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

1. 301 百 The Century-Old House 百年老宅 User36859979用户36859979Modern Romance161k WordsCompleted An old family home, four generations, a century of upheaval, and an extraordinary love affair. How did a penniless tenant farmer win the hearts of two beautiful daughters of an enlightened landlord? How did an honest, simple peasant seize control of the village Party secretary's post as if it were a throne, then cling to it? How did a devoted lover go from kind and innocent to cynical and world-weary? Read on to discover his tangled, unbreakable ties with four women. Through the nearly century-l 49Reads—Score102Shelves

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   A lengthy historical novel, classic rural literature. A romantic love story, with a poignant and moving plot. An old rural house, a century of vicissitudes. Beginning in the first year of the Republic of China, ending only after the pandemic. The loves and hates of the older generation, the emotional entanglements of the younger generation. A cynical and irresponsible man, a self-indulgent and resentful woman. A thrilling palace intrigue drama, full of suspense and twists. A very enjoyable romance novel! A contemporary version of *White Deer Plain*!

2. 302 9 The 1990s: Why Date When I've Transmigrated into a Book? 90年代：穿书了谁还谈恋爱啊 Xi He琋和Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Ting had just secured funding when she transmigrated into a romance novel where everyone was eight hundred percent love-brained. From the start, she was stuck in an icy wasteland with a talkative male lead threatening to kill her. Lin Ting: “Date you? I'd rather get a dog.” The original male lead: “...?” No space, no System, no mind-reading ability... Luckily, she still had a business brain running at full speed. “I'm never dating anyone. Not in this life.” “If I run out of money, I can earn 42.6kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
3. 303 女 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Took the Heroine Home as My Sister-in-Law 女配穿书后把女主拐来做嫂子 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Tang Tian is hit on the head with a brick, she transmigrates into a period novel, as a nobody not even important enough to be cannon fodder. She's the lovesick girl the male lead meets in the countryside, and a stumbling block on his way back to the city. With a new soul inside her, Tang Tian kicks the male lead to the curb without hesitation. She tells everyone he's hideous, with enormous nostrils that give her nightmares every night. A certain soldier quietly picks up a little mirror. Ye 16.2kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
4. 304 首 Commander, Stop Pretending. You Weren't Like This Last Night 首长别装了，昨晚你可不是这样的 A Little Lucky Carp一只小锦鲤Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted [Young Widow vs. Cold, Reserved Military Officer + Putting Villains in Their Place + Adorable Kids + Sweet Romance + Family Life + Everyday Moments] Everyone said Su Yingying was a jinx. She brought misfortune not only to her parents but also to her husband, supposedly causing her parents’ deaths at birth and her husband’s death after their marriage. Just as Su Yingying is caught in bed with another man, memories of her role as a cannon-fodder supporting character awaken. It turns out she’s mere 1.7kReads—Score176Shelves

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   I absolutely love this book, it's a must-read! The male lead is meticulously scheming, constantly fighting and vying for attention. The female lead's plot awakens, and the female supporting character is reborn, starting by stealing a scumbag boyfriend... The female lead deals with the scumbag boyfriend, marries her younger brother-in-law, and slaps the female supporting character in the face... It's great!

5. 305 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 97.4kReads9.6Score8.9kShelves
6. 306 八 Pretty Eighties Stepmom Marries a Factory Director and Raises the Kids 八零漂亮后妈，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Short drama: I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s] The 1980s, stepmother, raising kids, everyday life, love after marriage The moment she opens her eyes, Si Nian finds herself in a period novel as a fake heiress. She’s sent back to the countryside to marry a twice-married man in place of the real heiress, and has to raise a whole brood of children. To make matters worse, she runs into the real heiress, who has been reborn. In her previous life, Lin Sisi was pressured by her family into marrying a 56.5kReads9.4Score7.3kShelves
7. 307 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 53.1kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves
8. 308 八 The 1980s: Four Kids from the Start, and I Win Rewards by Spoiling Them 八零：开局四个崽，我靠宠娃抽奖 Mu Bai Qing Jin慕白青衿Rural Life720k WordsOngoing In 1981, Li Weizhen opened his eyes to find someone trying to snatch his son. Qian Zhaodi dragged five-year-old Aiguo toward the door. “Your dad’s dead, your mom ran off! Come with me if you want to survive!” His eldest daughter struck her forehead on the threshold, blood running down her brow. His second daughter grabbed a broom and charged forward. Li Weizhen pushed himself up from bed, stepped barefoot onto the floor, and walked to the door. He grabbed Qian Zhaodi by the wrist. “Say that agai 335Reads—Score103Shelves

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9. 309 三 Over Thirty and Still Unmarried, Yet I Grumble About Finding a Pregnant Wife 三十多没娶亲，捡个孕妻还嫌亏 Xiaoman Is Content XL小满即安XLUrban1.8M WordsOngoing [No formulaic plot] [Not a wish-fulfillment novel] [No cheat abilities] [Traditional] [Realistic] [Period] [Countryside] The first 100,000 words are slow-paced. Trust me, it gets more exciting as it goes on!!! Ma Youliang is a no-good drifter in his thirties who has never married. Hu Jinmei came begging for food and ended up building a home with Ma Youliang. Angry that she hid her past as a married woman with a daughter, he parted ways with her. She became another man's wife, and kindhearted Shu 122.3kReads8.8Score5.4kShelves

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   A must-read for fans of realistic historical fiction, highly recommended.

10. 310 1 In 1975, I Went to the Countryside to Escape Disaster 1975年我下乡避祸 Niu Shi牛柿Urban1.5M WordsCompleted This is not a feel-good power fantasy. There is no pocket dimension, no System, no rebirth, and no transmigration. The times are turbulent, and the road ahead is uncertain. To protect Li Chengxiao, his family bears the pain of sending him to the countryside for an assigned rural posting, away from danger. Alone, he puts down roots in the village, enduring hardship and lying low with quiet resolve. With his unique insight and steady temperament, he establishes himself amid adversity, discreetly b 92.7kReads8.5Score11.3kShelves

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    No rebirth, no time travel

11. 311 那 That Red Land 那片红色的土地 Xiong Dayu熊大雨Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting] [Slice of life] [Entrepreneurship] [Family] [Rural life] [No clichés] [Not a power fantasy] [No transmigration] [Slow-paced] [Realistic] [Urban] [Hardships] Trust me, it gets better and better as the story goes on, and it absolutely won't end badly! Writing an original work is no easy task. Every word comes from the heart. Please don't leave a low rating or bad review. A casual three or four stars from you could deal a fatal blow to this niche novel. This novel is neither a cr 11.9kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    This chronicle can only be so vivid if you have experienced it yourself!

12. 312 农 Rural Sisters-in-Law 农村妯娌 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance739k WordsCompleted This is a story of war and peace between two women, and also a miniature epic chronicling the transformation of rural China from collectivization to the modern era. When the well in Liuxi Village was filled in and running water reached every home, the women who had once argued, wept, and whispered secrets beside that well proved through their lives that time can bury old grudges, and that a resilient spirit can blossom in the soil. 2.3kReads7.1Score247Shelves

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    A well-written chronicle, no time travel, super real

13. 313 新 The Newlywed Young Widow 新婚小寡妇 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance636k WordsCompleted In the winter of 1976, Li Yanmei was newly married when her husband died. Branded a “husband-killing” jinx, she was pregnant when her cruel in-laws threw her out with nothing. On a stormy night, she gave birth in a melon shed. Starving and freezing, she swallowed the slur “loose woman” along with her tears. For the little one in her arms, she wiped away her tears and turned humiliation into a stepping stone. She went from selling goods at a black-market stall to reclaiming land for farming, from 1.5kReads6.5Score102Shelves
14. 314 三 San Biaozi 三彪子 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance729k WordsCompleted In 1980, in Kaoshan Village on the banks of the Songhua River, the Gao family’s fifth child is born. Dubbed “San Biaozi” because he is a bit dim, he grows up amid poverty and gossip. His mother bears the painful memory of having been assaulted, while his father quietly shoulders the burden of their broken family. San Biaozi drifts through life in a daze, but after a string of fires, people begin to suspect him of arson. While working the night shift guarding the grain depot, he learns to smoke. 668Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 315 八 An Eighties Gofer Marries into a Family of Lovers 八零工具人嫁入恋爱之家 Contrarian with a Bone to Pick杠精加牛角尖Modern Romance899k WordsOngoing I was one of the heroine’s many useful sidekicks, the one who walked three thousand kilometers to bring back a stone for her. If the heroine thinks it looks nice and wants it, she can have it. If that’s not enough, I’ll go pick up more. The heroine wants to use me as a foil, claiming city folk can’t compare to country folk, and educated people can’t compare to illiterates? Fine, you win! When my mother tried to brainwash me into being a sucker, I put a stop to it with one clean strike. My abusiv 6.1kReads8.0Score386Shelves
16. 316 穿 Transmigrating into a Book in the 1980s: The Good-for-Nothing Big Brother’s Comeback 穿书八零：对照组废柴大哥的逆袭 Shi Yuexi石月晞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted One punch landed, and Shi Huajun, a young man from the modern world, transmigrated into a book. He became the most pathetic side character in a period novel: an unemployed, good-for-nothing older brother who had returned to the city in the 1980s, a laughingstock whom everyone in the crowded courtyard looked down on. In the original story, he was beyond help, slumped in a tiny ten-square-meter room and doing nothing for more than a decade. His wife was used as someone else’s pawn, forced to tak 635Reads8.3Score103Shelves

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    This is pretty good!

17. 317 抛 After Dumping the Boyfriend Who Put Her Through Four Years of College 抛弃供她上四年大学的男朋友之后 Diligent Happy Sheep勤奋的喜羊羊30k WordsCompleted After She Dumped the Boyfriend Who Put Her Through Four Years of College 266Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fine works of period fiction

18. 318 八 The Brash Stepmother from the Eighties Becomes a Nobody 八零泼妇养母成了路人甲 Contrarian with a Bone to Pick杠精加牛角尖Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted Liu Peiyun was ready to enjoy a quiet retirement, but instead transmigrated into a book as Lu Xuebi, a village girl whose engagement had been broken off in the 1980s. Since she was already here, Lu Xuebi decided to make the best of it. She studied for college entrance exams while leading her whole family to seize the opportunities of the times. Only later did she learn she had transmigrated into a book: she was the heroine’s shrewish adoptive mother, an obstacle on the heroine’s road to wealth a 975Reads5.9Score116Shelves
19. 319 七 A Supporting Actress’s Gossip-Filled Life in the 1970s 七十年代女配的吃瓜日常 Contrarian with a Bone to Pick杠精加牛角尖Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted After learning she has transmigrated into a historical-era novel as a pawn meant to whitewash the protagonist's group, Jiang Yanqiu first steals half of the original heroine's golden finger, then gives away half of the transmigrated heroine's golden finger. Then she keeps her head down, stays away from the protagonist's group, and enjoys the show. With nobody at the educated youth station willing to talk to her, bored Jiang Yanqiu has nothing to do but gossip to pass the time. She has to admit, 1.9kReads6.2Score102Shelves
20. 320 东 The Dongguan Years 东莞岁月 Diligent Happy Sheep勤奋的喜羊羊Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted Set in the late 1990s and early 2000s, this novel tells the story of migrant workers represented by a group of young men and women from the countryside in southwestern Henan. It paints a sweeping picture of their arduous struggle to make a living in the unfamiliar city of Dongguan, vividly recreating the bitterness and sweetness, hardships and joys, love and heartbreak experienced by young factory workers during that fiery era. 2.4kReads7.7Score174Shelves
21. 321 六 The Sixties: Traveling the World with My Pocket Dimension 六十年代之带着空间畅游天下 Happy Salted Fish开心的咸鱼Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Li Beibei grew up surrounded by stories, then unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a lucky girl in the 1950s. Touched by her family’s favoritism and kindness, she gladly accepts their love and decides to repay them with her own abilities. As she plans her future, Li Beibei chooses two careers that will let her travel at public expense, hoping to make up for the regrets of her past life: journalist and diplomat! And so begins her extraordinary journey in this world. By the seaside: “Qing f 9.3kReads9.3Score749Shelves
22. 322 裤 The Miser of Kudangba 裤裆坝的守财人 Growing Crops on Concrete水泥地种庄稼Urban290k WordsCompleted Their ancestors left behind a little-known fortune. With banditry on the rise and warlord conflicts, the War of Resistance, and civil war following one after another, the Luo family feared the money would bring disaster. For three generations, they quietly guarded this fortune for decades. Centered on protecting their wealth, this book explores family bonds, love, human relationships, and society during a turbulent period in history. Laughter, anger, and everything in between all find their way 782Reads—Score110Shelves

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    Both are chronological texts, one starting from the early Republic of China to the 1980s, and the other starting from the late 1990s. They have clear logic, respect for history, real interest, and reproduce the various aspects of life at that time.

23. 323 重 Back to the 1970s: A Village Girl's Path Beyond the World 重回七零年代，村女的破界之路 Green Grain Shining on the Fields青禾照野Modern Romance270k WordsOngoing [Elderly woman + reborn + 1970s + dumping a scumbag + no romance + family life + spatial storage] After being angered to death at the age of seventy, Zhou Qiuying is reborn in 1975. In 1975 in her previous life, Zhou Qiuying was an eighteen-year-old country girl. She gave up her secure job as an elementary school teacher to marry an educated youth sent down to the countryside. In return, her husband cruelly abandoned her after passing the college entrance exam, and her loved ones died tragical 168Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A high-quality historical romance novel, no romantic pairing, highly recommended!

24. 324 穿 Transmigrating to the 1940s: The Landlord's Son and the Bandit's Daughter 穿越四零：地主儿子与土匪闺女 Happy Salted Fish开心的咸鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [1940s] [Husband and wife both transmigrate] [Husband becomes a woman] [Wife becomes a man] At the edge of a cliff: “Wife, let go!” Chen Yiqiao is sprawled over the edge of the cliff, one arm wrapped around a large rock at the top while one hand clutches Chen Bing's hand tightly, refusing to let go. “No! If we live, we live together. If we die, we die together!” Feeling Chen Yiqiao's body slowly slipping lower, Chen Bing panics. “Wife! Let go! I want you to live!” “Shut up! I said, i 22kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
25. 325 九 The Late 1990s: Women Are Everything to Me, and I'm Everything to Women 九十年代末，女人为我，我为女人 Growing Crops on Concrete水泥地种庄稼Urban318k WordsCompleted In the late 1990s, Wang Ershu, a college graduate with no connections whatsoever, got a job as a sales representative at a fertilizer plant. Two years later, he was laid off. By chance, he met several women who would change his life, and at last he found a goal worth striving for. They helped one another, grew together, and each found what they were looking for... His ex-girlfriend became his trusted assistant, his former sister-in-law became his current girlfriend, and a wealthy heiress became 1.2kReads—Score112Shelves
26. 326 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s: Poison Him, Poison Her, Poison Them All! 穿越六零：毒它毒她毒他！ Happy Salted Fish开心的咸鱼Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted A princess of the Feng Kingdom transmigrates to the 1960s. She had hoped to live quietly and peacefully, but her family is dirt poor, and there's always some troublemaker trying to harm her. If that's how it is, she'll just have to fall back on her old trade: poison fish, shrimp, and wild beasts; poison evil neighbors, enemy spies, and everyone else who deserves it! Watch as this Poison Princess poisons her way to a bright future! 631Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 327 都 Now That I'm Reborn, Why Get Married? Obviously, I'll Make Money 都重生了谁还嫁人，当然赚钱啊 Chi Yu Ru Hai池渔洳海Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Starting a Business and Making Money+Top Student+No Romance+Feel-Good Female Lead+Period Piece] Jiang Yu is reborn in 1994. In this life, she refuses to follow her mother to the city for school. She'll stay in the county, sell porridge, and open a food court. With her foresight and skills as a food blogger, watch her turn 250 yuan into a hundred billion... She'll make money and study hard, both at once! 1.5kReads8.9Score111Shelves

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    Reborn in 1994, started a business and became rich by selling porridge and milk tea, a story about a heroine without CP [Love]

28. 328 八 Eighties Elopement: The Blacklisted Sisters Went on a Rampage 八零逃婚：黑户姐妹花杀疯了 An Ran荌嘫Modern Romance252k WordsOngoing [Period setting, punishing scumbags, women's growth, two heroines] Li Zhaodi was born into a family that favored boys over girls and was sold to a butcher in his fifties. Zhaodi refused to accept her fate and risked her life to escape that hellhole. But just as she escaped the wolf's den, she fell into the tiger's jaws. While being trafficked, she met Zhao Xiaocao, who shared her plight, and the two relied on each other to survive. They refused to be doddering vines at the mercy of others. In th 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A period drama with two female protagonists, set in the turbulent 1980s, depicting the lives and growth of women who migrated south.

29. 329 替 The Swapped Brides: Whose Fault Is It? 替嫁姐妹，谁的错！ March Knows Painting三月知画Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing This book has been adapted into two comic dramas: "The Swapped Brides, Whose Fault Is It?!" and the brand-new version, "Sisters Breaking Free." In a poor, remote village in the 1980s, the Tang family favors sons over daughters. Their three girls are nothing but bargaining chips for bride prices. One absurd bride swap and three exorbitant bride prices send the sisters into three difficult marriages. Struggling through the mud, bound by entanglements for half a lifetime. The long-suffering Tang s 44kReads8.4Score1.8kShelves

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    A great story from that era; everyone who reads it will fall in love with it. The entanglement of three women and four men keeps you on the edge of your seat. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

30. 330 重 Back to 1982: Casting Nets to Save the Village Belle and Make the Whole Village Rich 重回82：撒网救村花带全村致富 Seeing a Dragon on Mount Nan南山见龙Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Back at the age of twenty, he's known throughout the village as a no-good loafer. But no one knows he's returned carrying the regrets and memories of his previous life. He catches and sells fish, hunts in the mountains, and earns his first fortune through hard work. Before the flood hits, he even issues an early warning and organizes an evacuation, saving countless lives. From the village to the county, from small-time trading to grand strategies... In this life, he won't just clear his name. He 26kReads8.3Score2.1kShelves

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    No system, no space, logically sound, well-written.

31. 331 重 Reborn and Losing My Mind for Money, but the CEO Loves My Madness 重生发癫只搞钱，霸总偏爱超癫狂 Er Lingzi二玲子Modern Romance554k WordsCompleted Jin Chan Chan, 35 years old, died a miserable death in her previous life because she was hopelessly love-struck. Now she's reborn on the day after the 2007 college entrance exams. She tears up her love letters and swears she'll focus on making money, not romance! On her first night reborn, she fills in as an emergency replacement, singing funeral songs all night and earning her first pot of gold. Next, she cashes in on the lottery, building up her second fortune! She seizes the opportunity of so 50Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Definitely period dramas are here!!! These two books are incredibly good, very down-to-earth, not melodramatic, not love-obsessed, and extremely immersive—definitely something every book love!!! I especially recommend the second one; the female lead is clever and resourceful, the plot is fast-paced and engaging, high-energy and thrilling from start to finish, lighthearted, funny, and heartwarming! You won't regret reading them!!!

32. 332 玉 Yu Guinian Returns to 1968 as a Ten-Year-Old to Protect the Whole Family 玉归年重回68年十岁顽童护全家 Deep Blue Butterfly深蓝蝴蝶Modern Romance722k WordsCompleted [Period Setting, Reborn, Super-Civilization Space, Coming of Age, Strong Female Lead, Sweet Romance] Nian Baoyu and her husband shot each other dead. When she opened her eyes again, she was back in 1968, before her tenth birthday, on the night her father fled home to escape the armed factional fighting. Her father was hiding in the attic when someone informed on him. The commune's armed militia took him away, and more than ten days later, they sent back his corpse. Her mother was devastated and 22.6kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

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    A historical novel, super good!

33. 333 奇 Chronicles of Odd People and Strange Tales, Volume Two 奇人奇事录第二部 Smiling A Yu爱笑的阿宇Historical272k WordsCompleted Across the vast land of China, brilliant scholars plot and shape the world, while heroic warriors roam freely in every direction. Across the vast land of China, brilliant scholars plot and shape the world, while heroic warriors roam freely in every direction. Strange tales from across the ages are recorded here, along with legends old and new. The myriad joys and sorrows of human life are all gathered in this collection. 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A wonderful book that vividly recounts true historical events ✨

34. 334 两 Love Between Two Generations: An Inescapable Bond 两代情之逃不出的羁绊 Midnight Woodpecker午夜啄木鸟Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A bloody maelstrom was set in motion by a marriage swap in the late 1980s. One bride died, and the other fled. The humiliation Hua'er endured on her wedding night is enough to make anyone blush with shame, while the hardships Zijun faced as she fled her marriage are deeply moving. Though the story is named for two generations, it is really about three generations and the sweeping changes in their views on love, marriage, and life. It also shows China's tremendous economic boom and the profound s 5.6kReads9.0Score735Shelves

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    It's pretty good, I recommend it.

35. 335 奇 Tales of Extraordinary People and Events 奇人奇事录 Smiling A Yu爱笑的阿宇Historical575k WordsCompleted From ancient times to the present, the rivers and lakes and bustling streets have been home to countless extraordinary people. Chivalrous thieves roam beneath the moon, robbing the rich to aid the poor, while master fighters hide in ordinary alleyways, their remarkable skills concealed. One volume records the legends of the world and tells of the joys, grudges, and vendettas of the jianghu. 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
36. 336 穿 I Transmigrated to 1970 and Started Living Life to the Fullest as an Educated Youth 穿越70，我从知青开始畅快人生 A Bamboo a Day一天竹子Urban472k WordsOngoing Period + System + Everyone Grows + Devoted Romance and Loving His Wife + Cunning + Golden Finger + Shaping History + Feel-Good Story + Decisive and Ruthless In the late summer of the passionate 1970s, Lin Chen’s story begins when he meets four beautiful, distinctive young intellectuals sent to the countryside. After acquiring a sign-in achievement system, he plans to keep a low profile, build a little courtyard, and win their hearts. Who would’ve thought they’d team up and win his heart instead? 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It fits the description. The male and female protagonists and the villains are plump and brainless. The protagonist is well aware of the dangers of the times, but for the sake of his women, he has established a good character in the village. He secretly beats people whenever he can, and also lays the foundation for others. The supporting characters also have their own roles. The protagonist does not come up and live in a matter of seconds, but gradually grows up from the mentality of an ordinary person.

37. 337 步 A Clear Breeze Carries Me Down an Open Road 步步清风迈坦途 Chu Youran初悠然Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book + no rebirth + no System + no spirit spring] She traded a meal of sweet potatoes for a new dad? No problem. Who says you can't win with a terrible hand... When it's time to be ruthless, who would dare go soft? Take her, for example: she became the “pack leader.” 955Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm not a naive and innocent girl; I don't have the resources, the foresight, or the cheat codes.

38. 338 为 I Faked My Death for My True Love, Then Reborn and Remarried. What Do You Regret? 为白月光假死，重生改嫁你们悔啥 Shallow Summer Meow浅夏喵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn in a bygone era + System + pocket dimension + revenge + face-slapping and punishing scumbags + sent to the countryside + both leads are pure and devoted + mutual devotion] Only as she lay dying did Jiang Linyue learn that her husband, who was supposedly dead, had faked his death and was living it up elsewhere with his old flame. That old flame was also Jiang Linyue’s best friend, and the child she had raised was their illegitimate son. Her whole life had been built on lies. She had worn 6.6kReads8.3Score667Shelves
39. 339 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

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    A very good historical fiction.

40. 340 带 The Thorny Rose Blooms in Silence 带刺的玫瑰静悄悄地开 Flowers Bloom Along the Road陌路花开Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted A beautiful young woman from a remote mountain village goes through several relationships and gradually grows stronger and braver, becoming a rose with thorns. Determined to seize control of her fate, she works tirelessly and perseveres until she finally puts down roots in the city, where she also meets the love of her life. The successive deaths of loved ones and the hardships of life help her mature, and by middle age, she has finally built a remarkable life. 56Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    This book is really good; it's full of memories from the 1970s and 80s, and depicts the lives of ordinary people like us.

41. 341 相 Blind Date System: From Village Girl to Woman of the Era 相亲系统：从村姑到时代女强人 Softly, Gently徐徐絮絮Modern Romance348k WordsOngoing Blind Date System + Period Setting + Comeback + Winner in Life + 1v1 Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Pure Wish Fulfillment In 1975, Chen Hehua's classmate stole the job she was supposed to get after graduation. When she returned to her village, her family pressured her to marry a crude butcher. Just when she had nowhere else to turn [Ding! Blind Date System successfully bound!] [Get a reward for every blind date! Choose any one requirement your match has to exchange for a reward!] Butcher's 284Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 342 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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    Reborn, I'll indulge myself and raise my child however I like. [Heart emoji]

43. 343 土 The Tujia Girl 土家妹子 Fire Rabbit Lantern火兔灯Modern Romance128k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your follows motivate me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I don't know if it's the cover or the title that's misleading about this good story.

44. 344 南 Tales of Nanyang’s Old Town 南阳老城往事 Feng Laojiu风老九Mystery137k WordsOngoing Memories of a bizarre and absurd era, somewhere in the 1980s and 1990s. A girl vanishes into thin air; two murders over a pair of corneas, with a condemned woman repaying her debt at the execution ground; a thousand-year-old pottery shard traps a rich heir for life; a murder in a narrow alley shrouded in mystery; a disfigured old man fishes for ghosts by the river; a family’s secret history spanning half a century... These stories offer more than an eerie atmosphere. They focus on the suffering, 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book. It is the most interesting of all the books I have read. Each of the dozen or so stories is more exciting than the last. The plot becomes bigger and bigger as you go on. It gives me goosebumps all over. [Like]…

45. 345 血 A Blood-Oath Journey 血誓征程 Yu Yangzi渔阳子Urban1.8M WordsCompleted This book follows the protagonist Yang Yi as he grows through combat during the Red Army's campaigns, the War of Resistance against Japan, and the War of Liberation. It unfolds like a magnificent panorama, as stirring as a grand anthem. In those years of raging flames and bloody battles, countless outstanding sons and daughters of China gave their lives with honor for national liberation, and for the peace and security of their country. They fearlessly fought the despicable enemy, defending the 9.5kReads9.1Score739Shelves

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    To write a physical novel that fully restores historical facts.

46. 346 草 A Nobody's Rise Begins with an Acceptance Letter 草根逆袭从录取通知书开始 Yu Yangzi渔阳子Urban1.3M WordsCompleted As Heaven moves with vigor, a gentleman strives tirelessly to improve himself; as Earth is broad and steadfast, a gentleman bears all things with great virtue. At eighteen, a poor country boy from the mountains got into college with a stroke of luck. Through sheer grit and relentless hard work, he endured and overcame one hardship after another: poverty, hunger, a weak educational foundation, contempt from others, and misunderstandings from his superiors. Though he completed four years of colleg 6.6kReads8.8Score470Shelves
47. 347 年 Period: The Wicked Stepmother Is Reborn, and Her Stepson Sons Panic 年代：恶毒后妈重生，继子们慌了 A Zi's Dream阿紫的梦Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [Period] [Reborn] [Has a Pocket Dimension] [Taking Down the Scum] [Satisfying Read] In her previous life, under unusual circumstances, Liu Caifeng married Song Xiang, a man with a prior marriage, and brought her son with her. She devoted herself to caring for her in-laws and raising her stepson. In the end, she met a miserable fate, dying after being hit by a car. Only as she lay dying did she learn that Song Xiang had caused her son’s death. Her daughter had been sold to human traffickers by he 3.8kReads8.2Score336Shelves
48. 348 四 Siheyuan Detective: Sha Zhu’s Ledger Sparks a Killing Spree 四合院神探【傻柱的账本杀疯了】 Chu Xuanhen楚轩痕Male-Channel Fanfiction723k WordsOngoing Zhu Jianguo transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard as Silly Zhu and binds himself to a Settlement System. The debts owed by the whole courtyard of ungrateful neighbors are all laid bare. He doesn’t rush to collect, instead starting with the scar on the back of his head. His investigation uncovers a murder at a scrap heap, knocking sounds from a train car, Jia Weiyong, who vanished while chasing a criminal at Tianjin Port, and the Raven, codenamed “Old Ghost.” 108Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Finally, a genuine period drama! This book, *The Courtyard Detective*, is truly captivating. It's a male-oriented spin-off with a soul-transmigration premise, the plot is tight and fast-paced, making it incredibly addictive. The cover has a strong retro feel, and the title is eye-catching. Highly recommended for fans of period dramas! 📚✨✨

49. 349 神 Divine Oil 神油 Lying-Down Dog躺狗Urban5.7M WordsOngoing The waters of the Gui River cannot wash away old blood debts. A jar of miraculous oil can keep the secrets of a powerful family locked away. The Republic of China is in chaos, the country teetering on the brink of collapse. At the command of his ancestors, the sole surviving heir of the Shi family enters the fray, disguising himself as an anonymous laborer at the Wen family’s oil mill. He appears plain and timid, but in his heart he is plotting a sweeping revenge. The miraculous oil the Wen fami 67.6kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves

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    After reading this book, you will understand that era, know what patriotism and family affection mean, and know what personal love means.

50. 350 洲 Fireworks on the Islet, Where People Make Their Homes, Starting in the 1970s 洲上烟火有人家，从七十年代开始 He Xinhe何心荷Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted [Rural Romance] [Family Life] [Educated Youth Teacher] [Neighborly Disputes] [Eerie Shadows in the Village] [Country Living and Laughs] This book has no pocket dimension, no System, and no transmigration or rebirth. It tells only of ordinary people’s rural lives and the hard-won warmth and bustle of everyday life through years of hardship. The story begins in the 1970s and follows several families living in the countryside. Among them are educated youths sent to work in the villages, militia mem 116Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    Set in the 1970s, the novel vividly portrays the lives and production of rural families, depicting educated youth sent to teach in rural areas. The characters, surviving in harsh conditions, demonstrate mutual tolerance and support, gradually overcoming the scarcity and hunger of that era. In that time, people were full of energy and enthusiasm! The author's sharp writing brings the vibrant atmosphere of that era to life.

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