Well-Written, Realistic Stories Set in a Bygone Era 文笔好的年代文符合实际高质量

1. 151 乡 The Country Girl Who Was Supposed to Be My Nephew’s Fiancée Became My Wife, and the Factory Heartthrob Panicked 乡下准侄媳成了小媳妇，厂草慌了 Qian Zhizi千栀子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Seventies, reborn) Zhou Minghan: At his older brother’s urging, Zhou Minghan goes to the countryside to deliver a letter. As a result, without knowing what was going on, he helps his eldest nephew break off an engagement. The country family refuses to accept it, gets him drunk on several cups of liquor, and sends the young woman to his room that night. Since his own family was responsible for this disgraceful mess, Zhou Minghan has no choice but to accept it and take the young bride back to the 3.4kReads7.1Score249Shelves
2. 152 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: I Get Married in a Flash from the Start 穿越七零，开局闪婚了 Lazy Fat Snail胖蜗牛很懒Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage · Period Setting · Transmigration · Sweet Romance · Family and Neighborhood Life · Countryside · Face-Slapping · Pocket Dimension] Original title: Transmigrated to the 1970s, Married at First Sight from the Start “Since it’s already happened, I’ll take responsibility for you.” The cold voice passed through the covers and reached Su Wanwan’s ears. “W-Who said I wanted you to take responsibility?” “How did I get here?” Su Wanwan was just as confused. Where was this? She’d only g 39kReads8.3Score4.4kShelves
3. 153 嫁 Marry into the City and Get Rationed Grain 嫁到城里，吃上供应粮 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The heroine does not transmigrate, though she has some memories from a previous life. There are no truly awful characters in this story; everyone has their own strengths and flaws. The focus is on an unhurried life.) Jiang Xinbai was born in the countryside and dreamed of marrying into the city one day so she could have access to rationed food. So when she first met Yang Jinsheng, she knew her chance had come. She made her move without hesitation, flirted with him, and married him. At first sig 11.3kReads7.9Score692Shelves

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   The following are some of the better historical novels I've read; they're very good and quite realistic.

4. 154 八 The 1980s: My Husband and Kids Came Looking for Me 八零，被老公孩子找上门 Feng Xinyu风信虞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Synopsis: 1980s setting + marriage first, love later + adorable children + no supernatural powers When Xu Xiangyou woke up, she discovered that she had somehow landed in the 1980s. She was still congratulating herself on having a home and a car. The home was an ordinary apartment within Beijing’s Third Ring Road, not a traditional courtyard house, and the car was just a regular bicycle. She even had a job. Just as she was about to enjoy her life, she discovered that she wasn’t single. The origin 13.8kReads6.8Score730Shelves
5. 155 揣 Carrying Twins and a Spiritual Spring: The Heiress Goes with the Army 揣双胎带灵泉，资本家小姐去随军 Miss Fan范氏女子Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Original Title: Pregnant with Twins and a Spirit Spring, the Capitalist Heiress Joins Her Husband at the Army Base [Military Marriage + Rebirth + Pocket Dimension and Spirit Spring + Pregnant with Twins and Raising Kids + Devoted Husband + Love at First Sight vs. Love That Grows Over Time] Sweet, adorable, radiant beauty × The strongest military officer, cold on the outside but head over heels for her Wen Yuying opened her eyes and found herself reborn on her way to get an abortion after being t 30.6kReads8.1Score4.4kShelves
6. 156 不 Oh No! The Chaste New Factory Director from the 1980s Is My Ex-Husband 不中了！八零禁欲新厂长是我前夫 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance683k WordsCompleted Era setting, villainess awakens, no golden finger, ex-wife-chasing redemption, reunion after years apart, both leads have no past relationships Lin Miaomiao has just seduced the ascetic young male educated youth who was sent to the countryside when she awakens. Only then does she realize she’s the scheming, wicked ex-wife of the male lead in a novel. In the book, as soon as the male lead returns to the city, he reports her entire family. Her eldest brother lands in prison, her father is suspend 33.4kReads7.4Score2.9kShelves
7. 157 易 Born Fertile! The Celibate Tycoon’s Wife Is Pregnant Again 易孕体质！禁欲大佬你媳妇又怀了 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance525k WordsCompleted [Devoted to each other + family squabbles + sweet romance + raising a child + military life on a seaside island + troublemakers + good-pregnancy System + stunning, delicate beauty vs. abstinent pilot] Only after Ji Yanshu dies does she learn that she had been living in a novel set in a bygone era. She was the male lead’s first wife, who died young. The heroine is a capitalist’s daughter sent down to the countryside. Not wanting to suffer, she chooses to become someone’s stepmother. The capitalis 26.1kReads8.4Score2.4kShelves
8. 158 不 I Don't Want to Hang Out with Anyone Who Doesn't Have an Older Sister-in-Law 不想和没有嫂嫂的人玩儿 Jiang Runián No. 1江入年1号Modern Romance307k WordsOngoing [A Little Bit of a Beloved-by-Everyone Heroine] + [Love at First Sight] (Key point: just a little bit.) [In Progress] Rural brothers vs. a lazy, good-for-nothing beauty (period setting) (Complete) [To Be Decided] Wealthy brothers vs. a materialistic woman who loves the high life (wealthy family) (In Progress) [To Be Decided] Twin brothers vs. a cheerful, outgoing chubby girl (school setting) [To Be Decided] Brothers, one genuine and one fake, vs. a ruthless heiress (historical setting) These a 1.8kReads8.6Score107Shelves
9. 159 穿 I Became the Wife of a Commander Who Died Young! Now His Whole Family Dotes on Me 穿成早死首长的妻子！被全家团宠 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (A Novel Set in the 1980s) (Military Marriage + Marriage First, Love Later + Transmigrating into a Book vs. Transmigrating) A car accident sent Ye Fangfei into a novel. Its world was a parallel timeline in the early 1980s. The novel’s protagonists were the younger brother of her husband, Shen Zhanxun, and his wife. Shen Zhanxun was nothing but a stepping-stone they used to build their wealth. In the novel, Shen Zhanxun left the military to join the municipal public security bureau. He died while 94.8kReads9.0Score11.7kShelves
10. 160 包 I Pack Up and Head to the 1970s: Making Money and Crushing Scoundrels, I Can Do It All 包袱一卷穿七零，搞钱虐渣样样行 Strawberry Yogurt草莓仙酪Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Jiang Yun is an educated youth. When she first arrived in the countryside, she introduced her skills: “I’m good at farming, I’m an expert at cleaning out manure pits, I have ten years of experience herding cattle on the back hills, and I know all about postpartum care for sows…” Everyone burst out laughing. A few hours later, no one was laughing anymore. The village sow that had been struggling to give birth delivered ten piglets safely with Jiang Yun’s help. Three months after Jiang Yun arrived 3.7kReads8.3Score350Shelves
11. 161 挺 She Joined the Army with a Big Baby Bump and Dazzled the Entire Family Compound 挺孕肚去随军，她惊艳整个家属院 A Few Days of Spring Chill几日春寒Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (She joins her husband’s army while heavily pregnant and amazes the entire military compound) Song Jinyue, a brilliant scientific researcher, transmigrates to the 1970s after a car accident. When she opens her eyes, she’s suddenly married after a whirlwind wedding, with a baby on the way. Outside, her older brother and sister-in-law are fighting over the letter that just arrived, ordering her to join her husband at his army post. To avoid getting her brother into trouble, Song Jinyue decides 22.8kReads8.0Score2.1kShelves
12. 162 吃 I Was Just Eating Some Gossip, So Why Is Everyone in This Compound a Heroine? 吃个瓜，怎么家属院里全是女主？ Soft Soft Green Robe糯糯青衫Modern Romance574k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Joining Her Husband at His Posting + System + Transmigrate into a Book + Gossip + Rebirth] Lan Huaying has transmigrated to 1960 and become a young military wife making the long journey to her husband's base... As soon as she moves into the residential compound, she realizes something is off about this world. Why does the young wife next door have the exact same name as the heroine of that regret-and-redemption novel she read in her previous life? Why does the kind sister-in 4.2kReads8.9Score339Shelves
13. 163 误 After the Wrong Wedding Night, the Cold-Faced Officer Spoils Her Rotten 误圆房后，冷面军官宠她入骨 Cuihua in October十月的翠花Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The 1970s military life + both leads are virgins + the husband’s long road to winning her back + military compound + he dotes only on her + pocket dimension, though it isn’t used much [Cold, roguish military officer vs. transmigrated, sweet young woman] Lin Xia, a university student who has never dated, transmigrates into the body of a weak-willed supporting character who is hopelessly in love. That very night, through a twist of fate, she consummates her marriage with her absent husband, who 19kReads8.5Score2kShelves
14. 164 穿 Transmigrate to the 1950s: Starting by Leaving a Mountain Village 穿越五十年代：从走出小山村开始 Salty Fish Liver咸鱼肝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A delightfully ordinary young man + everyday life + college entrance exams + hard work + one heroine] Just as Zhou Xingran's life was getting back on track, he suddenly transmigrated to a remote mountain village in the 1950s. His father doesn't care for him, his mother doesn't love him, and his family is dirt-poor. No matter. Relying on others is worse than relying on himself. So, first things first: he might as well get into college! P.S. The golden finger is very minor. The protagonist mainly 14.5kReads8.9Score728Shelves
15. 165 娇 When the Sweet Young Educated Youth’s Eyes Turn Red, the Military Researcher Spoils Her Day and Night 娇娇知青一红眼，科研军爷日夜宠 Lychee荔枝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Food + Both Chaste + Joining Her Husband in the Military + Rugged Hero] Lin Mianmian transmigrates into the role of the cannon-fodder wife in a 1970s novel, and the first thing she sees when she opens her eyes is a handsome man. The original owner was timid and weak, and let people bully her. But Lin Mianmian is different: whoever bullies her gets a little slap. When she hits someone, her man hands her a knife from behind. He does the work, steps up whenever 2.7kReads8.6Score287Shelves

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    The female protagonist is transported to a historical period. Her cousin plots against her, framing her for having an affair in order to secure a spot to return to the city. Coincidentally, the male protagonist is also framed, and the two are imprisoned together. To avoid further trouble, they end up together.

16. 166 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Ditching My Scumbag Husband to Farm My Way to Riches 重生八零：甩掉渣夫种田当首富 Good Harvest丰年Modern Romance513k WordsCompleted (Completed) In her previous life, her scumbag husband drank the wedding cup with another female educated youth at their wedding. When Qiao Zhixia objected, the woman jumped into a river and died. Only then did Qiao Zhixia learn that the woman was her husband’s beloved first love. After subjecting Qiao Zhixia to a year of cold violence, her scumbag husband chose to die for his beloved. Her mother-in-law and sister-in-law schemed together, driving Qiao Zhixia to a horrific death. Only then did she 4.3kReads9.1Score465Shelves

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    🍅🍅In her past life, her scumbag husband drank the nuptial wine with another female educated youth at their wedding. After Qiao Zhixia expressed her dissatisfaction, the other woman jumped into the river. Only then did she realize that the other woman was her husband's beloved "white moonlight" (a term for someone deeply in love with their past relationship). Her scumbag husband, after a year of emotional abuse, chose to commit suicide for his "white moonlight." After being cruelly persecuted by her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, she learned that her husband's "white moonlight" was still alive and well. When she opened her eyes again, she was reborn on the day she married her scumbag husband. He loved his "white moonlight," right? Let him be! But why did her scumbag ex-husband regret it? Get out of the way! She's rich, handsome, and has a child…

17. 167 听 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水Urban186k WordsOngoing Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 757Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A heartfelt story set against the backdrop of bygone eras, a deep love story unfolds in the Listening Wind Pavilion. Amidst the most ordinary moments of life, who will hold hands and count the stars?

18. 168 绝 A Childless Officer Marries a Stunning Beauty, Leaving the Whole Compound Stunned 绝嗣军官娶了个大美人，震惊全院 Warm Moon暖暖月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Power fantasy + a powerful space-related golden finger + strong heroine and hero + punishing scumbags + mutual healing + scientific research and patriotism] Lu Chiyu, a billionaire heiress, woke up to find herself transmigrated into a tragic minor character in a period novel, one with a melodramatic, shameless, everyone-loves-the-heroine plot. The moment she opened her eyes, a sleazy man sent by the heroine's stepsister was trying to assault her. Lu Chiyu kicked him right in the groi 15kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves

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    Then I have to pull out this one. I'm recommending this historical romance novel recently; it's a strong male and female lead story. The female lead has essentially returned to her original world, but she doesn't know it and thinks she's transmigrated into a book. She has a growth-type space (space-based ability to develop). The male lead is a soldier, and the female lead takes the initiative to propose marriage. They redeem each other, and it's super romantic. I hope my future partner will have one too! The male lead even delivers the baby for the female lead—how interesting! 🤔 It's a clean romance, super sweet and super good.

19. 169 当 When the Villainess Gets Bound to a Good Deeds System 当恶女绑定了行善积德系统 Lazy Fat Snail胖蜗牛很懒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Zhong Chuchu is a notorious bad girl. No one in the surrounding villages can beat her. If someone gets on her nerves, she fights them. If she can settle things with her fists, she won't waste words. After an accident, Zhong Chuchu from another world merges souls with her and receives Good Deeds and Virtue System 101… The System has all kinds of wonderful items, but they must be exchanged for points. Dong Yichen is a notorious hooligan in the compound. He never does anything worthwhile and is al 18.3kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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    Zhong Chuchu was a notorious shrew; no one in the surrounding villages could beat her. She'd start a fight at the drop of a hat, preferring violence to empty words. One day, an accident occurred where the soul of the Zhong Chuchu from another world merged with hers, granting her the "Accumulating Merit System 101"... This system contained tens of millions of valuable items, which could be exchanged using points. Dong Yichen was a notorious scoundrel in the compound, never doing anything productive, constantly antagonizing his stepmother, and causing chaos in the Dong family. His father decided to send him to the countryside, out of sight, out of mind...

20. 170 七 The Pretty Little Bride of the 1970s: The Village Tough Guy Is a Force to Be Reckoned With 七零小俏媳：我家村霸超凶的 Freshly Squeezed Little Lamb鲜榨小羊Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + sweet young woman and rugged man + doting romance + business and farming] Bai Jiaojiao, the fake heiress who had been sent to the countryside, was reborn. When she saw Shen Heng again, she boldly threw her arms around him, determined not to repeat the tragedy of loving him without ever winning his heart. Shen Heng, the local bully of Shili Village, was the very picture of a menacing brute. On their first day of marriage: “I’m the head of this household. My wife has to 89.3kReads9.2Score6kShelves

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    Highly recommended! A period drama with superb writing! On their first day of marriage, Shen Heng declared, "Everyone in a marriage must listen to me; whatever I say goes." A month later, he declared, "Whatever wife doesn't manage her husband, is a wild man!"

21. 171 穿 Transmigrated Into a Book in the 1980s: I Start Dating a Bad-Boy Hunk 穿书八零，开头和痞坏糙汉处对象 Frost Contends with Snow's Shadow霜争雪影Modern Romance555k WordsOngoing [1980s book transmigration + rugged man + sweet, delicate beauty + healing romance + devoted, fatherly boyfriend] A two-way healing romance between a tough man with a soft heart and a sincere, stubborn girl Zhong Ling transmigrated into a book and landed in a deadly predicament from the start! The rugged man next door, freshly released from prison, tall and long-legged with a body full of muscle, was being framed by a widow in the courtyard. Knowing the plot, Zhong Ling was terrified. She knew t 450.8kReads8.8Score58.1kShelves

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    No cheat codes, no system, well-written period drama.

22. 172 年 Period: The Capitalist's Plump Young Lady Latches Onto a Rugged Worker 年代：资本家胖小姐赖上糙汉工人 Frost Contends with Snow's Shadow霜争雪影Modern Romance464k WordsCompleted Dear readers, the rights to this book have been sold for an animated series. It will be coming to you soon, so remember to watch it on Hongguo! Rugged Man x Fair-Skinned Heiress x One-on-One, Both Pure x Bickering Couple x Love Grows Over Time x Sweet Romance x Rekindled Love Xu Yanyan, a million-follower influencer, transmigrates into a period novel as a cannon-fodder character. The original owner was a pampered young lady from a capitalist family, with skin as fair as cream and a voluptuous, 2.2kReads7.1Score196Shelves
23. 173 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 4.9kReads8.9Score312Shelves

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    🍒✨A well-written period drama. The female lead is a pampered young lady from a wealthy family, the white moonlight of the compound. Unexpectedly, she falls from grace, spends fifteen years in labor camp, dies tragically, and is reborn. Before being sent back to the countryside, she's spotted by the male lead, a high-ranking military officer, at a military social event. Before she can resist, she's transferred away. 😘 Hahaha, it's really, really, really good! 😏

24. 174 漂 A Stunning Beauty Hounded by an Obsessive Mad Dog in a Period Novel 漂亮美人在年代文被偏执疯狗缠上 Sanda Biscuit散打饼干Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [A calculating, self-serving heroine + an obsessive, possessive hero] Selfish, vain, materialistic, and always looking out for herself. And yet, countless people love her. In the original novel, Lin Luoxue is the heroine's sister, a cannon-fodder character who despises the poor and loves the rich, and juggles three men at once. Even after getting married, she's still unfaithful, and in the end, she dies while eloping with her lover. She's nasty, selfish, and plays with people's feelings while mo 56.7kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves
25. 175 七 The Leading Lady of a 1970s Military Marriage: I Seize the Moment and Make a Fortune 七零军婚大女主，手握风口暴富 Camellia Oil007山茶油007Modern Romance158k WordsOngoing [1970s + transmigration + orphaned heroine with no awful relatives + ordinary-born male lead who makes his own way + no pocket dimension or golden finger + military marriage + strong female lead] Synopsis: Overnight, she transmigrates into the body of an orphaned girl in the 1970s, with no father or mother. A perfect hand from the start. Ning Qingshang has no System or pocket dimension, but her mind is filled with decades of future trends. She knows every policy opportunity and every chance to 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one doesn't have any special space or system; it's simply a story where the female lead transmigrates and builds her fortune from scratch, riding the wave of opportunity. Especially since the author clearly states in the first chapter that it's not a stepmother story, doesn't involve multiple births, and doesn't have sons 🥰🥰🥰 I'm so tired of those female leads constantly giving birth to twins or triplets!

26. 176 穿 After Becoming the Villainess, I Ran Away for Six Years 穿成恶毒女配后，我逃了六年 Mo Rao沫扰Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + reunion after a long separation + second marriage + no getting back together after a breakup + mature adults caught in a push and pull Li Shuwan, worn down by illness to the point of death, opens her eyes to find herself inside a novel about wealthy family rivalries, as the villainous female character No. N who shares her name. - The original owner was spoiled and domineering. Right at the beginning of the story, she did something outrageous: she drugged the four power 13.4kReads8.2Score881Shelves

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    Very different

27. 177 明 The Bright and Brilliant Heiress Comes to Her Senses, and the Handsome Chief Dotes on His Wife 明艳大小姐清醒美丽首长宠妻成瘾 Shuang Ershu双尔曙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + marriage first, love later + sweet romance + everyday life + face-slapping + alternate history + devoted couple + raising children later] [A beautiful, proud, multitalented young lady × a stern, flirtatious, love-struck young man from a military compound] [Story complete] [The heroine is a local, with no golden finger. She makes a name for herself step by step and gets her face-slapping moments. There’s no black market or college entrance exam; going to the 5.2kReads7.5Score508Shelves

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    The male lead is a teacher, and the female lead is prone to incontinence. The male lead knew he was going to marry her the moment he saw her. He even thought about what their child would be named. He used any means necessary, including coercion and enticement, just to keep her by his side.

28. 178 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: In the 1980s, I Forced the Male Lead to Marry Me, and the Heroine Was Dumbfounded 穿书八零，强嫁男主后，女主懵了 Splendor Fades了了繁华Modern Romance723k WordsCompleted Su Meng opened her eyes and found herself a minor character in a rebirth novel set in the 1980s. In her previous life, the heroine used her looks to flirt around, keeping three backup suitors on the hook at once. When everything came to light and she was disgraced, she hurriedly found the male lead to take the fall for her. The male lead was her devoted simp. Even after her reputation was ruined, he still loved her as much as ever and gave her all the money he earned. Even after he became a busi 8.5kReads6.5Score659Shelves
29. 179 快 Quick Transmigration: The Female Supporting Character Through the Decades 快穿年代女配 Sunset Rainbow落日彩虹Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + Strong Female Lead + Stockpiling Supplies + Rural Relocation] An educated youth goes to the countryside, transmigrates to a period setting, and makes a good life for herself. No moralizing or coercion, just living however she pleases. 13.3kReads8.4Score881Shelves

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    The story begins with a capitalist's daughter being sent to the countryside. In modern times, she has a spatial ability to hoard goods. She transmigrates to the new world, only to find her family's property is about to be raided in three days. She reveals her spatial ability, storing all her family's treasures inside, and even some of her rival's. The novel is unrealistic, and the writing is somewhat shaky, but the plot is nice. At least I'd rather have this unrealistic life than spend all my time farming in the countryside. The female lead isn't very strong in combat, and she gets married soon after arriving in the countryside.

30. 180 婆 When the Mother-in-Law Takes Charge, Her Son Returns to a Shocking Sight 婆婆当家，儿子归来傻眼了 A Mushroom一枝蘑菇Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted For the two years since her son got married, Yang Yufen never showed up. Everyone said she was a mean mother-in-law who looked down on her daughter-in-law, Qin Nian: she didn’t help when Qin Nian was pregnant, and she was nowhere to be seen when her grandson became seriously ill. It wasn’t until Qin Nian had an accident and the child died that Yang Yufen finally came to her senses. At the hospital, she saw her missing son with a homewrecker. She slapped him, only for the woman to shove her down 15.6kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    The wicked mother-in-law, Yang Yufen, is reborn at the time of her son and daughter-in-law's wedding. She decides to go with her son to take care of her daughter-in-law, who is a military officer and her daughter-in-law is a researcher.

31. 181 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: The Rough Soldier’s Devotion to His Wife 穿越六十年代之军中糙汉溺宠妻 Golden Corn Kernels金黄玉米粒Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted Dong Yishan has known since childhood that she doesn't belong here, and that sooner or later she must return to her own world. She doesn't know why, but without complaint, she studies everything her grandfather arranges, all the things he thinks she might need someday. That is, until the year she turns eighteen... 10.2kReads8.9Score668Shelves
32. 182 重 Back to the 1980s: Bringing My Family of Six to a Better Life 重回八零：带着全家六口过好日子 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t 92.9kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves
33. 183 七 The Happy Life of Lin Yulan, a Sharp-Tongued Woman in the 1970s 七十年代之贫嘴林玉兰的幸福生活 Bai Shuitan白水谈Modern Romance440k WordsCompleted My new novel, A Lively Life in the Sixties: Revenge First, Gossip Later, is now available! Every character is a piece of work, with revenge, scoundrels getting what they deserve, and plenty of beatings. It’s a different kind of story. If you’re interested, give it a try. Thanks for your support! [Reborn + no pocket dimension + no System + no golden finger + romance, with a cheerful and heartwarming tone] Liu Jie’s parents divorced in her previous life, and she lived alone with her grandmother. 2.3kReads9.0Score181Shelves
34. 184 娇 The Charming Cannon Fodder Wife's Happy Life in the Military Compound 娇媚炮灰原配在家属院幸福日常 Lucky Fruit幸运果Modern Romance931k WordsOngoing The main story is complete. Extras will be updated at random. [Military Marriage] [Pocket Dimension] [Adorable Kids] [Sweet Romance] [No Toxic Characters] [Cozy Everyday Life] When Liang Chunyi wakes up, she discovers that she has transmigrated into a book, becoming the early-deceased first wife of a senior military officer in a stepmother novel. The original wife was notorious in the military district for being difficult. Before giving birth, she had a quarrel with her husband and stubbornly re 3.3kReads8.4Score188Shelves

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    🌼🌼The female protagonist transmigrates into a novel as the ex-wife of a high-ranking officer. Before giving birth, she quarrels with the officer and refuses to go to the hospital, resulting in a difficult childbirth and her death. Her two babies, born at great risk, are raised by her stepmother as a contrast to her biological children, each suffering a more tragic fate than the last. 💜💜The transmigrated protagonist, touching her heavily pregnant belly, immediately calls out, "Husband! Husband! Quickly take me to the hospital!" ♥️♥️The female protagonist safely gives birth to twins, a boy and a girl, and happily begins raising her children in the military region, receiving a high stipend from her husband and occasional subsidies from her mother-in-law.

35. 185 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... 12.8kReads9.0Score872Shelves

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    Book 1: The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a widow, raising her child and mother-in-law. She works hard to get a job in a textile factory, submits articles for publication, and gradually seizes opportunities, eventually entering a government agency. It blends family life with her career, making it a captivating read. It features heartwarming family and friendship stories, and the career arc is compelling. ❤️ Book 2: The female protagonist lives in a biased family, but fortunately, her parents are fair. She earns her own opportunity to study, works diligently in high school, gets a job at a supply and marketing cooperative, and strives for a better life by taking the college entrance exam. Her family also achieves a better life through their joint efforts. It highlights the importance of hard work and perseverance in achieving success, emphasizing the hard-working spirit of the working class. ❤️ Book 3: While it includes the trope of a real and fake heiress, it focuses on the female protagonist's self-growth. She is clear-headed and intelligent, unperturbed by unattainable family ties, and studies diligently, striving for growth. It includes satisfying moments of revenge and triumph. ❤️ Book 4: The female protagonist is aloof and climbs the social ladder step by step. It combines her career with family life, creating a gradual and enjoyable read.

36. 186 重 Reborn in the Eighties: Old Lady Li Leaves Her Husband and Son 重生八零，李老太她抛夫弃子 Truly Mighty真威武Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Li Shuping had worked hard all her life, raised three children, and helped raise her grandchildren, yet she had never enjoyed a single day of comfort. Her family had never acknowledged all she had done for them. After her second daughter-in-law pushed her down and broke her leg, her children treated her like a burden and dumped her in a nursing home. With no children visiting and fees often unpaid, going hungry and getting beaten by the caregivers became part of daily life. Bedsores filled with 34.6kReads8.8Score4.1kShelves

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    Highly recommended!!! The first book features a divorced woman who goes from a street stall to a shop owner, and later finds true love. The second book has a professor as the male lead and a writer as the female lead, and their daily interactions are very heartwarming. The third book has the female lead who goes from a street stall to a restaurant. The fourth book features two best friends who transmigrate into the same family and work together to deal with their in-laws.

37. 187 八 The 1980s: The True Heiress Strikes Back 八零：真千金逆袭记 Birdsong in the Quiet Mountains鸟鸣山幽Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Fake and Real Heiresses + Self-Improvement + Everyday Life + Striving] [The heroine grows quietly, then amazes everyone; she won’t take abuse and always talks back] Xia Xiaoxi lost both her parents at a young age. Her uncle’s family moved into her home under the pretense of raising her, took all the family’s money, worked her and her brother to the bone, and eventually tried to make her take her cousin’s place in an arranged marriage. Furious, Xia Xiaoxi fou 177.3kReads9.2Score13.1kShelves
38. 188 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 3.1kReads9.0Score248Shelves
39. 189 穿 I Took a Substitute Marriage in the 1980s, Only to Become My Brother-in-Law's White Moonlight 穿八零替嫁竟是大伯哥的白月光 Mu Jin Xi木槿熹Modern Romance471k WordsCompleted Chu Muyao, a modern-day medical PhD, transmigrates by accident into the body of a pitiful girl in the 1980s. Orphaned young, the girl was raised by her grandmother and abused by her uncle and aunt. Her uncle and aunt stole the city job her parents had left her, while her cousin took her place at university. Then her grandmother sold her to the foolish son of a pig-headed man to be his wife. Unable to accept her fate, the original girl jumped into a well to end her life. She was rescued, but by t 496Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    The writing is good, at least there are no flaws, and it's so sweet it'll make you roll around in bed.

40. 190 8 The 80s: The Chaste Officer's Unchaste Devotion 80禁欲军官独宠不禁欲 Mu Jin Xi木槿熹Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted Single doctor Song Wanqing transmigrates to the 1980s, leaving behind her thirty-year-old, plain-looking self and waking up in the body of a beautiful eighteen-year-old girl. She enters a marriage first and falls in love later with a rugged, disabled military officer, and sparks fly between them. Song Wanqing: No one loved me in my past life, but now I'm everyone's favorite. This was totally worth it. 89Reads7.3Score—Shelves
41. 191 七 The 1970s: I Tricked My Amnesiac Army Officer Husband into Believing I Was the Love of His Life 七零：骗失忆军官老公我是他挚爱 Sunset Born落日生Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted [1970s + Transmigrate Into a Book + Join the Army + No Space or Golden Finger + Male Lead Has Amnesia at First] A quirky, dramatic heroine ✖️ a male lead who's all bark and no bite, and falls for her on his own Lin Jiayi woke up to discover she'd transmigrated into a book as a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a period drama. As the foil sister-in-law to the reborn heroine, in the original story she worked herself to the bone like an ox, only to meet a tragic end. Even her army offic 1.4kReads8.8Score178Shelves

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    This historical romance novel is hilarious! I couldn't help but laugh while reading it. The female lead transmigrates into a cannon fodder character and, after drugging her husband who left home two years after their marriage, trembles with fear. But when the man wakes up, he remembers everything except her! 😄😄😄 Since she's living the life of the person she's chosen, the man is trapped in a fabricated story of love at first sight, completely absorbed in his imagination. 😄😄😄 [Already hooked][Already hooked][Already hooked]

42. 192 换 They Hadn't Seen Each Other in Four Years Since Their Arranged Marriage, Then the Man Who Died in Battle Came Back 换亲四年未见，战死的男人回来了 Yi Yi咿伊Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [1970s setting, military marriage, face-slapping, ex-husband's groveling redemption, second male lead wins, self-interest above all] Shen Man is a stunning, glamorous dancer with national-level status. The moment she transmigrates, she opens her eyes to a nightmare: she's about to be caught cheating, publicly humiliated, and die of shame. And now, after four years away, the man who was supposed to have died in battle has returned alive. Lu Zhengguo hates the original owner for drugging him and c 14.8kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    The second male lead's rise to power is followed by a tumultuous pursuit of his wife, a classic case of "wife chasing after the crematorium" (a Chinese internet slang term for a dramatic, unpleasant experience). The female lead eventually lets him go and chooses to leave. She transmigrates into the body of Shen Man, the wicked stepsister of the female lead in a period rebirth novel—a beautiful, married but childless widow. Soon, the female lead, Shen Ping, will lead the neighbors to catch her cheating. Then, her husband, whom she hasn't seen for four years and who died in battle, will suddenly return and divorce her.

43. 193 七 The Lovely Military Wife of the 1970s 七零年代俏军嫂 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted [No Golden Finger + No Business Ventures + No Buying a Courtyard House] Wen Yu and Shao Wen Ye are complete opposites: one is a pampered young woman from Shanghai, the other a soldier stationed at the border. They have nothing in common, yet their parents' arranged marriage binds them together. Little do they know, this is exactly what Wen Yu wants. To marry the man she's been dreaming about, Wen Yu travels thousands of miles to the southwestern border. At first, Shao Wen Ye takes things as they 8.7kReads8.9Score485Shelves

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    I admire the author. Every character in the book has flaws, including the male and female leads, which is very realistic. Every time I was about to give up on the book because of a minor point, another point would catch me off guard. The author is really amazing and has a great grasp of the subject. The book contains everyday phrases that we hear in real life, but upon closer inspection, they feel like psychological manipulation.

44. 194 错 Mistaking My Fiancé, I’m Spoiled by the Cold-Faced Regiment Commander 错认未婚夫后，被冷面团长宠上天 Meteor Stories流星物语Modern Romance434k WordsCompleted Su Qingluan becomes a cannon-fodder character in the 1970s. Her home is searched, and her treacherous cousin stabs her in the back. With nowhere left to turn, she’s desperate. Her grandfather tells her to find her childhood fiancé in the army. In a panic, she mistakes the man she meets for him, taking the cold-faced “Yanluo King” regimental commander for her betrothed. The man stands in his uniform, stern and noble. Her stunning phoenix eyes leave him dazed. Almost as if possessed, he agrees. “I 270Reads6.1Score101Shelves

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    Su Qingluan transmigrated into a book. She became the cannon fodder female supporting character, framed by her cousin, jilted by her fiancé, and ultimately betrayed and killed by her entire family. She arrived just half a day before the house was raided. Su Qingluan: Half a day is enough. She hid all her family's assets and sent her ungrateful cousin to prison. Her ex-fiancé regretted his actions? Sorry, she married a regimental commander two ranks higher than him. Everyone in the compound knew that Commander Xiao was not to be trifled with. On Su Qingluan's first day after marriage, he handed over his bankbook. Her sisters-in-law were green with envy, while she happily counted her money. Later, enemy agents retaliated, and she was targeted. Xiao Jinyi led a night-long raid, protecting her behind him. "Don't be afraid, I'm here." Su Qingluan looked at his back, shielding her, and suddenly felt—transmigrating into a book wasn't so bad after all.

45. 195 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 21.6kReads8.8Score931Shelves

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    🥰🥰The writing is excellent and very historically accurate!!! There's bound to be one that suits you. Highly recommend all kinds of high-scoring historical fiction masterpieces!!! The writing and logic are absolutely superb, and the female lead is incredibly clear-headed and intelligent! Don't be misled by the title; a 12-year veteran bookworm strongly recommends this historical masterpiece! [Already hooked][Already hooked] Now she herself has become Xu Jing'an. The sweetness she felt when reading the book back then is now replaced by bitterness. It was sweet, but the sweetness belonged to others; the bitterness was hers! She didn't have the strength to knock down a tree with one punch, nor the ability to hunt wild animals in the mountains, nor could she engage in verbal battles, and she didn't even have the courage to venture into the black market. Xu Jing'an was just an ordinary person—not pretty (unable to attract soldiers, rough men in the village, or high-quality, well-connected educated youth), weak (couldn't even lift 50 jin of rice), timid (afraid of insects, snakes, and had never even killed a chicken), and bad at talking and afraid of trouble (she didn't even dare to think about arguing with the people at the educated youth settlement and the villagers every day—it was too tiring!). Going to the countryside was out of the question; it was too hard! After making up her mind, Xu Jing'an lay down again, carefully…

46. 196 胡 The Folks of the Hutong 胡同人家 Xiaoman Crisp小满酥Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted ☆ [Main story complete] ☆ [No transmigration, no rebirth, not a feel-good power fantasy, no golden finger] ☆ [An ordinary person's ordinary story, with a focus on everyday life] In 1972, seventeen-year-old Zhong Wenshu took over her mother's job at the state-run supply and marketing cooperative, avoiding the mass campaign to send young people to the countryside. In 1973, eighteen-year-old Zhong Wenshu married a young police officer from the neighboring courtyard and started a home with just th 14.1kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
47. 197 军 Five Years Without Seeing Her Military Husband, She Joins the Army with Their Child 军婚五年不见面，娇美人带娃随军 Jing Miaomiao镜淼淼Modern Romance432k WordsOngoing A clever, sweet-natured beauty x a rugged man with incredible stamina [Military marriage + sweet and satisfying romance + adorable kids + mutual teasing + cozy daily life] Li Xia wakes up in a story set in a bygone era, as the original wife of the male lead, a cannon-fodder character destined to die young. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s right in the middle of an elopement! Li Xia: ? There’s no way she’s eloping. She’ll rip the scumbag to shreds, kick her heartless uncle’s family to the cur 288Reads9.4Score126Shelves

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    ☕① A transmigration novel where the female lead brings her child to the military. The male and female leads were originally incompatible but unexpectedly got together. The original owner had feelings for someone else, and the male lead had no feelings for her either. After the female lead arrives, she kicks the scumbag to the curb. A satisfying daily life story.🌸 ☕② The female lead transmigrates into a book as the cannon fodder ex-wife. The original owner thought the male lead was dead, and the male lead also thought she was dead. So, the female lead's current situation is raising a child alone, not having enough to eat or wear. This life is unbearable! So, knowing that the child's father is actually still alive, she decisively goes to find him. At least someone will pay for the child's upbringing. [Top Post]

48. 198 穿 Transmigrating Through Thirty Years of the 1960s 穿越六零三十年 Transmigration and Rebirth穿越加重生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period] [Transmigration] [Space] [Reborn] [Educated Youth] [A Light Ensemble Cast] [Building Wealth] [The 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s] Chen Xi, the heroine, is transported to the 1960s by a silver-white dragon-and-phoenix ring. She becomes a ten-year-old girl with the same name, and her dream comes true: she gains an enormous space for farming and raising livestock. Blinded by a handsome face, she even takes in the gorgeous Chu Xuan. The only thing she regrets is giving him too much spirit spring w 13.4kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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    ❤️❤️ I recommend this historical romance novel [Already hooked] (Completed) [Already hooked]

49. 199 一 I Opened My Eyes in the Moment I Was Abducted, Then Was Cherished in the 1980s 一睁眼穿到被拐时，在八零被娇宠 The CEO Picks Up Trash总裁捡垃圾Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted “I Opened My Eyes and Found Myself on a Kidnapper's Truck, Then Got Spoiled in the 1980s” Sui Yuzhu transmigrated to the 1980s, waking up on a truck full of kidnapped women. She barely escaped a village that was like a den of demons, only to nearly get lost in the deep mountains and forests. She thought she was done for in the wilderness, but then she met a man who seemed to have descended from heaven. He clasped her hands in their moment of desperation, rescued her from the mountains, and took 10Reads8.1Score—Shelves
50. 200 年 1979: Meat for My Wife and Kids 年代1979：带着老婆孩子吃肉 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.7M WordsOngoing [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 185.1kReads9.3Score11.2kShelves

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    Super good read, a novel set in a realistic period.

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