Any Understated, Sensible Period Novels? Not the Kind Where They Eat Lavish Meals Every Day 有低调不降智的年代文吗，那种天天大鱼大肉不要

1. 501 军 A Military Marriage: My Blind Date Is My Special Forces Childhood Friend 军婚，相亲对象居然是特种兵竹马 Drunken Big Raccoon酒酿大狸子Modern Romance266k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + space + dual transmigration + two couples + sweet romance + childhood sweethearts] Lin Momo, a shopping mall manager in the 21st century, never imagined she’d get caught in a fire while taking a nap at the office. Seeing the flames outside the office door, she knew she wouldn’t make it out. But why had her childhood friend, the special forces soldier, come here? “What are you doing here? Trying to get yourself killed?” “Momo, I...” Before Cheng Jinghao could 8.1kReads9.3Score894Shelves

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   This book is absolutely amazing! 🥰🥰 Of all the period novels I've read, this is the first one where the author didn't go to Beijing for the college entrance exam or to do business. It's so well-written! The author has such a profound love in their heart. "You wear your military uniform to protect our country, and I, in a white dress, accompany you." "My left hand holds yours, my right hand salutes, to protect the nation, and to safeguard you."

2. 502 六 In the 1960s, the Obsessive Tycoon Spoiled Me Rotten 六零年代我被病娇大佬宠上天 Gentle Spring Breeze和煦春风Modern Romance699k WordsCompleted [The leads dote on each other] [Shared golden finger] [Age gap] He Chunyu never expected to transmigrate after going to sleep. The worst part was that she had transmigrated as an unborn baby, and landed in an era of food and clothing shortages! It could always get worse. What? She was also being forced to go to the countryside as an educated youth? As she bent over and worked hard to earn work points, a sudden shock arrived in a letter from home. It turned out her grandfather had arranged a fian 1.6kReads8.0Score116Shelves
3. 503 重 Back to 1973: I Have a Sign-In System 重回1973，我有签到系统 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban892k WordsOngoing A wage slave among wage slaves was summoned to work overtime in the middle of the night. On his way home at dawn, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse sent him back to the fervent era. Armed with an incomplete cultivation sign-in System, let's see how he makes his mark in those turbulent times. 16.6kReads6.8Score1.2kShelves
4. 504 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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   A historical romance novel! The male and female protagonists are reborn, both on their wedding night. Later, they have children, and when their little ones upset their mother, she goes to complain to their father. [Facepalm]

5. 505 五 The Head of the Household in the 1950s 五零年代当家主妇 Wonder Without End妙无涯Modern Romance482k WordsCompleted Bai Baozhu awoke from a dream in a daze. In it, her children had died or been scattered, none of them had found a happy ending, and the whole family had met a tragic fate. It all began when the family was branded with that fatal class background. Waking with a start, Bai Baozhu trampled her enemies, crushed her foes, and step by step escaped their schemes, making sure her family would never suffer the same tragedy as in her dream. But who could have guessed that the deadbeat husband who never ap 5.9kReads8.7Score408Shelves

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   The female protagonist is reborn without any special abilities or spatial abilities. She was once a wealthy landowner whose property had been confiscated, but she still secretly left behind a vast amount of gold and silver for her descendants. I found this aspect quite realistic.

6. 506 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1960s: The Dazzling Drama Queen Stuns the Nation 穿书六零：作精美人惊艳全国了 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The vivacious and beautiful Yuan Xiaoyuan transmigrates, only to discover that she has landed in a period novel as a nameless cannon-fodder female character. Yuan Xiaoyuan clenches her fists. To hell with the plot and the hero and heroine! No one is going to stand in her way! Not even the frigid Northeastern winter can cool Yuan Xiaoyuan's burning heart when she meets Zhou Yang. Faced with his arrogant, aloof attitude, she swears that even if he's a rock, she'll melt him down. The whol 2.6kReads8.7Score175Shelves

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   1️⃣ This book, "Going to the Countryside in Northeast China," features a female protagonist who transmigrates into a novel as a random passerby (feel free to ask if you're interested). The male protagonist transmigrates to a post-apocalyptic world and possesses supernatural abilities related to mental plants. In short, it's about two powerful figures enjoying a leisurely life. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] 2️⃣ "No going to the countryside! No going to the countryside! No going to the countryside!" The protagonist transmigrates to the 1960s, graduates high school, and enters her parents' factory. She starts as a broadcaster and gradually rises to management. During this time, she also finds a wonderful partner, achieving success in both love and career. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

7. 507 快 Quick Transmigration: The Carefree Life of a Villainess 快穿年代：恶毒女配的逍遥人生 Moonshadow Letian月影乐天Modern Romance726k WordsOngoing [Quick Transmigration] [Period] [feel-good novel] [pocket dimension] [overpowered protagonist] [Parallel worlds] [No fixed CP] Name: Yan Shu Department: Period Villainess Team Weapon: A black brick Points: 500 Merit points: 30,000 They stand in the way of the female lead's happiness. They're either bullying her or plotting against her... The world calls them vicious supporting female characters. Born beautiful beyond compare, they are the envy of everyone and the darlings of heaven. But the mome 5.5kReads9.0Score305Shelves

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   This is a period novel that doesn't lower your intelligence. It's my first quick transmigration period novel with an interesting and fast-paced story. In my second book, the female lead survives as a bystander and is quite entertaining.

8. 508 我 I'm the Family Babysitter in a Period Novel 我在年代文里当德华 Daydreaming Little Tangyuan发呆的小汤圆Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted A bold, outgoing heroine × a hero who starts out refined and gentle, then falls hard Li Qingxiu transmigrates into a period novel as the younger sister-in-law of its tragic heroine. When her family tries to marry her off to a widower in exchange for a bride price, Li Qingxiu pretends to be crazy, kicks and punches her way through them, then bundles up her bedding and heads off to be her tragic sister-in-law’s own personal Dehua. At her sister-in-law’s home, she meets the older brother, who’s an 23kReads8.4Score2.7kShelves

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   There are so few good books that suit my taste these days. I finally found one, but I finished it already. I'm suffering from a reading slump. [Crying]

9. 509 六 The Sixties: An Ordinary Educated Youth's Farming and Gossiping Days 六零，路人甲知青种田吃瓜日常 Gardenias Fragrant for Ten Miles栀子花开十里香Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [Gossip-Watching + Farming + Beloved by Everyone + Metaphysics + Pocket Dimension] Song Beibei was reborn in 1966 and sent to the countryside as an educated youth. The good news: she had a golden finger. The bad news: her golden finger made her farm. And it only gave out rewards after the harvest, so she was forced to farm every day, working even harder than the locals and turning into a regular workhorse. Song Beibei: I’m going to lose it!!! (furious) That would have been bad enough. But why di 4.8kReads8.7Score350Shelves
10. 510 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Got Rich After I Stopped Chasing Him 重生七零：不做舔狗后我暴富了 Mr. Qinglin青临先生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Lin Xiangnan married He Wenshan, she had no idea he already loved someone else. For more than a decade after their wedding, she devoted herself to serving He Wenshan and his family, working like an ox and a horse. Just when he finally brought her to live by his side and she thought her good days had begun, she was kidnapped by his rival. For the first time, the stoic man’s eyes reddened, but it was for the female comrade who had been kidnapped alongside her. As the bullet pierced her heart, 63Reads7.9Score103Shelves

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    Super good-looking! When Lin Xiangnan married He Wenshan, she didn't know he had someone else in his heart. For over a decade after their marriage, she devoted herself to He Wenshan and his family, working like a slave. Just when she thought she was finally living a good life after he brought her to his side, she was kidnapped by his rivals. The cold, aloof man's eyes reddened for the first time, but only for the woman he had kidnapped with him. The moment the bullet pierced her heart, Lin Xiangnan suddenly understood: he wasn't cold-hearted after all; he just didn't have warmth for her. When she opened her eyes again, Lin Xiangnan was back to the fifth year of her marriage to He Wenshan, the day she was nearly killed by his siblings' schemes. She looked at the man's photograph, her heart as still as water.

11. 511 错 Mistaking My Fiancé, I’m Spoiled by the Cold-Faced Regiment Commander 错认未婚夫后，被冷面团长宠上天 Meteor Stories流星物语Modern Romance434k WordsCompleted Su Qingluan becomes a cannon-fodder character in the 1970s. Her home is searched, and her treacherous cousin stabs her in the back. With nowhere left to turn, she’s desperate. Her grandfather tells her to find her childhood fiancé in the army. In a panic, she mistakes the man she meets for him, taking the cold-faced “Yanluo King” regimental commander for her betrothed. The man stands in his uniform, stern and noble. Her stunning phoenix eyes leave him dazed. Almost as if possessed, he agrees. “I 270Reads6.1Score101Shelves

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    Su Qingluan transmigrated into a book. She became the cannon fodder female supporting character, framed by her cousin, jilted by her fiancé, and ultimately betrayed and killed by her entire family. She arrived just half a day before the house was raided. Su Qingluan: Half a day is enough. She hid all her family's assets and sent her ungrateful cousin to prison. Her ex-fiancé regretted his actions? Sorry, she married a regimental commander two ranks higher than him. Everyone in the compound knew that Commander Xiao was not to be trifled with. On Su Qingluan's first day after marriage, he handed over his bankbook. Her sisters-in-law were green with envy, while she happily counted her money. Later, enemy agents retaliated, and she was targeted. Xiao Jinyi led a night-long raid, protecting her behind him. "Don't be afraid, I'm here." Su Qingluan looked at his back, shielding her, and suddenly felt—transmigrating into a book wasn't so bad after all.

12. 512 逃 The Runaway Bride Wins Over the Handsome Factory Director and Embraces a Life of Passion 逃婚女拿下帅厂长，共赴滚烫人生 Tang Qing糖倾Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted To escape her birth family’s schemes, Su Yunke stole the household registration booklet and fled in the middle of the night! Standing in an unfamiliar city, she had only one mao to her name. In an era when even a one-mao coin found on the street had to be handed over to the police, she encountered many kind people. With their warmth behind her, she fought her way to building a business empire of her own. Later, the tough man who cherished her above all else complained in a wounded voice, “B 1.4kReads—Score134Shelves

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    I'm following this one; it's developing quite naturally.

13. 513 渣 After My Scumbag Dad Married His White Moonlight, He Lost All His Descendants 渣爹娶了白月光后，断子绝孙了 I'm Your Qian Qian我是你的浅浅Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1960s] [Transmigration] [Ensemble Cast] [Feel-Good Story] [Little One, Big Impact] Original title: After My Scumbag Father Married His One True Love, His Family Line Came to an End Su Moqian, head of a prestigious hidden medical clan, was ambushed by her enemies. She used her last breath to take them down with her, only for her soul to drift into the 1960s of a parallel world. Lack of clothes and food was bad enough, but she had also been reborn as a four-and-a-half-year-old toddle 99kReads9.0Score6kShelves

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    [Time Period + Child + Abused Dad + High IQ + Superb Medical Skills] 🍄The scumbag dad married his first love, and transmigrated into the body of his pitiful ex-wife's daughter! 🍄He withdrew all the money from his biological mother's savings account and stored it safely in his spatial dimension. 🍁The scumbag dad came to ask where the money was. 🍁The child: "I burned it all for my mother in heaven!" 🍁She's only four and a half years old, and it's another day she misses her mother! 🍁Scumbag dad: *vomits blood* 🍁First love stepmother: All that money is gone?! 🍍🍍🍍

14. 514 穿 Transmigrated into a 1970s Book: I Refuse to Be the Heroine of This Tragic Romance 穿书七零之这苦情剧女主我不当了 Eat Less Salt少吃盐Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration into a book + sweet romance + changing the plot + everyday life] After burning the midnight oil following her college entrance exams, Jiang Wanwan worked herself to death and transmigrated into a melodramatic period drama she'd watched with her grandma. When she discovered she was the heroine, destined to suffer her whole life, she was horrified! Determined to escape her absurd and tragic fate, she boldly struck a deal with the notorious gang leader rumored to ha 12.1kReads8.5Score886Shelves

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    This is a simple historical fiction, without a system or space. The protagonist is selfish and self-serving, not a saint, and there aren't many extreme characters. He doesn't go to the countryside or the black market. The author has a very creative mind, and there are several worlds interwoven.

15. 515 惊 What?! After Awakening, the Lazy Wife Only Wants to Crush Villains and Make Money 惊！懒媳妇觉醒后只想虐渣搞钱 My Tinghan Bamboo我的听寒竹Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (This novel features a large ensemble cast.) [An incredibly strong, lazy, top-notch wife + a younger, chatty husband, taking down scumbags + making money] Jiang Yiqing had a wonderful married life! She didn’t have to clean the house or look after the kids, and her father-in-law, the factory director, had her back at work. All she had to do was clock out on time and go home to lie down. Life was so perfect she could see the good times stretching endlessly ahead! Then one day, she dreamed that 6.9kReads8.9Score605Shelves

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    🔥🔥The two older women who were called didn't even turn their heads. "We'll go in a bit, we'll go in a bit. Let's hear what's going on with the Jiang family first." The other older women, whose voices sounded familiar but not quite right, turned around to check. Wow! The eldest daughter of the Jiang family had returned to her parents' home. She swallowed hard, then nudged the person next to her forcefully. "Hey, don't push me... Oh, it's Qing-jie back." The group of older women instantly turned around, and seeing that it really was Jiang Yiqing, their expressions turned grim. How did they get caught by this brash eldest daughter of the Jiang family? This is no laughing matter.

16. 516 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Saving the Kids My Late Husband Spoiled 重生八零，挽救早逝老公养废的娃 Chu Wu Jiu Jiu初五九九Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn, everyday family life, building wealth In her previous life, Su Xiaowan listened to so-called folk remedies for having a boy and neglected her two daughters. Her husband, Xiao Beiguo, had to support the family and care for both girls. Su Xiaowan’s constant tantrums and troublemaking wore him down, and he died young from overwork. His daughters stood by his coffin and cursed her. “You should have been the one to die! If you hadn’t been so obsessed with having a son, Dad wouldn’t have worke 356Reads6.8Score109Shelves

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    This is truly close to real life, without any cheat codes, and it reflects local customs and traditions.

17. 517 我 I'm Ten Years Old. What's Wrong with Adopting a Child? 我十岁，收养个孩子怎么了！ Doodle Girl涂鸦姑娘Modern Romance908k WordsOngoing After transmigrating back to 1992, a ten-year-old girl finds a stray wolf cub covered in wounds. Everyone else thinks he's vicious and antisocial, but she takes him in despite the rumors. The boy works himself to the bone hauling bricks and hands over every penny he earns. He lives in constant fear, terrified of being abandoned again. The world calls him a cold-blooded weapon, but she sees the vulnerability hidden beneath his sharp edges. As they spend day after day together, they save each othe 10.2kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves

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    Does this count?

18. 518 渣 After the Scumbag Was Stolen, His Sweet Wife Became a Military Bride on Shanghai Island 渣男被抢后，小娇妻随军上海岛 Yun Qiu妘秋Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted [Island military romance + arranged marriage swap + upgradeable pocket dimension + gourmet food + everyday life with the troops + devoted couple + beloved by all] The moment Jiang Yushan heard Jiang Sisi suggest swapping marriage partners, she knew Jiang Sisi had been reborn too. Just because Jiang Sisi was the Jiang family’s biological daughter, switched at birth, her parents did whatever she said. Watching the man being swapped away and the woman dreaming of becoming a tycoon’s wife, Jiang Yus 4.4kReads8.6Score516Shelves

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    This is the book I'm talking about: both protagonists are virgins, the female lead is reborn, the male lead falls in love at first sight, it's sweet and romantic, and it has a space element.

19. 519 重 Back to 1979: I Used My Foresight to Become the Richest Man 重回1979：我先知先觉成首富 JTXZ Nine-Heaven WalkerJTXZ九天行者Urban222k WordsOngoing In 1979, in Chenjiazhai, a mountain village in western Guangdong. The moment Chen Jiale opens his eyes, he’s back on the morning when he and Su Zijing were set up in his previous life. After getting drunk, the two of them ended up in bed together, while the culprit, Shen Haonan, waits outside with a crowd, gloating... This time, he won’t run away. He’ll take responsibility to the end, leave no regrets, and make sure Su Zijing gets married, has children, and enjoys every day of a happy life! He’ 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In 1979, in Chenjia Village, a mountainous area in western Guangdong, Chen Jiale opened his eyes to find himself back in his past life on the morning he and Su Zijing were ambushed. They had fallen asleep together in a drunken stupor, while the culprit, Shen Haonan, gloated and waited outside their door with his men… In this life, he would no longer run away. He would take full responsibility, ensuring he had no regrets, and allowing Su Zijing to marry, have children, and live happily ever after! He would make Shen Haonan pay for his evil deeds. On the surface, he was just a businessman, pursuing fame and fortune; in secret, he was also a shadowy figure, working anonymously to offer advice to the nation.

20. 520 重 Reborn in the Sixties: Joining the Army With My Pocket Dimension 重生六零：带着空间去随军 Raise a Horse, Pacify the World提马安天下Modern Romance247k WordsOngoing Su Tang woke up to find herself the only daughter of a capitalist family in Shanghai. She grabbed her suitcase and boarded a train west to join her husband in the military. The Gobi Desert was battered by sandstorms, but luckily she had a portable space. He Zheng was taciturn and stern-faced, the sort who just got on with his work. Su Tang was bold but easygoing: one day she called him “Old He,” and the next she was nestling in his arms. Everyone in the family compound knew that Regiment Command 57Reads—Score160Shelves

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    I just started reading it, and the author's writing has a great sense of the era. The story of the arranged marriage that blossoms into love is very delicate, and the "golden finger" of having a portable space is just right and doesn't feel out of place. 👍

21. 521 入 After Five Years as a Live-In Son-in-Law, My Father-in-Law Left and I Finally Came Clean 入赘五年，老丈人一走我摊牌了 Su Heyin苏鹤殷Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted [1980s] [Married into the Family] [Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger] [Fiercely Protective Wife] Before the seventh-day mourning period for Shen Yanqing's father-in-law was even over, the Lin sisters were already blocking the courtyard gate, eager to throw him out after five years as a live-in son-in-law. For five years, he had cleaned and cared for his paralyzed father-in-law, enduring sneers and earning the scornful label of a shameless freeloader. Now that the old man was gone and his family had 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is pretty good. The relatives are all awful, the male lead is a live-in son-in-law, and the female lead has five sisters. There are no special advantages; it's all up to the leads themselves. I think it's quite good.

22. 522 护 The Protector of the Nation, the Eldest Princess, Raises Hell in the 1950s 护国长公主在五十年代撒泼打滚 Jin Rui'er金瑞儿Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted After the Guardian Princess died peacefully of old age, she was reborn in a small mountain village. There was a young man in the village who wanted to go fight the Japanese, but his parents refused because he wasn’t married and had no children. The young man went to the princess for help. After thinking it over, she agreed. Once the princess became pregnant, the young man left. And then he never sent word again. As soon as the country was founded, the princess set out on a journey to find her hu 18.2kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves

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    Books 1 and 2 are by the same author, with similar female protagonists. Their strengths are: intelligent, good plot, and fast-paced storyline. Their weakness is: even the most beautiful female lead needs to gain weight. Books 3 and 4 are both excellent, five stars. Book 5 is also good. There haven't been any good historical fiction books lately, can anyone recommend some?

23. 523 醉 Drunken Dream Yao 醉梦瑶 In the Mortal World, Radiant and Lovely嫣然红尘里Urban1.2M WordsCompleted “If this fleeting life has a shore, I would cut the Milky Way into a betrothal gift, forge the setting sun into a golden hairpin, and embroider a hundred layers of mermaid silk into a love knot. I would place it in your hair, beneath the snow at your temples, the mist over your brows, and the spring in your eyes. May I pick up this red bean and plant it in your cloudlike hair, so that when spring comes, a thousand trees of longing will bloom?” “If time could be tied into knots, I would borrow ja 7Reads7.8Score—Shelves

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    This book, written by a post-70s author with rich life experience and profound insights, will enlighten you and broaden your horizons. The writing is beautiful and the emotions are sincere, leaving a lasting impression. Here are a few excerpts for you to savor: The passage describes homesickness: No matter how far one wanders, the blue tiles and white walls always appear in dreams, and the fragrance of the soil in the fields always lingers in the air. In the luggage left behind are cloth shoes sewn by one's mother, and even in old age, one still clutches the yellowed family genealogy. What flows in the veins is not only blood, but also an unyielding longing for one's homeland. Like migratory birds that travel thousands of miles to return to their original nest, wanderers spend their entire lives searching for their way home. When their feet touch familiar land, the longing that transcends mountains and seas transforms into an eternal refuge in the rising smoke from the ancestral graves. The passage also expresses deep affection: Many people are like this: after walking the same street together, they go their separate ways at the next intersection. I cannot accompany you on your journey, and you cannot go where I am going. In this fast-paced world, there are always too many regrets, yet they also become cherished memories. On parental love: Of all the countless concerns in this world, only parental love is like the countdown to dawn; the brighter your light shines, the faster they fade away. In this world, those who worry about you the most are your father and mother. You always think there's plenty of time, but you don't realize that your parents' hair is turning gray day and night!

24. 524 七 The 1970s: Skipping Every Heartbreak, I Cheat My Way to the Top 七零：跳过所有虐点，我一路开挂 Lucky Little Ladle福气小汤勺Modern Romance112k WordsCompleted One second, Tang Liqing was fighting zombies in a brutal battle. The next, someone smacked her hard across the face. She was not the sort to let a grudge go unanswered, so she hit back on the spot. When she came to, she received the original host's memories and learned that the woman before her was her adoptive younger aunt, who planned to marry her off to a bachelor in the village named Da Niu. She also planned to take all of Tang Liqing's property. Enough was enough. She would not only fight b 879Reads—Score—Shelves

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    She transmigrates from a post-apocalyptic world into a historical novel, taking over the original owner's life from which she is about to be manipulated. Whoever swallowed her money, she'll spit it out; whoever tries to harm her, she'll repay double! No more suffering, no more resentment, no more internal strife! [Admiration]

25. 525 七 Sweet Love in the Seventies: Spoiled Rotten by a Rugged Army Officer 七零甜蜜蜜，被糙汉军官宠坏了 Orange Gummies橘子软糖Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted Military Marriage + Period Setting + Raising Kids + Space Storage + Marriage Before Love + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple After dying in the apocalypse, Song Limeng transmigrates into a male-oriented period novel, becoming the cannon-fodder wife of the book’s tragic, powerful villain. The original owner was cruel, lazy, and abusive toward the children, driving the villain down a dark path. In the end, she was tortured to death. Song Li shivers at the thought. Luckily, she arrived at just the rig 7.5kReads9.1Score607Shelves

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    Five of these are about a female protagonist who is a native and is reborn to repay a debt of gratitude to the male protagonist. The male protagonist is a soldier who injured his leg while saving the female protagonist during a mission, leaving him disabled for life. The female protagonist takes the initiative to find him, and her family is very kind. There are no awful characters. Recommended! Six and seven are about rugged, honest men. The female protagonist is always pampered, but she's not the weak, delicate type. There's no special abilities or overpowered cheat codes. Recommended! Eight is about a cute baby in the 1970s. The male protagonist is a researcher who doesn't come home often. When the female protagonist first transmigrates, the original owner of the body has no feelings for the male protagonist. There's an unexpected baby, and the romance develops smoothly, at a moderate pace. The female protagonist has an entrepreneurial part, and the couple is both strong. The rest are too old to remember, but they were all very good!

26. 526 穿 Transmigration: Bringing My Old House to Enjoy the Gossip in the 1970s 穿越：带着老宅在七零年代吃瓜 Rain Falling in the Bamboo Grove竹林落雨Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted A lighthearted, hilarious novel with a strong female lead! Sent-down youth + transmigration + a pocket dimension She transmigrates as a sent-down youth, only to discover that her old family home from her previous life has come along with her. Watch her enjoy life on the quiet while gossiping her way through the 1970s! She starts out as a sent-down youth, then later returns to the city! A slice-of-life story! The heroine just wants to make the most of her everyday life, without much drama or gran 4.2kReads8.8Score282Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a sent-down youth and is also bound to an old house system [cool]. The female protagonist has a very likable personality; she truly integrates into this era, doesn't go to the black market, and keeps a low profile, spending her days gossiping with the village aunties [eating melon]. She occasionally treats herself to better food, does things discreetly, and is very low-key.

27. 527 小 Tales of the Lesser Khingan Mountains: The Fearless Wife of the Sixties 小兴安岭往事：六零悍妻 The Gear-Linked Bird牵机鸟Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period] [Family Life] [Growing Up] [An Extraordinary Ordinary Life] In the winter of 1959, a tough woman from the apocalypse barged into the Lesser Khingan Mountains. With her brute strength, Mi Duo slaughtered pigs and wolves, and even teased black bears. Mi Duo’s wish: get married, have children, live an uneventful life, and die of old age. Mi Duo’s daily life: hunt bears, fight wolves, tear into scumbags, and pull an extra night shift whenever someone rubs her the wrong way. Mi Duo’s fut 16kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
28. 528 八 An 1980s Wife Knows How to Handle Her Husband 八零娇妻驭夫有道 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance661k WordsCompleted Adapted into a short drama: Trouble! My Fate Is Tied to My Delinquent Husband is now streaming [Soft on the outside, tough on the inside, a seemingly sweet good girl * cold on the outside, warm on the inside, a fierce and ruthless wolf pup] [She pursues him + both are sexually inexperienced + mutual salvation + sweet, slice-of-life romance.] After dying and coming back to life again and again, Shi Xinran finally discovers that her life is bound to that of a delinquent named Tan Yunqian. To sta 6.2kReads9.3Score655Shelves
29. 529 穿 Transmigrating to the 1980s: The Cold, Powerful Man Finds the Right Path 穿越八零高冷大佬走上了正道 Meat-Loving Little Fairy吃肉的小仙女Modern Romance287k WordsCompleted If you’re wondering how Ye Keke knows the big shot’s name, it all goes back to a Legal Online program on the news in 2023. The internet was down that day, and Ye Keke was terribly bored. On a whim, she turned on the television, which she hadn’t watched in ages, to see if there were any good movies. As she flipped through the channels, a middle-aged man on a legal affairs program caught her eye. Though the years had left their mark around his eyes, his peerlessly handsome face instantly captured 1.2kReads8.7Score—Shelves
30. 530 八 The Eighties' Cannon-Fodder Wife's Good Life 八零炮灰媳妇的红火日子 Ah Tutu啊图图Modern Romance821k WordsCompleted [1980s] [Transmigrate into a Book] [Comeback Through Food and Fortune] [Love After Marriage] [Cozy Child-Rearing] Lin Qiaomai transmigrates into a book, arriving just on the night the original owner steals her mother-in-law's medicine money and her sister-in-law's tuition, then plans to run away with another man. The man outside the window urges her to hurry. She looks down at the 120 yuan in her arms and remembers the miserable fate awaiting her in the book, then puts the train ticket back. 43Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Can a simple dish become a business?] Making good food is one thing, but finding customers is another. And once business is picking up, what's next? Lin Qiaomai has many things to worry about, but with a skill to earn a living, she can think more about the future. Those interested in starting a food business can take a look.

31. 531 穿 I Became the Wife of a Commander Who Died Young! Now His Whole Family Dotes on Me 穿成早死首长的妻子！被全家团宠 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (A Novel Set in the 1980s) (Military Marriage + Marriage First, Love Later + Transmigrating into a Book vs. Transmigrating) A car accident sent Ye Fangfei into a novel. Its world was a parallel timeline in the early 1980s. The novel’s protagonists were the younger brother of her husband, Shen Zhanxun, and his wife. Shen Zhanxun was nothing but a stepping-stone they used to build their wealth. In the novel, Shen Zhanxun left the military to join the municipal public security bureau. He died while 94.8kReads9.0Score11.7kShelves
32. 532 八 The 1980s: My Comatose Husband Woke Up on Our Wedding Night 八零之冲喜当晚，植物人丈夫醒了 Clouds, Come My Way云往我这来Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted The moment she opens her eyes, Ji Qinghe finds herself transmigrated as the younger sister of a runaway bride. With a home bare of everything and no way to afford the exorbitant eight-hundred-yuan bride price, Ji Qinghe grits her teeth. So what if he’s in a vegetative state? So what if he has three children? She’ll marry him! He’ll become the richest man in the future. The female lead can’t get close to him, but she can! In her previous life, Ji Miaomiao let greed get the better of her and ag 720Reads8.3Score100Shelves
33. 533 重 Reborn in 1996: I Left My Jerk Ex Behind, and Life Is Sweeter Than Honey 重生九六，远离渣男，日子比蜜甜 Qianqian Cola浅浅可乐Modern Romance585k WordsCompleted After dying alongside the scumbag, Lan Shiyao returned to the age of eighteen. Given another chance at life, she decisively stayed away from the scumbag, made up for the regrets of her past life, protected her family and friends, focused on making money, built her fortune, and thrived, until those who had once hurt her could only look up to her! 6.6kReads6.9Score476Shelves

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    This one is quite good.

34. 534 知 A Delicate Educated Youth? General Zhenyuan: I Love Beautiful Women 知青娇弱？镇远将军：我爱美 Dewy Green Plants at Dawn朝露翠草木Modern Romance425k WordsCompleted At the General’s residence, the imperial edict had been delivered. Xue Mulan sat at the side table in the main hall. After a long while, she said only, “Enough!” After the general left, the maid in green collected half a cup of leftover tea, but did not wipe the table or straighten the chairs. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Without a system, without space, without top-tier items, General Xue escaped the prison of the imperial palace and arrived in an era where women could hold up half the sky. She loved the vibrancy on their faces and wanted to replace the cornbread in everyone's hands with white flour buns and meat.

35. 535 我 I Have an Immortal Mountain in the Countryside 我在乡下有座仙山 Brewing a Pot of Big Red Robe Tea泡杯大红袍Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Urban cultivation + rural underdog comeback + thrilling wish fulfillment] Zhang Wei, a poor young man from the depths of the mountains, was patient and devoted to his parents from childhood. But on his third-year college birthday, a rich classmate set him up and beat him to death. He thought his life had ended, but a gray stone slab that gathered souls, hidden in a cave in the backyard vegetable garden of his family home, pulled him back from the morgue. It also unexpectedly unlocked a vast tro 10.2kReads8.7Score1kShelves

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    Having died with resentment in his past life, Zhang Wei is now accompanied by immortals on a sacred mountain. He returns to his village, clears land, cultivates diligently, protects his family and friends, and avenges his blood feud.

36. 536 闯 Heading to the Northeast: Lin Erni's Bumpy Road to Happiness 闯关东：林二妮的颠簸幸福路 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [No contrived twists] [No cheat powers] [Traditional] [Realistic] [Period] [Rural] [Hardship] [Inspirational] Lin Erni was born in Heze, Shandong, and married into Harbin in the Northeast. She struggled to get by amid the freezing snow in the mountains, then later had no one to rely on and went alone beyond the mountains to make a living. The first time, she was tossed from one place to another like a bag of steamed buns, made a child bride, and beaten and cursed. The second time, her father sol 22.3kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves

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    Follow Erni through an unforgettable life journey; it's worth reading.

37. 537 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Returning to the City After the College Entrance Exam 重生七零：高考回城 Flowers Turn to Brocade花成锦Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Romance · Period Setting · Semi-Alternate History + Farming + Studying + Business + Revenge Story] [Always repays a grudge · Cool-beauty heroine vs. Tiger-in-disguise · Handsome hero with striking features] After her scumbag husband gets her killed, Tang Wanqiu is reborn and wants to do just two things: First: settle the score with the Wang family. Second: take the college entrance exam, return to the city, and leave the godforsaken village of Xiahe. (Heroine: Tang Wanqiu; Shen Qings 23.7kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves

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    The story is complete. It's a period drama with intelligent and witty male and female leads. It's a satisfying revenge story, a completely original work. I recommend everyone check it out.

38. 538 七 The 1970s Villain Dotes on His Little Wife 七零反派娇宠小媳妇 Lan Yalan澜雅澜Modern Romance851k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Period Drama + Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet Romance + Rugged Man + She Pursues Him] Wen Zhizhi transmigrates into a book and becomes the runaway wife of the story's twisted villain. Afraid that the tragic ending from the book will befall her again, she has no choice but to sweet-talk the villain every day and keep him happy. But somewhere along the way, things start to feel a little off… Cao Erman: “Wifey, you're so good to me.” Wen Zhizhi: “…” Cao Erman: “Wifey, you're so beaut 4.2kReads8.8Score276Shelves
39. 539 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Goes on a Rampage with the Supporting Female Character's Script 快穿：宿主拿着女配剧本杀疯了 Murong Ruier慕容锐儿Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted When the System found Chu Qingci, her entire family had been condemned to death, and she was gripping her sword, her eyes bloodshot from killing. “Once you earn one hundred thousand points, you can turn back time and return to before you lost your family. Are you willing to accept the mission?” “I am.” And so Chu Qingci took on one supporting female character’s role after another, becoming the brightest presence in every era she visited. [There is a CP, there is a CP, there is a CP] We’re sayin 14.2kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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    Both of these quick transmigration novels have historical settings, and they're both well-written. The other world settings are also quite good!

40. 540 快 Quick Transmigration: A Professional Background Character Who Just Wants to Lie Flat 快穿之路人甲专业躺平 Ran Ran An然然安Ancient Romance403k WordsCompleted After You Jia died, she was forced to bind herself to a System. Apparently, because she’d donated money before her death and saved many people, she was finally getting her just rewards. So now she had a guaranteed job: transmigrate to various worlds and correct crooked ways. Could she just say no? Couldn’t they let her reincarnate into a rich family instead? It wasn’t even her idea to donate. Whoever wants these rewards can have them. But it was no use. She had no bargaining power. She could onl 25.2kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
41. 541 路 Even a Background Character Is Better Than a Cannon Fodder 路人甲也好过炮灰 Mom of Junjun and Tongtong珺珺彤彤的妈Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted There are countless beauties across the country, and plenty of people dream of transmigrating and making their mark. So why did it have to be me? At least I’m only a nobody. And I even got a little golden finger! This really is a silver lining! The first book is complete. While you’re here, check out the next one, now updating: "Republican-Era Assassin, Shaking Like a Leaf". 10.9kReads8.9Score615Shelves

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    I recommend a more realistic historical novel where even a minor plot device is used to its fullest extent.

42. 542 年 The Reborn Cannon-Fodder Sister-in-Law in a Period-Era Lucky Charm Novel 年代锦鲤文的炮灰大嫂重生了 Qiao Miaomiao乔喵喵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Reborn Revenge + Sweet Romance + Satisfying Read + Building a Fortune + Everyday Life] Only when she was dying did Bai Xiuxiu discover that the world she lived in was actually a period novel about a lucky heroine! In the book, she was the lucky heroine's shrewish older sister-in-law. She was mean, lazy, greedy, and did every kind of evil! After the heroine married into the family, Bai Xiuxiu made life difficult for her at every turn. Because she bullied the lucky heroine, she “ 39.3kReads8.5Score3.9kShelves

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    The protagonist is reborn in the 1960s, but his "immoral" beliefs stand out starkly against the backdrop of that era, creating a highly dramatic effect. The protagonist is not a traditionally positive figure, pursuing the life he desires in a seemingly unconventional way. This unique character design breaks away from the typical rebirth story formula, offering a refreshing perspective. In the resource-scarce and difficult life of the 1960s, the protagonist uses his insights into the future and unique methods to survive and thrive amidst various predicaments and challenges, a process filled with humor and absurdity. For example, when faced with neighborly relations and the norms of communal living, the protagonist's "immoral" actions trigger a series of hilarious and absurd stories, reflecting both the social phenomena of the time and exploring the unique aspects of human nature under such circumstances.

43. 543 诱 Temptation! The Little Beauty Becomes the Rough-Hewn Boss's Pampered Darling 诱欲！小美人成了糙汉大佬掌心娇 Potatoes Braised with Beef Brisket土豆烧牛腩Two Male Leads623k WordsCompleted A scheming, hot-tempered, taciturn, rugged top (dismissive at first, then wildly possessive and a little crazy, all bark but secretly devoted) vs. an innocent, naive beauty bottom (a soft and sweet little fool) Turn-of-the-millennium setting / sweet romance (with angst) / married first, fall in love later / older man / size difference / both virgins / rural life / entrepreneurship / shuang'er / happy ending On the very first day Lu Sui returns home, his second uncle gets him a wife. He paid five 7.7kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves

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    It's now completed. A period (millennial) story, arranged marriage leading to love, with a significant age gap and an older man/younger woman dynamic. The main couple is sweet, while the secondary couple experiences slight angst. [Smile] It seems I posted the wrong post; this one is by Xiaobao (see synopsis). Choose for yourself.

44. 544 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Starting with Selling Noodles 重生80年代，从卖面条开始 Loves Coconut Water c爱喝椰子水cUrban189k WordsOngoing [Made Entirely by Hand] [Period Novel + Food + Cozy Everyday Life + System + Farming] Jiang Jue unexpectedly is reborn in 1989 and takes over his family’s restaurant from the start! In an era short on good food, he’ll give diners a taste of culinary wonders! Noodles with shredded pork and green peppers, noodles with fried pork, Yangzhou fried rice, sea cucumber braised with scallions, Wensi tofu, squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, mapo tofu, dry-fried rice noodles with beef, ginger duck... From nort 416Reads—Score105Shelves

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    [Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf]

45. 545 青 As Green as the Pines 青松如许 A Little Chubby One一只小胖砸9k WordsCompleted Qingsong Ruxu —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Pure and simple writing, without diminishing intelligence.

46. 546 被 Jilted Eight Times, She Became a Tycoon on Her Own 被退亲八次的她，靠自己成为首富 A Little Chubby One一只小胖砸Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [Period setting + personal growth + two strong leads + devoted couple + farming + raising children + lost and found again + reuniting at the top] She is the village's shame, a woman who “can't find a husband.” Eight engagements have been called off, all because she has a younger brother. She wants to escape this village that devours people, even if the road ahead is uncertain. He is a bright moon fallen into the mud. Once a refined young master from a scholarly family, now all he has left is his 2Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 547 惊 Shocking! The Cold Military Officer Is the Father of Her Child 惊！冰冷军官竟是孩子他爸 Salt Little Five盐小五Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Raising a child + military marriage + everyday life + first love for both] After waking up, wealthy beauty Xu Yao transmigrates once again to the 1970s, becoming the mother of the great villain in a small world! The original Xu Yao was busty but brainless. After failing to scheme her way into marrying the man she loved, she had a son with someone else. She blamed all her misfortunes on the boy, beating and cursing him until he grew up bitter and twisted. He eventually became the great villain, 2.6kReads8.9Score212Shelves

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    💥💥This book is really amazing, super awesome!!! The little one is so cute 😘😘, Xu Jia'an wiped his face, wearing patched clothes, and proudly placed the tattered bag in front of his mother. "Mom, I'll support you by collecting garbage."

48. 548 夫 A Couple with Steady Jobs in the 1950s 夫妻俩在五十年代端金饭碗 Nuan Xiao Bai暖晓白Modern Romance696k WordsCompleted Dear readers, since this is a period story, the author has looked up much of the historical data online. I don’t make up figures unless I can’t find the answers online. Sometimes there are several answers, so I choose the one that seems most reasonable. Lin Wanyu and Bai Ye grew up relying on each other in an orphanage in their previous lives. Because a soul collector took the wrong person, they both died in a car accident. They spent ten years together as mortgage debtors, from the day they mar 5.9kReads8.3Score249Shelves

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    🔥🔥🔥🍀Coriander's Recommendation⭐①The couple are reborn into the descendants of a red capitalist in 1925. After becoming orphans, they settle in Beiping in 1945.💐They live in a courtyard house and begin a low-key life for thirty years. After the opening up, they will no longer be low-key.⭐②The female protagonist is reborn back to 1965 and is determined to be a low-key rich woman.

49. 549 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Back Before My Scumbag Husband Faked His Death 重生八零，回到渣夫假死前 Fruit Lover, Especially Mangoes爱吃水果爱吃芒果Modern Romance609k WordsCompleted Period setting + reborn + sweet romance + raising a child After thirty-one years as a widow, Lu Yuwei learns while scrolling through short videos before surgery that her husband, who died young, became a tycoon in Hong Kong. As she closes her eyes, she thinks of how he has children and grandchildren all around him while she lies alone on the operating table, her heart full of conflicting emotions. Who would have thought that when Lu Yuwei opens her eyes again, she’ll be back at the age of twenty 699Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    Lu Yuwei had been a widow for thirty-one years. Just before her surgery, while scrolling through short videos, she learned that her deceased husband had become a wealthy man in Hong Kong. [Crying emoji] 🌿 Lu Yuwei returned to the year she was twenty-four. This time, she decided she would no longer be a widow for him, nor would she have any more children with him; she would live a carefree and unrestrained life...

50. 550 穿 Reborn as the Abusive Novel’s Male Lead’s Mother 穿成虐文男主他妈 The Little Cat Fell Asleep小猫睡了Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Short story contest] [Foodie fiction] [A sweet little treat] Overnight, she transmigrates into a book with a baby in her belly whose father is unknown. On closer inspection, the baby turns out to be the male lead from the tragic novel she read before. He's a poor little thing whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. Penniless, Ding Sha relies on her excellent cooking skills to become the food goddess of a construction site. Spicy diced chicken, cured pork with garlic 29.8kReads9.6Score3.4kShelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of the male protagonist's mother in a tragic romance novel. She's pregnant when she first transmigrates, and the male protagonist takes the blame for someone else for money. After the female protagonist visits him and discovers she's pregnant, she tells the police the truth. The male and female protagonists run a small, simple, and warm restaurant.

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