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. 401 八 Pretty Eighties Stepmom Marries a Factory Director and Raises the Kids 八零漂亮后妈，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Short drama: I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s] The 1980s, stepmother, raising kids, everyday life, love after marriage The moment she opens her eyes, Si Nian finds herself in a period novel as a fake heiress. She’s sent back to the countryside to marry a twice-married man in place of the real heiress, and has to raise a whole brood of children. To make matters worse, she runs into the real heiress, who has been reborn. In her previous life, Lin Sisi was pressured by her family into marrying a 56.5kReads9.4Score7.3kShelves
2. 402 金 The Jin Yuanbao Family’s Sudden Fortune from Demolition Compensation 金元宝一家的拆迁暴富日常 A Wondrous Pen Like a Lotus妙笔如莲Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Old Madam Jin dreamed of a golden ingot while pregnant. She asked each of her four favorite daughters-in-law, but none of them admitted it! Could it really have been Ying Canru, who could never get enough to eat and always burned the bottom of the pot when she cooked? ~~ In the delivery room, Ying Canru screamed as she gave birth. Outside, Jin Laifu paced back and forth, glancing at his watch from time to time as he muttered, “Please let the baby be born on the eighth day of the eighth month. Ot 1.8kReads8.8Score121Shelves
3. 403 小 A Little Zombie Went Looking for Brains, Ended Up in the 1970s, and Joined the Army 小丧尸找脑子找到七零后，随军了 Nine Meows Have Something to Say九喵有言Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Island military romance + transmigration + super-brain genius + special abilities + real and fake heiresses] Zhou Shi is a zombie with brains. She pushes a shopping cart around looking for supplies. Because humans say that if you have food, you have nothing to fear. She uses her brain as a mouth to talk, because she’s heard that if you don’t use your brain, it’ll rust. Her goal in zombie life is to become the most high-class Zombie Queen. High-class means pretty and smart. So this little zombie 14.3kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
4. 404 闪 Shining with Stars 闪耀含星 Le Xinle乐心乐Modern Romance424k WordsCompleted Reborn + space + special abilities + mutually devoted romance + stone gambling Hacker, beautiful pharmacist, military-family heiress vs. the mightiest soldier king For thirty-five years, her parents kept her under their thumb. They arranged for her to donate bone marrow to her cousin, causing her to miss the high school entrance exam. She became their favorite target for bullying. Every chore in the house, big or small, was dumped on her, and whenever anyone was in a bad mood, beatings and insul 3.4kReads8.3Score381Shelves

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   [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Sending a heart][Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Sending a heart][Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Flying kiss]

5. 405 恭 Gongxi's Third Book 恭囍的第3本书 Gongxi恭囍Modern Romance233k WordsCompleted My new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Historical fiction: A capitalist's daughter is reborn with a spatial ability and goes on a killing spree on her way to the countryside.

6. 406 疯 The Crazy Girl’s Rugged Husband Isn’t Human 疯批丫头的糙汉老公非人类 Le Xinle乐心乐Modern Romance903k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + spatial powers + poison doctor + both leads are sexually inexperienced + unhinged romance] Beauty-loving enchantress VS a lovesick, nonhuman roughneck. She was a celebrated genius in the world of finance. An heir to the Thirteen Needles of the Ghost Doctor. A big shot who ruled the dark web hacking scene. Who could have guessed that on the carefully chosen day she planned to lose her virginity, she’d accidentally transmigrate to 1975? She became a dark, fat, pitifully ugly girl 2.1kReads8.5Score213Shelves
7. 407 那 You Were Hurt That Day, and I Happened to Be the One Who Healed You 那天你被人伤害了，恰巧由我治愈 Music Soul Divine Might乐魂神威Modern Romance139k WordsOngoing This is a romantic comedy set in the days of the people's communes, an era of material scarcity. It portrays love in its simplest and most sincere form. In a time when men and women were expected to keep their distance, the male lead is a typical conservative who takes love seriously and treats it with solemnity. The female lead is icy toward those who betray her, but bold and proactive with the people she knows are right for her. She pursues love with all her heart, holding nothing back. Gradua 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's from the People's Commune era, and it's very good.

8. 408 说 You Said You Didn’t Love Me, So Why Are You Crying After the Divorce? 说好的不爱，怎么离婚后又哭红眼 Zhao Tianleng, Who Loves Zunyi Tea爱吃遵义茶的赵天冷Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted Lu Tingzhou had never believed in fate. A bullet pierced his chest on the battlefield. He still didn’t believe. His critically ill mother pressured him to marry for good luck. He didn’t believe then, either. On their wedding night, he saw the meek country girl and believed it even less. Someone like her could never be worthy of him. “Lin Wanxing, there’s someone else in my heart. Behave yourself, and I’ll make sure you have everything you need.” She nodded and said yes. Then she did the laun 494Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The female protagonist marries into the Lu family for her father's sake, and her marriage to the cold-faced military officer is a transaction from the start. He is indifferent and distant towards her, his heart belonging to someone else, but she establishes herself in the military compound through her own abilities. Her culinary skills amaze everyone, and her impeccable manners impress even the officer, who is impressed by her calmness and wisdom. A dramatic pursuit of her is on the horizon.

9. 409 重 Reborn in the Glory of a Golden Age 重生之盛世年华 Le Xinle乐心乐Modern Romance413k WordsOngoing (Rebirth + space + possessiveness + devoted couple + family life + slow-burn romance) She won the lottery for the first time, but one sentence from her own mother made her die of anger. When she opened her eyes again, she discovered she had been reborn at eighteen, in the college entrance exam hall, holding the exam papers her mother had forced her to fill out for four years. If you were reborn at eighteen, what would you do? Would you seize the opportunity and use your memories to become a self 1.1kReads—Score105Shelves
10. 410 新 On Our Wedding Night, the Cold-Faced Officer Washed the Sheets 新婚夜，冷面军官洗床单 Meat Sauce Dumpling肉酱团子Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted The ratings came in on Singles’ Day, and they started out a little low. They’ll gradually rise, though~ [Military marriage in a bygone era + sweet beauty VS stone-faced officer + devoted husband + cozy everyday life] She transmigrates into a book on her wedding night. They’ve barely finished when he wants to run away? Jiang Muning raised an eyebrow. “In your dreams!” When she woke up, she discovered that her archenemy, who was supposed to have died with her in an avalanche, had also transmigrate 11.7kReads9.0Score983Shelves

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    [Shy] Highly recommended! The female protagonist transmigrates to a historical setting and becomes the male protagonist's third ex-wife. To change the ending, she resolutely joins the army. But why does the male protagonist, who had a white moonlight in his heart in the original book, not only become a virtuous househusband but also kiss and hug her? In the end, she discovers that the white moonlight was actually herself.

11. 411 末 The Doomsday Survivor Transmigrates into a Pitiful Bride in the 1960s 末世苟王穿成六零替嫁小可怜 Le Xinle乐心乐Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + period setting + both virgins + pocket dimension + military marriage) She was the most vengeful survivor in the apocalypse, but after someone close to her grievously wounded her, they threw her into a horde of zombies. She was the sidekick to the eldest daughter of the Qian family in the capital. Just because she was pretty, they poisoned her and deliberately fed her hormones, turning her into a fat, ugly scapegoat. Now the apocalypse’s most vengeful survivor has transmigrated 4.4kReads8.5Score465Shelves
12. 412 媳 My Wife Came to the Base to Divorce Me, and Now the Chaste Commander Is Panicking 媳妇来部队离婚，禁欲首长他急了 Gu Sang顾桑Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama Ask Your Heart How Much has launched] [Military marriage + period setting + sweet romance + devoted couple + family life + raising kids + face-slapping] The moment Jiang Ning opened her eyes, she realized she had become the cannon-fodder female character in a period novel. She'd been married for three years without ever seeing her husband, and was destined to spend the rest of her life alone. Jiang Ning thought, Spend the rest of my life alone? No way! She decisively left behind 56kReads8.9Score5kShelves

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    [Sweet Romance Trap in Military Marriage] When the country wife comes to divorce, the cold-faced military officer locks her up immediately! 💘💥Character Showdown: • Jiang Ning: Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character → Military Region's Delicate Flower "We agreed to get a divorce?" "But she turned into a shopaholic and the group's darling!"🛍️ (Department Store: This military wife is our VIP) • Shen Mo: Iron-Blooded Officer → Doting Husband "On the surface: Military marriages can't be dissolved" "In reality: The divorce application has been crushed"✂️ (Subordinates: The commander's smile has been creepy lately) 🔥High-Energy Scenes: ▫️First Arrival at the Military Region: "Everyone: Country bumpkin?" "Jiang Ning: I'm a fashion trendsetter!"👠 ▫️Divorce Tug-of-War: "Submitted the application ten times" "Shen Mo hid it ten times"📄 (Political Commissar: This year's military marriages are harder to divorce than fighting a war) ▫️Midnight Negotiation: "Jiang Ning: How about we get a divorce..." "Shen Mo: How about we have a baby?"👶 🎭Era Romance Points: ✔️Military uniform with a restrained, aloof style vs. Floral dress ✔️Eight-pack abs vs. Tiny waist ✔️Everyday life turns into a flirtatious scene (Neighbor: This couple's been training too hard at night!) 💣Heart-pounding moments: ✅The pinnacle of "true love" literature ✅Face-slapping is never too late ✅Professional cure for hypoglycemia ✅Raising a child is in progress ✨Netizen comments: "Jiang Ning: I'm here for a divorce!" "Shen Mo: No, you're here to be the ancestor!" "Military district residents: This dog food is plentiful!" 🚀Entry guide: ✔️Suitable for sisters who yearn for military marriage ✔️Loves sweet romance novels set in a historical period ✔️Want to experience heart-pounding moments (prepare some brown sugar! It's so sweet it'll make you choke!) 💘Classic lines: "Military marriages can't be divorced? Then can I touch those abs?" 💥One-sentence recommendation: "When a floral dress meets a green military uniform—the entire military district becomes their marriage and love training base!" 🎖️ (PS: After reading this, if you want to marry a soldier, first check if you have Shen Tuan's eight-pack abs⚠️)

13. 413 搬 Clearing Out the Whole Family: The Fake Heiress Takes Her Space to the Countryside 搬空全家：假千金带着空间下乡了 Wusheng阢生Modern Romance291k WordsOngoing [Infinite-copy space + real and fake heiresses + period setting + family life + romance] Note: The romance comes much later. After a car accident, overworked office worker Su Yulan awakens an infinite-copy space, frantically stockpiles supplies, and waits for a disaster or a chance to transmigrate. Instead, she transmigrates into a novel set in the 1970s about a real and fake heiress, becoming the fake heiress who meets a tragic end. Her adoptive family and her awful fiancé join forces to send 2kReads8.0Score223Shelves

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    Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes.

14. 414 我 I Brought Ten Billion Back to 1995 to Save My Niece 我带百亿回九五救外甥女 Su Chenzhou酥沉舟Modern Romance418k WordsOngoing [Period setting + satisfying revenge + building a career + everyday life] Reborn in 1995: Raising My Miserable Niece with Billions is also known as I Brought Billions Back to 1995 to Save My Niece. Shu Yu made a fortune of ten billion dollars through her own hard work, but in middle age, she developed an incurable illness. Every day she spent lying in a hospital bed, she regretted not enjoying life sooner. She'd wasted her whole life. As she lay dying, something calling itself a Revenge System 159Reads5.2Score—Shelves
15. 415 七 The 1970s' Cannon-Fodder Little Sister-in-Law Becomes a Secretary at the Textile Mill 七零炮灰小姑子，纺织厂里当秘书 Cilantro Doesn't Eat Fish Mint香菜不吃折耳根呀Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [The rating just came in, but it’ll rise later] [Career-focused, with romance on the side] [Period] [Beautiful heroine] [Family squabbles] [Factory promotions] [Face-slapping the worst of the worst] [Building a career] [Male lead appears later] Transmigrating into a textile mill in the 1970s, Su Lan declares: “I’ll put every troublemaker in their place!” Going to the countryside? Never happening! Trying to steal her assigned spot? No way. As long as it’s in my hands, you’ll never get it. Trying 36.7kReads8.6Score2.3kShelves
16. 416 大 Strong Beauty with a System, Adored by Her Officer Husband 大力美人带系统，军官娇夫来求宠 Prajna Little Bell般若小铃铛Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted Completed. Apocalypse transmigration + period setting + one-to-one, both leads' first love + group-buying System + System has storage space + super-strong beauty + military officer husband transmigrated from a matriarchal world + following the army + serving the country] ⚡ Content warnings are in the first chapter. Please be sure to read them. I searched for ages and couldn't find the kind of pampered-husband story I wanted to read, so I decided to write one myself. I have no outline, but I know 1.8kReads8.5Score279Shelves

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    This is a female-centric novel featuring a domineering female lead and a virgin husband. The female lead has a powerful advantage that she dares to use, backed by the government, and lives a life free from grievances or resentment. There are no awful characters, and the revenge is swift and decisive!

17. 417 八 Sweet Military Marriage in the 1980s: My Ex Regrets It Too Late 八零军婚甜蜜蜜，前夫后悔火葬场 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + satisfying revenge, no putting up with mistreatment + male lead appears late + everyday life + farming + no golden finger + taking down scoundrels + sweet romance + ensemble cast + family matters + military officers + commanding officer] In her previous life, Qiao Jiangxin married into the Chen family. She shouldered every burden to give them a peaceful life, working like an ox and a horse to support her husband's literary ambitions, care for her ailing in-laws, and look aft 43.9kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves

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    🍀🍁①The female protagonist has eight hundred schemes, 999 of which are for making money! To make money, she's hunted wild boars, caught rabbits, gathered mountain produce, and beaten up thugs. She's gone to sea to collect fish, shrimp, pearls, and even advanced underwater weapons from an enemy country. She infiltrated a textile factory and encountered an incredibly stingy leader who even paid her to be used in various factories to expand his business. To sell fabric, she even performed rituals for spirits. To sell bicycles, she poached the factory's second-in-command to do her side jobs. To sell towels, she took on the job of matchmaker and boatman... Ten thousand is never too much, five yuan is never too little, just make money, make money! 🍊🌿②In her previous life, Qiao Jiangxin married into the Chen family and worked like a slave. After more than ten years, her husband finally became a famous writer, but she became a stain on the family's reputation. Even her son advised her to let her husband and his mistress be together. Completely heartbroken, she poisoned her entire family. After her rebirth, Qiao Jiangxin understood a principle: crush everything that makes her unhappy, and love yourself before loving others. Gu Yunzhou, heartbroken by being injured and abandoned by his family, came to the small town of Ning County to recuperate, and Qiao Jiangxin was like a ray of light shining into his dark world.

18. 418 诱 Luring Her into His Embrace: The Bad-Boy Officer's Kisses Leave Her Hooked 诱她沉溺，痞坏军官缠吻成瘾 Mo Mo in the Clouds云中墨墨Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Marriage First, Love Later + Soul Transmigration + Height and Build Difference + Pure Romance + Says One Thing, Means Another + Flirting and Teasing + Family Life] A pampered beauty who wants an easy life versus a stoic, battle-hardened officer who secretly dotes on his wife Su Mianmian transmigrated into the body of a spoiled young woman in the 1980s. Determined to keep living a carefree life with no worries about food or drink, she gritted her teeth and married Gu Ting, suppo 4.1kReads—Score433Shelves

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    The novels set in a bygone era are absolutely amazing; I can't let you miss them.

19. 419 修 An Immortal Cultivation Master Reborn in the 1980s, Having the Time of His Life with a Chaste Young Officer 修仙大佬魂穿80禁欲军少爽翻天 Mo Mo in the Clouds云中墨墨Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted [Modern romance + military marriage in the 1980s + strong heroine + metaphysics + marriage first, love later + one-on-one romance + satisfying revenge] After failing to ascend, the immortal sovereign Su Qingli was kicked straight into the 1980s, right into the middle of a military-marriage nightmare, with the Heavenly Mandate Compass bracelet in hand! Forced to be a military wife in the 1980s, she finds out the original owner was known as a total troublemaker. Armed with her compass, Su Qingli r 1.6kReads8.0Score163Shelves
20. 420 革 The Revolutionary Committee Director's Wife Snatched Him Away Again 革委会主任又被媳妇抢了 Sisters Yiyi姐妹花一一Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted On a bitter winter day in 1975, Jiang Yu, director of the Revolutionary Committee in Hancheng County, was knocked unconscious with a brick on his way to work. When he woke up, all his belongings had been stolen: his service pistol, wallet, watch, and belt. Not a thing was left. The robbers were two high school sophomores, Xu Aiguo and Xu Xiuyun. The cousins worked together: he carried Jiang Yu to the hospital, while she stripped him bare as he lay unconscious. Xu Xiuyun stuffed the pistol into 3.5kReads6.3Score278Shelves

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    This new book is the best!

21. 421 美 The Gorgeous, Tough Wife Joins the Army with Her Child, Leaving the Big Shot in a Panic 美艳悍妻携崽随军，大佬心慌慌 Er Wu Tongtong迩乌彤彤Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military marriage in the era setting + pocket space + transmigrated into a book as a villain] Shi Zhiyan transmigrates into the former wife of the heroine’s younger cousin in an era-set novel. She is a cannon-fodder character who takes out her anger by blackening the heroine, and serves as a foil to the heroine, her younger female cousin. She is cast as a busty, foolish, delinquent second female lead, there to highlight the heroine’s virtue and kindness. In the end, her cousin joins the army wi 9.7kReads8.5Score816Shelves

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    I recently came across a unique military romance novel set in the past. The original female lead forced herself on the male lead, a soldier injured during a mission, and escaped, giving birth to a son named Zhao Mei'er. In other period novels, the son is usually named Zhao Di (meaning "brother" or "son"). Because the female lead's hometown is a matrilineal minority group that values ​​women, her mother's side hoped for a daughter, hence the name Zhao Mei'er. Zhao Mei'er is incredibly lovable and acts as a matchmaker for the female members of the performing arts troupe and the soldiers, becoming the darling of the family compound. You could say Zhao Mei'er is the pinnacle of childhood romance novels. The author's writing is excellent; feel free to read on!

22. 422 长 Breaking Dawn with the Long Wind: A Single Father's Startup and Family Crisis 长风破晓：单身父亲创业家庭危机 Autumn Snail秋天的蜗牛Urban863k WordsOngoing A good story is like a dream that spills into reality. In the story, Youku, fortunately, is more than just a dream to me. With delicate prose, the author tells a poignant tale that reveals the grudges between two generations and makes up for the regrets of two people. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A very good book

23. 423 八 The 1980s: The Plump, Fertile Wife Spoiled by the Fierce Village Bully 八零好孕肥妻，被凶悍村霸宠成宝 Zhouzhou Eats Steamed Buns粥粥吃馒头Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A fictional era, so don't nitpick the details. Pure romance, devoted couple, rebirth, everyday life, marriage before love. The male lead is genuinely crude and swears like a sailor. The female lead isn't a strong, independent heroine, but a hardworking, clumsy, chubby country girl. (If that's not your thing, don't read.) Ji Chunhua was reborn. At this point, she hadn't yet gone with her stepsister Ji Qin to the matchmaking fair, nor had Ji Qin humiliated and framed her, eventually shoving her in 13.6kReads8.9Score2kShelves
24. 424 我 Making Art in the 1980s 我在八零搞文艺 Leisurely Musings闲情偶寄Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted Female-oriented novel!!! No CP Content warnings: The protagonist's name isn't very pleasant, this isn't a mindless power fantasy, and it touches on topics like literature and philosophy. After transmigrating back to 1981, Gao Xiaosheng has not only gone from a female college student back to an elementary school student, but also has to repeat the entire process of getting into higher education, and has changed from a woman into a man. I really feel like throwing up blood. All I can do is give up 3.3kReads9.3Score288Shelves

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    This is quite good, and the content is also quite novel.

25. 425 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s: The Laid-Back Girl’s Plan to Make the Nation a Scientific Powerhouse 穿越六零，咸鱼要科研强国 Space Station太空站Modern Romance518k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Scientific Research + Pocket Dimension + Beloved by All + Heartwarming and Healing + Parallel Worlds] Shen Ling is a single woman well past the usual marrying age. On Christmas Day, a billion-yuan jackpot falls into her lap, along with a magical pocket dimension! Time to stock up on supplies! She thinks she’ll have to face the apocalypse, but instead she wakes up in the 1960s. With a whole pocket dimension full of supplies at her disposal, Shen Ling decides to lie flat and live 270Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    A positive-energy era story, a passionate time that inspires even the most unambitious, featuring a beloved female protagonist, a nation strong in scientific research, a heartwarming and satisfying read, a no-regrets story, and a story about healthy breasts.

26. 426 重 Reborn into a Sweet Military Marriage: The Fire Chief Wraps an Arm Around My Waist 重生军婚甜蜜蜜，消防队长揽腰宠 Drunken Big Raccoon酒酿大狸子Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Rebirth + Mutual Devotion + Sweet Romance] Entrepreneur Tang Xiaoxiao lived to the age of eighty. After she died, she was told that the firefighter who rescued her during an earthquake had spent the rest of his life disabled by a leg injury he suffered while saving her. Was she going to help her lifesaver heal his leg, or be reincarnated? What a question. Of course she'd help him heal! After being reborn, Tang Xiaoxiao goes to the countryside in her lifesave 13.8kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves

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    Entrepreneur Tang Xiaoxiao lived to be 80 years old, but upon her death, she was told that the firefighter who saved her during the earthquake had suffered a leg injury that left him disabled for life. She was asked whether she wanted to help her savior heal his leg or be reincarnated. Of course, she wanted to heal her leg! After being reborn, Tang Xiaoxiao went to her savior's home in the countryside. Song Jingzhi: Comrade Tang, I don't need you to repay my kindness. You should go back. Tang Xiaoxiao: If you don't let me come, I'll go around telling everyone tomorrow that you and I had intimate relations, and you have to take responsibility for me. Song Jingzhi: Comrade Tang, you keep this money. I can't spend your money.

27. 427 娇 The Sweet Military Wife Is on Top, and Her Officer Husband Can't Take It 娇娇军嫂在上，军官老公顶不住 First Frost霜初Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, Sweet Years, is now streaming~ The second short drama adaptation, Let Me Dwell in Your Heart, is now streaming~ [Military marriage + food + supermarket space + devoted couple + everyday life + love after marriage] Ye Muqi had just become a seven-star chef when a car accident transported her to the 1980s. From the start, she was married, and her husband was a soldier with a slim waist and long legs. For Ye Muqi, who had been single for 29 years, that was a huge plus! T 9.7kReads9.1Score850Shelves
28. 428 七 The Pretty Girl of the Seventies Is a Real Firecracker 七零娇娇很惹火 Shi Xiaolan Ya什筱兰雅Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, 1970s + join her husband in the military + stunning beauty + brash soldier + everyday life] [First the body, then the heart] The new book just got its rating, which will go up later. Sang Yanyan had only stayed up late reading a steamy novel. When she woke up, she had transmigrated into the book as the male lead’s frail ex-wife. In the story, the original owner was a delicate country girl, frail and helpless. The male lead was a third-generation military man from 11.4kReads7.3Score1.1kShelves

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    It's really super good, the female lead is super beautiful.

29. 429 年 [Quick Transmigration] Playing a Fake White Lotus in a Period Novel 【快穿】年代文里当虚伪黑莲花 Warm Pomelo西柚温温Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted (Complete!) (Please consider adapting this into a short drama!) [Vicious and self-serving + universally adored villainess + dog-training romance + selfish and self-centered + immersive multiple-male-lead romance] [Original title: The Villainess of the Era, with Skin Like Ice and Bones Like Jade] Ye Qiutang is the most beautiful flower of wealth in the mortal world. The ability to bewitch people is innate to her, and her beauty is a weapon that always gets her way. But beneath her pure, saintly f 14.4kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
30. 430 小 The Little Bridge Cave Family Compound 小桥洞家属院 Miss Lego乐高小姐Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Period Setting] [Ensemble Cast] [Everyday Life] The results came out a few months after it was completed. This novel is fantastic! Zhang Yan and Deng Yang were born in the Xiaoqiaodong factory compound and grew up beneath the chimneys of the State Chemical Plant. There was no glamour or respectability here, only the bustle of daily life, sweat, arguments, and warmth. In 1997, as firecrackers exploded to celebrate Hong Kong's return, they still thought their parents would wear their work uniform 482Reads8.1Score102Shelves

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    A masterpiece! A phenomenal hit! A portrait of a group of people from different eras!

31. 431 能 An Ancient Mailbag That Can Transmigrate Through Time 能穿越时空的古老邮包 Duanmu Ci Yixin端木赐一心Urban836k WordsCompleted An accident sends Qin Yang to the 1970s, where he becomes a member of the “Black Five Categories,” framed and wrongfully imprisoned, before being sent to the countryside in Northeast China for labor reform. Before all this, Qin Yang unexpectedly acquires a Pawnshop System. Using this golden finger cleverly, he exacts justice on the person responsible for the original owner's death. To acquire more antiques to pawn, Qin Yang volunteers to live in a haunted Daoist temple that people are terrified 5.2kReads7.4Score566Shelves

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    With its unique storyline, it's definitely worth watching and highly recommended.

32. 432 重 Reborn in 1978: I Have the Power to Read Minds 重生1978，我拥有读心术 Duanmu Ci Yixin端木赐一心Urban900k WordsCompleted Su Chen was reborn, returning to the day his father got into trouble more than forty years ago. In his previous life, when he was young, Su Chen was a good-for-nothing layabout. To provide for the family, his father took a desperate risk and resold duck eggs. This seemingly trivial matter was blown out of proportion by others. After three days of public denunciations and parading through the streets, his father passed away. Then Su Chen himself was sent to prison, while his mother and two younge 1.8kReads7.6Score113Shelves
33. 433 七 The Fierce Life of a Beautiful 1970s Educated Youth Who Married a Rough-Hewn Man 七零漂亮女知青嫁糙汉的彪悍人生 Xuanji Bright Moon璇玑明月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Contributing Her Skills to the Nation + 1970s Military Marriage + Transmigration + Female Educated Youth’s Rise + Soldier Falls in Love at First Sight + Hero Pursues His Wife + Superb Medical Skills + Patriotic Passion + National Protection + Sweet Romance + Pocket Dimension with Billions of Supplies + Career-Focused Story + Feel-Good + No Toxic Relatives + Devoted to Each Other, One-on-One Romance] Shen Zhiwei, a renowned traditional medicine expert, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of 8.1kReads9.3Score1kShelves

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    This novel is set in a contemporary era. The female protagonist, who possesses medical skills and a spatial ability, travels back to the 1970s and is multi-talented. She is the daughter of a diplomat and is favored by the state based on her abilities.

34. 434 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Scheming First Wife Is Ready to Rise Again! 重生七十年代：心机原配要翻身！ Me, Who Loves Fish爱吃鱼的我Modern Romance690k WordsCompleted Everyone in the compound says Wang Cuilan is lucky. Born in the countryside and educated only through middle school, she still managed to marry one of the most capable young men in the compound, transforming her social standing overnight. Everyone urges Wang Cuilan to count her blessings, be grateful, and cherish her good life. Yet no one notices the exhaustion hidden beneath her smile. Wang Cuilan has been a calculating girl since childhood. She knows that if she wants something, she has to wor 4.3kReads8.4Score181Shelves

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    These books are absolutely top-tier period dramas! Especially the third one! The male lead is a second-generation military officer, calm and charismatic, and the female lead is his childhood sweetheart. Their dialogue is absolutely hilarious! It's truly a rare and excellent period drama. 🌈🌟

35. 435 重 Reborn in 1978: From the Start, a Tough Farmhand Calls Off the Wedding and Splits the Family 重生1978：开局糙汉退婚分家 Chasing Clouds Among the Stars星辰逐云Urban136k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Reborn + Family drama + Forest farm + Everyday life + Building wealth] Reborn in 1978, Qi Feng had spent his previous life as a tireless workhorse, only to be drained to death by his awful relatives. This time, he refuses to swallow even a single grievance! His fiancée, whom he hasn’t married yet, looks down on his poverty and wants to elope with someone else? Fine, don’t let the door hit you on the way out. Pay back every last cent of my hard-earned money, with interest! His v 10.1kReads8.0Score587Shelves

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    On his wedding day, the male protagonist's fiancée eloped with a projectionist, returning him to the tragic starting point. He immediately broke off the engagement and demanded the return of the betrothal gifts. He then broke ties with his biased stepmother and incompetent father, separated from his family, took over two earthen cave dwellings, and did his best to protect his suffering younger siblings. He went into the mountains to hunt and earn his first pot of gold, and also met a gentle and understanding female educated youth.

36. 436 军 Three Years into Her Military Marriage, She Returns with Two Mini-Mes to Divorce Him 军婚三年不见，她带俩缩小版离婚 Qiao Mo乔茉Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Substitute marriage + military romance in the 1970s + spatial ability + raising adorable kids + devoted couple + doting husband + slice of life] The short drama "Brocade Woven Through Time" is now streaming... The moment Yun Zhizhi opens her eyes, she finds herself cast as a wicked woman who stole her younger sister's fiancé! Her newlywed husband hasn't come home in three years, leaving her and the two children to fend for themselves until they starve to death in a cowshed? Yun Zhizhi decides s 11.7kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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    🔥🔥🔥🔥The female protagonist transmigrates into a historical novel, becoming the vicious supporting character who steals her sister's husband, and her cheap husband hasn't come home for three years. Divorce is inevitable. She decisively takes her twins to the military region to find her cheap husband and get a divorce, but she didn't expect him to be so cunning, secretly blocking the divorce notice.

37. 437 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
38. 438 假 The Fake Young Master Was Sent Back to the Countryside, Where He Turned His Life Around with His Wife and Children 假少爷被赶回农村带妻儿逆袭人生 Beautiful Spring Day春光明媚Urban1.8M WordsCompleted When Xie Zhao opened his eyes, he was back in 1983. That year, the richest family in Huxian County, the Chen family, found their real son and sent the impostor, Xie Zhao, back to Shishui Village. He couldn’t believe that the parents who had once treasured him like their own flesh and blood no longer wanted him. Had all the love they’d shown him over eighteen years been a lie? He went to ask them, but they wept and cursed him as a curse upon the family. They said he had made their biological son 20.9kReads9.0Score2kShelves

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    😄The Chen family finds their true son, leaving him an orphan. His adoptive parents call him a villain, their eighteen years of affection vanishing like a bubble. The wife his biological parents arranged for him, he sees as a conspiracy. At the end of the year, he's beaten again at his adoptive parents' house. After a drunken night, he wakes up to find his wife and two daughters dead. The next thirty years are like purgatory. Reborn, he vows to give everything to save his wife and spend the rest of his life making amends.

39. 439 重 Back to the 1970s: Bringing Hundreds of Billions of Supplies to the Army 重回七零，带上千亿物资去随军 You Man有蔓Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + reborn + one-on-one sweet romance + taciturn, rough-edged man + delicate beauty + pocket dimension + mutual flirting] In her previous life, the man Su Ranyan went out of her way to avoid was swept away by a flood while saving her. That heroic scene came back to haunt her in her dreams, again and again, reminding her of the depth of the love she had missed. Fortunately, Heaven took pity on her and sent her back to the day the man asked her for a divorce. This time, she won’t let 19.6kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves

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    A very good and touching book 📖, with very positive values, showing both personal and universal love. Studying and striving for the rise of China [thumbs up][thumbs up][thumbs up]. The whole book is very moving, with both joy and tears. You must read it.

40. 440 穿 I Became an Army Wife in the 1970s 穿到七零年代当军嫂 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance778k WordsCompleted [Period]+ [Space]+ [Family Life]+ [No Going to the Countryside] Xu Di was born in the 1980s. After graduating from high school and failing to get into college, she spent two years working a sewing machine in a clothing factory. At twenty, she found a match through a blind date, got married, and had a child. In 2020, Xu Di, who was always bottling up her anger, was diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer. She underwent surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, and her short life came to an en 17.1kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves

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    🍅🍓A historical romance novel set in the 1970s. The female protagonist, in her forties, dies of breast cancer and transmigrates into the body of Xu Di, a character with a similar pronunciation but different name. The original owner of the body was a celestial being who was banished for breaking a glass lamp but was later summoned back to heaven. This is how the female protagonist's soul was brought over, leaving behind a portable space where she can grow vegetables and raise chickens. Her family is very kind, with no messy relatives. The female protagonist quickly gets married and has children.

41. 441 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Left My Vile Family Behind to Live for Myself 重生70之抛开吸血鬼家人活自己 You Haha'er游哈哈儿Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Xiang Wan was the least favored of her siblings. Her parents forced her to give up her job to her older sister, then married her off against her will for the bride price. After the wedding, she had to support her family, and her husband divorced her and took their child. Her whole life, Xiang Wan’s family had drained her dry. Even when she was on the verge of dying from illness, they were still scheming to get their hands on her property. Reborn into a new life, Xiang Wan s 2kReads9.0Score176Shelves

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    [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts] The female protagonist is reborn. In her previous life, she was exploited by her family. In this life, she lives for herself, sells her job, goes to the countryside, takes the college entrance exam, and buys a courtyard house.

42. 442 七 In the 1970s, I Took Down the Cold-Faced Commander of the Family Compound, and He Became Mine 七零，干翻家属院冷面首长归我了 Loves Colorful Peanut Candy爱吃多彩花生豆Modern Romance536k WordsCompleted [Soul transmigration + power fantasy + period setting + pocket dimension + laugh-out-loud comedy + scheming + 1v1 + little tricks + making money] A parallel-world period story. It's all fictional, so don't take it too seriously. The heroine is a goofy, hilarious girl. After joining the military, she's forced into a battle to “win the battalion commander.” She defeats thirteen rivals single-handedly and catches the special attention of the young, handsome, promising Battalion Commander Lu. What t 14.7kReads8.4Score1.9kShelves

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    A hilarious and refreshing historical romance novel set in a military and civilian era. It's fresh and original, a genre you've never seen before. The characters are vibrant, featuring adorable pets with spatial abilities, a sister and brother-in-law, and a high-ranking officer as the husband.

43. 443 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s to Help My Sister Woo an Officer, but He Set His Sights on Me 穿越七零，帮姐撩军官他却盯上我 The Salted Fish Flails in My Dreams梦里咸鱼在扑腾Modern Romance339k WordsCompleted Bai Shao transmigrates and sets out to help her sister get rid of a two-timing scumbag. But the unfaithful man refuses to take the hint, so she grabs a branch and chases after him, yelling that he’s a pervert. He gets so scared that he runs whenever he sees the sisters. Regiment Commander Zhang seems like a good catch: handsome and a guaranteed long-term meal ticket. After they marry, Bai Shao will follow him to his posting. She can use him to keep her awful grandmother and third uncle in check. 330Reads6.7Score103Shelves

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    Not clichéd, a strong recommendation

44. 444 农 A Farmer’s Daughter’s Guide to Cultivation and Farming 农家女修仙种田记 Mo Shu Bai默淑白Ancient Romance2.3M WordsOngoing (Cultivation + Farming + No Romance) Li Xiaolian was an ordinary farmer's daughter who wanted nothing more than enough to eat. But then her grandmother tried to sell her for five taels of silver. To escape being sold, Li Xiaolian joined a sect and became one of its lowest-ranking servant disciples. Everyone said she would never make it onto the path of cultivation, but Li Xiaolian had an unyielding spirit. Others dismissed the Five Element Spiritual Root as too mixed and difficult to cultiva 32kReads8.5Score3.2kShelves

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    A four-year-old lucky charm! Orphaned by fallen soldiers, his parents all rushed to take advantage of his caregiving allowance. After being taken in by the military, he became incredibly strong and a formidable fighter, gaining fame so quickly that no one dared to take him! Finally, a kind-hearted person adopted him, only to be terrified awakened by a bizarre dream. He'll be equipped with a space to stock up on domestic goods and accumulate merit to become wealthy. This adorable little darling will enjoy watching everyday life unfold, experiencing the ultimate in rural adventure!

45. 445 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 18kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves

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    🍎🍎🍎Shi Xia transmigrates into the body of a minor female supporting character and an unemployed youth in a period novel. Despite having numerous untested systems, she remains calm and collected. She sends the male lead, who failed in his blind date, to the countryside, impregnates a playboy, and reports the female lead. In the 1970s, she exerts her influence in various fields, including the import and export trade fair. Starting as a staff member in an electric motor factory, she strives to become a pillar of the nation, beginning her journey by taking down the "radish-covered hill."

46. 446 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

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    A great, realistic period novel! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] ① The female lead doesn't reincarnate or awaken any powers. She's a pure native, with no special abilities. There's family, friendship, and love involved. 😍😍😍 When she's weak, she chooses to distance herself from enemies and works hard to strengthen herself to fight back fiercely. 😎😎 She studies diligently every day and even represents her country in international math competitions! 🤩🤩🤩

47. 447 九 In the Nineties, I Exposed My Relatives' Scandals and Became a Top-Tier Star at the Newspaper 九零靠曝光亲戚黑料我成报社顶流 Xiao Chang Ping Ping小厂平平Modern Romance137k WordsOngoing [1990s setting + ensemble cast elements + workplace wish-fulfillment + vicious relatives tearing into each other + obsessive male lead + romantic rivalry] “Welcome to the 1990s. There’s no family love here, only traffic!” And a bunch of men who’ll go crazy over you. Chen Yu is an elite graduate who returned from the UK, but in 1998 she’s just a struggling reporter at a newspaper in Guangcheng. Until she realizes that her outrageous relatives are the stepping stones to her career taking off! Her —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A returned overseas student fiercely criticizes the female lead, a journalist who rises to power by writing about her relatives' dirty laundry! Her values ​​are shattered, but incredibly satisfying. There's a competitive, yandere male lead. ✔️800 Cunning schemes + grave-digging style writing: "Instead of waiting for a benefactor to fall from the sky, why not 'write' your own family into the trending topics!" "Suggest the title be changed to 'On How to Elegantly Uphold Justice'." "Relatives collectively suffered from insomnia after reading it 1️⃣ Every chapter is a dance party in their family's sensitive areas 2️⃣ The dark side of the media circle in the 1990s: A pen can kill or create a god 3️⃣ A fierce critique of the female lead's growth: from betraying family to a villainous woman who manipulates public opinion. Readers angrily commented: 'I suggest checking the author; it doesn't seem fabricated.'"

48. 448 麻 I’m at My Wits’ End! Four Sons and a Daughter Send Me to College in the 1970s 麻了！四儿一女供我在七零读大学 Liu Liu Will Surely Get Rich六六一定发财Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Grandma with incredible fighting power, five adorable kids, mostly everyday life, some awful people, but the protagonist is utterly invincible, satisfying revenge] An Xiaoyun unexpectedly awakens and learns that she is a doomed side character in a lucky heroine story. She is about to die in childbirth, taking her baby with her. Her husband will die after falling into a river from grief, and their four sons will burn themselves out for the lucky heroine, meeting horrible ends. An Xiaoyun is furi 10.5kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
49. 449 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Decades: Enjoying the Ultimate Life 快穿年代：享受极品人生 A Single Parasol Tree一颗梧桐Modern Romance340k WordsCompleted (Quick transmigration + era settings + no missions + no fixed romantic pairing + each story can be read on its own. Prices and wages are generally based on comparisons made multiple times, but may vary by region; there's no way to guarantee complete accuracy. The 1950s used the old currency, with amounts counted in units of ten thousand. For ease of reading, yuan and kuai are used throughout.) (I'm no good at writing blurbs, so feel free to skip this.) Live as you please. Don't make yourself suf 6.3kReads8.4Score324Shelves

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    1. There's a book that, at first glance, is like a calm lake, without much ripple, but as you read on, you become deeply immersed. The author's writing skills are quite impressive; the story moves forward like a gust of wind, progressing incredibly quickly. This is a new style in period fiction, the story unfolding not in the countryside, but in a factory. The romance between the male and female leads is incredibly rich; when it's passionate, it's like a burning ember, searingly warm; when it's calm, it's like a cozy blanket, comforting and cozy. Every little gesture, every whispered word between them is filled with love, sweetening your heart. The characters in the book are like the moon, with bright spots and shadows; there are no truly evil people, each with multiple faces. 2. The stories in this book are all imbued with the rich flavor of that era. The female lead's hands are incredibly tight; once something is in her grasp, it's like it's being clamped by pliers, impossible to get her to let go. She's a real "stingy" queen, but this story is like magic, captivating readers and making it impossible to stop reading. 3. The family in the book is so eccentric, all self-centered. They treasure their things like the plague, not allowing even friends or those who could make money off them to touch them. The plot is hilarious, like a comedy sketch, with punchlines coming one after another, enough to make you laugh until you cry. Go check it out! 4. In her past life, the female lead was incredibly naive, only knowing how to work hard but gaining nothing, everything was stolen from her. Reborn, she's like a completely different person, incredibly clever. She remembers everything that was taken from her, making sure those people return it all, not a single penny less, she can't be a sucker again. 5. The female lead is as clever as a little fox, knowing that going to the countryside is no good, and she can't go to the black market. She likes to take advantage of small things, not taking more than she needs to make herself happy. This little trick, though not very generous, is kind of cute and makes people laugh.

50. 450 上 After Turning In the Script, the Useless 1980s Female Supporting Character Wins by Doing Nothing 上交剧本后，八零废物女配躺赢了 What a Huge Melon好大的瓜Modern Romance626k WordsCompleted Shen Zhixia finds a script inexplicably appearing in her mind as soon as she is born. In the script, she is the foil to the heroine of a period novel. The heroine Li Zhidong’s parents are hardworking, kind, honest, and down-to-earth. Everyone for miles around knows them as good, honest people. Shen Zhixia’s parents are mean, lazy, greedy, and shameless. Everyone for miles around knows them as the worst kind of people. Li Zhidong will make many influential connections and have countless admirers. 12.4kReads8.3Score935Shelves

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    1. There's a book that, at first glance, is like a calm lake, without much ripple, but as you read on, you become deeply immersed. The author's writing skills are quite impressive; the story moves forward like a gust of wind, progressing incredibly quickly. This is a new style in period fiction, the story unfolding not in the countryside, but in a factory. The romance between the male and female leads is incredibly rich; when it's passionate, it's like a burning ember, searingly warm; when it's calm, it's like a cozy blanket, comforting and cozy. Every little gesture, every whispered word between them is filled with love, sweetening your heart. The characters in the book are like the moon, with bright spots and shadows; there are no truly evil people, each with multiple faces. 2. The stories in this book are all imbued with the rich flavor of that era. The female lead's hands are incredibly tight; once something is in her grasp, it's like it's being clamped by pliers, impossible to get her to let go. She's a real "stingy" queen, but this story is like magic, captivating readers and making it impossible to stop reading. 3. The family in the book is so eccentric, all self-centered. They treasure their things like the plague, not allowing even friends or those who could make money off them to touch them. The plot is hilarious, like a comedy sketch, with punchlines coming one after another, enough to make you laugh until you cry. Go check it out! 4. In her past life, the female lead was incredibly naive, only knowing how to work hard but gaining nothing, everything was stolen from her. Reborn, she's like a completely different person, incredibly clever. She remembers everything that was taken from her, making sure those people return it all, not a single penny less, she can't be a sucker again. 5. The female lead is as clever as a little fox, knowing that going to the countryside is no good, and she can't go to the black market. She usually likes to take advantage of small things, not taking more than she needs to make herself happy. This little trick, though not very generous, is kind of cute and makes people laugh.

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