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. 301 穿 After Transmigrating to a Year of Famine, I Became the Worst Mother-in-Law 穿到荒年后，我成了极品恶婆婆 Morning Clouds Purple朝云紫Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Farming + feel-good wish fulfillment + System + adorable kids + no male lead] Cheng Wanqun woke up in the body of a 33-year-old farmer's wife in ancient Dahuang Village. Her four sons were kneeling by the bed, calling her Mother, and her daughter-in-law had another grandchild on the way. After being single her entire life for 33 years, she'd suddenly become a mother-in-law and grandmother. Raising four sons was already hard enough, but then disaster struck: locust plagues, droughts, snowstorms. 67.1kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves
2. 302 七 The New Wedding Night in the 1970s: The Soft and Sweet Wife of the Educated Youth 七零新婚夜，知青娇妻身软体甜 Yao Minxi瑶皿夕Modern Romance663k WordsCompleted [Military-marriage romance + both leads reborn + educated-youth era + mutual devotion + feel-good face-slapping + cloyingly sweet + fake white moonlight] At eighteen, Gu Qijiao was smitten with educated youths, so she threw herself at the drunk Zheng Yunsheng and married him. They eventually got married and had a child, but Zheng Yunsheng's white moonlight provoked Gu Qijiao into miscarrying. After losing the baby, Gu Qijiao decided to give up on the man she'd seduced into marrying her. Gu Qijia 8.6kReads9.1Score654Shelves

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   1️⃣ The female lead grew up in the countryside, and the male lead was a sent-down youth. The female lead's writing is excellent, and she was invited to work in the city by an editor. Both the male and female leads are reborn (in their previous life, their marriage broke down because the male lead was too introverted; in this life, they clear up their misunderstandings and have a very sweet time). Because it's a period drama, the author included many illustrations to help us understand. The author's writing is excellent.

3. 303 带 Lounging Around in a Period Novel With a Fortune in Supplies 带着百亿物资在年代文里摆烂 A Red Hearth一盏红炉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yan worked tirelessly on missions across different planes, and finally saved enough points to apply for a peaceful retirement. She had planned to enjoy her retirement as a happy slacker, armed with a hundred billion worth of supplies. But who could have guessed the System would malfunction, and she would be reborn in the 1970s, an era of severely underdeveloped productivity? Here, there was always some troublemaker trying to harm her. Her retirement was ruined. Not only did she have to toil 6.7kReads9.1Score649Shelves
4. 304 绝 His Stunning Wife Has Given Birth Again, and the Commander Comes Every Night to Soothe the Baby 绝美娇妻又生了，首长夜夜来哄娃 Wangwang Snow Cakes Are So Tasty旺旺雪饼超好吃Modern Romance586k WordsCompleted Completed [One devoted couple + a sweet marriage in the 1970s + military marriage + swapped marriages + cozy everyday romance + family life] After taking a nap, Shen Zhiyou suddenly discovered that the world she lived in was actually a book, and she was the brainless, malicious second female lead whose only purpose was to drive the plot! In the book, she was practically possessed, insisting on marrying Jiang Wenbin no matter what. After the wedding, Jiang Wenbin thought she was filthy and made h 24.6kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves

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   I've been reading these two books recently, and I really enjoy them! [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece] The first one features a delicate female lead and a rough-around-the-edges male lead, a premise I absolutely love. It's a sweet, everyday story without any special abilities, and the interactions between the leads are incredibly sweet. So good! So good! So good!! [Attention][Attention] The second one does have a special ability, but it's not very prominent. A tough guy with a soft heart—who understands me?! [Admiration][Admiration] It features a small ensemble cast, and the author is so skilled at writing, depicting various aspects of human nature. The story is fast-paced and doesn't drag. This one is very well-written and I love reading it! [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Top Post][Top Post][Top Post][Top Post][Top Post]

5. 305 六 The Sixties: A Spoiled Military Wife's Daily Gossip 六零年代娇媳妇吃瓜日常 Loneliness Stains the Years寂寞染流年Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + daily life + gossip + ensemble cast] Su Xiuxiu transmigrated into a book. The moment she opened her eyes, her family was forcing her to marry a fool… She had two choices: 1. Go to the countryside as an educated youth. 2. Find someone to marry herself. In the original story, she went to the countryside because she had a crush on the male lead. Then, after he was targeted in a scheme, she ended up marrying a local good-for-nothing… Su Xi 12.5kReads8.9Score983Shelves

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   Most of them scored 9 points or higher, and one or two were close to 9 points. I followed those books and thought they were very good.

6. 306 娇 She Weaponizes Her Beauty: The Rugged Army Officer Turns the Tables 娇娇持美行凶：糙汉军官将计就计 Tian Chun天纯Modern Romance628k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + flirtatious heroine + top-tier rugged man + incredibly sweet mutual devotion + both leads are each other's one and only] Soft, pampered beauty vs. high-IQ rugged hunk When Meng Wanqiao opened her eyes, she discovered she'd become a runaway bride who had been dragged back in the 1970s. After seeing so many pretty boys in the modern era who looked neither masculine nor feminine, the sight of the muscular, testosterone-packed veteran before her struck her right in the heart. But th 2.9kReads9.3Score333Shelves

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   It was great; I didn't skip a single chapter, and I didn't want to leave.

7. 307 婆 Mother-in-Law Rushes to the Capital Overnight: She Wins Over the Compound with Her Cooking from the Start 婆婆连夜进京：开局厨艺征服大院 Qiuqian Yao秋千幺Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Period setting + cozy everyday life + raising kids + family and neighborhood affairs + career + ensemble cast) Chen Zhimin is a no-nonsense Northeast Chinese auntie. When her son and daughter-in-law need help, she packs her bags overnight and heads straight to the capital to look after the child. If her daughter-in-law says east, she won’t go west. If her daughter-in-law tells her to chase the dog, she won’t go after the chickens. Thanks to her cooking skills, she thrives in the military compo 51.7kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves

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   🍲A masterpiece of period fiction! This Northeastern mother-in-law is so doting on her daughter-in-law! She rushed to Beijing overnight to start a business with her child, and her culinary skills directly conquered the military compound! 🚂High energy from the start! With her daughter-in-law pregnant with twins, the Northeastern hot mom Chen Zhimin carried a shoulder pole and packed her belongings overnight—twelve chickens, eight ducks, and two large sacks of pickled vegetables and sauces, and took the train straight to the capital! Zhou Han, who was initially worried about conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, instantly fell in love with her mother-in-law upon seeing her: a tall woman with long legs, efficient at work, and cooking incredibly delicious food—this isn't just a mother-in-law, she's a goddess mom! ❤️The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is so sweet it's almost sickening! The mother-in-law advocates "whatever the daughter-in-law says goes," and actively relinquishes authority, saying, "You're the lady of the house." The daughter-in-law goes from being hesitant and tentative to completely dependent, her eyes shining like stars as she eats egg rolls. There's no pressure to have children, no internal strife, only the mother-in-law constantly feeding her, cleaning the yard, and delivering meals to the hospital—even her colleagues are drooling and begging for a free meal! 🌾A heartwarming slice-of-life story from a bygone era! From tilling the soil and planting vegetables to exchanging pickles with neighbors, from riding a bicycle to the market, the mother-in-law is not only a culinary genius but also a tractor driver, house builder, and plumber—a true "all-around superwoman"! Balancing raising twins and building a career, she's still daring and enterprising at fifty, living a vibrant and fulfilling life! ✨A vivid and heartwarming ensemble cast! A fiercely protective mother-in-law, a sensible daughter-in-law, a reliable but often absent military husband, and enthusiastic neighbors—everyone exudes the warmth of everyday life. No melodramatic plot twists, just the warmth of family life and the touching moments of mutual support—it's addictive! 🥘If you love heartwarming period dramas, wonderful mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationships, and everyday delicious food, give this a try! Follow Chen Zhimin's story of cooking and experiencing the most healing family warmth; it'll have you smiling like a proud aunt the whole time!

8. 308 军 A Sweeter-Than-Ever Military Marriage: The Cold, Tough Soldier Is Teased to Tears Again 军婚超甜：高冷糙汉又被撩哭了 Fan Fan Bai饭饭白Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Dotingly devoted husband, marriage first and love later, triplets. The male lead looks like a rough, domineering, cold and abstinent man, but he’s actually softhearted, sensitive, and easily hurt.] “What solid abs!” “What a gorgeous V-line!” “Those long legs… and that face that’s stolen my heart…” “Is this what rich people get to enjoy?” After years as a corporate drone, getting up earlier than a chicken and going to bed later than a dog, Jiang Yue finally won the lottery and was about to reach 2.3kReads8.9Score264Shelves
9. 309 九 The 1990s: Back to One Month Before My Husband's Tragic Death 九零：回到丈夫惨死前一月 Wealth and Prosperity金银富贵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-led period business drama + raising a child + unruly heroine + gentle, devoted husband + mutual healing] [Short drama now streaming] In her previous life, Su Ai was a gangster. She smoked, played cards, drank, and got into fights, and she didn't give a damn about anything. She even stole a handsome village doctor away to be her husband and had a well-behaved child with him. Her biggest regret was causing trouble and getting her husband killed at home. Even after she later built a busine 22.2kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves

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   The first book features a seemingly innocent but actually cunning and beautiful woman with a professor involved—a satisfying read. The second book has a super capable female lead and a doctor who's great at raising children; the author's depiction of the family atmosphere is excellent. In the third book, the female lead, desperate and wanting the male lead to be her biological father, unexpectedly finds out he actually is. The emotional turmoil between the male and female leads is beautifully portrayed. All three are good reads, and I love them all! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

10. 310 窝 The Downtrodden Old Lady Has Had Enough, and Now the Whole Family Is Panicking 窝囊老太不干了，全家都慌了 Tao Yizhuo桃一灼Modern Romance347k WordsOngoing [1980s] [Family Life] [Get Rich Through Food] [No Golden Finger] [Ensemble Cast] In her previous life, Zhou Zefang worked hard all her life. After her husband died and the family fell into debt, she struggled alone to raise several children, giving everything she had to everyone around her. But when she grew old and could no longer care for herself, her children passed the responsibility from one to another. The eldest, whom the whole family had sacrificed to support, turned out to be completely 14.5kReads—Score1.4kShelves
11. 311 七 The 1970s: I Spend Every Day Smoothing Things Over with a Madman for a Better Life 七零之为了好生活每天都在哄疯批 Lan Yalan澜雅澜Modern Romance6.3M WordsCompleted Short drama adaptation: My Eldest Sister Has a Script from the Seventies, and I Have a System That Can Hear It (1v1 + Period Drama + Pampered Romance + Female Lead Pursues Male Lead + Timid Heroine with a Few Tricks and a Sweet Tongue + Male Lead with an Unusual Case of Love-Brain) In both her lives, Lou Qingqing had only one wish: to marry into a family with good prospects. She thought the Rong family was well-off, and that marrying in would mean she’d never lack food or clothes and wouldn’t ha 18.1kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
12. 312 刚 I Just Married a Young Educated Woman, and Now I Have to Rise from Infancy? 刚娶女知青，让我从婴儿开始逆袭？ Get Rich暴富Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Period setting + educated youth + hunting and farming + rural life + pocket dimension + wish fulfillment] After transmigrating to 1972, Li Yunfeng has just married an educated young woman when he awakens the Baby Comeback System. The System’s missions are rather ridiculous: walk one meter in a minute, and get a solid-gold longevity lock as a reward. Li Yunfeng: “What? One meter in a minute? Even someone with a blood clot in their brain could walk ten meters!” He then sprints half a kilometer. S 906Reads8.5Score143Shelves

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    🥥The male protagonist transmigrates to 1972, and shortly after marrying a female educated youth, he awakens an unconventional system. The reward for walking one meter per minute is a pure gold longevity lock, but the protagonist runs a mile and wins a box of gold bars. 🍏To be number one in his grade, he becomes the top scorer in the college entrance exam at seven and enters Harbin Institute of Technology, winning a complete encyclopedia of industrial knowledge. The system may be unconventional, but the rewards are plentiful. The protagonist lives a happy life with his educated youth wife, and ten years into the reform and opening up, he becomes the world's richest man!

13. 313 失 The Amnesiac Young Officer Recovers His Memory, and the Fair Beauty Flees Overnight 失忆军少恢复，凝脂美人连夜跑路 Sanfan Begging in Secret暗中讨饭的三三Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted Lu Chengzhou was notorious in the military district as a cold-faced King of Hell. After a freak accident left him with amnesia, a delicate woman suddenly threw herself into his arms. She claimed she had been his girlfriend before he lost his memory. Her skin was smooth as jade, her beauty utterly captivating. By day, she rose on tiptoe to straighten his uniform. By night, she pressed her sweet lips to his ear and begged him to hold her. The proud, aloof Lu Chengzhou was coaxed into smiling from 8.2kReads8.3Score874Shelves
14. 314 七 The Second Wife in the Seventh-Decade Compound 七零大院二婚妻 March Typewriter打字机三月Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Era setting + family compound + raising children + regret and reconciliation + transmigration and revenge + love after marriage Liu Mianmian, a master of green-tea tactics, transmigrates into a period novel as a doomed supporting character who dies young. Her husband gets a job in the city and, after making a name for himself over the next few years, runs into his childhood sweetheart, the woman he's always carried a torch for. While the faithless husband and his first love rekindle their roman 3.4kReads9.1Score360Shelves
15. 315 睁 Eyes Open in the 1970s: After a Flash Marriage to an Infertile Big Shot, I Have a Baby 睁眼七零：闪婚绝嗣大佬后有崽了 Fu Jin福金Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted (Completed) Song Qingwan transmigrates into a period novel and becomes a doomed side character who gets carried away after drinking. The man she pounced on last night has a stern, handsome face, a narrow waist, and broad shoulders. He's a fallen big shot sent from the capital to Qingxi Village, and he's about to be crippled. Framed together, the two decide to get married on the spot and register their marriage to get out of trouble. Once things improve a year later, Lu Zheng will return to the c 1.8kReads8.7Score162Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into a book and is tricked by her cousin into sleeping with the male protagonist. Knowing that the male protagonist will leave in a year, the female protagonist has her own plans, but a year later, the male protagonist is unwilling to let her go. [Smirk][Smirk]

16. 316 八 A 1980s Military Marriage with Twins: The Scorned Ex-Wife Turns Her Life Around 八零军婚有双宝：炮灰前妻洗白了 Schoolgirl女生徒Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + period setting + military marriage + adorable kids + everyday family life Qin Xiaoqiao's husband is the male lead in a period novel. He's from a wealthy family and is an army officer, destined to rise to great heights and make a name for himself. Unfortunately, she's not the heroine. She's merely the male lead's doomed ex-wife, a fat, lazy glutton who, in the author's version, wreaks havoc and gets her family and children killed. In the end, she dies miserably with not 13.3kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
17. 317 绑 Bound to the Mountain God System: Becoming a Tycoon in the 1980s 绑定山神系统，我在八零当首富 Tong Yuchen童雨晨Rural Life234k WordsOngoing In his previous life, Li Shu was a complete bastard. A compulsive gambler, he was tricked by Liu Laizi into signing away his younger sister Li Xue to settle his debts. Unable to bear the humiliation, Li Xue jumped into the river and died. When he found out, he stormed into Liu Laizi's home and hacked him to death. As a result, he went to prison. His parents tried to save him, but his cousin Wang Qiang cheated them out of the money from selling their house, and they froze to death that winter. Th 2Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 318 身 Wearing a Period Novel: The Cunning, Scheming Man Has Me Wrapped Around His Finger 身穿年代文：被心机腹黑男拿捏了 Du Huancheng渡浣辰Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [The protagonist has no System or golden finger; transmigrates into a book in her own body; a touch of ensemble cast; sweet romance; both are each other’s first and only; love at first sight; imperfect characters, each with their own flaws] [Fair-skinned, beautiful heiress VS deep-thinking, calculating man] Most likely, it’s a story about two people who look like a perfect match but aren’t in sync at heart: he’s after a man with a great body and impressive abilities, while she’s after a man with 15.6kReads8.4Score917Shelves

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    In this book, the female protagonist travels back to the 1970s without a registered residence. The male protagonist, a police chief, is attracted to her and wants her to marry him, promising to solve her residency problem. Since the male protagonist is in politics, the female protagonist doesn't work and spends her time eating and drinking. Later, she finds a leisurely job to pass the time.

19. 319 从 The Daily Gossip From 1960 Onward 从1960年开始的吃瓜日常 Nanji Yaoyao南极夭夭Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [Easygoing, clever heroine + refined, gentle, scheming hero; the golden finger is tiny, practically nonexistent] A modern couple has just paid off their mortgage when, after what feels like a long dream, they find themselves back in the 1960s. They have become a young couple in rural Northeast China. With no financial pressures and no lofty ambition to work hard and change the world, they stand by each other and live an ordinary life. Life's surprises arrive without warning: they learn that they 5.1kReads8.7Score278Shelves
20. 320 重 Reborn in the 1980s, I Take My Mom With Me to Get a Divorce 重生八零，我带着妈妈一起离婚 A Little Tree Sprout一点小树芽Modern Romance104k WordsOngoing Period setting + face-slapping + multiple male leads + building wealth + size difference Zhou Xiaoya transmigrates to 1985. In three days, she’s supposed to marry her aunt’s dim-witted son. She chooses to call off the engagement, but his father won’t let her. He beats her, and he beats her mother, too. Then we’re done with this family. Mom, I’ll take care of you! 333Reads—Score109Shelves

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    Check out these two period romance novels, especially the first one. It starts off with a bang, and gets even more exciting as it goes on—it's funny and sweet at the same time. They're great!

21. 321 先 Marriage Before Love: A ’70s Rough-Hewn Husband’s Everyday Devotion 先婚后爱：七零糙汉宠妻日常 The Running Garfield奔跑的加菲猫Modern Romance241k WordsOngoing [Marriage First, Love Later] [Northeastern China in the 1970s] [Family Life] [College Entrance Exam Comeback] [Sweet Daily Romance] 1976, a small county town in Northeast China. Lin Wanxing opened her eyes and found herself in the body of a second daughter whom her father didn't love and her mother didn't care for. Her older brother was the apple of her father's eye, while her younger twin siblings were the apple of her mother's. Caught in the middle, she slept in the storage room, ate leftove 27.9kReads—Score2kShelves

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    Everyday life

22. 322 重 Back at Fifty, My Ungrateful Children Kneel Before Me 重回五十岁，逆子逆女都跪下 Yue Sheng悦盛Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming. (A silver-haired woman’s story set in a bygone era, focused on everyday family life. If it’s not your thing, please don’t complain.) At ninety, Li Qingxiang was paralyzed on one side. Her eldest son and daughter-in-law abused her, forcing her to live in a pigsty, where she froze to death on a snowy night. When she opened her eyes, she was fifty again. Li Qingxiang decided to change how she raised her children, ditching her image as a doting mother and becoming a 5.6kReads8.7Score455Shelves

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    A must-read for those looking for something to read during a period of historical fiction!

23. 323 坐 The Lu Family’s Eldest Daughter Is Back After Ten Years in Prison 坐了10年牢的陆家大姑娘回来了 Heartfelt at Midnight深夜走心Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Lu Xiaoxia, who is serving a prison sentence, is reborn at the age of 19, on the very day her stepmother gives her to a scumbag as a present. Having killed, done time, and fought for her life against prison bullies, Lu Xiaoxia starts dishing out payback from the start. The scumbag is right outside the door? She cripples him right from the start. Her stepmother schemes to squeeze every last bit of value out of her? She makes her pay back every cent, with interest. The house is crawling with monst 36.8kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves
24. 324 恶 A Tyrannical Mother-in-Law Takes Charge: Buy Us a House or Get Out 恶婆婆当家：逼买婚房不嫁就分 Mark Subia马克苏比亚Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A touch of ensemble cast + Family life + Raising kids + Secretly everyone's favorite + A wealthy woman's life] In the eyes of her peers, Zhou Hongyu was an oddball: she insisted on enjoying a life she hadn't earned, was arrogant and overbearing, and was always in a league of her own when it came to being unhinged. One day, she had a dream. After enjoying a lifetime of comfort, she'd have two sons and two daughters, yet end up homeless, living off whatever she could scavenge from the trash! Her 2.1kReads7.5Score164Shelves
25. 325 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Strongest Commando Is Wrapped Around Her Finger 穿越七零：最强单兵王被拿捏了 Zuo Erfang左耳方Modern Romance233k WordsCompleted [Period setting + fictional world + both leads romantically inexperienced + one-on-one romance + pocket-dimension cheat] Soft and sweet female intellectual youth vs. tough, taciturn country man Jiang Rao spent six months secretly studying hard in her spare time and finally passed the civil service exam. Then, just as she was celebrating, disaster struck: she transmigrated. She became a pitiful young intellectual sent to the countryside in the 1970s to escape being sold into marriage to an old ma 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    After Jiang Rao woke up, she became a sent-down youth in the countryside. "Wow, she really came back to life..." "Don't say that, that kid Feng is amazing, he saved her with a kiss." "What nonsense, that's not a kiss, it's blowing air." "It's not blowing air, didn't you hear Comrade Lu say that it's called artificial respiration?" "What breathing and exhaling? Mouth to mouth, isn't that a kiss?"

26. 326 崽 Have the Kids Gone Astray? Don't Worry, Their Mom Is Here 崽崽们长歪了？别怕，亲妈穿来了 Bright Moon Above the Clouds云上皓月Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted In the 1980s, a mother raises her children day by day. She loves her own kids best! Lin Jianxia went to the photo studio to pick up a picture. When she came out, ten years had passed. Her eldest son had become a notorious street punk, and he gritted his teeth whenever he saw her. “You’re not my mom. My mom died a long time ago.” Her second son had become a wolf in sheep’s clothing, smiling on the surface while plotting to take lives behind people’s backs. “You want to be my mom? How many lives d 1.5kReads7.4Score178Shelves
27. 327 和 I Reincarnated into a Period Novel as the Foil to My Ex-Husband 和前夫穿成年代文对照组 Whale, Hurry Up and Type阿鲸快码字Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This is an alternate-era setting, so please don't take it seriously!!!! [Over one million words, real-life married couple transmigrate into a book together, heroine doesn't suffer, raising kids, period setting] Jiang Ci had just divorced her husband of six years, a man she had no feelings for. She had barely stepped out of the civil affairs bureau when she transmigrated into a book. When she opened her eyes, she had become the supporting female character in a period novel, a foil to the heroine. 7.2kReads8.6Score639Shelves
28. 328 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: Even a Slacker Has to Hustle 穿书七零，咸鱼也得卷起来 Hawthorn Syrup山楂糖水Modern Romance585k WordsCompleted Yun Shu transmigrated into a book, becoming a supporting character in a period novel. She didn't need to be sent to the countryside because she was already there. She didn't need to deal with horrible people because she was one of them. She didn't want to go back to school, but had to hide there to stay alive. She didn't want marriage to change her fate, yet rumors about her never stopped. She didn't want to attract attention, but kept getting thrust into the spotlight... She thought she had alw 3.1kReads8.9Score219Shelves

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    I don't know why period dramas aren't popular, but this one is really good. Please, please don't let the title put you off. The female lead transmigrates into a book, but although she knows the plot, she doesn't have any help and doesn't have a system. Although she's a college student, she has dyslexia. There are many tear-jerking moments due to the era's elements [crying].

29. 329 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: My Young Thug of a Husband Is Surprisingly More Than Meets the Eye 穿越七零，小混混老公竟深藏不露 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Transmigration + Spatial Dimension + Sweet Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + Raising Kids + Everyday Family Life) Su Xieqiu grew up with a father who didn't care for her and a mother who didn't love her. Her grandparents, who raised her, passed away early, too. After working hard to buy a home in a big city, she wakes up one day to find herself transmigrated to the planned-economy era of the 1970s. The original owner was an educated youth sent to the countryside. She was timid and a little 80.9kReads9.2Score7.5kShelves
30. 330 重 Reborn on Her Wedding Night, the Commander’s Young Wife Runs Off with Her Child 重生新婚夜，首长小媳妇带崽跑了 Third-Place Three Cats探花三喵Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Military Marriage + Rekindled Romance + Husband's Long Road to Winning Her Back] Jiang Yu was reborn. In her previous life, a childhood betrothal arranged by their parents had lifted the village girl Jiang Yu into a whole new world. She married the grandson of a powerful official in the capital. Although her husband was usually stern and distant toward her, Jiang Yu believed that sincerity would be met with sincerity, and that she could eventually warm his heart. But after seven years 2.9kReads8.4Score251Shelves

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    🌷🌷🌷The female lead's in-laws were always cold and indifferent to her, and even the male lead only said a few words to her. The female lead thought that her sincerity could be reciprocated, but unexpectedly, after her "white moonlight" (her first love) returned, her in-laws' attitude changed drastically. They all fawned over her, and the child she brought back even called the male lead "Dad"! The female lead was heartbroken and decided that it was better not to go through with the marriage!

31. 331 重 Reborn in the 1980s: No More Playing the Saint 重生八零之不做圣母 Whale-Blue Old Dream鲸蓝旧梦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Yu Xiling died of cancer at a young age. Though her father and brothers were alive, she might as well have been all alone. Words like repaying kindness and making sacrifices defined her whole life. In the name of gratitude, her younger sister died at just four years old, her mother passed away, and in the end, the strain cost her her own life. Reborn at the age of twelve, Yu Xiling decides to be selfish for once. No matter how great a debt of gratitude may be, she only want 304Reads7.7Score105Shelves
32. 332 四 Siheyuan: Jia Zhangshi With a One-Hit-Kill System 四合院之带着秒杀系统的贾张氏 Different Kinds of Daydreams不同脑洞Female-Channel Fanfiction634k WordsOngoing {Era setting + slice of life + ensemble cast + everyday family matters} A modern office worker transmigrates into the TV drama Love in the Courtyard and suddenly finds herself more than ten years older. She never had a moment to rest amid the hectic pace of modern life, but after transmigrating to this extraordinary era with a one-hit-kill space, she becomes Jia Zhangshi. She declares that she has no intention of working hard for the rest of her life. To enjoy a comfortable retirement and change 21.9kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves

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    Although this is fan fiction, it's a rare gem; it doesn't force an idiocy.

33. 333 重 Back to the ’90s: This Good Wife and Loving Mother Quits 重回九零，贤妻良母撂挑子不干了 Swallows Bathed in the West Wind燕子沐西风Modern Romance748k WordsCompleted In 1990, 34-year-old Tian Fengyan witnessed a scene more scandalous than anything on a prime-time soap: her husband cheating with his younger brother's wife! She put up with it! Because she hadn't given her husband a son! Because she was a housewife with no income! Because she had three daughters to raise! Reborn, she thought, damn it! Tian Fengyan decided she was done carrying the load. Whoever wanted to be the virtuous wife and loving mother could take the job! She takes on her in-laws, yells 739Reads8.9Score100Shelves
34. 334 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Wife in the ’60s: Anyone Who Objects Can Fight Me 穿成六零炮灰原配，不服就干 Feisty Girl姑凉泼辣Modern Romance329k WordsCompleted [Book Transmigration, period-setting wish fulfillment, a slight golden finger, no space, as realistic as possible, not an implausible power fantasy] Modern computer programmer Lin Zhixia transmigrates into a period novel as the tragic first wife her entire family sacrifices! The Zhao family conspires to frame her. Her lame younger brother-in-law forces his way into her room, and her in-laws not only take part, but afterward cover it up, poison her until she's mute, and imprison her! Her husband 1.6kReads—Score109Shelves

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    The characters remain intelligent throughout, their minds are sharp, the female lead's logic is rigorous, she doesn't have a special spatial ability, and she doesn't operate in the black market. The villains' evil deeds are logical, motivated, and based on real-life situations.

35. 335 重 Reborn in the 1960s: Living the Lazy Life with a Heavenly Realm 重生六零：带着天庭空间咸鱼翻身 The Uninhibited Miracle Doctor Yao天马行空的姚神医Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The heroine is reborn in the 1960s. When she grows up, she leads everyone in making money. Her biggest backing is the country itself. The story starts off at a leisurely pace. She’s doted on by her elders, has a golden finger, and keeps adorable pets. The heroine has a strong sense of self-preservation and never tells anyone about her space. Her greatest interests are making money, eating, and gossiping. She’s also a dutiful daughter. Liu Sitian was simply honest and paid the exact amount when u 8.3kReads9.3Score683Shelves

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    Having read most of the highly-rated and popular period novels on Taobao, I still think these few are better. They are not only amazing but also worth rereading. Every character is well-developed and vividly portrayed, even the pets are incredibly lifelike!

36. 336 书 Book Transmigration to the Seventies: I Raised Three Daughters Who Were Nothing but Trouble 书穿七零：我养了三个冤种女儿 Hard Candy with White Peach Flavor硬糖白桃味Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (A disclaimer: This is not a wish-fulfillment story! It leans toward literary fiction! The divorce takes fifty chapters! It’s an ensemble cast that doesn’t revolve around the heroine! Slow pacing! Logical and not stupid! The golden finger is subtle! Set in the past, with everyday life, absolutely no romance, farming, and an ensemble cast, with no protagonist suffering! If that’s not your thing, please 1kReads9.0Score102Shelves
37. 337 七 The Stunning Beauty of the 1970s Turns Her Cold-Faced Officer Husband Into a Henpecked One 七零绝色美人冷面军官沦为妻管严 Ranran's Ran苒苒的苒Modern Romance597k WordsOngoing [Period setting + sweet military romance + transmigration into a book + pocket dimension, which doesn't appear often] A beautiful fair-skinned woman × a cold, reserved military officer who abstains from romance. Both are devoted only to each other. An Ruo has exquisite features and skin as white as snow. She is a true beauty. Cool and distant around others, she's spoiled and always hungry in private. = Oh no! An Ruo realizes she's transmigrated into a book and become a cannon-fodder side charact 911Reads7.7Score299Shelves

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    🌿✨An Ting's younger sister is coming to visit. We heard she looks a lot like her brother, almost identical. Everyone couldn't help but picture An Ting in their minds: thick eyebrows, a square face, tall and robust. It's a pity a girl looks like that… Wait a minute~ what's going on with that usually cold and ruthless, infamously aloof tyrant? Why is he coming to the An family every few days? Is he really pursuing his wife this actively?

38. 338 穿 Reborn as a Lovesick Villainess, I Set My Sights on the Village Chief's Youngest Son 穿成痴汉女配，我看上村长小儿子 Cen Wang岑王Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Murong Xi transmigrates into a tearjerker period novel as the saintly, beloved white moonlight, what does it feel like? Thanks for asking. I’m currently researching seventy-six different ways to live or die~ According to the plot, she’s supposed to toil selflessly like a saint, giving everything she has. She’ll endure misunderstanding and torment, then burn through the last of her light and warmth. In the end, she’ll become the white moonlight propping up the male lead’s table, and the mosq 8.8kReads9.2Score711Shelves
39. 339 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Keep Busy Growing Vegetables on the Island 穿越六零，海岛种菜忙 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period]+ [military marriage]+ [Transmigration]+ [no storage space]+ [superhuman strength]+ [building a career] In 2023, swimmer Jiang Jiaojiao and her teammates are on a team-building trip at the seaside. While trying to save a child who has fallen into the water, she is swept away by a huge wave. In 1964, Lin Baoni jumps into the sea to save a People’s Liberation Army soldier in distress. A huge wave carries her away, and she eventually dies of exhaustion. Reborn in Lin Baoni’s body, Jiang Jia 13.9kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
40. 340 重 Reborn in 1970: An Educated Youth Heads to the Countryside with a Pocket Dimension 重生七零，下乡知青有空间 Ran Ran An然然安Modern Romance419k WordsCompleted After her parents divorced, An Ran grew up with her maternal grandmother. One day, she accidentally discovered that the jade bracelet her grandmother had left behind contained a pocket dimension. Inspired by a sudden idea, she figured that in novels, having a pocket dimension meant either transmigrating or facing the apocalypse. So An Ran immediately embarked on a shopping spree and started stockpiling supplies. It turned out all those novels she'd read hadn't been for nothing... 7.1kReads8.8Score490Shelves
41. 341 九 The 90s: What Do I Do? I Reincarnated as the Brother of a Sister-Basher 九零，怎么办，穿成扶弟魔的弟弟 Gods, Protect My Account诸神保号Modern Romance608k WordsCompleted Ji Li, a woman with modern-day values, transmigrated into the body of a bizarre, mother’s-boy son in 1999. Not only was he a mama’s boy, he was a scumbag, and he had two older sisters who were still unmarried. At twenty-four, he was lazy and gluttonous, still living off his parents. And even after draining them, he had his sisters to leech off. From the start, his parents were deeply biased in favor of sons. To scrape together 180,000 yuan for the only boy in the family’s bride price, they plann 5.4kReads8.7Score486Shelves
42. 342 七 Sweet Love in the ’70s: My Darling Brings Her Space and Wins Over a Rugged Man 七零甜宠：娇宝带空间撩糙汉生崽 Pear Star Bunny梨星兔纸Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Military Marriage + Joining Him at His Post + Sweet Romance + Pocket-Dimension Supplies + Devoted Husband + Raising Kids + Feel-Good Power Fantasy) Jiang You, a nationally renowned physicist and medical expert, unexpectedly gains a mysterious pocket dimension. In her dreams, she transmigrates to the 1970s, and to stay alive, she first stockpiles trillions' worth of supplies. After she transmigrates into a book, she finds herself the beloved darling of the Jiang family! But the origin 7kReads9.2Score774Shelves
43. 343 穿 Transmigrated into the Wicked Biological Mother in a Historical Stepmother Novel 穿成年代后妈文里的恶毒亲妈 Xu and Xu Qi絮与絮七Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted [1970s + space + military marriage + rugged man + adorable kids] Lin Zhi stayed up late one night, and when she woke up, she found herself transmigrated into the role of a wicked mother in a novel set in a bygone era. The heroine shines in the spring breeze of reform and opening up, while Lin Zhi rots away on the road of life. Forced to take over this mess, Lin Zhi grits her teeth. She can't stand another day of this awful life. But when she looks at the two children, all skin and bones, their e 8.4kReads8.6Score586Shelves

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    A must-read for those looking for something to read during a period drama!

44. 344 关 The Guanshan Saber 关山刀 Yearning for Yaoshan尧山眷恋Historical86k WordsCompleted On the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month, the Kitchen God ascended to Heaven. Yan Feilong's father did not come home. Three days later, his mother was found dead in the village temple, a wound in her stomach. The twelve-year-old boy slipped a chipped knife into his clothes and walked into the salt flats, looking for a man: tall and thin, with a mole on his chin. He found him. Three strikes. One for his father, one for his mother, and the last so he could go on living. His revenge was d 42Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two books are not awkward and are worth recommending.

45. 345 穿 A Beloved Family Life After I Transmigrated to the 1970s 穿越七零的团宠生活 Lazy Fat Snail胖蜗牛很懒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Personal space, beloved by all, multiple births, military marriage] Su Jinyu dies unexpectedly in the apocalypse, only to become the beloved daughter of the Su family, adored by her parents and cherished by her older brothers and sisters-in-law. An accident binds Su Jinyu’s fate to Meng Huaiyuan’s. The Su family’s children inherit their mother’s multiple-birth genes, and the boys keep arriving in pairs. In the first year of her marriage, Su Jinyu gives birth to triplet boys, and her mother-in-l 20.5kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
46. 346 被 My Family Conspired to Kill Me, but I Was Reborn 被全家合谋杀害后，我重生了 Your Robe Lingers in My Heart子衿悠我心Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted Luo Yue never married, spending most of her life working herself to the bone for her parents and younger brother. Her unmarried brother couldn’t find a wife, so he brought their parents to her home and demanded that she transfer the house and car to him. After years of serving them like a beast of burden, she finally stood up for herself for the first time. Luo Yaozu suddenly pulled a knife and stabbed her more than twenty times, every blow fatal. Her mother seized the chance to lock the fire es 12.6kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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    As a 20-year veteran bookworm, I've recently been obsessed with these few books. The first is a mindless revenge thriller where the female lead practically kills her way through the entire world, emphasizing a breast-friendly theme. The second proves that fate can be altered, but ability and foresight cannot be taken away. The third is about a transmigrated woman who harmed the male and female leads in one life; in her second life, she's reborn, resolves misunderstandings, and lives authentically. The third is hilarious; the female lead's favoritism in her previous life led to her tragic end (she truly lived a miserable old age). After being reborn, she begins to face herself and change. The author is definitely from Northeast China; the dialogue is incredibly sarcastic. I almost didn't want to listen to the insults; I read carefully, taking notes to learn how to be sarcastic. The fourth book is full of unique and witty insults. I haven't seen such a good novel on Yangshizi in a long time. The author doesn't follow the typical web novel style; it's not just a pure wish-fulfillment story. The author seems older and more experienced. Reading this book teaches you a lot about interpersonal relationships and the complexities of the workplace. The author's writing is fresh and elegant, perfect for careful reading. A truly wonderful novel.

47. 347 荒 A Traveler in Years of Famine 荒年客 Yearning for Yaoshan尧山眷恋Urban338k WordsCompleted A survival epic about ordinary Chinese people. From rural China to the torrents of modern life, three generations of the Hou family are swept along by the tide of history. The grandparents put down roots in the land. Their values, admonitions, and “family scandals” form the family's original identity and its shackles. The parents struggle through a time of transition, inheriting heavy burdens while kindling a desire to change their fate. As someone born in the 1980s, I linger at the divide betwe 139Reads6.6Score105Shelves
48. 348 七 The Military Wife’s Farming Life in the 1970s 七零军嫂种田忙 A Floating Fish in a Dream一梦浮鱼Modern Romance755k WordsCompleted Lin Yunxi wakes from a nap and discovers that she has transmigrated into the body of a military wife in the 1970s. She got married young and already has an adorable son. In an era when people don't have enough to eat or warm clothes to wear, Lin Yunxi isn't worried at all: her pocket dimension for growing crops came with her! Watch as she wins the country's support, opens factories, starts businesses, and builds a business empire of her own. She hears that a courtyard house in the capital co 9.7kReads9.0Score726Shelves
49. 349 八 The Fierce Eighties Beauty Is Gorgeous, and Her Devoted Childhood Sweetheart Can Handle Her Heat 八零悍妻美又飒，忠犬竹马不怕辣 Little Ice Pear冰梨崽崽Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Song Yinchen was reborn. In her previous life, her saintly, loving, and progressive husband had quietly given her hard-earned university place to his childhood sweetheart, because the girl had no father and was more vulnerable and pitiful. In her previous life, Song Yinchen had been fiercely competitive. She fought people over boundaries, picked arguments, and made scenes. She did all the housework and farm work herself and cared for the whole family, until she became the village's most notoriou 7.5kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
50. 350 重 Reborn in 1978: From the Start, a Tough Farmhand Calls Off the Wedding and Splits the Family 重生1978：开局糙汉退婚分家 Chasing Clouds Among the Stars星辰逐云Urban136k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Reborn + Family drama + Forest farm + Everyday life + Building wealth] Reborn in 1978, Qi Feng had spent his previous life as a tireless workhorse, only to be drained to death by his awful relatives. This time, he refuses to swallow even a single grievance! His fiancée, whom he hasn’t married yet, looks down on his poverty and wants to elope with someone else? Fine, don’t let the door hit you on the way out. Pay back every last cent of my hard-earned money, with interest! His v 10.1kReads8.0Score587Shelves

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    In his previous life, he was exploited by his stepmother, and his younger siblings died tragically at a young age. He returned to his wedding in 1978, but he did not entangle himself with his fickle fiancée. He decisively severed the karmic ties, forcefully separated from the bloodsucking family, and relied on his prophecy to start a side business in the forest, protecting his sisters as they gradually became wealthy.

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