Looking for Historically Accurate Stories Set in the Past 求严谨一点的年代文

1. 1 捡 The Bargain-Hunting Era: Lin Mei’s Daily Life of Scoring Freebies 捡漏年代：林美的薅羊毛日常 Dimension Mender次元缝补匠Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Everyday Life + Finding Bargains + Ordinary Person Reborn in the Womb + No Handouts, No Saintly Heroine, No Throwing Herself at Men + No Being Sent to the Countryside, No Military Marriage, No Rough-Hewn Hero + A Small Golden Finger That Gradually Levels Up + A Palm-Sized Pocket Dimension for Stashing Private Savings] Reborn in the womb in 1949, Lin Mei becomes the daughter of an ordinary farming family in Linjia Village. Beautiful but useless, she’s not cut out for great thing 14.2kReads9.2Score1kShelves

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   Meimei, there was never a rebirth, only the intersection of parallel universes. Time always moves forward, and no one can be so favored as to reset the world.

2. 2 活 Living as a Model Citizen in Republican-Era China 活在民国当顺民 Spanish Mackerel Dumplings鲅鱼饺子Urban1.4M WordsOngoing From the start, it's 1945. The war against Japan is over, and the times are in turmoil. After Yang Fuping's grandfather closes his eyes for the last time, he leaves behind a letter of prophecy and a coffin no one can touch. His family tends to daily life in their little courtyard, ignoring the shifting tides of history and simply keeping their corner of the world warm and peaceful. Ensemble cast + Republican-era setting + not a wish-fulfillment story + miniature storage space 38.6kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves
3. 3 你 Hello, 1976! 你好，1976！ vRunning Snailvv奔跑的蜗牛vUrban1.5M WordsCompleted The orphan Zheng Weimin transmigrates to 1976. He thinks he’ll finally experience the warmth of a family, but instead he’s abandoned once again. Luckily, he has the memories and knowledge of his previous life. Without them, he really wouldn’t have been able to turn things around. As the saying goes, nobody visits the poor in the busy city, while distant relatives come flocking to the rich in the mountains. It’s true. Zheng Weimin experiences life in all its harshness and, after being reborn, fin 37.3kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves

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   This is a masterpiece by Tomato. I really enjoyed its fast pace, clear logic, and intelligent protagonist. It's definitely worth reading.

4. 4 八 The 1980s: After the Real Heiress Returns, She Reigns Supreme in the Capital! 八零：真千金回归后，宠冠京城！ Yingying Zhao英英昭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed [Era + military marriage + real heiress + adored by everyone + heroine is incredible at putting people in their place and beating them up] After sacrificing her life for her country, modern computer genius Jiang Tiange was reborn into her own past life. But that past life had been a miserable one: she was the real heiress, yet had been maliciously switched at birth, beaten and cursed, and forced to marry an abusive second-time husband. After she died miserably, her body was sold for a 32.7kReads9.1Score4.4kShelves
5. 5 九 The 1990s: Back to One Month Before My Husband's Tragic Death 九零：回到丈夫惨死前一月 Wealth and Prosperity金银富贵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-led period business drama + raising a child + unruly heroine + gentle, devoted husband + mutual healing] [Short drama now streaming] In her previous life, Su Ai was a gangster. She smoked, played cards, drank, and got into fights, and she didn't give a damn about anything. She even stole a handsome village doctor away to be her husband and had a well-behaved child with him. Her biggest regret was causing trouble and getting her husband killed at home. Even after she later built a busine 22kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves

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   I think this is quite well-developed, and the storyline is excellent. The business aspects are also very good.

6. 6 六 Joining the Army in the 1960s: Fleeing Famine and Marrying a Cavalryman in a Flash 六零随军：逃荒，闪婚骑兵哥哥 Miaobai喵白Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Military Romance + Cavalry Commander + Tianshan Grasslands + Farming and Hunting + Sweet Everyday Life] My grasslands, my horse. I do whatever I want out here. A spirited military wife transmigrates to the 1960s, flees famine across five provinces, and finally reaches a cavalry regiment in the far northwest, where she begins life with the troops. She clears land, digs for caterpillar fungus, and hunts wild beasts. With fields to farm and meat to eat, life is good. Riding a Tibetan wild ass, lea 18kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves

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   They're all good reads, and the writing is quite good. I like the first one the most; you can check it out in detail—it's fairly well-written. 🤭🤭🤭

7. 7 七 The 1970s Military Marriage: The Charming Army Wife Raises Kids and Wins Her Husband's Heart 七零军婚：俏军嫂养崽撩夫日常 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + second male lead takes the lead + fictional period setting] [Short drama now streaming] Xiao Qingru doesn't want to raise someone else's child, so she breaks off her engagement to her childhood sweetheart. Just as she's getting ready to focus on her career, she's targeted by a hothead from the capital. Xu Muzhou is the youngest and most promising pilot. The first time he meets her, he falls in love at first sight with his good friend's younger sister. When he hears she's alre 15.8kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
8. 8 重 Reborn on Her Wedding Night, the Commander’s Young Wife Runs Off with Her Child 重生新婚夜，首长小媳妇带崽跑了 Third-Place Three Cats探花三喵Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Military Marriage + Rekindled Romance + Husband's Long Road to Winning Her Back] Jiang Yu was reborn. In her previous life, a childhood betrothal arranged by their parents had lifted the village girl Jiang Yu into a whole new world. She married the grandson of a powerful official in the capital. Although her husband was usually stern and distant toward her, Jiang Yu believed that sincerity would be met with sincerity, and that she could eventually warm his heart. But after seven years 2.8kReads8.4Score248Shelves
9. 9 舔 The Officer I Won Over Won't Warm to Me. I Let Go, So Why Is He Panicking? 舔来的军官捂不热，放手了他急啥 Yi Xi亿溪Modern Romance388k WordsCompleted [Stunning, powerful female army doctor x cold, devoted handsome officer + both leads are each other's first and only + two equally strong leads + face-slapping + the male lead's long road to winning her back] In her previous life, Su Xiannuan pursued Qin Mu relentlessly. She spent her whole life following him on missions, searching all over the world for the childhood sweetheart who had been kidnapped by bandits. Qin Mu said, “She was kidnapped by the bandits in your place. We have to find her a 4.8kReads8.8Score215Shelves
10. 10 七 The Pretty Little Bride of the 1970s: The Village Tough Guy Is a Force to Be Reckoned With 七零小俏媳：我家村霸超凶的 Freshly Squeezed Little Lamb鲜榨小羊Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + sweet young woman and rugged man + doting romance + business and farming] Bai Jiaojiao, the fake heiress who had been sent to the countryside, was reborn. When she saw Shen Heng again, she boldly threw her arms around him, determined not to repeat the tragedy of loving him without ever winning his heart. Shen Heng, the local bully of Shili Village, was the very picture of a menacing brute. On their first day of marriage: “I’m the head of this household. My wife has to 91kReads9.2Score6.1kShelves
11. 11 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 82.4kReads9.4Score5.4kShelves
12. 12 重 Reborn on My 1970s Wedding Night, My Bride Wants a Divorce 重生七零新婚夜，娇妻要离婚 Meimei, Not a Rose玫玫不瑰Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Li Jiaojiao resorted to underhanded tricks to marry the man she wanted. She devoted herself to him, believing that was what happiness meant. After they married, her husband’s career flourished, and his former first love returned. Li Jiaojiao finally came to her senses and decided to divorce him. From then on, she would close her heart to love and focus on her career. Unexpectedly, Li Jiaojiao is reborn on her very own wedding night! And that husband, who was nowhere to be s 2.8kReads7.4Score252Shelves
13. 13 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: I Married a Soldier and He Dotes on Me Until I Cry 七零军婚，嫁给兵哥哥后被宠哭 Li Susu黎苏苏Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + devoted husband + raising kids + devoted to one another] Song An'an transmigrates into a book and becomes a minor passerby, replacing her cousin in an arranged marriage. The original owner couldn’t accept her three stepsons or her husband’s paralyzed legs, so she banged her head against a wall and died on her wedding night. According to the original plot, her paralyzed husband will recover and become a high-ranking military officer. Her three stepsons will a 3.3kReads9.0Score255Shelves

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    Historical setting + Completed + Raising a Child: Song An'an transmigrates into a book and becomes the wife of a future tycoon's ordinary-looking character. However, knowing the plot, Song An'an embarks on a life of wealth accumulation and revenge against scumbags. "An'an, you are mine, and no one can take you away."

14. 14 我 My Restarted Life in 1992 我的重启人生1992 Twelve Mad十二疯Urban6.6M WordsOngoing (The first thirty-some chapters lay the groundwork, so please be patient. The rest won't disappoint.) Zhou Andong never thought of himself as a good person. He figured that after he died, Hell would have to open a nineteenth level just to throw him into it. So one day in 2021, he did the first good deed of his life: he saved a pregnant woman from being hit by a speeding car. Perhaps Heaven was moved by his change of heart and sent him back to 1992, an era still dominated by traditional thinking. 67.6kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves

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    It must be said that Ye Shisan's books are quite good. After switching to Tomato Publishing House and changing his name to Twelve Madmen, this was his first book.

15. 15 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, 92.2kReads8.8Score6.5kShelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into a book, and her sister-in-law is the original female protagonist. She's an awful family member with no special abilities. As soon as the male protagonist finishes his military service, the female protagonist demands a separation from the family, and the two buy a small courtyard and move out. The female protagonist is cheerful and a little gossipy, but she won't get angry unless provoked. She won't tolerate anyone who causes trouble; she'll scold or beat them if necessary. Both are captivated by each other's good looks. The male protagonist finds his wife adorable in every way, and the female protagonist also admires the male protagonist's appearance, even urging him not to gain weight and to maintain his abs. Their life is warm and happy.

16. 16 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 105.4kReads9.3Score8.9kShelves

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    These are all books where the male lead doesn't have too much screen time, and they're very good. Most of the female leads have their own special skills, and although the names are a bit cheesy, they're really enjoyable. The second and fourth books don't have any special advantages or plot devices; the female lead's halo isn't very strong. The fourth book is more of an ensemble piece. So good! So good! So good!

17. 17 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 141.6kReads9.5Score11.6kShelves
18. 18 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 95.8kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves
19. 19 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 89.5kReads9.4Score5.4kShelves
20. 20 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: After Joining the Army, She Became the Talk of the Family Compound 七零军婚：随军后她风靡家属院 Yan Hui胭回Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Stunning artist x tough, prison-style military officer] [Pocket dimension, limited appearances + sweet romance + satisfying wish fulfillment + no awful characters] Shi Tingyu is a young painter with a modest reputation. One day, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the daughter of a weapons researcher. Before she can enjoy her new life, her parents face the prospect of being reported and sent down to the countryside. Unwilling to let her suffer, her parents quickly arrange a blind date fo 86kReads9.5Score9.9kShelves
21. 21 七 The Clear-Headed Beauty of the 1970s: The Military Big Shot Spoils His Wife 七零清醒美人，军婚大佬宠妻成瘾 Zhao Ximeng昭溪萌Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Bygone Era + Family Life + Sweet Daily Romance + Following the Troops + Raising Kids + No College Entrance Exams, Black Markets, or Rural Relocation + Starting a Factory Later On + A Touch of an Ensemble Cast] Song Qian’an undergoes a “return to one” and seems to awaken memories of a past life. From the start, a man so handsome he could make the heavens weep proposes to her. He’s good-looking and wealthy, so she puts on a show of wavering before agreeing. Her life after marriage turns out to 33.2kReads8.6Score2.7kShelves

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    The female lead is very beautiful, and the male lead falls in love with her at first sight, quickly finding a matchmaker to propose marriage. The female lead is intelligent and has high emotional intelligence. Although she's also career-oriented, she's not the typical domineering female lead; she spends most of her time enjoying life and spending time with her baby. Mainly, the male lead comes from a wealthy family and doesn't lack money, so he doesn't stop her from doing whatever she wants and paves the way for her. The female lead is well aware of this, so she often acts coquettishly towards the male lead and praises his abilities. They have a baby named Pangdun, who is incredibly cute. The author excels at depicting heartwarming everyday moments, making the reader feel as if they're watching Pangdun grow up and witnessing the happy life of three generations of the family.

22. 22 驭 The Art of Taming a Husband: I Turned a Delinquent into a Devoted, Rich Man 驭夫有道：我改造混混成宠妻首富 Carefree July七月逍遥Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Period setting + no pocket dimension + family life + building a fortune + devoted couple] Gu Wanwan died unexpectedly, then awoke in a period novel as the overlooked second daughter. She was forced to marry Qin Feng, a lazy good-for-nothing, in her younger sister's place. It was bad enough that Qin Feng did nothing but loaf around all day. He was also destined to die young. To change their circumstances, Gu Wanwan brought out her best tricks. She showered him with endless, free praise, and 4.9kReads8.4Score416Shelves

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    Although this book doesn't have a high rating, it's quite realistic and doesn't have any spatial system or cheat codes.

23. 23 回 Back to 1968: I Won't Be a Baby-Making Tool 回到1968：我不当送子工具人 Little Orange Who Loves Strawberries爱吃草莓的小橙子Modern Romance643k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Women's awakening] [Political career] [Scientific research] [Pocket dimension] [No child-rearing] [Ensemble cast] [Reborn] Xie Yun, a modern orphan, returns to 1968 and becomes Xie Yun, a country girl raised by a widowed mother, with an exceptionally capable younger brother named Xie Shen. She discovers that she hasn't just transmigrated through time, she's also transmigrated into a book: a story about a stepmother raising children, where she is the first 9.8kReads9.3Score805Shelves

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    A very positive and uplifting historical novel. Although the title isn't great 🤭🤭, the content is still very engaging and to my liking 😆😆

24. 24 资 The Capitalist-Era Educated Youth Is Highly Enlightened, Winning Big by Serving the Nation 资本知青觉悟高，为国效力赢麻了 Yan Qi Yun Qian言蹊云浅Modern Romance994k WordsCompleted [1970s + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + special abilities + love after marriage + devoted husband + family life + joining the army + building wealth] Su Mo, a dual-ability user, discovered that she had transmigrated into a book. She'd become the cannon-fodder character who gave the heroine her start-up funds, and she was supposed to die right from the start. Even after dying, she'd be dragged out of the heroine's memories again and again to serve as a foil, with the destruction o 53.1kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves

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    This is my first book recommendation, and it's the most enjoyable historical romance novel I've read in recent months! 👍 I finished it in one go! [1970s + Transmigration + Military Marriage + Supernatural Abilities + Arranged Marriage to Love + Pampered Wife + Family Drama + Military Accompanying + Getting Rich] The female lead is a transmigrator with supernatural abilities and a spatial dimension, and she even has twins to help her out! 🤭 The male lead is a military officer, and his family elders are reasonable and understanding. It's not the kind of mindless family drama. Definitely worth reading! 👍

25. 25 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 101.8kReads9.6Score10.1kShelves

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    So good! I really love this kind of book. I read Xia Xiaolan's book first, but I couldn't get over it, so I wanted to read something similar. I accidentally discovered this book, and it's really super good. It saved me from my reading slump!

26. 26 七 The 1970s: Smooth Sailing and Happy Days 七零年代：顺风顺水好日子 The Lovely Flower on the Mountain山顶的娇花Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted One day, Zhao Manyi suddenly realizes she was born into a different era. Wait, isn’t that woman across the way the heroine from the TV drama The Virtuous Daughter-in-Law that I watched with the old folks in my family as a kid? And that lovely young neighbor, praised by all the aunties as capable and virtuous, able to handle everything inside and out, turns out to be the exact opposite of me, the hapless foil who can’t lift a finger or shoulder a load!!! The reborn army-wife heroine, the hardw 11.6kReads8.6Score827Shelves

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    A heartwarming period drama where the female protagonist is reborn into a different world, but forgets it as a child and only remembers it as an adult, possessing a minor cheat ability. She has an older brother, younger brothers, and younger sisters, all of whom treat her very well. Her younger siblings are typical "mother-born servants," and she also has a job. After marrying the male protagonist, she doesn't go to his military post but continues working from home. She eats at her in-laws' house one day and at her parents' house the next. She even hires help to take care of her child—a truly enviable life. There are no truly awful characters throughout the entire story.

27. 27 考 Go to College, Build the Power Grid! She Conquers the ’70s 考大学，搞电力！穿七零她赢麻了 The Dream Wanderer回梦人Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted ~A short drama is in production. Stay tuned!~ Gu Yaotang’s life dream is to be a happy, irresponsible gambling addict. Just as he runs farther and farther down the road to becoming a scumbag, his usually obedient daughter suddenly starts acting like she’s been struck by lightning. Every day, she rebels and finds new ways to torment him. Whenever this little devil of a daughter catches him gambling, she beats him up, then makes him work! Enough! Why should I put up with this? Gu Yaotang’s coun 20.6kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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    A gambling-addicted father and a deaf brother—watch the female protagonist violently reform her father and cure her brother's illness; how does she turn a bad hand into a winning one?

28. 28 大 The Courtyard Compound: The Warmth of Everyday Life 大杂院：人间烟火气 Du Xiaore杜小惹Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted [Period setting + family drama + everyday life] If you're young and inexperienced, take this as a warning and steer clear. This book probably isn't for you. It has none of the usual wish-fulfillment tropes and no imaginary cheat powers. It's simply an ordinary story about people in northern China. [No transmigration, no System, no pocket dimension, no being reborn, and none of the modern-novel elements you know.] It records the ordinary life of a northern town in the 1980s, capturing the memorie 8.8kReads9.1Score775Shelves

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    So realistic! Full of the warmth and everyday life! It also depicts how people in different eras treat life differently!

29. 29 穿 I Transmigrated into a Period Novel and Refused to Be a Tool from the Start 穿越年代文，开局拒绝当工具人 A Clear Breeze in Troubled Times乱世清风Urban665k WordsCompleted An accident brought Li Dongyang inexplicably to an unfamiliar place. At first, he thought he had landed in the hard-laboring 1970s, but then he realized he was inside a period novel he had read in his previous life. Knowing how the story would unfold, Li Dongyang refused to be anyone’s pawn. 7.2kReads8.7Score252Shelves
30. 30 随 The Man Who Joined the Army Is Married, So I Turn Around and Marry His Commander 随军男人已结婚，转头嫁他首长 A Few Days of Spring Chill几日春寒Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted 1970s + period setting + substitute marriage + military marriage + devoted couple Qin Shu opened her eyes to find herself on a train, held hostage by a criminal with a gun pressed to her forehead. Her life was hanging by a thread. From the memories she inherited, she learned that the original owner had been sent to marry a soldier in someone else’s place. First, she beat the criminal senseless and secured herself a job at the Public Security Bureau. Then she went to the military base to find th 19.4kReads8.7Score2.3kShelves

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    Forced to pack her bags and marry a soldier in her place, she discovers her fiancé is already married with a child. To protect her reputation and uncover the truth, she marries his superior officer instead. She initially suspects her fiancé of fraud, but unexpectedly discovers a sinister conspiracy by her adoptive parents. Working at the police station, she takes on three or five criminals and kicks six or seven thugs, only to find her origins shrouded in mystery. The dramatic story of a real and fake heiress unfolds before her eyes. Her family believes she's living a miserable life, but in reality, she's a hero on the police hero's list, forming a team to catch thieves and spies, inadvertently becoming their leader. No system, no special abilities, no cheat codes—she solves cases entirely through experience. The writing is logically rigorous and fluent.

31. 31 末 Apocalypse: The Whole Company Denies the Existence of the 18th Floor 末世：全公司否认18楼存在 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Sci-Fi & Apocalypse783k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + No System + Reborn + Mystery + One Female Lead + Zombies + Hard Sci-Fi + No Mindless Decisions + Revenge] Reborn six hours before the apocalypse, Chu Yan has not only retained his memories of the future, but also mastered the ultimate secret of genetic evolution! He can become the most powerful god in the apocalypse! He frantically stockpiles supplies, builds weapons, modifies vehicles, and saves his parents, racing against time! He will kill his enemies with his own hands and turn 3.4kReads8.7Score290Shelves

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    This post-apocalyptic novel is just right! The protagonist is reborn to find the world's script completely rewritten, his intelligence remains sharp throughout, and the plot twists are constant. The writing is solid, the foreshadowing is well-placed, and the portrayal of humanity in the apocalypse is remarkably insightful. It's not your typical wish-fulfillment story; the scope expands as it progresses, making it a truly enjoyable read.

32. 32 被 My Younger Sister Stole My Match, So I Married into a Big Courtyard, Gossiped, and Took It Easy 被妹妹抢亲，嫁进大杂院吃瓜开摆 SixSix Cutie六六小可爱Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Jiang Yu had a dream. In it, she got her wish and married a man from the city. But her husband, Fu Xiangyang, was a coward, while her domineering mother-in-law was intensely controlling. Jiang Yu could barely breathe under the pressure. A year into the marriage, she still hadn't conceived. She had to drink bitter, foul-smelling medicine every day, and her mother-in-law would beat and berate her at the slightest pretext. Jiang Yu woke from the nightmare, only to find the matchmaker at her door. T 26.6kReads8.5Score3.8kShelves
33. 33 带 I Bring My Pocket Dimension to the 1970s, Snacking on Sunflower Seeds to Get By 带着空间穿七零，磕着瓜子混日子 Clear, Clear Handwriting清晰笔笔Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Parallel world + top-tier hunk. Female lead: Sheng Wanyan. Male lead: Gu Tingxiao. Every night, Sheng Wanyan, living in 2026, has the same dream. Everything in it is gray and dreary. The streets are full of skinny people in patched clothes, yet everyone looks full of energy. Mud houses are everywhere, and people have to work in the fields to earn work points just to get enough to eat. Terrified, she quickly sells off her belongings and stockpiles supplies to prepare. “Hey! What are you 28.6kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves

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    Ahhh, I love Sheng Wanyan so much from the beginning! Women of that era were truly remarkable; even though it's a time-travel story, you can't assume people from that era weren't smart. How could they have won battles if they weren't? I love her so much!

34. 34 七 The 1970s: Reborn as a Cannon Fodder Educated Youth Bride to a Rough Country Man 七零：穿成糙汉的炮灰知青前妻 Wild Radish狂野萝卜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Period setting + rugged hero + sweet romance + devoted to each other) After getting drunk one night, Wei Jingjing slept with Lu Zheng, the strongest and most rugged man in a period novel she had read. She was the early-death cannon-fodder female supporting character, a young intellectual sent to the countryside. Though this character came from a decent family and was beautiful and vibrant, she was hopelessly in love with the male lead, the young intellectual Jing Chen. To make him jealous, she 4.5kReads9.1Score671Shelves

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    Sweet romance with a rugged male lead – a really good period novel, everyone should read it!!!

35. 35 我 I Transmigrate to the 1960s with My Daughter and Quietly Make a Fortune 我带女儿，穿越60闷声发大财 Hua Sihai花四海Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted After an accidental electric shock, Zhao Wanqiu, who was taking inventory at a supermarket, is transported to the 1960s along with her daughter, who is about to graduate and start her internship. They wake up in the bodies of a mother and daughter named Zhao Xiangqiu, and at first she thinks life will be a struggle. To her surprise, heaven gives her a supermarket of her own, stocked with supplies that never run out. Even the 1960s goods on display in the store can be taken and used at will! Does 4kReads9.3Score590Shelves

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    You can take a look.

36. 36 穿 Transmigrating to 1940: The Eight-Year-Old Farm Girl Goes on a Rampage 穿越四零，八岁农女杀疯了 Salty Fish Is My Trade咸鱼本渔Modern Romance484k WordsCompleted Li Xue had fallen asleep in her dreams. When she woke up, she had become an eight-year-old girl. The girl had witnessed her entire family being killed, and in her terror, she had died too. From the girl's memories, Li Xue learned that it was now the year 1942. She wanted to cry but had no tears left. Wiping them away, she resolved to take revenge on those who had wronged her and settle every score. 6.2kReads8.9Score316Shelves
37. 37 穿 Back to the 1940s: Fleeing Famine to Shanghai 穿回四十年代逃荒去上海 Longing for a Girl盼妞Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted In 1942, Wang Li woke up in a cellar and discovered she had transmigrated into the body of a landowner’s wife. From the start, she was fleeing famine, and along the way she got separated from her companions. Well, if she had to flee, she had to flee! Life hadn’t been great in the modern world either. Now it was just her and a simple-minded girl. After enduring all kinds of hardships, they finally made it to Shanghai and bought a house. In her spare time, she even helped herself to the belongings 2.6kReads8.2Score136Shelves
38. 38 六 1960: Clearing Out My Family's Home and Taking a Spirit Spring to Hong Kong 六零，搬空全家带着灵泉闯香江 Jing Su Rugu景素如故Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + rebirth + pocket dimension + special abilities + transmigrate into a book + the 1960s) This book has quite a few supporting characters who transmigrate or are reborn. If you don't like that, don't read it. This is not a strong female lead story! Please read the content warnings! Lin Susu, from the 22nd century, had lived to a ripe old age and passed away, but somehow got the chance to open her eyes again. Oh, no. Her whole life had gone smoothly, and she'd been able to lie flat 9.1kReads8.5Score826Shelves
39. 39 重 A Life After Being Reborn in the 1950s 重生五零后的一生 The White Princess of Lufeng City炉沣市的白公主Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Past fifty, with no children of my own, I cared for my elderly parents until they passed away. With a little money in hand, a space suddenly appeared. What else was there to do? Buy, buy, buy! But after I'd finished shopping, nothing happened. With no other choice, I could only grow old slowly back in my hometown. When I opened my eyes again, I discovered I was a tiny embryo. Only after I became conscious did I learn when I had been born. From then on, I went from Li Nuan to Li Mianmian. A lifet 2.6kReads8.2Score136Shelves
40. 40 老 The Old Ghost Reborn in the 1960s: Not One Enemy Gets Away 老鬼重生六零：仇人一个也别想跑 Glory Returned荣归Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Space, rebirth, superhuman strength] [Period setting, inspirational, satisfying story] In her previous life, she worked hard every day, yet still failed to earn her family's approval. She was sold twice, and in the end, her husband was worked to death while she was murdered by her enemy on a mountain. Her two children were used by others and then died by suicide, and the benefactor who had once saved her was left in a vegetative state because of her. She became a ghost and watched over her bene 10.3kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
41. 41 六 After Becoming the Sixies' Beloved, the Demon Lord Next Door Won't Let Go 六零团宠后，隔壁魔尊抱住我不放 Xi Qing Zi西晴子Modern Romance183k WordsCompleted [Adored by all + period setting + sweet romance + everyday life + occasional face-slapping] After an accident, the goddess Shi Luo was reborn in the 1960s as Shi Qiqi, a member of the Shi family in Hongxing Brigade. The Shi family had hoped for a daughter for generations, and now at last they had one. Naturally, they spoiled her rotten. The usually domineering Grandma only showed a kind and gentle side when she saw Shi Qiqi. The usually stingy eldest uncle secretly stashed away snacks just to br 2Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 穿 Transmigrate to 1960: My Pocket Dimension Can Level Up 穿越60，我的空间能升级 May Field Notes五月采风Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted There’s no male lead, everyone! Period setting + Educated Youth + Pocket Dimension + Superpowers Jiao Yunyan, who was killed by her own younger sister, arrives in 1968 and becomes Ding Xiaohui, a young woman about to be sent to the countryside. In this era of scarce supplies, she has an orchard pocket dimension and is just about to keep her head down and quietly grow stronger when she unexpectedly discovers that she’s inside a period novel: an unfinished story she herself wrote six months ago... 877Reads8.6Score—Shelves
43. 43 天 Fish of the World 天下游鱼 Happy Acorn开心橡果Eastern Fantasy7.5M WordsCompleted By the Canglan River, a young man wears a straw raincoat and bamboo hat, holding wine in one hand and a fishing rod in the other. His heart has no place in the world, yet he finds himself in the jianghu... I come from a place beyond knowing. I want to see this world, just as unknown to me... 90.7kReads9.0Score8.9kShelves

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    A journey through time and space, a cultivation sect undergoing reincarnation. The plot is fast-paced and logically sound; well worth reading.

44. 44 青 The Secret Files of the Azure Dragon 青龙密档 Yu Wu语悟10k WordsCompleted The Secret Files of the Azure Dragon —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended!

45. 45 空 Space: The Tender Wife of a Rugged Man in the 1970s 空间：七零糙汉的娇软妻 Half Acre of Sweet Flowers半亩花甜Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + pocket dimension + rugged hero + period story + 1970s + gentle heroine + reborn] [Delicate, soft-hearted heroine × loyal, rugged hero] Song Ruan grew up cherished and spoiled by her family. Yet in the scorching summer heat, she was hoeing the fields for her educated-youth boyfriend. Then, in a moment of carelessness, a snake bit her. While unconscious, she had a long dream filled with scenes from the future. When she woke, she kicked that hypocritical educated-youth boyfriend to 9.2kReads9.0Score997Shelves

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    I've read every single one of them; they're great for slacking off.

46. 46 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 16.7kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
47. 47 1 1972: The Youthful Years of the Red Flag 1972，红旗招展的青春年代 Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Sent-down youth] [Great Northern Wilderness] [Scheming male lead] [One heroine] [Pure romance] [Smart characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Black market] [Political career] [Countryside] [Special historical era] In the spring of 1972, as Chu Miaohong rode a train to the Great Northern Wilderness to join a rural work team, she casually tossed an old envelope into the wind. Meanwhile, in 2024, Zhang Hongcheng happened to come into possession of an old, worn- 74.5kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves
48. 48 我 I Sought True Love, You Sought Wealth and Power 我求真爱，你求富贵和人心 Southern Lin南方林Modern Romance856k WordsCompleted (No contrived tropes, no golden finger, no transmigrate. A portrayal of real life.) The heroine, Lin Xuemei, was abused as a child. She grew up studying hard, hoping to change her fate through knowledge... As an adult, all she wants is true love... The second heroine, Lin Xueqin, is as beautiful as a fairy. She only cares about wealth and status, and winning people's hearts... This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 九 Through Nine Near-Death Experiences, I Stand Proud 九死一生，傲然挺立 Southern Lin南方林Modern Romance421k WordsCompleted This story has no wild ideas, no transmigration, no golden finger, and no formulaic tropes. It's about real life... Gu Ling, the daughter of a professor, was cursed, abused, and manipulated by her mother from the moment she was born... See how she survives one deadly ordeal after another and stands tall, proud and unbowed, amid the cruelty of real life. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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 128.4kReads9.4Score12.1kShelves

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