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

1. 351 一 A Woman Named Chunxiu 一个叫春秀的女人 I'm Yanzi我是艳子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period drama + everyday family life + marriage + building a career + personal growth] I married a state-owned enterprise worker, and after years of trying, I finally had a son. Then, just as my husband was sent to prison, my mother-in-law branded me a bringer of bad luck and threw me out of the house. Qiu Yue, widowed and bullied, and Wang Feng, tormented by domestic abuse, shared my fate. The three of us hard-done-by women joined forces, working, doing business, and opening a factory. We neede 8.8kReads8.0Score742Shelves

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   There aren't many historical novels like this by Tomato Novels; only someone with firsthand experience could write so vividly.

2. 352 重 Reborn in 1990: Escaping My Toxic Family from the Start 重生90开局逃离原生家庭 Lan Meng Says蓝梦说Urban591k WordsOngoing [One heroine] After being reborn, I hadn't even had time to enjoy my new life before Qian Lao saw through my identity when I predicted the breakup of the Soviet Union. This is so hard… I start a media company and recruit Liming and Huang Jiaju to take on the Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment industries… Then I do everything I can to find the love of my previous life. In this life, I'll live for her… 124Reads6.8Score116Shelves

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   It's a real period novel. The protagonist is actually seen through by Qian Lao. Haha, it's super fun. Although the writing style is average in the early stage, the writing gets better and better.

3. 353 最 The Purest Love 最纯洁的爱 Happy Soy Milk快乐的豆浆Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Qin Feng returns to China after completing his studies in Russia, just as the country reforms its education system and universities abolish guaranteed job assignments for graduates. He then moves with his family to a coastal city, where he meets Xie Lan, a local girl from the countryside. Xie Lan is six years younger than Qin Feng and left school after junior high. They come from vastly different backgrounds in age, education, and family circumstances. Both sets of parents oppose their relations 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Beautiful love is like the lazy afternoon sun, warm and comforting, making people feel safe and secure.

4. 354 穿 Reborn as a Vicious Woman in the 1970s, I Got Rich After Turning Over a New Leaf 穿成七零恶女，弃恶从善后暴富了 Zi Shan Mu Yu子山木雨Modern Romance130k WordsOngoing A marriage first, love later. One-on-one, devoted couple. The leads focus on building their own careers. After working herself to the bone for days, Xia Tian, the office workaholic, gets into a car accident from driving while exhausted. When she opens her eyes again, she discovers she has transmigrated to the 1970s. Worse, she’s caught in the act by her mother-in-law. “You shameless hussy! You were the one who kept throwing yourself at my son, and now you dare to cheat on him while he’s away? I’ —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Not much nonsense, worth watching

5. 355 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 one has to be good.

6. 356 戎 Half a Lifetime on the Battlefield 戎马半生 Beiqi Baby贝齐宝贝Modern Romance725k WordsCompleted A female assassin in her past life, a female soldier in this one. What kind of brilliant life will someone who has turned from darkness toward the light create? She never married in her past life. In this one, she meets the finest male officer in the entire military region. When two formidable people meet, what kind of love and hate will unfold? 2.4kReads8.5Score243Shelves
7. 357 一 A Watch, and It's a Golden Finger 一块手表，竟然是金手指 Jin Yuji瑾虞姬Modern Romance445k WordsCompleted It’s gone from 6.7 to 7 points. I’ve been keeping track for ten days. It’ll keep going up., A sweet, heartwarming romance. Liu Ruoxi returns to the summer of 1995, on the eve of the college entrance exam, bringing back a watch that can rewrite her fate. This time, she won’t be the girl who lives with regrets. She’ll get into college, make money, start a business, and move step by step toward her dreams. Su Jinchen, her roommate’s older brother, is a ray of light that enters her life unexpectedly 6Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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   No rating yet, I missed the premiere because I didn't know much about it. It's a period romance, and the later episodes are good. If you don't like the beginning, you can fast forward.

8. 358 穿 After I Transmigrated, Shi Yu's Life Went into Cheat Mode! 穿越后，时雨的开挂人生！ Beiqi Baby贝齐宝贝Modern Romance759k WordsCompleted Shi Yu was a 25-year-old genius neurosurgeon from the 22nd century. Because of an antique ring decorated with plum blossoms, she traveled to the 1970s and woke up in the body of a nineteen-year-old girl with the same name. From then on, in that revolutionary era, Shi Yu used her knowledge of the future and her medical skills to build herself an unstoppable life! Her new family even spoiled her like a princess. There are no awful villains causing trouble and no backstabbing, just inspiration, gro 8.8kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
9. 359 重 Reborn in 1975, I Send My Nephew to College 重生七五年扔掉外甥上大学 Curly Cat Whiskers猫胡子卷卷Modern Romance570k WordsCompleted The rating has only just come in and will gradually rise. [Reborn] + [space] + [spirit spring] Shen Yun is reborn in the year of her high school entrance exams: When she wakes up, it's the day she just disturbed a hornets' nest. Her head is swollen like a giant winter melon, but that doesn't stop her from giving her sister-in-law a thorough beating as soon as she gets back. In her previous life, she raised her sister-in-law's child and cared for her sister-in-law's mother after she broke her leg 46.6kReads7.8Score7.5kShelves

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   Not going to the countryside, not helping the poor, not being a Holy Mother, not being a stepmother, but wearing a military uniform to kill enemies and save people at the same time

10. 360 诡 Questions of the Uncanny 诡异问 Time Read 8时阅8Mystery424k WordsOngoing Through the coming-of-age story of “me” (Meng’er), this novel traces the transformation of the Chinese countryside from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. The brutality of family-planning policies, the rise of the migrant-worker boom, the unraveling of traditional clan ties, clashes between old and new ideas, and the rough-and-tumble world of small towns... It captures a microcosm of an era in transition, with a realism and density of detail worthy of anthropological study. Through my perspectiv 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is the most terrifying true story I've ever seen.

11. 361 捡 I Picked Up a Handsome Soldier, and He Spoils Me Like a Princess 捡个帅兵哥把我宠成公主 Beiqi Baby贝齐宝贝Modern Romance635k WordsCompleted After winning an antique ring at auction, Tao Ranran, a 21st-century surgical expert, had her soul transported to a special era. To her surprise, the ring turned out to contain an incredible space. She used it to build her fortune in that era and bring the nation's medical development forward by decades. She even found herself a handsome soldier king for a husband! 4.8kReads9.1Score529Shelves
12. 362 魂 My Soul Travels Back to 1972, Where I Raise Beauties and Ride the Tide of the Times 魂穿七二，培养美人横扫时代浪潮 Stars Can Set the Prairie Ablaze星星可以燎原Historical1.7M WordsCompleted [Period] [Sign-In] [Divine Doctor] [Space] [Farming] [Sweet Romance] A real estate tycoon transmigrates into 1972 and binds to the Red Dust Karma System from the start! Ling Feng uses supplies and skills to establish absolute authority, winning hearts through “feeding” and “protection.” Ling Feng has a portable space, peerless medical skills, and deadly combat abilities. He knows that in these unusual times, supplies give you face, personal connections are the substance, and your fists are your 13.5kReads7.4Score1.5kShelves

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    Recommendations for good period dramas, featuring male leads who are decisive and ruthless, and female leads who are gentle and considerate; all three are exceptionally talented.

13. 363 八 The Wild Beauty of the ’80s Makes the Cold Military Officer Break His Rules to Spoil Her 八零美人野，高冷军官破戒宠 Strawberry Girl草莓菇凉Modern Romance354k WordsCompleted [The old train brakes suddenly, and she tumbles into an officer’s arms, exposing the debt of love branded with the word “scum” on his chest!] Jian Yiran transmigrates into a book, landing from the start on an old train, right in the arms of Lu Zhanbei, the military district’s living King of Hell! His uniform tears, revealing powerful pectoral muscles with a scar of the word “scum” carved into them half a year ago, when she lost her mind! “Thought I was an old man with a burden to boot?” He grips 102Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 364 赶 Coastal Foraging Days: A Hold Full of Fish, Doting on Five Sisters 赶海年代：鱼货满仓，宠飞五姐妹 Billionaire富甲亿方Urban1.4M WordsCompleted (Reborn in a bygone era + fishing village + lighthearted + daily life + beachcombing + fishing + farming + pocket dimension) Xu Mo died on the operating table. When he opened his eyes, he was back forty-five years earlier, at the moment Li Qingyue asked him to marry her. In his previous life, his cowardice and refusal to take responsibility led to all five sisters dying, while his parents wasted away in grief. In the end, he too passed away with a heart full of regret. This time, the chance to m 19.2kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves

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    Recommended, a historical novel about traveling to the mountains and sea.

15. 365 把 I Spoiled My Sister-in-Law, Then Remarried an Officer: Now He's Panicking 把大嫂宠上天，我改嫁军官他急了 Yi Xi亿溪Modern Romance247k WordsOngoing [Stunning, Career-Driven Heroine × Handsome, Cunning, Love-Brained Hero + Face-Slapping + Pocket Dimension + Marriage Before Love] In her previous life, Su Wanyin thought she had married a gentle, refined man who cherished, loved, and doted on her. After they married, she discovered that her husband, Xu Chengzhou, treated his widowed sister-in-law like a queen. In their daily lives, he was always at her beck and call, going everywhere with her. When Su Wanyin tried to get close, he said they had 365Reads—Score—Shelves

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    When the scumbag ex-husband mocked the female lead as a "divorced woman no one wants," Lu Jinchuan, the most promising officer in the military corps, stepped forward: "I want her! I want her!! I want her!!!" Is this the kind of security a top-tier man provides? No discrimination, no hesitation, his eyes are only for her! Compared to that scumbag ex-husband who only said "we need to avoid suspicion" and "you have to understand your sister-in-law," Lu Jinchuan is simply the ideal man!

16. 366 重 Reborn in 1977: From Hunting to Building an Industry 重生1977，从打猎开始搞实业 Deeply Devoted Lao Liu深情老六Urban221k WordsOngoing [Period setting + Reborn + Everyday life + Hunting + Business + Decisive and ruthless] Liu Youzhi, a small-time oil mill owner who had struggled all his life, woke up to find himself reborn in 1977, in the body of a young man from a forest region in Northeast China. From the start, he has to deal with a father who is gravely wounded and near death, as well as a biased grandmother. She not only refuses to pay for treatment, but insists on splitting up the family at the worst possible time! Watch 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Historical documents from rural areas in Northeast China

17. 367 赶 Hunting in the Mountains: Building a Happy Life with My Lame Wife 赶山：带跛脚媳妇过上幸福生活 Garfield Isn't a Cat加菲不是猫Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [A Grounded Period Novel + No Pocket Dimension, No System + Wife and Sister-in-Law + Animal Companions + Hunting + Food + Business + Farming + Gathering Herbs] Xu Yi, a modern-day wage slave, accidentally takes the wrong medication while being treated for depression and dies. He transmigrates into the body of Xu Yi, a man with a severe intellectual disability in a mountain village in the early 1980s. To his surprise, he has a beautiful, fair-skinned wife who limps, as well as an adorable six-yea 16.7kReads7.8Score1.2kShelves

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18. 368 七 After the Seventies-Era Officer Returned, He Had a Son and a Daughter 七零军官回来后，儿女双全了 Little Master Xueling雪凌小主Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [1970s + military marriage + space] Hua Jiuling transmigrated to the 1970s overnight. Her husband, Gu Beiming, was called away on an urgent mission right after their wedding. Months passed with no word from him. Her parents-in-law gave her a hard time, her sister-in-law cursed her, and her sisters-in-law schemed against her. With her pregnant belly, Hua Jiuling picked up a kitchen knife, fought back, split the family, and moved into the hunter’s little house by the village committee. Fortunately 18.4kReads8.2Score2.5kShelves

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    Historical fiction, not exaggerated, just right.

19. 369 列 A Private's First Resolve 列兵初心 Meng Chu Ke Lan梦初柯兰Urban342k WordsCompleted Twenty-five years of life's ups and downs, a weathered journey steeped in the feel of the times, and a transformation from an inexperienced young man into a jaded middle-aged man. Will he hold on to his original ideals or go with the flow? Time will tell us the truth. 56Reads—Score—Shelves

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    From 2001 to 2024, more than 20 years have passed, and the world has changed dramatically!

20. 370 卿 My Love, Come Into My Arms: The Art of Winning Your Heart 卿卿入怀，我的攻心战役 Good Little Nuobao乖乖诺宝Modern Romance712k WordsCompleted One night of passion forces them into marriage. Amid her resentment, Zhixia discovers that she looks remarkably like the Fang family’s youngest daughter, who died on the battlefield. The family transforms their longing for their lost loved one into an overwhelming, misplaced affection for her. Her grandfather, Fang Yuzhao, presses a family heirloom jade pendant into her hand. “Fang Chu owes you. We’ll make it right.” Her father-in-law, Fang Zheng, uses every connection he has to get her trans 2.3kReads6.4Score213Shelves

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    In a period story, the hero's family is powerful, but he still can't buy what he needs, especially milk powder.

21. 371 我 Waiting for the College Entrance Exam in 1977 我在一九七七等高考 Copperhead铜头Urban988k WordsCompleted Every transmigrator can make a good life for themselves in the era they transmigrate to. But Li Chen couldn't. After transmigrating from the future to 1977, he couldn't adapt to the living conditions of the time. By passing the college entrance exam, he secured the means to keep living in that era. Drawing on his knowledge of how history would unfold, he made his life better and better. Yet from beginning to end, he could never fully fit into that era. When time finally brought him to the era he 284Reads6.5Score171Shelves

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    This is good.

22. 372 八 1980s Military Marriage: Your Soldier Boy Just Registered His Marriage with Me 八零军婚：你的兵哥哥跟我领证咯 Red and Green Buds红绿蕊Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted [Career-Focused] [Satisfying Revenge on Trash] [Taking Down the Worst] [Only Ever Been With Each Other] [Sweet Romance, No Angst] In her past life, her adoptive sister tricked her into going abroad, where her organs were harvested and she died a gruesome death in a foreign land. Reborn in the 1980s, she was cruelly abused by her own father and thrown into a pigsty in the freezing cold, left on the brink of death. At death's door, she unexpectedly awakened a dream System. In her dreams, her wi 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Aside from the villains, everyone else is a good guy, making it a true stress reliever.

23. 373 二 My Second Husband Spoils Me Rotten: Growing Sweet Potatoes to Build a Fortune 二婚老公宠上天，种红薯发家致富 Tangerine Sand桔沙Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted My Second Husband Spoils Me Rotten: Growing Sweet Potatoes to Get Rich 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Those were truly tough times. Even marriage was beyond their control; they had to share their love with their siblings. Every extra day they were supported meant an extra burden for their parents. So, parents would marry off their daughters to lessen their financial burden. Reborn in this year, I thought my life would be just as miserable, but unexpectedly, after many twists and turns, I achieved success in both my career and love life.

24. 374 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s, and Discover My Mom Is a Total Green Tea 穿书七零，发现我妈是大绿茶 Encounter遇见Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Period Drama + Self-Serving Female Lead + Terrible Family + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Everyone’s a Master Schemer + Devoted Couple + Joins the Military Later] Just after transmigrating, Zhao Qianqian manages to offend her stepsister and steal her fiancé! And this is all happening inside a book. The man she stole is the female lead’s cash cow, a third male lead, and he’s about to be targeted and framed by the reborn female lead. Then she discovers that her mother has it even worse. Just to 7.2kReads7.3Score482Shelves

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    A historical romance novel, a transmigration story where the female lead marries the male lead, who is her stepsister's fiancé. The female lead is very good at manipulating the male lead.

25. 375 越 A Deadly Escape from the Prison Mountain 越狱大山的生死逃亡 An Xiaoqing安小青Urban332k WordsCompleted This novel tells the story of Chen Dashan, a farmer who was sentenced to prison after getting into a fight while selling mutton, all because he wanted to stand up for someone. In prison, he met Scarface and others. Egged on by them, he tried to escape, but someone reported them and the escape failed. Later, he and four others, including Scarface, had their sentences changed to life imprisonment and were sent to a prison in the far northwest. The four men clashed repeatedly with their group leade 4.4kReads8.2Score278Shelves

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    The story is set in a historical period; the real excitement begins later.

26. 376 纯 A True-Love Warrior's Adventures in Society 纯爱战神社会历险记 Soy Sauce Who Doesn't Want to Get Beaten不想挨打的酱油Urban390k WordsCompleted Beijing suburbs, 2006. A beat-up van, a guy at the wheel, the school beauty in the front seat, and 17-year-old Chen Mo in the back. He didn't dare look at her. All he could do was breathe in the scent of cream-cake shampoo in her hair. Whenever the van jolted, her hair brushed his face, and he sat rigid, afraid to move. Back then, he thought liking someone was enough. Then the school beauty pulled out a brand-new tarot deck and asked him to read her love fortune. He thought she was finally looki 14Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    From innocent campus romance to urban workplace drama, you might want to check this out.

27. 377 千 Heading South at the Turn of the Millennium: Rolling Coins 千禧南下：翻滚的钢镚 Seven Sons of the Wind扶摇七子Urban273k WordsCompleted During the rainy season of the millennium, torrential rain poured down on Ruili. Bai Hao and his group sped along National Highway 556 in a four-wheel-drive Toyota Prado, relying on their off-roader’s powerful performance to plow through the terrible road conditions. As they drove past the embankment in Leiyun Village, they came across Burmese border residents moving supplies across the border. They learned that it was legitimate border trade. The group stopped to watch, unaware that danger was 40Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Once you understand it, you'll know where you're lacking! This book is legendary!

28. 378 最 The Strongest Clan: No One in the Yu Family Backs Down 最强家族：郁家无怂人 A nomi阿nomiModern Romance549k WordsCompleted Yu Yu thinks the sky has fallen. She turns out to be the fake heiress. The real heiress is coming in hot. What should she do? Sniffle, Dad, are you still going to care about me? Oh, good. As long as you still do. Boohoo, Big Brother, you can't treat her better than me. Fine, I won't. And just like that, the sky clears again. In a turbulent era, great families struggle to survive. The Yu family alone stands firm, unyielding! When family members scheme and the world turns ruthless, the Yu fami 6.4kReads8.0Score313Shelves
29. 379 我 The Days I Happily Enjoyed Gossip in the Crowded Compound 我在大杂院快乐吃瓜的那些日子 Hehe's Grain何荷的禾Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period] [The Sixties] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Book Transmigration] [Pocket Dimension] [Feel-Good Story] [Everyday Family Life] [No Going to the Countryside] Cheng Ying discovers that she has transmigrated into a Period novel. She has four older siblings, some sharing only her father and others only her mother. The whole family is set up as a foil to the female lead, who lives with them in the same crowded compound, and they all meet tragic ends. Known throughout the compound as the tigress who c 298kReads9.0Score44.9kShelves

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    Looks good, still chasing me

30. 380 你 You Dote on Your Stepsister, I'll Put Your Brother on My Household Register 你把继妹放心上，我把你哥放户口本 Little Tangerine小橘子Modern Romance628k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Face-Slapping + Military Marriage + Everyday Life in the Compound + Ugly Duckling Transformation + Sweet Romance + The Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] Shen Yuan was famous throughout the military compound for being ugly. Everyone said she was lucky to have married Fu Ciyuan, the man with the brightest future. She used to think so too. She willingly kept house, had children, and cared for her in-laws. Then, by chance, Shen Yuan learned that Fu Ciyuan loved someone else and secretly hat 394Reads8.5Score104Shelves

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    The female lead was truly amazing back in the day.

31. 381 我 My 1994: Starting with Wild Vegetables Across the Hills 我的九四，从漫山野菜开始 Bookworm from a Stone Box石合子出来的书呆子Urban754k WordsOngoing Xu Shouyi was an outstanding modern farmer of the 21st century. After serving as village chief for 20 years, he went to a neighboring village to advise them on a new planting method. Then, caught in a sudden downpour, his car plunged off a cliff… When he woke up again, he had returned to 1994. There was still time to set things right. In his previous life, he’d drifted through life and only come to his senses in middle age. This time, he would use his knowledge to lead his kind-hearted neighbors 497Reads—Score100Shelves

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    Farming in a bygone era is definitely a worthwhile book to read.

32. 382 大 The Heiress Struggles Through the 1950s with Her Lucky-Draw Blind Boxes 大小姐她带着抽奖盲盒在五零挣扎 The Cat Who Likes Salted Fish喜欢咸鱼的猫Modern Romance743k WordsCompleted Newborn Lixia gazed up at the blackened ceiling and mud walls, wishing she could die and be reborn somewhere else. She’d thought studying would help her claw her way out of this miserable life, but reality crushed those hopes. In the end, she followed her aunt, who had returned from visiting relatives, down the path to selling herself. No, to finding a husband… Aunt: This young man seems nice and has a bright future. Marry him, and the logistics department can arrange you a job. Lixia: Auntie, I 6.1kReads7.2Score422Shelves
33. 383 被 After I Was Forced to Marry a Sickly Educated Youth, I Got a Cheat 被迫嫁病弱知青后，我开挂了 Dyeing the Years染流年Modern Romance514k WordsCompleted [Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Devoted Couple + Golden Finger + Strong Female Lead] Jian Huai'an suspects his true form might actually be a mermaid. Seriously, why else would he be in the water after dying, and why would such a beautiful mermaid be swimming toward him? After discovering he'd transmigrated into a book, Jian Huai'an thinks his luck has finally turned. But he soon realizes that his transmigration has amounted to nothing. A golden finger? Yes, but pra 2kReads8.9Score177Shelves

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    These two books are acceptable

34. 384 下 After Going to the Countryside, the Female Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Future Senior Officer 下乡后女知青被未来首长娇养了 Dyeing the Years染流年Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Transmigration + Swapped Marriage + Devoted Couple + Marriage First, Love Later + Beloved by the Whole Family] Lin Xia never imagined that all she had to do was take a vacation, only to find herself dropped into a whole new world. There, she meets a group of people. When someone spreads rumors about her, Lin Xia has just started rolling up her sleeves when her future mother-in-law pulls her behind her and swings a huge broom. “You dare bully my Xiaxia? Try d 3.2kReads8.5Score268Shelves
35. 385 恶 The Villain Is Reborn, and My Beautiful Wife Looks at Me Differently 恶人重生，美娇妻看我眼神不对劲 Summit of Wind and Snow风雪之巅Urban188k WordsCompleted [Period] + [single heroine] + [raising a child] + [revenge and comeback] + [making money] + [unhinged story] The great villain Qin Xiao was set up and reborn at the age of twenty-two. Looking at his utterly disappointed wife and the daughter who feared him, Qin Xiao decided to live differently. He would devote his life to protecting his family and reclaim everything that belonged to him. He would remember everyone who treated him well. As for his enemies, he would make every last one of them reg 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Push push push push push push

36. 386 重 A Reborn Young Master of the Capital's Journey as a Fortune-Teller 重生京城大少的神棍之旅 Prince Dongming东明王爷Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Period setting + rebirth + free shopping + fortune-telling + personal space + identity swap + one female lead Wang Kai was reborn! The bad news: he had taken over the body of someone else who had also been reborn, and become a son nobody loved. The good news: he wasn’t their biological son. The bad news: an enemy agent had stolen his original identity. The good news: he had originally been a young master from the capital. Pan Mingzhi: Comrade Wang, are my wife and child still alive? Wang Kai: A 22.4kReads7.9Score1.6kShelves

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37. 387 漂 The Beautiful Girl Next Door Wakes Up and Joins the Army. Officers Fight Over Her 漂亮白月光觉醒随军，首长争又抢 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “Second Chance at Love, Spatial Ability, Everyone’s Favorite, Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium, Adorable Baby, Military Marriage” In the third year of living apart from He Shaoyan and fighting over a divorce, Ye Qingzhi began having prophetic dreams. At first, they were just trivial things, until one day she dreamed that her brother-in-law imprisoned her, while her sister became his accomplice and drove her insane before she died a gruesome death. After she died, the man who had repeatedly cl 28.1kReads7.0Score2.5kShelves

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    🔥She dreamt that she was imprisoned and driven insane by her brother-in-law, and that the man who said he hated her killed someone for her. Upon waking, she immediately took a switchblade and sent the scumbag to jail, then went to the military base to reconcile with He Shaoyan. He was initially wary, but later, seeing how popular she was, he became insanely jealous: "That's my wife!" Cute baby + space + military marriage + adored by the group—it's too addictive!

38. 388 穿 Transmigrating to 1940: Titled the Ghost King 穿越40，称号鬼王 Prince Dongming东明王爷Urban595k WordsCompleted Wang Dong’s soul transmigrates, bringing him to 1940, where he becomes a four- or five-year-old boy in Wangjia Village. But due to the System, his body develops some problems, so he’ll kill Japanese soldiers while recuperating. He is the Ghost King in his enemies’ hearts, and he is the real Ghost King. The protagonist is a lone wolf who belongs to no organization, and is overwhelmingly powerful. 2.3kReads6.9Score100Shelves
39. 389 重 Reborn in 1994: I Started Changing My Fate 重生1994，逆天改命从此开始 Long Linli龙麟鲤Urban239k WordsCompleted Reborn in the summer of 1994. My parents are still young, and I can still make up for my regrets. Back then, Jack Ma was still teaching, and QQ wouldn’t appear for another five years. This time, I’ll never be a pushover again. I’ll put bullies in their place, win back my first love, help my brothers make money, and usher in an era of my own. No golden finger, no System, just memories from thirty years ahead of my time. Starting with the Subor learning computer, then a computer study room, then a 42Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist started in 1994, riding on the dividends of the era of computers and the Internet. From computer training, the rise and fall of memory sticks, to the first generation of the Internet, BBS forums, the emergence of e-commerce, and then to the mobile Internet wave... No system, no golden fingers, no exaggerated speculation, no speculation in stamps, no playing in the stock market, no climbing high, and no frivolous tricks. Only the most authentic fireworks in the compound, the purest love of the times, and the simplest young heartbeat are written. True rebirth is to seize the trend of the times. Take one step at a time and move forward steadily. Not exaggerated, not suspended, not cheating. The struggles and youth of this generation of ordinary people deserve to be well remembered.

40. 390 四 The Land God of the Siheyuan 四合院的土地爷 Prince Dongming东明王爷Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted In the late autumn of 1953, Wang Tudi, a modern-day drudge, transmigrates to Beijing and becomes a resident of Courtyard No. 95. He inherits the position of the Earth God and protects the peace of the local community. He Yuzhu, Jia Dongxu, Liu Guangqi, Xu Damao, and Yan Jiecheng are all childhood friends of Wang Tudi. They fought together and went hungry together. In the original owner's memories, none of the courtyard's ridiculous dramas ever happened. Everyone stuck together and worked hard ju 6.7kReads8.4Score333Shelves
41. 391 我 I'm the Bluebird, a Girl from Taiwan 我是青鸟，宝岛女生 Island-Separated Little City离岛微城Modern Romance118k WordsCompleted No transmigration, no wild fantasies, no golden finger. A story set in a bygone era, with no romance, yet one that leaves an indelible mark; A true historical setting and a true central story; The era spans two lands, but blood ties know no foreign home. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Taiwan Bluebird's Search for Relatives in Mainland China

42. 392 重 Reborn in 1960: From Bachi Alley to Hongjiagou 重生1960：八尺巷爆到洪家沟 The Chosen One王者之选Urban407k WordsCompleted After leaving Eight-Foot Alley, Hong Tiejun found an empty corner and tossed the cornmeal into his pocket dimension. Before he had even made it to the mouth of the alley, he had already wolfed down the cornmeal cake. Feeling the money and ration coupons in his pocket, Hong Tiejun couldn’t help reflecting... Hongjiagou lay at the foot of Dahei Mountain, and it was still a desolate place. Nestled against the mountains and water, Hongjiagou had fields stretching out in every direction... Hong Tie 1.1kReads6.7Score—Shelves

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    A masterpiece among period novels!

43. 393 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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    New era literature, depicting the hardships of that era from multiple perspectives.

44. 394 我 Our Generation: The Fiery Lives of the Post-85s 我们这一代：85后滚烫的人生 Moonset over Cangming沧溟月落Urban280k WordsCompleted My name is Lin Yi. I was born in 1985. To everyone else, I was just another perfectly ordinary post-85s generation kid. As a child, I rolled iron hoops around, thinking life would slowly get better. When I grew up, I buried myself in my studies, believing that getting into college would be my ticket to success. After I started working, I put in endless overtime, convinced that if I could just make it to middle age, life would finally settle down. Until the day I turned thirty-five, when a layoff —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The miserable life of a post-85s generation...

45. 395 四 Siheyuan: What's Wrong with My Sleight of Hand? 四合院：我妙手空空怎么了？ Horse Who Loves Meat爱吃肉的马Male-Channel Fanfiction247k WordsCompleted Ever since the Silly Zhu, whom everyone in the courtyard used to push around, got the Sleight-of-Hand System, everything changed. Framed for stealing meat, shunned by the whole courtyard, and humiliated by Xu Damao rubbing his face in the dirt? He can spot corruption, exploitation, and scheming at a glance! Deputy Director Li's dirty money and betrothal gifts? I'll take them! Jia Zhangshi's secret stash? Mine! Xu Damao's betrothal gifts? I'll take those too! Silly Zhu is Silly no more! He deals 1.2kReads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Siheyuan: What's wrong with my empty hands? The protagonist is not a virgin, not aggrieved, not brainless, and has strong logic. It has its own spatial golden finger, and its skilled hands are able to collect supplies with nothing, and its cooking skills shock the whole factory. The plot is interlocking and the rhythm is tight and fast. . .

46. 396 回 Memories of 1931: Hunting, Fighting the Japanese, and Raising a Family 回忆一九三一养家打猎打鬼子日子 Broken Little Toe骨折得小脚趾Urban2.9M WordsOngoing In 1931, the Japanese invaded China. Ling Feng hunted to feed his family and fought the Japanese to capture supplies. He and his good brothers enjoyed the good life, built houses, and got married. 17.6kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves

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    During the Republic of China, it's not old enough

47. 397 有 There Was a Girl Named Xiaohua 有个女孩叫小花 My Little Warm Jackets我的小棉袄们Modern Romance420k WordsOngoing My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! This book captures some of the culture and food of rural northern Fujian in the 1980s and 1990s. Follow Xiaohua and her family as they work hard and lead warm, ordinary lives. No exaggeration, melodrama, or foolish antics. It’s not a feel-good power fantasy, and there’s no rebirth or transmigration. There’s no golden finger, just 30Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    This is it! A quintessential indigenous-era story, depicting a young woman blossoming into womanhood. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

48. 398 七 Flash Marriage in the 1970s: My Mother-in-Law Taught Me How to Handle My Husband, and I Loved It 七零闪婚：婆婆教我驭夫后爽爆了 Even Snails Are Mighty蜗牛也很牛Modern Romance661k WordsCompleted [Handsome, roguish, cunning househusband + sweet, straightforward good girl + family squabbles + devoted husband + putting jerks in their place + doted on by the whole family] [The male lead is a professional homewrecker and a genuine big shot] [Important note: The female lead’s parents favor boys over girls.] [After leaving her birth family, the female lead is cherished by her husband’s family. Her mother will not be redeemed.] Ruan Tang had a dream that she died after being sent to the country 5.1kReads8.0Score532Shelves

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    The male protagonist specializes in "poaching". After marriage, the black market boss is trained to be a handsome and virtuous husband [Thinking][Thinking][Thinking]

49. 399 流 A Shooting Star Streaks By, Leaving Traces on the Years 流星划过，岁月有痕 Amber Aurora琥珀色北极光Modern Romance168k WordsCompleted This is a powerful work that deeply portrays the intertwined paths of growth for the post-80s generation and the changes of the times. The story follows its protagonist, Zhao Fei, from his green and innocent days in middle school, through the passionate years of university, and into the struggles and discoveries of life after graduation. It delicately depicts how Zhao Fei and his generation search for themselves and realize their worth amid the currents of the times, while also reflecting the sw 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A true story of laughter and tears from the growth of a post-80s generation, a microcosm of the lives of ordinary people in that era, paying tribute to that pure and beautiful time.

50. 400 七 70s Military Marriage: The Couple’s a Bit Crazy 七零军婚：那两口子都有点癫 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Inventory Space + Comedy + Wish Fulfillment + Two Golden Fingers] Ruan Qiqi spent ten years being treated for an illness, and her condition was perfectly stable. After leaving the hospital, she unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s, into the body of a country girl who has just been dumped by her scumbag fiancé. Nearly everyone around her is awful. But she isn't afraid. She has a space packed with supplies, a golden finger, and nine lives, so she can do whatever she wants with 47.1kReads9.2Score5.8kShelves

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    The characters' personalities (shaped by their respective backgrounds) are described as follows: "You're the eccentric wife, I'm the eccentric husband, we're a match made in heaven."

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