Rereading a Period-Era Novel 二刷年代文

1. 1 重 Back to the 1980s: Bringing My Family of Six to a Better Life 重回八零：带着全家六口过好日子 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t 89.5kReads9.4Score5.4kShelves

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   This book is absolutely divine! Before reading it, I was just browsing aimlessly.

2. 2 穿 Transmigrating into a Book Set in the 1970s: On My Wedding Night, I'm Sent Next Door to Stay 穿书七零：新婚夜被送到隔壁借宿 Pan-Fried Bun生煎包Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + beloved by all + devoted couple + no golden finger] On the day of her wedding, Lin Jianchun is suspected of bringing bad luck to her mother-in-law, so her new husband sends her to spend the night at the Lu family’s house next door. Unexpectedly, the owner of the bed comes home in the middle of the night… That’s when she transmigrates into the story. Remembering that she was punished with transmigration just for cursing out the author, 21.8kReads8.9Score5.8kShelves

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   It's really good (♥∀♥). The female lead transmigrates into a book, it's a period drama, the characters are well-developed and have vivid personalities. It feels more like an ensemble piece, using the female lead as a focal point to reflect the social hardships and hopes of that era.

3. 3 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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   🍅When I reread historical fiction, Xu Jing'an is the only character that comes to mind.

4. 4 年 After the Cannon-Fodder Heroine in a Period Novel Kissed Her Ex’s Older Brother 年代文炮灰女配亲了前对象他哥后 Chef Xiaomi小米大厨Modern Romance588k WordsCompleted ! [Not recommended] ! Don’t read, don’t read, don’t read! Set in an alternate historical era, this is an everyday romance about a pretty, laid-back heroine and a conservative, old-fashioned researcher hero. [The heroine is an ordinary person! She’s not impressive! If you like face-slapping power fantasies, don’t read this! This doesn’t have the plot you’re looking for!] Lin Wanwan transmigrates into a book set in a bygone era. Here, she’s a university student, and graduates are assigned jobs. H 464Reads7.0Score106Shelves
5. 5 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

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   So beautiful! I'm so envious of that social skill. I'm just silently heartbroken in the corner.

6. 6 重 Reborn in 1970, She Became Famous Across the Country 重生七零她名满天下 Luo Is Really Awesome阿罗真的很牛啊Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted Years have passed, and longing has seeped into my bones. A top researcher from the end-of-the-world research institute is reborn as a country girl from a tiny village. After Reform and Opening Up, Kyoto's upper circles are in an uproar: the crown prince of the city's most powerful family, the Lu family, has actually fallen for a village girl. Rumor has it that the girl is ugly, fierce, completely uneducated, and that every member of her family is a piece of work. The daughters of Kyoto's elite f 979Reads7.6Score109Shelves
7. 7 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
8. 8 知 The Educated Youth Years: Starting with an Escape from the Village 知青年代，从村子里逃亡开始 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban3.3M WordsOngoing 1976. Liu Haibo, a sent-down youth, falls in love with Yang Xiuqing, a village girl. Her family vehemently opposes his proposal, forcing him to flee Shibantian Village and return to Haicheng, a thousand miles away. Just as he is preparing to start a new life with Wu Jie in Haicheng, Yang Xiuqing suddenly shows up at his door, stirring up an emotional entanglement that spans the years. 2023. Seventy-year-old Liu Haibo is driving an Audi with Yang Xiuqing to Shibantian Village when they are involv 32.5kReads8.4Score2kShelves
9. 9 穿 Transmigrated as the Original Wife Who Dies Young: Raising Kids on a Military Island in the 1970s 穿成早死原配：七零随军海岛养娃 Passerby Beyond the Wall墙外行人Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yuan Yao had always been called the luckiest girl for miles around. Her family doted on her before she married Jiang Cheng, the most promising man in the village. Sadly, beauty was short-lived. Only after she died did Yuan Yao learn that she was a supporting character in a novel. After her death, her parents couldn’t bear the blow and passed away one after another. Her daughter was bullied and fell into depression, while Jiang Cheng had to give up his dreams, leave the military, and return home 322Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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   Highly recommended! Highly recommended! Highly recommended!

10. 10 八 A Wedding Night in the 1980s: My Rough-Hewn Husband Won't Stop Clinging to Me to Have a Baby 八零新婚夜，糙汉老公缠我生崽崽 Er Xixi二西西Modern Romance377k WordsCompleted Lin Miao unexpectedly transmigrates into the pitiful daughter no one cares for in the 1980s. Her family marries her off to Zhao Cong, a burly man from the neighboring village, for a bride price of 500 yuan. As luck would have it, she arrives on the very night of her wedding. Looking at Zhao Cong, all muscle, brimming with masculinity and watching her with a deep gaze, Lin Miao panics... After they marry, the villagers all say Lin Miao is a pampered girl who can’t work and is lazy, and that Zhao 10Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 重 Reborn in 1974: A Little Bit of Romance! 重生七四，爱情有点甜！ The Taste of the Moon月亮的味道Modern Romance430k WordsCompleted [Countryside + Sweet Romance + Period Setting + No Golden Finger, a Sweet Love Story Set in the Harsh Reality of Rural Poverty in the 1970s] To repay a debt of gratitude, Lu Wan marries the man who died alongside her in her previous life, even though she doesn't love him and he has a private medical condition. Lu Wan's reborn ex-husband keeps mocking Xiang Honghai over his condition, and she's had enough. Even if it's true, she won't let anyone look down on her man. After they marry, she'll g 145Reads6.9Score—Shelves
12. 12 大 An Overworked Office Drone Finds Her Dream Life in the 1970s 大龄社畜圆梦在七零 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance396k WordsCompleted Wang Yaning was over thirty and worked herself to the bone. She had graduated from a junior college and had no particular skills. She had lived with her boyfriend for seven years, but in the end, they went their separate ways. She was always dreaming of turning back time to high school. She would choose the humanities, get into a teachers' university, and become a teacher after graduation! Zhou Ziqiang's mother was a martyr, and he grew up with his maternal grandparents. His grandfather had onc 1.4kReads9.1Score132Shelves
13. 13 六 The 1970s: The True Heiress Is a Culinary Goddess with a Pocket Dimension 六零：厨神真千金有空间 Cream Commune奶油公社Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + food + stockpiling + real and fake heiresses] Food blogger Zeng Yanni transmigrates into a period novel after an accident, becoming a fifteen-year-old girl abused by her family in a seaside fishing village. With her true identity shrouded in mystery, Zeng Yanni promptly splits from the family. Along with the livestream she brought with her, she stocks up on seafood: horse dung sea urchins, giant abalone, clams, razor clams, sea snails, sea cucumbers 3.3kReads9.4Score430Shelves
14. 14 牛 Amazing! The Strong Farm Girl Digs Up Ginseng and Strikes It Rich! 牛啦！大力女知青挖人参暴富啦！ Jiaqi佳奇Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A trinket that modern-day girl Yao Dongxue bought on a whim while shopping suddenly gave her access to a pocket dimension. But she discovered that she might not be the only one who had it. One night, she began watching the daily life of a girl from the 1970s who shared her name, all through her dreams. The girl had a happy family and was incredibly strong. Even in an era that Yao Dongxue considered harsh, she lived a happy life. For three years, Yao Dongxue watched her in her dreams every night. 9.8kReads8.9Score855Shelves
15. 15 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 55.6kReads9.4Score6kShelves
16. 16 重 Reborn in the 1960s: The Sweetheart of the Three-Unit Courtyard Makes Money to Support Her Family 重生六零，三合院小娇娇赚钱养家 The Wind Moves, the Heart Stirs风动心动Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [Period setting + System + space + devoted couple + heroine pursues hero + educated youth + workers + science and technology professionals] This story is a cozy twenty-six degrees, with a touch of sweetness. The heroine reaches the peak of life through her own hard work! Poor student Dan Qingmo transmigrates! Not only does she experience the movement to the countryside and the Third Front campaign, she also catches the wave of reform and opening up! Take a gamble, and turn a bicycle into a motor 1.9kReads9.3Score246Shelves
17. 17 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: In the 1970s, My Cannon-Fodder Husband Is a Master of All Trades 穿书七零：我的炮灰丈夫十项全能 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance749k WordsCompleted [The animated adaptation is now online] [Full-cast audio drama available] [Period setting + educated youth + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + inspirational] Lu Xia transmigrated into the body of an educated youth in the 1970s, a girl whose parents didn’t care for her and who had been sent to the countryside in her elder sister’s place. Remembering how the original owner had always been mistreated, Lu Xia couldn’t stand for it. She sold the job, gave her family a hefty financial hit, 37.6kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves
18. 18 被 Sold Off? I’ll Empty the Stores, Marry a Burly Man, and Have a Big Family 被卖？搬空物资，嫁个糙汉生多胎 July Rabbit七月兔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed ✨ Dual transmigration into a book + heartwarming slice-of-life and raising kids + adorable children + multiple births + devoted husband + pocket space + stockpiling supplies ✨ Sold from the start? Oh no! Jiang Xi, a seasoned supporting-villainess, opens her eyes to find herself facing a plot where she is about to be sold. Her father ran off, her mother died on the road, and all that remained were four sickly little cannon-fodder kids. Her own body was in no better shape. At just thirte 1.5kReads9.3Score215Shelves

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