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1. 701 满 The Max-Level Big Shot in the 1970s: If You Won't Back Down, I'll Fight 满级大佬在七零，主打不服就干 Fresh Popcorn爆米花来咯Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted The heroine is domineering, with an outrageously high combat ability. Later, she joins the military. The hero is an educated youth who later goes into scientific research. A strong heroine paired with a weaker hero. If that’s not your thing, please move along. [Historical setting + transmigration with body intact + no pocket dimension or System + Strong Female Lead] Mai Sui, a max-level powerhouse, transmigrates to the 1970s. She just wants to lie flat and live a quiet, ordinary l 59.8kReads9.1Score5.1kShelves

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   The female lead is highly skilled in combat. Her father is unreliable, so she beats him three times a day. She joins the army and becomes a special forces soldier. The male lead is a pampered, delicate woman. I love stories where the female lead is strong and the male lead is weak.

2. 702 七 The 1970s: Who Says a Female Soldier Can't Be a Slacker? 七零，谁说女兵不能当该溜子 A Salty Fish Turns Over and Lie Flat咸鱼翻身躺平Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Female soldier + strong heroine + comedy + face-slapping + putting scumbags in their place] After Zheng Hao awakened her memories, she found herself with a biased grandfather, a grandmother who favored boys over girls, and a mother who’d been tormented half to death. Could this setup get any worse? Just as her grandmother was about to stamp the name “Bringer of Brothers” onto her little sister, Zheng Hao struck back, turning their grandparents’ main room upside down and smashing everything to 40.6kReads9.0Score6.4kShelves

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   The female protagonist was reborn as a superheroine. At thirteen, she awakened her powers and hung her own mother on a crooked tree, demanding a separation from her family [awkward laugh]. During a voyage, she helped capture a spy and was spotted by a military leader, becoming a female soldier 🌺. She and several comrades turned the military camp into chaos 🎉🎉

3. 703 穿 Transmigrating to 1970: The Fish in the Pond Finds Love 穿越70之池鱼有喜 Shepherd Boy at the Village Head村头放羊娃Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted This story is set in a fictional world. Please don’t take it too seriously. [Ensemble cast in small doses / combat powerhouse / storage space / crafting expert / gossip and farming / taking down scumbags and getting rich] Jiang Yu has been struggling to survive in a post-apocalyptic world plagued by natural disasters since she was eight, and along the way she was forced to master the craft of fixing broken things. After an accident, she transmigrates to the 1970s. Reborn as a pitiful girl abused 2.5kReads8.8Score230Shelves

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   The first book features a female protagonist with strong abilities and a spatial ability, but she dislikes going to the black market. The second book is set in the post-reform era and is quite good. The third book also features a female protagonist with a spatial ability who doesn't go to the black market. The male protagonist isn't the typical aloof or roguish type; he's a worldly and sophisticated man.

4. 704 四 Siheyuan: I'm Liu Guangqi 四合院：我是刘光奇 Zhi Yu 1014栀虞1014Female-Channel Fanfiction467k WordsCompleted A Love in the Courtyard fanfic. I transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard and became Liu Guangqi. Emmmm, not a bad identity. Unlike other transmigrators who start out as orphans, at least the courtyard's scoundrels can't bully me. As for everything else, I'll just sit back and watch! 10.8kReads9.1Score367Shelves
5. 705 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 81.6kReads9.2Score7.6kShelves
6. 706 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Become a Pretty Widow 穿越六零成为俏寡妇 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted (Content warning: The heroine is ten years older than the hero. She’s a player and isn’t sexually inexperienced, so proceed with caution!!!) Shi Lan, a carefree, troublesome party girl who loves the high life, transmigrates to the hardship of the 1960s and gets three new labels: married, mother, and widow. From the start, she’s being introduced to a prospective match. As if! She thinks her new identity is pretty great: she has money and status, and gets to be a mother without the pain of childbi 5.4kReads9.2Score488Shelves

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   The first book is about transmigrating to the 1960s and becoming a playboy; the second is about gender-swapped living off a woman; the third has a cheat ability, allowing the protagonist to escape their family of origin and live like an ordinary person.

7. 707 九 In the Nineties, I Exposed My Relatives' Scandals and Became a Top-Tier Star at the Newspaper 九零靠曝光亲戚黑料我成报社顶流 Xiao Chang Ping Ping小厂平平Modern Romance137k WordsOngoing [1990s setting + ensemble cast elements + workplace wish-fulfillment + vicious relatives tearing into each other + obsessive male lead + romantic rivalry] “Welcome to the 1990s. There’s no family love here, only traffic!” And a bunch of men who’ll go crazy over you. Chen Yu is an elite graduate who returned from the UK, but in 1998 she’s just a struggling reporter at a newspaper in Guangcheng. Until she realizes that her outrageous relatives are the stepping stones to her career taking off! Her —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A returned overseas student fiercely criticizes the female lead, a journalist who rises to power by writing about her relatives' dirty laundry! Her values ​​are shattered, but incredibly satisfying. There's a competitive, yandere male lead. ✔️800 Cunning schemes + grave-digging style writing: "Instead of waiting for a benefactor to fall from the sky, why not 'write' your own family into the trending topics!" "Suggest the title be changed to 'On How to Elegantly Uphold Justice'." "Relatives collectively suffered from insomnia after reading this 1️⃣ Every chapter is a dance party in their relatives' sensitive areas 2️⃣ The dark side of the media circle in the 1990s: A pen can kill or create a god 3️⃣ A fierce critique of the female lead's growth: from betraying family to a villainous woman who manipulates public opinion." Reader's angry comment: "I suggest checking the author; it doesn't seem like a fabrication."

8. 708 八 I Went to the Wrong Table for an 1980s Blind Date and Ended Up Marrying the Mightiest Officer 八零相亲走错桌，我闪婚最强军官 Su Ranjiu酥染玖Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted The short drama Reborn: Love Hidden in a Dimple is now available. Bai Wei woke up one day to find she had transmigrated to the 1980s and become a woman who had never dated and whose parents were pressuring her to get married. She had to go on a blind date. The matchmaker said the man was fit, extremely handsome, and very rich. Excited, she rushed off to meet him and sure enough, found a super handsome guy. But after talking fo 6.4kReads9.0Score544Shelves

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   She hadn't even endured that hardship before transmigrating into the body of a girl in the 1980s who had never been in a relationship and was being pressured by her parents to get married. She was forced to go on blind dates, and the matchmaker told her the man was incredibly handsome, had a great physique, and was very wealthy. Excitedly, she went on the date, but after only a few hours of talking, she impulsively got married that very day. After getting the marriage certificate and returning home, the matchmaker came cursing at her, demanding to know why she'd stood him up. Only then did she realize she'd gone to the wrong blind date and gotten the wrong marriage partner… However, her married life was sweet; she opened a small jewelry shop to pass the time.

9. 709 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: Living Off Women in a Period Novel 女穿男：我在年代文里吃软饭 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A woman transmigrates into a man’s body, with some fantasy elements] When Zhou Shan transmigrates to the 1960s, she opens her eyes to dizziness and weakness in all four limbs, experiencing firsthand what it means to be starving to death. She doesn’t feel the slightest thing about having become a man. Just as she’s so hungry she can barely keep her eyes open, she hears a father and daughter nearby, picking over their choices: “Is there anyone you like?” “Too ugly. Black and skinny, like a charre 6.7kReads9.4Score565Shelves
10. 710 小 A Lane in the City: Transmigrating as Huang Ling, I Set the Family Straight from the Start 小巷人家：穿成黄玲开局整顿家风 You Jiujiu幽九九Female-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [A Little Alleyway Family fanfiction + period setting + face-slapping + System + daily life + ensemble cast] [Focuses on Huang Ling standing up to the Zhuang family and living her own life. The other families have smaller roles. There will be a divorce, and there will be no saving Filial Zhuang. There is a new pairing (if you like strictly one-on-one, both-virgins romances, scroll on and don't click!). Characters from the original will appear.] Huang Ling, a modern-day office drone, stayed up se 16.6kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves

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    This author is adorable. After watching the TV series "Little Elephant Family," he felt the character Huang Ling was very frustrated, so he started writing this novel. It's very satisfying to read, and we also found it very satisfying. I recommend watching the TV series "Little Elephant Family" and then reading this novel.

11. 711 让 You Want Me to Cook at Three in the Morning? I’ll Slap Your Whole Family Away 让我三点做饭？我反手扇飞你全家 Soft Soft Green Robe糯糯青衫Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted (The short drama My Slaps Changed My Fate in the 1970s is now available.) [Period setting + military marriage + mental illness + both devoted to each other + career in government + a heroine who would rather throw hands than talk, versus a rough-around-the-edges regiment commander who stole his comrade’s bride] Ever since Su Wanxing was diagnosed with a mental illness, life has been going wonderfully. She can curse out whoever she wants and beat up whoever she wants. She can even beat up a perve 17.3kReads8.6Score2.2kShelves

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    [Already recommended][Already recommended][Already recommended] The female lead is highly skilled in combat, never holds back, and slaps anyone she dislikes without hesitation. Even when her enemies have a system, she's not afraid, simply scalding it away with hot water. There are many female-oriented novels about women pursuing a political career, but this is the first time I've seen one about a woman who becomes the head of a women's federation. The female lead saves women and children while striving to improve women's rights. There's also a story about women's self-redemption, which is thought-provoking and definitely worth reading!

12. 712 杀 Kill Those Men: From Ugly Chick to Beautiful Swan 杀死那些男人之丑小鸡变白天鹅 I Came Today, the Willows Sway今我来兮杨柳依依Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transformation and glow-up + triumphant heroine + uplifting feel-good story + top student's growth + fairytale romance + authentic post-80s generation] Note: Please don't let the heroine's looks put you off! The protagonist is called “XX Fat” purely because the author has a mischievous sense of humor. In reality, Xia Weiwei has a figure the likes of which appear only once every three thousand years. She's an outgoing, adorable girl with sky-high emotional and intellectual intelligence; she's th 1.2kReads9.3Score115Shelves

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    See how a top student turned chubby into a superstar.

13. 713 重 Reborn and Losing My Mind for Money, but the CEO Loves My Madness 重生发癫只搞钱，霸总偏爱超癫狂 Er Lingzi二玲子Modern Romance554k WordsCompleted Jin Chan Chan, 35 years old, died a miserable death in her previous life because she was hopelessly love-struck. Now she's reborn on the day after the 2007 college entrance exams. She tears up her love letters and swears she'll focus on making money, not romance! On her first night reborn, she fills in as an emergency replacement, singing funeral songs all night and earning her first pot of gold. Next, she cashes in on the lottery, building up her second fortune! She seizes the opportunity of so 50Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is incredibly good! It's down-to-earth, not melodramatic, and not obsessed with romance. It's highly immersive and definitely a book that readers will love!! The female protagonist, Jin Chanchan, died tragically in her previous life because of her obsession with love, and is reborn in 2007 on the day after her college entrance exam. She tears up love letters and vows to only focus on making money, not on romance! The book features female characters helping each other, without competition or humiliation. The female protagonist is intelligent and resourceful, and the plot is fast-paced and engaging! It's all handwritten and completely original! It rejects the clichés of typical wish-fulfillment novels! It's fresh, trendy, and unique! High-energy and exhilarating from beginning to end, lighthearted, funny, and heartwarming! Readers who jump in will definitely not regret it! [OK][Rose][Firecracker][Fireworks]

14. 714 三 Third Sister 三姐 Li Sitong李肆瞳Urban5.5M WordsOngoing “If you don't talk about the world's troubles to everyone you meet, then you're someone who lives free of the world's troubles.” Never think too highly of people's hearts, and never underestimate human nature. Nothing is colder than human nature, nothing more chilling than people's hearts. Be a little kinder to yourself. A life in this world is hard-won, and every tribulation is fate. This is the strange coming-of-age journey of an innocent young man. Ordinary people dream of becoming immortals, 119.2kReads9.2Score5kShelves

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    Highly recommended 🌟

15. 715 手 With a Personal Shopping System, I'm Worshipped as a God by International Students 手握代购系统，被留学生奉为神明 Dong Jiujiu董啾啾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn in 2004 + overseas student shopping System + no romance + food + lighthearted comedy] In her previous life, Qiu Ling was sold to a stranger by her parents, imprisoned for six years and forced to give birth twice. She escaped and spent fourteen years on the run, only to meet a tragic end. Unexpectedly reborn at eighteen, she goes wild and changes her fate! By chance, she gets an overseas student shopping System in her rented apartment. From then on, there’s no stopping her. One bowl of zh 1.8kReads8.9Score147Shelves

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    It's a lighthearted, feel-good story, though a bit mindless, but the premise is quite novel, offering some entertainment for those starving. Especially considering it's set several decades ago, when food quality was better and fruits and vegetables were fresher, watching the female lead make money is quite satisfying.

16. 716 看 After Seeing the Comments, the Fat Wife's Original Self Awakens 看到弹幕后，肥妻原身觉醒了 Yan Xingyan言星妍Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted At eighteen, Song Xilan was round and plump, the very picture of a woman blessed with a prosperous marriage and an easy childbirth. Matchmakers crowded her family's doorstep one after another. But Song Xilan had her eye on Yang Jingyu, a handsome young performer with the cultural troupe. Backstage at the New Year's Day gala, Song Xilan shyly held out a lunchbox of beef and pickled cabbage dumplings to Yang Jingyu. Suddenly, two lines of text flashed through her mind. [Why hasn't the transmig 1.3kReads7.9Score100Shelves

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    ✨The female lead is a local, plump and healthy woman from a well-off family. One day, she delivers dumplings to the person she likes and discovers that her body will be possessed by someone else...! And she has to lose weight! How can this be? Her parents worked so hard to raise her! That awful man, she'll never like him again!

17. 717 社 A Socially Anxious Artist Transmigrates Into a Book Set in the 1970s and Starts Slacking Off 社恐画手穿书七十年代，她摆烂了 The February Summer Breeze Is Chilly二月夏风冰凉Modern Romance182k WordsOngoing She Yan Yan, a socially anxious artist, transmigrates into a book set in the 1970s and becomes a supporting female character whose only role is to hype up the heroine, praising her as though she were a flower even when she falls down. Faced with a start like this, the socially anxious expert She Yan Yan says, “Whatever. Time will take care of it.” I’m slacking off. I’m slacking off. Nobody can stop me. “Right, right, everything you say is right.” “Not right?” “No problem. I don’t want to talk to —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    How about this one? The female protagonist transmigrates into a book and has already been sent to the countryside, but she found a part-time job in the city using her drawing skills—the kind where she doesn't have to work in the fields. Both the male and female protagonists have systems that allow them to connect. The female protagonist earns money from the male protagonist by translating foreign language books. Later, they'll open a tofu shop, grow mushrooms, raise rabbits, and so on in the village—everyone gets rich together!

18. 718 回 Rewind: A Different Approach, One More Time 回档：换个姿势再来一次 Coffee with Garlic咖啡就蒜Urban10.6M WordsOngoing Because Bai Ershisan, a senior employee in the Netherworld’s Department of Soul Guidance, made a mistake, Li Le was kicked straight out of the cycle of reincarnation. The great science of quantum mechanics tells Li Le that time’s arrow points only toward the future. As for why he has gone back thirty years, if you can’t figure it out, asking him won’t help either. All Li Le can do is pull himself together and live through the script of his life once again. 84.1kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves
19. 719 八 The 1980s: I Refuse to Be the Dutiful Wife of a Novel’s Male Lead 八零：我不当小说男主的贤惠妻子 Memories Like a Dream如梦记忆Modern Romance245k WordsCompleted (No CP.) The heroine isn't particularly saintly and loves herself most of all. Please don't give this book one star because of her characterization. If this book isn't for you, you can look for one that suits your taste. Honestly, comparing the heroine's parents, don't you think she handled things pretty well? Gu Yue accidentally dies from electrocution. When she opens her eyes again, she finds herself alone inside a novel she read not long ago. The novel is titled My Life in the Eighties. It t 1.7kReads7.8Score101Shelves

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    🌿The female protagonist transmigrates into a book, and it's currently at the beginning of the story. Instead of being a stay-at-home mom, she decisively leaves with her little daughter and embarks on her own path. There's no romantic pairing, and the female protagonist loves herself the most.

20. 720 年 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， Just Got Nothing Better to Do就是闲的Urban4.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 202kReads9.4Score13.6kShelves
21. 721 我 My Dad Is a Deadbeat 我爹是二赖子 Miserly Homebody抠门宅Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted Ji Qiuqiu transmigrated into a book. Her father is the village’s notorious layabout, her mother ran off with another man, and she herself is a wicked relative who latches onto the heroine to bleed her dry. Qiuqiu thinks this little villainess has a pretty good lot in life, so she decides to recreate her life and cling to the heroine to get rich. Then one day, she discovers that the heroine’s cousin is a fellow transmigrator. But this hometown girl heroine has given up and no longer wants to be t 12.2kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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    The second book is really rare to see a female lead whose father is a scoundrel, and while rebirth stories are everywhere these days, this one features a quirky yet not unlikeable character, making it a very good read.

22. 722 社 My Socially Anxious Lover Is Super Clingy 社恐对象超黏我 Sunrise at Xiguan日出西关Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted [A socially anxious male educated youth VS a sunny heroine + no golden finger + everyone is a local + no black-market dealings] The Lin family's precious youngest daughter has fallen for an educated youth who came from the city. He's a great guy: not only is he warmhearted, he often has all kinds of snacks in his pockets. Lin Baobao: If I date him, does that mean I can openly eat his snacks? I really want to date him. Qi Ci'an is a bona fide social phobe, and he also stutters. When getting of 4.5kReads8.7Score528Shelves

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    It looks very good.

23. 723 玄 The Mystic Girl Transmigrates to the 1970s: Fortune-Telling and Ghost Hunting Are Her Forte 玄学少女穿七零，算命捉鬼她最行 Little Maruko Sunbathing晒太阳的小丸子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Lu Qing opened her eyes, she found herself lying beside a stream. Her ears were filled with noisy shouting, and her head throbbed painfully. She raised a hand to touch the back of her head, and it immediately came away sticky and wet. “The monster’s awake! The monster’s awake!” “Ah! The monster’s looking this way! Run!” As she listened to the terrified cries around her, fragments of images flashed through her mind. Ugh, her head hurt even more. Lu Qing closed her eyes. The five short years 4.1kReads9.3Score552Shelves

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    The subject matter is absolutely novel.

24. 724 嘎 After Dying, I Return to the 1970s to Keep Myself Alive! 嘎了后！回到70年代续命！ The Wind Goes Blah Blah叽里咕噜的风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Transmigration, both leads are faithful to each other, a military marriage, the heroine has a personal supermarket, grow a little ginseng and raise a cute pet One moment, she was being groped by a handsome 180-centimeter-tall guy in a mask. As he groped her, he confessed his love with deep feeling. “Get the defibrillator!” The next moment, she’d been handed a whole new life, waking up shivering on a heated kang bed in Northeast China. From then on, her merit points were maxed out and she shone 64Reads7.0Score—Shelves
25. 725 四 An Ordinary Life in the Siheyuan 四合院的普通人生 Betel Nut and Cigarettes, All Five Poisons in One槟榔加烟五毒俱全Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted A story about a courtyard house, seen through the eyes of an ordinary person. It's full of negativity, but there's positivity too. No invincible heroes, no toilet humor. Thank you for your support! 56.3kReads8.3Score1.8kShelves
26. 726 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

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    🇼These three are great, you should check them out! [Laughing] The female lead is incredibly clever, with high EQ and IQ, and she has 88 part-time jobs—she can take whichever one she needs! Super witty and hilarious, I laughed until my stomach hurt! [Heart][Heart][Heart] A period drama with rebirth elements. The female lead, Xu Jiaojiao, is beautiful, intelligent, and comes from a harmonious family. She never fights internally and settles scores on the spot. She advances step by step in the supply and marketing system, her career soaring, while also having a sweet romance with her first love, Hei Pi. [Heart][Heart]

27. 727 年 The Wife Who Dies Young in a Period Novel? The Ascetic Professor Falls in Love 年代文早死妻？禁欲教授沦陷求爱 Zhouzhou Eats Steamed Buns粥粥吃馒头Modern Romance977k WordsCompleted [An alternate 1980s setting, awakening as the foil to the heroine; slow-paced, everyday traditional story; marriage first, love later, and family life; raising kids with sweet affection; no golden finger; local-born characters who aren’t perfect] After Song Zhiyao impulsively picks a fight over divorce, she takes her child to her parents’ home and has a dream that makes her awaken to the truth. Well, would you look at that: she’s living inside a period novel! And she’s not even the main heroine, 34.4kReads8.9Score3.7kShelves
28. 728 八 Pretty Eighties Stepmom Marries a Factory Director and Raises the Kids 八零漂亮后妈，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Short drama: I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s] The 1980s, stepmother, raising kids, everyday life, love after marriage The moment she opens her eyes, Si Nian finds herself in a period novel as a fake heiress. She’s sent back to the countryside to marry a twice-married man in place of the real heiress, and has to raise a whole brood of children. To make matters worse, she runs into the real heiress, who has been reborn. In her previous life, Lin Sisi was pressured by her family into marrying a 56.1kReads9.4Score7.3kShelves

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    [Already interested] When she was presented to the old man, Si Nian was not flustered at all: this man was a crazy person who would rather raise other people's children than have children of his own; while others avoided him like the plague, Si Nian's eyes lit up: "First of all, mothers are great, and secondly, I will be a very good stepmother."

29. 729 大 The Heiress Has a Wish-Granting App 大小姐她有成真APP Royal Little Fruit皇家小果果Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [1960s Hong Kong setting + heiress + powerful father + wealthy heiress's daily life + coming of age + a seriously powerful golden finger + heartwarming father-daughter bond + lots of romances] Ordinary, clear-eyed but clueless college student Wei Ying wakes up to find herself back in a baby's body. Abandoned by parents who favor sons? No problem. She has a golden finger and can personally choose her adoptive parents. Her adoptive parents die in an accident when she's eight, leaving her surrounde 14.5kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves

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    🧱🧱A female-oriented novel featuring a wealthy protagonist. The female lead transmigrates to the 1960s, before the rise of the "wind-blown" era, and with the help of a system, she travels to Hong Kong. This system grants her immense wealth, including various mines and farms, making her incredibly rich. After arriving in Hong Kong, she is adopted by a wealthy Hong Kong family, leading to a heartwarming father-daughter relationship.

30. 730 小 The Feisty Pepper and Her Cool, Powerful Commander 小辣椒闹腾，高冷首长宠宠宠 Mian Sheng, Who Likes Gobies喜欢虾虎鱼的面生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + satisfying revenge + trash takes a beating + pocket dimension + both inexperienced] In her previous life, Li Yuchu, whose soul was incomplete, was tricked into going to the border by a scumbag and a scheming woman working together. She ended up dead, her body fed to dogs! Reborn, she is clear-headed and decisive. The scumbag wants a promotion? She sends him off to face a firing squad without hesitation! The schemer wants to have it both ways? Dream on! You deserve nothing b 26.1kReads8.4Score2.1kShelves
31. 731 分 After Three Years Apart, She Asks for a Divorce, and the Chaste Commander Loses His Cool 分居三年提离婚，禁欲首长红了眼 Tun Er豚二Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + sweet romance + raising children + no golden finger + native-born characters + life in a military compound + everyday family drama] This is not an effortless wish-fulfillment story. It’s a warm tale of personal growth, so read with care if that’s not your thing. Cen Jing Yi gives birth to her daughter prematurely and is thrown out by her in-laws. She struggles alone to raise her daughter until she’s two. Then her husband, who returned to his unit the day aft 14.4kReads8.8Score951Shelves
32. 732 在 In 1970s Hong Kong, My Technology Is Decades Ahead 在七零香江，我的科技遥遥领先 Cheese Coconut芝士椰椰Modern Romance215k WordsOngoing [Golden finger, entrepreneurship, one-on-one romance, equally matched leads, satisfying read] Zhou Manqing wakes up one morning in the 1970s. The good news: she’s the daughter of a wealthy Hong Kong tycoon, with no worries about food or money. The bad news: she’s attending her father’s funeral. She gets no inheritance, and from now on, she’ll receive only thirty thousand dollars a month. Thirty thousand? What the heck! Zhou Manqing rolls up her sleeves and gets to work: opening factories, tradin 644Reads8.7Score100Shelves

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    This story takes you through Hong Kong in the 1970s, full of Hong Kong flavor and characteristics of that era. Hong Kong's economy was very developed at that time, and women were also working hard to earn money and had a strong sense of career.

33. 733 七 A Lucky Little Girl in the 1970s: With Mystic Powers, Bad Luck Knows to Stay Away 七零萌娃，玄学在手霉运绕道 The Rabbit Loves Buns兔子很爱吃包子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + contrasting characters + everyone’s favorite + everyday family life + following the army + transmigrate into a book + fortune teller + child protagonist] The fully leveled fortune teller Yuan Man revealed the secrets of heaven and transmigrated to the 1970s. A terrible start: a dad who’s a top-tier workhorse, a mom blinded by love, a grandma rumored to bring misfortune to her husbands and children, and herself, doomed to die young. Worst of all, she discovers that the neighbors 14.5kReads8.4Score2.1kShelves
34. 734 六 The Sixties Villainess Wants a New Husband, and Her Rugged Army Officer Is Getting Anxious 六零女配要改嫁，糙汉军官他急了 Little Cat Doesn't Eat Lychees小猫不吃荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Rural army-family third generation + dazzling beauty of a painter + no pocket dimension + slow-burn romance + both are each other's first and only love + ensemble cast in the latter half] Jiang Xizhu stays up all night painting, then opens her eyes to find herself in a period novel as the country fiancée of the male lead, who dies young. Her former fiancé is already married. By a twist of fate, she also ends up marrying a grubby, scruffy husband. They say she's shameless, 77.6kReads9.0Score10kShelves

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    Without any special abilities, the female protagonist transmigrates to a military region. She is quite cunning and initially intends to use the male protagonist, flattering and ingratiating herself with him. However, after her family comes to her aid, her attitude completely changes, and she plans to leave after rescuing him. The male protagonist, who initially tried to deliberately tan himself to ruin his reputation, is now smitten and starts trying to please her.

35. 735 重 Back to 1985: My Self-Serve Porridge Stall Is a Hit 重回八五，自助粥摊火爆了 Meng Xiaocha蒙小茶Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted (Her Own Woman) To escape her stepfather's clutches, Su Miao falls from the 13th floor and travels back to the day her parents divorced when she was a child. She sees through her mother's cold, indifferent nature and her habit of endlessly spoiling her younger brother. This time, she chooses without hesitation to go with her father. When her uncle tries to secure a permanent job, he blocks the door and raises a huge ruckus. Su Miao leans close to her father's ear and whispers a few words. Her fa 22.7kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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    I really love this article. As a native of Guangxi, I was "attacked" by all sorts of childhood memories in the book. Looking at the self-service porridge stall, I really miss the memories of eating plain porridge next to the bus station when I was a child.

36. 736 强 The Officer I Begged to Marry Was Cold as Ice. Reborn, I Want Nothing to Do With Him 强求的军官冷冰冰，重生后不要了 Fei Duojin肥多金Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Ye Qiaoxi saved a man and demanded that he marry her as payment. A powerful, wealthy officer was forced to marry an illiterate village woman. After the wedding, he treated her coldly and looked down on her. Even their daughter thought she was crazy and unworthy of their family. When Ye Qiaoxi opened her eyes again, she had returned to her youth. This time, she still saved that aloof, ascetic officer, but the price she asked for had changed. Instead of saying, “Give yourself 3.1kReads8.4Score275Shelves
37. 737 重 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 162.1kReads9.5Score18.1kShelves

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    This is amazing! An academician reborn.

38. 738 穿 Transported to the 1980s, I Was Kept by a Madman 穿到八零年代，我被疯批包养了 A Stroke of Light and Shadow一笔光影Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted Shen Zhiyi, who has traveled back to 1988, looks at her impoverished home, her parents who favor sons over daughters, and her broken self. As the old saying goes: knowledge changes your fate, and beauty changes your family. Shen Zhiyi sets her sights on the wealthy Jiang Xiubai at first glance. Using her stunning looks, she sets out to catch him. She lands her catch, but never expected it to be a great white shark that eats people. Shen Zhiyi gets in over her head and can only keep dating him th 72Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    💕Perfect match. The female lead wants to marry into a wealthy family, so she starts dating the male lead, who comes from a good family, in high school. She's spoiled and willful by him, and he's extremely possessive. They get together right from the beginning, and there's a lot of romance!

39. 739 全 My Whole Family Was Slaughtered! Back to the 1970s to Punish Scum, Love My Man, and Raise My Child 全家惨死！重回七零虐渣宠汉养崽 Sunrise with Wine朝阳伴酒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Completed) [Period Piece + Devoted Husband and Kids + Rebirth and Revenge + Everyday Family Life + Building Wealth] Only after Su Ti died did she discover that she had been living in a period novel about a heroine who made her fortune. Unfortunately, she wasn't the heroine. She was just a disposable stepping stone! The heroine was her cousin, favored by Heaven itself. Everyone who opposed her met a terrible end. After Su Ti died, her husband lost all desire to live. During a task assigned by th 14.3kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    The female lead is so sharp-tongued and never backs down; she'll fight anyone she doesn't like—it's so satisfying to watch! The male lead is so good to her, he spoils her so much and listens to his wife! I hope their relationship stays sweet forever!

40. 740 穿 Reborn as a Tycoon's Wicked Ex-Wife, I Became the Whole Family's Darling 穿成大佬恶毒前妻后，被全家团宠 Braised Beef Brisket Rice牛腩焗饭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + personal space + sweet romance and raising kids + love grows over time + transmigrated heroine vs. reborn heroine] When she opens her eyes, Jiang Yuman finds herself transmigrated into a book as the male lead’s wicked ex-wife, who is six months pregnant. In the book, the original owner dreams of becoming an official’s wife and tries every trick in the book to marry into the Fu family. But when the Fu family is falsely accused, stripped of their positi 143kReads9.0Score17kShelves

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    Waking up, Jiang Yuman found herself transmigrated into the body of the male lead's six-month pregnant, vicious ex-wife in a novel. In the book, the original owner dreamed of becoming an official's wife, using every trick in the book to marry into the Fu family. However, after the Fu family was unjustly dismissed and their fortunes turned sour, threatening to send them to the countryside, she ignored their pleas and promises, hastily getting an abortion and divorcing them! Looking at her husband, even more handsome than a celebrity in the future, and touching her six-month pregnant belly, Jiang Yuman sighed: "You brat, still not satisfied with all this good food!" According to the original plot, two years later, the male lead and his father would be reinstated, becoming sought-after figures in the compound again, living a happy life with the reborn female lead. But Jiang Yuman, after transmigrating, had no intention of making way for the female lead! As a modern woman, Jiang Yuman had a strong "laissez-faire" mentality. Learning from the book's experience, she certainly wouldn't abandon her perfect husband to create difficulties for herself. As long as she waited for the Fu family to be exonerated in two years, she would have nothing to worry about!

41. 741 七 The 1970s: Divorce? No Problem, the Next One Will Be Even More Obedient 七零：离婚？没关系，下一个更乖 No Discomfort无不适Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + reborn + supernatural abilities + spatial storage + educated youth + no fixed pairing] When the frail educated-youth girl in the village, who took a dose of medicine every three days and spat blood as easily as she drank water, got divorced for the first time… Everyone: “She’s a sickly thing. If I could go back to the city, I wouldn’t want her either!” Ji Chu: I can’t believe my good-for-nothing husband left me so much money! I’m rich, I’m rich! When the supposedly heartbroken sick 217Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    Born in a post-apocalyptic world, possessing three types of supernatural abilities, exceptional learning ability, and strong physical constitution. Reincarnated in the 1950s, her supernatural abilities weaken her body, requiring medication every three days, and causing her to vomit blood like water. She experiences being sent to the countryside as an educated youth, marries and divorces. Her first husband left her a lot of money, her second husband received a university acceptance letter, and her third husband acquired a courtyard house… She also possesses a spatial ability. There is a reborn female supporting character.

42. 742 穿 Transmigrated to the Nineties: A Three-Year-Old Wants Her Dad to Become a Dragon 穿越九零，三岁萌娃望父成龙 Xiang Wan向挽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Adorable Baby + Daily Life + Childhood Sweethearts] Lin Shi worked diligently as an office drone, determined to buy a small home of her own in the big city. Just as her dream was about to come true, she suddenly dropped dead from overwork during an overtime shift. When she opened her eyes, Lin Shi had returned to the 1990s, transmigrated into a newborn baby. After observing for a long while, Lin Shi realized she had been born into a comfortable, middle-class family in the 1 2.9kReads9.2Score300Shelves

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    I highly recommend the first book; it's quite rare, and the writing is excellent. Before the transmigrates, they were a married couple—the woman transmigrates into the man, and the man into the woman. The second book is a sweet and adorable story about raising a child, mainly depicting their childhood. The couple is incredibly sweet! [Shy]

43. 743 傻 My Foolish Wife Is Too Reckless: The Rowdy Husband Has His Hands Full 傻妻太莽：痞汉掌家有点忙 Fishing for Horses, Riding Fish钓马骑鱼Modern Romance2.2M WordsOngoing "A naive fool who only cares about food vs. a small-time punk who's always worrying" (The fool has a bandit's instincts and wants to snatch anything he sees. The punk is fiercely protective, dotes on his wife, and raises their kids.) Chen Shazi, a special household in the hard years, thinks about finding food and provisions every day. Li Yunhe, the village punk everyone despises, spends all his time looking for ways to slack off. The fool takes a liking to the punk, grabs him, and runs. They bui 55Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    Different eras in novels: the first one features a silly girl who is incredibly funny; the second one has a male lead who is a complete freeloader; and the third one features a ruthless and cunning protagonist who is essentially a villain.

44. 744 七 The Seventies: The Delicate Beauty Fears Nothing 七零年代，娇花她无所畏惧 Qing Wu卿妩Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + sweet romance + period setting + delicate beauty + super strength + comedy + transmigrate into a book] The burly Lin Dali transmigrates. She becomes Lin Jiaojiao, a delicate beauty in the 1970s. After just one transmigration, she goes from a tomboy to a frail beauty. Lin Dali... no, Lin Jiaojiao says she's fine with that. Xi Cheng comes from a distinguished military family: his grandfather and father are both soldiers. He's usually aloof and unsociable. Then, by chance, he m 3.4kReads9.1Score400Shelves

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    In May 1975, in a small mountain village in southern China, in an inconspicuous mud-brick house, a frail-looking woman was lewdly touching herself. Especially her chest, her hands lingered there. After she had her fill, she rushed to the bedside with a speed belying her slender frame and grabbed a mirror. Upon seeing her reflection, she happily put her hands on her hips and laughed loudly. "I never thought, I never thought, that Lin Dali would have this day! Finally, I have the face of a peerless beauty!" Thinking this, the woman… Lin Dali, felt like crying. She, Lin Dali, was a fitness instructor in the 21st century, strong as Xiang Yu, with the appearance of Zhong Kui, and skin as dark as charcoal.

45. 745 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Wife, I Stole the Show in the Military Compound 穿成炮灰原配后，我惊艳军区大院 Moon Rising over the Blue Sea苍海升月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: Before I Lost My Virtue, I Rewrote the Life of the Cannon-Fodder First Wife [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + no golden finger + sweet romance + devoted couple] Xia Qingning unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel written by a classmate who envies her. She becomes the original wife, who shares her name and is framed into losing her virtue, then jumps into a lake and dies tragically. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s at the scene of her violati 52.8kReads9.2Score5.4kShelves
46. 746 星 A Reborn Interstellar Powerhouse in the 1960s: Making a Fortune 星际大佬重生六零：发家致富忙 Sassy Bao飒宝Modern Romance830k WordsCompleted "The melancholy evening breeze plucks at my heartstrings, the holy moonlight seduces my intelligence, and your dear mother has stolen my heart! Son, make sure you stay far away from your mom from now on, okay? Oh, that stinks! Ahh, Xu Xiaobao, did you just throw your diaper at me?" "Li Yunxiu, you have five seconds to get out of the room." "Yes, dear! I'm going to slaughter a pig." "Slaughter a pig? What are you up to now?" "My brother said we've been living off our wives every day. I'll slaught 109Reads8.9Score—Shelves
47. 747 校 The Campus Belle’s Diploma Is Torn Up? Her Devoted Officer Won’t Back Down 校花毕业证被撕？痴情军官死死磕 The White-Faced One of the Elixir Pavilion丹阁白面者Modern Romance793k WordsOngoing "Young Master Xiao, Who Has Kept to Himself for Years..." Era, modern romance, sweet romance; school life, campus belle, business and entrepreneurship, urban life, military, equally matched leads, technology and research. Thank you, readers, for your reviews. The book has received a rating. It may not have shot straight to the top, but every review you leave helps raise its overall score. Thank you for your support. I also hope new readers will give it a few chapters. You won't regret investing 537Reads8.2Score101Shelves

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    I haven't seen any period drama/military romance novels featuring meal replacements. It's good! If it becomes popular, will there be more books of this type?

48. 748 重 Reborn in the 1980s, I’ll Be the Coolest Female Airline Captain! 重生八零，我要当最帅女机长！ Yingying Zhao英英昭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete + Reborn + Period setting + 1980s + Inspirational + Face-slapping + Academic ace + Feel-good] With her biological father dead and her mother remarried, Su Wan grows up as unwanted baggage, timid and insecure. Her wicked stepsister bullies her and steals her things. Her hypocritical stepfather says one thing to her face and another behind her back. Her weak-willed mother only tells her to put up with it. All that patience costs her a place at university, turns her first love into her br 3.5kReads9.0Score452Shelves

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    I just finished reading a historical romance novel where the female protagonist is a female pilot. Sometimes when you're reading it, you might forget that it's a historical novel because it feels quite different from other historical novels you usually read.

49. 749 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 23kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves

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    A story of a strong female lead, a widow from humble beginnings who rises to become a high-ranking official. Absolutely no melodrama, just a passionate and fiery journey through life.

50. 750 战 In These Warring Times, I’m the Landowner. If You Don’t Like It, Come Fight Me 战斗年代老娘就是土霸不服来战 Fishing for Horses, Riding Fish钓马骑鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [No saintly heroine here: a meticulous, complex, calculating patient who puts herself first. Her condition is unpredictable and comes with all sorts of difficult complications.] [Alternate-era setting] (Readjust your own values as needed. Readers who want a saintly heroine, please steer clear.) Take on the mother-in-law and fight the village bully; fight, scold, and build a fortune. Live life to the fullest, until terrible news arrives, too painful to speak of. The mother-in-law learns the truth 50Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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