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. 901 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s, Married the Wildest Tough Guy, and Came Out on Top 穿书七零闪婚最野糙汉后我赢麻了 Little Face脸崽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance + Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + 1970s + Male Lead Is Love-Struck + Raising Kids] When she opened her eyes, a man who seemed made for her was right in front of her. Ruan Niannian thought her mother had arranged everything, and hurriedly promised she would take responsibility... Once she came to her senses, she realized she had transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s that she had read. She had become the love-struck supporting fem 47kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves
2. 902 恶 The First Thing the Wicked Woman Does After Awakening Is Loot Her Enemy’s Fortune 恶妇觉醒第一件事，搬空仇人家产 Flower Reflection花映Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + having babies + whirlwind marriage + sweet romance + devoted couple + mind-reading + a whole group of talking antiques and little animals] Lin Shuangyu, a woman skilled in both scholarship and combat, transmigrates into a book as the biggest sucker in the story. Everything she owns is taken by her “family” and given to the heroine, Xia Xiaoning, including the twin-fish jade pendant her mother left her, a treasure trove, and the job she worked so hard to qualify for. She marr 8.4kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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   🌱🌱🌱Lin Shuangyu, who transmigrated into the book, immediately contracted a spatial ability, retrieved her treasure, sold her job, dumped her scumbag boyfriend, and emptied the Lin family's coffers.🍒🍒🍒 She even found herself a handsome, single soldier with a great physique and top-notch professional skills.🫐🫐🫐 Her career didn't suffer either; she smoothly progressed through university, master's, and doctoral studies, eventually staying on as a professor.🍭🍭🍭 She owns ten courtyard houses in the capital and several large companies.🐱🐱🐱 Her husband is a military talent, and her child is intelligent and bright.

3. 903 重 Back to the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Army Wife Pursues Science to Strengthen the Nation 重回七零：炮灰军嫂励志科研强国 Traditional Chinese Text繁体文Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted [Stationed on a remote island + marriage first, love later + scientific research for the nation + husband’s groveling pursuit after marriage] Content warning: The hero is a real jerk at first. The heroine focuses on settling in before turning to research. There are plenty of awful people, plenty of awful people, plenty of awful people!!! Professor Su, a pillar of the nation, transmigrates into a period novel as the female lead’s cannon-fodder foil. In the original story, the female lead is confi 8.2kReads9.2Score635Shelves
4. 904 七 The Reborn Villainous Little Sister-in-Law of a 1970s Military Romance 七零军婚文的极品小姑子重生了！ Jin San'er瑾三儿Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted [The male lead appears late] [1970s military marriage]+ [System]+ [Space]+ [One-on-one, both inexperienced]+ [The heroine falls for his looks]+ [The hero falls first]+ [The supporting female lead awakens]+ [Face-slapping and punishing scum] Only after Shen Hehua died did she learn that she had been living in a book. She was the “unreasonable sister-in-law” in the mouth of the vicious supporting female lead in a 1970s military romance. Her family existed to have their lives ruined by the vicious 5.7kReads8.9Score602Shelves

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   [Top Post] I just finished reading this one. Don't be misled by the title; the female lead's family has a wonderful atmosphere. She's reborn to save her family, and there's also a plot revision. [Sparrow's Delight]

5. 905 七 A Happy Life in the Seventies 七十年代幸福生活 A Late Orange一只晚橙Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted Su Wan was reborn and grew up to eighteen. With her wedding and move to join the army just around the corner, she thought this life would be smooth and peaceful. She was ready to coast through life when she discovered she had transmigrated into a lucky heroine novel! Both she and her fiancé were doomed supporting characters! What could she do but fight to take control of her own destiny? See how Su Wan escapes the lucky heroine’s shadow, marries and follows her husband to the army, starts a busi 1.8kReads9.0Score126Shelves

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   The first book is understated yet engaging, a heartwarming period drama with no awful characters or misunderstandings, sweet from beginning to end. The second book avoids clichés, features a plot device with a twist, but it's believable and not outrageous, and is a sweet romance. Both books have well-behaved and adorable children.

6. 906 七 The Seventies' Sweetheart: The Brooding, Rugged Man Has His Eye on Me 七零娇娇，我被阴郁糙汉惦记了 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed + black-lotus sickly beauty + professor + perfect nemesis + healing] Xiao Niannian is frail and delicate, with skin as fair and smooth as jade. She looks easy to bully, but never lets an insult go unanswered. One day, she transmigrates into a rebirth novel set in the 1970s, becoming the male lead’s fiancée. In the book, not only will she die young, but the male lead will use her connections to rise to success. The heroine is reborn. After seeing the male lead prosper in her previous l 44.6kReads9.3Score5.8kShelves
7. 907 我 I Bring My Pocket Dimension to Become a Big Villain in a Period Novel 我带着空间在年代文里当大魔王 Sen Dafu森大富Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When the apocalypse arrives, Xu Chang'an awakens strength and wood-element abilities, and is lucky enough to unlock a pocket dimension. She thrives in the apocalypse! But in the fourth year of the apocalypse, after she seizes the weapons from an arsenal, she’s struck by lightning and reborn as an unborn child still in her mother’s womb... 3.8kReads8.9Score387Shelves

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   This book is pretty good. The protagonist is a woman from the apocalypse who transmigrates into the book. She's all about action, never resorting to words. The writing style is quite humorous. There are a few minor flaws, but overall it's alright.

8. 908 雪 The Snow Canon, the Mist Canon: Chronicle of the Twins 雪典，雾典，双生纪 Bo L Tang波l棠Ancient Romance748k WordsCompleted “The first snow between heaven and earth fell atop Kunlun Mountain. Back then, snow did not yet know what melting was, and mist did not know what it meant to disperse. They thought everything in the world would last forever.” “Later, the snow melted and became water. The mist dispersed and became nothing. Only then did they understand: what was eternal was not themselves, but the person who paused in the snow, and the eyes that glanced back through the mist.” 54Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 909 重 Reborn in the 1970s, the Sweet Little Wife in the Rugged Man's Arms 重生七零，糙汉怀里小娇妻甜又软 Wangwang Snow Cakes Are So Tasty旺旺雪饼超好吃Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted [Completed] A deceptively clever, sweet-faced, soft and adorable heroine who pretends to be weak to catch her prey vs. a rugged hero who looks like a tough guy but is secretly obsessed with her Period setting + sweet romance + transmigrate into a book + reborn + adorable baby + pocket dimension + marriage before love She wakes up in the resource-scarce 1970s, with a muscular man sleeping beside her?! A domineering adoptive mother, selfish siblings, and a twisted fiancé. But all of it is resolved 917Reads9.0Score105Shelves
10. 910 七 In the 1970s, My Female Lead and I Share a Golden Finger, Then I Marry the Villain 七零我和女主共用金手指后嫁反派 Lan Yalan澜雅澜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period drama + transmigration into a book + sweet romance + daily life + devoted one-on-one couple] Yu Liang is a bad lot, but he dotes on his wife like no other. Meimei is hopelessly silly, but only ever plays little tricks in front of Yu Liang. In her previous life, Miao Meimei was unloved by both her father and mother, and abused by her nanny. After barely making it to the end of her life, she somehow transmigrated into a book. The female lead in the book is a fox spirit, and the villain was 2.8kReads8.7Score145Shelves

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    This book is absolutely amazing; there are very few historical romance novels like this. The male lead had a grudge against the original male and female leads in his past life, and in this life, he's constantly picking on them. He even managed to marry the female lead. The female lead is soft and sweet, only listening to the male lead (she's very afraid of him at first). They have four children together. The funniest part is the female lead's family. She's terrified of her mother because her mother has a fiery temper and thinks the female lead is too weak to handle. However, the female lead does improve a bit later, knowing to pass sticks to others during fights, but it never comes in handy because her mother and sisters-in-law are too powerful! Hahahaha, the female lead is so afraid of her mother that she's afraid to go home.

11. 911 百 The Ancestor's Parody of Versailles: A Lecture Hall of Laughter 百家笑谭老祖宗的凡尔赛讲堂 Bo L Tang波l棠583k WordsCompleted Emergency report! Emergency report! The Chinese cultural heritage system has triggered a Level Three Red Alert! The meeting room at the Heavenly Dao Administration was in chaos. Three curves plunged on the holographic display: The first line, labeled [System Comprehension], had fallen from 85% in the Tang Dynasty to 32% in the 21st century. The second line, labeled [Integrity Index], had gone from the dazzling galaxy of the "Hundred Schools of Thought" era to today's scattered "quotes from fa 14Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 912 雨 The Rain Canon 雨典 Bo L Tang波l棠Ancient Romance387k WordsCompleted When rain falls upon the world, it is no longer just water. It becomes a bridge between two people meeting, tears of parting, the sorrow of waiting, and a promise to stay together. How many bonds of affection between heaven and earth last only as long as a passing shower? And I am merely the passerby holding an umbrella. 34Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 913 麻 I’m at My Wits’ End! Four Sons and a Daughter Send Me to College in the 1970s 麻了！四儿一女供我在七零读大学 Liu Liu Will Surely Get Rich六六一定发财Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Grandma with incredible fighting power, five adorable kids, mostly everyday life, some awful people, but the protagonist is utterly invincible, satisfying revenge] An Xiaoyun unexpectedly awakens and learns that she is a doomed side character in a lucky heroine story. She is about to die in childbirth, taking her baby with her. Her husband will die after falling into a river from grief, and their four sons will burn themselves out for the lucky heroine, meeting horrible ends. An Xiaoyun is furi 10.5kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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    My favorite historical fiction!!!

14. 914 七 The Happy Life of Lin Yulan, a Sharp-Tongued Woman in the 1970s 七十年代之贫嘴林玉兰的幸福生活 Bai Shuitan白水谈Modern Romance440k WordsCompleted My new novel, A Lively Life in the Sixties: Revenge First, Gossip Later, is now available! Every character is a piece of work, with revenge, scoundrels getting what they deserve, and plenty of beatings. It’s a different kind of story. If you’re interested, give it a try. Thanks for your support! [Reborn + no pocket dimension + no System + no golden finger + romance, with a cheerful and heartwarming tone] Liu Jie’s parents divorced in her previous life, and she lived alone with her grandmother. 2.3kReads9.0Score181Shelves

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    The female lead is intelligent, and the entire story features no cheat codes, no system, no special abilities, and no annoying jerkes. It's about an ordinary person leading an extraordinary and joyful life. It's a very good read.

15. 915 女 The Female Bank President's Last Resort 女行长的穷途末路 Xu Ci珝慈Modern Romance102k WordsCompleted A teller's act of withholding checks toppled the first domino in the bank run at Yunhai City Commercial Bank. Though bank president Ma Yuquan fought desperately to contain the crisis, she ultimately could not counter the enormous fallout from the sudden disappearance of the bank's major shareholder and the head of its controlling rural bank. Ma Yuquan sensed the situation was full of hidden twists and turns, yet never revealed the secret of who she had been with during her brief disappearance, w 864Reads9.3Score120Shelves

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    Really good, my IQ has remained consistent.

16. 916 六 The Sixties: A Country Girl Marries a Down-and-Out Professor 六零：乡下姑娘嫁落魄教授 shan Le Mashan了嘛Modern Romance451k WordsCompleted [Both devoted to each other + Age gap + Everyday family life + Love at first sight + The female lead builds a career and makes money to support her husband] Song Cinian is framed and sent to Wangjiatun for reform. Her parents even announce in the newspaper that they're disowning her. When Song Cinian first arrives in Wangjiatun, all she has is the one outfit she's wearing, and she's injured... On her way to bring food to her family, Wang Jinyue spots Song Cinian. Even though she's a mess from he 2.8kReads8.6Score244Shelves

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    Both the male and female leads are natives; the female lead is from the village, and the male lead is a professor who was sent down to the countryside. The female lead is focused on her career, while the story also touches on some everyday family matters.

17. 917 山 The Rivers and Mountains Trilogy 山河故人三部曲 Bo L Tang波l棠Modern Romance96k WordsCompleted A small town in Jiangnan, Mudanjiang in the northeast, and the ancient city of Xi'an. Different places, the same vision. Beautiful China! Jiangnan's bridges and flowing streams, the northeast's ice and snow, Xi'an's lamb paomo. Beautiful mountains, beautiful rivers, and even more beautiful people. The scenery is written through its people, and the people are reflected in the scenery! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 918 穿 Transmigrated as the Villainous Aunt in a Koi-Themed Period Novel 穿成锦鲤年代文中的极品小姑子 Tao Dayao桃大夭Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Era Novel + Everyone’s Favorite + Madwoman, Career-Driven Heroine + Patriotism + Rags-to-Riches Wish Fulfillment + No Handouts] Su Miaomiao, who has a trading System, transmigrates into an era novel about a lucky heroine. Unfortunately, she isn’t the novel’s lucky heroine, but an obnoxious supporting character who gets deceived by a scumbag from the start and then cruelly abandoned. She’s thrown into a nightmare from the start: the scumbag’s family emotionally manipulates her and leeches off he 4.7kReads9.1Score502Shelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist who is the aunt of the original female protagonist, who uses a system to support her ancestors during wartime. I watched the part about crossing the snow-capped mountains with tears in my eyes; the peace we have now was bought with the lives of our ancestors. The second book features a couple who are just doing nothing, gossiping and fighting with awful characters, and dealing with everyday family matters. The third book, as the title suggests, features three people in one family who aren't even original siblings.

19. 919 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Female Supporting Character Awakens 快穿年代：女配觉醒了 Don't Dwell On The Past不要忆往昔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [fictional setting] [Period] [no fixed CP] [female lead’s perspective] [overpowered golden finger] Ning An, an employee of the Temporal Bureau, transmigrates into small worlds set in different periods. As she eases the supporting female characters’ grievances and makes up for their regrets, she also enjoys a good life of her own. [Content warnings: Please don’t read if these things bother you. Be sure to read this!!!] An extremely overpowered golden finger! The original ma 30.9kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves

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    The first novel is a quick transmigration period story. The female lead doesn't need to be a pushover at the beginning and then get revenge like in traditional transmigration novels. She just needs to make up for the regrets of the female supporting character and live her own life. Most importantly, there's no romantic pairing. The second novel's female lead is a breath of fresh air in the period novels I've read. She doesn't whitewash herself, doesn't go to the countryside, doesn't go to the black market, and her cheat ability isn't the type to treat people like idiots.

20. 920 老 My Husband Cheated, So I Swapped Husbands with His Mistress to Change Our Fates 老公出轨，我和小三换夫改命 Du Wanxing杜菀星Modern Romance553k WordsCompleted A new novel currently being serialized, with its rating just posted! [Not a wish-fulfillment story] [Period setting + remarriage + devoted husband + marriage first, love later] [Some ensemble cast elements] [No System] [No pocket dimension] [Realistic everyday life] In the height of summer in 1977, Xu Nan, a temporary worker at a machinery factory, caught her husband, Cheng Peng, having an affair with Liang Yan Min, an employee at the same factory. To protect his reputation and prospects, Cheng 17.3kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves

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    No time travel, no rebirth, no cheat codes; a novel set in a traditional era.

21. 921 两 Collection of Two Forgettings: Records of an Unknown Daoist Couple Among Clouds and Waters 两忘集——无名道侣云水录 Bo L Tang波l棠44k WordsCompleted The Collection of Two Forgotten: The Unnamed Daoist Couple's Record of Clouds and Waters 7Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 922 携 I Married a Rugged Veteran with My Pocket Space and Lived the Good Life in the 1960s 携空间嫁退伍糙汉，我在六零躺赢 I Have a Longbow吾有长弓Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Qiao Ruolin was adopted as a child. During her graduation trip, she and her grandfather passed by a Taoist temple. The temple talked them into donating a million yuan, and she received a green jade bangle said to guarantee a comfortable life in the future. Who knew the little bangle contained a huge pocket dimension? After a car accident, Qiao Ruolin transmigrates to the 1960s, an era of scarce supplies. With no ties holding her back, she decides to help her grandfather make a fortune and marry 1.5kReads9.0Score168Shelves

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    A lazy female protagonist who just wants to live a comfortable, carefree life! She takes advantage of the situation to help her family escape poverty and become wealthy, guides the village to increase its income, and secretly makes a lot of money while staying in a small county town. She is good at business, has wisdom in life, and is wise in a seemingly foolish way.

23. 923 作 Finicky Rich Girl Brings Her Farm to the 1970s and Takes It Easy 作精白富美携农场在七零摆烂 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Pocket Dimension + Goofy Comedy + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Feel-Good Story + Putting Scumbags in Their Place) The heroine doesn’t dabble in the black market or do farm work, and she has only the tiniest bit of conscience. The hero and heroine both speak their minds. There are no misunderstandings or love rivals. This is a fictional world, so please don’t compare it to real history! Su Qingci, a rich beauty who runs a farm in the modern era, gets sent to the 18.2kReads9.2Score2kShelves
24. 924 活 Alive! As Long as She’s in This Town, She’s Alive 活性！只要她还在这座小镇就活着 Bo L Tang波l棠Rural Life114k WordsCompleted You are alive. Your body is alive. But are you still human at heart? Did you see someone today? Did you make a choice today, not because it was easy, but because it was right? Did you do something today where no one could see, something only you would ever know about? It was small, so small you’d feel embarrassed even to mention it. But you did it. That is your humanity. That is your vitality. To be alive, you need humanity. Even if you mutate, you can still be human. Without humanity, you’re no 11Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 925 小 Little Stepmom Lihua: Defy Me and Fight 小妈黎花，不服就战 Du Wanxing杜菀星Modern Romance120k WordsOngoing [Traditional period setting + remarriage + marriage first, love later] [Older male lead] [Ensemble cast] [No System] [No pocket dimension] [No golden finger] [Realistic life] Real life doesn’t follow the fast-paced rhythm of a wish-fulfillment novel. Every ordinary woman has a unique, fully realized personality of her own. At eighteen, Li Hua unexpectedly became a “temporary mother” to two children. Through the hardest years, she upheld her promise and raised Chen Wenbo’s two children on her own 2Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 926 铁 Tiezhu's Fate 铁柱的命 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Urban291k WordsCompleted In the 1990s, the twenty-year-old Tiezhu, whose given name was Gao Fei, was handsome, dashing, and well educated. He studied hard, hoping to change his fate through knowledge and escape the countryside. But fate kept playing tricks on him, making him fail time and again. Disheartened, he found the courage to face life again with encouragement from Yanhua, the village beauty. His excellence always won him admirers. After meeting different women, he gradually realized who loved him most. Sadly, by 5.4kReads6.8Score210Shelves
27. 927 乖 The Good Girl Joined the Army, So Why Won't the Commander Divorce Her? 乖乖女随军，首长这婚怎么不离了 When I First Heard of Falling Snow初闻落雪时Modern Romance481k WordsCompleted [1980s + Marriage First, Love Later + Slow-Burn Romance + Love-Him-Once-You-Get-to-Know-Him Warning + Size Difference + Age Gap] (Clearheaded, sweet, and perceptive beauty with a PhD in neuroscience vs. older, abstinent, career-driven military officer who turns into a lovesick fool) Ye Jingqiu works nonstop in the lab for a week, then transmigrates into a book the moment her vacation begins. She becomes the doomed cannon-fodder with an arranged marriage to the second male lead? And according 95.9kReads8.5Score12.2kShelves

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    I think all three books are quite good, with smooth writing and not many flaws.

28. 928 大 The Courtyard Compound: The Warmth of Everyday Life 大杂院：人间烟火气 Du Xiaore杜小惹Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted [Period setting + family drama + everyday life] If you're young and inexperienced, take this as a warning and steer clear. This book probably isn't for you. It has none of the usual wish-fulfillment tropes and no imaginary cheat powers. It's simply an ordinary story about people in northern China. [No transmigration, no System, no pocket dimension, no being reborn, and none of the modern-novel elements you know.] It records the ordinary life of a northern town in the 1980s, capturing the memorie 8.6kReads9.1Score757Shelves
29. 929 古 A Mom from Ancient Times, a Dad from the Stars, and Her from the Sixties 古代的妈星际的爸，还有六零的她 There Is a Big White Dog有一只大白狗Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted On the day her father married her stepmother, Xu Zhao was unconscious with a high fever that had lasted several days when a novel suddenly appeared in her mind. Her father was about to be reported. Though he avoided arrest and public denunciation, life with her stepmother became a complete mess. Not only was Xu Zhao ignored by her father and abused by her stepmother, she was also dragged down by her despondent father and died at the age of ten! After waking up again, Xu Zhao successfully evolved 3.5kReads8.7Score460Shelves
30. 930 忘 Forgotten River Teahouse: Ghost Stories Galore at the Ghost Festival Teahouse 忘川茶寮——中元茶寮鬼话连篇 Bo L Tang波l棠38k WordsCompleted Wangchuan Teahouse: Ghost Stories Galore at the Zhongyuan Teahouse 1Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 931 军 Military Marriage Bliss: I Flirt with a Soldier in the 1970s 军婚娇宠：我在七零与兵王互撩 Su Youran苏悠然Modern Romance618k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple] Mu Jing'an married Song Qingning because his mother told him, “Song Qingning, the girl across the bridge, is your betrothed. You have to take responsibility for her.” Song Qingning married Mu Jing'an because the wife of the company commander who had rescued her told her, “My son is tall, a little dim, earns a good salary, and is an officer. If you don't mind, take him off my hands.” Both thought a marriage without love would 24.7kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves

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    This book I recently read is pretty good. I was put off by the title at first, but I read it after going through a reading slump, and it surprised me a lot! [Shy]

32. 932 嫁 Marrying a Disabled Soldier: The Gorgeous Beauty Charms and Coaxes Him 嫁军婚残夫，娇艳美人撩他诱哄他 Clouds Upon Clouds一朵朵云Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Military marriage + marriage first, love later + doted on by everyone + no golden finger, your mindset determines your fate] [A cast story starring a great beauty who gets a villainess role without realizing it] In 1974, Yu Wan transmigrates into the body of an undocumented drifter, then uses her beauty to become the Qiao family’s stepdaughter. With a new identity, Yu Wan is overjoyed. The Qiao family members each have their own agendas, but they know the truth and keep quiet. Not long after Yu 25.7kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves
33. 933 校 The Campus Belle’s Diploma Is Torn Up? Her Devoted Officer Won’t Back Down 校花毕业证被撕？痴情军官死死磕 The White-Faced One of the Elixir Pavilion丹阁白面者Modern Romance791k WordsOngoing "Young Master Xiao, Who Has Kept to Himself for Years..." Era, modern romance, sweet romance; school life, campus belle, business and entrepreneurship, urban life, military, equally matched leads, technology and research. Thank you, readers, for your reviews. The book has received a rating. It may not have shot straight to the top, but every review you leave helps raise its overall score. Thank you for your support. I also hope new readers will give it a few chapters. You won't regret investing 579Reads8.2Score101Shelves

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    A handsome, wealthy, and successful man from the North falls in love with a poor, unassuming girl from a small family in the South. This novel, which doesn't solely rely on romance but incorporates realistic elements of military life, business, and urban life, is a refreshing read.

34. 934 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s 七零年代军婚日常 Jun Anzhi君安之Modern Romance365k WordsCompleted Do I have memories of a previous life? Yes! Do I have a personal space? Yes! Can I practice medicine? Yes! Am I going to dominate the world? No! This is the story of a heroine who, even with a maxed-out golden finger, still lives an ordinary life and takes things as they come. 39Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    Keep it low-key, keep it low-key. You be the judge whether it lowers your intelligence or not. [Got it][Got it]

35. 935 双 A Double-Faced Jianghu, Dedicated to the Eighteen of Every Story 双面江湖献给所有故事里的十八号 Bo L Tang波l棠Eastern Fantasy187k WordsCompleted The world sings the praises of heroes, But who remembers the nameless extras? The jianghu is more than flashing blades, It lives in serving tea and sweeping floors, too. Two voices separated by countless mountains and rivers, yet keeping exactly the same rhythm. Unhurried, neither too loud nor too soft. Like a heartbeat, like breathing. Like the jianghu itself, quietly and ceaselessly carrying on. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 936 上 The Ancient Powerhouses Have Arrived 上古大佬团驾到 Bo L Tang波l棠Eastern Fantasy108k WordsCompleted The ancient supreme gods Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi, long since retired and all but legendary, were bored one day. They decided to take their wives, Xihe and Changxi, on a “business trip” that was really a “government-funded vacation,” visiting the Heavenly Court and the Underworld, both under the administration of the current management, the Jade Emperor. When word got out, the officials governing the Three Realms fell into unprecedented panic and chaos. They mistook a simple family outing for 11Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 937 七 The Beloved Wife of the 1970s Gets Teased! The Black-Bellied Officer Sees Red and Loses Control 七零小妻被撩！腹黑军官红眼失控 Lost and Found失而Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: [The Dashing Courtyard Beauty and Her Aloof Husband Who Holds Her Close and Coaxes Her] After transmigrating, Yu Xiangnian becomes the shrew of a military compound in the 1970s. Her husband doesn’t love her, the children don’t care for her, and the neighbors can’t stand her... So what? She doesn’t care what any of them think! She’s educated, cultured, well-connected, and beautiful. Building a fortune and pursuing her career are what matter! But... Why is this ma 23.2kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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    This ensemble cast is absolutely hilarious! I especially love the female lead's third brother and the male lead's younger sister. Their daily banter and teasing is both funny and heartwarming. You absolutely have to read it; I'd give it a 9.5 Or higher! 💗

38. 938 9 The 1990s: Why Date When I've Transmigrated into a Book? 90年代：穿书了谁还谈恋爱啊 Xi He琋和Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Ting had just secured funding when she transmigrated into a romance novel where everyone was eight hundred percent love-brained. From the start, she was stuck in an icy wasteland with a talkative male lead threatening to kill her. Lin Ting: “Date you? I'd rather get a dog.” The original male lead: “...?” No space, no System, no mind-reading ability... Luckily, she still had a business brain running at full speed. “I'm never dating anyone. Not in this life.” “If I run out of money, I can earn 42.6kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves

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    This is my number one period drama novel 🍅✨ The girls in it are all so wonderful, and it's incredibly heartwarming!!! I especially love the female lead's character. At home, she's a well-behaved but mischievous girl; at school, she's a cramming college student; and outside, she's a powerful businesswoman. I absolutely adore the scenes where she expands her business empire.

39. 939 抛 Three Years After Abandoning Her Husband and Daughter, She Can Finally See Clearly 抛夫弃女的她三年后不眼盲心瞎了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yu Hua wasn't a good woman. She had “abandoned her husband and daughter,” and spent the hard-earned money her “honest” husband, Chen Jikun, made on a wasteful university life in the city. She also went out of her way to hide the fact that she was married. In an era that prized simplicity and purity, a selfish, vain, spoiled woman like Yu Hua was nothing like the ideal good girl, let alone someone a man would want to marry. Yet Chen Jikun had not only married her, he spent money and effort treati 10kReads8.6Score776Shelves

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    Yu Hua was not a good woman. She "abandoned her husband and daughter," taking it for granted that she could squander the hard-earned money of her honest husband, Chen Jikun, on her university studies in the city, and was extremely reluctant to acknowledge her married status. In that era that valued simplicity and purity, a selfish, vain, and spoiled woman like Yu Hua was completely out of step with the standards of a good girl, let alone someone to marry. Yet Chen Jikun not only married her but also spent money and effort treating her like a treasure. If he heard any gossip that Yu Hua would eventually abandon her husband and daughter, he would definitely be furious. Initially, Yu Hua did indeed dislike Chen Jikun intensely, and even their daughter, whom they had conceived out of wedlock, was rarely seen by them for several years. It was an accident that blinded her; her so-called relatives and friends were exposed for their true colors. Only then did she realize that she only had her father and daughter left, her closest and dearest family.

40. 940 七 A Beautiful Woman’s Fight to Change Her Life in the 1970s 七零之娇媚美人靠内卷改变人生 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted Also known as Reborn: The Charming Beauty Catches the Eye of a Discharged Officer After dying a miserable death in the wilderness in her previous life, Shen Wanqing opens her eyes again and wants only to escape her fate as a doomed supporting character. She uses her spiritual spring space to heal old injuries, puts arrogant bullies in their place with her martial arts skills, and masters five foreign languages and all kinds of skills through fierce competition. Her life soon flourishes. Only Wei 306Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend! It's so good!

41. 941 盘 The Meal on the Plate: The Execution Ground, They Watch You, They Remember 盘中餐：刑场——它们看着你，它们记得 Bo L Tang波l棠58k WordsCompleted The Meal on the Plate: The Execution Ground: They Watch You, They Remember 2Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 942 末 The Apocalypse Expert's Days as a Contrast Character in a Period Novel 末世大佬在年代文当对照组的日子 Eight Thousand Strange Flowers陌花八千Modern Romance608k WordsCompleted [Period setting + special abilities + transmigrate into a book + contrast couple] Wu Ling, a powerful survivor of the apocalypse, transmigrates into a book and becomes the village’s infamous “pretty, lazy girl.” She’s beautiful but won’t work in the fields, making the village aunties shake their heads. Three engagements have already fallen through, and everyone says she isn’t cut out for married life. Then she spots Chu Mu, the male supporting character in the original story’s contrast couple: A 2.8kReads7.2Score267Shelves

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    The female protagonist is reborn from a post-apocalyptic world into a historical fiction novel, possessing water-related superpowers. From a rural area to a military academy, and then to a remote island, she lives a life of poverty where eggs are a luxury. Her husband is also a reincarnated character, whom some readers who prefer male characters consider a "white-hat" and "impure" reincarnation. The contrast between the male protagonist's two lifetimes, their post-apocalyptic lives, and the original couple in the novel highlights the female protagonist's charismatic personality. She is a low-key yet capable woman, neither spoiled nor domineering. The novel is rich in detail and well-paced.

43. 943 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s, a Background Character Takes a Front-Row Seat to the Gossip 穿越六零，路人甲站在吃瓜一线 Mei Qianxun梅千寻Modern Romance545k WordsCompleted Meng Tian knows she's transmigrated. She has barely opened her eyes when she hears the medical staff beside her calling her "comrade" over and over, and realizes she's probably had the worst luck imaginable. Sure enough, her guess was almost exactly right. All she wanted was some barbecue, but she wound up catching someone else's last train in life and taking a trip through time. Wasn't it nice enough to graduate, live off the inheritance her parents left her, and lie flat while collecting ren 2.9kReads8.8Score243Shelves

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    Having a personal space is arguably useless; returning to the 1960s and accepting the significant emotional shift, along with the real-life fear of his high-class background, is very compelling. I really enjoyed the process of pursuing his wife; it wasn't an instant connection, but rather a lot of pushing and shoving. [Kissing emoji]

44. 944 七 The 1970s: Spiriting Away My Beloved Diplomat 七零：抱走我的外交官大人 Chestnuts to Wealth栗子要暴富Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted When people transmigrate into a book, they're usually the heroine who changes her destiny or a supporting woman who gets her own triumphant comeback. Lin Fengjiao, however, transmigrates into the book as a nameless background character, and immediately finds herself facing divorce and raising a child alone. Lin Fengjiao doesn't care what kind of background character she is. What matters is living a good, peaceful life. Holding her diplomat husband and teasing the kid now and then, what's not to 38Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into a novel as an ordinary passerby, living a low-key life and focusing on enjoying her simple life.

45. 945 六 Sweet Little Wife of the 1960s: The Educated Youth Dotes on Me Without Hesitation 六零小甜妻：知青宠我没商量 Another Road另路Modern Romance586k WordsCompleted [Steady Educated Youth vs. Beautiful Village Girl / Entire Cast Are Locals, No Golden Fingers or Black Markets / Everyday Life / Marriage First, Love Later / Flawed Characters / Leads Grow Together / Sweet Romance] Lin Yuan goes to the countryside at eighteen. As the youngest child in his family, he gets first pick of all the food and drink, giving him a broad-shouldered, narrow-waisted, long-legged frame that stands six feet tall. It doesn’t take long for someone to set their sights on him as s 62.6kReads8.9Score9.6kShelves

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    Beautiful! Beautiful!

46. 946 江 Chronicles of the Jianghu: Chaos in Botang 江湖册波棠乱 Bo L Tang波l棠Historical119k WordsCompleted Historical setting: Early Republic of China, around the 1910s to 1920s · What the era represents: The imperial throne has fallen, warlords carve up the country, and Western culture pours in. This is an age when the codes and honor of the “old jianghu” are gradually lost, transformed, and ultimately destroyed by the guns and schemes of the “new world.” The story of Bo and Tang is the most moving verse in this elegy. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 947 王 Wang Xiaoli's Sixties 王小荔的六十年代 Scroll Ah卷轴啊Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted Transmigration + golden finger + pocket dimension + period drama + rural Northeast China (Lu Huaijin is an important character, but not the male lead) When she wakes up one morning, modern-day office drone Wang Xiaoli has become the “chubby girl” of Wangjia Village in the Northeast in the 1960s. Her family is dirt poor, and from the start she's burning with a fever and on the brink of death. Luckily, her little pocket dimension has transmigrated with her! Life in Wangjia Village is lively: a tou 20.1kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a peasant girl in the 1960s. She has a spatial ability but doesn't use it for business. Instead, she uses it to buy a job at a junkyard and passes on information. She works hard to improve her skills and get promoted and earn more money.

48. 948 她 She Wants Him! 她要他！ Autumn Colors Crimson秋色绯绯Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted A pure, sweet romance, guaranteed to be sugary. Every reader who’s read it says it’s sweet. [Both leads are devoted to each other x Extra sweet x The heroine teases the hero every day x No golden finger x Family life x Building wealth x Rich in everyday details] Ten years after Lu Jinshu’s husband died, she returns to the time before they were married. If you went back to before your wedding, would you still choose to marry the man you’re with now? Lu Jinshu thinks she would. She and Jiang Yan g 13.5kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
49. 949 糖 Candied Hawthorn Inn 糖葫芦客栈 Bo L Tang波l棠Fantastical Romance133k WordsCompleted Pure dialogue, a novel told entirely through lines of speech. The martial world can be a little bitter, so why not try a candied hawthorn? The first bite is tart, but the sweetness lingers. Another one, dear guest! Welcome to the Candied Hawthorn Inn! 11Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 950 重 Reborn in a New Era: I Only Want an Ordinary, Peaceful Life 重生年代，只想过平凡的悠闲人生 Dreaming Salted Fish Auntie做梦的咸鱼阿姨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted All alone, Li Xiao transmigrates to an era when you need a letter of introduction to go out and nobody has a phone. She is actually happy, because this time she finally has a healthy body and the chance to coast through life. She wants to live a quiet, leisurely life and make her transmigration worthwhile. After dealing with her obvious enemies, she packs her bags and heads to the countryside. As for the ones lurking in the shadows, she'll wait and see. Every day, she slacks off a little at work 14kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves

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    Low-key, intelligent, with a fast-paced plot and no melodrama.

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