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1. 551 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 18.1kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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   The first book is amazing! The female lead is strong and clear-headed, and the male lead is very doting and talkative – this is rare in Tomato's female-oriented novels. The characters are well-developed and not superficial. The children aren't the kind that are particularly annoying or troublesome; they're all adorable in their own way, and they're all very protective of their mothers and fathers. After the female lead is reborn, both the male and female leads change, and the battles with difficult characters aren't frustrating or cruel to the female lead. Misunderstandings are explained without taking up excessive space. I love this book because both the male and female leads are talkative! The second book is also great! Qiao Yuwan just awakened her memories of her past life when her mother told her she had to go to the countryside to make room for her brother's wedding. Haha, with her spatial ability and more resources than she could eat in several lifetimes, going to the countryside is even better! More freedom! She doesn't want her sex-biased parents to take advantage of her! Plus, with her agile skills from her past life, the countryside and mountains are what she needs to conquer. As for working, that's out of the question; she'd never do even a little bit of work. She wants to enjoy life!! Eat meat!! She wants to listen to the radio and watch TV! But getting her to obediently go to the countryside is impossible. She'll try to avoid payment by drinking poison or threatening suicide. The third book 🌈 Rong Huai is the only boy in his family, and because he was abducted as a child and lost half a finger, he was spoiled by his family growing up. Already possessive and selfish, his personality became even more domineering. The delicate and timid Lou Qingqing, lacking strength, can only rely on her silver tongue to appease the domineering Rong Huai. From then on, sweet talk and flattery became her daily routine. Rong Huai, with a stern face, coldly asked, "Lou Qingqing, I said I don't want you to work, don't you understand?" Lou Qingqing smiled broadly, grabbed the man's hand, and shook it, her voice soft and coquettish, "I understand, I understand, I'm just feeling uncomfortable, I'm just getting some exercise."

2. 552 我 I’m Reborn, So Why Would I Go to the Countryside? 我都重生了，谁还下乡！ Listening to Lotus in the Night Rain夜雨听荷Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted [Period] + [Reborn] + [Strong Female Lead's Growth] + [Passionate Youth] Xiang Hong is reborn at the crossroads of her life in 1968. Go to the countryside or join the army? Join the army! In her previous life, she went to the countryside and suffered through all kinds of hardships... before dying miserably in a shack. In this life, her heartless family and worthless men are nothing but stepping-stones beneath her feet! When Xiang Hong is reborn, she also gets a small pocket dimension, a modest g 3.5kReads8.8Score315Shelves

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   No exaggeration, no pretentious posturing, just focused on building a career.

3. 553 带 Taking the Taobao System with Me to the 1970s 带着淘宝系统穿七零 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Technically minded military officer VS powerful, down-to-earth woman; the heroine builds her career. The System plays a small role early on, then gets to take it easy. Period setting + comedy + both leads devoted only to each other “When a lie-flat System meets a crazy Host” Other people transmigrate to the 1970s: fight nasty relatives, make money, and marry a soldier. Xiang Nuan transmigrates to the 1970s: ✓ Fails to be reborn six times, then angrily kicks the coffin lid off ✓ Hacks her relativ 23.1kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves

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   The first two books are about female protagonists' career advancement within the system, the third book features a female protagonist who goes into business, and the fourth book features a female peasant who farms. It seems a bit tough now, but it's quite in line with that era. The fifth book is also tough, featuring a female protagonist who practices traditional Chinese medicine, which is also very much in line with that era.

4. 554 恶 The Wicked, Brash Drama Queen Is Doted on by the Wildest Roughneck 恶毒拽作精被最野糙汉狠狠娇宠 Shui Shui Shui Xiang水水水香Modern Romance395k WordsCompleted [Completed] [1970s + Flirting + Sweet Romance + Rugged Man + Devoted Love + Both Chaste] [Arrogant, spoiled, wicked yet adorable rich girl ✖ Ruthless, cautious, insecure, sensitive landowner’s wolf cub] She was once a wandering ghost in the mortal world, chosen by the Heavenly Dao to set chaotic fate back on track. She transmigrates into Chen Jiaojiao, a busty, beautiful but empty-headed supporting character, sent to the countryside as an educated youth in the 1970s. After dealing with the scumb 1.1kReads8.9Score108Shelves

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5. 555 军 A Pampered Military Wife, a Rugged Commander, and Twin Treasures in the 1980s 军嫂娇！首长糙！八零随军有双宝 Ke Keyu柯柯妤Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted [1980s + military marriage + sweet romance + transmigrate into a book] When Shen Tingwan opened her eyes, she had become the fake heiress in a period novel who was constantly courting disaster. After failing to cling to the male lead, she even used her husband's money to keep a pretty young man. In the end, her elopement failed, she was robbed of all the family fortune, and she starved to death on the streets. She'd been dealt a great hand and played it terribly. After transmigrating, Shen Tingw 235Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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   They're all so beautiful, they're all my favorites! [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

6. 556 八 Eighties Wedding Bliss: The Capitalist Heiress Is Coaxed into Submission 八零婚宠：资本家大小姐被掐腰哄 Energy Tree能量树Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted [Complete, so feel free to dive in] “Shanghai Rose vs. Iron-Blooded Officer + reborn + she pursues him + he secretly loves her + both are each other’s first and only + satisfying read + intense push and pull” The moment Zhou Xingyao opens her eyes, she finds she has been reborn on her wedding night in 1983, in an alternate world. In her previous life, she believed the lies and made a scene day after day, demanding a divorce. In the end, someone pushed her from a high-rise. As she lay dying, the 844Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Reborn on her wedding night! Clutching the lessons learned from her past life, she lifts the veil, tears off the disguise, and shatters the schemes of her former enemies! She becomes wealthy through business, slaps the faces of scheming women, and keeps the perfect husband she missed in her past life firmly by her side. The cold-faced military officer goes from being dazedly infatuated to doting on his wife, declaring, "If my wife points east, I'll never go west!" A rebirth story of revenge and an extremely sweet and loving relationship between two powerful figures.

7. 557 恶 The Wicked Mother-in-Law Is Reborn: From the Neighborhood Office to the Provincial Committee Compound 恶婆婆重生：从街道办到省委大院 Like a Flower, Not Like Jade如花不似玉Modern Romance2.9M WordsOngoing [The short drama is now streaming] [Career-driven female lead | 1970s political career progression | A female version of Game of Thrones] Striving to awaken women's consciousness + alternate historical setting + career-focused plot + blended family + male lead who understands her 💥 Modern media mogul Yin Chunjiao opens her eyes to find herself the notorious wicked mother-in-law of the 1970s. • Drove her daughter-in-law to her death? No way. I'll send her to university. • Throwing tantrums and ac 26.9kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
8. 558 易 Fertile by Nature, She Has the Factory Boss's Only Heir After Losing Her Memory 易孕体质，失忆后破厂长三代单传 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Nineties setting, both leads are virgins, sweet romance, doting love, marriage first, love later, secret crush, slice of life] Qin Baozhu has been spoiled rotten since childhood, indulged and allowed to do whatever she wants. One day, an accident sends her tumbling off a train. The pampered heiress becomes an illiterate simpleton, and someone picks her up from the train station. When she wakes up, she's been married for six years, and there's a little one crying beside her. “Mommy, I promise I 8kReads8.5Score482Shelves
9. 559 大 Boss, Your Lucky Sweetheart Is Reborn in the 1970s 大佬，锦鲤甜妻在七十年代重生了 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + enterprising heroine who only starts buying courtyard homes later on + male lead is a research powerhouse devoted to serving his country] Qin Wanwan was crouching by a grave, watching the commotion, when she accidentally became the center of it. She possessed someone and was reborn. She dealt with the scumbag and the other woman in kind, sending them both to a farm for reform. Then she sold her ancestral home, bought a job, stuffed her pockets with cash, and plunged straight in 1.3kReads9.3Score559Shelves
10. 560 六 Sweet Little Wife of the 1960s: The Educated Youth Dotes on Me Without Hesitation 六零小甜妻：知青宠我没商量 Another Road另路Modern Romance586k WordsCompleted [Steady Educated Youth vs. Beautiful Village Girl / Entire Cast Are Locals, No Golden Fingers or Black Markets / Everyday Life / Marriage First, Love Later / Flawed Characters / Leads Grow Together / Sweet Romance] Lin Yuan goes to the countryside at eighteen. As the youngest child in his family, he gets first pick of all the food and drink, giving him a broad-shouldered, narrow-waisted, long-legged frame that stands six feet tall. It doesn’t take long for someone to set their sights on him as s 62.6kReads8.9Score9.6kShelves

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    I've read them all; feel free to browse and see if there's anything you like. [Cool]

11. 561 卿 Dearest Beloved: An 1980s Record of a Senior Official's Devotion to His Wife 卿卿如晤：八零高官宠妻录 The Loquat Tree Has Light枇杷树有光Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted “Mom, these are the peach cakes Yanyan likes best. Keep an eye on her, though. Don’t let her eat too many, or she won’t have room for dinner.” “Dad, if Yanyan can’t get up in the morning, let her sleep a little longer. Don’t shout at her. It could make her nervous.” At their wits’ end, Shao’s parents asked, “Is she my daughter or yours?” On his first business trip after marrying her, Bai Shuyu was so worried about his wife, Shao Yin, that he sent her back to her parents’ home and asked his mothe 6.3kReads7.0Score519Shelves
12. 562 穿 Transmigrated Into an 80s Novel: The Supporting Actress Has a Super-Cool Lucky Wife 穿书八零：女配福妻超飒哒 Teasing Sis逗姐Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Wei Zixing spends every day changing the plot just to stay alive. She dumps the scumbag, marries a lazy man, and turns him into a “four-virtues” kind of guy, only to run into the scumbag and his nasty new girlfriend around the next corner. Zhao Jiashi: Everyone, move out! Protect our precious girl! The Wei-Zhao couple joins forces and gives the scumbag and his nasty girlfriend a thorough beating. The nasty girlfriend, Zhang Ning: I'm the heroine! Why is a side c 204Reads7.3Score—Shelves
13. 563 夫 A Couple Transmigrates into a Book Set in the 1980s 夫妻穿书八零年代 Life Like a Dream孚生如梦Modern Romance431k WordsCompleted [A Real Married Couple Transmigrates Together + Period + Slice of Life + Family Matters + Has a Pocket Dimension] Jiang Wan transmigrates to the late 1970s and discovers that she's the cannon-fodder supporting female character who coveted the male lead. And this character is the female lead's younger sister. But her part in the story is already over. The female lead and male lead have returned to the city and moved on to a new setting, while she has been left behind in the countryside. Barely tw 8.5kReads8.8Score972Shelves
14. 564 花 The Age of Fireworks 花火时代 Carp Book of Dragon Gate龙门鲤书Sports138k WordsCompleted In 1980s China, the foundations for winter sports have yet to be laid, and figure skating is still a distant, unfamiliar concept. Su Ran returns from Country M with unwavering resolve. One of the first in China to receive systematic figure skating training, she gives up the generous pay and top-tier resources of an overseas club, bringing nothing but a stack of training notes and boundless enthusiasm back to a homeland with barely any standard ice rinks. She starts from scratch as a rookie coach 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story of the first generation of figure skaters, breaking through technical barriers and skating to the top. It combines the lighthearted humor of everyday life in the 1980s, the passion and excitement of competitive sports, and the delicate emotions of the characters from that era—a very novel combination that is sure to thrill your reading.

15. 565 八 The Clear-Headed Wife of the 1980s: Commander, Stop Playing Games! 八零软妻人间清醒，首长别茶了！ Fan Sheng梵升Modern Romance372k WordsCompleted [1980s, reborn, devoted couples, punishing scumbags, daily life, second marriage to a soldier] Ji Li married into the Zhou family and spent herself caring for three generations of them, until she lost sight of who she was. In the end, her scumbag ex-husband and the ungrateful son she had raised from childhood cast her aside like garbage. Ji Li was filled with hatred and regret. When she woke again, she was twenty years old, in her second year of marriage to the Zhou family. It wasn't too late to 436Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    "Take a good look at the divorce agreement. I've given you enough; it's enough for you to live a carefree life for two lifetimes." Late-stage breast cancer. What kind of "second half of life" is that? She'd been married into the Zhou family for nearly forty years. She and her husband, Zhou Hong, had been husband and wife in name only for almost forty years. He was always busy with business, socializing, and rarely home. Ji Li, on the other hand, managed the household and raised their son. They each had their own roles and didn't interfere with each other. Ji Li had wanted a divorce since she was young, and had mustered the courage to bring it up repeatedly.

16. 566 胎 Born into the 1950s, I Helped My Scumbag Dad Divorce by Cutting Him Out of the Family 胎穿五零，渣爹要离婚我送他除族 The Big Raccoon from the Hawaiian Shirt Squad Who Loves Watching the Show花裤衩大队的吃瓜大狸Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The short drama I Was Born in the 1950s, and I Helped My Mother Remarry is coming on April 15, 2025. Stay tuned! Yan Dan is a plant-based ability user in the apocalypse, where people have become experts on plants. She also has a decent-sized storage space for all kinds of supplies. She thought she could live at the base until the apocalypse ended, but then a zombie horde led by the Zombie King attacked it. And then... then she accidentally kicked the bucket. When she opened her eyes, she had som 10.2kReads8.9Score953Shelves

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    🍒🍒I woke up to find myself inexplicably transported to the early 1950s. My scumbag father abandoned his wife and children to marry someone new?! [Shocked] No problem, I just knelt down at the city gate with my younger brother. Okay, no, wait, my scumbag father is done for. You'll be a Chen Shimei (a notorious figure in Chinese folklore known for abandoning his wife and children). I'd rather send you home to farm. Separate but not divorced! Pshaw! Keep dreaming! So satisfying!

17. 567 年 The Era’s Wicked Supporting Female Character: Making Money and Going to School 年代恶毒女配：搞钱上学两不误 When the Wind Rises, Never Give Up风起不弃Modern Romance535k WordsCompleted Shi Yuwu suddenly dies and transmigrates into a novel as the vicious supporting female character who shares her name. A poor home, parents who favor others, a little brother, and her, the wicked one. In an era where gold is everywhere, Shi Yuwu earns money while attending university, soon making a fortune. She planned to focus on her career, but who could have guessed that the aloof engineer returning from abroad would fall for her at first sight and pursue her relentlessly? One-on-one romance, 18.9kReads8.7Score2.4kShelves
18. 568 炊 A Woman Joins the Mess Hall 炊事班来了个女同志 I'm Sang Sang我系桑桑呀Modern Romance979k WordsCompleted Meng Jinzhang never imagined that a moment of kindness spent saving someone would leave him with a wife. Changpu never imagined that one day she would leave her village in such an unbelievable way, then travel farther and farther and climb higher and higher. 10.8kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
19. 569 年 Period: The Barren Beauty Is Held Close by the Cool and Aloof Military Doctor 年代：不孕美人被清冷军医拢在怀 District Twenty-Nine二十九区Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Family Life + Heartwarming] A new, beautiful woman arrived on a remote corner of the motherland’s territorial waters. As a fashion designer, Su Moyan had studied sketching, pattern making, and garment construction... But on this barren island, there were prawns aplenty and hardly any vegetables. What was she supposed to do? The soldiers were defending the nation’s borders. “Soldiers and civilians are one family,” Su Moyan told Qin Zheng. “We’ll protect you, too.” Later, even th 3.3kReads8.8Score308Shelves

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    Because it's so good, I've become a book promoter. This is the first time I've ever enthusiastically recommended a great book by Tomato.

20. 570 带 I Take My Child to the Military District to Find Their Father, and My Reformed Ex-Husband Cries as He Kisses Them 带娃上军区找爹，改造前夫被亲哭 Yi Yi咿伊Modern Romance640k WordsOngoing A college girl from the 1970s shows up at the army base pregnant, looking for the officer she abandoned, her ex-husband [She trains her husband into a military-region powerhouse + a marriage swap lets her keep her man in line + fair-skinned, beautiful heiress from a capitalist family VS the commander’s biological son, just brought back from the countryside] Xia Tao is a fair-skinned, beautiful young heiress from a capitalist family, a rare college student in this era. Her mother is scheming and 206.2kReads8.5Score20.6kShelves

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    My favorites are too many to list... There are many new ones here! Each one has its own unique characteristics.

21. 571 睁 I Opened My Eyes in a 1960s Military District and Was Kissed to Tears After Mistaking Someone for My Partner 睁眼六零军区，弄错对象被亲哭了 Yi Yi咿伊Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing She opened her eyes in the 1960s and woke up in a man's bed. After a night of rough lovemaking, she kissed him until she fainted, and got pregnant with twins in a single night. Only then did she realize she had transmigrated into a book. She had become a beautiful, wicked childhood sweetheart with fair skin, a slender figure, and a pretty face. She had gone to the military district to marry the male lead, but accidentally picked the wrong man and climbed into the wrong bed, leaving her forced to 75.3kReads8.3Score6.9kShelves
22. 572 小 The Little Psycho Has a Death Countdown Over His Head and Goes on a Rampage 小疯子头顶死亡倒计时，发疯发癫 Lu Shili鹭十里Modern Romance647k WordsCompleted [Period setting + devoted military marriage + healing] Shu Tang had just received her university acceptance letter when a countdown suddenly appeared above her head. She had a mental illness and thought she was having another episode. But when the countdown reached zero, she died suddenly... When she opened her eyes again, Shu Tang had become a little fool in the 1970s. But why was the countdown to her death still there? Wait! After she ran into that unlucky man, the countdown went up! So Shu T 19.3kReads9.1Score3kShelves
23. 573 年 An Educated Youth in the 1970s, His Little Wife Since Childhood 年代知青，自少时的小妻子 District Twenty-Nine二十九区Modern Romance371k WordsCompleted When Xu Mingzhen was thirteen, she received an old-fashioned marriage contract. The other party was a “third-generation military family” heir she had never met. What century is this? An arranged marriage? She picked up her pen and wrote back, “I don’t agree!” Then she saw his photo… handsome, poised, and radiant! Actually, good traditions deserve to be passed down! Wei Zhou didn’t learn he had a young fiancée from the countryside until he was eighteen. He wrote to test the waters, only to receiv 2.2kReads8.6Score209Shelves
24. 574 搬 She Divided Up the Family Fortune, Then Used Comments to Reel in a Commander 搬家产，资本家小姐靠弹幕钓首长 Nan Yue Zi楠月子Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage in the 1970s + On-Screen Comments + Pocket Dimension + Heiress Pursues Her Husband + Raising a Child] Xia Nianchu was once a pampered heiress, delicate and soft, extravagantly spoiled, fickle, and free to run wild without anyone keeping her in check. Then one day, the on-screen comments revealed the truth: she was merely the male lead's doomed ex-wife, a cannon-fodder character who died early in a novel. After divorcing her husband, a military officer, she would die miserably 237Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A good-looking classic period story. The female protagonist is a pampered capitalist lady, and the male protagonist is a rough guy and a military officer. The female protagonist wakes up through barrage and learns that she is the male protagonist's cannon fodder ex-wife. She is unwilling to divorce and follows the male protagonist in the army. It is addictive and good-looking. Highly recommended.

25. 575 重 Back to the Seventies: I Pledge My Life to the Nation, Not to Marriage 重回七零：此生许国，不嫁了 A Little Leisure闲情几许Modern Romance613k WordsCompleted (The ratings just opened, so a low score is normal!) Xia Qing'an is the chief designer of the Xiao-9 fighter jet. After the Battle of Xiping, this little-known aircraft makes a name for itself across China and the world overnight. Academician Xia, who has just celebrated her sixty-fifth birthday, gazes up at the cloud-piercing Xiao Yun fighter jet, decked in honors, her eyes brimming with tears. The next moment, she realizes she has returned to 1977, when she first arrived at the Lu family's h 3.5kReads8.2Score326Shelves

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    These three novels all feature female protagonists who are engaged in scientific research (¬◡¬)✧. 🌸The first novel's female protagonist is a genius chief designer of fighter jets, an airplane builder with extraordinary talent 😎 and wholeheartedly dedicated to helping her country take off. The writing is excellent. 🌸The second novel's female protagonist can even build nuclear submarines; she's a national treasure-level scientist~ 🔥The third novel's female protagonist was raised from a young age, a child prodigy, and looks like a doll—super cute and loved by everyone.

26. 576 穿 Transmigrated to 1960: Hunting to Feed My Nine Older Sisters 穿越60从打猎开始养活九个姐姐 The Blade Sees Smiling刀见笑Urban3.8M WordsOngoing [Transmigration]+ [1960s]+ [Family Life]+ [Family Bonds]+ [Building a Fortune]+ [Magic Space]+ [Spirit Pool Water]+ [Animal Companions]+ [Hunting]+ [Helping the Whole Village Get Rich]+ [No Dark or Violent Themes] After transmigrating to the 1960s, Zhang Xiaolong, once an orphan, now has grandparents, two healthy parents, and nine older sisters. Having gone from being utterly alone to the darling of his whole family, Zhang Xiaolong feels deeply loved, but also keenly aware of his great responsib 114.3kReads8.6Score7.4kShelves

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    It's a breathtaking period novel [OK] [OK] It's a very nice book, the writing is good, the plot is good, the characters are vividly drawn, the dialogues are also wonderful, the subject matter is novel, it is very interesting, I can't stop reading, I recommend it.

27. 577 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Got Rich After I Stopped Chasing Him 重生七零：不做舔狗后我暴富了 Mr. Qinglin青临先生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Lin Xiangnan married He Wenshan, she had no idea he already loved someone else. For more than a decade after their wedding, she devoted herself to serving He Wenshan and his family, working like an ox and a horse. Just when he finally brought her to live by his side and she thought her good days had begun, she was kidnapped by his rival. For the first time, the stoic man’s eyes reddened, but it was for the female comrade who had been kidnapped alongside her. As the bullet pierced her heart, 63Reads7.9Score103Shelves

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    I don't know if it's suffocating, but it's pretty good, hehe.

28. 578 胡 Nonsense! Why Can't a Capitalist Heiress Strengthen the Nation Through Science? 胡说！资本家大小姐怎么不能科研强国 Lucky Calico Cat狸花招财宝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original novel of the short drama I, the Goddess of Scientific Research, Repair Tractors in the 1950s Qu Lingyi transmigrates into the 1950s and becomes the foil to the heroine of a period novel: an unlucky heiress from a capitalist family in Gusu. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s landed in a nightmare from the start. Her scumbag live-in son-in-law of a father plans to flee to Hong Kong with his illegitimate children, leaving her behind to take the fall. Her childhood sweetheart swears he’ll 17.3kReads8.1Score2.2kShelves
29. 579 海 Army Life on an Island: My Community Group-Buying Business Is Booming 海岛随军：我的社区团购卖爆了 Hashimoto's Hyperthyroidism Won't Make Me Lose Weight桥本氏甲亢不会瘦Modern Romance959k WordsOngoing [Marriage First, Love Later + Scheming, Devoted Battalion Commander × Sharp-Witted, Money-Savvy Army Wife + Off-the-Charts Sweetness + Shore Foraging and Treasure Hunting + Making a Fortune + System + Face-Slapping Idiots] Since the heroine is a local, the first three chapters are a slow burn. The pace picks up from Chapter Four, so feel free to skip ahead. Jiang Ruoyan was known as the textile factory’s beauty. Her good looks had attracted the relentless pursuit of the son of the Revolutionary 20.6kReads8.0Score3.4kShelves
30. 580 穿 Transmigrated as a Side Character, Doomed to an Empty Marriage? I Flipped the Table and Remarried 穿成炮灰守空房？掀翻桌子改嫁 Qian Bao'er谦宝儿Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted Xu Zhixia transmigrates into a book, becoming a cannon-fodder character in the 1980s whose purpose is to highlight the heroine’s kindness and virtue. After her husband “dies,” her mother-in-law schemes to marry her off to a widower with a violent streak. Just as she’s beaten half to death, she meets the kind and virtuous heroine. After that, she willingly works herself to the bone for the Lu family for the rest of her life. Only after she’s past fifty does she learn that her supposedly dead husb 3.5kReads8.2Score404Shelves
31. 581 胎 Born into the 1970s: I Make My Whole Family Rich Through Studying 胎穿七零：我靠读书带全家致富 Mao Mao猫芼Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing (I Just Want to Slack Off, but They Call Me a Genius) (Period Piece + Academic Prodigy + Strengthening the Nation + System + No Romance + Cozy Daily Life + Lighthearted Comedy + Pure Wish Fulfillment) After Chen Wang died, he was reborn as the Chen family's only dim-witted grandson. With four older female cousins, the two elders of the Chen family doted on him like a precious treasure, giving him the best of everything. Chen Wang thought he could spend this life slacking off. Who could have gues 154.5kReads9.0Score14.2kShelves
32. 582 团 The Beloved Little One Takes Her Capitalist Mother Along to Join the Army 团宠崽崽带资本家小姐亲妈去随军 Magpie Branch鹊枝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The moment the genius girl Panpan opened her eyes, she realized she had transmigrated into a novel set in a bygone era, becoming the doomed baby daughter of a doomed capitalist heiress. In the original story, her mother, Zhu Yunshu, would soon be framed, divorce her father, and then be manipulated by her step-grandfather into going to the countryside, after he took off with the family's vast fortune. Panpan herself would also be slandered as a bastard and die a miserable death. What a catastroph 8.4kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
33. 583 躲 So What If You Hid for Five Years? The Commander Still Has You Wrapped Around His Finger 躲了五年又如何，首长又被拿捏了 Flowing Clouds, Purple Journey流云行紫Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted [Period setting + fake siblings + the hero is a stubborn coward at first + Marriage Before Love + groveling chase + a straight man's change of heart] Fu Chenzhou is the feared devil of the military camp in the Northwest, impervious to bullets and blades, cold-hearted and emotionless. Except when it comes to Qin Moyu, for whom he falls completely and utterly. She is the “younger sister” he has raised and doted on, but when she turns fifteen, he develops feelings for her that he shouldn't have. He 3.2kReads—Score255Shelves

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    The emotional entanglement between childhood sweethearts is really sweet and touching.

34. 584 神 The Gods Granted Me Three Wishes, Then I Was Reborn 神明送我三个愿望后，我重生了 Feng Anlan风安澜Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Reborn + sweet romance + good luck + age gap] After a chance encounter with a mysterious deity, Nan Xi gets three wishes and goes straight from being a thirty-year-old office worker back to infancy, beginning a reborn life where everything goes her way! She wishes for her parents to move to the capital to start a business and 15.7kReads8.5Score2.4kShelves
35. 585 身 Wearing a Period Novel: The Cunning, Scheming Man Has Me Wrapped Around His Finger 身穿年代文：被心机腹黑男拿捏了 Du Huancheng渡浣辰Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [The protagonist has no System or golden finger; transmigrates into a book in her own body; a touch of ensemble cast; sweet romance; both are each other’s first and only; love at first sight; imperfect characters, each with their own flaws] [Fair-skinned, beautiful heiress VS deep-thinking, calculating man] Most likely, it’s a story about two people who look like a perfect match but aren’t in sync at heart: he’s after a man with a great body and impressive abilities, while she’s after a man with 15.6kReads8.4Score917Shelves

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    🗽The female lead is a rich young lady, and the male lead is a bureau chief with an extremely powerful family background. He is attracted to her at first sight, but he knows that she is different from others and that her temperament is completely out of place in this era. He coaxes her into marrying him and puts her by his side for the time being, and he dotes on her.

36. 586 作 Finicky Rich Girl Brings Her Farm to the 1970s and Takes It Easy 作精白富美携农场在七零摆烂 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Pocket Dimension + Goofy Comedy + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Feel-Good Story + Putting Scumbags in Their Place) The heroine doesn’t dabble in the black market or do farm work, and she has only the tiniest bit of conscience. The hero and heroine both speak their minds. There are no misunderstandings or love rivals. This is a fictional world, so please don’t compare it to real history! Su Qingci, a rich beauty who runs a farm in the modern era, gets sent to the 18.2kReads9.2Score2kShelves

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    I have to take out the good books I have read. Don't miss a single page and you won't feel bored.

37. 587 七 The 1970s: The Little Fox Cub Is Looking for His Dad Online 七零：小狐狸崽在线找爹 Whatever Works随便都行吧Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing In the age of declining magic, spiritual energy has dried up, and the ancient nine-tailed fox Tu Shan Yao is on the verge of death. Four-year-old divine beast cub Xiaobao clenches his little fists and drags his sickly, blood-spitting mother thousands of miles to find his father. Amnesiac special forces commander Huo Yunzheng looks at the mother and child and falls into deep self-doubt: “I've been single my whole life for 26 years. Where did this wife and child come from?!” He thinks they're just 466.6kReads9.3Score47.8kShelves
38. 588 替 Take My Cousin's Place in the Countryside? I'll Empty the Whole Family's Ancestral Tombs and Dance 替堂妹下乡？搬空全家祖坟蹦迪 God of Wealth's Dark Moonlight财神黑月光Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn revenge + making money and causing trouble + born to stir up chaos] In her previous life, Ruan Xianxian took her cousin's place in the countryside, then returned to the city and married the fiancé her cousin no longer wanted. She thought she'd found salvation, but what awaited her was endless patience and scheming. A heartless grandfather, a cousin who stole her golden finger, and a husband who outsourced his affection made for one bizarre family. Only when a speeding tr 44.3kReads9.0Score3.7kShelves
39. 589 七 Trading Lives in the Seventies: The Occult Master Tears the Fake Heiress Apart 七零换命：玄学大佬手撕假千金 Sword Sect Mango剑宗mangoModern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (The rating is low because it was just released.) Period setting X revenge X pocket dimension X feel-good story X fake and real heiresses X putting villains in their place X mystery X fantasy. “Shen Qingshuang, your worthless life is meant to take the fall for me!” Shen Bailu sneered as Auntie Zhou placed a snake parasite against her heart. Reborn just half a month before the turning point in her fate, Shen Qingshuang had her pocket dimension at her fingertips and the plot in her head. When the 6.4kReads8.4Score832Shelves

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    A reincarnation story set in a bygone era. The female protagonist is lucid and clear-headed. The plot is fast-paced and engaging, with a cast of villains. No saintly characters; fight if you dare! [Making faces][Making faces][Making faces][Making faces][Making faces]

40. 590 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 27.1kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves
41. 591 穿 Transmigrated to 1970, Suddenly a Mom of Nine 穿越1970，喜当9个孩子的妈 A Cha in the Misty Rain阿茶烟雨Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Main characters: Zhao Wenting and Li Sixi [Period Setting + Information System + Transmigrate + Everyday Family Life] Zhao Wenting has transmigrated. There’s one piece of good news and one piece of bad news. The good news: she has a golden finger, an Information System. The bad news: she has nine kids from the start, more than the Calabash Brothers. Looking at the three children who are about to be sent to the countryside, Zhao Wenting rolls up her sleeves and starts toughening them up. As a res 18.1kReads8.3Score1.3kShelves
42. 592 疯 My Unhinged Wife Is a Little Pig 疯批媳妇儿是小猪 Shi Qibao十柒宝Modern Romance257k WordsOngoing [Childhood Friends] [Loyal Dog] [Unhinged] [Wife-Obsessed Protector] He Pingye was knocked silly, and became both crazy and domineering. But nobody knew he had simply been reborn. In his previous life, he died horribly. His soul drifted without a home as he watched the "little pig" he had personally cared for and protected for twenty years, his little moon, sacrifice her freedom and lose the use of her legs for dancing in order to avenge him. She endured everything in silence, suffering one humi 3.6kReads—Score209Shelves

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    Check out this new book! Set in the early 1990s, it's a wildly sweet and romantic comedy with delicate writing. [Learned something new]

43. 593 逼 You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡？科研军嫂搬空你全家 Huihui Cat茴茴猫Modern Romance7.6M WordsOngoing [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af 123.7kReads9.4Score10.2kShelves

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    A powerful female psychic transmigrates into a cannon fodder character in a period novel, defeating the protagonist with unparalleled luck while simultaneously seducing a cold, aloof, and childless military commander. A bizarre combination of spatial abilities, patriotism, and military marriage!

44. 594 重 Back to 1982: Casting Nets to Save the Village Belle and Make the Whole Village Rich 重回82：撒网救村花带全村致富 Seeing a Dragon on Mount Nan南山见龙Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Back at the age of twenty, he's known throughout the village as a no-good loafer. But no one knows he's returned carrying the regrets and memories of his previous life. He catches and sells fish, hunts in the mountains, and earns his first fortune through hard work. Before the flood hits, he even issues an early warning and organizes an evacuation, saving countless lives. From the village to the county, from small-time trading to grand strategies... In this life, he won't just clear his name. He 26kReads8.3Score2.1kShelves

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    No system, no spatial limitations, no rare items, but the writing is superb.

45. 595 四 Siheyuan: The Glorious Years of Xiangdong 四合院：向东的火红岁月 Fengtian Tofu Soup奉天豆腐汤Male-Channel Fanfiction2.4M WordsCompleted In the late 1950s, Xiang Dong unexpectedly received news that his second uncle had died in the line of duty. On the way to the capital, Xiang Dong, a college student from a later era who was used to being worked to the bone, took over his body. It was only after moving into the lucky No. 95 courtyard on Nanguluo Lane that Xiang Dong awakened his spatial ability. See how Xiang Dong grows step by step in this vibrant era, and how he gradually beats Yi Zhonghai until his old back gives out... (P.S. 33kReads6.8Score1.9kShelves

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    This protagonist is greedy, lustful, and loves women. [Facepalm]

46. 596 七 A Sweet Military Marriage in the 1970s, with a Stoic Officer Who Craves Her Every Day 七零军婚甜如蜜，冷面军官日日馋 Picking the Moon and Making It Poetry摘月成诗Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + high-maintenance heroine + raising kids + military marriage + marriage before love + devoted couple] When Lin Jiaojiao opens her eyes, she's become the doomed mother of the future villain in a novel set in a bygone era! She only gets to live through the first three chapters of the book?! The original owner was lazy and troublesome, and all she wanted was to return to the city. According to the original plot, tonight she'd sneak off to the woods with a pretty-boy educ 2.1kReads8.0Score173Shelves
47. 597 荒 Following the Army in a Famine Year, I Stockpile Goods with a Group-Buying App and Win by Taking It Easy 荒年随军，靠团购APP囤货躺赢 Dream Freely自由入梦Modern Romance996k WordsOngoing [The comic adaptation of Transmigrate into a Book in the 1960s: I Stockpile Food with Three Kids to Survive the Famine is now available. Come watch!] [The 1950s and 1960s + group-buying app + military wife raising kids + stockpiling for famine] Chen Fang unexpectedly dies of a sudden heart attack and transmigrates into the notorious lazy wife in a period novel's military compound. The original owner was too lazy to cook. The rice jar was emptier than her face was clean, her twin daughters were 56.9kReads8.4Score7.7kShelves
48. 598 冻 Frozen to Death Under a Bridge, I Was Reborn and Cut Off My Entire Family 冻毙桥洞重生后，我六亲不认 Sword Sect Mango剑宗mangoModern Romance755k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, so it’s relatively low.) [Fierce, stylish reborn old woman × a cast of villains × face-slapping × historical era × revenge × no romance × pocket dimension] “Smack!” She’d just been reborn when her husband’s slap, along with a spray of spit, struck her face. In her previous life, she froze to death under a bridge, with no one to claim her body. This time, armed with a pocket dimension, she won’t spare even her closest relatives! Her husband faked his death and ran off w 4.9kReads7.5Score365Shelves
49. 599 六 The Happy Life of a Railway Compound in the 1960s 六零：铁路家属院的美满生活 Dozing Off打瞌睡呢Modern Romance932k WordsOngoing The rating just opened and will rise! [Strong, tragic, prison-boss male lead × beautiful, easygoing female writer] [No rural relocation + no black market + everyday family life + mutual healing + sweet romance] What does a life of wealth and glory in my next life have to do with this one? Lin Xia was a modern web novelist and short-form comic artist with tens of thousands of followers. An accident blew her and her whole home to smithereens. When offered a chance to drink Granny Meng's soup and b 145.3kReads9.0Score17.3kShelves
50. 600 穿 The Transmigrated Cannon Fodder's Life as an Educated Youth 穿书炮灰的知青日常 Wu Zhe Who Loves Beiling Meatballs爱吃北岭丸子的吴哲Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + no black-market trips + devoted couple + pocket dimension + special abilities] Ling Yunyue wakes up as a minor character, a young educated youth about to be sent to the countryside. She snaps to her senses and quickly starts stockpiling supplies, determined to keep her distance from the male and female leads. But she accidentally runs into another minor character. Huh? Why is this one so different from the book's description? Zou Sikang never imagined that after blowi 14.1kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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