Genuinely Skillful Historical-Era Novels, No Villains or Black Markets 真正有技术含量的年代文，不要极品和黑市

1. 151 重 Reborn in 1985: A Young Man with a Bright Future 重生1985，少年大有可为 vRunning Snailvv奔跑的蜗牛vUrban2.0M WordsOngoing At forty, Shen Mo returned to 1985. The child of educated youths sent to southern Yunnan, he was left behind when his parents returned to Shanghai and divorced. “Dad has a home, Mom has a home, and I'm left all by myself. Am I just in the way...” The lyrics from a TV drama he'd once watched had become his own life. Shen Mo was now an unwanted burden, unloved by both grandmothers, but he still had his second uncle. “Xiao Mo, the city registration fee is nearly four hundred yuan, but your second u 196.6kReads8.5Score18.2kShelves

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   ✨Reborn in 1985, forty-year-old Shen Mo is a divorced youth burdened with children from an educated youth family! Fortunately, her second uncle supports her and raises her. During summer vacations, she earns a fortune through translation, almost accumulating a savings of ten thousand yuan. Getting into a top high school brings honor to her second uncle, and she even gets into a prestigious university in Shanghai. By buying subscription certificates through translation, she achieves financial freedom!

2. 152 六 The 1960s Mystery Box System: My Scumbag Dad Spares No Expense Spoiling His Six Kids 六零盲盒系统：渣爹氪金宠飞六崽 Tea Pear Seven茶梨七Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [A low-conflict period drama + an outstanding male lead + rebuilding family values + still the one in charge + three ex-wives + six kids] Liu Xueyi married three times and had six children. He trampled on his three ex-wives to live the happy life of a city man, only to pull a classic Nanluoguxiang fool’s move and marry a widow, raising another man’s kids! But Liu Xueyi wasn’t the self-sacrificing type. No matter whose home he was in, he called all the shots. The widow’s family treated him like a 19.9kReads8.4Score1.3kShelves
3. 153 七 The 1970s Matchmaker Who Talks the Young Master from the Capital into Becoming a Live-In Son-in-Law 七零小媒婆，忽悠京少当赘婿 Only Envy the Immortal Lord只羡仙君Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing Many years later, some friends sat together chatting. "Have you noticed that every village used to have a fool or a madman?" "Yeah, yeah! That madman would even go around hitting people!" Dou Xiaochan: Hehe, I'm the fool and madwoman you were talking about... Shen Moci: I'm the one who was tricked into going home as a live-in son-in-law by the fool and madwoman you were talking about... "What?!" Everyone's eyes nearly popped out of their heads. Shen Moci: To be honest, I was really scared at the 25.5kReads8.8Score3kShelves
4. 154 开 With a Start This Bad, I'm Not Taking the Loss 开局这么烂，吃亏我不干 w Nankew南柯Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted Born under a peach-blossom fate, where it’s me or him: flirtatious men and women, face-slapping, and putting scumbags in their place. On a snowy night, in an earth cellar, on a heated kang in the Northeast, in a remote mountain village, poor Liang Laonian sees something he shouldn’t. Under immense pressure and with no one to turn to, he can only keep quiet. Later, Liang Daqing is born, his bloodline a mystery. As a child, he was lazy, sly, greedy, and slippery. As a teenager, he was rebellious 747Reads8.4Score107Shelves

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   A favorite among middle-aged and elderly readers, the book reflects the lives of many readers; two books by the same author. The first is a new book, the second is complete.

5. 155 百 The Many Flavors of Life, Part One: A Snowy Night of Lost Souls 百味人生第一部：失魂风雪夜 w Nankew南柯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Family, love, and adultery. This small mountain village seems peaceful, but undercurrents run deep, and human dramas of sorrow and joy unfold every day. On a bitterly cold, snowy night, a young and beautiful mother is assaulted and becomes pregnant. Afterward, she lives every day in fear and pain, desperately trying to keep the secret. When the truth comes to light, the demon who has appeared in her dreams countless times has never really gone away. What will the mother do? This book offers a 14.5kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
6. 156 双 Twin Sisters Take on the 1970s 双胎姐妹花勇闯七零年代 The Running Garfield奔跑的加菲猫Modern Romance543k WordsCompleted [Period Drama] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Family Life] [Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside] [No Female Rivalry] [Everyday Life] [Heartwarming] In 1970, twin sisters Lin Xiaoyang and Lin Xiaoyue were forced to go down to the countryside to make room for their younger brother. They arrived at Baishan Village in Northeast China, where they earned respect through hard work and sincerity and fell in love with Zhou Jianjun and Zhou Jianguo, the village chief's sons. The four formed a study group, pori 3.7kReads8.4Score312Shelves

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   This book accurately reflects the real life of that era. It depicts a simple, ordinary life with reasonable, unpretentious prices. There was no black market, and no outrageous items.

7. 157 和 Raising a Child in a Period Novel After Transmigrating with My Secret Crush 和暗恋男神一起穿到年代文里养娃 Uncultured Instant Noodles没文化的泡面Two Male Leads722k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Period Novel + Raising a Child + Farming + Slow Pace] What’s it like to transmigrate into a book together with the man you have a crush on? Jing Qiao: Thanks for asking. I’m already in the book. Jing Qiao accidentally transmigrates into a book with the man he has a crush on. When he opens his eyes, he’s in an era of communal meals, work points, and ration coupons for shopping. The bad news: they have nothing, and there’s a newborn baby to raise. The good news: his crush transmi 3.4kReads9.2Score396Shelves

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   That's quite technically advanced: two male leads + a child from the start + the male lead studying medicine.

8. 158 四 Siheyuan: I Have an Intelligence System 四合院：我有情报系统 Leisurely Little Orange悠闲的橘子啊Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Lin Xiaoman transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan and is faced with a family split from the start. Fortunately, he has an intelligence System that provides him with a steady stream of information about the Siheyuan world. From then on, he knows everyone’s little secrets in the Siheyuan. At the steel mill, he rises smoothly through the ranks thanks to the information he receives in advance. 18.8kReads6.5Score959Shelves

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   Historical fiction and everyday life fiction.

9. 159 重 Back to 1949: The Whole Changbai Mountain Is My Hunting Ground 重回1949长白山都是我的猎场 I'm Eighteen This Year老夫年十八Urban3.4M WordsOngoing (No System, no pocket dimension, hunting + major events of the era) Xie Yicheng is reborn in early 1949, in a village in the Changbai Mountains of Andong Province, Northeast China, just after liberation. In an era of scarce supplies and a country waiting to be rebuilt, where the mountains are rich in treasures yet fraught with danger, the entire Changbai range becomes his family’s hunting ground. Jackals, wolves, tigers, leopards, bears, roe deer, and martens; deer, sheep, musk deer, badgers, fo 20.1kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves

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   These historical fiction books were all quite enjoyable to read.

10. 160 5 The 1950s: Starting Out as a Wanderer, I Make My Home in the Deep Mountains 50年代：隐居深山从流浪开始 Born of the Dao's Rhyme道韵生Urban7.8M WordsOngoing Tags: (farming + reclusive life + family saga + harem + science fiction + interstellar + universe) (Entirely hand-written, no AI) (Author’s note at chapter 3480: I’ve been writing this book for over three years. Its rating went from 9.4 to 8.9, and its readership has fallen from several hundred thousand to forty or fifty thousand. It was once a huge hit, and then it faded into obscurity. Many readers have probably come across it more than once, but very few have made it to the later chapters. (S 34kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves
11. 161 八 Eighties: The Brocade-Blooming Supporting Lady Was Knocked in the Back by a Shooting Star 八零锦花开女配被流星撞了一下腰 Qing E Xi青莪兮Modern Romance328k WordsOngoing (Eighties setting, slice of life, raising a child, family and neighborhood affairs) (Steady emotions, no getting worked up, absolutely no stewing over things) (No pocket dimension, no System, no golden finger) (Ordinary male and female leads, heroine doesn't start a business but isn't short of money, ensemble cast, everything built from scratch) A shooting star streaked across the sky. Fang Heng knew she was a supporting character in someone else's story. With one light flap of the protagonist's 2.1kReads7.3Score245Shelves

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    Full of everyday details, no cheat codes, no melodramatic plots, and no cloying sentimentality.

12. 162 重 Reborn in Hong Kong, With a Huge Family Business 重生港岛，家大业大 The Hero of This Place此间人雄Urban2.8M WordsOngoing [Blood-Soaked Conglomerate | Global Hunt | Six Industrial Empires] In 1980, Shao Weiding opened his eyes and found himself the most rebellious of the six young masters of the Shao Group. Everyone laughed at him for turning his back on a fortune worth tens of billions and risking his life in Southeast Asia instead Then, three years later, they watched him smash open a Swiss bank vault with his bloodstained Rolex and propel the Swatch Group to the very top! When Watsons swept across Asia's retail 31kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
13. 163 6 The 1960s: From the Start, I Led the Village Through Famine to Feast on Meat 60年代：开局荒年，我带着全村吃肉 Niuniu Rides a Cow妞妞骑牛Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Transmigration + Hoarding Supplies + Lighthearted + No Harem] Li Youfu transmigrates into the body of a man with the same name in 1960, a year of famine, and sees the man's entire life. In his previous life, he was the apple of his family's eye, but he was blind to the truth and married a woman who drained him to support her younger brother. His entire family was bled dry and met a tragic end. As he lay dying, all he wanted was to make up for his regrets and 1.8kReads8.7Score330Shelves
14. 164 她 The More They Fawn over Me, the More It Proves I Was Reborn for Nothing 她们越舔我，越是说明我白重生了 Bear-Riding Fisher骑熊钓鱼Urban1.6M WordsCompleted (The blurb doesn't do it justice) Back in 1984, returned to a time full of regrets, Chu Hao silently resolved that this time, he would give everything to make the family reunion a reality… 19.2kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
15. 165 年 Period: The Day My Mother Returned to the City, I Chose to Go Up the Mountain 年代：母亲返城当天，我选择上山 Bubbles the Lazy Sheep懒羊羊吹泡泡Urban2.4M WordsOngoing [Fateful Choices | Resilience and Survival | Coming of Age in a Turbulent Era | The Pain of Family] The very day modern man Chen Jun's soul transmigrates into the countryside of the 1970s, he learns that his biological mother is returning to the city! This is not a story about complaining! The winds of an era swept away a generation's youth, but there are always people who manage to grow wheat in the cracks! 30.4kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves

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    That's good, very interesting.

16. 166 年 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， Just Got Nothing Better to Do就是闲的Urban4.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 203.7kReads9.4Score13.9kShelves

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    You'll know if it has a large number of readers and high ratings.

17. 167 重 Back to 1983: Hunting in the Anling Mountains 重回83，我在安岭赶山狩猎 Sakura Nineteen樱十九Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Period] [No System] [Not adapted] [Hunting] [Mountain foraging] [One female lead] [No cultivation or fantasy] Xu Guo unexpectedly returns to 1983 and his youth. It’s an era when you can knock down roe deer with a stick, scoop up fish with a dipper, and find pheasants flying right into your cooking pot. Faced with the resource-rich Northeast, Xu Guo takes up falconry, raises hunting dogs, marries his childhood sweetheart, shoulders his shotgun, hunts game, and digs for ginseng. The game in the A 5.5kReads8.5Score264Shelves
18. 168 穿 Transmigrated to the 1980s as the Village Tigress, I Call the Shots 穿越80母老虎，全村上下我做主 Your Dentures Just Flew Out你假牙飞出来了Modern Romance112k WordsOngoing Devoted husband, lighthearted comedy, doted-on heroine, and building a fortune. Su Xiaomo transmigrates to a rural village in northern Shaanxi in 1985. The name of this poor little village tells you everything: it must be desperately poor! The original owner was the village's notorious shrew, feared by everyone. Luckily, her family all dotes on her. She also has a handsome husband. But since she's transmigrated, this reputation could work to her advantage. Should she play along, or turn over a n 777Reads—Score115Shelves

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    This historical romance novel is absolutely fantastic! The beginning is full of hilarious moments, and it only gets better and better as it goes on. It's funny and sweet, and the male lead is wonderfully portrayed. It's invincible!

19. 169 四 Siheyuan: 1958, Starting Out as a Factory Doctor 四合院：1958，从厂医开始 Kumquat Lemon Tea Tea Tea金橘柠檬茶茶茶Male-Channel Fanfiction2.9M WordsOngoing [Period setting, reborn, hard-core traditional Chinese medicine, martial arts] This book is also known as If You Can't Read the Prescription, I'm Pretty Handy with My Fists Too. [Some say that no matter how good one person's medical skills are, they are but a speck of dust in the tide of history. But what if I bring out the sacred book, The Barefoot Doctor's Manual?] Fang Bie was an intern in traditional Chinese medicine who, after working himself to exhaustion with overtime, transmigrated into 40.3kReads7.6Score2.4kShelves
20. 170 护 The Protector of the Nation, the Eldest Princess, Raises Hell in the 1950s 护国长公主在五十年代撒泼打滚 Jin Rui'er金瑞儿Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted After the Guardian Princess died peacefully of old age, she was reborn in a small mountain village. There was a young man in the village who wanted to go fight the Japanese, but his parents refused because he wasn’t married and had no children. The young man went to the princess for help. After thinking it over, she agreed. Once the princess became pregnant, the young man left. And then he never sent word again. As soon as the country was founded, the princess set out on a journey to find her hu 18.2kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves

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    Wang Dani kicked Jiang Mingxuan. "Do you think I wouldn't recognize you? Let me tell you, if you dare make me your ex-wife, I'll chop you up!" Wang Dani patted her son's head. "Do you still want grandparents like this?" Little Jinhu looked at Jin Mantun and Li Yuzhen with disappointment. "No." "A woman surnamed Wang came to us saying she's his wife from the countryside. Comrade Wang said she wants to submit an article to us. The title is: Can marriage be arranged, and can childbirth be arranged too?" "She said her in-laws lied, and that the police should clear her name."

21. 171 重 Reborn in 1980: From Courtyard Menace to Peerless National Scholar 重生80，从大院祸害到国士无双 The Song Is Not Yet Finished一曲未完Urban1.0M WordsOngoing The winds of change are sweeping through 1980! Ye Xiaotian, chief engineer at a high-tech company, is unexpectedly reborn. His memories of future technology become a blade with which to turn the tide of the era. With a deluge of patents in his left hand, he drives his rivals straight into bankruptcy. With black-tech blueprints in his right, he forces foreign companies to grovel. Just as foreign firms are preparing to sweep across China with their wired remote controls, he sneers: “Infrared wirel 4.6kReads6.3Score297Shelves

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    It brings disaster to heaven and earth, and to you, me, and everyone else. 😃😃😘😘😃😃

22. 172 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
23. 173 守 After Three Years as a Widow, I Took Grandma to Join My Officer Husband 守寡三年我带奶奶投奔军官老公啦 Wasabi Lemon芥末柠檬Modern Romance414k WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: The Lucky Wife of the 1970s: Her Tomb Raider Secret Identity Is Out! [Cold, tough military officer × female tomb raider, who later joins a research institute to serve her country] [Alternate-history military marriage + tomb-raiding System + married first, love later + raising kids + mind-reading + one-on-one, both leads inexperienced in love + nine-year age gap] [Reader's guide: The early chapters have a few plot holes, and the story is a silly comedy with no lo 10.9kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves

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    🍒🍒Super hilarious! 🌿① Forced by circumstances, Jiang Yao returned to her old profession. Who knew she'd be arrested the moment she emerged from the tomb? Interrogation room: "Name?" "Jiang Yao" "Gender?" "Female" "What were you doing?" "Digging up my husband." Everyone: !!! Then her husband, with a dark expression, pushed open the door…

24. 174 军 Military Marriage: You Want to Send Me to the Countryside? I'll PUA Your Whole Family 军婚:逼我下乡?我PUA他全家 Li Baozhu李宝珠Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + Pocket Dimension] In her previous life, Fang Ying was poisoned by her stepmother and grew uglier by the day. Her childhood sweetheart and fiancé got together with her stepmother’s daughter. Then her entire family pressured her to give up her place at a workers, peasants, and soldiers university and go to the countryside in the other girl’s place! She turned around and married her fiancé’s uncle, a decorated soldier. But he died in action si 53.3kReads9.0Score7.2kShelves
25. 175 快 Quick Transmigration: I’m Clinging to a Big Shot in Period Novels 快穿之我在年代文里抱大腿 Rouge-Smiling Bookworm胭脂笑忘书生666k WordsCompleted Her lifestyle was far too extravagant. If she could sit, she never stood; if she could lie down, she never sat. She avoided hardship and enjoyed every comfort. Because Yu Niaoniao loved the good life too much, the Main God, who couldn’t stand the sight of her, banished her to a department that sent people into period novels to complete missions. She was sent to an era where everything was scarce, expected to suffer and toil to her heart’s content. But! If they wanted her to suffer, she would do 396Reads8.5Score103Shelves

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    [Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf] First book, a period drama. The female lead is exceptionally intelligent, sophisticated and self-serving, not a saint or a stepmother, and lives with the male lead. She's been raised to be a pampered beauty with an extravagant lifestyle; she'll sit if she can, and refuses to suffer in the countryside for the sake of a wealthy life. She deliberately cultivates a relationship with her boyfriend. The male lead's romantic interests include a wealthy young master from the Beijing elite circle, a sophisticated and reserved official, and a soldier. Various types of characters are included.

26. 176 重 Reborn in the Nineties: The Alluring Beauty Snares the Cold, Abstinent Tycoon 重生九零，钓系美人拿捏禁欲大佬 Jin Yangyu金洋宇Modern Romance336k WordsOngoing [Power Couple Showdown] [Extreme Push and Pull] [科技 Strong Nation] [Business Warfare in a Bygone Era] [Alternate Universe] The Untouchable Ice Queen VS the Master Manipulator This is an evenly matched battle of wits, and a legend about the rise of a great power's industrial technology. In 1992, with nowhere left to turn, Jiang Wan set her sights on Shen Yichuan, a technical expert with formidable financial backing. What began as mutual exploitation and wariness evolved amid the surging tides of 122Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Come on! Check this out! This is what you call technically sophisticated! The female lead rises to the top through her skills! ... Haha, don't get the wrong idea! It's all about serious technical skills! I'm going to copy the synopsis over, don't run away! Everyone stop right there!! Read it before you leave! Because I wrote it myself... A story of two strong protagonists in the 90s, the female lead is reborn, no cheat codes, just pure technical skill, and they complement each other perfectly – it's super engaging! Reborn into the turbulent 90s, while others are busy starting businesses and chasing trends, the female lead directly targets the future golden track – the Huaqiangbei semiconductor and electronics industry! No special abilities, no system, no windfall luck! Her biggest trump card is her advanced technology, industry knowledge, and information gap from her previous life's deep cultivation in the electronics industry! Her previous life ended in regret, and in this life she only has two goals: revenge and to make her beloved electronics business bigger and stronger! To build a stable career and avoid the risks of the times, she needs an absolutely reliable strategic partner with a matching aura. Top-tier dual-strength male lead setup! Not promiscuous, not a player, and not the type to give in to just anyone's advances; she's composed, mature, highly capable, and has a strong background. Initially, there's mutual attraction and mutual pursuit! In their relationship, the male lead is more mature and considerate, silently supporting and protecting her; in their careers, the female lead holds the key to future trends, with accurate predictions and overwhelming technical expertise, using her advanced knowledge to assist the male lead and lead the entire operation to success! Their relationship isn't one-sided dependence, but a powerful alliance, mutual support, mutual achievement, and shared growth! They work side-by-side in their careers, their chemistry is off the charts, and later the female lead shines brightly, achieving legendary status! Seeing her increasingly dazzling and admired by all, the usually calm and collected male lead finally panics! He initiates an extreme crisis-driven pursuit! In the chaotic 1990s, two top-tier intelligent individuals embark on a journey of mutual pursuit, from partners and best friends to lifelong lovers. Their careers are incredibly exciting, and their romance is incredibly sweet!

27. 177 七 In the 1970s: Picking Up a Madman as My Husband 七零年代疯批夫妇 The Colorful Xue Jingfei色彩缤纷的薛静妃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Historical era + green tea schemer + obsessive love + unhinged + powerful lead + everyday family life + pocket dimension + food + healing + transmigrate into a book This is the story of two unfortunate souls saving each other. After transmigrating into the countryside as a little orphan, Ming Dai meets Zhou Sinian, a mad powerful man who loves wearing red headscarves. Under the protection of his reputation, she manages to establish herself in the village. Zhou Sinian was a cannon-fodder characte 109.5kReads9.3Score11.4kShelves
28. 178 四 Siheyuan: Turning a Run-Down Courtyard into a Peach Blossom Paradise 四合院：把破院建成桃花源 Ximen Roast Duck西门烤鸭Male-Channel Fanfiction794k WordsOngoing Lin Chen performs a heroic rescue, but while saving a child from drowning, he accidentally transmigrates to 1958 and the courtyard house at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. As a well-rounded young man from the twenty-first century, and a master sweeper from Lanxiang Technical School, he has arrived at the universe’s central hub, a place visited by countless transmigrators. Surrounded by all manner of characters in this courtyard, what kind of life will he make for himself? This is a lighthearted comedy, wi 7kReads5.4Score198Shelves

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    I highly recommend this new book by Siheyuan! It's absolutely profound and insightful! Not mindless! The historical background and content are so realistic that you won't find any fault after checking the materials! It's free of hostility, cowardice, overly sentimentalism, and extreme convoluted plots—just pure, satisfying reading. The inventions and creations, and the historical context, are all rigorously researched and very authentic. The characters are realistically portrayed without any deliberate distortion or slander! It's very down-to-earth! A rare gem of a book! It might seem a bit timid on the surface, but the real critiques are incredibly sharp! It incorporates many inside jokes, original scenes, and even poems and songs written by the author—it's fantastic!

29. 179 穿 I Schemed to Marry My Brother's Comrade-in-Arms in the 1970s, but It Backfired 穿七零算计嫁给哥哥战友后翻车了 March Shadow三月影Modern Romance633k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] [Both Pure] [Modern-Era Female Lead: Idle Rich Third-Generation Heiress] [Male Lead: A Blunt, Straight-Talking Military Officer from the 1970s] When Li Xi woke up, her whole world came crashing down! Where was this strange woman, and what was this earthen house? When she woke up again, she finally realized she had probably transmigrated. Sure, she liked reading transmigration novels, but she'd never thought she'd transmigrate herself! What had she ever done to deserve this? Her 2.4kReads7.7Score234Shelves

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    As Li Xi lay sprawled on the kang (heated brick bed) in her mud-brick house, waiting to starve to death, she suddenly remembered that the original owner of this body had an older brother in the army. Spoiled by the life of a third-generation rich kid, this "good-for-nothing" made a snap decision: "I want to go with him to the army!" Upon arriving at the military family compound, she immediately set her sights on her brother's comrade, Mo Chiyu—she'd heard he owned a detached house in Beijing! "Officer Mo, will you marry me? I brought a box of gold bars, enough for you to build another house in Beijing!" Li Xi waved the gold bars, smiling like a cunning fox. Mo Chiyu's face darkened: "I won't marry a capitalist's daughter who's a speculator!" But Li Xi's persistent pleading and cajoling—bringing him imported chocolates (claiming they were "bought from the supply and marketing cooperative"), using a mobile phone (hidden in her bag) to help him contact his family—had completely worn down this tough man from the 1970s. After their marriage, Li Xi used her modern investment acumen to revitalize Mo Chiyu's family's business in their small courtyard, becoming the "god of wealth" of the family compound. One night, Mo Chi held her hand, his eyes reddening: "Give me another daughter, as clever as you, and I'll protect you and your child for life." Li Xi raised an eyebrow: "First, hand over the 'marriage proposal letter' you've been hiding under your pillow—don't think I don't know you wrote it a long time ago!" The moonlight streaming in through the window illuminated the redness on the man's ears, and also the tenderness that quietly blossomed in the mud-brick house, belonging to two different eras.

30. 180 年 A Self-Serving Perfectionist in a Period Novel 年代文里的精致利己主义 Today Is Jingzhe今日惊蛰Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted Yang Yuan never expected that after transmigrating, she would become the female lead's fake best friend in a period novel. Not only did she burn the heroine's love letters, but she was also destined for a miserable end. Well, at least she didn't have many scenes. If she played her cards right and made amends, she could still survive. What? Go to the countryside? Absolutely not. I'm lazy, greedy, and a shameless freeloader who loves the easy life. So what if I take advantage of people or scheme a 11.7kReads8.1Score682Shelves

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    Not that exaggerated period novels

31. 181 穿 Transmigrating to 1977, Starting as an Educated Youth 穿越七七，从知青开始 Hu the Number One Scholar探花胡Urban1.0M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 4.2kReads8.7Score323Shelves
32. 182 七 The Only Daughter of the 1970s 七零年代独生女 Orange Orange Orange Orange橘橘橘橘子Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book, no System, no pocket dimension.] [Period setting + farming + serving the motherland + technical expertise] A researcher who loves and hates fiercely versus a reborn diplomat Yu Yue fell asleep in the bath and woke up in the 1970s, as the only child in her family. First, there was her timid mother, who was willing to work herself to the bone for her family. Then there was her father, spoiled by his family and utterly self-centered. Timid Mom: “Let’s see anyone try 17.8kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    [Gossip] ① On Lin Xiangnan's first day after transmigrating, her family was in an uproar over going to the countryside. At first: "It's just going to the countryside! She has hundreds of millions of resources in her spatial dimension, how could she not do well in the countryside?" After helping her second grandfather hoe the fields for two days: "Going to the countryside is impossible! She's just lazy, greedy, and can't stand any hardship!" ② Yang Yuan: "What? Going to the countryside? Impossible, absolutely impossible! I'm just cunning, lazy, greedy, and sly, so what if I take advantage of others? So what if I'm shrewd? Being shrewd just means I'll be tricked!"

33. 183 1 The Road to Development in the Fiery Red Era of 1949 1949火红年代的建设之路 The End of the Primordial World洪荒世界的尽头Urban1.5M WordsCompleted A new book. The System barely features and is hardly mentioned after Chapter 45. Same title: “1945: Wounded, Transferred to Civilian Life, Then Back to Fight America” In 1949, after Beiping is liberated, he is transferred to become the county magistrate of Changping. A modern soul with a degree in urban and rural planning from a top university collides with an old land laid waste: With the people's livelihoods in tatters, he builds water conservancy projects and takes on the thousand-year-old s 14.4kReads8.7Score590Shelves
34. 184 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 45.7kReads9.5Score5kShelves

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35. 185 惊 What a Shock! I Landed a Secure Government Job in the 1960s 惊！我竟在六零端上了铁饭碗 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Set in a bygone era + Transmigration + Inspirational + Heartwarming + Everyday family life + City job] After saving a cat just after finishing the college entrance exams, Su Yuhe became a vegetable. A year later, she transmigrated into the body of Su He, a girl from Nanshan Village in the 1960s who had heard that the college entrance exams had been suspended, missed a step, and drowned. Suddenly transported to the countryside of the 1960s, Su He had no phone, no electricity, no internet, and n 23.1kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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    I really enjoyed all of these books, but I highly recommend the sixth one. It's short, but the plot is very engaging, and the female lead is very charming.

36. 186 被 After My Love Was Stolen, I Overturned My Fate by Eavesdropping on the Transmigrator's Thoughts 被抢对象后，偷听穿越女心声逆袭 Yinyin of Peach Blossom Cove桃花坞的花音音Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [Alternate 1970s setting + one-on-one romance, both leads pure + subverting expectations + face-slapping the transmigrator + fighting the System + female growth + building wealth through hard work] (PS: The female lead is a native of the story world with a golden finger, while the supporting female character is a transmigrator with a System.) Luo Xiaoyu realized that her older sister was acting very strangely! She had a perfectly good life in the city, yet she insisted on coming to the country 17Reads—Score110Shelves

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    This book I recently read is quite unconventional, not mindless, and doesn't involve demotion. The female lead is a native, without a spatial ability or system, but she has a cheat ability—she can hear the conversations between the female supporting character and the system—though it's only useful in the early stages. The female supporting character is a transmigrated woman with a system. PS: The female supporting character's first body is already ruined. The climax where the male and female leads eliminate the female supporting character and perfectly clear their relationship is absolutely brilliant; their intelligence is on point. The plot moves quickly; the female lead has been admitted to university and is now focusing on her career. Her career path is also quite unique—she's making money by serializing novels in newspapers and has even created a textbook, which hasn't been published yet. I'm really looking forward to the female lead discovering the female supporting character's second identity; I feel like the female supporting character's system has some issues. I wonder how things will develop later.

37. 187 被 Kicked Out of My Family, I Married an Officer in a Fury and Helped My Country Thrive 被打出家门，我怒嫁军官带飞祖国 Qiong Sang Huohuo穷桑火火Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Alternate-era setting + military marriage + top scientific researcher + space + punishing scumbags + devotion to the nation] Gu Nanzhi, a top scientist, refuses to put up with her fate after transmigrating into the ex-wife character destined to be cannon fodder in a period novel! Her abusive adoptive parents, the scumbag’s sister who steals her man, the younger brother who climbs into her bed... Stay as far away from her as possible, or die! She ran away from her wedding, was sold into the moun 10.6kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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    🌸This is Tomato's favorite historical fiction, and the only one she would recommend. It gets better and better the more you read it. The female protagonist arrives in a turbulent era as a future scientific research leader, igniting the spark of technology with her wisdom that is ahead of her time.👍 It has a strong sense of national sentiment, scientific research, military affairs, and is full of ups and downs. The more you read, the more you like it, and it makes your heart surge.

38. 188 胡 The Folks of the Hutong 胡同人家 Xiaoman Crisp小满酥Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted ☆ [Main story complete] ☆ [No transmigration, no rebirth, not a feel-good power fantasy, no golden finger] ☆ [An ordinary person's ordinary story, with a focus on everyday life] In 1972, seventeen-year-old Zhong Wenshu took over her mother's job at the state-run supply and marketing cooperative, avoiding the mass campaign to send young people to the countryside. In 1973, eighteen-year-old Zhong Wenshu married a young police officer from the neighboring courtyard and started a home with just th 14.7kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
39. 189 坦 Tanks, Planes, and Aircraft Carriers? My Farm Equipment Factory Can Build Them All 坦克飞机航母，我农具厂都能造 Happy Potato Chips开心薯片Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Military industry expert Qin Yang arrives in 1980 and becomes the son of the head of the technical department at a Third Front factory. Once a good-for-nothing second-generation factory brat, Qin Yang sets out to turn his life around. The factory wants to switch from military production to civilian goods? Qin Yang casually invents an air rifle, and Uncle Camel can't stop praising it! Having trouble choosing a small-caliber bullet? Qin Yang makes the gun and bullets himself! The copied SVD sniper 16.4kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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    🔥 [Rebirth in a New Era + Sweet Romance + Patriotism]🔥 A scientific research giant is reborn during the educated youth era, and faced with the choice of returning to the city, he resolutely tears up his transfer order! In this life, he will no longer be a heartless man, vowing to use his life's knowledge to protect his wife and daughter, building a haven of love in a desolate era. From a field laboratory to a national strategic asset, see how the protagonist cherishes his wife and children with one hand and promotes national technological advancement with the other, writing a passionate legend in a simple era! A dual-narrative historical novel, it features both the warmth of everyday life and the earth-shattering industrial leap forward!

40. 190 重 Back to 1978 重返1978 Xiao Xiaoyangyang小小扬扬Urban8.7M WordsCompleted Jiang Xiaobai, a university graduate with a degree in economics, was reborn and witnessed the arrival of a new era with his own eyes. It surged forward with unstoppable force, as all things grew unchecked, dust and dawn rose together, rivers converged into mighty streams, and nameless hills rose into towering peaks. For a time, the world stretched boundlessly wide... 2.1kReads8.8Score219Shelves
41. 191 七 The Family's Beloved Girl: The Cannon-Fodder Darling of Her Terrible Family 七零团宠：极品家人的炮灰娇娇女 Ten Red Leaves十红叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Brooding, Brawny Man + Sweet Wife + Completed] Lu Jiajia is delicate and soft. Then, in the blink of an eye, she becomes a useless cannon-fodder character in the 1970s, with a whole family of vicious oddballs in tow. Yet in an era that favors men above women, she is the apple of her family’s eye. Her father and mother: “Jiajia is our precious girl. She deserves to be spoiled.” Her brothers: “My sister is frail and sickly. How could she do farm work!” Lu Jiajia: “…I want the ultimate winning han 78.8kReads9.4Score7.4kShelves

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    This novel tells the story of a female protagonist who transmigrates to the 1970s, falls in love with the male protagonist, and lives happily ever after. It's a fairly long novel, continuing until the female protagonist's death, and even includes stories about her parents before she transmigrated. It's quite enjoyable. The female protagonist isn't solely focused on romance, which is a good point. Honestly, among the many novels I've read on Tomato Bookstore, this is one of the higher-quality ones; I personally prefer plot-driven novels, so I really like this one. The only slight flaw is that the logic behind the female protagonist's transmigration and acquisition of her "golden finger" (advantageous ability) is a bit far-fetched, but it's still logically sound. The characters, such as the Lu family and the various characters surrounding them, are all quite distinctive. The female protagonist is also a very sensible person. Looking forward to the author's other novels! [Heart emoji]

42. 192 我 My Restarted Life in 1992 我的重启人生1992 Twelve Mad十二疯Urban6.6M WordsOngoing (The first thirty-some chapters lay the groundwork, so please be patient. The rest won't disappoint.) Zhou Andong never thought of himself as a good person. He figured that after he died, Hell would have to open a nineteenth level just to throw him into it. So one day in 2021, he did the first good deed of his life: he saved a pregnant woman from being hit by a speeding car. Perhaps Heaven was moved by his change of heart and sent him back to 1992, an era still dominated by traditional thinking. 67.1kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves
43. 193 穿 Transmigrate to the 1950s: Starting by Leaving a Mountain Village 穿越五十年代：从走出小山村开始 Salty Fish Liver咸鱼肝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A delightfully ordinary young man + everyday life + college entrance exams + hard work + one heroine] Just as Zhou Xingran's life was getting back on track, he suddenly transmigrated to a remote mountain village in the 1950s. His father doesn't care for him, his mother doesn't love him, and his family is dirt-poor. No matter. Relying on others is worse than relying on himself. So, first things first: he might as well get into college! P.S. The golden finger is very minor. The protagonist mainly 13.4kReads8.9Score694Shelves

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    3️⃣ The male lead is domineering, and all the characters are distinct. There are no awful relatives or naive, innocent characters. The author is quite dedicated; the customs, culture, and rural atmosphere are very realistic, showing that they did their research. The old lady is sensible, the protagonist has a bit of a roguish charm, and the family atmosphere is harmonious.

44. 194 穿 Transmigrated into a 1970s Novel: I Make My Reborn Sister Cry by Slacking Off 穿书七零：我靠摆烂气哭重生妹妹 Beacon Fires to Tease Online Friends烽火戏网友Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The 1970s + transmigrate into a book + reverse System + contrast character + play the pig to eat the tiger] Shen Yao transmigrated into a period novel as the lazy, greedy older sister who served as a foil to the reborn heroine. Her reborn younger sister stole her opportunities, worked hard to earn a good reputation, and waited for her to starve to death on the street. Her parents favored the younger sister and scolded Shen Yao as an ungrateful brat who could never be raised right. But Shen Yao 908Reads6.0Score105Shelves

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    The female protagonist's system is linked to her entire family. They strive, are shocked, and suffer setbacks... But the female protagonist receives all sorts of rewards. She's practically a god created out of thin air. From the female protagonist's perspective, her whole family later becomes incredibly kind and good-natured.

45. 195 重 Back to 1988 重返1988 West Wind Beyond the Pass关外西风Urban3.9M WordsCompleted Lu Feng had become a billionaire and achieved great success when he unexpectedly returned to the 1990s. Looking at his adorable daughter, he was completely bewildered. Even more bewildering was the question of who this beautiful wife of his was. With a second chance at life, making money was a piece of cake. He would not only reach the pinnacle of wealth, but also teach business tycoons how to make money, give the future richest man a few pointers on starting a business, and then casually stand 4.4kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
46. 196 秦 Qin's Replacement: A Bricklayer Rewrites Three Hundred Years of Qin History 秦替：泥水匠改写了三百年秦史 Heaven's Way Is Strong6729天行健6729Historical1.4M WordsOngoing Qin's Substitute In 1991, Zhang Daode, a boy from a small town in southwestern Hunan, studied hard and earned excellent results on his high school entrance exam. But someone with power took his place, crushing his hopes of continuing his education and forcing him into a life at the bottom of society as a bricklayer who knew nothing but hardship. Then a sudden fall at a construction site turned his life upside down. When he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated to the end of the Warring States p 1.5kReads9.2Score174Shelves

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    The Bricklayer's Comeback Story

47. 197 被 Jilted by a Cold, Stern Officer, the Sweet Young Wife Heads for the Battlefield 被冷阎军官退亲后软娇转投战场 Liqi's Autumn Foamflame荔彩柒的秋日沫炎Modern Romance485k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Studying Abroad and Medicine + Sweet, Delicate Heroine Enlists + Storage Space + Two Strong Leads + Sweet Romance] She kills herself over unrequited love right from the start!!! Shen Xin had been fighting on an interstellar battlefield when her subordinate betrayed her and attacked her from behind, using an ice-cold bullet she had developed herself. The moment it pierced her heart, she knew she was dead. But what was going on now? Without a doubt, the next secon 3.7kReads8.0Score284Shelves

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    Ruthless and taciturn protagonist + slightly better acting skills + medical skills gained from overseas studies + soft and delicate character joining the army + long-planned scheme + resource space + two strong characters doting on each other and a top male supporting character being forced into hard labor VS a cold and aloof military officer desperately pursuing his wife.

48. 198 我 My 1989 我的1989 Ruo Zhihan若知湳Modern Romance577k WordsOngoing Twenty years ago, a homewrecker tore my family apart and took my father away; Twenty years later, her greed returned, and now she wants to take the only home left to my mother and me. My father was cold and heartless, abandoning his family. With a powerful enemy at the door, every move was a calculated trap. I stopped holding back and bet everything I had on fighting back head-on. From a helpless daughter trapped by the wounds of her upbringing to someone who turns the tide and claims her own ha 1Reads—Score885Shelves

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    You absolutely must read this new book from a bygone era! A third party destroys a family and sets their sights on a mother and daughter's home. The father remains indifferent and inactive. The protagonist rises up in retaliation and lives a life that is uniquely her own.

49. 199 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Became a Tycoon After Ditching My Divorce Papers 重生八零：甩了离婚证后成首富 Autumn Night Star Whispers秋夜星语Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Period setting + realistic romance + rebirth + comeback + villainess + awakening after divorce + family drama + a slow-burn story of female growth, portraying the authentic lives of rural women in that era and the complexity of human nature] In her previous life, her in-laws drained her dry, her best friend stabbed her in the back, and her husband shoved her to the ground with the words, “You’re an embarrassment to me.” Reborn, she climbs out of the mud and works her way from village women’s di 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you're looking for a good read, check out this completed rebirth story set in the 1980s! The protagonist, Zhao Mingzhu, is reborn and no longer tolerates her fate. She decisively ends her terrible marriage and focuses on building a successful business in her hometown. The characters are well-developed and vivid, not just flat, one-dimensional figures. Whether it's the narrow-minded and sabotaging Song Yulan or her struggling ex-husband, each character embodies the human struggles of that era. The plot unfolds with a good balance of tension and pacing, layering neighborhood rivalries and business conflicts as the protagonist overcomes obstacles on her entrepreneurial journey. The story goes beyond just getting rich; it explores the theme of women breaking free from constraints and taking control of their own destinies, capturing the unique, down-to-earth feel of the 1980s. It's a very satisfying read.

50. 200 快 Quick Transmigration: From Scoundrel to One Blessed with Merit 快穿：从败类到功德加身 Pursuing Clouds with Sword in Hand仗剑逐云Historical2.5M WordsOngoing Reform them? No! If you only try to change things after every tragedy has already happened, how can you call that redemption? I choose to transmigrate to before the evil souls commit their crimes, saving the lives they would have destroyed before they are hurt! As a senior employee of the quick-transmigration bureau in the Main God System Department, Jiang Jin Ci's journey spans the Myriad Worlds. His mission is to redeem those whose lives have been completely destroyed by scoundrels. But in the 26.4kReads8.2Score2.3kShelves

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    🍅🍅Every world is beautiful. An ancient village scoundrel becomes a mighty emperor amidst war and chaos. A conman tech tycoon who swindled the entire village out of their money to go abroad. A scoundrel in a zombie world becomes a savior. A fake Taoist priest in a world of ghosts and monsters.

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