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. 151 被 After Being Bound to a System, I Take My Wife to the City to Find Work 被系统绑定后，带着老婆进城打工 Zhou Zijin舟子衿Modern Romance285k WordsOngoing [Everyday Life in the 1990s + Entrepreneurship; A Selfish, Two-Faced Man Forced to Become a Workaholic vs. A Clingy, Delicate Heiress Who's a Hopeless Romantic] Xu Yaozu is the family's precious darling. On the day his little sister gets married, he suddenly gets electrocuted and passes out for no apparent reason. When he wakes up, his sister's wedding is off, the pile of "sky-high bride price" money meant to pay for his repeat year of school is gone, and there's something new in his head called 39.7kReads8.3Score6.9kShelves

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   This one is beautiful

2. 152 重 Back to 1975, and Everything Is Just Right 重回1975，一切刚刚好 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子Urban170k WordsOngoing "I transmigrated!" The good news: I got a second chance and returned to the day I would regret for the rest of my life. The bad news: I came back to avoid misfortune and lie flat for the rest of my life. You only get one life, and a beautiful life is hard-won. The only way to do myself justice is to enjoy it. But with all those money-making ideas in my head, I just can't sit still. My poor wallet, I've won the people's hearts, so I have to do right by them and help them all get rich and prosper. 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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

3. 153 刚 I Just Opened My Eyes, and the 1970s Villainess Was Marrying a Delicate Husband 刚睁眼，七零霸王花女配嫁小娇夫 About to Get a Cat就要有猫了Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Pocket Dimension + Cozy Daily Life + One-on-One Romance] He Chunxing, a strength-type esper who had lived through the apocalypse, opened her eyes and found herself in a sweet historical romance novel as the foil to the heroine. Her uncle’s wife had her eyes on their house. Her reborn cousin wanted to keep all the good food and drink for herself, and was determined to push He Chunxing into becoming a stepmother. A young educated youth sent to the countryside was after her youth 5.9kReads8.9Score354Shelves

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   ✨1V1, Historical Fiction❤️Highlight 1 [Admiration] A hot-tempered, easily angered, arrogant, and easily appeased male lead; a gentle and weak female lead who is good at comforting people; and twin sons who protect their mother. ❤️Highlight 2 [Making a face] A Popeye-like female lead accidentally meets her male lead, sparking a unique love story💥

4. 154 千 I Traveled a Thousand Miles to Join My Husband, Only to Be Rejected? The Military Wife Is So Capable, the Nation Has Its Eye on Her 千里奔夫被嫌？军嫂太强国家盯上 Sweet Blossoms on Brocade锦上甜花Modern Romance800k WordsOngoing [Romance] [Military Marriage] [Agricultural Research] [Pride and Prejudice] Renowned agricultural scientist Lin Hongying has become a country girl who traveled a thousand miles to join the army and seek refuge with her fiancé. She is dressed in rags, gaunt and sallow, and seems both unsophisticated and uneducated. Everyone tells her arranged marriages never bring happiness. Everyone looks down on her and despises her. Look down on her? Despise her? So what? She has a heart full of ambition to 6.7kReads9.3Score486Shelves
5. 155 论 On the Self-Cultivation of a Black Lotus 论一朵黑莲花的自我修养 Cang Yu仓语Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed. No transmigration, no rebirth, no System, no golden finger. A touch of the times, a touch of romance, and a realistic bent. No formulaic plot, no satisfying face-slapping, just steady progress through real life. Liu Xia is a talented country girl who makes a family with her unrelated grandmother, her mother, and her younger sister. There is family affection, first love, and clashes of interest, but above all, this is a story about how women break through the chains that bind them. A 15kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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   I highly recommend a super good period drama novel, my darlings! The female lead is a resilient and intelligent woman from humble beginnings. She has several romantic relationships, but she only dates those who seem compatible; otherwise, she breaks up with them. She always focuses on herself, and her free spirit is never bound by thorns. (The female lead suffers a bit in the beginning, so please bear with her!)

6. 156 军 My Officer Husband Isn't Dead? The Heiress Follows the Troops with Her Child 军官丈夫没死？资本小姐带娃随军 No Sugar in My Writing笔下无糖Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Space + Stripping the Family of Its Wealth + Punishing Scum + Love After Marriage] [Clear-Headed, Radiant Beauty vs. Rugged Army Officer with Incredible Stamina] Jiang Yumian was framed and sent down to the countryside. After losing two children one after the other, she went mad and died taking her enemies with her, only to be reborn. The moment she opened her eyes, her children were still alive. Her family was secretly plotting to flee, leave her behind to be sent down to t 9.6kReads8.2Score1.2kShelves

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   🌈The female lead was raised by a capitalist, while the male lead is a rough, uneducated military officer. 🌈There's an initial misunderstanding between them. After meeting and exchanging information, they realize they've both been tricked by the female lead's adoptive family. Once the misunderstanding is cleared up, the female lead happily joins the military with her child. 🌈Because of her miserable life and death in her previous life, she's reborn with a sharp mind. She's fearless in arguments and decisive in action, earning a notorious reputation in the family compound. She hates evil, but she also has a lot of kindness, helping many unfortunate women solve their problems. 🌈The plot is mostly about everyday life, raising a child, harmonious in-laws, and a magical spring. If you like this type of story, you might want to check it out.

7. 157 七 The 1970s: After Stealing the Heroine's Golden Finger, the Villainess Couldn't Stop Smiling 七零：抢女主金手指后女配笑麻了 Liu Family's Little Moon刘家小月Modern Romance579k WordsCompleted [1970s + Transmigrate into a Book + System + Taking Down Villains + Face-Slapping + Never Forgiving + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Gossip] The moment Shen Qingli opened her eyes, she found herself at a wedding, and she was one of the people getting married. After absorbing the original owner's memories, Shen Qingli slapped the shameless woman who'd seduced her fiance and kicked the scumbag who'd seduced her older sister, sending the awful pair spiraling into oblivion! “Are you really willing 4.7kReads8.9Score406Shelves

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   Check out this newly released period fantasy novel!!! The female lead is neither a saint nor stupid; she has off-the-charts fighting skills, acts decisively and efficiently, and is number one in how she takes down and slaps down scumbags!

8. 158 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Legitimate Daughter Is a Super Mom 穿七零，嫡女当妈超会养 Green Fish, Green Fish青鱼青鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ancient Times to Modern Day + Military Marriage + Period Setting + Island + Grasslands + Mutual Devotion] After taking revenge for her mother, Song Shuqian, the legitimate daughter of a general’s household, arrives in 1968 and becomes the daughter of a capitalist family. She thought she could enjoy life without a care, since her family was wealthy and she was an only child. But in 1968, being a capitalist’s daughter meant danger. To escape her predicament, she impulsively marries Wei Jianguo, a 19.9kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves

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   I remember a detail in this book: the female protagonist knew there was danger outside the family compound, yet she didn't leave it even once throughout the entire winter. The person who wanted revenge on her waited outside for the whole winter.

9. 159 重 The Reborn Abandoned Wife Stands on Her Own 重生弃妇当自强 Fang Wai, Who Loves Deep-Fried Prawns爱吃油煎大虾的方外Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted As Xu Xiaoting lay in her hospital bed, she thought about how stifled she'd been her whole life. As a rich man's wife, wasn't having plenty of money wonderful? Why had she put everything she had into a worthless man, putting up with him again and again, until the frustration finally killed her? If she could live her life over, she'd never give up her career to be a housewife. She'd never believe the nonsense that her husband would come back after getting his fill of fun, and she'd never let hers 10.6kReads9.2Score898Shelves

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   An incredibly satisfying rebirth story, with no nasty or awful relatives—it's just pure bliss!

10. 160 七 Blind Date in the Seventies: I Met the Strongest War God Officer 七零相亲：相亲到了最强战神军官 The Wishing Stone of the Stars星星的许愿石Modern Romance774k WordsCompleted Female lead: Yu Qiao Male lead: Zheng Xiangguo The female lead transmigrates to the 1970s in an alternate parallel world. The male lead is a top soldier, and their military marriage is sweet and loving. Yu Qiao inexplicably transmigrates to the 1970s in a parallel world. At home, she’s a well-behaved, sensible girl with a little talent. Outside, she’s the clever and polite, delicate youngest daughter of the Yu family. As the well-behaved girl of the family, she thinks she’s doing a pretty good j 4.8kReads9.1Score552Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates to the 1970s; she's capable but prefers to keep a low profile. The male protagonist is a top-tier soldier who returns home for a visit, only to be dragged into a blind date by his mother. He initially intends to just go through the motions, but falls in love at first sight—perhaps because of his looks, or maybe it's destiny. Both are strong-willed! They pamper each other, marry, and both are stationed in the military. The story is heartwarming.

11. 161 疯 My Unhinged Wife Is a Little Pig 疯批媳妇儿是小猪 Shi Qibao十柒宝Modern Romance253k WordsOngoing [Childhood Friends] [Loyal Dog] [Unhinged] [Wife-Obsessed Protector] He Pingye was knocked silly, and became both crazy and domineering. But nobody knew he had simply been reborn. In his previous life, he died horribly. His soul drifted without a home as he watched the "little pig" he had personally cared for and protected for twenty years, his little moon, sacrifice her freedom and lose the use of her legs for dancing in order to avenge him. She endured everything in silence, suffering one humi 3.6kReads—Score209Shelves

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    This new book, set in the early 1990s, features no special abilities, no cheat codes, and no system; it relies purely on the author's wit. It's incredibly sweet, and the writing is excellent. [Learned something new]

12. 162 九 Sweet Days of Striving in the 1990s 九零向上的日子甜蜜蜜 The Feisty Auntie炸毛的小姨Modern Romance142k WordsOngoing Rural daily life + farmhouse cooking + female growth + family squabbles + childhood sweethearts A story of family squabbles beginning in the 1990s, with plenty of farmhouse cooking. Gathering wild walnuts, cutting moso bamboo, raising silkworms, digging for bamboo shoots and medicinal herbs to earn money; making a fishing hook from a sewing needle, digging up earthworms, and going fishing... Yang Xiangshang follows her mother to join her stepfather, stays behind in Wangjiata Village to attend 818Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend it! Although it's a new book, I recently got hooked and have been following it every day. The story unfolds beautifully, and I especially love the grandmothers in the stories! I highly recommend everyone read it; it gets more and more exciting as you go on, and there are so many delicious foods that reminded me of the flavors I ate as a child.

13. 163 四 The 1940s: Conquering the Hard Years 四零：干翻艰苦年代 Yellow Sand, Heart in Sorrow黄沙心悲凉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1940s + Farming + Pocket Dimension + Artificial Intelligence + Growth] In a time of war, little Jiegeng was abandoned by her own mother. With her baby brother in her arms and the help of an artificial intelligence, she took one step at a time out of a small mountain village and grew into a towering tree. 8.8kReads9.3Score1kShelves

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    In a time of hardship, a little girl, orphaned and without the protection of her family, grows up slowly under the care of an AI-powered system, accompanied by her infant brother who has been reborn. A must-read historical fiction.

14. 164 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Scheming First Wife Is Ready to Rise Again! 重生七十年代：心机原配要翻身！ Me, Who Loves Fish爱吃鱼的我Modern Romance690k WordsCompleted Everyone in the compound says Wang Cuilan is lucky. Born in the countryside and educated only through middle school, she still managed to marry one of the most capable young men in the compound, transforming her social standing overnight. Everyone urges Wang Cuilan to count her blessings, be grateful, and cherish her good life. Yet no one notices the exhaustion hidden beneath her smile. Wang Cuilan has been a calculating girl since childhood. She knows that if she wants something, she has to wor 4.3kReads8.4Score181Shelves

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    🍬🎈The female lead falsely claimed credit for someone else's work to marry the male lead. After learning the truth, the male lead repeatedly helps his "white moonlight" (his first love). Looking at their empty home, the female lead feels some regret. ✨🍬Perhaps she shouldn't have agreed when Xie Zheng came knocking on her door…

15. 165 假 The Fake Heiress Was Kicked Out, and a Rugged Countryman Took Her Home to Cherish Her 假千金被赶出门，乡野糙汉抱走宠 Lu Cai陆菜Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted Auntie Zhang, from Shanghe Village, had spent twenty years working as a nanny for a wealthy family in the big city. Then, out of the blue, she brought home a fair-skinned, beautiful young woman. Word was, the girl had been switched at birth with the wealthy family’s real daughter. Once their biological child was found, they’d kicked her out. Auntie Zhang felt sorry for her and brought her back to Shanghe Village. But she couldn’t stay there forever; she had to return to the city and keep earning 6.3kReads9.2Score511Shelves

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    The adorable and slightly naive Duan Xiaoyu versus the doting and rough-around-the-edges Cheng Chuan: Few writers can portray a naive female lead as so endearing. She's genuinely just naturally innocent and a bit goofy, without any hint of foolishness, and it doesn't make you feel awkward at all. It's absolutely fantastic!

16. 166 家 With a Little Trouble-Maker at Home, Life Only Gets Sweeter 家有小作精，日子越过越有爱 Gu Yin En顾寅恩Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] [1970s era + transmigration into a book + military marriage + going berserk + getting rich] After putting up with a mountain of grievances in her previous life, Wen Ning transmigrates to the 1970s, where there’s nothing to be had, and gets even more fed up. She just wants to go berserk and take on the whole world. When the villagers gossip behind her back, Wen Ning’s response is simple: “I’ll just curse them out.” When she argues with her mother-in-law, Wen Ning’s res 2.6kReads8.4Score194Shelves

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    Set in the 1970s, a time of military marriage, Wen Ning, who had suffered a lot of mistreatment in her previous life, transmigrated to the 1970s. Wen Ning only wanted to confront anyone she disliked, but accidentally caused her mother-in-law to return to her parents' home. To avoid starving, Wen Ning quickly followed her mother-in-law to her parents' house, only to find that her mother-in-law had simply gone back to help with a baby delivery.

17. 167 穿 I Came to the 1960s for a Life, Not Mere Survival 穿六零，我要的是生活，不是活着 A Novel Fan Writing Novels小说迷写小说Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Jiang Shushu was an ordinary girl with a short life. Because of a drop of the King of Hell’s son’s virgin urine, she died six hours early. To make it up to her, the King of Hell gives her three choices. 1: Be reborn along her original path, into the animal realm. (The King of Hell can guarantee she’ll have someone to feed and care for her all her life.) 2: Have her wish granted and become a billionaire. (She’ll be an 80-year-old rich woman with only six days left to live.) 3: Become an 18-year-o 2.3kReads8.8Score148Shelves

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    Synopsis: The story revolves around a woman who transmigrates to the 1960s to retire. Starting with less than ideal circumstances, the female protagonist works hard and strives for a better life. Character traits: None are intellectually deficient; each character has their own distinct traits, reflecting human nature and common sense. The plot devices are not overly fantastical or disruptive, keeping the story relatable. Genre: Historical fiction, inspirational. Recommendation rating: Self-recommendation; I'm giving myself five stars to encourage myself.

18. 168 娇 The Charming Cannon Fodder Wife's Happy Life in the Military Compound 娇媚炮灰原配在家属院幸福日常 Lucky Fruit幸运果Modern Romance931k WordsOngoing The main story is complete. Extras will be updated at random. [Military Marriage] [Pocket Dimension] [Adorable Kids] [Sweet Romance] [No Toxic Characters] [Cozy Everyday Life] When Liang Chunyi wakes up, she discovers that she has transmigrated into a book, becoming the early-deceased first wife of a senior military officer in a stepmother novel. The original wife was notorious in the military district for being difficult. Before giving birth, she had a quarrel with her husband and stubbornly re 3.3kReads8.4Score188Shelves
19. 169 首 He Asked for a Divorce on His First Night Home, Then Kissed Her Until She Cried 首长回家第一晚提离婚，被亲哭了 I'm the Baby Here我才是宝宝Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn military marriage + winning back his wife + antique bargains + dazzling beauty vs. aloof heartthrob] In her previous life, Zhu Suisui fell for Lu Lanxu at first sight. Of all the Lu family members, she chose the most outstanding heir to be her husband. She thought that if she worked hard to be a good Mrs. Lu, one day Lu Lanxu would love her. But she had overestimated herself. She simply couldn’t warm his heart. For twenty years, they treated each other with respect, but he felt only a se 30.6kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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    The first book! The female lead is a stunningly beautiful woman who transmigrated from a book! To avoid harassment from hooligans, she went to the military base to find her sister. Unexpectedly, she won the favor of her brother-in-law's superior! Lu Chenghuai is a well-known high-achieving man in the compound, 30 years old and still a barren barren land when it comes to love, completely unlucky. He's always resisted blind dates, but after accidentally meeting this girl on the street, he's deeply infatuated with her. This love burns like a raging fire, and he thinks about her all the time. Then, the next day, the girl comes to the military base and is chatting and laughing with other boys!

20. 170 拒 After Refusing to Marry the Village Bully, I Was Forced to Have His Baby 拒嫁八零村霸后，被强迫怀崽了 Little Undersea Whale海底小鲸鱼Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted [Period setting + sweet romance + raising kids + devoted to each other + 1980s] Li Susu was engaged to Jiang Chumin from a young age, but her younger sister, Li Chuchu, was determined to take her place. So Li Chuchu borrowed five hundred yuan from Jiang Huai, the village bully with the worst reputation, and offered Li Susu as collateral. Lying weak and helpless in bed, Li Susu tearfully explains her situation to Jiang Huai. His gaze roams over the beautiful, flawless curve of her bare shoulder a 3.1kReads7.2Score172Shelves

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    Li Susu was tricked into marrying Jiang Huai, a village bully, by her younger sister. She initially thought it was a nightmare, but the "interest" in the bully's eyes was strangely captivating. Jiang Huai's line, "I'm willing," sent shivers down her spine. Was it domineering coercion or a hidden tenderness? Set in the 1980s, the combination of a village bully character and forced pregnancy creates a sense of tension due to the era's constraints, yet also a sweet contrast of "marriage of convenience leading to love." It's intriguing to see how Li Susu goes from resistance to acceptance, and whether Jiang Huai, this seemingly cold but actually warm-hearted village bully, will turn out to be a devoted husband!

21. 171 嫁 I Married the Richest Man, Had a Beloved Baby, and Now All My Stepkids Are Overprotective Brothers 嫁首富，生团宠，继子全员护妹狂 Mo Mo's Mo漠漠的陌Modern Romance529k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, Shock! The Rugged Factory Director Is a Wife-Doting Maniac, is now available. (1980s + Married First, Love Later + Everyday Life Raising Kids + Family Matters + Rugged Husband Dotes on His Wife + Mutual Devotion + Beloved by the Whole Family) A beauty blogger travels back to the 1980s and becomes a woman four months pregnant. But she was supposed to marry a wild, rugged man with washboard abs and overflowing masculinity, so how did he turn into an old, ugly eunuch? An 2.8kReads9.3Score332Shelves
22. 172 七 The 1970s: I Work as a Waitress at a State-Run Restaurant 七零：我在国营饭店当服务员 Yi Jia Er Shi Yi易加二十一Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Buling, a wastrel who had muddled through the apocalypse, transmigrated from the end times to an alternate dynasty in the 1970s. From the start, the difficulty was hellish. After acting like a meek little grandson for a month, she finally sent the original owner’s entire family to their graves. Just as she was about to set off toward a happy new life, she had a dream on the train. In it, she was a cannon-fodder character in a novel about a stepmother. After arguing with the heroine a few times, 4.2kReads8.9Score339Shelves

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    I'm currently reading the first one and it's pretty good so far. It's easy to get into, and I've basically finished most of the others. It's imaginative, very enjoyable, and each book is fast-paced and action-packed, with no grudges left unresolved.

23. 173 强 A Forceful Claim 强势染指 Xiangqiao香巧Modern Romance394k WordsCompleted [Roguish, Rugged Hero] [Daddy-Type Boyfriend] [ oozing hormones] [Guiding Lover] [Sweet Romance] [Nine-Year Age Gap] [Food] [Kissaholic] [Both Pure and Inexperienced] I'm currently working on signed editions for publication. If you're interested, you can check them out at the usual place. This is part of the same series as Jiang Baichuan and Hai Tian's A Soldier in Uniform, Rose in Hand, Dedicated to the Princess. (The male lead cooks, talks dirty, and fusses over every last detail like a dad. T 62.6kReads9.4Score6.9kShelves
24. 174 穿 Reborn as the Terrible Fifth Aunt in a Beloved Group Novel, I Take Back My Golden Finger 穿成团宠文极品五婶，抢回金手指 Butterfly Thorn蝴蝶刺Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Right after getting married, Ji Xiaoxiao discovers that she's transmigrated into a beloved-daughter novel as the unlucky, wicked female supporting character who gives the heroine her golden finger!!! Ji Xiaoxiao glances at the beaming man beside her. Is it too late to get divorced? Gu Yan can't believe that his wife wants to dump him right after they get married. What should he do? After reclaiming her golden finger, Ji Xiaoxiao sits back and waits for the show, while a sly, puppy-like young man 8.4kReads8.3Score628Shelves
25. 175 易 Fertile by Nature, She Has the Factory Boss's Only Heir After Losing Her Memory 易孕体质，失忆后破厂长三代单传 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Nineties setting, both leads are virgins, sweet romance, doting love, marriage first, love later, secret crush, slice of life] Qin Baozhu has been spoiled rotten since childhood, indulged and allowed to do whatever she wants. One day, an accident sends her tumbling off a train. The pampered heiress becomes an illiterate simpleton, and someone picks her up from the train station. When she wakes up, she's been married for six years, and there's a little one crying beside her. “Mommy, I promise I 8kReads8.5Score482Shelves

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    The female lead suffers a mental breakdown due to an accident, and has three children with the male lead. She plays and jokes around with the children, loves sweets and candy, and enjoys wearing pretty clothes. The male lead dotes on her immensely, telling the children to take care of, indulge, and protect their mother.

26. 176 七 The 1970s: Married in the Morning, Burning Joss Paper for My Ex by Afternoon 七零：上午结婚下午给前夫烧纸 The Divine Beast Isn't Home神兽不在家Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Also known as: "Clearing Out My Eccentric Adoptive Mother's Home, the Fake Heiress Goes to the Countryside" Animated comic: "Tong Hua's Comeback" [Reborn and Revenge on Scumbags + Face-Slapping the Beloved of All + Everyone Begs for Forgiveness + Never Forgiving + Sweet Romance] In her previous life, Tong Hua was plotted against by Kong Mixue, the beloved of all, and sold into the mountains, where she was trapped for over a decade. After finally escaping and making her way home, she found that h 44kReads9.1Score5kShelves
27. 177 婆 Mother-in-Law Rushes to the Capital Overnight: She Wins Over the Compound with Her Cooking from the Start 婆婆连夜进京：开局厨艺征服大院 Qiuqian Yao秋千幺Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Period setting + cozy everyday life + raising kids + family and neighborhood affairs + career + ensemble cast) Chen Zhimin is a no-nonsense Northeast Chinese auntie. When her son and daughter-in-law need help, she packs her bags overnight and heads straight to the capital to look after the child. If her daughter-in-law says east, she won’t go west. If her daughter-in-law tells her to chase the dog, she won’t go after the chickens. Thanks to her cooking skills, she thrives in the military compo 51.7kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves

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    The first book focuses on everyday family life, with the female lead being a mother-in-law who takes care of her daughter-in-law during her pregnancy and childbirth. She's a particularly charming woman, and the stories revolve around family matters, childcare, and a bit of food. The second book is about ordinary people's lives; as long as you can tolerate the female lead's stinginess, I think it's quite good—just the lives of ordinary people.

28. 178 我 I Bound Myself to a Shameless System in the ’70s 我在七零年代绑定了缺德系统 Playing the Passerby扮途人Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted [No romance] Xu Meng transmigrates into a book as the heroine of a story about a stepmother. From the start, a matchmaker introduces her to the male lead, and Xu Meng flips the table. In her previous life, her family favored boys over girls, and she dealt with it by going berserk. In this life, she wants to live on her own terms, and that still means going berserk. As long as she has no scruples, no one can use morality to manipulate her. The Wicked System is at your service. P.S. The heroine is 7.1kReads9.0Score632Shelves

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    The first book featured a female lead who was incredibly cunning, intelligent, resourceful, never suffered a loss, and always sought revenge. The second book's female lead genuinely ignored those rude and dismissive kids. The third book, I remember, had a female lead who was always observing from the sidelines; it was quite good, and none of them seemed to lack common sense.

29. 179 八 The 1980s: Transmigrated as Granny Shen, I Choose to Give Up 八零：穿成沈老太，我选择摆烂 Mo Qing Yan墨卿烟Modern Romance547k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + No Romance] Shen Huihui, an unmarried woman past her prime, had a bright future ahead of her. Then one dream transmigrated her into the body of an old woman. When this old woman was young, she devoted herself entirely to her children and never gave herself a thought. But in her old age, her children kicked her around like a ball. None of them was willing to support her for even one more day. Shen Huihui was furious. Now that she has become Old Madam Shen, she 228Reads8.3Score—Shelves
30. 180 胖 The Chubby Girl Remarries and Builds a Fortune with Her Partner 胖妹二婚了，与搭伙男人合力发家 A Heart Pure as the Sea素心若海Modern Romance135k WordsOngoing [Rural 1980s] [Fake Marriage] [Married First, Love Later] [Making Money and Taking on the Worst of the Family] [Realistic Life] [Raising Children] [Building Wealth] [Character Growth] Shen Chunmiao accidentally caught her husband cheating and took the initiative to ask for a divorce. A woman has to leave with nothing when she divorces? Yeah, right. She wasn't leaving without her money and land. After returning to her parents' home, her parents thought she was an embarrassment, her older broth 4.1kReads—Score243Shelves

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    It's not a wish-fulfillment novel, nor is it a female-centric story; it's a slice-of-life drama.

31. 181 七 The 1970s: This Background Character Young Intellectual Just Wants to Watch the Drama 七零：炮灰知青只想吃瓜看戏 Simple and Getting Rich简单要暴富Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Pocket dimension shopping mall + transmigrate into a book as a doomed side character + alternate setting + gossip-watching + building a career + military marriage + slice of life] Yang Tao transmigrates into the 1970s as a pitiful girl from an ordinary working-class family. No problem. The huge shopping mall she just inherited has come along with her. Her younger sister schemes to send her to the countryside? No worries. Yang Tao promptly sends her off to the far northwest instead. Fa 12.3kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves
32. 182 七 The 1970s: The Crazy Real Heiress Beats Her Adoptive Mother, Then Goes to the Countryside 七零，疯批真千金暴打养母后下乡 Miaomiao Wants to Get Rich淼淼想暴富Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + sent-down youth + educated youth + scum-bashing + devoted husband + supernatural powers] In her past life, Su An was tricked by her parents into going to the countryside in her younger sister’s place, and even handed her job over to her. After being sent down, she worked diligently, sending all the money she earned home to support her parents and help her younger siblings. At long last, she managed to return to the city, only for her parents to sell her off to an old widower. I 56.5kReads8.9Score5.6kShelves
33. 183 古 From Ancient Times to the Present: A Young Concubine's Joyful Antics in the 1960s 古穿今之小庶女欢欢喜喜闹六零 Water Drops Turn to Frost滴水成霜Modern Romance449k WordsCompleted A scheming plot sends the Right Chancellor’s young concubine-born daughter into the 1960s in a dream. With the face of an innocent temptress, she does the craziest things. One moment she’s sobbing; the next, she’s smashing an enemy’s skull clean off. She says the softest things and hits with the hardest hands. She’s determined to follow her mother’s advice: a woman who cries gets candy, and a woman with a ruthless streak won’t get cheated. As for a partner, the young daughter gives a shy smile, 5.6kReads9.2Score524Shelves

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    [Flying kiss][Admiration] The young concubine's daughter of the Right Prime Minister's mansion was tricked and dreamt she was sixty years old. With the purest, most alluring face, she did the most insane things. One second she was crying and whining, the next she could be blowing her enemy's skull off. She spoke softly, but acted with the most ruthless force. She resolutely followed her mother's words: "A woman who cries gets candy, a ruthless woman never suffers." As for her target, the young concubine's daughter smiled shyly, dimples appearing on her lips, sweet enough to make one's heart ache but not cloying. Her aunt said, "Some things are better in moderation."

34. 184 与 Better to Beat Someone Up Than to Make Yourself Miserable! 与其委屈自己，不如暴揍别人！ Koi Painting, Yeah锦鲤画耶Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted [1970s + native heroine + self-interest + satisfying read + no swallowing grievances + family squabbles + no military marriage + no golden finger + possibly a little unhinged?] A strong heroine who just wants a good life VS a truly gorgeous, sickly male lead Also known as: Moving to the City in the 1970s to Marry Up, I Just Want a Good Life Content warning: The male lead is a bit of a needy husband, and the heroine is very money-minded. There was a notorious figure in Kaoshan Village. At five, s 19.4kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves

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    🌸🌸A female protagonist with high fighting skills who just wants a good life VS a really handsome, sickly male protagonist. At five, she blew up her grandmother's outhouse; at six, she shaved her grandfather's head in the middle of the night; at seven, she set fire to the woodshed; at eight, she chased her uncles all over the village with a knife. Finally, when she came of age, the Su family eagerly awaited her marriage. Su Fu, true to her name, is someone who makes life difficult for anyone. Faced with her family's schemes and machinations regarding arranged marriages, Su Fu, after watching their performance, took on a big job. Three days after going to the city with her best friend, Su Fu got married—a one-year marriage of convenience. No choice, the offer was just too much!! Since Su Fu married into the military compound, she's either gossiping or causing trouble. People are practically wearing down her doorstep with complaints: "Sir, your daughter-in-law has hit someone again!"

35. 185 侯 A Marquis Reborn as a Village Girl in the Seventies 侯爷穿成了年代小村姑 Three Colors三采Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted In the 1950s, Lin Zhile was one of the Lin family's four golden flowers, the youngest daughter kept at home by her parents so they could find her a live-in husband. Just before graduating from vocational school, the boy she liked turned her down. Heartbroken and consumed by anxiety over her future partner, she accidentally fell into the water on her way home. She came down with a fever that night and died. In the Great Yan Dynasty, Lin Zhile was a marquis who disguised herself as a man. To prev 2.7kReads8.2Score173Shelves

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    Here's a book list! [Sending hearts] ① The female lead is a young noblewoman from ancient times who transmigrates to the present day and becomes the youngest daughter of her family, who is brought in as a son-in-law. She quickly adapts to her new environment, disguises herself as the original owner of the body, and rises in rank through her abilities. ✨ ② The female lead transmigrates into a book and brings her child to accompany the army. She knows the future but keeps a low profile. The male lead is a military officer. ✨ ③ The female lead transmigrates to the present day and becomes an educated youth sent to the countryside. The male lead is a powerful figure from the apocalypse who transmigrates into a sickly person. The two live a low-key life. 🌸

36. 186 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Take the Children to Find Their Long-Dead Father 穿书后我带孩子找到他们早死的爹 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1950s + daily life + raising children] Su Zhaozhao stayed up all night finishing a period novel. When she woke up, she’d been tossed into the book’s world as the male lead’s early-deceased ex-wife, a character who wasn’t even given a name and was barely mentioned. He thought she was gone, and she thought he was dead. The ex-wife struggled to survive with her two children until exhaustion took her life. Then Su Zhaozhao landed in her place… In this era of shortages, Su 37.8kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves

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    Here's the book list! 💕 ① The female lead is a young noblewoman from ancient times who transmigrates to the present day and becomes the youngest daughter of a family that has taken her in as a son-in-law. She quickly adapts to her new environment, swiftly impersonates the original owner of the body, and rises in rank through her abilities. ✨ ② The female lead transmigrates into a book and, through the plot, brings her child to accompany the army. She knows the future but remains low-key; the male lead is a military officer. ✨ ③ The female lead transmigrates to the present day and becomes an educated youth sent to the countryside; the male lead, a powerful figure from the apocalypse, transmigrates as a sickly man. The two live a low-key life. 🌸

37. 187 六 Military Marriage in the 1960s: Kick Out the Leads and the System 六零军婚：把男女主和系统叉出去 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance411k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + sweet, satisfying romance + love after marriage + career and romance in perfect balance] Once upon a time, a System had a whim and wrote a period military-marriage novel. It became a hit~ Later, another System got jealous and used that novel as the basis for a reborn period military-marriage story. And just like that, the two Systems got pulled into the book and started tearing into each other. They fought fiercely and cursed each other out Then, somehow, 2.2kReads8.6Score226Shelves

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    The first book was written by a top-tier author of period dramas, known as "The Gossipmonger." This one is by the same author, and the plot is roughly about defeating the original male lead and the story returning to normalcy! The female lead is originally from a rural area and has a cheat-like ability: she takes the college entrance exam before universities closed, meaning she was assigned a job immediately after graduation, without having to wait several years to take the exam again. Her older sister's family also works in the same area where she went to university. The female lead wants to bring her family over because her parents face a lot of ridicule in the countryside because of their three daughters. The second book is also about gossipmongers, and the female lead transmigrates to a world where she doesn't need to maintain a persona. Her mother remarried, her father is deceased, and her grandfather, who raised her, is also gone. He supported her through high school in the countryside. After marriage, the relationship with the male lead's family is simple; he lives alone in a spacious house. Crucially, the male lead is reborn, and the female lead is a transmigrator, making their relationship quite interesting. The male lead is quite lively [facepalm][facepalm] and even acts like an old man! After marriage, the male lead becomes a technician in a machinery factory, while the female lead works at a scrap yard. For a transmigrator, finding treasures at a scrap yard is obviously convenient!!

38. 188 穿 The Transmigrated Cannon Fodder's Life as an Educated Youth 穿书炮灰的知青日常 Wu Zhe Who Loves Beiling Meatballs爱吃北岭丸子的吴哲Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + no black-market trips + devoted couple + pocket dimension + special abilities] Ling Yunyue wakes up as a minor character, a young educated youth about to be sent to the countryside. She snaps to her senses and quickly starts stockpiling supplies, determined to keep her distance from the male and female leads. But she accidentally runs into another minor character. Huh? Why is this one so different from the book's description? Zou Sikang never imagined that after blowi 13.8kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
39. 189 六 The Sixties: Daily Gossip in a Compound Full of Eccentrics 六零：大杂院极品吃瓜日常 Golden Egg Egg金蛋蛋蛋Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Courtyard compound + gossip + outrageous characters + everyday life + family squabbles + comedy + a touch of ensemble cast] Yu Junsheng is reborn and discovers he was a doormat who'd been used and betrayed at every turn. As a neighbor in the courtyard compound, he not only gave someone a house, a job, and a huge sum of money, but also raised that person's wife and child. Then, at just the right moment, he conveniently died to make way for them. In the end, all he got was a line from the treache 18.2kReads8.2Score1.5kShelves
40. 190 我 I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s 我在八零当后妈 Melancholy Cantaloupe忧伤的哈密瓜Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing Rich heiress Xu Yang spent years offering a fortune to have a child, but to no avail. Then, after transmigrating, she found herself in a steamy, adults-only scene and got caught in bed! Even more ridiculously, she got pregnant after just that one time! Only after she was forced into marriage did Xu Yang learn that Zhou Shao had five difficult children, and every single one was a “problem child”! Xu Yang: “…” There was no need to hand her this hell-difficulty child-rearing script! P.S. This is a 11.9kReads8.2Score564Shelves

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    1. The female lead is very clear-headed, knows what she wants, and doesn't act like a saint by making a will for herself. 2. Super good! Both the male and female leads are excellent and intelligent people. The author writes superbly; highly recommended. 3. It deals with everyday family matters and is very enjoyable. 4. The female lead is career-oriented; even after losing her family, she keeps striving to become excellent and strong.

41. 191 七 The 1970s: A Martyr's Orphaned Daughter Is Reborn, Enlists, and Marries a Commander 七零：烈士孤女重生参军嫁首长了 I Beg You, Tong Meng 1我求童蒙1Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [Military marriage] [Strong female lead] [Military life] [Two equally strong leads] [Sweet romance] [Female soldier] (15,000 readers gave it a 9.5 rating. Enjoy with confidence!) (Also known as: To the Mountains and Rivers, and to You. The short drama of the same name is now streaming.) In her previous life, Lin Xianan spent seventy-three lonely years waiting for the truth to come too late. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to 1970, just three days before she was to be forced into 117.4kReads9.4Score13.1kShelves
42. 192 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Turned Out to Be Cannon Fodder in a Period Novel 穿越后，我竟然是年代文炮灰 Money98金钱98Modern Romance445k WordsOngoing [Family squabbles + selfish heroine + gets a job instead of being sent to the countryside + romance later in the story] (The rating just came out, so it should go up later.) After Lin Shuang was struck by lightning, she gained a space. Thinking the apocalypse was about to begin, she stocked up on a huge amount of supplies, only to transmigrate to the 1960s and become Lin Wenshuang. In this life, Lin Wenshuang's family situation is complicated. She has older brothers and sisters, as well as young 292Reads8.4Score167Shelves
43. 193 年 The Road to Promotion in the 1980s: She Made Her Mark Through Her Own Ability 年代升迁路：她凭实力出圈 Tang Qing糖倾Modern Romance474k WordsCompleted [Period] [Career] Dai Xinghua wakes up in 1972 in the body of an orphan who shares her name. Her parents died in the line of duty, and their home is about to be repossessed. Looking at the hand she’s been dealt, former “career star” Dai Xinghua takes a deep breath. Stay calm. I can win! She sticks firmly to her principles: What does it matter how much you work? We’re all just cogs in the machine. Don’t compete, don’t fight. But when it comes to my job, I’ll do it to the best of my ability 13.5kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
44. 194 六 The Sixties Villainess Wants a New Husband, and Her Rugged Army Officer Is Getting Anxious 六零女配要改嫁，糙汉军官他急了 Little Cat Doesn't Eat Lychees小猫不吃荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Rural army-family third generation + dazzling beauty of a painter + no pocket dimension + slow-burn romance + both are each other's first and only love + ensemble cast in the latter half] Jiang Xizhu stays up all night painting, then opens her eyes to find herself in a period novel as the country fiancée of the male lead, who dies young. Her former fiancé is already married. By a twist of fate, she also ends up marrying a grubby, scruffy husband. They say she's shameless, 77.3kReads9.0Score9.9kShelves

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    This is a masterpiece! The male and female leads aren't perfect, but they're more relatable. It's understated yet intelligent. The female lead is a painter, and the male lead is the son of a high-ranking official; both are in the system. It's the first time I've seen a period novel where the leads aren't in business or farming, but are just civil servants—very nice! [Chuckle]

45. 195 年 1979: Meat for My Wife and Kids 年代1979：带着老婆孩子吃肉 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.7M WordsOngoing [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 185.1kReads9.3Score11.2kShelves

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    This is the first novel I've read this year. It's funny, intelligent, logical, relatable, and doesn't have any messy contrasting characters. You'll definitely regret not reading it.

46. 196 五 The Little Nobody Who Followed Her Mother to a New Marriage in the Fifties 五零年代随娘改嫁的小炮灰 Jun Yaling君雅灵Modern Romance514k WordsCompleted Qu Weiwei woke up one day as a five-year-old girl instead of the 23-year-old woman she had been. The girl’s father was the richest man in Pingcheng, with five concubines and more than a dozen children born to them. Qu Weiwei was one of those children. On the eve of Liberation, her father planned to pack up and flee overseas. Unfortunately, his legal wife only wanted to take the money and her own children with her. She had no intention of bringing along any of the concubines or their children, so 5.5kReads8.7Score354Shelves

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    A 20-year avid reader, I personally recommend these books; I can guarantee they are truly excellent.

47. 197 重 Reborn 20 Years Ago: From Street Tough to Upstanding Young Man 重生20年从顽主到四有青年 Mr. Red Flag红旗先生Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [No System] [Ensemble cast] [Everyday life] [Business rivalry] [Romance] [Martial world] Does being reborn count as rebirth if you have no memories of your past life? In 2024, business tycoon Chen Yuanping is framed and sent back to the autumn of his nineteenth year. A completely different life begins... At the foot of the imperial city, in Liulichang. A group of young people born in the sixties and seventies leave the crowded courtyard houses in the hutongs, carrying their dreams 4.2kReads7.5Score222Shelves

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    Don't look at the rating! Don't look at the rating! I recommend a different kind of period drama. It's the story of a group of people born in the 1970s growing up. In that wild and untamed era, everyone was striving and fighting for tomorrow. Friendship, family, love, business intrigue, and scheming. It's very good. Readers who are tired of Tomato's formulaic and overly exciting novels should definitely check this out. You won't regret it.

48. 198 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s, This Cannon Fodder Won't Accept Her Fate 穿越到七零后炮灰绝不认命 Li Doesn't Quite Understand李不太懂Modern Romance289k WordsOngoing [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + System + ensemble cast + no romance + no going to the countryside] Modern rich beauty Li Zhaodi transmigrates into a book after a plane crash, landing in a period novel as a minor cannon-fodder character! Her whole family are bit-part cannon fodder in someone else's story. Her mother is pressured into remarrying, so she makes the real culprit marry instead. Her sister is tricked into marriage and wants to die. This time, it’s her brother-in-law who wa 1.2kReads—Score137Shelves

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    The logic is sound, the story unfolds naturally, and even the supporting characters are intelligent.

49. 199 八 The 1980s: After Breaking Off My Engagement, the Cold Military Officer Spoils Me Like No Other 八零，退婚后高冷军官宠我如命 Feng Qingyan凤倾颜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted {Alternate setting, historical era, two strong leads} In her previous life, she endured countless hardships and finally managed to start over, only to be framed and thrown in prison, plunging into an endless abyss. When she woke again, she found herself back at the beginning, once more the ugly, dark-skinned, chubby girl she used to be. Since heaven had given her another chance, she would never repeat her past mistakes. In this life, everyone who had hurt her before would pay the price. “I’m her 13.5kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves

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    Don't miss this period drama! It's so captivating, you won't be able to put it down, and you'll want to read it from beginning to end in one go. You won't stop until you've finished it, and you'll be willing to stay up all night to read it. It's definitely worth a read!

50. 200 七 In the 1970s, the Sweet Little Darling Was Spoiled by a Fierce, Wild Man 七零，小娇娇被疯批糙汉宠翻天了 Spirit Dove灵鸽Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Transmigrates into a book + period setting + sweet romance + heroine pursues hero + beautiful, fair-skinned, timid drama queen x villainous, short-tempered country boy] When Shen Yingying wakes up, she has become the villain's wicked little wife in a period novel. She wakes to find herself caught in the act of running away with another man by her villainous husband. She is so terrified she nearly dies on the spot. After all, the villain in the original novel is a violent, rough-he 58kReads9.3Score8.7kShelves

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    This book is amazing! The female lead completely charms the male lead. It's incredibly good, highly recommended!

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