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. 351 重 Reborn: I Kicked My Three Ungrateful Children Out That Very Night 重生后，我连夜把三个白眼狼子女赶出家门 Big Waves大浪花儿Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted After being reborn, I kicked my three ungrateful children out of the house in the middle of the night 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Everyone who has seen it is getting rich, getting rich, and wealth is coming from all directions.

2. 352 六 Military Marriage in the Sixties: I Thrive with Metaphysics 六零军婚，我靠玄学混得风生水起 It's Kong Youya是空有呀Modern Romance720k WordsCompleted The heroine isn’t a self-sacrificing saint and won’t bankroll anyone. Any awful characters get dealt with quickly. (Only devoted to each other, personal growth, metaphysics!) If you like instant gratification from the very first chapter, this one may not be for you! Su Xiaoqi, the queen of slacking off, was struck by lightning while livestreaming ghost-hunting on a platform and transmigrated to the 1960s. With no desire to work and a strong commitment to slacking off, she clung to the handsome s 11.5kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
3. 353 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Coins Rain Down Wherever I Go 重生七零之到处爆金币 Shi Nian柿唸Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted Golden finger + period setting + transmigrate into a book + fictional world + cozy everyday life Shan Yi always thought his luck was perfectly ordinary: Not too good, not too bad, just middling. Who knew he'd wake up one day to find he'd transmigrated, becoming the child of a superhero mom from a period novel? He has eight siblings, more than the Calabash Brothers. Even stranger, anything can drop gold coins. If he hadn't gotten hurt and bled, he really would have thought he was playing a game. 499Reads6.6Score—Shelves
4. 354 醉 Drunken Dream Yao 醉梦瑶 In the Mortal World, Radiant and Lovely嫣然红尘里Urban1.2M WordsCompleted “If this fleeting life has a shore, I would cut the Milky Way into a betrothal gift, forge the setting sun into a golden hairpin, and embroider a hundred layers of mermaid silk into a love knot. I would place it in your hair, beneath the snow at your temples, the mist over your brows, and the spring in your eyes. May I pick up this red bean and plant it in your cloudlike hair, so that when spring comes, a thousand trees of longing will bloom?” “If time could be tied into knots, I would borrow ja 8Reads7.8Score—Shelves

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   In this book, the author born in the 1970s uses his rich life experience and the sadomasochism of the male and female protagonists as the thread to reveal the essence of life. It is an interesting and connotative good book.

5. 355 震 Shocking! This Little Village Girl from the 1970s Is Actually a Metaphysics Master 震惊！七零小村姑竟是玄学大佬 Mist Flow雾流Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + sweet romance + farming + fortune through metaphysics] Fu Yan was in a car accident on her way home from work. When she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into a young country girl in the 1970s. She thought she'd spend the rest of her life taking things easy, but she had a mystical third eye, a pocket dimension to rely on, and the legacy of a metaphysical master. From then on, she sold ginseng, drew talismans, collected antiques, and gambled on jade. Before she knew it, her 8.5kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
6. 356 卿 My Love, Come Into My Arms: The Art of Winning Your Heart 卿卿入怀，我的攻心战役 Good Little Nuobao乖乖诺宝Modern Romance712k WordsCompleted One night of passion forces them into marriage. Amid her resentment, Zhixia discovers that she looks remarkably like the Fang family’s youngest daughter, who died on the battlefield. The family transforms their longing for their lost loved one into an overwhelming, misplaced affection for her. Her grandfather, Fang Yuzhao, presses a family heirloom jade pendant into her hand. “Fang Chu owes you. We’ll make it right.” Her father-in-law, Fang Zheng, uses every connection he has to get her trans 1.6kReads6.4Score185Shelves

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   The male protagonist uses his child to tie up the female protagonist and refuses to divorce her.

7. 357 七 The 1970s: I Became the Short-Lived Wife of a Male Supporting Character 七零：穿成年代男配的短命亡妻 Mu Yao'er木幺儿Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted What’s it like to become the short-lived wife of a tool-man male side character in a period novel? She originally just wanted to be an insignificant character in the book, sitting beside the male side character on a little stool with a huge watermelon, quietly watching the protagonists thrive in the spring breeze of reform and make a fortune... Who knew the heroine who’d been sent to the countryside would go crazy and try to steal her male lead, take her luck, and kill her? Side characters aren’ 2.6kReads9.3Score325Shelves
8. 358 官 The Road to Power: From Handong to the Summit 官途：从汉东至权力巅峰 One Big Silly Fish一条大笨鱼Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsOngoing "From the military to politics" "Period drama" "Business strategy" "The pinnacle of power" "A crossover of TV worlds" In the Name of the People, A Bouquet of Flowers Beneath the Mountain, The Knockout, and more. He is Liang Sian, Liang Sanxi's younger brother. He is also Zhao Mengsheng's friend. Every classic must have its regrets. Let the protagonist rewrite them, because these characters deserve better endings. After taking charge of a region, he starts with Qi Tongwei! 9.8kReads6.6Score230Shelves

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   The official history begins in 1979. Liang Si'an (now 32 years old, deputy mayor of the Standing Committee of Jingzhou City, main office), he is Zhao Mengsheng's comrade-in-arms, Qi Tongwei's uncle, national strategic talent, winner of the honorary title of special merit, special researcher of the Central Commission for Restructuring, and promoter of military reform...

9. 359 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: The Lucky Star Sets the World Ablaze 穿越七零：福运大佬燃翻天 Beef with Green Peppers尖椒牛柳Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Futuristic high technology, strengthening the country and enriching its people, the whole family’s darling, a lucky charm, power fantasy Gu Jinxiu arrives in the 1970s with a pocket dimension full of future technology. After getting revenge on her scumbag father, who married into her mother’s family, and her wicked stepmother, making their lives worse than death, she takes her younger brother and heads to the countryside in style. Out in the countryside, she builds a career and runs bu 11.6kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
10. 360 护 Protecting the Dao in the Sixties: My Stepbrother Is a Pillar of the Nation 护道六零：我家继兄是国之栋梁 Mu Sanpeng沐三芃Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the 1950s, she became him, Yang Jiansen, returning with the complete script of two lifetimes. In the 1960s, Lin Weiwei, a reborn woman, sabotaged him at every turn. In his previous life, she was the one who destroyed his stepbrother He Linyue’s promising future in service to the country. In this life, he swears to protect his brother at all costs and crush every scheme one by one. Through turbulent times, he plans every step carefully, steadily averts crises, and uses h 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traveling through the 50s, she became him - Yang Jiansen, returning with the script of two lives. The reborn daughter Lin Weiwei acts as a monster and disrupts the situation, trying to ruin the future of her stepbrother He Linyue. He does not engage in counterattacks, but only relies on his IQ to break up the situation, protect his family and his brother, and help his stepbrother to get into technical secondary school, correct his destiny, and have a smooth life.

11. 361 风 Wild Chrysanthemums in the Storm 风雨中的野菊花 Shui Wenqiu水问秋Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted “The eldest gets doted on, the youngest gets spoiled, but the one in the middle suffers most!” In the late 1970s, under the weight of son preference and the pressure of family planning, Xiaojü was born in the middle. Her tragic life began from the moment she was born: an unwanted child, abandoned by both Heaven and Earth! When Xiaojü was four, the grandmother who had raised her passed away. In her final moments, Grandma told her that she had been born in a season when wild chrysanthemums were i 2kReads8.4Score149Shelves

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12. 362 穿 Transmigrating to the Seventies: The Big Shot Loves Me Like Crazy 穿七零：大佬爱我爱的发疯 Sesame Sweet Potato麻心薯Modern Romance266k WordsCompleted A straightforward narrative... I’m Li Yue, a model young woman of the new era. My family has money, a house, and a car. I’m a bona fide rich second-generation kid. All because I went to a “male concubine” party with my best friend, one all-in sent me straight to 1972, an age when people couldn’t even get enough to eat. Pei Ji is gloomy, obsessive, and fiercely possessive. He’s the type who won’t let anyone else touch what belongs to him. He’s the deranged major villain in my cousin’s novel, and 287Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 363 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Spring Flowers Taste a Little Sweet 重生八零之春花有点甜 May I Be There for the Joy of a Thousand Miles千里快哉应有我Modern Romance229k WordsCompleted In a simple, warm-hearted era, a quiet love story blossomed, ordinary yet full of tenderness. Their meeting seemed to be a clever arrangement of fate. The heroine was reborn before the nightmare began and was saved by the hero. They were drawn to each other, going from strangers to kindred spirits, every step filled with unspoken understanding and warmth. With mutual support and encouragement, they grew together and moved forward hand in hand. The hero excelled in the military and earned the res 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The whole thing is not exaggerated, the plot is not protracted, and the true feelings are revealed. The resonance is super strong. You or someone close to you may have had a similar experience.

14. 364 江 Jade Exquisite Beneath the Boundless Sky 江天一色玉玲珑 May I Be There for the Joy of a Thousand Miles千里快哉应有我8k WordsCompleted Jade Radiance Beneath a Sky of River Blue 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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