I'm Hooked on Stories Set in a Bygone Era Lately!!! No Storage Spaces!! No Golden Fingers! 最近迷上年代文了！！！不要空间！！不要金手指！

1. 601 重 Reborn and Cutting Ties: My Dogs and I Conquer the Mountains 重生断亲，我和狗子们闯山林 The Stranger Is as Beautiful as Jade陌上人如玉Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1960s] [Northeastern Folk Customs] [Hunting in the Deep Mountains] [Hunting Dogs] [Reborn] [No Romance] Bai Dujuan has been reborn once more. In her first two lives, she died under mysterious circumstances because of so-called family ties. In her third life, she finally learned to let go. She cuts ties with her mother, follows her grandfather, who is over eighty, and heads into the deep mountains with her hunting dogs. Her grandfather is an old hunter of the mountains, armed with a rifle and a 16.3kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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   Rebirth without any cheat codes

2. 602 八 The Fat Wife of the 1980s Turns the Tables with Her Disabled Husband 八零肥妻，带残疾老公逆风翻盘 Man Qin满沁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “Ahhh, the short drama with the same title is out! It's so, so good, and the acting is amazing and so natural!” Ye Xing, a proud master of traditional Chinese medicine with severe cleanliness issues, excellent self-discipline, and very high standards for her quality of life, transmigrates one day and finds herself in the body of a slovenly, terribly lazy, morbidly obese woman! And if that weren't enough, she's also a lovesick doormat! And the person she's fawning over isn't even her husband The 2.5kReads8.9Score313Shelves
3. 603 六 The 1960s: My Archrival and I Become a Married Couple and Have a Baby 六零：和死对头穿成夫妻还怀了崽 Ding Nanfeng定南风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Devoted husband + alternate-era setting + sweet romance + domestic life + raising a child + only ever loving one person] Sweet little darling x loyal, fatherly puppy On the first day of university, Li Ran got into a fight with her archenemy over pork rice and took a tumble, landing in the year 1968. Then she discovered that her archenemy had transmigrated there too, and the two of them had become newlyweds. Worst of all, she was pregnant. She thought her hard days were about to begin, but who c 6.4kReads8.1Score642Shelves

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   It's absolutely gorgeous!!!

4. 604 八 The 1980s: The Demon Queen Turns Out to Be the Real Heiress 八零：魔王她成了真千金 July Rice Wine七月酒酿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A slow-burn story. The early chapters focus mainly on the female lead’s growth. Feel free to pass if that’s not for you.] [The male lead got lost in the story again… No romance.] The true heiress who was switched at birth should have suffered through every hardship in the countryside. But after His Highness the Demon King, Lanting, stepped in, all of that disappeared. With a grand sweep of his hand, the Demon King revealed a bright white smile. This time, someone else would have to endure every 30.1kReads8.5Score3.3kShelves

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   I've recently become a huge fan of historical fiction. The first one was a revenge-driven, satisfying story; the second was a story about rugged men; the third was a story about a strong female lead; and the fourth was a business novel. Every single one of them is incredibly good, and they're all funny, with moments of revenge and satisfying action.

5. 605 嫁 Marrying a Rough Veteran, the Adorable 1970s Bride Is Doted On 嫁退伍糙汉，七零小娇娇被宠上天 Youxi佑夕Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Love after marriage + sweet everyday romance + taciturn, rugged man + no golden finger] In her previous life, the Shen family tried to repay a debt of gratitude by forcing Shen Zhiyi to marry Cheng Zhaonian, a rugged, one-legged veteran who was the poorest man in Qingshui Village. Unhappy with the arranged marriage, Shen Zhiyi made a mess of everything after the wedding and squandered the winning hand she'd been dealt, ending up dead in misery. Only when she was dying did Shen Zhiyi discover th 2.7kReads9.0Score321Shelves

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   Recommended from dozens of novels from different periods

6. 606 首 The Commander Spoils Me Rotten: His Beautiful Stepmom-to-Be Runs Away Pregnant 首长太能宠，漂亮后妈揣崽跑路了 Chi Youbai池柚白Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete + Period Military Marriage + Eight-Year Age Gap + Faithful 1v1 + Adorable Kids + Sweet Romance] After transmigrating into a period novel as a pretty but brainless villainess who keeps courting death, Nan Yang decides to save herself. Her cold and distant military officer husband gives her the silent treatment after they marry, and she has two little burdens to care for. But he hands over all his money, can’t have children, and will die young later on… She’ll be rich and carefree, and b 4.1kReads9.2Score501Shelves
7. 607 9 The 1990s: Why Date When I've Transmigrated into a Book? 90年代：穿书了谁还谈恋爱啊 Xi He琋和Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Ting had just secured funding when she transmigrated into a romance novel where everyone was eight hundred percent love-brained. From the start, she was stuck in an icy wasteland with a talkative male lead threatening to kill her. Lin Ting: “Date you? I'd rather get a dog.” The original male lead: “...?” No space, no System, no mind-reading ability... Luckily, she still had a business brain running at full speed. “I'm never dating anyone. Not in this life.” “If I run out of money, I can earn 42.6kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
8. 608 书 The Younger Uncle Who Went to the Countryside in the 1980s Is Back 书穿八零之下乡的小叔回来了 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance780k WordsCompleted The 1980s: family squabbles and everyday life. Young intellectual Lu Guoan had gone to the countryside. To treat his daughter, who was trapped in a strange, unending sleep, he had no choice but to return to the city with his wife and child. The Lu family was crowded into a small home, and the family's sudden return sparked some unavoidable domestic conflicts. Yet Lu Qiaoqiao, the patient, recovered the moment she stepped through the Lu family door, without needing any treatment at all. She al 17.2kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves

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   Reincarnation saves the entire family from premature death; without any special abilities or cheat codes, they prosper solely through their parents' business.

9. 609 年 A Commoner’s Road to Survival in the Era of Quick Transmigration 年代快穿凡人求生路 Springtime Deer Song鹿鸣春Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing Read this first: The protagonist has no memories and no golden finger. She only has vague impressions of the skills she learned in other worlds, as if she were born knowing them. The pacing varies: some worlds last around ten chapters, while others take dozens. The protagonist can be male, female, or an animal. There is no fixed CP. Men don’t occupy her heart, but she’s rarely been without one nearby. The story is still ongoing, so a low rating is normal. It will gradually rise later on. Every w 34kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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   These historical novels, without any cheat codes or supernatural abilities, are personally tested and proven to be enjoyable.

10. 610 被 Jilted Eight Times, She Became a Tycoon on Her Own 被退亲八次的她，靠自己成为首富 A Little Chubby One一只小胖砸Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [Period setting + personal growth + two strong leads + devoted couple + farming + raising children + lost and found again + reuniting at the top] She is the village's shame, a woman who “can't find a husband.” Eight engagements have been called off, all because she has a younger brother. She wants to escape this village that devours people, even if the road ahead is uncertain. He is a bright moon fallen into the mud. Once a refined young master from a scholarly family, now all he has left is his 2Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 611 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 213.7kReads9.4Score28.6kShelves

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    [Sparrow's Masterpiece] ① This period drama is super good! [Admiration] The female protagonist starts by escaping from Hong Kong back to the mainland with twins in her belly. She's focused on getting rich!! And raising her children; her eldest son is from her ex-husband's marriage, and the twins are the children of a Hong Kong tycoon…

12. 612 惊 What?! Reborn in the 1970s, I Discover I'm the Tycoon's One True Love 惊！重生七零发现我是大佬白月光 Pineapple, Durian, and Orange菠萝榴莲橙Modern Romance145k WordsOngoing [Reborn + 1970s + feel-good revenge + family drama + a heroine who never lets a grudge go] In her previous life, her child was burning up and barely breathing, but her scumbag husband, Gu Jiancheng, could think only of his little mistress. The moment the mistress let out a whimper and said she felt unwell, he rushed off. He could not even wait a minute for his own son. In the end, the child died right there outside the hospital, his little body gone completely cold. Xia Qingning's heart died. Sh —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There's no special space; it's all about everyday life, and everyone's personality is memorable—it's super funny!

13. 613 年 A Guide to Rising Through the Ranks in the 1970s 年代上位指南 The Made-Up Story Writer胡编乱造的写手Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted [Climbing the Ranks] [Leaning Toward Realism] [The characters' values do not represent the author's own] Those schemes and sordid moments seem to have truly blurred with time and with the simple, tangible closeness of skin against skin, settling into one part of this complicated life. [No golden finger, not a wish-fulfillment novel, no quick transmigration, standalone stories] [This is pure unhinged fiction. A new writer giving this a try, so please be kind!] 94Reads6.6Score—Shelves
14. 614 女 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Took the Heroine Home as My Sister-in-Law 女配穿书后把女主拐来做嫂子 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Tang Tian is hit on the head with a brick, she transmigrates into a period novel, as a nobody not even important enough to be cannon fodder. She's the lovesick girl the male lead meets in the countryside, and a stumbling block on his way back to the city. With a new soul inside her, Tang Tian kicks the male lead to the curb without hesitation. She tells everyone he's hideous, with enormous nostrils that give her nightmares every night. A certain soldier quietly picks up a little mirror. Ye 16.2kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves

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    Historical fiction, no fantasy elements, no cheat codes 😎 The first book's female protagonist successfully led her family to transcend social classes thanks to her knowledge far exceeding 50 years and her exceptional painting skills [salute]. The second book's female protagonist perfectly embodies the saying, "Loving someone is like growing flowers; if you love them, praise them." I really love it 🤤 The female protagonist maximizes the emotional value she provides, and the male protagonist has honed his romantic mindset to an art form 🤦

15. 615 我 I Became a Working Girl in the 1990s 我在九零当打工妹 I Want to Win the Lottery Every Day每天都想中大奖Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted Liu Tang is a recent college graduate, and every day she's so busy trying to find a job that she's completely frazzled. Then one night, she has a strange dream. To her surprise, the dream takes her to a rural village in the 1990s, where she's a high school student who failed the college entrance exam. What? There was more to her exam failure than meets the eye? Help! Finding a job is hard, but she doesn't want to take the college entrance exam again. It seems she can't go back, so she has no cho 9.5kReads8.4Score277Shelves
16. 616 穿 Transmigrated into 1985 as a Nanny, I Get Trapped by a Mad CEO 穿成85年保姆，被疯批总裁锁死 One Three Four Seven一三四七Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted [Fierce, ruthless, and unhinged male lead] [Calm, perceptive heroine who grows into a master of traditional Chinese medicine] Yu Huai, a graduate student at a university of traditional Chinese medicine, suddenly went into cardiac arrest after returning from a free clinic with her advisor. When she woke up, she had transmigrated to 1985, into the body of a twenty-year-old girl about to be sold to a crippled old man in the neighboring village. After receiving the girl's memories, Yu Huai ran away 2.2kReads7.4Score150Shelves

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    The first book features a sophisticated egoist as the female lead, while the male lead unconditionally loves her and silently dedicates himself to her. The second book has a female lead who transmigrates and becomes a highly skilled doctor, and the male lead forcibly takes her as his own [shy][shy]. Those who like this genre can check it out [admiration][admiration]

17. 617 前 I Went to the Military District to Get Divorced, but the Disciplined Officer Kissed Me Until I Cried 前往军区离婚，被禁欲军官亲哭了 I'm Drifting Deep in the Sea我在深飘飘Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + bright, beautiful medical student VS. cold, abstinent frontier officer] Lin Shurong transmigrates. Born into the 1960s, she becomes the only girl born into the family in three generations, the apple of everyone’s eye. Her life goes smoothly, until her marriage takes an unexpected turn! Her 98-year-old grandfather likes the man’s circumstances, family background, and status, so he forces her to marry him, insisting she be matched with an officer. For two years of marriage, t 57kReads8.3Score6.3kShelves

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    It's a very good read. The female and male leads get married unexpectedly, and the female lead goes to the military region to divorce the male lead. In the end, they fall for each other. The female lead is a medical student with a promising future and a side business. It's a very good read with excellent writing.

18. 618 娇 The Delicate Beauty Is Spoiled Rotten by a Rugged, Fierce Man 娇滴滴小美人被凶猛糙汉宠野了 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance490k WordsCompleted [Complete❗] Xie Hezhang, a local troublemaker from Helian Village with a bad class background, found himself pursued by a city girl sent to the countryside. The young woman couldn't carry a shoulder pole or lift a hand, and complained that her hands hurt whenever she did farm work. Her only hobby was trailing after him wherever he went. One afternoon, fed up with her, Xie Hezhang cornered her in the cotton field and threatened, “Keep following me and I'll beat you up.” The sweet little Shu Qingy 6.8kReads9.2Score699Shelves

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    The female protagonist travels back to her youth, packs her bags, and goes to the countryside to find her husband, the male protagonist. She discovers that her mature and stable husband was once a petty hoodlum in the village, disliked by everyone.

19. 619 八 Trading Marriages in the 1980s: The Tycoon Brings His Hopeless Romantic as a Dowry 八零换嫁：大佬携恋爱脑当嫁妆 Silent Clouds漫云不语Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [The rating is low because it just came out (┬_┬). Being lovesick is the best dowry a man can have. 1980s + raising kids + fashion + food] In her previous life, Ji Ning had just completed Hai Shang Lao’s overseas expansion when her terminally ill younger sister dragged her off a cliff. Reborn, her younger sister got first pick of the promising man they had both known in their previous life. By a twist of fate, Ji Ning married into the Zhou family, the scholarly household her sister had married i 4.2kReads8.8Score447Shelves

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    This book doesn't have any special abilities or cheat codes [laughs], but there are a lot of reincarnated characters [smirks]. The female lead and her nemesis sister are reincarnated [evil laugh]. The sister thought her older sister had married well in the past, so she schemed to switch husbands [stunned]. Little did she know that the money her brother-in-law earned in her previous life was actually earned by her older sister [laughs]. The process is full of hilarious slaps in the face [kissing emoji].

20. 620 身 Wearing a Period Novel: The Cunning, Scheming Man Has Me Wrapped Around His Finger 身穿年代文：被心机腹黑男拿捏了 Du Huancheng渡浣辰Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [The protagonist has no System or golden finger; transmigrates into a book in her own body; a touch of ensemble cast; sweet romance; both are each other’s first and only; love at first sight; imperfect characters, each with their own flaws] [Fair-skinned, beautiful heiress VS deep-thinking, calculating man] Most likely, it’s a story about two people who look like a perfect match but aren’t in sync at heart: he’s after a man with a great body and impressive abilities, while she’s after a man with 15.6kReads8.4Score917Shelves

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    🍏🍏This is a historical romance novel. The male lead has a powerful background; his family are all influential figures in the capital, and he gains experience and power while working his way up in the city. The female lead is a time traveler, which the male lead immediately recognizes. He falls in love with her at first sight and dotes on her immensely.

21. 621 六 Military Marriage in the 1960s: The Heiress Marries a Fierce Tiger of a Soldier at First Sight 六零军婚：大小姐闪婚军中猛虎 Jade on South Mountain南山有玉Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted [Entirely fictional setting] In her previous life, Feng Mingshu was the cherished daughter of a wealthy family. Sweet and alluring, with a gentle disposition, she was secretly admired by many and regarded as their unattainable ideal. Then disaster struck. Predators set their sights on her, and she was forced to work on a farm for fifteen years. At last, her name was cleared, and by a stroke of luck she caught a ride back to the city. But before she could thank the driver, the car suddenly slamme 4.9kReads8.9Score312Shelves

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    The female lead is a spoiled rich girl with no special abilities or spatial powers. The male lead falls in love with her at first sight at a social gathering. 💘

22. 622 嫁 I Married into the City to Get By, Lie Flat, and Watch the Drama Unfold 嫁进城里混日子，吃瓜躺平看热闹 Xi Tangqing溪棠清Modern Romance663k WordsCompleted [Newly rated] [Era setting + marriage before love + family life + no System + no golden finger + selfish, self-serving, not-too-bright local heroine] A growth story! Not a powerhouse heroine! Jiang Zhiyu has known since childhood that her looks are an advantage. She doesn't want to spend her life scratching a living from the soil. She wants to marry a man with a job in the city. Starting in high school, she picks the most generous of the boys who bring her gifts and begins seeing him. After gett 2.2kReads5.8Score147Shelves

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    A historical fiction novel, without any special abilities or cheat codes. The female lead is greedy, and the male lead loves her very much.

23. 623 重 Reborn in 1978: Don't Even Think About Stealing My Life Again 重生1978，别再想偷我的人生 At the Beginning of Lifeo人之初oModern Romance174k WordsOngoing [This is a long novel about fated cycles of reincarnation across several lifetimes. No transmigration with memories, no System. Each volume is a complete story of its own: Volume One: Years Like a Song, a 1978 college entrance exam rebirth story. Later volumes include the flames of war in the Republican era.] In her previous life, she studied day and night beneath a kerosene lamp, tirelessly preparing for the college entrance exam. In the end, the acceptance letter went to someone else. In 1978, 179Reads—Score102Shelves

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    There's no special advantage or cheat code; it's about a college entrance exam spot being stolen.

24. 624 揣 Carrying Twins and a Spiritual Spring: The Heiress Goes with the Army 揣双胎带灵泉，资本家小姐去随军 Miss Fan范氏女子Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Original Title: Pregnant with Twins and a Spirit Spring, the Capitalist Heiress Joins Her Husband at the Army Base [Military Marriage + Rebirth + Pocket Dimension and Spirit Spring + Pregnant with Twins and Raising Kids + Devoted Husband + Love at First Sight vs. Love That Grows Over Time] Sweet, adorable, radiant beauty × The strongest military officer, cold on the outside but head over heels for her Wen Yuying opened her eyes and found herself reborn on her way to get an abortion after being t 30.6kReads8.1Score4.4kShelves

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    This author writes amazing historical fiction, and their slice-of-life stories are also top-notch. Reading them is a real treat, so everyone should check them out!

25. 625 娇 The Charming Cannon Fodder Wife's Happy Life in the Military Compound 娇媚炮灰原配在家属院幸福日常 Lucky Fruit幸运果Modern Romance931k WordsOngoing The main story is complete. Extras will be updated at random. [Military Marriage] [Pocket Dimension] [Adorable Kids] [Sweet Romance] [No Toxic Characters] [Cozy Everyday Life] When Liang Chunyi wakes up, she discovers that she has transmigrated into a book, becoming the early-deceased first wife of a senior military officer in a stepmother novel. The original wife was notorious in the military district for being difficult. Before giving birth, she had a quarrel with her husband and stubbornly re 3.3kReads8.4Score188Shelves
26. 626 七 The Lovely Military Wife of the 1970s 七零年代俏军嫂 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted [No Golden Finger + No Business Ventures + No Buying a Courtyard House] Wen Yu and Shao Wen Ye are complete opposites: one is a pampered young woman from Shanghai, the other a soldier stationed at the border. They have nothing in common, yet their parents' arranged marriage binds them together. Little do they know, this is exactly what Wen Yu wants. To marry the man she's been dreaming about, Wen Yu travels thousands of miles to the southwestern border. At first, Shao Wen Ye takes things as they 8.7kReads8.9Score485Shelves

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    You could check out these three books: ① The female lead is domineering and loves no one. She helps the male lead pay off his debts, and then they get married. She also helps him raise his younger siblings because he's just started working and has no income. It's so sweet! The male lead is also very aware of being a kept man, haha. ② "Chasing after his wife" is a classic trope; I cried so much, my heart ached, and I need to wash my eyes. ③ The second male lead takes over; the two are a perfect match—one is a dancer from a military corps, and the other is a young pilot.

27. 627 穿 After Becoming a Vicious, Fat Wife, I Help the Whole Family Thrive 穿成恶毒肥妻后，我带飞全家 Miss Fan范氏女子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in a past era + pocket dimension + sweet romance and raising kids + love grows over time + cozy daily life] Su He wakes up one morning to find that she has transmigrated into a book as the villain's wicked mother. In the story, her villainous son eventually dies in a fire, while her villainous daughter is sold overseas. Both children meet tragic ends. Their mother, meanwhile, is a wicked woman whose name never even appears in the book. Looking at her current obese b 5.3kReads8.9Score473Shelves
28. 628 六 The Sixties: Newlywed from the Start 六十年代：开局就是新婚 Zhi Yu 1014栀虞1014Modern Romance610k WordsCompleted [Period novel + everyday family life + devoted hero and heroine enjoying a peaceful life together + low-conflict + daily spectatorship + no saintly heroine] As a Chinese teacher at a technical secondary school, Wen Nuan enjoyed a happy routine, working from eight in the morning to five in the evening, with the occasional evening class. She didn’t have to worry about grades or deal with any teaching pressure. Sure, the students were a little unruly and getting all their homework collected was a b 21.6kReads8.8Score931Shelves
29. 629 六 The 1960s: The Alley Couple's Daily Gossip 六零年代胡同小夫妻吃瓜日常 Qiqi the Cat Who Drinks Coffee喝咖啡的琪琪猫Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted A married couple from the 1990s transmigrate to the 1960s. No TV, no internet, no phones. No problem. They don't need any of that. There's so much gossip here they can't keep up with it all. Seriously, there's just too much to gossip about. Their daily life: gossiping, making money, and raising kids. They have to manage all three without dropping the ball. 8.8kReads7.2Score510Shelves

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    Both of these are time-travel novels featuring married couples, but the second one has a space element. I think they're both excellent and worth recommending.

30. 630 重 Back to the Nineties: I Bought Half a Street by Picking Through Junk 重回九零，我捡破烂买下了半条街 A Big Little Shell一颗大壳子Modern Romance467k WordsOngoing Reborn diplomat landlady heroine × refined, distinguished research genius hero Zhao Lijun had just seen off her parents, who had died in their fifties after years of pent-up sorrow, when she suddenly returned to the starting point of every tragedy. This year, her little brother hadn’t yet drunk the pesticide that would make him depend on medicine for the rest of his life. Her older brother hadn’t dropped out of school because the family was poor, only to sit at home while her aunt’s family sche —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's so beautiful!

31. 631 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Snatched the Tough Guy. Hello, Captain 重生八零抢糙汉，你好，机长大人 Light Rain微雨呀Modern Romance171k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Lin Shaohua and Lu Wangchu met when they were both at their lowest. She was successful, yet heartbreak had left her utterly devastated and alone for the rest of her life. He had weathered countless hardships, and a fire had left him scarred and robbed him of his dreams. They came to know and love each other, warming and supporting one another through the years they had left. Reborn, she swore to protect his dreams, steer clear of the scheming women and hidden attacks, an 3Reads8.2Score—Shelves
32. 632 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, the Side-Character Couple Goes to the Countryside as Educated Youths 穿书后，配角夫妻下乡当知青 White Star Heavenly Bamboo白星天竺Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted While reading a novel, Li Ruolan is surprised to discover that her and her husband’s names appear in a novel set in a bygone era. They are educated youths who go to the countryside alongside the male and female leads, and their names appear only two or three times as minor characters. That very night, Li Ruolan dreams of the minor character’s memories. When she wakes up, her husband says he had the same dream. Just as they both think it must be a coincidence, a pocket dimension appears. Li Ruola 26.7kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
33. 633 看 After Seeing the Comments, the Fat Wife's Original Self Awakens 看到弹幕后，肥妻原身觉醒了 Yan Xingyan言星妍Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted At eighteen, Song Xilan was round and plump, the very picture of a woman blessed with a prosperous marriage and an easy childbirth. Matchmakers crowded her family's doorstep one after another. But Song Xilan had her eye on Yang Jingyu, a handsome young performer with the cultural troupe. Backstage at the New Year's Day gala, Song Xilan shyly held out a lunchbox of beef and pickled cabbage dumplings to Yang Jingyu. Suddenly, two lines of text flashed through her mind. [Why hasn't the transmig 1.4kReads7.9Score100Shelves

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    Eighteen-year-old Song Xilan was plump and beautiful, with a face that seemed to bring good fortune to her husband, and matchmakers flocked to her home. But her heart belonged only to Yang Jingyu, the handsome young man in the performing arts troupe. One New Year's Eve gala backstage, she mustered up her courage and presented him with homemade sauerkraut and beef dumplings, unexpectedly receiving a notification from the live chat, which began a different journey in her life.

34. 634 闪 A Whirlwind Marriage in the Seventies: The Pretty Military Wife Is a Medical Expert 闪婚七零，俏军嫂竟是医学大佬 Floating Jade浮玉Modern Romance779k WordsOngoing [Sweet romance + medical expert + face-slapping + serving the nation + 1v1] After her parents were brutally killed and her family destroyed, a medical expert bent on revenge was unexpectedly killed. She was told she had a chance to transmigrate, and could have a wealthy family, loving parents, and a handsome fiancé. Why not? When she opened her eyes again, she was in the materially deprived 1970s. A wealthy family? Their assets had to be handed over! Loving parents? They were being sent away to 53Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    Historical fiction? Check out these two! No supernatural powers or cheat codes, all based on their own abilities. One is a medical gurus, the other a psychologist—both are masters of slapping faces in the face. They're good, I love reading them, but they're still being updated. I'm following them every day.

35. 635 七 After Joining the Army in the 1970s, the Psychological Expert Shakes Up the Family Compound 七零随军后，心理大佬轰动家属院 Yaoyao, Wandering the World浪迹天涯的夭夭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Joining the army in the 1970s + solving cases with psychology + cozy everyday life + sweet romance + no awful relatives + no space or System] [Gentle psychology expert vs. a ruthless jade-faced soldier with foxlike eyes] In her previous life, Shen Mingyu was a PhD in psychology. An expert in microexpressions, criminal psychology, and more, she solved countless major cases and was known as a human lie detector. After transmigrating, she found that her father was a factory director, her mother a 17.9kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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    The female lead is a psychology expert, the male lead is a top soldier, and the female lead's arrival at the military base shocks the entire family compound.

36. 636 睁 I Opened My Eyes in 1970 and Refused to Let Postpartum Depression Win 睁眼70，我拒绝产后抑郁 Big Black Melon大黑瓜瓜Modern Romance806k WordsCompleted (Not a power fantasy) + (Devoted to each other) + (Doting husband) + (Everyday life) + (No golden finger) + (Complete) Thirty years ago, Liu Yue lost a daughter. After spending most of her life searching, she finally found her daughter just before she died! Seeing her daughter, now in her early forties, still having one baby after another, Liu Yue couldn’t have regretted it more! In a moment of desperation, she returned to the time when her daughter was just a month old! Looking at the man besid 2.6kReads8.6Score177Shelves
37. 637 女 The Supporting Actress Fled While Pregnant, and Her Officer Ex-Husband Chases Her with a Cold Face 女配揣崽跑路后，军官前夫冷脸追 Cassia and Star Anise桂皮八角Modern Romance116k WordsOngoing [The 1980s | A supporting female character awakens | Raising a child | Building a career] On the day of her divorce, Fang He woke up to the fact that she had drugged the male lead to force him to marry her and done countless other terrible things. The world she lived in was a romance novel called Spoiled Wife. In the original story, she was the villainous supporting character who constantly opposed the heroine and did all kinds of evil. After divorcing the male lead, she kept pestering him, and 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    She faked a miscarriage, ran away to the county where the male protagonist's nemesis lived, taught for free, used the money she earned from her own business to subsidize the village children's education, and built greenhouses to increase production.

38. 638 六 The Sixties: A Spoiled Military Wife's Daily Gossip 六零年代娇媳妇吃瓜日常 Loneliness Stains the Years寂寞染流年Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + daily life + gossip + ensemble cast] Su Xiuxiu transmigrated into a book. The moment she opened her eyes, her family was forcing her to marry a fool… She had two choices: 1. Go to the countryside as an educated youth. 2. Find someone to marry herself. In the original story, she went to the countryside because she had a crush on the male lead. Then, after he was targeted in a scheme, she ended up marrying a local good-for-nothing… Su Xi 12.5kReads8.9Score983Shelves

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    The story unfolds in a tenement courtyard, featuring a female protagonist who is neither a saint nor lacking in intelligence; she stands up for herself when necessary, using her wisdom to overcome adversity and striving for her dreams.

39. 639 七 The Pitiful Girl from the 70s Gets Kissed by an Obsessive Educated Youth 七零小可怜被阴湿知青按着亲 Zhou Bei洲北Modern Romance443k WordsCompleted Everyone in the family says Chen Zhi caused her father's death. As the family’s “sinner,” Chen Zhi is unloved and unwanted. Her married cousin dies, leaving behind four sons. Afraid the children will be mistreated by a stepmother, her cousin’s husband’s family and her uncle’s family unanimously decide that Chen Zhi should become their stepmother. Grandma says, “Your cousin’s husband’s family is well-off. If you marry into it, you’ll have enough to eat. You won’t even have to give birth, so you’l 17.2kReads8.7Score2.6kShelves

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    This book doesn't have a spatial dimension; the female lead is a nurturing type, but the male lead possesses a "Qiankun Sleeve" (a magical ability), which the female lead later cultivates. From a young age, she was considered a jinx; her father's death was blamed on her, and she was tormented by her family. Later, after eating a wood spirit (similar to a demon) on a mountain, she suddenly became blessed with good fortune, her strength increased dramatically, and she became increasingly beautiful. She could catch fish by the handful, collect more clams than others, and flowers, fruits, and vegetables grew more luxuriantly around her. The male lead, raised by a Taoist priest, was sent to the female lead's village by his stepmother upon returning home. He's an excellent cook and loves to catch various animal parts for her to eat. After their marriage, they fight various ghosts and monsters. The theme is fresh; if you're tired of clichéd period novels, this is a refreshing read and worth finishing in one sitting.

40. 640 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
41. 641 车 After a Car Crash, I Faked Amnesia and Drove the Powerful Officer Wild 车祸后，我装失忆把军官大佬撩疯了 Dreaming Back with Regrets梦回有恨Marriage & Romance28k WordsCompleted After a Car Crash, I Pretend to Have Amnesia and Drive the Powerful Officer Wild —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No time travel, no angst, just sweetness.

42. 642 恶 My Wicked Mother-in-Law Went on a Rampage After Being Reborn, So I Took Her Place and Won by Doing Nothing 恶婆婆重生后杀疯了，我替嫁躺赢 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance683k WordsCompleted [70s setting + military marriage + period drama + substitute marriage + family life + face-slapping + transmigration and rebirth] Su Qing was dazzlingly beautiful. Her friends jokingly called her a “strong, whiny monster.” She had countless admirers, and had beaten up countless scumbags. She never imagined she’d transmigrate into the body of a pushover. The pushover had been worked like a beast at her parents’ home, and even her marriage had been used as a pawn. Since her family refused to retur 17.6kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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    These are period dramas that I love to read, and I'm sharing them with you all. I really love the kind about compound houses, but they're so hard to find! [Crying][crying][crying] Please recommend some!

43. 643 军 Military Marriage: The Cold-Faced Soldier Is Wrapped Around the Soft and Beautiful Woman's Finger 军婚：冷面兵哥被娇软美人拿捏了 February Guagua二月瓜瓜Modern Romance637k WordsCompleted [Reborn, Military Marriage, 1980s, Feel-Good Revenge] In her previous life, the person Jiang Xia feared and despised most was Lu Yuanting. She thought he was rough, fierce, coarse, and lacking in refinement, so she kept her distance and treated him with utter hostility, devoting herself wholeheartedly to someone else. Yet after she died, it was Lu Yuanting, the very man she detested, who gave up a bright future to avenge her, personally killed her enemies, and gathered her remains. Given anoth 6.1kReads8.6Score640Shelves
44. 644 穿 I Traveled Five Years Into the Future and Eloped with My Fiancé's Older Brother 穿到五年后我跟未婚夫哥哥闪婚了 Er Jiu耳九Modern Romance318k WordsCompleted [1980s + sweet romance + food + everyday life raising kids + no golden finger] A delicate, beautiful young woman VS a rugged, cool guy with a body built from pure muscle Just before her wedding, Yun Su woke up and found herself five years in the future. She'd actually eloped with her fiancé's older brother before the wedding and given birth to a child in less than a year. Thinking of the gloomy boy she'd bullied so mercilessly as a child, along with her fiancé, Yun Su felt like the sky had colla 390Reads—Score105Shelves

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    The female lead is smart, without any special abilities; the male lead is a rough and tough guy; the romance is really sweet! Raising kids and making money—it's a great watch!

45. 645 小 The Alley: Childhood Sweethearts, Side by Side 小巷人家之竹马绕青梅 The Daughter Who Wants to Be King of the Pirates要当海贼王的女儿Female-Channel Fanfiction193k WordsOngoing The cotton mill renovated an alley into staff housing, and three families moved into the far end. The restoration of the college entrance exam, reform and opening up, family squabbles, and the bustle of life in a little alley. And him... In an era filled with both opportunity and challenge, the three families weathered the ups and downs of the times. The adults found their own paths, while the children worked hard to build a future. The push and pull between family and romance, and friendship bl 12Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    The first book is a period drama fanfiction, but I haven't watched the TV series based on it; I've been reading it as a period novel. The second book features childhood sweethearts, no special abilities, and the female lead's only advantage is knowing she's transmigrated into a book and knowing some of the plot, but it's not really a transmigration story. Anyway, it's quite good. The third book features everyone as a native, no transmigration, no special abilities; this one is alright.

46. 646 七 The 1970s: Married in the Morning, Burning Joss Paper for My Ex by Afternoon 七零：上午结婚下午给前夫烧纸 The Divine Beast Isn't Home神兽不在家Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Also known as: "Clearing Out My Eccentric Adoptive Mother's Home, the Fake Heiress Goes to the Countryside" Animated comic: "Tong Hua's Comeback" [Reborn and Revenge on Scumbags + Face-Slapping the Beloved of All + Everyone Begs for Forgiveness + Never Forgiving + Sweet Romance] In her previous life, Tong Hua was plotted against by Kong Mixue, the beloved of all, and sold into the mountains, where she was trapped for over a decade. After finally escaping and making her way home, she found that h 44kReads9.1Score5kShelves

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    The female protagonist is reborn and takes revenge on the scumbags. This novel is long and full of twists and turns. 🍅 Today is July 3rd, 1975, her wedding day with Gu Jinyue. But Kong Mixue suffers a heart attack, and Gu Jinyue stays at the hospital to take care of her. He is loyal and devoted to Kong Mixue, but he leaves her with only ridicule and humiliation. In her past life, she stubbornly waited for Gu Jinyue to personally marry her, but he didn't come until nightfall. Gu Jinyue's parents disapproved of her, and no one in the Gu family offered her a way out, refusing to let anyone else temporarily take Gu Jinyue's place at the wedding. What kind of bride goes to her husband's house alone? In her past life, Tong Hua was used to being obedient, but under Wang Fang's pressure, she carried her only dowry—a cotton quilt—and went to her husband's house overnight. This led to her being schemed against by Kong Mixue, resulting in such a tragic event. [Almost crying]

47. 647 资 The Capitalist Heiress Is Reborn, Takes Down Villains, and Charms the Village Tyrant 资本家千金重生，虐渣下乡撩村霸 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s, Sent to the Countryside, Rebirth, Revenge Against Scum] Qin Shuiyan had been beautiful since childhood, with a delicate, soft figure. She had a pretty face but no way to protect herself. After her family fell into ruin, her stepmother sold her to an old man to keep as a canary. Just as she could no longer endure the humiliation, Xu Mo, the man she had always looked down on, burst in with a hunting rifle, fighting his way through a hail of bullets to save her. “Xu Mo, I’m sorry. If there’ 10.4kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves
48. 648 假 The Fake Heiress Was Kicked Out, and a Rugged Countryman Took Her Home to Cherish Her 假千金被赶出门，乡野糙汉抱走宠 Lu Cai陆菜Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted Auntie Zhang, from Shanghe Village, had spent twenty years working as a nanny for a wealthy family in the big city. Then, out of the blue, she brought home a fair-skinned, beautiful young woman. Word was, the girl had been switched at birth with the wealthy family’s real daughter. Once their biological child was found, they’d kicked her out. Auntie Zhang felt sorry for her and brought her back to Shanghe Village. But she couldn’t stay there forever; she had to return to the city and keep earning 6.3kReads9.2Score511Shelves
49. 649 穿 Book Transmigration: The Beloved Little Nobody of the 1980s 穿书：八零团宠小废物 Udumbara Bright Moon优昙明月Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Qi Yunyi opens her eyes and discovers that she has transmigrated into a book as the vicious female supporting character. In the early part of the story, she relentlessly bullies the male supporting character; in the middle, she relentlessly emotionally manipulates him; and later, she relentlessly curses his entire family. The male supporting character she bullies has the male lead for an older brother and the female lead for a sister-in-law. He’ll grow up to be a heartthrob himself, and most imp 2.6kReads8.5Score234Shelves
50. 650 七 The Prosperous 1970s Wife: I Raised Three Kids to Greatness 七零旺家媳：我把三个崽养出息了 Water, Clouds, and Mist水云雾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A rugged man dotes on his wife in the 1970s; raising children, building wealth, and playing the pig to eat the tiger. The heroine plays innocent while the hero is a loyal, rugged sweetheart] Jiang Yue unexpectedly returns reborn to 1975. She knows she's the unlucky one whose fortune was stolen by her cousin. Soon she'll bleed to death, and the shock will leave her twin sons mute and foolish. Her husband will be devastated, then die in a mining accident. Her family will meet a tragic end, while 1.3kReads8.9Score118Shelves

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    ✨✨✨A historical fiction novel, completed, without a space system, the writing is quite good.

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