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. 251 年 Period Novel: The Background Character Only Wants to Make Money and Watch the Drama 年代文：路人甲一心搞钱吃瓜 Queen Mother of the West西王母Modern Romance406k WordsOngoing If you're here for a fast-paced wish-fulfillment story, this one's not for you. It moves slowly. No male lead, romance, or marriage. Pocket-space farm + everyday life + occasional little adventures + earning money to buy a house A heroine who grows over time: her knowledge, emotions, skills, and values gradually develop. When the heroine first arrives in another world, she'll go through an adjustment period. A woman who grew up without love wakes up and meets a group of people who treat her —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These are the two books I'm currently reading; they're definitely not romantically linked. They're set in a bygone era and aren't mindless.

2. 252 七 The Money I Earned in the 1970s Still Spends Just Fine After I Transmigrate Back 七零年代挣的钱，穿越回去照样花 Fake Joy假乐Modern Romance615k WordsCompleted [No Male Lead + Female Lead Focuses on Her Career + A Pocket Dimension That Can Produce Unlimited Supplies] She transmigrates to the 1970s, and her apartment comes along with her. Everything inside can be replenished infinitely, and it has internet, a kitchen, and a bathroom. With this powerful advantage, Li Zhiwei goes to the countryside, attends university, starts a business, and buys a house, finally achieving financial freedom. In the end, she even returns to her own time with a vast fortune 425Reads7.9Score105Shelves

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   This novel features a female protagonist who has a romantic relationship, but the male protagonist is not the main character; her focus is on her career. The female protagonist has a special ability—her own house—that allows her to infinitely access things from her past life, but not things from outside her own life. This "golden finger" (a special ability that allows her to manipulate external things) isn't very powerful.

3. 253 重 Reborn in 1970: I'll Become Niu Gulu Qing Huan 重生70，我要做钮钴禄清欢 Mu Feng, Who Loves Olive Mushrooms爱吃橄榄蘑菇的沐风Modern Romance446k WordsCompleted Strong female lead, no romance Ji Qinghuan was murdered and bound to a Merit System. After accumulating merit over ten lifetimes, she was reborn in the 1970s. They want her to go to the countryside in place of her cousin? She can go, but she won't go in her cousin's place! 153Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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   No romantic pairing. Rebirth story. No male lead.

4. 254 八 1980s Military Marriage: The Sales Champion's Wife Opens a Shop to Make Money 八零军婚，销冠军嫂开店搞钱 Xiang Duo向朵Modern Romance165k WordsCompleted After refusing to register her marriage to a jerk, she is pushed over and falls to her death. Ye Qinghuan, the twenty-first century's top saleswoman, transmigrates into her body and opens her eyes to find herself facing military man Lu Zhanfeng. Seeing her injured, Lu Zhanfeng anxiously takes her to the hospital and urgently calls for a doctor to treat her. Touched by his character and thoughtfulness, Ye Qinghuan is moved. With nowhere else to go, she tells Lu Zhanfeng, “To repay you for saving 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's finished, so don't worry, it's super good!

5. 255 穿 I Became the Crown Prince’s Grandmother, and I’m Helping My Whole Family Build Their Reputations 穿成太子外祖母，我带全家立人设 Fu Tang'er福棠儿Ancient Romance872k WordsCompleted No romance, feel-good story, raising children, transforming the whole family After an accident, Shi Ying transmigrated to the Great Yong Dynasty and became the Old Madam of the Duke of Zhenguo’s residence. Her daughter was the empress, and her grandson was the crown prince. Her late husband had been the emperor’s teacher. It all sounded incredibly grand. But what happened? The crown prince died young, and the empress was deposed. Her younger son was defeated in battle and taken prisoner. Her eld 12.1kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves

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   This book is worth reading.

6. 256 槐 When the Sophora Blossoms Bloom Again 槐花又开时 Sublandlord二房东Modern Romance158k WordsCompleted A woman crawls out of the abyss and turns hardship into sweetness. Abandoned by her husband, crushed by rumors, and left penniless, Xi Zhou was trampled into the mud. A red hair tie bound her to a humble past, while a pig farm helped her stand tall again. A tough, one-legged man protects her with his life. Together, they weather a feed crisis, fight off thugs at night, and skillfully dispel rumors. From an abandoned wife everyone could bully to a businesswoman running her own enterprise, she hon 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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   If you're looking for something less than saccharine and cheesy, this is a high-quality story that respects the reader's intelligence.

7. 257 从 Changing the World, One Supernatural Chive at a Time 从培育出超凡韭菜开始改变世界 Little Fujian Farmer闽间小农Rural Life404k WordsCompleted [Period novel + farming + slice-of-life System + food + slow burn + no heroine + unconventional power fantasy] Question: What are the most frustrating things about novels where someone transmigrates back to the past and starts farming? Answer: The protagonist has such an overpowered cheat, but the story still saddles them with a bunch of relatives like Pokemon, endlessly bickering about family affairs. Why can't they just get on with farming?! And they've already had a modern education, so why d 630Reads6.8Score106Shelves

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   No female lead, no romantic pairing, focuses on career development, logical plot, avoids messy family drama.

8. 258 打 A Working Stiff's Little Journal 打工小记 The Village Is Not Late村不晚Urban270k WordsCompleted Urban daily life + earning a living through hard work + multiple heroines + healing The story of an ordinary wage earner: from drifting to Guangzhou to drifting to Beijing, from Shaoxing to Foshan and then to Majiaqiao in Beijing. Fifteen years in all. See how a worker at the bottom makes his way through life... I went south at fifteen and drifted north at thirty. The fiercest gamble of my life took fifteen years to pay for. Over those fifteen years, I worked in an electronics factory, served 51Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Does anyone like this? It's just the life of an ordinary person.

9. 259 七 The Wicked Island Matriarch of the 1970s 七零年代海岛恶婆婆 Green Bean青豆Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Other people transmigrate at eighteen, in the prime of their youth, with love and career both within reach. Xu Chunjiao, who came from the apocalypse, transmigrates and opens her eyes to find herself the matriarch of the Niu family. Sitting too long gives her a slipped disc, standing too long gives her osteoporosis, and her son and daughter-in-law are already fighting over splitting up the family! No wonder everyone turned against the original owner. She sold off her daughter, played favorites, 750Reads8.6Score101Shelves

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   Who wouldn't smile when they cheer for her?

10. 260 重 Reborn in 1976, My Father-in-Law Hopes I Die Every Day 重生1976，岳父天天盼我死 Weird-Tasting Bullfrog怪味牛蛙Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + period setting + logging + no System] In his previous life, Chen Beishan was the chairman of a timber conglomerate worth tens of billions. As he died at his rosewood desk, the last document he received wasn’t an obituary. It was a lawyer’s letter from his son, contesting the inheritance. He opens his eyes in 1976, in the Greater Khingan Range, at minus forty-two degrees. He’s now the “softie Beishan” everyone at the logging camp calls a coward: a good-for-nothing who abandoned his p 875Reads6.5Score108Shelves

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    This is a high-quality period rebirth novel with a tight plot, novel setting, no system, and rich and delicate writing style. It has the feel of a period drama, depicting the rise of a lumberjack in a Northeast forest farm, which is very immersive.

11. 261 恶 The Wicked Mother-in-Law Is Reborn: From the Neighborhood Office to the Provincial Committee Compound 恶婆婆重生：从街道办到省委大院 Like a Flower, Not Like Jade如花不似玉Modern Romance2.9M WordsOngoing [The short drama is now streaming] [Career-driven female lead | 1970s political career progression | A female version of Game of Thrones] Striving to awaken women's consciousness + alternate historical setting + career-focused plot + blended family + male lead who understands her 💥 Modern media mogul Yin Chunjiao opens her eyes to find herself the notorious wicked mother-in-law of the 1970s. • Drove her daughter-in-law to her death? No way. I'll send her to university. • Throwing tantrums and ac 26.9kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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    🍇🍇⛰️A period drama, featuring mostly elderly women, no romantic pairing. [Cool] It's my type, guaranteed to be good, the writing is impeccable, the content is engaging and commendable, the characters are vividly portrayed, the plot is logically structured, and the story flows smoothly. You won't be able to put down a single chapter. This type mostly focuses on everyday family life, don't miss it.

12. 262 回 I Return to the 1970s as a Hong Kong Tycoon and Lead My Whole Family to Wealth 回七零当香江大少，带全家暴富 Wo Wo Milk Candy窝窝奶糖Modern Romance703k WordsCompleted [No romance] Ye Lin arrived in Xianggang in 1978. Fortunately, he had transmigrated into the body of a Xianggang tycoon’s only son, who shared his name. Unfortunately, Ye Lin couldn’t spend the money. He could only unlock the fortune by fulfilling the tycoon’s dying wish. There’s big news in Xiahe Village lately. The second son of the Ye family, who’d been dead for decades, has been found. And he’s a tycoon from Xianggang! Oh, it’s the second son Ye’s grandson who’s come back. The second son him 3.7kReads7.9Score226Shelves

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    1️⃣No romance, male protagonist's perspective❗️The male protagonist travels from modern times to Hong Kong in the past, becoming the son of the Hong Kong Prime Minister❗️However, his father is already dead, and the original owner of this body was also murdered. In the early stages, he investigates the murderer of the original owner, and later comes to the mainland to find the relatives of the original owner's father❗️⚠️The original owner had an ex-boyfriend, but there is no romantic relationship between them, no romance❗️

13. 263 重 Reborn in the Eighties: Old Lady Li Leaves Her Husband and Son 重生八零，李老太她抛夫弃子 Truly Mighty真威武Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Li Shuping had worked hard all her life, raised three children, and helped raise her grandchildren, yet she had never enjoyed a single day of comfort. Her family had never acknowledged all she had done for them. After her second daughter-in-law pushed her down and broke her leg, her children treated her like a burden and dumped her in a nursing home. With no children visiting and fees often unpaid, going hungry and getting beaten by the caregivers became part of daily life. Bedsores filled with 34.6kReads8.8Score4.1kShelves
14. 264 带 Transmigrating to the 1980s With a Martial Arts Game 带着武侠游戏穿越到80年代 Tan Xiao HR谭笑HRModern Romance297k WordsCompleted [No Romance] [Wuxia] [System] [Slow-Building Growth] Pei Wenjing was playing a game by the window when a truck sent her flying! She opened her eyes and realized she had transmigrated! Then she blinked again. Why had the game come along too? It was 1970, and she’d even been sent to the countryside. How was she supposed to survive? Well, obviously, by relying on the game. If it couldn’t make money, surely she could at least get some food out of it, right? A few days later, wait a minute, wasn’t th 218Reads6.5Score—Shelves
15. 265 资 The Capitalist Matriarch's Family Hears Her Thoughts, and They Turn the Tables 资本家老太太被读心后，全家掀桌 Xing Hui星茴Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + period setting + spatial storage + mind-reading + punishing scumbags + adored by the family + devoted couple] Song Yutong transmigrates into a book, and things go disastrously wrong from the start. Her scumbag husband marries her, then fakes his own death, leaving her to be tormented and drained by his entire family. He even dumps four unwanted children on her and forces her to raise them. The eldest son is a mama's boy who hands all his wages over to his birth family, then 4.6kReads8.5Score480Shelves
16. 266 女 The Female Psychic's Daily Life in the 1970s 女神棍的七零日常 Little Fox Isn't a Demon小狐不是妖Modern Romance591k WordsCompleted (No CP, no CP, no CP) Zhao Jiu is an older woman who’s lazy and good-for-nothing. At her master’s funeral, one slap sends her straight into a sweet romance novel set in a bygone era, where she becomes a nameless passerby. So what if she’s just a passerby? She doesn’t care. But it’s bad enough that food and supplies are scarce in this era. She’s also expected to work in the fields. Um, no way she can manage that. Luckily, the ability to see spirits that she’s had since childhood comes with her, t 2.9kReads8.7Score293Shelves
17. 267 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

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    This will meet all your requirements. Highly recommended.

18. 268 俺 My Name Is Wei Shufen! 俺叫魏淑芬！ Trembling哆哆嗦嗦Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Granny Wei is eighty-eight years old this year. She runs up the mountain every morning without even getting out of breath. Following the water pipe at home, she can climb all the way to the third floor with her bare hands! Wei Shufen, the Ancestor of Xuantian, failed her tribulation and arrived at Mount Dawang. She happened upon Granny Wei, who had just taken her last breath, and became her! After binding to a bragging System, she embarked on the road to the pinnacle of life! When her granddaugh 6.4kReads9.1Score858Shelves
19. 269 奶 Grandma, It's Time for My Dad to Pay Back His Wages! 奶奶，我爸的工资该还了！ As Far as You're Concerned若你而言Urban151k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 270 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Daily Life as a Matchmaker in the Countryside 重生八零：我在乡下当媒婆的日常 Gardenias Fragrant for Ten Miles栀子花开十里香Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Matchmaking + System + space + food + family life + building wealth + righting past wrongs] Lin Sue'e had lived an unremarkable life, grown distant from her children, and died full of regret. She never expected to return to a time forty-four years earlier… That year, it had been only two years since her eldest son was robbed of his university placement. He hadn't yet been left permanently disabled by working in a coal mine. Her eldest daughter hadn't been beaten to death by her husband, and the 2.1kReads8.9Score150Shelves
21. 271 许 Xujiagang Bell Doctor Jiang Shanchun: Disguised as a Man 许家岗铃医江善春：女扮男装 As Far as You're Concerned若你而言Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 272 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

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    🍒All of them are non-CP (no romantic pairing). The first book with a female protagonist who grows through research. The female protagonist worked overtime like crazy in her previous life. After transmigrating into a historical novel, she wanted to just laze around and be a lazy bum [thinking]. Unexpectedly, she was bound to a learning system and became a top student by studying eight hours a day.

23. 273 下 Rebirth, Old Lady in the Countryside: Taking Care of My Children and Grandchildren 下放老太太重生：白米饭配红烧肉 Build a House起房子Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Granny Qiao was reborn seven days before her whole family was sent away to the countryside. Looking at her family, all still together, she saw that her son and daughter-in-law were alive, her two little grandchildren hadn't died, and her children were still in school. Everyone she needed to cherish and protect was right there before her. There was still time to put things right, and she wasn't alone, living like a walking corpse. So she took out her family's heirloom, only to discover that it co 30.1kReads8.8Score4.4kShelves
24. 274 我 I Brought a Supermarket Stocked with Supplies to the 1960s 我带着满装物资的超市穿到六零 Meng Jiang Herself孟姜本尊Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Farming, a heroine who shines on her own and builds a career, no romance for the male lead, serving the country In this impoverished 1960s, her husband dies in service, leaving behind a son who has just turned one month old. Her mother-in-law is a fool who only wants to drain the family’s resources to support her own nephew. Her bullying brother-in-law only wants her compensation and her job. Luo Luo transmigrates with a supermarket full of supplies that can be copied without limit. Did she real 2.8kReads9.0Score291Shelves
25. 275 穿 Reborn as a Horrible Old Woman: You Want to Split Up the Family? Fine! 穿成极品老太婆，想分家？分呗！ Anji Little Monster安吉小怪物Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted Transmigration + period setting + Taobao + personal space + transmigrate into a book After Li Qiuyan learned she had brain cancer, she lost hope and ran into the road to get herself hit by a car. After dying, she somehow got her hands on a black-clad underworld messenger’s phone. She tapped around on it and entered the cycle of reincarnation, then transmigrated into a period novel set in 1983. When she woke up, she discovered she had become an old woman. She had been in her late twenties, and no 8.8kReads9.0Score780Shelves
26. 276 六 The Sixties: A Loony Old Trickster and a Pathetic Brat 六十年代：癫癫的老六，废废的崽 Sunflower in the High Tower高阁向阳花Modern Romance592k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + Period Setting + Everyday Family Bonds + Guilt-Free Power Fantasy + Female Lead Has Few Scruples] The third installment about Chang'an and Gu Laoliu “Your dad fell off. Go pick him up.” In the middle of her sleep, Chang'an is kicked flying by an old man with a “Whoosh!” When she wakes again, she looks up at the lunatic squatting on a tree branch, a red pair of underwear on his head. Chang'an says nothing, only sighs. “Daughter, I brought the brigade’s pig 6.8kReads9.1Score700Shelves
27. 277 博 A Doctoral Big Shot's Beloved Life in the 1970s 博士大佬的七零团宠日常 Summer Breeze夏日良风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Beloved by the whole family + striving through the years (kind family, no awful relatives) P.S. The early chapters are warm and slice-of-life; later on, there is a focus on technology. The female lead has a photographic memory and is a super-genius. There is no romance in this novel, so those who enjoy stories without romance can dive right in. In the 23rd century, the genius Dr. Leng Yue is killed by her own mother and reborn as Ling Yue, the only granddaughter of the Ling family in the 1970s. 8.9kReads9.1Score699Shelves
28. 278 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The characters are intelligent, the plot is intricately woven, and it's incredibly addictive!

29. 279 公 Turning the Tables in the Civil Service Exam: Climbing the Ladder from the Interview Onward 公考逆袭：从面试开始一路攀登 Yuanming Xiaoyang元明小阳Urban3.3M WordsOngoing People's affections are as thin as paper, and the world changes like a new chess game with every turn. Li Xiuyuan starts at the grassroots level, driven by a desire to get ahead. He takes one steady step after another, climbing higher with every move! 742.1kReads9.2Score59.8kShelves
30. 280 穿 After Transmigrating, the Three-Year-Old's Daily Gossip Routine 穿越后三岁奶娃每日吃瓜日常 He Mentu of the Cangshan Range天苍山脉的何门图Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted [1990s + transmigration + no golden finger + ensemble cast of ordinary people + enjoying the gossip + family squabbles + family bonds] Thirty-seven-year-old Dandan went to sleep and woke up in her own three-year-old body. Since she was here, she decided to make the best of it. At three years old, she resolved to change the ending that awaited her two years later: her father would become an abusive alcoholic and die young, and her parents would divorce. At her paternal grandmother’s house, where 116Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    No romance/romance story, completed.

31. 281 逆 My Ungrateful Son Abandoned Me in a Famine Year, So I Bring Modern Grain to Fill My Barns 逆子荒年抛弃我，我通现代粮满仓 Lu Guizhou鹿归舟Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + passage to the modern world + farming + selling wild vegetables + family life + no romance] Synopsis: While fleeing famine, Lu Minggui is pushed over by her own son and falls to her death. When she wakes again, she's back before the famine. She discovers that a bloodstained wooden hairpin can take her to a mysterious world! From then on, she digs up wild vegetables, sells them, and earns silver. When famine strikes, she not only survives, but also leads her son and daughter 12.3kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves
32. 282 重 Reborn in the 1980s: This Jinx Was Born Under a Lucky Star! 重生八零：这灾星真是天生好命！ Cat Liang Ah猫良呀Modern Romance388k WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1980s] + [Independent, Strong Heroine] + [Success Through Her Own Abilities] + [Family Life] + [Building a Fortune] Main character: Liang Yihe In her previous life, she was timid and was manipulated by her uncle’s family. They stole her university admission letter, rewriting her records and her life overnight. They even tried to force her to marry the village idiot! Her cousin Liang Wanjun, born on the very same day, month, and year, stole her life: going to university, marryi 615Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Super good-looking female lead is beautiful, strong and tragic

33. 283 我 I Brought My Twins and Divorced My Husband at His Wedding 我带着双胞胎，在丈夫婚礼上离婚 Light Clouds and Gentle Rain云轻雨细Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + historical setting + pocket dimension + love grows over time] Fictional setting! Fictional setting! Fictional setting! Please don’t nitpick the historical details. This isn’t a wish-fulfillment story. It’s about everyday family life, told at a gentle pace. Shen Ruyi wakes from a nap to find herself transmigrated into a period novel, as the former wife in an arranged marriage to the male lead, a character who gets only a few lines before dying young in the countryside. 22.9kReads8.3Score2.8kShelves
34. 284 穿 Transmigrated to a Bygone Era, I Become the Whole Village's Beloved Great-Aunt 穿越年代，成为全村团宠姑奶奶 Send Me Off to Become a Rich Lady送我当富婆Modern Romance813k WordsCompleted [One devoted couple, soul transmigration, pocket dimension, period setting, sweet romance, everyday life] “Great-aunt…” “Great-aunt?” “Great-aunt!!!” Su Jianjian furrowed her brow. So noisy. Could they stop shouting and let her get some decent sleep? Her lips moved faintly, and she mumbled, “Mm, mm, mm. Stop making noise.” As soon as she replied, the voices in her dream vanished, and everything went quiet. Who could have guessed that one impatient reply in a dream would make her transmigrate int 6.5kReads8.9Score551Shelves

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    This is a good read if you're looking for something to read. The writing is quite good, there's no female rivalry, and the female lead isn't a naive or scheming character; she's independent and strong.

35. 285 随 I Went to the City with My Lame Dad to Live Off a Rich Woman, and I’m Loving It 随跛子爸进城吃软饭，我真香了 Ling Duanyue聆端月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + family life + blended family + stepmother reborn + cozy everyday life] In her previous life, Xiang Nuan was terribly unlucky. Born with a congenital illness, she was abandoned by her parents and relatives. Unloved and uncared for, she struggled through twenty-four lonely years. Her next life began just as miserably. While still very young, she was abandoned by her mother. Her father was a cripple, and the two of them were driven out by their own clan... The one thing she could l 13kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves

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    It's really good, but the updates are too slow, so there's nothing to watch anymore.

36. 286 史 The Poorest County Magistrate's Wife in History Leads the Whole County to Prosperity 史上最穷县令夫人带全县百姓赚钱 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance993k WordsCompleted Hang Ying, head of a reclusive modern-day clan, dies during an expedition and transmigrates into Yingzi, the wife of Xu Mengran, a penniless county magistrate in the Great Chu Empire. Who ever heard of a county magistrate being poor? Well, this one wears a patched robe, and his wife earns money washing and mending clothes to help him pursue a career in the imperial examinations. They have no maids or guards, the yamen runners look down on them, and a rich young lady even comes to their door to b 570Reads7.0Score—Shelves
37. 287 七 The 1970s: Grandma Lu Joins the Army with Her Daughter 七零，陆老太跟女儿随军去了 Quiet Rainy Day安静下雨天Modern Romance624k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Old Madam Lu never married because of her health. She had no idea how she died. She was nearly eighty, but exercised regularly, had no high blood pressure or other illnesses, and still had a healthy appetite and all her teeth. Then, after just one night, she woke up in the 1970s, decades younger! Old Madam Lu racked her brain, unable to figure out what had happened. But since she was here, she would make the best of it. Besides, she had a biological daughter here, which cou 13.9kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves
38. 288 穿 Transmigrating to a Fishing Village: Lying Flat in Hong Kong 穿越小渔村之润去香江躺平 Yang Erxiao杨二笑Urban243k WordsOngoing (Period setting, pocket dimension, treasure hunting at sea, daily life, Hong Kong) Chen Hao arrives in an Eighties-era fishing village on the coast of Fujian with a pocket dimension. Through a twist of fate, he makes his way to Hong Kong, where he and his family lie flat, raise fish on rafts, buy fishing boats, build a submersible and a house, and collect all kinds of things. (You think I'm writing, but actually I'm watching short videos and editing pictures 🫢) 1.2kReads—Score124Shelves

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    [Eating popcorn][Admiration][Thumbs up]

39. 289 八 The Fierce Eldest Sister of the 80s Crashes Her Scumbag Father's Wedding from the Start 八零长姐如虎开局砸了渣爹结婚宴 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical setting + 1980s + light ensemble cast + false rebirth + adorable children + satisfying revenge + no golden finger + family drama] Her scumbag father brought his mistress home, moved into his ex-wife's house, slept in her bed, and even abused her children! Then Yao Shula, specially brought in to deal with the scumbag father, was reborn. She had to deal with her scumbag father and his mistress, and look after her younger siblings too. And since she'd come all this way, she might as wel 70kReads8.9Score2.8kShelves
40. 290 快 Quick Transmigration: Who Says the White Moonlight Is a Wicked Supporting Character? 快穿：谁说白月光是恶毒女配 A Big White一大白Modern Romance435k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Quick Transmigration + Strong Female Lead + Unattainable First Love + Serving the Motherland] As the male lead's early-deceased unattainable first love, Jin Ning watches the leads twist themselves into knots over her later on. She refuses to take the blame and tears up their tragic romance script instead! Sorry, even a dog wouldn't play the unattainable first love! Given another chance, Jin Ning first teaches the heroine to stand on her own two feet and reject every form of psychol 16kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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    No romantic pairing, strong female lead, serving her country.

41. 291 谁 Who Says You Have to Get Married in a Period Novel? 谁说年代文一定要结婚了 Feng Xu风溆Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted [Just Started Getting Ratings] No CP + period setting + ensemble cast The heroine studies mechanical manufacturing. As an observer, Song Rujue watches another “Song Rujue” grow up. She watches her go from babbling as a toddler to vowing to serve her country, then to using every underhanded tactic to get a married man, and finally to being tricked and dying a miserable death in the countryside. The book, "Military Marriage in the Seventies: After Marrying a Rough-Hewn Man, I Was Spoiled Rotten", 2.4kReads8.0Score179Shelves

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    Why don't you take a look at mine?

42. 292 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- 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No pairing yet, recommended.

43. 293 重 Reborn in a Northeastern Mountain Village: Fishing and Hunting Across Two Rivers and Two Nations 重生东北小山村渔猎两江两国 Student Tianya小学生天涯Urban4.0M WordsOngoing Please give this five stars. Please give this five stars. I don't have much education or skill, and I can't write fancy prose. I use ordinary people's language to tell an ordinary story. If you like it, I thank you for your support with a clasped-fist salute. If you don't, please be kind and don't flame me. An artist can't make a living without noble-minded patrons. I offer my thanks to all of you, my dear supporters. 41.1kReads8.2Score2.8kShelves

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    Reborn in a small mountain village in Northeast China, he starts from scratch by hunting, fishing, and running wild in the mountains. He and his brothers experience various thrilling and life-or-death adventures, leading to a series of exciting and hilarious stories.

44. 294 我 A Lifetime for Her and Me 我和她的这一生 A Country Person一个农村人Urban245k WordsOngoing In 1992, at the age of twenty, I left my hometown. My family was crippled by illness and poverty. We were on the verge of starving to death. If I stayed, we would all be trapped on that patch of barren soil. If I left, there might be a way for them to survive. The southern wind, laden with cement dust, swept into that big city filled with construction sites. This place had no name, only countless steel bars, scaffolding, and faces waiting to sell their labor. We came here to fight for our lives. 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I found two new books, all set in the Republican era.

45. 295 我 My Life: Saving Myself 我的人生，渡己 A Country Person一个农村人Urban241k WordsCompleted I moved from the countryside to the big city when I was twenty. On my first day at the factory, I was five minutes late. Those five minutes felt like a slap in the face, waking me up and changing my life. More than ten people crammed into one dorm room. For breakfast, I could only bring myself to buy a tea egg and soy milk. Watching others eat fried rice noodles, I secretly vowed to work hard and make a solid place for myself in the city. There was no sudden wealth and no romance, just a country 1Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 296 开 Kidnapped from the Start: My Daily Sign-In in the 1960s 开局被绑我在六零年代的签到日常 Water Drops Turn to Frost滴水成霜Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted [Sign-In System + Pocket Dimension + Educated Youth + Ancient Martial Arts] Gu Zuozuo, heir to an ancient martial arts family, is dragged into transmigrating to the era from history books when people barely had enough to eat or wear, all because of some damn man. She becomes a pitiful beauty from a wealthy family, targeted for her inheritance. After transmigrating, Gu Zuozuo takes her System and turns her enemies' hideout upside down, then dusts herself off and answers the nation's call to go to 16.2kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
47. 297 我 My Whole Family Was Reborn in the 1950s With a Pocket Dimension and Billions in Assets 我全家携带百亿物资空间重生五零 Meng Jiang Herself孟姜本尊Modern Romance424k WordsCompleted In 1955, Ye Li and her entire family are reborn. Their first act is to make their grandfather, who abused them in their previous lives, eat a bullet. Their second is to return to the Great Northwest they have always longed for. Life is peaceful and cozy without any rotten relatives around. In her spare time, she raises a little wolf cub, hunts alongside the wolf king, and races across the desert on a wild camel. Dahei leisurely chews grass as he follows behind, with Xiaohuang, a little camel who 2.6kReads9.4Score378Shelves

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    The female protagonist is a child, and the story is about her family's work in Northwest China to combat desertification and reclaim wasteland.

48. 298 玄 After Mastering the Mystic Arts, I Take Down Scumbags in the 1970s 玄术满级后，我在70年代虐渣 ASINModern Romance594k WordsCompleted [Mysticism, transmigration, daily life, with a System and no romance. Slow burn, read at your own discretion.] Wen Mo, the notorious fiend everyone feared, transmigrates. She had spent her life doing evil and harming countless people. She already knew she didn't have long to live, but never expected to end up in 1979 in the blink of an eye. To support her younger siblings, she resolves to turn over a new leaf. Exorcisms, summoning souls, funerary rites, spirit control... Anyone from the mystical 40Reads6.6Score—Shelves
49. 299 震 Shocking: Someone Ascended to Immortality in the 1970s 震惊：有人在七十年代飞升了 Up Three Thousand上三千Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted [This is a no-male-lead story, because the heroine will never end up with him. He is just a passerby in her life. Her heart is set on her career and on cultivating immortality, and she will never stop for anyone.] What should you do after transmigrating into a period novel as a cannon-fodder character who lost her virtue and was beaten to death by her own father? First, take down the scummy man and the vile woman, then kick out the father who favors sons over daughters. While everyone else stru 198Reads8.2Score—Shelves
50. 300 7 The 1970s: Farming Life with My Best Friend 70年代：跟闺蜜的种田日常 Dongqiao Melon东桥瓜Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [No Romance] Lin Shu suddenly finds herself in the 1970s. Her parents are gone, her house has been taken back, and she still has to go to the countryside as an educated youth. Things couldn’t get much worse. It is only when she sets off that Lin Shu realizes she has transmigrated into a book. She has no idea what to do about the story that lies ahead. Luckily, her older sister Xu Man has transmigrated too, so Lin Shu can mooch off her again. Reader’s Guide: 1. The heroine has a pocket dimension. 111Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    The ones without a romantic pairing are the best! [Shy]

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