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. 301 惨 Reborn in the 1970s After a Gruesome Death: From the Start, I Take Down My Adoptive Sister 惨死后重生在七零，开局先刀养妹 Fermented Rice Balls酒酿原子Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Seventies + era + reborn + space + spiritual spring + face-slapping (There is a male lead!!!! The romance won't come up until much later!!) (This is all made up by the author and has absolutely no connection to history.) Hu Jins heng beat Su Mei to death. Su Mei was reborn, back before she went to the countryside. This time, she would protect what was hers. First, she'd beat up her ungrateful, idiotic younger brother. Then she'd send her adopted sister, who'd framed her and was always pretending 17.4kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves

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   "Hu Jinsheng is a beast! His wife was pregnant, how could he do that?" "Su Mei is so pitiful. She was violated by Hu Jinsheng and forced to marry someone else, and now he's beaten her to death. Sigh..." "She was a sent-down youth from the city, how could she end up like this..." The villagers chattered amongst themselves. Some cursed Hu Jinsheng for being inhuman, while others pitied Su Mei's tragic fate. When Su Mei first arrived in the village, her looks and temperament were unparalleled in the surrounding area; countless young men secretly admired her. Who would have thought she would end up like this? [Please follow][Please follow][Please follow]

2. 302 港 A Little Moneybags Arrives in Harbor City to Bring Good Fortune 港城冲喜来了个小财神 Chu Jun楮君Modern Romance783k WordsOngoing [1970s Hong Kong City + adored by all + adorable child + mystical lucky charm + childhood sweethearts] Little Duoyu was switched at birth by the nanny. When she turned two, she began to look more and more like her biological mother. Afraid of being exposed, the nanny sold her to Hong Kong City, where she was sent to bring good luck to the young master of the Ship King family, who suffered from a condition that left his soul wandering. Who could have guessed that the toothless little girl would 62.3kReads8.8Score7kShelves

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   Little Duoyu was switched at birth by her nanny when she left the province. Because she looked like her birth mother, the nanny feared being discovered by her employers, so she sold her to Hong Kong to be married off to the grandson of a shipping magnate for good luck. From then on, the Zhan family had a string of good fortunes, and Little Duoyu became the family's darling.

3. 303 穿 After Transmigrating as the Hero’s Stepsister 穿成男主继妹后 Year After Year, No Fish年年不吃鱼Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted Yu Qian transmigrated into a novel her best friend had written for her. But she wasn't the heroine. She was the unwanted tagalong who moved into the male lead's home when her mother married his father. Yu Qian didn't care about any of that! What mattered was that in the book, her mom was still alive. She finally had a mother again! All she wanted in this life was to be a good little mama's girl, occasionally watching the male and female leads fall in love. What could be better? But then Hey, are 49.6kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves

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   It's absolutely gorgeous, the ratings speak for themselves.

4. 304 重 Reborn: I Chose the Water Conservancy Bureau 重生之我选了水利局 Old Tea and Aged Wine Love Young Girls陈茶老酒爱少女Urban6.1M WordsOngoing [Everyday life + rich in detail] [Grounded and realistic] [The mindset of an ordinary person] In the world of officialdom, You can’t rely on your superiors; they’ll leave you holding the bag. You can’t trust your peers; they’re waiting to set you up. You can’t feel at ease with your subordinates; they’re waiting to slack off and shirk their duties. See how an ordinary person, reborn, learns to navigate officialdom, adapt to the changing times, stay true to himself instead of going with the flow, 69.7kReads8.9Score6.3kShelves

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   Full of positive energy, even after transmigrating here, they're still petty and narrow-minded.

5. 305 大 The Courtyard's Rebellious Son 大院逆子 The Too-Late Jinx为时已晚的克夫Urban193k WordsOngoing This is not a hero's story. It's the story of someone who is alive, living on behalf of those who died. Military life, the Sino-Vietnamese War of Self-Defense and Counterattack, reconnaissance soldiers, brotherhood, father-son bonds, a bygone era, growing up, passion, heartbreak, and tears. 96.3kReads7.6Score6.9kShelves
6. 306 睁 I Opened My Eyes and Returned to the Day My Wife Had a Difficult Labor 睁开眼，回到老婆难产当天 It's Xiao Qing是小青啊Urban2.9M WordsCompleted Short dramas: When I Opened My Eyes, It Was the Day My Wife Went Into Difficult Labor; 1988: Reborn to Protect My Wife and Children Early story: farming and business. Later: heading to Ula to trade for equipment, then selling guns, cannons, planes, tanks, and firecrackers printed with our very own dollars (starts at chapter 330). If you had the chance to be reborn, what regret would you make up for? The moment Si Chen opened his eyes, he found himself back on the day his wife went into difficu 18.9kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
7. 307 四 Siheyuan: The Brute Kicked Out of His Home 四合院之赶出家门的孽畜 Liquor Burns the Heart烧酒灼心Male-Channel Fanfiction4.3M WordsOngoing A demolition heir who has never achieved anything, a bastard driven out of his home, two good-for-nothings fused into one person: what can he do in this unusual era? Achieve greatness? Forget it. He was only planning to shut the door and enjoy his own quiet life. Who could have guessed he'd end up in the legendary courtyard crawling with scoundrels? And it turns out he's the scoundrel himself. Troublemakers, rogues, and underworld bosses disrupt his peaceful life, while remnants, criminals, and 49.9kReads8.1Score3.4kShelves
8. 308 重 Restart: My Reversed Flow of Time 重启：我的逆流时光 Year's End年末Urban2.9M WordsCompleted (Multiple heroines + 1970s setting + everyday life) Betrayed by his wife in his previous life, Gu Cheng died full of hatred. When he opened his eyes, he was back in 1977, watching his wicked wife die horribly before him and leaving behind four little sisters-in-law who were crying to be fed. In this magnificent, vibrant era, Gu Cheng decided to start his life over and share a happy life with his sisters-in-law. 29.6kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves
9. 309 重 Reborn in 1978: My Wife Begs Me to Take In Her Sister 重生78：老婆求我收容她姐姐 Breaking the Spring Breeze破春风Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Period Setting] [Hunting] [Mountain Foraging] [Reborn] [Pocket Dimension] Reborn in 1978, I find my wife desperately begging me to take in her beautiful older sister, and I agree on one condition. But with two more mouths to feed, supplies are desperately scarce. What do we do? Pick up a gun and head into the mountains to hunt! In this life, I’ll give them a better life! 17.8kReads7.9Score1.5kShelves

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   These books are worth reading; they all have some substance. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts] "Honey, I beg you, please get up quickly, okay?" "Go pick up my older sister and the child! It's raining so hard, I'm scared to go alone, and I'm afraid she'll fall into the river. I beg you, please get up!" "My sister has already said that as long as our family is willing to accept both of them, we'll take care of you together!"

10. 310 四 Siheyuan: The Walls Have Ears 四合院之隔墙有耳 Uncle Shou手叔Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted (No System, gains a pocket dimension later, doesn’t fawn over Silly Zhu, doesn’t cause trouble, not a power fantasy, no grand and sweeping life story. Don’t read if that’s not your thing.) My name is Chang Wei. I’m not the Chang Wei who beat up Laifu. I’m a bit scheming and petty. Every day is about the seven essentials: firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea. Three questions every day: “Mom, have you eaten?” “Sis, have you had enough?” “Has everyone eaten their fill?” The story 9.2kReads8.0Score334Shelves
11. 311 幺 The Youngest Branch’s Elder, the Sixty-Year-Old Junior Ancestor 幺房长辈，60小太爷 Bai Mu Sishui白木泗水Urban2.7M WordsOngoing Chen Yu woke up in a hospital bed and found that everything had changed. He had returned to his youth, to an era of scarce supplies when the people in the village would rather go hungry themselves than forget to support him. After all, he was the village's young granduncle. Given another chance, he couldn't let his younger relatives suffer the hardships of his previous life. After all, he was the most senior member of the village by generation. Chen Family Village was an ordinary little mountain 28kReads7.3Score2.3kShelves
12. 312 丈 My Mother-in-Law Played Matchmaker, and I Met the One 丈母娘做媒，遇到对的人 Three Red Date Trees三棵红枣树Modern Romance587k WordsCompleted After Li Dalong’s ex-girlfriend Xiaomei dies, Li Dalong kneels and swears to take care of her mother. But people misunderstand him and fail to understand… Heaven is watching what we do. Good and evil will always meet their due reward! 810Reads6.9Score137Shelves
13. 313 七 The 1970s Military Wife Who Traded Farming for High-Tech Innovation 七零军嫂不种田，硬核点科技树 Xiao Xiao Mingqiu小小明秋Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Soul Transmigration to a Past Life + Military Marriage + Career + Raising Kids + Everyday Life as an Army Wife + No System + No Pocket Dimension + Growth in Scientific Research + Rebuilding Family Ties + Slow-Paced Ensemble Story] [An alternate setting in the 1970s] Su Yingke, a top physicist, discovers that her research has been stolen. In a fit of anger, she destroys her experimental data, only to unexpectedly transmigrate into her own past life in the 1970s, becoming an army wife with two 17.6kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves

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    I think you should give it a try.

14. 314 三 Three Sons and Two Daughters: The Reborn Father Starts Playing Favorites Fairly 三儿两女，重生老父亲开始端水 Clear Blossoms Reflect a Cool Face清花照凉颜Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Content warnings (historical setting + rebirth + ensemble cast + family drama + flawed characters + building wealth) Zeng Dali had been to the battlefield and fought in a war. After leaving the army, he was assigned to work at a machine factory and became the pride of his parents’ generation. He had three sons and two daughters. His eldest son was fortunate enough to take the first college entrance exam after it was reinstated, becoming a medical university student. After graduating, he worked a 25.9kReads8.0Score2kShelves
15. 315 真 The Real Heiress's Passionate Life 真千金的热血人生 Xiao Xiao Mingqiu小小明秋1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth | A technologically powerful nation | Patriotism and family | The real heiress | No System | Female-led career story] She closed her eyes amid the smoke of war and opened them in an age of prosperity. In 1942, underground operative Ruan Siling's identity was exposed during a mission, and she died a heroic death. When she opened her eyes again, she had arrived in the year 2000 as Jiang Yunning, the real heiress who had just been brought home by a wealthy family. Her pistol had become 5.5kReads8.9Score526Shelves
16. 316 六 Military Marriage in the 1960s: That Couple Has Sharp Tongues 六零军婚：那两口子嘴都挺毒 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period + military marriage + System + two sharp tongues + love and hate + refuses to take abuse] Luo Xinxin has a tongue more poisonous than arsenic. After cursing out her heartless boss, she earned herself a five-year prison sentence. Then, after insulting the prison bully's mother, one punch sent her to the 1960s, where she became a timid, pretty young woman about to be sent to the Northwest for labor reform. She also has a useless System. It was supposed to help her navigate tricky situation 13.4kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    One is a literary work, the other a martial arts one. In the first book, both the male and female leads have sharp tongues and are incredibly eloquent. The female lead's special ability is mainly used to change the state of the country, which is fantastic! [Laughing][laughing] In the second book, the female lead is invincible, slapping anyone she encounters. She pursues a career in politics, and the power of female empowerment in the story grows stronger with each reading. [Shy][shy]

17. 317 起 Did I Wake Up Too Fast?! I Just Woke Up and the Rugged Man Had Me in His Arms, Kissing Me 起猛了！刚睡醒就被糙汉圈怀里亲 Brown Sugar Cake红糖糕Modern Romance470k WordsCompleted [Period Fiction + Rebirth + Devoted Husband + Stolen Bride + Rugged Hero + Both Leads Are Faithful] Lin Zhaoyang opened her eyes to find her hand on a set of eight-pack abs, and she was kissed almost to death. What a thrill! Her ex was in her bed! Even more thrilling, this was the new bed she was supposed to marry in a few days! The people outside, catching them in the act, were pounding on the door. It turned out her cousin had stolen her ex, and now she had her sights set on Lin Zhaoyang’s cur 6.7kReads8.1Score698Shelves

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    The male protagonist's family was sent to the countryside, and after the female protagonist divorced him, she raised their child alone. While working, she left her child at the factory's daycare center, only to discover her son was being mistreated; people said he was a capitalist's child and didn't deserve formula. For her child's sake, she applied to support a food factory in her hometown. There, as a technician, she provided invaluable knowledge, helping the factory improve many of its food formulas.

18. 318 重 Back to the 1990s: The Family Planning Inspectors Show Up at My Door 重回90：超生检查到我家 Chu Bawang楚霸汪Urban552k WordsCompleted [Reborn in Time] [No System] [One Female Lead] [Hidden Big Shot] [See the untold story of the internet unfold before your eyes!] I’m screwed. I went from being a venture capital tycoon to waking up in the 1990s overnight. A family that keeps having kids beyond the quota? Yep, that’s me. No household registration? Yep, still me. I’m going to rise from nothing! No, wait, I’d better fill my stomach first. This is the best of times, an era of sweeping change and surging tides! When the great roc ris 193Reads6.3Score—Shelves
19. 319 六 The Sixties: Traveling the World with My Pocket Dimension 六十年代之带着空间畅游天下 Happy Salted Fish开心的咸鱼Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Li Beibei grew up surrounded by stories, then unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a lucky girl in the 1950s. Touched by her family’s favoritism and kindness, she gladly accepts their love and decides to repay them with her own abilities. As she plans her future, Li Beibei chooses two careers that will let her travel at public expense, hoping to make up for the regrets of her past life: journalist and diplomat! And so begins her extraordinary journey in this world. By the seaside: “Qing f 9.3kReads9.3Score749Shelves
20. 320 重 Reborn in 1981: I Rescued a House from an Ice Cave 重生八一：从冰窟窿里捞出一套房 Hu Du虎渡Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Period setting + reborn + no System + devoted husband + hunting + daily life] "Back to 1981: Building a Fortune Through Hunting" In his previous life, Li Jianguo was a spineless loser. His own parents worked him like an ox, and his wife and daughter were forced up the mountain, where they died in a wolf attack. Reborn in this life, he returns to March 1981. He looks at his three-year-old daughter crying from hunger and his wife, so thin she’s skin and bones. But thankfully, they haven’t been fo 187.4kReads8.8Score12kShelves

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    This is truly an underrated historical novel. The writing is delicate, the plot unfolds slowly, it's incredibly satisfying, and you'll feel a great sense of accomplishment. It was also adapted into two short dramas, which are also exceptionally good!

21. 321 八 Island Life in the 1980s: The Tough Officer's Delicate Little Bride 八零海岛：硬汉军官的娇气小媳妇 Sleepyhead GY爱睡觉的GYModern Romance517k WordsCompleted After working overtime until the early hours, Jiang Ruanruan suddenly died at her keyboard. When she opened her eyes again, she had become a spoiled, troublesome village girl in the countryside of the early 1980s. The original owner was greedy for wealth and status. Relying on a debt of gratitude from her grandfather’s rescue of him years ago, she had forced Huo Jinsong, an island-based military officer, to marry her. The moment she heard she would have to follow him to a remote island and endur 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No awful characters, no melodramatic plot twists, just a sweet period drama!

22. 322 关 The Guanshan Saber 关山刀 Yearning for Yaoshan尧山眷恋Historical86k WordsCompleted On the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month, the Kitchen God ascended to Heaven. Yan Feilong's father did not come home. Three days later, his mother was found dead in the village temple, a wound in her stomach. The twelve-year-old boy slipped a chipped knife into his clothes and walked into the salt flats, looking for a man: tall and thin, with a mole on his chin. He found him. Three strikes. One for his father, one for his mother, and the last so he could go on living. His revenge was d 42Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Guanzhong Swordsman," written recently. (A work from the era.)

23. 323 考 Go to College, Build the Power Grid! She Conquers the ’70s 考大学，搞电力！穿七零她赢麻了 The Dream Wanderer回梦人Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted ~A short drama is in production. Stay tuned!~ Gu Yaotang’s life dream is to be a happy, irresponsible gambling addict. Just as he runs farther and farther down the road to becoming a scumbag, his usually obedient daughter suddenly starts acting like she’s been struck by lightning. Every day, she rebels and finds new ways to torment him. Whenever this little devil of a daughter catches him gambling, she beats him up, then makes him work! Enough! Why should I put up with this? Gu Yaotang’s coun 20.8kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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    I highly recommend these two period dramas! 🚀 Reborn in the 1980s, Professor Lu's country wife suddenly undergoes a dramatic transformation—how will he handle it? 👀 The daughter of a gambling addict in the 1970s turns out to be a hidden tycoon, even her own father trembles in fear! 💥 The revenge and face-slapping moments are incredibly satisfying; you won't be able to stop reading!

24. 324 军 A Military Marriage: My Sweet Wife Has a Pocket Dimension 军婚撩人：娇妻有空间 Sleepyhead GY爱睡觉的GYModern Romance444k WordsCompleted A modern office worker unexpectedly transmigrates into a book set in the 1970s, and turns things around from the start without suffering a bit! Armed with top-tier medical skills, she meets an abstinent, elite soldier husband. They're both strong, fall for each other wholeheartedly, and their romance is sweet from beginning to end, with no angst. While others struggle through the hardships of the era, she makes a name for herself with her medical skills, treating the sick and saving lives until 568Reads6.4Score103Shelves
25. 325 穿 Back to the 1960s: From Eating My Fill to Becoming a Factory Boss 穿回六零：从吃饱饭到厂长老总 Warm Sunshine in Spring春天里的暖阳Urban1.4M WordsCompleted On a sweltering day, a bottle of ice-cold cola sent a young man struggling to make ends meet back to the early 1960s. He was reborn as the third great-uncle who had died young in his previous life. In an era when people worried just about getting enough to eat, he began a life of easy success. New book: Transmigrating to 1942: Starting with a Blade of Grass. I hope you’ll support it. 10.6kReads8.8Score570Shelves
26. 326 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 53.1kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves

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    This book is quite good; reading it feels a bit like playing a game [I've learned something new]. The female protagonist can check in at various locations to receive supplies, and the scenes of the educated youth going to the countryside renovating and decorating their dormitories and farming are very interesting. The author even included pictures.

27. 327 知 The Educated Youth Years: Starting with an Escape from the Village 知青年代，从村子里逃亡开始 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban3.3M WordsOngoing 1976. Liu Haibo, a sent-down youth, falls in love with Yang Xiuqing, a village girl. Her family vehemently opposes his proposal, forcing him to flee Shibantian Village and return to Haicheng, a thousand miles away. Just as he is preparing to start a new life with Wu Jie in Haicheng, Yang Xiuqing suddenly shows up at his door, stirring up an emotional entanglement that spans the years. 2023. Seventy-year-old Liu Haibo is driving an Audi with Yang Xiuqing to Shibantian Village when they are involv 32.5kReads8.4Score2kShelves
28. 328 骗 A Gold-Digging Marriage Scammer? The 90s Tycoon Dotes Exclusively on His Curvy Chef 骗婚捞女？九零大佬独宠丰腴厨娘 Su Ranjiu酥染玖Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted Ning Xiaoruan wakes up to discover that she's transmigrated. Last night's steamy dream wasn't a dream at all: she'd forced herself on the powerful villain from a novel set in the past! In the original story, the woman used her cousin's photo to trick the villain into marrying her. Last night, she tried to take advantage of the darkness and consummate the marriage, forcing him to wed her. In the end, the villain would kill her and keep their child. Ning Xiaoruan decides to run away at once. She r 18.9kReads—Score2.8kShelves

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    This historical novel is really good, I recommend you check it out!

29. 329 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon-Fodder Man's Wish 快穿：炮灰男的愿望 February Blade二月刀刀Modern Romance2.8M WordsCompleted In the small worlds across the heavens, there are always cannon-fodder characters who make way for the protagonists or pour their hearts into sacrificing everything for them. Once employees from the Quick Transmigration Cannon-Fodder Reversal Team step in, these characters begin their own journeys to turn their lives around. First world: A 1960s street thug rises to become a leading technical expert Second world: A spoiled young prince in a story about a transmigrated woman versus a reborn woman 5.6kReads6.3Score339Shelves

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    🌴🌴The first book features various cannon fodder male characters, including a 1960s hoodlum who rises to become a tech tycoon, an older brother who helps raise his nephew but is betrayed, a cuckolded king, and a gentle peasant scholar who integrates into the original owner's life.

30. 330 重 Back to the Late 1970s, I Have a Choice System 重回70年代末，我有选择系统 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban766k WordsCompleted A modern food-delivery rider was hit by a heavy truck while saving someone and sent back to the 1970s, reborn as an educated youth about to take the college entrance exam. Ding! The choice System has been activated. A choice has been triggered. Choice One: Take the college entrance exam? No way. You can return to the city freely in a year, so stay in the village for another year. Reward: Become the village secretary's live-in son-in-law. Choice Two: The college entrance exam is the only way to c 18.4kReads7.0Score1.2kShelves
31. 331 年 Those Days on the Production Team 年代，生产队里那些事 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban201k WordsCompleted Set in the 1970s, this book tells the story of the family life of Wu Changgui and Jiang Xueqin, an ordinary couple from a small village, and their children. In an era of material scarcity, life was simple and unpretentious, yet full of complicated love, hatred, and heartbreak... 41Reads6.3Score—Shelves
32. 332 八 Liu Xiaocui, the Village Girl of the 1980s 八零村妹刘小翠 The Little Scallion Who Loves Garlic爱吃蒜的小毛葱Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted She has barely gotten over a scumbag who deceived her in love when her own father sells her to an old widower. What should she do? Beat the scumbag senseless. And I'm done being your daughter. She heads to the city, but gets harassed by hooligans along the way and almost loses her life. As long as I'm still alive, Liu Xiaocui, you'd all better watch out. Once she reaches the city, local bullies try to crush her business as soon as she starts out. You've got powerful connections, do you? I 139Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is the book! It's super straightforward, the author's writing is excellent, the plot doesn't drag, and the female lead doesn't feel resentful. It's really super good!

33. 333 快 Quick Transmigration: I'm the Male Lead's Foil 快穿：我是男主对照组 Little Pickled Garlic 425小糖蒜425Modern Romance6.2M WordsOngoing The writing in the first few worlds isn't very polished, so feel free to skip them. The first five worlds have romance; the later ones don't. In every world, there is a man like this: graceful and refined, modest and benevolent, an extraordinary prodigy blessed by heaven. In the end, though, his reputation is ruined, and he dies despised by everyone. Only after Gu Sinian dies suddenly does he learn that he is one of these men, a foil created specifically to help a grassroots male lead rise to s 56.6kReads8.5Score2.9kShelves
34. 334 重 Back to 1973: I Have a Sign-In System 重回1973，我有签到系统 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban894k WordsOngoing A wage slave among wage slaves was summoned to work overtime in the middle of the night. On his way home at dawn, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse sent him back to the fervent era. Armed with an incomplete cultivation sign-in System, let's see how he makes his mark in those turbulent times. 16.6kReads6.8Score1.2kShelves
35. 335 重 Reborn in 1974: I Take My Space with Me to the Countryside 重生1974年，我带空间去下乡 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban642k WordsCompleted Li Feng, a wage slave working a 996 schedule, accidentally activated the pocket dimension in the jade pendant his grandfather left him before he died. As a devoted fan of web novels on Tomato, how could he not know what opportunity was coming his way? “Grandpa! Bless your grandson with a chance to transmigrate to an awesome world. I’ll make sure our Li family has plenty of descendants.” The newly unemployed wage slave gathered what little money he had and stockpiled some supplies. Now he waits f 17.2kReads7.8Score715Shelves
36. 336 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, the Whole Family Gathered Around to Cry 四合院：开局全家人围着哭 As It Is, and As It Is Too亦然亦也Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsOngoing (Period Setting + Siheyuan Courtyard + Pocket Dimension + Mild Antagonism + Carefree + Multiple Heroines?) Li Zifeng was an utterly ordinary poor young man from a later era. After accidentally getting swept up in the transmigration craze, he was dropped straight into 1943, in Kaoshan Village. By chance, he became the apprentice of an eccentric master who spent all day drinking fake liquor and lived a carefree, easygoing life. He learned a unique set of unorthodox skills that were down-to-earth a 20.1kReads5.8Score1.1kShelves

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    I'm currently reading a period novel set in the 1940s, with a light humor.

37. 337 硬 Stubborn as a Mule 硬颈种 Xu Wenqing徐文卿Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted [Not a Power Fantasy, No Cliches, No Stupid Characters, Mutual Devotion, Striving for a Better Life, Realistic Growth] In Hakka, someone stubborn to the core is called a "hard-necked sort." When Wang Lili was ten, she snatched a big chicken leg at the dinner table. Her father ordered her to give it to her younger brother. She said, "I won't." When Zhao Ruxun was ten, he was forced to let his mother beat him fifteen times in public for protecting his younger brother. He gritted his teeth and didn 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A top-notch classic period novel. The first book is a new one. It features a strong female lead, growth, and a clear-headed approach to life. The characters are mutually devoted, and the female lead's management of life, reading, love, and the male lead is superb. Highly recommended!

38. 338 就 Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购 Sauce-Fried Rice酱汁炒饭Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted With a loud crash, Xu Jiaojiao, from the twenty-second century, survives an air disaster and transmigrates to the resource-starved 1960s, with three years of famine looming. Luckily, she has the “Buy-It-All Shopping Group” golden finger. She lands a job through a supply-and-marketing cooperative recruitment drive and gets a secure government job for life. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate... While everyone else chews grass, I snack on dates. I’ll stockpile the good stuff until the warehous 6.9kReads8.9Score740Shelves

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    🇼A historical romance with a rebirth element. The female lead, Xu Jiaojiao, is beautiful, highly intelligent, and comes from a harmonious family. She never engages in internal conflicts and settles scores immediately. She advances step by step in the supply and marketing system, her career soaring. She also has a sweet romance with her first love, Hei Pi. [Heart][heart] The female lead is incredibly resourceful, possessing high emotional and intellectual intelligence. She holds 88 part-time jobs, taking whichever one she needs! Super witty and hilarious, I laughed until my stomach hurt! [Heart][heart][heart]

39. 339 六 The Foolish Cannon Fodder of the Sixties Is Impossibly Beautiful 六零笨蛋炮灰实在过份美丽 Rebellious Pig叛逆猪Modern Romance469k WordsCompleted [Period + sweet romance and satisfying revenge + no relocation to the countryside + a self-serving airhead heroine + slight everyone-loves-her vibe + seven-year age gap + high-ranking male lead] [Marriage Before Love from the heroine’s perspective, love at first sight from the hero’s] With a handsome military officer for a father and a gentle, wealthy mother, Lin Xiuzhu is a bona fide rich beauty in the 1960s. But when she turns eighteen, memories from the 21st century awaken in her. She happi 6.6kReads8.0Score378Shelves

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    1. The female lead is neither arrogant nor a saintly figure who goes to the countryside. She's decisive and seizes opportunities to escape her family's troubles. She finds her own job and husband – an easy job with good benefits, and a handsome husband with a good job. Her in-laws are easygoing and not difficult to deal with. 2. This is a Hong Kong-style novel set in the era of the Miss Hong Kong. The female lead illegally immigrates to Hong Kong, wins the Miss Hong Kong pageant, debuts as an actress, and is very organized, not love-struck, ambitious, resourceful, and shrewd. 3. The female lead is a reincarnated character. She's not a saintly figure who goes to the countryside or goes to the black market. She's also very independent and doesn't let go of her own interests. She's a wealthy and beautiful only daughter, the most beautiful character in the entire story. The male lead is a politician who dotes on her.

40. 340 帅 The Handsome Young Man 帅小伙 A Dao阿刀Urban1.8M WordsCompleted The Wang and Hai families had been neighbors and friends, but a dispute over building a house turned them into sworn enemies. Wang Xiaoshuai, a third-generation member of the Wang family, became a thorn in Haitang’s side. Every day after school, Haitang would block his way and beat him to a pulp, never tiring of it. Desperate to escape Haitang’s shadow, Wang Xiaoshuai racked his brains, and Haitang became the goal he was determined to surpass. 38.7kReads9.3Score3.8kShelves
41. 341 9 Stabbed to Death by My Own Grandson at 99: Reborn to Spoil My Granddaughter 99岁被亲孙捅死：重生狂宠孙女 Light Rain Passes, Small Lotus Leaves Turn微雨过小荷翻Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Grandmother protagonist + family and neighborhood life + 1970s A runaway ox charges into the courtyard with a crowd of people in tow, catching an adulterous couple in the act. Yang Yuzhen, reborn at forty, pats her ample chest and vows to change her fate. She kicks out her scumbag husband, abandons her ungrateful children and grandchildren, and takes her granddaughter to join her eldest son in the military. In her previous life, her eldest son died tragically on a mission. This time, she’ll save 5.2kReads8.8Score633Shelves
42. 342 疯 The Crazy Girl’s Rugged Husband Isn’t Human 疯批丫头的糙汉老公非人类 Le Xinle乐心乐Modern Romance903k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + spatial powers + poison doctor + both leads are sexually inexperienced + unhinged romance] Beauty-loving enchantress VS a lovesick, nonhuman roughneck. She was a celebrated genius in the world of finance. An heir to the Thirteen Needles of the Ghost Doctor. A big shot who ruled the dark web hacking scene. Who could have guessed that on the carefully chosen day she planned to lose her virginity, she’d accidentally transmigrate to 1975? She became a dark, fat, pitifully ugly girl 2.1kReads8.5Score213Shelves

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    [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

43. 343 让 You Want Me to Cook at Three in the Morning? I’ll Slap Your Whole Family Away 让我三点做饭？我反手扇飞你全家 Soft Soft Green Robe糯糯青衫Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted (The short drama My Slaps Changed My Fate in the 1970s is now available.) [Period setting + military marriage + mental illness + both devoted to each other + career in government + a heroine who would rather throw hands than talk, versus a rough-around-the-edges regiment commander who stole his comrade’s bride] Ever since Su Wanxing was diagnosed with a mental illness, life has been going wonderfully. She can curse out whoever she wants and beat up whoever she wants. She can even beat up a perve 17kReads8.6Score2.1kShelves

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    🇼A historical romance with a rebirth element. The female lead, Xu Jiaojiao, is beautiful, highly intelligent, and comes from a harmonious family. She never engages in internal conflicts and settles scores immediately. She climbs the ranks step by step in the supply and marketing system, her career soaring. She also has a sweet romance with her first love, Hei Pi. ❤️❤️ The female lead is incredibly resourceful, possessing both high emotional and intellectual intelligence. She holds 88 part-time jobs, taking whichever one she needs! Super witty and hilarious, I laughed until my stomach hurt! ❤️❤️❤️

44. 344 末 The Doomsday Survivor Transmigrates into a Pitiful Bride in the 1960s 末世苟王穿成六零替嫁小可怜 Le Xinle乐心乐Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + period setting + both virgins + pocket dimension + military marriage) She was the most vengeful survivor in the apocalypse, but after someone close to her grievously wounded her, they threw her into a horde of zombies. She was the sidekick to the eldest daughter of the Qian family in the capital. Just because she was pretty, they poisoned her and deliberately fed her hormones, turning her into a fat, ugly scapegoat. Now the apocalypse’s most vengeful survivor has transmigrated 4.4kReads8.5Score465Shelves
45. 345 走 Through the Trials 走过劫难 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted Disaster strikes a once-happy family of five. After suffering a heartbreak so piercing it feels like ten thousand arrows, how will a mother who has only just reached middle age, and is already frail and sickly, lead her three underage children through hardship and toward the future...? 137Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all real life experiences.

46. 346 九 The 1990s: Back to One Month Before My Husband's Tragic Death 九零：回到丈夫惨死前一月 Wealth and Prosperity金银富贵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-led period business drama + raising a child + unruly heroine + gentle, devoted husband + mutual healing] [Short drama now streaming] In her previous life, Su Ai was a gangster. She smoked, played cards, drank, and got into fights, and she didn't give a damn about anything. She even stole a handsome village doctor away to be her husband and had a well-behaved child with him. Her biggest regret was causing trouble and getting her husband killed at home. Even after she later built a busine 22.2kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves

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    [Strong Female Lead, Weak Male Lead + Historical Setting] 1. The female lead is a hoodlum. In her previous life, due to her negligence, her husband and child were killed by her enemies. In this life, she returns determined to make amends. The female lead is decisive (somewhat like Xu Banxia) and has great personal charm. 2. Strong female lead, weak male lead. The male lead transmigrated from a matriarchal country. He was weak and sickly from childhood and couldn't do heavy work. When the female lead went to the countryside, he tried to marry her. He's a crybaby and a delicate girl. Highly recommended, very good!!! 3. Humorous story. The male lead is a delicate girl, very cute. Strong female lead, weak male lead. Their interactions are fun. They didn't understand the Four Loves back then, so they figured it out themselves, hehehehe. 4. The female lead paid 200 yuan for the male lead to marry into her family. The female lead leads the whole village to get rich and is very intelligent. The male lead is a homebody. He used to be a researcher and is good at inventing.

47. 347 闪 Shining with Stars 闪耀含星 Le Xinle乐心乐Modern Romance424k WordsCompleted Reborn + space + special abilities + mutually devoted romance + stone gambling Hacker, beautiful pharmacist, military-family heiress vs. the mightiest soldier king For thirty-five years, her parents kept her under their thumb. They arranged for her to donate bone marrow to her cousin, causing her to miss the high school entrance exam. She became their favorite target for bullying. Every chore in the house, big or small, was dumped on her, and whenever anyone was in a bad mood, beatings and insul 3.4kReads8.3Score381Shelves
48. 348 平 A Peaceful Family Affair in 1979 平安家事1979 Lingxiao Beyond the Window窗外凌霄Rural Life224k WordsCompleted [Period Setting] [Countryside] [Hard Work] [Ordinary Life] [No Golden Finger] [Neither Rebirth nor Transmigration] [Told in warm, down-to-earth prose, a story about an ordinary life filled with warmth] Ji Ping'an always wanted to escape the countryside, turning his "unwillingness to settle" into "having no regrets." But even after the parachute tower stood weathered and abandoned, he was still trapped on his hometown's soil. Ji Manling always said she would repay her family's devotion, yet she r 15Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 349 下 After Moving to the Countryside, I Ran Off with the Village Chief's Handsome Nephew 下乡后，我拐跑了村长的美人侄子 Girl, Look This Way菇凉看这边Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted [Period setting, strong female lead, no role reversal] Ye Shan was an elite assassin. After her mission failed, her master slit her throat, and she became a little girl in 1966. The little girl really was in a bad way. She’d been bullied terribly, but fortunately, Ye Shan arrived... It was fine that she’d been sent to the countryside. Somehow, the delicate and frail Si Yu from the village took a liking to her. That new young educated youth was so handsome, and so capable, too. Most importantly, 10kReads9.0Score1kShelves
50. 350 朔 Dragon’s Roar in the Northern Frontier 朔北龙吟 Coffee at 71 Degrees71度的咖啡Historical1.5M WordsOngoing Transmigrated into a frontier army scout, he found himself facing tens of thousands of Tiele cavalry from the start. A series of covert battles and mysteries unfolds around a royal secret: twenty years ago, someone tried to force the Grand Princess into marriage. The emperor enters the game himself, pitting his wits against all the powers at play. Schemes within schemes, plots within plots, each conspiracy linked to the next. See how the protagonist faces this treacherous crisis, growing from a 17.3kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    Seeking guidance and peer review, hahaha

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