Looking for Period Dramas That Aren’t Cliched or Over-the-Top

251 斯 The Bashful Doctor and the 1980S Butcher Girl Who Won't Stop Spoiling Him Gu NuanqingModern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted 19.5kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves

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It's good-looking and the heroine is very powerful.

253 八 After Rejecting the Match in the 1980S, I Opened a Canteen at a State-Owned Factory Fairy Pond KoiModern Romance500k WordsCompleted 5.5kReads9.0Score478Shelves

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🌿🌿🌿 Then I recommend this book, it's not cliche or fancy, the heroine makes her own money and spends it herself! The heroine's name is Shen Qingyue, and she lives with her grandparents after her parents are gone. Unfortunately, everyone doesn't take the three sisters seriously. They usually do the work at home and outside the house, and they have to marry off in exchange for high betrothal gifts. Faced with such a family, Shen Qingyue, who was reborn, resolutely split up the family and sold lunch boxes🍱, spicy hotpot, barbecue... Build a house, buy a car🚗, live a good life and make your grandparents jealous!

255 六 Famine in the 1960S and Going to the Countryside in the 1970S Time Travel and RebirthModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 14.8kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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The novel of this era is particularly beautiful to read. All the plots of the space spiritual spring are in place, and the life in the 1960s and 1970s was also pleasant. The descriptions of some minor characters are particularly vivid, such as the captain who is so angry that he is covering his eyes with wind, and the particularly funny Chang Laishun. The story in the countryside is so explosive and funny that I have read it several times, and occasionally I can read it again [laughing][laughing][laughing]

257 不 I'm Done Being a Doormat: Reborn, I Marry a Rough-He​​wn Military Officer Yue HuashengModern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted 14kReads8.1Score2.1kShelves

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⭐ After rebirth, the heroine is sober and independent. Her fiancé supports her widowed sister-in-law with her salary and uses her dowry to open a shop for her. Then the marriage report will be recovered directly. If the marriage is not concluded, he will have to write down an IOU and pay back the money.

259 被 After Being Divorced by Officer Leng Yan, Ruanjiao Turned to the Battlefield. Li Caiqi's Autumn MoyanModern Romance485k WordsCompleted 2.5kReads8.0Score168Shelves

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The soft and charming boss fights in the battlefield in a bad way VS abducts the top male partner to work as a coolie VS Leng Yan officer chases his wife in a hurry (planned for a long time VS the second male lead)

260 开 From the Start, I Inherited a Fortune and Lived It Up in the 1960S Nannan Who Loves Shredded PotatoesModern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted 14.9kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves

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The heroine has space, hoards supplies in modern times, travels back to 1968, and becomes an orphan with a rich family, no great relatives, and a job.

261 哈 Ha! To Win a Kid's Heart, I Cry First Just One Pack of Spicy StripsModern Romance402k WordsCompleted 72.9kReads8.9Score8.2kShelves

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[Adoration] [Adoration] [Adoration] Later, they gradually became mom's babies. The triplets are super cute and have different personalities. They are very unique. The male protagonist is super super doting on the female protagonist. The female protagonist is really beautiful. I like it very much. Step by step, you can manage the three cute sons and husband.

262 我 I'm Dawdling in Chronicles Shi NianModern Romance613k WordsCompleted 275Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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Ordinary daily chronicle

263 七 A Military Marriage in the 1970S: The Army Doctor Falls for a Special Forces Soldier Meow-Meow ClawsModern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted 23.1kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves

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These three books are by the same author. I first read the first one and thought the author's writing style was good, and then followed the other two books, both of which were written in the 1970s. The first book: Military Doctor VS King of Special Forces; the second book: Chef God VS Scientific Researcher; the third book: Gang Boss VS Mountain God

266 笑 Smiling to the Locust Flower and Asking About the Past Waiting for You Where You AreModern Romance742k WordsCompleted 877Reads9.1Score113Shelves

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The faculty and staff dormitory in the 1980s was full of human atmosphere, with characters each having their own characteristics and particularly good eloquence.

268 七 70: the Cannon Fodder Female Partner Relies on Ancient Martial Arts to Lead the Motherland Dream WorldModern Romance301k WordsCompleted 6.4kReads9.2Score537Shelves

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[Military marriage without accompanying the army➕Sweet pet➕Best young man]The heroine is patriotic, not a virgin at all, she has revenge, she likes it very much [Adoration][Admiration] The whole family is united, the writing style is warm, the noble young man of a wealthy family vs. The charming daughter of the heir of ancient martial arts [lick the screen] [lick the screen] super beautiful~

269 重 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast Heading NorthUrban1.9M WordsCompleted 128.5kReads9.6Score14.8kShelves

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Highly recommend this Northeastern book

270 七 Seventy: with the Delicate Girl in My Arms, There Is No Need to Flirt with the Arch-Rival. Mu ChengModern Romance443k WordsCompleted 77Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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This is okay, not so brainless

271 重 After I Was Reborn in the Seventies, I Saved the Sickly Educated Youth's Life Run OnceModern Romance808k WordsCompleted 8.1kReads9.2Score777Shelves

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The female protagonist travels through space. The male protagonist is weak in the early stage, but the female protagonist is cured later. The space requires points to upgrade, and the female protagonist will pick it up. The male and female protagonists will do it if they don't accept it, and they won't leave any marks. Later, the two of them entered the army together and became popular. They also had many cars and talked easily and happily.

272 和 After Eloping with Her Childhood Friend, Her Rugged Commander Husband Went Crazy Cen ShinianModern Romance864k WordsCompleted 32.8kReads8.8Score2.8kShelves

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Song Shengsheng had a nightmare. In the dream, she was coquettish and arrogant. She was instigated by her cousin to abandon the cold officer and genius son, but was imprisoned by her sinister, paranoid, possessive and perverted childhood sweetheart, gave birth to a baby and jumped from a building in depression. [Angry] When I woke up from the dream, I was still coquettish and flirtatious without realizing it, and I wanted to be alone~

273 七 A Captivating Marriage to a Soldier in the 1970S: The Barren Wife Is Pregnant Again July RabbitModern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 16kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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Double life, not cliche

274 替 Rejected for Being a Substitute Bride? My Mother-in-Law Pays to Get Me into Tsinghua and Peking University The Sun on the MountaintopModern Romance683k WordsCompleted 20.7kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves

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This is a mother-in-law who is better than a real mother, a lively male protagonist, and a sweet-mouthed green tea female protagonist, all of which make them even more interesting! ! ! !

275 九 The Orphan Girl of the 1990S: Helping Grandma Build a Better Life Cheng SiyuanModern Romance478k WordsCompleted 1.4kReads8.4Score101Shelves

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This book is indeed pretty good, but it may be because there is no time travel, no rebirth, no system and space, only one's own efforts, which makes it seem rather bland and not satisfying enough, leading to a low rating. But those people who got rich first in that era were really powerful. It was a good era where the timid were starved to death and the bold were starved to death, and business opportunities abounded~

276 金 A Steady Job: Reborn as a Train Water Supplier Village Demon FireUrban4.4M WordsOngoing 175.2kReads9.2Score10.7kShelves

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A period piece that is not cliche or fancy.

277 踹 Kick the Scumbag! Marry an Officer! My Cousin Is so Jealous That She Goes Crazy Li JiaojiaoModern Romance433k WordsCompleted 5.4kReads8.5Score728Shelves

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The heroine was reborn. In her previous life, she was exchanged by her cousin and married to a scumbag. She lived a miserable life. After she was reborn, the heroine took her brother to the army to find her fiancé to get married. After the marriage, her husband supported her and she relied on her own wisdom and hard work to create her own path to success.

279 救 Help! The Gentle Military Doctor Cried, and the Whole Unit Panicked Little Silly GooseModern Romance571k WordsCompleted 55.8kReads9.4Score7.3kShelves

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Traveling back to the 1980s, I thought there would be the best, and I was about to roll up my sleeves and start a fight, but the result: the shrewish mother favored girls over boys, the white lotus sister controlled her sister, the grandma controlled her face, the younger brother was brainwashed by the mother, the older sister is the god... The mantra of the family: Nianbao, you can't do this, you can't live without it! !

280 七 The 1970S: The Divine Doctor with Billions in Supplies Becomes the Nation's Beloved Dust-Forgotten WineModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 8.7kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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The first book is absolutely unconventional

281 七 The 1970S: Married in the Morning, Burning Joss Paper for My Ex by Afternoon The Divine Beast Isn't HomeModern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted 35kReads9.1Score4.5kShelves

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🍒🍒🍒Among the three books, they are full of beatings and scoldings, and it makes me feel relieved when I read them. Except for the first one, books 2 and 3 are all finished. 🍒On the wedding day at the beginning of the first book, the groom and his best friend are in the hospital and are absent from the wedding. The heroine sums up her past life experience, decisively breaks off the engagement, and then signs up to go to the countryside, away from the scumbag man, scumbag girl, and the family who cheated her. 🍒In the second book, the heroine is still in high school, and the whole family is being sucked by her grandma and uncle. The original heroine's second cousin did not dare to resist her grandma and uncle, and suppressed the third cousin in every possible way, even running for her life. 🍒In the third book, a family of three have traveled through time, rewriting their fate in the previous life, and staying away from the trap of family ties. Dear friends, you can also find books directly on my homepage.

287 随 After Joining the Army, Her Sharp Tongue Reigned Supreme in the Military Compound Wealthy HeiressModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 18.1kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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The female protagonist is a capitalist roader on the farm, and the male protagonist is a sharp-tongued and straight man. The two have always been a strong combination. Both have vicious tongues and are strong in force. They love each other and kill each other. They are not clingy or pretentious. They are both direct people who will kiss each other when they say it. It's quite cool to change the map and go overseas to do missions [laughing evilly] [laughing evilly]

288 七 The 1970S: Two Cannon Fodder Characters Marry and Turn Their Bad Luck Around Still as the SunModern Romance749k WordsCompleted 49.7kReads9.0Score4.9kShelves

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This is an unfinished period novel. The male and female protagonists are both educated youths, and the plot is novel. Anyone who likes period novels will definitely like it. It's also the only book I'm following [Like] [Like]

289 穿 A Couple of Fake Partners' Everyday Gossip After They Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Seventies Good Fortune and Good LuckModern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing 10.9kReads8.8Score918Shelves

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It's not cliche or fancy, it doesn't have any spatial powers, and the story is very novel! ! ! 🌸[Cold and selfish female academic tyrant I don't think so, she just focuses on her own interests and doesn't give up her ideals for anyone. This heroine is great [like] 🌸[The heroine who eats melons and watches dramas with a poisonous tongue x the flower of the mountain on the surface, the primary school chicken hero who tries to resist the heroine on the inside] The heroine is dressed as a cannon fodder tool, her husband's original heroine Bai Yueguang! This is particularly interesting. The way they get along is that the east wind prevails over the west wind. Who wins and who loses? 🌸[The Arrogant, Vicious, Bad and Lovely Young Lady !

290 八 One Night in the 1980S: The Toughest Roughneck Blushes as He Gently Coaxes Her Snow CandyModern Romance305k WordsCompleted 3.3kReads8.9Score274Shelves

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🌈[Ceiling of the period novel + rough man + spoiled wife] 🌸When she woke up, Qiao Yan entered the period novel and was doted on by her strong, rough man husband. "Blow out the light, I'm going to give you a baby!" Qiao Wan, who had tasted the sweetness, hoped to continue having sex. After receiving the script of a female lead actress, Qiao Wan was not afraid. She changed from the original lead's normal attitude of making everything up to heaven and earth, and adopted a gentle style, "Gu Cheng, stop laying on the floor, come up and sleep?" The man was surprised, "You don't want to divorce me?" "Divorce for what? How can I live without you?"

292 逆 Riding the Tide of the Times: Making a Living by the Sea Since 1983 Dong ChangxinUrban2.8M WordsOngoing 23.5kReads7.7Score1.7kShelves

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The first one is a fishing trip from the male protagonist's perspective. It's quite interesting. It's the first time I read this type of fishing trip on Tomato. It's a little emotional, but not greasy. It's about the struggle for life. The second one is about the heroine's rebirth, leading her family to struggle. Although the living environment is a mess at the beginning, the heroine finds a new way and succeeds.

293 气 Crying in Anger, Dressing up Like a Soft Educated Youth and Still Farming Guoguo Is a Little NaughtyModern Romance505k WordsCompleted 94Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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Good-looking period novels that you will never tire of reading. Some are reborn and some are lost in the book. Anyway, I am not active in eating and have problems with my thinking. Therefore, if you want to eat well and wear warm clothes in the era of insufficient food, of course you have to roll up your sleeves and work hard. The blessing of a beautiful man is essential

297 G Gb, Rough Girls Also Want a Wife A Small PancakeModern Romance514k WordsCompleted 1.9kReads8.8Score175Shelves

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✨The female protagonist: strong, straightforward and sincere. She can't express herself and is often beaten and scolded because of her open mouth🤭 ✨The male protagonist: fair-skinned and beautiful, a sickly beauty/little crybaby, shy🍃 Because she has been frail and sick since she was a child, she can't do anything. His personality is a bit autistic, but fortunately, after marrying the heroine, he was cured little by little💕 Because they met several times when they were young, they both misunderstood that the other did not like them. Later, the heroine's dog S was in the backyard of the hero's house. The heroine couldn't accept it and said some bad words at that time. The male protagonist sewed a rag doll dog 🐶 and asked his grandmother to bring it to the female protagonist, but the female protagonist didn't know. From then on, the two had no intersection until... . . . . . . . (Hey, no spoilers here! Friends who are interested can check it out👉) ✨The overall trend is daily life, the sweet life of the couple