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. 351 惊 What a Shock! I Landed a Secure Government Job in the 1960s 惊！我竟在六零端上了铁饭碗 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Set in a bygone era + Transmigration + Inspirational + Heartwarming + Everyday family life + City job] After saving a cat just after finishing the college entrance exams, Su Yuhe became a vegetable. A year later, she transmigrated into the body of Su He, a girl from Nanshan Village in the 1960s who had heard that the college entrance exams had been suspended, missed a step, and drowned. Suddenly transported to the countryside of the 1960s, Su He had no phone, no electricity, no internet, and n 23.1kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
2. 352 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Seventies: The Cannon-Fodder Wife Takes Her Child to Join the Army 穿书年代，炮灰原配携崽随军去啦 Spirit Rain in the Empty Mountains空山灵雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted An Hua transmigrated to the 1960s and became the cannon-fodder ex-wife of a male lead from a novel set in that era. The original wife was a rich, beautiful heiress who looked down on her illiterate, working-class husband. She caused one scene after another, determined to divorce him and run into the arms of her first love. An Hua, who had transmigrated into her role, thought: Illiterate? That's a man with the right roots and a good background! Working-class? He's a golden ticket! She promptly to 31.9kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves
3. 353 分 After the Family Split, the Little Widow’s Husband Returned from the Capital 分家后，小寡妇男人从京城回来了 Jin Yu锦喻Modern Romance988k WordsCompleted [Space + Sweet Romance] Lin Yu wakes up in the 1970s, an era of scarce supplies when you need ration coupons for everything. She’s a young widow with a child, her husband supposedly dead! First, she takes on her awful mother-in-law and splits up the family. Then she raises her three little ones and makes a fortune. But one day, her husband comes back! Xiao Jing is strong and sturdy, and a key member of the state. Seeing his delicate little wife, who can barely lift a finger, he can’t help fee 2.9kReads9.1Score327Shelves
4. 354 重 Back to the Eighties: The Heroine Only Wants to Study 重回八零之女主她一心想学习 Gu Shiliuyan顾十六言Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ji Liang has worked hard all her life, and at last, at the age of thirty, she’s about to buy her first home. Then a car accident sends her back to her third year of middle school in the 1980s. This time, she’ll kick her deadbeat father to the curb, take good care of her mother, and build a prosperous life for them both. It all starts with becoming a top student in the truest sense of the word. When faced with all her admirers, she has only one thing to say: “What’s dating? Can you eat it?” 28Reads8.9Score—Shelves
5. 355 穿 Transmigrating to the Seventies as a Young Widow 穿越七零年代小寡妇 Dreamland in the Clouds寻云梦境Modern Romance655k WordsCompleted [Feel-good wish fulfillment + strong female lead + transmigration + sweet romance] Xia Qingxue (Luo Nianyi): I was a mighty Nascent Soul cultivator with a single lightning spiritual root, and I got blasted into oblivion by tribulation lightning. What a humiliating way to go. Unexpectedly, I transmigrate to the spiritually barren 1970s and become a new widow whose husband has just died, with two children to raise. Huh, why does that dark-faced man look so much like my senior brother? Wait, the tw 3.5kReads9.2Score535Shelves
6. 356 掏 The Capitalist's Daughter Liquidated Her Family Fortune and Joined the Army to Find Her Husband 掏空家产，资本家小姐去部队寻夫 Splendid Money Orange锦绣钱橙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: “Emptying the Family Fortune: The Capitalist's Daughter Goes to the Army to Find Her Husband” [Military marriage + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket dimension + Putting scumbags in their place + Love grows over time + Exceptionally fit military officer, her childhood betrothed VS dazzling capitalist's daughter] Jiang Si was fair-skinned, beautiful, and radiant. Who would have thought that after waking up, she would find herself in a period novel, as a well-known capitalist's daug 46.1kReads9.2Score5.6kShelves
7. 357 携 Bringing a Pocket Dimension to the 1970s: She Helps Her Whole Family Make Money 携空间穿七零：她带全家赚物资 October Whale十月鲸鲸Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + spirit spring + pills + weapons + devoted leads + feel-good power fantasy] Su Rujin, a 21st-century female warrior, can charm guests in the parlor and whip up a meal in the kitchen. She never imagined that she’d cut her finger while cooking and transmigrate to the 1970s. Luckily, her pocket dimension came with her... She lived a life full of restrictions in her previous life, so this time she’ll live well and be a gentle beauty! Watch as she helps her family make money and 10.6kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
8. 358 9 The 1990s: Why Date When I've Transmigrated into a Book? 90年代：穿书了谁还谈恋爱啊 Xi He琋和Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Ting had just secured funding when she transmigrated into a romance novel where everyone was eight hundred percent love-brained. From the start, she was stuck in an icy wasteland with a talkative male lead threatening to kill her. Lin Ting: “Date you? I'd rather get a dog.” The original male lead: “...?” No space, no System, no mind-reading ability... Luckily, she still had a business brain running at full speed. “I'm never dating anyone. Not in this life.” “If I run out of money, I can earn 42.6kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
9. 359 我 My Elders 我的长辈 Lion Mound狮子墩Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted In the 1980s, as people flock to the cities, all kinds of stories unfold! Mu Fang suffers from asthma, so many people keep their distance. After several unsuccessful matchmaking attempts, she meets someone on a day when sleet begins to fall. It feels like fate has brought them together, and they fall in love at first sight. Defying her family’s objections, Mu Fang marries her second uncle, who is more than ten years her senior. She never looks down on him for being poor and from the countryside, 304Reads—Score—Shelves

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10. 360 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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    In this story of pursuing one's wife across different eras, there are no special abilities or special skills involved; everyone involved is a local.

11. 361 六 The Sixies’ Worst Old Lady: You, You, and You, Get Down on Your Knees! 六零极品老太：你你还有你跪下！ Xia Chen夏沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Golden Finger + Everyday Life] Young Qihong Dou wakes up in the 1960s in the body of a troublesome old woman. She has a huge brood of descendants and endless family drama, and every morning she opens her eyes wondering why she still hasn't died. After becoming the awful Old Madam Zhao, Qihong Dou fails to die and has no choice but to accept her fate and start fighting to survive. Fortunately, Heaven hasn't treated her too badly: it gave her a golden finger. A t 25.7kReads9.3Score3kShelves
12. 362 七 The 1970s: I Married the Man Who Prayed to the Gods 七零：我嫁给了求神拜佛的那个他 Clear Skies on the Second Day of the Fourth Month四月初二晴Modern Romance556k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Period Setting + Everyday Life + Sweet Romance + Past and Present Lives + Rebirth + Romance + No Saintly Protagonist + Golden Finger + Pocket Dimension] Blurb: Bai Xiaxia transmigrates to the 1970s, only to have her engagement broken off. The neighbors are all waiting to see her make a fool of herself. To their surprise, before long she's married to someone with even more power and status! She thinks going north to study is a reluctant choice, made after weighing her options —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Does a smart and rational female lead have any fans?

13. 363 老 My Husband Faked His Death, So I Canceled His Registration and Made It Real 老公假死？我反手销户让他真死透 Dreaming of Retirement梦想退休养老Modern Romance682k WordsCompleted Also known as The Day After I Remarried, My Dead Husband Came Back to Life Ruan Xiuning fainted from crying at her husband’s funeral. In a dream, she saw that three years later, her husband would “come back from the dead,” return in triumph with a new love, while she became a pawn in her brother-in-law’s marriage swap and died beneath the fists of her new husband. When she woke, she sneered and tore away her gentle disguise. It was time for someone else to have that nightmare. She insisted on e 7.3kReads8.3Score937Shelves

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    I prioritize writing style and plot when reading, and these books all have excellent writing and plot. The plot of book 1 is relatively novel (within my comprehension range), and both the writing and plot development are quite good. Books 2, 4, and 5 are ones I can still enjoy even after rereading twice. I generally can't get into most books a second time, even after finishing them, especially book 2, which is quite popular. Book 4's portrayal of family life and interpersonal relationships is very realistic, making it easy for the reader to connect with the story. Book 5 is a "feel-good" story; the female lead relentlessly punishes the villains, and no one can watch her bully her former mother-in-law without laughing.

14. 364 就 Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购 Sauce-Fried Rice酱汁炒饭Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted With a loud crash, Xu Jiaojiao, from the twenty-second century, survives an air disaster and transmigrates to the resource-starved 1960s, with three years of famine looming. Luckily, she has the “Buy-It-All Shopping Group” golden finger. She lands a job through a supply-and-marketing cooperative recruitment drive and gets a secure government job for life. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate... While everyone else chews grass, I snack on dates. I’ll stockpile the good stuff until the warehous 6.9kReads8.9Score740Shelves
15. 365 家 With a Little Trouble-Maker at Home, Life Only Gets Sweeter 家有小作精，日子越过越有爱 Gu Yin En顾寅恩Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] [1970s era + transmigration into a book + military marriage + going berserk + getting rich] After putting up with a mountain of grievances in her previous life, Wen Ning transmigrates to the 1970s, where there’s nothing to be had, and gets even more fed up. She just wants to go berserk and take on the whole world. When the villagers gossip behind her back, Wen Ning’s response is simple: “I’ll just curse them out.” When she argues with her mother-in-law, Wen Ning’s res 2.6kReads8.4Score194Shelves

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    The main characters all time-travel to different eras, possess spatial abilities, and are all sophisticated and self-serving individuals who never want to lose out, haha ​​[laughing][laughing]. I absolutely love this kind of character design [kissing][kissing][kissing], it's so good!!! I highly recommend it to you all [full][full][full]

16. 366 妹 The Little Darling Comes to Find Her Family and Mistakes Her Brother, Then the Cold-Faced Commander Kisses Her to Tears 妹宝投亲认错哥，被冷面首长亲哭 The Domineering God of Wealth's Darling Wife霸道财神爷的小娇妻Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The animated series My Little Sister Slept in the Wrong Room and Ran into the Demon King from the Start is now available. Search for it on Tomato Redfruit to watch. Qiao Xinxin was the real daughter the Qiao family had only just brought home. To avoid marrying her fiancé, who had been disabled during a mission, the fake heiress Qiao Mingzhu got her drunk at the family reunion banquet and sent her to her own fiancé's bed. But she went to the wrong room and spent a wild night with the outstanding 33.6kReads8.2Score2.8kShelves
17. 367 1 1959: With an Achievement System, She Throws Herself into the Grind 1959：携带成就系统，她卷了 Dream of a Winter Night冬夜之梦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This novel has been adapted into the short drama Sixies Technology's Glory. A stirring, inspirational, patriotic story, featuring a heroine who grows over time, strong values, smart characters all around, a one-on-one romance, love that develops over time, and plenty of humor. Du Yimeng only wants enough to eat and warm clothes in an era of scarcity. But after seeing the deep love others have for their country, she is gradually moved by their example and joins the fight for her nation. She wield 37.3kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves
18. 368 丈 Her Husband Always Takes His Childhood Sweetheart’s Side, but He Panics When She Remarries a Commander 丈夫处处护青梅，改嫁首长他急了 Green Ink Song青墨歌Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Shen Youran wakes up to find that she has transmigrated into a novel set in a bygone era, where she has become a cannon-fodder supporting female character. Her husband is about to marry the goddess he has secretly loved for years after his wife dies, while the child the original owner had with an unknown man is destined to become a foil for comparison. The moment Shen Youran sees the adorable little dumpling of a child, her heart melts! Now that she has transmigrated here, this is her child. She 1.8kReads9.0Score292Shelves
19. 369 重 Reborn on the Day I Meet My In-Laws: Flip the Table and Start Over! 重生在见公婆当日，掀桌，重来！ Purple on Top of Purple紫上加紫Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted (Main story complete) Period drama + Rebirth + Face-slapping and putting scumbags in their place + Over-the-top melodrama + Sweet romance + Military marriage Lin Xi cut ties with her family just to marry Du Aiguo. She gave everything she had to the Du family: cared for Du Aiguo’s paralyzed mother, used her connections to find his sister a job, paid his younger brother’s bride price, provided their home, raised their children, and put Du Aiguo through university. And what did she get in return? A 2.3kReads8.2Score320Shelves

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    ❣️📖In her past life, Lin Xi gave everything for the Du family, only to suffer a tragic end. A paralyzed mother-in-law, an ambitious sister-in-law, a good-for-nothing brother-in-law, and a cheating husband drove her to a desperate death. 💃Fortunately, fate intervened, and she was reborn on the very day she was to meet her in-laws. This time, facing the Du family's (difficulties/obstruction), she refused to tolerate it and directly overturned the table. 🔥🔥🔥

20. 370 快 Quick Transmigration: The White Lotus Wins Everyone’s Hearts Again 快穿：白莲花她又万人迷了 He Shiershi何十二时Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [White Lotus, Green Tea Beauty + Everyone's Darling + No Fixed Male Lead + Romantic Rivalries + Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Shen Yangyang, adored by everyone regardless of gender, is bound to a Supporting Character Comeback System and tasked with repairing small worlds on the verge of collapse due to supporting characters' overwhelming resentment. Shen Yangyang's motto: “I'm not a player. I just give everyone who loves me a home.” [World One] Everyone's Darling on a Dating Show [World Two] Everyo 47kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves

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    💐💐The female lead goes to the military base to find her brother; her stunning beauty makes the male lead fall in love at first sight!🔥🔥🔥When family members visit the military camp, he sees Jiang Nianzi, a beautiful woman in a cheongsam, with red lips and black hair, who calls out sweetly to his comrade, "Brother!" Shen Cheng grabs his comrade's neck: "This is the sister you were talking about?" ❗❗❗Jiang Nianzi, a fighting genius, transmigrates into a book and arrives in an alternate 1980s, becoming a delicate and sickly beauty. 🍁🍁🍁As a result, her shrewish mother favors daughters over sons, her seemingly innocent older sister is a sister-obsessed siscon, her grandmother is obsessed with looks, and her younger brother is brainwashed by his mother. The older sister is everything!

21. 371 社 The Sociable Little Kid Takes Her Capitalist Mom Along with the Army 社牛崽崽带资本小姐亲妈随军了 Su Ranjiu酥染玖Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Bai Yaoyao transmigrates into a period novel as a cannon-fodder supporting character. In the story, the heroine, her older sister, is about to ruin her reputation, allowing her fiancé to escape unscathed and get together with her sister. Her sister rides on Bai Yaoyao’s ruined reputation to take all the dowry her mother left behind, then thrives in the years to come. Now that she’s transmigrated here, she won’t let them get away with it! First, she binds herself to the pocket dimension her origi 4.4kReads6.2Score479Shelves
22. 372 月 Yueyue Keeps Marrying the Wrong Husband 月月嫁错老公 Sheng Yumu盛雨木Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted The short drama The Amnesiac, Clumsy Wife of the Drill Instructor is available to watch by searching for it on Fanqie Hongguo! On the night she married her husband, he left. For three years, Su Yueya dutifully cared for her mother-in-law. At last, her husband was promoted and came back to take the two of them away to enjoy a better life. Just as everything seemed about to work out, she woke one morning to find that her husband and mother-in-law had run off overnight, leaving her behind. After se 8.2kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
23. 373 重 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985：东北往事 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 86.8kReads9.6Score8.9kShelves

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

24. 374 八 The 1980s: Raising the Villain's Son into a Well-Behaved Little Boy 八零之把反派儿子养成乖宝宝 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted When Ban Xia woke from a dream, a flood of information suddenly filled her mind. She discovered that she was living in a book, and that she was the mother of the story’s great villain, a man who had secretly loved the heroine but could never have her. In the book, she was merely a passing character, mentioned in a single line when her grown son learned the truth. Yet that brief mention summed up her entire life of suffering. Her son was taken away, she miscarried and became infertile, her husban 3.2kReads9.1Score263Shelves

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    The first book features a female lead without any special advantages, but she deeply loves her son. She's decisive and strong in her divorce, and both the male and female leads have strong moral values ​​and loving families. Her ex-husband is a foolish, infatuated mistress. The second book doesn't portray the female lead as an overworked workaholic; rather, she's capable and hardworking, with a loving and supportive family. She's a woman who isn't overly compassionate or saintly. Both are enjoyable reads.

25. 375 带 She Took the Two Mini Versions and Divorced Him, Leaving the Only Son in Five Generations in a Panic 带俩缩小版离婚五代单传首长急疯 Little Demon of the Mo Clan墨家小妖Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Lu Nianyao married the man she loved most. But after they wed, her husband’s comrade died saving him, so her husband took on the responsibility of looking after his comrade’s wife and child. The widow constantly overstepped her bounds, calling her husband away in the middle of the night. Lu Nianyao suffered one indignity after another while pregnant, and people in the compound even accused her of being the one who didn’t know her place. Though she knew the widow was in love 33.6kReads8.3Score2.4kShelves
26. 376 六 The 1960s: A Fair-skinned Beauty, Self-Interest Is Her Nature 六零凝脂美人，心机利己是本色 Kuo Luo De He Bing阔洛得喝冰Modern Romance473k WordsOngoing Lin Ranqiu transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes a nine-year-old little girl. There are four children in the family: her ten-year-old elder sister and brother, twins, and eight-year-old Yaozong, who cries and throws tantrums. The original owner is stuck awkwardly in the middle, unloved and ignored. Fortunately, the transmigration deity from Tomato gives her a golden finger: dew gathers at her fingertips, restoring her beauty. And with her arsenal of green-tea lines, she shines just as brightly 10.4kReads8.6Score607Shelves

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    These two books are very good!

27. 377 刚 I Just Opened My Eyes, and the 1970s Villainess Was Marrying a Delicate Husband 刚睁眼，七零霸王花女配嫁小娇夫 About to Get a Cat就要有猫了Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Pocket Dimension + Cozy Daily Life + One-on-One Romance] He Chunxing, a strength-type esper who had lived through the apocalypse, opened her eyes and found herself in a sweet historical romance novel as the foil to the heroine. Her uncle’s wife had her eyes on their house. Her reborn cousin wanted to keep all the good food and drink for herself, and was determined to push He Chunxing into becoming a stepmother. A young educated youth sent to the countryside was after her youth 5.9kReads8.9Score354Shelves
28. 378 八 The 1980s: A Cherished Darling Rushing Toward Wealth 八零捷报团宠娇娇向钱冲 Si Jiao Jiao肆饺饺Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing [Period setting + building wealth + doted on by everyone + native-born heroine + social butterfly + powerful figures + one-on-one romance] Before she turned fifteen, Shi Xiangxiang was stolen as a newborn. Her adoptive parents were denounced and sent down to the countryside, leaving her, though still so young, to shoulder the burden of feeding the whole family. After she turned fifteen, her adoptive sister, who had been reborn with a golden finger, returned in defeat after struggling her way t 38kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves

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    The female protagonist in this book doesn't have any cheat codes, isn't reborn, or time-traveled. I think she's very similar to Xia Xiaolan. The female protagonist is extremely intelligent, with high emotional intelligence, high IQ, and high martial arts skills—perfect for that era where gold was everywhere.

29. 379 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    A period horror-themed light novel where a young Taoist priest goes to the city and does whatever he wants.

30. 380 桃 A Garden of Students, Growing Old Together in Love 桃李满天下恩爱共白头 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance42k WordsCompleted Wu Xiaomin was a country girl, born and raised in the countryside, but she had always been a good student and was naturally beautiful. Unfortunately, after she started high school, her surroundings changed dramatically, leaving her confused and lost. In her sophomore year, she met a new homeroom teacher who helped her find her way again. After graduating from college, Wu Xiaomin gave up a job placement back in her hometown and introduced a female college classmate to her former high school teach 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
31. 381 四 The 1940s: Conquering the Hard Years 四零：干翻艰苦年代 Yellow Sand, Heart in Sorrow黄沙心悲凉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1940s + Farming + Pocket Dimension + Artificial Intelligence + Growth] In a time of war, little Jiegeng was abandoned by her own mother. With her baby brother in her arms and the help of an artificial intelligence, she took one step at a time out of a small mountain village and grew into a towering tree. 8.8kReads9.3Score1kShelves

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    A story that starts angst but ends sweetly, with excellent writing, plot, and intellectual depth; it's a great book whose title doesn't do it justice.

32. 382 带 I Traveled to the 1970s With a Dedicated Worker System 带着敬业系统穿七零 Ma Nini马尼尼Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Xu Taotao, a descendant of imperial chefs, keeps her culinary skills hidden while living among ordinary people. Then she dies suddenly from overwork and gets bound to a workaholic System, which sends her to the 1970s. She becomes the famously ugly daughter of a butcher at a meat-processing plant. Determined to become beautiful, she has no choice but to keep working hard. With her superb cooking skills, she climbs the career ladder, gets a raise, and marries Professor Gu... No, wait! “Ding-dong! 16.6kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

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    These are all period dramas I read from cover to cover. They're not Mary Sue stories, not melodramatic ones, just action-packed and clear-headed. 1. **Highly recommended:** An ensemble piece with well-developed characters who not only change their own lives but also their families'. A strong female lead, career-driven and inspiring. 2. **I would call this the pinnacle of period dramas:** Rural life, but not clichéd. There's a black market, but it's not excessive. Friendships are built step by step. The female lead is a model of clear-headedness, sharp-tongued, and none of the village aunties dare mess with her. 3. **No rural life:** The female lead doesn't go to the countryside; she gets a job through her own efforts. Everyone in the family is highly intelligent, ruthless, and taciturn. They're all incredibly shrewd and realistic, always knowing what they want. 4. **No rural life:** The female lead's career soars, her family is happy, and she has a funny side. She's not love-struck and climbs to the top step by step. The writing is very interesting. 5. **Rural life:** Rural life, but not clichéd. The female lead's transmigration into the book is heartwarming and not melodramatic. Both the male and female leads are aware of the situation during their rural experiences, making it feel authentic. 6. The story is set in the countryside. The female protagonist is neither a saint nor procrastinating. She has her own principles, a broad perspective, and a realistic feel.

33. 383 穿 Transmigrated into a Period Novel: Honey, Want to Order Takeout? 穿进年代文：媳妇点外卖吗 So-and-So Li李某人Modern Romance3.2M WordsCompleted Shen Xian is angrily tossed by the Heavenly Dao into a period novel. Luckily, the food delivery System she brings with her helps her survive in these harsh conditions. There are all kinds of restaurants on the delivery app, but one is her absolute favorite. The owner is gentle and kind, and a wonderful cook. He is the flawless white moonlight in her heart. But the stunning man beside her has far too many tricks, and in the end, she can’t hold out against him. It’s not that Shen Xian cares about 646Reads8.6Score100Shelves

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    The first book is "Wife, Want to Order Takeout?", The one with Shen Xianxian is incredibly good, I just finished reading it. The rest are books I've read before and thought were very good.

34. 384 史 The Poorest County Magistrate's Wife in History Leads the Whole County to Prosperity 史上最穷县令夫人带全县百姓赚钱 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance993k WordsCompleted Hang Ying, head of a reclusive modern-day clan, dies during an expedition and transmigrates into Yingzi, the wife of Xu Mengran, a penniless county magistrate in the Great Chu Empire. Who ever heard of a county magistrate being poor? Well, this one wears a patched robe, and his wife earns money washing and mending clothes to help him pursue a career in the imperial examinations. They have no maids or guards, the yamen runners look down on them, and a rich young lady even comes to their door to b 570Reads7.0Score—Shelves
35. 385 清 Tales of the Qingshui River 清水河往事 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance133k WordsCompleted Zhao Xinran was once a young high school teacher. He left the classroom to take the civil service exam and became the mayor of a town. Thanks to his dedication and strong results, he was promoted to director of a county bureau, and eventually became the director of a municipal department. Two female students worked under him, one specializing in the humanities and the other in the sciences. Both made significant contributions to their hometowns, earning Zhao Xinran political achievements while d 677Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 386 京 The Fiery Little Wife of Beijing's Elite Circle Returns to the 1990s with a Magical Farm 京圈小辣媳，带着神奇农场回九零 Lan Feifei蓝飞菲Modern Romance455k WordsCompleted [Farm Space + Military Marriage in the 1990s + Strong Heroine + Building a Career + Raising Adorable Kids + Protective Hero + Devoted Husband] Workaholic Song Kaixing had finally made it to retirement, only to be reborn in 1990. Fortunately, she had brought back a magical farm System stocked with billions’ worth of goods. She also had formidable strength and incredible luck. Not only did she make up for the regrets of her past life, she could now coast to success, snap up courtyard homes all ove 3kReads8.0Score421Shelves

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    The female protagonist focuses on her career, returning to the 1990s with a farm space system stockpiling supplies. Her fruits and vegetables are in high demand, she owns a large private farm spanning thousands of acres, and leads her country to prosperity. The male protagonist is a privileged young master from Beijing's elite circles, a third-generation Red Army officer, and dotes on his wife.

37. 387 八 Liu Xiaocui, the Village Girl of the 1980s 八零村妹刘小翠 The Little Scallion Who Loves Garlic爱吃蒜的小毛葱Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted She has barely gotten over a scumbag who deceived her in love when her own father sells her to an old widower. What should she do? Beat the scumbag senseless. And I'm done being your daughter. She heads to the city, but gets harassed by hooligans along the way and almost loses her life. As long as I'm still alive, Liu Xiaocui, you'd all better watch out. Once she reaches the city, local bullies try to crush her business as soon as she starts out. You've got powerful connections, do you? I 139Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend this historical romance novel! It's really good, the author's writing is excellent, it's a very comfortable read, and the female lead isn't pretentious at all. It's definitely worth reading! [Thumbs up]

38. 388 女 A Female Cultivator Transmigrates to the Era, Finds Treasure, and Goes to the Countryside 女修穿越年代收了宝藏下乡了 The Times Are Everlasting时代久久Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted Note: No romance, fantasy, spatial powers, transmigration, System “The second volume, set in the Immortal Realm, is now out.” Cheng Junyi’s path to immortality had been smooth sailing, but for reasons unknown, she transmigrates to the era her mother once described, when you needed ration coupons to buy anything. So be it. She doesn’t mind; she can get by anywhere. She just didn’t expect to transmigrate into the identity of a capitalist’s daughter. For various reasons, she has no choice but to 89.4kReads9.2Score6.6kShelves
39. 389 穿 Transmigrating into the 1960s as a Young Educated Youth 穿越六十年代小知青 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Parallel world + spoiled younger man + military marriage + devoted husband + raising kids) Xu Ning transmigrated into a book, ending up as a minor character in a period novel, a young woman who had gone to the countryside with her younger brother to become an educated youth. Lin Miao, another educated youth, was an internet celebrity from the 21st century, while the male lead was an educated youth from the capital. Their tangled love story made life miserable for everyone in the educ 32.2kReads9.4Score3.2kShelves

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    Thank you, Yun! Lin Yuzhu🎋 and Xu Ning [I've learned something]

40. 390 渡 I Became a God After Surviving the Trial of Love 渡情劫后成功封神 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Bai Yan, the legitimate daughter of a family of military commanders, came down from the mountains after mastering her art so she could return to her home in the capital and overcome her romantic tribulation. At the city gate, the emperor stopped her and ordered her burned as a sacrifice to Heaven and Earth. She also learned that her birth parents had abandoned her because of rumors calling her an ill-fated poison maiden. To clear her name, Bai Yan took responsibility for treating the plague and 102Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 391 麻 I’m at My Wits’ End! Four Sons and a Daughter Send Me to College in the 1970s 麻了！四儿一女供我在七零读大学 Liu Liu Will Surely Get Rich六六一定发财Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Grandma with incredible fighting power, five adorable kids, mostly everyday life, some awful people, but the protagonist is utterly invincible, satisfying revenge] An Xiaoyun unexpectedly awakens and learns that she is a doomed side character in a lucky heroine story. She is about to die in childbirth, taking her baby with her. Her husband will die after falling into a river from grief, and their four sons will burn themselves out for the lucky heroine, meeting horrible ends. An Xiaoyun is furi 10.5kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
42. 392 掏 She Spent the Family Fortune: The Capitalist Heiress Married a Young Officer 掏空家底，资本家大小姐嫁军少 Kung Fu Potato功夫马铃薯Modern Romance3.5M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + military marriage + pocket dimension + a capitalist heiress who looks bright and lovely but is proud at heart, paired with a disciplined officer with incredible stamina and an eight-pack] In her previous life, Shen Zhitang was set up by her scumbag father and stepmother, who tricked her into marrying the powerful and influential Gao Jianren. When disaster struck, her father’s family used the Gao family’s connections to sneak off to Hong Kong, enjoying a life of luxury with the Shen fa 22.1kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves
43. 393 带 Lounging Around in a Period Novel With a Fortune in Supplies 带着百亿物资在年代文里摆烂 A Red Hearth一盏红炉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yan worked tirelessly on missions across different planes, and finally saved enough points to apply for a peaceful retirement. She had planned to enjoy her retirement as a happy slacker, armed with a hundred billion worth of supplies. But who could have guessed the System would malfunction, and she would be reborn in the 1970s, an era of severely underdeveloped productivity? Here, there was always some troublemaker trying to harm her. Her retirement was ruined. Not only did she have to toil 7.1kReads9.1Score693Shelves

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    I've finished reading both books. The first one features a smart, eloquent, and delicious female protagonist, while the second one has a female protagonist with superpowers. Both are excellent.

44. 394 重 Reborn: Strike First to Gain the Upper Hand 重生之先下手为强 San Ren Mu He三人木合Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Yu Qing slept for a while and woke up reborn. When other people are reborn, they take revenge with their own hands, make a fortune, avoid danger, and stride toward a bright future. But her? She has nothing, can’t do anything right, and is content with a little wealth, congratulating herself over the smallest things. Even when she wants to rekindle things with her beloved husband, a mad dog appears out of nowhere and carries her off. Mad Dog’s inner thoughts: Get it? The first to bite gets the pr 938Reads8.4Score104Shelves
45. 395 带 Taking the Taobao System with Me to the 1970s 带着淘宝系统穿七零 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Technically minded military officer VS powerful, down-to-earth woman; the heroine builds her career. The System plays a small role early on, then gets to take it easy. Period setting + comedy + both leads devoted only to each other “When a lie-flat System meets a crazy Host” Other people transmigrate to the 1970s: fight nasty relatives, make money, and marry a soldier. Xiang Nuan transmigrates to the 1970s: ✓ Fails to be reborn six times, then angrily kicks the coffin lid off ✓ Hacks her relativ 23.1kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves

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    These two books are really good; I love this kind of strong female lead story the most.

46. 396 革 The Revolutionary Committee Director's Wife Snatched Him Away Again 革委会主任又被媳妇抢了 Sisters Yiyi姐妹花一一Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted On a bitter winter day in 1975, Jiang Yu, director of the Revolutionary Committee in Hancheng County, was knocked unconscious with a brick on his way to work. When he woke up, all his belongings had been stolen: his service pistol, wallet, watch, and belt. Not a thing was left. The robbers were two high school sophomores, Xu Aiguo and Xu Xiuyun. The cousins worked together: he carried Jiang Yu to the hospital, while she stripped him bare as he lay unconscious. Xu Xiuyun stuffed the pistol into 3.5kReads6.3Score278Shelves

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    The female lead is clever, bold, and incredibly quick to run away from trouble. She's also extremely selfish, materialistic, and loves money. The male lead is cunning and loves teasing the female lead. The plot is hilarious.

47. 397 惊 What?! I Reincarnated as the Vicious Stepsister of a Villain in a Period Novel 惊！穿成年代文反派的恶毒继妹 Tea Tea Lemon茶茶柠檬Modern Romance498k WordsCompleted [Set in the 1980s + devoted couple + everyone dotes on the heroine + male lead is a factory director + female lead becomes a superstar later] Wen Jiaojiao transmigrates into a new body, and, as luck would have it, she looks exactly like the stepdaughter of Wen Xiao-jian of Dashitou Village, who ran off with a wild man after taking the family’s money two years ago. Ever since she took over the girl’s identity, the village gossips have been stabbing her in the back eight hundred times a day. Fortu 26Reads8.0Score—Shelves
48. 398 重 Reborn in the 1990s: I’m Here to Outwork You All! 重生九零：我是来卷死你们的！ Wisping Mist and Gardenia雾栀袅袅Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn + top student + making money + outgoing social butterfly + sweet romance] At thirty-five, Jiang Xiaoli went backcountry skiing with friends and got herself killed in an avalanche. When she woke up, she discovered she was sixteen again, and her loving mother was still alive! With a second chance, she was determined to have it all: family, friendship, and love. In this golden age, she’d focus on both making money and studying. She started out selling spicy strips at a street stall and beca 2.3kReads8.8Score213Shelves

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    The female lead's social skills are amazing! This is a very interesting book; the author is highly skilled, the story is well-developed, and it's definitely worth reading!

49. 399 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Became the Songbird of the Arts Troupe 重生七零之我成了文工团里的百灵鸟 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Zhang Qing opened her eyes after dying, she found herself back in 1969, at the age of seventeen. At this point in her previous life, the county cultural troupe had gone to the countryside to perform and had fallen for her lark-like voice. It was the only chance in that era for a country girl like her to change her fate. But because her mother stood in her way and she herself lacked resolve, Zhang Qing let the opportunity slip by and regretted it for the rest of her life! Reborn, Zhang Qing 1.6kReads9.2Score199Shelves
50. 400 6 A Powerful Figure’s Memoirs from the 1960s 60年代大佬记事 Listening to the Wind in Chang'an长安听风Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Qin Shijin was sweet-talking, lively, cheerful, and generous. She was on the verge of reaching the peak of her career when she transmigrated to the 1960s. She became an idiot who saved her own food during a famine to give it to the man she had a crush on. Though food and clothing were scarce, Qin Shijin said it was no big deal. A skyscraper starts from the ground. In ten years, she’d get into a top university. Sitting at her desk in the exam hall, Qin Shijin held the test paper in 305Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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