Period Novels You Won't Want to Skip a Chapter Of 让人不舍得跳章的年代文

1. 51 掏 The Capitalist's Daughter Liquidated Her Family Fortune and Joined the Army to Find Her Husband 掏空家产，资本家小姐去部队寻夫 Splendid Money Orange锦绣钱橙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: “Emptying the Family Fortune: The Capitalist's Daughter Goes to the Army to Find Her Husband” [Military marriage + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket dimension + Putting scumbags in their place + Love grows over time + Exceptionally fit military officer, her childhood betrothed VS dazzling capitalist's daughter] Jiang Si was fair-skinned, beautiful, and radiant. Who would have thought that after waking up, she would find herself in a period novel, as a well-known capitalist's daug 45.8kReads9.2Score5.7k14d adds
2. 52 回 Back to the 1970s: I Became the Production Team's Little Heifer 回到七零，我穿成生产队的小母牛 Li Diyang李狄阳Modern Romance127k WordsCompleted [Proud, spoiled female educated youth + aloof young rural man + 1v1] When modern people return to the past, they either transmigrate into someone else or are reborn. It may be miserable and poor, but at least you’re still human. Gu Pingping had it worse. She did go back, but ended up as a lame little heifer on a production team! The only thing she could say was, “Moo~” The production team captain said the cow had a lame leg and wouldn’t survive, so they might as well slaughter her. Gu Pingping i —Reads6.9Score114d adds
3. 53 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 17.3kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds
4. 54 漂 A Stunning Beauty Hounded by an Obsessive Mad Dog in a Period Novel 漂亮美人在年代文被偏执疯狗缠上 Sanda Biscuit散打饼干Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [A calculating, self-serving heroine + an obsessive, possessive hero] Selfish, vain, materialistic, and always looking out for herself. And yet, countless people love her. In the original novel, Lin Luoxue is the heroine's sister, a cannon-fodder character who despises the poor and loves the rich, and juggles three men at once. Even after getting married, she's still unfaithful, and in the end, she dies while eloping with her lover. She's nasty, selfish, and plays with people's feelings while mo 58.8kReads8.8Score3.5k14d adds

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   🌈①The male lead is a true father figure. 🌿The first thing he does upon awakening his memories is to lure the female lead into marriage with gold and silver jewelry, supporting her through university. He accompanies her to university, taking care of her daily needs. He exudes the aura of a devoted husband, fearing someone might steal her away because he was the fourth mistress in his past life. 😄🌈②A quick transmigration novel. The first story is super captivating. After the female lead, Yu Niaoniao, is discovered to be a fake heiress, she tries to avoid being kicked out of her home by directly pursuing her childhood friend, the older brother. However, the brother, seemingly upright, is actually extremely possessive and secretly gets pregnant without consulting her!

5. 55 七 The Beloved Darling of the 1970s: My Little Cutie Wreaks Havoc with Her Space 七零团宠：萌宝带着空间嘎嘎乱杀 Know Li知李Modern Romance542k WordsCompleted [Adorable little one + beloved by everyone + one-on-one romance + powerhouse] An ordinary young woman unexpectedly gets a pocket dimension. It can store supplies without letting them spoil, and it contains a spiritual field where time flows twice as fast as outside. A job? Never again in this lifetime! Quit! Quit right now! You ask why? I'm going home to farm! After selling her house and spending all her money stocking up on every kind of supply she might need, Li Sitian is all set to head home 4.8kReads9.1Score55914d adds
6. 56 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 382Reads8.6Score10314d adds
7. 57 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: In the 1970s, My Cannon-Fodder Husband Is a Master of All Trades 穿书七零：我的炮灰丈夫十项全能 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance749k WordsCompleted [The animated adaptation is now online] [Full-cast audio drama available] [Period setting + educated youth + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + inspirational] Lu Xia transmigrated into the body of an educated youth in the 1970s, a girl whose parents didn’t care for her and who had been sent to the countryside in her elder sister’s place. Remembering how the original owner had always been mistreated, Lu Xia couldn’t stand for it. She sold the job, gave her family a hefty financial hit, 37.6kReads9.0Score3.6k14d adds
8. 58 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Wife, I Stole the Show in the Military Compound 穿成炮灰原配后，我惊艳军区大院 Moon Rising over the Blue Sea苍海升月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: Before I Lost My Virtue, I Rewrote the Life of the Cannon-Fodder First Wife [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + no golden finger + sweet romance + devoted couple] Xia Qingning unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel written by a classmate who envies her. She becomes the original wife, who shares her name and is framed into losing her virtue, then jumps into a lake and dies tragically. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s at the scene of her violati 51.5kReads9.2Score5.2k14d adds

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   It's so good! I usually can't get through more than half of a book, but this one kept me hooked and I finished it in one go.

9. 59 带 Transmigrate to the 1970s with a Port Warehouse 带着港口仓库穿越七零 Ran Ran An然然安Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted Shen Jinran transmigrates to the 1970s. What? The famine years are hard to get through? Don’t worry, don’t worry. She has a golden finger, countless shipping containers at her disposal, and a warehouse stocked with 36,000 square meters’ worth of supplies. What? Her family is full of awful people, and they’re the contrast to the female lead’s family? Impossible, impossible. She’ll let her family shine on their own. She swears she’ll stay out of the male and female leads’ affairs. What? She should 10.5kReads9.2Score1k14d adds
10. 60 惊 Shocking! After Transmigrating into a Book, I Became the Child's Mother 惊爆！穿书后我成了孩子他妈 Granny Ni妮嬷嬷Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Original title: The 1980s: Commander, Your Baby Is from Ten Years in the Future [Period drama transmigration + marriage first, love later + family life + adorable baby + marriage to bring good fortune] The instant she receives her college admission letter, Qi Shiyu finds herself standing at the gates of a school in 1985. She's become a high school senior, with only three months left before the college entrance exams. She's transmigrated into a book. She thought she'd been cast as an insignifican 32.8kReads7.9Score5.1k14d adds

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    Super good, amazing period drama, I didn't want to skip any chapters ✨. The little boy was originally a fashionable little trendsetter, but his mother sent him to the army to be raised by his father. As soon as his father arrived, he shaved the baby's cute long curly hair into a shaved head and changed his fashionable clothes into ugly ones. The baby had no choice but to hold a grudge in his little notebook and call his grandfather to complain...

11. 61 六 The 1960s: Lightning in Hand, Demons and Monsters, Stay Away from Me 六零：雷电在手，魑魅魍魉莫挨我 Two Treasures at Home家有两个宝Modern Romance688k WordsCompleted A time-travel fantasy with a powerful female lead, satisfying revenge, transmigration to another world, buying and selling goods for profit, playing the pig to eat the tiger, secret identities, and special abilities. (Note: This is not a traditional period novel, and has a touch of fantasy.) There is a male lead. Huang Nan wakes up to find she has transmigrated into a period novel as the hapless cousin of the heroine. In the novel, whenever the heroine doesn’t want to work, the cousin does it 8.7kReads9.3Score1k14d adds
12. 62 重 Back to the 1980s: Bringing My Family of Six to a Better Life 重回八零：带着全家六口过好日子 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t 86.6kReads9.4Score5.2k14d adds
13. 63 穿 I Transmigrated to 1960 and Had No Food, So I Caught a Spy to Make Some Money 穿越六零没饭吃，抓个敌特换钱花 I Am a Butcher's Knife我是一把杀猪刀Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Super-Strong Female Lead in a Period Setting: Strong, Strong, Strong] Xiang Nuan spent three years struggling to survive in the apocalypse. Now thirteen, she unexpectedly kicks the bucket and transmigrates to the late 1960s, into a poor working-class family. Her father couldn’t get a word out of him even if you beat him with three sticks, and he fretted over every little thing. Her mother was timid and submissive. She also loved having children, believing that the more children a family had, th 12kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds

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    These two books I recently read [bump][bump] are super satisfying reads! [Laughs] In the first one, the female lead verbally abused an old woman to death, resulting in a five-year prison sentence. While in prison, she insulted the prison bully and was beaten to death, then transmigrated to the 1960s. [Laughs] In the second book, the female lead transmigrated from a post-apocalyptic world. Before transmigrating, she was only 13 years old. Because of her youth and fearlessness, she immediately dealt several blows to each of her awful relatives.

14. 64 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 2.7kReads9.4Score40214d adds
15. 65 刘 Liu Cheapskate’s Daily Life 刘抠门的日常生活 Alice from Jiangyang County江阳县的艾丽丝Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted [Period drama, not reborn, no transmigration, no golden finger] Liu Xiaoyun has been stingy since she was little. Her family is poor, but not so poor that they can't afford food. She's the stingiest one in the family, and her mother dreams of marrying her off. Better to have her make life difficult for someone else's family than their own. Read on to see how Liu Xiaoyun makes married life a roaring success. 12.3kReads8.6Score1.1k14d adds

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    Purely indigenous-era novels; I've read them all and they're definitely worth reading. I've been a bookworm for over 10 years.

16. 66 军 The Officer Is Handsome! The Military Wife Is Sweet! An Eighties Military Wife Loves to Act Cute 军爷帅！军嫂娇！八零军嫂爱撒娇 Mo Mo墨墨Modern Romance483k WordsCompleted Qian Duoduo, a modern woman, transmigrates without warning into the body of someone destined to die young. She’s still wondering how to change her doomed fate when a very considerate System drops into her lap. No money or ration coupons? The System provides them! Can’t find good fabric? The System sends it! Can’t get any meat? The System sends that, too! On top of showering her with gifts, the adorable System transforms her from head to toe: her voice turns sweet and alluring, her body becomes s 27.9kReads9.2Score3.1k14d adds
17. 67 7 In the 1970s, That Male Educated Youth Set His Sights on Me 70年代，被那个男知青盯上了 The Vinegar Jar Has Tipped Over醋瓶翻了Modern Romance232k WordsCompleted [Period setting + no transmigration or rebirth + no pocket dimension + everyday life + marriage first, love later] From the moment Zheng Xuhui meets Li Qinglan, he sets his sights on her. Not because he likes her, but because marrying her would benefit him. Li Qinglan seems carefree and outspoken, but she is actually very perceptive. She knows Zheng Xuhui has ulterior motives for marrying her. But since she has fallen for him first, she is determined to make him fall for her too. 367Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 68 七 In the Seventies, My Educated Youth Husband Gives Himself to Me 七零年代，知青丈夫以身相许 Tomato Fish Stew番茄鱼煲Modern Romance633k WordsCompleted [Period + educated youth + farming + inspirational] Chen Jiahui thinks she has no particular strengths, except that she’s just a tiny bit stronger than most. Later, she goes up the mountain to chop firewood and casually picks up a husband. Well, she saves a man. Lin Zhinan thinks he has no particular strengths, except that he’s just a tiny bit more handsome than most. Later, he goes up the mountain to gather firewood and ends up giving himself away. Well, he gets rescued. The truth is actually m 3.2kReads9.0Score23914d adds
19. 69 重 Reborn in the 1960s: The Supporting Character with the Wrong Script Makes Her Fortune 重生六零：拿错剧本的女配要发家 Lin Pu林葡Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Zhao Wanqing was reborn in the final year of the 1960s. Somehow, she ended up marrying the most handsome and cultured man in the village. And she was already pregnant, too. Her family was dirt poor, but at least she didn’t have any awful relatives. Zhao Wanqing glanced at her System, then felt around her pocket dimension. Time to get rich! 14kReads9.0Score99414d adds
20. 70 我 I Am a Scout: Zhan De 我是侦察兵一一湛德 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水10k WordsCompleted I’m a Scout: Zhan De —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Listening to the wind and cooking the rain, emotions fill the building; a first-rate work of literature from that era; the love in one's heart unfolds slowly, breaking through the shackles of social conventions to pursue a happy life.

21. 71 七 In the 1970s, the Sweet Little Darling Was Spoiled by a Fierce, Wild Man 七零，小娇娇被疯批糙汉宠翻天了 Spirit Dove灵鸽Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Transmigrates into a book + period setting + sweet romance + heroine pursues hero + beautiful, fair-skinned, timid drama queen x villainous, short-tempered country boy] When Shen Yingying wakes up, she has become the villain's wicked little wife in a period novel. She wakes to find herself caught in the act of running away with another man by her villainous husband. She is so terrified she nearly dies on the spot. After all, the villain in the original novel is a violent, rough-he 59kReads9.3Score8.8k14d adds

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    This is it, of course! The male lead is incredibly cunning. If you like the "humble puppy" type of story, I highly recommend it. Ahhh, the female lead is super intelligent! The male and female leads are a master liar and a master liar respectively; they could be Oscar-worthy, hahaha!

22. 72 八 In the 1980s, the Little Wrecker Turns Out to Be a Genius 八零，拆家小能手她竟然是天才 Jin Yige金一歌Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Native-Born + Genius + Research] Wu Fengxian had already given birth to three sons when she became pregnant with her fourth child. She prayed to every god and Buddha, asking only for a little girl. Heaven granted her wish, and she really did have a daughter. The little girl was pretty and had a lovely smile, but by the time she was three or four, she still couldn't speak. The villagers all laughed at Wu Fengxian for having a little idiot, saying the girl would be a burden for the r 2.5kReads7.5Score18714d adds
23. 73 首 He Asked for a Divorce on His First Night Home, Then Kissed Her Until She Cried 首长回家第一晚提离婚，被亲哭了 I'm the Baby Here我才是宝宝Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn military marriage + winning back his wife + antique bargains + dazzling beauty vs. aloof heartthrob] In her previous life, Zhu Suisui fell for Lu Lanxu at first sight. Of all the Lu family members, she chose the most outstanding heir to be her husband. She thought that if she worked hard to be a good Mrs. Lu, one day Lu Lanxu would love her. But she had overestimated herself. She simply couldn’t warm his heart. For twenty years, they treated each other with respect, but he felt only a se 30.1kReads9.1Score2.9k14d adds

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    Reluctant to skip chapters, he turns dark as he pursues his wife.

24. 74 七 Sweet as Honey in the 1970s: A Local Green Tea Girl’s Pampered Life 七零甜蜜蜜：绿茶土著的娇宠日常 Another Road另路Modern Romance279k WordsCompleted [Green tea heroine vs. roguishly handsome hero / polished self-interest / slice of life] Wan Xia could be called an “unusual” sort of person. While everyone else fought tooth and nail for a piece of Dacron fabric, she preferred wearing pure cotton and dressing like an elegant little white lotus. Many people in the village thought she’d been calculating and scheming since childhood. She thought so too. In an era when sons were favored over daughters, she managed to win all the special affection 5.7kReads8.5Score39114d adds
25. 75 七 The Fiery Stepmom of the 1970s: After They Said I Was Infertile, I Had Several Babies 七零辣后妈：被传不孕后我多胎了 Falling Moon and Platycodon月落桔梗Modern Romance371k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sassy Stepmom + Raising Kids + Taking Down Scumbags + Marriage Before Love + Cozy Everyday Life] At eighteen, Shen Fenghua plunged into the water in the bitter chill of early spring to retrieve vital documents and save her factory from losses. The ordeal damaged her health and left her unlikely to have children. After years of blind dates, by the age of twenty-three Shen Fenghua had seen every kind of weirdo and lost all hope. She sent away her last date, propped her chin on 255Reads8.8Score—14d adds
26. 76 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 4.1kReads8.0Score30514d adds

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    One is a completed pure military novel where the protagonist, after being jilted, becomes a soft and delicate woman who turns to the battlefield, seducing a top-tier male supporting character to do hard labor, while a cold and aloof military officer desperately tries to win her back. The other is a new book with a different plot and style. In the beginning, the protagonist is mistaken for an enemy agent by her future elite soldiers, leading to a confrontation where she says, "Brother, you're one of us!"

27. 77 军 The Young General’s Sassy Instructor Teases the Enemy Agents Until They’re in Tears 军少娇痞教官戏耍敌特颤泪三行啊 Liqi's Autumn Foamflame荔彩柒的秋日沫炎Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history 1960s + strong leads facing off + hilarious face-slapping wish fulfillment + bickering couple + farming during famine + getting rich through research] Rebellious, cocky, and charming instructor VS calm, cool, and calculating young master from the capital In her previous life, Nan Fengyun was known as Phantom, the world's strongest international assassin. But her arrogance got the better of her, and she was killed when her target ambushed her during a mission. Then she was rebo 781Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 78 漂 The Beautiful Educated Youth and Her Stylish Mom 漂亮知青，时髦妈 Vast Universe 01浩瀚宇宙01Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Educated Youth + Sweet Romance + Everyday Family Life] In 1979, Jiang Jingshu returns to the city with the last group of educated youths, going back to Tongxiang County, a place both familiar and strange. After years away from home, she expects an emotional reunion. Instead, she is met by awkward, distant parents, an indifferent older brother, and a younger sister who treats her with hostility... There is no place for her in the family anymore. Even her room has been taken over 4.2kReads8.4Score23314d adds
29. 79 七 A Sweet Flash Marriage in the 1970s 七零闪婚甜蜜蜜 Nine Hundred Million九亿Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [A cozy married life in a bygone era, sweet and slice-of-life, few nasty characters, with a golden finger] Storyline One: When Jiang Wan was at her wits’ end, she proposed marriage (asked for help) to the man she had just met, the man who had saved her. Cheng Yao was drawn to her eyes and casually rescued her. He never expected her to turn around and propose to him (set him up). Jiang Wan: “Are you married?” Cheng Yao looked completely baffled. “??” Jiang Wan tried to work up her courage. “Or do 2.5kReads9.0Score20314d adds
30. 80 东 Sent to the Northeast Countryside: I Return to Grandma’s Home, Sign In, and Take on the Spoiled Brats 东北下乡：我回姥家签到怼极品 Dumplings Wrapped in Pancakes煎饼卷水饺Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Originally titled I’m Heading to Grandma’s While Everyone Else Goes to the Countryside: Sign In, Put People in Their Place, and Laugh All the Way [Vintage-era wish fulfillment + putting awful people in their place + a treasury of Northeastern Chinese sayings + sign-in System + comedy + pampered by the whole family + domestic drama] (Warning: the clapbacks are fierce! If that’s not your thing, steer clear!) After living for 30 years in the future, Jiang Youning is killed by a semi-truck. She is r 10.6kReads7.9Score1.3k14d adds

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    A period drama so captivating you won't want to skip a chapter! [So full][So full] Jiang Youning, with her bedding rolled up, was sent to the countryside in Northeast China. While others cried and ate tree bark in the countryside, she returned to her maternal grandparents' home in the Northeast, becoming the darling of the family with a system in hand. Her grandmother gave her the warmest spot on the heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed), and her uncle brought her game every day with a hunting rifle. Any educated youth who dared to cause trouble? Did they even know whose territory this was?! While being the darling of the family, Jiang Youning wasn't idle. She developed the collective economy, leading the entire village to prosperity. With her left hand, she signed in and dealt with scoundrels; with her right hand, she led her maternal grandparents to great wealth, turning the 1960s into a script of effortless success!

31. 81 七 The Most Hated Side Character in a 1970s Novel 七零年代文中极品路人甲 The Uninhibited Miracle Doctor Yao天马行空的姚神医Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period setting + Pocket dimension + Reincarnated into a baby and awakens memories + The heroine is always her parents’ biological daughter + Building wealth Just after Qiao Yuwan awakens memories of her past life, her mother tells her she has to move to the countryside to free up her room for her older brother’s wedding. Ha! She has a pocket dimension packed with enough supplies to last several lifetimes. Moving to the countryside is even better!! More freedom! Besides, she doesn’t want her sexi 35.9kReads8.7Score3.6k14d adds
32. 82 炊 A Woman Joins the Mess Hall 炊事班来了个女同志 I'm Sang Sang我系桑桑呀Modern Romance979k WordsCompleted Meng Jinzhang never imagined that a moment of kindness spent saving someone would leave him with a wife. Changpu never imagined that one day she would leave her village in such an unbelievable way, then travel farther and farther and climb higher and higher. 10.2kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
33. 83 七 The 1970s Military Marriage: The Charming Army Wife Raises Kids and Wins Her Husband's Heart 七零军婚：俏军嫂养崽撩夫日常 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + second male lead takes the lead + fictional period setting] [Short drama now streaming] Xiao Qingru doesn't want to raise someone else's child, so she breaks off her engagement to her childhood sweetheart. Just as she's getting ready to focus on her career, she's targeted by a hothead from the capital. Xu Muzhou is the youngest and most promising pilot. The first time he meets her, he falls in love at first sight with his good friend's younger sister. When he hears she's alre 15.6kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds

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    I've read so many historical fiction novels, and I'd like to recommend a bunch of completed ones to everyone [thinking]. I've read or listened to them from beginning to end without missing a single one, and they're all different types of historical fiction, each with its own unique characteristics!

34. 84 六 A Young Bride from the 1960s Moves to the City, Marries a Factory Director, and Raises Kids 六零小媳妇进城，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Little Thirteen the Salted Fish咸鱼小十三Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the 1960s, she finds herself a country widow whose husband has died, with a young daughter to raise. There’s no way Wen Xinghe is going to spend her days suffering. She takes her daughter straight to the city to reclaim her rightful place in her husband’s family. But once they arrive, the family, afraid she’ll make trouble, decides to keep the girl and get rid of the mother, doing everything they can to marry Wen Xinghe off again. Remarry? Sure! Wen Xinghe takes a good lo 6.2kReads8.3Score58414d adds

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    These four are my absolute favorite historical romance novels. I love both the male and female leads, and the trope of a strong man bowing to love is present in almost every chapter! The male lead is powerful, domineering, and doesn't care about those around him, but he definitely cares about his wife! The female lead initially seems driven by money and profit, but she gradually falls in love with her husband—it's a real "sweet surprise"! [Heart][heart]

35. 85 八 The Fallen Heiress of the 1980s Marries a Factory Director and Raises His Kids 八零落魄千金，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Tea Tea Lemon茶茶柠檬Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [1980s + no rebirth or transmigration + no golden finger + everyday family life + raising children] Su Wanyan had been stunningly beautiful since childhood. She spoke two foreign languages and excelled at school, with a guaranteed place at a university in the capital within reach. But when her family went bankrupt overnight, her father, egged on by her stepmother, sold her to their uncultured, thuggish creditor to settle the debt. At first, when Jiang Liting heard that the Su family wanted to of 10.9kReads7.6Score70914d adds
36. 86 八 Marrying a Playboy in the 1980s 八十年代嫁纨绔 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Period setting]+ [no golden finger]+ [both leads are chaste] This is the story of my parents. These days, it would be called a classic hero-rescues-beauty, straight-out-of-a-romance-drama kind of romance. Back then, it was the kind of pairing that left everyone speechless, and made them sigh that a beautiful flower had been stuck in a pile of cow dung! My mom: beautiful, kindhearted, and long-legged. My dad: tall, and otherwise just fierce. My mom: one of the first college students after the na 4.3kReads9.0Score38814d adds
37. 87 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s to Be a Soft, Gold-Digging Green Tea 穿到七零当软饭绿茶 Clouds Upon Clouds一朵朵云Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The main story is complete. You can read the bonus chapters first and then the main story, or read them in order. [Marriage first, love later + fussy heroine + devoted relationship + both leads are each other's only ones + previous marriage and hidden hang-ups, don't read if that bothers you. An extremely imperfect cast! Definitely not a romance-obsessed heroine!] Clearheaded, beautiful, delicate woman + rugged, scheming man with off-the-charts EQ and IQ She loves putting on a show, he loves mak 6kReads8.9Score52814d adds
38. 88 七 A Widow Remarries in the 1970s 七十年代之寡妇再嫁 Hengheng Zai蘅蘅崽Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted At twenty-four, Qiao Dani became a widow with two children, known throughout the brigade as one of its poorest households. At thirty, Lin Hengjue fell from the heights overnight. The distinguished Professor Lin, once admired for his elegance and brilliance, became one of the notorious “Black Categories” whom everyone in the cowshed avoided like snakes and scorpions. People kept urging her to remarry. Qiao Dani finally hardened her heart, stamped her foot, and marched into the cowshed to ask Li 6kReads9.3Score58214d adds
39. 89 再 Rejected for Remarrying, Then Consumed by Possessiveness After the Wedding Night 再嫁被嫌，洞房后占有欲爆棚了 Tea Tea Lemon茶茶柠檬Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [The 1980s + devoted to each other + family life + male lead: Xiao Liye] Jiang Yuning has been married to Jiang Zhiming for over a year. He once told her he only saw her as a little sister, and he could never get past that, so they never consummated their marriage. When she still hadn’t gotten pregnant and her mother began pressuring her to have a child, Jiang Zhiming vanished overnight. From then on, Jiang Yuning was branded a widow who had married the older brother who raised her because she w 6kReads7.5Score47114d adds
40. 90 妹 The Little Sister Went to Find Her Family but Mistook Her Brother, and the Chaste Officer Fell for Her 妹宝投亲认错哥，禁欲军官沦陷了 Admiring Flying Fish from the Abyss临渊羡飛鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed. Also known as My Little Sister Went to Find Her Family but Mistook the Wrong Man for Her Brother, and the Ascetic Officer Fell for Her [Alternate History + Pocket Dimension + Six-Year Age Gap + Guiding Lover + Gourmet Food and Foraging by the Sea + Ancient-to-Modern Transmigration + Pure Love + Everyone’s Darling] Sweet and Delicate Little Sister vs. Wise, Ascetic Young Officer After observing three years of mourning for her mother, Shen Man followed her late mother’s final wish an 44.5kReads8.2Score3.8k14d adds

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    Please recommend it.

41. 91 七 The 1970s: I’ve Had Enough! The Unhinged Villainess Flips the Dinner Table 七零：不忍了，疯批女配掀饭桌 Admiring Flying Fish from the Abyss临渊羡飛鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Period setting + military marriage + devoted husband + love at first sight + both devoted to each other + punishing scumbags] The moment Su Liluo opened her eyes, she found herself in the middle of a dramatic scene: the fake daughter’s identity had just been exposed, and she was so furious that she’d shoved the real daughter down. Foster father: “You’re not one of the Jiang family. If you don’t want to stay, get out!” Foster mother: “I never thought you could be so cruel. Leave!” Youn 13.6kReads9.1Score1.2k14d adds
42. 92 不 If You Won't Back Down, Fight! After We Empty the Family Assets, We All Lie Down and Die 不服就干，搬空资产后全家躺板板 Night-Blooming Cereus夜昙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + military marriage + educated youth sent to the countryside + spatial ability + taking down scumbags + growth-oriented heroine] When Su Tao opens her eyes, she has become the cannon-fodder supporting female character in a book. In the original story, after her mother dies, her father wastes no time marrying his dream girl. As the saying goes, once there's a stepmother, there soon will be a stepfather. Scumbag dad: If you still consider me your father, then do as I say and give yo 5.2kReads8.1Score55314d adds
43. 93 八 Crazy in the 1980s: The Island Beauty Is Fiercely Savage 八零疯疯疯，海岛美人她过分凶残 Night-Blooming Cereus夜昙Modern Romance479k WordsCompleted The story has only just received a rating. Once there are more chapters and the ladies leave likes and comments, the score will climb in no time! [Alternate Period Setting + Sweet Romance + Island Life + Military Marriage + Delicious Food] Chu Yao had just woken up when she realized she'd transmigrated again. This time, she'd landed in the role of a cannon-fodder supporting female character. The female lead, Chu Ruyan, stole the original owner's personal jade pendant and used it to live a life o 6.1kReads9.0Score65614d adds
44. 94 七 A Warm Marriage in the 1970s: She Marries a Rough Rascal and Is Spoiled Like a Treasure 七零暖婚：嫁给痞气糙汉被宠成宝 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Everyone says the bad-tempered rascal from the Xie family is a shameless layabout. How on earth did he get so lucky as to marry Jiang He, the woman everyone in the surrounding villages wants for a wife? The young men who have a crush on Jiang He are all so jealous they could grind their teeth over Xie Shenqing. And yet, despite having such a kind and lovely wife, Xie Shenqing is always shouting at and scolding her. Even the neighborhood aunties whisper that it's a shame and that Jiang He has had 5.8kReads8.9Score35914d adds

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    A period drama set in a local area! The male lead initially thought he didn't really like the female lead that much, but actually he adored her! Later, he went away for several years to work for the country, and when he returned, their child had already been born! The child is incredibly cute, and the author is a master at writing about children! The little one calls his mother "Hehe."

45. 95 守 Alone in an Empty Room, While the Factory Director Next Door Holds Me Close at Night 守空房，隔壁厂长夜揽小蛮腰 Milky Pear Boba奶梨啵啵Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Both Pure in Love + Sweet Romance + Traditional Story, No Rebirth or Transmigration] [Pretty Widow + Untamed Steel Mill Director, With a Striking Difference in Build and Skin Tone, and Chemistry Through the Roof] After her husband dies in an underground accident, He Xiaohe becomes the “jinx widow” everyone at the steel mill thinks they can bully. Her vicious mother-in-law wants to seize her house, then sell her off to the countryside for a bride price. Her shamele 2.4kReads—Score10214d adds

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    No time travel, no rebirth, no cheat codes, just a well-developed ensemble cast with a fast-paced, period drama plot.

46. 96 嫁 After Marrying a Disabled Officer, the Military Wife Becomes the Nation's Beloved 嫁残疾军官后，军嫂她成国家团宠 Purple White Blue紫白蓝Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted At the state-run restaurant, Mu Tingxia had just sabotaged a matchmaking date when she happened upon an injured soldier on a blind date. The woman looked him over. "They said his hand was injured, but nobody mentioned his leg was, too." The soldier said, "It's not disabled. It's just injured." She replied, "Same thing. Who knows if it'll ever heal!" He said, "You're right. Then let's call off today's date." The woman suddenly grew anxious. "Hey, hey, I could still marry you. But the bride price 4kReads8.5Score55814d adds

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    [Double Cleanliness + Sweet Romance + Strongman + Arranged Marriage to Love + Military Marriage + Space System] The female lead is a local, but there's a female supporting character who transmigrated into the book and is the female lead's best friend. Overall, it's quite a good read. The male lead is a soldier, and the female lead is his savior. They meet again a month later while on blind dates, and he proposes immediately. Their relationship develops quickly, and they are very loving after marriage. 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨

47. 97 马 A Love Story from Majia Village 马家庄的爱情故事 A Glacier Falls from the Ninth Heaven冰河落九天Urban100k WordsCompleted In a village so ordinary it could not be more ordinary, the hardworking bachelor Li Daqing and his neighbor Er Feng spend every day working in the fields, rising with the sun and resting at sundown. They have no extraordinary talents. With only their hands and their strength, they cultivate the barren land, filling their hardship-filled days with verdant growth in the courtyard and the warmth of everyday life. 9.7kReads8.7Score53514d adds

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    In that era, such a bizarre love story existed in the village...

48. 98 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 186.9kReads8.6Score16.6k14d adds

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    I couldn't bear to skip any chapters; there simply wasn't enough to read. Although it's all male-centric, even as a girl, I quickly became immersed in it. The writing is superb, and aside from the memory, there are no other cheat codes. It has the feel of a period drama.

49. 99 首 The Commander Has Had No Heirs for Ten Generations, Then She Gives Birth to Five at Once 首长十代单传，她一口气生了五个 Adorable Little Rice Ball呆萌的丸子Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted (Entirely fictional setting, bold biological heiress vs. special forces commander, military marriage + married first, fall in love later + sweet romance + face-slapping the scum + both leads are each other’s only one + storage space) Gu Wan, a powerhouse of quick transmigration, was swept into the 1980s by a sudden gust of strange wind, and things went horribly wrong from the start! She had become the biological heiress who’d been switched at birth and made into cannon fodder in a period novel, 14.7kReads9.1Score1.7k14d adds

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    This story is so incredibly exciting right from the start, it'll make your heart race and you'll be blushing! [Shy] You won't want to skip any chapters! Everyone, go check it out! What?! Quintuplets?! "Didn't you say the Mo family has always had only one heir per generation?!" [Angry] Hmm, perhaps… "Meeting you, the single-heir law has automatically mutated!" [Cool][thinking]

50. 100 女 Woman Reborn as a Man: Hard Times as the Big Brother 女穿男：艰苦岁月当大哥 There Is a Big White Dog有一只大白狗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Female-to-male transmigration, period setting, marriage and children, everyday ensemble cast, few nasty characters, a little child-rearing, tiny golden finger] In Huiwan Alley, Hongshi Town, there was a happy family of two working parents. The parents loved each other, and they had two sons and two daughters. Their fifth child was on the way. But everything changed overnight. The mother died after giving birth to the fifth child, leaving behind a baby who needed constant care. During the famine 18.8kReads8.7Score2.3k14d adds

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