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

1. 151 八 A Great Beauty Raises Kids in a Beijing Courtyard, 1980s Style 八零大美人四合院养娃日常 North to South由北向南Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Slice of life + sweet romance + raising children + family life + career) Zhao Jinshu was in her sixties. Her children had grown up and started families of their own, and she had seen her parents-in-law off. She was just about to travel around the country when she was reborn. She returned to the time a few months after she had first moved to the city. Back then, she knew nothing. A young bride from the countryside, she was shy, too embarrassed to speak up, and insecure. Even though her husband 55.7kReads9.3Score4.7kShelves

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   Both of these are period novels that I think are absolutely fantastic!

2. 152 七 After Joining the Army in the 1970s, the Psychological Expert Shakes Up the Family Compound 七零随军后，心理大佬轰动家属院 Yaoyao, Wandering the World浪迹天涯的夭夭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Joining the army in the 1970s + solving cases with psychology + cozy everyday life + sweet romance + no awful relatives + no space or System] [Gentle psychology expert vs. a ruthless jade-faced soldier with foxlike eyes] In her previous life, Shen Mingyu was a PhD in psychology. An expert in microexpressions, criminal psychology, and more, she solved countless major cases and was known as a human lie detector. After transmigrating, she found that her father was a factory director, her mother a 17.9kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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   This is a very popular novel from this era; the female lead is a psychologist.

3. 153 知 A Delicate Educated Youth? General Zhenyuan: I Love Beautiful Women 知青娇弱？镇远将军：我爱美 Dewy Green Plants at Dawn朝露翠草木Modern Romance425k WordsCompleted At the General’s residence, the imperial edict had been delivered. Xue Mulan sat at the side table in the main hall. After a long while, she said only, “Enough!” After the general left, the maid in green collected half a cup of leftover tea, but did not wipe the table or straighten the chairs. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   General Xue has escaped the prison of the imperial palace and arrived in the vast Central Plains—a perfect opportunity to make her mark! There's no system, no special abilities, no extraordinary characters; only the heroine's positivity, perseverance, courage, and composure. Worth savoring!

4. 154 黑 The Ungrateful Darling: My Husband’s Mistress Just Took Power, and Now She Wants a Divorce 黑心小棉袄：外室刚上位就要离婚 Jin Rui'er金瑞儿Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted The Grand Princess Who Guards the Nation was reborn in the Dragon Kingdom in 1947. After liberation, just as she was preparing to enjoy the good life with her father, he declared that her mother was a relic of feudalism, said he had found his true love, and announced that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. The Grand Princess scoffed to herself: “You dare threaten my interests? I’ll make you regret it!” 48.9kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves

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   🍅A highly rated 9.8-Point historical fantasy novel. The story begins with a cataclysmic event: the scumbag father wants a divorce and remarries, the mother threatens suicide, and the female protagonist, a four-year-old who has transmigrated into the body of a baby, single-handedly saves the struggling family. With a single injection, the father becomes infertile with only three children, forcing him to behave.

5. 155 包 My Kept Puppy Came Home a Graduate, So I Ran Off Pregnant 包养的小狼狗学成归国，我揣崽跑 A Little Chubby One一只小胖砸Modern Romance246k WordsCompleted Period setting + military officer + heiress + pregnancy escape + groveling pursuit + rekindled love She is Zhou Wan Ning, the cherished pearl of the Zhou family of Jiangnan. She moved to the Soviet Union with her family and lived as brightly as the sun. At a gathering arranged by friends, she met Liang Qi, once the dashing young master of the Liang family in the south, now reduced to scrimping over a few rubles. His family's decline had dragged him into the mire before he was even eighteen. He w 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It really brought tears to my eyes 💧, I felt so much resonance with it, I highly recommend my electronic pickled vegetables, my go-to buddy for slacking off at work.

6. 156 被 Abandoned by Her Children and Left to Die, Granny Zhang Is Reborn in 1980 被子女抛弃惨死，张老太重生八零 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted (Feel-good story + no golden finger + slice of life + family drama + ensemble cast of ordinary people + reborn in a bygone era) Short dramas: The New Life of Rong Ying, the Woman Everyone Looked Down On; Reborn Mom Is Here to Collect You Old Mrs. Zhang spent her whole life raising three sons and three daughters. She paid for her children’s weddings and homes, raised her grandchildren, and emptied the family savings to buy a home in Shanghai for her eldest son. She helped her second son marry thr 75.9kReads9.1Score8.6kShelves

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   These are period dramas I'll stay up all night to read! The first one I read was my favorite, a story about educated youth sent to the countryside. The author of the second one was so good at creating emotion that I stayed up several nights in a row. I thought the third one was going to be a story about a doting wife, but it turned out to be a story about a doting husband and a puppy. It felt like the female lead had a whip in her hand. There are many female characters, but there's no female rivalry. The female supporting characters and villains are all very good and have their own unique characteristics. Highly recommended!

7. 157 被 Jilted Eight Times, She Became a Tycoon on Her Own 被退亲八次的她，靠自己成为首富 A Little Chubby One一只小胖砸Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [Period setting + personal growth + two strong leads + devoted couple + farming + raising children + lost and found again + reuniting at the top] She is the village's shame, a woman who “can't find a husband.” Eight engagements have been called off, all because she has a younger brother. She wants to escape this village that devours people, even if the road ahead is uncertain. He is a bright moon fallen into the mud. Once a refined young master from a scholarly family, now all he has left is his 2Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 158 重 Reborn in the ’70s, Spoiled Without Restraint by a Rugged Man 重生七零，被糙汉无度猛宠 The Wicked Cat Runs Amok恶喵当道Modern Romance487k WordsCompleted Period setting + reborn + sweet romance with a rugged live-in son-in-law + devoted male lead + sweet on the outside, cunning within female lead + System + pocket dimension + business and farming + female growth [Romance included, with the spotlight on the heroine. After cutting ties with her family, she establishes her own household and focuses on her career and personal growth. The male lead has strong principles and becomes her live-in son-in-law midway through the story. His main jobs are bei 27Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 159 恶 After the Wicked Darling Toyed with the Hong Kong Tycoon's Heir, She Became Everyone's Darling! 恶娇玩弄港圈太子爷后，被团宠！ Oreo Is a Kitty奥利奥是猫猫Modern Romance488k WordsCompleted [Feel-Good 1990s Romance + Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + Pampered by the Whole Family + Building Wealth] [Unhinged, Alluring, and Cunning Beauty × Scheming, Ruthless Young Master of Hong Kong] Su Miaomiao died, then came back to life. When she opened her eyes again, she had traveled to Beishan City in 1989. From the start, her fake best friend drugged her and bundled her off to Wansinian's bed. Who was Wansinian? Hong Kong's top tycoon's heir, infamous for being a ruthless madman. Any woman w 3.3kReads8.5Score391Shelves

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   #Book drought, come here if you're stuck in a reading slump [thinking] I've been searching for books for the past two days, I'm really close to a reading drought. All the books I read felt the same, until I found this one!!! I fell in love with it instantly. The male lead was initially forced into love! But he ended up loving this forced love [shy][shy][shy] The female lead is so eccentric, it totally won me over.

10. 160 年 Era-Hopping Quick Transmigration: Vain and Selfish, Beautiful and Wicked 年代快穿虚荣且自私，漂亮且恶毒 Qiu Yiwan邱意晚Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through different eras + a touch of being adored by everyone + love at first sight + selfish and self-serving + a truly wicked heroine] Bai Chuchu is the only fire fox in the fox clan. She is selfish, vain, never lifts a finger without a benefit, throws things away when she’s done with them, and is vicious and materialistic. Her personality is absolutely awful! But she possesses peerless beauty, a face that could outshine the world, drawing crowds who flock to her and prost 6.5kReads7.5Score320Shelves

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    Two transmigration period novels: ① The male lead falls in love at first sight and dotes on the female lead endlessly. The female lead is selfish, vain, and a true villain. She doesn't intentionally bully anyone, but if you offend her, she won't tolerate it and will retaliate on the spot. ② The female lead is sophisticated, self-serving, stunningly beautiful, a slightly lawless outlaw, and a 1970s farm girl who tries to climb the social ladder. The original wife, who was a cannon fodder character, travels a thousand miles to find her husband and then remarries.

11. 161 九 The Nineties: A Scheming Woman Reborn as a Tycoon’s Real Heiress 九零：心机女穿成暴发户的真千金 Si Bu Xiang司不像Modern Romance515k WordsCompleted [Female lead transmigrates + real and fake heiresses + 1990s setting + satisfying read + sweet romance] In her previous life, Lu Xiyue had a terrible family. Her parents favored sons and tried their hardest to brainwash her into becoming a sister who would sacrifice everything for her younger brother. She played along and turned the tables, brainwashing her parents into paying for her education and buying her a house. But just as she achieved financial independence, she was hit by a car and kill 7.9kReads8.7Score804Shelves

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    Super good! [Sending heart] The female lead is career-minded and rational, while the male lead is a wealthy young man from Hong Kong who comes to the mainland to invest. They develop feelings for each other over time, have two daughters, and inherit their respective family businesses. A true female-centric novel! [Thumbs up]

12. 162 撩 Flirt with a Rugged Man! Raise the Kids! Get Rich in the 1970s After Being Reborn 撩糙汉！养崽崽！重生七零赚疯了 I Lost My Pomelo我丢米西柚Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Originally titled Flirting with a Rough-Hewn Man! Raising Kids! Reborn in the 1970s and Making a Fortune Lin Wanwan is reborn in the 1970s. The moment she opens her eyes, her awful relatives are about to sell her to an old widower. So she takes matters into her own hands and schemes to marry Lu Zhanbei, the taciturn, stone-cold former soldier in her village. Everyone says she married a heartless devil, but in the middle of the night, she sneaks into his arms. "Honey, I'm cold." His body goes 4.2kReads7.1Score288Shelves

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    It's great! Super exciting and crazy. The male lead is really good at having fun. [What][What][Making a face]

13. 163 黑 The Darkened Educated Youth Returns to the City, Cuts Ties, and Becomes Beautiful and Rich 黑化女知青回城，断亲变美暴富了 Autumn Colors Crimson秋色绯绯Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted [A devoted and equally powerful couple x all characters are natives of the setting x no transmigration, rebirth, pocket dimension, System, or golden finger x no contrived drama x no helpless suffering x building wealth] [An upbeat, beautiful, resilient heroine VS a scheming, obsessive, slightly unhinged hero] The heroine takes her compensation and cuts ties with her birth family, decisively and swiftly. She does not cling to them or forgive them. The story focuses mainly on making money and roma 24.3kReads8.7Score2.5kShelves

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    Qin Wan was neglected by her parents from a young age. The year she graduated high school, her biased parents, taking advantage of her high fever and coma, threw her onto a train to replace her second sister in a rural assignment. Now, Qin Wan has returned with a vengeance, no longer the obedient, sensible, and honest girl she once was. She's back to settle scores. Her job won't be taken for nothing, her hardships won't be in vain, and she'll take back everything owed to her. As for the favoritism she never received, she doesn't care anymore. In the future, she will work hard to earn money, take good care of herself, and love herself well. Luo Xiubai, the original rich second-generation in Yuncheng. This man has an eccentric and obsessive personality, a bit crazy, but is essentially clingy and a devoted husband. Always arrogant, he gradually became attracted to Qin Wan after meeting her, his intermittent bouts of madness turning into daily occurrences. His greatest wish is to win Qin Wan home as soon as possible and get rich (and go crazy) with her.

14. 164 穿 Before My Whole Family Was Sent to the Countryside, I Took My Child and Ran 穿到全家下乡前，我带娃跑路了 Cream Cake Frosting奶油蛋糕酱Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Soul transmigration to the 1960s + pocket dimension + raising a child + sweet romance + both leads are devoted only to each other] Shu Yao thought someone must have put a curse on her. In her dreams, she saw another version of herself live a miserable life: when her husband was sent away for reeducation, she abandoned him and their child, then married a divorced man with a child of his own, only to become his unpaid nanny. Unable to take it anymore, she jumped into a river. The one who buried h 38.6kReads8.1Score5.6kShelves
15. 165 糙 The Rugged Man Can't Get Enough of His Sweet Young Educated Youth 糙汉对娇娇知青欲罢不能 Bo Ying博萤Modern Romance477k WordsCompleted A pampered, beautiful little princess of Heaven’s Will × a doting, rugged country man Ye Zhiyu, the proud little princess of Heaven’s Will, was so busy having fun that she neglected her cultivation. After failing to survive the lightning tribulation, her father, Heaven’s Will, banished her to a small world. She became a tragic supporting character with the same name, abused until she was utterly broken. Spiritual energy was scarce after the founding of the nation, but luckily her sharp-tongued, 5.3kReads8.9Score528Shelves

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    The female lead was thrown down from heaven by her "Heavenly Father," and she's delicate and beautiful. The male lead falls in love with her at first sight, perhaps it's fate. The male lead possesses the spiritual energy the female lead needs, and she constantly asks for hugs—it's incredibly sweet.

16. 166 婆 Mother-in-Law Rushes to the Capital Overnight: She Wins Over the Compound with Her Cooking from the Start 婆婆连夜进京：开局厨艺征服大院 Qiuqian Yao秋千幺Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Period setting + cozy everyday life + raising kids + family and neighborhood affairs + career + ensemble cast) Chen Zhimin is a no-nonsense Northeast Chinese auntie. When her son and daughter-in-law need help, she packs her bags overnight and heads straight to the capital to look after the child. If her daughter-in-law says east, she won’t go west. If her daughter-in-law tells her to chase the dog, she won’t go after the chickens. Thanks to her cooking skills, she thrives in the military compo 51.3kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves

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    This is practically the mother-in-law of every daughter-in-law's dreams! 💥💥💥 Chen Zhimin's daughter-in-law was about to give birth, and she packed all her belongings and went to the capital overnight. She's completely obedient to her daughter-in-law, and she won't chase a chicken if her daughter-in-law tells her to chase the dog. She's thriving in the military compound with her culinary skills, juggling childcare and business ventures—at over fifty, the prime of her life! 🉑

17. 167 重 Reborn in the 80s: My Husband Loves His First Love, So I Don't Want Him Anymore 重生80：老公爱白月光，我不要了 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉Female-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 80s: My Husband Loves His White Moonlight, So I Don't Want Him Anymore 351Reads—Score—Shelves

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18. 168 我 I Am a Scout: Zhan De 我是侦察兵一一湛德 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水10k WordsCompleted I’m a Scout: Zhan De 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The relentless passage of time adds and subtracts, but the delightful taste of books brings sweetness after bitterness. What I love unfolds slowly, like listening to the wind, cooking rain, and the vibrant colors of everyday life—a first-rate work among contemporary literature.

19. 169 闪 A Whirlwind Wedding and Military Life: My Forceful Officer Leaves Me Swooning Every Time 闪婚随军：强势军官令我次次沦陷 Qing Yunyun青芸芸Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Complete novel + sweet romance + career-driven heroine + building wealth + female awakening and mutual support + no golden finger + funny, heartwarming, and moving] Ye Wenxi, a career-driven woman at a major 21st-century corporation, transmigrates into a book, becoming the vicious supporting character in a novel set in a bygone era. Through a twist of fate, she and Lu Weidong end up having an “honest exchange.” Fortunately, he has a strong sense of responsibility and insists on seeing things th 15.9kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    Highest number of readers: 994,000

20. 170 穿 I Became an Evil Stepmom and Bullied the Whole Family, Oh Yeah 穿成恶毒后妈，我霸凌全家，欧耶 Ding Anlan丁安岚Modern Romance602k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, The Favorability System: Has the Stepmother Cleared Her Name Today?, is available to search and watch on Tomato. All 80 episodes are out, so don’t miss it if you’re interested! (Period setting + transmigrate into a book + System + career-focused heroine + not both leads’ first relationship + family and village life) A heads-up: The setting is inspired by the 1970s. This isn’t pure wish fulfillment and focuses more on everyday life. The rating has only just appeared an 9.8kReads8.8Score824Shelves

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    This is great, it's enjoyable from beginning to end.

21. 171 我 I'm the Fake Heiress, but the Commander Still Marries Me 我是假千金，首长未婚夫依旧娶我 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted I'm the Fake Heiress, but My Commanding Officer Fiancé Still Marries Me 163Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 172 八 The Fallen Heiress of the 1980s Marries a Factory Director and Raises His Kids 八零落魄千金，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Tea Tea Lemon茶茶柠檬Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [1980s + no rebirth or transmigration + no golden finger + everyday family life + raising children] Su Wanyan had been stunningly beautiful since childhood. She spoke two foreign languages and excelled at school, with a guaranteed place at a university in the capital within reach. But when her family went bankrupt overnight, her father, egged on by her stepmother, sold her to their uncultured, thuggish creditor to settle the debt. At first, when Jiang Liting heard that the Su family wanted to of 11.7kReads7.6Score713Shelves

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    The male lead is a lowly, uneducated hoodlum, while the female lead is a once-wealthy heiress from a fallen family. On his way to collect a debt, the male lead falls in love with the female lead at first sight. Unexpectedly, she's the very family he's trying to collect the debt from, and he takes her home that very day to settle the debt and they consummate their marriage. Because the female lead initially doesn't like the male lead, he's always worried she'll run away.

23. 173 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s, I Thrive with My Spirit Spring Space 穿越六零我靠灵泉空间躺赢了 Mu Yuchen'er木羽晨儿Modern Romance884k WordsOngoing Su Yunjin transmigrates into a period romance novel as the foil to the heroine, becoming the fiancée of the 20.7kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves

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    Amazing period drama! [Stunning][Stunning][Stunning][Stunning]

24. 174 8 Eighty: After Leaving the Commander, I Dedicated Myself to the Motherland 80：放弃首长后，我献给了祖国 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉6k WordsCompleted 1980: After Giving Up the Commander, I Devoted Myself to My Country 175Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 175 救 Help! What Should I Do About the Baby I Conceived with a Returned Educated Youth? 救命！怀了回城知青的崽怎么办？ Thousand-Layer Crushed Ice千层碎碎冰Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [1970s + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + no golden finger] Xia Meng transmigrated. She landed in the poverty-stricken 1970s, in the body of a village girl who was pregnant out of wedlock and desperate enough to want to die. In the original novel, an educated youth abandoned her. She raised their child alone, playing both father and mother, and wore herself out by the age of forty. When the child grew up, his biological father appeared to claim him. By then, he had become a leading sci 6.4kReads8.9Score345Shelves
26. 176 让 You Want Me to Cook at Three in the Morning? I’ll Slap Your Whole Family Away 让我三点做饭？我反手扇飞你全家 Soft Soft Green Robe糯糯青衫Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted (The short drama My Slaps Changed My Fate in the 1970s is now available.) [Period setting + military marriage + mental illness + both devoted to each other + career in government + a heroine who would rather throw hands than talk, versus a rough-around-the-edges regiment commander who stole his comrade’s bride] Ever since Su Wanxing was diagnosed with a mental illness, life has been going wonderfully. She can curse out whoever she wants and beat up whoever she wants. She can even beat up a perve 17kReads8.6Score2.1kShelves

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    ① This period drama is so good it's breathtaking. You can't stop reading once you start because it's so satisfying. The female lead is a manic-depressive psychotic who transmigrates to another world. She has explosive combat skills, kills everyone in her path, and takes revenge on everyone she meets. It's so satisfying to read, and you won't feel frustrated at all. It's a real gem.

27. 177 社 A Sociable Little One Takes Her Sweet, Delicate Mom Along to Join the Army 社牛崽崽带娇软亲妈去随军 Er Lulu二鹿鹿Modern Romance691k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Marriage First, Love Later + Gifted Kids + Women Supporting Women] Jiang Ningning transmigrates into a military-marriage novel as the deceased biological mother of a pair of gifted twins. Her husband sends her a monthly child support payment, but the original owner is weak-willed and constantly gets swindled out of the money by her in-laws on one pretext or another. The twins raise their mother by scavenging, until their fifth birthday, when the disillusione 9.3kReads8.9Score941Shelves
28. 178 七 The Seventies: My New Husband Is a Powerful Tycoon, and I'm Losing My Nerve 七零之重组家庭丈夫是大佬心慌慌 Deng Lu露灯Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [The rating was only just posted, so it's very low qwq] [No pocket dimension + no going to the countryside + the heroine doesn't go to the black market + everyday family life + 1970s setting + second marriage. The hero is pure in body and mind, and the child isn't his.] Zhang Qiuwan went from a rich family's daughter to the third child, unloved by her parents and nearly starved to death. After waking up, she changed her fate, cut ties with her family, and married a soldier. Who knew her husband 970Reads6.5Score109Shelves
29. 179 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I Find Myself a Stepmother 重生60年代：我给自己找后妈 Gu Yue Er Dong古月耳咚Modern Romance683k WordsOngoing When Chen Guoping died of lung cancer, his mother was busy having a grand old time gossiping with the neighborhood women! In his previous life, she had kept him under her thumb since childhood: she wouldn’t let him take the college entrance exam, forced him to hand over his wages, and criticized every woman he wanted to marry. Ignoring the nature of his work, she insisted that he and his wife risk having a third child. In the end, he was fired for exceeding the birth quota, and his family of fiv 22.2kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves

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    The over-ninety-year-old mother, when her son was in the late stages of lung cancer, only showed disgust and resentment in her eyes, offering not a single word of concern. Chen Guoping's heart was utterly broken. Reborn into the 1960s, he no longer blindly obeyed his father; he personally arranged blind dates for him, insisting that his stepmother be gentle, considerate, and caring. On the day his stepmother entered the family, his biological mother stomped her feet in anger, while he grinned from ear to ear.

30. 180 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 11.5kReads8.6Score809Shelves

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    This is a heartwarming period drama. The female lead is reborn into the body and has a special ability, but perhaps because she had a small brain capacity as a child, she forgot about it. She only remembered it when she grew up, had a job, and had money, but it wasn't too late. After getting rid of the special ability, her life became even more comfortable. There are no awful characters throughout the story; both her maternal and paternal families are very kind. The male lead is basically a background character. The female lead never went to accompany her husband to the military base. Even after having children, she only went to the military base for two months during winter and summer vacations. I think this is great. At home, she has her parents, in-laws, brothers, sisters, and other relatives to take care of her. Sometimes she doesn't even have to cook, and she can meet up with her sisters-in-law and friends to ride bicycles around.

31. 181 一 One Wild Night, and Now I'm Having a Baby with My Childhood Friend's Younger Brother 一夜荒唐，和竹马弟弟有崽了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance373k WordsCompleted One summer night in 1980, an unexpected encounter leaves Ji Rou pregnant. The father is He Chen, who used to follow her around as a child, calling her “big sister.” He's unruly and wild, and he was never the “good man” Ji Rou imagined. He had only been hiding and restraining himself around her. At first, she doesn't want to marry him, but he goes to great lengths to make it happen, and they marry because of the baby. Three years into their marriage, Ji Rou finally learns the truth and wants a di 5.1kReads8.6Score402Shelves
32. 182 谁 Who Says the Village Tyrant Is Infertile? I Give Him Seven Kids in Three Pregnancies 谁说村霸不孕？我三胎送他七个崽 Be a Migratory Bird做只候鸟Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted The score has just been posted, so it doesn't mean much yet. (Historical setting + Building wealth + Farming + Raising kids + Pampered by everyone + Devoted couple + Ensemble cast + Quadruplets) The whole village knew Lin Susu was born unlucky. She brought misfortune not only on herself but on those around her. Though beautiful as a flower, she was left at home, unable to find a husband... Through a matchmaker's efforts, she married An Qingshan, the childless village bully of Zhaizi Village. The 58.7kReads8.3Score5kShelves
33. 183 六 The 1960s: I Became the Protagonist's Vicious Eldest Sister-in-Law 六十年代之我是主角的恶毒大嫂 Chubby Rice Ball瘦瘦的圆子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [1960s + cozy everyday life + workers + building a fortune + raising children later on] Huang Qinqin was given her name because her parents hoped she would grow up diligent and hardworking. But things didn't turn out as they had hoped. The Huang family has three siblings, and her parents and two older brothers are all hardworking. Huang Qinqin, meanwhile, is famous far and wide for being lazy! People in the steel factory's residential compound have always said the Huangs were crazy to spend mone 11.2kReads7.7Score824Shelves

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    🎉🎉In the first book, everyone in the steel mill's residential compound said the Huang family was crazy—they actually paid for a girl to graduate high school! When the rural migration wave arrived, everyone in the compound waited to see the Huang family fail, to see Huang Qinqin slink away to the countryside to suffer. But they never heard from her. Instead, they saw one after another, Huang family members getting stable jobs as factory workers. And Huang Qinqin not only didn't slink away, she married the son of the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau in a grand and glamorous way?!

34. 184 重 Back to the Sixties: I’m Invincible with Taobao 重回六零：我带着淘宝无敌了 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Zhao Yusheng wakes up one day to find that she has transmigrated to 1961, luckily bringing along an interstellar space-time Taobao trading System. She had hoped to reach the pinnacle of life, but discovers that the 1960s have already been transmigrated into so many times that they're full of holes. So Zhao Yusheng decides to keep her head down and stay cautious all the way, never expecting that by playing it safe, she would become a winner in life. 8.1kReads9.0Score635Shelves

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    ✨🍒The first book features Zhao Yusheng, who transmigrates to the 1960s, ➡️ with a Taobao system. She initially thought the system would lead her to the pinnacle of life, but unexpectedly, during her university years ➡️ she encounters another female protagonist who has also transmigrated. Zhao Yusheng has to keep a low profile, ➡️ and meets her husband at university. They eventually graduate and become researchers for their country. 🍒②The second book features Han Qingci, a pitiful woman who transmigrates to the 1970s. ➡️ Her house is seized by her relatives. The original owner was a martyr? Her deceased father was a soldier, and her mother sacrificed her entire life. Han Qingci is forced to go to the countryside by her relatives. After Han Qingci arrives, she makes sure her awful relatives get the house and job they were about to have. The story then vividly portrays the female protagonist's life in the countryside, with one or two close friends and a secret social media profile that is never exposed. 🍒3 The original owner got into Tsinghua University ➡️ but was betrayed by her uncle's family ➡️, tied up and locked in the woodshed, to be given to an old man in the mountains as a wife the next day. The original owner was so frightened she died. Su Cheng transmigrated and saw the original owner, not knowing what to do. Luckily, she had a spatial ability and a knife in the mall, which she used to untie the ropes. Su Cheng then went to her cousin's room to get the original owner's ➡️ admission notice. Seeing that her cousin was awake, she immediately tied her up. She repeated what the original owner had said to her: "Life is as fragile as paper, but ambition is as high as the sky," which made the original owner's cousin glare angrily. The sequel is even more interesting👏👏👏👏. I won't introduce the last one, you can read it yourselves. These are all very good, it's just too tiring to introduce them all [facepalm][facepalm][facepalm][facepalm]

35. 185 年 The Little Aunt of the Seventies Has Money to Burn 年代，小姑姑多财多亿 My Feelings for You卿我意Modern Romance738k WordsCompleted Tang Shuhe never imagined she'd one day face the question, “Your parents are getting divorced. Which one will you live with?” She had even less expected that less than a month after the divorce, both of them would remarry. With her godmother and godfather becoming her stepmother and stepfather, and the tangled, unbreakable ties between them and her birth parents, Tang Shuhe chose to retreat to her grandparents' home in the countryside for a while. She never expected that leaving would mean a per 14.7kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves
36. 186 七 The Seventies Spatial Farm: The Educated Youth’s Wife Kicks People Again 七零空间，知青媳妇又踹人了 Farming South of the Mountain种田南山下Modern Romance954k WordsCompleted Keeping her distance from troublemakers, Han Qingci has a pocket dimension at her disposal. In the 1970s, she makes a few good friends, chooses someone to spend her life with, and enjoys a quiet, steady life. Those people and events gradually become her life. 11.1kReads9.1Score894Shelves
37. 187 穿 I Transmigrate to the Seventies, and My Cousin Wants to Steal My College Spot 穿越七零，堂姐要顶替我上大学 Xiang Chen香臣Modern Romance463k WordsCompleted Space + sweet romance + transmigrate into a book + top student Su Cheng is an office worker whose dream is to own a home before she turns thirty. She never expected to wake up and find that she had swapped souls with a woman named Su Cheng from the 1970s, becoming one of the first university students admitted after the college entrance exams were reinstated. What a bargain! But the original owner’s uncle locks her in a woodshed, hoping to send his own daughter to university in her place. That 1.5kReads8.6Score107Shelves
38. 188 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: In the 1970s, My Cannon-Fodder Husband Is a Master of All Trades 穿书七零：我的炮灰丈夫十项全能 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance749k WordsCompleted [The animated adaptation is now online] [Full-cast audio drama available] [Period setting + educated youth + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + inspirational] Lu Xia transmigrated into the body of an educated youth in the 1970s, a girl whose parents didn’t care for her and who had been sent to the countryside in her elder sister’s place. Remembering how the original owner had always been mistreated, Lu Xia couldn’t stand for it. She sold the job, gave her family a hefty financial hit, 37.9kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves
39. 189 重 Reborn: Thriving in the 1970s 重生后，我在70年代混得风生水 Mo Mo Leaves No Trace墨墨了无痕Modern Romance336k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Shen Yan was deceived by a scumbag. Blinded by love, she defied her family and insisted on marrying him. After the wedding, she cut ties with her relatives and worked tirelessly, serving her husband's family like a beast of burden. Her mother-in-law tormented her, her sister-in-law bullied her, and her husband turned a blind eye. In the end, she died a miserable death... Reborn, she decides to stay away from scumbags and cherish her life. She will build a fortune alongside 491Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    Although this book didn't get a high rating, it's very inspiring. The female lead has no special abilities or cheat codes, but she changes her family's and her own destiny through her own efforts. She meets the male lead who dotes on her, and after marriage, they have triplets and live a happy and fulfilling life.

40. 190 科 The Brilliant Scientist Who Ran Away from Both Her Wedding and Her Marriage 科研一枝花逃婚又逃嫁 Qing E Xi青莪兮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (A period novel with no golden finger for scientific research, a top-tier intellect and a clear, rational mind; strengthening the nation and its military through mathematics, founding a research institute; the heroine is a soldier's wife, beloved for her own achievements, with a happy, harmonious relationship) Period setting + humorous everyday life + academic star + strengthening the nation through mathematical research + counterespionage + no space, no System, no golden finger + highly intelli 5.8kReads9.2Score645Shelves

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    The female protagonist in this historical fiction novel is incredibly shrewd and resourceful, relying entirely on her intelligence without any special advantages. She plans three steps ahead for every one she takes, and whether fleeing from disaster, seeking refuge from famine, or conducting scientific research, she navigates everything with remarkable stability.

41. 191 风 Pu Xiaoying in the Wind, Part One 风中的蒲小英【一】 Cai Zhongwen蔡忠纹Modern Romance2.4M WordsOngoing ⚠️ For readers aged 20 and over. Contains real-world themes such as domestic violence and sexual exploitation. If the content makes you uncomfortable, please move on and refrain from leaving a low rating. Writing original work is not easy; every word comes from the heart. Thank you for your understanding and tolerance. ⚠️ A serious work of traditional literature: Dandelion in the Wind, Part One. Please read patiently! The best is yet to come! This is a challenging read, with a distinctive style. 12.2kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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    Chinese people don't lie to Chinese people. It's absolutely beautiful period writing, absolutely absolutely absolutely!!!

42. 192 知 The Educated Youth's Shaman Daughter-in-Law Moves to the City 知青的神婆媳妇进城了 Huan Duhuai患独槐Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ying Baili is the village’s young spirit medium. Born with the ability to see both the living and the dead, she has never been wrong about people, ghosts, or feng shui. Unfortunately, with the campaign to eliminate the Four Olds underway, she still has to work in the fields alongside everyone else to earn work points. Less than two years later, a tall, handsome educated youth arrived in the village. Word was that his family background was impeccable, and all the village girls stared at him in aw 7kReads8.5Score839Shelves

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    Fantasy period novel [Added to bookshelf][Added to bookshelf] It's incredibly good!!! [A masterpiece by Que Shi][A masterpiece by Que Shi]

43. 193 穿 I Transmigrated as a Brash Villainess and Tricked an Amnesiac Big Shot into Becoming My Live-In Son-in-Law 穿成泼作女配，骗失忆大佬当赘婿 Sugar Tangerine沙糖橘子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period drama + everyday warmth + daily life + emotional tension + building wealth + happy ending] This is not an angst-filled story. Su Man transmigrates into a book, finding herself in an unfinished, melodramatic rebirth novel... as a lazy, greedy, foul-tempered villainess in the late 1970s. The original owner gets into danger in the wild and is saved by a powerful man with amnesia. In a series of foolish acts, she tricks him into thinking he's a fugitive, hides his military ID, and forces him 21.4kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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    Novels that you can read continuously, even staying up all night to read.

44. 194 出 A Way Forward Through Mountains and Rivers 出路之山重水复 I Am But Floating Dust我本浮尘Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + Family + Women + Career + Workplace business battles + No romance + Society + An exploration of human nature] No cheat powers, no dramatic comeback. A deep look at the struggles and prospects of 99% of ordinary people! Wish-fulfillment stories are everywhere, but once the excitement fades, only emptiness remains. In the end, we all have to face the grind of daily life and the warmth or coldness of human relationships. This slow-burning work of realism offers no lucky breaks or 2.5kReads9.5Score354Shelves

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    This book is the most profound story I've read in Tomato Publishing. The author perfectly portrays the lives of two generations with a simple, descriptive style. The first part depicts the father's compassionate journey through life; the second part portrays the daughter's tumultuous career. The writing is beautiful, the emotions rich, and each scene is a microcosm of society.

45. 195 七 The Seventies: A Half-Immortal's Everyday Life 七十年代，半仙日常 My Teeth Aren't White牙不白Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted [1970s + mysticism + cute pets + food + strong heroine + heroine-focused; she never takes any abuse and always gets even, neither wholly good nor wholly evil] Ming Yi was born in July of 1957, right at the tail end of the Great Famine. She was a tiny, shivering baby, and everyone said she wouldn't survive. But she proved everyone wrong. Not only did she thrive, she also mastered uncanny skills that seemed to command ghosts and gods. Some people respected her, some feared her, and some loved her. 4.2kReads8.8Score478Shelves
46. 196 年 The Wife Who Dies Young in a Period Novel? The Ascetic Professor Falls in Love 年代文早死妻？禁欲教授沦陷求爱 Zhouzhou Eats Steamed Buns粥粥吃馒头Modern Romance977k WordsCompleted [An alternate 1980s setting, awakening as the foil to the heroine; slow-paced, everyday traditional story; marriage first, love later, and family life; raising kids with sweet affection; no golden finger; local-born characters who aren’t perfect] After Song Zhiyao impulsively picks a fight over divorce, she takes her child to her parents’ home and has a dream that makes her awaken to the truth. Well, would you look at that: she’s living inside a period novel! And she’s not even the main heroine, 33.8kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves
47. 197 年 Military Marriage in the 1970s: A Young Lady’s Everyday Life on the Island 年代军婚：大小姐嫁到海岛的日常 Tears Can Be Salty or Sweet眼泪可咸可甜Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + The Era of Liberation + Military Romance + Island Life + Raising Children + Storage Space + Spies Afoot + Military Compound Life] This book shares its world setting with the previous novel, Transmigrating into the War of Resistance: Inheriting the Grass Dragon Ball from the Start! She had barely finished making a couple of sarcastic remarks when the panel forcibly teleported her the very next second. “Would you like to enter or exit an immersive, unscripted experience of a bygo 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are must-read novels set in the 1990s. They offer perspectives from the female lead, the stay-at-home dad, and a college student, all telling stories of the wilderness.

48. 198 小 The Feisty Pepper and Her Cool, Powerful Commander 小辣椒闹腾，高冷首长宠宠宠 Mian Sheng, Who Likes Gobies喜欢虾虎鱼的面生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + satisfying revenge + trash takes a beating + pocket dimension + both inexperienced] In her previous life, Li Yuchu, whose soul was incomplete, was tricked into going to the border by a scumbag and a scheming woman working together. She ended up dead, her body fed to dogs! Reborn, she is clear-headed and decisive. The scumbag wants a promotion? She sends him off to face a firing squad without hesitation! The schemer wants to have it both ways? Dream on! You deserve nothing b 26.5kReads8.4Score2.2kShelves

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    ❣️❣️❣️Super good-looking, you won't regret watching!💥💥💥So what if her husband is unromantic? He hands over his salary with a cold face, and they even sleep in separate rooms? A professor with a master's degree, a senior engineer, what do you need romance for? He's making big money and contributing to society! Where can you find such a good man, so rich, so easy, and so affectionate? This country wife only needs to cook good meals, take good care of the kids, and in her spare time, visit her elders to show filial piety, receiving some pocket money, imported cosmetics, new clothes, and new jewelry—isn't that enough?! Is this even a human life? This is the life of a god!

49. 199 穿 Transmigrating into the War of Resistance: I Inherit the Grass Dragon Ball from the Start 穿越抗战：开局继承草龙珠 Tears Can Be Salty or Sweet眼泪可咸可甜Modern Romance371k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + War of Resistance Era + Storage Space + Spy Thriller + Hunting Enemy Agents + Delivering Supplies + Strong Female Lead + No Romance] This book continues the worldbuilding of the previous novel, Stay, Medical Immortal, and focuses on a new transmigration story at the First Hospital of Jing City. Everyone at the hospital knew that last year, Dr. Feng Jin had tragically fallen to her death in the stairwell after a night shift. Zhao Xiaobai, a cardiothoracic surgeon and Feng Jin’s 148Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 200 真 The Real Heiress Was Abandoned, Then She Accidentally Won the Crippled Commander’s Heart 真千金被弃，错撩瘫首长脸红心跳 Winter Aconite in Bloom款冬花开Modern Romance1.7M WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + real and fake heiresses + face-slapping + spirit spring pocket dimension + medical skills + everyday family life + redemption] Medical expert Gu Nian wakes up one day in the body of a cannon-fodder supporting character in a novel set in the 1970s. The original owner was the real heiress, recently found and brought back, but her family favored the fake heiress, the heroine. They'd only searched for her so she could take the fake heiress's place in an 97.7kReads8.5Score5.1kShelves

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    The male lead is a disabled soldier who is extremely insecure. He doesn't dare to respond when the female lead kisses him, tightly covering his mouth. The female lead is his sun.

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