Your Number One Period Novel 你心中No.1的年代文

1. 401 国 State Farm: The Educated Youth Becomes Everyone's Darling in the 1970s 国营农场：女知青在七零做团宠 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as: The Northern Great Wilderness State Farm’s Artsy Young Educated Youth [Transmigrate + Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + No Toxic Relatives + No System or Golden Finger] A car accident sends Du Yanshu to the Northern Great Wilderness state farm where her grandparents once went to the countryside. She becomes a young woman assigned to the pig-raising team. She has barely woken up when she must clean up the original owner’s mess. Not only is she facing an arranged marriage, she is a 1.1kReads9.2Score143Shelves

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   These four books are ones I've read repeatedly. They're really good. I've read hundreds of historical fiction books, and I've forgotten the plots of many of them, but as soon as I mention the titles of these four books, the plots immediately come back to me.

2. 402 穿 Transmigrated to the 1950s, the Country Sent Me Abroad to Study 穿越五零，国家送我去留学 A Cup of Wine in the Spring Breeze Among Peach and Plum Blossoms桃李春风一杯酒丶Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [No Golden Finger] [Strong Female Lead] [Research] [Few Extreme Male Leads] [Academic Prodigy] [A Strong Nation] [1950s] [Family Life] [Positive Energy] [Romance] An optimistic, positive female lead who refuses to waste energy on negativity, and a handsome male lead who trades his pen for a gun. (The romance is very, very subtle so far. The main plot is studying abroad and doing research.) After waking from a nap, Shi Jiayi becomes one of the chosen ones of the 1950s. The tide of transmigration 72kReads9.3Score6.3kShelves

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   I found the first two books particularly inspiring; the female protagonists were very well-developed and positive. The third book was sweet.

3. 403 重 Reborn in 1978: From the Start, a Tough Farmhand Calls Off the Wedding and Splits the Family 重生1978：开局糙汉退婚分家 Chasing Clouds Among the Stars星辰逐云Urban136k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Reborn + Family drama + Forest farm + Everyday life + Building wealth] Reborn in 1978, Qi Feng had spent his previous life as a tireless workhorse, only to be drained to death by his awful relatives. This time, he refuses to swallow even a single grievance! His fiancée, whom he hasn’t married yet, looks down on his poverty and wants to elope with someone else? Fine, don’t let the door hit you on the way out. Pay back every last cent of my hard-earned money, with interest! His v 10.1kReads8.0Score587Shelves

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   Reborn back to his wedding day, the male protagonist sees through his fiancée's true colors—a gold digger—and immediately breaks off the engagement, settles all the dowry, and goes home to separate from his awful family, escaping their exploitation. He then supports his family, earns money, and protects the gentle, rural female educated youth.

4. 404 重 Back to the 1970s, Spoiling Grandma and Taking Down Scumbags 重回七零，傍着奶奶肆意虐渣吃瓜 Jin Yuan Manying槿园满盈Modern Romance159k WordsOngoing (1970s setting + space ability + superpowers + food + reborn + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + broken engagement + true and fake heiresses + everyday family life + stockpiling + building wealth + punishing scumbags + gossip-watching + strong female lead + feel-good + old lady + comedy) Timid and spineless Lin Xiaoxi spent two whole lives meekly struggling to survive. After blowing herself up at the end of the world, she thought she was done for good. Instead, she was reborn in the sum 55Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A great historical romance novel with no romantic pairing! Reborn in the 1970s, she's determined to never be manipulated again. She has a space to stockpile supplies, and her grandmother to back her up.

5. 405 我 I Bound Myself to a Shameless System in the ’70s 我在七零年代绑定了缺德系统 Playing the Passerby扮途人Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted [No romance] Xu Meng transmigrates into a book as the heroine of a story about a stepmother. From the start, a matchmaker introduces her to the male lead, and Xu Meng flips the table. In her previous life, her family favored boys over girls, and she dealt with it by going berserk. In this life, she wants to live on her own terms, and that still means going berserk. As long as she has no scruples, no one can use morality to manipulate her. The Wicked System is at your service. P.S. The heroine is 7.1kReads9.0Score632Shelves

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   I think these two are the best, especially the first one, it really hit all my sweet spots.

6. 406 作 Finicky Rich Girl Brings Her Farm to the 1970s and Takes It Easy 作精白富美携农场在七零摆烂 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Pocket Dimension + Goofy Comedy + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Feel-Good Story + Putting Scumbags in Their Place) The heroine doesn’t dabble in the black market or do farm work, and she has only the tiniest bit of conscience. The hero and heroine both speak their minds. There are no misunderstandings or love rivals. This is a fictional world, so please don’t compare it to real history! Su Qingci, a rich beauty who runs a farm in the modern era, gets sent to the 18.2kReads9.2Score2kShelves
7. 407 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I Find Myself a Stepmother 重生60年代：我给自己找后妈 Gu Yue Er Dong古月耳咚Modern Romance681k WordsOngoing When Chen Guoping died of lung cancer, his mother was busy having a grand old time gossiping with the neighborhood women! In his previous life, she had kept him under her thumb since childhood: she wouldn’t let him take the college entrance exam, forced him to hand over his wages, and criticized every woman he wanted to marry. Ignoring the nature of his work, she insisted that he and his wife risk having a third child. In the end, he was fired for exceeding the birth quota, and his family of fiv 22.2kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves

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   While others are busy making money and seeking revenge after being reborn, Chen Guoping's first thing after being reborn is—finding himself a stepmother! His biological mother was selfish her whole life, and even on her deathbed in the ICU, she scolded him for wasting money. Having lived a second life, he realized: you can't choose your mother, but you can choose a stepmother! He personally found a virtuous woman for his father, and when his stepmother came in and cooked him hot soup noodles, he almost cried. Search "Reborn in the 1960s: I found myself a stepmother" on Tomato Search, and the whole village is stunned by his actions!

8. 408 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 Mu Ran9牧然9Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 59.5kReads8.5Score7.3kShelves

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   [Sparrow's Divine Work][Sparrow's Divine Work][Sparrow's Divine Work][Sparrow's Divine Work][Sparrow's Divine Work] Reborn in the 1970s, Wen Jingshu, armed with a limited-time flash sale system, rises from a lowly purchasing clerk at a supply and marketing cooperative to a meteoric rise. Stockpiling scarce goods, negotiating large foreign trade deals, spearheading the construction of an instant noodle factory—she earns awards and promotions through her abilities, her career skyrocketing. With supportive family, the novel is richly detailed and full of satisfying moments, a truly addictive and enjoyable period drama.

9. 409 落 Falling into His Trap 落入他的圈套 Wild Strawberry野草莓Modern Romance390k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, “Caught in His Trap,” is now streaming. Rugged man x sweet girl [sweet romance] Auto mechanic and a little rich girl returning to her hometown After Su Yuan returned to her hometown, she happened to rent a place from Chen Lie. From that day on, the man forcefully pushed his way into her life. Su Yuan thought Chen Lie was a little rough around the edges, but he really knew how to treat a woman well. It was also the first time she had ever fallen so madly for a man. Wha 18.2kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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   ✨✨✨Oh my god, I've been obsessed with the rugged man genre these past few days! These two books are the absolute best of their kind. 💞💞 Although the male leads are both rough and tough, they're incredibly caring and thoughtful. If you can't stand anything else, don't miss these two! They're seriously amazing!

10. 410 新 Jilted on Her Wedding Night, the Lovely Village Girl Marries the Toughest Farmhand 新婚夜退婚，娇村花嫁最猛糙汉 Su Gu粟谷Modern Romance84k WordsOngoing [Reborn in the 1980s + humiliating a scumbag + sweet romance with a rugged man + making money is addictive] After her scumbag husband and cousin joined forces to murder her, Chen Yuru opened her eyes again and found herself back on her wedding night! That's right! She had been reborn with maxed-out memories! In her previous life, her husband and cousin had schemed against her together, draining her of every last drop of blood before she died with bitter regrets. Would she cry and suffer again —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book was really good. I've found another historical romance novel, so awesome!

11. 411 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Won’t Marry an Officer, I’ll Marry a Rich Playboy 重生八零：不嫁军官，嫁纨绔 Wu Jiayunbei武家云北Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple + sweet romance + pampered life as a wealthy family’s daughter-in-law in the 1980s] In her past life, Jiang Xianli was set up by her twin sister and married a man who married into wealth for his own benefit, while her sister took her place and married a spoiled rich heir. After the wedding, her husband was specially recruited into a military academy and rose through the ranks to become a senior officer. Jiang Xianli became the official’s wife whom every woman envied. But her sist 115.8kReads9.1Score6.7kShelves
12. 412 强 A Forceful Claim 强势染指 Xiangqiao香巧Modern Romance394k WordsCompleted [Roguish, Rugged Hero] [Daddy-Type Boyfriend] [ oozing hormones] [Guiding Lover] [Sweet Romance] [Nine-Year Age Gap] [Food] [Kissaholic] [Both Pure and Inexperienced] I'm currently working on signed editions for publication. If you're interested, you can check them out at the usual place. This is part of the same series as Jiang Baichuan and Hai Tian's A Soldier in Uniform, Rose in Hand, Dedicated to the Princess. (The male lead cooks, talks dirty, and fusses over every last detail like a dad. T 62.6kReads9.4Score6.9kShelves
13. 413 穿 I Became a Fussy Old Lady: While Everyone Else Fled the Famine, I Reclaimed the Land 穿成作精老太，别人逃荒我开荒 Fragrant Tangerine橘香袭人Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (No space, no System, no romance. A short drama with the same name has already been released. A warm, rustic story. Everyone says they wouldn’t survive three episodes after transmigrating into a chaotic era. Read this book, and you’ll survive ten more!) She transmigrated into a book, becoming the villainous aunt who abused the protagonist in a male-oriented novel, and was destined to be killed off. Jiang Zhi didn’t cling to the protagonist. She left him behind and relied on her extensive knowled 85.9kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves

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    I've practically raved about this book, recommended it countless times. It's incredibly good, hilariously written, and even has pictures for every single herb. It tells the story of a widow who takes her daughter-in-law and son to the mountains to farm, clear land, and escape war.

14. 414 玩 Making the Most of a Life Full of Ups and Downs 玩转跌宕起伏的人生 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted [Traditional] [Period] [Romance] [Countryside] [Ensemble Cast] [Revenge] [The 1980s] [Strong Female Lead] [Comeback] [Inspirational]… Li Huiping was bright and talented, but while preparing for the high school entrance exam, she spent time tutoring Qiao Shan, the classmate she had a crush on, and lost the chance to prepare for the exam herself. As a result, she missed out on getting into a key high school. After the exams, Qiao Shan ignored her. Heartbroken, Huiping saw through men’s fickleness 181Reads8.4Score106Shelves

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    No cheat codes, not a wish-fulfillment story, a realistic historical fiction series.

15. 415 漂 A Stunning Beauty Hounded by an Obsessive Mad Dog in a Period Novel 漂亮美人在年代文被偏执疯狗缠上 Sanda Biscuit散打饼干Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [A calculating, self-serving heroine + an obsessive, possessive hero] Selfish, vain, materialistic, and always looking out for herself. And yet, countless people love her. In the original novel, Lin Luoxue is the heroine's sister, a cannon-fodder character who despises the poor and loves the rich, and juggles three men at once. Even after getting married, she's still unfaithful, and in the end, she dies while eloping with her lover. She's nasty, selfish, and plays with people's feelings while mo 56.7kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves

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    Hehe [smirking] These are all historical fiction novels I stayed up all night reading. I was obsessed with them for a while. Just keep reading, you definitely won't be disappointed! [Already hooked] They're all finished, so you can enjoy them all at once! [Eating melon emoji]

16. 416 七 The 1970s: My Late Wife Took Our Twins to Join the Army 七零：早逝媳妇带龙凤胎去随军 Big Black Melon大黑瓜瓜Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted Jiang Zhiwei was trapped as a ghost beside her two children for ten whole years. She watched helplessly as her mother-in-law bullied them, her sister-in-law tormented them, her younger sister-in-law abused them, and her younger brother-in-law treated them like they didn't exist. She couldn't accept it. She was furious! Perhaps Heaven heard her grievances. The moment she opened her eyes, she had returned to the year she died! This time, she would tear apart her wicked mother-in-law and trample he 4kReads8.9Score386Shelves

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    The first book was incredibly satisfying; the female lead was always ready to take action! The male lead only had eyes for her, along with their adorable twins. The second book was similar to the first, both featuring a female lead who was incredibly shrewd and satisfying.

17. 417 末 Apocalypse Travels to the 1980s Tibetan Region, Running into a Top-Level Bloodbath 末世穿八零藏族，撞上顶级修罗场 Laughter Brings Radiance笑笑生辉Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted Fengxi, who lived in the apocalypse, transmigrates into the body of a young girl named Chi Fengxi in the 1980s. With a letter and her mother’s ashes, Chi Fengxi sets foot in her mother’s hometown of Tibet for the first time. As the bus rocks along the mountain road, Fengxi decides to live the rest of the life of the young girl who died so suddenly. Fengxi never expected that the next step in the girl’s life would be to stay in Tibet and get married. Ajia, who is about to become her mother-in-law 674Reads9.0Score120Shelves
18. 418 一 One Glance, and She Stole My Heart; Every Night, I Want to Give Her My Life 一眼惊鸿，夜夜想把命给她 Watching the Moon on a Sunny Day晴天看月Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Period drama + feel-good romance + serving the motherland + bright, beautiful engineer meets a handsome wolfish military officer with a softer side] Song Qingci transmigrates. She finds herself in the 1960s, as a young woman heading to a military base to break off her arranged engagement. She expects her childhood betrothed to be a swarthy brute with a broad back, thick waist, and a fierce face. In reality, he’s a strikingly handsome young wolf with sharp features and a rugged charm. The co 65.7kReads8.2Score14.2kShelves

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    First on the list is "Our Good Sister" [shy]. The female lead, Zheng Hao, is a bit of a free spirit. The story begins with her hanging her awful grandmother on a tree. The female lead is quick-witted, strong, and specially recruited by the navy, watching her sister achieve great success [kiss]. Second is "Song Qingci," a gentle and cheerful female lead [shy]. She quickly rises to deputy factory director, researching many machines for the people and weapons beneficial to the country [kiss]. Third is "Lin Renzhi," a gentle but not saintly type [kiss]. Her embroidery is superb, bringing glory to the country. She opens her own embroidery studio and company, developing her own career and business [kiss]. Aside from the slow updates and limited content, it's perfect.

19. 419 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Wife in the ’60s: Anyone Who Objects Can Fight Me 穿成六零炮灰原配，不服就干 Feisty Girl姑凉泼辣Modern Romance329k WordsCompleted [Book Transmigration, period-setting wish fulfillment, a slight golden finger, no space, as realistic as possible, not an implausible power fantasy] Modern computer programmer Lin Zhixia transmigrates into a period novel as the tragic first wife her entire family sacrifices! The Zhao family conspires to frame her. Her lame younger brother-in-law forces his way into her room, and her in-laws not only take part, but afterward cover it up, poison her until she's mute, and imprison her! Her husband 1.6kReads—Score109Shelves

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    A really good period drama! It avoids overly common settings and doesn't involve the black market. The female lead uses her wits to tear apart a rotten family and even joins the Women's Federation to expose spies!

20. 420 七 Sweet Love in the Seventies: Spoiled Rotten by a Rugged Army Officer 七零甜蜜蜜，被糙汉军官宠坏了 Orange Gummies橘子软糖Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted Military Marriage + Period Setting + Raising Kids + Space Storage + Marriage Before Love + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple After dying in the apocalypse, Song Limeng transmigrates into a male-oriented period novel, becoming the cannon-fodder wife of the book’s tragic, powerful villain. The original owner was cruel, lazy, and abusive toward the children, driving the villain down a dark path. In the end, she was tortured to death. Song Li shivers at the thought. Luckily, she arrived at just the rig 7.5kReads9.1Score607Shelves

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    He shared everything he knew with me.

21. 421 别 They Throw Mud at Me, So I Lie Down and Sue Them for 38,000 别人朝我扔泥巴，躺下讹他三万八 Yan Xiaonuo颜小糯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Absurd comedy + livestreaming + going crazy anywhere, anytime] Qiao Xi takes on a mission from the Space-Time Administration, transmigrating into a tragic romance novel to fix its plot. She becomes a nobody with barely any fame and is bound to a Truth-Telling System. From then on, the tragic romance takes a bizarre turn... During a variety show livestream, she is asked why she works so hard. Guest 1: “I thought of the hardworking farmers.” Guest 2: “My grandma was a farmer. I miss her so much.” 43.2kReads9.5Score5.4kShelves

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    I wholeheartedly recommend this book, my absolute number one read. It's of extremely high quality, rated 9.6, And has 520,000 readers. Every chapter is incredibly engaging and entertaining; it's absolutely fantastic and hilarious.

22. 422 过 One Taste Is Never Enough 过把瘾不够劲 Climbing the Peak to Claim the Throne登岳御极Urban383k WordsCompleted He’s gone from modern life back to the years before the millennium, only to discover he’s become Fang Yan, the male lead of A Taste of Life. He’s already fretting over how to avoid a terminal illness when a System unexpectedly appears to save his life. But simply enjoying life isn’t exciting enough anymore~ 375Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    💃The invitation to the ball foreshadows future developments. Du Mei is secretly looking forward to it, but she keeps up a stubborn facade. She invites two men to the hospital ball, creating an undercurrent of tension and making the subsequent plot highly anticipated.

23. 423 寒 A Poor Mountain Boy Is Bullied from the Start, Then Races to Become a Billionaire 寒门山娃开局被欺一路狂飙成首富 Old Stories from the North Slope北坡旧事Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted Born into poverty and raised deep in the mountains, he grew up looked down on, bullied, and trampled into the dirt. Everyone thought he was destined to rot away in the mountains. But no one could have imagined that the moment he was bullied, his life would turn around completely. He endured the harshest hardships and bore the most painful wounds, climbing up from the bottom one step at a time. He bowed to neither heaven nor earth, and relied on no one. Fueled by a fierce refusal to give in, he 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These three are my top picks for period dramas. They don't have ratings yet, but they're great. I devoured all three of the author's period dramas about overcoming adversity – so satisfying! "A Poor Mountain Kid Starts Up Being Bullied, But Soars to Become the Richest Man," which became a hit with the manga, tells the story of a young man who starts from scratch and rises to the top. "She Dumped the Scumbag and Changed Her Fate by Setting Up a Street Stall" tells the story of a woman who decisively leaves her ex-boyfriend and makes money through a street stall. "Dumping the Scumbag, She Wins Big in the 1990s Clothing Market" depicts her navigating the 1990s clothing market with exciting business battles. Each book is atmospheric and packed with thrilling moments!

24. 424 九 The 1990s: Back to One Month Before My Husband's Tragic Death 九零：回到丈夫惨死前一月 Wealth and Prosperity金银富贵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-led period business drama + raising a child + unruly heroine + gentle, devoted husband + mutual healing] [Short drama now streaming] In her previous life, Su Ai was a gangster. She smoked, played cards, drank, and got into fights, and she didn't give a damn about anything. She even stole a handsome village doctor away to be her husband and had a well-behaved child with him. Her biggest regret was causing trouble and getting her husband killed at home. Even after she later built a busine 22.2kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
25. 425 她 She Dumped the Jerk and Changed Her Fate by Selling on the Streets 她踹掉渣男，靠摆地摊改命 Old Stories from the North Slope北坡旧事Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted No contrived twists, no overpowered cheat, dumping a jerk, getting rich through a street stall, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflicts, everyday life, satisfying comeuppance, sweet healing romance, and a rural woman’s rise to success. In the villages of western Sichuan in the 1990s, Lin Xiulian is falsely accused by her in-laws of being infertile and cruelly thrown out of the house by her scumbag husband. After enduring contempt and struggling to survive, she decisively cuts ties with her t 47Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 426 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s, This Cannon Fodder Won't Accept Her Fate 穿越到七零后炮灰绝不认命 Li Doesn't Quite Understand李不太懂Modern Romance289k WordsOngoing [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + System + ensemble cast + no romance + no going to the countryside] Modern rich beauty Li Zhaodi transmigrates into a book after a plane crash, landing in a period novel as a minor cannon-fodder character! Her whole family are bit-part cannon fodder in someone else's story. Her mother is pressured into remarrying, so she makes the real culprit marry instead. Her sister is tricked into marriage and wants to die. This time, it’s her brother-in-law who wa 1.2kReads—Score137Shelves

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    I've been following this book recently, and I think it's pretty good.

27. 427 九 The Nineties: Who Says a Housekeeper Can't Become a Socialite? 九零：谁说小保姆不能成为名流 The King Is a Cat大王是只喵Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted [One woman, multiple men; a truly wicked heroine with rock-bottom morals and no limits. Decisive, adaptable, ruthless, selfish, vindictive, and willing to do whatever it takes. She learns from the good and the bad alike.] My best friend tricked me into becoming a prostitute, so I turned around and sold her off to a mountain village. A pervert spied on me through my window, so I used glass to slash his face to ribbons. A foreign guy tried to lure me into bed, so I coaxed him into teaching me Engl 3.7kReads8.1Score418Shelves

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    The first book is hilarious!! The theme is also very novel. The second book is about a nanny's road to success. The third book is about Lin Yuzhu making money while enjoying the gossip. The fourth book is about a purchasing agent system. The fifth book is about slapping faces, not being bullied, and having clear breasts.

28. 428 七 The 1970s: The Glamorous Heiress Transmigrates into a Book with a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 七零：美艳娇气包带千亿资产穿书 A Duo u阿哆uModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The young lady never lived through that era, so you can't expect her to have the same spending habits as ordinary people. [Not a poverty-relief story] [Sweet romance + period setting + transmigrate into a book + golden finger + feel-good power fantasy] [Both are virgins, one-on-one romance] Shanghai–Beijing–Hong Kong [Warning: The heroine is spoiled and not truly kind or beautiful inside! The hero is a lovesick fool! Don't get hung up on prices! If there are any plot holes, just treat them as au 24.4kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves

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    They're all great! [Sending hearts] I highly recommend the first, third, fifth, thirteenth, fourteenth, and sixteenth books. The others are good too, but none have amazed me like these. Hope this helps! [Kissing emojis]

29. 429 踹 Dump the Jerk: She Makes It Big in Ready-to-Wear in the Nineties 踹渣男，九十年代做成衣她赢麻了 Old Stories from the North Slope北坡旧事Modern Romance472k WordsOngoing In 1990s Donglin Town, Lin Xiulian kicks her terrible marriage to the curb! Her ex-husband refuses to let go, pestering her with delusions of getting back together. Zhang Baoqiang, a fellow business owner, constantly trips her up and competes unfairly, stopping at nothing to drive her into a corner. She refuses to give in, using her sewing skills to seize the opportunities of the times. Starting with a struggling market stall, she steadily expands her business to Jiangcheng and across the provi 111Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 430 七 The 1970s: I Spend Every Day Smoothing Things Over with a Madman for a Better Life 七零之为了好生活每天都在哄疯批 Lan Yalan澜雅澜Modern Romance6.3M WordsCompleted Short drama adaptation: My Eldest Sister Has a Script from the Seventies, and I Have a System That Can Hear It (1v1 + Period Drama + Pampered Romance + Female Lead Pursues Male Lead + Timid Heroine with a Few Tricks and a Sweet Tongue + Male Lead with an Unusual Case of Love-Brain) In both her lives, Lou Qingqing had only one wish: to marry into a family with good prospects. She thought the Rong family was well-off, and that marrying in would mean she’d never lack food or clothes and wouldn’t ha 18.1kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    I still can't forget the plot of the first book. The male lead's obsessive, humble, and insecure love was also heartbreaking. The female lead in the second book cherished her life and tried her best to live. The male lead in the third book was a bit crazy, but he was only devoted to the female lead.

31. 431 七 The 1970s: The Sweet Young Military Wife Clears Out Her Enemy's Wealth to Raise Her Child 七零：娇娇军嫂搬空仇人钱财养崽 Talking Rabbits Is No Ordinary Thing谈兔不凡Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + space + stockpiling supplies + heiress from a capitalist family + doted on by her family + face-slapping the scumbags + clearing out the house + joining her husband at his post + medical skills + raising kids + marriage first, love later] Tang Wan, who comes from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and loves business so much she opened a shopping mall, never imagined she could choke to death while drinking water. Fortunately, she had the foresight to stock 23.8kReads8.9Score3.2kShelves
32. 432 闻 The Sound of Spring 闻春声 Evergreen and Everwhite长青长白Ancient Romance161k WordsCompleted [Taciturn, stammering country hunk VS vivacious, fiery widow. Farming romance, one-on-one, both leads’ first relationship] [She makes the first move, and the unyielding tree finally blossoms. A period farming romance] At the matchmaker's urging, young Yao Chunniang took her dowry and married into the Zhang family in Lishui Village. Who could have guessed that on their wedding night, her sickly husband would close his eyes and die? Before Yao Chunniang could even process what had happened, she ha 29.5kReads9.6Score3.5kShelves

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    The writing is quite bold.

33. 433 恶 The Villainess Transmigrates to the Seventies, Beats the Scum, Makes Money, and Marries a Soldier 恶女穿七零，虐渣搞钱嫁兵哥哥 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1970s military marriage + revenge and face-slapping + making money + sweet romance + pocket dimension + adorable pets] The heroine is petty, vindictive, cold-hearted, and has only the tiniest bit of conscience. She never waits until tomorrow to get revenge! Tang Niannian struggles to survive for three years in the apocalypse, then transmigrates into a tragic cannon-fodder character in a period novel. The book’s heroine steals the original owner’s spiritual spring pock 46.1kReads9.3Score4.9kShelves
34. 434 穿 Transmigrated as the Male Lead's Fiancée, the Villainess Who Broke Their Engagement 穿成爽文男主的毁约女配未婚妻 Black Flame黑火焰Modern Romance185k WordsCompleted Warning: A sweet, fluffy romance of around 200,000 words. It's a sugary love story, and the romance develops quickly. After a car accident, Mu Jing transmigrates into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder villainess who breaks off her engagement with the male lead in The Power-Wielding Esper. By the middle of the story, the male lead has destroyed her family. She arrives just in time to witness the engagement being called off, but faints on the spot because of her poor health, missing her best ch 13.9kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves
35. 435 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
36. 436 假 The Fake Heiress Was Kicked Out, and a Rugged Countryman Took Her Home to Cherish Her 假千金被赶出门，乡野糙汉抱走宠 Lu Cai陆菜Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted Auntie Zhang, from Shanghe Village, had spent twenty years working as a nanny for a wealthy family in the big city. Then, out of the blue, she brought home a fair-skinned, beautiful young woman. Word was, the girl had been switched at birth with the wealthy family’s real daughter. Once their biological child was found, they’d kicked her out. Auntie Zhang felt sorry for her and brought her back to Shanghe Village. But she couldn’t stay there forever; she had to return to the city and keep earning 6.3kReads9.2Score511Shelves

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    Don't let its low rating fool you, it's really good, it's just a new release.

37. 437 恶 The Villainous Village Beauty Won’t Elope: She Clears Out the Supermarket to Feed Her Rugged Man 恶毒村花不私奔，搬空超市养糙汉 Strawberry Isn't a Strawberry草莓不是草莓Modern Romance180k WordsOngoing [1980s + Pocket Dimension + Rugged Man + Sweet Romance + Reverse Husband-Pampering + Transmigrate Into a Book] How do you play a terrible hand from the start? A disgraced, wicked village beauty, a rugged husband gravely injured and near death, a little sister-in-law too young to feed herself, and a free-loading educated youth who spouts nothing but benevolence and morality? Xu Zhi, a modern-day hoarder, lets out a cold laugh. With a max-level supermarket pocket dimension at her disposal, she’ll 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended! It's super good! A novel where the female lead keeps a rough, uncouth man.

38. 438 七 The Beloved Wife of the 1970s Gets Teased! The Black-Bellied Officer Sees Red and Loses Control 七零小妻被撩！腹黑军官红眼失控 Lost and Found失而Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: [The Dashing Courtyard Beauty and Her Aloof Husband Who Holds Her Close and Coaxes Her] After transmigrating, Yu Xiangnian becomes the shrew of a military compound in the 1970s. Her husband doesn’t love her, the children don’t care for her, and the neighbors can’t stand her... So what? She doesn’t care what any of them think! She’s educated, cultured, well-connected, and beautiful. Building a fortune and pursuing her career are what matter! But... Why is this ma 23.2kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
39. 439 瞎 Blind Corn! Rotten Potatoes! Worthless Children, Get on Your Knees! 瞎苞米！烂土豆！极品儿女靠边跪 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Reborn] [Feel-Good] [No Golden Finger] [Family Life] (Also known as: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Leaves Her Children Behind) Seventy-year-old Wu Zhiqiu is Reborn in the era when her children still depend on her hard work and sacrifice! In her previous life, she played favorites and ended up alone and miserable in her old age. This time, she refuses to repeat the past. The old lady decides to leave her children behind and enjoy the rest of her lif 194.4kReads9.3Score8.3kShelves

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    🍀🍀No.1 Historical Fiction🌟①The female lead takes over her mother-in-law's job at a printing factory, while the male lead, a retired soldier, works as a driver at the finance bureau. It's a super good read, full of everyday family dramas and mundane daily life.

40. 440 军 A Fiery Military Marriage: The Ice-Cold Commander Begs Me to Love Him 军婚火辣辣，冰山首长求着我爱他 Wen Xiaogou温小狗Modern Romance243k WordsOngoing [Period setting + sweet romance + strong heroine + marriage before love + military marriage + both leads' first relationship] After transmigrating into a supporting character in a period novel she'd read, Lin Yu opened her eyes to find herself in the middle of a very compromising scene. The bad news: her partner was her fiancé's best friend. In the original story, this cold-faced military ace was forced to marry her. Later, unable to bear the loneliness, she dumped the ice-cold man. Her biologic 132Reads—Score166Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into a book; she doesn't have any special abilities, and she focuses on both family matters and career development. [Kissing emoji]

41. 441 七 The 1970s: A Martyr's Orphaned Daughter Is Reborn, Enlists, and Marries a Commander 七零：烈士孤女重生参军嫁首长了 I Beg You, Tong Meng 1我求童蒙1Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [Military marriage] [Strong female lead] [Military life] [Two equally strong leads] [Sweet romance] [Female soldier] (15,000 readers gave it a 9.5 rating. Enjoy with confidence!) (Also known as: To the Mountains and Rivers, and to You. The short drama of the same name is now streaming.) In her previous life, Lin Xianan spent seventy-three lonely years waiting for the truth to come too late. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to 1970, just three days before she was to be forced into 117.4kReads9.4Score13.1kShelves

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    This is truly a great watch. The female lead is the daughter of a martyr, and after seeking justice, she becomes a medic and later a military doctor. It fits the historical background perfectly, and every character is well-developed and three-dimensional; there are no purely good or bad people. [Almost crying]

42. 442 军 A Love That Sets Hearts Ablaze: In the 1970s, I Became Everyone's Darling by Taking It Easy 军婚撩人，我在七零靠摆烂成团宠 Watching the Moon on a Sunny Day晴天看月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance, Devoted Couple, Spatial Realm, Adorable Baby] Song Luoying unexpectedly transmigrates into a period novel and becomes a cannon-fodder supporting character with the same name as her own. The original Song Luoying’s blind date falls for the female lead, Liu Meijiao, instead. She can’t swallow her pride and is determined to find herself a factory worker husband, just to one-up the female lead. In the end, she marries a mama’s boy, has three daughters, gets looked down on by her moth 19.6kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
43. 443 京 The Capital’s Young Master Is at Her Feet 京圈太子爷是她的裙下之臣 Author Little Koi作家小锦鲤10k WordsCompleted The Capital’s Crown Prince Is Her Devoted Suitor 97Reads—Score107Shelves

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    You absolutely must read excellent novels, truly top-notch!!

44. 444 开 From the Start, I Reported My Stepfather, Then the Frail Villainess Was Doted on in the Countryside 开局举报继父，病弱女配下乡被宠 Feng Ling lI风灵lIModern Romance759k WordsCompleted [Space + System + Sweet Romance + Frail Heroine + Rugged Hero] Qiao Qingdai was an utterly ordinary office worker. She was 25 and had been single for years. One day, after work, she decided to treat herself. Instead, a woman fell from the sky and crushed her to death. She drifted around with a soul-reaper from the underworld for a while before realizing that they had taken the wrong soul... After a furious argument, Qiao Qingdai happily took the loot she’d scored: a treasure chest System and a p 18.9kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves
45. 445 中 Starting Out as a Vocational School Student, I Worked My Factory to the Bone 中专生开局，我把工厂卷疯了 Peach Heart Rainbow桃心彩虹Modern Romance623k WordsOngoing A modern quality-control worker transmigrates to the famine years of the 1960s. The moment she opens her eyes, she faces a desperate situation: the high school entrance exam has been suspended, and she's being forced to go to the countryside. To avoid being sent down, she promptly skips grades, studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and secures a stable job at a state-owned enterprise, successfully escaping that fate. She doesn't have any miraculous talent that will make her famou 34.8kReads8.2Score3.7kShelves

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    Instead of going to the countryside, the female protagonist passed the entrance exam for a vocational school and was assigned to a state-owned factory. Armed with modern mechanical knowledge, she worked hard to build her career. [Cool]

46. 446 七 The 1970s: A Rugged Veteran Returns and Coddles His Sweet, Gentle Young Educated Youth 七零：退伍糙汉抱哄软娇小知青 Wangwang Snow Cakes Are So Tasty旺旺雪饼超好吃Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted Completed [A sweet, charming young educated youth who has no idea how irresistible she is VS a stern-faced, warm-hearted, brooding and crafty veteran] Period setting + doted-on heroine + farming + transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + personal storage space + transmigrate with her body + age gap Overnight, Qin Li transmigrates to the resource-scarce 1970s. As soon as she arrives, she’s bitten by a snake and caught in a mudslide. To make matters worse, her scheming stepsister is constantly 2.6kReads9.2Score258Shelves

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    No.1, A book you can reread countless times, where the male lead dotes on the female lead.

47. 447 首 The Commander Spoils Me Rotten: His Beautiful Stepmom-to-Be Runs Away Pregnant 首长太能宠，漂亮后妈揣崽跑路了 Chi Youbai池柚白Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete + Period Military Marriage + Eight-Year Age Gap + Faithful 1v1 + Adorable Kids + Sweet Romance] After transmigrating into a period novel as a pretty but brainless villainess who keeps courting death, Nan Yang decides to save herself. Her cold and distant military officer husband gives her the silent treatment after they marry, and she has two little burdens to care for. But he hands over all his money, can’t have children, and will die young later on… She’ll be rich and carefree, and b 4.1kReads9.2Score501Shelves
48. 448 社 A Sociable Little One Takes Her Sweet, Delicate Mom Along to Join the Army 社牛崽崽带娇软亲妈去随军 Er Lulu二鹿鹿Modern Romance691k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Marriage First, Love Later + Gifted Kids + Women Supporting Women] Jiang Ningning transmigrates into a military-marriage novel as the deceased biological mother of a pair of gifted twins. Her husband sends her a monthly child support payment, but the original owner is weak-willed and constantly gets swindled out of the money by her in-laws on one pretext or another. The twins raise their mother by scavenging, until their fifth birthday, when the disillusione 9.3kReads8.9Score941Shelves

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    🫧🫧 Huo Donglin received a telegram from his hometown: his wife had run off with someone else, taking their child. Before he could even grieve, a shout suddenly came from outside the iron gate: "Lin Heidan, come out quickly! We've brought your wife to join us!" [Facepalm][Laughing] Huo Donglin turned around to see his son, a spitting image of him, holding a megaphone, and his daughter, unfurling a banner. Right in the center was his wife, stunningly beautiful after five years. From then on, Huo Donglin lived a chaotic life, constantly vying with his twins for his wife. The twins' catchphrases: "Mom is the prettiest! Mom's cooking is amazing! Mom will definitely get into university… My dad is almost not good enough for her!" Huo Donglin: !

49. 449 重 Reborn in the 1970s with a System, I Marry a Rough-Heen and Live a Cherished Life 重生七零带系统，转嫁糙汉宠上天 Wen Xiaotun温小囤Modern Romance86k WordsOngoing [Clear-headed, independent young lady VS devoted, insecure, rugged big shot] In her previous life, Yun Chuxia was blind. For the sake of her family's reputation, she held her nose and accepted the scumbag's pregnant mistress at her wedding. But the scumbag and his mistress stole her ancestral space, destroyed her family, and left her to die in a basement after severing the tendons in her hands and feet. Only after her death did she see that Lu Zheng, the mechanic everyone had always looked down 6Reads—Score129Shelves

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    I recommend this new bookstore; it's really good!

50. 450 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Reluctant Match Is Surprisingly Sweet 重生七零：强扭的瓜有点甜 Meow Commander喵指挥官Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted Jiang Wan transmigrated! And she transmigrated right into the most awkward situation imaginable. Why awkward? Because she was forcing herself on a man. This is a terrible misunderstanding, a huge injustice! None of this has anything to do with her. She’s just an innocent passerby who transmigrated into this world. Unfortunately, no one believes her. Well, the original owner was notorious for raising hell and ruling the family compound like a tyrant! So be it. What’s done is done, and crying won’ 11.2kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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