Looking For Novels Like Lin Qinghe, Wen Ying, Qisha, Lin Yuzhu, And Zhu He 求林青禾，闻樱，七杀，林玉竹，祝禾这样的小说

1. 101 七 The Sweet Young Lady of the 1970s 七十年代小娇娇 Plain Robes, Pure Melody素衫清韵Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The moment the young educated youth Wen Wan arrives in Lu Jiazui, she becomes famous: famous for her beauty, famous for taking her time, and famous for her sharp tongue and soft, sweet manner. When the educated youths first arrive, Lu Dongping sees Wen Wan and thinks, How is this little thing supposed to work in the fields and earn work points? Whichever team gets her will be unlucky. Take her home and she'll be treated like an ancestor. Later, Wen Wan becomes his very own little ancestor. 1.3kReads8.9Score250Shelves
2. 102 八 Eighties Sweetheart: A Wild Roughneck to Cherish 八零心尖宠：捡个糙汉野又撩 Listening to the Wind Blow听风在吹Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted Xia Li transmigrates into the 1980s as a poor, timid orphan. Just when she thinks she’ll have to go hungry from now on, she picks up a wild man. Aside from being a little dim, the wild man has no other flaws. He hunts in the mountains and farms the fields every day, keeps her warm at home and can fight outside. He’s like a huge guard dog who protects his family. The villagers secretly mock Xia Li for keeping herself a wild man, but she doesn’t care. Who would have guessed that one night, the wil 1kReads8.9Score102Shelves
3. 103 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: The Real Heiress Is Showered with Love 七零军婚，真千金被宠爆了 Hibiscus Flower City木槿花城Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [1970s + secret identities + reborn + face-slapping + absolutely no forgiveness] Affection that comes too late is worth less than grass. After being switched at birth and raised elsewhere for 16 years, Gu Wantang was brought back to the Jiang family, only to find that they already had Jiang Yue, the daughter of her stepmother. Her father and brothers doted on Jiang Yue and gave her everything she wanted. They even took away everything Gu Wantang cared about. By the time she saw the truth, it was 331Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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   Gu Wantang, whose life was stolen and lived for sixteen years, returned to the Jiang family only to find Jiang Yue usurping her place. Her father and brothers' affections were given to others, everything she cherished was taken away, and she even died tragically at Jiang Yue's hands. Fortunately, she was reborn, and she resolutely abandoned the Jiang family! She bought a courtyard house and went to the countryside to welcome back her beloved adoptive parents and two brothers. A top student, a miracle doctor, a high-level translator… with multiple identities, she and her brothers worked together to get into university, shining brightly, while the once innocent Jiang Yue paled in comparison. The Jiang family father and brothers suddenly realized their mistake and knelt down to beg for forgiveness, but Gu Wantang smiled scornfully: "Get out!" She blossomed on her own, needing no one else. Unexpectedly, a soldier barged in, acting like a scoundrel: "Gu Wantang, you've seen every inch of me, how dare you not take responsibility?"

4. 104 被 Tricked into Transmigrating into a Book, I Stock Up with the Script in Hand and Transmigrate to 1970 被骗穿书，手拿剧本囤货穿越70 Big-Faced Empress大脸娘娘Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted Yan Wang tricked Nan Mo into being reborn, but she was actually transmigrating into a book, and she was completely bewildered. Remembering the novel, she realized the heroine would transmigrate to the 1970s soon. Luckily, she had a pocket dimension. Well, when in Rome, do as the Romans do: stock up, stock up, stock up. While gathering supplies, she discovered that she was actually the original owner of the body. To reunite with her family, Nan Mo made thorough preparations. After transmigrating, 14.6kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
5. 105 重 Reborn into Another Body: My Family and Me 重生魂穿之我和我的家人 Lin Xixin林心夕Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted After her parents died, she inherited a fortune worth tens of billions. Then she discovered that the pendant she'd worn since childhood was a space that could be used for farming. She kept having dreams of her family living happily in the 1970s. But then someone reported her father for having foreign connections, and the whole family was sent to a farm. Everyone except her eldest brother, who was serving in the army, died horribly. Was she about to transmigrate into the 1970s? She immediately so 14.3kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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   Male lead aside, love can't compare to career: Ouyang Qing has a precognitive dream, hoards supplies, and travels through time. After being sent to the countryside, he leads his friends up the mountain to find medicinal herbs and quietly makes a fortune. With the reform and opening up, he leads his family and friends to get rich and move towards a better life. 🥰

6. 106 重 Reborn in the 1980s: A Fortunate Wife Builds a Fortune 重生八零福运娇妻致富忙 Wei Xi唯奚Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Old Song’s family in Lahegou has three lovely daughters, from oldest to youngest: Song Zhaodi, Song Pandi, and Song Laidi. Song Yanning was talked into trying wingsuit flying by her best friend. As she descended to the halfway point of the mountain, a strange gust of wind blew up at just the wrong moment. When the world stopped spinning, she had become the middle daughter in Old Song’s family of three girls. She also learned that she had transmigrated into a novel about a beloved daughter in the 1.9kReads8.9Score121Shelves

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   The first was Song Yanning, the second was Lin Jing'an, the third was Lin Qinghe, and the fourth was Xia Xiaolan. The last two books don't have a time record because this is the second account; the first one is no longer active.

7. 107 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Uncle Silly San Is No Longer Silly 重生七零：傻三叔不傻了 Little Horse, Charge Ahead小马向前冲Modern Romance347k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + spatial storage + male protagonist’s perspective + Northeast China’s heated kang lifestyle + cozy farming story] Liu Tiezhu spent his whole life doing hard labor for his older brother’s family, only to end up drugged to death and dumped in a mass grave. Given another life, he’ll use the supernatural arts heaven granted him to stand on his own two feet, find the woman who has been longing for him, and live the rest of his life well. 3.9kReads8.9Score304Shelves

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   This one, despite being male-oriented, is actually quite good. It's a slow-burning, long-lasting read.

8. 108 亲 We Already Kissed, and Now You're Telling Me I Flirted with the Wrong Person!? 亲都亲了，你跟我说撩错人了！？ Ruan Xiaolou阮小楼Modern Romance674k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + simmering romantic tension + sweet romance + magical space golden finger + winning her back] Pure, sweet, flirtatious beauty vs. refined, aloof, untouchable young military officer When Wen Qiao wakes up, she finds herself transmigrated into a novel set in a bygone era as a disposable villainess. The original character was the daughter of a high-ranking official in the capital’s military district, but she was switched at birth with the heroine and wasn’t brought back f 23.2kReads8.6Score3kShelves
9. 109 八 The 1980s: The True Heiress Strikes Back 八零：真千金逆袭记 Birdsong in the Quiet Mountains鸟鸣山幽Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Fake and Real Heiresses + Self-Improvement + Everyday Life + Striving] [The heroine grows quietly, then amazes everyone; she won’t take abuse and always talks back] Xia Xiaoxi lost both her parents at a young age. Her uncle’s family moved into her home under the pretense of raising her, took all the family’s money, worked her and her brother to the bone, and eventually tried to make her take her cousin’s place in an arranged marriage. Furious, Xia Xiaoxi fou 177.3kReads9.2Score13.1kShelves
10. 110 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
11. 111 重 Reborn in 1970s: A Military Doctor Meets a Special Forces Soldier 重生七零当军医遇上特种兵 Meow-Meow Claws阿喵亮爪爪Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Military romance + medicine + strengthening the nation + passionate action + flirtation Song Wei, a military doctor who served on peacekeeping missions, has been reborn. Her goal: to find the boy she once passed by. Who would have thought that the prettiest yet most timid girl in the military compound would fall for that arrogant, overbearing demon of a young man? In Lu Jiu’s eyes, Song Wei is like a sand cat: timid, quick, and easily frightened, though she occasionally flashes her claws. Sh 19.7kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves
12. 112 我 I Save My Family with My Jinxed Tongue 我靠乌鸦嘴拯救全家 Mi Caidou米彩豆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Theme: Knowledge changes your fate! Everyone’s got eight hundred tricks up their sleeve + courtyard-house drama + calculated self-interest + family squabbles + stockpiling + outrageous characters + a jinx’s tongue + playing dumb to catch the tiger. One day, Lin Xixi transmigrates and becomes the biological daughter of an outrageous couple in a period novel. Outrageous characters are sly, lazy, greedy, and slippery: they can’t get enough of eating, but they’re no good at anything else. Luckily, h 313.9kReads9.1Score47.6kShelves
13. 113 啊 Come on, Open Wide! Heaven Keeps Chasing Lucky Bao to Feed Her 啊，张嘴！天道又追着福宝喂饭了 Qian Naina千奈奈Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Complete) [1980s + adored by the whole family + treasure child + rural life + farming] The Chen family's daughter was switched at birth and wasn't found until four years later. People said the red scar on the child's face was horribly ugly. They laughed that the beautiful Chen family had produced an ugly daughter. The Chen family didn't care. They fiercely protected their little girl and cursed out anyone who dared say a word against her. And somehow, after the child came home, the Chen family' 72.9kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves
14. 114 女 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Took the Heroine Home as My Sister-in-Law 女配穿书后把女主拐来做嫂子 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Tang Tian is hit on the head with a brick, she transmigrates into a period novel, as a nobody not even important enough to be cannon fodder. She's the lovesick girl the male lead meets in the countryside, and a stumbling block on his way back to the city. With a new soul inside her, Tang Tian kicks the male lead to the curb without hesitation. She tells everyone he's hideous, with enormous nostrils that give her nightmares every night. A certain soldier quietly picks up a little mirror. Ye 16.2kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
15. 115 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Little Cannon Fodder Rises With Her Space 重生七零：小炮灰带着空间雄起 The Uninhibited Miracle Doctor Yao天马行空的姚神医Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [System space + born into another body + memories awakened + transmigrate into a book + taking on the stepmother and stepsister + the heroine will never be abused] Chen Qingyi had spent more than a decade living with the Dazhulong Brigade. One day, she fell into the water and awakened memories of her past life, only to learn that she was a minor cannon-fodder character in a book. Her biological father was a heartless cad. In two months, he would divorce her mother by letter and marry his one tru 37.9kReads9.4Score4kShelves
16. 116 霉 The Unlucky Second Female Lead: Reborn in the 1970s, I Must Stay Alive! 霉运女二，胎穿70年代苟住命！ Clear, Clear Handwriting清晰笔笔Modern Romance941k WordsCompleted This book is set in a parallel world. Don't take it too seriously. [Feel-Good Fiction + Pocket Dimension + Top-Grade Men] Female lead: Shen Nian. Male lead: Zhou Huai'an. Shen Nian had terrible luck at every turn in her previous life, constantly plagued by misfortune. Even her death was stinky… In every lifetime, she became the villainous second female lead who was obsessed with the male lead and schemed against the heroine. To earn a chance at reincarnation, she completed the System's mission: 17kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
17. 117 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 28.4kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves
18. 118 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Became the Songbird of the Arts Troupe 重生七零之我成了文工团里的百灵鸟 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Zhang Qing opened her eyes after dying, she found herself back in 1969, at the age of seventeen. At this point in her previous life, the county cultural troupe had gone to the countryside to perform and had fallen for her lark-like voice. It was the only chance in that era for a country girl like her to change her fate. But because her mother stood in her way and she herself lacked resolve, Zhang Qing let the opportunity slip by and regretted it for the rest of her life! Reborn, Zhang Qing 1.6kReads9.2Score199Shelves
19. 119 开 From the Start, I Reported My Stepfather, Then the Frail Villainess Was Doted on in the Countryside 开局举报继父，病弱女配下乡被宠 Feng Ling lI风灵lIModern Romance759k WordsCompleted [Space + System + Sweet Romance + Frail Heroine + Rugged Hero] Qiao Qingdai was an utterly ordinary office worker. She was 25 and had been single for years. One day, after work, she decided to treat herself. Instead, a woman fell from the sky and crushed her to death. She drifted around with a soul-reaper from the underworld for a while before realizing that they had taken the wrong soul... After a furious argument, Qiao Qingdai happily took the loot she’d scored: a treasure chest System and a p 18.9kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves
20. 120 恶 The Villainess Transmigrates to the Seventies, Beats the Scum, Makes Money, and Marries a Soldier 恶女穿七零，虐渣搞钱嫁兵哥哥 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1970s military marriage + revenge and face-slapping + making money + sweet romance + pocket dimension + adorable pets] The heroine is petty, vindictive, cold-hearted, and has only the tiniest bit of conscience. She never waits until tomorrow to get revenge! Tang Niannian struggles to survive for three years in the apocalypse, then transmigrates into a tragic cannon-fodder character in a period novel. The book’s heroine steals the original owner’s spiritual spring pock 46.1kReads9.3Score4.9kShelves
21. 121 为 The Professional Ethics of a Concubine 为妾的职业操守 Lin Wanzi林丸子Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main Story Complete] Ye Qingzhi, an overworked office drone, transmigrates into the body of a concubine in the Jiangyang Marquis’s household. Since she’s here, she might as well go crazy. Being a concubine is just changing workplaces. She doesn’t need to get emotionally involved. She can simply treat herself like a tool. Ye Qingzhi’s career goal: convince both the marquis and the principal wife to take responsibility for her and protect her. Ye Qingzhi’s workplace motto: Life is short. We’re al 31.9kReads9.4Score3.8kShelves

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    These are all good novels that I've read multiple times. You can learn a lot from the first one! 🤣

22. 122 逆 Defying Heaven's Cute Beast: The Peerless Demoness Rules the World 逆天萌兽：绝世妖女倾天下 First Day, Seeing the Moon初一见月Ancient Romance6.2M WordsCompleted [Print Edition of One Thought, Ashes Return to the Mountain: Preorders Open September 27 at 7 p.m.] Her own sister ripped out her phoenix bone, stole her talent, and tossed her into the Demon Rift like a dog! But against all odds, she survived and became the little demon girl cherished in the palms of the monsters living in the Demon Rift! The monsters of the Demon Rift: “Anyone who lays a hand on Niannian declares war on our entire demon clan!” She returns to the Five Continents, cuts down her 148.2kReads9.6Score19.2kShelves
23. 123 八 A Fresh Start in the Eighties: No More PUA, Just Making Money 八零重启：拒绝PUA！只想赚钱 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Grandma Shen: I worked so hard raising your dad and his siblings all by myself, and now I have to help him look after the kids and cook, too! What did I do to deserve this? Shen Xiaoya: Grandma, really? Then I definitely won't do anything to deserve that kind of fate. I'll try my best to raise my kids together with someone else! Grandma Shen: … Shen's dad and mom: We aren't very capable, so you kids need to study hard! You'll have to rely on yourselves in the future! Shen Xiaoya: Mom, Dad, don't 17.3kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    Both books are by the same author. The first one features a female protagonist who transmigrates into a book as a fifty-year-old woman, supporting the child left behind by the original owner's eldest son by selling steamed buns. The second one features a female protagonist who transmigrates to the 1980s as an eight-year-old girl, gradually guiding her family in business and becoming adept at finance as she grows older. The two female protagonists were best friends in their previous lives.

24. 124 六 The 1960s: After Getting into Technical College, I Secure a Cadre Position 六零：考上中专后，我稳坐干部岗 Don't Know Any Better孬不道Modern Romance995k WordsCompleted [1960s + everyday life + extremely, extremely slow-paced + family squabbles + no rural assignment + vocational school entrance exams + few awful relatives] [This is a female-oriented novel! The heroine is an ordinary person, not a powerhouse heroine. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] Heartbroken and still looking for an internship? To escape reality, senior college student Zhou Yuan casually signed a contract for the full-immersion game Awakening. When she opened her eyes, she had become Z 17.2kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    This book is super good! It's a military marriage with no stepmothers, the female lead is intelligent but not a saint, she's independent, doesn't do charity work, works hard to get into a vocational school, and refuses to go to the countryside. The rating is a bit low because there aren't many reviewers. It mainly depicts the warm daily life of the main family. A major advantage is its excellent sense of the era; this is the most detailed depiction of the historical setting I've read on Tomato Book. Prices are reasonable and precise, down to the cents or tickets, the details are meticulous, and there aren't too many awful characters. It feels like you're really living in that era. The only downside is the slow pace; there isn't much romance yet. You can read it as a historical romance with elements of farming.

25. 125 九 The 1990s Baby-Booming Brigade: My Dad Becomes the Nation's Father-in-Law 九零超生游击队，我爸成国民岳父 Lin Junjun林君君Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Han Sixi was beaten to death by her grandparents, who favored boys over girls. She transmigrated to the spirit realm, but just as she was about to ascend, her lingering obsession drew the final heavenly tribulation lightning bolt, sending her back. It’s 1990. There are seven sisters, their family is evading the birth-control authorities, and their parents are still trying for an eighth child. Just as Han Sixi is sharpening her forty-meter broadsword, ready to deal with her awful relatives, her f 5.9kReads9.3Score769Shelves

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    The first five books are all set in different eras, and the last five are also quite good; they're all lighthearted and enjoyable reads without any angst.

26. 126 重 Reborn as the Beloved of Everyone: The Movie Emperor's Wife Is Poor and Fierce Again 重生团宠：影帝夫人又穷又凶 Not Dim-Witted After Waking Up睡醒不呆Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Print edition signed for publication] [Insanely outrageous wish-fulfillment + a few secret identities + savage online roasts + devoted romance with both leads’ first love + dazzling the world] In her previous life, she died with regrets. Now she has been reborn in the middle of a massive online hate campaign! If they’re going to hate on her anyway, she might as well stop pretending! Her scumbag fiancé gets shoved into a cold pool, then coughs and blames her? Sheng Wenyin: “What, caught a cold? 137.5kReads9.6Score14.4kShelves
27. 127 女 The Queen’s Rise to the Top 女王从顶流做起 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Print edition preorders open September 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.] From the start, she transmigrates and nearly kills her younger brother. If she doesn't complete the System's missions, she'll be punished with electric shocks. Following the System's instructions, Nan Xiangwan joins a survival show for aspiring idols. While the other young women sing and dance... Nan Xiangwan: “I'll perform a brick-breaking trick with my bare hands!” 31kReads9.5Score3.3kShelves
28. 128 国 The Nation’s Movie Emperor Has a Secret Crush on Me 国民影帝暗恋我 Fragrance of Wine for Ten Miles十里酒香Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted Word is that national heartthrob Yu Qianfan has someone he secretly loves? Fans: “No, I don’t believe it! He loves us!” Word is that the person Yu Qianfan secretly loves is Queen Li? Fans: “Li Jin? No way! Those two don’t get along. This rumor is definitely false!” During a variety show game, Yu Qianfan put his hand on a lie detector. Host: “I heard you have a secret crush. Is it Li Jin?” Li Jin shot him a cold look. Yu Qianfan answered, “No.” Zap! The red lights flashed, and the alarm blared. L 13.7kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves
29. 129 长 Teacher Chang Mao 长矛老师 Beyond the Mountains山外Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted Originally titled “You Sell Swords, I Go Crazy: Together, We Set the Entertainment Industry Straight” [Rebellious CEO × Defiant Top-Tier Star] [Entertainment industry + absurd comedy + dating show + nonsense + memes + shameless antics] Jiang Qiyu transmigrated into a book. She became a brainless cannon-fodder character in a novel about a fake heiress in the entertainment industry. After taking a phone call, she realized the plot was already more than halfway through. Her family had abandoned he 106.7kReads9.7Score12.4kShelves
30. 130 癫EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 337.3kReads9.8Score47.3kShelves
31. 131 穿 Transmigrating into a Book in the 1970s: The Educated Youth Goes Wild, with Endless Schemes 穿书七零：知青发癫，套路无边 Shabby School Heartthrob破烂校草Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Alternate history + Period setting + Transmigrate into a book + Pocket dimension + Everyone is a villain + Ensemble cast + No romance + Mystery?] After dying in an apocalypse novel, Xu Qinglan transmigrates into a book again. This time, she's a sacrificial nobody forced to go to the countryside in a period novel! If she resists being sent away, she'll be trapped in an endless loop. After dying countless times, she finally gives in. The protagonist seems like a delicate, innocent white lotus wit 25.8kReads9.1Score3.3kShelves

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    This one's good, no female rivalry. The original female lead is a character who grows through development, while the transmigrated female lead is an escapee from famine. The new female lead comes from the apocalypse and is quick to kill at the slightest provocation.

32. 132 游EN Game Invasion: Addicted to Snatching the Male and Female Leads' Destinies 游戏入侵：抢男女主机缘会上瘾诶 The Cat Isn't Bald猫不秃Sports3.1M WordsCompleted [Game Invasion + No Romance + Leveling + Lone Wolf + Gaming] (Also known as: Game Invasion) After being reborn, the first thing Yu Xunge did was go home and make her younger brother down a bottle of liquor, causing him to miss the first game beta test. In her previous life, she didn't learn until she was dying that he had been scheming against her from the shadows all along. She was merely the villainess in a wish-fulfillment novel about a live-in son-in-law... Every bit of malice she suffered w 969.1kReads9.5Score83.2kShelves

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    Yu Xunge is also a lovable female lead.

33. 133 前 My Ex-Husband Always Protects His Childhood Sweetheart. I Remarried After Being Reborn, and Now He's Panicking 前夫处处护青梅，重生改嫁他急了 Shiitake Leaf香菰叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1970s, reborn and getting revenge, educated youth sent to the countryside, pocket dimension with a spirit spring, building wealth] In her previous life, Su Qingran came from an educated family. When faced with being sent away or sent to the countryside, she chose to marry beneath her station. She thought she had found a lifeline, but instead faced endless grievances and had to keep giving in. Her husband outsourced his filial duties to her, her mother-in-law was constantly causing trouble, and 25.2kReads9.1Score3kShelves

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    The first book is a brain-teasing business war historical fiction with a long storyline between the male and female leads. They are childhood sweethearts, but it's not the main focus. Lin Ting vs. Jiang Zong is the main character. The second book has a sign-in system and a touch of fantasy. The female lead is surrounded by a group of educated youth who get along very well. The male and female leads' storyline is also good, and there's also the reincarnation of the King of Hell, Yi Qingqing vs. Yun Guyuan. The third book is a time-travel story about leading a village to prosperity. The young couple works together very well. Su Qingran vs. Gu Xiao is the main character. The fourth book is a story about two generations of indigenous people. The parents work on a construction site and sell boxed lunches. The young couple accumulates wealth and becomes rich step by step. The daughter and son-in-law are childhood sweethearts and live a comfortable and warm life. Yang Wanfeng vs. Lin Zhengbei and Lin Zhizhi vs. Ye Jiashu are the main characters.

34. 134 老 The Wang Family in the 1990s 老王家的九十年代 Spanish Mackerel Dumplings鲅鱼饺子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Period setting + courtyard homes + ordinary folks + small businesses) After reading Reborn in the 1960s: Back at the Factory as a Cook, you can treat this book as a sequel, but it also works fine on its own. Against the backdrop of state-owned enterprises going into decline in the 1990s, the everyday lives of a young couple serve as the thread connecting a colorful cast of ordinary people and their bustling neighborhood. There are local police officers, state-enterprise employees, people with r 3.6kReads8.9Score270Shelves

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    My favorite period novels

35. 135 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

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    Lin Mei deserves to be on the list. She clearly knows her place, and the whole family works together towards a common goal, seizing every opportunity to move to the city, growing quietly and without fanfare.

36. 136 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, the Side-Character Couple Goes to the Countryside as Educated Youths 穿书后，配角夫妻下乡当知青 White Star Heavenly Bamboo白星天竺Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted While reading a novel, Li Ruolan is surprised to discover that her and her husband’s names appear in a novel set in a bygone era. They are educated youths who go to the countryside alongside the male and female leads, and their names appear only two or three times as minor characters. That very night, Li Ruolan dreams of the minor character’s memories. When she wakes up, her husband says he had the same dream. Just as they both think it must be a coincidence, a pocket dimension appears. Li Ruola 25.7kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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    The first book, Su An, is so hilarious, it's truly laughable.

37. 137 八 The 1980s: The Sharp-Witted Officer Falls for Me After Reading My Mind 八零：腹黑军官读我心后沦陷了 Shiitake Leaf香菰叶Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Romance in the 1970s + Mind-Reading and Eavesdropping on Gossip + Getting Rich Through Food + Using a Pocket Dimension to Crush Scumbags + The Real and Fake Heiresses + Everyday Life Raising Kids] After transmigrating into a book as a cannon-fodder side character, Su Yi was publicly humiliated by her fiancé and a scheming homewrecker. She lived by the rule, “If you don't offend me, I won't offend you; if you do, I'll wipe you out root and branch.” Furious, Su Yi beat them both up on th 7.7kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
38. 138 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 37.8kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
39. 139 历 After Failing Her Tribulation, She Returns to the 1970s to Cultivate Immortality 历劫失败后，她回到七零年代修仙 Dreamland in the Clouds寻云梦境Modern Romance271k WordsCompleted Space + Strong Female Lead + Reborn + Cultivation After Lin Chuyi died, she was reborn in the womb and reincarnated into the world of immortal cultivation. To her surprise, she failed her tribulation and returned to the 1970s with her space ability. Then she would settle every score and right every wrong. Her older sister joined forces with their parents to sell her job? Fine, she’d get every cent back, four times over! Her parents treated her badly? Fine, one tip-off letter and they’d both lose 10.1kReads9.1Score1kShelves
40. 140 六 The Sixties: The Supporting Actress Works Herself to the Bone and Outshines the Lucky Female Lead 六零，对照组女配卷死锦鲤女主 Moonless Young Master无月公子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + comedy + pocket dimension + punishing scumbags + troublemaker heroine + face-slapping + satisfying read + goofy humor + romance] A chaotic, hilarious career story, not a formulaic one. The heroine is cunning, scheming, unhinged, and becomes an official. It’s hell mode from the start: the original host was beaten to death by her awful grandmother, and less than two minutes after transmigrating, she was kicked into the hospital by her awful father. Cheng Miaomiao opens and close 63.2kReads9.1Score7.5kShelves

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    They all stay silent after reading it, but it can clear up your breast milk ducts!

41. 141 女 The Vicious Villainess in a Matriarchal World Raises Her Fish Online 女尊恶獠在线养鱼 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Matriarchal society + sweet romance + one-on-one + devoted to each other] [Calculating and ruthless princess × obedient, loyal guard] The capital's good-for-nothing Second Princess is beaten in the street by another woman for pursuing a man, then crashes into a stone lion. After recovering from her serious injuries, the Second Princess seems like a completely different person: kind to others, uninterested in competing, and always helping her sisters. It isn't until the day this powerful princes 14.8kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves

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    My favorite character in this story isn't Wei Xin, but Wei Que. Wei Que, who occupies 9 out of 10 points of the hypocrisy in the world, yet holds 1 out of 10, possesses ambition, ability, and everything about him, including his hypocritical yet cheerful eldest sister.

42. 142 穿 After Transmigration, Her Whole Family Are Villains 穿越之我全家都是反派 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance832k WordsCompleted Content warning: Lots of crude bathroom humor. Don't read while eating. Version One: Jiang Mianmian transmigrates. Her father is a scheming scholar with the face of a kindly man. Her mother has the face of a bodhisattva and the heart of a ruthless killer. Her eldest brother looks simple-minded but is cunning at heart. Her second sister is selfish and sharp-tongued. They were born destined to be villains. To highlight the protagonist's justice, kindness, and greatness, they work hard to do all so 137.2kReads9.6Score16.5kShelves

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    I highly recommend these two books. The writing is excellent, and the plots are humorous and interesting. Reading "The Whole Family Are Villains" was a truly hilarious experience, filled with both laughter and tears.

43. 143 系 System: The Savage Lands Crown Princess Just Wants to Herd Sheep 系统：蛮荒太子妃只想放羊 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as The Ambition Isn't Great: Just You and the World A Qi is clever and innocent. Her eldest brother is honest and just wants enough to eat; her second brother is sharp and wants to see the world. Their aunt is always fierce when chopping wood, their father is a wonderful cook, and their grandfather can recognize twenty characters, though he gets thirteen of them wrong. Their ambitions weren't great, but somehow they ended up winning the world. Content warnings: ... 30.3kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves
44. 144 六 The Sixties: I’m Just a Bystander in a Military Wife Comparison Novel 六零：我在随军对照文里当路人甲 Yu Yi Yu Yi余意喻意Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history period setting + transmigration into a book + military marriage + everyday life + raising kids] Xu Cuhe originally thought she had transmigrated into this world halfway through her life, without receiving any memories. She was completely at sea in the resource-scarce 1960s. Her aloof military-officer husband, a love letter from her first love... Problems kept coming one after another, and she scrambled to adapt. It wasn’t until she met the heroine of the book and triggered a d 3.3kReads8.9Score213Shelves

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    These are my favorites, especially the second one. The female lead, Xu Jing'an, is incredibly talented, her whole family is cunning, and the male lead was chosen by the system [smirk].

45. 145 欢 A Joyful Gathering 欢喜聚 July Hasn't Arrived Yet七月还没来Ancient Romance679k WordsCompleted The joys and sorrows of a blended family in ancient times. [A fictional setting: family life and affection that grows over time] An older half-brother who shares the same father. A younger half-sister who shares the same mother. An older sister they took in. A stepsister and stepbrother with no blood ties, after their mother remarries. Yang Xiyue is somehow thrust into a family with a full set of siblings. Life is hard, and people are complicated. Let’s see how this big family eventually finds a 15.6kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
46. 146 七 The 1970s: The Little Village Girl Brings Honor to Her Country Through Education 七零小村姑，靠读书为国争光 Only Plays Zhen Ji只玩甄姫Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Family Drama + System + Academic Prodigy + Knowledge Changes Your Destiny + Ensemble Cast] Wang Zhaozhao becomes the unwanted granddaughter of the Old Wang family, part of the village brigade in Riverside Village in the 1970s. When she is five, her mother becomes her eldest uncle’s wife, while her father marries a stepmother who brings along a stepsister. Later, she gains two younger sisters, one born to her eldest uncle’s wife and the other to her stepmother. Her days are full 14.6kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves

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    I've finished reading it; it's excellent.

47. 147 穿 Transmigrated to the Nineties: A Three-Year-Old Wants Her Dad to Become a Dragon 穿越九零，三岁萌娃望父成龙 Xiang Wan向挽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Adorable Baby + Daily Life + Childhood Sweethearts] Lin Shi worked diligently as an office drone, determined to buy a small home of her own in the big city. Just as her dream was about to come true, she suddenly dropped dead from overwork during an overtime shift. When she opened her eyes, Lin Shi had returned to the 1990s, transmigrated into a newborn baby. After observing for a long while, Lin Shi realized she had been born into a comfortable, middle-class family in the 1 2.8kReads9.2Score282Shelves

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    These are so pretty! 👀 So pretty!

48. 148 古 A Mom from Ancient Times, a Dad from the Stars, and Her from the Sixties 古代的妈星际的爸，还有六零的她 There Is a Big White Dog有一只大白狗Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted On the day her father married her stepmother, Xu Zhao was unconscious with a high fever that had lasted several days when a novel suddenly appeared in her mind. Her father was about to be reported. Though he avoided arrest and public denunciation, life with her stepmother became a complete mess. Not only was Xu Zhao ignored by her father and abused by her stepmother, she was also dragged down by her despondent father and died at the age of ten! After waking up again, Xu Zhao successfully evolved 3.5kReads8.7Score460Shelves
49. 149 8 The Fragrant Late Osmanthus of the 1980s 80年代香喷喷的迟桂花 Meng Ri Wan梦日万Modern Romance742k WordsCompleted Osmanthus usually blooms between September and October. The second son of the Chi family’s wife was due in September, but the baby showed no signs of coming. Half a month past her due date, she finally gave birth to a girl at the hospital. When Old Master Chi heard it was a girl, he said nothing. His wife chattered on over the phone, telling their son how to look after his wife and child. Over the call, Chi Jianguo asked his father what to name the baby. Old Master Chi tapped his pipe. “Call her 28.4kReads8.9Score3.9kShelves
50. 150 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s and Took the System to the Countryside 穿越七零，带着系统去下乡 I'm a Little Lamb是一只小羊儿Modern Romance228k WordsOngoing Jiang Yuan thought she was terribly unlucky. Just after her job paying over ten thousand yuan a month became permanent, she was hit by a car and died. Then she thought she was incredibly lucky. After her death, she was bound to a System that treated her wonderfully. It took her to the 1970s and gave her a pocket dimension. On top of that, as long as she worked, it paid her an annual salary of over 200,000 yuan. The job was her dream: great pay, little work. An annual salary of over 200,000 yuan 21Reads—Score148Shelves

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