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. 201 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 Mu Ran9牧然9Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 59.5kReads8.5Score7.3kShelves

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   [Top Post] A 211-level English graduate student travels back to 1970, with a system at her fingertips, and rises from a lowly purchasing agent in a supply and marketing cooperative to deputy director level! Procuring supplies, securing export orders, running a chicken farm—see how a 20-year-old girl thrives in the 1970s!

2. 202 共 Sailing Together 共舟行 Little Mouse Maomao阿鼠毛毛Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Small-Town Fiction | Slow Burn | 1v1, Both Leads Chaste | Ensemble Growth | Working-Class Struggles | Realistic | Period Setting] “Across a thousand miles, the boat speeds on; a letter of love rides home on the wind.” A small town in southern China in the 1990s A young man holds an unremarkable bouquet of roses And lays his feelings bare beneath the night sky From scraping by with a street stall to finding a way forward together Through wind and rain, they share life's many ups and downs This i 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is really good!

3. 203 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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4. 204 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
5. 205 玩 Making the Most of a Life Full of Ups and Downs 玩转跌宕起伏的人生 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted [Traditional] [Period] [Romance] [Countryside] [Ensemble Cast] [Revenge] [The 1980s] [Strong Female Lead] [Comeback] [Inspirational]… Li Huiping was bright and talented, but while preparing for the high school entrance exam, she spent time tutoring Qiao Shan, the classmate she had a crush on, and lost the chance to prepare for the exam herself. As a result, she missed out on getting into a key high school. After the exams, Qiao Shan ignored her. Heartbroken, Huiping saw through men’s fickleness 181Reads8.4Score106Shelves
6. 206 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Take the Children to Find Their Long-Dead Father 穿书后我带孩子找到他们早死的爹 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1950s + daily life + raising children] Su Zhaozhao stayed up all night finishing a period novel. When she woke up, she’d been tossed into the book’s world as the male lead’s early-deceased ex-wife, a character who wasn’t even given a name and was barely mentioned. He thought she was gone, and she thought he was dead. The ex-wife struggled to survive with her two children until exhaustion took her life. Then Su Zhaozhao landed in her place… In this era of shortages, Su 37.8kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
7. 207 黑 The Ungrateful Darling: My Husband’s Mistress Just Took Power, and Now She Wants a Divorce 黑心小棉袄：外室刚上位就要离婚 Jin Rui'er金瑞儿Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted The Grand Princess Who Guards the Nation was reborn in the Dragon Kingdom in 1947. After liberation, just as she was preparing to enjoy the good life with her father, he declared that her mother was a relic of feudalism, said he had found his true love, and announced that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. The Grand Princess scoffed to herself: “You dare threaten my interests? I’ll make you regret it!” 48.9kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves

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   Both are great, especially the second one, it's so interesting and a real treat to read.

8. 208 他 They Want Me to Be a Saint, but I Choose to Become the King of Hell 他们要我当圣母，我偏成阎罗 Orange Pancake橙子煎饼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + wish fulfillment + face-slapping] [Arc 1: Transmigrating into a 1990s brother-enabler, I’m done being his meal ticket] ✔ [Arc 2: The Ninth Year of My Secret Crush] ✔ [Arc 3: The First Lady] ✔ [Arc 4: Transmigrating into the female harem character of a power-fantasy hero] ✔ [Arc 5: Survival in the Wasteland] ✔ … After transmigrating into a novel set in a bygone era, E6 becomes a human blood bank for the “chosen little brother.” From the start, she’s sent to live with 51.5kReads9.4Score6.8kShelves

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   I think this book is very good. After reading the first part, I felt that each character was very three-dimensional and multifaceted.

9. 209 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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   The content of this book has little to do with its title. The female protagonist is very intelligent and chooses a political career path, although she considered becoming a black marketeer. Her main focus is on politics. Many of the things the author says in the book are very insightful. I read it continuously, and even after reading many period novels, I still found this one quite good.

10. 210 重 Back to the 1990s: A Political Science Graduate's Son-in-Law 重回90，从政法女婿开始 The Carousel That Runs Eight Days a Week一周上八天的旋转木马Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted No womanizing, no System, one female lead, a serious officialdom novel, a crime thriller set in a past era, and a fiercely protective wife. A slow-burn story, written simply to make you smile. During the urban transformation of the 1990s, crimes were rampant and restoring order was an urgent priority. Li Feng, once an experienced grassroots criminal investigator in the twenty-first century, was reborn by accident in 1996 as a young captain with a master's degree in criminal investigation. He w 2.2kReads8.2Score166Shelves

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    Highly recommended by a lifelong bookworm, an indispensable book for period fiction! [Heart][heart]

11. 211 怕 Help! Pregnant with Twins, and This Rugged Man Won't Stop Spoiling Me! 怕！双胎体质，被糙汉掐腰猛宠！ Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Period setting + rugged man + devoted husband + everyday life + devoted couple, one-on-one romance) As a minor cannon-fodder shrew of a supporting female character in a period novel, she was destined for a miserable ending that would leave everyone sighing with pity. But sorry, I'm here now. Looking at the man before her, with his straight, sturdy posture, phoenix eyes, and high nose, both his face and physique seemed made to match her tastes perfectly. Bai Yueji: How thoroughly brai 84kReads9.4Score5.5kShelves

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    These are all really good books! If you're interested, go check them out! 😎😎😎

12. 212 关 I Don't Have Much Success to Report on the Civil Service Aptitude Test 关于行测我没有太多成功的经验 The Carousel That Runs Eight Days a Week一周上八天的旋转木马Urban308k WordsOngoing Some people are reborn to get rich. Chen Mo was reborn to understand where wealth truly comes from. Recently, WCTV's program People of Our Time interviewed Chen Mo, a renowned economist and expert on reform research. Public records show that Chen Mo has participated in research on numerous major economic policies and led several industrial upgrading projects. Many of his theories have been included in university curricula as classic case studies. Chen Mo himself has been hailed as: “The person w 2Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 213 重 Back to 1982: Casting Nets to Save the Village Belle and Make the Whole Village Rich 重回82：撒网救村花带全村致富 Seeing a Dragon on Mount Nan南山见龙Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Back at the age of twenty, he's known throughout the village as a no-good loafer. But no one knows he's returned carrying the regrets and memories of his previous life. He catches and sells fish, hunts in the mountains, and earns his first fortune through hard work. Before the flood hits, he even issues an early warning and organizes an evacuation, saving countless lives. From the village to the county, from small-time trading to grand strategies... In this life, he won't just clear his name. He 26kReads8.3Score2.1kShelves

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    Fishing, hunting, and mushroom farming—no system, no spatial dimension, no top-tier items, logically sound, and superbly written.

14. 214 七 A Laid-Back Life in the 1970s 七零年代的摆烂日常 Douqiqi豆齐齐Two Male Leads437k WordsCompleted I was reborn. No big deal, this is already my third time, so I’m used to it. Wait, what? I didn’t get reborn, I transmigrated into a book? No big deal. The male lead isn’t me anyway. As long as I still have my space and supernatural abilities, nothing can stop me from coasting through life, eating and drinking for free. The author’s imagination and writing skills are limited, and pretty much everything else is limited too. If you don’t like it, feel free to leave. The author is just a simple, w 11kReads8.5Score1kShelves

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    These are all really good books! Those interested should check them out! [Cool][Cool][Cool]

15. 215 我 The Days I Happily Enjoyed Gossip in the Crowded Compound 我在大杂院快乐吃瓜的那些日子 Hehe's Grain何荷的禾Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period] [The Sixties] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Book Transmigration] [Pocket Dimension] [Feel-Good Story] [Everyday Family Life] [No Going to the Countryside] Cheng Ying discovers that she has transmigrated into a Period novel. She has four older siblings, some sharing only her father and others only her mother. The whole family is set up as a foil to the female lead, who lives with them in the same crowded compound, and they all meet tragic ends. Known throughout the compound as the tigress who c 298kReads9.0Score44.9kShelves
16. 216 大 My Eldest Sister Was Reborn and My Second Sister Transmigrated, So I Chose to Watch the Drama 大姐重生二姐穿越，我选择吃瓜 Zheng Baiye郑白叶Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted Ding Le transmigrates into a book, landing in the comparison family of a story set in a bygone era. The heroine, Xiao Tiantian, is a lucky star, adored by her parents, cherished by her grandparents, and spoiled by her older siblings. As the contrast, Ding Le’s family has grandparents who favor boys over girls. The eldest granddaughter marries a notorious scoundrel from their village and is beaten to death a few years later; the second granddaughter marries a widower in town and dies in childbirt 7.8kReads8.8Score820Shelves
17. 217 包 A Landlord Travels Back to the 1960s, Takes His Fortune, and Goes to the Countryside with His Younger Brother 包租公穿六零卷了家产带弟弟下乡 Long-Tailed Tulip郁金香长尾Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period] + [raising kids] + [pocket dimension] + [sent down to the countryside] Xu Yanhao had graduated from college and settled into life as a landlord, but after a nap, he opens his eyes to find himself back in 1965. His family has all disappeared overnight, leaving behind a huge house, a fortune no one knows about, and a little brother just three and a half years old who is still hungry and helpless. Once he's figured out what's going on, Xu Yanhao immediately packs up and heads to the countr 18.8kReads8.1Score2.7kShelves
18. 218 穿 I Reincarnated as a Rich Heiress Returning from Abroad, and I Just Want to Lie Flat and Enjoy My Retirement 穿成归国千金我只想躺平养老 Little Tomato Ball番茄小丸子呀Modern Romance306k WordsOngoing [Military marriage in the 1950s + top research scientist + lie-flat lifestyle + both leads' first love + sweet romance + face-slapping] In the 22nd century, forty-year-old Tang Yunshu finally retired early. She planned to drink tea, grow flowers, and lie flat in retirement, but the new Ox-Head and Horse-Face messengers at the underworld sent her soul to the wrong place. To make it up to her, they tossed her into a parallel timeline in 1956. And she even got a "lost her virginity" starter pack fr 33.7kReads6.3Score3.5kShelves

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    A great period drama is here! Comrades, come and check it out! A luxurious sofa is ready, eager to welcome you! [Smirk]

19. 219 对 The Foil Says Nothing, Just Keeps Snatching the Lucky One’s Fortunes 对照组不语，只一味抢夺福宝机缘 Ci Shen辞燊Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Pocket dimension + Strong female lead + Everyday family life + Cannon-fodder comeback + Self-interest] Cheng Wangshu had lived in poverty for most of her life. She had just received news that her family home was slated for demolition when she got so excited that she laughed herself to death without catching her breath. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself inside a period novel about a darling blessed by fortune and adored by everyone. But she wasn't the heroine. Sh 12.7kReads7.8Score1.2kShelves
20. 220 穿 After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder Female Lead, I Speed-Married an Army Representative 穿成炮灰女配后和军代表闪婚了 Half Wood, Half Fire半木半火Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Original Title: Factory Affairs in the Sixties, from State-Owned Factory to...] [Current Title: The Road to Success in the Sixties: She Just Wants to Get Ahead] [No Golden Finger + Serving the Nation and Its People Through Public Service + A Strong Male Lead and an Even Stronger Female Lead] [No Rural Relocation, No Black Market, No Supporting a Man, No Female Lead Suffering, No Doormat Wife] Xia Baozhu, a woman with a secure state-sector job, was reborn in 1963. To get back t 31.1kReads9.3Score4kShelves

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    This is divine! The author is incredibly talented. The story focuses on the female protagonist's career development, feels incredibly grounded, and is both professional and humorous. I've been following it since around 100,000 words, watching our Baozhu's journey and learning so much along the way. Everyone should read it!!! No one can resist falling in love with Xia Baozhu!! A woman's greatest charm is her problem-solving ability!! I said it!!

21. 221 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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    This is the best period drama I've ever read on Tomato Bookstore. The writing, plot, and character development are all superb. Many sentences are profound, the emotions are delicately portrayed, the dialogue is incredibly well-written, and the epilogues are fantastic. After reading this book, it's hard to find another period drama so good. A huge thumbs up to the author! 👍

22. 222 孤 A Lone Star Meets the Warm Sun 孤星遇暖阳 An Unknown Novelist不知名小说作者Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Native-born leads, no pocket dimension, no System, no golden finger, age gap, family and village life, slow-paced, cozy daily life, sweet romance] A word of caution: The leads have vastly different social status. This is not a wish-fulfillment story, and there is no strong female lead. Please don’t read if that bothers you! As Jiang Wenyi nears high school graduation, her unusual family background puts her at risk of being sent to the countryside. Her grandfather wants her to marry a handsome s 6.9kReads8.2Score662Shelves

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    None of them have any cheat codes. These are the nine best books I've collected over the years. You absolutely must read the first one; it's a very unique historical fiction, unconventional and not based on any template.

23. 223 糙 The Rugged Man’s Overwhelming Love: His Sweet Little Wife Falls for Him 糙汉强势爱，娇软小媳妇沦陷了 Su Jiabai苏加白Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Originally titled “A Lonely Bed Is Hard to Bear, While the Rugged Neighbor Scratches at Her Wall Night After Night” [lonely nights / maximum sweetness / period setting / delicate beauty / devoted love / slow-burn romance / building wealth / glimpses of an ensemble cast / love at first sight / close proximity / sisters-in-law as foils] Delicate young wife × iron-willed, rugged man Hua Xiaoyue is left alone in an empty bed, the long nights hard to endure. Her family scolds her, her in-laws berate 9.2kReads8.5Score581Shelves

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    It's so beautiful!

24. 224 世 The Year the World Ended 世界末日的那一年 Little Island, Tiny Island小岛小小岛Modern Romance429k WordsCompleted [No tired tropes, no melodrama: a healing coming-of-age story for readers born in the 1980s and 1990s] 1999, on the cusp of a new millennium. A small residential compound somewhere in southwest China is struck by an “apocalypse.” A man catches his wife cheating. Her lover jumps from a building to escape, but leaves a key behind at the scene. The man makes hundreds of copies and hands them out to every woman in town. “Give it a try. If it opens the door, that’s your husband’s key.” Qi Lin has jus 407Reads9.3Score107Shelves
25. 225 七 In the 1970s, the Sweet Little Darling Was Spoiled by a Fierce, Wild Man 七零，小娇娇被疯批糙汉宠翻天了 Spirit Dove灵鸽Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Transmigrates into a book + period setting + sweet romance + heroine pursues hero + beautiful, fair-skinned, timid drama queen x villainous, short-tempered country boy] When Shen Yingying wakes up, she has become the villain's wicked little wife in a period novel. She wakes to find herself caught in the act of running away with another man by her villainous husband. She is so terrified she nearly dies on the spot. After all, the villain in the original novel is a violent, rough-he 58kReads9.3Score8.7kShelves

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    The male and female leads are both incredibly intelligent, almost like a villainous couple. The male lead is obsessed with romance. Both are unconventional, good-natured individuals.

26. 226 八 An 1980s Wife Knows How to Handle Her Husband 八零娇妻驭夫有道 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance661k WordsCompleted Adapted into a short drama: Trouble! My Fate Is Tied to My Delinquent Husband is now streaming [Soft on the outside, tough on the inside, a seemingly sweet good girl * cold on the outside, warm on the inside, a fierce and ruthless wolf pup] [She pursues him + both are sexually inexperienced + mutual salvation + sweet, slice-of-life romance.] After dying and coming back to life again and again, Shi Xinran finally discovers that her life is bound to that of a delinquent named Tan Yunqian. To sta 6.2kReads9.3Score655Shelves
27. 227 冷 The Cold-Blooded Officer's Fussy Darling Is Gorgeous and Crazy 冷酷军官的小作精又美又疯 Tingting Rain亭亭雨Modern Romance377k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Military Marriage + Period Setting + Marriage Before Love + Cherished and Spoiled] Lian Yuqing, the heiress to a fortune, transmigrates into a book and becomes the villainess. She marries the male lead, a decorated soldier, but can’t stand him. She runs away with her old flame, only to fall ill and die young. Just after she transmigrates, her cold and aloof husband says, “Let’s get divorced.” Where’s the devoted male lead who was supposed to stay by her side no matter 2.7kReads8.6Score174Shelves
28. 228 年 1959: The Foolish Root 年代1959傻根 The South Wind Welcomes Guests南风迎客Urban126k WordsOngoing From the start, he “ate” a transmigrator. Watch Shagen's transformation. I'm not good at writing blurbs, so please head straight to the story. I promise you won't be disappointed. Writing a book isn't easy, and no story can suit everyone's taste. If it's not for you, please go read another great author's work instead. Please don't leave a bad review on purpose. I hope you find a good book. Thank you. 213Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Neither of them are very good.

29. 229 穿 Transmigrated into a 1970s Book: I Refuse to Be the Heroine of This Tragic Romance 穿书七零之这苦情剧女主我不当了 Eat Less Salt少吃盐Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration into a book + sweet romance + changing the plot + everyday life] After burning the midnight oil following her college entrance exams, Jiang Wanwan worked herself to death and transmigrated into a melodramatic period drama she'd watched with her grandma. When she discovered she was the heroine, destined to suffer her whole life, she was horrified! Determined to escape her absurd and tragic fate, she boldly struck a deal with the notorious gang leader rumored to ha 12.1kReads8.5Score886Shelves
30. 230 年 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， Just Got Nothing Better to Do就是闲的Urban4.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 203.7kReads9.4Score13.9kShelves
31. 231 八 The 1980s: A Beauty with Skin Like Jade Marries a Soldier and Raises a Child 八零凝脂美人，嫁个军人带带崽 Radish Rabbit Who Loves Cabbage爱吃白菜的萝卜兔Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Eighties setting + military marriage + seducing the man + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + heroine has experience, hero doesn't] She opens her eyes to find she's become the male lead's wicked aunt in a period novel. She abuses him and his younger sister, cheats on their stern uncle, and ultimately brings about her own death. Lu Manman, a breathtaking beauty with smooth, radiant skin, is determined to take it easy. All she wants is to go back home. Who knew her niece and nephew would 12.5kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
32. 232 四 Siheyuan: Unleashing My Edge 四合院之锋芒毕露 The South Wind Welcomes Guests南风迎客Male-Channel Fanfiction150k WordsCompleted New Book 1959: Silly Gen No gross-out humor, no super-advanced technology, and no demons or monsters. Just the everyday growth of ordinary people in peaceful times. Come experience a different kind of story set in a bygone era. We hope you enjoy it. 5.5kReads8.2Score238Shelves
33. 233 穿 Transmigrated as a Poor Fisherwoman in the 1960s, I Use My Pocket Dimension to Raise Seven Kids in Luxury 穿成六零穷渔妇，空间富养七个崽 Qi Mang戚芒Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + stockpiling supplies + pocket dimension + fishing and gathering seafood + food + everyday life raising children] No romance Complete!!! After a freak car accident, strongwoman Zhang Siyu opens her eyes in the 1960s as a weepy young widow raising three children alone. After beating up some bad guys while crying, Zhang Siyu gains a golden finger and a three-bedroom, one-living-room pocket dimension. It comes stocked with rice, flour, cooking oil, and other supplies she'd put away 2.6kReads9.1Score192Shelves

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    It's so good that she wouldn't even notice the septic tank exploding next to her! It's all thanks to the female lead; there's no male lead! No romance! No romance! No romance!

34. 234 六 The Fierce and Charming Female Soldier of the 1960s: Winning the Cold Commander's Heart 六零娇辣小女兵：狠撩高冷首长心 Fish in the Woods00林中鱼00Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [A High-Ranking Cadre Romance Set in the 1960s] [You Sit Upon the High Terrace, I Stay by Your Side] A bewitching, flirtatious heroine and a powerful, high-ranking cadre hero I grew up beside the water city I sit in your arms I hold a beautiful dream close to my heart And stumble into your peaceful world [Deliberate Seduction + A Powerful Man Bows to Love] When Lin Yiqiao first arrives in the capital, she seems sweet, naive, and gentle, but she has no shortage of schemes and tricks. All she wa 41.2kReads9.1Score3.8kShelves

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    In this book, the male lead is a true leader; he sees through the female lead's little tricks but doesn't mind, instead going along with it, and the female lead isn't coy at all. Highly recommended!!!

35. 235 七 A 1970s Book's Cannon-Fodder Background Character's Everyday Life 七零穿书炮灰路人甲的日常 Bu Kaka布卡卡Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Period setting + transmigrate into a book + transmigrate + pocket dimension + everyday family life + making a fortune + watching the drama unfold As a modern-day corporate drone who’d given up on life, Xu Jianian woke from her lunch break and found herself completely dumbfounded. Looking at the old-fashioned green train before her, she wondered, Where on earth have I ended up? After figuring things out, she learned she’d transmigrated into a period novel, and she was a cannon-fodder character wh 21.5kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves

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    These are the best historical fiction novels I've read so far. The first one has everyone with brains; the female lead has a cheat ability, but the supporting characters are so intelligent they don't dare use it, making it almost useless. The second one has two male leads; those who don't like this genre can avoid it. The protagonist's cheat ability is quite powerful and enjoyable. The third one has cheat abilities that seem to be readily available; both the male lead, female lead, and original female lead have them, but it doesn't insult intelligence. The only downside might be a few typos.

36. 236 七 A Vicious Seventies-Era Man with a Mall System Goes to the Countryside and Meets a Rugged Hunk 七零恶毒男带商城下乡遇糙汉 Mid-Lane Mage King中单法王Two Male Leads751k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + period setting + contrasting builds + golden finger + slow-burn gourmet story + sweet romance] When her scumbag dad wants to stay with his mistress forever, Ning Xiangxing sells the house, submits a report exposing him, takes all the family’s savings, and heads to the countryside! He discovers that his fate seems designed to make him someone else’s foil. He fought back, but that only brought more suppression and torment. After countless attempts to defy the plot, he figures out 7.1kReads9.1Score974Shelves
37. 237 五 The Fifties: From the Military Compound to the Sea of Stars 五零：从军区大院到星辰大海 Probiotic Mushroom Soup养乐菌菇汤Modern Romance806k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was an aviation PhD who died suddenly after staying up all night. When she opens her eyes again, it's the winter of 1953, and she's one of the famous twins at the military compound. The older twin, Lin Xingyao, didn't make a sound at birth, and the nurse thought she was mute. The younger twin, Lin Xingye, cried so loudly he might as well have been announcing his arrival to the whole compound. 7.5kReads8.0Score909Shelves

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    I might not have other things, but I definitely do have historical fiction! [Eating melon emoji]

38. 238 七 Sent to the Countryside in the 1970s, I Caught the Eye of a Powerful Official 七零下乡，被权臣大佬盯上了 The East Wind Has Nothing to Do W东风无一事WModern Romance417k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Dual Transmigration + Dual Pocket Dimensions + No Handouts] [Male Lead Travels from Ancient Times to the Present + Love at First Sight + Hopeless Romantic] Modern rich beauty Pei Nian was born into her mother's womb in a previous life and lost her memories for eighteen years. Raised by her grandfather, she never expected that the moment he passed away, her scumbag father would immediately sign her up to go to the countryside. As Pei Nian headed home in a fury to settle the scor 29.2kReads8.8Score4.4kShelves
39. 239 七 A Practical Hedonist in the 1970s 七十年代务实的享乐主义者 Glutinous Rice Cake糯米白年糕Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + fictional era setting + love after marriage + light ensemble cast + family life + age gap] Wen Runjin was spoiled rotten by her family and couldn't do a single bit of hard work. Now and then, she'd get into trouble with household chores or farm work, so no respectable family for miles around dared choose her as a bride, afraid they'd bring home a pampered young lady who'd be nothing but a burden. Runjin's mother steeled herself, slapped her thigh, and made a bold decision: find 9.8kReads8.4Score1kShelves
40. 240 年 The Supporting Girl in the Period Novel Rolled Her Eyes 年代文女配翻了个白眼 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing [The blurb is misleading. This isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, and the leads are ordinary people. If you only like mindless wish fulfillment, please don't read this. Thank you.] Qiu Bailu transmigrates into a period novel as a clownish, supporting villainess, destined to scheme her way to a lifetime of poverty. She's so angry she laughs. She's unapologetically hypocritical. When she read the book, she sided with the protagonist and thought the villainess was awful. Now that she's the villainess, 95.8kReads8.8Score7.1kShelves

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    It's so good, so good, so good! It's one of my favorite historical fiction novels lately.

41. 241 开 A Substitute Bride from the Start: The Cold-Faced Officer's Possessive Embrace 开局替嫁七零：冷面军官掐腰宠 Braised Pork Is Super Delicious红烧肉超级好吃Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period] [Military Marriage] [Both Leads Are Faithful] [The 1970s] [No Golden Finger] [Marriage Before Love] In 1976, Wen Zhiyi opened her eyes and found herself in the Lanshan Military District on the southwestern frontier. The original owner was a burden from a “rightist” family, thrown out of her home and “assigned” by the authorities to marry Huo Changhuai, a disabled officer stationed there who had gone mad. They said he had watched his entire squad perish during a secret mission. After ret 9.4kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
42. 242 军 The Sweet, Alluring Military Wife and Her Devoted Rough-Hewn Soldier 军嫂娇，军嫂媚，糙汉军爷宠上天 Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rugged military officer + sweet, gentle beauty] (Fictional military marriage + marriage before love + daily life with the troops + stepmother and adorable kids + food) When Jiang Rou opens her eyes, she's become the fake heiress in a period novel. Not only is she a pitiful cannon-fodder supporting character, but the real heiress has knocked her unconscious and made her marry an older man in her place. Rumor has it that the man is disfigured and lame, with two burdens to care for, one big and on 17.1kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves

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    These are all great, I've already watched them all, there's bound to be one you like, haha.

43. 243 三 Third Master, Your Little Girl Has Done It Again 三爷，你家小姑娘又立功了 Hardworking Zhi Zhi努力的吱吱Modern Romance3.7M WordsOngoing [Everyone’s Darling + Devoted to the Nation + High-IQ Genius Girl × Scheming Big Shot] To the big shots, Yu Nian is obedient and sensible, a national treasure. To her brothers, Yu Nian is bloodthirsty and ruthless, killing without batting an eye. To Huo Yan, Yu Nian is his baby. A sweet story of two people saving each other. She is aloof and proud, emotionally stunted, until she meets him, a man who drifts through the world. Is she an angel fallen to earth, or an immortal banished from the heave 56.8kReads9.2Score4.2kShelves
44. 244 重 Reborn in the 1990s: The All-Rounder Wife Brings Good Fortune 重生九零：全能娇妻好旺夫 Cat of Seven Thousand Years花猫七千岁Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + devoted couple + pampered wife + satisfying comeuppance] Ai Xiaoxia transmigrates to the early 1990s and becomes a newlywed visiting her birth family for the first time after her wedding. But her family turns out to be a den of wolves. They expect her to take money from her husband’s family to support them, and when she brings back too little, her sister-in-law beats her. Ai Xiaoxia, with a modern soul, refuses to take that lying down. She pins her sister-in-law to the ground an 631Reads9.2Score102Shelves
45. 245 重 Reborn in 1970s: A Military Doctor Meets a Special Forces Soldier 重生七零当军医遇上特种兵 Meow-Meow Claws阿喵亮爪爪Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Military romance + medicine + strengthening the nation + passionate action + flirtation Song Wei, a military doctor who served on peacekeeping missions, has been reborn. Her goal: to find the boy she once passed by. Who would have thought that the prettiest yet most timid girl in the military compound would fall for that arrogant, overbearing demon of a young man? In Lu Jiu’s eyes, Song Wei is like a sand cat: timid, quick, and easily frightened, though she occasionally flashes her claws. Sh 19.7kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves
46. 246 资 The Capitalist’s Spoiled Young Master? Perfect to Take Home as a Husband 资本家大少爷？正好扛回家做老公 Song Nianchu宋念初Modern Romance950k WordsOngoing [Period setting + fishing village + marriage first, love later + devoted husband + building a fortune] “Chu, do you want a man or not?” One moment, Song Nianchu is celebrating her company going public. The next, she has transmigrated into an orphan girl in a fishing village in the 1970s. The girl is young and beautiful, but born with superhuman strength. She can kill a mad bull with one punch, and now that she is nearly twenty, no one dares marry her. Her late father is so furious that he appear 23.2kReads8.1Score898Shelves

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    I've been reading two great new books lately. The first one features a strong, transmigrated female lead and a cool, aloof research guy male lead. The male lead's family is sent to the countryside, and the female lead gives him a dowry and takes him home [laughing emoji]. The second one is a period drama with an adorable child. The child has a wicked system; conversations with the system can be overheard by some people. Completing system tasks earns rewards, and the little cutie becomes the darling of the family, even managing to latch onto the powerful government and help the government rise to prominence [heart emoji][heart emoji]

47. 247 八 The Darling of the 1980s 八十年代掌中娇 Shu Ning舒甯Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she owned five apartments in the capital and drove a big G whenever she went out. But after opening her eyes, she found herself a country girl in the 1980s. Her father, seeking to get ahead, latched onto a “rich heiress” and wanted to divorce her mother. Fine, let them get divorced! Her younger brother, who worshipped the rich and looked down on the poor, could go live with the mistress. She would start over with her two younger sisters! They collected bat guano, sold quail 5.3kReads8.8Score642Shelves
48. 248 被 The Heirless Tycoon Took Her by Cunning Force, and She Bore Him Triplets 被绝嗣大佬巧取豪夺，她一胎三宝 Nine Hundred Million九亿Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Flash marriage in the 1970s + military life + island setting + everyday life + golden finger + sweet romance + devoted husband] Ye Shu was forced by her mother-in-law to visit family on the island, only to discover that her husband already had a beloved first love and had never wanted to marry anyone but her. He even deliberately let her get caught in a snowstorm, where she nearly froze to death. How could Ye Shu, who had transmigrated here, put up with such humiliation? A powerful man saved he 13.2kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
49. 249 缺 The Shameless System, the Nosy Little Cub, and Their Amazing Mind-Reading 缺德统，吃瓜崽，偷听心声顶呱呱 Wan Xi.晚兮。Modern Romance922k WordsCompleted [Gossip, mind-reading, adored by everyone, strengthening the nation, period setting] Lin Xihe died after being struck by falling debris while gossiping and watching the commotion. When she woke up, she had become an adorable four-year-old in the 1970s. The only thing she had to be happy about was that she’d been bound to the System, Gossip and Mischief 888. It could give her all kinds of rewards, helping her survive in this er 5.9kReads8.4Score593Shelves
50. 250 八 The 1980s: A Rich Beauty Dumps Her Jerk Boyfriend and Marries a Rugged Tycoon 八零白富美：踹渣男改嫁糙汉大佬 A Painting of Yesteryear一画当年Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This novel has been adapted into the short drama Factory Beauty Returns to 1988. Ji Wanmei was born beautiful and slender, the daughter of the factory director. At eighteen, she got into the provincial university. With her hair in braids and a floral dress on, her hips swaying as she walked, she was every single male worker at the factory’s dream girl. In her previous life, her father arranged for her to marry the deputy factory director’s son. Later, the state-owned factory was privatized. The 2.8kReads8.9Score299Shelves

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