Period Dramas With Fresh Plots That Aren’t Too Cliched, Preferably Rated 9.0 or Higher 年代文，不要剧情过于老套，最好9.0以上

1. 101 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
2. 102 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 53.1kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves
3. 103 年 In Those Days, Fishing and Hunting in Jiangnan Kept a Family of Seven Fed 年代，渔猎江南，养活一家七口 Ting Houshan庭后山Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Period] [Farming] [Slow Life] [Fishing the Lakes] [Hunting in the Mountains] [Fishing in Jiangnan] [Funny Everyday Life in a Big Rural Family] [Comedy] In 1983, Cheng Xiaodong was reborn. Overnight, he went from being a vain, image-conscious fool who was easy to deceive to a man of few words. All he did every day was fish, catch pheasants, wild ducks, and weasels, and help keep the household running... His several sisters-in-law thought he had become taciturn overnight because the fishing fleet 5.4kReads7.2Score436Shelves
4. 104 炊 A Woman Joins the Mess Hall 炊事班来了个女同志 I'm Sang Sang我系桑桑呀Modern Romance979k WordsCompleted Meng Jinzhang never imagined that a moment of kindness spent saving someone would leave him with a wife. Changpu never imagined that one day she would leave her village in such an unbelievable way, then travel farther and farther and climb higher and higher. 11.1kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
5. 105 被 After Being Bound to a System, I Take My Wife to the City to Find Work 被系统绑定后，带着老婆进城打工 Zhou Zijin舟子衿Modern Romance285k WordsOngoing [Everyday Life in the 1990s + Entrepreneurship; A Selfish, Two-Faced Man Forced to Become a Workaholic vs. A Clingy, Delicate Heiress Who's a Hopeless Romantic] Xu Yaozu is the family's precious darling. On the day his little sister gets married, he suddenly gets electrocuted and passes out for no apparent reason. When he wakes up, his sister's wedding is off, the pile of "sky-high bride price" money meant to pay for his repeat year of school is gone, and there's something new in his head called 39.7kReads8.3Score6.9kShelves

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   It's really beautiful!

6. 106 恶 The Wicked, Brash Drama Queen Is Doted on by the Wildest Roughneck 恶毒拽作精被最野糙汉狠狠娇宠 Shui Shui Shui Xiang水水水香Modern Romance395k WordsCompleted [Completed] [1970s + Flirting + Sweet Romance + Rugged Man + Devoted Love + Both Chaste] [Arrogant, spoiled, wicked yet adorable rich girl ✖ Ruthless, cautious, insecure, sensitive landowner’s wolf cub] She was once a wandering ghost in the mortal world, chosen by the Heavenly Dao to set chaotic fate back on track. She transmigrates into Chen Jiaojiao, a busty, beautiful but empty-headed supporting character, sent to the countryside as an educated youth in the 1970s. After dealing with the scumb 1.1kReads8.9Score108Shelves

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   My best friend and I transmigrated into a book at the beginning, and we didn't know which one was our husband. I even mistook my brother-in-law for my husband [awkward laugh]. ④ My best friend and I transmigrated into a book together! We became the "weird sisters-in-law" who were written to suffer a terrible fate. Watch as Shen Wu and her best friend reversed their destiny~ Embrace rough men, fight against evil mothers-in-law, slap the original female lead in the face, get rich and build a career. It's so satisfying to watch the era's hellish battlefield!

7. 107 家 Home in the 1990s, Scavenging in the Modern Era 家在九零，我在现代捡垃圾 Moneybags钱鼓鼓Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A slow-burn business story] [Everyday life in a bygone era] She transmigrates between the 1990s and the modern day. There's no getting rich overnight, just honest hard work, small businesses operating across two eras by taking advantage of price differences, and a gradual improvement in life, all set against the simple, lively backdrop of the 1990s... A gambling father, a mother who died young, little brothers and sisters to look after, and a girl who dropped out of school at fifteen. In 1997, 2.5kReads8.9Score249Shelves
8. 108 漂 A Stunning Beauty Hounded by an Obsessive Mad Dog in a Period Novel 漂亮美人在年代文被偏执疯狗缠上 Sanda Biscuit散打饼干Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [A calculating, self-serving heroine + an obsessive, possessive hero] Selfish, vain, materialistic, and always looking out for herself. And yet, countless people love her. In the original novel, Lin Luoxue is the heroine's sister, a cannon-fodder character who despises the poor and loves the rich, and juggles three men at once. Even after getting married, she's still unfaithful, and in the end, she dies while eloping with her lover. She's nasty, selfish, and plays with people's feelings while mo 56.7kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves

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   My best friend and I transmigrated into a book at the beginning, and we didn't know which one was our husband. I even mistook my brother-in-law for my husband 😅 ④ My best friend and I transmigrated into a book together! We became the "weird sisters-in-law" who were written to suffer a terrible fate. Watch as Shen Wu and her best friend reversed their destiny~ Embrace rough men, fight against evil mothers-in-law, slap the original female lead in the face, get rich and build a career, and have a blast in the era's hellish battlefield!

9. 109 八 The 1980s: A Beauty with Skin Like Jade Marries a Soldier and Raises a Child 八零凝脂美人，嫁个军人带带崽 Radish Rabbit Who Loves Cabbage爱吃白菜的萝卜兔Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Eighties setting + military marriage + seducing the man + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + heroine has experience, hero doesn't] She opens her eyes to find she's become the male lead's wicked aunt in a period novel. She abuses him and his younger sister, cheats on their stern uncle, and ultimately brings about her own death. Lu Manman, a breathtaking beauty with smooth, radiant skin, is determined to take it easy. All she wants is to go back home. Who knew her niece and nephew would 12.5kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
10. 110 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate Into a Book Together! Marry a Rough-and-Ready Man! If You Leave, I’m Leaving Too 闺蜜齐穿书！嫁糙汉！你离我也离 Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings椒盐鸡翅块Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + rough-and-tough hero + sweet romance + face-slapping + daily life + building a fortune + raising kids] The moment Shen Wu opened her eyes, she saw a man who was exactly her type. Realizing she had transmigrated into a book, she then heard a familiar voice and understood that she wasn't the only one who had transmigrated: her best friend had come along too, and now they were sisters-in-law... The two of them had entered a novel written by someone who envied them. In 81kReads9.4Score7.5kShelves
11. 111 重 Reborn and Cutting Ties: My Dogs and I Conquer the Mountains 重生断亲，我和狗子们闯山林 The Stranger Is as Beautiful as Jade陌上人如玉Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1960s] [Northeastern Folk Customs] [Hunting in the Deep Mountains] [Hunting Dogs] [Reborn] [No Romance] Bai Dujuan has been reborn once more. In her first two lives, she died under mysterious circumstances because of so-called family ties. In her third life, she finally learned to let go. She cuts ties with her mother, follows her grandfather, who is over eighty, and heads into the deep mountains with her hunting dogs. Her grandfather is an old hunter of the mountains, armed with a rifle and a 16.3kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
12. 112 军 Military Marriage, Sugary Sweetness: The White Lotus Green Tea Girl Is Everyone's Darling in the 1970s 军婚爆糖：白莲绿茶在七零做团宠 Wild Radish狂野萝卜Modern Romance547k WordsCompleted “Fair-skinned beauty with a sweet, tea-like charm x outwardly cold, inwardly warm doting husband” After a plane crash, international superstar Jiang Qingrou transmigrated. An orphan in her previous life, she had somehow ended up in a big family in the 1970s. Her two older brothers spoiled her, and her parents treated her like a treasure. What’s more, in an era when people struggled to get enough to eat or stay warm, everyone in her family had a steady job, and she herself was the star of the dan 6.5kReads8.9Score760Shelves
13. 113 八 The Stunning Eighties Cannon Fodder Wins the Military Big Shot's Heart 八零女配绝美，成军官大佬心尖宠 Radish Rabbit Who Loves Cabbage爱吃白菜的萝卜兔Modern Romance424k WordsCompleted (The rating is low because it was just posted, everyone!) (1980s, period setting, military marriage, sweet romance, groveling to win her back, both leads are inexperienced) After transmigrating into a book, Qiao Man became the foil-villainess in a period novel: a busty, dim-witted beauty with a terrible reputation, destined to be cannon fodder. She and the heroine, her half-sister, were staying with the Fu family in the military compound. The heroine was sweet and sensible, beloved by the Fus, a 17.8kReads8.2Score1.5kShelves
14. 114 惊 What a Shock! I Landed a Secure Government Job in the 1960s 惊！我竟在六零端上了铁饭碗 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Set in a bygone era + Transmigration + Inspirational + Heartwarming + Everyday family life + City job] After saving a cat just after finishing the college entrance exams, Su Yuhe became a vegetable. A year later, she transmigrated into the body of Su He, a girl from Nanshan Village in the 1960s who had heard that the college entrance exams had been suspended, missed a step, and drowned. Suddenly transported to the countryside of the 1960s, Su He had no phone, no electricity, no internet, and n 23.4kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves

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    [Learned] This period drama is super good, and it's already finished. It's the only police-themed novel I've ever read, and it even features a female police officer (quite rare). There are no typical time-travel plot devices, it fits the era's characteristics, the family is harmonious, and there are very few awful characters! The female lead is down-to-earth and leads her whole family to a successful and happy life. The story is fantastic!

15. 115 七 The 1970s: After Moving to the Countryside, I Was Doted on by a Demobilized Rogue Soldier 七零：下乡后被退伍军痞娇宠入骨 Pink Carp粉红鲤鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration] + [System] + [Superpowers] + [sent down to the countryside] + [pocket dimension] + [sweet romance] + [follows the army] What should you do when you open your eyes and find yourself on a train headed to the countryside in 1970? Tang Yitian can only think that she’s doomed. She remembers all the stories she’s heard about educated youths being sent to the countryside, both in her past life and this one. With her delicate, frail body and sweet, lovely face, she’s afraid some local h 20.8kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves

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    Both historical fiction novels are now complete, and the plots are excellent. I highly recommend everyone to read them.

16. 116 七 Blind Date in the Seventies: I Met the Strongest War God Officer 七零相亲：相亲到了最强战神军官 The Wishing Stone of the Stars星星的许愿石Modern Romance774k WordsCompleted Female lead: Yu Qiao Male lead: Zheng Xiangguo The female lead transmigrates to the 1970s in an alternate parallel world. The male lead is a top soldier, and their military marriage is sweet and loving. Yu Qiao inexplicably transmigrates to the 1970s in a parallel world. At home, she’s a well-behaved, sensible girl with a little talent. Outside, she’s the clever and polite, delicate youngest daughter of the Yu family. As the well-behaved girl of the family, she thinks she’s doing a pretty good j 4.8kReads9.1Score552Shelves
17. 117 婆 When the Mother-in-Law Takes Charge, Her Son Returns to a Shocking Sight 婆婆当家，儿子归来傻眼了 A Mushroom一枝蘑菇Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted For the two years since her son got married, Yang Yufen never showed up. Everyone said she was a mean mother-in-law who looked down on her daughter-in-law, Qin Nian: she didn’t help when Qin Nian was pregnant, and she was nowhere to be seen when her grandson became seriously ill. It wasn’t until Qin Nian had an accident and the child died that Yang Yufen finally came to her senses. At the hospital, she saw her missing son with a homewrecker. She slapped him, only for the woman to shove her down 15.6kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    9.3 Rating. The female protagonist, whose family was destroyed in her previous life, is reborn before her son's wedding and before her daughter-in-law's accident. She resolutely packs her bags to take care of her daughter-in-law. Her son disappears while on a mission, and her daughter-in-law is pregnant with twins. The female protagonist fights against scheming women to avenge her daughter-in-law, sells sweet potatoes and makes handicrafts to earn money to save for a house for her daughter-in-law and grandson. Currently, it's a bit short.

18. 118 穿 After Becoming a Vicious, Fat Wife, I Help the Whole Family Thrive 穿成恶毒肥妻后，我带飞全家 Miss Fan范氏女子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in a past era + pocket dimension + sweet romance and raising kids + love grows over time + cozy daily life] Su He wakes up one morning to find that she has transmigrated into a book as the villain's wicked mother. In the story, her villainous son eventually dies in a fire, while her villainous daughter is sold overseas. Both children meet tragic ends. Their mother, meanwhile, is a wicked woman whose name never even appears in the book. Looking at her current obese b 5.3kReads8.9Score473Shelves

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    Different types of historical fiction, all rated 9 points or higher, very enjoyable [Learned something new]. The first one is a time-travel drama queen, the second one is a time-travel protagonist who loses weight from a 200+ pound fat girl to a stunning beauty, and the third one features a space-manipulating ability that makes taking down villains incredibly satisfying.

19. 119 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Wife, I Stole the Show in the Military Compound 穿成炮灰原配后，我惊艳军区大院 Moon Rising over the Blue Sea苍海升月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: Before I Lost My Virtue, I Rewrote the Life of the Cannon-Fodder First Wife [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + no golden finger + sweet romance + devoted couple] Xia Qingning unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel written by a classmate who envies her. She becomes the original wife, who shares her name and is framed into losing her virtue, then jumps into a lake and dies tragically. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s at the scene of her violati 54.6kReads9.2Score5.4kShelves

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    9.2 points! The female lead rides to work on Xiao Dong's (a neighbor's younger brother) bicycle. The male lead, looking gloomy, buys a bicycle as soon as he gets home from get off work. Unexpectedly, the female lead says she doesn't know how to ride and asks Xiao Dong to teach her. The male lead comes out and says, "Xiao Dong, go get a bottle of soy sauce and come back. We'll walk!" The female lead says, "Xiao Dong's gone. I'll learn tomorrow~(¯▽¯~)~," while the male lead says, "I can teach! I'm not just for show! (ꐦÒ‸Ó)"

20. 120 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Reluctant Match Is Surprisingly Sweet 重生七零：强扭的瓜有点甜 Meow Commander喵指挥官Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted Jiang Wan transmigrated! And she transmigrated right into the most awkward situation imaginable. Why awkward? Because she was forcing herself on a man. This is a terrible misunderstanding, a huge injustice! None of this has anything to do with her. She’s just an innocent passerby who transmigrated into this world. Unfortunately, no one believes her. Well, the original owner was notorious for raising hell and ruling the family compound like a tyrant! So be it. What’s done is done, and crying won’ 11.2kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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    The female lead never suffers internal strife or any loss; she can go crazy anytime, anywhere, and the male lead will know immediately that she's been replaced.

21. 121 被 The Night I Was Sold to a Fool, I Drugged the Whole Village and Escaped 被卖傻子那夜我用药放倒全村逃了 Xu Misheng胥弥生Modern Romance117k WordsOngoing 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fictional era | Female self-rescue | Inspirational comeback | No romantic pairing | Strong female lead takes revenge on villains, raises children, and finds redemption through family bonds. Skilled in medicine and craftsmanship, high-energy and slow-paced throughout.

22. 122 穿 Transmigrating to a Bygone Era, I Live Off My Parents and Lie Flat Like a Carefree Fish 穿越年代，我靠啃老躺平当咸鱼 Wangzai Little Head旺仔小头头Modern Romance815k WordsCompleted Song Yuan transmigrated. In her previous life, she was a landlady who coasted through life, collecting rent on schedule and taking it easy. She never expected to open her eyes and find herself reborn as a little girl. Her father was a lazy, shameless rascal who mooched off his parents every day, but in truth, he doted on his wife and daughter. Her mother seemed too frail to take care of herself, unable to carry heavy loads or lift a finger, but was actually as strong as an ox. Song Yuan thought 7.2kReads8.4Score528Shelves

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    [Thumbs up][Thumbs up] Historical fiction, ① An alternate history novel where both the female and male leads are eccentric and have their own special abilities. They're constantly on the path of going crazy and causing trouble, hahaha, a very satisfying read, already completed. Other works are also historical fiction.

23. 123 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: Marrying an Officer 穿越七零：嫁军官 Little River Flows to the Ocean小河奔流海洋Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Pocket dimension, sweet romance, supernatural powers, military marriage, beloved by all, adorable baby, raising kids, top-tier scoundrels Ye Wanyi transmigrates from the apocalypse, possessing wood and space abilities. Chu Yuechen is an officer in the 1970s, and she's the only one who ever captures his heart. Ye Wanyi: How lucky I am to have met you. From now on, we'll share every joy in life. Chu Yuechen: How lucky I am to have met you. It was love at first sight, and from now on, all I see is 8.3kReads8.1Score660Shelves

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    Help! This military romance novel is so sweet it's sickening! A post-apocalyptic tycoon transmigrates into the body of a military wife in the 1970s, possessing wood-type superpowers and a spatial ability to build her career. The male lead falls in love at first sight, shamelessly pursuing her until he instantly becomes a clingy sweetheart, spoiling his wife rotten. Spatial ability, adorable baby, and the most beloved members of the group—it's all top-notch, and there are few truly exceptional characters. Go for it! This satisfying novel has a really great plot! 16

24. 124 黑 The Ungrateful Darling: My Husband’s Mistress Just Took Power, and Now She Wants a Divorce 黑心小棉袄：外室刚上位就要离婚 Jin Rui'er金瑞儿Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted The Grand Princess Who Guards the Nation was reborn in the Dragon Kingdom in 1947. After liberation, just as she was preparing to enjoy the good life with her father, he declared that her mother was a relic of feudalism, said he had found his true love, and announced that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. The Grand Princess scoffed to herself: “You dare threaten my interests? I’ll make you regret it!” 48.9kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves
25. 125 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The 1970s Female Farm Manager Sets the Whole Regiment Ablaze 穿书七零：女场长她火爆全兵团 Green Pavilion Sauce青阁酱Modern Romance814k WordsCompleted [Military farm] [Building an era] [Humorous farming] After making an offhand complaint, overworked Tan Xiaoxu transmigrates into a melodramatic romance novel as the male lead’s doomed original wife. The good news: the plot has gone off the rails, and her cousin has taken over the doomed wife’s fate! Tan Xiaoxu, deeply grateful: “What a wonderful person!” If you want to be the doomed wife, go ahead and take my place! Romance-addled fools have no future. Better to reclaim wasteland and build a car 8.3kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
26. 126 重 Reborn in a Northeastern Mountain Village: Fishing and Hunting Across Two Rivers and Two Nations 重生东北小山村渔猎两江两国 Student Tianya小学生天涯Urban4.0M WordsOngoing Please give this five stars. Please give this five stars. I don't have much education or skill, and I can't write fancy prose. I use ordinary people's language to tell an ordinary story. If you like it, I thank you for your support with a clasped-fist salute. If you don't, please be kind and don't flame me. An artist can't make a living without noble-minded patrons. I offer my thanks to all of you, my dear supporters. 41.1kReads8.2Score2.8kShelves

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    In this era, the male protagonist is reborn in a small mountain village in Northeast China. He leads his brothers to hunt in the mountains and fish in the rivers, braving ice and snow and traversing forests, experiencing all sorts of thrilling life-and-death adventures and many exciting and hilarious stories. It's a story of youthful passion without being frustrating, and humor without being monotonous.

27. 127 满 The Max-Level Big Shot in the 1970s: If You Won't Back Down, I'll Fight 满级大佬在七零，主打不服就干 Fresh Popcorn爆米花来咯Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted The heroine is domineering, with an outrageously high combat ability. Later, she joins the military. The hero is an educated youth who later goes into scientific research. A strong heroine paired with a weaker hero. If that’s not your thing, please move along. [Historical setting + transmigration with body intact + no pocket dimension or System + Strong Female Lead] Mai Sui, a max-level powerhouse, transmigrates to the 1970s. She just wants to lie flat and live a quiet, ordinary l 64.5kReads9.1Score5.7kShelves
28. 128 白 A Rich Heiress Transmigrates into a Spoiled Youth Educated Woman and Makes It Big with Her Space 白富美穿成作精知青，带空间拽爆 Lu Shiqi陆时柒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [New book: Sixties: The Little Educated Youth Reclaims Her Body, Then Goes Completely Off the Rails. No Angst, Just Pure Satisfaction. Come on in if you like that!] [Space + Sweet Romance + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Feel-Good Revenge + Scum-Taming] Lin Jingyue was a rich beauty who loved slacking off and taking life as it came. She spent all day living off her family and waiting to die, and had little conscience to speak of. Who could have guessed that life would take a sudden turn? One day 53.7kReads9.1Score6kShelves

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    The female lead is as big as an ox, has a sharp tongue, is strong in both roles, and has a lot of potential. Later, she went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and raised a wolf (a big gray one). It's good, but there are a lot of typos. [Eating melon emojis]

29. 129 年 The 1970s: This Book Is a Little Improper 年代，这本书有点不正经 Tomatoes Are Spicy番茄很辣Modern Romance701k WordsOngoing [Alternate-history fantasy era + transmigrate into a book + going crazy + hilarious + space + System + stockpiling goods + face-slapping + multiple male leads] Content warning: This is an alternate-history fantasy setting. Prices are high. The story is mainly lighthearted, humorous, and full of memes. Everyone in it is mentally unwell. It doesn’t follow normal logic and isn’t a traditional period novel. If that’s not your thing, please move along. How can you transmigrate into a period novel and 654Reads8.6Score—Shelves
30. 130 惊 What?! After Awakening, the Lazy Wife Only Wants to Crush Villains and Make Money 惊！懒媳妇觉醒后只想虐渣搞钱 My Tinghan Bamboo我的听寒竹Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (This novel features a large ensemble cast.) [An incredibly strong, lazy, top-notch wife + a younger, chatty husband, taking down scumbags + making money] Jiang Yiqing had a wonderful married life! She didn’t have to clean the house or look after the kids, and her father-in-law, the factory director, had her back at work. All she had to do was clock out on time and go home to lie down. Life was so perfect she could see the good times stretching endlessly ahead! Then one day, she dreamed that 6.9kReads8.9Score605Shelves
31. 131 六 Living Life to the Fullest in the 1960s 六零年代恣意活着 A Thousand Dreams百变梦想Modern Romance3.9M WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Two Strong Leads + Period Setting + Daily Life] A career woman from the new century transmigrates as Ruan Mianmian and escapes her family of origin. When she reaches the right age, she marries Chen Yuan'an, a handsome, well-built regiment commander. They bicker in the early days, but later settle into a sweet life together: her husband dotes on her, and their son is clever and adorable. Both leads know how to enjoy life. In an era of scarcity, they use money to make sure they n 2kReads6.9Score100Shelves

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    No cheat codes, no special abilities, no brain drain, no clichés, a slow and steady relationship, and a loving and devoted couple.

32. 132 穿 Transmigrated to the 1980s as the Village Tigress, I Call the Shots 穿越80母老虎，全村上下我做主 Your Dentures Just Flew Out你假牙飞出来了Modern Romance112k WordsOngoing Devoted husband, lighthearted comedy, doted-on heroine, and building a fortune. Su Xiaomo transmigrates to a rural village in northern Shaanxi in 1985. The name of this poor little village tells you everything: it must be desperately poor! The original owner was the village's notorious shrew, feared by everyone. Luckily, her family all dotes on her. She also has a handsome husband. But since she's transmigrated, this reputation could work to her advantage. Should she play along, or turn over a n 777Reads—Score115Shelves

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    I highly recommend this historical romance novel. It's fantastic, a mix of humor and sweetness, with a bang from the start. It gets even more exciting as it progresses, with the female lead developing all sorts of skills in the male lead. Awesome!

33. 133 穿 Transmigrated to the 1950s as a Landlord's Darling Daughter 穿越五零成了地主娇小姐 Tea Roaster on the Flatlands坪上炒茶Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This book takes a wholesome approach. Only a sweet, silly heroine can find simple happiness. A light, leisurely pace, focused on everyday life! She wakes up to find herself collapsed in a funeral hall. Song Jinxiu is so terrified she nearly scares herself to death. Once her memories return, she learns that she has transmigrated into the body of another Song Jinxiu. Her status isn't bad. She's even a landlord's daughter. But... It's the 1950s! Can someone tell me what to do? What should I do? I' 616Reads7.9Score101Shelves
34. 134 漂 After the Beautiful, Fussy Woman Is Reborn, Her Roughneck Husband Spoils Her More and More Fiercely 漂亮作精重生后糙汉丈夫越宠越狠 Chef Xiaomi小米大厨Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted Feel free to leave a rating. Happy New Year, and thank you all 😊 [Period setting + reborn + spoiled troublemaker + country bumpkin + doting romance] Heroine: Proud, stubborn, and awkward (friendly warning) Lin Jinyao is reborn at the time she and Lu Jinchuan were fighting over a divorce. In her previous life, she was a spoiled handful who couldn’t bear the slightest hardship or pain. She thought he was crude and unsophisticated, too strong and too clueless about how to treat her gently. After r 3.1kReads8.9Score322Shelves

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    (No System, Space, Black Market Transmigration) This is the only historical novel I could actually read. I don't like historical novels with transmigration elements or black markets. This one is about rebirth, and the female lead returning to her past life later on is quite engaging. Most importantly, there aren't too many melodramatic misunderstandings. The female lead comes from a good family, the male lead is an orphan, there are no side couples, and the next generation isn't extensively described. Unlike another novel I read before, which started off well, but then the female lead's daughter fell in love with her uncle (not her biological brother, but this uncle was previously her suitor). Another novel also started off well, but the author used the same plot for three lifetimes: rebirth, past life, and another rebirth, constantly entangled with a group of people. Even the son, a nobody, falls for the daughter of the female lead's enemy. Falling in love in three lifetimes is quite something! I don't know what the author was thinking.

35. 135 重 Reborn in Hong Kong, With a Huge Family Business 重生港岛，家大业大 The Hero of This Place此间人雄Urban2.8M WordsOngoing [Blood-Soaked Conglomerate | Global Hunt | Six Industrial Empires] In 1980, Shao Weiding opened his eyes and found himself the most rebellious of the six young masters of the Shao Group. Everyone laughed at him for turning his back on a fortune worth tens of billions and risking his life in Southeast Asia instead Then, three years later, they watched him smash open a Swiss bank vault with his bloodstained Rolex and propel the Swatch Group to the very top! When Watsons swept across Asia's retail 31kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves

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    In 1980, Shao Weiding woke up one day to find himself the heir to a tycoon's fortune! But this identity seemed a bit unconventional. While others proceeded cautiously in business, he charged headlong into the market, wielding his immense wealth to wreak havoc. No matter the business giants, this "dark horse" turned them all upside down. Watch as he rebuilt his business legend in Hong Kong, staging a hilarious and unbelievable comeback!

36. 136 恶 The First Thing the Wicked Woman Does After Awakening Is Loot Her Enemy’s Fortune 恶妇觉醒第一件事，搬空仇人家产 Flower Reflection花映Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + having babies + whirlwind marriage + sweet romance + devoted couple + mind-reading + a whole group of talking antiques and little animals] Lin Shuangyu, a woman skilled in both scholarship and combat, transmigrates into a book as the biggest sucker in the story. Everything she owns is taken by her “family” and given to the heroine, Xia Xiaoning, including the twin-fish jade pendant her mother left her, a treasure trove, and the job she worked so hard to qualify for. She marr 8.4kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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    🌳🌳🌳Lin Shuangyu, who transmigrated into the book, immediately contracted a spatial dimension, retrieved her treasure, sold her job, dumped her scumbag boyfriend, and emptied the Lin family's coffers.🌱🌱🌱 She even found herself a handsome, single soldier with a great physique and top-notch professional skills.🪻🪻🪻 Her career didn't suffer either; she smoothly progressed through university, master's, and doctoral studies, eventually staying on as a professor.🍭🍭🍭 She owns ten courtyard houses in the capital and several large companies.🥭🥭🥭 Her husband is a military talent, and her child is intelligent and clever.

37. 137 六 I Refuse to Go to the Countryside in the 1960s, and the System Scores Me a Job 六零不下乡，系统暴击出工作 I'm an Old Antique我是老古董Modern Romance814k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + System + Villain + Shameless + Few Annoying Characters + No Sent-Down Youth Plot + Satisfying Read + Never Overthinks] (How do you keep awful people out of your life? By becoming the worst one yourself, of course.) Transmigrating into a book isn’t scary. What’s scary is ending up as the vicious cannon-fodder character destined for a tragic fate. Look at He Ruixue’s family: her eldest brother is reckless, and her sister-in-law is fierce. Her second sister and brother-in-law are 20.7kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves
38. 138 八 The 1980s: Should Top Students Do Hard Labor? The Kind That Makes You More Beautiful! 八零，学霸劳动吗？能变美那种！ Clear Seas, Deep Rivers海清河深Modern Romance576k WordsCompleted [Period setting, reborn, System, lighthearted daily life, comedy, academic ace] After waking up, Gao Yin found herself reborn as a bawling, hungry baby in the 1980s, bound to a “Work Is Glorious” System that made her scrub toilets and chicken coops. She thought her advanced knowledge and the System would let her lie flat and coast to a life of success. Who knew the world had a bug? A mysterious genius known only as “Yuan” had appeared out of nowhere, single-handedly fast-forwarding technologica 2.2kReads6.8Score281Shelves

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    It's quite novel and super good-looking. The female lead is career-oriented and has been a top student since childhood. Her family is also very nice, with no awful characters. It's very heartwarming. You should check it out.

39. 139 成 I Became a Billionaire, but They Sent Me to a Mental Hospital 成了亿万富翁，我却被送进精神病 Wang the Fool王呆子Urban352k WordsOngoing In the early 1980s, Dugu Feng's father lost his iron rice bowl, and the family was so poor they could barely put food on the table. With no other choice, Dugu Feng gritted his teeth and took his whole family out to do backbreaking labor, starting by taking on the small construction jobs no one else wanted from contractors. He was an honest man who never cut corners, and his work was excellent. Little by little, he made a name for himself in the trade. From a small-time contractor to founding a 253Reads7.7Score124Shelves

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    I became a billionaire, but my family sent me to a mental hospital. Let's take a look.

40. 140 六 The 1960s: I Control the System and Lead My Whole Family to Prosperity! 六零：手掐系统带着全家致富！ Zhi Ye o芷烨oModern Romance526k WordsCompleted Wang Xuan had worked hard for so long in her previous life, only for disaster to strike first. Suddenly arriving in the 1960s, all the money she'd earned before went to waste. In this life, she decides that as long as she's made enough money, that's good enough. If she can lie flat, she will. But when she discovers that the System has accidentally dropped her into the 1960s, with a food crisis on the way, what should she do? No romance. 1.9kReads7.1Score103Shelves
41. 141 穿 Transmigrated into a Period Novel: The Villainess Is a Little Unhinged 穿进年代文：反派女配有点颠 Only Envy the Immortal Lord只羡仙君Modern Romance786k WordsCompleted Just because she made one snarky remark about people who were lovesick, Su Yitong transmigrates to the 1970s, becoming a young woman sent to work in the countryside in a remote, impoverished village. Still dazed, she takes a hostage and gets mistaken for an enemy spy, then locked in a woodshed. Only then does she realize she's transmigrated into a book as a melodramatic, ruthless villainess who meets a gruesome end! Follow the System's plot? Not a chance! This villainess loves doing the opposite 8.5kReads8.4Score556Shelves

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    This book is definitely unique among period dramas; the entire cast is a bit eccentric, and it's hilarious. The interactions between the male and female leads are also very engaging.

42. 142 女 A Woman-Dominated World in the 1970s: I Happened to Save a Green Tea Male Educated Youth 女尊穿七零：顺手救个绿茶男知青 Han Yu Who Loves Sweet Grapes爱吃香葡萄的寒羽Modern Romance365k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [A seemingly sweet but secretly scheming male youth sent to the countryside + a woman who transmigrates into a matriarchal world] Lu Fangning has always believed that women earning money to support the family while taking three husbands and four consorts is only natural! Because of his identity, Qin Beize appears harmless on the surface. But behind the scenes, anyone who offends him gets a sack pulled over their head and their legs broken! Lu Fangning: “Men are timid and sensitive. 770Reads8.3Score106Shelves
43. 143 回 Back in 1977, I Married the Queen of the Daughters' Kingdom 回到1977年，娶了女儿国国王 Ji Yuning季宇宁Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yuning transmigrated back to 1977. He went from being a 21-year-old educated youth returning to the city to a literary young man, a great poet, and a famous novelist. It was all thanks to his memories of his previous life and the books he copied. But his greatest reward was marrying a wife as beautiful as a fairy. 11.7kReads8.0Score755Shelves
44. 144 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s to Order Takeout 穿越七十年代点外卖 Sunset Orange夕阳橙Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted Feng Xi lived an ordinary life for thirty years. Then, after curiously ordering takeout through some obscure link, she turned into an educated youth about to be sent down to the countryside! Feng Xi figured that since she was already here, she might as well make the best of it. More importantly, she discovered that even in the miserable 1970s, she could order takeout and transmigrate back and forth between the modern day and the 1970s! But why does the village's production-team accountant keep s 838Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    9.0 Rating, completed [Already added to wishlist]

45. 145 七 The 1970s Space: The Cannon-Fodder Villainess Just Wants to Get Rich 七零空间：炮灰女配只想发家致富 Sunset Orange夕阳橙Modern Romance443k WordsCompleted (Transmigrate into a book + 1970s setting + both leads are each other's first + one-on-one romance) Lu Yao is a first-year business student. After staying up all night to finish a period novel written by her friend, she wakes up to find that she has become a cannon-fodder supporting character in the book. Lu Yao immediately panics. She still has a whole life ahead of her! But with the familiar plot before her, she isn't worried. Not only does she know how the story unfolds, she also has a phone 657Reads9.0Score104Shelves
46. 146 七 The Shameless Family of 1970 七零之无赖一家人 Sunny Peach桃子晴朗Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted [Period setting + beloved by all + self-serving and refined + warped values! Ensemble cast of protagonists + eccentric whole family + awful relatives + pocket dimension] (A family ensemble in a parallel setting, not reality. The heroine has little presence early on. She's not very smart, self-serving in a refined way, and an ordinary person.) I thought I was the chosen one because I had a pocket dimension. I thought the apocalypse was about to begin, so I frantically stocked up on supplies. I 8.2kReads8.8Score759Shelves
47. 147 七 The 1970s: The Commander’s Wicked Wife Has Pinduoduo in Hand 七零：首长的恶毒妻手握拼夕夕 Secretly Flowing by the Pillow暗向枕边流Modern Romance123k WordsOngoing Tomato Premium Novel [Period Setting] [Strong Female Lead Building a Career] [Making a Fortune] [Family Life] [Military Marriage] [Pinduoduo System] [Raising Kids] [Sweet Romance] [Feel-Good Story] She transmigrates into a 1970s military-marriage novel as a vicious cannon-fodder character. The original owner was foolish and cruel. She abused the children, bullied her blind mother-in-law, sided with outsiders, and desperately sent money to a scumbag man. She took a winning hand and played it in 3.4kReads—Score486Shelves

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    I also read historical fiction.

48. 148 八 A Great Beauty Raises Kids in a Beijing Courtyard, 1980s Style 八零大美人四合院养娃日常 North to South由北向南Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Slice of life + sweet romance + raising children + family life + career) Zhao Jinshu was in her sixties. Her children had grown up and started families of their own, and she had seen her parents-in-law off. She was just about to travel around the country when she was reborn. She returned to the time a few months after she had first moved to the city. Back then, she knew nothing. A young bride from the countryside, she was shy, too embarrassed to speak up, and insecure. Even though her husband 55.7kReads9.3Score4.7kShelves

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    These two books are really great, the plots are fresh and original.

49. 149 漂 The Gorgeous, High-Maintenance Mediator of the 1970s 漂亮作精在七零当调解员 Er Lulu二鹿鹿Modern Romance298k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Beloved by the Whole Family + Hilarious + Military Marriage] You were supposed to mediate family disputes, not encourage people to get divorced! - After five years as a marriage counselor, breaking up countless unhappy couples, Jiang An'an was hit over the head with a brick and flung into the material-scarce 1970s. Her father was a lazy good-for-nothing, her mother was tough as nails, and all three of her older sisters were a handful. As for her, she was a beautiful airhead who 6.1kReads8.8Score600Shelves
50. 150 五 The 1950s: The Family's Beloved Child Takes a Grain Shop Through the Famine 五零团宠，带着粮铺混饥荒 llx Flying Fishllx飞鱼Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [For female readers] [Period] [Spatial storage] [Famine] [Family darling] [Everyday family life] [Slice of life] [Dual transmigration] [Coming of age] [Reincarnated in the womb] [Alternate historical setting] [A black pot falls from the sky: transmigrate to the 1950s and become the family’s darling] When Zhao Suisui returned home for the New Year, she passed her aunt’s grain shop. Her aunt had something urgent to do and asked her to mind the store. Just as she was lying on a rocking chair, watch 25kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves

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