A Period-Era Story So Good It’ll Take Your Breath Away 好看到窒息的年代文

1. 601 穿 After Becoming the Mother of the Villainess in a Comparison Story 穿成对照组女配的亲妈后 Li Jiujie李九戒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Period military romance + transmigrate into a book + slow-burn + contrast character + raising a child + sweet romance + food + space spring) After waking up from a car accident, Lin Zhilan found herself in the novel The Fortunate Wife of the 1980s, as the mother of the contrast character, a supporting female lead. The original owner was stunningly beautiful and alluring, but unfortunately, she was a widow. Her outstanding looks and timid personality made men covet her and women curse her. “ 110.5kReads8.7Score15kShelves

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   This is a really good book. It's a slow-burn, long-term story about raising a child. The male lead is obsessed with his wife and dotes on her. The baby is super cute.

2. 602 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 16.8kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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   These books all have good plots and writing styles.

3. 603 七 The 1970s: I Became the Military Romance Heroine's Biological Younger Sister 七零：我成了军婚女主的亲妹妹 Jiaqi佳奇Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Jiang Caixuan transmigrated into a military-marriage novel set in the Seventies. After being reborn, the heroine vowed never to repeat the mistakes of her past. So she acted first and arranged with her gentle mother to take over the family job. She also became involved with a military officer who had lost his wife and was raising a child. After weathering a series of trials and tribulations, the two lived happily together. But Jiang Caixuan looked at her original self, whose health had been poor 9.1kReads7.2Score701Shelves

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   I don't know if it's suffocating or not, but these three are period novels I've read recently, all time-travel type. The first one's female lead's family situation is quite suffocating. The second one's female lead doesn't go to the countryside and has supernatural abilities. The third one's female lead doesn't have a son and has always raised her cousin, but later her eldest sister marries into the family and their situation starts to improve.

4. 604 星 A Starfaring Big Shot Cultivates Immortality in a Period Novel 星际大佬在年代文里修仙 Dwarf Lettuce矮脚生菜Modern Romance609k WordsCompleted Song Song, a notorious troublemaker among the stars, was poisoned by her subordinates while injured and unconscious. The poison had no cure and would destroy her mental powers. Desperate to ease the pain, she accidentally overdosed. Her soul transmigrated into the body of a dying young woman named Song Song in Blue Star's 1960s. She was dead, but her revenge was unfinished. Song Song swore she would return to the stars one day and kill her enemies with her own hands. Now that she'd taken over th 1.1kReads8.7Score101Shelves
5. 605 八 Marrying into a Second-Generation Family in the ’80s, the Sweet Girl and Her Husband Win by Doing Nothing 八零嫁二代，乖乖女带夫躺赢了 Xia Wenchan夏闻蝉Modern Romance556k WordsCompleted The rating has only just been posted, so please don’t mind it. [Everyday life in the 1970s + devoted husband + slow-burn romance + career + future tycoon] Practical good girl X haughty young rascal Ye Jingshu’s cousin, Meng Xiaomin, secretly took Ye Jingshu’s betrothal token and went to the army camp, where she married Ye Jingshu’s officer fiancé. His family insisted on finding Ye Jingshu another husband to make up for it. So Ye Jingshu went on a blind date with the officer’s cousin, a notorious 6.6kReads7.1Score573Shelves
6. 606 换 A Marriage Swap! The Soft, Sweet Wife Left Dazed by a Rough-Hewn Man 换亲！被糙汉亲懵的白软甜妻 Hot-Tempered Persimmon暴躁柿子Modern Romance370k WordsCompleted [Period setting + marriage before love + secret love turns mutual + older man + size difference + slow-burn romance + earnest striving] ★ Sweet, gentle village schoolteacher x taciturn, lustful, stern, rugged hunter Qiao Qingyan’s stepsister seduces her fiancé, and Qingyan unexpectedly discovers that she can hear her stepsister’s vicious inner thoughts. If she refuses to take her stepsister’s place and marry into the Xiao family, will they sell her to a disgusting old bachelor? Desperate to esca 60.9kReads8.7Score5.1kShelves
7. 607 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s and Became the Village Barefoot Doctor 穿越六零，我成了村里的赤脚医生 Tomato洋柿子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + farming + military doctor + golden finger + everyday family life + building a career + no romance + adorable pets] Tian Cai has transmigrated. It started when she rescued a girl injured in a chain-reaction car accident. The fuel tank exploded soon after, and she lost consciousness. When she came to, she found herself in the 1960s. Forced by poverty, Tian Cai put her limited medical skills to use as a barefoot doctor. To avoid getting caught up in a medical malpractice case, she 4.9kReads9.2Score595Shelves
8. 608 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, My Sons' Golden Fingers Merged with Mine 穿书后我和儿子们的金手指合并了 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 35.2kReads9.4Score5.1kShelves
9. 609 随 Moving into the Military Compound: A Stunning Beauty Arrives at the Commander’s Home 随军住大院：首长家来了个大美人 Yang Yichen杨奕宸Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Alternate-history era + military marriage + reborn + strong heroine + devoted husband) Ace agent Yun Bei dies unexpectedly, only to open her eyes in the 1970s as Yun Bei, an orphan from Haishi living with her uncle’s family. By then, her cousin has stolen her job, leaving her with two choices: go to the countryside or get married. Yun Bei can handle hardship, but she can’t do farm work. So she packs her bags and resolutely sets off on a thousand-mile journey to find a husband. Si Nanzhao, servi 7.6kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves

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   💥A female spy is reborn in the 1970s and faces a major crisis. Unable to do farm work and having her job taken away, she's faced with the choice of either going to the countryside or getting married. She decisively seeks a husband, only to bump into a "unmarried" military officer. But a month later, the plot takes a dramatic turn, and her military marriage and doting husband story is incredibly captivating! Come and see!

10. 610 从 From the Apocalypse to the 1970s: With You, Every Day Is Sunny 从末世到七零：有你便是晴天 Xiao Feng Mo Yu萧风墨雨Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Set in the 1970s + transmigration + portable space + super strength + devoted couple + sweet romance + feel-good power fantasy) Mo Yu struggled to survive for ten years in the apocalypse, going from a clueless girl fresh out of school to someone equipped with all the skills needed to stay alive. Could all that hardship really be summed up in a single word? After transmigrating one day, all she wanted was to lie back and enjoy life. Little did she know, her predecessor had been entrusted with a 14.1kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
11. 611 穿 Transmigrating to a Bygone Era: I Can Understand Animals 穿越年代，我能听懂动物说话 Mengmeng Wanwan萌萌晚晚Modern Romance561k WordsOngoing After being born into another era, Tian Qianqian discovers that she can understand animals. She uses this ability to get a job at the supply and marketing cooperative and avoid being sent to the countryside. Later, she is introduced to the serviceman Li Yunxiao for a blind date. After they marry, Tian Qianqian uses her ability to help her husband, and eventually becomes a proud servicemember herself. 62Reads6.4Score—Shelves
12. 612 穿 The Book Transmigrator Gets a Waist-Hugging Flirt from the Army's Toughest Man 穿书女配被全军第一硬汉搂腰撩 Deep in the Hedgerow篱落深深Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jian Yuelan had transmigrated into a book years ago, but the plot only kicked in after she followed the army to an island! Good news: sweet romance and a happy ending. Bad news: she and the second male lead were killed off early. A sweet, doting marriage in the 1970s? That’s all complete bullshit! Every character was just there to pave the way for the male and female leads to ascend! With no plot to follow, Jian Yuelan created her own, racking her brains to change her fate. Fortunately, her man 12.9kReads9.3Score896Shelves
13. 613 六 The Sixties: Newlywed from the Start 六十年代：开局就是新婚 Zhi Yu 1014栀虞1014Modern Romance610k WordsCompleted [Period novel + everyday family life + devoted hero and heroine enjoying a peaceful life together + low-conflict + daily spectatorship + no saintly heroine] As a Chinese teacher at a technical secondary school, Wen Nuan enjoyed a happy routine, working from eight in the morning to five in the evening, with the occasional evening class. She didn’t have to worry about grades or deal with any teaching pressure. Sure, the students were a little unruly and getting all their homework collected was a b 21.6kReads8.8Score931Shelves
14. 614 六 The Siheyuan Compound in the 1960s: I'm Eight, but I Have Twenty Years of Work Experience? 六零大杂院，我八岁二十年工龄？ Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Reborn] [Big Courtyard] [Comedy] [A Kid with an Adult's Mind] [Everyday Warmth] [Leisurely Days] [Over-the-Quota Family] [Space] (The story has progressed into the 1970s.) What can you do after waking up in 1960, an era of shortages and hunger? Baogen says that as long as you have the right mindset, nothing is impossible. First, he needs to get his hands on six stripes. The story begins at the big courtyard at No. 67, Little Suzhou Alley, just one street away from Nanluoguxiang. An old 24.6kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves

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15. 615 军 1970s Military Marriage: The Capitalist Heiress Has a Spirit Spring Space 军婚七零，资本大小姐有灵泉空间 Jin Huohuo o金火火oModern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Period Setting] [Educated Youth] [Stockpiling] [Alternate World] [Stunning Heiress] [Violence] [Pocket Dimension] [Pure Wish Fulfillment] [Everyone’s Darling] [Face-Slapping and Putting Scumbags in Their Place] Jiang Zhitong had been venting online after someone doxxed her, and suddenly she became fabulously rich overnight! Not only did she gain a fortune worth hundreds of millions, she also unexpectedly awakened a Spirit Spring Dimension. With her identity laid bare, she worried her vast wealt 37.3kReads8.0Score5.9kShelves

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    Highly recommended, it's really, really, really good!

16. 616 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I'm Rich! 重生六零：我暴富啦！ Pure Sugar纯洁的糖Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [System + farming] Xu Jiujiu, a 35-year-old homebody, opens her eyes and finds herself inside a period novel she once read. But why is her family the foil to the heroine in this story? Thinking of what happens to the three sisters in the original novel, Xu Jiujiu is completely dumbfounded. Luckily, she has a life System with her, and the beginner’s gift pack includes a personal space. If she wants to eat and drink well in the 1960s, Xu Jiujiu has no choice but to get moving! She completes quests 11.1kReads8.2Score1kShelves
17. 617 谢 Did Xie Hongmei Pull Off Playing Dumb Today? 谢红梅今天装傻成功了吗 Tomatoes Are Redder Than Red西红柿红又红Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [The rating just came in, but I’m confident it’ll rise!] [Period setting x devoted husband x family life x lie flat x rugged man x adorable child] Xie Hongmei was planning to retire once she’d saved up a million yuan. Just one second before she could finally lie flat, she was caught in an elevator accident and transmigrated to 1972. Life in the northwest in 1972 was really hard. But she was a fool, so she had food and drink and didn’t have to do a thing. They fed her every meal and dressed her, 4.3kReads8.6Score654Shelves
18. 618 易 Born Fertile! The Celibate Tycoon’s Wife Is Pregnant Again 易孕体质！禁欲大佬你媳妇又怀了 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance525k WordsCompleted [Devoted to each other + family squabbles + sweet romance + raising a child + military life on a seaside island + troublemakers + good-pregnancy System + stunning, delicate beauty vs. abstinent pilot] Only after Ji Yanshu dies does she learn that she had been living in a novel set in a bygone era. She was the male lead’s first wife, who died young. The heroine is a capitalist’s daughter sent down to the countryside. Not wanting to suffer, she chooses to become someone’s stepmother. The capitalis 26.1kReads8.4Score2.4kShelves
19. 619 千 I Traveled a Thousand Miles to Join My Husband, Only to Be Rejected? The Military Wife Is So Capable, the Nation Has Its Eye on Her 千里奔夫被嫌？军嫂太强国家盯上 Sweet Blossoms on Brocade锦上甜花Modern Romance800k WordsOngoing [Romance] [Military Marriage] [Agricultural Research] [Pride and Prejudice] Renowned agricultural scientist Lin Hongying has become a country girl who traveled a thousand miles to join the army and seek refuge with her fiancé. She is dressed in rags, gaunt and sallow, and seems both unsophisticated and uneducated. Everyone tells her arranged marriages never bring happiness. Everyone looks down on her and despises her. Look down on her? Despise her? So what? She has a heart full of ambition to 6.6kReads9.3Score468Shelves
20. 620 替 Six Years as a Substitute Was Enough: Reborn, I’d Rather Die Than Marry Him 替身六年当够了：重生死也不嫁了 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance656k WordsCompleted Era, rebirth, raising a child, substitute romance, career, double substitutes In her previous life, her daughter was pushed into the water by the son of her husband's childhood sweetheart and drowned! Her husband ruled it an accidental fall and closed the case. Qiao Nian was so furious she died. Only after her death did she learn that she had spent six years as a substitute for her military officer husband's childhood sweetheart! When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to six years earl 12.8kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves

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    🍒🍒The military officer husband loved his "white moonlight" (a term of endearment for a woman who is unattainable in love). In his past life, his daughter was pushed into the water and drowned by her son. To protect her and their child, he hastily closed the case as an accidental fall. Only after her death did he realize that she had spent her entire life working like a slave, merely a substitute nanny. Reborn back to the time when her daughter was still alive, the female protagonist decisively divorced him and took the child with her.

21. 621 恶 The Villainess Steals Opportunities Through On-Screen Comments and Becomes a Good Person 恶毒女配靠弹幕抢机缘竟成大好人 Dreaming Another Hundred Thousand梦更十万Modern Romance318k WordsCompleted [1990s + System with scrolling comments + snatching opportunities + comeback + selfish woman who somehow becomes a great person] A feel-good story. The original heroine is not villainized. . Qiu Mingyan is dating Chun Ming and plans to marry him. Then she accidentally sleeps with Dong Qingwang, the educated but sleazy neighbor of the Chun family! She awakens a System with scrolling comments. [In ten years, Dong Qingwang will be the richest man in the city!] Qiu Mingyan: Get the marriage license! 610Reads6.2Score107Shelves
22. 622 挺 She Joined the Army with a Big Baby Bump and Dazzled the Entire Family Compound 挺孕肚去随军，她惊艳整个家属院 A Few Days of Spring Chill几日春寒Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (She joins her husband’s army while heavily pregnant and amazes the entire military compound) Song Jinyue, a brilliant scientific researcher, transmigrates to the 1970s after a car accident. When she opens her eyes, she’s suddenly married after a whirlwind wedding, with a baby on the way. Outside, her older brother and sister-in-law are fighting over the letter that just arrived, ordering her to join her husband at his army post. To avoid getting her brother into trouble, Song Jinyue decides 22.8kReads8.0Score2.1kShelves
23. 623 恶 My Vicious Ex-Wife Flips the Table and Marries the Male Lead's Brother 恶毒前妻掀桌，改嫁男主他哥 Er Jiu耳九Modern Romance305k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + easily pregnant with triplets + devoted romance + feel-good face-slapping + lucky pocket dimension + male rival regrets losing her] A fiery-tempered beauty versus a cold, fatherly military officer. Jiang Shiyuan, a miraculous doctor, transmigrates into a book and becomes the male lead's wicked ex-wife. The story says the ex-wife was wicked in every way, infertile, promiscuous, and having an affair with the male lead's cousin. Looking at the man in bed, Jiang Shiyuan, who has tra 5.8kReads8.1Score735Shelves
24. 624 穿 Transmigrated into a 1970s Book: With My Over-the-Top Crazy Vibe, I'll Drag Out This Marriage Until You Die 穿书七零：超强癫感婚不离拖死你 A Wisteria Vine一支藤萝Modern Romance630k WordsCompleted Tong Fan was eager to keep up with the times, so she transmigrated into a novel set in the past. In the resource-scarce 1970s, she became the first wife of the male lead, Wei Tianming, in an arranged marriage. According to the plot, she received divorce papers and, unwilling to accept it, went to the city with a big belly to find her husband, who worked far from home and rarely came back. But he was determined to divorce her. Unable to bear it, she hanged herself, taking both her life and her 11kReads8.3Score605Shelves
25. 625 七 1970s Storage Space: The Sweet Young Intellectual Makes the Rugged Man’s Heart Race 七零空间：娇娇知青撩得糙汉心颤 Shen Jingbing沈晶冰Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted [Reborn + magic space + sweet romance + beautiful, wealthy young intellectual sent to the countryside + rugged country man + she pursues him] In her previous life, Song Ziyao was blind to the truth and foolishly trusted the wrong people, letting herself be used completely. It wasn't until she married Tan Jinhe at forty that her life finally became vivid and bright. Reborn, she skips straight past all the wrong turns and heads to the countryside to find Tan Jinhe. Who would have guessed that Tan 16.5kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves

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    🌱🌱In her past life, the female protagonist was blind and easily manipulated, only finding happiness at forty after marrying Tan Jinhe. Reborn, she immediately went to the countryside to find Tan Jinhe. She initially thought he was a pitiful man struggling to survive, but he turned out to be a tall, strong, and rugged man. After their marriage, Song Ziyao was astonished by the man's physical strength!

26. 626 梦 Back to the 1970s: My Family Has a Mythical Beast 梦回七零，家有神兽 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance727k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Transmigration + Space + Spirit Spring + Raising Children + Healing + Marriage First, Love Later] A 1990s TV drama called Debt of Sin was the source of Yu Yin’s nightmares, and its theme song left an especially deep mark on her. Yu Yin’s childhood was filled with her parents’ arguments and the crashing sound of things being smashed. When she was young, her parents divorced, and she became a burden neither of them wanted. Once she was an adult, they both tried to meddle in her l 8.4kReads9.2Score455Shelves
27. 627 灵 Spirit Spring Space: In a Year of Famine, I Take the Kids to Find Their Commander Father and Reunite 灵泉空间，荒年带娃找首长爹认亲 Xuanji Bright Moon璇玑明月Modern Romance2.2M WordsOngoing [1960s + military marriage and joining the army + spiritual spring space + devoted couple + transmigration and rebirth, turning the tables + punishing scoundrels + marriage first, love later + becoming beautiful and strong + cooking and raising children + real heiress + medical skills] Her adoptive mother pushed her into the water, and she played along with the act, swindling a military officer into becoming her husband. After they married, she lived at her parents' home for years and gave all t 106.8kReads8.5Score9.4kShelves
28. 628 1 The Road to Development in the Fiery Red Era of 1949 1949火红年代的建设之路 The End of the Primordial World洪荒世界的尽头Urban1.5M WordsCompleted A new book. The System barely features and is hardly mentioned after Chapter 45. Same title: “1945: Wounded, Transferred to Civilian Life, Then Back to Fight America” In 1949, after Beiping is liberated, he is transferred to become the county magistrate of Changping. A modern soul with a degree in urban and rural planning from a top university collides with an old land laid waste: With the people's livelihoods in tatters, he builds water conservancy projects and takes on the thousand-year-old s 14.4kReads8.7Score590Shelves
29. 629 重 Reborn in the 1990s: Life for the Children Left Behind 重生九零之留守子女日常 Ningning Has Years柠柠有年Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + family life + a touch of ensemble cast + devoted couple in this life + no golden finger + reborn + everyday life] Granny Zhao was reborn. In her previous life, she was disfigured that year and became so insecure that her family gave up on her. She dropped out of school and took a job, only to be looked down on. Her marriage was troubled, her work went badly, and her life was full of hardship. In her old age, she was even thrown out of her home. Fortunately, she returned to the 3.4kReads8.2Score317Shelves
30. 630 军 A Sweet Southern Girl Arrives at the Military Compound 军区大院来了一个南方乖乖女 Yan He闫河Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 1970s setting + sweet, well-behaved girl from the south + rugged, paternal northern man + height and build difference + 11-year age gap + sweet romance Qiao Lanshu comes from a family of two state-sector employees in a provincial capital in the south. She is quiet and well-behaved, with a pretty face, and her family worries about sending her to the countryside. So her parents put a marriage certificate in her hands, send her off on a train, and dispatch her thousands of kilometers north to find 67.3kReads8.4Score5.9kShelves
31. 631 李 Li Ergou and the Landlord’s Women 李二狗和地主家的女人们 Cat Winter Melon猫冬瓜Urban1.8M WordsOngoing (Good news! The comic drama adapted from this novel, The Courtyard of War, is now online. Check it out!) Li Ergou is a penniless nobody who happens to enter a landlord’s manor. Through a twist of fate, he becomes its steward and gets caught up in a number of stories with the landlord’s women. After the landlord dies, Li Ergou becomes the manor’s de facto master. He actively supports land reform, leads everyone in fighting the Japanese invaders and rooting out traitors, and throws his support beh 40kReads8.2Score2.4kShelves

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    If you're looking for some entertainment after a meal, Li Ergou will definitely make you happy. I guarantee it in Li Ergou's name!

32. 632 七 The 1970s' Cannon-Fodder Little Sister-in-Law Becomes a Secretary at the Textile Mill 七零炮灰小姑子，纺织厂里当秘书 Cilantro Doesn't Eat Fish Mint香菜不吃折耳根呀Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [The rating just came in, but it’ll rise later] [Career-focused, with romance on the side] [Period] [Beautiful heroine] [Family squabbles] [Factory promotions] [Face-slapping the worst of the worst] [Building a career] [Male lead appears later] Transmigrating into a textile mill in the 1970s, Su Lan declares: “I’ll put every troublemaker in their place!” Going to the countryside? Never happening! Trying to steal her assigned spot? No way. As long as it’s in my hands, you’ll never get it. Trying 36.7kReads8.6Score2.3kShelves

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    Absolutely what you've been looking for [kiss] – a steady, gradual rise to power.

33. 633 废 The Ruthless Wasteland Lotus's Sign-In Diary in the 1970s 废土黑心莲在七零的签到日常 Hashimoto's Hyperthyroidism Won't Make Me Lose Weight桥本氏甲亢不会瘦Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted [Period setting + born into the era + sign-in System + pocket dimension + sweet romance + face-slapping and scum punishment + joining the military + medical expert] [Sweet-talking master of deception with a dark side × stone-faced military officer who can spot a lie | purely spiritual, adorable companion] Jiang Fan is born into a 1970s period novel as a short-lived supporting character abused by her whole family. After awakening memories of a post-apocalyptic wasteland, she binds herself to the 130Reads6.1Score—Shelves
34. 634 穿 I Transmigrated into a Period Novel, and I'm Not Following the Plot 穿进年代文我不走剧情 Mango Jam Jam芒果酱酱Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Shen Shuyu may be the most unfortunate transmigrator ever. She’d just won the lottery and hadn’t even had a chance to collect her winnings when she kicked the bucket from excitement. When she opened her eyes, she discovered she’d transmigrated into a book. There was no suspense: the body she’d transmigrated into was, of course, that of the vicious female antagonist. The heroine, Shen Xue, was her cousin. Beautiful and kindhearted, hardworking and capable, she was the village’s most admired young 105.7kReads8.4Score11.1kShelves

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    Book 1: When the transmigrated female supporting character doesn't save the original male lead, the original female lead not only saves him but also makes grand promises to herself and jumps into the trap. From then on, the cousin gets ahead by "acting crazy and making grand promises." I really love the original female lead's mother, "Aunt Liu," later on, haha, I laugh every time I read it! [Masterpiece by Que Shi][Masterpiece by Que Shi][Masterpiece by Que Shi] Book 2: The male lead in this book has a cheat ability. The female lead, a former educated youth returning to the city, dumps her engagement, and is immediately kidnapped by the male lead, without even unpacking her luggage, haha! [Masterpiece by Que Shi][Masterpiece by Que Shi][Masterpiece by Que Shi]

35. 635 六 The 1960s: The Little Kid Who Gave the Heroine a Space Is Done with It 六零，送女主空间的小崽崽不干了 Clear Breeze of a Thousand Years千载清风Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When she opens her eyes, Miao Qing has become a random supporting character in a period novel. The scene is about to shower the heroine with gifts and hand her a golden finger, but Miao Qing kicks off a life completely different from the plot with a loud, piercing wail. Who would have guessed that after she'd just finished training her underlings, Miao Qing would suddenly learn that the commune she's in is called Hongqi Commune, with Qingshan Brigade, Hongxing Brigade, and Kaoshantun Brigade nea 15kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
36. 636 穿 Transmigrating into a Period Novel About Frenemies? The Hidden Big Shot Is Addicted to Spoiling Her 穿进敌蜜年代文？隐藏大佬宠成瘾 I Dream of Writing a Masterpiece做梦都想写精品Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted [Pocket Dimension]+ [Getting Pregnant Before Marriage]+ [Powerful Male Lead]+ [Sweet Romance]+ [Everyone’s Favorite] Shen Zhiyu opened her eyes and found herself inside a period novel written by her archrival. The character she’d been given nearly made her sick with rage. Watching her real-world nemesis getting all lovey-dovey with the male lead, Shen Zhiyu reclaimed her own golden finger and made sure her rival couldn’t take advantage of her again. She turned around and married the good-for-not 6.2kReads8.4Score429Shelves
37. 637 七 The 1970s: The Lovestruck Military Officer Was Wrapped Around the Finger of a Delicate Beauty 七零：恋爱脑军官被娇弱美人拿捏 Desperate Qizai拼命七仔Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + lovesick male lead + follows him to his posting + both devoted to each other + beloved by everyone] [Heartwarming period story + few awful characters, lots of harmony] One day, Qin Zhiyin transmigrated and became the fake heiress, a cannon-fodder supporting character in a book. Facing the real heiress’s family, she was on edge, always ready to roll up her sleeves and take down the scumbags with a face-slapping comeback. But then she discovered that this was a world where eve 118Reads7.1Score—Shelves
38. 638 蒸 The Sun and Moon in the Steamer 蒸屉里的日月 Deep Plowing in Spring春日深耕Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted Set against the changes sweeping the northern countryside in the 1990s, this story follows an ordinary rural woman as she spends half her life juggling household chores, conflicts with her sisters-in-law, small business ventures, and her children’s education. With only an elementary-school education, she supports her family with her skill at making steamed buns, putting her son through college and helping him build a life of his own. She lives through the transition from earthen houses to brick 298Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No melodramatic plot twists, no time travel, no reincarnation—simple, sincere, and purely period drama! [As time flows and years pass, what changes is the fleeting years, but what remains constant is the warmth of human life. A person's life is actually like steaming buns; if the heat is right, they'll be cooked; if not, they'll be raw even when the lid is lifted.]

39. 639 七 The 1970s: The Crazy Real Heiress Beats Her Adoptive Mother, Then Goes to the Countryside 七零，疯批真千金暴打养母后下乡 Miaomiao Wants to Get Rich淼淼想暴富Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + sent-down youth + educated youth + scum-bashing + devoted husband + supernatural powers] In her past life, Su An was tricked by her parents into going to the countryside in her younger sister’s place, and even handed her job over to her. After being sent down, she worked diligently, sending all the money she earned home to support her parents and help her younger siblings. At long last, she managed to return to the city, only for her parents to sell her off to an old widower. I 56.5kReads8.9Score5.6kShelves
40. 640 六 Military Marriage in the 1960s: I Join the Army Corps with a Pocket Dimension and Take It Easy 六零军婚：带空间兵团里面当咸鱼 Good Harvest丰年Modern Romance684k WordsCompleted [Completed] Si Yang transmigrates into a period novel as the unloved biological daughter, where she is framed by the scheming fake heiress and rejected by her whole family. If this place has no room for me, there’s always somewhere that does. With a pocket dimension, what have I got to fear? First, she cleans out the family’s food stores and valuables, then heads to the border region with the corps. The fake heiress wants her to waste away on the frontier? Keep dreaming! A few meritorious deeds 3.6kReads9.0Score390Shelves

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    The female protagonist travels from the future to the 1960s, hands over the future technology to the country, is protected by the country, and incidentally gets rich and builds a career.

41. 641 1 In 1960, I Stole Away to Hong Kong and Rose to the Top by Selling Fish 1960偷渡香江从卖鱼开始逆袭 Lychee, Lychee, Loves Lychee Most荔枝荔枝最爱荔枝Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [Fishing for seafood + underworld intrigue + business battles + feuds among the wealthy + a rise from the bottom + an ensemble period drama + the heroine can hold her breath underwater for 12 minutes + a powerful heroine + the hero has a smaller role later on] Reborn on the very day her family planned to trade her in marriage to a fool. In her previous life, he had risked his life to protect her. In this life, she would take him with her as they defied fate and rose to the top. Starting out on t 121.4kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves

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    There are no cheat codes, and the story isn't about a strong female lead or an even stronger male lead; it's very realistic, not at all verbose, the female lead is very decisive, and the plot progresses quickly.

42. 642 七 The Flirtatious Bride of the 1970s Has the Commander Blushing Every Night 七零娇媳妇太会撩，首长夜夜红温 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance657k WordsCompleted [Period military romance + marriage first, love later + 11-year age gap + powerful male lead + sweet indulgence + portable space + everyday family life] Content warning: This is a pampered-wife romance. There’s no angst, just sweetness. The male lead is 11 years older, and the heroine is delicate and a little petty, and likes being doted on. If you want a strong female lead, this one isn’t for you. In her previous life, Lin Xiaoguai was intimidated by Huo Yunfeng’s stern demeanor and chose his a 7kReads8.6Score688Shelves
43. 643 渣 After My Scumbag Ex Was Stolen, I Thrived in the Military Compound 渣男被抢后我在军区大院蒸蒸日上 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Devoted, tough soldier husband + pampered heiress] [One couple, faithful to each other] Su Ying is reborn at nineteen, right at the scene where she catches someone cheating. Before anyone arrives, she makes a deal with the “other man” in front of her: they’ll get married. Next, she methodically kicks the scumbag to the curb, exposes her green-tea sister for what she is in front of everyone, and places a newspaper notice severing her mother-daughter relationship. In this new life, if you can go 17.6kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
44. 644 六 My Husband Is a Factory Director in the Sixties 六零年代之我的老公是厂长 A Pair of Ears一双耳朵Modern Romance451k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, Sweet-Natured Heroine VS Handsome, Devoted Hero] [Pocket Dimension] After Qiao Manman faints from hunger and wakes up, the plot awakens in her mind. It turns out she is living inside a book called A Loving Wife’s Daily Life in the Sixties. The male lead, Gu Huai, is her husband, whom she fell in love with freely in high school. The heroine, Jian Ting, is the younger sister of her husband’s coworker. She falls in love with him at first sight, cares for him after his divorce, and event 13kReads8.4Score1.5kShelves
45. 645 七 The 1970s: I Got Rich After Marrying a Fool 七零，嫁傻子后暴富 User Pumpkin Carriage用户南瓜车Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a book + 1980s + pocket dimension + raising kids + everyday family life] From the start, she wakes up on her wedding night, and her husband is devastatingly handsome! What? Once the male model opens his mouth, she realizes he’s an idiot. Her excitement is completely doused, but being alive is better than being dead! Her husband is an idiot, and she’s stuck in a blended family in a bygone era, with a biased father-in-law, a stepmother-in-law, and sisters-in-law who stir up tr 9.4kReads8.8Score846Shelves

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    It's not suffocating, which is really interesting, but the hardships of the 1970s were truly immense, and life was inconvenient in every aspect!

46. 646 相 My Blind Date Was Stolen? The Gruff Army Officer Calls Me His Darling Every Night 相亲被截胡？糙汉军官夜夜喊她宝 Chang Xing Chang Xing长幸常幸Modern Romance644k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + sweet romance + marriage before love + family life; rugged older military officer and sweet young wife, eight-year age gap, he’s been plotting this for ages, one-on-one and both leads are each other’s only ones] Complete. Read with confidence! _ Su Ruan went on a blind date. The bad news: Her nemesis swooped in and stole her date. The good news: A stranger suddenly appeared and pretended to be her boyfriend, saving her face. The bad news: The man who saved h 16.9kReads8.4Score1.9kShelves

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    Super enjoyable! A lighthearted and sweet story that unfolds gradually, without any extreme melodrama or overpowered plot devices. The story is lighthearted and funny.

47. 647 快 The Quick Transmigration Cannon Fodder Won't Play by the Rules 快穿炮灰她不走寻常路 Traveler in Misty Rain一蓑烟雨客Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing No fixed pairing, Qing-dynasty setting + historical eras + other worlds, with a pocket dimension Note: The heroine is a hedonist and a self-serving perfectionist. Her motto is that she can eat anything but hardship and endure anything but suffering. She tries to live comfortably in every world. After more than twenty years of bad luck, college student Shen Anning finally catches a break, only to die the day before her fortune is due to arrive. Perhaps her resentment is too great: just before sh 66.2kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves

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    This book is really good! [Admiration][Admiration] In the second small world, "Cannon Fodder Stepdaughter in the 1970s," the female lead is sophisticated and selfish, very lazy, and refuses to go to the countryside or do farm work, let alone cook or clean. [Shy][Shy] But the male lead spoils her rotten after marriage, afraid that she will think he is too old, and even fights with his mother over skincare products. The male lead is a super love-obsessed guy, and the female lead has him completely charmed. [Laughing][Laughing]

48. 648 年 1958: The Road Home 年代1958，归途 Shudi Bei蜀地北Modern Romance520k WordsOngoing (Historical era + pocket dimension + no conflict + no hostility) Li Anning had been alone in her previous life, living freely and on her own terms with a pocket dimension at her disposal. She understood that a perfect life was never guaranteed; regret was simply part of life. Reborn into the 1950s, she found herself in a healthy, vibrant body. After wandering aimlessly for a while, she gradually found meaning in living: protect the Taoist temple and preserve a quiet place for herself. Find a hom 9kReads8.6Score909Shelves
49. 649 随 I Followed My Mom Into Her New Marriage and Became the Military Compound’s Favorite 随妈改嫁：我成了军区大院的团宠 A Life Without Sorrow or Joy余生无悲欢Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + 1970s + transmigrate + feel-good story + space] [Beautiful heiress vs. aloof, doting CEO] Nan Xi transmigrated from the apocalypse into the 1970s, and her father died just ten days after she was born. When she was five, she went with her mother to visit her grandparents, who had been sent down to a farm. The two took a wrong turn and were caught by Nan Bosen, who was taking part in a military exercise. Nan Bosen fell in love with her mother, Shen Xinyue, at first sight, and the 22.8kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves

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    🌈Let's take a look at these three books. The male protagonist is a rough man from Inner Mongolia who knows how to ride horses and archery. The female protagonist is a southern potato and an educated youth who goes to the countryside. The first time the male protagonist meets the female protagonist, he knows why the Mongolians liked to marry Han princesses in the past. The train is late and the regiments are not accepted. The female protagonist is particularly anxious. The wind is strong on the grassland, but the sound of horse hooves breaks through the air.

50. 650 八 An '80s Flash Marriage to a Sweet, Gentle Beauty: Her Husband Spoils Her Rotten 八零闪婚娇软美人，男主宠上瘾 Auspicious Koi千祥锦鲤Modern Romance148k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Transmigration + Marriage First, Love Later + Beloved Wife + Golden Finger + One-on-One Sweet Romance + Building Wealth + Adorable Baby] Su Liyu has just won a beauty pageant when she gets drunk and transmigrates back to the 1980s. From the start, she's in one crisis after another: a mysterious person plots to kidnap and sell her. Though a tall, broad-shouldered stranger rescues her in time, malicious gossip ruins her reputation. How could her family stand by while Su Liyu face 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is a pure and devoted lover, spoiling the female lead rotten...

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