Looking for an Unconventional Historical-Era Story 求另辟蹊径的年代文

1. 201 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: The Siblings Devote Their Lives to Their Country 穿越六零：兄妹以身许国 Jade Lin on the Mountain山有琳璵Modern Romance648k WordsCompleted After a plane crash, a brother and sister transmigrate to a parallel world in the 1960s, an era of material scarcity. Jiang Yu: “I will become a sharp blade, leading my troops to strike our enemies with precision. With advanced training methods, I'll make our soldiers even stronger.” Jiang Yan: “I'll ride the tide to build up starting capital, establish a collective economy, and lead everyone toward a happy life. With the System, I'll break through foreign technological blockades and help our co 125Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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   🍃🍃🍃I'm here to recommend some books! These are all period dramas with female leads, each with its own unique charm. Feel free to add them to your bookshelves and read them at your leisure!✨The first book features a brother and sister who transmigrate to the 1960s and dedicate themselves to their country, growing alongside it in their respective fields of expertise.✨The second book [Period + Military Marriage + Real and Fake Heiresses + Self-Development + Daily Life + Struggle] [Female lead grows quietly + amazes everyone in the end + doesn't back down but knows how to argue back]. The background setting is the familiar real and fake heiresses trope, but the female lead is a cryptography expert and researcher.✨The third book features a cunning beauty who is a TV announcer.✨The fourth book (female lead is a typical egoist with an imperfect personality; the male lead is good-looking, comes from a good family, and has good conditions. He doesn't have a special ability and doesn't go to university). A pampered 21st-century girl transmigrates into the body of an ordinary high school girl in the 1960s, Xu Mengting, feeling utterly hopeless. But life goes on, and laziness has become her life motto. To live a comfortable and carefree life, Xu Mengting embarks on a journey to find a long-term meal ticket. ✨The fifth book features Xu Jing'an, a female protagonist whose character design in period fiction is almost legendary. Her entire family is incredibly scheming, each prioritizing their own family's interests.

2. 202 八 The 1980s: The True Heiress Strikes Back 八零：真千金逆袭记 Birdsong in the Quiet Mountains鸟鸣山幽Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Fake and Real Heiresses + Self-Improvement + Everyday Life + Striving] [The heroine grows quietly, then amazes everyone; she won’t take abuse and always talks back] Xia Xiaoxi lost both her parents at a young age. Her uncle’s family moved into her home under the pretense of raising her, took all the family’s money, worked her and her brother to the bone, and eventually tried to make her take her cousin’s place in an arranged marriage. Furious, Xia Xiaoxi fou 190.3kReads9.2Score13.6kShelves
3. 203 千 I Traveled a Thousand Miles to Join My Husband, Only to Be Rejected? The Military Wife Is So Capable, the Nation Has Its Eye on Her 千里奔夫被嫌？军嫂太强国家盯上 Sweet Blossoms on Brocade锦上甜花Modern Romance800k WordsOngoing [Romance] [Military Marriage] [Agricultural Research] [Pride and Prejudice] Renowned agricultural scientist Lin Hongying has become a country girl who traveled a thousand miles to join the army and seek refuge with her fiancé. She is dressed in rags, gaunt and sallow, and seems both unsophisticated and uneducated. Everyone tells her arranged marriages never bring happiness. Everyone looks down on her and despises her. Look down on her? Despise her? So what? She has a heart full of ambition to 6.4kReads9.3Score468Shelves
4. 204 六 The 1960s: A Fair-skinned Beauty, Self-Interest Is Her Nature 六零凝脂美人，心机利己是本色 Kuo Luo De He Bing阔洛得喝冰Modern Romance473k WordsOngoing Lin Ranqiu transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes a nine-year-old little girl. There are four children in the family: her ten-year-old elder sister and brother, twins, and eight-year-old Yaozong, who cries and throws tantrums. The original owner is stuck awkwardly in the middle, unloved and ignored. Fortunately, the transmigration deity from Tomato gives her a golden finger: dew gathers at her fingertips, restoring her beauty. And with her arsenal of green-tea lines, she shines just as brightly 10kReads8.6Score599Shelves
5. 205 别 Everyone Else Transmigrates or Is Reborn, but I'm Just a Native Cannon-Fodder 别人都是穿越重生，就我土著炮灰 Fat Salty Fish胖咸鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as: I'm a Cannon Fodder in the Seventies (No romance!) When eight-year-old Mo Erya was playing with mud marbles, her five-year-old brother Mo Wuwa, nicknamed Shitou, by her side, both of them covered in dust, Qiao Qiao next door transmigrated after falling into the water. So eight-year-old Mo Erya learned that she would grow up to be cannon fodder in a lucky heroine story, fighting the female lead over a man, making trouble at every turn, and meeting a tragic end! Mo Erya boldly wiped 6.6kReads9.0Score585Shelves

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   The female protagonist's family shares happiness but bears hardship alone. The indigenous child's precognitive dream is triggered by the arrival of a time traveler, and from there, they embark on a journey of rise to power.

6. 206 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 35kReads9.4Score5.1kShelves
7. 207 在 Looking for a Long-Term Meal Ticket in the Sixties 在六零年代寻找长期饭票 Big Head, Big Head头大头大Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted A pampered young woman from the 21st century transmigrates into the body of Xu Mengting, an ordinary high school girl in the 1960s. Xu Mengting feels utterly hopeless. But life has to go on, and since laziness has become her life philosophy, she sets out to find a long-term meal ticket so she can live a carefree, comfortable life. Oh? Her aloof deskmate seems to have pretty good prospects. She'd better snatch him up quickly! (The heroine is a typical self-interested person with plenty of flaws. 2.7kReads8.1Score145Shelves
8. 208 年 A Self-Serving Perfectionist in a Period Novel 年代文里的精致利己主义 Today Is Jingzhe今日惊蛰Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted Yang Yuan never expected that after transmigrating, she would become the female lead's fake best friend in a period novel. Not only did she burn the heroine's love letters, but she was also destined for a miserable end. Well, at least she didn't have many scenes. If she played her cards right and made amends, she could still survive. What? Go to the countryside? Absolutely not. I'm lazy, greedy, and a shameless freeloader who loves the easy life. So what if I take advantage of people or scheme a 11.8kReads8.1Score708Shelves

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   🌳🌳 1. The female protagonist transmigrates into a very loving family. She is the apple of her parents' eye and the darling of the family. She works at a supply and marketing cooperative, both her parents are employed, and she is an only child. 🌳🌳 2. The female protagonist is the youngest in her family, doted on by her parents, and pampered by her older siblings. She works in a textile printing and dyeing factory, spending her days reading newspapers, listening to gossip, and chatting.

9. 209 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: In the 1970s, My Cannon-Fodder Husband Is a Master of All Trades 穿书七零：我的炮灰丈夫十项全能 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance749k WordsCompleted [The animated adaptation is now online] [Full-cast audio drama available] [Period setting + educated youth + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + inspirational] Lu Xia transmigrated into the body of an educated youth in the 1970s, a girl whose parents didn’t care for her and who had been sent to the countryside in her elder sister’s place. Remembering how the original owner had always been mistreated, Lu Xia couldn’t stand for it. She sold the job, gave her family a hefty financial hit, 37.6kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves
10. 210 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: The Fierce Village Girl Is No Pushover 穿越七零，极品村姑不好惹 Green Willow Tree青青杨柳树Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A fictional setting, a fictional setting, a fictional setting. [Transmigration, space, a devoted couple, a feisty heroine, a proud and prickly heroine, a little selfish, incredible strength, sharp wits. The characters aren’t perfect, but they’re realistic.] She transmigrates into the body of a top-grade village girl, the most unusual person in the village. Lin Qian is close to tears. If she had to transmigrate, fine, but why make her this kind of person? She’s the village’s most hated, troubleso 14kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
11. 211 重 Back to the 1990s: The Frail Daoist Healer Holds the Legacy of Chinese Medicine 重返九零：娇弱道医手握国粹传承 Yao Jiu姚九Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Daoist Medicine + Iron-Blooded Young Officer + Cultural Revival + Powerful Couple, Sweet and Satisfying] Reborn in the 1990s, Yao Pingxiang returns with the legacy of Daoist medicine. With silver needles in her left hand to heal others and Daoist cultivation in her right to build her foundation, she unexpectedly embarks on a path where medicine and Daoism lead to the heavens. She heals the sick, saves lives, dishes out face-slapping to the despicable, and revives ancient Daoist 5.4kReads9.2Score696Shelves

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    Here are some recommendations for historical fiction with less common themes: Taoist medicine, railways, ports, public security, infrastructure, and finance.

12. 212 八 The 1980s: The Demon Queen Turns Out to Be the Real Heiress 八零：魔王她成了真千金 July Rice Wine七月酒酿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A slow-burn story. The early chapters focus mainly on the female lead’s growth. Feel free to pass if that’s not for you.] [The male lead got lost in the story again… No romance.] The true heiress who was switched at birth should have suffered through every hardship in the countryside. But after His Highness the Demon King, Lanting, stepped in, all of that disappeared. With a grand sweep of his hand, the Demon King revealed a bright white smile. This time, someone else would have to endure every 30.3kReads8.5Score3.4kShelves

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    These are all good books, the plots are engaging! You should give them a try!

13. 213 穿 The Transmigrated Cannon Fodder's Life as an Educated Youth 穿书炮灰的知青日常 Wu Zhe Who Loves Beiling Meatballs爱吃北岭丸子的吴哲Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + no black-market trips + devoted couple + pocket dimension + special abilities] Ling Yunyue wakes up as a minor character, a young educated youth about to be sent to the countryside. She snaps to her senses and quickly starts stockpiling supplies, determined to keep her distance from the male and female leads. But she accidentally runs into another minor character. Huh? Why is this one so different from the book's description? Zou Sikang never imagined that after blowi 14.3kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
14. 214 七 Everyday Life on the Margins of a 1970s Novel 七零小说边缘人的日常生活 Yu Yi Yu Yi余意喻意Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + transmigrate into a book + no golden finger + works in the city, doesn’t go to the countryside] Though Lin Yingxian works hard to get by, she knows how to be content. After learning that she’s become a minor character in a novel, she continues to live her life in this 1970s setting as usual, barely fazed. But when news comes that housing is being allocated, her life begins to change… Reader’s guide: The story focuses mostly on everyday family life. Neither the male no 28.6kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
15. 215 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Making a Fortune at the Port 重生八零，我在港口赚爆了 Mimi Kid米米小子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + satisfying read] [Devoted couple, 1v1] [Heroine: Lin Ziyan; hero: Lu Yunshen!] [Strong heroine + strong hero!] The heroine, Lin Ziyan, was a PhD in aquaculture and held a second degree in ship design in her previous life. She is reborn in the body of the original owner, a girl from a small fishing village in Fushi. Soon after she is reborn, both her parents die, leaving her with two younger sisters and a great-grandmother who is nearly ninety. Her father had borrowed h 601Reads8.5Score103Shelves
16. 216 重 Reborn in 1990: Master Craftsman of a Great Nation 重生1990：大国工匠 The Fleeting Splendor of Passing Years似水流年的浮华Urban281k WordsOngoing Chen Feng was Zhang Jianjun’s most capable apprentice. In 2000, when his wife was in a difficult labor, he knelt and begged for leave to stay by her side. Zhang Jianjun coldly turned him down, citing the project deadline. His wife and daughter both died, and his hair turned white overnight. For the next twenty years, he hid his talents and endured humiliation, playing the part of Zhang Jianjun’s “obedient dog” just to gather ironclad evidence of his corruption and crimes. As Zhang Jianjun prepa 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My first book is a newly launched historical fiction about infrastructure development, and my second book is guaranteed to be a million-word epic about a career in government.

17. 217 六 The Sixties: I’m Just a Bystander in a Military Wife Comparison Novel 六零：我在随军对照文里当路人甲 Yu Yi Yu Yi余意喻意Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history period setting + transmigration into a book + military marriage + everyday life + raising kids] Xu Cuhe originally thought she had transmigrated into this world halfway through her life, without receiving any memories. She was completely at sea in the resource-scarce 1960s. Her aloof military-officer husband, a love letter from her first love... Problems kept coming one after another, and she scrambled to adapt. It wasn’t until she met the heroine of the book and triggered a d 3.4kReads8.9Score221Shelves
18. 218 从 From the Siheyuan to the New Century 从四合院走向新世纪 The Fleeting Splendor of Passing Years似水流年的浮华Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted A modern graduate student finds himself in the body of an inconspicuous boy in his teens in Nanluoguxiang, Beijing, in 1950, in a parallel world. He lives in the courtyard compound from the parallel world's Love in the Courtyard. Taking advantage of the first nationwide college entrance examination, he enters Yanyuan and steps onto the political stage. Come along with him and witness that tumultuous, passionate era. 659Reads6.9Score—Shelves
19. 219 重 Reborn as a Poor Little Orphan in the 1960s, I Have a Little Money 重生六零年小孤女有点财 E Dai俄代Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted (Historical setting + space + ancient martial arts + one-on-one romance + medicine and poison + patriotism) The shaman high priest's family is running out of descendants. Unable to bear it, the high priest ancestor performs a ritual to send a modern orphan girl to the 1960s, where she is still an orphan. How infuriating! That old ancestor tricked me! With wolves eyeing her family wealth, she has no choice but to train hard and learn how to protect herself. Persecuted, hunted, targeted for assass 13.5kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
20. 220 家 Home in the 1990s, Scavenging in the Modern Era 家在九零，我在现代捡垃圾 Moneybags钱鼓鼓Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A slow-burn business story] [Everyday life in a bygone era] She transmigrates between the 1990s and the modern day. There's no getting rich overnight, just honest hard work, small businesses operating across two eras by taking advantage of price differences, and a gradual improvement in life, all set against the simple, lively backdrop of the 1990s... A gambling father, a mother who died young, little brothers and sisters to look after, and a girl who dropped out of school at fifteen. In 1997, 2.5kReads8.9Score252Shelves

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    I've just finished reading these two books. Jiayin, a 15-year-old girl nearly starving on New Year's Eve in 1997, accidentally travels through time from a cellar to 2018, where she starts by scavenging for garbage and builds her fortune. Xie Longxi, though enduring immense hardship, ultimately triumphs, and his rebirth unlocks secrets he never knew in his previous life.

21. 221 月 Reborn Under the Moon: I Am the White-Haired Woman 月下还魂，我是白毛女 Waiting for You Here原地等你Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted [The 1960s, technology, major infrastructure projects, bridge-building, no horrible characters, no black markets, a love story like Romance on Lushan Mountain] An epic of perseverance through difficult times, A grand tale of the birth of a bridge, A group of builders in a special era, A romantic love story that crosses time and space... In the spring of 1960, Ma Susu woke up in a dilapidated temple. She was now a “drifter,” fleeing famine and heading for the lands beyond the pass. She’d fallen b 27Reads9.3Score—Shelves
22. 222 八 A Fresh Start in the Eighties: No More PUA, Just Making Money 八零重启：拒绝PUA！只想赚钱 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Grandma Shen: I worked so hard raising your dad and his siblings all by myself, and now I have to help him look after the kids and cook, too! What did I do to deserve this? Shen Xiaoya: Grandma, really? Then I definitely won't do anything to deserve that kind of fate. I'll try my best to raise my kids together with someone else! Grandma Shen: … Shen's dad and mom: We aren't very capable, so you kids need to study hard! You'll have to rely on yourselves in the future! Shen Xiaoya: Mom, Dad, don't 17.8kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
23. 223 女 The Female Lead Not Only Speaks Her Mind, She Also Spreads Rumors 女主不光长了嘴，她还会造谣 Keeping to the Dark, Knowing the White守黑知白Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xie Longxi grew up in the countryside. At sixteen, her biological parents claimed her, and she successfully made the transition from the countryside to the city, then back to the countryside. Her birth parents had claimed her so she could take her two-years-younger full sister, Xie Weihong's, place when she was sent down to the countryside. Forced to go down to the countryside, she finally endured countless hardships to return to the city. First, she broke up with her boyfriend, then her ex-boyf 5.5kReads8.4Score635Shelves

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    I've just finished reading these two books. Jiayin, a 15-year-old girl nearly starving to death on New Year's Eve in 1997, accidentally travels through time from a cellar to 2018, where she starts by scavenging garbage and builds her fortune. Xie Longxi, though enduring immense hardship, ultimately triumphs, and his rebirth unlocks secrets he never knew in his previous life.

24. 224 重 Back to 1982: Casting Nets to Save the Village Belle and Make the Whole Village Rich 重回82：撒网救村花带全村致富 Seeing a Dragon on Mount Nan南山见龙Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Back at the age of twenty, he's known throughout the village as a no-good loafer. But no one knows he's returned carrying the regrets and memories of his previous life. He catches and sells fish, hunts in the mountains, and earns his first fortune through hard work. Before the flood hits, he even issues an early warning and organizes an evacuation, saving countless lives. From the village to the county, from small-time trading to grand strategies... In this life, he won't just clear his name. He 26.6kReads8.3Score2kShelves

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    No system, no special abilities, no cheat codes, but the writing is quite good.

25. 225 随 The Man Who Joined the Army Is Married, So I Turn Around and Marry His Commander 随军男人已结婚，转头嫁他首长 A Few Days of Spring Chill几日春寒Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted 1970s + period setting + substitute marriage + military marriage + devoted couple Qin Shu opened her eyes to find herself on a train, held hostage by a criminal with a gun pressed to her forehead. Her life was hanging by a thread. From the memories she inherited, she learned that the original owner had been sent to marry a soldier in someone else’s place. First, she beat the criminal senseless and secured herself a job at the Public Security Bureau. Then she went to the military base to find th 19.4kReads8.7Score2.3kShelves

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    🌱①A unique period drama where the female protagonist, a soldier, is looking for a childhood sweetheart. However, the man's wife is about to give birth to their second child, and the leadership arranges for her to have a whirlwind marriage with the tall, handsome regimental commander. Her path to success is as a police officer, investigating cases and going on missions! 🌱②The female protagonist accumulates more and more houses through marriage, moving from the countryside to the county town to the big city – a smooth and easy journey!

26. 226 七 A Mad Couple in the 1970s 七零年代疯批夫妇 The Colorful Xue Jingfei色彩缤纷的薛静妃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Historical era + green tea schemer + obsessive love + unhinged + powerful lead + everyday family life + pocket dimension + food + healing + transmigrate into a book This is the story of two unfortunate souls saving each other. After transmigrating into the countryside as a little orphan, Ming Dai meets Zhou Sinian, a mad powerful man who loves wearing red headscarves. Under the protection of his reputation, she manages to establish herself in the village. Zhou Sinian was a cannon-fodder characte 107.2kReads9.3Score11kShelves

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    The male lead says, "I'm crazy, not stupid." He beats everyone equally and often runs away with the female lead in his arms. It's a very funny story.

27. 227 双 Dual Transmigration: Everyday Life in a Small World 双穿之小世界日常 Little Lion of Yellow Persimmon黄柿子的小狮子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (This is the third book about the male and female leads, and the cover has a volume number.) He Mingwan and Yin Zhen are a married couple who transmigrate together with their space. Reborn in one small world after another, they live different lives while collecting things they like. They spend a whole lifetime in each world, so the story moves slowly. It's slow transmigration, not quick transmigration! The pacing won't be fast, so be prepared! The space isn't used to its fullest potential, excep 2.6kReads9.2Score205Shelves

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    👉👉👉①The female lead works in a government department after graduating from school.👉👉👉②The male lead is the Fourth Prince, Emperor Yongzheng. The couple transmigrates together, each with their own spatial abilities. The female lead is a transmigrated heroine, and each world lasts a lifetime, making the story a bit long. The second world is set in 1963, a historical fiction setting. The female lead later works in a government department, and both she and her husband are powerful figures.👉👉👉③The female lead is a second-generation official; her father is the director of the Revolutionary Committee. She is bound to the strongest auxiliary system, which develops the most suitable career plan for her and provides her with suitable skill materials. The female lead starts by working in a machinery factory and climbs the ranks step by step!👉👉👉④The female lead is very capable, holding positions in two ministries: diplomacy and economics! Finally, we see a heroine who doesn't have to go to the countryside after getting revenge on her scumbag father. The female lead has a golden finger (advantageous ability), but she doesn't treat others like fools. The author's writing is good and meticulous! She has positive values, isn't a saint, and radiates positive energy! 👉👉👉⑤ The female lead works at the railway bureau. She initially became a railway worker by taking over her father's job. She was praised by her superiors for preventing delays in train repairs and for writing good essays, which led to her being transferred to become a junior secretary within the railway bureau.

28. 228 丰 After a Curvy Beauty Transmigrates as a Villainess, She Goes Off the Rails 丰腴美人穿成恶毒女配后，发疯了 Jiu Zhiwei九栀娓Modern Romance614k WordsOngoing [Vicious Beauty vs. Feudal Patriarch] [System-induced electric shocks + combative married couple + male lead’s instinctive attraction] Ji Qingran transmigrates into a book and becomes its wicked supporting female character. The System tells her she’ll get one hundred million after completing her mission. All she has to do is follow the plot. Easy enough. She schemes to trap the male lead into marrying her, calls him a rooster who can’t lay eggs, slaps him, and hurts his nephew… She can’t stray f 72.4kReads8.3Score6.9kShelves
29. 229 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s to Build a Factory: The Roughneck and His Adorable Kid Dote on Me 穿越七零开大厂：糙汉萌娃团宠我 Seven Cups of Milk Tea七杯奶茶Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Both Chaste + Satisfying Revenge + Career-Focused] Wang Qingqing was an executive in the modern-day metropolis of Shanghai. Who would have thought that she’d transmigrate into a book and become the foil to the sweet-romance novel’s heroine? A spoiled, willful daughter of a powerful family from a residential compound, she somehow managed to make herself so unpopular that even dogs turned their noses up at her… But now that she was here, none of that was a problem. The heroine we 4.6kReads8.6Score328Shelves
30. 230 最 The Strongest Clan: No One in the Yu Family Backs Down 最强家族：郁家无怂人 A nomi阿nomiModern Romance549k WordsCompleted Yu Yu thinks the sky has fallen. She turns out to be the fake heiress. The real heiress is coming in hot. What should she do? Sniffle, Dad, are you still going to care about me? Oh, good. As long as you still do. Boohoo, Big Brother, you can't treat her better than me. Fine, I won't. And just like that, the sky clears again. In a turbulent era, great families struggle to survive. The Yu family alone stands firm, unyielding! When family members scheme and the world turns ruthless, the Yu fami 6.6kReads8.0Score341Shelves

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31. 231 那 The Fallen Camellia 那跌落的山茶花 Ting Xuan听宣Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was a wage slave. In this life, she is one again. A working soul has lived two lifetimes as an overworked beast of burden, but along the way, the little sprouts growing between the bricks and the snapped, withered branches have all blossomed without her noticing. Sigh, she can spend a little less on herself. How could she help it when the flowers were so beautiful when they bloomed? (I have no idea how this got tagged as romance, but the author doesn’t consider it roman 282Reads8.1Score—Shelves
32. 232 请 Please Answer, 404 请回答，404 Bo L Tang波l棠31k WordsCompleted Please Answer, 404 6Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 233 踹 I Ditch My Scumbag Dad to Marry a Commander, and the Pretty Army Wife Is Treasured 踹渣爹嫁首长，俏军嫂被捧在心尖 One Smile Captivates the Orange一笑倾橙Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [All-around rich beauty + no supporting deadbeats + no black-market dealings + no relocation to the countryside + spatial System with multiverse trading] Lin Siqiao transmigrated from a fabulously wealthy Shanghai socialite into a pitiful young woman in the 1970s, disliked by her own family. Less than a year after her birth mother died, her scumbag father brought home a stepmother. They say that once you have a stepmother, you get a stepfather too. But Lin Siqiao never imagined that, just to sei 28.2kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves
34. 234 惊 What a Shock! I Landed a Secure Government Job in the 1960s 惊！我竟在六零端上了铁饭碗 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Set in a bygone era + Transmigration + Inspirational + Heartwarming + Everyday family life + City job] After saving a cat just after finishing the college entrance exams, Su Yuhe became a vegetable. A year later, she transmigrated into the body of Su He, a girl from Nanshan Village in the 1960s who had heard that the college entrance exams had been suspended, missed a step, and drowned. Suddenly transported to the countryside of the 1960s, Su He had no phone, no electricity, no internet, and n 22.6kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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    A period drama with a female protagonist who is a police officer; this kind of novel content is quite rare.

35. 235 年 A Commoner’s Road to Survival in the Era of Quick Transmigration 年代快穿凡人求生路 Springtime Deer Song鹿鸣春Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing Read this first: The protagonist has no memories and no golden finger. She only has vague impressions of the skills she learned in other worlds, as if she were born knowing them. The pacing varies: some worlds last around ten chapters, while others take dozens. The protagonist can be male, female, or an animal. There is no fixed CP. Men don’t occupy her heart, but she’s rarely been without one nearby. The story is still ongoing, so a low rating is normal. It will gradually rise later on. Every w 34.2kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves
36. 236 主 Sacrifice the Protagonist to Heaven! Boundless Magic? 主角祭天！法力无边？ Bo L Tang波l棠95k WordsCompleted Sacrifice the Protagonist to Heaven! Boundless Magic Power? 5Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 237 七 A Vicious Seventies-Era Man with a Mall System Goes to the Countryside and Meets a Rugged Hunk 七零恶毒男带商城下乡遇糙汉 Mid-Lane Mage King中单法王Two Male Leads751k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + period setting + contrasting builds + golden finger + slow-burn gourmet story + sweet romance] When her scumbag dad wants to stay with his mistress forever, Ning Xiangxing sells the house, submits a report exposing him, takes all the family’s savings, and heads to the countryside! He discovers that his fate seems designed to make him someone else’s foil. He fought back, but that only brought more suppression and torment. After countless attempts to defy the plot, he figures out 7.1kReads9.1Score950Shelves

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    Taking a different approach, featuring two male leads

38. 238 人 Middle-Aged Man: My Lovely Wife Is Just Young 人到中年：娇妻她只不过岁数小 Summer Always Brings an Echo夏日必有回音Urban712k WordsCompleted At forty, Xiao Zhenglong had a pretty relaxed outlook. He’d been married and had a daughter. He’d been in love, and it hadn’t meant much. His position wasn’t especially high, but in Hong City, he wasn’t exactly a nobody. As the youngest son in the family, he had older brothers to carry on the family line and older sisters to bring honor to the family. He could just enjoy life with his brothers, live freely, and settle scores as they came. That seemed like a pretty good way to spend his life. Why 10.8kReads8.4Score578Shelves

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    The male lead is remarried and has an 18-year-old daughter; the female lead is a graduate student.

39. 239 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Turning My Life Around 重生七零：逆袭人生 Yang Xiaomian杨小面Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + reborn + historical era + no golden finger + clear-headed, independent heroine] Have you ever stayed up too late, only to open your eyes in a panic and find yourself in the 1970s? Zhou Jinxin transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the eldest daughter of the Zhou family in a small town. The family has five daughters and no sons, and they struggle to make ends meet. As if things weren’t bad enough, Zhou’s father falls gravely ill and is left paralyzed after overworking himself. Z 7.7kReads8.3Score598Shelves
40. 240 五 The 1950s: Starting Out as an Apprentice 五零：从学徒工开始 Gold Always Shines, and I'll Be There是金子总会有我的Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [Period setting + native protagonist + daily life + career + no golden finger] [An ordinary story about ordinary people] Her parents wanted Baolan to take her eldest brother's place in an arranged marriage. Baolan refused. Baolan passed the worker recruitment exam. Starting as an apprentice, Baolan attended night school, got promoted, bought a watch, bought a bicycle... Little by little, she built herself a good life. 34.7kReads9.0Score3.9kShelves
41. 241 七 The 1970s: She May Be Silly and Spoiled, but She’s Truly Beautiful! 七零作精她虽愚蠢，却实在美丽！ Stinky Greens臭菜菜Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted [Period setting + married first, love later + raising a child + sweet everyday romance + rugged alpha male X delicate beauty, with a contrast in skin tone and physique] Si Yao has a strange dream. She dreams that she gets into university, quickly divorces Liang Jinsheng, the rugged country man, and happily takes her daughter back to the city. After returning home, her stepsister pushes her down the stairs, leaving her in a vegetative state. Her stepsister also steals her admission letter and tak 5.5kReads8.0Score222Shelves

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    The female protagonist had a strange dream. In the dream, she divorced a rough, country man and returned to the city alone with her baby. Her younger sister, wanting to take her place, completely destroyed all evidence, and even the baby was sold. When she woke up, she picked up the baby in her arms and burst into tears. The male protagonist, who was outside the door, couldn't bear it any longer and barged in: "My little darling, I'm begging you, please stop crying!"

42. 242 情 Record of the Illusory Sea of Love: The Great Void Livestream 情天幻海录太虚直播间 Bo L Tang波l棠Ancient Romance479k WordsCompleted The Illusory Realm of the Great Void, by the shores of the Sea of Love. Fairy Jing Huan had been staring blankly into a water mirror for three days. What it reflected was not her peerless beauty, but the countless scenes of the mortal world: office workers scrolling through their phones on the subway, middle-aged men and women haggling at matchmaking corners, livestreamers crying, “Brother, love me!”, and exhausted wage slaves staying up late making PowerPoints until they went bald... “Such mudd 2Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 243 麻 I’m at My Wits’ End! Four Sons and a Daughter Send Me to College in the 1970s 麻了！四儿一女供我在七零读大学 Liu Liu Will Surely Get Rich六六一定发财Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Grandma with incredible fighting power, five adorable kids, mostly everyday life, some awful people, but the protagonist is utterly invincible, satisfying revenge] An Xiaoyun unexpectedly awakens and learns that she is a doomed side character in a lucky heroine story. She is about to die in childbirth, taking her baby with her. Her husband will die after falling into a river from grief, and their four sons will burn themselves out for the lucky heroine, meeting horrible ends. An Xiaoyun is furi 10.5kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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    🌸1. Her whole family forced her to go to the countryside? She turned around and signed up all her sisters, brothers, and sisters—a family should be complete! The female lead is selfish and vengeful, but not a saint; she has principles. 🌸2. This book, though short, is truly amazing! Everyone is intelligent, and the female lead works incredibly hard to avoid being at the bottom or being cannon fodder! Those who have read it will never forget it! 🌸3. This book is both entertaining and hilarious! A combination of a transmigrated orphan girl and a crazy, powerful cannon fodder character; it has delicious food and everyday family drama—very exciting and addictive!

44. 244 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, the Side-Character Couple Goes to the Countryside as Educated Youths 穿书后，配角夫妻下乡当知青 White Star Heavenly Bamboo白星天竺Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted While reading a novel, Li Ruolan is surprised to discover that her and her husband’s names appear in a novel set in a bygone era. They are educated youths who go to the countryside alongside the male and female leads, and their names appear only two or three times as minor characters. That very night, Li Ruolan dreams of the minor character’s memories. When she wakes up, her husband says he had the same dream. Just as they both think it must be a coincidence, a pocket dimension appears. Li Ruola 25.7kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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    The first book: The male and female protagonists were originally a married couple who both transmigrated into the book. It's a slice-of-life story with no awful characters, and it's more like everyone's growth journey. It's a good read that I love. The second book: The female protagonist is really clear-headed and always knows what she wants. She doesn't lose her intelligence. The plot isn't clichéd, and it doesn't involve going to the countryside like other period novels. She's truly the most clear-headed female protagonist I've ever read in a period novel. Plus, everyone in the story is intelligent. I love reading high-quality novels!

45. 245 爬 After Getting into the Wrong Bed, I Married an Army Hero and Was Spoiled Senseless 爬错床后闪婚兵王被宠得无法无天 Liu Youchun柳又春Modern Romance2.2M WordsOngoing [Period setting + military marriage + devoted couple + sweet romance] [Bossy, commanding mature woman who’s actually a sweet, seductive little minx x cold, reserved war hero who’s actually a secretly passionate, innocent big bad wolf] Leng Qianyue transmigrates into a period military-marriage novel and becomes a timid cannon-fodder woman who’s constantly bullied by her scumbag father and stepmother, then disappears after running away from home. She’s schemed against as soon as she arrives. He 661Reads7.9Score—Shelves

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    This period military romance novel, while having a low rating due to its unconventional title, boasts a truly original story with sound logic and no clichéd plot points. The male lead is composed and refined, not a roughneck, while the female lead is domineering yet intelligent. It's a captivating story of a sweet and doting couple, with intriguing identities and a highly addictive plot. It's a sweet and indulgent romance, so sweet it'll make you swoon. If you're not afraid of overly sweet romance, click here!

46. 246 颠 After a Life of Madness, I Became Even Crazier 颠死一生后，更颠了 Lu San潞三Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (If you don’t like the pairing, move on. Don’t overthink it or hesitate. You deserve the best. Daily life + a touch of ensemble cast + going off the rails + feel-good power fantasy) After being switched at birth, betrayed, cheated on, and abused, Shen Fangchu went from a proud swan to a turtle hiding in its shell. When she opened her eyes again, she was back at the turning point of her fate, wavering every day between getting revenge and giving up on everything. Then she met Chen Jianwen, a toug 2.4kReads7.1Score223Shelves

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    It features elements of a real and fake heiress, and a childhood betrothal, yet avoids clichés. "Was that little firecracker from the Shen family really switched at birth?" 1965, Military compound. A group of aunties huddled together, enthusiastically discussing the hottest gossip of the day—the spoiled, arrogant little firecracker from the Shen family wasn't their biological child!

47. 247 穿 Transmigrating to the 70s: The Goddess Strikes Back 穿越七零：女神的逆袭 I Am Zhu Kongyang我朱孔阳Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted She transmigrates overnight, back to the end of the 1970s, when everything is waiting to be rebuilt. The original owner was lazy and greedy, plump and sturdy, and doted on by her family. The only problem was that she had no brains! Su Tang, a goddess of the police force, says none of that is a problem. Through hard work and determination, she secures a place for herself in the county police bureau cafeteria. Then, with her exceptional criminal investigation skills, she helps her fellow officers 431Reads8.9Score103Shelves

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    Don't be fooled by the title, this is a period crime drama! It's incredibly good!

48. 248 饕 Gluttony’s Execution Ground: Crime and Punishment at the Bottom of the Food Chain 饕餮刑场——食物链底层的罪与罚 Bo L Tang波l棠60k WordsCompleted The Gluttonous Execution Ground: Crime and Punishment at the Bottom of the Food Chain 2Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 249 上 After Turning In the Script, the Useless 1980s Female Supporting Character Wins by Doing Nothing 上交剧本后，八零废物女配躺赢了 What a Huge Melon好大的瓜Modern Romance626k WordsCompleted Shen Zhixia finds a script inexplicably appearing in her mind as soon as she is born. In the script, she is the foil to the heroine of a period novel. The heroine Li Zhidong’s parents are hardworking, kind, honest, and down-to-earth. Everyone for miles around knows them as good, honest people. Shen Zhixia’s parents are mean, lazy, greedy, and shameless. Everyone for miles around knows them as the worst kind of people. Li Zhidong will make many influential connections and have countless admirers. 12.3kReads8.3Score934Shelves

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    This book is absolutely unconventional! Such an absurd plot happened, but you still want to read it [laughing and crying emoji]. I can say that those who gave it low ratings were definitely influenced by the book's bizarre nature, but the taro in it is amazing!

50. 250 重 Reborn in the Seventies: The Military Dog's Darling Wife Turns the World Upside Down 重生七零，军犬小娇妻炸翻天 Silence8沉默8Modern Romance608k WordsCompleted (Tomato Original / Period Drama / Love Grows Over Time / Military Marriage / Everyone’s Favorite) Duoduo, a drug-sniffing dog in Kunming, was reborn as Song Duoduo, a “simple-minded girl” in the 1970s. She has a human body, but her head is full of canine wisdom. There’s no way life could be anything but interesting! The moment Song Duoduo sees Zhan Yunfei’s face, she freezes. Isn’t he the handler who died in the line of duty in her previous life? Without thinking, she launches herself at him and 8kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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    I don't remember much after that. The first book was about a military dog ​​who transmigrated into the body of an original owner with intellectual disabilities and married a male lead who was devoted to her. The female lead's behavior and skills were similar to dogs, and she had a keen sense of smell. The second book had multiple male leads, and the female lead transmigrated into the body of a mixed-race original owner who almost died again at the beginning. The third book was about a selfish family. Although the female lead's family was selfish, they were loving and affectionate towards each other, especially towards the female lead.

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