Inspiring, Completed Stories Set in a Bygone Era, with Relatable Plots 好看的励志完结年代文，情节让人感同身受

1. 1 穿 Transmigrating to Republican-Era China: The Spy Enters the Game 穿越民国：谍影入局 One Little Orange一只橙橙橙子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigration to the Republic of China era + resistance-war espionage + multiple identities + spies within spies + mutual devotion (Main story complete, bonus chapters in progress) One day, Lin Ruotang suddenly transmigrated to the Republic of China era. She wasn’t a young lady from a wealthy family, a concubine, or a schoolgirl. She was a refugee who had nearly starved to death. She had barely transmigrated before she was on the brink of starvation. Luckily, a kind stranger gave her a sesame f 30.5kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves

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   I really recommend this one, Mission: Impossible, the character creation is also very good, because a piece of cake bets on the heroine's character, and the heroine changes from timid to mature [Sending Hearts]

2. 2 绝 A Childless Officer Marries a Stunning Beauty, Leaving the Whole Compound Stunned 绝嗣军官娶了个大美人，震惊全院 Warm Moon暖暖月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Power fantasy + a powerful space-related golden finger + strong heroine and hero + punishing scumbags + mutual healing + scientific research and patriotism] Lu Chiyu, a billionaire heiress, woke up to find herself transmigrated into a tragic minor character in a period novel, one with a melodramatic, shameless, everyone-loves-the-heroine plot. The moment she opened her eyes, a sleazy man sent by the heroine's stepsister was trying to assault her. Lu Chiyu kicked him right in the groi 12.5kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
3. 3 八 The 1980s: The Cold-Faced Officer Is Wrapped Around the Sickly Beauty's Finger 八零：冷面军官被病弱美人拿捏了 Little Silly Goose小呆鹅Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion] Martial arts prodigy Jiang Nianzhi transmigrates into a book and arrives in an alternate version of the 1980s, where she becomes a delicate, frail beauty. Thinking she would run into one terrible person after another, she rolls up her sleeves, ready to beat them all into submission. But her feisty mother favors girls over boys, her white-lotus sister is a doting sister-con, her grandmother is a beauty enthusiast, and her little brother has 55.4kReads9.4Score6.8kShelves

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   Without further ado, this is the first normal article I've seen

4. 4 刚 I Transmigrated and Got Arrested? The Scientist's Army Wife Turns the Tables 刚穿越就被抓？科研军嫂逆风翻盘 Mr. Zhongli钟离先生Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1970s era + period setting + advancing the nation through research + military marriage + alternate history + slow burn (not a power fantasy, includes awful characters)] // Twilight shines over the nine provinces, stars settle in my arms // A genius inventor from the interstellar era unexpectedly reborn in the year 1975 of the Xiazhou calendar. She opens her eyes in an interrogation room, in a dire situation, on the verge of being sentenced to death. Ye Mu is just about to show 33.7kReads8.9Score3.5kShelves

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   [Laughing][blowing kiss]

5. 5 八 The 1980s: The First Wife Sends Her Ungrateful Adopted Son Away 八零：原配把白眼狼养子送走了 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + transmigration into a book + a wife raising children] By the time Song Yanzhi realizes she is the adoptive mother of the male lead in a period novel, she has already been reborn. According to the plot, she is about to work herself to the bone for the male lead and his sister for the rest of her life. In the end, her husband will abandon her, and she’ll die of sheer rage. The male lead’s birth mother will swoop in and marry her husband. Her own son, meanwhile, will become the villain i 8.7kReads7.9Score406Shelves
6. 6 逼 You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡？科研军嫂搬空你全家 Huihui Cat茴茴猫Modern Romance7.5M WordsOngoing [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af 123.5kReads9.4Score9.5kShelves

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   It's not a loss if you enter the trap [shy][shy][shy]

7. 7 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 6.9kReads8.6Score440Shelves

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   Super invincible and good-looking, very inspirational and unique. I hid in school every day and finished reading this novel. It is really super and invincible and good-looking. Recommended [Adoration][Adoration][Adoration][Sending Hearts][Sending Hearts]

8. 8 八 The Darling of the 1980s 八十年代掌中娇 Shu Ning舒甯Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she owned five apartments in the capital and drove a big G whenever she went out. But after opening her eyes, she found herself a country girl in the 1980s. Her father, seeking to get ahead, latched onto a “rich heiress” and wanted to divorce her mother. Fine, let them get divorced! Her younger brother, who worshipped the rich and looked down on the poor, could go live with the mistress. She would start over with her two younger sisters! They collected bat guano, sold quail 6.9kReads8.8Score808Shelves

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   Era + military marriage + getting rich + parents' divorce + younger brother dislikes poverty and loves wealth and is his father's mistress + heroine brings inspiration to her younger sister + picks up night sand + sells quail eggs + Roujiamo + works as a landlord + establishes a clothing brand + real estate company

9. 9 七 The 1970s: The Culinary Goddess 七零厨神美人 Meow-Meow Claws阿喵亮爪爪Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [A cooking god, military-industrial research, patriotism, delicious food, positive energy, and an exhilarating era: don’t miss this period novel!] Cooking god Zhao Wan Feng transmigrates. She lands in a third-line military factory and even scores a perfect scientist husband. In that case, she’ll work hard and aim to become the cafeteria’s head cook, then settle down and enjoy life… No, she’ll become the cafeteria’s star, put down roots at the military factory, have children with her husband, and 3.5kReads9.2Score405Shelves

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   Only those with the same frequency can go further. Complementary talents are more suitable for falling in love. I wish you and me all the best

10. 10 七 In the 1970s: Picking Up a Madman as My Husband 七零年代疯批夫妇 The Colorful Xue Jingfei色彩缤纷的薛静妃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Historical era + green tea schemer + obsessive love + unhinged + powerful lead + everyday family life + pocket dimension + food + healing + transmigrate into a book This is the story of two unfortunate souls saving each other. After transmigrating into the countryside as a little orphan, Ming Dai meets Zhou Sinian, a mad powerful man who loves wearing red headscarves. Under the protection of his reputation, she manages to establish herself in the village. Zhou Sinian was a cannon-fodder characte 155.5kReads9.3Score20.6kShelves

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    It's good to read. Do you book friends have any recommendations for similar books?

11. 11 娇 She Weaponizes Her Beauty: The Rugged Army Officer Turns the Tables 娇娇持美行凶：糙汉军官将计就计 Tian Chun天纯Modern Romance628k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + flirtatious heroine + top-tier rugged man + incredibly sweet mutual devotion + both leads are each other's one and only] Soft, pampered beauty vs. high-IQ rugged hunk When Meng Wanqiao opened her eyes, she discovered she'd become a runaway bride who had been dragged back in the 1970s. After seeing so many pretty boys in the modern era who looked neither masculine nor feminine, the sight of the muscular, testosterone-packed veteran before her struck her right in the heart. But th 2.4kReads9.3Score304Shelves

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    It is touching and beautiful. Military marriage is not easy, and being a military wife is difficult. Read this book on how the heroine can be a good military wife and maintain a good military marriage...

12. 12 二 Marrying an Officer Again: The Socially Anxious Beauty Is Doted on by Her Brother-in-Law 二嫁军官，社恐美人被大伯哥娇宠 One More Spoonful再吃一勺儿Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Both Pure + Sweet, Sensual, Introverted Beauty vs. Deeply Cunning Officer + Sweet Romance + Period Setting + Eight-Year Age Gap] Tang Huan transmigrated into the body of a young widow whose husband had died just after their wedding. Losing her husband wasn't a problem. Her parents-in-law treated her like their own daughter. Her father-in-law gave her money every few days, and her mother-in-law was an amazing cook. Tang Huan had a wonderful life. The only thing she didn't like w 17.7kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves

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    The sweet pet of age difference, no one wants to try it

13. 13 年 The Pampered Wife Awakens and Goes Berserk in a Period Novel 年代文包子原配觉醒后发疯了 Clouds Skimming Shadows云掠影Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn + face-slapping + going berserk + getting rich Only after Meng Jiao awakened did she realize she was the meek, ill-fated first wife in a period novel. In the book, her mother-in-law abused her, her sister-in-law bullied her, and her brother-in-law slandered her. Yet she kept working without complaint, giving everything to the family. She exhausted herself holding up the Song family, but never earned their respect. In the end, after her brother-in-law accused her of having an affair with a 3.2kReads8.4Score212Shelves

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    This inspirational book about the heroine's awakening is really good to read. The story is close to life. The heroine has a strong and independent character, not a softie. She strives towards her goal step by step.

14. 14 九 The 1990s: Back to One Month Before My Husband's Tragic Death 九零：回到丈夫惨死前一月 Wealth and Prosperity金银富贵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-led period business drama + raising a child + unruly heroine + gentle, devoted husband + mutual healing] [Short drama now streaming] In her previous life, Su Ai was a gangster. She smoked, played cards, drank, and got into fights, and she didn't give a damn about anything. She even stole a handsome village doctor away to be her husband and had a well-behaved child with him. Her biggest regret was causing trouble and getting her husband killed at home. Even after she later built a busine 14.8kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves

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    Basically, I have read every one of them and kept them on my bookshelf. They are all chronology. You can check the introduction to see if it matches what you want. If you don't believe me, check the reading time on my homepage. I was shocked [laughing and crying]

15. 15 年 Period: I Plucked This Aloof Beauty 年代：这支高岭之花我摘了 Zhen Xuan枕暄Two Male Leads328k WordsCompleted [A fierce top with a bad back × a tough, foul-mouthed bottom] [A powerful couple]+ [A roguish village bully bottom + an aloof, elegant educated youth top]+ [Bonus chapters written however the author pleases] Shu Xiu had hardly ever fallen for anyone in his life, but the newly arrived educated youth was the one who tripped him up. It wasn't that he lacked self-control. The truth was, this educated youth was just too handsome. Brother Xiu, ruthless in his ways and hard of heart, had only one weakn 14.6kReads9.4Score2kShelves
16. 16 玄 The Metaphysics Expert Transmigrates into a Book Set in the 1970s and Is Taken Home by a Rough-He Wn Man 玄学大佬穿书70被糙汉娶回了家 I Need to Earn a Livinga我要恰饭aTwo Male Leads344k WordsCompleted [1v1 + mutual chastity + transmigrate into a book + aloof, jealous, rugged, loyal-dog seme × a Taoist shou who loves and hates with clear eyes and is ruthless] A genius young Taoist from the 21st century accidentally transmigrates into a book as its most tragic second male lead. A hopeless romantic? A naive sweetheart? A human punching bag? An ATM? Wicked Second Female Lead: Nianchen~ Lu Nianchen: Don't look up. Wicked Second Female Lead: Huh? She looks up. Splut! A lump of bird droppings fa 7.8kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
17. 17 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the ’70s: The Educated Youth Marries a Rough-Hewn Farmer and Strikes It Rich 穿书七零：知青下乡嫁糙汉暴富了 Qing Molian倾末恋Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Era Setting + Both Leads are Each Other's First and Only + Sweet Romance + Transmigration into a Book + Raising a Child + Pocket Dimension] A leader among the women of the apocalypse, she transmigrates into a period novel as a spoiled, troublemaking cannon-fodder supporting character. Though rich and beautiful, she is nearly assaulted after being betrayed by her fake best friend. Her husband from a flash marriage dumps a little bun on her and disappears. To escape her fate as a spoiled trouble 5.3kReads9.2Score806Shelves
18. 18 七 The 1970s Military Marriage: The Charming Army Wife Raises Kids and Wins Her Husband's Heart 七零军婚：俏军嫂养崽撩夫日常 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + second male lead takes the lead + fictional period setting] [Short drama now streaming] Xiao Qingru doesn't want to raise someone else's child, so she breaks off her engagement to her childhood sweetheart. Just as she's getting ready to focus on her career, she's targeted by a hothead from the capital. Xu Muzhou is the youngest and most promising pilot. The first time he meets her, he falls in love at first sight with his good friend's younger sister. When he hears she's alre 21.4kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
19. 19 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The Sweet Young Educated Youth Is Spoiled by a Rough-Hewn Man 穿书七零：娇娇知青被糙汉宠成宝 Sixteen Yue十六枂Modern Romance390k WordsCompleted Era setting + rugged man + devoted husband + everyday life + mutually devoted, one-on-one romance Song Yunqiao transmigrates into the body of a young female intellectual with the same name, who's on her way to the countryside. The original owner was beautiful and came from a good family, a bona fide rich beauty, but she wasn't very bright and was written out after only a few chapters. After sorting out the relationships, Song Yunqiao decides to stay away from the male and female leads and the vi 689Reads8.2Score—Shelves
20. 20 相 After a Blind Date, She Marries a Rugged Man and Becomes the Village Belle's Darling 相亲嫁给糙汉后，村花被娇宠上天 Autumn Is Long秋很长Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1970s + Devoted Husband + Raising Kids + Striving] Qin Hui never imagined anything so bizarre could happen to her: she transmigrated to the 1970s! Looking at the drab yellow-mud house and meals with no meat three times a day, Qin Hui couldn’t help thinking: When will this life without meat or pretty clothes ever end? This is too hard! Luckily, Heaven arranged a husband for her. Qin Hui never expected that after marrying the rough-hewn man by her side, he would spoil her rotten. 12.2kReads8.9Score663Shelves
21. 21 响 Answering the Nation's Call! Making a Fortune with Mystical Arts in the 1970s 响应国家号召！70搞玄日进斗金 Lin Yumu林雨沐Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + adorable baby + nuclear war + feng shui and metaphysics + espionage] Mu Qingqing returned to the 1970s with a bagua talisman. That very night, she ended up with a man rumored to be terrifyingly ruthless in the military. Before he could catch her, she ran for it! Using the space within her bagua talisman, she foretold life and death and defied fate. In a single day, she dealt with the scumbag and his mistress who had impersonated her and cut out her heart, as 643Reads9.2Score135Shelves

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    They are all beautiful period texts.

22. 22 七 The 1970s: Back to the Day Before She Married Her Abusive Scumbag 七零：重回和家暴渣男领证前一天 A Wisteria Vine一支藤萝Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [1970s] [Farm space] [Past and present lives] [Raising children] [Sharp-tongued heroine and taciturn hero] Gu Yuehuai is reborn on the day before she and her scumbag ex-husband register their marriage! In her previous life, her father wanted her to have finer food, so he went to the black market to make money through small-time trading. Someone reported him, branding him a profiteer. After being paraded through the streets, he was sent to prison. In her previous life, her eldest brother killed t 11.3kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
23. 23 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Village Girl Bride Has a Bit of Sass 重生七零：村姑媳妇有点茶！ Gu Jinmo古堇末Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + twins + devoted couple + no golden finger] Su Dongnuan wakes up in a dilapidated cave dwelling on the Loess Plateau, lying beside a handsome, cold intellectual sent down to the countryside, who is now her husband. She looks at the pitch-black cave, the earthen kang bed, and the clay stove, and her vision goes black. What should she do? Since she's here, she might as well make the best of it. But she has no golden finger, no pocket dimension, and her husband 13.1kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
24. 24 学 Top Student, Give Me a Hug: My Laid-Back Wife Has a System 学霸抱抱，咸鱼老婆有系统 The Dark Circles Aren't Dark黑眼圈不黑Modern Romance679k WordsCompleted [A laid-back, socially anxious Qiao Zhizhi + a gentle, sunny top student, Mu Nanyi + System + food + sweet romance + feel-good wish fulfillment] At 25, Qiao Zhizhi was constantly being nagged by her mother to go on blind dates. Then one day, she suddenly got bound to the Laid-Back Comeback System. [Task: A healthy body requires the Host to put in more effort. The Host must run two kilometers every day. Punishment: menstrual cramps.] [Task: Learn martial arts. Reward: Goddess Tea (boosts metaboli 4.9kReads9.4Score608Shelves
25. 25 娇 The Delicate Beauty Is Spoiled Rotten by a Rugged, Fierce Man 娇滴滴小美人被凶猛糙汉宠野了 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance490k WordsCompleted [Complete❗] Xie Hezhang, a local troublemaker from Helian Village with a bad class background, found himself pursued by a city girl sent to the countryside. The young woman couldn't carry a shoulder pole or lift a hand, and complained that her hands hurt whenever she did farm work. Her only hobby was trailing after him wherever he went. One afternoon, fed up with her, Xie Hezhang cornered her in the cotton field and threatened, “Keep following me and I'll beat you up.” The sweet little Shu Qingy 6.8kReads9.2Score750Shelves

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    🌈🌈Xie Hezhang leaned on the bed with an expressionless face, raised his head and looked at the moonlight coming in from the narrow window lattice. He touched his hand in his trouser pocket and did not find the cigarette case. Instead, he found a piece of nougat wrapped in blue oil paper. ✨✨He thought of the little girl wearing a blue cloth dress who handed him nougat.

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