Novels Set in the 1970s, with Marriage Before Love and Everyday Family Life 七十年代文，先婚后爱，家长里短

1. 1 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s to Be a Soft, Gold-Digging Green Tea 穿到七零当软饭绿茶 Clouds Upon Clouds一朵朵云Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The main story is complete. You can read the bonus chapters first and then the main story, or read them in order. [Marriage first, love later + fussy heroine + devoted relationship + both leads are each other's only ones + previous marriage and hidden hang-ups, don't read if that bothers you. An extremely imperfect cast! Definitely not a romance-obsessed heroine!] Clearheaded, beautiful, delicate woman + rugged, scheming man with off-the-charts EQ and IQ She loves putting on a show, he loves mak 6kReads8.9Score52814d adds

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   Both of these are stories of marriage before love, and neither has a system or cheat codes.

2. 2 嫁 Marrying a Disabled Soldier: The Gorgeous Beauty Charms and Coaxes Him 嫁军婚残夫，娇艳美人撩他诱哄他 Clouds Upon Clouds一朵朵云Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Military marriage + marriage first, love later + doted on by everyone + no golden finger, your mindset determines your fate] [A cast story starring a great beauty who gets a villainess role without realizing it] In 1974, Yu Wan transmigrates into the body of an undocumented drifter, then uses her beauty to become the Qiao family’s stepdaughter. With a new identity, Yu Wan is overjoyed. The Qiao family members each have their own agendas, but they know the truth and keep quiet. Not long after Yu 23.6kReads9.1Score2.2k14d adds
3. 3 七 The Charming, Alluring Military Wife of the 1970s and Her Fearsome, Stone-Faced Husband 七零军嫂娇又媚，冷面老公太威猛 Little Cat Doesn't Eat Lychees小猫不吃荔枝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + sweet romance and satisfying revenge + marriage before love + groveling pursuit] [An alternate-world sweet romance + a calculating, scheming male lead + a remarkably oblivious female lead] Wen Ruan transmigrated into a book and became the pathetic original wife in a period novel, destined to die young after her husband’s affair. When she opened her eyes, her mother-in-law was putting on a false show of kindness, her sister-in-law was a compulsive liar, her h 5.4kReads8.1Score69014d adds

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   The characters are so unique! It's so cool, so cool, so cool! You absolutely have to watch it! There's not a single dull moment; I watched it from beginning to end in one go.

4. 4 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s, Married the Wildest Tough Guy, and Came Out on Top 穿书七零闪婚最野糙汉后我赢麻了 Little Face脸崽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance + Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + 1970s + Male Lead Is Love-Struck + Raising Kids] When she opened her eyes, a man who seemed made for her was right in front of her. Ruan Niannian thought her mother had arranged everything, and hurriedly promised she would take responsibility... Once she came to her senses, she realized she had transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s that she had read. She had become the love-struck supporting fem 46.8kReads9.4Score5.6k14d adds

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   The female lead is a "black sesame seed" type of character, while the male lead is a love-obsessed, two-way relationship. The atmosphere is amazing. The last three books are all by the author, Gongzi Wu. The male lead is a doting husband with a love-obsessed personality, and the female lead is smart but not a saint, making the male lead completely captivated. It's a sweet and refreshing story.

5. 5 七 Back to 1970 Before I Lost My Chastity: Husband, I Was Wrong 七零回到失去清白前，老公我错了 Shameless Young Master公子无耻Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Everyone in Yonggan Village knew that the newly arrived Shen Jiaojiao was a little temptress. She dressed in flashy clothes every day and chased after men. Later, a scumbag chopped off Shen Jiaojiao's legs, threw her in a basement, and tortured her until she wished she were dead. When she was critically ill, the man she'd personally sent to prison, Xu Mo, bought her for a million. Shen Jiaojiao thought Xu Mo had bought her to humiliate and torment her. But he put their past behind them, marri 15.1kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds
6. 6 痞 The Rugged Bad Boy Is a Master Flirt, and Her Fertile Body Can't Take It 痞爆糙汉太会撩，易孕体质吃不消 Shameless Young Master公子无耻Modern Romance996k WordsCompleted (The male lead is hopelessly lovestruck + period setting + real and fake heiresses + adored by everyone + lighthearted daily life.) Lin Xiaotong was reborn, back in Taoyuan Village in 1976. When her husband pleaded with red-rimmed eyes for her not to terminate the pregnancy, Lin Xiaotong rose onto her toes and kissed his trembling lips. “Qin Lie, I won't ever leave you again. I'll live a good life with you and have your babies.” In her previous life, a scumbag had framed her. It was only when sh 3.7kReads9.2Score41514d adds
7. 7 白 A Rich Beauty Goes to the Countryside and Uses Pork Belly to Woo a Poor Village Boy 白富美下乡用五花肉撩村里穷小子 Shameless Young Master公子无耻Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A father who is a murderer, a mother who abandoned her husband and child, a younger sister still in school, and a broken young man. The village's most despised troublemaker, a young hoodlum with a terrible reputation, suddenly has a delicate, soft-spoken young educated woman living under his roof. The girl is petite, fair-skinned, and beautiful. The villagers can't help worrying and gossiping: “Look, that's Lu Tingchuan's home. His father is a murderer, and he's a vile hooligan himself. That poo 2.1kReads8.8Score21614d adds
8. 8 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: My Young Thug of a Husband Is Surprisingly More Than Meets the Eye 穿越七零，小混混老公竟深藏不露 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Transmigration + Spatial Dimension + Sweet Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + Raising Kids + Everyday Family Life) Su Xieqiu grew up with a father who didn't care for her and a mother who didn't love her. Her grandparents, who raised her, passed away early, too. After working hard to buy a home in a big city, she wakes up one day to find herself transmigrated to the planned-economy era of the 1970s. The original owner was an educated youth sent to the countryside. She was timid and a little 82.8kReads9.2Score7.6k14d adds
9. 9 年 The 1970s: A Country Bride Moves to the City to Become a Factory Worker 年代，乡下小媳妇进城当工人 Yi Jia Er Shi Yi易加二十一Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + married first, love later + family squabbles + portable space + the heroine won't take abuse and fights back] Xia Yang was born under an unlucky star. She merely called someone a jinx, and the petty crow immortal smacked her with a wing, sending her to 1971 and into a novel about a rugged country man doting on his wife. She transmigrated into the gluttonous third sister-in-law of the male lead, who was supposed to die on her wedding day. The moment she opened her eyes 9kReads9.0Score62814d adds

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   The first book is a romance, featuring transmigration, arranged marriage, everyday family life, a special spatial ability, and a strong, resilient female lead. She's the type who fights back and refuses to compromise herself. Highly recommended! The second book is a dual-male lead novel, which is really nice. I really love Shen's character design.

10. 10 七 The Little Young Master from the Capital Is Sugar-Sweet in the 1970s 七零，京市来的小少爷甜度超标了 Hibiscus Flower City木槿花城Two Male Leads231k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Two Male Leads + Intense Romantic Tension + Devoted Couple] A pretty young sent-down youth arrives in Qingniu Village, and the village chief arranges for him to stay at the home of a fierce, burly man. That night, Shen Junyi growls, “I don't like sharing a kang with anyone. Go sleep on the floor!” Su Bai: “...” As he makes up his bedding on the floor, he grumbles to himself, Shen, if you're this picky about sharing a bed, what are you going to do when you get married? Later on. 8.1kReads9.2Score94014d adds
11. 11 七 1970s Space: An Educated Youth Goes to the Countryside with Four Kids 七零空间：下乡知青四个崽 Qi Mang戚芒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Stockpiling + Portable Space + Period Setting + Spirit Spring + Food + Raising Kids + Reunion] = [Complete!!] Thinking the apocalypse was coming, Chu Xiao Yan stocked up on supplies in her portable space, only to transmigrate to the impoverished 1970s and become the wicked mother of three children, with another little baby on the way? Chu Xiao Yan couldn't bring herself to be cruel to the children. She ate well and occasionally shared a few bites with them, and when the mood struck, she even ma 4.5kReads8.8Score32314d adds
12. 12 军 A Pampered Military Wife, a Rugged Commander, and Twin Treasures in the 1980s 军嫂娇！首长糙！八零随军有双宝 Ke Keyu柯柯妤Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted [1980s + military marriage + sweet romance + transmigrate into a book] When Shen Tingwan opened her eyes, she had become the fake heiress in a period novel who was constantly courting disaster. After failing to cling to the male lead, she even used her husband's money to keep a pretty young man. In the end, her elopement failed, she was robbed of all the family fortune, and she starved to death on the streets. She'd been dealt a great hand and played it terribly. After transmigrating, Shen Tingw 221Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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    [1980s + Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Transmigration] Transmigrated into a novel set in the 1980s, she became a spoiled, arrogant fake heiress? Shen Tingwan declared: This divorce is a must! The original owner clung to the male lead, used her husband's money to support a gigolo, and ultimately starved to death on the streets. But the thought of becoming a painless mother with two kids made Shen Tingwan happy again. First, she punished the scumbags, then she became rich, and raising her children was blissful. Then, unexpectedly, she discovered she was actually the real heiress of a high-ranking official's family! But why couldn't she get a divorce? Her husband's eyes grew increasingly passionate, and he constantly begged for kisses with a pitiful expression—this life was becoming more and more addictive!

13. 13 六 The Foolish Cannon Fodder of the Sixties Is Impossibly Beautiful 六零笨蛋炮灰实在过份美丽 Rebellious Pig叛逆猪Modern Romance469k WordsCompleted [Period + sweet romance and satisfying revenge + no relocation to the countryside + a self-serving airhead heroine + slight everyone-loves-her vibe + seven-year age gap + high-ranking male lead] [Marriage Before Love from the heroine’s perspective, love at first sight from the hero’s] With a handsome military officer for a father and a gentle, wealthy mother, Lin Xiuzhu is a bona fide rich beauty in the 1960s. But when she turns eighteen, memories from the 21st century awaken in her. She happi 6.2kReads8.0Score34114d adds

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    So, she's holding a short-lived, unrequited love? How do we solve this?

14. 14 你 Didn't You Say She Was Old and Out of Favor? 你不是说她年纪大，不得宠吗？ I'm Xingxing Da我是星星大Ancient Romance590k WordsCompleted [Palace and household intrigue + raising children + food + everyday life + not chaste, but doted on] Su Tang transmigrated into the body of a concubine of Xiao Jingrong, Heir of the Prince of Zhaonan, with a two-year-old toddler in tow. The original owner had let herself go, behaved crudely, and was even older than the heir. He had long since forgotten her, leaving her to languish in a corner. Su Tang figured that was just fine. She wouldn’t compete for his favor or make the first move. But then 21.2kReads8.8Score2.1k14d adds

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    As a seasoned bookworm, I'm quite picky. This is a novel I recently finished reading; it's really good and I recommend it to everyone. The female protagonist is a time-traveling woman who rises from a concubine to the highest position. She's cunning but never intentionally harms anyone—a high-level character. [Learned something new]

15. 15 七 The 1970s: My Son and His Dad Both Have Off-the-Charts IQs 七零：崽和崽他爹智商双爆表 Li Jia Qiqi黎家七七Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted {The short drama is now streaming ♥ Title: The Best Mom in a Period Novel} [Alternate-history period setting + transmigrating into a book + adorable child + cozy everyday life] After transmigrating into a book set in the 1970s, Su Taotao faced two choices: 1. Follow the original plot, abandon her husband and child, return to the city, and rekindle her romance with her childhood sweetheart; 2. Do nothing and wait for her husband of convenience to show up six months later and take her back to the 22.4kReads9.3Score2.3k14d adds
16. 16 结 Four Years of Marriage Without Seeing Her, Then the Soldier King Sees Red When She Asks for a Divorce 结婚四年不见，提离婚兵王急红眼 Li Susu黎苏苏Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s + raising kids + period setting + farming + pocket dimension + marriage first, love later + military marriage] Jiang Xinyue transmigrated, but she wasn’t the heroine. She was the fat, ugly, and notorious cannon-fodder ex-wife in a period novel about a stepmother raising children, whose husband was the male lead. What? The heroine was reborn and deliberately stole her man and her kids? Jiang Xinyue rolled up her sleeves and refused to take it lying down. A cannon-fodder who doesn’t want to 4.5kReads8.9Score54214d adds

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    Traveling back to the 1970s, with a cheat code, both the male and female leads are strong.

17. 17 被 Pampered by a Rugged Man Until I Became a Delicate Little Darling 被糙汉宠成娇气包 A Third of a Cloud云间三分Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted Hey, everyone! My new book has a low rating, so please give it five stars! Love you all so much!!! [Alternate historical setting + no pocket dimension + reborn in the 1970s + everyday life + sweet romance + family drama] [Rugged male lead dotes on her every day + down-and-out female lead becomes his pampered little wife] Yang Beibei is reborn the day before she is sold to a sleazy father and son. She crashes straight into a rugged man from the neighboring village. The rugged man, built like a ta 14.1kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds

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    The male lead dotes on the female lead.

18. 18 七 The 1970s: My Wife Is So Beautiful, Factory Director Xie Dotes on Her and Cares for the Family 七零：老婆太美，谢厂长宠妻顾家 Volcano-Roasted Chestnuts火山烤栗子Modern Romance746k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + storage space + laid-back life + married first, love later] By chance, Jiang Yunshu acquired a storage space and won a 500,000-yuan lottery. She was stunned. After collecting her winnings and stocking up, she stayed up all night and transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s. She transmigrated into the role of a spoiled, outrageous supporting character, with four older brothers and loving parents. A spoiled rich girl? Great! She much preferred the original character’s pampered, 24kReads8.7Score2.2k14d adds

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    Both are period dramas, featuring arranged marriages that blossom into love.

19. 19 闪 A Whirlwind Wedding and Army Life: Commander, Your Wife Is the Real Deal! 闪婚随军，首长你媳妇是真大佬！ Wings of the Stars and Moon星月之羽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [1980s military marriage + celibate military officer + marriage first, love later + medical genius + serving the motherland] Ye Qingtao, a medical genius who had been single for 30 years, opened her eyes and found herself in the 1980s. She had become a hopeless romantic who had jumped off a building trying to marry the male lead! Her parents spent all their savings trying to save her, then knelt and begged the male lead to marry her. She was the scourge of the military family compoun 4.7kReads9.1Score73814d adds
20. 20 资 The Capitalist-Era Educated Youth Is Highly Enlightened, Winning Big by Serving the Nation 资本知青觉悟高，为国效力赢麻了 Yan Qi Yun Qian言蹊云浅Modern Romance994k WordsCompleted [1970s + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + special abilities + love after marriage + devoted husband + family life + joining the army + building wealth] Su Mo, a dual-ability user, discovered that she had transmigrated into a book. She'd become the cannon-fodder character who gave the heroine her start-up funds, and she was supposed to die right from the start. Even after dying, she'd be dragged out of the heroine's memories again and again to serve as a foil, with the destruction o 52.5kReads9.3Score5.5k14d adds
21. 21 胖 My Chubby Wife Is Sweet and Soft, and the 1970s Officer Spoils Her With His Life 胖媳妇又娇又软，七零军官拿命宠 Gu Xi Ci故夕辞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Seeking adaptation for a short drama] [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + the husband’s long road to winning his wife back] After transmigrating, Su Mei goes from a senior doctor to a lazy, nasty military wife in a 1970s military compound. In her previous life, she had worked hard her whole life, only to die suddenly. Su Mei is determined to lie flat and be lazy this time around. But when she sees the original owner’s situation, she 8.7kReads9.1Score1k14d adds

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    This looks good 🥰

22. 22 军 The Sweet, Alluring Military Wife and Her Devoted Rough-Hewn Soldier 军嫂娇，军嫂媚，糙汉军爷宠上天 Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rugged military officer + sweet, gentle beauty] (Fictional military marriage + marriage before love + daily life with the troops + stepmother and adorable kids + food) When Jiang Rou opens her eyes, she's become the fake heiress in a period novel. Not only is she a pitiful cannon-fodder supporting character, but the real heiress has knocked her unconscious and made her marry an older man in her place. Rumor has it that the man is disfigured and lame, with two burdens to care for, one big and on 16.2kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds
23. 23 七 The Beautiful Military Wife of the 1970s 七零年代漂亮军嫂 Yun Shuqing云舒晴Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted [No sent-down-to-the-countryside plot + joining the army + no black-market visits + has a pocket dimension, but it's no cheat] Su Linyun was originally named Su Yun. After dying, she was reborn in the womb and became Su Linyun in the 1970s. As the youngest daughter in her family, she has parents and older siblings who love her. This time, she is no longer an orphan with nobody to care for her. Xie Yanqing never expected that the girl he helped once would keep crossing paths with him. He had deve 331Reads6.6Score—14d adds
24. 24 穿 Transported to the 1970s to Raise Kids 穿到七零年代养崽崽 Jing Rong Rong景茸茸Modern Romance200k WordsOngoing Transmigration + romance + a pocket dimension that she rarely uses + raising a child. Zhao Qingyu wakes up one morning to discover that she has transmigrated to the 1970s and is pregnant. She's already eight months along and about to give birth. Zhao Qingyu can't believe she could be this unlucky. Fortunately, her parents-in-law are decent people. Her supposedly dead husband comes back, and while there are a few awful people in the village, there aren't many. Zhao Qingyu figures she can make a l 1Reads—Score114d adds
25. 25 律 Seeking the Way in the Legal World 律界问道 Half a Scholar半个书生Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Comeback and growth + charming lawyer + mysteries surrounding cold cases + officialdom and workplace + wits and will] He turns his life around, with Death brushing past him several times. A string of cold cases remain shrouded in mystery... 918Reads—Score15914d adds

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    Life, law, major cases, seeking answers, the Nine Young Masters Club, eras, passion

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