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. 101 穿 Transmigrate to the Famine Years: The Everyday Life of a Background Character 穿越饥荒之路人甲的生活日常 One Million on a Scratch Card刮刮乐一百万Modern Romance545k WordsCompleted [Caution: This is not wish-fulfillment. The characters are all flawed. The tone is dark and realistic, and the setting is an alternate fictional world. Much of the content is invented, so read with care if that bothers you.] [Historical era + Transmigrating into a book + Politics] She transmigrates into a scrawny child during a famine. By the time Xu Lele struggles through childhood and her life starts getting better, you tell her this is a sweet romance about a transmigrator sent to the country 6.3kReads7.4Score24214d adds

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   No cheat codes, but it looks great!

2. 102 重 Reborn in the Hong Kong Entertainment Industry of the 1980s 重生八十年代在港娱乐圈 Leisurely March三月闲暇Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yin Xiao was reborn in Hong Kong in the 1980s. To find a job, she entered the Miss Hong Kong pageant and won the crown, launching her career in show business. She attended training classes, took bit parts, and played cannon fodder, steadily rising to become the leading lady. In the end, she became famous across mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, earning her place as an undisputed superstar. Even when Yin Xiao became the most influential film and television mogul of her era, people still call 12kReads9.4Score1.4k14d adds
3. 103 九 The 90s: What Do I Do? I Reincarnated as the Brother of a Sister-Basher 九零，怎么办，穿成扶弟魔的弟弟 Gods, Protect My Account诸神保号Modern Romance608k WordsCompleted Ji Li, a woman with modern-day values, transmigrated into the body of a bizarre, mother’s-boy son in 1999. Not only was he a mama’s boy, he was a scumbag, and he had two older sisters who were still unmarried. At twenty-four, he was lazy and gluttonous, still living off his parents. And even after draining them, he had his sisters to leech off. From the start, his parents were deeply biased in favor of sons. To scrape together 180,000 yuan for the only boy in the family’s bride price, they plann 4.6kReads8.7Score46914d adds
4. 104 七 The 1970s: What’s Wrong with Working in Elder Care? I’m Still Outstanding 七零：养老部门怎么了，照样优秀 Embracing Fragrance抱香Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Tags: No Golden Finger, family life, career-focused When Jiang Xiyue wakes up, she finds herself in an unfamiliar era. She angrily points at the sky and shouts, “You damn heavens, you’re so unfair! Why don’t you just strike me dead with a bolt of lightning?” As soon as she finishes speaking, lightning flashes and thunder rumbles in the distance. Hearing the deafening boom, she immediately backs down. Fine! It’s just the 1970s. If she can’t accomplish anything earth-shattering, can’t she at least 5.8kReads8.4Score59014d adds
5. 105 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Take the Children to Find Their Long-Dead Father 穿书后我带孩子找到他们早死的爹 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1950s + daily life + raising children] Su Zhaozhao stayed up all night finishing a period novel. When she woke up, she’d been tossed into the book’s world as the male lead’s early-deceased ex-wife, a character who wasn’t even given a name and was barely mentioned. He thought she was gone, and she thought he was dead. The ex-wife struggled to survive with her two children until exhaustion took her life. Then Su Zhaozhao landed in her place… In this era of shortages, Su 37.7kReads9.3Score4.2k14d adds
6. 106 六 The Sixties: You Don’t Want the Real Heiress? Then I’ll Cut Ties 六零：真千金不要？我反手断亲 Red Bean Milk Tea Lover爱喝红豆奶茶Modern Romance674k WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + formidable partners + career-driven heroine] Reborn as the real daughter, she finds that her city-dwelling parents don't welcome her. So she returns to the countryside to live with her widowed mother, determined to change her fate through her own abilities. Become a cadre, earn a recommendation to attend university, rise to leadership, and win everyone's respect! “Did you hear? Widow Zhang's girl was switched at birth with a city girl.” “Yeah, and they still kicked her out an 10.5kReads8.4Score75614d adds
7. 107 重 Reborn in the 1980s: From the Start, I Took a Factory Job 重生八零，开局进厂打工 Jiang Twenty蒋二十Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yunxi transmigrates into the role of a universally loathed supporting character, the female foil to the heroine. The heroine endures endless hardships without giving in, while Ji Yunxi lives in comfort, spoiled and cruel. During the 1987 wave of migrant labor, the heroine gets into college and finally holds her head high, while Ji Yunxi uses connections to land a job on an assembly line. The heroine lives out a romantic drama straight from real life every day, while Ji Yunxi seethes with jeal 47.5kReads8.4Score4.9k14d adds
8. 108 七 The Real Heiress of the 1970s Sends Her Family to the Crematorium 七零真千金：送家人火葬场啦 Clear-Braised Zhe'ergen清炖折耳根Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted [The 1970s + real and fake heiresses + military marriage + math genius + devoted couple] [Content warning: The male lead is divorced. If you’re looking for mindless wish fulfillment, proceed with caution!] [This story is set in a fictional world. Please don’t read it as a reflection of real life!] Qiao Yuning was “exiled” to the remote, frozen north for forced labor and reform. While she was there, she never learned to accept her fate. Instead, she became an outcast, a thorn in the workers’ side 2.3kReads8.5Score19514d adds
9. 109 重 Reborn in the Nineties: A Golden Canary in Love 重生九零，情场金丝雀 Zhen Huan from Jade Island玉岛的甄嬛Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A strong female lead. The romance was added later. Though it starts from a dance hall and includes things like keeping a canary, the story is quite serious, so please don't read too much into that. The plot comes first. It mainly follows the rough-and-tumble rise of a first-generation entrepreneur thirty years ago. All the characters are adults with brains, and they know and obey the law. If you're looking for an intense love story where the characters disregard the law and basic decency just to 3.3kReads9.1Score27214d adds

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   There are fewer readers without a cheat code.

10. 110 栖 Bough of the Phoenix Perch 栖凰枝 Lu Shiqi鹿时七Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Short drama now available. Search "A Sigh for Youth". Starring Mi Qi and Wang Kang] Also known as "I'm a Psychology PhD, and I'll Slaughter My Way Through the Palace" Palace intrigue + sweet romance + not both leads' first relationship + heroine focused on her career On her first day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue fell out of favor. Everyone said she was nothing but a pretty face, a vase. On her second day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue regained the emperor 36.9kReads9.4Score4.3k14d adds

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    Then just choose the one with fewer cheat codes, nobody's forcing you.

11. 111 奋 Striving in the 1980s! I’ll Make My Virtuous Wife Worth Ten Thousand Gold 奋斗80！我还贤妻万两金 Clear-Braised Zhe'ergen清炖折耳根Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted (1980s setting + going into business + no golden finger + a hard-fought journey) Xu Man waited for Zhou Chengxiao to return home after earning military honors and marry her. She waited five years, only to hear that he had been honored for his service and discharged due to injury. Everyone in the village said Xu Man was a fool. A beautiful young woman marrying a cripple was a terrible bargain, no matter how you looked at it. But to their surprise, the cripple eventually got back on his feet and t 1.4kReads8.1Score15314d adds
12. 112 娇 The Delicate Beauty Marries Again: The Wild, Rugged Man Falls for Her 娇软美人二嫁：疯野糙汉沦陷 Meme Yu么么愚Ancient Romance857k WordsCompleted [Slow-Burn Romance + Love Grows Over Time + Sweet, Docile Beauty vs. Wild, Rugged Man + Size Difference] People are doomed when compared to other people, and goods are better off when compared to other goods. When it comes to men, though, the rule is simple: out with the old, in with the new. Each one is better than the last. Meng Yingtang’s husband’s family demoted her from wife to concubine. She refused to accept it, so they forced her out and sent her home. On the way, she accidentally fell i 7kReads8.9Score91014d adds

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    They're all pretty good, especially the third one.

13. 113 渣 My Scumbag Dad Remarries, So the Pitiful Girl from the 1970s Takes Her Sister to Find Their Father 渣爹另娶，七零小可怜带妹去寻父 My Name Is Alu我叫阿绿Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing [Ancient-to-modern + military compound + reborn + transmigration + everyday family life + golden finger + ensemble cast in small doses + play the pig to eat the tiger] Jiang Wenluo of the Great Jin Dynasty was punished by Heaven for putting justice before family and transmigrated to the 1970s, becoming a seven-year-old child. The child had a miserable life. Her mother died in childbirth while having a second child, and her father remarried six months later. Her grandmother favored boys over girl 17.4kReads8.0Score1.1k14d adds

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    The female protagonist transmigrates from ancient times to the present. Her father remarries and her mother dies, so she and her younger sister try to find her scumbag father by hopping on a train. However, her father already has a new family and twins. The female protagonist's stepmother is a reincarnation who caused the deaths of three husbands in her previous life and is somewhat mentally unstable. This isn't a typical "face-slapping" story; the female protagonist and her sister happily join their extended family. The story is filled with chaotic everyday life and small-scale family drama, and the pace is slow. While there is a cheat-like advantage (a special ability or advantage), it's not emphasized and can be ignored.

14. 114 少 The Young Marshal Rules His Wife: Even If the Forced-Melon's Not Sweet, It Has to Be 少帅霸妻，强扭的瓜不甜也得甜 Chu Diandian初点点Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Traditional household intrigue + revenge on scoundrels + fictional Republic-era setting + coercive pursuit + reborn heroine] Young Marshal Jing Yuanzhao is captivated by Yan Xin’s striking beauty and wants to keep her in a private residence, even though she is already married. “Stay with me for three months, and I’ll give you all the luxury and wealth you want. Your husband’s career will take off, too.” Yan Xin slapped him across the face. After he went to every length to get her, he asked with 27.3kReads9.5Score3.4k14d adds
15. 115 老 An Old Woman Reborn in the ’80s: I’d Rather Live Life on My Own Terms! 老太重生八零：不如潇洒走一回！ Jin Shiniang锦十娘Modern Romance249k WordsCompleted (Period setting + rebirth + everyday life + ensemble cast + family drama) In the early part of the novel, the female lead, newly reborn, simply goes about her life as usual, without giving much thought to living it again. But after giving birth to her daughter, she gradually comes to understand. She begins living a radically different, carefree life! Some people aren’t worth wasting your breath trying to reason with. Some things are worth doing boldly. If there’s something you want, go get it. 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A rebirth story set in a bygone era, without any overpowered abilities, a slow-paced, memoir-style rebirth novel. No melodramatic plot twists, not a wish-fulfillment story; it's the kind of story where you witness the gentle passage of time. Suitable for a calm and focused reading experience.

16. 116 穿 In the 1970s, I'm Sweet, Well-Behaved, and Know How to Slap People! 穿七零，我又娇又乖还会甩巴掌！ Bouncing, Blinding, Karakara蹦瞎卡拉卡拉Modern Romance600k WordsCompleted P.S. Sweet romance with a spicy kick (♡ ὅ ◡ ὅ )ʃ♡ Song Yingying transmigrates into the body of a young educated youth. The girl is a hopeless romantic who lets a man take advantage of her, giving him money and ration coupons. Then, during a summer downpour, the educated youth residence collapses and crushes her to death. That’s when Song Yingying arrives. She thinks about the harsh conditions and realizes she won’t survive. She can’t do farmwork and can’t bear even a little hardship. Song Yingyi 482Reads7.1Score—14d adds

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    No cheat codes,

17. 117 守 Alone in an Empty Room, While the Factory Director Next Door Holds Me Close at Night 守空房，隔壁厂长夜揽小蛮腰 Milky Pear Boba奶梨啵啵Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Both Pure in Love + Sweet Romance + Traditional Story, No Rebirth or Transmigration] [Pretty Widow + Untamed Steel Mill Director, With a Striking Difference in Build and Skin Tone, and Chemistry Through the Roof] After her husband dies in an underground accident, He Xiaohe becomes the “jinx widow” everyone at the steel mill thinks they can bully. Her vicious mother-in-law wants to seize her house, then sell her off to the countryside for a bride price. Her shamele 2.2kReads—Score10214d adds

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    No time travel, no rebirth, no cheat codes, just a vivid and realistic ensemble piece set in a historical fiction era.

18. 118 乡 Village Doctor: From the Start, I Won the Heart of a Beautiful Goddess 乡村神医，开局拿下貌美女神 Blazing Sun in the Sky空中烈日Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Yang Fan, a country boy, accidentally gains an immortal inheritance and shoots to success, defying fate and changing his life. Not only does he lead the villagers to prosperity, he also makes a name for himself far and wide with his medical skills, forging a legendary life! 816Reads8.6Score14914d adds
19. 119 弹 The On-Screen Comments Terrify the Delicate 1970s Female Lead, and the Big Shot Holds Her Close to Comfort Her 弹幕吓坏七零娇女配，大佬掐腰哄 Sweet Medicine甜药Modern Romance858k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history era + spoiler-filled comments + stealing someone’s sweetheart + pure indulgence + building wealth + everyday family life. A possessive, doting, aristocratic young man sent down to the countryside × a spoiled, coquettish beauty transformed by the comments] As the only daughter of the village chief of Songjia Village, Song Jiaojiao is every bit as sweet as her name. Her whole family has spoiled her since childhood. Shen Yanli, the educated youth she met through matchmaking, fell 19.7kReads8.5Score2.1k14d adds
20. 120 年 The Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress Awakens and Turns Her Life Around 年代文炮灰女配的觉醒逆袭人生 Zhang Huahua99张花花99Modern Romance491k WordsCompleted Wang Yuqin was the youngest daughter in the family. Born late, she was doted on by her parents and spoiled by her older siblings. As a result, she did poorly in school, loved to eat, and was lazy. Being pretty was about her only redeeming quality. The girl next door, Lin Huihui, was sweet, sensible, and loved by everyone. She was the complete opposite of Wang Yuqin, her contemporary. The two had been at each other's throats since childhood. Not only did the villagers instinctively compare them, 1kReads5.4Score11614d adds
21. 121 荒 Deserted Island Wilderness! 荒岛荒野！ Blockbuster-Level Mastery爆款高境界Urban2.8M WordsOngoing Hao Da, a 25-year-old bachelor, never imagined that on his very first flight, the plane would fall out of the sky! He never imagined that even after the plane went down, he would survive! Four other people survived too! 335Reads7.1Score13414d adds
22. 122 傻 Silly Dacheng, Come Up the Mountain with Me 傻大成，陪我上山 Ao Ye敖夜Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Wolong Village is a tiny mountain village with seven parts mountains, two parts water, and only one part farmland. The people are simple, and the scenery is picturesque, but the village is terribly poor. The men have all left to work elsewhere to make a living, leaving behind only the elderly, children, and women, along with one simple-minded young man. Life is unbearably hard... Then Li Dacheng, the simple-minded young man, unexpectedly inherits an unparalleled legacy. He transforms with the fi 12.4kReads8.7Score1.2k14d adds
23. 123 七 The 1970s: Why Do I Miss Out on the Good Life and Get Stuck with All the Hardship? 七零：享福没我事，吃苦让我上？ Xu and Xu Qi絮与絮七Modern Romance188k WordsCompleted [A beautiful heroine with amazing emotional resilience and a silver tongue × a rugged hero who's all bark and no bite, with unmatched fighting skills] Cai Xiaodong woke up one morning to discover that she was the real heiress who'd been switched at birth. When she found out who her birth parents were, Cai Xiaodong thought her good days were finally here. Who could have guessed that instead of a better life, she'd be sent down to work on a farm? But that wasn't what hurt most. The real blow was t 2.5kReads8.1Score20714d adds
24. 124 上 My Brother-in-Law 上门姐夫 Eternity永恒Urban7.4M WordsOngoing Chu Tianshu is a master of both medicine and martial arts. He commands a global network of power and is revered as the Godfather. After being ambushed and losing his memory, he ends up on the streets and becomes a live-in son-in-law, enduring humiliation and mockery. When his memories suddenly return, watch as he turns the tables, wins his beautiful wife's heart, and makes his way back to the pinnacle of the world with her by his side! 10kReads9.1Score1.2k14d adds
25. 125 傻 The Fool and the Bun Beauty 傻子与包子西施 Potato Wedges Are So Delicious薯格真好吃Urban632k WordsCompleted The fool Yang Luo saves someone and nearly dies, but gains the inheritance of the Medicine King and Immortal Doctor. Cultivation techniques, sacred medical texts, medical skills, secret arts… See how he uses his fortuitous encounter to heal the sick and save lives, practice medicine and seek the Dao, lead the villagers to prosperity, and climb to the pinnacle of life. This introduction can’t do the story justice. Read the main text for details… 2.9kReads7.5Score19614d adds
26. 126 七 In the Seventies, I Awakened to a Copy Space 七零之觉醒后我有个复制空间 Misty Rain, Misty Rain烟雨朦胧朦胧烟雨Modern Romance671k WordsCompleted An Ran had a dream: everyone around her was a male or female lead, while she and her child were nothing but stepping stones for them all. But now, what man? What nieces and nephews? They could all get lost. With her Copying Space, she could get whatever she wanted. Even without a man, she could raise her child just fine. Only later did she discover that those three books had been written by an author who must have drunk an unbelievable amount of fake liquor. 3.6kReads7.2Score15514d adds

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    These books are all good, and the "golden finger" (advanced abilities) aren't too strong.

27. 127 山 Shancun Laosan's 21st Book 山村老三第21本书 Old Third of the Mountain Village山村老三Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Wild Village Romance + Divine Doctor + X-Ray Vision + Multiple Heroines + Farming + Feel-Good + No Goody-Two-Shoes] Ersha was tricked and beaten stupid while away from home, becoming a worthless laughingstock mocked by everyone for miles around. While helping a villager who lived alone with some chores, he was struck on the head by a stone gourd thrown by a jealous village bully! Just as Ersha was about to die, the stone gourd recognized him as its master and healed both his injuries and his 230Reads8.5Score10214d adds
28. 128 看 After Seeing the Comments, the Sixties-Era Cannon-Fodder Mom Awakens 看到弹幕后，六零炮灰亲妈觉醒了 Star of the Eleventh Day of the First Lunar Month正月十一星Modern Romance236k WordsOngoing [Twin Daughters, Comment System, Military Life, 1960s Island, Contrast Pair, Face-Slapping, Beloved by All] After seeing the comments, An Yue realized that she had become the doomed mother of the wicked supporting girls in a book. Because she gave birth to twins, her older daughter was born healthier than the younger one and was switched at birth with the sickly, luck-blessed heroine. When the heroine grew up, her family happened to get their positions restored. They secretly got in touch wit 2Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 129 七 The 1970s: Everyone Can Be the Protagonist, Except Me 七零：人人都能当主角偏我不行 Unplucked Flower未折花Modern Romance478k WordsCompleted Everyone Is Evil, But There Are Good People Too [Romance included! If you have conventional values, don't read!!!] To get a chance to perform, Xu Lingwan locks her stepsister He Qingning in the restroom. Just as she's about to leave, something called a System binds itself to her. The System tells her that she's the vicious supporting female character, while He Qingning is the heroine. Since she bullied the heroine, her reputation will be ruined, and she'll eventually disappear without a trace. 21.3kReads9.0Score2.2k14d adds
30. 130 村 The Village Idiot! 村里傻子！ Big Sister Who Knows Your Heart知心姐姐Urban3.7M WordsCompleted [Countryside + Divine Doctor] Wang Laoshi sold everything he owned to pay a 200,000-yuan bride price and find his son a wife. He never expected his daughter-in-law to run off with Li Fugui on their wedding day, only to be spotted by Wang Dazhuang. Dazhuang tried to call for help, but Li Fugui beat him unconscious. When he woke, Dazhuang inherited ancient medical arts, healed the sick and saved lives, made a fortune, and rose to the pinnacle of life. 18.4kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
31. 131 重 Reborn in 1978, I Take the College Entrance Exam with My Father 重生1978，我与父亲一起高考 The Great River Flows to the Sea大江入海流Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [Period Setting, Entertainment, Rebirth, Martial Arts, Literary Great] This book, Reigniting 1978, is also known as Reborn: A Rainbow Road and Reborn in 1978: Literary and Martial Success! What makes someone a literary great? Do you think writing a few books and gaining a little fame makes you one? At most, that makes you a well-known author! Within the establishment, who would give you the time of day? A true literary great needs works that influence the entire world, but also the backing of mo 42.4kReads8.3Score3.7k14d adds

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    I also dislike incorporating cultivation elements into historical fiction. Historical fiction should look like historical fiction, at least it should have a sense of the era. It can have cheat codes, but it can't be too unrealistic. This one is just right.

32. 132 村 The Village Beauty Is Incredibly Strong, and the Educated Youth Is as Pretty as a Flower 村花她力大无穷，知青他貌美如花 Chilled Aloe冰镇芦荟Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming! [1970s] [Love After Marriage] [Native Male and Female Leads] [Transmigrated and Reborn Supporting Characters] [Northeastern Family Life] [Sweet Romance Comedy] [Adorable Kids] Xu Yibai only went to the countryside, and the very next day he was labeled "obsessed with the village beauty"! "The new educated youth, Xu, fell in love with Lin Duojiao at first sight!" Xu Yibai: ? Lin Duojiao: "I hear you really like me? Well, you do have good taste!" Xu Yibai: ?? Faced 6.5kReads8.8Score58714d adds
33. 133 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: Even a Slacker Has to Hustle 穿书七零，咸鱼也得卷起来 Hawthorn Syrup山楂糖水Modern Romance585k WordsCompleted Yun Shu transmigrated into a book, becoming a supporting character in a period novel. She didn't need to be sent to the countryside because she was already there. She didn't need to deal with horrible people because she was one of them. She didn't want to go back to school, but had to hide there to stay alive. She didn't want marriage to change her fate, yet rumors about her never stopped. She didn't want to attract attention, but kept getting thrust into the spotlight... She thought she had alw 2.6kReads8.9Score18714d adds

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    There is no cheat code.

34. 134 年 The Young Educated Youth in a Period Novel Goes Crazy Reading the On-Screen Comments 年代文的小知青，看弹幕嘎嘎嘎疯 The Blossoms Have Fallen落花谢了Modern Romance282k WordsCompleted [Alternate-era setting] [Villainess] [On-screen comments] [Awakening] Xu Yanqiu is a fake heiress! After her adoptive parents send her back to the countryside, she spends every day farming, spreading fertilizer, and gathering pig fodder. Her soft, pale hands blister and bleed. At her wits' end, she decides to force herself on the primary school teacher, only for strings of text to appear out of nowhere. It turns out she's the villainess in a period novel. The heroine is best friends with the rea 51Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 135 嫌 You Blame Me for Being Infertile? I Conceive My Commanding Officer's Child on the Day We Divorce 嫌我不孕？离婚当天怀上首长的崽 Han Qi寒岐Modern Romance839k WordsOngoing [Period military marriage] In her previous life, Zhou Lina was crushed beneath a rotten marriage by her rich and powerful ex-husband. Given another life, she spent the morning settling old scores and getting her divorce papers. That afternoon, Zhou Lina was already holding a brand-new marriage certificate, having been swept off her feet by Du Bojun, dressed in olive green. She admitted she was after his status, but she hadn’t expected this impulsive marriage to come with its own share of hardshi 17.1kReads8.2Score1.3k14d adds

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    This is a period drama about military romance. The female protagonist remarries a regimental commander on the same day she divorced her first husband. She first earns tens of thousands of yuan selling military uniforms, then rents a shop to open a wedding dress shop, living a typical business life.

36. 136 漂 The Beautiful Girl Next Door Wakes Up and Joins the Army. Officers Fight Over Her 漂亮白月光觉醒随军，首长争又抢 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “Second Chance at Love, Spatial Ability, Everyone’s Favorite, Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium, Adorable Baby, Military Marriage” In the third year of living apart from He Shaoyan and fighting over a divorce, Ye Qingzhi began having prophetic dreams. At first, they were just trivial things, until one day she dreamed that her brother-in-law imprisoned her, while her sister became his accomplice and drove her insane before she died a gruesome death. After she died, the man who had repeatedly cl 27.7kReads7.0Score2.5k14d adds

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    🔥Military marriage + reconciliation + spatial ability: She awakens precognitive abilities, dreaming of her past life where she was murdered and he went to jail for killing someone for her. Upon waking, she goes completely mad, sending the scumbag and her sister to prison, then runs off to the military compound. He Shaoyan: "Trying to fool me again?" Later, she becomes the darling of the compound, and he guards against other men like a thief: "She's my wife, stay away from her!" The wife-chasing-after-the-burn drama is truly captivating, and the baby is incredibly cute!

37. 137 娇 The Delicate Beauty Is Spoiled Rotten by a Rugged, Fierce Man 娇滴滴小美人被凶猛糙汉宠野了 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance490k WordsCompleted [Complete❗] Xie Hezhang, a local troublemaker from Helian Village with a bad class background, found himself pursued by a city girl sent to the countryside. The young woman couldn't carry a shoulder pole or lift a hand, and complained that her hands hurt whenever she did farm work. Her only hobby was trailing after him wherever he went. One afternoon, fed up with her, Xie Hezhang cornered her in the cotton field and threatened, “Keep following me and I'll beat you up.” The sweet little Shu Qingy 6.4kReads9.2Score67114d adds
38. 138 易 Fertile by Nature, She Has the Factory Boss's Only Heir After Losing Her Memory 易孕体质，失忆后破厂长三代单传 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Nineties setting, both leads are virgins, sweet romance, doting love, marriage first, love later, secret crush, slice of life] Qin Baozhu has been spoiled rotten since childhood, indulged and allowed to do whatever she wants. One day, an accident sends her tumbling off a train. The pampered heiress becomes an illiterate simpleton, and someone picks her up from the train station. When she wakes up, she's been married for six years, and there's a little one crying beside her. “Mommy, I promise I 7.6kReads8.5Score46614d adds
39. 139 穿 I Became the Cannon Fodder Ex-Wife of the Male Lead in an Era Novel 穿成年代文男主的炮灰前妻 A Watermelon-Loving Chara一只爱吃瓜的猹Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Shen Yi’an was an orphan who made a living writing web novels. She never expected a stroke of incredible luck to win her five million yuan. After buying a house, she still had four million left. Just as Shen Yi’an was ready to lie flat, she woke up to find herself in the middle of childbirth. What kind of nightmare was this? Not only was she giving birth, it was the 1970s. Unmarried and in labor, she experienced the agony of being torn apart, then realized she had transmigrated into a book. The 65.3kReads8.2Score5.7k14d adds
40. 140 明 The Bright Moon Sends Its Light to Qin Pass 明月寄秦关 The Lake Is Always Clear湖面总是澄清Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Period-Era Novel] [Female Growth] [Sent Down to the Countryside] [Food and Farming] Not a wish-fulfillment story, but a realistic one (If you enjoy stories set in the Northwest or period-era novels, feel free to read the reviews before deciding whether to invest. Thank you, thank you!) * Born in 1951, Ji Mingyue was forcibly assigned at seventeen to join the rural labor force in a remote ravine on the Northwest Loess Plateau. * She never gave up on herself. She worked in the fields every da 11.7kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds

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    There's not a single cheat code; the sheer atmosphere of the era and the lives of educated youth on the loess hills are absolutely amazing! I'm still following the updates, and it's definitely worth watching!

41. 141 百 The Many Flavors of Life, Part One: A Snowy Night of Lost Souls 百味人生第一部：失魂风雪夜 w Nankew南柯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Family, love, and adultery. This small mountain village seems peaceful, but undercurrents run deep, and human dramas of sorrow and joy unfold every day. On a bitterly cold, snowy night, a young and beautiful mother is assaulted and becomes pregnant. Afterward, she lives every day in fear and pain, desperately trying to keep the secret. When the truth comes to light, the demon who has appeared in her dreams countless times has never really gone away. What will the mother do? This book offers a 14.5kReads9.2Score1.5k14d adds

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    I'm very picky about books, and I often give up on them after just a glance, but I read these few books word for word, and they are all excellent.

42. 142 人 At Dusk 人到黄昏 A Foolish Girl一个傻女子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Family love, romance, friendship, and neighborly affection. The ordinary, uneventful lives of everyday people; the changing times reflected in rural life; the differences between two generations in their views on elder care; and how the elderly and children of the new era should face the twilight years of life. 45.8kReads9.1Score4.2k14d adds
43. 143 半 Making Do for Half a Lifetime 半生凑合 A Foolish Girl一个傻女子Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing People say, "For poor people, marriage isn't about love. At its heart, it's just two people making a life together." A candid account of rural women's married lives in the 1980s. Families worlds apart and clashing values bring people together for half a lifetime, all for the sake of appearances, family, and children. These thirty years transform the countryside beyond recognition. Their marriages, too, are swept up and down by the tide of the times. Taste life's many flavors and witness the joys 168.3kReads9.2Score8.4k14d adds
44. 144 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 6.1kReads9.2Score69314d adds

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    Without any special abilities, he identifies problems in everyday life, conducts scientific research using his intelligence, proposes rotary tillers while farming, and deciphers codes while cooking.

45. 145 重 Reborn 20 Years Ago: From Street Tough to Upstanding Young Man 重生20年从顽主到四有青年 Mr. Red Flag红旗先生Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [No System] [Ensemble cast] [Everyday life] [Business rivalry] [Romance] [Martial world] Does being reborn count as rebirth if you have no memories of your past life? In 2024, business tycoon Chen Yuanping is framed and sent back to the autumn of his nineteenth year. A completely different life begins... At the foot of the imperial city, in Liulichang. A group of young people born in the sixties and seventies leave the crowded courtyard houses in the hutongs, carrying their dreams 4.2kReads7.5Score21314d adds

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    Unpredictable Beijing-style period novels, not to mention any cheat codes.

46. 146 炮 Sent Down to the Countryside as Cannon Fodder, with a Rugged Husband Who's All-In 炮灰下乡，糙汉老公超给力 Mang Zhi Chichi oi氓之蚩蚩oiModern Romance251k WordsCompleted Lin Yi has just received her university admission letter when everything suddenly goes black. When she wakes up, she discovers that she's become a cannon-fodder character in a period novel! With no time to think, she flees to the countryside in the middle of the night. Looking at the rundown house, the broken kang bed, and the dirt roads, all she wants is to survive long enough to take the university entrance exam and live a good life. But after spending two days digging through the fields, the 13Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A steady, continuous flow.

47. 147 八 The 1980s: I Married the Right Divorced Man, with Meat and Grain Filling Our Home 八零：嫁对二婚郎，肉满缸粮满仓 Beautiful and Unrestrained美丽的没遮拦Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted Not reborn + not transmigrated + everyday family life + a fiercely protective stepmother (male lead is not a virgin; female lead is). In the 1980s, in the Su family’s humble home, Su Tang is branded the village’s most sharp-tongued “old maid” at twenty-eight, after putting off marriage years earlier to support her younger brother’s education. Su Tang is tough yet resilient. She keeps chickens and rabbits in the same courtyard and lives with quiet dignity, while secretly longing for warmth. Yu Mi 1.8kReads7.3Score14914d adds

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    No superpowers, no cheat codes, no spatial abilities

48. 148 她 Her Walled-In World 她的围城 Su Laosan素老三Modern Romance5.0M WordsOngoing This book is based on a true story. It's not a wish-fulfillment novel, and it is slow-paced. In the 1990s, Jing An gets married. Unsure yet hopeful about marriage, she endures her in-laws' schemes and her sister-in-law's attempts to drive a wedge between her and her husband. At last, she and Jiuguang make it through their difficult adjustment period, and she thinks a brighter future is finally within reach. But that light is stolen by another woman. And so begins a battle of schemes and rivalr 29kReads9.2Score79114d adds

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    A historical fiction. No plot devices. Based on a true story, this novel depicts a woman's struggles and redemption within her marriage, the hardships she faces raising her child alone after breaking free, the setbacks in her career, and the dreams she harbors.

49. 149 带 I Brought a Jewelry Store to the 1970s, and the Cannon-Fodder Heroine Wants to Lie Flat 带着金店穿七零，炮灰女配想躺平 Lychee Smoothie荔枝冰沙Modern Romance666k WordsCompleted [No rural relocation + no black-market trips + no business ventures + cozy daily life + few extreme characters + male lead + military marriage + joins her husband at his post + sweet romance + happy ending] The cozy everyday moments are the main focus! The book has just been rated, and there are still very few ratings, which is why the score is so low. This is an alternate setting with original details, so please don’t overthink the historical accuracy! Landlady Shen Yao transmigrates into a bo 12.8kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
50. 150 漂 The Beautiful Widow Makes a Comeback, Building Her Fortune in the 1970s 漂亮寡妇要翻身，从七零发家致富 Grapefruit Tomato Sauce西柚番茄酱Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The animated drama is now available [Reborn + Period Military Marriage + Taking Down Scumbags + Space Golden Finger + Raising Kids + Sweet Romance + Building a Fortune + Fake and Real Heiresses] Lin Yunqing spent her whole life a widow. After finally raising her daughter and building her a successful business, she was about to retire. Then she got into a car accident while driving off on a trip. When she opened her eyes, she was back in the 1970s, with a golden finger thrown in for good measu 2.2kReads8.7Score23714d adds

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    It's well written, it would be even better if it didn't have so many index fingers.

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