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. 51 上 After Turning In the Script, the Useless 1980s Female Supporting Character Wins by Doing Nothing 上交剧本后，八零废物女配躺赢了 What a Huge Melon好大的瓜Modern Romance626k WordsCompleted Shen Zhixia finds a script inexplicably appearing in her mind as soon as she is born. In the script, she is the foil to the heroine of a period novel. The heroine Li Zhidong’s parents are hardworking, kind, honest, and down-to-earth. Everyone for miles around knows them as good, honest people. Shen Zhixia’s parents are mean, lazy, greedy, and shameless. Everyone for miles around knows them as the worst kind of people. Li Zhidong will make many influential connections and have countless admirers. 12.4kReads8.3Score935Shelves
2. 52 漂 The Gorgeous, High-Maintenance Mediator of the 1970s 漂亮作精在七零当调解员 Er Lulu二鹿鹿Modern Romance298k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Beloved by the Whole Family + Hilarious + Military Marriage] You were supposed to mediate family disputes, not encourage people to get divorced! - After five years as a marriage counselor, breaking up countless unhappy couples, Jiang An'an was hit over the head with a brick and flung into the material-scarce 1970s. Her father was a lazy good-for-nothing, her mother was tough as nails, and all three of her older sisters were a handful. As for her, she was a beautiful airhead who 6.1kReads8.8Score600Shelves
3. 53 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 152.5kReads9.5Score12.3kShelves

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   As I get older, I'm less interested in stories about spoiled wives. Some novels clearly have heroines with various advantages, but they're still just innocent, spoiled wives who eagerly offer resources to the male lead! The heroines in these two books are both intelligent and never reveal their true nature throughout their lives. 💕💕💕💕

4. 54 快 The Quick Transmigration Cannon Fodder Won't Play by the Rules 快穿炮灰她不走寻常路 Traveler in Misty Rain一蓑烟雨客Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing No fixed pairing, Qing-dynasty setting + historical eras + other worlds, with a pocket dimension Note: The heroine is a hedonist and a self-serving perfectionist. Her motto is that she can eat anything but hardship and endure anything but suffering. She tries to live comfortably in every world. After more than twenty years of bad luck, college student Shen Anning finally catches a break, only to die the day before her fortune is due to arrive. Perhaps her resentment is too great: just before sh 66.2kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves

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   As I get older, I'm less interested in stories about spoiled wives. Some novels clearly have heroines with various advantages, but they're still just innocent, pampered wives who eagerly offer resources to the male lead! The heroines in these two books are both intelligent and never reveal their true nature throughout their lives. [Heart emojis]

5. 55 我 My Youth Was Like a Pile of Mud 我的青春，好似一摊烂泥 Jiu Shihan酒诗寒Urban2.3M WordsOngoing (Youth, School Life, Growing Up, Everyday Life, Redemption) Told in the first person, this is a coming-of-age story about a bad boy who matches wits with students and teachers at his school. They save one another and gradually grow up. My name is Fang Yuan. Ever since I was a child, I've been different from other people's kids. Girls say I'm as thick as a log, and my friends say I'm selfish. But I never thought there was anything wrong with that. Because I'm not a good person to begin with. W 156.1kReads9.5Score11.4kShelves

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   The story doesn't begin with a rebirth or a quest for wealth and power; it starts entirely with a fresh plot, depicting the protagonist's life from childhood to adulthood. However, it's far from tedious; rather, it offers a completely new experience. The protagonist is highly intelligent, and the supporting characters are vividly portrayed. Moreover, they don't all revolve around the protagonist; each has their own story to tell. It's truly worth reading.

6. 56 金 A Golden Marriage 金婚 IMCModern Romance442k WordsCompleted One is a fool in everyone's eyes, the other a young hoodlum in the village's eyes. Yet fate ties them together. Zhou Xing always thought himself above others, but never imagined he'd marry a fool and fill a whole house with children, boys and girls alike. What's more, in this life and the next, and the life after that, he only wants to be with her. At first, Li Zhi'an was terrified of living under the same roof as Zhou Xing, that bad man. Gradually, she came to accept him. In the end, she decide 14.4kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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   Realistic Period Drama ① 9.6 Points: The female lead, who is also the original owner of the body, is pregnant at the beginning. 🍎 The female lead sells food alone at a construction site in the early stages. 🍷 The male lead takes the blame for someone else and goes to jail for money. When he sees that the female lead is pregnant, he immediately confesses to the criminal gang. A sweet romance, the table of contents is full of dishes the male lead cooks for the female lead. 💜💜💜 ② 9.4 Points 🧣 One is considered a fool by everyone, and the other is a small-time hoodlum in the village. Fate brings them together. 🎀 At first, Li Zhian is very afraid of living under the same roof as Zhou Xing, this bad guy. Later, she slowly accepts it. In the end, she feels that Zhou Xing is the best person in the world besides her mother. 🌱

7. 57 媚 Aunt Mei 媚姨 Manhe曼荷Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Male Lead: Ding Yuan Female Lead: Liu Meiyi No one is reborn, and there is no System. This is an era of struggle belonging to the older generation! That year, Ding Yuan earned top marks in the imperial examinations, only to have his life stolen from him when his stepmother conspired with her family to switch his results. His father, unaware of the truth, set out on a rainy night to sell goods in the mountains and raise money for Ding Yuan to retake the exams. But the tractor overturned in a ravi 5.9kReads8.8Score490Shelves

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   Looking for high-scoring period novels? These three are pure period novels without reincarnation, time travel, or any cheat codes, suitable for readers of all ages. Middle-aged and older readers can reminisce about their own passionate era, while younger readers can learn about the turbulent times of the 1980s and 90s.

8. 58 穿 Transmigrated to the 1980s as the Village Tigress, I Call the Shots 穿越80母老虎，全村上下我做主 Your Dentures Just Flew Out你假牙飞出来了Modern Romance112k WordsOngoing Devoted husband, lighthearted comedy, doted-on heroine, and building a fortune. Su Xiaomo transmigrates to a rural village in northern Shaanxi in 1985. The name of this poor little village tells you everything: it must be desperately poor! The original owner was the village's notorious shrew, feared by everyone. Luckily, her family all dotes on her. She also has a handsome husband. But since she's transmigrated, this reputation could work to her advantage. Should she play along, or turn over a n 777Reads—Score115Shelves

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   I highly recommend this historical romance novel! It's funny and sweet, the male lead is so charming, the first few chapters are full of surprises, and it gets even more exciting as it goes on. Awesome!

9. 59 重 Reborn in the ’70s: The Little Educated Youth Doesn’t Know How Delicate She Is 重生七零，小知青她娇不自知 Guoguo Is a Little Naughty果果有点皮Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted [Reborn + devoted 1v1 romance + flirtatious sweethearts + rugged country man + no golden finger + cozy daily life] Wei Huai fell for the new female sent-down youth at first sight. Everyone in the village said, “Whatever you do, don’t marry Chu Nian. She’s so delicate she can’t even do a day’s work. What good is she?” Wei Huai wouldn’t listen. He loved how delicate Chu Nian was. If she smiled at him, he’d give her his very life! In her previous life, Chu Nian was sweet-talked and deceived by 7.7kReads9.0Score716Shelves

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   ♥A highly-rated historical romance novel, not awkward at all. 🍉The female lead is incredibly shrewd and calculating, knows how to stay low-key during special times, and is intelligent without being foolish. Seriously, a great female lead story, click here!!! ——Please follow, Your Highness

10. 60 重 Reborn: Back to 1983 to Become a Tycoon 重生：回到1983当富翁 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban3.4M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available on JD.com! The text has been carefully revised and is even more exciting. There are plenty of discounts right now, so if you're interested, go grab a copy!) Zhou Yufeng, a corporate CEO, unexpectedly returns to 1983, an era of planned economies and feeling one's way across the river by touching the stones. With his lovely wife wanting a divorce and his younger brother and sister struggling to get by, watch as he turns the business world upside down and changes 130.9kReads9.3Score16.1kShelves

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    This is the pinnacle of rebirth-themed novels; an absolute masterpiece, absolutely brilliant.

11. 61 隐 The Hidden Wife 隐妻 Manhe曼荷Urban5.0M WordsCompleted [The comic adaptation is now available! Tap “Adaptation Theater” in the lower-right corner of any page of this book to watch instantly. The original novel and short drama each have their own appeal. Share it with your friends!] No rebirth, no transmigration, and no System golden finger, just the true golden years of an entire generation! Having fled an arranged marriage, he joins the tide of migrant workers heading south. In a southern metropolis brimming with both opportunity and challenges, he 810Reads6.3Score103Shelves
12. 62 傻 Foolish Mother 傻娘 Manhe曼荷Urban3.1M WordsCompleted My father was dead, my mother had gone mad. The day I came home, I saw someone destroying it... 42.6kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
13. 63 弹 The Second Book by Tan Jian Ting Chao 弹剑听潮的第2本书 Strumming a Sword and Listening to the Tide弹剑听潮Urban5.8M WordsCompleted In the world of fame and fortune, he keeps his resolve hidden beneath a steely exterior. He never compromises his principles, and every move reveals his true mettle... He plans before he acts, breaks deadlocks through hard work, and builds his reputation with foresight. Through the ups and downs of officialdom, he never forgets his original purpose. 127kReads9.4Score13.5kShelves
14. 64 被 Sold Off, the Fake Heiress Is Taken to an Island to Be a Soldier's Wife 被卖后假千金被叼回海岛当军嫂 Socially Anxious Tomboy社恐女汉子Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Period setting + parallel world + devoted couples + space + sweet romance + adorable children + cute pets + a few rotten characters The whole story is lighthearted and cheerful, with a slow pace. Other heroines are out conquering the world, while all she wants is a pot of braised goose. (There are cute pets, so don't read if that's not your thing.) Song Chucheng had just bought the first seaside home of her life. She hadn't even started enjoying her retirement yet! Then, to her dismay, she trans 15.2kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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    I can't stand articles that force a decrease in intelligence [almost crying]. Articles with very low ratings are not within my consideration 🧐 These are the sweet and fluffy novels I still can't bear to delete after reading; they're all in my bookshelf and are definitely worth reading. There aren't many major flaws. I also found a relatively novel one (at least I haven't read it before) -- a combination of historical fiction and female-dominated society. The synopsis seems pretty good, so I'm sharing it. Those interested can check it out.

15. 65 我 My Restarted Life in 1992 我的重启人生1992 Twelve Mad十二疯Urban6.6M WordsOngoing (The first thirty-some chapters lay the groundwork, so please be patient. The rest won't disappoint.) Zhou Andong never thought of himself as a good person. He figured that after he died, Hell would have to open a nineteenth level just to throw him into it. So one day in 2021, he did the first good deed of his life: he saved a pregnant woman from being hit by a speeding car. Perhaps Heaven was moved by his change of heart and sent him back to 1992, an era still dominated by traditional thinking. 67.1kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves
16. 66 五 In the 1950s, Crushing Scum: Snatch Golden Fingers, Enjoy the Gossip, and Watch the Show 五零虐渣：抢金手指吃瓜看戏 Guoguo the Dreamer爱做梦的果果Modern Romance110k WordsOngoing (Historical setting + portable space + patriotism + punishing scumbags + face-slapping + transmigrate into a book + watching the drama unfold) Chi Zhilan was a web novelist who had spent over a decade writing books that went nowhere. This year, her luck finally turned. She sold the rights to her novel and had three million yuan in savings. No mortgage, no car loan, and no one but herself to feed. She spent no more than a thousand yuan a month. With three million in the bank, the monthly inter 892Reads—Score115Shelves

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    It's a good read; the female lead isn't repressed at all, it's a pure, satisfying read, and the premise is brilliant.

17. 67 惊 Shock! The Cannon Fodder Dares to Sleep Beside a Tiger 惊！炮灰她敢与虎共眠 The Full Moon Family满月一家Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete! Period Drama + Healing Each Other + Sweet and Satisfying + No Self-Sacrifice or Handouts + The Male Lead Really Raises Tigers] After being plagued by nightmares, Ning Xia transmigrated into a book. Unfortunately, she wasn’t the heroine, just a “white moonlight” cannon-fodder character who starved to death on the way to the countryside. Looking at the relatives who had schemed against her, she decided that if she was going to the countryside, they could at least pay her back for everyt 4.8kReads9.0Score475Shelves
18. 68 开 1944: From the Start, My Whole Family Lived Like Kings 开局1944：带着全家吃香喝辣 Ning Qing Si甯青兕Male-Channel Fanfiction2.8M WordsOngoing [Period drama] [Slow-paced] [Multiple film and television worlds] [Everyday life] He bought a camper and returned to his hometown in central Hebei, ready to travel around China. Instead, he found himself eighty years in the past. Well, that saves a step. Liu Dexin decides to leave “Lion Camel Ridge” and head straight for “Spirit Mountain.” This time, he’s going to live like a Beijing man. He has a dimensional space, and a carefree life is calling! Short on supplies? Lacking food and clothes? No 29kReads7.3Score1.7kShelves

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    This collection of period dramas, courtyard house stories, and crossover stories combines elements from multiple period dramas. I'd like to recommend some to you.

19. 69 甜 Sweet Military Marriage: Spoiled Rotten by a Handsome Officer in the 1970s 甜蜜军婚，穿七零被酷帅军官爆宠 Ugly Little Thing丑小样Modern Romance486k WordsCompleted [Alternate Setting + Cozy Everyday Life + Food + Sweet Romance + No Going to the Countryside] Lin Qianyi, who has been pampered all her life, transmigrates to the underdeveloped 1970s, only to find herself saddled with the original owner’s mess as soon as she arrives. What do you do when a local bully wants to force you to marry him? I’d better marry someone else first! Let’s see if the bully dares mess with me after I marry a handsome, capable military officer. Everyone at the machinery plant t 8.3kReads9.2Score759Shelves
20. 70 从 Life in the Siheyuan, Beginning in the New World 从新世界开始的四合院生活 Someone's Home有个人在家Male-Channel Fanfiction2.9M WordsCompleted This is the story of an ordinary man who transmigrates into a world combining a whole host of period dramas. It follows him from before Liberation all the way to the new millennium. In the torrents of everyday life, simply keeping your footing is a struggle; making a name for yourself is harder than reaching the heavens. You and I are ordinary people, but ordinary people have dreams of their own, too. 2.5kReads8.2Score132Shelves
21. 71 酱 Tales from the Pickle Shop 酱园纪事 Yan Yan鹽驗Modern Romance105k WordsCompleted One crock of fermented bean paste, three generations, half a century of storms and change. In the spring of 1956, a notice announcing the public-private partnership was posted at the entrance to the alley. Shen Huaijin handed over his sauce workshop, but divided the family's ancestral recipe into three parts and entrusted them to his three apprentices: one stayed behind, one went to the countryside, and one traveled far south. Thirty years later, his daughter Shen Ruolan rose from beside the was 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A recently released gem of a novel, I don't know how I found it. It's quite good, telling the story of three generations rebuilding their family business. It's been a long time since I've seen a serious historical drama novel. Sigh [awkward laugh]. But now that there's a book circle, and considering it's only recommended after 80,000 words, I guess not many people will read it. I'll still give this author a shout-out [I highly recommend it too].

22. 72 军 A Sweet Military Marriage: Reborn in the 1980s with a Cheat Ability 军婚甜宠：重生八零开挂了 Chang Yun昌云Modern Romance246k WordsCompleted Ye Wu has been reborn! Not only is she back at nineteen, but she also has a System with her. The incident with the hooligan that made her life miserable in her previous life hasn't happened yet. Her parents are alive, and Lu Tingchuan is still her boyfriend. This time, she only wants to make money and build a career. What's the point of romance when getting rich is so much better? But why is this man getting more and more domineering and clingy, trying every trick in the book to get her into bed 747Reads9.2Score107Shelves
23. 73 重 Back to 1978 重返1978 Xiao Xiaoyangyang小小扬扬Urban8.7M WordsCompleted Jiang Xiaobai, a university graduate with a degree in economics, was reborn and witnessed the arrival of a new era with his own eyes. It surged forward with unstoppable force, as all things grew unchecked, dust and dawn rose together, rivers converged into mighty streams, and nameless hills rose into towering peaks. For a time, the world stretched boundlessly wide... 2.1kReads8.8Score219Shelves
24. 74 和 After Marrying My Secret Crush, I Was Flustered by His Flirting 和暗恋对象联姻后，我被撩傻了 Li Jinling黎锦铃Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight / Long-Standing Scheme / Married First, Love Later / Mutual Devotion] Not long ago, Xue Ying used a few tricks to make Qin Youyi her fiancé. Before that, she had thought: Even if I can’t win his heart, keeping him by my side wouldn’t be so bad. But! What’s with this man who keeps flirting with me and kissing me right after we’ve gotten our marriage license? Didn’t he say he already had someone in his heart? Qin Youyi hadn’t expected much from this marriage, but he never im 2.7kReads9.0Score259Shelves
25. 75 重 Reborn in 1979: Ex-Wife, Please Behave Yourself 重生1979：前妻请自重 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban1.2M WordsCompleted {Traditional period setting} + {a vivid portrayal of society before the crackdown} + {the darkness of human nature}... Pei Jichang is reborn in 1979, but into the body of a poor peasant who happens to have the same name. That year, his beloved gets into university, his father-in-law is exonerated and promoted, and everyone in the village envies him. The Pei family is finally going to live well. But then... His beloved turns on him and demands a divorce, swearing to report to the brigade that Pei 4.3kReads8.6Score342Shelves
26. 76 我 I Have a Space Left Behind by an Immortal Family 我有一个仙家留下来的空间 Clear, Clear Handwriting清晰笔笔Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted She had been a medical school graduate student in the twenty-first century, with no family but herself. When she woke up, the world had suddenly changed: drab gray walls and earthen houses. Somehow, she'd ended up in the 1970s, so she could only make the best of it. “Hey, big shot, stop following me around.” “Hey, big shot, why are you always popping up in front of me?” “Hey, big shot, quit flaunting those abs to tempt me.” “Hey, big shot, I'm looking for one partner for life.” Xia Jingchuan: “W 15.7kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
27. 77 重 Reborn: Back in 1991 to Become a Tycoon 重生：回到1991当首富 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Li Minyang, a high-ranking government official, unexpectedly returns to 1991, an era just beginning its transition from a planned economy to a market economy. A wave of entrepreneurship is sweeping the country, and countless future tycoons are just beginning to make their mark. Facing a treacherous wife and family members struggling to make ends meet, watch as he turns the tides, conquers the business world, and reshapes the future! 31.8kReads8.8Score3.2kShelves
28. 78 绑 I Bound the Favorite Consort System and Accidentally Transmigrated to the 1970s 绑了宠妃系统，我错穿七十年代 Guoguo Is a Little Naughty果果有点皮Modern Romance566k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + rugged hero + reborn male lead + marriage before love + System + sweet romance + beauty transformation] Xu Jiaojiao was bound to the Beloved Consort System. Just as she thought she would transmigrate to ancient times and wreak havoc in the imperial harem, the ridiculously incompetent System made a mistake and sent her to the 1970s! What?! A System that makes you more and more beautiful sends her to the 1970s? Does it think she's not conspicuous enough? Not w 3.5kReads9.2Score321Shelves
29. 79 爸 Dad, Take It Easy. Our Family's About to Go Bankrupt 爸，你稳重点，咱家快要破产了 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Would you dare listen to a song all the way through? Memories crash over you like a flood, devouring your pounding heart bit by bit until you can't breathe... After traveling back in time to 2004, Chen Lichuan finds that at eighteen, with the summer ahead of him, he can have anything he wants. But the youth they shared still hurts, even after the breeze has passed. 53.4kReads9.0Score6.1kShelves
30. 80 睁 I Opened My Eyes and Returned to the Day My Wife Had a Difficult Labor 睁开眼，回到老婆难产当天 It's Xiao Qing是小青啊Urban2.9M WordsCompleted Short dramas: When I Opened My Eyes, It Was the Day My Wife Went Into Difficult Labor; 1988: Reborn to Protect My Wife and Children Early story: farming and business. Later: heading to Ula to trade for equipment, then selling guns, cannons, planes, tanks, and firecrackers printed with our very own dollars (starts at chapter 330). If you had the chance to be reborn, what regret would you make up for? The moment Si Chen opened his eyes, he found himself back on the day his wife went into difficu 18.9kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
31. 81 重 Reborn in the 1970s, the Sweet Little Wife in the Rugged Man's Arms 重生七零，糙汉怀里小娇妻甜又软 Wangwang Snow Cakes Are So Tasty旺旺雪饼超好吃Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted [Completed] A deceptively clever, sweet-faced, soft and adorable heroine who pretends to be weak to catch her prey vs. a rugged hero who looks like a tough guy but is secretly obsessed with her Period setting + sweet romance + transmigrate into a book + reborn + adorable baby + pocket dimension + marriage before love She wakes up in the resource-scarce 1970s, with a muscular man sleeping beside her?! A domineering adoptive mother, selfish siblings, and a twisted fiancé. But all of it is resolved 917Reads9.0Score105Shelves
32. 82 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I Find Myself a Stepmother 重生60年代：我给自己找后妈 Gu Yue Er Dong古月耳咚Modern Romance681k WordsOngoing When Chen Guoping died of lung cancer, his mother was busy having a grand old time gossiping with the neighborhood women! In his previous life, she had kept him under her thumb since childhood: she wouldn’t let him take the college entrance exam, forced him to hand over his wages, and criticized every woman he wanted to marry. Ignoring the nature of his work, she insisted that he and his wife risk having a third child. In the end, he was fired for exceeding the birth quota, and his family of fiv 22.2kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves

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    His biological mother said, "You'd better die so you won't squander the family fortune." The protagonist replied, "Okay, I'll die." Then he really did die, then came back to life, and even found himself a stepmother! This whole series of events left the entire village dumbfounded! The story has reached 100,000 words and is incredibly addictive. Don't hesitate if you're looking for something to read!

33. 83 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Fussy Wife Is Kind of Sweet 重生八零：作精媳妇有点甜 Admiring Flying Fish from the Abyss临渊羡飛鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both leads are reborn + beautiful, sweet wife + cunning, rugged man] After being reborn, Su Tiantian sheds the affected mannerisms of her previous life and marries the retired soldier she was betrothed to as a child. After the wedding, she transforms into a sweet, sensible little wife, and her heart races and cheeks flush whenever she looks at her tall, powerful husband. Her upright, honorable husband leaves the army and takes on the responsibility of supporting the family. From then on, she ge 675Reads9.1Score101Shelves
34. 84 1 1987: No Sleep Tonight 1987：今夜不眠 Fully Equipped RV房车齐全Urban2.8M WordsCompleted “Mom, is his head stuck in a door or something? Maybe we should take him to the hospital?” When Lu Hao wakes up, he discovers that he has been reborn, back in 1987, when he had nothing to his name. Behind him stands a beautiful woman in her early twenties, her face streaked with tears and her body covered in scars. Beside her is a little girl, staring at him with wide, caring eyes. 41.5kReads9.0Score4.4kShelves

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    It should be the pinnacle of novels set in the 1980s.

35. 85 年 A Woman’s Kingdom in the 1970s: The Female Lead’s Beloved Keeps Clinging to Me 年代女尊我被女主白月光缠上了 Beg for Mercy When You Can't Win打不过求饶Modern Romance700k WordsCompleted (Historical setting + matriarchy + strong heroine + magical space + devoted couple + building wealth + food) A cool, aloof, gentle heroine x a straightforward, proud, beautiful male educated youth Xie You struggled to survive for five years in the apocalypse. After finally getting her revenge, she lost her life too. Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, she would transmigrate into a matriarchal historical novel she had once read, becoming a cannon-fodder woman who never even appear 6.1kReads8.9Score620Shelves
36. 86 糙 The Rugged Military Officer Raised a Delicate Darling in the Great Northwest 糙汉军官在大西北养了个娇气包 Wang Xiaotiao旺小跳Modern Romance279k WordsCompleted A new book’s rating will go up as more people read it~ [Period setting + sweet romance + following him to the military base + older, rough-and-tumble fatherly type x pampered, adorable girl + seven-year age gap] The Wen family falls from grace, and overnight their young heiress becomes a hated capitalist. Her parents pull strings to arrange a fake marriage with a soldier so she can follow him to his military base and lie low. At the reception desk, the man leans back in his chair and speaks in a 81.9kReads9.0Score12.6kShelves

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    Although the score wasn't 9, the actual score was quite impressive and innovative, avoiding those old-fashioned formulas.

37. 87 重 Reborn, I Kiss My Factory Director Ex-Husband Until He Passes Out, Then Demand He Take Responsibility 重生，亲晕厂长前夫求负责 Winter Moon冬冬月Modern Romance292k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, headstrong heroine + reborn in a bygone era + husband-chasing redemption + heartwarming child-rearing] Her mother: “Xiaoxue, try not to be so difficult. Yanzhang is handsome and smart. His only flaw is his family background, but wild grass can’t compare to grass grown at home.” Her father: “Zhang Jixue, you reported your husband and got him sent to the countryside. What the hell is wrong with you?” Her son: “Mom, you can stop loving Dad, but you can’t stop loving me!” Zhang Jixue: … 15kReads8.4Score2kShelves
38. 88 七 In the Seventies, She Marries a Rugged Man Who Can’t Have Children, but the Spoiled Female Lead Sleeps In Again 七零嫁绝嗣糙汉，娇纵女配又起晚 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Wild Plot] [1970s] [Everyone's Darling] [Marriage Before Love] [Redemption] Jiang Nanxi grew up pampered and couldn't endure hardship. Who would have thought that when she opened her eyes, she would transmigrate into a book, becoming a vain, troublesome supporting character in a novel set in an era of poverty, beautiful but utterly stupid? In the original story, a forty-two-year-old woman stole her twenty-year-old fiancé, the male lead. In a fit of madness, she married Zhou Ji, the 3.6kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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    [Top 5 Historical Fiction Novels], recommended because of their high scores and engaging content, highly recommended!!! The first book has a 9.1 Rating: The male lead served in the military for a period and lost his hearing after being injured (he recovers later). It's hilarious how he falls silent whenever the female lead mentions something he doesn't like, haha. He always talks about life with the female lead when he wants to be with her, earning him the nickname "Life Guy," hahaha. Highly recommended!!! The later parts are also super good!!! The subsequent books even reach 9.4 And 9.5 Ratings!!!

39. 89 读 The Mind-Reading, Sweet and Sultry Wife Makes the Abstinent Officer Blush 读心纯欲娇妻，禁欲军官面红耳赤 Ninefold River Snow九重江雪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Originally titled Mind-Reading, Pure and Passionate Wife: The Chaste Officer Blushes] [Multiple People Can Read Minds] [Military Marriage] [Bratty Heroine] [Disabled Powerhouse] [Marriage First, Love Later] [Dotting Romance] [Feel-Good Story] [Sweet Romance] [Medical Skills] [Beloved by the Nation] Su Lingyu had been spoiled rotten and lived in luxury since childhood. When the System brought her to the food- and clothing-scarce 1980s, she became the villainous ex-wife of Huo Yan, the male lea 8.9kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
40. 90 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
41. 91 军 Military Marriage, Sugary Sweetness: The White Lotus Green Tea Girl Is Everyone's Darling in the 1970s 军婚爆糖：白莲绿茶在七零做团宠 Wild Radish狂野萝卜Modern Romance547k WordsCompleted “Fair-skinned beauty with a sweet, tea-like charm x outwardly cold, inwardly warm doting husband” After a plane crash, international superstar Jiang Qingrou transmigrated. An orphan in her previous life, she had somehow ended up in a big family in the 1970s. Her two older brothers spoiled her, and her parents treated her like a treasure. What’s more, in an era when people struggled to get enough to eat or stay warm, everyone in her family had a steady job, and she herself was the star of the dan 6.5kReads8.9Score760Shelves
42. 92 军 On Our Wedding Night, the Frail Beauty Is Pressed Against the Wall and Kissed by the Officer 军婚夜，病弱美人被军爷按墙诱吻 Zong Xi宗汐Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + both leads' hearts belong to each other + marriage first, love later + scientific research + weapons arsenal + pocket dimension + face-slapping + everyone's darling] Li Xin died from overwork after staying up all night researching new weapons, only to transmigrate into a book. She landed right on her wedding night. When she opened her eyes, she saw her long-legged, slim-waisted officer husband, and his broad shoulders immediately stole her heart. But the husband she'd just a 5.8kReads8.9Score563Shelves

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    Upon arriving at the southern border unit, the brothers, seeing He Beichen's delicate and charming wife, wondered if military life would scare her away. Later, the special forces rubbed their hands together and approached He Beichen, saying, "We'd like to borrow your wife to help us check out a new batch of weapons." The military research institute also chimed in, "We have a technical problem that we need your help with." Then someone from headquarters arrived: "It's like this, the old leader said he'd like to borrow..." He Beichen, who hadn't seen his wife in a long time, was annoyed: "My wife isn't being lent out!"

43. 93 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate Into a Book Together! Marry a Rough-and-Ready Man! If You Leave, I’m Leaving Too 闺蜜齐穿书！嫁糙汉！你离我也离 Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings椒盐鸡翅块Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + rough-and-tough hero + sweet romance + face-slapping + daily life + building a fortune + raising kids] The moment Shen Wu opened her eyes, she saw a man who was exactly her type. Realizing she had transmigrated into a book, she then heard a familiar voice and understood that she wasn't the only one who had transmigrated: her best friend had come along too, and now they were sisters-in-law... The two of them had entered a novel written by someone who envied them. In 81kReads9.4Score7.5kShelves

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    [Top 5 Historical Fiction Novels], recommended because of their high scores and engaging content, highly recommended!!! The first book has a 9.1 rating: The male lead was a soldier for a period of time and lost his hearing after being injured (he recovers later). It's hilarious how he falls silent whenever the female lead mentions something he doesn't like, haha. He always talks about life with the female lead when he wants to be with her, earning him the nickname "Life Guy," haha. Highly recommended!!! The later parts are also super good!!! The following books even reach 9.4 and 9.5 ratings!!!

44. 94 七 The Seventies' Sweetheart: The Brooding, Rugged Man Has His Eye on Me 七零娇娇，我被阴郁糙汉惦记了 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed + black-lotus sickly beauty + professor + perfect nemesis + healing] Xiao Niannian is frail and delicate, with skin as fair and smooth as jade. She looks easy to bully, but never lets an insult go unanswered. One day, she transmigrates into a rebirth novel set in the 1970s, becoming the male lead’s fiancée. In the book, not only will she die young, but the male lead will use her connections to rise to success. The heroine is reborn. After seeing the male lead prosper in her previous l 44.6kReads9.3Score5.8kShelves
45. 95 七 The Clear-Eyed Beauty of the 1970s Refuses to Accept Her Fate: Book Transmigration 七零清醒美人不认命【穿书】 A Little Eight Hundred一只八百Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted [Polished Egoist + Pocket Dimension + Love at First Sight + Transmigrates into a Short Drama] [Military Officer] [Joining Her Husband on an Island] Xu Suimei is beautiful and clever. She clawed her way from an orphanage to a top university, only to discover that she still hadn't even reached the starting line others were born at. She resolved to use marriage as a stepping stone, but just as she was about to take the final step, she transmigrated to the 1970s. She became a little girl in a short 13.9kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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    A highly-rated masterpiece [making a face][making a face][making a face] The protagonist visits his sister at the military base and is instantly smitten by his brother-in-law's superior. Someone had arranged a match for him, but he said he already had someone he loved. However, he soon discovers his beloved is on a blind date with someone else, and immediately launches his attack.

46. 96 被 After a Rugged Man Held Me Tight and Spoiled Me, I Had Twins 被糙汉掐腰猛宠后，我龙凤胎了 Will Soon Blossom不日将华Modern Romance632k WordsCompleted [A taciturn, flirtatious veteran rugged man vs. a beautiful, cunning, pampered wife] [Period setting + personal dimension + doting husband + acting skills + high emotional and intellectual intelligence + building wealth and prosperity] (Author’s heads-up: The male lead suffers a period of amnesia due to an accident early in the story. If you dislike amnesia plots, please don’t read.) Song Yan is bungee jumping in the modern era when she closes her eyes and opens them again to find herself the fi 473Reads9.2Score105Shelves
47. 97 硬 Stubborn as a Mule 硬颈种 Xu Wenqing徐文卿Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted [Not a Power Fantasy, No Cliches, No Stupid Characters, Mutual Devotion, Striving for a Better Life, Realistic Growth] In Hakka, someone stubborn to the core is called a "hard-necked sort." When Wang Lili was ten, she snatched a big chicken leg at the dinner table. Her father ordered her to give it to her younger brother. She said, "I won't." When Zhao Ruxun was ten, he was forced to let his mother beat him fifteen times in public for protecting his younger brother. He gritted his teeth and didn 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two books are definitely not to be missed, especially the first one, which tells the story of an ethnic group. It's the first book to fully capture the indomitable, unyielding, and resilient spirit of the Hakka people. The reading methods described in the book are particularly original.

48. 98 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
49. 99 回 Rewind: A Different Approach, One More Time 回档：换个姿势再来一次 Coffee with Garlic咖啡就蒜Urban10.5M WordsOngoing Because Bai Ershisan, a senior employee in the Netherworld’s Department of Soul Guidance, made a mistake, Li Le was kicked straight out of the cycle of reincarnation. The great science of quantum mechanics tells Li Le that time’s arrow points only toward the future. As for why he has gone back thirty years, if you can’t figure it out, asking him won’t help either. All Li Le can do is pull himself together and live through the script of his life once again. 86.1kReads9.3Score5.4kShelves

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    🌲This is one of Tomato's few exclusive masterpieces, with delicate and vivid character portrayals. Although it's a time-travel story, there's no system or superpowers. Even the prophet isn't omnipotent and is limited by the times. I still remember the first book, where the protagonist's fellow villagers had followed him for so long and were about to have a bright future when the protagonist was assassinated by a fellow villager. I was moved to tears then.

50. 100 人 At Dusk 人到黄昏 A Foolish Girl一个傻女子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Family love, romance, friendship, and neighborly affection. The ordinary, uneventful lives of everyday people; the changing times reflected in rural life; the differences between two generations in their views on elder care; and how the elderly and children of the new era should face the twilight years of life. 46.7kReads9.1Score4.3kShelves

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