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. 401 五 The 1950s: The Family's Beloved Child Takes a Grain Shop Through the Famine 五零团宠，带着粮铺混饥荒 llx Flying Fishllx飞鱼Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [For female readers] [Period] [Spatial storage] [Famine] [Family darling] [Everyday family life] [Slice of life] [Dual transmigration] [Coming of age] [Reincarnated in the womb] [Alternate historical setting] [A black pot falls from the sky: transmigrate to the 1950s and become the family’s darling] When Zhao Suisui returned home for the New Year, she passed her aunt’s grain shop. Her aunt had something urgent to do and asked her to mind the store. Just as she was lying on a rocking chair, watch 25kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves

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   This book is quite good. The part where the female lead and her older brother, both time travelers, recognize each other is also very funny. It doesn't have any major cheat codes.

2. 402 不 Oh No! The Chaste New Factory Director from the 1980s Is My Ex-Husband 不中了！八零禁欲新厂长是我前夫 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance683k WordsCompleted Era setting, villainess awakens, no golden finger, ex-wife-chasing redemption, reunion after years apart, both leads have no past relationships Lin Miaomiao has just seduced the ascetic young male educated youth who was sent to the countryside when she awakens. Only then does she realize she’s the scheming, wicked ex-wife of the male lead in a novel. In the book, as soon as the male lead returns to the city, he reports her entire family. Her eldest brother lands in prison, her father is suspend 33.4kReads7.4Score2.9kShelves
3. 403 七 The 1970s: I Married a Truck Driver and Gave Up Trying 七零：嫁给大车司机摆烂了 Rabbits Don't Eat Greens兔子不吃素Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted No rebirth or transmigration + prophetic dreams + an upgradeable pocket dimension (appears later) Hu Huizhi is a typical self-interested person. All she wants is to marry a city man and get access to state-supplied grain, while making sure her descendants have as few obstacles as possible. The first time Wang Xuyang met Hu Huizhi, he knew exactly what kind of person she was. So what? Ambition is an admirable trait. Two people who think alike and share the same values join hands to make their way 5.5kReads6.7Score357Shelves
4. 404 绑 Bound to a Good Luck System, I Tear Up the White Lotus Script 绑定好运系统，我撕碎白莲花剧本 I've Reached the Stratosphere我已到达大气层Modern Romance124k WordsOngoing (1970s military marriage + transmigrate into a book + building wealth + System + slow-burn romance) Qiao Zhi, a top-tier orthopedic surgeon, unexpectedly transmigrates into a novel set in a bygone era, becoming the vicious supporting female character destined for a tragic end. Misled and manipulated by her scheming green-tea best friend, the original Qiao Zhi caused a scene over breaking off her engagement and made trouble everywhere, leaving chaos in her wake. Then one day, the Good Deeds and G —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Highly recommended! A female-centric novel, and the female lead isn't a saint.

5. 405 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: In the 1970s, a Sent-Down Youth Is Doted on by a Rugged Man 穿书七零：炮灰知青被糙汉宠爆了 Sour Tomato西红柿酸Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted (Complete) (No awful relatives + Devoted husband + Raising kids + Making money + Everyday life) Jiang Niandong, a miserable little accountant, transmigrated into a book and became a doomed educated youth in a period novel. She has a rugged man who loves her to the bone, takes care of all the housework, and spoils her rotten. So why did he disappear after she'd only enjoyed his company for a few days? … A sickly beauty who can't lift or carry a thing, a three-year-old toddler who keeps asking fo 2.5kReads8.9Score121Shelves
6. 406 爆 After Becoming a Sensation, Everyone Found Out I Had Seven Exes 爆火后，被发现有七个前任 Xu Anle许安乐Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Mutual Healing + Variety Show + Livestream + Sweet Romance + No Getting Back Together] After the Huaxia Original Music Awards wrapped up, fans of Best Singer Yu Yao flooded Su Jiaping’s Weibo, all asking whether she regretted leaving Yu Yao. After the Huaxia Golden Image Awards wrapped up, fans of Best Actor Feng Yuan also swarmed Su Jiaping’s Weibo to thank her for not marrying him. The fans of Best TV Actor Nian Chang’an hadn’t even had time to act when the comments stunned them. They timidly 1.3kReads8.8Score140Shelves
7. 407 暹 Tales of Siam: My Fake Marriage to Brother Tiepu 暹罗往事：我和铁脯哥假扮夫妻 The Past, Like a Dream and Smoke如梦如烟的往事Female-Channel Fanfiction803k WordsOngoing [A tribute to A Letter to Grandma | A parallel-world retelling to rewrite a heartbreaking ending] #NanyangPeriodRomance #HealingDreamFulfillment #SoutheastAsianShippingKing #SatisfyingBusinessSuccess #OnlyEachOther #HappyEnding In a parallel-world Siam, a young man who was supposed to perish at sea meets a woman who has transmigrated and can stay for only three years. Starting from the bottom in Chinatown, they ride the waves of commerce and make their way to the top, becoming Southeast Asia’s 198Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Has anyone seen the movie "Love Letter to Grandma"? This is a novel by a female protagonist. The male lead is an original, single, foreign character who can have romantic relationships. The female lead changes the male lead's fate, and he eventually becomes a shipping magnate in Southeast Asia.

8. 408 分 After Three Years Apart, She Asks for a Divorce, and the Chaste Commander Loses His Cool 分居三年提离婚，禁欲首长红了眼 Tun Er豚二Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + sweet romance + raising children + no golden finger + native-born characters + life in a military compound + everyday family drama] This is not an effortless wish-fulfillment story. It’s a warm tale of personal growth, so read with care if that’s not your thing. Cen Jing Yi gives birth to her daughter prematurely and is thrown out by her in-laws. She struggles alone to raise her daughter until she’s two. Then her husband, who returned to his unit the day aft 14.2kReads8.8Score947Shelves

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   This book is really good! I feel the rating is a bit low. The beginning, with its slightly controversial aspects of character development, is a bit controversial, but once you get to the part where the female lead goes to the military base with the male lead, it becomes incredibly good. There are only one or two oddballs in the army, and they quickly disappear. The wives in the army are all very nice and love the female lead's daughter. It perfectly matches my image of a military compound—very heartwarming and a little funny. The female lead's daughter poops really badly and asks her mother, "Mommy, will the aunties praise me?" The female lead thinks to herself, "They'll praise you for pooping so badly!" [Please follow][Please follow][Please follow][Please follow][Please follow][Please follow]

9. 409 林 I, Lin Daiyu, Have Transmigrated to the 1990s 林黛玉本玉穿到九十年代了 Mu Yunshu木蕴枢Modern Romance625k WordsCompleted [Little cutie + adorable child + everyone’s favorite + top student + ancient-to-modern transmigration + school life + Northeast China + raising a child] Lin Daiyu, who died after crying herself dry, transmigrates into a five-year-old girl in rural Northeast China. She lives in a brick house, eats coarse grains, and has to herd geese, dig for wild vegetables, and help with chores. But she even has to wear a sleeveless undershirt and shorts? Waaah, no, no, no… “What are you bawling about? Want noo 4kReads9.2Score418Shelves
10. 410 七 In the 1970s, a Reborn Tycoon Is Recruited by the State 七零，大佬重生后被国家收编了 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + military marriage + revenge against scumbags + supernatural stories (lighthearted, not scary) + everyday family life] After being reborn, Xiao Mingyue has just one goal: get revenge, punish the scumbags, and uncover the truth behind her family’s tragic death in her previous life. Just as she rolls up her sleeves and prepares to get to work, unexpected demands start coming her way: The state: “The Party and the people need good comrades like you.” The underworld: “You’re the only p 543Reads8.5Score109Shelves
11. 411 七 The 1970s: The Richest Educated Youth Swept Her Away to Be His Wife 七零：她被最富知青拐去当媳妇 Late Summer忽晚夏Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted After Lin An'an, an ordinary office worker, had three nights of nightmares in a row, she suddenly acquired a pocket dimension. As a die-hard novel fan, Lin An'an realized that this meant she was about to transmigrate. What was there to wait for? She had the essential pocket dimension. All she was missing was a System, but she wasn’t going to insist on one. Well stocked with supplies and armed with plenty of knowledge from novels, Lin An'an decided to follow the crowd and head to the countryside 15.3kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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    Although it didn't get a high score, the female lead is smart, intelligent, and very low-key, and both the male and female leads are educated youth sent to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution. Ahhhhh, it's so good, totally my type!

12. 412 七 A 1970s Book's Cannon-Fodder Background Character's Everyday Life 七零穿书炮灰路人甲的日常 Bu Kaka布卡卡Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Period setting + transmigrate into a book + transmigrate + pocket dimension + everyday family life + making a fortune + watching the drama unfold As a modern-day corporate drone who’d given up on life, Xu Jianian woke from her lunch break and found herself completely dumbfounded. Looking at the old-fashioned green train before her, she wondered, Where on earth have I ended up? After figuring things out, she learned she’d transmigrated into a period novel, and she was a cannon-fodder character wh 21.5kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves

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    The female lead is low-key but not stupid 🌺 She transmigrates into a female protagonist rebirth novel set in a bygone era 🌿 The story begins on a train to the countryside, and she's incredibly low-key! This changes the original protagonist's inevitable death, and the reborn female lead doesn't even notice the difference 😂 Later, because the female lead only seems to care about eating, she's even entrusted by the reborn female lead to keep an eye on the women around the male lead 🎉🎉

13. 413 七 Indigenous Sisters with Sharp Wits in the 1970s 七零年代土著姐妹智商在线 Springtime Deer Song鹿鸣春Modern Romance837k WordsCompleted (Period setting, traditional Chinese medicine, a female lead's everyday growth story) Yu Honglan, a traditional Chinese medicine student who was struck by a car, dreams her way back to the 1970s. As the youngest child, Yu Honglan thinks transmigrating will give her a chance to show off her skills, but her body is too small. Who could have guessed that her eldest sister is brave and resourceful, her second and third sisters are clever and patient, her eldest and second brothers are sharp and capa 1.2kReads8.1Score104Shelves

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    1. The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a real heiress. She takes charge of the household affairs from the age of six, managing her adoptive parents and younger brother with remarkable clarity. The character setup is novel, unconventional, and very engaging. 2. The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of an orphan, the youngest child among her family. The most capable among them is the eldest sister, who, in a turbulent era, has her own set of survival rules. By eighteen, she supports her family of seven. Each character is fleshed out, making the story very realistic and engaging.

14. 414 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Taking Down the Worst and Getting Rich Through New Agriculture 重生八零，撕极品，搞新农业暴富 Sweet and Tangy Orange香甜酸橙子Modern Romance160k WordsOngoing [Reborn in the 1980s as an Old Woman | Splitting the Family and Cutting Ties | Taking Down the Vile In-Laws | Farming Her Way to Wealth | The Whole Family Turns Their Lives Around] Su Xiulan is reborn in a poor rural village in 1982. In her previous life, she worked hard all her life, only for her in-laws to drain away everything she had saved from years of farming, leaving her with a tragic end. Given another chance at life, she resolves to divorce and cut ties with her family, then focus on bu 47Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Reborn in the 1980s + Farming to Get Rich + Trollish Family Separation + Slapping Scumbags in the Face + Don't Use Filial Piety to Pressure Me + Getting Rich + Fighting Outrageous People + Old Lady's Counterattack + Everyday Family Matters 👍 [Added to Bookshelf]

15. 415 六 The Sixties: Herding Sheep, Studying, and Getting Into College 六十年代：放羊读书考大学 Mei Qingqing梅青青Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Native orphan girl + nanny System + later a landlady + scientific research) Song Jiu became an orphan at six and thought she was going to starve to death. Then a System suddenly appeared and told her that if she worked hard at one thing, it would reward her with delicious food. Why bother dying, then? Time to work hard! Eating every delicacy under the sun was no longer just a dream! Dating? No, no, no! Men would slow down how fast I get my homework done! With no man on my mind, my pen naturally 1.6kReads9.3Score152Shelves
16. 416 随 The Man Who Joined the Army Is Married, So I Turn Around and Marry His Commander 随军男人已结婚，转头嫁他首长 A Few Days of Spring Chill几日春寒Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted 1970s + period setting + substitute marriage + military marriage + devoted couple Qin Shu opened her eyes to find herself on a train, held hostage by a criminal with a gun pressed to her forehead. Her life was hanging by a thread. From the memories she inherited, she learned that the original owner had been sent to marry a soldier in someone else’s place. First, she beat the criminal senseless and secured herself a job at the Public Security Bureau. Then she went to the military base to find th 19kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves

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    Although this book, "Soul Transmigrating to the 1910s + Strong Female Lead," is a period novel, it's unlike any I've read before. The story revolves around a female protagonist who transmigrates into the 1910s and becomes a police officer. It follows her journey from a low-ranking officer in a county to a skilled one, through training, missions, and the growth of her team of seven. There's a romance element, but it's not extensive. The main focus is on the female protagonist's career, not necessarily getting rich, but rather a career she dedicates to for the country, risking her life for it.

17. 417 胎 Born into the 1950s, I Helped My Scumbag Dad Divorce by Cutting Him Out of the Family 胎穿五零，渣爹要离婚我送他除族 The Big Raccoon from the Hawaiian Shirt Squad Who Loves Watching the Show花裤衩大队的吃瓜大狸Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The short drama I Was Born in the 1950s, and I Helped My Mother Remarry is coming on April 15, 2025. Stay tuned! Yan Dan is a plant-based ability user in the apocalypse, where people have become experts on plants. She also has a decent-sized storage space for all kinds of supplies. She thought she could live at the base until the apocalypse ended, but then a zombie horde led by the Zombie King attacked it. And then... then she accidentally kicked the bucket. When she opened her eyes, she had som 10.2kReads8.9Score953Shelves

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    🥰①The female lead in this book is the young clan leader, raised by the elders from a young age. She possesses exceptional intelligence and is the village's leader. She has two companions, a fierce beast, and decisively gets her scumbag father to divorce her. To trick him, she even takes her younger brother to complain to his superiors and leaders. Her younger brother is an adorable little meat lover.⭐️

18. 418 重 Back to the 1970s: Changing My Family's Fate 重回七零，改变一家命运 One Riverside一汀Modern Romance806k WordsCompleted [Historical era + spatial storage + reborn] Near the foot of Babaoshan, there was one particularly unusual home. It sat on a plot of about two hundred square meters near the foot of the mountain, with a small courtyard enclosed by red-brick walls. There was a two-story house of just over a hundred square meters, plus several acres of farmland and a ring of fruit trees. Shen Anning lived there. The place had been specially assigned to her because most of the Shen family lay buried on the mountain 3.6kReads8.9Score317Shelves

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    This is a period drama novel. The main character is intelligent, the author's writing is excellent, and the logic is rigorous. I recommend it to all my ladies! [Heart emojis]

19. 419 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s and Became a Cannon Fodder Side Character from the Start 穿书七零，开局成了炮灰女配 Lazy Fat Snail胖蜗牛很懒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Storage space, mind reading, military marriage, sweet romance, transmigrate into a book, delicate beauty, mischievous little troublemaker] Feng Jiaojiao dies suddenly after working overtime all night, only to transmigrate into a book and become a supporting character who shares her name in a novel she once read. She remembers that the male lead is An Jianjun and the female lead is Qin Siyu. Feng Jiaojiao, the supporting character, is merely a stepping stone in the heroine’s love life, the male 32.9kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves

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    Excellent! I've been a bookworm for 13 years, and I usually get bored after a few chapters, but I read the whole thing. Highly recommended!

20. 420 书 Book Transmigration to the 1970s, I Kept the Female Lead's Space 书穿七零，女主空间我自留了 You Were Born Nameless卿本无名Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Tian Miao, a clinical doctor, woke up again, she found she had transmigrated to China in the 1970s and become a pitiful girl forced to go to the countryside. In front of her was a ruthless mother who would do anything to protect her own status. Behind her was an arrogant, vicious stepsister. Tian Miao figured that if she had to go to the countryside, so be it. She deserved some compensation, at least! First, she swindled money and ration coupons from her mother, then turned around and sent 11.7kReads8.4Score913Shelves
21. 421 四 Siheyuan: I Only Want to Live a Quiet Life 四合院：只想平淡过一生 Beneath the Stars, Just for You披星戴月只为你Male-Channel Fanfiction2.4M WordsCompleted This book is dedicated to my younger self, to the chaos of those days and the loneliness buried deep inside, and to everyone who can't help looking back on the past. It's also dedicated to you, if you'd like to learn about life in Beijing's crowded courtyard compounds. This place was once a little world of its own: the gray walls were mottled, the doorways stood side by side, and life was noisy and real. Neighbors schemed and quarreled, clashing over every inch of land and wall, and getting red 35kReads7.9Score1.2kShelves

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    The story is devoid of any aggressive tendencies. The protagonist, Lao Liu, is a cunning and far-sighted schemer who never gets himself involved in the petty infighting of the courtyard. Initially, he seems saintly, but as the story unfolds, it becomes clear that his calculations of everyone around him and his manipulation of every event are not for his own benefit. All characters are intelligent and logically sound, with no far-fetched claims. The historical background is comprehensive, covering all major historical events.

22. 422 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: Su Xia's Life Raising Kids 穿越六零，苏夏的养崽生活 Half Past Noon半午Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + Having Children + Stockpiling Supplies + Raising Kids + Everyday Life + Retirement] Su Xia, a modern office worker, has the same dream several nights in a row. A few days later, she gains a pocket dimension and senses that she is about to transmigrate. She starts stockpiling all kinds of supplies, then takes her pocket dimension with her as she transmigrates to the famine-stricken 1960s. An older unmarried woman becomes a young married “mother who starved to 12.2kReads8.0Score1kShelves

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    This recurring dream had been going on for a week, leaving Su Xia's eyes exhausted. Su Xia threw back the covers, her bare feet touching the cold floor, and walked into the small kitchen of her rented room. There was only half a box of leftover salad from last night in the refrigerator. Staring at the lettuce leaves in the container, she suddenly felt nauseous—this was the third time this week. Every time she dreamt of the little girl, the sight of green vegetables made her want to vomit, and an image of "overcooked wild vegetable stalks mixed with wheat bran" would uncontrollably surface in her mind. As a senior copywriter at an advertising company, Su Xia relied on coffee and overtime to stay awake, and her disrupted biological clock was the norm, but this kind of terrifyingly realistic recurring dream was a first. Three days ago, while buying oden at a convenience store, she saw an old woman in a blue cotton shirt picking corn with her granddaughter, and for a moment, she felt that the little girl's features overlapped with the child in her dream. Even more bizarrely, in last night's dream, she clearly felt a desolation and numbness. "Ding—" A new message popped up on her phone. It was from her boss: "Working overtime tonight. Received reply." Su Xia turned off her phone and opened the shopping app.

23. 423 觉 Awakening in the 1970s: The Scheming Ones Fight Me for the Protagonist Role 觉醒七零：老六们跟我争夺当主角 My Name Is Alu我叫阿绿Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Guess who the original protagonist of this world really is + everyday family life + no awful characters + no face-slapping + watching the drama] Gu Dong was hit by a door, which awakened the memories of three lifetimes and happened to give her a not entirely useless golden finger. After learning that her husband, with whom she had shared a respectful marriage for years, would soon be sent away to the countryside, Gu Dong began making plans for the future. The two, who had been growing further a 323Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist awakens memories of three lifetimes, her husband is about to be demoted to a rural area, leading to a chaotic rural life. There are no slapstick moments or awful characters, and the female protagonist is intelligent.

24. 424 杀 Kill Those Men: From Ugly Chick to Beautiful Swan 杀死那些男人之丑小鸡变白天鹅 I Came Today, the Willows Sway今我来兮杨柳依依Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transformation and glow-up + triumphant heroine + uplifting feel-good story + top student's growth + fairytale romance + authentic post-80s generation] Note: Please don't let the heroine's looks put you off! The protagonist is called “XX Fat” purely because the author has a mischievous sense of humor. In reality, Xia Weiwei has a figure the likes of which appear only once every three thousand years. She's an outgoing, adorable girl with sky-high emotional and intellectual intelligence; she's th 1.2kReads9.3Score103Shelves

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    The "Top Student Fat" is also known as the "Low-Key Fat"; although she's a strong woman, she's more suited to men's tastes.

25. 425 六 In the Sixties, How Sweet the Little Green Tea Is Depends on How Tough Her Country Hunk Is 六零小绿茶浓不浓全看糙汉猛不猛 Cheng Yanzhi程颜之Two Male Leads503k WordsCompleted Two Male Leads + Period Fiction + Phone Photo Album Space + Both Pure + Age Gap + Size Difference Lin Mumu was curled up in bed late at night, eagerly reading a novel. As he read, he complained: Who wears a low-cut sweater in weather that's thirty degrees below zero? That's ridiculous! Just a moment ago, the indignant Lin Mumu had been in a fan group, passionately debunking the story. The next moment, he was reviewing what had happened in a shabby earthen house, cold wind blowing through it. The 5.1kReads7.3Score666Shelves
26. 426 七 The 1970s: My Educated Youth Husband and I Rise Up with a Study System 七零，和知青丈夫靠学习系统逆袭 You Mingzi有命子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration and rebirth + study System + family life + cozy, sweet romance + happy ending + adorable, reluctant-to-study heroine VS thrifty, gentle, educated male lead] Liu Yufei was an office drone in the twenty-first century. She died while trying to help someone and was reborn as the youngest daughter of the Old Liu family in the 1970s. The very next day, she had to go gather pigweed with her nephews. Who could have guessed that she’d be worse at it than the kids? For the sake of a better 10kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
27. 427 七 The 1970s: My Little One Gets Rich With a Shameless System 七零：崽崽靠着缺德系统暴富啦！ May We Last as Long as the Moon随明月而长终Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Completed (Era Setting + No Romance + Truly Little Kid Protagonist + Mischievous Kid + Clueless + No Catfighting) (Daily Life + System + Lucky Charm + Beloved by All + Only Child + Olympic Champion) Original title: The 1970s: The Kid Gets Rich with a System Full of Flaws! P.S. After chapter 42, there are basically no awful people. There aren’t many in the early chapters either, just two, and they won’t keep showing up. Told mainly from the kid’s point of view, full of her daily life, with lots a 16.9kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
28. 428 老 A Late-Born Son Transmigrates to the 1970s 老来子穿越70年代 Ill-Mannered Golden Retriever没素质的金毛Two Male Leads410k WordsCompleted Dual male leads + period setting + golden finger + both protagonists are each other's only love + transmigration Sheng An When he was a baby, a wandering Taoist priest told his parents that he was destined to face a calamity. The prediction came true when he was eighteen. He transmigrates to 1974. Qin Che The youngest son in his family Doted on by everyone Falls in love with Sheng An at first sight Sheng An is the bottom; Qin Che is the top. I just wanted to write a story about going to the coun 19.7kReads8.7Score3.6kShelves
29. 429 重 Reborn in the 1970s: An Educated Youth in the Great Northern Wilderness 重生七零：知青在北大荒 Yi Ziyan易子晏Modern Romance5.0M WordsOngoing He Siwei is reborn in the year she went to the countryside. She refuses to go to the farm where her childhood sweetheart works, as she did in her previous life. Instead, she chooses a firewood farm in the mountains. Armed with the traditional Chinese medicine skills she learned by her father’s side and her knack for identifying herbs, she begins her life as an educated youth sent to the countryside in the Great Northern Wilderness. 29.3kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    A truly worthwhile book to read. It depicts the arduous and selfless lives of soldiers and educated youth on military reclamation farms in the Great Northern Wilderness during the late 1960s and early 1970s. It possesses a very strong sense of the era, being both realistic and moving. It's not pretentious or unrealistic; it has a touch of suspense, as the female protagonist doesn't know who the bad guys are—it seems like everyone is, but Jin isn't the only bad guy. It's intelligent and very realistic.

30. 430 你 You’re Marrying a City Girl? Fine, I’ll Marry the Commander of the Military District 你娶城里姑娘？行，我嫁军区首长 Qiaoqiao Reads Without Her Brain看书不带脑子的乔乔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Originally titled: “Divorced in the Sixties Without a Worry, My Ex-Husband Plays Matchmaker for Me” Career arc: From child bride to female military doctor [The Sixties + remarriage + joining the army + devoted husband + medical skills + cozy everyday life + no needless angst] Zhu Linlang woke up one day to find she had landed in the 1960s. The good news: the world was at peace, and she still had all her arms and legs. The bad news: her husband, who had just been promoted, wanted a divorce. Her b 16.6kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves
31. 431 包 A Landlord Travels Back to the 1960s, Takes His Fortune, and Goes to the Countryside with His Younger Brother 包租公穿六零卷了家产带弟弟下乡 Long-Tailed Tulip郁金香长尾Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period] + [raising kids] + [pocket dimension] + [sent down to the countryside] Xu Yanhao had graduated from college and settled into life as a landlord, but after a nap, he opens his eyes to find himself back in 1965. His family has all disappeared overnight, leaving behind a huge house, a fortune no one knows about, and a little brother just three and a half years old who is still hungry and helpless. Once he's figured out what's going on, Xu Yanhao immediately packs up and heads to the countr 18.8kReads8.1Score2.7kShelves
32. 432 被 Kicked Out of the Compound, I Took the Family Fortune and Refused to Follow My First Love to the Countryside 被赶出大院，卷家财拒白月光下乡 Qing Sheng Ling Yue清笙泠月Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Transmigration + Special Abilities + Stockpiling Supplies + Lighthearted + No Harem] Xiao Shiyan transmigrates from the apocalypse and becomes the real young master who was switched at birth. From the start, he faces a reborn impostor who has returned and is about to drive him out of the family compound. The impostor has even brought along the wealth he took from Xiao Shiyan's birth family. Why waste time thinking it over? Xiao Shiyan awakens his special abil 1.2kReads7.3Score228Shelves
33. 433 嫁 Marry into the City and Get Rationed Grain 嫁到城里，吃上供应粮 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The heroine does not transmigrate, though she has some memories from a previous life. There are no truly awful characters in this story; everyone has their own strengths and flaws. The focus is on an unhurried life.) Jiang Xinbai was born in the countryside and dreamed of marrying into the city one day so she could have access to rationed food. So when she first met Yang Jinsheng, she knew her chance had come. She made her move without hesitation, flirted with him, and married him. At first sig 11.3kReads7.9Score692Shelves
34. 434 你 You Are the Morning Light 你是晨光 A Ray of Light一线光Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted She is a top student with a story to tell, and he is the school's famous heartthrob. Their paths once ran parallel, but then the two teenagers crossed paths, got to know each other, and fell for each other. After middle school, he joined the military while she continued her studies. Years passed, and letters were their only connection. His love was reserved, deep, and tangled; hers was pure, wholehearted, and devoted. After countless heartbreaks, she decided to give up. Her parting words were: “ 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The everyday life of ordinary people! Just like the sisters next door!

35. 435 八 Eighties Island Life: My Rugged Husband Is Kissing Me Silly 八零海岛：糙汉老公被亲懵了 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Modern Romance377k WordsOngoing Transmigrate into a book, sweet romance, 1970s setting, age gap, veteran, rugged man and sweet young woman, gathering seafood, delicious food, mutual flirting After transmigrating into a book, she looks at the tough guy who has come to break off their engagement. Xiao Wanqing says: Since I've transmigrated into a book, how could I let a catch like him get away? And besides, I'm coming for that seafood feast! 2.2kReads—Score238Shelves

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    Sweet and heartwarming, no awful characters, get rich!

36. 436 七 In the Seventies, I Awakened to a Copy Space 七零之觉醒后我有个复制空间 Misty Rain, Misty Rain烟雨朦胧朦胧烟雨Modern Romance671k WordsCompleted An Ran had a dream: everyone around her was a male or female lead, while she and her child were nothing but stepping stones for them all. But now, what man? What nieces and nephews? They could all get lost. With her Copying Space, she could get whatever she wanted. Even without a man, she could raise her child just fine. Only later did she discover that those three books had been written by an author who must have drunk an unbelievable amount of fake liquor. 3.4kReads7.2Score156Shelves
37. 437 重 The Reborn Prosperity-Bringing Bride: A Sweet Second Life for a Returned Educated Youth 重生旺家媳：重生知青有点甜 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Modern Romance141k WordsCompleted Period setting, reborn, doting romance, sweet romance, building a fortune, rough-edged man and educated city girl After hearing the truth, she finally understood how terribly wrong she had been! Her husband died by suicide, her child drowned, and her family was destroyed. She opened her eyes and was reborn in 1980! The System activated, and she gained a pocket dimension. She rushed back to the countryside that very night! Weeping, she cried, "I'll never leave you again!" In this life, she'll che 1.9kReads—Score107Shelves
38. 438 他 He Said, Fear Not the Dark, for There Is Light Within 他说无畏黑暗心中有光 A Ray of Light一线光Modern Romance336k WordsCompleted (An undercover narcotics-cop couple dates on the drug dealers’ turf, and each date can last no more than three hours!) Xiao Yan patted her belly and snarled, “Jiang Shangliu, what’s wrong with a few kisses? Your son has already taken root and started growing in my belly. If you don’t come back in one piece, I’ll name him Jiang Xialiuliu!” The man leaning against the headboard raised an eyebrow and flashed a wicked smile. Pointing at the ferocious scar on her arm, he said, “Rock, no wonder they c 1.5kReads9.1Score144Shelves
39. 439 穿 After Becoming a Background Character, I Got Together with the Protagonist's Love Interest 穿成路人后和主角受在一起了 The Rich Orange Sea富贵的橘子海Two Male Leads299k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + period setting + pursuing the love interest + System + slow burn + food + sweet romance] [Content warning: This isn’t a wish-fulfillment story. The plot is low-key, and the golden finger isn’t very powerful. The protagonist relies on himself, so the hard times last a long while.] After Yang Yuheng died, the System captured his soul and randomly sent him into the world of a period novel. He became Zhang Cheng, a background character. This background character was as ordinary a 5.8kReads8.4Score630Shelves
40. 440 重 Reborn: A Blessed Beauty in the 1980s 重生八零福运娇妻 Azure Sea and Blue Sky碧海青天Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Her fiancé is stolen, her future snatched away, and as a relentless scheme closes in, Qiao Yuxi is framed until not even her bones remain. Reborn, she finds her father has a new love, her mother has a beloved of her own, and the whole family dotes on everyone else's precious little darlings. Qiao Yuxi spreads her hands. Love whoever you want. I'm done with this family! She gives the villains a cold tongue-lashing and rolls up her sleeves to smack the troublesome kids. She doesn't even want her p 5.6kReads9.2Score623Shelves

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    Then you should look at things from the very early days; the logic is sound.

41. 441 穿 Transmigrating to a Bygone Era, I Live Off My Parents and Lie Flat Like a Carefree Fish 穿越年代，我靠啃老躺平当咸鱼 Wangzai Little Head旺仔小头头Modern Romance815k WordsCompleted Song Yuan transmigrated. In her previous life, she was a landlady who coasted through life, collecting rent on schedule and taking it easy. She never expected to open her eyes and find herself reborn as a little girl. Her father was a lazy, shameless rascal who mooched off his parents every day, but in truth, he doted on his wife and daughter. Her mother seemed too frail to take care of herself, unable to carry heavy loads or lift a finger, but was actually as strong as an ox. Song Yuan thought 7.2kReads8.4Score528Shelves
42. 442 穿 A Sword Cultivator Lands in a Period Novel and Is Stunned by a Pregnant Belly 穿进年代文：剑修被孕肚震惊到了 I’m No Lemon我非柠檬Modern Romance257k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + sword cultivator + adorable child] (The author made all this up. Please don’t compare it to history!) Good news! She’s finally about to break through to the Nascent Soul stage! Bad news! She failed her tribulation! Good news! She’s alive again, and in a much younger body! That’s right! Feng Shuyue has transmigrated into a book, becoming a village guardian (fool) whose name doesn’t appear in either the main story or the extras! Bad news! She only read the first few wor 2.3kReads7.4Score144Shelves

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    She failed her tribulation and transmigrated into a historical novel, only to find herself pregnant. She searched for her child's father, revealed her abilities on a train, and began cultivating immortality and taking on disciples.

43. 443 宿 Sunlight at the End of a Fated Bond 宿缘烬处有阳光 Realm of the Void太虚之境Modern Romance285k WordsCompleted Yu Fang, in her early forties, thought the hardships of her first half of life had written the whole story of her fate: a poor but brilliant student forced to drop out, a disastrous marriage that trapped her in domestic abuse, and, after her divorce, years spent raising her son alone. All that awaited her now was a lonely old age. Lü Hengyang, nearing forty, was also struggling through life. His family had fallen into decline and retreated to the mountains. After several heartbreaks, he married 25Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    Midlife crisis, divorce, debt, redemption

44. 444 快 Quick Transmigration: The Sweet and Soft Female Lead 快穿：女配娇又软 Unplucked Flower未折花Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + beautiful and ruthless] Shen Xiantang was a wicked woman who wreaked havoc throughout the cultivation world. After failing her tribulation, she was captured by a System. To be reborn and change her fate, she decided to sign an agreement with the System, completing tasks in exchange for a chance to turn back time. She travels through various minor worlds, with just one task: survive. It sounds simple, but Shen Xiantang got stuck with an unreliable System. After delivering t 15kReads8.5Score864Shelves

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    The second historical romance novel is great! I'm so envious of the female lead's life. [Admiration]

45. 445 穿 Transmigrated into a Period Novel, Lying Flat and Enjoying the Gossip Is Perfectly Reasonable! 穿进年代文，躺平吃瓜很合理吧！ Yuanyuanzi Loves to Be Lazy圆圆子爱偷懒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The System was supposed to bind itself to the villainess, but through a twist of fate, it bound itself to her instead. She already has plenty of golden fingers. Could it please leave her alone? Going to the countryside for sent-down youth service can be a lot of fun. Who says you have to suffer? She knows full well that she's just a minor bystander who likes to watch the drama. She'll watch the heroine and villainess stir up trouble, but only from a safe distance. Here's to everyone living happi 12.9kReads8.1Score1.3kShelves
46. 446 七 1970s: A Strong, Sweet Girl Wins the Affection of a Cold, Aloof Educated Youth 七零，大力娇娇遇高冷知青被娇宠 Yan Xiyin颜汐愔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + System + feel-good power fantasy + raising kids + sent down to the countryside + family life + compound kids + devoted couple] Shen Yuning woke up with the memories of two lifetimes in her mind. After learning that she had been reborn in the womb, she discovered she had been reborn once more... And back to the very day her parents were taken away! In her first life, she died suddenly in the twenty-second century, then was born into an era of hunger and hardship. After dying in 19.3kReads7.9Score3.1kShelves
47. 447 七 The 1970s Military Wife Who Traded Farming for High-Tech Innovation 七零军嫂不种田，硬核点科技树 Xiao Xiao Mingqiu小小明秋Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Soul Transmigration to a Past Life + Military Marriage + Career + Raising Kids + Everyday Life as an Army Wife + No System + No Pocket Dimension + Growth in Scientific Research + Rebuilding Family Ties + Slow-Paced Ensemble Story] [An alternate setting in the 1970s] Su Yingke, a top physicist, discovers that her research has been stolen. In a fit of anger, she destroys her experimental data, only to unexpectedly transmigrate into her own past life in the 1970s, becoming an army wife with two 17.6kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves

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    Give it a try, I like it.

48. 448 间 The Spy's Daily Life After the System Dumped Me in Republican-Era China 【被系统坑到民国的】间谍日常 Listening to Rain in the Night Wind夜风听雨Urban1.3M WordsCompleted An ordinary office worker gets a System, but before she can enjoy any of its benefits, it dumps her into a parallel-world version of Republican-era China. That's where her life as a spy begins. From an ordinary field operative to an undercover agent, from a regular spy to a triple agent, she goes from reluctant to willing, writing her own legend in the great metropolis of Shanghai... Check out the new book next door: The Village Girl, the Grand Diviner, also known as After Getting a Puppet Space 45.3kReads9.5Score4.7kShelves

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    These are some good period dramas I've read in recent years. It's been a while, so I might have missed some. I remember the ones I read much earlier quite well, but my memory isn't what it used to be, and I forget a lot of them after reading them. This deserves a high score (over a thousand comments).

49. 449 穿 I Became an Army Wife in the 1970s 穿到七零年代当军嫂 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance778k WordsCompleted [Period]+ [Space]+ [Family Life]+ [No Going to the Countryside] Xu Di was born in the 1980s. After graduating from high school and failing to get into college, she spent two years working a sewing machine in a clothing factory. At twenty, she found a match through a blind date, got married, and had a child. In 2020, Xu Di, who was always bottling up her anger, was diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer. She underwent surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, and her short life came to an en 17.1kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves

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    The female protagonists are all quite intelligent; they know what they care about and what else is unimportant.

50. 450 七 The Pitiful Girl from the 70s Gets Kissed by an Obsessive Educated Youth 七零小可怜被阴湿知青按着亲 Zhou Bei洲北Modern Romance443k WordsCompleted Everyone in the family says Chen Zhi caused her father's death. As the family’s “sinner,” Chen Zhi is unloved and unwanted. Her married cousin dies, leaving behind four sons. Afraid the children will be mistreated by a stepmother, her cousin’s husband’s family and her uncle’s family unanimously decide that Chen Zhi should become their stepmother. Grandma says, “Your cousin’s husband’s family is well-off. If you marry into it, you’ll have enough to eat. You won’t even have to give birth, so you’l 17.2kReads8.7Score2.6kShelves

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