Looking for Period Novels, Preferably Set Around the 1960s 求年代文，最好是六十年代左右的

1. 51 带 I Traveled to the 1970s With a Dedicated Worker System 带着敬业系统穿七零 Ma Nini马尼尼Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Xu Taotao, a descendant of imperial chefs, keeps her culinary skills hidden while living among ordinary people. Then she dies suddenly from overwork and gets bound to a workaholic System, which sends her to the 1970s. She becomes the famously ugly daughter of a butcher at a meat-processing plant. Determined to become beautiful, she has no choice but to keep working hard. With her superb cooking skills, she climbs the career ladder, gets a raise, and marries Professor Gu... No, wait! “Ding-dong! 17kReads9.1Score2.6k14d adds

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   These are all highly-rated, excellent articles; they're very enjoyable and have a strong sense of nostalgia. Perfect for passing the time.

2. 52 重 Reborn as an Educated Youth in the 1970s 重生70年代当知青 Wan Ru宛茹Modern Romance554k WordsCompleted When she suddenly gained access to a spatial realm, she feared the apocalypse might come, or that some virus might spread, so she went on a wild stockpiling spree. But when she sacrificed herself to save a brat, she opened her eyes again in the 1970s, a time of food and clothing shortages. And she was a sent-down youth. What even was a sent-down youth? The least popular kind of person in that era. Fortunately, she still had her spatial realm, so she could live freely and comfortably even in thos 1.1kReads9.0Score10014d adds
3. 53 重 Reborn: A Blessed Beauty in the 1980s 重生八零福运娇妻 Azure Sea and Blue Sky碧海青天Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Her fiancé is stolen, her future snatched away, and as a relentless scheme closes in, Qiao Yuxi is framed until not even her bones remain. Reborn, she finds her father has a new love, her mother has a beloved of her own, and the whole family dotes on everyone else's precious little darlings. Qiao Yuxi spreads her hands. Love whoever you want. I'm done with this family! She gives the villains a cold tongue-lashing and rolls up her sleeves to smack the troublesome kids. She doesn't even want her p 5.9kReads9.2Score63914d adds
4. 54 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 16.2kReads9.1Score1.4k14d adds

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   When pretense blends with sincerity, and past events resurface, this emotional hunt orchestrated by her will reach its most shocking conclusion, completely reversing her character.

5. 55 八 After Rejecting the Match in the 1980s, I Opened a Canteen at a State-Owned Factory 八零拒婚后，我在国营厂开饭馆 Fairy Pond Koi仙池锦鲤Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Reborn] + [The 1980s] + [Gourmet] + [Building a business] Shen Qingyue returned to the 1980s. In her previous life, her family drained her dry, and all three sisters were cheated by their grandparents. Reborn, she refuses to be a sucker again. She takes on the unreasonable troublemakers, and whoever picks a fight with her gets crushed underfoot. After splitting from the family, she starts a business with her sisters, opening a restaurant at a state-owned factory. The troublemakers fail to get t 2.9kReads9.0Score23814d adds
6. 56 五 The 1950s: The Smuggled Woman Is Such a Flirt, Even the Cold-Faced Military Doctor Can’t Resist 五零偷渡女太会撩：冷面军医吃不 Orchid Star Flurries幽兰星絮Modern Romance327k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 17Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This book is good; the storyline is original. You should give it a try!

7. 57 带 I Brought a Fortune to the 1970s and Became the Boss of the Family 带着巨额财产穿七零，成家中一霸 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period drama + military marriage + pocket dimension + family life On the first day after Lin Xiangnan transmigrates, her family gets into a huge argument over sending someone to the countryside. At first: “So what if I have to go to the countryside? I've got hundreds of millions of supplies in my pocket dimension. How could I possibly fail to get by out there?” After helping her second great-uncle weed his fields for two days: “There's no way I'm going to the countryside. I'm lazy, gluttonous, a 107.9kReads9.3Score9.2k14d adds

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   The dialogue is full of everyday life, yet elegant and wise, which not only advances the plot but also greatly enhances the charm of the characters and the interest of the story.

8. 58 年 Scumbag Men in Period Novels, Get Down on Your Knees and Sing I Surrender 年代文里的渣男都给我跪下唱征服 Summer of a Summer Night夏夜之夏Modern Romance770k WordsOngoing Quick transmigration (no romance, no logic, golden finger, wish fulfillment, powerful heroine) Lin Ruan transmigrates to different worlds, where she punishes scoundrels and humiliates them. She asks the System, “Could you send me somewhere easygoing, where I can eat and drink to my heart's content without a care in the world?” The System replies, “You got it. Just you wait!” Lin Ruan: “…” Looking at the eighty-year-old body in the mirror and herself, eighteen at heart, she says, “System, get 131Reads8.5Score—14d adds

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   Story Summary: Character Traits: Story Summary: The story is concise and excellent.

9. 59 末 The Apocalypse Big Shot Refuses to Be Cannon Fodder in a 1970s Novel 末世大佬拒绝在七零年代文当炮灰 Dongpo Pork东坡肉肉Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1970s setting + space + special abilities + educated youth + devoted couple + strong heroine] At death’s door, Yang Zhenzhen dragged the Zombie King down with her. When she regained consciousness, Yang Zhenzhen had transmigrated into a book called Beautiful Educated Youth Becomes a Big Shot in the 1970s, as a cannon-fodder supporting character. Since she was there, she might as well make the best of it. With a wood-based special ability and a space, she planned to kee 1.2kReads8.6Score10914d adds
10. 60 年 Cultivating Immortality in a Period Novel, I Ascended With My Space 年代文修仙，带着空间飞升了 An An安庵Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [Reborn first + transmigrates later + pocket dimension + abundant supplies + immortal cultivation + farming + daily life] At the very last moment, as the zombie horde closes in during the apocalypse, An Ning chooses to blow herself up. When she wakes, she discovers she's returned to the days before the apocalypse with an all-purpose pocket dimension. She raises funds, gathers supplies, buys weapons, and gets ready for the apocalypse, only to be thrown into a novel set in a bygone era. Fortunatel 861Reads7.9Score10314d adds
11. 61 七 The 1970s: I Became the Female Supporting Character's Foil in a Period Novel 七零：穿成年代文女配对照组 Rain Falling in the Bamboo Grove竹林落雨Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted A period drama about an independent female lead, with no golden finger! She passed the high school entrance exams, but her family wouldn’t let her attend. Instead, they sent her uncle’s daughter, who had never gotten along with her, to school. Short-tempered Lin Erxia erupted into a fight. After a furious scuffle, she passed out from anger. When she woke up, she realized she seemed to have transmigrated into a book... 12.5kReads9.0Score85514d adds
12. 62 年 The Side Character from a Period Novel Can Transmigrate to the Cultivation World 年代文女配她能穿越修仙界 Beginner Writer of Wanhua万花初级写手Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Female lead, no romance, period setting, cultivation, special abilities, punishing scumbags, supporting female character’s comeback) Feng Wanqing is framed by her cousin. Her family abandons her, and she is forced to go to the countryside as an educated youth. After nearly drowning one day, she discovers that every night she can travel to a wondrous place where everyone pursues the path to immortality and cultivators soar through the skies and burrow beneath the earth. By day, she is a delicate 6.5kReads9.1Score81914d adds
13. 63 穿 Transmigrated as the Young Aunt in a Period Novel 穿成年代文里的小婶婶 Candy Ball Mama糖球麻麻Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Transmigrate into a book + fictional era setting + golden finger + everyday family life] Gu Lanzhi wakes up one day to find that she has transmigrated. After listening to her mother-in-law, who has been helping her through her postpartum recovery, she realizes that she hasn't just transmigrated: she's landed inside an era novel. She's become the male lead's wealthy but wicked little aunt by marriage. What the heck? Wealthy and wicked? His little aunt? But it's still early, and the s 5.3kReads8.7Score28414d adds
14. 64 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: The Lucky Star Sets the World Ablaze 穿越七零：福运大佬燃翻天 Beef with Green Peppers尖椒牛柳Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Futuristic high technology, strengthening the country and enriching its people, the whole family’s darling, a lucky charm, power fantasy Gu Jinxiu arrives in the 1970s with a pocket dimension full of future technology. After getting revenge on her scumbag father, who married into her mother’s family, and her wicked stepmother, making their lives worse than death, she takes her younger brother and heads to the countryside in style. Out in the countryside, she builds a career and runs bu 10.1kReads9.1Score99314d adds
15. 65 当 When the Little Tyrant Transmigrates into the Era Novel's Lucky Star Foil 当小霸王穿成年代文福星对照组 A Bowl of Wontons一碗混沌Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted (No CP) (Transmigrate into a Book) (Strengthening the Nation) A little survivor from the apocalypse woke up to find she'd become a baby. Her tiny head was full of huge questions. When the blessed girl next door carried home a huge fish that had jumped right into her arms, Chen Xi tripped on flat ground. When a pheasant played at being injured to get the blessed girl, Chen Xi was chased all over the mountain by a wild boar. When the blessed girl played in the mud and found gold, Chen Xi lost ever 1.6kReads9.1Score10014d adds
16. 66 穿 I Become the Real Heiress in a Period Novel 穿成年代文里的真千金 Flowers in the Rain雨中花慢Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing Shen Jingrou transmigrates into a book and discovers she’s a minor villain with barely a name, while her younger sister, Shen Jingzhi, is the wealthy family’s daughter who was lost long ago. She steals the token of recognition and heads to the rich family to claim her place. But instead of finding her family, she loses her life. Reborn, Shen Jingrou decides to lie low and wait for her wealthy birth parents to come looking for her. But first, she has to find a way to get rid of Shen Jingzhi, the 17Reads6.9Score—14d adds
17. 67 穿 Transmigrated into a Fiesty Woman in a Period Novel 穿成年代文里的极品悍妇 Qiao Birin乔匕霖Modern Romance580k WordsCompleted Xu Ying transmigrated into a story set in a bygone era, becoming the villainess who hadn't yet abandoned her husband and child. Abandon her husband and child? After transmigrating into a book, Xu Ying thought: My man will become a wealthy merchant whom everyone admires, and both my sons will grow up to be big shots. Forget abandoning them! Gu Zhilai was used to his wife pestering him with questions all day and suspecting he had a mistress. One day, he came home to find the usually messy house 46Reads5.7Score—14d adds
18. 68 穿 Transmigrated into a Period Novel: Honey, Want to Order Takeout? 穿进年代文：媳妇点外卖吗 So-and-So Li李某人Modern Romance3.2M WordsCompleted Shen Xian is angrily tossed by the Heavenly Dao into a period novel. Luckily, the food delivery System she brings with her helps her survive in these harsh conditions. There are all kinds of restaurants on the delivery app, but one is her absolute favorite. The owner is gentle and kind, and a wonderful cook. He is the flawless white moonlight in her heart. But the stunning man beside her has far too many tricks, and in the end, she can’t hold out against him. It’s not that Shen Xian cares about 682Reads8.6Score10014d adds
19. 69 穿 The Day Before My Parents Divorced, I Found Happiness Again 穿到爸妈离婚前一天，我又幸福啦 Shangguan Yi上官亿Modern Romance442k WordsCompleted He Xiangkui transmigrates to the day before her parents’ divorce, just in time to see them arguing over her paternal grandmother. Her father is so blindly obedient to his mother that he has driven a wedge between himself and his wife. He Xiangkui says that won’t do. Since she’s already here, she might as well set the family straight. If her father keeps putting his mother first, she’ll make sure they get divorced! She doesn’t want that useless father or that troublemaking grandmother! Her father 1.9kReads8.4Score15014d adds

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    I transmigrated to the time before my parents' divorce and was pampered by them—it's so good!! 🥰🥰 Another one is about a beastman adopting a female protagonist.

20. 70 被 Adopted by Beastmen, I Become a Planetary Billionaire's Heir 被兽人领养后，我成了星球富二代 Shangguan Yi上官亿Modern Romance469k WordsCompleted Jiang Xingyue accidentally winds up on a planet of beastfolk, where she becomes the size of a preschooler. She is adopted by a male beastfolk researcher. He is a confirmed bachelor who has never raised a human child, so the two of them just stare at each other, wide-eyed. The male beastfolk teaches her to use the toilet, pointing at it and saying, “You can poop here!” Jiang Xingyue: I can’t go with you watching me... Male beastfolk: “A kid who can’t poop isn’t a good kid...” Jiang Xingyue: Dude, 3.1kReads8.4Score27914d adds
21. 71 七 The 1970s: A Sent-Down Youth Marries a Soldier and Builds a Fortune as a Middleman 七零嫁军汉，知青女配当倒爷起家 Jing Mo京墨Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted [A promise kept for a lifetime, giving her life to her country] Fraile from birth, Song Youxiang was abandoned by her family as a child and forced to go to the countryside. Even so, she never received a shred of kindness. Her parents despised her, her older sister resented her for life, and the second sister who had been given away as a child concealed her identity to get close to her. One false accusation after another followed, and they even stole her fiancé… In the end, Song Youxiang died al 7.2kReads9.2Score85314d adds

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    I prefer patriotic literature, and these two are ones I think are pretty good.

22. 72 我 I Brought a Supermarket Stocked with Supplies to the 1960s 我带着满装物资的超市穿到六零 Meng Jiang Herself孟姜本尊Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Farming, a heroine who shines on her own and builds a career, no romance for the male lead, serving the country In this impoverished 1960s, her husband dies in service, leaving behind a son who has just turned one month old. Her mother-in-law is a fool who only wants to drain the family’s resources to support her own nephew. Her bullying brother-in-law only wants her compensation and her job. Luo Luo transmigrates with a supermarket full of supplies that can be copied without limit. Did she real 2.8kReads9.0Score29314d adds
23. 73 重 Reborn as a Military Wife in the 1970s 重生七零小军嫂 The Durian I Won't Eat不吃的榴莲Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Jiang Yanyan was a poor judge of character. She abandoned her husband and cheated on him, only for him to die in a fire while saving her. The person he'd entrusted with all his love and faith ended up sleeping with her best friend. They left her unable to have children and ensured she met a miserable end. How could she not hate them? She hated that treacherous pair, of course, but she hated herself even more for being so blind and stupid. Now the heavens have given her a 11Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This one's good, though it's set in the 1970s! The female lead is reborn! It's a slice-of-life story where the male and female leads pamper each other. There aren't too many awful characters!

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