Stories Set in the 1960s, with No Pocket Space or Golden Finger 六零年代文无空间无金手指

1. 1 六 The 1960s: After Getting into Technical College, I Secure a Cadre Position 六零：考上中专后，我稳坐干部岗 Don't Know Any Better孬不道Modern Romance999k WordsCompleted [1960s + everyday life + extremely, extremely slow-paced + family squabbles + no rural assignment + vocational school entrance exams + few awful relatives] [This is a female-oriented novel! The heroine is an ordinary person, not a powerhouse heroine. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] Heartbroken and still looking for an internship? To escape reality, senior college student Zhou Yuan casually signed a contract for the full-immersion game Awakening. When she opened her eyes, she had become Z 17.7kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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   Is this book any good? It's incredibly good! It's a military marriage with no stepmothers, a rough-around-the-edges revenge story, and the protagonist works hard to get into a vocational school to avoid being sent to the countryside. He doesn't have a superpower, but he does have a minor cheat ability—the ability to eat meat twice a month. The rating is a bit low because there aren't many reviewers. It mainly depicts the warm daily life of the main family. A major advantage is its excellent sense of the era; this is the most focused on historical setting I've read on Tomato Book. Prices are reasonable and precise, down to the cents and tickets, with meticulous details and few awful characters. It feels like you're truly living in that era. The only downside is the slow pace; there isn't much romance yet. You can read it as a historical fiction combined with a farming/developmental story.

2. 2 怕 Help! Pregnant with Twins, and This Rugged Man Won't Stop Spoiling Me! 怕！双胎体质，被糙汉掐腰猛宠！ Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Period setting + rugged man + devoted husband + everyday life + devoted couple, one-on-one romance) As a minor cannon-fodder shrew of a supporting female character in a period novel, she was destined for a miserable ending that would leave everyone sighing with pity. But sorry, I'm here now. Looking at the man before her, with his straight, sturdy posture, phoenix eyes, and high nose, both his face and physique seemed made to match her tastes perfectly. Bai Yueji: How thoroughly brai 81.2kReads9.4Score5.3kShelves

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   No plot devices like cheat codes, just a great historical romance novel. The story unfolds slowly and steadily, unlike other historical novels where the male lead is just a minor character. This one focuses on the entrepreneurial journey of both the male and female leads, which is excellent. I loved it! 😍 Rating: 5 stars

3. 3 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Grandma, Today It's Your Turn to Get Divorced 重生七零：奶，今天轮到您离婚啦 Great Golden Immortal大罗金仙Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Also known as: Reborn in the 1970s as a Lucky Little Carp with Space Tens of billions in supplies, serving the country, the family’s darling, adorable child, satisfying story In her previous life, Shen Danluo’s family was harmed by her wicked second uncle, and she avenged them all by herself. Now she has been reborn with a space that can exchange for all kinds of supplies. In this life, she will change everyone’s tragic fate. Take down the worst offenders and punish the scum. Then quietly make a 34.6kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves

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   This book is absolutely amazing! The plot is full of twists and turns, and it's not sloppy at all.

4. 4 千 I Traveled a Thousand Miles to Join the Army, and After My Jerk Boyfriend Dumped Me, I Married His Commander! 千里从军，被渣男甩后嫁他首长！ Wild Radish狂野萝卜Modern Romance785k WordsCompleted [Era + Military Life + Both Leads Are Inexperienced] Zhao Tinglan transmigrates into a book and becomes a cannon-fodder supporting female character and a stepping stone in an era novel about a scheming black-lotus heroine who plots her way to the top. As cannon fodder, her defining trait is dying young. As a stepping stone, she does foolish things that hurt herself and benefit the heroine. The childhood friend she traveled a thousand miles to find at his army base, when she was at the end of her 12.3kReads8.1Score1.4kShelves

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   This isn't a formulaic novel. The female protagonist is transmigrated after being tricked by her fiancé's girlfriend, so there's no face-slapping aspect. The content is still very good, the male protagonist is well-developed, and has strong moral values! Every character is vividly portrayed with memorable traits! [Sparrow's Delight]

5. 5 金 A Golden Marriage 金婚 IMCModern Romance442k WordsCompleted One is a fool in everyone's eyes, the other a young hoodlum in the village's eyes. Yet fate ties them together. Zhou Xing always thought himself above others, but never imagined he'd marry a fool and fill a whole house with children, boys and girls alike. What's more, in this life and the next, and the life after that, he only wants to be with her. At first, Li Zhi'an was terrified of living under the same roof as Zhou Xing, that bad man. Gradually, she came to accept him. In the end, she decide 14.4kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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   One is seen as a fool by everyone, the other as a petty rascal by the villagers. The female lead initially has the mental capacity of an eight or nine-year-old, but she matures gradually. The male lead is initially irresponsible, but after witnessing her struggles during her first pregnancy, he slowly becomes a responsible person. The setting perfectly fits the historical context of a period novel; the three-year famine is described very realistically, prices are not exaggerated, and the protagonists don't suffer from severe famine. It's a story of "ordinary people" striving for a better life within the context of a period novel. The relationship between the male and female leads also grows throughout, from mutual dislike to dependence on each other; the ending is somewhat tear-jerking.

6. 6 这 This Woman Sure Can Talk! Best Not to Mess with Her! 这女同志也太能叭叭了！惹不起！ A Heart as Before心如故Modern Romance766k WordsCompleted [Complete] Chen Shuning was the undisputed “tough girl” of Chenjia Village. She was bold, fiery, and sharp-tongued enough to make anyone question their whole life when she got angry. Guo Junshan was a famously icy, handsome man in the Jing City public security system. He was highly capable, but after receiving a disciplinary notice, he was “banished” to Dahe Town. When they first met, he said coldly, “Chen Shuning, stay away from me.” She rolled her eyes. “Officer Guo, worry about yourself first 3kReads8.7Score353Shelves

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   [Sending Hearts] Book Recommendations, I'm Xiaoguai [Sending Hearts] 1. *This Female Comrade is Too Talkative, Don't Mess With Her!* The female lead is a native, without any cheat codes, but she's quick-witted, intelligent, and proactive. She helps the male lead solve major cases and secretly takes care of his grandfather who has been sent to the countryside. 2. *Transmigrating to the 1960s, Busy Growing Vegetables on an Island* The female lead transmigrates to the 1960s, without any cheat codes, but she's strong, a good swimmer, and has a small fortune. She rescues a handsome military officer at sea, and the two are forced together by rumors. They marry first, then fall in love, and their lives are prosperous. 3. *The 1960s Heiress, a Successful Marriage to a Military Officer* The female lead is a capitalist heiress, reborn in the 1960s, without any cheat codes. She tells her mother everything she experienced in her previous life, and the mother and daughter work together to find a way out for their family.

7. 7 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Keep Busy Growing Vegetables on the Island 穿越六零，海岛种菜忙 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period]+ [military marriage]+ [Transmigration]+ [no storage space]+ [superhuman strength]+ [building a career] In 2023, swimmer Jiang Jiaojiao and her teammates are on a team-building trip at the seaside. While trying to save a child who has fallen into the water, she is swept away by a huge wave. In 1964, Lin Baoni jumps into the sea to save a People’s Liberation Army soldier in distress. A huge wave carries her away, and she eventually dies of exhaustion. Reborn in Lin Baoni’s body, Jiang Jia 13.1kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
8. 8 六 Military Marriage in the 1960s: The Heiress Marries a Fierce Tiger of a Soldier at First Sight 六零军婚：大小姐闪婚军中猛虎 Jade on South Mountain南山有玉Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted [Entirely fictional setting] In her previous life, Feng Mingshu was the cherished daughter of a wealthy family. Sweet and alluring, with a gentle disposition, she was secretly admired by many and regarded as their unattainable ideal. Then disaster struck. Predators set their sights on her, and she was forced to work on a farm for fifteen years. At last, her name was cleared, and by a stroke of luck she caught a ride back to the city. But before she could thank the driver, the car suddenly slamme 4.9kReads8.9Score338Shelves
9. 9 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: The Fake Heiress Gets Divorced from the Start 穿七零，穿成假千金开局就被离婚 Green Willow Tree青青杨柳树Modern Romance332k WordsCompleted [1970s + Talented Woman + Superb Cooking Skills + Face-Slapping + Humiliating the Scumbags] This is a fictional setting, a fictional setting, a fictional setting. It’s important, so I’m saying it three times. A parallel world in the 1970s. On her wedding day, the original owner was so devastated by the revelation that the real and fake daughters had been switched that she died. The moment Su Youran transmigrates into her body, she finds herself in the middle of a divorce showdown. With enemies 6.7kReads9.2Score586Shelves

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   It was satisfying; the ending was unexpected, but ultimately satisfying. Highly recommended.

10. 10 超 So Charming! The Delicate Beauty of the Seventies in His Arms Has the Rugged Man Smitten 超会！七零娇娇在怀，糙汉沦陷了 Jun Zhetang君折糖Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Adoring wife + rugged man + reborn to dote on her husband + building a fortune + both devoted to each other + sweet HE] After being reborn, Jiang Xin wanted to do only two things. Make money with Lu Gan, then have a child with him. But she never expected Lu Gan to be so vigorous. Not only did they make a fortune, they also had a whole lot of children! Jiang Xin: My husband is amazing! Lu Gan both loved and feared the sweet young wife he'd just married. He loved how sweetly she spoke 3.3kReads9.2Score287Shelves

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    I read it as soon as it was updated. This historical fiction is really interesting.

11. 11 娇 The Delicate Beauty Is Spoiled Rotten by a Rugged, Fierce Man 娇滴滴小美人被凶猛糙汉宠野了 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance490k WordsCompleted [Complete❗] Xie Hezhang, a local troublemaker from Helian Village with a bad class background, found himself pursued by a city girl sent to the countryside. The young woman couldn't carry a shoulder pole or lift a hand, and complained that her hands hurt whenever she did farm work. Her only hobby was trailing after him wherever he went. One afternoon, fed up with her, Xie Hezhang cornered her in the cotton field and threatened, “Keep following me and I'll beat you up.” The sweet little Shu Qingy 6.4kReads9.2Score671Shelves

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    It's really beautiful!

12. 12 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Took My Three Kids and Left My Cruel Mother-in-Law 重生七零：带走三崽和恶婆婆分家 Clouds Skimming Shadows云掠影Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Sweet Romance + Reborn + Raising Children + Getting Rich] When Zhou Jiaojiao wakes up, she has returned to the age of twenty-four. In her previous life, her husband died in service and her in-laws bullied her. Influenced by a transmigrator, the hot-tempered Zhou Jiaojiao was gradually turned into a doormat, ultimately causing her three innocent children to die tragically. Reborn, Zhou Jiaojiao promptly takes her children and splits from the family to live on their own. As for t 1.7kReads8.9Score194Shelves

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    This is a story set in the 1970s. The female protagonist had a tragic past life, but was reborn to seek revenge. There are no special abilities or cheat codes.

13. 13 九 The 1990s: This Hoodlum Has a Sweet Side 九零年代，这个混混有点甜 Zi Yin梓胤Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [Good Girl VS Big Gangster] Gu Pan is a household name as a top student in the making, while Luo Chuan is a notorious local hoodlum. Only Gu Pan dares to get close to Luo Chuan, but being close to him comes at a steep price. The clothes, watch, flashlight, pager, and all the other things the gangster gives her are things Gu Pan would never dare show her parents. She's at her wit's end, repeatedly trying to refuse him. “Brother Luo Chuan! We're just neighbors. Neighbors don't act like this. I nee 341Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    These books generally don't have any cheat codes or wish-fulfillment elements; some are very close to real life.

14. 14 严 Yan's Noodle Shop 严记面馆 Jiao Bai蕉白Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [Small-town youth + healing and redemption + modern romance + sweet love + mutual devotion + rural life] Yan Feng’s mother, Zhang Shurong, rescued a scrawny little beggar right outside her shop. The child said she wanted to stay and work there, asking only for room, board, and a tiny bit of pay as repayment for the kindness. Yan Feng: Is the job market really that tough these days? Instead of swindling people out of money or seducing them, scammers are now trying to scam their way into a job? 787Reads8.6Score101Shelves
15. 15 八 The Eighties Villainess Is Done: The Male Lead Insists on Having Me Bear His Child 八零女配绝了：男主非要哄我生崽 Thirty Moons叁拾月Modern Romance424k WordsCompleted After nine years engaged to the Zhu family’s eldest son, Xu Qiao was cruelly dumped. In a fit of rage, she slammed her head against a wall and died! After transmigrating into an eighties novel, she could only sneer at the situation. They called her a disposable supporting character, an ugly, dull, ignorant child bride whose life was as bland as plain water? Please. She was young and beautiful, and could make her own money. It wasn’t that she couldn’t flirt; she was just afraid they wouldn’t be a 3.8kReads9.1Score297Shelves
16. 16 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s to Be a Soft, Gold-Digging Green Tea 穿到七零当软饭绿茶 Clouds Upon Clouds一朵朵云Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The main story is complete. You can read the bonus chapters first and then the main story, or read them in order. [Marriage first, love later + fussy heroine + devoted relationship + both leads are each other's only ones + previous marriage and hidden hang-ups, don't read if that bothers you. An extremely imperfect cast! Definitely not a romance-obsessed heroine!] Clearheaded, beautiful, delicate woman + rugged, scheming man with off-the-charts EQ and IQ She loves putting on a show, he loves mak 6kReads8.9Score528Shelves
17. 17 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... 12.5kReads9.0Score855Shelves
18. 18 六 The 1960s: My Own Mother Left Me on the Road to Fleeing Famine 六零：我被亲妈扔在了逃荒路上 December-十二月-Modern Romance801k WordsCompleted Qin Qing, a soon-to-be graduate, stays up late working on her thesis. One stumble sends her tumbling into the 1960s, right in the middle of a famine migration. Completely at a loss, she is abandoned by her own mother from the start. She lives on wild vegetable cakes and cold water at every meal. Watching a young master from City B speed off on his 28-inch bicycle, she can only shed envious tears. Fortunes change! Let’s see who has the last laugh! [Down-on-his-luck young master VS. abandoned rich 2.5kReads8.9Score196Shelves
19. 19 重 Back in the Year of Drought, She Reclaims Wasteland and Feasts on Meat 重回旱年，她靠开荒大口吃肉 Dongdong Guagua东东瓜瓜Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted [Reborn + period setting + marrying into the wife's family + capable, charming wife + handsome, roguish husband + mutual devotion] He Xia starved to death, then… starved back to life. But the place she came back to was enough to make her want to cry, yet somehow not enough to laugh. It was true that in 1987, the fields in Hejia Village, Yixian County, were practically paved with gold. It was also true that the family contract system had come with the reforms and opening up. But she woke up in th 3Reads8.1Score—Shelves
20. 20 八 The Rugged, Wild ’80s Husband and His Sweetheart Wife With a Baby in Her Arms 八零糙汉野又撩，娇娘带崽怀里扑 Wutong Tree in the South南边梧桐Modern Romance524k WordsCompleted [Ancient-to-modern transmigration + 1980s setting + adorable child + rough-hewn man + sweet romance] A beautiful ancient-era cook was persecuted by her husband’s principal wife. When she woke up, she had become a wicked young wife in the 1980s who was not only trying to cheat on her husband but also neglecting her own child. Jiao Niang thought, “A soft and cuddly son, a rugged husband, and no need to scheme for favor in the inner chambers? This life couldn’t be sweeter!” So the villagers of Qi 311Reads8.7Score—Shelves
21. 21 八 The 1980s: My Sweet, Tender Wife 八零娇妻软绵绵 I'm Sang Sang我系桑桑呀Modern Romance809k WordsCompleted Others strike it rich with their golden fingers, but hers made her poor. Yet even that poverty was a blessing she had earned through several lifetimes. Born in a time of chaos, Su Qian had been reduced to a life of wandering and eventually starved to death. Then she was reborn into the body of a newlywed country woman in the 1980s. She unexpectedly discovered that she could understand the sounds animals made, and from then on, her life became a lively, chaotic affair. She didn’t dare slaughter p 1kReads9.1Score101Shelves
22. 22 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 102.5kReads9.6Score10.2kShelves

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    A great read, absolutely thrilling and exciting, don't miss it!

23. 23 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! 6.5kReads9.1Score562Shelves

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    🔥🔥1960S setting + no space/golden finger (cheat codes)🌸1. A very realistic period drama, immersive, no space/golden finger. 🌸2. Mo Erya, a local girl from the 1960s, overhears her own cannon fodder fate from the time-traveling woman next door and decides to study hard to change her destiny! 🌸3. The female protagonist has a precognitive dream, quickly changes her name, sells her job, and goes to the countryside as an educated youth.

24. 24 七 The Sweet Young Educated Youth of the 1970s 七零年代知青小甜妻 Nan Sheng南笙Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Qiao Anyi woke up one day to find herself married to the most vicious man in the whole village, the kind who looked like he could slap ten of her to death. The villagers shook their heads. Young Qiao was in for a rough time. When Qiao Anyi got hurt, her husband was beside himself with worry, cherishing her like the apple of his eye. When a sanctimonious hypocrite pestered Qiao Anyi, her husband put a sack over his head in the dead of night and beat him until his face was black and blue. When a s 270Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    (No system, no spatial ability, no cheat codes, realistic historical setting, and accurate pricing) The story begins with the male and female leads getting married, and later includes scenes of raising children. The female lead, Qiao Anyi, is an excellent cook, while the male lead has a biased mother but isn't blindly obedient to his parents. The plot is satisfying to read, a business story about a rural woman making her way to the city and becoming wealthy. The female lead is a former educated youth sent to the countryside.

25. 25 一 All I Want in Life Is Half a Heart’s Contentment 一生只求半称心 Hedge Shadow篱影Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted The comic adaptation is coming soon! [Traditional] [No gimmicks] [Not a power fantasy] [No cheat abilities] In the 1970s, Li Laoman had no sons, so he wanted to find a live-in son-in-law for his third daughter, Li Fan. Li Fan refused and stole her second sister Li Ting's fiance instead! Now Li Ting had not only lost her man, but also had to take on the responsibility of finding a live-in son-in-law for her younger sister. With Li Laoman pressuring her, she had no choice but to take Zhong Wensong 9.5kReads8.9Score799Shelves

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    Starting in the 1970s, there are storylines about famine years, which are very down-to-earth and incredibly good!

26. 26 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 17.3kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    A female tech mogul in the 1970s who focused solely on her career despite limited space.

27. 27 七 The 1970s: I Became the Pitiful Foil to the Heroine 七零：我成了女主对照组的小可怜 Mint Island Feather薄荷岛羽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Space + Strong Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Farming + 1970s + Devoted Couple + Patriotism] Yuan Zhi was a core member of the Quick Transmigration Division. She’d finally saved enough points to retire~ When she woke up, she’d become a pitiful cannon-fodder girl in the 1970s, covered in injuries and destined to be the tragic foil to the female lead. Living under someone else’s roof? Scrawny and ugly? No mother’s love, and an unknown father? No! She’d watch the drama, enjoy the gossip, 669Reads8.7Score100Shelves

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    Synopsis: This book is absolutely amazing, I highly, highly recommend it! The female lead is 18 years old, and the male lead is in his early twenties. The female lead comes to this world to retire after completing numerous quick transmigration missions. Unexpectedly, she's been mistakenly transported to the wrong world by the system, and thus begins her various Versailles-like adventures.

28. 28 知 The Educated Youth Years: Starting with an Escape from the Village 知青年代，从村子里逃亡开始 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban3.3M WordsOngoing 1976. Liu Haibo, a sent-down youth, falls in love with Yang Xiuqing, a village girl. Her family vehemently opposes his proposal, forcing him to flee Shibantian Village and return to Haicheng, a thousand miles away. Just as he is preparing to start a new life with Wu Jie in Haicheng, Yang Xiuqing suddenly shows up at his door, stirring up an emotional entanglement that spans the years. 2023. Seventy-year-old Liu Haibo is driving an Audi with Yang Xiuqing to Shibantian Village when they are involv 32.5kReads8.4Score2kShelves
29. 29 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 94.5kReads9.6Score8.6kShelves

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    Before reading this book, I first read the reviews because I was afraid of making a bad choice. Most of the reviews were positive, but I like to read the negative ones to find out where the author went wrong. The negative reviews mostly said that Lin's mother treated Lin Yuzhu badly, finding jobs for her older children but not for Yuzhu after graduation, and even sending her to the countryside. They felt Lin's mother treated Yuzhu badly, otherwise Yuzhu wouldn't have died from a fever. Some even said Yuzhu was trying to whitewash Lin's mother before leaving. Seeing these reviews, I hesitated to read the book. After reading it, I realized it wasn't like that at all. It just goes to show how parents always have their own difficulties. There's no absolute fairness in this world, only relative fairness. Both Lin's mother and father loved Yuzhu. Lin's mother was a typical example of someone with a sharp tongue but a soft heart, and Lin's father was also a gentle person. Just like in a family, there's always one strict parent, and Lin's mother was that strict one. The characters in this book are quite mature, each with their own thoughts, making it feel very realistic. After reading the author's epilogue, I was deeply moved. The more experience a writer has, the more mature their writing becomes; the characters and events in the book are microcosms of people around them. Finally, I want to say that reading this book is definitely worthwhile, although whether it's good or not depends on personal preference.

30. 30 首 The Commander's Sweet Second Wife 首长的二婚甜妻 Chasing Dreams on the Road to Stardom星途逐梦大明星Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [Reborn Heroine + Second Marriage with a Child + Twins + Stunning Beauty + Adorable Kids + Feel-Good Story + Heroine Pursues Her Career After Giving Birth; Military Officer Hero + First Marriage + Dotes on His Wife + No Angst] In the 1970s, Xia Tian was once a dazzling beauty who drew everyone’s attention, but fate played a cruel joke on her. Still young, she became a widow, caring for a baby who needed constant feeding, with hardship dogging her every step. After Xia Tian accidentally fell into 101Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No special features, no overpowered items, no cheat codes, just cozy atmosphere.

31. 31 九 Abandoned Wife of the 1990s: From the Start, I Divorced and Became the Richest Woman 九零弃妇：开局离婚做首富 Lin Guo'er林果儿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted What should you do after transmigrating into an ugly, overweight abandoned wife in the 1990s? She didn’t ask for a single cent in bride price and even brought a hefty dowry, yet her sister-in-law took over the marital home, and her husband’s family beat her bloody and called her a shrew who didn’t know her place. What should she do? Ji Xue says: Easy. Since they call her a shrew, she might as well show them what a real shrew can do. She drums up a racket to tell the whole neighborhood about her 745Reads9.1Score121Shelves

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    No space, no cheat codes

32. 32 废 The Useless One in 1970 废材在70 Teacher He, Who Loves Eggplant Sauce Ribs爱吃茄酱排骨的何老师Modern Romance247k WordsCompleted Qin Yanni was a modern-day good-for-nothing who could do nothing right and ate everything in sight. She transmigrated to 1970, and still couldn't do anything right. Then she met a handsome male best friend... What? He's actually an enemy spy?! She tries to do a good deed... What? The person she's helping is... again...? Lu Huaian thinks to himself, I don't even have to do anything. Just keeping an eye on you will be enough to meet my KPI for this lifetime. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 别 Everyone Else Transmigrates or Is Reborn, but I'm Just a Native Cannon-Fodder 别人都是穿越重生，就我土著炮灰 Fat Salty Fish胖咸鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as: I'm a Cannon Fodder in the Seventies (No romance!) When eight-year-old Mo Erya was playing with mud marbles, her five-year-old brother Mo Wuwa, nicknamed Shitou, by her side, both of them covered in dust, Qiao Qiao next door transmigrated after falling into the water. So eight-year-old Mo Erya learned that she would grow up to be cannon fodder in a lucky heroine story, fighting the female lead over a man, making trouble at every turn, and meeting a tragic end! Mo Erya boldly wiped 6.7kReads9.0Score575Shelves
34. 34 六 A Warm Marriage in the 1960s: She Sells Her Job and Moves to the Countryside to Marry a Veteran 六零暖婚：卖工作下乡嫁退伍军哥 Falling Moon and Platycodon月落桔梗Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance + Veteran Soldier + Rugged Hero + Beautiful Educated Youth + Pocket Dimension] Yun Yaotiao had a precognitive dream. In it, she relived her short, hardship-filled life over and over again. She lost the job her mother had left her. Her biological father sold it to support her stepsister, whom she'd never even met, then had the gall to say, “If you weren't so stingy about holding on to that job, Caicai wouldn't have had to go to the countryside. You owe her this.” Her stepmothe 2.4kReads8.9Score210Shelves
35. 35 穿 I Came to the 1960s for a Life, Not Mere Survival 穿六零，我要的是生活，不是活着 A Novel Fan Writing Novels小说迷写小说Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Jiang Shushu was an ordinary girl with a short life. Because of a drop of the King of Hell’s son’s virgin urine, she died six hours early. To make it up to her, the King of Hell gives her three choices. 1: Be reborn along her original path, into the animal realm. (The King of Hell can guarantee she’ll have someone to feed and care for her all her life.) 2: Have her wish granted and become a billionaire. (She’ll be an 80-year-old rich woman with only six days left to live.) 3: Become an 18-year-o 2.1kReads8.8Score140Shelves
36. 36 博 A Doctoral Big Shot's Beloved Life in the 1970s 博士大佬的七零团宠日常 Summer Breeze夏日良风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Beloved by the whole family + striving through the years (kind family, no awful relatives) P.S. The early chapters are warm and slice-of-life; later on, there is a focus on technology. The female lead has a photographic memory and is a super-genius. There is no romance in this novel, so those who enjoy stories without romance can dive right in. In the 23rd century, the genius Dr. Leng Yue is killed by her own mother and reborn as Ling Yue, the only granddaughter of the Ling family in the 1970s. 8.9kReads9.1Score713Shelves

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37. 37 长 Chang'an County 长安县 Zhongnan Commoner, Roaring at the Heavens终南布衣啸问天Urban1.0M WordsCompleted “Golden Zhouzhi, silver Huxian, Chang’an County is where they kill and burn...” goes a saying in Shaanxi. The author takes you into Chang’an County, where they kill and burn. This panoramic portrait of the customs and local life of Chang’an County, Xi’an, Shaanxi, depicts rural life in all its unvarnished authenticity: an ancient village, a great burial mound rising from the earth, and four clans descended from the tomb guardians... A secret buried for a thousand years, the scheming and rivalrie 4.3kReads9.2Score415Shelves

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    A favorite among those born in the 1960s. This book is perfect for them. "Golden Zhouzhi, Silver Huxian, Murder and Arson in Chang'an County..." This is a popular saying in Shaanxi. The author takes you behind the scenes of murder and arson in Chang'an County. A work authentically depicting rural life, written in a realistic style, it's a microcosm of the lives of those born in the 70s and 80s. A thousand-year-old tomb, the descendants of four different families guarding the tomb, the power struggles among various factions in the village, the election of village officials, demolitions… The book's ending, revealing the secrets of the tomb, will leave everyone speechless.

38. 38 四 Siheyuan: E’e Is My Wife 四合院:小娥是我老婆 Gu Tianxing古天行Male-Channel Fanfiction868k WordsOngoing Waking up, the mercenary killer Long Aoshou discovers that he has transmigrated into the body of Silly Zhu in the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, and that he also has an Exchange System. Long Aoshou thinks about the story from the show and smiles. He's no Silly Zhu... 6Reads8.8Score—Shelves
39. 39 八 The Beloved Little Sweet Pepper of the 1980s 八零之团宠小甜椒 Rice Rice Rice白饭饭饭Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Bai Qiaoqiao was a nouveau riche from Wenzhou. She had once been fabulously wealthy, but people conned her into owing billions. The men in her family were hopeless: her father and five older brothers were all lined up, waiting to get swindled. Bai Qiaoqiao threw her head back and cried, “There are too many con artists in this world! My family doesn't have enough idiots to go around!” Then, with a bang, Heaven sent her back to the 1980s, when she was three years old. And so 1kReads8.1Score106Shelves

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    This is from the 1980s. At first glance, it might seem so-so, but it gets absolutely hilarious towards the end. Highly, highly, highly recommended!!!

40. 40 尘 The Dust of Mortal Life 尘事 A Still Pool一池静水Modern Romance194k WordsCompleted This book chronicles a family across a hundred years. An illiterate country woman is forced to abandon her newborn child, then wanders from place to place amid the chaos of a turbulent era, struggling to survive in the cracks. Told as a work of documentary fiction, this story depicts the joys and sorrows of several generations of an ordinary family, bringing a long-buried past to light. Let posterity decide who was right and who was wrong! 2kReads8.9Score180Shelves
41. 41 重 Reborn in the 1990s: The Chubby Girl at Sixteen 重生九零：十六岁小胖妞 Drunken Moon Xiaojiu醉月小九Modern Romance444k WordsOngoing At thirty, Han Yuxi was betrayed by her husband. After divorcing him, she went sightseeing in Chuanling, only to be caught in an earthquake. When she woke up again, she had returned to the 1990s and was sixteen once more, a high school freshman. Given another chance at life, Han Yuxi vowed to make it extraordinary. She studied hard, won the lottery, got into a top university, and started a company, rewriting the course of her life. Then she ran into a wolf-like man: a cold, distant commander at 39Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    It's really good, the rating isn't high, but it's actually fantastic! It's not finished yet, and updates are slow. Author, keep up the good work!

42. 42 重 Returning to the Mountain Village to Farm 重返山村去种田 Seventh Uncle of the Guo Family郭家七叔Urban5.1M WordsCompleted [Urban] [Farming] [Space] [Stay-at-home Dad] [Mountain Village] [Livestream] In the city, skyscrapers tower above streets lit up with neon; After years of grueling work and hardship, ordinary workers still struggle to make a life in this bustling metropolis. Xiaobao faces obstacle after obstacle at work, and when his beautiful wife vanishes without explanation, she leaves behind their one-year-old daughter, crying for food. Father and daughter are left facing one another in the city, with n 6.1kReads8.5Score634Shelves
43. 43 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Proud, Plump Wife's Stunning Transformation 重生八零：傲娇肥妻大翻身 Fish Jam鱼果酱Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Reborn in a Period]+ [September event boost] Liang Mengbao is reborn, only to find herself in the body of a dark-skinned, chubby village girl, and she’s ruined a man’s reputation. Liang Mengbao: … She decides to deny everything to her dying breath! But then the man, handsome enough to take your breath away, suddenly agrees to marry her?! Waaah! Adorable Mengbao is here! Her golden finger is powerful, and money keeps rolling in. As for a man… I’ve got one! Little skit: Cool, aloof man: “You look 344Reads9.0Score101Shelves
44. 44 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1960s: The Dazzling Drama Queen Stuns the Nation 穿书六零：作精美人惊艳全国了 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The vivacious and beautiful Yuan Xiaoyuan transmigrates, only to discover that she has landed in a period novel as a nameless cannon-fodder female character. Yuan Xiaoyuan clenches her fists. To hell with the plot and the hero and heroine! No one is going to stand in her way! Not even the frigid Northeastern winter can cool Yuan Xiaoyuan's burning heart when she meets Zhou Yang. Faced with his arrogant, aloof attitude, she swears that even if he's a rock, she'll melt him down. The whol 2.6kReads8.7Score174Shelves

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    No cheat codes, no overpowered characters; it tells the stories of workers, scientists, and athletes in a historical fiction setting. The male and female leads don't have any ridiculous advantages; their successes are all due to relentless effort. Every minor character feels very real. It's unlike any other historical fiction I've read before—super enjoyable!

45. 45 重 Reborn in the 1970s: One Lucky Break After Another 重生七零：好运连连看 Love at Second Sight第二眼钟情Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Yang Jingjing had enjoyed smooth sailing for over twenty years. She never imagined that one day she'd be hit by a big truck... all because she was selfish and self-serving, and had used up all the good fortune meant for this lifetime in advance?! Then a System calling itself “Good Person” showed up and told her how to build up good fortune: go live in the harsh 1970s and be a good person! With her cold and stingy personality, if she wanted to live to a ripe old age, she had no choice but to beco 53Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    Low gold content, looks good~

46. 46 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—Score112Shelves

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    It's super beautiful.

47. 47 水 Water Willow 水性杨花儿 Zhang Xiaoshu张小殊Modern Romance2.4M WordsOngoing (The rating was just added and will rise. It's already going up!) Neighbor Guo Hongmei ran off with another man? What? That man is Yang Hua'er's husband, Zhao Dashan? Talk about gossip coming right back to bite you. They say nine out of ten people born in the Year of the Sheep are fated to have a hard life, but Yang Hua'er doesn't believe in fate. Even without a man, she can still make a warm and happy life for herself. 10.1kReads8.2Score658Shelves
48. 48 穿 Transmigrate to the 1980s, Make Money, Win His Heart, and Raise the Kids 穿越八零年代，挣钱撩汉养崽崽 Slightly Tipsy with Orange Flavor橘子味微醺Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [No golden finger in this book. Readers who prefer pocket-dimension or System stories should steer clear. The heroine isn’t a self-sacrificing saint, the hero is warm and devoted, there are adorable kids, and few awful characters.] After a nap, Qin Man woke up to find she had transmigrated to the 1980s and become a woman whose identity was unknown. Apparently, the woman she had become was a simpleton, married to the village heartthrob, who was attending university, and had a lovely pair of twins 7kReads9.1Score398Shelves

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    Sweet and adorable, no angst~

49. 49 重 Reborn in the 1990s to Welcome Good Fortune 重生九零接好运 A Glutton饭桶一个Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Rebirth and comeback, fantasy romance) Cheng Sui is fair-skinned and beautiful, but her life has always been ordinary. Then, out of nowhere, luck comes her way. She is reborn and gains a pocket dimension. Watch her defy fate and change her life. She'll even become a top student and a miracle-working doctor, making a fortune in this lifetime. She'll press on along the road to transforming her life and building her wealth. But who could have guessed that, in this life full of cheat codes, she'd l 3.3kReads9.2Score292Shelves

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50. 50 穿 Transmigrated Into the Nineties: The Villainous Big Shots Are All My Kids 穿书九零：反派大佬们都是我的崽 Mr. Zixu Wuyou子虚乌有君Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After Wang Qi died in a car accident, she transmigrated into a romance novel called The Overbearing CEO Falls for Me. By an unfortunate twist of fate, she became the male lead’s stepmother and the mother of three future villainous powerhouses. But Wang Qi transmigrated to the 1990s, five years before the novel’s story began. The original heroine had yet to be reborn, and the plot had not started. The eldest son, one of the future villains, was only fourteen, while the other two hadn’t even been 191.2kReads9.4Score24.1kShelves

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    This is a female-centric story about raising children and building a career. It features some advantages, the female lead is clear-headed and rational, and it emphasizes family relationships. You won't regret reading it.

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