Looking for Period Dramas That Aren’t Cliched or Over-the-Top 求不老套不花哨的年代文

1. 551 重 The Reborn Tycoon's Rise 重生之首富行 Young Master of the Yu Family于家少主Urban540k WordsCompleted Back to the turbulent 1980s! Opportunities abound, and so do wolves. In his previous life, he was honest and diligent, crushed by big business and cheated by unscrupulous merchants. He spent his life struggling to get by, only to end up with nothing and meet a miserable end. Now reborn, he brings forty years of business foresight and knows every trend before it takes off. He tears up his mediocre old life and starts over! He starts out selling goods at a vegetable market, taking advantage of his 194Reads—Score—Shelves

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   "Rebirth of the Richest Man" is a fast-paced and exciting entrepreneurial novel set in the 1980s! The protagonist seizes the opportunities of the times, starts from scratch in a vegetable market, and rises to become the richest man. It's a fast-paced and addictive story.

2. 552 九 The Orphan Girl of the 1990s: Helping Grandma Build a Better Life 九零年代小孤女，带着奶奶奔小康 Cheng Siyuan橙思源Modern Romance478k WordsCompleted After the grandmother who raised her fell and was left bedridden, everyone wondered whether eleven-year-old Li Lulu could keep up with school while taking care of the household. No one expected that little Lulu could not only manage on her own, but also nurse her ailing grandmother back to health until she was plump and rosy-cheeked. After Lulu's father went missing, everyone said he would never come back. What were the grandmother and granddaughter of the Li family supposed to do now? It looked 141Reads8.4Score100Shelves

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   This book is indeed quite good. Perhaps because it doesn't involve time travel, reincarnation, a system, or a special space, focusing solely on the author's own efforts, it feels somewhat bland and lacks the thrill of pure enjoyment, leading to its lower rating. However, those who got rich first in that era were truly remarkable; it was a golden age where the timid starved and the bold thrived, a time brimming with business opportunities.

3. 553 重 Reborn 20 Years Ago: From Street Tough to Upstanding Young Man 重生20年从顽主到四有青年 Mr. Red Flag红旗先生Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [No System] [Ensemble cast] [Everyday life] [Business rivalry] [Romance] [Martial world] Does being reborn count as rebirth if you have no memories of your past life? In 2024, business tycoon Chen Yuanping is framed and sent back to the autumn of his nineteenth year. A completely different life begins... At the foot of the imperial city, in Liulichang. A group of young people born in the sixties and seventies leave the crowded courtyard houses in the hutongs, carrying their dreams 4.2kReads7.5Score220Shelves

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   Don't look at the rating! I recommend a different kind of period drama. It's the story of a group of people born in the 1970s growing up. In that wild and untamed era, everyone was striving and fighting for tomorrow. Friendship, family, love, business intrigue, and scheming. It's very good. Readers who are tired of Tomato's formulaic and overly sentimental novels should definitely check this out. You won't regret it.

4. 554 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book: A Male Educated Youth Comes to the Village 穿书之村里来了个男知青 July Brings the Cool of Autumn七月染秋凉Modern Romance816k WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaohan has found herself inside a book she just read, as an unnamed passerby. The male lead is a cold and aloof man who, to help his elder sister get revenge, schemes to marry a foolish village girl. Zhang Xiaohan is that foolish girl's sister-in-law, and she dies of illness right at the beginning of the story. Because of the male lead, the foolish girl is killed by one of his classmates. When he learns the truth, he does everything in his power to avenge her, then lives out a turbulent l 131Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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   After transmigrating, she became a mother of three and, by chance, married a powerful man. She must live a smooth and wonderful life from now on.

5. 555 穿 Passing My Days in the Imperial Palace 穿到皇宫混日子 Xiaoxiao Nishang筱筱霓裳Ancient Romance270k WordsCompleted A beautiful university lecturer accidentally falls into the water and transmigrates to the imperial palace, where she becomes a lowly palace maid. To enjoy a comfortable life in the palace, she draws on the memories and talents of her past life and makes a name for herself. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 556 苏 The Su Family's Eldest Daughter Enters the Village, and Every Thug Kneels 苏家大姑娘进村地痞流氓齐下跪 Midnight Hot Pot午夜麻辣烫Modern Romance127k WordsOngoing [Period Drama] [Reborn] [Gorgeous, Badass Female Lead] [Taking Down Scumbags] [Ensemble Cast] [Marriage Before Love] Su Yang, a country girl, once firmly believed that “education changes your fate.” Later, she discovered that her outstanding grades in every subject couldn’t compete with a single phone call from her roommate’s father. Reborn on the day the 1995 high school entrance exam results were announced, Su Yang came to her senses: at a crooked table where the rules are unfair, a good hand —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This was originally a very realistic portrayal of the warmth and coldness of human relationships among a group of people. 😘😘😘

7. 557 嫁 After Marrying a Veteran, I Joined Him in the Army 嫁给退伍军人后，我去随军了 Ten O'ClockL十点LModern Romance814k WordsCompleted The male lead has a mission. He only pretends to have been discharged from the military, pretends to have been discharged, pretends to have been discharged!!! Chen Shu is famous in her village for being capable and good at making money. The village aunties all have their eyes on her for their own children! When Chen Shu comes of age, her mother starts arranging blind dates for her. But Chen Shu has high standards, and after finding fault with every eligible young man in the village, she finally 22.9kReads8.1Score4.2kShelves

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   It's so good! The male and female leads are obsessed with love, and the romance unfolds slowly and steadily.

8. 558 重 Reborn in the 1970s: After Divorcing, I Cleared Out My In-Laws’ Home and Went to the Countryside 重生七零：离婚搬空婆家去下乡 Laughing Mad Sword狂剑笑Modern Romance638k WordsOngoing [1970s Setting, Rebirth Power Fantasy, Spirit Spring Space, Making a Fortune, Miracle Doctor, Revenge] Synopsis: On the sixteenth day of her marriage, Xiao Mandong grabbed a thermos full of boiling water and smashed it over her cheating husband and widowed sister-in-law on the bed! In her previous life, she had given everything to support the Lu family, only to have her child switched, her loved ones die tragically, and herself left to die alone with terminal lung cancer. Reborn, she refused to 5.4kReads6.5Score602Shelves

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   It's not flashy, not cliché, and it subverts expectations. There's practically no romance for the female lead, but it's really good!

9. 559 铁 Rust and Blossoms 铁锈与繁花 Tian Yuefang of Deer West Island鹿西岛的田月芳Modern Romance136k WordsCompleted 1990s + inspirational realism + female awakening + a determined comeback + making a life far from home + workplace transformation + family ties + sincere romance + friendly neighbors At seventeen, she never imagined that the peachwood talisman her mother pressed into her palm would accompany her through so many storms: from the crowded sleeper cars of a green train to the fluorescent-lit workshop of an electronics factory; from an old night-school building overgrown with ivy to the desk in her o 648Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Take a look at this unpopular book

10. 560 重 Back to the 1960s: Farming, Building a Fortune, and Raising the Kids 重回六零：种田发家养崽崽 Southern Lychee南方荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Transmigrating into the impoverished 1960s wasn’t scary. Becoming a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a book wasn’t scary either. What was scary was that her three stepsons would grow up to become major villains, and all of them, along with their upright, aloof father, would meet tragic ends. How could she let that happen? Lin Qinghe looked at the three future villains, none of whom was even ten years old, and made up her mind: changing a villain starts when they’re young! 3.8kReads9.0Score504Shelves

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    Book 1 features the female protagonist Lin Yuzhu, the original female protagonist Li Xiangwan, and the native Wang Xiaomei—each of these three could have their own book. This book is a story of three strong female protagonists who are wary of each other, test each other, help each other, and ultimately achieve great success together. Book 2 is about a family of self-interested individuals; each person's story is compelling, and each has something to teach us. Having read so many period dramas where one person carries the entire family while the family drags them down, I really appreciate this "I'm the most important" self-interested approach. Every member of the family stands on their own two feet and lives a good life through their own efforts. Book 3 is the story of Lin Qinghe and 500 big steamed buns [eating melon emoji]. Book 4 made me shed many tears… Zhao Sheng loves Lin Yiyi very much and treats her incredibly well. He single-handedly supports the family; he works incredibly hard. Lin Yiyi can be quite demanding at times, but Zhao Sheng is willing to spoil her! There's a line in the book—"No wonder they say good men are rare; it's not that they're rare, it's that they're not in abundance." When you're seriously dating someone, you're thinking about taking responsibility and the future, so naturally, all the good girls end up being taken by other people before they even get a chance.

11. 561 六 A Lucky Charm in the Sixties: She Joins the Army and Gets Spoiled by the Soldier King 六零锦鲤要随军，被兵王宠哭了 Chu Qi初柒Modern Romance840k WordsCompleted [A transmigrated apocalypse lucky star VS a transmigrated cultivation heroine, a brooding, lustful regiment commander + a lazy, adorable wife who wants to lie flat] [AI pocket dimension + military marriage and joining her husband at his post + island life + research + sister-obsessed woman] The little lucky star transmigrates into the body of a tragic supporting character and opens her eyes to find herself about to get intimate with a male model. Broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and legs like a 554Reads—Score102Shelves

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    Recommend!!!!

12. 562 七 The 1970s: My Mixed-Race Girl Is a Keeper, So Let’s Take On Anything Together 七零：混血少女能处，有事直接上 Sugar-Free Sprite233无糖雪碧233Modern Romance219k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + period setting + no sent-down youth + no black market + devoted couple + feel-good story] Lian Fangfang transmigrated. The good news: She’s eight years younger, became a stunning mixed-race beauty without a fuss, and inherited a whole chest of gold, silver, and jewels. The bad news: She was reborn in the 1970s, with the wrong kind of looks and a rough future ahead. Supplies were scarce, and even money couldn’t buy what she needed. The people around her were a whole crowd of 150Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book. The female protagonist is of mixed race and was raised by her maternal grandparents until they passed away before she returned home.

13. 563 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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    This unique collection of writings from the era of educated youth sent to the countryside presents a panoramic view of the arduous process of the resumption of the college entrance examination, the youthful years of educated youth going to the countryside and the stories of the countryside under the bright moon, the difficulties of returning to the city, confusion, love, and the college entrance examination—a true record of an era.

14. 564 五 The 1950s: The Family's Beloved Child Takes a Grain Shop Through the Famine 五零团宠，带着粮铺混饥荒 llx Flying Fishllx飞鱼Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [For female readers] [Period] [Spatial storage] [Famine] [Family darling] [Everyday family life] [Slice of life] [Dual transmigration] [Coming of age] [Reincarnated in the womb] [Alternate historical setting] [A black pot falls from the sky: transmigrate to the 1950s and become the family’s darling] When Zhao Suisui returned home for the New Year, she passed her aunt’s grain shop. Her aunt had something urgent to do and asked her to mind the store. Just as she was lying on a rocking chair, watch 24.5kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves

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    The first book's female protagonist is killed by a meteorite in modern times and then transmigrates to the 1950s with her grain shop. Starting as a baby, she passes the entrance exam for a military academy majoring in foreign languages ​​before the chaos begins. She avoids the black market and lives a simple, down-to-earth life. The second book's female protagonist is a painter who uses her exceptional skills to paint fugitives and suspects for the military, gradually earning merit. The romance in this book is also quite good, a sweet and heartwarming story.

15. 565 九 Reborn in '93: An Old Man's Youthful Ride on the Tides 九三重生：老朽少年踏浪潮 Author Daiwa作者呆娃Urban248k WordsOngoing [Reborn] [Urban Farming] [Soul Transmigration] [Making Money] [Stock Trading] [Urban] [Transmigration] [One Heroine] On July 9, 2026, 64-year-old Di Lei unexpectedly transmigrates back to 1993 while playing mahjong. Drawing on his life experience, he starts over and writes a new chapter in his life. This novel is written in a rough, down-to-earth style. 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Rebirth in the 90s | Rebirth and Counterattack | Initial Public Offering (IPO) Gambling | Starting a Family and Building a Career | The Counterattack and Failure is Too Realistic 🔥 Who says rebirth is always smooth sailing? This pure, hand-written, AI-free masterpiece captures the realism of making money, human relationships, and life in the 90s! There's no mindless cheating, only a grassroots counterattack filled with calculations, unexpected twists, and gains and losses—it's increasingly addictive! 📖Title: Rebirth in 1993: An Old Man Riding the Waves ✍️Author: Daiwa | Tomato Novels Free Full Reading The Ultimate Game of Stock Market Salon! Playing the Fool to Outwit the Big Player The 1996 IPO market went completely mad! The stock market salon was a bottomless black hole, with stock prices continuously plummeting and everyone panicking and selling at a loss, except for Di Lei, who saw through the whole situation! He immediately recognized the mysterious female big player who had been suppressing prices to accumulate shares, and then reversed the trend to buy at the bottom! Publicly bidding up prices to snap up shares, then exchanging them at low prices, he held over 700,000 shares of Fengyang Chemical, heavily investing in the era's dividends, waiting for the IPO to skyrocket and turn the tide! Clearly holding the cards to get rich quick, he deliberately feigned poverty and weakness, deceiving all the seasoned stock market participants, quietly laying the groundwork for a major market surge—his cunning was off the charts! Success in both career and love! In 1996, they registered their marriage, riding the waves of the market, finally finding stability! Di Lei and Liu Fang pledged their lives to each other, officially registering their marriage, transforming from drifting youths into settled families. While running a daily chemical business, keeping up with market expansion trends, they also cultivated wealth through investing in pre-IPO stocks. Their brothers and partners all had their own futures, vividly portraying the everyday life and the coldness of human relationships in the 1990s! Old-fashioned video arcades, popular Hong Kong dramas, starting businesses in wholesale markets, and casual neighborhood chats—a strong sense of nostalgia for that era! A slip of the tongue leads to disaster! A single word costs a fortune, resulting in financial ruin. Military-civilian celebrations, live-fire exercises, and pig-slaughtering feasts—what should have been moments of glory! In a drunken daze, Di Lei casually promised to donate five Fujitsu computers to build a computer lab. Computers were incredibly expensive in the 1990s, each one costing a fortune; a casual remark cost him a hundred thousand! To fulfill his promise, he was forced to empty his inventory, instantly putting pressure on his business – a classic case of shooting himself in the foot! The biggest regret was born! To cover the computer losses and free up capital, Di Lei had to painfully sell 70,000 shares of Fengyang Automobile at 1.45! But just as he cleared his position, a bombshell announcement hit – Fengyang Automobile was about to go public! He'd bought low and missed the boat, watching his potential fortune slip through his fingers! This extreme regret is heartbreakingly real, perfectly replicating the helplessness and setbacks of ordinary people on their road to wealth! There's no mindless euphoria, only realistic gains, losses, and growth! A story of rebirth and triumph, mastering the era, yet still unable to escape the complexities of human relationships and unexpected twists – this is the most down-to-earth masterpiece of a contemporary comeback! The new book updates daily with a thrilling and unpredictable plot, and every chapter is packed with historical details! If you enjoy stories of rebirth in the 1990s, stock market success, grassroots entrepreneurship, and realistic underdog stories, hurry and check it out! 👉 Search for "Rebirth in 1993: An Old Man Riding the Waves" on Tomato Novels to read for free! #TomatoNovel #RebirthIn1993 #RebirthInThe1990s #90sUnderdogStory #RebirthUnderdogStory #InvestingInIPOs #GrassrootsEntrepreneurship #StreetLife #NoAI #HandwrittenNovel #NewBookRecommendation

16. 566 逃 After Escaping Her Adoptive Parents, Her Life Goes into Easy Mode 逃离养父母家后，她的人生开挂了 Xi Wenjin席文锦Modern Romance4.6M WordsCompleted [Period drama] + [Mutual devotion] + [Modern romance] + [Two top students] + [Everyone's darling] + [Modern romance with a cute baby] She's the adopted daughter the Su family took in, a beauty and a top student. Her adoptive parents want to keep the family fortune in their own hands, so they force her to quit school and marry their son. When she learns the truth, she runs away in the middle of the night. After escaping, she meets a business tycoon, and her extraordinary life begins. With help fr 8.5kReads8.3Score885Shelves

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    These two books have a vintage feel to them; they're so well-written, capturing your childhood experiences.

17. 567 重 Reborn with a Child, I Married a Cold Military Doctor from a Prestigious Family 重生后，带娃嫁世家高冷军医 Xi Wenjin席文锦Modern Romance603k WordsCompleted [Reborn + adorable child + military marriage + true love + revenge + face-slapping] After being reborn, Su Ying’s first move is to divorce her husband. Her scumbag husband, Du Zhenyong, wants to have the best of both worlds and refuses to let her go. She takes her 38 yuan and chases after him to the military base, where she meets the aloof military doctor Gu Nanchen. With his help, Su Ying gets away from her scumbag husband. But the prestigious Gu family refuses to let Gu Nanchen marry a woman w 23.6kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves
18. 568 七 The Sweet Young Lady of the 1970s 七十年代小娇娇 Plain Robes, Pure Melody素衫清韵Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The moment the young educated youth Wen Wan arrives in Lu Jiazui, she becomes famous: famous for her beauty, famous for taking her time, and famous for her sharp tongue and soft, sweet manner. When the educated youths first arrive, Lu Dongping sees Wen Wan and thinks, How is this little thing supposed to work in the fields and earn work points? Whichever team gets her will be unlucky. Take her home and she'll be treated like an ancestor. Later, Wen Wan becomes his very own little ancestor. 1.3kReads8.9Score250Shelves

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    These two books are my second readings; they're very good and worth checking out.

19. 569 六 The 1960s: I Became a Top Student with the System 六零年代：我靠系统成了学霸 Misty Green Bamboo绿竹缥缈Modern Romance610k WordsCompleted [System + period setting] Qin Wan, a bottom-tier online novelist, stayed up writing for three days and nights, then choked to death on takeout. When she woke up, she found she had transmigrated to a parallel world. After receiving her predecessor’s memories, she realized she had transmigrated into the very first book she had written. God of Transmigration: This is your New Year’s gift. Do you like it? Qin Wan glared at him. “Do I get a golden finger?” “Of course!” A mission System appeared, a 467Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    These three books are exceptionally good, especially the third one. Highly recommended!!! The first book is already finished, while the second and third are still being serialized.

20. 570 入 The Mortician Married an Officer, and I Became the Scumbag’s Aunt by Marriage 入殓师嫁军官，我成了渣男的小婶 Xu Yunjin许云瑾Modern Romance434k WordsOngoing Just before the end of her shift, Su Nianchu received the last corpse scheduled for cremation. To her surprise, the deceased had the same name as her. Su Nianchu's heart skipped a beat. She had a bad feeling! Sure enough, an accident happened during the cremation. When she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into the body of a village girl in the 1980s. She was lying on a kang, giving birth! Nearby, her malicious husband watched her, planning to trick her into taking sleeping pills so he and 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book; it's not cliché and it's enjoyable.

21. 571 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Sweet and Gentle Supporting Actress Becomes the Male Lead's Beloved 穿书七零，娇软女配成男主心尖宠 Guoguo Is a Little Naughty果果有点皮Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Delicate heroine + rugged hero + sweet romance and flirtation + System + the hero’s long road to winning her back] Wealthy heiress Qiao Ranran suddenly transmigrates into the body of a female sent-down youth in the 1970s. The girl may be beautiful, but she can’t do hard labor, and she’s also a vicious supporting character who schemes against the male lead? With a terrible hand from the start, Qiao Ranran just wants to be a couch potato. But her personal System wants to turn her into a model y 91Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    These are great period dramas, you can read them over and over again. Some are about rebirth, some are about transmigration. Basically, the main theme is a lack of enthusiasm for food and some questionable thinking. So, in an era of food shortages, to get enough to eat and wear, you have to roll up your sleeves and work hard. And of course, handsome men are an essential element.

22. 572 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s, She Was Sold Off as a Fool and Then Struck It Rich 穿七零，被当傻妞贱卖后她暴富了 Brown Sugar Cake红糖糕Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + crazy, satisfying power fantasy + raising kids + strong heroine] [Fu Qingshan: Half my life is devoted to the country, and the other half to you.] A genius girl from the 21st century takes on a mission to change a villain's fate and becomes a strong but dim-witted country girl in the 1970s. Though she was born to a dual-income urban family, she was maliciously switched at birth and raised as a lowborn country girl. She opens her eyes in a coffin. Her adoptiv 20.3kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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    Avid bookworm! My bookshelf is mostly filled with period dramas. Here are a few good ones I've been reading lately that I'd like to recommend to you.

23. 573 七 The 1970s: A Young Educated Woman Heads to the Countryside with Her Farm Space and Marries the Village Tyrant 七零：知青携农场空间下乡嫁村霸 Peachy Peach桃哩个桃Modern Romance455k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Dominant, Rugged Village Man + Pocket Dimension + College Entrance Exam + Building Wealth] Duan Lingge, a 21st-century café owner, was tragically hit by a car while out delivering food and sent flying into the sky. That collision sent her transmigrating to the 1970s, pocket dimension and all. “Comrade, are you an educated youth assigned to Luobei Farm?” Luobei Farm? It sounded more like Radish Farm. As Duan Lingge crouched in a field planting radishes, she wanted to plant herself in th 38Reads8.9Score—Shelves
24. 574 逆 A Comeback: Back to Sixteen 逆袭之重回十六岁 Dreaming Away Leisure Hours闲时入梦来Modern Romance566k WordsCompleted [An inspiring school-life story about a top student. The heroine isn’t a genius; she turns her life around through hard work.] The underachiever Jiang Ning returned to age sixteen. In this life, she set herself the goal of studying hard and turning things around to become a top student. But why does the boy who seemed so distant and impossible to win over in her previous life seem to be getting closer and closer? …“We’ll meet at the nation’s top university.” Jiang Ning read the message again and 7.2kReads9.2Score799Shelves
25. 575 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: The Lovely Educated Youth Has a Billion in Spatial Supplies 七零军婚，娇知青有亿万空间物资 I'm a Little Goldfish是小金鱼呢Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Era setting + stockpiling + pocket dimension + educated youth + military marriage + sweet romance] When the apocalypse hit, the bold Wen Xiaoxi pulled off a little cross-border shopping spree without spending a cent. She hauled in an enormous warehouse supermarket, a livestock farm, an entire jewelry market, and more! But before she could enjoy it for long, a bolt of lightning sent her into a fictional period-era world. The original owner was a notorious cannon-fodder educated youth, all looks 2.5kReads8.9Score252Shelves

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    A lighthearted, period-themed novel about hoarding goods and slapping the faces of educated youth sent to the countryside. Those interested can check it out! 😄

26. 576 头 Mini Bubbles Over Her Head: The Adorable Little Darling Everyone Loves 头顶迷你气泡，奶萌团宠人见人爱 Kaka Just Keeps Posting卡卡就是发Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Beloved family in a bygone era + adorable child with mood bubbles above her head + powerful father + doted on to the extreme + everyone loves her + pure feel-good escapism] Qiao Qiao died before she turned ten, at the hands of the Shen family, who falsely claimed she was their illegitimate daughter. When she opened her eyes again, she was back at three and a half years old. That year, she was still with the Qiao family, the precious little darling everyone in the family cherished like the ap 6.4kReads9.1Score634Shelves

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    The novel I stayed up all night reading

27. 577 我 I Became the Richest Person in the 1970s with My Pocket Space 我带着空间在七零年代当首富 Mountain Queen女山大王Modern Romance347k WordsCompleted [Rebirth, Strong Male Lead, Strong Female Lead, Feel-Good Story, System] In her previous life, Zhou Lu was harmed by others, becoming fat and ugly before meeting a tragic end. When she opened her eyes, she was back at eighteen, still beautiful, with a well-stocked pocket dimension and a Plane System to help her make a fortune. Zhou Lu said, “Now that's more like it!” Looking at the fake-sweet sisters, the honey-tongued but treacherous best friend, the grandmother who favored boys over girls, and 361Reads9.2Score—Shelves
28. 578 末 The Wicked Stepmother from the Apocalypse, Please Spare Us, You Lot 末世来的缺德后妈，极品们求放过 Adorable Little Mu木木小可爱Modern Romance434k WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + period setting + space ability + face-slapping and punishing scumbags + powerful figures + redemption A truly satisfying story Jiang Tian was a champion of the apocalypse. After transmigrating into a book, she became the wicked stepmother in the lucky heroine’s story, destined for a tragic ending. She had this to say: “I don’t know whether the original owner was wicked, but I’m the real deal.” Faced with in-laws who were all walking disasters, Jiang Tian made it clear 2.9kReads9.0Score398Shelves
29. 579 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: That Couple's Both a Little Crazy 七零军婚：那两口子都有点癫 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Inventory Space + Comedy + Wish Fulfillment + Two Golden Fingers] Ruan Qiqi spent ten years being treated for an illness, and her condition was perfectly stable. After leaving the hospital, she unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s, into the body of a country girl who has just been dumped by her scumbag fiancé. Nearly everyone around her is awful. But she isn't afraid. She has a space packed with supplies, a golden finger, and nine lives, so she can do whatever she wants with 47kReads9.2Score5.8kShelves
30. 580 七 Married to a Rough-Hewn Man in the 1970s, the Sweet Wife Has a Pocket Dimension 七零嫁糙汉，娇娇媳妇有空间 Three Thousand Leaves三千叶Modern Romance576k WordsCompleted [Reborn + pocket dimension + sweet romance] Qin Yi married a young woman from the city, and the moment she crossed the threshold, she put her wicked mother-in-law in her place. When the family split up, the whole village waited for her to make a fool of herself. But Ruan Ge, reborn with a pocket dimension at her disposal, never had to worry about food or drink. She lived a thriving life and was loved sweetly by her husband. The awful people who had once harmed her? She kicked them far away. Th 1.2kReads9.2Score138Shelves
31. 581 七 The Lovely Military Wife of the 1970s 七零年代俏军嫂 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted [No Golden Finger + No Business Ventures + No Buying a Courtyard House] Wen Yu and Shao Wen Ye are complete opposites: one is a pampered young woman from Shanghai, the other a soldier stationed at the border. They have nothing in common, yet their parents' arranged marriage binds them together. Little do they know, this is exactly what Wen Yu wants. To marry the man she's been dreaming about, Wen Yu travels thousands of miles to the southwestern border. At first, Shao Wen Ye takes things as they 8.5kReads8.9Score489Shelves

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    There are no cheat codes; the first book features a male protagonist who is a pilot, and the second book is a story of a wife-chasing tragedy.

32. 582 重 Reborn in 1996: Helping My Adoptive Parents' Whole Family Live Well 重生九六，带养父母全家过好日子 Bread Witch面包女巫Modern Romance729k WordsOngoing [Reborn in 1996 + Business + Academic Prodigy + No Forgiveness] (The story begins with her early struggles, then moves into the later stages of the demolition boom.) Xia Mengsi was given away as soon as she was born. Her biological parents rejected her because she was a girl, but her adoptive family cherished her like a treasure. She got into the best high school, and her adoptive father sold blood while her adoptive mother worked herself to the bone to pay for her education. But Xia Mengsi fail 482Reads7.4Score—Shelves
33. 583 重 Back to the Nineties: The Heroine Leads Her Family to Fortune 重回九零，女主带领娘家发家致富 Chong Jiu重玖Modern Romance305k WordsCompleted Shen Mingzhen is reborn in the 1990s and divorces her awful in-laws. She leads her family in focusing all their efforts on building a business, starting by selling tea eggs and eventually becoming the head of a publicly listed company. Honestly, building a business in the 1990s is a blast! When relatives and friends introduce potential boyfriends, she is happy to meet them. If they hit it off, they date; if not, she moves on to the next one. 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist and her family get rich together

34. 584 都 You’ve All Left the Sect. Who’s Going to Put Up with You Now? 都叛出宗门了，谁还惯着你啊 Yogurt Ice Cream酸奶冰激凌Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsCompleted [Reborn]+ [Begging Her Younger Brother to Return]+ [Never Forgiven]+ [Regret That Tears at Her Heart]+ [Utterly Satisfying] In his previous life, Jiang Han possessed peerless talent. He should have become an unrivaled true dragon soaring through the nine heavens, enjoying eternal freedom and receiving the worship of countless worlds. Who could have known that he would be treated unfairly by his sect? His beloved junior brother falsely accused him, the senior sister he had risked his life to s 14.3kReads6.5Score1.3kShelves
35. 585 穿 On My 1980s Wedding Night, I Transmigrate and Marry a Poor, Rough Man with a Pocket Dimension 穿到八零新婚夜，带空间嫁穷糙汉 Little Golden Monkey小金猴Modern Romance890k WordsCompleted Jiang Mi is a catering magnate. She brings a warehouse space stocked with billions’ worth of supplies back to the 1980s, where she marries an impoverished man with two younger siblings in tow. They can barely manage one meal to the next, and their ramshackle house could collapse at any moment. Everyone thinks Jiang Mi has drawn a terrible lot in life, saddled with a man like this and doomed to misery forever. Jiang Mi rolls up her sleeves and sets about helping them grow into their potential. Sh 2.1kReads9.2Score285Shelves
36. 586 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Heroine Refuses to Follow the Plot 穿书七零，炮灰女配不按剧情走 Three Little Cats三只小猫Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted (Transmigrate into a book + period setting + farming + System) Su Tao transmigrates into a period novel as a cannon-fodder supporting character with the same name. To avoid the tragic ending written for her, she needs to stay away from the leads and cling to the powerful second male lead. When he's down on his luck, she lends a helping hand and follows him as he builds a fortune. But how does she end up getting caught up in it all herself? Su Tao: “Why are the characters and plot all wrong? Did 318Reads9.0Score—Shelves
37. 587 大 Boss, Your Lucky Sweetheart Is Reborn in the 1970s 大佬，锦鲤甜妻在七十年代重生了 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + enterprising heroine who only starts buying courtyard homes later on + male lead is a research powerhouse devoted to serving his country] Qin Wanwan was crouching by a grave, watching the commotion, when she accidentally became the center of it. She possessed someone and was reborn. She dealt with the scumbag and the other woman in kind, sending them both to a farm for reform. Then she sold her ancestral home, bought a job, stuffed her pockets with cash, and plunged straight in 1.3kReads9.3Score568Shelves

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    Watch this! It takes you on a journey through the 70s and 80s.

38. 588 骗 A Fake Cooking God Goes on a Show and Accidentally Becomes the Real Deal 骗子厨神上节目，一不小心成真了 Give Me an Egg Burger来个鸡蛋汉堡Urban1.0M WordsCompleted I transmigrated. Good news: I’m famous and hailed as the God of Cooking. Bad news: The whole thing is fake. I only got here through hype, rigged competitions, and bribed judges. Being famous despite having no skill would be bad enough, but Jiang Zhou discovers that his former self used his reputation to fleece people, too. Charging sky-high fees for apprenticeships, building restaurant chains, and doing whatever it took to make money. With the whole internet cursing him and his reputation in tat 21.4kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
39. 589 父 Favoring Your Other Child? I’ll Pull the Plug from the Start! 父母偏心？开局就拔氧气管！ September Spark九月星火Urban545k WordsCompleted [Revenge after being reborn]+ [A family of villains]+ [Cutting ties]+ [Never forgiving] Chen Che was reborn, back to one week before he was supposed to donate a kidney. In his previous life, he was kidnapped and later found by his family. He thought he was finally reuniting with his loved ones, but they had ulterior motives. His parents schemed against him, his fake young master framed him, and his older sister despised him. In the end, he took the fall for the family business, went to prison, a 3Reads6.4Score—Shelves
40. 590 全 The Whole Sect Are Simps, but the Junior Sister Is a Real Menace 全宗都是舔狗，小师妹是真狗 Holding Hands by the Fire执手烟火Ancient Romance4.2M WordsCompleted [The physical edition of One Thought, Phoenix Rising is available on all platforms] Feng Xi transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a cannon-fodder female side character, and the day she enters the book is the day she is doomed to die. To stay alive, she does everything she can to leave the heroine's sect, the Hunyuan Sect, and join the Xuantian Sect instead. Oh! All five of her senior brothers are the heroine's devoted admirers in the book, and each one dies more miserably than the last. Feng 181.6kReads9.5Score23.4kShelves
41. 591 带 I Transmigrated as Cannon Fodder with a Supermarket Space! 带着超市空间穿成了炮灰！ Free Spirit自由家Modern Romance645k WordsCompleted Supermarket space + transmigrate into a book + golden finger + no vilifying the original male or female leads Wen Xin was visiting a wholesale supermarket with her best friend when a collapsing ceiling landed right on her. When she woke up, she was in a strange place. After getting revenge on her cheating, scumbag father, she promptly headed to the countryside. On the train, she met someone who seemed more and more familiar the longer she thought about it. That name... Oh my god, weren’t these t 313Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist is an unknown author in modern times. An accident transports her into the historical novel she wrote, complete with a supermarket-themed space. The plot is heartwarming and realistic, with few eccentric characters.

42. 592 挖 Rob the Ancestral Tomb, Sell Off the Stepmom, Divorce, and Marry a Young Officer with the Kids 挖祖坟，卖后妈，离婚带崽嫁军少 Su Jiabai苏加白Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted Her husband has fallen for someone else. What should she do? Ruin him! Her heartless stepmother is scheming against her. What should she do? Beat her up! Fu Changfeng has broad shoulders, long legs, a slim waist, and is absolutely top-tier. What should she do? Make him fall for her!!! 24Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 593 都 Now That I’m Reborn, Who’d Still Run with the Gangsters? 都重生了谁还混社会 Bored Little Bai无聊小白啊Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Short drama: "Loyal to the Skies: Starting Over" is now streaming The novel was originally titled "Now That I've Been Reborn, Who Would Still Run With Gangs?" [Reborn + business + lots of underlings + no groveling + no cowardice + taking the righteous path + law-abiding] A big shot from the underworld returns to 2010. Should he repeat his old mistakes and keep running with gangs, or abandon his underlings and take the road to a brighter future? No! I won't choose! In this life, I, Qin Jiang, wil 142.8kReads9.3Score14.7kShelves
44. 594 军 Sweet Military Marriage: I Married the Toughest Officer and Became a Mom in the 1980s 军婚甜蜜蜜：嫁最野军官，我在八零喜当妈 Meow's Dried Fish喵的小鱼干Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Rebirth + Marriage Before Love + Alternate Setting, No Golden Finger, A Cozy, Sweet Slice-of-Life Romance, The Leads Fall in Love First, Then Have a Baby] In her previous life, Shu Xin spent her whole life working like a beast of burden to repay her adoptive parents for supposedly saving her life. She gave all her earnings to support her two younger brothers, and was cheated on by her childhood sweetheart, the scumbag. In a fit of pique, she married Mu Jiany un, a rugged mil 20Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    Military marriage, the female lead's name is Shuxin, a sweet and heartwarming slice-of-life story. The female lead leads the military wives to become wealthy, and her mother-in-law and biological mother are both patriotic bigwigs!

45. 595 军 A Powerful Military Marriage: I Married the Strongest Soldier and Had Triplets 军婚霸宠：嫁最强兵王生了三胞胎 Su Jiabai苏加白Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Triplets / Love at First Sight / Devoted Love / Adorable Kids / Scheming / Deep Devotion / 1980s / Alternate Setting / For When You’re Out of Books A sweet, soft-spoken little rabbit with steel teeth × a domineering, protective, fierce big wolf with a scheming side Ye Suisui was born in the 1980s. Fair-skinned and frail, with slender arms and legs, she looks like an easy target. Lu Zhengyao is 1.9 meters tall, with a fierce, icy presence. He can kick his cousin’s leg hard enough to break it, and 2.1kReads7.7Score258Shelves
46. 596 豪 Their Rich Parents Were Stolen, and the Little Darling Has the Big Shot's Whole Family Smitten 豪门爸妈被抢，奶团迷疯大佬全家 Lian Ying连樱Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Three-and-a-Half-Year-Old Cutie] [Special Abilities] [No Romance] [Growing Up] [Beloved by Everyone] When Qingqing was three, the Shen family, the richest family in City A, came to adopt her. All the children at the orphanage envied her, saying she would become the Shen family's one and only heiress. But on the day of the adoption, Ruanruan, another child from the orphanage, locked her in the woodshed. By the time Qingqing crawled out, covered in bruises, the Shen family had already left. Ruanr 42.9kReads8.9Score5.1kShelves
47. 597 五 Fifties: I Take My Real Daughter and Adopted Daughter and Marry a Military Officer 五零：带着真千金养女改嫁军官 Azure Sky Wind天青色的风Modern Romance528k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + period setting + military marriage + real and fake heiresses + raising a child + face-slapping] Zhao Jing, an overworked office drone, faints and wakes up in the 1950s. Her in-laws are preparing to secretly tie her up and marry her off for a bride price, while a lecherous man tries to take advantage of her. With the living conditions unbearable, Zhao Jing quickly flees with her adopted daughter, only to discover that her supposedly fallen husband has not only become an official 16.7kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves

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    The female protagonist travels back to the 1950s, where her husband has been killed in action. Her in-laws even try to sell her and her adopted daughter, so she runs away. She arrives in the city, only to be noticed by a military officer from the neighboring town.

48. 598 说 We Agreed to Fake It, So Why Are the Hong Kong Big Shots Fighting Over Me? 说好假CP香江大佬怎么又争又抢 Wedding Cake喜饼Modern Romance121k WordsOngoing [One-on-One] [Happy Ending] [Both Pure] [No Golden Finger] [They Speak Their Minds] [Using Tea to Fight Tea] [Making Money and Making Trouble, Both Are Their Forte] Jiang Huhu, a fragile office worker, was playing a stunning female ghost NPC when her performance was so convincing that a player she randomly scared burst into tears and hit her with a candlestick, sending her back to Haicheng in the 1990s. From the start, her original self's older sister set her up. Thanks to her top-notch acting, —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 599 随 The Man Who Joined the Army Is Married, So I Turn Around and Marry His Commander 随军男人已结婚，转头嫁他首长 A Few Days of Spring Chill几日春寒Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted 1970s + period setting + substitute marriage + military marriage + devoted couple Qin Shu opened her eyes to find herself on a train, held hostage by a criminal with a gun pressed to her forehead. Her life was hanging by a thread. From the memories she inherited, she learned that the original owner had been sent to marry a soldier in someone else’s place. First, she beat the criminal senseless and secured herself a job at the Public Security Bureau. Then she went to the military base to find th 19.7kReads8.7Score2.3kShelves

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    Unpretentious, simple and plain period literature

50. 600 科 The Brilliant Scientist Who Ran Away from Both Her Wedding and Her Marriage 科研一枝花逃婚又逃嫁 Qing E Xi青莪兮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (A period novel with no golden finger for scientific research, a top-tier intellect and a clear, rational mind; strengthening the nation and its military through mathematics, founding a research institute; the heroine is a soldier's wife, beloved for her own achievements, with a happy, harmonious relationship) Period setting + humorous everyday life + academic star + strengthening the nation through mathematical research + counterespionage + no space, no System, no golden finger + highly intelli 5.9kReads9.2Score667Shelves

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    Mathematical research without external aids. A team of highly intelligent individuals creating a center for applied mathematics.

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