Looking for Period Novels: No Going to the Countryside, No Military Marriages, No Rugged Male Leads, No Poverty Relief 求年代文，不下乡，不军婚，不糙汉，不扶贫

1. 51 年 The Theatrical Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law of a Period Novel 年代文里的戏精婆媳 Gazing at the Stars from Afar与星遥望Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Zhao Xiaoan worked diligently and tirelessly as a daughter-in-law in the Meng family, only to find that it had all been for nothing. The Mengs schemed against her until she died in the cold of winter. Given another chance, she is determined to make the Meng family pay for their blood debt. But then everything takes an unexpected turn: why has her once-acid-tongued mother-in-law changed? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 52 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 121.9kReads9.3Score15.5kShelves

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   This book is super fun. The male protagonist is a bit silly at first, and he is invincible in the whole village. Everyone is scared when they see him, even the children. He also likes the ugly red color. The female protagonist is particularly fond of him. The male protagonist is nicknamed Princess Zhou. The two of them are very sweet. The male protagonist only listens to the female protagonist. I love it!!

3. 53 七 The 1970s: I Kissed the Craziest Villain to Save My Life 七零：为活命我强吻了最疯反派 Spirit Dove灵鸽Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Transmigrates into a book + period setting + sweet romance + heroine pursues hero + beautiful, fair-skinned, timid drama queen x villainous, short-tempered country boy] When Shen Yingying wakes up, she has become the villain's wicked little wife in a period novel. She wakes to find herself caught in the act of running away with another man by her villainous husband. She is so terrified she nearly dies on the spot. After all, the villain in the original novel is a violent, rough-he 26.6kReads9.3Score3kShelves
4. 54 七 The Family's Beloved Girl: The Cannon-Fodder Darling of Her Terrible Family 七零团宠：极品家人的炮灰娇娇女 Ten Red Leaves十红叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Brooding, Brawny Man + Sweet Wife + Completed] Lu Jiajia is delicate and soft. Then, in the blink of an eye, she becomes a useless cannon-fodder character in the 1970s, with a whole family of vicious oddballs in tow. Yet in an era that favors men above women, she is the apple of her family’s eye. Her father and mother: “Jiajia is our precious girl. She deserves to be spoiled.” Her brothers: “My sister is frail and sickly. How could she do farm work!” Lu Jiajia: “…I want the ultimate winning han 63.9kReads9.4Score6.5kShelves
5. 55 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 100.6kReads9.6Score10.6kShelves
6. 56 七 The Delicate Beauty of the 1970s Teases Her Rugged Husband Until He Nearly Spits Blood 七零娇娇女把糙汉老公撩到吐血 Endless Summer无尽夏Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted [Period setting + rugged hero + love after marriage + pampered wife + military marriage + sweet romance + pocket dimension] Ming Zhu, an emergency room doctor, transmigrates to the 1970s. Her predecessor has a terrible reputation and is disliked by everyone, picking a fight at the slightest disagreement! Ming Zhu says: No big deal. I have a pocket dimension and its spirit spring, plus eight hundred schemes up my sleeve! They say she can't do a thing? She grows fruits and vegetables, makes clothe 11kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
7. 57 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Wife, I Stole the Show in the Military Compound 穿成炮灰原配后，我惊艳军区大院 Moon Rising over the Blue Sea苍海升月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: Before I Lost My Virtue, I Rewrote the Life of the Cannon-Fodder First Wife [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + no golden finger + sweet romance + devoted couple] Xia Qingning unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel written by a classmate who envies her. She becomes the original wife, who shares her name and is framed into losing her virtue, then jumps into a lake and dies tragically. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s at the scene of her violati 52.1kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves
8. 58 七 Spoiled by My Rugged Husband on Our Wedding Night in the Seventies 七零新婚夜，被糙汉老公宠到腿软 A Song Across the World天下长歌Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Jiaojiao divorced her husband for a deceitful scumbag and returned to the provincial capital. Little did she know, she had ruined her own life. When she finally came to her senses and wanted to live properly, she was hit by a car and killed. When she opened her eyes again, she was back on her wedding night in 1975. Fortunately, the misunderstanding between her and her husband hadn't grown too serious. Fortunately, everything was only just beginning. She swore that this t 9.7kReads9.0Score833Shelves
9. 59 倒 The Live-In Son-in-Law 倒插门 Rotten Watermelon烂西瓜Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Yang Family Village has come alive because of a live-in son-in-law. Provoked by his father-in-law, the young man can no longer take it. He brings his paralyzed wife along as they build a house, grow crops, fish when they have nothing else to do, plant a few fruit trees, and raise some chickens. Life is easy and carefree. Now in his thirties, he looks back on the past and realizes it was part of a grand, sweeping picture of struggle made up of countless rural lives. 7.9kReads9.0Score855Shelves

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   Dear, they are all period novels. The plot is exciting and ups and downs. I will probably stay up late to read it!

10. 60 栩 Vivid as Life 栩栩若生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller said I was born destined for greatness, the reincarnation of the Flower Goddess, with the power to turn stones into gold and command flower spirits and tree sprites. Once I came of age, my family was sure to prosper. But when I was twelve, I came down with a strange illness. My fever wouldn’t break, and I kept seeing terrifying visions... In a dream, I met an old woman who told me to find an expert with supernatural powers to save my life. Millet to summon souls, altars and form 27kReads9.5Score4kShelves
11. 61 我 Decked Out in Gold and Silver in the Late Seventies 我在七十年代末穿金戴银 I'm Big 33我是大33Modern Romance267k WordsOngoing An alternate setting, a pocket dimension, a coming-of-age story, one male and one female lead, a cherished first love, and a suitor. There aren’t too many weird characters, and no one is constantly picking fights. The plot avoids clichés, with food and entrepreneurship, and a wonderfully satisfying happy ending. Su Nuannuan transmigrates to 1976. She wakes up to a wicked stepmother, a clueless country-bumpkin father, a dim-witted older brother, and a scheming older sister. There’s still dried bl —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There are really few that do not occupy the same area. Take a look at those that do occupy a small amount.

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