A Die-Hard Fan of Period Dramas, Begging for Your Hidden Gems 年代文的骨灰级爱好者，跪求你们压箱底的书

1. 451 重 Back to 1996: Taking Down the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 重回1996：干翻供销社 Night Blue Sky夜蓝天空Urban396k WordsOngoing [Reborn] [Period] [Lighthearted Comedy] [Ensemble Cast] [Sweet Romance] [Modern Romance] At forty-eight, seasoned old hand Meng Qiheng touches an old mirror and returns to rural northern Jiangsu in 1996! From the start, he stops his father from signing away everything for a brick and tile factory. With just 2.5 yuan in startup capital, he uses his insider knowledge to catch and sell eels, sell rainproof tarps, and crush the state-run supply cooperative! He teams up with his buddies to open a vid 462Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Check out this one! It's not only about making money, but it's also hilarious, and it touches on brotherhood, parental love, and first love...

2. 452 丑 The Ugly Daughter-in-Law Takes on Her Cruel Mother-in-Law 丑媳妇大战恶婆婆 Pan Yu盘语Modern Romance3.5M WordsOngoing The print edition is titled The Fading Embers of Mortal Life and is available on Taobao. [Satisfying highs and heartbreaking lows] [Traditional period setting] [Family drama] [The hardships of real life] This is the story of the joys and sorrows of three generations of women in a dysfunctional family, and how they grow amid the chaos of family life. Fu Ying is born into desperation. Her mother is a gambler, and her father is violent. When she reaches marrying age, no one dares take her as a wife 58kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves

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   These are all period dramas that I highly recommend after reading them. The writing style is not exaggerated, the structure is tight, and the plot is coherent.

3. 453 被 I Was Reborn After My Cousin Stole My Life 被堂妹顶替人生的我重生了 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted Rebirth + military marriage At eighteen, Yuan Xiu has an arranged engagement made when she was a child. Before her father dies, he takes her hand and tells her to have a photo taken when she comes of age, then mail it to the address he left behind. Yuan Xiu sends the photo and waits a long time without hearing back. Thinking the other party isn't interested, she puts the matter out of her mind. After years of hardship, Yuan Xiu accidentally learns that her uncle intercepted and secretly read the 13.8kReads8.4Score1.6kShelves
4. 454 我 Working in the 1960s to Earn Money and Support My Green Tea Girlfriend 我在六十年代工作赚钱养绿茶 Content and at Ease然自得Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Lin Qingyue transmigrated to the 1960s, only to find herself facing a marriage and a move back to the countryside from the start. Was that really going to happen? Before she could do anything, she found out her fiancé wanted to break off the engagement. Lin Qingyue: What a lucky break! She quickly called off the engagement, then studied hard and earned a place at the lumber mill, becoming a proud worker! After starting at the factory, she discovered that her position had been reserved for h 1.4kReads7.7Score103Shelves
5. 455 一 All I Want in Life Is Half a Heart’s Contentment 一生只求半称心 Hedge Shadow篱影Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted The comic adaptation is coming soon! [Traditional] [No gimmicks] [Not a power fantasy] [No cheat abilities] In the 1970s, Li Laoman had no sons, so he wanted to find a live-in son-in-law for his third daughter, Li Fan. Li Fan refused and stole her second sister Li Ting's fiance instead! Now Li Ting had not only lost her man, but also had to take on the responsibility of finding a live-in son-in-law for her younger sister. With Li Laoman pressuring her, she had no choice but to take Zhong Wensong 9.6kReads8.9Score815Shelves
6. 456 回 Back to 1968: I Won't Be a Baby-Making Tool 回到1968：我不当送子工具人 Little Orange Who Loves Strawberries爱吃草莓的小橙子Modern Romance643k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Women's awakening] [Political career] [Scientific research] [Pocket dimension] [No child-rearing] [Ensemble cast] [Reborn] Xie Yun, a modern orphan, returns to 1968 and becomes Xie Yun, a country girl raised by a widowed mother, with an exceptionally capable younger brother named Xie Shen. She discovers that she hasn't just transmigrated through time, she's also transmigrated into a book: a story about a stepmother raising children, where she is the first 9.4kReads9.3Score756Shelves
7. 457 大 The Courtyard Compound: The Warmth of Everyday Life 大杂院：人间烟火气 Du Xiaore杜小惹Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted [Period setting + family drama + everyday life] If you're young and inexperienced, take this as a warning and steer clear. This book probably isn't for you. It has none of the usual wish-fulfillment tropes and no imaginary cheat powers. It's simply an ordinary story about people in northern China. [No transmigration, no System, no pocket dimension, no being reborn, and none of the modern-novel elements you know.] It records the ordinary life of a northern town in the 1980s, capturing the memorie 8.6kReads9.1Score757Shelves
8. 458 人 At Dusk 人到黄昏 A Foolish Girl一个傻女子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Family love, romance, friendship, and neighborly affection. The ordinary, uneventful lives of everyday people; the changing times reflected in rural life; the differences between two generations in their views on elder care; and how the elderly and children of the new era should face the twilight years of life. 46.7kReads9.1Score4.3kShelves
9. 459 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: The Sweet Young Woman’s Easygoing Life 穿越七零，娇娇女的咸鱼生活 Zhimo芷沫Modern Romance807k WordsCompleted Xu Zhiyi was a bona fide couch potato in the twenty-first century. Who would have thought that all it took was closing and opening her eyes to land her in another era? She'd planned to keep lazing around, but her circumstances wouldn't allow it. With only one yuan and eighty-three cents to her name, it was time to work hard, young lady! She was going to make a fortune quietly! Buy several courtyard houses, become a landlady, and go back to lazing around. She never expected to pick up a “fair 731Reads8.2Score109Shelves
10. 460 天 A Disastrous Start: I Became the Female Lead’s Terrible Third Brother-in-Law 天崩开局，我成了女主的极品三嫂 Lazy Fat Snail胖蜗牛很懒Modern Romance699k WordsCompleted [Period Setting, Transmigration, Space, Sweet Romance, Military Marriage] When Jiang Yuzhu woke up, she had somehow become the heroine’s awful third sister-in-law, a lazy, vain, shrewish, shameless woman. Ever since she married into the Xu family, there hadn’t been a single peaceful day. The household was in constant chaos, and she was a universally disliked supporting character. She must have woken up wrong. Back to sleep! She was a food-streaming influencer with a million followers, yet she ha 22.2kReads8.3Score1.6kShelves

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    Just finished reading it ⚡️. The title initially put me off, but I was really desperate for something to read, so I forced myself to keep going and found it increasingly enjoyable. Highly recommended! ✨ The female lead transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the original female lead's awful third sister-in-law. She's truly someone who never suffers a loss, and she'll go crazy on the spot if she's wronged. The key is that the male lead really understands her and never lets her suffer. He doesn't take sides when she's fighting with her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, silently supporting her. 🔥🔥🔥 ✨Great read, I loved it!✨

11. 461 六 A Beautiful Doctor in the 1960s: Reborn to Marry the Wildest Officer 六零漂亮医生，重生改嫁最野军官 A Tiny Qiao一只小小乔Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Period Setting] [Military Marriage] [Fake and Real Heiresses] [Pocket Dimension] [Educated Youth Life in the Beidahuang Corps] [Love Grows Over Time] The cannon-fodder female supporting character, Yun Qiao, was switched at birth twice. The thief pretended to be pregnant and stole her the first time, but then disliked her because she had a disability in her foot. So the second time, she swapped Yun Qiao with another baby girl. In her previous life, Yun Qiao was overjoyed, thinking she had finall 8.7kReads8.6Score840Shelves
12. 462 她 Her Walled-In World 她的围城 Su Laosan素老三Modern Romance5.0M WordsOngoing This book is based on a true story. It's not a wish-fulfillment novel, and it is slow-paced. In the 1990s, Jing An gets married. Unsure yet hopeful about marriage, she endures her in-laws' schemes and her sister-in-law's attempts to drive a wedge between her and her husband. At last, she and Jiuguang make it through their difficult adjustment period, and she thinks a brighter future is finally within reach. But that light is stolen by another woman. And so begins a battle of schemes and rivalr 29.3kReads9.2Score810Shelves
13. 463 我 Doing Scientific Research in the 1970s 我在七十年代搞科研 Happy Little Ball幸福小团Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In the 21st century, Lin Ziyu lived in luxury, dressed in gold and silver, and ate and drank to her heart’s content. Who could have guessed she’d be reborn in the clothing- and food-scarce 1970s? But it was fine, because her family loved and spoiled her! To her surprise, the System she’d been bound to in her previous life came along too. It said she owed it ten million points, and would be erased if she didn’t pay them back. To stay alive, Lin Ziyu had no choice but to study hard and earn points 1.5kReads7.6Score102Shelves
14. 464 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 14.1kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
15. 465 那 Love in Those Days 那年爱情 Luo Nanyue洛南月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted I was born in the countryside in the 1970s. This book recounts my extraordinary upbringing, followed by all the ups and downs of getting married, starting a family, and raising children. At its heart is the clash between my generation’s outlook and that of my parents, whose views on marriage, love, and life were shaped by their era, as well as the clashes with my own children’s generation. Life is an experience we pass through, with no right or wrong. People in every era have their own beliefs, 346Reads8.6Score102Shelves
16. 466 全 Lazy Family? I Slack Off with the System 全家懒货？我靠系统摆烂 Naughty Little Deer小鹿不乖Modern Romance217k WordsOngoing [System # Period Setting # Devoted Couple # Comedy] The Mao family is so lazy it makes everyone furious, yet somehow they live better than anyone else. Not only that, they’ve visibly put on weight. In an era when people can barely get enough to eat, how is that even possible? Mao Er’ya is a master at slacking off and cutting corners. After accidentally binding herself to a System, she leads her whole family in eating their fill and taking it easy. When the villain tricks her into giving the male 7Reads—Score128Shelves

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    You won't regret watching it; even the biggest villains have to do this! [Laughing and crying emojis] [laughing and crying emojis] [facepalm emoji]

17. 467 赶 Beachcombing: From the Start, One Sand Shovel Wins Me the Whole Beach 赶海：开局一把沙铲承包整个沙滩 Mountain Peak山峰Urban4.6M WordsCompleted (Daily life + lighthearted + beachcombing + tycoon) I dropped out of a top university and spent two years back in my hometown fishing village. Once the village's golden boy, I became a good-for-nothing everyone despised. Then one day, I discovered I could see my own luck stat and exchange points for beachcombing tools through a virtual screen. From then on, my life was like I had cheats enabled. With a sand shovel, I could easily earn thousands in a day. With a spade, I even dug up a whole bucke 130.1kReads9.4Score12.3kShelves

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    I've read many of Tomato's period dramas, and I think these are some of the better ones. They're very well written, plentiful, and the writing is consistently excellent. My favorite is Xia Xiaolan, but the other female leads are also great; they all evoke a sense of peaceful tranquility.

18. 468 手 Armed with the Villainess's Script, I Only Want to Go to College 手拿女配剧本，我却只想考大学 Jiang Liangjiang江凉姜Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Period setting + ensemble cast + colorful characters + daily life + family squabbles) Lin Ermai transmigrated into a book, armed with the most popular script for a vicious supporting female character. At best, she could change her fate and trounce the original heroine; at worst, she would be trounced by the heroine, just as the script dictated. The heroine is sweet and gentle. As a child, she was the prettiest flower in Lotus Village; as an adult, she became the dream girl of every eligible you 11.3kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves
19. 469 家 Beyond the Home 家外 User Mi Yesh用户米叶树Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Wang Chunzhi grew up in a remote mountain village. With no hope of finding a husband, she left home to look for work in the city. But one thing after another went wrong, and she found herself unable to escape… 6Reads8.8Score—Shelves
20. 470 六 The 1960s: Our Sweet Little Lucky Star Is the Real Big Shot 六零：软软福宝是真大佬 Pepsi, Not Coke要百事不要可口Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Fushan Shan, a psychic, died during the apocalypse while protecting the base. She and the zombie king who had invaded it took each other down. Fushan Shan was reborn. When she regained consciousness, she found herself somehow turned into a little girl who hadn’t been born yet. Huh? This place doesn’t look right. And this time period seems wrong too! But it doesn’t matter! This world is safe, she has loving parents, and there are lots and lots of people who adore her. This world is wonderful! As 2kReads8.1Score139Shelves
21. 471 重 Back to the 1970s: I Secretly Married My Ex-Husband’s Brother 重回七零，偷偷跟前夫他哥领了证 Dreaming of Retirement梦想退休养老Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + reborn for revenge + face-slapping + building a fortune] The son she raised with great difficulty turns out to be the illegitimate child of her husband and his first love. After this ungrateful son causes her death, Qin Shuyu is reborn more than thirty years in the past. At this point, she hasn’t yet been set up to marry a scumbag, sold all her family’s assets to pay for her ungrateful son’s treatment, or donated a kidney to him. Qin Shuyu decisively brings 3.3kReads8.5Score397Shelves
22. 472 老 Dad Told Her, If You're Unhappy, Make a Scene 老爹告诉她，不顺心就要闹 The Sky Is Lonely天空是寂寞Modern Romance3.3M WordsOngoing Wang Xiaoxiao followed her dad to the military base. Two months later, both her dad’s allowance and her stepmother’s allowance were in her hands. She also gained a tagalong, He Jin. She and her dad kept jumping back and forth between loving each other and setting each other up. Under He Jin’s aura of genius, the thing she did most was sign confidentiality agreements. Wang Xiaoxiao gained two more dads: He Jianmin and Ding Jianguo. A story about an Army kid who wandered into someone else’s field 59.2kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves
23. 473 大 Gossiping in the Compound Is So Much Fun 大院吃瓜真香了 Ling Ling Zi苓菱子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Qing had a terrifying dream. In it, she was a frail young aunt whose niece, born the same year, had stolen her engagement. Afraid Lin Qing would try to reclaim the match, the niece flaunted the man she'd stolen in front of her every day, until Lin Qing was finally angered to death. Lin Qing jolted awake in fright. What kind of vicious dream was that? If the niece wanted the man, she could have him. Why did she have to anger Lin Qing to death, too? Just when Lin Qing thought it had all been a 14.2kReads8.1Score1kShelves
24. 474 女 Woman Reborn as a Man: Hard Times as the Big Brother 女穿男：艰苦岁月当大哥 There Is a Big White Dog有一只大白狗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Female-to-male transmigration, period setting, marriage and children, everyday ensemble cast, few nasty characters, a little child-rearing, tiny golden finger] In Huiwan Alley, Hongshi Town, there was a happy family of two working parents. The parents loved each other, and they had two sons and two daughters. Their fifth child was on the way. But everything changed overnight. The mother died after giving birth to the fifth child, leaving behind a baby who needed constant care. During the famine 20.2kReads8.7Score2.5kShelves

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    It's so beautiful!!!

25. 475 重 Reborn in the Nineties: The Alluring Beauty Snares the Cold, Abstinent Tycoon 重生九零，钓系美人拿捏禁欲大佬 Jin Yangyu金洋宇Modern Romance336k WordsOngoing [Power Couple Showdown] [Extreme Push and Pull] [科技 Strong Nation] [Business Warfare in a Bygone Era] [Alternate Universe] The Untouchable Ice Queen VS the Master Manipulator This is an evenly matched battle of wits, and a legend about the rise of a great power's industrial technology. In 1992, with nowhere left to turn, Jiang Wan set her sights on Shen Yichuan, a technical expert with formidable financial backing. What began as mutual exploitation and wariness evolved amid the surging tides of 122Reads—Score—Shelves

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    How about checking this out... Set in the 1990s, it's about the development of the electronics industry, starting with semiconductors in Huaqiangbei... The female protagonist has no special abilities, no cheat codes, only the advantage of being reborn with access to advanced technology and information! In this life, she wants revenge and to revitalize the electronics industry, her only passion in her previous life! She wants to make it bigger and stronger! How can she utilize the technological and informational gaps of the era to ensure her own safety while still building her career? In this life, she needs to find a reliable "strategic partner"! Winning over the male lead in the early stages is a bit challenging, since he's not a womanizer who accepts every woman's advances... Both the male and female leads are strong! Oh, I wrote this myself, so of course I think it's awesome!

26. 476 末 Transmigrated to the 1960s During the Apocalypse, the Female Side Character Wants to Run Away After Joining the Army 末世穿六零，随军后女配她想跑路 This and That云云尔尔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1960s + Spatial Storage + Superpowers + Military Marriage + Past and Present Lives] Important: The original heroine is not vilified! Lin Xiuxiu transmigrated into a book. The Zombie King slapped her to death, and when she opened her eyes, she discovered she had transmigrated. Unfortunately, she wasn’t the heroine, just a disposable cannon-fodder character! She had to split from the family as soon as she transmigrated? She did it without hesitation! Thinking of the hunger ahead, she decisively t 3.5kReads8.8Score399Shelves

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    A thrilling transmigration novel! A military marriage in the 1960s begins a journey of revenge. My darlings, today I've unearthed an amazing transmigration novel set in the 1960s—"Military Marriage in the 1960s: Running Away with Mother-in-Law and the Family Fortune to Join the Army" ✨ Author Yunyun Er'er has a wildly imaginative mind, perfectly blending the 1960s setting, an invincible space, superpowers, military marriage, and past and present lives. The female protagonist, Lin Xiuxiu, transmigrates into a book, only to find herself a cannon fodder character, killed by the zombie king right at the start 😱 But no worries, she decisively says goodbye to the family division problem, tricks her mother-in-law into taking the family fortune overnight, and embarks on a journey to join the army with her adorable son. Before even entering the family compound, a spectacular first encounter with her idol unfolds. The mother-in-law's actions are so cool; she rushes forward, directly disrupting the male protagonist's heroic rescue, grabbing his ear, and making the little boy cling to her leg and cry. Now, Commander Gu's reputation as a "heartless man" spreads throughout the family compound. Just when everyone thought they could finally live a peaceful life and escape hunger, the original female lead and supporting female character reappeared. But don't worry, the original text clearly states that the original female lead isn't entirely evil, which means the plot will definitely have many twists and surprises! If you enjoy the everyday life of the 1960s, are fond of the sweetness and passion of military marriages, and are addicted to the thrill of spatial abilities, then this novel is definitely not to be missed! Come and join Lin Xiuxiu on this exciting and fun journey of revenge!

27. 477 七 The 1970s: The Meng Family's Foolish Daughter Gets Smart! 七零：孟家的傻闺女变聪明了！ Drunk Moon Fifteenth酣月十五Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + sweet romance] Meng Qining, from the twenty-first century, had no parents and was frail, spending more than half the year bedridden. She had every miserable card stacked against her. But ever since she was five, she’d had the same dream. In it, she might have been foolish, but she had a healthy body, parents who cherished her, and Brother Ting’an, who had taken care of her since childhood. The more miserable Meng Qining’s real life was, the happier she was in her dreams. At eig 12.8kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    Super good! The female lead is the darling of the family, with a powerful background and few scoundrels. Her family has strong moral values ​​and a harmonious atmosphere. They've given all their daughters countless riches, ensuring they have no worries about food or clothing, and letting the girls know that home is always their support and strength. The male lead is her childhood sweetheart, their arranged marriage, who remains devoted and always by her side, essentially marrying into her family.

28. 478 光 All Beings Beneath the Light 光遇众生 The Quiet Duke静谧的公爵Anime Fanfiction976k WordsOngoing Adventure + high-IQ showdowns + suspicious, scheming characters + no female lead + ensemble cast + slow pace + revelations about the world’s truth, layer by layer (A Sky: Children of the Light fanfiction) After transmigrating into the world of Sky: Children of the Light, the Duke becomes a Light Child manipulated by the ancestors. “Go make an offering,” they say. “It is your supreme glory.” He believes them and fights his way forward with his companions, only to discover the horrifying truth aft 157Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A must-read for world-building enthusiasts! The premise of this book is so novel it truly impressed me—it completely reconstructs a seemingly healing world from its very core logic. You'll discover that behind every familiar "rule" lies a cold, self-consistent, and brutal truth. The setting is as rigorous as an academic paper, yet reading it feels like playing a challenging puzzle game, with wave after wave of mind-blowing thrills!

29. 479 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 28.4kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves

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    ❤️❤️First book: Doesn't the title alone make you want to click and check it out? The female lead is the darling of the family, doted on by her father, loved by her mother, and has a wonderful older brother! ❤️❤️Second book: Two best friends transmigrate into a book together. The plot is humorous and hilarious, you won't be able to stop reading! The female supporting character battles the female lead, breaking her halo. The two act out scenes, teasing the mother-in-law, whose nemesis is a master of gossip. You won't be able to stop laughing! The two brothers have different styles, one aloof, the other a puppy-like type—very appealing! 👍👍Third book: My absolute favorite, a must-read even if it means staying up all night! Just look at the number of readers! The female lead transmigrates from modern times, the male lead from ancient times. The female lead is witty, humorous, mischievous, and cute, without any internal conflicts. The wicked mother-in-law is incredibly obedient to her! The male lead was a pitiful child, the female lead showers him with love, and the male lead dotes on her immensely!!! I read all three from beginning to end, they're truly amazing! Sisters, trust me, go for it!!!

30. 480 敢 Dare to Mess with Her? Even Passing Dogs Get Slapped Twice 敢惹她？路过的狗都得挨两巴掌 Half of Summer半边夏Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Alternate world] [Romance] [Two powerful leads] [Feel-good revenge] [Pocket dimension] [Total annihilation] [She never takes a beating] Su Li is a tough woman. Just how tough? Tough enough to treat every troublemaking scumbag who comes after her like a monster to grind. If you disagree with her, she'll throw down. Cross her, and you'll regret it. Sometimes even a dog passing by gets smacked twice. There is romance, though the male lead appears rather late. The heroine is decisive and won't let 12.5kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves

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    I've dug out my most treasured possession; come and enjoy it!

31. 481 六 The 1960s: A Three-Year-Old’s Slip of the Hand Sends China Soaring 六零：三岁奶包手一抖，华国起飞 Tao Dayao桃大夭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting, patriotism, positive energy, adorable baby adored by everyone, space, building wealth, interplane trading mall, romance, sweet pampering.] She was a famously lazy old ancestor in the Tribulation stage of the cultivation world. Her greatest dream was to pass her tribulation and go right back to lazing around. She never expected to get unlucky and die from the final bolt of heavenly lightning. When she opened her eyes again, she had left the cultivation world, rich in spiritual en 3.7kReads9.3Score357Shelves

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    At the Xiangyang Brigade headquarters, a jeep pulled up smoothly in front of the Fang family's courtyard. A man in his thirties, dressed in military uniform, got out of the back seat. He carried a net bag containing two bags of malted milk powder, a bundle of noodles, a carton of cigarettes, and two bottles of liquor. The man went straight inside, where an elderly woman greeted him. "Auntie, I've come to pick up Xinyue and her daughter. This is a small token of my appreciation; please accept it." The old woman's eyes were red and swollen, clearly from crying. "Come in, Xinyue and her daughter are all packed." The man went inside, placed the items on the table, and a woman in her twenties emerged from the inner room, carrying a five- or six-year-old girl. "Xinyue, I've come to pick you up," the man said, smiling at the mother and daughter. The woman nodded, looking at the old woman. "Mother, Xixi and I are leaving. Take care." The old woman waved her hand. "Go on, live a good life with your family. Don't worry about this old woman. Xixi, be good, study hard, and come back to visit Grandma when you have time."

32. 482 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate Into a Book Together! Marry a Rough-and-Ready Man! If You Leave, I’m Leaving Too 闺蜜齐穿书！嫁糙汉！你离我也离 Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings椒盐鸡翅块Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + rough-and-tough hero + sweet romance + face-slapping + daily life + building a fortune + raising kids] The moment Shen Wu opened her eyes, she saw a man who was exactly her type. Realizing she had transmigrated into a book, she then heard a familiar voice and understood that she wasn't the only one who had transmigrated: her best friend had come along too, and now they were sisters-in-law... The two of them had entered a novel written by someone who envied them. In 81kReads9.4Score7.5kShelves
33. 483 七 A Native of the 1970s, Surrounded by Reborn and Transmigrated People 七零土著之被重生者穿越者包围 YlovenModern Romance722k WordsCompleted [A native of the era + golden finger + strong female lead + selfish and self-serving + refuses to move to the countryside + raising a child + career-focused] Zhou Yuanjun is surrounded by people who have been reborn and people who have transmigrated. But through hard work and talent, she keeps up with them, making use of every resource at her disposal. She goes to school, takes in a live-in husband, gets a job, and enters politics. 1.2kReads8.7Score100Shelves
34. 484 八 1980s Hong Kong: I Traded Marriages with a Madman, and He Coaxes Me Every Night 八零香江：换嫁疯批，他夜夜哄 Can Bears Even Bear It熊能不能熊Modern Romance165k WordsOngoing [1980s Hong Kong, both reborn and switched marriages, marriage first and love later, devoted to each other, one-on-one romance] In her previous life, Shi Manyun was the unwanted daughter married off on a whim. She struggled for most of her life before finally managing to turn things around. In this life, her adoptive younger sister got there first, stealing her place and even hoping to retrace the same path she had taken. Shi Manyun watched Shi Jiahui smugly marry into the He family instead, t 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This Hong Kong novel set in the 1980s is packed with highlights. The female protagonist, unwilling to be schemed against by her adopted sister, willingly enters into a marriage that others would avoid. While revitalizing her traditional Chinese medicine clinic and establishing a foothold, she also engages in a tumultuous and emotionally charged romance with a powerful figure.

35. 485 玩 Making the Most of a Life Full of Ups and Downs 玩转跌宕起伏的人生 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted [Traditional] [Period] [Romance] [Countryside] [Ensemble Cast] [Revenge] [The 1980s] [Strong Female Lead] [Comeback] [Inspirational]… Li Huiping was bright and talented, but while preparing for the high school entrance exam, she spent time tutoring Qiao Shan, the classmate she had a crush on, and lost the chance to prepare for the exam herself. As a result, she missed out on getting into a key high school. After the exams, Qiao Shan ignored her. Heartbroken, Huiping saw through men’s fickleness 181Reads8.4Score106Shelves

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    Focusing on the ethical entanglements within an ordinary family, the story is truly captivating. A realistic rural novel that this avid bookworm has been keeping close at hand. Highly recommended.

36. 486 穿 After Transmigrating to the 1980s and Becoming a Substitute Bride, I Became the Army Officer's Most Beloved 穿越八零替嫁后我成了军官心尖宠 Over Ten Thousand a Day日收过万Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Substitute Marriage + Military Marriage + Stepmom + Mutual First Love] (Fictional Military Marriage + Everyday Life as a Military Wife) Yang Niannian, a college student, was so furious after losing ten ranked matches in a row in Honor of Kings that she blacked out and transmigrated to the 1980s. The moment she opened her eyes, her mother was pressuring her to marry, sobbing and sniffling all over her. “Lu Shishen is a soldier with a secure government job. If you marry him, you’ 112.6kReads9.2Score14.9kShelves
37. 487 桃 A Garden of Students, Growing Old Together in Love 桃李满天下恩爱共白头 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance42k WordsCompleted Wu Xiaomin was a country girl, born and raised in the countryside, but she had always been a good student and was naturally beautiful. Unfortunately, after she started high school, her surroundings changed dramatically, leaving her confused and lost. In her sophomore year, she met a new homeroom teacher who helped her find her way again. After graduating from college, Wu Xiaomin gave up a job placement back in her hometown and introduced a female college classmate to her former high school teach 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book's male lead is the female lead's high school mentor. After graduating from university, to repay her mentor, the female lead introduces a female classmate to him as his girlfriend. To develop her career, the female lead gives up her assigned job and stays in the city to work.

38. 488 分 After the Family Split, the Little Widow’s Husband Returned from the Capital 分家后，小寡妇男人从京城回来了 Jin Yu锦喻Modern Romance988k WordsCompleted [Space + Sweet Romance] Lin Yu wakes up in the 1970s, an era of scarce supplies when you need ration coupons for everything. She’s a young widow with a child, her husband supposedly dead! First, she takes on her awful mother-in-law and splits up the family. Then she raises her three little ones and makes a fortune. But one day, her husband comes back! Xiao Jing is strong and sturdy, and a key member of the state. Seeing his delicate little wife, who can barely lift a finger, he can’t help fee 2.9kReads9.1Score327Shelves

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    A time-travel story set in a bygone era with a material system. The protagonist transmigrates to find herself with three children and is widowed [smile], or rather, three eggs (Big Egg, Dog Egg, and Little Egg). Her mother-in-law is incredibly fierce, so the protagonist immediately separates from the family; after all, her life is more important. She lives comfortably alone with her three children. Then, her deceased husband comes home in the middle of the night, and not only that, he sneaks into the house. [Evil laugh][evil laugh]

39. 489 假 The Fake Heiress Is Forced to Move to the Countryside, Then Marries a Rough-Hewn Man and Takes the Top Scholar Exam 假千金被逼下乡后，嫁糙汉考状元 Warmly Woven Clothes暖织衣Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Everyone in the village says Tong Siya is pretty as a fox spirit, and that would be bad enough, but her waist is so slender and supple you could encircle it with one hand. She can’t lift a hoe or carry bricks, can’t handle hardship, and is a handful besides. If she gets married, she’ll probably cuckold her husband! Jin Ye, the roughest and wildest man in the village: “I’ll do it! I don’t care if I get cuckolded. I just want to find out what it’s like to be with a fox spirit.” Later, after gettin 2.1kReads8.9Score173Shelves

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    ✨These are all stories featuring strong female leads, with male leads ranging from rugged men and soldiers to businessmen—super diverse and incredibly enjoyable!

40. 490 换 Swapping Marriages Led Me to the Right Man, and Check-Ins Let Me Thrive in the Compound 换亲嫁对郎，靠打卡在大院躺赢 Monster Meow Meow怪物喵喵Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [The Sixties + Gossip + Check-In System + Love After Marriage + Family Life + Devoted Husband + A Few Selfish Relatives + Getting Rich Later] Song Yu transmigrates into Song Jiayu, a member of the old Song family in Lushan Village. She knows that her cousin next door is making a huge fuss about swapping marriage partners, and that the man she's supposed to marry is sickly but incredibly handsome. So why wait? For a face-lover like her, looks are everything. Besides, with her check-in System, she 8.5kReads8.9Score803Shelves

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    These are all books I've read in their entirety, and personally, I think they're among the best historical fiction I've ever read! The reading experience is light and enjoyable, without any frustrating or annoying moments. I'm quite picky; I can't stand overly extreme characters, or characters who aren't very compelling. I also have a dislike for stupidity, etc. Plus, I have bipolar disorder (I get very upset and irritable when I see plot points that I don't like). If any fellow book lovers have good book recommendations, please let me know. I'm currently experiencing a reading slump 🥺

41. 491 谢 Did Xie Hongmei Pull Off Playing Dumb Today? 谢红梅今天装傻成功了吗 Tomatoes Are Redder Than Red西红柿红又红Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [The rating just came in, but I’m confident it’ll rise!] [Period setting x devoted husband x family life x lie flat x rugged man x adorable child] Xie Hongmei was planning to retire once she’d saved up a million yuan. Just one second before she could finally lie flat, she was caught in an elevator accident and transmigrated to 1972. Life in the northwest in 1972 was really hard. But she was a fool, so she had food and drink and didn’t have to do a thing. They fed her every meal and dressed her, 4.3kReads8.6Score654Shelves
42. 492 等 The Happiness We Waited For 等来的幸福 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted In this blended family, the male and female leads grow up calling each other brother and sister. After her mother dies, the heroine goes abroad with her biological father. While overseas, she and the male lead begin a relationship. 761Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 493 六 The 1960s: Why Is My Whole Family Full of Villains? 六零，我全家都是反派怎么了？ Cheng Xiaomai程小麦Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The short dramas "In the 1960s, Why Is My Entire Family of Villains in Everyone's Way?" and "The 1960s: Why Is My Whole Family So Awful?" are now available. [Period Setting] [Entire Family Are Villains] [Spatial Dimension] Lin Qiqi transmigrated into a Period novel. Her whole family was made up of awful people who leeched off the female lead's family. After offending them, her entire family died! Lin Qiqi summed up the lesson: In the novel, her whole family died because they were twisted, but no 13.7kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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    These are all books I've read in their entirety, and personally, I think they're among the best historical fiction I've ever read! The reading experience is light and enjoyable, without any frustrating or annoying moments. I'm quite picky; I can't stand overly extreme characters, or characters who aren't very compelling. I also have a dislike for stupidity, etc. Plus, I have bipolar disorder (I get very upset and irritable when I see plot points that I don't like). If any fellow book lovers have good book recommendations, please let me know. I'm currently experiencing a reading slump [almost crying].

44. 494 夺 After Reclaiming Her Good Fortune, the Adored Wife Makes Five Hundred Billion 夺回福运后，团宠娇妻狂赚五百亿 Qiu Yeqing秋叶青Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Original title: Reclaiming My Fortune, the Beloved Family Darling Makes Five Billion [Farming + period setting + beloved by the whole family + reborn + pocket dimension + satisfying read] Only when she was dying did Liu Manning find out the truth. Her cousin had stolen her good fortune, taken her place at university, and even caused the deaths of the family members who loved her! After fighting to the death and taking her cousin down with her, she is reborn before her good fortune is stolen. Fac 2kReads8.9Score257Shelves
45. 495 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 7.1kReads9.1Score974Shelves

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    📚 "A Villainous Man from the 70s Takes His Shopping Mall to the Countryside and Meets a Rough Guy"📚 🔥**Dual Male Leads·Era·Physical Disparity·Sweet to the Point of Being Overwhelmed!** 🔥 💥** [Villainous Man VS Rough Guy, a Rural Drama That's Insane!]** A cheating father wants a peaceful end? He turns the tables and sells the house to report him! Ning Xiangxing, armed with a shopping mall cheat code, goes to the countryside to defy fate— On the surface, he's a seemingly innocent and pitiful "softie," but behind the scenes, he's a troublemaking maniac. The plot wants to torture me? First, let's see if people agree! But every time he lets loose, he gets caught by that wild man— **"Who are you pretending to be innocent for? Why don't you hide under the covers with me!"** 💡** [Highlighted Settings]** ✔️A seemingly innocent but actually cunning shou × A rough-looking gong who can carry his wife with one hand✔️Era + cheat code + gourmet farming, packed with satisfying moments! ✔️Tackling the worst? The gong and shou team up for a physical exorcism! ✔️Slow-burn sweet romance, ambiguous tug-of-war that hits the heart💘 🌟**Famous scene warning**: Xing (sneer): "There are plenty of them on the street, who do you think you are?" Mu Yuan (approaching): "The type you like, I'll take a nice bath tonight."

46. 496 军 The Sweet, Alluring Military Wife and Her Devoted Rough-Hewn Soldier 军嫂娇，军嫂媚，糙汉军爷宠上天 Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rugged military officer + sweet, gentle beauty] (Fictional military marriage + marriage before love + daily life with the troops + stepmother and adorable kids + food) When Jiang Rou opens her eyes, she's become the fake heiress in a period novel. Not only is she a pitiful cannon-fodder supporting character, but the real heiress has knocked her unconscious and made her marry an older man in her place. Rumor has it that the man is disfigured and lame, with two burdens to care for, one big and on 17.1kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
47. 497 漂 The Gorgeous, High-Maintenance Mediator of the 1970s 漂亮作精在七零当调解员 Er Lulu二鹿鹿Modern Romance298k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Beloved by the Whole Family + Hilarious + Military Marriage] You were supposed to mediate family disputes, not encourage people to get divorced! - After five years as a marriage counselor, breaking up countless unhappy couples, Jiang An'an was hit over the head with a brick and flung into the material-scarce 1970s. Her father was a lazy good-for-nothing, her mother was tough as nails, and all three of her older sisters were a handful. As for her, she was a beautiful airhead who 6.1kReads8.8Score600Shelves
48. 498 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s to Live the Good Life 穿越七零姐是来享福的 Drawing Circles Round and Round圆圈画圆Modern Romance759k WordsCompleted Period setting + space + toxic heroine + no children + no supporting the poor + 1v6 + all male leads are untouched The heroine has a strong sense of entitlement. She’s a toxic woman: self-serving, polished, skilled at acting and lying, shameless, and morally questionable. Xu Chang’an is about to have her kidneys harvested when an explosion sends her into a parallel world. Good news: Her kidneys are still there. Bad news: The explosion killed her. Good news: She’s alive again. Bad news: It’ 6.7kReads8.9Score739Shelves
49. 499 军 A Sweet Military Marriage: The True Heiress Is Spoiled by the Coldhearted Soldier King 军婚超甜：真千金被高冷兵王宠哭 Qian Yu黔渔Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Military Marriage + Fake and Real Heiresses + Pocket-Space Farm + Marriage Before Love + Wife-Chasing Funeral + Triplets + Transmigrate Into a Book] [The leads divorce and then remarry. They really do get divorced.] Yu Beibei transmigrated into the real heiress and troublesome supporting female character in a period novel about a real and fake heiress. Yu Beibei existed solely to make the “heroine,” the fake heiress, look kind and virtuous. Yu Beibei: “...” Whoever wants this j 13.2kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
50. 500 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 23.1kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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