Republican-Era Stories, No Couples, and No Brain-Dead Writing 年代文，我不要CP，脑残文我也不要

1. 151 我 I've Been Such a Good, Honest Person. What's Wrong With Going a Little Crazy? 我都老实巴交了，发点颠怎么了 Add Some Wealth to Life给生活添点富Modern Romance408k WordsCompleted [Unhinged Antics + Feel-Good Story + Demolition Compensation + Getting Rich + Everyday Life + Besties + Becoming the Boss + No Romance, No Marriage] (Content warning: The heroine and the other female characters have rock-bottom morals. They'll stop at nothing to get what they want, and lying is as natural to them as eating and drinking!!!) ​​Tang Tao, the heroine: ​“Mom, Dad, Brother, the demolition payout is all mine, mine, mine! Behave yourselves and maybe I'll let you have the leftovers.” ​… 1.4kReads8.9Score170Shelves

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   Low rating, but great! No romance, no space, no system, no rebirth, just a story about getting rich. The female protagonist is a 90s native, and the story starts with a demolition, but she doesn't get any compensation. So she takes a knife and attacks the two men in her house—hahaha, lots of crazy antics!

2. 152 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: I Defy Fate with My Pocket Dimension 穿书七零：我靠空间逆天改命 Jiayang's Little Kitchen加洋小厨Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + spiritual spring space + devoted father + no female lead + no harem + slice of life + getting rich] After being trapped by the plot for fifteen years, Qin Wenfeng finally breaks free while saving his son. So what if his Level Five space has been reset to zero? He's got a spiritual spring, seeds, and modern agricultural knowledge that the plot had sealed away! While others earn work points just to fill their stomachs, he grows out-of-season vegetables 8.5kReads7.7Score595Shelves

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   This is a historical fiction story. The male protagonist was reincarnated at birth and awakens his modern memories at the age of five. He knows he's transmigrated into a book, but he's controlled by the plot to become the contrasting character of the diligent male protagonist—a notorious lazy bum. Later, to save his son and nephew, he breaks free from this control and possesses a built-in planting space.

3. 153 穿 I Became a Pitiful Girl in the 1980s, So I Ran Away That Very Night 穿成八零年代小可怜，我连夜跑路 A Little Sweet Cookie一颗小甜饼Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + entrepreneurship + no cheat + no romance + no awful relatives] Chu Xia transmigrates to the 1980s after a car accident. From the start, she’s locked in a woodshed and about to be married off to a widower by her awful relatives. Stay and fight her awful relatives for three hundred chapters? No, no, no! Chu Xia packs up and runs away in the middle of the night. As the saying goes, change your name when you travel and your surname when you sit. From then on, I’m a kid you’ll n 55Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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   There are currently no romantic pairings in the older series and those that are still ongoing.

4. 154 八 The 1980s: I Refuse to Be the Dutiful Wife of a Novel’s Male Lead 八零：我不当小说男主的贤惠妻子 Memories Like a Dream如梦记忆Modern Romance245k WordsCompleted (No CP.) The heroine isn't particularly saintly and loves herself most of all. Please don't give this book one star because of her characterization. If this book isn't for you, you can look for one that suits your taste. Honestly, comparing the heroine's parents, don't you think she handled things pretty well? Gu Yue accidentally dies from electrocution. When she opens her eyes again, she finds herself alone inside a novel she read not long ago. The novel is titled My Life in the Eighties. It t 1.7kReads7.8Score101Shelves

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   ✨Transmigrated into a tragic heroine in the 1980s? Gu Yue tears the script apart! Running away with her child to make money is incredibly satisfying. A virtuous wife and loving mother? Not a chance! All those ungrateful relatives, get out of here! If you don't, I'll break your legs! I'm beautiful on my own! #Slightly slice-of-life, no romance, daughter

5. 155 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s to Become a Widow 穿到七十年代当寡妇 Awakening of Insects, White Dew, Minor Cold惊蛰白露小寒Modern Romance150k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Period Setting + Transmigration + Shopping Mall] Song Miao transmigrates as a widow and gets three children for free. But she's too weak to lift or carry anything, and can barely support herself. How is she supposed to raise children? Just as she's about to see if she can get back home, she suddenly discovers that she has a golden finger... With her golden finger, she decides to keep her head down and stay alive. To enjoy good food in the future, she trains her eldest son to become 217Reads8.4Score—Shelves
6. 156 书 Book Transmigration to the Seventies: I Raised Three Daughters Who Were Nothing but Trouble 书穿七零：我养了三个冤种女儿 Hard Candy with White Peach Flavor硬糖白桃味Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (A disclaimer: This is not a wish-fulfillment story! It leans toward literary fiction! The divorce takes fifty chapters! It’s an ensemble cast that doesn’t revolve around the heroine! Slow pacing! Logical and not stupid! The golden finger is subtle! Set in the past, with everyday life, absolutely no romance, farming, and an ensemble cast, with no protagonist suffering! If that’s not your thing, please 1kReads9.0Score102Shelves

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   [Add to Bookshelf] Book Recommendations, I'm Xiaoguai [Add to Bookshelf] 1. *Transmigrating to the 50s: While Others Hoard Rice, I Hoard Money*: The female protagonist transmigrates into a book, no romantic partner, dumps her scumbag boyfriend, and establishes herself in the city with her children. Not only does she embark on a career in government, but she also transforms her entire family's social standing. 2. *Transmigrating to the 70s: I Raised Three Wrongfully Accused Daughters*: The female protagonist is a powerful interstellar woman who transmigrates to the 70s. She decisively divorces her scumbag boyfriend, raises her three daughters, and dedicates her life to healing their childhood traumas. 3. *Reborn in the 80s: The Villain Just Wants to Be a Good Person*: The female protagonist is reborn. In her previous life, she was forced to use every means to seek revenge, ultimately dying in prison. Reborn, she only wants to quietly be a good person and enjoy a leisurely life.

7. 157 重 Back to the 1990s: I Lead My Whole Family to Become Rich 重回九零：带着全家卷成首富 Yuwen Manman宇文满满Modern Romance249k WordsCompleted Chen Yan, who had thrived in the education industry in her previous life, was left deeply in debt and on the brink of bankruptcy after the relevant policies were announced. Just after paying off all her debts, she was reborn and returned to 1990. At this point, her parents were still alive, and her little brother was still healthy in their mother's womb. With the soul of her previous life, Chen Yan refuses to lie flat in an era where fortunes are there for the taking and settle for being an ordi 2.3kReads8.9Score189Shelves
8. 158 百 A Century-Long Journey, Returning Home to Build a Road to Prosperity 百年穿途，归乡拓富路 He Yansheng鹤言笙Modern Romance190k WordsOngoing [Female-Oriented + Modern Setting + No Romance + Transmigration + Farming] Jiang Yanhe accidentally fell through a rift in time and space and struggled to survive in the world of the future a hundred years later for a decade. At last, a disturbance in the space-time continuum sent her back to her hometown in the twenty-first century. Faced with abandoned fields and mountains and an isolated village, she resolved to change things with the ecological farming techniques and cultural tourism models 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I recommend this book; it has no romantic pairing, a smooth story, a captivating plot, and diverse writing techniques.

9. 159 老 My Old Home Connects to the Modern World: A Village Girl's 1970s Office-Worker Life 老宅通现代：七零村花的社畜日常 Wang Buhui王不悔Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [From the 1970s to the modern day] Chen Qiaoyu, born and raised in the 1970s, has been feeling a little panicked lately. She and her younger brother were driven out by their father and stepmother, sent to live in the dilapidated old Chen family home with only two threadbare quilts. Who could have guessed that the crumbling old house hid a passage to another era? [From then on, Chen Qiaoyu begins traveling back and forth between the 1970s and the modern day every day] The villagers of Yaojia Vil 11.1kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
10. 160 重 Back to the 1980s: The Villainess Just Wants to Be a Good Person 重回八零：反派她只想做个好人 Jiang Twenty蒋二十Modern Romance528k WordsCompleted In 1989, just after taking the college entrance exam, Jiang Dai is told she was switched at birth and is forced to return to her biological family. After years of abuse at the hands of her fake mother, she discovers that the mix-up was nothing but a lie concocted by her biological father and stepmother to give their illegitimate daughter a respectable identity. The illegitimate daughter reluctantly takes Jiang Dai’s place, goes to college, and secures a bright future. Jiang Dai, meanwhile, goes 1.2kReads8.7Score142Shelves
11. 161 上 The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong 上官昭容诡事录 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Strong female lead, no romance, Chinese-style horror, transmigration through history, numerous foreshadowed clues, coherent plot, no System, not a power fantasy] [The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong] [Also known as: Old Tales from the Yellow Springs] [Reader’s guide: The main plot and the individual arcs are interconnected, with plenty of clues and foreshadowing. Almost every character who appears has a role to play, though each arc can also be read as a standalone story.] Th 2.1kReads9.3Score347Shelves

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12. 162 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score183.1kShelves
13. 163 重 Reborn, Starting with Buying a House 重生从买房开始 Vice President Liu刘副总Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + the millennium + family life + school + top student + love that grows over time] Chen Yifan, a modern office worker, is reborn in 2004. That year, Chen Yifan is still an elementary school student in a uniform and red scarf. That year, her father, Chen Jianguo, is still hale and hearty, and alive. That year, homes in Haicheng cost just 2,000, and came with household registration. How much? Say that house price again! Mom, Dad, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and buy a house! See how 27.1kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves
14. 164 后 After My Stepfather Became a Black Market Big Shot, My Investment Was Rejected 后爸成为黑市大佬后，我投资被拒 Tuohai Is Also a Shoe拖亥也是鞋Modern Romance2.1M WordsOngoing [System] [Space] [Era] [Reborn] [No Couple] Shen Yan returns to 1959, and from the start she’s a pitiful girl being bullied? Her grandaunt and cousin drug her with an aphrodisiac and try to pair her with a fool? She turns the tables and sends the scumbags to prison. Who knew the fool wasn’t a fool at all? His father is a deputy county magistrate, and his mother is a prominent young lady from the capital! Unable to withstand their insistence, Shen Yan becomes the goddaughter of the deputy county 6.1kReads8.7Score644Shelves

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    I really love Xiao Yan! Her family is so wonderful! May Da Wa always be happy! (PS: Men will affect Shen Yan's sword-drawing speed)

15. 165 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score209.2kShelves
16. 166 小 The Little Five-and-a-Half-Year-Old Bun Makes His Dad's Head Split in Two with Anger 小小包子五岁半，气得老爹头两瓣 Listening to Lotus in the Night Rain夜雨听荷Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing The manhua adaptation is now online. Enjoy! [Period setting + coming-of-age + a touch of ensemble cast. This little girl is just an ordinary child, with no superhuman strength or instant cheats. Her personality and background mean she will never let anyone push her around.] Li Tian, an overworked office drone, catches the latest trend and transmigrates into a book! The good news: she becomes a third-generation military family kid, with an impressive background! The bad news: she transmigrates in 365.8kReads8.6Score3.7kShelves

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    Not brainless; despite having connections, he still needs to leverage them to grow step by step.

17. 167 四 In Siheyuan, I Become Huaihua, the Poor Little One 四合院我成了槐花小可怜 lie flat Is a Blessing躺平是福Male-Channel Fanfiction771k WordsCompleted The moment I opened my eyes, I had become Little Huaihua from the courtyard. The protagonist was absolutely terrified! Born into a family like this, the protagonist decided to cozy up to Lou Xiao'e to make sure she could grow up healthy. Auntie Lou was not only the only good person in the whole courtyard, but someone who might even sneak her off to Hong Kong one day. 5.2kReads8.5Score236Shelves

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    No one is worthy of the leading lady.

18. 168 东 A Northeastern Auntie Finds Herself a Zombie Daughter 东北大姨捡到个丧尸闺女 Inkstone Autumn Jade砚秋墨玉Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Transmigration, zombies, comedy, ensemble cast, period setting, mystery, no CP: a purely Northeastern period novel. “How does a vegetarian zombie girl who moves slowly manage to become everyone's darling in a 1970s Northeastern village? By being cute and sincere, not by biting people.” A female zombie is caught in a time-space vortex during a battle between the Zombie King and superpowered beings, and transmigrates to a Northeastern village in the 1970s. The warmhearted Auntie Cheng Qiuxia take 521Reads8.9Score100Shelves

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    Take a look at this.

19. 169 重 Back to Thirty Years Ago 重回三十年前 lie flat Is a Blessing躺平是福Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted A magical watch lets her transmigrate back and forth between the present and thirty years ago. Thank goodness! This time, she has to seize the opportunity and save herself from her tragic fate. 904Reads7.7Score106Shelves
20. 170 我 Our Chuunibyou Lives 我们中二的一生 Sen Mo MO森墨MOModern Romance35k WordsCompleted Stone is a nine-year-old ringleader among the village kids, getting into mischief every day. One minute he's smashing one family's windows, the next he's wreaking havoc on another family's chicks. Then one day, a troop of soldiers passes through the village. Their imposing bearing instantly captures Stone's heart, and he vows to become a soldier. He runs all the way to the county seat, only to fail to enlist and get a beating when he returns home. The year is now 1959, during the three years of 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a purely historical novel, written from the 1950s to the present, and its main focus is on authenticity!

21. 171 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!” 48.9kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves

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    Good-looking and intelligent.

22. 172 老 Dad Told Her, If You're Unhappy, Make a Scene 老爹告诉她，不顺心就要闹 The Sky Is Lonely天空是寂寞Modern Romance3.3M WordsOngoing Wang Xiaoxiao followed her dad to the military base. Two months later, both her dad’s allowance and her stepmother’s allowance were in her hands. She also gained a tagalong, He Jin. She and her dad kept jumping back and forth between loving each other and setting each other up. Under He Jin’s aura of genius, the thing she did most was sign confidentiality agreements. Wang Xiaoxiao gained two more dads: He Jianmin and Ding Jianguo. A story about an Army kid who wandered into someone else’s field 59.2kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves
23. 173 我 I Wear the Stars to Come See the Sun and Moon 我披星辰，来见日月 Zhang Paopaopao张泡泡泡Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn, System, making money, working hard! Not a romance. There are no romantic scenes in the main story. This is a story about a strong female lead, but she grows over time and isn't invincible from the very beginning. After returning to the time she graduated from junior high, Su Shiyi decides to break free from her heartless family for good. She'll study hard and train in combat, with one goal: to become a better version of herself, learn to protect herself, and never be manipulated again! D 11.8kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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    The concept is very novel.

24. 174 八 The 1980s: Transmigrated as Granny Shen, I Choose to Give Up 八零：穿成沈老太，我选择摆烂 Mo Qing Yan墨卿烟Modern Romance547k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + No Romance] Shen Huihui, an unmarried woman past her prime, had a bright future ahead of her. Then one dream transmigrated her into the body of an old woman. When this old woman was young, she devoted herself entirely to her children and never gave herself a thought. But in her old age, her children kicked her around like a ball. None of them was willing to support her for even one more day. Shen Huihui was furious. Now that she has become Old Madam Shen, she 228Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    They're all pretty good.

25. 175 穿 Transmigrated to the ’70s: With a Space in Hand, the Eldest Sister Supports Her Family 穿越七零：身揣空间长姐养家日常 Mo Qing Yan墨卿烟Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Also known as: I Won't Go to the Countryside in the Seventies: I Have an All-Purpose Space, and Transmigrating to the Seventies: I Raise My Family as the Eldest Sister with a Space [Transmigration + Space] Zheng Yuru unexpectedly obtained a space. She thought the legendary apocalypse was coming, but after falling asleep, she woke up in the seventies! As soon as she opened her eyes, she found that both her parents were dead, her older brother had gone to the countryside, and she had younger sibli 2.9kReads8.7Score185Shelves
26. 176 被 After Freezing to Death, Grandma Qian Is Reborn and Beats the Whole Family Into Submission 被冻死后，钱老太重生打服全家 Gentle Camellia清栀绵绵Modern Romance491k WordsCompleted [Reborn in a Bygone Era + No Golden Finger + Everyday Life + Family Squabbles] In her previous life, Old Madam Qian poured her heart and soul into raising her three sons and two daughters. Even when she and her husband went without, she made sure her children and grandchildren had enough to eat and drink. She thought that after giving her family everything, even if she couldn’t enjoy a comfortable old age, at least she’d have a place to live and food to eat. But the truth was that her three sons 3kReads8.5Score253Shelves

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    The ten novels I'm currently reading are all carefully selected by me; the plots are all different, and the female protagonists in each novel have distinct personalities.

27. 177 带 I Traveled to the 1970s With a Dedicated Worker System 带着敬业系统穿七零 Ma Nini马尼尼Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Xu Taotao, a descendant of imperial chefs, keeps her culinary skills hidden while living among ordinary people. Then she dies suddenly from overwork and gets bound to a workaholic System, which sends her to the 1970s. She becomes the famously ugly daughter of a butcher at a meat-processing plant. Determined to become beautiful, she has no choice but to keep working hard. With her superb cooking skills, she climbs the career ladder, gets a raise, and marries Professor Gu... No, wait! “Ding-dong! 16.6kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
28. 178 老 An Old Woman Reborn in the 1980s: All You Ungrateful Wretches, Get Out! 老太太重生八零：白眼狼们全滚蛋 Second Miss Wang旺家二小姐Modern Romance671k WordsCompleted Set in the 1980s + an elderly woman reborn in the 1980s + refusing to forgive ungrateful children + family and parenting + everyday family life + lucky streak + a lightly sprawling cast + learning to love herself Original title: The Old Lady Is Reborn in the 1980s: Ungrateful Children, Get Out! (Not too many awful characters. The story later focuses on everyday life and family matters.) Wang Wanqiu was a joke in her past life! Gentle by nature, she was one of the few educated people in the neigh 1.3kReads7.1Score100Shelves
29. 179 被 Abandoned by Her Children and Left to Die, Granny Zhang Is Reborn in 1980 被子女抛弃惨死，张老太重生八零 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted (Feel-good story + no golden finger + slice of life + family drama + ensemble cast of ordinary people + reborn in a bygone era) Short dramas: The New Life of Rong Ying, the Woman Everyone Looked Down On; Reborn Mom Is Here to Collect You Old Mrs. Zhang spent her whole life raising three sons and three daughters. She paid for her children’s weddings and homes, raised her grandchildren, and emptied the family savings to buy a home in Shanghai for her eldest son. She helped her second son marry thr 75.9kReads9.1Score8.6kShelves

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    This is so good, fighting is super fun!

30. 180 送 I Sent Grandma to Prison! The Old Lady Divorces and Strikes It Rich 送老婆婆入监狱！老太离婚发大财 Watermelon-Flavored Sparkling Water西瓜味的气泡水Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted [Period] [Light ensemble cast] [Domestic and family drama] [Women’s rise] [Feel-good power fantasy] [No cheat abilities] Granny Zhang has lived a life of hardship. Her husband drank and beat her, and was a womanizer and a gambler. For the sake of her six children, she worked herself to the bone all her life, believing they would be there to rely on, so she did everything she could for them, pouring her heart and soul into raising them. When she was young, she could earn money and look after her 93Reads6.4Score—Shelves
31. 181 末 An Apocalypse Survivor in the Era of the 1970s: Helping Her Whole Family Turn Their Luck Around 末世女穿年代，带着全家逆袭了 Passion Like a Torch如炬之情Modern Romance365k WordsCompleted 110Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    No CP text

32. 182 窝 The Helpless Old Woman Got Rich After Leaving Her Husband and Children 窝囊老太抛夫弃子后暴富了 Zhou Xiaofan周小繁Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted (The short drama Reborn Grandma: Divorcing First is now streaming) [Rebirth + Fast-Paced Wish Fulfillment + No Romance + Family Life] Chen Baomei, a timid old woman who had spent her whole life putting up with everything, died. All her life, she had worked herself to the bone for her children, sacrificing everything to give them a better life. Then the family’s home was demolished, making them rich overnight. Before she could even enjoy the money, her sons and daughters-in-law had coaxed and che 38kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves
33. 183 重 Reborn in the 1960s, Granny Beats Her Unfilial Son 重生六零，气得老太太拳打不孝子 A Cha in the Misty Rain阿茶烟雨Modern Romance153k WordsCompleted Zhang Lan was reborn after her own son and his new wife sent her back to the countryside to fend for herself. In her final days, only her former daughter-in-law stayed by her side, caring for her with the help of her grandchildren. Zhang Lan asked herself: she might not have been the best mother to her son, but she had given him nearly everything she could. When he wanted a divorce, claiming their arranged marriage was a feudal relic, she played the villain and helped them split up. As a result, 121Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🥦🥦In her first life, Zhang Lan was framed by a fox spirit, and more importantly, her son didn't believe her, so much so that her own son abandoned her at the train station. Now, given a second chance, she wants to change her destiny, become her own master, and beat her son until he doubts the meaning of life.

34. 184 老 The Old Woman Is Reborn Before the Demolition, and Beats Her Evil Son and Vicious Grandson with a Stick 老太重生拆迁前，棒打恶子毒孙 Ling Yun灵韫Modern Romance3.3M WordsOngoing Old Madam Zhou spent her whole life worrying herself sick over her four sons. She even divided the property and cash she received from the demolition compensation among them. She thought she had treated them all equally and taken each son into consideration. But in each son’s eyes, she was biased, and they all resented her and refused to support her. Old Madam Zhou should have been enjoying her retirement, but instead, at her advanced age, she survived by collecting trash and eventually died of 52.7kReads8.6Score3kShelves
35. 185 我 I Trained Military Dogs into National Treasures in the Early Years of the People’s Republic 我在建国初训练军犬成国宝 Luo Xihe洛熙和Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [No CP + no flirting + no characters suddenly becoming stupid + no rural relocation + no black market + no everyone-loves-the-heroine + everyone is normal] [The people have faith, the nation has strength, and the people have hope] [The new book has just received its rating. It'll go up later, so thank you ♡] [Please don't treat working dogs like pets. Thanks for understanding!] Lin Miao wakes up in 1949 in Longguo, a parallel world. Even stranger, she can understand what dogs are saying! Before 301Reads8.4Score103Shelves

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    No romantic pairings, no ambiguous relationships, just normal people talking.

36. 186 疯 The Mad Old Lady Yang 疯狂的杨老太 Today Is Jingzhe今日惊蛰Modern Romance542k WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1970s: Grandma Yang Has Had Enough] Grandma Yang died with her eyes wide open. She couldn't understand it. She had devoted her whole life to her family, swallowing her pride to serve her mother-in-law, care for her husband, and raise six children, both her own and those who weren't. She had even helped raise a whole brood of grandchildren and grandkids on her daughter's side, never taking a single day off. Yet when she became bedridden and unable to care for herself, her children 22.1kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves
37. 187 大 Great Tang's Number One Menace 大唐第一祸害 The Song Is Not Yet Finished一曲未完Historical2.3M WordsCompleted His Majesty Li Er was furious. “My machine-gun company has been lured away by that little menace again?!” A minister replied carefully, “Your Majesty, the Japanese envoy was a month behind on his liquor tab at Wangfujing, so the Crown Prince… the Crown Prince just…” Li Er looked disdainful. “Nonsense! Japan is a friendly neighbor of our Great Tang. They’re only a little behind on payment. Would he really go that far?” The minister answered cautiously, “Your Majesty… the debt is 108,000 strings o 46.5kReads8.4Score3.3kShelves

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    🔥Don't read this, you might laugh so hard you can't sleep!🔥 The first book is about rebirth in the 1980s + a troublemaker in a compound + a dream-fulfilling journey of a peerless patriot. The second book is about causing trouble in the Tang Dynasty, lighthearted and humorous.

38. 188 重 After Being Reborn as a Heartless Old Woman, My Wicked Children Regretted It! 重生老太狠心后，孽子们后悔了！ A Cloudy Camphor一只云桉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period] [Face-Slapping] [Putting Scumbags in Their Place] [Family Life] [The rating was just posted, so it may rise.] Xu Guiying spent her life working hard for her five children and raising her granddaughter, who had cerebral palsy. After retiring, she set up a dumpling stall to help make ends meet. Then someone beat her so badly she was gravely injured, and she was diagnosed with cancer. Her children and grandchildren had leached off her their entire lives, yet they all made excuses and refu 1.1kReads7.7Score101Shelves
39. 189 老 An Elderly Woman Reborn in the Eighties: She Leaves Her Husband and Children Behind to Pursue a Better Life 老太太重生八零，抛夫弃子奔小康 Wen Yanyan文宴宴Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Period drama + 1980s + reborn + everyday family life + feel-good revenge] In her previous life, Old Mrs. Zhang divided up the family property early, letting her three sons live comfortably. In return, they treated her as a burden and refused to support her in her old age. The eighty-year-old woman froze to death beneath an overpass on New Year's Eve. Now she's reborn at a time when her children still depend on all her hard work. The old Mrs. Zhang, once blind to the truth and foolishly trusting 876Reads7.2Score105Shelves
40. 190 流 A Shooting Star Streaks By, Leaving Traces on the Years 流星划过，岁月有痕 Amber Aurora琥珀色北极光Modern Romance168k WordsCompleted This is a powerful work that deeply portrays the intertwined paths of growth for the post-80s generation and the changes of the times. The story follows its protagonist, Zhao Fei, from his green and innocent days in middle school, through the passionate years of university, and into the struggles and discoveries of life after graduation. It delicately depicts how Zhao Fei and his generation search for themselves and realize their worth amid the currents of the times, while also reflecting the sw 7Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 191 重 Reborn in the 1990s: An Old Woman Reforms Her Ungrateful Children 重生九零：老太太改造不孝子女 Moon Reflected on a Light Boat轻舟映月Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted [Rebirth] [Period setting] [Family squabbles] [Golden finger] [Building wealth] Yu Qiuying is reborn, returning to the years when she worked herself to the bone for her children. In her previous life, she devoted herself to her children and gave them everything, hoping they would have good lives. In the end, she received no gratitude, only their resentment. Her second and youngest daughters both blamed her for favoring her two sons. Her eldest son resented her for the rest of his life over somet 1.5kReads8.6Score119Shelves
42. 192 旧 Old Roads, New Journeys 旧途新旅 Green Shore绿岸Modern Romance175k WordsCompleted Lin Qiuyue unexpectedly travels back from 2050 to the 1980s. In this life, she wants to shine on her own, visit different places, and experience a different kind of life. Yet she encounters certain people once again. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An ordinary person travels back to the 1980s from 2050. No system, no wild imagination, no cheat codes—a heartwarming story of personal growth.

43. 193 开 Looking for Work From the Start, I Become a Top Talent Through Embroidery 开局找工作，靠学习刺绣成粗大腿 Monster Meow Meow怪物喵喵Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted [Historical setting + sign-in + learning + everyday life + quirky characters] Su Ying, a native of this world, receives a literary learning sign-in System on her eighteenth birthday. Starting with embroidery, she takes a different path in life and becomes an embroidery master. She studies painting, and her ink wash paintings become hugely popular. She studies dance, and performs a classical dance at the national Spring Festival Gala. She studies... But this world has been riddled with transmigra 1.8kReads9.0Score135Shelves

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    The first book features a child protagonist who focuses on studying and has no romantic partner. The system determines the protagonist is intellectually disabled, with an IQ below average. However, diligent study can increase his IQ. The second book has a protagonist bound to a system, allowing him to learn knowledge and skills to improve himself. [Got it][Got it][Got it]

44. 194 包 I Pack Up and Head to the 1970s: Making Money and Crushing Scoundrels, I Can Do It All 包袱一卷穿七零，搞钱虐渣样样行 Strawberry Yogurt草莓仙酪Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Jiang Yun is an educated youth. When she first arrived in the countryside, she introduced her skills: “I’m good at farming, I’m an expert at cleaning out manure pits, I have ten years of experience herding cattle on the back hills, and I know all about postpartum care for sows…” Everyone burst out laughing. A few hours later, no one was laughing anymore. The village sow that had been struggling to give birth delivered ten piglets safely with Jiang Yun’s help. Three months after Jiang Yun arrived 3.7kReads8.3Score350Shelves
45. 195 八 Eighties Elopement: The Blacklisted Sisters Went on a Rampage 八零逃婚：黑户姐妹花杀疯了 An Ran荌嘫Modern Romance252k WordsOngoing [Period setting, punishing scumbags, women's growth, two heroines] Li Zhaodi was born into a family that favored boys over girls and was sold to a butcher in his fifties. Zhaodi refused to accept her fate and risked her life to escape that hellhole. But just as she escaped the wolf's den, she fell into the tiger's jaws. While being trafficked, she met Zhao Xiaocao, who shared her plight, and the two relied on each other to survive. They refused to be doddering vines at the mercy of others. In th 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Newly released book of the year, featuring two female protagonists, exploring women's struggles and growth.

46. 196 七 The 1970s: The Capitalist’s Daughter Goes to the Countryside to Fix Tractors 七零：资本家小姐下乡修拖拉机 Mumu Who Loves Horseback Riding爱骑马的沐沐子Modern Romance600k WordsCompleted [Influencer-Ready Luxury Service-Area Pocket Dimension] [Revenge and Cathartic Payback] [Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside] [Heilongjiang Farm] Zhong Wanwan accidentally transmigrates into a book and becomes the eldest daughter of the Zhong family, a capitalist family in Jincheng in 1971. The influencer-friendly luxury service area she just built becomes her pocket dimension! In 1971, the campaign is in full swing. Seventeen-year-old Zhong Wanwan faces the catastrophic situation of her fath 2.1kReads7.7Score261Shelves
47. 197 十 At Nineteen, I Flipped the Table and Left Home: Turning the Tide in the Eighties 十九岁掀桌离家，我在八零年代逆风翻盘 Yoko of Qilin Island麒麟岛的阳子Modern Romance7k WordsCompleted I Walked Out at Nineteen and Turned My Fortunes Around in the 1980s 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No-romance female-centric historical fiction

48. 198 带 Taking My Supply Space to Become the Family's Little Ancestor in the 1960s 带着物资空间去六零年代当小祖宗 Huihui Cat茴茴猫Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Military romance, powerful leads, period setting, lighthearted, satisfying read] Cao Jingjing, who possessed both fire and spatial abilities, was dragged to her death by the Zombie King. When she opened her eyes, she had arrived in the 1960s, an era of food and clothing shortages. Her scummy fiancé: “I’d marry a pig or a dog before I’d marry you!” The white-lotus woman who stole her fiancé: “You can’t do anything! Leave the wonderful Brother Wei alone!” The villagers: “Cao Jingjing is lazy and 11.1kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
49. 199 重 The Reborn Tycoon's Rise 重生之首富行 Young Master of the Yu Family于家少主Urban540k WordsCompleted Back to the turbulent 1980s! Opportunities abound, and so do wolves. In his previous life, he was honest and diligent, crushed by big business and cheated by unscrupulous merchants. He spent his life struggling to get by, only to end up with nothing and meet a miserable end. Now reborn, he brings forty years of business foresight and knows every trend before it takes off. He tears up his mediocre old life and starts over! He starts out selling goods at a vegetable market, taking advantage of his 143Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Rebirth of the Richest Man" is a fast-paced and exciting entrepreneurial novel set in the 1980s! The protagonist seizes the opportunities of the times, starts from scratch in a vegetable market, and rises to become the richest man. It's a fast-paced and addictive read.

50. 200 重 Back to 1985: My Self-Serve Porridge Stall Is a Hit 重回八五，自助粥摊火爆了 Meng Xiaocha蒙小茶Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted (Her Own Woman) To escape her stepfather's clutches, Su Miao falls from the 13th floor and travels back to the day her parents divorced when she was a child. She sees through her mother's cold, indifferent nature and her habit of endlessly spoiling her younger brother. This time, she chooses without hesitation to go with her father. When her uncle tries to secure a permanent job, he blocks the door and raises a huge ruckus. Su Miao leans close to her father's ear and whispers a few words. Her fa 22.6kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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    They should all be without a partner.

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