Looking for Good Rural Novels Set in the 1970s and 1980s 求好看的7O、80年代农村小说

1. 1 改 Remarried to the Rough-Hewn Neighbor, the Young Bride Is Spoiled Rotten 改嫁隔壁糙汉，小媳妇被宠上天 The Eldest Miss of the Muzi Family木子家大小姐Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Original title: "Left Alone at Home, the Neighboring Roughneck Has His Eye on Her" [1980s | Countryside | Realistic | Devoted Couple | Possessive Favoritism | Age Gap | Love Rival Showdown] In 1980, Li Chuntao is married off in exchange for her older brother’s marriage. But on their wedding night, her groom elopes with his old flame. Overnight, she becomes the village’s target of scorn, branded a woman who brings bad luck. Her mother-in-law calls her a jinx, while a pack of old bachelors eye 38.1kReads8.6Score1.5k14d adds

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   This early 1980s rural fiction vividly portrays human nature, is authentic and down-to-earth, and is a superior work. 👍

2. 2 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... 5.6kReads8.8Score46014d adds
3. 3 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. 272Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 4 百 The Many Flavors of Life, Part One: A Snowy Night of Lost Souls 百味人生第一部：失魂风雪夜 w Nankew南柯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Family, love, and adultery. This small mountain village seems peaceful, but undercurrents run deep, and human dramas of sorrow and joy unfold every day. On a bitterly cold, snowy night, a young and beautiful mother is assaulted and becomes pregnant. Afterward, she lives every day in fear and pain, desperately trying to keep the secret. When the truth comes to light, the demon who has appeared in her dreams countless times has never really gone away. What will the mother do? This book offers a 14.5kReads9.2Score1.5k14d adds

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   I read a few chapters of a novel set in rural Northeast China in the late 1970s and early 1980s and became completely engrossed in it.

5. 5 年 Those Days on the Production Team 年代，生产队里那些事 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban201k WordsCompleted Set in the 1970s, this book tells the story of the family life of Wu Changgui and Jiang Xueqin, an ordinary couple from a small village, and their children. In an era of material scarcity, life was simple and unpretentious, yet full of complicated love, hatred, and heartbreak... 41Reads6.3Score—14d adds
6. 6 知 The Educated Youth Years: Starting with an Escape from the Village 知青年代，从村子里逃亡开始 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban3.3M WordsOngoing 1976. Liu Haibo, a sent-down youth, falls in love with Yang Xiuqing, a village girl. Her family vehemently opposes his proposal, forcing him to flee Shibantian Village and return to Haicheng, a thousand miles away. Just as he is preparing to start a new life with Wu Jie in Haicheng, Yang Xiuqing suddenly shows up at his door, stirring up an emotional entanglement that spans the years. 2023. Seventy-year-old Liu Haibo is driving an Audi with Yang Xiuqing to Shibantian Village when they are involv 32.5kReads8.4Score2k14d adds
7. 7 七 I Met the Man Who Stole My Heart in the 1970s 七零年代我遇到心动的汉子 Jingxuan Yang MeijinC景轩羊梅锦CModern Romance508k WordsCompleted Important! This is very important! No pocket dimension + no golden finger + no awful relatives (there's just one) + no unresolved heartbreak Liu Xiqiao stayed up all night reading novels and somehow read herself right into another world. She transmigrates into the body of an eighteen-year-old girl from the year 1974 who has the exact same name. She wakes up and collapses right back onto the bed. Looks like she's not the only one who stayed up all night. With simple luggage on her back, she takes 1.2kReads8.6Score—14d adds
8. 8 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 81.2kReads9.4Score5.3k14d adds
9. 9 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Take the Children to Find Their Long-Dead Father 穿书后我带孩子找到他们早死的爹 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1950s + daily life + raising children] Su Zhaozhao stayed up all night finishing a period novel. When she woke up, she’d been tossed into the book’s world as the male lead’s early-deceased ex-wife, a character who wasn’t even given a name and was barely mentioned. He thought she was gone, and she thought he was dead. The ex-wife struggled to survive with her two children until exhaustion took her life. Then Su Zhaozhao landed in her place… In this era of shortages, Su 37.7kReads9.3Score4.2k14d adds
10. 10 七 The Brooding Factory Director in the 1970s Falls for a Kiss from the Soft-Waisted Beauty 七零闷骚厂长被腰软娇花一吻动情 Hua Yao花杳Modern Romance545k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Mutually devoted + Devoted husband + Space + Farming + Cozy daily life + Cherished by the whole family + Troublesome relatives dealt with quickly] [Wise and gentle heroine vs. calculating, reserved factory director] Lan Yin thought she'd merely had a dream about making love, but as pain washed over her, she suddenly awakened to the truth. She was the original heroine of a novel set in the 1970s, and someone had stolen her good fortune. The transmigrated female supporting charac 1.5kReads9.0Score22614d adds
11. 11 七 Spoiled by My Rugged Husband on Our Wedding Night in the Seventies 七零新婚夜，被糙汉老公宠到腿软 A Song Across the World天下长歌Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Jiaojiao divorced her husband for a deceitful scumbag and returned to the provincial capital. Little did she know, she had ruined her own life. When she finally came to her senses and wanted to live properly, she was hit by a car and killed. When she opened her eyes again, she was back on her wedding night in 1975. Fortunately, the misunderstanding between her and her husband hadn't grown too serious. Fortunately, everything was only just beginning. She swore that this t 10.2kReads9.0Score89714d adds
12. 12 七 In the 1970s, the Sweet Little Darling Was Spoiled by a Fierce, Wild Man 七零，小娇娇被疯批糙汉宠翻天了 Spirit Dove灵鸽Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Transmigrates into a book + period setting + sweet romance + heroine pursues hero + beautiful, fair-skinned, timid drama queen x villainous, short-tempered country boy] When Shen Yingying wakes up, she has become the villain's wicked little wife in a period novel. She wakes to find herself caught in the act of running away with another man by her villainous husband. She is so terrified she nearly dies on the spot. After all, the villain in the original novel is a violent, rough-he 59kReads9.3Score8.8k14d adds

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    This is a period drama/transmigration novel 📚 It's quite good. The female protagonist has just transmigrated and finds herself in the middle of a massive cheating scandal. To save her life, she uses every trick in the book, finally managing to get her villainous husband to show mercy… But she accidentally goes too far, and the villain who once choked her, wanting to strangle her to death, now holds her in his arms. He treats her like the most precious treasure in the world, cherishing her dearly and spoiling her for life. Before the villain's change of heart: Xie Fangzhu: "I'm going to break her legs! I'm going to make her wish she were dead!" After the villain's change of heart: Xie Fangzhu: "Damn, she's so beautiful." Xie Fangzhu: "I'm going to spoil her for life!"

13. 13 糙 The Rugged Man’s Overwhelming Love: His Sweet Little Wife Falls for Him 糙汉强势爱，娇软小媳妇沦陷了 Su Jiabai苏加白Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Originally titled “A Lonely Bed Is Hard to Bear, While the Rugged Neighbor Scratches at Her Wall Night After Night” [lonely nights / maximum sweetness / period setting / delicate beauty / devoted love / slow-burn romance / building wealth / glimpses of an ensemble cast / love at first sight / close proximity / sisters-in-law as foils] Delicate young wife × iron-willed, rugged man Hua Xiaoyue is left alone in an empty bed, the long nights hard to endure. Her family scolds her, her in-laws berate 9.3kReads8.5Score56314d adds

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    Three meals a day, four seasons, a microcosm of rural life, the gentle flow of water.

14. 14 穿 After Transmigrating to the 1980s and Becoming a Substitute Bride, I Became the Army Officer's Most Beloved 穿越八零替嫁后我成了军官心尖宠 Over Ten Thousand a Day日收过万Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Substitute Marriage + Military Marriage + Stepmom + Mutual First Love] (Fictional Military Marriage + Everyday Life as a Military Wife) Yang Niannian, a college student, was so furious after losing ten ranked matches in a row in Honor of Kings that she blacked out and transmigrated to the 1980s. The moment she opened her eyes, her mother was pressuring her to marry, sobbing and sniffling all over her. “Lu Shishen is a soldier with a secure government job. If you marry him, you’ 109.3kReads9.2Score14.2k14d adds

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    This looks interesting! Just try it out and you'll see! 🍉🍉🍉

15. 15 七 The 1970s: Married in the Morning, Burning Joss Paper for My Ex by Afternoon 七零：上午结婚下午给前夫烧纸 The Divine Beast Isn't Home神兽不在家Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Also known as: "Clearing Out My Eccentric Adoptive Mother's Home, the Fake Heiress Goes to the Countryside" Animated comic: "Tong Hua's Comeback" [Reborn and Revenge on Scumbags + Face-Slapping the Beloved of All + Everyone Begs for Forgiveness + Never Forgiving + Sweet Romance] In her previous life, Tong Hua was plotted against by Kong Mixue, the beloved of all, and sold into the mountains, where she was trapped for over a decade. After finally escaping and making her way home, she found that h 39.9kReads9.1Score4.5k14d adds
16. 16 渣 My Trashy Sister Stole My Husband? I'll Give Up and Marry Her Good-for-Nothing Brother-in-Law 渣姐抢我老公？我摆烂嫁窝囊姐夫 Five-Mao Coin五毛硬币Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [Period setting + both leads reborn + wildly unpredictable responses] Her older sister was jealous that Wen Wan had married a CEO who doted on her, and killed her at her fiftieth birthday party. When Wen Wan opened her eyes again, her sister said she was going to marry Lu Yiming. Wen Wan immediately knew her sister had been reborn too. In her previous life, her sister had looked down on Lu Yiming for being poor and tricked Wen Wan into marrying him. She never expected that after their wedding, L 315Reads8.1Score—14d adds
17. 17 乡 Chasing Dreams in the Countryside, with Thorny Roads to Love 乡村逐梦，情路荆棘 Little Ting Loves to Share小亭爱分享Modern Romance286k WordsCompleted Li Xiangqin and Zhao Xiaobing were college classmates and a couple. After graduation, Li Xiangqin returned to her hometown to build a career, while Zhao Xiaobing was unwilling to leave the big city, so they began a long-distance relationship. As time went by, their values and outlooks diverged. They often argued and struggled to understand each other, until their relationship finally fell apart. Because of her family’s circumstances, Li Xiangqin married the son of the richest man in her village. 212Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I love it so much I can't stop.

18. 18 我 My Novel Is Also My Third Book 我的小说也的第3本书 I Want My Novel to Become a Hit Too我的小说也想火Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted 2kReads7.4Score28314d adds
19. 19 重 Reborn in 1970: My Rough-and-Ready Family Dotes on Me 重生70年：糙汉一家都宠我 Liu Xiaoying流小莹Modern Romance474k WordsCompleted After enduring the most horrific abuse, she finally understood how absurd her life had been. As she lay dying, she watched the rough-hewn man she'd wronged rush in. She had been wrong about everything. Given another chance, she would never again pin her hopes on her birth family. She didn't have to treat the people who had ruined her life as her closest kin. Heaven had given her a chance to make things right, and she couldn't let it slip by. She would be a good daughter-in-law, a good mother, an 753Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    There's no system, no special abilities, and no cheat codes. The female lead didn't cherish the male lead in her previous life. She unexpectedly became pregnant with twins at a young age, even though they were already married. However, the male lead's grandparents, parents, and other family members all doted on her and treated her very well, and the male lead treated her even better. The male lead's ancestors were bandits, so they were quite wealthy (due to the strict crackdowns of that era, much of their wealth was confiscated, but some was preserved).

20. 20 睁 Awakening in the 1980s: I Have a Child with the Infamous Village Tyrant 睁眼八零：和凶名在外村霸有崽了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted When Hu Yao woke up, she found a mischievous yet well-behaved son and a scoundrel of a man beside her. Shocked and bewildered, she heard from the neighbors she knew that four years earlier, she'd hit her head so hard she was left simple-minded, and her mother had sold her. Over those four years, she had not only gained a husband but also a mischievous child who fiercely protected her. The bastard of a man was always putting his hands on her, and he was exceptionally fierce and unreasonable. Terr 38kReads9.2Score3.2k14d adds

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    My top historical fiction novel: The female lead was pushed down by her half-sister and became mentally impaired. She was almost sold to an older man by her stepmother, but the male lead bought her with all his savings and took meticulous care of her. The story begins with the female lead recovering from her mental impairment; she's now married and has a well-behaved child. The child is often beaten by the male lead for constantly using his cup to collect cow dung.

21. 21 七 A Mad Couple in the 1970s 七零年代疯批夫妇 The Colorful Xue Jingfei色彩缤纷的薛静妃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Historical era + green tea schemer + obsessive love + unhinged + powerful lead + everyday family life + pocket dimension + food + healing + transmigrate into a book This is the story of two unfortunate souls saving each other. After transmigrating into the countryside as a little orphan, Ming Dai meets Zhou Sinian, a mad powerful man who loves wearing red headscarves. Under the protection of his reputation, she manages to establish herself in the village. Zhou Sinian was a cannon-fodder characte 106.5kReads9.3Score10.8k14d adds

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    The first book, *Ming Dai*, features a space-time ability and lots of food elements. The male lead starts out sick but is cured by the female lead—it's incredibly sweet! The second book, *Xiao Zhu Zi*, is one I absolutely adore. I read it a long time ago, and I still really want to reread it. Xiao Zhu Zi's gradual growth is truly captivating.

22. 22 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 94.5kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds
23. 23 被 Pampered by a Rugged Man Until I Became a Delicate Little Darling 被糙汉宠成娇气包 A Third of a Cloud云间三分Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted Hey, everyone! My new book has a low rating, so please give it five stars! Love you all so much!!! [Alternate historical setting + no pocket dimension + reborn in the 1970s + everyday life + sweet romance + family drama] [Rugged male lead dotes on her every day + down-and-out female lead becomes his pampered little wife] Yang Beibei is reborn the day before she is sold to a sleazy father and son. She crashes straight into a rugged man from the neighboring village. The rugged man, built like a ta 14.1kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds

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    185-187 [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Top Post] "Ah Xun, every time you see me dressed, I want to see you dressed too." (Here it comes, it's been a long time since I stepped on the gas pedal)

24. 24 七 The Cool, Aloof Female Officer of the 1970s Didn't Want Him, but He Cried with Red Eyes 七零清冷军官她不要了他却红了眼 Blackcurrants with a Tangy Dressing凉拌黑加仑Modern Romance804k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Sheng Ling used underhanded means to win Jiang Yanchuan over and successfully marry him. After the wedding, she tried constantly to fit in with the Jiang family, but they looked down on her because of Jiang Yanchuan's cold and indifferent attitude toward her. She became a useless housewife who depended on him, and even failed to have a child. Given another chance at life, she only wants to do what she wants. She stops chasing after Jiang Yanchuan and becomes more dazzling b 3kReads8.3Score23814d adds

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    I highly recommend these two books, they're super good! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

25. 25 报 Report, Commander: Your Grandson Took His Wife Out to Beat Someone Up Again 报告首长你孙子带媳妇又去打人了 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete + male lead takes the domestic role, female lead takes the career role + fussy, love-struck husband + daily face-slapping antics of the compound's little tyrant in the 1970s] Shen Xia transmigrated into an ongoing period novel and became a pitiful girl whose father didn't care for her and whose mother didn't love her. After transmigrating, Shen Xia accidentally discovered that something was wrong with her identity. She reported her adoptive parents, sent her adoptive father to labor ca 17.2kReads9.0Score2.3k14d adds

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    With red eyes, Zhou Zhibai declared fiercely, "Fine, since you've sent me to the countryside, don't regret it. I'll get married and have children there. I'm going to marry a country girl, I..." His words later proved prophetic; Zhou Zhibai married a country woman and became the envy of everyone in the village—a kept man. The kept man himself didn't care at all; he was happy that his wife was willing to support him. Amidst the envious and jealous gossip of the villagers, Zhou Zhibai thoroughly enjoyed his life as a kept man.

26. 26 首 Chief! The Triplets Outside the Military District Look Just Like You 首长！军区外的三胞胎长得好像你 Yan Mo颜墨Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted [1980s Military Marriage + Alternate Universe + One-on-One, Both Chaste + Face-Slapping + Everyone’s Favorite + Space + Strengthening the Nation Through Science and Technology + Adorable Kids] “Reporting, Chief! The young madam had barely entered the compound when she put the senior officers in chokeholds. She even snapped their bones!” Xie Huaijing remained perfectly calm. “My wife is young and frail. No one is allowed to bully her, not even the old gentlemen.” Everyone: ??? * Ye Zhen was only 979Reads9.1Score14914d adds
27. 27 带 I Brought a Fortune to the 1970s and Became the Boss of the Family 带着巨额财产穿七零，成家中一霸 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period drama + military marriage + pocket dimension + family life On the first day after Lin Xiangnan transmigrates, her family gets into a huge argument over sending someone to the countryside. At first: “So what if I have to go to the countryside? I've got hundreds of millions of supplies in my pocket dimension. How could I possibly fail to get by out there?” After helping her second great-uncle weed his fields for two days: “There's no way I'm going to the countryside. I'm lazy, gluttonous, a 107.9kReads9.3Score9.2k14d adds

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    A period drama with a military marriage theme, featuring Lin Xiangnan and Gu Zhenhua. The female lead isn't a saint; she lives a very independent and carefree life. Readers can find joy and happiness in the story.

28. 28 穿 Transmigrating to the 1980s, Becoming a Stepmother, and Getting Rich While Joining the Army: The Vile Ones, Get Lost 穿八零，当后妈，致富随军极品滚 Trees on Chun Mountain椿山有木Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Super-sweet romance + military marriage + having and raising children + getting rich + spirit spring space + everyday life] Lin Shuyan transmigrates into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder supporting female character in a period novel! Her military officer husband is the heroine's biggest golden finger: Rich and powerful, handsome and wealthy. Too bad she's not the heroine. * When he hears that Lin Shuyan is beating the children, her military officer husband comes home with divorce papers. Befo 11.3kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds

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    The ceiling of the era

29. 29 绝 His Stunning Wife Has Given Birth Again, and the Commander Comes Every Night to Soothe the Baby 绝美娇妻又生了，首长夜夜来哄娃 Wangwang Snow Cakes Are So Tasty旺旺雪饼超好吃Modern Romance586k WordsCompleted Completed [One devoted couple + a sweet marriage in the 1970s + military marriage + swapped marriages + cozy everyday romance + family life] After taking a nap, Shen Zhiyou suddenly discovered that the world she lived in was actually a book, and she was the brainless, malicious second female lead whose only purpose was to drive the plot! In the book, she was practically possessed, insisting on marrying Jiang Wenbin no matter what. After the wedding, Jiang Wenbin thought she was filthy and made h 23.8kReads9.3Score2.8k14d adds
30. 30 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 32.3kReads9.0Score3.5k14d adds
31. 31 资 The Reborn Capitalist Heiress Is Doted on by Her Military Officer Husband 资本家大小姐重生军官老公掌心宠 Yan Xingyan言星妍Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Historical Setting + Joining the Army Husband on an Island + Reborn + Young Lady + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life] [Alternate setting, 1960s] [Flirtatious, high-maintenance heroine and rough, arrogant hero] Shen Yitang thought there must be something seriously wrong with her. She had spent five years disliking Gu Huaizheng, but after he died, she spent a full ten years missing him. She missed the strong arms that had protected her in the catastrophic flood, and the safe haven he had built for he 18.9kReads7.9Score1.5k14d adds
32. 32 未 The Wicked Mother Denied Her Premarital Pregnancy, but I Came Out on Top 未婚先孕恶母不认，我却赢麻了 A Smile Just Like Before笑靥如初Modern Romance576k WordsCompleted [1970s era | rush into battle with a baby on the way | build a fortune | face-slapping comeback | military romance | alternate history] White-collar worker Lin Zhiya died after pulling an all-nighter and woke up as a village girl in the 1970s, pregnant and unmarried, with no one knowing who the father was. Her wicked mother wanted to sell her to the lunatic Mu Jingtian in the neighboring village as a lucky charm, in exchange for three bolts of coarse cloth and thirty jin of rice! She sneered and 119Reads9.3Score—14d adds

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    A rural-themed work, absolutely stunning, highly rated, comments welcome!

33. 33 霸 The Domineering Village Chief Gets Caught 霸道村长落网记 Fate Be Like This缘来灬如此Modern Romance101k WordsCompleted [Rural] [Period Drama] [Tragedy] Synopsis: The domineering village chief Hu Gang, backed by his family, bullies men, preys on women, and commits every kind of evil. After Hu Ying, the heroine, is abused by Hu Gang and his son, she escapes. With Yang Jun's help, she ultimately brings down the entire Hu family. Yet Hu Ying's tragic fate is only just beginning... (You won't believe it until you read it!) 1.3kReads7.5Score10314d adds
34. 34 生 A Song of Life's Sorrows 生命悲歌 Fate Be Like This缘来灬如此Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Human nature + family + first person + male and female audiences] (Adapted into an audio drama with real voice actors; a motion comic is in production and coming soon.) Fate is never set in advance, yet it always pushes people toward unknown wilderness when they least expect it. The Ballad of Life uses simple, heartfelt storytelling to unfold a journey through hardship, perseverance, and struggle, revealing the most moving strength found in an ordinary life. There are no earth-shattering legend 10.9kReads9.2Score90714d adds
35. 35 带 I Brought a Jewelry Store to the 1970s, and the Cannon-Fodder Heroine Wants to Lie Flat 带着金店穿七零，炮灰女配想躺平 Lychee Smoothie荔枝冰沙Modern Romance666k WordsCompleted [No rural relocation + no black-market trips + no business ventures + cozy daily life + few extreme characters + male lead + military marriage + joins her husband at his post + sweet romance + happy ending] The cozy everyday moments are the main focus! The book has just been rated, and there are still very few ratings, which is why the score is so low. This is an alternate setting with original details, so please don’t overthink the historical accuracy! Landlady Shen Yao transmigrates into a bo 12.8kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds

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    🍨🍨🍨It's really good! There aren't any awful relatives, the pacing is fast and doesn't drag, it's a slow and steady story.🍦🍦🍦 It's very heartwarming, both the male and female leads are great, and the little girl Zhou Zhou is also very cute.🧁🧁🧁

36. 36 山 The Village Girl Who Went to College 山村女大学生 Little Ting Loves to Share小亭爱分享Modern Romance680k WordsCompleted [Workplace romance] [Modern romance] [Countryside] Li Wanqing and Zhao Qingshan were classmates at the provincial medical university and a couple. After graduation, Li Wanqing returned to her hometown to build a career, while Zhao Qingshan stayed in the big city to pursue greater opportunities. They began a long-distance relationship. After spending so much time apart, their relationship ran into trouble, and their years of love came to a complete end. Back home, Li Wanqing thought she had fo 237Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Good rural novels

37. 37 乡 Zhao Ergou, a Left-Behind Youth in the Countryside 乡村留守青年赵二狗 I Want My Novel to Become a Hit Too我的小说也想火Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Countryside + Farming + Miracle Doctor + Modern Romance] This is absolutely worth reading. If you read the first chapter and don’t like it, follow the internet cable and come hit me. Zhao Ergou and Qingshan Village share an unbreakable bond. After graduating from university, he returned to the village to become its village doctor. By a stroke of luck, he gained mysterious powers and led the entire village to start businesses and get rich... 3.3kReads7.0Score26514d adds
38. 38 七 A 1970s Spatial Realm: The Educated Youth's Husband Returns from Cultivation 七零空间：知青她男人修仙回来了 A Tiny Qiao一只小小乔Modern Romance678k WordsCompleted [Veteran Soldier from the Seventies x Gentle Educated Youth Wife + Both Reborn + Pocket Dimension + Cultivation + Sweet Romance + Raising Kids] Fang Qiao dies saving someone. When she opens her eyes again, she discovers she has been reborn in the resource-strapped 1970s, when you need ration coupons for everything. Food and clothing are scarce, but her daughter is still in her womb. Even more surprising, her dead husband has returned from another world, having cultivated immortality! He has also 6.1kReads9.1Score87614d adds

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    🎋🎋This is so good! As a long-time fan of period dramas, how come I don't have any hidden gems of good reading material?! 🍄🍄🍄It's really good; I read them all in one go. It has various genres, the plots are tight and engaging, and it gets more and more addictive the more you read. 🏄‍♀🏄‍♀🏄‍♀

39. 39 八 The 1980s: A Cherished Darling Rushing Toward Wealth 八零捷报团宠娇娇向钱冲 Si Jiao Jiao肆饺饺Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing [Period setting + building wealth + doted on by everyone + native-born heroine + social butterfly + powerful figures + one-on-one romance] Before she turned fifteen, Shi Xiangxiang was stolen as a newborn. Her adoptive parents were denounced and sent down to the countryside, leaving her, though still so young, to shoulder the burden of feeding the whole family. After she turned fifteen, her adoptive sister, who had been reborn with a golden finger, returned in defeat after struggling her way t 36.9kReads9.4Score2.1k14d adds
40. 40 女 A Female Cultivator Transmigrates to the Era, Finds Treasure, and Goes to the Countryside 女修穿越年代收了宝藏下乡了 The Times Are Everlasting时代久久Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted Note: No romance, fantasy, spatial powers, transmigration, System “The second volume, set in the Immortal Realm, is now out.” Cheng Junyi’s path to immortality had been smooth sailing, but for reasons unknown, she transmigrates to the era her mother once described, when you needed ration coupons to buy anything. So be it. She doesn’t mind; she can get by anywhere. She just didn’t expect to transmigrate into the identity of a capitalist’s daughter. For various reasons, she has no choice but to 92.4kReads9.2Score6.7k14d adds
41. 41 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 102.5kReads9.6Score10.2k14d adds
42. 42 穿 Reborn as a Lovesick Villainess, I Set My Sights on the Village Chief's Youngest Son 穿成痴汉女配，我看上村长小儿子 Cen Wang岑王Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Murong Xi transmigrates into a tearjerker period novel as the saintly, beloved white moonlight, what does it feel like? Thanks for asking. I’m currently researching seventy-six different ways to live or die~ According to the plot, she’s supposed to toil selflessly like a saint, giving everything she has. She’ll endure misunderstanding and torment, then burn through the last of her light and warmth. In the end, she’ll become the white moonlight propping up the male lead’s table, and the mosq 8.6kReads9.2Score71114d adds
43. 43 玩 Things Got Out of Hand: The Seventies Educated Youth Bewitched the Toughest, Roughest Man 玩大了：七零知青迷倒最猛野糙汉 Jing Zhan京盏Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Period setting, space, medical skills, devoted husband, mutual first love, getting rich] The original owner was killed by her scumbag father and stepmother. Gu Qiuyu used her own abilities to transmigrate into the body of this unlucky woman. With her intelligence and strength, she adapts to every situation, takes down scoundrels and catches criminals, builds a fortune, and turns her life around against all odds. She has good friends to chat with, bounce their legs, and rub their feet together. 1.2kReads9.2Score20414d adds
44. 44 七 The 1970s: Reclaiming My Luck, the Tycoon's Darling Wife Wins Without Lifting a Finger 七零：夺回气运，首富娇妻躺赢了 Azure Sea and Blue Sky碧海青天Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Satisfying, sweet, and feel-good + spatial powers] In her previous life, Lin Qianxue had her fortune stolen, and after her soul transmigrated, her family was destroyed within three years. When she opened her eyes again, she was back before everything had been taken from her. Refusing to be a sacrificial pawn, Lin Qianxue struck back and reclaimed it all. The rough-and-tough veteran Liu Zongzhen had a heavy fate, a fiery temper, and abundant vitality. He swiftly carried his petite wife home. Whe 34.7kReads9.2Score3.3k14d adds
45. 45 七 The 1970s: The Sweet Beauty Wins by Winning Over Powerful Men 七零：娇气美人靠攻略大佬躺赢 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance750k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + System + sweet romance + educated youth + aloof male lead + heroine pursues hero] In her previous life, Fang Tang was timid and insecure, always trying to please others. Yet her own family pushed her into a living hell and married her off to a sick, useless man who tormented her until she wished she were dead. Meanwhile, her relatives fed on her suffering and became successful people with status, power, and prestige. After being reborn, she returned to the year she turned eighteen, wh 1.6kReads9.1Score18114d adds
46. 46 美 The Beautiful Educated Youth Can Read Minds, and the Heroine Gets Her Engagement Broken Off 美女知青被读心后，女主被退婚了 Beautiful Day111良辰美景111Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine, feel-good story, one-on-one romance, both leads are sent-down youths.] The heroine transmigrates into the body of a villainess from a book, only to find herself facing the prospect of being sent to the countryside. Her father and stepmother have already signed her up, and she has just seven days before she must leave. That very night, she awakens a gossip System. Tsk, tsk, what a ruthless father. He actually signed up his own daughter to be sent down! The original owner was suc 9.8kReads9.1Score94214d adds
47. 47 带 I Bring My Pocket Dimension to the 1970s, Snacking on Sunflower Seeds to Get By 带着空间穿七零，磕着瓜子混日子 Clear, Clear Handwriting清晰笔笔Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Parallel world + top-tier hunk. Female lead: Sheng Wanyan. Male lead: Gu Tingxiao. Every night, Sheng Wanyan, living in 2026, has the same dream. Everything in it is gray and dreary. The streets are full of skinny people in patched clothes, yet everyone looks full of energy. Mud houses are everywhere, and people have to work in the fields to earn work points just to get enough to eat. Terrified, she quickly sells off her belongings and stockpiles supplies to prepare. “Hey! What are you 28.5kReads9.2Score3.2k14d adds

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    My darlings, I highly recommend these!!! They're incredibly good!!! Absolutely divine!!! I've dug out all my hidden gems of period novels!!! The first one: "What do you want, comrade?" "I want to marry you!" The second one: Shen Heng: "Jiaojiao, hold me tight, be a good girl!" The third one: The female lead, Qiao Yuxi, is neither a saint nor a white lotus; she's quick-witted and incredibly good at roasting people! The fourth one: Lu Jiajia finds the strongest man in the whole village, Xue Yan, a reserved but passionate man who can lift the female lead with one hand! The fifth one: The sweet daily life of the young educated youth Wen Wan and Lu Dongping!

48. 48 七 The Pretty Little Bride of the 1970s: The Village Tough Guy Is a Force to Be Reckoned With 七零小俏媳：我家村霸超凶的 Freshly Squeezed Little Lamb鲜榨小羊Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + sweet young woman and rugged man + doting romance + business and farming] Bai Jiaojiao, the fake heiress who had been sent to the countryside, was reborn. When she saw Shen Heng again, she boldly threw her arms around him, determined not to repeat the tragedy of loving him without ever winning his heart. Shen Heng, the local bully of Shili Village, was the very picture of a menacing brute. On their first day of marriage: “I’m the head of this household. My wife has to 92.8kReads9.2Score6.2k14d adds
49. 49 重 Reborn: A Blessed Beauty in the 1980s 重生八零福运娇妻 Azure Sea and Blue Sky碧海青天Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Her fiancé is stolen, her future snatched away, and as a relentless scheme closes in, Qiao Yuxi is framed until not even her bones remain. Reborn, she finds her father has a new love, her mother has a beloved of her own, and the whole family dotes on everyone else's precious little darlings. Qiao Yuxi spreads her hands. Love whoever you want. I'm done with this family! She gives the villains a cold tongue-lashing and rolls up her sleeves to smack the troublesome kids. She doesn't even want her p 5.9kReads9.2Score63914d adds
50. 50 七 The Family's Beloved Girl: The Cannon-Fodder Darling of Her Terrible Family 七零团宠：极品家人的炮灰娇娇女 Ten Red Leaves十红叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Brooding, Brawny Man + Sweet Wife + Completed] Lu Jiajia is delicate and soft. Then, in the blink of an eye, she becomes a useless cannon-fodder character in the 1970s, with a whole family of vicious oddballs in tow. Yet in an era that favors men above women, she is the apple of her family’s eye. Her father and mother: “Jiajia is our precious girl. She deserves to be spoiled.” Her brothers: “My sister is frail and sickly. How could she do farm work!” Lu Jiajia: “…I want the ultimate winning han 105.5kReads9.4Score9.8k14d adds

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