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. 201 七 The 1970s: The Domineering Village Belle Takes Down Every Mary Sue! 七零：霸道村花干翻所有玛丽苏！ Hou Wenyuan侯雯媛Modern Romance810k WordsCompleted A village beauty and village tyrant who can plow three mu a day, paired with a sickly, shameless male God of Wealth. The whole point of this story is to have a great time. [Mutually devoted couple + strong heroine + unhinged humor + satisfying romance] Jiang Zao was the last dragon in the cultivation world. As she ascended and underwent her tribulation, a bolt of lightning struck her into one of countless little worlds. A grandmother and grandfather who favor boys over girls, an uncle's family 4.6kReads8.5Score490Shelves

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   This period drama is so satisfying!🤣🤣 The female lead will never use her hands if she can use her mouth, but if she can use her hands, she'll use both her mouth and hands to beat the bad guys until they scream in pain. [Facepalm] A village beauty (village tyrant) who can plow three acres of land a day vs. A sickly and shameless male god of wealth.

2. 202 穿 Reborn as a Lazy Little Villain in the 1970s 穿成年代反派小咸鱼 Young Master Ninth公子九爷Modern Romance670k WordsCompleted [Cute baby, adored by everyone, feel-good wish fulfillment] Xia Yu is a thousand-year-old sloth who transmigrates and becomes the young daughter of a villainous family, destined to die young. Other people’s kids cry, throw tantrums, and roll around on the floor. The only thing their girl does is lie around like a lazy fish. The villainous family is beside itself with worry, racking its brains to get their little lazy fish moving. Second Brother, the villain: “Little sis, you can’t keep lying aro 2.7kReads8.8Score168Shelves
3. 203 土 The Lingering Warmth of the Earthen Bed 土炕上的余温 Nine-Nine Cat九玖猫Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing The quarry in the hills behind Laojing Village buried the men from half the village. All that remained were a village full of widows and children crying from hunger. Thirty migrant miners moved into the workers' barracks, all strapping bachelors. The widows cursed men to their faces, then dug out their floral jackets at night and deliberately walked past the barracks. Each of the three widows had her own reasons: one wanted a protector to help raise her child, one hoped to get some rice and flou 12kReads8.9Score761Shelves

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   Full of the warmth and life of everyday life, this is a true-to-life piece of rural literature. It's a wonderful read; the stories unfold in a captivating way, and once you start reading, you won't want to leave. Highly recommended! [Thumbs up]

4. 204 下 Sent to the Countryside, I Married a Rascal and Got a Car and a Mansion 下乡嫁给小混混，小车洋楼全都有 Wei Yuan维元Modern Romance435k WordsCompleted Stepmom romance, putting scumbags in their place, love after marriage, raising kids, food, and career After transmigrating into a book set in the 1980s, Wen Xizi is sent to the countryside by her own father and married off to a 32-year-old rural man. Her younger sister, Wen Huayun, who has dodged that fate, smugly thinks: “I hear the man has two kids and used to be a gangster. No, an old gangster.” All the children of the compound wait to see Wen Xizi make a fool of herself. Who would have guess 224Reads8.4Score—Shelves
5. 205 俏 The Charming Village Girl Doesn't Give Her Heart Away 俏村花她不走心 Nine-Nine Cat九玖猫Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing People say that a widow’s doorstep invites trouble, but Chunfang isn’t afraid. She goes out of her way to surround herself with men. After years of struggling in the dirt, she’s seen through it all: you can’t rely on a man’s heart, but you can rely on his money and connections. So she smiles as she plays several men against one another. One helps her come up with the cash, another finds her a market for her goods. The villagers call her shameless. Chunfang sneers. “How much is a reputation worth 21kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves
6. 206 斯 The Bashful Doctor and the 1980s Butcher Girl Who Won't Stop Spoiling Him 斯文医生脸红红八零杀猪婆追着哄 Gu Nuanqing顾暖卿Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Short dramas 1–4 and the animated series are releasing simultaneously~ [Period setting + marriage first, love later + fiercely protective + older woman/younger man + no transmigration or rebirth] [Bold, career-minded pig butcher vs. refined, reserved, easily embarrassed doctor] Everyone in Chihe Town knew Yun Tianjiao. When it came to looks and figure, if she came in second, no one would dare claim first place. But when it came to her fiery temper, she was just as unmatched in town. That was exa 13.8kReads9.0Score796Shelves

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   The female lead is a shrew. The male lead was initially penniless and had to support his younger siblings. She paid for all three of them to go to school. Later, the male lead, a medical student, became successful and was going abroad to study and develop his career in Beijing. Everyone said she was going to be abandoned, but that night, the easily blushing, abstinent doctor tightly embraced her waist, pleading, "Jiaojiao, don't send me away. I only love you for the rest of my life."

7. 207 美 The Beautiful First Half of Her Life 美艳的前半生 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance523k WordsOngoing The story takes place in a rural village in Hebei in 1999. Meiyan has been sweet, beautiful, and clever since childhood, and everyone in the village agrees she's the local beauty. After failing her university entrance exams on her second attempt, she has no choice but to face the path fate has laid out for her. Swept up by Li Gangqiang's relentless pursuit, she gives him everything. But on the very day he steps through the gates of college, he gets together with another woman. Betrayed, Meiyan s 11kReads7.1Score248Shelves
8. 208 重 Reborn in the Eighties, I Dump My Trash Ex and Marry the Toughest Officer 重生八零，踹垃圾竹马嫁最猛军官 Precious and Perfect珠圆玉润的宝Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted (Alternate period setting, age gap, everyday life in a military marriage, face-slapping) Lin Mian was reborn on New Year’s Eve, the night her childhood sweetheart publicly broke off their engagement. In her previous life, she couldn’t bear to give up eighteen years of affection for her childhood sweetheart and refused to end the engagement, even if it killed her. But after they married, he was as cold as stone and hated her to the bone. He tormented her until her family was ruined, and she die 2.5kReads8.9Score249Shelves

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   In the hospital room, the man pulled out a medical report: "Lin Mian, I saved you, you have to take responsibility for me." Lin Mian said, "Okay!" But after she finished reading the report, she was completely stunned. [Fear] Broken... Broken...

9. 209 霞 Xia Guangnuan's First Book 霞光暖暖的第1本书 Warm Glowing Clouds霞光暖暖Modern Romance568k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Realistic Rural Life + Family Matters + Adultery + Beloved by Everyone + A Woman’s Growth] Hong Xing is a village doctor, twenty-three years old, and the mother of two daughters. Only after her husband dies unexpectedly does she discover that the man who always seemed so honest and quiet, a man who could hardly get a word out even if you beat him with three sticks, had betrayed her. Her whole world collapses. She had always followed the rules of a virtuous wife, respected her p 1.3kReads7.9Score131Shelves
10. 210 做 Be the Sweetest Girl, Win the Toughest Man 做最软的妹子，撩最硬的汉 Three-One Wants to Sleep In三一想睡懒觉Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted A once-wealthy young lady, down on her luck and soft-hearted × a seemingly cold but warmhearted, pure-hearted tough guy A period novel, no one is reborn, one-on-one romance, both leads are inexperienced in love, sweet and doting A little beggar showed up at Jiang Shuo's door, dressed in rags and speaking timidly. He took her in, never guessing that once she was cleaned up, the little beggar would turn out to be a sweet, gentle beauty. Fair-skinned and lovely, gentle and considerate. With smiling 1.3kReads8.7Score123Shelves

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    🌸This is a historical romance novel [Caution],🌸where a little beggar girl came to Jiang Shuo's doorstep, dressed in rags and speaking timidly. He took her in, and who knew that after washing her up, he found that this little beggar girl was actually a sweet and gentle little beauty. 🌷With her curved eyes and pursed lips, a pair of sweet dimples, and a shy "brother," she could practically drown someone in love [shy].

11. 211 村 Xia Hua, the Village Girl 村女夏花 The Cat Who Loves Gold爱黄金的猫Modern Romance268k WordsOngoing [Realistic rural life + slow burn + heroine’s growth + family and everyday life + face-slapping the scoundrels] Lin Xiahua’s husband is dead. With two children and a dimwitted older brother to support, she has become the most tempting target in Hama Gou Village. Burdened with her family, without a single plot of land, and with her mother-in-law threatening to sell her by the pound to an old widower and his son! To survive, Xiahua learns to navigate all kinds of men and women. She smiles and char 94Reads7.0Score105Shelves
12. 212 重 The Reborn Abandoned Wife Stands on Her Own 重生弃妇当自强 Fang Wai, Who Loves Deep-Fried Prawns爱吃油煎大虾的方外Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted As Xu Xiaoting lay in her hospital bed, she thought about how stifled she'd been her whole life. As a rich man's wife, wasn't having plenty of money wonderful? Why had she put everything she had into a worthless man, putting up with him again and again, until the frustration finally killed her? If she could live her life over, she'd never give up her career to be a housewife. She'd never believe the nonsense that her husband would come back after getting his fill of fun, and she'd never let hers 10.6kReads9.2Score898Shelves

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    This period drama is so good, I could read it several times!! The female lead is a wealthy housewife who works hard with her husband to build their business. After her husband becomes rich, he supports the family outside the home, and the female lead eventually manages to control all of her husband's money.

13. 213 念 Half a Lifetime of Missing Qiu 念秋半辈子 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + farming + building wealth + family squabbles + strong heroine] Shen Nianqiu’s husband died. He was stabbed to death by the husband of his lover. Because Shen Nianqiu is beautiful, shapely, intelligent, and capable, she is very popular. A rural doctor whose wife has died gradually falls for her; A butcher from the neighboring village has been secretly in love with her for a long time. A teacher assigned to the countryside admires her beauty and intelligence, and vows to mar 26.5kReads8.0Score1.8kShelves
14. 214 春 A Springtime Spark 春日撩火 Thin Persimmon Tea薄柿茶茶Modern Romance531k WordsCompleted 74.1kReads9.2Score10.3kShelves

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    It was snowing outside, and the video conference was in progress. Zhou Yanchuan walked into the frame, and the instant he sat down on the sofa, everyone's eyes on the screen turned to him. The man was dressed in casual loungewear, the sleeves rolled up to his forearms, highlighting his strong, slender wrists, yet he was steadily cradling a small baby in his arms. A brown bear onesie wrapped the tiny body, the baby's soft face nestled against Zhou Yanchuan's neck, breathing as evenly as a sleeping kitten. The expressions on the faces of everyone on the screen were a mixture of disbelief and complexity. Their CEO was… bringing a baby to the meeting?

15. 215 穿 After She Transmigrates Into a Book Set in the 1980s, She Marries a Tycoon and Gets Deliberately Flirted With 穿书八零，她嫁大佬后被蓄意撩拨 Qian Yu黔渔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Book Transmigration] [Period] [Sweet romance] [Chaste hero] [Theatrical heroine] [Aloof hero] When Xia Ruanruan opens her eyes, she has become a country bumpkin who’s ruining the aloof heartthrob. Everyone looks down on her, and Xia Ruanruan feels miserable. But now that she’s transmigrated, she has to keep moving forward. She didn’t choose to end up here, but it seems she has no say in going back, either. So Xia Ruanruan does her best to play the good girl (and suck up). One sweet “Baby” is al 2.4kReads9.0Score207Shelves

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    To soothe Xia Ruanruan's emotions, Huo Beiqing cleared his throat and said, "It won't leave a scar." Sure enough, upon hearing these words, Xia Ruanruan paused in her crying, hiccuped, and asked, "Really?" Huo Beiqing nodded while packing his things, "Yes, remember to change the gauze tomorrow." "I'll get you some ointment afterwards; just apply it for a few days." Xia Ruanruan still clutched Huo Beiqing's white coat, hiccuping from the pain, "Do I have to come see Uncle to change it again tomorrow?" Huo Beiqing was speechless. According to their distant kinship, Xia Ruanruan should call Huo Beiqing "Uncle." When she first arrived at the Huo family, her father told her to call Huo Beiqing's mother "Auntie."

16. 216 绿 The Green Tea Beauty Lives Next Door, and the Chaste Officer Can't Stop Thinking About Her 绿茶美人住隔壁，禁欲军少心痒痒 The Wood Has Turned to Porridge木已成粥Modern Romance576k WordsCompleted [A chaste, pure-hearted young soldier from a military compound VS a soft, sweet little minx with a captivating scent] He suffers from severe skin hunger and can’t stand being touched by women. The one exception is Lu Xiaoye, whom he meets on her very first night after arriving in the 1980s. After saving him, Chi Yuan is accidentally drugged. With no other choice, she covers his eyes and, while he’s too weak to resist, bites and kisses him all over. Unable to see, Lu Xiaoye can only feel how soft 1.4kReads8.2Score150Shelves

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    Go watch it, ladies! You'll come back and thank me! [Laughs] It's super addictive, and the interactions between the male and female leads are incredibly fun.

17. 217 亲 We Already Kissed, and Now You're Telling Me I Flirted with the Wrong Person!? 亲都亲了，你跟我说撩错人了！？ Ruan Xiaolou阮小楼Modern Romance674k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + simmering romantic tension + sweet romance + magical space golden finger + winning her back] Pure, sweet, flirtatious beauty vs. refined, aloof, untouchable young military officer When Wen Qiao wakes up, she finds herself transmigrated into a novel set in a bygone era as a disposable villainess. The original character was the daughter of a high-ranking official in the capital’s military district, but she was switched at birth with the heroine and wasn’t brought back f 23.2kReads8.6Score3kShelves
18. 218 糙 After Losing His Memory, the Gruff Officer Only Wants to Cuddle His Wicked Wife 糙汉军官失忆后，只和恶妻贴贴 Jiujiu Jia玖玖嘉Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + delicate, willful heroine + amnesiac pilot hero + forced love + both leads are sexually inexperienced] The moment she opened her eyes, Bai Jiaojiao had transmigrated into The Dominating Love of the 1970s. She was now the vicious supporting character who used every trick in the book to marry the Villain and maintain her wealthy lifestyle, then tried to seduce a string of men when she couldn't win his heart, making him a cuckold again and again before he finally killed her. Just a 2kReads8.3Score235Shelves
19. 219 八 In the 1980s, the Commander Stopped Pursuing Me, and I Found Happiness Divorcing with My Child 八零，首长不追了，带崽离婚真香 Spicy Strips That Aren't Spicy辣条不辣Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Completed, with bonus chapters. A short drama adaptation is now online. (Rebirth, comeback, ex-husband begs for her back, second male lead wins) In her previous life, her son and the son of her husband's fallen comrade's widow fell into the water at the same time. Her husband saved the widow's son. After suffering the loss of her child, Jiang Yi spent thirty years in a miserable marriage, then died of grief. Reborn in a single moment, she returns to the time before her son falls into the water. 35.7kReads8.7Score3.5kShelves

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    A masterpiece of historical fiction, worthy of multiple readings, and incredibly thought-provoking!! In her past life, her son and her husband's beloved's son both fell into the water; her husband saved the beloved's son. [Feeling wronged] Jiang Yi endured the pain of losing her son, spent thirty years with her husband, and finally died in despair! Reborn, back to before her son fell into the water, her first instinct was to divorce her husband and take her son with her…!!

20. 220 风 Pu Xiaoying in the Wind, Part One 风中的蒲小英【一】 Cai Zhongwen蔡忠纹Modern Romance2.4M WordsOngoing ⚠️ For readers aged 20 and over. Contains real-world themes such as domestic violence and sexual exploitation. If the content makes you uncomfortable, please move on and refrain from leaving a low rating. Writing original work is not easy; every word comes from the heart. Thank you for your understanding and tolerance. ⚠️ A serious work of traditional literature: Dandelion in the Wind, Part One. Please read patiently! The best is yet to come! This is a challenging read, with a distinctive style. 12.2kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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    Highly recommend it, go watch it now!!!

21. 221 八 The 1980s: The Plump, Fertile Wife Spoiled by the Fierce Village Bully 八零好孕肥妻，被凶悍村霸宠成宝 Zhouzhou Eats Steamed Buns粥粥吃馒头Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A fictional era, so don't nitpick the details. Pure romance, devoted couple, rebirth, everyday life, marriage before love. The male lead is genuinely crude and swears like a sailor. The female lead isn't a strong, independent heroine, but a hardworking, clumsy, chubby country girl. (If that's not your thing, don't read.) Ji Chunhua was reborn. At this point, she hadn't yet gone with her stepsister Ji Qin to the matchmaking fair, nor had Ji Qin humiliated and framed her, eventually shoving her in 13.6kReads8.9Score2kShelves

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    For those who enjoy stories about rugged, masculine men and slightly chubby female protagonists, this is a must-read! It's incredibly good. The female lead appears soft but is actually very resilient, the male lead is tough on the outside but soft on the inside and dotes on his wife, and the male lead's mother is also super nice! Our little Chunhua has finally found her own light! [Shy][shy][shy]

22. 222 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 81.1kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves
23. 223 金 A Golden Marriage 金婚 IMCModern Romance442k WordsCompleted One is a fool in everyone's eyes, the other a young hoodlum in the village's eyes. Yet fate ties them together. Zhou Xing always thought himself above others, but never imagined he'd marry a fool and fill a whole house with children, boys and girls alike. What's more, in this life and the next, and the life after that, he only wants to be with her. At first, Li Zhi'an was terrified of living under the same roof as Zhou Xing, that bad man. Gradually, she came to accept him. In the end, she decide 14.4kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    I absolutely love historical fiction, and these dozen or so books are all pretty good. Don't miss them! Flip through them and see if there's anything you like! [Cool][Cool][Cool]

24. 224 八 A Great Beauty Raises Kids in a Beijing Courtyard, 1980s Style 八零大美人四合院养娃日常 North to South由北向南Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Slice of life + sweet romance + raising children + family life + career) Zhao Jinshu was in her sixties. Her children had grown up and started families of their own, and she had seen her parents-in-law off. She was just about to travel around the country when she was reborn. She returned to the time a few months after she had first moved to the city. Back then, she knew nothing. A young bride from the countryside, she was shy, too embarrassed to speak up, and insecure. Even though her husband 55.7kReads9.3Score4.7kShelves
25. 225 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: Living Off Women in a Period Novel 女穿男：我在年代文里吃软饭 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A woman transmigrates into a man’s body, with some fantasy elements] When Zhou Shan transmigrates to the 1960s, she opens her eyes to dizziness and weakness in all four limbs, experiencing firsthand what it means to be starving to death. She doesn’t feel the slightest thing about having become a man. Just as she’s so hungry she can barely keep her eyes open, she hears a father and daughter nearby, picking over their choices: “Is there anyone you like?” “Too ugly. Black and skinny, like a charre 7kReads9.4Score587Shelves
26. 226 认 After Reuniting with Our Families, Everyone’s Plans Go Haywire 认亲后，大家的画风一起跑偏了 Midnight Murder Ball午夜凶球Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted Whenever the young Li Guanlan saw all the family scandals and chaos in the news online, she would thank Heaven that she was born into a loving, well-off family with parents who adored her. Then one day, a bolt from the blue struck: she had been switched at birth seventeen years ago! You’ve got to be kidding! What kind of family was she being sent to? Wealthy! Complicated! Emotionally distant! Her biological mother was as indifferent as a chrysanthemum and bad at expressing herself. Time to start 47.3kReads9.5Score5.4kShelves
27. 227 背 Behind My Ex-Husband’s Back, I Married His Brother and Kissed Him Until He Blushed 背着前夫，和他兄弟领证亲到红温 Food Coma饭困了Modern Romance437k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + reborn revenge against scumbags + childhood friend takes the lead + a little military life / military marriage] Qiao Yuanqing was reborn from the start, right at the scene where she was supposed to register her marriage with her ex-husband! In her previous life, she thought she’d married the right man, never imagining that she’d be in for endless pain and heartache. Her mother-in-law tormented her, her sister-in-law made things difficult, and her husband was weak and useless. Th 4kReads8.3Score499Shelves
28. 228 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Become a Pretty Widow 穿越六零成为俏寡妇 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted (Content warning: The heroine is ten years older than the hero. She’s a player and isn’t sexually inexperienced, so proceed with caution!!!) Shi Lan, a carefree, troublesome party girl who loves the high life, transmigrates to the hardship of the 1960s and gets three new labels: married, mother, and widow. From the start, she’s being introduced to a prospective match. As if! She thinks her new identity is pretty great: she has money and status, and gets to be a mother without the pain of childbi 5.4kReads9.2Score488Shelves
29. 229 重 Reborn: What Can You Do to Me? 重生之你奈我何 Hong Si红肆Modern Romance581k WordsOngoing Thanks for all the five-star reviews, but I update so slowly that my rating just won't go up, haha. [1980s + reborn + ensemble cast + feel-good revenge + male rivalry] You think being reborn means slapping your enemies and crushing scumbags? No, that would be a waste of a second life. In her last life, she was trapped in the mud. This time, she’ll stand at the summit and enjoy the view. Relatives scheming against her? A scumbag ex won’t leave her alone? Sorry, she’s not interested. She works he 7.9kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    I've already reread it before it's even finished. It's so easy to read without needing to memorize anything; the plot and logic are superb. This is my yearly pick! Out of 100 books I opened this year, I could only read the first few chapters of 90, but this one kept me up all night, catching up completely. It's a truly unique female protagonist story, a female-centric tale, and a female-led business romance novel—there are so few like this. The beginning is a steady, flowing narrative, the historical setting is incredibly immersive, the writing is superb, and the male leads are all very compelling. The power struggles are also incredibly exciting; I was on the edge of my seat late at night.

30. 230 七 The 1970s: A Sent-Down Youth Marries a Soldier and Builds a Fortune as a Middleman 七零嫁军汉，知青女配当倒爷起家 Jing Mo京墨Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted [A promise kept for a lifetime, giving her life to her country] Fraile from birth, Song Youxiang was abandoned by her family as a child and forced to go to the countryside. Even so, she never received a shred of kindness. Her parents despised her, her older sister resented her for life, and the second sister who had been given away as a child concealed her identity to get close to her. One false accusation after another followed, and they even stole her fiancé… In the end, Song Youxiang died al 7.2kReads9.2Score829Shelves

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    You could say that after reading these, other historical fiction will seem like the pinnacle of genres, making it difficult to get into the others.

31. 231 简 I Set Up a Simple Stall and Made 300,000 [The 1990s] 简单摆个摊，挣了三十万【九零】 Love Daydreaming~爱做白日梦～Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Back in 1992, Chen Baiyun resolutely quits her job. She'll make her fortune by quitting and setting up a street stall! She only meant to save up some start-up money, but somehow she ends up making 300,000 yuan. Chen Baiyun: “Well, we should hurry up and buy it!” Cars, houses, gold, shops: she wants them all. As for that awful swindler who married her for money and his family, they can get lost. No one is going to disturb the hard-won happiness she's found. [Little everyday spending sprees] Chen 15.7kReads8.5Score1.5kShelves
32. 232 村 The Village Beauty Is Incredibly Strong, and the Educated Youth Is as Pretty as a Flower 村花她力大无穷，知青他貌美如花 Chilled Aloe冰镇芦荟Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + marriage before love + both leads are natives + supporting characters transmigrate or are reborn + Northeast family life + sweet romantic comedy + adorable child] Xu Yibai only went to the countryside, and the very next day he was labeled as “madly in love with the village beauty”! “The new educated youth, Xu, fell in love with Lin Duojiao at first sight!” Xu Yibai: ? Lin Duojiao: “I hear you’re really into me? You’ve got pretty good taste!” Xu Yibai: ?? Thinking of how tough hi 6.4kReads8.8Score564Shelves
33. 233 带 I Brought a Fortune to the 1970s and Became the Boss of the Family 带着巨额财产穿七零，成家中一霸 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period drama + military marriage + pocket dimension + family life On the first day after Lin Xiangnan transmigrates, her family gets into a huge argument over sending someone to the countryside. At first: “So what if I have to go to the countryside? I've got hundreds of millions of supplies in my pocket dimension. How could I possibly fail to get by out there?” After helping her second great-uncle weed his fields for two days: “There's no way I'm going to the countryside. I'm lazy, gluttonous, a 103.8kReads9.3Score8.8kShelves
34. 234 八 The Eighties Maid: She Teased the Abstinent Tycoon, Then Ran Away 八零小保姆，撩完禁欲大佬，跑了 Dong Lai Zi东涞紫Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted Period setting + sweet romance + little compound nanny + both leads are pure Everyone knows that although the youngest daughter of the Xin family is beautiful, there’s something wrong with her head! The poor girl was foolish for eighteen whole years! But Xin Meiyao, who has arrived from another world, doesn’t see it that way. She takes advantage of her fool’s reputation to stir up trouble everywhere and have the time of her life. If you’re a fool, you can do whatever you want, right? So when she 433Reads8.6Score105Shelves
35. 235 我 Mom Took Me Back to the 1970s: We’ll Make Money and Find Me a Dad 我妈带我回七零，既赚钱来又赚爹 Earn Money to Raise a Dog赚钱养狗Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration + ensemble cast + love after marriage + family squabbles + making money + no golden finger] Single mother Xu Yuzhi transmigrates to the 1970s and is simply grateful that her daughter came along with her. Shortages and low wages are no big deal. Starting a new business is all it takes. It’s just that having a man in the house takes some getting used to for both her and her daughter. Still, this man in her new life doesn’t seem so bad. He hands over his wages witho 1.6kReads8.6Score153Shelves
36. 236 重 After Being Reborn in the 1970s, I Was Carried Off by the Village Bully 重生七零年代后，我被村霸叼走了 Fang Jüliang房踽凉Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Su Qinran opened her eyes again and found herself back on the train bound for Daqing Mountain. Lin Yaotang had never seen such a beautiful woman. At first glance, she seemed like a celestial maiden, while he was nothing but mud at the bottom of a pond. Su Qinran glanced at Lin Yaotang. In her previous life, he had pursued her relentlessly, only to die saving her in the end. She owed him her life. Lin Yaotang: “Aah!!! The goddess looked at me! I’m going to adult education classes! I’m going to le 9.1kReads9.3Score968Shelves
37. 237 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate to the 1970s! One Marries the Uncle, the Other the Nephew, and They Live Across the Hall 闺蜜一起穿七零！嫁舅甥，住对门 Qian Yu黔渔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Military Marriage + Period Setting + Both Male Leads Are Devoted + Sweet Romance + Ensemble Cast + Everyday Family Life + Funny Early on] Wen Tang and her best friend Chi Yue found a novel about a real and fake heiress on a fiction website. Unlike other stories of its kind, the two heiresses weren't rivals but helped each other. They went to the countryside together, got married together, and even married an uncle and his nephew. Then they built their fortunes togethe 54kReads8.9Score7.3kShelves
38. 238 甜 Sweet, Soft, and Delicate, She Gets Pampered by Her Rugged Husband 甜软娇气包，糙汉老公轻轻哄 Yu Yang Xiaohe鱼羊小和Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Both are each other’s one and only + super sweet] A sweet, soft, spoiled little darling x a fiercely possessive, fatherly male lead Shen Tangzhu was born into a family of pig farmers in the village. Her parents doted on her from the time she was little, and she grew up as their precious sweetheart. But she’s a total looks-first kind of girl, and she falls for Gu Qingxiao, an orphan who wandered into the village, at first sight. He has a secret identity. Shen’s parents think the wolf cub must ha 5.2kReads8.8Score449Shelves

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    I absolutely love historical fiction, and these dozen or so books are all quite good. Don't miss them! Flip through them and see if you find any you like! 😎😎😎

39. 239 表 The Cousin Miss Transmigrates into a Period Novel and Joins the Army with Her Husband 表小姐穿到年代文里随军日常 Forgive the World for One Minute原谅世界一分钟Modern Romance391k WordsCompleted [The male lead does the housework. Everything in the story is set up to serve the plot, so please don’t compare it to real life.] Ye Qingli was a young lady in ancient times who lived under someone else’s roof. After dying one day, her soul transmigrated into the body of a woman named Ye Zheng in the 1970s. With time and place intertwined, both her fate and the original woman’s fate changed. She followed her military officer husband to his posting and experienced a very different kind of everyda 707Reads8.4Score—Shelves
40. 240 六 The 1960s: The Walk-On Character Made Her Fortune Through Divorce! 六零：路人甲她靠离婚发家了！ I Want to Be a Landlord我想当房东Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Period setting + satisfying revenge + strong heroine + transmigration + multiple male leads There’s a different male lead in every phase of her life, and the heroine won’t stay for anyone. She’s selfish. She has a pocket dimension, but she’ll have to steal to get it. Rather than deal with awful people, the heroine would rather make them furious. P.S. This story includes an unconventional romance. Please read with caution if that bothers you. After dying suddenly, the embittered office worker Zho 11.2kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
41. 241 小 The Little One’s Happy Life 小不点的幸福生活 Mu Huo Qing木火青Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [1970s setting + transmigration into a book + the whole family dotes on her + everyday family life + building wealth + a touch of ensemble cast] Lin Xiaoman was born into the world of the lucky heroine novel, A Happy Life in the 1970s with Yi Ke. Unfortunately, she wasn't Yi Ke. She was just the contrast character in Yi Ke's happy life. The dutiful daughter who hoped her father would make something of himself looked at him, lazing about and wasting his time on cockfighting and dog-walking. His t 57.4kReads8.9Score3.8kShelves

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    The pinnacle of period fiction! This historical novel features a micro-ensemble of local characters, all hilariously funny—highly recommended! Luo Panpan has never suffered hardship since birth, only to lose her father at age 5 and be given up for adoption? Absolutely not! Her biological mother is a notorious "tiger mom" in the surrounding area—ambitious, capable, and good at making money! She never argues internally, always looking for reasons in others! Her aunt is a stunningly beautiful woman prone to tears, easily moved to tears—a pitiful sight, but tears never affect her performance, and she never loses an argument! Her uncle appears to be a refined middle school student, but is actually a mischievous brat with a belly full of tricks! He's especially protective of his own! The two twin brothers are top-tier sister-obsessed family slaves; being more favored by their sister than the other is their lifelong goal!

42. 242 葬 A Proposal at the Funeral: The Soldier Is a Commander 葬礼上求婚：兵哥哥是首长 Xijiang Ning西江宁Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted The moment she opened her eyes, she had been reborn at her birth parents' funeral. She was an orphan burdened with debt, and someone was even pressuring her to marry on the spot. Luckily, her father's former comrade arrived in time, paid off the debt, and drove away the people trying to force her into marriage. But who could have guessed that this uncle, ten years older than her, would ask if she wanted to get married? What was going on?!! After asking him a barrage of questions, she learned tha 2.4kReads7.9Score305Shelves

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43. 243 公 Upholding Justice 公义立身 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Urban102k WordsCompleted Xu Zhiqiang was born into a poor rural family in the 1960s. Through sheer hard work, he got into university. After graduating, he was assigned to work at a steel mill, where he brought a near-bankrupt factory back from the brink. Later, an anonymous letter changed the course of his life once again. After enduring setbacks in life as well as pressure and blows at work, Xu Zhiqiang entered the real estate business and rose to the pinnacle of success. 16Reads—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 and went south. The two of them create a future together.

44. 244 七 The Stunning Beauty of the 1970s Turns Her Cold-Faced Officer Husband Into a Henpecked One 七零绝色美人冷面军官沦为妻管严 Ranran's Ran苒苒的苒Modern Romance597k WordsOngoing [Period setting + sweet military romance + transmigration into a book + pocket dimension, which doesn't appear often] A beautiful fair-skinned woman × a cold, reserved military officer who abstains from romance. Both are devoted only to each other. An Ruo has exquisite features and skin as white as snow. She is a true beauty. Cool and distant around others, she's spoiled and always hungry in private. = Oh no! An Ruo realizes she's transmigrated into a book and become a cannon-fodder side charact 911Reads7.7Score299Shelves
45. 245 随 I Went to the City with My Lame Dad to Live Off a Rich Woman, and I’m Loving It 随跛子爸进城吃软饭，我真香了 Ling Duanyue聆端月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + family life + blended family + stepmother reborn + cozy everyday life] In her previous life, Xiang Nuan was terribly unlucky. Born with a congenital illness, she was abandoned by her parents and relatives. Unloved and uncared for, she struggled through twenty-four lonely years. Her next life began just as miserably. While still very young, she was abandoned by her mother. Her father was a cripple, and the two of them were driven out by their own clan... The one thing she could l 13kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves
46. 246 大 The Courtyard's Rebellious Son 大院逆子 The Too-Late Jinx为时已晚的克夫Urban193k WordsOngoing This is not a hero's story. It's the story of someone who is alive, living on behalf of those who died. Military life, the Sino-Vietnamese War of Self-Defense and Counterattack, reconnaissance soldiers, brotherhood, father-son bonds, a bygone era, growing up, passion, heartbreak, and tears. 96.3kReads7.6Score6.9kShelves
47. 247 重 Reborn in the Hong Kong Entertainment Industry of the 1980s 重生八十年代在港娱乐圈 Leisurely March三月闲暇Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yin Xiao was reborn in Hong Kong in the 1980s. To find a job, she entered the Miss Hong Kong pageant and won the crown, launching her career in show business. She attended training classes, took bit parts, and played cannon fodder, steadily rising to become the leading lady. In the end, she became famous across mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, earning her place as an undisputed superstar. Even when Yin Xiao became the most influential film and television mogul of her era, people still call 11.9kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    Each book is unique. The first one is a period novel set in a port city; I suggest skipping the beginning as it might be a bit intimidating, but it gets more and more captivating as you read on. The third book is also very enjoyable; I personally think it's an ensemble piece. Overall, I had a pleasant reading experience. It tells the story of a large family that went through eight demolitions before and after, and the harmonious and uplifting atmosphere of the whole family is something I particularly liked.

48. 248 小 A Little Zombie Went Looking for Brains, Ended Up in the 1970s, and Joined the Army 小丧尸找脑子找到七零后，随军了 Nine Meows Have Something to Say九喵有言Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Island military romance + transmigration + super-brain genius + special abilities + real and fake heiresses] Zhou Shi is a zombie with brains. She pushes a shopping cart around looking for supplies. Because humans say that if you have food, you have nothing to fear. She uses her brain as a mouth to talk, because she’s heard that if you don’t use your brain, it’ll rust. Her goal in zombie life is to become the most high-class Zombie Queen. High-class means pretty and smart. So this little zombie 14.3kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    ① Super fun!! The writing style is witty and humorous. ② Super hilarious, I laughed until my stomach hurt in the middle of the night, it was so satisfying. ③ The male lead has three strong moral principles, knows how to protect his wife, and his family atmosphere is also great, with no one holding him back.

49. 249 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Won’t Marry an Officer, I’ll Marry a Rich Playboy 重生八零：不嫁军官，嫁纨绔 Wu Jiayunbei武家云北Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple + sweet romance + pampered life as a wealthy family’s daughter-in-law in the 1980s] In her past life, Jiang Xianli was set up by her twin sister and married a man who married into wealth for his own benefit, while her sister took her place and married a spoiled rich heir. After the wedding, her husband was specially recruited into a military academy and rose through the ranks to become a senior officer. Jiang Xianli became the official’s wife whom every woman envied. But her sist 115.8kReads9.1Score6.7kShelves

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    These are all novels I've read two or three times, some even several times. They're really good; there's no excessive hype, and the "golden finger" (advantages that grant unrealistic advantages) isn't too strong. Most of them involve people getting rich quickly and are very heartwarming. The writing is also quite good, and the romance between the male and female leads is very sweet. They're definitely worth reading.

50. 250 九 Getting Rich Through Demolition in the 1990s, My Whole Family Kicks Back and Enjoys the Show 九零拆迁暴富，全家躺赢吃瓜忙 Lu Qixia鹿七夏Modern Romance691k WordsCompleted The God of Wealth is here, the God of Wealth is here, good deeds bring good fortune... La la la la la! In 1994, to the tune of “The God of Wealth Is Here,” Happy Village is demolished! Xu Ran’s family of three becomes rich overnight. With a huge pile of compensation money in hand, they buy houses, shops, plots of land, then more houses and a gold mine. The more they buy, the richer the family gets. One stack after another of red property deeds comes home with them. And they get to enjoy all the 26.1kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves

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