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. 401 八 The 1980s: My Virtuous Wife, Get Lost 八零年代：贤妻滚远了 Stars Twinkle Softly星辰微微Modern Romance445k WordsCompleted Xu Mo opened her eyes and found herself back in the year she gave birth to her eldest child. She was only twenty years old, and already a mother. Looking at the hungry baby in her arms, she wondered: Did she really need to keep living this miserable life? For her child’s sake, she decided to start over. Her only creed in this life was to climb the ladder, get rich, and outlive her husband. She never expected happiness to arrive so soon! 21Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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   I recently read this book, and it's pretty good.

2. 402 听 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水Urban186k WordsOngoing Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 757Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A heartfelt story set in a bygone era, a deep love story unfolds in the Listening Wind Pavilion. Amidst the most ordinary of everyday moments, who can truly soothe the extraordinary heart of a man?

3. 403 不 I'm Done Being a Doormat: Reborn, I Marry a Rough-He​​wn Military Officer 不做冤种了，重生后转嫁糙汉军官 Yue Huasheng月桦笙Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Reborn face-slapping + military marriage + no golden finger + ensemble cast + sweet romance] [Delicate yet resilient sweetheart vs. devoted, lovesick warrior] After being reborn, the first thing she did was retrieve her marriage application, get the IOU from “Third Sister,” then go to the Lu family to break off her engagement with the scumbag. In her previous life, she married a scumbag and lived as if she were a servant in his family. She bore the entire burden of caring for her sickly fath 11.1kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves
4. 404 惊 Astonishing! The Top Scientist Is Being Kept by the Strongest Officer 惊！科研大佬被最强军官吃软饭了 Huang Xiaobai黄小白Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + making money + apocalypse powerhouse + romance + military marriage + scientific research] [Also known as: Military Marriage: The Fierce Beauty Goes to the Countryside to Crush Her Enemies Without Taking It Easy] [Content warning: The heroine is extremely protective of her food. She spends the early part of the story in the countryside, for about 450 chapters, before turning to research] [Content warning: There is a male lead, but he 17.5kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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   Personally, I think this story is well-written and has a great female lead. Overall, it was a very enjoyable and satisfying read.

5. 405 我 My Whole Family Traveled Back to the 1960s 我全家穿到了六零年代 Sweet Potato Vine红薯藤Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted [Historical era + farming + raising children + inspirational + satisfying read] Hold on, hold on... Wow, this car’s going so fast! That’s it, one press of the accelerator and they’ve driven their Mercedes straight into a small village in the 1960s. Luckily, the names of all three family members have stayed the same. But what about their personalities? Changing them takes a good reason. How could such a little thing stump this trio of transmigrators? Dad is in charge of winning people over, Mom h 10.2kReads9.3Score977Shelves
6. 406 惨 Reborn in the 1970s After a Gruesome Death: From the Start, I Take Down My Adoptive Sister 惨死后重生在七零，开局先刀养妹 Fermented Rice Balls酒酿原子Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Seventies + era + reborn + space + spiritual spring + face-slapping (There is a male lead!!!! The romance won't come up until much later!!) (This is all made up by the author and has absolutely no connection to history.) Hu Jins heng beat Su Mei to death. Su Mei was reborn, back before she went to the countryside. This time, she would protect what was hers. First, she'd beat up her ungrateful, idiotic younger brother. Then she'd send her adopted sister, who'd framed her and was always pretending 17.4kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves
7. 407 回 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 16.3kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
8. 408 大 Boss, Your Lucky Sweetheart Is Reborn in the 1970s 大佬，锦鲤甜妻在七十年代重生了 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + enterprising heroine who only starts buying courtyard homes later on + male lead is a research powerhouse devoted to serving his country] Qin Wanwan was crouching by a grave, watching the commotion, when she accidentally became the center of it. She possessed someone and was reborn. She dealt with the scumbag and the other woman in kind, sending them both to a farm for reform. Then she sold her ancestral home, bought a job, stuffed her pockets with cash, and plunged straight in 1.3kReads9.3Score559Shelves
9. 409 重 Reborn in the 1980s: A Fortunate Wife Builds a Fortune 重生八零福运娇妻致富忙 Wei Xi唯奚Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Old Song’s family in Lahegou has three lovely daughters, from oldest to youngest: Song Zhaodi, Song Pandi, and Song Laidi. Song Yanning was talked into trying wingsuit flying by her best friend. As she descended to the halfway point of the mountain, a strange gust of wind blew up at just the wrong moment. When the world stopped spinning, she had become the middle daughter in Old Song’s family of three girls. She also learned that she had transmigrated into a novel about a beloved daughter in the 1.9kReads8.9Score121Shelves

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   These books all feature strong female protagonists. The second one, with its thrilling financial war theme, showed me just how lucrative finance can be—a truly satisfying read.

10. 410 七 The Happy Life of Lin Yulan, a Sharp-Tongued Woman in the 1970s 七十年代之贫嘴林玉兰的幸福生活 Bai Shuitan白水谈Modern Romance440k WordsCompleted My new novel, A Lively Life in the Sixties: Revenge First, Gossip Later, is now available! Every character is a piece of work, with revenge, scoundrels getting what they deserve, and plenty of beatings. It’s a different kind of story. If you’re interested, give it a try. Thanks for your support! [Reborn + no pocket dimension + no System + no golden finger + romance, with a cheerful and heartwarming tone] Liu Jie’s parents divorced in her previous life, and she lived alone with her grandmother. 2.3kReads9.0Score181Shelves

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    The story is set in the 1970s. The female protagonist doesn't have any special advantages or a system space. It's just a realistic story from that era, where she leads her family to wealth step by step. You might want to check it out.

11. 411 踹 After Kicking Out My Scumbag Husband, I Became the War King’s Most Cherished One 踹开渣夫后，我成兵王心尖宠 Lai Lai Will Come来来会来Modern Romance801k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Strong Female Lead + Military Marriage + Light Ensemble Cast + Reborn + No Golden Finger] [Bold, Spirited Go-Getter + Devoted, Straightforward Man] Everyone in Xingping Village had heard the news: Chai Yubing, the youngest daughter of the Chai family, who had been cherished beyond measure, was dating a self-employed businessman who had served time in jail. Those who were jealous of the Chais, resented them, or were on bad terms with them were secretly waiting for the family to 1.3kReads8.4Score140Shelves

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    You should check out these two books; they're really good. The characters are very well-developed, and they're not the kind of stories where it's all about female rivalry.

12. 412 养 My Adoptive Sister Moves In with a Baby, So After Being Reborn, I Break My Ex-Husband's Legs 养姐带球占我家，重生打断前夫腿 Luoluo Legion洛洛军团Modern Romance221k WordsOngoing [Reborn + 1970s + sent to the countryside + pocket dimension + light hoarding + farming + a steady, prosperous life] With snow swirling outside, Song Zhiyi lay paralyzed in a freezing bed. Her adoptive sister, Luo Wanying, and her husband, Zhao Ziqiang, came through the door. Luo Wanying deliberately rested a hand on her lower back and said in a soft, delicate voice: “Zhiyi, I’m pregnant. The father is Ziqiang.” To make room for the baby, Luo Wanying told her everything, and Song Zhiyi died with 16Reads—Score219Shelves

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    The recommendations all involve people with huge fortunes going to the countryside.

13. 413 重 Reborn in 1970: The Plump Wife Turns Her Life Around 重生七零：肥妻要翻身 Li Baozhu李宝珠Modern Romance4.2M WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name is now a hit] What do you do when you transmigrate into the body of a dark-skinned, ugly, fat, and shrewish village woman? What do you do when you transmigrate right into the middle of someone being “forced into something”? What do you do when one lucky encounter leaves you about to become a mother? …Thinking about the original owner's memories, the twins she'll have one day are both adorable and pitiful, and their father is unbelievably handsome… Well 51.5kReads8.4Score4.8kShelves

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    Reborn in the 1970s, the chubby wife wants to turn her life around—this book is also very good. I'm currently reading it; the details are handled very well, and the characters' thoughts and logic are excellent.

14. 414 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Original Wife of a Mad Power-Hungry Minister 穿成疯批权臣的炮灰原配 Bright Lantern灯旺旺Ancient Romance707k WordsCompleted [Farming + Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet Romance] Witty, scheming girl vs. lovesick, obsessive powerbroker Xin Yueying transmigrates into a book, landing in an old-fashioned, preachy novel as the wicked wife of the deranged, obsessive second male lead. Shen Qingqi is the novel’s deranged, villainous male character. Born into a family of famed generals, he was imprisoned alongside the Shen family after his father offended powerful nobles. He suffered terribly in prison and was left with crippl 30.9kReads9.3Score10.9kShelves

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    This is amazing! I guarantee you'll love it.

15. 415 前 My Family Was Ruined in My Past Life, So It’s Time for My Luck to Turn 前世我家破人亡，风水也该转了 Settled in the Mist落定飘渺Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Tearing down scum + Face-slapping + Escape + Pocket dimension + Making money and buying property + Sweet romance] Xi Rou takes her last breath, struggling, and opens her eyes to find she's back in 1992. In her previous life, her mother was falsely accused of adultery and drowned by her grandmother's family, while her father was beaten until both legs were broken and he was left disabled. As for Xi Rou, her university admission was stolen by her paternal aunt, and her wicked grandmothe 2.2kReads9.0Score374Shelves

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    A period drama, the female lead isn't a saint, it's good! [Thumbs up]

16. 416 渣 My Scumbag Ex Kicked Me Out, So I Was Reborn to Make Him Regret It Bitterly 渣男扫我出门，我重生让他悔青肠 Settled in the Mist落定飘渺Modern Romance737k WordsCompleted [Feel-Good] [Period Setting] [Storage Space] [Golden Finger] [Buying Property] [Strong Female Lead] The hapless He Manman is reborn on the day her worthless boyfriend returns to the city in the 1980s. To get her out of the house so he can marry his dream girl, the scoundrel’s mother gives her the dowry she had kept hidden away. With the money in hand, she’s out the door in a flash. Who’d stick around to wait on them? Her ex and his family laugh that no one will want her. She turns around and mov 1.6kReads8.3Score195Shelves
17. 417 下 The Days I Went to the Countryside to Catch Ghosts 下乡抓鬼的日子 Hao Yi Luo Shen皓衣洛神Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1970s? No problem! She’s the eighteenth-generation heir to a Taoist lineage, skilled in all five arts of metaphysics! She just didn’t expect to get hit and killed after helping a rich man find the perfect burial site, all because she hadn’t checked the almanac. When she opened her eyes again, she was a high school girl, and her family was arguing over who would be sent to the countryside. The System bound itself to her and demanded that she spread Taoist teachings in an era opposed 15.3kReads8.3Score2.3kShelves

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    The story begins with emptying the warehouse of a terrible relative.

18. 418 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s and Became a Cannon Fodder Side Character from the Start 穿书七零，开局成了炮灰女配 Lazy Fat Snail胖蜗牛很懒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Storage space, mind reading, military marriage, sweet romance, transmigrate into a book, delicate beauty, mischievous little troublemaker] Feng Jiaojiao dies suddenly after working overtime all night, only to transmigrate into a book and become a supporting character who shares her name in a novel she once read. She remembers that the male lead is An Jianjun and the female lead is Qin Siyu. Feng Jiaojiao, the supporting character, is merely a stepping stone in the heroine’s love life, the male 32.9kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves

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19. 419 锦 My Seven-Year-Old Lucky Charm of a Sister Is the Hope of Our Whole Village 锦鲤妹妹七岁大，我是全村的希望 Settled in the Mist落定飘渺Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + sweet romance + reborn + face-slapping + getting rich] [Unbelievably gorgeous top students as the leads, growing together and fulfilling their past-life romance] Zhou Yuanyuan wakes up one morning and finds herself back in the year she was abducted at age seven. In her previous life, she was sold, her identity as a wealthy heiress stolen, and she died spitting blood in bitter hatred. Reborn, she has a space stocked with supplies, an incredible memory, and a top student's aptitu 1.5kReads9.1Score195Shelves
20. 420 讹 Extortion, Extortion, Extortion! The Brigade Chief Is at His Wits' End 讹讹讹讹讹讹讹，大队长被讹麻了 Gentle Evening Breeze和煦的晚风Modern Romance260k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Transmigration + Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance] He Shiyi is an extreme egoist and hedonist saddled with a dog of a System that’s got a whole host of nasty quirks. She transmigrates into her past self in the 1970s. From the start, someone is trying to frame her as a promiscuous woman. Her whole family is counting on her to give them a better life. “Anyone who wants to play the saint can do it. I’m not!” He Shiyi turns the He family upside down. She grabs the food supplies. Taki 1kReads6.2Score106Shelves

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    Making money, making money; the meaning of "a gentleman loves money but acquires it in a proper way" is making money.

21. 421 回 Back to 1968: I Won't Be a Baby-Making Tool 回到1968：我不当送子工具人 Little Orange Who Loves Strawberries爱吃草莓的小橙子Modern Romance643k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Women's awakening] [Political career] [Scientific research] [Pocket dimension] [No child-rearing] [Ensemble cast] [Reborn] Xie Yun, a modern orphan, returns to 1968 and becomes Xie Yun, a country girl raised by a widowed mother, with an exceptionally capable younger brother named Xie Shen. She discovers that she hasn't just transmigrated through time, she's also transmigrated into a book: a story about a stepmother raising children, where she is the first 9.4kReads9.3Score756Shelves
22. 422 重 Reborn and Married to My Ex-Husband’s Older Brother, I’ll Send Him to the Crematorium 重生嫁给前夫他兄长，让他火葬场 Xiao's Baby魈的宝宝Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Ex-Husband Begs for Her Back and Gets Crushed + Substitute Bride + Sweet Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + Feel-Good + Strong Heroine] The moment Shen Qingtan opens her eyes, she is reborn on her wedding day. In her previous life, her childhood sweetheart and fiancé, Zhao Jue, burned her alive so she would give up her place as his wife for her half-sister. She swore that if she ever got another life, she would make them pay in blood! This time, when her bridal sedan arrives, she takes the 25.6kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves

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    The female protagonist in this book is gentle, kind, and cunning—she embodies all these qualities, but only in how she treats people. Her writing is sweet without being cloying. I might not be very good at expressing myself, but this book is definitely worth reading.

23. 423 赌 I Married My Crush's Cousin Out of Spite, and Had Triplets 赌气嫁给心上人的堂哥，我一胎生三宝 Thirty Moons叁拾月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After the man she loved got married, Lin Nuo married his cousin in a fit of anger. She obsessively monitored the couple's life until his wife became pregnant. Then Lin Nuo shoved her over, nearly causing a terrible accident. Reborn in the 1990s and faced with the same script, Lin Nuo only wants to gouge her eyes out. Her parents dote on her, her in-laws indulge her, and her older brother, a folksy tycoon, treats her like a princess. Even her college-student husband, who seemed to fade into the b 8.1kReads9.3Score973Shelves
24. 424 八 An Ordinary Life for a Girl Born in the Eighties 八零后女孩的平凡人生 Little Orange Who Loves Strawberries爱吃草莓的小橙子Modern Romance490k WordsCompleted [No transmigration] [No rebirth] [No golden finger] [Rural life in the 1980s] [A small ensemble cast] [Family squabbles] [Gentle and heartwarming] Xu Congcong and Xu Mingming are sisters born in the 1980s. They are lucky to have a grandma and father who love them unconditionally, as well as a mother whose personality is a little complicated but who loves them just as much. Sheltered by their whole family, the sisters grow up carefree. Through the sisters’ coming-of-age story, this novel traces t 3.3kReads9.2Score245Shelves

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    Nice!!!

25. 425 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon Fodder Awakens and Steals the Protagonist's Golden Finger 穿书七零炮灰觉醒抢走主角金手指 Ting Wawa婷娃娃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Period setting + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension) Tags: Clear-headed female lead, focused entirely on her career Yang Lihua had been born into this era for over a decade when, on the day her older brother Yang Lixin went on a blind date, she suddenly awakened to the truth: her future sister-in-law was the ill-fated heroine of a period novel, constantly tormented by her sister-in-law, and Yang Lihua herself was the awful sister-in-law readers hated with a burning passion. All sorts o 102.3kReads8.8Score11kShelves

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    In this book, the female protagonist climbs the ladder step by step through her own efforts, seizing every opportunity and creating them when none exist. From a small factory worker, she now holds the dual positions of head of the publicity department and director of the clothing room in the latest chapter. Her abilities, intelligence, and emotional intelligence are all top-notch. She doesn't rely heavily on special abilities, making it quite different from Xia Xiaolan's book. I estimate that the female protagonist will enter politics in the future, but it's still worth reading.

26. 426 满 A Family of Loyal Martyrs Forced into a Second Marriage, and the Comment Section Goes Wild 满门忠烈被逼当填房，弹幕杀疯了 Peach Blossoms Flourish桃之泱泱Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Past and present connected + two storylines running in parallel + women supporting women] It begins when Shen Shuangyu is branded a homewrecker for supposedly seducing her brother-in-law before her sister's death, then marries into a marquis's household as his second wife. She pours her heart and soul into managing the household, supporting her husband, and raising her stepson and stepdaughter, never uttering a single complaint. In the end, all she gets in return is: “She's doing this to atone. 44.7kReads9.0Score6.7kShelves

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    A beauty that transcends time and space; women from different eras shine brightly in their own! You can feel the gentle souls of these young women in every word; it warms my heart. Highly recommended! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

27. 427 逆 Defying Heaven's Cute Beast: The Peerless Demoness Rules the World 逆天萌兽：绝世妖女倾天下 First Day, Seeing the Moon初一见月Ancient Romance6.2M WordsCompleted [Print Edition of One Thought, Ashes Return to the Mountain: Preorders Open September 27 at 7 p.m.] Her own sister ripped out her phoenix bone, stole her talent, and tossed her into the Demon Rift like a dog! But against all odds, she survived and became the little demon girl cherished in the palms of the monsters living in the Demon Rift! The monsters of the Demon Rift: “Anyone who lays a hand on Niannian declares war on our entire demon clan!” She returns to the Five Continents, cuts down her 148.2kReads9.6Score19.2kShelves
28. 428 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: The Female Supporting Character Is Ruthless and Sharp-Tongued 穿越六零：女配人狠话多 Flying and Stopping载飞载止Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [A transmigration story set in a period drama: As long as I'm more of a piece of work than the worst people around me, no one can make me suffer!] [At home, she torments her parents; outside, she torments her friends; sent down to the countryside, she torments the neighbors. She treats everyone equally.] Xia Zhizhi is good at making empty promises and manipulating people. She loves acting, and she's equally talented in both the literary and martial arts. Not a traditional period drama. The heroi 4kReads9.2Score350Shelves

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    They're all transmigration stories! Highly recommended! They're unconventional; the female lead becomes good friends with the original female lead, so there's no smearing of the original female lead, and the plot is really hilarious! The male leads are basically just background characters with minimal screen time, and the female lead won't reveal her secrets to anyone.

29. 429 偷 You Stole My Spirit Spring and Sent Me to the Countryside? I’m Reborn and on a Rampage 偷我灵泉坑我下乡？重生杀疯了 No Pine to Slay the Tiger打虎无松Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing Her cousin tricked her into taking her job and signing up to be sent to the countryside, while her aunt tried to slap some sense into her and make her be a good person. After Yang Lingyi is reborn, she sends the whole family straight to prison! First, she reports her two-faced best friend and gets a massive reward. Then she brings a gang to heel and opens a black market in the capital. She even ventures alone into a den of evil to rescue people, cutting down everyone in her way, and uses her wit 5.9kReads7.8Score684Shelves

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    Give this one a try, a gem among period novels!

30. 430 掌 The Darling in the Palm 掌上娇娇 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 87kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves
31. 431 被 My Younger Sister Stole My Match, So I Married into a Big Courtyard, Gossiped, and Took It Easy 被妹妹抢亲，嫁进大杂院吃瓜开摆 SixSix Cutie六六小可爱Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Jiang Yu had a dream. In it, she got her wish and married a man from the city. But her husband, Fu Xiangyang, was a coward, while her domineering mother-in-law was intensely controlling. Jiang Yu could barely breathe under the pressure. A year into the marriage, she still hadn't conceived. She had to drink bitter, foul-smelling medicine every day, and her mother-in-law would beat and berate her at the slightest pretext. Jiang Yu woke from the nightmare, only to find the matchmaker at her door. T 25.8kReads8.5Score3.7kShelves

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    These books perfectly capture the essence of that era, offering a rich and varied collection of period novels that vividly depict that time.

32. 432 卷 The Workaholic Returns to 1970 and Chooses to Coast 卷王重回1970摆烂 Traveler on Foot步旅Modern Romance180k WordsCompleted A rural-life story set in the 1970s: a bewitching, captivating, sly, and aloof man × a flirty, sweet, clear-headed woman Gu Ting died, worked to death by her own job. When she woke again, she was lying across a man's lap, in a dilapidated thatched hut, on a night of pouring rain. The man said with a shameless grin, "What, you won't admit it? I'm your man!" Only then did she realize she had returned to the carefree 1970s, an era of rural living. Determined to prove that people back then had it ea —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story features a tranquil, idyllic rural life, free from complicated interpersonal relationships. The male lead is initially indifferent but later becomes incredibly doting on his wife. The female lead is delicate, adorable, and frequently causes hilarious mishaps... Anyway, it's quite enjoyable.

33. 433 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: My Young Thug of a Husband Is Surprisingly More Than Meets the Eye 穿越七零，小混混老公竟深藏不露 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Transmigration + Spatial Dimension + Sweet Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + Raising Kids + Everyday Family Life) Su Xieqiu grew up with a father who didn't care for her and a mother who didn't love her. Her grandparents, who raised her, passed away early, too. After working hard to buy a home in a big city, she wakes up one day to find herself transmigrated to the planned-economy era of the 1970s. The original owner was an educated youth sent to the countryside. She was timid and a little 80.9kReads9.2Score7.5kShelves

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    I recently finished reading all the historical fiction novels from beginning to end.

34. 434 八 The 1980s: The True Heiress Turns Dark, Tears Down the Green Tea, and Dumps Her Jerk Husband 八零：真千金黑化，撕绿茶踹渣夫 Tang Dachui汤大锤Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + sweet romance + love after marriage] The moment Ji Xiaoyue opened her eyes, she became the real daughter: timid and impossibly self-sacrificing. Her life as the real daughter was a miserable one: a biased father, a cheating scumbag, a shameless little green tea, and a lonely death with no one to claim her body. Ji Xiaoyue immediately made sure the scumbag and the little green tea were stuck with each other! Catch them in the act! I’ll get the 11.1kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    It's great! The first book is already finished, the second one is about rebirth, the male lead dotes on his wife, the female lead is smart and clear-headed, the plot is crazy, there are many awful characters, it's insane.

35. 435 重 Back to the Year I Married a Sent-Down Youth 重回嫁给知青那年 Little Ant with Big Dreams有梦想的小蚂蚁Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted (No alternate space, no golden finger, and no college.) In her previous life, Su Yi'an was framed by her cousin, her reputation left in tatters, and she had no choice but to marry Xie Jinnian, a young man sent to the countryside. But she was not the love of Xie Jinnian's life. He had a childhood sweetheart, admirers, and a long-adored ideal woman, but never her. Even when an accident led her to bear him a son, he still did not love her. After five years of tormenting one another, Xie Jinnian div 4.8kReads8.5Score488Shelves

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    I really enjoy reading about arguments and bickering in the countryside, with awful parents, relatives, or friends. It's so entertaining, constantly pushing the boundaries of decency, and the female lead always getting her comeuppance—it's a truly satisfying read.

36. 436 七 The 1970s: Back to the Day Before She Married Her Abusive Scumbag 七零：重回和家暴渣男领证前一天 A Wisteria Vine一支藤萝Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [1970s] [Farm space] [Past and present lives] [Raising children] [Sharp-tongued heroine and taciturn hero] Gu Yuehuai is reborn on the day before she and her scumbag ex-husband register their marriage! In her previous life, her father wanted her to have finer food, so he went to the black market to make money through small-time trading. Someone reported him, branding him a profiteer. After being paraded through the streets, he was sent to prison. In her previous life, her eldest brother killed t 16.5kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
37. 437 照 Taking Care of My Widowed Sister-in-Law While Staying Chaste? I Was Reborn and Married a Commander Instead 照顾寡嫂还守身？我重生改嫁首长 A Little Lucky Carp一只小锦鲤Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Original novel of the short drama Reborn in 1980: My New Bride Wants a Divorce In her previous life, Han Xinrui failed her college entrance exams, lost her job to someone else, and was separated from her parents. She even married a man who only knew how to raise his sister-in-law’s children! After fifty years of marriage, the stress and resentment gave her breast cancer. As she lay dying, her husband proudly showed off his sister-in-law, his arm around her. “I gave Qingqing your university admis 7.8kReads7.9Score860Shelves
38. 438 都 I’ve Been Reborn—Why Would I Still Chase After Her? 都重生了谁还追她啊 A Noble Spirit in My Heart心有浩然气Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Publication rights acquired] [Short drama released] [Comic drama released] One argument made Jiang Feng realize that his life had already been ruined. Just then, he was reborn in the 2014 college entrance exam hall. He was eighteen that year, and he and Gu Mengyao had yet to become a couple… 245.2kReads9.1Score17.7kShelves

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    The first book is a traditional time-travel story. The second is about a boy who travels back to the time of his college entrance exam, remembers the opportunities for wealth and fortune in that era, and continuously accumulates wealth to change his destiny. The third is about a boy who is reborn, cherishes those around him, and accumulates wealth. All three are well-written and easy to read.

39. 439 你 You Dote on Your Stepsister, I'll Put Your Brother on My Household Register 你把继妹放心上，我把你哥放户口本 Little Tangerine小橘子Modern Romance628k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Face-Slapping + Military Marriage + Everyday Life in the Compound + Ugly Duckling Transformation + Sweet Romance + The Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] Shen Yuan was famous throughout the military compound for being ugly. Everyone said she was lucky to have married Fu Ciyuan, the man with the brightest future. She used to think so too. She willingly kept house, had children, and cared for her in-laws. Then, by chance, Shen Yuan learned that Fu Ciyuan loved someone else and secretly hat 394Reads8.5Score104Shelves

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    The female lead seems very clear-headed and independent, focusing on her career.

40. 440 假 The Fake Young Master Was Sent Back to the Countryside, Where He Turned His Life Around with His Wife and Children 假少爷被赶回农村带妻儿逆袭人生 Beautiful Spring Day春光明媚Urban1.8M WordsCompleted When Xie Zhao opened his eyes, he was back in 1983. That year, the richest family in Huxian County, the Chen family, found their real son and sent the impostor, Xie Zhao, back to Shishui Village. He couldn’t believe that the parents who had once treasured him like their own flesh and blood no longer wanted him. Had all the love they’d shown him over eighteen years been a lie? He went to ask them, but they wept and cursed him as a curse upon the family. They said he had made their biological son 20.9kReads9.0Score2kShelves
41. 441 八 Educated Youth in the 1980s: After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Factory Director Spoiled Me 八零知青：退婚后我被厂长宠上天 Getting Through Every Pass关关过Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Xu Yuyan spent four years sent down to the countryside, working hard without complaint. She did the Zhao family’s laundry and cooking and cared for Madam Zhao, who was paralyzed. Everyone in the production team praised her as a good woman. But on the eve of her wedding, she caught her fiancé in bed with another woman. Even worse, the Zhao family wanted to marry into a richer household without giving up Xu Yuyan as their unpaid laborer. They even wanted to make her their goddaughter so she would 14.6kReads8.3Score1.8kShelves
42. 442 资 The Capitalist's Daughter Takes Her Vast Fortune to the Countryside to Join the Army 资本家小姐携巨额家产下乡随军 Zero Point Two Seven零点二七Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A stone-faced military officer with bulging muscles and a complicated mind VS a delicate, radiant heiress from a wealthy family] [Military Marriage] [Light Sci-Fi] [Sweet Romance] [Easy, Satisfying Read] [Light Fantasy] [Goofy Robot] [Combat Pet] [Cards] [Lightning Powers] A word of warning: The heroine talks about keeping a low profile, but doesn’t act like it. If she has a golden finger, she’ll use it. Leng Yunhuan had just won the Grand Slam for Best Actress when she stayed up late playing a 9.1kReads8.5Score1.5kShelves

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    I recommend this book, just read it, it's really good!

43. 443 七 The 1970s: My Son and His Dad Both Have Off-the-Charts IQs 七零：崽和崽他爹智商双爆表 Li Jia Qiqi黎家七七Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted {The short drama is now streaming ♥ Title: The Best Mom in a Period Novel} [Alternate-history period setting + transmigrating into a book + adorable child + cozy everyday life] After transmigrating into a book set in the 1970s, Su Taotao faced two choices: 1. Follow the original plot, abandon her husband and child, return to the city, and rekindle her romance with her childhood sweetheart; 2. Do nothing and wait for her husband of convenience to show up six months later and take her back to the 22.2kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves

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    The female lead is assertive, independent, and strong; it's really a great watch! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

44. 444 重 A Comfortable Life for Shu Xin in the 1960s 重生六零的舒心日子 Qing Wu卿妩Modern Romance354k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Devoted Husband + Super Strength + Soldier] [A powerful, domineering, and wealthy heroine + a beautiful, delicate, scheming male lead] Shu Xin is a powerful woman born in the apocalypse. Armed with an overpowered cheat, she is reborn in the 1960s of a parallel world. Here, she finds a loving family, and achieves success in both her career and her love life. The male lead, Luo Yue, is a delicate young gentleman who transmigrated from an ancient matriarchal so 11.6kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves

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    This book has a very unique premise! The female protagonist is reborn as a rural native in a post-apocalyptic world, while the male protagonist is reborn as a sent-down youth during the Cultural Revolution. The male protagonist, who has a "green tea" (manipulative) personality, tries to survive by faking an accident to get closer to the female protagonist. The two fall in love and embark on the path of the female protagonist pampering her little husband...

45. 445 七 The Fox Spirit of the Seventies 七十年代狐狸精 I'm Sang Sang我系桑桑呀Modern Romance859k WordsCompleted Her father died and her mother remarried. Just like her name, Xia Ku'er had a hard life from childhood on. She could work but couldn't talk, and everyone on the production team called her stupid. Then, when the little fool turned eight, she suddenly came into her own. She fought the worst of the lot, stood up to her cousins, and took on her aunt by marriage, turning the entire Xia family upside down and making herself the laughingstock of the whole production team. From then on, she set out on t 8.4kReads9.1Score781Shelves

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    I've read many books, but I haven't added any more that others recommended. These three are definitely worth reading.

46. 446 八 An 1980s Wife Knows How to Handle Her Husband 八零娇妻驭夫有道 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance661k WordsCompleted Adapted into a short drama: Trouble! My Fate Is Tied to My Delinquent Husband is now streaming [Soft on the outside, tough on the inside, a seemingly sweet good girl * cold on the outside, warm on the inside, a fierce and ruthless wolf pup] [She pursues him + both are sexually inexperienced + mutual salvation + sweet, slice-of-life romance.] After dying and coming back to life again and again, Shi Xinran finally discovers that her life is bound to that of a delinquent named Tan Yunqian. To sta 6.2kReads9.3Score655Shelves
47. 447 我 I Bring an RV to 1950 and Raise Kids While Making Money 我带房车穿50，养崽赚钱两不误 Hua Sihai花四海Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [No romance. The heroine is focused entirely on her career.] Zhou Rong, a middle-aged single woman, is driving her RV on a road trip when she unexpectedly transmigrates into a book set in the 1950s. Her ex-husband wants a divorce? Fine! As long as I get the money! Some people say her life will be difficult after the divorce. She’ll show them: she has money, a car, and a house, and her life is great! If anyone spreads rumors or picks on her family, she’ll beat them up. If they still don’t behave, 3.3kReads9.0Score326Shelves

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    The first book features a traditional trope with an unconventional life. There are no truly eccentric characters, because the female lead is the ultimate eccentric; her perspective and actions are uniquely unconventional. During the Cultural Revolution, she directly serves as a representative to meet with high-ranking leaders—there are many elements involved. The second book is a time-travel story set in the 1950s, which is also enjoyable.

48. 448 搬 I Empty the Family Fortune, Then the 1960s Apocalypse Boss Goes on a Rampage 搬空祖产，末世大佬六零嘎嘎乱杀 White as a Grain of Rice米粒的白Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [The audiobook, narrated by a real person, is now available. Go give it a listen! Transmigrates into a book + 1960s setting + laugh-out-loud antics + spirit spring space + crazy and ruthless heroine + face-slapping the scumbags + clearing everything out] End-of-the-world powerhouse Lei Qingyu transmigrates into a novel set in the era. The original owner was raised by her stepmother to be timid and submissive, and didn’t want to accept her arranged marriage and join the army. Her biological fathe 22.7kReads7.6Score2.8kShelves

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    A whimsical 1960s transmigration novel with a live narrator. The female lead is a master at emptying books, both eccentric and ruthless. The villains lead the way, and the female lead relentlessly plunders, enjoying the thrill of emptying the house and getting revenge on the scumbags. The villains suffer terribly, the plot is explosive, and you'll laugh until you question the meaning of life in the middle of the night.

49. 449 报 Report, Commander: Your Grandson Took His Wife Out to Beat Someone Up Again 报告首长你孙子带媳妇又去打人了 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete + male lead takes the domestic role, female lead takes the career role + fussy, love-struck husband + daily face-slapping antics of the compound's little tyrant in the 1970s] Shen Xia transmigrated into an ongoing period novel and became a pitiful girl whose father didn't care for her and whose mother didn't love her. After transmigrating, Shen Xia accidentally discovered that something was wrong with her identity. She reported her adoptive parents, sent her adoptive father to labor ca 17.2kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
50. 450 下 I Went to the Countryside and Met a War Hero: Officer, Come Right Here! 下乡遇兵王，军官快到碗里来！ Jade Green and Slender碧色纤纤Modern Romance635k WordsCompleted [1970s setting] [Military marriage] [Devoted husband] [Reborn] [System] Su Tingwan wants to retire, but the assassin organization sends her off to be reborn instead. She transmigrates into a book. She becomes a rich and beautiful cannon-fodder supporting character in a period novel. The white-lotus heroine, Reborn and corrupted by darkness, watches her like a hawk, while the ambitious, hypocritical hero torments her heart and soul. Su Tingwan is thrilled by the chaos: Isn’t this just a game deli 102Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    I love this book, it's really good! The plot is quite original, it's just that the rating is a bit low. It's a completed book, so ladies who are looking for something to read should definitely give it a try. You won't regret it!

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