Looking for Well-Written Period Novels Like Xia Xiaolan and Song Youxiang 求类似夏晓兰，宋幼湘的年代文，文笔好的

1. 451 重 Back to the 1960s: Farming, Building a Fortune, and Raising the Kids 重回六零：种田发家养崽崽 Southern Lychee南方荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Transmigrating into the impoverished 1960s wasn’t scary. Becoming a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a book wasn’t scary either. What was scary was that her three stepsons would grow up to become major villains, and all of them, along with their upright, aloof father, would meet tragic ends. How could she let that happen? Lin Qinghe looked at the three future villains, none of whom was even ten years old, and made up her mind: changing a villain starts when they’re young! 3.8kReads9.0Score504Shelves

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   For a bookworm like me who reads a book every three to five days, these are the ones that left the deepest impression. As for the others, I can't even remember the plot, let alone the female lead's name.

2. 452 八 Military Marriage in the 1980s: Big Shots from Every Walk of Life Call Me Grandma 八零军婚：各界大佬都认我当孙女 Jiujiu Candy啾啾糖Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + building wealth + super sociable heroine + 1,800 schemes + 18 powerful grandpas] The heroine is a renowned master of making big promises. She loves getting something for nothing, and even a dog passing her has to leave two hairs behind before it can go on its way. She transmigrates into the body of a stupid, overweight woman who’s also been swindled out of her money by a scumbag. The more Wang Xiuxiu thinks about it, the angrier she gets. Damn it! First, she gives h 7.8kReads9.2Score895Shelves

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   Sister Xiu is a master of empty promises; she's ruthless and doesn't mince words, but she'll fool you without hesitation.

3. 453 穿 I Transmigrated as a Brash Villainess and Tricked an Amnesiac Big Shot into Becoming My Live-In Son-in-Law 穿成泼作女配，骗失忆大佬当赘婿 Sugar Tangerine沙糖橘子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period drama + everyday warmth + daily life + emotional tension + building wealth + happy ending] This is not an angst-filled story. Su Man transmigrates into a book, finding herself in an unfinished, melodramatic rebirth novel... as a lazy, greedy, foul-tempered villainess in the late 1970s. The original owner gets into danger in the wild and is saved by a powerful man with amnesia. In a series of foolish acts, she tricks him into thinking he's a fugitive, hides his military ID, and forces him 21.4kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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   The writing is excellent, very enjoyable, and the opening is novel and explosive. It's a time-travel story set in a bygone era. The original owner was rescued by a powerful figure, only to discover he had amnesia. The audacious woman tricked him into believing he was a fugitive, brainwashing him into thinking he was her son-in-law, who then dutifully served her every need. A time-traveling woman arrives, completely bewildered, because the powerful figure later regains his memories and seeks revenge...

4. 454 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
5. 455 重 Back to the 1990s: The Frail Daoist Healer Holds the Legacy of Chinese Medicine 重返九零：娇弱道医手握国粹传承 Yao Jiu姚九Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Daoist Medicine + Iron-Blooded Young Officer + Cultural Revival + Powerful Couple, Sweet and Satisfying] Reborn in the 1990s, Yao Pingxiang returns with the legacy of Daoist medicine. With silver needles in her left hand to heal others and Daoist cultivation in her right to build her foundation, she unexpectedly embarks on a path where medicine and Daoism lead to the heavens. She heals the sick, saves lives, dishes out face-slapping to the despicable, and revives ancient Daoist 5.6kReads9.2Score714Shelves

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   17-Year-old Yao Pingxiang goes to school, cultivates her skills, and practices acupuncture; she protects her family, fights her enemies, and battles against bad people; she is skilled in embroidery and painting, and in martial arts, she can leap across rooftops; she is innocent and shy, yet has admirers, and assertive and outspoken, yet has troubles.

6. 456 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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   These are all top-tier period dramas, all highly recommended and rated above 9 points. [Drooling emojis]

7. 457 重 Back to the Eighties to Marry a Mature Man: The Making of a Radiant Beauty 重回八零嫁大叔，凝脂美人养成记 A Soft Moon in a Gentle Breeze淡淡风的溶溶月Modern Romance148k WordsCompleted [1980s setting + brawny hero + sweet romance + devoted husband + raising a child + starting a business + pocket dimension] Li Xiulian is reborn at the critical moment when her stepmother and stepsister are scheming to marry her off to an abusive scumbag. She turns the tables, pairs her stepsister with the scumbag, ruins her stepmother’s reputation, and throws the household into chaos. Then she picks the worst man in the whole village and marries him instead. Everyone thinks the man married Li Xi 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I recommend this book. It's one of Tomato's rare works set in a normal historical period. The female protagonist is reborn at a crucial moment in her life, avenges her enemies, reverses her fate, lives a sweet life with the man who loved her deeply in her past life, raises children, builds a career, and gradually leads those around her to wealth.

8. 458 被 My Family Conspired to Kill Me, but I Was Reborn 被全家合谋杀害后，我重生了 Your Robe Lingers in My Heart子衿悠我心Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted Luo Yue never married, spending most of her life working herself to the bone for her parents and younger brother. Her unmarried brother couldn’t find a wife, so he brought their parents to her home and demanded that she transfer the house and car to him. After years of serving them like a beast of burden, she finally stood up for herself for the first time. Luo Yaozu suddenly pulled a knife and stabbed her more than twenty times, every blow fatal. Her mother seized the chance to lock the fire es 12.6kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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   I like this, I like the female lead, it's a bit dark though.

9. 459 踹 I Dump My Scumbag Dad and Remarry with Mom, Then My Cold Stepbrother Spoils Me Rotten 踹渣爹随母改嫁，冷面继兄宠入骨 Lan Ranran蓝染染Modern Romance130k WordsOngoing (A buttoned-up research genius vs. a sweet, soft black-hearted marshmallow; a guiding lover + sweet romance) The moment Shen Chuxia opens her eyes, she’s back in 1972, just as her scumbag father has climbed the social ladder and divorced her mother. In her previous life, she followed her father into his new family, only for him to send her to the bed of an old man. She died horribly. In this life, her adoptive sister eagerly volunteers to become the sacrificial pawn instead. Leaning close to her 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Although it's a new book, the writing and character development are excellent; it's both sweet and satisfying.

10. 460 易 Fertile by Nature, She Has the Factory Boss's Only Heir After Losing Her Memory 易孕体质，失忆后破厂长三代单传 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Nineties setting, both leads are virgins, sweet romance, doting love, marriage first, love later, secret crush, slice of life] Qin Baozhu has been spoiled rotten since childhood, indulged and allowed to do whatever she wants. One day, an accident sends her tumbling off a train. The pampered heiress becomes an illiterate simpleton, and someone picks her up from the train station. When she wakes up, she's been married for six years, and there's a little one crying beside her. “Mommy, I promise I 8kReads8.5Score482Shelves
11. 461 八 The 1980s Military Marriage: After Being Reborn, I Take My Kids on a Killing Spree 八零军婚，重生后我带娃嘎嘎乱杀 Ten Joys十乐Modern Romance201k WordsOngoing [A cold and ruthless male lead who’s a hopeless romantic and good at convincing himself he’s in love X a career-minded female lead focused on raising children, making money, and getting revenge through face-slapping] Reborn, Jiang Yingying cares about just three things: raising the children, making money, and finding him. Her beloved older sister, who was her only family, died after giving birth to twins, a boy and a girl. Her brother-in-law and his new wife swapped her son, abused her daughter —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is a crazy, incredibly skilled fighter; no one can bully her, and the various face-slapping scenes are incredibly satisfying to watch! [Drooling] Character traits: A career-driven female lead focused on revenge, face-slapping, raising children, and making money X A love-struck male lead skilled at self-conquest.

12. 462 七 A Warm Marriage in the 1970s: She Marries a Rough Rascal and Is Spoiled Like a Treasure 七零暖婚：嫁给痞气糙汉被宠成宝 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Everyone says the bad-tempered rascal from the Xie family is a shameless layabout. How on earth did he get so lucky as to marry Jiang He, the woman everyone in the surrounding villages wants for a wife? The young men who have a crush on Jiang He are all so jealous they could grind their teeth over Xie Shenqing. And yet, despite having such a kind and lovely wife, Xie Shenqing is always shouting at and scolding her. Even the neighborhood aunties whisper that it's a shame and that Jiang He has had 6.1kReads8.9Score380Shelves
13. 463 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 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommend three historical novels

14. 464 魂 A Soul Transmigrated to the 1960s: I Just Want to Lie Flat and Live Like a Sardine 魂穿六零，只想躺平做咸鱼 Zhu Qiaoqiao竹乔乔Urban256k WordsOngoing From the start, he becomes a lazy salted fish, but this one has the constitution of a lucky koi. Chen Daqing, an outstanding young scholar in China and a Changjiang Scholar, gets set up. After transmigrating to Qianjin Commune, he happily eats communal meals and catches loaches and frogs, lazing about as a carefree salted fish. People even award him the honorary title of “King of Laziness.” He lies flat until the famine years. While other families can't even get enough to eat, the lazy king Chen 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He starts as a lazy bum, but unlike others, this bum has a lucky streak. Chen Daqing, a distinguished young scholar and scholar from Changhuang, was scammed in his entrepreneurial venture. He transmigrates to the Qianjin Commune, where he eats communal meals, plays the field, and lives a carefree life, earning the title of "Lazy King." During a famine, when others can't even afford food, Chen Daqing, with a widowed mother and younger sister, also gains the title of "Spendthrift." Yet, he becomes the commune's top talent, a model worker in a large factory, and a hidden tycoon, living a life of happiness... This is a portrait of life, not a fanfiction. The protagonist is a brilliant scholar with extensive knowledge. In his previous life, he was the actual controller of six unicorn companies and held numerous patents. Transmigrating to rural and urban life in the 1960s, he sees getting rich as child's play and only wants a carefree life. A super-talented individual with exceptional knowledge, intelligence, medical skills, treasure appraisal abilities, and precognition; a lucky charm in a rural community, a traditional courtyard house in the city, everyday life, family matters, rural entrepreneurship, and wealth creation; primarily focused on fun and relaxation, without any cheat codes.

15. 465 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 174Reads—Score112Shelves
16. 466 水 Water Willow 水性杨花儿 Zhang Xiaoshu张小殊Modern Romance2.3M 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. 9.5kReads8.2Score637Shelves
17. 467 被 Forced to the Countryside? My Pocket Dimension Gives Me Ten Times the Goods for Free 被逼下乡？我空间能白嫖十倍物资 Sorry, Let Me Get a Word In对不起我插个嘴Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing The animated series is now available [Military Marriage, Two Strong Leads + Pocket Dimension Returns 10x the Supplies (eventually 100x) + Divine Doctor + Face-Slapping + Sweet Romance + Later, She Helps Strengthen the Motherland, and the Motherland Gives Her Money to Upgrade Her Space] The moment Su Wanqing opens her eyes, she's staring at the perfect abs of a stunning man! Only then does she realize she's transmigrated into a period novel as the male lead's most unfortunate ex-wife, the book's 24.1kReads8.1Score2.7kShelves

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    [Military marriage + 10x return of resources in her spatial dimension + divine doctor + face-slapping + sweet romance + transmigrated female supporting character, reborn female supporting character] Su Wanqing opened her eyes to find herself surrounded by a stunningly handsome man's eight-pack abs! She then realized she had transmigrated into the most miserable ex-wife of the male lead in a period novel! In the book, the original owner was forced to marry a disabled male lead, and her good days were cut short by her family's confiscation of property and forced to relocate to the countryside. She was also constantly bullied by her wicked mother-in-law. Unable to bear it any longer, she cheated on the male lead and divorced him, only for him to return to the city and rapidly rise in rank. The transmigrated female lead even stole the original owner's spatial dimension and used a spiritual spring to heal the male lead. The two became pregnant with five children, using her as a comparison. Su Wanqing smiled, tore up the script, and decided that since she was here, the spatial dimension was hers, and the male lead was hers too! The male lead was childless? She'd use her silver needles to ensure a complete cure! His family's property was confiscated? Her spatial dimension would return tenfold, turning a thousand yuan into ten thousand! Life in the countryside was tough? She shopped on the black market, at department stores, and bought canned fruit and beef, then returned tenfold! The whole village was suffering from a deadly disease and had no cure? She prepared medicine in advance and returned tenfold to cure the entire village! The whole village was experiencing drought and food shortages? She collected water from West Lake and transformed it into a spiritual spring! The transmigrated female lead lost her spatial ability and was made miserable by her awful family. Originally, she was waiting for the male lead to return to the city and seduce her, but unexpectedly, the male lead, who was supposed to be divorced, appeared with a pregnant Su Wanqing! The man spoiled her rotten.

18. 468 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 Romance995k 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 17.2kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    This book is incredibly good! [Sparrow's Masterpiece] It's a military marriage with no stepmothers and a revenge story. The female lead is intelligent, independent, and doesn't engage in charity work or act like a saint. She works hard to get into a vocational school and is assigned a job instead of going to the countryside. The rating is a bit low because there aren't many reviewers. [Added to bookshelf][Added to bookshelf] 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 historically accurate book I've read on Tomato that focuses so much on the historical setting. [Already hooked] Prices are reasonable and precise, with accurate amounts of money and tickets. The details are meticulous, and there aren't too many 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 romance combined with a farming story.

19. 469 八 In the 1980s, I Opened My Eyes and Pounced on the Broad-Shouldered, Slim-Waisted, Cold Military Officer 八零睁眼就扑倒宽肩细腰高冷军少 Huo Lanshan霍澜山Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Satisfying Revenge, No Taking Abuse + Devoted Hero + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Family Life + Officers + Commanders + King of Soldiers] When Shen Xia wakes up after getting a second chance at life, there’s a man with an eight-pack beside her, his arm wrapped around her waist. She tries to slip away quietly, but he pulls her closer until their noses are almost touching. “Don’t move.” He holds her wrist, leaving no room for resistance. She lies against his strong chest 1.9kReads—Score112Shelves

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    9.9 High score 🍒 It's so good 🍉 The male lead is super good at flirting, he's forceful in love, he's like a wolf, so fierce! He makes the older sister blush and her legs go weak, it's so exciting and thrilling, I really love it ahhhhhh, absolutely amazing, it's just too good!

20. 470 穿 Transmigrated to the 1980s: The Military Bigwig Spoils Me and My Quadruplets 穿越八零，一胎四宝被军区大佬娇宠 Su Muhe苏沐禾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Transmigrate into a book + period setting + military marriage + love after marriage + devoted couple + adorable babies) Ye Shuang, a preschool teacher, was hit by a car and killed while saving a student. When she opened her eyes, she had become the male lead’s ill-fated former wife in a stepmother-era novel, a cannon-fodder character who died in childbirth. Her surname was Ye, and her fate was to die giving birth to quadruplets. Just as she was about to give up and accept her circumstances, a c 27.7kReads8.4Score3.1kShelves
21. 471 重 Reborn in 1976: The Village Belle Clings to Me from the Start 重生1976，开局村花赖上我 Dressed at Dawn晓妆初成Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Educated-youth story + not a wish-fulfillment tale + everyday life + reborn + master of laying low + witty and irreverent] Read with caution. In his previous life, after returning to the city, he went to college, pursued scientific research, and won award after award. But an accident left him reborn as an educated youth in a small village. This time around, he only wants to put down roots in the village and live a quiet life. But you can’t hide a pearl in the mud. He ends up making an even bigg 3.5kReads8.7Score181Shelves

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    Emotional Daily Life of Educated Youth in the Countryside

22. 472 穿 Transmigrated to the 1980s as the Village Tigress, I Call the Shots 穿越80母老虎，全村上下我做主 Your Dentures Just Flew Out你假牙飞出来了Modern Romance112k WordsOngoing Devoted husband, lighthearted comedy, doted-on heroine, and building a fortune. Su Xiaomo transmigrates to a rural village in northern Shaanxi in 1985. The name of this poor little village tells you everything: it must be desperately poor! The original owner was the village's notorious shrew, feared by everyone. Luckily, her family all dotes on her. She also has a handsome husband. But since she's transmigrated, this reputation could work to her advantage. Should she play along, or turn over a n 777Reads—Score115Shelves

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    I highly recommend these two new female-oriented historical fiction novels. Both are incredibly engaging from the very first few chapters, getting even more exciting as you read on! The first one, in particular, is incredibly immersive and hilarious—absolutely fantastic. Definitely worth reading!

23. 473 坐 The Lu Family’s Eldest Daughter Is Back After Ten Years in Prison 坐了10年牢的陆家大姑娘回来了 Heartfelt at Midnight深夜走心Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Lu Xiaoxia, who is serving a prison sentence, is reborn at the age of 19, on the very day her stepmother gives her to a scumbag as a present. Having killed, done time, and fought for her life against prison bullies, Lu Xiaoxia starts dishing out payback from the start. The scumbag is right outside the door? She cripples him right from the start. Her stepmother schemes to squeeze every last bit of value out of her? She makes her pay back every cent, with interest. The house is crawling with monst 36.8kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves

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    How about taking a look at this?

24. 474 重 Reborn in the 1970s: A Life Full of Blessings 重生七零，福妻满满 The Fifth Day of the Ninth Month九月初五Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn + transmigrate + satisfying read + System + adorable kids, one-on-one romance] Rich woman Wang Manman closes her eyes, opens them, and transmigrates. She’s reborn in the 1970s with nothing to her name: two thatched rooms over her head, an earthen bed beneath her feet, and one, two, three, four, five, six, seven little turnips calling her “Mom.” Wang Manman says, “Being stuck raising someone else’s kids is hard beyond words!!” With a fierce mother-in-law at home and predatory relatives ou 1.9kReads9.1Score294Shelves

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    The female lead is intelligent and emotionally intelligent, and she doesn't hold back when it comes to punishing bad guys.

25. 475 睁 I Opened My Eyes in 1970 and Refused to Let Postpartum Depression Win 睁眼70，我拒绝产后抑郁 Big Black Melon大黑瓜瓜Modern Romance806k WordsCompleted (Not a power fantasy) + (Devoted to each other) + (Doting husband) + (Everyday life) + (No golden finger) + (Complete) Thirty years ago, Liu Yue lost a daughter. After spending most of her life searching, she finally found her daughter just before she died! Seeing her daughter, now in her early forties, still having one baby after another, Liu Yue couldn’t have regretted it more! In a moment of desperation, she returned to the time when her daughter was just a month old! Looking at the man besid 2.6kReads8.6Score177Shelves

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26. 476 重 Reborn in the 1980s, I Take My Mom With Me to Get a Divorce 重生八零，我带着妈妈一起离婚 A Little Tree Sprout一点小树芽Modern Romance104k WordsOngoing Period setting + face-slapping + multiple male leads + building wealth + size difference Zhou Xiaoya transmigrates to 1985. In three days, she’s supposed to marry her aunt’s dim-witted son. She chooses to call off the engagement, but his father won’t let her. He beats her, and he beats her mother, too. Then we’re done with this family. Mom, I’ll take care of you! 333Reads—Score109Shelves
27. 477 重 Reborn in the 1990s: I Tame a Delinquent Husband, Build a Fortune, and Raise Our Kids 重生九零训痞夫，发家致富养崽崽 A Tree in Full Bloom半树繁花Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted (The rating is low because it just opened. It’ll go up.) (1990s + family drama + rugged man + heartwarming sweet romance + raising children + building wealth + love after marriage) Song Rui was tricked into supporting her younger brother throughout her marriage, and felt she could never hold her head up around her in-laws. She worked like an ox, never complaining. But after her husband got into trouble, she and her two children were thrown out of the family home. Her mother-in-law was domineerin 4.4kReads9.0Score487Shelves

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    🌺🌺🌺The female protagonist was exploited by her own family and looked down upon by her husband's family her entire life, ultimately ending up with a broken family. Reborn, she can abandon her own family and ignore her husband's family. As for her chauvinistic husband, if he can change, she can keep him; otherwise, she'll kick him to the curb and divorce him, taking her daughter with her.

28. 478 人 A Brief History of Human Torture 人类酷刑简史 Mark P. Donnelly马克·P.唐纳利Historical151k WordsCompleted For thousands of years, humanity has devised many ingenious and cruel ways to inflict pain on its own kind. This tragic yet seemingly universal trait has corroded the civilization humanity strives to achieve. Though we now seem to detest torture, for more than 3,000 years it was part of the laws of all Europe and much of the Far East. A Brief History of Human Torture explores the many forms of punishment, torture, coercion, and torment. It takes readers into the arenas of ancient Rome, medieval 7.6kReads9.6Score1.1kShelves

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    It's the weekend, so why not have a date with these books? You won't regret it!

29. 479 七 Sweet Romance in the 1970s: The Mountain Man Treats Me Like Royalty 七零甜婚：山里汉把我当祖宗宠 Time Across the Shore彼岸时光Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After the Xu family girl tries to hang herself, she's carried to the Cheng family's home. The Xu family says, “In life, you belong to the Cheng family; in death, you'll be their ghost!” The Cheng family's young carpenter is kindhearted: “Once you enter my family, I'll treat you like royalty!” The Xu girl, who transmigrated here, is happy to take him up on it. A few flirtatious glances, a few tender sighs, and the young carpenter is lovestruck. You farm, I'll work as a carpenter. You manage the h 3.1kReads9.0Score329Shelves

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    These are all good books, you can take a look.

30. 480 一 A Family of Three Goofballs Transmigrates to 1959 and Turns the Whole Clan Upside Down 一家三颠穿越59年代，掀翻全族 Rapid1急速1Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Synopsis: The whole family transmigrates + 1950s + space + difficult relatives + years of famine + family life + island + fishing + System + no brainless decisions Lin Haishen and his wife, Huang Shuyao, went skydiving to celebrate their son Lin Yanxi's twentieth birthday. They plunged from the sky and seamlessly crossed into another era, arriving in an island fishing village in 1959. From the start, they got straight to work, wielding a butcher's knife with impressive skill. Clan leader: “This 3.3kReads9.2Score329Shelves

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    Here it comes, it's very interesting.

31. 481 七 The 1970s: The Divine Doctor with Billions in Supplies Becomes the Nation's Beloved 七零：神医携百亿物资被国家团宠 Dust-Forgotten Wine忘尘酒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Divine healer + System + reborn + taking down scumbags + two strong leads] Ye Qingyue died on the battlefield while saving someone, then was reborn and brought back by the System to 1978. At the time, she was still known as the “foxy woman” of Xiangyang Village. The first thing she does after being reborn is split from the family, taking her mother and younger brother away from their huge family of bloodsuckers. Everyone in the village waits to see Ye Qingyue make a fool of herself. How will a 4.4kReads9.2Score597Shelves

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    I've almost finished reading both of these books, really. The first one is already completed, while the second one is still being serialized, so I plan to wait a bit longer and finish the first one first.

32. 482 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! 6.6kReads9.1Score588Shelves
33. 483 七 The 1970s: I Got Rich After Marrying a Fool 七零，嫁傻子后暴富 User Pumpkin Carriage用户南瓜车Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a book + 1980s + pocket dimension + raising kids + everyday family life] From the start, she wakes up on her wedding night, and her husband is devastatingly handsome! What? Once the male model opens his mouth, she realizes he’s an idiot. Her excitement is completely doused, but being alive is better than being dead! Her husband is an idiot, and she’s stuck in a blended family in a bygone era, with a biased father-in-law, a stepmother-in-law, and sisters-in-law who stir up tr 9.4kReads8.8Score846Shelves

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    The male and female leads are interesting, their journey to wealth is humorous and witty, and you won't regret watching it.

34. 484 军 Military Marriage: I Married an Officer With a Billion in Supplies and Had Triplets 军婚，十亿物资嫁军官一胎三宝 Sunny on March Third三月三日晴Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Supplies + Adorable Kids + Rugged Hero + Sweet Romance + Multiple Births + Devoted Husband] What if you dreamed of transmigrating into the food- and clothing-scarce 1970s? With a pocket dimension containing a magical spring and supplies worth ten billion in hand, what was there to fear? Right after transmigrating, a scumbag ruined her reputation, and her awful family married her off to a rugged soldier who had been injured and supposedly couldn’t father child 37.7kReads9.3Score5.4kShelves
35. 485 陈 Chen Xiaotao’s Comeback 陈小桃的逆袭 50-Year-Old Aunt Living Alone50岁独居阿姨Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted In 1974, Chen Xiaotao was born into a poor rural family. She was an angel and a devil. To those who treated her well, she was an angel; to anyone who wanted to hurt her or the people she cared about, she was a devil. In truth, Chen Xiaotao was a union of angel and devil. 188Reads8.8Score144Shelves
36. 486 九 The 1990s: Back to One Month Before My Husband's Tragic Death 九零：回到丈夫惨死前一月 Wealth and Prosperity金银富贵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-led period business drama + raising a child + unruly heroine + gentle, devoted husband + mutual healing] [Short drama now streaming] In her previous life, Su Ai was a gangster. She smoked, played cards, drank, and got into fights, and she didn't give a damn about anything. She even stole a handsome village doctor away to be her husband and had a well-behaved child with him. Her biggest regret was causing trouble and getting her husband killed at home. Even after she later built a busine 22.2kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves

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    🌸🌲🍈 [Female protagonist, period business war + raising a child + female rogue + obedient husband + mutual redemption] In her past life, Su Ai was a female hooligan, smoking, gambling, drinking, and fighting, not caring at all. She fell in love with a handsome village doctor, went straight to his house, slept with him, and gave birth to an adorable child. However, because of her troublemaking, she caused the tragic deaths of the father and son at home. Regretful for the rest of her life, she was reborn and vowed to treat Ji Yang and her child well, spoiling them rotten.

37. 487 丈 My Husband Is Paralyzed! The Whole Village Urges Me to Find Another Man to Carry On Both Branches of the Family 丈夫瘫痪！全村劝我找人兼祧两房 Gold in My Pocket兜里有金金Modern Romance127k WordsOngoing [A battlefield of romantic rivals! Overpowered heroine who never takes abuse! Sharp-tongued heroine! Whoever the heroine chooses as her boyfriend is the male lead!] Ji Jiaoyue transmigrated from the apocalypse into a story set in the 1970s, becoming a fake heiress sent back to the countryside. It was famine season, but luckily she still had her pocket dimension and supernatural abilities. Her biological father married her off to a paralyzed villain for three jin of cornmeal. He was already termi 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't be fooled by the title; the female lead is exceptionally beautiful and works in scientific research and agriculture—a super satisfying read.

38. 488 虐 A Love of Torment (Ziyue and Xiamu's Bestselling Collection) 虐恋情深（籽月夏木畅销作品集） Ziyue籽月Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A heartrending romance! A deeply moving story! This classic collection of tearjerking romance novels by Zi Yue has touched hundreds of millions of readers over seven consecutive years. It includes the Summer’s Desire trilogy, the series adapted as A Love So Beautiful, starring Bai Jingting and Sun Yi, Zi Yue’s autobiographical novel The Seventh Star Living in Time, The Adorable Guard, and three other books, for a total of seven. 828Reads9.6Score137Shelves

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    I think these are a few good books. I just finished reading "Wu Jiangshan", and I think "Back to 1985" is even better!

39. 489 我 My Whole Family Was Reborn in the 1950s With a Pocket Dimension and Billions in Assets 我全家携带百亿物资空间重生五零 Meng Jiang Herself孟姜本尊Modern Romance424k WordsCompleted In 1955, Ye Li and her entire family are reborn. Their first act is to make their grandfather, who abused them in their previous lives, eat a bullet. Their second is to return to the Great Northwest they have always longed for. Life is peaceful and cozy without any rotten relatives around. In her spare time, she raises a little wolf cub, hunts alongside the wolf king, and races across the desert on a wild camel. Dahei leisurely chews grass as he follows behind, with Xiaohuang, a little camel who 2.6kReads9.4Score378Shelves

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    I've finished reading all of the following books; they're all excellent period dramas.

40. 490 少 The Young Madam Rules the 1990s 少奶奶制霸九零年代 Mi Tang米唐Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted In her past life, Wen Nian was constantly exploited by her biological parents. They needed her money to build a new house, to pay for her older brother’s wedding, and to help her younger brother find a job by making her curry favor with her in-laws. They even schemed to borrow the household money her husband gave her every month. Her family was hopeless, so naturally her in-laws looked down on her too. And her husband… She’d had enough of being pushed around! In this life, Wen Nian is reborn in 910Reads8.3Score102Shelves
41. 491 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—Score102Shelves

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    Are you interested in ensemble pieces?

42. 492 夏 A Love for Springtime: Summer Trees, Heaven’s Hope (Complete Edition) 夏有乔木雅望天堂（全集） Ziyue籽月Modern Romance475k WordsCompleted A heartbreaking coming-of-age legend that has moved hundreds of millions of readers for seven years! Qu Weiran is a good student, excelling in both character and academics. But when his adoptive father appears, his mask is shattered, and everyone learns that he is nothing but a pitiful victim of domestic abuse. Even a boy as dark and troubled as he is keeps a girl in his heart: Xia Tong, the gentle girl he loves. But Qu Ningyuan, a boy who shares his father but not his mother, has fallen for her 6.1kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
43. 493 老 After My Wife and Daughter Died, I Was Reborn in the 1980s 老婆女儿去世后，我重生八零 Meng Jiang Herself孟姜本尊Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Urban life in a bygone era + one heroine + teacher]“In our next life, let’s not be husband and wife again!” His wife called him, her voice hollow and lifeless, utterly devoid of emotion. It felt as if his soul were being torn apart. He shouted into the phone, “Don’t do anything foolish! I’m on my way to the hospital!” The next moment! His daughter lay in a hospital bed, a white sheet covering her face. His wife sat beside her, calm and despairing. “We did everything we could. Your daughter pass 16.1kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves
44. 494 黑 The Ungrateful Darling: My Husband’s Mistress Just Took Power, and Now She Wants a Divorce 黑心小棉袄：外室刚上位就要离婚 Jin Rui'er金瑞儿Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted The Grand Princess Who Guards the Nation was reborn in the Dragon Kingdom in 1947. After liberation, just as she was preparing to enjoy the good life with her father, he declared that her mother was a relic of feudalism, said he had found his true love, and announced that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. The Grand Princess scoffed to herself: “You dare threaten my interests? I’ll make you regret it!” 48.9kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves

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    It's an exceptionally well-written story. The female protagonist, born to an ancient princess, transmigrates into the world. She's incredibly shrewd, farsighted, politically astute, and possesses a deep understanding of current affairs and a great love for humanity.

45. 495 嫁 Marrying a Disabled Soldier: The Gorgeous Beauty Charms and Coaxes Him 嫁军婚残夫，娇艳美人撩他诱哄他 Clouds Upon Clouds一朵朵云Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Military marriage + marriage first, love later + doted on by everyone + no golden finger, your mindset determines your fate] [A cast story starring a great beauty who gets a villainess role without realizing it] In 1974, Yu Wan transmigrates into the body of an undocumented drifter, then uses her beauty to become the Qiao family’s stepdaughter. With a new identity, Yu Wan is overjoyed. The Qiao family members each have their own agendas, but they know the truth and keep quiet. Not long after Yu 25.7kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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    I've been reading for years, and this is the only male lead who makes my back ache and my heart tremble when I see his wife. He's also incredibly arrogant. He's either injured or disappearing. The female lead marries the male lead early on to save her so-called family. His family is a third-generation military family, but they face many crises. During his disappearance, she resolutely steps up to prevent her family from being persecuted and declining. A strong female lead novel! The author writes a well-developed ensemble piece with excellent writing, strong logic, and a very challenging read. Highly recommended!

46. 496 栩 Vivid as Life 栩栩若生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller said I was born destined for greatness, the reincarnation of the Flower Goddess, with the power to turn stones into gold and command flower spirits and tree sprites. Once I came of age, my family was sure to prosper. But when I was twelve, I came down with a strange illness. My fever wouldn’t break, and I kept seeing terrifying visions... In a dream, I met an old woman who told me to find an expert with supernatural powers to save my life. Millet to summon souls, altars and form 19.7kReads9.5Score3.4kShelves
47. 497 瞎 Blind Corn! Rotten Potatoes! Worthless Children, Get on Your Knees! 瞎苞米！烂土豆！极品儿女靠边跪 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Reborn] [Feel-Good] [No Golden Finger] [Family Life] (Also known as: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Leaves Her Children Behind) Seventy-year-old Wu Zhiqiu is Reborn in the era when her children still depend on her hard work and sacrifice! In her previous life, she played favorites and ended up alone and miserable in her old age. This time, she refuses to repeat the past. The old lady decides to leave her children behind and enjoy the rest of her lif 194.4kReads9.3Score8.3kShelves
48. 498 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s, and My Dad Became My Little Brother 穿越七零，我爸混成我小弟 The Butterfly Doesn't Want To蝴蝶不愿意Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted One stormy summer night, modern office worker Ye Qiutong is struck by lightning on her way home. She wakes up, blackened from the strike, as a crowd gathers around her, only to discover that she's transmigrated back to her hometown. There she meets her dad, Ye Baoqing, when he is just seven years old, and soon finds her mom, Song Wenjuan, his childhood sweetheart... But her grandparents on both sides in the 1970s are really, really poor... To make sure her parents have enough to eat and wear and 1.4kReads9.3Score188Shelves

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    This book is different in style from Xia Xiaolan's, but in terms of readability, I think they're equally good! This book focuses on humor.

49. 499 我 I Am a Female Physiognomist 我是女相师 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery893k WordsCompleted I was born in the twelfth lunar month of 1991, and came into the world with six fingers. The saying that people born in the Year of the Sheep have bad luck somehow became attached to me. Before I could even speak, my family sent me to live with my grandaunt, who ran a shop selling paper offerings and burial clothes. My grandaunt said I had a star spirit in my fate, and the Vermilion Bird would come to my aid. What did it matter if my destiny was cursed? As the saying goes: The Azure Dragon and W 13.4kReads9.4Score1.4kShelves
50. 500 重 Reborn in 1990, I Traded My Ex-Husband for Eight Houses 重生九零，我用前夫换了八套房 Autumn Colors Crimson秋色绯绯Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Strong leads x no pocket dimension x no System x loving family x building wealth x career first, romance later] Bai Zhenzhu is reborn on the very day she divorces her scumbag husband. The mistress pulls out a stack of cash and asks her: “How much do you want to agree to the divorce?” Bai Zhenzhu replies, “One hundred thousand. Not a cent less.” One hundred thousand to get rid of the scumbag, twenty thousand in divorce compensation, and twenty-four thousand in child support. Bai Zhenzhu takes t 20.4kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves

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    This one is also good; it's about rebirth, divorce, and starting a business.

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