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. 401 明 The Bright and Brilliant Heiress Comes to Her Senses, and the Handsome Chief Dotes on His Wife 明艳大小姐清醒美丽首长宠妻成瘾 Shuang Ershu双尔曙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + marriage first, love later + sweet romance + everyday life + face-slapping + alternate history + devoted couple + raising children later] [A beautiful, proud, multitalented young lady × a stern, flirtatious, love-struck young man from a military compound] [Story complete] [The heroine is a local, with no golden finger. She makes a name for herself step by step and gets her face-slapping moments. There’s no black market or college entrance exam; going to the 5.2kReads7.5Score508Shelves

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   These three books are really good. Don't be fooled by the low rating of the first one; it's truly excellent. Both the male and female leads come from good families. The male lead's grandfather was one of the founding generals, and the family is very united in their fight against external threats. The female lead's family are red entrepreneurs, and her third uncle is a second-class combat hero who sacrificed his life to cover his comrades during the Korean War. However, due to political enemies and traitors, the female lead's family was sent to the countryside. The female lead was originally studying art abroad, but she was worried about her family risking returning to China. She was also supposed to be sent to the countryside, but her family used their last connections to get her sent to the countryside as an educated youth. However, she only stayed in the countryside for about four or five chapters before leaving. The male lead, attracted by her beauty, tricked her into marrying him and joining his army. At first, the female lead compromised for her family, but later it turned into true love. The male lead is a guiding lover who provides emotional support to the female lead and is also a very capable romantic, well-matched with her. Both the male and female leads' families truly love the female lead. The male characters in the story are mostly eccentric, including political enemies of the female lead's family, foreign agents, and spies from Taiwan, as well as some ordinary and less attractive men. However, they are all dealt with by the female lead or secretly by the male lead. This book is really good, trust me.

2. 402 六 I Refuse to Go to the Countryside in the 1960s, and the System Scores Me a Job 六零不下乡，系统暴击出工作 I'm an Old Antique我是老古董Modern Romance814k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + System + Villain + Shameless + Few Annoying Characters + No Sent-Down Youth Plot + Satisfying Read + Never Overthinks] (How do you keep awful people out of your life? By becoming the worst one yourself, of course.) Transmigrating into a book isn’t scary. What’s scary is ending up as the vicious cannon-fodder character destined for a tragic fate. Look at He Ruixue’s family: her eldest brother is reckless, and her sister-in-law is fierce. Her second sister and brother-in-law are 20.7kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves
3. 403 六 The Sixies’ Worst Old Lady: You, You, and You, Get Down on Your Knees! 六零极品老太：你你还有你跪下！ Xia Chen夏沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Golden Finger + Everyday Life] Young Qihong Dou wakes up in the 1960s in the body of a troublesome old woman. She has a huge brood of descendants and endless family drama, and every morning she opens her eyes wondering why she still hasn't died. After becoming the awful Old Madam Zhao, Qihong Dou fails to die and has no choice but to accept her fate and start fighting to survive. Fortunately, Heaven hasn't treated her too badly: it gave her a golden finger. A t 25.7kReads9.3Score3kShelves
4. 404 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s? Sounds Good. When Trouble Comes, I Lie Flat 穿书七零我看行，遇到事情我躺平 Ling Ling Ling凌聆翎Modern Romance164k WordsOngoing Transmigrated into the seventies as a doomed supporting character, Xu Qile's stepmother forces her to go to the countryside in her stepsister's place? Xu Qile turns around, reports her whole family, grabs the money, sells the house, and bolts. She runs straight into the village's unlucky, rugged bachelor: "Hey, handsome, need a wife? I can lie flat and make money too!" Ji Lingzhou: Is this little educated youth from the city a dummy or what? Later, he helps her put the awful people in their plac —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Transmigrated into the body of a cannon fodder educated youth in the 1970s, while everyone else is frantically accumulating work points, the female protagonist simply adopts a relaxed lifestyle: Early rising? Impossible, she'll sleep until the sun is high in the sky; Accumulating work points? No need, her husband earns the money to support the family, she'll just focus on being beautiful; Extremely troublesome? Her husband will protect her unconditionally, she won't have a chance to lift a finger! No university entrance exams, no military service, no special abilities, just the sweet and refreshing daily life of the female protagonist being pampered by her husband, lighthearted and hilarious throughout, stress-relieving and heartwarming!

5. 405 重 Reborn: A Blessed Beauty in the 1980s 重生八零福运娇妻 Azure Sea and Blue Sky碧海青天Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Her fiancé is stolen, her future snatched away, and as a relentless scheme closes in, Qiao Yuxi is framed until not even her bones remain. Reborn, she finds her father has a new love, her mother has a beloved of her own, and the whole family dotes on everyone else's precious little darlings. Qiao Yuxi spreads her hands. Love whoever you want. I'm done with this family! She gives the villains a cold tongue-lashing and rolls up her sleeves to smack the troublesome kids. She doesn't even want her p 5.6kReads9.2Score623Shelves
6. 406 重 Reborn in 1982: From the Start, I Slap the Village Bully with a Bundle of Cash 重生82：开局大团结扇肿村霸脸 I'm Not Liu Shuaishuai我不是刘帅帅Urban209k WordsOngoing [Male-oriented + reborn + System + period setting + face-slapping + getting rich + building a career + no female lead] The day Lin Chuan’s engagement was called off, everyone laughed at him for being so poor he couldn’t even afford a ticket for two liang of meat. He didn’t cry or beg. He signed the breakup agreement and walked away. That very night, eight jin of pork belly landed on the table. When two hundred yuan in big bills came out His former fiancée’s mother turned paler than snow in t —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's still being serialized, and it has a few minor cheat codes, but they're almost useless in the later stages.

7. 407 七 The Sweet Young Lady of the 1970s 七十年代小娇娇 Plain Robes, Pure Melody素衫清韵Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The moment the young educated youth Wen Wan arrives in Lu Jiazui, she becomes famous: famous for her beauty, famous for taking her time, and famous for her sharp tongue and soft, sweet manner. When the educated youths first arrive, Lu Dongping sees Wen Wan and thinks, How is this little thing supposed to work in the fields and earn work points? Whichever team gets her will be unlucky. Take her home and she'll be treated like an ancestor. Later, Wen Wan becomes his very own little ancestor. 1.3kReads8.9Score250Shelves
8. 408 那 That Red Land 那片红色的土地 Xiong Dayu熊大雨Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting] [Slice of life] [Entrepreneurship] [Family] [Rural life] [No clichés] [Not a power fantasy] [No transmigration] [Slow-paced] [Realistic] [Urban] [Hardships] Trust me, it gets better and better as the story goes on, and it absolutely won't end badly! Writing an original work is no easy task. Every word comes from the heart. Please don't leave a low rating or bad review. A casual three or four stars from you could deal a fatal blow to this niche novel. This novel is neither a cr 11.9kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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   No clichés, no melodrama, no rebirth, just a refreshing contemporary novel adapted from real events.

9. 409 军 A 1970s Military Marriage: The Sweet Young Educated Youth Wins Over the Wildest Country Boy 军婚七零娇娇知青撩爆最野糙汉 Neither Rain nor Shine非关阴晴Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted [1970s + devoted couples + rugged man + military marriage + sweet, gentle educated youth * stern, rugged man] A car accident sent Song Tianzhi, who had been a dance student, into a novel set in the 1970s. She became a pampered young lady who was sharp-tongued, foolish, and spoiled, only to meet a tragic end in a pigsty as a disposable side character. Song Tianzhi sighed. Why was her luck so terrible? Looking at Wen Feng, the male lead, who stood before her with a cold expression and few words, s 1.8kReads9.0Score188Shelves

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   I recently started reading a historical fiction novel that's really good, and I even had withdrawal symptoms after finishing it. Getting into this genre was definitely worth it, even though I gave it a low rating. I recommend you check out the second book first!

10. 410 怕 Help! Pregnant with Twins, and This Rugged Man Won't Stop Spoiling Me! 怕！双胎体质，被糙汉掐腰猛宠！ Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Period setting + rugged man + devoted husband + everyday life + devoted couple, one-on-one romance) As a minor cannon-fodder shrew of a supporting female character in a period novel, she was destined for a miserable ending that would leave everyone sighing with pity. But sorry, I'm here now. Looking at the man before her, with his straight, sturdy posture, phoenix eyes, and high nose, both his face and physique seemed made to match her tastes perfectly. Bai Yueji: How thoroughly brai 84kReads9.4Score5.5kShelves

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    What a gem! A breath of fresh air in the period drama genre! No special abilities or cheat codes. The male lead is a true "chatterbox," and his earning power in the early stages is nowhere near that of other male leads! Every time he goes to work in the fields, his despair is written all over his face. But he has a clever little scheme in mind: he's eagerly anticipating the female lead getting into university so she can take him to the top and lead him to the pinnacle of life. This wonderful combination of characters creates an absolutely captivating story; you'll be missing out if you don't read it!

11. 411 七 The 1970s: A Martyr's Orphaned Daughter Is Reborn, Enlists, and Marries a Commander 七零：烈士孤女重生参军嫁首长了 I Beg You, Tong Meng 1我求童蒙1Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [Military marriage] [Strong female lead] [Military life] [Two equally strong leads] [Sweet romance] [Female soldier] (15,000 readers gave it a 9.5 rating. Enjoy with confidence!) (Also known as: To the Mountains and Rivers, and to You. The short drama of the same name is now streaming.) In her previous life, Lin Xianan spent seventy-three lonely years waiting for the truth to come too late. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to 1970, just three days before she was to be forced into 117.4kReads9.4Score13.1kShelves

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    This definitely qualifies, especially as it's a military romance. The author's descriptions of many significant events of that era and their reflections on history are incredibly realistic. It was very moving after reading it. The love story between the male and female leads is also very touching. The female lead, a soldier, grows and becomes increasingly outstanding, which is truly remarkable. The two of them...

12. 412 惊 Shocking! After Transmigrating into a Book, I Became the Child's Mother 惊爆！穿书后我成了孩子他妈 Granny Ni妮嬷嬷Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Original title: The 1980s: Commander, Your Baby Is from Ten Years in the Future [Period drama transmigration + marriage first, love later + family life + adorable baby + marriage to bring good fortune] The instant she receives her college admission letter, Qi Shiyu finds herself standing at the gates of a school in 1985. She's become a high school senior, with only three months left before the college entrance exams. She's transmigrated into a book. She thought she'd been cast as an insignifican 31.1kReads7.9Score4.9kShelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into a book after finishing her college entrance exams. Actually, she was originally from that world. Her three-year-old son from the future also transmigrates and ends up by her side. The female protagonist simply mails the child to his father and goes off to take the exams. The little baby is super cute and thinks he's a girl, haha! Definitely worth watching!

13. 413 九 Down-and-Out Heiress in the 1990s Marries a Rugged Man and Has His Baby! 九零落魄千金，嫁个糙汉生崽崽！ Chen Tumao陈土猫Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted A devoted couple + period setting + forced marriage + loyal puppy-like male lead + farming + not a sweet romance + not a wish-fulfillment story! When Wen Jing was eighteen, she discovered that she wasn't the Wen family's daughter and returned to her biological parents. The village's resident troublemaker, Lu Yanshen, took one look at her and set his sights on her. He forced her to marry him, and they had a son. “You're my mother, and you and my dad are truly in love.” “No, no, no. It wasn't forc 3kReads8.3Score167Shelves

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    It's really good, highly recommended! [Laughs][laughs] Trust me!

14. 414 娇 When the Sweet Young Educated Youth’s Eyes Turn Red, the Military Researcher Spoils Her Day and Night 娇娇知青一红眼，科研军爷日夜宠 Lychee荔枝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Food + Both Chaste + Joining Her Husband in the Military + Rugged Hero] Lin Mianmian transmigrates into the role of the cannon-fodder wife in a 1970s novel, and the first thing she sees when she opens her eyes is a handsome man. The original owner was timid and weak, and let people bully her. But Lin Mianmian is different: whoever bullies her gets a little slap. When she hits someone, her man hands her a knife from behind. He does the work, steps up whenever 2.7kReads8.6Score287Shelves
15. 415 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Sixties: A Carefree Life as a Military Wife 穿书六零，躺赢的随军生活 Prince Xi Who Loves Sesame Cakes爱吃麻糕的曦郡王Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration into a book + pocket dimension + military marriage] She thought it would be a simple transmigration, and that all she had to do was be herself. Later, she discovered that there were other transmigrators here, too. Everyone thought they were the protagonist, and one bizarre stunt after another kept unfolding. Afraid of getting caught up in it all, Qian Yufei hurried to honor her engagement and join the army as a military wife. Only then did she realize this was a 3.4kReads6.9Score219Shelves

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    This is really nice. It doesn't use much space, and the logic is fairly standard. It's beautiful.

16. 416 黑 The Black Heiress 黑千金 Song Xiangbai宋象白Modern Romance682k WordsCompleted Zhou Zhizhi was born a wealthy heiress, but she was abandoned in a remote county and taken in by a man who had just been released from prison after serving time for a serious crime. At just five years old, she was already able to save her father. Later, she also brought home an old scholar and former examination candidate, and the three of them began building a life together. The hardened criminal turned into a coal magnate, while the abandoned girl became a true heiress of the underworld. How w 32.6kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves

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    I read all of these books one by one (it's been so long since I finished them that I can't remember everything). Most of them probably don't have any cheat codes or special abilities, and I don't like cheat codes either. The writing is excellent, otherwise I would have given up long ago [laughing and crying emojis]. Books 1 and 2 are the most recent ones I read; they have a strong sense of the era, and the characters' behavior is quite consistent with that time period.

17. 417 军 A Sweet Military Marriage: The Slightly Plump Beauty Is Spoiled Rotten 军婚爆甜，微胖大美人被宠上天了 Big Meatball大肉圆子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Transmigrate into a Book + No Golden Finger] The moment Shi Lan opened her eyes, she found herself in the 1970s as a poor young woman who had traveled a thousand miles to find her husband. She never found him and was swept away by a flood. She thought it over. She was a living, breathing person, and she had the right address. How could she just vanish? After looking into it, she discovered that the scumbag had gotten together with his leader’s daughter and had long since l 384Reads7.5Score100Shelves
18. 418 穿 Transmigrating into the 1960s as a Young Educated Youth 穿越六十年代小知青 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Parallel world + spoiled younger man + military marriage + devoted husband + raising kids) Xu Ning transmigrated into a book, ending up as a minor character in a period novel, a young woman who had gone to the countryside with her younger brother to become an educated youth. Lin Miao, another educated youth, was an internet celebrity from the 21st century, while the male lead was an educated youth from the capital. Their tangled love story made life miserable for everyone in the educ 32.2kReads9.4Score3.2kShelves
19. 419 七 Military Wife in the 1970s: Island Life Is the Sweetest 七零随军：海岛日常美滋滋 Mingyue Yan明月滟Modern Romance793k WordsCompleted The new novel, The Scholar and the Joyful Life in the Mountains, is now underway. It's a historical farming story, so head to the author's page to read it~ . [Cozy daily life, family and neighborhood affairs, simple and peaceful ☞ beachcombing + food, mainly Cantonese cuisine + farming + adorable kids. Includes educational tidbits and lots of pictures. Complete.] [Content warnings: This is not a power fantasy, and the heroine isn't strong ☞ no transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger, no fac 601Reads8.8Score—Shelves
20. 420 守 Alone in an Empty Room, While the Factory Director Next Door Holds Me Close at Night 守空房，隔壁厂长夜揽小蛮腰 Milky Pear Boba奶梨啵啵Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Both Pure in Love + Sweet Romance + Traditional Story, No Rebirth or Transmigration] [Pretty Widow + Untamed Steel Mill Director, With a Striking Difference in Build and Skin Tone, and Chemistry Through the Roof] After her husband dies in an underground accident, He Xiaohe becomes the “jinx widow” everyone at the steel mill thinks they can bully. Her vicious mother-in-law wants to seize her house, then sell her off to the countryside for a bride price. Her shamele 2.2kReads—Score102Shelves

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    This book doesn't have any cheat codes or anything like that; the plot is fast-paced and features an ensemble cast.

21. 421 我 My Third Older Sister Is Reborn 我的三姐是重生的 I Want to Win the Lottery Every Day每天都想中大奖Modern Romance953k WordsOngoing This is a story about a family growing together, centered throughout on the ordinary daily life of the Tang family. It features a small ensemble cast and multiple perspectives, with a little more focus on the older sisters early on. Main character: Tang Xue, the fourth child in the family and one of a pair of twin sisters. Sweet, gentle, and thoughtful, she is sensible and grateful, and always cares for every member of her family. She isn't the family's only center of attention, but she's the gl 56.9kReads9.0Score5kShelves

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    This one, although it's not finished, is really good! It's the kind of period drama about ordinary, everyday life.

22. 422 人 Aloof as a Chrysanthemum? The Commander Clearly Loves to Compete for Everything! 人淡如菊？首长他分明又争又抢！ Sweet Potato Spirit番薯精Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted [Both leads are virgins + military marriage + reborn face-slapping + sweet romance] A radiant beauty with fair skin and stunning looks vs. the chaste Commander Zhou, broad-shouldered and slim-waisted In her previous life, Xu Zhihuan married Yuan Qing'an, ran his household, looked after his younger siblings, and honored his parents. Her only regret was that they never had a child. It wasn't until her cousin's husband's funeral that Xu Zhihuan learned why Yuan Qing'an had refused to consummate 1.1kReads7.8Score129Shelves
23. 423 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Became the Songbird of the Arts Troupe 重生七零之我成了文工团里的百灵鸟 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Zhang Qing opened her eyes after dying, she found herself back in 1969, at the age of seventeen. At this point in her previous life, the county cultural troupe had gone to the countryside to perform and had fallen for her lark-like voice. It was the only chance in that era for a country girl like her to change her fate. But because her mother stood in her way and she herself lacked resolve, Zhang Qing let the opportunity slip by and regretted it for the rest of her life! Reborn, Zhang Qing 1.6kReads9.2Score199Shelves
24. 424 重 Back to the 1970s: My Rugged Husband Is Young and Strong 重回七零：糙汉老公年轻又力壮 Abundance Year After Year岁岁有余Modern Romance518k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + reborn + Period + rugged man + sweet romance + farming and business + everyday family life] Shen Zhiyi, forced to move to the countryside, thought she could live the life she wanted once she got into college. Who could have known that in a car accident, her country-bumpkin husband would die saving her, and she would lose a leg? The rest of her life was spent drifting from place to place, plagued by illness and pain. Reborn in a single moment, she found herself back on the d 1.5kReads8.8Score145Shelves
25. 425 穿 Transmigrating into a Book Set in the 1970s: On My Wedding Night, I'm Sent Next Door to Stay 穿书七零：新婚夜被送到隔壁借宿 Pan-Fried Bun生煎包Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + beloved by all + devoted couple + no golden finger] On the day of her wedding, Lin Jianchun is suspected of bringing bad luck to her mother-in-law, so her new husband sends her to spend the night at the Lu family’s house next door. Unexpectedly, the owner of the bed comes home in the middle of the night… That’s when she transmigrates into the story. Remembering that she was punished with transmigration just for cursing out the author, 21.9kReads8.9Score5.8kShelves

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    I just finished reading this historical fiction novel, and it was very good. I don't know why it's rated less than 9 points; the rating seems too low.

26. 426 小 The Little Housekeeper and the Big Boss 小保姆和大领导 Nine Eight Eight九八八呀Modern Romance944k WordsOngoing Also known as: The Nanny Has a Plan, and the Boss Never Loses His Temper Also known as: The Nanny Knows What She Wants, and the Boss Can’t Do a Thing About It [Everyday Life + Sweet Romance + Building a Fortune + Devoted Husband + Family Life] Wen Zhiyi is a country girl with little education, no job, and no household registration. Her stepsister mocks her: “You couldn’t even pass the high school entrance exam. What makes you think you can get into college?” Her relatives try to set her up wit 194.2kReads9.1Score18.1kShelves

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    It's really, really good! If the word "nanny" puts you off, I sincerely recommend watching it! 😂 The female lead has her own career and knows exactly what she wants.

27. 427 八 The Fallen Heiress of the 1980s Marries a Factory Director and Raises His Kids 八零落魄千金，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Tea Tea Lemon茶茶柠檬Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [1980s + no rebirth or transmigration + no golden finger + everyday family life + raising children] Su Wanyan had been stunningly beautiful since childhood. She spoke two foreign languages and excelled at school, with a guaranteed place at a university in the capital within reach. But when her family went bankrupt overnight, her father, egged on by her stepmother, sold her to their uncultured, thuggish creditor to settle the debt. At first, when Jiang Liting heard that the Su family wanted to of 12.8kReads7.6Score757Shelves

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    My goodness, this story doesn't have any special abilities or cheat codes; it's just a regular narrative. The female lead is a fallen heiress who's a good university student who speaks English. The male lead is a rough, unrefined factory manager who swears, but he's incredibly gentle and considerate towards the female lead. He always sides with her, even arguing with his mother for her sake, and unconditionally favors her.

28. 428 七 The Fox Spirit of the Seventies 七十年代狐狸精 I'm Sang Sang我系桑桑呀Modern Romance859k WordsCompleted Her father died and her mother remarried. Just like her name, Xia Ku'er had a hard life from childhood on. She could work but couldn't talk, and everyone on the production team called her stupid. Then, when the little fool turned eight, she suddenly came into her own. She fought the worst of the lot, stood up to her cousins, and took on her aunt by marriage, turning the entire Xia family upside down and making herself the laughingstock of the whole production team. From then on, she set out on t 8.4kReads9.1Score776Shelves
29. 429 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Grandma, Today It's Your Turn to Get Divorced 重生七零：奶，今天轮到您离婚啦 Great Golden Immortal大罗金仙Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Also known as: Reborn in the 1970s as a Lucky Little Carp with Space Tens of billions in supplies, serving the country, the family’s darling, adorable child, satisfying story In her previous life, Shen Danluo’s family was harmed by her wicked second uncle, and she avenged them all by herself. Now she has been reborn with a space that can exchange for all kinds of supplies. In this life, she will change everyone’s tragic fate. Take down the worst offenders and punish the scum. Then quietly make a 35.1kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves
30. 430 你 Hello, 1976! 你好，1976！ vRunning Snailvv奔跑的蜗牛vUrban1.5M WordsCompleted The orphan Zheng Weimin transmigrates to 1976. He thinks he’ll finally experience the warmth of a family, but instead he’s abandoned once again. Luckily, he has the memories and knowledge of his previous life. Without them, he really wouldn’t have been able to turn things around. As the saying goes, nobody visits the poor in the busy city, while distant relatives come flocking to the rich in the mountains. It’s true. Zheng Weimin experiences life in all its harshness and, after being reborn, fin 38.3kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves

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    I just finished reading it and it was pretty good. Much better than those formulaic books about awful relatives marrying soldiers and selling food.

31. 431 七 The Clear-Headed Beauty of the 1970s: The Military Big Shot Spoils His Wife 七零清醒美人，军婚大佬宠妻成瘾 Zhao Ximeng昭溪萌Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Bygone Era + Family Life + Sweet Daily Romance + Following the Troops + Raising Kids + No College Entrance Exams, Black Markets, or Rural Relocation + Starting a Factory Later On + A Touch of an Ensemble Cast] Song Qian’an undergoes a “return to one” and seems to awaken memories of a past life. From the start, a man so handsome he could make the heavens weep proposes to her. He’s good-looking and wealthy, so she puts on a show of wavering before agreeing. Her life after marriage turns out to 32.3kReads8.6Score2.6kShelves

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    I highly recommend this book! The male lead falls in love with the female lead at first sight and proposes to marry her the very next day. The female lead is incredibly beautiful, has a clear and insightful personality, and gets everything she wants—just like her name suggests! It's a sweet slice-of-life story with an adorable child. Overall, it'll make you smile like a proud aunt. The author writes with great detail, has a good writing style, and creates vivid imagery.

32. 432 大 The Courtyard Compound: The Warmth of Everyday Life 大杂院：人间烟火气 Du Xiaore杜小惹Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted [Period setting + family drama + everyday life] If you're young and inexperienced, take this as a warning and steer clear. This book probably isn't for you. It has none of the usual wish-fulfillment tropes and no imaginary cheat powers. It's simply an ordinary story about people in northern China. [No transmigration, no System, no pocket dimension, no being reborn, and none of the modern-novel elements you know.] It records the ordinary life of a northern town in the 1980s, capturing the memorie 8.6kReads9.1Score757Shelves

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    No space, no system, no cheat codes

33. 433 七 The Leading Lady of a 1970s Military Marriage: I Seize the Moment and Make a Fortune 七零军婚大女主，手握风口暴富 Camellia Oil007山茶油007Modern Romance158k WordsOngoing [1970s + transmigration + orphaned heroine with no awful relatives + ordinary-born male lead who makes his own way + no pocket dimension or golden finger + military marriage + strong female lead] Synopsis: Overnight, she transmigrates into the body of an orphaned girl in the 1970s, with no father or mother. A perfect hand from the start. Ning Qingshang has no System or pocket dimension, but her mind is filled with decades of future trends. She knows every policy opportunity and every chance to 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No spatial dimension, no system, no awful relatives!! Transmigrated into the body of an orphan girl in the 1970s, she starts with a house and a perfect start. She thought she'd have to honestly farm and wait for reform and opening up, but within half a month, she whirlwinds into marriage with a quiet but incredibly reliable young military officer. The male lead is a deputy battalion commander, on a fifteen-day leave, and wins her over with the simple line, "You're all alone, if I don't treat you well, who will?" It's not the kind of love at first sight, but rather a mutual recognition that "this person is someone I can build a life with." The female lead has modern thinking but isn't cheat-like; she knows some first aid, loves reading and thinking, and slowly establishes herself in the military family compound. While the male lead is stationed for three months, she lives alone in a temporary room, buying groceries, cooking, making friends, navigating the black market, and helping the clinic get gauze—step by step, she carves out her own path. Currently being serialized.

34. 434 八 A Fresh Start in the Eighties: No More PUA, Just Making Money 八零重启：拒绝PUA！只想赚钱 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Grandma Shen: I worked so hard raising your dad and his siblings all by myself, and now I have to help him look after the kids and cook, too! What did I do to deserve this? Shen Xiaoya: Grandma, really? Then I definitely won't do anything to deserve that kind of fate. I'll try my best to raise my kids together with someone else! Grandma Shen: … Shen's dad and mom: We aren't very capable, so you kids need to study hard! You'll have to rely on yourselves in the future! Shen Xiaoya: Mom, Dad, don't 17.3kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
35. 435 八 Shanghai in the 1980s: Captain Yan’s Wife Ran Off with the Kids 八零沪市，闫队家的媳妇带娃跑了 Black Crow Jili黑鸦几里Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Short drama: She Rises to the Wind in the Eighties An Eighties beauty flees while pregnant, and the military man loses his cool [Shanghai in the Eighties + marriage before love + chasing his wife and face-slapping + sweet everyday romance] Willowy, graceful dancer beauty X sharp-tongued but soft-hearted, jealous man Xu Si transmigrated into a book, becoming the fake heiress who was switched at birth with the Xie family's daughter. On her very first day, she moved out of the Western-style mansion 6.9kReads8.8Score700Shelves

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    You have to read this one! Trust me, this is a bookworm of many years! When they first meet, the male lead has been shot in the leg and is still incurable. He has a bad temper, but he's only indifferent to the female lead and doesn't throw tantrums. His leg will heal!! The mother-in-law is also a bit arrogant, but the more you read, the better you find her.

36. 436 七 Little One of the Seventies, Hoping to Make Dad a Dragon 七零小崽，望父成龙 Timid Girl懦女Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period] [Rivals] [Ensemble Cast] [Everyday Family Life] [No Golden Finger] [The 1970s] [Book Transmigration] After transmigrating, Zhang Liuliu had been living the good life, convinced she was the chosen one. Here comes this gorgeous woman who’s going to get rich! Then one day, her beautiful mother stroked her head and said, “Liuliu, Mom is going back to the city.” Zhang Liuliu felt like the sky had fallen. It turned out she was living inside a book, and she wasn’t just not the heroine: she was 8kReads7.7Score784Shelves

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    It's really good, very good. It's an ensemble piece. The male and female leads have high emotional intelligence, strong moral values, and are very shrewd. They're not easily fooled by awful people, and they handle interpersonal relationships very well. For someone like me who doesn't understand interpersonal relationships, it's practically textbook-level.

37. 437 重 Reborn in the Seventies: I Found Out My Stern Husband and I Have a Child 重生七零，发现和古板丈夫有娃了 Loves Deep-Sea Fish爱吃深海鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Reborn + Sweet Romance + Military Marriage + Raising Kids + Married First, Love Later + Family Life] [Straightforward Woman vs. Stoic Man] In her previous life, An Jing was set up and ended up in bed with Song Yuansi. Forced into marriage, she endured accusations and abuse from those around her, along with cold treatment from her in-laws. She chose to divorce, only for her family to be destroyed as soon as the marriage ended. She was beaten until she miscarried, then died from 1.3kReads8.4Score100Shelves

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    None of these female protagonists have any special abilities (golden finger) ☞ All are completed. The second and fifth books aren't highly rated, but they're still quite good. The fourth book has a high score and is highly recommended. It's a slice-of-life story; the male protagonist doesn't like the female protagonist at first, but marries her due to pressure. Later, he spoils her rotten. You might want to consider checking it out! [Thinking][Laughing][Shy]

38. 438 七 The 1970s: Reborn, I Spoil My Beloved Husband 七零年代！重生后把娇夫宠上天 Eat a Little Egg Tart吃一点蛋挞Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted [Period setting + one-on-one romance + reborn + sweet romance + heroine pursues hero] After being reborn, Shen Xiaoyue thought long and hard. This time, she’d get ahead of things and had the power to see the future. She wanted to try all the things she’d never gotten around to doing before. But where should she start? Her eyes wandered in circles before finally meeting those of a damp little puppy. Forget it. She’d start by raising a dog. She owed him, after all. Lu Ping’an: The only outcome of 20.5kReads8.7Score2kShelves
39. 439 老 My Husband Cheated, So I Swapped Husbands with His Mistress to Change Our Fates 老公出轨，我和小三换夫改命 Du Wanxing杜菀星Modern Romance553k WordsCompleted A new novel currently being serialized, with its rating just posted! [Not a wish-fulfillment story] [Period setting + remarriage + devoted husband + marriage first, love later] [Some ensemble cast elements] [No System] [No pocket dimension] [Realistic everyday life] In the height of summer in 1977, Xu Nan, a temporary worker at a machinery factory, caught her husband, Cheng Peng, having an affair with Liang Yan Min, an employee at the same factory. To protect his reputation and prospects, Cheng 17.3kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
40. 440 惊 What a Shock! I Landed a Secure Government Job in the 1960s 惊！我竟在六零端上了铁饭碗 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Set in a bygone era + Transmigration + Inspirational + Heartwarming + Everyday family life + City job] After saving a cat just after finishing the college entrance exams, Su Yuhe became a vegetable. A year later, she transmigrated into the body of Su He, a girl from Nanshan Village in the 1960s who had heard that the college entrance exams had been suspended, missed a step, and drowned. Suddenly transported to the countryside of the 1960s, Su He had no phone, no electricity, no internet, and n 23.4kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves

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    ① No cheat codes, the relationship between the male and female leads is very good, and there are no so-called "extreme" characters. ② I absolutely love this book! Su He is so amazing, I wish I had her abilities too. The female lead gradually escapes her small village through her own abilities. ③ Although it doesn't quite meet the requirements, the female lead has a cheat code, but its presence is extremely weak. In one instance, the female lead uses the system to select a good husband candidate for herself. [Facepalm]

41. 441 重 Reborn in the 1980s: From the Start, I Took a Factory Job 重生八零，开局进厂打工 Jiang Twenty蒋二十Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yunxi transmigrates into the role of a universally loathed supporting character, the female foil to the heroine. The heroine endures endless hardships without giving in, while Ji Yunxi lives in comfort, spoiled and cruel. During the 1987 wave of migrant labor, the heroine gets into college and finally holds her head high, while Ji Yunxi uses connections to land a job on an assembly line. The heroine lives out a romantic drama straight from real life every day, while Ji Yunxi seethes with jeal 45.5kReads8.4Score5.2kShelves

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    I recommend this book: It's one of the few books I've read featuring a rational female protagonist. She's not love-struck, doesn't have any special abilities, and is very rational. Highly recommended! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

42. 442 穿 Transmigrated into an 80s Novel as a Rich, Adored Young Lady 穿进八零年代文当富家娇娇女 The Watermelon in Yikun Palace Isn't Sweet翊坤宫西瓜不甜Modern Romance212k WordsCompleted Xiang Qing, who loves reborn web novels, never imagined that one day she would transmigrate to the 1980s and find herself from the start as a little farm girl! In an era when even eating meat was a luxury, she relies on her parents and gradually rises to become a pampered rich girl. As for that golden finger that's somewhat useful but not very useful, she'll just use it to tackle a few side quests for now... 4.3kReads8.2Score231Shelves

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    The first book, "Only Daughter," is a transmigration novel set in a bygone era, focusing on the female protagonist's pampered life. The second book features a female protagonist who transmigrates to another world, with the male protagonist working in the police force; both emphasize romance and marriage.

43. 443 九 The 1990s: Back to One Month Before My Husband's Tragic Death 九零：回到丈夫惨死前一月 Wealth and Prosperity金银富贵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-led period business drama + raising a child + unruly heroine + gentle, devoted husband + mutual healing] [Short drama now streaming] In her previous life, Su Ai was a gangster. She smoked, played cards, drank, and got into fights, and she didn't give a damn about anything. She even stole a handsome village doctor away to be her husband and had a well-behaved child with him. Her biggest regret was causing trouble and getting her husband killed at home. Even after she later built a busine 22.2kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
44. 444 九 A Warm Marriage in the Nineties: Marry a Tough Man and Have His Baby 九零暖婚：嫁个硬汉生崽崽 Mr. Dream Return梦回先生Modern Romance342k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Xu Zhixia was blind to the truth and foolishly trusted the wrong people, eloping with a scumbag. She ended up losing her unborn child and watching her family fall apart, meeting a tragic end. Reborn, she decides to live with her eyes wide open, save her family, crush the scumbag and his mistress, and make something of her life! She'll be able to raise a child, win over her dream man, and claim both wealth and a man for herself. Every so often, she flirts with her dream man 3Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 445 貌 Beautiful Educated Youth Returns to the City, and Her Powerful Ex-Husband Comes After Her 貌美知青回城后，大佬前夫追来了 Lampwick Woad灯心菘蓝Modern Romance691k WordsCompleted Lin Zhiwei, a young woman sent to the countryside, was desperate to return to Beijing. Under her mother’s relentless calls, she tearfully divorced Zhou Yi, her husband of one year, whom she was still deeply in love with. A month after the divorce, she clutched her stomach and realized she might… be pregnant. Meanwhile, Li Li, the second female lead, was eagerly waiting for Zhou Yi to divorce. She was reborn, and knew he would become a powerful business tycoon in Pengcheng, a real estate pioneer, 28.1kReads8.6Score2.1kShelves

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    Without any special advantages, the female lead discovers she's pregnant after divorcing her husband [laughing and crying emoji]. She even dreams that her husband didn't come to the city to find her as promised 🔥 and she aborts the child [crying emoji][crying emoji]. She arranges for her husband to come to the city beforehand to prevent his adoptive mother from interfering with his college entrance exams. The two end up having twins, a boy and a girl, who both successfully get into Tsinghua and Peking Universities 🍀. The male lead also successfully reunites with his biological parents 🌸🌸

46. 446 大 Male Chauvinist? I Got Into College, So I’m Running Away 大男子主义？考上大学我决定跑路 Listening to the Wind in Chang'an长安听风Modern Romance462k WordsCompleted Naive heiress x calculating male lead with questionable morals Transmigration into her own body + undocumented + sweet romance + transmigration into a book Jiang Yingyue transmigrated. The good news was that she was still in her own body. The bad news was that she had no legal identity. Short on money, she decided to sell her watch and keep her head down for a while. But because she was wearing such strange clothes, someone reported her as a spy, and she was hauled off to the Public Securit 910Reads8.3Score101Shelves
47. 447 娇 The Sweet Village Beauty Joins the Army, Gathers Seafood, Raises Kids, and Gets Rich 娇软村花随军后，赶海养崽暴富了 Just in Time for Spring正逢春Modern Romance535k WordsCompleted Shen Mingzhu was famous as the most beautiful woman in the surrounding villages. She was gorgeous, had a sweet singing voice, and was a top student. The local bully used every trick in the book to get her, scaring off all his rivals. But he couldn't do a thing about Jiang Zhimiao. He couldn't even make him angry. Jiang, the regiment commander on the island, was a legend: a celebrated war hero from a young age, with an impressive record of service. But he was as thick-headed as a wooden fish, and 595Reads8.8Score101Shelves
48. 448 七 In the 1970s: Picking Up a Madman as My Husband 七零年代疯批夫妇 The Colorful Xue Jingfei色彩缤纷的薛静妃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Historical era + green tea schemer + obsessive love + unhinged + powerful lead + everyday family life + pocket dimension + food + healing + transmigrate into a book This is the story of two unfortunate souls saving each other. After transmigrating into the countryside as a little orphan, Ming Dai meets Zhou Sinian, a mad powerful man who loves wearing red headscarves. Under the protection of his reputation, she manages to establish herself in the village. Zhou Sinian was a cannon-fodder characte 109.5kReads9.3Score11.4kShelves

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    This book is super fun! The male lead is a bit silly at first, but he's invincible in the whole village, and everyone is afraid of him, even the children. He also has a thing for ugly, bright red. The female lead dotes on him a lot, and the male lead is nicknamed "Princess Zhou." Their interactions are incredibly sweet, and the male lead only listens to the female lead. I love it!!

49. 449 六 The 1960s: My Own Mother Left Me on the Road to Fleeing Famine 六零：我被亲妈扔在了逃荒路上 December-十二月-Modern Romance801k WordsCompleted Qin Qing, a soon-to-be graduate, stays up late working on her thesis. One stumble sends her tumbling into the 1960s, right in the middle of a famine migration. Completely at a loss, she is abandoned by her own mother from the start. She lives on wild vegetable cakes and cold water at every meal. Watching a young master from City B speed off on his 28-inch bicycle, she can only shed envious tears. Fortunes change! Let’s see who has the last laugh! [Down-on-his-luck young master VS. abandoned rich 2.6kReads8.9Score200Shelves

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    🥰🔥🍒This novel is truly original; it's not your typical period drama. It depicts the famine and hardship of the mid-1960s, a time of widespread food shortages and people fleeing their homes. It's an incredibly good novel. Highly recommended, definitely worth reading.

50. 450 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 101.2kReads9.6Score10kShelves

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    This book is super fun! The male lead is a bit silly at first, but he's invincible in the whole village, and everyone is afraid of him, even the children. He also has a thing for ugly, bright red. The female lead dotes on him, and he's nicknamed "Princess Zhou." Their interactions are incredibly sweet, and the male lead only listens to her. I love it!!

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