Period Story: The Male Lead Works in Yangcheng While the Reborn Female Lead Raises Their Child and Builds a Fortune Back Home 年代文男主羊城打工，女主（重生）老家带娃致富

1. 101 七 The Sweet Young Lady of the 1970s 七十年代小娇娇 Plain Robes, Pure Melody素衫清韵Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The moment the young educated youth Wen Wan arrives in Lu Jiazui, she becomes famous: famous for her beauty, famous for taking her time, and famous for her sharp tongue and soft, sweet manner. When the educated youths first arrive, Lu Dongping sees Wen Wan and thinks, How is this little thing supposed to work in the fields and earn work points? Whichever team gets her will be unlucky. Take her home and she'll be treated like an ancestor. Later, Wen Wan becomes his very own little ancestor. 1.2kReads8.9Score23614d adds

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   Wen Wan stood behind the crowd, carrying her belongings on her back, not in a hurry at all. It didn't matter where she went, so she didn't want to squeeze in with the crowd. After everyone had drawn lots, she went forward. There were only two crumpled pieces of paper left in the box. She picked one up, opened it, and saw two words written on it: "Xihe". Then she heard the shouts of people from various brigades coming to pick them up. Wen Wan followed the sound to the Xihe brigade. Even though the number of people was equal after drawing lots, Xihe received eight educated youths—five men and three women—standing together, shivering, carrying their belongings. This was in the southwest region. When they got off the bus in the afternoon, they didn't think it was as cold as in the capital, but now, at night, it was unbearably cold. After all, it was winter, and shivering was very common. The people coming to pick them up from Xihe were the production team leaders from two of the teams and the brigade's accountant.

2. 102 梁 A Beautiful Scene for Liang Cheng 梁程美景 Entwined Moonlight月缱绻Modern Romance318k WordsCompleted [Female archaeologist from Xi'an x Hong Kong’s top cardiothoracic surgeon] Late at night aboard a train on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, an announcement called for a doctor. Liang Shutai, who was on the upper bunk without her glasses, gave her spare glucose to the doctor treating someone on the lower bunk. When the train passed the Tanggula Mountains and her phone lost signal, Liang Shutai was in the dining car with a man across from her. He generously paid cash for her breakfast. Only after he lef 41.4kReads9.4Score5.9k14d adds

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   So beautiful!

3. 103 我 I Pray to the Gods for You 我向神明祈求你 Meat With All Three Meals一日三餐都要吃肉Modern Romance762k WordsCompleted Jin Xiangyu, secretary-general of Yunshui Municipal Party Committee, age 35. Jiang Xiangyang, a staff member at the Xiahe Town Government in Yunchuan County, Yunshui City, age 28. Jiang Xiangyang felt that a happy love life was beyond her reach. First, a gay man deceived her into a sham marriage, then she met a scumbag. She had all but given up on love when fate brought her together with Jin Xiangyu. What sparks will fly between an ordinary female civil servant from a small town and the secretar 14.7kReads9.2Score1.5k14d adds
4. 104 暗 The Eleventh Spring of My Secret Love 暗恋他的第十一年春 Don't Call Me Beautiful别叫我美丽Modern Romance327k WordsCompleted 51.3kReads9.6Score7.5k14d adds
5. 105 重 Reborn in the 1980s 重生八零年代 Don't Talk Nonsense别胡扯Urban679k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1980s, he arrives as the winds of reform and opening up sweep across China, and the nation awaits renewal. Faced with his family's poverty and his stepmother's tearful pleas, he makes a different choice from the one he made in his previous life. Through hard work and foresight, he takes one steady step after another toward wealth. Starting with trading mountain produce, he moves on to buying and selling bamboo mats, leasing mountain forests, and developing tourism, transforming the 222Reads7.9Score11914d adds

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   1. It depicts the struggles and opportunities amidst the era's transformation, evoking memories and longing for that time. 2. Returning to 1977, it uses a small detail to reveal a larger picture. Starting with the seemingly mundane act of feeding her daughter meat, it showcases life at the time, revealing warmth and the unique characteristics of the era within its ordinariness. 3. It reflects the social landscape and family relationships of the time, highlighting the unique experiences of an only child, imbued with the spirit of the era. 4. Against the backdrop of a special historical period, the only child faces both challenges and opportunities, giving the story a unique flavor of the era. 5. A unique perspective on leisurely daily life reveals the small world and distinctive lifestyle on trains at that time.

6. 106 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 17.3kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds
7. 107 年 1979: Meat for My Wife and Kids 年代1979：带着老婆孩子吃肉 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.7M WordsOngoing [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 180.5kReads9.3Score10.8k14d adds
8. 108 嘿 Hey, My Best Friend’s Going to Send Me a Foraging Kit 嘿，我的闺蜜会送挖野菜套装 Chelsea of the Great Thunderclap Temple大雷音寺的切尔茜Modern Romance7k WordsCompleted Hey, My Bestie Will Give Me a Wild-Vegetable Foraging Kit 10Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The villain, whom she desperately wanted to stop, had already left to work. The female lead, meanwhile, was selling spicy hot pot at home to earn money for her daughter's surgery and was preparing to go find him. In this latest book, the female lead is reborn and discovers her husband is actually...

9. 109 重 Reborn: Saving the Pastry Shop in the 1980s 重生之80年代糕点房的救赎 Listening to the Wind's Tale听风事语Modern Romance158k WordsOngoing Li Ping was reborn, back to the moment before her husband stabbed her to death. In her previous life, she had been greedy and cold-hearted, driven her parents-in-law to their deaths, and ultimately watched her family fall apart. This time, she vowed to turn over a new leaf and protect her family. She stopped her father-in-law from overworking, treated her husband, Zhang Haihua, with tenderness and care, and tried her best to be a good wife and mother. Yet events began to take a bizarre turn from —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Sisters, you have to go read this! It's amazing, the plot is incredibly gripping and full of twists and turns.

10. 110 下 The Sent-Down Granny Is Reborn: White Rice With Braised Pork 下放老太太重生：白米饭配红烧肉 Build a House起房子Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Granny Qiao was reborn seven days before her whole family was sent away to the countryside. Looking at her family, all still together, she saw that her son and daughter-in-law were alive, her two little grandchildren hadn't died, and her children were still in school. Everyone she needed to cherish and protect was right there before her. There was still time to put things right, and she wasn't alone, living like a walking corpse. So she took out her family's heirloom, only to discover that it co 27.8kReads8.8Score4k14d adds

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    The plot is full of twists and turns, it's so captivating!

11. 111 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate Together to the 1990s and Become Army Wives 闺蜜齐穿九零，一起当军嫂 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Military romance in the 1990s, marriage before love, a charming and alluring clinic owner with a flirtatious streak VS an officer who looks refined but is a jailbird at heart, two heroines and two heroes, both couples devoted only to each other) Bo Munian and Chen Sibin are two of the finest men in the Marine Corps. Neither expected that their first mediation assignment would end with them getting swept up in the mess themselves: both wound up marrying women they’d just met, and on the very sam 750Reads7.1Score10014d adds
12. 112 九 The ’90s Bride Is Fierce and Wild, and Her Soldier Can’t Handle Her 九零媳妇又辣又野，兵哥H不住 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (1v1 military marriage set in the 1970s) They say the Jiang family's twin sons are both exceptionally handsome and talented. The brothers made a name for themselves when they both achieved the highest scores in their respective arts and sciences exams across the province and got into prestigious universities. Sadly, although they look identical, their personalities couldn't be more different. The elder, Jiang Yize, is aloof and cold, with a na 4kReads8.8Score45014d adds
13. 113 我 In the 1980s, I Became a Military Wife Through My Own Merit 我在八零靠实力成为了军嫂 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance788k WordsCompleted (Sweet period romance + military marriage + intense romantic tension + pure romance + gourmet cooking + 1v1) People often say, “A stranger is as lovely as jade, a gentleman peerless in the world.” Lu Sinian, a prominent figure in the military compound, has always seemed like an immortal being to the unmarried young women there: lofty and untouchable. Then Zhang Yaoyao moved into the compound. One look at Lu Sinian was enough to leave her awestruck, and she announced in front of everyone that she 337Reads7.5Score—14d adds
14. 114 重 Back to 1984: Fishing Lights and Fragrant Tofu 重回84，渔火豆腐香 Fish Can't Live Without Water鱼不能没水Urban373k WordsOngoing At sixty, Chen Yan is reborn in 1980 to a home stripped bare and a gravely ill father. He decisively drops out of school and takes over the family tofu shop. Drawing on the wisdom he gained in his former life, he improves production methods, catches fish and goes into business, raises livestock, and repairs machinery. He rides the wave of reform and opening up, turning his fortunes around. From putting food on the table to leading his family to prosperity, he completely reverses the destitute li —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    My new rebirth novel with a rural theme. Feedback is welcome.

15. 115 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1.3kReads—Score10714d adds

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    An elderly woman is reborn, severing ties with her family, and opens a shop to start a business.

16. 116 史 The Poorest County Magistrate's Wife in History Leads the Whole County to Prosperity 史上最穷县令夫人带全县百姓赚钱 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance993k WordsCompleted Hang Ying, head of a reclusive modern-day clan, dies during an expedition and transmigrates into Yingzi, the wife of Xu Mengran, a penniless county magistrate in the Great Chu Empire. Who ever heard of a county magistrate being poor? Well, this one wears a patched robe, and his wife earns money washing and mending clothes to help him pursue a career in the imperial examinations. They have no maids or guards, the yamen runners look down on them, and a rich young lady even comes to their door to b 706Reads7.0Score—14d adds
17. 117 渡 I Became a God After Surviving the Trial of Love 渡情劫后成功封神 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Bai Yan, the legitimate daughter of a family of military commanders, came down from the mountains after mastering her art so she could return to her home in the capital and overcome her romantic tribulation. At the city gate, the emperor stopped her and ordered her burned as a sacrifice to Heaven and Earth. She also learned that her birth parents had abandoned her because of rumors calling her an ill-fated poison maiden. To clear her name, Bai Yan took responsibility for treating the plague and 155Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 118 我 I Brought My Twins and Divorced My Husband at His Wedding 我带着双胞胎，在丈夫婚礼上离婚 Light Clouds and Gentle Rain云轻雨细Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + historical setting + pocket dimension + love grows over time] Fictional setting! Fictional setting! Fictional setting! Please don’t nitpick the historical details. This isn’t a wish-fulfillment story. It’s about everyday family life, told at a gentle pace. Shen Ruyi wakes from a nap to find herself transmigrated into a period novel, as the former wife in an arranged marriage to the male lead, a character who gets only a few lines before dying young in the countryside. 21kReads8.3Score2.6k14d adds
19. 119 老 The Old Woman Is Reborn Before the Demolition, and Beats Her Evil Son and Vicious Grandson with a Stick 老太重生拆迁前，棒打恶子毒孙 Ling Yun灵韫Modern Romance3.4M WordsOngoing Old Madam Zhou spent her whole life worrying herself sick over her four sons. She even divided the property and cash she received from the demolition compensation among them. She thought she had treated them all equally and taken each son into consideration. But in each son’s eyes, she was biased, and they all resented her and refused to support her. Old Madam Zhou should have been enjoying her retirement, but instead, at her advanced age, she survived by collecting trash and eventually died of 51.8kReads8.6Score2.9k14d adds
20. 120 九 The Nineties: Escape the Mountains, Raise a Child, and Win Over a Charming Husband 九零，逃离大山，养儿致富逗娇夫 Zhu莪术Modern Romance153k WordsOngoing [Reborn + Period Setting + Building Wealth + Older Woman/Younger Man Romance + Secret Crush] The teenage male lead has a crush on the female lead. Tan Zhaozhao, a rising star in fashion design, inexplicably transmigrates to the 1990s. Transmigrating isn't scary. What's scary is that she ends up deep in the mountains. Her original self was kidnapped as a child and sold to a family as a child bride. She had a child at a very young age and endured beatings and verbal abuse day after day. Tan Zhaozh 2Reads—Score214d adds

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    The bag is so cute!!!

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