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. 401 八 After Awakening, the Wicked Girl of the 1980s Sinks Her Claws Into Her Childhood Sweetheart and Claims Her Place 八零恶女觉醒后，狠勾竹马上位了 Little Spinning Top小陀螺转转Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Supporting female character awakens + childhood friends + pampered young lady + lovesick, scheming tea-green country boy] Cen Yin was left with her grandparents in the countryside for fifteen years. Only in 1983 was she brought to the family compound, where she became obsessed with Lu Jing, the son of a military commander, and devoted herself to him. She envied her biological older sister, who had been raised by their parents. She was vain and malicious, and even wanted to steal her future brot 3.7kReads8.7Score286Shelves

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   You wouldn't believe it, but I'm actually doing better without you guys.

2. 402 西 The Merchant’s Road to the West 西部商途 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban576k WordsCompleted [No System] [No golden finger] [School belle] [Multiple heroines] [The struggle of an ordinary guy] Zhang Bo is a poor kid from the countryside. He doesn’t have much going for him, except that he’s pretty lucky with girls... 391Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 403 胡 The Folks of the Hutong 胡同人家 Xiaoman Crisp小满酥Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted ☆ [Main story complete] ☆ [No transmigration, no rebirth, not a feel-good power fantasy, no golden finger] ☆ [An ordinary person's ordinary story, with a focus on everyday life] In 1972, seventeen-year-old Zhong Wenshu took over her mother's job at the state-run supply and marketing cooperative, avoiding the mass campaign to send young people to the countryside. In 1973, eighteen-year-old Zhong Wenshu married a young police officer from the neighboring courtyard and started a home with just th 14.7kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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   Recommendations! [Sending hearts] 1️⃣ [Time Travel + Historical Fiction + Pampered Wife + Raising a Child + Struggle] Qin Hui never imagined such a bizarre thing would happen to her; she time-traveled to the 1970s! Looking at the drab mud-walled house and the lack of meat in her meals, Qin Hui lamented that she had no meat to eat and no pretty clothes to wear. When would this end? It was too hard for her! Fortunately, fate arranged a husband for her. Qin Hui never expected that after marrying this rough man, she would be pampered to the extreme. Not only would she have meat to eat and new clothes to wear, but she would even have a child! 2️⃣ [Historical Fiction + Everyday Life + Devoted Love Between the Male and Female Leads, Leisurely Living a Simple Life + No Aggression + Daily Drama Viewing + Not a Mary Sue] As a Chinese language teacher at a vocational school, Wen Nuan lived a happy life from 8 am to 5 pm, with the occasional evening self-study session. No need to worry about academic performance, no teaching pressure, although the students are a bit disobedient and it's a bit difficult to collect homework, but she doesn't want to come to the miserable 1960s at all! When Wen Nuan opened her eyes, all she saw was a dilapidated house with simple furniture, and outside, there was a lively scene, as if a banquet was being held...

4. 404 恶 The Wicked Woman of the 1970s and Her Unhinged Antics 恶女七零，发疯文学 Honey Bun Dipped in Mustard蜂蜜小面包蘸芥末吃哦Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted In 1970, in Daba Village, the second daughter of the Feng family went to the hills behind the village to gather pig fodder, but tumbled down the mountainside and injured her brain. Then again, she had always been a simpleton, so no one cared whether the fall had made her any worse. The second child has always been the one most likely to be overlooked in a family, and the Fengs were no exception. The eldest, Feng Chun, was the family’s first daughter, ambitious and fiercely competitive. The third 6.6kReads9.2Score670Shelves

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   This character, the poor little thing, was bullied the most but became the most accomplished. He was specially recruited by the military and thus dedicated himself to the country, beginning an extraordinary (and controversial) life.

5. 405 重 Reborn in the 1960s, I Was Given Away to Another Family 重生到60年代被过继 Sweet Candied Hawthorn Skewers甜甜的糖葫芦Modern Romance804k WordsCompleted "Military marriage + period setting + farming" Tang Mei had just been in the hospital. The doctor had given her the final word: there was no hope for her. She had no regrets, though she was sorry no one would look after the flowers in her backyard or Xiao Huang. With nothing left to worry about, she prepared to die in her sleep. Who could have guessed she would wake up again, only to find herself transformed into a scrawny, nearly five-year-old little girl with yellow hair, unwanted by her paren 1.2kReads5.6Score107Shelves

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   🍀Chapter 103 The Unwanted Second Daughter of the 1990s: Su Ning transmigrates into the body of the least favored second daughter, raised as an orphan by her uncle. She only returned to her biological parents' home for her studies, but ended up as their nanny. Having transmigrated, Su Ning decisively leaves and becomes the most successful person in that family.🍁 Recommended by A Sheng, enjoy this wonderful read!🍁

6. 406 重 Reborn in 1998: The Hundred-Day Countdown to Life System Activates 重生98百日生命倒计时系统启动 Loves the Forest爱森林Urban273k WordsCompleted At forty-five, Lu Bufan lay in his rented room, dying of end-stage stomach cancer and waiting for death in despair: His first love had died in a car accident, his virtuous wife had left because of his debts, and his son had cut ties with him. His whole life had been a joke! As death drew near, the Life’s Regrets Correction System bound itself to him. [100 days of life remaining. Correct your regrets after being reborn to extend your life. Fail, and you will die permanently.] He gritted his teeth 127Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 407 我 I Land a Government Job by Gossiping in a Period Novel 我靠吃瓜在年代文里拿编制 Chen Xiaofan Who Loves Yellow Heart Greens喜欢黄心菜的陈小凡Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted This novel has undergone a major revision [transmigration; gossip; System; getting rich; male lead; transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s] Jiang Panyu's greatest passion in life was gossip. She was like a melon-eating mouse in a field, always showing up wherever there was juicy gossip, right at the heart of the action. One day, she got so caught up in watching two old ladies brawl that she completely lost herself in the excitement. A brick in one of the old ladies' hands sent her straight to 3.4kReads9.0Score317Shelves
8. 408 炮 The Cannon Fodder Awakens: Thriving in a Period Novel 炮灰觉醒，我在年代文里如鱼得水 The Rice Cake Won't Eat Fish年糕不吃鱼Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period drama + quick transmigration + space (only in the second world) + no memories in the second world + golden finger + no fixed couple + a touch of ensemble cast + realistic] World One: My Cousin Is the Lucky Female Lead (ensemble cast + low-key) ✓ Feel free to skip World Two: Transmigrated as a Selfless Workhorse (1968) ✓ World Three: The Cannon-Fodder Best Friend Returns to the City ✓ World Four: A 1990s Migrant Worker’s Reversal ✓ World Five: One Adult and Three Kids in the 1970s ✓ World 19.9kReads8.2Score1.6kShelves
9. 409 重 Reborn in the 1980s, I Was Switched into a Marriage and Became the Compound's Beloved Daughter-in-Law 重生八零被换亲，我成家属院团宠 Lin Guo'er林果儿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xia Xiaohe and her cousin Xia Lanxiang are both reborn. In their previous life, Xia Xiaohe married a poor farmer, while her cousin married a college-educated youth sent to the countryside in the city. Her cousin followed him to the city and enjoyed a comfortable life, earning everyone’s envy. But in the end, Xia Xiaohe and her husband worked hard and made a name and fortune for themselves amid the tide of the times, living in splendor. Her cousin’s life in the city, meanwhile, was a complete mes 6kReads8.9Score583Shelves

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   📚I really like the female lead's personality. She's decisive and has her own ideas. No matter what happens, she always finds a way to solve it. When she first arrived at her in-laws' house in the city, she faced a paralyzed father-in-law, a mother-in-law who only knew how to cry, a difficult sister-in-law, and a brother-in-law who wandered the streets. Yet, she still managed to turn a bad hand into a winning one. Her entire in-laws liked and supported her, making her feel secure as the head of the household.

10. 410 重 Reborn in 1990: Unleashing My Full Firepower 重生九零之火力全开 Warm Spring Sunrise暖阳春晓Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Xia Qingfang was timid and afraid of trouble. She spent her whole life working odd jobs and ended it in poverty. Fortunately, fate gave her a chance to live again. She returned to the 1990s, when she had just left home to work. This time, she boldly urged her strong young husband to start a business, give up his steady factory job, and bring their child to live with them and attend school, so the child would no longer be bullied. In this new life, Xia Qingfang is determined 3.5kReads7.7Score198Shelves

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    Full power! [Heavy punch!]

11. 411 这 I Don’t Want This Kind of Rebirth 这样的重生我不想要啊 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban313k WordsCompleted Being reborn isn't about having an easy, satisfying life. It's about walking the human road again through blood and tears! The hardships I've endured and the burdens I've borne aren't anything to be proud of. I'll just leave them in my memories. A simple, honest life, surrounded by a beloved wife and beautiful companions, is what truly matters... 271Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 412 八 The 1980s Contrast Group: I Drain the Luck from My Blessed Younger Siblings 八零对照组：我把锦鲤弟妹吸干了 Lv Fenghou, Who Likes Nini Bugs喜欢蚭虫子的吕风侯Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, so it’ll rise.) The day Lin Wanxing died, Jiang Fufu crouched in front of her, smiling as sweetly as a spring breeze. “Fourth Sister-in-law, I was the one who killed your whole family. I’ll take good care of your Lin family heirloom jade pendant.” When she opened her eyes again, she was back at the time she was carrying her third child. There was blood beneath her, and the door was locked from the outside. Her mother-in-law called her a bringer of bad luck, and her hu 3kReads5.9Score269Shelves

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    [Making a face][Pouting][Shy]

13. 413 五 Born in the 1950s, Switched at Birth 五零，出生被调换 One-Legged Bird一只脚的鸟Modern Romance825k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1950s + transmigrated as a baby + spatial storage + self-interested heroine + military marriage] Gu Yihan is caught up in a transmigration to the 1950s because of a mutated hamster. The moment she opens her eyes, she discovers that her mother, who favors boys over girls, has switched her with someone else's son. Her adoptive mother dislikes her, and her adoptive father favors boys over girls. From childhood, Gu Yihan works hard to win her grandmother's favor and earn the chance 11.7kReads7.8Score788Shelves

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    🌸🌸Transmigrated into a period novel and became a clown, a foil for the scheming female supporting character, only to end up poor and miserable? Qiu Bailu laughed in anger. How was she described in the book again? Ignorant, feudal, selfish, mean, unfilial, opportunistic, petty, and doesn't care about her children. Ignorant? I'm happy with that, from today onwards I'm blind! Feudal? From today onwards I'm the emperor of this family! Selfish? That's right! No one is more important than me! Mean? No matter if the female or male lead messes with me, I'll kill them! Unfilial? Ha! Filial piety is fine, but you have to care about me first. Opportunistic and petty? I'm just shrewd and good at managing money, and if anyone makes me uncomfortable, I'll make them doubly uncomfortable! As for not caring about her children, that's still undecided, we'll talk about it after the babies are born.

14. 414 吃 The Gossip-Loving Young Educated Woman 吃瓜小知青 A Watermelon-Loving Chara一只爱吃瓜的猹Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Wei Wei was speechless. She’d only gone back to her hometown, and ended up caught in a rainstorm and a mudslide, then transmigrated. Not only had she landed in the 1970s, she’d become a pushover everyone could trample on. Her younger sister stole her job, and her mother signed her up to go to the countryside. When had Wei Wei ever put up with such humiliation? Fine, you want the job? If I can’t keep what’s mine, why should I hand it over to you? I’ll wreck the whole thing. You signed up to go to 18.4kReads8.1Score2kShelves
15. 415 遗 After Being Abandoned and Brought Back to the Capital, She Freezes to Death 遗弃接回京城后，她却被活活冻死 Each Leaf Is Light as a Dream叶叶轻似梦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Originally titled: Reborn in the Cultivation World and Back in the 1970s: Kicking My Scumbag Father to the Countryside and Becoming the Family Darling [Beloved by all + military marriage + sweet romance + pocket dimension + alternate-era setting + a touch of fantasy] In her previous life, Jiang Yang was forced to take the place of a fake heiress and go to the countryside as an educated youth. After freezing to death, she transmigrated to the cultivation world. Who would have thought that flipp 8.3kReads9.0Score826Shelves

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    When she turned eighteen, someone from Beijing came to the brigade where her adoptive grandmother lived, recognized her, and took her back to the Qiao family. She lived with the Qiao family for less than two months before being sent to the Northwest for rural work, never to return. Had she dug up a grave for the heavens?! So tragic, so miserable, neither ending was pleasant. Seeing Jiang Yang remain silent, Qiao Yu Kui glanced at her impatiently: "Jiang Yang, Qing Qing has been so filial to you for so many years, it's time for you to repay her. Even if your mother were here, she would definitely think the same way." Jiang Yang slowly raised her eyes, cursing inwardly, but a bitter smile appeared on her small face. "I know, without Qing Qing, Mom and you would have lived in pain all these years. I will accept your arrangement." This guy and Qiao Qing Qing had already secretly signed her up for rural work, there was no going back.

16. 416 不 Cast Out by Her In-Laws for Being Infertile, She Marries a Tycoon and Has Triplets in One Night 不孕被婆家赶，嫁暴发户一夜三崽 Jin Manman金满满Modern Romance3.3M WordsCompleted [The 1990s + lighthearted comedy + starting a factory + getting revenge on scumbags + everyday life] After three years of engagement, Jiang Tang had taken care of Gu Zhun's parents and younger siblings, honoring his parents and working herself to the bone for him. In return, he came home after completing his studies and acted as if he didn't know her. Jiang Tang turned around and impulsively married a nouveau riche. Overnight, she became a mother of three. First she landed big orders, then built 54.5kReads9.3Score5.5kShelves

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    The female protagonist's parents divorced, and her mother abandoned her. From a young age, she experienced the harsh realities of life and suffered various hardships. Her university spot was stolen, and after three years of engagement, her fiancé returned after completing his studies and turned his back on her. She seized every opportunity, started her own business, became a factory manager, and her life became increasingly prosperous.

17. 417 资 The Capitalist-Era Educated Youth Is Highly Enlightened, Winning Big by Serving the Nation 资本知青觉悟高，为国效力赢麻了 Yan Qi Yun Qian言蹊云浅Modern Romance994k WordsCompleted [1970s + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + special abilities + love after marriage + devoted husband + family life + joining the army + building wealth] Su Mo, a dual-ability user, discovered that she had transmigrated into a book. She'd become the cannon-fodder character who gave the heroine her start-up funds, and she was supposed to die right from the start. Even after dying, she'd be dragged out of the heroine's memories again and again to serve as a foil, with the destruction o 54.3kReads9.3Score5.7kShelves

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    Su Mo's journey from cannon fodder to a winner in life is full of satisfying moments. She not only changed her own destiny but also propelled her entire family to rise, making for an exhilarating read. Although Su Mo and Lu Changzheng's marriage began unexpectedly, they gradually developed a deep affection for each other. Lu Changzheng's doting nature towards his wife is off the charts, and their interactions are sweet and heartwarming, making their romantic storyline delicate and moving. Su Mo's dual wood and air elemental abilities not only help her survive in the apocalypse but also play a significant role in the historical setting. The addition of these abilities makes the story more interesting and adds more possibilities.

18. 418 穿 I Became a Woman Married Far from Home: The Ultimate Sister-in-Law! 穿成远嫁女：做超级大嫂！ Anji Little Monster安吉小怪物Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted Period setting + Transmigrate into a book + System + Family life When Ye Xiaoxiao woke up, she discovered she'd transmigrated into a novel set in the 1980s. Even more horrifying, she'd become a rural sister-in-law who'd married six hundred li from home! She was already five months pregnant, and her husband, despite being handsome, always put other people's affairs first. There was also a sharp-tongued mother-in-law, no fewer than five younger brothers-in-law, and two ditzy younger sisters-in-law 273Reads7.1Score104Shelves

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    A wife who meets your expectations and marries far away. Ultimately, she will become wealthy and powerful.

19. 419 七 The State-Run Kitchen Maiden of the 1970s: The Cold Military Officer Is Busy Pursuing Her 七零国营小厨娘，高冷军少追妻忙 Inkstone Book墨砚书Modern Romance426k WordsCompleted [Master chef at a state-run restaurant + socially savvy career-minded heroine with a combative personality VS. military research big shot + love-struck hero who talks himself into falling for her and always fights to win her over] Shen Mo transmigrated from the interstellar era to the 1970s, a time when food and clothing were scarce. By then, her cousin, reborn from the future, had already stolen her fiancé and was gearing up to trample Shen Mo into the dirt, hoping to follow the same path to be 745Reads8.2Score101Shelves
20. 420 七 The 1970s: My Blind Date Is a Little Fierce 七零之相亲对象有点凶 Stir-Fried Crawfish, Crawfish, Crawfish, Crawfish爆炒小龙虾虾虾虾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Jiao had been pretty since she was little. She was renowned as the beauty of Qingshan Village and the surrounding countryside, and everyone was eager to play matchmaker for her. But Xu Jiao rejected every suitor, finding one ugly and another pathetic. Her mother was at her wits’ end. On the third day of her visit to her older sister, someone introduced her to a potential match. He was handsome, capable, and from a good family. She had seen his photo, and he looked pretty good. He was so perfe 15.5kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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    If you enjoy historical fiction, check these out; they all have pretty high ratings.

21. 421 年 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， Just Got Nothing Better to Do就是闲的Urban4.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 203.7kReads9.4Score13.9kShelves

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    Here it comes! 🌙 🥚① The story begins with time travel to 1960. Relying on memories, the protagonist plans ahead, alters the ending, and makes amends. Awakening the cheat ability of the Tai Chi Space, the protagonist continuously develops and improves, leading their family to a happy life. 🛩 🥚② The protagonist strives to develop and become stronger, possessing formidable power and decisive action. 🚀

22. 422 军 Sweet Military Marriage: The Spoiled Wife Is Doted on to the Heavens 军婚甜宠，作精媳妇被宠翻天了 Cong Xuan丛萱Modern Romance620k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + melodramatic heroine + devoted husband + everyday family life] Lu Qingyan grew up spoiled and pampered. When her driver was late, she got angry and walked home, only to pass out from the heat of the sun. When she woke up, she had traveled to the 1970s, to the day after she had married a man who had also been raised spoiled and pampered by his parents. A little scene: Gu Mingze brought over a bowl of rice and some stir-fried meat, and urged her, “Honey, have something to eat.” 2kReads8.1Score152Shelves

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    Super good! The male lead is incredibly doting on his wife, and the female lead is an adorable little drama queen. She's a rich girl who, because her driver was late, walked home under the blazing sun and fainted on the way, ending up transported to the 1970s! ✨✨✨✨

23. 423 带 Taking My Widowed Sister-in-Law With Me to the Army? I Called Off the Engagement, So Why Are You Panicking? 带寡嫂随军？我退婚你急啥 Qi Qigeer祁祁格尔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1970s + medicine-space realm + military marriage in a bygone era + face-slapping and punishing scumbags] In her past life, her husband took his widowed sister-in-law with him to the army, leaving Si Yao in the village to care for her paralyzed mother-in-law for twenty years. In the end, she discovered Her mother-in-law had stolen her land deed and left it to her own grandson in her will! Her widowed sister-in-law had stolen her white jade gourd, impersonated her, and taken everyth 3.2kReads8.5Score522Shelves
24. 424 穿 Transmigrating into a Book: The Stepfather in a Period Novel 穿书之年代文里的继父 Director Jiang, Who Likes Elephant Orchids喜欢象鼻兰的蒋院主Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted (The new book’s rating just opened, everyone. It’ll go up!) 1970s setting + sign-in System + raising kids + mutual devotion. The moment I open my eyes, I’ve transmigrated into a period novel and become the cannon-fodder stepfather who abused his stepchildren and eventually died miserably in a cowshed. I look at the three thin, malnourished children staring at me in fear, and their gentle, resilient but distant teacher wife. I silently activate the Daily Sign-In System. Today, a pound of meat. 98Reads6.0Score118Shelves

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    A historical fiction novel + a daily check-in system + raising children + a two-way journey: I opened my eyes to find myself transmigrated into a historical fiction novel, becoming a cannon fodder stepfather who abused his stepchildren and ultimately died tragically in a cowshed. Looking at my two emaciated children, their eyes filled with fear, and my distant wife, I silently activated the daily check-in system. Today a pound of meat, tomorrow a bag of candy, and the day after, rare fruit candy. While other children ate cornbread, my kids had poached eggs hidden in their bowls. When those awful relatives came to beg for money, my three children stood in front of me in unison. Later, the college entrance examination was reinstated, and all the children became successful. My nemesis, who was waiting to see me fail, instead received the aroma of my family's reunion dinner and a brand-new "Glorious Family" certificate.

25. 425 六 I Refuse to Go to the Countryside in the 1960s, and the System Scores Me a Job 六零不下乡，系统暴击出工作 I'm an Old Antique我是老古董Modern Romance814k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + System + Villain + Shameless + Few Annoying Characters + No Sent-Down Youth Plot + Satisfying Read + Never Overthinks] (How do you keep awful people out of your life? By becoming the worst one yourself, of course.) Transmigrating into a book isn’t scary. What’s scary is ending up as the vicious cannon-fodder character destined for a tragic fate. Look at He Ruixue’s family: her eldest brother is reckless, and her sister-in-law is fierce. Her second sister and brother-in-law are 20.9kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves
26. 426 大 The Compound’s Factory Beauty Has Been Snatched Up by the Villainous Capitalist Young Master! 大院厂花被反派资本家少爷拱了！ The Witch's Apple女巫的苹果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting, Beautiful but Miserable and Powerful Tycoon's Son + The Factory's Most Beautiful Woman, Friends with Benefits to Lovers, Face-Slapping and Striving in the Factory Compound, The Villainous Family's Loving Everyday Life] Bai Xiaotong finally found a chance to sleep with her childhood sweetheart. Only afterward did she realize she'd slept with the wrong man, and that this world wasn't real at all. It was merely a novel set in a bygone era. In this fictional world, her cousin was th 29kReads8.3Score3.5kShelves
27. 427 重 Reborn: Thriving in the 1970s 重生后，我在70年代混得风生水 Mo Mo Leaves No Trace墨墨了无痕Modern Romance336k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Shen Yan was deceived by a scumbag. Blinded by love, she defied her family and insisted on marrying him. After the wedding, she cut ties with her relatives and worked tirelessly, serving her husband's family like a beast of burden. Her mother-in-law tormented her, her sister-in-law bullied her, and her husband turned a blind eye. In the end, she died a miserable death... Reborn, she decides to stay away from scumbags and cherish her life. She will build a fortune alongside 491Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist is reborn and, based on her experience from her previous life, changes her own and her family's fate. Through her own efforts, she gets into university, creates her own career, and after marriage, she has three children and lives a happy and fulfilling life.

28. 428 八 The 1980s: Changing Our Fate Starts with Getting My Husband to Take the College Entrance Exam 八零，改变命运从让丈夫高考开始 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance686k WordsCompleted [Reborn + family life + inspirational + raising kids + building wealth] Lin Yuzhu had spent her whole life drifting along. Only in middle age did she finally work up the courage to save money with her husband and start a restaurant. But the restaurant never opened. The newly renovated shop was destroyed in a gas explosion caused by a neighbor’s illegal gas hookup, and Lin Yuzhu, who had been cleaning inside, died in the blast too. She thought her life was over, but when she woke after the explos 9.5kReads9.0Score918Shelves

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    Rebirth, College Entrance Exam, Politics, Fighting Outrageous People, Completed

29. 429 重 Reborn in 1970: The Couple I Ship Won't Talk to Each Other 重生70：我磕的cp没长嘴 Little Pumpkin Fish南瓜小鱼仔Modern Romance489k WordsCompleted [Period setting + small pocket dimension + devoted couple + transmigrate into a book + everyday family life + not a wish-fulfillment story] Xu Wanwan, a landlady with several apartments, had just finished her college entrance exams. After seeing her score of 680, she was so excited she dropped dead? When she opened her eyes, she discovered she'd transmigrated to the 1970s? After finally making it through high school and finishing her entrance exams, she transmigrated and was sent straight to the 2.3kReads8.3Score191Shelves

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    Don't miss it! It's her, it's her, it's definitely her! Xu Qiujiu, a rising star in our historical fiction, is lively, cute, and quirky. In a family that favors sons over daughters, she becomes a life mentor, and the family no longer has to support her nephew. Her older sister gets a job, her younger sister becomes more confident, and the family really does become richer!

30. 430 重 Reborn in 1975, I Send My Nephew to College 重生七五年扔掉外甥上大学 Curly Cat Whiskers猫胡子卷卷Modern Romance570k WordsCompleted The rating has only just come in and will gradually rise. [Reborn] + [space] + [spirit spring] Shen Yun is reborn in the year of her high school entrance exams: When she wakes up, it's the day she just disturbed a hornets' nest. Her head is swollen like a giant winter melon, but that doesn't stop her from giving her sister-in-law a thorough beating as soon as she gets back. In her previous life, she raised her sister-in-law's child and cared for her sister-in-law's mother after she broke her leg 46.6kReads7.8Score7.5kShelves

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    The story of a lowly cannon fodder's rebirth and counterattack.

31. 431 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Young Cannon Fodder's Doomed Aunt 穿书后，我成了小炮灰的早死姑姑 New Little Moon新小月Modern Romance736k WordsCompleted [A Doctor and an Officer Find Their Way to Each Other! They Are Lovers and Partners!] [Fictional Period + Transmigration + Pocket Dimension (Limited Appearance) + Adorable Child + Cozy Daily Life] Synopsis One: Genius doctor Gu Mengyao transmigrates to the 1970s overnight, becoming a pitiful little orphan, and finds herself responsible for a human toddler! What can she do? Roll up her sleeves and get to work! She'll raise the little one! To get away from her awful relatives, Gu Mengyao promptly 5.6kReads8.5Score452Shelves

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    Genius doctor Gu Mengyao transmigrates to the 1970s, taking her reborn son (her brother's child) to an island to practice medicine. In her previous life, her son was kidnapped and tragically killed in the mountains, but despite being in a wolf's den, he maintained his kind nature. In this life, she and military officer Lu Shichuan heal each other's wounds together—a sweet, heartwarming, and adorable story!

32. 432 八 The 1980s: The Real Daughter Who Was Cast Aside Marries a Future Big Shot 八零：炮灰真千金嫁未来大佬 Jiang Guilan江归澜Modern Romance452k WordsCompleted [1980s setting, transmigrate into a book, substitute marriage, everyday life, comparison character, marriage first, love later] After transmigrating into a book set in the 1980s, Lin Chuxia is forced to take her sister's place as a bride on the very day her sister gets married. The bride price? You took what was mine, so give it back. If you don't have the money, write me an IOU. Parents? Parents who don't know how to love their daughters aren't loving parents. Children don't have to be filial. 286Reads7.0Score—Shelves
33. 433 护 The Protector of the Nation, the Eldest Princess, Raises Hell in the 1950s 护国长公主在五十年代撒泼打滚 Jin Rui'er金瑞儿Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted After the Guardian Princess died peacefully of old age, she was reborn in a small mountain village. There was a young man in the village who wanted to go fight the Japanese, but his parents refused because he wasn’t married and had no children. The young man went to the princess for help. After thinking it over, she agreed. Once the princess became pregnant, the young man left. And then he never sent word again. As soon as the country was founded, the princess set out on a journey to find her hu 18.2kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves
34. 434 七 The 1970s: I Snatched the Heroine's Golden Finger from the Start 七零：开局抢走女主金手指 Retirement Dream退休的梦Modern Romance487k WordsCompleted Yan Tiantian was the youngest in her family, and the first decade and a half of her life had been smooth sailing. Then one day, in a dream, she learned that she was the vicious, spoiled sister-in-law in a novel set in a bygone era!!! The heroine was her soon-to-be sister-in-law. In the book, Yan Tiantian opposed her at every turn, throwing tantrums and behaving outrageously because of her beauty and her parents’ doting. In the end, she met a miserable fate, living in poverty and dying in despair 7.7kReads6.1Score456Shelves

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    In this historical fiction, the female protagonist is an infant who transmigrated from her womb. Her life is ordinary and uneventful, with days passing by quickly like sand slipping through her fingers. Her family are all farmers, and she knows that her grandmother is the head of the household. Therefore, the female protagonist has always greeted her grandmother with a smile since she was a child. Call her cold-blooded and ruthless, or selfish and indifferent, she was given to the Gu family after birth. The first thing she did in her life was to make Grandma Gu happy.

35. 435 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Picked Up a Hong Kong Tycoon Heir and Took Everything He Had 重生八零：捡个港城太子爷吃绝户 Jiang Twenty蒋二十Modern Romance130k WordsCompleted Xia Qingtian transmigrates into a book as the villainess who has already reached the ending and been kicked out of her home. She originally planned to seize the opportunities of the times and make a fortune, but she let a handsome man cloud her judgment and brought him home. Once the guy recovered from his injuries, he immediately broke up with her and left. Later, he even became the backer of the original heroine, her sworn enemy, and helped that woman kill her. Reborn again to the moment she p 1.4kReads6.4Score144Shelves

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    The female lead is great at comedy, and she excels at both causing trouble and building her career. [Learned something new]

36. 436 天 A Disastrous Start: I Became the Female Lead’s Terrible Third Brother-in-Law 天崩开局，我成了女主的极品三嫂 Lazy Fat Snail胖蜗牛很懒Modern Romance699k WordsCompleted [Period Setting, Transmigration, Space, Sweet Romance, Military Marriage] When Jiang Yuzhu woke up, she had somehow become the heroine’s awful third sister-in-law, a lazy, vain, shrewish, shameless woman. Ever since she married into the Xu family, there hadn’t been a single peaceful day. The household was in constant chaos, and she was a universally disliked supporting character. She must have woken up wrong. Back to sleep! She was a food-streaming influencer with a million followers, yet she ha 22.2kReads8.3Score1.6kShelves
37. 437 七 The 1970s: I Quit Being Cannon Fodder and Became a Melon-Field Gopher 七零：炮灰不干后成了瓜田里的猹 The Rabbit from Flower-Planting Country种花家的兔子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Everyone in Nanshi knows that Shen Jianguo, the boss of the steel mill, has a family famous for twins: twin boys with their first pregnancy, twin girls with their second, and boy-girl twins with their fourth. As the only girl born from the third pregnancy, Shen Yu naturally becomes the odd one out. Her grandparents don't dote on her, her parents don't love her, and her siblings don't like her. Luckily, Shen Yu has pretty good luck. Just as the story is about to begin, she unexpectedly binds to a 7.5kReads7.7Score646Shelves

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    Her family didn't love her, so she had to find her own way to survive.

38. 438 末 The Strong Little Sweetheart of the Apocalypse Is Forced to Marry a Refined Educated Youth 末世大力小娇娇，强嫁斯文男知青 A Round Pear一只圆梨Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse transmigration + historical setting + trade in goods between worlds + marriage before love + powerful male and female leads + adored by everyone + System] (A naturally strong, straightforward, food-loving, beauty-conscious sweetie VS a gentle, brilliant science student who pretends to be harmless while hiding his true abilities) Yun Shu survived for five years in the apocalypse thanks to her superhuman strength. Then, in the blink of an eye, she became the silly youngest daughter o 571Reads6.9Score100Shelves
39. 439 卿 Dearest Beloved: An 1980s Record of a Senior Official's Devotion to His Wife 卿卿如晤：八零高官宠妻录 The Loquat Tree Has Light枇杷树有光Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted “Mom, these are the peach cakes Yanyan likes best. Keep an eye on her, though. Don’t let her eat too many, or she won’t have room for dinner.” “Dad, if Yanyan can’t get up in the morning, let her sleep a little longer. Don’t shout at her. It could make her nervous.” At their wits’ end, Shao’s parents asked, “Is she my daughter or yours?” On his first business trip after marrying her, Bai Shuyu was so worried about his wife, Shao Yin, that he sent her back to her parents’ home and asked his mothe 6.3kReads7.0Score519Shelves

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    Even though it's new, it's really good-looking, I'm going crazy! [Frustrated]

40. 440 渣 After My Scumbag Ex Was Stolen, I Thrived in the Military Compound 渣男被抢后我在军区大院蒸蒸日上 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Devoted, tough soldier husband + pampered heiress] [One couple, faithful to each other] Su Ying is reborn at nineteen, right at the scene where she catches someone cheating. Before anyone arrives, she makes a deal with the “other man” in front of her: they’ll get married. Next, she methodically kicks the scumbag to the curb, exposes her green-tea sister for what she is in front of everyone, and places a newspaper notice severing her mother-daughter relationship. In this new life, if you can go 17.6kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
41. 441 九 In 1990, She Was a Good Big Sister 九零年，她是好姐姐 Yan Bi燕笔Modern Romance820k WordsCompleted (Not a power fantasy with an all-conquering heroine, and definitely not a rebirth-and-revenge story. It’s just a quiet, everyday tale with some odd conflicts.) Chen Xihua, a rich kid from the twenty-first century who had become a wage slave, was about to turn thirty and inherit the family business when she suddenly transmigrated into the body of Chen Xihua, a seven- or eight-year-old village girl in the 1990s. She realized she had transmigrated into a book, and was a minor cannon-fodder characte 6.9kReads9.0Score596Shelves

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    The female lead comes from an ordinary family in the city, but she does exceptionally well through her own abilities, and she has a great relationship with her siblings!

42. 442 易 Born Fertile! The Celibate Tycoon’s Wife Is Pregnant Again 易孕体质！禁欲大佬你媳妇又怀了 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance525k WordsCompleted [Devoted to each other + family squabbles + sweet romance + raising a child + military life on a seaside island + troublemakers + good-pregnancy System + stunning, delicate beauty vs. abstinent pilot] Only after Ji Yanshu dies does she learn that she had been living in a novel set in a bygone era. She was the male lead’s first wife, who died young. The heroine is a capitalist’s daughter sent down to the countryside. Not wanting to suffer, she chooses to become someone’s stepmother. The capitalis 26.1kReads8.4Score2.4kShelves
43. 443 七 The 1970s: I Know a Little Martial Arts, and My In-Laws Beg Me for a Divorce 七零：我略懂拳脚，婆家跪求离婚 Qin Wujiang秦无疆Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted Family squabbles + punishing scumbags + feel-good story + heroine with a delightfully unhinged state of mind Zhou Qiaoqiao wakes up in the 1970s as a pitiful young woman. The original owner was tricked into marriage by both her birth family and her in-laws. She was married off to an abusive older man who had beaten three wives to death and had three children, and died on her wedding day. Zhou Qiaoqiao immediately gets her injuries examined, calls the police, and seeks help from the Women’s Feder 31.9kReads8.3Score4.5kShelves
44. 444 八 The 1980s Supply and Marketing Co-op: I Won Over a Soldier by Selling Goods 八零供销社：我靠卖货撩到兵哥哥 Mischievous Little Bear小淘气熊熊Modern Romance977k WordsOngoing Shen Mian transmigrates to the 1980s. Third Aunt splashes her awake: "Third Aunt, those chive pockets have quite a kick." The whole village bursts out laughing. The System gives her two cents, and she flips goods four times, making a clean yuan without putting up a cent. Someone blocks her when she sells tomatoes at the village entrance. The newcomer wears a blue work uniform and limps slightly on his left leg. "You're operating without a permit. Come with me." Shen Mian looks at him for three s 75Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 445 丈 Her Husband Always Takes His Childhood Sweetheart’s Side, but He Panics When She Remarries a Commander 丈夫处处护青梅，改嫁首长他急了 Green Ink Song青墨歌Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Shen Youran wakes up to find that she has transmigrated into a novel set in a bygone era, where she has become a cannon-fodder supporting female character. Her husband is about to marry the goddess he has secretly loved for years after his wife dies, while the child the original owner had with an unknown man is destined to become a foil for comparison. The moment Shen Youran sees the adorable little dumpling of a child, her heart melts! Now that she has transmigrated here, this is her child. She 1.8kReads9.0Score292Shelves

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    Completed♥ The ex-husband thought the female lead would have a hard time after leaving him, but it turns out the female lead is so powerful that even her ex-husband has to call her "Commander."

46. 446 开 From the Start, I Had a Cremation Furnace: The Wicked Woman of the Sixties Went on a Killing Spree 开局焚尸炉，六零恶女杀疯了 Chai Bao柴宝Modern Romance1.7M WordsOngoing Lin Wan worked herself to death from overtime. Before her was a furnace roaring with heat; before her eyes, a prompt announcing the countdown to transmigrating to the 1960s. She chose to transmigrate without hesitation. One second before she was to be cremated, she came back to life. The company paid a huge settlement. Lin Wan sold off all her possessions, stocked up on countless supplies, and happily transmigrated to the 1960s with them. But then... She had transmigrated into a book! And into t 66.8kReads8.7Score8kShelves
47. 447 年 Period: My Taoist Arts Reach the Divine, and You Call Me Superstitious? 年代：道法通神，你说我迷信？ Boiled Some Water烧了点开水Urban1.3M WordsCompleted 46.8kReads7.9Score4kShelves

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    Li Zhenhua transmigrates to the 1960s, starting out in prison due to his blind father and biased stepmother. He acquires a system and begins cultivating immortality through Taoist magic [thumbs up]. He learns the Five Ghosts Transporting Technique, sending his brother and ex-girlfriend, who wronged him, to prison as well [laughs]. He moves into a farm in Northeast China and lives with a female capitalist heiress who shares his journey [thumbs up]. He reclaims wasteland, hunts, and lives a life of blissful companionship.

48. 448 狠 A Cruel Mother, a Broken Home, and Me, Unbroken 狠心的妈，破碎的家，不屈的我 If You’re No Eagle, Don’t Be a Snail不是雄鹰做蜗牛Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Male-Oriented, Rural, Family, Comeback, Power Fantasy, Inspirational] Abandoned by his own mother, abused by his stepmother, and struck by his father's sudden misfortune. Su Yang, a poor boy from the mountains, has been left battered by his family's cruelty. With no one to lean on and no support to count on, he can only fight his own way to survival. He studies hard, weathers turmoil on campus, and makes his way in the business world. His heartless relatives come crawling back to latch onto his 28.1kReads8.2Score2.3kShelves

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    The story of a mountain village boy who defied fate and fought his way to the pinnacle of life.

49. 449 七 The 1970s: After the Breakup, I Marry My Ex's Uncle 七零：分手后，我改嫁前对象小叔 Cat Who Loves Fruit爱吃水果的猫Modern Romance585k WordsCompleted (Period setting + pocket dimension + marriage first, love later + face-slapping scum + sweet romance + family life) Heroine: Speaks her mind, fierce and sharp-tongued, and never afraid to speak up or throw a punch. Hero: Speaks, but says little. Dotes on his wife, does whatever she says, and is cold on the outside but warm-hearted underneath. (Romance takes a back seat, but when it’s there, he dotes on her nonstop.) Su Manman, a space-wielding esper from the apocalypse, died in a battle against 8.4kReads8.5Score769Shelves
50. 450 年 The Heirless Male Lead in a Period Novel, and the Scheming True Heiress Who Won Him Over 年代文绝嗣男主，戏精真千金要了 Jun Mumu Jun君木木君Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted [1970s + Pocket Space + Family Life + Marriage Before Love] After Jiang Mengnuan died, she learned that she was the ill-fated real daughter in a novel. When she opened her eyes again, the reborn capitalist heiress wanted nothing to do with her fiancé. She cried and pressured Jiang Mengnuan to marry someone else, and even wanted to steal the scumbag husband, Xu Guishan, who had joined forces with his childhood sweetheart, Jiang Donglian, to kill her in her previous life? Jiang Mengnuan: “What kin 609Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    The second son's family is the most troublesome, the laziest, and the most troublesome in the family. After the family splits up, the elderly couple feels that they can rely on the second son's family for the future... Meanwhile, the female lead, Jiang Mengnuan, looks at her parents who are turning against her grandparents and maternal grandparents for her sake. Her lips twitch slightly, but her heart is filled with sweetness.

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