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. 301 一 A Woman Named Chunxiu 一个叫春秀的女人 I'm Yanzi我是艳子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period drama + everyday family life + marriage + building a career + personal growth] I married a state-owned enterprise worker, and after years of trying, I finally had a son. Then, just as my husband was sent to prison, my mother-in-law branded me a bringer of bad luck and threw me out of the house. Qiu Yue, widowed and bullied, and Wang Feng, tormented by domestic abuse, shared my fate. The three of us hard-done-by women joined forces, working, doing business, and opening a factory. We neede 8.8kReads8.0Score742Shelves

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   This period novel, whose title and cover do not do it justice, features a smart and eloquent female protagonist who levels up, fights monsters, and grows into a heroine. Through her, we can see the kindness and capriciousness of women in that era, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of human nature.

2. 302 我 Things That Happened When I Was a Kid 我小时候的事 Xiaoxiao Nishang筱筱霓裳Modern Romance158k WordsCompleted I really don't have much talent for writing novels. I simply pieced together people and events from my childhood, along with scattered fragments of memory and everyday trivialities, as best I could. It's like sewing a patchwork garment out of scraps of floral fabric: from a distance it looks colorful and busy, but up close the seams are obvious, and it never quite comes together. Even so, I weighed every word and poured my passion and love into it, because I wrote it for my daughter. 49Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 303 军 A Sweet Military Marriage: The True Heiress Is Spoiled by the Coldhearted Soldier King 军婚超甜：真千金被高冷兵王宠哭 Qian Yu黔渔Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Military Marriage + Fake and Real Heiresses + Pocket-Space Farm + Marriage Before Love + Wife-Chasing Funeral + Triplets + Transmigrate Into a Book] [The leads divorce and then remarry. They really do get divorced.] Yu Beibei transmigrated into the real heiress and troublesome supporting female character in a period novel about a real and fake heiress. Yu Beibei existed solely to make the “heroine,” the fake heiress, look kind and virtuous. Yu Beibei: “...” Whoever wants this j 13.2kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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   These are all novels I've been wanting to read or have finished reading recently, and quite a few of them are novels adapted from silly animated series.

4. 304 随 Remarried with Mom, the Radiant Pregnant Wife Becomes the Army's Darling 随妈改嫁，明艳孕妻随军成团宠 Little Brat, Nice and Full小拽饱饱Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + joining her husband's unit + lucky pregnancy + love at first sight + strong, stoic officer x charming, radiant little troublemaker] Shen Youyu transmigrates into a book, becoming the burden of a widowed mother who married into a wealthy family. The real heiress thinks she's a country bumpkin, isolates and bullies her, and only took her in because she didn't want to marry the fiancé arranged for her when she was a child, now fallen o 469Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The female lead thinks she's a master of seduction, but the male lead falls in love at first sight [smirk]. The male lead is terrified that the female lead won't love him and will leave him. ✨ The female lead is beautiful but not a saint, sophisticated and self-serving, clear-headed, and has a clear plan for herself. 🍒 Initially, she married the male lead out of necessity and for better future prospects. Unexpectedly, she later falls in love with him and changes her initial thought of leaving him, incorporating him into her plans. [Shy] Moreover, the story begins with her reporting her parents and stepsister, then she takes the family fortune and beautifully follows them to the army. [Thumbs up] The plot is full of twists and turns, and it's very satisfying to see someone get their comeuppance. She's pampered by her family, and the family atmosphere is super warm. [Heart emoji]

5. 305 七 The 1970s: The Sweet, Gentle Educated Youth Becomes the Brigade Leader’s Daughter-in-Law 七零：娇软知青成大队长家儿媳妇 Qingqing Zijin青青子金Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Beloved Wife + Space + Imagination + Supplies + Sweet Romance + Secret Identity + Food] Originally titled: The Space-Wielding Female Educated Youth in the Seventies, with Her Ancestors Here to Help The Ning family had only one living relative left: Ning Wan. By a twist of fate, Ning Wan transmigrated. Worried she’d become a cannon-fodder character in a strange new place? Don’t panic. Her ancestors were here to help: Assets under the names of her nine generations of ancestors, duplicated and del 5.3kReads9.0Score440Shelves
6. 306 踹 I Ditch My Scumbag Dad to Marry a Commander, and the Pretty Army Wife Is Treasured 踹渣爹嫁首长，俏军嫂被捧在心尖 One Smile Captivates the Orange一笑倾橙Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [All-around rich beauty + no supporting deadbeats + no black-market dealings + no relocation to the countryside + spatial System with multiverse trading] Lin Siqiao transmigrated from a fabulously wealthy Shanghai socialite into a pitiful young woman in the 1970s, disliked by her own family. Less than a year after her birth mother died, her scumbag father brought home a stepmother. They say that once you have a stepmother, you get a stepfather too. But Lin Siqiao never imagined that, just to sei 27.8kReads9.5Score4.2kShelves

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   A very good period drama

7. 307 重 Back to the 1970s: Becoming the Woman Behind the Commander 重回七零：做首长背后的女人 Short on Paper, Long on Love by纸短情长byModern Romance383k WordsCompleted [Period piece + reborn + family life + military marriage + childhood sweethearts] Xia Qian wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1970s. Heaven has given her a chance to live her life over. This time, she opens a shop and goes into business, builds a national enterprise, takes the college entrance exam, and studies law, working to advance the rule of law while relentlessly pursuing Han Mo, her childhood sweetheart from her previous life. Han Mo is an island-based military officer who retired fro 42Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   After reading Xia Xiaolan, this is the only book I can still read. It's a substitute for Xia Xiaolan, and it's also super good.

8. 308 八 The Eighties Bride by Proxy with a Husband-Blessing Fate 八零替嫁旺夫命 Mo Ran Qingyi陌染青依Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Zhou family welcomed two girls, one born to them and one they found. From then on, misfortune struck and nothing went right. A fortune-teller examined their fates and said that a lucky star had been born, but was being held back by a jinx. And so, the adopted Zhou Xue’er became known to everyone as the jinx. Eighteen years later, a wealthy family from the city came looking for their daughter. The Zhou family’s biological daughter went to the city to live like a pampered young lady, while the 27.5kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
9. 309 糊 The Washed-Up Star Is So Flirtatious, the Big Shot Coaxes Her in Private, Begging for a Kiss 糊咖茶又媚，大佬私下哄着求亲亲 The Cackling Old Turtledove呱呱叫的老斑鸠Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted [Complete ❤️] [Foxlike Green Tea Girl & Scheming Big Shot | ❤️ Military Marriage | Extra Sweet and Flirtatious] [Period Setting | Age Gap | She Pursues Him] Parallel world, so don't overthink the details! Nan Qiao, a nobody of an actress, received a message asking her to audition at a hotel, only to be thrust into a parallel world set in the 1970s! She could neither carry heavy loads nor lift a finger, and was about to be kicked out of the art troupe on her very first day! What was she supposed 10.7kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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   The first book is quite good for casual reading. The second one is a bit worse than Xia Xiaolan, but still readable. Speaking of which, Xia Xiaolan is really, really good; I love Du Erha so much!

10. 310 恶 The Wicked Mother-in-Law Is Reborn: From the Neighborhood Office to the Provincial Committee Compound 恶婆婆重生：从街道办到省委大院 Like a Flower, Not Like Jade如花不似玉Modern Romance2.9M WordsOngoing [The short drama is now streaming] [Career-driven female lead | 1970s political career progression | A female version of Game of Thrones] Striving to awaken women's consciousness + alternate historical setting + career-focused plot + blended family + male lead who understands her 💥 Modern media mogul Yin Chunjiao opens her eyes to find herself the notorious wicked mother-in-law of the 1970s. • Drove her daughter-in-law to her death? No way. I'll send her to university. • Throwing tantrums and ac 26.9kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
11. 311 新 On Her Wedding Night, the Educated Youth Marries a Rugged Man Instead, Gets Rich, and Raises Her Kids 新婚夜知青改嫁糙汉，暴富养崽崽 Lin Feiyu林菲雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A national-treasure-level arms expert, space storage, and a fortune to be made Ye Xiaoying is reborn on her wedding night. Without hesitation, she marries a rugged country man instead, ruining the scumbag and his mistress. Ye Xiaoying: “Comrade Lu, do you have a wife? If not, would you mind getting one? No bride price needed! You won’t lose out, and you won’t get cheated!” Lu Zhengjun: “Comrade Ye, please behave yourself!” Ye Xiaoying: “…The instructions say to support the countryside, form mutu 16.1kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
12. 312 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Brawny Husband Is Strong and Stamina-Filled 重生八零，糙汉身强体壮耐力好 Peaches Are So Chilly桃子好凉凉Modern Romance565k WordsCompleted (Military marriage + devoted to each other + doting romance + sweet and steamy love story + building wealth) Given a chance to live her life over again, Yu Xiaomin flirts with her husband and doesn't hold back with either her words or her actions~ When Zhou Huaicheng wakes to find his wife suddenly treating him with overwhelming warmth, she is lying on her side with one bare shoulder exposed, her delicate collarbone and tantalizing curves just visible. His mouth goes dry, and his Adam's apple bo 5.6kReads9.1Score558Shelves

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    (Fictional era + age gap + military marriage + revenge and face-slapping) Lin Mian is reborn into the New Year's Eve wedding night when her childhood sweetheart publicly broke off their engagement. In her previous life, she couldn't bear to part with her eighteen years of childhood sweetheart relationship, refusing to back down even unto death, resulting in a tragic early death. However, after the marriage, her childhood sweetheart turned her heart to stone, hating her to the bone, and her family was tormented. Reborn, Lin Mian wants nothing more. Childhood sweetheart relationship? Trash childhood sweetheart? To hell with it all! It's over! Chief, to save me from having no heir, you have to take responsibility! It's over! Chief, to save me from having no heir, you have to take responsibility! Lin Mian decisively broke off the engagement. Just as she was about to leave gracefully, she was almost hit by an oncoming jeep. It was the chief who saved Lin Mian. In the hospital room, the chief pulled out a diagnosis: "Lin Mian, I saved you, you have to take responsibility for me."

13. 313 嫁 After Marrying a Rugged Man in the 1970s, the Mountain Shrew Became a Beautiful Wife 嫁七零糙汉后，山野泼妇变美娇妻 Chi Xiaoyan赤小焱Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + rugged man + pocket dimension + gourmet food + devoted puppy-like husband + doting husband] Su Yunhe, a top modern imperial chef, is burned alive in her villa and reborn in the 1970s with a pocket dimension. She takes over the body of a notorious village shrew: fat, lazy, ugly, wicked, and always doing despicable things! Su Yunhe cleans up the mess she left behind, gradually becoming kinder, prettier, and slimmer. She starts a business and makes a fortune, until everyone in the 3.2kReads9.1Score256Shelves
14. 314 六 The Sixties: The Supporting Actress Works Herself to the Bone and Outshines the Lucky Female Lead 六零，对照组女配卷死锦鲤女主 Moonless Young Master无月公子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + comedy + pocket dimension + punishing scumbags + troublemaker heroine + face-slapping + satisfying read + goofy humor + romance] A chaotic, hilarious career story, not a formulaic one. The heroine is cunning, scheming, unhinged, and becomes an official. It’s hell mode from the start: the original host was beaten to death by her awful grandmother, and less than two minutes after transmigrating, she was kicked into the hospital by her awful father. Cheng Miaomiao opens and close 63.2kReads9.1Score7.5kShelves
15. 315 重 Reborn in the Eighties, I Dump My Trash Ex and Marry the Toughest Officer 重生八零，踹垃圾竹马嫁最猛军官 Precious and Perfect珠圆玉润的宝Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted (Alternate period setting, age gap, everyday life in a military marriage, face-slapping) Lin Mian was reborn on New Year’s Eve, the night her childhood sweetheart publicly broke off their engagement. In her previous life, she couldn’t bear to give up eighteen years of affection for her childhood sweetheart and refused to end the engagement, even if it killed her. But after they married, he was as cold as stone and hated her to the bone. He tormented her until her family was ruined, and she die 2.5kReads8.9Score249Shelves
16. 316 重 After Being Reborn, I Won Back My Beloved 重生之后，追回我的朱砂痣 Five Little Cats五只小猫Modern Romance456k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was pushed into a river and forced to marry that beast in human form. After the wedding, the scumbag used her father’s influence to return to the city. They spent twenty years in a sexless marriage. She refused to let her husband touch her because she had always carried an unspoken love in her heart. Later, her father died of illness, and her mother passed away soon after. The scumbag ground her down until she was barely recognizable. She also learned that her father ha 9.4kReads9.3Score965Shelves
17. 317 八 In the Eighties, the Cannon-Fodder Villainess Turns Dark, Remarries a Scheming Officer After Becoming a Widow 八零炮灰黑化，丧偶再嫁腹黑军官 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1980s military marriage + devoted couple + everyone gets their comeuppance + medical space + making money + sweet romance + adorable pets + both leads reborn] The heroine plays the pig to eat the tiger: she’s ruthless, vicious, and petty as can be. In her previous life, Xia Qingqing was abused by her scumbag husband’s whole family. She killed him and spent fifteen years in prison, where she learned all sorts of skills. The only person she cared about was her younger brother, who was tortured to 10.1kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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    This book is really good. The female protagonist is reborn and goes on a killing spree, seeking revenge for every wrong done to her, eliminating all enemies, and building a fortune...

18. 318 重 Reborn in the 1980s, I Was Switched into a Marriage and Became the Compound's Beloved Daughter-in-Law 重生八零被换亲，我成家属院团宠 Lin Guo'er林果儿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xia Xiaohe and her cousin Xia Lanxiang are both reborn. In their previous life, Xia Xiaohe married a poor farmer, while her cousin married a college-educated youth sent to the countryside in the city. Her cousin followed him to the city and enjoyed a comfortable life, earning everyone’s envy. But in the end, Xia Xiaohe and her husband worked hard and made a name and fortune for themselves amid the tide of the times, living in splendor. Her cousin’s life in the city, meanwhile, was a complete mes 6kReads8.9Score583Shelves

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    The female lead is incredibly capable; she's resourceful and resourceful. I love her personality.

19. 319 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate to the 1970s! One Marries the Uncle, the Other the Nephew, and They Live Across the Hall 闺蜜一起穿七零！嫁舅甥，住对门 Qian Yu黔渔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Military Marriage + Period Setting + Both Male Leads Are Devoted + Sweet Romance + Ensemble Cast + Everyday Family Life + Funny Early on] Wen Tang and her best friend Chi Yue found a novel about a real and fake heiress on a fiction website. Unlike other stories of its kind, the two heiresses weren't rivals but helped each other. They went to the countryside together, got married together, and even married an uncle and his nephew. Then they built their fortunes togethe 54kReads8.9Score7.3kShelves

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    💙🥒💙This book is so hilarious! The female lead and her best friend's transmigration experiences are so funny. Both of them transmigrated into cannon fodder female supporting characters, and they are the contrast between happy lives. The man wanted to run away, but the female lead wouldn't stand for it. The two of them really caused a lot of trouble.

20. 320 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 4.1kReads9.1Score461Shelves
21. 321 凤 A Phoenix Lands in a Mountain Village, Bringing Billions in Supplies to Save China 凤凰落入山沟沟，百亿物资佑华夏 Laughing Every Day天天嘻嘻哈哈哈Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Period Setting, Transmigration, Pocket Dimension, Stockpiling Supplies, Raising Kids] At six, Xin Zinuo becomes an orphan after her parents die in a car accident. Her greedy relatives try to seize the family’s assets under the pretext of raising her. At eighteen, she unexpectedly discovers a pocket dimension in a dream, as if she has been given a mission. With a subconscious feeling that something is about to happen, Xin Zinuo makes the most important decision of her life: she stockpiles a huge 7.5kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
22. 322 重 Reborn in the 1960s: The Old Woman's Rise 重生六零：老太太的崛起 Sweet and Sour Orange Fish糖醋橙子鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn in the late 1960s, an imperfect heroine who grows over time, then a fiery old lady; explosive gossip; family squabbles early on, then the heroine builds a career; ensemble cast] In her previous life, Grandma Xia gave everything she had to her family. She raised her three sons to adulthood and helped them start families and careers. She should have been able to enjoy her golden years, but her sons kicked her out, and she died on a rainy winter night. When she opened her eyes, Grandma Xia 7.6kReads9.0Score759Shelves

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    The first book only had a female lead and no romantic subplot, so it wasn't melodramatic and was very enjoyable to read, without any frustrating moments. The second book had a more novel theme than most period dramas. I finished the other two a long time ago and don't remember them [laughing emoji]. But I'm sure they were all pretty good, because after reading so many novels and using Tomato (a popular Chinese reading app) for so long, there aren't many books I can finish these days.

23. 323 生 Crying Through Childbirth, I’m Spoiled by a Powerful Man in the 1990s 生崽痛哭，我在九零被大佬宠上天 The Dark Circles Aren't Dark黑眼圈不黑Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Set in a bygone era + sweet romance + family life + building wealth + devoted one-on-one couple] Everyone at Big Willow Courtyard knew Gu Lin was a reckless hooligan who brought misfortune to his relatives. They warned their children to stay away from him, or they'd end up unlucky too. Mu Ning transmigrated into a period novel as the cannon-fodder ex-wife of a major supporting character. Her original body's fate was to die in childbirth. She touched her four-month baby bump and trembled with fe 8.1kReads8.7Score496Shelves

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    These four books are all incredibly good! The first one, although not highly rated, is truly excellent. The male lead was originally a petty thug, and the female lead is a time traveler. Later, the male lead reforms, and the two run a food stall that becomes incredibly successful. The second book features a male lead with a bad temper who experienced trauma in his childhood. He falls in love with the female lead at first sight and is very obedient to her; he's quite arrogant. The third book features the female lead and her entire family of three who are transported to the 1970s. The fourth book features a family of four sisters whose lives improve steadily. For those who enjoy historical fiction, don't miss these! [Heart emojis]

24. 324 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, My Sons' Golden Fingers Merged with Mine 穿书后我和儿子们的金手指合并了 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Twins + Space + System + Book Pavilion + Military Marriage + Everyday Parenting] The male lead is basically just a background character, though he gets a little more screen time later on. Qiu Yinuo transmigrates into a book, becoming the vicious supporting female character in a period novel, as well as the future commander’s plump wife, who dies young. As the wife of a powerful man, she has everything she could want, yet she makes trouble at every turn and ends up bringing about her own death 35.2kReads9.4Score5.1kShelves

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    The first book only had a female lead and no romantic subplot, so it wasn't melodramatic and was very enjoyable to read, without any frustrating moments. The second book had a more novel theme than most period dramas. I finished the other two a long time ago, so I don't remember them 😂 But they were definitely good, because after reading so many novels and using the Tomato Potion app for so long, there aren't many books I can finish these days.

25. 325 夺 After Reclaiming Her Good Fortune, the Adored Wife Makes Five Hundred Billion 夺回福运后，团宠娇妻狂赚五百亿 Qiu Yeqing秋叶青Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Original title: Reclaiming My Fortune, the Beloved Family Darling Makes Five Billion [Farming + period setting + beloved by the whole family + reborn + pocket dimension + satisfying read] Only when she was dying did Liu Manning find out the truth. Her cousin had stolen her good fortune, taken her place at university, and even caused the deaths of the family members who loved her! After fighting to the death and taking her cousin down with her, she is reborn before her good fortune is stolen. Fac 2kReads8.9Score257Shelves
26. 326 闺 My Best Friend and I Woke Up on Our Wedding Night, Married Officers, and Battled the Worst of the Worst 闺蜜齐穿新婚夜，嫁军官，斗极品 Qian Duoduo钱哆哆Modern Romance794k WordsCompleted [Best Friends Both Transmigrate into a Book + Historical Era + Military Marriage + Gossip + Pocket Space + Face-Slapping + Family Life + Cozy Everyday Life + Comedy + Building a Fortune] Tong Yao never imagined that one day she and her best friend would transmigrate into a book together, and both marry into the same family! On their wedding night from the start, since they were already there, they figured they might as well sleep with their husbands first. Only after they were done did she disco 895Reads7.1Score108Shelves
27. 327 逃 Fleeing Famine and Farming: The Eldest Daughter of the Farmhouse Keeps the Family Fed 逃荒种田，农门长姐养家忙 Clouds Above the Clouds云上之云Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This story has no space, is not a feel-good power fantasy, and its famine-flight scenes are adapted from historical accounts of ordinary people fleeing famine in different periods. The heroine is only eight years old, so escaping with her whole family in tow is very hard, incredibly hard. If you’re looking for a feel-good power fantasy, please move on. Don’t read to the end, decide the main characters have suffered too much, feel bad, and then leave a negative review. Writing is hard, so please 33.9kReads9.4Score4.1kShelves
28. 328 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The Delicate Educated Youth Clings to the Villain 穿书七零：娇娇知青抱紧反派大腿 Cute Fruit萌果果Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Delicate Educated Youth + Sweet Romance] The moment Wen Nuan opened her eyes, she had become a rich beauty in the 1970s! Fair skin, a beautiful face, long legs, and even a pocket dimension with a spirit spring for growing crops! But why was she the cannon-fodder female supporting character in a novel?! Determined to change her fate, she decided to stay away from the male lead and the scheming woman. But her biological father was plotting against her, her step 9.4kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
29. 329 错 Wrongly Married in 1975: The Rugged Man and the Sophisticated Beauty 错嫁1975：糙汉与御姐 Wan Qian, Who Loves Cantonese Soup爱吃广府汤的万千帝主Modern Romance475k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + marriage first, love later + farming + cuisine] [Realistic and down-to-earth + slice of life + light comedy + heartwarming] Qiao Yujie, a 34-year-old elite doctor. During the Qingming tomb-sweeping festival, she bowed nine times to her ancestors, and five thousand strings of firecrackers burned to ash Then she was gone. When she opened her eyes again, it was 1975, and she was being "packed off" to marry a man in a military district. Her fiancé had gone fro 181.2kReads8.3Score25.7kShelves

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    Very nice, [heart][heart] Lighthearted, casual, and not over-the-top.

30. 330 当 When the Luo Leaves Fall 当洛叶飘落时 Dazed Coco Duck呆呆可可达鸭Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted A dangerously obsessive, teasing heroine * a cold, mysterious hero Her father is a professor at a prestigious university, and her mother is an artist. The beautiful young heiress had every advantage, yet somehow managed to ruin it all: her father was framed and disgraced, her mother, a folk-dance artist, was left permanently disabled, and her younger brother ended up in prison. If she could live her life over, armed only with memories of her family's tragic fate, how would she save herself? And —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm in! I know! The female lead is an absolute career woman, reborn in the 90s to become an internet mogul. (If you mind that the female lead needs to grow, or if you want a non-stop high-energy story, please turn it off!) The male lead is a cool and handsome guy, no need to say more. I love the second male lead—he's got a fatherly, cunning side, who doesn't love that?! Everyone should watch this!!!

31. 331 重 Reborn at the End of the 1970s: The Miracle Doctor’s Fiery Little Wife 重生七零末：神医小辣妻 Forty-Four Pomegranates四四石榴Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Xia Yu and Chu Weixian were murdered. In this life, she refuses to make the same mistakes. She starts taking down scumbags and serving up one satisfying face-slapping moment after another. But Chu Weixian isn't happy about it. Every time she takes down a scumbag or goes off to enjoy herself, she doesn't tell him, and the thought makes him furious. She married him, after all. Why won't she let her boyfriend step in instead of insisting on handling everything herself? She's s 1.3kReads9.1Score244Shelves
32. 332 穿 After Reincarnating as a Wretched Old Woman, I Just Want to Live a Laid-Back Life 穿成极品老妇之后只想当咸鱼 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted The old woman was a real piece of work. She drove her eldest daughter-in-law to her death, then doted on her second son, who passed the highest imperial exam and married the daughter of the prime minister. She even encouraged him to favor his concubine and neglect his wife. In the end, the prime minister had the whole family killed. The old woman suddenly came back reborn, only to be scared to death by what she had experienced in her previous life. Manxing, a promising 25-year-old woman, transmi 31.1kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves

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    This is highly recommended!!!

33. 333 重 Reborn as a Wealthy Beauty in the 1970s, She Wakes Beside the Fiercest, Roughest Man 重生七零白富美，在最猛糙汉的枕边醒来 Lin Shuiyan临水颜Modern Romance566k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + transmigrate into a book + rugged hero + sweet romance + fiercely protective husband] The moment Guan Yuxi opens her eyes, she’s being doted on to death by a handsome, strapping man. As it turns out, she’s transmigrated into the villainess of a period novel! She’s a beautiful, wealthy village girl, yet a scumbag man schemes against her and manipulates her. In the end, she’s even locked up in a psychiatric hospital and beaten to death. But Guan Yuxi isn’t worried at all, bec 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is good. The sweet moments between the male and female leads are described very delicately. The part about the female lead's old revolutionary grandfather passing away is very evocative and full of nostalgia. The writing and plot are both good.

34. 334 小 The Little Boss Is a Menace to Cats and Dogs, and Hides from Mom and Dad That She's a Millionaire 小老板猫嫌狗厌，瞒爸妈当万元户 Jin Manman金满满Modern Romance4.3M WordsOngoing [1980s setting + lighthearted comedy + everyday life + building wealth] Little Rice Cake is a sieve spirit with off-the-charts brains and emotional intelligence, and she never waits until tomorrow to get revenge. After being forced to split from her family, Little Rice Cake single-handedly lifts her family and friends, infiltrates the enemy's ranks, and takes down every gossiping shrew in the village. The good life begins with living in a pigsty and raising piglets. She starts making money by do 25.4kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves

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    This is the first book I've been following. Nian Gao'er is clever, cute, and eloquent, and the illustrations are absolutely adorable! I support her!!!

35. 335 转 After Reincarnating as the Real Daughter in the 1970s, She Goes Wild 转生成年代真千金后，她野翻了 Lan Cao澜草Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Period setting + devoted couple + one-sided salvation + regretful pursuit + parallel worlds] Lin Jinruan, the daughter of a wealthy tycoon, was swept by seawater into the 1970s, where she became a young intellectual sent down to the countryside, complete with a 3-billion-yuan shopping mall. She became engaged to Lu Jingnian, the male lead of a novel. Knowing that getting close to the leads would bring misfortune, she promptly turned on her heel and left. She changed her laid-back, go 5Reads6.6Score—Shelves
36. 336 民 Bandit Village in the Republic of China 民国土匪村 Uncle Li of the Island Reef海岛礁的黎叔Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Period-drama fans, come take a look! (Not a wish-fulfillment story, no ghosts or gods, no System.) It covers romance, household intrigue, bandits, fierce resistance against the Japanese, fleeing famine, and the lives of educated youths. Everyone who’s read it says it’s great! Hei Niu and Xiu Zhen could have lived happily together, but because Xiu Zhen was so beautiful, bandits set their sights on her. By then, Hei Niu had become the chief steward of the Huang family estate. He learned that ban 3kReads8.1Score435Shelves

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    After reading this book, I realized how hard-won our happy life is today.

37. 337 重 Reborn in 1980: The Heroine Turns Over a New Leaf 重生1980：女主她浪子回头了 Er Lanlan贰蓝蓝Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Ye Xing was manipulated by her family into leaving for the city. She abandoned her husband and children! After working herself to the bone for more than a decade, all the money she earned was spent by those ungrateful wolves! In the end, she died miserable and alone. Reborn into a new life, she discovered that her son was smart and capable, her daughter lively and adorable, and even her husband was devastatingly handsome. She cursed her past self for being a fool. Why had s 640Reads8.8Score101Shelves
38. 338 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Nation Sent Me a Soldier Boyfriend 重生八零，国家给我发了个军哥哥 Pig Eight-Flower's Brother猪八花她哥Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Period + Maxed-Out Skills + Making a Fortune and Placing First in the Exams + Devoted Love] Zhao Jingyan had every skill maxed out, but after getting herself killed through her own stupidity, she transmigrated into the body of a young girl from the 1980s who had returned to her village to search for her family. After quietly questioning her life for a while, she decided to make the best of things. Living well was what mattered. The three essentials of transmigrating to another 4.5kReads8.8Score404Shelves

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    This book is about getting rich through business.

39. 339 老 An Old Lady Reborn in the 1980s: Kneel, You Good-for-Nothing Children 老太太重生八零：极品儿女靠边跪 Little White Down小白毫Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + reborn in a bygone era + ruthless old woman + making money and punishing scoundrels + an ensemble cast striving to succeed] Given another chance at life, the old woman shows no mercy. Anyone who tries to split up the family or drag her down gets thrown out! Her awful children can get on their knees and stay out of her way! Zhang Siqin spent half her life as a widow, pouring her heart into raising three sons and two daughters. She bought a house in the city for her eldest so 470Reads—Score107Shelves

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    I think it's great. It's really well-written!!! I love it!!! The plot is completely engaging, the characters are very vivid, and there's no dragging or sentimentality. I highly recommend it!!! It's my favorite type of story!!!

40. 340 八 1980s Military Marriage: Your Soldier Boy Just Registered His Marriage with Me 八零军婚：你的兵哥哥跟我领证咯 Red and Green Buds红绿蕊Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted [Career-Focused] [Satisfying Revenge on Trash] [Taking Down the Worst] [Only Ever Been With Each Other] [Sweet Romance, No Angst] In her past life, her adoptive sister tricked her into going abroad, where her organs were harvested and she died a gruesome death in a foreign land. Reborn in the 1980s, she was cruelly abused by her own father and thrown into a pigsty in the freezing cold, left on the brink of death. At death's door, she unexpectedly awakened a dream System. In her dreams, her wi 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is both exciting and stress-relieving; everyone except the villains is a good guy.

41. 341 发 Getting Rich for a Prosperous New Year 发家致富好过年 Little White Down小白毫Modern Romance721k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, incredibly sweet and doting, satisfying and swoon-worthy] In her previous life, Luo Hui was blind and terrible to the people who loved her. She treasured a heartless ingrate, causing everyone who truly loved her to die one by one. In the end, she even brought about her own death. After being reborn, she became an umbrella shielding her family, doing everything she could for them. And besides her family, there was one man she had to protect. “Zhou Yanyu, do you have a girlfri 16Reads8.4Score—Shelves
42. 342 重 Reborn in the 1970s with Ten Boxes of Cash as My Dowry 重生七零空间她有十箱大团结嫁妆 A Penguin from the North来自北方的一只企鹅Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn + Pocket Dimension + Sweet Romance + Revenge on Scum + Punishing Evil and Promoting Good + Female Pursues Male + Having a Baby “Ding! The Punish Evil and Promote Good Pocket Dimension has reached Level One. Host can now eat fish and vegetables, and enter the thatched cottage!” “Ding! The Host is rewarded with a prescription for curing tuberculosis!” “Ding! The Host is rewarded with the shared ability ‘Run Fast!’” “Ding! The Host is rewarded with a prescription for curing heart disease 1.4kReads8.8Score180Shelves
43. 343 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 93kReads9.6Score12.4kShelves

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    I highly recommend this one. It's a top-tier masterpiece, the author's writing is exquisite, and both the male and female leads are incredibly intelligent. You'll be so moved you'll want to pee! [Crying][crying]

44. 344 漂 The Beautiful Girl Next Door Wakes Up and Joins the Army. Officers Fight Over Her 漂亮白月光觉醒随军，首长争又抢 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “Second Chance at Love, Spatial Ability, Everyone’s Favorite, Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium, Adorable Baby, Military Marriage” In the third year of living apart from He Shaoyan and fighting over a divorce, Ye Qingzhi began having prophetic dreams. At first, they were just trivial things, until one day she dreamed that her brother-in-law imprisoned her, while her sister became his accomplice and drove her insane before she died a gruesome death. After she died, the man who had repeatedly cl 28.1kReads7.0Score2.5kShelves

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    On the day the baby turned one month old, the family compound was bustling with activity. Military wives brought piles of little clothes and shoes, and even the cooks sent a basket of eggs. He Shaoyan stood in the middle, holding his daughter, grinning like a fool. Ye Qingzhi looked at him, remembering the way he looked when he fired the gun in her dream. The same person, one dying, the other laughing. She went over, took her daughter from him, and whispered, "In this life, let's live well together."

45. 345 怼 Clapping Back and Making Money Feel So Good 怼人和赚钱都好爽啊 Goldfish Huaguoguo金鱼花果果Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Reborn + Face-Slapping and Scum-Bashing + Top Student + Corporate and Business World] Complete! Reborn in a poor village in the 1980s, Xia Yan is dealt a terrible hand: her biological father is seriously ill, her mother favors someone else, and she has no money for school. Xia Yan quickly fights back. She collects the debts owed to her, gives her abusers a piece of her mind, and protects the money she earns herself! Her elders watch her transform from a well-behaved girl int 6.7kReads9.1Score876Shelves

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    Having read dozens of books from that era, these are probably the ones that best match Xia Xiaolan. Although they're not quite as good as Xia Xiaolan herself.

46. 346 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1960s: The Dazzling Drama Queen Stuns the Nation 穿书六零：作精美人惊艳全国了 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The vivacious and beautiful Yuan Xiaoyuan transmigrates, only to discover that she has landed in a period novel as a nameless cannon-fodder female character. Yuan Xiaoyuan clenches her fists. To hell with the plot and the hero and heroine! No one is going to stand in her way! Not even the frigid Northeastern winter can cool Yuan Xiaoyuan's burning heart when she meets Zhou Yang. Faced with his arrogant, aloof attitude, she swears that even if he's a rock, she'll melt him down. The whol 2.6kReads8.7Score175Shelves

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    Most of them are career-oriented, and the female protagonists are a variety of types, including the clear-headed and rational type, the extreme type, and the socially successful type. I especially recommend the second book, which features characters with the highest IQ and EQ, dice that come to life, extreme characters that become obstacles, and characters who take revenge without delay.

47. 347 穿 On My 1980s Wedding Night, I Transmigrate and Marry a Poor, Rough Man with a Pocket Dimension 穿到八零新婚夜，带空间嫁穷糙汉 Little Golden Monkey小金猴Modern Romance890k WordsCompleted Jiang Mi is a catering magnate. She brings a warehouse space stocked with billions’ worth of supplies back to the 1980s, where she marries an impoverished man with two younger siblings in tow. They can barely manage one meal to the next, and their ramshackle house could collapse at any moment. Everyone thinks Jiang Mi has drawn a terrible lot in life, saddled with a man like this and doomed to misery forever. Jiang Mi rolls up her sleeves and sets about helping them grow into their potential. Sh 2.1kReads9.2Score272Shelves
48. 348 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 16.8kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
49. 349 重 Reborn as a Delicate, Wealthy Beauty in the 1970s 重生七零娇气白富美 Bai Budan白不单Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Lu Xicheng, a young lady from the 21st century, transmigrates to the 1970s, bringing her little villa with her. Though she's unlucky, at least this girl looks just like she did before and has loving parents and family. So what if she's sent to the countryside? It's anyone's guess whether she'll reform the rural areas or they'll reform her! Staring at her palm, red and sore after picking just a few ears of corn, Lu Xicheng sniffles. Farm work is too hard. She wants to go home! Huo Jingchuan is th 139.9kReads9.2Score20.2kShelves
50. 350 七 A Sweet Newlywed Night in the 1970s: The Lucky Bride Is Charming and Brings Her Husband Good Fortune 七零新婚夜，旺夫小福妻又俏又甜 July Rabbit七月兔Modern Romance771k WordsCompleted ✨✨The seven babies from two pregnancies are all here! No awful relatives, just a heartwarming, feel-good farming story!✨✨ In 1976, the Zhou family, a household sent down to Qing Shui Bay Commune, married off a homely woman who had been abandoned by her educated-youth lover. She was mistaken for suffering morning sickness on her wedding day, and the whole village waited to see the family make a fool of themselves. But after Yu Liuliu, a sweet young bride with both healing and spatial abilities wh 86Reads9.1Score101Shelves

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