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. 351 狼 The Wolf Cub Returns to the Ranks: My Dad Was a Martyr, Who Dares Lay a Hand on Me? 狼娃归队：我爸是烈士，谁敢动我 Little Bai Hardware Factory小白五金厂Modern Romance389k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 606Reads8.4Score100Shelves

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   The child, whose father was wrongly accused, honed his survival skills in the deep mountains. Beneath his innocent nature lies a ruthless heart. After returning to the military region, he adapts to collective life while investigating the truth of what happened back then. The plot is incredibly captivating.

2. 352 重 Reborn in 1970: I Became a Beacon of Chinese-Made Goods 重生七零，我成国货之光 Do Not Microwave不可微波加热Modern Romance143k WordsOngoing Shen Huaixuan, a modern fashion designer, dies suddenly and transmigrates into 1975, becoming a miserable child bride about to be sold to an old bachelor. It's hell from the start: her parasitic birth family, her vicious former fiancé and his relatives, and the village residents all want to tear her apart. Fortunately, her astonishing embroidery and skill at refashioning old clothes are her strongest cards. She tears up her contract of servitude in front of everyone and earns proof of independen 2Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 353 八 The 1980s: A Cherished Darling Rushing Toward Wealth 八零捷报团宠娇娇向钱冲 Si Jiao Jiao肆饺饺Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing [Period setting + building wealth + doted on by everyone + native-born heroine + social butterfly + powerful figures + one-on-one romance] Before she turned fifteen, Shi Xiangxiang was stolen as a newborn. Her adoptive parents were denounced and sent down to the countryside, leaving her, though still so young, to shoulder the burden of feeding the whole family. After she turned fifteen, her adoptive sister, who had been reborn with a golden finger, returned in defeat after struggling her way t 38.3kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves

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   They're all period dramas, and they're all super good, scoring 9 points or higher.

4. 354 重 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985：东北往事 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 86.8kReads9.6Score8.9kShelves

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   The pinnacle of historical fiction, with each book rated no lower than 9.5.

5. 355 九 Cheated Out of My Inheritance in the 1990s, I Go Wild and Take Them All Down 九零被吃绝户，我靠发癫嘎嘎乱杀 More Trees, More Rain木多雨也多Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing [Transmigration + space + putting scumbags in their place + making money + serving the nation] Xia Ran sacrificed her life saving someone in her previous life. Only later did she learn that her soul had been taken by mistake, but by then there was no going back. With her compensation (a space + perfect photographic memory + superhuman strength), she transmigrated to 1990 and into the body of Xia Yindi, whose husband had just died. Xia Yindi had been reborn from a later era, but died on the spo 130Reads9.1Score175Shelves

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   This book is amazing; the plot is fresh and original.

6. 356 绑 I Bound the Favorite Consort System and Accidentally Transmigrated to the 1970s 绑了宠妃系统，我错穿七十年代 Guoguo Is a Little Naughty果果有点皮Modern Romance566k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + rugged hero + reborn male lead + marriage before love + System + sweet romance + beauty transformation] Xu Jiaojiao was bound to the Beloved Consort System. Just as she thought she would transmigrate to ancient times and wreak havoc in the imperial harem, the ridiculously incompetent System made a mistake and sent her to the 1970s! What?! A System that makes you more and more beautiful sends her to the 1970s? Does it think she's not conspicuous enough? Not w 3.5kReads9.2Score321Shelves

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   Recommendation 🦆 ①: Drama queen heroine × Mind-reading drama [After her inner thoughts are exposed, the villain carries her to the marriage registry office in the middle of the night!] To survive, she confesses her love during the day: "I love you the most!" Her inner monologue at night: "Please, let me go!" The villain sneers: "Keep acting." Until she loses weight and transforms into the village beauty, he pins her against the wall with red eyes: "You think you can just flirt and run? You'll never escape!" Mutual exposure + a wife-chasing-after-the-wives-crisis scenario, you'll laugh until you're pounding the bed!

7. 357 怕 Help! Pregnant with Twins, and This Rugged Man Won't Stop Spoiling Me! 怕！双胎体质，被糙汉掐腰猛宠！ Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Period setting + rugged man + devoted husband + everyday life + devoted couple, one-on-one romance) As a minor cannon-fodder shrew of a supporting female character in a period novel, she was destined for a miserable ending that would leave everyone sighing with pity. But sorry, I'm here now. Looking at the man before her, with his straight, sturdy posture, phoenix eyes, and high nose, both his face and physique seemed made to match her tastes perfectly. Bai Yueji: How thoroughly brai 84kReads9.4Score5.5kShelves

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   I've been watching these lately, and they're pretty good. The plots aren't clichéd, there's no special space or system, just simple, happy everyday life.

8. 358 八 The 1980s: The Cold-Faced Officer Is Wrapped Around the Sickly Beauty's Finger 八零：冷面军官被病弱美人拿捏了 Little Silly Goose小呆鹅Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion] Martial arts prodigy Jiang Nianzhi transmigrates into a book and arrives in an alternate version of the 1980s, where she becomes a delicate, frail beauty. Thinking she would run into one terrible person after another, she rolls up her sleeves, ready to beat them all into submission. But her feisty mother favors girls over boys, her white-lotus sister is a doting sister-con, her grandmother is a beauty enthusiast, and her little brother has 83kReads9.4Score13.3kShelves

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   ₍ᐢ.ˬ.⑅ᐢ₎ Jiang Nianzi, a fighting prodigy, transmigrated into a novel and arrived in an alternate 1980s, becoming a delicate and sickly beauty. Expecting to encounter a series of awful characters, she rolled up her sleeves, ready to crush them all. However, she found herself with a shrewish mother who favored daughters over sons, a scheming older sister who was obsessed with her younger sister, a grandmother obsessed with looks, a younger brother brainwashed by his mother, and a sister who was everything! The family's catchphrase was: "Nianbao, you can't do this, you should rest!" Shen Cheng, a stubborn bachelor in the military, was a constant worry for his superiors. His comrades took on the task of introducing him to their cousin. "Old Shen, my sister is a bit chubby, a bit dark-skinned, a bit short, but she's incredibly sweet and would be a perfect wife." Shen Cheng, uninterested in women, treated his gun as a wife and righteously refused. It wasn't until his family visited him at the military camp that he saw Jiang Nianzi. A beautiful woman in a cheongsam, with red lips and dark hair, she called out sweetly to his comrade, "Brother!" Shen Cheng suddenly grabbed his comrade's neck: "This is the sister you were talking about?" His comrade realized he hadn't seen his cousin for years. This wasn't just a case of a girl changing drastically at eighteen; this was a complete transformation!

9. 359 六 The Sixties: Herding Sheep, Studying, and Getting Into College 六十年代：放羊读书考大学 Mei Qingqing梅青青Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Native orphan girl + nanny System + later a landlady + scientific research) Song Jiu became an orphan at six and thought she was going to starve to death. Then a System suddenly appeared and told her that if she worked hard at one thing, it would reward her with delicious food. Why bother dying, then? Time to work hard! Eating every delicacy under the sun was no longer just a dream! Dating? No, no, no! Men would slow down how fast I get my homework done! With no man on my mind, my pen naturally 1.6kReads9.3Score152Shelves

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   This unconventional story features a female protagonist who works hard and perseveres alone, eventually marrying the system.

10. 360 踹 Dump the Scumbag and Join the Army: She Becomes the Commander's Wife 踹渣男去随军，摇身一变首长夫人 Young Master of the Zhang Family张家少年郎Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted [Sweet military romance set in the 1960s] [1960s setting + mind-reading + medical skills + high-ranking military officer + heroine who grows over time + warm everyday family life] A nightmare gives Zhang Baozhu a glimpse of her family's tragic fate. After awakening her ability to read minds, she discovers that her fiancé's family are actually the ones behind it all. With help from a benefactor, she decisively breaks off the engagement and enters the military compound to treat the cold-faced com 71Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New book, just finished, a very interesting sweet romance novel.

11. 361 六 The Carefree Years of the Beloved Family Darling in the 1960s 六零年代团宠的悠悠岁月 A Single Boat Oar一舟楫Modern Romance305k WordsCompleted The rating just came in, and it will rise later [Period + adored by everyone + heartwarming + food + golden finger + getting rich + intangible cultural heritage + traditional culture + everyday life] Qu Xiayu was incredibly lucky in her previous life. She never expected to transmigrate into a family that had spent six generations hoping for a daughter. In the 1960s, when no family had enough to eat, what was she supposed to do? Wait, why is her golden finger so powerful this time? Could she be H 443Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    Fans of transmigration/reincarnation stories shouldn't miss this!! It's super good, highly recommended!!

12. 362 穿 The Book Transmigrator Swapped Brides, Married in Her Place, and Raised Fish. I Returned to Win Without Lifting a Finger 穿书女换亲替嫁养鱼，我回归躺赢 Sugar Tangerine沙糖橘子Modern Romance118k WordsOngoing [Reclaiming Her Body + Emotional Push and Pull + Family Life + Devoted Husband + Marriage Before Love] Su Wan's body was taken over by a woman who had transmigrated into a book for three years. During that time, the transmigrator pulled one outrageous stunt after another. First, she plotted, "Dad marries into the family, and I get rich," tricking her father into marrying a rich woman. Then she forced the wealthy woman's son, a future business tycoon, into her grasp. She had her eldest sister tak 6.7kReads—Score157Shelves

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    Unconventional and fresh. Focuses on originality. Check out the synopsis, guaranteed to be good. An unconventional transmigration novel set in a bygone era, where the protagonist reclaims her body. [Victory][Victory][Victory] Su Wan's body was occupied by a transmigrated woman for three years. During these three years, the transmigrated woman's antics were outrageous. First, she plotted "my father marrying into the family and I becoming rich," tricking her father into marrying a wealthy woman, then forcibly taking the wealthy woman's son, the future richest man, into her possession. Her sisters became pawns in her marriage alliances, tools for her future wealth accumulation. Not only that, she also raised a pond full of big fish... The two largest among them were the reborn male protagonist of the book, who started from scratch and was destined to become incredibly wealthy. The other was her husband, whom she had recently married! He would inherit billions in the future. The book described him in only one sentence: angering him would only result in one word—death. Now Su Wan has reclaimed her body and gained some of the transmigrated woman's memories. But the situation she faces is beyond her control... The transmigrated woman has attracted a bunch of fish! Her husband is furious! Her eldest sister hated her, and her fourth sister was dissatisfied with her! Just as she was lost in thought, Huo Chenxiao walked over...

13. 363 疯 I'm Going Crazy! The Legitimate Daughter of an Ancient Family Transmigrates to the 1970s 疯了！古代嫡女穿越到了七零年代 Flowing Water Goes Ding-Dang流水个叮当Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Su Jinmi, the legitimate daughter of the prime minister's household, is murdered by her half-sister and accidentally lands in a world of scarcity in the 1970s. She can't cook or farm. What can a frail, pampered young lady do when she can't carry a load on her shoulder or lift a thing with her hands? Don't worry. She has a pocket dimension, medical skills, and a good-for-nothing who knows how to make money. The good-for-nothing, a devoted husband, lives by one motto: His wife is responsible for l 17.1kReads9.1Score2.4kShelves

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    1. The female protagonist is the legitimate daughter of a prime minister's family in ancient times. Due to being framed by an illegitimate daughter, she is reborn in the 1970s, bringing the illegitimate daughter's spatial abilities with her. The female protagonist also possesses medical skills. 2. The female protagonist is the true heiress in a historical novel who was switched at birth. When her biological parents find the real heiress, her adoptive parents are overjoyed, but the female protagonist expresses her unwillingness to return.

14. 364 小 The Young Educated Youth's Answering System 小知青的答题系统 Frozen Pear Who Loves Cooking for Themself爱上自己做饭的冻梨Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted Zhang Mingyue has a quiz System and follows her clueless second older sister, Zhang Yanyan, to the countryside. The two sisters spend their days watching the locals and enjoying the show. Her golden finger isn't all that powerful, but watching the drama is a lot of fun. 24.4kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves

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    ① The female lead possesses a calm madness; though she's no longer in the martial arts world, her legend lives on, making her untouchable even after she goes to the countryside! ② The young girl Qi Hongdou transmigrates into the body of a notorious old woman in the 1960s, with a ton of descendants and endless troubles, her only thought being, "Why am I not dead yet?" Unable to die, Qi Hongdou, now the awful Old Lady Zhao, has no choice but to accept her fate and actively strive for survival. Fortunately, fate is kind to her, giving her a golden finger (a special ability to improve one's character). A powerful old woman raises many troublesome children; look at this family, not a single one is easy to deal with. The eldest son only tells his mother to "endure" when she abuses his wife; the fifth son is hot-tempered and has maxed-out fighting skills.

15. 365 改 Reforming My Good-for-Nothing Husband, Starting at Age 20 改造废物老公，从20岁开始养老 Teletubby Without an Antenna没有天线的天线宝宝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period story x making money x family and village life x a touch of ensemble cast x raising kids] Lin Hui has a dream. In it, she turns fifty after spending twenty-seven years as a widow, struggling to raise her children, only to develop cancer and die before she can enjoy life. When she wakes, she finds herself back in 1980, the year she just married Xu Dongsheng, the “lazy bum” of the surrounding villages. She grits her teeth. She absolutely cannot let her life follow the path in her dream. Fr 34.8kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves

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    She taught her husband to pinch a peach with her hand and open her mouth to make him obediently do chores. "It's okay, it's okay, honey, we'll become rich!"

16. 366 无 Homeless, I Marry an Army Officer with a Hundred-Billion-Space 无家可归，我带百亿空间嫁军官 Third Tang Sister唐家三姐Modern Romance898k WordsOngoing Now with voice acting! [1980s military marriage + raising kids + space + everyday family life + building a fortune + devoted husband] Jiang Ling, a trillionaire CEO, dies horribly and transmigrates into a book. She was supposed to become the happy heroine, but the villainess is reborn, and Jiang Ling becomes a cannon-fodder villainess instead. She is forced to marry a short-lived military officer, and unexpectedly gains a super space. One of the space's tasks is to marry that short-lived officer 5.5kReads8.5Score608Shelves

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    This book has a 9.5 Rating on Tomato Listening, with 100,000 listeners. It has real voice acting, and I've already listened to it four times. The plot is indeed a bit different this time.

17. 367 造 Damn It, the Village’s Handsomest Lazybones Married a Madwoman 造孽，村里最俊的懒汉娶了个癫婆 Listening to the Wind Beneath the Moon水月聆风Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted She had dutifully supported her in-laws and brother-in-law for over a year, and finally her husband returned from military service. But the first thing he did when he got home was demand a divorce. When that failed, he tried to ruin her reputation, sell her to a gang of thugs to be abused, and then accuse her of adultery so he could condemn her and grind her into the dirt forever. Reborn for the second time, Ye Tang wielded a woodcutter’s knife and tormented the scoundrel until he begged to divo 13.7kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
18. 368 被 The Heirless Tycoon Took Her by Cunning Force, and She Bore Him Triplets 被绝嗣大佬巧取豪夺，她一胎三宝 Nine Hundred Million九亿Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Flash marriage in the 1970s + military life + island setting + everyday life + golden finger + sweet romance + devoted husband] Ye Shu was forced by her mother-in-law to visit family on the island, only to discover that her husband already had a beloved first love and had never wanted to marry anyone but her. He even deliberately let her get caught in a snowstorm, where she nearly froze to death. How could Ye Shu, who had transmigrated here, put up with such humiliation? A powerful man saved he 13.2kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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    Set in a historical period (excluding the black market) and on an island (excluding rural areas), the story revolves around a warlord and a refined young lady from a wealthy family. The male lead is here to find the female lead in this life. The story is incredibly sweet and doting, featuring a pregnancy with triplets and a doting father. Both characters are very capable and strong.

19. 369 喂 Hey! I Said to Take Back Their Fortune, Not Their Lives! 喂！叫你夺回气运没叫你要它命啊 Fortune in My Arms财神入怀Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Slightly Unhinged Heroine + Face-Slapping Satisfaction + Vengeful to a Fault + Male Lead Appears Late + Not a Traditional Period Novel, More Fantasy, Don’t Read If That’s Not Your Thing] Wen Yan, who died in a zombie horde, unexpectedly found herself in a historical-era novel as the unlucky girl whose fortune had been stolen. The girl was an orphan with no one in the world. In the novel, a minor character, a sweet, innocent girl, accidentally bound herself to a fortune-steali 155Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    A particularly enjoyable period drama. The female lead is energetic, adorable, and a bit of a lazy bum. She's somewhat lazy, but that doesn't stop her from contributing to the country. She also enjoys life, but that doesn't stop her from indirectly spending money for the country. The interactions between the male and female leads are natural and lively, and the overall story is lighthearted and joyful.

20. 370 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
21. 371 穿 Reborn as a Horrible Old Woman: You Want to Split Up the Family? Fine! 穿成极品老太婆，想分家？分呗！ Anji Little Monster安吉小怪物Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted Transmigration + period setting + Taobao + personal space + transmigrate into a book After Li Qiuyan learned she had brain cancer, she lost hope and ran into the road to get herself hit by a car. After dying, she somehow got her hands on a black-clad underworld messenger’s phone. She tapped around on it and entered the cycle of reincarnation, then transmigrated into a period novel set in 1983. When she woke up, she discovered she had become an old woman. She had been in her late twenties, and no 9.6kReads9.0Score840Shelves

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    Here are a few recommendations for good period novels with mature writing styles and exciting plots.

22. 372 穿 A Couple of Fake Partners' Everyday Gossip After They Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Seventies 穿书七零塑料夫妻的吃瓜日常 Good Fortune and Good Luck福气满满好运来Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing (A sharp-tongued heroine with eight hundred schemes, queen of the courtyard and village, who loves watching the drama unfold × a male lead who seems aloof and untouchable but is really a childish boy who gets bullied by her and tries to fight back) Jiang Nuan transmigrates into a book. In this 1970s romance, she, Jiang Nuan, is a hopelessly lovesick fool who pines for the male lead, gets face-slapped again and again, and still keeps throwing herself at him. She’s nothing but a disposable side ch 10.2kReads8.8Score957Shelves
23. 373 穿 The Transmigrated Cannon Fodder's Life as an Educated Youth 穿书炮灰的知青日常 Wu Zhe Who Loves Beiling Meatballs爱吃北岭丸子的吴哲Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + no black-market trips + devoted couple + pocket dimension + special abilities] Ling Yunyue wakes up as a minor character, a young educated youth about to be sent to the countryside. She snaps to her senses and quickly starts stockpiling supplies, determined to keep her distance from the male and female leads. But she accidentally runs into another minor character. Huh? Why is this one so different from the book's description? Zou Sikang never imagined that after blowi 13.8kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
24. 374 七 70s Military Marriage: The Couple’s a Bit Crazy 七零军婚：那两口子都有点癫 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Inventory Space + Comedy + Wish Fulfillment + Two Golden Fingers] Ruan Qiqi spent ten years being treated for an illness, and her condition was perfectly stable. After leaving the hospital, she unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s, into the body of a country girl who has just been dumped by her scumbag fiancé. Nearly everyone around her is awful. But she isn't afraid. She has a space packed with supplies, a golden finger, and nine lives, so she can do whatever she wants with 47.1kReads9.2Score5.8kShelves
25. 375 胎 Born into the 1950s, I Helped My Scumbag Dad Divorce by Cutting Him Out of the Family 胎穿五零，渣爹要离婚我送他除族 The Big Raccoon from the Hawaiian Shirt Squad Who Loves Watching the Show花裤衩大队的吃瓜大狸Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The short drama I Was Born in the 1950s, and I Helped My Mother Remarry is coming on April 15, 2025. Stay tuned! Yan Dan is a plant-based ability user in the apocalypse, where people have become experts on plants. She also has a decent-sized storage space for all kinds of supplies. She thought she could live at the base until the apocalypse ended, but then a zombie horde led by the Zombie King attacked it. And then... then she accidentally kicked the bucket. When she opened her eyes, she had som 10.2kReads8.9Score953Shelves

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    🔥①The female protagonist of this book is the young clan leader, raised by the elders from a young age. She possesses exceptional intelligence and is the village's leader. She has two companions, a fierce beast, and decisively gets her scumbag father to divorce her. To trick him, she even takes her younger brother to complain to his superiors and leaders. Her younger brother is an adorable little meat-loving boy.

26. 376 六 The Sixties: From Total Wimp to Neighborhood Watch Hero 六零：小趴菜秒变朝阳群众 The Chubby Guy Who Loves to Write爱写作的小胖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (This story is entirely fictional and focuses on everyday life. The heroine is the type who fights back when challenged, while the hero is the fussy, meddling type. Writing isn’t easy, so please be kind. If you don’t like it, please don’t leave a bad review.) Shi Xi agreed to trade a year of her life with someone on a moment’s impulse of compassion, and nearly regretted it until she was sick. After finally making it back, her one wish was to avoid being sent to the countryside. To achieve that, 4.1kReads9.0Score369Shelves
27. 377 恶 The Villainess Gets Everyone's Favor with Just a Few Tricks 恶女她略施手段得到所有偏爱 Sea Salt Potato Chips海盐味薯片Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Immersive quick transmigration + historical eras + self-interest + a touch of everyone’s favorite + love-struck male leads + no fixed CP] Good women earn a good reputation. Bad women get everything. So what if Nan Xi is vicious, spoiled, and selfish? Plenty of people still love her. All she has to do is open her hands, and someone will give her whatever she wants. 1. The older sister who refuses to go to the countryside 2. The educated youth returning to the city 3. The heiress and the migrant 16kReads8.6Score1kShelves

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    ①The female lead has a kind of calm madness. She is no longer in the martial arts world, but her legend is everywhere, which is why no one dares to mess with her after she goes to the countryside!

28. 378 闺 My Best Friend and I Transmigrated Together, and I Feast on Gossip in the Seventies 闺蜜双穿，我在七零年代吃大瓜 Zhao Yuetang赵悦糖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book + Couple Transmigration + System + Pocket Dimension + Family Life + Romance] There are countless transmigration stories, but car accidents account for half of them. She’s in an accident right after getting a new car, and she and her best friend transmigrate into a book. Her best friend is beautiful, fair-skinned, and long-legged, with handsome men always around her. She’s dark, skinny, and short-legged, running all over the pla 2kReads8.9Score210Shelves
29. 379 带 Taking My Space to the 1970s: The Fake Heiress Slaughters Her Way Through 带空间穿七零炮灰真千金嘎嘎乱杀 Shallow Summer Meow浅夏喵Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + transmigrate into a book + farming + supplies + sent-down youth + great strength + punishing scum + face-slapping + heroine never takes a loss] Liu Xinghe had spent years working as a martial arts extra on film sets. A strong orphan girl, she won 21 million yuan in the lottery after dealing with her scumbag boyfriend. She happily returned to her hometown, bought a house, opened a supermarket, and planned to enjoy a lazy retirement. Who knew that one day, just as she stepped o 3.4kReads8.9Score318Shelves
30. 380 回 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 16.3kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
31. 381 八 In the 1980s, the Commander Stopped Pursuing Me, and I Found Happiness Divorcing with My Child 八零，首长不追了，带崽离婚真香 Spicy Strips That Aren't Spicy辣条不辣Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Completed, with bonus chapters. A short drama adaptation is now online. (Rebirth, comeback, ex-husband begs for her back, second male lead wins) In her previous life, her son and the son of her husband's fallen comrade's widow fell into the water at the same time. Her husband saved the widow's son. After suffering the loss of her child, Jiang Yi spent thirty years in a miserable marriage, then died of grief. Reborn in a single moment, she returns to the time before her son falls into the water. 35.7kReads8.7Score3.5kShelves

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    [Eating popcorn][Eating popcorn] "Mrs. Lu, hold on a little longer. Commander Lu is on his way and will be here soon." Jiang Yi's pupils began to dilate, and a faint smile appeared on her lips. "No need, I have nothing to say to him." A document lay beside her—a divorce agreement. She was over fifty! This woman, Su Wanqing, had been standing between her and Lu Yunxiao for over thirty years. Now it was time to give him his freedom and let him be with this woman legitimately! But unexpectedly, upon waking, she found herself reborn before her son fell into the water. In her previous life, Lu Yunxiao, having been saved by his comrade, considered caring for his comrade's widow, Su Wanqing, and her son his duty! He not only gave her and her son the house allocated to his family but also a portion of his salary to them—and this continued for three years! Even when her son and her husband's comrade's son fell into the water at the same time, her husband saved the comrade's son, but her son perished! In this life, her first thought was to divorce her husband and take her son with her…

32. 382 穿 The Book Transmigrator Gets a Waist-Hugging Flirt from the Army's Toughest Man 穿书女配被全军第一硬汉搂腰撩 Deep in the Hedgerow篱落深深Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jian Yuelan had transmigrated into a book years ago, but the plot only kicked in after she followed the army to an island! Good news: sweet romance and a happy ending. Bad news: she and the second male lead were killed off early. A sweet, doting marriage in the 1970s? That’s all complete bullshit! Every character was just there to pave the way for the male and female leads to ascend! With no plot to follow, Jian Yuelan created her own, racking her brains to change her fate. Fortunately, her man 12.9kReads9.3Score896Shelves
33. 383 军 Sweet Military Marriage: The Pretty Army Wife Makes a Fortune in the 1980s 军婚甜蜜蜜：俏军嫂在八零赚麻了 Xing Yuyan邢毓晏Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama is now available Original title: Sweet Military Marriage: The Pretty Military Wife Makes a Fortune in the 1980s Zuo Jingyan had achieved financial independence and was ready to enjoy life as a wealthy, beautiful woman. Then a car accident sent her back to 1980, and things got off to a rocky start! She became a notorious nuisance, causing so much trouble that everyone in the compound avoided her. Her military husband was determined to d 21.5kReads9.5Score3.7kShelves
34. 384 八 A Tough Mystic in the 1980s, With a Handsome Husband Waiting at Home 八零玄学悍妻，家有娇夫待签收 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted A story set in a bygone era + Chinese metaphysics + mild supernatural elements + ghost-hunting + romance + strong heroine. No transmigration or rebirth; both leads are natives of the setting. [Brilliant, aloof genius with a goofy side, and no interest in men VS. A sharp-tongued, scheming, tsundere man with a poisonous-sweet manner] Tian Shiling, nicknamed Tianbao, is known in Qiantang Village as the coffin girl. Her mother died in childbirth, her father is unknown, and she was raised by the vill 48.8kReads9.2Score7.3kShelves

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    A super good period drama!

35. 385 重 Back to 1985: My Self-Serve Porridge Stall Is a Hit 重回八五，自助粥摊火爆了 Meng Xiaocha蒙小茶Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted (Her Own Woman) To escape her stepfather's clutches, Su Miao falls from the 13th floor and travels back to the day her parents divorced when she was a child. She sees through her mother's cold, indifferent nature and her habit of endlessly spoiling her younger brother. This time, she chooses without hesitation to go with her father. When her uncle tries to secure a permanent job, he blocks the door and raises a huge ruckus. Su Miao leans close to her father's ear and whispers a few words. Her fa 22.6kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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    This novel is absolutely amazing! It's about the female protagonist who is reborn and starts a business with her father. There's no romantic pairing.

36. 386 这 What a Deal! My Rough-and-Ready Husband Knows How to Spoil Me After Our Marriage Swap 这波不亏！换嫁后糙汉老公很会宠 Slacking Off Is a State of Mind摆烂是一种心态Modern Romance356k WordsOngoing Sisters reborn + swapped marriages + rugged country man + contrasting fates + pure romance + 1v1 No System! No golden finger! After being reborn, the younger sister cried and pleaded to marry Chen Ping, Tian Wanhua's husband in her previous life, convinced she'd enjoy the good life in the city. Her older sister, Tian Wanhua, smiled and let her have him. "Fine. I'll go to the countryside." Everyone in the village said Lu Chengshan was a poor bachelor who herded cattle. His three big-tiled houses 50Reads—Score116Shelves

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    I'm here to recommend a reborn-in-the-era novel without any special abilities, systems, or cheat codes. It's about sisters swapping marriages; the female lead has to go to the countryside to live right after her rebirth. It's not the kind of fast-paced, action-packed story where you jump right in and start slapping and tearing each other apart. The pacing is slower, and the relationship between the male and female leads is very stable. The current downside is that the male lead is constantly busy—herding cattle, working in the fields to earn work points, or doing technical work. He's always exhausted and has very little time to spend with the female lead. [Shy][shy][shy][shy][shy][shy]

37. 387 七 The 1970s: The Beautiful, Refined Girl Is Doted on by a Dominant Military Man 七零：清丽美人被霸道军哥强势宠 Dun Dun, Charge!敦敦快冲Modern Romance431k WordsCompleted [Stunning, graceful heroine + intense sexual tension + sweet romance + forceful, darkened hero who pursues his wife + spatial power + both leads are sexually inexperienced] Lin Qingyan was a rising star in the modern entertainment industry, with delicate features, breathtaking beauty, and impressive acting skills. For no apparent reason, she transmigrated to the 1970s and became an undocumented person. To make matters worse, a soldier mistook her for a spy and arrested her. To avoid being shot, 3.6kReads6.7Score255Shelves

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    The plot is very original and worth watching.

38. 388 重 Back to the 1970s, Spoiling Grandma and Taking Down Scumbags 重回七零，傍着奶奶肆意虐渣吃瓜 Jin Yuan Manying槿园满盈Modern Romance159k WordsOngoing (1970s setting + space ability + superpowers + food + reborn + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + broken engagement + true and fake heiresses + everyday family life + stockpiling + building wealth + punishing scumbags + gossip-watching + strong female lead + feel-good + old lady + comedy) Timid and spineless Lin Xiaoxi spent two whole lives meekly struggling to survive. After blowing herself up at the end of the world, she thought she was done for good. Instead, she was reborn in the sum 55Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The setting and the lack of a romantic pairing are exactly my cup of tea. The female lead is very strong, but it's so heartwarming to have her grandmother protecting her!

39. 389 重 Reborn as a Delicate, Wealthy Beauty in the 1970s 重生七零娇气白富美 Bai Budan白不单Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Lu Xicheng, a young lady from the 21st century, transmigrates to the 1970s, bringing her little villa with her. Though she's unlucky, at least this girl looks just like she did before and has loving parents and family. So what if she's sent to the countryside? It's anyone's guess whether she'll reform the rural areas or they'll reform her! Staring at her palm, red and sore after picking just a few ears of corn, Lu Xicheng sniffles. Farm work is too hard. She wants to go home! Huo Jingchuan is th 139.9kReads9.2Score20.2kShelves
40. 390 卿 My Love, Come Into My Arms: The Art of Winning Your Heart 卿卿入怀，我的攻心战役 Good Little Nuobao乖乖诺宝Modern Romance712k WordsCompleted One night of passion forces them into marriage. Amid her resentment, Zhixia discovers that she looks remarkably like the Fang family’s youngest daughter, who died on the battlefield. The family transforms their longing for their lost loved one into an overwhelming, misplaced affection for her. Her grandfather, Fang Yuzhao, presses a family heirloom jade pendant into her hand. “Fang Chu owes you. We’ll make it right.” Her father-in-law, Fang Zheng, uses every connection he has to get her trans 2.3kReads6.4Score213Shelves

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    The male lead is initially unreasonable, but later he humbly begs for forgiveness. Aside from the initial mistreatment of the female lead, the male lead never makes her feel uncomfortable. After they have a child, the female lead's life is practically that of a princess—she has everything she could want, friends around her, a well-behaved and adorable child, and she even gets into her dream university. The male lead is no longer by her side. She has the ideal life of wealth, leisure, and no man. The plot is novel.

41. 391 七 The 1970s: Married in the Morning, Burning Joss Paper for My Ex by Afternoon 七零：上午结婚下午给前夫烧纸 The Divine Beast Isn't Home神兽不在家Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Also known as: "Clearing Out My Eccentric Adoptive Mother's Home, the Fake Heiress Goes to the Countryside" Animated comic: "Tong Hua's Comeback" [Reborn and Revenge on Scumbags + Face-Slapping the Beloved of All + Everyone Begs for Forgiveness + Never Forgiving + Sweet Romance] In her previous life, Tong Hua was plotted against by Kong Mixue, the beloved of all, and sold into the mountains, where she was trapped for over a decade. After finally escaping and making her way home, she found that h 44kReads9.1Score5kShelves

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    A refreshing rebirth story set in an era where mythical beasts are no longer at home. 😘😘👍 After being reborn, the female protagonist, Tong Hua, moves out of her adoptive mother's house and goes to the countryside, unlocking a spatial cheat ability. She forms a bond with her scumbag husband and uncle, Gu Si, from her previous life, and goes on to take revenge on the villains, even getting into university and making her enemies regret their actions.

42. 392 军 A Love That Sets Hearts Ablaze: In the 1970s, I Became Everyone's Darling by Taking It Easy 军婚撩人，我在七零靠摆烂成团宠 Watching the Moon on a Sunny Day晴天看月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance, Devoted Couple, Spatial Realm, Adorable Baby] Song Luoying unexpectedly transmigrates into a period novel and becomes a cannon-fodder supporting character with the same name as her own. The original Song Luoying’s blind date falls for the female lead, Liu Meijiao, instead. She can’t swallow her pride and is determined to find herself a factory worker husband, just to one-up the female lead. In the end, she marries a mama’s boy, has three daughters, gets looked down on by her moth 19.6kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

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    🏵️🏵️🏵️The male lead comes from a wealthy family in Beijing, a military family. His parents are both high-ranking officials, and his grandfather is a commander. He falls in love with the female lead at first sight while on leave, they have a whirlwind marriage, and he accompanies her to his military post. The female lead is a cannon fodder character who has traveled back to the 1970s, but after meeting the male lead, she lives a sweet and happy life.

43. 393 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 Mu Ran9牧然9Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 59.5kReads8.5Score7.3kShelves

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    [Top Post][Top Post] Time-traveled to 1970, bound to a flash sale system, rising from a county supply and marketing cooperative purchasing agent to the city's youngest section chief. Procurement, solving major cases, catching murderers, pampered by the whole family, a fantastic career!

44. 394 军 Military Marriage: A 1970s Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor in the Great Northern Wilderness, Cuddling Giant Cats 军婚：七零国医在北大荒撸大猫 Beyond the Twilight Clouds暮云边Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Mountain Adventures + All Kinds of Fluffy Animals + Golden Finger and Space + Sweet Romance + Two Strong Leads] [Early on: Sent to the Countryside. Midway: Builds a Factory and Joins the Military Region. Later: Enlists.] With her powerful psychic abilities, Qin Miaomiao survived for ten whole years in the apocalypse! She had no regrets about leaving that world behind. But as she lay dying, she couldn’t help thinking of the big cat that had kept her company for so many years. 5.1kReads8.9Score769Shelves
45. 395 七 The 1970s: I Faked a Pregnancy to Trap a Husband, but Snared a Hidden Big Shot 七零：假孕骗婚，骗到隐形大佬 A Smiling View笑着的风景Modern Romance766k WordsOngoing 11Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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46. 396 七 The Plump Wife of the 1970s and the Reserved Educated Youth Tycoon 七零肥妻，禁欲知青是大佬 Man Qin满沁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Xunwei is a renowned master chef, yet somehow she ends up in the body of a chubby village girl who was tricked by a scumbag in the 1970s. The moment she opens her eyes, she pins down a young educated man who has just been sent to the countryside and has her way with him. The scumbag breaks off their engagement, and the whole village insists she force the young educated man to marry her? No problem. That’s a piece of cake! With a spatula in her left hand and seasonings in her right, she’ll coo 7.8kReads9.1Score902Shelves
47. 397 七 The 1970s: My Little Psycho of a Military Officer Husband Is Wrapped Around My Finger 七零：小小疯批军官老公，拿捏 A Smiling View笑着的风景Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted Military marriage + space + 1v1 + aloof military officer versus a free-spirited research genius [Although a few characters in this book have transmigrated, it’s necessary for the plot. They only show up and make a little trouble now and then.] Su Xiangnuan woke up one morning and found she had transmigrated. She had just slept with the husband she hadn’t seen in two years. Word was, he was ruthless, calculating, and completely unhinged. So what? A little crazy military officer husband? She could 111Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 398 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.

49. 399 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: In the 1970s, My Cannon-Fodder Husband Is a Master of All Trades 穿书七零：我的炮灰丈夫十项全能 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance749k WordsCompleted [The animated adaptation is now online] [Full-cast audio drama available] [Period setting + educated youth + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + inspirational] Lu Xia transmigrated into the body of an educated youth in the 1970s, a girl whose parents didn’t care for her and who had been sent to the countryside in her elder sister’s place. Remembering how the original owner had always been mistreated, Lu Xia couldn’t stand for it. She sold the job, gave her family a hefty financial hit, 37.9kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves

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    Wow! [Requesting more updates][Bump this post][Requesting more updates][Bump this post] First book, [Note] The 28-year-old female protagonist, in the prime of her life, just sprained her ankle and became a 12-year-older mother of three in the 90s, with a husband who's always philandering and never home. What a disastrous start! [Crying] [Note] The original owner worked three jobs to support her family and her bloodsucking in-laws, while none of her three children had any conscience. [Note] The prerequisite for a good life is to treat yourself well first, shocking everyone.

50. 400 重 Reborn in 2007: From Internet Celebrity to Queen of Investment 重生07，从网红到投资女王 Not Late 11不晚11Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + grounded realism + escaping a toxic family + making money] Jiang Xue was reborn, returning to 2007. Her father didn't care for her, her mother didn't love her, and they expected her to work in a factory tightening screws! There was no way she was going to work in a factory. The internet was still wide open in 2007, and WeChat and Weibo hadn't even launched yet. Using her makeup skills, she became a celebrity on Tianya, a makeup artist for stars, a renowned photographer, one of the firs 11.2kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    Highly rated! 1️⃣ 9.2 Points: Reborn in 2007, the protagonist rebuilds her life, starting as a photographer in the city to earn money. It's a business novel with a male lead, but the focus is on the career. 💕 Romance is a journey of healing the soul. 2️⃣ 9.1 Points: A 90s-era only daughter from a rural area, she starts as a doorman in a nightclub and quickly becomes wealthy due to land expropriation. She has a strong sense of information. The female lead is also very distinctive, with short hair similar to Chen Farong, and is very tall! 3️⃣ 9.5 Points: A zombie travels back in time. Initially, she's not very bright but has incredible fighting skills! And because she was originally a zombie with psychic abilities, her intelligence improves later on; she can draw equipment blueprints and even research robots!

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