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. 801 七 The 1970s: The Heroine Loses Badly When Compared to Me 七零：女主和我对照后输惨了 Little Tingting小亭婷Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Marriage First, Love Later + Everyday Life] Lin Meng, a rich heiress, never expected to catch the book-transmigration trend and become a doomed little cannon-fodder character in a period novel. The cannon fodder has been brainwashed since childhood, devoting herself heart and soul to her mother's family and even counting the money after she's been sold. To be with the male lead, she foolishly divorces her military-officer husband, only to 2.2kReads8.6Score130Shelves
2. 802 强 I Tried to Marry My Cold White Moonlight by Force, but After Being Reborn, I Changed My Mind 强嫁白月光太高冷，重生后不嫁了 Lazy Big Cat懒大猫Ancient Romance404k WordsCompleted [Both leads are inexperienced] In her previous life, Jiang Tingyue loved Lu Shen, the illegitimate son of the Minister of Rites, and used her father’s influence to force him into marrying her. But after they wed, she learned that he already loved someone else. After regaining his status as crown prince and ascending the throne, the first thing he did was marry that woman and make her empress. As for Jiang Tingyue, she was imprisoned in the Cold Palace, where someone brought her a cup of poisoned 16.6kReads8.4Score947Shelves

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   In her last life, Jiang Tingyue fell in love with Lu Shen, the concubine of the Shangshu Mansion, and despicably relied on her father's power to force Lu Shen to marry her. But after they got married, she learned that he had another sweetheart, and even the first thing he did after regaining his status as prince and ascending the throne was to marry that person. And Jiang Tingyue was imprisoned in the cold palace. Someone brought her a glass of poisoned wine. After the poisonous wine entered her intestines, she did not die, but was reborn back to the time when she was still in the boudoir. This year, she had not yet been engaged, and before anything could happen, Jiang Tingyue decisively gave up on Lu Shen and turned around to marry someone else.

3. 803 六 My 1960s Military Wife Is a Little Spicy: The Sharp-Tongued Officer Spoils Her Tyrannically 六零军嫂有点辣：毒舌军官霸道宠 Nalan Yi纳兰翊Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1960s Military Marriage + Devoted Couple, Sweet Romance + Revenge on Scumbags + Making Money and Raising Kids + Supermarket in a Pocket Dimension + Superpowers + Never Letting Enemies Get Away + Satisfying Military Story] Yu Wanqing had assets worth billions, but while exploring Mount Kunlun, she encountered Japanese soldiers trying to damage China's dragon veins. She took them out, but was badly wounded. When she woke up, she'd transmigrated into the body of a young woman in t 46.8kReads9.2Score6.8kShelves

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   I have read all the period stories. I have read them several times. Many of the plots are still fresh in my memory. They are all very interesting. [Learned] [Sparrow Food Masterpiece]

4. 804 白 A Rich Heiress Transmigrates into a Spoiled Youth Educated Woman and Makes It Big with Her Space 白富美穿成作精知青，带空间拽爆 Lu Shiqi陆时柒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [New book: Sixties: The Little Educated Youth Reclaims Her Body, Then Goes Completely Off the Rails. No Angst, Just Pure Satisfaction. Come on in if you like that!] [Space + Sweet Romance + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Feel-Good Revenge + Scum-Taming] Lin Jingyue was a rich beauty who loved slacking off and taking life as it came. She spent all day living off her family and waiting to die, and had little conscience to speak of. Who could have guessed that life would take a sudden turn? One day 65.6kReads9.1Score7.9kShelves
5. 805 在 Counting Time at Sunset 在落日里数时间 Yunzi Jian云子涧Modern Romance190k WordsOngoing [Tsundere younger man vs. radiant older woman] [Campus/Urban] [Bad Ending/Both Not Pure] If only we could stay as we were when we first met. Qiao Yuntao: “I’m not bitter. This ending simply isn’t worthy of the heart I put into this, knowing it was doomed and choosing to do it anyway. I gave it everything I had, so I’m not the one who should regret it.” Li Moyang: “The pain came later. Right after we broke up, I wasn’t very sad. I just felt relieved. Now I regret it. I lost everything, and I was 12Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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   I really like these Amway novels. They are high-energy and have no irritating points. The more you read, the more you read. You can't stop once you read it. It's a big loss if you don't read it. The plot is smooth and twists and turns!

6. 806 替 Take My Cousin's Place in the Countryside? I'll Empty the Whole Family's Ancestral Tombs and Dance 替堂妹下乡？搬空全家祖坟蹦迪 God of Wealth's Dark Moonlight财神黑月光Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn revenge + making money and causing trouble + born to stir up chaos] In her previous life, Ruan Xianxian took her cousin's place in the countryside, then returned to the city and married the fiancé her cousin no longer wanted. She thought she'd found salvation, but what awaited her was endless patience and scheming. A heartless grandfather, a cousin who stole her golden finger, and a husband who outsourced his affection made for one bizarre family. Only when a speeding tr 82.1kReads9.0Score5.1kShelves

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   I have read all the period novels. I have read them several times. Many of the plots are still fresh in my memory. They are all very interesting [Learned] [Sparrow Food Masterpiece]

7. 807 六 The Sixties: A Loony Old Trickster and a Pathetic Brat 六十年代：癫癫的老六，废废的崽 Sunflower in the High Tower高阁向阳花Modern Romance592k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + Period Setting + Everyday Family Bonds + Guilt-Free Power Fantasy + Female Lead Has Few Scruples] The third installment about Chang'an and Gu Laoliu “Your dad fell off. Go pick him up.” In the middle of her sleep, Chang'an is kicked flying by an old man with a “Whoosh!” When she wakes again, she looks up at the lunatic squatting on a tree branch, a red pair of underwear on his head. Chang'an says nothing, only sighs. “Daughter, I brought the brigade’s pig 8.6kReads9.1Score881Shelves

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   The ceiling of ancient literature 🤩, 🌈① The four-year-old sister is a strong man, the kind who can kill a wild boar with one punch. She became famous because of a fight, and was almost unable to be adopted. Later, she was taken to the northeast by her aunt. She went up mountains and rivers with her friends, dug ginseng, ate melons and watched movies. She was so happy😄.

8. 808 被 Kicked Out of the House? I've Got Billions in My Spatial Realm 被赶出家门？我空间里有亿万物资 Ye Ningmeng叶柠萌Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [New story: I Cleared Out the Money and Sent My Stepmother's Family to the Countryside] Gu Qingqing, a self-made rich girl, accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s and gets sold from the start, to the richest young man in the whole village. Gu Qingqing rubs her chin and thinks, “I got sold? That's awful!” But looking at the handsome, wealthy young man in front of her, she wonders, “Did I come out ahead after all?” To survive safely in this unfamiliar era, Gu Qingqing firmly clings to the powerfu 21.6kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
9. 809 敢 Dare to Mess with Her? Even Passing Dogs Get Slapped Twice 敢惹她？路过的狗都得挨两巴掌 Half of Summer半边夏Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Alternate world] [Romance] [Two powerful leads] [Feel-good revenge] [Pocket dimension] [Total annihilation] [She never takes a beating] Su Li is a tough woman. Just how tough? Tough enough to treat every troublemaking scumbag who comes after her like a monster to grind. If you disagree with her, she'll throw down. Cross her, and you'll regret it. Sometimes even a dog passing by gets smacked twice. There is romance, though the male lead appears rather late. The heroine is decisive and won't let 11.7kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
10. 810 八 The 1980s: Should Top Students Do Hard Labor? The Kind That Makes You More Beautiful! 八零，学霸劳动吗？能变美那种！ Clear Seas, Deep Rivers海清河深Modern Romance576k WordsCompleted [Period setting, reborn, System, lighthearted daily life, comedy, academic ace] After waking up, Gao Yin found herself reborn as a bawling, hungry baby in the 1980s, bound to a “Work Is Glorious” System that made her scrub toilets and chicken coops. She thought her advanced knowledge and the System would let her lie flat and coast to a life of success. Who knew the world had a bug? A mysterious genius known only as “Yuan” had appeared out of nowhere, single-handedly fast-forwarding technologica 2.3kReads6.8Score222Shelves

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    There are some that have been completed and some that have been recently purchased and are still being updated. The writing style is good, so you can take a look~

11. 811 恶 After the Wicked Darling Toyed with the Hong Kong Tycoon's Heir, She Became Everyone's Darling! 恶娇玩弄港圈太子爷后，被团宠！ Oreo Is a Kitty奥利奥是猫猫Modern Romance488k WordsCompleted [Feel-Good 1990s Romance + Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + Pampered by the Whole Family + Building Wealth] [Unhinged, Alluring, and Cunning Beauty × Scheming, Ruthless Young Master of Hong Kong] Su Miaomiao died, then came back to life. When she opened her eyes again, she had traveled to Beishan City in 1989. From the start, her fake best friend drugged her and bundled her off to Wansinian's bed. Who was Wansinian? Hong Kong's top tycoon's heir, infamous for being a ruthless madman. Any woman w 3.5kReads8.5Score386Shelves
12. 812 系 System Spare Parts: I Want to Go to College 系统边角料：我要上大学 The Lazy Little Fish from the Countryside乡下的小闲鱼Modern Romance2.4M WordsOngoing [No CP] [Not a Typical Wish-Fulfillment Story] She only wanted to succeed one step at a time, help her motherland develop, and spare it a few detours. [Lighthearted Daily Life] After being reborn, Huang Xiaolan gained a sign-in System. As long as she studied, she could improve her intelligence. Huang Xiaolan didn't want to be a slacker and a good-for-nothing anymore... She wanted to change. The first thing she would do was go to college. Tsinghua or Peking University...? The serious version: In 2.1kReads6.8Score140Shelves
13. 813 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 17.8kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves

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    Before she was reborn, Shen Xuewei was over 30 years old and had been separated from her family for seven years. After struggling for many years, she finally had her own family. After rebirth, Shen Xuewei was only six years old and had short hands and feet. Shen's father was sending her to her grandmother's house in the mountains. Her childhood memories had long been blurred, and she had never thought about being reborn. She stood in front of her grandmother's house and watched Father Shen leave, with a confused look on her face. A loving voice came from behind. Facing her grandfather's earnest gaze, she smiled and then plunged into her warm embrace. If she had to do it again, she might have more choices and more roads to take.

14. 814 小 Life in a Lane: Plenty of Good Fortune 小巷人家：福气多多 A Life in the Dust一身红尘Female-Channel Fanfiction414k WordsCompleted The Alley Synopsis: Some changes have been made. Original pairing. Song Ying had just gotten a house when a letter arrived from Lin Wufeng's mother back in his hometown. Only then did he discover that he had a younger sister born after their father's death, just a few months younger than Dongzhe. As the times changed and reform and opening-up took hold, Lin Duoduo, the original heroine, came to live in the alley, where everyday family life unfolded. With her sister-in-law Song Ying backing her u 6.1kReads9.3Score424Shelves
15. 815 六 The Sixties: Herding Sheep, Studying, and Getting Into College 六十年代：放羊读书考大学 Mei Qingqing梅青青Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Native orphan girl + nanny System + later a landlady + scientific research) Song Jiu became an orphan at six and thought she was going to starve to death. Then a System suddenly appeared and told her that if she worked hard at one thing, it would reward her with delicious food. Why bother dying, then? Time to work hard! Eating every delicacy under the sun was no longer just a dream! Dating? No, no, no! Men would slow down how fast I get my homework done! With no man on my mind, my pen naturally 2.2kReads9.3Score220Shelves
16. 816 恶 The Wicked Mother-in-Law Is Reborn: From the Neighborhood Office to the Provincial Committee Compound 恶婆婆重生：从街道办到省委大院 Like a Flower, Not Like Jade如花不似玉Modern Romance2.9M WordsOngoing [The short drama is now streaming] [Career-driven female lead | 1970s political career progression | A female version of Game of Thrones] Striving to awaken women's consciousness + alternate historical setting + career-focused plot + blended family + male lead who understands her 💥 Modern media mogul Yin Chunjiao opens her eyes to find herself the notorious wicked mother-in-law of the 1970s. • Drove her daughter-in-law to her death? No way. I'll send her to university. • Throwing tantrums and ac 30.6kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves
17. 817 护 The Protector of the Nation, the Eldest Princess, Raises Hell in the 1950s 护国长公主在五十年代撒泼打滚 Jin Rui'er金瑞儿Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted After the Guardian Princess died peacefully of old age, she was reborn in a small mountain village. There was a young man in the village who wanted to go fight the Japanese, but his parents refused because he wasn’t married and had no children. The young man went to the princess for help. After thinking it over, she agreed. Once the princess became pregnant, the young man left. And then he never sent word again. As soon as the country was founded, the princess set out on a journey to find her hu 17.9kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
18. 818 我 I’m the Little Fool They’re Always Talking About! 我就是他们嘴里那个小傻子！ The Chubby Guy Who Loves to Write爱写作的小胖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (A female lead who looks clueless but is genuinely unwell; a male lead born with a hopelessly romantic heart, sky-high IQ, and zero social skills; an alternate-history period setting, so don't overthink it; just something to unwind with after work.) Yun Qiao was a doomsday survivor who was reborn in the womb, and she managed to get herself killed. When she opened her eyes, she found herself in a different world. For someone who was sick of life, maybe the thing she loved most was killing herself 5kReads8.6Score542Shelves
19. 819 摆 Slacking Off, Fishing for Leisure, and Going Crazy: Ruling the 1970s 摆烂摸鱼，发癫抽疯，制霸七零 Mickey and Minnie米奇与米妮Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted Luo Jia transmigrated into the body of an idiot. What a ridiculous turn of events! From the start, her awful aunt pushed her off a cliff. The reason? This idiot had used her pretty looks to seduce her aunt’s beloved educated youth, ruining her dream of becoming a general’s wife. Good grief, what a huge mess to pin on me! The Luo family’s old matriarch had four sons and one daughter, and she was extremely biased toward her youngest daughter. To her daughters-in-law: “Hurry up and heat bathwater f 4.4kReads7.4Score343Shelves

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    [Laughing and crying] Hilarious article from the era! The heroine disguises herself as a fool, relying on her character to be a fool. Every day in the village, when she opens her eyes, she is greeted by Hu Ba. Today: My little aunt and a man were eating on the mountain, and the man asked her if she had lost it. Tomorrow: Fourth Grandpa, my grandma is still thinking about you. She said she will never forget the color of your pants in her life [face covering]

20. 820 七 The 1970s: After Moving to the Countryside, I Was Doted on by a Demobilized Rogue Soldier 七零：下乡后被退伍军痞娇宠入骨 Pink Carp粉红鲤鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration] + [System] + [Superpowers] + [sent down to the countryside] + [pocket dimension] + [sweet romance] + [follows the army] What should you do when you open your eyes and find yourself on a train headed to the countryside in 1970? Tang Yitian can only think that she’s doomed. She remembers all the stories she’s heard about educated youths being sent to the countryside, both in her past life and this one. With her delicate, frail body and sweet, lovely face, she’s afraid some local h 28kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves

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    The ceiling of the era of the second brush and the third brush 🍃 is so funny 🤣 Haha, it's so good-looking, I laugh over and over again. The heroine wears a cheongsam, has red lips and black hair, and shouts to his comrades: "Brother~" The hero dislikes himself for being unreasonable, and at the same time he attracts the attention of the heroine with a sinister way, and he can't hold back his love for the heroine... [Face covering]

21. 821 穿 Transmigrated into a 1970s Novel: Watching the Drama Unfold and Enjoying the Gossip 穿书七零，吃瓜看戏嘎嘎乐 Could You Let Me Be Young Again 123可否许我再少年123Modern Romance471k WordsCompleted Yun Ting was fighting the zombie king alongside her companions in the apocalypse when an explosion sent her flying. The moment she opens her eyes, she finds she’s joined the mass transmigration to the 1970s. Later, she discovers she’s transmigrated into a book, too. An orphan from the apocalypse, she now has a big family of relatives who seem to treat her quite well, giving her her first taste of family affection. Her family follows the policies of the times: one child has to go to the countrysi 9.9kReads8.4Score937Shelves

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    This is quite nice, the heroine happily eats melon all day long

22. 822 莲 Lotus Shadows over the Capital 莲影京华 My Left Eyelid Keeps Twitching左眼皮跳啊跳Modern Romance318k WordsOngoing Village beauty Shi Cailian has had a life bitter enough to pickle vegetables, but she's blessed with a face of unparalleled beauty. Educated youth Wan Changce falls for her at first sight and takes the college entrance exam four times. When the results come out, Shi Cailian has just fallen out with her biased family, so she packs her bags and goes with him to make it in the capital. He studies hard and becomes a top student, while she uses her beauty to land a secure job at the Friendship Store. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    What was she, Shi Cailian, afraid of?

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