon-Fodder Background Character's Everyday Life 七零穿书炮灰路人甲的日常 Bu Kaka布卡卡Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Period setting + transmigrate into a book + transmigrate + pocket dimension + everyday family life + making a fortune + watching the drama unfold As a modern-day corporate drone who’d given up on life, Xu Jianian woke from her lunch break and found herself completely dumbfounded. Looking at the old-fashioned green train before her, she wondered, Where on earth have I ended up? After figuring things out, she learned she’d transmigrated into a period novel, and she was a cannon-fodder character wh 21.5kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves

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    This book is really good. I love the female lead's clear-headedness and insight. I had a bit of withdrawal symptoms after finishing it [almost crying].

22. 222 我 My Years as a Migrant Worker in Shenzhen 我在深圳打工那些年 Azure Clouds, Everlasting Red青云长红Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Two AI comic adaptations of this book are already online, and a third is in production. In 1997, I was 17, carrying 300 yuan as I left my hometown in Hunan and headed south to Shenzhen alone. With no skills and no temporary residence permit, I was chased by security patrols, turned away by factories, left hungry, and forced to spend nights hiding in a cemetery. I went from a penniless kid to a sewing-machine operator at a handbag factory, then seized the opportunities of the times, opened a shop 18.7kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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    This historical novel is also quite compelling.

23. 223 末 The Doomsday Survivor Transmigrates into a Pitiful Bride in the 1960s 末世苟王穿成六零替嫁小可怜 Le Xinle乐心乐Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + period setting + both virgins + pocket dimension + military marriage) She was the most vengeful survivor in the apocalypse, but after someone close to her grievously wounded her, they threw her into a horde of zombies. She was the sidekick to the eldest daughter of the Qian family in the capital. Just because she was pretty, they poisoned her and deliberately fed her hormones, turning her into a fat, ugly scapegoat. Now the apocalypse’s most vengeful survivor has transmigrated 4.4kReads8.5Score465Shelves
24. 224 七 The Stunning Beauty of the 1970s Turns Her Cold-Faced Officer Husband Into a Henpecked One 七零绝色美人冷面军官沦为妻管严 Ranran's Ran苒苒的苒Modern Romance597k WordsOngoing [Period setting + sweet military romance + transmigration into a book + pocket dimension, which doesn't appear often] A beautiful fair-skinned woman × a cold, reserved military officer who abstains from romance. Both are devoted only to each other. An Ruo has exquisite features and skin as white as snow. She is a true beauty. Cool and distant around others, she's spoiled and always hungry in private. = Oh no! An Ruo realizes she's transmigrated into a book and become a cannon-fodder side charact 911Reads7.7Score299Shelves

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    🧐🧐Oh no! An Ruo discovered she'd transmigrated into a book, becoming a cannon fodder female supporting character in a historical romance novel. Tears welled in An Ruo's eyes; she was terrified. During her family visit, she decided to be careful and leave as soon as her visit ended! Her family visit was almost over. Oh dear~ finally, she could go home! But what was with the man trapping her in front of her? Meeting the magnified handsome face before her, An Ruo: "?" Then, a burning voice reached her ear: "Be good, don't go!"

25. 225 携 I Married a Rugged Veteran with My Pocket Space and Lived the Good Life in the 1960s 携空间嫁退伍糙汉，我在六零躺赢 I Have a Longbow吾有长弓Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Qiao Ruolin was adopted as a child. During her graduation trip, she and her grandfather passed by a Taoist temple. The temple talked them into donating a million yuan, and she received a green jade bangle said to guarantee a comfortable life in the future. Who knew the little bangle contained a huge pocket dimension? After a car accident, Qiao Ruolin transmigrates to the 1960s, an era of scarce supplies. With no ties holding her back, she decides to help her grandfather make a fortune and marry 1.5kReads9.0Score168Shelves

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    Breaking away from the mold of period dramas! The female lead is incredibly intelligent and free-spirited, knows how to adapt to circumstances, and is wise beyond her years, adept at business. There are some minor plot holes, but they don't detract from the reading experience. A 60s-era female lead – no rural assignments, no black markets, no college entrance exams.

26. 226 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 Romance623k 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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    This one! The female protagonist gets into a vocational school and is assigned to a state-owned factory. It's a heartwarming slice-of-life story with modern mechanical knowledge as she works hard to build her career.

27. 227 重 Reborn, I Deliberately Emptied My Storage Space 重生回来，我故意清空了空间 Love Reading酷爱读书8k WordsCompleted When I Was Reborn, I Deliberately Emptied My Storage Space 2.3kReads—Score—Shelves

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    A fresh take on post-apocalyptic novel! While others use a single space to stockpile supplies, the female lead possesses two spaces—one main and one secondary—to deceive her enemies. In her past life, everything was taken from her best friend, Su Xiao. In this life, she stockpiles resources in advance and makes thorough preparations. After the apocalypse arrives, she survives by fighting monsters while settling old scores. The male lead's identity is shrouded in mystery, and the romance is restrained yet engaging.

28. 228 重 The First Day After I Was Reborn, My Whole Family Wanted Me Dead 重生后第一天，全家想让我死 Love Reading酷爱读书Ancient Romance31k WordsCompleted On the First Day After I Was Reborn, My Family Wanted Me Dead 125Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 229 旧 Childhood in the Old Days 旧时光里的童年 The Second Kid in the Old Days旧时光里的小二Urban134k WordsCompleted The author recalls a rural childhood in Wuchang County, Heilongjiang Province, during the 1970s and 1980s. The book describes rural life and the changes brought about by the household responsibility system in the early days of reform and opening up, along with the joys and hardships of the author’s childhood before the age of ten, major family upheavals, and the warmth and coldness of human nature. 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Based on the author's personal experiences, this historical novel has received high praise from many readers and is considered a moving and tear-jerking work.

30. 230 玄 The True Heiress Returns with Her Metaphysical Powers, and Her Wealthy Family Begs Her to Stop Setting Up a Stall 玄学真千金归来，豪门全家跪求别摆摊 Love Reading酷爱读书28k WordsCompleted The Metaphysical True Heiress Returns, and Her Entire Wealthy Family Begs Her to Stop Setting Up a Fortune-Telling Stall 644Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 231 重 After I Was Reborn, I Gave Up My Guaranteed Admission, and He Panicked 重生后我放弃保送，他慌了 Love Reading酷爱读书11k WordsCompleted After I Was Reborn, I Gave Up My Guaranteed Admission, and He Panicked 406Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 232 军 A Fiery Military Marriage: The Ice-Cold Commander Begs Me to Love Him 军婚火辣辣，冰山首长求着我爱他 Wen Xiaogou温小狗Modern Romance243k WordsOngoing [Period setting + sweet romance + strong heroine + marriage before love + military marriage + both leads' first relationship] After transmigrating into a supporting character in a period novel she'd read, Lin Yu opened her eyes to find herself in the middle of a very compromising scene. The bad news: her partner was her fiancé's best friend. In the original story, this cold-faced military ace was forced to marry her. Later, unable to bear the loneliness, she dumped the ice-cold man. Her biologic 132Reads—Score166Shelves

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    It's a good watch, without any cheat codes, focusing on everyday family life and career development.

33. 233 让 You Want Me to Cook at Three in the Morning? I’ll Slap Your Whole Family Away 让我三点做饭？我反手扇飞你全家 Soft Soft Green Robe糯糯青衫Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted (The short drama My Slaps Changed My Fate in the 1970s is now available.) [Period setting + military marriage + mental illness + both devoted to each other + career in government + a heroine who would rather throw hands than talk, versus a rough-around-the-edges regiment commander who stole his comrade’s bride] Ever since Su Wanxing was diagnosed with a mental illness, life has been going wonderfully. She can curse out whoever she wants and beat up whoever she wants. She can even beat up a perve 17kReads8.6Score2.1kShelves

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    A very novel period drama. The female lead is a transmigrator from interstellar space, possessing a cheat-like ability (a rare in-game item). The male lead is a regimental commander who deeply respects women and has an eye for beauty. Even when the female lead is initially skin and bones and looks like a tomboy, he doesn't judge her by her appearance but rather by her character. He is forced into an arranged marriage by his mother to the divorced female lead after falling into a coma due to injury, but upon waking, he doesn't feel she's unworthy of him, promising to live a good life with her, and he truly lives up to that promise. He's a very rare type of man who respects women even if he doesn't love them initially, and later, when he falls for her, he's willing to admit it.

34. 234 你 You’re Marrying a City Girl? Fine, I’ll Marry the Commander of the Military District 你娶城里姑娘？行，我嫁军区首长 Qiaoqiao Reads Without Her Brain看书不带脑子的乔乔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Originally titled: “Divorced in the Sixties Without a Worry, My Ex-Husband Plays Matchmaker for Me” Career arc: From child bride to female military doctor [The Sixties + remarriage + joining the army + devoted husband + medical skills + cozy everyday life + no needless angst] Zhu Linlang woke up one day to find she had landed in the 1960s. The good news: the world was at peace, and she still had all her arms and legs. The bad news: her husband, who had just been promoted, wanted a divorce. Her b 16.6kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves
35. 235 重 Reborn in 1981, Hunting in the Northwest 重生八一，狩猎西北 A Minor Official on the Frontier边疆一小吏Urban289k WordsOngoing [No System, No Pocket Dimension + Hardcore Hunting + Northwest China Flavor] Qin Mu is reborn in 1981 after saving someone. In this turbulent era, the endless Tianshan Mountains hide countless treasures: wild boars, red deer, wolves, brown bears, and all kinds of other animals, as well as precious medicinal herbs like snow lotus and fritillaria. There is even gold and jade... See how Qin Mu draws on his past life's experience to hunt rare birds and fierce beasts in the mountains, dig up precious 35.6kReads—Score4.2kShelves

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    A story about hunting in Xinjiang, depicting a simple life, without any deep-seated grievances or awful relatives. The protagonist isn't a scoundrel; the family is harmonious and supportive of each other, making it relatable to real life.

36. 236 四 Siheyuan: The Laid-Back Lurker Who Loves Watching the Drama 四合院：吃瓜咸鱼当老六 Dream Within a Dream, Like a Dream梦中梦如梦Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Body Transmigration + System + Slacker + Sneaky Schemer + Black-Hearted Su Yu, 22, gets a show of force from the start, then settles in to enjoy the gossip and stay out of sight. The story won’t leave you feeling frustrated, and there’s not much angst. It mainly focuses on watching the troublesome men fight among themselves, while the protagonist stays out of it. Most importantly, the protagonist has lots of older sisters. 23.8kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves

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    🍦🍦The protagonist transmigrates into the world of "Love in the Courtyard," arriving in the autumn of 1964, a year before the main story begins. He comes with a system: whenever people or events related to him evoke certain emotional responses, he gains "emotional points." The system also provides him with a system space and a system shop? The entire courtyard is filled with my soulmates. 🍧

37. 237 五 The 1950s: An Apocalypse Powerhouse Starts Life as a Military Wife 五零年代：末世大佬开启军嫂生活 Jiangnan Yunmei江南韵梅Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Reborn + 1950s + pocket dimension + scientific research + three-year famine + joining the army spouse + everyday life raising a nephew Wen Qing, a brilliant researcher from the apocalypse, perished in a self-detonation that took the Zombie King with her. By chance, she transmigrated to China in 1958 and became the Wen Qing of that year. “Gu Jinghuai didn't take advantage of me. If you think about it, I was the one in the wrong. I was groggy after being drugged, and when I ran into Gu Jinghuai, w 7.1kReads7.6Score620Shelves
38. 238 年 The Supporting Girl in the Period Novel Rolled Her Eyes 年代文女配翻了个白眼 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing [The blurb is misleading. This isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, and the leads are ordinary people. If you only like mindless wish fulfillment, please don't read this. Thank you.] Qiu Bailu transmigrates into a period novel as a clownish, supporting villainess, destined to scheme her way to a lifetime of poverty. She's so angry she laughs. She's unapologetically hypocritical. When she read the book, she sided with the protagonist and thought the villainess was awful. Now that she's the villainess, 95.8kReads8.8Score7.1kShelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into a book, doesn't go to the countryside or the black market, takes over her mother-in-law's job at the factory, has normal values, and has a husband who is a retired soldier with a secure job.

39. 239 八 A Great Beauty Raises Kids in a Beijing Courtyard, 1980s Style 八零大美人四合院养娃日常 North to South由北向南Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Slice of life + sweet romance + raising children + family life + career) Zhao Jinshu was in her sixties. Her children had grown up and started families of their own, and she had seen her parents-in-law off. She was just about to travel around the country when she was reborn. She returned to the time a few months after she had first moved to the city. Back then, she knew nothing. A young bride from the countryside, she was shy, too embarrassed to speak up, and insecure. Even though her husband 55.7kReads9.3Score4.7kShelves

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    The first book, a historical romance novel, is already completed. It features a married couple with a child, and no special abilities like a space-time cheat. The male lead is a gentle type who, after being reborn, initially believes it's a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, but turns out to be deeply in love (a fact only discovered midway through). The ending feels rushed and strange, seemingly designed to tie up loose ends, but the overall writing is excellent. The second book, while not yet finished, is highly recommended. It breaks free from the typical marriage-of-conventional formula. The male lead is a rough-around-the-edges type, and the two are purely attracted to each other physically; the ambiguous and tumultuous relationship is incredibly captivating.

40. 240 重 Reborn: I Exploited a Game Bug on Day One and Made 500,000 a Day 重生首日游戏卡bug日入50万 Durian with a Boozy Aroma酒味的榴莲Urban674k WordsCompleted Reborn in 2005 + Legend + Playboy + Period Setting + Sudden Wealth + Breakup from the Start Twenty years ago, if you had bought a house in Xiamen for 500,000 yuan, it would be worth 8 million yuan today. Twenty years ago, if you had bought 500,000 yuan worth of Kweichow Moutai stock, it would be worth 80 million yuan today. Twenty years ago, if you had bought 500,000 yuan worth of Tencent stock, it would be worth 270 million yuan today. Fifteen years ago, if you had bought 500,000 yuan worth of 3.4kReads8.1Score187Shelves
41. 241 硬 Stubborn as a Mule 硬颈种 Xu Wenqing徐文卿Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted [Not a Power Fantasy, No Cliches, No Stupid Characters, Mutual Devotion, Striving for a Better Life, Realistic Growth] In Hakka, someone stubborn to the core is called a "hard-necked sort." When Wang Lili was ten, she snatched a big chicken leg at the dinner table. Her father ordered her to give it to her younger brother. She said, "I won't." When Zhao Ruxun was ten, he was forced to let his mother beat him fifteen times in public for protecting his younger brother. He gritted his teeth and didn 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a must-read for anyone interested in period fiction. The new book has just been released and is even more exciting than the old one. Just open any chapter, read it carefully, and you'll be hooked.

42. 242 军 Military Marriage and Sweet Rewards: The Fierce, Pretty Army Wife in the 1980s 军婚发糖：彪悍俏军嫂的八零年代 Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Complete] (Period Setting + Military Marriage + Building a Fortune + Loving Wife + Multiple Children + Daily Life) Modern career woman Shen Yiyi transmigrates into a book, becoming the beautiful but otherwise useless female side character who marries into a family to bring good luck to a sick man in this period romance! Her birth family is the sort that would bleed her dry and leave her with nothing! Shen Yiyi: What a joke! Watch her put those spoiled brats in their place and crush the villains 15kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves

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    These two books are simply the pinnacle of period fiction! 🍓🍓🍓 Modern strong woman Shen Yiyi transmigrates into a book, becoming a beautiful but useless supporting character in the 1980s, destined for marriage to ward off bad luck. 🍓 Her family treats her like a cash cow, ruthlessly exploiting her; her never-before-seen military husband is practically nonexistent. 🍓 Shen Yiyi sneers, rolls up her sleeves, and gets to work! Fighting against scoundrels, crushing scumbags, opening shops, making a fortune, she thrives in the 1980s. 🍓 Just as she's clutching her divorce papers and bankbook, ready to sever all ties with her nominal husband, 🍓 Qin Lie, who has just returned from the army, looks at his bright and flamboyant wife, and his military report falls to the ground with a thud: "?"

43. 243 幕 Laying Plans Behind the Scenes: My Subordinates Take Turns Being Billionaires 幕后布局，我的手下轮流当首富 I Will Never Coexist with Gambling or Drugs我和赌毒不共戴天Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Period Drama + Family Life + Conquering Global Markets + Hidden Tycoon + Multiple Heroines] Also known as Reborn in the Early Eighties: Building a Fortune and Living a Colorful Life In plain terms: Some call him Big Brother, some call him an academician, and some call him a university trustee. Others hail him as a business leader, while some believe he’s the most powerful person in the world. None of these labels is quite accurate, because each is only one of his many identities. Rebor 4.8kReads8.6Score339Shelves
44. 244 四 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's Ordinary Path 四合院之何雨柱的平凡之路 A Lowly Soldier at the Frontier边关一小卒Male-Channel Fanfiction367k WordsCompleted A realistic portrayal of life in the 1960s. Back then, people had only one day off a week. Primary school lasted five years, middle school three, and high school two. Travel was slow, and people were simple and honest. Of course, the birds in the courtyard were the exception: the whole place was a den of villains. The worst was Qin Huairu, who'd eat you alive without leaving a bone. Second was Xu Damao, who reported his own wife. Third was Liu Haizhong, a petty man made all the more arrogant by 24.3kReads9.2Score963Shelves

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    These are all high-quality period dramas (courtyard house fanfiction). I highly recommend the first one (which was recently serialized). It's not overly violent, and the punishment of the perpetrators is swift and decisive. The writing is good, and I haven't found any major flaws yet. Although there's a plot device, the story feels very realistic. Furthermore, the protagonist's harmonious family background with both parents is perfectly integrated into the story.

45. 245 八 The 1980s: The Alleyway Takeover Plan 八零年代：小巷翻天计划 Old Fish of Beiming北冥老鱼Male-Channel Fanfiction665k WordsCompleted A Little Alleyway Family: Zhuang Tunan's twin brother. He's picked on his younger brother since childhood and always protected his younger sister. “Zhuang Chaoying, you little loser! You can't handle it, and you've got no talent!” “Zhang Amei, shut up. Wang Yong, just you wait.” 1.5kReads7.8Score101Shelves

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    I enjoyed reading the first of two period drama fanfictions. Having just finished watching the series, Zhuang Tunan definitely needs to sort things out.

46. 246 四 Siheyuan: My Name Is Yi Zhonghe 四合院：我叫易中河 Qing Yao's Little White Cat晴瑶的小白猫Male-Channel Fanfiction3.0M WordsOngoing A modern man transmigrates into the world of the courtyard drama, becoming Yi Zhonghe, Yi Zhonghai’s younger brother, a character who never appeared in the show. He moves into the courtyard and takes a job at the steel mill. See how a modern soul reforms the courtyard’s self-serving residents, turning the “courtyard full of miscreants” into a true Love in the Courtyard. 85.5kReads8.0Score4.8kShelves
47. 247 血 Bloody Romance: On the Road 血色浪漫之在路上 A Lowly Soldier at the Frontier边关一小卒Male-Channel Fanfiction453k WordsCompleted The romance of the powerful, the bloodshed of the common folk. I’m still young, and I long to set out, carrying my original passion with me as I search for my original dream and seek out new experiences. Come on, let’s hit the road! 17.3kReads9.2Score834Shelves

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48. 248 重 Back to the 1970s: Bringing Hundreds of Billions of Supplies to the Army 重回七零，带上千亿物资去随军 You Man有蔓Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + reborn + one-on-one sweet romance + taciturn, rough-edged man + delicate beauty + pocket dimension + mutual flirting] In her previous life, the man Su Ranyan went out of her way to avoid was swept away by a flood while saving her. That heroic scene came back to haunt her in her dreams, again and again, reminding her of the depth of the love she had missed. Fortunately, Heaven took pity on her and sent her back to the day the man asked her for a divorce. This time, she won’t let 19.6kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves

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    These historical fiction novels are all very good: ① Rebirth with a spatial ability ② No cheat codes, the female lead doesn't reincarnate or time-travel, a very realistic historical fiction ③ The female lead time-travels, becomes a mother unexpectedly, both leads are virgins, and the child is adopted by the male lead.

49. 249 七 After the Seventies-Era Officer Returned, He Had a Son and a Daughter 七零军官回来后，儿女双全了 Little Master Xueling雪凌小主Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [1970s + military marriage + space] Hua Jiuling transmigrated to the 1970s overnight. Her husband, Gu Beiming, was called away on an urgent mission right after their wedding. Months passed with no word from him. Her parents-in-law gave her a hard time, her sister-in-law cursed her, and her sisters-in-law schemed against her. With her pregnant belly, Hua Jiuling picked up a kitchen knife, fought back, split the family, and moved into the hunter’s little house by the village committee. Fortunately 18.4kReads8.2Score2.5kShelves

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    There are in every era

50. 250 绝 His Stunning Wife Has Given Birth Again, and the Commander Comes Every Night to Soothe the Baby 绝美娇妻又生了，首长夜夜来哄娃 Wangwang Snow Cakes Are So Tasty旺旺雪饼超好吃Modern Romance586k WordsCompleted Completed [One devoted couple + a sweet marriage in the 1970s + military marriage + swapped marriages + cozy everyday romance + family life] After taking a nap, Shen Zhiyou suddenly discovered that the world she lived in was actually a book, and she was the brainless, malicious second female lead whose only purpose was to drive the plot! In the book, she was practically possessed, insisting on marrying Jiang Wenbin no matter what. After the wedding, Jiang Wenbin thought she was filthy and made h 24.6kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves

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