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1. 201 六 Work Assignments in the 1960s and Everyday Family Life 六零发工作，家长里短 User74149451用户74149451Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + patriotism + no romance + System + ensemble cast + family life + everyday living + rumors and gossip] In a nutshell: After transmigrating to the 1960s, Xiang Mianmian uses the System to find jobs for her family and friends, and the Xiang family grows rich. Full synopsis: A parallel world where the nation is developing steadily! An ensemble story with no fixed protagonist!!! All the gossip in the county is at her fingertips. In the 1960s, Xiang Mianmian, the sixth child in her f 1.1kReads8.0Score275Shelves

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   When she woke up, the famous star Yang Huanyu found that she had traveled back in time to a village beauty with the same name as her in the 1970s. The village beauty was so charming that all the young men in the village wanted to get close to her, but she had a love brain and fell in love with a scumbag educated youth, which ended up costing her life. After Yang Huanyu came through, the most upright rough guy in the village spoke plausibly to her and swore that he would never fall in love with such a squeamish idiot like her! But the words were harsh in the front, and the slap in the face hurt in the back! Who invites people to the woods every day?? Who keeps blocking people in corners? Who doesn't have enough food and clothing, but insists on giving money? Just give money, don't move your hands! The squeamish beauty looked at her red and swollen lips in the mirror and disliked him in every possible way.

2. 202 七 The Rough Soldier of the 1970s Dotes Too Much, and His Sweetheart Wants to Escape Poverty 七零糙汉太会宠，娇软美人想脱穷 Qiao Qiao Loves Bridges乔乔爱桥Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted [Flirtatious beauty + Stoic, rough soldier + Space + Adorable kids + Both are each other's first] When she woke up, superstar Yang Huanyu discovered she had transmigrated to the 1970s, into the body of a village beauty who shared her name. The village beauty was stunningly alluring, and every young man in the village wanted to get close to her. But she was hopelessly lovesick and had fallen for a scumbag educated youth, which ultimately cost her her life. After Yang Huanyu arrived, the most upri 1.2kReads8.9Score141Shelves

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   When she woke up, the famous star Yang Huanyu found that she had traveled to the 1970s and lived in the body of a village beauty with the same name as her. The village beauty was so charming that all the young men in the village wanted to get close to her, but she had a love brain and fell in love with a scumbag educated youth, which ended up costing her life. After Yang Huanyu came through, the most upright rough guy in the village spoke plausibly to her and swore that he would never fall in love with such a squeamish idiot like her! But the words were harsh in the front, and the slap in the face hurt in the back! Who invites people to the woods every day?? Who keeps blocking people in corners? Who doesn't have enough food and clothing, but insists on giving money? Just give money, don't move your hands! The squeamish beauty looked at her red and swollen lips in the mirror and disliked him in every possible way.

3. 203 七 The 1970s: After Marrying a Widow, the Professor Became a Dad 七零：娶了寡妇后，教授喜当爹 Hengheng Zai蘅蘅崽Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted At twenty-four, Qiao Dani became a widow with two children, known throughout the brigade as one of its poorest households. At thirty, Lin Hengjue fell from the heights overnight. The distinguished Professor Lin, once admired for his elegance and brilliance, became one of the notorious “Black Categories” whom everyone in the cowshed avoided like snakes and scorpions. People kept urging her to remarry. Qiao Dani finally hardened her heart, stamped her foot, and marched into the cowshed to ask Li 6.7kReads9.3Score626Shelves
4. 204 穿 Transmigrating to the 1980s: The Cold, Powerful Man Finds the Right Path 穿越八零高冷大佬走上了正道 Meat-Loving Little Fairy吃肉的小仙女Modern Romance287k WordsCompleted If you’re wondering how Ye Keke knows the big shot’s name, it all goes back to a Legal Online program on the news in 2023. The internet was down that day, and Ye Keke was terribly bored. On a whim, she turned on the television, which she hadn’t watched in ages, to see if there were any good movies. As she flipped through the channels, a middle-aged man on a legal affairs program caught her eye. Though the years had left their mark around his eyes, his peerlessly handsome face instantly captured 1.1kReads8.7Score—Shelves
5. 205 年 The 1970s: A Country Bride Moves to the City to Become a Factory Worker 年代，乡下小媳妇进城当工人 Yi Jia Er Shi Yi易加二十一Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + married first, love later + family squabbles + portable space + the heroine won't take abuse and fights back] Xia Yang was born under an unlucky star. She merely called someone a jinx, and the petty crow immortal smacked her with a wing, sending her to 1971 and into a novel about a rugged country man doting on his wife. She transmigrated into the gluttonous third sister-in-law of the male lead, who was supposed to die on her wedding day. The moment she opened her eyes 11.5kReads9.0Score898Shelves
6. 206 我 My Daily Gossip in a Siheyuan [The 1970s] 我在四合院的吃瓜日常【七零】 Lu Zining鹿子宁Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Period setting + courtyard compound + gossip-watching + light ensemble cast] When Shen Miaomiao wakes up, she finds herself as a cannon-fodder character in a period novel. According to the plot, she will be forced to go to the countryside, where the village chief's son sets his sights on her and forcibly marries her, eventually beating her to death. Knowing the plot, Shen Miaomiao is determined: “I’m not going to the countryside. Absolutely not. No matter what, I’m not going!” Then she starts l 22.2kReads8.2Score2.3kShelves
7. 207 玄 A Master of Mysticism Transmigrates to the 1950s and Shakes the World 玄学大师穿五零，轰动全世界 August Green八月青Modern Romance391k WordsCompleted Ye Shuangxing, the oldest founding master on the Twin Star Continent, accidentally transmigrates to the 1950s and becomes a country girl who was separated from her family as a child. It isn't until the abbess at her convent tells her that her family is in trouble that Ye Shuangxing packs her things and heads down the mountain to find them. When she finally finds her family, she discovers that they're suffering through an unprecedented famine. One by one, they have grown gaunt from hunger, and th 155Reads6.5Score—Shelves
8. 208 死 After My Boyfriend Died, I Took Supplies Back to the 1970s 死了男朋友后：我带着物资回七零 Su Youran苏悠然Modern Romance642k WordsCompleted [Dual transmigration + bygone era + both leads have been faithful + powerful leads] Jiang Ruomeng insists she really only wanted to kiss her brand-new boyfriend, really just a kiss, nothing else. But before she can even kiss him, she transmigrates into the body of a young woman named Lu Siyu in the 1970s! The girl was adopted by the Lu family, and with supplies scarce, Jiang Ruomeng assumes she’s in for a hard life. But her new life turns out like this: When someone bullies her, her grandmother 5.7kReads9.3Score821Shelves
9. 209 七 1970s Space: A Transmigrated Daughter and Her Reborn Mother 七零空间：穿越闺女重生妈 Transmigration and Rebirth穿越加重生Modern Romance381k WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1970s] [Transmigration] [Space] [Reborn] [Mutual devotion] [A touch of ensemble cast] [Educated youth] [Two worlds connected] She opens her eyes and has transmigrated into a book set in the 1970s. Even the paper character's slap across her face hurts like hell. She has become a short-lived cannon-fodder character. Damn it! This woman is going to defy fate and change her destiny! 53.3kReads8.9Score4.4kShelves

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   Four times, it's a very nice piece of period writing! It made me laugh. There are so many hilarious scenes in the novel. My eyes lit up again and again. I stayed up all night to read it...

10. 210 六 The Famine of the 1960s, the Countryside of the 1970s 六零饥荒七零下乡 Transmigration and Rebirth穿越加重生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period] [Transmigration] [Space] [Reborn] [Educated Youth] [A Light Ensemble Cast] [Building Wealth] [The 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s] Chen Xi, the heroine, is transported to the 1960s by a silver-white dragon-and-phoenix ring. She becomes a ten-year-old girl with the same name, and her dream comes true: she gains an enormous space for farming and raising livestock. Blinded by a handsome face, she even takes in the gorgeous Chu Xuan. The only thing she regrets is giving him too much spirit spring w 11.3kReads8.9Score942Shelves
11. 211 重 Reborn in the 1980s! No Regrets!!! 重生八零！不留遗憾！！！ Transmigration and Rebirth穿越加重生10k WordsCompleted Reborn in 1980! No regrets!!! 265Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 212 秦 Qin's Replacement 秦替 Heaven's Way Is Strong6729天行健6729Historical1.3M WordsOngoing Qin's Substitute In 1991, Zhang Daode, a boy from a small town in southwestern Hunan, studied hard and earned excellent results on his high school entrance exam. But someone with power took his place, crushing his hopes of continuing his education and forcing him into a life at the bottom of society as a bricklayer who knew nothing but hardship. Then a sudden fall at a construction site turned his life upside down. When he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated to the end of the Warring States p 1.7kReads9.2Score189Shelves

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    Era + Historical Travel

13. 213 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.” 121Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recently found a treasure, sisters! This book "The Detective of the Courtyard" really made me want to put it down 😭 I originally just wanted to read two chapters before going to bed, but ended up being so excited until three in the morning! 👉The male protagonist's soul is transformed into a silly pillar, which is really touching! I took the account book and attacked all the best relatives in the hospital. It made my fist hard and it felt so good that it flew up! Every plot hits my sweet spot and I can't stop! ✨The best thing is that the author's writing style is very down-to-earth, and the atmosphere of the 1970s is straight away! The scenes automatically played in my mind while watching it, which was even better than watching TV series! 💣Lightning protection warning: It is still being serialized! Every time I wait for an update, I feel anxious. I really want to send a razor blade to the author! But I couldn't stand the plot as it was too good, so I could only curse while waiting for updates... In short, this book can really be read with your eyes closed! Sisters from Shuhuang, hurry up and go see it. If you don't like it, come hit me (no)! Remember to come back and discuss the plot with me after watching it!

14. 214 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 96Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a historical novel about rural areas in Northeast China, but it's from the 1970s. The heroine has no cps, and the stories are all short stories about family life. The heroine is very strong and gentle.

15. 215 车 The Young People of Chemen Courtyard 车门院里的年轻人 Hermit of the Ink-Growing Mountain砚耕山人Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted This is a symphony of destinies spanning generations. In a small courtyard in northern China in the 1970s, several families struggle and drift with the tides of the times. Lei Shaxiao, an orphan whose parents died young, falls in love with Aiai, another orphan from the neighboring courtyard. They were an ordinary couple, but amid the raging currents of the era, Shaxiao rises to become a renowned lawyer who commands the room. Money, power, and desire come one after another. He loses himself in th 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story of young people in a large courtyard, work, life and love is a bit bizarre and a bit confusing

16. 216 重 Reborn in the 1980s, I Take My Mom With Me to Get a Divorce 重生八零，我带着妈妈一起离婚 A Little Tree Sprout一点小树芽Modern Romance104k WordsOngoing Period setting + face-slapping + multiple male leads + building wealth + size difference Zhou Xiaoya transmigrates to 1985. In three days, she’s supposed to marry her aunt’s dim-witted son. She chooses to call off the engagement, but his father won’t let her. He beats her, and he beats her mother, too. Then we’re done with this family. Mom, I’ll take care of you! 450Reads—Score109Shelves

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    I recommend this period novel. It's a critical hit when you open the screen. It has a strong sense of immersion. The heroine earns money fiercely. The characters are also great and never feel aggrieved.

17. 217 六 The Good Life in the Sixties: Farming with Adorable Pets 六零好生活，跟着萌宠忙种田 Snow Melts, Moonlight Shimmers雪融月溶溶Modern Romance850k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + a child’s growth + strengthening the nation through technology] Lying flat in the 1960s with an interstellar System? Just as Daya and her star-beast companion Hongge had settled into a comfortable life, the System…crashed! Her star-beast companion was forced to transmigrate into a sickly boy from the capital, and even became her nominal “little uncle”? Her golden finger worked only sometimes, her body was frail, and the circumstances were pressing. They had no choice but to re 61Reads—Score—Shelves

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    790,000 Words, a certain style of plot promotion, with brain text, without losing wisdom, cute babies grow up, and science and technology rejuvenate the country.

18. 218 民 The Ethnic Alchemist 民族炼金术士 Bright Moon Ten Thousand Miles Away万里明月Modern Romance105k WordsCompleted When international gold prices surged by more than 70% in 2025, surpassing U.S. Treasury bonds for the first time in 30 years to become the world's leading reserve asset held by central banks, the real-world rush to “hoard gold in troubled times” echoed the battle over gold in this novel. Amid geopolitical upheaval and the restructuring of the monetary system, gold's value as a safe haven is once again in demand. Yet The Nation's Alchemist had already revealed the truth in its story: what people 48Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The cool articles about Shanghai beach beauties in the Republic of China are coming! Chemistry genius Shen Yanzhi returns to China with his top-notch skills, and joins forces with the stunningly talented Su Manqing to lead a team to tear down traitors, destroy Japanese military factories, outwit gold, and use science to integrate ancient laws to protect bronze national treasures. Throughout the whole process, there is a high-powered battle of wits, a happy counterattack, alchemy and heart-warming to protect the homeland, handsome guys and beauties are on fire in Shanghai, and there is no need to urinate to get ahead!

19. 219 九 Reborn in '93: An Old Man's Youthful Ride on the Tides 九三重生：老朽少年踏浪潮 Author Daiwa作者呆娃Urban248k WordsOngoing [Reborn] [Urban Farming] [Soul Transmigration] [Making Money] [Stock Trading] [Urban] [Transmigration] [One Heroine] On July 9, 2026, 64-year-old Di Lei unexpectedly transmigrates back to 1993 while playing mahjong. Drawing on his life experience, he starts over and writes a new chapter in his life. This novel is written in a rough, down-to-earth style. 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first is a period novel

20. 220 亿 A Billionaire Boss Goes Broke and Starts Selling Egg Pancakes 亿万老总破产后卖鸡蛋饼 Author Daiwa作者呆娃8k WordsCompleted Billionaire Boss Goes Broke and Starts Selling Egg Pancakes 13Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 221 3 A 37-Year-Old Man's Dating Diary 37岁老男人的相亲笔记 Author Daiwa作者呆娃Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted A 37-Year-Old Man's Dating Diary 4Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 222 你 Your Childhood and Mine Were Actually the Same 你的童年，我的童年，其实都一样 Author Daiwa作者呆娃7k WordsCompleted Your childhood and my childhood were really just the same 8Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 223 2 In 2034, I Became the World's Richest Man with Just One Game 2034年，我成为了世界首富，只用一款游戏做到的 Author Daiwa作者呆娃9k WordsCompleted In 2034, I Became the World's Richest Person with Just One Game 7Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 224 我 I Am the Paper Doll Offered as a Sacrifice 我是被献祭的纸人 Pale Yisu苍白一夙Modern Romance139k WordsOngoing [A Slow-Burning, Carefully Savored Story | Fated by the Era | Entangled Feuds | A Devastating Aftermath] In the twentieth year of the Republic, Meixi Town in Jiangnan suffers a hundred days of drought, leaving thousands of miles of barren land. To consolidate its power and reassure the people, the powerful Chen family revives a century-old evil sacrificial rite. Seven-year-old orphan Shen Yangzi is treated as a stand-in for the drought demon. Bound like a paper effigy, she is sunk into the deep 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I don't know if it's in or out, but you'll definitely cry after reading a few chapters. This is a story about destiny in the Republic of China, and I'll be suffocated after reading it. A seven-year-old girl, Shen Yangzi, was made into a paper figure stand-in and sank alive into a dry well as a sacrifice. Old customs bite people, troubled times lead to ups and downs, and grievances linger for half a lifetime. The writing is so depressing that I couldn't leave for a long time after reading it.

25. 225 重 The Reborn Prosperity-Bringing Bride: A Sweet Second Life for a Returned Educated Youth 重生旺家媳：重生知青有点甜 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Modern Romance141k WordsCompleted Period setting, reborn, doting romance, sweet romance, building a fortune, rough-edged man and educated city girl After hearing the truth, she finally understood how terribly wrong she had been! Her husband died by suicide, her child drowned, and her family was destroyed. She opened her eyes and was reborn in 1980! The System activated, and she gained a pocket dimension. She rushed back to the countryside that very night! Weeping, she cried, "I'll never leave you again!" In this life, she'll che 951Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sweet pet stories of the era

26. 226 穿 I Went Back to 1976 as a System, and My Parents Got All Lovey-Dovey 穿回1976当系统，爸妈羞羞羞 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Modern Romance148k WordsCompleted [Period drama + sweet romance + System + rugged man × educated youth, rewriting fate] Reborn as a System in 1976, I watched my rugged dad carry off my educated-youth mom! I’m so obsessed with my parents’ romance, I can’t get enough! 17Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 227 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 55Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two books are very down-to-earth and have a strong sense of empathy. They are not bullshit or love-minded. They will definitely make Baozi book lovers fascinated as soon as they read them!!!! I particularly recommend the first book. The heroine Jin Shoutan is smart and strategic. The plot is compact and not tedious. It is anti-old and cool writing routines. The whole process is high-energy and full of fun!!! Book lovers will definitely not lose money if they join the trap!!!!

28. 228 黑 The Allure of Darkness 黑色之诱惑 Qiu Zimo秋子末Urban442k WordsCompleted By chance, Xia Xue’er steps into a casino and catches a fleeting glimpse of Chen Feng, the underworld boss. It proves to be a trap laid by fate. From then on, she is seized by the demon of gambling and takes one step after another toward the abyss of crime. The curtain rises on her tragic life… 1.9kReads9.4Score232Shelves

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    In the 1990s, Xia Xueer accidentally walked into a casino and had a startling look at the underworld boss, leading her to the point of no return.

29. 229 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 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a masterpiece that profoundly depicts the intertwining growth trajectory of the generation born in the 1980s and the changes of the times. The protagonist of the story, Zhao Fei, goes from being ignorant in middle school to his passionate college years, until he enters the society and struggles and explores. It delicately depicts how Zhao Fei's generation finds himself and realizes his value in the tide of the times. It also reflects the great changes in China's politics, economy, culture and other aspects in the past thirty years. This is a story about dreams, struggle, love and sacrifice. It is an affectionate look back at the past years and a firm look forward to the hope for the future. In the stories of Zhao Fei and others who laugh and cry, everyone can find their own shadow and feel the resonance and power of walking with the times.

30. 230 重 Reborn: From the Start, I Can Hear the Young Intellectual’s Inner Thoughts 重生，开局就偷听女知青心声 Chief Steward of the Yang Household杨府大管家Urban388k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out and will keep rising!] [Period rebirth, farming, pure romance, slow-paced and not violent] If you like this kind of story, come take a look! If you don't, head on over to Tomato Book City, where plenty of great books are waiting for you! Su Yun is reborn in 1974 as an educated youth sent to the countryside. From the start, the educated youths' dormitory collapses, so he has no choice but to board with a local family. By chance, he ends up under the same roof as Lin Qing 1.5kReads6.2Score—Shelves

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    Look at this, male video, era rebirth, educated youth going to the countryside

31. 231 重 The Reborn Tycoon's Rise 重生之首富行 Young Master of the Yu Family于家少主Urban540k WordsCompleted Back to the turbulent 1980s! Opportunities abound, and so do wolves. In his previous life, he was honest and diligent, crushed by big business and cheated by unscrupulous merchants. He spent his life struggling to get by, only to end up with nothing and meet a miserable end. Now reborn, he brings forty years of business foresight and knows every trend before it takes off. He tears up his mediocre old life and starts over! He starts out selling goods at a vegetable market, taking advantage of his 76Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Rebirth of the Richest Man" is a cool article about rebirth and entrepreneurship in the 1980s! The protagonist seizes the trend of the times, starts from scratch in the vegetable market, and counterattacks the richest man. The pace is fast and refreshing, and the more you watch, the more you get excited.

32. 232 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

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    Jiang Xiaolan and Hu Bin adopted sixteen orphans, 12 girls and 4 boys. The novel is about the daily life of this extended family as adults, including marriage, love, work, career and other daily trivial matters. Love and being loved, suffering, growth, protection, lifting, and redemption. This book does not have a grand subject, nor is it a time-travel story about strange people and strange things, but a flow of real-life stories. With love as the background and family as the core, never abandon or give up, and hold everyone up. If you want to go out, I will let you go and be your backing. If you want to come back, the door of my home will be open for you at any time. If you make a mistake, I will still accept you. If you act like a baby, I will tolerate you infinitely. This is a special family. There is no blood relationship, but it is better than blood relationship. It has the most fireworks. Home means there are people waiting for you, people taking care of you, and people tolerating all your shortcomings.

33. 233 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. 29Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 234 稻 When the Rice Flowers Bloom 稻香花开 Liu Ningduochang刘宁多昌Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted The novel follows the hardships endured by farmers in two villages in Xiangnan County, Dongyuantun and Da’ai Village, from the Republican era through the founding of the People’s Republic of China and on through the people’s commune system, the Cultural Revolution, the household responsibility system, and the Reform and Opening-Up period. The villagers endure one hardship after another and witness the changing times. The protagonists, Zhang Yiping and Zhou Xueyun, are forced to leave school beca 146Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    This chronicle of the Republic of China period is worth reading!

35. 235 什 What? She's the Heir's White Moonlight 什么？她是豪门继承人的白月光 Little White Down小白毫Modern Romance118k WordsOngoing [Reborn in the 1990s + two deceptively sweet but secretly ruthless leads + mutual salvation + powerful revenge + a battlefield of scum-trampling] Yan Huan was half an orphan. Her mother died young, and her father started a new family, but the Pei family took her in at an early age and raised her as a rich heiress. For the first twenty years of her life, she was the most dazzling heiress in high society, and her fiancé, Pei Yan, loved her dearly. But she grew spoiled by his affection, secretly pi —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one. It's so good-looking, I really like how two top students develop together, from study, work, family, friends, to love! I really like their lifestyle! .

36. 236 四 Siheyuan: A Carpenter Moves into the Courtyard 四合院：院里来了个木匠 The Silent Falling Leaves落叶无声的Male-Channel Fanfiction770k WordsOngoing He transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and becomes a level-two carpenter, one of the Eight Great Tradesmen. Faced with the whole courtyard full of scheming neighbors, Jiang Chen just wants to live in peace. You can plot your schemes, and I'll live my life. When Qin Huairu comes over to borrow something, he makes her write an IOU. When Jia Zhangshi throws a tantrum and refuses to take no for an answer, he reports her to the authorities. When Xu Damao tries to sow discord, Jiang Chen shuts 3Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 237 重 Reborn Tour Guide Strikes It Rich! 重生导游来吸金！ Le Muxi乐沐昔Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted Tour guide Ji Luoyi’s tour bus plunges into a reservoir on the way back from dropping off her group. When she opens her eyes, she has been reborn as Luo Yi, a high school student in 2002. The thought of going through high school all over again gives her a headache. Her parents were tricked into going abroad for work and haven’t been heard from in years, while her relatives are constantly picking on her, unable to stand seeing her do well. Ji Luoyi thinks, “I had a house, a car, and a cat-son, an 74Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is quite nice

38. 238 彩 Fifty Years of Bride Price: In 1974, It All Began with a Broken Engagement 彩礼50年，1974从悔婚开始 Uncle Wang Tells Stories王叔说故事Urban171k WordsOngoing In the bitter winter of 1974, Zhao Shuangzhu publicly called off his engagement and was given three days to come up with a hundred yuan for the bride price. He swallowed his pride and borrowed from every neighbor he could, took the old folks’ burial savings, and went into the mountains at night to hunt rabbits and trade them for cash on the black market. Dodging the market inspectors, he stumbled through the hardest hurdle of his life. He spent the rest of his life marrying, raising children, an 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book, it's so real, you can't stop reading it

39. 239 护 The Village Guardian Ghost 护村鬼 Ah Shuilan阿水兰Mystery382k WordsCompleted Ghosts often haunt Ronggu Village, but the villagers themselves are not afraid. They say the ghosts are protectors of the village and would never harm its people. In fact, they protect them. Outsiders, however, are afraid, especially those who know they have a guilty conscience. That is why outsiders rarely dare to spend the night in Ronggu Village. So what exactly are these guardian ghosts like? Why are they called the village’s protectors? Let me tell you the story. 34Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    Try this book, trust me, you will be hooked.

40. 240 重 Reborn in 1958: Grandpa and Grandson Stockpile for the Famine Together 重生58爷孙空间联动囤爆灾荒年 Asking the Sword, Listening to Snow问剑听雪Urban538k WordsOngoing Peng Yi built his fortune from nothing, amassing billions, only to have his own children pull the plug and abandon him in his final years. He died full of hatred. Kneeling before the grave of his beloved Su Wanqing as he drew his last breath, he learned that she had once carried his child. At just twenty-three, she had died in a famine, and mother and child had suffered every hardship life could bring! Heaven had shown mercy: Peng Yi was reborn in 1958, on the eve of their flight from famine! A 3.8kReads—Score299Shelves

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    One of the best period articles

41. 241 蒸 The Sun and Moon in the Steamer 蒸屉里的日月 Deep Plowing in Spring春日深耕Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted Set against the changes sweeping the northern countryside in the 1990s, this story follows an ordinary rural woman as she spends half her life juggling household chores, conflicts with her sisters-in-law, small business ventures, and her children’s education. With only an elementary-school education, she supports her family with her skill at making steamed buns, putting her son through college and helping him build a life of his own. She lives through the transition from earthen houses to brick 261Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No blood, no time travel, no rebirth, simple and sincere, pure historical writing! [As time goes by, time changes, and what changes is the passing years. What remains unchanged is the fireworks in this world. This life of a person is actually the same as steamed buns. When the heat is up, they will be cooked naturally. When the heat is not enough, they will be raw even if the lid is removed.]

42. 242 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: That Couple's Both a Little 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 58kReads9.2Score6.4kShelves
43. 243 军 Military Marriage: The Stern-Faced Officer Is Won Over by a Stunning Painter 军婚：面凶军官被绝美画家拿捏了 Yan Hui胭回Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Stunning artist x tough, prison-style military officer] [Pocket dimension, limited appearances + sweet romance + satisfying wish fulfillment + no awful characters] Shi Tingyu is a young painter with a modest reputation. One day, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the daughter of a weapons researcher. Before she can enjoy her new life, her parents face the prospect of being reported and sent down to the countryside. Unwilling to let her suffer, her parents quickly arrange a blind date fo 78.4kReads9.5Score8.3kShelves
44. 244 七 The 1970s: The Eccentric Little Cousin Loved by Her Awful Family 七零：全家极品团宠逗比小堂妹 Little Round Yuan圆小圆呀Modern Romance655k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Bygone Era + System + Adorable Child + Hilarious Comedy + Scientific Research + Child Prodigy] [Original title: The Beloved Darling of the Seventies Brings Prosperity Through Science and Technology] The Interstellar God of War is betrayed. With the last of his strength, he sends away his only daughter, Yuan Yuan, then dies alongside the traitor. Interstellar toddler Yuan Yuan transmigrates into a beloved little cousin in a period novel and gets bound to an Interstella 7.8kReads9.4Score646Shelves
45. 245 被 Sold Off, the Fake Heiress Is Taken to an Island to Be a Soldier's Wife 被卖后假千金被叼回海岛当军嫂 Socially Anxious Tomboy社恐女汉子Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Period setting + parallel world + devoted couples + space + sweet romance + adorable children + cute pets + a few rotten characters The whole story is lighthearted and cheerful, with a slow pace. Other heroines are out conquering the world, while all she wants is a pot of braised goose. (There are cute pets, so don't read if that's not your thing.) Song Chucheng had just bought the first seaside home of her life. She hadn't even started enjoying her retirement yet! Then, to her dismay, she trans 21.7kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves
46. 246 凭 I Made My Husband's Family Flourish All on My Own 凭一己之力让婆家枝繁叶茂 Lazy Fat Snail胖蜗牛很懒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Personal space, beloved by all, multiple births, military marriage] Su Jinyu dies unexpectedly in the apocalypse, only to become the beloved daughter of the Su family, adored by her parents and cherished by her older brothers and sisters-in-law. An accident binds Su Jinyu’s fate to Meng Huaiyuan’s. The Su family’s children inherit their mother’s multiple-birth genes, and the boys keep arriving in pairs. In the first year of her marriage, Su Jinyu gives birth to triplet boys, and her mother-in-l 21.6kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
47. 247 七 The 1970s: The Villain Turns Out to Be Me 七零：反派竟是我自己 Ling Ganning灵感宁Modern Romance427k WordsCompleted [Madwoman heroine who can snap at any moment, fiercely protective hero who fights dirty; enter at your own risk if you mind, and please don’t complain if it’s not your thing. Thanks for understanding.] [Period setting + pocket dimension + golden finger + doted-on heroine + reborn hero + childhood sweethearts + both leads are ridiculously powerful] After ten grueling years fighting her way through a doomsday game, Jin Liutao was reborn. She found herself in a period novel, becoming the younger si 6kReads8.2Score473Shelves
48. 248 穿 Back in the 1980s, This Minor Character Has Triplets and Strikes It Rich 穿八零，小炮灰一胎三宝后赚麻了 Listening to Fish in Mengli孟里听鱼Modern Romance577k WordsCompleted [Family Life + Raising Children + Pocket Dimension + Multiple Births + Getting Back at Scumbags + Getting Rich] In her previous life, Li Luo was an inexperienced college student. By accident, she transmigrated into a period novel with a strong female lead, becoming a cannon-fodder character destined to give Pan Mujin a golden finger and a son. She died in childbirth. Whether it was caused by someone or truly a difficult delivery remains to be investigated. The golden finger? Dream on. She wouldn 3.2kReads8.5Score259Shelves
49. 249 军 An Army Wife's Life Without a Bragi Is Still Colorful 军嫂不穿布拉吉，生活多姿也多彩 Potato Bread土豆面包Modern Romance598k WordsCompleted [Pocket Dimension + Sent Down to the Countryside + Educated Youth + Punish the Scoundrels + Join the Army] Task-taker Qiao Wanwan takes a vacation and ends up in the body of a young educated youth sent to the countryside in a period novel. The original owner’s parents were both martyrs. She had their compensation, her savings, and plenty of gold and silver hidden in the walls. But she couldn’t think straight and signed herself up to go to the countryside. There’s no reversing her assignment, so 4.3kReads9.0Score424Shelves
50. 250 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Keep Busy Growing Vegetables on the Island 穿越六零，海岛种菜忙 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period]+ [military marriage]+ [Transmigration]+ [no storage space]+ [superhuman strength]+ [building a career] In 2023, swimmer Jiang Jiaojiao and her teammates are on a team-building trip at the seaside. While trying to save a child who has fallen into the water, she is swept away by a huge wave. In 1964, Lin Baoni jumps into the sea to save a People’s Liberation Army soldier in distress. A huge wave carries her away, and she eventually dies of exhaustion. Reborn in Lin Baoni’s body, Jiang Jia 19.2kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves

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