Period Novels Featuring an English Translator 年代文，会英语翻译的书

1. 1 七 After Joining the Army in the 1970s, the Psychological Expert Shakes Up the Family Compound 七零随军后，心理大佬轰动家属院 Yaoyao, Wandering the World浪迹天涯的夭夭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Joining the army in the 1970s + solving cases with psychology + cozy everyday life + sweet romance + no awful relatives + no space or System] [Gentle psychology expert vs. a ruthless jade-faced soldier with foxlike eyes] In her previous life, Shen Mingyu was a PhD in psychology. An expert in microexpressions, criminal psychology, and more, she solved countless major cases and was known as a human lie detector. After transmigrating, she found that her father was a factory director, her mother a 18.3kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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   ① The female lead works in a machinery factory and is a translator; she translates foreign technical documents in the technical department. ② The female lead is the orphan of a martyr and works as a translator at a newspaper after graduation.

2. 2 夫 A Couple Transmigrates Together: Raising Kids and Getting Rich in the 1960s 夫妻双穿：六零养娃致富忙 Yunyun's Guest Beneath the Banana Tree云云蕉下客Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Period setting + System + pocket dimension + transmigrate + couple transmigrates together + lots of children] An unexpected car accident sent Lin Wanqing transmigrating into a book, specifically a story about someone being reborn in the 1960s and turning their life around. Fortunately, she had a golden finger. But who could tell her what use a palace-intrigue System could possibly be in this particular era? What? The System could be upgraded too? That feature... she could just about a 12.5kReads8.3Score880Shelves
3. 3 路 Even a Background Character Is Better Than a Cannon Fodder 路人甲也好过炮灰 Mom of Junjun and Tongtong珺珺彤彤的妈Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted There are countless beauties across the country, and plenty of people dream of transmigrating and making their mark. So why did it have to be me? At least I’m only a nobody. And I even got a little golden finger! This really is a silver lining! The first book is complete. While you’re here, check out the next one, now updating: "Republican-Era Assassin, Shaking Like a Leaf". 10.5kReads8.9Score581Shelves

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   The female protagonist transmigrates into a book, speaks English and Russian, earns money through translation, and also writes novels. She goes to the countryside with her twin sister, who is incredibly strong and provides her with a strong sense of security.

4. 4 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 53.1kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves

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   🍀② A Wall Street chief negotiator, born in the 1970s, starts her life pregnant and accompanying a military unit. At a meeting, she exposes a Russian expert's conspiracy, earns her the country's trust, translates research materials in German and Russian, discovers flaws in the documents, catches the mole, and is subsequently protected as a national treasure.

5. 5 孕 Pregnant and Vomiting on the March, I Become the Nation's Chief Negotiator 孕吐随军，我成了国家首席谈判官 Chibi Ran赤壁燃Modern Romance576k WordsCompleted Lin Shu, Wall Street’s top negotiator, has just finalized a hundred-billion-yuan multinational merger when an accident sends her to the 1970s. When she opens her eyes, she finds herself not only married in haste and pregnant, but also a destitute university student kicked out of her home. Her in-laws think she’s spoiled, her own family calls her a disgrace, and everyone is waiting to laugh at her. For the sake of the baby in her belly, Lin Shu takes a letter assigning her to join the military an 2.2kReads7.8Score262Shelves
6. 6 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 Mu Ran9牧然9Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 62.7kReads8.5Score7.8kShelves

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   [Request for more updates!] Transmigrating to the 1970s, Wen Jingshu, equipped with a limited-time flash sale system, rises from a lowly purchasing clerk at a supply and marketing cooperative to a meteoric rise. Stockpiling scarce goods, negotiating large foreign trade deals, and spearheading the construction of an instant noodle factory, she earns awards and promotions through her abilities, her career skyrocketing. With supportive family, the novel boasts a rich period setting, packed with satisfying moments, and a fast-paced, addictive narrative.

7. 7 刚 I Had Multiples Right After Joining the Army: The Easygoing Military Wife’s Good Fortune 刚随军就多胎，咸鱼媳妇好运来 Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] (1960s, military marriage, soldier king, daily life, multiple births, sweet romance, devoted couple) She transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes the village’s contrast to her older female cousin. Her cousin is clever, gentle, and virtuous, while she’s spoiled, arrogant, and big-busted but dim-witted. Jiang Qian, who arrives with a pocket dimension stocked full of supplies, thinks that’s no problem at all! When her blind date takes a liking to her cousin, apologizes to her, and then se 26.8kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves

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   🍋The female lead, Jiang Qian, works in the propaganda department of the military. She translates documents while slacking off, taking on translation assignments from the library. She rises from a junior translator to an intermediate one, earning several hundred yuan a month. She has a laid-back personality but is incredibly sweet-talking. She has no conflicts with her mother-in-law and is doted on by her four older brothers. She and her fourth brother are twins, and she has triplets with the male lead.

8. 8 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s to Become a Top Student 穿越七十年代做学霸 Yu Su煜素Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Su Nuannuan woke up one morning and had transmigrated. She went from being a highly paid office worker who wanted nothing more than to coast through life to an eight-year-old village girl in the 1970s. Her grandparents favored boys over girls, and their granddaughters lived miserable lives. Fortunately, Su Nuannuan had loving parents and a remarkable System that could use high-tech gadgets to make meat appear. The System urged Su Nuannuan every day to work hard and study, become a top student, a 260Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Keep Busy Growing Vegetables on the Island 穿越六零，海岛种菜忙 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period]+ [military marriage]+ [Transmigration]+ [no storage space]+ [superhuman strength]+ [building a career] In 2023, swimmer Jiang Jiaojiao and her teammates are on a team-building trip at the seaside. While trying to save a child who has fallen into the water, she is swept away by a huge wave. In 1964, Lin Baoni jumps into the sea to save a People’s Liberation Army soldier in distress. A huge wave carries her away, and she eventually dies of exhaustion. Reborn in Lin Baoni’s body, Jiang Jia 13.1kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
10. 10 重 Back to the 1980s: Bringing My Family of Six to a Better Life 重回八零：带着全家六口过好日子 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t 89.5kReads9.4Score5.4kShelves
11. 11 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: Marrying an Officer 穿越七零：嫁军官 Little River Flows to the Ocean小河奔流海洋Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Pocket dimension, sweet romance, supernatural powers, military marriage, beloved by all, adorable baby, raising kids, top-tier scoundrels Ye Wanyi transmigrates from the apocalypse, possessing wood and space abilities. Chu Yuechen is an officer in the 1970s, and she's the only one who ever captures his heart. Ye Wanyi: How lucky I am to have met you. From now on, we'll share every joy in life. Chu Yuechen: How lucky I am to have met you. It was love at first sight, and from now on, all I see is 8.2kReads8.1Score663Shelves

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    Oh, this one! Time travel to the 1970s, has a translator's certificate, a spatial ability, military marriage, and after marriage, the wife stays with her husband on an island. So sweet! [Already hooked][Already hooked]

12. 12 七 1970s Military Marriage: After Marrying a Soldier, She Decides to Lie Flat 七零军婚：嫁给兵哥哥后她躺平了 Little Moon Darling小月亮宝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Main characters: Gu Yuanzhou and Tang Xiaoxiao Parallel world + military marriage + doting husband + no nasty characters + dimensional space P.S. The rating has only just opened, so it’ll rise later! Tang Xiaoxiao, a young heiress from the twenty-first century, inherited her father’s vast fortune and then traveled around the world with her best friend, living the good life. Her friend took her skydiving, but... That jump sent her straight to the 1970s. The moment she opened her eyes, she found h 15kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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    The female lead and her best friend travel from the modern era to the 1970s via skydiving. The female lead is a rich heiress who brought her old family home with her. She is fluent in foreign languages ​​and works as a translator in a bookstore. The male lead dotes on her.

13. 13 随 After My Father Married into Her Family, the Fake Sweetheart Became the Compound's Favorite 随父入赘后，假娇软成家属院团宠 Green Ink Song青墨歌Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing Ning Ruanruan is reborn, back to the time before her family is sent away to the countryside. In her previous life, she followed her mother into a new marriage with a family of doctors. Their life looked good on the surface, but she was abused for years. Just when she was finally old enough to marry and leave, they married her off to an old man to keep her quiet. He kept a close eye on her and wouldn’t let her talk about what happened. Reborn before the family is sent away, she decides, when her 30.8kReads7.3Score2.5kShelves

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    This one is pretty good, a period military romance novel.

14. 14 三 I Didn't Come Back for Three Years. I Transmigrated to the Seventies and Broke Off Our Engagement, and Now You're Chasing Me Again 三年不回，我穿七零退亲你又追来 Si Xuan丝轩Modern Romance570k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book, Parallel 1970s Setting, Military Marriage, Pocket Space, Sweet Romance + A Little Wife-Chasing, Devoted Couple] Xiao Keqing, a famous modern singer, transmigrates into a cannon-fodder character in a parallel world set in the 1970s. She becomes someone who was spoiled by her family, grew up lazy and greedy, and acted like a bully. The original owner was framed by her “best friend,” becoming notorious in the military compound, and died in a car accident alongside her par 8.4kReads8.7Score1kShelves

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    1. A good period drama; the female lead is very capable and earns a lot of money a month translating English.

15. 15 你 Go Ahead and Be Crazy, but Leave the Kids in the Compound Alone 你疯就算了，大院的崽你也不放过 Charcoal-Grilled Crumbs碳烤渣渣Modern Romance828k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + born into the past + parallel 1970s + doted on by the whole family + spatial dimension + strong male and female leads] Lin Sa was born into the 1970s and became the eldest daughter of the Lin family. Most families favor boys over girls, but the Lin family favors girls over boys. Out of four children, the Lin family had only one daughter, and the whole family cherished her with their lives. Other people’s daughters are little cotton jackets, but theirs is a drafty leather jac 71.9kReads8.5Score7.7kShelves
16. 16 魂 Reborn in the 1960s, This Childhood Sweetheart Turns the Tables! 魂穿六零这个小青梅掀桌子了！ Yixi依稀Modern Romance808k WordsOngoing Mu Xiyan was a photography enthusiast in the twenty-first century, as well as a seasoned photographer. She loved taking her camera out to capture plants, animals, and all kinds of human life. But one day, while out on a photography trip, the weather turned bad and a torrential storm hit. To make matters worse, she was caught in a mudslide. Rescue never came, and she died there. When she opened her eyes again, she had somehow returned to the 1960s, transmigrating into the body of a spoiled, diffi 621Reads5.8Score—Shelves
17. 17 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Legitimate Daughter Is a Super Mom 穿七零，嫡女当妈超会养 Green Fish, Green Fish青鱼青鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ancient Times to Modern Day + Military Marriage + Period Setting + Island + Grasslands + Mutual Devotion] After taking revenge for her mother, Song Shuqian, the legitimate daughter of a general’s household, arrives in 1968 and becomes the daughter of a capitalist family. She thought she could enjoy life without a care, since her family was wealthy and she was an only child. But in 1968, being a capitalist’s daughter meant danger. To escape her predicament, she impulsively marries Wei Jianguo, a 20.1kReads9.2Score2kShelves

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    The female protagonist speaks English, German, and Russian, and has also taught herself Mongolian. She works as a translator for a publishing house. She teaches her children English from a young age and, to create a language environment, spends a fixed amount of time at home speaking only English.

18. 18 七 A Military Marriage in the Seventies: Love and Career Flourish Together 七零军婚，爱情事业双丰收 Guoba Ci锅巴瓷Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted A peerlessly beautiful, brilliant heiress x a handsome, domineering soldier who falls in love at first sight Being evenly matched is the most beautiful beginning to love; staying together for life is its most beautiful journey; growing old together is its most beautiful ending. Ye Qingzhi, a wealthy and beautiful woman from the twenty-first century, finds family and love here and realizes her dreams. Yan Qingshu, the most outstanding young man in the compound, meets a soul from the new century. 3.9kReads8.1Score421Shelves

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19. 19 七 The 1970s: The New Countryside Army Wife at the Military Compound Is Up to Someth 七零：军属院新来的乡下军嫂惹不 My Little Chubby Girl侬家有个月半妞Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted [Miracle-doctor military wife VS rugged military officer] [Ten wildly powerful golden fingers + fictional 1970s military marriage + marriage before love + two powerful leads and sweet romance + making money and building a fortune, multiple identities + life with the troops + medicine + food + raising children + ten-year age gap + advancing the nation through science + love of country and family] In her previous life, medical expert Lin Manman was tragically killed in a car accident while rushing 2.7kReads9.1Score282Shelves
20. 20 七 The Seventies: Sweet Love with My Soldier King 七零，我和兵王甜蜜蜜 Guoba Ci锅巴瓷Modern Romance495k WordsCompleted It just finished, so the rating may be a little low at first. It'll gradually go up as more people rate it. (Stunningly beautiful genius doctor × cool, aloof, and highly capable special forces soldier) (The heroine has a storage space, but it's not overpowered. It can only store things, and there's no System or space shop. If you like this, don't miss it!) Historical era + 1970s + transmigration + sweet romance + love at first sight Su Momo, a genius doctor from the 21st century and the youngest 7.2kReads8.6Score809Shelves
21. 21 挺 She Joined the Army with a Big Baby Bump and Dazzled the Entire Family Compound 挺孕肚去随军，她惊艳整个家属院 A Few Days of Spring Chill几日春寒Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (She joins her husband’s army while heavily pregnant and amazes the entire military compound) Song Jinyue, a brilliant scientific researcher, transmigrates to the 1970s after a car accident. When she opens her eyes, she’s suddenly married after a whirlwind wedding, with a baby on the way. Outside, her older brother and sister-in-law are fighting over the letter that just arrived, ordering her to join her husband at his army post. To avoid getting her brother into trouble, Song Jinyue decides 21.2kReads8.0Score2kShelves

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    ✨✨The female protagonist transmigrates to the 1970s. When she transmigrates, the original owner of this body is already married—a military marriage—and the protagonist is pregnant. Before transmigrating, the protagonist was a genius scientific researcher with high combat skills; after joining the military, she worked as a translator.

22. 22 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s, I Join My Husband on a Sea Island 穿越六零年代，去海岛随军 Uh Uh Uh 666额额额666Modern Romance513k WordsCompleted [Space + hoarding supplies + System + period setting + following the army + island life + twins in one birth + food] Lin Youyou receives a warning that she is about to transmigrate, along with a jade bangle space. She sells off the family assets, stocks up on supplies worth tens of billions, and transmigrates. From the start, she is all alone, and people keep urging her to go on blind dates. But her intended match seems like a hopeless romantic. He says, “A man should treat his wife well. My wif 7.6kReads8.6Score720Shelves

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    The female protagonist receives a warning about time travel, sells her family property, hoards billions of dollars worth of supplies, and travels to the 1960s. She joins the military on an island, translates books, and has twins.

23. 23 通 I Speak Eight Languages, Yet Spent Three Years as an Underrated Translator 通晓八国语言，我做了三年被低估的翻译 Guocheng Twelve国成十二26k WordsCompleted Fluent in eight languages, I spent three years as an underappreciated translator 7.5kReads—Score181Shelves

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    "Fluent in Eight Languages, Yet I Pretended to Be a Useless Translator for Three Years" - Highly Recommended

24. 24 精 Fluent in Eight Languages, I Return from Hiding to Solve My Parents' Old Case 精通八国语言，蛰伏归来查清双亲旧案 Guocheng Twelve国成十二25k WordsCompleted Fluent in eight languages, he returns from years in hiding to uncover the truth behind his parents' old case. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 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 4.6kReads8.6Score328Shelves

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    1️⃣ Career-oriented female protagonist, Wang Qingqing, earns a special medal at a young age! At the beginning, she transmigrates from a high-level executive in modern Shanghai into a spoiled second-generation official in a period novel, serving as a contrast to the female protagonist of the period novel; when the female protagonist goes to the countryside, she goes to work in a factory; when the female protagonist has a baby, she gets promoted; when the female protagonist takes the college entrance examination, she goes to graduate school! Her father is the director of the Revolutionary Committee, and she also possesses the strongest cheat code, bound to the strongest auxiliary system 0707.

26. 26 七 The 1970s: My Wife Is So Beautiful, Factory Director Xie Dotes on Her and Cares for the Family 七零：老婆太美，谢厂长宠妻顾家 Volcano-Roasted Chestnuts火山烤栗子Modern Romance746k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + storage space + laid-back life + married first, love later] By chance, Jiang Yunshu acquired a storage space and won a 500,000-yuan lottery. She was stunned. After collecting her winnings and stocking up, she stayed up all night and transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s. She transmigrated into the role of a spoiled, outrageous supporting character, with four older brothers and loving parents. A spoiled rich girl? Great! She much preferred the original character’s pampered, 23.6kReads8.7Score2.1kShelves
27. 27 六 The Sixties: Herding Sheep, Studying, and Getting Into College 六十年代：放羊读书考大学 Mei Qingqing梅青青Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Native orphan girl + nanny System + later a landlady + scientific research) Song Jiu became an orphan at six and thought she was going to starve to death. Then a System suddenly appeared and told her that if she worked hard at one thing, it would reward her with delicious food. Why bother dying, then? Time to work hard! Eating every delicacy under the sun was no longer just a dream! Dating? No, no, no! Men would slow down how fast I get my homework done! With no man on my mind, my pen naturally 1.6kReads9.3Score148Shelves
28. 28 八 An 80s Military Marriage! So Sweet, the Officer Husband and His Baby 八零军婚！甜翻军官老公生崽崽 Lu Ruanruan鹿阮阮Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Period setting, 1980s, family love, military marriage, age gap, doting father type, gentle slow-burn, unconventional period novel, awful characters get taken down quickly, no frustrating setbacks, making a fortune, high-ranking families, no pocket dimension, no golden finger] The moment Wen Zhile opened her eyes, she realized she had been reborn. She had gone from being a professor’s daughter to the second daughter of the Dai family, villagers in Jianghe Village. They treated her lik 5.2kReads9.0Score523Shelves

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    Historical fiction 💕💕💕 Su Mo, a dual-elemental superpowered individual, discovers she's transmigrated into a book, becoming cannon fodder—the kind who provides startup capital for the female lead, and dies right at the start. Not only is she dead, but she's also constantly pulled from the female lead's memories to serve as a contrast, highlighting the female lead's happy life through the destruction of the Su family. Su Mo exclaims, "This is outrageous!" She could survive for years in the apocalypse; in a historical fiction, she could easily take on several characters. Even on her deathbed, Su Mo is jolted awake, determined to win before leaving. Accidentally, she marries a handsome military officer at the start... From then on, relying on her intelligence and superpowers, she thrives in the historical setting, not only doted on by her husband and in-laws, but also seeing her family rise to prominence again!

29. 29 超 So Charming! The Delicate Beauty of the Seventies in His Arms Has the Rugged Man Smitten 超会！七零娇娇在怀，糙汉沦陷了 Jun Zhetang君折糖Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Adoring wife + rugged man + reborn to dote on her husband + building a fortune + both devoted to each other + sweet HE] After being reborn, Jiang Xin wanted to do only two things. Make money with Lu Gan, then have a child with him. But she never expected Lu Gan to be so vigorous. Not only did they make a fortune, they also had a whole lot of children! Jiang Xin: My husband is amazing! Lu Gan both loved and feared the sweet young wife he'd just married. He loved how sweetly she spoke 3.3kReads9.2Score270Shelves
30. 30 被 Tricked into Transmigrating into a Book, I Stock Up with the Script in Hand and Transmigrate to 1970 被骗穿书，手拿剧本囤货穿越70 Big-Faced Empress大脸娘娘Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted Yan Wang tricked Nan Mo into being reborn, but she was actually transmigrating into a book, and she was completely bewildered. Remembering the novel, she realized the heroine would transmigrate to the 1970s soon. Luckily, she had a pocket dimension. Well, when in Rome, do as the Romans do: stock up, stock up, stock up. While gathering supplies, she discovered that she was actually the original owner of the body. To reunite with her family, Nan Mo made thorough preparations. After transmigrating, 14.5kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
31. 31 首 Commander, Your Foreign Bride Is Here. Please Sign for Her 首长你的洋媳妇儿来了，签收一下 Half-Summer Pomelo半夏柚子Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [Period setting + love at first sight + height and age gap (7 years) + devoted husband + military marriage + face-slapping] Zhou Nanxu, stationed with the army, received two letters from home. The first read: “Your mother spent five hundred yuan finding you a beautiful wife. Hurry home, son.” The second read: “Your wife suggested splitting up the family. Your mother has already moved out and is living with you and your wife now.” Rong Mei, a workaholic from the twenty-first century, died and wok 13.6kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
32. 32 带 With Ten Billion in Supplies, the Heiress Marries and Joins the Army 带十忆物资，资本大小姐闪婚随军 Xuanji Bright Moon璇玑明月Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Tech genius transmigrates and marries a military commander + military marriage and following him to his post + spiritual spring space + hoards goods and brings ten billion worth of supplies when she transmigrates + true heiress + blind date and whirlwind marriage + childbirth + 1970s + scientific research + devoted one-on-one romance + beloved by her family and the nation + two powerful, strong-willed military figures who act decisively] [Cool-headed scientist heroine who always gets revenge, s 15.1kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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    A female protagonist who is fluent in English, multiple languages, and can translate.

33. 33 八 An ’80s Military Marriage: The Pretty Army Wife Builds a Fortune and Raises Her Kids 八零军婚，俏军嫂发家致富养崽崽 Xuanji Bright Moon璇玑明月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After a car accident, Su Ran unexpectedly transmigrated into a period novel as the troublesome, doomed ex-wife. A disastrous start: she arrived on the eve of the original character’s divorce from her military commander husband. Divorce was one thing, but the original character had even drugged him, planning to sleep with this cold man before dumping him? What a reckless move! Su Ran: “I’m not taking the blame for this.” She slipped away to build a career. After she disappeared, her soon-to-be ex 6.4kReads9.2Score684Shelves
34. 34 穿 Transmigrating to the Sixties: The Heroine Builds Her Fortune with a Pocket Dimension 穿越六零，女主靠空间发家致富 Le Lanya Ji乐蓝雅季Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + City Job + Getting Rich] Ji Xiangqing transmigrates into the body of a high school student in the 1960s, living in a village. The college entrance exam is still ten years away. Being sent to the countryside as an educated youth is still two years away. She's suddenly transmigrated to a rural area in the 1960s, with no phone and no entertainment. To avoid working in the fields for the rest of her life, she faces the pressure of finding a job. 3kReads7.3Score215Shelves

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    A historical fiction set in a fictional city with a focus on urban life. The male lead is a researcher, and the female lead is a factory worker who passed an exam on her own merits. She is skilled in English translation and her family rises through the ranks, from the county to the province and then to the capital.

35. 35 八 The Fallen Heiress of the 1980s Marries a Factory Director and Raises His Kids 八零落魄千金，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Tea Tea Lemon茶茶柠檬Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [1980s + no rebirth or transmigration + no golden finger + everyday family life + raising children] Su Wanyan had been stunningly beautiful since childhood. She spoke two foreign languages and excelled at school, with a guaranteed place at a university in the capital within reach. But when her family went bankrupt overnight, her father, egged on by her stepmother, sold her to their uncultured, thuggish creditor to settle the debt. At first, when Jiang Liting heard that the Su family wanted to of 11.4kReads7.6Score731Shelves

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    The female protagonist in this period drama is a college student who can translate not only English but also other languages. The male protagonist falls in love with her at first sight and forces himself on her. Well, the female protagonist's family owes the male protagonist money, so the male protagonist forces himself on her to pay off the debt. The story progresses very quickly. The male protagonist is extremely good to the female protagonist and will even argue with her mother for her sake. Basically, he puts the female protagonist first in everything and takes great care of her.

36. 36 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Abandons Her Husband, Sons, and Daughters 重生八零：老太太弃夫弃子弃女 Qiu Yeqing秋叶青Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1980s + no golden finger + everyday life + family squabbles + ensemble cast] (Also titled: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Abandons Her Husband, Sons, and Daughters) Old Lady Li was reborn at the age of 43, when her entire extended family depended on her for their livelihood. In her previous life, she worked like an ox and a horse, serving the whole family and giving them everything she had. In her old age, bedridden and ill, her husband and his old flame hoped she would die, wh 9.8kReads8.1Score1kShelves

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    A brilliant research student, Song Jinyue, is transported to the 1970s after a car accident. She wakes up to find herself in a whirlwind marriage and pregnant. Her brother and sister-in-law cause a scene outside because of her newly arrived military dependents' letter. To avoid trouble for her brother, Song Jinyue decides to accompany her husband, a military officer she's only met a couple of times, despite her pregnancy. On her way to get her train ticket, she encounters a foreigner and notices his predicament. She approaches him, communicates with him in English, and translates for him.

37. 37 不 I'm Done Being a Doormat: Reborn, I Marry a Rough-He​​wn Military Officer 不做冤种了，重生后转嫁糙汉军官 Yue Huasheng月桦笙Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Reborn face-slapping + military marriage + no golden finger + ensemble cast + sweet romance] [Delicate yet resilient sweetheart vs. devoted, lovesick warrior] After being reborn, the first thing she did was retrieve her marriage application, get the IOU from “Third Sister,” then go to the Lu family to break off her engagement with the scumbag. In her previous life, she married a scumbag and lived as if she were a servant in his family. She bore the entire burden of caring for her sickly fath 11kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves
38. 38 天 A Gluttonous Beast Fell from the Sky, and the General's Family Chases Her with a Bowl to Feed Her! 天降饕餮，督军一家抱盆追着喂！ Ink-Dyed Little Blue-and-White Porcelain墨染小青花Modern Romance931k WordsCompleted [Republican-era alternate setting + adorable baby + family favorite + lucky charm + no romance + stealing fortune] A greedy little Taotie has arrived at the Haicheng Military Governor's residence. Not only did she dig herself a dad out of a pile of corpses, she also ate her eldest brother, who was on the verge of dying from poison. Her father was terrified, and the heavens thundered! She gagged and spat him out, then told her dad he could wash him off and put him to use again. Who knew her eldes 836Reads8.6Score134Shelves
39. 39 七 The 1970s: The Glamorous Heiress Transmigrates into a Book with a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 七零：美艳娇气包带千亿资产穿书 A Duo u阿哆uModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The young lady never lived through that era, so you can't expect her to have the same spending habits as ordinary people. [Not a poverty-relief story] [Sweet romance + period setting + transmigrate into a book + golden finger + feel-good power fantasy] [Both are virgins, one-on-one romance] Shanghai–Beijing–Hong Kong [Warning: The heroine is spoiled and not truly kind or beautiful inside! The hero is a lovesick fool! Don't get hung up on prices! If there are any plot holes, just treat them as au 24.7kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
40. 40 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Granny Li Goes on a Rampage to Discipline Her Children 重生八零：李老太发疯整治子女 Zhou Xixi周喜喜Modern Romance560k WordsOngoing [Period setting + 1980s + reborn + wish fulfillment + abusing scumbags + face-slapping + making a fortune] Eighty-year-old Li Xiuying is reborn. In her previous life, she devoted herself to her six children and raised seven grandchildren. Then, just before the end of her life, a car accident left her with an amputated leg. Her children argued so fiercely over her medical bills that their faces turned red, and not one of her grandchildren even visited her in the hospital. Desperate, Li Xiuying se 44Reads7.9Score—Shelves
41. 41 资 The Capitalist Matriarch's Family Hears Her Thoughts, and They Turn the Tables 资本家老太太被读心后，全家掀桌 Xing Hui星茴Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + period setting + spatial storage + mind-reading + punishing scumbags + adored by the family + devoted couple] Song Yutong transmigrates into a book, and things go disastrously wrong from the start. Her scumbag husband marries her, then fakes his own death, leaving her to be tormented and drained by his entire family. He even dumps four unwanted children on her and forces her to raise them. The eldest son is a mama's boy who hands all his wages over to his birth family, then 4.5kReads8.5Score479Shelves
42. 42 六 The Sixties: A Spoiled Military Wife's Daily Gossip 六零年代娇媳妇吃瓜日常 Loneliness Stains the Years寂寞染流年Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + daily life + gossip + ensemble cast] Su Xiuxiu transmigrated into a book. The moment she opened her eyes, her family was forcing her to marry a fool… She had two choices: 1. Go to the countryside as an educated youth. 2. Find someone to marry herself. In the original story, she went to the countryside because she had a crush on the male lead. Then, after he was targeted in a scheme, she ended up marrying a local good-for-nothing… Su Xi 12.6kReads8.9Score993Shelves
43. 43 睁 I Woke Up in the 1970s and Married a Simp; I'm Good at Research and Making Money 睁眼七零嫁舔狗，科研赚钱样样行 Miao Renying, Who Loves Boiled Peas爱吃水煮豌豆的苗人英Modern Romance620k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Spoiled and Difficult Heroine + Capitalist's Daughter + Love at First Sight + Hero Is Head Over Heels] The heroine is spoiled and difficult. If that's not your thing, please don't read. And please don't attack the author, thank you (*≧∪≦)🙏🏻 Cheng Ningshuang grew up pampered and well-fed. While out at sea on a pleasure trip, she tragically fell overboard and died. When she opened her eyes again, she was in the plain, humble 1970s, on her wedding night with Zhou Shiyue, the briga 3.6kReads6.0Score216Shelves

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    A period drama; the female lead is multilingual and works at a publishing house, which seems very impressive.

44. 44 踹 I Ditch My Scumbag Dad to Marry a Commander, and the Pretty Army Wife Is Treasured 踹渣爹嫁首长，俏军嫂被捧在心尖 One Smile Captivates the Orange一笑倾橙Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [All-around rich beauty + no supporting deadbeats + no black-market dealings + no relocation to the countryside + spatial System with multiverse trading] Lin Siqiao transmigrated from a fabulously wealthy Shanghai socialite into a pitiful young woman in the 1970s, disliked by her own family. Less than a year after her birth mother died, her scumbag father brought home a stepmother. They say that once you have a stepmother, you get a stepfather too. But Lin Siqiao never imagined that, just to sei 28.2kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves

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    ✨1 Set in the 1970s, the female protagonist, initially a cannon fodder, has a whirlwind marriage with a military officer. Using her English translation skills, she breaks free from the shackles of fate, achieving a remarkable turnaround and transforming mundane family life into a satisfying and relatable story. ✨2 The female protagonist distinguishes herself in the era thanks to her outstanding English translation abilities. She sparks a romance on their first night together, and the scenes of her slapping the villains in the face are incredibly satisfying. The romance and career storylines are perfectly interwoven. ✨3 A female protagonist who travels back in time to accompany a soldier uses her English translation skills in her military life. After entering into a contract marriage with a top soldier, they gradually develop feelings for each other, making their lives together a perfect picture. The story is heartwarming and engaging. ✨4 The female protagonist's English translation skills become a unique asset after unexpectedly stumbling upon a wedding. She is immediately noticed by a rough-around-the-edges retired soldier, and her swift and decisive actions in slapping the faces of clueless supporting characters, along with the man's deep and devoted protection, create a truly heartwarming and captivating story.

45. 45 闪 A Whirlwind Wedding to a 1970s Officer: The Lucky Military Wife Has Triplets 闪婚七零军官，好孕军嫂一胎三宝 Heaps of Gold and Jade堆金积玉Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted [1970s + scientific research + sweet romance + devoted couple + cozy daily life + career] This is the story of a young military wife who just wants to live a carefree, lie-flat life with her handsome husband, only to unexpectedly help propel the whole country forward. After waking up in the 1970s, Jiang Yan finds herself the adopted daughter of the Jiang family, unloved by both parents, and engaged to an older military officer whom everyone looks down on because he can't have children. But... h 3.6kReads9.3Score449Shelves

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    The female protagonist, having just transmigrated, is forced by her adoptive father to marry a soldier who is supposedly infertile. However, they fall in love. In the early stages, she earns money mainly by taking on English translation work for Xinhua Bookstore.

46. 46 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s and Became a Cannon Fodder Side Character from the Start 穿书七零，开局成了炮灰女配 Lazy Fat Snail胖蜗牛很懒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Storage space, mind reading, military marriage, sweet romance, transmigrate into a book, delicate beauty, mischievous little troublemaker] Feng Jiaojiao dies suddenly after working overtime all night, only to transmigrate into a book and become a supporting character who shares her name in a novel she once read. She remembers that the male lead is An Jianjun and the female lead is Qin Siyu. Feng Jiaojiao, the supporting character, is merely a stepping stone in the heroine’s love life, the male 32.7kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves

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    🔥Completed. It's a period drama. The female lead is an English translator and works part-time as a designer in a clothing factory. She communicates with foreigners at the Canton Fair. It's quite well-written. There is a male lead. Please note that the original female lead is reborn and has a cheat-like space. Also, the female lead is really rich.

47. 47 年 The Road to Promotion in the 1980s: She Made Her Mark Through Her Own Ability 年代升迁路：她凭实力出圈 Tang Qing糖倾Modern Romance474k WordsCompleted [Period] [Career] Dai Xinghua wakes up in 1972 in the body of an orphan who shares her name. Her parents died in the line of duty, and their home is about to be repossessed. Looking at the hand she’s been dealt, former “career star” Dai Xinghua takes a deep breath. Stay calm. I can win! She sticks firmly to her principles: What does it matter how much you work? We’re all just cogs in the machine. Don’t compete, don’t fight. But when it comes to my job, I’ll do it to the best of my ability 13.4kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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    Is trilingual translation good?

48. 48 七 The 1970s: How Did Saving Someone End in Marriage? 七零，救个人怎么就要结婚了 March Shadow三月影Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Summer, 1970. Su Maiya, home from school for summer vacation, leisurely rides her bicycle back to the village from the county seat. As she passes the village pond, she hears a sound and glances over. Huh? Does it look like someone’s flailing around in the pond? Did someone fall in? Should she save them or not? She hesitates for a long while. The person seems to be sinking... She quickly parks her bicycle, jumps into the pond with a splash, and swims over as fast as she can. When she gets close, 8.8kReads8.2Score924Shelves

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    How about this one? It's a historical novel, and it involves translation and fighting.

49. 49 白 A Rich Heiress Transmigrates into a Spoiled Youth Educated Woman and Makes It Big with Her Space 白富美穿成作精知青，带空间拽爆 Lu Shiqi陆时柒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [New book: Sixties: The Little Educated Youth Reclaims Her Body, Then Goes Completely Off the Rails. No Angst, Just Pure Satisfaction. Come on in if you like that!] [Space + Sweet Romance + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Feel-Good Revenge + Scum-Taming] Lin Jingyue was a rich beauty who loved slacking off and taking life as it came. She spent all day living off her family and waiting to die, and had little conscience to speak of. Who could have guessed that life would take a sudden turn? One day 51.4kReads9.1Score5.5kShelves

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    The female protagonist was sent to the countryside as an educated youth in the early stages of her life, and returned to the city in the middle stages, starting as a third secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

50. 50 重 Reborn in the 1980s: After Divorcing with My Child, I Turn Around and Marry Up 重生八零，带崽离婚后转身再高嫁 Li Susu黎苏苏Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Building Wealth + Raising Kids + Everyday Life + Taking Down Scumbags + Face-Slapping + Mutual Devotion + The Long Road to Winning Back His Wife] Fu Yunyao was born in the countryside and married Shen Zhiyuan, who had been sent from the city to work in a rural village. After following her husband back to the city, everyone said she was lucky: Shen Zhiyuan was the youngest professor at the local university, and his family was influential in the area. Only Fu Yunyao knew that her 14.2kReads8.7Score1.5kShelves

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    After being reborn and getting divorced, she returns to her parents' home with her daughter and starts a business. The story also includes scenes where the female protagonist can translate English and communicate with foreign guests, and she defends the interests of her country.

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