I'm in a Reading Slump. Looking for High-Quality Period Novels, Supernatural or Thriller Stories Are Fine Too!! 书荒 ，求高质量年代文，灵异，惊悚都可以！！

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. 137.1kReads9.5Score11.2k14d adds
2. 2 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 94.5kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds

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   These period novels are all incredibly good! The first one features a very clear-headed female lead; the second one showcases her shrewdness; and the third one's title alone tells you how good they are!

3. 3 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 57.7kReads9.4Score6.3k14d adds
4. 4 深 The Midnight Spirit Shop 深夜灵店 Lone Lord孤爷Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted I'm neither a yin-yang master nor an exorcist, but I do have an unusual left eye. I run a shop that opens only at midnight, serving customers who have run into special troubles. A little shop, a cup of tea for a guest, and so my story begins... 1.7kReads8.6Score19414d adds

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   If you're interested, you can click on the description; I think it's very interesting.

5. 5 请EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 102.2kReads9.5Score9.6k14d adds
6. 6 官 The Official's Ladder: A Grassroots Civil Servant 官梯之【基层公务员】 Brother Lu Fan, Who Loves Snail Noodles with Chicken爱吃螺蛳鸡的陆凡兄Urban3.7M WordsCompleted There are ten rungs on the official career ladder. Wang Hongtao has the gift of foresight, starting from the very bottom and seizing every opportunity. Beginning at the section-chief level, he climbs one rung at a time, destined to forge his own glory! As he rises, he does all he can to benefit the people and improve the lives of those around him, while also settling an old score! See how an ordinary man makes waves in the world of officialdom! This is my first time writing, so please be underst —Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 7 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.7kReads9.6Score22.6k14d adds
8. 8 金 A Golden Marriage 金婚 IMCModern Romance442k WordsCompleted One is a fool in everyone's eyes, the other a young hoodlum in the village's eyes. Yet fate ties them together. Zhou Xing always thought himself above others, but never imagined he'd marry a fool and fill a whole house with children, boys and girls alike. What's more, in this life and the next, and the life after that, he only wants to be with her. At first, Li Zhi'an was terrified of living under the same roof as Zhou Xing, that bad man. Gradually, she came to accept him. In the end, she decide 14.4kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds

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   It's a great read; I cried several times while reading it. The ending was wonderful, and the author's skill is truly remarkable.

9. 9 四 Siheyuan: With a Zombie-Slaying Daoist Master Around, No One Dares Cause Trouble 四合院：僵尸道长在，没人敢作怪 Mingze888888铭泽888888Male-Channel Fanfiction217k WordsCompleted After fighting evil spirits, Mao Xiaofang, his two apprentices, Black Rose, and Shrimp were planning to return to Gantian Town. But a temporal rift swept them away, and they crash-landed in a Beijing courtyard house in the 1960s. The moment they arrived, the entire courtyard was in chaos. Looking at the disorderly place, Mao Xiaofang sighed. “Never mind. We’ll stay here for now.” He had hoped to keep a low profile, but evil spirits kept causing trouble. So the three brothers, including Silly 279Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Classic zombie Taoist priest Mao Xiaofang and four others travel through time

10. 10 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: Is It Normal to Let You See Ghosts from the Start? 直播算命：开局让你见鬼很正常吧 Yuan Lege Yuan元了个圆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fortune-telling livestream + No CP + Strong heroine + Judgment] Jiang Tang, a mighty expert from the mystic arts sect, transmigrates to the modern world and becomes an online sensation through her fortune-telling livestreams! She doesn’t tell fortunes. She reveals truths that send chills down your spine. “Master, is the person sitting across from me on the subway a corpse?” Jiang Tang: “They escaped from a funeral home. Their makeup is pretty good.” A drug lord calls in asking for help findin 17.5kReads9.4Score2.2k14d adds

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    The story is fantastic, incredibly exciting, and it's not over yet!

11. 11 重 Reborn in the 1970s: A Beauty with a Pocket Dimension 重生七零：凝脂美人有空间 Runny Fried Egg Gone Wrong糊了的溏心荷包蛋Modern Romance481k WordsCompleted [Parallel World + 1V1 Romance + Pocket Dimension + Adorable Kids + Supplies + Military Marriage + Rugged Hero + Everyone's Darling + Sweet Romance + Period Setting + Devoted Couple + Building a Career] (Career comes first, romance second; she focuses on her career in the early chapters) Orphaned at a young age, she unexpectedly bound herself to a System pocket dimension one morning and transmigrated to the impoverished 1970s, when even a piece of braised pork was a luxury. To top it off, she had 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist is clear-headed and transmigrates with a spatial ability to stockpile food beforehand. She has no troublesome relatives and focuses on building her career in the early stages. Later, as her circumstances improve, she marries a lieutenant (a military marriage). After the reform and opening up, she enters university and starts a large-scale business as the private economy flourishes. There are no supporting male or female characters; it's a focused 1v1 story. Both the male and female leads are talkative, and there are absolutely no angst or misunderstandings throughout! (This story is slow-paced, but it's all sweet and incredibly satisfying.)

12. 12 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 15.4kReads9.0Score1.9k14d adds

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    I recommend a book; it's very well written.

13. 13 嫁 Marrying a Disabled Soldier: The Gorgeous Beauty Charms and Coaxes Him 嫁军婚残夫，娇艳美人撩他诱哄他 Clouds Upon Clouds一朵朵云Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Military marriage + marriage first, love later + doted on by everyone + no golden finger, your mindset determines your fate] [A cast story starring a great beauty who gets a villainess role without realizing it] In 1974, Yu Wan transmigrates into the body of an undocumented drifter, then uses her beauty to become the Qiao family’s stepdaughter. With a new identity, Yu Wan is overjoyed. The Qiao family members each have their own agendas, but they know the truth and keep quiet. Not long after Yu 23.6kReads9.1Score2.2k14d adds
14. 14 诡EN The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 232kReads9.5Score28.6k14d adds
15. 15 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 124.8kReads9.6Score17k14d adds
16. 16 栩 Vivid as Life 栩栩若生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller said I was born destined for greatness, the reincarnation of the Flower Goddess, with the power to turn stones into gold and command flower spirits and tree sprites. Once I came of age, my family was sure to prosper. But when I was twelve, I came down with a strange illness. My fever wouldn’t break, and I kept seeing terrifying visions... In a dream, I met an old woman who told me to find an expert with supernatural powers to save my life. Millet to summon souls, altars and form 19.4kReads9.5Score3.4k14d adds
17. 17 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the Seventies with a System, Only to Find Out I'm the Beloved One 穿书七零有了系统团宠竟是我自己 A Big Little Shell一颗大壳子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical Setting + System + Transmigrate Into a Book + Educated Youth + Daily Gossip + Little Southern Potato + Northeast China + Beloved by All + Overachiever + Beautiful Female Friendship] Everything seemed to change after that “possessed” house appeared. Lu Xi woke up one day as the only girl in several generations of the Lu family in Qingshan Village in the 1970s. On the train taking her to the countryside, she discovered that she was the victim in a novel, destined to be bullied to dea 9kReads9.0Score90914d adds

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    These three books are really good, but they are still being updated. They are not the kind of books that are all top-notch and exciting. They mainly focus on a simple, sweet, and heartwarming story, which is very enjoyable.

18. 18 带 I Brought a Jewelry Store to the 1970s, and the Cannon-Fodder Heroine Wants to Lie Flat 带着金店穿七零，炮灰女配想躺平 Lychee Smoothie荔枝冰沙Modern Romance666k WordsCompleted [No rural relocation + no black-market trips + no business ventures + cozy daily life + few extreme characters + male lead + military marriage + joins her husband at his post + sweet romance + happy ending] The cozy everyday moments are the main focus! The book has just been rated, and there are still very few ratings, which is why the score is so low. This is an alternate setting with original details, so please don’t overthink the historical accuracy! Landlady Shen Yao transmigrates into a bo 12.8kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
19. 19 七 The 1970s: My Son and His Dad Both Have Off-the-Charts IQs 七零：崽和崽他爹智商双爆表 Li Jia Qiqi黎家七七Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted {The short drama is now streaming ♥ Title: The Best Mom in a Period Novel} [Alternate-history period setting + transmigrating into a book + adorable child + cozy everyday life] After transmigrating into a book set in the 1970s, Su Taotao faced two choices: 1. Follow the original plot, abandon her husband and child, return to the city, and rekindle her romance with her childhood sweetheart; 2. Do nothing and wait for her husband of convenience to show up six months later and take her back to the 22.4kReads9.3Score2.3k14d adds
20. 20 坑 Luring Ghosts and Catching Criminals: A Low-Ranking County Magistrate 坑鬼捉凶，一品小县令 Pipi Loves Tangerines爱吃橘子的皮皮Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted When Chu Ling opened her eyes, she had become the novel's number-one female side character, a troublemaker who ultimately got herself killed when the heroine shot an arrow through her heart. Knowing how the plot would unfold, Chu Ling spat in disdain, broke free of the story's control, and threw herself into building a career. But being a county magistrate is no easy job. One day, a ghostly maid comes to air her grievances; the next, a ghostly tutor shows up to reprimand her. Even stepping outsi 5.8kReads9.5Score98814d adds

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    It's a book with ghosts but it's not scary; it's also quite funny. It's very good.

21. 21 我 I Am a Lady Tutor 我是女先生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted I'm hard to kill. These were the words I heard from the moment I was born. A blind fortune-teller said I was a White Tiger Sha, a girl born with a boy's fate, innately tough and destined to bring misfortune to my husband, my children, and myself. Everyone in the village said I wouldn't survive. My yang energy was too strong. Even if they managed to keep me alive, I'd grow up to be an idiot. But my grandma, a spirit medium who presided over the altar, refused to give up. Every year, she burned a 3.3kReads9.4Score44914d adds

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    These are all very good books.

22. 22 我 I Am a Female Physiognomist 我是女相师 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery893k WordsCompleted I was born in the twelfth lunar month of 1991, and came into the world with six fingers. The saying that people born in the Year of the Sheep have bad luck somehow became attached to me. Before I could even speak, my family sent me to live with my grandaunt, who ran a shop selling paper offerings and burial clothes. My grandaunt said I had a star spirit in my fate, and the Vermilion Bird would come to my aid. What did it matter if my destiny was cursed? As the saying goes: The Azure Dragon and W 13.1kReads9.4Score1.4k14d adds
23. 23 大 Boss, Your Lucky Sweetheart Is Reborn in the 1970s 大佬，锦鲤甜妻在七十年代重生了 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + enterprising heroine who only starts buying courtyard homes later on + male lead is a research powerhouse devoted to serving his country] Qin Wanwan was crouching by a grave, watching the commotion, when she accidentally became the center of it. She possessed someone and was reborn. She dealt with the scumbag and the other woman in kind, sending them both to a farm for reform. Then she sold her ancestral home, bought a job, stuffed her pockets with cash, and plunged straight in 1.3kReads9.3Score58914d adds
24. 24 带 Taking the Taobao System with Me to the 1970s 带着淘宝系统穿七零 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Technically minded military officer VS powerful, down-to-earth woman; the heroine builds her career. The System plays a small role early on, then gets to take it easy. Period setting + comedy + both leads devoted only to each other “When a lie-flat System meets a crazy Host” Other people transmigrate to the 1970s: fight nasty relatives, make money, and marry a soldier. Xiang Nuan transmigrates to the 1970s: ✓ Fails to be reborn six times, then angrily kicks the coffin lid off ✓ Hacks her relativ 23kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds
25. 25 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Grandma, Today It's Your Turn to Get Divorced 重生七零：奶，今天轮到您离婚啦 Great Golden Immortal大罗金仙Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Also known as: Reborn in the 1970s as a Lucky Little Carp with Space Tens of billions in supplies, serving the country, the family’s darling, adorable child, satisfying story In her previous life, Shen Danluo’s family was harmed by her wicked second uncle, and she avenged them all by herself. Now she has been reborn with a space that can exchange for all kinds of supplies. In this life, she will change everyone’s tragic fate. Take down the worst offenders and punish the scum. Then quietly make a 34.6kReads9.5Score4.4k14d adds
26. 26 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 3.6kReads9.0Score32714d adds
27. 27 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
28. 28 女 A Bandit Queen Reborn in the Seventies, Determined to Become a Tycoon 女土匪魂穿七零野心勃勃做富豪 Xing Yuyan邢毓晏Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted On their wedding night, the bride decides to come clean. “I wanted to whisk you home in my last life, and this time I finally got you.” The groom replies, “What a coincidence. I’ve loved you since my past life, and I’m more than happy to let you whisk me home!” The bride says, “In that case, let’s celebrate by having three children in a row. I have a super dimension where I can grow crops and raise livestock, with a spiritual spring too, so we won’t have to worry about supporting them.” The groo 1.1kReads9.2Score14014d adds
29. 29 五 Cultivating Immortality with the Five Ghosts 五鬼修真 Murder Mystery Game劇本殺Mystery47k WordsCompleted (Cultivation in a bygone era) (Folk supernatural mysteries) The protagonist isn't some invincible hero. This is my first book, so I hope you'll support me and point out any problems 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's not bad, there aren't any of those twists and turns.

30. 30 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Educated Youth Heads to the Countryside with a Pocket Dimension 重生七零：下乡知青有空间 En Tao'er恩桃儿Modern Romance635k WordsOngoing [Historical era + reborn + pocket dimension + hoarding supplies + two strong, affectionate educated youths + inspirational + the original heroine and the female lead get along peacefully, both with golden fingers; the original heroine is reborn, while the current female lead transmigrates into a book] Shen Qingshu, a rich and beautiful young woman, woke up one day to find she had a pocket dimension. Following the emergency-preparedness advice of Teacher Luo, she decided to stockpile supplies and 2.1kReads9.1Score16714d adds

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    Hehe, just joining in the fun.

31. 31 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, 37.6kReads9.0Score3.6k14d adds
32. 32 刚 I Just Opened My Eyes, and the 1970s Villainess Was Marrying a Delicate Husband 刚睁眼，七零霸王花女配嫁小娇夫 About to Get a Cat就要有猫了Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Pocket Dimension + Cozy Daily Life + One-on-One Romance] He Chunxing, a strength-type esper who had lived through the apocalypse, opened her eyes and found herself in a sweet historical romance novel as the foil to the heroine. Her uncle’s wife had her eyes on their house. Her reborn cousin wanted to keep all the good food and drink for herself, and was determined to push He Chunxing into becoming a stepmother. A young educated youth sent to the countryside was after her youth 5.8kReads8.9Score34414d adds
33. 33 七 The Family's Beloved Girl: The Cannon-Fodder Darling of Her Terrible Family 七零团宠：极品家人的炮灰娇娇女 Ten Red Leaves十红叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Brooding, Brawny Man + Sweet Wife + Completed] Lu Jiajia is delicate and soft. Then, in the blink of an eye, she becomes a useless cannon-fodder character in the 1970s, with a whole family of vicious oddballs in tow. Yet in an era that favors men above women, she is the apple of her family’s eye. Her father and mother: “Jiajia is our precious girl. She deserves to be spoiled.” Her brothers: “My sister is frail and sickly. How could she do farm work!” Lu Jiajia: “…I want the ultimate winning han 105.5kReads9.4Score9.8k14d adds
34. 34 带 I Married the Sickly Chief Minister with a Farming System, and He Flirts with Me Every Day 带种田系统嫁病娇首辅，日日被撩 Jiang Qiuqiu姜秋秋Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Farming + putting scumbags in their place + strong heroine + sweet romance + devoted couple] Lu Zhaozhao, head of a family of merchants, accidentally gets bound to a farming System that brings her into a lucky-charm farming novel called The Imperial Consort of the Peasant Household. There, she becomes a cannon-fodder supporting female character who dies as soon as she appears. When she opens her eyes, she has to choose between two newlywed husbands. She faces a greedy, vicious mother-in-law, th 38.6kReads9.3Score3.6k14d adds
35. 35 穿 Transmigrated as the Young Aunt in a Period Novel 穿成年代文里的小婶婶 Candy Ball Mama糖球麻麻Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Transmigrate into a book + fictional era setting + golden finger + everyday family life] Gu Lanzhi wakes up one day to find that she has transmigrated. After listening to her mother-in-law, who has been helping her through her postpartum recovery, she realizes that she hasn't just transmigrated: she's landed inside an era novel. She's become the male lead's wealthy but wicked little aunt by marriage. What the heck? Wealthy and wicked? His little aunt? But it's still early, and the s 5.5kReads8.7Score29414d adds

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    They are all very good, and all are completed. I recommend them to veteran readers; they are not light novels or mindless wish-fulfillment stories. The plot is not drawn out, and the main characters have natural personalities.

36. 36 七 The 1970s: A Sent-Down Youth Marries a Soldier and Builds a Fortune as a Middleman 七零嫁军汉，知青女配当倒爷起家 Jing Mo京墨Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted [A promise kept for a lifetime, giving her life to her country] Fraile from birth, Song Youxiang was abandoned by her family as a child and forced to go to the countryside. Even so, she never received a shred of kindness. Her parents despised her, her older sister resented her for life, and the second sister who had been given away as a child concealed her identity to get close to her. One false accusation after another followed, and they even stole her fiancé… In the end, Song Youxiang died al 7.2kReads9.2Score85314d adds
37. 37 当 When an Evil Cultivator Becomes a Cannon-Fodder Fake Heiress 当邪修穿成炮灰假千金 Gu Jiuru故久如Mystery500k WordsCompleted [Female-led story, with a male lead. If that's not your thing, don't read. Half supernatural, half cultivation, with little romance.] A genius heretic cultivator failed to overcome her tribulation and transmigrated to the modern world, where spiritual energy was scarce, charlatans ran rampant, and sinister forces were everywhere. Rong Yi: “Isn't this the perfect place for me to practice cultivation?” To absorb baleful energy and restore her cultivation, she casually took care of one supernatural 15.2kReads9.5Score1.9k14d adds
38. 38 十 Fourteen Years of Hunting Ghosts (Complete in Five Volumes) 十四年猎诡人（全五册） Li Yifan李诣凡Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Li Yifan’s spine-chilling ghost-hunting chronicles! A contemporary Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio! A spine-chilling record of ghost hunts! First posted on Tieba, it topped 100 million views within three months! The acclaimed mystery writer Li Yifan’s breakthrough work, now with the unpublished continuation added! Every ghost was once a living person. I’m a professional ghost hunter. I turn the compass, circle the place with red 11.4kReads9.6Score2.1k14d adds
39. 39 穿 Transmigrated Into the Nineties: The Villainous Big Shots Are All My Kids 穿书九零：反派大佬们都是我的崽 Mr. Zixu Wuyou子虚乌有君Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After Wang Qi died in a car accident, she transmigrated into a romance novel called The Overbearing CEO Falls for Me. By an unfortunate twist of fate, she became the male lead’s stepmother and the mother of three future villainous powerhouses. But Wang Qi transmigrated to the 1990s, five years before the novel’s story began. The original heroine had yet to be reborn, and the plot had not started. The eldest son, one of the future villains, was only fourteen, while the other two hadn’t even been 191.2kReads9.4Score24.1k14d adds

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    Using her transmigration advantage, she amassed wealth through gambling on stones and appraising treasures; recruited soldiers, started companies, and bought land, becoming a multi-millionaire! She aims to transform the eldest son of a mad and paranoid gangster into a model patriotic youth; educate her gloomy, taciturn, high-IQ, antisocial genius daughter into a scientific research whiz; and turn her spoiled, bipolar-prone younger son into an international superstar. She strives to make sure everyone says goodbye to the original plot!

40. 40 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: The Trading System Is Split Between Us 穿越七零：交易系统一人一半 Chu Chu Chu Chu楚楚楚楚Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [Stockpiling supplies + transmigration + historical era + pocket dimension + trading System + cultivation + love that grows over time] [Not a traditional historical-era novel! The story will involve travel between planes in the middle and later stages, and the awful relatives are dealt with quickly!] At eighteen, Qiao Mingxi unlocked the pocket dimension her grandmother had left her. She thought she had the sort of pocket dimension that would be useful in an apocalypse, so she worked diligently 7.1kReads9.2Score94814d adds
41. 41 带 I Bring My Pocket Dimension to the 1970s, Snacking on Sunflower Seeds to Get By 带着空间穿七零，磕着瓜子混日子 Clear, Clear Handwriting清晰笔笔Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Parallel world + top-tier hunk. Female lead: Sheng Wanyan. Male lead: Gu Tingxiao. Every night, Sheng Wanyan, living in 2026, has the same dream. Everything in it is gray and dreary. The streets are full of skinny people in patched clothes, yet everyone looks full of energy. Mud houses are everywhere, and people have to work in the fields to earn work points just to get enough to eat. Terrified, she quickly sells off her belongings and stockpiles supplies to prepare. “Hey! What are you 28.5kReads9.2Score3.2k14d adds
42. 42 重 Reborn as a Delicate, Wealthy Beauty in the 1970s 重生七零娇气白富美 Bai Budan白不单Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Lu Xicheng, a young lady from the 21st century, transmigrates to the 1970s, bringing her little villa with her. Though she's unlucky, at least this girl looks just like she did before and has loving parents and family. So what if she's sent to the countryside? It's anyone's guess whether she'll reform the rural areas or they'll reform her! Staring at her palm, red and sore after picking just a few ears of corn, Lu Xicheng sniffles. Farm work is too hard. She wants to go home! Huo Jingchuan is th 136.5kReads9.2Score19.2k14d adds
43. 43 奇 The Strange Gate Subdues the Eight Wastelands 奇门镇八荒 Lone Boat into a Dream孤舟入梦Mystery154k WordsOngoing My name is Yang Yufan. I was born with a pair of yin-yang eyes, and my grandfather taught me the arts of the Qimen. I thought that becoming an inheritor of the Qimen tradition would make me a fortune-teller... But who could have guessed that I’d end up as one of the saints guarding the Eight Wastelands? I’ll tell you the story of what happened in my own words! 10Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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    This book is wonderful; every scene is so lifelike, it makes you feel like you're right there in the story.

44. 44 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 16.6kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds

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    These are all high-quality historical fiction stories, and they are all completed. They are not saccharine or naive; the logic is good, the writing is excellent, and the romance feels natural. If you enjoy stories where the female lead builds her career and relies on herself, these are definitely worth reading.

45. 45 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 44.4kReads9.5Score5k14d adds
46. 46 穿 Transmigrating into the 1960s as a Young Educated Youth 穿越六十年代小知青 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Parallel world + spoiled younger man + military marriage + devoted husband + raising kids) Xu Ning transmigrated into a book, ending up as a minor character in a period novel, a young woman who had gone to the countryside with her younger brother to become an educated youth. Lin Miao, another educated youth, was an internet celebrity from the 21st century, while the male lead was an educated youth from the capital. Their tangled love story made life miserable for everyone in the educ 32.1kReads9.4Score3.2k14d adds
47. 47 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 1.9kReads9.3Score25514d adds
48. 48 大 The Grand Illusionist 大幻术师 Zi Zhan紫瞻Mystery196k WordsCompleted Chen Li is a young magician scraping by with a circus. One day, Bai Tong, a wealthy young woman, comes to him for help finding her ancestor, Bai Zhongyun. Bai Zhongyun died many years ago, yet Bai Tong has encountered him again. Chen Li and the others set out on a search, facing a series of strange events: a temple presided over by a skeleton, an ancient city sealed away for a thousand years, and a mysterious dark Living Buddha. One bizarre incident after another unfolds, and Chen Li's true iden —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Seriously, this book is really good. It's a great read.

49. 49 七 The 1970s: I Became the Female Supporting Character's Foil in a Period Novel 七零：穿成年代文女配对照组 Rain Falling in the Bamboo Grove竹林落雨Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted A period drama about an independent female lead, with no golden finger! She passed the high school entrance exams, but her family wouldn’t let her attend. Instead, they sent her uncle’s daughter, who had never gotten along with her, to school. Short-tempered Lin Erxia erupted into a fight. After a furious scuffle, she passed out from anger. When she woke up, she realized she seemed to have transmigrated into a book... 12.1kReads9.0Score85514d adds
50. 50 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 102.5kReads9.6Score10.2k14d adds

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