I've Been on a Historical-Era Fiction Kick Lately. Please Recommend the Best of the Best 最近捅了年代文的窝了，跪求高质量天花板文

1. 51 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Urban790k 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 5kReads—Score452Shelves

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   The best historical fiction.

2. 52 骗 A Gold-Digging Marriage Scammer? The 90s Tycoon Dotes Exclusively on His Curvy Chef 骗婚捞女？九零大佬独宠丰腴厨娘 Su Ranjiu酥染玖Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted Ning Xiaoruan wakes up to discover that she's transmigrated. Last night's steamy dream wasn't a dream at all: she'd forced herself on the powerful villain from a novel set in the past! In the original story, the woman used her cousin's photo to trick the villain into marrying her. Last night, she tried to take advantage of the darkness and consummate the marriage, forcing him to wed her. In the end, the villain would kill her and keep their child. Ning Xiaoruan decides to run away at once. She r 18.9kReads—Score2.8kShelves

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   A very good historical fiction novel, recommended reading.

3. 53 穿 I Became an Army Wife in the 1970s 穿到七零年代当军嫂 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance778k WordsCompleted [Period]+ [Space]+ [Family Life]+ [No Going to the Countryside] Xu Di was born in the 1980s. After graduating from high school and failing to get into college, she spent two years working a sewing machine in a clothing factory. At twenty, she found a match through a blind date, got married, and had a child. In 2020, Xu Di, who was always bottling up her anger, was diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer. She underwent surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, and her short life came to an en 17.1kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves

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   My favorite isn't in this list; I've almost forgotten its name. I'll just list these for now. Not all of these are good-looking, so please don't criticize me if you don't like them.

4. 54 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
5. 55 疯 The Crazy Girl’s Rugged Husband Isn’t Human 疯批丫头的糙汉老公非人类 Le Xinle乐心乐Modern Romance903k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + spatial powers + poison doctor + both leads are sexually inexperienced + unhinged romance] Beauty-loving enchantress VS a lovesick, nonhuman roughneck. She was a celebrated genius in the world of finance. An heir to the Thirteen Needles of the Ghost Doctor. A big shot who ruled the dark web hacking scene. Who could have guessed that on the carefully chosen day she planned to lose her virginity, she’d accidentally transmigrate to 1975? She became a dark, fat, pitifully ugly girl 2.1kReads8.5Score213Shelves

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   [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Flying kisses][Flying kisses][Flying kisses][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

6. 56 六 The Sixties: The Commander’s Heiress Who Was Replaced Is Reborn 六零：被顶替的司令千金重生了 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance774k WordsOngoing Qiao Xiulan died, poisoned by a bowl of medicine given to her by the parents she had spent half her life honoring. It was all because she had discovered a truth they had hidden for more than twenty years. The commander’s daughter who had been entrusted to a fellow villager to raise all those years ago was actually her, not her “younger sister,” Qiao Guilan. She thought she would leave this world consumed by hatred. But when she opened her eyes, she found herself back more than twenty years in th 34.6kReads8.5Score3.7kShelves
7. 57 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s, System in Hand, and Refuse to Be Cannon Fodder 穿书七零，手握系统拒做炮灰 Ting Wawa婷娃娃Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Qingwan was born into the 1950s. Thanks to her foreknowledge, she started working at the Red Star Garment Factory at fifteen and was assigned an apartment at eighteen. Life went smoothly for her. One day, she fell into the water. Not only did she finally gain her long-awaited golden finger, she also discovered that she hadn’t simply transmigrated: she had become the younger sister of the heroine in a period novel. According to the plot, before long, the heroine, Song Qingzao, would marry a tw 19.4kReads6.8Score1.7kShelves
8. 58 在 Stealing the Heroine’s Fortunes in the 1970s, I Snag a Soldier and Marry Him 在七零抢女主机缘，拐个军官结婚 Drunk Bowl of Wind醉碗风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Six-year age gap + love at first sight + slow and steady + everyday life] Cheng Zhiyu woke up from a nap to discover she had transmigrated into a book, and not just any character: she had become a cannon-fodder character who was supposed to give the heroine golden fingers. All the original heroine’s golden fingers actually belonged to the cannon-fodder character. The original character was meant to hand them over, but Cheng Zhiyu wasn’t about to. She took the heroine’s golden fingers for hers 4.2kReads5.6Score450Shelves

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9. 59 闪 Shining with Stars 闪耀含星 Le Xinle乐心乐Modern Romance424k WordsCompleted Reborn + space + special abilities + mutually devoted romance + stone gambling Hacker, beautiful pharmacist, military-family heiress vs. the mightiest soldier king For thirty-five years, her parents kept her under their thumb. They arranged for her to donate bone marrow to her cousin, causing her to miss the high school entrance exam. She became their favorite target for bullying. Every chore in the house, big or small, was dumped on her, and whenever anyone was in a bad mood, beatings and insul 3.4kReads8.3Score381Shelves
10. 60 折 The Age of Turmoil 折腾时代 Jing Xiaomo荆萧默Urban492k WordsOngoing Life is all about taking chances! In that restless age, Li Anran works in a big city, and her dream is about to come true. But when she returns to Qinzhou for a funeral, she's practically put under house arrest and told to stay and work in the small city. Zhang Huifei has the talent to get into one of China's top universities, but he unexpectedly fails the college entrance exam. To make sure his sister Li Anran can stay in Qinzhou without worries, he starts stirring things up... As a result, Li 11Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 61 硬 Stubborn as a Mule 硬颈种 Xu Wenqing徐文卿Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted [Not a Power Fantasy, No Cliches, No Stupid Characters, Mutual Devotion, Striving for a Better Life, Realistic Growth] In Hakka, someone stubborn to the core is called a "hard-necked sort." When Wang Lili was ten, she snatched a big chicken leg at the dinner table. Her father ordered her to give it to her younger brother. She said, "I won't." When Zhao Ruxun was ten, he was forced to let his mother beat him fifteen times in public for protecting his younger brother. He gritted his teeth and didn 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I think good historical fiction should be authentic, with details that can withstand archaeological verification. This work is newly released, so I recommend checking it out.

12. 62 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Making It Big in Shanghai 重生八零，我在沪市发家了 Miaoyiyi妙仪仪Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted No CP!! She has a golden finger, and this is a lighthearted, everyday food story. Back in the 1980s, Lin Yueru finally understood how to live her life. Men may betray you, but the money you earn and put in your pocket never will! This time around, she kicks her freeloading scumbag boyfriend to the curb and uses a food sign-in System to build a culinary empire in Shanghai. Sign in every day, and all kinds of legendary recipes for Shanghai cuisine are hers for the taking. From pan-fried buns sizz 22Reads—Score112Shelves

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    Highly recommended!

13. 63 我 Working in the 1960s to Earn Money and Support My Green Tea Girlfriend 我在六十年代工作赚钱养绿茶 Content and at Ease然自得Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Lin Qingyue transmigrated to the 1960s, only to find herself facing a marriage and a move back to the countryside from the start. Was that really going to happen? Before she could do anything, she found out her fiancé wanted to break off the engagement. Lin Qingyue: What a lucky break! She quickly called off the engagement, then studied hard and earned a place at the lumber mill, becoming a proud worker! After starting at the factory, she discovered that her position had been reserved for h 1.4kReads7.7Score103Shelves
14. 64 逼 Forced Into Marriage as a Stepmom! After Joining the Army, the Abstinent Big Shot Gets Addicted 逼婚当后妈！随军后禁欲大佬上瘾 It's the Old Wang Next Door是隔壁老王呀Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + stepmother + raising kids + sweet romance] After Su Manli dies from heart palpitations caused by working late, she discovers she has transmigrated into the body of a beautiful but brainless villainess in a sweet military romance novel. The bold villainess got a big shot from the military district drunk and dragged him into bed on their very first meeting, all to force him into marrying her and secure her position. As Su Manli watches the man beside her slowl 5.3kReads8.8Score442Shelves
15. 65 丰 When the Voluptuous Beauty Pouts, the Stern Officer Blushes 丰腴美人一撒娇，冷面军官脸红了 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance670k WordsOngoing [Period setting, marriage first and love later, following the army, adorable kids, husband’s road to winning his wife back] The day after Shen Qingshu mailed a divorce agreement to Rong Jingshi, she began having one prophetic dream after another. She dreamed that her hypocritical, ungrateful stepsister stole the family heirloom from her, schemed to have her sent to the countryside, and tortured her to death in Heilongjiang, leaving her family ruined and slaughtered. When she woke, she heard her 15.2kReads6.0Score969Shelves

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    [Question] What was it like to have an online shopping system in the 1970s? Shen Qingshu: Thanks for the invitation. I just sold a small yellow croaker on my social media platform and made 19,000 yuan. I immediately bought a white fox fur coat and a stun gun. While others were still worrying about cloth ration coupons, I had already activated my max-level rich woman experience card.

16. 66 末 The Doomsday Survivor Transmigrates into a Pitiful Bride in the 1960s 末世苟王穿成六零替嫁小可怜 Le Xinle乐心乐Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + period setting + both virgins + pocket dimension + military marriage) She was the most vengeful survivor in the apocalypse, but after someone close to her grievously wounded her, they threw her into a horde of zombies. She was the sidekick to the eldest daughter of the Qian family in the capital. Just because she was pretty, they poisoned her and deliberately fed her hormones, turning her into a fat, ugly scapegoat. Now the apocalypse’s most vengeful survivor has transmigrated 4.4kReads8.5Score465Shelves
17. 67 六 The 1960s: The Little Kid Who Gave the Heroine a Space Is Done with It 六零，送女主空间的小崽崽不干了 Clear Breeze of a Thousand Years千载清风Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When she opens her eyes, Miao Qing has become a random supporting character in a period novel. The scene is about to shower the heroine with gifts and hand her a golden finger, but Miao Qing kicks off a life completely different from the plot with a loud, piercing wail. Who would have guessed that after she'd just finished training her underlings, Miao Qing would suddenly learn that the commune she's in is called Hongqi Commune, with Qingshan Brigade, Hongxing Brigade, and Kaoshantun Brigade nea 14.7kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
18. 68 九 The 1990s: The Reborn Ex-Wife of a Superstar 九零：大明星前妻重生了 Chen Che陈撤Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The 1990s] [Reborn] [Remarriage] [Everyday Life Raising Kids] [Career Storyline] Jiang Wanling lived to the age of sixty-six, eventually dying in a hospital bed from breast cancer. She never expected to open her eyes and find herself back in 1996, before she had divorced her ex-husband. That year, she was twenty-six and already the mother of two children. Her ex-husband was a household-name "superstar," as well as a womanizing playboy who fell for every woman he met and cheated constantly. In h 4.1kReads8.6Score330Shelves
19. 69 重 Reborn in the Glory of a Golden Age 重生之盛世年华 Le Xinle乐心乐Modern Romance413k WordsOngoing (Rebirth + space + possessiveness + devoted couple + family life + slow-burn romance) She won the lottery for the first time, but one sentence from her own mother made her die of anger. When she opened her eyes again, she discovered she had been reborn at eighteen, in the college entrance exam hall, holding the exam papers her mother had forced her to fill out for four years. If you were reborn at eighteen, what would you do? Would you seize the opportunity and use your memories to become a self 1.1kReads—Score105Shelves
20. 70 重 Back to the 1960s: Farming, Building a Fortune, and Raising the Kids 重回六零：种田发家养崽崽 Southern Lychee南方荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Transmigrating into the impoverished 1960s wasn’t scary. Becoming a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a book wasn’t scary either. What was scary was that her three stepsons would grow up to become major villains, and all of them, along with their upright, aloof father, would meet tragic ends. How could she let that happen? Lin Qinghe looked at the three future villains, none of whom was even ten years old, and made up her mind: changing a villain starts when they’re young! 3.8kReads9.0Score504Shelves
21. 71 抢 Grab It! If You Don’t Snatch the Golden Finger, Who Will? 抢啊！金手指都不抢，要留给谁？ Le Xinle乐心乐Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted She is Daipa, the strongest shaman of the Black Miao tribe. She can divine the future and is skilled in poisons and gu magic. Her moods are unpredictable, and a pure black kitten is always at her side. She is Gu Qingcheng, a timid educated youth sent to the countryside after being set up. Someone schemed to make her take another woman’s place as a bride, and she lost her life as a result. She is Ma Xiaotiao, an older single woman whom her relatives think will never get married. She has been stuc 328Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 八 A Fresh Start in the Eighties: No More PUA, Just Making Money 八零重启：拒绝PUA！只想赚钱 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Grandma Shen: I worked so hard raising your dad and his siblings all by myself, and now I have to help him look after the kids and cook, too! What did I do to deserve this? Shen Xiaoya: Grandma, really? Then I definitely won't do anything to deserve that kind of fate. I'll try my best to raise my kids together with someone else! Grandma Shen: … Shen's dad and mom: We aren't very capable, so you kids need to study hard! You'll have to rely on yourselves in the future! Shen Xiaoya: Mom, Dad, don't 17.3kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
23. 73 七 The 1970s: The Brash Bride Tears Apart the Untouchable Beauty 七零：无赖娇妻手撕高岭之花 Bu Kaka布卡卡Modern Romance783k WordsOngoing Era setting + transmigration + making a fortune + feel-good power fantasy + enlightened self-interest + marriage before love + play the pig to eat the tiger After Liu Hao died in her previous life, she was born straight into the body she now inhabited. Who would have thought that in her next life, she’d become a poor peasant? At long last, she grew up in the countryside, and then the educated youths from the city arrived in their village. Everyone in the village knew that Shen Qinghe, an educate 29kReads8.8Score2kShelves
24. 74 南 Leaving on the Journey South 南下归途离开 Shanjiu's Home杉玖家Urban371k WordsCompleted Every so often, a generation leaves home to make a living, leaving its youth behind on construction sites and streets far from home. Our fathers left the mountains with worn-out woven-plastic bags on their backs, heading south to find work. They knew nothing of polished talk. They only knew to keep their heads down and work hard, relying on brute strength to feed their families. They lived in cramped shacks, endured grueling day and night shifts, and swallowed their homesickness and grievances. 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Looking at China through the lens of "Going South": Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow I. Yesterday: China Growing from the Land The 1970s: Roots in the Soil "Going South" opens in Qiliba in 1973. Father Yuan Demao, working on the Hunan-Guizhou Railway, died on the construction site. Mother, with her two sons, tended the fire in the stove, saying, "The lamp must not go out." At that time, China was a China bound to the land—people were glued to the soil, born there, and died there. In 1975, there was only one spot for university admission. Shoujiang was excluded because his grandfather had been classified as a "rich peasant." Yuan Jianguo got the spot, and Shoujiang joined the army. One family background changed the lives of the two brothers. This was the rule of that era: birth determined destiny. In 1979, Shoujiang died at Hill 303 at the age of twenty-one. His last words were only three sentences: "Zhenggui, I can't go back. Tell my brother to take care of this family. Tell Xiaomei to name the child Chengzhi—to inherit my will. Help me raise him." These three sentences run through the entire book over forty-seven years. 1980S: The Beginning of Leaving the Land In January 1985, Yuan Shoushan boarded a green train heading south with a snakeskin bag on his back. Six days and five nights, hard seat, the connecting area between carriages was crowded with people. He had seventy-three yuan in his pocket and lent fifty-five yuan to Chen Qilin. The IOU was written on the back of a train ticket. This was the beginning of the migrant worker wave. Chinese farmers began to be "pulled" from the land and thrown into the cities. Guangzhou, Dongguan, Shenzhen—construction sites, assembly lines, and rented rooms in urban villages were crowded with young people who came from the mountains and fields. 1990S: A Generation of Wanderers Shoushan tied steel bars in Guangzhou, worked on an assembly line at a cannery in Xiamen, and spent a night in a detention center. He had seen his coworkers have their fingers crushed by steel bars, seen Liu Dehou cough up blood while still clutching a bundle of steel bars, and seen He Laoyao swindled out of all his money by a pyramid scheme. In 1997, Wang Zhenggui recounted the entire process of Shoujiang's sacrifice on the banks of the Pearl River. In Shoushan's iron box, there was a thick stack of remittance slips—from 120 yuan in 1988, to 500 yuan in 1995, to 2,000 yuan in 2007. The words in the remarks column of each slip changed from "Take care, sister-in-law" to "Buy books for Chengzhi" to "Chengzhi's tuition" to "Come back for the New Year." An illiterate migrant worker used remittance slips to keep a family's account book for 37 years. The 2000s: Fracture and Tearing On May 12, 2008, the Wenchuan earthquake struck. Chengye rescued Su Minghui from the ruins of Yingxiu, sacrificing his life at the young age of 20. Shoushan rushed from Guangzhou to Yingxiu and retrieved Chengye's red rope and diary from the ruins. The last page of the diary read: "Dad, Mom, eldest brother, second brother, I miss you all." On the same day, Chunyan gave birth to twins. One left, two arrived. This was China's most torn year—the Wenchuan earthquake, the Beijing Olympics, the financial crisis. A rural family experienced death and rebirth at the same time. II. Today: Rural Life in New Clothes 2010s: Returning Home and Reconstruction Zhou Dahai returned from Guangdong and converted his old house into a guesthouse. Yuan Dahai returned from Huizhou and started a preserved meat processing factory. He Laoyao went from construction site to online operations, helping more than 300 stores with AI catering assistants. Su Minghui switched from kindergarten teacher to elderly care worker, making rounds every night, the night light in the corridor always on. Chen Ming was assigned to Wanglong Town as a selected graduate, and under the streetlight, he told Nianzu, "I'll install the lights." Behind him was a red paper with a "Notice of Activities for the Kidney Disease Patient Mutual Aid Group." This was the beginning of rural revitalization. It wasn't simply "going back to farming," but using what he learned in the city to reconnect the countryside. 2020S: The Pandemic, Double Reduction, and Live Streaming. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Wen Zeming called from Chishui to call on branch members to donate, while Shoushan quietly tallied the amounts and coordinated with the Red Cross. In 2021, the "Double Reduction" policy was implemented, and Qiao Kexing's three vocational training campuses all closed. He switched to online Chinese teaching, teaching children in Guinea to say "hello." Yuan Chenghui sold cured meat on Douyin, holding up vacuum-packed meat and shouting to the camera, "Old cured meat from Gaoshan Village, smoked with cypress branches, smells amazing!" That night, sales exceeded 500 orders. This was another transformation in Chinese society—from offline to online, from cities to villages, from China to the world. 2022: Typhoon and Farewell. In June 2022, Typhoon Chaba made landfall in Fujian. Shoushan went out to saw trees wearing a raincoat, and He Laoyao found him soaking wet. Shoushan said, "I am a Party member." This was the last typhoon he experienced in Xiamen, and also the last emergency rescue he participated in as the deputy secretary of a mobile Party branch. A month later, he decided to return home. Guiying brought over a bowl of mung bean soup, saying, "From now on, I'll stay home." This wait lasted thirty-seven years. III. Tomorrow: From Made in China to Created in China, From "Southward" to "Further South" Wang Defu's son, Wang Jianjun, watched Chinese-made sewing machines being unloaded from containers at the Haiphong Industrial Park in Vietnam. He said, "My father's generation carried Chinese-made goods to the docks. My generation moves Chinese-made machines into other people's factories. We're both going south, just a little further south." Qiao Kexing teaches Guinean children Chinese online. Mohammed's father drives a Sany electric heavy truck in a Guinean mine. Cheng An watches over 800 electric heavy trucks being loaded onto ships at Guangzhou Port. Mamadou says "Happy Mid-Autumn Festival" in Chinese during Qiao Kexing's class. This is the true picture of the "Belt and Road" initiative—from exporting labor to exporting technology, culture, and manufacturing. From "Working" to "Creating" Nianzu studies AI in Beijing, using algorithms to create a portrait of his grandfather guarding the mountain. He generated five images—one of him making dragon lanterns at seventeen, one of him heading south at twenty-four, one of him tying steel bars at thirty-five, one of him lighting a cigarette in front of ruins at forty-seven, and one of him sitting under an osmanthus tree at sixty-six. He also generated a portrait of Shoujiang at twenty-nine and sent it to Cheng Zhi. Cheng Zhi replied with a voice message: "Exactly the same as what my mother said." He set that portrait as his phone wallpaper. Nian En, studying traditional Chinese painting at the Academy of Fine Arts, created a series of paintings depicting dragon lantern patterns. Her graduation thesis advisor said, "What you've painted isn't just dragon lanterns, it's a genetic map of Chinese rural culture." From "The lamp must not be extinguished" to "The lamp shines in a different place," Su Minghui makes her rounds every night at the Guandu Town Nursing Home. The night light in the corridor is always on. Every year during Qingming Festival, she goes to Cheng Ye's grave to place a pair of cloth shoes and a bunch of wildflowers, leaving without entering. Yuan Jianguo looks at the osmanthus tree from his balcony in Guiyang. The last page of the notebook read: "With a bright heart, what more is there to say?" Below, in smaller print: "The person Chengye saved is alive." Guiying took the iron boxes out one by one at the octagonal table. Nineteen items, not one missing. She closed the iron boxes, secured them with rubber bands, and placed the kerosene lamp in the center of the threshold—so that anyone returning from outside or leaving from inside could see it immediately. The lamp was still lit. The river was still flowing. With a bright heart, what more is there to say? IV. A river, four generations, a lamp from 1972 to 2027, fifty-five years. Four generations of the Yuan family—Yuan Demao sacrificed his life building the railway, Yuan Shoujiang sacrificed his life joining the army, Yuan Shoushan went south to work, Chengzhi stayed in his hometown, Cheng'an built cars and went to sea, Chengye sacrificed his life saving lives, Nian'en painted a family portrait, and Nianzu used AI to create a portrait. Four generations, four different fates. But one thread connects them—the lamp cannot be extinguished. This lamp, lit in the hearth, has grown into the corridors of nursing homes, into the drying rooms of preserved meat factories, into the code on He Laoyao's phone screen, into the kerosene lamps in Nian En's paintings, into the online class schedules of Qiao Kexing, into the electric heavy trucks at Cheng'an Guangzhou Port, and into Mamadou's "Happy Mid-Autumn Festival" in Guinea. Rural China has not disappeared. It has merely changed its clothes, its location, and its way of life. From "born here, die here" to "leaving home but not leaving one's roots." From a "differential order" to a "network of fellow villagers." From a "society of acquaintances" to a "community of trust." From "rule by rites" to "organizational discipline." From "rule by elders" to "conscious inheritance." The clothes have changed, but the body remains. The body is that lamp. The lamp cannot be extinguished.

25. 75 重 Back to 1996: Taking Down the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 重回1996：干翻供销社 Night Blue Sky夜蓝天空Urban396k WordsOngoing [Reborn] [Period] [Lighthearted Comedy] [Ensemble Cast] [Sweet Romance] [Modern Romance] At forty-eight, seasoned old hand Meng Qiheng touches an old mirror and returns to rural northern Jiangsu in 1996! From the start, he stops his father from signing away everything for a brick and tile factory. With just 2.5 yuan in startup capital, he uses his insider knowledge to catch and sell eels, sell rainproof tarps, and crush the state-run supply cooperative! He teams up with his buddies to open a vid 462Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book. The characters are vividly portrayed, capturing the human touch of that era. Although it's about making money, the overall tone is witty and humorous, and the romance is just right.

26. 76 港 A Little Moneybags Arrives in Harbor City to Bring Good Fortune 港城冲喜来了个小财神 Chu Jun楮君Modern Romance783k WordsOngoing [1970s Hong Kong City + adored by all + adorable child + mystical lucky charm + childhood sweethearts] Little Duoyu was switched at birth by the nanny. When she turned two, she began to look more and more like her biological mother. Afraid of being exposed, the nanny sold her to Hong Kong City, where she was sent to bring good luck to the young master of the Ship King family, who suffered from a condition that left his soul wandering. Who could have guessed that the toothless little girl would 62.3kReads8.8Score7kShelves
27. 77 我 In the 1970s, I Took Over My Mother-in-Law's Iron Rice Bowl 我在七十年代接了婆婆的铁饭碗 Cable Car Carrying an Iron Pot载着铁锅的缆车Modern Romance382k WordsCompleted Huang Xiaohua, a 30-year-old woman in the 21st century who was constantly pressured by her family to get married, suddenly transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes Zhang Xiaoqian. Her arrival immediately solves the problem that had been giving her parents so much grief. She marries into a residential compound, takes over her mother-in-law’s job, and begins a completely different life. There are no troublemakers here, just the simple happiness of everyday life. 11.8kReads8.8Score957Shelves
28. 78 妇 When the Women's Director Steps In, All the Eccentrics of the 1970s Flee in Terror 妇女主任一出手，七零极品全吓走 Wan Xi.晚兮。Modern Romance999k WordsOngoing 💥 Wen Wanning, a human weapon from the apocalypse, opens her eyes to find herself a helpless, foolish orphan in the 1970s, someone everyone can bully. ✅ They scheme to send her to the countryside? She breaks her scumbag father's hand! ✅ A wife-beater hits his wife every day? She beats him to a pulp! ✅ A nightmare of a mother-in-law torments her daughter-in-law? She beats the shrew at her own game! ✅ A stingy father-in-law schemes against his son? She empties every last bit of his hidden savin 52.2kReads8.6Score6kShelves
29. 79 六 The Sixties: Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Older Sister-in-Law of the Reborn Female Lead 六零，穿成重生女主的炮灰大嫂 Warm Old Years温旧岁Modern Romance819k WordsOngoing [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + 35-year-old heroine + no romance + sign-in System] P.S. The rating just went live, so please go easy on me! Cheng Xiaobai transmigrates into a period novel and finds herself with six sons and two daughters. Luckily, the children are old enough to work, so she has no worries and just wants to lie flat. But her reborn sister-in-law is watching her like a hawk. For the sake of a better retirement, Cheng Xiaobai has no choice but to put in a little effort 31.4kReads8.4Score2.3kShelves
30. 80 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's male lead is the female lead's high school mentor. After graduating from university, to repay her mentor, the female lead introduces a female classmate from university to him as his girlfriend. She then gives up her assigned job to stay in the city and pursue her career.

31. 81 重 Reborn as a Delicate, Wealthy Beauty in the 1970s 重生七零娇气白富美 Bai Budan白不单Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Lu Xicheng, a young lady from the 21st century, transmigrates to the 1970s, bringing her little villa with her. Though she's unlucky, at least this girl looks just like she did before and has loving parents and family. So what if she's sent to the countryside? It's anyone's guess whether she'll reform the rural areas or they'll reform her! Staring at her palm, red and sore after picking just a few ears of corn, Lu Xicheng sniffles. Farm work is too hard. She wants to go home! Huo Jingchuan is th 139.9kReads9.2Score20.2kShelves

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    This book is absolutely my favorite, it's so good!

32. 82 中 Lu Xueqi, Vocational School Student 中专生陆雪琪 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Marriage & Romance81k WordsCompleted Lu Xueqi, the Vocational School Student 1.8kReads—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 go 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.

33. 83 大 The Courtyard's Rebellious Son 大院逆子 The Too-Late Jinx为时已晚的克夫Urban190k 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. 94.2kReads7.5Score6.8kShelves
34. 84 桃 A Garden of Students, Growing Old Together in Love 桃李满天下恩爱共白头 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance42k WordsCompleted Wu Xiaomin was a country girl, born and raised in the countryside, but she had always been a good student and was naturally beautiful. Unfortunately, after she started high school, her surroundings changed dramatically, leaving her confused and lost. In her sophomore year, she met a new homeroom teacher who helped her find her way again. After graduating from college, Wu Xiaomin gave up a job placement back in her hometown and introduced a female college classmate to her former high school teach 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
35. 85 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: I Have a Plane-Trade System 穿越七零：我有位面交易系统 Doesn't Like Eating Coriander不爱吃吃香菜Modern Romance164k WordsOngoing [Period setting + strong female lead + sweet romance + devoted couple + male lead has a small presence] After waking up from a car accident, Chen Niannian discovered that she had transmigrated to the 1970s, a difficult era of shortages and hardship. Before inheriting the memories: The good news is, my dad is a department head, my mom has a secure job, and my brother is a soldier. Life is going to be amazing! After inheriting the memories: A disastrous start. I was hopelessly lovesick and paved t 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist is a time traveler. Both her parents work, her brother is in the army, and she has an interdimensional trading system. After being sent to the countryside, she becomes a barefoot doctor and doesn't hide her talents.

36. 86 清 Tales of the Qingshui River 清水河往事 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance133k WordsCompleted Zhao Xinran was once a young high school teacher. He left the classroom to take the civil service exam and became the mayor of a town. Thanks to his dedication and strong results, he was promoted to director of a county bureau, and eventually became the director of a municipal department. Two female students worked under him, one specializing in the humanities and the other in the sciences. Both made significant contributions to their hometowns, earning Zhao Xinran political achievements while d 677Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 87 哥 Bro, Keep Simping for That Fake Sweetheart and I'll Go After Your Nemesis 哥，你再舔白莲花我就舔你死对头 The Wilderness and the Wind Conspire Together山野与风同谋Modern Romance422k WordsCompleted [Training Her Brother + Training Her Husband + Girl Pursues Guy (Gives Up Halfway) + Guy Pursues Girl (Face-Slapping Comeuppance)] Sharp-tongued military rogue male lead vs. spoiled, rebellious female lead. They come from equally matched families. A hilarious, satisfying period romp where everyone is crazy! The female lead is a little selfish and morally dubious! In her previous life, her hopelessly lovesick older brother devoted himself to fawning over a fake innocent, only to meet a tragic end 19.7kReads8.1Score1.9kShelves

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    This is a period novel full of inside jokes and references, which gets more and more addictive as you read on. The interactions between the male and female leads and their brother when the female lead goes to the Northwest to find the male lead are particularly interesting.

38. 88 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 152.5kReads9.5Score12.3kShelves

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    "My Scoundrel Husband" is especially good; that's how I got hooked on period dramas. It's about a career-driven woman who's very capable, and the man obediently listens to her.

39. 89 重 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 160.6kReads9.5Score17.8kShelves
40. 90 穿 Transmigrating into a Book in the 1980s: The Good-for-Nothing Big Brother’s Comeback 穿书八零：对照组废柴大哥的逆袭 Shi Yuexi石月晞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted One punch landed, and Shi Huajun, a young man from the modern world, transmigrated into a book. He became the most pathetic side character in a period novel: an unemployed, good-for-nothing older brother who had returned to the city in the 1980s, a laughingstock whom everyone in the crowded courtyard looked down on. In the original story, he was beyond help, slumped in a tiny ten-square-meter room and doing nothing for more than a decade. His wife was used as someone else’s pawn, forced to tak 635Reads8.3Score103Shelves

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    Don't be scared by the ratings. Yesterday, this book only had over 90,000 readers, but today it has already exceeded 100,000.

41. 91 五 The 1950s: Starting Out as an Apprentice 五零：从学徒工开始 Gold Always Shines, and I'll Be There是金子总会有我的Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [Period setting + native protagonist + daily life + career + no golden finger] [An ordinary story about ordinary people] Her parents wanted Baolan to take her eldest brother's place in an arranged marriage. Baolan refused. Baolan passed the worker recruitment exam. Starting as an apprentice, Baolan attended night school, got promoted, bought a watch, bought a bicycle... Little by little, she built herself a good life. 34.6kReads9.0Score3.8kShelves

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    It's absolutely gorgeous, my number one favorite. After reading this, I immediately decided to wear a wedding dress and marry the author. It's just too beautiful.

42. 92 末 From the Apocalypse to the Era: I Marry a Disabled Officer and Raise Three Kids 末世穿年代：嫁残废军官养三个娃 Tao Dayao桃大夭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cozy and lighthearted + beloved by the whole family + 1970s military marriage + plus-size wife + marriage before love + a touch of ensemble cast + raising adorable kids] Lin Baozhu, a dual wood-and-space ability user from the apocalypse, transmigrates into the body of a military wife in the 1970s who is about to “abandon her husband and child” and elope with a pretty young male educated youth. Lin Baozhu: “???” Here, the whole village dotes on her like a little princess until she weighs three h 11.7kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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    The female protagonist, who travels back in time from the apocalypse, displays her skills in the 1970s [she's learned how to do it!]. Her three adorable children, seeing their idolized mother, say, "I want to be like Mom too!" 💕 The male protagonist's presence is minimal in the early stages, but he's completely obedient to the female protagonist 😎, and later even competes with the children for her affection [smirk]. The children say, "Sigh, let him have his way!"

43. 93 搬 Clearing Out the Family Fortune, the Capitalist Heiress Marries a Commander After Joining the Army 搬空祖产，资本家小姐随军嫁首长 Little Circle and Me小圆和我Modern Romance549k WordsCompleted (Complete + Historical Era + Military Marriage + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket Dimension + Stockpiling Supplies + Capitalist Heiress + Love Grows Over Time + Devoted Husband + Triplets) Chen Shuang transmigrates into a period novel and becomes the most pampered capitalist heiress in Shanghai. In the book, a political storm is on the horizon, and predators lurk all around her. Her uncle's family murders her parents, steals a century's worth of the Chen family's savings, and escapes to Hong Ko 2.3kReads7.3Score213Shelves

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    They're all pretty, just capitalist girls.

44. 94 重 Reborn into a Sweet Military Marriage: The Fire Chief Wraps an Arm Around My Waist 重生军婚甜蜜蜜，消防队长揽腰宠 Drunken Big Raccoon酒酿大狸子Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Rebirth + Mutual Devotion + Sweet Romance] Entrepreneur Tang Xiaoxiao lived to the age of eighty. After she died, she was told that the firefighter who rescued her during an earthquake had spent the rest of his life disabled by a leg injury he suffered while saving her. Was she going to help her lifesaver heal his leg, or be reincarnated? What a question. Of course she'd help him heal! After being reborn, Tang Xiaoxiao goes to the countryside in her lifesave 13.8kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
45. 95 穿 Transmigrated as a Lucky Wife in the 1970s, I Used My Pocket Dimension to Make My Husband a Rich Man 穿成七零小福妻，空间养夫成首富 Little Circle and Me小圆和我Modern Romance536k WordsCompleted [Completed + 1970s + pocket dimension + educated youth + college entrance exams + making a fortune + raising a child] Blood drips onto the jade pendant, activating the pocket dimension. Strangely, she starts to foresee that she’s about to transmigrate. She promptly sells off her assets, stocks up on tens of millions’ worth of supplies, and waits for fate to arrive. When she opens her eyes again, it’s 1972. The original owner died of a high fever, and to keep her family from noticing anything was 453Reads6.4Score106Shelves

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    These are period dramas, quite good. The first one is about a capitalist's daughter who accompanies a soldier and has three children; the second one features a female protagonist who is a sent-down youth in the countryside and has a space to hoard goods.

46. 96 穿 I Became the Wife of a Commander Who Died Young! Now His Whole Family Dotes on Me 穿成早死首长的妻子！被全家团宠 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (A Novel Set in the 1980s) (Military Marriage + Marriage First, Love Later + Transmigrating into a Book vs. Transmigrating) A car accident sent Ye Fangfei into a novel. Its world was a parallel timeline in the early 1980s. The novel’s protagonists were the younger brother of her husband, Shen Zhanxun, and his wife. Shen Zhanxun was nothing but a stepping-stone they used to build their wealth. In the novel, Shen Zhanxun left the military to join the municipal public security bureau. He died while 94.8kReads9.0Score11.7kShelves

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    The first book is absolutely fantastic! The male and female leads are both great. The second book is alright, but I recommend reading the second one before the first—it's simply divine!

47. 97 六 A Young Bride from the 1960s Moves to the City, Marries a Factory Director, and Raises Kids 六零小媳妇进城，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Little Thirteen the Salted Fish咸鱼小十三Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the 1960s, she finds herself a country widow whose husband has died, with a young daughter to raise. There’s no way Wen Xinghe is going to spend her days suffering. She takes her daughter straight to the city to reclaim her rightful place in her husband’s family. But once they arrive, the family, afraid she’ll make trouble, decides to keep the girl and get rid of the mother, doing everything they can to marry Wen Xinghe off again. Remarry? Sure! Wen Xinghe takes a good lo 6.6kReads8.3Score639Shelves
48. 98 女 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Took the Heroine Home as My Sister-in-Law 女配穿书后把女主拐来做嫂子 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Tang Tian is hit on the head with a brick, she transmigrates into a period novel, as a nobody not even important enough to be cannon fodder. She's the lovesick girl the male lead meets in the countryside, and a stumbling block on his way back to the city. With a new soul inside her, Tang Tian kicks the male lead to the curb without hesitation. She tells everyone he's hideous, with enormous nostrils that give her nightmares every night. A certain soldier quietly picks up a little mirror. Ye 16.2kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
49. 99 六 The Sixties Villainess Wants a New Husband, and Her Rugged Army Officer Is Getting Anxious 六零女配要改嫁，糙汉军官他急了 Little Cat Doesn't Eat Lychees小猫不吃荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Rural army-family third generation + dazzling beauty of a painter + no pocket dimension + slow-burn romance + both are each other's first and only love + ensemble cast in the latter half] Jiang Xizhu stays up all night painting, then opens her eyes to find herself in a period novel as the country fiancée of the male lead, who dies young. Her former fiancé is already married. By a twist of fate, she also ends up marrying a grubby, scruffy husband. They say she's shameless, 77.3kReads9.0Score9.9kShelves

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    I highly recommend this. At the beginning, the male lead hadn't accepted the female lead and deliberately didn't shower, making himself look dirty. Later, he was gradually moved by her. Overall, it felt like the author was a normal person writing a very normal novel. It's rare to see a female-oriented author so deeply in love with the female lead, and it also fits the era perfectly. It's a very good read, highly recommended. I bet this rating will definitely increase significantly in the future.

50. 100 换 A Marriage Swap! The Soft, Sweet Wife Left Dazed by a Rough-Hewn Man 换亲！被糙汉亲懵的白软甜妻 Hot-Tempered Persimmon暴躁柿子Modern Romance370k WordsCompleted [Period setting + marriage before love + secret love turns mutual + older man + size difference + slow-burn romance + earnest striving] ★ Sweet, gentle village schoolteacher x taciturn, lustful, stern, rugged hunter Qiao Qingyan’s stepsister seduces her fiancé, and Qingyan unexpectedly discovers that she can hear her stepsister’s vicious inner thoughts. If she refuses to take her stepsister’s place and marry into the Xiao family, will they sell her to a disgusting old bachelor? Desperate to esca 60.9kReads8.7Score5.1kShelves

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    Just read them!!! They're so good they broke my heart, so good they brought me to tears! Every single one is an irreplaceable gem!!!

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