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. 101 换 A Marriage Swap! The Soft, Sweet Wife Left Dazed by a Rough-Hewn Man 换亲！被糙汉亲懵的白软甜妻 Hot-Tempered Persimmon暴躁柿子Modern Romance370k WordsCompleted [Period setting + marriage before love + secret love turns mutual + older man + size difference + slow-burn romance + earnest striving] ★ Sweet, gentle village schoolteacher x taciturn, lustful, stern, rugged hunter Qiao Qingyan’s stepsister seduces her fiancé, and Qingyan unexpectedly discovers that she can hear her stepsister’s vicious inner thoughts. If she refuses to take her stepsister’s place and marry into the Xiao family, will they sell her to a disgusting old bachelor? Desperate to esca 60.9kReads8.7Score5.1kShelves

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   If you enjoy period dramas, arranged marriages that blossom into love, rugged men doting on their wives, and slow-burning romances, this book is definitely worth a try. It lacks complex conspiracies and agonizing plot twists; it simply tells the story of two people who were initially strangers, gradually growing closer and finding warmth in each other during that simple era. It's a light and comforting read, perfect for relaxing. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

2. 102 西 Journey to the West: A Single Thought of Falling Into Darkness 西游记一念沉沦 Late Milk Candy奶糖晚Female-Channel Fanfiction152k WordsOngoing #Journey to the West fan fiction #Tang Monk #Journey to the West retelling #Buddhism #master and disciples #tragic romance #unresolved heartbreak #BE #defying fate #fatalism #female-oriented tragedy #Pilgrim #romantic trial #Tathagata Buddha #Wukong #Bajie #Shaseng #comeback #passionate #heartbreaking The Buddha teaches that there are Eighty-One Tribulations, and the final one is a trial of love. To make Jinchanzi sever all attachments and attain Buddhahood, Tathagata Buddha used a ray of Buddha 1Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 103 惊 Shocking! After Transmigrating into a Book, I Became the Child's Mother 惊爆！穿书后我成了孩子他妈 Granny Ni妮嬷嬷Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Original title: The 1980s: Commander, Your Baby Is from Ten Years in the Future [Period drama transmigration + marriage first, love later + family life + adorable baby + marriage to bring good fortune] The instant she receives her college admission letter, Qi Shiyu finds herself standing at the gates of a school in 1985. She's become a high school senior, with only three months left before the college entrance exams. She's transmigrated into a book. She thought she'd been cast as an insignifican 31.1kReads7.9Score4.9kShelves

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   The pinnacle of period fiction. Book #1️⃣, a hilarious story about raising a child [laughs]. A cunning, leaky little baby always thought he was a girl. His dad gave him a bath and discovered the huge misunderstanding. The next day, the dad shaved the baby's cute long curly hair bald and replaced his fashionable clothes with ugly ones. The baby had no choice but to hold a grudge in a little notebook and call his grandpa to complain…

4. 104 红 Dream of the Red Chamber: Daiyu and Crimson Pearl Defy Fate and Tear Up the Ledger 红楼梦黛玉绛珠撕簿逆天命 Ling Dian凌巅Female-Channel Fanfiction101k WordsOngoing Red Chamber Derivative | Public-Domain Derivative | No Romance | Strong Female Lead | Awakening and Reversal | Struggle Against Heaven’s Will | Everyone Finds Redemption | Historical Fantasy | Satisfying Comeback | Defying Fate | Play the pig to eat the tiger Lin Daiyu lies coughing blood over her desk, her poems soaked through with crimson. As she nears death, sealed memories explode into her mind, and she finally realizes that all the love and heartbreak of her life were part of a script writt 5Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 105 重 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 160.6kReads9.5Score17.8kShelves
6. 106 穿 I Transmigrated into an 1980s Devoted Wife Novel and Became a Sucker's Stepmother 穿进八零娇妻文，我给冤种当继母 Zhu Jin竺仅Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted At first glance, nothing seems wrong. Look closer, and there’s definitely a problem. That’s right, Wen Yu transmigrated into a book, in fact, into two. They’re linked novels by the same author, telling the stories of two generations. The Husband-and-Wife Story is about the dad, a sweet romance set in a bygone era. But Wen Yu isn’t the sweet young wife in the novel. She’s the male lead’s second wife, about to divorce him because their married life isn’t working out. The Sucker… is Wen Yu’s affect 3.1kReads8.3Score183Shelves
7. 107 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 152.5kReads9.5Score12.3kShelves

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   The pinnacle of historical fiction! This book, "Juejuezi," is incredibly stress-relieving and captivating. It's the most unforgettable historical fiction I've ever read. It's practically the least depressing, least intellectually draining, and most thought-provoking historical fiction I've ever read. If you're feeling down, give it a read. It's definitely worth it, ladies!

8. 108 拿 Get the Handsome Educated Youth, and Run Again and I’ll Break Your Legs! 拿下貌美知青，再敢跑打断腿！ Mrs. Hockcliffe霍克利夫人Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted [Stunning Heroine + Love at First Sight + Sweet Romance + Rugged Hero + A Pocket Dimension That’s Not Much Use + Everyday Life + Both Leads Are Chaste] Ye Shu is just like her name: beautiful and delicate. By some inexplicable twist, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes an educated youth sent to the countryside. Ye Shu: Does going to the countryside mean farm work? I can’t stand hardship at all. Luckily, I have money and a way to cheat. At worst, I’ll do less work and eat less from the com 19.9kReads8.0Score1.7kShelves

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   Xie Ze fell in love at first sight with Ye Shu, who was sent to the countryside. A voice inside him said she was his woman. From then on, he meticulously planned to get close to her, treating her well and using both soft and hard tactics until she finally agreed to date him. But their happiness was short-lived. Because he saved a woman, she wanted to break up with him and even ran away from him. He went mad. She could only be his for life, and no matter what it took, he would find her and keep her.

9. 109 八 The 1980s Lucky Star: Her Uncles Dote on Their Five-and-a-Half-Year-Old Blessing 八零锦鲤：舅舅们娇宠福宝五岁半 Purple White Blue紫白蓝Modern Romance695k WordsCompleted [Cozy everyday life + beloved by all + lucky charm] In the summer of 1983, her mother divorced, and five-and-a-half-year-old Xibao followed her back to her grandmother's home in Xiangyun Village. Xibao was a child her mother had found in a stream. Her mother had been unable to conceive after years of marriage, so her mother-in-law looked down on her. The mother and daughter did more work and ate less, living like withered grass in a field. When the mistress showed up to provoke them, proudly dis 4.6kReads9.4Score611Shelves
10. 110 八 An 1980s Wife Knows How to Handle Her Husband 八零娇妻驭夫有道 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance661k WordsCompleted Adapted into a short drama: Trouble! My Fate Is Tied to My Delinquent Husband is now streaming [Soft on the outside, tough on the inside, a seemingly sweet good girl * cold on the outside, warm on the inside, a fierce and ruthless wolf pup] [She pursues him + both are sexually inexperienced + mutual salvation + sweet, slice-of-life romance.] After dying and coming back to life again and again, Shi Xinran finally discovers that her life is bound to that of a delinquent named Tan Yunqian. To sta 6.2kReads9.3Score655Shelves

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    These three are truly my top picks for period dramas. They're incredibly good, the male leads are all rugged and tough, and they dote on the female leads. The female leads are also wonderfully portrayed. I love reading them! 👀

11. 111 睁 Awakening in the 1980s: I Have a Child with the Infamous Village Tyrant 睁眼八零：和凶名在外村霸有崽了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted When Hu Yao woke up, she found a mischievous yet well-behaved son and a scoundrel of a man beside her. Shocked and bewildered, she heard from the neighbors she knew that four years earlier, she'd hit her head so hard she was left simple-minded, and her mother had sold her. Over those four years, she had not only gained a husband but also a mischievous child who fiercely protected her. The bastard of a man was always putting his hands on her, and he was exceptionally fierce and unreasonable. Terr 38.7kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
12. 112 黑 The Black Lotus Returns Reborn, and Her In-Laws Tremble in Fear 黑莲花重生归来，婆家瑟瑟发抖 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Original title: The Black Lotus Is Reborn, and Her In-Laws Tremble in Fear Short dramas: The Crazy Stepmother and New Life from Old Snow In her past life, Su An was abused by her husband. After she called the police, the officer told her it was a family matter and not their concern. She fled to her parents' home for help, but her grandmother said, “Take care of the kids, cook the meals, look after the elders, and hand over your wages every month. Then he won't hit you, will he? That's how it is 58.7kReads9.5Score7kShelves
13. 113 七 A Warm Marriage in the 1970s: She Marries a Rough Rascal and Is Spoiled Like a Treasure 七零暖婚：嫁给痞气糙汉被宠成宝 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Everyone says the bad-tempered rascal from the Xie family is a shameless layabout. How on earth did he get so lucky as to marry Jiang He, the woman everyone in the surrounding villages wants for a wife? The young men who have a crush on Jiang He are all so jealous they could grind their teeth over Xie Shenqing. And yet, despite having such a kind and lovely wife, Xie Shenqing is always shouting at and scolding her. Even the neighborhood aunties whisper that it's a shame and that Jiang He has had 6.1kReads8.9Score380Shelves
14. 114 不 Cast Out by Her In-Laws for Being Infertile, She Marries a Tycoon and Has Triplets in One Night 不孕被婆家赶，嫁暴发户一夜三崽 Jin Manman金满满Modern Romance3.3M WordsCompleted [The 1990s + lighthearted comedy + starting a factory + getting revenge on scumbags + everyday life] After three years of engagement, Jiang Tang had taken care of Gu Zhun's parents and younger siblings, honoring his parents and working herself to the bone for him. In return, he came home after completing his studies and acted as if he didn't know her. Jiang Tang turned around and impulsively married a nouveau riche. Overnight, she became a mother of three. First she landed big orders, then built 54.5kReads9.3Score5.5kShelves
15. 115 被 Pampered by a Rugged Man Until I Became a Delicate Little Darling 被糙汉宠成娇气包 A Third of a Cloud云间三分Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted Hey, everyone! My new book has a low rating, so please give it five stars! Love you all so much!!! [Alternate historical setting + no pocket dimension + reborn in the 1970s + everyday life + sweet romance + family drama] [Rugged male lead dotes on her every day + down-and-out female lead becomes his pampered little wife] Yang Beibei is reborn the day before she is sold to a sleazy father and son. She crashes straight into a rugged man from the neighboring village. The rugged man, built like a ta 14.6kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    I can't get enough of historical romance novels; the male leads are all the reserved, secretly passionate type. So good!

16. 116 小 A Little Zombie Went Looking for Brains, Ended Up in the 1970s, and Joined the Army 小丧尸找脑子找到七零后，随军了 Nine Meows Have Something to Say九喵有言Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Island military romance + transmigration + super-brain genius + special abilities + real and fake heiresses] Zhou Shi is a zombie with brains. She pushes a shopping cart around looking for supplies. Because humans say that if you have food, you have nothing to fear. She uses her brain as a mouth to talk, because she’s heard that if you don’t use your brain, it’ll rust. Her goal in zombie life is to become the most high-class Zombie Queen. High-class means pretty and smart. So this little zombie 14.3kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
17. 117 重 Reborn in the Eighties, I Dump My Trash Ex and Marry the Toughest Officer 重生八零，踹垃圾竹马嫁最猛军官 Precious and Perfect珠圆玉润的宝Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted (Alternate period setting, age gap, everyday life in a military marriage, face-slapping) Lin Mian was reborn on New Year’s Eve, the night her childhood sweetheart publicly broke off their engagement. In her previous life, she couldn’t bear to give up eighteen years of affection for her childhood sweetheart and refused to end the engagement, even if it killed her. But after they married, he was as cold as stone and hated her to the bone. He tormented her until her family was ruined, and she die 2.5kReads8.9Score249Shelves
18. 118 八 The 1980s: A Cherished Darling Rushing Toward Wealth 八零捷报团宠娇娇向钱冲 Si Jiao Jiao肆饺饺Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing [Period setting + building wealth + doted on by everyone + native-born heroine + social butterfly + powerful figures + one-on-one romance] Before she turned fifteen, Shi Xiangxiang was stolen as a newborn. Her adoptive parents were denounced and sent down to the countryside, leaving her, though still so young, to shoulder the burden of feeding the whole family. After she turned fifteen, her adoptive sister, who had been reborn with a golden finger, returned in defeat after struggling her way t 38kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
19. 119 年 The Wife Who Dies Young in a Period Novel? The Ascetic Professor Falls in Love 年代文早死妻？禁欲教授沦陷求爱 Zhouzhou Eats Steamed Buns粥粥吃馒头Modern Romance977k WordsCompleted [An alternate 1980s setting, awakening as the foil to the heroine; slow-paced, everyday traditional story; marriage first, love later, and family life; raising kids with sweet affection; no golden finger; local-born characters who aren’t perfect] After Song Zhiyao impulsively picks a fight over divorce, she takes her child to her parents’ home and has a dream that makes her awaken to the truth. Well, would you look at that: she’s living inside a period novel! And she’s not even the main heroine, 33.8kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves

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    Don't be fooled by the rating of less than 9 points; it's really good! I stayed up for several nights to finish it. Both the male and female leads are attracted to looks, haha, and they fall in love at first sight during their blind date. The male lead is a bit of a chauvinist, which is especially funny. He tells other girls he'll hand over 50% of his salary, but with the female lead, he says 90%! It's really witty. His corny jokes are also hilarious. Plus, the characters are quite open-minded for that era. The female lead boldly admits she enjoys deeper conversations with the male lead. Youyou is such a sensible little devil!

20. 120 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Little Cannon Fodder Rises With Her Space 重生七零：小炮灰带着空间雄起 The Uninhibited Miracle Doctor Yao天马行空的姚神医Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [System space + born into another body + memories awakened + transmigrate into a book + taking on the stepmother and stepsister + the heroine will never be abused] Chen Qingyi had spent more than a decade living with the Dazhulong Brigade. One day, she fell into the water and awakened memories of her past life, only to learn that she was a minor cannon-fodder character in a book. Her biological father was a heartless cad. In two months, he would divorce her mother by letter and marry his one tru 37.9kReads9.4Score4kShelves
21. 121 怕 Help! Pregnant with Twins, and This Rugged Man Won't Stop Spoiling Me! 怕！双胎体质，被糙汉掐腰猛宠！ Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Period setting + rugged man + devoted husband + everyday life + devoted couple, one-on-one romance) As a minor cannon-fodder shrew of a supporting female character in a period novel, she was destined for a miserable ending that would leave everyone sighing with pity. But sorry, I'm here now. Looking at the man before her, with his straight, sturdy posture, phoenix eyes, and high nose, both his face and physique seemed made to match her tastes perfectly. Bai Yueji: How thoroughly brai 84kReads9.4Score5.5kShelves

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    This is a classic period drama series, a true gem. Every chapter is captivating, and no one abandons the book – its quality speaks for itself. I love it so much I've gone on to read the author's other works. A great read, I love it, I'll read it again! A period drama series about raising a child and taming a husband – a rough but obedient man at home.

22. 122 年 Military Marriage in the 1970s: Instructor, Come Over Here 年代军婚：教官，你过来啊 Flowing Water Goes Ding-Dang流水个叮当Modern Romance690k WordsCompleted [Play dumb to catch the tiger + military camp + military marriage + special abilities + ensemble cast + friendship above all] A killer with special abilities accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s. Her father is dead and her mother has run off. What can she do to support herself...? What? Be a killer? She did enough of that in her last life. Take up farming? She doesn’t know how! Go into business on the black market? Too much trouble! She finds a job she thinks she’ll be good at, but then a cer 9.4kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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    A hitman joins the army—can you believe it? The female lead was a hitman in her past life, but after being transported to the 1970s, she decides to join the army. In the military, she not only makes a group of like-minded friends but also successfully wins over a cold and aloof officer. (There are descriptions of the male and female leads carrying out missions together!)

23. 123 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 16.8kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    All three books are quite good. The first two have shrewd female protagonists (lots of interesting plots that made me laugh out loud late at night). The third book has no romantic subplot and the ending feels a bit rushed. All three have a system involved. There are very few truly awful characters in any of them; the female protagonists are all career-driven and don't suffer when faced with difficult characters. They settle scores immediately. The first two are better; they know how to turn enemies into friends and are incredibly sweet-talking. The third book seems to focus more on scientific research. Also, regarding the first book, I need to clarify something. I checked Baidu Encyclopedia, and the first college entrance exam did indeed have restrictions, but there were some relaxation policies (these policies were very general, roughly similar to the social work experience requirements for social worker exams). What you might perceive as no restrictions is that people found proof or possessed skills, which constitutes a relaxation. Even after passing the exam, the school wouldn't expel them. Later, the restrictions were relaxed further, and proof wasn't even necessary. The author was very meticulous. Furthermore, you can see traces of the author referencing academic papers in the text, which broadened my knowledge.

24. 124 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 101.2kReads9.6Score10kShelves
25. 125 七 The 1970s: I Just Want to Slack Off, Not Study 七零：我只想摆烂不想学习 A Little Eight Hundred一只八百Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [No CP + Academic Prodigy + Growth-Oriented Heroine (Imperfect Character) + Science for the Nation] In her previous life, Xu Zhen worked herself to death with endless overtime. After transmigrating to the 1970s, all she wanted was to split off from the family as soon as possible and happily coast through life like a salted fish. She never expected a study System to come knocking. Eight hours of studying a day was the minimum, and now she had to work overtime too? Xu Zhen: I refuse! But refusing 7.2kReads9.1Score598Shelves
26. 126 媳 My Wife Came to the Base to Divorce Me, and Now the Chaste Commander Is Panicking 媳妇来部队离婚，禁欲首长他急了 Gu Sang顾桑Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama Ask Your Heart How Much has launched] [Military marriage + period setting + sweet romance + devoted couple + family life + raising kids + face-slapping] The moment Jiang Ning opened her eyes, she realized she had become the cannon-fodder female character in a period novel. She'd been married for three years without ever seeing her husband, and was destined to spend the rest of her life alone. Jiang Ning thought, Spend the rest of my life alone? No way! She decisively left behind 56kReads8.9Score5kShelves
27. 127 前 My Ex-Husband Always Protects His Childhood Sweetheart. I Remarried After Being Reborn, and Now He's Panicking 前夫处处护青梅，重生改嫁他急了 Shiitake Leaf香菰叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1970s, reborn and getting revenge, educated youth sent to the countryside, pocket dimension with a spirit spring, building wealth] In her previous life, Su Qingran came from an educated family. When faced with being sent away or sent to the countryside, she chose to marry beneath her station. She thought she had found a lifeline, but instead faced endless grievances and had to keep giving in. Her husband outsourced his filial duties to her, her mother-in-law was constantly causing trouble, and 25.2kReads9.1Score3kShelves

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    I have a lot to say about historical fiction! The first one is definitely my top pick—super good! The female lead is incredibly smart, and the author's writing is superb! This book also taught me a lot about being shrewd and clever in dealing with people and situations. The second one is also quite good; the female lead has a spatial ability, and her grandmother is a very kind person.

28. 128 年 The Supporting Girl in the Period Novel Rolled Her Eyes 年代文女配翻了个白眼 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing [The blurb is misleading. This isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, and the leads are ordinary people. If you only like mindless wish fulfillment, please don't read this. Thank you.] Qiu Bailu transmigrates into a period novel as a clownish, supporting villainess, destined to scheme her way to a lifetime of poverty. She's so angry she laughs. She's unapologetically hypocritical. When she read the book, she sided with the protagonist and thought the villainess was awful. Now that she's the villainess, 95.8kReads8.8Score7.1kShelves

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    🌸A masterpiece of period fiction. ①The female lead takes over her mother-in-law's job at a printing factory, while the male lead, a retired soldier, works as a driver at the finance bureau. It's super good, full of everyday family life and mundane routines.

29. 129 脑 Brain-Computer Interface Doctor 脑机医生 Ningmeng Yuyan柠檬羽嫣Modern Romance205k WordsOngoing Her ex-boyfriend sold the secret she had guarded most closely to secure an investment. When they broke up, he even threw this at her: “No man could put up with a woman like you.” Her father climbed the social ladder and asked for a divorce. As he left, he said only, “People who look ahead don’t turn back.” Everyone was certain Su Jianwei had lost her backing and was bound to fall sooner or later. But they forgot that she was a doctor in functional neurosurgery at Huaren Hospital, determined to t 4kReads6.4Score11.2kShelves

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    It's not just a typical period drama, but the period storytelling is absolutely amazing. It's written in a serious style, featuring three generations of women, and the ensemble cast and character portrayals are exceptionally well done. Just try reading one chapter and you'll believe me!

30. 130 黑 The Darkened Educated Youth Returns to the City, Cuts Ties, and Becomes Beautiful and Rich 黑化女知青回城，断亲变美暴富了 Autumn Colors Crimson秋色绯绯Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted [A devoted and equally powerful couple x all characters are natives of the setting x no transmigration, rebirth, pocket dimension, System, or golden finger x no contrived drama x no helpless suffering x building wealth] [An upbeat, beautiful, resilient heroine VS a scheming, obsessive, slightly unhinged hero] The heroine takes her compensation and cuts ties with her birth family, decisively and swiftly. She does not cling to them or forgive them. The story focuses mainly on making money and roma 24.3kReads8.7Score2.5kShelves
31. 131 八 Married with a Baby in the ’80s: My Mortal Enemy Becomes a Henpecked Husband 八零奉子成婚，死对头成了妻管严 Nong Wuyou侬无忧Modern Romance796k WordsCompleted When Lin Xiangyi woke up, she learned that she had transmigrated into a book, a period novel written by her stepsister. Her stepsister was the heroine, and she was the vicious supporting character. Her father didn’t love her and her mother was gone. As if having to survive under the thumb of her wicked stepmother since childhood wasn’t enough, her scheming stepsister stole her fiancé and set up her nemesis, the street thug Xie Qingxiao, to ruin her virtue. She became pregnant by accident, and af 13.8kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves
32. 132 七 The 1970s: Professor Lu’s Wife Is Beautiful and Vicious 七零：陆教授的妻子娇美且恶毒 Sleepyhead Who Won't Sleep睡睡不睡觉Modern Romance810k WordsCompleted [Self-Serving, Sophisticated Heroine + Hero Who Becomes Love-Struck Later + Both Reborn] Jiang Shiyi was never a good person. In her previous life, the Lu family fell into disgrace, and to avoid marrying Lu Xianyu, she framed him and got him sent away to the countryside. Less than two years later, the Lu family was cleared of all charges. To “get revenge” on Jiang Shiyi, Lu Xianyu married her, and they spent ten years tangled up together before finally divorcing. In the end, Jiang Shiyi watche 12.9kReads7.0Score928Shelves

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    🍒❶ The pinnacle of historical fiction: the male lead is a gentle and refined research professor who loves the female lead in both his past and present lives. Even knowing she's wicked and selfish, he still loves her. His first act upon being reborn in this life is to marry her, and he's completely smitten. No matter how much she acts up, his bottom line is never to divorce her.

33. 133 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Female Lead Gives Up and Takes It Easy 穿书七零：炮灰女配咸鱼了 A Little Feather一个小羽毛Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Transmigrate into a book + Spatial powers + Married] She wakes up as the central figure at a funeral, having transmigrated into a period novel as a spiteful, selfish woman. Well, in that case, she might as well let loose. Her persona is already established, and she has a golden finger. Why work hard when she could have a wonderful life without lifting a finger? Liu Qingqing declares, “I’m going to be a couch potato.” 18.1kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    These few books are truly top-tier; I've eaten nothing but fine chaff and can't digest anything else.

34. 134 禁 The Abstinent Commander Is Stunned to See a Miniature Version of His Daughter 禁欲首长看到缩小版的女儿惊呆了 Su Misu苏陌酥Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + both leads are devoted only to each other + space + punishing scumbags + sweet romance and raising a child + building wealth + male lead appears later] Synopsis: Qiao Xingran, heir to a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, wakes up to find that she has transmigrated into the cannon-fodder villainess of a period novel she once read. In the book, the original heroine accidentally becomes pregnant before marriage. To protect her reputation and her famil 4kReads8.3Score454Shelves
35. 135 穿 I Transmigrated Into an 80s Novel, and the Devoted Male Side Character Is the Baby's Dad 穿书八零，深情男配竟是崽崽爹 Grapefruit Tomato Sauce西柚番茄酱Modern Romance849k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book] [1980s] [Pregnant Before Love] [Building Wealth] [Male Lead Has an Ex] [Self-Interested Female Lead] Renowned screenwriter Lin Yuan transmigrates to the 1980s after a car accident. She opens her eyes and discovers she’s pregnant. After several failed attempts to return to her own time, she faces parents who think she’s a disgrace, lecherous bachelors in the village eyeing her up, and siblings with bad intentions. To find a place for herself in this era, Lin Yuan se 1.9kReads6.7Score120Shelves
36. 136 我 I Forced a Kiss on My Target, and Got Arrested? 我强吻对象，居然被捕了？ Precious Moon Pearl宝月珠Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Top student + tough guy + pocket dimension + face-slapping and taking down scumbags + sweet, satisfying romance + self-interest above all] After overworking herself to death, top student Qin Yu transmigrates into the body of Qin Duoyu in the 1970s. Given a second chance at life, she refuses to wear herself out for anyone. Her whole family abuses her, so she gives as good as she gets. They expect hardship in the countryside? She has skills to fall back on. Better to wear other people down than l 9.5kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    🍇🍇I'm laughing so hard! This book is amazing! Every chapter is either funny or on its way to being funny. It's so hilarious! I laughed all day yesterday, I feel like I'm going to laugh myself silly, hahaha. It's so funny, I'll laugh for as long as I read it [facepalm][laughing]. Seriously.

37. 137 儿 My Children Were All Switched at Birth, So I Was Reborn with a Ten-Billion Fortune 儿女全被换，我携百亿遗产重生了 A Day of Shunhua舜华一日Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Rebirth + Revenge + Raising Children + Business + Pocket Dimension + Second Marriage] Zhang Yuxia raised three sons and a daughter. She thought her marriage was loving, her children were filial, and her career was thriving, and that her life had been happy and smooth. It wasn’t until she was near death that she learned the husband who had supposedly loved her for a lifetime had been deceiving her all along. Not only had he kept three mistresses and fathered illegitimate childre 35.3kReads8.2Score5.9kShelves
38. 138 七 The 1970s: The Meng Family's Foolish Daughter Gets Smart! 七零：孟家的傻闺女变聪明了！ Drunk Moon Fifteenth酣月十五Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + sweet romance] Meng Qining, from the twenty-first century, had no parents and was frail, spending more than half the year bedridden. She had every miserable card stacked against her. But ever since she was five, she’d had the same dream. In it, she might have been foolish, but she had a healthy body, parents who cherished her, and Brother Ting’an, who had taken care of her since childhood. The more miserable Meng Qining’s real life was, the happier she was in her dreams. At eig 12.8kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    They're all period dramas, and I've read so many that I can't remember all the details. Some have fantasy elements. I especially like the 8th book; the writing is superb, not at all drawn out. If you like period dramas, go for it! You'll definitely regret it if you don't.

39. 139 资 The Tycoon’s Daughter Remarries with Her Mother, and Her Stepbrother Spoils Her Senseless 资本家小姐随母改嫁，被继兄宠疯 Purple Gold Bath紫金浴Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both reborn + 1970s + pocket dimension + pampered by the whole family + everyday life] The Shen family was reported for having overseas connections and faced imprisonment. Shen Siyue and her biological older sister, Shen Siyin, were both reborn on that very day. In their previous lives, she was sent to the countryside with her father and brothers, while her sister followed their mother into a new marriage with a military officer. Everyone said that a frail, sickly capitalist's daughter like her 7.2kReads7.9Score961Shelves
40. 140 替 Take My Cousin's Place in the Countryside? I'll Empty the Whole Family's Ancestral Tombs and Dance 替堂妹下乡？搬空全家祖坟蹦迪 God of Wealth's Dark Moonlight财神黑月光Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn revenge + making money and causing trouble + born to stir up chaos] In her previous life, Ruan Xianxian took her cousin's place in the countryside, then returned to the city and married the fiancé her cousin no longer wanted. She thought she'd found salvation, but what awaited her was endless patience and scheming. A heartless grandfather, a cousin who stole her golden finger, and a husband who outsourced his affection made for one bizarre family. Only when a speeding tr 44.3kReads9.0Score3.7kShelves
41. 141 缺 The Shameless System, the Nosy Little Cub, and Their Amazing Mind-Reading 缺德统，吃瓜崽，偷听心声顶呱呱 Wan Xi.晚兮。Modern Romance922k WordsCompleted [Gossip, mind-reading, adored by everyone, strengthening the nation, period setting] Lin Xihe died after being struck by falling debris while gossiping and watching the commotion. When she woke up, she had become an adorable four-year-old in the 1970s. The only thing she had to be happy about was that she’d been bound to the System, Gossip and Mischief 888. It could give her all kinds of rewards, helping her survive in this er 5.9kReads8.4Score593Shelves

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    I've been reading two new books lately, and they're both pretty good. The first one features a strong, transmigrated female lead and a cool, aloof research guy male lead. The male lead's family is sent to the countryside, and the female lead gives him a dowry and takes him home [laughing emoji]. The second one is a period drama about an adorable child. The child has a wicked system; conversations with the system can be overheard by some people. Completing system tasks earns rewards, and the little darling becomes the darling of the group, even helping the country's powerful leader [heart emoji][heart emoji]

42. 142 穿 After I Transmigrated to the 1970s and Married a Bully, I Decided to Lie Flat 穿越七零嫁给恶霸后我摆烂了 Chen Fengche宸风澈Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + sweet romance + golden finger + gruff hero + play the pig to eat the tiger] Why have I transmigrated again?! After having her good fortune snatched away twice in a row, Xi Qingqing has transmigrated yet again. This time, she's made up her mind! She's going to lie flat! A nightmare of a mother-in-law? No problem, as long as she treats me well. Married to a bully? Whatever, I'll reform him. A picky, demanding sister-in-law? Hmph! She needs a good dose of reality! See how the sha 6.6kReads9.2Score593Shelves

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    1. The male lead is witty and funny, especially when he takes his third son to the hospital to get his leg checked but leaves him at home [laughing emoji]. 2. The female lead is a refreshing character; the historical background is explained in detail with many pictures, and the male lead's family is very well-off.

43. 143 七 The 1970s: The Delicate Beauty Was Carried Home by a Psycho Country Bumpkin 七零：娇软美人被疯批糙汉叼回家 Yan Fei言非Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A sharp-tongued heroine who never suffers in silence vs. a rugged, wild, obsessive male lead who’s hopelessly in love Su Xiaoxiao wakes up one day to discover that she’s the villainess in a novel about two women whose lives are contrasted. The novel’s kindhearted heroine is her cousin, who has outshone her in every way since childhood. In the book, “she” becomes madly obsessed with her cousin’s man, does one terrible thing after another, and meets a tragic end. Her five older brothers die one af 14.3kReads8.2Score1.5kShelves
44. 144 资 The Capitalist's Daughter Awakens and Sells the Family Fortune to Join the Army 资本家小姐觉醒，掏空家产去随军 Chen Mozheng陈墨铮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + transmigration into a book + bargain-hunting System + punishing scumbags + powerful team-up + sweet-on-the-outside, ruthless-on-the-inside heiress vs. muscular, stone-faced team leader] Lu Rao was a socialite in Shanghai who had influence in both the underworld and the legitimate world. After an unexpected awakening, she discovered she was the cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel. Her second uncle had schemed against her whole family. Her father was missing, her mother 39.5kReads8.9Score5.2kShelves
45. 145 军 The Officer's Seduction: I Get by in the Eighties by Acting Crazy 军官撩人：我靠发癫在八零吃肉 Thousandfold Deity千千神Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + period setting + System + face-slapping + sweet romance] In her previous life, Lu Yunxiang was taken advantage of from beginning to end by her cousin, a woman who seemed as pure and mild as a chrysanthemum, and who presented herself as kind and self-sacrificing. The job Lu Yunxiang had worked so hard to earn through exams was given away by her cousin to someone else. Her cousin signed her up to go down to the countryside, leaving her to endure endless hardships in the rural 11.3kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
46. 146 八 The Eighties Villainess Is Done: The Male Lead Insists on Having Me Bear His Child 八零女配绝了：男主非要哄我生崽 Thirty Moons叁拾月Modern Romance424k WordsCompleted After nine years engaged to the Zhu family’s eldest son, Xu Qiao was cruelly dumped. In a fit of rage, she slammed her head against a wall and died! After transmigrating into an eighties novel, she could only sneer at the situation. They called her a disposable supporting character, an ugly, dull, ignorant child bride whose life was as bland as plain water? Please. She was young and beautiful, and could make her own money. It wasn’t that she couldn’t flirt; she was just afraid they wouldn’t be a 3.8kReads9.1Score293Shelves

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    The male and female leads are classmates. They were tricked and ended up with a child. After the female lead is reborn, she finds the male lead and tells him she is pregnant. The male lead replies: "You knew you were pregnant after only three days?"

47. 147 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
48. 148 七 The Stunning Beauty of the 1970s Turns Her Cold-Faced Officer Husband Into a Henpecked One 七零绝色美人冷面军官沦为妻管严 Ranran's Ran苒苒的苒Modern Romance597k WordsOngoing [Period setting + sweet military romance + transmigration into a book + pocket dimension, which doesn't appear often] A beautiful fair-skinned woman × a cold, reserved military officer who abstains from romance. Both are devoted only to each other. An Ruo has exquisite features and skin as white as snow. She is a true beauty. Cool and distant around others, she's spoiled and always hungry in private. = Oh no! An Ruo realizes she's transmigrated into a book and become a cannon-fodder side charact 911Reads7.7Score299Shelves

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    🍒✨An Ting's younger sister is coming to visit. I heard she looks a lot like her brother, almost identical. Everyone couldn't help but picture An Ting in their minds: thick eyebrows, square face, tall and imposing [shocked]. It's a pity a girl looks like that…wait, what's going on with that usually cold and ruthless, infamously cold-faced devil? Why is he coming to the An family every few days?

49. 149 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Book and Married the Man Everyone Hated, Leaving My Brothers Blinded with Tears 穿书嫁万人嫌，哥哥们哭瞎眼 Qian Bao'er谦宝儿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama Ballad of Qinghe is now streaming on Hongguo] [Everyone’s darling vs. everyone’s punching bag] [Everyone’s regret + foil character] Lin Suisui, a doctoral graduate in traditional Chinese medicine, transmigrates into a period novel where everyone ends up regretting their actions. She is a doomed cannon-fodder character who dies young, leaving her brothers consumed with regret and remembering her year after year. Lin Suisui: ??? She’s already dead, so what good is their regret to 21.7kReads8.0Score1.4kShelves
50. 150 末 A Doomsday Veteran Brings Her Spatial Storage to the 1970s 末世大佬带着空间穿七零 Bu Xiaoxin不晓心Modern Romance2.9M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Period drama + supernatural abilities + transmigration + pocket dimension + shopping mall + both untouched + strong male and female leads] (Drink less water if you need to. There’s almost no filler. I can’t promise every chapter is thrilling, but it won’t be boring. If a couple of chapters drag now and then, just skip ahead.) A young woman inexplicably transmigrates to the 1970s. She possesses two supernatural abilities: mental powers and healing. She also has a magical pocket dimensi 34.6kReads9.1Score3.2kShelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist whose father is a prominent figure in Beijing's elite circles, and she primarily focuses on scientific research. The second book features a female protagonist whose grandfather was a patriotic businessman who has passed away in the present world; she is primarily a businessman and also a patriotic figure.

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