Finally Found a Proper Period-Era Novel. 终于看到妥妥滴年代文了。

1. 251 六 The Sixies’ Worst Old Lady: You, You, and You, Get Down on Your Knees! 六零极品老太：你你还有你跪下！ Xia Chen夏沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Golden Finger + Everyday Life] Young Qihong Dou wakes up in the 1960s in the body of a troublesome old woman. She has a huge brood of descendants and endless family drama, and every morning she opens her eyes wondering why she still hasn't died. After becoming the awful Old Madam Zhao, Qihong Dou fails to die and has no choice but to accept her fate and start fighting to survive. Fortunately, Heaven hasn't treated her too badly: it gave her a golden finger. A t 25.7kReads9.3Score3kShelves
2. 252 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 101.2kReads9.6Score10kShelves
3. 253 大 Boss, Your Lucky Sweetheart Is Reborn in the 1970s 大佬，锦鲤甜妻在七十年代重生了 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + enterprising heroine who only starts buying courtyard homes later on + male lead is a research powerhouse devoted to serving his country] Qin Wanwan was crouching by a grave, watching the commotion, when she accidentally became the center of it. She possessed someone and was reborn. She dealt with the scumbag and the other woman in kind, sending them both to a farm for reform. Then she sold her ancestral home, bought a job, stuffed her pockets with cash, and plunged straight in 1.3kReads9.3Score559Shelves
4. 254 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 152.5kReads9.5Score12.3kShelves
5. 255 八 The 1980s: The Spicy Little Wife and Her Tycoon Husband 八零小辣媳：我家大佬有金矿 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name, "The Spicy Little Wife of the Eighties: My Man Has a Gold Mine", is now streaming. [Reborn + Sweet Romance + Gold Prospecting] Liu Yueya of Jinnianzi Village is rumored to be a shrew who brings bad luck to her husbands, so no one dares marry her. Wu Guangxu, the village bully, has just gotten out of prison, and no woman in the village dares marry him either. One day, the villagers discover Liu Yueya and Wu Guangxu having an “intimate rendezvous” in the mountains 5kReads9.4Score597Shelves
6. 256 七 The Sevenites’ Divine Doctor and Fiery Wife 七零之神医辣妻 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Bullied by her stepmother! Framed by her stepsister! And locked in a room by her mother-in-law so she couldn't take the college entrance exam! Jiang Tao had had enough. She fought back: she wasn't someone to be pushed around! “Ding! How about a Traditional Chinese Medicine System? It'll help you marry a rich, handsome man and reach the pinnacle of life!” This is the story of a girl who takes her System in hand and strives to forge an extraordinary life of her own. 1.3kReads9.1Score173Shelves
7. 257 重 Back to the 1980s: Bringing My Family of Six to a Better Life 重回八零：带着全家六口过好日子 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t 92.9kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves
8. 258 重 Reborn in 1976, My Father-in-Law Hopes I Die Every Day 重生1976，岳父天天盼我死 Weird-Tasting Bullfrog怪味牛蛙Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + period setting + logging + no System] In his previous life, Chen Beishan was the chairman of a timber conglomerate worth tens of billions. As he died at his rosewood desk, the last document he received wasn’t an obituary. It was a lawyer’s letter from his son, contesting the inheritance. He opens his eyes in 1976, in the Greater Khingan Range, at minus forty-two degrees. He’s now the “softie Beishan” everyone at the logging camp calls a coward: a good-for-nothing who abandoned his p 880Reads6.5Score108Shelves

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   This is a high-quality period rebirth novel with a tight plot, novel setting, no system, and rich and delicate writing style. It has the feel of a serious period drama, depicting the rise of a lumberjack in a Northeast forest farm, creating a strong sense of immersion! It's realistic, not mindless, and doesn't feel idiotic.

9. 259 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s, I Can’t Farm, So I’ll Marry a Rough-Hewn Man 穿越七零不会种地找个糙汉嫁人 Li Yueyao梨月瑶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration + rural life + family and everyday squabbles + doting romance + quiet daily life + pocket dimension] After a bungee-jumping accident, Su Wanqing is transported back to the resource-scarce 1970s. In the villagers’ eyes, Educated Youth Su is breathtakingly beautiful, icy cold, aloof, and proud! The taciturn Educated Youth Su: “I’m not! I didn’t! Oh, forget it! Think whatever you want!” Faced with a poor, rugged man as handsome as if he’d been carved by an artist, a 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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   No poverty alleviation, no saintly piety, sweet from beginning to end.

10. 260 重 Reborn in 1986: Leading the Whole Village to Prosperity 重生1986，带领全村挣钱吃肉 Carve Jade into a Sword琢玉成剑Urban519k WordsCompleted Reborn + Urban Life + Farming + Feel-Good + Business Warfare A down-and-out middle-aged man unexpectedly returns to 1986. Given the chance to live his life over, he is determined to seize it. He starts by leading his village out of poverty, gathering a group of like-minded friends and brothers around him. Armed with memories of the modern world and extraordinary courage, he overcomes one challenge after another and ultimately builds his own business empire. There will be joy and heartache, love 137Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Great book, highly recommended, it's awesome!

11. 261 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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    Traveling through the ages, practicing Taoism, immortality, and martial arts can protect yourself and those around you, go hunting in the mountains, collect ginseng and farm. Living a wonderful life in the famine years~

12. 262 年 Sent to the Countryside in the 1970s: Heaven Rewards the Diligent 年代下乡：我有天道酬勤 Naming Is Too Competitive起名太卷了Urban2.4M WordsOngoing Going to the countryside, hunting, farming, gathering herbs, and hunting for treasure! Reborn in the 1970s! He lucks into a girlfriend, only to find out she isn't looking to get married! After moving to the countryside, he hunts, gathers ginseng, searches for treasure, and lives a carefree, comfortable life... 63kReads7.9Score5.6kShelves
13. 263 穿 I Became the Villainess: The Capitalist Young Master Spoils Me 穿成恶毒女配：资本家大少爷娇宠 On the Other Hand反观之Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted [Period setting, marriage first and love later, revenge on scumbags and face-slapping, building wealth, a transmigrate-into-a-book heroine with a pocket dimension, an aloof young master from a capitalist family] "Uncle Li, I want a man!" Xia Xi had just cursed out the author and the scumbag male lead when she transmigrated into a book and became a vicious supporting character with the same name. The character was fair-skinned, beautiful, and capable, but her childhood betrothed didn't want to ma 248Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    This is a great book. It has a sense of the times. He is still a young capitalist.

14. 264 从 From Educated Youth in the Countryside to Master of the Dao 从下乡当知青开始，道法通神 The Great Pen Who Doesn't Want to Work不想上班的大帅笔Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Period] + [Space] + [Educated Youth] + [Heaven Rewards Diligence] Li Ping'an transmigrates to the 1970s, where his parents have died, leaving him a hapless victim whose family is being stripped of everything. The original owner dies in a fit of anger. Feeling the space in his mind and discovering his Heaven Rewards Diligence talent, Li Ping'an can't help but smile. They want to guilt-trip him into giving up his job? He flips the table, uses his space to sweep up all the valuables at home, and s 20kReads7.0Score1.2kShelves
15. 265 六 The 1960s: I’m a Talisman Cultivator, and You Dare to Send Me to the Countryside? 六零：我符修，竟敢逼我下乡？ 24Watching the Vast Sea24以观沧海Modern Romance584k WordsOngoing [Strong female lead, cultivation, sects, control of a nation’s forces, no romance] Jiang Xue realized she had transmigrated again. She arrived in the final year of the 1960s and immediately found herself in a rotten situation. Her live-in son-in-law father had taken her job and refused to give it back, while her evil stepmother used her household registration booklet to sign her up for rural labor. The whole Li family lived in her house and often beat and berated her. Who knows if the original o 9Reads6.7Score—Shelves
16. 266 四 Siheyuan: I'm He Yushui's Older Brother 四合院：我是何雨水哥哥 I'm Braised Pork Ribs with Potatoes我是土豆焖排骨Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Courtyard setting + Silly Zhu + He Yuzhu + He Yuzhu’s older brother + no System + one female lead + period setting + a little hot-tempered, but not too much + won’t take a loss or let others push him around] My name is He Gaoheng. I’ve never trained in martial arts and couldn’t even hurt a chicken with my bare hands!!! One day, I transmigrated and became He Gaoheng, the older brother of Silly Zhu from the courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang! He Daqing, the He family’s pillar, ran off, leaving the 6.7kReads5.4Score182Shelves

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    A fantastic novel about a courtyard house, highly recommended!!!! [Stunned][Upvote][Upvote][Upvote]

17. 267 年 Period: I'm a Post-70s City Cultivator 年代：我是70后都市修仙者 Zhang Writes Articles张写文章Urban544k WordsCompleted [Historical era, growing personal space, decisive and ruthless, immortal cultivation, strategy] The soul of a modern person from 21st-century Earth transmigrates to the early 1980s in a parallel world. It also brings along a golden finger in the form of a personal space. This golden finger can be upgraded step by step. Once he gathers the nine origins of the world, he can create a real continent of his own. And each time he gathers an origin, the golden finger grants him knowledge of a new skill 3.6kReads8.4Score214Shelves
18. 268 四 Siheyuan: Zhuzi Marries Li Xiuzhi, a Girl from Sichuan and Chongqing 四合院：柱子娶川渝妹子李秀芝 I'm Braised Pork Ribs with Potatoes我是土豆焖排骨Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + revenge + feel-good fiction + settling scores + courtyard compound + period feel-good fiction + one heroine + devoted husband + fiercely protective husband] P.S. A Sichuan girl's gentleness is at 100%. Li Xiuzhi took 97% of it with her when she fled the famine. All that's left is: “I'll count to three.” I, He Yuzhu, have crawled back from hell! In my previous life, Yi Zhonghai schemed to make me support him in old age, Liu Haizhong abused his authority to bully me, Yan Bugui nickeled a 5.4kReads5.4Score191Shelves
19. 269 踹 After Kicking Out My Scumbag Husband, I Became the War King’s Most Cherished One 踹开渣夫后，我成兵王心尖宠 Lai Lai Will Come来来会来Modern Romance801k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Strong Female Lead + Military Marriage + Light Ensemble Cast + Reborn + No Golden Finger] [Bold, Spirited Go-Getter + Devoted, Straightforward Man] Everyone in Xingping Village had heard the news: Chai Yubing, the youngest daughter of the Chai family, who had been cherished beyond measure, was dating a self-employed businessman who had served time in jail. Those who were jealous of the Chais, resented them, or were on bad terms with them were secretly waiting for the family to 1.3kReads8.4Score140Shelves

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    It's good, not over-the-top, and every character is quite interesting.

20. 270 八 A Great Beauty Raises Kids in a Beijing Courtyard, 1980s Style 八零大美人四合院养娃日常 North to South由北向南Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Slice of life + sweet romance + raising children + family life + career) Zhao Jinshu was in her sixties. Her children had grown up and started families of their own, and she had seen her parents-in-law off. She was just about to travel around the country when she was reborn. She returned to the time a few months after she had first moved to the city. Back then, she knew nothing. A young bride from the countryside, she was shy, too embarrassed to speak up, and insecure. Even though her husband 55.7kReads9.3Score4.7kShelves
21. 271 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Reborn, This Lunchbox Can't Be Given Away 四合院：傻柱重生之这饭盒不能给 North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Male-Channel Fanfiction474k WordsCompleted Silly Zhu is reborn and decides he will no longer raise other people's children. He marries Lou Xiao'e, starts a family, and lives life on his own terms. Bang Geng steals a chicken? He can take responsibility for his own actions. Qin Huairu? I don't know her. He has a special ability, his golden finger. 6.2kReads6.6Score175Shelves

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    You can try these two books.

22. 272 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
23. 273 滚 Kicked Out of Her Family: The Middle School Dropout Strikes It Rich 滚出家后：初中学历的她，发财了 Huang Duoduo黄多多Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting, farming] + [Family and neighborhood drama] + [The 1990s] + [Everyday modern life, no golden finger] + [Female entrepreneur] She was the second daughter, overlooked by her family, with an ordinary appearance, an ordinary background, and only a junior high school education. He was born into an eminent family and had power and prestige to spare. She was the least promising daughter in the Li family, and her parents were certain she would never amount to anything. With only a junior 53.7kReads9.0Score5.4kShelves

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    I read all of these chapters without missing a single one; they were both authentic and captivating.

24. 274 七 Hunting in the Mountains in the 1970s: My Divine Hound Rules the Deep Mountains 七零猎山，我带神犬镇深山 The Cat That Can't Climb Trees上不了树上的猫Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The 1970s: A Mountain Hunter and His Dogs Transmigrate? Reborn? A System? None of that! This is a story purely about survival. Deep in the mountains of Northeast China in the 1970s, supplies are scarce and snowstorms cut like knives. He is just a down-and-out stranger from another place, swept by the tide of the times into this vast sea of forest. In his hands is an old rifle polished to a shine; by his side are several hunting dogs who will follow him through life and death. He lives off 2.8kReads6.3Score227Shelves

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    Take a good look. From weak to strong, there's no magic formula. It keeps up with the times.

25. 275 闪 My Flash-Marriage Husband Vanished. I Took the Baby and Stunned the Military Compound 闪婚男人消失，带崽惊艳军工大院 Peach Youyou桃幽幽Modern Romance104k WordsOngoing [Theatrical Little Wife * Cool-Headed, Steady Factory Director] [Everyday Life in a Military Factory Compound] [Warm and Funny] [Slow-Burn Romance] [Both Leads Are Each Other's First] [Fertile Heroine] Everyone in the military factory compound said Qiao J Jinjin was a greedy little vixen who loved money more than life itself. They said she was a country girl who'd never seen the world, with a foxlike face that was too vulgar for respectable company... Then she met Xie Yanzhou and activated the “ 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book is a heartwarming slice-of-life story, a gentle, steady flow of life in a military factory compound. The female lead is clear-headed and not resentful, while the male lead is cold on the outside but warm on the inside and easily charmed. Due to a series of coincidences, the two haven't seen each other for seven years. The female lead brings her twins into the military factory compound, and later they become wealthy. The second book is a fast-paced, action-packed novel. The female lead is very skilled in business. Those who like action-packed stories should check it out!

26. 276 穿 I Became the Wife of a Commander Who Died Young! Now His Whole Family Dotes on Me 穿成早死首长的妻子！被全家团宠 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (A Novel Set in the 1980s) (Military Marriage + Marriage First, Love Later + Transmigrating into a Book vs. Transmigrating) A car accident sent Ye Fangfei into a novel. Its world was a parallel timeline in the early 1980s. The novel’s protagonists were the younger brother of her husband, Shen Zhanxun, and his wife. Shen Zhanxun was nothing but a stepping-stone they used to build their wealth. In the novel, Shen Zhanxun left the military to join the municipal public security bureau. He died while 94.8kReads9.0Score11.7kShelves
27. 277 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
28. 278 水 Water Willow 水性杨花儿 Zhang Xiaoshu张小殊Modern Romance2.3M WordsOngoing (The rating was just added and will rise. It's already going up!) Neighbor Guo Hongmei ran off with another man? What? That man is Yang Hua'er's husband, Zhao Dashan? Talk about gossip coming right back to bite you. They say nine out of ten people born in the Year of the Sheep are fated to have a hard life, but Yang Hua'er doesn't believe in fate. Even without a man, she can still make a warm and happy life for herself. 9.5kReads8.2Score637Shelves

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    Highly recommended!

29. 279 八 The 1980s: A Young Widow's Matchmaking Days in the Compound 八零：大院儿小寡妇相亲记 Xi Yang Picks the Moon熙阳拾月Modern Romance247k WordsCompleted [Charming Widow × Gentle Widower] [Everyday Family Life + Lighthearted Comedy + Not a Power Fantasy + Slow-Burning Romance + No Golden Finger] Pretty widow Ye Xiaowan thinks, so what if I’m a widow? Does being a widow mean I have to spend every day looking unkempt and crying my eyes out? No way! She’s going to dress beautifully and live with her head held high. But to keep her daughter from being called a “fatherless little brat,” she sets off on a series of ridiculous blind dates. Later, she no 134Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist in this book is very tenacious, a real period novel, not exaggerated at all, it is the warm daily life of a small person in the 1980s. The female protagonist is a widow, and the male protagonist is a widower. The two cherish each other, and through their own efforts, they get rich little by little. After many ridiculous blind dates, they recognize their own hearts and find their own value.

30. 280 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
31. 281 随 After Joining the Army, the Pretty Military Wife's Deed Collection Fills the Courtyard 随军后，俏军嫂的房本堆满四合院 Gu Xi v古西vModern Romance736k WordsCompleted (Fictional period setting) [Military marriage and devoted husband + both leads are faithful + married first, love later + making money and taking down scumbags] When medical professor Su Ying woke up, she had transmigrated to the 1980s. Someone had stolen her place at university, and when she demanded an explanation, she was beaten and injured. Then, after going to the city for treatment, she learned that her father had abandoned her and her mother long ago and had even schemed to marry her off 25.9kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
32. 282 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: Full Steam Ahead 穿越七零向前冲 A Thousand Apologies这厢有礼了Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted Li Jingshu transmigrates to the 1970s after an accident. With no golden finger, she relies on her determination and refusal to give up to earn promotions and raises in the city. Yet relatives weighed down by fate keep appearing around her. See how she flaps her wings in the 1970s and helps them start their lives anew, while also finding herself a handsome man to be her life partner. That's not too much to ask, is it? My new novel is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your s 273Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Lighthearted Era Literature

33. 283 回 Back in 1977, I Married the Queen of the Daughters' Kingdom 回到1977年，娶了女儿国国王 Ji Yuning季宇宁Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yuning transmigrated back to 1977. He went from being a 21-year-old educated youth returning to the city to a literary young man, a great poet, and a famous novelist. It was all thanks to his memories of his previous life and the books he copied. But his greatest reward was marrying a wife as beautiful as a fairy. 11.7kReads8.0Score755Shelves
34. 284 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 6kReads8.9Score563Shelves
35. 285 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Want the Capitalist Heir, Not the Chief 重生七零：不要首长要资本家少爷 Si Wu Jiu Jiu四五汣汣Modern Romance149k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + faithful to each other + pocket dimension + family life + building wealth + getting even with nasty people] In her previous life, Gu Ajiu spent a night trapped in a pit with Song Wenjin, the son of a capitalist sent to the countryside, and her reputation was ruined. Sun Jianfeng, the finest young man in their production team, didn’t hold it against her and married her. Gu Ajiu was deeply moved. On their wedding day, Sun Jianfeng left to join the army, where he rose 3.2kReads8.2Score335Shelves

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    A historical novel that I highly recommend.

36. 286 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 45.7kReads9.5Score5kShelves
37. 287 重 Reborn in 1986: I Open a Supermarket in the City 重生1986我在城里开超市 Lonely Dog Listening to the Rain孤单听雨的狗Urban1.1M WordsOngoing The ratings have only just come in, so they’re bound to rise!! Everything is handmade from scratch~ [Period setting + reborn + feel-good story + building wealth + opening a supermarket + devoted husband and father] [Buy one, get one free] [Trade in your old goods] [The Vegetable Basket Project] … Reborn in 1986, with no awful relatives to deal with, he sells wild greens, opens a supermarket, and starts a franchise... Free eggs with every in-store purchase! Spend 10 yuan, get 1 yuan off; sp 38.2kReads8.3Score2.9kShelves

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    Reborn in the 1980s, I sell vegetables, open supermarkets, build fish ponds, construct greenhouses, develop franchises, offer "buy one get one free" deals, implement trade-in programs, and create a "vegetable basket" project—a game-changer for the 1980s.

38. 288 穿 Passing My Days in the Imperial Palace 穿到皇宫混日子 Xiaoxiao Nishang筱筱霓裳Ancient Romance270k WordsCompleted A beautiful university lecturer accidentally falls into the water and transmigrates to the imperial palace, where she becomes a lowly palace maid. To enjoy a comfortable life in the palace, she draws on the memories and talents of her past life and makes a name for herself. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 289 被 My Younger Sister Stole My Match, So I Married into a Big Courtyard, Gossiped, and Took It Easy 被妹妹抢亲，嫁进大杂院吃瓜开摆 SixSix Cutie六六小可爱Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Jiang Yu had a dream. In it, she got her wish and married a man from the city. But her husband, Fu Xiangyang, was a coward, while her domineering mother-in-law was intensely controlling. Jiang Yu could barely breathe under the pressure. A year into the marriage, she still hadn't conceived. She had to drink bitter, foul-smelling medicine every day, and her mother-in-law would beat and berate her at the slightest pretext. Jiang Yu woke from the nightmare, only to find the matchmaker at her door. T 25.8kReads8.5Score3.7kShelves
40. 290 禁 Forbidden Zone Hunter 禁地猎人 Canvas Shoes with Rubber Soles Beneath Erqi Tower二七塔下胶底布鞋Urban2.7M WordsOngoing His parents favored his older brother, who took over Lin Mo’s assigned job after he graduated from high school. Lin Mo was forced to go to the countryside in Northeast China in his brother’s place. Hardship was everywhere. The lack of food and constant hunger tested not only their will to live, but also their humanity. Tales of ghosts and monsters were rampant in the village, and the villagers feared the nearby mountains, treating them as forbidden ground. The lame old principal of the village s 41kReads8.6Score1.8kShelves
41. 291 重 Reborn in a Northeastern Mountain Village: Fishing and Hunting Across Two Rivers and Two Nations 重生东北小山村渔猎两江两国 Student Tianya小学生天涯Urban4.0M WordsOngoing Please give this five stars. Please give this five stars. I don't have much education or skill, and I can't write fancy prose. I use ordinary people's language to tell an ordinary story. If you like it, I thank you for your support with a clasped-fist salute. If you don't, please be kind and don't flame me. An artist can't make a living without noble-minded patrons. I offer my thanks to all of you, my dear supporters. 41.1kReads8.2Score2.8kShelves

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    A small mountain village in Northeast China during the 1970s and 80s, with its simple villagers and interesting stories about their lives.

42. 292 重 Reborn in the 1970s: After Divorcing, I Cleared Out My In-Laws’ Home and Went to the Countryside 重生七零：离婚搬空婆家去下乡 Laughing Mad Sword狂剑笑Modern Romance638k WordsOngoing [1970s Setting, Rebirth Power Fantasy, Spirit Spring Space, Making a Fortune, Miracle Doctor, Revenge] Synopsis: On the sixteenth day of her marriage, Xiao Mandong grabbed a thermos full of boiling water and smashed it over her cheating husband and widowed sister-in-law on the bed! In her previous life, she had given everything to support the Lu family, only to have her child switched, her loved ones die tragically, and herself left to die alone with terminal lung cancer. Reborn, she refused to 5.4kReads6.5Score602Shelves

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    This is definitely a period drama, perfectly capturing the characteristics of the 1970s. The female protagonist's rebirth is incredibly satisfying!

43. 293 我 I Became a Spy in Republican-Era China 我到民国当间谍 Wind and Snow in the West City风雪西城Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Zhang Yunxuan, a team leader in the Criminal Investigation Squad of Xiangcheng Police Bureau, is a spoiled rich kid who spends his days loafing around and making friends. He has a taste for eating, drinking, and gambling. The only thing he doesn't do is visit brothels. But what people don't know is that he is the military intelligence agent Judge, a man despised to the bone by the Japanese and their Chinese collaborators. 6.8kReads8.6Score432Shelves
44. 294 徐 Xu Fei's Wild Life 徐飞的浪荡人生 Wind and Snow in the West City风雪西城Urban377k WordsCompleted Just after the Lunar New Year, Xu Fei returns with a simple pack to the small northern city where he was born and raised, after three years away. He'd planned to find any wife and settle down to an ordinary life, but fate has other plans. He is pushed onto a path unlike any other, and begins a life far from ordinary. 799Reads6.7Score111Shelves
45. 295 谍 The Spy's Snow Fox 谍之雪狐 Wind and Snow in the West City风雪西城Urban1.1M WordsCompleted On the evening of the eighth day of the first lunar month in 1945, snow was still falling in Xiangcheng. Inside the Ma Family Shaomai Shop on Second Street, a middle-aged man suddenly collapsed and began convulsing, foam bubbling from his mouth. At the shop entrance, a man wearing a felt hat and a scarf that concealed everything but his eyes hurried inside. He snatched up the fallen man’s briefcase, turned, and left, disappearing into the endless snow. 11.3kReads8.6Score955Shelves
46. 296 抛 Three Years After Abandoning Her Husband and Daughter, She Can Finally See Clearly 抛夫弃女的她三年后不眼盲心瞎了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yu Hua wasn't a good woman. She had “abandoned her husband and daughter,” and spent the hard-earned money her “honest” husband, Chen Jikun, made on a wasteful university life in the city. She also went out of her way to hide the fact that she was married. In an era that prized simplicity and purity, a selfish, vain, spoiled woman like Yu Hua was nothing like the ideal good girl, let alone someone a man would want to marry. Yet Chen Jikun had not only married her, he spent money and effort treati 10kReads8.6Score776Shelves

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    This period drama is really good.

47. 297 四 Siheyuan: I Have a Door Between Two Worlds 四合院：我有一扇两界门 Shang Luoshan尚洛杉Male-Channel Fanfiction259k WordsOngoing [This work is entirely handwritten, with no AI. Please enjoy it with confidence.] One day, a livestream room called [Welcome to the Siheyuan World] suddenly appeared on a certain short-video platform. It featured young versions of Silly Zhu, Xu Damao, Yi Zhonghai, and Qin Huairu, along with an extra named Wang Tieshi. This extra had a truly endless supply of relatives and friends. Every few days, another one would show up, played by a famous star everyone knew. Only when the official Ninth Burea 40kReads7.5Score3.9kShelves

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    Cross-over live streaming novels, period dramas, and blind box system novels are recommended.

48. 298 四 Siheyuan: After Being Reborn, I Can Open a Blind Box Every Day 四合院：重生后我能天天开盲盒 Shang Luoshan尚洛杉Male-Channel Fanfiction603k WordsCompleted Protagonist: Zhao Lei; Role: An unemployed street loafer, a marginal member of the Zhao family, unloved by both parents Golden finger: Blind Box System Goal: Lie flat every day, with food and drink aplenty and no need to work Synopsis: Zhao Lei grew up as a left-behind child in his previous life. By an unexpected twist of fate, he is reborn in 1959 while staying at a hotel. It is the first year of the natural disasters, and as a modern young man used to having plenty to eat and drink, he absolut 39.1kReads6.4Score1.9kShelves
49. 299 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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    Historical Fiction #DailyCheck-in System# A Two-Way Journey Upon opening my eyes, I found myself transmigrated into a historical fiction novel, becoming the cannon fodder stepfather who abused his stepchildren and ultimately died tragically in a cowshed. Looking at the three emaciated children before me, their eyes filled with fear, and my gentle yet resilient but distant teacher wife, I silently activated the daily check-in system. Today, a pound of meat; tomorrow, a bag of candy; the day after, rare fruit candy. While other children gnaw on cornbread, my little one has a poached egg hidden in his bowl.

50. 300 重 Back to 1985: My Self-Serve Porridge Stall Is a Hit 重回八五，自助粥摊火爆了 Meng Xiaocha蒙小茶Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted (Her Own Woman) To escape her stepfather's clutches, Su Miao falls from the 13th floor and travels back to the day her parents divorced when she was a child. She sees through her mother's cold, indifferent nature and her habit of endlessly spoiling her younger brother. This time, she chooses without hesitation to go with her father. When her uncle tries to secure a permanent job, he blocks the door and raises a huge ruckus. Su Miao leans close to her father's ear and whispers a few words. Her fa 22.6kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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    Highly recommended! This is the first book I read, and I especially love the male and female leads with their high emotional intelligence.

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