Period-Era Story: The Most Unremarkable One in the Family Ends Up the Most Successful 年代文，家里不起眼的，然后混的最好的

1. 301 和 After Swapping Marriages With My Stepsister, I Became the White Moonlight of a Period Novel 和继妹换亲后，在年代文当白月光 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance493k WordsOngoing Eighties, marriage first and love later, slice of life, period setting, transmigration into a book Lou Xia, a homebody, dies suddenly while reading late at night and transmigrates into a book. She becomes the doomed, beautiful but useless first love of the overpowered male lead. The first love has a tragic background: her father doesn’t care for her, her mother doesn’t love her, and her stepsister forces her to switch betrothed husbands, marrying the male lead’s doomed older brother instead. Not 34.5kReads8.7Score3.1kShelves

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   She transmigrated into a book. She transmigrated into the protagonist's overpowered, scumbag male lead novel she'd just finished reading before bed, becoming his tragic, early-death, unrequited love. The unrequited love was particularly pitiful; after being betrothed to her childhood sweetheart, the male lead went to university in the city. Finally, just when the male lead was about to return, her pampered stepsister suddenly demanded a marriage exchange, forcing her to marry the male lead's older brother instead. But now that she was here, none of that mattered anymore. The man was hers, the money was hers, and the prosperous, lucrative life was hers too.

2. 302 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: The Big Shot with a Busted Head Goes to the Countryside 穿越七零，被开瓢的大佬去下乡 Xuan Qi轩乞Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing Apocalypse war god Su Ziyang fought in a river of blood for half her life. One day, she opened her eyes and found herself reborn as the fourth child in a working-class family in 1975. Her parents had six daughters and one son, and the whole family was crammed together. She had just been hit over the head while trying to secure a permanent job when she realized she'd landed inside a book. She was the doomed cannon-fodder character destined to hand her job over to the heroine and meet a miserable 126.7kReads8.5Score17.8kShelves
3. 303 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cold-Faced Soldier Dotes on Me 穿书七零：冷面兵王宠我入骨 Stir-Fried Stuffed Chili Peppers爆炒填馅辣椒Modern Romance777k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + military marriage + capitalist heiress + pocket dimension + spirit spring + face-slapping + pure wish fulfillment] Zhong Qing was swept away by the waves and thought she was as good as dead. But when she opened her eyes, she found herself in the 1970s, transmigrated into the body of a capitalist heiress who was destined to die young. The original owner was a poor girl living under someone else’s roof. Her parents and maternal grandparents had all been sent away to 10.9kReads8.3Score1.3kShelves

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   🍀These historical romance novels are so good! [Admiring]📚 Read straight to the end! Tens of thousands of readers📖 [Cool][Cool][Cool][Laughing] I couldn't stop reading them even though I was staying up all night! The authors understand their readers, this is a huge win!

4. 304 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: I've Got a Little Spending Money 七零军婚，我有亿点点的小钱钱 Beef with Green Peppers尖椒牛柳Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted [Period setting + doted on by everyone + military marriage + transmigrate + golden finger + comedy + feel-good power fantasy] Gu Ci had just finished performing surgery when she suddenly died on the operating table. When she opened her eyes again, she had transmigrated to the 1970s and become a lazy, gluttonous village girl with a low IQ in Gujia Village. She had also just been pushed into the river by a cousin from another branch of the family and nearly drowned. Luckily, the heavens were on he 5.4kReads8.9Score580Shelves
5. 305 被 Kicked Out, the Fake Heiress Returns to the Countryside and Becomes Everyone’s Darling 被赶出门，假千金回乡下当团宠 The Original Heart最初的心Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Educated Youth + Military Marriage] Su Qingge transmigrates into a book and becomes the fake heiress in a period novel. The real heiress returns, and her parents force her to go to the countryside. After she arrives, she discovers that the brigade leader is her father and the women’s director is her mother. The accountant is her eldest brother, and the scorekeeper is her sister-in-law. Her whole family is full of big shots, and Su Qingge easily reunites with them. Just then, he 7.1kReads8.7Score909Shelves

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   The female protagonist is from a wealthy family, but the real heiress returns home only to be kicked out by her adoptive parents. Forced to go to the countryside, she unexpectedly discovers that the brigade leader is her father and the women's director is her mother. 🔥🔥Her second brother from the army returns to claim kinship, bringing with him a comrade. The comrade falls in love with the female protagonist at first sight.

6. 306 回 Back to 1968: I Won't Be a Baby-Making Tool 回到1968：我不当送子工具人 Little Orange Who Loves Strawberries爱吃草莓的小橙子Modern Romance643k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Women's awakening] [Political career] [Scientific research] [Pocket dimension] [No child-rearing] [Ensemble cast] [Reborn] Xie Yun, a modern orphan, returns to 1968 and becomes Xie Yun, a country girl raised by a widowed mother, with an exceptionally capable younger brother named Xie Shen. She discovers that she hasn't just transmigrated through time, she's also transmigrated into a book: a story about a stepmother raising children, where she is the first 9.4kReads9.3Score756Shelves
7. 307 七 A Vicious Seventies-Era Man with a Mall System Goes to the Countryside and Meets a Rugged Hunk 七零恶毒男带商城下乡遇糙汉 Mid-Lane Mage King中单法王Two Male Leads751k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + period setting + contrasting builds + golden finger + slow-burn gourmet story + sweet romance] When her scumbag dad wants to stay with his mistress forever, Ning Xiangxing sells the house, submits a report exposing him, takes all the family’s savings, and heads to the countryside! He discovers that his fate seems designed to make him someone else’s foil. He fought back, but that only brought more suppression and torment. After countless attempts to defy the plot, he figures out 7.1kReads9.1Score974Shelves

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   It's great! The story is very original. My only complaint is that the rating is too low, which is really unfair.

8. 308 离 The Day We Divorced, I Had a Whirlwind Marriage with a Young Man from the Compound 离婚当天，闪婚了大院子弟 Huang Duoduo黄多多Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting] [Family life] [Second marriage] In 1990, Jin Lihong was twenty-five. Her parents were rural residents without jobs. She had married quietly a year earlier, but divorced a year later, stirring up all kinds of gossip. Her ex-husband said, “She’s just a half-trained quack who graduated from a medical school for nurses. Do you really think she can treat patients and save lives? Apart from being pretty, she’s useless.” Her colleagues said, “She wanted to keep her pride, so she went 11.3kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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   Do you guys like historical fiction? I've been really into it lately, especially stories about the most unassuming child in the family who ends up the most successful. Like "The Unloved Second Child in a Historical Fiction: Married to a Powerful Family (Last Night, Long Wind)," the female lead is the second child in her family. While her older sister is pampered and her younger brother brings honor to the family, she suffers endless injustices. Abandoned by her parents as a child, she was taken back to work as soon as she was old enough to do chores, and wasn't allowed to go to school. But the female lead is incredibly resilient; she runs away from home to become a nanny, and even encounters a powerful family member who guides her through life's challenges. This reversal of fortune is so exciting!

9. 309 精 A Refined Beauty Marries a Brooding, Unhinged Man in a Period Novel 精致美人在年代文嫁了阴湿疯批 A Pot of Fine Wine一壶大花酒Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted A new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 5kReads—Score377Shelves
10. 310 身 Wearing a Period Novel: The Cunning, Scheming Man Has Me Wrapped Around His Finger 身穿年代文：被心机腹黑男拿捏了 Du Huancheng渡浣辰Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [The protagonist has no System or golden finger; transmigrates into a book in her own body; a touch of ensemble cast; sweet romance; both are each other’s first and only; love at first sight; imperfect characters, each with their own flaws] [Fair-skinned, beautiful heiress VS deep-thinking, calculating man] Most likely, it’s a story about two people who look like a perfect match but aren’t in sync at heart: he’s after a man with a great body and impressive abilities, while she’s after a man with 15.6kReads8.4Score917Shelves

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    [Heart][Heart] The second book features a female protagonist who is reborn. Knowing the tragic ending of her previous life, she leads her family in business, making money and determined never to fall into poverty again.

11. 311 七 The 1970s: I Became the Short-Lived Wife of a Male Supporting Character 七零：穿成年代男配的短命亡妻 Mu Yao'er木幺儿Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted What’s it like to become the short-lived wife of a tool-man male side character in a period novel? She originally just wanted to be an insignificant character in the book, sitting beside the male side character on a little stool with a huge watermelon, quietly watching the protagonists thrive in the spring breeze of reform and make a fortune... Who knew the heroine who’d been sent to the countryside would go crazy and try to steal her male lead, take her luck, and kill her? Side characters aren’ 1.8kReads9.3Score244Shelves

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    As for the original owner of this body, the description in the text is only four words—"short-lived deceased wife!" Judging from the memories Qiao Xingmian received, it seems the original owner completely brought about her own demise through her own recklessness. She... It seems she's transmigrated into a period novel she just finished reading?! The male and female leads in the book are childhood sweethearts, sent-down youths in the same batch. However, the female lead has a certain interest in Gu Yu, this pitiful yet resolute country man, and gives him a white flour bun during his most difficult time. Gu Yu remembers this kindness. The male lead, being her childhood sweetheart, is naturally jealous. He outwardly appears kind, but secretly he doesn't hold back in making things difficult for Gu Yu. Gu Yu, while not as cold-faced as he is with others, rarely speaks to the female lead who is constantly in his life. Before long, the female lead realizes she's been rejected and, upon hearing that he has a deceased wife, gives up on the idea.

12. 312 七 The 1970s: How Am I Not a Craftsperson? 七零：怎么不算手艺人呢？ Orange and Bear橘与熊Modern Romance895k WordsCompleted What kind of shock will a master craftsperson from the interstellar age bring to a parallel world in the 1970s? “Xiaoxing, you, you, you... th-this...” “Oh, it’s nothing. Just a rock. I’m using it to work out.” But the important thing is, you never said it was such a huge rock! “Mom, I made you a new tape recorder. Do you like it?” “Ah, th-this is really a tape recorder?” Don’t rush. This is just a small part of Xiaoxing’s amazing abilities. Keep reading... 4.5kReads7.1Score536Shelves

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    😂😂She was clearly the wildest "troublemaker" in the compound, climbing trees and raiding bird nests. Who would have thought that this crazy girl with the watermelon-shaped haircut was actually a once-in-a-century mechanical genius? At 16, she disassembled Grandpa He's precious radio for the compound. She found a piece of wire at the scrap yard, and the disassembled radio was working again. All the kids in the compound tried to take apart their radios like her, but none of them could put them back together. They got beaten by their families, crying incessantly. Hahaha, she, on the other hand, could casually tinker with that pile of junk and conjure up a solar power generator! Then she built Grandpa a "heaven-defying" radio—it could receive global frequencies, and even the most coded telegrams couldn't escape its detection!

13. 313 穿 Reborn as the Abusive Novel’s Male Lead’s Mother 穿成虐文男主他妈 The Little Cat Fell Asleep小猫睡了Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Short story contest] [Foodie fiction] [A sweet little treat] Overnight, she transmigrates into a book with a baby in her belly whose father is unknown. On closer inspection, the baby turns out to be the male lead from the tragic novel she read before. He's a poor little thing whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. Penniless, Ding Sha relies on her excellent cooking skills to become the food goddess of a construction site. Spicy diced chicken, cured pork with garlic 29.8kReads9.6Score3.4kShelves

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    The two poor things got better and better when put together.

14. 314 军 A Sweet Military Marriage: Pampered by a Soldier in the 1970s 军婚甜如蜜，在七零被兵痞宠上天 Seaweed Pork Floss Cake海苔肉松小贝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Multiple births + devoted, sweet romance + everyday family life + both leads’ first love + pocket dimension] Su Ruanruan went to sleep and transmigrated to the year 1970, on her wedding night. The first thing she sees when she opens her eyes is broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and an eight-pack. Who wouldn’t be captivated? Fu Wenzhang has brows like distant peaks and eyes like stars, a high nose, thin lips, and a sharply defined jaw. When he wears his military uniform, he always buttons it righ 10.3kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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    Tens of thousands of readers are following this top-tier book! A masterpiece of period romance, all high-quality, with ratings above 9 on Tomato Literature. The male leads are almost all soldiers, the romance is beautifully portrayed, the interactions between the leads are sweet, and the plot is rich and engaging. The protagonists aren't overly idealistic; there are children involved, and the interactions are adorable and heartwarming. The supporting characters are also well-developed. The quality is guaranteed; most are completed works, long and substantial, and incredibly enjoyable. You'll regret not reading it!! Highly recommended! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

15. 315 穿 Reborn as the Little Cousin of the Real Heiress 穿成真千金的小族妹 The Hippo Who Loves Watermelon爱吃西瓜的小河马Modern Romance456k WordsCompleted [The animated series is now available!] You can submit adaptation requests at the bottom right of the novel-reading screen! [Though set in a period piece, this is actually a fictional world, so don’t overthink it. One important reminder: there is a romantic pairing!] [A friendly reminder: Don’t read this novel while putting your child to bed or in public. Your kid might wake up laughing or shaking with laughter. According to readers, some have spat water, tea, and cola, while others have sprayed 48.4kReads9.2Score6.5kShelves
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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    The female lead is a descendant of capitalists. She was sent to a farm with her grandparents to reform them. She also has a sharp tongue and is incredibly good at insulting people. Even her boyfriend is verbally abusive.

17. 317 军 Sweet Military Marriage: The Educated Youth Turned Army Wife Is Doted On 军婚甜蜜蜜：知青军嫂被宠上天 Wen Yanyan文宴宴Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Both Leads Devoted to Each Other + Adorable Baby + Building Wealth + Love After Marriage + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good Revenge] Little farm owner Shen An Nian accidentally transmigrates into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder ex-wife of a powerful figure in the military and political world. After three years of marriage, she dies a miserable death far from home. Shen An Nian: ... What did she ever do to deserve being sent here to suffer? Looking at her husband's perfectly chis 2kReads8.9Score192Shelves
18. 318 年 The 1970s: This Book Is a Little Improper 年代，这本书有点不正经 Tomatoes Are Spicy番茄很辣Modern Romance701k WordsOngoing [Alternate-history fantasy era + transmigrate into a book + going crazy + hilarious + space + System + stockpiling goods + face-slapping + multiple male leads] Content warning: This is an alternate-history fantasy setting. Prices are high. The story is mainly lighthearted, humorous, and full of memes. Everyone in it is mentally unwell. It doesn’t follow normal logic and isn’t a traditional period novel. If that’s not your thing, please move along. How can you transmigrate into a period novel and 649Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    The most classic one is Lin Yuzhu!! This is the fourth daughter in her family, the most invisible one. She's neither as valued as the eldest son or daughter, nor is she the youngest son's darling [I get it]. After going to the countryside, she changed everything through her own efforts and luck, becoming the one who lives the best life!!

19. 319 军 Military Marriage and Sweet Rewards: The Fierce, Pretty Army Wife in the 1980s 军婚发糖：彪悍俏军嫂的八零年代 Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Complete] (Period Setting + Military Marriage + Building a Fortune + Loving Wife + Multiple Children + Daily Life) Modern career woman Shen Yiyi transmigrates into a book, becoming the beautiful but otherwise useless female side character who marries into a family to bring good luck to a sick man in this period romance! Her birth family is the sort that would bleed her dry and leave her with nothing! Shen Yiyi: What a joke! Watch her put those spoiled brats in their place and crush the villains 15kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
20. 320 重 Reborn as a Young Educated Youth in the 1970s, I Make a Fortune with My Farm 重生70小知青带农场吸金 I'm Big 33我是大33Modern Romance391k WordsCompleted Space + rebirth + one-on-one romance + brainless power fantasy + food + entrepreneurship + foresight + making money. Inspired by real-life circumstances, but set in an alternate era. Xu Kaixin is reborn on the very day her home is confiscated. The resentment and bitterness from her previous life still weigh on her heart. Her anxious parents hurry to pack her things. Xu Kaixin glances at the clock: the authorities will be here to confiscate their home any minute. Her parents are about to be sent 3kReads7.3Score262Shelves

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    A masterpiece born from 25 years of painstaking effort, its flavor is exquisite and requires slow, careful chewing.

21. 321 军 Military Marriage in the Seventies: We've Been Reborn, So Why Not Build a Stronger Nation? 军婚七零：都重生了，强国不香吗 Xisen Meow西森喵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + period setting + marriage first, love later + golden finger + face-slapping comparison + sweet, indulgent power fantasy] The moment she opened her eyes, Xu Qingqing had transmigrated into a melodramatic period novel, becoming the male lead’s childhood sweetheart, pretty but empty-headed. The childhood sweetheart was happily getting engaged to the male lead when the heroine showed up with a marriage contract in hand. After losing the male lead, the childhood sweetheart went d 6.9kReads8.5Score611Shelves

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    Historical fiction: Which era's life would you like to experience?

22. 322 军 A Love That Sets Hearts Ablaze: In the 1970s, I Became Everyone's Darling by Taking It Easy 军婚撩人，我在七零靠摆烂成团宠 Watching the Moon on a Sunny Day晴天看月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance, Devoted Couple, Spatial Realm, Adorable Baby] Song Luoying unexpectedly transmigrates into a period novel and becomes a cannon-fodder supporting character with the same name as her own. The original Song Luoying’s blind date falls for the female lead, Liu Meijiao, instead. She can’t swallow her pride and is determined to find herself a factory worker husband, just to one-up the female lead. In the end, she marries a mama’s boy, has three daughters, gets looked down on by her moth 19.6kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
23. 323 硬 Tough Mother-in-Law: Earning Foreign Currency With One Hand, Charming the Commander With the Other 硬核婆婆：左手赚外汇右手撩首长 Good Luck, Jiajia One好运珈珈一Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Life at Home and Beyond + Gourmet Restaurant + Island Version of a Parents' Love Story + Silver-Haired Fiction + No Pocket Dimension + No System + Family Life + Raising Kids) Chen Xianglan is a country mother-in-law who can turn every inch of barren soil into gold. The skills she's spent her whole life mastering are all “unorthodox”: breeding pigs, helping with childbirth, farming, making sauces, choosing auspicious dates, reading the weather, and cooking food so delicious it could make the imm 16.8kReads8.6Score826Shelves

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    🥇Mastered life skills VS. The island courtyard – a complete annihilation! Chen Xianglan entering the courtyard is like a king entering a bronze-level game! Growing vegetables and raising chickens are just basic skills; she understands herbs, can perform rituals to calm spirits, can deliver piglets, and can even maintain good neighborly relations. Those officials' wives who looked down on country folk ended up begging for her help. This kind of subtle and effective slap in the face is the most satisfying to watch!

24. 324 在 Surviving in the 1960s 在六零年代求生存 Gentle Emperor温和也天子Modern Romance408k WordsCompleted [Period drama + one-on-one romance + devoted couple] Ming Jia has just finished her college entrance exams in the modern era when her parents divorce, leaving her an apartment building to rent out. She becomes a landlady with no worries about food or clothing. During university, she gets a storage dimension. One day, she suddenly dreams of life in the 1960s and hurriedly stocks up on supplies. Later, she transmigrates to the 1960s. Her family includes her parents, older brother and sister-in-law 2.4kReads8.5Score166Shelves
25. 325 穿 Transmigrated into a 1970s Book: I Refuse to Be the Heroine of This Tragic Romance 穿书七零之这苦情剧女主我不当了 Eat Less Salt少吃盐Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration into a book + sweet romance + changing the plot + everyday life] After burning the midnight oil following her college entrance exams, Jiang Wanwan worked herself to death and transmigrated into a melodramatic period drama she'd watched with her grandma. When she discovered she was the heroine, destined to suffer her whole life, she was horrified! Determined to escape her absurd and tragic fate, she boldly struck a deal with the notorious gang leader rumored to ha 12.1kReads8.5Score886Shelves

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    It took me several hours to read just over a hundred pages. The book is incredibly imaginative. The female lead thinks she's "traveled into a TV series." The original female lead's "daughter went back in time and became the female supporting character who died young." In the book, the female supporting character is reborn and marries the "original male lead." The male lead, now old and frail, meets the young female lead. (50/25) Because of a memory, he keeps searching for the female lead. Later, he goes back in time and falls in love with her (without any memory, relying purely on the instinct of love).

26. 326 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Turning My Life Around 重生七零：逆袭人生 Yang Xiaomian杨小面Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + reborn + historical era + no golden finger + clear-headed, independent heroine] Have you ever stayed up too late, only to open your eyes in a panic and find yourself in the 1970s? Zhou Jinxin transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the eldest daughter of the Zhou family in a small town. The family has five daughters and no sons, and they struggle to make ends meet. As if things weren’t bad enough, Zhou’s father falls gravely ill and is left paralyzed after overworking himself. Z 7.6kReads8.3Score594Shelves
27. 327 闪 Two Years After Our Flash Marriage, the Military Wife Takes Her Child to Find His Father 闪婚两年不见，军嫂带娃去找爹 Sweet and Sticky甜糯糯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reserved, rugged man + Sweet, delicate beauty + Sweet romance + Mutual teasing + Pocket dimension + Cozy daily life] In her previous life, Lin Wanshu was the wife of a man everyone envied: a wealthy tycoon. She was beautiful and rich, and her husband never kept a mistress. But no one knew that behind the glamorous life, she spent every day alone in an empty room, never had a child, and eventually died after being hit by a car. When she opens her eyes again, Lin Wanshu has returned to the 1970s. 63.2kReads9.0Score7kShelves
28. 328 签 After Signing In, the Adorable Girl Helps Her Terrible Whole Family Coast to Victory 签到后，小可爱带极品全家躺赢了 Radishes with Pickles萝卜配咸菜Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, sweet period drama, aloof and gentle top student x double-standard male lead] The Jiang family is notorious for having a lazy, sly, greedy good-for-nothing father, and now he's raised a famously lazy little girl. She's unbelievably lazy... If she can sit, she won't stand; if she can lie down, she won't sit. With a flatbread hanging around her neck, she'll still go hungry until she rolls her eyes back... Jiang Mengmeng grumbles that it's all because her genes are too strong. 1.7kReads8.1Score106Shelves

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    A beloved family from a bygone era, a family striving for success, heartwarming, perfect, definitely worth watching! [Cool][cool]

29. 329 六 The Sixties: You Don’t Want the Real Heiress? Then I’ll Cut Ties 六零：真千金不要？我反手断亲 Red Bean Milk Tea Lover爱喝红豆奶茶Modern Romance674k WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + formidable partners + career-driven heroine] Reborn as the real daughter, she finds that her city-dwelling parents don't welcome her. So she returns to the countryside to live with her widowed mother, determined to change her fate through her own abilities. Become a cadre, earn a recommendation to attend university, rise to leadership, and win everyone's respect! “Did you hear? Widow Zhang's girl was switched at birth with a city girl.” “Yeah, and they still kicked her out an 10.4kReads8.4Score776Shelves
30. 330 被 After Being Stolen Away as a Bride, the Fierce Beauty Marries into a Crowded Courtyard and Wins by Doing Nothing 被抢亲后，凶残美人嫁大杂院躺赢 Bamboo Music, Lingering竹音袅袅Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s + Everyday Family Life in a Crowded Courtyard + A Touch of Ensemble Cast + Flash Marriage + Daily Life] On the very first day Ye Fuyue transmigrated into a book, her own younger sister stole her fiancé. Ye Fuyue recalled the plot: Fine, let her steal him. Whoever wants to jump into that pit can go ahead. She certainly won’t. But after losing her fiancé, Ye Fuyue would have to move to the countryside. Ye Fuyue, who had no space or supplies, thought: I may be skilled in all kinds of fightin 12.6kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves

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    ✨✨✨A Mini-Portrait! On her first day after transmigrating into a book, Ye Fuyue is robbed of her wedding by her own sister. Not wanting to go to the countryside, she hastily marries Shen Yao, a man with a "notorious" reputation in the tenement. At first, Shen Yao protects her gentle and kind nature, but later… the daily life of this tenement in the 1970s awaits you!

31. 331 七 A Sweet Military Marriage in the 1970s, Raising a Child and Doing Research Too 七零军婚甜如蜜，带娃科研两不误 Green Wine and Joy青酒欢Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military life on an island + marriage first, love later + chasing his wife to the crematorium + devoted sweet romance + no golden finger] After twenty years of studying hard, Jiang Qingyue had finally achieved her dream of heading to an island as an agricultural PhD to pursue research. But before she could leave, she unexpectedly transmigrated to the 1970s. A woman who'd been single for ages found herself in the bridal chamber from the start! After one wild night, she woke up to discover that t 41kReads9.0Score3kShelves
32. 332 1 1959: With an Achievement System, She Throws Herself into the Grind 1959：携带成就系统，她卷了 Dream of a Winter Night冬夜之梦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This novel has been adapted into the short drama Sixies Technology's Glory. A stirring, inspirational, patriotic story, featuring a heroine who grows over time, strong values, smart characters all around, a one-on-one romance, love that develops over time, and plenty of humor. Du Yimeng only wants enough to eat and warm clothes in an era of scarcity. But after seeing the deep love others have for their country, she is gradually moved by their example and joins the fight for her nation. She wield 37.3kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves
33. 333 穿 Transmigrated into the Wicked Biological Mother in a Historical Stepmother Novel 穿成年代后妈文里的恶毒亲妈 Xu and Xu Qi絮与絮七Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted [1970s + space + military marriage + rugged man + adorable kids] Lin Zhi stayed up late one night, and when she woke up, she found herself transmigrated into the role of a wicked mother in a novel set in a bygone era. The heroine shines in the spring breeze of reform and opening up, while Lin Zhi rots away on the road of life. Forced to take over this mess, Lin Zhi grits her teeth. She can't stand another day of this awful life. But when she looks at the two children, all skin and bones, their e 8.4kReads8.6Score586Shelves
34. 334 发 I Went on a Rampage, Broke My Scumbag Father's Leg, and Split Up the Original Couple 发癫砸断渣爹腿，拆散原书男女主 Evening Song in the Southern City南城晚歌Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + mother remarries + pocket dimension + medicine + putting scumbags in their place + ensemble daily life + slow-burn development] [Apocalypse-era powerhouse heroine + abstinent, secretly passionate military officer hero with a six-pack] Lin Chaomu, an apocalypse-era powerhouse, transmigrates into the body of a foolish girl in the 1970s. The moment she opens her eyes, she is faced with a nightmare: her biological father has abandoned his wife and children, while greedy relatives a 2.1kReads7.7Score232Shelves

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    Highly recommended! A post-apocalyptic tycoon transmigrates into the body of a naive 1970s girl. The female lead is both intelligent and capable, refusing to back down. She immediately confronts her scumbag father and awful relatives, tearing apart villains without hesitation. She prioritizes finding a reliable partner for her mother over romance, creating a charming blend of family support and happiness. With her spatial medical skills, she hunts, grows herbs, and stockpiles resources, enriching her family. The male lead is steady and reliable, and the romance develops slowly and comfortably, without any melodramatic power struggles. The story combines revenge, building a career, and everyday life—it's full of satisfying moments and relatable details, making it increasingly addictive!

35. 335 军 The Sweet, Alluring Military Wife and Her Devoted Rough-Hewn Soldier 军嫂娇，军嫂媚，糙汉军爷宠上天 Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rugged military officer + sweet, gentle beauty] (Fictional military marriage + marriage before love + daily life with the troops + stepmother and adorable kids + food) When Jiang Rou opens her eyes, she's become the fake heiress in a period novel. Not only is she a pitiful cannon-fodder supporting character, but the real heiress has knocked her unconscious and made her marry an older man in her place. Rumor has it that the man is disfigured and lame, with two burdens to care for, one big and on 17.1kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
36. 336 全 My Clan Raised Me to Greatness, So I Gifted Them Purple Robes 全族扶我青云志，我赠族人朱紫袍 Uncle Jianghe江河大爷Historical2.2M WordsOngoing After dying suddenly from overwork, workaholic Chen Yan is reborn as the only son of a newly born provincial graduate in the Great Liang Dynasty. His father is successful, so Chen Yan promptly decides to lie flat and enjoy the good life, with food brought to him and clothes laid out for him. But when he learns at the age of six that he was switched at birth with a farmer's child, his life takes a turn. The day the fake young master returns to the Chen family, he goes out to work in the fields an 213.5kReads9.3Score21kShelves

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    This is a good story. The male lead was reborn into a different world and spent six years lying down, only to find out he wasn't the biological son. He returned to his dilapidated home and started working hard to improve himself. [Admiration]

37. 337 七 A Little Cannon Fodder’s Growth Diary in the 1970s 七零年代，炮灰小豆丁的成长日记 Playing the Passerby扮途人Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [Period setting + family squabbles + cozy coming-of-age slice of life + family bonds + native-born young heroine + adorable child + no romance... too many elements to list. A chaotic mix of transmigration and rebirth. If you don’t like it, don’t read. Ensemble cast focus.] Four-and-a-half-year-old Chen Manyue is bound to a System, which tells her that her whole family is a bunch of troublemakers. Her father, Chen Zhongyi, may have “loyalty and righteousness” in his name, but he’s actually hot-te 13kReads8.6Score2.9kShelves

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    A historical fiction story. The female lead's father is the third son in his family and isn't particularly valued. She's the original female lead, the mascot of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and her cousin is the intended mascot. However, the world changes too quickly. The female lead has a system, her brother is a cultivator, her cousin is reborn, her neighbor's sister transmigrates into a book, and there's also a post-apocalyptic transmigrated female lead. It's a complete mishmash. All sorts of cheat codes are included.

38. 338 漂 The Beautiful Young Widow’s Cherished Life in the Family Compound 漂亮小寡妇在家属院的娇宠日常 Peach Cup Breeze桃盏风Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.2kReads7.4Score107Shelves

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    🔥🔥She had married three men, all of whom died on their wedding night. Terrified, she took a liking to the strongest officer, and on a freezing day, she snuggled into his bed. 💞"Please…" Her soft voice was misty and timid, tears welling in her eyes, her cheeks flushed. His cold body instantly heated up; he rolled over and pinned her down, his voice hoarse. "What are you begging me for?"

39. 339 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 54.6kReads9.2Score5.4kShelves
40. 340 张 The Zhang Family Daughter's Shameful Secrets 张家女儿那些见不得人的丑事 Slim Winter Melon苗条的冬瓜Modern Romance282k WordsCompleted When Ye Qing was three, her mother, Zhang Qiuhua, envied the neighbors for having a new house. Wanting money to build one of her own, she pressured her husband, Ye Jianguo, into borrowing money and taking out a loan. Zhang Qiuhua kept pushing for a second child, too, costing her husband his job and saddling them with a mountain of fines. The family was so poor they could barely scrape by, and Zhang Qiuhua couldn't take it anymore. "What's so great about being a teacher? You're dirt poor. You mig 648Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The child who was not favored from childhood became the most successful in the family through hard work.

41. 341 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. 13.4kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves

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    I wouldn't say it's unremarkable, just the youngest of the group, but it's really fun.

42. 342 年 A Commoner’s Road to Survival in the Era of Quick Transmigration 年代快穿凡人求生路 Springtime Deer Song鹿鸣春Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing Read this first: The protagonist has no memories and no golden finger. She only has vague impressions of the skills she learned in other worlds, as if she were born knowing them. The pacing varies: some worlds last around ten chapters, while others take dozens. The protagonist can be male, female, or an animal. There is no fixed CP. Men don’t occupy her heart, but she’s rarely been without one nearby. The story is still ongoing, so a low rating is normal. It will gradually rise later on. Every w 34kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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    A family in the 1970s with a disabled father, a mentally challenged mother, and a brother with cerebral palsy; a first wife kept in the dark after the Reform and Opening Up; an orphan girl caught by bandits during wartime… He randomly switches between various difficult identities. No memories, no cheat codes, only vague recollections of skills learned in other worlds. But He Tian manages to forge his own path for survival in different eras and with different identities! Approximately ten chapters per world, incredibly fast-paced, a must-read for fans of quick transmigration novels. Come to Tomato Novels and experience the underdog's path to survival!

43. 343 绝 A Stunning Widow, Fiery and Alluring; A Retired Soldier, Cold and Tempting 绝色寡妇辣又魅，退伍硬汉冷又欲 A Pot of Fine Wine一壶大花酒Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted (Set in an alternate version of the 1980s; devoted couple with sizzling chemistry + flamboyant, seductive wild rose x brooding, tough veteran + a touch of ensemble cast) A push and pull of flirtation, sizzling hormones, healing and redemption Everyone knows that on the little island of Jiulin, there’s a hotel called Laifu. The owner, Yao, is a pretty widow who loves money and men. People all say that in ancient times, she’d have been a bewitching temptress who brought kingdoms to ruin. Then one 3.3kReads8.9Score268Shelves
44. 344 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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    These historical fiction novels are all completed and super good.

45. 345 七 The 1970s: The Heroine Loses Badly When Compared to Me 七零：女主和我对照后输惨了 Little Tingting小亭婷Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Marriage First, Love Later + Everyday Life] Lin Meng, a rich heiress, never expected to catch the book-transmigration trend and become a doomed little cannon-fodder character in a period novel. The cannon fodder has been brainwashed since childhood, devoting herself heart and soul to her mother's family and even counting the money after she's been sold. To be with the male lead, she foolishly divorces her military-officer husband, only to 2.6kReads8.6Score174Shelves
46. 346 八 The Only Daughter of the 1980s 八十年代独生女 The Tiger That Doesn't Show Its Claws不发威的老虎Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted Lin Zhizhi was born in 1980. The good news was that both her parents worked at state-owned factories. The bad news was that they gave up their secure jobs and headed south to find work. Her mother got a factory job, and her father started working on construction sites. Later, they started a small business and brought Lin Zhizhi to live with them. Little by little, she realized she’d become a rich kid. Told from the heroine’s perspective, this is the story of her parents starting a business in th 12.2kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    The female lead's father is the least noticeable person in the family; her grandparents don't like him. Her parents went to work in the south, leaving her with her maternal grandparents. She's an only child, and at such a young age, she's already a "rich second generation." [Laughing][laughing]

47. 347 重 Reborn in the 1970s: My Late Husband, a Soldier King, Returns and Spoils Me Rotten 重生七零，亡夫兵王归来宠妻成瘾 Slightly So微微乎Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted [Period romance + male lead reborn] When Xu Chanyi jumped into the river to escape, she never thought she would survive. Fortunately, Lu Zhongbei was passing through while visiting family and rescued her. With nowhere else to go, she clung to him and married him. Three months into their marriage, Lu Zhongbei was reported killed in action. As soon as the news reached home, his parents accepted a hefty bride price to sell her off to a remote mountain village. Xu Chanyi fell out with her in-laws an 536Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The female lead was the most exploited member of her family. She married the male lead through her own scheming, but he died in battle while she was pregnant. He was later reborn, and the couple worked together to create a wonderful life.

48. 348 白 A Rich Heiress Transmigrates into a Spoiled Youth Educated Woman and Makes It Big with Her Space 白富美穿成作精知青，带空间拽爆 Lu Shiqi陆时柒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [New book: Sixties: The Little Educated Youth Reclaims Her Body, Then Goes Completely Off the Rails. No Angst, Just Pure Satisfaction. Come on in if you like that!] [Space + Sweet Romance + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Feel-Good Revenge + Scum-Taming] Lin Jingyue was a rich beauty who loved slacking off and taking life as it came. She spent all day living off her family and waiting to die, and had little conscience to speak of. Who could have guessed that life would take a sudden turn? One day 53.7kReads9.1Score6kShelves

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    ① Xu Mian'ao, whose soul transmigrates to the 1970s, calmly munches on a melon, but unexpectedly becomes a sensation due to her "non-competitive" and laid-back personality! She conquers her entire family with her culinary skills, uses historical knowledge to predict the tides of the times, and transforms her ordinary educated youth years into a wildly successful, universally admired story! ② Su Wan is reborn back to the 1970s, decisively taking her family fortune to send her stepsister, her white moonlight, to the countryside for a "golden" education! She herself goes to the city with a trunk full of grain coupons to become a successful businesswoman, amassing wealth and dominating the scene. The scumbag boyfriend regrets his actions? Relatives mock her? She sneers: "These days, being good at making money is the true heroine!" ③ Xu Youyou transmigrates into a book and discovers her family tree occupies a single page, with a note beside it reading "A cursed lone star." She's determined to defy fate! She uses her exceptional sewing skills to secure orders from the entire production team, uses modern knowledge to revitalize her small shop, and tears away her "nemesis" label to become a "darling of the times"! ④ After the white moonlight is reborn, she strangles the female supporting character, but Shen Nanzhi lazily eats melon seeds: "What do you care about me?" Unexpectedly, her words are so sweet that they melt the hearts of the entire army. She wins the favor of the military region leader by acting cute and clinging to his leg, and then uses her academic genius to do scientific research and make a comeback!

49. 349 七 A Sweet Wedding Night in the 1970s: Even an Arranged Marriage Can Be Wonderful! 七零新婚夜，包办婚姻也很甜！ Orange Soda and Lemon Juice橘子汽水柠檬汁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed Military Marriage Romance] [Beautiful, Sweet-Talking Wife + Gentle, Healing, Rugged Husband] She wakes up on the night of her arranged wedding in the 1970s. Her husband is a handsome, idealistic man with impeccable credentials. Should she marry him or not? Lin Qingya soon decides she’s glad she did. Her rugged husband is surprisingly sweet! The heroine is career-focused, clear-headed, and sensible. The hero dotes on his wife and is gentle and reassuring. Sweet romance throughout, no 6.2kReads9.1Score450Shelves
50. 350 改 After Remarrying Her Infertile Military Officer Uncle, Her Trash Ex Regrets It to His Core 改嫁绝嗣军官小叔后，渣男悔断肠 Nan Zhi南稚Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Military marriage in the 1980s, older man-younger woman, switched marriages and raising a child, everyday husbandly devotion, spatial storage] The short drama Escape from Marriage in the Eighties: The Cold, Tough Soldier Is Actually a Dashing Young Master from the Compound is now online~ In her previous life, Shang Youyou thought she was marrying the man she loved. Little did she know that on their wedding day, the groom would run away, making her the laughingstock of the military compound. Tri 30.5kReads8.7Score3.7kShelves

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