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. 801 末 An Apocalypse Madman Transmigrates Into a Period Novel 末世疯子穿越进了年代文 Bracelet镯子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period + marriage first, love later + storage space + face-slapping + putting scumbags in their place Lin Qiaoyun was treated as a walking warehouse in the apocalypse. By a twist of fate, she transmigrates to the 1950s and into the body of a young woman who had been forced into a corner and killed herself in a fit of desperation. She hasn’t even adjusted to her new identity when she has to get married. Fine, she’ll get married! Not only does she marry into the family, she brings her parents alon 16.2kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

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   🔥🔥🔥🍀Coriander's Recommendations⭐①A post-apocalyptic madman transmigrates to the 1950s, has a spatial ability, and becomes the darling of the family. After graduating from university, the 💐 decade begins, and he directly follows the military to live in the family compound.⭐②Jian Yuelan starts on an island in Shanghai, living a life of accompanying the military, having children, raising children, being intimate with men, going to the beach, raising children, embroidering, and supporting the family.

2. 802 九 Pearls and Glamour in the 1990s: The Young Lady Takes No Nonsense 九零珠光宝气：大小姐她专治不服 Pin Sheng品笙Modern Romance420k WordsOngoing [Period drama + building wealth + danger around every corner + hopeless romantic + career-driven + fantasy elements later on + not a conventional power fantasy] [Proud heiress Lin Weiwei × Lu Chen of an elite family, secretly protecting her] After waking up, overworked office worker Lin Weiwei finds she has been reborn as a wealthy heiress in the 1990s! Her vanity is piled high with luxury skincare products that can only be bought with foreign exchange certificates, her wardrobe is full of styli 1Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 803 穿 The Book Transmigrator Gets a Waist-Hugging Flirt from the Army's Toughest Man 穿书女配被全军第一硬汉搂腰撩 Deep in the Hedgerow篱落深深Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jian Yuelan had transmigrated into a book years ago, but the plot only kicked in after she followed the army to an island! Good news: sweet romance and a happy ending. Bad news: she and the second male lead were killed off early. A sweet, doting marriage in the 1970s? That’s all complete bullshit! Every character was just there to pave the way for the male and female leads to ascend! With no plot to follow, Jian Yuelan created her own, racking her brains to change her fate. Fortunately, her man 12.9kReads9.3Score896Shelves
4. 804 我 I Land a Government Job by Gossiping in a Period Novel 我靠吃瓜在年代文里拿编制 Chen Xiaofan Who Loves Yellow Heart Greens喜欢黄心菜的陈小凡Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted This novel has undergone a major revision [transmigration; gossip; System; getting rich; male lead; transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s] Jiang Panyu's greatest passion in life was gossip. She was like a melon-eating mouse in a field, always showing up wherever there was juicy gossip, right at the heart of the action. One day, she got so caught up in watching two old ladies brawl that she completely lost herself in the excitement. A brick in one of the old ladies' hands sent her straight to 3.4kReads9.0Score317Shelves
5. 805 囤 Stockpiling Billions of Goods, I Refuse to Go to the Countryside in the 1970s 囤货亿万到七零不下乡 Pin Sheng品笙Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted An Ningluo, a wealthy beauty from the 21st century, unexpectedly acquired a storage space that could freeze time. She began frantically stockpiling supplies, preparing for her impending transmigration, and filled it with everything from daily necessities to gourmet delicacies. After transmigrating, she followed her heart and refused to move to the countryside. As luck would have it, a state-run restaurant was hiring, and thanks to her mother’s recipe journal, she managed to stay in the city. She 16Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 806 i The Daily Life of an Introverted Cannon Fodder Putting on an Act in a Family of Drama Queens i人炮灰在戏精家庭飙戏的日常 One Snow Pop雪條一隻Modern Romance172k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book | Period setting | Strong female lead | Comedy | Family life | Ensemble cast's rise from adversity | Wits and strategy | Focused on making money] There is no romance in the early stages, and the golden finger is relatively weak. The story focuses on the female lead's personal growth. Later, she will choose her own partner. The plot stays close to the realities of life in the mountainous areas of northern Guangdong in the 1950s, without going overboard, so the early paci 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A super good period drama! Set in the mountainous region of northern Guangdong, it's a strong female lead story! It's about overthrowing patriarchal families! The writing is very smooth! The female lead is incredibly low-key, manages to survive to the end and achieves everything she needs, without losing her intelligence! All the characters in the story are intelligent, and there are no stereotypical or annoying villains!

7. 807 重 Reborn in 1976: A Record of Mountain Foraging 重生七六赶山记 The Bald Cat-Rabbit秃头的猫兔子Rural Life414k WordsOngoing Chen Jianguo was twenty-seven when he died. A former reconnaissance soldier turned railway police officer, he died in the space between train cars while catching a knife-wielding thief on a Spring Festival travel rush train. When he opened his eyes again, it was 1976. He had become an eighteen-year-old worker at Beijing's Hongxing Machinery Factory. His father had just been killed by an overhead crane. His stepmother had locked the 180 yuan compensation money in a cabinet, and his stepbrother ha 8Reads—Score106Shelves

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   Being reborn is already a cheat code; being well-fed and watered is the greatest happiness.

8. 808 穿 Transmigrating to the 1940s: The Landlord's Son and the Bandit's Daughter 穿越四零：地主儿子与土匪闺女 Happy Salted Fish开心的咸鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [1940s] [Husband and wife both transmigrate] [Husband becomes a woman] [Wife becomes a man] At the edge of a cliff: “Wife, let go!” Chen Yiqiao is sprawled over the edge of the cliff, one arm wrapped around a large rock at the top while one hand clutches Chen Bing's hand tightly, refusing to let go. “No! If we live, we live together. If we die, we die together!” Feeling Chen Yiqiao's body slowly slipping lower, Chen Bing panics. “Wife! Let go! I want you to live!” “Shut up! I said, i 22kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
9. 809 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, My Sons' Golden Fingers Merged with Mine 穿书后我和儿子们的金手指合并了 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Twins + Space + System + Book Pavilion + Military Marriage + Everyday Parenting] The male lead is basically just a background character, though he gets a little more screen time later on. Qiu Yinuo transmigrates into a book, becoming the vicious supporting female character in a period novel, as well as the future commander’s plump wife, who dies young. As the wife of a powerful man, she has everything she could want, yet she makes trouble at every turn and ends up bringing about her own death 35.2kReads9.4Score5.1kShelves
10. 810 随 Joining the Army in the Gobi, the Research Big Shot Grows Ten Thousand Mu of Farmland 随军戈壁，科研大佬种出万亩良田 Chinese Tallow Seed乌桕子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Qin Jinxing came from a good family and was handsome, yet he married a country bumpkin so poor she could barely afford a thing. Her parents had a whole brood of little paupers. Word was, they even had to take turns wearing the same pair of pants whenever they went out. They had plenty of refined, gentle, beautiful city girls to choose from, but insisted their grandson marry an illiterate girl from the countryside. The whole family said Old Master Qin had gone mad. But the old man threatened to t 25.6kReads8.3Score4kShelves
11. 811 漂 Beauty Is Both a Sin and Salvation 漂亮是原罪，也是救赎 Romantic Tenderness浪漫温情Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted Shen Nianqiu woke up in 1959, reborn as the daughter of a capitalist. Her beauty was her original sin. She was plotted against and bullied, and became pregnant with a dead man's child. Crouched beneath a pagoda tree, she didn't dare look up. She felt like she would never make it through this life. Then she met Gu Xingzhou. He found her while searching for his dead younger brother's sake, then crouched down so they were eye to eye and said, “My brother gave his life to save you. I'll take care of 196Reads—Score109Shelves

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    This book doesn't have any cheat codes. The female protagonist travels back to the 1960s. Her lover dies protecting her, and she is forced to marry her lover's brother. There's also an adorable baby. Don't miss it!

12. 812 六 The 1960s: The Little Kid Who Gave the Heroine a Space Is Done with It 六零，送女主空间的小崽崽不干了 Clear Breeze of a Thousand Years千载清风Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When she opens her eyes, Miao Qing has become a random supporting character in a period novel. The scene is about to shower the heroine with gifts and hand her a golden finger, but Miao Qing kicks off a life completely different from the plot with a loud, piercing wail. Who would have guessed that after she'd just finished training her underlings, Miao Qing would suddenly learn that the commune she's in is called Hongqi Commune, with Qingshan Brigade, Hongxing Brigade, and Kaoshantun Brigade nea 14.7kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    [Era + Space + Baby] 🍁A minor character from a bygone era, she refuses to do door-to-door delivery!!! 🌹

13. 813 穿 Before Traveling to the 1970s, the Marquis's Legitimate Daughter Empties Half the Imperial City 穿七零前，侯府嫡女搬空半座皇城 Mingyue Tianxin明月天心Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Complete; the animated series is now streaming) [1970s + Ancient-to-Modern Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + Multiple Transmigrators + Everyone’s Favorite] Lin Ran, the legitimate daughter of a marquis’s household, has just lost her mother and the only relative on her maternal side. Her father and stepmother plot against her, but she unexpectedly unlocks the pocket dimension in the jade pendant left behind by her ancestors. She also learns from it that she is about to transmigrate through tim 47.7kReads8.5Score3.8kShelves

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    It's already a million-word novel and finished. The female lead has access to a huge amount of resources, but she's very low-key and frugal. Highly recommended!

14. 814 六 The 1960s: My Own Mother Left Me on the Road to Fleeing Famine 六零：我被亲妈扔在了逃荒路上 December-十二月-Modern Romance801k WordsCompleted Qin Qing, a soon-to-be graduate, stays up late working on her thesis. One stumble sends her tumbling into the 1960s, right in the middle of a famine migration. Completely at a loss, she is abandoned by her own mother from the start. She lives on wild vegetable cakes and cold water at every meal. Watching a young master from City B speed off on his 28-inch bicycle, she can only shed envious tears. Fortunes change! Let’s see who has the last laugh! [Down-on-his-luck young master VS. abandoned rich 2.6kReads8.9Score200Shelves

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    🌸🌸Xu Jing'an discovers she's transmigrated into a book, and her family members are all awful. Going to the countryside is out of the question; with graduation approaching, she decisively finds herself a job, far away from her awful family. This book is really interesting; even the awful characters are flesh-and-blood, intelligent beings. 🌸🌸Lin Yuzhu transmigrates into a period drama as an educated youth sent to the countryside. She has a system, but she's just a minor character, neither the female lead nor a supporting character. She quietly observes the drama unfold, amasses wealth, and even becomes good friends with the female lead.

15. 815 重 Reborn in 1975: The Educated Youth’s Stepmom Makes Money with Three Kids 重生七五：知青后妈带三娃搞钱暴 An Inkstone That Doesn't Grind Ink砚台不磨墨Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + 1970s Era + Stepmother Raising Children + Medical Comeback + Pocket Space + Building Wealth + Marry First, Love Later + Mutual Devotion] Su Wantang, a top-tier surgeon, died horribly after her best friend and scumbag boyfriend shoved her off the operating table. When she opened her eyes again, she had been reborn on the very first day she was sent to the countryside as an educated youth in 1975! With an ancestral jade pendant space stocked with a pharmacy and a Spirit Spring, and the 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The pinnacle of historical fiction! No one can be allowed to not have read it yet.

16. 816 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
17. 817 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras 快穿年代世界 Writing for Money写文赚钱钱Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted See how Lin Jiaojiao lives happily in worlds from different eras. (Note: The heroines have different personalities in each period story. Some have a golden finger, and others don't.) 1. She Has a Serious Illness in the 1970s 2. The Capitalist Darling of the 1970s 3. The Reborn First Wife of the 1980s 4. The Foil of the 1990s 5. She Transmigrates into a Scumbag Who Abandoned Her Husband and Child in the 1970s 6. The 1960s, When Sons Were Valued More Than Daughters 7. My Childhood Friend with a Po 13.4kReads8.1Score799Shelves

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    Historical fiction, not intellectually challenging, all female protagonists are sophisticated and self-serving.

18. 818 被 Stranded in the Mountains, I Found a 1970s Army Chief to Share My Meals 被困深山，七零首长成了我饭搭子 Zai Zhi再吱Modern Romance359k WordsOngoing Jiang Suining opened her eyes to a once-in-a-century disaster from the start: her adoptive father was dead, a man had injured legs, and she had fallen into the mountains. After making it out, she discovered that the keepsake entrusted to her had been stolen, her adoptive older sister had married into a powerful family, and she had been sold. No matter. When the village bully tried to drag her back to have his babies, she slapped him straight into the police station. Her adoptive sister denied th 738Reads—Score106Shelves

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    Let's see, maybe you'll like it.

19. 819 八 The 1980s: Raising the Villain's Son into a Well-Behaved Little Boy 八零之把反派儿子养成乖宝宝 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted When Ban Xia woke from a dream, a flood of information suddenly filled her mind. She discovered that she was living in a book, and that she was the mother of the story’s great villain, a man who had secretly loved the heroine but could never have her. In the book, she was merely a passing character, mentioned in a single line when her grown son learned the truth. Yet that brief mention summed up her entire life of suffering. Her son was taken away, she miscarried and became infertile, her husban 3.2kReads9.1Score263Shelves

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    [Laugh][Sparrow Eats Masterpiece] Enjoy reading four historical fiction novels, all rated 9 points or higher. Enjoy reading historical military romance novels with rough and tough male characters. All are virgins, not mindless, with clear logic and meticulous writing! No misunderstandings, no melodrama, strong logic, and all four are complete!

20. 820 在 Playing a Bit Part in a Period Novel 在年代文里头当边角料 Big Brother Piggy猪猪哥哥Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After ten years of hard work, Lin Yue had finally saved enough to open a breakfast shop back in her hometown. Business was booming, and before she could even celebrate, she transmigrated! She had become a bit-part character with fewer than thirty words in a book. She was furious! With a simple-minded father and a mother who had “abandoned her husband and daughter,” she was the poor little cabbage left all alone. And that wasn’t all: she had transmigrated into the years when food was about to bec 3.3kReads6.3Score208Shelves
21. 821 穿 Transmigrated Into a 1960s Novel: The Spoiled, Pretty Salted Fish Wins 穿书六零：极品俏咸鱼躺赢了 Fish, Shrimp, and Crab鱼虾蟹Modern Romance282k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Transmigrating into a Book + Personal Space + Reborn + Contrast] [Content warning: The heroine is lazy and greedy, a total slacker and a nasty piece of work] A 21st-century wage slave, diligent and devoted to her job, spent her days eating, sleeping, and tightening screws. After ten years of hard work and frugal living, she finally saved enough for a down payment on a house. Before she could spend the money, she suddenly died at her workplace. What a raw deal! Fortunately, heav 1.8kReads6.6Score103Shelves
22. 822 公 Upholding Justice 公义立身 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Urban102k WordsCompleted Xu Zhiqiang was born into a poor rural family in the 1960s. Through sheer hard work, he got into university. After graduating, he was assigned to work at a steel mill, where he brought a near-bankrupt factory back from the brink. Later, an anonymous letter changed the course of his life once again. After enduring setbacks in life as well as pressure and blows at work, Xu Zhiqiang entered the real estate business and rose to the pinnacle of success. 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist who, in the mid-1990s, graduated from a teachers' college but gave up her assigned job to go south, while the male protagonist also gave up his job in his hometown to work in the south. The two of them create a future together.

23. 823 八 Liu Xiaocui, the Village Girl of the 1980s 八零村妹刘小翠 The Little Scallion Who Loves Garlic爱吃蒜的小毛葱Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted She has barely gotten over a scumbag who deceived her in love when her own father sells her to an old widower. What should she do? Beat the scumbag senseless. And I'm done being your daughter. She heads to the city, but gets harassed by hooligans along the way and almost loses her life. As long as I'm still alive, Liu Xiaocui, you'd all better watch out. Once she reaches the city, local bullies try to crush her business as soon as she starts out. You've got powerful connections, do you? I 139Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This period novel is so realistic it's almost unbelievable. There are no cheat codes, the plot is full of twists and turns, the author's writing is excellent, and it really captures the feel of the era. I sincerely recommend everyone to check it out!

24. 824 八 The Fallen Heiress of the 1980s Marries a Factory Director and Raises His Kids 八零落魄千金，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Tea Tea Lemon茶茶柠檬Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [1980s + no rebirth or transmigration + no golden finger + everyday family life + raising children] Su Wanyan had been stunningly beautiful since childhood. She spoke two foreign languages and excelled at school, with a guaranteed place at a university in the capital within reach. But when her family went bankrupt overnight, her father, egged on by her stepmother, sold her to their uncultured, thuggish creditor to settle the debt. At first, when Jiang Liting heard that the Su family wanted to of 12.8kReads7.6Score757Shelves

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    The male lead in this book is truly competitive and ambitious, and most importantly, he seizes every opportunity while the second male lead always falls short. The male lead falls in love with the female lead at first sight. The female lead and the second male lead are childhood sweethearts and like each other, but the second male lead's mother disapproves, believing the female lead is not good enough for him. She deliberately bankrupts the female lead's family, causing her father to owe the male lead money. The second male lead's mother also knows the male lead is interested in the female lead. Since the female lead's father can't repay the debt, the female lead is forced to marry the male lead to pay off the debt. That very night, the male lead sleeps with the female lead. Later, the second male lead returns... The second male lead came looking for the female lead, and the two had just gotten their marriage certificate when the second male lead showed up. In the end, the second male lead never married and left all his inheritance to the female lead's child. Later, the female lead's mother returned from abroad, having started a large company overseas, and came back to find the female lead. The second male lead's mother was filled with regret. The male lead was able to be with the female lead because he seized every opportunity; if he had missed even one, the female lead would have been with the second male lead. The second male lead was truly wonderful; the male lead taught the female lead about life, while the second male lead taught her knowledge and skills. The male lead was very insightful.

25. 825 年 Period: The Shameless Villains Live to a Ripe Old Age 年代：缺德反派们长命百岁了 Orange Ears of Grain橙穗穗Modern Romance808k WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + pocket dimension + cozy daily life] Meng Yu has one wish: for her whole family to live long, peaceful lives. They are the troublesome relatives of the heroine in a period novel. They are stepping-stones who make the heroine shine. They are the heartless villains in the book. In the original ending, the whole family of six villains opposes the heroine and brings about their own destruction. Then Meng Yu arrives, changing the fate that had already been set. She claims the heroine’ 14.7kReads7.8Score1.1kShelves
26. 826 炮 The Supporting Villainess's Road to a Comeback 炮灰女配逆袭之路 You Say You're Mu Nan你说你是慕南Modern Romance780k WordsCompleted Xu Moli grew up in an orphanage. After starting college, she proved a poor judge of character and dated two awful men in a row. Fortunately, she had never been the type to lose herself in romance. Once she realized that dating wasn’t for her, she became self-reliant and determined, shut her heart to love, and focused on her career. Then, just as she landed a major deal, her supervisor stole it from her. What could she do? She was an orphan with no connections to back her up. But she wasn’t one t 3kReads8.6Score251Shelves

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    One of these two books is finished, and the other is being updated. The first book is about educated youth sent to the countryside, and the second book is about rebirth in the 1950s. Both of them feature independent and self-reliant female protagonists who do not depend on anyone else.

27. 827 重 Reborn in 1960: I Asked Mazu, and She Said I'd Be Safe 重生60：问过妈祖，她说保安全 Yu Li Chacha余鲤茶茶Urban1.5M WordsOngoing The rating just came out! [Reborn in the 1960s] [Storage space] [Hunting] [Farming] [Cunning male lead] [Train police officer] [Traveling across the country] [Black market] [No saintly heroine] [Humor] Friendly reminder: The train police job officially starts in Chapter 85. If you can’t wait, skip ahead using the table of contents! A gentleman’s revenge can wait ten years? No! A petty man gets his revenge from morning till night! Reborn in 1960 with the golden finger “Sailor’s Log,” Jiang Xi 105.1kReads8.4Score11.1kShelves
28. 828 重 Back to the 1950s: The Female Lead Goes on a Rampage 重回五零，女主杀疯了 You Say You're Mu Nan你说你是慕南Modern Romance605k WordsCompleted Given another chance at life, Xie Yuluo refused to be a pushover. She secretly cleaned out her in-laws’ home, then took her children to confront the good-for-nothing man before anyone noticed. You piece of trash! This time, I’m striking first... 1.6kReads8.8Score104Shelves
29. 829 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
30. 830 六 The 1960s: Why Is My Whole Family Full of Villains? 六零，我全家都是反派怎么了？ Cheng Xiaomai程小麦Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The short dramas "In the 1960s, Why Is My Entire Family of Villains in Everyone's Way?" and "The 1960s: Why Is My Whole Family So Awful?" are now available. [Period Setting] [Entire Family Are Villains] [Spatial Dimension] Lin Qiqi transmigrated into a Period novel. Her whole family was made up of awful people who leeched off the female lead's family. After offending them, her entire family died! Lin Qiqi summed up the lesson: In the novel, her whole family died because they were twisted, but no 13.7kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
31. 831 糙 The Rugged Army Guy Is Irresistible, but His Wife's Family Ends Up in Ruins 糙汉军哥好撩人，娇妻全家火葬场 Crazy Little Wangba疯狂小王叭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + rugged military man + beautiful educated youth + pocket dimension + everyday life] Zhou Tingting was born strong enough to move mountains. When she opened her eyes, she found herself as a disposable background character in a sweet period romance. Her mother, stepfather, and stepsister's family were all up to no good. They tricked her out of her job and took her home. After squeezing every last bit of value out of her, they sent her off to the countryside. The original Zhou 7.3kReads9.0Score687Shelves

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    This one's pretty satisfying! The female lead in this historical romance novel believes that violence solves everything since she's moved on. She never argues with anyone; if there's a problem, she just rushes in and slaps them until they submit. It's so satisfying to watch! It's so good to see her hitting people like that, hahaha!

32. 832 重 Back to the Nineties: I Bought Half a Street by Picking Through Junk 重回九零，我捡破烂买下了半条街 A Big Little Shell一颗大壳子Modern Romance467k WordsOngoing Reborn diplomat landlady heroine × refined, distinguished research genius hero Zhao Lijun had just seen off her parents, who had died in their fifties after years of pent-up sorrow, when she suddenly returned to the starting point of every tragedy. This year, her little brother hadn’t yet drunk the pesticide that would make him depend on medicine for the rest of his life. Her older brother hadn’t dropped out of school because the family was poor, only to sit at home while her aunt’s family sche —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    All three are excellent. The first one is relatively new, hence its lower rating, but the author's writing, character development, and storytelling are all superb. The second and third books have probably been recommended by many others; they are also excellent, no doubt about it.

33. 833 就 Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购 Sauce-Fried Rice酱汁炒饭Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted With a loud crash, Xu Jiaojiao, from the twenty-second century, survives an air disaster and transmigrates to the resource-starved 1960s, with three years of famine looming. Luckily, she has the “Buy-It-All Shopping Group” golden finger. She lands a job through a supply-and-marketing cooperative recruitment drive and gets a secure government job for life. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate... While everyone else chews grass, I snack on dates. I’ll stockpile the good stuff until the warehous 6.9kReads8.9Score740Shelves
34. 834 小 The Little Boss Is a Menace to Cats and Dogs, and Hides from Mom and Dad That She's a Millionaire 小老板猫嫌狗厌，瞒爸妈当万元户 Jin Manman金满满Modern Romance4.3M WordsOngoing [1980s setting + lighthearted comedy + everyday life + building wealth] Little Rice Cake is a sieve spirit with off-the-charts brains and emotional intelligence, and she never waits until tomorrow to get revenge. After being forced to split from her family, Little Rice Cake single-handedly lifts her family and friends, infiltrates the enemy's ranks, and takes down every gossiping shrew in the village. The good life begins with living in a pigsty and raising piglets. She starts making money by do 25.4kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
35. 835 年 Awakened in the 1970s: With My Own Space, What Have I to Fear? 年代土著觉醒，我有空间我怕啥 Mighty Jiaojiao大力娇娇Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1960s + Native Awakening + Upgradeable Space + Sweet Romance] Xu Suian grew up safe and sound until she was sixteen. One day, her cousin pushed her over, and she hit her head. A heavenly book appeared in her mind, and she learned that she was merely her cousin's cannon-fodder foil. Her cousin, the heroine, is kind and resilient. She reforms her parents, who favor sons over daughters, escapes her awful grandmother and other parasitic relatives, marries a government official, and has adorable chi 4.4kReads6.9Score286Shelves

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    Xu Sui'an grew up peacefully to be 16 years old. One day, her older cousin pushed her, causing her to hit her head. A mysterious book appeared in her mind, revealing that she was merely a cannon fodder control group for her cousin. Her cousin, the protagonist, was kind and resilient. She reformed her patriarchal parents, escaped her awful grandmother and other exploitative relatives, married a government official, had two adorable children (a son and a daughter), was loved by her husband and pampered by her in-laws, and rose to become the richest woman, reaching the pinnacle of life. Meanwhile, Xu Sui'an, as the cannon fodder control group, would marry an abusive man, be tormented by her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, live a life of unfulfilled ambitions, and ultimately die young. Furthermore, none of the four branches of the family would have a good ending. Xu Sui'an's blood pressure instantly soared. She resolutely refused to be this damn control group! Therefore, she preemptively obtained the cheat-like spatial ability her cousin had stolen from her, then stole all of her cousin's opportunities, following in her cousin's footsteps until her cousin had nowhere to go. Later, her diligent and determined cousin, who had been determined to crush Xu Sui'an, discovered that her annoying cousin had become a factory worker, found a love-struck boyfriend, and was living a wonderful life, while she... Oh, in the end, her ashes were scattered. [Top post][Top post][Top post]

36. 836 七 The 1970s: Everyone Can Be the Protagonist, Except Me 七零：人人都能当主角偏我不行 Unplucked Flower未折花Modern Romance478k WordsCompleted Everyone Is Evil, But There Are Good People Too [Romance included! If you have conventional values, don't read!!!] To get a chance to perform, Xu Lingwan locks her stepsister He Qingning in the restroom. Just as she's about to leave, something called a System binds itself to her. The System tells her that she's the vicious supporting female character, while He Qingning is the heroine. Since she bullied the heroine, her reputation will be ruined, and she'll eventually disappear without a trace. 23.8kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves
37. 837 刚 Just Arrived in Republican-Era China, I Have Nothing but Money 刚到民国，除了钱，一无所有 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Ning transmigrated into a series of novels set in the Republic of China era. The good news: she had a System. Better yet, the System's reward pool held a full ten billion. Once she spent it all, Su Ning could return to the modern era and live happily as a billionaire. The bad news: the System was called "The Rich Are Heartless"... In the turbulent Republic of China, she had to play a villain who was rotten to the core. Determined to stay alive, Su Ning racked her brains to become relatives wi 97.7kReads8.7Score10.7kShelves
38. 838 换 After a Marriage Swap, I Wed a Commander: My Stunning Bride Wins Big 换亲后嫁他首长，美艳娇妻赢麻了 Autumn of the Clouds云之秋Modern Romance569k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Spirited Heroine + Both Leads Are Each Other's Only One + Sweet Romance + Island Setting + Real and Fake Heiresses] A soft, gorgeous real heiress vs. a doting, tough military officer Shen Yening was reborn on the day of her engagement. The fake heiress and her fiancé were caught in bed together, but they turned around and accused her of setting them up. She slapped the scheming woman, kicked the scumbag, and demanded the money she was owed. No one dared stop 7.1kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    The female protagonist is reborn back to her engagement day. A fake heiress and her fiancé are caught in the act, and she's falsely accused of scheming. She confronts the manipulative woman, kicks the scumbag, and demands repayment of debts—no one dares stop her. After a forced marriage, she's forced to marry the two-timing scumbag. She goes to the army to force him to break off the engagement. The army commander gives her a choice of whomever she wants. She casually points to the most handsome, tough-guy officer, "I like him!" The officer smiles and immediately replies, "I do!" Unexpectedly, he turns out to be the scumbag's uncle, leaving the scumbag dumbfounded.

39. 839 重 Reborn in the 1980s: After Taking Over, I Head to the Mountains 重生八零年代，接盘后的我去赶山 The Dashing Guy Who Loves SpongeBob喜欢海绵宝宝的潇洒哥Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Mountain hunting + period setting + taking over a marriage + rural life + ongoing manhua adaptation] In his previous life, Zhao Yong’s mother begged him to take Qin Yourong as his wife to ease the family’s hardship, but Zhao Yong refused out of pride. As a result, his mother worked herself to death, his little sister drowned, and his younger brother took his own life! Who would have thought he would be reborn in 1980, just as his mother was asking him to marry Qin Yourong? This time, to prevent 4.8kReads8.2Score319Shelves

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40. 840 相 After a Blind Date, She Marries a Rugged Man and Becomes the Village Belle's Darling 相亲嫁给糙汉后，村花被娇宠上天 Autumn Is Long秋很长Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1970s + Devoted Husband + Raising Kids + Striving] Qin Hui never imagined anything so bizarre could happen to her: she transmigrated to the 1970s! Looking at the drab yellow-mud house and meals with no meat three times a day, Qin Hui couldn’t help thinking: When will this life without meat or pretty clothes ever end? This is too hard! Luckily, Heaven arranged a husband for her. Qin Hui never expected that after marrying the rough-hewn man by her side, he would spoil her rotten. 11.7kReads8.9Score727Shelves

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    ① The female lead is a researcher; ② It's a story of a police officer and a teacher, simple and happy; ③ The gentle Teacher Jiang

41. 841 七 A 1970s Army Officer Is Forced to Marry, but His Whole Family Spoils Her 七零军官被迫娶妻，奈何全家宠爆 Ugly Little Thing丑小样Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Alternate world + transmigration + pocket dimension + military marriage + cozy daily life + sweet romance + devoted couple] A family of three sets out on a road trip, but how did she end up alone in the barren countryside of the 1970s? Where are her parents? Spoiled since childhood, Qiao Anxi is completely at a loss. Her original body's so frail that she clearly can't carry heavy loads or do hard labor. What is she supposed to do? Oh, it looks like she got a handsome soldier fiancé thrown in, t 6.4kReads8.7Score683Shelves

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    Pei Jiancheng didn't care about anything else this time, and immediately pulled his wife into his arms, afraid that the car would shake her if it moved. "Are you feeling unwell? Is the car shaking too much?" "I'm fine." Qiao Anxi obediently leaned against him, and with his tight embrace, she couldn't even feel the shaking. "Dad, please drive slower." Pei Jiancheng said to the front again. Qiao Yinghuai stared speechlessly at the road ahead, really wanting to roll his eyes. How much slower? Someone on a bicycle had just passed him. Lian Zhengying, suppressing a laugh, patted Qiao Yinghuai and gave him a look, indicating that he should understand! The car returned to the family building smoothly. Once inside the house, Pei Jiancheng became even more exaggerated, not letting Qiao Anxi touch anything, bringing everything to her, and supporting her every step. "Gently, slowly." These were the words he said most often. Qiao Anxi couldn't help but protest, "This is too much, I'm not that fragile." The Qiao couple were also a little embarrassed to watch.

42. 842 带 She Takes a Port Space to the Famine Years, and Her Whole Family Are Big Shots 带港口空间穿荒年，全家都是大佬 Milk-Candy-Flavored Jelly奶糖味果冻Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted [Period Setting in a Famine Year + A Whole Group of Transmigrated Big Shots + Mountains of Supplies + Beloved by Her Whole Family + Military Marriage + Feel-Good Romance] When Jiang Jiaojiao opens her eyes, she’s transmigrated to the 1960s. She thinks she’ll have to struggle to survive through the famine, but before she can even cry, she discovers that the supply-filled port has come with her as a pocket dimension. Smile, smile as much as you like. But then she realizes: why has her whole family 3.7kReads8.8Score447Shelves
43. 843 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
44. 844 全 The Whole Family Transmigrates to 1970: How Can We Get By Without a System? 全家穿70，没有系统怎么行 Su Chenxi苏晨兮Modern Romance679k WordsCompleted Chen Xiaoman was the late-in-life baby of her parents. When she turned twenty, they finally retired. To celebrate, the family decided to take a road trip. But they got into a car accident on the highway and transmigrated into a minor-character family in a 1970s novel. In the original story, the family met a tragic end. To change their fate, they decided to leave the city and return to the countryside at once. They expected life in the village to be hard, but unexpectedly, they got a star-domain 7.8kReads8.9Score794Shelves
45. 845 护 The Village Guardian Ghost 护村鬼 Ah Shuilan阿水兰Mystery382k WordsCompleted Ghosts often haunt Ronggu Village, but the villagers themselves are not afraid. They say the ghosts are protectors of the village and would never harm its people. In fact, they protect them. Outsiders, however, are afraid, especially those who know they have a guilty conscience. That is why outsiders rarely dare to spend the night in Ronggu Village. So what exactly are these guardian ghosts like? Why are they called the village’s protectors? Let me tell you the story. 30Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    These two books are understated yet intelligent, and very readable.

46. 846 带 Bringing a Kid Along? I’ll Marry Into a Wealthy Family Anyway! 带个拖油瓶？再嫁入豪门！ Mist and Rain on Hengshan横山雾雨Modern Romance354k WordsCompleted [Mature, alluring widow with a peach-like figure, a clinging vine VS deep, ruthless, calculating, domineering older man who takes what he wants] [The flirtatious push and pull between a middle-aged couple] [The heroine transmigrates into a book, with no golden finger. Neither lead is a virgin. The story leans toward a domineering, possessive romance; the hero is attracted to her looks. Every plot point serves the flirtatious push and pull between the two. The writing is amateurish and the logic 977Reads6.5Score111Shelves

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    This is a new book, so the rating isn't high. (Untitled) The female lead transmigrates into a book, and her daughter also has a new soul. The male lead is a policeman. Their first encounter happens when the female lead's daughter goes missing... The female lead works hard to become a teacher and lives a comfortable life, so she doesn't want to remarry, but the male lead panics! He starts trying hard to win her back (๑´ڡ`๑)

47. 847 资 The Capitalist Heiress Takes Up Military Engineering 资本家小姐搞军工 Nine Long Songs九久歌Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Lin Jiaoyue transmigrates. The good news: she becomes the pampered daughter of Jiangnan's richest family. Her parents dote on her, the house is piled high with gold bars, and an ancestral jade pendant unlocks a pocket dimension complete with a Suzhou-style garden and an underground storeroom, where she can grow crops and keep things fresh! The bad news: it's 1950! Given the course of history, her family background is a death sentence. With political upheaval on the horizon, this capitalist fami 39kReads8.2Score6.6kShelves
48. 848 从 From Village to City: Their Lives Swept Along by the Tide of the Times 从村到城，她们在时代洪流里沉浮 Ah Shuilan阿水兰Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted Their fates seem to repeat across generations. Three generations of women all grew up under the shadow of fathers who left or divorced their mothers. Raised in households with only their mothers, the women share similar traits: resilient and adaptable, dignified and self-assured, hardworking, and devoted to living life well. From the countryside to the city, women of the new era have finally welcomed a spring of their own. Their lives have become richer and more colorful, full of endless possibi 8Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 849 穿 The Moment After I Reincarnated as the Dowry Bride 穿成陪嫁下一秒 Solving Worries in Dreams梦里解忧Two Male Leads1.9M WordsCompleted Two men + mutually faithful + domestic life + dual career struggles + imperial examinations and court politics After a fire, Meng Wan transmigrated to a dynasty he had never heard of and became a male companion to a young lady from a duke's household. Before he could figure out where he was, the next moment he was bound hand and foot and sold off by the young lady. Meng Wan: “? ... Mmmph!!!!!!!” Song Tingzhou lost his father as a child, and his mother raised him alone. Defying everyone's obje 30.9kReads9.5Score4.3kShelves

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    So, while I'm not really into romance novels these days, I inexplicably had a period where I really enjoyed historical fiction, and I was particularly looking for some period-era BL (Boys' Love) novels. Three of the books I'm recommending are BL. How to put it? Well, the first half was quite amazing. But these novels all have one thing in common: they're extremely long. So I only read about a third of most of them, and half of some. Then I stopped reading, partly because they were so long, and partly because they only updated to that point at the time, and I stopped reading later. But they've been sitting on my bookshelf ever since, so I'm recommending them to everyone!

50. 850 七 Seventies Pocket Dimension: I Have a Tunnel to the Cattle Shed 七零空间，我有地道通牛棚 Out of Sight, Out of Season不见四季Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The 1970s + transmigrate into a book + raising children + taking down scumbags + everyday family life + building a career) After transmigrating into a book, she goes from being a rich second-generation parasite who lives off her family to a capitalist heiress dependent on others for a roof over her head. Worse, she is about to die because the heroine drags her into trouble. Shen Youning is furious. Luckily, she has a farm space. Shen Youning works hard to stock up on supplies, then heads to the 4.3kReads8.2Score517Shelves

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