Any More Realistic Stories Set in a Particular Era? Looking for Recs 有没有真实一点的年代文啊？求推荐

1. 551 穿 Reborn as a Tycoon's Wicked Ex-Wife, I Became the Whole Family's Darling 穿成大佬恶毒前妻后，被全家团宠 Braised Beef Brisket Rice牛腩焗饭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + personal space + sweet romance and raising kids + love grows over time + transmigrated heroine vs. reborn heroine] When she opens her eyes, Jiang Yuman finds herself transmigrated into a book as the male lead’s wicked ex-wife, who is six months pregnant. In the book, the original owner dreams of becoming an official’s wife and tries every trick in the book to marry into the Fu family. But when the Fu family is falsely accused, stripped of their positi 149.8kReads9.0Score17.7kShelves

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   🌷✨The more you read, the more addictive it becomes!! The female lead transmigrates into a book and becomes the male lead's vicious ex-wife. The original owner was vicious and vain; upon seeing that the male lead's family was in trouble and he had to go to the countryside, she decisively wanted to divorce him and have an abortion. The female lead, now a transmigrator, sees her husband, who is even more handsome than a celebrity in her future life, and touches her six-month pregnant belly. Jiang Yuman sighs: "You brat, you're still not satisfied even though you're eating so well!"

2. 552 首 He Asked for a Divorce on His First Night Home, Then Kissed Her Until She Cried 首长回家第一晚提离婚，被亲哭了 I'm the Baby Here我才是宝宝Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn military marriage + winning back his wife + antique bargains + dazzling beauty vs. aloof heartthrob] In her previous life, Zhu Suisui fell for Lu Lanxu at first sight. Of all the Lu family members, she chose the most outstanding heir to be her husband. She thought that if she worked hard to be a good Mrs. Lu, one day Lu Lanxu would love her. But she had overestimated herself. She simply couldn’t warm his heart. For twenty years, they treated each other with respect, but he felt only a se 30.6kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
3. 553 莲 Lotus Shadows over the Capital 莲影京华 My Left Eyelid Keeps Twitching左眼皮跳啊跳Modern Romance318k WordsOngoing Village beauty Shi Cailian has had a life bitter enough to pickle vegetables, but she's blessed with a face of unparalleled beauty. Educated youth Wan Changce falls for her at first sight and takes the college entrance exam four times. When the results come out, Shi Cailian has just fallen out with her biased family, so she packs her bags and goes with him to make it in the capital. He studies hard and becomes a top student, while she uses her beauty to land a secure job at the Friendship Store. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 554 身 Her Space Was Discovered on Her Very First Day Here! Help! 身穿第一天就被发现空间，急！！ Jingxuan Yang MeijinC景轩羊梅锦CAncient Romance334k WordsCompleted (Space + Lucky Charm Golden Finger + A Heroine Who Loves to Overthink + An Incredibly Capable Hero Who Gets Red Eyes) Important! Important! Neither of the hero's two children is his biological child! Both leads have had no prior relationships!! At first, the heroine is simply attracted to the hero's looks. She doesn't like him. Whether she likes him or not, she has to become his stepmother. If you don't like that, please don't complain; feel free to drop the book. Shi Yu was about to graduate fr 705Reads6.6Score110Shelves

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   A very realistic and enjoyable period novel, without any special abilities or cheat codes.

5. 555 重 Back to the 1970s, Spoiled at the Cost of My Life by a Sinister Tycoon 重回七零，被阴戾大佬拿命宠 Lamb Who Loves Spicy Food爱吃辣的小羊羔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + building wealth + food + adorable child + redemption] Reborn, Xia Chuhe rolled up her sleeves and got to work, facing a family that barely had enough to eat or wear. Pickled pepper bullfrog, braised fish, braised pork, marinated meats... Every day, she carried all kinds of delicious food through the black market, raking in stacks of cash and ration coupons. In her previous life, she was brutally murdered. The “madman” she had always feared went mad for her, avenged her 7.4kReads8.8Score469Shelves
6. 556 都 Now That I'm Reborn, Why Get Married? Obviously, I'll Make Money 都重生了谁还嫁人，当然赚钱啊 Chi Yu Ru Hai池渔洳海Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Starting a Business and Making Money+Top Student+No Romance+Feel-Good Female Lead+Period Piece] Jiang Yu is reborn in 1994. In this life, she refuses to follow her mother to the city for school. She'll stay in the county, sell porridge, and open a food court. With her foresight and skills as a food blogger, watch her turn 250 yuan into a hundred billion... She'll make money and study hard, both at once! 1.5kReads8.9Score111Shelves

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   Reborn in 1994, she starts her business and gets rich by selling porridge and milk tea. It's a period drama with a strong female lead and no romantic pairing.

7. 557 首 Commander, Your Foreign Bride Is Here. Please Sign for Her 首长你的洋媳妇儿来了，签收一下 Half-Summer Pomelo半夏柚子Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [Period setting + love at first sight + height and age gap (7 years) + devoted husband + military marriage + face-slapping] Zhou Nanxu, stationed with the army, received two letters from home. The first read: “Your mother spent five hundred yuan finding you a beautiful wife. Hurry home, son.” The second read: “Your wife suggested splitting up the family. Your mother has already moved out and is living with you and your wife now.” Rong Mei, a workaholic from the twenty-first century, died and wok 15.9kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
8. 558 七 Sent to the Countryside in the 1970s, I Was Loved at First Sight by a War God 七零下乡知青，被兵王一见钟情了 Hoping for the Mountain, No Snow盼山无白Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Completed [period setting + reborn + pocket dimension + revenge + devoted couple + making money + medical skills + military marriage + feel-good wish fulfillment] In her previous life, Su Niannian was forced to go to the countryside, where two educated youths, Lu Xingguang and Huang Yingying, tricked her out of her money, tormented her, and framed her. After working desperately hard to get into college, she was manipulated by her stepmother, Tao Chunhua, who stole her admission letter and marrie 18.8kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves
9. 559 从 From Shepherd Boy to Writer 从放羊娃到作家 Author Song in the Clouds 713作者云中歌声713Modern Romance164k WordsOngoing Wu Beiyan, a shepherd boy and the child of a military family, doesn't know whether his parents ever got married. Four shepherding companions are lured to a remote village by a “TV director.” As the four escape, some survey workers take them to an air force base. Later, a criminal police team escorts them. After Wu Beiyan rescues a girl in red, Du Xiaojuan, from a flood, he stays with a retired official's family in Linquan City and receives special care. When he returns to the Shazaoyuan Farm, th 1Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 560 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Turning My Lazy Husband into a Tycoon 重生七零，爆改懒汉丈夫成首富 Earth's Core Power Along地心力阿龙Modern Romance183k WordsOngoing [No System] [Reborn and Rising] [Marriage Before Love] [A Couple Growing Together] In her previous life, village beauty Qin Hongying was forced into marriage by local bully Li Shi'an. Her “white moonlight,” educated youth Pei An, turned a blind eye. Only the lazybones Li Chuang stood up and said a few words in her defense. In the end, pressured by her parents, she still married the bully, suffered terribly after the wedding, and jumped into a river to end her life. In this life, Qin Hongying wou 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There are no cheat codes, it's not a wish-fulfillment story, it's a very realistic story set in a specific era, where the couple supports each other and grows together!

11. 561 重 Reborn in the Nineties: A Guide to Turning My Life Around 重生九零之逆袭攻略 Silent and Serene不语安然Modern Romance486k WordsCompleted She was a child rejected by her own mother from the moment she was born. After her mother remarried, she moved with her into a new home and suffered endless abuse. She thought marrying the man she had secretly loved would finally free her from misery, but she had no idea that the tragedy was only just beginning. After her best friend plotted against her and her husband used and betrayed her, Bai Xue died with them. By a twist of fate, she was reborn in the late 1990s. 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🌨🌨🌨This historical romance novel feels quite realistic. Although the female protagonist is reborn, she has no help whatsoever and relies entirely on herself. Of course, there are also some truly awful and kind characters in the story. Bai Xue's father is her stepfather, so she receives no care at home. In her previous life, she always made way for Bai Yun. Reborn, she's determined to plan for herself and avoid repeating her past mistakes. For her, self-preservation is the only true principle!

12. 562 洲 Fireworks on the Islet, Where People Make Their Homes, Starting in the 1970s 洲上烟火有人家，从七十年代开始 He Xinhe何心荷Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted [Rural Romance] [Family Life] [Educated Youth Teacher] [Neighborly Disputes] [Eerie Shadows in the Village] [Country Living and Laughs] This book has no pocket dimension, no System, and no transmigration or rebirth. It tells only of ordinary people’s rural lives and the hard-won warmth and bustle of everyday life through years of hardship. The story begins in the 1970s and follows several families living in the countryside. Among them are educated youths sent to work in the villages, militia mem 116Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    The 1970s: A true account of that era is worth reading.

13. 563 我 I’m Not Illiterate 我不是文盲 Country Lad乡野小子Urban250k WordsCompleted My name is Wang Peng. I was born with memories carried over from my previous lives, but I retained only what I had learned, not a single memory of the lives I had lived. So... I have no idea how many lives I've been through... Maybe the reason my memories weren't completely erased was that I never finished drinking Granny Meng's soup! Whatever the cause, those memories have helped me thrive in the real world... —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 564 年 Young and Promising 年少有为 A Dao阿刀Urban2.1M WordsCompleted How deeply does one's family shape them? Some grow up insecure, timid, and lacking confidence; others become violent and end up behind bars; still others see their marriages torn apart, losing their spouses and children. After countless heartbreaking realizations, some people spend their whole lives healing from childhood, while others are healed for life by their childhood. 20.8kReads9.0Score2.4kShelves
15. 565 见 A Season of Green, with Drizzling Rain 见青时节疏雨绵绵 Xiaoxiao Fishing Song潇潇渔歌Modern Romance241k WordsOngoing The first time Guo Shuyu, the daughter of a landlord, saw Xu Jianqing, the beggar, he was beating his wife, a hulking man like a black bear. Guo Shuyu thought any man would be better than that black bear. Better to be anyone’s wife than Xu Jianqing’s. How pitiful to be scolded and beaten every day. But life is full of surprises, and the Matchmaker in the Moon muddles the red threads. Some inexplicable stroke of bad luck sent everything awry. Like a thunderclap from a clear sky, Guo Shuyu married 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A small mountain valley, a young couple, and simple everyday life.

16. 566 八 Military Marriage in the 1980s: The Little Army Wife Builds a Business and Makes a Fortune 八零军婚：小军嫂搞事业赚麻了 Like a Flower, Not Like Jade如花不似玉Modern Romance532k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Marriage First, Love Later + Devoted Husband + Professional Comeback Queen + Everyday Struggles of Ordinary People] In 1983, in a parallel world, Ye Yuer came from a fashionable stylist to an “old maid” who had just returned to the city with no household registration and no job. To solve her registration problem, her family urged her to find a man through matchmaking and get married. So she decided to become a barber and earn a living on her own. Zhou Xu came home on leave a 922Reads8.5Score103Shelves

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    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

17. 567 七 The 1970s: I Got Rich After Marrying a Fool 七零，嫁傻子后暴富 User Pumpkin Carriage用户南瓜车Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a book + 1980s + pocket dimension + raising kids + everyday family life] From the start, she wakes up on her wedding night, and her husband is devastatingly handsome! What? Once the male model opens his mouth, she realizes he’s an idiot. Her excitement is completely doused, but being alive is better than being dead! Her husband is an idiot, and she’s stuck in a blended family in a bygone era, with a biased father-in-law, a stepmother-in-law, and sisters-in-law who stir up tr 9.4kReads8.8Score846Shelves

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    This book is interesting!

18. 568 携 Bringing a Pocket Dimension to the 1970s: She Helps Her Whole Family Make Money 携空间穿七零：她带全家赚物资 October Whale十月鲸鲸Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + spirit spring + pills + weapons + devoted leads + feel-good power fantasy] Su Rujin, a 21st-century female warrior, can charm guests in the parlor and whip up a meal in the kitchen. She never imagined that she’d cut her finger while cooking and transmigrate to the 1970s. Luckily, her pocket dimension came with her... She lived a life full of restrictions in her previous life, so this time she’ll live well and be a gentle beauty! Watch as she helps her family make money and 10.6kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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    [Space + Spiritual Spring + Elixirs + Weapons + Clean Romance + Satisfying Read] A female warrior cuts her hand and transmigrates to the 1970s, becoming gentle? Su Ruojin opens a space to hoard food and becomes a cheat code: the kitchen becomes a granary, and modern goods are readily available! A troublesome person comes to cause trouble? She teaches them a lesson~ A tough guy chases after his wife with a gun: "Wife, I'll carry the supplies, you just need to look beautiful!"

19. 569 大 Daring to Act 大胆作为 Ah Shuilan阿水兰Modern Romance277k WordsCompleted She was as beautiful as a celestial maiden. Raised in a remote mountain village, she became famous far and wide for her beauty, but she was neither delicate nor dependent on men. With an excellent memory, high emotional and intellectual intelligence, and a stubborn refusal to give up, she carved out a place for herself in the world. She studied opera, ran a stall, worked odd jobs, and did business, eventually making her mark in the commercial world. Because of her unusual birth, her life was far 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A very realistic account of the era.

20. 570 九 A Sequel to My Struggles in the Nineties 九十年代奋斗记续 Yuan Feiyu元非雨Modern Romance528k WordsCompleted If you want to read the complete story, please read A Record of Striving in the Nineties first. [Nineties + pseudo-official family fiction + Beijing courtyard homes + inspirational + high IQ + everyday life] An alternate setting! An alternate setting! No one is reborn or transmigrates. Yu Yi lives in the hopeful, transformative decade of the nineties, with an irrepressible drive to prove herself. In the prime of her youth, she resolutely packs her bags, bids farewell to her familiar hometown, a 49Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    It's very realistic, with almost no exaggerated descriptions.

21. 571 重 Reborn in 1970: Selling Gourmet Dishes, I’m Destined to Win at Life 重生七零卖大菜，人生赢家定是我 Earn Money to Raise a Dog赚钱养狗Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (No golden finger, no pocket dimension, no overpowered exploits. It’s not exactly a story about a strong female lead, either. Just the ordinary life of a family, where everyone gets to be the protagonist.) [Rebirth + Period Setting + Family Life + Making Money + Cute Kids + Cozy Vibes] In her twilight years, Shen Chunhua is reborn and returns to the time before all the regrets of her life came to pass. Life was so hard last time. This time, she has to make the most of it. After all, every extra 6.8kReads9.2Score563Shelves

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    I think this is quite realistic. Reborn into the village, she doesn't suddenly become rich. Chunhua starts by buying groceries, then raises chickens, and even attends night school to learn mushroom cultivation techniques. Compared to the village, she is indeed a bit wealthier, but overall, it's not bad.

22. 572 七 The 1970s: The Eight Younger Brothers Who Always Enabled Their Brother Are Reborn 七零之八个扶弟魔的弟弟重生了 A Splash of Vivid Color一抹重彩Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting, reborn, spirit spring space, one female lead, family ties, everyday family life, building wealth] In his previous life, Qi Yuejin became the richest man in the country. In the first half of his life, he relied on his eight older sisters and lived well with his wife. By the time he made money and came to his senses, some of his sisters were dead and others crippled, while the younger generation had severed ties with him and wanted nothing more to do with him for the rest of their 39.7kReads9.1Score4.3kShelves
23. 573 我 Things That Happened When I Was a Kid 我小时候的事 Xiaoxiao Nishang筱筱霓裳Modern Romance158k WordsCompleted I really don't have much talent for writing novels. I simply pieced together people and events from my childhood, along with scattered fragments of memory and everyday trivialities, as best I could. It's like sewing a patchwork garment out of scraps of floral fabric: from a distance it looks colorful and busy, but up close the seams are obvious, and it never quite comes together. Even so, I weighed every word and poured my passion and love into it, because I wrote it for my daughter. 49Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 574 九 A Record of Striving in the Nineties 九十年代奋斗记 Yuan Feiyu元非雨Modern Romance21k WordsCompleted An alternate setting! An alternate setting! No rebirth, no transmigration: just an ordinary native-born person. She changes the ending of a story she heard as a child! Born in the 1970s, Yu Yi was just about to graduate from college when the massive wave of layoffs swept across the country in the 1990s. She resolutely headed north, joining the ranks of Beijing drifters and beginning a life of working, living, and pursuing love as an ordinary person facing adversity. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 575 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s, Married the Wildest Tough Guy, and Came Out on Top 穿书七零闪婚最野糙汉后我赢麻了 Little Face脸崽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance + Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + 1970s + Male Lead Is Love-Struck + Raising Kids] When she opened her eyes, a man who seemed made for her was right in front of her. Ruan Niannian thought her mother had arranged everything, and hurriedly promised she would take responsibility... Once she came to her senses, she realized she had transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s that she had read. She had become the love-struck supporting fem 47kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves

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    This is a good choice for first-time readers of period fiction. It depicts a mundane life, the struggle to earn money, the path to prosperity, and a better life.

26. 576 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

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    All I can say is that it's quite good; it's neither verbose nor mindless.

27. 577 八 The East-West Rivalry of the 1980s 八零之东西风之争 My Left Eyelid Keeps Twitching左眼皮跳啊跳Modern Romance462k WordsOngoing This novel has been completely reworked and rewritten! The focus is on everyday family life. Reader's Guide: The early chapters focus on the characters' growing-up years. From the middle onward, the story focuses on married life and the daily grind. There are many characters, with a touch of ensemble-cast storytelling. The first 50 chapters follow two timelines. The pacing slows down in the middle and later sections. Everyone is ordinary, a grain of sand swept along by the tides of the times. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It mainly focuses on everyday family matters, such as cooking and cooking.

28. 578 攀 You Married Up, So I Married a General. What Do You Regret? 攀高枝另娶，我嫁将军你悔什么 Meme Yu么么愚Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted]+ [Rival suitors]+ [A sunny, strong heroine who raises pigs and makes the impossible happen] After being a widow for eight years, Lu Qiniang buys a man to give her a child. Just as they enter the bridal chamber, her husband, who was supposedly killed in battle, suddenly returns home in triumph. Lu Qiniang: ... Looking at the two men ready to draw swords, she has a sudden idea: “The three of us should just make a good life together. That's better than anything else!” Xiao Yan & Zhan 35.5kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves
29. 579 七 1970s Space: A Transmigrated Daughter and Her Reborn Mother 七零空间：穿越闺女重生妈 Transmigration and Rebirth穿越加重生Modern Romance392k WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1970s] [Transmigration] [Space] [Reborn] [Mutual devotion] [A touch of ensemble cast] [Educated youth] [Two worlds connected] She opens her eyes and has transmigrated into a book set in the 1970s. Even the paper character's slap across her face hurts like hell. She has become a short-lived cannon-fodder character. Damn it! This woman is going to defy fate and change her destiny! 46.5kReads8.9Score3.4kShelves

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    I found this 1970s novel absolutely amazing. It's full of hilarious scenes, and it's so entertaining that I'll stay up all night to read it.

30. 580 科 The Brilliant Scientist Who Ran Away from Both Her Wedding and Her Marriage 科研一枝花逃婚又逃嫁 Qing E Xi青莪兮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (A period novel with no golden finger for scientific research, a top-tier intellect and a clear, rational mind; strengthening the nation and its military through mathematics, founding a research institute; the heroine is a soldier's wife, beloved for her own achievements, with a happy, harmonious relationship) Period setting + humorous everyday life + academic star + strengthening the nation through mathematical research + counterespionage + no space, no System, no golden finger + highly intelli 5.8kReads9.2Score645Shelves

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    One step at a time

31. 581 重 Reborn: I Build a Technology Tree in 1976 重生：我在一九七六开科技树 Qian Xun Xun千寻讯Urban40k WordsCompleted Engineering PhD Chen Mo opens his eyes and finds himself back in the resource-strapped 1970s. The mud-brick house in the northern countryside is drafty, the watery porridge never fills anyone up, and troublesome relatives keep making life difficult. His grandmother favors his second uncle’s family, letting them take all the good things while dumping every hard job on Chen Mo’s family. Just as Chen Mo is at a loss, the Technology Tree System activates. Touch any mechanical or electrical device, a —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is really good.

32. 582 逃 Fleeing Famine and Farming: The Eldest Daughter of the Farmhouse Keeps the Family Fed 逃荒种田，农门长姐养家忙 Clouds Above the Clouds云上之云Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This story has no space, is not a feel-good power fantasy, and its famine-flight scenes are adapted from historical accounts of ordinary people fleeing famine in different periods. The heroine is only eight years old, so escaping with her whole family in tow is very hard, incredibly hard. If you’re looking for a feel-good power fantasy, please move on. Don’t read to the end, decide the main characters have suffered too much, feel bad, and then leave a negative review. Writing is hard, so please 33.9kReads9.4Score4.1kShelves
33. 583 穿 Transmigrating Through Thirty Years of the 1960s 穿越六零三十年 Transmigration and Rebirth穿越加重生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period] [Transmigration] [Space] [Reborn] [Educated Youth] [A Light Ensemble Cast] [Building Wealth] [The 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s] Chen Xi, the heroine, is transported to the 1960s by a silver-white dragon-and-phoenix ring. She becomes a ten-year-old girl with the same name, and her dream comes true: she gains an enormous space for farming and raising livestock. Blinded by a handsome face, she even takes in the gorgeous Chu Xuan. The only thing she regrets is giving him too much spirit spring w 13.4kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
34. 584 守 After Years of Widowhood, the Rough Soldier Who Died in Battle Comes Home Weeping 守寡多年后战死的糙汉回家嘤嘤嘤 Meme Yu么么愚Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy + Everyone's Favorite + Cute Baby]: My husband died while serving in the army, and now that Shen Yunqing is a widow, she's starting to make a fortune, getting rich and beautiful. On the road, she unexpectedly meets a rough man with a booming voice, powerful fists, and a stubborn temper. He's all bark and no bite, rough around the edges but surprisingly thoughtful. When sparks fly, life gets lively. But after traveling together for a while, she realizes this isn't her suppo 13.5kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves
35. 585 暴 The Tyrant Tormented Me? I'll Turn Around, Seduce the Powerful Eunuch, and Seize His Empire 暴君虐我？转身勾搭权宦夺他江山 Green Mountain Has Its Say青山有辞Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted For eight years in the palace, Xiangjun fought to get ahead and tried to please everyone, yet the palace’s noble masters still ground her down, used her, humiliated her, and cast her aside... Those nobles basked in all the wealth of the realm atop heaps of corpses and bones, yet mocked her for trying her hardest and not knowing her place. In the end, the child Xiangjun risked her life to bear called her enemy “Mother,” while Xiangjun was cut open alive so the baby could be taken from her. She di 116.2kReads9.6Score16.7kShelves
36. 586 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book: I Only Want to Be a Cousin, Not a Concubine 穿书之我只想当表妹，不想做妾 Your Lordship Smiles by the Rail倚栏君笑Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + palace and household intrigue + romance + satisfying revenge + everyday life] Zhou Qiongyue was praying for a chance to lie flat, only to transmigrate into a household-intrigue novel she'd read. The catch was that she wasn't the heroine. The heroine was Xie Zixin, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Xuanping. The male lead was Zhou Qiongyue's childhood friend, her second imperial cousin. Zhou Qiongyue, meanwhile, was a lovesick supporting female character who wa 15kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
37. 587 六 The 1960s: The Charming Widow Brings the Stoic Commander to His Knees 六零寡妇娇又俏，禁欲首长沦陷了 Big Meatball大肉圆子Modern Romance526k WordsCompleted Reincarnated as a widow with two children after her husband’s death, Qiu Yu opens her eyes to find her mother-in-law entrusting the children to a man. The man before her is strong and imposing, clearly someone of rank. Her mother-in-law is currently using moral pressure to make him marry Qiu Yu. Marry him! Why wouldn’t she? Who cares if he’s some sort of elder brother-in-law? First things first: she needs a decent meal! Qin Che is summoned home by an urgent telegram. As his adoptive mother lies 1.6kReads8.9Score129Shelves

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    These are realistic period novels, some with overpowered abilities, others without; they're all about everyday family life. [Heart emojis]

38. 588 带 I Brought My Little Courtyard to the 1960s 带着小院穿六零 Mo Xiang魔香Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Just two years after graduating from college, Zhao Wan had barely said goodbye to her ailing grandmother when she died of alcohol poisoning after drinking too much. To her surprise, after dying, Zhao Wan transmigrated to the 1960s in a parallel world, into the body of a woman who already had two children. In this era, there was nothing to eat and everything required ration coupons. Zhao Wan was practically in tears. The only two consolations were that her husband had died in service and her gra 1.5kReads8.8Score101Shelves
39. 589 快 Quick Transmigration to the Seventies: Build a Fortune, Raise Kids, and Thrive with a Pocket Dimension 快穿七零之带空间发家致富养崽崽 It's a Bug是虫子啊Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Completed! [Raise Kids and Get Rich] + [Space] + [Transmigration] + [Farming] + [Period] + [Modern Romance] Qiao Nian, an office worker with a nine-to-five job, discovers during a car accident that she is about to transmigrate. She quickly stocks her portable space with hundreds of thousands’ worth of supplies. After transmigrating to the 1970s, she finds herself a mother with two mischievous sons and a handsome husband! Since she’s here, she might as well make the best of it. Using her portable 687Reads9.0Score100Shelves

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    [Raising Kids to Get Rich] + [Space] + [Time Travel] + [Farming] + [Era] + [Modern Romance] From 9-to-5 to a 70s Hot Mom? Qiao Nian hoards hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of goods to navigate the era, her space has a bug that grants her cheat codes: she can sell grain by the pound, her two kids are clever and mischievous, and her handsome husband instantly becomes a loyal dog~ Pregnant with three kids, the whole family dotes on her, hoarding goods and raising kids are both cheat codes

40. 590 八 Pretty Eighties Stepmom Marries a Factory Director and Raises the Kids 八零漂亮后妈，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Short drama: I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s] The 1980s, stepmother, raising kids, everyday life, love after marriage The moment she opens her eyes, Si Nian finds herself in a period novel as a fake heiress. She’s sent back to the countryside to marry a twice-married man in place of the real heiress, and has to raise a whole brood of children. To make matters worse, she runs into the real heiress, who has been reborn. In her previous life, Lin Sisi was pressured by her family into marrying a 56.5kReads9.4Score7.3kShelves

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    The first book is set in the 1960s, and some scenes are quite funny; there's no special abilities or cheat codes. The second book is set in the South, and the author put a lot of thought into it, including illustrations in some chapters. To be honest, I've never seen many of the things in it before [laughing emoji]. The third book is already quite popular, so I won't say much more.

41. 591 我 In the 1970s, I Took Over My Mother-in-Law's Iron Rice Bowl 我在七十年代接了婆婆的铁饭碗 Cable Car Carrying an Iron Pot载着铁锅的缆车Modern Romance382k WordsCompleted Huang Xiaohua, a 30-year-old woman in the 21st century who was constantly pressured by her family to get married, suddenly transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes Zhang Xiaoqian. Her arrival immediately solves the problem that had been giving her parents so much grief. She marries into a residential compound, takes over her mother-in-law’s job, and begins a completely different life. There are no troublemakers here, just the simple happiness of everyday life. 11.8kReads8.8Score957Shelves
42. 592 七 In the 1970s Courtyard, I Married a Sickly Factory Director 七零大杂院，嫁病秧子老公是厂长 Yun Fuling云茯苓Modern Romance876k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration into a book + reborn + space + courtyard compound + sweet romance + building wealth + cozy everyday life + putting villains in their place] Su Ge woke up one morning to discover she'd transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s. In the story, she was the eldest daughter of the family, doing the most work, suffering the most hardship, and taking the most abuse. In the end, her second younger sister even schemed to make her go to the countryside in her place. Her p 5.7kReads8.8Score550Shelves
43. 593 六 Life in a Little Courtyard in the 1960s 六零：小院里的日常 Zhu Na, Who Isn't a Pig不是猪的朱那Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted ★ [Not a wish-fulfillment story, with only a small golden finger] ★ [Ordinary day-to-day life, no outrageous villains] Chen Xing was an ordinary nine-to-five office worker. She never imagined that transmigration could happen to her. She woke up, opened her eyes, and found the world and the era had changed. She'd ended up in the harsh 1960s, where food and clothing were scarce. And the three years of famine hadn't even fully ended yet. No one had it easy during the famine. Chen Xing was an orphan 1kReads8.2Score—Shelves
44. 594 闪 My Flash-Marriage Husband Vanished. I Took the Baby and Stunned the Military Compound 闪婚男人消失，带崽惊艳军工大院 Peach Youyou桃幽幽Modern Romance104k WordsOngoing [Theatrical Little Wife * Cool-Headed, Steady Factory Director] [Everyday Life in a Military Factory Compound] [Warm and Funny] [Slow-Burn Romance] [Both Leads Are Each Other's First] [Fertile Heroine] Everyone in the military factory compound said Qiao J Jinjin was a greedy little vixen who loved money more than life itself. They said she was a country girl who'd never seen the world, with a foxlike face that was too vulgar for respectable company... Then she met Xie Yanzhou and activated the “ 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first heartwarming slice-of-life story, unpretentious, slow-paced, and gently unfolding. It's set in a military factory compound, where the female lead is clear-headed and not resentful, while the male lead is cold on the outside but warm on the inside and easily charmed. The two haven't seen each other for seven years due to various circumstances, and the female lead brings her twins to the military compound. The later part, where she becomes rich, is quite interesting!

45. 595 首 The Commander's Sweet Second Wife 首长的二婚甜妻 Chasing Dreams on the Road to Stardom星途逐梦大明星Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [Reborn Heroine + Second Marriage with a Child + Twins + Stunning Beauty + Adorable Kids + Feel-Good Story + Heroine Pursues Her Career After Giving Birth; Military Officer Hero + First Marriage + Dotes on His Wife + No Angst] In the 1970s, Xia Tian was once a dazzling beauty who drew everyone’s attention, but fate played a cruel joke on her. Still young, she became a widow, caring for a baby who needed constant feeding, with hardship dogging her every step. After Xia Tian accidentally fell into 102Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No cheat codes, no special spaces, no complex systems, unpretentious, just simple and warm.

46. 596 我 Getting By in a Period-Era Novel 我在年代文里混日子 Shi Nian柿唸Modern Romance613k WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + period setting + everyday family life + a touch of fantasy Hu Yan realized she seemed to have been reborn and transmigrated. She’d become a character in an old period novel she had read long ago. Oh, the story had already ended. She was a peripheral character, even less important than a walk-on. Her family’s four lovely daughters were living miserable lives. She didn’t have the heroine’s portable dimension or special aura. But she did have her own little stroke of luck 192Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    Warm and down-to-earth

47. 597 重 Reborn in the 80s: The Cold-Faced, Rugged Man's Dearest 重生八零，冷脸糙汉心尖宠 Jin Yizhi今忆之Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After suffering domestic abuse, she was in a car accident that left her paralyzed from the neck down. Reduced to a helpless wreck, she was mercilessly dumped on the street and left to fend for herself. Given another chance at life, Lu Xiangwan had learned her lesson. As for scumbag men, she could leave them to the white lotus types. She threw herself straight into the arms of a rough, boorish man. “Honey, I believe in you!” Later, Lu Xiangwan had a son and a daughter, became one of the first to 17kReads9.2Score898Shelves

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    These are all period dramas I've read, and they'd easily rank in Tomato's top ten. The plots are realistic, and the male and female leads are very well-developed.

48. 598 错 A Mistaken Marriage, a Match Made in Heaven 错嫁良缘 Zuo Zuo Miao左左瞄Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After being reborn, she finds herself in the role of a villainess. Her father doesn’t care about her, her mother died young, and she’s headed for a miserable end. Li Qingbi decides this situation has to change! Otherwise, she’ll die all over again. Luckily, she has medical skills and an all-purpose farm! Making a fortune will be easy, and winning everyone’s hearts will take no time at all! One day, a man shows up at her door. Crisp military uniform, eight-pack abs, and quite the looker! “Miss Li 14.9kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
49. 599 七 The 1970s: After the Breakup, I Marry My Ex's Uncle 七零：分手后，我改嫁前对象小叔 Cat Who Loves Fruit爱吃水果的猫Modern Romance585k WordsCompleted (Period setting + pocket dimension + marriage first, love later + face-slapping scum + sweet romance + family life) Heroine: Speaks her mind, fierce and sharp-tongued, and never afraid to speak up or throw a punch. Hero: Speaks, but says little. Dotes on his wife, does whatever she says, and is cold on the outside but warm-hearted underneath. (Romance takes a back seat, but when it’s there, he dotes on her nonstop.) Su Manman, a space-wielding esper from the apocalypse, died in a battle against 8.4kReads8.5Score769Shelves

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    Tens of thousands of readers are following this top-tier book! A masterpiece of period romance, all high-quality, with ratings above 9 on Tomato Literature. The male leads are almost all soldiers, the romance is beautifully portrayed, the interactions between the leads are sweet, and the plot is rich and engaging. The protagonists aren't overly idealistic; there are even scenes of raising children, and the children are adorable and endearing. It's heartwarming and loving, and the supporting characters are also well-developed. The quality is guaranteed; most are completed works, long and substantial, and incredibly enjoyable. You'll regret not reading it!! 🎉🎉

50. 600 年 Period: The Strongwoman and Her Virtuous Husband 年代：大力女和她的贤良夫 Quiet Waters Retreat幽水小筑Modern Romance538k WordsCompleted [Super strength + marriage first, love later + no relocation to the countryside + a good job + siheyuan] Good news: Lu Zhenzhen, who was killed by one swipe of a mutated tiger in the apocalypse, wasn't quite dead. She was reborn in another world. Bad news: She was reborn in the world of a novel, and didn't even qualify as the second female lead. The author had deliberately made her a hapless punching bag to make the protagonists shine! Knowing full well she was the hapless one, Lu Zhenzhen immed 1.7kReads7.4Score109Shelves

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