Completed Period Novels With No Golden Finger, but an Excellent Story 完结的年代文，没有金手指，但是特别的好看

1. 51 六 The Sixties: Newlywed from the Start 六十年代：开局就是新婚 Zhi Yu 1014栀虞1014Modern Romance610k WordsCompleted [Period novel + everyday family life + devoted hero and heroine enjoying a peaceful life together + low-conflict + daily spectatorship + no saintly heroine] As a Chinese teacher at a technical secondary school, Wen Nuan enjoyed a happy routine, working from eight in the morning to five in the evening, with the occasional evening class. She didn’t have to worry about grades or deal with any teaching pressure. Sure, the students were a little unruly and getting all their homework collected was a b 18.5kReads8.8Score98614d adds

   Reader note

   The female protagonist never imagined that time travel would happen to her, especially to the miserable 1960s.

2. 52 穿 Transmigrated into a Period Novel: The Villainess Is a Little Unhinged 穿进年代文：反派女配有点颠 Only Envy the Immortal Lord只羡仙君Modern Romance786k WordsCompleted Just because she made one snarky remark about people who were lovesick, Su Yitong transmigrates to the 1970s, becoming a young woman sent to work in the countryside in a remote, impoverished village. Still dazed, she takes a hostage and gets mistaken for an enemy spy, then locked in a woodshed. Only then does she realize she's transmigrated into a book as a melodramatic, ruthless villainess who meets a gruesome end! Follow the System's plot? Not a chance! This villainess loves doing the opposite 9kReads8.4Score58214d adds

   Reader note

   No cheat codes, no spatial abilities. There's a silly system that bothers her from time to time, but she doesn't want it. This book seems a bit eccentric, the characters are indeed a bit eccentric, but…

3. 53 被 Jilted Eight Times, She Became a Tycoon on Her Own 被退亲八次的她，靠自己成为首富 A Little Chubby One一只小胖砸Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [Period setting + personal growth + two strong leads + devoted couple + farming + raising children + lost and found again + reuniting at the top] She is the village's shame, a woman who “can't find a husband.” Eight engagements have been called off, all because she has a younger brother. She wants to escape this village that devours people, even if the road ahead is uncertain. He is a bright moon fallen into the mud. Once a refined young master from a scholarly family, now all he has left is his 2Reads—Score—14d adds

   Reader note

   Completed historical fiction, purely light and refined, ensemble piece, very enjoyable.

4. 54 共 Sailing Together 共舟行 Little Mouse Maomao阿鼠毛毛Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Small-Town Fiction | Slow Burn | 1v1, Both Leads Chaste | Ensemble Growth | Working-Class Struggles | Realistic | Period Setting] “Across a thousand miles, the boat speeds on; a letter of love rides home on the wind.” A small town in southern China in the 1990s A young man holds an unremarkable bouquet of roses And lays his feelings bare beneath the night sky From scraping by with a street stall to finding a way forward together Through wind and rain, they share life's many ups and downs This i 2.4kReads—Score13714d adds

   Reader note

   This one!!!

5. 55 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 4.2kReads7.5Score21314d adds

   Reader note

   Don't look at the rating! 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 intrigue, and scheming. It's very good. Readers who are tired of Tomato's formulaic and overly sentimental novels should definitely check this out. You won't regret it.

6. 56 刘 Liu Cheapskate’s Daily Life 刘抠门的日常生活 Alice from Jiangyang County江阳县的艾丽丝Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted [Period drama, not reborn, no transmigration, no golden finger] Liu Xiaoyun has been stingy since she was little. Her family is poor, but not so poor that they can't afford food. She's the stingiest one in the family, and her mother dreams of marrying her off. Better to have her make life difficult for someone else's family than their own. Read on to see how Liu Xiaoyun makes married life a roaring success. 12.3kReads8.6Score1.1k14d adds
7. 57 八 In the 1980s, Even Fools Had Their Share of Luck 八零之傻人有傻福 Alice from Jiangyang County江阳县的艾丽丝Modern Romance194k WordsCompleted [Period novel + no transmigration + no rebirth + no golden finger] When Zhao Qingzhu was little, a fever affected her brain, leaving her with a mild intellectual disability and a weakness for handsome men. She falls in love with Wang Zhengguo at first sight and, after a good deal of stubborn pushing and fighting, gets her wish and marries him. But how will Zhao Qingzhu deal with her biased in-laws and the calculating family of her husband’s second brother? No overnight riches here, her intellige 4.4kReads8.7Score39014d adds
8. 58 九 The 1990s: The Gruff Factory Director Begs for Love with Red Eyes 九零年代，糙汉厂长红眼求爱 Gu Yin En顾寅恩Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cool and aloof top female student × clingy, rugged veteran officer] Lin Lu: a promising student at a prestigious university in the capital. Song Chen: a promising officer with a bright future in the military. After he saves her life, the two are forced into marriage and have a child. Lin Lu assumes Song Chen is just as unwilling as she is, so once the baby is born, she leaves without a second thought. After being harmed and confined to her bed for seven years, Lin Lu wakes up and finally realiz 6.7kReads8.8Score41414d adds

   Reader note

   The male lead is a retired military officer who marries into the female lead's family. The female lead's parents force her to marry the male lead. After giving birth to a child, the female lead goes directly to university. She is the only student in her year to be admitted to Peking University. She has excellent academic performance. Later, she is pushed off a building by a classmate and becomes a vegetable. She wakes up in the second chapter.

9. 59 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s, the Young Educated Woman Is Spoiled by Her Older Lover 穿越六零，小知青被大叔狠狠宠爱 Love Yourself热爱自己的Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Su Qingge unexpectedly arrives in the 1960s, alone in the world. By a twist of fate, she meets Shen Chaozong, who protects and loves her. Every day, every chapter is full of affection and sweetness. There are also plenty of stories about life and its many different faces, along with tales of rural life. Come and read! This isn’t a power fantasy about an all-conquering heroine. It’s about a laid-back girl who wins by doing nothing. 60.8kReads8.8Score6.7k14d adds

   Reader note

   You can ignore the cheat codes; it's incredibly sweet with constant kisses.

10. 60 养 Raising Kids, Joining the Army, and Living Life Beyond the Plot 养崽，随军，避开剧情过日子 The Sky Should Be Blue天应蓝Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted While pregnant with her third child, Jian Yuhua awakens memories of her past life and learns that she has entered a novel set in a bygone era. Her eldest son is the novel's villain: obsessive and vengeful, he gets executed by firing squad during a political crackdown. Her second daughter is a disposable supporting female character. After failing to win the male lead's heart despite pursuing him relentlessly, she accidentally marries a village hooligan, living without enough food or warm clothes 6.8kReads8.8Score56214d adds

    Reader note

    The first book features a female protagonist who awakens to her past life memories, discovering that both of her children met tragic ends, and that she herself died in childbirth during her third pregnancy. She then decides to join her family in military service. It's a simple, sweet story with no awful characters, just the daily life of the protagonist's family. The second book features a protagonist and her younger sister who are both reborn. The younger sister, jealous of her sister's better life in her previous life, swaps husbands with her in the rebirth, wanting to become the wife of a billionaire. However, the younger sister is unaware that the billionaire's wealth in his previous life was entirely due to her sister's influence. In this life, the older sister escapes the billionaire and marries a military officer, where she is pampered and cherished.

11. 61 刚 Married and Immediately Joining the Army: My Officer Husband Spoils Me Rotten 刚结婚就随军，军官老公宠爆了 Chubby Roundie胖圆儿Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Period] [Military Marriage] [Hot-Tempered Female Lead Who's No Push-over] In her previous life, Lin Shuyi and her younger sister Lin Tiantian each married under their parents' arrangements to avoid being sent to the countryside. Lin Shuyi married an older man who had been married before, while her sister married an army officer. Her husband, Luo Feng, later became the richest man in the country, and all four of her stepchildren went on to become top figures in business, sports, law, and medicin 1.2kReads8.5Score14114d adds
12. 62 重 Back to 1982: Casting Nets to Save the Village Belle and Make the Whole Village Rich 重回82：撒网救村花带全村致富 Seeing a Dragon on Mount Nan南山见龙Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Back at the age of twenty, he's known throughout the village as a no-good loafer. But no one knows he's returned carrying the regrets and memories of his previous life. He catches and sells fish, hunts in the mountains, and earns his first fortune through hard work. Before the flood hits, he even issues an early warning and organizes an evacuation, saving countless lives. From the village to the county, from small-time trading to grand strategies... In this life, he won't just clear his name. He 27.2kReads8.3Score2k14d adds

    Reader note

    No system, no special abilities, no cheat codes, logically sound, and superbly written.

13. 63 守 Alone in an Empty Room, While the Factory Director Next Door Holds Me Close at Night 守空房，隔壁厂长夜揽小蛮腰 Milky Pear Boba奶梨啵啵Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Both Pure in Love + Sweet Romance + Traditional Story, No Rebirth or Transmigration] [Pretty Widow + Untamed Steel Mill Director, With a Striking Difference in Build and Skin Tone, and Chemistry Through the Roof] After her husband dies in an underground accident, He Xiaohe becomes the “jinx widow” everyone at the steel mill thinks they can bully. Her vicious mother-in-law wants to seize her house, then sell her off to the countryside for a bride price. Her shamele 2.2kReads—Score10214d adds

    Reader note

    Pure natives who join will definitely not regret it.

14. 64 重 Reborn in the 1960s: This Heroine Is a Little Crafty 重生六零：这个女主有点茶 Plain Robes, Pure Melody素衫清韵Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The person the members of Lengshuigou Production Team hate most is A Cha. She may be young, but she’s ruthless, and she’ll steal chickens or pull any other dirty trick. On top of that, she’s impossibly hard to kill: her father and mother are both dead, and anyone who gets close to her is doomed to bad luck. But Gao Qingyang doesn’t care. He keeps finding ways to get close to her. He knows A Cha isn’t nearly as awful as people say. She’s a good person! 6.5kReads9.1Score56214d adds

    Reader note

    The male protagonist is reborn, while the female protagonist is a pitiful child who has relied on her grandfather since childhood. She has no special abilities and her life improves step by step through her own hard work; it's a realistic story.

15. 65 行 Somebody Somewhere in the Crowd 行走在人海中的某某某 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted There is only one true heroism in the world: to see life as it is and still love it. Whether it’s the wind blowing through a valley, clouds drifting over the sea, poplar trees by the roadside, foxtail grass on a hillside, or people, Zhao Xiaoqiu thinks they’re all much the same, aren’t they? 2.1kReads9.2Score12214d adds

    Reader note

    [Thinking][I also highly recommend][OK][Thumbs up]

16. 66 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 34.1kReads9.1Score4.1k14d adds

    Reader note

    The story of a female protagonist successfully winning over her hoodlum husband through PUA (Pick-Up Artist) techniques.

17. 67 重 Reborn in the 1970s: My Late Husband, a Soldier King, Returns and Spoils Me Rotten 重生七零，亡夫兵王归来宠妻成瘾 Slightly So微微乎Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted [Period romance + male lead reborn] When Xu Chanyi jumped into the river to escape, she never thought she would survive. Fortunately, Lu Zhongbei was passing through while visiting family and rescued her. With nowhere else to go, she clung to him and married him. Three months into their marriage, Lu Zhongbei was reported killed in action. As soon as the news reached home, his parents accepted a hefty bride price to sell her off to a remote mountain village. Xu Chanyi fell out with her in-laws an 503Reads8.2Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    It's a newly completed novel without any special abilities like spatial abilities or magical springs. It's a slice-of-life story about the male lead's rebirth and his everyday life with the female lead.

18. 68 苦 The Long-Suffering Younger Sister 苦妹 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance588k WordsCompleted This is a bloodcurdling, suffocating epic of female suffering. It tells the tragic story of a woman called Ku Mei, whose life was mercilessly crushed by fate over more than half a century, from the early 1960s to the beginning of the twenty-first century. In 1960, during a famine-stricken winter, she was born the second daughter in her family and named Pan Di, “Hoping for a younger brother.” From then on, her grandmother saw her as a “jinx” and branded her Ku Mei, “Bitter Girl.” In a family that 3.5kReads8.8Score41414d adds

    Reader note

    All are completed.

19. 69 五 The Woman with Five Marriages 五婚女人 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance394k WordsCompleted Among contemporary Chinese literature's portrayals of rural women's lives, Zheng Guozhen's story grips readers with its astonishing realism and tragic depth. Through an ordinary rural woman's five failed marriages, this novel sketches the hardships of rural women's lives and inner worlds during China's social transformation in the 1990s. From an arranged marriage imposed by her parents to a self-serving union built on dependence on power, from an emotional wasteland scarred by violence to a brie 1.9kReads7.9Score24514d adds
20. 70 农 Rural Sisters-in-Law 农村妯娌 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance739k WordsCompleted This is a story of war and peace between two women, and also a miniature epic chronicling the transformation of rural China from collectivization to the modern era. When the well in Liuxi Village was filled in and running water reached every home, the women who had once argued, wept, and whispered secrets beside that well proved through their lives that time can bury old grudges, and that a resilient spirit can blossom in the soil. 2.3kReads7.1Score26214d adds
21. 71 新 The Newlywed Young Widow 新婚小寡妇 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance636k WordsCompleted In the winter of 1976, Li Yanmei was newly married when her husband died. Branded a “husband-killing” jinx, she was pregnant when her cruel in-laws threw her out with nothing. On a stormy night, she gave birth in a melon shed. Starving and freezing, she swallowed the slur “loose woman” along with her tears. For the little one in her arms, she wiped away her tears and turned humiliation into a stepping stone. She went from selling goods at a black-market stall to reclaiming land for farming, from 1.6kReads6.5Score11014d adds
22. 72 七 The Rough 70s Man and His Delicate Flower 七零糙汉与娇花 Wild Roses in the Woods林间蔷薇Modern Romance529k WordsCompleted A sweet, delicate educated youth sent to the countryside meets a rugged, retired soldier from the village Set in a bygone era + height difference + devoted to each other + mutual pampering + everyday family life + native characters Before marriage Jiang He: I don’t feel anything for women. His mother: What’s all this talk about feelings? As long as you can live together, that’s enough! Jiang He: Oh, I mean I don’t feel anything for women who can’t have children. His mother: ?! After marriage His 1.7kReads8.4Score12914d adds

    Reader note

    Both the male and female leads are locals, without any special advantages. The everyday family life is portrayed very realistically, with the female lead making some compromises and the male lead striving to become a better person.

23. 73 六 The Sixties: I’m Just a Bystander in a Military Wife Comparison Novel 六零：我在随军对照文里当路人甲 Yu Yi Yu Yi余意喻意Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history period setting + transmigration into a book + military marriage + everyday life + raising kids] Xu Cuhe originally thought she had transmigrated into this world halfway through her life, without receiving any memories. She was completely at sea in the resource-scarce 1960s. Her aloof military-officer husband, a love letter from her first love... Problems kept coming one after another, and she scrambled to adapt. It wasn’t until she met the heroine of the book and triggered a d 3.4kReads8.9Score22914d adds

    Reader note

    If we're talking about novels without any cheat codes, these two are definitely top picks. They have very few flaws, are simply heartwarming stories, and are already completed 💕💕💕 Super good, all by the same author 🤭🤭🤭

24. 74 七 Everyday Life on the Margins of a 1970s Novel 七零小说边缘人的日常生活 Yu Yi Yu Yi余意喻意Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + transmigrate into a book + no golden finger + works in the city, doesn’t go to the countryside] Though Lin Yingxian works hard to get by, she knows how to be content. After learning that she’s become a minor character in a novel, she continues to live her life in this 1970s setting as usual, barely fazed. But when news comes that housing is being allocated, her life begins to change… Reader’s guide: The story focuses mostly on everyday family life. Neither the male no 28.3kReads9.0Score2.1k14d adds
25. 75 三 San Biaozi 三彪子 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance729k WordsCompleted In 1980, in Kaoshan Village on the banks of the Songhua River, the Gao family’s fifth child is born. Dubbed “San Biaozi” because he is a bit dim, he grows up amid poverty and gossip. His mother bears the painful memory of having been assaulted, while his father quietly shoulders the burden of their broken family. San Biaozi drifts through life in a daze, but after a string of fires, people begin to suspect him of arson. While working the night shift guarding the grain depot, he learns to smoke. 751Reads—Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    Raise your hand if you've read them all; they're all purely period dramas.

26. 76 苦 A Bitter Girl’s Rebirth 苦妹之涅槃重生 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance487k WordsCompleted Inside Ku Mei’s five-year-old body lived the soul of someone who had died with a heart full of hatred. Reborn, she faced a spiteful grandmother who beat and berated her, a cold grandfather who enabled the abuse, and a mother who could only weep helplessly. Ku Mei concealed her boundless hatred and memories of her past life, pretending to be timid as she carefully plotted her every move. She outsmarted her relatives and broke free of her shackles, starting with a bottle of chili sauce from the mi 121Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 77 黄 Building Terraced Fields on the Loess Plateau 黄土高原开梯田 Huangpu Drifting Pig黄浦漂猪Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [No System] [Period Novel] [Upright Values] He carved out a place for himself with his own hands. He made the yellow earth bloom with his sweat. This is a farming novel about changing the whole world through hard work! 4.2kReads8.2Score24114d adds

    Reader note

    It's almost finished, and the writing is good.

28. 78 古 From Ancient Times to the Modern Age: The Willful Young Lady of the 1960s 古穿今：六十年代任性大小姐 Another Road另路Modern Romance417k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts / gentle male lead and lively female lead / no golden finger, black market / ancient-to-modern transmigration / past and present lives / coming-of-age romance] In her past life, she was a sheltered young lady, and he was a stern, aloof scholar who, unable to pass the imperial exams, became her family’s tutor. The court was in turmoil. When Yun’an City, where the young lady lived, fell, enemy troops stormed in to burn, kill, and plunder. Her family abandoned her because she 5.1kReads8.7Score47914d adds

    Reader note

    Highly recommended! All characters are native to the area, with no special abilities! It's a simple, everyday story, and the parents' love is also very touching!

29. 79 六 A Clear-Eyed Country Girl in 1968: She Makes Her Way in the Capital 六八乡下清醒女，逆袭扎根四九城 Crane Dweller in the Woods林间栖鹤客Modern Romance435k WordsOngoing In 1968, the whole village mocked Su Wanqing for wasting her high school education. A country bumpkin dreaming of becoming a phoenix was destined to be stuck farming in the countryside! She quietly bided her time, organized the archives, and demonstrated her abilities. A single transfer order sent her straight to a subdistrict office in the capital. The villagers who once laughed at her were left eating their words. Her sweetheart was an outstanding employee at the grain bureau, and her parents- 1.2kReads—Score10014d adds

    Reader note

    This story doesn't have any cheat codes, nor is it about time travel or reincarnation; it's purely a native story.

30. 80 八 The Fierce Eldest Sister of the 80s Crashes Her Scumbag Father's Wedding from the Start 八零长姐如虎开局砸了渣爹结婚宴 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical setting + 1980s + light ensemble cast + false rebirth + adorable children + satisfying revenge + no golden finger + family drama] Her scumbag father brought his mistress home, moved into his ex-wife's house, slept in her bed, and even abused her children! Then Yao Shula, specially brought in to deal with the scumbag father, was reborn. She had to deal with her scumbag father and his mistress, and look after her younger siblings too. And since she'd come all this way, she might as wel 66.6kReads8.9Score2.7k14d adds

    Reader note

    Not bad! [Eating melon][Era + 80s + Micro-group portrait + Pseudo-rebirth + Cute baby + Satisfying story + No cheat + Everyday family life] A scumbag father brought his mistress into his wife's house, lived in his ex-wife's room, slept in his ex-wife's bed, and even abused his ex-wife's child! Then Yao Shula, who was specially invited to deal with the scumbag father, was reborn and returned.

31. 81 重 Reborn in 1989: The Twelve Zodiac Signs Fight to Be My Husband 重生八九：十二生肖抢我做媳妇儿 Yi Fengchen逸风尘Modern Romance176k WordsOngoing “Gah!!!” Ma Cunhua was reborn? And in 1989, no less. She’d planned to coast through life, but her abilities wouldn’t let her. In that remote, dirt-poor village in the Northeast, there were twelve men named after the zodiac animals. They were undeniably handsome, but undeniably poor, too, and they were all fighting for the chance to marry her. Ma Cunhua had no intention of getting married. A farcical comedy that’s sure to make you smile. While navigating all these tangled feelings, Ma Cunhua also 5Reads—Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    One book completed, one book being serialized.

32. 82 三 Three-Inch Golden Lilies 三寸金莲儿 Yi Fengchen逸风尘Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted The 1960s. In a dilapidated mansion in Northeast China, the Fan family had eight children, and Fan Jinlian'er became their only source of money. The girl with tiny bound feet supported the entire Fan family. To feed the whole household, Fan Jinlian'er became the family’s bargaining chip. They married her off again and again in exchange for bride prices. They didn’t care whether the groom was blind, lame, or an old man. As long as the betrothal gifts were generous enough, Fan Jinlian'er had to ma 147Reads—Score11214d adds
33. 83 七 The 1970s’ Laid-Back Genius: The Overbearing Officer Spoils Her Rotten 七零佛系天才：霸道军官狠狠宠 Nangong Puyi南宫普宜Modern Romance632k WordsCompleted [Reborn in the womb in the 1960s + no pocket dimension + love at first sight + both leads' first love + seven-year age gap] Genius funny girl * cold, rugged military officer After graduating from college, Zhang Xiaomin spent a year lounging around at home. She then won a million yuan in the lottery and used half of it to turn her home into a small supermarket. The day before it opened, she died after being hit by a runaway car while rescuing a child. Reborn in the womb in the 1970s, she went fro 2.2kReads6.2Score18014d adds

    Reader note

    Completed historical fiction, no cheat codes.

34. 84 炮 Transmigrated into a Book as a Cannon-Fodder in the 1970s, the Cold-Faced Regiment Commander Can't Get Enough of Her 炮灰穿书七零，冷面团长日日馋 Mo Ba Zi墨八子Modern Romance410k WordsOngoing [Period] [Marriage Before Love] [No Space System] [Never Go Hungry] [Alluring, flirtatious heroine VS wolf-like, rugged hero] Lin Zhi never imagined that after spending her previous life single and treating men as beneath her notice, she’d transmigrate into a book and find herself in a scene straight out of “That’s one huge bed!” Now she has to scheme to steal a man, and not just any man, but the man of the “beautiful, rich, and powerful” heroine? This is insane! “Comrade, do you want a wife 233Reads—Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    No fixed space, no set system, yet it grows more captivating with each reading. A sweet and heartwarming slice-of-life story about everyday life in a courtyard, the atmosphere is so vibrant, you wouldn't want to leave once you're there [laughs].

35. 85 铁 Rust and Blossoms 铁锈与繁花 Tian Yuefang of Deer West Island鹿西岛的田月芳Modern Romance136k WordsCompleted 1990s + inspirational realism + female awakening + a determined comeback + making a life far from home + workplace transformation + family ties + sincere romance + friendly neighbors At seventeen, she never imagined that the peachwood talisman her mother pressed into her palm would accompany her through so many storms: from the crowded sleeper cars of a green train to the fluorescent-lit workshop of an electronics factory; from an old night-school building overgrown with ivy to the desk in her o 609Reads—Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    From factory worker to winner in life, this is the kind of success story that girls should read!

36. 86 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 591Reads8.1Score10214d adds

    Reader note

    I highly recommend this book! A period drama featuring a diverse cast of characters! It's incredibly good!

37. 87 念 Half a Lifetime of Missing Qiu 念秋半辈子 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + farming + building wealth + family squabbles + strong heroine] Shen Nianqiu’s husband died. He was stabbed to death by the husband of his lover. Because Shen Nianqiu is beautiful, shapely, intelligent, and capable, she is very popular. A rural doctor whose wife has died gradually falls for her; A butcher from the neighboring village has been secretly in love with her for a long time. A teacher assigned to the countryside admires her beauty and intelligence, and vows to mar 26.5kReads8.0Score1.8k14d adds
38. 88 铁 Tiezhu's Fate 铁柱的命 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Urban291k WordsCompleted In the 1990s, the twenty-year-old Tiezhu, whose given name was Gao Fei, was handsome, dashing, and well educated. He studied hard, hoping to change his fate through knowledge and escape the countryside. But fate kept playing tricks on him, making him fail time and again. Disheartened, he found the courage to face life again with encouragement from Yanhua, the village beauty. His excellence always won him admirers. After meeting different women, he gradually realized who loved him most. Sadly, by 5.2kReads6.8Score20714d adds
39. 89 都 Now That I'm Reborn, Why Get Married? Obviously, I'll Make Money 都重生了谁还嫁人，当然赚钱啊 Chi Yu Ru Hai池渔洳海Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Starting a Business and Making Money+Top Student+No Romance+Feel-Good Female Lead+Period Piece] Jiang Yu is reborn in 1994. In this life, she refuses to follow her mother to the city for school. She'll stay in the county, sell porridge, and open a food court. With her foresight and skills as a food blogger, watch her turn 250 yuan into a hundred billion... She'll make money and study hard, both at once! 1.4kReads8.9Score11514d adds

    Reader note

    Reborn in 1994, she starts her business and becomes wealthy by selling porridge and milk tea. A female protagonist story set in a bygone era, without any cheat codes or romantic pairings.

40. 90 长 An Elder Sister Is Both a Mother and a Father! 长姐如母，亦如父！ Zi Bingfeng紫冰枫Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [A story set in a bygone era, with no transmigration, rebirth, or golden finger. Family life, rural romance, and a hard road to growing up.] Zhou Zimei thought she would soon marry her childhood sweetheart and fiancé. Then an accident happened, and she became what people called an old maid. Her younger siblings' tuition taught her everything she hadn't known how to do. The hardships of rural life, the warmth and coldness of human nature, and the struggle to keep growing... 42.8kReads8.2Score1.7k14d adds

    Reader note

    There are no cheat codes, no spatial abilities, no rebirth, no time travel; the main focus is on realism. Let's see how many people's memories it can evoke.

41. 91 蒸 The Sun and Moon in the Steamer 蒸屉里的日月 Deep Plowing in Spring春日深耕Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted Set against the changes sweeping the northern countryside in the 1990s, this story follows an ordinary rural woman as she spends half her life juggling household chores, conflicts with her sisters-in-law, small business ventures, and her children’s education. With only an elementary-school education, she supports her family with her skill at making steamed buns, putting her son through college and helping him build a life of his own. She lives through the transition from earthen houses to brick 307Reads—Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    Completed. No cheat codes, no melodramatic plot twists, no time travel, no rebirth. Simple and sincere, a pure period drama! [As time flows and years pass, what changes is the fleeting years, what remains unchanged is the warmth of human life. A person's life is actually like steaming buns; if the heat is right, they'll be cooked; if not, they'll be raw even when the lid is lifted.]

42. 92 9 90: Reborn, I Let My Husband Go and Pursued My Career, Then Married an Army Doctor 90：重生让出老公搞事业嫁军医 Dai Mengduole代蒙多乐Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Rebirth] [Period Setting] [Child of a High-Ranking Cadre] [Both Leads Have No Past Relationships] [Military Marriage] [Everyday Family Life] [No Space-Based Golden Finger] After ten years of living apart, Bai Yulan was still divorced, and her child was taken away by her ex-husband, who had gone into business and made a fortune. At last, her son graduated with a PhD and found a good job, only to call her over to look after his child. She worked herself to death. When she opened her eyes, Bai Yul 967Reads6.5Score10914d adds

    Reader note

    No fantasy novels set in an era without cheat codes

43. 93 七 The Material Witch of the Seventies 七零年代的材料女巫 Pipi Doll皮皮娃Modern Romance23k WordsCompleted The Material Witch of the 1970s 3Reads—Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    Try these two books; no cheat codes, career-oriented stories.

44. 94 1 1977: A Lucky Woman Never Goes Back to an Old Flame 1977：好命女人不吃回头草 Pipi Doll皮皮娃Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted 1977: A Lucky Woman Never Goes Back to an Old Flame 5Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 95 科 The Brilliant Scientist Who Ran Away from Both Her Wedding and Her Marriage 科研一枝花逃婚又逃嫁 Qing E Xi青莪兮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (A period novel with no golden finger for scientific research, a top-tier intellect and a clear, rational mind; strengthening the nation and its military through mathematics, founding a research institute; the heroine is a soldier's wife, beloved for her own achievements, with a happy, harmonious relationship) Period setting + humorous everyday life + academic star + strengthening the nation through mathematical research + counterespionage + no space, no System, no golden finger + highly intelli 6.1kReads9.2Score69314d adds

    Reader note

    Completed. No cheat codes, it all comes down to intelligence.

46. 96 揣 Pregnant with Twins and Joining the Army, I Get Kissed to Tears by a Rugged Officer 揣双胎去随军，被糙汉军官亲哭了 May Every Generation Ascend to Heaven辈辈上天Modern Romance489k WordsCompleted (Period novel + marriage first, love later + pocket dimension + daily life raising a child + family and neighborhood matters + rough-edged man + sweet doting romance) Li Wu transmigrated into a period novel as the younger sister of the villainous supporting female character. Her sister stole her fiance and constantly manipulated and belittled her. From the start, Li Wu was heavily pregnant and traveled a thousand miles to find her husband, while her sister kept trying to kill her along the way. 5.8kReads6.4Score55814d adds

    Reader note

    A high-quality period drama with excellent writing and a pleasant style. The female lead is not a saint; she's very clear-headed. The male lead is a doting husband. It's a story of a rough-around-the-edges military officer and a pampered young woman. The plot is fast-paced and full of everyday family life. It's a super good read.

47. 97 资 The Capitalist's Heir Is So Fertile, I Might as Well Snuggle Up and Make Him My Husband 资本家少爷超能生正好搂着当老公 Big Fish, Small Brain大鱼若智Modern Romance711k WordsCompleted Romantic rivals + ex-husband begs for her back + scientist dotes on his wife Qiao Shu transmigrates into a period novel as the vicious ex-wife of the devoted second male lead. Everyone says Qiao Shufen is a foul-mouthed shrew who beats her husband, curses her mother-in-law, and smashes pots, pans, and bowls, nearly tearing the roof off the house. Qiao Shu, who has read the original novel, refuses to accept that! The original owner became a hysterical madwoman and a shrew in everyone’s eyes becau 1.1kReads7.5Score14614d adds

    Reader note

    Completed novel with no cheat codes or systems. I've read "Capitalist Heiress" many times, this time I'm writing "Capitalist Young Master".

48. 98 回 Back in 1977, I Married the Queen of the Daughters' Kingdom 回到1977年，娶了女儿国国王 Ji Yuning季宇宁Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yuning transmigrated back to 1977. He went from being a 21-year-old educated youth returning to the city to a literary young man, a great poet, and a famous novelist. It was all thanks to his memories of his previous life and the books he copied. But his greatest reward was marrying a wife as beautiful as a fairy. 11.7kReads8.0Score77814d adds
49. 99 野 Wild Chrysanthemums, No Tears 野菊花，不流泪 Shui Wenqiu水问秋Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted “The eldest gets doted on, the youngest gets spoiled, but the one in the middle suffers most!” In the late 1970s, under the weight of son preference and the pressure of family planning, Xiaojü was born in the middle. Her tragic life began from the moment she was born: an unwanted child, abandoned by both Heaven and Earth! When Xiaojü was four, the grandmother who had raised her passed away. In her final moments, Grandma told her that she had been born in a season when wild chrysanthemums were i 2.2kReads8.4Score15214d adds
50. 100 泣 The Blood-Tear Tung Blossoms 泣血油桐花 Shui Wenqiu水问秋Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In the 1970s, Zhao Zhicheng was an older bachelor. Because he had one disabled leg and came from a dirt-poor family, the women from the surrounding villages all refused to marry him. In the end, he married Yan Wenyin, a woman of similar age who also had one disabled leg. From then on, the fates of these two determined people, each with a physical disability, were bound tightly together! That year, he said, “My left leg is lame, and Xiaoyin’s right leg is lame. Put us together, and don’t we make 2.6kReads6.6Score30414d adds

Other lists with The Sixties: Newlywed from the Start