Please Recommend a Period-Era Story with an Educated, Refined, and Gentle Male Lead Who Was Sent to the Countryside 求 年代文 男主知青，儒雅，温文尔雅，文化人

1. 51 惊 What?! After Awakening, the Lazy Wife Only Wants to Crush Villains and Make Money 惊！懒媳妇觉醒后只想虐渣搞钱 My Tinghan Bamboo我的听寒竹Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (This novel features a large ensemble cast.) [An incredibly strong, lazy, top-notch wife + a younger, chatty husband, taking down scumbags + making money] Jiang Yiqing had a wonderful married life! She didn’t have to clean the house or look after the kids, and her father-in-law, the factory director, had her back at work. All she had to do was clock out on time and go home to lie down. Life was so perfect she could see the good times stretching endlessly ahead! Then one day, she dreamed that 6.8kReads8.9Score599Shelves

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   This is a classic case of the woman being the breadwinner and the man staying home. At the beginning, the woman works in a factory while the man stays home taking care of the children. It perfectly illustrates the saying that whoever takes care of the children suffers. The woman is very strong and always deliberately goes out at night to get robbed, then turns the tables and robs herself – it's hilarious!

2. 52 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 101.8kReads9.6Score10.1kShelves

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   Book 1: Deceiving the system, beating up the worst, earning eighty-eight salaries, leading the whole village out of poverty and into prosperity, and even stealing away the research god! Book 2: When the lazy female supporting character starts to compete, the entire educated youth compound panics—this isn't cannon fodder, it's clearly a max-level boss slaughtering a newbie village! #EraReversal #SatisfyingFaceSlap)

3. 53 重 Reborn in 1978: One Coming-of-Age System 重生78：成人礼系统一枚 Fa Zhou法舟Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + reborn + System + scheming + ruthless + power behind the scenes] A modern office worker is reborn in a parallel world in the 1970s. [Ding! Congratulations, Host, for refusing to save someone in mortal danger. You meet the requirements for the System That Rewards Staying Out of Things. Your reward is...] He goes to university, studies abroad, and builds a business empire. Before he knows it, he has become the power behind the world's throne. The Eagle, the Polar Bear, the British 19kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves

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   💕Dear friends, today I, a reading enthusiast, want to recommend a super captivating book that you'll want to read again and again! Once you've read the first thirty chapters, you'll know you won't be able to put it down! This book is full of secrets and surprises; it's practically a treasure trove!

4. 54 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s as an Unregistered Nobody, and a Powerful Man Offered to Back Me 穿六零成黑户大佬主动给我抱大腿 Luming Zhou鹿鸣洲Modern Romance695k WordsCompleted [Period Novel + Transmigration + No Going to the Countryside + Love at First Sight + Marriage Before Love] (No surrendering treasures to the authorities, slice of life, skip if that's not your thing) After somehow transmigrating to the 1960s, Lin Yubei sees everyone else with a golden finger or a pocket dimension, while she can only clutch the ID card in her bag, afraid to take it out. To avoid being branded a vagrant and sent off to work in the mines, Lin Yubei gets a marriage certificate with 9.1kReads8.9Score815Shelves

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   Highly recommended, it's really good!

5. 55 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s, Married the Wildest Tough Guy, and Came Out on Top 穿书七零闪婚最野糙汉后我赢麻了 Little Face脸崽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance + Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + 1970s + Male Lead Is Love-Struck + Raising Kids] When she opened her eyes, a man who seemed made for her was right in front of her. Ruan Niannian thought her mother had arranged everything, and hurriedly promised she would take responsibility... Once she came to her senses, she realized she had transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s that she had read. She had become the love-struck supporting fem 47kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves

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   ① [Bookshelf Added] In their past lives, the male and female leads missed each other due to a misunderstanding and were reborn together. Unexpectedly, they both returned to their wedding night. This time, the female lead wanted to stay away from the male lead, but he forced himself on her. ② [Sparrow's Masterpiece] The female lead discovered she had transmigrated into a 1970s novel she had read, becoming a love-struck supporting character with the same name. She followed the male lead to the most difficult and impoverished rural areas. In the book, the male lead treated her like an ATM, then turned around and got engaged to the female lead. To get the male lead's attention, the love-struck supporting character then provoked Jiang Ran, the poorest and fiercest man in the village… and then the female lead clung to Jiang Ran's coattails. [Admiration][Admiration]

6. 56 七 The 1970s: My Son and His Dad Both Have Off-the-Charts IQs 七零：崽和崽他爹智商双爆表 Li Jia Qiqi黎家七七Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted {The short drama is now streaming ♥ Title: The Best Mom in a Period Novel} [Alternate-history period setting + transmigrating into a book + adorable child + cozy everyday life] After transmigrating into a book set in the 1970s, Su Taotao faced two choices: 1. Follow the original plot, abandon her husband and child, return to the city, and rekindle her romance with her childhood sweetheart; 2. Do nothing and wait for her husband of convenience to show up six months later and take her back to the 22.2kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves

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   This is a must-read!!! I really love the love between the male and female leads!!

7. 57 斯 The Bashful Doctor and the 1980s Butcher Girl Who Won't Stop Spoiling Him 斯文医生脸红红八零杀猪婆追着哄 Gu Nuanqing顾暖卿Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Short dramas 1–4 and the animated series are releasing simultaneously~ [Period setting + marriage first, love later + fiercely protective + older woman/younger man + no transmigration or rebirth] [Bold, career-minded pig butcher vs. refined, reserved, easily embarrassed doctor] Everyone in Chihe Town knew Yun Tianjiao. When it came to looks and figure, if she came in second, no one would dare claim first place. But when it came to her fiery temper, she was just as unmatched in town. That was exa 14.8kReads9.0Score809Shelves

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   The requirements are perfectly met. The male lead is a doctor who was forced to pay off debts when he first started working, so he "married" the female lead, bringing his younger siblings with him, because she was willing to help him pay off his debts...

8. 58 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 95.8kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves

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   I feel there are very few female-oriented historical fiction novels where the male lead is a sent-down youth. These three are the best I've read. The first one, Lu Xia, initially thought was a time-traveling female lead sent-down youth story, but it turns out there's a reborn female supporting character lurking in the shadows. Forced to marry a male sent-down youth who's also cannon fodder, Lu Xia has no choice but to get married. Only after the marriage does she realize her husband is like a jack-of-all-trades... [Heart emoji] The second one, I feel, doesn't need an introduction; most people have probably read it. In my opinion, it's a universally acknowledged good novel. The third one, Ye Qingqing, I also really like this one. The male lead's name is very poetic. This one is a very long story. [Requesting more updates!]

9. 59 重 Back to the 1970s: The Cannon Fodder Heroine’s Daily Face-Slapping 重回七零：炮灰女配打脸日常 As You Wish遂意Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Ye Qingqing accidentally transmigrated into a period novel and became the number-one cannon-fodder character, with barely any scenes and only a passing mention in the book. In this fictional era, there was never enough to eat or wear, and the endless work never stopped. To make matters worse, the supporting female character who shared her kang bed was sharpening her knives, ready to push her into a trap in exchange for a chance to return to the city. Ye Qingqing chuckled and rolled up her sleeve 3.3kReads7.9Score227Shelves
10. 60 1 Another Spring of the 1977 College Entrance Exam 1977年高考又一春 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [A story-driven take on history. Note: There is no single fixed protagonist. Multiple leads reflect the changes of the era and offer a full picture of the 1977 restoration of the college entrance exam.] [The story focuses on several main characters: Hu Wei and Wang Ting, Pan Xia, and Lu Xiaoyun. Their stories weave in and out according to the timeline. If you prefer to follow one character at a time, you can read their chapters in sequence for a complete biography. The other characters may only 5.6kReads8.0Score409Shelves

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    A pinnacle of period fiction! A time-traveling protagonist tops the college entrance exam, seizing opportunities to accumulate wealth! A beautiful and capable wife, a warm and loving life surrounded by children! Delicate descriptions of daily life, a tightly woven plot, and a heartwarming story! Highly recommended! 👍 You might think this is just fiction, but it's actually a captivating historical account. Its value lies in its focus on ordinary people; hundreds of vivid characters are based on real people and events. Readers born in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s should definitely check it out; they might find echoes of themselves or that era within its pages. The story is deeply moving, the plot perfectly structured, making it an excellent historical novel and a brilliant historical chapter in the genre. [Heart][Heart][Heart]

11. 61 七 The 1970s: I Married the Man Who Prayed to the Gods 七零：我嫁给了求神拜佛的那个他 Clear Skies on the Second Day of the Fourth Month四月初二晴Modern Romance556k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Period Setting + Everyday Life + Sweet Romance + Past and Present Lives + Rebirth + Romance + No Saintly Protagonist + Golden Finger + Pocket Dimension] Blurb: Bai Xiaxia transmigrates to the 1970s, only to have her engagement broken off. The neighbors are all waiting to see her make a fool of herself. To their surprise, before long she's married to someone with even more power and status! She thinks going north to study is a reluctant choice, made after weighing her options 1Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 62 年 The Wife Who Dies Young in a Period Novel? The Ascetic Professor Falls in Love 年代文早死妻？禁欲教授沦陷求爱 Zhouzhou Eats Steamed Buns粥粥吃馒头Modern Romance977k WordsCompleted [An alternate 1980s setting, awakening as the foil to the heroine; slow-paced, everyday traditional story; marriage first, love later, and family life; raising kids with sweet affection; no golden finger; local-born characters who aren’t perfect] After Song Zhiyao impulsively picks a fight over divorce, she takes her child to her parents’ home and has a dream that makes her awaken to the truth. Well, would you look at that: she’s living inside a period novel! And she’s not even the main heroine, 34.4kReads8.9Score3.7kShelves

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    🔥🔥🔥A historical romance novel. The male lead is a refined and elegant professor and senior engineer. He wants to marry the female lead on their first blind date. The female lead is a country girl who only needs to cook good meals, take good care of the children, and spend her free time visiting her elders to fulfill her filial duties. She casually receives pocket money, imported cosmetics, new clothes, and new jewelry. She lives a carefree and idyllic life at a young age!

13. 63 七 The Village Girl of the 1970s: I Turned the Refined, Aloof Male Educated Youth Into My Child's Father 七零小村姑：我把清隽高冷男知青变成了孩子他爹 Big Sister Cat猫大姐Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted The 70s Village Girl: I Turned the Cool, Refined Young Educated Man into My Child’s Father 389Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A historical fiction story. The female protagonist, a village girl, uses her influence in the village to force a marriage between herself and the male protagonist, a young intellectual sent to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution. Later, the male protagonist gets into university and wants a divorce, but the female protagonist chooses to let him go. She then moves to the city where the male protagonist is studying and works as a self-employed individual, where she encounters many kind-hearted people who help her. The story has a happy ending.

14. 64 七 The 1970s: The Culinary Goddess 七零厨神美人 Meow-Meow Claws阿喵亮爪爪Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [A cooking god, military-industrial research, patriotism, delicious food, positive energy, and an exhilarating era: don’t miss this period novel!] Cooking god Zhao Wan Feng transmigrates. She lands in a third-line military factory and even scores a perfect scientist husband. In that case, she’ll work hard and aim to become the cafeteria’s head cook, then settle down and enjoy life… No, she’ll become the cafeteria’s star, put down roots at the military factory, have children with her husband, and 3.4kReads9.2Score434Shelves

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    🌈🌈🌸The female protagonist initially thought that marrying a "cold, rich, easygoing, and undemanding" master's professor and senior engineer meant she could live a life of luxury simply by cooking, raising the kids, and collecting imported cosmetics and new jewelry. However, she discovered that her professor husband was a "top-tier repressed flirt," seemingly abstinent but actually relentlessly pursuing her, spoiling her like a highly sought-after prize. Even more amazing, in the 1980s, while building their business and becoming incredibly wealthy, they also embarked on a "constant pregnancy" spree, making their life both sweet and prosperous.

15. 65 七 The Heiress Stuns Everyone in the 1970s and Charms a Diplomat 七零，大小姐惊艳全场撩爆外交官 Yi He颐和Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The troupe’s leading star, a flirtatious young lady who loves to hook her prey × a willing-to-take-the-bait, scheming diplomat | She pursues him, sweet romance | Two powerful leads, satisfying story | Age gap | Loving family | Complete] Modern top-tier star Fu Chuyou transmigrates into the body of a young lady in the 1970s, only to be forced to go to the countryside from the start. Her family doesn’t want her to go, and neither does she. With a voice like an angel’s, she wins her way into the c 7.9kReads8.6Score832Shelves

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    Historical fiction [Thumbs up] 1. The male lead is a gentle and refined educated youth, intelligent and a master of anti-corruption. The female lead is also well-developed. The two marry first and fall in love later. [Thumbs up] 2 and 3. The male leads are not educated youth; one is a professor and the other a diplomat. Neither is the rough and tough type. They are quite good.

16. 66 报 Report, Commander: Your Grandson Took His Wife Out to Beat Someone Up Again 报告首长你孙子带媳妇又去打人了 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete + male lead takes the domestic role, female lead takes the career role + fussy, love-struck husband + daily face-slapping antics of the compound's little tyrant in the 1970s] Shen Xia transmigrated into an ongoing period novel and became a pitiful girl whose father didn't care for her and whose mother didn't love her. After transmigrating, Shen Xia accidentally discovered that something was wrong with her identity. She reported her adoptive parents, sent her adoptive father to labor ca 17.3kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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    😜🍒①: In this period drama, the male lead is weak, spoiled, and a freeloader. He's a delicate, helpless husband who clings to the female lead after she saves him, enjoying his freeloading to the fullest! 😜 🍂②: She transmigrates to the 1970s and is completely captivated by male beauty. Since she can't resist, she follows her heart! 😕 Like a moth drawn to a flame (metaphor), she goes without hesitation.

17. 67 资 The Rich Young Master Was Forced to Marry Me, Now He Begs for Kisses Every Day 资本家少爷被强娶后，每天求亲亲 Big Flower Pig大花猪Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted [Period setting + marriage first, love later + older woman/younger man romance + sweet romance + adorable child + everyday family life] Bold, domineering young widow vs. refined young master A period-era version of Sniping on a Butterfly Li Hongmei followed the latest trends and traveled back to the 1970s. She didn’t become a capitalist’s daughter or an educated youth sent to the countryside. Instead, she became a rural widow. To make matters even more outrageous, her original self’s mother-in-l 166Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one has a very gentle, doting male lead who has a romance with the female lead, who is older than him. It's really sweet and adorable.

18. 68 被 After I Was Forced to Marry a Sickly Educated Youth, I Got a Cheat 被迫嫁病弱知青后，我开挂了 Dyeing the Years染流年Modern Romance514k WordsCompleted [Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Devoted Couple + Golden Finger + Strong Female Lead] Jian Huai'an suspects his true form might actually be a mermaid. Seriously, why else would he be in the water after dying, and why would such a beautiful mermaid be swimming toward him? After discovering he'd transmigrated into a book, Jian Huai'an thinks his luck has finally turned. But he soon realizes that his transmigration has amounted to nothing. A golden finger? Yes, but pra 1.9kReads8.9Score179Shelves
19. 69 重 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 162.1kReads9.5Score18.1kShelves

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    This is a male-oriented novel, but female readers won't be able to put it down either. A dedicated academician who sacrificed his life for the country returns to 1975 to change the fate of his wife and daughter who died because of him, and incidentally leads the country to new heights. 🌿 Follow Hongmei, you won't get lost when you're looking for something to read! 🌿 [Please follow][Please follow][Please follow]

20. 70 七 The 1970s: The Little Fool Only Clings to the Strongest Man 七零：小傻子只抱最粗的大腿 Seleucus塞琉古Modern Romance236k WordsCompleted [Period setting + doting romance + genuinely silly heroine + devoted to each other] A lot of this is made up by the author, so don’t overthink it!!! The characters’ values do not represent the author’s. Song Jinxi’s family home was too small, so they kicked her out and sent her to live with her older sister, who was stationed with the army, to make room for her brother. She couldn’t do the chores properly, never got enough to eat, and had to put up with her sister’s scorn. The little fool manage 5kReads6.4Score290Shelves

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    🍇🍇The female lead is a little simple-minded. She moved into the male lead's house just to get some braised pork. She enjoys playing dress-up games with her dolls...🍉✨She even steals her son's bottle to drink his formula, so the male lead always makes two cups, one for his son and one for his wife...

21. 71 重 Reborn in 1975: No Longer a Sacrificial Lamb, Now the Heroine 重生1975，不当炮灰当女主 Big Sister Cat猫大姐Modern Romance228k WordsOngoing 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story revolves around a reborn, clear-headed farm girl and an intellectually inclined, abstinent educated youth. The protagonist is a guiding lover, without any special advantages; it's simply a tale of two people working together to change their fate and grow side by side.

22. 72 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s, the Young Educated Woman Is Spoiled by Her Older Lover 穿越六零，小知青被大叔狠狠宠爱 Love Yourself热爱自己的Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Su Qingge unexpectedly arrives in the 1960s, alone in the world. By a twist of fate, she meets Shen Chaozong, who protects and loves her. Every day, every chapter is full of affection and sweetness. There are also plenty of stories about life and its many different faces, along with tales of rural life. Come and read! This isn’t a power fantasy about an all-conquering heroine. It’s about a laid-back girl who wins by doing nothing. 60kReads8.8Score6.7kShelves

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    The male lead is in politics and is extremely doted on.

23. 73 七 The Seventies' Sweetheart: The Brooding, Rugged Man Has His Eye on Me 七零娇娇，我被阴郁糙汉惦记了 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed + black-lotus sickly beauty + professor + perfect nemesis + healing] Xiao Niannian is frail and delicate, with skin as fair and smooth as jade. She looks easy to bully, but never lets an insult go unanswered. One day, she transmigrates into a rebirth novel set in the 1970s, becoming the male lead’s fiancée. In the book, not only will she die young, but the male lead will use her connections to rise to success. The heroine is reborn. After seeing the male lead prosper in her previous l 42.6kReads9.3Score5.5kShelves
24. 74 娇 The Sweet Educated Youth Raises a Child and Wins Her Husband Back 娇知青养娃追夫两不误 The Wind and Moon Decree风月令Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed [Alternate history + Pocket dimension + Spoiled youngest child + 1970s + Awakening + Reincarnated in the womb + Cherished by the whole family + Devoted couple + Love at first sight] [The pocket dimension gets a lot of use early on, but not much later. If that’s not your thing, feel free to leave!] Su Mianmian fainted from grief over her parents being sent away, and then awakened! It turned out her family were cannon fodder in a period novel, destined to give the male and female leads g 3.8kReads8.3Score288Shelves

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    🥖Su Mianmian, overwhelmed with grief after her parents were sent to the countryside, falls into a coma and awakens to find that her family is cannon fodder in a period novel—they provide the male and female leads with advantages, wealth, and connections, but ultimately serve as their downfall. Upon awakening, Su Mianmian thinks: "... What a nuisance!" She doesn't care about the male and female leads anymore. She registers her space as her master and quickly takes her younger brother and luggage to the place where her parents were sent to become educated youth. 🧀Shen Yuandao meets a cute and skilled martial arts girl on the train to the countryside. He gradually falls for her.

25. 75 七 The 1970s: The Stunning Beauty Wants to Become a National Doctor 七零：绝色美人她要当国医 Only Want to Study Every Day每天只想学习Modern Romance165k WordsOngoing [A Gifted Heir to Traditional Chinese Medicine x A Diplomat Who Seems Gentle but Is Dark Inside, 1v1, SC, Unrequited Love from the Male Lead’s Perspective Turns Mutual] After spending years in the countryside, Chu Yishu was on a train back to Beijing in 1977 when she woke up with memories of the twenty-first century. After returning to Beijing, her family pulled strings to get her a job dispensing medicine at Tong Ren Tang. By a stroke of luck, she ended up becoming a doctor who saw patients. Be 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist in this historical fiction is a gentle and refined diplomat, a very normal and gentle type of person. The female protagonist has a strong career focus, while the male protagonist appears relatively late in the story. The writing is decent and quite enjoyable. If you're looking for a story focused on career advancement, this is the one for you.

26. 76 穿 Transmigrated as a Sweet Young Woman in a Period Novel 穿成年代文娇娇女 Chi An chian池安chianModern Romance261k WordsCompleted (Period setting + spatial dimension + spoiled young lady + sweet romance + military marriage + transmigrate into a book) Female lead: Xiao Yinqi Male lead: Cheng Junfeng When Xiao Yinqi wakes up, she has become a cannon-fodder female supporting character in a period novel. Her parents are both high-ranking leaders, and she's the prettiest woman in the compound. She gives up a perfectly good job and goes on a hunger strike just to get sent to the countryside as an educated youth. Now the spot in 798Reads7.3Score101Shelves

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    I've read all of these recommended books!

27. 77 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: Saving the Tragic Male Lead 穿书七零：拯救悲惨男主 Mu Xi Mutong木西木同Modern Romance152k WordsCompleted (Military marriage, transmigration, 1v1) Tang Tian is an optimistic, cheerful modern girl who loves reading novels. Recently, she's become obsessed with stories about military marriages in a bygone era. She has just finished a rebirth story set in the past. The heroine wronged the hero in her previous life, then was reborn and tried to make amends. But Tang Tian finds the heroine's behavior after her rebirth infuriating, and feels sorry for the devoted, responsible man. After tearing into the 2kReads9.1Score144Shelves
28. 78 带 I Brought a Jewelry Store to the 1970s, and the Cannon-Fodder Heroine Wants to Lie Flat 带着金店穿七零，炮灰女配想躺平 Lychee Smoothie荔枝冰沙Modern Romance666k WordsCompleted [No rural relocation + no black-market trips + no business ventures + cozy daily life + few extreme characters + male lead + military marriage + joins her husband at his post + sweet romance + happy ending] The cozy everyday moments are the main focus! The book has just been rated, and there are still very few ratings, which is why the score is so low. This is an alternate setting with original details, so please don’t overthink the historical accuracy! Landlady Shen Yao transmigrates into a bo 12.5kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
29. 79 八 The 1980s: The Cold-Faced Officer Is Wrapped Around the Sickly Beauty's Finger 八零：冷面军官被病弱美人拿捏了 Little Silly Goose小呆鹅Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion] Martial arts prodigy Jiang Nianzhi transmigrates into a book and arrives in an alternate version of the 1980s, where she becomes a delicate, frail beauty. Thinking she would run into one terrible person after another, she rolls up her sleeves, ready to beat them all into submission. But her feisty mother favors girls over boys, her white-lotus sister is a doting sister-con, her grandmother is a beauty enthusiast, and her little brother has 83.3kReads9.4Score13.4kShelves
30. 80 二 Marrying an Officer Again: The Socially Anxious Beauty Is Doted on by Her Brother-in-Law 二嫁军官，社恐美人被大伯哥娇宠 One More Spoonful再吃一勺儿Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Both Pure + Sweet, Sensual, Introverted Beauty vs. Deeply Cunning Officer + Sweet Romance + Period Setting + Eight-Year Age Gap] Tang Huan transmigrated into the body of a young widow whose husband had died just after their wedding. Losing her husband wasn't a problem. Her parents-in-law treated her like their own daughter. Her father-in-law gave her money every few days, and her mother-in-law was an amazing cook. Tang Huan had a wonderful life. The only thing she didn't like w 15.6kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    🌾🌱A masterpiece of historical fiction! Incredibly captivating, you won't be able to put it down!💥 Tang Huan transmigrated into the body of a young widow who had just married and lost her husband. Losing her husband wasn't a big deal; her in-laws treated her like their own daughter. Her father-in-law would give her money every few days, and her mother-in-law was an exceptional cook. Tang Huan's life couldn't be better, except for her brother-in-law who had suddenly been transferred back to the military region. What did he mean by taking her along on blind dates? Why was he following her on her blind dates?!

31. 81 伥 My Viperous Sister Wants to Swap Marriages? The Lucky Wife of the 1970s Just Smiles in Silence 伥鬼妹妹换亲？七零福妻笑而不语 Spring Has Come春天来咯Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Period setting + switched marriages + sweet romance + face-slapping + satisfying wish fulfillment + no golden finger] Shen Tang and her stepsister Shen Mei are both reborn. In their previous lives, Shen Tang married an uneducated hoodlum, while her younger sister married into a wealthy family. Everyone said her sister had made the better match, then waited to see Shen Tang make a fool of herself. But who could have guessed that the hoodlum would use his sharp mind to go into business and become 3.3kReads8.9Score308Shelves
32. 82 八 The 1980s: A Beauty with Skin Like Jade Marries a Soldier and Raises a Child 八零凝脂美人，嫁个军人带带崽 Radish Rabbit Who Loves Cabbage爱吃白菜的萝卜兔Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Eighties setting + military marriage + seducing the man + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + heroine has experience, hero doesn't] She opens her eyes to find she's become the male lead's wicked aunt in a period novel. She abuses him and his younger sister, cheats on their stern uncle, and ultimately brings about her own death. Lu Manman, a breathtaking beauty with smooth, radiant skin, is determined to take it easy. All she wants is to go back home. Who knew her niece and nephew would 12.4kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
33. 83 黑 The Darkened Educated Youth Returns to the City, Cuts Ties, and Becomes Beautiful and Rich 黑化女知青回城，断亲变美暴富了 Autumn Colors Crimson秋色绯绯Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted [A devoted and equally powerful couple x all characters are natives of the setting x no transmigration, rebirth, pocket dimension, System, or golden finger x no contrived drama x no helpless suffering x building wealth] [An upbeat, beautiful, resilient heroine VS a scheming, obsessive, slightly unhinged hero] The heroine takes her compensation and cuts ties with her birth family, decisively and swiftly. She does not cling to them or forgive them. The story focuses mainly on making money and roma 25.1kReads8.7Score2.6kShelves

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    Qin Wan, who had been working in the countryside for six years, finally returned to the city. She waited at the station exit for about half an hour, dragging two tattered burlap sacks, but no one came to pick her up, so she had to flag down a tricycle herself. The Qin family lived in the vermicelli factory workers' compound on Xingfu Street.

34. 84 女 A Tough Woman Reborn in the 1970s, with a Clingy, Gentle Husband at Home 女汉子重生七零，居家娇夫很粘人 Lu Hu禄祜Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted Si Xiaoxiao, a tough woman from the apocalypse, is reborn in 1970 with a strength-based superpower. She becomes a young woman with nothing, kicked out of her home. She falls for a delicate male educated youth, and the two of them return home together to build a life of their own. 930Reads8.3Score102Shelves

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    🍀🍀🍀Male Educated Youth🌸 1️⃣Si Xiaoxiao, a tough woman from the apocalypse, is reborn in the 1970s with superpowers, becoming a penniless girl kicked out of her home. 🌸 This tough woman falls for a delicate male educated youth, and together they return home and build a home of their own.

35. 85 七 In the ’70s, I Stole That Handsome Educated Youth 七零抢了那个漂亮男知青 The Green Hills Shine on Me青山照我Modern Romance137k WordsCompleted Overnight, Song Jiajia transmigrates into a book and becomes the third daughter of the Song family. The heroine’s luck soars, and she rises higher and higher, bringing her entire family along for the ride. Looking at the Song family, Song Jiajia thinks she should at least find her eldest brother a wife, help her second brother get ahead, and let her parents enjoy their golden years. Who could have known the heroine had a luck-swapping System, and the luck she was stealing came from the Song fa 46Reads6.0Score—Shelves
36. 86 重 Reborn in 1970: Raising a Child with a Sent-Down Educated Youth 重生七零，与下乡男知青养崽崽 Da Da Da Du Di哒哒哒嘟滴Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted (Period Setting + Rebirth + Sent to the Countryside + Family Life + Daily Life + Building a Business to Support the Family) Wen Wensheng is reborn one month before she is sent to the countryside. This time, she will take her fate into her own hands. In her previous life, Wen Wensheng was betrayed by both her scumbag boyfriend and her best friend. Her parents died, and her only younger brother went to prison. She watches her former self fall into a pool of blood and meet a tragic end. The scumbag 159Reads6.4Score—Shelves
37. 87 七 The 1970s: A Powerful Woman Dotes on a Handsome Male Educated Youth 七零：女尊大佬独宠俊美男知青 Dongqiao Melon东桥瓜Modern Romance568k WordsCompleted [Powerful woman from a matriarchal world + ancient-to-modern transmigration + male lead is a crybaby + sweet romance + cozy daily life + family and neighborhood matters + calm and ordinary life + happy ending] When Sang Jingyao woke up, she had traveled from a matriarchal world to the 1970s. She liked it here. Her previous life had been exhausting, and this time she only wanted to be an ordinary person and live a simple life. One day, she suddenly realized that one of the male educated youths r 1.6kReads6.8Score119Shelves
38. 88 狠 A Cruel Mother, a Broken Home, and Me, Unbroken 狠心的妈，破碎的家，不屈的我 If You’re No Eagle, Don’t Be a Snail不是雄鹰做蜗牛Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Male-Oriented, Rural, Family, Comeback, Power Fantasy, Inspirational] Abandoned by his own mother, abused by his stepmother, and struck by his father's sudden misfortune. Su Yang, a poor boy from the mountains, has been left battered by his family's cruelty. With no one to lean on and no support to count on, he can only fight his own way to survival. He studies hard, weathers turmoil on campus, and makes his way in the business world. His heartless relatives come crawling back to latch onto his 28.4kReads8.2Score2.3kShelves

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    Rolls-Royce of the Era

39. 89 重 Reborn in the 1960s: The Supporting Character with the Wrong Script Makes Her Fortune 重生六零：拿错剧本的女配要发家 Lin Pu林葡Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Zhao Wanqing was reborn in the final year of the 1960s. Somehow, she ended up marrying the most handsome and cultured man in the village. And she was already pregnant, too. Her family was dirt poor, but at least she didn’t have any awful relatives. Zhao Wanqing glanced at her System, then felt around her pocket dimension. Time to get rich! 14.3kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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    📍✨️A historical romance novel; the male lead is cultured and a top student!

40. 90 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The Cannon-Fodder Female Supporting Character's Fake Marriage in the 1970s 穿书七零：炮灰女配假结婚了 Bring Me a Yakult来瓶养乐多Modern Romance740k WordsCompleted [Historical Period + Transmigrate Into a Book + Marriage Before Love + Everyday Family Life + A Changing Era] After an accident, Zhang Yunqing transmigrated into the book Seventies-Era Male Educated Youth, where she became a cannon-fodder blood bank for the male lead. Zhang Yunqing said, “No, thanks. My political awareness isn't high enough for this. Someone else can be the blood bank.” After passing her job exam and securing her place in the city, the question of housing came up. To keep her fu 10.3kReads7.3Score930Shelves
41. 91 七 The 1970s: My Educated Youth Husband and I Rise Up with a Study System 七零，和知青丈夫靠学习系统逆袭 You Mingzi有命子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration and rebirth + study System + family life + cozy, sweet romance + happy ending + adorable, reluctant-to-study heroine VS thrifty, gentle, educated male lead] Liu Yufei was an office drone in the twenty-first century. She died while trying to help someone and was reborn as the youngest daughter of the Old Liu family in the 1970s. The very next day, she had to go gather pigweed with her nephews. Who could have guessed that she’d be worse at it than the kids? For the sake of a better 9.7kReads8.7Score990Shelves
42. 92 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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    [Bookshelf Added] Reborn in the 1970s, graduate student Wen Jingshu returns with a system, stunning everyone with her purchasing prowess! From the county supply and marketing cooperative to a translator at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she talks about tractors, manages exports, and even helps a relegated professor connect with international academic exchanges. Pampered by her family, thriving in her career, and silently protected by the aloof Mayor Gu. She handles this overwhelming wealth and romantic advances with ease! 🚀✨

43. 93 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 Romance1.8M 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! 12.4kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves

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    No special space, no system, no cheat codes, the male and female leads are both educated youth sent to the countryside, a small ensemble cast, no awful characters, everyone is intelligent, and the plot is consistent with the realities of the era.

44. 94 崽 Have the Kids Gone Astray? Don't Worry, Their Mom Is Here 崽崽们长歪了？别怕，亲妈穿来了 Bright Moon Above the Clouds云上皓月Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted In the 1980s, a mother raises her children day by day. She loves her own kids best! Lin Jianxia went to the photo studio to pick up a picture. When she came out, ten years had passed. Her eldest son had become a notorious street punk, and he gritted his teeth whenever he saw her. “You’re not my mom. My mom died a long time ago.” Her second son had become a wolf in sheep’s clothing, smiling on the surface while plotting to take lives behind people’s backs. “You want to be my mom? How many lives d 1.5kReads7.4Score179Shelves

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    🎫The male lead is a doting husband, gentle and refined, and works in scientific research. He waited for his wife for 10 years! His wife went out to a photo studio to pick up a family photo. She disappeared for 10 years and when she came back, she still looked young, while he had aged and looked like her father. He is always clinging to his wife whom he had lost and found again.

45. 95 六 In the 1960s, My Partner Set Their Sights on Stealing My Grandpa’s Job 六零之对象立志要抢我爷饭碗 Plucking Flowers捻过花Modern Romance271k WordsCompleted [Era setting + pocket dimension + building wealth + everyday family life] Content warning: The main story does not cover the heroine's background before she transmigrates. If you'd like to learn about it, you can read the extra chapters first. On the first day Song Wan transmigrated, or rather, her first night, she nearly became the unlucky soul who died the moment she arrived. On the second day, she discovered someone had stolen the fruits of her labor, so she promptly sent them a few bullets 3.1kReads8.4Score175Shelves

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    🌟🌟🌟① The female lead is beautiful and has a great figure, but she's still unmarried at 25. Her father is extremely anxious, and matchmakers dare not propose marriage to her because this lovely young woman works as a butcher, and her skillful movements are so impressive that even young men are afraid of her! 🥵🥵 Just when everyone in town says that the Yun family's daughter will be an old maid forever, Yun Tianjiao abducts a handsome, well-mannered medical student the very next day and they immediately get married! 🔥🔥

46. 96 满 The Max-Level Big Shot in the 1970s: If You Won't Back Down, I'll Fight 满级大佬在七零，主打不服就干 Fresh Popcorn爆米花来咯Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted The heroine is domineering, with an outrageously high combat ability. Later, she joins the military. The hero is an educated youth who later goes into scientific research. A strong heroine paired with a weaker hero. If that’s not your thing, please move along. [Historical setting + transmigration with body intact + no pocket dimension or System + Strong Female Lead] Mai Sui, a max-level powerhouse, transmigrates to the 1970s. She just wants to lie flat and live a quiet, ordinary l 59.8kReads9.1Score5.1kShelves

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    Recommend!!!!

47. 97 觉 Awakening in the 1970s: The Scheming Ones Fight Me for the Protagonist Role 觉醒七零：老六们跟我争夺当主角 My Name Is Alu我叫阿绿Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Guess who the original protagonist of this world really is + everyday family life + no awful characters + no face-slapping + watching the drama] Gu Dong was hit by a door, which awakened the memories of three lifetimes and happened to give her a not entirely useless golden finger. After learning that her husband, with whom she had shared a respectful marriage for years, would soon be sent away to the countryside, Gu Dong began making plans for the future. The two, who had been growing further a 321Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    The female lead awakens memories of three lifetimes—that's fake. She discovers the male lead is about to be demoted—that's real. A chaotic rural life story, no awful characters, no face-slapping moments—a gossip-filled tale.

48. 98 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s: A Spatial Realm of Trillions in Supplies to Support Educated Youths 穿越六零：空间千亿物资养知青 Mint Island Feather薄荷岛羽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The 1960s + Trillion-Yuan Supplies + Personal Space + Educated Youth + Transmigrate + Both Leads Are Virgins + Sweet Romance + Patriotic] She wakes up one morning and transmigrates to the 1960s~ What? Her whole body has traveled through time! She's an undocumented person with nothing to eat or drink, and not a penny to her name! No! She's ten years younger, a radiant eighteen-year-old beauty. No! She dreamed of the past in advance, so her money, ration coupons, and identity documents were all p 3.3kReads9.0Score352Shelves

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    🌵First book: An illiterate widow from the countryside × a university professor sent to the countryside. The female lead saves the male lead from danger. The male lead is very refined and doesn't look down on the female lead just because she's from the countryside. Overall, it's very heartwarming. [Heart emoji] 🌵Second book: Arranged marriage that blossoms into love. No time travel, rebirth, or cheat codes. Everything is based on hard work. A strong, native female × a male educated youth sent to the countryside. The male lead is talented and dotes on his wife.🌿

49. 99 重 Back to the Late 1970s, I Have a Choice System 重回70年代末，我有选择系统 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban766k WordsCompleted A modern food-delivery rider was hit by a heavy truck while saving someone and sent back to the 1970s, reborn as an educated youth about to take the college entrance exam. Ding! The choice System has been activated. A choice has been triggered. Choice One: Take the college entrance exam? No way. You can return to the city freely in a year, so stay in the village for another year. Reward: Become the village secretary's live-in son-in-law. Choice Two: The college entrance exam is the only way to c 17.9kReads7.0Score1.1kShelves
50. 100 重 Reborn in 1974: I Take My Space with Me to the Countryside 重生1974年，我带空间去下乡 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban642k WordsCompleted Li Feng, a wage slave working a 996 schedule, accidentally activated the pocket dimension in the jade pendant his grandfather left him before he died. As a devoted fan of web novels on Tomato, how could he not know what opportunity was coming his way? “Grandpa! Bless your grandson with a chance to transmigrate to an awesome world. I’ll make sure our Li family has plenty of descendants.” The newly unemployed wage slave gathered what little money he had and stockpiled some supplies. Now he waits f 16.9kReads7.8Score704Shelves

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