The Best of the Best in Historical-Era Fiction: You’ll Regret Missing These!!! 年代文天花板Top 不看后悔系列！！！

1. 601 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

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   🍏🍏After awakening, Lin Miaomiao discovers she's merely the vicious ex-wife of the male lead in a historical romance novel, destined to ruin her family. The first thing she does upon waking is throw the divorce papers in the male lead's face. When he grabs her hand, his eyes red with anger, and says no, she decisively kicks him and runs away with her unborn child. Five years pass in a flash. Lin Miaomiao lands a job at a huge state-owned factory! Good news: the ruthless old factory manager has fallen! Bad news: the new factory manager is her… ex-husband. Lin Miaomiao: Oh my god!

2. 602 军 Military Marriage: The Cold-Faced Soldier Is Wrapped Around the Soft and Beautiful Woman's Finger 军婚：冷面兵哥被娇软美人拿捏了 February Guagua二月瓜瓜Modern Romance637k WordsCompleted [Reborn, Military Marriage, 1980s, Feel-Good Revenge] In her previous life, the person Jiang Xia feared and despised most was Lu Yuanting. She thought he was rough, fierce, coarse, and lacking in refinement, so she kept her distance and treated him with utter hostility, devoting herself wholeheartedly to someone else. Yet after she died, it was Lu Yuanting, the very man she detested, who gave up a bright future to avenge her, personally killed her enemies, and gathered her remains. Given anoth 6.1kReads8.6Score640Shelves
3. 603 八 After Getting Rich, the 1980s Farm Girl Leaves Her In-Laws Panicking 八零农媳暴富后，婆家慌了 Motang Listens to the Wind墨棠听风Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [1980s + building wealth + career success + satisfying wish-fulfillment + sweet romance + face-slapping comeback + everyday life] When she opens her eyes, popular blogger Li Lingxi has become a newly arrived country bride in an 1980s city. Her in-laws all have stable jobs: her father-in-law is a level-six repairman at a textile mill, her mother-in-law is the head cook in the factory canteen, her eldest brother-in-law drives a bus, and his wife works at the textile mill as a team leader. Her hus 286Reads6.8Score101Shelves

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   The female protagonist is from the countryside. She moves to the city with her college graduate husband and is looked down upon by his family. She starts by setting up a stall and running a factory, gradually becoming wealthy. Later, she acquires the factory where her in-laws work, becoming their boss. The story features a career-driven woman, a husband who isn't blindly obedient to his parents, and an adorable child.

4. 604 错 After Mistaking His True Love An 80s Commanders Hopeless Pursuit of His Wife 错认白月光后：八零首长追妻无望 Good Harvest丰年Modern Romance611k WordsCompleted [Military Romance in the 1970s] [Winning His Wife Back] [No Forgiveness] On the day Jian Sining was getting married, her grandmother was killed by her cousin, who had been driving without a license. Jian Sining wanted to make her cousin pay, but her childhood sweetheart and fiancé threatened to call off their engagement unless she dropped the matter. Jian Sining insisted on suing her cousin. Her fiancé switched brides on the spot and married the cousin instead. Just as Jian Sining was becoming a 12.6kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves
5. 605 娇 When the Sweet Young Educated Youth’s Eyes Turn Red, the Military Researcher Spoils Her Day and Night 娇娇知青一红眼，科研军爷日夜宠 Lychee荔枝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Food + Both Chaste + Joining Her Husband in the Military + Rugged Hero] Lin Mianmian transmigrates into the role of the cannon-fodder wife in a 1970s novel, and the first thing she sees when she opens her eyes is a handsome man. The original owner was timid and weak, and let people bully her. But Lin Mianmian is different: whoever bullies her gets a little slap. When she hits someone, her man hands her a knife from behind. He does the work, steps up whenever 2.7kReads8.6Score287Shelves
6. 606 七 A Flash Marriage to a Hong Kong Tycoon in the 1970s! Three Adorable Babies on the Way 七零闪婚港商！一胎三只小萌宝 Yun Li云璃Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted [Strongwoman Qiao You'an Marries a Hong Kong Businessman at First Sight] [Marriage Before Love] [Sweet Daily Life] [Devoted Husband] [Triplets] One day, office drone Qiao You'an transmigrates and becomes the third daughter of Qiao Gensheng’s family in the 1970s, with a seemingly boundless strength to boot! Her family may be poor, but her mother dotes on her, her father loves her, and her brothers and sisters are all devoted to their little sister! At the scene of a car accident, she grabs the re 889Reads7.2Score107Shelves

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   Qiao Youan, a strong woman born in the 1970s, seduces a Hong Kong businessman to serve her country—it's super good!

7. 607 囤 I Stockpiled Supplies and Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where a Sterile Military Officer Dotes on Me 囤满物资穿七零被绝嗣军官娇宠了 Mu Tongyaozhi慕桐瑶芷Modern Romance760k WordsOngoing A dazzling heiress and capitalist ✖️ a handsome, upright military officer 1970s + pocket dimension + punishing scumbags + medical skills Su Xiaomiao of the 1970s was worried after her parents were denounced and sent away. She accidentally fell into a river, and after someone rescued her, she became Su Xiaomiao from the modern era, who had transmigrated into her body. Modern-day Su Xiaomiao had always been plagued by nightmares. Then a miraculous spring pocket dimension appeared, and she realiz 31.6kReads8.5Score2.8kShelves

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   Fast-paced, no dawdling

8. 608 随 After Joining the Army, the Pretty Military Wife's Deed Collection Fills the Courtyard 随军后，俏军嫂的房本堆满四合院 Gu Xi v古西vModern Romance736k WordsCompleted (Fictional period setting) [Military marriage and devoted husband + both leads are faithful + married first, love later + making money and taking down scumbags] When medical professor Su Ying woke up, she had transmigrated to the 1980s. Someone had stolen her place at university, and when she demanded an explanation, she was beaten and injured. Then, after going to the city for treatment, she learned that her father had abandoned her and her mother long ago and had even schemed to marry her off 25.9kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
9. 609 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 11kReads7.9Score656Shelves

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   These are some period dramas that I personally find enjoyable! Don't limit yourself to male or female genres; sometimes it's good to look at things from a different perspective! I personally don't like listening to stories with too many awful characters! So, my recommendations are mostly stories with few or no awful characters! Number 5 is an exception! It's quite unique because it's full of awful characters, but it's also quite interesting!

10. 610 八 The Only Daughter of the 1980s 八十年代独生女 The Tiger That Doesn't Show Its Claws不发威的老虎Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted Lin Zhizhi was born in 1980. The good news was that both her parents worked at state-owned factories. The bad news was that they gave up their secure jobs and headed south to find work. Her mother got a factory job, and her father started working on construction sites. Later, they started a small business and brought Lin Zhizhi to live with them. Little by little, she realized she’d become a rich kid. Told from the heroine’s perspective, this is the story of her parents starting a business in th 12.2kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    The female lead is from a wealthy family; her parents seized an opportunity to become rich. The male lead comes from a military and political family. They are childhood sweethearts, and the story is incredibly captivating! The male lead isn't aloof; he's always peeled shrimp for the female lead since they were little. The female lead's parents are very loving and didn't try to have another child for her after becoming rich; instead, they focused on how to ensure her future happiness!

11. 611 八 Military Marriage in the 1980s: The Billionaire Wife Brings Her Child to Force the Commander to Marry Her 八零军婚，百亿夫人带崽逼婚首长 No Medicine for a Cold感冒没药Modern Romance999k WordsCompleted [Period Drama + 1980s + Military Marriage + Family Life + Beauty + Transmigration + Raising Kids + Ensemble Cast] Shen Qingzhi transmigrates into a living nightmare from the start. The original owner was sent to the countryside, kidnapped, and drugged. How awful! After Shen Qingzhi escapes, an accident leaves her stranded overseas. Seven years later, she returns with a fortune worth tens of billions and a pair of “heavenly little darlings.” Her daughter is a princess from ancient times sent off 5kReads6.3Score412Shelves

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    The female protagonist is incredibly wealthy, possessing 10 billion yuan. She donated 5 billion yuan upon returning to her home country. Her son is a system, and her daughter is a princess who has traveled through time. She is searching for her father with her two children.

12. 612 回 Back to 1970: From the Start, My Family Wants to Split Up 回到1970开局要分家 A Clear Breeze in Troubled Times乱世清风Urban749k WordsCompleted One day, Zhao Yi woke up and discovered he had returned to thirty years earlier. Everything that had happened seemed almost too real to be a dream. Remembering all he had done for his family, only to be met with disdain, Zhao Yi decisively proposed splitting up the household and getting away from those shameless leeches. My new work is here! Please enjoy reading it. I hope you like it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 12.9kReads8.8Score616Shelves
13. 613 六 The Sixties: You Don’t Want the Real Heiress? Then I’ll Cut Ties 六零：真千金不要？我反手断亲 Red Bean Milk Tea Lover爱喝红豆奶茶Modern Romance674k WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + formidable partners + career-driven heroine] Reborn as the real daughter, she finds that her city-dwelling parents don't welcome her. So she returns to the countryside to live with her widowed mother, determined to change her fate through her own abilities. Become a cadre, earn a recommendation to attend university, rise to leadership, and win everyone's respect! “Did you hear? Widow Zhang's girl was switched at birth with a city girl.” “Yeah, and they still kicked her out an 10.4kReads8.4Score776Shelves

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    This is a lighthearted, satisfying read with a twist between the real and fake heiresses. The "fake" heiress wants to mess with me? Pay up and I'm going back to my hometown, I'm not playing with you anymore. The female lead is intelligent, shrewd, and rises through the ranks to become an official. A good read when you're looking for something to read. A super satisfying face-slapping story. Before meeting the female lead, the male lead is a cold, wealthy young master with a powerful background; after meeting her, he becomes a lovesick, love-struck fool.

14. 614 穿 I Became the Powerful Man's Fussy Ex-Wife, and His Whole Family Dotes on Me 穿成大佬作精前妻，我被全家团宠 Here Comes the Money, Here Comes the Money财来咯财来咯Modern Romance874k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + beloved by everyone + groveling to win his wife back + marriage before love + a stern, devoted military officer with perfect husbandly virtue VS a beautiful, easygoing woman] (The rating just came out and will go up, dear readers~) Shen Anlan died one day from stomach cancer, then transmigrated into a book. She was the male lead’s expendable ex-wife, a selfish woman who caused him endless trouble and finally ended up divorced. After arriving in the story, Shen Anlan happened 11.7kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves

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    This is great, really great! It's a time-travel novel. The female lead is very smart, the male lead is very doting, and the side couples are also very sweet. [Licking screen][licking screen][licking screen][what?]

15. 615 二 Second Marriage to a Soldier: I Torment My Ex and Marry the Toughest Soldier in a Flash 二嫁军婚：虐翻前夫闪嫁最猛兵哥 Lightly Sweet, Not Sugary微糖不甜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Era, rebirth, and a military marriage. In her previous life, Yan Zhen was looked down on by Wang Wenzhi. After their wedding banquet, he left for the provincial capital without even consummating their marriage. From then on, Yan Zhen looked after his bedridden mother and his young siblings. Wang Wenzhi then used the excuse that adopting an orphan of a fallen soldier would help him get promoted, and dumped a baby on her. She raised the child with endless toil. After her mother-in-law passed away, 691Reads8.8Score152Shelves
16. 616 1 1972: The Youthful Years of the Red Flag 1972，红旗招展的青春年代 Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Sent-down youth] [Great Northern Wilderness] [Scheming male lead] [One heroine] [Pure romance] [Smart characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Black market] [Political career] [Countryside] [Special historical era] In the spring of 1972, as Chu Miaohong rode a train to the Great Northern Wilderness to join a rural work team, she casually tossed an old envelope into the wind. Meanwhile, in 2024, Zhang Hongcheng happened to come into possession of an old, worn- 78.8kReads9.3Score7.8kShelves

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    So it must be these few books, right? [What][What][What] Tomato's must-read, just read them, and everyone's silent. [Cool][Cool][Cool] A ten-year veteran bookworm strongly recommends them; enough to last a year, solving your year-long reading slump. [Laughing and crying][Laughing and crying][Laughing and crying]

17. 617 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
18. 618 救 Help! The Big Shot Is Being Harassed by a Spoiled Brat 救命！大佬被作精女碰瓷了 Little Lazy Sloth小树懒懒Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted Period setting + transmigrate into a book + self-interest above all + ordinary timespace + no going to the countryside Respect hardship, understand hardship, but don't suffer through it! Lin Ran transmigrated into a period novel as the vicious younger sister of the reborn heroine. Faced with the heroine's overwhelming plot armor, she chose to cling to a powerful patron rather than keep her head down or go completely off the rails. (And this patron wasn't the original heroine.) Oh! A car is comin 9.1kReads8.4Score658Shelves
19. 619 夫 My Husband and I Transmigrated to the 1960s, and My Mother-in-Law Is Reborn 夫妻同穿六零，我婆婆是重生的 Yi Jia Er Shi Yi易加二十一Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast, everyday family life, both spouses transmigrate, mother-in-law reborn, golden finger, cozy romance] The married couple Shen Sui and Wen Nanzhou died. The good news: They had connections in the underworld, and could get special treatment. The bad news: The special treatment sent them to 1969. They became the newlywed younger son and daughter-in-law of the Wen family. They had older brothers and sisters-in-law above them, and a whole crowd of nieces and nephews below, all crammed i 26.3kReads8.8Score2.5kShelves
20. 620 得 With a Pocket Dimension, I Eat My Fill and Dress Warmly Through the Famine 得到空间的我在饥荒年代吃饱穿暖 Bending in the Wind风中折腰Urban4.2M WordsOngoing [Handcrafted in the classic style, a four-million-character epic, packed to the brim] Xiao Weiguo is reborn in the past after living as a corporate wage slave in the 21st century. In an era when you need ration coupons for everything, when nobody has enough to eat or warm clothes to wear, watch as Xiao Weiguo makes a living with the space and his own one mu of land. While everyone else eats steamed corn buns, he has braised pork. While everyone else drinks watery porridge, he has Buddha Jumps Ov 75.3kReads8.3Score5.4kShelves
21. 621 年 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， Just Got Nothing Better to Do就是闲的Urban4.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 203.7kReads9.4Score13.9kShelves
22. 622 穿 Reborn as an Eighties Child Bride, I Flee My Wedding and the Officer Falls for Me 穿成八零童养媳，逃婚军官沦陷了 Tea Tea Lemon茶茶柠檬Modern Romance227k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + 1980s + sweet romance + business] Wen Qingtong's soul transmigrates into the body of a child bride, and her older brother, unable to accept her, flew into a rage and enlisted. He has been away for ten years. As soon as she wakes up, she finds that Mother Wen has sent a letter claiming to be bedridden and near death, forcing Wen Zhanting to come home and get married. But the moment Wen Zhanting gets home, he catches Mother Wen digging in the vegetable garden. Faced with her r 3.7kReads8.2Score286Shelves

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    The pinnacle of historical fiction, you'll regret not reading it! The first thing the female lead does after being reborn is to get a divorce, but the male lead kneels down and begs her not to? You thought the male lead was cold-hearted, but it turns out he's the most wronged one—it turns out handsome people don't have mouths!

23. 623 赶 Tidepool Foraging: Buckets Full Every Day, They Call Me the Clean-Sweep 赶海：天天爆桶，人送外号一扫光 Hanhan MJ韩韩MJUrban2.4M WordsCompleted [Period Setting] [Rural Farming] [Coastal Foraging] [Family Life] Wang Qiang accidentally transmigrates to a small fishing village, where he gains a fortune golden finger and begins a life of coastal foraging. With a little bucket and a shovel, he fills his haul every day. People give him the nickname “The One Who Sweeps It All Up.” He works hard along the shore, and with nothing but a shovel, he digs his way to a big house and a small car, and even marries a beautiful wife! From then on, his li 10.9kReads8.3Score786Shelves
24. 624 闪 Two Years After Our Flash Marriage, the Military Wife Takes Her Child to Find His Father 闪婚两年不见，军嫂带娃去找爹 Sweet and Sticky甜糯糯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reserved, rugged man + Sweet, delicate beauty + Sweet romance + Mutual teasing + Pocket dimension + Cozy daily life] In her previous life, Lin Wanshu was the wife of a man everyone envied: a wealthy tycoon. She was beautiful and rich, and her husband never kept a mistress. But no one knew that behind the glamorous life, she spent every day alone in an empty room, never had a child, and eventually died after being hit by a car. When she opens her eyes again, Lin Wanshu has returned to the 1970s. 63.2kReads9.0Score7kShelves
25. 625 重 Back to 1982: It All Begins in a Little Fishing Village 重回1982，从小渔村开始 Explosive Garfield暴炸加菲Urban3.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Relaxed Daily Life + One Heroine + Mountains and Seas + Farming] Lin Dongyang shook his head. He had only been watching as a leatherback turtle was hauled ashore and helping release it back into the sea, but it got tangled up with him. The moment he opened his eyes, he was back in 1982, on the very day he had made a terrible mistake. The sight of the shabby old house brought distant memories flooding back. Looking at his wife beneath him, belly swollen and tears on her face, he felt 22.5kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves
26. 626 重 Reborn: Back in 1977 to Be a Dad 重生：回到1977当奶爸 Half a Cup of Strong Tea半盏粗茶Urban5.1M WordsCompleted When he wakes up, his luxury cars are gone, and so are the beautiful women. Chen Fugui, a billionaire, has been reborn in the 1970s. Will he drift aimlessly through life, or live it to the fullest? For his sweet wife and adorable daughter, he’s going to build a business empire of his own. 10.9kReads9.0Score948Shelves
27. 627 重 Reborn in 1960 with a Pocket Dimension 重生60带空间 Young Master Lin Jiaquan林家權少Urban5.4M WordsOngoing After saving someone, Lin Hao unexpectedly arrives in the 1960s and is reborn in the body of a martyr's orphan with the same name and gender. Fortunately, a pocket dimension comes with him as a golden finger. Follow Lin Hao as he enjoys a carefree life during the three years of natural disasters. As he explores the pocket dimension, he gradually unlocks many of its functions, learns martial arts and traditional Chinese medicine, hunts, and enjoys life freely. 178kReads8.8Score16.3kShelves
28. 628 假 The Fake Heiress Returns to Her Village to Find Her Birth Family, and Her Officer Childhood Friend Sees Red 假千金回村认亲，竹马军官急红眼 Xiao Xin Nuo小芯诺Modern Romance806k WordsCompleted [Period setting, mistaken identities, golden finger, pocket dimension, military marriage, and a long road to winning his wife back] Wen Lanxuan had been in love with Zheng Beixiao, who was five years older than her, since she was six. But whenever she showed him affection, he always gave her the cold shoulder. After Zheng Beixiao enlisted at eighteen, Wen Lanxuan sent him one unanswered “love letter” every month. She still believed that a cold-hearted man like him must see her as different from 5.9kReads8.7Score701Shelves
29. 629 重 Reborn in 1983: From Coastal Foraging to Success 重生1983，从赶海走向成功 Wang Gangdan王钢蛋Urban643k WordsCompleted Born in the best years of China's Reform and Opening-Up, Zhang Weiqing nevertheless missed almost every opportunity to escape poverty. Reborn once more, can he turn his life around with forty years of memories? 7.9kReads8.8Score434Shelves
30. 630 重 Reborn in 1970: Making It Up to My Wife and Daughter 重生70，弥补老婆和女儿 Fully Equipped RV房车齐全Urban2.0M WordsCompleted “Do you have to drive the three of us to our deaths?” Reborn in the 1970s, he opened his eyes to find a woman standing before him, her voice hoarse as she accused him. She was beautiful, and two little girls stood beside her. “I was wrong before. I’ll take care of you and this family.” Tears streamed down his face as he fell to his knees and wept. 26.1kReads8.2Score2.1kShelves
31. 631 母 A Mother's Tragedy 母殇 Ai Jiaqi艾家齐Urban605k WordsCompleted A fortune-teller once said he was destined to be like gold beneath the sea, blessed with a lifetime of food and clothing. But he had a stubborn fate: he brought misfortune not to others, but to himself. Whenever he was close to success, he always seemed to fall just short of a little luck. Perhaps the prediction had come true, or perhaps it was simply fate. He always felt there was a barrier hanging over his head, limiting how far he could go in life. No matter how hard he worked or struggled, h 2.1kReads8.7Score579Shelves

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    The first book is so well-written!! The opening few sentences alone perfectly capture the hardships and struggles of a single mother in a rural area throughout her life!! It's incredibly immersive!!

32. 632 开 A Little Wooden Boat from the Start, and I Take Over the Entire Ocean 开局一条小木船，我承包整个海洋 The Fifth Dimension第五空间Urban2.0M WordsCompleted I only wanted to rescue someone who had fallen into the sea. I never expected to get dragged into it myself and wake up back in 1990. It was the same familiar little fishing village on the island, but I was no longer the jerk I used to be. I was reborn aboard the boat on my first trip out to sea, and happened to come across a school of large yellow croaker. A few drift nets brought in hundreds of pounds. I was rolling in money. At first, I thought I was just lucky. But on later fishing trips, I 421Reads8.6Score128Shelves
33. 633 七 Sent to the Countryside in the 1970s, I Was Loved at First Sight by a War God 七零下乡知青，被兵王一见钟情了 Hoping for the Mountain, No Snow盼山无白Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Completed [period setting + reborn + pocket dimension + revenge + devoted couple + making money + medical skills + military marriage + feel-good wish fulfillment] In her previous life, Su Niannian was forced to go to the countryside, where two educated youths, Lu Xingguang and Huang Yingying, tricked her out of her money, tormented her, and framed her. After working desperately hard to get into college, she was manipulated by her stepmother, Tao Chunhua, who stole her admission letter and marrie 18.8kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves

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    Rebirth novel [Already hooked]: In her previous life, Su Niannian was forced to go to the countryside and was tricked and framed by educated youth. She finally got into university, only to be swindled out of her acceptance letter and forced to marry a scoundrel. She reunites with the male lead, who saves her from dire straits, but he then falls ill and dies. Reborn, she goes to find him and they work together to live a better life [So satisfied!]. Highly recommended!

34. 634 重 Reborn in the 1980s: After Divorcing with My Child, I Turn Around and Marry Up 重生八零，带崽离婚后转身再高嫁 Li Susu黎苏苏Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Building Wealth + Raising Kids + Everyday Life + Taking Down Scumbags + Face-Slapping + Mutual Devotion + The Long Road to Winning Back His Wife] Fu Yunyao was born in the countryside and married Shen Zhiyuan, who had been sent from the city to work in a rural village. After following her husband back to the city, everyone said she was lucky: Shen Zhiyuan was the youngest professor at the local university, and his family was influential in the area. Only Fu Yunyao knew that her 14.5kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves

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    🍁🍁①In her past life, born in the countryside, she returned to the city with her educated youth husband. Everyone said she was lucky, but only she knew that her husband had a crush on someone else. When their daughter had a fever, he abandoned her and their daughter for that other woman, causing her daughter to become mentally disabled. To avoid being kicked out of the house, she served her in-laws and tried to please her husband, but she still couldn't escape being divorced… 🍁🍁Reborn back to the day her daughter had a fever, this time she's going to divorce him, taking her daughter with her…

35. 635 开 From the Start in the Famine Year of 1960: Buy Anything for One Cent 开局1960灾荒年，每天一分钱秒杀 The Grapes Are Ripe葡萄熟了Urban2.0M WordsCompleted While helping his cousin get a discount by chopping the price on Pinduoduo, Li Fuxing clicked the sharing link she sent him and transmigrated to the 1960s. He also found a Pinduoduo flash-sale mall in his mind. In 1960, everything was rationed and required coupons. People had barely enough to eat or wear, and two jin of millet could buy you a wife. The Pinduoduo mall had everything: Northeast rice, selenium-rich eggs, Longkou vermicelli, White Rabbit milk candy, Erguotou, Wuliangye… And everythi 2.2kReads8.0Score253Shelves
36. 636 重 Back to 1981: The Little Fishing Village 重回那年，1981小渔村 Poor Ghost Having Fun Alone穷鬼自嗨Urban3.6M WordsOngoing A laid-back slice-of-life story about earning a living and supporting the family, nestled against the mountains and facing the sea. Climb the mountains, explore the sea, and enjoy a relaxed life, with no overpowered showboating or face-slapping. A period story about everyday life: gathering seafood, raising children, farming, and all the little things that happen in a family and village. 28.3kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves
37. 637 1 In 1975, I Went to the Countryside to Escape Disaster 1975年我下乡避祸 Niu Shi牛柿Urban1.5M WordsCompleted This is not a feel-good power fantasy. There is no pocket dimension, no System, no rebirth, and no transmigration. The times are turbulent, and the road ahead is uncertain. To protect Li Chengxiao, his family bears the pain of sending him to the countryside for an assigned rural posting, away from danger. Alone, he puts down roots in the village, enduring hardship and lying low with quiet resolve. With his unique insight and steady temperament, he establishes himself amid adversity, discreetly b 92.7kReads8.5Score11.3kShelves
38. 638 大 The Young Lady Enjoys a Leisurely Life in the 1970s 大小姐穿七零悠闲过日子 If Summer Were to Pass若是夏天过去Modern Romance775k WordsOngoing [Period drama + transmigration into a book + pocket dimension + slice of life + a handful of troublesome characters] Wen Zhining gets a pocket dimension and thinks the apocalypse is coming, so she immediately starts stockpiling supplies. But then her plane crashes. When she opens her eyes, she’s in the 1970s, an orphan with both parents dead. She assumes she has transmigrated to a parallel world. Later, she learns that her aunt’s neighbor is a stepmother with three stepsons. That’s when she real 4kReads8.5Score183Shelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist whose father is a sent-down youth and mother is a capitalist's daughter. After returning to the city, the family works hard to earn money and incidentally inherits the property left by their great-grandmother in Haicheng. The second book features a female protagonist who travels back to the 1970s with a spatial ability and lives a leisurely life. The third book features a male protagonist with a top student system.

39. 639 炮 The Cannon Fodder Awakens: Thriving in a Period Novel 炮灰觉醒，我在年代文里如鱼得水 The Rice Cake Won't Eat Fish年糕不吃鱼Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period drama + quick transmigration + space (only in the second world) + no memories in the second world + golden finger + no fixed couple + a touch of ensemble cast + realistic] World One: My Cousin Is the Lucky Female Lead (ensemble cast + low-key) ✓ Feel free to skip World Two: Transmigrated as a Selfless Workhorse (1968) ✓ World Three: The Cannon-Fodder Best Friend Returns to the City ✓ World Four: A 1990s Migrant Worker’s Reversal ✓ World Five: One Adult and Three Kids in the 1970s ✓ World 19.9kReads8.2Score1.6kShelves

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    This is absolutely gorgeous! Every world here is wonderful!

40. 640 赶 Tidepool Foraging: Starting Out in a Small Fishing Village 赶海：从小渔村开始的赶海之路 A Little Honey一点点蜂蜜Urban5.0M WordsOngoing (Beachcombing + fishing + everyday life + family squabbles + feel-good) One heroine, slow-paced. If that's not your thing, please don't hate on it! My name is Ye Chen, and I awakened a System that lets me observe living things. From then on, every trip to the shore brought in a haul, and the fish practically jumped into my mouth! On top of that, the System gave me a luck stat, though it does glitch out once in a while! 9.5kReads8.3Score690Shelves
41. 641 年 Period: A Hellish Start, and I'm the Young Master of a Capitalist Family 年代：地狱开局，我是资本家少爷 Fa Zhou法舟Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + System + multiple women + decisive and ruthless] A modern wage slave transmigrates to 1978 and becomes a disgraced capitalist. From the start, the brigade leader’s wife asks him to father a child. Beautiful educated youths at the forest farm Fight the Japanese invaders Seize an armory and its treasures This book is mainly lighthearted, without a dark or violent edge. 189.4kReads7.9Score26.2kShelves
42. 642 重 Reborn in the 1960s: Sent to the Countryside from the Start 重生60年代，开局就上山下乡 A Solitary Stone孑然的石头Urban3.8M WordsOngoing [Period]+ [Reborn]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Single Female Lead] Ye Hao transmigrates to a parallel world in the 1960s. Just as he is about to starve to death, he awakens an ancient treasure passed down from antiquity: the Azure Lotus Mystic Jade! Watch as he lives it up during the famine, improving his own life while also doing his part to help this country rebuild from the ground up! Our goal is the stars and the sea! 1.9kReads8.8Score239Shelves
43. 643 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Young Officer Spoils Me Rotten 重生七零：我被军少宠上天 Tomato, Who Loves Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry爱吃番茄炒蛋番茄Modern Romance2.3M WordsOngoing (The Ex-Wife Chase from Hell + Second Male Lead Takes the Prize + Badass Female Lead's Career Success) Xiao Chiyu always takes his late friend's widow's side. He even hands over his own job to her. Wen Qian is locked up for three days and nearly dies. Fortunately, as she teeters on the brink of death, memories of her previous life return. In this life, Wen Qian kicks her scumbag ex and his mistress to the curb. Step by step, she becomes someone they can only dream of reaching. 13.2kReads8.4Score1.6kShelves
44. 644 重 Reborn in 1979: My Wife Tells Me to Take Over Her Family’s Debts 重生1979，老婆让我接盘 Pray for Rain During Military Training军训求雨Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Period] [Hunting] [Reborn] [Mountain Foraging] Xu Ye woke up to find himself back in 1979. Though supplies were scarce and life was desperately poor, he was home, the place he’d yearned for with all his heart... Right from the start, his wife asked him to help her older sister... In his previous life, Xu Ye refused. As a result, his sister-in-law died of illness on a snowy night... His wife resented him for the rest of her life... and he blamed himself until the end of his days. Now, faced with 12.1kReads8.1Score851Shelves
45. 645 我 I Have a Tidepooling Map 我有一副赶海地图 Spring Rain on a Pear Tree一梨春雨Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Let me tell you, sea cucumbers feel slippery and smooth. It's so satisfying. When you touch a live abalone, it contracts. It's so much fun. Huh? Why are those two crabs hugging? What are they doing? Hehehehe. Do you want to come and find out? It's really fun. 3.5kReads8.4Score227Shelves
46. 646 重 Back in the Eighties: My Family's Demolition Compensation Bought Half a Street 重回八零：我家拆迁分了半条街 Cat Who Loves Houttuynia折耳根的猫Modern Romance954k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Period Setting + Farming + Strong Male and Female Leads + A Feel-Good Rags-to-Riches Story] After spending ten years selling boxed lunches at construction sites, Jiang Tian was reborn in the year she dropped out of school. That year, her younger brother hadn't yet been tricked into a backstreet brick kiln and worked to death, and her mother hadn't yet fallen gravely ill. Picking up the boxed-lunch skills she'd honed over the years, the first thing the “Lunchbox Queen” did after being 8.1kReads9.1Score783Shelves

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    This is the pinnacle of historical fiction (in my opinion). It's detailed, well-plotted, logical, and beautifully written. The characters are well-developed, intelligent, and not blindly reckless. The special abilities are used just right, without being overly exaggerated or overly dramatic. [Added to my bookshelf][Added to my bookshelf][Added to my bookshelf][Added to my bookshelf]

47. 647 重 Reborn in 1980: My Golden Finger Helps Me Gather Seafood 重生1980：我有金手指赶海 Little Wish小小的愿Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn: Everyday Sea Foraging, and I Have a Golden Finger. Before he was reborn, Chen Fei was a spendthrift and a gambler. I've been reborn, and this time I've gained an unusual ability: I can see the fish in the sea. The ocean is mine to harvest... I'm going to make a fortune! Countless seafood and mountains of shellfish... I'll take it all! Chen Fei vows to turn over a new leaf and give his wife a happy home. 9.6kReads8.7Score545Shelves
48. 648 穿 Before Traveling to the 1970s, the Marquis's Legitimate Daughter Empties Half the Imperial City 穿七零前，侯府嫡女搬空半座皇城 Mingyue Tianxin明月天心Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Complete; the animated series is now streaming) [1970s + Ancient-to-Modern Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + Multiple Transmigrators + Everyone’s Favorite] Lin Ran, the legitimate daughter of a marquis’s household, has just lost her mother and the only relative on her maternal side. Her father and stepmother plot against her, but she unexpectedly unlocks the pocket dimension in the jade pendant left behind by her ancestors. She also learns from it that she is about to transmigrate through tim 47.7kReads8.5Score3.8kShelves

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    ❤Million-word completed❤ Ancient to modern times: The legitimate daughter of a noble family travels to the 1970s with ancient and modern resources. A battle of the gods, guaranteed to be exciting!!!

49. 649 渣 Stay Away, You Scumbags! I Switched Marriages and Hit the Jackpot with His Uncle 渣男贱女莫挨我，换亲他叔赢麻了 Lu Chaichai鹿柴柴Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Military marriage + transmigration + switched marriages + sweet romance + devoted couple + love after marriage + island life Yu Yao transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife who worked herself to death serving a scumbag. After her death, the heroine spent her money, lived in her luxurious mansion, and badmouthed her as a failure wherever she went. She didn’t care if the heroine slept with the scumbag, but spending her money was out of the question. She promptly called off 4.2kReads8.7Score423Shelves

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    A really good book, I don't know why the rating is a bit low (military marriage + time travel + arranged marriage + both protagonists are virgins + island romance). The female lead breaks off her engagement with a scumbag boyfriend, then marries his scumbag uncle, only to be pampered like a treasure by the abstinent and powerful man [making a face].

50. 650 开 Transmigrated into the Most Hated Sister-in-Law from the Start 开局穿成人人嫌弃的极品小姑子 Lazy Fat Snail胖蜗牛很懒Modern Romance297k WordsCompleted [Period setting + beloved by all + lucky charm + sweet romance + family life + building wealth + military marriage] The brigade leader has just one precious gem of a daughter, and the whole Shen family dotes on her. Everyone usually knows better than to mess with her. That's what happens when the old Shen family has more men than women. Shen Chunyi has two cousins, three male cousins on her father's side, and four older brothers. She's been the darling of the family since childhood. But the litt 5.4kReads8.7Score583Shelves

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