Looking for Historical-Era Novels Worth Rereading 求可以二刷的年代文

1. 51 年 The Wife Who Dies Young in a Period Novel? The Ascetic Professor Falls in Love 年代文早死妻？禁欲教授沦陷求爱 Zhouzhou Eats Steamed Buns粥粥吃馒头Modern Romance977k WordsCompleted [An alternate 1980s setting, awakening as the foil to the heroine; slow-paced, everyday traditional story; marriage first, love later, and family life; raising kids with sweet affection; no golden finger; local-born characters who aren’t perfect] After Song Zhiyao impulsively picks a fight over divorce, she takes her child to her parents’ home and has a dream that makes her awaken to the truth. Well, would you look at that: she’s living inside a period novel! And she’s not even the main heroine, 33.8kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves

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   This novel is seriously overshadowed by its title, but it's definitely worth recommending. The male lead is a reserved and lustful man, while the female lead, after awakening her powers, is also incredibly capable and assertive. I love this kind of story where the protagonist fights back and refuses to be humiliated! Both the everyday life of the female lead's family in her rural Northeast China and the male lead's family are incredibly entertaining. Let's see what kind of sparks fly between an educated family and a rural family!

2. 52 重 Back to 1949: The Whole Changbai Mountain Is My Hunting Ground 重回1949长白山都是我的猎场 I'm Eighteen This Year老夫年十八Urban3.4M WordsOngoing (No System, no pocket dimension, hunting + major events of the era) Xie Yicheng is reborn in early 1949, in a village in the Changbai Mountains of Andong Province, Northeast China, just after liberation. In an era of scarce supplies and a country waiting to be rebuilt, where the mountains are rich in treasures yet fraught with danger, the entire Changbai range becomes his family’s hunting ground. Jackals, wolves, tigers, leopards, bears, roe deer, and martens; deer, sheep, musk deer, badgers, fo 20.1kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
3. 53 老 My Old Home Connects to the Modern World: A Village Girl's 1970s Office-Worker Life 老宅通现代：七零村花的社畜日常 Wang Buhui王不悔Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [From the 1970s to the modern day] Chen Qiaoyu, born and raised in the 1970s, has been feeling a little panicked lately. She and her younger brother were driven out by their father and stepmother, sent to live in the dilapidated old Chen family home with only two threadbare quilts. Who could have guessed that the crumbling old house hid a passage to another era? [From then on, Chen Qiaoyu begins traveling back and forth between the 1970s and the modern day every day] The villagers of Yaojia Vil 11.1kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
4. 54 爹 A Rugged, Fatherly Man Raises a Delicate Little Mute 爹系糙汉养了个娇气包小哑巴 No Class Is Beyond Corruption有腐无类Modern Romance472k WordsCompleted Period setting + sweet romance + slow-burn affection + self-indulgent heroine + voluptuous beauty + both leads are each other's first Fussy little mute vs. gruff, protective older man Lin Zhizhi is a little mute who can't speak. But she loves listening to gossip. So one summer night, she climbed onto a stool and leaned over the wall to eavesdrop on the widow next door getting into a fight. Just as she was getting into it, a strong arm suddenly wrapped around her waist and dragged her straight in 28.9kReads8.6Score9.9kShelves

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   It's super good, you should check it out!

5. 55 开 A Little Wooden Boat from the Start, and I Take Over the Entire Ocean 开局一条小木船，我承包整个海洋 The Fifth Dimension第五空间Urban2.0M WordsCompleted I only wanted to rescue someone who had fallen into the sea. I never expected to get dragged into it myself and wake up back in 1990. It was the same familiar little fishing village on the island, but I was no longer the jerk I used to be. I was reborn aboard the boat on my first trip out to sea, and happened to come across a school of large yellow croaker. A few drift nets brought in hundreds of pounds. I was rolling in money. At first, I thought I was just lucky. But on later fishing trips, I 421Reads8.6Score128Shelves
6. 56 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: After Joining the Army, She Became the Talk of the Family Compound 七零军婚：随军后她风靡家属院 Yan Hui胭回Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Stunning artist x tough, prison-style military officer] [Pocket dimension, limited appearances + sweet romance + satisfying wish fulfillment + no awful characters] Shi Tingyu is a young painter with a modest reputation. One day, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the daughter of a weapons researcher. Before she can enjoy her new life, her parents face the prospect of being reported and sent down to the countryside. Unwilling to let her suffer, her parents quickly arrange a blind date fo 86.5kReads9.5Score10kShelves

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   These three books, I've read them three or four times already, and they're quite good. You could give them a try. The first one is about Lu Tuan and Teacher Shi. Lu Tuan is incredibly thoughtful, and Teacher Shi is a role model. To borrow Lu's wife's description of Teacher Shi, she's a perfect woman—beautiful, with a loving family, and a successful career—very perfect. The space usage isn't high, so I wouldn't recommend reading it. The second one, the space usage one, I personally think is okay. It's about Miss Ruan Jiaojiao and Ji Huai'an, two people from parallel universes returning to their own worlds. It's the kind of story with lots of gold coins. The third one is about Su Ying and Xie Jing, a contrasting pair. The female lead's half-sister gets together with the female lead's fiancé—a satisfying, fast-paced story.

7. 57 七 The 1970s: The Glamorous Heiress Transmigrates into a Book with a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 七零：美艳娇气包带千亿资产穿书 A Duo u阿哆uModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The young lady never lived through that era, so you can't expect her to have the same spending habits as ordinary people. [Not a poverty-relief story] [Sweet romance + period setting + transmigrate into a book + golden finger + feel-good power fantasy] [Both are virgins, one-on-one romance] Shanghai–Beijing–Hong Kong [Warning: The heroine is spoiled and not truly kind or beautiful inside! The hero is a lovesick fool! Don't get hung up on prices! If there are any plot holes, just treat them as au 24.4kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
8. 58 重 Reborn in 1980: From the Start, I Married My Sister’s Best Friend 重生1980：开局迎娶姐姐闺蜜 Cang Yue Aotian沧月傲天Urban4.0M WordsCompleted [The new novel Reborn in 1975: I Want It All, From a Loving Wife to a Fortune in Scientific Research is now a hit! Click the author's name to read it!] Li Yi is reborn, back in a small mountain village in 1980! When Tang Xue asks him to marry her once again, he doesn't hesitate. His answer rings out loud and clear: “I do!” In his previous life, he was blinded by his own foolishness and watched helplessly as Tang Xue fell into darkness! With a second chance at life, he swears to make her the happ 11.7kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
9. 59 渣 After My Scumbag Ex Was Stolen, I Thrived in the Military Compound 渣男被抢后我在军区大院蒸蒸日上 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Devoted, tough soldier husband + pampered heiress] [One couple, faithful to each other] Su Ying is reborn at nineteen, right at the scene where she catches someone cheating. Before anyone arrives, she makes a deal with the “other man” in front of her: they’ll get married. Next, she methodically kicks the scumbag to the curb, exposes her green-tea sister for what she is in front of everyone, and places a newspaper notice severing her mother-daughter relationship. In this new life, if you can go 17.6kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
10. 60 倾 I Gave It All My Life, Yet He Was Never in My World 倾尽余生，山河无他 binbin Is Very Politebinbin很有礼Historical259k WordsOngoing The day Xie Linyuan returned to the capital, willow catkins drifted through the city like a heavy snowfall. He had won the battle, yet knelt to receive the imperial decree. The decree read: “Atone for your crimes through meritorious service.” The court officials accused him of building up his own power, while the common folk called him a traitor. The blood he coughed up was always wiped silently into his sleeve. No one knew that the entire Xie family had been framed, and that he had guarded the 1.7kReads—Score101Shelves
11. 61 浓 The Beautiful Military Wife Wants to Divorce, and the Officer Husband is Panic 浓颜军嫂要离婚，军官老公心慌了 Lucky Little Kitty招财小猫猫Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted [Period setting, military marriage, marriage first and love later, mutually devoted, playful flirting] In her previous life, Ruan Xiangxiang, born with an unfortunate-looking face, worked her way up to become a senior executive at a multinational corporation. With her plain looks, she had to push herself to the brink to get where she was. She outworked everyone else, but worked herself to death in the process! Even as she lay dying, her assistant had to snark that she was ugly and had no looks t 288Reads6.9Score—Shelves
12. 62 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I Find Myself a Stepmother 重生60年代：我给自己找后妈 Gu Yue Er Dong古月耳咚Modern Romance681k WordsOngoing When Chen Guoping died of lung cancer, his mother was busy having a grand old time gossiping with the neighborhood women! In his previous life, she had kept him under her thumb since childhood: she wouldn’t let him take the college entrance exam, forced him to hand over his wages, and criticized every woman he wanted to marry. Ignoring the nature of his work, she insisted that he and his wife risk having a third child. In the end, he was fired for exceeding the birth quota, and his family of fiv 22.2kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves

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    The biological mother verbally abused her son to death in his hospital bed, a smile still playing on her lips. The first thing the male protagonist did after his rebirth was—find himself a stepmother! The stepmother was a million times better than his biological mother, and the biological mother was so angry she nearly died! Already at 100,000 words, this is a must-read for stress relief and someone looking for something to read.

13. 63 我 My Daily Gossip in a Siheyuan [The 1970s] 我在四合院的吃瓜日常【七零】 Lu Zining鹿子宁Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Period setting + courtyard compound + gossip-watching + light ensemble cast] When Shen Miaomiao wakes up, she finds herself as a cannon-fodder character in a period novel. According to the plot, she will be forced to go to the countryside, where the village chief's son sets his sights on her and forcibly marries her, eventually beating her to death. Knowing the plot, Shen Miaomiao is determined: “I’m not going to the countryside. Absolutely not. No matter what, I’m not going!” Then she starts l 7.5kReads8.2Score358Shelves

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    ❄️❄️① The female lead's father had worked in a textile factory for over ten years and was the director of the finance department. The factory only had one position available, originally intended for the factory manager's daughter. The female lead had excellent grades, ranking first in the written exam. The factory manager and her father also had a good relationship. The factory manager's daughter was rather timid, and fearing she might be scared alone, the factory manager made an exception and hired her as well. After starting work, the female lead even submitted an article to the factory's newspaper, which was published. Therefore, the factory manager assigned both the female lead and her daughter to work in the publicity department.

14. 64 八 The Only Daughter of the 1980s 八十年代独生女 The Tiger That Doesn't Show Its Claws不发威的老虎Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted Lin Zhizhi was born in 1980. The good news was that both her parents worked at state-owned factories. The bad news was that they gave up their secure jobs and headed south to find work. Her mother got a factory job, and her father started working on construction sites. Later, they started a small business and brought Lin Zhizhi to live with them. Little by little, she realized she’d become a rich kid. Told from the heroine’s perspective, this is the story of her parents starting a business in th 12.1kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    These books are all incredibly good. The first one focuses on getting rich, while the second and third are mainly about romance. They're all fantastic!

15. 65 八 To Avoid Disaster, the Village Belle Marries the Village Bully and Asks Him for a Baby 八零村花为避祸嫁村霸，邀他生崽 Little Spinning Top小陀螺转转Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted [Delicate village beauty + rugged man + adored by all + cozy romance + having a baby + childhood sweethearts] Su Yunqi was famous throughout the surrounding villages for being a delicate beauty. Unfortunately, the Su family had little power and couldn't protect her. When a rich hooligan took a fancy to her, they had no choice but to hastily marry her off to a rugged man from the neighboring village, an even bigger village bully and hooligan. He was five years older than her, and they'd grown u 15.4kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
16. 66 村 The Village's Laziest Beauty Marries a Rough-Hewn Man from the Next Village 村里最懒的美娇娘嫁给了邻村糙汉 Gu Jingqiu顾惊秋Ancient Romance540k WordsCompleted [Complete + Farming + No transmigration + No System + Size Difference + Devoted Love + Everyday Family Life + Cozy Daily Life] In a sentence: The laziest woman in the village marries a rugged hunter from the neighboring village and enjoys a cozy life as his utterly spoiled wife. When the Xu family came to propose, Lu Tian asked Xu An, “If I marry you, will you treat me well?” Xu An replied, “If you dare to marry me, I swear I’ll never let you down.” So Lu Tian married him. Everyone wondered 11.8kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
17. 67 我 I Reunited with a Big Shot in the Seventies 我与大佬重逢在七十年代 Su Youran苏悠然Modern Romance642k WordsCompleted [Dual transmigration + bygone era + both leads have been faithful + powerful leads] Jiang Ruomeng insists she really only wanted to kiss her brand-new boyfriend, really just a kiss, nothing else. But before she can even kiss him, she transmigrates into the body of a young woman named Lu Siyu in the 1970s! The girl was adopted by the Lu family, and with supplies scarce, Jiang Ruomeng assumes she’s in for a hard life. But her new life turns out like this: When someone bullies her, her grandmother 5.9kReads9.3Score886Shelves

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    The following are all historical fiction novels, highly rated and completed, so feel free to read them. I highly recommend the first one; I've read it repeatedly, it's really interesting, a family of ruthless people.

18. 68 七 The Real Heiress of the 1970s Goes Off the Rails, and Her Whole Family Kneels to Beg Forgiveness 七零真千金，发癫后全家跪求原谅 Immortal Herb Ice Jelly仙草冰粉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage in the 1970s + unhinged leads + two golden fingers + heroine speaks to animals and has a spiritual spring space + scheming hero with a sharp tongue now and then] Medical expert Su Qinghe transmigrated to the 1970s. Before transmigrating, she lived cautiously, bottling everything up until she developed all sorts of problems, fell into depression, and was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. After transmigrating, she could not only understand animals, but also had a spiritual spr 15.8kReads7.9Score1.7kShelves

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    "Captain, let me finish. Zhao Xiaohong conspired with some thugs to harm me, and their methods were extremely dirty. I strongly suspect she's a maggot spirit. Let's test her by pushing her into the cesspool when she's not looking. If something goes wrong, she'll turn into a maggot; if nothing goes wrong, she's just a maggot."

19. 69 六 The Siheyuan Compound in the 1960s: I'm Eight, but I Have Twenty Years of Work Experience? 六零大杂院，我八岁二十年工龄？ Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Reborn] [Big Courtyard] [Comedy] [A Kid with an Adult's Mind] [Everyday Warmth] [Leisurely Days] [Over-the-Quota Family] [Space] (The story has progressed into the 1970s.) What can you do after waking up in 1960, an era of shortages and hunger? Baogen says that as long as you have the right mindset, nothing is impossible. First, he needs to get his hands on six stripes. The story begins at the big courtyard at No. 67, Little Suzhou Alley, just one street away from Nanluoguxiang. An old 26.5kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves

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    These four high-quality historical fiction novels are all completed. The second and fourth books, in particular, have over 100,000 readers each. If you're interested, you can check them out.

20. 70 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 97.4kReads9.6Score8.9kShelves
21. 71 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 7kReads9.4Score587Shelves
22. 72 作 Finicky Rich Girl Brings Her Farm to the 1970s and Takes It Easy 作精白富美携农场在七零摆烂 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Pocket Dimension + Goofy Comedy + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Feel-Good Story + Putting Scumbags in Their Place) The heroine doesn’t dabble in the black market or do farm work, and she has only the tiniest bit of conscience. The hero and heroine both speak their minds. There are no misunderstandings or love rivals. This is a fictional world, so please don’t compare it to real history! Su Qingci, a rich beauty who runs a farm in the modern era, gets sent to the 18.2kReads9.2Score2kShelves
23. 73 捡 The Bargain-Hunting Era: Lin Mei’s Daily Life of Scoring Freebies 捡漏年代：林美的薅羊毛日常 Dimension Mender次元缝补匠Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Everyday Life + Finding Bargains + Ordinary Person Reborn in the Womb + No Handouts, No Saintly Heroine, No Throwing Herself at Men + No Being Sent to the Countryside, No Military Marriage, No Rough-Hewn Hero + A Small Golden Finger That Gradually Levels Up + A Palm-Sized Pocket Dimension for Stashing Private Savings] Reborn in the womb in 1949, Lin Mei becomes the daughter of an ordinary farming family in Linjia Village. Beautiful but useless, she’s not cut out for great thing 14.5kReads9.2Score1kShelves
24. 74 1 1972: The Youthful Years of the Red Flag 1972，红旗招展的青春年代 Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Sent-down youth] [Great Northern Wilderness] [Scheming male lead] [One heroine] [Pure romance] [Smart characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Black market] [Political career] [Countryside] [Special historical era] In the spring of 1972, as Chu Miaohong rode a train to the Great Northern Wilderness to join a rural work team, she casually tossed an old envelope into the wind. Meanwhile, in 2024, Zhang Hongcheng happened to come into possession of an old, worn- 78.8kReads9.3Score7.8kShelves
25. 75 逼 You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡？科研军嫂搬空你全家 Huihui Cat茴茴猫Modern Romance7.6M WordsOngoing [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af 123.7kReads9.4Score10.2kShelves

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    Look, especially the first book, I'm surprised at how long I've read and listened to it! I've read it so many times without even realizing it! 💐 The plot is full of twists and turns, yet flows smoothly. Xia Li is truly a legend. You'd think she wanted to be a couch potato, but she can work three shifts! 🔥 She even went to the Vietnam War for Lu Dingyuan, and she was the top soldier there—it doesn't fit her original intention of being a couch potato at all.

26. 76 兵 The War King Can Read Minds, and His Beautiful Stepmom Wife Gets Pampered Despite Doing Nothing 兵王会读心，漂亮后妈摆烂被宠哭 Tea Fragrance茶叶香Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + historical era + widowed sister-in-law + raising a child + bickering couple + space + everyday life as a military wife] In her past life, her husband Yang Shengjun defended his comrade's widow and accused Xu Zijin of being petty, unreasonable, and unkind. Xu Zijin spent her whole life blaming herself and had a head full of white hair before she turned fifty. Her son said she wasn't generous enough, and that she got jealous even though she knew his father had a responsibility 25.6kReads9.1Score4.5kShelves
27. 77 穿 Reborn as a Tycoon's Wicked Ex-Wife, I Became the Whole Family's Darling 穿成大佬恶毒前妻后，被全家团宠 Braised Beef Brisket Rice牛腩焗饭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + personal space + sweet romance and raising kids + love grows over time + transmigrated heroine vs. reborn heroine] When she opens her eyes, Jiang Yuman finds herself transmigrated into a book as the male lead’s wicked ex-wife, who is six months pregnant. In the book, the original owner dreams of becoming an official’s wife and tries every trick in the book to marry into the Fu family. But when the Fu family is falsely accused, stripped of their positi 149.8kReads9.0Score17.7kShelves
28. 78 重 Reborn 20 Years Ago: From Street Tough to Upstanding Young Man 重生20年从顽主到四有青年 Mr. Red Flag红旗先生Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [No System] [Ensemble cast] [Everyday life] [Business rivalry] [Romance] [Martial world] Does being reborn count as rebirth if you have no memories of your past life? In 2024, business tycoon Chen Yuanping is framed and sent back to the autumn of his nineteenth year. A completely different life begins... At the foot of the imperial city, in Liulichang. A group of young people born in the sixties and seventies leave the crowded courtyard houses in the hutongs, carrying their dreams 4.2kReads7.5Score222Shelves

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

29. 79 七 The Only Daughter of the 1970s 七零年代独生女 Orange Orange Orange Orange橘橘橘橘子Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book, no System, no pocket dimension.] [Period setting + farming + serving the motherland + technical expertise] A researcher who loves and hates fiercely versus a reborn diplomat Yu Yue fell asleep in the bath and woke up in the 1970s, as the only child in her family. First, there was her timid mother, who was willing to work herself to the bone for her family. Then there was her father, spoiled by his family and utterly self-centered. Timid Mom: “Let’s see anyone try 17.8kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
30. 80 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s and Became the Village Barefoot Doctor 穿越六零，我成了村里的赤脚医生 Tomato洋柿子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + farming + military doctor + golden finger + everyday family life + building a career + no romance + adorable pets] Tian Cai has transmigrated. It started when she rescued a girl injured in a chain-reaction car accident. The fuel tank exploded soon after, and she lost consciousness. When she came to, she found herself in the 1960s. Forced by poverty, Tian Cai put her limited medical skills to use as a barefoot doctor. To avoid getting caught up in a medical malpractice case, she 4.9kReads9.2Score595Shelves
31. 81 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Our Family Struck It Rich 重生八零年，我们家赚翻了 A Pen That Blossoms妙笔生花卷Modern Romance206k WordsOngoing Reborn in 1980, with her family destitute and their home bare, she relies on her meticulous ledgers to keep a firm grip on purchasing receipts and seize the opportunities created by new policies. She sets up street stalls and braves the night markets, sells fabric remnants and bolts of cloth, takes on troublesome relatives, gets a business license and opens a shop, then heads south to buy stock and build a factory. She relies on no System or pocket dimension, and clings to no powerful patron. He 25Reads—Score134Shelves

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    The female protagonist returns to the 1980s, sets up a stall to do business with her forward-thinking vision, withstands rumors and investigations, and slowly leads her family to turn their lives around. It is written in a very realistic and down-to-earth way.

32. 82 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 45.7kReads9.5Score5kShelves
33. 83 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 29.1kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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    Historical fiction, without any space-time elements, is all so good! [Admiration][Admiration] Especially the fourth book, the one about traveling through time with my best friend, it's super funny, you'll easily burst out laughing! [Masterpiece][Masterpiece] It's full of witty remarks.

34. 84 和 I Reincarnated into a Period Novel as the Foil to My Ex-Husband 和前夫穿成年代文对照组 Whale, Hurry Up and Type阿鲸快码字Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This is an alternate-era setting, so please don't take it seriously!!!! [Over one million words, real-life married couple transmigrate into a book together, heroine doesn't suffer, raising kids, period setting] Jiang Ci had just divorced her husband of six years, a man she had no feelings for. She had barely stepped out of the civil affairs bureau when she transmigrated into a book. When she opened her eyes, she had become the supporting female character in a period novel, a foil to the heroine. 7.2kReads8.6Score639Shelves
35. 85 八 The Wrong Baby Swap of 1980: Two Lives Under One Roof for Eighteen Years 八零抱错：屋檐下的两份十八年 ooooo0 Bubbleooooo0泡Modern Romance244k WordsCompleted [Switched at Birth + Period Setting + College Entrance Exam] Eighteen years ago, a mix-up at birth meant she raised pigs and sheep in the countryside in the other girl’s place, while the other girl lived as a pampered young lady in the city. Eighteen years later, the real heiress returned to the city, and overnight, the impostor became the talk of the whole residential compound. Her biological mother cried for three days, and her biological father smoked until the ground was littered with cigare 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sisters suffering from a reading slump, look here!! 📖 This isn't some face-slapping, wish-fulfillment story, no rebirth, no cheat codes. It's just about two girls switched at birth living under the same roof. As you read, you get drawn in, feeling like you've moved into that housing complex yourself. They're more silent than talkative, but they leave things for each other. The most powerful thing about this book is that everyone is living their own life; no one exists solely for the protagonist. After reading it, you feel a deep sense of peace, like standing by the sink after washing dishes, lost in thought. Highly recommended for those who enjoy the feel of stories like "Parents' Love."

36. 86 七 The 1970s: A Sent-Down Youth Marries a Soldier and Builds a Fortune as a Middleman 七零嫁军汉，知青女配当倒爷起家 Jing Mo京墨Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted [A promise kept for a lifetime, giving her life to her country] Fraile from birth, Song Youxiang was abandoned by her family as a child and forced to go to the countryside. Even so, she never received a shred of kindness. Her parents despised her, her older sister resented her for life, and the second sister who had been given away as a child concealed her identity to get close to her. One false accusation after another followed, and they even stole her fiancé… In the end, Song Youxiang died al 7.2kReads9.2Score829Shelves
37. 87 八 An 1980s Wife Knows How to Handle Her Husband 八零娇妻驭夫有道 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance661k WordsCompleted Adapted into a short drama: Trouble! My Fate Is Tied to My Delinquent Husband is now streaming [Soft on the outside, tough on the inside, a seemingly sweet good girl * cold on the outside, warm on the inside, a fierce and ruthless wolf pup] [She pursues him + both are sexually inexperienced + mutual salvation + sweet, slice-of-life romance.] After dying and coming back to life again and again, Shi Xinran finally discovers that her life is bound to that of a delinquent named Tan Yunqian. To sta 6.2kReads9.3Score655Shelves
38. 88 重 After Being Reborn in the 1970s, I Was Carried Off by the Village Bully 重生七零年代后，我被村霸叼走了 Fang Jüliang房踽凉Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Su Qinran opened her eyes again and found herself back on the train bound for Daqing Mountain. Lin Yaotang had never seen such a beautiful woman. At first glance, she seemed like a celestial maiden, while he was nothing but mud at the bottom of a pond. Su Qinran glanced at Lin Yaotang. In her previous life, he had pursued her relentlessly, only to die saving her in the end. She owed him her life. Lin Yaotang: “Aah!!! The goddess looked at me! I’m going to adult education classes! I’m going to le 9.1kReads9.3Score968Shelves
39. 89 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate to the 1970s! One Marries the Uncle, the Other the Nephew, and They Live Across the Hall 闺蜜一起穿七零！嫁舅甥，住对门 Qian Yu黔渔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Military Marriage + Period Setting + Both Male Leads Are Devoted + Sweet Romance + Ensemble Cast + Everyday Family Life + Funny Early on] Wen Tang and her best friend Chi Yue found a novel about a real and fake heiress on a fiction website. Unlike other stories of its kind, the two heiresses weren't rivals but helped each other. They went to the countryside together, got married together, and even married an uncle and his nephew. Then they built their fortunes togethe 54kReads8.9Score7.3kShelves
40. 90 被 After Our Marriages Were Swapped, I Became the Apple of My Soldier Boyfriend's Eye 被换亲后，我成了兵哥哥的心尖宠 Spring Is in the Air cc春意浓ccModern Romance138k WordsOngoing Jiang Wan inexplicably became reborn in the body of a pitiful young woman in the 1970s who shared her name. The moment she was reborn, she faced pressure from her uncle’s family to take her cousin’s place and marry a man who was paralyzed in both legs and unconscious. When her uncle’s family tried to force her, Jiang Wan went berserk. Then, for no apparent reason, she was bound to a System designed to save a villain. And the villain she had to save was the very man she was supposed to marry. 409Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The old-fashioned novel is here.

41. 91 拒 After Refusing the Marriage Swap, I Take My Pocket Dimension and Join the Army 拒绝换亲后，我手握空间去随军 Spring Is in the Air cc春意浓ccModern Romance272k WordsCompleted After a car accident, Jiang Li, from the twenty-first century, transmigrates into the body of a pitiful girl from the 1970s who shares her name. Jiang Li arrives in the middle of her stepmother beating the girl, so she gives her stepmother a sound beating in return. Before long, her scumbag father tries to marry her off to a dying man for a bride price of five hundred yuan. Jiang Li turns his plan against him. Not only does she teach her scumbag father and stepmother a lesson, she also makes her 1.5kReads9.1Score158Shelves
42. 92 上 After Turning In the Script, the Useless 1980s Female Supporting Character Wins by Doing Nothing 上交剧本后，八零废物女配躺赢了 What a Huge Melon好大的瓜Modern Romance626k WordsCompleted Shen Zhixia finds a script inexplicably appearing in her mind as soon as she is born. In the script, she is the foil to the heroine of a period novel. The heroine Li Zhidong’s parents are hardworking, kind, honest, and down-to-earth. Everyone for miles around knows them as good, honest people. Shen Zhixia’s parents are mean, lazy, greedy, and shameless. Everyone for miles around knows them as the worst kind of people. Li Zhidong will make many influential connections and have countless admirers. 12.4kReads8.3Score935Shelves

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    If you're looking for historical fiction, you absolutely must read these three. The first one is the best, the second one has a female protagonist who never suffers a loss, and the third one is a harem story about a whole family—they're truly exceptional and never get the short end of the stick; it's hilarious!

43. 93 重 Reborn, I Deliberately Emptied My Storage Space 重生回来，我故意清空了空间 Love Reading酷爱读书8k WordsCompleted When I Was Reborn, I Deliberately Emptied My Storage Space 2.3kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Love post-apocalyptic saga of female protagonists seeking revenge and hoarding resources? This one is totally on my list! In her previous life, the female protagonist died tragically in a zombie apocalypse, along with her unborn child, the culprit being her best friend. Reborn, she abandons her kindness, secretly hoards resources, hides her trump cards, feigns weakness to deceive her enemies, and waits for the opportune moment to strike back fiercely. The plot is fast-paced and packed with satisfying moments!

44. 94 七 The 1970s Military Marriage: What Do I Do About My Husband's Boundless Energy? 七零军婚：老公精力旺盛怎么办 Spring Is in the Air cc春意浓ccModern Romance486k WordsCompleted (The author really has no idea what to put in the blurb.) Lu Wan transmigrated from the apocalypse to the 1970s. She had a terrible father and a stepmother, but that was no problem. She sent her stepsister off to the Great Northwest countryside, then made sure everyone learned about her father and stepmother’s ugly secrets. Free from the pressure of making a living, she enjoyed a leisurely life in the countryside of the 1970s. An unexpected incident brought her into contact with Qin Shaochuan, a 1.1kReads8.2Score109Shelves
45. 95 玄 The True Heiress Returns with Her Metaphysical Powers, and Her Wealthy Family Begs Her to Stop Setting Up a Stall 玄学真千金归来，豪门全家跪求别摆摊 Love Reading酷爱读书28k WordsCompleted The Metaphysical True Heiress Returns, and Her Entire Wealthy Family Begs Her to Stop Setting Up a Fortune-Telling Stall 644Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 96 重 After I Was Reborn, I Gave Up My Guaranteed Admission, and He Panicked 重生后我放弃保送，他慌了 Love Reading酷爱读书11k WordsCompleted After I Was Reborn, I Gave Up My Guaranteed Admission, and He Panicked 406Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 97 藏 You Hid My Pregnancy News? I'll Bring the Commander's Baby to Blow Up the Military Base 藏我怀孕信？我带首长崽炸翻军区 A Dream of Tang Creek一梦棠溪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s Military Marriage + Adorable Kids + Cozy Daily Life + Fast Face-Slapping + Both Leads Pure + Limited Use of Space] Shen Yunzhi woke up to discover that her son was already five years old! Six years ago, someone drugged her as part of a setup, and she spent one reckless night with Gu Chengyan, a stern-faced army officer. He promised on the spot to take responsibility, but when she woke the next morning, he was gone. After discovering she was pregnant, she mustered the courage to send a let 16.4kReads8.4Score1.9kShelves

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    Amazing!! The female lead opens her eyes to find her child is five years old! Five years ago, during childbirth, she went mad trying to save her child from being sold, and ended up traveling decades into the future. Now she's finally back! The female lead takes her child to the military base to find her husband, only to hear he's on a blind date. The mother and son rush to the state-run restaurant! The son, Manzai, grabs a tin megaphone and shouts: "Gu Chengyan, come out here! You're a bad person for abandoning your wife and child!" "Gu Chengyan, you big bad guy, I wish you choke on your food! Choke on your water! Step in dog poop! Fall off the bed! Go to the toilet without toilet paper!"

48. 98 重 Reborn, I Become the Gatekeeper for a Future Master Painter 重生后，我给未来的大画家看大门 Love Reading酷爱读书12k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, I Became the Future Great Painter's Gatekeeper 4Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 99 重 Back in My Wife’s High School Days, I Cut Our Ties with My Own Hands 重回妻子高中，我亲手斩断我们的姻缘 Love Reading酷爱读书8k WordsCompleted Back in My Wife's High School Years, I Cut Our Fated Ties with My Own Hands 41Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 100 甜 Sweet! The Beautiful Army Wife Searches for Her Husband on the Island and Gets Doted on Like a Queen 甜！漂亮军嫂海岛寻夫后被宠上天 Dou Shishi斗十石Modern Romance830k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1970s + devoted couple + sweet romance + multiple babies at once + slice of life + obnoxious characters + alternate universe] Warning: Weird and obnoxious people everywhere!!! She has worked herself to the bone for her husband's family for five years and gets nothing in return. Now they're about to kick her out. After her mother's funeral, she faints at the grave, and when she wakes up, she finally sees the light. She's no longer Lin Zaozao, who lets people beat and scold her. 3.6kReads8.9Score262Shelves

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