Short, Completed Period Novels 年代文，完结，短篇。

1 重 Reborn on the Day My Unfaithful Childhood Friend Came to Propose 重生回白眼狼竹马来求婚那天 Under the Moon, West Wing夜月下西厢Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted Reborn on the day my ungrateful childhood friend came to propose 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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The first book is a short story set in a historical period, featuring a reincarnation theme. It's about the cousin of the time-traveling mechanic heroine in the second book, and the story continues from there. I recommend it.

3 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 141.6kReads9.5Score11.6kShelves

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This book isn't very long, only a little over 100 chapters. However, the overall structure is very complete, and the female lead is a very well-developed and three-dimensional character. The plot is also quite novel, making it super, super enjoyable! 😘

4 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The 1970s Cannon-Fodder Girl and the Rugged Man Hit It Off 穿书七零：炮灰女和糙汉看对眼了 Mangoes Are Super Sweet芒果超甜呐Modern Romance112k WordsCompleted Chen Wan had just finished her college entrance exams when she died in an unexpected car accident. But when she opened her eyes, she found herself transmigrated into a cannon-fodder female supporting character in a novel set in a bygone era. Thinking about the supporting character's fate in the book, Chen Wan shuddered. She had no intention of getting involved with the male and female leads. She just wanted to live a quiet life of her own: study hard, get into a good university, and live well. B 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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This book, over 100,000 words

5 穿 Transmigrated to the 1980s, I Helped Mom Restart Her Life 穿越八零，帮我妈重启人生。 Qing He Zai清禾崽Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted Transmigrate to the 1980s and help my mom start her life over. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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Who would have thought that, after waking up one morning, Jian Huan would travel back to the 1980s and become classmates with her eighteen-year-old mother? Looking at the university brochure hidden in her desk, she secretly resolved to gradually dispel her mother's concerns, help her overcome difficulties, and enter the campus she longed for.

6 二 Marrying an Officer Again: The Socially Anxious Beauty Is Doted on by Her Brother-in-Law 二嫁军官，社恐美人被大伯哥娇宠 One More Spoonful再吃一勺儿Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Both Pure + Sweet, Sensual, Introverted Beauty vs. Deeply Cunning Officer + Sweet Romance + Period Setting + Eight-Year Age Gap] Tang Huan transmigrated into the body of a young widow whose husband had died just after their wedding. Losing her husband wasn't a problem. Her parents-in-law treated her like their own daughter. Her father-in-law gave her money every few days, and her mother-in-law was an amazing cook. Tang Huan had a wonderful life. The only thing she didn't like w 15.6kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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In this book, Tang Huan transmigrates into the body of a young widow who has just gotten married and lost her husband. Losing her husband isn't a big deal; her in-laws treat her like their own daughter. Her father-in-law gives her money every few days, and her mother-in-law is an excellent cook. Tang Huan's life couldn't be better, except for her brother-in-law who was suddenly transferred back to the military region. What does he mean by taking her with him on blind dates?! Why is he following her on her blind dates?!

7 七 Everyday Life on the Margins of a 1970s Novel 七零小说边缘人的日常生活 Yu Yi Yu Yi余意喻意Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + transmigrate into a book + no golden finger + works in the city, doesn’t go to the countryside] Though Lin Yingxian works hard to get by, she knows how to be content. After learning that she’s become a minor character in a novel, she continues to live her life in this 1970s setting as usual, barely fazed. But when news comes that housing is being allocated, her life begins to change… Reader’s guide: The story focuses mostly on everyday family life. Neither the male no 28.6kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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"The Daily Life of a Marginal Person in the 1970s" 🔥 Transmigrated to the 1970s, she turns out to be an unknown background character in the book? Lin Yingxian transmigrates into a marginal person in a period novel, initially intending to live a peaceful life, but the news of housing allocation stirs up waves! The daily life of a female factory worker in a pharmaceutical factory hides secrets—her cousin's attempted rape, the truth about baby swapping, and the entanglements of wealthy families and the tearing apart of family relationships unfold one after another! On the surface, she is content with her lot, but in reality, she is scheming every step of the way! From a laborer in a pharmacy to a full-time employee, workplace scheming is hidden; facing the storm of Li Qing, a transmigrator seeking her family, how will she maintain her peaceful life? 😱 Undercurrents surge beneath the surface of family life, and everyone with an imperfect personality is focused on their career! 🌟 [Highlights] Transmigration and counterattack × Period workplace × Mystery of origin × High-energy plot twists! When a marginal person is forced into the main plot, will she lie down and accept her fate or defy destiny? Click 👉 The secret hidden for many years is about to be revealed! #Transmigration #PeriodNovel #Counterattack #WorkplaceSurvival #MysteryOfOrigin

8 军 A Sweet Military Marriage: Reborn in the 1980s with a Cheat Ability 军婚甜宠：重生八零开挂了 Chang Yun昌云Modern Romance246k WordsCompleted Ye Wu has been reborn! Not only is she back at nineteen, but she also has a System with her. The incident with the hooligan that made her life miserable in her previous life hasn't happened yet. Her parents are alive, and Lu Tingchuan is still her boyfriend. This time, she only wants to make money and build a career. What's the point of romance when getting rich is so much better? But why is this man getting more and more domineering and clingy, trying every trick in the book to get her into bed 729Reads9.2Score110Shelves

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These are some good short stories set in the period drama era; you should check them out.

13 八 The 1980s: The True Heiress Turns Dark, Tears Down the Green Tea, and Dumps Her Jerk Husband 八零：真千金黑化，撕绿茶踹渣夫 Tang Dachui汤大锤Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + sweet romance + love after marriage] The moment Ji Xiaoyue opened her eyes, she became the real daughter: timid and impossibly self-sacrificing. Her life as the real daughter was a miserable one: a biased father, a cheating scumbag, a shameless little green tea, and a lonely death with no one to claim her body. Ji Xiaoyue immediately made sure the scumbag and the little green tea were stuck with each other! Catch them in the act! I’ll get the 11.2kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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It's a great read, a transmigration story, not yet finished. The male lead dotes on his wife, the female lead is smart and clear-headed, the plot is unpredictable, there are many awful characters, and it's a crazy story!

14 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1980s, and I Won't Be a Dutiful Military Wife Anymore 穿书八零，我不做懂事军嫂了 Shopkeeper Liang, Who Loves Xinglong Coffee爱吃兴隆咖啡的梁掌柜Female-Channel Fanfiction14k WordsCompleted Transmigrated into an 80s Book, I Won't Be the Sensible Military Wife Anymore —Reads—Score—Shelves

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Transmigrating into a military marriage in the 1980s! The female lead sheds her humble and sensible persona, tears apart her biased sister-in-law and awful relatives, and gradually wins over and gently reforms the straight-laced military officer, leading to a long-lasting and mutually beneficial relationship.

15 呜 Wah! The Rich City Girl Who Went to the Countryside Is Smitten by a Fierce Wolf Cub 呜！下乡白富美被凶猛狼崽撩野了 Three Thousand Pears三千梨Modern Romance514k WordsCompleted [1970s, Reborn, Beloved by Her Family, Pocket Dimension, Wealthy and Beautiful Educated Youth] Qiao Mingyue has her body taken over by a transmigrator. All she can do is watch “herself” make one foolish mistake after another, ending up alone and miserable. Reborn for a second time, Qiao Mingyue dodges the transmigrator at every turn, takes her family's assets, and heads to the countryside. … A beautiful young educated woman arrives in Beishui Brigade, so dazzling that people can't take their eye 4.3kReads9.1Score548Shelves

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Short stories from the period drama era, now complete.

20 糙 The Roughneck Officer Plays Favorites: He Only Loves the Green-Tea Fake Heiress 糙汉军官偏心眼，只爱绿茶真千金 Melon Egg瓜蛋Modern Romance535k WordsCompleted [Period + True Green Tea Female Lead + Pocket Dimension + Military Marriage + Joining the Army + True and Fake Heiresses + Transmigrate into a Book] Green tea Su Xingyue transmigrates into a book and becomes the true heiress in an 1980s story. The fake heiress stole her pocket dimension and drove her to her death. The true heiress is frail, out of breath after a few steps, and coughs up blood at the slightest provocation. It suits her green tea persona perfectly... * The true heiress tries to dr 1.8kReads8.8Score241Shelves

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It's good, and well-written.

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

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

22 穿 Reborn as the Swapped Bride: The Handsome Rogue Officer Can't Stop Spoiling Me 穿成换亲女配，痞帅军官撩宠不停 Jin Su Yuyuan槿苏余年Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration + military marriage + cannon fodder + sweet romance + mutual flirting + healing + devoted couple + swapped marriages] After an accident, Xu Qinghe and her half-sister transmigrated into the same period novel. But her sister became the beloved older daughter, while Xu Qinghe became the jinx abandoned in the countryside. Her mother even teamed up with her sister to frame her, forcing the two of them to swap fiancés. Luckily, Xu Qinghe had read the novel. To change 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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It's a short book, just over 200,000 words, already completed. The characters are well-developed, the plot is intricate, and it's a very good read. Once you start, you can't put it down.

23 军 The General's Favorite: She Joins the Army and Has a Baby in the 1980s 军少的心尖宠：她在八零随军生娃 Loves Beef Shaomai爱吃牛肉烧麦Modern Romance47k WordsCompleted The Young Officer’s Sweetheart: She Joins the Army and Has a Baby in the 1980s —Reads—Score—Shelves

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I especially like the second book.

25 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Her Husband’s Pitiable Act Is All a Scheme 重生七零：老公的可怜都是套路 Jian Tu Shi简图时Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Wen Yan met Lin Beiye when he had nothing. By then, the man had been through countless hardships, and before long, he died of illness. Overcome with grief, Wen Yan opens her eyes again and finds herself back in 1976. She packs her things and heads to the countryside to find Lin Beiye. But could this universally disliked man really be Lin Beiye? According to Lin Beiye, he was constantly looked down on, yet gentle and kind, and wanted to go to college but had no money... The 1.2kReads9.0Score138Shelves

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Wen Yan and Lin Beiye met in her past life when they were both struggling. The man, weathered by life's hardships, soon passed away. Overwhelmed with grief, Wen Yan opened her eyes again to find herself back in 1976. She packed her bags and went to the countryside to find Lin Beiye. But was this man, whom everyone disliked and even dogs hated, really Lin Beiye? The Lin Beiye described himself as: enduring countless scornful looks, gentle and kind, wanting to go to university but lacking the money… The real Lin Beiye was: short-tempered, slapping even passing dogs when he was in a bad mood, and studying was like a death sentence to him… Wen Yan realized she seemed to have been deceived… But what could she do? He was her man! Lin Beiye noticed the new educated youth's unusual attitude towards him. He initially thought it was just a passing fancy, but unexpectedly, he actually won her heart.

26 穿 Transmigrated as the Wicked Birth Mother in a Step-Mom Story Set in the Past 穿成年代后妈文里的恶毒亲妈 Xu and Xu Qi絮与絮七Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted [1970s + space + military marriage + rugged man + adorable kids] Lin Zhi stayed up late one night, and when she woke up, she found herself transmigrated into the role of a wicked mother in a novel set in a bygone era. The heroine shines in the spring breeze of reform and opening up, while Lin Zhi rots away on the road of life. Forced to take over this mess, Lin Zhi grits her teeth. She can't stand another day of this awful life. But when she looks at the two children, all skin and bones, their e 8.4kReads8.6Score608Shelves

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All short stories in the era have been completed.

28 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Sassy Beauty Takes Charge 重生七零：辣妻俏当家 Designer Bag名牌包Modern Romance781k WordsCompleted Xue Yunmai lost her mother when she was young and spent half her life struggling. The day she made the list of the country’s richest women, she reflected that although her life had ended well, it was full of regrets. Then her deranged father pushed her off a rooftop, and she returned to the summer of 1970, when she was seventeen. Given a second life, she would no longer be weak and timid, nor would she fear her stepmother’s cruelty or her stepsister’s misconduct. In this new era, where danger an 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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Short Romance Novel from a bygone era (completed)

32 七 1970s Military Marriage: The Aloof Officer Is Obsessed with Spoiling His Wife 七零军婚，高冷军官宠妻成瘾 Lan Xin澜馨Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted [Alternate-History Period Drama + Transmigration + Military Marriage + Marriage First, Love Later + Devoted Husband + Faithful 1v1 Romance] A sweet young woman from the apocalypse transmigrates to the 1970s through no fault of her own, only to be bullied by a meddlesome mother and daughter on her very first day. After being forced into isolation for five years, she finally runs into two oddballs. Naturally, she has to teach them a lesson. Her husband from the original story turns out to be a “de 18Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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The short story set in the period drama is now complete.

36 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Strongest Commando Is Wrapped Around Her Finger 穿越七零：最强单兵王被拿捏了 Zuo Erfang左耳方Modern Romance233k WordsCompleted [Period setting + fictional world + both leads romantically inexperienced + one-on-one romance + pocket-dimension cheat] Soft and sweet female intellectual youth vs. tough, taciturn country man Jiang Rao spent six months secretly studying hard in her spare time and finally passed the civil service exam. Then, just as she was celebrating, disaster struck: she transmigrated. She became a pitiful young intellectual sent to the countryside in the 1970s to escape being sold into marriage to an old ma 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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This is a completed sweet romance novel set in a historical period. The story of a young educated youth forced to go to the countryside is not necessarily going to end tragically. Maybe she time-traveled?

37 重 Back to 1970: I Applied to Go to the Countryside Overnight, and My Parents and White Lotus Sister Panicked 重回70，我连夜申请下乡，爸妈和白莲花姐姐慌了 Wu Xian吴娴Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted Back to 1970: I Applied to Go to the Countryside Overnight, Leaving My Parents and White Lotus Sister Panicking 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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[Sparrow's Masterpiece]

41 随 After My Mother Remarried into a Military Compound, I Won by Doing Nothing 随母改嫁到军区大院后，我躺赢了 Qian Duoduo vs钱多多vsModern Romance276k WordsCompleted [Easy Pregnancy + Wish Fulfillment + 1980s + Beloved by the Whole Family] Chen Zhiyi, hailed as a genius from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, is transported into the 1980s after a plane crash, becoming a “poor little thing” with the same name. The poor little girl is only six. Because she's a girl, her family, who favor boys over girls, have disliked her since birth, with the exception of her mother. The two of them have the lowest status in the household. Chen Zhiyi is s 1.6kReads8.5Score217Shelves

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The female protagonist, upon transmigrating, immediately persuades her mother to divorce her scumbag boyfriend. Later, her mother encounters her first love, whom she was forced to separate from, and the two still harbor feelings for each other, ultimately deciding to get married. It's a short story, which can be finished in less than a day, and the male and female leads don't have a huge fanbase.

42 穿 Transmigrated as an Educated Youth Who Abandoned Her Husband and Child 穿成抛夫弃子女知青 70% Sweet Oolong Milk Tea七分糖乌龙奶茶Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted Transmigrated as the Educated Youth Who Abandoned Her Husband and Child 163Reads—Score—Shelves

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Sweet romance novel, time-travel story set in a fictional era.

43 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: The Drama Queen Ex-Wife of a 1990s Street Tough 穿书九零，街溜子的戏精前妻 Gu Yin En顾寅恩Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted A not-so-kind, melodramatic heroine × a not-so-gentle street punk hero The sky falls: Chi Li transmigrates into a script, and not as the heroine, but as the male lead’s insignificant ex-wife. Wait, is this punk-haired guy really the decisive yet refined and easygoing big shot Li Shu will become? Chi Li suspects she got the wrong story. The two reach an agreement early on: one wants a child, the other a place to stay, and once the time is right, they’ll go their separate ways. But why is he look 1.1kReads9.0Score102Shelves

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This is pretty good, only 100 chapters. Female lead: Before transmigrating, she was an actress; after transmigrating, she's just graduated high school and is forced into marriage by her uncle, so she seeks refuge with the male lead. She later goes to university, writes novels, and becomes a lawyer. Male lead: A "street hustler," his parents died early/left him, he has a sensitive personality (and is prone to crying). Later, he runs a food store and a hot pot restaurant. Storyline: After transmigrating, the female lead moves into the male lead's house while pregnant. The two support each other, achieving success in both their careers. It's a lighthearted and sweet coming-of-age story.

44 我 Coasting Through Life in Beidahuang While Studying for College 我在北大荒摆烂考大学 Light and Shadow Passing By浮光过影Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted I Slacked Off in the Great Northern Wilderness While Studying for College 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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Beautiful short stories set in the period drama era

50 七 In the 1970s, the Green-Tea Bitch Made My Daughter Eat Vegetable Soup, So I Flipped the Table 七零，绿茶婊让我女儿吃菜汤我直接掀桌 Three Miracle Cats奇迹三喵9k WordsCompleted In the 1970s, a green tea bitch made my daughter eat vegetable soup, so I flipped the table —Reads—Score—Shelves

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Historical fiction, short stories, and fast-paced action.