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1. 151 捡 The Bargain-Hunting Era: Lin Mei’s Daily Life of Scoring Freebies 捡漏年代：林美的薅羊毛日常 Dimension Mender次元缝补匠Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Everyday Life + Finding Bargains + Ordinary Person Reborn in the Womb + No Handouts, No Saintly Heroine, No Throwing Herself at Men + No Being Sent to the Countryside, No Military Marriage, No Rough-Hewn Hero + A Small Golden Finger That Gradually Levels Up + A Palm-Sized Pocket Dimension for Stashing Private Savings] Reborn in the womb in 1949, Lin Mei becomes the daughter of an ordinary farming family in Linjia Village. Beautiful but useless, she’s not cut out for great thing 14.5kReads9.2Score1kShelves
2. 152 六 Staying in the City in the 1960s: Everyday Family Life 六零不下乡，家长里短 User74149451用户74149451Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + patriotism + no romance + System + ensemble cast + family life + everyday living + rumors and gossip] In a nutshell: After transmigrating to the 1960s, Xiang Mianmian uses the System to find jobs for her family and friends, and the Xiang family grows rich. Full synopsis: A parallel world where the nation is developing steadily! An ensemble story with no fixed protagonist!!! All the gossip in the county is at her fingertips. In the 1960s, Xiang Mianmian, the sixth child in her f 956Reads8.0Score236Shelves
3. 153 七 The 1970s: I Became the Military Romance Heroine's Biological Younger Sister 七零：我成了军婚女主的亲妹妹 Jiaqi佳奇Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Jiang Caixuan transmigrated into a military-marriage novel set in the Seventies. After being reborn, the heroine vowed never to repeat the mistakes of her past. So she acted first and arranged with her gentle mother to take over the family job. She also became involved with a military officer who had lost his wife and was raising a child. After weathering a series of trials and tribulations, the two lived happily together. But Jiang Caixuan looked at her original self, whose health had been poor 9.1kReads7.2Score701Shelves
4. 154 六 A Sixty-Year-Old Woman Dies of Overwork, Then Is Reborn in the 1980s to Raise Kids in Style 六旬老太过劳死，重生八零养崽香 Jiu Hong九泓Modern Romance566k WordsCompleted [Period setting + 1980s + reborn + ensemble cast + family drama + no golden finger + feel-good growth story] After raising four children through self-sacrifice, Su Fengxia, now in her sixties, has a pension that should let her live comfortably. Instead, her children sponge off her, and she is forced to take hourly jobs to help support her son’s family. In the end, she works herself to death. Reborn in the 1980s, she decides to rewrite her fate. With her husband backing her up, she launches a cam 124Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A story set in normal times, about everyday family life, and living a down-to-earth and honest life. [Heart emoji]

5. 155 重 Reborn and Cutting Ties: My Dogs and I Conquer the Mountains 重生断亲，我和狗子们闯山林 The Stranger Is as Beautiful as Jade陌上人如玉Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1960s] [Northeastern Folk Customs] [Hunting in the Deep Mountains] [Hunting Dogs] [Reborn] [No Romance] Bai Dujuan has been reborn once more. In her first two lives, she died under mysterious circumstances because of so-called family ties. In her third life, she finally learned to let go. She cuts ties with her mother, follows her grandfather, who is over eighty, and heads into the deep mountains with her hunting dogs. Her grandfather is an old hunter of the mountains, armed with a rifle and a 16.5kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves
6. 156 七 The 1970s: You’re the Worst Parents I’ve Ever Had 七零：你们是我带过最差的爹妈 Casual Verses闲吟Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (An ordinary person working hard to become a top student + the daily life of a family of three + making money + delicious food) Both leads are each other's first and only love. Alternate setting, with some original worldbuilding. School system: 6+3+3. A slow-paced, slice-of-life story. At twelve, Bai Ran regained the memories of her previous life and decided to study hard, get into college, and change her fate. But why was she the only one in the family of three making an effort? Thirty is the p 1.3kReads8.8Score131Shelves
7. 157 闺 My Best Friend and I Transmigrated Together, and I Feast on Gossip in the Seventies 闺蜜双穿，我在七零年代吃大瓜 Zhao Yuetang赵悦糖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book + Couple Transmigration + System + Pocket Dimension + Family Life + Romance] There are countless transmigration stories, but car accidents account for half of them. She’s in an accident right after getting a new car, and she and her best friend transmigrate into a book. Her best friend is beautiful, fair-skinned, and long-legged, with handsome men always around her. She’s dark, skinny, and short-legged, running all over the pla 2kReads8.9Score210Shelves
8. 158 穿 Transmigrating to 1970: The Fish in the Pond Finds Love 穿越70之池鱼有喜 Shepherd Boy at the Village Head村头放羊娃Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted This story is set in a fictional world. Please don’t take it too seriously. [Ensemble cast in small doses / combat powerhouse / storage space / crafting expert / gossip and farming / taking down scumbags and getting rich] Jiang Yu has been struggling to survive in a post-apocalyptic world plagued by natural disasters since she was eight, and along the way she was forced to master the craft of fixing broken things. After an accident, she transmigrates to the 1970s. Reborn as a pitiful girl abused 2.4kReads8.8Score227Shelves
9. 159 别 Everyone Else Transmigrates or Is Reborn, but I'm Just a Native Cannon-Fodder 别人都是穿越重生，就我土著炮灰 Fat Salty Fish胖咸鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as: I'm a Cannon Fodder in the Seventies (No romance!) When eight-year-old Mo Erya was playing with mud marbles, her five-year-old brother Mo Wuwa, nicknamed Shitou, by her side, both of them covered in dust, Qiao Qiao next door transmigrated after falling into the water. So eight-year-old Mo Erya learned that she would grow up to be cannon fodder in a lucky heroine story, fighting the female lead over a man, making trouble at every turn, and meeting a tragic end! Mo Erya boldly wiped 6.5kReads9.0Score574Shelves
10. 160 老 Buddy, Open the Door! I'm Bringing a Script Back to the 1970s 老铁开门，我带剧本回七零啦 The Moon Is No Longer Whole月不圆了Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted Ruan Chutang transmigrates into a book. It’s a novel set in a bygone era, and her family has nothing. Both her parents are educated youths sent to the countryside, with barely enough food to get through each day. Her biological father is about to meet his end. Ruan Chutang can’t help grumbling to herself: “That’s so awful. You can’t ride the tractor, it could kill you! Dad, once you finish your exam, you have to walk home. Otherwise, you’ll fall into a pit with the tractor and kick the bucket.” 3.6kReads8.9Score270Shelves
11. 161 漂 The Gorgeous, High-Maintenance Mediator of the 1970s 漂亮作精在七零当调解员 Er Lulu二鹿鹿Modern Romance298k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Beloved by the Whole Family + Hilarious + Military Marriage] You were supposed to mediate family disputes, not encourage people to get divorced! - After five years as a marriage counselor, breaking up countless unhappy couples, Jiang An'an was hit over the head with a brick and flung into the material-scarce 1970s. Her father was a lazy good-for-nothing, her mother was tough as nails, and all three of her older sisters were a handful. As for her, she was a beautiful airhead who 6.1kReads8.8Score600Shelves
12. 162 惊 What a Shock! I Landed a Secure Government Job in the 1960s 惊！我竟在六零端上了铁饭碗 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Set in a bygone era + Transmigration + Inspirational + Heartwarming + Everyday family life + City job] After saving a cat just after finishing the college entrance exams, Su Yuhe became a vegetable. A year later, she transmigrated into the body of Su He, a girl from Nanshan Village in the 1960s who had heard that the college entrance exams had been suspended, missed a step, and drowned. Suddenly transported to the countryside of the 1960s, Su He had no phone, no electricity, no internet, and n 23.1kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
13. 163 穿 Transmigrated into a 1970s Novel as Cannon Fodder, I Lie Flat Thanks to a Supermarket 穿书七零炮灰后我靠超市躺平了 Listening to Rain Beneath the Clouds云下听雨Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted "Period setting + System supermarket + everyday family life + lighthearted + doting" Overworked office drone Su Qingran has a few too many drinks after getting promoted. When she opens her eyes, she’s become a doomed cannon-fodder character in the 1970s. The original owner was drugged by a scumbag and had stumbled into the woods, her whole body burning as the drug took effect. As if that weren’t enough, someone had also drugged a young army officer who’d returned to visit his family that night. 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Currently being serialized, a period drama, low-key, slice-of-life, worth checking out.

14. 164 石 Shi Shun's Growth 石顺的成长 Shi Shunzhi石顺之Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted About Growth At the foot of the Dabie Mountains, a young man named Shi Shun journeys forward, one step at a time. Over the first half of his life, he experiences sincere family affection, treasures friendships forged through hardship, encounters tender love, and strives to build an ordinary career. He grows from a naive, awkward youth into a steady and responsible man, tempering his character amid the everyday bustle of life and coming to understand what life means through the companionship of 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A truly excellent piece of writing from a bygone era; authentic, touching, inspiring, relatable, and healing; down-to-earth yet relatable, revealing genuine emotions in the ordinary, and demonstrating that even the mundane can be extraordinary.

15. 165 重 Reborn in 1985: A Different Life 重生85：不一样的人生 Three-Legged Toad三条腿的蛤蟆Urban7.3M WordsCompleted Search for the new book, Grabbing Success and Beautiful Women with Both Hands in ’98, for an even better read! [Period Setting] [Multiple Love Interests] [Cozy Daily Life] [Coal Mine Elements] [Making Money] This is a story that starts in a coal mine. In his previous life, he suffered from a terminal illness and died alone. But then he was reborn in 1985. He returned to Yanxi Coal Mine, the place he had never stopped longing for. Facing the woman he once loved, he decided to make up for his regr 22.7kReads8.4Score1.8kShelves

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    A bookworm with 4000 hours of reading time recommends this book. It's readable!

16. 166 霞 Xia Guangnuan's First Book 霞光暖暖的第1本书 Warm Glowing Clouds霞光暖暖Modern Romance568k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Realistic Rural Life + Family Matters + Adultery + Beloved by Everyone + A Woman’s Growth] Hong Xing is a village doctor, twenty-three years old, and the mother of two daughters. Only after her husband dies unexpectedly does she discover that the man who always seemed so honest and quiet, a man who could hardly get a word out even if you beat him with three sticks, had betrayed her. Her whole world collapses. She had always followed the rules of a virtuous wife, respected her p 1.3kReads7.9Score131Shelves
17. 167 铁 Tiezhu's Fate 铁柱的命 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Urban291k WordsCompleted In the 1990s, the twenty-year-old Tiezhu, whose given name was Gao Fei, was handsome, dashing, and well educated. He studied hard, hoping to change his fate through knowledge and escape the countryside. But fate kept playing tricks on him, making him fail time and again. Disheartened, he found the courage to face life again with encouragement from Yanhua, the village beauty. His excellence always won him admirers. After meeting different women, he gradually realized who loved him most. Sadly, by 5.4kReads6.8Score210Shelves
18. 168 烽 Apricots Beneath the Flames of War 烽火栓杏 Witty and Clever妙语玲珑Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted The 1930s: a turbulent and unsettled era. The extraordinary story of a remarkable woman, who weaves her own spectacular life. Join the author as we open the door to that tumultuous age through a unique perspective. 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A period drama, positive and uplifting, well-written and high-quality. Very addictive!

19. 169 穿 Transmigrated to the 1950s, the Country Sent Me Abroad to Study 穿越五零，国家送我去留学 A Cup of Wine in the Spring Breeze Among Peach and Plum Blossoms桃李春风一杯酒丶Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [No Golden Finger] [Strong Female Lead] [Research] [Few Extreme Male Leads] [Academic Prodigy] [A Strong Nation] [1950s] [Family Life] [Positive Energy] [Romance] An optimistic, positive female lead who refuses to waste energy on negativity, and a handsome male lead who trades his pen for a gun. (The romance is very, very subtle so far. The main plot is studying abroad and doing research.) After waking from a nap, Shi Jiayi becomes one of the chosen ones of the 1950s. The tide of transmigration 72kReads9.3Score6.3kShelves

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    This book is exceptionally good. Currently, it mainly focuses on the female protagonist's learning process and research achievements during her studies abroad. She also consistently helps the country improve certain technologies, earning her third-class and second-class merit awards. Furthermore, during her studies, she learned about mechanics, precision manufacturing, and specialized machinery, mastering a wide range of technologies. She is a highly confidential talent, known to high-ranking leaders who emphasize the need to protect her.

20. 170 烟 Love Amid the Fireworks of Life 烟火今生情 Witty and Clever妙语玲珑Modern Romance108k WordsCompleted The story of a young woman studying biopharmaceuticals as she grows from an inexperienced college student into an adult making her way in the world, encounters a terrible man, and struggles through a thorny path. Along the way, she finds a close male friend and a soulmate, and grows through her independent efforts... 29Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 171 年 Transmigrating into a Period Novel: The Fake Heiress Refuses to Be a Stepmom 年代穿书：假千金不当后妈 Endless Time时光悠悠Modern Romance558k WordsCompleted When Shen Shuhua opened her eyes, she had entered a period novel as the fake heiress whose identity had been switched back and who was about to be sent to the countryside. Her biological parents favored the other daughter. The real heiress, Shen Shuyu, had returned reborn, stolen her blind date, and even set her up with her fake older brother, Shen Shumo. Luckily, from the start she had a one-cubic-meter pocket dimension and ten Body-Strengthening Pills. With her golden finger, she had nothing t 18.1kReads6.9Score2.2kShelves

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    Super good! [Masterpiece of Sparrow Food][Masterpiece of Sparrow Food][Sending Hearts]

22. 172 穿 Transported to 1980: I Have an Iron Rice Bowl from the Start 穿到1980，开局就有铁饭碗 Tiramisu提米拉苏Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [A career-focused heroine with a government job + 90% career storyline + a male lead who is weaker than the female lead] Lin Ruxin, from 2026, transmigrates into the body of Lin Ruxin in 1981. The original owner was not only ungrateful, but also hopelessly lovesick. As one of the first college graduates, she should have focused on her career, but instead devoted all her attention to men. Lin Ruxin can't stand it. Watch her kick her scumbag boyfriend to the curb and leave her coworkers stunned. W 34.8kReads8.7Score3.6kShelves

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    A strong female protagonist within the system during a certain era! Career is the main focus, no toxic elements.

23. 173 重 Reborn as a Little Blade of Grass 重生之俺是一颗小小草 The Junior Sister Who Doesn't Like Clay Pot Porridge不爱吃砂锅粥的师妹Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted Reborn, Tian Jincao refuses to be a dependent vine in the big city ever again. She kicks her trash ex to the curb and resolutely returns to the mountains, determined to help the girls there soar, leave the mountains behind, and see a wider world. To her surprise, the man she had loved in her past life has also been reborn. When they meet again years later, the first thing he asks is, “Will you marry me?” Tian Jincao answers, “Yes. I absolutely will!” In their previous life, the leads missed thei 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's really good! No melodramatic plot twists, no mindless nonsense, just a story set in a normal historical period. Go check it out!

24. 174 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Book Set in the 1970s and Married the Male Lead's Uncle 穿书七零嫁给男主他叔 The Junior Sister Who Doesn't Like Clay Pot Porridge不爱吃砂锅粥的师妹Modern Romance647k WordsCompleted Lin Susu woke up one day and transmigrated into a book, becoming the villainous female character in a period novel. In the book, the villainess sabotages the romance between the male and female leads, causes trouble at every turn, and ultimately meets a miserable end. Transmigrated Lin Susu declares: The male and female leads must stay together. Wouldn't it be better to cling to the uncle who's taller, more handsome, higher-ranking, and richer than the male lead? Her uncle says: “Be good, you ca 2.2kReads8.7Score199Shelves
25. 175 睁 Wake Up! The Delicate Darling Is Kissed and Spoiled by Her New Husband 睁眼！娇气精被换亲丈夫又亲又宠 Mrs. Hockcliffe霍克利夫人Modern Romance373k WordsCompleted Please check the top-left corner. The rating is low because not many people have reviewed it. [Rebirth + Spoiled Female Lead + Devoted Male Lead + Sweet, Affectionate Everyday Life + Utterly Pampered Wife + Both Are Each Other's One and Only] An Xin is fair-skinned and beautiful, a renowned village beauty. But because of her family's poor class background, no one dares to marry her. In the end, she is forced into a marriage swap with Song Zhiyuan, a man from a poor family. She resents the marria 15.4kReads7.1Score1.6kShelves
26. 176 拿 Get the Handsome Educated Youth, and Run Again and I’ll Break Your Legs! 拿下貌美知青，再敢跑打断腿！ Mrs. Hockcliffe霍克利夫人Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted [Stunning Heroine + Love at First Sight + Sweet Romance + Rugged Hero + A Pocket Dimension That’s Not Much Use + Everyday Life + Both Leads Are Chaste] Ye Shu is just like her name: beautiful and delicate. By some inexplicable twist, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes an educated youth sent to the countryside. Ye Shu: Does going to the countryside mean farm work? I can’t stand hardship at all. Luckily, I have money and a way to cheat. At worst, I’ll do less work and eat less from the com 19.9kReads8.0Score1.7kShelves
27. 177 知 Educated Youth: Date Me, and I'll Take You to the City 知青：你跟我处对象，我带你进城 Yaya of the Sea Emperor's Hall海皇殿的伢伢Urban130k WordsOngoing [Educated youth + soul transmigration + Northeastern dialect + daily life + unexpected riches + entrepreneurship and prosperity + Northeastern romance] In 2016, a tough Northeastern guy named Sanpao transmigrates into the body of Gu Yuemin, a bookish country boy living in 1976. There, he meets Liu Puying, a sexy educated youth, and the two embark on a turbulent love story full of breakups and reconciliations, never quite managing to part ways. 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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28. 178 中 Starting Out as a Vocational School Student, I Worked My Factory to the Bone 中专生开局，我把工厂卷疯了 Peach Heart Rainbow桃心彩虹Modern Romance627k WordsOngoing A modern quality-control worker transmigrates to the famine years of the 1960s. The moment she opens her eyes, she faces a desperate situation: the high school entrance exam has been suspended, and she's being forced to go to the countryside. To avoid being sent down, she promptly skips grades, studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and secures a stable job at a state-owned enterprise, successfully escaping that fate. She doesn't have any miraculous talent that will make her famou 34.8kReads8.2Score3.7kShelves

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    The female protagonist's family are all normal people, with no particularly difficult relatives. She didn't go to the countryside; instead, she took the high school entrance exam a year early, got into a vocational school, and was assigned a job.

29. 179 七 The 1970s: Reborn Before the Scumbag Brought Someone to Report Me 七零，重生回渣男带人举报前 Qin Bao'er钦宝儿Modern Romance802k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Yan Wenyi was deceived by a scumbag until the very end. Only as she was dying did she learn that he had reported her grandfather, and that he had also killed him for his fortune. That man had been carrying on with her so-called best friend for a long time, too. The two of them abused her without restraint, draining her until she had nothing left. Even then, they wouldn’t let her go, and dumped her in a mental hospital. Thankfully, fate gave her another chance at life. She r 4.6kReads8.7Score409Shelves

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    This is so good! I've watched it so many times!

30. 180 渣 My Scumbag Dad Remarries, So the Pitiful Girl from the 1970s Takes Her Sister to Find Their Father 渣爹另娶，七零小可怜带妹去寻父 My Name Is Alu我叫阿绿Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing [Ancient-to-modern + military compound + reborn + transmigration + everyday family life + golden finger + ensemble cast in small doses + play the pig to eat the tiger] Jiang Wenluo of the Great Jin Dynasty was punished by Heaven for putting justice before family and transmigrated to the 1970s, becoming a seven-year-old child. The child had a miserable life. Her mother died in childbirth while having a second child, and her father remarried six months later. Her grandmother favored boys over girl 17.5kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates from ancient times to the present. Her father remarries and her mother dies, so she and her younger sister try to find her scumbag father by hopping on a train. However, her father already has a new family and twins. The female protagonist's stepmother is also a reincarnation; in her previous life, she caused the deaths of three husbands and is somewhat mentally unstable. This isn't a typical "face-slapping" story; the female protagonist and her sister happily join their extended family. The story is filled with chaotic everyday life and laughter, and the pace is quite slow.

31. 181 重 Reborn: I Build a Technology Tree in 1976 重生：我在一九七六开科技树 Qian Xun Xun千寻讯Urban40k WordsCompleted Engineering PhD Chen Mo opens his eyes and finds himself back in the resource-strapped 1970s. The mud-brick house in the northern countryside is drafty, the watery porridge never fills anyone up, and troublesome relatives keep making life difficult. His grandmother favors his second uncle’s family, letting them take all the good things while dumping every hard job on Chen Mo’s family. Just as Chen Mo is at a loss, the Technology Tree System activates. Touch any mechanical or electrical device, a —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That's the only one left.

32. 182 落 I Landed in Siheyuan and Earned Rewards by Solving Cases 落地四合院，我靠查案爆奖励 Idle Person, Trivial Matters闲人淡事Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsOngoing [Siheyuan] [Transmigration] [Mostly solving cases] [Daily life on the side] [The System stays quiet but causes trouble] [Getting into hot water] [A scoundrel, but not indiscriminately] Warnings: 1. The main plot follows his career, with lots of case-solving and a little officialdom. The Siheyuan and daily life form a secondary storyline, interwoven throughout. 2. It's not all courtyard drama. The tone is low-conflict, and it respects the historical setting. Nobody goes on a mindless killing spre 7.1kReads6.7Score494Shelves

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    Male-oriented, courtyard house setting, period drama with a strong sense of the era, focusing primarily on the protagonist's career and secondarily on his daily life. The male lead isn't the type to wreak havoc and collect treasures everywhere. There are scenes set in the courtyard, and the story isn't overly violent... Readers with caution should be aware of any of these triggers...

33. 183 真 The Real Heiress Lands a Secure Job in the 1970s 真千金竟在七零端上了铁饭碗 Wu Yiyan吴一言Modern Romance529k WordsCompleted (No romance) Zhao Jinshu died in a tide of insects in the year 2977 of the Star Era. When she woke up, she had become Zhao Jinshu in 1977 AD. As an all-around powerhouse from the interstellar future, she finds the place poor, but it has the natural, unpolluted food she loves, so she’s fairly satisfied. Just as she gets settled, her biological parents show up, and they’re no ordinary people. On top of that, their adopted daughter has taken her place as the real heiress. Why would she accept them? 1.6kReads6.4Score125Shelves

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    Everything is quite logical; the supporting characters don't become less intelligent, and although the characters have flaws, they aren't the kind of characters whose conflicts are forced just for the sake of the plot.

34. 184 七 The 1970s: The Capitalist Heiress and Her Military-Wife Foil 七零之资本家大小姐的随军对照组 Wu Yiyan吴一言Modern Romance584k WordsCompleted When Xu Jiangnan stood on the island with a beat-up bag in her hand and a bewildered look on her face, Li Xinghua happened to arrive. Li Xinghua was the rich young lady of a capitalist family, with fair skin, a pretty face, a good education, and a special space. Xu Jiangnan might have been a proper, respectable girl and not bad-looking either, but she had a dark complexion, no education, and not a cent to her name. Everyone praised her to her face but mocked her for being poor behind her back. T 3.1kReads8.4Score222Shelves
35. 185 重 Reborn 20 Years Ago: From Street Tough to Upstanding Young Man 重生20年从顽主到四有青年 Mr. Red Flag红旗先生Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [No System] [Ensemble cast] [Everyday life] [Business rivalry] [Romance] [Martial world] Does being reborn count as rebirth if you have no memories of your past life? In 2024, business tycoon Chen Yuanping is framed and sent back to the autumn of his nineteenth year. A completely different life begins... At the foot of the imperial city, in Liulichang. A group of young people born in the sixties and seventies leave the crowded courtyard houses in the hutongs, carrying their dreams 4.2kReads7.5Score222Shelves

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    This historical novel set in a grand era isn't a typical "feel-good" novel, but I personally find it very engaging and enjoyable.

36. 186 老 My Husband Cheated, So I Swapped Husbands with His Mistress to Change Our Fates 老公出轨，我和小三换夫改命 Du Wanxing杜菀星Modern Romance553k WordsCompleted A new novel currently being serialized, with its rating just posted! [Not a wish-fulfillment story] [Period setting + remarriage + devoted husband + marriage first, love later] [Some ensemble cast elements] [No System] [No pocket dimension] [Realistic everyday life] In the height of summer in 1977, Xu Nan, a temporary worker at a machinery factory, caught her husband, Cheng Peng, having an affair with Liang Yan Min, an employee at the same factory. To protect his reputation and prospects, Cheng 17.3kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves

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    In line with the times, a normal life trajectory

37. 187 大 The Courtyard Compound: The Warmth of Everyday Life 大杂院：人间烟火气 Du Xiaore杜小惹Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted [Period setting + family drama + everyday life] If you're young and inexperienced, take this as a warning and steer clear. This book probably isn't for you. It has none of the usual wish-fulfillment tropes and no imaginary cheat powers. It's simply an ordinary story about people in northern China. [No transmigration, no System, no pocket dimension, no being reborn, and none of the modern-novel elements you know.] It records the ordinary life of a northern town in the 1980s, capturing the memorie 8.6kReads9.1Score757Shelves
38. 188 年 Period: Three Years of Hardship, I Made My Fortune Hunting! 年代：三年困难，我靠打猎发家！ North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Urban493k WordsCompleted He transmigrates, and finds himself with a crippled older brother and a younger sister who has dropped out of school. They face the earth and turn their backs to the sky, toiling in the fields. It’s 1958. People may not have much to eat, but their spirits are rich. Everyone has faith and hope for the future. As long as they work hard, they can create a better tomorrow! … A country kid transmigrates. He makes a living off the land, then eventually moves to the city. He has a space that can grow. 2.6kReads7.0Score106Shelves
39. 189 重 Reborn in 1978: Starting with Selling Herbal Tea 重生1978：从卖凉茶开始 Candied Sweet Potato Cake拔丝蛋糕地瓜Urban199k WordsOngoing In his previous life, Chen Fan was a businessman who met a crushing defeat. His family was torn apart, his loved ones were gone, and he was left with nothing but regrets. When he opened his eyes again, he was back at the dawn of Reform and Opening Up, eighteen years old once more. His family was drowning in debt, his mother was gravely ill, his sister's engagement had been called off, and his overbearing uncle was determined to seize the family's last means of survival. In this desperate situat 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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40. 190 快 Quick Transmigration: You Didn't Want to Marry Me, So Don't Cry When I Pick Someone Else 快穿！结婚你不愿，换人你别哭啊 July Sunrise七月朝阳Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Qing Dynasty Transmigration + Ancient Times + Modern-Day Scumbag-Bashing Revenge] Qing Dynasty transmigration + historical era + domineering CEO + broken engagement + cannon fodder + ex-wife + no fixed CP + golden finger + spatial dimension + cannon fodder comeback + punching scumbag men and tearing apart green tea women. High-octane catharsis from start to finish! ① The wealthy heiress strikes back against relatives trying to fleece her √ ② Qing Dynasty transmigration + Jia Yi 10.4kReads7.9Score934Shelves

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    Choose any of the fifty or sixty stories from different eras.

41. 191 年 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: After the Broken Engagement, the Original Male Lead Trembles in Fear 年代快穿，退婚，原男主瑟瑟发抖 July Sunrise七月朝阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as: Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: After Breaking Off Her Engagement, the Cannon Fodder Heroine Has a Lucky Pregnancy Note: This story is entirely fictional. (Alternate history + Era-hopping + Devoted couples + Adorable children + Triplets + Farming + Transmigration + Intelligent brain pocket dimension + Interstellar + More children, more blessings + Cannon fodder fights back + Face-slapping scumbags + Strong heroine + Modern romance + Republican era + Showbiz) Synopsis: The a 7.2kReads9.0Score420Shelves
42. 192 快 Quick Transmigration! From the 1930s to the New Millennium, I Outdid Everyone 快穿！从三零到千禧我卷赢所有 July Sunrise七月朝阳Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period setting + devoted couples + sweet romance + no fixed pairing + pocket dimension + reborn + transmigration + revenge + face-slapping + comeback + calculated self-interest + fictional period setting + note that there are male supporting characters + tragic supporting characters] Note: This story is entirely fictional. In Star Calendar Year 3300, Jiang Qingqing was born in an interstellar orphanage and left unclaimed. To survive, Jiang Qingqing takes only an old, battered robot discarded by 6.2kReads8.4Score363Shelves
43. 193 打 A Working Stiff's Little Journal 打工小记 The Village Is Not Late村不晚Urban270k WordsCompleted Urban daily life + earning a living through hard work + multiple heroines + healing The story of an ordinary wage earner: from drifting to Guangzhou to drifting to Beijing, from Shaoxing to Foshan and then to Majiaqiao in Beijing. Fifteen years in all. See how a worker at the bottom makes his way through life... I went south at fifteen and drifted north at thirty. The fiercest gamble of my life took fifteen years to pay for. Over those fifteen years, I worked in an electronics factory, served 51Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended!

44. 194 综 The Princes Born of Noble Blood All Fell for Her 综清穿天生贵胄的皇子都栽了 July Sunrise七月朝阳Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Completed novel [1.5 million words, alternate-history Qing transmigration + not historically accurate + angst and infidelity + one-on-one romance in the later stages + changing pairings + the Nine Princes + Kangxi] Qing transmigration compilation + alternate history + more children, more blessings + wild imagination + period setting + strong heroine + Dream of the Red Chamber Cultivation + transmigration space + comeback and face-slapping + pairing with one of the Nine Princes + Kangxi] Synopsis 7.3kReads8.7Score387Shelves
45. 195 后 After My Stepmother Was Executed, I Took My Younger Brothers to the Countryside 后妈枪毙后，我带着弟弟们下乡啦 A Single Thought of Abundance一念丰色Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + reborn + pocket dimension + spirit spring ++ no saintly do-gooder] The heroine hasn’t told the hero about her pocket dimension~ (There are some awful people, but the protagonist is badass. A satisfying read!) Shen Nian got into a car accident on her way to help with earthquake relief and donate supplies. She woke up as Shen Nian, a fool in the 1970s. At first, she thought it was just an ordinary transmigration, but then she discovered that she was act 2.5kReads7.9Score271Shelves
46. 196 天 The Guardian Angel of Heaven 天堂的使者之守护 Jing Ran i敬燃iModern Romance459k WordsOngoing Jiang Xiaolan and Hu Bin adopted sixteen orphans: twelve girls and four boys. This novel follows the everyday lives of this big family as its members grow up, covering marriage, love, work, careers, and all the ordinary things in life. Love and being loved, hardship, growth, protection, support, and redemption. This book has no grand central theme, and it is not a feel-good transmigration story full of extraordinary people and events. It is a realistic story rooted in everyday life. Love is its 1Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 197 重 Back to Thirty Years Ago 重回三十年前 lie flat Is a Blessing躺平是福Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted A magical watch lets her transmigrate back and forth between the present and thirty years ago. Thank goodness! This time, she has to seize the opportunity and save herself from her tragic fate. 904Reads7.7Score106Shelves
48. 198 于 Yu Jing, County Magistrate on the Frontier 于璟之边疆县令 Jing Ran i敬燃iHistorical502k WordsOngoing A common man takes office and bravely heads to a remote frontier. His wife plans and advises, while the women around him are strong warriors. He wins the people’s hearts and earns the support of righteous men. Using his wits, he outmaneuvers the local chieftains, bringing peace to the people and prosperity to trade. As goods abound and the people grow wealthy, Han and non-Han communities live in harmony. Together, the various peoples govern the borderlands and build a shared future. 33Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 199 民 Republican Era: I'm the Bandit Mountain Rose 民国：我是土匪山里红 lie flat Is a Blessing躺平是福Urban824k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + Republic of China era + War of Resistance + Online Game + Female Protagonist + No Romance) A member of the Republic’s Fire Phoenix Special Forces, with a game in tow, transmigrates to the Republic of China in 1924. She becomes the top boss of the Heavenly King Stronghold in the Taihang Mountains, and the granddaughter of the leader of the bandits across the seven northern provinces. Not bad! There’s still time. With the items in her game inventory, she can put together a well-e 793Reads6.8Score107Shelves
50. 200 重 Reborn in 1958: From Fool to Mountain Hunter 重生1958：从傻子到山林猎人 Empty Your Emptiness放空你的空Rural Life913k WordsOngoing A King of Soldiers is reborn in 1958 as a village fool who was nearly beaten to death. One blow from a club jolts him awake. His blood feud remains unsettled, and now another attempt on his life is underway. He flees into the mountains and takes over a place said to be cursed. An educated youth reports him? His enemies try to kill him? He sneers. In these lawless mountains, he makes the rules. 11.3kReads7.2Score855Shelves

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    This new book is very serious; it doesn't have those overpowered protagonist tropes.

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