The Best of the Best in Historical Era Novels, Worth Rereading Again and Again 二刷三刷的年代文天花板

1. 601 年 The Beloved Little Ancestor of the Era 年代团宠小祖宗 The Tangerine Who Dreams of Getting Rich做梦也想暴富的橘Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Period setting + adorable child + pocket dimension + no romance] Dahuai Tree Village is an old clan village where the rules are more important than anything. After the little ancestor is born, she becomes the village's rule. The entire village dotes on her and does whatever she says. But no one knows she has a magical pocket dimension and a head full of modern scientific ideas. Watching the villagers struggle to get by on their meager fields, she waves her little hand: build machines, start fac 3.4kReads8.7Score238Shelves

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   The mother and daughter carried only a bag of luggage, which the man picked up and left. The old lady (grandmother) saw them off at the gate before stopping, watching them get into the car before tearfully returning home. As the car passed through the village, every household's door opened a crack, and seeing Fang Xi and her daughter inside, they breathed a long sigh of relief, "The killer is really gone." Shen Xinyue and Nan Bosen met there. Shen Xinyue had taken Nan Xi to the farm to secretly visit her parents, but they accidentally took the wrong turn and ended up at the location where Nan Bosen and his team were conducting exercises. Nan Bosen fell in love with Shen Xinyue at first sight. He liked her the moment he saw her in the mountains, and after questioning her, he learned that she was widowed and raising a daughter alone. He, too, had lost his wife, and the two hit it off. Shen Xinyue failed the political background check, but somehow Nan Bosen managed to get them married five days ago. Fang Xi also took Nan Bosen's surname, becoming Nan Xi. It was now May 1976, and Nan tide had just turned six.

2. 602 老 The Old Woman Is Reborn, Beating Her Ungrateful Children with an Iron Rod 老太太重生，铁棒爆打不孝子女 Beneath the Flowers and Moon花前月下Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Rebirth + Family Life + Ensemble Cast + No Golden Finger + Taking Down Scumbags + The Wife-Chasing Road to Ruin] Also known as The Old Lady Is Reborn: She Leaves Her Husband and Sons and Torments Her Daughter-in-Law Old Mrs. Liu worked herself to the bone her whole life, squeezing every last drop of strength from herself to raise three sons. But once she grew old and could no longer help them, they kicked her around like a ball, treating her with nothing but disdain. One bitter 5kReads8.1Score437Shelves
3. 603 年 A Commoner’s Road to Survival in the Era of Quick Transmigration 年代快穿凡人求生路 Springtime Deer Song鹿鸣春Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing Read this first: The protagonist has no memories and no golden finger. She only has vague impressions of the skills she learned in other worlds, as if she were born knowing them. The pacing varies: some worlds last around ten chapters, while others take dozens. The protagonist can be male, female, or an animal. There is no fixed CP. Men don’t occupy her heart, but she’s rarely been without one nearby. The story is still ongoing, so a low rating is normal. It will gradually rise later on. Every w 34kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves
4. 604 遥 Women of Qingshui Village in a Distant Mountain Village 遥远的小山村之清水村的女人们 Walking Without Stopping走走不停停Modern Romance408k WordsOngoing [Period setting + farming + everyday family life + the story of three generations of women] Xiuqin: A husband who beats her and cheats, a life spent scrambling to get by, and a woman whose strength is shattered. See how she finds a way to live for herself in the darkness. Xiaofeng: She always thought that sincerity would be met with sincerity, but all it brought her was mistreatment. Her mother-in-law bullies her, her husband bullies her, and now even her sister-in-law dares to hit her? Fine, th 5.2kReads—Score419Shelves
5. 605 重 Reborn in the 1960s: Living the Lazy Life with a Heavenly Realm 重生六零：带着天庭空间咸鱼翻身 The Uninhibited Miracle Doctor Yao天马行空的姚神医Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The heroine is reborn in the 1960s. When she grows up, she leads everyone in making money. Her biggest backing is the country itself. The story starts off at a leisurely pace. She’s doted on by her elders, has a golden finger, and keeps adorable pets. The heroine has a strong sense of self-preservation and never tells anyone about her space. Her greatest interests are making money, eating, and gossiping. She’s also a dutiful daughter. Liu Sitian was simply honest and paid the exact amount when u 8.3kReads9.3Score683Shelves

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   [Please follow] I love historical fiction, especially military marriages and stories about raising children. [Added to bookshelf]

6. 606 快 Quick Transmigration: The Male Cannon Fodder Won't Do It Anymore! 快穿：男炮灰他不干了！ Listening to the Snow厛雪Modern Romance158k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + male transmigrator + self-interest + scumbag takedowns + cannon-fodder comeback + no romance] There’s always a certain kind of person whose only purpose is to give everything they have to the protagonist. If they stop doing that, can the protagonist still be a protagonist? Cheng Yi Ming is an outstanding employee in the Cannon Fodder Comeback Department of the Space-Time Administration. He’s always traveling through countless minor worlds to complete various cannon-fodder 556Reads6.4Score102Shelves
7. 607 穿 The Book Transmigrator Gets a Waist-Hugging Flirt from the Army's Toughest Man 穿书女配被全军第一硬汉搂腰撩 Deep in the Hedgerow篱落深深Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jian Yuelan had transmigrated into a book years ago, but the plot only kicked in after she followed the army to an island! Good news: sweet romance and a happy ending. Bad news: she and the second male lead were killed off early. A sweet, doting marriage in the 1970s? That’s all complete bullshit! Every character was just there to pave the way for the male and female leads to ascend! With no plot to follow, Jian Yuelan created her own, racking her brains to change her fate. Fortunately, her man 12.9kReads9.3Score896Shelves

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8. 608 乡 The Country Girl Who Was Supposed to Be My Nephew’s Fiancée Became My Wife, and the Factory Heartthrob Panicked 乡下准侄媳成了小媳妇，厂草慌了 Qian Zhizi千栀子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Seventies, reborn) Zhou Minghan: At his older brother’s urging, Zhou Minghan goes to the countryside to deliver a letter. As a result, without knowing what was going on, he helps his eldest nephew break off an engagement. The country family refuses to accept it, gets him drunk on several cups of liquor, and sends the young woman to his room that night. Since his own family was responsible for this disgraceful mess, Zhou Minghan has no choice but to accept it and take the young bride back to the 3.4kReads7.1Score249Shelves
9. 609 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, My Sons' Golden Fingers Merged with Mine 穿书后我和儿子们的金手指合并了 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Twins + Space + System + Book Pavilion + Military Marriage + Everyday Parenting] The male lead is basically just a background character, though he gets a little more screen time later on. Qiu Yinuo transmigrates into a book, becoming the vicious supporting female character in a period novel, as well as the future commander’s plump wife, who dies young. As the wife of a powerful man, she has everything she could want, yet she makes trouble at every turn and ends up bringing about her own death 35.2kReads9.4Score5.1kShelves
10. 610 岭 Those Years Working in Lingnan 岭南打工那些年 Dongting Fish Song洞庭鱼歌Urban1.0M WordsCompleted This work is a realistic urban novel based on my own experience of heading south to Guangdong for work in the late 1980s. It might be more accurate to call it a memoir of migrant work than a novel. The characters are all based on my colleagues, fellow villagers, and friends I knew well! I chose to write in the first person so that everyone in these pages would feel vivid and real, with a soul of their own. I hope readers will find the voice warm and familiar as they read or listen in their spare 18.2kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    I've already read this book five times! It was first published on Tomato and subsequently reposted by multiple platforms; the Chinese-language short drama version is currently streaming online, and the international multilingual version is available on overseas platforms!

11. 611 携 With a Thousandfold Return System, I Become a Rich Woman in the ’60s 携千倍返还系统，在六零成富婆 Momo de01默默de01Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Ye Huanhuan had just graduated from college and was living a perfectly good life when, all of a sudden, she was reborn in the body of a sickly young woman. She went from being a healthy girl to a frail beauty who was out of breath after just a few steps, always at risk of kicking the bucket. What on earth had she done to deserve this? She was actually quite happy with modern life. Could she go back, please…? From the start, she was already discussing marriage, with a handsome husband thrown in f 11.7kReads7.9Score1.4kShelves

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    Return to system!

12. 612 侯 A Marquis Reborn as a Village Girl in the Seventies 侯爷穿成了年代小村姑 Three Colors三采Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted In the 1950s, Lin Zhile was one of the Lin family's four golden flowers, the youngest daughter kept at home by her parents so they could find her a live-in husband. Just before graduating from vocational school, the boy she liked turned her down. Heartbroken and consumed by anxiety over her future partner, she accidentally fell into the water on her way home. She came down with a fever that night and died. In the Great Yan Dynasty, Lin Zhile was a marquis who disguised herself as a man. To prev 2.7kReads8.2Score173Shelves
13. 613 全 The Whole Family Transmigrates to the Great Northern Wilderness in the 1970s with the Ocean 全家带海洋穿越七零北大荒 Green Pavilion Sauce青阁酱Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Whole family transmigrates into a book + Northeastern farm + cozy and funny + heroine has a love interest] Yu Xiaoye and her parents go on vacation in the Pacific, but their yacht meets with an accident. When they open their eyes, the whole family has transmigrated into a book, landing in the Great Northern Wilderness of the 1970s. Their new family is packed with troublemakers and doomed cannon fodder, and they have two local older brothers now. Dad is a troublesome cannon-fodder character, Mom 7.9kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    My favorite period dramas, I can't get enough of reading them once or twice!

14. 614 飒 A Fearless Heroine Brings a Port-Sized Storage Space to the 1960s 飒爽女侠带港口空间穿六零 Mei East, South, West, North梅东南北Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Overpowered space + transmigration to a bygone era + formidable heroine + a huge golden finger] The early story takes place in the countryside of Northeast China, and the later story in Hong Kong. A coming-of-age tale with no scummy characters and no angst, warm, bold, and fierce in tone. Set in a fictional world, so don’t scrutinize the prices too closely. As the story progresses, the heroine’s chivalrous heart and brazen tactics come further to the fore. ♥ In 2023, security-industry ace Lian 21.5kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves

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    ✨Reborn at 19! Lu Xiaxia, just sold to a scoundrel by her stepmother, launches a brilliant counterattack. She confronts her vicious stepmother, deals with the scoundrel, and leads her fellow inmates in a successful comeback – a classic revenge story for a strong female protagonist!

15. 615 年 Those Days on the Production Team 年代，生产队里那些事 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban201k WordsCompleted Set in the 1970s, this book tells the story of the family life of Wu Changgui and Jiang Xueqin, an ordinary couple from a small village, and their children. In an era of material scarcity, life was simple and unpretentious, yet full of complicated love, hatred, and heartbreak... 41Reads6.3Score—Shelves
16. 616 重 Reborn in 1958: One Refusal, Explosive Rewards 重生58：拒绝一下，奖励爆炸 Bao Gungun.包滚滚.Urban6.6M WordsOngoing (Updated with ten thousand words a day + funny daily life + fishing and hunting + mountain and sea foraging + business development. No tragic misery, and no scraping by on coarse grain.) Qin Shouye was reborn in 1958 and gained a Refusal System. Girl: “Big brother, marry me.” Qin Shouye: “No.” System: “Ding! Refusal successful. Reward: 100 romantic encounters.” Rich heir: “Get on your knees.” Qin Shouye: “I refuse.” System: “Ding! Refusal successful. The other party's assets have been transferre 68.8kReads8.7Score5.6kShelves
17. 617 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the Seventies with a System, Only to Find Out I'm the Beloved One 穿书七零有了系统团宠竟是我自己 A Big Little Shell一颗大壳子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical Setting + System + Transmigrate Into a Book + Educated Youth + Daily Gossip + Little Southern Potato + Northeast China + Beloved by All + Overachiever + Beautiful Female Friendship] Everything seemed to change after that “possessed” house appeared. Lu Xi woke up one day as the only girl in several generations of the Lu family in Qingshan Village in the 1970s. On the train taking her to the countryside, she discovered that she was the victim in a novel, destined to be bullied to dea 9.3kReads9.0Score937Shelves

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    My favorite period dramas, I can't get enough of them, I can read them once or twice!

18. 618 知 The Educated Youth Years: Starting with an Escape from the Village 知青年代，从村子里逃亡开始 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban3.3M WordsOngoing 1976. Liu Haibo, a sent-down youth, falls in love with Yang Xiuqing, a village girl. Her family vehemently opposes his proposal, forcing him to flee Shibantian Village and return to Haicheng, a thousand miles away. Just as he is preparing to start a new life with Wu Jie in Haicheng, Yang Xiuqing suddenly shows up at his door, stirring up an emotional entanglement that spans the years. 2023. Seventy-year-old Liu Haibo is driving an Audi with Yang Xiuqing to Shibantian Village when they are involv 32.5kReads8.4Score2kShelves
19. 619 我 I Bound Myself to a Shameless System in the ’70s 我在七零年代绑定了缺德系统 Playing the Passerby扮途人Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted [No romance] Xu Meng transmigrates into a book as the heroine of a story about a stepmother. From the start, a matchmaker introduces her to the male lead, and Xu Meng flips the table. In her previous life, her family favored boys over girls, and she dealt with it by going berserk. In this life, she wants to live on her own terms, and that still means going berserk. As long as she has no scruples, no one can use morality to manipulate her. The Wicked System is at your service. P.S. The heroine is 7.1kReads9.0Score632Shelves
20. 620 七 The Chubby Girl of the 1970s Strips Every Bamboo Shoot Off the Mountain 七零小胖妹她把山上的笋都夺完啦 Little Demon Mo Mo小妖漠漠Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Storage Space + Special Powers, A Little Nobody from the Future Grows Through Love in the 1970s] Have you ever closed your eyes, opened them, and found that you’d transmigrated? Then closed and opened them again, only to transmigrate once more? Qin Hua weeps buckets. She spent four months in a hospital bed, got up for less than three days, and ended up back in bed again. Who can she complain to about that? A nobody from the future, Qin Hua doesn’t cause trouble or fear it, and she has no intere 465Reads8.9Score103Shelves
21. 621 山 Tales of the Shocking Shan Hai Tomb 山海惊墓录 Baishan Yutang白山玉堂Mystery118k WordsCompleted I was born in Northeast China, at the western foot of Changbai Mountain. From there, my journey began, crossing rivers and enduring hardship. Everything started there. The strange and uncanny things I encountered in those years, I wanted to bury deep in my heart and let time wear them away. But nightmares came again and again, disturbing my sleep. Whenever I woke with a start, I often felt I could barely breathe, and the pain cut to the bone. Thinking it over, I finally decided to put pen to pap 7.7kReads7.0Score914Shelves

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    I love reading series that are systematic and interconnected, with all the details carefully crafted.

22. 622 山 Tomb of Mountains and Seas 2 山海惊墓录2 Baishan Yutang白山玉堂Rural Life138k WordsCompleted Where will we end up if we keep going down? At the Earth's core? The darkness seems to cling to our skin and seep into our bones. Aren't we underground? Then why is there an endless river of stars above us? 775Reads—Score265Shelves
23. 623 牛 Amazing! The Strong Farm Girl Digs Up Ginseng and Strikes It Rich! 牛啦！大力女知青挖人参暴富啦！ Jiaqi佳奇Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A trinket that modern-day girl Yao Dongxue bought on a whim while shopping suddenly gave her access to a pocket dimension. But she discovered that she might not be the only one who had it. One night, she began watching the daily life of a girl from the 1970s who shared her name, all through her dreams. The girl had a happy family and was incredibly strong. Even in an era that Yao Dongxue considered harsh, she lived a happy life. For three years, Yao Dongxue watched her in her dreams every night. 9.5kReads8.9Score825Shelves
24. 624 穿 After I Transmigrated to the 1970s and Married a Bully, I Decided to Lie Flat 穿越七零嫁给恶霸后我摆烂了 Chen Fengche宸风澈Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + sweet romance + golden finger + gruff hero + play the pig to eat the tiger] Why have I transmigrated again?! After having her good fortune snatched away twice in a row, Xi Qingqing has transmigrated yet again. This time, she's made up her mind! She's going to lie flat! A nightmare of a mother-in-law? No problem, as long as she treats me well. Married to a bully? Whatever, I'll reform him. A picky, demanding sister-in-law? Hmph! She needs a good dose of reality! See how the sha 6.6kReads9.2Score593Shelves
25. 625 八 Shanghai in the 1980s: Captain Yan’s Wife Ran Off with the Kids 八零沪市，闫队家的媳妇带娃跑了 Black Crow Jili黑鸦几里Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Short drama: She Rises to the Wind in the Eighties An Eighties beauty flees while pregnant, and the military man loses his cool [Shanghai in the Eighties + marriage before love + chasing his wife and face-slapping + sweet everyday romance] Willowy, graceful dancer beauty X sharp-tongued but soft-hearted, jealous man Xu Si transmigrated into a book, becoming the fake heiress who was switched at birth with the Xie family's daughter. On her very first day, she moved out of the Western-style mansion 6.9kReads8.8Score700Shelves

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    Shanghai in the 1980s! The steel wheels of a medical gurney rolled over the mottled floor. A little girl in a dress sat on a bench in the corridor, a glaring bloodstain on the hem of her beige dress. Her black hair was disheveled, her head hung low, her slender wrists were wrapped in thick gauze, and her small face was covered in sweat, fragile and pale. "Xie Si, you're too bold, you dared to cut your wrists! Who taught you that?!" A bespectacled man stood in front of her, angrily rebuking her, as if he was extremely angry.

26. 626 山 Records of the Shocking Tombs of Shan Hai 3 山海惊墓录3 Baishan Yutang白山玉堂Mystery203k WordsCompleted Some hear breathing but cannot find its source; some see a shadow but cannot tell whether it is their own or some being from the sea. It feels neither anger nor joy. The moment you step inside, it remembers you, and you will never be able to leave. 483Reads—Score255Shelves
27. 627 卖 I Gave Up My Iron Rice Bowl to Go to the Countryside, and the Lovesick Villainess Won Big 卖掉铁饭碗下乡，病娇女配赢麻了 Six Colors六个颜色Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + military marriage + medical research + woman disguised as a man + yandere + spoiled brat + madman + ruthless character + unconventional male lead] Lan Xin is the heiress of the Lan Group. After living with the Lan family for 20 years, one day she suddenly ceased to be their daughter when their real daughter returned. She left the Lan family with 200 million, unexpectedly unlocked a pocket dimension, stocked it full of supplies, and transmigrated into a book set in the 8.4kReads8.9Score1kShelves

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    This book made me laugh so hard my stomach hurt in the middle of the night 😂, I almost died laughing when I got to chapter 60 from chapter 10-12 🤣 The female lead is gay with both a man and a woman. Rivals meeting are incredibly hostile, so she's ready to fight! She wants to see a battle between a man and a woman. "Fight! Fight it out!"

28. 628 回 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 16.3kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
29. 629 绝 A Stunning Widow, Fiery and Alluring; A Retired Soldier, Cold and Tempting 绝色寡妇辣又魅，退伍硬汉冷又欲 A Pot of Fine Wine一壶大花酒Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted (Set in an alternate version of the 1980s; devoted couple with sizzling chemistry + flamboyant, seductive wild rose x brooding, tough veteran + a touch of ensemble cast) A push and pull of flirtation, sizzling hormones, healing and redemption Everyone knows that on the little island of Jiulin, there’s a hotel called Laifu. The owner, Yao, is a pretty widow who loves money and men. People all say that in ancient times, she’d have been a bewitching temptress who brought kingdoms to ruin. Then one 3.3kReads8.9Score268Shelves
30. 630 山 Tales of the Shanhai Tomb 4 山海惊墓录4 Baishan Yutang白山玉堂Mystery194k WordsOngoing A low, eerie chuckle drifted from deep within the desolate woods. The red cloth that had been offered in worship swayed from a branch. Ancient paper ash and dying incense lay scattered on the ground, and faded red cords hung deep in the forest. It looked up at me, its mouth splitting into a grin. 406Reads—Score238Shelves
31. 631 穿 After Becoming a Wicked Mother-in-Law in the 1980s, the Whole Village Vies to Spoil Me 穿成八零恶婆娘后：被全村争着宠 Late August八月之末Modern Romance120k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate Into a Book in the 1980s + Transmigrated Woman vs. Reborn Woman + Everyday Family Life + Devoted Husband] Fang Ruyan, a 21st-century PhD with dual degrees in traditional Chinese medicine and agriculture, was so infuriated by the frustrating plot of a novel she was reading that she died. When she woke up, she discovered she had transmigrated into the body of Fang Ruyan, a character in the book who shared her name. In the original story, Fang Ruyan was a woman in the 1980s who was fo —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommended book: Transmigrated woman vs. Reborn woman, the male lead dotes on the female lead, and the female lead's revenge on the villains is incredibly satisfying!

32. 632 穿 After Becoming the Military Officer Hero’s First Love, I Faked My Death and Disappeared 穿成军官男主的初恋后，我死遁了 Schoolgirl女生徒Modern Romance399k WordsCompleted 1980s + military marriage + personal space + supplies + adorable baby + reunion after years apart + the male lead is head over heels After Zhao Yunsheng died unexpectedly, she transmigrated into a book and became the first love of the male lead, Pei Hechuan. She followed the original story and did her best to play her role, staying by his side through his hardest times and dying in the year he loved her most. After completing the plot and faking her death, Zhao Yunsheng bowed out in triumph, onl 4kReads7.7Score170Shelves

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    "Comrade, what did you say? Did I hear that right? I'm pregnant?" The nurse, oblivious to the fear in her eyes, assumed she was overwhelmed with joy and couldn't help but chime in. "Of course! You're eight weeks along." "..." Zhao Yunsheng froze, as if struck by lightning. She was pregnant? And with Pei Hechuan's child! Pei Hechuan was destined to be entangled with the female lead, so wouldn't she have to raise the child herself? What to do? To give birth or not to give birth, that is the question. Zhao Yunsheng thought about it for a few days and decided to have the child. With a child, at least she would have a companion in this strange world. Besides, she had resources; she wouldn't have to worry about raising the child.

33. 633 从 Period: From Nearly Losing My Life to Peace Year After Year 【年代】从差点没命到岁岁平安 Zi Fei Miao子非喵Modern Romance545k WordsOngoing [1970s + Native-Born Heroine + Supporting Character Transmigrates + Change Your Fate Through Study + Everyday Family Life] The Yao family lives in the machinery factory’s residential compound. They have five children, each with a personality of their own. The fourth child, Yao Anping, is the one most easily overlooked. After growing up neglected and treated unfairly, she finally comes to her senses. If she wants to eat well, she has to study hard. If she wants a better home, she has to study har 63.7kReads8.2Score6.2kShelves

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    This is a historical fiction I wrote myself, and it's now approaching its final chapters. The timing is perfect! 💕

34. 634 七 I Met the Man Who Stole My Heart in the 1970s 七零年代我遇到心动的汉子 Jingxuan Yang MeijinC景轩羊梅锦CModern Romance508k WordsCompleted Important! This is very important! No pocket dimension + no golden finger + no awful relatives (there's just one) + no unresolved heartbreak Liu Xiqiao stayed up all night reading novels and somehow read herself right into another world. She transmigrates into the body of an eighteen-year-old girl from the year 1974 who has the exact same name. She wakes up and collapses right back onto the bed. Looks like she's not the only one who stayed up all night. With simple luggage on her back, she takes 1.2kReads8.6Score—Shelves
35. 635 重 Reborn in the ’70s: The Little Educated Youth Doesn’t Know How Delicate She Is 重生七零，小知青她娇不自知 Guoguo Is a Little Naughty果果有点皮Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted [Reborn + devoted 1v1 romance + flirtatious sweethearts + rugged country man + no golden finger + cozy daily life] Wei Huai fell for the new female sent-down youth at first sight. Everyone in the village said, “Whatever you do, don’t marry Chu Nian. She’s so delicate she can’t even do a day’s work. What good is she?” Wei Huai wouldn’t listen. He loved how delicate Chu Nian was. If she smiled at him, he’d give her his very life! In her previous life, Chu Nian was sweet-talked and deceived by 7.7kReads9.0Score716Shelves

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    These five are so sweet, I can watch them multiple times! I kept smiling like a doting aunt while watching them in class, and my roommate thought something was wrong. Highly recommended!

36. 636 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Tough Soldier Spoils His Sweet, Educated Bride 重生七零：糙汉军官霸宠娇娇知青 Tu Sheng兔笙Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Stoic, Fierce, Possessive Roughneck vs. Flirtatious, Delicate Beauty] In her previous life, Song Jiaojiao was an arrogant, fair-skinned and beautiful educated youth sent to the countryside, with plenty of money. Unfortunately, she had terrible judgment. The older sister she trusted with all her heart sold her into the mountains, leaving her family destroyed and her to die with regrets. After being reborn, she tears into her awful relatives and kicks her cheating ex and his mistress to the curb. 382Reads7.3Score104Shelves
37. 637 乡 Rural Love: The Marriage Swap 乡村爱情之换亲 The Eldest Miss of the Muzi Family木子家大小姐Modern Romance962k WordsCompleted The village looks peaceful, but undercurrents churn beneath the surface. Love, family affection, and illicit affairs intertwine to create a sweeping portrait of life. The beautiful village flower is forced to marry the poorest man in the village, and their story begins... 5.7kReads8.8Score477Shelves

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    It's authentic, beautiful, and down-to-earth; the more you watch it, the more you like it!

38. 638 穿 Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Alluring Young Intellectual Is Pursued by a Roughneck 穿书七零：尤物知青被糙汉缠上了 Mountains, Rivers, and Clouds山川云Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + period setting + rugged man + sweet romance + transmigrate into a book + 1970s + pocket dimension + love at first sight + raising kids] After transmigrating into the body of a cannon-fodder female character in a period novel with the same name, Tang Wan only wanted to live her own life and, while she was at it, befriend the hidden big shot from the original story. But she never expected this hidden big shot to be the village tyrant. Can someone tell her what to do when the 3.5kReads8.6Score262Shelves
39. 639 军 Military Marriage: A 1970s Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor in the Great Northern Wilderness, Cuddling Giant Cats 军婚：七零国医在北大荒撸大猫 Beyond the Twilight Clouds暮云边Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Mountain Adventures + All Kinds of Fluffy Animals + Golden Finger and Space + Sweet Romance + Two Strong Leads] [Early on: Sent to the Countryside. Midway: Builds a Factory and Joins the Military Region. Later: Enlists.] With her powerful psychic abilities, Qin Miaomiao survived for ten whole years in the apocalypse! She had no regrets about leaving that world behind. But as she lay dying, she couldn’t help thinking of the big cat that had kept her company for so many years. 5.2kReads8.9Score802Shelves

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    I've seriously read this two or three times already! It's the pinnacle of period fiction, incredibly funny, and absolutely amazing! [Thumbs up] The author's writing is superb, the plot is great, the characters are vivid and interesting, and the male and female leads are hilarious! Versailles is just too good to pass up! I had to stay up all night to finish it; it's so good and so funny! [Laughs]

40. 640 女 Woman Reborn as a Man: Hard Times as the Big Brother 女穿男：艰苦岁月当大哥 There Is a Big White Dog有一只大白狗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Female-to-male transmigration, period setting, marriage and children, everyday ensemble cast, few nasty characters, a little child-rearing, tiny golden finger] In Huiwan Alley, Hongshi Town, there was a happy family of two working parents. The parents loved each other, and they had two sons and two daughters. Their fifth child was on the way. But everything changed overnight. The mother died after giving birth to the fifth child, leaving behind a baby who needed constant care. During the famine 20.2kReads8.7Score2.5kShelves

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    These are slow-paced period novels, absolutely wonderful, but they're not finished yet. I've already reread both of them because I can't find anything similar [crying][crying]

41. 641 山 Wild Lilies of the Mountain Village 山村野百合 The Eldest Miss of the Muzi Family木子家大小姐Modern Romance176k WordsCompleted An eighteen-year-old village beauty married a thirty-three-year-old simpleton. A month after their wedding, her husband drowned, and she was branded a woman who brought death to her husband… This story offers a true-to-life account of the loves and hatreds, joys and sorrows of ordinary rural people. It faces the ugliness and greed of human nature head-on, while reflecting on the sincerity and warmth found in this world. 279Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 642 渣 Stay Away, You Scumbags! I Switched Marriages and Hit the Jackpot with His Uncle 渣男贱女莫挨我，换亲他叔赢麻了 Lu Chaichai鹿柴柴Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Military marriage + transmigration + switched marriages + sweet romance + devoted couple + love after marriage + island life Yu Yao transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife who worked herself to death serving a scumbag. After her death, the heroine spent her money, lived in her luxurious mansion, and badmouthed her as a failure wherever she went. She didn’t care if the heroine slept with the scumbag, but spending her money was out of the question. She promptly called off 4.2kReads8.7Score423Shelves
43. 643 军 The Sweet, Alluring Military Wife and Her Devoted Rough-Hewn Soldier 军嫂娇，军嫂媚，糙汉军爷宠上天 Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rugged military officer + sweet, gentle beauty] (Fictional military marriage + marriage before love + daily life with the troops + stepmother and adorable kids + food) When Jiang Rou opens her eyes, she's become the fake heiress in a period novel. Not only is she a pitiful cannon-fodder supporting character, but the real heiress has knocked her unconscious and made her marry an older man in her place. Rumor has it that the man is disfigured and lame, with two burdens to care for, one big and on 17.1kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
44. 644 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: With a Childbearing System, I Marry an Infertile Officer 穿七零：带生子系统，嫁不育军官 Wish Granted, Stroke by Stroke如愿笔笔Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Childbearing System (not primarily about having children) + military marriage + abundant supplies + satisfying read + no outrageous characters + sweet romance] [A stunning psychologist with a childbearing System + a stern-faced, fierce military officer who can’t have children] Xu Qingluo is a rising star in the field of psychology in the 21st century. Her parents and grandparents are all world-renowned psychology experts. After transmigrating to the 1970s, she becomes the youngest granddaughter 24.1kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves
45. 645 重 Reborn in the New Millennium: How Do I Return to the Mountains from the Start? 重生千禧年，开局重返大山怎么破 Xu Xu Shi Ye徐徐是也Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Before she was reborn, Shen Xuewei was over thirty. She had been estranged from her family for seven years, and after years of hard work, she had finally built a little home of her own. After being reborn, Shen Xuewei was only six years old, with tiny arms and legs. Her father was taking her to her maternal grandparents’ home in the mountains. Her childhood memories were already hazy, and she had never imagined she would be reborn. Standing outside her grandparents’ home, she watched her father 15kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves

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    She... Seemed to have been reborn, reborn in the year she was sent to her grandmother's house. No car accident, no jumping off a building, no suicidal thoughts. It was just that the bubble tea shop she had taken over had just opened, and she had stayed up two hours late because she was too excited. And just like that, she was reborn without any warning. In a daze, she put a red plastic bag over her chin, then lay back down, gradually curling her body up.

46. 646 惊 What?! Reborn in the 1970s, I Discover I'm the Tycoon's One True Love 惊！重生七零发现我是大佬白月光 Pineapple, Durian, and Orange菠萝榴莲橙Modern Romance145k WordsOngoing [Reborn + 1970s + feel-good revenge + family drama + a heroine who never lets a grudge go] In her previous life, her child was burning up and barely breathing, but her scumbag husband, Gu Jiancheng, could think only of his little mistress. The moment the mistress let out a whimper and said she felt unwell, he rushed off. He could not even wait a minute for his own son. In the end, the child died right there outside the hospital, his little body gone completely cold. Xia Qingning's heart died. Sh —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I could watch it a second time, and I'd watch it three times and still find it interesting. Each character has their own unique traits.

47. 647 八 Island Life in the 1980s: The Tough Officer's Delicate Little Bride 八零海岛：硬汉军官的娇气小媳妇 Sleepyhead GY爱睡觉的GYModern Romance517k WordsCompleted After working overtime until the early hours, Jiang Ruanruan suddenly died at her keyboard. When she opened her eyes again, she had become a spoiled, troublesome village girl in the countryside of the early 1980s. The original owner was greedy for wealth and status. Relying on a debt of gratitude from her grandfather’s rescue of him years ago, she had forced Huo Jinsong, an island-based military officer, to marry her. The moment she heard she would have to follow him to a remote island and endur 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sweet romance novels set in different eras that I enjoy reading

48. 648 六 The Sixies’ Worst Old Lady: You, You, and You, Get Down on Your Knees! 六零极品老太：你你还有你跪下！ Xia Chen夏沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Golden Finger + Everyday Life] Young Qihong Dou wakes up in the 1960s in the body of a troublesome old woman. She has a huge brood of descendants and endless family drama, and every morning she opens her eyes wondering why she still hasn't died. After becoming the awful Old Madam Zhao, Qihong Dou fails to die and has no choice but to accept her fate and start fighting to survive. Fortunately, Heaven hasn't treated her too badly: it gave her a golden finger. A t 25.7kReads9.3Score3kShelves

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    Those that you can finish reading all have something to offer, and some are quite famous.

49. 649 军 A Military Marriage: My Sweet Wife Has a Pocket Dimension 军婚撩人：娇妻有空间 Sleepyhead GY爱睡觉的GYModern Romance444k WordsCompleted A modern office worker unexpectedly transmigrates into a book set in the 1970s, and turns things around from the start without suffering a bit! Armed with top-tier medical skills, she meets an abstinent, elite soldier husband. They're both strong, fall for each other wholeheartedly, and their romance is sweet from beginning to end, with no angst. While others struggle through the hardships of the era, she makes a name for herself with her medical skills, treating the sick and saving lives until 568Reads6.4Score103Shelves
50. 650 被 Abandoned by Her Children and Left to Die, Granny Zhang Is Reborn in 1980 被子女抛弃惨死，张老太重生八零 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted (Feel-good story + no golden finger + slice of life + family drama + ensemble cast of ordinary people + reborn in a bygone era) Short dramas: The New Life of Rong Ying, the Woman Everyone Looked Down On; Reborn Mom Is Here to Collect You Old Mrs. Zhang spent her whole life raising three sons and three daughters. She paid for her children’s weddings and homes, raised her grandchildren, and emptied the family savings to buy a home in Shanghai for her eldest son. She helped her second son marry thr 75.9kReads9.1Score8.6kShelves

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