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. 251 七 Back to 1970 Before I Lost My Chastity: Husband, I Was Wrong 七零回到失去清白前，老公我错了 Shameless Young Master公子无耻Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Everyone in Yonggan Village knew that the newly arrived Shen Jiaojiao was a little temptress. She dressed in flashy clothes every day and chased after men. Later, a scumbag chopped off Shen Jiaojiao's legs, threw her in a basement, and tortured her until she wished she were dead. When she was critically ill, the man she'd personally sent to prison, Xu Mo, bought her for a million. Shen Jiaojiao thought Xu Mo had bought her to humiliate and torment her. But he put their past behind them, marri 14.6kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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   Both books are excellent, especially the first one. The interactions between the male and female leads are very sweet; their feelings develop gradually over time. It's my favorite type of historical fiction.

2. 252 嫁 Marrying into a Crowded Courtyard, Where Gossip Is Everywhere 嫁进大杂院，吃瓜好方便 Three-Ton Radish三吨萝卜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Courtyard Compound + Ensemble Cast + Family Life + Loves to Watch the Drama Unfold + Slice of Life + A Heartwarming Take on Love in the Courtyard] In 1975, the courtyard compound in the alleys near the Red Star Steel Mill was as lively as ever. In the east, Yang Shujuan kept fretting: “Our girl is timid, and she doesn't have much luck with her parents. Where's she going to find a husband?” In the west, Diao Yulian was busy feeding her child: “Jiabo, my precious Jiabo, Mommy's darling little swe 7.3kReads8.8Score514Shelves

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   Look around, there are large courtyards, military family quarters, whether you're going to the countryside or not.

3. 253 失 After Losing My Memory, I Married a Bully. Can’t My Wife Leave Me? 失忆后嫁恶霸，媳妇儿能不离吗？ Sweet Little Koi甜甜的小锦鲤Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Yao took a fall and lost five years of her memories. Not only had she gone from an unmarried young woman to a married one, she had married the notorious bully of the surrounding villages and had a little baby. The most terrifying part was that she’d also gained a heap of baffling memories. The protagonist of this world was a female educated youth, adored by everyone. Jiang Yao was the wicked sister-in-law who constantly opposed the female educated youth, and ultimately suffered the consequ 6kReads8.0Score467Shelves

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   First book: The female lead awakens her powers after a fall; she's very intelligent, and the male lead is love-obsessed. A relatively realistic period novel without a system or special abilities. Second book: A period novel with no transmigration elements and no cheat codes; the female lead is very smart and resourceful.

4. 254 记 After My Memories Awaken, I Gossip, Raise Kids, and Make Money 记忆觉醒后，吃瓜养崽赚钱钱 Zhimo芷沫Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ji Shuya had a dream, and it felt incredibly real. In it, her cousin tricked her into going to the countryside. As soon as she arrived, she was schemed against, and her life became miserable. She died young. She woke up terrified and sprang out of bed, immediately setting about finding a job and going on blind dates. She'd rather die than go to the countryside. If she did, she'd lose her life... After so many disastrous blind dates she nearly gave up, she finally met the right person. After get 1.3kReads6.5Score100Shelves

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   Ji Shuya had a dream 🌙, a dream that felt incredibly real—she was tricked into going to the countryside by her cousin 🚜, only to be betrayed and killed as soon as she arrived 😣, leading a miserable life, and ultimately losing her life at a young age 💀… Waking up in terror ⚡, she immediately jumped out of bed and started looking for a job 📁 and going on blind dates 💑 all at once! 🙅‍♀️ She vowed never to go to the countryside, because it would mean certain death… She went on so many blind dates that she became withdrawn 😵, until finally meeting the right person ❤️. After getting married 💍, she began a blissful life of gossip 🍉 and raising a child 👶~ #DreamAwakening #RefuseToGoToTheCountryside #BlindDateFindsTrueLove #MarriedLife #RaisingChildrenAndGossipLife

5. 255 救 Help! What Should I Do About the Baby I Conceived with a Returned Educated Youth? 救命！怀了回城知青的崽怎么办？ Thousand-Layer Crushed Ice千层碎碎冰Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [1970s + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + no golden finger] Xia Meng transmigrated. She landed in the poverty-stricken 1970s, in the body of a village girl who was pregnant out of wedlock and desperate enough to want to die. In the original novel, an educated youth abandoned her. She raised their child alone, playing both father and mother, and wore herself out by the age of forty. When the child grew up, his biological father appeared to claim him. By then, he had become a leading sci 6.4kReads8.9Score345Shelves
6. 256 半 Making Do for Half a Lifetime 半生凑合 A Foolish Girl一个傻女子Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing People say, "For poor people, marriage isn't about love. At its heart, it's just two people making a life together." A candid account of rural women's married lives in the 1980s. Families worlds apart and clashing values bring people together for half a lifetime, all for the sake of appearances, family, and children. These thirty years transform the countryside beyond recognition. Their marriages, too, are swept up and down by the tide of the times. Taste life's many flavors and witness the joys 163.1kReads9.2Score8.6kShelves

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   These are pretty good.

7. 257 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

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   A collection of excellent period and rural fiction. I initially read the first book as a period story, but as I continued, I discovered it was actually a modern story, though it's still very enjoyable, so I put it together.

8. 258 资 The Capitalist Heiress and the Mute's Heartbreaking Romance in the 1970s 资本家大小姐和小哑巴的七零虐恋 Gu Yin En顾寅恩Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted [Period setting + BE + a widowed wife's memoir + a cool, powerful heiress from a capitalist family + a lovesick, mute country boy + sweet at first, slightly angsty later] [Also known as: When the Years Were Kind] Qu Bailu had been a pampered heiress for twenty years. Then disaster struck, and she had no choice but to go to the countryside as an educated youth. Perhaps she'd used up all her luck in those first twenty years, because one misfortune followed another. She could endure the cold stares 603Reads8.2Score—Shelves
9. 259 重 Reborn into a Sweet Military Marriage: The Fire Chief Wraps an Arm Around My Waist 重生军婚甜蜜蜜，消防队长揽腰宠 Drunken Big Raccoon酒酿大狸子Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Rebirth + Mutual Devotion + Sweet Romance] Entrepreneur Tang Xiaoxiao lived to the age of eighty. After she died, she was told that the firefighter who rescued her during an earthquake had spent the rest of his life disabled by a leg injury he suffered while saving her. Was she going to help her lifesaver heal his leg, or be reincarnated? What a question. Of course she'd help him heal! After being reborn, Tang Xiaoxiao goes to the countryside in her lifesave 13.8kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves

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   The first one features a female protagonist who is a native and is reborn to repay a debt of gratitude to the male protagonist, a soldier who injured his leg while saving her during a mission, leaving him disabled for life. The female protagonist actively seeks him out, and her family is very kind; there are no truly awful characters. Recommended! None of the three books feature any special abilities or spatial abilities.

10. 260 救 Help! The Poor Boy I Dumped Became a Factory Director 救命！甩掉的穷小子成厂长了 Tea Tea Lemon茶茶柠檬Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted [No Transmigration + No Rebirth + 1980s + Devoted Couple] Wen Qingyan's father ran the family business poorly, losing the several ventures left by his ancestors. All they had left to make a living was a tailor shop. When Wen Qingyan was seventeen, her whole family moved to Xiao Zhou Village. That's where Wen Qingyan met and fell in love with Zhou Zhaoshen, the poorest man in the village. They even got as far as preparing to get engaged, but they still broke up. When they parted, she gave him qui 1.5kReads7.9Score101Shelves

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    No cheat codes, no time travel, no spatial abilities. Both books feature two protagonists: 1. The male lead falls in love at first sight and forcefully takes her; 2. A broken relationship is mended, with the male lead again using force, driven by revenge and a soft heart. Both are by the same author, and both share the common traits of having incredibly eloquent male leads and delicate, sweet female leads.

11. 261 七 The 1970s Villain Dotes on His Little Wife 七零反派娇宠小媳妇 Lan Yalan澜雅澜Modern Romance851k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Period Drama + Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet Romance + Rugged Man + She Pursues Him] Wen Zhizhi transmigrates into a book and becomes the runaway wife of the story's twisted villain. Afraid that the tragic ending from the book will befall her again, she has no choice but to sweet-talk the villain every day and keep him happy. But somewhere along the way, things start to feel a little off… Cao Erman: “Wifey, you're so good to me.” Wen Zhizhi: “…” Cao Erman: “Wifey, you're so beaut 4.2kReads8.8Score276Shelves
12. 262 七 A Sweet Wedding Night in the 1970s: Even an Arranged Marriage Can Be Wonderful! 七零新婚夜，包办婚姻也很甜！ Orange Soda and Lemon Juice橘子汽水柠檬汁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed Military Marriage Romance] [Beautiful, Sweet-Talking Wife + Gentle, Healing, Rugged Husband] She wakes up on the night of her arranged wedding in the 1970s. Her husband is a handsome, idealistic man with impeccable credentials. Should she marry him or not? Lin Qingya soon decides she’s glad she did. Her rugged husband is surprisingly sweet! The heroine is career-focused, clear-headed, and sensible. The hero dotes on his wife and is gentle and reassuring. Sweet romance throughout, no 6.2kReads9.1Score450Shelves

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    This book is excellent. The military-themed plot doesn't rush, but it's still very enjoyable. "In the past, travel was slow, and a lifetime was only enough to love one person." This story perfectly embodies this sentiment. It's rare for a period novel to focus so intently on the deep affection between the male and female leads, with almost no other problematic characters. The male lead is incredibly warm-hearted; I haven't seen a single flaw in him so far. He's deeply affectionate and warm, and even though his profession caused him to be absent from the female lead's life in the early stages, his love is conveyed through letters and the small moments they spend together. The author is truly masterful.

13. 263 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Captain, Your Wife Ran Off Again! 重生七零：队长，你媳妇又跑了！ Murong Murong慕容慕容Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted [Rebirth, sweet romance, rugged man, educated youth, adorable child] In her previous life, Ruan Wei was blinded by a scumbag and a shameless woman. She fell into their trap and became the stepping stone to their fortune. Reborn, Ruan Wei tears the scumbag to shreds and kicks the shameless woman to the curb. All she wants is to cling to her demobilized husband's strong arm. Everyone says He Laosan is a rough man who doesn't understand romance or know how to care for anyone. They say Ruan Wei is b 1.5kReads9.0Score135Shelves

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    Highly recommend!!! Everyone should watch it!!!

14. 264 七 A Sweet Flash Marriage in the 1970s 七零闪婚甜蜜蜜 Nine Hundred Million九亿Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [A cozy married life in a bygone era, sweet and slice-of-life, few nasty characters, with a golden finger] Storyline One: When Jiang Wan was at her wits’ end, she proposed marriage (asked for help) to the man she had just met, the man who had saved her. Cheng Yao was drawn to her eyes and casually rescued her. He never expected her to turn around and propose to him (set him up). Jiang Wan: “Are you married?” Cheng Yao looked completely baffled. “??” Jiang Wan tried to work up her courage. “Or do 2.6kReads9.0Score198Shelves

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    They are all stories set in the indigenous era, without any space, systems, time travel, or rebirth.

15. 265 七 The Fiery Stepmom of the 1970s: After They Said I Was Infertile, I Had Several Babies 七零辣后妈：被传不孕后我多胎了 Falling Moon and Platycodon月落桔梗Modern Romance371k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sassy Stepmom + Raising Kids + Taking Down Scumbags + Marriage Before Love + Cozy Everyday Life] At eighteen, Shen Fenghua plunged into the water in the bitter chill of early spring to retrieve vital documents and save her factory from losses. The ordeal damaged her health and left her unlikely to have children. After years of blind dates, by the age of twenty-three Shen Fenghua had seen every kind of weirdo and lost all hope. She sent away her last date, propped her chin on 245Reads8.8Score—Shelves
16. 266 七 The 1970s Military Marriage: The Charming Army Wife Raises Kids and Wins Her Husband's Heart 七零军婚：俏军嫂养崽撩夫日常 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + second male lead takes the lead + fictional period setting] [Short drama now streaming] Xiao Qingru doesn't want to raise someone else's child, so she breaks off her engagement to her childhood sweetheart. Just as she's getting ready to focus on her career, she's targeted by a hothead from the capital. Xu Muzhou is the youngest and most promising pilot. The first time he meets her, he falls in love at first sight with his good friend's younger sister. When he hears she's alre 16kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    Historical fiction, Part 1: The female lead wakes up on a blind date, mistakenly gets married to the wrong person, and embarks on a journey to crush awful characters. Part 2: A medical professor transmigrates to the 1980s, crushing awful characters and taking revenge on scumbags. She marries a disabled man, discovering he's her former teacher. Part 3: The female lead breaks off her engagement with her childhood sweetheart and marries her brother's comrade-in-arms, living a happy and fulfilling life.

17. 267 八 The Rugged 1980s Hunk Is a Beast, and He Spoils His Frail Little Wife to Tears 八零糙汉猛如虎，宠哭病弱小娇妻 Yuzhou渔洲Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted [Period setting + rough-and-tumble man with a lovesick streak + transmigrate into a book + doting husband + mutual devotion] [Quiet, ruthless, and wild Eighties roughneck vs. sweet-voiced, delicate, sickly little flower] Reader beware: The heroine is delicate but not self-sacrificing. This is not a strong-female-lead story, and she isn't a career-driven powerhouse. No golden finger or System at first; those only appear later!! Pei Yan was a notorious ruffian for miles around. No woman in the cou 297Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Family, let's go! The first book is about a girl pursuing a boy and clinging to his coattails; the second is about the female protagonist entering a hibernation pod to travel to a world within the book and conquer the male lead. Both are period dramas with exceptionally engaging plots, definitely worth checking out! 👀

18. 268 穿 Transmigrated into the Down-and-Out Tycoon's Wicked Ex-Wife 穿成落魄大佬的恶毒前妻 Chen Tumao陈土猫Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted Xia Yutong transmigrates into the male lead’s villainous ex-wife, and three men pursue her... In the original story, Xia Yutong cares about nothing but money. She abandons her country fiancé, Su Yuanzheng, but on the day they break off their engagement, someone schemes to get her pregnant by him. After she becomes pregnant, her health prevents her from getting an abortion. Xia Yutong gives birth and immediately runs away, getting involved with two sugar daddies so she can live a life of luxury. 1.5kReads8.2Score113Shelves

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    This is the only historical romance novel I've ever finished reading. Su Yuanzheng dotes on Xia Yutong, and the supporting characters are also very well-developed. Go check it out!

19. 269 漂 The Beautiful Educated Youth and Her Stylish Mom 漂亮知青，时髦妈 Vast Universe 01浩瀚宇宙01Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Educated Youth + Sweet Romance + Everyday Family Life] In 1979, Jiang Jingshu returns to the city with the last group of educated youths, going back to Tongxiang County, a place both familiar and strange. After years away from home, she expects an emotional reunion. Instead, she is met by awkward, distant parents, an indifferent older brother, and a younger sister who treats her with hostility... There is no place for her in the family anymore. Even her room has been taken over 4.7kReads8.4Score258Shelves
20. 270 炊 A Woman Joins the Mess Hall 炊事班来了个女同志 I'm Sang Sang我系桑桑呀Modern Romance979k WordsCompleted Meng Jinzhang never imagined that a moment of kindness spent saving someone would leave him with a wife. Changpu never imagined that one day she would leave her village in such an unbelievable way, then travel farther and farther and climb higher and higher. 11.1kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
21. 271 七 A Widow Remarries in the 1970s 七十年代之寡妇再嫁 Hengheng Zai蘅蘅崽Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted At twenty-four, Qiao Dani became a widow with two children, known throughout the brigade as one of its poorest households. At thirty, Lin Hengjue fell from the heights overnight. The distinguished Professor Lin, once admired for his elegance and brilliance, became one of the notorious “Black Categories” whom everyone in the cowshed avoided like snakes and scorpions. People kept urging her to remarry. Qiao Dani finally hardened her heart, stamped her foot, and marched into the cowshed to ask Li 6.8kReads9.3Score603Shelves
22. 272 7 Creative Ways to Praise My Husband in the 1970s 70年代花式夸老公 She Wanders the Jianghu她在江湖漂Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Love at first sight doesn’t mean liking you just because I laid eyes on you. It means that after seeing you, I could never forget you. Transmigrate + golden finger Shen An’an transmigrates to the 1970s and falls in love with her husband at first sight. The trouble is, his attitude toward life seems completely out of place in this simple, honest era. But she isn’t worried. She’s in it for his looks. Her husband likes hearing compliments? That’s her specialty! Let’s see how our heroine, Shen An’an 3.2kReads8.5Score218Shelves

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    This book is really good. The female lead doesn't have any special abilities or superpowers; both the female and male leads are love-obsessed. [Shy]

23. 273 八 Marrying a Playboy in the 1980s 八十年代嫁纨绔 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Period setting]+ [no golden finger]+ [both leads are chaste] This is the story of my parents. These days, it would be called a classic hero-rescues-beauty, straight-out-of-a-romance-drama kind of romance. Back then, it was the kind of pairing that left everyone speechless, and made them sigh that a beautiful flower had been stuck in a pile of cow dung! My mom: beautiful, kindhearted, and long-legged. My dad: tall, and otherwise just fierce. My mom: one of the first college students after the na 4.4kReads9.0Score369Shelves
24. 274 六 The 1960s: I Have a Guaranteed Job 六十年代，我有铁饭碗 Where the Flowers Fall花落止乎Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted [Courtyard life + family squabbles + everyday life + an ordinary woman's struggle + doting romance + raising kids] Note: No transmigration, no rebirth, and just a little golden finger. Jiang Ruyu gets into a fight with her cousin from another branch of the family over a job opening. She injures her forehead, but unexpectedly gains a System that gives her supplies whenever she checks in. She also finds a book, written by who knows what daydreamer. In the book, she and her two younger brothers all 14.9kReads8.5Score881Shelves

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    These are all good period novels; I've finished reading them all.

25. 275 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: In the 1970s, My Cannon-Fodder Husband Is a Master of All Trades 穿书七零：我的炮灰丈夫十项全能 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance749k WordsCompleted [The animated adaptation is now online] [Full-cast audio drama available] [Period setting + educated youth + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + inspirational] Lu Xia transmigrated into the body of an educated youth in the 1970s, a girl whose parents didn’t care for her and who had been sent to the countryside in her elder sister’s place. Remembering how the original owner had always been mistreated, Lu Xia couldn’t stand for it. She sold the job, gave her family a hefty financial hit, 37.9kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves
26. 276 七 The 1970s: I Became the Female Supporting Character's Foil in a Period Novel 七零：穿成年代文女配对照组 Rain Falling in the Bamboo Grove竹林落雨Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted A period drama about an independent female lead, with no golden finger! She passed the high school entrance exams, but her family wouldn’t let her attend. Instead, they sent her uncle’s daughter, who had never gotten along with her, to school. Short-tempered Lin Erxia erupted into a fight. After a furious scuffle, she passed out from anger. When she woke up, she realized she seemed to have transmigrated into a book... 12.8kReads9.0Score872Shelves

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    I've watched it twice. There's no cheat code; the female lead gets everything she has through her own hard work, and she even has a father who fights for her.

27. 277 军 Military Marriage Bliss: I Flirt with a Soldier in the 1970s 军婚娇宠：我在七零与兵王互撩 Su Youran苏悠然Modern Romance618k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple] Mu Jing'an married Song Qingning because his mother told him, “Song Qingning, the girl across the bridge, is your betrothed. You have to take responsibility for her.” Song Qingning married Mu Jing'an because the wife of the company commander who had rescued her told her, “My son is tall, a little dim, earns a good salary, and is an officer. If you don't mind, take him off my hands.” Both thought a marriage without love would 24.7kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves
28. 278 惊 Astonishing! The Top Scientist Is Being Kept by the Strongest Officer 惊！科研大佬被最强军官吃软饭了 Huang Xiaobai黄小白Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + making money + apocalypse powerhouse + romance + military marriage + scientific research] [Also known as: Military Marriage: The Fierce Beauty Goes to the Countryside to Crush Her Enemies Without Taking It Easy] [Content warning: The heroine is extremely protective of her food. She spends the early part of the story in the countryside, for about 450 chapters, before turning to research] [Content warning: There is a male lead, but he 17.3kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
29. 279 重 Reborn in 1980: Li Laifu 重生八零李来福 Lightly Broken Flowers浅碎花Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted Although Li Laifu's name means “Good Fortune,” she never enjoyed a single day of good fortune in her life. Because of a mistake she made years ago, her son grew distant from her in her final years, and her husband came to resent her. Their marriage stumbled along through this strained relationship for over a decade. Since they were in a military marriage, they couldn't divorce; otherwise, she would have left her husband long ago. When she was dying, she finally understood: she had been too fooli 462Reads8.8Score—Shelves
30. 280 重 Back to the Sixties: I’m Invincible with Taobao 重回六零：我带着淘宝无敌了 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Zhao Yusheng wakes up one day to find that she has transmigrated to 1961, luckily bringing along an interstellar space-time Taobao trading System. She had hoped to reach the pinnacle of life, but discovers that the 1960s have already been transmigrated into so many times that they're full of holes. So Zhao Yusheng decides to keep her head down and stay cautious all the way, never expecting that by playing it safe, she would become a winner in life. 8.1kReads9.0Score635Shelves
31. 281 掏 The Capitalist's Daughter Liquidated Her Family Fortune and Joined the Army to Find Her Husband 掏空家产，资本家小姐去部队寻夫 Splendid Money Orange锦绣钱橙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: “Emptying the Family Fortune: The Capitalist's Daughter Goes to the Army to Find Her Husband” [Military marriage + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket dimension + Putting scumbags in their place + Love grows over time + Exceptionally fit military officer, her childhood betrothed VS dazzling capitalist's daughter] Jiang Si was fair-skinned, beautiful, and radiant. Who would have thought that after waking up, she would find herself in a period novel, as a well-known capitalist's daug 46.1kReads9.2Score5.6kShelves

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    These are all shows I've watched, and I think they're pretty good. Feel free to pick one you like! [Cool][Cool]

32. 282 七 The 1970s: A Sweet Island Life for a Cannon-Fodder Supporting Female Character 七零之炮灰女配的海岛甜宠日常 Glories Unspoken不言盛景Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + marriage first, love later + cozy life raising children + entrepreneurship] Lin Xia gets into a car accident on her way to a matchmaking date and unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel full of angst, becoming the foolish cannon-fodder woman who brings about her own doom. The original Lin Xia sabotages the male and female leads at every turn, so the male lead takes revenge by sending her to the countryside, where she eventually meets a tragic end. After reading a 15.9kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
33. 283 绿 A Green Tea Girl Plays the Sweet, Silly Type in the 1960s 绿茶女在六十年代当傻白甜 Another Road另路Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted [Manipulative little green tea vs. gentle childhood friend / Mostly everyday life / No black market, no golden finger] Wen Li transmigrated! She opened her eyes and found herself with a cowardly dad and a mom who loved causing trouble and running her mouth. But that wasn't even the worst part: it was the 1960s, and after droughts, floods, and other extreme weather, the food supply had yet to recover! After thinking it over for ages, Wen Li managed to find two things in her favor. First, her orig 8.3kReads8.8Score945Shelves
34. 284 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Become a Pretty Widow 穿越六零成为俏寡妇 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted (Content warning: The heroine is ten years older than the hero. She’s a player and isn’t sexually inexperienced, so proceed with caution!!!) Shi Lan, a carefree, troublesome party girl who loves the high life, transmigrates to the hardship of the 1960s and gets three new labels: married, mother, and widow. From the start, she’s being introduced to a prospective match. As if! She thinks her new identity is pretty great: she has money and status, and gets to be a mother without the pain of childbi 5.4kReads9.2Score488Shelves
35. 285 摆 Slacking Off, Fishing for Leisure, and Going Crazy: Ruling the 1970s 摆烂摸鱼，发癫抽疯，制霸七零 Mickey and Minnie米奇与米妮Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted Luo Jia transmigrated into the body of an idiot. What a ridiculous turn of events! From the start, her awful aunt pushed her off a cliff. The reason? This idiot had used her pretty looks to seduce her aunt’s beloved educated youth, ruining her dream of becoming a general’s wife. Good grief, what a huge mess to pin on me! The Luo family’s old matriarch had four sons and one daughter, and she was extremely biased toward her youngest daughter. To her daughters-in-law: “Hurry up and heat bathwater f 2.6kReads7.4Score210Shelves

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    This is definitely the one! 🥰 The female lead is hilarious, both cute and mischievous, and the whole book is full of laughs. She takes advantage of her character being a fool, and spends her days in the village spouting nonsense, and she's incredibly shameless—nobody can control her! 🤭

36. 286 简 I Set Up a Simple Stall and Made 300,000 [The 1990s] 简单摆个摊，挣了三十万【九零】 Love Daydreaming~爱做白日梦～Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Back in 1992, Chen Baiyun resolutely quits her job. She'll make her fortune by quitting and setting up a street stall! She only meant to save up some start-up money, but somehow she ends up making 300,000 yuan. Chen Baiyun: “Well, we should hurry up and buy it!” Cars, houses, gold, shops: she wants them all. As for that awful swindler who married her for money and his family, they can get lost. No one is going to disturb the hard-won happiness she's found. [Little everyday spending sprees] Chen 15.7kReads8.5Score1.5kShelves
37. 287 满 A Max-Level Tea Princess Transmigrates to the 1960s and Wins Her Officer’s Heart Every Night 满级绿茶穿六零，撩军官夜夜宠 A Flower of Money一朵钱Modern Romance496k WordsOngoing [Just started getting ratings, and they’ll rise later] [Powerful men lowering their heads + high-ranking cadres + intense push and pull] [Flirtatious beauty vs. abstinent military officer] Li Wu had the nickname Princess Green Tea. She had flawless, fair skin and stunning looks, and had countless admirers from childhood. She was also good at playing men. Then one day, just as she’d grown bored and decided to retire, karma caught up with her. Li Wu transmigrated to the impoverished 1970s, where s 36.7kReads8.7Score4.8kShelves
38. 288 六 The Fierce and Charming Female Soldier of the 1960s: Winning the Cold Commander's Heart 六零娇辣小女兵：狠撩高冷首长心 Fish in the Woods00林中鱼00Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [A High-Ranking Cadre Romance Set in the 1960s] [You Sit Upon the High Terrace, I Stay by Your Side] A bewitching, flirtatious heroine and a powerful, high-ranking cadre hero I grew up beside the water city I sit in your arms I hold a beautiful dream close to my heart And stumble into your peaceful world [Deliberate Seduction + A Powerful Man Bows to Love] When Lin Yiqiao first arrives in the capital, she seems sweet, naive, and gentle, but she has no shortage of schemes and tricks. All she wa 41.2kReads9.1Score3.8kShelves
39. 289 九 The Nineties Handbook for Spoiling Her: Back to His Younger Days 九零娇养手册，回到大佬年轻时 Chef Xiaomi小米大厨Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted Set in an alternate version of the 1990s, unrelated to real life. This is not a wish-fulfillment story. It focuses on romance, with little emphasis on making a fortune; the business ventures are only briefly mentioned. The story is mainly about the relationship between the leads, and it is not a female-centric power fantasy. Transmigration, one-on-one romance, both leads are sexually inexperienced, happy ending. (In their previous lives, they had an age gap and the male lead had a secret crush, 3.7kReads8.9Score388Shelves
40. 290 八 The Eighties Maid: She Teased the Abstinent Tycoon, Then Ran Away 八零小保姆，撩完禁欲大佬，跑了 Dong Lai Zi东涞紫Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted Period setting + sweet romance + little compound nanny + both leads are pure Everyone knows that although the youngest daughter of the Xin family is beautiful, there’s something wrong with her head! The poor girl was foolish for eighteen whole years! But Xin Meiyao, who has arrived from another world, doesn’t see it that way. She takes advantage of her fool’s reputation to stir up trouble everywhere and have the time of her life. If you’re a fool, you can do whatever you want, right? So when she 433Reads8.6Score105Shelves
41. 291 七 The 1970s: I Spend Every Day Smoothing Things Over with a Madman for a Better Life 七零之为了好生活每天都在哄疯批 Lan Yalan澜雅澜Modern Romance6.3M WordsCompleted Short drama adaptation: My Eldest Sister Has a Script from the Seventies, and I Have a System That Can Hear It (1v1 + Period Drama + Pampered Romance + Female Lead Pursues Male Lead + Timid Heroine with a Few Tricks and a Sweet Tongue + Male Lead with an Unusual Case of Love-Brain) In both her lives, Lou Qingqing had only one wish: to marry into a family with good prospects. She thought the Rong family was well-off, and that marrying in would mean she’d never lack food or clothes and wouldn’t ha 18.1kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist who transmigrates from ancient times. She's initially focused on finding a powerful man to ensure her financial security, but later essentially redeems the male protagonist, who is somewhat yandere and irritable. The second book has a female protagonist who transmigrates to the present day, and the male protagonist immediately recognizes this and uses various tactics to make her dependent on him. The third book features a female protagonist who transmigrates to a scene of forced sexual intercourse, and the male protagonist immediately realizes she's not the original owner of the body and even teaches her how to impersonate her. The female protagonist in these three books is career-oriented. All three books feature female protagonists who are clear-headed and know what they want.

42. 292 闯 Heading to the Northeast: Lin Erni's Bumpy Road to Happiness 闯关东：林二妮的颠簸幸福路 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [No contrived twists] [No cheat powers] [Traditional] [Realistic] [Period] [Rural] [Hardship] [Inspirational] Lin Erni was born in Heze, Shandong, and married into Harbin in the Northeast. She struggled to get by amid the freezing snow in the mountains, then later had no one to rely on and went alone beyond the mountains to make a living. The first time, she was tossed from one place to another like a bag of steamed buns, made a child bride, and beaten and cursed. The second time, her father sol 22.3kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves

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    A treasure trove of insightful and engaging stories, avoiding clichéd plots, the tales of the Black Soil region become increasingly captivating with each reading.

43. 293 我 Mom Took Me Back to the 1970s: We’ll Make Money and Find Me a Dad 我妈带我回七零，既赚钱来又赚爹 Earn Money to Raise a Dog赚钱养狗Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration + ensemble cast + love after marriage + family squabbles + making money + no golden finger] Single mother Xu Yuzhi transmigrates to the 1970s and is simply grateful that her daughter came along with her. Shortages and low wages are no big deal. Starting a new business is all it takes. It’s just that having a man in the house takes some getting used to for both her and her daughter. Still, this man in her new life doesn’t seem so bad. He hands over his wages witho 1.6kReads8.6Score153Shelves
44. 294 沧 Remembering the Years as the Seas Changed 沧海桑田忆年年 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance391k WordsOngoing My father and Uncle Wang Si, whom he had begged for help from among the neighbors, rode along an unknown little road dusted with snow, just as dawn began to break. Their whips cracked through the silent morning with a crisp, swirling sound. One cart carried the last of our corn kernels in burlap sacks, a few battered water jars, and four large geese. The other held pots and pans, the furniture that was still usable, and some clothes that had been worn by who knew how many children. All the quilt 1.9kReads8.9Score163Shelves
45. 295 八 Sweet Military Marriage in the 1980s: My Ex Regrets It Too Late 八零军婚甜蜜蜜，前夫后悔火葬场 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + satisfying revenge, no putting up with mistreatment + male lead appears late + everyday life + farming + no golden finger + taking down scoundrels + sweet romance + ensemble cast + family matters + military officers + commanding officer] In her previous life, Qiao Jiangxin married into the Chen family. She shouldered every burden to give them a peaceful life, working like an ox and a horse to support her husband's literary ambitions, care for her ailing in-laws, and look aft 43.9kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves

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    These books!!! I recently stayed up all night reading them, and they were absolutely amazing. The first one had a very novel premise. All of them leaned towards ensemble writing. The minor characters were also incredibly well-developed; some were so annoying you wanted to grind your teeth in hatred, and you wished you could step in and give them a good beating, while the characters you liked you wanted everything they wanted.

46. 296 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate to the 1970s! One Marries the Uncle, the Other the Nephew, and They Live Across the Hall 闺蜜一起穿七零！嫁舅甥，住对门 Qian Yu黔渔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Military Marriage + Period Setting + Both Male Leads Are Devoted + Sweet Romance + Ensemble Cast + Everyday Family Life + Funny Early on] Wen Tang and her best friend Chi Yue found a novel about a real and fake heiress on a fiction website. Unlike other stories of its kind, the two heiresses weren't rivals but helped each other. They went to the countryside together, got married together, and even married an uncle and his nephew. Then they built their fortunes togethe 54kReads8.9Score7.3kShelves
47. 297 五 The Head of the Household in the 1950s 五零年代当家主妇 Wonder Without End妙无涯Modern Romance482k WordsCompleted Bai Baozhu awoke from a dream in a daze. In it, her children had died or been scattered, none of them had found a happy ending, and the whole family had met a tragic fate. It all began when the family was branded with that fatal class background. Waking with a start, Bai Baozhu trampled her enemies, crushed her foes, and step by step escaped their schemes, making sure her family would never suffer the same tragedy as in her dream. But who could have guessed that the deadbeat husband who never ap 5.9kReads8.7Score408Shelves

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    This is a rebirth story, without any cheat codes or spatial abilities, only wisdom and caution. The family was once wealthy landlords, but after their property was confiscated, they secretly kept a vast amount of gold. Their descendants easily rose again, returning to their former glory. I find this aspect quite realistic.

48. 298 重 Reborn in 1986: The Mystery of a Death Row Inmate's Background 重生86：死刑犯的身世之谜 A Smile in Bloom一展眉Urban1.8M WordsCompleted This is a period novel about family planning, entrepreneurship, and the Sino-Vietnamese self-defense counterattack. Welcome! At the moment Chen Ling, who had beaten his father to death, was taken to the execution ground to be shot, he suddenly collapsed and died! He was reborn, returning to the day a series of tragedies began. He uncovered an astonishing secret: he wasn't his parents' biological child. He had to find his birth parents and get revenge! 9kReads8.4Score995Shelves

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    Reborn without any cheat codes, but with a father who is the deputy commander of a military region.

49. 299 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 Mu Ran9牧然9Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 59.5kReads8.5Score7.3kShelves

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    [Top Post] Reborn in the 1970s, graduate student Wen Jingshu returns with a system, starting as a junior purchasing clerk at the county supply and marketing cooperative. She negotiates tractor imports, runs an instant noodle factory, and works as a translator for foreign guests, rewriting her destiny with her abilities. Even more heartwarming is that three generations of her family work together, moving from the county town to the city, their lives becoming increasingly prosperous. Witness how ordinary people forge their own brilliant lives amidst the tides of the times!

50. 300 表 The Cousin Miss Transmigrates into a Period Novel and Joins the Army with Her Husband 表小姐穿到年代文里随军日常 Forgive the World for One Minute原谅世界一分钟Modern Romance391k WordsCompleted [The male lead does the housework. Everything in the story is set up to serve the plot, so please don’t compare it to real life.] Ye Qingli was a young lady in ancient times who lived under someone else’s roof. After dying one day, her soul transmigrated into the body of a woman named Ye Zheng in the 1970s. With time and place intertwined, both her fate and the original woman’s fate changed. She followed her military officer husband to his posting and experienced a very different kind of everyda 707Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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