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. 51 闯 Heading to the Northeast: Lin Erni's Bumpy Road to Happiness 闯关东：林二妮的颠簸幸福路 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [No contrived twists] [No cheat powers] [Traditional] [Realistic] [Period] [Rural] [Hardship] [Inspirational] Lin Erni was born in Heze, Shandong, and married into Harbin in the Northeast. She struggled to get by amid the freezing snow in the mountains, then later had no one to rely on and went alone beyond the mountains to make a living. The first time, she was tossed from one place to another like a bag of steamed buns, made a child bride, and beaten and cursed. The second time, her father sol 21.7kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves

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   The strong sense of immersion is followed by the shattered sword.

2. 52 七 1970s Storage Space: The Sweet Young Intellectual Makes the Rugged Man’s Heart Race 七零空间：娇娇知青撩得糙汉心颤 Shen Jingbing沈晶冰Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted [Reborn + magic space + sweet romance + beautiful, wealthy young intellectual sent to the countryside + rugged country man + she pursues him] In her previous life, Song Ziyao was blind to the truth and foolishly trusted the wrong people, letting herself be used completely. It wasn't until she married Tan Jinhe at forty that her life finally became vivid and bright. Reborn, she skips straight past all the wrong turns and heads to the countryside to find Tan Jinhe. Who would have guessed that Tan 16.5kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
3. 53 长 Teacher Chang Mao 长矛老师 Beyond the Mountains山外Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted Originally titled “You Sell Swords, I Go Crazy: Together, We Set the Entertainment Industry Straight” [Rebellious CEO × Defiant Top-Tier Star] [Entertainment industry + absurd comedy + dating show + nonsense + memes + shameless antics] Jiang Qiyu transmigrated into a book. She became a brainless cannon-fodder character in a novel about a fake heiress in the entertainment industry. After taking a phone call, she realized the plot was already more than halfway through. Her family had abandoned he 106.7kReads9.7Score12.4kShelves
4. 54 沂 A Family by the Yishui River 沂水河畔一家人 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted This book tells the story of a large family over nearly a century, from the late Qing dynasty to the end of the twentieth century, through turbulent changes, banditry and warfare, twists and turns, and eventual reversals of fortune. Led and subtly influenced by the protagonist, several generations endure decades of hardship yet remain upright, united, and determined to improve. In different eras and historical circumstances, they do everything they can, persevering in their efforts to contribute 6.8kReads8.8Score611Shelves
5. 55 沧 Remembering the Years as the Seas Changed 沧海桑田忆年年 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance391k WordsOngoing My father and Uncle Wang Si, whom he had begged for help from among the neighbors, rode along an unknown little road dusted with snow, just as dawn began to break. Their whips cracked through the silent morning with a crisp, swirling sound. One cart carried the last of our corn kernels in burlap sacks, a few battered water jars, and four large geese. The other held pots and pans, the furniture that was still usable, and some clothes that had been worn by who knew how many children. All the quilt 1.9kReads8.9Score163Shelves
6. 56 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Starting with Selling Noodles 重生80年代，从卖面条开始 Loves Coconut Water c爱喝椰子水cUrban189k WordsOngoing [Made Entirely by Hand] [Period Novel + Food + Cozy Everyday Life + System + Farming] Jiang Jue unexpectedly is reborn in 1989 and takes over his family’s restaurant from the start! In an era short on good food, he’ll give diners a taste of culinary wonders! Noodles with shredded pork and green peppers, noodles with fried pork, Yangzhou fried rice, sea cucumber braised with scallions, Wensi tofu, squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, mapo tofu, dry-fried rice noodles with beef, ginger duck... From nort 416Reads—Score105Shelves

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   Heartwarming food article [sending a heart]

7. 57 重EN Too Many Reborn Heroes? Time to Bring in the Government 重生者太密集？我带国家队下场 Bian Lu边鹿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse758k WordsCompleted (A feel-good power fantasy, with a beautiful, badass heroine who confiscates golden fingers) “Sheng is the boss around here. She's ruthless and doesn't waste words. Cross her, and she'll take you down!” In the year 2323 of the Star Era, the apocalypse is about to begin. Some people awaken their powers early, while reborn people are already making their moves… As the head of a new department, Sheng An is responsible for recruiting and leading all the powered and reborn individuals, preparing for 124.2kReads9.7Score17.6kShelves
8. 58 郡 The Commandery Princess Is Reborn and Back for Revenge 郡主重生杀回来了 Yi Shuang宜霜Ancient Romance281k WordsOngoing Zhang Jiayue, the Princess of Yufang, was talked into visiting the Sure-Win Gambling House by her half-brother and the Third Prince. She brought along her childhood friend Jiang Yunzhao. After winning at first, she began to lose and got hopelessly hooked, borrowing a million taels of silver. The gambling house came after her to collect, bringing down both the Prince’s and Marquis’s households. She was killed, too. Unable to let go, she was reborn on the road as the gambling house’s collectors cl 367Reads8.1Score100Shelves
9. 59 沉 Years of Quiet Reflection 沉淀的岁月 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted The story follows the lives of three high school girls from rural backgrounds. In the fall of 1964, the confident, ambitious “top student” Yu Hongying, the warmhearted and forthright “knight-errant” Li Chunfen, and the reserved, introspective lady Yue Shuqian unexpectedly meet in their first-year dormitory, along with the “campus belle” Yang Yuhuan and the “fake Marxist-Leninist” Wu Lihong. This sets off a series of stories, some serious, some amusing, some bizarre, and some full of joy and sorr 528Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 堕 Fallen 堕 Sister Corpse尸姐Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted That year, I was twenty-nine, and Mo Huai was thirteen. When I, someone who no longer wanted to live, met him, someone else who no longer wanted to live, we somehow found the strength to keep going, at least for a little while. So we decided to rely on each other and make it through together. 45.5kReads9.6Score5.3kShelves
11. 61 走 Through the Trials 走过劫难 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted Disaster strikes a once-happy family of five. After suffering a heartbreak so piercing it feels like ten thousand arrows, how will a mother who has only just reached middle age, and is already frail and sickly, lead her three underage children through hardship and toward the future...? 137Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 62 掏 After Draining My Scumbag Father and Stepmother, the Heiress Joins the Army and Heads to an Island 掏空渣爹后妈，资本小姐随军海岛 Thinking of You思君吖Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Short-Form Drama Adaptation Out + Military Marriage + Feel-Good Revenge + Island-Group Pocket Dimension + Exceptional Female Lead, Possessive Male Lead] Jiang Yan, daughter of the richest man in the country, owns assets worth hundreds of billions. Her daily routine is living off her parents, lazing around, and shopping. One day, she went out to pick up a food delivery and got brained by a brick. Then she transmigrated into a brainless period novel written by her jealous cousin! In the book, Jia 17kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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    Zhao Wanqing was reborn in the last year of the 1960s, inexplicably married the most handsome intellectual in the village, and was pregnant! Her family was dirt poor, but they didn't have any awful family members...

13. 63 小 The Little Housekeeper and the Big Boss 小保姆和大领导 Nine Eight Eight九八八呀Modern Romance946k WordsOngoing Also known as: The Nanny Has a Plan, and the Boss Never Loses His Temper Also known as: The Nanny Knows What She Wants, and the Boss Can’t Do a Thing About It [Everyday Life + Sweet Romance + Building a Fortune + Devoted Husband + Family Life] Wen Zhiyi is a country girl with little education, no job, and no household registration. Her stepsister mocks her: “You couldn’t even pass the high school entrance exam. What makes you think you can get into college?” Her relatives try to set her up wit 194.2kReads9.1Score18.1kShelves

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    125610 I've been following these books recently, they're really good, I highly recommend them! "To the Mountains and Rivers, To You" made me cry buckets. The first book is also great, and the tenth one is good too. The only downside is that none of them are finished.

14. 64 八 The 1980s: The Demon Queen Turns Out to Be the Real Heiress 八零：魔王她成了真千金 July Rice Wine七月酒酿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A slow-burn story. The early chapters focus mainly on the female lead’s growth. Feel free to pass if that’s not for you.] [The male lead got lost in the story again… No romance.] The true heiress who was switched at birth should have suffered through every hardship in the countryside. But after His Highness the Demon King, Lanting, stepped in, all of that disappeared. With a grand sweep of his hand, the Demon King revealed a bright white smile. This time, someone else would have to endure every 30.1kReads8.5Score3.3kShelves

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    💥The nanny swapped children, and as a result, the female lead started beating the couple from a young age. Their son also joined in, constantly tattling on them. The couple dreamed of going to jail [facepalm]. I can't watch this in bed; I'm afraid you'll end up like me, suffering internal injuries from holding it in. The humor is so good, I could rewatch it countless times and it would never get boring. I love it so much!!!

15. 65 相 The Chancellor's Legitimate Daughter Transmigrates to the 1970s 相府嫡女魂穿七零 Sunset Rainbow落日彩虹Modern Romance277k WordsCompleted [Historical era + transmigration into another body + pocket dimension + doted on by the whole family + military marriage + sweet romance + raising children] In the Great Qing Dynasty, the legitimate daughter of the prime minister's household was burned after a brush with death. She transmigrates into the 1970s as a country girl, doted on by her family, and accidentally falls into the water. She can do it all: farm, use her pocket dimension, play music, play chess, paint, write, and handle all th 2.1kReads9.0Score171Shelves

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    🍉🍉A historical romance novel where the female protagonist transmigrates from ancient times to the present. She is the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's family in the Daqing Dynasty, but her soul travels to the 1970s, where she becomes a country girl, pampered by her family. She possesses a farming space, and is proficient in everything from music and painting to daily necessities.

16. 66 穿 After Transmigrating to the 1980s and Becoming a Substitute Bride, I Became the Army Officer's Most Beloved 穿越八零替嫁后我成了军官心尖宠 Over Ten Thousand a Day日收过万Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Substitute Marriage + Military Marriage + Stepmom + Mutual First Love] (Fictional Military Marriage + Everyday Life as a Military Wife) Yang Niannian, a college student, was so furious after losing ten ranked matches in a row in Honor of Kings that she blacked out and transmigrated to the 1980s. The moment she opened her eyes, her mother was pressuring her to marry, sobbing and sniffling all over her. “Lu Shishen is a soldier with a secure government job. If you marry him, you’ 112.6kReads9.2Score14.9kShelves
17. 67 糊 The Washed-Up Star Is So Flirtatious, the Big Shot Coaxes Her in Private, Begging for a Kiss 糊咖茶又媚，大佬私下哄着求亲亲 The Cackling Old Turtledove呱呱叫的老斑鸠Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted [Complete ❤️] [Foxlike Green Tea Girl & Scheming Big Shot | ❤️ Military Marriage | Extra Sweet and Flirtatious] [Period Setting | Age Gap | She Pursues Him] Parallel world, so don't overthink the details! Nan Qiao, a nobody of an actress, received a message asking her to audition at a hotel, only to be thrust into a parallel world set in the 1970s! She could neither carry heavy loads nor lift a finger, and was about to be kicked out of the art troupe on her very first day! What was she supposed 10.7kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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    🔥These period dramas are definitely worth reading two or three times, they're so good! 🌸The first four male leads are all from privileged backgrounds, political bigwigs, cunning and aloof. 🌸1. A charming and scheming beauty VS a powerful political tycoon🌸2. A cunning and manipulative woman VS a cunning military and political tycoon🌸3. A naive and selfish beauty VS a cunning and love-struck young man from a high-ranking family🌸4. A voluptuous and beautiful woman, a beloved figure VS a lovestruck and infatuated secretary

18. 68 七 The 1970s: The Little Fox Cub Is Looking for His Dad Online 七零：小狐狸崽在线找爹 Whatever Works随便都行吧Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing In the age of declining magic, spiritual energy has dried up, and the ancient nine-tailed fox Tu Shan Yao is on the verge of death. Four-year-old divine beast cub Xiaobao clenches his little fists and drags his sickly, blood-spitting mother thousands of miles to find his father. Amnesiac special forces commander Huo Yunzheng looks at the mother and child and falls into deep self-doubt: “I've been single my whole life for 26 years. Where did this wife and child come from?!” He thinks they're just 466.6kReads9.3Score47.8kShelves
19. 69 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 Romance392k 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! 46.5kReads8.9Score3.4kShelves

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    I found some amazing books at the book famine relief fair; they had me laughing so hard I almost fell over. If you like period novels with a touch of humor, you should check them out.

20. 70 六 The Foolish Cannon Fodder of the Sixties Is Impossibly Beautiful 六零笨蛋炮灰实在过份美丽 Rebellious Pig叛逆猪Modern Romance469k WordsCompleted [Period + sweet romance and satisfying revenge + no relocation to the countryside + a self-serving airhead heroine + slight everyone-loves-her vibe + seven-year age gap + high-ranking male lead] [Marriage Before Love from the heroine’s perspective, love at first sight from the hero’s] With a handsome military officer for a father and a gentle, wealthy mother, Lin Xiuzhu is a bona fide rich beauty in the 1960s. But when she turns eighteen, memories from the 21st century awaken in her. She happi 6.6kReads8.0Score378Shelves
21. 71 七 The 1970s: Skipping Every Heartbreak, I Cheat My Way to the Top 七零：跳过所有虐点，我一路开挂 Lucky Little Ladle福气小汤勺Modern Romance112k WordsCompleted One second, Tang Liqing was fighting zombies in a brutal battle. The next, someone smacked her hard across the face. She was not the sort to let a grudge go unanswered, so she hit back on the spot. When she came to, she received the original host's memories and learned that the woman before her was her adoptive younger aunt, who planned to marry her off to a bachelor in the village named Da Niu. She also planned to take all of Tang Liqing's property. Enough was enough. She would not only fight b 879Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I transmigrated into a post-apocalyptic novel, taking over the original owner's life as it was about to plummet to rock bottom. I'll swallow her money, then spit it out. I'll repay double for what I did to her. I won't tolerate being mistreated, resentful, or wallowing in self-pity. [Feeling wronged]

22. 72 替 Married Off to a Disabled Hero, I Win My In-Laws' Support for My Ambitions 替嫁残疾英雄，婆家宠我青云志 Miss Haha哈哈小姐Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Sweet pampering in the late 1970s + satisfying read + doted on by her husband’s family] In the late 1970s, Yang Qiao, poor and bullied all her life, is forced to become a substitute bride and marry Zhou Wenhui, a war hero discharged from the army after losing the use of both legs. It’s a marriage of convenience. She expects nothing but the hardships of making ends meet, never imagining that she’s married the right man, and that his whole family will cherish her like a princess! Her father-in-la 293.3kReads8.9Score14.1kShelves
23. 73 七 The 1970s' Adored Couch Potato: She Really Isn't Bragging! 七零娇宠咸鱼之她真没在凡尔赛！ Cheerful, Sunny, Lucky Goose开朗阳光幸运鹅Modern Romance773k WordsOngoing *A lazy, well-fed cutie vs. a secretary who acts abstinent in public but is a devoted pervert in private, with a fatherly streak [Powerful man lowers his head + age gap + love at first sight + sweet and satisfying] [The heroine is a native with a refined, self-serving streak and a strong sense that she deserves the best. She won’t lose weight, move to the countryside, or go to the black market.] Baozhu, a precious little treasure. Everyone who sees Xue Baozhu can’t help but marvel at how lucky 10.8kReads7.1Score603Shelves
24. 74 海 The Begonias Bloom for You Again 海棠今又为君开 Yi Shuang宜霜Ancient Romance556k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Sweet Romance + National and Family Feuds] In her previous life, Xiuyi trusted a scumbag and agreed to marry him, only to be pushed into a pond by a scheming white lotus and drown! Reborn, she opened a clinic, saved her father and brothers, kicked the scumbag to the curb, and schemed to have the white lotus die a gruesome death in prison. The cold-faced marquis, whose power held sway over the realm, drew her into his arms: “Don't worry! With me here, everything will be your 41.1kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves

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    The 1970s novel is amazing, full of twists and turns, it made me smile like a proud aunt, it's so good!

25. 75 等 The Happiness We Waited For 等来的幸福 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted In this blended family, the male and female leads grow up calling each other brother and sister. After her mother dies, the heroine goes abroad with her biological father. While overseas, she and the male lead begin a relationship. 761Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist who, in the mid-1990s, graduated from a teachers' college but gave up her assigned job to work in the south, while the male protagonist also gave up his job in his hometown to work in the south. The two of them create a future together.

26. 76 八 Fiery and Bold, This 1980s Bride Is Too Much for Her Cold-Blooded Officer 八零娇媳野又辣，冷酷军官顶不住 A Leaf Falling in the Rain一叶落雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book · Military marriage · Pocket dimension | Wild and sensual | Possessive | Off-the-charts sexual tension] A top modern beauty and executive is reborn as the real daughter who was forced to die over a pound of pork? She doesn’t accept this fate! … She tears up the script. She’s the female lead now Her vicious grandmother tries to sell her off for a bride price? She turns the tables, sending her off with silver bracelets and a village-wide parade! The fake white-lotus daugh 2.1kReads—Score213Shelves

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    Okay (｡•̀ᴗ-)ok, let's take a look 👀

27. 77 穿 The Book Transmigrator Swapped Brides, Married in Her Place, and Raised Fish. I Returned to Win Without Lifting a Finger 穿书女换亲替嫁养鱼，我回归躺赢 Sugar Tangerine沙糖橘子Modern Romance122k WordsOngoing [Reclaiming Her Body + Emotional Push and Pull + Family Life + Devoted Husband + Marriage Before Love] Su Wan's body was taken over by a woman who had transmigrated into a book for three years. During that time, the transmigrator pulled one outrageous stunt after another. First, she plotted, "Dad marries into the family, and I get rich," tricking her father into marrying a rich woman. Then she forced the wealthy woman's son, a future business tycoon, into her grasp. She had her eldest sister tak 6.7kReads—Score157Shelves

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    Fifth reading. A transmigration novel set in a bygone era. Su Wan's body was possessed by a transmigrated woman for three years. During these three years, the transmigrated woman's antics were outrageous. First, she plotted "my father marrying into the family and I becoming rich," tricking her father into marrying a rich woman, and then forcibly taking the rich woman's son, the future richest man, into her possession. Her eldest sister married the transmigrated man's older brother in his place, and her married life was miserable! She married her second sister to the future beverage tycoon, and her fourth sister was to be betrothed to the future scrap king—a paper tycoon. She also had her fifth brother learn from the transmigrated man so they could all get rich together. Her sisters all became pawns in her marriage alliances, tools for her future wealth accumulation. Not only that, she also raised a pond full of big fish... The two biggest of them being the transmigrated male protagonist, Yu Xiangdong, who started from scratch and was destined to become incredibly wealthy. The other was her husband, Huo Chenxiao, whom she had recently married. Although a supporting character, he would inherit billions in assets. The book described him in only one sentence: angering him would only result in death.

28. 78 穿 I Transmigrated as a Brash Villainess and Tricked an Amnesiac Big Shot into Becoming My Live-In Son-in-Law 穿成泼作女配，骗失忆大佬当赘婿 Sugar Tangerine沙糖橘子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period drama + everyday warmth + daily life + emotional tension + building wealth + happy ending] This is not an angst-filled story. Su Man transmigrates into a book, finding herself in an unfinished, melodramatic rebirth novel... as a lazy, greedy, foul-tempered villainess in the late 1970s. The original owner gets into danger in the wild and is saved by a powerful man with amnesia. In a series of foolish acts, she tricks him into thinking he's a fugitive, hides his military ID, and forces him 21.4kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves
29. 79 换 After the Bride Swap, I Turned My Hooligan Husband Over to the State 换嫁后，我把混混丈夫上交国家了 The Full Moon Family满月一家Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Heroine transmigrates into a book + male supporting character is reborn + devoted, sweet romance + heroine can do anything] Comic artist Mo Ke unexpectedly transmigrates into a novel set in a bygone era. The moment she arrives, someone covers her head with a bridal veil, preparing to send her off to be married. According to the plot, her entire family is nothing but stepping stones on the scumbag male lead’s path to success. Once he has used them up, he buries them deep in a mine, then rises to 1.2kReads8.1Score119Shelves
30. 80 身 Living in the 1980s: Raising My Child on Good Food and Drink 身穿八零：带着崽崽吃香喝辣 Mountain Elm山榆Modern Romance241k WordsCompleted (Transmigrates in body + amnesia, which she eventually recovers from, no angst + adorable baby + space + medical skills + fictional setting, not meant to be historically accurate.) At the prime of her life, Xu Fengmian had endless possibilities ahead of her. Then she woke up one day to find she had a son who was six months old and nearly seven. “Impossible! This absolutely can't be!” But the birth certificate slapped her in the face with the truth! Looking at the chubby baby with a glistening li 2.1kReads7.4Score169Shelves

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    🌿The female lead gave birth but lost her memory! When she woke up, she had a son who was almost seven months old.🍼Even more fantastical, she found herself in someone else's yard with her baby (actually her own home, where the male lead had been waiting for her to return).

31. 81 渣 My Scumbag Husband Tricked Me Into Marriage? I Bring a Century of Research to Marry a Powerful Young Master 渣夫骗婚？我携百年科研转嫁权少 A Leaf Falling in the Rain一叶落雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The rating just opened, so a low score is normal.) [Rebirth · military marriage | wild and sensual / age gap | possessive | explosive sexual tension] “Report! Your ex-wife’s patent has our entire military by the throat!” He scoffed, until fighter jet production halted and missile supplies ran dry. Only then did he realize she could hold the nation’s lifeline in the palm of her hand! … Reborn on her wedding day, she was asked to give up the bridal suite for his first love? Jiang Youli smiled. “S 1.1kReads6.5Score100Shelves
32. 82 王 The Prince’s Abandoned Consort: The Useless Brats’ Mother Teaches Military Strategy 王府弃妃：废崽他娘教兵法 Qiong Zhiyu琼之语Ancient Romance647k WordsOngoing Female-oriented: discarded consort / cast-off kids / System / a thousand-year-old destiny Su Wanqing, a company’s finance director, transmigrates into a discarded princess consort and binds herself to a past-and-present System. From the start, she has four hopeless children to raise. Her eldest son is an idiot, her youngest son is a good-for-nothing, and her two daughters are the laughingstock of the capital. Instead of teaching them poetry, she teaches them military strategy, political schem 47.5kReads8.4Score4.6kShelves
33. 83 七 A Cadre's Daughter in the 1970s: From Village Belle to Translator 七零高干：从村花到翻译官 Clear Seas, Deep Rivers海清河深Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted [Era of Reversal] [Rise of a Great Nation] [Clear-Eyed Money Making] [The Heroine’s Growth] [Marriage Before Love] [Building a Business in the 1970s] In 1975, deep in the Ten-Thousand Mountains, a single dirt road trapped countless rural children in lives of poverty. Zhao Shuhe had a secret: inside her mind was a 2025 course System. While everyone else was still using abacuses, she already knew matrix calculations. While others were memorizing the 26 letters, she had a complete university-level 217kReads8.8Score35.7kShelves
34. 84 穿 Transmigrating Through Thirty Years of the 1960s 穿越六零三十年 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 13.4kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
35. 85 十 Ten Years Later, the Heiress Returns and Reunites with Her Ex 十年后，资本小姐归来再遇前任 Lampwick Woad灯心菘蓝Modern Romance584k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Gu Wangshu was frail and sickly, yet she married Zhong Jiming, the dream man countless girls in the capital longed for. In the third year of their marriage, fate took a sudden turn. Within a single month, both her parents died, her grandmother passed away from grief, and her elder brother’s fate became unknown. With all hope lost, she received a letter from her grandfather in Hong Kong and headed south alone. Before leaving the capital, she divorced Zhong Jiming. A year lat 14.8kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves
36. 86 养 My Adoptive Sister Moves In with a Baby, So After Being Reborn, I Break My Ex-Husband's Legs 养姐带球占我家，重生打断前夫腿 Luoluo Legion洛洛军团Modern Romance221k WordsOngoing [Reborn + 1970s + sent to the countryside + pocket dimension + light hoarding + farming + a steady, prosperous life] With snow swirling outside, Song Zhiyi lay paralyzed in a freezing bed. Her adoptive sister, Luo Wanying, and her husband, Zhao Ziqiang, came through the door. Luo Wanying deliberately rested a hand on her lower back and said in a soft, delicate voice: “Zhiyi, I’m pregnant. The father is Ziqiang.” To make room for the baby, Luo Wanying told her everything, and Song Zhiyi died with 16Reads—Score219Shelves

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    This is a revenge story that doesn't make you stupid; the male lead is very compelling.

37. 87 穿 Reborn as a Lovesick Villainess, I Set My Sights on the Village Chief's Youngest Son 穿成痴汉女配，我看上村长小儿子 Cen Wang岑王Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Murong Xi transmigrates into a tearjerker period novel as the saintly, beloved white moonlight, what does it feel like? Thanks for asking. I’m currently researching seventy-six different ways to live or die~ According to the plot, she’s supposed to toil selflessly like a saint, giving everything she has. She’ll endure misunderstanding and torment, then burn through the last of her light and warmth. In the end, she’ll become the white moonlight propping up the male lead’s table, and the mosq 8.8kReads9.2Score711Shelves

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    The female lead is a newly arrived educated youth sent to the countryside. The male lead falls in love with her at first sight and immediately starts introducing himself upon meeting her [laughing and crying emoji]. "My name is Qin Yejie, I'm the village chief's son, I'm twenty years old this year, my birthday is in April. I have two older sisters and three brothers; I'm the fifth child."

38. 88 娇 The Delicate Beauty Was Doted on After She Transmigrated into a Period Novel 娇软美人穿到年代文后被宠上天了 Xie Mingyi谢明夷Modern Romance660k WordsCompleted [Soft, Sweet, Airheaded Beauty x Ruthless Villain] Xie Shu is breathtakingly beautiful, delicate and soft, and has been doted on by her family since childhood. Her only misfortune is congenital heart disease. She has been confined to a hospital room since birth and can’t go outside. One day, she wakes up to discover she has transmigrated into a book, becoming the new wife of the vicious villain, a woman who barely met him before he was killed for his many evil deeds. Xie Shu clutches her sleeve. 5.5kReads8.5Score459Shelves
39. 89 相 My Blind Date Switched Partners That Day, and I Fell for the Hooligan I Married 相亲当天换对象，嫁混混后真香了 Spring Colors in the Trees树树春色Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing (Period drama + large ensemble cast + everyday family life + sweet romance + raising children + building wealth + all characters are locals) Her grandmother died, she dropped out of high school, a matchmaker came calling, and her parents looked down on her... A series of upheavals struck without warning. Shen Taohua could only do her best to find herself a good husband. The matchmaker said the young man was hardworking and dependable, handsome, and worked at the county's towel factory! Shen Taoh 33.1kReads8.4Score3.2kShelves
40. 90 穿 Transmigrated to the 1980s, the Fussy Rich Beauty Gets Rich Again 穿到八十年代作精白富美又暴富了 A Lump of Lucky Cat一坨幸运喵Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted Xu Leshu was a wealthy beauty with enough money to own several apartment buildings. She only had to sleep once; when she woke up, she had arrived in the old-fashioned 1980s, in the body of another Xu Leshu, a second daughter from a penniless family who seemed to be the least loved child. But although the family was dirt poor, the country was opening up and there were plenty of opportunities. From what she could tell, her grandmother was a domineering, stingy old gossip, but she treated Xu Leshu 11.7kReads8.5Score964Shelves
41. 91 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Reluctant Match Is Surprisingly Sweet 重生七零：强扭的瓜有点甜 Meow Commander喵指挥官Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted Jiang Wan transmigrated! And she transmigrated right into the most awkward situation imaginable. Why awkward? Because she was forcing herself on a man. This is a terrible misunderstanding, a huge injustice! None of this has anything to do with her. She’s just an innocent passerby who transmigrated into this world. Unfortunately, no one believes her. Well, the original owner was notorious for raising hell and ruling the family compound like a tyrant! So be it. What’s done is done, and crying won’ 11.2kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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    🫧🫧This book is absolutely hilarious, packed with jokes, you'll laugh until your stomach hurts, a masterpiece you can read two or three times. The female lead is discovered by the male lead as soon as she transmigrates, and he even teaches her how not to be discovered by others. Both the male and female leads have mouths, and their interactions are funny, it's hilarious! [Facepalm][laughing]

42. 92 八 The 1980s: The Cold-Faced Officer Is Wrapped Around the Sickly Beauty's Finger 八零：冷面军官被病弱美人拿捏了 Little Silly Goose小呆鹅Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion] Martial arts prodigy Jiang Nianzhi transmigrates into a book and arrives in an alternate version of the 1980s, where she becomes a delicate, frail beauty. Thinking she would run into one terrible person after another, she rolls up her sleeves, ready to beat them all into submission. But her feisty mother favors girls over boys, her white-lotus sister is a doting sister-con, her grandmother is a beauty enthusiast, and her little brother has 83kReads9.4Score13.3kShelves

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    💥💥"Old Shen, my sister is a bit chubby, a bit dark-skinned, and a bit short, but she's incredibly well-behaved, perfect as a wife." Shen Cheng firmly and sternly refused! 🌱Until his family came to visit him at the military camp, he saw Jiang Nianzi, a beautiful woman in a cheongsam, with red lips and dark hair, who called out sweetly to his comrade, "Brother." 🤦Shen Cheng suddenly grabbed his comrade's neck: "This is the sister you were talking about?"

43. 93 资 The Capitalist's Daughter Awakens and Sells the Family Fortune to Join the Army 资本家小姐觉醒，掏空家产去随军 Chen Mozheng陈墨铮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + transmigration into a book + bargain-hunting System + punishing scumbags + powerful team-up + sweet-on-the-outside, ruthless-on-the-inside heiress vs. muscular, stone-faced team leader] Lu Rao was a socialite in Shanghai who had influence in both the underworld and the legitimate world. After an unexpected awakening, she discovered she was the cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel. Her second uncle had schemed against her whole family. Her father was missing, her mother 39.5kReads8.9Score5.2kShelves

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    The first book is an ensemble piece; Lin Yuzhu, Wang Xiaomei, and Li Xiangwan are my favorite sister duo in period dramas! Xiaomei, a native, is incredibly hardworking and resilient to have such a good life. The second book is a bit of a crazy, carefree life story; except for a slight dip in intelligence when she meets the second son of the Mo family, it's all incredibly enjoyable. The third book is a large, unpredictable story; you can't guess the ending until you finish reading it, and it's very good. She didn't suffer much hardship during her time in the countryside.

44. 94 一 I Woke Up! An Orphaness Strikes It Rich with Billions in Supplies 一睁眼！孤女携亿万物资暴富了 Mu Cheng幕橙Modern Romance669k WordsCompleted [Completed + period setting + educated youth sent to the countryside + stockpiling + clear-eyed heroine who firmly rejects emotional manipulation and is allergic to romance VS a dark, devoted male lead who plays the pig to eat the tiger and is every bit as calculating as she is] Pei Wanning had the same dream for a whole month. In it, she was an unwanted punching bag, abused by her parents with insults at best and beatings at worst. Fortunately, her aunt and uncle couldn't stand to watch, and to 11.6kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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    ❣️❣️❣️ This is truly the most dedicated and responsible author I've ever read in any period fiction. Whenever you have questions about the story, the author provides explanations and relevant historical information. It also helps me understand life in the 1970s. It's very good, I really enjoyed it. After reading many period fiction novels, I often feel like giving up or skipping chapters, but I read this one from beginning to end. I highly recommend it; it's definitely worth reading.

45. 95 中 Starting Out as a Vocational School Student, I Worked My Factory to the Bone 中专生开局，我把工厂卷疯了 Peach Heart Rainbow桃心彩虹Modern Romance627k WordsOngoing A modern quality-control worker transmigrates to the famine years of the 1960s. The moment she opens her eyes, she faces a desperate situation: the high school entrance exam has been suspended, and she's being forced to go to the countryside. To avoid being sent down, she promptly skips grades, studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and secures a stable job at a state-owned enterprise, successfully escaping that fate. She doesn't have any miraculous talent that will make her famou 34.8kReads8.2Score3.7kShelves

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    The female protagonist passes the entrance exam for a vocational school and is assigned to a state-owned factory. Armed with modern mechanical knowledge, she works diligently to build her career. [Admiration]

46. 96 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Urban800k 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 5.1kReads—Score472Shelves

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    This is the best historical novel.

47. 97 守 After Three Years as a Widow, I Took Grandma to Join My Officer Husband 守寡三年我带奶奶投奔军官老公啦 Wasabi Lemon芥末柠檬Modern Romance414k WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: The Lucky Wife of the 1970s: Her Tomb Raider Secret Identity Is Out! [Cold, tough military officer × female tomb raider, who later joins a research institute to serve her country] [Alternate-history military marriage + tomb-raiding System + married first, love later + raising kids + mind-reading + one-on-one, both leads inexperienced in love + nine-year age gap] [Reader's guide: The early chapters have a few plot holes, and the story is a silly comedy with no lo 10.9kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves

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    🍅🍅Hilarious! [Facepalm] 🌿① Forced by circumstances, Jiang Yao returned to her old profession. Who knew she'd be arrested as soon as she emerged from the tomb? Interrogation room: "Name?" "Jiang Yao" "Gender?" "Female" "What were you doing?" "Digging up my husband." Everyone: !!! Then her husband, with a dark expression, pushed open the door…

48. 98 军 Military Marriage: You Want to Send Me to the Countryside? I'll PUA Your Whole Family 军婚:逼我下乡?我PUA他全家 Li Baozhu李宝珠Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + Pocket Dimension] In her previous life, Fang Ying was poisoned by her stepmother and grew uglier by the day. Her childhood sweetheart and fiancé got together with her stepmother’s daughter. Then her entire family pressured her to give up her place at a workers, peasants, and soldiers university and go to the countryside in the other girl’s place! She turned around and married her fiancé’s uncle, a decorated soldier. But he died in action si 53.3kReads9.0Score7.2kShelves
49. 99 校 The Campus Belle’s Diploma Is Torn Up? Her Devoted Officer Won’t Back Down 校花毕业证被撕？痴情军官死死磕 The White-Faced One of the Elixir Pavilion丹阁白面者Modern Romance791k WordsOngoing "Young Master Xiao, Who Has Kept to Himself for Years..." Era, modern romance, sweet romance; school life, campus belle, business and entrepreneurship, urban life, military, equally matched leads, technology and research. Thank you, readers, for your reviews. The book has received a rating. It may not have shot straight to the top, but every review you leave helps raise its overall score. Thank you for your support. I also hope new readers will give it a few chapters. You won't regret investing 579Reads8.2Score101Shelves

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    Start reading now! Some readers are quite interesting; they're discussing in the book who would be suitable to play the male and female leads…

50. 100 全 Lazy Family? I Slack Off with the System 全家懒货？我靠系统摆烂 Naughty Little Deer小鹿不乖Modern Romance217k WordsOngoing [System # Period Setting # Devoted Couple # Comedy] The Mao family is so lazy it makes everyone furious, yet somehow they live better than anyone else. Not only that, they’ve visibly put on weight. In an era when people can barely get enough to eat, how is that even possible? Mao Er’ya is a master at slacking off and cutting corners. After accidentally binding herself to a System, she leads her whole family in eating their fill and taking it easy. When the villain tricks her into giving the male 7Reads—Score128Shelves

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    Hilarious! The female lead completely outwits the villain! [Laughing and crying emojis]

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