Can We Stop Cramming So Many Golden Fingers into Period Dramas? It Feels So Fake 能不能不要再把年代文里加那么多的金手指，很假

1. 51 最 The Strongest Clan: No One in the Yu Family Backs Down 最强家族：郁家无怂人 A nomi阿nomiModern Romance549k WordsCompleted Yu Yu thinks the sky has fallen. She turns out to be the fake heiress. The real heiress is coming in hot. What should she do? Sniffle, Dad, are you still going to care about me? Oh, good. As long as you still do. Boohoo, Big Brother, you can't treat her better than me. Fine, I won't. And just like that, the sky clears again. In a turbulent era, great families struggle to survive. The Yu family alone stands firm, unyielding! When family members scheme and the world turns ruthless, the Yu fami 7.2kReads8.0Score36914d adds

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   The era of all indigenous people

2. 52 七 The Leading Lady of a 1970s Military Marriage: I Seize the Moment and Make a Fortune 七零军婚大女主，手握风口暴富 Camellia Oil007山茶油007Modern Romance158k WordsOngoing [1970s + transmigration + orphaned heroine with no awful relatives + ordinary-born male lead who makes his own way + no pocket dimension or golden finger + military marriage + strong female lead] Synopsis: Overnight, she transmigrates into the body of an orphaned girl in the 1970s, with no father or mother. A perfect hand from the start. Ning Qingshang has no System or pocket dimension, but her mind is filled with decades of future trends. She knows every policy opportunity and every chance to 32Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I think this book is good. There are no cheat codes or systems; it's just about everyday life, a simple and steady flow. The female lead doesn't suddenly become rich; she achieves it step by step. From an orphan to a military dependent, from being gossiped about to receiving support from the entire hospital, in three months, she becomes the most stable person in the camp. The male lead is quiet but reliable, the female lead is clear-headed and not resentful, and the supporting characters all feel realistic. Recommended!

3. 53 军 Military Marriage Bliss: I Flirt with a Soldier in the 1970s 军婚娇宠：我在七零与兵王互撩 Su Youran苏悠然Modern Romance618k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple] Mu Jing'an married Song Qingning because his mother told him, “Song Qingning, the girl across the bridge, is your betrothed. You have to take responsibility for her.” Song Qingning married Mu Jing'an because the wife of the company commander who had rescued her told her, “My son is tall, a little dim, earns a good salary, and is an officer. If you don't mind, take him off my hands.” Both thought a marriage without love would 24.3kReads9.4Score2.8k14d adds

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   These two "golden fingers" aren't particularly impressive, and I think it's perfectly normal to earn money through one's own efforts.

4. 54 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 12.2kReads9.3Score84914d adds
5. 55 老 My Husband Cheated, So I Swapped Husbands with His Mistress to Change Our Fates 老公出轨，我和小三换夫改命 Du Wanxing杜菀星Modern Romance553k WordsCompleted A new novel currently being serialized, with its rating just posted! [Not a wish-fulfillment story] [Period setting + remarriage + devoted husband + marriage first, love later] [Some ensemble cast elements] [No System] [No pocket dimension] [Realistic everyday life] In the height of summer in 1977, Xu Nan, a temporary worker at a machinery factory, caught her husband, Cheng Peng, having an affair with Liang Yan Min, an employee at the same factory. To protect his reputation and prospects, Cheng 16.9kReads8.4Score1.2k14d adds
6. 56 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—14d adds

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   Without a system, without space, without top-tier items, General Xue escaped the prison of the imperial palace and arrived in an era where women held up half the sky. She saw the vibrant lives on their faces and didn't care about the cornbread in their hands. Of course, she could hunt rabbits in the mountains to provide meat for everyone, and she could set up three factories in six months to free educated youth from mechanical labor in the fields. What else could she do?

7. 57 大 The Courtyard Compound: The Warmth of Everyday Life 大杂院：人间烟火气 Du Xiaore杜小惹Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted [Period setting + family drama + everyday life] If you're young and inexperienced, take this as a warning and steer clear. This book probably isn't for you. It has none of the usual wish-fulfillment tropes and no imaginary cheat powers. It's simply an ordinary story about people in northern China. [No transmigration, no System, no pocket dimension, no being reborn, and none of the modern-novel elements you know.] It records the ordinary life of a northern town in the 1980s, capturing the memorie 8.8kReads9.1Score78214d adds
8. 58 八 The Eighties: After Refusing to Get a Zero, I Made It into College 八零，拒考零分后，高考上岸 A Little Lemon Sauce一只柠檬酱Modern Romance3.8M WordsCompleted Yu Xiaoxiao was a poor student. She wasn't much good at studying, and her job was only so-so. She had no great ambitions in life. All she wanted was a job where she could slack off and live like a couch potato until retirement. Then, without warning, she found herself in the 1980s. With no particular talents to speak of, Yu Xiaoxiao was at a loss. She had no idea how to survive in such a harsh and unforgiving era. In the end, she chose the hardest path of all. A poor student to begin with, she s 10.1kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds

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   This is absolutely true, no cheat codes involved, it's incredibly, incredibly, incredibly, incredibly good!

9. 59 中 Starting Out as a Vocational School Student, I Worked My Factory to the Bone 中专生开局，我把工厂卷疯了 Peach Heart Rainbow桃心彩虹Modern Romance631k WordsOngoing A modern quality-control worker transmigrates to the famine years of the 1960s. The moment she opens her eyes, she faces a desperate situation: the high school entrance exam has been suspended, and she's being forced to go to the countryside. To avoid being sent down, she promptly skips grades, studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and secures a stable job at a state-owned enterprise, successfully escaping that fate. She doesn't have any miraculous talent that will make her famou 34.2kReads8.2Score3.4k14d adds

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   The cheat system is incomplete and rarely used later on. Instead of going to the countryside, the female protagonist takes the high school entrance exam early, gets into a vocational school, and is assigned to a military factory. She acquires modern mechanical knowledge and works hard to build her career.

10. 60 重 Back to the 1980s: The Sharp-Tongued Girl Is Spoiled by a Tycoon 重回八零，毒舌小妞被霸总宠上天 Falling Flowers in Wind and Rain, Worry-Free on the Road落花风雨陌上无忧Modern Romance267k WordsCompleted [Only feel-good stories: reborn + punishing scumbags + domineering CEO + Northeastern dialect + face-slapping + doting on one person + period setting] Lu Xiaoman was reborn. The moment she opened her eyes, her childhood sweetheart slapped her. Lu Xiaoman raised her hand and slapped him right back, then made sure to land another one for good measure. This time, she had no intention of swallowing her anger like she had in her previous life just to spare her childhood sweetheart’s parents’ feelings 8.9kReads8.2Score1k14d adds

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    No cheat codes, pure period drama, incredibly good, Northeastern Chinese style period drama.

11. 61 重 Reborn in the 1980s: A Female Spirit Medium Builds a Temple for the Five Immortals 重生八零：女出马仙建了个五仙庙 Falling Flowers in Wind and Rain, Worry-Free on the Road落花风雨陌上无忧Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted The ratings have just come in, and they'll slowly climb. [Period setting + rural life + Northeast China's Five Immortals + family squabbles + women fighting] Pure feel-good escapism. Ma Yumei wakes from a nightmare to find herself in the familiar, shabby house. The joy of being reborn and her hatred for her past life mingle in her heart. She silently vows that this time, she won't be a pushover for anyone to bully. Those who wronged her will pay! Family shame should stay private? Pah! The whole 2.2kReads8.8Score26014d adds
12. 62 重 Reborn in the 1980s: This Jinx Was Born Under a Lucky Star! 重生八零：这灾星真是天生好命！ Cat Liang Ah猫良呀Modern Romance388k WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1980s] + [Independent, Strong Heroine] + [Success Through Her Own Abilities] + [Family Life] + [Building a Fortune] Main character: Liang Yihe In her previous life, she was timid and was manipulated by her uncle’s family. They stole her university admission letter, rewriting her records and her life overnight. They even tried to force her to marry the village idiot! Her cousin Liang Wanjun, born on the very same day, month, and year, stole her life: going to university, marryi 409Reads—Score—14d adds

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    There's no special abilities or cheat codes, but there are many foreshadowing elements, especially towards the end, it's really good.

13. 63 重 Life in the 1960s After Being Reborn 重生60年代的生活 Handsome Uncle帅哥叔叔Urban1.6M WordsCompleted The protagonist’s grandfather has passed away, leaving him a family home with three courtyards. His parents ran away, taking his twin brother and leaving him behind, along with a little sister he has to raise. Most people get a huge advantage when they’re reborn. Chen Zhi’an has it rougher: he’s been reborn twice, and his golden finger is nothing but ten mu of land, with no automatic farming equipment, waiting for him to work it. The first time, he went from a rich, reckless car-racing playboy i 10.4kReads7.6Score54614d adds

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    They are all very subtle forms of cheat codes.

14. 64 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Road to Success 重生七十年代开始奋斗 Handsome Uncle帅哥叔叔Urban1.6M WordsCompleted After waking up, a returnee elite finds himself in the body of Li Yuanchao, a fifteen-year-old boy living in Courtyard No. 9 on Jinyu Hutong in the capital. Before he can even get used to his new identity, he has to face the sweeping campaign sending young people to the countryside. While the whole courtyard worries about who will be on the list, Li Yuanchao pulls out an application notice to help build the Xiang-Qian Railway. “Director Wang, I’ll go build the railway. Room and board are covered 13.8kReads7.4Score89614d adds
15. 65 七 The Seventies Compound: A Family with Children 七零大院，家有儿女 Cheng An'an, Don't Get a Tattoo程安安不要纹身啊Modern Romance782k WordsOngoing [No rebirth or transmigration, off-the-charts chemistry | Talented daughter of a condemned family × Upright, loyal military officer | Marriage Before Love + sweet romance + healing in a bygone era] 💥 A ruthless devil by day, a starving wolf by night! Yang Yi, the army's top combat champion, makes even the new recruits' legs shake at the sound of his footsteps. But when he gets home, “I haven't seen you in half a month. I've missed you like crazy.” He pins her against the door, his rough fingerti 1.5kReads—Score10314d adds

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    All the characters are native to the area, without any special abilities or supernatural powers. It's very well-written, sometimes making you laugh out loud, sometimes leaving you heartbroken. You won't want to miss a single word. It gently unfolds the everyday lives of families in a military compound during a special era. You can tell the author loves her daughter very much; the female characters she creates are all fleshed out, with different ages, experiences, and personalities, but all equally resilient and unyielding. There's a line in the book: "Women can't be killed."

16. 66 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The Ex-Wife’s Struggle in the 1970s 穿书七零：大佬前妻的奋斗日常 A Little Chestnut一颗小栗子Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1970s + no System + no golden finger + food + moderately satisfying + clever, hardworking, beautiful rich girl heroine + taciturn, devoted, poor husband + entrepreneurship + mutual support + cozy everyday life] Lin Yue somehow transmigrates into a period novel, becoming the male lead's ungrateful, awful ex-wife. The good news is that the male lead will become the richest mogul in the story. The bad news is that she has arrived when he's still dirt poor. The even worse 13Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's so good! I wanted more!

17. 67 七 The Seventies: He Qing’s Wonderful Life 七零年代，和晴的美好人生 Luo Hanxi洛晗溪Modern Romance957k WordsOngoing [Period setting | Local girl in the 1970s | Refuses to go to the countryside | Sole heroine, no romance | Light ensemble cast] No rebirth, no transmigration, no golden finger. A slow-paced, slice-of-life story. Everyone says that as the eldest daughter, He Qing ought to be sensible, give everything up, make sacrifices, go to the countryside and suffer, all for the sake of her younger brother. But nobody ever asked if she wanted to. When she stumbled upon her parents’ scheme, more than a decade o 1.2kReads—Score11214d adds
18. 68 六 A Sixty-Year-Old Woman Dies of Overwork, Then Is Reborn in the 1980s to Raise Kids in Style 六旬老太过劳死，重生八零养崽香 Jiu Hong九泓Modern Romance566k WordsCompleted [Period setting + 1980s + reborn + ensemble cast + family drama + no golden finger + feel-good growth story] After raising four children through self-sacrifice, Su Fengxia, now in her sixties, has a pension that should let her live comfortably. Instead, her children sponge off her, and she is forced to take hourly jobs to help support her son’s family. In the end, she works herself to death. Reborn in the 1980s, she decides to rewrite her fate. With her husband backing her up, she launches a cam 110Reads—Score—14d adds

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    No cheat codes, no special abilities, cherish this chance to be reborn, love yourself, and live a down-to-earth and hardworking life. [Heart]

19. 69 三 Three-Inch Golden Lilies 三寸金莲儿 Yi Fengchen逸风尘Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted The 1960s. In a dilapidated mansion in Northeast China, the Fan family had eight children, and Fan Jinlian'er became their only source of money. The girl with tiny bound feet supported the entire Fan family. To feed the whole household, Fan Jinlian'er became the family’s bargaining chip. They married her off again and again in exchange for bride prices. They didn’t care whether the groom was blind, lame, or an old man. As long as the betrothal gifts were generous enough, Fan Jinlian'er had to ma 147Reads—Score11214d adds

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    A very realistic historical novel

20. 70 水 Water Willow 水性杨花儿 Zhang Xiaoshu张小殊Modern Romance2.4M WordsOngoing (The rating was just added and will rise. It's already going up!) Neighbor Guo Hongmei ran off with another man? What? That man is Yang Hua'er's husband, Zhao Dashan? Talk about gossip coming right back to bite you. They say nine out of ten people born in the Year of the Sheep are fated to have a hard life, but Yang Hua'er doesn't believe in fate. Even without a man, she can still make a warm and happy life for herself. 10.1kReads8.2Score65814d adds
21. 71 七 The 1970s: From the Start, I Give Birth, and My Rough-and-Ready Husband Dotes on Me 七零之开局生崽糙汉老公宠爆了 Playful Demon妖逗Modern Romance556k WordsCompleted [Soul transmigration + period setting + military marriage + golden finger + raising children + daily life] Siyueyue: ??? I have to give birth from the start? And to twins? My husband died in service? I've been single for thirty years, and now I've transmigrated straight into a childbirth scene. The kids' father died in service, but I'm not worried. I'll raise the babies myself. I'll use all the world's delicious food to raise them into chubby little things. Even my in-laws, who eat with us, have 6.3kReads8.8Score50314d adds

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    Not many cheat codes. It's quite good.

22. 72 七 The 1970s: We’re All Nurses, but Our Treatment Is Worlds Apart 七零：同样当护士，待遇天差地别 Puffed Biscuit膨化饼Modern Romance232k WordsCompleted No rivalry between women. The heroine is cool and dignified on the outside, the opposite on the inside. She has a deadpan sense of humor! The story feels very real, not over-the-top. A modern nurse is accidentally killed by a reckless young motorcyclist, then is reborn in the resource-scarce 1970s as the village's only graduate of a secondary vocational school, and its only nurse. Relying on her own abilities, she helps her relatives and neighbors earn money together. The whole village respects 1.3kReads—Score10014d adds

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    There are no cheat codes whatsoever; it follows the historical setting exactly, avoids the black market, and generates revenue.

23. 73 八 The Old Li Family in the 1980s 八十年代的老李家 Scroll Ah卷轴啊Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted No transmigration or rebirth, no golden finger, an ensemble cast, and the ordinary life of an ordinary family. Li Xiaoyun and her family live in a small town in Northeast China. There are eight of them, and life in the 1980s is a constant whirlwind. Her parents are both unreliable, and each of her siblings has their own little schemes and ideas. Li Xiaoyun is in her final year of high school. Her grades are average, and her dream is to get into college and see the world beyond her hometown. Her 4.9kReads8.6Score38614d adds

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    You'll know the answer after reading this book.

24. 74 糙 The Rugged Man’s Overwhelming Love: His Sweet Little Wife Falls for Him 糙汉强势爱，娇软小媳妇沦陷了 Su Jiabai苏加白Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Originally titled “A Lonely Bed Is Hard to Bear, While the Rugged Neighbor Scratches at Her Wall Night After Night” [lonely nights / maximum sweetness / period setting / delicate beauty / devoted love / slow-burn romance / building wealth / glimpses of an ensemble cast / love at first sight / close proximity / sisters-in-law as foils] Delicate young wife × iron-willed, rugged man Hua Xiaoyue is left alone in an empty bed, the long nights hard to endure. Her family scolds her, her in-laws berate 9.3kReads8.5Score56314d adds
25. 75 硬 Tough Mother-in-Law: Earning Foreign Currency With One Hand, Charming the Commander With the Other 硬核婆婆：左手赚外汇右手撩首长 Good Luck, Jiajia One好运珈珈一Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Life at Home and Beyond + Gourmet Restaurant + Island Version of a Parents' Love Story + Silver-Haired Fiction + No Pocket Dimension + No System + Family Life + Raising Kids) Chen Xianglan is a country mother-in-law who can turn every inch of barren soil into gold. The skills she's spent her whole life mastering are all “unorthodox”: breeding pigs, helping with childbirth, farming, making sauces, choosing auspicious dates, reading the weather, and cooking food so delicious it could make the imm 16.4kReads8.6Score79314d adds

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    [No cheat codes] Sisters suffering from a reading slump, look here! If you enjoy family dramas and stories about military life on an island, this is an absolute gem. The mother-in-law, Chen Xianglan, is practically an all-around ace—a master of feng shui, exorcising evil spirits, and making pickles. Watching her manage to live such a prosperous life is incredibly comforting; I'll stay up all night to finish it!

26. 76 六 The Sixties Villainess Wants a New Husband, and Her Rugged Army Officer Is Getting Anxious 六零女配要改嫁，糙汉军官他急了 Little Cat Doesn't Eat Lychees小猫不吃荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Rural army-family third generation + dazzling beauty of a painter + no pocket dimension + slow-burn romance + both are each other's first and only love + ensemble cast in the latter half] Jiang Xizhu stays up all night painting, then opens her eyes to find herself in a period novel as the country fiancée of the male lead, who dies young. Her former fiancé is already married. By a twist of fate, she also ends up marrying a grubby, scruffy husband. They say she's shameless, 78.3kReads9.0Score10.1k14d adds

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    This book doesn't have any overpowered plot devices, and it's quite good. You could check it out if you're looking for something to read. The interactions between the male lead's family are very engaging, and the female lead wins over everyone around her with her personal strengths.

27. 77 看 After Seeing the Comments, the Villainess Tears Through Period Dramas 看见弹幕后，恶毒女配杀穿年代文 A Tiny Qiao一只小小乔Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted (The rating was just released and is quite low, so it’s not a reliable indicator. Please read the story itself.) [1980s + military marriage + male lead is an air force pilot + on-screen comments + transmigrate into a book + reborn + female supporting character’s comeback + devoted husband] Qiao Yu died and came back to life, only to discover that she was the wicked female supporting character in a period novel called The Minister Beneath Her Skirts. The heroine, Yu Qingtang, was a stunning beau 289Reads5.8Score—14d adds

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    There were no magic tricks involved; I relied entirely on my own exploration to create a wonderful life.

28. 78 六 A Beautiful Doctor in the 1960s: Reborn to Marry the Wildest Officer 六零漂亮医生，重生改嫁最野军官 A Tiny Qiao一只小小乔Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Period Setting] [Military Marriage] [Fake and Real Heiresses] [Pocket Dimension] [Educated Youth Life in the Beidahuang Corps] [Love Grows Over Time] The cannon-fodder female supporting character, Yun Qiao, was switched at birth twice. The thief pretended to be pregnant and stole her the first time, but then disliked her because she had a disability in her foot. So the second time, she swapped Yun Qiao with another baby girl. In her previous life, Yun Qiao was overjoyed, thinking she had finall 8.7kReads8.6Score85714d adds
29. 79 七 A 1970s Spatial Realm: The Educated Youth's Husband Returns from Cultivation 七零空间：知青她男人修仙回来了 A Tiny Qiao一只小小乔Modern Romance678k WordsCompleted [Veteran Soldier from the Seventies x Gentle Educated Youth Wife + Both Reborn + Pocket Dimension + Cultivation + Sweet Romance + Raising Kids] Fang Qiao dies saving someone. When she opens her eyes again, she discovers she has been reborn in the resource-strapped 1970s, when you need ration coupons for everything. Food and clothing are scarce, but her daughter is still in her womb. Even more surprising, her dead husband has returned from another world, having cultivated immortality! He has also 6.1kReads9.1Score87614d adds
30. 80 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 11.4kReads7.6Score73114d adds
31. 81 胎 Born in the 1970s, After Marrying the Short-Lived Technician Instead 胎穿七零，换嫁短命技术员后 Sweet Little Koi甜甜的小锦鲤Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Bai Anning was born into the 1970s as a baby who had somehow retained memories from another life. In her little mountain village, there was barely enough food to last from one meal to the next. She had no grand ambitions; all she wanted was to eat her fill. It wasn't until the day she and her older sister got married that she suddenly realized her own sister had been reborn. On her wedding day, her sister switched brides. Bai Anning, who was supposed to marry into the impoverished Xu family in t 51.2kReads8.0Score7.7k14d adds

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    A loving young couple, from a bygone era

32. 82 扮 Playing the Delicate White Lotus, Enjoying Life and Gossip in the 1950s 扮演小白花，在五零享福吃瓜 Evening Boat Ferry晚舟渡Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Period setting + self-interest + scheming beauty + everyone's favorite + spatial realm] In 1955, Lin Yue'e was three and a half years old. Overnight, she transmigrated into the body of an orphan abandoned by her family. She didn't want to talk about her past life. In this one, all she wanted was to find a good family, eat her fill, and stay alive. Her chosen adoptive mother looked haggard and disheveled when they first met, but the air of nobility between her brows was impossible to hide. Using 67.1kReads8.1Score8.2k14d adds

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33. 83 赶 Hunting in the Mountains to Protect My Family 赶山打猎守护一家 Three-Minute Passionlove三分热度loveUrban2.0M WordsCompleted Reborn, she heads into the mountains to hunt and protect her family. That winter, her family was torn apart, and the little shadow who used to follow her everywhere was gone forever. Now she's back, and she won't let this life be filled with regrets... 43.7kReads8.4Score2.9k14d adds

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    Hong Tianbao is reborn before the Reform and Opening Up era. In this second life, he rescues his younger sister, Xiaogeda, hunts in the mountains to protect his family, leads them to prosperity, and lives a leisurely and carefree life in the rural Northeast. [Already interested][Already interested][Already interested]

34. 84 八 The 1980s: The True Heiress Turns Dark, Tears Down the Green Tea, and Dumps Her Jerk Husband 八零：真千金黑化，撕绿茶踹渣夫 Tang Dachui汤大锤Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + sweet romance + love after marriage] The moment Ji Xiaoyue opened her eyes, she became the real daughter: timid and impossibly self-sacrificing. Her life as the real daughter was a miserable one: a biased father, a cheating scumbag, a shameless little green tea, and a lonely death with no one to claim her body. Ji Xiaoyue immediately made sure the scumbag and the little green tea were stuck with each other! Catch them in the act! I’ll get the 11.2kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds

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    It's great! A transmigration story, no special abilities, the male lead dotes on his wife, the female lead is intelligent and clear-headed, the plot is unpredictable, there are many awful characters, and it's a killing spree…

35. 85 杀 Kill Those Men: From Ugly Chick to Beautiful Swan 杀死那些男人之丑小鸡变白天鹅 I Came Today, the Willows Sway今我来兮杨柳依依Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transformation and glow-up + triumphant heroine + uplifting feel-good story + top student's growth + fairytale romance + authentic post-80s generation] Note: Please don't let the heroine's looks put you off! The protagonist is called “XX Fat” purely because the author has a mischievous sense of humor. In reality, Xia Weiwei has a figure the likes of which appear only once every three thousand years. She's an outgoing, adorable girl with sky-high emotional and intellectual intelligence; she's th 1.3kReads9.3Score11214d adds

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    The story of a chubby kid born in the 80s; those born in the 80s and 90s might want to consider it.

36. 86 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s as an Unregistered Nobody, and a Powerful Man Offered to Back Me 穿六零成黑户大佬主动给我抱大腿 Luming Zhou鹿鸣洲Modern Romance695k WordsCompleted [Period Novel + Transmigration + No Going to the Countryside + Love at First Sight + Marriage Before Love] (No surrendering treasures to the authorities, slice of life, skip if that's not your thing) After somehow transmigrating to the 1960s, Lin Yubei sees everyone else with a golden finger or a pocket dimension, while she can only clutch the ID card in her bag, afraid to take it out. To avoid being branded a vagrant and sent off to work in the mines, Lin Yubei gets a marriage certificate with 9.3kReads9.0Score84614d adds

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    Both are quite reasonable

37. 87 打 A Working Stiff's Little Journal 打工小记 The Village Is Not Late村不晚Urban270k WordsCompleted Urban daily life + earning a living through hard work + multiple heroines + healing The story of an ordinary wage earner: from drifting to Guangzhou to drifting to Beijing, from Shaoxing to Foshan and then to Majiaqiao in Beijing. Fifteen years in all. See how a worker at the bottom makes his way through life... I went south at fifteen and drifted north at thirty. The fiercest gamble of my life took fifteen years to pay for. Over those fifteen years, I worked in an electronics factory, served 43Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The main problem is that nobody watches the lives of ordinary working people. [Laughing]

38. 88 我 My Dad Is a Deadbeat 我爹是二赖子 Miserly Homebody抠门宅Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted Ji Qiuqiu transmigrated into a book. Her father is the village’s notorious layabout, her mother ran off with another man, and she herself is a wicked relative who latches onto the heroine to bleed her dry. Qiuqiu thinks this little villainess has a pretty good lot in life, so she decides to recreate her life and cling to the heroine to get rich. Then one day, she discovers that the heroine’s cousin is a fellow transmigrator. But this hometown girl heroine has given up and no longer wants to be t 11.9kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
39. 89 花 The Secret of Huaxi 花溪的秘密 Pile of Money钱堆堆Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted 14.7kReads9.0Score1.7k14d adds

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    It's so incredibly good... I don't want to miss a single word.

40. 90 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!” 49.2kReads9.2Score6.4k14d adds
41. 91 跟 My Nemesis and I Were Reborn as the Male Lead's Twin Older Sisters 跟死对头重生成男主的双胞胎姐姐 Eight Thousand Girls' Hearts八千少女心Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Building a Career + Growing Together + Not a GL Romance + Almost No Romance] Who understands what it's like to transmigrate into a book at the same time as your archenemy, only to become twin sisters? Even crazier, their little brother is a future domineering CEO, but his family raises pigs? That's just hilarious! And even crazier, the two sisters are stepping stones for his rise and obstacles to the romance between the male and female leads. Hmph, being an obstacle is fine, bu 4.3kReads9.0Score62014d adds
42. 92 八 The 1980s: The True Heiress Strikes Back 八零：真千金逆袭记 Birdsong in the Quiet Mountains鸟鸣山幽Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Fake and Real Heiresses + Self-Improvement + Everyday Life + Striving] [The heroine grows quietly, then amazes everyone; she won’t take abuse and always talks back] Xia Xiaoxi lost both her parents at a young age. Her uncle’s family moved into her home under the pretense of raising her, took all the family’s money, worked her and her brother to the bone, and eventually tried to make her take her cousin’s place in an arranged marriage. Furious, Xia Xiaoxi fou 200.8kReads9.2Score14k14d adds

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    Some books have transmigration/reincarnation plots and a few cheat codes, which I personally dislike too many cheat codes [facepalm]. But... I couldn't find any purely native-speaker novels [crying]. These few are pretty good; I've reread 1/6/7/8 several times, and I've finished the others as well.

43. 93 七 The Only Daughter of the 1970s 七零年代独生女 Orange Orange Orange Orange橘橘橘橘子Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book, no System, no pocket dimension.] [Period setting + farming + serving the motherland + technical expertise] A researcher who loves and hates fiercely versus a reborn diplomat Yu Yue fell asleep in the bath and woke up in the 1970s, as the only child in her family. First, there was her timid mother, who was willing to work herself to the bone for her family. Then there was her father, spoiled by his family and utterly self-centered. Timid Mom: “Let’s see anyone try 17.3kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds

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    Some books have transmigration/reincarnation plots and a few cheat codes (or overpowered abilities), which I personally dislike 🤦. However… I couldn't find purely original (native) novels 😢. These few are pretty good; I've reread 1/6/7/8 several times, and I've finished the rest as well.

44. 94 坐 The Lu Family’s Eldest Daughter Is Back After Ten Years in Prison 坐了10年牢的陆家大姑娘回来了 Heartfelt at Midnight深夜走心Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Lu Xiaoxia, who is serving a prison sentence, is reborn at the age of 19, on the very day her stepmother gives her to a scumbag as a present. Having killed, done time, and fought for her life against prison bullies, Lu Xiaoxia starts dishing out payback from the start. The scumbag is right outside the door? She cripples him right from the start. Her stepmother schemes to squeeze every last bit of value out of her? She makes her pay back every cent, with interest. The house is crawling with monst 37kReads9.1Score4.9k14d adds
45. 95 假 The Fake Heiress Strikes It Rich with Seafood 假千金靠海鲜暴富了 Big Ginger Heads East大姜东去Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fishing + Food + Fake Heiress and Real Heiress + Face-Slapping + Sweet Romance] A fake-and-real heiress story had come to life, and Su Junhe was the fake heiress who had usurped another girl’s place. “The real heiress is back, and she still has the nerve to act like a young lady of the Su family!” “Maybe her parents were the ones who switched her and Su Ruan in the first place!” At a banquet, elegantly dressed ladies and young women sneered at her. “You’re just my sister’s stand-in. What give 2.4kReads8.9Score26414d adds
46. 96 重 Reborn in the 1960s: This Heroine Is a Little Crafty 重生六零：这个女主有点茶 Plain Robes, Pure Melody素衫清韵Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The person the members of Lengshuigou Production Team hate most is A Cha. She may be young, but she’s ruthless, and she’ll steal chickens or pull any other dirty trick. On top of that, she’s impossibly hard to kill: her father and mother are both dead, and anyone who gets close to her is doomed to bad luck. But Gao Qingyang doesn’t care. He keeps finding ways to get close to her. He knows A Cha isn’t nearly as awful as people say. She’s a good person! 6.5kReads9.1Score56214d adds
47. 97 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Keep Busy Growing Vegetables on the Island 穿越六零，海岛种菜忙 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period]+ [military marriage]+ [Transmigration]+ [no storage space]+ [superhuman strength]+ [building a career] In 2023, swimmer Jiang Jiaojiao and her teammates are on a team-building trip at the seaside. While trying to save a child who has fallen into the water, she is swept away by a huge wave. In 1964, Lin Baoni jumps into the sea to save a People’s Liberation Army soldier in distress. A huge wave carries her away, and she eventually dies of exhaustion. Reborn in Lin Baoni’s body, Jiang Jia 13.1kReads9.3Score1.2k14d adds
48. 98 国 State Farm: The Educated Youth Becomes Everyone's Darling in the 1970s 国营农场：女知青在七零做团宠 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as: The Northern Great Wilderness State Farm’s Artsy Young Educated Youth [Transmigrate + Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + No Toxic Relatives + No System or Golden Finger] A car accident sends Du Yanshu to the Northern Great Wilderness state farm where her grandparents once went to the countryside. She becomes a young woman assigned to the pig-raising team. She has barely woken up when she must clean up the original owner’s mess. Not only is she facing an arranged marriage, she is a 1.1kReads9.2Score14214d adds
49. 99 炊 A Woman Joins the Mess Hall 炊事班来了个女同志 I'm Sang Sang我系桑桑呀Modern Romance979k WordsCompleted Meng Jinzhang never imagined that a moment of kindness spent saving someone would leave him with a wife. Changpu never imagined that one day she would leave her village in such an unbelievable way, then travel farther and farther and climb higher and higher. 10.2kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
50. 100 恶 My Wicked Mother-in-Law Went on a Rampage After Being Reborn, So I Took Her Place and Won by Doing Nothing 恶婆婆重生后杀疯了，我替嫁躺赢 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance683k WordsCompleted [70s setting + military marriage + period drama + substitute marriage + family life + face-slapping + transmigration and rebirth] Su Qing was dazzlingly beautiful. Her friends jokingly called her a “strong, whiny monster.” She had countless admirers, and had beaten up countless scumbags. She never imagined she’d transmigrate into the body of a pushover. The pushover had been worked like a beast at her parents’ home, and even her marriage had been used as a pawn. Since her family refused to retur 18.2kReads9.2Score2.6k14d adds

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    The mother-in-law is reborn and only treats her daughter-in-law well, attacking everyone except the female lead indiscriminately [laughs][laughs][laughs]. An unusually loving mother-in-law and daughter-in-law couple~

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