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. 651 揣 Pregnant with Twins and Joining the Army, I Get Kissed to Tears by a Rugged Officer 揣双胎去随军，被糙汉军官亲哭了 May Every Generation Ascend to Heaven辈辈上天Modern Romance489k WordsCompleted (Period novel + marriage first, love later + pocket dimension + daily life raising a child + family and neighborhood matters + rough-edged man + sweet doting romance) Li Wu transmigrated into a period novel as the younger sister of the villainous supporting female character. Her sister stole her fiance and constantly manipulated and belittled her. From the start, Li Wu was heavily pregnant and traveled a thousand miles to find her husband, while her sister kept trying to kill her along the way. 5.7kReads6.4Score570Shelves

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   The male lead is obsessed with love, the writing is good, and he starts the story pregnant and goes to the army with his wife. The female lead takes revenge on the villains and doesn't act like a saint. It's a period drama about everyday life!

2. 652 四 Siheyuan: The Old Man Who Collects Scrap 四合院：收废品的老汉 Take a Big Flight放个大飞机Male-Channel Fanfiction622k WordsCompleted "No pointless romantic subplots + Feiji has never been a saintly do-gooder + easygoing everyday life" Li Shizhen has a very medical-sounding name. A disillusioned and unrestrained man born in the 1980s, he has seen all walks of life and become a scrap collector who grabs junk for a living. He has a change of heart and saves a boy who was supposed to transmigrate, only to unexpectedly transmigrate himself. Well, if he has to transmigrate, so be it. He never started a family in his previous lif 16.3kReads8.9Score640Shelves
3. 653 年 Transmigrated into a Period Novel: The Supporting Villainess Refuses to Accept Her Fate 年代文穿书之女配不认命 Cang Yu苍喻Modern Romance685k WordsOngoing Lin Shuyue transmigrated into a book, becoming a supporting female character in a novel set in a bygone era. After the heroine stole the man she was seeing, she had no choice but to go to the countryside, where she ended up staying for good. Lin Shuyue fought back and finally changed her fate, only to discover that this wasn't just a book: it was a world where multiple novels had merged. There was documentary-style fiction, stories about real and fake heiresses, reborn military wives, and male-o 47.1kReads8.3Score4kShelves
4. 654 四 Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's Carefree Life 四合院：阎解旷的潇洒人生 Eggs Boiled in Sweet Soup糖水煮蛋Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Yan Youkuang accidentally opened a portal and transmigrated into the world of the Siheyuan, becoming Yan Jiekuang, the third son of the Third Master, Yan Bugui. Once there, Yan Jiekuang first broke the leg of Banggeng, the courtyard's notorious thief, to collect some interest. Then he went on to make life difficult for the courtyard's retirement crew. If you won't let me have an easy time, I won't let you get comfortable either. If I'm unhappy, don't expect you to be happy. In this courtyard wor 13.6kReads8.2Score472Shelves
5. 655 八 An Eighties Couple Quietly Makes a Fortune 八零小夫妻，闷声赚大钱 Tearful Molten Egg流泪糖心蛋Modern Romance403k WordsOngoing [Eighties setting + building a business and getting rich + no rebirth or transmigration + no System or pocket dimension + everyday family life] [Female lead Jiang Wuyou: a clerk at a cotton mill early on, later a bestselling novelist + dessert shop owner + clothing shop owner + ...] [Male lead Shen Changgeng: a technician at a machinery factory early on, later an electronics reseller + demolition millionaire + building materials tycoon + real estate mogul + ...] Two sayings circulate on Funing S 199.6kReads8.2Score26kShelves
6. 656 穿 A Couple of Fake Partners' Everyday Gossip After They Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Seventies 穿书七零塑料夫妻的吃瓜日常 Good Fortune and Good Luck福气满满好运来Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing (A sharp-tongued heroine with eight hundred schemes, queen of the courtyard and village, who loves watching the drama unfold × a male lead who seems aloof and untouchable but is really a childish boy who gets bullied by her and tries to fight back) Jiang Nuan transmigrates into a book. In this 1970s romance, she, Jiang Nuan, is a hopelessly lovesick fool who pines for the male lead, gets face-slapped again and again, and still keeps throwing herself at him. She’s nothing but a disposable side ch 10.2kReads8.8Score957Shelves

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   I think these books are all quite good. The first one is narrated from the perspective of the Zhong family in a hutong (traditional alleyway), and some of the stories are based on real experiences. It feels simple yet full of life; some ordinary lines can bring tears to your eyes. They were relatively lucky in that era; there was no discrimination against daughters, no hunger, and while there was neighborhood gossip and arguments, they were always united and faced external threats together. Whether it's the descriptions of emotions or responsibilities, I think the author has a real talent. The second book is very novel; it's the first book I've read that unfolds in this way. It's very sweet, except for the mother-in-law causing some trouble later on. The third book is a bit funny and lighthearted. The fourth book has a normal female lead's family; she didn't go to the countryside. Later, she marries the male lead to get a house, and of course, it has a happy ending. The fifth book has a really tough start for the female lead; her whole family is scheming, but she eventually cuts ties with them, and her life is relatively good afterward. The last book features a pampered female lead who didn't go to the countryside and got a job. She's somewhat self-serving, but she's truly dedicated when needed.

7. 657 七 Gossiping Days in the 1970s Compound 七零大院吃瓜日常 Willows Rise on the Wind柳絮因风起Modern Romance177k WordsOngoing [Family life + everyday slice of life + gossip-watching + supporting characters who transmigrate, are reborn, or transmigrate into a book] The eldest sister is from a matriarchal world, the second sister transmigrated from ancient times to the present, and the third sister transmigrated from the modern world. Along with them is a little girl doomed to die young in a period novel. Watch as Manzai enjoys all the neighborhood gossip in the chaotic textile factory housing compound and coasts through 1.7kReads—Score104Shelves
8. 658 四 Siheyuan: I'm Yi Zhonghai's Biological Son 四合院：我是易中海的亲儿子 Of the Xianghuang Family镶黄家的Male-Channel Fanfiction356k WordsCompleted A modern mechanical engineer transmigrates into the world of the courtyard and becomes Yi Zhonghai's biological son. With a son of his own, will Yi Zhonghai still scheme against others? Will Silly Zhu still become their meal ticket? Will Love in the Courtyard still turn into a courtyard full of beasts? Ordinary people just want enough to eat and warm clothes. There's no need for so much resentment or sinister scheming, just everyday family squabbles. In this backward era, do your best to help de 37.3kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
9. 659 全 Lazy Family? I Slack Off with the System 全家懒货？我靠系统摆烂 Naughty Little Deer小鹿不乖Modern Romance217k WordsOngoing [System # Period Setting # Devoted Couple # Comedy] The Mao family is so lazy it makes everyone furious, yet somehow they live better than anyone else. Not only that, they’ve visibly put on weight. In an era when people can barely get enough to eat, how is that even possible? Mao Er’ya is a master at slacking off and cutting corners. After accidentally binding herself to a System, she leads her whole family in eating their fill and taking it easy. When the villain tricks her into giving the male 7Reads—Score128Shelves

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   It's super good, hilarious! The female lead really dared to steal the original female lead's system so casually! [Laughing and crying emojis]

10. 660 六 In the 1960s, My Whole Family Becomes the Main Character, While I Watch from the Sidelines 六零全家都成主角，我就冷眼旁观 A Little Sweet Chili Sauce一两滴甜辣酱Modern Romance446k WordsOngoing Period setting + ensemble cast + family and everyday life + sweet romance + scheming beauty + family members who are always at odds The whole family gets to be the main characters, so what's wrong with me just watching from the sidelines?? After waking up one day, Ruan Shu discovered that her whole family were the protagonists of books, and she had a part in every single one. In the books, she only managed to dodge her family's schemes because she was quick on her feet. Fine, fine. So that's how 112.8kReads8.4Score14.5kShelves
11. 661 八 The 1980s: After the Real Heiress Returns, She Reigns Supreme in the Capital! 八零：真千金回归后，宠冠京城！ Yingying Zhao英英昭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed [Era + military marriage + real heiress + adored by everyone + heroine is incredible at putting people in their place and beating them up] After sacrificing her life for her country, modern computer genius Jiang Tiange was reborn into her own past life. But that past life had been a miserable one: she was the real heiress, yet had been maliciously switched at birth, beaten and cursed, and forced to marry an abusive second-time husband. After she died miserably, her body was sold for a 33.3kReads9.1Score4.5kShelves
12. 662 四 Siheyuan: Happiness Begins with a One-Cent Instant Kill 四合院：从一分钱秒杀开始幸福 Stir-Fried Marshmallows爆炒棉花糖Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Courtyard Drama + System + Everyday Life + Changing the Plot] Zhou Jianjun transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard, only to discover that his arrival had changed some of the plot. This world was great: not only did he have a house, but also a beautiful wife and an adorable daughter. He even had a System that let him buy anything for a penny. Not enough food or supplies? Not a problem. Zhou Jianjun just wanted to live happily with his wife and daughter for the rest of his life, so nobody had be 43.2kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
13. 663 六 A Beautiful Doctor in the 1960s: Reborn to Marry the Wildest Officer 六零漂亮医生，重生改嫁最野军官 A Tiny Qiao一只小小乔Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Period Setting] [Military Marriage] [Fake and Real Heiresses] [Pocket Dimension] [Educated Youth Life in the Beidahuang Corps] [Love Grows Over Time] The cannon-fodder female supporting character, Yun Qiao, was switched at birth twice. The thief pretended to be pregnant and stole her the first time, but then disliked her because she had a disability in her foot. So the second time, she swapped Yun Qiao with another baby girl. In her previous life, Yun Qiao was overjoyed, thinking she had finall 8.7kReads8.6Score840Shelves

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    The female supporting character is reborn and stays away from the male and female leads, focusing on living her own life well. She also tries to keep her deceased loved ones away from danger. The entire story is engaging and has no dragging plot points.

14. 664 渣 My Scumbag Dad Remarries, So the Pitiful Girl from the 1970s Takes Her Sister to Find Their Father 渣爹另娶，七零小可怜带妹去寻父 My Name Is Alu我叫阿绿Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing [Ancient-to-modern + military compound + reborn + transmigration + everyday family life + golden finger + ensemble cast in small doses + play the pig to eat the tiger] Jiang Wenluo of the Great Jin Dynasty was punished by Heaven for putting justice before family and transmigrated to the 1970s, becoming a seven-year-old child. The child had a miserable life. Her mother died in childbirth while having a second child, and her father remarried six months later. Her grandmother favored boys over girl 17.3kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates from ancient times to the present. Her father remarries and her mother dies, so she and her younger sister try to find her scumbag father by hopping on a train. However, her father already has a new family and twins. The female protagonist's stepmother is also a reincarnation; in her previous life, she caused the deaths of three husbands and is somewhat mentally unstable. This isn't a typical "face-slapping" story; the female protagonist and her sister happily join their extended family. The story is filled with chaotic everyday life and laughter, and the pace is quite slow.

15. 665 丰 When the Voluptuous Beauty Pouts, the Stern Officer Blushes 丰腴美人一撒娇，冷面军官脸红了 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance670k WordsOngoing [Period setting, marriage first and love later, following the army, adorable kids, husband’s road to winning his wife back] The day after Shen Qingshu mailed a divorce agreement to Rong Jingshi, she began having one prophetic dream after another. She dreamed that her hypocritical, ungrateful stepsister stole the family heirloom from her, schemed to have her sent to the countryside, and tortured her to death in Heilongjiang, leaving her family ruined and slaughtered. When she woke, she heard her 15.2kReads6.0Score969Shelves

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    [Question] What was it like to have an online shopping system in the 1970s? Shen Qingshu: Thanks for the invitation. I just sold a small yellow croaker on my social media platform and made 19,000 yuan. I immediately bought a white fox fur coat and a stun gun. While others were still worrying about cloth ration coupons, I had already activated my max-level rich woman experience card.

16. 666 绑 Bound to a Good Luck System, I Tear Up the White Lotus Script 绑定好运系统，我撕碎白莲花剧本 I've Reached the Stratosphere我已到达大气层Modern Romance124k WordsOngoing (1970s military marriage + transmigrate into a book + building wealth + System + slow-burn romance) Qiao Zhi, a top-tier orthopedic surgeon, unexpectedly transmigrates into a novel set in a bygone era, becoming the vicious supporting female character destined for a tragic end. Misled and manipulated by her scheming green-tea best friend, the original Qiao Zhi caused a scene over breaking off her engagement and made trouble everywhere, leaving chaos in her wake. Then one day, the Good Deeds and G —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Push, the pace is fast, and the female lead isn't a saint.

17. 667 疯 Madness in 1960: The Street Punk Leads the Courtyard Astray 疯癫1960：街溜子带偏四合院 Water Does Not Rush Ahead水不争先Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Crime Solving] [Comedy] [Nanluoguxiang] [My Dad Is a Hidden Big Shot] In 1960, with the enemy still lurking among the people and not yet fully eliminated, Xu Huai nearly got shot. Only after joining the Public Security Bureau did he discover that his father was a hidden big shot. 60.1kReads9.0Score5.6kShelves
18. 668 军 Military Marriage and Sweet Rewards: The Fierce, Pretty Army Wife in the 1980s 军婚发糖：彪悍俏军嫂的八零年代 Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Complete] (Period Setting + Military Marriage + Building a Fortune + Loving Wife + Multiple Children + Daily Life) Modern career woman Shen Yiyi transmigrates into a book, becoming the beautiful but otherwise useless female side character who marries into a family to bring good luck to a sick man in this period romance! Her birth family is the sort that would bleed her dry and leave her with nothing! Shen Yiyi: What a joke! Watch her put those spoiled brats in their place and crush the villains 15kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
19. 669 团 The Beloved Little One Takes Her Capitalist Mother Along to Join the Army 团宠崽崽带资本家小姐亲妈去随军 Magpie Branch鹊枝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The moment the genius girl Panpan opened her eyes, she realized she had transmigrated into a novel set in a bygone era, becoming the doomed baby daughter of a doomed capitalist heiress. In the original story, her mother, Zhu Yunshu, would soon be framed, divorce her father, and then be manipulated by her step-grandfather into going to the countryside, after he took off with the family's vast fortune. Panpan herself would also be slandered as a bastard and die a miserable death. What a catastroph 8.7kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves

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    These three books are well-written. The first one is about a group of young girls who become heroes fighting enemy agents. The second one features a female capitalist who is very good at drawing and designs things to serve her country. The third one features a female protagonist who is on a military island and is very good at cooking.

20. 670 重 Reborn in 1958: Grandpa and Grandson Stockpile for the Famine Together 重生58爷孙空间联动囤爆灾荒年 Asking the Sword, Listening to Snow问剑听雪Urban790k WordsOngoing Peng Yi built his fortune from nothing, amassing billions, only to have his own children pull the plug and abandon him in his final years. He died full of hatred. Kneeling before the grave of his beloved Su Wanqing as he drew his last breath, he learned that she had once carried his child. At just twenty-three, she had died in a famine, and mother and child had suffered every hardship life could bring! Heaven had shown mercy: Peng Yi was reborn in 1958, on the eve of their flight from famine! A 5kReads—Score452Shelves

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    One of the best historical fiction stories, featuring farming, hunting, disaster relief, and antique collecting.

21. 671 四 Siheyuan: Seeing the Scheme Through to the End 四合院之将截胡进行到底 Little Mo of South City南城小陌Male-Channel Fanfiction5.9M WordsOngoing [Multiple female leads, not for everyone] [Protagonists from various TV dramas collide, each with their own protagonist aura] [Disinfecting with iodine while whipping] Siheyuan, Zhengyang Gate, People Are Like Iron, Glorious Times, The Great New Era, Golden Wedding, Hutong, The Qiao Family Children... In the Name of the People, Ordinary Years, The War Between Two Women] [System for stealing female leads, self-interest, do-gooders, stay away] [No original female leads, characters from other stori 192.4kReads9.0Score13kShelves
22. 672 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Female Lead Gives Up and Takes It Easy 穿书七零：炮灰女配咸鱼了 A Little Feather一个小羽毛Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Transmigrate into a book + Spatial powers + Married] She wakes up as the central figure at a funeral, having transmigrated into a period novel as a spiteful, selfish woman. Well, in that case, she might as well let loose. Her persona is already established, and she has a golden finger. Why work hard when she could have a wonderful life without lifting a finger? Liu Qingqing declares, “I’m going to be a couch potato.” 18kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    20 Completed historical fiction novels for you to choose from. (9.6~9 Points) Some are about rebirth (8/9/11), some are about time travel, and the rest are about the past. Some are about being sent to the countryside as educated youth, some about accompanying the army, and some about working in the city (2/3/18). Most of the rest are about being sent to the countryside as educated youth, then marrying and accompanying the army, or directly following the army. Some have sisterly bonds. Some have cheat codes, such as space, system, or daily check-in. And some rely on their abilities from before time travel to live a good life in this life. Book 9 is special, it's about a strong female lead. She works hard outside and then pampers her husband. Book 7 is about her marrying directly into a wealthy family, which is also a common theme in historical fiction. Some are from the perspective of the female lead's friend. The main locations are Beijing and Shanghai. Some time traveled early, around the time of the college entrance examination. They have already gone to university. Most of the rest are about taking the college entrance examination and turning their lives around through it. The 20th book is set in a specific era. I feel there aren't any novels with a truly unique historical setting that I haven't read; most follow the same formula.

23. 673 惊 Shocking! The Cold Military Officer Is the Father of Her Child 惊！冰冷军官竟是孩子他爸 Salt Little Five盐小五Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Raising a child + military marriage + everyday life + first love for both] After waking up, wealthy beauty Xu Yao transmigrates once again to the 1970s, becoming the mother of the great villain in a small world! The original Xu Yao was busty but brainless. After failing to scheme her way into marrying the man she loved, she had a son with someone else. She blamed all her misfortunes on the boy, beating and cursing him until he grew up bitter and twisted. He eventually became the great villain, 2.6kReads8.9Score212Shelves

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    "The little one is so cute!" 🌸 Xu Jia'an wiped his face, wearing patched clothes, and proudly displayed his tattered bag in front of his mother. "Mom, I'll raise you by collecting garbage." Six years later, he appeared before everyone, holding hands with a stunningly beautiful woman and carrying a cool little boy. Everyone stared wide-eyed, exclaiming, "Holy crap! Brother Ji really wasn't lying! With a wife and child like that, no wonder he couldn't stand anyone else!"

24. 674 重 After I Was Reborn, My Husband Stopped Acting So Cold 重生后，老公他不高冷了 Scallion Pancake with an Extra Egg手抓饼要加鸡蛋Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted (Rebirth + Love After Marriage + A Twist of Fate + No Toxic Characters) Ying Jiangyue is reborn on the day before her divorce from her husband, Lu Yun’an. When Lu Yun’an returns from his mission the next day, they’ll officially divorce. In her previous life, Ying Jiangyue lived a fairly fulfilling life on her own after the divorce, with no regrets. She doesn’t know why Heaven has given her a second chance. But she has no plans to change her marriage to Lu Yun’an. Her life in her previous life wa 271Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    🔥A reincarnation story set in the modern era! No melodramatic plot twists, just a peaceful and happy life. It's an arranged marriage that blossoms into love, no awful relatives, and the female lead is incredibly pampered! 🥰 Go! Go! Go! 😜

25. 675 四 Siheyuan: Guo Dapao’s Happy Life 四合院，郭大炮的幸福生活 Treasure God of Wealth珍财神Male-Channel Fanfiction704k WordsCompleted (Courtyard compound + pure feel-good read + slice of life + golden finger) Guo Dapao gains the ability to transmigrate between two worlds. He acquires goods in the courtyard-compound world and brings them to the modern world to sell, going from penniless to wealthy. From then on, Guo Dapao enjoys a happy life. 10.5kReads8.9Score415Shelves
26. 676 七 The Seventies: After My Divorce, the Strongest Officer Clings to Me for Dear Life 七零，离婚后被最强军官死命缠 Tong Xinyuan同心元Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history 1970s + devoted couple + military marriage + regretful husband chasing his wife + food] After dying tragically in a car accident, Mu Wanwan is reborn on the very day of her wedding night. In her previous life, she was infatuated with Wen Lin. Repaying a debt of gratitude, she married into the Wen family, going from a village girl to the wife of an officer living in a military compound. Everyone thought she had married above her station. Mu Wanwan knew perfectly well that Wen L 5.1kReads7.6Score265Shelves

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    🍒In her past life, she was infatuated with Wen Lin and married into the Wen family out of gratitude, rising from a lowly village girl to the wife of a regimental commander in the compound. Everyone saw it as her climbing the social ladder.🍀Mu Wanwan knew Wen Lin was cold and didn't like her, yet she firmly believed she could win his heart through her own efforts, chasing after him every day...

27. 677 七 The 1970s: Transmigrated as the Cannon-Fodder Ex-Wife of a Disabled Big Shot 七零，穿成残疾大佬的炮灰前妻 Dive into the Five Oceans to Catch Turtles下五洋捉鳖Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [Sign-In System + Transmigrate into a Book + Food + Disabled Male Lead + Raising Children + Doctor + Wife-Doting Husband + Male Lead Is a Hopeless Romantic] [The original title was: The 1970s: Transmigrating as the Disabled Tycoon’s Cannon-Fodder Ex-Wife] Note: Dear readers, the male lead’s legs will recover, but it will take time. He can’t just stand up all at once! Transmigrating into a book isn’t scary, and neither is becoming a cannon-fodder supporting character. What’s scary is that she has 8.2kReads9.0Score719Shelves
28. 678 人 In the Siheyuan, I Became the Ultimate Insider 人在四合院，成为最强关系户 Ten Years of Lingering Dreams十年殘夢Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted The train of the times rushes forward, and Wei Lai arrives at the courtyard from a TV drama. He activates the Relative System, which gives him a new relative every two weeks. Faced with a courtyard full of beasts, Wei Lai decides to strike first so he can live a good life. Why is Yi Zhonghai roaring in the middle of the night? It turns out Silly Zhu is growing distant from him. Why is Liu Haizhong sweeping the toilets? It turns out his own son stabbed him in the back. Why is Granny Deaf wailing 32.4kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
29. 679 六 Military Marriage in the 1960s: The Heiress Marries a Fierce Tiger of a Soldier at First Sight 六零军婚：大小姐闪婚军中猛虎 Jade on South Mountain南山有玉Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted [Entirely fictional setting] In her previous life, Feng Mingshu was the cherished daughter of a wealthy family. Sweet and alluring, with a gentle disposition, she was secretly admired by many and regarded as their unattainable ideal. Then disaster struck. Predators set their sights on her, and she was forced to work on a farm for fifteen years. At last, her name was cleared, and by a stroke of luck she caught a ride back to the city. But before she could thank the driver, the car suddenly slamme 4.9kReads8.9Score312Shelves
30. 680 六 The 1960s: After Getting into Technical College, I Secure a Cadre Position 六零：考上中专后，我稳坐干部岗 Don't Know Any Better孬不道Modern Romance995k WordsCompleted [1960s + everyday life + extremely, extremely slow-paced + family squabbles + no rural assignment + vocational school entrance exams + few awful relatives] [This is a female-oriented novel! The heroine is an ordinary person, not a powerhouse heroine. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] Heartbroken and still looking for an internship? To escape reality, senior college student Zhou Yuan casually signed a contract for the full-immersion game Awakening. When she opened her eyes, she had become Z 17.4kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    The first book features a cast of characters with exceptional intelligence and ruthless personalities. Furthermore, the female lead's special ability remains unknown to anyone except herself throughout the entire story. The second book is also quite good, though its ending felt a bit abrupt.

31. 681 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Won’t Marry an Officer, I’ll Marry a Rich Playboy 重生八零：不嫁军官，嫁纨绔 Wu Jiayunbei武家云北Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple + sweet romance + pampered life as a wealthy family’s daughter-in-law in the 1980s] In her past life, Jiang Xianli was set up by her twin sister and married a man who married into wealth for his own benefit, while her sister took her place and married a spoiled rich heir. After the wedding, her husband was specially recruited into a military academy and rose through the ranks to become a senior officer. Jiang Xianli became the official’s wife whom every woman envied. But her sist 115.8kReads9.1Score6.7kShelves
32. 682 四 Siheyuan: Young Silly Zhu's Comeback 四合院：青年傻柱的逆袭人生 Threshing Glacier打谷冰川Male-Channel Fanfiction512k WordsCompleted At twenty-five, he transmigrates into the world of the courtyard house and becomes He Yuzhu! What? His father, He Daqing, ran off! Good riddance. Isn’t this a perfect start? His father’s gone and left behind a big house. The old man may not care about his foolish son, but plenty of other people do. Leech off the old man? Absolutely. Might as well get the money back early, since he’s going to be taking it anyway. Yi Zhonghai: “Zhuzi, here’s 200 yuan. Go buy yourself a bicycle.” He Yushui: “Brothe 16.2kReads8.8Score619Shelves
33. 683 八 The 1980s Nanny: The Cold-Faced Officer Loses Control and Wants a Baby 八零小保姆，冷面军官失控想生崽 A Dream in the Bamboo Heart竹心一梦Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Manhua adaptation in progress] Period setting + marriage to a soldier + transmigrate into a book in an alternate world + devoted to each other + possessive, sweet romance + love grows over time + a gentle, slice-of-life romance about doting on his wife. (Older husband, younger wife; growth, comeback, doting on his wife, having a baby, and patriotism) A stern, older, abstinent military officer VS a sweet, soft-spoken girl who's both beautiful and talented, and refuses to be pushed around Bai Qia 2.9kReads8.7Score316Shelves

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    This is a treasure! It's absolutely amazing, incredibly good. There's no sense of confinement, the emotions are delicate and realistic, it's very vivid, and it's super sweet. The male lead is incredibly possessive, the relationship is slow and steady, and it's incredibly sweet. If this were made into a short drama, it would definitely be a hit. This is a book I've read twice. It perfectly embodies patriotism and love for family. It's an incredibly heartwarming book, overflowing with patriotic sentiment. Everyone who's read it has said it's great.

34. 684 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: Saving the Tragic Male Lead 穿书七零：拯救悲惨男主 Mu Xi Mutong木西木同Modern Romance152k WordsCompleted (Military marriage, transmigration, 1v1) Tang Tian is an optimistic, cheerful modern girl who loves reading novels. Recently, she's become obsessed with stories about military marriages in a bygone era. She has just finished a rebirth story set in the past. The heroine wronged the hero in her previous life, then was reborn and tried to make amends. But Tang Tian finds the heroine's behavior after her rebirth infuriating, and feels sorry for the devoted, responsible man. After tearing into the 2.1kReads9.1Score145Shelves

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    These are all period dramas, and they're all completed, so ladies can read them without worry! While ratings don't always tell the whole story, they're definitely worth a try. Trust me, they're really good. I finished some a while ago and don't remember the specifics, but I highly recommend the first three! [Shy][shy][shy]

35. 685 带 I Bring My Pocket Dimension to the 1970s, Snacking on Sunflower Seeds to Get By 带着空间穿七零，磕着瓜子混日子 Clear, Clear Handwriting清晰笔笔Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Parallel world + top-tier hunk. Female lead: Sheng Wanyan. Male lead: Gu Tingxiao. Every night, Sheng Wanyan, living in 2026, has the same dream. Everything in it is gray and dreary. The streets are full of skinny people in patched clothes, yet everyone looks full of energy. Mud houses are everywhere, and people have to work in the fields to earn work points just to get enough to eat. Terrified, she quickly sells off her belongings and stockpiles supplies to prepare. “Hey! What are you 28.4kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves
36. 686 四 A Common Man in the Siheyuan 四合院小市民 Wandering the Northwest流浪的西北Male-Channel Fanfiction686k WordsCompleted A single heroine, in a gentler era without hostility. This story is simply about the quiet, ordinary life of that time, the helplessness of everyday people, and life in a courtyard house amid the sweeping changes of a great age. 5.5kReads8.9Score154Shelves
37. 687 年 A Legendary Life in the Era 年代传奇人生 Wen Youcai文有财Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A ruthless soldier king is reborn in the Greater Khingan Mountains of the 1960s. With the pocket dimension and gear from his previous life, he takes his friends hunting and exploring. The early story centers on hunting, with cross-province searches for family, treasure hunts, and battles against spies woven in. They explore fortresses, raid tombs, and get caught up in other thrilling adventures. Novel pets include a wolverine, a big black horse, a yellow-throated marten, reindeer, and a mantis. 59.4kReads7.7Score8.6kShelves

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    A ruthless soldier king is reborn in the depths of the Greater Khingan Mountains in the 1960s, carrying his previous life's spatial abilities and equipment. He and his companions explore, hunt, and earn money. The story is exciting and fast-paced, with hunting as the main focus in the early stages, interspersed with cross-province searches for relatives, treasure hunts, fighting spies, exploring fortresses, tomb raiding, and adventure. The pets are novel: wolverines, red dogs, black horses, yellow-throated martens, reindeer, and mantises. Later chapters incorporate folk customs and cultivation. Updates are stable, and the game is entirely hand-written. Welcome to the story!

38. 688 八 An Eighties Beauty Marries for Good Fortune and Is Doted on by Her Rugged, Fatherly Husband 八零美人冲喜，被爹系糙汉宠上天 A Dream in the Bamboo Heart竹心一梦Modern Romance694k WordsCompleted Pure romance + transmigration into a book, fictional setting + period piece + older husband, younger wife + building a fortune + sweet romance + slow-burn, satisfying face-slapping. Bai Qian, from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, transmigrates into a book and becomes a plump, laid-back young bride, married off to bring good luck to He Yanzhou, a cold-faced, rugged man. The man is gravely ill, and lays down three rules with her: this marriage is just for show, and he’ll nev 1.2kReads8.6Score160Shelves
39. 689 重 Back Before the Drugging, I Switched My Sister's Groom 重回下药前，我换了姐姐的新郎 Lan Moqiu蓝墨秋Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing (The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later) (There’s no System or golden finger, and this isn’t a brainless power fantasy. What she’s reborn with is only a resilient nature and an optimistic, positive attitude toward life. If that’s not your thing, please proceed with caution!) In her previous life, Xu Baicao became a laughingstock. She was a blood bank for her family, who squeezed every last drop out of her; free labor for her in-laws; and a cover for her sister’s twenty-year affair with 8.5kReads8.5Score648Shelves
40. 690 国 The Imperial Academy’s Fallen Woman 国子监破鞋 Flying King1996飞大王1996Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing 136,543 people have already missed this book because of its title... One-of-a-kind pure heroine + nobody is innocent + romance and desire + the fate of the nation. Beauty fades, and with it, love. Golden fingers are just something people say to fool the gullible. She is a soul from another world, sharp-eyed and streetwise. In this decaying dynasty, she aims to amass a fortune beyond imagination and avoid the humiliation China suffered over the past century. 19Reads9.2Score168Shelves

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    Most relationships between people are just passing through. The book states that everyone is a passerby in everyone else's life, fully depicting the impermanence of gatherings and separations in this era.

41. 691 军 A Lovely Military Wife and a Rugged Soldier: One Wrong Step on the Army Journey in the Eighties 军嫂俏！军爷糙！八零随军闪了腰 Chestnut V栗子VModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet, Charming Wife + Abstinent Officer] (Fictional Military Marriage + Married First, Fell in Love Later + Life in the Military Camp + Spatial System + Adorable Baby) Jiang Ning's arrival in the 1980s gets off to a wild start. The moment she opens her eyes, she's face-to-face with a burly soldier sporting an eight-pack, and nearly gets caught in bed with him. She makes a snap decision and binds herself to the man... “Comrade, what's done is done. Why don't we get married?” “Comrade, let's go 15kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
42. 692 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Swindled Silly Zhu Out of Three Rooms 四合院：开局我先讹傻柱三间房 Brother Ge Rises Night After Night夜夜升哥Male-Channel Fanfiction411k WordsCompleted Zhang Chaoyang transmigrated to early 1962 and arrived at the familiar setting of The Turbulent Households of the Courtyard. From the start, he swindled Silly Zhu out of his three rooms. If the Jia family were going to bleed him dry, he might as well get there first. 22.1kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves
43. 693 甜 Sweet Military Marriage: The Female General Gets Courted in the 1970s 甜蜜军婚女将军在七零被撩了 Dream 100梦想一零零Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ancient-to-modern time travel, military marriage, medical skills from the era, martial arts, twins and triplets, unexpected triplets and quintuplets, one-on-one romance, female general and eldest daughter of a duke’s household] The heroine unexpectedly becomes pregnant when her eldest son is old enough for college. She runs away from home without telling her military-officer husband and secretly gives birth to quintuplets. Gu Qingcheng was the mascot of the Gu family army. After ten years of wa 19.8kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves

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    This ancient-to-modern transmigration novel is absolutely amazing! Gu Qingcheng, a female general from the Duke's mansion, was tricked by the emperor after ten years of war and transmigrated to the 1970s. She takes the place of the original owner of the body who was jilted at marriage, possessing superb medical and martial arts skills. She marries a devoted military officer and lives a peaceful life. The main plot twist is that after her eldest son is admitted to university, she unexpectedly becomes pregnant with quintuplets! The courageous woman hides the truth from her husband and leaves home, giving birth to the children alone. The subsequent plot is even more shocking: the entire Gu family village is inhabited by her younger brother's descendants. Upon opening an ancient tomb, she discovers that her former strategist, senior brother, and thirty-six subordinates gambled their descendants' fortunes in exchange for her rebirth a thousand years later—the sense of destiny is overwhelming! ✨A 1v1 military marriage, a mix of exhilarating and heart-wrenching moments!

44. 694 你 You Hoard Grain While They Starve, and My System Is Awesome 你们闹荒我囤粮，我的系统就是牛 Immortal Lord Tai Xuan仙君太玄Urban1.6M WordsOngoing [Secret Identities] [Low Aggression] [Comedy] [Period Setting] [System] [Male Lead] [Transmigration] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Easygoing] [Black Technology] [Stirring Up Trouble] I was reborn in the 1960s or 70s, with no food and no clothes. Luckily, I have a critical-hit System. Congratulations, Host, you've drawn a chicken drumstick. Critical hit: 100 times. Reward: 100 chicken drumsticks. Oh, finally, I've got something to eat... After eating my fill, I even have to help the country rise to 31.9kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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    🌹🌹🌹At the start of the show's recording, according to the rules, participants could make random phone calls. The male lead handed over his personal phone and dialed the female lead's number. The two had lost contact for several years, and the male lead thought he wouldn't be able to get through, but to his surprise, the call connected! 😜 The production team even invited the female lead to be a guest on the show.

45. 695 四 Siheyuan: Starting Out as Little Rascal Kang Jiu 四合院：从小混蛋康九开始 The Mochi Is So Dark麻薯好黑Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted After waking from a deep sleep, I discovered I had become Kang Jiu, who was beaten to death by the children of the compound in Blood Romance. I also had a six-year-old little sister. And that wasn't all. The compound where I lived turned out to be the one from The Turbulent Households of the Courtyard. I planned to keep my head down for ten years and wait for my chance to take off. Bang Geng tried to steal my sister's food, so I slapped him flying. Jia Zhangshi tried to avenge her grandson, and 8.2kReads8.7Score306Shelves
46. 696 军 Military Marriage: A 1970s Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor in the Great Northern Wilderness, Cuddling Giant Cats 军婚：七零国医在北大荒撸大猫 Beyond the Twilight Clouds暮云边Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Mountain Adventures + All Kinds of Fluffy Animals + Golden Finger and Space + Sweet Romance + Two Strong Leads] [Early on: Sent to the Countryside. Midway: Builds a Factory and Joins the Military Region. Later: Enlists.] With her powerful psychic abilities, Qin Miaomiao survived for ten whole years in the apocalypse! She had no regrets about leaving that world behind. But as she lay dying, she couldn’t help thinking of the big cat that had kept her company for so many years. 5.1kReads8.9Score769Shelves

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    20 completed historical fiction novels for you to choose from. (9.6~9 points) Some are about rebirth (8/9/11), some are about time travel, and the rest are about the past. Some are about being sent to the countryside as educated youth, some about accompanying the army, and some about working in the city (2/3/18). Most of the rest are about being sent to the countryside as educated youth, then marrying and accompanying the army, or directly following the army. Some have sisterly bonds. Some have cheat codes, such as space, system, or daily check-in. And some rely on their abilities from before time travel to live a good life in this life. Book 9 is special, it's about a strong female lead. She works hard outside and then pampers her husband. Book 7 is about her marrying directly into a wealthy family, which is also a common theme in historical fiction. Some are from the perspective of the female lead's friend. The main locations are Beijing and Shanghai. Some time traveled early, around the time of the college entrance examination. They have already gone to university. Most of the rest are about taking the college entrance examination and turning their lives around through it. The 20th book is set in a specific era. I feel there aren't any novels with a truly unique historical setting that I haven't read; most follow the same formula.

47. 697 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The Seventies' Best Cheat and the Roughest Man 穿书七零：开最牛的挂撩最糙的汉 Hua Xiaoqian花小钱Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted This book is also known as “With Space in Hand, I've Got Myself a Rugged Man.” After blowing herself up, apocalypse powerhouse Ye Weiwei's soul transmigrates into a romance novel, where she becomes a love-struck supporting character with the same name. The original Ye Weiwei was set up by her cousin, who stole her golden finger and fiancé, as well as the affection of her parents, relatives, and several older brothers. In the end, her cousin arranged for her to marry a village scoundrel, who beat 66.1kReads9.4Score8.5kShelves
48. 698 七 The 1970s: The Little Educated Youth Is Recruited by the National Team for Her Mystical Skills 七零，小知青靠玄学被国家队收编 Meow Meow Gets Rich暴富的喵喵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The 1970s + Spatial Dimension + Sent Down to the Countryside + Metaphysics + Getting Revenge on Scumbags + Educated Youth] Jiang Li, a powerful master of the mystic arts, failed to ascend to immortality during her tribulation and transmigrated to the impoverished 1970s, where food and clothing were scarce. From the start, she’s a pitiful girl whose scumbag father doesn’t care about her, whose stepmother bullies her, and who’s sent to the countryside in place of her stepsister? The pitiful girl 8.9kReads8.6Score1kShelves
49. 699 傻 Silly Zhu's Siheyuan 傻柱子的四合院 Halfway Across This Life余生半渡Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted The protagonist is a little confused. I only went out for a budget trip, so how did I inexplicably become Silly Zhu? Well, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. At least I won't have to worry every day about scraping together a bite to eat. Sure, material goods are scarce in this era, but the people are honest and kind! Life is good! Well... except for this cannibalistic courtyard and the birds who live in it. 14.9kReads8.8Score741Shelves
50. 700 穿 After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder Female Lead, I Speed-Married an Army Representative 穿成炮灰女配后和军代表闪婚了 Half Wood, Half Fire半木半火Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Original Title: Factory Affairs in the Sixties, from State-Owned Factory to...] [Current Title: The Road to Success in the Sixties: She Just Wants to Get Ahead] [No Golden Finger + Serving the Nation and Its People Through Public Service + A Strong Male Lead and an Even Stronger Female Lead] [No Rural Relocation, No Black Market, No Supporting a Man, No Female Lead Suffering, No Doormat Wife] Xia Baozhu, a woman with a secure state-sector job, was reborn in 1963. To get back t 31.1kReads9.3Score4kShelves

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    The female protagonist is a top-tier example of a historical fiction novel, always focused on her career. I've never seen such meticulously formatted official documents and solutions to past problems in a historical fiction novel, all listed clearly and rigorously, rather than just briefly mentioned. The language used throughout the text, whether in meetings or everyday conversations, bears the distinct marks of that era. It's evident that the author has a deep understanding of this subject, something that couldn't be achieved by mere imagination or guesswork. Each of the protagonist's speeches is like a well-written political essay, and her solutions to each problem are incredibly pragmatic. Highly recommended.

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