Looking for Period-Era Stories with a Heroine Who Doesn’t Marry a Soldier. She Can Move to the Countryside or Stay in the City. 求年代文，女主不军婚。可以下乡，可以在城里。

1. 51 重 Reborn in the 1940s, Laying Low Until the New Millennium 重生在四零一路苟到新世纪 The White Princess of Lufeng City炉沣市的白公主Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted She went to sleep at home as usual, but when she opened her eyes, she had become a five-year-old child in the Republican era. Soon after, she lost her mother. She had enough to eat and drink at home, but still felt like an outsider. Just as she was finally getting used to her new life, she discovered how difficult it was to stay alive. She wanted to run away, but the world outside was engulfed in war. Leaving would mean certain death. If she stayed, she would be ignored and bullied at home. Ther 4kReads7.5Score22514d adds
2. 52 重 Restarting My Life 重开人生局 Madam Rui芮娘子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted If you could live your life over, what would you choose: change things or carry on as before? Jing Yan married far from home in her previous life, chose the wrong man, and struggled through a hard life. Then, in an instant, she found herself back at the age of eighteen. But even if an ordinary person gets a second chance, they'll still be ordinary. A simple, peaceful outlook on life can make this life free of regrets, and that's enough! Note: Although the story features rebirth, it has very litt 488Reads7.4Score—14d adds

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   Of these books, the first one has a fast pace, the second one gets a bit rambling towards the end but is still readable, and the third and fourth ones have great plots and writing, making them worth reading!

3. 53 带 I Took a Green Train to the 1970s 带着绿皮火车穿七零 Cream Commune奶油公社Modern Romance538k WordsCompleted Six months after graduating, overworked office worker Xiang Hailan took the train back to her hometown for the New Year. She and the train ended up back in the Great Northeast of the 1970s, where she was welcomed as the beloved darling of the team leader’s family. In this rich black soil, where “a clod glistens with oil, and even a pair of chopsticks will sprout if you stick them in,” the cucumbers are fresh and crisp, the beans grow in great abundance, and the tofu made with brine is delicious. 3kReads8.5Score29714d adds
4. 54 重 Reborn in 1970: Selling Gourmet Dishes, I’m Destined to Win at Life 重生七零卖大菜，人生赢家定是我 Earn Money to Raise a Dog赚钱养狗Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (No golden finger, no pocket dimension, no overpowered exploits. It’s not exactly a story about a strong female lead, either. Just the ordinary life of a family, where everyone gets to be the protagonist.) [Rebirth + Period Setting + Family Life + Making Money + Cute Kids + Cozy Vibes] In her twilight years, Shen Chunhua is reborn and returns to the time before all the regrets of her life came to pass. Life was so hard last time. This time, she has to make the most of it. After all, every extra 6.7kReads9.2Score55014d adds
5. 55 娇 When the Sweet Young Educated Youth’s Eyes Turn Red, the Military Researcher Spoils Her Day and Night 娇娇知青一红眼，科研军爷日夜宠 Lychee荔枝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Food + Both Chaste + Joining Her Husband in the Military + Rugged Hero] Lin Mianmian transmigrates into the role of the cannon-fodder wife in a 1970s novel, and the first thing she sees when she opens her eyes is a handsome man. The original owner was timid and weak, and let people bully her. But Lin Mianmian is different: whoever bullies her gets a little slap. When she hits someone, her man hands her a knife from behind. He does the work, steps up whenever 2.8kReads8.6Score30114d adds

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   All the historical fiction stories are completed.

6. 56 睁 Awakening in the 1980s: I Have a Child with the Infamous Village Tyrant 睁眼八零：和凶名在外村霸有崽了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted When Hu Yao woke up, she found a mischievous yet well-behaved son and a scoundrel of a man beside her. Shocked and bewildered, she heard from the neighbors she knew that four years earlier, she'd hit her head so hard she was left simple-minded, and her mother had sold her. Over those four years, she had not only gained a husband but also a mischievous child who fiercely protected her. The bastard of a man was always putting his hands on her, and he was exceptionally fierce and unreasonable. Terr 38kReads9.2Score3.2k14d adds
7. 57 七 The 1970s: The Sweet, Gentle Educated Youth Is Doted on by the Wildest, Roughest Man 七零娇软知青被最野糙汉放肆宠 Xiao Lin Zhaozhao小林昭昭Modern Romance566k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration + personal space + sweet romance + delicate, beautiful educated youth + rugged country man] Lin Wanwan transmigrates to the impoverished 1970s, bringing an entire personal space with her. She becomes an educated youth about to be sent to the countryside. The delicate young woman is so frail that she gets breathless and uncomfortable after just a few steps. The only thing that can make her feel better is absorbing the “yang energy” of a rugged man named Lu Ye. Blu 2.3kReads7.9Score28914d adds
8. 58 绝 His Stunning Wife Has Given Birth Again, and the Commander Comes Every Night to Soothe the Baby 绝美娇妻又生了，首长夜夜来哄娃 Wangwang Snow Cakes Are So Tasty旺旺雪饼超好吃Modern Romance586k WordsCompleted Completed [One devoted couple + a sweet marriage in the 1970s + military marriage + swapped marriages + cozy everyday romance + family life] After taking a nap, Shen Zhiyou suddenly discovered that the world she lived in was actually a book, and she was the brainless, malicious second female lead whose only purpose was to drive the plot! In the book, she was practically possessed, insisting on marrying Jiang Wenbin no matter what. After the wedding, Jiang Wenbin thought she was filthy and made h 23.8kReads9.3Score2.8k14d adds
9. 59 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 44.4kReads9.5Score5k14d adds
10. 60 赌 I Married My Crush's Cousin Out of Spite, and Had Triplets 赌气嫁给心上人的堂哥，我一胎生三宝 Thirty Moons叁拾月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After the man she loved got married, Lin Nuo married his cousin in a fit of anger. She obsessively monitored the couple's life until his wife became pregnant. Then Lin Nuo shoved her over, nearly causing a terrible accident. Reborn in the 1990s and faced with the same script, Lin Nuo only wants to gouge her eyes out. Her parents dote on her, her in-laws indulge her, and her older brother, a folksy tycoon, treats her like a princess. Even her college-student husband, who seemed to fade into the b 7.9kReads9.3Score97414d adds
11. 61 嘤 Eek! How Embarrassing! I Transmigrated Straight into a Rugged Man's Arms 嘤！害羞！刚穿越就被糙汉抱进怀 Wangwang Snow Cakes Are So Tasty旺旺雪饼超好吃Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted Stockpiling supplies + marriage first, love later + period setting + pocket dimension + devoted husband [Golden finger + cozy, everyday-life story] After achieving financial freedom, Jiang Mingcha suddenly dreams that she’ll transmigrate to an extremely poor village. The moment she wakes up, she rushes out to buy everything she can! She buys what she needs, and what she doesn’t need, too. Then, just as she’s buying the most important supplies, she gets into a car accident! When she opens her eye 18.4kReads9.1Score2k14d adds
12. 62 七 The Pretty Little Bride of the 1970s: The Village Tough Guy Is a Force to Be Reckoned With 七零小俏媳：我家村霸超凶的 Freshly Squeezed Little Lamb鲜榨小羊Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + sweet young woman and rugged man + doting romance + business and farming] Bai Jiaojiao, the fake heiress who had been sent to the countryside, was reborn. When she saw Shen Heng again, she boldly threw her arms around him, determined not to repeat the tragedy of loving him without ever winning his heart. Shen Heng, the local bully of Shili Village, was the very picture of a menacing brute. On their first day of marriage: “I’m the head of this household. My wife has to 92.8kReads9.2Score6.2k14d adds
13. 63 嫁 I Married the Richest Man, Had a Beloved Baby, and Now All My Stepkids Are Overprotective Brothers 嫁首富，生团宠，继子全员护妹狂 Mo Mo's Mo漠漠的陌Modern Romance529k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, Shock! The Rugged Factory Director Is a Wife-Doting Maniac, is now available. (1980s + Married First, Love Later + Everyday Life Raising Kids + Family Matters + Rugged Husband Dotes on His Wife + Mutual Devotion + Beloved by the Whole Family) A beauty blogger travels back to the 1980s and becomes a woman four months pregnant. But she was supposed to marry a wild, rugged man with washboard abs and overflowing masculinity, so how did he turn into an old, ugly eunuch? An 2.7kReads9.3Score31314d adds
14. 64 吃 The Gossip-Loving Young Educated Woman 吃瓜小知青 A Watermelon-Loving Chara一只爱吃瓜的猹Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Wei Wei was speechless. She’d only gone back to her hometown, and ended up caught in a rainstorm and a mudslide, then transmigrated. Not only had she landed in the 1970s, she’d become a pushover everyone could trample on. Her younger sister stole her job, and her mother signed her up to go to the countryside. When had Wei Wei ever put up with such humiliation? Fine, you want the job? If I can’t keep what’s mine, why should I hand it over to you? I’ll wreck the whole thing. You signed up to go to 18.3kReads8.1Score2k14d adds
15. 65 我 I Bound Myself to a Gossip System in the 1970s 我在年代绑定了吃瓜系统 Dreaming Another Hundred Thousand梦更十万Modern Romance587k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Gossip System + Ensemble Cast + Everyday Life + Not a Strong Female Lead + Romance] On her way home from school, Song Hongjin comes across a house being ransacked and squeezes her way in to watch the spectacle. Suddenly, a gold melon seed the size of her palm comes flying toward her... At the last possible moment, her fake best friend Shen Danru rushes out to “save” her, knocking Song Hongjin to the ground. The gold seed first cracks Shen Danru's head, then bounces into Song Ho 775Reads7.4Score10114d adds
16. 66 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 16.6kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds
17. 67 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 57.7kReads9.4Score6.3k14d adds
18. 68 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 94.5kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds
19. 69 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. 137.1kReads9.5Score11.2k14d adds
20. 70 刚 I Just Opened My Eyes, and the 1970s Villainess Was Marrying a Delicate Husband 刚睁眼，七零霸王花女配嫁小娇夫 About to Get a Cat就要有猫了Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Pocket Dimension + Cozy Daily Life + One-on-One Romance] He Chunxing, a strength-type esper who had lived through the apocalypse, opened her eyes and found herself in a sweet historical romance novel as the foil to the heroine. Her uncle’s wife had her eyes on their house. Her reborn cousin wanted to keep all the good food and drink for herself, and was determined to push He Chunxing into becoming a stepmother. A young educated youth sent to the countryside was after her youth 5.8kReads8.9Score34414d adds
21. 71 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 102.5kReads9.6Score10.2k14d adds
22. 72 重 Reborn in the 1980s as a Lucky Girl 重生八零小福女 Xiao Xu小叙Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Ning Qi was just taking in the laundry when, in the blink of an eye, she was struck by lightning! By accident, she returned to the 1980s and was reborn as a little simpleton! She refused to bow to fate! (Or to being a freeloader who stirs up trouble!) The young lady rolled up her sleeves. If you want to get rich, plant trees first. Once good fortune comes your way, nothing can stop it! … Come along with her… Remember how we once braved the current, our waves holding back the flying boats? 1.5kReads9.2Score19714d adds

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    Xiaoxu's books are very good. I've read several of her books (I'm assuming it's her for now, since I'm not sure if she's actually a woman, but the writing style is similar). Actually, I wanted to recommend "Rebirth: I Became a Woman," that one is even better than this one. This one is also good, you should check it out.

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