Stories Set in the 1960s, 70s, or 80s 六七八十年代文

1. 1 七 The 1970s: She May Be Silly and Spoiled, but She’s Truly Beautiful! 七零作精她虽愚蠢，却实在美丽！ Stinky Greens臭菜菜Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted [Period setting + married first, love later + raising a child + sweet everyday romance + rugged alpha male X delicate beauty, with a contrast in skin tone and physique] Si Yao has a strange dream. She dreams that she gets into university, quickly divorces Liang Jinsheng, the rugged country man, and happily takes her daughter back to the city. After returning home, her stepsister pushes her down the stairs, leaving her in a vegetative state. Her stepsister also steals her admission letter and tak 5.5kReads8.0Score222Shelves

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   I think this one is pretty good too. The female lead is delicate and cute, while the male lead is rough and tough.

2. 2 胡 The Folks of the Hutong 胡同人家 Xiaoman Crisp小满酥Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted ☆ [Main story complete] ☆ [No transmigration, no rebirth, not a feel-good power fantasy, no golden finger] ☆ [An ordinary person's ordinary story, with a focus on everyday life] In 1972, seventeen-year-old Zhong Wenshu took over her mother's job at the state-run supply and marketing cooperative, avoiding the mass campaign to send young people to the countryside. In 1973, eighteen-year-old Zhong Wenshu married a young police officer from the neighboring courtyard and started a home with just th 15kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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   It's very heartwarming and touching; I really like it. It's the first good book I read on Tomato Bookstore.

3. 3 七 The Supporting Female Lead in the 1970s Courtyard Wakes Up 七零大杂院对照组女配觉醒了 Heehee Pomelo嘻嘻柚子Modern Romance279k WordsCompleted The main story is complete; extra chapters will drop from time to time. After awakening as the contrasting female lead in a 1970s shared courtyard, she only wants to live well and enjoy the gossip along the way!! "Ordinary life + family squabbles + gossip + a touch of ensemble cast + outrageous characters + not a face-slapping power fantasy" Chu Mian had fair skin and a beautiful face. When she didn't smile, she looked almost otherworldly; when she did, her smile could melt anyone's heart. Every 4.6kReads8.3Score394Shelves
4. 4 八 A Fresh Start in the Eighties: No More PUA, Just Making Money 八零重启：拒绝PUA！只想赚钱 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Grandma Shen: I worked so hard raising your dad and his siblings all by myself, and now I have to help him look after the kids and cook, too! What did I do to deserve this? Shen Xiaoya: Grandma, really? Then I definitely won't do anything to deserve that kind of fate. I'll try my best to raise my kids together with someone else! Grandma Shen: … Shen's dad and mom: We aren't very capable, so you kids need to study hard! You'll have to rely on yourselves in the future! Shen Xiaoya: Mom, Dad, don't 17.8kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
5. 5 重 Back to the 1980s: Bringing My Family of Six to a Better Life 重回八零：带着全家六口过好日子 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t 89.5kReads9.4Score5.4kShelves
6. 6 重 Reborn in the Nineties: Racing Toward Life as a Landlady 重生九零之向着包租婆的人生狂奔 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Also known as: Reborn in the 1990s: Racing Toward Life as a Landlady) (Also known as: Reborn Housewife: Mom, Dad's Acting Up Again) After Shen Xiaojun divorced, she had a dream and found herself back twenty years in the past. Back then, she was only twenty-five, yet already the mother of three children. Her eldest daughter was six, her younger daughter four, and her little boy had just turned one month old. Xiaojun's head spun. Did she really have to live through all of this again? For her chil 28.5kReads9.4Score3kShelves
7. 7 七 The Wicked Mother-in-Law of the Seventh-Decade Compound 七零大院恶婆婆 Ye Xiu's Wife叶修老婆Modern Romance732k WordsCompleted [Period setting + wicked mother-in-law + family life + farming + both spouses transmigrate] Chen Suwen, who had healing, wood, and fire abilities, was hot-tempered and feisty. One day, she transmigrated into the body of a notoriously wicked mother-in-law living in a residential compound. A wicked mother-in-law? So she didn’t have to rein in her temper, force herself to compromise, or worry about acting out of character by being nothing like the original owner? She’d transmigrated from the apocal 4.9kReads8.1Score234Shelves

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   A story set in a historical period, featuring a husband and wife who both transmigrate into a different era, a wicked mother-in-law, and everyday family drama. The female lead has a fiery temper, while the male lead is emotionally stable, quiet, and dotes on her in every way. From the apocalypse to a historical period, and then to both transmigrating into a book, they support and forgive each other—it's so sweet! 🤤🤤🤤🤤 Plus, the female lead doesn't break the mold of the awful mother-in-law; she's remarkably clear-headed, rational, and decisive—superb! This is the kind of approach a protagonist from the apocalypse should have! Highly recommended! 💕💕💕

8. 8 回 Back to 1961 as a Public Security Officer 回到1961当公安 A Hongtashan Cigarette Makes You Feel Like an Immortal来支红塔山快活似神仙Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Both parents alive] [Has a System] [One female lead] I woke up to find myself in Courtyard 93 on Nanluoguxiang in 1961. What? Wasn’t it supposed to be Courtyard 95? And seriously, what is this? I’m just a lowly security guard! How did I become a police officer? And why am I supposed to protect the peace for everyone? 44.1kReads8.0Score2.5kShelves

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   A 1970s policeman who relied on cheat codes eventually found a different path by passing the system himself.

9. 9 七 The 1970s: An Unlucky Rough-Hewn Man Picks Up a Lucky, Adorable Bride 七零：倒霉糙汉捡了个旺夫小娇娇 Green Pavilion Sauce青阁酱Modern Romance347k WordsCompleted [Rough-and-ready hero + sweet romance + magic space + production corps + farm + transmigrate into a book + veteran + Northeast] Zhou Jun' geng, a veteran of an elite field combat unit, had been unlucky for half his life. Then suddenly, his luck turned. One day, he found a sweet, beautiful young woman by the river and brought her home. She had a lucky fate that brought fortune to her husband, and the unlucky man was unlucky no more. Not only did his bad luck disappear, he even got promoted! From 739Reads9.1Score100Shelves

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   A rather amusing period drama; the male lead is a rough guy, but actually quite sweet inside 🤦 The whole story is primarily humorous.

10. 10 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: That Couple's Both a Little Crazy 七零军婚：那两口子都有点癫 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Inventory Space + Comedy + Wish Fulfillment + Two Golden Fingers] Ruan Qiqi spent ten years being treated for an illness, and her condition was perfectly stable. After leaving the hospital, she unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s, into the body of a country girl who has just been dumped by her scumbag fiancé. Nearly everyone around her is awful. But she isn't afraid. She has a space packed with supplies, a golden finger, and nine lives, so she can do whatever she wants with 47kReads9.2Score5.8kShelves

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    Can you believe I time-traveled to the 60s or 70s and gained superpowers? 🤔 The female lead and the male lead got along so well that they considered marriage. Initially, the female lead came to the military region to break off her engagement because the man was having an affair with the officer's daughter 😅 In the end, she got together with the male lead 🤭🤭 It's really super good 💕💕 Era + Madness + Superpowers

11. 11 穿 Transmigrating to the 1980s: My Years Making It in Hong Kong 穿越80我在香江混迹的那几年 Jiujiu Can't Let Go酒酒不能释怀Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted “This is a light, easy read.” “There aren't too many fight scenes, and there's more everyday family life.” After Chen Ke was killed by her own clan in her previous life, her soul transmigrated to another world and entered a woman with the same name but a different age. Just after transmigrating, she was sold in Xiangjiang, then tossed into the sea in a sack and nearly drowned. Fortunately, her ancient martial arts skills and little pocket dimension came with her. After saving herself, she rescue 1.4kReads8.7Score105Shelves

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    A blend of historical setting, contemporary setting, family drama, Hong Kong setting, and a strong female lead—a fresh and engaging story. The female protagonist is sold to Hong Kong after being transported to another era. After rescuing herself, she also saves her sister and her sister's classmate. Realizing she can't return to the mainland, she carves out her own path in Hong Kong. Highly recommended! 💕💕💕💕

12. 12 六 In the 1960s, the Young Educated Youth Takes Back Her Body and Goes on a Rampage 六零，小知青夺回身体后缺大德了 Lu Shiqi陆时柒Modern Romance809k WordsCompleted [Strong male and female leads + space + scheming + never takes abuse + both leads are wonderfully outrageous] When Jiang Sheng is eighteen, trouble strikes her family and she is forced to move to the countryside. Her family has prepared everything for her, so she isn’t worried. But despite all their precautions, she never expects an accident to rob her of control over her body and send her to a strange place. They call it the twenty-first century? She goes from confusion and panic to adapting, t 33kReads8.9Score3kShelves

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    A story set in a specific era, with a unique setting, eccentric male and female leads, a wealth-building adventure, and a satisfying read. The female and male leads have distinct personalities, both sharp-tongued and quick-witted, seeking revenge on the spot. The plot is lighthearted and humorous, making it a very enjoyable and highly recommended read! 💕💕💕💕

13. 13 和 After Eloping with Her Childhood Friend, Her Rugged Commander Husband Went Crazy 和竹马私奔后，糙汉首长急疯了 Cen Shinian岑十年Modern Romance864k WordsCompleted [Short drama adaptation now streaming] [Period setting + military marriage + sweet, satisfying romance + married first, love later + winning back his wife!] Song Shengsheng had a nightmare and discovered that she was the cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel: the male lead’s first wife, who died young. In the book, beauty was her only asset. To escape her husband, she wrote a letter reporting that her military officer husband came from a politically suspect background. That wasn’t all. When 33.4kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves
14. 14 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Female Lead Gives Up and Takes It Easy 穿书七零：炮灰女配咸鱼了 A Little Feather一个小羽毛Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Transmigrate into a book + Spatial powers + Married] She wakes up as the central figure at a funeral, having transmigrated into a period novel as a spiteful, selfish woman. Well, in that case, she might as well let loose. Her persona is already established, and she has a golden finger. Why work hard when she could have a wonderful life without lifting a finger? Liu Qingqing declares, “I’m going to be a couch potato.” 18.1kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
15. 15 八 I Transmigrate into a Book in the 1980s: This Unexpected Military Marriage Is So Sweet 八零穿书：闪来的军婚太甜了 Fang Jüliang房踽凉Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Ji Yutian transmigrates into a very cliched novel set in a bygone era. The heroine takes a wrong turn in life, discovers in old age that her ex-husband is incredibly successful, and is reborn to win him back. Unfortunately, Ji Yutian is that man's second wife. Knowing she doesn't stand a chance against the heroine in a fight for his affections, Ji Yutian immediately agrees when her mother sets her up on a blind date. But her date turns out to be a big, bad wolf, and they register their marriage 6.5kReads8.8Score430Shelves
16. 16 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 95.8kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves
17. 17 七 Everyday Life on the Margins of a 1970s Novel 七零小说边缘人的日常生活 Yu Yi Yu Yi余意喻意Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + transmigrate into a book + no golden finger + works in the city, doesn’t go to the countryside] Though Lin Yingxian works hard to get by, she knows how to be content. After learning that she’s become a minor character in a novel, she continues to live her life in this 1970s setting as usual, barely fazed. But when news comes that housing is being allocated, her life begins to change… Reader’s guide: The story focuses mostly on everyday family life. Neither the male no 28.6kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
18. 18 穿 Transmigrated into an 80s Novel as a Rich, Adored Young Lady 穿进八零年代文当富家娇娇女 The Watermelon in Yikun Palace Isn't Sweet翊坤宫西瓜不甜Modern Romance212k WordsCompleted Xiang Qing, who loves reborn web novels, never imagined that one day she would transmigrate to the 1980s and find herself from the start as a little farm girl! In an era when even eating meat was a luxury, she relies on her parents and gradually rises to become a pampered rich girl. As for that golden finger that's somewhat useful but not very useful, she'll just use it to tackle a few side quests for now... 3.7kReads8.2Score207Shelves

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    Super beautiful 🥰🥰🥰

19. 19 穿 Transmigrated as the Young Aunt in a Period Novel 穿成年代文里的小婶婶 Candy Ball Mama糖球麻麻Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Transmigrate into a book + fictional era setting + golden finger + everyday family life] Gu Lanzhi wakes up one day to find that she has transmigrated. After listening to her mother-in-law, who has been helping her through her postpartum recovery, she realizes that she hasn't just transmigrated: she's landed inside an era novel. She's become the male lead's wealthy but wicked little aunt by marriage. What the heck? Wealthy and wicked? His little aunt? But it's still early, and the s 5.3kReads8.7Score284Shelves
20. 20 带 I Bring My Pocket Dimension to the 1970s, Snacking on Sunflower Seeds to Get By 带着空间穿七零，磕着瓜子混日子 Clear, Clear Handwriting清晰笔笔Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Parallel world + top-tier hunk. Female lead: Sheng Wanyan. Male lead: Gu Tingxiao. Every night, Sheng Wanyan, living in 2026, has the same dream. Everything in it is gray and dreary. The streets are full of skinny people in patched clothes, yet everyone looks full of energy. Mud houses are everywhere, and people have to work in the fields to earn work points just to get enough to eat. Terrified, she quickly sells off her belongings and stockpiles supplies to prepare. “Hey! What are you 28.6kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
21. 21 刚 I Transmigrated and Got Arrested? The Scientist's Army Wife Turns the Tables 刚穿越就被抓？科研军嫂逆风翻盘 Mr. Zhongli钟离先生Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1970s era + period setting + advancing the nation through research + military marriage + alternate history + slow burn (not a power fantasy, includes awful characters)] // Twilight shines over the nine provinces, stars settle in my arms // A genius inventor from the interstellar era unexpectedly reborn in the year 1975 of the Xiazhou calendar. She opens her eyes in an interrogation room, in a dire situation, on the verge of being sentenced to death. Ye Mu is just about to show 31.2kReads8.9Score3.7kShelves
22. 22 七 The 1970s: The Glamorous Heiress Transmigrates into a Book with a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 七零：美艳娇气包带千亿资产穿书 A Duo u阿哆uModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The young lady never lived through that era, so you can't expect her to have the same spending habits as ordinary people. [Not a poverty-relief story] [Sweet romance + period setting + transmigrate into a book + golden finger + feel-good power fantasy] [Both are virgins, one-on-one romance] Shanghai–Beijing–Hong Kong [Warning: The heroine is spoiled and not truly kind or beautiful inside! The hero is a lovesick fool! Don't get hung up on prices! If there are any plot holes, just treat them as au 24.7kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
23. 23 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s: The Big Villain's Sweet Wife 穿越六零：大反派的甜甜妻 A Deer in the Mountains山中有鹿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + space + adorable child + marriage first, love later + villain + possessive and deranged] The heroine is a drama queen!! Lin Jiayu woke up one day and transmigrated to the 1960s, with a hungry baby sleeping beside her. What surprised her most was that her husband was the thoroughly wicked villain from the book. She racked her brains and decided to divorce her villainous husband, but in the end, she was met with domestic abuse and coercive possession. The man was so possessive th 403Reads7.5Score104Shelves
24. 24 重 Reborn in the 1960s: The Supporting Character with the Wrong Script Makes Her Fortune 重生六零：拿错剧本的女配要发家 Lin Pu林葡Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Zhao Wanqing was reborn in the final year of the 1960s. Somehow, she ended up marrying the most handsome and cultured man in the village. And she was already pregnant, too. Her family was dirt poor, but at least she didn’t have any awful relatives. Zhao Wanqing glanced at her System, then felt around her pocket dimension. Time to get rich! 14.3kReads9.0Score1kShelves
25. 25 七 The Military Wife’s Farming Life in the 1970s 七零军嫂种田忙 A Floating Fish in a Dream一梦浮鱼Modern Romance755k WordsCompleted Lin Yunxi wakes from a nap and discovers that she has transmigrated into the body of a military wife in the 1970s. She got married young and already has an adorable son. In an era when people don't have enough to eat or warm clothes to wear, Lin Yunxi isn't worried at all: her pocket dimension for growing crops came with her! Watch as she wins the country's support, opens factories, starts businesses, and builds a business empire of her own. She hears that a courtyard house in the capital co 9.3kReads9.0Score732Shelves
26. 26 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s to Raise Kids 穿越七零养崽日常 Pineapple Peach菠萝桃桃Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + System + Strong Female Lead + Raising Kids + Building Wealth In one moment, Luo Fei transmigrates back to the 1970s. She arrives in a strange place among strangers, and on top of that, she's become the biological mother of two little ones. So be it, she thinks. Wherever I am, I can make my own way. With a pocket dimension and System to back her up, she'll raise the kids and make a fortune. As for the children's father, he'd better cling to his wife's golden th 1.5kReads9.1Score108Shelves
27. 27 重 After the Whole Family Read My Mind, We Turned Our Fates Around in the 1980s 重生八零全家读我心后都逆天改命 Jin Yuyan锦钰颜Modern Romance646k WordsCompleted [Rebirth, gossip and watching the drama, the whole family can read minds, System] Lu Ying may be the only person ever to get bound to a System after dying from being so obsessed with gossip. When she opened her eyes again, she had gone back to the moment of her birth. Her cruel parents tried to drown her, but she pretended to be dead and scared them half to death. Luckily, her aunt and uncle found her while passing by and took her in. She now had five nephews, all older than her. Unlike her biol 3.1kReads9.0Score436Shelves
28. 28 七 Digging for Gossip in the Seventies: The Educated Youth Earn Full Work Points Every Day 七零吃瓜，知青每天都是满工分 Xu Xu Has Arrived徐徐来了Modern Romance482k WordsCompleted [Whole-village mind reading + gossip-watching + comedy + wild plot twists + everyone's darling] Xi Xixi died after slipping on a banana peel on her way to catch some juicy gossip. She was sent straight back to the 1970s. Patting her chest, she was relieved: at least she had a compensation gossip-watching System. Xi Xixi: As long as there's gossip to be had, I'll go anywhere! Her refined, dignified biological father, always wearing an angry expression, turned out to be a complete sucker: he suppo 1.8kReads8.9Score145Shelves

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    🍃🍃The female lead was sent to the countryside in the beautiful Qingyun Mountain area, where she spent her days eating melons 🍉🍉 and farming... Completely unaware that people could hear her thoughts... Super hilarious! 😆😆 PS: The female lead accidentally time-traveled because she stepped on a watermelon rind while eating melons 🤭🤭😆😆

29. 29 末 Three Sisters Transmigrate Into a Book Set in the 1970s 末世三姐妹齐穿书到七零年代 Five Little Cats五只小猫Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted Yun Shuyao and Sang Yi grew up together in an orphanage as sisters, though they have different parents. They shared their food and fought side by side: one was the other's brains, and the other was her hands and feet. At last, after enduring the orphanage, that den of misery, until they were old enough to leave, a zombie-virus outbreak hit. The sisters could only cry and keep killing zombies every day. One day, Sang Yi was framed, but by a stroke of luck, the sweet loner Luo Xin saved her. A lif 51.7kReads9.1Score5.9kShelves
30. 30 七 Seventies Group Darling: The Disabled Big Shot's Sweet and Soft Little Wife 七零团宠：残疾大佬的娇娇甜又软 Hua Yao花杳Modern Romance683k WordsCompleted [Feel-good romance + doting husband + farming + family’s little darling + pocket dimension + cozy life] (A sweet and spirited young woman versus a tough, capable veteran) Yao Cheng was a laid-back fashion designer in the modern world, and the CEO of her own company. After reading a novel set in a bygone era, she never expected to transmigrate into the body of a short-lived cannon-fodder cousin who shared her name. From the start, her cousin framed her, leaving her in bed with a crippled, burly v 1.3kReads9.1Score169Shelves
31. 31 七 The 1970s: A Stepmother with a Pocket Dimension Woos Men and Raises Kids 七零有后妈：带着空间撩汉养崽 Gu Ci故辞Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [Flirting + adorable baby + pocket dimension + food + indulgent, sweet romance] In her previous life, Jiang Ningning married the wrong man and met a tragic end. Only as she lay dying did she see the scoundrel for who he really was, and realize that Gu Xiangnan loved her deeply. Reborn, Jiang Ningning kicks the scoundrel to the curb and fakes her death so she can go find Gu Xiangnan. She vows to win over a certain man and live a happy, shamelessly affectionate life with him. Who knew that the you 61Reads8.9Score—Shelves
32. 32 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: After Joining the Army, She Became the Talk of the Family Compound 七零军婚：随军后她风靡家属院 Yan Hui胭回Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Stunning artist x tough, prison-style military officer] [Pocket dimension, limited appearances + sweet romance + satisfying wish fulfillment + no awful characters] Shi Tingyu is a young painter with a modest reputation. One day, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the daughter of a weapons researcher. Before she can enjoy her new life, her parents face the prospect of being reported and sent down to the countryside. Unwilling to let her suffer, her parents quickly arrange a blind date fo 86kReads9.5Score9.9kShelves

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    🔥🔥🔥Highly rated period drama, truly captivating, a worthwhile read! ① A rare combination of period setting, sweet romance, and satisfying plot. The female lead is an artist; her elementary school bulletin board drawings about soldiers, modeled after her soldier husband, are incredibly moving and tear-jerking 😢. There's also a very special dog in the story 🐶, making it hard not to love. ② A period drama with a time-travel element where the protagonist finds herself already in the countryside with her younger brother [shocked]. The female lead is incredibly resourceful, managing to survive until her parents and younger brother are sent to the countryside. She lives a peaceful life with her future in-laws until the light arrives 💪🥳 ③ 🤯Dramatic: The fake heiress discovers her true identity and returns to the countryside, unilaterally breaking up with her boyfriend. When her soldier boyfriend returns from a mission, his home is raided 🤭. The fake heiress, after returning home, leads her family and the villagers in a spirit of prosperity 👏👏👏

33. 33 穿 Transmigrating into the 1960s as a Young Educated Youth 穿越六十年代小知青 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Parallel world + spoiled younger man + military marriage + devoted husband + raising kids) Xu Ning transmigrated into a book, ending up as a minor character in a period novel, a young woman who had gone to the countryside with her younger brother to become an educated youth. Lin Miao, another educated youth, was an internet celebrity from the 21st century, while the male lead was an educated youth from the capital. Their tangled love story made life miserable for everyone in the educ 32.2kReads9.4Score3.2kShelves
34. 34 七 The 1970s: After Transmigrating Into a Book, the Fake Heiress Returns to the Village to Grow Sweet Potatoes 七零，穿书后假千金回村种番薯了 Grapefruit Tomato Sauce西柚番茄酱Modern Romance815k WordsCompleted [Period Drama + Transmigrate into a Book + Reborn + Pocket Dimension + Educated Youth + Sweet Romance + Military Marriage] Lin Yu awakened memories of her past life and discovered that she was a cannon-fodder supporting character in a period novel. The heroine was the real heiress, while Lin Yu was the fake heiress who had taken her place. When the real heiress returned, jealousy got the better of Lin Yu and she did a whole string of foolish things. In the end, her adoptive parents kicked her ou 5.6kReads9.0Score535Shelves
35. 35 穿 After Transmigrating to a Year of Famine, I Became the Worst Mother-in-Law 穿到荒年后，我成了极品恶婆婆 Morning Clouds Purple朝云紫Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Farming + feel-good wish fulfillment + System + adorable kids + no male lead] Cheng Wanqun woke up in the body of a 33-year-old farmer's wife in ancient Dahuang Village. Her four sons were kneeling by the bed, calling her Mother, and her daughter-in-law had another grandchild on the way. After being single her entire life for 33 years, she'd suddenly become a mother-in-law and grandmother. Raising four sons was already hard enough, but then disaster struck: locust plagues, droughts, snowstorms. 67.7kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves

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    1. Cheng Wanwan + System: No CP, transmigrates into an "old lady" and achieves a breakthrough. 2. Jiang Xi + Space: Warm daily life with a male lead.

36. 36 被 Sold Off? I’ll Empty the Stores, Marry a Burly Man, and Have a Big Family 被卖？搬空物资，嫁个糙汉生多胎 July Rabbit七月兔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed ✨ Dual transmigration into a book + heartwarming slice-of-life and raising kids + adorable children + multiple births + devoted husband + pocket space + stockpiling supplies ✨ Sold from the start? Oh no! Jiang Xi, a seasoned supporting-villainess, opens her eyes to find herself facing a plot where she is about to be sold. Her father ran off, her mother died on the road, and all that remained were four sickly little cannon-fodder kids. Her own body was in no better shape. At just thirte 1.5kReads9.3Score215Shelves
37. 37 开 From the Start, I Reported My Stepfather, Then the Frail Villainess Was Doted on in the Countryside 开局举报继父，病弱女配下乡被宠 Feng Ling lI风灵lIModern Romance759k WordsCompleted [Space + System + Sweet Romance + Frail Heroine + Rugged Hero] Qiao Qingdai was an utterly ordinary office worker. She was 25 and had been single for years. One day, after work, she decided to treat herself. Instead, a woman fell from the sky and crushed her to death. She drifted around with a soul-reaper from the underworld for a while before realizing that they had taken the wrong soul... After a furious argument, Qiao Qingdai happily took the loot she’d scored: a treasure chest System and a p 18.9kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

    Reader note

    The third book is still being serialized, while the others are all completed. They're good reads when you're looking for something to read; the writing is good and there are no major logical flaws.

38. 38 七 The 1970s: Married in the Morning, Burning Joss Paper for My Ex by Afternoon 七零：上午结婚下午给前夫烧纸 The Divine Beast Isn't Home神兽不在家Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Also known as: "Clearing Out My Eccentric Adoptive Mother's Home, the Fake Heiress Goes to the Countryside" Animated comic: "Tong Hua's Comeback" [Reborn and Revenge on Scumbags + Face-Slapping the Beloved of All + Everyone Begs for Forgiveness + Never Forgiving + Sweet Romance] In her previous life, Tong Hua was plotted against by Kong Mixue, the beloved of all, and sold into the mountains, where she was trapped for over a decade. After finally escaping and making her way home, she found that h 42kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves
39. 39 开 Exiled from the Start? With My Cooking Skills, the World Is Mine 开局流放？厨艺在手，天下我有 Explosively Fried Meatballs狂炸小肉丸Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Exile + Food + Farming + Business + Rugged Hero] Exiled from the start, with her biological father missing? Song Yuzhi has just won the National Cooking Championship when she transmigrates into the body of a frail, foolish young girl in ancient times. She rolls up her sleeves and uses her extraordinary cooking skills to build a good life, even in exile! She also has a handsome hunter for a husband. He's a man of few words, but dependable wherever he goes, and he treats her like his most preciou 3.5kReads8.6Score526Shelves
40. 40 分 After the Family Split, I Stocked My Warehouse with a System and Drove the Villains Mad 分家后我有系统囤满仓，气疯极品 Wan Sangyu晚桑鱼Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + family drama + System + romance + everyday life] After missing a step on the stairs, Zhou Jiayue transmigrates to a remote mountain village in ancient times, where she becomes a young farmer who has been married for just one month. Her husband’s grandmother is still berating her haughtily: “Now that you’ve married into the Song family, you have to follow our rules. Everything you own belongs to the Song family. If I tell you to hand something over, you hand it over!” Her grandmother-i 4.8kReads8.9Score690Shelves
41. 41 你 You Take the Imperial Exams, I Farm: A Paper-Thin Couple Braving the Famine 你科举我种田，塑料夫妻闯荒年 Bai Jiuhuan白久欢Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + food + pocket dimension + stockpiling grain + fleeing famine + business + sweet romance + everyday life] After Jiang Qingyue’s soul is mistakenly taken, she receives the ultimate transmigration starter pack. She thought she’d get to live a cheat-powered life, railing against heaven, earth, and everything in between. Instead, she transmigrates into the body of a fat, lazy, greedy, slippery woman and marries a man who hates her to the bone. Song Yan died unjustly in his previous life an 47kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves
42. 42 重 Back to the 1980s: From the Start, I Sell a Human Trafficker 重活80年代，开局卖掉人贩子 Rich Young Master from a Poor Family寒门阔少Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Nostalgic rebirth + beautiful wife and devoted dad + making amends and turning over a new leaf + no System + witty humor + cozy everyday life + getting rich through farming] He was once a good-for-nothing, yet also a peerless patriot! Burdened by immense guilt and regret over his wife and daughter, he lived alone to old age, then donated his entire trillion-yuan fortune before he died. But life begins anew. Through tears, the powerful Qin Dongfang returns to 1986, just before his poor, beloved 5.6kReads9.1Score621Shelves

    Reader note

    It's very realistic and the descriptions are clear. Although I've only read a dozen or so chapters so far and it's a little lacking, it's definitely worth adding to my bookshelf and reading carefully.

43. 43 重 Reborn: A Blessed Beauty in the 1980s 重生八零福运娇妻 Azure Sea and Blue Sky碧海青天Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Her fiancé is stolen, her future snatched away, and as a relentless scheme closes in, Qiao Yuxi is framed until not even her bones remain. Reborn, she finds her father has a new love, her mother has a beloved of her own, and the whole family dotes on everyone else's precious little darlings. Qiao Yuxi spreads her hands. Love whoever you want. I'm done with this family! She gives the villains a cold tongue-lashing and rolls up her sleeves to smack the troublesome kids. She doesn't even want her p 5.7kReads9.2Score628Shelves
44. 44 赶 Mountain-Hunting Dad: Others Raise Pets, I Raise a South China Tiger 赶山奶爸：别人养宠物我养华南虎 Li Ye犁业Urban847k WordsOngoing This is a great novel. Everyone is welcome to read it. This is a great novel. Everyone is welcome to read it. This is a great novel. Everyone is welcome to read it. 7Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Take it, you're welcome! You won't be disappointed! 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

45. 45 空EN With a Pocket Dimension in Hand, Farming and Walking Dogs 空间在手，种田遛狗 God-Tier Passerby神级过客Urban4.9M WordsCompleted [Male-oriented opening: Get a spiritual spring space, go home to farm and raise dogs. Male-oriented ending: Sweep every race across the Myriad Worlds into the trash] A rural farming story set in a mountain village. The protagonist stumbles upon a fortuitous opportunity and figures out cultivation on his own. A laid-back cultivation novel with no System, but with a space. Later on, it has two male leads, a father and son, and changes maps after about a thousand chapters. Ye Huan, who works in a b 27.4kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
46. 46 穿 Transmigrating into a Book in the Seventies: The Villainess Is Bold and Brilliant 穿书七零：极品女配她又飒又A Fifty-Seven伍拾柒Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted Period setting, farming, and building a career After transmigrating into a period novel as the most despicable female cannon fodder, Tang Xiaowan finds herself in a barren era where medicine is scarce and a fever can leave you an idiot. As a top medical student, she can barely get enough to eat. Who has the time or energy to play the despicable female cannon fodder for you people? With a scalpel in hand, she tramples the worst offenders, punches the forces of evil, and strides through the world 380Reads9.0Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Historical fiction, completed.

47. 47 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Grandma, Today It's Your Turn to Get Divorced 重生七零：奶，今天轮到您离婚啦 Great Golden Immortal大罗金仙Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Also known as: Reborn in the 1970s as a Lucky Little Carp with Space Tens of billions in supplies, serving the country, the family’s darling, adorable child, satisfying story In her previous life, Shen Danluo’s family was harmed by her wicked second uncle, and she avenged them all by herself. Now she has been reborn with a space that can exchange for all kinds of supplies. In this life, she will change everyone’s tragic fate. Take down the worst offenders and punish the scum. Then quietly make a 34.5kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves
48. 48 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Spatial Realm's Little Millionaire 重生七零空间小富婆 Dream Snow, Pure Soul梦雪清魂Modern Romance743k WordsCompleted (Rebirth, space, sweet romance) After transmigrating into Gu An'an in the 1970s, Jiang Sier, a woman from the 21st century, wasn't fazed at all by starting out with a dead father, an absent mother, and a young brother to care for. She took down her wicked aunt, set up a home of her own, and, with a space stocked full of supplies, thrived in those difficult times. She went to the black market to sell grain and formed an unbreakable bond with a big shot there. Gradually, she fell for him under his 611Reads9.0Score124Shelves
49. 49 重 Reborn in the 1990s: The Academic Ace Is Ready to Turn Her Life Around 重生九零：学霸女配要逆袭 Yu Xuan鱼玄Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Chen Nanxing had lived a miserable life in her previous one. After her mother died in a car accident, her father moved in with his mistress and illegitimate son. The double blow turned her from a top student into a poor one, and she failed the college entrance exams. Her beloved fiancé conspired with her younger brother and plotted to take her life. Only after she died did she learn that her world was nothing more than a novel, and she was merely an insignificant cannon-fodder supporting charact 572Reads9.0Score103Shelves
50. 50 小 The Little Fish Spirit Raises Kids in the 1980s 小鱼精在八零养崽崽 Liang Mo Yun Zhou凉沫云舟Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After cultivating for eight hundred years, a little fish spirit fails to leap through the Dragon Gate and is reborn in the body of Fu Yunxiu, a lazy glutton from the 1980s. She also has two little babies to raise. She’s never even laid eggs. How could she possibly raise children! Every time she abandons them, she gets struck by lightning. Every time she tries to run, her demon core explodes. With no other choice, she can only nurse the children through her tears. The family is poor? No problem. 373Reads9.0Score100Shelves

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