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1. 51 0 A Post-00s Kid Helps Mom Take Down Her Scumbag Husband 00后帮妈妈整渣斗三 Qian Xiaqi钱夏七Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Modern urban life + inspirational + slice of life + feel-good] Wu Jie is a poor student who loves gaming. After his parents' marriage falls apart, he defies fate and changes his life. First, he helps his mother take down her cheating husband and his mistress. Later, he helps his motherland root out scoundrels and traitors. Step by step, he rises to the brightest peak of his life... 4.2kReads9.1Score58714d adds

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   A top student protects her mother, her own mother, and her motherland! Netizens highly recommend this book. It's incredibly good!! I read it in one go and was moved to tears. This is the only book I've ever read from cover to cover.

2. 52 重 Reborn at the Turn of the Millennium: The Beloved Prodigy's Mentor System 重生千禧，团宠小学霸的名师系统 Star Tana星星塔娜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “No male lead! A male supporting character appears later, and there are side couples to root for too.” Qin Zhaozhao, a doctoral student struggling with her studies and taking extra time to graduate, wakes up one day to find she’s traveled back from 2022 to the year 2000. For some inexplicable reason, she’s also acquired a System. In this life, she not only has a golden finger that gives her one-on-one lessons from renowned teachers, but also the ability to help the people around her choose bette 5kReads9.4Score54514d adds

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   🔥First book: Doctoral student Qin Zhaozhao suddenly felt dizzy, then heard in her ears, "Someone is paying for food and drink... Today I've found a good job, someone's paying me to chat with them." She was reborn on New Year's Eve in 2000 and also obtained a Master Teacher System. Her life...

3. 53 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 1.6kReads9.3Score14614d adds
4. 54 七 The 1970s: The Little Village Girl Brings Honor to Her Country Through Education 七零小村姑，靠读书为国争光 Only Plays Zhen Ji只玩甄姫Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Family Drama + System + Academic Prodigy + Knowledge Changes Your Destiny + Ensemble Cast] Wang Zhaozhao becomes the unwanted granddaughter of the Old Wang family, part of the village brigade in Riverside Village in the 1970s. When she is five, her mother becomes her eldest uncle’s wife, while her father marries a stepmother who brings along a stepsister. Later, she gains two younger sisters, one born to her eldest uncle’s wife and the other to her stepmother. Her days are full 14.9kReads8.6Score1.4k14d adds
5. 55 8 The 1980s Supporting Female Lead: Starting a Rat Race in the Cotton Mill Alley 80女配：从棉纺厂小巷开始内卷 Drinking Poison for Seven Days七日饮鸩Female-Channel Fanfiction310k WordsCompleted [System + transmigration + period setting + business] [Not a mindless power fantasy. Readers who can't tolerate bold characters, please stay away.] Wu Shanshan, a college student from the twenty-first century, transmigrates into the body of Wu Shanshan, the villainess in the hit period drama A Lane for Us, bringing along a “Taking a Loss Is a Blessing” System. Her life of turning fate around with a golden finger begins. What does “Taking a Loss Is a Blessing” mean? It means spitting out whatever 494Reads8.2Score—14d adds
6. 56 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 4kReads9.2Score42714d adds
7. 57 重 Back to Seventh Grade 重回初一 Uninhibited and Unrestrained落落大放Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Reborn + top student + everyday growth + heartwarming + inspirational + ensemble cast + I scare even myself when I get competitive] Shen Qiu is reborn, back in her first year of middle school. She decides she won't lie flat anymore. So what if she doesn't have a System? She can do it herself! Being reborn is the greatest System of all! In this life, she's going to push herself to the limit. Along the way, Shen Qiu reconnects with a group of friends and leads them through every obstacle on their 2.8kReads9.0Score32514d adds
8. 58 黑 The Ungrateful Darling: My Husband’s Mistress Just Took Power, and Now She Wants a Divorce 黑心小棉袄：外室刚上位就要离婚 Jin Rui'er金瑞儿Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted The Grand Princess Who Guards the Nation was reborn in the Dragon Kingdom in 1947. After liberation, just as she was preparing to enjoy the good life with her father, he declared that her mother was a relic of feudalism, said he had found his true love, and announced that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. The Grand Princess scoffed to herself: “You dare threaten my interests? I’ll make you regret it!” 49.2kReads9.2Score6.4k14d adds

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   An ancient Chinese fantasy novel featuring a reincarnated protagonist, a prodigal son returning home after a terrible father's divorce, and a lighthearted, humorous story. The protagonist, a powerful and wealthy princess in her previous life, is reincarnated into a fictional world as the daughter of a scumbag father going through a divorce. To avenge her mother, she attends her father's wedding and secretly sabotages his marriage to his stepmother! It's hilarious! Super good! [Eating popcorn emoji]

9. 59 八 Fiery and Bold, This 1980s Bride Is Too Much for Her Cold-Blooded Officer 八零娇媳野又辣，冷酷军官顶不住 A Leaf Falling in the Rain一叶落雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book · Military marriage · Pocket dimension | Wild and sensual | Possessive | Off-the-charts sexual tension] A top modern beauty and executive is reborn as the real daughter who was forced to die over a pound of pork? She doesn’t accept this fate! … She tears up the script. She’s the female lead now Her vicious grandmother tries to sell her off for a bride price? She turns the tables, sending her off with silver bracelets and a village-wide parade! The fake white-lotus daugh 2.1kReads—Score21314d adds

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10. 60 渣 My Scumbag Husband Tricked Me Into Marriage? I Bring a Century of Research to Marry a Powerful Young Master 渣夫骗婚？我携百年科研转嫁权少 A Leaf Falling in the Rain一叶落雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The rating just opened, so a low score is normal.) [Rebirth · military marriage | wild and sensual / age gap | possessive | explosive sexual tension] “Report! Your ex-wife’s patent has our entire military by the throat!” He scoffed, until fighter jet production halted and missile supplies ran dry. Only then did he realize she could hold the nation’s lifeline in the palm of her hand! … Reborn on her wedding day, she was asked to give up the bridal suite for his first love? Jiang Youli smiled. “S 1.1kReads6.5Score11014d adds
11. 61 超 The Super Scholar: I Proved the Riemann Hypothesis! 超级学霸：我证明了黎曼猜想！ Internet Cafe, Six Seats in a Row网吧六连坐Urban172k WordsOngoing [Academic genius novel] [Soft sci-fi] [Technically detailed] [Academic focus] [Logic-driven] At the start of senior year, Zhou Bo binds himself to the Cosmic Academic Genius System. Watch him turn the tables and become a top student. The first time he unlocks the system log, he discovers that in a parallel world, the Ming Dynasty has sent steamships to Europa to teach the ignorant Europeans calculus and translate the Yongle Encyclopedia... Hidden reward unlocked: Gain 20% of Isaac Newton’s scien 13Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This novel about a top student is super good.

12. 62 撞 After Bumping Our Heads, the Whole Family Stopped Being Cowards 撞头后，全家不懦弱了 Candied Haw Candy糖葫芦糖Modern Romance108k WordsOngoing My new story is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The whole family are academic high-achievers. The eldest sister leads the research, leading to a series of hilarious situations. The initial setup is gradual and progressive.

13. 63 五 The Fragrance of Herbs Warms the Green Hills in the Fifties 五零之青山药香暖 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Ji Lan, a captain in the apocalypse, is reborn as Lin Qinghe, the youngest daughter of the Lin family in a small mountain village in the 1950s. Not getting enough to eat? No problem. Her wood-element ability came with her. It may be weak, but it still comes in handy. Not strong enough? That’s not an issue either. She can shatter a millstone with one punch, and carrying water or chopping wood is a piece of cake. Most importantly, she has inherited her family’s medical knowledge, so her dream of b 4.8kReads8.4Score51714d adds

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    Highly recommended!

14. 64 八 The 1980s: My Sister Is a Policewoman Who Puts Every Troublemaker in Their Place 八零之我姐是警花，专治各种不服 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted [Period crime investigation + family and neighborhood life + a spirited heroine + Beijing hutongs and courtyard homes + a slight golden finger] Lin Tiantian was a gymnast in her previous life. Reborn into the Lin family, she had extraordinary strength. To keep her from causing damage with it, her father taught her the family's martial arts from childhood. Though she was beautiful in this life, she chose to make policing her lifelong career. Everyone in the neighborhood knew that a female officer 1.2kReads6.8Score17414d adds
15. 65 智 Wisdom Lights Up the Technology Tree [The 1980s] 智慧点亮科技树【八零】 Mu Keke牧可可Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted [1980s + alternate setting + no return to the present + science and technology serve the nation + romance + love grows over time] The founding master of the interstellar System lived a freewheeling life, doing whatever they pleased, until their own recklessness brought it all to an end. They took a junior along and transmigrated into a human body on Blue Star, billions of years in the past. The day Xu Youjin was discharged from the hospital, she was stunned by the sight of a little car wobbling 443Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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16. 66 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s: The Beloved Lucky Star Is a Powerful Figure from the Interstellar Era! 穿越六零，团宠锦鲤是星际大佬！ Yun Fu云芣Modern Romance423k WordsCompleted [Born into the Past + Space + Building a Fortune + Sweet Romance + Family Life + No Romance] Qu Jinyi, a powerful figure with cutting-edge technology at her fingertips, transmigrates into a poor, backward and difficult era where technology and every aspect of daily life are far inferior to the world she came from. No problem. With powerful resources at her disposal, serving her country can’t wait. But... why did she transmigrate as a baby? 39Reads6.4Score—14d adds
17. 67 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Fake Heiress Scientist Is Spoiled Rotten 七零军婚：科研大佬假千金被宠爆 Mist Sketch雾描Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + face-slapping and scum-bashing + no holier-than-thou heroine + top research scientist] After transmigrating to the 1970s as a fake heiress in a melodramatic story, Shen Xiening has none of the self-discipline expected of a villainess. Compete with the real heiress, who’s fleeing home for her life? Go to the countryside and cry for affection? Not a chance. Shen Xiening turns around and marries a soldier! With her little bag slung over her shoulder, her goal is the stars and 325Reads8.0Score—14d adds
18. 68 爹 Dad Doesn't Love Me, Mom Doesn't Care. I'm Done Being the Family's Scapegoat 爹不疼娘不爱，冤种女儿我不做了 Still Smiling浅笑依然Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted Academic excellence + complicated family background + everyday life + face-slapping the trash + building up her hometown + sweet romance + strengthening the nation A sharp-tongued top student heroine vs. a doting, scheming military-compound boyfriend (Note: he’s the fatherly type, not a sexist jerk) Family-focused blurb: Her father didn’t care for her, and her mother didn’t love her. So what? She got another chance at life. Surely she could raise herself this time? In her previous life, Su Yiran 3.6kReads9.2Score45614d adds
19. 69 闺 My Best Friend Wants to Snare a Rich Husband, but I Want to Make It on My Own 闺蜜要钓金龟婿，我要成就我自己 Big Boss Norma诺玛大大Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted A powerful, straightforward man pursues his wife with passion and flair, acting fast, accurately, and decisively. The top student heroine is levelheaded about love and marriage, both sweet and alluring, with an inner strength and stability. Four female college students support one another, growing toward the sun and following the light. Mi Lailai has met Zhou Suhui three times in all. Every time, he speaks bluntly and gets straight to the point, always aiming to wrap things up quickly. The first 321Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 70 重 Reborn in 2001: I Start Boxing and Live Life to the Fullest 重生2001从练拳开始快意人生 Pan-Fried Buns and White Porridge煎包白粥Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + Pocket Dimension + Top Student + Traditional Martial Arts + Pressure-Point Techniques for Five Hundred Coins] Everyday urban life, reborn in high school, keeping a low profile at school, an ancestral martial arts manual, cultivating inner energy, mastering pressure-point techniques, dual-cultivation methods, a harem of multiple women, wealth, companions, techniques, and territory, exploring mysteries and searching for treasures, doing business and managing enterprises, fighting foreig 16.8kReads7.8Score1.3k14d adds

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    A reborn academic genius with a special ability, the school heartthrob knows acupressure techniques [thumbs up]

21. 71 六 Sixies: Flowers in the Sun 六零之向阳花开 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance547k WordsCompleted The genres are: Zhou Xiangyang never expected that one act of bravery during her senior-year internship would restart her life in 1960. She became a baby with the same name in the family compound of a machinery factory. Her family was simple but loving: an engineer father, a mother who worked at the supply and marketing cooperative, and two siblings, each with a personality of their own. Her English degree from her previous life was still with her, along with a temperamental “mystery box” sign- 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I recommend two novels: one is about a translator/diplomat, and the other is about a military doctor. Both feature strong female protagonists and are set in traditional historical periods. The "golden finger" (advantages or special abilities) isn't too overpowered.

22. 72 重 Reborn: My Genius Childhood Friend Is Adorable 重生：我神级学霸青梅超可爱 Chen Yan陈雁Urban304k WordsOngoing The moment he opened his eyes, Lu Ziming realized he had been reborn in 2004! He was still a little kid in the middle class at kindergarten, and right in front of him was an adorable childhood friend who wanted him to play house with her! As the sweet and silly girl tugged him along by the hand, Lu Ziming thought that this time around, he had to make something of his life! He thought of the factory supervisor's spittle-flecked, vicious tirades; of the times he'd bowed and scraped before people h 311Reads8.8Score—14d adds
23. 73 九 Cheated Out of My Inheritance in the 1990s, I Go Wild and Take Them All Down 九零被吃绝户，我靠发癫嘎嘎乱杀 More Trees, More Rain木多雨也多Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing [Transmigration + space + putting scumbags in their place + making money + serving the nation] Xia Ran sacrificed her life saving someone in her previous life. Only later did she learn that her soul had been taken by mistake, but by then there was no going back. With her compensation (a space + perfect photographic memory + superhuman strength), she transmigrated to 1990 and into the body of Xia Yindi, whose husband had just died. Xia Yindi had been reborn from a later era, but died on the spo 124Reads9.1Score17514d adds

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    The protagonist's rebirth forces him to rethink his life path, a plot point that not only propels the story forward but also gives readers a deeper understanding of that era.

24. 74 七 A Beautiful Woman’s Fight to Change Her Life in the 1970s 七零之娇媚美人靠内卷改变人生 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted Also known as Reborn: The Charming Beauty Catches the Eye of a Discharged Officer After dying a miserable death in the wilderness in her previous life, Shen Wanqing opens her eyes again and wants only to escape her fate as a doomed supporting character. She uses her spiritual spring space to heal old injuries, puts arrogant bullies in their place with her martial arts skills, and masters five foreign languages and all kinds of skills through fierce competition. Her life soon flourishes. Only Wei 316Reads6.4Score—14d adds
25. 75 带 Taking Grandma's Courtyard Along to the 1970s 带着奶奶的小院穿七零 Xiao Yuyue晓余月Modern Romance600k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + period setting + spatial dimension + academic prodigy + light mystery + romance] Li Mei transmigrated and became an educated youth sent to the countryside. She got bound to a spatial dimension, and even grew stronger by the day! Mess with me, and you’ll find out what a hard target I am! While gathering firewood, she happened to save a handsome male educated youth being attacked by wild boars. She never expected to save herself a whole lot of trouble: he had a gun at his waist, 1.1kReads7.4Score10914d adds

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    After reading this book, I realized that 1970s space novels can be written like this! The female lead, Li Mei, is not pretentious. She uses her space to hoard goods and is a top student who focuses on studying. The slightly suspenseful plot makes the story more exciting, and the interactions between the couple are also very appealing to young girls. The novel is full of the down-to-earth atmosphere and the thrill of the period drama!

26. 76 七 A Native of the 1970s, Surrounded by Reborn and Transmigrated People 七零土著之被重生者穿越者包围 YlovenModern Romance722k WordsCompleted [A native of the era + golden finger + strong female lead + selfish and self-serving + refuses to move to the countryside + raising a child + career-focused] Zhou Yuanjun is surrounded by people who have been reborn and people who have transmigrated. But through hard work and talent, she keeps up with them, making use of every resource at her disposal. She goes to school, takes in a live-in husband, gets a job, and enters politics. 1.2kReads8.7Score10014d adds
27. 77 天EN The Heavenly Eye Feng Shui Master 天眼风水师 Light of the Dao道之光Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [A feng shui novel] [Featuring feng shui, Daoist medicine, psychology, and economics; read faces and phone numbers] [Practical insights] [Explaining the esoteric with science] My master hastily taught me the art of divination and passed down a few books. Before I even had the chance to formally begin my training in the mountains, he sent me down into the world to help people... Where can I even go to complain about that? Amid the mortal world, I help others and cultivate myself. 672.6kReads9.6Score138.4k14d adds

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    This book opens the door to blessings, increasing one's fortune (wisdom and academic progress). Namo Manjushri Bodhisattva, it eliminates karmic obstacles, helps one abstain from sexual misconduct, and leads to liberation and happiness. An essential guide to abstaining from lust, it is the path to happiness. Namo Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Namo Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, Namo Shakyamuni Buddha.

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