Please Recommend Highly Rated Period Pieces. No Dumbed-Down Plots or Cringey Scenes 求啊高分年代文 别降智整尬

1. 1 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 98.2kReads9.6Score8.9kShelves

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   Although there are many novels from Tomato's era, I feel like I've read over a hundred. Either there are too many awful characters and the face-slapping moments are dragged out [facepalm][facepalm], or the main or supporting characters are incredibly stupid. The following are a few of the few I managed to finish out of all of them, and the plots are quite good. I recommend them [bump][bump]

2. 2 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 100.6kReads9.6Score9.9kShelves
3. 3 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 47.8kReads9.4Score5.1kShelves
4. 4 资 The Capitalist-Era Educated Youth Is Highly Enlightened, Winning Big by Serving the Nation 资本知青觉悟高，为国效力赢麻了 Yan Qi Yun Qian言蹊云浅Modern Romance994k WordsCompleted [1970s + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + special abilities + love after marriage + devoted husband + family life + joining the army + building wealth] Su Mo, a dual-ability user, discovered that she had transmigrated into a book. She'd become the cannon-fodder character who gave the heroine her start-up funds, and she was supposed to die right from the start. Even after dying, she'd be dragged out of the heroine's memories again and again to serve as a foil, with the destruction o 54.6kReads9.3Score5.7kShelves
5. 5 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: After Joining the Army, She Became the Talk of the Family Compound 七零军婚：随军后她风靡家属院 Yan Hui胭回Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Stunning artist x tough, prison-style military officer] [Pocket dimension, limited appearances + sweet romance + satisfying wish fulfillment + no awful characters] Shi Tingyu is a young painter with a modest reputation. One day, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the daughter of a weapons researcher. Before she can enjoy her new life, her parents face the prospect of being reported and sent down to the countryside. Unwilling to let her suffer, her parents quickly arrange a blind date fo 85.6kReads9.5Score9.9kShelves
6. 6 年 1979: Meat for My Wife and Kids 年代1979：带着老婆孩子吃肉 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.7M WordsOngoing [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 183.4kReads9.3Score10.9kShelves

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   Historical fiction, highly recommended!!! The first book is about a reborn educated youth sent to the countryside. The protagonist, Li Xiangdong, has a humorous personality and leads three friends in the 70s and 80s, working hard to earn money for their families. Although the content is fictional, it perfectly captures the feel of the era. Highly recommended, five stars! (≧∇≦) The second book is also about educated youth sent to the countryside. The protagonist is initially hit hard by his family, growing up unloved by his maternal grandparents and uncles. Due to his parents' favoritism towards other children, he is forced to go to the countryside. However, through self-reliance and hard work, he rises from the countryside to university. The emotional aspects are very delicately portrayed. Recommended, four stars!

7. 7 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 40.3kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves
8. 8 一 I Woke Up! An Orphaness Strikes It Rich with Billions in Supplies 一睁眼！孤女携亿万物资暴富了 Mu Cheng幕橙Modern Romance669k WordsCompleted [Completed + period setting + educated youth sent to the countryside + stockpiling + clear-eyed heroine who firmly rejects emotional manipulation and is allergic to romance VS a dark, devoted male lead who plays the pig to eat the tiger and is every bit as calculating as she is] Pei Wanning had the same dream for a whole month. In it, she was an unwanted punching bag, abused by her parents with insults at best and beatings at worst. Fortunately, her aunt and uncle couldn't stand to watch, and to 11.6kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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   These three highly-rated historical novels are surprisingly all by the same author! The writing is smooth, the characters are well-developed, the families are harmonious, the male lead is lovable and not at all conflicted! They're satisfying reads! The female lead is ambitious! Moreover, the author's writing is quite meticulous, based on major historical events, and doesn't stray too far from reality.

9. 9 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 45.2kReads9.2Score5.5kShelves
10. 10 踹 I Ditch My Scumbag Dad to Marry a Commander, and the Pretty Army Wife Is Treasured 踹渣爹嫁首长，俏军嫂被捧在心尖 One Smile Captivates the Orange一笑倾橙Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [All-around rich beauty + no supporting deadbeats + no black-market dealings + no relocation to the countryside + spatial System with multiverse trading] Lin Siqiao transmigrated from a fabulously wealthy Shanghai socialite into a pitiful young woman in the 1970s, disliked by her own family. Less than a year after her birth mother died, her scumbag father brought home a stepmother. They say that once you have a stepmother, you get a stepfather too. But Lin Siqiao never imagined that, just to sei 27kReads9.5Score4kShelves
11. 11 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s, I Lie Flat! 穿越七零我躺平了！ Big Head Has a Fish大头有条鱼Urban2.1M WordsOngoing A 48-year-old man who’d chosen to lie flat transmigrates into the body of 18-year-old Li Changshun! He becomes one of the sent-down youths heading to the countryside in 1973. In Kaoshan Tun Brigade, Dongfang Commune, Dong’an County, Danjiang City, he lies in bed, keeping a low profile as he waits for the new era to arrive. (This is simply a story about the ordinary life of a sent-down youth. The writing is unassuming, and the plot moves at a fairly slow pace. It’s steeped in everyday life, not a 64kReads7.0Score5.1kShelves

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    A period novel with a peaceful narrative, told from the perspective of ordinary people! No violence + multiple female leads + easygoing style + space setting + rural Northeast China!

12. 12 八 Pampered Marriage of the ’80s: The Young General Abducts His Childhood Sweetheart 八零宠婚：军少诱拐小青梅 In the Third Month余三月里Modern Romance547k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + one-on-one romance + building an island + childhood sweethearts + making a fortune + raising cats and kids + local-born leads] (Wolfish young officer childhood friend x lively beauty childhood sweetheart) Fang Yingyue is the lively little beauty everyone knows from the military compound. Everyone knows she has a childhood friend who has protected her since they were little, and no one dares bully her. After they marry, she doesn't join him at his post. Then one day, she has 5.3kReads8.4Score336Shelves

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    The first book features a male and female protagonist who fall in love at first sight. The female protagonist is a psychology expert who catches spies and criminals, and is a walking lie detector. The second book has a disastrous start for the female protagonist: a gambling father, a deaf brother, and a broken heart. The third book features a male and female protagonist who are childhood sweethearts. The female protagonist was among the first batch of college students to be admitted to university and later joined the army.

13. 13 八 The 1980s: A Beauty with Skin Like Jade Marries a Soldier and Raises a Child 八零凝脂美人，嫁个军人带带崽 Radish Rabbit Who Loves Cabbage爱吃白菜的萝卜兔Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Eighties setting + military marriage + seducing the man + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + heroine has experience, hero doesn't] She opens her eyes to find she's become the male lead's wicked aunt in a period novel. She abuses him and his younger sister, cheats on their stern uncle, and ultimately brings about her own death. Lu Manman, a breathtaking beauty with smooth, radiant skin, is determined to take it easy. All she wants is to go back home. Who knew her niece and nephew would 12.8kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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    The first book is hilarious! Chaochao doesn't get a beating for nothing; he knows he's being naughty and deserves it. His childish antics are incredibly cute. The male lead's temper isn't without reason [laughs][laughs] (The female lead is initially rendered "idiotic" by her family, and the male lead takes care of both of them, both of whom are quite troublesome, making it super interesting. There's no time travel or cheat codes; it's just a slice-of-life story, but incredibly entertaining.) The second book features a very patient female lead who gradually achieves the life she wants, and her partners are all handpicked. Everyone in the Xu family is talented; the whole family is a drama in itself—the genes are strong. The third book features a pre-time-travel "female playboy" versus a highly intelligent military commander. Both are evenly matched, possessing considerable cunning and shrewdness. The female protagonist, shaped by childhood trauma, exhibits some extreme tendencies (she doesn't fully trust people, preferring what she can practically grasp, and as some reviews have suggested, she doesn't love the male protagonist enough). Ultimately, she is moved by the male protagonist's actions. In the early chapters (the first 20%), some readers were critical of the male protagonist, wanting to switch characters. However, after the first 20%, reflecting on the earlier chapters reveals it's merely a transition. There's no such thing as a deeply passionate, life-or-death love from the start. I believe good love requires constant friction and growth; both parties mature in the process. The protagonists' love is like that; their conflicts serve to foster growth and deepen their connection. (This isn't about rivalry or misunderstandings.)

14. 14 高 A Match Between Equals: My Officer Husband Is a Hopeless Romantic 高门对高门，军官丈夫是个恋爱脑 Lin Miansui林绵穗Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Gentle, Ethereal Su Embroidery Beauty x Handsome, Irreverent Military Heir] [Two Prestigious Families] [Military Marriage] [Lighthearted, Funny Everyday Life] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Adorable Kids] [Family and Country] [Passing on Traditional Culture] [The Pocket Dimension Is Rarely Used] Lin Renzhi stayed up embroidering and worked herself to death. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the only daughter of a senior officer in the 1970s. She had a top-tier family background and loo 147kReads9.1Score22.1kShelves

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    This! This! In the 1970s, Lin Renzhi, the daughter of a high-ranking official, returned from a novel with her Suzhou embroidery skills, using her clear-headed beauty to slap the faces of villains. The charmingly roguish military officer Zhou Zhan fell in love with her at first sight, becoming a devoted husband and spoiling her rotten. Together, they embarked on a sweet and exciting life in the military family compound.

15. 15 首 The Commander Is Tough, the Military Doctor Is Sweet! Separate Bedrooms on Their Wedding Night! 首长硬！军医娇！新婚夜分房睡！ Pan-Fried Bun生煎包Modern Romance495k WordsCompleted (1970s + both leads' first and only love + doted-on by everyone + marriage first, love later + no space + no golden finger + doctor + military marriage) Ever since Xu You started working at the military hospital, she dreamed every night of making love to a strange man, but she could never see his face. At this rate, she worried that all this good fortune might leave her worn out. So, on the recommendation of her obstetrics and gynecology friends, she started dating Battalion Commander Chen from 28.4kReads8.8Score3.9kShelves

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    The period dramas are pretty good, you can check them out. Of course, everyone has their own taste, but I personally really enjoyed them.

16. 16 穿 Transmigrated Into the 1970s, I Flash-Married the Strongest Man in the Book 穿书七零，闪婚全书最强大佬 Endless Nonsense废话连Modern Romance563k WordsCompleted New book out now~ [Fair-skinned, stunning beauty X Chaste, dignified, aloof heartthrob] [A marriage sparked by love at first sight] While sorting through her grandmother’s belongings, Jiang Mingjiao unexpectedly bound herself to a portable space! Before she could finish stocking up on sought-after goods from the 1970s, the System tossed her into a tragic romance novel. She became the short-lived supporting female character who was tricked by her reborn cousin into moving to the countryside, losi 12.7kReads7.7Score1.8kShelves
17. 17 甜 Sweet Military Marriage: I Make My Fortune in the 1970s 甜蜜军婚，我在七零发家致富 Rain Falling on the Wutong Trees at Night夜落梧桐雨Modern Romance422k WordsCompleted [Military romance + sweet love + strong female lead + cozy everyday life + doted on by her in-laws] Ye Qingyan, a senior executive at a multinational corporation, died unexpectedly. When she opened her eyes again, she had been reborn in the 1970s. She had transmigrated into a book as a cannon-fodder supporting character who shared her name. The original Ye Qingyan had done nothing wrong, yet still met an utterly tragic end. But now, the exceptionally clever Ye Qingyan was here! She’d put those a 8.5kReads9.1Score942Shelves
18. 18 军 Sweet and Steamy Military Marriage! My Delicate Army Wife Is So Fertile, She Has Triplets 军婚甜又欲！娇软军嫂易孕生三宝 Soft Candy, Sweet but Not Clingy软糖甜不腻Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted [Flirtatious Sweetheart + Pure, Chaste Military Officer] [Main plot: The male lead would lay down his life for his wife; side plot: The female lead takes it easy and spends freely] (Devoted couple + married first, love later + follows him to the army + stepmother raises the child + mind-reading) Jiang Li died in the final year of the apocalypse. When she opened her eyes again, Jiang Li found herself with a husband she got for a bargain. Their marriage was a contractual one, with no love between 1.1kReads9.1Score146Shelves
19. 19 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: With a Childbearing System, I Marry an Infertile Officer 穿七零：带生子系统，嫁不育军官 Wish Granted, Stroke by Stroke如愿笔笔Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Childbearing System (not primarily about having children) + military marriage + abundant supplies + satisfying read + no outrageous characters + sweet romance] [A stunning psychologist with a childbearing System + a stern-faced, fierce military officer who can’t have children] Xu Qingluo is a rising star in the field of psychology in the 21st century. Her parents and grandparents are all world-renowned psychology experts. After transmigrating to the 1970s, she becomes the youngest granddaughter 24.1kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves
20. 20 六 The 1960s: Why Is My Whole Family Full of Villains? 六零，我全家都是反派怎么了？ Cheng Xiaomai程小麦Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The short dramas "In the 1960s, Why Is My Entire Family of Villains in Everyone's Way?" and "The 1960s: Why Is My Whole Family So Awful?" are now available. [Period Setting] [Entire Family Are Villains] [Spatial Dimension] Lin Qiqi transmigrated into a Period novel. Her whole family was made up of awful people who leeched off the female lead's family. After offending them, her entire family died! Lin Qiqi summed up the lesson: In the novel, her whole family died because they were twisted, but no 14.2kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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    I've read too many of these... I'm currently experiencing a reading slump, any other book recommendations? Not necessarily older...

21. 21 七 The 1970s: My Blind Date Is a Little Fierce 七零之相亲对象有点凶 Stir-Fried Crawfish, Crawfish, Crawfish, Crawfish爆炒小龙虾虾虾虾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Jiao had been pretty since she was little. She was renowned as the beauty of Qingshan Village and the surrounding countryside, and everyone was eager to play matchmaker for her. But Xu Jiao rejected every suitor, finding one ugly and another pathetic. Her mother was at her wits’ end. On the third day of her visit to her older sister, someone introduced her to a potential match. He was handsome, capable, and from a good family. She had seen his photo, and he looked pretty good. He was so perfe 14.3kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
22. 22 青 My Childhood Sweetheart Is Sweet and Fierce, and the Lovesick Crown Prince Dotes on Her 青梅又奶又凶，病娇太子爷超宠她 One Day, a Billion有朝亿日Modern Romance532k WordsCompleted [Short drama now available] [Childhood sweethearts + sweet romance + school life + his everyday devotion to protecting her] [An adorably sweet, silly, soft little darling x a genuinely unhinged, uncompromisingly obsessive yandere demon king] Jiang Xian had three things going for her since childhood: she was brave, strong, and had a huge appetite. She had a brain, too, just not much of one. The little girl had two great loves in life. Love number one: food. Love number two: Shen Yan. The beautifu 35kReads8.1Score2.8kShelves

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    🌿Super sweet! The male lead has been love-struck since childhood. When the female lead wets the bed, she blames it on him, and he readily accepts it. When the female lead was three, she saw how much the male lead liked her and carried him home, even though the male lead thought the same thing—he's just not as quick as her! And he can't carry him [laughs]...

23. 23 大 The Compound’s Factory Beauty Has Been Snatched Up by the Villainous Capitalist Young Master! 大院厂花被反派资本家少爷拱了！ The Witch's Apple女巫的苹果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting, Beautiful but Miserable and Powerful Tycoon's Son + The Factory's Most Beautiful Woman, Friends with Benefits to Lovers, Face-Slapping and Striving in the Factory Compound, The Villainous Family's Loving Everyday Life] Bai Xiaotong finally found a chance to sleep with her childhood sweetheart. Only afterward did she realize she'd slept with the wrong man, and that this world wasn't real at all. It was merely a novel set in a bygone era. In this fictional world, her cousin was th 27.8kReads8.3Score3.3kShelves
24. 24 六 The 1960s: One Yuan for a Thousandfold Return on Supplies 六零年代：一元秒杀万倍物资 Flavorful Coffee Beans风味咖啡豆Urban676k WordsCompleted [This novel has been adapted into the short drama Brave Adventures in the 1960s] Li Changge transmigrates to the 1960s and gets a One-Yuan Instant Purchase System. Ten thousand jin of pork belly for one yuan? Bought! A hundred jin of duck down for one yuan? Bought! Ten thousand briquettes for one yuan? Bought! Ten thousand barrels of Yibao mineral water for one yuan? Bought! While everyone else struggles to get by, Li Changge lives the good life, and young women and married ladies keep showi 14.7kReads8.1Score919Shelves

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    🔥🔥🔥Highly recommended!🔥🔥🔥🔥 🔥🔥🔥The first book: The protagonist travels back to the 1960s with a system, exchanging one yuan for ten thousand times the resources every day. However, he can't sell them. But after opening a supply and marketing cooperative agency, his wealth gradually skyrockets.🔥🔥🔥🔥The second book: The protagonist starts secretly selling agricultural products from his space in the county. But after meeting a benefactor, the products he sells become increasingly diverse. Most importantly, he later controls the entire county's cooking oil, becoming a local tycoon. [Thinking][Thinking][Thinking]

25. 25 重 Reborn in 1988: I Have a Farm That Goes Everywhere with Me 重生1988，我有个随身农场 Morning Star晨星Urban1.6M WordsOngoing Reborn in 1988, Li Changsheng watched as his wife cooked a pot of highly poisonous pufferfish, while their daughter gazed at it eagerly, drooling. He could only smile with delight... Reborn for a second life, he gained a portable farm. It had not only Life Potion, which sped up the growth of crops and poultry, but also an ever-expanding area of cultivable land. [Li Changsheng’s Farmland]: Cultivable area: 2.83 million square meters. Sown: Guitang No. 50 sugarcane Sugarcane ready for harvest: 29, 5.1kReads8.6Score473Shelves
26. 26 疯 He's Gone Crazy! The Feisty Officer Is Wrapped Around His Charming Army Wife's Finger 疯了！狂野军官被俏军嫂拿捏了 Shi Yue时跃Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted Devoted husband + educated youth + face-slapping + feel-good story When Song Nanting met Lu Jian'an, they were both at their lowest. She had been used to the fullest and was trapped in a desperate situation, while he lay sick and alone in bed. He cherished her, cared for her, and loved her. He led her out of the muck and made the rest of her life vivid and bright. They were a loving couple who understood each other perfectly, famous as a model pair. It was a pity they had met too late, and that 1.6kReads8.9Score155Shelves
27. 27 七 A 1970s Contract Marriage to a Soldier: We Fell in Love After Marrying First 七零契约军婚，和军官先婚后爱了 Misty Rain on Tower After Tower烟雨重楼Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Transmigration + Period Setting + Comedy + Domestic Drama + Scheming Heroine + Pocket Dimension + Face-Slapping + Wish-Fulfillment + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Ensemble Cast] A wild, comical story with a silly streak. The heroine has eight hundred tricks up her sleeve: scheming, a bit silly, and kind of wicked. Zhou Qinghuan transmigrates in an absurd way: her head gets caught in a door, and when she opens her eyes, she’s in a man’s room. After receiving the 15.3kReads8.3Score1.6kShelves
28. 28 特EN A Special Era: Only One Yuan for Checking In Every Day? 特殊年代：每天签到才领一元？ Eggplant Bun茄子包Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Liang Xin figured that since he’d transmigrated, a golden finger was only to be expected. Having a System was a good thing. He could sign in every day and collect money and supplies! But what could one yuan a day possibly get you? Oh, it’s a special era. Rice costs thirteen cents a pound? Pork is only seventy cents? To marry a wife, all you need is two towels, a basin, and a thermos? That actually sounds pretty good! Regular workers toil themselves to the bone for just ten or twenty yuan a month 146Reads7.9Score—Shelves
29. 29 重 Reborn in the 1980s, I Sent My Wife Abroad, but Changed the Guarantor to Her Own Younger Sister... 重生八零，送妻出国，但把担保人换成她亲妹…… Ice Lump冰坨Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1980s: I Send My Wife Abroad, but Switch the Guarantor to Her Younger Sister... 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Bump] Thanks, both are good.

30. 30 刚 I Just Opened My Eyes, and the 1970s Villainess Was Marrying a Delicate Husband 刚睁眼，七零霸王花女配嫁小娇夫 About to Get a Cat就要有猫了Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Pocket Dimension + Cozy Daily Life + One-on-One Romance] He Chunxing, a strength-type esper who had lived through the apocalypse, opened her eyes and found herself in a sweet historical romance novel as the foil to the heroine. Her uncle’s wife had her eyes on their house. Her reborn cousin wanted to keep all the good food and drink for herself, and was determined to push He Chunxing into becoming a stepmother. A young educated youth sent to the countryside was after her youth 5.8kReads8.9Score366Shelves
31. 31 重 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 160.3kReads9.5Score17.8kShelves

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    Those with some life experience will find this very relatable! Buy with confidence.

32. 32 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Cutting Ties with My Awful Family and Protecting My Childhood Sweetheart 重生八零，和极品家人断亲，守护我的小青梅 Ice Lump冰坨Modern Romance15k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1980s: I Cut Ties with My Terrible Family and Protect My Childhood Sweetheart 5Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 跑 Mountain Running: Contracting Fierce Beasts and Taking Over the Entire Mountain 跑山：契约猛兽，承包整座大山 Eat, Eat, Fool吃吃痴Urban2.7M WordsCompleted (Now complete and ready to binge) [Everyday life in the 1980s + hunting + lighthearted + pets] A lonely old forest ranger is reborn in 1984. From the start, he stirs up a hornet’s nest and unexpectedly activates the Beast Servant System. He contracts hornets as beast servants. No beehive on the mountain can escape their tracking! As their master, Shi Lin reluctantly follows behind them to collect the honey. He contracts a sable as a beast servant. Wild rabbits, pheasants, cuckoo birds... There’s 85.4kReads9.0Score5.5kShelves
34. 34 穿 Transmigrate to the 1930s: Wilderness Survival 穿越三十年代之荒野求生 Yu Linling's New Life雨霖铃的新生活Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted Fate may be powerful, but if you dare to challenge it, it becomes the weakest and most contemptible thing of all. Zhang Qianqian transmigrates to the 1930s and becomes a child bride. She endures war and famine of every kind without ever backing down, and at last defeats fate and finds a happy life. 13.7kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves

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    No superpowers, no system, but good-looking.

35. 35 重 Reborn in the Seventies: I Called Off the Engagement and Got Every Cent of the Bride Price Back, Driving the Village Beauty Mad 重生七零，退婚拿回全部彩礼，村花她气疯了 Ice Lump冰坨11k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1970s, he calls off the engagement and gets every bit of the bride price back. The village beauty is furious. 158Reads—Score246Shelves
36. 36 拒 Refusing an Abortion, Carrying Twins, and Shocking the Military Compound 拒流产，揣双胎，随军惊爆家属院 Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing Original title: The Military Husband Is Too Powerful, So the Beautiful Wife Joins the Army While Pregnant [Alluring Beauty X Rock-Hard Officer] (military marriage + space spring + pregnant with twins and raising children + doting husband + marriage before love + everyday life in the army) The moment she opened her eyes, Jiang Wanyue had become the darling of the era in a period novel. Her grandfather was a top official in the capital, her maternal grandfather a tycoon in Shanghai, her parents hi 33.1kReads7.8Score3.4kShelves

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    🌺🌺Upon opening her eyes, Jiang Wanyue found herself transmigrated into the body of a privileged young woman in the 1960s. Her grandfather was a high-ranking official in Beijing, her maternal grandfather a Shanghai capitalist, and her parents and uncles all held important positions. She should have been the envy of everyone, a top-tier "rich, beautiful, and successful" woman. However, she was incredibly foolish, easily manipulated by her cousin into believing that her despised military husband had died on the battlefield. Three months pregnant, she went to a shady clinic for a premature ejaculation, ultimately resulting in the deaths of both herself and her unborn child, her blood staining the operating table. Given a second chance, she looked at her still-flat stomach and sneered. She would protect her children, uphold her marriage, and avenge her family! Her cousin wanted to step on her to climb the social ladder? She'd send her straight to the crematorium! As for the "deceased" cold-faced officer, she packed her bags, carrying her twins, and traveled thousands of miles to the front lines, shocking the military family compound with her arrival. "Commander Fu, your wife has come to join you! Sign the papers!"

37. 37 8 The Fake Socialite Aunt Who Eloped to Hong Kong in 1980 Is Back 80私奔逃港的假名媛小姑回来了 You Jinnian柚锦年Modern Romance851k WordsOngoing [80+ Feel-Good Story + No Golden Finger + Career-Focused + Building Wealth + A Real Socialite Pretending to Be a Fake One] Lin Yuesheng transmigrates into a novel about a pampered heroine and becomes the heroine's aunt, a major villain who eloped with a man to Hong Kong, got into loan-shark debt and was hunted by gangsters, then returned home posing as a socialite to swindle her family out of their demolition compensation! Others transmigrate into books and get a golden finger. She gets chased b 30.9kReads8.4Score4.1kShelves
38. 38 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s to Live the Good Life 穿越七零姐是来享福的 Drawing Circles Round and Round圆圈画圆Modern Romance763k WordsCompleted Period setting + space + toxic heroine + no children + no supporting the poor + 1v6 + all male leads are untouched The heroine has a strong sense of entitlement. She’s a toxic woman: self-serving, polished, skilled at acting and lying, shameless, and morally questionable. Xu Chang’an is about to have her kidneys harvested when an explosion sends her into a parallel world. Good news: Her kidneys are still there. Bad news: The explosion killed her. Good news: She’s alive again. Bad news: It’ 10.1kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
39. 39 七 Reborn in the 1970s: From the Start, I Snatched My Brother's Fair, Rich, and Beautiful Match 七零重生，开局截胡亲哥的白富美姻缘 Ice Lump冰坨Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1970s: From the Start, I Steal My Biological Brother's Rich Heiress Marriage 2Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 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 30.6kReads7.9Score4.8kShelves
41. 41 穿 Transmigration: Bringing My Old House to Enjoy the Gossip in the 1970s 穿越：带着老宅在七零年代吃瓜 Rain Falling in the Bamboo Grove竹林落雨Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted A lighthearted, hilarious novel with a strong female lead! Sent-down youth + transmigration + a pocket dimension She transmigrates as a sent-down youth, only to discover that her old family home from her previous life has come along with her. Watch her enjoy life on the quiet while gossiping her way through the 1970s! She starts out as a sent-down youth, then later returns to the city! A slice-of-life story! The heroine just wants to make the most of her everyday life, without much drama or gran 4.2kReads8.8Score277Shelves
42. 42 就 Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购 Sauce-Fried Rice酱汁炒饭Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted With a loud crash, Xu Jiaojiao, from the twenty-second century, survives an air disaster and transmigrates to the resource-starved 1960s, with three years of famine looming. Luckily, she has the “Buy-It-All Shopping Group” golden finger. She lands a job through a supply-and-marketing cooperative recruitment drive and gets a secure government job for life. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate... While everyone else chews grass, I snack on dates. I’ll stockpile the good stuff until the warehous 6.9kReads8.9Score740Shelves

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    ❤️❤️This is a period drama where the female protagonists never suffer in silence; they settle scores immediately, are incredibly eloquent, and always keep the benefits for themselves, subtly sharing with family and friends – true winners in life. 🧐①The female protagonist works hard to pass the entrance exam for the supply and marketing cooperative, is quick-witted, silver-tongued, and highly capable, rising through the ranks with raises and constantly appearing in national newspapers, becoming the envy of everyone. She also persuades many people to open factories to supply her with goods, creating a win-win situation for everyone. Her cheat code is a modern-day personal shopping system. And, incidentally, she has a little romance. 🧐②The female lead is a powerful woman who transmigrates from a wasteland to a modern era. She's quick to slap people, including her nominal father, brother, and uncle, etc. To survive and gain power in this new world, she joins a special forces unit and rises through the ranks. She uses her wasteland knowledge to make money and strengthen her country in the modern world. The male lead is her devoted admirer, and in the end, he has everything.🧐③The female lead sees the outcome of her previous life but doesn't change herself. She tries to prevent those around her from suffering the same disasters and misfortunes, making everyone better off so she can enjoy life. Her husband is an insecure admirer, and the whole family is afraid she'll abandon him, so they work tirelessly. The female lead is beautiful, intelligent, strong, selfish, and has a sharp tongue. The rest are from previous viewings. !!

43. 43 六 The Siheyuan Compound in the 1960s: I'm Eight, but I Have Twenty Years of Work Experience? 六零大杂院，我八岁二十年工龄？ Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Reborn] [Big Courtyard] [Comedy] [A Kid with an Adult's Mind] [Everyday Warmth] [Leisurely Days] [Over-the-Quota Family] [Space] (The story has progressed into the 1970s.) What can you do after waking up in 1960, an era of shortages and hunger? Baogen says that as long as you have the right mindset, nothing is impossible. First, he needs to get his hands on six stripes. The story begins at the big courtyard at No. 67, Little Suzhou Alley, just one street away from Nanluoguxiang. An old 28.4kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves

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    Of these three books, I've always felt that Xiao Yao's period dramas are the most readable, at least they're not like those overused, selfish, and utterly uninformative fast-food novels like "Qin Man Siheyuan"! In short, they're worth reading.

44. 44 1 1972: The Youthful Years of the Red Flag 1972，红旗招展的青春年代 Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Sent-down youth] [Great Northern Wilderness] [Scheming male lead] [One heroine] [Pure romance] [Smart characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Black market] [Political career] [Countryside] [Special historical era] In the spring of 1972, as Chu Miaohong rode a train to the Great Northern Wilderness to join a rural work team, she casually tossed an old envelope into the wind. Meanwhile, in 2024, Zhang Hongcheng happened to come into possession of an old, worn- 84.3kReads9.3Score8.4kShelves
45. 45 满 The Max-Level Big Shot in the 1970s: If You Won't Back Down, I'll Fight 满级大佬在七零，主打不服就干 Fresh Popcorn爆米花来咯Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted The heroine is domineering, with an outrageously high combat ability. Later, she joins the military. The hero is an educated youth who later goes into scientific research. A strong heroine paired with a weaker hero. If that’s not your thing, please move along. [Historical setting + transmigration with body intact + no pocket dimension or System + Strong Female Lead] Mai Sui, a max-level powerhouse, transmigrates to the 1970s. She just wants to lie flat and live a quiet, ordinary l 67kReads9.1Score6.2kShelves

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    [Heart][Heart] This is a period drama where the female protagonists never suffer in silence; they settle scores immediately, are incredibly eloquent, and always keep the benefits for themselves, subtly sharing with family and friends – true winners in life. [Exploration] ① The female protagonist works hard to get into the supply and marketing cooperative; she's quick-witted, eloquent, and highly capable, rising through the ranks with raises and consistently appearing in national newspapers – the envy of everyone. She also persuades many people to open factories to supply her with goods, creating a win-win situation. Her cheat code is a modern purchasing agent system. And she even has a little romance along the way. [Exploration] ② The female lead is a powerful woman who transmigrates from a wasteland world to a modern era. She's quick to slap people, including her nominal father, brother, and uncle, etc. To survive and gain power in this new world, she joins a special forces unit and rises through the ranks. She uses her wasteland knowledge to make money and strengthen her country in the modern world. The male lead is her devoted admirer, and in the end, he has everything. [Exploration] ③ The female lead sees the outcome of her previous life but doesn't change herself. She tries to prevent those around her from suffering the same disasters and misfortunes, making everyone better off, all so she can enjoy life. Her husband is an insecure admirer, and the whole family is afraid she'll abandon him, so they work tirelessly. The female lead is beautiful, intelligent, strong, selfish, and has a sharp tongue. The rest is from previous viewings. !!

46. 46 惊 What?! After Awakening, the Lazy Wife Only Wants to Crush Villains and Make Money 惊！懒媳妇觉醒后只想虐渣搞钱 My Tinghan Bamboo我的听寒竹Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (This novel features a large ensemble cast.) [An incredibly strong, lazy, top-notch wife + a younger, chatty husband, taking down scumbags + making money] Jiang Yiqing had a wonderful married life! She didn’t have to clean the house or look after the kids, and her father-in-law, the factory director, had her back at work. All she had to do was clock out on time and go home to lie down. Life was so perfect she could see the good times stretching endlessly ahead! Then one day, she dreamed that 7kReads8.9Score613Shelves
47. 47 带 I Brought a Fortune to the 1970s and Became the Boss of the Family 带着巨额财产穿七零，成家中一霸 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period drama + military marriage + pocket dimension + family life On the first day after Lin Xiangnan transmigrates, her family gets into a huge argument over sending someone to the countryside. At first: “So what if I have to go to the countryside? I've got hundreds of millions of supplies in my pocket dimension. How could I possibly fail to get by out there?” After helping her second great-uncle weed his fields for two days: “There's no way I'm going to the countryside. I'm lazy, gluttonous, a 101.4kReads9.3Score8.5kShelves

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    These two books are alright; the female protagonist has a great time.

48. 48 穿 I Went Rogue After Transmigrating into a Saintly Heroine Novel 穿进圣母年代文后我暴走了 I Haven't Gone Crazy朕没疯Modern Romance539k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Transmigrate into a Book + Fleeing Famine + System + Spatial Storage + The Male Lead Gets Eaten by Me] One moment, it’s fried chicken, barbecue, and a big cola; the next, it’s wild vegetables and weeds stewed with tree bark. Lin Xiaomi never imagined that someone who was good at nothing but eating would transmigrate into a book. And she transmigrates into the middle of a famine migration, where she’s destined to devote herself to the female lead’s saintly ideals, only to sta 902Reads8.3Score106Shelves
49. 49 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 20.4kReads7.9Score1.7kShelves
50. 50 女 A Woman-Dominated World in the 1970s: I Happened to Save a Green Tea Male Educated Youth 女尊穿七零：顺手救个绿茶男知青 Han Yu Who Loves Sweet Grapes爱吃香葡萄的寒羽Modern Romance365k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [A seemingly sweet but secretly scheming male youth sent to the countryside + a woman who transmigrates into a matriarchal world] Lu Fangning has always believed that women earning money to support the family while taking three husbands and four consorts is only natural! Because of his identity, Qin Beize appears harmless on the surface. But behind the scenes, anyone who offends him gets a sack pulled over their head and their legs broken! Lu Fangning: “Men are timid and sensitive. 827Reads8.3Score106Shelves

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