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. 401 六 The Sixties: Newlywed from the Start 六十年代：开局就是新婚 Zhi Yu 1014栀虞1014Modern Romance610k WordsCompleted [Period novel + everyday family life + devoted hero and heroine enjoying a peaceful life together + low-conflict + daily spectatorship + no saintly heroine] As a Chinese teacher at a technical secondary school, Wen Nuan enjoyed a happy routine, working from eight in the morning to five in the evening, with the occasional evening class. She didn’t have to worry about grades or deal with any teaching pressure. Sure, the students were a little unruly and getting all their homework collected was a b 21.6kReads8.8Score931Shelves

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   In front of outsiders, he's just a freeloader, but he's still very happy 🔥🔥🔥 The female lead travels directly to the wedding scene and goes to the supply and marketing cooperative the next day to become a supply and marketing cooperative accountant (which she had taken the exam for before). The villagers envy the male lead for being a freeloader, but he is very proud. Every time the male lead's father sees him being a freeloader, his reaction is hilarious.

2. 402 不 You Won't Let the Little One Eat Her Fill? Flip the Table! Then Nobody Eats! 不让奶团吃饱饭？掀桌！都饿着！ Tun Er豚二Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Adorable Child + Everyone's Darling + Mostly Locals, Light Ensemble Cast + Lighthearted + Funny + Not a Single Member of the Family Is a Soft Touch + Get Even on the Spot] Luo Panpan had never known hardship from the day she was born. Then, at five and a half, her father died. From then on, she never had enough to eat, and they even planned to send her away to be adopted? Not a chance! Her mother was a famous tigress for miles around: bold, resourceful, and good at making money 19.2kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves

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   New book recommendation for September! Set in the 1990s, the female lead is a cute, adorable, and resourceful native. She's quick-witted and eloquent, and immediately retaliates when wronged or taken advantage of, all the while crying and arguing. Her mother is a successful graduate who fought back against gender discrimination and is equally resilient. Her aunt is a tearful but sharp-tongued and stubborn woman. Her uncle is a seemingly refined but actually cunning man. No one in the family is easy to deal with. The female lead is the family's darling.

3. 403 军 Sweet Military Marriage: Triplets, More Children, More Blessings 军婚甜宠：一胎三宝多子多福 Soft Words Da Da Da轻语哒哒哒Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Exclusive Spoiling and Sweet Romance + Multiple Babies in One Birth + Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Mutual First Love + Contract Marriage + Marriage Before Love + Transmigrated to the 1990s] Just after transmigrating, Qiao Shi'an found herself facing an outrageously steamy scene. Looking at the wheat-skinned man before her, with his eight-pack abs and lifelong single status, she 1.3kReads8.9Score125Shelves
4. 404 穿 Transmigrated into the Eighties as a Delicate Darling, but the Cool Military Officer Can't Handle Me 穿成八零娇气包，高冷军官顶不住 Yuzhou渔洲Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Period + military marriage + sweet romance + both leads' first love + everyone's favorite + delicate beauty versus taciturn, rugged man] This rugged man is way too good at flirting. The beauty can't take it. When she opens her eyes, Shen Zhizhi has become a pampered, delicate young woman raised by her loving family in the 1980s. What's more, she's been caught in the act of cheating. And among the people who showed up to catch her is the soldier she married after meeting him only once. Duan Yuji 2.3kReads8.7Score214Shelves

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   It's very good, especially the last part, which is unexpected. In other novels, the ending would usually be the female and male leads having a child and living happily ever after, but this book is different. It's really good.

5. 405 左 System on the Left, Space on the Right: The Seventies Darling Laughs All the Way 左系统右空间，七零娇女笑哈哈 Lazy Taurus金牛懒懒Modern Romance887k WordsOngoing The heroine and her family are all a handful. This is a satisfying power fantasy, so don't read it if you're looking for strict realism. [Transmigration + pocket dimension + supplies + rebirth + System + raising children + treasure hunting] A bloodthirsty Emotion System that wants to harvest emotional energy + a kindhearted Merit System that wants to earn merit energy = a miserable heroine who just wants to lie flat but gets nagged by both Systems to complete missions every day. Modern city girl 12.3kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves

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   With a cheat code, you can scan for treasures using your spatial ability—it's incredibly awesome!

6. 406 七 The 1970s Fake Widow: Her Officer Husband Returns for Her 七零假遗孀，军官丈夫杀回来了 Clouds, Come My Way云往我这来Modern Romance179k WordsOngoing When she woke up, Su Wenyan had become a mistreated cannon-fodder woman in the 1970s. To escape her parasitic parents, she declared in front of everyone, “Lu Zhenge, who died in the line of duty, and I were engaged long ago. In life, I belong to him; in death, I’ll be his ghost!” The news sent the whole village into an uproar. Her parents called her crazy, while everyone else waited to see the Lu family throw her out. But instead of being met with cold faces, Su Wenyan was pulled into a tight em 1.9kReads—Score178Shelves

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   Neither of these two is awkward; they're not the kind of formulaic stories that evoke a simple, peaceful happiness. They're just too short!

7. 407 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s, and Discover My Mom Is a Total Green Tea 穿书七零，发现我妈是大绿茶 Encounter遇见Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Period Drama + Self-Serving Female Lead + Terrible Family + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Everyone’s a Master Schemer + Devoted Couple + Joins the Military Later] Just after transmigrating, Zhao Qianqian manages to offend her stepsister and steal her fiancé! And this is all happening inside a book. The man she stole is the female lead’s cash cow, a third male lead, and he’s about to be targeted and framed by the reborn female lead. Then she discovers that her mother has it even worse. Just to 7.2kReads7.3Score482Shelves

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   The female lead's mother appears to be a well-regarded stepmother, but in reality, she withheld over two thousand yuan to buy a job for her own child, schemed against her stepdaughter's marriage, and even sewed new cotton into old clothes for her own children. The female lead also inherited her mother's sophisticated self-interest; money is paramount.

8. 408 穿 Transmigrating to an Era of Disaster as the Cannon Fodder Aunt 穿越到灾难年代当炮灰舅妈 Lazy Taurus金牛懒懒Modern Romance553k WordsCompleted The rating has only just appeared; it’ll go up later, and the male lead will change. Also known as: The Unlucky Girl Transmigrates to the 1970s, Earns Virtue, and Defies Fate (Space, transmigration, System, stockpiling supplies, period setting, changing one’s luck, cannon fodder, raising little ones) The heroine transmigrates, while the original male lead, Wen Chuan, is reborn. At the request of most readers, the male lead changes to Situ Mo in chapter ninety. [There are countless books on the s 458Reads7.2Score105Shelves
9. 409 七 The 1970s: The Commander’s Wicked Wife Has Pinduoduo in Hand 七零：首长的恶毒妻手握拼夕夕 Secretly Flowing by the Pillow暗向枕边流Modern Romance123k WordsOngoing Tomato Premium Novel [Period Setting] [Strong Female Lead Building a Career] [Making a Fortune] [Family Life] [Military Marriage] [Pinduoduo System] [Raising Kids] [Sweet Romance] [Feel-Good Story] She transmigrates into a 1970s military-marriage novel as a vicious cannon-fodder character. The original owner was foolish and cruel. She abused the children, bullied her blind mother-in-law, sided with outsiders, and desperately sent money to a scumbag man. She took a winning hand and played it in 3.4kReads—Score486Shelves

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   Highly recommended.

10. 410 九 Nineties Hong Kong: I Woke Up as a Kidnapped Heiress's Sister-in-Law 九零香江：睁眼穿成被绑豪门大嫂 Beauty Plucking Stars美人摘星Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Chen Rou first met Nie Zhao during a counterterrorism case involving a wealthy Hong Kong family. He had been Hong Kong’s undisputed richest man for years and was a powerful figure renowned across the region. Even with both legs crippled and confined to a wheelchair, even in his fifties with deep wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, he still radiated sharpness and intelligence. Three generations of Chen Rou’s family had served in the police. Her father died in the war on drugs, and she had once b 24.5kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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    A period drama set in Hong Kong! Super good! ① The female lead is a police officer who transmigrates into the body of the wife of Hong Kong's richest man. She's kidnapped at the beginning, but with her exceptional skills, she leads a group of burdens out of danger, starting her life as a powerful businesswoman. [Cool][Cool][Cool][Cool]

11. 411 被 After I Was Forced to Marry a Sickly Educated Youth, I Got a Cheat 被迫嫁病弱知青后，我开挂了 Dyeing the Years染流年Modern Romance514k WordsCompleted [Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Devoted Couple + Golden Finger + Strong Female Lead] Jian Huai'an suspects his true form might actually be a mermaid. Seriously, why else would he be in the water after dying, and why would such a beautiful mermaid be swimming toward him? After discovering he'd transmigrated into a book, Jian Huai'an thinks his luck has finally turned. But he soon realizes that his transmigration has amounted to nothing. A golden finger? Yes, but pra 2kReads8.9Score177Shelves

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    These two books are pretty good.

12. 412 七 The 1970s Space: An'an Was Born the Apple of Her Family’s Eye 七零空间：安安生来就是全家团宠 Jiaojiao's Willfulness娇娇的任性Modern Romance847k WordsOngoing The animated series is out! Set in the 1970s; beloved by the whole family; a toddler of two or three; no romance; a personal space; country life; an ensemble cast; gossip and lively goings-on; everyone in the family is a protagonist; adorable pets; blessed with good luck. A few things to know before you read: 1. The story begins when the little one is born. The early chapters focus on the family, since the baby is too young to do much. Gossip and country life are woven in, too. 2. There's a spac 24.5kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves

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    It's so, so beautiful!

13. 413 港 A Little Moneybags Arrives in Harbor City to Bring Good Fortune 港城冲喜来了个小财神 Chu Jun楮君Modern Romance783k WordsOngoing [1970s Hong Kong City + adored by all + adorable child + mystical lucky charm + childhood sweethearts] Little Duoyu was switched at birth by the nanny. When she turned two, she began to look more and more like her biological mother. Afraid of being exposed, the nanny sold her to Hong Kong City, where she was sent to bring good luck to the young master of the Ship King family, who suffered from a condition that left his soul wandering. Who could have guessed that the toothless little girl would 62.3kReads8.8Score7kShelves
14. 414 下 After Going to the Countryside, the Female Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Future Senior Officer 下乡后女知青被未来首长娇养了 Dyeing the Years染流年Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Transmigration + Swapped Marriage + Devoted Couple + Marriage First, Love Later + Beloved by the Whole Family] Lin Xia never imagined that all she had to do was take a vacation, only to find herself dropped into a whole new world. There, she meets a group of people. When someone spreads rumors about her, Lin Xia has just started rolling up her sleeves when her future mother-in-law pulls her behind her and swings a huge broom. “You dare bully my Xiaxia? Try d 3.2kReads8.5Score268Shelves
15. 415 穿 Before My Whole Family Was Sent to the Countryside, I Took My Child and Ran 穿到全家下乡前，我带娃跑路了 Cream Cake Frosting奶油蛋糕酱Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Soul transmigration to the 1960s + pocket dimension + raising a child + sweet romance + both leads are devoted only to each other] Shu Yao thought someone must have put a curse on her. In her dreams, she saw another version of herself live a miserable life: when her husband was sent away for reeducation, she abandoned him and their child, then married a divorced man with a child of his own, only to become his unpaid nanny. Unable to take it anymore, she jumped into a river. The one who buried h 38.6kReads8.1Score5.6kShelves

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    🌸Shu Yao thought she had offended someone who would haunt her, causing her to dream of another version of herself, a tragic figure facing being sent to the countryside. She abandoned her husband and child, marrying a divorced man with a child, only to become his unpaid nanny. In a moment of despair, she jumped into a river, and the one who recovered her body and avenged her was none other than her own son, whom she had abandoned as a child. When she opened her eyes, she was truly Shu Yao in the 1960s. Faced with the impending exile, Shu Yao paused for a second, then immediately decided to run away! She could let anyone go to the countryside; she couldn't bear any hardship. Her cheating husband declared: divorce was fine, but the child had to be taken. Faced with the choice between carrying manure and raising her child, she decisively chose the child. Forced by circumstances, Shu Yao applied for support from a food factory in Beijing to work at a food factory in Yunshan County. The good news was that Yunshan County was her hometown, and she had connections there. The bad news was that she encountered her ex-husband's family, who had also been sent to the countryside. As she loudly proclaimed herself a pitiful widow raising her infant child alone, her ex-husband sneered, "Well done, only a month after the divorce, he's already dead in this little liar's mouth."

16. 416 临 They Demanded More Dowry at the Last Minute? The Officer Turned Around and Married a Miaojiang Healer 临时加彩礼？军官转头娶苗疆医女 October Frost十月霜华Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting, 1980s, military marriage, golden finger, satisfying read, devoted and sweet romance with mutual fidelity, skilled in poison and medicine] On the day of the wedding, his fiancée's family blocks the doorway and demands more at the last minute: “Eight hundred yuan in bride price and thirty-two pieces of furniture. If you can't provide even one of them, this wedding is off!” Cheng Yuanchi leans on his cane. He's a wounded officer who served his country, yet now he suffers humiliatio 21.2kReads8.5Score3.2kShelves
17. 417 八 The 1980s: A Cherished Darling Rushing Toward Wealth 八零捷报团宠娇娇向钱冲 Si Jiao Jiao肆饺饺Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing [Period setting + building wealth + doted on by everyone + native-born heroine + social butterfly + powerful figures + one-on-one romance] Before she turned fifteen, Shi Xiangxiang was stolen as a newborn. Her adoptive parents were denounced and sent down to the countryside, leaving her, though still so young, to shoulder the burden of feeding the whole family. After she turned fifteen, her adoptive sister, who had been reborn with a golden finger, returned in defeat after struggling her way t 38.3kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves

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    1. Su He, earning 88 yuan a month, possesses unparalleled intelligence and emotional intelligence. Her writing is flawless, with no awkward moments. A bookworm for over a decade, she's the first high-scoring historical fiction novel that comes to mind. A 9.7 Rating, highly recommended. A short drama version is even available on Douyin. 2. Shi Xiangxiang, whether she's beautiful or not is debatable, but her methods are definitely unconventional. While others are hiding, she gets her hair permed, speculates in stocks, and ultimately makes a fortune from the Japanese. She and her team manage to bring back tens of millions to support national development. The national team even gets involved in stock trading – quite something! A unique historical fiction novel, highly recommended. 3. Xia Li, my sister Li is a research genius. Unrivaled in the historical research genre, she's the undisputed number one. Single-handedly, she changes the nation's research capabilities, advancing its scientific strength by decades or even centuries, and greatly enhancing its military power. She went to the Vietnam War and, with just a few people, engaged in feudal superstition, eventually leading to the locals building a temple for her. She developed thermite bombs and various high-tech weapons, single-handedly changing the course of the war. She developed a supercomputer; the US stole her BASIC system, discovered it, and implanted a virus, causing heavy losses for the US. Even US and Russian satellites were playing games, preventing foreign satellites from covering her area. She also developed a gamma knife, saving the prime minister. Who understands this? I was moved to tears reading this; it fulfilled many people's regrets. There's so much more; there's no substitute for this. Those who haven't read it must read it; the title doesn't do it justice—it's a good book, you'll regret it if you don't. 4. Something different: a period drama with a rare "madman and madwoman" premise. The male and female leads are both mentally beautiful, very funny, and stress-relieving. Looking at the reviews, no one says it's bad, but there aren't enough. I suggest the author update more often. I love reading it.

18. 418 七 The Most Hated Side Character in a 1970s Novel 七零年代文中极品路人甲 The Uninhibited Miracle Doctor Yao天马行空的姚神医Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period setting + Pocket dimension + Reincarnated into a baby and awakens memories + The heroine is always her parents’ biological daughter + Building wealth Just after Qiao Yuwan awakens memories of her past life, her mother tells her she has to move to the countryside to free up her room for her older brother’s wedding. Ha! She has a pocket dimension packed with enough supplies to last several lifetimes. Moving to the countryside is even better!! More freedom! Besides, she doesn’t want her sexi 36.2kReads8.7Score3.6kShelves

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    Just look at how long I've read it to know how good it is! It's a reincarnation story where the female protagonist, a biological daughter, can be crazy and cause trouble for others but never for herself. It's hilarious and adorable, with many touching family relationships that feel natural and heartwarming. It's incredibly good! And the ending, with the country's actions, is truly the perfect finishing touch! Seeing the ending after finishing the whole book is absolutely brilliant!

19. 419 下 Moving to the Great Grasslands: From the Start, I Keep the Mongolian Sisters Fed 下乡大草原，开局养活蒙族姐妹花 Jiuyexi九叶溪Urban2.2M WordsCompleted [Moving to Inner Mongolia] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Educated Youth] [Cultivation] Wang Tiejun transmigrates to the capital in 1968, only to discover from the start that he has become the biggest sucker in a dysfunctional family. He dated his ex-girlfriend for three years without even holding her hand. He cuts ties with his family and heads to the countryside with his friends, leaving the courtyard house behind. He takes on spoiled villains, battles bandits, and meets a pair of Mongolian sister 14.1kReads7.5Score1.6kShelves

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    These are a few good books, but the ratings aren't high. They're decisive and ruthless. Want to read them? |･ω･`)

20. 420 重 Back to 1975, and Everything Is Just Right 重回1975，一切刚刚好 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子Urban170k WordsOngoing "I transmigrated!" The good news: I got a second chance and returned to the day I would regret for the rest of my life. The bad news: I came back to avoid misfortune and lie flat for the rest of my life. You only get one life, and a beautiful life is hard-won. The only way to do myself justice is to enjoy it. But with all those money-making ideas in my head, I just can't sit still. My poor wallet, I've won the people's hearts, so I have to do right by them and help them all get rich and prosper. 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Good heavens! A widow being bullied? She can't just sit idly by! She has to take responsibility! A clean and refreshing story, whatever feels good! One man and multiple women, a rural road to wealth, watch how this poor boy climbs the rich list step by step! [Already added to my wishlist][Added to my bookshelf][Already added to my wishlist][Added to my bookshelf]

21. 421 下 Sent to the Countryside: I Bring My Sister to Save the Five Tibetan Beauties 下乡知青，带妹救赎藏族五朵金花 Jiuyexi九叶溪Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Two comic adaptations are in production] [Ensemble cast + multiple heroines + treasure hunting and inheritance + instant revenge + rural comeback + fiercely protective and scheming + everyday family life] Lu Chuan is reborn in the capital in the 1960s as a capitalist's son, despised by everyone. With his family in shambles, he quickly takes his younger sister to the grasslands to join the rural resettlement program and start his life over. He only meant to get by and look for the treasure his a 16.9kReads7.3Score1.6kShelves
22. 422 下 After Moving to the Countryside, the Capitalist Young Master Becomes the Village Favorite 下乡后，资本少爷成村里的香饽饽 Amazing Fried Rice厉害了炒饭Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [No AI, Entirely Handwritten] Don't pay attention to the newly posted rating (period setting + educated youth + hunting + sent down to the countryside + treasure hunting + space + multiple female leads) Li Wu's soul travels to the 1960s, where he arrives in the capital. Because his grandfather was a capitalist, his uncle and cousin reported him and had him denounced, leaving Li Wu no choice but to go to the countryside. Before leaving, he strips the treasures his grandfather left him bare, and t 18.2kReads7.6Score1.6kShelves
23. 423 资 A Capitalist Scion Lands in the 1960s: Taking His Pocket Dimension to the Countryside in Search of Treasures 资本少爷穿六零，带空间下乡寻宝 Amazing Fried Rice厉害了炒饭Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [No AI, entirely handmade] Just got a rating, don't pay attention to it (period setting + educated youth + hunting + sent down to the countryside + pocket dimension + treasure appraisal) Wei Wu transmigrates to the capital in 1968 with a pocket dimension. When he learns that his older brother reported their father, leading to his tragic death in a labor camp, he retaliates by exposing his brother's embezzlement at the machinery factory and gets him locked up for good. Then he clears out the fami 24.6kReads7.6Score1.7kShelves
24. 424 两 Two Sisters Transmigrate into a Book and Fight for Everything 两姐妹齐穿书又争又抢 Taro and Purple Sweet Potato香芋紫薯Modern Romance296k WordsCompleted Historical Era + System + Pocket Dimension + Two Female Leads Wei Zhiyi and Su Jiaming transmigrated into a book! While traveling, the two of them were caught in a plane crash and plunged into the sea. As they were dying, they clasped hands, using their last ounce of willpower to face it together. An accident changed the fate of these cousins. When they opened their eyes again, they had transmigrated into a short historical drama based on a novel that Su Jiaming had watched on the plane. The dra 273Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New author, new book.

25. 425 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Our Family Struck It Rich 重生八零年，我们家赚翻了 A Pen That Blossoms妙笔生花卷Modern Romance206k WordsOngoing Reborn in 1980, with her family destitute and their home bare, she relies on her meticulous ledgers to keep a firm grip on purchasing receipts and seize the opportunities created by new policies. She sets up street stalls and braves the night markets, sells fabric remnants and bolts of cloth, takes on troublesome relatives, gets a business license and opens a shop, then heads south to buy stock and build a factory. She relies on no System or pocket dimension, and clings to no powerful patron. He 25Reads—Score134Shelves

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    The female protagonist is reborn in the 1980s. Despite the risks of rumors and reports, she perseveres in running her stall, relying on no external help, and her whole family works together to get rich.

26. 426 六 The Beloved Darling of a Remarkable Family in the 1960s 六零年代极品一家人的团宠 Sunny Peach桃子晴朗Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Beloved by all in a period setting + shrewd self-interest + a whole family of eccentrics + ensemble cast + personal dimension] Jiang Yuan thought she was the heroine, since she got bound to a lousy System from the start. Well, the System was completely useless. All it did was make her sing “Little Messy” in front of her whole family in the middle of the night. It also turned her into a romance novelist, writing ridiculous, melodramatic stories that got her blacklisted throughout Hong Kong, forc 6.6kReads9.0Score432Shelves

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    This is truly a family of talents. The eldest is a mama's boy, always putting his mother first; the second is a street urchin, incredibly cunning; the third is a fake straight man, indifferent to social niceties; the fourth is a cunning and highly intelligent womanizer; and their only mother is shrewish and manipulative. The original owner of this body was a simple-minded good-for-nothing, but none of the family's intelligence was inherited from her, which is why everyone likes her—because she's silly. However, this family is very united. The current female protagonist transmigrates with an entertainment system. She's incredibly good at pretending; this story is really hilarious!

27. 427 咱 Our Niu Niu Has a Little Luck on Her Side 咱家牛妞，有点小运气在身上 The Immortal Venerable's Junior Sister Who Can transmigrate into a book and Cheat穿书开挂的仙尊小师妹Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted For questions about the story, see the latest post. Putting missing plot details in the comments is too much trouble, so you can listen to the audiobook for additions. Thank you. [Born in the Era + Growing Through Education + Family Life + Everyday Mischief + A Little Luck] Niu Niu's family was notorious in the brigade for being lazy and greedy. Her father was lazy, her mother was greedy, and she inherited both traits perfectly: if she could lie down, she would never stand up. Her grandparents 16.1kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    Adorable kids from that era, I'm watching the anime series to catch up on their cuteness.

28. 428 下 Sent to the Northwest Countryside, I Hunt to Feed Uyghur Triplets 下乡大西北，狩猎养活维族三胞胎 Amazing Fried Rice厉害了炒饭Urban331k WordsCompleted [No AI, entirely handwritten] (period setting + educated youth + hunting + sent down to the countryside + pocket dimension + antique appraisal) Modern office worker Yi Xin is furious when a friend borrows money and refuses to pay it back, so he decides they should die together. Unexpectedly, he is reborn in 1968 in the body of a man in the capital with the same name. From the start, he is reported for associating with an old Taoist and is thrown into a cowshed. At his lowest point, he awakens a 6.4kReads7.3Score410Shelves
29. 429 七 The Lovely Military Wife of the 1970s 七零年代俏军嫂 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted [No Golden Finger + No Business Ventures + No Buying a Courtyard House] Wen Yu and Shao Wen Ye are complete opposites: one is a pampered young woman from Shanghai, the other a soldier stationed at the border. They have nothing in common, yet their parents' arranged marriage binds them together. Little do they know, this is exactly what Wen Yu wants. To marry the man she's been dreaming about, Wen Yu travels thousands of miles to the southwestern border. At first, Shao Wen Ye takes things as they 8.7kReads8.9Score485Shelves

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    The army commander loved his "white moonlight" (his ideal woman), but what about her? She traveled all the way from Shanghai to the frontier to marry him. 🤦‍♀️🌿 When his "white moonlight" fainted, he simply picked her up and carried her away, completely disregarding her helplessness. What did his wife mean to him?

30. 430 相 After a Mix-Up at a Blind Date, I Got Pregnant by a Tycoon from a Period Novel 相错亲后我怀了年代文大佬的崽儿 Zhuge Lemon诸葛柠檬Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Military Marriage + Raising a Child Jiang Man wakes up in the body of a busty, brainless, lazy, gluttonous cannon-fodder supporting character. The character's mother died young and her father is gravely ill. Her grandparents are mean and show blatant favoritism, while her uncles are all waiting to take advantage of her father's lack of heirs. Even her fiancé gets stolen away by her cousin. Jiang Man touches her round face and decides it's no big deal. Her grandmother comes snooping through the h 69.8kReads8.6Score10.8kShelves

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    I highly recommend this book! Although the rating isn't high, it's extremely good. The male and female leads are well-developed, and the father's character is also excellent. I give it a huge thumbs up!!

31. 431 穿 Transported to the 1980s, I Was Kept by a Madman 穿到八零年代，我被疯批包养了 A Stroke of Light and Shadow一笔光影Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted Shen Zhiyi, who has traveled back to 1988, looks at her impoverished home, her parents who favor sons over daughters, and her broken self. As the old saying goes: knowledge changes your fate, and beauty changes your family. Shen Zhiyi sets her sights on the wealthy Jiang Xiubai at first glance. Using her stunning looks, she sets out to catch him. She lands her catch, but never expected it to be a great white shark that eats people. Shen Zhiyi gets in over her head and can only keep dating him th 72Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    These are all excellent period dramas, absolutely fantastic! They're all period dramas that won't make you stupid, so don't miss them! [Laughs]

32. 432 穿 Transmigrate to the 1980s, Make Money, Win His Heart, and Raise the Kids 穿越八零年代，挣钱撩汉养崽崽 Slightly Tipsy with Orange Flavor橘子味微醺Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [No golden finger in this book. Readers who prefer pocket-dimension or System stories should steer clear. The heroine isn’t a self-sacrificing saint, the hero is warm and devoted, there are adorable kids, and few awful characters.] After a nap, Qin Man woke up to find she had transmigrated to the 1980s and become a woman whose identity was unknown. Apparently, the woman she had become was a simpleton, married to the village heartthrob, who was attending university, and had a lovely pair of twins 7.6kReads9.1Score433Shelves

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    ① The female lead is a researcher; ② The male lead is a policeman, and the female lead is a teacher; neither of them took the college entrance exam; ③ The male lead is a very gentle teacher; ④ The female lead is a time traveler, and the little Mo in the story is so cute and very sensible.

33. 433 弃 Leaving Love Behind in the 1970s: The Doctor Goddess Orphan Is Doted on by the God of War 弃爱七零，医神孤女被战神独宠了 Gave It a Shake, and Got Yao摇了个瑶Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Others transmigrated to the 1970s, and Wen Sui'an did too! While others who transmigrated either latched onto powerful patrons or brought along a pocket dimension, Wen Sui'an was lucky enough to get the Qihuang System! She can only earn points by treating and saving people. No patients, no perks. The original owner was a timid pushover, arranged to share a household with Shen Yubai and look after two little ones. Her future stretched out before her, filled with grievances and thankless chores. S 10.1kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves

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    Fans of rugged, masculine stories shouldn't miss this! Song Chengye, a division commander from the 1970s, is cold and taciturn with an intimidating aura, but he reserves all his tenderness for Wen Sui'an. She transmigrates to this world to practice medicine and build her career, while he silently supports her, shielding her from all sorts of troublemakers. This story of a tough, ruthless man's exclusive devotion to one person is incredibly compelling.

34. 434 穿 Reborn as a Tycoon's Wicked Ex-Wife, I Became the Whole Family's Darling 穿成大佬恶毒前妻后，被全家团宠 Braised Beef Brisket Rice牛腩焗饭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + personal space + sweet romance and raising kids + love grows over time + transmigrated heroine vs. reborn heroine] When she opens her eyes, Jiang Yuman finds herself transmigrated into a book as the male lead’s wicked ex-wife, who is six months pregnant. In the book, the original owner dreams of becoming an official’s wife and tries every trick in the book to marry into the Fu family. But when the Fu family is falsely accused, stripped of their positi 149.8kReads9.0Score17.7kShelves

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    [I also highly recommend this one!] The female lead transmigrates into a period novel she'd read before, becoming the male lead's vicious ex-wife! The original owner was incredibly ambitious, relying on her beauty and her relationship with the male lead's sister to meticulously disguise herself and scheme her way into marrying into the Fu family! [Eating popcorn] But when she was wrongly accused, dismissed from her post, and about to be sent to the countryside, she ignored the Fu family's pleas and promises, decisively getting an abortion and a divorce! At this moment, the female lead, looking at her husband who's even more handsome than a modern-day celebrity, and touching her six-month pregnant belly, can't help but sigh: "You brat, you're still not satisfied with all this good food!"

35. 435 七 The 1970s Military Marriage: The Charming Army Wife Raises Kids and Wins Her Husband's Heart 七零军婚：俏军嫂养崽撩夫日常 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + second male lead takes the lead + fictional period setting] [Short drama now streaming] Xiao Qingru doesn't want to raise someone else's child, so she breaks off her engagement to her childhood sweetheart. Just as she's getting ready to focus on her career, she's targeted by a hothead from the capital. Xu Muzhou is the youngest and most promising pilot. The first time he meets her, he falls in love at first sight with his good friend's younger sister. When he hears she's alre 16kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
36. 436 我 I Save My Family with My Jinxed Tongue 我靠乌鸦嘴拯救全家 Mi Caidou米彩豆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Theme: Knowledge changes your fate! Everyone’s got eight hundred tricks up their sleeve + courtyard-house drama + calculated self-interest + family squabbles + stockpiling + outrageous characters + a jinx’s tongue + playing dumb to catch the tiger. One day, Lin Xixi transmigrates and becomes the biological daughter of an outrageous couple in a period novel. Outrageous characters are sly, lazy, greedy, and slippery: they can’t get enough of eating, but they’re no good at anything else. Luckily, h 313.9kReads9.1Score47.6kShelves

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    1. A group portrait across different eras. The female lead is beautiful and strong, never compromising herself. The male lead is a stay-at-home dad, haha. The baby is also adorable. 2. A family with a strong sense of self-interest. The parents are truly eccentric, but they genuinely dote on the female lead. Under her leadership, their lives get better and better.

37. 437 赘 The Live-In Son-in-Law Strikes Back: I Became a Middleman in 1983 赘婿逆袭：我在八三年当倒爷 Strolling Through a Sea of Flowers漫步花海中Rural Life210k WordsOngoing This book tells the comeback story of Zhang Liben, who rises from a lowly live-in son-in-law to a business tycoon. Starting in 1983, he seizes the opportunities brought by Reform and Opening Up. Beginning as a street peddler, he gradually builds a vast commercial empire, Liben Electronics, through courage and integrity. From assembling electric fans to independently developing air-conditioner compressors, from expanding a provincial retail chain to breaking into foreign trade with Russia and Sou 88Reads—Score119Shelves

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38. 438 七 In the 1970s: Picking Up a Madman as My Husband 七零年代疯批夫妇 The Colorful Xue Jingfei色彩缤纷的薛静妃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Historical era + green tea schemer + obsessive love + unhinged + powerful lead + everyday family life + pocket dimension + food + healing + transmigrate into a book This is the story of two unfortunate souls saving each other. After transmigrating into the countryside as a little orphan, Ming Dai meets Zhou Sinian, a mad powerful man who loves wearing red headscarves. Under the protection of his reputation, she manages to establish herself in the village. Zhou Sinian was a cannon-fodder characte 109.5kReads9.3Score11.4kShelves
39. 439 重 Back to the Nineties: The Precision Engineering Mogul Climbs to the Top 重回九零，精工大佬她步步登顶 Yao Jiu姚九Modern Romance633k WordsOngoing Top precision engineer Xiao Mutang is in a car accident. When she opens her eyes, she has returned to a factory construction site in the Northwest in the 1990s. Her mother has just died unexpectedly, and the factory is restructuring and laying off workers. The road ahead is uncertain. Then she unexpectedly awakens an extraordinary sense for precision. Years of honing it allow her to detect the slightest errors and see through flaws in manufacturing processes! Back in Haishi, she starts by upgrad 39.6kReads8.8Score3kShelves

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    He is intelligent, technically proficient, and led the rise of domestic precision engineering against the odds.

40. 440 女 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Took the Heroine Home as My Sister-in-Law 女配穿书后把女主拐来做嫂子 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Tang Tian is hit on the head with a brick, she transmigrates into a period novel, as a nobody not even important enough to be cannon fodder. She's the lovesick girl the male lead meets in the countryside, and a stumbling block on his way back to the city. With a new soul inside her, Tang Tian kicks the male lead to the curb without hesitation. She tells everyone he's hideous, with enormous nostrils that give her nightmares every night. A certain soldier quietly picks up a little mirror. Ye 16.2kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves

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    The first three are all very good, but the first one isn't finished. The middle three are also quite good. The last three are good in the beginning, but so-so later on, and I didn't finish the endings. ① I started reading the first one when he was updating, and I had accumulated about 100 chapters, and I've been following it ever since. It's extremely good, with no major flaws, and the plot flows smoothly. Most importantly, it's not verbose, and you don't get upset. There are some difficult characters, but not many; they're resolved quickly and don't keep popping up. This author's other books are also very good; I've finished all his palace intrigue books 😎. And he recently released a new book, so this one should probably be nearing its end. ② The second one is also one of my favorites. The female lead initially maintains a neutral attitude towards the original female lead, neither trying to please her nor offend her, and she doesn't badmouth her. The original female lead has both flaws and strengths. Later, she becomes friends with her, and the plot flows smoothly without any major flaws. The female lead's personality is quite quirky and interesting. ③ I just finished the third one. I really, really like the female lead's personality. She's efficient, interesting, lively, and energetic. She prioritizes herself but isn't selfish. There aren't many truly awful characters; everyone has a distinct personality, none are perfect, and everyone has flaws. I'm a big fan of the female lead's career, haha. ④ The fourth book features a male and female lead who are both time travelers. The female lead is rather aloof, while the male lead's personality is related to his previous world. The plot revolves around the female lead's work, which steadily rises in rank. The emotional development between the male and female leads is also quite natural. Work plays a significant role. I read it a long time ago, and it was quite good, worth reading. ⑤ The fifth book has a lot of truly awful characters. The male lead's sisters-in-law are all terrible. This one is also quite good, but I wouldn't want to reread it. The male lead is somewhat taciturn, and the female lead suffered a lot of injustice before her rebirth. After her rebirth, things are better. The extra chapters feature a parallel world. You can tell the male lead's love for the female lead is a little... Obsessive. Overall, it's quite good and long enough to keep you entertained for a while. ⑥ Book 6 starts from the female lead's childhood. Her parents aren't exactly good people; from the female lead's perspective, they're truly awful, but they're good at listening to advice, and the later plot development is also quite good. The third brother's family is a bit... Unpleasant, but not a major problem. ⑦ Book 7 has too many animals; the tigers appear too frequently later on. The female lead's biological parents keep reappearing after being dealt with, which gets a bit annoying. The part where the male lead hasn't regained his memories is quite good; he's very cute. If you like something a bit unconventional, fantastical, or absurd, it's fine. I don't really like the female lead constantly using the tigers to scare people, but it's not a huge problem; it's still acceptable. ⑧ Book 8 was fine in the beginning; the female lead's job and her brothers were all good. However, after they got married, I stopped reading the part about their children. The back-and-forth was too long, and then there was the topic of their children dating, so I stopped reading. The beginning was okay. ⑨ Book 9 was fine, purely for my personal reasons. I didn't really enjoy the later parts about the underworld. If you don't mind that, you'll find it interesting. I read the whole beginning of it before stopping at the end. It's quite good if you don't mind that aspect.

41. 441 呜 Wah! The Rich City Girl Who Went to the Countryside Is Smitten by a Fierce Wolf Cub 呜！下乡白富美被凶猛狼崽撩野了 Three Thousand Pears三千梨Modern Romance514k WordsCompleted [1970s, Reborn, Beloved by Her Family, Pocket Dimension, Wealthy and Beautiful Educated Youth] Qiao Mingyue has her body taken over by a transmigrator. All she can do is watch “herself” make one foolish mistake after another, ending up alone and miserable. Reborn for a second time, Qiao Mingyue dodges the transmigrator at every turn, takes her family's assets, and heads to the countryside. … A beautiful young educated woman arrives in Beishui Brigade, so dazzling that people can't take their eye 4.1kReads9.1Score524Shelves

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    💥💥The transmigrator, using her body, made foolish mistakes and ended up in a miserable state, making her grit her teeth in anger! Finally, she got her body back. She tore apart her awful relatives, sold her job, took back the money that was rightfully hers, reclaimed her house, and took the supplies to the countryside to find the man who had waited for her all his life.

42. 442 疯 I'm Going Crazy! The Legitimate Daughter of an Ancient Family Transmigrates to the 1970s 疯了！古代嫡女穿越到了七零年代 Flowing Water Goes Ding-Dang流水个叮当Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Su Jinmi, the legitimate daughter of the prime minister's household, is murdered by her half-sister and accidentally lands in a world of scarcity in the 1970s. She can't cook or farm. What can a frail, pampered young lady do when she can't carry a load on her shoulder or lift a thing with her hands? Don't worry. She has a pocket dimension, medical skills, and a good-for-nothing who knows how to make money. The good-for-nothing, a devoted husband, lives by one motto: His wife is responsible for l 17.1kReads9.1Score2.4kShelves

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    1. The female protagonist is the legitimate daughter of a prime minister's family in ancient times. Due to being framed by an illegitimate daughter, she is reborn in the 1970s and brings the illegitimate daughter's spatial ability with her. The female protagonist also has medical skills. 2. The female protagonist is the real daughter of a historical novel who was switched at birth. When her biological parents found the real daughter, her adoptive parents were overjoyed, but the female protagonist said she did not want to go back.

43. 443 八 The 1980s: The Demon Queen Turns Out to Be the Real Heiress 八零：魔王她成了真千金 July Rice Wine七月酒酿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A slow-burn story. The early chapters focus mainly on the female lead’s growth. Feel free to pass if that’s not for you.] [The male lead got lost in the story again… No romance.] The true heiress who was switched at birth should have suffered through every hardship in the countryside. But after His Highness the Demon King, Lanting, stepped in, all of that disappeared. With a grand sweep of his hand, the Demon King revealed a bright white smile. This time, someone else would have to endure every 30.1kReads8.5Score3.3kShelves
44. 444 六 The 1960s: Our Sweet Little Lucky Star Is the Real Big Shot 六零：软软福宝是真大佬 Pepsi, Not Coke要百事不要可口Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Fushan Shan, a psychic, died during the apocalypse while protecting the base. She and the zombie king who had invaded it took each other down. Fushan Shan was reborn. When she regained consciousness, she found herself somehow turned into a little girl who hadn’t been born yet. Huh? This place doesn’t look right. And this time period seems wrong too! But it doesn’t matter! This world is safe, she has loving parents, and there are lots and lots of people who adore her. This world is wonderful! As 2kReads8.1Score139Shelves

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    🍊These are all my treasured books, they're all great. [1] The female protagonist joins the army and pursues scientific research, using valuable knowledge from later generations to help her country grow stronger. She has superpowers. She's incredibly stubborn and won't listen to reason; no one will let her suffer. [2] The female protagonist is reborn, has psychic abilities, is a late-life daughter, and develops technology to help the country become stronger. [3] Set in the 1950s, after experiencing three years of famine, the female protagonist gets into university, bringing honor to her parents. She has a spatial ability. [4] The female protagonist transmigrates into a book with a spatial ability. It's a story about raising a child. The female protagonist maintains her original character setting. Although she lives in the countryside, she has never worked in the fields. The female lead's mother-in-law isn't a terrible person either; she dotes on her grandchildren, and her character remains intact. The female lead's children are very cute. [5] The female lead is a political character in the 1970s. She has a system cheat and rises step by step from a lowly accountant to a high-ranking leader. [6] The female lead transmigrates into a child without a cheat and is lazy, needing to be carried even when walking. It's hilarious. Reading this novel can be relaxing. The female lead has good luck. [7] The female lead joins the army but is secretly a research genius with a space cheat and high martial arts skills. She is never bullied or resentful. [8] The female lead transmigrates to the 1970s, doesn't go to the countryside, uses her space to improve her family's situation, and even gets into university with her brother.

45. 445 开 From the Start, I Reported My Stepfather, Then the Frail Villainess Was Doted on in the Countryside 开局举报继父，病弱女配下乡被宠 Feng Ling lI风灵lIModern Romance759k WordsCompleted [Space + System + Sweet Romance + Frail Heroine + Rugged Hero] Qiao Qingdai was an utterly ordinary office worker. She was 25 and had been single for years. One day, after work, she decided to treat herself. Instead, a woman fell from the sky and crushed her to death. She drifted around with a soul-reaper from the underworld for a while before realizing that they had taken the wrong soul... After a furious argument, Qiao Qingdai happily took the loot she’d scored: a treasure chest System and a p 18.9kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves

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    In page 1, the female lead reports her scumbag parents right from the start. She's intelligent and beautiful. After the male lead realizes he likes her, he doesn't do anything outrageous and tries his best to pursue her. It's very sweet. [Admiration] In page 2, I won't say much more from the synopsis (mainly because my language skills are poor [facepalm]).

46. 446 胎 Born into the 1970s: I Make My Whole Family Rich Through Studying 胎穿七零：我靠读书带全家致富 Mao Mao猫芼Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing (I Just Want to Slack Off, but They Call Me a Genius) (Period Piece + Academic Prodigy + Strengthening the Nation + System + No Romance + Cozy Daily Life + Lighthearted Comedy + Pure Wish Fulfillment) After Chen Wang died, he was reborn as the Chen family's only dim-witted grandson. With four older female cousins, the two elders of the Chen family doted on him like a precious treasure, giving him the best of everything. Chen Wang thought he could spend this life slacking off. Who could have gues 154.5kReads9.0Score14.2kShelves

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    These are some highly-rated historical fiction novels that I found quite enjoyable. The first one is from the male protagonist's perspective, a lighthearted and humorous historical fiction focusing on scientific research and development without a romantic subplot. The second one is from the female protagonist's perspective, also a historical fiction about scientific research. The third one is from the female protagonist's perspective, focusing on economic development and is quite enjoyable; the female protagonist is very capable, has a silver tongue, and uses a persuasive system; the supporting characters are also very distinctive. The fourth one is from the female protagonist's perspective, focusing on scientific research and development in a historical setting, with heartwarming family interactions and a very enjoyable plot.

47. 447 穿 Transmigrated to the 1950s, the Country Sent Me Abroad to Study 穿越五零，国家送我去留学 A Cup of Wine in the Spring Breeze Among Peach and Plum Blossoms桃李春风一杯酒丶Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [No Golden Finger] [Strong Female Lead] [Research] [Few Extreme Male Leads] [Academic Prodigy] [A Strong Nation] [1950s] [Family Life] [Positive Energy] [Romance] An optimistic, positive female lead who refuses to waste energy on negativity, and a handsome male lead who trades his pen for a gun. (The romance is very, very subtle so far. The main plot is studying abroad and doing research.) After waking from a nap, Shi Jiayi becomes one of the chosen ones of the 1950s. The tide of transmigration 72kReads9.3Score6.3kShelves

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    This novel boasts a solid foundation of knowledge! The subject matter is fresh and original! The detailed descriptions of scientific research during the 1950s in the Soviet Union are realistic and professional, with every aspect, from laboratory procedures to academic terminology, standing up to scrutiny. The protagonist, Shi Jiayi, is a believable academic star; every step of her growth is grounded in reality, without any sense of unrealistic advantages. The author weaves the dream of a strong nation into solid professional knowledge, making for a thoroughly enjoyable and educational read. Highly recommended!

48. 448 无 Cast Out for Being Childless? The Curvy Beauty Remarries and Has a Whole Brood 无子被休？丰腴美人改嫁后生一窝 Huai Zhi Yi槐织伊Modern Romance554k WordsOngoing [Reforms her marriage in the 1980s + Seven-year age gap + Childbearing System + Instinctive attraction + The male lead has been plotting this for a long time + Face-slapping her ex-husband + An old flame reignites] [Alluring, capable medical beauty vs. devoted, infertile military officer] Xu Zhixia transmigrates, and the moment she opens her eyes, her scumbag ex-husband shows up with his pregnant mistress to force a divorce. Xu Zhixia promptly slaps them both, gets her compensation, and walks aw 4.8kReads—Score536Shelves

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    Pampering his wife doesn't lower his intelligence; he slaps the faces of scumbags and punishes them.

49. 449 重 Back to the 1960s: Farming, Building a Fortune, and Raising the Kids 重回六零：种田发家养崽崽 Southern Lychee南方荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Transmigrating into the impoverished 1960s wasn’t scary. Becoming a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a book wasn’t scary either. What was scary was that her three stepsons would grow up to become major villains, and all of them, along with their upright, aloof father, would meet tragic ends. How could she let that happen? Lin Qinghe looked at the three future villains, none of whom was even ten years old, and made up her mind: changing a villain starts when they’re young! 3.8kReads9.0Score504Shelves
50. 450 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, I Clung to the Male Supporting Character 穿书后我抱上了男配大腿 Gulu Ni咕噜昵Modern Romance445k WordsCompleted When Song Yingwan wakes up, she finds herself in the 1970s. Looking at a face in the mirror that resembles hers by seventy or eighty percent, it takes her a while to accept the truth. She looks at her loving parents and lively, clever younger brother and thinks life here seems pretty good. But after only a few days of enjoying it, she has no choice but to pack up and head to the countryside. Fine, then. She can go to the countryside! The college entrance exams will be reinstated in a few years a 8.9kReads8.7Score659Shelves

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    In page 1, the female lead reports her scumbag parents right from the start. She's intelligent and beautiful. After the male lead learns he likes her, he doesn't do anything outrageous and tries his best to pursue her. It's very sweet 🥰 For page 2, I won't say much from the synopsis (mainly because my language skills are poor 🤦).

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