Highly Rated Period Novels With Interesting Plots and Non-Idiotic Writing 年代文高分，情节有趣、文笔不无脑。

1. 1 山 Chronicles of Mountains and Rivers 山河志 A Dao阿刀Urban1.9M WordsCompleted His beautiful mother was nearly assaulted by a village lout, but she tearfully begged the man who rescued her not to call the police. Young Gao Yuan couldn’t understand why at the time. Only when he reached his thirties and looked back on the past, with those scenes flashing through his mind, did he realize that the lives of countless rural people together form a chronicle of the mountains and rivers of China! 84.2kReads9.6Score9.2kShelves

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   A must-read realistic novel of the year! "Inside and Outside the Village" is full of life, youthful spirit, and an indomitable will. The plot is solid and fast-paced, becoming increasingly addictive with each reading, leaving a lasting impression long after finishing. - Authentic and down-to-earth: Set against the backdrop of Gaowangzhuang, it tells the story of a poor boy, Gaoyuan, who went to school barefoot, graduated from a prestigious university, returned to his hometown to start a business, and led the village through transformation. It avoids the clichés of wish-fulfillment novels, instead focusing on the resilience of the land and the realities of life. The storyline is complete, the characters are vivid, depicting both the helplessness and struggles of rural youth while conveying positive energy. It's perfect for slow and careful reading!

2. 2 三 Three Terrible Fortune Sticks? This Daoist Will Defy Heaven and Change Your Fate! 三次下下签？贫道替你逆天改命！ Water Is Blue水是蓝色的Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy + Meme references + Satisfying power fantasy] Fang Yang transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a Taoist priest, invited to take part in a livestreamed variety show. Visitor: “Reverend, I can’t get over her. What should I do?” Fang Yang: “She’s bad luck for you!” Visitor: “Reverend, I found a huge tomb. Want to come with me?” Fang Yang: “No. I can’t handle those mechanisms.” Visitor: “What mechanisms?” Fang Yang: “The public security authorities!” Visitor: “Reverend, a 43.9kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves

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   Super good, especially the second book.

3. 3 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score181.2kShelves
4. 4 带 I Brought a Fortune to the 1970s and Became the Boss of the Family 带着巨额财产穿七零，成家中一霸 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period drama + military marriage + pocket dimension + family life On the first day after Lin Xiangnan transmigrates, her family gets into a huge argument over sending someone to the countryside. At first: “So what if I have to go to the countryside? I've got hundreds of millions of supplies in my pocket dimension. How could I possibly fail to get by out there?” After helping her second great-uncle weed his fields for two days: “There's no way I'm going to the countryside. I'm lazy, gluttonous, a 105.4kReads9.3Score8.9kShelves

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   Gu Zhenhua was a playful kid, but he'll be a good boy when he grows up and joins the army. Lin Xiangnan was well-behaved as a child, but now... Hehe 😁😁😁

5. 5 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 6.5kReads8.8Score508Shelves

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   A time-travel novel about raising children, focusing on daily life, featuring adorable little ones.

6. 6 娘 Mother's Getting Married, and Sister-in-Law Wei Is on the Rise 娘要嫁人嫂子小魏崛起 A Mere Mortal in This World1984世间一俗人1984Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted A fanfiction of the TV drama My Mother Wants to Marry. No transmigration, no rebirth, and no golden finger. Everything happens because sister-in-law Wei Shuqing has an absurd dream. As events unfold, she chooses to leave the Qi family early and pursue her own happiness… 11kReads9.1Score708Shelves

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   The female protagonist created her own success through hard work.

7. 7 父 A Family Meltdown! The Divorced Wife Remarries an Officer and Becomes Everyone's Darling 父子火葬场！改嫁军官弃妇成团宠 Moon-Brewed Congee月酿粥Modern Romance396k WordsCompleted [Alternate-Era Setting] [Military Marriage] [Raising Kids] [Various Men Beg the Heroine to Take Them Back] Whenever Jiang Yao's first love, my stepsister Qiao Yueshan, came over to provoke me, again and again, Jiang Yao told me to stop being paranoid and called me a shrew. My little sons rolled on the ground, each begging Qiao Yueshan to be his mother. One thought I was nowhere near as gentle and considerate as Qiao Yueshan. My mother-in-law kept finding ways to force Jiang Yao and me to divorce 651Reads8.7Score—Shelves
8. 8 七 The Seventies Compound: After Divorcing, She Marries a Young Beijing Master Who Can't Have Children, Then Has Several Babies 七零大院：离婚后嫁绝嗣京少多胎 Clouds Flowing over Green Mountains青山流云Modern Romance547k WordsCompleted [The Whole Family Gets What They Deserve + A Satisfying Story Where She Never Takes Abuse + Crushing the Scum + Family Drama + No Golden Finger + Devoted to Each Other + The Real Heiress Seeks Revenge vs. The Cold-Faced Commander Repays Her Kindness] When Song Li opens her eyes, she has been reborn just before her tragic death. There is still time to change everything! She promptly dumps the scumbag, makes her whole family pay, marries up to a commander after her divorce, and empties the entire 849Reads8.8Score156Shelves
9. 9 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 95.8kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves

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   Having been a bookworm for over 20 years, this is the novel I've read countless times. The plot is lighthearted and funny, and it doesn't unfairly portray the original female lead. Each character has their own unique traits and memorable moments.

10. 10 军 A Sweet Military Marriage: Reborn in the 1980s with a Cheat Ability 军婚甜宠：重生八零开挂了 Chang Yun昌云Modern Romance246k WordsCompleted Ye Wu has been reborn! Not only is she back at nineteen, but she also has a System with her. The incident with the hooligan that made her life miserable in her previous life hasn't happened yet. Her parents are alive, and Lu Tingchuan is still her boyfriend. This time, she only wants to make money and build a career. What's the point of romance when getting rich is so much better? But why is this man getting more and more domineering and clingy, trying every trick in the book to get her into bed 729Reads9.2Score110Shelves

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    Rebirth, time travel, sweet romance novel

11. 11 八 Military Marriage in the 1980s: Baby, You're the Only One I Love 八零军婚：宝宝，我只喜欢你 Red Winter红色冬天Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple + reborn + doting husband + medical skills] In her previous life, Shen Liwu believed her stepsister and grew to detest Zhou Yanjing, hiding from him wherever she went. He died protecting her. Amid the smoke and flames, he used his last strength to say: “Wu Wu, how could you treat me this way? I haven’t done anything wrong. Please, just try to love me once. Stop running away from me... please!” Blood filled his mouth, yet he was still begging her. Reborn, she decides to trust what 1.3kReads7.7Score150Shelves
12. 12 千 I Traveled a Thousand Miles to Join the Army, and After My Jerk Boyfriend Dumped Me, I Married His Commander! 千里从军，被渣男甩后嫁他首长！ Wild Radish狂野萝卜Modern Romance785k WordsCompleted [Era + Military Life + Both Leads Are Inexperienced] Zhao Tinglan transmigrates into a book and becomes a cannon-fodder supporting female character and a stepping stone in an era novel about a scheming black-lotus heroine who plots her way to the top. As cannon fodder, her defining trait is dying young. As a stepping stone, she does foolish things that hurt herself and benefit the heroine. The childhood friend she traveled a thousand miles to find at his army base, when she was at the end of her 12.3kReads8.1Score1.4kShelves
13. 13 糟 Oh No! The Handsome Guy I Provoked Is a Sickly Villain 糟糕！我招惹的帅哥是病娇反派 Tao Beixia桃北夏Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted Redemption for a tragic beauty❗️A crazed, love-struck, yandere villain + a roguish, handsome, devoted puppy + a transmigrated book villainess + campus romance + no villainizing the original heroine + devoted couple HE + maximum tension + thrilling and addictive + gloomy puppy Black-bellied, unhinged young priest ✖️ flirtatious, lustful heiress If you’re going to fall in love, falling for an unhinged villain is what makes it exciting! Xia Xuxu transmigrates into a melodramatic CEO romance novel a 4.4kReads9.3Score577Shelves
14. 14 七 The 1970s: Kicked Out of the Family, I Was Taken Home by a Cold-Faced Military Officer 七零：被赶出家门冷面军官抱回家 Chestnut V栗子VModern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sweet and delicate heroine + rugged military officer] (fictional military marriage + moving to the army base with a child + stand-in bride + stepmother + devoted couple) Chu Yue, a genius medical student, works herself to death during an overnight shift in the emergency department. When she opens her eyes, she has transmigrated to the 1970s and into a blended family. Her birth father is a spineless coward, her stepmother is shrewd, her stepsister stole her university admission, and even her you 25.8kReads8.7Score2.1kShelves
15. 15 穿 Transmigrated into a Book in the 1970s: Winning Over an Amnesiac, Rugged Country Boy 穿书七零：硬撩失忆村野糙汉 Freshly Squeezed Little Lamb鲜榨小羊Modern Romance320k WordsOngoing [Period Drama + Flirty Heroine + Everyday Family Life + Heart-Pounding Romance] Ji Wanwan transmigrated into a book and became a cannon-fodder female supporting character, an educated youth in a period novel. Looking for a sucker to help with her chores, Ji Wanwan set her sights on the male supporting character, who had hit his head and lost his memory. “Brother Gu Zheng, don’t you remember me? I’m your sweetheart!” In the hospital room, Ji Wanwan blinked until tears welled in her eyes. Gu Zheng 58Reads8.8Score—Shelves
16. 16 绝 The Heirless Tough Guy Whispers: Be Good, Darling, Give Me a Baby 绝嗣糙汉轻声哄：乖宝，生崽崽 Ten Miles of Cold Crabapple Blossoms十里寒棠Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Feel-Good Fiction + Food + Everyday Life + Two Strong Leads] Lin Mush’s voice was cold and resolute. “Gu Jinxin, Yiyi has just been widowed, and I’m the only one she can rely on. You can still find another man and start a life with him. Let’s call off our engagement!” A mocking smile played on Gu Jinxin’s lovely lips. “I wore the title of your childhood fiancée and spent a whole year looking after your bedridden mother. And now you’re kicking me to the curb for a young widow?” 17.4kReads8.7Score2.5kShelves
17. 17 七 The Stunning Beauty of the 1970s Turns Her Cold-Faced Officer Husband Into a Henpecked One 七零绝色美人冷面军官沦为妻管严 Ranran's Ran苒苒的苒Modern Romance597k WordsOngoing [Period setting + sweet military romance + transmigration into a book + pocket dimension, which doesn't appear often] A beautiful fair-skinned woman × a cold, reserved military officer who abstains from romance. Both are devoted only to each other. An Ruo has exquisite features and skin as white as snow. She is a true beauty. Cool and distant around others, she's spoiled and always hungry in private. = Oh no! An Ruo realizes she's transmigrated into a book and become a cannon-fodder side charact 918Reads7.7Score299Shelves
18. 18 穿 Reborn as a Tycoon's Wicked Ex-Wife, I Became the Whole Family's Darling 穿成大佬恶毒前妻后，被全家团宠 Braised Beef Brisket Rice牛腩焗饭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + personal space + sweet romance and raising kids + love grows over time + transmigrated heroine vs. reborn heroine] When she opens her eyes, Jiang Yuman finds herself transmigrated into a book as the male lead’s wicked ex-wife, who is six months pregnant. In the book, the original owner dreams of becoming an official’s wife and tries every trick in the book to marry into the Fu family. But when the Fu family is falsely accused, stripped of their positi 143kReads9.0Score17kShelves

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    A period drama set in the countryside. The original owner of the body was wicked, but the female protagonist transmigrates into the book, becomes pregnant, clears her name, and cleans up the mess left by the original owner. Sweet and heartwarming! 🤭

19. 19 穿 After Transmigration, Her Whole Family Are Villains 穿越之我全家都是反派 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance832k WordsCompleted Content warning: Lots of crude bathroom humor. Don't read while eating. Version One: Jiang Mianmian transmigrates. Her father is a scheming scholar with the face of a kindly man. Her mother has the face of a bodhisattva and the heart of a ruthless killer. Her eldest brother looks simple-minded but is cunning at heart. Her second sister is selfish and sharp-tongued. They were born destined to be villains. To highlight the protagonist's justice, kindness, and greatness, they work hard to do all so 137.8kReads9.6Score16.6kShelves

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    Does this count? The female lead isn't brainless, because she's too young, haha, but she's very direct, as is her whole family. They're ruthless when dealing with enemies, giving them no chance whatsoever. It's worth watching; the more you watch, the more addictive it becomes.

20. 20 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 141.6kReads9.5Score11.6kShelves

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    These three books are absolutely divine! The writing is superb. The first one is so full of cunning and shrewdness, it's truly captivating. The second one doesn't focus on female rivalry, and both the original and current female leads are wonderful. In the third one, I really admire Su He's silver tongue—it's incredibly smooth and she's also very shrewd. These three books are absolutely amazing! I'll definitely reread them countless times!

21. 21 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 101.8kReads9.6Score10.1kShelves
22. 22 穿 Transmigrating to 1960: Marrying a Beautiful Bride for Good Fortune 穿越1960：迎娶冲喜美娇娘 Green Pines and White Snow青松白雪Urban2.7M WordsCompleted The playboy rich second-generation heir Li Mingqing transmigrated. He transmigrated into the body of a man in a vegetative state. His family traded half a sack of cornmeal for a wife, claiming it was to bring him good luck. He was bound to the Good Man System. Unfortunately, his body was frail, so all he could do was look at his delicate, sweet wife. 8.8kReads8.0Score592Shelves
23. 23 重 Reborn in the Nineties: The Wild Years 重生九零之野性时代 Bin Cola彬可乐Urban3.8M WordsCompleted Li Fei was betrayed by his best business partner and his beloved young wife, leaving him trapped in a power struggle among the heirs of wealthy families. Unable to fight back, he leaped from the tower of his company building and ended his life. To Li Fei's surprise, he didn't die. Instead, he was reborn in the 1990s, just after finishing his college entrance exams. His mother was still alive, and his father was still at his post. Determined not to repeat the mistakes of his past, he began amassi 29.2kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves
24. 24 满 The Max-Level Master of the Mystical Arts Is a Money Lover 满级玄学大佬是个财迷 Old Friend's Farewell旧人辞Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted As the 199th-generation heir of the Shangguan family, she has dealt with ghosts since childhood. Exorcising ghosts and subduing demons is her calling. She owns a cemetery, and when she has nothing to do, she sets up a fortune-telling stall on the street to while away her short life. Until one day, he barges into her life. Li Qingchen holds his great-grandfather’s keepsake. “Here, this is a love letter for your great-grandmother.” Shangguan Nian: “All right. I’ll burn it for her later.” Li Qingch 5.2kReads8.5Score631Shelves

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    The end of science is metaphysics, it's super good, and the female lead is amazing!!

25. 25 新 On Our Wedding Night, the Foolish Divine Doctor Left a Marriage Certificate and Ran Off 新婚夜，神医傻妃留下一纸婚书跑路了 Mo Xia Youzhu陌下悠竹Ancient Romance4.3M WordsCompleted On their wedding day, the bridal sedan held no bride, only a note she'd left behind. Seeing her bold, sweeping handwriting, he laughed. He'd planned for every possibility and guarded against everything, yet she'd still managed to escape. Fine. Just fine! He'd like to see how far she could get! 3kReads8.9Score497Shelves

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    On their wedding day, the bride was nowhere to be found in the bridal sedan chair; she had run away, leaving behind the marriage certificate. She fled, he chased, but she had no way to escape.

26. 26 穿 Transmigrating: The Female Assassin Turns into a Little Old Man 穿越之：女杀手摇身一变小老头 Little Xin Zi小新子Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Transmigration + No Romance + Imperial Examinations + Rural Life + Heartwarming A top female assassin is blown into ancient times and transmigrates into the body of a sleazy old countryman. Looking at the honest, skin-and-bones members of his family, the emotionless assassin is moved. Just live. So what if she’s become a man? So what if she’s become an old man? No one can match an assassin’s mental resilience. The Zhang family notices that Father has changed. At his age, he’s finally turned over 2.9kReads8.7Score387Shelves

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    It's a good watch. The main character is very decisive and a doting father to his daughter.

27. 27 满 My Whole Family Are Cannon Fodder, but After They Read My Mind, They Rebel 满门炮灰读我心后，全家造反了 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Physical edition of "Claiming the Pearl 2" goes on presale October 17 at 7:30 p.m.] [Mind reading + System + adored by the whole family + transmigrate into a book + play the pig to eat the tiger] Qiao Jiaojiao had accumulated so much virtue in her past life that the Old King of Hell granted her a rebirth with all her memories intact, plus a golden finger: a Virtue Points Shop. Qiao Jiaojiao was thrilled to start her new life, only to discover she hadn't been reborn at all. She'd transmigrated i 123.7kReads9.7Score14kShelves

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    This book is good and a bit funny!

28. 28 军 My Officer Husband Spoils Me Rotten, and Even This Tough Mom Can't Handle It 军官老公太会宠，悍妇带崽扛不住 Gentle Camellia清栀绵绵Modern Romance434k WordsCompleted [Eighties setting + military marriage + marriage first, love later + getting rich + everyday family life + raising kids + devoted husband] After working overtime for days on end, Yan Xi died suddenly on a treadmill. When she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into the body of a woman in the 1980s who shared her name. She was a lazy, gluttonous, obese shrew in the military family compound, and everyone avoided and despised her. Her husband, Fu Wen, whom she had tricked into marrying her, want 34.9kReads8.8Score5.3kShelves
29. 29 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 538.9kReads9.7Score71.1kShelves
30. 30 四 Siheyuan: I, Jia Dongxu, Want to Be Reborn Too! 四合院：我贾东旭也要重生！ Kiss My Feet, Your Majesty吻住朕脚Male-Channel Fanfiction775k WordsCompleted [Love in the Courtyard; wish-fulfillment!!!; comedy; transmigration; one female lead (Qin Huairu); pocket dimension] Silly Zhu next door has been working himself to the bone around the clock. It's about time I, Jia Dongxu, got to be the main character!!! Reincarnated as a man doomed to die young? This time, I'll hold this family together! You won't teach me properly? I'll cut ties with Yi Zhonghai and find myself a new master! Yi Zhonghai: “Dongxu, I was wrong!” Caught Jia Zhangshi sneaking 29.7kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves
31. 31 四 Siheyuan: Getting By in the Era with a Game System 四合院，带着游戏系统混年代 Twenty Years Dumping Concrete on Construction Sites工地打灰二十年Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted Li Qinghe accidentally transmigrates into a television drama world set in 1955. In this composite world, where many period dramas have been brought together, Li Qinghe uses a video game cheat and works hard alongside his family to build a better life. Moving into a siheyuan, watching the drama, enjoying the gossip: a laid-back slice of life. No angst, no angst, no angst. If that's not your thing, don't come in! 45.4kReads8.3Score2.1kShelves
32. 32 回 Back to 1960: I Actually Became a Farm Owner! 回到1960：我竟成了农场主！ Healthy and Fit身康体健Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting, daily life, farming, a pocket dimension, stockpiling supplies, family and neighborhood life] Li Zhiyuan, a young man from modern times, transmigrates back to the 1960s, when people don't have enough to eat or wear. Luckily, the farm he manages comes along with him, and even undergoes all kinds of miraculous changes. Life slows down. His extended family gets along, and there is none of that exhausting scheming and infighting. More and more, he feels that this era... might actuall 18.4kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves
33. 33 四 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated Three Years Ago and Gained the Power of a Slap 四合院：穿越三年获得巴掌之力 Zhang Xuanyi张玄一Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted Fighting the courtyard beasts + System + siding with Xu Damao + no troublemaking After transmigrating to the capital in the 1950s, Jiang Fan realized he had ended up in a courtyard full of awful people. “Oh no! I've become one of the beasts!” Three years later, the System came online, and Jiang Fan began a life of stirring up trouble and turning everything upside down! 29.5kReads7.4Score1.1kShelves
34. 34 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Gain the Strength of an Elephant 四合院：开局获得一象之力 Qing Chen青辰乄Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Courtyard + Traditional Chinese Martial Arts + Everyday Life + Mild Violence + Tomb Raiding and Mystery + Pocket World + Multiple Heroines] [Gentle young man in public × Chief of the Ridge-Shifting Sect in private] [Bajiquan shakes the courtyard, Black Dragon tattoos command the world] In 1954, Qi Yuan transmigrates as an orphan from a mountain village. Just as he activates the tomb-raiding System, he runs into a fatal bug His beginner's gift comes with three items that immediately crash the S 10.7kReads7.8Score703Shelves
35. 35 年 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， Just Got Nothing Better to Do就是闲的Urban4.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 202kReads9.4Score13.6kShelves
36. 36 诸 A Divine Journey Through the Heavens: Starting with The Ordinary World 诸天神旅：从平凡的世界开始 Fat Cat Roams the World肥猫闯天涯Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsOngoing [Myriad Worlds + System + Spatial Powers + Pocket Paradise + Return to the Original World + Multiple Female Leads + Taking Every Advantage] Zhao Dongchuan gets incredibly lucky and embarks on his journey through the myriad worlds. He travels through countless worlds, gains all kinds of abilities and magical treasures, and ventures across them all... In A Bright Future, he is an educated youth in Shuangshui Village. He does everything he can to transfer back to the city, takes the college entranc 10.2kReads7.2Score578Shelves
37. 37 重 Reborn in 1970: A Thousand Acres of Mountains Become My Hunting Ground 重生70，千亩大山都是我的猎场 Stay-at-Home Little Rice Bug居家小米虫Urban1.4M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Guang Hao abandoned Ai Xiaofang, only to be schemed against by his wicked fiancée after returning to the city. Not only did his parents die tragically, but he himself ended up living out his days alone. Heaven gave him another chance, and he was reborn with a full seventy years of memories. Guang Hao discovered that the skills he'd learned in his previous life had been perfected to the highest level after his rebirth! With his peerless hunting skills, Guang Hao turned the t 16.2kReads8.2Score837Shelves

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    These two books are quite good to read.

38. 38 重 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 162.1kReads9.5Score18.1kShelves
39. 39 六 The Sixies’ Worst Old Lady: You, You, and You, Get Down on Your Knees! 六零极品老太：你你还有你跪下！ Xia Chen夏沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Golden Finger + Everyday Life] Young Qihong Dou wakes up in the 1960s in the body of a troublesome old woman. She has a huge brood of descendants and endless family drama, and every morning she opens her eyes wondering why she still hasn't died. After becoming the awful Old Madam Zhao, Qihong Dou fails to die and has no choice but to accept her fate and start fighting to survive. Fortunately, Heaven hasn't treated her too badly: it gave her a golden finger. A t 25.2kReads9.3Score3kShelves

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    This is so good, everyone should watch it! The female lead is quite intelligent, but there are just too many names, I can't remember them all.

40. 40 七 A Mad Couple in the 1970s 七零年代疯批夫妇 The Colorful Xue Jingfei色彩缤纷的薛静妃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Historical era + green tea schemer + obsessive love + unhinged + powerful lead + everyday family life + pocket dimension + food + healing + transmigrate into a book This is the story of two unfortunate souls saving each other. After transmigrating into the countryside as a little orphan, Ming Dai meets Zhou Sinian, a mad powerful man who loves wearing red headscarves. Under the protection of his reputation, she manages to establish herself in the village. Zhou Sinian was a cannon-fodder characte 107.2kReads9.3Score11kShelves
41. 41 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 53.1kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves

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    Not bad. For someone who's been struggling to find something to read for 20 years, a book that's readable and that I finished is a good book.

42. 42 谁 Whose Favored Concubine Doesn't Get Herself Killed? 谁家宠妾不作死啊 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Pei Shiyuan had always thought that, as a concubine-born daughter, she thrived at her family home because she knew a little tea ceremony and all she had to do was flatter her father, the head of the household. She had been quite pleased with herself about it, right up until she entered the Eighth Prince’s household. The Eighth Prince’s mother, the Noble Consort, was so favored that the Empress had no room to stand. His maternal family wielded so much power that the court officials could barely b 77.9kReads9.5Score8kShelves
43. 43 不 Cast Out by Her In-Laws for Being Infertile, She Marries a Tycoon and Has Triplets in One Night 不孕被婆家赶，嫁暴发户一夜三崽 Jin Manman金满满Modern Romance3.3M WordsCompleted [The 1990s + lighthearted comedy + starting a factory + getting revenge on scumbags + everyday life] After three years of engagement, Jiang Tang had taken care of Gu Zhun's parents and younger siblings, honoring his parents and working herself to the bone for him. In return, he came home after completing his studies and acted as if he didn't know her. Jiang Tang turned around and impulsively married a nouveau riche. Overnight, she became a mother of three. First she landed big orders, then built 52.8kReads9.3Score5.2kShelves
44. 44 重 Back to 1982: My Nine Daughters Are Stunning 重回82：我九个女儿美炸了 The Cat Watches the Flowers花猫子看花Urban1.5M WordsCompleted People say that reaching seventy is a rare feat. But at Tang Jiancheng’s seventieth birthday banquet, the guests were truly rare! Apart from the yellow dog at his feet, not a single person showed up! And yet, he had once been the father of nine daughters! Lost in painful memories, Tang Jiancheng drank himself unconscious. When he woke again, he had somehow returned to 1982, ten days after the birth of his ninth daughter... This time, he swore to protect his daughters and make sure not one of the 10.2kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves

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    Very beautiful.

45. 45 重 Reborn: I Doted on My Wife and Kids and Shocked the Whole Village 重生：我宠老婆孩子震惊全村 Ye Xiaolou叶小楼Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn Romance + Regretful Scumbag + 1980s Dad Life + Devoted Husband, One Heroine + Satisfying Read + Cozy Daily Life + Healing] Chen Sanye, the village's notorious hooligan, suddenly changed after a night of heavy drinking! The idle, foul-mouthed delinquent became polite. He was not only hardworking, but even learned how to make money! He stopped barking orders at his pretty, mute wife and began speaking to her softly and treating her with the utmost tenderness. The neighbors were baffled. Ha 36.8kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
46. 46 重 Rebooting 1988 重启1988 Year's End年末Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Millionaire Qin Lang returns to 1988. Seeing his beautiful wife and adorable daughter struggling in poverty, Qin Lang, who lost his way chasing money in his previous life, decides to climb to the top once more, with family in one hand and career in the other, and shape this wild, fast-growing era! 1.4kReads9.1Score244Shelves
47. 47 鱼 Too Many Fish to Clean, My Mother Beats Me Until Tears Run Down My Face 鱼获太多宰杀忙，母亲暴打泪两行 Bland Green Tea清茶乏味Urban1.4M WordsCompleted A laid-back story about fishing and gathering seafood. Su Ye, an unemployed young man, planned to go home and rest for a while. The ocean, blue skies, and white clouds were the best cure for a weary heart. Su Ye realized that fishing, gathering seafood, catching fish, and keeping a cat or dog seemed like a pretty nice way to live. His parents, though, seemed to be looking at him more and more strangely! On his first day fishing, he caught a large grouper, and his mother beamed with joy. On the s 16.5kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
48. 48 1 1972: The Youthful Years of the Red Flag 1972，红旗招展的青春年代 Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Sent-down youth] [Great Northern Wilderness] [Scheming male lead] [One heroine] [Pure romance] [Smart characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Black market] [Political career] [Countryside] [Special historical era] In the spring of 1972, as Chu Miaohong rode a train to the Great Northern Wilderness to join a rural work team, she casually tossed an old envelope into the wind. Meanwhile, in 2024, Zhang Hongcheng happened to come into possession of an old, worn- 74.5kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves
49. 49 挖 I Dug a Fishing Pond, and Anglers Across the Country Hailed It as a Sacred Site 挖了个鱼塘，全国钓鱼佬奉为圣地 Lone King's Play孤王戏Urban2.5M WordsCompleted Farming + everyday life + family and village affairs + comedy + development + fishing + no female lead (focused on work). A leisurely pace, starts slow and builds momentum, so dive in without worry. After three years drifting in Beijing, Li Fan unexpectedly obtained a fishing-ground System after a night of drinking at a club. He returned to his hometown, Ligang Village, dug fish ponds, and opened a fishing park. Starting with one small fish pond, Li Fan gradually built his business up step by st 35.5kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
50. 50 你 Hello, 1976! 你好，1976！ vRunning Snailvv奔跑的蜗牛vUrban1.5M WordsCompleted The orphan Zheng Weimin transmigrates to 1976. He thinks he’ll finally experience the warmth of a family, but instead he’s abandoned once again. Luckily, he has the memories and knowledge of his previous life. Without them, he really wouldn’t have been able to turn things around. As the saying goes, nobody visits the poor in the busy city, while distant relatives come flocking to the rich in the mountains. It’s true. Zheng Weimin experiences life in all its harshness and, after being reborn, fin 37.3kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves

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