Grounded Stories Set in the 1980s ⚽️不夸张的年代文

1. 1 七 Everyday Life on the Margins of a 1970s Novel 七零小说边缘人的日常生活 Yu Yi Yu Yi余意喻意Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + transmigrate into a book + no golden finger + works in the city, doesn’t go to the countryside] Though Lin Yingxian works hard to get by, she knows how to be content. After learning that she’s become a minor character in a novel, she continues to live her life in this 1970s setting as usual, barely fazed. But when news comes that housing is being allocated, her life begins to change… Reader’s guide: The story focuses mostly on everyday family life. Neither the male no 28.3kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
2. 2 七 The Clear-Eyed Beauty of the 1970s Refuses to Accept Her Fate: Book Transmigration 七零清醒美人不认命【穿书】 A Little Eight Hundred一只八百Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted [Polished Egoist + Pocket Dimension + Love at First Sight + Transmigrates into a Short Drama] [Military Officer] [Joining Her Husband on an Island] Xu Suimei is beautiful and clever. She clawed her way from an orphanage to a top university, only to discover that she still hadn't even reached the starting line others were born at. She resolved to use marriage as a stepping stone, but just as she was about to take the final step, she transmigrated to the 1970s. She became a little girl in a short 14.6kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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   The female protagonist is very clear about what she wants; she believes that being strong herself is the best approach.

3. 3 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 107.9kReads9.3Score9.2kShelves
4. 4 伥 My Viperous Sister Wants to Swap Marriages? The Lucky Wife of the 1970s Just Smiles in Silence 伥鬼妹妹换亲？七零福妻笑而不语 Spring Has Come春天来咯Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Period setting + switched marriages + sweet romance + face-slapping + satisfying wish fulfillment + no golden finger] Shen Tang and her stepsister Shen Mei are both reborn. In their previous lives, Shen Tang married an uneducated hoodlum, while her younger sister married into a wealthy family. Everyone said her sister had made the better match, then waited to see Shen Tang make a fool of herself. But who could have guessed that the hoodlum would use his sharp mind to go into business and become 3.8kReads8.9Score343Shelves
5. 5 穿 After I Transmigrated to the 1970s and Married a Bully, I Decided to Lie Flat 穿越七零嫁给恶霸后我摆烂了 Chen Fengche宸风澈Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + sweet romance + golden finger + gruff hero + play the pig to eat the tiger] Why have I transmigrated again?! After having her good fortune snatched away twice in a row, Xi Qingqing has transmigrated yet again. This time, she's made up her mind! She's going to lie flat! A nightmare of a mother-in-law? No problem, as long as she treats me well. Married to a bully? Whatever, I'll reform him. A picky, demanding sister-in-law? Hmph! She needs a good dose of reality! See how the sha 6.6kReads9.2Score592Shelves

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   The story is heartwarming, with a harmonious family atmosphere. It's a tale of a petty female protagonist trying to discipline a male protagonist she doesn't get along with, while also engaging in some lighthearted banter and enjoying the drama unfolding together. There are some awful characters, but not many, and they're quickly removed from the story without dragging things out. The male protagonist is sharp-tongued, a rough and tumble guy who criticizes everyone, including his wife.

6. 6 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s, the Rustic Young Man Spoils the Educated Youth 穿越七零，小知青被糙汉宠上天！ Bloodstained Battle Robe飘血征袍Two Male Leads884k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + sweet romance + golden finger + two male leads + both pure] A young educated youth has arrived in the village. They say he’s even more handsome than a girl! The team leader: “Don’t ever marry an educated youth. They can’t be trusted!” Xue Fengnian: “You’re right, Uncle. I absolutely won’t marry a female educated youth!” Behind everyone’s backs, though, he brings the young educated youth food and drink. “Come to me if you need anything. I’ll protect you around here!” Lin Y 14.1kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves

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   The characters depicted by the author are vividly portrayed, gradually winning the reader's heart and making them want to keep reading page by page.

7. 7 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 37.7kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves

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   A soul-transmigration novel, filled with hilarious everyday family stories, highly recommended.

8. 8 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Wife, I Stole the Show in the Military Compound 穿成炮灰原配后，我惊艳军区大院 Moon Rising over the Blue Sea苍海升月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: Before I Lost My Virtue, I Rewrote the Life of the Cannon-Fodder First Wife [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + no golden finger + sweet romance + devoted couple] Xia Qingning unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel written by a classmate who envies her. She becomes the original wife, who shares her name and is framed into losing her virtue, then jumps into a lake and dies tragically. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s at the scene of her violati 51.5kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves

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   It's a lighthearted, female-centric military romance novel with a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, and it's not too outrageous. It's a really enjoyable read.

9. 9 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: That Couple's Both a Little Crazy 七零军婚：那两口子都有点癫 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Inventory Space + Comedy + Wish Fulfillment + Two Golden Fingers] Ruan Qiqi spent ten years being treated for an illness, and her condition was perfectly stable. After leaving the hospital, she unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s, into the body of a country girl who has just been dumped by her scumbag fiancé. Nearly everyone around her is awful. But she isn't afraid. She has a space packed with supplies, a golden finger, and nine lives, so she can do whatever she wants with 46.8kReads9.2Score5.8kShelves

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   Does this count?

10. 10 七 The Family's Beloved Girl: The Cannon-Fodder Darling of Her Terrible Family 七零团宠：极品家人的炮灰娇娇女 Ten Red Leaves十红叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Brooding, Brawny Man + Sweet Wife + Completed] Lu Jiajia is delicate and soft. Then, in the blink of an eye, she becomes a useless cannon-fodder character in the 1970s, with a whole family of vicious oddballs in tow. Yet in an era that favors men above women, she is the apple of her family’s eye. Her father and mother: “Jiajia is our precious girl. She deserves to be spoiled.” Her brothers: “My sister is frail and sickly. How could she do farm work!” Lu Jiajia: “…I want the ultimate winning han 105.5kReads9.4Score9.8kShelves
11. 11 七 The Military Wife’s Farming Life in the 1970s 七零军嫂种田忙 A Floating Fish in a Dream一梦浮鱼Modern Romance755k WordsCompleted Lin Yunxi wakes from a nap and discovers that she has transmigrated into the body of a military wife in the 1970s. She got married young and already has an adorable son. In an era when people don't have enough to eat or warm clothes to wear, Lin Yunxi isn't worried at all: her pocket dimension for growing crops came with her! Watch as she wins the country's support, opens factories, starts businesses, and builds a business empire of her own. She hears that a courtyard house in the capital co 9.3kReads9.0Score732Shelves
12. 12 搬 Clearing Out the Cash: The Lovely Educated Youth Goes to the Countryside and Marries a Soldier 搬空钱财：下乡的娇知青她军婚了 Rice-Eating Plate干饭的盘子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Space + period setting + sent down to the countryside + military wife + joining her husband at his post + raising kids] Jiang Wenwan transmigrated into a book, becoming the disposable capitalist heiress in Seven Zero Darling: Sent to the Countryside and Spoiled Every Day by a Rough-Hewn Educated Youth. Her mother used her biological father’s pension money to start a new family. Her own daughter became the family’s workhorse, going to bed last and getting up first. Her mother was so lovestruck s 10kReads8.9Score833Shelves
13. 13 离 After the Divorce, She Went Looking for Men, and He Panicked 离婚后，她找男人，他急了 March Hometown三月故里Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military marriage in the 1970s + no golden finger + angst before sweetness + everyday family life] Well, well! After the divorce, she goes looking for another man, and now he's the one getting worked up? When they first got married, Lu Shinian was the one who said he couldn't stand Li Qingmei. He was the one who said he didn't love her, and the one who kicked up a fuss and insisted on getting divorced. Li Qingmei gave him what he wanted. When he asked for a divorce, she signed the papers withou 3.3kReads8.5Score368Shelves
14. 14 七 A Village Girl and a Cool Educated Youth in the 1970s 七零年代小村姑与高冷知青 Fuxi Bone伏羲骨Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted (Dual cultivation + pocket dimension + talismans + farming) “Comrade Ling, I twisted my ankle.” Ling Yuan carried Yu Huan on his back with an impassive expression, but the tips of his ears turned red. “Ah, a snake!” Yu Huan leaped straight into Ling Yuan’s arms, clinging to him with her whole body. Ling Yuan instinctively caught her by the hips, his hand sinking into her soft flesh. He was at a loss for what to do. “Comrade Ling, my clothes are wet.” Face flushed bright red, Ling Yuan took off h 10.4kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
15. 15 读 The Mind-Reading, Sweet and Sultry Wife Makes the Abstinent Officer Blush 读心纯欲娇妻，禁欲军官面红耳赤 Ninefold River Snow九重江雪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Originally titled Mind-Reading, Pure and Passionate Wife: The Chaste Officer Blushes] [Multiple People Can Read Minds] [Military Marriage] [Bratty Heroine] [Disabled Powerhouse] [Marriage First, Love Later] [Dotting Romance] [Feel-Good Story] [Sweet Romance] [Medical Skills] [Beloved by the Nation] Su Lingyu had been spoiled rotten and lived in luxury since childhood. When the System brought her to the food- and clothing-scarce 1980s, she became the villainous ex-wife of Huo Yan, the male lea 9.6kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves

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    This is a period drama with a time-travel element. The female lead's family can hear her thoughts, and the interactions between the male and female leads are incredibly sweet. Highly recommended!!! 🛣️

16. 16 军 The Officer's Seduction: I Get by in the Eighties by Acting Crazy 军官撩人：我靠发癫在八零吃肉 Thousandfold Deity千千神Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + period setting + System + face-slapping + sweet romance] In her previous life, Lu Yunxiang was taken advantage of from beginning to end by her cousin, a woman who seemed as pure and mild as a chrysanthemum, and who presented herself as kind and self-sacrificing. The job Lu Yunxiang had worked so hard to earn through exams was given away by her cousin to someone else. Her cousin signed her up to go down to the countryside, leaving her to endure endless hardships in the rural 11.8kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    The era is beautiful 🥰🥰 Don't let it go to waste

17. 17 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: Saving the Tragic Male Lead 穿书七零：拯救悲惨男主 Mu Xi Mutong木西木同Modern Romance152k WordsCompleted (Military marriage, transmigration, 1v1) Tang Tian is an optimistic, cheerful modern girl who loves reading novels. Recently, she's become obsessed with stories about military marriages in a bygone era. She has just finished a rebirth story set in the past. The heroine wronged the hero in her previous life, then was reborn and tried to make amends. But Tang Tian finds the heroine's behavior after her rebirth infuriating, and feels sorry for the devoted, responsible man. After tearing into the 2.1kReads9.1Score138Shelves

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    This year's novel is really good; one book has finished, and the other is still being serialized. 🤭🤭

18. 18 穿 Transmigrating Into a Period Novel and Living the Laid-Back Life 穿进年代文上演咸鱼人生 Ta Ying塔营Two Male Leads218k WordsCompleted Song Yuan accidentally transmigrates into a period novel titled The Rebirth of the Green Tea Heroine: Defying Fate, becoming the hapless educated youth Song Yuan, who shares the protagonist’s name. In this period novel, Song Yuan is a bit player among the bit players, appearing in no more than three chapters. Not long after showing up, he gets killed off. The cause of death is unknown and glossed over in the story. Song Yuan after transmigrating into the book: Well, look at that. A bygone era, a 204Reads6.8Score—Shelves
19. 19 这 This Host Is Hopeless, She Just Wants to Eat, Drink, and Wait to Die 这个宿主带不动，她只想混吃等死 Adorable Little Dragon萌萌的龙宝宝Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted The rating is low because it just came out, so please don’t let that put you off reading it, guys!!! [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + spatial dimension + farming + building wealth + everyday gossip + no romance] Lin Dai had just signed a contract to buy a house when, in the blink of an eye, she transmigrated into the 1970s, an era when even getting enough to eat and drink was a struggle. Bound to a System, she also gained a spatial dimension as a second golden finger. She assumed sh 622Reads8.0Score102Shelves
20. 20 七 The 1970s: I Transmigrate Across Worlds, Gossip, and Become Immortal 七零：穿越万界吃瓜成仙 Doudou Who Loves Napping睡懒觉的豆豆Modern Romance654k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Strong Female Lead + Wild Imagination + Golden Finger + Transmigration to Another World] Ruan Qinghe was a beauty with a mole. She was just buying a phone when a bolt of lightning struck her, sending her into a period novel as a cannon-fodder supporting female character who didn’t survive more than a few chapters. Luckily, this little fairy arrived just in time. The overly solicitous male lead? Get lost! The white-lotus, lovesick heroine? Get lost! The vicious reborn supporting 725Reads8.7Score101Shelves
21. 21 七 The Seventies: The Delicate Beauty Fears Nothing 七零年代，娇花她无所畏惧 Qing Wu卿妩Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + sweet romance + period setting + delicate beauty + super strength + comedy + transmigrate into a book] The burly Lin Dali transmigrates. She becomes Lin Jiaojiao, a delicate beauty in the 1970s. After just one transmigration, she goes from a tomboy to a frail beauty. Lin Dali... no, Lin Jiaojiao says she's fine with that. Xi Cheng comes from a distinguished military family: his grandfather and father are both soldiers. He's usually aloof and unsociable. Then, by chance, he m 3.4kReads9.1Score409Shelves
22. 22 八 The 1980s: The Cold-Faced Officer Is Wrapped Around the Sickly Beauty's Finger 八零：冷面军官被病弱美人拿捏了 Little Silly Goose小呆鹅Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion] Martial arts prodigy Jiang Nianzhi transmigrates into a book and arrives in an alternate version of the 1980s, where she becomes a delicate, frail beauty. Thinking she would run into one terrible person after another, she rolls up her sleeves, ready to beat them all into submission. But her feisty mother favors girls over boys, her white-lotus sister is a doting sister-con, her grandmother is a beauty enthusiast, and her little brother has 78.6kReads9.4Score12.1kShelves

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    This one! I started reading it on TikTok, it's sooooo good!

23. 23 六 I Refuse to Go to the Countryside in the 1960s, and the System Scores Me a Job 六零不下乡，系统暴击出工作 I'm an Old Antique我是老古董Modern Romance814k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + System + Villain + Shameless + Few Annoying Characters + No Sent-Down Youth Plot + Satisfying Read + Never Overthinks] (How do you keep awful people out of your life? By becoming the worst one yourself, of course.) Transmigrating into a book isn’t scary. What’s scary is ending up as the vicious cannon-fodder character destined for a tragic fate. Look at He Ruixue’s family: her eldest brother is reckless, and her sister-in-law is fierce. Her second sister and brother-in-law are 21.2kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a favored villain in a novel. She uses her character's traits to deceive and swindle, gaining powerful rewards from a system. To keep her family away from the original storyline, she retaliates against the original female and male leads. Later, she joins forces with the Taoist male lead to rebel against the will of Heaven.

24. 24 娇 The Delicate Darling Is Doted on in the 1970s 娇气包去到70年被甜宠 Li Wangan李望安Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Pure wish fulfillment + punishing scumbags + face-slapping + sweet romance + everyone’s favorite + pocket dimension + spirit spring] A pampered young lady whose greatest hardship in life has been drinking an iced Americano, and a stern, unsmiling military officer who is rational and reserved yet falls for one person alone. Tao Jin never dreamed she would turn out to be the real heiress in a switched-at-birth story. But something was off about the fake heiress. The fake heiress woke up one night 2.6kReads8.4Score191Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates to the past; her family is without any scoundrels. She falls in love with the male protagonist while in the countryside. Both protagonists have personal space abilities; the male protagonist is a military officer. It's an ordinary historical fiction.

25. 25 渣 He’s Just a Jerk. Wouldn’t It Be Better to Marry an Army Officer? 渣男而已，转身嫁军官老公不香？ Jiu Qi酒七Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Devoted husband, marriage first and love later, twins, food, raising kids, fictional setting] Yu Chengzhou fell for an older girl in the residential compound when he was just ten, simply because she was such a good cook. Even then, he wanted to marry her and bring her home, but she was already engaged. Ten years later, he watched her get dumped by her fiancé’s family and was so happy he nearly jumped for joy. He went straight in and confessed, then whisked her away that very day and 5.5kReads9.2Score881Shelves

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    The male lead had a crush on the older sister in the compound since childhood because she was a great cook, but she was already engaged, so he had to keep his feelings hidden. The female lead was jilted on the day she returned to the city from her rural assignment, and was immediately tricked by the male lead into getting married. The male lead has a funny but wicked personality; he gets into fights with his mother after just a few words, and when his comrades and their spouses were getting married, he just kicked the door open and ran away. 🤦🤦🤦

26. 26 八 The Frail, Delicate Darling of the 1980s Factory Director 八零厂长的病弱娇气包 A Chestnut一颗板栗Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] [Sweet Romance] [Age Gap] [Top-Quality Male Lead] [Playing the Fool to Catch the Tiger] In the 21st century, Jiang Wanwan is sickly, delicate, and so frail that a gust of wind could knock her over. After an accident, she arrives in the 1980s. She takes a liking to a man, and it seems he has taken a liking to her too. Who’s the fish, and who’s the prey? Jiang Wanwan raises the thing in her hand and smiles sweetly. “Factory Director Huo, do you like it?” “Like what?” In his 28 4kReads7.4Score441Shelves
27. 27 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s and Fell for a Cold Military Officer at First Sight 穿七零年代被高冷军官一见钟情了 Also, I'm a Cloud也是我是一朵云Modern Romance425k WordsCompleted No rural youth sent to the countryside, feel-good story, hard work, two strong leads, military marriage, devoted love On an ordinary night, modern girl Shen Ning accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes Shen Ning. Her parents are both dead from the start, but at least she has an aunt who loves her dearly. Through her own hard work, Shen Ning tackles one challenge after another in this extraordinary era and makes her mark... Zhou Shian comes from a prominent family in the army compound 444Reads7.1Score109Shelves
28. 28 七 A Laid-Back Military Wife’s Life in the 1970s 七零随军佛系日常 BL Orange PomeloBL橘柚Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [1970s + transmigration + sweet romance + food + everyday life + no awful characters + a cozy little life lived on your own terms] Luo Xing, a modern woman who longed for a slower-paced life, dies in a car accident while saving a child. Unexpectedly, she transmigrates to a parallel world in the 1970s, and from the start, finds herself on her wedding night with a handsome army officer. Luo Xing decides she can make this work. In this parallel world, she finally gets to lie flat and live the laid- 864Reads7.2Score100Shelves
29. 29 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 7.2kReads9.2Score853Shelves

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    No special abilities, no saintly figures; they all achieved wealth through their own hard work. The first book: In her past life, she was physically weak, abandoned and betrayed by her family, ultimately dying alone in a hospital. Reborn, she decisively severed ties with her cold and heartless family, rewriting her destiny. The second book: In her past life, her family was ridiculed for not having a son. Reborn, using what she knew from her past life, she subtly influenced her family to work hard and become a family that everyone envied!

30. 30 重 Back to the 1980s: Bringing My Family of Six to a Better Life 重回八零：带着全家六口过好日子 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t 86.6kReads9.4Score5.2kShelves
31. 31 穿 Transmigrating to the 1940s: The Landlord's Son and the Bandit's Daughter 穿越四零：地主儿子与土匪闺女 Happy Salted Fish开心的咸鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [1940s] [Husband and wife both transmigrate] [Husband becomes a woman] [Wife becomes a man] At the edge of a cliff: “Wife, let go!” Chen Yiqiao is sprawled over the edge of the cliff, one arm wrapped around a large rock at the top while one hand clutches Chen Bing's hand tightly, refusing to let go. “No! If we live, we live together. If we die, we die together!” Feeling Chen Yiqiao's body slowly slipping lower, Chen Bing panics. “Wife! Let go! I want you to live!” “Shut up! I said, i 22.2kReads9.4Score2kShelves

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    I highly recommend this book. Although it has some plot devices, it's very realistic and well-written for that era. It's about a modern middle-aged couple who time-travel and switch genders, primarily viewed through the eyes of the youngest son of a small landowner, showing the changing times in China from the 1940s to the 1980s.

32. 32 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 94.5kReads9.6Score8.6kShelves

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    This is not an exaggeration at all; the "golden finger" (cheat code) aspect is not very prominent.

33. 33 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the Seventies with a System, Only to Find Out I'm the Beloved One 穿书七零有了系统团宠竟是我自己 A Big Little Shell一颗大壳子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical Setting + System + Transmigrate Into a Book + Educated Youth + Daily Gossip + Little Southern Potato + Northeast China + Beloved by All + Overachiever + Beautiful Female Friendship] Everything seemed to change after that “possessed” house appeared. Lu Xi woke up one day as the only girl in several generations of the Lu family in Qingshan Village in the 1970s. On the train taking her to the countryside, she discovered that she was the victim in a novel, destined to be bullied to dea 9kReads9.0Score909Shelves

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    None of these three period novels are too exaggerated, especially the second one, which is quite slice-of-life, but I personally think the third one is better.

34. 34 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
35. 35 八 The 1980s: A Cherished Darling Rushing Toward Wealth 八零捷报团宠娇娇向钱冲 Si Jiao Jiao肆饺饺Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing [Period setting + building wealth + doted on by everyone + native-born heroine + social butterfly + powerful figures + one-on-one romance] Before she turned fifteen, Shi Xiangxiang was stolen as a newborn. Her adoptive parents were denounced and sent down to the countryside, leaving her, though still so young, to shoulder the burden of feeding the whole family. After she turned fifteen, her adoptive sister, who had been reborn with a golden finger, returned in defeat after struggling her way t 36.9kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves

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    ① The first book is a very ordinary period drama, without any physical or emotional abuse, no fighting with awful relatives, and the romance isn't particularly dramatic or earth-shattering. It's just a simple, everyday story, based on mutual interests, that develops into love over time, but it's very enjoyable. ② The female lead is very strong, the family relationships are very compelling, and it's a novel story about a real and a fake heiress. ③ The female lead is involved in politics, and the family relationships are very touching; they're not blood-related, but their bond is stronger than that of biological parents.

36. 36 明 A Secret Marriage? Goodbye! Take Your Divorce Papers 明招暗娶？再见吧！离婚本请拿好 Listening to the Wind in Chang'an长安听风Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The female lead pursues a career in government, and the two leads each have their own stories. Don’t worry about their romance! Blurb: Everyone says Ning Qing was born lucky. She was an unwanted child with no one to care for, yet someone adopted her. It’s just that her marriage prospects aren’t great. Her adoptive mother tries every trick in the book to match Ning Qing with her second son! Too bad the two of them can’t stand each other! The brave get to enjoy life first. She secretly sets he 2.7kReads8.2Score211Shelves
37. 37 重 Reborn, Starting with Buying a House 重生从买房开始 Vice President Liu刘副总Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + the millennium + family life + school + top student + love that grows over time] Chen Yifan, a modern office worker, is reborn in 2004. That year, Chen Yifan is still an elementary school student in a uniform and red scarf. That year, her father, Chen Jianguo, is still hale and hearty, and alive. That year, homes in Haicheng cost just 2,000, and came with household registration. How much? Say that house price again! Mom, Dad, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and buy a house! See how 26.6kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves

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    Reading these articles won't overemphasize the importance of rebirth. The protagonist's mind remains unchanged after transmigrating into a book; it's not about starting over or having a pre-existing script that makes them invincible. Not all good things belong to the protagonist; they can only change their lives through past experiences and the content of the script.

38. 38 重 Back to 1985: My Self-Serve Porridge Stall Is a Hit 重回八五，自助粥摊火爆了 Meng Xiaocha蒙小茶Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted (Her Own Woman) To escape her stepfather's clutches, Su Miao falls from the 13th floor and travels back to the day her parents divorced when she was a child. She sees through her mother's cold, indifferent nature and her habit of endlessly spoiling her younger brother. This time, she chooses without hesitation to go with her father. When her uncle tries to secure a permanent job, he blocks the door and raises a huge ruckus. Su Miao leans close to her father's ear and whispers a few words. Her fa 22.7kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
39. 39 穿 I Became the Short-Lived Beloved of a Period Novel, Then Married an Army Doctor! 穿成年代文早逝白月光，嫁军医！ Chef Xiaomi小米大厨Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted [Not recommended] Su Yao opens her eyes and finds herself in the period novel she read before bed. It would have been one thing if Heaven hadn't let her enjoy being the heroine or a supporting character, but instead she's become the beautiful, early-deceased love of the male lead's life. There are three days left before the fatal accident. Who pushed her down the ladder? Su Yao lies in a hospital bed, thinking she's dead. She opens her eyes groggily and sees the impossibly handsome profile of a 125Reads6.4Score—Shelves
40. 40 穿 After Entering a Period Novel, the Green-Tea Educated Youth Awakens 穿进年代文后，绿茶知青觉醒了 A Cat Who Loves Candy吃糖的猫啊Modern Romance384k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Transmigrate into a Book + Educated Youth + Cannon Fodder + Everyday Life + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple] Feng Tangtang stayed up all night reading a period novel, only to discover that the cannon-fodder villainess in it had exactly the same name as her. The matching names made her get far too emotionally invested in the story. She literally got so angry that she suffered a breast artery blockage and died on the spot. Fine, she died of anger. But Feng Tangtang never imagined 33Reads8.1Score—Shelves
41. 41 刚 I Just Transmigrated, Only to Learn the Triplets in My Belly Are Villains 刚穿越就得知肚子里三胞胎是反派 Lotus Lantern Bulb宝莲灯泡Modern Romance515k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + System + villain + strong female lead + mom + tycoon] During a secret mission, Yin Zhiwei was shot through the heart by the enemy. She died at the age of twenty-five. When she opened her eyes again, she discovered that she had not only transmigrated, but had become a newly graduated college student with a big pregnant belly! And she was destined to die in the future! Her three unborn children would grow up to become villainous masterminds, plagued by misfortune and gu 2kReads8.9Score179Shelves

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    These are some of my favorite historical fiction stories; they're all good and worth reading.

42. 42 军 The Soldier Devotes His Life to His Country, and His Wife Devotes Hers to Him and Their Home 军爷以身许国，军嫂许他也许家 Wan Peipei万沛沛Modern Romance563k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, both leads are each other's first and only] [Stepmother + raising kids + doted on by the whole family + marriage first, love later] Lin Xi unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s. She becomes the real daughter who is disliked by her biological parents, forced to take the place of a fake heiress and marry her military officer fiancé, a man with three children from a previous marriage, and eventually dies of sorrow. In the book, her military husband dies not long after the original he 2.1kReads9.1Score226Shelves
43. 43 掏 After Draining My Scumbag Father and Stepmother, the Heiress Joins the Army and Heads to an Island 掏空渣爹后妈，资本小姐随军海岛 Thinking of You思君吖Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Short-Form Drama Adaptation Out + Military Marriage + Feel-Good Revenge + Island-Group Pocket Dimension + Exceptional Female Lead, Possessive Male Lead] Jiang Yan, daughter of the richest man in the country, owns assets worth hundreds of billions. Her daily routine is living off her parents, lazing around, and shopping. One day, she went out to pick up a food delivery and got brained by a brick. Then she transmigrated into a brainless period novel written by her jealous cousin! In the book, Jia 16.3kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
44. 44 重 Back to the Sixties to Snatch a Husband: I Married an Officer in a Flash and Hit the Jackpot 重回六零抢个婚，闪嫁军官赢麻了 Five Views of Five Blossoms五见五华Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Period drama] [Space + dual powers + farming + beachcombing] [Face-slapping + awful relatives + no forgiveness] Back to the Sixties to Snatch a Husband: A Whirlwind Marriage to an Army Officer Her younger cousin Lin Shuang was orphaned, then adopted by Lin Man’s parents and became the darling of the Lin family. Lin Man, meanwhile, became the family’s punching bag, unloved by her parents and pushed around by her brothers. Lin Shuang ate candy while Lin Man watched. Lin Shuang ate meals while Lin 21.8kReads8.8Score2.7kShelves
45. 45 七 The 1970s: The Wild Officer Is Wrapped Around the Finger of a Stunning Powerhouse 七零：狂野军官被绝美大佬拿捏了 Pear Star Bunny梨星兔纸Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Completed [Period setting + military marriage + space + sweet romance + doting husband + feel-good story + both leads are cherished by everyone + everyday life in the army] Jiang Zhizhi, a special forces soldier hailed as a peerless beauty and all-around genius, transmigrated into a book and became the beloved youngest daughter of a family of scientists. From the start, her parents were sent away for labor reform. Her choices were to go on a blind date with a six-foot military officer or pack he 30.5kReads9.0Score3.6kShelves
46. 46 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, the Side-Character Couple Goes to the Countryside as Educated Youths 穿书后，配角夫妻下乡当知青 White Star Heavenly Bamboo白星天竺Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted While reading a novel, Li Ruolan is surprised to discover that her and her husband’s names appear in a novel set in a bygone era. They are educated youths who go to the countryside alongside the male and female leads, and their names appear only two or three times as minor characters. That very night, Li Ruolan dreams of the minor character’s memories. When she wakes up, her husband says he had the same dream. Just as they both think it must be a coincidence, a pocket dimension appears. Li Ruola 25.8kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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    Just as he was getting angry, Deng Minghao suddenly rubbed his head and got up. He said, "I don't know what happened, but I had a dream all night long. In the dream, there was a person with the same name as me, and memories of me from childhood to adulthood." Li Ruolan was startled: "Could it be something from the 1950s or 60s?"

47. 47 年 1979: Meat for My Wife and Kids 年代1979：带着老婆孩子吃肉 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.7M WordsOngoing [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 180.5kReads9.3Score10.8kShelves

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    Funny, getting rich

48. 48 就 Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购 Sauce-Fried Rice酱汁炒饭Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted With a loud crash, Xu Jiaojiao, from the twenty-second century, survives an air disaster and transmigrates to the resource-starved 1960s, with three years of famine looming. Luckily, she has the “Buy-It-All Shopping Group” golden finger. She lands a job through a supply-and-marketing cooperative recruitment drive and gets a secure government job for life. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate... While everyone else chews grass, I snack on dates. I’ll stockpile the good stuff until the warehous 6.9kReads8.9Score740Shelves
49. 49 都 I'm Reborn, So Who's Going Back to School? 都重生了，谁还复读！ Worried Bookmark发愁的书签Urban4.0M WordsOngoing The college entrance exam results came out, and Li Shishan failed to make the list. While everyone else hurried to retake the exam, he slapped his thigh and declared, "I'm done with school. I'm going to take the civil service exam!" Since he'd already missed his chance, there was no point regretting it. Li Shishan decided to take a different path, entering the political arena with only a high school education and embarking on an unconventional career in government. 21kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves
50. 50 赶 Beachcombing: From the Start, One Sand Shovel Wins Me the Whole Beach 赶海：开局一把沙铲承包整个沙滩 Mountain Peak山峰Urban4.6M WordsCompleted (Daily life + lighthearted + beachcombing + tycoon) I dropped out of a top university and spent two years back in my hometown fishing village. Once the village's golden boy, I became a good-for-nothing everyone despised. Then one day, I discovered I could see my own luck stat and exchange points for beachcombing tools through a virtual screen. From then on, my life was like I had cheats enabled. With a sand shovel, I could easily earn thousands in a day. With a spade, I even dug up a whole bucke 126.7kReads9.4Score11.8kShelves

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