Seeking Period Novels in the Style of Xu Jingan, Where Both the Main and Supporting Characters Have Common Sense 求 徐静安 这种风格的年代文，主角配角都带脑子的
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- 101 Reborn as a Bad Girl in the Village 重生之我在村里当不良少女 No System + rugged husband + unhinged fiction In her previous life, Jiang Xiaoli had finally managed to escape her parasitic birth family. But on her way to celebrate her company's IPO, she got into a car accident and was reborn in her sixteen-year-old body. She hadn't properly taught that awful family a lesson in her previous life, and now heaven had given her another chance. This time, Jiang Xiaoli was going to make sure they paid dearly. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
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The 1980s: My Sister Is a Policewoman Who Puts Every Troublemaker in Their Place 八零之我姐是警花，专治各种不服
[Period crime investigation + family and neighborhood life + a spirited heroine + Beijing hutongs and courtyard homes + a slight golden finger] Lin Tiantian was a gymnast in her previous life. Reborn into the Lin family, she had extraordinary strength. To keep her from causing damage with it, her father taught her the family's martial arts from childhood. Though she was beautiful in this life, she chose to make policing her lifelong career. Everyone in the neighborhood knew that a female officer
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- 103 The Fragrance of Herbs Warms the Green Hills in the Fifties 五零之青山药香暖 Ji Lan, a captain in the apocalypse, is reborn as Lin Qinghe, the youngest daughter of the Lin family in a small mountain village in the 1950s. Not getting enough to eat? No problem. Her wood-element ability came with her. It may be weak, but it still comes in handy. Not strong enough? That’s not an issue either. She can shatter a millstone with one punch, and carrying water or chopping wood is a piece of cake. Most importantly, she has inherited her family’s medical knowledge, so her dream of b 4.8kReads8.4Score51714d adds
- 104 A Beautiful Woman’s Fight to Change Her Life in the 1970s 七零之娇媚美人靠内卷改变人生 Also known as Reborn: The Charming Beauty Catches the Eye of a Discharged Officer After dying a miserable death in the wilderness in her previous life, Shen Wanqing opens her eyes again and wants only to escape her fate as a doomed supporting character. She uses her spiritual spring space to heal old injuries, puts arrogant bullies in their place with her martial arts skills, and masters five foreign languages and all kinds of skills through fierce competition. Her life soon flourishes. Only Wei 338Reads6.4Score—14d adds
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Sailing Together 共舟行
[Small-Town Fiction | Slow Burn | 1v1, Both Leads Chaste | Ensemble Growth | Working-Class Struggles | Realistic | Period Setting] “Across a thousand miles, the boat speeds on; a letter of love rides home on the wind.” A small town in southern China in the 1990s A young man holds an unremarkable bouquet of roses And lays his feelings bare beneath the night sky From scraping by with a street stall to finding a way forward together Through wind and rain, they share life's many ups and downs This i
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The Young General’s Sassy Instructor Teases the Enemy Agents Until They’re in Tears 军少娇痞教官戏耍敌特颤泪三行啊
[Alternate-history 1960s + strong leads facing off + hilarious face-slapping wish fulfillment + bickering couple + farming during famine + getting rich through research] Rebellious, cocky, and charming instructor VS calm, cool, and calculating young master from the capital In her previous life, Nan Fengyun was known as Phantom, the world's strongest international assassin. But her arrogance got the better of her, and she was killed when her target ambushed her during a mission. Then she was rebo
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A 1970s-Era Link to the Modern World: I Cut Ties, Change My Surname, and Get Rich 七零通现代：断亲改姓发家致富
[Period drama + no romance + connected to the modern era + building wealth] The rating has just been posted, and it will rise later. In the winter of 1976, Yu Xiaoran loses her father, her mother lies gravely ill, and her awful grandmother lays claim to the compensation money. Her aunt plans to give her away in exchange for connections. Right there and then, she severs ties with her family and changes her surname, cutting herself off from her parasitic relatives once and for all. At the end of h
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Sixies: Flowers in the Sun 六零之向阳花开
The genres are: Zhou Xiangyang never expected that one act of bravery during her senior-year internship would restart her life in 1960. She became a baby with the same name in the family compound of a machinery factory. Her family was simple but loving: an engineer father, a mother who worked at the supply and marketing cooperative, and two siblings, each with a personality of their own. Her English degree from her previous life was still with her, along with a temperamental “mystery box” sign-
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Military Marriage in the 1970s: A Young Lady’s Everyday Life on the Island 年代军婚：大小姐嫁到海岛的日常
[Transmigration + The Era of Liberation + Military Romance + Island Life + Raising Children + Storage Space + Spies Afoot + Military Compound Life] This book shares its world setting with the previous novel, Transmigrating into the War of Resistance: Inheriting the Grass Dragon Ball from the Start! She had barely finished making a couple of sarcastic remarks when the panel forcibly teleported her the very next second. “Would you like to enter or exit an immersive, unscripted experience of a bygo
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- 110 A 1960s Dad Returns to His Hometown with His Child to Hunt Spies 六零奶爸：携娃回乡反特记 A massive fire at the research institute burned the top-secret blueprints to ashes and snuffed out my career. My superiors told me to “take leave and return to my hometown,” bringing along a pair of curly-haired twins, and play the part of a disillusioned failure. The villagers mock me for marrying a foreign woman and having “little foreign devils.” Matchmaking widows take turns coming to my door, hoping to use this “stinking old Ninth” to climb into a better life. They don't know that the noteb 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Wasteland Pass 荒原通行证 During winter break, I went to the Qinghai-Tibet wilderness to bring money to my uncle. I overslept halfway there, so I had to hitch a ride. There was a young man in the vehicle, carrying a medical kit. He was quiet, had no name, could shoot, and spoke Tibetan. He said his name was Xiao Zhou. On the way, I fell into a swamp and nearly died. On the way, I was chased by militia and nearly mistaken for a poacher. On the way, I hid in a cave and heard the click of a gun being cocked. Burning with fe 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Transmigrating into the War of Resistance: I Inherit the Grass Dragon Ball from the Start 穿越抗战：开局继承草龙珠 [Transmigration + War of Resistance Era + Storage Space + Spy Thriller + Hunting Enemy Agents + Delivering Supplies + Strong Female Lead + No Romance] This book continues the worldbuilding of the previous novel, Stay, Medical Immortal, and focuses on a new transmigration story at the First Hospital of Jing City. Everyone at the hospital knew that last year, Dr. Feng Jin had tragically fallen to her death in the stairwell after a night shift. Zhao Xiaobai, a cardiothoracic surgeon and Feng Jin’s 167Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 After My Boyfriend Kidnapped Me, I Married the County Magistrate's Son 被男友绑架后，我嫁给了县长儿子 After My Boyfriend Kidnapped Me, I Married the County Magistrate's Son 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 My Ex-Boyfriend and I Both Wanted to Coast for Thirty Years: He Became a Kept Man, and I Married into a Tycoon's Family 我和前男友都想少奋斗三十年，他被包养，我嫁了豪门 My Ex-Boyfriend and I Both Wanted to Avoid Thirty Years of Hard Work. He Became a Sugar Baby, and I Married into a Wealthy Family 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 I Control Three Mines. My Brother Plotted to Poison Me, Not Knowing That My Death Would Leave Him With Even Less 我手握三矿，弟弟设毒计杀我，却不知我死了他更拿不到 I Own Three Mines. My Younger Brother Plots to Poison Me, Unaware That Killing Me Won't Get Him a Thing 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 The Icy Green Tea HR: I Target Terrible Companies to Make Money 冰绿茶HR：我专挑烂公司搞钱 The Cool, Sweet-Talking HR Manager: I Make Money by Targeting Terrible Companies 2Reads—Score—14d adds
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Reborn in the Glory of a Golden Age 重生之盛世年华
(Rebirth + space + possessiveness + devoted couple + family life + slow-burn romance) She won the lottery for the first time, but one sentence from her own mother made her die of anger. When she opened her eyes again, she discovered she had been reborn at eighteen, in the college entrance exam hall, holding the exam papers her mother had forced her to fill out for four years. If you were reborn at eighteen, what would you do? Would you seize the opportunity and use your memories to become a self
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- 118 Shining with Stars 闪耀含星 Reborn + space + special abilities + mutually devoted romance + stone gambling Hacker, beautiful pharmacist, military-family heiress vs. the mightiest soldier king For thirty-five years, her parents kept her under their thumb. They arranged for her to donate bone marrow to her cousin, causing her to miss the high school entrance exam. She became their favorite target for bullying. Every chore in the house, big or small, was dumped on her, and whenever anyone was in a bad mood, beatings and insul 3.5kReads8.3Score38914d adds
- 119 The Doomsday Survivor Transmigrates into a Pitiful Bride in the 1960s 末世苟王穿成六零替嫁小可怜 (Transmigration + period setting + both virgins + pocket dimension + military marriage) She was the most vengeful survivor in the apocalypse, but after someone close to her grievously wounded her, they threw her into a horde of zombies. She was the sidekick to the eldest daughter of the Qian family in the capital. Just because she was pretty, they poisoned her and deliberately fed her hormones, turning her into a fat, ugly scapegoat. Now the apocalypse’s most vengeful survivor has transmigrated 4.2kReads8.5Score42214d adds
- 120 The Crazy Girl’s Rugged Husband Isn’t Human 疯批丫头的糙汉老公非人类 [Transmigration + spatial powers + poison doctor + both leads are sexually inexperienced + unhinged romance] Beauty-loving enchantress VS a lovesick, nonhuman roughneck. She was a celebrated genius in the world of finance. An heir to the Thirteen Needles of the Ghost Doctor. A big shot who ruled the dark web hacking scene. Who could have guessed that on the carefully chosen day she planned to lose her virginity, she’d accidentally transmigrate to 1975? She became a dark, fat, pitifully ugly girl 2.2kReads8.6Score23214d adds
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Reborn in the 1980s! No Regrets!!! 重生八零！不留遗憾！！！
Reborn in 1980! No regrets!!!
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A Life Full of Vigor 昂扬的生命
I dedicate this book to the first generation of only children, and to the teachers’ college graduates who devoted themselves to education in this land. Each person has only one life. How should we live this one and only life? Looking across history and around the world, many inspiring books have explored this theme. I, an unknown nobody, hope to join their ranks and have chosen the same theme. I hope my work won’t be lost among the masterpieces of celebrated writers. This work will focus on Ji
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Reborn in the 1970s: Enlisting with a Spirit Spring 重生七零：带着灵泉去当兵
Reborn in a single moment, Su Yao returns to 1976 with a Spirit Spring space. She enlists in the army and sets out on the path to turn her life around! In the military, she uses her skills to put fake sweethearts in their place, crushes every scumbag, and rises through the ranks until she becomes a legendary female soldier admired by all! He is the military’s cold and proud prodigy, the Gu family’s heir. Unstoppable on the battlefield and a detached observer of political schemes, he has eyes onl
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- 124 The Years That Bloom for You 为你盛放的岁月 She isn't anyone's appendage. She is Shen Jun, who can wait for you in the wind and still travel a long way on her own. "If you aren't afraid of the perilous mountain roads, I'll cross ten thousand miles of mountains and rivers for you." "It's not the medal that shines brightest. It's how much braver you were than me while waiting for me." A story of a bygone era, military romance, and a woman's journey toward strength and independence 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Splendid Return: A Rustic Man's Everyday Devotion to His Wife in the 1970s 锦绣归来：七零糙汉宠妻日常 [Reborn + period setting + marriage first, love later + two strong leads + revenge + business warfare] In her previous life, Shen Jin trusted the wrong man and was determined to marry into the army as a military wife. But on her wedding night, her engagement was broken off, and the “poor, rough country bumpkin” Pei Zheng forced her into marriage instead. She held a grudge and treated him coldly at every turn. By the time she saw Pei Zheng take a bullet for her and die, it was too late for regre 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 The Reborn Military Wife Is a Powerhouse 重生军嫂是大佬 In her previous life, Su Wanqing married the so-called “first love,” keeping house for him, serving his parents, and looking after his younger siblings. In the end, her in-laws sent her to the afterlife with a bowl of rat poison. Reborn into a new life, she swears: no marrying scumbags, no indulging the unbearable, hard work always pays off, and she will never accept her fate! She turns around and impulsively marries the coldest, most difficult, iron-blooded officer in the military district. Eve —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 The Ace Returns: A Red-Hot Military Romance 王牌回归：特战军婚燃爆了 She, Jiang Xi, was once the star student of her medical school, but chose to join the army without hesitation. From recruit training to the special forces, from rookie to ace combat medic, every step of the way, she forged her glory in sweat and blood! He, Lu Hanchuan, is the cold-blooded “King of Hell” of the special operations brigade. At his command, life and death are on the line. When they first meet, she’s dismissed as a weak woman. When they meet again, she’s holding her own amid a hail o 71Reads—Score—14d adds
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Pillar of the Seventies: Upright and Unyielding, Serving the People 七零砥柱：清风傲骨掌民生
A strong female lead in a period setting. She enters politics to help the people, with career and romance as parallel storylines, plenty of satisfying moments, and a focus on power struggles and personal growth. No convenient golden fingers of any kind, and no moral blackmail.
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Back to Day One of 1980: I Split My Uncle's Head Open 重回八零第一天，我把大伯开瓢了
(Feel-good story, everyone’s favorite, building wealth, military marriage, love that grows over time, college entrance exams, everyday family life) After an accident, Yun Qiao returns to the 1980s. In her previous life, she was a pushover: her relatives sold her off, bullies took advantage of her, and in the end she even dragged down the Zhou siblings who had protected her. Given a second chance, Yun Qiao understands one thing: you can’t be a doormat. When her awful relatives stir up trouble, sh
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Reborn in the 1960s: I Became Grandma’s Little Sister 重生六零：我成了外婆的妹妹
[When an ordinary person is reborn in a rural village in the 1960s, forget about getting ahead or making grand plans. First, stay alive.] [1960s rural life + family and neighborhood affairs + education and growth + ensemble cast] [Not a wish-fulfillment story, not a wish-fulfillment story, not a wish-fulfillment story. Please don't read if that's not your thing. Thank you.] When Zhu Yan wakes up in the body of her grandmother's second-youngest sister, who died young, she vows to change her grand
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Transmigrated to the 1970s, I Refuse to Be a Doormat 穿越七零不当受气包
When she opens her eyes, Lin Wanqiu, who spent ten years fighting for survival in the apocalypse, has become an eight-year-old girl in August 1971. Her father is a soldier stationed at the border who sends home his entire military allowance. Her mother died young, leaving her and her little brother to struggle for survival between a biased grandmother, a parasitic uncle, and a lazy, greedy second uncle. Her cousin is a "lucky star" who gets praised to the skies for picking up a stone. She's a "b
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