Looking for a Period-Era Story That's Not Too Bitter or Overdramatic, Preferably with No Romance 求戾气不重不狗血的年代文，最好无CP

1. 101 我 I'll Lie Flat and Let My Roughneck Husband Get His Act Together! 我躺平，让混混老公卷起来！ Teletubby Without an Antenna没有天线的天线宝宝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period story x making money x family and village life x a touch of ensemble cast x raising kids] Lin Hui has a dream. In it, she turns fifty after spending twenty-seven years as a widow, struggling to raise her children, only to develop cancer and die before she can enjoy life. When she wakes, she finds herself back in 1980, the year she just married Xu Dongsheng, the “lazy bum” of the surrounding villages. She grits her teeth. She absolutely cannot let her life follow the path in her dream. Fr 46.7kReads9.1Score5.5kShelves
2. 102 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 14.7kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
3. 103 七 The 1970s: I Spend Every Day Smoothing Things Over with a Madman for a Better Life 七零之为了好生活每天都在哄疯批 Lan Yalan澜雅澜Modern Romance6.3M WordsCompleted Short drama adaptation: My Eldest Sister Has a Script from the Seventies, and I Have a System That Can Hear It (1v1 + Period Drama + Pampered Romance + Female Lead Pursues Male Lead + Timid Heroine with a Few Tricks and a Sweet Tongue + Male Lead with an Unusual Case of Love-Brain) In both her lives, Lou Qingqing had only one wish: to marry into a family with good prospects. She thought the Rong family was well-off, and that marrying in would mean she’d never lack food or clothes and wouldn’t ha 23.5kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
4. 104 窝 After the Rebirth of a Timid, Virtuous Wife, Her Husband Trembled 窝囊贤妻重生后，老公颤抖了 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Also known as: Reborn in the 1990s: Racing Toward Life as a Landlady) (Also known as: Reborn Housewife: Mom, Dad's Acting Up Again) After Shen Xiaojun divorced, she had a dream and found herself back twenty years in the past. Back then, she was only twenty-five, yet already the mother of three children. Her eldest daughter was six, her younger daughter four, and her little boy had just turned one month old. Xiaojun's head spun. Did she really have to live through all of this again? For her chil 31.6kReads9.4Score3kShelves
5. 105 八 The 1980s: The True Heiress Strikes Back 八零：真千金逆袭记 Birdsong in the Quiet Mountains鸟鸣山幽Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Fake and Real Heiresses + Self-Improvement + Everyday Life + Striving] [The heroine grows quietly, then amazes everyone; she won’t take abuse and always talks back] Xia Xiaoxi lost both her parents at a young age. Her uncle’s family moved into her home under the pretense of raising her, took all the family’s money, worked her and her brother to the bone, and eventually tried to make her take her cousin’s place in an arranged marriage. Furious, Xia Xiaoxi fou 46.9kReads9.2Score3.9kShelves

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   Without a golden finger, the true daughter counterattacks on her own

6. 106 当 As a Great Demon of the Primordial World, She Begins Quick Transmigration 当洪荒大妖她开始快穿 Nai Naiyi奈奈一Modern Romance729k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [No Romance] [Strong Female Lead] Li Ku was once a piece of deadwood from the Primordial Realm, rootless and adrift in the abyss. Her daily routine was to watch countless great demons enter in perfect shape and leave missing limbs. One day, someone claiming to be a Tasker mistook her for a treasure and brought her back to the Time and Space Administration. No freeloaders were allowed there, so Li Ku, gathering dust, was kicked into a mission world. What was a mission? In t 7.3kReads9.3Score804Shelves

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   See if there is anything suitable [thinking]

7. 107 快 Quick Transmigration: The Powerful One Who Torments Protagonists Devotes Themself to Spoiling Side Characters 快穿：狂虐主角的大佬一心宠炮灰 Nai Naiyi奈奈一Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [No Romance] As cannon fodder, their only purpose is to advance the male and female leads' story, whether by dying or being crippled for their sake. Nai Yi's mission is to protect these poor little cannon-fodder characters. The real daughter, switched at birth and forced to make way for the heroine, became a miserable cannon-fodder character. Nai Yi: Don't be afraid. Mom is here. Is a hundred million in pocket money enough? Can you live in a luxury 6kReads9.4Score717Shelves
8. 108 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is Here to Stir Up Trouble 快穿：宿主一心搞事情 Vanilla Wheat香草小麦Modern Romance532k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + no romance + face-slapping satisfaction] This is a world where common sense is shattered on the ground, and beauty rules everything. As long as you're beautiful and kind enough, the whole world will yield to you. They are all gorgeous, talented, and proud, yet each has their own misfortune. Luo Ling's mission is to travel through countless small worlds, collect resources from each plane, fix plane bugs, and, along the way, help the Hosts rebuild their tragic lives. Luo Ling's m 6.3kReads9.0Score353Shelves
9. 109 真 The True Heiress Is Frail, but She Can Punch Every Vengeful Ghost to Death 真千金体弱多病，但一拳一只厉鬼 Luo Shengsheng洛笙笙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying revenge + absurd comedy + no romance] Chi Le had lived for sixteen years before finding out his younger sister had been switched at birth! His parents said, “Your sister is frail and sickly, and can't take care of herself. You have to look after her.” One sleepless night, Chi Le went outside for a walk and saw his frail, sickly sister jump straight down from the third floor without a scratch. Chi Le: ? Then his supposedly helpless sister punched a thou 37.4kReads9.5Score5.4kShelves
10. 110 禁 A Hundred Years in the Forbidden Zone! She Can No Longer Hide Her Strength 禁地百年！她的实力藏不住了 Cong Xin丛薪Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [No CP (no male lead) + Extremely powerful heroine + Power fantasy + System is support only + Ferocious fighter + Decisive and ruthless + Nontraditional cultivation + Some flaws, readers with high standards beware + A little logic, but not much] A genius girl was deceived by a scumbag, who stole her heart and her mutated Ice Spiritual Root. She died young, and Ning Zhi, a soul from another world with the same name, gained control of her body. With the System descending from the heavens, a new er 4.6kReads8.7Score519Shelves
11. 111 跪 I Give Up! She’s Crazy and Brilliant, and Nobody Dares Mess with Her 跪了，她又疯又天赋超群！惹不起 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance3.0M WordsCompleted “If the author says there's no romance, then there really isn't.” She became the saintess of one of the Four Great Sacred Lands, with exceptional talent, a prestigious position, and a decent fortune. And yet, with such an impressive setup, she was destined to be a cannon-fodder villain in countless stories about male and female leads. To avoid being won over or defeated, and to stay alive, she had no choice but to strike first. Oh, did I hit too hard? My mistake, my mistake. Go recover, then com 22.9kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
12. 112 穿 Transmigrating into a Book: A 1960s Novel's Supporting Actress Keeps Her Head Down 穿书六零：年代文女配苟住了 Little White Melon小小白瓜Modern Romance332k WordsCompleted When Luo Zimu transmigrated into a book from the apocalypse and became the doomed female character in "Blessed Baby’s Sixties", she knew exactly what she had to do next. Her spatial storage was her greatest secret, and she couldn’t tell anyone... She had to stockpile grain and game, and make it through the turbulent years... As for her biased grandma, her awful parents, and the heroine and hero, what did any of them have to do with her? 3.3kReads8.0Score170Shelves

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    The heroine can eat anything without suffering a loss [laughing evilly]

13. 113 年 The Young Educated Woman Who Was Supposed to Die in a Period Novel Survives 年代文里早死女知青活下来了 Gold Gold Gold金金金子Modern Romance291k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1970s + Pocket Dimension + Family Life + Companionship + Devoted Couple] In her previous life, Zhou Ran lost her parents at a young age and was raised by her grandmother. On the day she won an Olympic gold medal, her grandmother passed away. Heartbroken, Zhou Ran was caught in a car accident and transmigrated to the 1970s, into the body of a young female educated youth about to head to the countryside. She was supposedly going there to help with development, but in tr 2.6kReads8.9Score187Shelves
14. 114 七 The 1970s: I Became the Female Supporting Character's Foil in a Period Novel 七零：穿成年代文女配对照组 Rain Falling in the Bamboo Grove竹林落雨Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted A period drama about an independent female lead, with no golden finger! She passed the high school entrance exams, but her family wouldn’t let her attend. Instead, they sent her uncle’s daughter, who had never gotten along with her, to school. Short-tempered Lin Erxia erupted into a fight. After a furious scuffle, she passed out from anger. When she woke up, she realized she seemed to have transmigrated into a book... 16.7kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
15. 115 穿 I Became the Real Daughter in the 1970s, and This Strong Girl Is Taking Down Every Scumbag 穿成年代真千金，大力女疯狂虐渣 Sweet-and-Sour Pig Intestines糖醋味的猪大肠Modern Romance801k WordsCompleted [Unhinged heroine who hits back whenever she’s unhappy + super strength golden finger + fictional period setting, with lots of original worldbuilding] Yuan Yu goes from the apocalypse into a period novel, expecting to live a good life. Instead, a bunch of nutjobs drive her crazy. Luckily, she still has her super-strength ability. Anyone who dares provoke her gets a taste of her fury. What could possibly make Yuan Yu swallow her anger? She won’t stop until you’re bawling, unless Sister Yu takes p 543Reads8.3Score147Shelves
16. 116 穿 Transmigrated as the Era’s Blessed Girl’s Foil, I’m Just Giving Up 穿成年代福宝对照组，我直接开摆 Frosted Trees霜树Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In the twenty-eighth year of the apocalypse, Lu Lingxi returns to base for a vacation after completing a mission, only to find herself caught in a firefight between two major bases. Her residential area is attacked with all kinds of weapons and supernatural abilities. Even with her powerful abilities, Lu Lingxi can’t survive the relentless bombardment. When she regains consciousness, she discovers that she’s been given a fresh start inside someone else’s womb. After she’s born, Lu Lingxi realize 2.2kReads8.0Score114Shelves
17. 117 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 17.4kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves

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    These three books are carefully selected by ten-year-old bookworms. Each of them is harmonious and beautiful. There are no super relatives. Everyone gets along well with each other.

18. 118 与 Better to Beat Someone Up Than Make Yourself Miserable 与其委屈自己，不如暴揍别人 Fresh Popcorn爆米花来咯Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted The heroine is domineering, with an outrageously high combat ability. Later, she joins the military. The hero is an educated youth who later goes into scientific research. A strong heroine paired with a weaker hero. If that’s not your thing, please move along. [Historical setting + transmigration with body intact + no pocket dimension or System + Strong Female Lead] Mai Sui, a max-level powerhouse, transmigrates to the 1970s. She just wants to lie flat and live a quiet, ordinary l 42.7kReads9.1Score5.2kShelves
19. 119 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: My Sons and I All Transmigrated into a Book 七零军婚，我和儿子们都是穿书的 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Twins + Space + System + Book Pavilion + Military Marriage + Everyday Parenting] The male lead is basically just a background character, though he gets a little more screen time later on. Qiu Yinuo transmigrates into a book, becoming the vicious supporting female character in a period novel, as well as the future commander’s plump wife, who dies young. As the wife of a powerful man, she has everything she could want, yet she makes trouble at every turn and ends up bringing about her own death 33.4kReads9.4Score4.6kShelves
20. 120 新 New Song (15-Book Edition) 新宋（全15册） A Yue阿越Historical3.4M WordsCompleted No discussion of alternate-history fiction is complete without mentioning The New Song! Fifteen years in the making, the 3.6-million-word novel The New Song has officially reached its finale! Highly recommended by Ma Boyong, Luo Zhenyu, and Han Song! An encyclopedia of the Song dynasty! Its customs, etiquette, clothing, architecture, and institutions have all been meticulously researched. The author worked tirelessly to earn a PhD in history from Sichuan University while writing The New Song. Ma —Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Worth a look!

21. 121 我 Enjoying Retirement in the 1970s, I’ve Had My Fill of Fighting Spies 我在七零养老，遇上敌特杀麻了 Zhaoshan Muxue昭山慕雪Modern Romance565k WordsCompleted [Period setting + supernatural abilities + storage space] After a high fever, her soul departed this world. She became a powerful wielder of two supernatural abilities, transmigrated here from the apocalypse. From then on, fate turned, and she changed her ending. You want me to go to the countryside in my cousin’s place? And Uncle wants to take my family’s property? I’ll strike at the root of the problem and throw you out of my home. You want to marry me, then make me have your children and serv 2kReads8.5Score146Shelves

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    These are period novels that are not too violent, occasionally a bit bloody, tearing people apart, not being cowardly, and the plots are all very good.

22. 122 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s to Support My Family 穿越七十年代养家糊口 Sour Soup Dumplings酸汤饺子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Complete) When she woke up back in the days before the apocalypse, Chu Tian spent all her savings gathering supplies, stocking her pocket dimension with everything she could need to eat, wear, and use. But instead of the apocalypse she’d expected, she fell asleep and woke up in another world. That’s right, she had transmigrated to the early 1970s in China’s northwestern frontier. Chu Tian looked at the peeling walls and nearly cried. But when she saw the frail little girl beside her and her pre 2kReads8.9Score167Shelves
23. 123 重 Reborn in the 1980s, I Was Switched into a Marriage and Became the Compound's Beloved Daughter-in-Law 重生八零被换亲，我成家属院团宠 Lin Guo'er林果儿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xia Xiaohe and her cousin Xia Lanxiang are both reborn. In their previous life, Xia Xiaohe married a poor farmer, while her cousin married a college-educated youth sent to the countryside in the city. Her cousin followed him to the city and enjoyed a comfortable life, earning everyone’s envy. But in the end, Xia Xiaohe and her husband worked hard and made a name and fortune for themselves amid the tide of the times, living in splendor. Her cousin’s life in the city, meanwhile, was a complete mes 7.7kReads8.9Score680Shelves
24. 124 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! 4.1kReads9.0Score461Shelves

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    The heroine lives a leisurely life. She has no golden fingers and has CP. She lives a down-to-earth life.

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