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

1. 151 小 The Little One’s Happy Life 小不点的幸福生活 Mu Huo Qing木火青Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [1970s setting + transmigration into a book + the whole family dotes on her + everyday family life + building wealth + a touch of ensemble cast] Lin Xiaoman was born into the world of the lucky heroine novel, A Happy Life in the 1970s with Yi Ke. Unfortunately, she wasn't Yi Ke. She was just the contrast character in Yi Ke's happy life. The dutiful daughter who hoped her father would make something of himself looked at him, lazing about and wasting his time on cockfighting and dog-walking. His t 55.1kReads8.9Score3.7kShelves

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   These two are really good.

2. 152 爆 So Satisfying! I Stole the Luck of the Perfect Female Lead 爆爽！我夺走了极品女主的气运 Fairy Pond Koi仙池锦鲤Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted Lu Xiang became the doomed female supporting character in an 1980s novel. In the story, her greedy grandmother tried to make her marry in the heroine’s place to claim the bride price. When the truth came out, the grandmother slandered her as a loose woman, and the supporting character died heartbroken amid the whole village’s jeers. This time, Lu Xiang fought back against her rotten grandmother and awful relatives, crushing everyone who crossed her. With her skills in farming, cooking, and more, 4.5kReads9.0Score539Shelves

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   This is really beautiful.

3. 153 七 The Sizzling Days of 1970 七零滚烫日子 Hengheng Zai蘅蘅崽Modern Romance709k WordsCompleted Yang Tao was born in a small mountain village to a family so poor they had nothing. She had two older brothers waiting to trade her for bride price, and her parents were already preparing to find her a match: a lame widower in the village behind the mountain, a good-for-nothing from the neighboring village... She didn't want to spend the rest of her life trapped in poverty. Then, suddenly, a young man came into view. The county of Lijiang was building a bridge across the river, and Song Yan, a p 4.7kReads8.8Score575Shelves

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   Born into poverty in a small mountain village, Yang Tao had two older brothers who were waiting to be married off using her as a dowry. Her parents had already begun arranging marriages for her—a lame widower from the village behind the mountain, a good-for-nothing from the next village… She was unwilling to spend her life trapped in poverty. Until one day, a young man entered her life. Lijiang County needed to build a bridge across the river, and Song Yan, a key member of the design institute, was sent there. Before the bridge was even completed, Yang Tao stopped him—at their first meeting, she boldly proposed to him… A relatively heartwarming period drama.

4. 154 婆 Mother-in-Law Rushes to the Capital Overnight: She Wins Over the Compound with Her Cooking from the Start 婆婆连夜进京：开局厨艺征服大院 Qiuqian Yao秋千幺Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Period setting + cozy everyday life + raising kids + family and neighborhood affairs + career + ensemble cast) Chen Zhimin is a no-nonsense Northeast Chinese auntie. When her son and daughter-in-law need help, she packs her bags overnight and heads straight to the capital to look after the child. If her daughter-in-law says east, she won’t go west. If her daughter-in-law tells her to chase the dog, she won’t go after the chickens. Thanks to her cooking skills, she thrives in the military compo 51.2kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves
5. 155 七 The Wicked Mother-in-Law of the Seventh-Decade Compound 七零大院恶婆婆 Ye Xiu's Wife叶修老婆Modern Romance732k WordsCompleted [Period setting + wicked mother-in-law + family life + farming + both spouses transmigrate] Chen Suwen, who had healing, wood, and fire abilities, was hot-tempered and feisty. One day, she transmigrated into the body of a notoriously wicked mother-in-law living in a residential compound. A wicked mother-in-law? So she didn’t have to rein in her temper, force herself to compromise, or worry about acting out of character by being nothing like the original owner? She’d transmigrated from the apocal 4.9kReads8.1Score234Shelves

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   A few decent period novels

6. 156 八 A Great Beauty Raises Kids in a Beijing Courtyard, 1980s Style 八零大美人四合院养娃日常 North to South由北向南Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Slice of life + sweet romance + raising children + family life + career) Zhao Jinshu was in her sixties. Her children had grown up and started families of their own, and she had seen her parents-in-law off. She was just about to travel around the country when she was reborn. She returned to the time a few months after she had first moved to the city. Back then, she knew nothing. A young bride from the countryside, she was shy, too embarrassed to speak up, and insecure. Even though her husband 54.2kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves

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   This book!! You absolutely have to have this one, it's a 9.5-Rated book on Tomato! It's so hard to find good historical fiction these days, I haven't found anything good in ages! I stumbled upon this treasure by accident, and I've been reading it for about 14 hours now. No, I've only been reading for 14 hours, it's just that there are only so many chapters. I'm following the updates every day, and I hope the author will update more often. It's truly amazing, super good, and incredibly exciting.

7. 157 穿 Transmigrating into a Book Set in the 1970s: On My Wedding Night, I'm Sent Next Door to Stay 穿书七零：新婚夜被送到隔壁借宿 Pan-Fried Bun生煎包Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + beloved by all + devoted couple + no golden finger] On the day of her wedding, Lin Jianchun is suspected of bringing bad luck to her mother-in-law, so her new husband sends her to spend the night at the Lu family’s house next door. Unexpectedly, the owner of the bed comes home in the middle of the night… That’s when she transmigrates into the story. Remembering that she was punished with transmigration just for cursing out the author, 21.8kReads8.9Score5.8kShelves

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   🍊🍊On her wedding day, the mother-in-law feigned fainting, leading to suspicions that she was cursed to bring misfortune to her mother-in-law. The newlywed husband sent her to stay at the Lu family's house next door, but the original owner of the bed returned in the middle of the night. Remembering the reason she transmigrated into the book, the female lead decisively set her sights on the male lead's rock-hard abs. "I'll find a new husband!"

8. 158 下 After Going to the Countryside, the Female Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Future Senior Officer 下乡后女知青被未来首长娇养了 Dyeing the Years染流年Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Transmigration + Swapped Marriage + Devoted Couple + Marriage First, Love Later + Beloved by the Whole Family] Lin Xia never imagined that all she had to do was take a vacation, only to find herself dropped into a whole new world. There, she meets a group of people. When someone spreads rumors about her, Lin Xia has just started rolling up her sleeves when her future mother-in-law pulls her behind her and swings a huge broom. “You dare bully my Xiaxia? Try d 3.1kReads8.5Score258Shelves
9. 159 我 I Became the Biological Mother of the Heroine in a Period Novel 我穿成年代文女主亲妈 Quiet Night Thoughts思静夜Modern Romance362k WordsOngoing Zhou Yiyi transmigrated into a book, becoming the mother of the heroine, who dies early in the story. She was still a young unmarried woman herself. How was she supposed to be a mother? Make sure the girl had enough to eat, warm clothes, and a healthy upbringing? No, no, no. Of course she should teach her the new ideas of modern women. The System popped up. No, no. I'm the Good Deeds Side Character System. You have to do good deeds. Zhou Yiyi rolled her eyes. These requirements are way too much. 1Reads6.7Score—Shelves
10. 160 被 Kicked Out of the House? I've Got Billions in My Spatial Realm 被赶出家门？我空间里有亿万物资 Ye Ningmeng叶柠萌Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [New story: I Cleared Out the Money and Sent My Stepmother's Family to the Countryside] Gu Qingqing, a self-made rich girl, accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s and gets sold from the start, to the richest young man in the whole village. Gu Qingqing rubs her chin and thinks, “I got sold? That's awful!” But looking at the handsome, wealthy young man in front of her, she wonders, “Did I come out ahead after all?” To survive safely in this unfamiliar era, Gu Qingqing firmly clings to the powerfu 14.9kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    The only female protagonist in a period drama who actively runs to Hong Kong

11. 161 就 Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购 Sauce-Fried Rice酱汁炒饭Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted With a loud crash, Xu Jiaojiao, from the twenty-second century, survives an air disaster and transmigrates to the resource-starved 1960s, with three years of famine looming. Luckily, she has the “Buy-It-All Shopping Group” golden finger. She lands a job through a supply-and-marketing cooperative recruitment drive and gets a secure government job for life. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate... While everyone else chews grass, I snack on dates. I’ll stockpile the good stuff until the warehous 6.9kReads8.9Score740Shelves
12. 162 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
13. 163 穿 Transported to the 1980s, I Was Kept by a Madman 穿到八零年代，我被疯批包养了 A Stroke of Light and Shadow一笔光影Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted Shen Zhiyi, who has traveled back to 1988, looks at her impoverished home, her parents who favor sons over daughters, and her broken self. As the old saying goes: knowledge changes your fate, and beauty changes your family. Shen Zhiyi sets her sights on the wealthy Jiang Xiubai at first glance. Using her stunning looks, she sets out to catch him. She lands her catch, but never expected it to be a great white shark that eats people. Shen Zhiyi gets in over her head and can only keep dating him th 70Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    🌝🌝🌝The female lead wants to marry into a wealthy family and starts dating the male lead, who comes from a good family, in high school. She is spoiled and willful by him, who is extremely possessive. The two get together right from the beginning, and there are many romantic scenes between them.

14. 164 夫 My Husband and I Transmigrated to the 1960s, and My Mother-in-Law Is Reborn 夫妻同穿六零，我婆婆是重生的 Yi Jia Er Shi Yi易加二十一Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast, everyday family life, both spouses transmigrate, mother-in-law reborn, golden finger, cozy romance] The married couple Shen Sui and Wen Nanzhou died. The good news: They had connections in the underworld, and could get special treatment. The bad news: The special treatment sent them to 1969. They became the newlywed younger son and daughter-in-law of the Wen family. They had older brothers and sisters-in-law above them, and a whole crowd of nieces and nephews below, all crammed i 25.2kReads8.8Score2.4kShelves

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    The mother-in-law is reborn, and the male and female leads time-travel! They also have an extremely biased father-in-law who wants to trample his new wife and children into the dust. The male and female leads and the reborn mother-in-law not only avoid being forced out of the family penniless, but they also manage to steal the father-in-law's savings. [Laughing and crying emojis]

15. 165 嫁 Marrying a Disabled Soldier: The Gorgeous Beauty Charms and Coaxes Him 嫁军婚残夫，娇艳美人撩他诱哄他 Clouds Upon Clouds一朵朵云Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Military marriage + marriage first, love later + doted on by everyone + no golden finger, your mindset determines your fate] [A cast story starring a great beauty who gets a villainess role without realizing it] In 1974, Yu Wan transmigrates into the body of an undocumented drifter, then uses her beauty to become the Qiao family’s stepdaughter. With a new identity, Yu Wan is overjoyed. The Qiao family members each have their own agendas, but they know the truth and keep quiet. Not long after Yu 24.3kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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    A very good historical romance novel, highly recommended!

16. 166 穿 Reborn as the Abusive Novel’s Male Lead’s Mother 穿成虐文男主他妈 The Little Cat Fell Asleep小猫睡了Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Short story contest] [Foodie fiction] [A sweet little treat] Overnight, she transmigrates into a book with a baby in her belly whose father is unknown. On closer inspection, the baby turns out to be the male lead from the tragic novel she read before. He's a poor little thing whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. Penniless, Ding Sha relies on her excellent cooking skills to become the food goddess of a construction site. Spicy diced chicken, cured pork with garlic 30.8kReads9.6Score3.7kShelves
17. 167 重 Reborn in a New Era: I Only Want an Ordinary, Peaceful Life 重生年代，只想过平凡的悠闲人生 Dreaming Salted Fish Auntie做梦的咸鱼阿姨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted All alone, Li Xiao transmigrates to an era when you need a letter of introduction to go out and nobody has a phone. She is actually happy, because this time she finally has a healthy body and the chance to coast through life. She wants to live a quiet, leisurely life and make her transmigration worthwhile. After dealing with her obvious enemies, she packs her bags and heads to the countryside. As for the ones lurking in the shadows, she'll wait and see. Every day, she slacks off a little at work 13.6kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves
18. 168 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Seventies: The Cannon-Fodder Wife Takes Her Child to Join the Army 穿书年代，炮灰原配携崽随军去啦 Spirit Rain in the Empty Mountains空山灵雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted An Hua transmigrated to the 1960s and became the cannon-fodder ex-wife of a male lead from a novel set in that era. The original wife was a rich, beautiful heiress who looked down on her illiterate, working-class husband. She caused one scene after another, determined to divorce him and run into the arms of her first love. An Hua, who had transmigrated into her role, thought: Illiterate? That's a man with the right roots and a good background! Working-class? He's a golden ticket! She promptly to 32.2kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves

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    It was great! I just finished reading it. I couldn't get into any books for a while, but I finished this one. I stayed up until 2 a. M.

19. 169 炮 The Cannon-Fodder Supporting Female Lead Has Everything She Needs in the City 炮灰女配苟在城里应有尽有 I'm One Pinch of Cumin Away from Barbecue我与烤肉就差一撮孜然Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted Liu Ya was forced to transmigrate into a period novel. Rather than follow the female supporting character's path, she chose to keep her head down and grow stronger, distance herself from her family, and gradually climb to the top of the world. Before she knew it, she was living a life where she had everything she could want... 1.2kReads7.4Score114Shelves
20. 170 七 Sent to the Countryside in the 1970s, I Was Loved at First Sight by a War God 七零下乡知青，被兵王一见钟情了 Hoping for the Mountain, No Snow盼山无白Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Completed [period setting + reborn + pocket dimension + revenge + devoted couple + making money + medical skills + military marriage + feel-good wish fulfillment] In her previous life, Su Niannian was forced to go to the countryside, where two educated youths, Lu Xingguang and Huang Yingying, tricked her out of her money, tormented her, and framed her. After working desperately hard to get into college, she was manipulated by her stepmother, Tao Chunhua, who stole her admission letter and marrie 21.4kReads9.1Score3kShelves

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    Not old-fashioned or flashy

21. 171 穿 Transmigration: Bringing My Old House to Enjoy the Gossip in the 1970s 穿越：带着老宅在七零年代吃瓜 Rain Falling in the Bamboo Grove竹林落雨Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted A lighthearted, hilarious novel with a strong female lead! Sent-down youth + transmigration + a pocket dimension She transmigrates as a sent-down youth, only to discover that her old family home from her previous life has come along with her. Watch her enjoy life on the quiet while gossiping her way through the 1970s! She starts out as a sent-down youth, then later returns to the city! A slice-of-life story! The heroine just wants to make the most of her everyday life, without much drama or gran 4.1kReads8.8Score266Shelves

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    I just finished reading this book. The female protagonist goes to the countryside and watches the drama unfold with an older woman. Seriously, the gossip is hilarious, perfect for watching while eating. This gossip is guaranteed to be ripe and sweet. I've read many historical novels about gossip and drama, and they're all very good. They're on my bookshelf; you'll have to find them yourself.

22. 172 夫 A Couple Transmigrates Together: Raising Kids and Getting Rich in the 1960s 夫妻双穿：六零养娃致富忙 Yunyun's Guest Beneath the Banana Tree云云蕉下客Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Period setting + System + pocket dimension + transmigrate + couple transmigrates together + lots of children] An unexpected car accident sent Lin Wanqing transmigrating into a book, specifically a story about someone being reborn in the 1960s and turning their life around. Fortunately, she had a golden finger. But who could tell her what use a palace-intrigue System could possibly be in this particular era? What? The System could be upgraded too? That feature... she could just about a 12.5kReads8.3Score880Shelves
23. 173 和 After Eloping with Her Childhood Friend, Her Rugged Commander Husband Went Crazy 和竹马私奔后，糙汉首长急疯了 Cen Shinian岑十年Modern Romance864k WordsCompleted [Short drama adaptation now streaming] [Period setting + military marriage + sweet, satisfying romance + married first, love later + winning back his wife!] Song Shengsheng had a nightmare and discovered that she was the cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel: the male lead’s first wife, who died young. In the book, beauty was her only asset. To escape her husband, she wrote a letter reporting that her military officer husband came from a politically suspect background. That wasn’t all. When 33.4kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves

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    Song Shengsheng had a nightmare. In her dream, she was spoiled and demanding, manipulated by her cousin, abandoning her aloof military officer and her genius son, only to be imprisoned by her cunning, obsessive, and possessive childhood sweetheart, forced to give birth, and then driven to suicide by depression. [Angry] Upon waking, the still spoiled and demanding Song Shengsheng, unaware of her own allure, wanted to enjoy her success alone.

24. 174 怕 Help! Pregnant with Twins, and This Rugged Man Won't Stop Spoiling Me! 怕！双胎体质，被糙汉掐腰猛宠！ Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Period setting + rugged man + devoted husband + everyday life + devoted couple, one-on-one romance) As a minor cannon-fodder shrew of a supporting female character in a period novel, she was destined for a miserable ending that would leave everyone sighing with pity. But sorry, I'm here now. Looking at the man before her, with his straight, sturdy posture, phoenix eyes, and high nose, both his face and physique seemed made to match her tastes perfectly. Bai Yueji: How thoroughly brai 82.4kReads9.4Score5.4kShelves

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    🚰🚰🚰The female lead transmigrates to a world where she's sitting on the edge of a cliff, trying to get rid of her child. When the male lead arrives, she has to make up excuses to fool him. The male lead is very good at self-deception, frequently boasting to others about how much his wife loves him and how smart their child is. 🥃🥃

25. 175 七 A Happy Life in the Seventies 七十年代幸福生活 A Late Orange一只晚橙Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted Su Wan was reborn and grew up to eighteen. With her wedding and move to join the army just around the corner, she thought this life would be smooth and peaceful. She was ready to coast through life when she discovered she had transmigrated into a lucky heroine novel! Both she and her fiancé were doomed supporting characters! What could she do but fight to take control of her own destiny? See how Su Wan escapes the lucky heroine’s shadow, marries and follows her husband to the army, starts a busi 1.9kReads9.0Score131Shelves

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    No space, cheat code, viewable

26. 176 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Control the Life and Death System 四合院：开局掌控生死系统 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban1.8M WordsCompleted From the start, he gets a Life and Death System and hypnosis abilities, sending him straight to the top. The Life and Death System can extract life force from anything alive, including animals, plants, fish, and humans. It can also pour life force into any living thing, though the effect is halved. Extracting life force from a century-old tree yields fifty years' worth, which can be poured into a sapling to instantly make it grow to the size of a fifty-year-old tree. Animals work the same way: e 15.3kReads8.1Score860Shelves

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    Traveling back to the famine years of the 1960s? No problem! I have a spatial ability; I can accelerate the growth of plants and animals, fish, hunt, and lead two villages to adopt new farming methods. From then on, agriculture will follow the example of Shuanghe. I'll trade black market grain for antiques and artifacts. Wild boar meat for job quotas.

27. 177 七 The Lazy, Difficult Village Girl of the 1970s Can't Get Enough Kisses from Her Army Officer Husband 七零村姑懒又作，军婚大佬亲不够 Xie Qingyin谢清音Modern Romance654k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Educated Youth + Transmigration + Spoiled Princess + Sweet Romance] Zhou Baozhu was a pretty useless rich girl who’d made it to twenty thanks to sheer luck. Well, what can she say? She was born into the right family. Who could’ve imagined that one day Zhou Baozhu would transmigrate to the 1970s? The rich beauty had turned into a country girl. She had no food or drink, and now she even had to work in the fields to earn work points. What a shock! Zhou Baozhu wanted to cry every 1kReads7.0Score129Shelves

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    ✨🎉These period dramas are fresh and original, each with its own merits [drooling] ① The female lead loves to eat [smirking], and she approaches the male lead, leading to many hilarious situations because of food [laughing][laughing] ② The male lead is head over heels in love with the female lead, regardless of their past or present lives, he only has eyes for her [kissing] ③ The female lead is a native, loves money more than anything [laughing], and only thinks about making money all day long. At first, the male lead was worried [eating melon], but later he simply joined her side [drooling] ④ The female lead, with her beauty and wit [smirking], successfully wins over the male lead, turning a bad hand into a good one [a masterpiece of culinary arts][a masterpiece of culinary arts]

28. 178 混 The Gang Boss and His Green Tea Wife 混混头子绿茶妻 No Emo Today今天不emoModern Romance500k WordsCompleted 2.6kReads8.8Score179Shelves
29. 179 重 Reborn in the 1970s: A One-Yuan Bride Price and a Whirlwind Military Wedding 重生七零被嫁人，一元彩礼闪军婚 Chilly September玖月微凉Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [Military marriage in a bygone era, both leads are chaste, devoted husband, mutual healing, choosing each other, a touch of fantasy and a space, not saintly, building wealth, uplifting and positive] Qiao Yunque is a frail invalid, barely clinging to life. She was switched at birth and abandoned, a poor little thing from the start. After barely making it to adulthood, she was sold to Zhou Sinian as his wife for the cheapest bride price in history: one yuan. As if her life weren't miserable enough 5.8kReads9.2Score830Shelves

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    This bag is so pretty!

30. 180 八 The 1980s: What If the First Wife Who Died Young Isn't Reborn? 八零，早死原配没重生怎么办？ Leaping Into Mountains and Seas跃入山海Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted Original title: The 1980s: A Cool Military Doctor Spoils His Ugly Country Wife [Period setting + making money + the native-born, doomed original wife crushes the reborn heroine] Jiang Kuihua is a plain country girl through and through. Zhan Zhengqing is a promising chief neurosurgeon from a good family. The two marry by chance, but everyone says an ugly, uneducated woman like her isn’t good enough for Zhan Zhengqing, and that divorce is only a matter of time. Jiang Kuihua doesn’t think about it 212Reads6.7Score—Shelves
31. 181 活 A Widow in Name Only! The Neighboring Roughneck Has His Eye on Her 活守寡！邻家糙汉馋上她 The Eldest Miss of the Muzi Family木子家大小姐Modern Romance142k WordsOngoing [Rural life in the 1980s, realism, ensemble cast, family squabbles, building a better life] Adapted from real events, this story is set in a small village in southern Henan in the 1980s. Pretty Li Chuntao is married off in her brother's place to a “living corpse,” becoming overnight the “living widow” everyone whispers about behind her back. Just as her life seems like a stagnant pool, a rough-hewn man barges into it. Family ties bind her hand and foot, while her growing feelings are a fire sh 33Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    A straightforward, down-to-earth piece of writing set in a bygone era.

32. 182 八 The Eighties Cannon Fodder Charms the Male Lead and Climbs to the Top 八零小炮灰，撩爆男主要上位 Cheng Yiqi橙以七Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Historical setting + devoted couple + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + everyday military life + rugged husband who dotes on his wife + older man + falling in love day after day Xu Zhouzhou transmigrates into the body of a stunningly beautiful minor character in an 1980s novel. The minor character is a background extra who gets killed off from the start. But she happens to have a breathtaking face, and as the village’s last educated youth unable to return to the city, she lives alone 10.3kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
33. 183 乡 Rural Love: The Marriage Swap 乡村爱情之换亲 The Eldest Miss of the Muzi Family木子家大小姐Modern Romance962k WordsCompleted The village looks peaceful, but undercurrents churn beneath the surface. Love, family affection, and illicit affairs intertwine to create a sweeping portrait of life. The beautiful village flower is forced to marry the poorest man in the village, and their story begins... 5.7kReads8.8Score475Shelves
34. 184 山 Wild Lilies of the Mountain Village 山村野百合 The Eldest Miss of the Muzi Family木子家大小姐Modern Romance176k WordsCompleted An eighteen-year-old village beauty married a thirty-three-year-old simpleton. A month after their wedding, her husband drowned, and she was branded a woman who brought death to her husband… This story offers a true-to-life account of the loves and hatreds, joys and sorrows of ordinary rural people. It faces the ugliness and greed of human nature head-on, while reflecting on the sincerity and warmth found in this world. 276Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 185 系 System: Starting with a Thunderbolt, I Get Rich Through Robbery 系统之开局一个雷发家致富靠抢劫 Run Once跑一次Modern Romance808k WordsCompleted The bookworm Bai Nanxin died, then came back to life! She was reborn in the 1960s, an era of food and clothing shortages. Before she even had time to prepare for a hard life, the System came knocking. Food, drink, fun, and games, all she had to do was study! Reborn for a second time, Bai Nanxin immediately recited twenty classical poems, and the points came pouring in. The surprise delighted the System and satisfied Bai Nanxin! With the System's help, she avenged the original owner, seized 4.7kReads9.2Score503Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates with a spatial ability. The male protagonist is physically weak in the early stages, but the female protagonist heals him later. The spatial ability requires points to upgrade, and the female protagonist takes advantage of the loopholes. The male and female protagonists are straightforward and decisive, and they later join the army together, becoming highly sought-after. They also have many cars and their conversations are light and pleasant.

36. 186 军 Five Years Without Seeing Her Military Husband, She Joins the Army with Their Child 军婚五年不见面，娇美人带娃随军 Jing Miaomiao镜淼淼Modern Romance432k WordsOngoing A clever, sweet-natured beauty x a rugged man with incredible stamina [Military marriage + sweet and satisfying romance + adorable kids + mutual teasing + cozy daily life] Li Xia wakes up in a story set in a bygone era, as the original wife of the male lead, a cannon-fodder character destined to die young. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s right in the middle of an elopement! Li Xia: ? There’s no way she’s eloping. She’ll rip the scumbag to shreds, kick her heartless uncle’s family to the cur 278Reads9.4Score115Shelves

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    Unlike those clichéd time-travel novels, this one is very original. Friends, you should definitely check it out!!!

37. 187 穿 After I Transmigrated to the 1970s and Married a Bully, I Decided to Lie Flat 穿越七零嫁给恶霸后我摆烂了 Chen Fengche宸风澈Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + sweet romance + golden finger + gruff hero + play the pig to eat the tiger] Why have I transmigrated again?! After having her good fortune snatched away twice in a row, Xi Qingqing has transmigrated yet again. This time, she's made up her mind! She's going to lie flat! A nightmare of a mother-in-law? No problem, as long as she treats me well. Married to a bully? Whatever, I'll reform him. A picky, demanding sister-in-law? Hmph! She needs a good dose of reality! See how the sha 6.7kReads9.2Score604Shelves
38. 188 搬 She Divided Up the Family Fortune, Then Used Comments to Reel in a Commander 搬家产，资本家小姐靠弹幕钓首长 Nan Yue Zi楠月子Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage in the 1970s + On-Screen Comments + Pocket Dimension + Heiress Pursues Her Husband + Raising a Child] Xia Nianchu was once a pampered heiress, delicate and soft, extravagantly spoiled, fickle, and free to run wild without anyone keeping her in check. Then one day, the on-screen comments revealed the truth: she was merely the male lead's doomed ex-wife, a cannon-fodder character who died early in a novel. After divorcing her husband, a military officer, she would die miserably 234Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Completed. The plot is fresh and original. The female lead is a delicate and spoiled capitalist's daughter, a bit of a drama queen. Originally, she was the cannon fodder ex-wife who died young in the book, but after being awakened by the comments, she refused to divorce the male lead and ended up following him to the army. It's a captivating and addictive read, highly recommended.

39. 189 带 The Troops Come to Claim Their Child: My Cold-Faced Husband Is Wrapped Around My Finger 带娃部队认亲：面冷丈夫被拿捏 Winter Moon冬冬月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Only after being reborn did Su Li learn that her twin sons were not her husband's at all. The Jiang family had deliberately staged the whole thing to get close to her father, a factory director. No wonder the Jiang family had never liked her children from the moment they were born. After her father was dismissed from his post, they brazenly pressured her to divorce and threw the children out of the house. Su Li could only watch as her eldest son drowned and her younger son died of a fever. She 118.2kReads7.9Score6.3kShelves
40. 190 嫁 Marrying into a Crowded Courtyard, Where Gossip Is Everywhere 嫁进大杂院，吃瓜好方便 Three-Ton Radish三吨萝卜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Courtyard Compound + Ensemble Cast + Family Life + Loves to Watch the Drama Unfold + Slice of Life + A Heartwarming Take on Love in the Courtyard] In 1975, the courtyard compound in the alleys near the Red Star Steel Mill was as lively as ever. In the east, Yang Shujuan kept fretting: “Our girl is timid, and she doesn't have much luck with her parents. Where's she going to find a husband?” In the west, Diao Yulian was busy feeding her child: “Jiabo, my precious Jiabo, Mommy's darling little swe 7.3kReads8.8Score516Shelves

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    This book is full of laughs. The male and female leads are high school classmates, both with endearing personalities and a penchant for bickering. It's set in a large, old-fashioned neighborhood with many hilarious stories, and everyone there is a source of amusement.

41. 191 七 The 1970s: The Commander’s Daughter Is Betrothed to Me 七零：首长家千金跟我是娃娃亲 Bells on the Horizon天边风铃Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted Period setting + transmigration + grounded, everyday life Shi Yue never imagined that she would find love and family in another timeline, and enjoy a happy, fulfilling life. After testing positive for COVID, Shi Yue transmigrates to the parallel timeline of the 1970s, bringing along a hereditary pocket dimension. She plans to make a little money by taking advantage of the college entrance exams and the wave of reform, then settle down to a peaceful life. But it turns out she is the long-lost dau 266Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    No backstabbing, no dabbling in the black market in the countryside, just a simple, ordinary life.

42. 192 穿 A 1970s Wedding, Then Love 穿到七零，先婚后爱真香了 Bells on the Horizon天边风铃Modern Romance630k WordsCompleted A period-life experience package somehow sent An Hao to the legendary 1970s, where she became a pitiful girl relying on a favor to seek shelter with her future in-laws. To save herself, An Hao signed an agreement with a man: they would divorce in two years, and then she could spread her wings and fly. Lin Feng was the military district’s most popular young officer. After one trip home, he became a married man. Supposedly, it was an arranged childhood betrothal. But was the little potato in front 71Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 193 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate Into a Book Together! Marry a Rough-and-Ready Man! If You Leave, I’m Leaving Too 闺蜜齐穿书！嫁糙汉！你离我也离 Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings椒盐鸡翅块Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + rough-and-tough hero + sweet romance + face-slapping + daily life + building a fortune + raising kids] The moment Shen Wu opened her eyes, she saw a man who was exactly her type. Realizing she had transmigrated into a book, she then heard a familiar voice and understood that she wasn't the only one who had transmigrated: her best friend had come along too, and now they were sisters-in-law... The two of them had entered a novel written by someone who envied them. In 78kReads9.4Score7.1kShelves

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    ① The female protagonist and her best friend transmigrated into a book together, becoming sisters-in-law. Together, they were invincible. Mother-in-law, dealt with! Scheming woman, punished! Scoundrel, beaten!

44. 194 全 My Whole Family Was Slaughtered! Back to the 1970s to Punish Scum, Love My Man, and Raise My Child 全家惨死！重回七零虐渣宠汉养崽 Sunrise with Wine朝阳伴酒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Completed) [Period Piece + Devoted Husband and Kids + Rebirth and Revenge + Everyday Family Life + Building Wealth] Only after Su Ti died did she discover that she had been living in a period novel about a heroine who made her fortune. Unfortunately, she wasn't the heroine. She was just a disposable stepping stone! The heroine was her cousin, favored by Heaven itself. Everyone who opposed her met a terrible end. After Su Ti died, her husband lost all desire to live. During a task assigned by th 14.3kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    🌊🌊You can't say you've read a period drama if you haven't read this! The female protagonist is a self-centered woman who loves her man, dotes on her children, and is ruthless and vicious towards her enemies—the really ruthless kind! After her death, her man also contemplates suicide. During a mission, her cousin enlists for him and ultimately sacrifices herself, leaving behind two children who have just turned one year old and no one to care for them. Meanwhile, the cousin uses her husband's compensation money to run a prostitute business after the reform and opening up, engaging in transportation and abusing her children, living a happy and fulfilling life. Su Ti is filled with remorse. When she opens her eyes again, she is back to the time when she and her cousin married into the Wei family…

45. 195 七 The 1970s: The Delicate Beauty Was Carried Home by a Psycho Country Bumpkin 七零：娇软美人被疯批糙汉叼回家 Yan Fei言非Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A sharp-tongued heroine who never suffers in silence vs. a rugged, wild, obsessive male lead who’s hopelessly in love Su Xiaoxiao wakes up one day to discover that she’s the villainess in a novel about two women whose lives are contrasted. The novel’s kindhearted heroine is her cousin, who has outshone her in every way since childhood. In the book, “she” becomes madly obsessed with her cousin’s man, does one terrible thing after another, and meets a tragic end. Her five older brothers die one af 14.6kReads8.2Score1.5kShelves

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    A straightforward and outspoken female lead vs. A rough, crazy, love-obsessed male lead: arch-enemies turn into true love.

46. 196 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: Living Off Women in a Period Novel 女穿男：我在年代文里吃软饭 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A woman transmigrates into a man’s body, with some fantasy elements] When Zhou Shan transmigrates to the 1960s, she opens her eyes to dizziness and weakness in all four limbs, experiencing firsthand what it means to be starving to death. She doesn’t feel the slightest thing about having become a man. Just as she’s so hungry she can barely keep her eyes open, she hears a father and daughter nearby, picking over their choices: “Is there anyone you like?” “Too ugly. Black and skinny, like a charre 6.7kReads9.4Score565Shelves
47. 197 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
48. 198 糙 The Rough-Edged Contractor's Treasured Darling 糙汉包工头的心头娇娇宠 Hawthorn Roll山楂卷卷子Modern Romance232k WordsCompleted [Rugged construction foreman × darling little heiress] [Both inexperienced, sweet romance, both leads have their own careers and plenty of money. No mother-in-law drama, no misunderstandings.] [The leads were classmates and have known each other for ten years. Before they got together, he was a rugged construction foreman. Afterward, he reinvented himself as a young business tycoon and a lovesick, clingy puppy.] After her parents died in a business accident, Su Qingwan graduated from a prestigi 434Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    Recommended articles of the era [KISS] [KISS] ① Once again, she flirts with her man without any mercy~ In this life, she just wants to protect her own happiness, her family, love and career, and lead the whole family to get rich and live a good life. ②The male protagonist and the female protagonist both have their own careers, and they are not short of money. There is no dispute between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. They are classmates and have known each other for ten years. Before they got together with the heroine, they were a rough guy and a foreman. Later, after they got together, they transformed into a boss with a love brain, a large dog, and a clingy spirit.

49. 199 穿 Transmigrated as the Doomed Girl in a Novel Set in the Old Days 穿成年代文中的早夭女 Glutinous Rice M Wine糯米M酒Modern Romance233k WordsCompleted A rich second-generation foodie transmigrates to the early days of the People's Republic of China after a romantic murder. In a premeditated baby swap, Yun Xi ends up as the child of a military family. After returning to the countryside, she lives a simple life in a world full of transmigrators, all while aiming to live to a ripe old age! First heroine: The officer is mine. You can be a farmer. Second heroine: I'll go to the city. You can stay here and farm. Third heroine: I'll take your husband 8.9kReads8.8Score553Shelves

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    These few are not outdated; I can keep up with them.

50. 200 穿 Transmigrated Into the Nineties: The Villainous Big Shots Are All My Kids 穿书九零：反派大佬们都是我的崽 Mr. Zixu Wuyou子虚乌有君Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After Wang Qi died in a car accident, she transmigrated into a romance novel called The Overbearing CEO Falls for Me. By an unfortunate twist of fate, she became the male lead’s stepmother and the mother of three future villainous powerhouses. But Wang Qi transmigrated to the 1990s, five years before the novel’s story began. The original heroine had yet to be reborn, and the plot had not started. The eldest son, one of the future villains, was only fourteen, while the other two hadn’t even been 201.5kReads9.4Score26.2kShelves

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