Looking for Period Novels You Can Read with Your Brain On, Nothing Too Exaggerated or Over-the-Top 想要可以带脑子看的年代文，不要太夸张太浮夸的

1. 101 重 Back to 1985: My Self-Serve Porridge Stall Is a Hit 重回八五，自助粥摊火爆了 Meng Xiaocha蒙小茶Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted (Her Own Woman) To escape her stepfather's clutches, Su Miao falls from the 13th floor and travels back to the day her parents divorced when she was a child. She sees through her mother's cold, indifferent nature and her habit of endlessly spoiling her younger brother. This time, she chooses without hesitation to go with her father. When her uncle tries to secure a permanent job, he blocks the door and raises a huge ruckus. Su Miao leans close to her father's ear and whispers a few words. Her fa 29.5kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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   🅾️1️⃣The reborn heroine is on the day her parents divorce. Thinking of being sent away by her biological mother to be ruined by her stepfather in her previous life, the heroine hated her to death. If she hadn't been too young to take revenge immediately, her biological mother wouldn't have been able to leave well. Later, she didn't relax in her studies and started a business with her father to make money.

2. 102 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s to Build a Factory: The Roughneck and His Adorable Kid Dote on Me 穿越七零开大厂：糙汉萌娃团宠我 Seven Cups of Milk Tea七杯奶茶Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Both Chaste + Satisfying Revenge + Career-Focused] Wang Qingqing was an executive in the modern-day metropolis of Shanghai. Who would have thought that she’d transmigrate into a book and become the foil to the sweet-romance novel’s heroine? A spoiled, willful daughter of a powerful family from a residential compound, she somehow managed to make herself so unpopular that even dogs turned their noses up at her… But now that she was here, none of that was a problem. The heroine we 6.3kReads8.6Score409Shelves

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   [Adoration][Adoration][Admiration]

3. 103 前 My Ex-Husband Always Took His Childhood Sweetheart's Side, So I Cleared Out the House and Moved to the Countryside 前夫处处护青梅，搬空全家去下乡 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 32.6kReads9.1Score4kShelves

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   [Love] [Love] In her last life, Su Qingran, who was born in a Gaozhi family, chose to marry between being sent to the countryside and being sent to the countryside. She thought she had grasped a life-saving straw, but what awaited her was countless grievances and tolerance. Her filial piety was outsourced by her husband, her mother-in-law who kept acting like a monster, and the Qingmei mother and son who were brought back by her husband and lived there for sixteen years. Su Qingran endured the knots and the spirit, but she was still complained by her husband that she was not generous enough. It wasn't until they were forced to die together that Su Qingran finally understood the truth: Forbearing for a while will not calm the situation, it will only make the evil people kick in the nose. If you don't go crazy, you will get sick. After being reborn, Su Qingran chose to fall out on the spot. Did her ex-husband teach her how to behave? This marriage is over!

4. 104 七 The 1970s: A Wild and Crazy Couple Wins Big 七零：疯痞夫妻赢麻了 Free at Heart心自在Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Qin Anning is reborn at the point in her past when she was losing her mind. Her heartless second uncle and his family are plotting to make her go to the countryside in her cousin’s place. Perfect timing. They got her killed in her last life, and she never got the chance to take revenge. This time, she’ll make them pay for everything. First, she beats them until they’re wailing for their parents, then snatches back her job and sells it! Next, she bundles up her cousin, uncle, and aunt and sends t 6.1kReads9.1Score950Shelves

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   High sugar + high quality, very beautiful

5. 105 军 Military Marriage Bliss: I Flirt with a Soldier in the 1970s 军婚娇宠：我在七零与兵王互撩 Su Youran苏悠然Modern Romance618k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple] Mu Jing'an married Song Qingning because his mother told him, “Song Qingning, the girl across the bridge, is your betrothed. You have to take responsibility for her.” Song Qingning married Mu Jing'an because the wife of the company commander who had rescued her told her, “My son is tall, a little dim, earns a good salary, and is an officer. If you don't mind, take him off my hands.” Both thought a marriage without love would 21.2kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves
6. 106 和 I Reincarnated into a Period Novel as the Foil to My Ex-Husband 和前夫穿成年代文对照组 Whale, Hurry Up and Type阿鲸快码字Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This is an alternate-era setting, so please don't take it seriously!!!! [Over one million words, real-life married couple transmigrate into a book together, heroine doesn't suffer, raising kids, period setting] Jiang Ci had just divorced her husband of six years, a man she had no feelings for. She had barely stepped out of the civil affairs bureau when she transmigrated into a book. When she opened her eyes, she had become the supporting female character in a period novel, a foil to the heroine. 4.9kReads8.6Score379Shelves
7. 107 七 1970s: After Being Kicked Out of the House, I Turned Around and Married a Military Officer 七零：被赶出家门后我转头嫁军官 Little Shuangyu小双瑜Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Feel-good read + period setting + pocket dimension + devoted couple + golden finger + strong female lead] Song Yun, a modern inheritor of ancient medicine, accidentally travels back to 1973 and becomes an unfortunate girl unloved by both her father and mother. She hasn't enjoyed even one day of life as a capitalist's daughter before suddenly acquiring the identity. Her once-devoted fiancé sends an urgent telegram demanding to break off their engagement. Break it off, break it off, break it off! 50.4kReads9.0Score6.2kShelves

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   The most recent period article that old bookworms won't miss is this one. The main heroine Shuangwen (who is an ancient doctor and a special forces officer) has one short story after another. The plot is compact and can be enjoyed with your mind. The core revolves around the heroine's ancient Chinese medicine skills, relatively high force value and online IQ. Ancient Chinese medicine describes many kinds of herbal medicines, and the force values ​​​​are often described as strong, throwing, and sniping. The whole article read smoothly.

8. 108 我 Things That Happened When I Was a Kid 我小时候的事 Xiaoxiao Nishang筱筱霓裳Modern Romance158k WordsCompleted I really don't have much talent for writing novels. I simply pieced together people and events from my childhood, along with scattered fragments of memory and everyday trivialities, as best I could. It's like sewing a patchwork garment out of scraps of floral fabric: from a distance it looks colorful and busy, but up close the seams are obvious, and it never quite comes together. Even so, I weighed every word and poured my passion and love into it, because I wrote it for my daughter. 77Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 109 绑 I Bound the Favorite Consort System and Accidentally Transmigrated to the 1970s 绑了宠妃系统，我错穿七十年代 Guoguo Is a Little Naughty果果有点皮Modern Romance566k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + rugged hero + reborn male lead + marriage before love + System + sweet romance + beauty transformation] Xu Jiaojiao was bound to the Beloved Consort System. Just as she thought she would transmigrate to ancient times and wreak havoc in the imperial harem, the ridiculously incompetent System made a mistake and sent her to the 1970s! What?! A System that makes you more and more beautiful sends her to the 1970s? Does it think she's not conspicuous enough? Not w 3.7kReads9.2Score291Shelves

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   Recommended 🦆 ① [She saved the villain, but was doted on by him and became the heroine of a period novel!] The original owner makes everything in the world, and the female protagonist goes through the book to clean up her family, raise her children, and pursue a career, but she only avoids the villain. But the villain trapped her in his arms: "You want to run away after taking advantage of me?" She panicked, and her heart pounded: "Help! Why doesn't this crazy guy follow the script?!"

10. 110 易 Fertile by Nature, She Has the Factory Boss's Only Heir After Losing Her Memory 易孕体质，失忆后破厂长三代单传 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Nineties setting, both leads are virgins, sweet romance, doting love, marriage first, love later, secret crush, slice of life] Qin Baozhu has been spoiled rotten since childhood, indulged and allowed to do whatever she wants. One day, an accident sends her tumbling off a train. The pampered heiress becomes an illiterate simpleton, and someone picks her up from the train station. When she wakes up, she's been married for six years, and there's a little one crying beside her. “Mommy, I promise I 9.8kReads8.5Score580Shelves
11. 111 七 A Supporting Actress’s Gossip-Filled Life in the 1970s 七十年代女配的吃瓜日常 Contrarian with a Bone to Pick杠精加牛角尖Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted After learning she has transmigrated into a historical-era novel as a pawn meant to whitewash the protagonist's group, Jiang Yanqiu first steals half of the original heroine's golden finger, then gives away half of the transmigrated heroine's golden finger. Then she keeps her head down, stays away from the protagonist's group, and enjoys the show. With nobody at the educated youth station willing to talk to her, bored Jiang Yanqiu has nothing to do but gossip to pass the time. She has to admit, 2kReads6.2Score129Shelves
12. 112 穿 Transmigrated as the Original Heroine of a 1970s Novel, I Run Away With the Cannon Fodder 穿成七零原女主，带着炮灰跑路 Contrarian with a Bone to Pick杠精加牛角尖Modern Romance180k WordsOngoing This isn't a face-slapping story. It's more of an ensemble tale. Aside from the two women who transmigrated, everyone else is trying to change their own circumstances. Some are striving to improve themselves, while others are hoping to help someone else rise to the top. If you like it, please leave a good review. If you don't, just move on instead of leaving a bad one. It's not easy to hide away and write four thousand words every day. Lu Yunwan transmigrates into the original heroine, who was l 81Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 113 八 An Eighties Gofer Marries into a Family of Lovers 八零工具人嫁入恋爱之家 Contrarian with a Bone to Pick杠精加牛角尖Modern Romance817k WordsOngoing I was one of the heroine’s many useful sidekicks, the one who walked three thousand kilometers to bring back a stone for her. If the heroine thinks it looks nice and wants it, she can have it. If that’s not enough, I’ll go pick up more. The heroine wants to use me as a foil, claiming city folk can’t compare to country folk, and educated people can’t compare to illiterates? Fine, you win! When my mother tried to brainwash me into being a sucker, I put a stop to it with one clean strike. My abusiv 16.6kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves
14. 114 七 The 1970s: The Hated Couple Goes Wild in the Compound 七零：万人嫌夫妇，大院发癫 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + delightfully unhinged and a little funny + violent, crazy heroine + spoiled, two-faced, scheming young husband + both leads join the army later] Ye Sanqiu is notorious as the most hated person in Trumpet Flower Brigade. The villagers and her own family have suffered endlessly at her hands... Granny Ye and the brigade leader are going gray from worry. Left with no choice, Granny Ye hands her a letter of introduction and a marriage certificate. “Sanqiu, you've wreaked havoc all ov 68.2kReads9.0Score7.6kShelves

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    🍉🍉A high-scoring period novel. The heroine is particularly smart and has both civil and military skills. She is disliked by thousands of people everywhere. Mrs. Ye reluctantly threw out the letter of introduction and the marriage certificate: "You go to the imperial capital to harm your husband's family!" 🫧The male protagonist is a well-known dandy in the imperial capital compound. Seeing her strong fighting ability, she rushed towards her crying, "Daughter-in-law, why did you come here? I was almost bullied to death by my stepmother and the others!" ✨The male and female protagonist made a fuss at home, but the chief grandfather couldn't stand it, so he packed them up and sent them to the army for reform. [Cover face]

15. 115 七 In the Seventies, She Marries a Rugged Man Who Can’t Have Children, but the Spoiled Female Lead Sleeps In Again 七零嫁绝嗣糙汉，娇纵女配又起晚 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Wild Plot] [1970s] [Everyone's Darling] [Marriage Before Love] [Redemption] Jiang Nanxi grew up pampered and couldn't endure hardship. Who would have thought that when she opened her eyes, she would transmigrate into a book, becoming a vain, troublesome supporting character in a novel set in an era of poverty, beautiful but utterly stupid? In the original story, a forty-two-year-old woman stole her twenty-year-old fiancé, the male lead. In a fit of madness, she married Zhou Ji, the 4.2kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
16. 116 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Wealth Pours In 重生八零之财源滚滚 Wind-and-Rain Sprite风雨小妖Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Her older cousin from her great-uncle’s family: “An’an, I’ll take responsibility for you. If you hurt your head and become stupid, I’ll marry you!” Yu An’an: “You’re the stupid one!” The handsome, sunny teacher who came to the village to teach: “An’an, would you come away with me? There’s so much you can do out there!” Yu An’an: “I’ll go out there, but not right now!” A local ne'er-do-well who went into business with her in town, his identity shrouded in mystery: “Why don’t you marry me? Then we 767Reads9.0Score104Shelves

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    It's okay.

17. 117 七 The 1970s: Skipping Every Heartbreak, I Cheat My Way to the Top 七零：跳过所有虐点，我一路开挂 Lucky Little Ladle福气小汤勺Modern Romance90k WordsOngoing One second, Tang Liqing was fighting zombies in a brutal battle. The next, someone smacked her hard across the face. She was not the sort to let a grudge go unanswered, so she hit back on the spot. When she came to, she received the original host's memories and learned that the woman before her was her adoptive younger aunt, who planned to marry her off to a bachelor in the village named Da Niu. She also planned to take all of Tang Liqing's property. Enough was enough. She would not only fight b 883Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A time travel story in the post-apocalyptic world, taking over the life of the original owner who was about to be framed, swallowing her money and spitting it out. If you harm her, pay back twice as much. Don't be angry, don't feel aggrieved, don't suffer from internal friction [laughing]

18. 118 美 The Beauty Transmigrates to the Seventies: She Won’t Stay Back Home, She’s Going with the Army 美人穿七零，不留在老家，要随军 Songzi Mo松子茉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Based on the original novel of the Red Fruit short drama “Transmigrated Into the 1970s: On Our Wedding Night, My Mother-in-Law Told Me to Live as a Widow.” [Period setting + military marriage + space + raising children] In a single moment, Zhou Zhitong transmigrates into a book and becomes a cannon-fodder military wife left behind in the countryside. She is destined to work herself to death before she turns thirty. Worst of all, her two children will be sold to traffickers by their wicked grandm 1.5kReads8.5Score249Shelves

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    Completed this book with a high score. It's a literary girl from the military marriage era. It's very interesting.

19. 119 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Want the Capitalist Heir, Not the Chief 重生七零：不要首长要资本家少爷 Si Wu Jiu Jiu四五汣汣Modern Romance149k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + faithful to each other + pocket dimension + family life + building wealth + getting even with nasty people] In her previous life, Gu Ajiu spent a night trapped in a pit with Song Wenjin, the son of a capitalist sent to the countryside, and her reputation was ruined. Sun Jianfeng, the finest young man in their production team, didn’t hold it against her and married her. Gu Ajiu was deeply moved. On their wedding day, Sun Jianfeng left to join the army, where he rose 2.7kReads8.2Score266Shelves

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    Highly recommended!

20. 120 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 49.5kReads8.8Score3kShelves
21. 121 社 A Sociable Little One Takes Her Sweet, Delicate Mom Along to Join the Army 社牛崽崽带娇软亲妈去随军 Er Lulu二鹿鹿Modern Romance691k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Marriage First, Love Later + Gifted Kids + Women Supporting Women] Jiang Ningning transmigrates into a military-marriage novel as the deceased biological mother of a pair of gifted twins. Her husband sends her a monthly child support payment, but the original owner is weak-willed and constantly gets swindled out of the money by her in-laws on one pretext or another. The twins raise their mother by scavenging, until their fifth birthday, when the disillusione 12.6kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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    Huo Donglin received a telegram from his hometown that his wife had eloped with her son. Before he could feel sad, a roar suddenly came from outside the big iron gate: "Lin Heidan, come out quickly, we are bringing your wife to join the army!" Huo Donglin turned around and saw his son who was exactly like him holding a loudspeaker and his daughter holding a banner. In the middle is the extremely beautiful and eye-catching young wife whom I haven't seen for five years. From then on, Huo Donglin lived a life of frivolity and fighting for his wife with the twins. The twins' mantra: Mom is the most beautiful, mom's cooking is delicious, mom will definitely go to college... My dad is almost no longer good enough for her.

22. 122 摘 Plucking Stars 摘星 Lin Di'er林笛儿Modern Romance769k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Military Romance + Love Grows Over Time + The Pinnacle of Powerful-Family Fiction] [Steady, brilliant young major general × National Defense University's genius hacker] He is a young major general: steady, learned, and imposing. She is a naive newcomer to society, fresh out of school: impulsive, loyal, and optimistic. An accident ruins his reputation and leaves him disgraced, branding him a heartless man condemned by everyone. She becomes the infamous other wo 23.1kReads9.6Score3kShelves

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    Worth a look

23. 123 套 After a Marriage of Convenience, My Officer Husband Dotes on Me 套路结婚后，我被军官丈夫宠上天 Qin Bao'er钦宝儿Modern Romance587k WordsCompleted An Peinan was reborn, but she came back after already signing up to go to the countryside. In her previous life, because she liked Huang Yaojie, she ignored her parents' warnings and went to great lengths to secretly sign up for the place where he had been sent down. Then she used her parents' money to support his entire family, while the hard labor in the countryside ruined her health. When they finally returned to the city, she thought he would marry her, but he turned around and married someo 236Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    This is okay. The heroine is reborn in the 1970s. She has no space and no golden fingers. After rebirth, she stays away from the scumbag. When the heroine was pestered by the scumbag and was in a state of embarrassment, the hero appeared. The heroine and the hero got married and returned to the city. The male protagonist and the female protagonist have been childhood sweethearts since childhood. When the female protagonist chases the scumbag, she doesn't know that the male protagonist is secretly in love behind the scenes. After getting married, the female protagonist has been in love for a long time, and the male protagonist's secret love has come true. Their married life is sweet🥰🥰🥰🥰

24. 124 一 All I Want in Life Is Half a Heart’s Contentment 一生只求半称心 Hedge Shadow篱影Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted The comic adaptation is coming soon! [Traditional] [No gimmicks] [Not a power fantasy] [No cheat abilities] In the 1970s, Li Laoman had no sons, so he wanted to find a live-in son-in-law for his third daughter, Li Fan. Li Fan refused and stole her second sister Li Ting's fiance instead! Now Li Ting had not only lost her man, but also had to take on the responsibility of finding a live-in son-in-law for her younger sister. With Li Laoman pressuring her, she had no choice but to take Zhong Wensong 11.3kReads8.9Score1kShelves

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    There is no exaggeration or exaggeration at all, it is very close to real life and very down-to-earth.

25. 125 重 Reborn and Married to a Battle-Hardened Officer, Spoiled Every Day 重生嫁给铁血军官，日日被娇宠 Litchis Galore荔枝满满Modern Romance35k WordsOngoing Shen Niannian is reborn. In her previous life, a scumbag man destroyed her family. This time, she decides to find the most powerful man she can as her protector, and live comfortably even if she acts as spoiled as she likes! On the day of their blind date, she stands there in a white dress, looking frail and delicate. “Captain Lu, I can't do any heavy lifting, I love spending money and being pampered. Are you sure you want to marry me?” Lu Zheng looks at the dainty young woman before him, falls 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The rough husband only dotes on his little wife

26. 126 穿 Transmigrated into a Sweet Young Wife in the 1970s 穿成七十年代小娇妻 Exquisite Bones玲珑骨Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted Wen Ran never dreamed that staying up late to read a novel would land her in the body of the story's wicked supporting character, who shares her name. What a nightmare. Luckily, in an era that favors boys over girls, she meets the Wen family, who treasure their daughter like a precious jewel. And Heaven has given her a golden finger. Wen Ran: “Cherish life, stay away from the male and female leads, get a secure job, and go to college. What's not to love?” Gazing at the handsome, strapping young 109Reads6.9Score—Shelves
27. 127 九 The Adorable Young Wife of the Nineties 九零年代小娇妻 Lin Zai Tells Stories林仔说书Modern Romance37k WordsCompleted The Little Darling Wife of the 1990s —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 128 怪 A Super-Strong Sweetheart Goes Back to the Era, and Her Roughneck Officer Can't Stop Spoiling Her 怪力娇妻穿年代，糙汉军官宠上瘾 Tigerback Bodkin虎背博德金Modern Romance804k WordsCompleted [Historical Setting + Sweet Romance + Doomsday Superstrength + Marriage First, Love Later] Jiang Xiaoman, the notorious “human bulldozer” of the apocalypse, transmigrates into the 1960s courtyard compound as a delicate, spoiled supporting character who’s “out of breath after every few steps and cries at the drop of a hat.” From the start, it’s hell mode: her biological mother wants to sell her for a bride price, her second brother wants to knock her out and hand her over, and her green-tea young 1.2kReads6.9Score133Shelves
29. 129 回 Back in 1977, I Married the Queen of the Daughters' Kingdom 回到1977年，娶了女儿国国王 Ji Yuning季宇宁Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yuning transmigrated back to 1977. He went from being a 21-year-old educated youth returning to the city to a literary young man, a great poet, and a famous novelist. It was all thanks to his memories of his previous life and the books he copied. But his greatest reward was marrying a wife as beautiful as a fairy. 11.7kReads8.1Score769Shelves
30. 130 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s and Became the Aunt Who Died Young 穿越六零，我成了早夭的三姨妈 A Cup of Hot, Cooled Boiled Water一杯热的凉白开Modern Romance945k WordsOngoing [Transmigration, 1960s setting, golden finger, a touch of ensemble cast, cozy everyday life] A university counselor transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes the third aunt who died young in her previous life. In an era full of both opportunities and challenges, she firmly believes education can change one's fate and insists that her whole family study hard! When hardships arise, the family faces them together. When opportunities come, they pull together, ultimately finding lives completely differe 125Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    Not exaggerated, warm and everyday

31. 131 那 The Snowstorm That Night Was Fierce 那一夜的风雪好大 w Nankew南柯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Family, love, and adultery. This small mountain village seems peaceful, but undercurrents run deep, and human dramas of sorrow and joy unfold every day. On a bitterly cold, snowy night, a young and beautiful mother is assaulted and becomes pregnant. Afterward, she lives every day in fear and pain, desperately trying to keep the secret. When the truth comes to light, the demon who has appeared in her dreams countless times has never really gone away. What will the mother do? This book offers a 11.7kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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    It seems like ordinary rural life, but it is so real and interesting.

32. 132 重 Reborn, I Awakened My Ancestral Pocket Dimension 重生后我唤醒了祖传空间 Xufeng Niaoniao栩风袅袅Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Reborn + Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Campus Life + Strong Female and Male Leads + Top Student + Character Growth + Patriotism) The female lead, Mu Wan, is kind but not a pushover. She has principles and always gets even with those who wrong her. The male lead, Xiao Jinyu, is the son of a military compound family and a military-affiliated scientific researcher. Before she was reborn, Mu Wan accidentally stayed up too late and died of cardiac arrest. A family heirloom, a Merit Pearl, took 5.5kReads9.1Score612Shelves
33. 133 六 The Sixties: Newlywed from the Start 六十年代：开局就是新婚 Zhi Yu 1014栀虞1014Modern Romance610k WordsCompleted [Period novel + everyday family life + devoted hero and heroine enjoying a peaceful life together + low-conflict + daily spectatorship + no saintly heroine] As a Chinese teacher at a technical secondary school, Wen Nuan enjoyed a happy routine, working from eight in the morning to five in the evening, with the occasional evening class. She didn’t have to worry about grades or deal with any teaching pressure. Sure, the students were a little unruly and getting all their homework collected was a b 20.9kReads8.8Score1kShelves

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    As a Chinese teacher in a technical secondary school, Nuan Nuan lived a happy life from 8 to 5, with occasional self-study in the evening during holidays. There is no need to worry about academic performance and there is no teaching pressure. Although the students are a bit disobedient and it is difficult to collect homework, she does not want to come to the miserable 1960s. When Nuan Nuan opens her eyes, what she sees is a broken house with simple furniture. The bustle outside seems to be setting up a banquet...

34. 134 从 From Farmer’s Wife to Chairwoman 从农媳到董事长 I'm Yanzi我是艳子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period drama + everyday family life + marriage + building a career + personal growth] I married a state-owned enterprise worker, and after years of trying, I finally had a son. Then, just as my husband was sent to prison, my mother-in-law branded me a bringer of bad luck and threw me out of the house. Qiu Yue, widowed and bullied, and Wang Feng, tormented by domestic abuse, shared my fate. The three of us hard-done-by women joined forces, working, doing business, and opening a factory. We neede 5.3kReads8.0Score569Shelves

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    There is no rebirth, no system, it is not a refreshing novel, nor is it an intellectual novel. The people and storylines in it are true portrayals of that era, a down-to-earth and smoky life, but it vividly describes the various aspects of the world. It is beautiful and worth staying up late to follow.

35. 135 穿 Transmigrating to the Seventies: The Young Educated Youth Is Dumbfounded 穿越七零，小知青她懵圈了 Miss Zhou周大小姐Modern Romance1.7M WordsOngoing (Everyday life of sent-down youth, not a strong female lead, a touch of an ensemble cast, unhurried pacing, with a couple) Gu Xiaoman, from the twenty-first century, dies suddenly after getting drunk while celebrating landing a job. She wakes up aboard a green-painted train carrying sent-down youth in the 1970s. No space, no System, no golden finger, and not even the original owner’s memories. She’s definitely the most wretched transmigrant in history, with none of the usual perks. Good heavens! 6.4kReads8.7Score649Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book about rations of the times to everyone, especially the first one.

36. 136 肥 A Fat Wife's Happy Fortune: Becoming a Stepmom in the 1980s 肥妻喜事，我在八零当后妈 Little Pig Rou Rou小猪柔柔Modern Romance5.6M WordsCompleted Daughter: “He bullied me.” Lin Yue: “Memorize the anatomy charts. Avoid vital organs and blood vessels when you fight. You can land dozens of blows and still only cause minor injuries.” Son: “He hit me.” Lin Yue: “Memorize the compensation rates for each part of the body. Check how much pocket money you have, then hit him accordingly so we can afford the damages.” As Xia Qingshan’s company grows bigger and bigger, he says, “Honey, the house is yours, the kids are yours, the savings are yours. An 395Reads8.7Score104Shelves
37. 137 重 Reborn in the 1980s: A Wife’s Path to Prosperity 重生八零：佳妻致富忙 Flying Piggy飞猪猪Modern Romance5.7M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she fled the Cheng family not long after their wedding, only to meet a tragic and miserable end. Blessed by heaven, she is reborn on her wedding night. The stern, handsome man sitting at her bedside is still the same. From then on, Xue Ling's biggest goal is to win over her husband, who is cold on the outside but warmhearted within, build a good life with him, and have him father a whole troop of little monkeys with her!! 2.3kReads8.7Score224Shelves
38. 138 重 Reborn: Campus Chronicles 重生校园记 Danhe Xiaotian Tian聃鹤小添田Modern Romance5.7M WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1990s, farming, sweet romance, one-on-one, both leads are each other's first and only, medical skills, System. My new book is here! Thank you all for reading. May all your wishes come true and everything go smoothly! 466Reads6.9Score104Shelves
39. 139 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Plump Country Bride Fights Back 重生80：下乡肥妻要逆袭 Bean Sprouts Aren't Vegetables豆芽不是菜Modern Romance5.7M WordsCompleted Lose weight, start a business, and turn over a new leaf. Who can blame her for having terrible luck when she was reborn and transmigrated, only to end up as the slovenly, shrewish, ill-mannered Yang Lina, a lazy glutton and a real piece of work? Yang Lina is at her wit's end, with no help to be found anywhere. To survive, she calmly rolls up her sleeves and sets off on the road to prosperity through hard work, all the way to a comfortable life... 474Reads8.0Score—Shelves
40. 140 重 Reborn in the 1990s: The Space-Farming Scholar 重生九零：空间药田女学霸 Angelu Bai安格鲁白Modern Romance6.0M WordsCompleted Mi Xiaohe returned to the age of eighteen and gained not only the legacy of a miraculous needle, but also a space filled with precious medicinal herbs. In the golden age when the winds of reform and opening-up were sweeping the country, she’ll heal the sick and save lives for her family and country while working hard to master science and culture and become an inspiring top student! 199Reads6.2Score—Shelves
41. 141 逼 You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡？科研军嫂搬空你全家 Huihui Cat茴茴猫Modern Romance7.4M WordsOngoing [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af 124.8kReads9.4Score9.6kShelves
42. 142 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Returning to the Oil Field with a Pocket Dimension 重生八零：带着空间回油田 Lan Youyou蓝悠悠Modern Romance6.5M WordsCompleted Wang Fei, a marketing whiz, transmigrates to the early 1980s and becomes the young wife of the leader of an oilfield exploration team. Life in the Gobi Desert is harsh. But Wang Fei has a huge supermarket at her fingertips, stocked with everything she could need for everyday life. 26Reads5.5Score—Shelves
43. 143 呜 Wah! I Woke Up to a Rough 1970s Hunk Grabbing Me by the Waist! 呜！一睁眼被七零糙汉掐腰猛宠！ Achoo Achoo啊啾啊啾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, The 1970s’ Lucky Little Bride, is now streaming on Hongguo. [Complete] [Rugged Hero + Sweet Wife + Gourmet Food + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket Dimension + Secret Identity + Feel-Good Story] Top banquet chef Jiang Congyu was suddenly killed when a crystal chandelier fell on her while she was cooking. When she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into a book she had read before. And not just that: it was her wedding night, and a handsome man was pinned beneath he 24.1kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves

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    Not only brings brains but also tears from the corner of the mouth 🐒 🍍① The state banquet chef travels through the 70s with the state banquet warehouse and the top ingredients in it, selling steamed buns, braised pork, braised sausages, becoming rich, becoming a household worth ten thousand yuan, buying courtyard houses, and fried potato chips, and he also cooks various delicacies on a regular basis

44. 144 八 The 1980s: The Spicy Little Wife and Her Tycoon Husband 八零小辣媳：我家大佬有金矿 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name, "The Spicy Little Wife of the Eighties: My Man Has a Gold Mine", is now streaming. [Reborn + Sweet Romance + Gold Prospecting] Liu Yueya of Jinnianzi Village is rumored to be a shrew who brings bad luck to her husbands, so no one dares marry her. Wu Guangxu, the village bully, has just gotten out of prison, and no woman in the village dares marry him either. One day, the villagers discover Liu Yueya and Wu Guangxu having an “intimate rendezvous” in the mountains 5.7kReads9.4Score819Shelves

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    The second book is the cub's favorite, but the cub is also working hard to grow up like his brothers. The remaining two books are also very good to read.

45. 145 七 Lucky Star of the Seventies: The Little Dumpling Is Soft and Sweet 七零锦鲤： 小奶团又香又软 Jinse Qiangwei锦瑟蔷薇Modern Romance536k WordsCompleted Ruoruan, unloved by both her father and mother, gets bound to a Happiness System. From then on, her life is like she’s got a cheat code: endless candy, supplies she can exchange for whatever she wants, and clever, capable big brothers. Her eldest brother, Ding Chengyan, will one day win the Nobel Prize in Literature. He’s reborn. Her second brother, Song Qingfeng, will become a top film director. He’s reborn. Her third brother, Xiao Zhi, will become the most powerful financial tycoon of the futu 72Reads9.2Score—Shelves
46. 146 小 A Little Hamster's Everyday Life in the 1970s 小仓鼠的七零日常 Zhu Sanshao诸三少Modern Romance806k WordsCompleted Su Tang is a little hamster who loves good food. After accidentally eating a poisonous mushroom, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes a girl with the same name. The girl had a miserable past. At sixteen, her own father and stepmother sent her off to the countryside. Facing hard mode, Su Tang declares that she’s a brave little hamster who isn’t afraid of hardship. After meeting a kind and handsome young man, the little hamster decides to cling to him and win him over with delicious food! Ho 849Reads9.1Score102Shelves
47. 147 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s to Live the Good Life 穿越七零姐是来享福的 Drawing Circles Round and Round圆圈画圆Modern Romance803k WordsCompleted Period setting + space + toxic heroine + no children + no supporting the poor + 1v6 + all male leads are untouched The heroine has a strong sense of entitlement. She’s a toxic woman: self-serving, polished, skilled at acting and lying, shameless, and morally questionable. Xu Chang’an is about to have her kidneys harvested when an explosion sends her into a parallel world. Good news: Her kidneys are still there. Bad news: The explosion killed her. Good news: She’s alive again. Bad news: It’ 20.7kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves

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    Anti-conventional period novel, the heroine is exquisite and self-interested, sober in the world, does not have children, and the IQ of all the members is online

48. 148 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 Romance365k WordsOngoing As her shift is about to end, overworked Su Nianchu receives one last body to be cremated. To her surprise, the deceased has the exact same name as her. She has a bad feeling about this. Halfway through the cremation, something goes wrong. When she wakes up, she's transmigrated into the 1980s as a village girl, lying on a heated brick bed in labor. A treacherous husband is eyeing her from above, eager to drug her, while her sister-in-law, his mistress, is waiting next door to switch the babies. 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you haven't seen it, you can check it out, it's very down-to-earth.

49. 149 穿 Reborn as a Short-Lived Supporting Character, the Laid-Back Beauty Just Wants to Lie Flat 穿成短命女配，娇懒美人想躺平 Congee, Congee, Oh Congee粥粥呀粥粥Modern Romance585k WordsCompleted Love-Struck Soldier vs. the Adorable Girl Who Just Wants to Lie Flat 1️⃣ Military romance in a bygone era, sweet and healing, with a lighthearted pace and an overload of sweetness 2️⃣ The heroine seems like a pampered, lazy slacker, but she is secretly a formidable powerhouse, with one secret identity after another revealed 3️⃣ The cold-faced hero awakens to his love-struck side, spoils his wife without limit, is fiercely protective and shamelessly biased toward her, and gets jealous at the drop 860Reads6.3Score102Shelves

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    This book is delicate and real, so beautiful

50. 150 一 A Family of Three Goofballs Transmigrates to 1959 and Turns the Whole Clan Upside Down 一家三颠穿越59年代，掀翻全族 Rapid1急速1Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Synopsis: The whole family transmigrates + 1950s + space + difficult relatives + years of famine + family life + island + fishing + System + no brainless decisions Lin Haishen and his wife, Huang Shuyao, went skydiving to celebrate their son Lin Yanxi's twentieth birthday. They plunged from the sky and seamlessly crossed into another era, arriving in an island fishing village in 1959. From the start, they got straight to work, wielding a butcher's knife with impressive skill. Clan leader: “This 3.1kReads9.2Score354Shelves

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    You must bring your brain.

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