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. 651 糙 The Rugged Man’s Overwhelming Love: His Sweet Little Wife Falls for Him 糙汉强势爱，娇软小媳妇沦陷了 Su Jiabai苏加白Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Originally titled “A Lonely Bed Is Hard to Bear, While the Rugged Neighbor Scratches at Her Wall Night After Night” [lonely nights / maximum sweetness / period setting / delicate beauty / devoted love / slow-burn romance / building wealth / glimpses of an ensemble cast / love at first sight / close proximity / sisters-in-law as foils] Delicate young wife × iron-willed, rugged man Hua Xiaoyue is left alone in an empty bed, the long nights hard to endure. Her family scolds her, her in-laws berate 9.2kReads8.5Score581Shelves

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   The gentle flow of life in the rural home, the tough old man's house on fire, and the sweet, soft young wife, unaware of her own folly.

2. 652 七 The Good Life in the 1970s 七十年代好生活 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted Chen Xiangju left her hometown in the countryside and came to the city to stay with her good friend Chen Chunyan. She hoped to find a partner in the city, since she had no intention of returning to the village. Li Gang happened to be looking for a wife. They were introduced and hit it off at once, and Chen Xiangju began her life in the family compound. 12.3kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
3. 653 癫EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 337.3kReads9.8Score47.3kShelves
4. 654 重 Reborn in the Eighties: Old Lady Li Leaves Her Husband and Son 重生八零，李老太她抛夫弃子 Truly Mighty真威武Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Li Shuping had worked hard all her life, raised three children, and helped raise her grandchildren, yet she had never enjoyed a single day of comfort. Her family had never acknowledged all she had done for them. After her second daughter-in-law pushed her down and broke her leg, her children treated her like a burden and dumped her in a nursing home. With no children visiting and fees often unpaid, going hungry and getting beaten by the caregivers became part of daily life. Bedsores filled with 34.6kReads8.8Score4.1kShelves

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   A period drama, an old lady is reborn, low-key but not stupid, a different perspective, a different life in the entertainment industry, a period auntie's wish fulfillment 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺

5. 655 军 Military Marriage: The Medical Prodigy Uses Her Spatial Realm to Thrive in the 1970s 军婚：医学天才在七零靠空间开挂 The Libertine from Laoshan崂山来的登徒子Modern Romance3.5M WordsOngoing My latest work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2kReads9.3Score299Shelves
6. 656 我 In the Chaotic Era, I Rely on a Costume Change System to Pose as a Goddess 我在乱世靠换装系统装神女 Little Xi Luck小西LuckAncient Romance653k WordsCompleted (The ending includes a woman disguising herself as a man. Feel free to skip if that bothers you.) [Disguised Goddess Who Never Gets Found Out + No Romance + Power Fantasy + Everyone Loves Her] Yun Shu transmigrates into a turbulent-era novel with a dress-up System. It's the end of the Yong Dynasty. Natural disasters strike again and again, and corpses litter the land. She puts on the starter outfit given by the System, [Snowy White, Fragrant with Grace], which comes with the [Unlimited White Con 45kReads6.5Score4kShelves
7. 657 婆 When the Mother-in-Law Takes Charge, Her Son Returns to a Shocking Sight 婆婆当家，儿子归来傻眼了 A Mushroom一枝蘑菇Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted For the two years since her son got married, Yang Yufen never showed up. Everyone said she was a mean mother-in-law who looked down on her daughter-in-law, Qin Nian: she didn’t help when Qin Nian was pregnant, and she was nowhere to be seen when her grandson became seriously ill. It wasn’t until Qin Nian had an accident and the child died that Yang Yufen finally came to her senses. At the hospital, she saw her missing son with a homewrecker. She slapped him, only for the woman to shove her down 15.6kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
8. 658 一 A Woman Named Chunxiu 一个叫春秀的女人 I'm Yanzi我是艳子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period drama + everyday family life + marriage + building a career + personal growth] I married a state-owned enterprise worker, and after years of trying, I finally had a son. Then, just as my husband was sent to prison, my mother-in-law branded me a bringer of bad luck and threw me out of the house. Qiu Yue, widowed and bullied, and Wang Feng, tormented by domestic abuse, shared my fate. The three of us hard-done-by women joined forces, working, doing business, and opening a factory. We neede 8.8kReads8.0Score742Shelves

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   The author of this book must be from the 70s generation. Both the character descriptions and the scene descriptions are very much in line with that era. There are no exaggerated plots or characters that are out of touch with reality. The author tells the story in a gentle and detailed way what happened in that era.

9. 659 六 The 1960s: A Beloved Only Daughter with a Pocket Dimension 六零有空间：独生女的团宠生活 The Watermelon in Yikun Palace Isn't Sweet翊坤宫西瓜不甜Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted Born into a poor family that favored boys over girls, she was abandoned by her parents at just six months old. On a freezing night, a pair of warm, broad hands gently lifted her faded little swaddling cloth. From that moment, her fate changed. In a turbulent age, this orphan girl used her supernatural space to shelter the people she loved. 697Reads7.0Score100Shelves
10. 660 回 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 16.3kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
11. 661 社 The Socially Anxious Sweetheart Transmigrates Into the Male Lead's Gold-Digging Ex-Girlfriend 社恐小可怜穿成男主的捞子前女友 Longjing Glutinous Rice Ball龙井糯团Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted Shu Yu is painfully antisocial. One day, she transmigrates into a novel as the male lead’s gold-digging ex-girlfriend. She dates him online and swindles a hundred million from him. In the end, unable to part with his money, she sneaks into his bed, only for him to despise her and throw her to the dogs. Shu Yu swallows hard and points at herself. “A-a gold digger? You mean, you mean me?” System: “That’s right, you. Just maintain your character and finish the ex-girlfriend storyline, and you’ll 55.4kReads8.7Score9.7kShelves
12. 662 七 Transmigrated into a Book in the Seventies: The Beloved Girl's Family Is Full of Villainous Big Shots 七零穿书：团宠她家全是反派大佬 Kun Zi坤子Modern Romance644k WordsCompleted Su Qing transmigrated into a book and became a minor villainess who was about to get killed off. The story said her death would drive her family to turn evil. They would end up facing the heroine, who had been reborn with a million supplies. Her second brother became a minor villain, then lost. Her father became a villain, then was finished. Her eldest brother became the ultimate mastermind villain, then bit the dust. Su Qing figured that as long as she stayed alive, none of that mattered... Wit 118Reads8.8Score—Shelves
13. 663 黑 The Crown of the Dark Moon 黑月光冠冕 Three Lives, Three Three叁生三三Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted [The first print volume is now available] [Sweet Romance in a Wealthy Family] + [A Forbidden Love Falls from Its Pedestal] + [Characters Awaken] + [A Chaotic Love Rival Showdown] “You are a cannon-fodder character in this world. Your character tags are: beautiful, vicious, and stupid. When you were eight, you were adopted by the Shen family, the most powerful family in Whale Harbor. The head of the family treasured you like a gem, but you joined forces with your villainous mother to scheme agai 319.2kReads9.5Score43.7kShelves
14. 664 七 The 1970s: The Domineering Village Belle Takes Down Every Mary Sue! 七零：霸道村花干翻所有玛丽苏！ Hou Wenyuan侯雯媛Modern Romance810k WordsCompleted A village beauty and village tyrant who can plow three mu a day, paired with a sickly, shameless male God of Wealth. The whole point of this story is to have a great time. [Mutually devoted couple + strong heroine + unhinged humor + satisfying romance] Jiang Zao was the last dragon in the cultivation world. As she ascended and underwent her tribulation, a bolt of lightning struck her into one of countless little worlds. A grandmother and grandfather who favor boys over girls, an uncle's family 4.6kReads8.5Score490Shelves
15. 665 穿 Transmigrated into a Cool, Pregnant Wife: Here Comes Your Beautiful Soldier King 穿成清冷孕妻，貌美兵王我来啦 Silent Clouds漫云不语Modern Romance574k WordsCompleted (Original title: The Cool, Aloof Pregnant Wife Joins Her Husband in the Army, Causing a Sensation Across the Entire Military Compound) [Military Marriage + Transmigrate Into a Book + Punish Scoundrels + Marriage First, Love Later + Soldier Hero with a Love-Struck Heart] Chu Yan, an AI engineering postdoctoral researcher, is just about to serve her country when she unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s. In the original novel, her parents die overnight, and she goes to the countryside while preg 3.6kReads8.5Score423Shelves

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    This is a transmigration novel set in a historical period. The female lead is a knowledgeable and beautiful wife who is also a lovestruck soldier. Before transmigrating, she was an engineering PhD, and she was already pregnant when she arrived in the book. She can solve any problem related to engineering within the book, and despite being pregnant, her combat skills are still considerable. The male lead has secretly loved her since childhood; he's definitely a lovestruck puppy.

16. 666 假 The Fake Heiress Joins the Army with a Baby Bump, and the Child’s Father Is a Commander 假千金挺孕肚随军，孩子爹是首长 Reckless and Wild放肆野Modern Romance171k WordsCompleted [No Transmigration or Rebirth] [Military Marriage] [Rugged Male Lead] [Independent Female Lead] Qiao Xinghe woke up and realized she was living in a period novel, where she was the fake heiress who had been sent back to her family. In the book, the real heiress returned to the city and was adored by everyone. Her career took off, and she lived a thriving, successful life. As for Qiao Xinghe, after being cast out, she slept with a strange man and became pregnant before marriage, leading to her fa 397Reads—Score105Shelves

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    I recommend this book.

17. 667 六 The Sixties: After Binding to a System, She Goes Off the Rails 六零：绑定系统后她开始发疯 Rice Noodles and Tangyuan米粉汤圆儿Modern Romance414k WordsCompleted [A family saga set in a bygone era] [Intermittently unhinged] [Occasionally melodramatic] [Lottery System] [Never lets a grudge go] [A gossip-loving mischief-maker] Shocking!!! Twenty-two-year-old office drone Wen Junzhu was complaining about a jerk one second, then got smashed through by a flowerpot falling from the sky the next! When she opened her eyes again, her soul had been bound to a [Flying Cockroach System]?? She'd had enough. The Eighteen Cockroach-Kicking Techniques sprang straight in 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The family is warm and harmonious, the daily life is peaceful and healing, interspersed with various exciting tasks. Prices are reasonable, and there's not much lavish food. (The only decent meals are during the family visit and the family gathering.) The female lead isn't a saint, doesn't take being bullied, doesn't reveal her special abilities, and isn't stingy; she confronts anyone who provokes her. The main couple appears very late and is relegated to the background. Happy Ending.

18. 668 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book: The Wicked Beastwoman Finally Gets to Eat Well 穿书兽世：恶雌她终于吃上好的了 Scallion-Fried Tofu小香葱煎豆腐Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Beast World]+ [rival males, chaotic love triangle]+ [world-building] Shen Mei transmigrates into a story about a female lead in an interstellar Beast World, as the cannon-fodder villainess who serves as a foil to the heroine, Ning Xue. In the book, she comes from a prestigious family, is adored by her father and brothers, and has astonishing talent. Her only flaw is her ordinary looks; otherwise, she's excellent in every way. The Central Brain has just matched her with a beast husband, and her 305kReads9.0Score41.9kShelves
19. 669 摆 Dumping My Scumbag Ex, I Snatched the 1980s' Most Promising Stock 摆脱渣男，我叼走八零最强潜力股 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance555k WordsCompleted Xia Meng: Founder of the country’s largest food service company and a formidable businesswoman renowned throughout the business world. Her journey has been nothing short of legendary. No one knows what she went through or how she rose from the ashes and weathered the tides of the times. People love to talk about her career, and her love life draws even more attention. Everyone knows that Zhao Ling and President Xia supported each other throughout their careers. Years later, one became the founde 2kReads9.0Score185Shelves

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    1. This matches the theme of "accomplishment." The female protagonist takes things one step at a time, with an unassuming personality and a low-key demeanor. Her romantic relationships aren't dramatic either. Through her career after securing a stable job, we see a microcosm of this era, requiring a smooth flow and making for an engaging read. 2. The story is short, making it easy to read. She forges her own path to success through her own abilities. Unassuming, yet not unintelligent. 3. I really like the female protagonist. A strong, independent woman.

20. 670 带 I Bring My Pocket Dimension to the 1970s, Snacking on Sunflower Seeds to Get By 带着空间穿七零，磕着瓜子混日子 Clear, Clear Handwriting清晰笔笔Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Parallel world + top-tier hunk. Female lead: Sheng Wanyan. Male lead: Gu Tingxiao. Every night, Sheng Wanyan, living in 2026, has the same dream. Everything in it is gray and dreary. The streets are full of skinny people in patched clothes, yet everyone looks full of energy. Mud houses are everywhere, and people have to work in the fields to earn work points just to get enough to eat. Terrified, she quickly sells off her belongings and stockpiles supplies to prepare. “Hey! What are you 28.4kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves
21. 671 六 The 1960s: The Charming Widow Brings the Stoic Commander to His Knees 六零寡妇娇又俏，禁欲首长沦陷了 Big Meatball大肉圆子Modern Romance526k WordsCompleted Reincarnated as a widow with two children after her husband’s death, Qiu Yu opens her eyes to find her mother-in-law entrusting the children to a man. The man before her is strong and imposing, clearly someone of rank. Her mother-in-law is currently using moral pressure to make him marry Qiu Yu. Marry him! Why wouldn’t she? Who cares if he’s some sort of elder brother-in-law? First things first: she needs a decent meal! Qin Che is summoned home by an urgent telegram. As his adoptive mother lies 1.6kReads8.9Score129Shelves

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    Historical fiction often features a few cheat codes, otherwise, the only challenge would be survival, which would be a struggle [crying emoji]. [1960S + System Cheat Code + Daily Life + Military Marriage] [Body size difference 192*162, age difference 29*22, the female lead will become beautiful later] Qiu Yu opened her eyes to find herself transported to the 1960s, a time of scarcity and poverty. She was not only a pale and thin widow, but also had two malnourished children. Her home was made of mud, her bowls were chipped, her chair was crippled, and she could never get enough to eat… How was she supposed to survive? Looking at the handsome and robust man before her, who clearly had a good diet, Qiu Yu immediately decided to cling to him. What does it matter who she lives with? Having enough to eat is the most important thing. However, as she fawned over the man like a boss, the way he looked at her became increasingly strange? * Qin Che, far away in the army, received a letter that his adoptive mother was seriously ill and needed him to return for her final moments. As a result, he was forced by his adoptive mother to marry his widowed brother's wife. He reluctantly took her back to his unit, intending for them to remain a couple in name only. Little did he know that he would gradually succumb to her tender care and affection. * The female lead develops herself cautiously in the early stages, not immediately dominating the battlefield.

22. 672 重 Back to the Seventies: I Pledge My Life to the Nation, Not to Marriage 重回七零：此生许国，不嫁了 A Little Leisure闲情几许Modern Romance613k WordsCompleted (The ratings just opened, so a low score is normal!) Xia Qing'an is the chief designer of the Xiao-9 fighter jet. After the Battle of Xiping, this little-known aircraft makes a name for itself across China and the world overnight. Academician Xia, who has just celebrated her sixty-fifth birthday, gazes up at the cloud-piercing Xiao Yun fighter jet, decked in honors, her eyes brimming with tears. The next moment, she realizes she has returned to 1977, when she first arrived at the Lu family's h 3.5kReads8.2Score326Shelves

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    All three female protagonists are involved in scientific research and are not intellectually challenged. The first protagonist, in particular, is a genius chief designer of fighter jets, an airplane builder with extraordinary talent 😎 and wholeheartedly dedicated to helping her country rise to prominence. The writing is excellent. 🌸 The second protagonist can even build nuclear submarines; she's a national treasure-level scientist. 🔥 The third protagonist was raised from a young age to be a child prodigy, and she's also incredibly cute, like a porcelain doll, loved by everyone.

23. 673 认 After I Took a Passing Stranger as My Dad, I Got the Villain's Whole Family 认路人甲当爹后我喜提反派全家桶 Gazing at the Bright Moon明月望Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, after Shen Yi was found by her wealthy family, her scumbag father and younger brother were already living a happy life with the adopted daughter, all loving father and devoted son. Bullied for picking fights with the adopted daughter, she eventually chose to take her own life. Reborn outside the gates of an orphanage, before her scumbag father had come looking for her, she decisively latched onto a man who looked like an ordinary passerby. She insisted on sticking with him. 321.9kReads9.5Score52.9kShelves
24. 674 胡 Nonsense! Why Can't a Capitalist Heiress Strengthen the Nation Through Science? 胡说！资本家大小姐怎么不能科研强国 Lucky Calico Cat狸花招财宝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original novel of the short drama I, the Goddess of Scientific Research, Repair Tractors in the 1950s Qu Lingyi transmigrates into the 1950s and becomes the foil to the heroine of a period novel: an unlucky heiress from a capitalist family in Gusu. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s landed in a nightmare from the start. Her scumbag live-in son-in-law of a father plans to flee to Hong Kong with his illegitimate children, leaving her behind to take the fall. Her childhood sweetheart swears he’ll 17.3kReads8.1Score2.2kShelves
25. 675 捡 I Found a Child and Got a Handsome Officer as a Bonus: Married Life Is a Blast 捡娃赠帅军官，婚后生活乐哈哈 Cai Cai采采Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book: period novel + golden finger + cozy everyday life raising children] [Not a strong female lead] Overnight, Tang Yuanyuan goes from being a bright-eyed university graduate in the modern era who can’t find a job to an orphan in the 1970s, whose father has died and whose mother has remarried. Her arrival looks like the scene of a crime. On the first day after recovering from her injuries, Tang Yuanyuan goes up the mountain to gather wild vegetables for the first time in he 3.5kReads8.6Score329Shelves

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    Historical fiction often features a few "golden fingers" (advantages or advantages), otherwise, the only challenge would be survival, which would be a struggle for existence itself. 🥺 [1960s + System/Golden Finger + Daily Life + Military Marriage] [Body size difference 192*162, age difference 29*22, the female lead becomes more beautiful later] Qiu Yu opened her eyes to find herself transmigrated to the 1960s, a time of scarcity and poverty. She was not only a pale and thin widow, but also had two malnourished children. Her home was made of mud, her bowls were chipped, her chair was crippled, and she could never get enough to eat… How was she supposed to survive? Looking at the handsome and robust man before her, who clearly had a good diet, Qiu Yu immediately decided to cling to him. What does it matter who she lives with? Having enough to eat is the most important thing. However, as she fawned over him like a boss, the way he looked at her grew increasingly strange? * Qin Che, far away in the army, received a letter that his adoptive mother was seriously ill and needed him to return home to attend to her passing. As a result, he was forced by his adoptive mother to marry his widowed brother's wife. He reluctantly took her back to his unit, intending for them to remain a couple in name only. Little did he know that he would gradually succumb to her tender care and affection. * The female lead develops herself cautiously in the early stages, not immediately dominating the battlefield.

26. 676 睁 Reborn as the Crown Prince’s Wicked Girlfriend 睁眼！太子爷的恶毒女友重生了 Song on the Eaves檐上歌Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted (Publication deal signed) Vanity-Driven, Selfish, Silly Beauty X Love-Obsessed Young Master of the Capital's Elite | Neither Is a Good Person | The Young Master Becomes Her Dog | HE Rong Jiqiao had a pretty awful death in her previous life. For three years, she deceived Duan Yan, the young master of a powerful Beijing family who had been lost as a child, and pretended to be the person who had saved his life, enjoying his affection. But when the real savior returned, he kicked her aside, leaving 78.6kReads8.2Score31.3kShelves
27. 677 穿 After I Transmigrated to the 1970s and Married a Bully, I Decided to Lie Flat 穿越七零嫁给恶霸后我摆烂了 Chen Fengche宸风澈Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + sweet romance + golden finger + gruff hero + play the pig to eat the tiger] Why have I transmigrated again?! After having her good fortune snatched away twice in a row, Xi Qingqing has transmigrated yet again. This time, she's made up her mind! She's going to lie flat! A nightmare of a mother-in-law? No problem, as long as she treats me well. Married to a bully? Whatever, I'll reform him. A picky, demanding sister-in-law? Hmph! She needs a good dose of reality! See how the sha 6.6kReads9.2Score593Shelves

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    This book is great. The male and female leads have strong moral values ​​and are good at talking. They don't have any awful relatives. The female lead has a special ability, but it's not very useful. What's most remarkable is that the extended family the male and female leads belong to is very united and protective of their own, and even the entire village is very united. It's a very good book and worth reading many times.

28. 678 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Keep Busy Growing Vegetables on the Island 穿越六零，海岛种菜忙 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period]+ [military marriage]+ [Transmigration]+ [no storage space]+ [superhuman strength]+ [building a career] In 2023, swimmer Jiang Jiaojiao and her teammates are on a team-building trip at the seaside. While trying to save a child who has fallen into the water, she is swept away by a huge wave. In 1964, Lin Baoni jumps into the sea to save a People’s Liberation Army soldier in distress. A huge wave carries her away, and she eventually dies of exhaustion. Reborn in Lin Baoni’s body, Jiang Jia 13.9kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
29. 679 团 The Beloved Little One Takes Her Capitalist Mother Along to Join the Army 团宠崽崽带资本家小姐亲妈去随军 Magpie Branch鹊枝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The moment the genius girl Panpan opened her eyes, she realized she had transmigrated into a novel set in a bygone era, becoming the doomed baby daughter of a doomed capitalist heiress. In the original story, her mother, Zhu Yunshu, would soon be framed, divorce her father, and then be manipulated by her step-grandfather into going to the countryside, after he took off with the family's vast fortune. Panpan herself would also be slandered as a bastard and die a miserable death. What a catastroph 8.7kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
30. 680 太 The Young Master Kisses Hard, Talks Sweet, and Never Stops 太子爷猛猛亲，会哄但不停 Mu Beichuan沐北川Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted The physical edition of Half a Hush is now available. Search for it on any platform! [No angst, no catfights over men, a light and sweet romance, devoted one-on-one couple] [Sweet-talking, desperately short on cash, an alluring and flirtatious heroine] [Sharp-tongued, rolling in money, cool and arrogant male lead] - Jiang Wan, the campus belle of S University, takes on a special assignment. A rich heiress hires her to pursue the heir of a powerful family in Haicheng and start an online romance w 79.1kReads9.2Score12.2kShelves
31. 681 重 Back to the 1970s: Home Is Where My Heart Belongs 重回七零：家我心归处 The Chubby Guy Who Loves to Write爱写作的小胖Modern Romance708k WordsCompleted Waking from a dream, Luo Fanjin saw the familiar people and things before her and burst into tears. Her family all thought the loss of both her parents had hit her too hard, but only she knew the real reason. The devastating blow of losing both her parents had left Luo Fanjin unconscious. Who could have guessed that during those seven days in a coma, she had lived for more than twenty years in another world? Missing her family so much, she had finally managed to work herself to death. She never 2.3kReads9.2Score184Shelves
32. 682 穿 Transmigrating into a Book in the Sixties: The Aloof Engineer Kissed Me and Got Me Pregnant 穿书六零被高冷工程师索吻生崽 Hengheng Zai蘅蘅崽Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted Zhao Yihuan goes on a May Day trip to Chongming Island and accidentally transmigrates to China in the 1960s. The only valuable things she has left are the gold bangle on her wrist and the suitcase she's carrying. Luckily, the suitcase contains an old-fashioned coupon collection: bicycle coupons, sewing machine coupons, radio coupons, watch coupons, grain coupons, ten-yuan bills… The 1960s Zhao Yihuan is from Shanghai. Furious at her parents for playing favorites and sending her to the count 2kReads8.2Score144Shelves

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    The female protagonist is extremely cautious and carries a collection of vintage banknotes. She initially uses it to exchange for money and jobs to escape her suffocating family environment, but later burns it.

33. 683 太 The Grand Tutor Has Fallen for Someone, and the Entire Capital Knows 太傅老房着火烧的全京城都知道了 Fang Chengyi方橙意Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Old flames rekindled + marriage first, love later + faithful couple + the everyday dramas of a great ancient family The moment Qin Ruoyin opens her eyes, she realizes she has become the legitimate daughter of an official family in the Great Ying Dynasty. Before she can enjoy her privileged life, her cousin Qin Ruyue schemes to switch their marriage prospects. Qin Ruyue has been reborn. In her previous life, she married Lord Jiang, a widower who had risen to the highest ranks of government. She t 111.9kReads8.6Score14.8kShelves
34. 684 重 Reborn in 1977: Starting with Cutting Ties with My Family 重生1977，从断亲开始 Without a Care了无忧Urban1.7M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Jiang Sen’s miserable life had all been carefully plotted by others. He was caught in bed with someone, forced to register a marriage, made to give up his job, and sent to the countryside in place of his half-brother. Because he was married, he missed out on the woman he truly loved. Only after he was framed and sent to prison did he learn that the boy wasn’t even his son. In prison, someone stabbed him in the back. Then he was reborn in 1977, on the very day he’d been caug 8.3kReads8.2Score556Shelves

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    I absolutely love these books!!! The supporting characters aren't mindless or stupid at all!!! The immersion is incredible!!! 😘😘😘😘😘😘

35. 685 山 Chronicles of Mountains and Rivers 山河志 A Dao阿刀Urban1.9M WordsCompleted His beautiful mother was nearly assaulted by a village lout, but she tearfully begged the man who rescued her not to call the police. Young Gao Yuan couldn’t understand why at the time. Only when he reached his thirties and looked back on the past, with those scenes flashing through his mind, did he realize that the lives of countless rural people together form a chronicle of the mountains and rivers of China! 84.2kReads9.6Score9.2kShelves

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    These historical novels are all excellent, completely finished, with tightly woven plots that keep you hooked. Most importantly, they offer a wealth of knowledge about that era and teach you practical skills. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

36. 686 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, Watch Me Take Down the Wicked Female Lead 穿书后，看我如何干翻恶毒女主 Yu Mizhou于米粥Modern Romance701k WordsOngoing The rating just came out; it’ll go up later. [Everyday family life, a laid-back heroine who sometimes has a soft heart and learns from her mistakes. There’s a System, a pocket dimension, and a job. She doesn’t go to the countryside.] Su Jiahui fell asleep and transmigrated. She never expected that, as an only child, she would end up in a large family with many children, and be the least favored one of all. After awakening her System, she discovered that she had transmigrated into a book. And of 1.6kReads6.0Score101Shelves

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    It looks pretty good, you can try it.

37. 687 御 Impossible to Escape Your Heart 御心难逃 Mu Chenyang慕晨阳Modern Romance912k WordsCompleted [Age gap + size difference + the powerful never backs down + no groveling chase + fictional setting] Powerful financial tycoon x sweet, naive flower from Huaguo Tricked into a restricted zone by her own uncle, nineteen-year-old college sophomore Xia Zhiyao became a lamb led to slaughter. At the brink of life and death, the man who had established order descended like a god and rescued her from hell. He was her salvation, but also her abyss. Before Shen Yu, the uncrowned king, Xia Zhiyao was as i 102kReads9.3Score11.1kShelves
38. 688 穿 I Became a Fussy Old Lady: While Everyone Else Fled the Famine, I Reclaimed the Land 穿成作精老太，别人逃荒我开荒 Fragrant Tangerine橘香袭人Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (No space, no System, no romance. A short drama with the same name has already been released. A warm, rustic story. Everyone says they wouldn’t survive three episodes after transmigrating into a chaotic era. Read this book, and you’ll survive ten more!) She transmigrated into a book, becoming the villainous aunt who abused the protagonist in a male-oriented novel, and was destined to be killed off. Jiang Zhi didn’t cling to the protagonist. She left him behind and relied on her extensive knowled 85.9kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves
39. 689 一 A Bunch of Ungrateful Brats, Don’t Call Me Your Brother 一群白眼狼，都别管我叫哥 A New Beginning in a Single Thought一念新生Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [This book is based on a true story. Any similarities are purely coincidental.] For the sake of his three younger siblings, Zhou Chen gave up his own future, hoping only that they could make something of themselves. He never imagined that they would show him no gratitude at all. Instead, he raised three ungrateful backstabbers and spent his whole life struggling to get by. His second sister, Zhou Na, cut off contact once her career took off. His third sister, Zhou Ling, was hopelessly love-struc 3.9kReads7.5Score267Shelves
40. 690 重 Reborn: First, Claim the Jade Pendant 重生，先夺玉佩 Beer, Fried Chicken, and a Beautiful Girl啤酒炸鸡美少女Modern Romance176k WordsCompleted It wasn’t until the day she died that Lu Jiaqing learned she wasn’t their biological daughter. Only then did she understand why she had been treated differently, and why her parents hadn’t felt the slightest sorrow as they tormented her to death. She also understood why the sister who was only her sister in name had soared to success after snatching her only jade pendant, rising to heights she could never hope to reach... 5.1kReads8.8Score577Shelves

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    Check out this historical romance novel! The female lead isn't a saint; she's ruthless in punishing villains and relies on herself, not men! A truly empowering female lead story.

41. 691 误 I Wandered Into His Bedchamber and Was Seized by a Mad Villain 误入寝帐，被疯批反派强取豪夺了 Zhao Xiaoyao赵小爻Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Unhinged, Obsessive Villain × Sweet, Timid Little Softie] [Transmigrate into a book + 1v1 sweet romance + Powerful man becomes her devoted dog for love + Intense sexual tension and possessiveness] [Su Ruan (Jiang Luyi) × Yan Chen] Jiang Luyi transmigrated into the vicious supporting character Su Ruan, who was doomed to die by the third episode. It was hell mode from the very beginning. Not only had she ended up in the wrong bed, she'd also cracked open the head of the deranged villain. Su Ruan 497.8kReads9.3Score69.2kShelves
42. 692 重 Reborn: Back in the 1980s to Make My Fortune 重生：回到八零当富翁 Frenzied Banana发飙的芭蕉Urban1.8M WordsCompleted A rebirth story set in a bygone era, with no mindless wish fulfillment, a single heroine, no courtyard-house drama, and a warm, everyday feel. Xu Erlong is reborn, returning to the eve of the day his family forced him to haul bricks at a black kiln to pay for his cousin's university education. Why should his cousin get meat while he has to make do with bran? Why should his cousin go to university while he is forced to haul bricks? Xu Erlong refuses to put up with it any longer and decisively 18.9kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
43. 693 七 In the 1970s, I Become the Wicked Mother-in-Law from a Period Novel 七零我穿成年代文的炮灰恶婆婆 The Wind Within自有风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Jiang Zhenying woke up, she found herself in the body of a doomed character in a period novel, with one, two, three... six grandsons and granddaughters to boot. She had transmigrated to the resource-starved 1970s and now had to raise so many children. Jiang Zhenying gave a bitter smile. “Heavens, are you messing with me?” Luckily, she could retrieve things she had wasted in her previous life through her dreams. She didn’t know whether to blame her past wastefulness for making the heavens se 2.3kReads8.7Score163Shelves

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    These are excellent period dramas; even seasoned readers can finish them in one sitting. The endings aren't predictable from the first glance, and these are the kinds of books I'd read twice.

44. 694 逼 You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡？科研军嫂搬空你全家 Huihui Cat茴茴猫Modern Romance7.6M WordsOngoing [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af 123.7kReads9.4Score10.2kShelves

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    An incredibly captivating read, a truly compelling female-centric novel! Set in a chaotic era, she is strong and resilient, unburdened by societal constraints, protecting her family, clearly understanding her goals, and relentlessly pursuing them – a quintessential strong female lead! With a sharp tongue, high combat skills, and a roguish charm that will leave you breathless, highly recommended!

45. 695 溯EN Letters Tracing the Rain 溯雨信笺 Milky Candy Puff奶糖酥Modern Romance373k WordsCompleted [The physical book is now available. Its published title is Letters in the Rain] [Small-Town Literature | Bittersweet Slow Burn | Mutual Healing | 1v1 | Happy Ending] [Gentle and Resilient x Jaded and World-Weary] When Pu Yu was seventeen, she transferred to a remote town in southern China. There, she met Yuan Su. He had once been the town's brightest star, a prodigy destined for greatness. Now he had fallen from grace, and everyone avoided him. Everyone except Pu Yu. - An old street. A repair s 258.2kReads9.6Score49.3kShelves
46. 696 快 Quick Transmigration: Cherish Your Life and Stay Away from Toxic People 快穿：珍爱生命，远离极品 Little Orange Who Loves Strawberries爱吃草莓的小橙子Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through historical settings + socially fearless female lead + punishing scumbags and face-slapping + building wealth + turning her life around + no fixed pairing] [The 4th, 7th, 13th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st worlds have no romance] [Female lead’s perspective] [Ensemble cast] Also known as: Quick Transmigration: A Carefree Life in Historical Worlds and Quick Transmigration: Treasure Your Life and Stay Away from Toxic People Protagonist: Chang Ning. In each sma 22kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
47. 697 那 That Village, Those People, That Fool 那村那人那傻瓜 Lucky Treasure福宝Ancient Romance174k WordsCompleted One field, one home, and two people: a simple life shared for a long time is what really matters! A hardworking, kindhearted country girl vs. a devoted, doting husband who treats her like a loyal puppy. A warm and simple story of everyday family life! This story takes place in a small village. Hehua, the eldest daughter of the Li family in the west of the village, married Changsheng, who lived in the east... Changsheng never spoke to anyone and couldn't recognize his neighbors. He didn't even kn 31.6kReads9.6Score3.7kShelves
48. 698 重 Back to the Sixties: I’m Invincible with Taobao 重回六零：我带着淘宝无敌了 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Zhao Yusheng wakes up one day to find that she has transmigrated to 1961, luckily bringing along an interstellar space-time Taobao trading System. She had hoped to reach the pinnacle of life, but discovers that the 1960s have already been transmigrated into so many times that they're full of holes. So Zhao Yusheng decides to keep her head down and stay cautious all the way, never expecting that by playing it safe, she would become a winner in life. 8.1kReads9.0Score635Shelves
49. 699 他 His Instinctive Attraction 他的生理性喜欢 Yuan Yi媛壹Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted (Completed) A high-ranking official with a commanding presence x a sweet, gentle qipao designer, ten-year age gap, devoted romance between two pure-hearted leads Self-disciplined, proper, unruffled, and free of worldly desires: these were the words that defined Qin Yuzheng. They were also the weapons that helped him prevail at every turn and reach the top of the pyramid. People said Qin Yuzheng had once been briefly married, and the reason for the divorce was that his wife had complained he coul 81.6kReads8.4Score9.2kShelves
50. 700 七 1970s: After Being Kicked Out of the House, I Turned Around and Married a Military Officer 七零：被赶出家门后我转头嫁军官 Little Shuangyu小双瑜Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Feel-good read + period setting + pocket dimension + devoted couple + golden finger + strong female lead] Song Yun, a modern inheritor of ancient medicine, accidentally travels back to 1973 and becomes an unfortunate girl unloved by both her father and mother. She hasn't enjoyed even one day of life as a capitalist's daughter before suddenly acquiring the identity. Her once-devoted fiancé sends an urgent telegram demanding to break off their engagement. Break it off, break it off, break it off! 38kReads9.0Score5.3kShelves

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    You should definitely read these two books. They're so good, I've been staying up all night reading them!

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