Period Novels Where All the Characters Have Brains 年代文，角色都有脑子

1. 1 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 141.6kReads9.5Score11.6kShelves

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   ✨🌿The whole family is incredibly clever, and the female lead is even more outstanding!!! [Sparrow Eats Masterpiece][Staring] 1️⃣Xu Jing'an, the pinnacle of female leads in period dramas!!! The entire family is incredibly cunning, and the female lead, Xu Jing'an, is the best among them!!! She rose directly from the bottom of the family to the top! 2️⃣There's Xu Jing'an's style! Solve problems at their root and reduce family friction later on. Chapter 1 Divorce or Separation "Since everyone is here, there's something I need to say. Let's separate the family starting today, and I'll find a place to move out." Qiu Bailu spoke up as soon as she sat down, taking advantage of the fact that no one else was speaking. She was the second daughter-in-law, and logically, she shouldn't have spoken first, but she wanted to say it.

2. 2 年 The Supporting Girl in the Period Novel Rolled Her Eyes 年代文女配翻了个白眼 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing [The blurb is misleading. This isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, and the leads are ordinary people. If you only like mindless wish fulfillment, please don't read this. Thank you.] Qiu Bailu transmigrates into a period novel as a clownish, supporting villainess, destined to scheme her way to a lifetime of poverty. She's so angry she laughs. She's unapologetically hypocritical. When she read the book, she sided with the protagonist and thought the villainess was awful. Now that she's the villainess, 92.2kReads8.8Score6.5kShelves
3. 3 死 After My Husband Died, I Raised a Child in the 1970s With Supplies 死了丈夫后，我带物资在七零养崽 Mai Yishu麦奕舒Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + item storage space + adorable child + sweet romance + devoted couple] Apocalypse powerhouse Yan Qingyun transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes a delicate-looking mother whose husband is dead and who mistreats her child. Sister Qing is furious. She feeds her child all the supplies she brought with her, along with every kind of game animal, determined to raise the little one plump and rosy-cheeked. Just as Sister Qing settles into a leisurely life of feeding her child whenever she 173Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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   Two novels set in the 1970s. The first features a female protagonist from a village with a special ability and martial arts skills, while the male protagonist has a vivid imagination. The second features a female protagonist who was sent to the countryside as an educated youth, and the male protagonist is also from a village; a powerful couple.

4. 4 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Fierce, Sweet Girl Becomes a National Treasure 重生七零，凶悍娇娇混成国家的宝 Mai Yishu麦奕舒Modern Romance155k WordsOngoing (One-on-one romance + period setting + sweet romance + satisfying read + strong heroine) After an utterly ordinary nap, Qiao Xinyan transmigrated into the body of a delicate young educated youth in the 1970s. After seeing the original owner's life, she sighed at how love-brained people could ruin their lives. To live a peaceful life and quietly make a fortune, Qiao Xinyan decided to stay away from trashy men and scheming women, avoid romance, and firmly take the path of a queen. But then... a co —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 5 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

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6. 6 笑 Smiling as I Ask the Pagoda Tree About the Past 笑向槐花问前事 Waiting for You Here原地等你Modern Romance742k WordsCompleted (Sweet romance in the 1970s, cherished by everyone, educated youth sent to the countryside, traditional family medicine, special missions, upright values, deep love for the country and its people, childhood sweethearts, brothers who watch each other's backs, a golden finger used only for survival and convenience, viewed from the sidelines, not a strong female lead) A pair of watches became her space train car. After waking from a dream with seven days' worth of hazy memory fragments, she headed 787Reads9.1Score104Shelves
7. 7 七 The Village Chief's Beloved Daughter-in-Law in the 1970s 七零团宠：村长家的下乡娇娇媳 The Moon Chasing Stars追星的月Modern Romance779k WordsCompleted She was the darling of heaven, forced to go to the countryside as an educated youth. Her brother used every connection he had to arrange everything for her, hoping only to make her life a little easier. But as soon as she arrived in the countryside, she became the apple of the village chief's family's eye. He was the mischievous, lively youngest son of the team leader's family. One glance was all it took for him to fall deeply in love with her. Qin's father and mother: “Xiao Zi is our preciou 5.2kReads8.9Score412Shelves

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   A wealthy heiress is forced to go to the countryside to become an educated youth. She has explosive fighting skills and a decisive and efficient way of handling things. She has no space, no rebirth, and no cheat codes. She only has the confidence of her wealthy family. The village elder's youngest son falls in love at first sight. After going through hardships, she reaches the pinnacle of life on her own and dotes on her wife excessively.

8. 8 七 The Lovely Military Wife of the 1970s 七零年代俏军嫂 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted [No Golden Finger + No Business Ventures + No Buying a Courtyard House] Wen Yu and Shao Wen Ye are complete opposites: one is a pampered young woman from Shanghai, the other a soldier stationed at the border. They have nothing in common, yet their parents' arranged marriage binds them together. Little do they know, this is exactly what Wen Yu wants. To marry the man she's been dreaming about, Wen Yu travels thousands of miles to the southwestern border. At first, Shao Wen Ye takes things as they 8.7kReads8.9Score491Shelves

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   There are no cheat codes or special abilities; it's not a pure wish-fulfillment story.

9. 9 穿 Transmigrating to the Era of the Li Family's Junhao 穿越年代之李家君好 Canghai Hua苍海花Modern Romance285k WordsCompleted Transmigration + period setting + feel-good story + a dual-sided male lead who can be aloof or witty + a treasure of a female lead (This is a story of seduction and counter-seduction) Zhao Yibo, heir to one of Hong Kong's top wealthy families, has been single since birth for over twenty years. Cold and arrogant, he keeps everyone at arm's length. "Me, chase after women? What a joke!" he scoffs. Years later. "Woman! When are you finally going to say yes and come home with me?" Li Junho, who has j —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The female lead is intelligent and not naive; this is a calm and collected coming-of-age story.

10. 10 七 The Only Daughter of the 1970s 七零年代独生女 Orange Orange Orange Orange橘橘橘橘子Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book, no System, no pocket dimension.] [Period setting + farming + serving the motherland + technical expertise] A researcher who loves and hates fiercely versus a reborn diplomat Yu Yue fell asleep in the bath and woke up in the 1970s, as the only child in her family. First, there was her timid mother, who was willing to work herself to the bone for her family. Then there was her father, spoiled by his family and utterly self-centered. Timid Mom: “Let’s see anyone try 17.5kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    These are basically all books I've read and reviewed. I personally think they're alright, and you can also pick from my bookshelf. I have one that specifically groups together historical fiction. Or you can choose from my "completed reads" list.

11. 11 重 The Reborn Seventies-Era Female Driver Takes to the Road with Her Pocket Dimension 重生七零女司机，带着空间把车开 Little Mao from Osaka Castle大阪城的小毛Modern Romance656k WordsCompleted This is truly a story about a seasoned driver behind the wheel... Reborn in the 1970s, Lin Yingzi binds herself to the Heroine System and uses her expert driving skills to become a proud female bus driver. When her awful father and mother show up to cause trouble, her magical System delivers without fail. Complete missions for rewards, then take turns humiliating the scumbags and making them eat their words. Repair machines, drive cars, win martial arts competitions, go to university, start a tr 1.1kReads9.0Score102Shelves
12. 12 快 Quick Transmigration: Target, Please Try to Save Yourself 快穿：目标请努力自救 Speechless and Choked Up, Making Buns无语凝噎包包子Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Ding Shanshan was about to graduate from college when she died saving someone and ended up in the underworld. From then on, she began working for the underworld, transmigrating to different worlds to help unfortunate people. This story has no romance, no romance, no romance. She appears in the lives of those she saves under all sorts of different identities. She has been a grandmother, a younger sister, an older brother, a mother, a street vendor, a haughty noblewoman, and many others. If you’re 2.6kReads9.1Score221Shelves
13. 13 重 Back to the 1980s: Bringing My Family of Six to a Better Life 重回八零：带着全家六口过好日子 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t 89.5kReads9.4Score5.4kShelves
14. 14 重 Reborn in the 1960s: The Sweetheart of the Three-Unit Courtyard Makes Money to Support Her Family 重生六零，三合院小娇娇赚钱养家 The Wind Moves, the Heart Stirs风动心动Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [Period setting + System + space + devoted couple + heroine pursues hero + educated youth + workers + science and technology professionals] This story is a cozy twenty-six degrees, with a touch of sweetness. The heroine reaches the peak of life through her own hard work! Poor student Dan Qingmo transmigrates! Not only does she experience the movement to the countryside and the Third Front campaign, she also catches the wave of reform and opening up! Take a gamble, and turn a bicycle into a motor 1.9kReads9.3Score246Shelves
15. 15 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 101.8kReads9.6Score10.1kShelves
16. 16 惊 What?! The Cannon-Fodder of the 1970s Becomes a Millionaire Behind the Female Lead's Back 惊！七零年代炮灰背着女主成首富 Zhi Shishi枳实实Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [No Romance, heroine focuses entirely on her career, with family bonds and friendship] An IT girl was electrocuted to death. When she woke up, she found she had no father or mother, only a muddleheaded grandfather, and she had nearly been swindled out of her money and her virtue by a widow. Her background was tragic enough, but things got even worse when Shi Xin realized she hadn’t just been reborn: she had been reborn into a sweet romance novel. Unfortunately, Shi Xin wasn’t the heroine. She wa 406Reads7.9Score—Shelves
17. 17 七 The 1970s: I Just Want to Slack Off, Not Study 七零：我只想摆烂不想学习 A Little Eight Hundred一只八百Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [No CP + Academic Prodigy + Growth-Oriented Heroine (Imperfect Character) + Science for the Nation] In her previous life, Xu Zhen worked herself to death with endless overtime. After transmigrating to the 1970s, all she wanted was to split off from the family as soon as possible and happily coast through life like a salted fish. She never expected a study System to come knocking. Eight hours of studying a day was the minimum, and now she had to work overtime too? Xu Zhen: I refuse! But refusing 7.2kReads9.1Score593Shelves
18. 18 支 Get Back on Your Feet! I Bring Supplies and Refuse to Be a Doormat in the Seventies 支棱起来！带物资不做七零受气包 Fishing Around Again Today今天也摸鱼Modern Romance417k WordsCompleted [1970s, a pocket dimension, feel-good revenge, and an unapologetically ruthless heroine.] Nan Qiushi is in the middle of a heated online argument when an earthquake strikes. Her soul travels back in time and takes over the body of an unpopular young girl in the 1970s. Her father is having an affair, her mother remarries, and she is left to live under someone else's roof. The fiery young woman from the modern era takes on her scumbag father and wicked stepmother, and deals with anyone who treats 3.3kReads9.0Score304Shelves
19. 19 穿 After Becoming the Heroine's Foil, She Switched to a Farming Storyline 穿成女主对照组，她改拿种田剧本 One Meter Fifty Plus Two一米五加二Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted [Rejecting female rivalry: After transmigrating into a book, I stole the male lead's halo] The new book is currently being serialized. Everyone is welcome to read it. After staying up all night and transmigrating into a book, He Xiang seizes the chance to marry a soldier with no parents who is raising a sickly younger sister, while the plot still has no chance to drag her into the original body's tragic storyline. His younger sister is frail, so He Xiang nurses her back to health with medicinal 236Reads8.6Score—Shelves
20. 20 七 The 1970s Stepmom's Guide to Raising Kids 七零后妈养崽手册 Wang Buhui王不悔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After waking up, Tang Wanyin finds herself in the 1970s, married to a man she had met only once! The scoundrel abandoned his wife and fled overnight by clinging to a moving train, leaving Tang Wanyin to become the stepmother of three children! Meng Yuqi says: I'm always quick about things. I only took one day of leave to visit family. In the morning, I rescued my wife from the reeds; at noon, I dragged her off to register our marriage; and by evening, I left her with three kids before running of 434Reads9.0Score102Shelves
21. 21 快 Quick Transmigration: The Female Supporting Character Is Reaching for the Sky 快穿：女配要上天 Lousy Uncle辣鸡的uncleModern Romance984k WordsCompleted (No CP, feel-good, powerful, no logic) An Qiao, a genius talisman master who cultivates through talismans, was betrayed by her disciple while undergoing tribulation. Her tribulation failed, and just as her soul was about to dissipate, she sensed a force of space, seized the System, and forcibly bound it to herself. To survive, An Qiao takes on mission after mission, never doing things the usual way. She is determined to let the male and female leads run wild, so she can complete her tasks. This 12.3kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves
22. 22 高 College Entrance Exam: After Failing, I Finally Activated the System 高考：落榜后，我终于激活了系统 Broken Brush, Fading Ink断笔残墨Urban599k WordsOngoing Lin Mu scored just 195 on the college entrance exam, not even enough to get into a junior college. Yet he couldn't be happier. Not because he wouldn't have to go to school, of course, but because the infuriating System he obtained three years ago could finally be activated. Watch Lin Mu turn his life around and make waves in the academic world. This is the story of a hopeless student who becomes a top scholar! 7Reads8.9Score—Shelves
23. 23 穿 Reborn as a Lovesick Villainess, I Set My Sights on the Village Chief's Youngest Son 穿成痴汉女配，我看上村长小儿子 Cen Wang岑王Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Murong Xi transmigrates into a tearjerker period novel as the saintly, beloved white moonlight, what does it feel like? Thanks for asking. I’m currently researching seventy-six different ways to live or die~ According to the plot, she’s supposed to toil selflessly like a saint, giving everything she has. She’ll endure misunderstanding and torment, then burn through the last of her light and warmth. In the end, she’ll become the white moonlight propping up the male lead’s table, and the mosq 8.8kReads9.2Score721Shelves
24. 24 绑 Bound to a Reading System, an Eighties Cannon Fodder Gets Rich Overnight 绑定读书系统，八零炮灰一夜暴富 Shu Bainian舒白念Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1980s, Liu Chuncao bound herself to the Knowledge Is Power System. As long as she studied, she would earn money and unlock skills with a boost. Her awful mother sided with outsiders and burned her own daughter’s school acceptance letter, hoping to send her stepdaughter to school instead. Liu Chuncao refused to live a miserable life. She outsmarted the villains, dished out face-slapping justice, and used her system-boosted skills to build a prosperous life. Then came an unexpected t 1.9kReads9.0Score201Shelves
25. 25 带 I Traveled to the 1970s With a Dedicated Worker System 带着敬业系统穿七零 Ma Nini马尼尼Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Xu Taotao, a descendant of imperial chefs, keeps her culinary skills hidden while living among ordinary people. Then she dies suddenly from overwork and gets bound to a workaholic System, which sends her to the 1970s. She becomes the famously ugly daughter of a butcher at a meat-processing plant. Determined to become beautiful, she has no choice but to keep working hard. With her superb cooking skills, she climbs the career ladder, gets a raise, and marries Professor Gu... No, wait! “Ding-dong! 17kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
26. 26 重 Back to the Sixties: I’m Invincible with Taobao 重回六零：我带着淘宝无敌了 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Zhao Yusheng wakes up one day to find that she has transmigrated to 1961, luckily bringing along an interstellar space-time Taobao trading System. She had hoped to reach the pinnacle of life, but discovers that the 1960s have already been transmigrated into so many times that they're full of holes. So Zhao Yusheng decides to keep her head down and stay cautious all the way, never expecting that by playing it safe, she would become a winner in life. 8.5kReads9.0Score668Shelves
27. 27 快 Quick Transmigration: My Host Is at It Again 快穿：我家宿主又高能了 Nothing but Ink徒有墨Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Ever since Tuluo got bound to a System, she's been galloping down the road to becoming a big shot. But as she gallops along, her secret identities keep slipping out. The System picks up a secret identity: “Damn! What kind of goofball is my Host?” Main quests: face-slap the sweet white lotus, tear apart the scheming bitch, kick the ridiculous melodrama to the curb... Big-shot style: Being invincible is so, so lonely. The System: Whatever makes you happy. Hidden quests: Protect the weakling, the u 163Reads9.2Score—Shelves
28. 28 重 Reborn in the 1990s: The Big Shot’s Wife Is Sweet and Alluring 重生九零：大佬娇妻又甜又撩 Azure Sea and Blue Sky碧海青天Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [Period Setting] [Face-Slapping Feel-Good Story] Ning Weiwei had fair skin and a slender waist. Reborn overnight, she became unstoppable, opening a restaurant and selling clothes with great success. Unfortunately, her family was a handful. With no other choice, she had to become the unfilial one, ruthlessly cutting ties with them one by one! One day, an arrogant young man moved in next door. With his high nose, phoenix eyes, straight brows, and bright gaze, he kept wandering around in f 8.1kReads9.3Score747Shelves
29. 29 重 Reborn in the 1990s: A Second Life with My Pocket Dimension 重生九零：带着空间再活一回 Beigege Beibei北了个北北Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Liu Anxia, who had achieved nothing in her 28 years of life, died suddenly in her rented room in an urban village. As death approached, her life played before her like a movie, frame by frame. If only she could live her life over again... Her consciousness returned, and it was May 1993. She was still an unborn baby, full term and almost ready to arrive. In this life, she only wants to make up for the regrets of her previous one and live a brilliant life unlike any other. 650Reads8.6Score—Shelves
30. 30 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s, and Discover My Mom Is a Total Green Tea 穿书七零，发现我妈是大绿茶 Encounter遇见Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Period Drama + Self-Serving Female Lead + Terrible Family + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Everyone’s a Master Schemer + Devoted Couple + Joins the Military Later] Just after transmigrating, Zhao Qianqian manages to offend her stepsister and steal her fiancé! And this is all happening inside a book. The man she stole is the female lead’s cash cow, a third male lead, and he’s about to be targeted and framed by the reborn female lead. Then she discovers that her mother has it even worse. Just to 7.2kReads7.3Score499Shelves
31. 31 七 The 1970s: Back to the Day Before She Married Her Abusive Scumbag 七零：重回和家暴渣男领证前一天 A Wisteria Vine一支藤萝Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [1970s] [Farm space] [Past and present lives] [Raising children] [Sharp-tongued heroine and taciturn hero] Gu Yuehuai is reborn on the day before she and her scumbag ex-husband register their marriage! In her previous life, her father wanted her to have finer food, so he went to the black market to make money through small-time trading. Someone reported him, branding him a profiteer. After being paraded through the streets, he was sent to prison. In her previous life, her eldest brother killed t 16.3kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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    I read them all myself. Chronicles, There is revenge. There is farming, In the countryside, There are also those who are reborn. Criticizing transmigration stories! The beginnings are usually very engaging, but the later parts are often quite uneventful with few conflicts; most characters are simply contributing to the nation's development! Let's enjoy a wonderful life together!

32. 32 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: The Scorned Educated Youth Has a Pocket Dimension 穿越七零：炮灰知青有空间 The Sky on the Left左边的天空Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Fresh out of college, Yao Qi unexpectedly unlocked a pocket dimension and began stockpiling supplies. After a car accident, Yao Qi transmigrated to the 1970s, into a period novel she'd read. She wasn't the heroine, just a cannon-fodder character. With rural relocation looming, Yao Qi had her pocket dimension and didn't panic. But just after arriving in the countryside, she caught the eye of a village man… 3.6kReads8.4Score231Shelves
33. 33 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The Miserable 1970s Supporting Girl Changes Her Fate 穿书七零凄惨女配改命日常 Just December单单十二月Modern Romance291k WordsCompleted 1970s + Transmigrate Into a Book + Golden Finger + Marries the Male Lead’s Older Brother + Farming + Devoted Husband + Strong Female Lead + Strong Male Lead + 1v1 Yang Yingying unexpectedly transmigrates into a novel about a woman who is reborn. In both of the heroine’s lives, she is framed until her reputation is ruined, then forced into a substitute marriage and dies a tragic death. As someone who has transmigrated into a book, Yang Yingying declares, “I’m no pushover.” Yang Yingying spends h 9Reads5.9Score—Shelves
34. 34 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Chubby Educated Youth Has a Spirit Spring Space 重生七零：胖妞知青有灵泉空间 I'm a Little Goldfish是小金鱼呢Modern Romance798k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Educated Youth + Spirit Spring Space + Supplies + Sweet Romance + Face-Slapping Power Fantasy] She had just finished gathering supplies as the apocalypse arrived, and then she got struck by lightning?? In an instant, she was reborn and transmigrated into the body of a chubby educated youth in the 1970s. Her reflection in the mirror showed rough skin and a face as big as a platter. Miao Jiaojiao nearly burst into tears. Luckily, her spirit spring space, packed with supplies, had 13.5kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
35. 35 穿 Transmigrate to a Famine Year: On My Wedding Day, I Took My Son and Set Up Our Own Household 穿越荒年：新婚当日带儿分家单过 Lu Zhao路昭Ancient Romance298k WordsCompleted [Farming]+ [Pure famine escape]+ [A little silly]+ [Family life]+ [No romance] Have you ever transmigrated just by taking a fall? Have you ever had four children call you Mom without spending ten months pregnant or going through childbirth? Zhao Yiyi has experienced all of that... and she's a stepmother, too... After the gorgeous celebrity Zhao Yiyi took a fall, she opened her eyes to find herself transmigrated into another Zhao Yiyi in a fictional dynasty. Her husband had died on their wedding 278Reads8.9Score—Shelves
36. 36 重 Reborn in the 1960s: My Spatial Realm Is Packed with Treasures 重生六零：我空间有亿万物资 Mo Li Chuhan陌离初寒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting, space, patriotism, stockpiling supplies, reborn, transmigration, feel-good story, supplies, sweet romance, mutual devotion, strong heroine, scheming] A laid-back powerhouse from the apocalypse gets dumped in the 1960s, transmigrating into a village girl hated by everyone, with a terrible reputation. After seeing her new appearance, Shen Chaoyan is dumbfounded. Her features are a complete mess. Fortunately, she has superpowers, so becoming beautiful is no problem. She faces a nat 5.8kReads9.3Score682Shelves
37. 37 书 Book Transmigration to the 1970s, I Kept the Female Lead's Space 书穿七零，女主空间我自留了 You Were Born Nameless卿本无名Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Tian Miao, a clinical doctor, woke up again, she found she had transmigrated to China in the 1970s and become a pitiful girl forced to go to the countryside. In front of her was a ruthless mother who would do anything to protect her own status. Behind her was an arrogant, vicious stepsister. Tian Miao figured that if she had to go to the countryside, so be it. She deserved some compensation, at least! First, she swindled money and ration coupons from her mother, then turned around and sent 12.4kReads8.4Score961Shelves
38. 38 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book: In the 1970s, I Have Billions in Supplies and Catch the Eye of a Rugged Man 穿书七零：带亿万物资被糙汉盯上 Fu Wanzi伏丸子Modern Romance713k WordsCompleted [1970s] [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Pocket Dimension] [Educated Youth] [Dual Cultivation] Bai Xiaoxiao, the eldest daughter of the Bai family in the 21st century, transmigrated into the 1970s after a shopping mall exploded. Luckily, heaven had been kind to her, gifting her the family’s massive shopping mall, stocked with enough supplies to last her ten lifetimes! Her original self had a father who didn’t care for her and a mother who didn’t love her. Her family signed her up to go to the count 3.4kReads8.6Score292Shelves
39. 39 七 The 1970s: Reborn, I Return with My All-Purpose Pocket Dimension 七零，重生归来我和我的全能空间 Black and White Interwoven白黑交错Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted She thought she had transmigrated, but later discovered that she had been reborn. In her previous life, her relatives were framed by her aunt, and her family was destroyed. Emotional wounds, trampled dignity, and betrayed family ties. In this life, Li Xin'er has returned, reborn with her all-purpose pocket dimension! She will change her family's tragic fate, help the pocket dimension's spirit pet transform into a human, and find happiness! She'll expose fake white lotuses, take down green tea sc 5.8kReads9.2Score751Shelves
40. 40 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Captain, Your Wife Ran Off Again! 重生七零：队长，你媳妇又跑了！ Murong Murong慕容慕容Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted [Rebirth, sweet romance, rugged man, educated youth, adorable child] In her previous life, Ruan Wei was blinded by a scumbag and a shameless woman. She fell into their trap and became the stepping stone to their fortune. Reborn, Ruan Wei tears the scumbag to shreds and kicks the shameless woman to the curb. All she wants is to cling to her demobilized husband's strong arm. Everyone says He Laosan is a rough man who doesn't understand romance or know how to care for anyone. They say Ruan Wei is b 1.5kReads9.0Score133Shelves
41. 41 快 Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Actress Keeps Stealing the Female Lead's Storyline 快穿女配专抢女主剧本 Breeze Dancing with Willows轻风舞柳Modern Romance4.1M WordsCompleted Gu Xishi, a big shot in the space-time realm, was forced to take the blame for someone else. Her experience points were wiped clean overnight, and she was punished by being sent to the Supporting Female Character Department. There, she had to follow the plot as a supporting female character, causing trouble and courting death until she finally died for real. When someone falls on hard times, plenty of people are happy to watch them suffer. Gu Xishi's response: “It's just following the plot and k 764Reads7.8Score118Shelves
42. 42 重 Reborn in the 1990s: Mrs. Shen's Lucky Fortune 重生九零：沈太太有锦鲤运 Nine-Tailed Demon Immortal九零妖仙Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted (A feel-good period drama: the early story takes place in the 1990s, while the later story ventures into the future and the stars!) Before she was reborn, she was called Jiang Ying. She had a miserable life: her daughter died young, and her husband passed away early. After being reborn, she was called Jiang Ningwan. She gained a pocket dimension and supernatural strength, and her good fortune took off! Grandma: “Oh no, she's possessed! It's terrifying!” Her parents: “Oh no, she won't listen anym 28Reads8.4Score—Shelves
43. 43 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Young Educated Youth Goes to the Countryside and Marries a Roughneck 重生七零，小知青下乡嫁糙汉 He Yu Xi合羽翕Modern Romance409k WordsCompleted [1970s military marriage, pocket dimension, devoted couple, sweet romance, satisfying read] Lin Shanshan was killed by Yang Wenqing, who had transmigrated from 2022 with a pocket dimension. Yang Wenqing was cold-blooded and vicious. She also killed Lin Shanshan’s innocent parents, as well as her eldest brother and sister-in-law. Reborn, Lin Shanshan gained the bloodline of Shennong, bestowed on her by Meng Po, and turned her life around, getting even with everyone who had wronged her. Once awake 1.1kReads9.2Score150Shelves
44. 44 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
45. 45 重 After Being Reborn in the 1970s, I Was Carried Off by the Village Bully 重生七零年代后，我被村霸叼走了 Fang Jüliang房踽凉Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Su Qinran opened her eyes again and found herself back on the train bound for Daqing Mountain. Lin Yaotang had never seen such a beautiful woman. At first glance, she seemed like a celestial maiden, while he was nothing but mud at the bottom of a pond. Su Qinran glanced at Lin Yaotang. In her previous life, he had pursued her relentlessly, only to die saving her in the end. She owed him her life. Lin Yaotang: “Aah!!! The goddess looked at me! I’m going to adult education classes! I’m going to le 8.9kReads9.3Score950Shelves
46. 46 七 The 1970s: He Panicked After I Asked the Stoic Factory Director for a Divorce 七零：和闷骚厂长提离婚后他急了 Passerby Beyond the Wall墙外行人Modern Romance584k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate to a bygone era + taking down scumbags + pocket dimension + sweet romance + one-on-one, both leads are virgins] The happy everyday life of a sweet, clearheaded little bunny and a sly old wolf with layers of tricks! On her wedding night, Gu An'an transmigrates into the body of a cannon-fodder supporting character who has managed to ruin a winning hand. According to the story, after getting married, Gu An'an will become estranged from her parents, be disliked by her husband, and be d 921Reads8.1Score103Shelves
47. 47 七 1970s Pocket Dimension: The Rough-Hewn Man's Reborn, Delicate Educated Youth 七零空间：糙汉的重生娇气小知青 Distant Stars遥星辰Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted In her past life, Yu Taohua was forced to move to the countryside, but she still couldn't escape the schemes of a scumbag and her own elder sister. She spent her whole life surrounded by lies, only seeing the truth when she was on her deathbed. If Heaven gave her another chance, she would live well, love herself, and never let down the person who truly cared for her. When she opens her eyes again, she realizes she has been reborn, back on that very night... 829Reads9.1Score103Shelves
48. 48 七 A Spatial Realm in the 1970s: After the Family Splits, I Make Ten Million First 七零有空间：分家后先爆赚一个亿 Thirteen Clan十三氏Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Period Setting + Personal Space + Sweet Romance + Building Wealth] Bai Ruoqiao has just become the richest person in the country when the System tells her she has to return to the 1970s. What should she do? Stockpile supplies, of course! Caught in the act from the start? No big deal! I'll turn the tables on you ten times over. While I'm at it, I'll make sure my brother-in-law can never have children, then kick my wicked mother-in-law into prison. Then I'll take my sickly son and my bur 1.4kReads9.0Score106Shelves
49. 49 穿 After Transmigrating into a Wicked Female Supporting Character, I Just Want to Eat Gossip in Peace 穿越成恶毒女配只想安稳吃瓜 Leng Lengzi冷冷子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A little angst, read with caution] Su Ming transmigrated into the domineering CEO novel her best friend had recommended, becoming a vicious supporting female character who shared her name. Before going to bed, she’d even written a long, 500-word comment cursing the character. The villainess had done every evil deed imaginable: she caused the female lead’s parents’ deaths, left the female lead blind, and did every other terrible thing she could. Her comeuppance was only to be expected. In the en 820Reads7.6Score—Shelves
50. 50 七 A 1970s Spatial Realm: The Educated Youth's Husband Returns from Cultivation 七零空间：知青她男人修仙回来了 A Tiny Qiao一只小小乔Modern Romance678k WordsCompleted [Veteran Soldier from the Seventies x Gentle Educated Youth Wife + Both Reborn + Pocket Dimension + Cultivation + Sweet Romance + Raising Kids] Fang Qiao dies saving someone. When she opens her eyes again, she discovers she has been reborn in the resource-strapped 1970s, when you need ration coupons for everything. Food and clothing are scarce, but her daughter is still in her womb. Even more surprising, her dead husband has returned from another world, having cultivated immortality! He has also 5.9kReads9.1Score819Shelves

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